536 100 60584 https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/files/original/061dfbc49a79e9b448c4d4dedb18aa9c.pdf 334efceadd0321e7e69d4b982005ebb9 PDF Text Text STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO UNIYIIISITY AT BUFFALO State University ofNew Ycirlc January 16. 1997 Volum e 28. No. 16 Report on variable tuition State Task Force recommends implementation lly ~NE VIDAL Reporter Editor T More efficient use of classroom space urged lly SUE WUIETCIIER News Services Associate Director UB IS WASnNG CLASSROOM SPACE and , unless significant changes are made, will not have enough space to accommodate mathematics classes when the Departme nt of Mathematics moves to the North Campus in three years, Sean Sullivan, assoc iate provos t for resource manage menl, told the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at its meeting on Dec. 18. Sullivan is head o f a working group that was organized to investi gate complaints about the scheduling process that surfaced during the fall semester from a variety of units from across the institution. The group identified three "sub-problems" to the general problem of dissatisfaction with the scheduling process, Su1livan reported . It fo und that there is insufficien t response to thd demand for educational technology in the classroom. inefficient use of classroom space-more than 60 percent of classroom slots are not in use on Fridays and more rhan 50 percent of slots are not used afte r 2 p.m.-and ineffic ie nt con· nica-and· problem·resolution mechanisms. "W. don't have any r-1 g ood w ay of resolv in g conni cts or enforcing policies that are already in place." Sullivan !aid , noting that c urrently there is interaction bet\¥een the scheduling units-the indi· vidual departments- and the Sc heduling Office, but none involving the dea ns or the Provost's Office. "'There's no real mechan ism 10 en· force policies that are already in place so that we can utili ze o ur class· rooms more e fficie ntly and more effectively," he said. The group has de ve loped severa l recommendations that, it hopes. will enable the university to "gain a much beuer utili zation of a pre· cious resource, our classrooms." Sulli van said. "We believe we ' re wasting cl assroom space. sign ificant amounts of classroom space." The recommendations: • Install a standard level of fixed instructional tec hnology by the fall se mesler in as many classrooms as. possible. This would include video capability in a loc ked cabinet, computer projec tion capabilit y appropria1e to the s ize of the classroo m and access to the UB com· pute r network and the Internet. The group estimated that inveslment would cost between $750,000 and S I million. " If we do that. we can take and distribute our course sections. we don't have to worry about technology in assigning rooms for our courses," Sull ivan said, noting lhat there now are classes with 30 students assigned to 450-seat rooms because of the technology required of the class. " We could actually put 30-seat classes in 30-seat rooms with technology in them," he said. Continued on page 2 HE NEW YORK State Temporary Task Force on Variable Campus· Based Tuition last week released a report recommending that the s.tate legislature consider implementing variable tuiti on for SUNY. lf passed. the recommendation would allow individual campuses to detennine their own tuition lev· els, within prescribed limits set by SUNY and the SUNY Board of Trustees. Funds raised by variable tuition would remain in that campus' budget. The report is the result of Several months of work by the task force, appointed by the gove rnor in July and composed of 13 member.; representing SUNY. the New York State legislature and private industry, and c haired by SUNY Interim Chancellor John W. Ryan. Variable tuiti on is not new to SUNY, according to the report . 'The university has different tuition rates for graduates and undergraduates, profess ional sc hools and graduate schools, in·state and out--of-state students, twcryear and four-year campuses. The SUNY community colleges already have variable ca mpu s- based tuirio n. within a ceiling established by the Board of Trustees." Ryan noted th a t "The State Universi ty of New York is o ne of only seven publi c uni versities in the country that charges the same tuition to aJI undergraduates. Variable tuition has been a val uable tool for public colleges in many states that maintain broad access and quality." T he report notes that, " Uni versities in more than 30 states set their tuition by type of campus, or sector. These states typically set differing tuitions for research universi ties. comprehen- "The findings of the task force complement the ___ broader plan to decentralize the governance of the University. " THOMAS f, EGAN sive co ll eges, libera l ans ca mpuses and commu nity colleges. In two-thirds of these states. campuses within each sector are allowed to make adjus tments or impose additional charges. usuall y within limits. In a no ther dozen states. campuses set their ow n tu ition based solely on market forces a nd costs . In a lm ost all cases. campus tuition rates are subject to Pataki appoints Castellani to seiYe as chair of UB Council AWREN CE P. Caste llan i, presiden t and chief executive officer of Tops Markets Inc .. ha s b~en appointed c hair of the University at Buffalo Counci l by Gov. Geo rge E. Pataki . Castell ani. who was appointed to Lhe council in Jan uary 1996. succeeds Philip B. Wel s, who has resigned from the co uncil. From 1993 -96. Cas tella ni served as chair of the Board of Trustees of the Universit y at Buf· falo Foundation Inc .. with which he has been affiliated since 1986. Cas tell ani joined Top s Friendly Markets as a stock clerk in 1962. After ho ld ing severa l managerial positions throughout the company, he was appointed direc tor of operations in 1975. 1n 1991. he was named president and CEO of Tops Markets Inc. He was named Western New L LAWRENCE P. CASTEllANI York Exec.utive of the Year by the UB School of Ma nagement in November 1995. Castellani 's tenn as a member of the UB Council runs through June 30, 2002. The UB Council is the local governing counci l of the University at Buffalo. • approval by universily tru stees or a state higher education panel." C barging variable tuition rates wo uld benefit the State University system in a number of ways. according to the task force . It wou ld more ac · curately reflectlhe varying costs o f serv ing students on different camp uses; p rovide ca mpu ses wi th the needed fle xibility to at· tract and retain new students; provide additional campus- based financial aid and student programs. a nd make campuses more ac · countable to students for overall costs. Thomas F. Egan. chair of the SUNY Board of Trustees. said. "The findings of the task force com plemen t th e {S t ai.t) Un iversi ty's broader plan to dece nt rnJ ize the governance of the University, attract and retain more st udents and return more management re sponsibility to the cam· puses I n issuing its report, the task force noted that implementa tion of ca mpu s-based tuition should be gu ided by six pri nciples to maximize the policy's effectiveness and min imize dis locati ons: • Variable tui tion shou ld no t be used as a mechani sm to replace state assistance to SUNY. • Funds raised by any cam· pus through a variable IUition ad justment sho uld remain in thl! budget of that campus. • To support access. a variable tuit ion policy must anticipate the need to allocale some portion of any new revenues collec ted by a campus to student fin a ncia l aid at that campus. • There should be prescribed limits to a campus ' discretion to recommend an inc rease or de crease in tuiti on. • No in ·state unde rgradua te tuition leve l should be allowed to exceed the maximum award under the Tuition Assistance Program unless resources equivalent to TAP are avai lable to cover the excess. • Four years arter implemen· tat ion of a vari able tu ition policy. the SUNY Tru stees should submit a report to the Legi sluture on the pol icy 's results and its impact on SUNY. The report also recommended th at the legi sla ture a nd SUNY Board of Trustees put togelher a comprehensive. muhi -year tuition and fundin g policy that would allow both students and campuses to plan ahead financiall y. • �2 Annuallnfonnation Technology Fair.set for March 19, 20 •rc-..-viDAL Repo<ler Edilor U B WILL PRESENT its second annual Information Technology Fair on Wednesday and Thursday, March 19 and 20, in the Natural Sciences Building. The fair is designed to promote con· sciousness and awareness of information technology at UB , as well as provide faculty and staff with information on techno- logical advances, what else is available and the future of information technology. Speakers representing Nynex, Bell Atlantic and Adelphia Cable Communications will present a keynote address, " Bringing High-Speed Interne! Access to the Home," at 8:45a.m. on March 19. Michael Stoner, vice president of Hal~ Public Relalions/College Connections, a consulting finn that provides strategic communications services to education, associations Wld non-profits groups, will present the second keynote address. "Taking Charge of Technology: Using the Tools of the Informati on Age," at 8:45 a.m. on March 20. A national authority in new media, the Internet and the World Wide Web, and online services, Stoner has made numerous presentations at professional conferences and on campuses. His expertise is frequently cited in a variety of higher-education publications. including CASE Cur- Chronicle of Higher Education, ournol, Th~ New York Times, The lo~ and the Washing ron Post, and 's ''The Best of Our Knowledge." . In ad · ion, Voldemar lnnus, senior as· societe vic president for university servi ces, will iscuss .. UB's IT Vision" at II : 10 a.m. oq March 19. \nnu s wa s appointed to lead the 4m·tr university 's efforts in information technology in August 1996. He works directly with the University Libraries and Computing and Information Technology (CIT), and closely with the Provost Office's technology planning efforts and initiatives, providing UB with a single focus for its information planning and implementation i:f. forts, as well as improved coordination and communication with campus constituents, improved financial planning for information technology and more progress toward achieving the university's identified objectives in information technology. T: e fair will offer information aimed t persons with both novice and adanced computer skills, focusing on three knowledge tracks: teaching and learning, admini strative, and UB 's information technology effons. The teaching and learning track will include sessions on Unix and VMS migration, Bison II, e-UB and UB Wings, CIT faculty suppon programs, public computing and printing at UB, dislllnee leamipg, library partnerships, technology classrooms, campus networlting and access, and a faculty showcase. The administrative track will include sessions on ADAMS update , UB InfoSource orientation, UB InfoSource demonstration , IT strategies in higher edu- cation within administrative computing, undergraduate education IT initiatives, client server overview and UB Webf1ow project update. The track on UB 's information techno! ogy strategies will include sessions on OCC presentations, a joint session on the Libraries, CIT and provost's nodes, UB 's Internet connection: present and fuLUre, IT policies and guidelines, critical message systems: e-mail at UB, and IT and malcing IT student friendly. (The Reponer will publish the entire schedule of evenu for the Information Technology Pair in iU Feb. 20 issue.) A variety of technological demonslnltions also wiU be offered throughout the two-day fair. This year, the lnfonnatioti Technology Fair will include the "Best of the UB Web 1997" competition. UB students, faculty and staff can nominate websites for c:atego- ries that include bell ovenll awards for academic, administrative, faculty, student and Leacbing or insttuctiooal homepages. In addition, design awards will be presented in categories that include beSI page design, best logo, best use of multiple media, best use of interaction, best intetactive environment and best navigation aid. be " Best of the UB Web 1997" competition also will present awards for technical meri~ the most important service concept and the most important contribution to the world wide web's future success. ' For more information, visit the lnformalion Technology Pair website at bttp:/1 wiap.bulralo.eda. Information also is available by calling 645-3580, or e-mail itfalr.IICSII.buffalo.edu. • UB Archives to receive Love Canal records; public reception today T HE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES, University at Buffalo, will bold a public reception today at 4 p.m. to bonor its receipt of records belonging to the Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier that document the Love Canal and toxic waste issues on the Niagara Prontier. The reception wiU be held in the archives, 420 Capen Hall on UB's Nonh Campus. The donated records document the controversy over tlle Love Canal and other hazardous waste issues in Western New Yoric from 1978 to the 1990s. Tbe collection is extensive, stored in 97 record boxes and containing an estimated 300,000 pages of documentation, including numerous reports not readily available elsewhere. The University Archives anticipates that the collection will be heavily used by researchers interested in the environmental, public policy and engineering aspects lll the Love Canal. The'tffi.An:hivcs also hOlds the Love Ganal collection·of Adeline Levine, UB emeritus professor of sociology. That collection contains the research and correspondence for her 1982 book, "Lovi:"Canal: Science, Politics and People," a study of the citizen action • that took place over the Love Canal issue. FSEC Continued from page 1 • Invest slnltegically in higher levels of classroom technology to stay ahead of the high-end-demand curve. • Reaffirm and enforce existing scheduling policies. "We have good policies on the books now. we just don't enforce them," Sullivan said. The group will ask the deans to become "compliance officers" who work with departments to schedule class,rooms more efficiently. Under the new pa.n, depanments would submit classroom and course schedules to the Scheduling Office as they currently do. The Scheduling Office then would produce a repon outlining which course sections in the schools and faculties arc out of compliance with existing policies. The deans would then have discussions with the appropriate depanment chairs to determine the reasons the departments are ou t of compliance. Implementing these recommendations will eliminate the technology bottlenec Sullivan said. "I think .we' ll use classrooms much more effectively. and therefore allow more of our course sections to be scheduled closer to where our faculty, staff and students would like. "One of the things that we'd like to try 10 do is develop enough of an inventory so we can consider moving freshman and sophomore math (classes) from South Campus to Nonh Campus for Fall 1997," he added. "We feel these changes will allow us to do that. And that's going to be a significant improvement to the student experience.'' In other business, Ronald Nayler, associate vice president for university facilities, updated senators on the master plans for the Nonh and South campuses. The general approach for the Nonh Campus, Nayler said. is to invest $100 million over a tO-year spali to fry io iinprove the quality, accessibility and diversity of the undergraduate ana graduate programs. The money will be 'spent to bring the Depanment of Mathematics and the School of Architecture and Planning to the Nonh Campus, and to ''provide integrated student services," which are now on South Campus, on the Nonh Campus, he said. The major projects to be undertaken in the next I 0 years include construction of the mathematics building, which is now under design at an estimated cosl of $6 million; construction of a new natural sci· ences and engineering building, which is now in the program-study phase to determine the size of the building and estimated cost, and to move student services to the Nonh Campus. ...,.._, 8dded tlult the university hopes to generate an additional $25 million in research funding by providing the new facility for the natural sciences and engineering, by bringing the Department of Mathema tic s to North Campus, and by "targeting ou.r investments in many of the interdisciplinary programs." UB is leasi ng space in The Commons for the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR) because it does not have enough research space of its own on campus, he added. Renovation of Hayes and Crosby halls is anticipated within the next five years, Nayler said, since construction of a new building for the School of Architecture and Planning on the Nonh Campus is a longerterm project that likely will fall outside the 10-year plan. ing for students at Sweet Home and Chestnut Ridge roads on propeny owned by the" UB Foundation, Inc. is "a major factor in enhancing the quality of student life," Nayler said. The projec~ which would be financed entirely by the foundation and would be self-sustaining. is uoder review by the foundation. If approved by the foundation and the Town of Ambers~ construction could begin in June, Nayler said. On South Campus, the master plan calls for a "full integration, both programmatically and physically, of all the health sciences." Eventually the Scbool of Medicine and Biomedi.:al Sciences, the School of Health Related Professions and tbe School of Nursing all will be located in the Biomedical Education Building, formerly known as the Cary-Farber-Sherman complex, Nayler said. The Depanment of Occupational Therapy will remain in Kimball Tower, given current space restrictions, while the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine will relocate from Parl<er Hall to Kimball because its students work closely with those in ~upational Therapy. An architect has been hired and sche- malic design finished for the Coniprehensive H"ea1Lh Stienc'e "Education Center," which would be located in Farber Hall, Nayler said. This project would consolidate the educational functions of the health sciences in one building and add a primarycare clinic for use as a training ground for students. OtMr lllfOiects hi tlte -u on the South Campus include renovation of Harriman Hall, which would provide relocated office space for the dean of medicine, as well as space for student activities and a restaurant: renovation of the Black Box Theatre into conferepce space, and construction of a cogeneration_ facility to replace the McKay Plant Longer-range projects include renovation of Diefendorf Hall into the central instructional-technology facility on South Campus and renovations to Wende Hall and to Clark Hall, malcing Clark the student activity center for South Campus. Acheson Hall will remain vacan~ but could provide space on campus for clinical chairs who might lose office space in local hospitals, Nayler said. • �_...... - ....... winner of lbe NBA'a ~ AWild. will ditcl* Bt.:k proftlea ill CC111Ap II lbe Um-.lty II Baii'UI'a 21111111nual Martia Lulbor KlDa Jr. Commemoration.IO be held II 7:30p.m. on Tbunday, feb. 20, In lbe Mainstaae !beater In lbe Callier for the Ani on lbe UB Nodb Campua• . Jabbar''s poaealllioa wiD readlnp fmm. boot be CCHIIIIIInd on cour.,_.a lllld ~ African-AmeriCan .f lpres In biliary. ADiona 111e profiles included io "BIIick Profika ill CQUrqO: coaulborecl wiib Alia SIDlDbeiJ, .,-e ihoae .. 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New Raymond Fedennan novel published in France . , P'AJIIICIA -VAN News Services Editor A NEW NOVEL titled " Fo urrure de ma Tante Rachel" ("Aunt Rachel's Fur") by Raymond Federman. Distinguished Professor of English and Melodia Jones Chair in French at the University at Buffalo, has been published in France by Editions Circ~. The novel is the second of Fedennan 's novels written directly in French. The first , " Amer Eldorado." was published in Paris in 1974 and nominated fo r Le Pri x Medicis. Jackson appointed to chair in American Culture .,_lA_ News Services Editor IIIIUCE JACKSON, aTAft Univel:llity of New York Distinguished Teaching Professor at UB, has been appointed to the Samuel P. Capen Chair in American Culture at UB , effective Feb. I. The appointment marks what UB President William R. Greiner and Provost Tho- Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly, Nation. New R~public, Th~ N~w York 1imes and Texas Monthly. mentary films, several in collaborati on with hi s wife and fellow UB facuh y membe r. Diane Chri s· ti an . Man y h ave been shown at museum s in the U .S ., Europe and Asia. and at a number of major intern a· tiona! film festi va ls . A me mber of the UB fac ulty since 1967, Jackson has been the recipient o f more than 25 major fellowships and grants. including those from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts. Guggenheim Foundation. Harvard Universiry's Milton Fund, American Film Institute and Skaggs Foundation. He baa written 18 books, including " Killing lime: Life in the Arkansas Penitentiary" (Cornell Univel:llity Press. 1978). " Fieldwork" ( 1987) and "Law and Disorder: Criminal Justice in America" (U niversity of Illinois Press. 1985). " Disorderl y Cond uct" is a compilation of articles writ ten by Jackson on aspects of American social conditions. public policy, crime and punishment His most recent book. edited with Edward D. lves and published by the University of Illinois Press, is 'The World Observed: Reflections on the Fieldwo rk Process." Since 1966. Jackson has produced. di rected and edited seven independent docu - He has...., an editorial board member. consultant or reader for eight major university presses and has served as a policy. program or technical consultant for a number of institutions , including the Smithsonian institution. the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Ne w York Foundation for the Ans. and has chaired the Board of Trustees oftheAmerican Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. Jac kso n earn ed a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and a masler's degree from Indian a Univers it y. and is a Fellow of Harvard Unive r s ity. • i mas Headrick referred to as .. part of a broadly conceived initiative to advance the humanities at UB-an initiative that we hope circumstances will,x:rmit us to imple· ment over the next few years ." Jackson's current position as SUNY Distinguished Professor is the highest professorial designation awarded by the State Univel:llity of New York. Headrick said the new appointment "recognizes the importance of Jackson 's teaching an<1 scholarship in the humanities, the role it has played and will continue to play in the intellectual life of the univOJ:llity and the leadership he can contribute to thi s initiative and to direction for the university." A......,.._ of IEIICIIM. Jackson directs the UB Center for Studies in American Culture and the UB program in folklore, mythology and film studies. He also has held academic positions in the Depanment of Comparative Literature (1971-84) and in the School of Law·( 1974-79). A former president of the American Folklore Society, Jackson has edited the society 's Journal of American Folklort si nce 1986. Much of his work is devoted to the exploration of methods and means by which social and cultural ''truths" are constructed for mass consumption. To this end, he has written extensively on subjects ranging from the American West to life on death row, and has presented and directed workshops and seminars at scores of uni- versities here and abroad. He is the author of more than I00 articles and book chapters and sco res of scholarly papel:ll and booklets. His work has appeared in s uch maga z in es as The new novel. Federman says. is wri tten in the " pure French slang" he spoke as a young Frenchman lost in the great turmo il of World War II. A German translation will appear in Germany in March and Federman may produce an English version as well . " Fourrure de rna Tante Rachel" con· cems the misfortunes and failures o f its young French Jewish narrator. a Holocaust survivor who returns to France to make a new life for himself. He wants to forget America. "the land of mi sre prese ntation where o ne spends one 's illusio ns in advance." America. however. refuses to be forgotten and he must come to terms wilh the facts of his life. including the abandonment of hi s parents and sisters to the .. Final Solution" by aunts a nd uncles who managed to save their own skins. T he stnry, like many of his novels. bears a remarkable resembl a nce to Federman's own biography. which he has written and rewritten in mult i-voiced narrative constructi ons throughout hi s career. The French-born Federman is a Samuel Bec ke H sc ho lar and tra ns lator, and is widely regarded as one of Ameri ca 's leading writers of experimental fi cti on. He has a distinguished reputation and wide readership in Europe. where new literary fonns are popular with the general public, as well as with the literary establishme nt. He is the a uthor of seven prizewinning novels. four books of poetry. translation s and many essays . short stori es and work s o f c riticism. He is panic ularl y well -known in France and Germany. where h1 s work has been widely trans lated. and he fre quently reads and lectures there. • �u BJILUJI-.-ull News Services Editor IDS RESEARCHERS ha ve long sought a treatment that would work, even in the face of A the virus' uncanny ability to mu~ate. Now, UB researchers have reported promising results with a new, anti ~ HIV compound they designed and synthesized that seems to be effec- tive when a virus mutates. lu i Wang, professor of chemistry and Einstein Pro- WANG fessor of Science a1 UB, said the new compound has inhibited reverse transcriptase, the critical enzyme in AIDS virus replica- tion. In in vitro studies, he added, it has inhibited this enzyme in HlV-1 , HIV-2, AZfresistant HIV and a strain of HJV that is resistant to Nevirapine, a drug being used to treat AIDS. "In addition. this compound was also able 10 inh ibit the reverse transcriptase enzymes from two other viruses, which differ extensively in their amino-acid sequences from the HIV reverse tran- Green Plants Do they really cleanse environment? By ELLEN IIOUIBAUM News Services Editor ONTRARYTOA WIDELY held C belief among environmental sci- enti s ts and the public , g reen plants do not cleanse the environment of atmospheric pollut- ants as efficiently as has been ass umed. according to new research published re- " But while pla nts do take these c he mi - cals up, they don't do so as efficiently as we thought they did." Hornbuckle explained that the finding will affect how scientists develop future models of concentrations of atmospheric pollutants. The paper was published in the Septem- ber issue of Armosphtric Environment.• dependent on specifiC amino-acid =idues, the compouod would not be compromised if some of them change as a result of viral mutation. " Beca use the molecule fits into the whole cleft of the virus, it prevents ~ transcriptase from making viral DNA, thereby preventing viral replication," said Wang. Tbe compound, poly-2'-0 -(2,4dinitrophenyl)-poly (A) (DNP-poly A), is an oligonucleotide inhibitor, the first that permeates the viral envelope and ceO membrane and which is not degraded by n'bo- nuclease. S o far, in vivo studies conducted by the UB group using an improved version of this DNP oligonucleotide on mice infected with leukemia have shown that the new compound also eliminated the presence of this virus in the blood. " After treatment was stopped for two months, the virus did not return." said Wang. According to Wang. those studies show that even at very low dosages, such as .25 mg per leg of body weig_ht, the compound is able to stop the replication of a retrovirus similar to HIV. A patent was issued on the compound earlier this year and a second patent on il has been filed. • scriptase," Wang explained. "'These results imply that the compound probably is mu- tation-insensitive and, therefore, should be effective against all retroviruses with similar reverse transcriptase structures." He reported the results on Nov. 21 at a meeting on " Novel HIV Therapeutic StrBtegies" held in McLean, Va., by Cambridge Healthtech Institute. W ang said an important reason for the new molecule"s efficacy is that it fills the entire binding cleft ofHlV- 1 reverse transcriptase. It is the fi rst potential anti-AIDS molecule that has demonstrated an ability to do this. Wang said that because its binding is not ce ntly in Atmospheric Environmenr, The evidence is contained in a paper coauthored by Keri C . Hornbuckle, assistant professor of environmental engineering at UB and Steven J. Eisenreich, chair of the Depanment of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University. The paper, describing work. they con- ducted at the University of Minnesota, describes the atmospheric concentrations of more than 100 semi volatile organic compounds that exist in the environment as gases. T he researchers recorded for the first time how these compounds volatilize and adsorb to plants throughout each day. The fieldwork was conducced in a remote , forested bog in Northern Minnesota, where lhe only surfaces were plant surfaces . "Our work shows that plants can ac t as conductors, or temporary resting points, for Domestic violence found in stable white families BJ I'AJIIICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor A NEW STUDY OF WHITE. workingclass women in relatively stable families has revealed what the researchers call a horrific picture "of lives saturated with serious domestic violence." The findi ngs are part of a larger study funded by a $500,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation that will be published by Beacon next year. The study was conducted by Lois Weis, professor of education at UB , and Michelle Fine, professor of social psychology in the Graduate Center, City University of New York. The researchers defined "serious domestic violence" as battering intended to cause serious physical injury. Ninety-two percent of white female respondents said working-class families during the Bush and Reagan administrations ( 1980-92), a period of significant changes in government social policies affecting this population group. It involved in-depth interviews with 154 men and women from Buffalo and Jersey City, NJ. Each n:spondent was interviewed in-depth for from three to five bows. Weis said she hopes the study will lead to further research and perhaps to policy changes. "DoMeatk: ~ Is not a phenomenon found only in poor and workingclass homes," she ad,ded. '1t's fouod widely in very privileged homes as well. " We know from the past 15 years of research in this fie ld that when an individual has been the victim of family abuse in childhood, the chance of her being abused in another relationship-even of repeating the atmospheric pollutants trBveling around the globe," said Hornbuckle. that such domestic violence was directed against them, their mothers and/or sisters, either in their birth households or in later According to the data, rising atmo spheric temperatures correlated with chemical emissions from the plants, while relationships. By comparison, 62 percent of black female subjects reported similar friends, husbands and lovers-is very high. levels of violence in their lives. deep generational domestic abuse in fairly falling temperatures correlated with ad- Weis called the n:sults "extren'lely disturbing. This does not mean that 92 pereent of all white working-class women are or have been stable white families,•• she noted. sorption of chemicals to the plants. "O ur data show that plants are sources of these chemicals as much as they are victims of serious domestic violence,•· she sinks, or absorbers," said Hornbuckle. " We always figured that because plant surfaces are waxy and lipid, that once the chemicals stuck to their leaves they would stay with the pl ants, and in a sense disappear from the environment," she said. said. "It does, however, suggest a far more serious problem in this populalion than has othelwise been acknowledged." The Weis-F'me study was designed as a major qualitative analysis documenting the lives of white, black and Latino poor and experience over and over again with boy"In this case, we uncovered evidence of Weis said that "when asked about their lives in general, the vast majority of white n:spondents poured out stories of lives saturated with serious domestic violence. We weren't looking for it It was not a major part of our study. We certainly did not expect as pervasive a problem as was reponed. "Some women said they grew up in homes in which serious abuse was part of the fabric of their daily lives," she noted. '"They described regular beatings of themselves, their mothers and sisters by other family members. Some spoke of being seriously abused in adult male-female relationships as well. Others described the violent, abusive relationships of one or more sisters." ~tllelr ......... Weissaidnot one of the n:spondents reported any violence in her current relllticinship. She cautioned, however, that this does not mean that the women are now established in placid households. "Sorne women choose not to talk about domestic abuse until they've left the environment," said Weis. "For others, the very powerful unconscious defense mechanism of denial is operating. Denial is frequent and strong in most domestic abuse cases." Weis said the results were especially surprising because the subjects in the study were oot selected because the researchers believed them to be the wor.;t off in their communities. '"The... subjects were all members of relatively stable families and were involved in church, school or community organizations and activities," she said. She said that they found that the 31 black women respondents were much more open about the violence they saw and experienced "The white women in the study, on the other hand," she said, " were very secretive." Weis speculated that such Secretiveness serves to protect the popular image of family life in the white community. • �. 5 New book details transfonnation of Ken·Ton School District __ rollmenl in continuing education programs increased by 8 I percent. By 1988, 12 of the district' s 13 schools had been cited lis a "School of Excellence" by lhe State of New Yorl< and seven were named "National Schools of Excellence" by lhe U.S. Department of Education. Researchers slww how community efforts moved district from mediocre to excellent ., News Services Editor NEW BOOK BY education researchers at UB offers a delailed account of bow ooe community turned its middle-<>flbe-road school district into ooe of !be most exemplaly in !be United States. "Expecting Excellence: Creating Order Out of Chaos" (Corwin Press) traces the 13-yearprogress, from 1981to 1994, of !be Kenmore-Town ofTonawanda Union Free School District as it successfully applied industrial principles of shared decisionmaking to the development of a schoolbased system of management. Authors James A. Conway, UB associate professor of education, and Judith A. UB scholars' essays in reference worlc 1J I'I\JIIICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor "THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF Cultural Anthropology" (Henry Holt, NY) is a new reference work called by its publisher "the most comprehensive, wide-ranging and authoritative single-source reference ever published in the field of anthropology." It features 340 essays by 3-10 scholars recognized as among the world's most respected authorities in their field . Six are facully members in the UB Department of Anthropology, one is a facu lty member in the~J?eP11!111lCnl_ofSociology. and four, including lhe project's c~lilr. are alumni ofUB's graduate program in anthropology. library·JouinQl. citing WOO<S in !be PaSt decade that have filled significant gaps in anlhropological refertnee liternture, praises lhe publication as ''!be icing oo lhe cake.'' BookJist llOieS that the wale "defines the 6eJd of cullllnll anduopology. covering all li!JimiCiles. methods. """""P'S and topics" of significaoce in the last decade of the Wlh century. UB Mlhl mp ala .. rte who contributed to lhe encyclopedia are Professor David Banks, who wrote lhe entry on colonialism; Associ· ate Professor Donald Pollack, whose entries cover person and self and elhnopsychiatty, and Associate Professor Phillips Stevens, Jr., who contributed lhe entry on magic. Also irduded are Pn:iesu EnaWs William Stein. wluie<lllry is 00 parrooage.AsoociMeJ>ro. fess<J" Ann McElroy, who COOiribuled the essay 00 rtalical andwtJpology, and Pn:iesuTedJocl<. who ..-rae the essay oo diaspoms. UB . . . . ..,... lhe contributors are David Levinson, lhe book's co-editor, who l'eceived his doctorate from UB in 1979 and is lhe aulhoroflhree articles; Deborah Crooks of !be University of Kentucky, who received her doct01111e from UB in I 992 and authored a piece on biocultural anthropology, and William Divaleof Yoril: College, CUNY, who received a doc10111te from UB in 1974 and wrote on kin groups, residence and dissent. Gay Kang, who received his doctorate from UB in I 978 and is an attomey with lhe U.S. Department of Justice, co-authored lhe entry on alliance, conflict and exogamy with Tai S. Kang, UB professor of sociology. Tedlock and Keith Otterbein, UB professor of anthropology, are members of the project's 24-member editorial board. The four-volume encyclopedia is published by lhe Human Relatioos Area Files, lhe renowned nooprofil foundation at Yale University dedicated to facilillling lhe crosscullwal study of human behavior, cullllre and society. Levinson is !be vice president of the Human Relatioos Area F"tles. He co-edited lhe boolc with Melvin Ember. • Shipengrover, senior education specialist in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, offer bands-<>n guidance to other communities that want to improve their schools. In the I 970s, the district in suburban Buffalo went through a period of greaUy declining enrollments, teaCher layoffs. school closings and low teacher and parent morale. From the 'early I 980s to I he mid1990s, it transformed itself from a respected but com- CONWAY placent, bureaucratic , closed organization with less than challenging expectations of its students into what the authors call "a teaching and learn ing community for the 21st century." T he book offers a step-by -step examination of exactly how the district developed shared planning teams, peer clinical supervision, new monitoring processes, new incentives to improve professional training, a teachers' training center. teachers' mentoring program and other strategies. Today. decision -making is not just a series of political compromises; instruction is djverse enough to ensure that all students are engaged in learning; teachers, parents. administrators, c ustodians and bus drivers rogether engage in research as a process to solve problems, and teachers and staff determine the contenl of their own professional development. .liM!......, ..... 1 . . 1111111,'1•'1•'11 The district now is run largely by elected sc hool planning cou ncils with significant involvement in decision-making by teach ers, board members. administrators. community members, neighbors, clerical staff. parents, students and facilities staff. espite their early skepticism. teachers. parents. students and other parties came together to build, from the inside out. In the Ken -Ton School District. changes for the better were reflected in student performance: higher elemenlllry reading, math and writing scores; a steady increase in mean SAT scores; an increase in the percentage of students receiving college scholarships from I 7 to 23 and the percentage going to college fro ·.n 75 to 80, and a decrease in the drop-out rate from 4.6 percent to less than J.5 percent. En- D d community suppon grew. Since 987, elections on school budgets d bond issues have passed by a considerable majority-more than 80 per· cent. Conway said that none of this was accomplished without difficulty. 1be plan encountered much resistance from the out.seL Once it was announced. one-third of the principals took early retirement. The school board was wary. The teachers' union offered suppon. but even with that, it took four years to implement the frnt change. "h took a long time;· Conway said. " but as a result , the ability to set goals. identify problems and solve them quickly is totally embedded in the Ken-Ton system and has complerely altered the way it operates." Conway has, over the last 35 years. taught higher-education research at colleges and universities that include UB . Buffalo State College. the University o f Miami and University College. Galway (Republic of Ireland). His work has been published in many pro fessional journals and in several books . Shipengrover is a c urric ulum consult anllo the Robert Wood Johnson General ist Initi ative Projec t at the UB Sc hool o f Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. where she facilitates curriculum reform linked to the preparation of primary-care physicians. She received her doctorate from the UB Graduate School of Educatio n. • FIVe projects are approved for funding by UB's municipal-school district collaborations program 1J - WUE'ICHER News Services Assoc1ate D1rector T HE UNIVERSITY at Buffalo has announced th at five projects have been approved for funding under a new initiative encouraging collaborations among area school districts and municipalities. .. We are very encouraged by the response to this initiative," said John Sheffer. UB interim vice president for public service and urban affain. 'We received a wide breadth of projects. I I in all. aimed at improved efficiency and propeny -tax stabilization." The Municipal-School District Collabo- 1\vo giftS to UB will help university's research and educational efforts 1WO IIIICIII'I' ~ '10 U8 have eobanced the university's research efforts. 1be UB School of Nunin& bas received a $70,000 gill from a !JUSt created by !be 1a1e Cbristia Wyua. who died in 1991 and was !be husband of the late Geruude Vaupa WyaDI, a 1!136 aiUJ~~~~tD-of the school. Support from !be llllnlllricted gill to the Nursing Bodowmeot Fund initially wiD provide support for !be school's Center for Nuning Relearcb. Tbe center, ellablillbed in 1995, Mlillt lilculty and students in devclopina interdisciplinary .-n:h, provides c:ompa1er resources, houses a resean:b library and serves as a repoorilory ror·.-n:~~ fuodinc sources. Oertrude Wyao1. a native of Corfu, was a tache< inAdami"COIIIIly School District 14 in Coloredo and resided In Aurora, Colo .. UDiil be< deeth in 11119. Tbe acqulllliao of a poup of odlolarly electrooic reriOIIrcel in humanities for Loctwood Llbnry 10 IUJIPOiliiCW tmlds in database reoearcb bas been made poslliblc lhroup a SSO.OOO gill from lima DeVoe, a 1936 aiiiDIDus of !be tmiwnity. 1'lllt-........ te ........ !be lima De\bl Hllllllllilies Blectrooic: 'llllllallildw. 'llt!idl will allow UB IIUdcoll and &cu1ty fuU-liW access to map taa.lldar- via-.-.-. Dalabelcion Ameril:aD poelly, Atricao-Ameri. . . . . ...,.,_, l l dHealury .6l:lioa IDd !be Oxford JlD&lisb dlcliaaiiJ IIH,..CIIId eo be available via com~ Dllworlc by 1997. - ·-·· ·---·-·· ----Ia ii~i~~~E~§§§§~~~~~~§~abKbelor's -~0."-1111P....,. 1970. •• ration Program is a part of US 's Governance Project. which is under the direction of the Office of Public Service and Urban Affairs. The I 5 school districts in the 60th State Senate District (northern Erie County and all of Genesee County) were eligible to apply in cooperation with another school district or a municipality. Maximum award available for a project was $20.000. "This program itself is a collaboration between the university and the Senate Local Government Committee," Sheffer said. '"'The chair of the committee, Sen. Mary Lou Rath. has been exceptionally supportive of the entire effon and the focus that we have in this program on tax stabiliza· tion and demonstrable outcomes." ''This is a pilot effort which helps to test possible efficiencies and collaborations using the school districts and municipali ties in the 60h Senate District," Rarh said. Tbe projects receiving funding are: • Kenmore -Tonawanda Union Free School District and Town of Tonawanda: $19.661 for expanding the capacity of the town's compressed narurnl -gas fueling sta tion . • Tonawanda City School Distric t and City of Tonawanda: $20.000 for scbooUcity partnership to enhance service delivery. • Clarence Central Sc hool Distri c t. Town of Clarence and Clarence Fire Companies: $20.000 for development o r a shared-fuel management system. • LeRoy Central School District and Town of LeRoy: $20.000 for development of shared schooVcommuniry recreational facilities . • Byron-Bergen Central School District and Village of Bergen: $16.200 for devel opment of shared municipal electric service. a �rd F "-'- a. w....,.., assistant dean atfatrs in the UB Sc~o!Medo · cine and Biomechcat Sctenees. has rece1ved the Outstanding Contnbu- tion to Medical Educat1011 Awatd lor 1996 from the LU..a.IL.....L Nallonal Assoc~a WRIGHT t1on ol MulOnty Med•cat Educ ators . Inc Wnght spent 15 years at UB as ass•stant dean !Of' student allaus and d•rector of m.nonty programs for the med•cat school before assumtng her current pos1lt0n in order to conc entrate on her work with underrepresented students One ol the goals of UB's Pnmary C ar e lntll&tJve IS to recru11 rT'I()(B med•cal students from underserved populatiOns '" hopes they wtll return to practice '" their communities. Wnght has played a mator role m •nc reas•ng the percentage ol mtnor•ty med•cal students at UB to 12 percent . one of the highest In the nahan WriQhl e8fned master's and doctoral degrees in COl.flseling from UB. and WDil<ed at the Unoversity Counseling Center belcwe taking her pos._ 11on at the mediCal SChool She has been dlrea:tOf of the Minority High Sc~ Aesealcll Apprant.K:e Pmg,am. the Sc0onoo end Technology Ennchment Program tor talented mtno<oty coltogo students and the Health CarOO<s Opportunity Prog<am Her recent honors include the SoJOurner Truth Award from the Naltonal AssoctaUon of Negro Business and Prolessk>nal Women's Clubs; award for teadership in meeung the challenge of children w1th special needs from the Robert Warner RehabilitaHon Center OMsoo ol Human Genetics: award hom the Buffalo chapter of the National Medical Association IOf leadershtp, commitment and service . and award tor outstanding contributions to medteal minority education from the NOftheast region of the Na tiOnal Association of Mtnoriry Medl- soc~tion of~ AdministratOts as one of 10 outatandlng math--SCI· ence activities across the country. Program directOts are Gerald A. Rising , UB Distinguished Teaching Professor Emorijus, and Betty J . Kirst, professor and chair of the mathematics department at Buffalo State ~lege . Other faculty are out· standing teachers drawn from area schools and C<M~es . Deadline lor nominatJons is Friday, Jan. 24 . To obtain Initial information about the program . the schedule of informational meetings and directions to meeting and test· ing sites. students or their par8nts should call Anne M. Szczesny, Gihed Math Program admintstrator. at 645-3 t 75. A course to help individuals learn how to recognize and cope with de· pression will be oHered next month at tho UB North C&mpus. Designed fOf adults ages 18 and older. classes are set to begin in mid-to-late February. Enrollment is hmited to 60. Registration deadline is Feb. 3. Classes. which will meet once a week for 12 weeks. will be available afternoons and evenings during the work week, according to participants' schedules. Goal of the course is to teach Individuals how to identify and change negative thought and be· havlor patterns that can contribute to depression . says olohn . . _ erta, assistant profeSS()( of psychology and course Instructor. Changes in appotit8 and stoep habits end a sense o1 worthlessness or guilt can be signs ol depression, Aobo<ts says. W!lilo ·~has pro01oms or situations wllich make them occasionally loel'down'." tho course can be helpful lor those who find those feelings or signs OCCtJf more often and interlere with normal interest in life activities. he says. Although there is a tuition charge. potential enrollees will receive a free evaluahon to determine if they would benefit from the course. For more information, or to regis. ter for the course. call645-3697 ning, ls joining Cannon, a natlonai design Urm, as a principal Cannon notes that "Freschi wiK provide design leadership on a variety of l)(ojects while maintaining his current position as protessor and dean at the university.· With more than 30 years of professional pracUce In urban planning and atchi1ecture, Fresch1 has raceiv&d numerous awards including tho Ordo< ol Canada, highest hono< the Csnadian government can be-stow on al"' individual. A Canadian citizen, Freschi received this award lOt hts national and international contributlons to scho4arship, architecture and education Freschi~ project experience Includes dovoloping a masto< plan lor the WoOd Exposition in Vancouver in 1986 and more recent involvement in the master planning for wat8f· fronts in BuHalo and Tacoma. Wash. US's medical school is on the top-10 list of wlnners for the 1996 G<Mden Hartz Awards, annual awards given by the Hartz Mountain Corp·. fOt reaffirming ·the loving , life-enhancing and interdependent relationship between humans and their pet antmals. • The award was given to UB . cit· lng the effOtts of research scientist a - - and ......, ....,....... who retired in Decem-ber as dean of the medical school. lor •COI'M'Iissioning a survey that confirms the powerfully therapeutic effects companion antmals have on reducing stress in human trves.• A study conducted by Allen indicated that under stressful conditions, a pet dog was more comfort than a spouse. Hartz will make a donation to a charity selected by tho UB medical school. A Jecture Jan. 24 by UB law professor ~ Finley will highlight the Winter Speaker Senes at the Center for In- GIFTED MATH I'IIOGIIAM nolov Abm-clcts. Gewral Sciencu ~. H.,.,mities lndex IDd lbe S«::GJ SclaeeslNJu. Rllbctr.lbe COIIIellll or these dala· ..._, IDd mqcll-, illcluclioa IIIIQ)' oetuoJ full-scxt articles Itt ovaiWIIe 011 BISON D's fD!OinC SearchBiltk clllaba!es Gmeral Reference Cen~er IDd E;rpatolkd ActMkmic index. Yo<u:antr«hdtueBISONII indudoltJbasesftom yow-"". orojfices provided you/rave a UB complllerJ1CCOWil and are com· ing in witlr the domain 1>14ffalo.ed1L Though you might want to come inJo the UroiW!nity Ubrories and ~It drive otre ofour beau· ti.ful new Stu~ worbtali<HIII The URL for BISON II is llllp:/1 bilolfl.lib.buJfttk>..,. If you do not /rave a grophicoi browser such a.r Netscoee or Internet Explorer. you can searr:h the plain tut W!rsion ofBISON U by typing l]IIJC bisoii2.Jib.kJfaJo.e4M at yourcompwer acco/UII system prompt. For questions concerning the indez databases, contact Mik~ Lallin, lfltltnilt!Ha~.edM, I..odwood Ubrary, 645-2611. For information on acceuing BISON 11 witlr tire domain lnlffalo.edu, ctH!fOCt 1M Compwing ~nter Help Desk Ol64S-3542. -Gemma DeVinney and Don Hartm<~~~. UroiW!rsit). Ubraries -show olh sea&>n-"Art experiences. The resuft may be the Tho luncheon is~ ~.in. conjunction with tho ~ 'forti Slate From Hell--<llo Evill'l'orl<s o1 Illustra- Bat Association's annual_~ - tion F&C<Jity, Studer4S and Ak.wmi .• II will open with a public reception !rom 5-7 p.m. Jan. 23 end ccntinuo througll Fob. 11 in the Art Departmont Gallery on the tower.- ol the Center lor the Arts on the North campos. For the opening "deception •• said the students. visitors ara como to bring ·an oftoring lor the devil" end "dross like hell." ·~ sl1cUd be alul fh>N.· said - - . dinlcoordthe 1- 1W8 patlicipating, end I think the aucionce v.illhal<e a """ good time. ~~true ltlat tho 'field lfl>' was bnAal." said. "Stuclar<s ........- t o the an-to Freachl, dean of the UB School o f Architecture and Plan- The Gifted ~th Pr~ram at UB ts accepting normnat100s of outstand tng stxth-grade mathematics students lrom schools and parents lor participallon tn tiS Fall 1997 entertog class. lnlormalionat meeungs lor the families of nonunated students and others interested in the program will be held at UB during f!tabruary. In March. approxtmately 200 students will take a three-hour banery of four tests to obtain one of the 60 available places in the new class. Now in its 17th year, the Gifted Math Program enrolls about 250 students hom secondary schools tn Erie. Niagara and Orleans counties Classes meet on the UB North Campus tw1ce a week during the school year Seventh- and eighth· grade students anend from 3:30· 5 35 p .m .. semor--high-school students auend from 6:30-8:35 p .m . The program for participating students 1n grades seven through 12 replaces their regular schoof mathemattcs curricula. Students will complete more than lour semesters of umverslly-~vel mathematics durIng their six years in the program The Gifted Math Program recently was honored by a review group established by the National Science Teachers Association, the Natk>nal Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the American As· on 1lle BISON D 11-. Ollllide lbe VB IIOIWOit by typin& 1be 10: eric IDd 1be PASSWORD: ........_ Olher BISON dllllbues 1bat ba.., miiJ'MI'd 10 OVID on III80N D iaclude An Index and PrycUt. Tbe Uoi¥alily Ubreriel no Joaaet ....,;be 1D the ooliDe WU.. indcul tt.JMn"GtliMAlulnla!, AppliiNl Sciena & Ted>- kJs!Jmion progrtrn. "AUrA end tao..«y cal Educalion SEEKS StuDENTS ·-· MleonB~D's :-:::~~!::.:: u.-·•• ......s inr..-;on -. 1IJ ..._ Jaallll Lany Q~ assistant dean fOt summer sessions and marketing , Millard Fillmore ~lege . gave a mari<eting presentation, "New ways to kx>k at old problems ....We need to devek>p a new perspective" at the 33rd annual conf8f· ence. North American Association ol Summer Sessions (NAASS) held 1n St Louls. UB received recognition !rom NAASS hono<lng 25 years o1 membership. ..._. K. CopJec, associate professor of English. conducted two seminars at the Academy of Fine Arts In Vtenna while she was a Fellow at the Society tor the Hu· manities at Cornell University dur•ng the 1995-96 academic year. She delivered papers at the lnslltute for Contemi)Ofary Arts , The Messapalatz, and the University of V~enna , at George Washington University, the University of Rochester and the "legacies of Freud" conference sponsored by Cornell's German Department. The second book in her S se-ries , Radical Evil, was published by Ve'so and MIT brought out a paperback edition ol Read My Desire. spaces 1n which anti-abortion demonstrators can accost persons seeking clinic access Her lecture at 8 p .m . at the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Ad .. will be sponSOfed by Friends of the Center for Inquiry and the ProChoice Netwofk of Western New York. Other speakers include _ . , _ - - . director ot Buffak> GYN Womenservices and Kathleen Mccawr., a longtime · clinic escort. AJI events in the speaker series are free. The Center !Of Inquiry IS pnt headquarters lor the Convninee lor the Sctentific Investigation of Claims ol the Paranormal and the Council lOt Secular HUmanism. national edu· catMlnal and advocacy organizations chaired by .._.. lturb, UB professor emeritus of philosophy. "AliT,_ HELL• EXJIIIIIT W1U- JAM. 21 Studoris in the UB Art Illustration Program claim that a recent "field trip" designed to expand their cutturru and intellectual horizons turned sulfuric and scared the wtts out of them. Instead ol being lakan to e museum or gallery, the students claim to ha\10 been plutmlOtod straight Into the ol hell. Upon their retum. the artists_, asked to submit wor1<1or on oxhibttion that would illustrate their horrific linorpointsol--bycul...... thoi' <8ligious. philoeophical trod poiticalsysans." . After months ol "counseling" and "therapeutic dl!cussion" with instructor'S---DI8 K A1 fCZIIk, assis- tant protossor. e n d - end - . . . - . bo<h adjunct professors-tho illtJstrators were able to face the deYit and turn their experiences into "Art From Hall-tho Evill'l'orl<s ollllustration Faculty, Students end AILfMI. • ua LAW ALUMNI TO - NEW YOB'S C......_ , . _ S. ~ Now York's chief judge. will be tho koynoCe spaakor when the officers and directors of the UB Law Alumni Assoclatio() host a luncheon at noon on Friday. Jan 24, in the Union League Club, 38 East 37th St .. Now Vorl< City. ·TM-..............-.-.-. - - presiding~ d tho Appolote OM!tion. State Supremo Co<.rt. Foutth ~ wil inttoduco Kaye. -~ .. ..,.. w;n update aUnnt end lrionds a tho taw school on activilies 81 the school. Kaye. who was appointed by GoY. Mario Cuomo to the Court ol Appeals in 1983 ah8f a 21-year career as a private litigator. was the first woman named to seMt on New Yorl<'s highest court. She was promoted to chief judge in 1993. An olloctive working to bolster public conlidonce in the legal prolosoion, she has OYOfhaulod the state's jlMy system-from tho-;... rors are chosen to conditions l.l"lder which they SO<VO-making ~ more ·usor-lriondly.• Kaye also has taken stops to lilt ethical standards in the legal process. defended judiciallndopondooco against politJcaJ encroachment, opened drug """"' to help 'ehabintate addicts•.imposed nr forms in the matrimonial practice end called lor a wider use olarbiltalion and attomotivo dispute resolution. ABama1jCologa~ . Kayo lllOOivod her law degree !rom tho Now r"""'-. Yon< lX1iYo<sity Scl'ool ol Law. luncheon costs are $35 per person. or $20 per person for those graduating in 1992 or later Nonalumni guests are welcome. Make checks payabkt to UB Law Alumn' Association: mall to 309 John Lord O'Brian Hall. BuHalo, N.Y t 4260. For more inlormat100. call Ilene Fleischmann, &45-2 107. �7 •-··IASI(EmAU. The Bulls IT1CM!d lo 2-11n lhe ~t Conf"""""' with their ~ W:looy CMW Misoouri-l<ansas City at Alt.,-nl Arena on Saturday. l.61oroed Ut.t<C 10 ~ tlm.-s to p<JI- fr<ln a 'i9-Z1 haftre laad, soor'rog 51 perm in lhe second toll. A key 14-0 .., aMy In lhe second half giM! lhe Bulls lhe rrornere.n as l.6 bUit as rrudl as a l!lliX*t cushm to sealtte .....,_Rasa.rl 'ltu1g becM"e lhe ninlll &A to soore 1.000 perm in his,._ hittilg lhe-.., with a ~two rrirUes i*> lhe contest 'ltu1g scaed 20 I1'ICliiWlg pest Jack Cllalrnon (1948-61) lor Biltoth place with 1,019. He led lhe Bulls witl1 eiglt reba.nds. Mi<e MartW-o, also I1'ICliiWlg cloee to lhe 1.CXJO.i)Oi't plateau, led lhe Bulls witl129 points oncluding fl.<Jf- 16 fr<ln lhe floor and five assists. He nailed t<Hll- 12""" thrt>Nsln lhe second half. The Bulls !lropped a 72-65 decision 81 oorler- "*' enoo- Valpi>"aiso in front ci"""' 4.000 1a>s .m. 8. The Bulls, v.ro trailed 16-13 at lhe nine- mirute rTlllll<. saw valpo go on a 14-0.., to take control and lead a1 halftime 37-18. That lead grew to as rrudlas 46-22 with t5:551eft belore lhe Bulls went on a 16-2.., to dose to 48-38 with 12:39 remaining In lhe game. However, lhe Crusade!s shol53.8 percent in lhe second half 10 hold elf lhe Bulls lhe rest cA lhe way. UB was led by Mike Martinho and Rasaun Young, v.ro each had 15 points. MartW-o also played outstmding defense oo fl.1id.<:on pre- season MIIP selection Bryce Drew, holding lhe """"" lndiena Slale Player cj lhe -to 4<:113 shooting IWid 13 points. Young had """"" rebotnds, tor..- ....... and ttvee assists, Acbe<t Ha-ris conti'ued his me p1ay with 12 perm and 10 reba.rds-his secondcA lhe season and sixth ci his .,.,__ The Bulls are at Western Illinois Jan. 18 and return to Ailnvli I>Jena lor a clasl1 with Youngstown Slate Jan. 22 at 7::Jl p.m. e WOIEN'SIASilEmAU. UB's women's basketball team IT1CM!d to 12-t and a perfect 4-0 In Mid-Continent Conference play with their 80-62 win CNef MissouriKansas City at Alurmi l>lena on Saturday. The R:>yats Jt.nl>ed out to a 37-28 halftime lead, lhen went on a 9-3 .., to open lhe second hall and PlA lhe Km Coon nailed two cA her five tl1reei>olnters lo seallhe victory. Missouri-Kansas City was held to just 27. t percent field goal shooting on the night wnile lhe Royals connected on 42.3 percent of their anempts. In the second hall, UB held UMKC to just !H>I-28 shooting (17.9 percent) outscoring the Kangaroos 43-24 in the final 20 minutes. Coon and Megan McCray led the Royals with t 7 points each, wnile Doty, Charissa Gardner and Alicia Kollmorgen addled tO each. Kollmorgen led the Royals on the boards with eight rebounds. Following the win, ~was announced that game-- lor lhe second consecutive year the MidContinent Conference's women's basketball tOUfnament would be held at Alumni l>lena March 6-8. The winner earns an automatic bid to the NCAA TOUfnament. The Royals began their weelt with a 77-73 ....., at Valparaiso. UB, ranked second in the country In free-throw percentage, shot 78.6 percent (22-ol-29) to put lhe Crusaders away UB was 20-ol-25 (80 percent) in second hall Aller grabbing a 34-29 halftime lead, UB led by as many as tO early in the final stanza belore Vatpo ,_a lour-point lead. 49-45. with t 1:18 to play. The Royals took the lead lor good wl1en Doty nailed a three-pointer with 9:08 remaining to go ahead 54-52. UB went t t-ol-121rom the line, including a perfect 8-ol-8 by Gatherine Jacob, In the final 2:20 to cap the win. Jacob scored a teamhigh t8pointsandwas tt-ol-121rornthe charity s~ipe . l.aToya Crumpton and Gardner each addad 14 points with Gardner grabbing seven rebounds. The Royals will lace Youngstown State on the road Jan. t 8 lor the first time since the two met in the Mid-Con finals last season. Their next horne contest is Feb t vs. Valparaiso e MEN'S sWIMMING Freshman Dan Hickey won two indMdual events and was part of a e WRESTUNG UB scaed a pair ol dual meet victones n Washington Jan. 10 to EMlfl their mark al2-2 The Bulls rolled past James Madison 32-9 anc host American 32-tO. John Sl1.czrran scored a paW cA major decisions at ISO pa.nds 10 mprolle hs rdMdual record to 20-1 Jason W<vl>'lger at 126. Jeremy McVtge at 134. Enc Gross at 177 and John Escl1enletder at 190 were also IIICIOnOuS n both matches oo the day UB hosts the New Val< State Collegiate Wrestling Championstops Fnday and 5ab.xday -Ted Wasko, Sports Information OffiCe THIS WEEK 'S HOME ATHLETIC EVENTS -Y,.IAII-17 New Yori< State Collegiate Wrestling Championships AJumn1 Arena. Noon IATUIIIIAY .IAN. 18 New Yori< State Collegiate Wrestling Championships AlurTV't~ Arena. 10 am Women's Swimming VS. CanisiUS Alumn1 Arena Natatonum. 1 p m -DDAY, .IAN. 22 winning r~ay squad for the Bulls as UB dropped a t22-t19decismto Marytand-8attimore County Jan 1I It was the SI!&Sorl"s first dual meet loss lor the Bulls. now4-t . Hickey took the 200 freestyle on a trne ol 1:42.13wtlile capturing the tOO free on 47 60. beating out UMBC's Jeremy Sansbury ., both events. Hickey was alsO part of the Bulls" 400-lree relay squad With Jose . Moncion, Josh Pieczonka and John Nilles The Bulls finished In 3: 11 81 Men's Basketball vs . Youngstown State Alumru Alena 7 30 p m OBITUARIES S. Mouchly Small, 83, chainnan of psychiatry at UB lysts, the American Medical Association. the American Association for Social Psychiatry and the New York Academy of Medlc1ne S Mouchty Small. chairman of the UB Depart· ment of Psychiatry !Of 27 years and a founder and past naUor\aj president ol the ~uscular Dystrophy Association Fawzy F. Abdelmessih, 70, physician, professor (MDA), died Dec. 20 in Mitchell Campus of Hos· pice BuHalo. Cheektowaga, after a lengthy Illness. While he was chairman from 1951 to ,978, the UB Department of Psychiatry groio from a'handlul to about 140 and secured more than S8 million in grants. A founder of the Muscular Dystrophy Association in the 1950s, he was national president from 1980 to 1989 and served until his death.as chairman of MDA's execurtve committee. He also was chairman of the group's scientific advisory committee and wori<ed wllh pattents who had emoUooal problems resulting from muscular d isease Robert Ross. MDA's executive d irector. noted 1n the Buffalo News that Small "made huge contributions to the associatiOn's develop· ment as one of the nalton·s most eHeclive and efficient health agencies.· Among his awards were UB 's Stockton Kimball Award for outstanding work in community health. the B. Bowis Gold Medal from the American CoUege of Psychiatrists and the Dislinguished Service Citation from the American Psychiatric Association. Small was a graduate of City College of New Yor1< and the Cornett University Medical College. Neuropsychiatric consultant to the surgeon general of the U.S. Army lor 25 years. he taught clinical psychiatry to Army phyS~· cians. trained thousands of Sbcial WOf'kers to act as medical field agents during World War II and was co-author of a paper on the psychological aspects of chemicaJ warfare. He wrote more than 100 artides and book chapters , including ·A Handbook of Psychiatry,· a 1943 publicatkm widely viewed as an authoritative guide to psychiatric theory and prac tice . Small was also a consultant to the Defense Department , the Peace Corps and the United States Information Agency. In the mid·1950s. he helped organiz' the Ene County Mental Health Board, serving as its first director. In that post he obtained funding for BUffalo General Hospital's Community Mental Health Center and was instru· mental In establishing the state AlcohoUsm Research Center in Buffalo. He was a member of the psychiatric committee of the National Board of Medical Examiners and served as a director, vice J)fesident and director emeritus ol the American Board f. of Psychiatry and Neurology. Small was a life feUow of the American Psychiatric Association, emeritus felk7w of the American Coii!!Qe oJ Psychiatrists and a fellow of the American College ot Psychoana· Funeral services were held at St . George Orthodox Church, Buffalo. for Fawzy F. Abdelmessih , who pracuced rehabilitation medicine and was an associate professor of rehabilitalion medicine at the UB medical schoot. Abdetmessih died Dec. 25 in DeGraff Memorial Hospital . North Tonawanda. after a brief illness. A native of Port Said. Egypt , he rece1ved h1S medical degree from the University of Cairo in 1952. In 1970. he came to the BuHalo area, joining the staH at Deaconess Hospital Abdelmessih was a member of the Amencan Medical Assoc•ation . New York State and Erie County Med ical soc1et1es. and the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Ginger Burke, 82, teacher, founder of ballet company Ginger Burke. 82. founder and director of the Royal Academy of Ballet 1n North Buffalo lor live d ecades and a teacher for 14 years 1n the Department of Theatre and Dance at UB . d1ed Dec . 29 in her Buffalo home after a long illness. Burke was also a co-founder of the Buffalo Regional Ballet Company. a professk>nal dance troupe that perfOfmed in the Kathanne Cornell Theater at US ln the t980s. Burke also performed in vaudeville before opening her ballet school. which conlinues today Among her students were Michael Bennen, famed Broadway creator of ·A Cho· rus Una.· and Mans Banaglia of the Amencan Academy of Ballet. Other students went on to dance with the New York City Ballet, the American Ballet Theater and the ballet corps of RadK> City Music Hall Unda Swiniuch. chair ol the Department of Theatre and Dance at UB described Burke to the Buffalo News as ~one of the best teachers I've ever seen anywhere" and one of the lew who were personalty "endofsed by the one and only George Balanchine.· Burke was InVIted by the George Balanchine School of Arnencan Ballet in New YOOt C1ty to partiCipate 1n sem1· nars sponsored by the Ford FoundatiOn and Balanchine provided a lener of recommends· lion for her to the Umvers1ty at Buffalo Irwin Felsen, 89, physician, medical school instructor Irwin Felsen . 89, a k>ngMle physic1an who had served as a chmcal Instructor 10 fam1ly practice atltle UB medical school . dted Jan 2 in Highland Health Care Facility, Wellsville Felsen. who pracliced medicine in New York State for more than 50 years before reunng 1n 1986, helped to create Jones Memorial Hospl· tal 1n Wellsville Among Felsen·s many honors was the State Medical Soc1ety President's C1tat100 for distingUished communrty serv1ce. and fam1ty members noted h1s many community contn· butions 1nclud1ng efforts to build a modern hospital 1n Wellsville and placement of me Nat1011al Health Serv1ce Care Phys1c1ans in Allegany County. Members of that group now make up more than 50 percent of the primary· care doctors 1n that area Other honors in· eluded the Sek!ctive Service System Medal. the Federal Aviation Administration Proles· s1ona1 Service C1tat100 for 40 years of serv.ce and the Wellsville Chamber of Commerce Person of the Year award in 1983 A graduate of City College of New York and the Unlvefslty of Glasgow Med1cet School 1n Scotland . he was a past pres1dent of the Lakes Area Regional Medical Program . the Health Organization of Western New York . the E1ghth District of the Medical Soc1ety of New York and the Jones Memonal Hosp1tal medl· cal staff Louis L. Jaffe, 90, fonner UB Law School dean Lours L. Jaffe. a former dean of the Un1vers1ty of Buffalo Law School. d1ad Dec 1t at a nws1ng home 1n Norwood . Mass He was 90 Jaffe rece•ved h1s law degree from Harvard Law School 1n 1932 and served as a clerk to JustiCe LOUIS D BrandeiS He became a professor at the UB Law School in 1936 and was named dean ol the school 1n 1948 Jaffe jomed the Harvard Law School lac· ulty 10 1950. where he served as Byrne Prolessor of Administrative Law He was one of the sc~ ·s most w•dety known analysts and writers in tort taw and adm101Strat1ve taw. particularly on the role of the courts 1n rev1ew· 1ng adm1nlstrat1ve agenc1es like the Federal Commumcati()I'IS Commission He wrote • Jud1c1al Conuot• (L•ttle Brown) 1n 1965 and was co-author of ~Adm1n1stra11ve Law. Cases and Matenals~ (L1111e Brown) 1n 1976. both texts Widely adopted by law schools A res•dent of Cambndge , Mass , lor more than 40 years. JaHe ret1red 1n 1976 Dorothea Nisbet, 75, educator, women's activist Dorothea D ·Peggy· Nisbet. 75. an educator. researcher 1n gerontology and women's ect1v· 1st. d1ed Dec 20 ln Roswell Park Cancer Institute after a long 1llness A co-founder of the Women's Stud1es College at UB. she started the first Buffalo Women's Community Day in association with the YWCA As a facutty member at the umversity. ~he taught courses on the cross-cultural aspects of women and aging. At UB she became known as an 1nnovator 1n develop1ng multHnedla approaches to teach•ng comparative gerontology Her research 1n that area had worldwid e focus and over 20 years . It took her from Russ1a to the S1benan Arctte and to previOUsly closed areas of Tibet and to the Gob1 Desert As a guest of the People's Republic of Ch1na. she was ooe of the first Amencans Invited 1nto the counlry follow1ng President R1chard N1xon's d1ploma11c lflitiauves 1n the early 1970s She was gwen access to parts ot Ch1na that had been closed to fore1gners for decades She was a charter member of the NatiOnal Association of Scholars and was a founding member of the Independent Women's Forum She receiVed bachekw's. master's and doc· torsi degrees 1n gerontology frbm the Umver· suy of BuHalo and completed post·doctorat work at Oxford University. the Un1vers1ty of Hawaii . the University of Southern Californ1a and Umvers1ty of Michigan Hildegard Poech Pinak, 70, library employee A Mass of Chnshan Bunal was held Jan 11 10 Queen of Martyrs Catho11c Church. Cheek· towaga . lor Hildegard Poech P1nak . 70, a former employee of LockwOOd Memor1at Library. who d1ed Jan 8 1n M1tchetl Campus of Hosp1ce Buffalo. Cl"'eektowaga She earned an assoc1ate's degree from Villa Mana College and a bachek>r of arts 1n h1story at US 1n 1980. atter wh1ch she worked at Lockwood L1brary Charles R. West, 62, neurosurgeon, research associate professor Charles A West . ch1ef of the Department of Neurosurgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute for 22 years . d1ed Dec 6 1n Millard Fillmore Hosp1tal attar a short illness West. a research asSOCiate of neurosurgery at UB . was 62 He received hiS bachelor's degree 1n 1959 from Roosevelt Un1vers1ty. ChiCago and m 1964 received h1s med1cat degree from Howard Umvers•ty School of Med1c•ne. WashIngton DC West was aSSistant neurosurgeon ana researcher at the National Institute of NeurologiCal DIS9ases and StrOke 1n Bethesda. Md before his appointment as assoc1ate ch1ef of the Department of Neurosurgery at Roswell 1n 1971 Three years later. he was promoted to ch.al of the department . a pos•hon he held until his ret11ement in 1996 He was a member of the New York Stale Neurosurg1ca1 Society, the Amencan Soc1ety of Chn.cal Oncology and the Amencan Asso· c•ahon of Cancer Research West autholed or presented more than 74 sc~arty papers and rece1ved four U S patents lor the development of drugs used to treat bra1n tumors Pnvate funeral serv•ces will be held �8 ---...-·---............ --_ ............... __ . ._.taft IIUFFo\LO~ .................... _...._,_ owt ......... .t7:30p.lll. --.. ......... .., Communkadoo Skilb. Lunch mcl uded. Dak~a Grill , 4224 mfonnat1on, call Professional Staff Senate, 645-2003. ........ .1M CNfta. .. Bobby Mllile.Uo and the Buf- (alo Philbanaonk Orchestra. O.MX......, .. MI- $24 . Co-sponsored by WBFO. A New lulpt lato Brala Oamaae-Aitrocyt.n ud Th- ~--A 2 Diefendorf. Soulh ~~~- Campus. &- \ \ p.m. Fn:e. Sponsored ~ Grwiuale SuKSe.nr Auociatioa. • -. ---.. for tbe Ans on the North Campus. 1be show continues lhtoup Feb. II. - -....-... l larriu PrecauOou ud lDiutNMt Coetrol Mcuunt. Location co be anoounccd. 4-1 p.m. Pracntcd by School of Nunina. For information, call 829-3291 . ~~pu:c-. u- SIIdnrorlu TromboaeQuortel, "Chinese Mountairueape Archi· tectwe," an exhibit of photographs by John Va1entino with text by Beverly Foit-Aiben, continues throuJh Feb. 21 in the School of ArchitectUre and Planni11a'• James Dyen Oallery. 334 Hayes Hall, South Campus. Gallery hours are 9 Lm.·S p.m. Monday through Friday. slnaers u well as students are invited to joia. Worts ao be re· beaned include Haydn's "Cre· atioa.. for performance May 2 with the UD.ivenity Symphony. and RllcdlbcrJer's "SI.Iboo Mater"' to be presented on a Man:h 13 JWOifUD with c.qaa. H.atriet SiJnona is diru:tor. hhearuls are 'I'besdlys and Thursdays from 5:30-7:20 p.m. in Baird Recital Hall on the Nonh Campus. Haaerman: Robert Richardson. Music of Bacb, Haydn, Speer. Bona, Lotti and Lowell Shaw. _ -- Allen. South Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Concert to be: broadcast the followina Sunday at 4 p.m. on WBFO-FM 88.7. .... . ,_.. Lectllre Quartet Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. In Allen Hall. Free adml• alon. ···-·· Roy•ls VI. Canis! us.. Alumni Arena NataiOrium. Nonh Campu5. Free. Bloc_atry_ Reculalion of lnteatlnallron Absorption: Compilrtmental Analysis of Mueos~l Iron Kinetks, G.D. Mc~n. M.D.. VA Medica) Center, Farao. N.D. 1148 Farber. South Campus. 4 p.m. - -.cr lloe!llt8l ... . . _ Si.nUJilis. Peter Campione. M.D. Cafetorium A, Children 's Hospital. 8:30a.m. AD laterditdpUaary Approec.b to Tnchiaa Evolution as a Critical Tbinkln1 Tool, Tom Geelan, Buffalo City Honors High School. 170 Mill&ld Fillmore Academic Center, Ellicott. Nonh Campus. 7:30p.m. S2p for the: series . To register. call 645· 6800. ut. !020. .,.....__ After ,.._..., lifter )'011, The Depanment of Computer Science and CIT ~ve •arced to shart the Ba1dy 19 Macintoah lab as a public site when it is not being used for Computer Sci· ence classes. This apparentJy is "an unprecedented and unique form of cooperation between CIT and an academic depa.nme(\1·" Baldy 19 will be a public site Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until noon beginning Jan. 27 . For information. call645-3 180. c.......,.,_ The Office of the Vice President for Research has announced the Equipment ChallenJe Grant Program for 1996-97. The proJram will provide up to $25.000 as matching funds to facull y who plan to submit a proposal 10 an utemal government or pri· vate sector source. Ouidelines are available from the: office. 516 Capen HaJI, Nonh Campus. or by calling 645· 3321 . --- - RoiiiiiiCfor _ _ . . . . •. - y Allometric SaUna for Human Dost Seiectioa, Dennis J. McCanhy. Ph.D.. Astrt Arcus USA. SOB Cooke. North Campus. 3:30p.m. Art lleceptlooo Ope.llln& Rettption, Art from HeU-the EvU Works or lUus· tration Facuhy, Stude:nU IDd Alumnl. An Oepanment Gallery, Center for the Atu. North Campus. 5-7 p.m. Through feb. I I. I.U..t ''An From Hell-the Evil Works of llluslration Faculty, Students and Alwnn.i" opens Jan. 23 with a m:eptioo from 5·7 p.m. in the An Department Oallcry located on the: lower level of the Center T he Office of the Vice President for Research has announced the Multidisciplinary Pilot Project Program for 1996-97. The program will provide limited seed funding of up to $20,000 in di rect cost to enable faculty to be· gin multidisciplinary research in an area, which is new to them. Awards should be announced by April 18. 1997. The deadline IS Feb. 7 for submiuion of propos· als to the Office of the VKC President for Research. Guidelines art: available from the: of· rice. 5 16 Capen Ha11, Nonh Campus. or by callina 645- c---3321. ..., The University Cbonl.l holds its fif'lt rehean.al Jan. 21 for lhc: sprina semester. Commun.ity Civil Eng.incerina. Poltiq tF-7 0 1 2 . A - . . -Civil &Jineerin&. Pwtina IP-7013.- -Civil~ ......... tF-7014.- -IDduttrill EnJiDecriea. IU:lina tP-7015. _ , __ IDdUIIrial Eqiooori............ tP-7016.- -Mccbui<al It Aerospoc:e EnJi· noerina, PoaiaatF-7017. A-. .... -Eicclrical"' Compulel" f!n&incerina. Pootin& tF-7018. Asolslull'n>f-- Gerald Bacon, Diana Bley. Scott OPUS: CLASSICS UVESee Slldewo.U Trombone ~"'*"''fR-96014 . Posoina tR-96015. Sappo<t s...-uoo-NCEER ln- . Thomas <""' Toclmldu m pooiiiMt ovolloblo)-Bioqjcal Pollina IR-96012. Dolo MuoprfSiolllllclaa-De- -o...-l'llotmocoloaY. , _ . s.o<lolill· FRI17 ........ F~~ttor, WIIFO, Sc~. Kleinhans Music Hall. 7:30p.m. mor Necrotic co epa_..t ·-..... --) c-t Lanaan. M.D. Kinch Auditorium. OU[dren's Hotpital. ~~~--~~~~~~. 11J UB'o_,.__ ................. _._.,_ -·· . . . .,.. ... tt.n... Maple . Noon -2 p.m. S 10. For --·-- ...... Ploftltloa'll AIAstut Viet Prtsldt:al (MP~3)-Admissions, Postina •P-6060. _ . . . . _ . , . _ , Analyst (SlA)-Computing &. Information Technoloay. Post· ing IP-6061. 1Dstrud.ional Support Ttdudclaa (SL-3)Computina &. Information TechnoloJY. PostingtP..fl062. Dlrtetor of Labontory Aat.al Fa- cililios (S~ -Labonoory Animal Facilities, Postin& IP-6064. lad """........ Aaalysl (SL-3)-computing &. lnfonnation Techitology, Posting IP-6067. SeaiorPJ'o&.r'alllaau Analyst (SI.A)-Computin& &. tnrormation Technology. Posting IP-6068 . SenSor Proarammtr AIW,..t (SL-4)-Computing &: Information Technology. Posting IP-6069. 1..ad Pro- Electrical &. Computer En&ineerina. PoaiaatF-7019. ~ taat Proltaer-EJectrica.l &. Computn Eqincering. Pollina IF-7020. ~~ PrefetMM"· EJecorical "' Compu~er Enaineerina. Postina IF· 7021 . - Reoeama Aide-Sporuor<d Pn>gnms ..........,1. Open. Dlrt<tor of P'taa.aed Ctriq· Devel· opment, Posting IR-96063. Senlor Diredor or OndopDH:nt s,nc.... Developmcnt, Postina fi1R·96064. Stcrdary II·Family Medicine, Posting fR-96080. lonnotioo -Cion !-Develop""""'' tR-91000. ment, Postina fR-97001. Pro_ . . . . Spedolloi-Dev<lop............... tR41002. Pt-ojodSiolf-·Devel - - · Pooti111 tR-97003. See.......,.m.Dev<~-- in& tR-97004. - Todr oldu 01-Biophysieo. tR-91005. ........ Slolf "->dole-Neurnlof:)', - . . . tR-97006. Cion U-l'ly<biiiJ)I. - -•1 .. tR-971107. - Sappo<t Spodollsl -~. ~Ped~i~ --- Posoina tR-97009. c • ...... a-111M Keyboonl s.<eJolllll (SGN)-Caleer Planoina and PSacelllCIII. Uno t2A39l.l(oyboonl Spoclolilll (SG4)-1!11Jiisb. Une 127063. Cltrl<l ~­ Admissions. Line 146066. To obtain more ilifo1'711tlltiotl Oft. jobs listed obovr. C'OilUid PrrstHU~el Srrvicrs, 104 Crofts HalL To obtain infonrvuiOtt on Rrsrarrhjobs, contoc:t Spotlsorrd Prorrams Prnonnrl. 416 Crofts. .,.._...,./Aool}'ll (SL-3)- Heahh Science Node, Pollina tP-7001. SUlJ Asslstanl (SLl ).Publications/News Services. Postina •P·7002. Dlvlsioa I A.J.-slstant Coectl (SL-3)-Alhlctics, Postin& IP-7003. A.dmii:AoDJ Advi!or (SW)-Admissions, Posting IP-7004 . SaJor AdmissiOns Adrilor (S L...)-Posting tP-7005. f-lty Profeuor and CbairmaaMcdlcine, Porting IF-7001 . AsslslaDI/Asoodalofl'ull Pn>f,._ aor·Social and Preventive Medi cine, Posting tF-7002. Proru· sor· SUI'Jtf)'. Postina IF· 7003. Associate Proreuor-SWJery. Posting IF-7004. ProttuOrSuracry, Posting tF-7005. /Usistaat/A.Siodatt/Full Prol'tt· sor...(iynecoiOI)'·Obstetrics. Posting IF-7006. AM~taai/As­ socbte Prore:aw-Chemical Enaineeri na, Posting IF-7007. ~ listant Prot~..(.'hc.mical Engineering, Posting fF-7008. /Uaistaat Pror~aJ Eogioeerina. 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Rather than wringing its hands over another budget cut, the campus community needs to focus on the business at hand. 'The most important thing this spring is academic planning, which the provost will lead," he said. "Don't let (the budget) distract us from the more important business we have. This is an opportunity for the institution to focus on teaching, learning and scholarly research." Greiner said. The 1997-98 executive budget, released on Jan. 14. includes a $124 million overall reduction in the SUNY budget. It also proposes an undergraduate tuition increase of up to $400 per year and a $175million reduction in fundin g for the Tuition Assistance Program. The executive budget includes $5 ntillion for grad uate and technology equipment. It does not, however, include proposals for any flexibi lity regulations for the campuses. A decade of budget cuts, Greiner said, are leaving him-and probably mosl other campus leaders throughout SUNY-so "jaded" that it's difficult to keep track of how many reductions have been aDsorbed . ..Fifteen reductions in II years? Who knows. A \ we've lost count." he said. According to Greiner, the constant squeeze on funding for higher education in New York State "is a drag" on the operations of the entire SUNY system. Campuses keep working harder and harder at efficiencies. Tuition keeps going up and the amount of operati ng funds keeps going down . "Bleed a little here, bleed a little there. It just gets tiresome," he said. P erhaps most disconcerting to Greiner is the lack of public dialog on th< future of higher education in New York State. "What are we really trying to accomplish ? The governor has no discernible agenda. Taking funding out every year is not an agenda, it ' s an activity," he said. ••What is the reaJ value assigned to higher edu ~ cation? How good is higher education in the state? Let's have somebody ask those questions." Greiner noted that he finds the current attitude toward higher education in New York State both puzzling and troubling. "We' re a lower priority than we once were," he said. "People are not thinking about higher education." The state's higher-education expenditures are not outrageous, he added. " In New York State, the amount of money spent on higher education looks to be about right, compared with other states we're similar to," Greiner said. "The real problem is th ere 's no sense of an agenda. What does the state hope to accomplish? • There 's been no public discussion." It dldn~ look rriJeh like spring Saturday with snow blanketing the WNY 8flMI, as senior Michael lamb, 21, andehis mom, Janel, carried boxes and bags overflowing wittl his possessions into Spaulding Quad, Ellicott Complex, to begin the spring semester. Studen~ returned to the campus over the weekend and classes began TlJ!!S(iay. . VVagnersees 've~long High fat diet doesn't hann runners' health road' to final state budget "liberalizing the fat 117 LOIS IAIIEII News Services Editor 117 PATIIICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor ALJ1IOU8II tllliV· P'A1lUCI'S proposed 1997-98 state budget would cut overall funding to the SUNY system by $124 ntiUioo-including cuts in student aid through the Thitioo Assistance Program (fAP}and raise undergraduate tuition by $400, it's too early to predict what UB 's final reduction will•be, according to Senior Vice President Robert J. Wagner. "We' re in day one of a very long road," Wagner told the Faculty Senate Executive Comntittee at its Jan. 15 meeting, providing senators with what be called a "possible translation" of a "prelimi nary analysis" ofPataki's exec utive budget. "" Ia not ........ at this time to know for certain what our over~ al l reduction will be," be said, noting that in the past several years the state Legislature has restored funding to SUNY that the executive budget bad proposed be cul If Pataki's budget was to be adopted as proposed. Wagner said, UB's cut would be about $8 ntillion, or about 3.8 percent of the total state-budget reduction-higher than it likely will be in the end. "I d ido 't give specific campuses' reduction numbers (because) we can throw around numbers-$6 ntillion, $7 millionbut last year our campus budget reduction was $2. 1 million, al though the original overall SUNY budget reduction started at $98 million,•• Wagner said. Tile tultl011 lncre•H alone would reduce the budget gap to a pproximately $64 million , Wagner said. And he noted that TAP fu nding was cut by the governor last year, then restored to the budget by the Legislature. "We need to be aware of this as the process plays out," he said. . '"'lbe problem is that in the major period in which students are making decisions on where to enroll. we conceivably have two unknowns : What' s the tuition level.. .and what 's the aid available?" Wagner downplayed fears by some senators of ..plummeting" enrollment figures due to the possible tuition increase. "If (the system) lost I0,000 Continued on page 2 THLETES TRAINING on a high-fat diet have a healthier cholesterol profile than when they eat the traditional low-fat, high-carbohydrate training diet and they do not gain weight or body fat in the process. new data from researchers at UB have shown. Tbe study, thought to be the first to show this effect in women, has important implications for anyone who puts in high running ntileage for bealth purposes. It shows they may be blunting the beoefits of running by eating a diet too low in fat. Previous results from the same study group of athletes showed that increasing dietary fat also improves endurance performance . The new results, reponed in the January issue of MediciM and A Science in Spans and Exerrise, show that trained male and female runners who consumed a diet composed of as much as 42 percent fat had higher levels of highdensity lipoprotei ns (HDL) in their blood than when on a diet of only 16 percent fat. HDL is the form of choles terol known to lower the risk of coronary bean disease. LDL, or low-density li- content gives athe/etes more calories and it cenainly doesn t hamz their health, like everyone though!. " JOHN LEDOY poproteins, is known as the " bad cholesterol" because it has the opposite effect. ~ runners. who trained at least I 35 miles a week, did not gain weight on the high-fat diet or show an increase in any risk factors for coronary heart disease. "Liberalizing the fat content gives athletes more ca1ories, and it certainly doesn't harm their health, like everyone thought," said John Leddy, associate director of UB Sports Medicine Institute and primary author of the study. "We thought the cholesterol ratio would get worse, but LDL and total cholesterol didn ' t change, and HDL went up. The best thing happened that could have happened. the "I think these results are particularly important for female athletes." added Leddy. research as sistant professor of physiology and clinical assistant professor of orthopedics. ''Gymnasts, runners and swim· mers; for example , tend to be very concerned about weight gain. Fe· male athletes who consume too few calories to support the energy they expend are at risk for the potentially lethal triad of eating disorders, secondary amenorrhea and osteoporosis." It isn"t the fat. perse. that keeps these athletes healthy. Leddy said. it's eating enough food to supply the body with as many calories as they expend in training, a nearly impossible feat without including foods high in fat. "This study sho ws that if they are burn ing up the calories, it doesn't matter where the calories come from. and it appears that a very-low fat diet is dearly detri mental." ~ study involved 25 competirunners who trained at least 35 miles a week. They spent a month on their normal diets, followed by a month each on diets composed of 16 percent and 30 1 tive Continued on page 4 �--.--....... 2 lnfonnation technology critical to UB's future, lnnus says ly~­ Reporter EditO< I NFORMATION TECHNOLOGY is an essential ingredient in UB's ability to attnlct and educate students, and the need to continue to embrace this tt:chnology, despi~ its complexity aod regardless of budget cuts, is vital to the university's future. This is the message that Voldemar Innus, senior associate vice president for university services, has been taking recen~y to various campus groups in an effort to acquaint the university community with UB's co mputing needs and to keep them in- fonned of plans to meet them. Inn us, who was appointed to lead UB 's mfonnatioo technology efforts i.n August 1996, has developed an agenda, which he continues to refine . to assess the effectiveness of UB 's IT capabilities, keep track of the state of IT globally and determine the directions in which UB needs to head. "On our desktops Lhere is power no one env isioned a couple of years ago. That's what's driving demand, which is astronomical," be sai d. Expect the role of IT at UB to change rapidly and dramatically, lnnus said, as global and universit y computing needs increase . Key to UB's technological future is a ave toward a three-tier, open-architecture, istributed clienl-server environment that ses the lntemelflnltanet as a strategic tool. \ The plan is to build on, not discard , the niversity':s current IT infrastructure. as well as to emphasize mainstream IT direcons and opera~ as an "early follower." He ooted that Nortbwes~rn Univeraity, which bas a student populatioo rougbly half that of UB's, bas 200 staff in centralized IT and another 200 staff worlting tbmugbout the campus. "UB bas half that..•. We've in information tt:chnology." "On our desktops there is power no one envisioned a co~,tple ofyears ago. That's what's driving demand, which is astronomical. " W: formed. Its cbarge: got some cause for concern," Inn us said. "We are uoderinvested significan~y in tt:chnical staff. That bas put a severe con- straint oo wbat we've been able to invest le the IT problems UB faces are not unique, they are critical ligbt of dramatic cbanges both in the delivery of education and in New York State funding. lnnus said. " In this environment of tension, we need to define, fairly quickly, centralized and decenlnllized respoosibility," he said. "lnfonnation tt:chnology at UB is missioncritical and addressing iofonnation tt:cbnology on this campus is very imponant." For example, he noted, last year in the Unit<:cj Stales 700,000 students took some type of class that used distance learning. And the governors of 13 Western sta~ have gotten together to offer classes tbmugb distance learning bec.ause of a projected 30 pen:ent growth in college-bound students and lack of sufficient institutional spa<:e. 'The die has already been cast," Innus said. ..Other institutions with whom we want to he compared are already moving aggres- sively in lhe distance-learning direction," and UB needs to keep pace. "Changes in New York State also are a catalyst for this emphasis. Stpdents are demanding services in a way lhey never nology and the gap is widening. We have have before because they ' re paying the bill," lnnus said. UB needs to develop a comprehensive, multi -year IT plan that in~grates academic IT needs, administrative IT needs and IT infrastructure needs. Toward that end, the lnfonnation Tech- to account for that and address it." nology Steering Committee has been The currenl demand for computing services "is actually much higher than the university has been able to accommodate," In nus said . .. Most of our competitors have been outspending us in information tech1 --- • Establish the vision and principles fO< the lnfonnation Technology Development Plan (riDP). • Make recommendations regarding the scope and strategies for implementation of theriDP. • Set riDP goals and priorities. • Approve project plans, budgets, deliverables and schedules. • Provide advice and guidance to the IT Coordination Committee. C haired by lnnus and reporting to the senior vice president, the committee consists of Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education; David Triggle, vice provost and dean of the Graduate School; Robert Palmer, vice president fO< Student Affairs; six deans representing the academic nodes; a Faculty Senate representative: Hinrich Martens, project plans, including budgets and schedules; provide project leadership; monitor . budgets and schedules; report on project progress to the IT St=ing Committee, and conduct p:ocess reviews, technicaJ reviews and analyses. chaired by Innus, the coordinacommittee includes Charles n. di=tor, CIT tt:cbnical services; Dennis Heoneman. director, CIT operational services; Susan Huston, director, CIT administrative computing; Charles Kaars, assistant vice presiden~ Sponsored Programs; Richard Lesniak, director, CIT academic services: Elmira Mangum· Daniels, assistant provost; Martens; James Nadbrzuch, assistant vice presiden~ Student Affairs; Carole Petro, associate vice president, University Services; Stephen Roberts, associate director, University Libraries; Louis Schmit~ director of admin- istrative services, Universit y Facilities; Edward Schneider, vice presi dent for fi nance, UB Foundation; Kevin Seitz, assistant vice president, Universily Services; Snyder; Sullivan; von Wahlde; six staff representatives from lhe academic nodes and a repn:sent.ative of the Depanmental Computing Consultants (DCC) Committee. Communication is vital to UB 's IT goals, Inn us said, and regular meetings will he held with deans and associate/assistant deans, the Faculty and Professional Staff senates, administrative groups and depan mental computing consultants, and student associ& vice president for Computing and lnfonnation Technology (Cin; Barbara von Wahlde, associa~ vice presiden~ Uni- governments. versity Libraries; Sean Sullivan, associate provost; Leonard Snyder, associate vice said he plans to establish faculty, staff and student focus groups, and to encourage the president and controller, and a yet-to-henamed professional staff representative. In addition, an lnfonnation Technology Coordination Committee bas been fonned to structure and define projects; develop cludes all planning and implementation documents and provides an e-mail address to which comments can be sent. • Feedback from throughout the uni ver- sity community aJso is imponant. lnnus flow of information by developing a web site for information technology that in- FSEC Continued from page 1 full -time students. it would be a very big number,'' he said. "At the moment, it isn't anticipared that the difference this year will he that significant a number, and the numbers were running behind befon: we talked about lhe $400 tuition increase.'' Despite the uncertainty in the executive budge~ Wagner ooted there also wen: some .. good news items." Among them are k proposed capital budget that provides $5 million for gradua~ and technology equipmen~ and no cuts from 1996-97 levels in the appropriations for the National Cen~ f0< Eanhquake Engineering Resean:h, equipment replacemen~ the Minority Fellowship Initiative, tuition scholarships, the Educational Opportlutity Program (EOP), the Educational Opportunity Centa" (EOC), Strategic Program for Industrial Research (SPIR) and Stale University Supplemental Thition Award (SUSTA). Oa •,........ ......,, President William R. Gn:iner addressed the FSEC about the relative parsimony of the Sta~ of New York when it comes to higher-education funding. · "New York doesn' t have anything to he ashamed of when compared to California, Texas, Illinois, Aorida and Pennsylvania and other states similarly situated in terms of expenditures on higher education." Greiner said. "We have the most generous state in terms of spending on the priv~ sector, but the priva~ sector makes up a bigger share of total (higher-education) enroUmeot in New York than it does in all other states," he said. Greiner added: "We have way too many "New York doesn t have anything to be ashilmed ofwhen compared to California, Texas, minois, Florida and Pennsylvania and other states similarly situaled in tenns ofexperuiitures on higher education " I'IIDeENT- s.Wl, underfunded, struggling institutions in New York--;>t~blic and priv~ . (Among the priva~ colleges in the stale) there may he 20 schools that coun~ that have any kind of significant national reputation or even a really significant regional reputation. So we have a lot of money spent on small schools and then SUNY has a tremendous debt burden compared to other places," he said. ......, ....._. tll8 d811t burden on too many over-built, small campuses . He poi nted out that SUNY has "way mon:" sq uare footage per student than do other state university systems because of the large number of small campuses. Moreover, most campuses are relatively new, having been built during the past 30 years aod refinanci ng hes resulted in high debl burden compared lo other stales. Greiner said. Regarding resolution of this issue, ·•we're not even on this governor's screen.'' Greiner said. He added, "I think we actively raised the issue so we sort of got on the screen this time around. and the (governor's) budget message is very positive about the benefits aod values of higher education in New York. In other business, Voldemar lnnus, senior associate vice president for university services, gave a slide presentation about the sta~ of infonnation tt:chnology (IT) at UB and the IT development plan formed by lnnus after numerous meetings during the fall semester with various campus constituencies. His presentation generared considerable discussion, particularly about the organizational structure proposed by lnnus to develop the university's stra~gic IT development plan. In particular, senators questioned the lack of faculty members and stu dents on the IT S~ring Committee, which will set goals and priorities for the development plan, and the IT Coordination Committee, which will structure and define individual IT projects . The S~ring Committee is made up of vice provosts, associa~ vice presidents and an associate provost; the Coordination Committee is made up of Computer and Wonnation Technology (CIT) direclors, provostial and vice presidential staff, rep- resentatives of the academic computing nodes established by the provos~ aod a representative from the Departmental Computing Consultants Committee. a...ton _.atlaaecl llow and why those individuals were chosen, and if they were knowledgeable about the IT field, since filtering information ''is a very dangerous thing." They also asked whether, given other committee and professional duties, committee members would be able to be active in this area. Boris Albini, profesSor of microbiology, no~ the complexity of the proposed plan and expressed concern that the ''big structure" presented mij:ht become autonomous and begin to define priorities and the direction of tt:chnology at UB. even as they apply to curricula and academic issues. Oilier ca "tee........,. were concerned that while some deans on the steering committee are more aware of their faculty members' activities, knowledge and needs in the IT area, others an: relative IT neoph~s . Differential funding for IT in- frastructure. equipment. training and services is also a problem, they said, noting that some faculties and schools are wealthy. tt:chnologically astute and able to upgrade and maintain far more sophisticated sys~ms than others. Senators asked that faculty members, including new juojor faculty who have worked in compu~r ~hnology and wen: familiar with its application to the disci plines, he named to the IT committees. It was suggesred as well that "power users" of tt:chnology in various depanments, particularly in the library school, be identified and involved in the discussion and planning stages. • �__... --.-.. ., __ Mullicu ral Dialogue Discussion in class helps students in 'real world' News Services Associate Director "Often the greatest clwllenge in teaching a multiculturalism course is raising the temperature and thus having all students become genuinely engaged with the issues. " E NOAOINO STIJDI!NTS in class- room dialogue about multicultural issties !hal respectS the integrity of others' views, prepares them for the debate about these importantand often oontroversial-issues !bat goes on as pan of a larger, democratic society, a UB psychologist says. Jack Meacham, professor of psychology, says lhe key to maintaini ng a meaningfu l discussion is for faculty members to "anticipate when students might become defensive, angry or hurt, or when conflict might erupL" This, he notes, will help instructors "know when to lower the temperature (in the classroom), as well as when to raise the temperature.'' Meacham, who conducts workshops on multicultural education for colleges and universities, has published articles on the topic in journals such as Ubera/ Education and was guest editor of the November/December American Behavioral Scientist , which was a special iss ue on " Multiculturalism and Diversity in Higher Education." At UB , he teaches a generaleducation course entitled " American Pluralism" and covers such topics as religion in a developmental psychology course. Meacham says the issues that arise in a multicu ltu ralism course "can to uch students very personaJiy, for gender, religion . ethnicity, sexuaJ orientation and race are among the core dimensions of the identities that traditional college·aged students and you ng adults are constructing." Moreover, for many students--whose ideas about themselves and society in general are grounded in their limited experience of growing up in homogeneous neighborhoods-a multiculturalism course provides the first opponunity to talk about these issues with persons who are unlike JACII MIACIIAII themselves. The e<perience can he difficul~ he admits, noting that viewpoints can be seriously chal le nged and emotional conflicts can arise, since students do not leave their feelings or personale.periences at the door when they e n ter a classroom for a multicultural course. Meacham offers several tips for main taining meaningful debate on muhicultural topics in the classroom without unnecessary conflict: • Stay in close touch with what students are thinking-but not saying-aloud. End the discussion a few minutes early and ask students to write a few anonymous paragraphs th at summarize the issue's pros and cons, or that suggest how the discussion could be improved. • Raise only issues that can be resolved. in some sense, during a class period or over the course of a term. The introduction of more difficult and challenging issues may require more planning on the part of the faculty member fro m day to day throughout the course than is the case in other courses. • Frame difficult issues in terms of empowerment. rather than victimization. l.eppelt ..... dlai" fi gynecology and obstebics at nalcal school W PII'IUa C. LIPPIIr'f IIIDI NAMD CIWilof !be Department of Gynec;ology lod Obstetrics ill !be UB Scbool of MediCine and Biomedical Sciences. She formerly served u professor lithe Uoivenity of Rochester and .cbief o f obstetrics and gynecolOJY 11 Rocbesler Genenl Hospital. Leppert is a specialill ill !be pbysiology of !be cervix and has lectured and published widely ill llw area. She was principal invCIIip!Or on 1 four-year project to study the elfccta of reproducllvc bonnooes 011 tbe uterus and cervix t1w wu funded by !be Rochester GefteniJ Hospital Poundllion. Sbe also has compleled I on&-year investigation of the effect o( aatunlly occuning estrogen on uterine cervical elulase ICICJ'e!ion. Leppen received tbe Bcris lutemational Raearcb FeUowabip ill 1989, wbicb oaabled bor to study and teach in Japan. Ia 1996, lbc c:ompleled three yean u principal invellip!Or o( I study funded by the Robert "'----IL....--....._-' Wood Jobnsoa l'ounclMioD aimed II nociucing IOCiocul- tural berrien to beabb e~~e. Sbe holds 1 bacbelor'a depoe ill nursina. 1 muter' s deJRC in.nunc midwifery and a doc:torlle ill pllbology from Columbia University. Sbe earned ber medical depoe from Dub University Scbool of Medicine, compleced 1 two-year residency there in pediatril:l and toot 1 threo-year llllicloncy i n obsldrics and gynecology at Yale New Hax~ Hoepilal. Sbe IIXCpled a cwo-year fellowship in mascmal fetal medicine 11 Columbia Unl,venlty's .Colleae of Pllysiciaos and Slltlleoos. wbere sbe tauaht for 10 yem before~ to Rocbeater. Amon& bet many bonon arc two lllaebina cxccllcoce awards from Rocbeiter General Hospital's DepulmeatofOblteuica and Gynecology, !be Rocbeller Academy of Medicine Cenific8lc of Merit, 1be ~Achievement Award from the National AuociallaG Cl.fCbiJdbeariD&Centa'S and lillinga in "'Wbo'1 Who in AmeriCID WOIIIOQ." "Wbo"J Wbo ill ScieDce and ~na'" and "'Best DocloB ill tbe NorlbcuL" "Rather !ban framing the course so !bat students conclude that misunderstandings and animosities are pan of the human condition and always will be, it is far better to challenge them to consider what actions they might take in their own lives to reduce prejudice and discrimination on campus. in their communities and nationally." • At the beginning of the term. discuss with the entire class the potential for classroom conflict and establjsh some informal procedures for avoiding conflict For example. let two or three other st udents speak before a very talkative student speaks again. "It is, of course. not any parti cular procedures that are impon ant. but rather engaging in sUch discussions so that students become aware of their shared responsibility for developing a classroom atmosphere in which they can freely e.press their own viewpoints without fear of being attacked." • Have ready a set of procedures for shifting the class away from awkward or connict-laden situations. These may include the careful use of humor. redirecting the emotional energy of the discussion from talking to writing or early dismissal of the class. M eacham points out that discussion in a multicultural class-as in any class-<:an he dull and not condu cive to good learning. Students may not speak out due to fear of saying somethi ng wrong ; fear of exposing. and having to ex amine, their own assumptions. or difficuhy in reconciling what they are learning with prior beliefs and values. he says. "Oflen the greatest challenge in teaching a multiculturali sm course is raising the temperature and thus having all students become genuinely e ngaged with the issues." he says. He suggests framing an issue in terms of sharply contrasting positions. such as pointing to simplistic media portrayals. as a means of gaining students· interesL Also. permitting emotions to enter into the discussion can be a means of raising issues or topics that students wouldn't otherwise talk about. The multiculturalism classroo m, Meacham says. provides stude nts ··with opponunities to engage in the skills and practices of dialogue and debate that they must have as citizens if our democratic and • multicullural society is ro endure." Campus safety issues on agenda as Grela speaks at PSS meeting 11J ELUEN lliOLHAUM News Services Staff BOTH THE UB NORTH and South cam · puses have lower crime rates than the Tow n of Amherst. whi ch recently was named the safest town in America by Money magazine. John M . Orela. director of the Depanmenl of Publi c Safety, told the Professional Staff Senate at its Jan . 15 meeting. Based on 1994 crime figures. Grela said a person's chances of being a victim of a crime were I out of 10 in the City of Buffalo. I out u f 34 in the Town of Amherst and I out of 49 on either the Nonh or So uth campus. The figures were obtained by dividing the number of crimes in a particular jurisdiction by the population. Grela also reponed on UB 's crime statistics for 1996, which show a decline over 1995 in several categories, including burglaries. assaults, false ftre alarms, bomb threats, grand larceny. stolen cars and arson. The ft&UrM for 1196 did increase in some categories, however. There were 12 robberies in 1996. up from seven in 1995: 325cases of petit larceny, up from 312 in 1995 :25 bike thefts. up from 22. and 313 repons of crimi· nal mischief. compared to 291 in 1995. One rape was reponed in each year. Greta said the improvement in most of the statistics partly reflects reductions in crime seen at the national level. He discussed with senators some of the changes in the way s that Public Safety deals with incidents. such as the use of yellow •· A len" signs that immediately ~ posted in an area where an incident has occurred . The signs state whether a suspect has been identified, gives physical details about suspects and requests help from the campus community where necessary. Public Safety also maintains a "constant dialogue" with Buffalo and Amherst poli ce, Orela said. In addition. he noted thai when there is a repon of an incident, Public Safety o f- fi cers respond within three minutes. While South Campus staff members applauded Public Safety's effons. they noted that some incidents still seem to occur with disturbing regularity. "Our concern is that although the statistics show crime is going down . it seems like every week someone in the building is being robbed," sa id o ne woman who works in the Cary-Farber-Sherman addition and feels there has heen an increase in thefts of purses and other personal items. She 8ftd-. ..tded that many students and staff membe~ who work in research Jabs do not leave campus until 10 p.m. or taler. They e. pressed "9"Cem about having 10 wall. to parking lots aJone at those hours and during weekends. and said they would like to have a Public Safety officer escon them. Grela said that any member of the UB communi ty who is leaving a building after hours may req uest an escort by ca llin g x2222 on either campus. Depending on availab1lit) . a patrol car will be dispatched to the appropnate par~­ ing lot. Grela also suggested th at. where possible, staff a nd student!<~ try to leave buildings in groups Moreover, deans. depanment heads or other adm ini strators may request that spe cific buildings be equipped with additaonal security measures. such as card-access or alarm systems. In C_,.l, Grela MIYIIMCI senators 10 exercise caution. remain alen and call Pub· lie Safety whenever someone or somethmg look.s suspicious. "Wherever you are on cam pus. if you see somebod) who )OU don't think belongs on campus, call us.·· he said. '1'hafs what we ' re here for·· Senators mentioned other safe ty ~.·on­ cem s on the South Campus. mdudmg the lack of signs in buildings. whtch often leach to unauthorized people in cenain areas. and traffic problems for both drivers and pedestrians. panicularly around Michael Road . • �Hooked Prof takes look at today sviewers series, and Santa Monica, Calif.-based General PublillUng Group commissiooed ARY CASSATA confesses Cassata and her former student Barbara she never used to follow lbe Irwin, now a Canisius College faculty "sudsy" offerings on televimember, to write a book on lbe sbow. 1be sion. photo-packed, 280-page "1be Young and Or their foreruMen on lbe Restless: Most Memorable Moments~ radio, eilber. - - - .,. was published last month. But fate stepped in when lo 1998, lbe duo again wiU CassatA was assigned to teach team up to write a book cela mass communication course ebrating lbe 25th annivenary at the University at Buffalo in of lbe series. the mid-1970s. When soap operas debuted It was !ben that lbe conunua half-century ago during nication professor thought radio's early years,those who she'd better tune into a few of stayed 11 home--<:specially the programs, if only to familmolbers with young children iarize herself with the pheand older women-were nomenon that appeared to be among the most frequent lisa daytime stAple for a growteners of lbe serials. ing segment of viewers. he programs hecame lmown as "!be She got hooked on lbe shows and tosoaps" because most were sponsored day confesses that she knows some of the by companies that manufactuJed and on-screen characters better than she knows sold soap products. most of her real-life oeighhon. But many of radio's offerings like From Cassata's admiu.dly inauspicious "Stella Dallas~ and " M.a Perlcins~ graduforay into soap-o-rama, she has risen to ally disappeared do)VIl lbe drain with lbe become an authority on the genre. William Bell, creator and director of advent of television. "1be Guiding Light" was a notable exception, says Cassata. "The Young and The Restless ,~ believed With television taking center stage in to be lbe most popular of the daytime soap lbe living rooms of American homes. a new generation of soaps was spawned. 1bese included "Edge of Night," "As lbe World Turns" and "1be Young and The Restless." There have been changes in the audi rector of the Program for the Public Service T Peter D. Salns named SUNY inlelin pnwost ETER D. SAL!NS, chair of the Hunter College Depanmenl of Urban Affairs and Planning and director of the college's Urban ReCenter, has been named interim prosearch vost of the StAte University of New York by the SUNY Board of Trustees. "I am delighted that Dr. Peter Salins, with his impressive academic credentials and teaching experience, will be joining the State University as interim provost/• said Thomas F. Egan, chair of the SUNY Board o f Trustees, in announcing the. appointment Jan. 14. "Dr. Salins brings first-class intellect. recognized leadership skills and a record of achievement in such far-ranging areas as economic developme nt and health care policy to a position of great importance to our (Stale) University." In addition to his positions at Hunter College. Salins is a senior fellow at the ManhattAn Institute for Policy Research and associate director of the CUNY Institute for Transportation Systems. SUNY Interim Chancellor John W. Ryan P said he was pleased to recommend Salins to the trustees "given his strong credentials, experience in the public university sector and his broad involvement in issues of imponance 10 the State University." S alins recently served as a member of lbe Mayor 's Advisory Panel for New Yorl: City, a role that Ryan said gives him additional experience in an area of vita) concern to SUNY. He also serves as director of the Citizens Housing and Planning Council of New Yorl:, nusteeofthe Lavanbwg Foundation. trustee of the Village of Baxter EslAICS and director of the New Yorl: City Council on Economic Education. He is project W- UB profs to teach under Fulbright program II)' MARY liEnl SPINA News Services Editor TWO UNIVERSITY AT .UFFALO faculty members will teach abroad during the spring semester under the auspices of the prestigious Fulbright scholar program. Isabel S. Marcus. professor of law, will HIGH-FAT DIET Continued from page 1 perce,pt fat. Six males and six females spent an additional month on a 42-percent-fat diet Protein remained stable at 15 percent and carbohydrates made up the difference in the diets. Researchers measured resting hean rate and blood pressure. as we ll as total cholesterol. HDL and LDL cholesterol. triglycerides and the major protein components of HDL and LDL. Results showed that HDL levels rose as the amount of fat in the diets increased. There was no change in weight, percent of body fat. bean rate. blood pressure. serum triglycerides. total cholesterol or LDL. The 42-perce nt-fat d iet decreased risk factors for bean disease, while the 16-percent-fat diet increased the ri sk factors for coronary bean disease by lowering the levels ofHDL and the major protein component of HDL. Leddy said the mechanism causing this effect is still in q uestion. but he suggested it may involve the activity of the enzyme lipoprotein lipase. under grants from Revson, Booth Ferris and the New Yorl: Tunes Foundation. Sa1ins was a rnembcrdtbe advisory JliiD"l to the White l:bloe Domestic l'blicy Stalfon Udxln l'blicy in l9'n. He is a member d a rurt>or d ocganizalions. including tbeAm:rican Planning Association. Am:rican Economic Associalioo and Anaicao Society fer Nllic Mninistntlioo. Salins is expected to lake over as interim provost once his leaves Of absence from Hunter College Md CUNY are authorized. He holds an undergraduate degree in architecture, a M .R.P. and a Ph.D. from • Syracuse University. "Trained athletes have higher levels of this enzyme, which breaks down dietary fat and. in the process, removes plasma triglycerides and forms HDL. If dietary fat is restricted, lipoprotein lipase activily is inhibited. "Also, dietary fat increases the production of the major HDL protein, so dietary fat restriction would mean' less HDL protein is fonned. Both mechanisms could reduce the beneficial effect training has on HDL levels." An increase in triglycerides raises heart disease risk. while an increase in HDL lowers the ri sk. "'Runners who restrict dietary fat may inhibit the enzyme and may make less HDL prote in, therefore HDL levels may remain blunted.'' Leddy said. Also contributing to the srudy were Peter Horvath, UB assistAnt professor of nutrition and physiology; Jill Rowland, graduate studc;nl in nutrition, and David l'el)dergast, professor of physiology. The work was suppotted by a grant from Mars. Inc. • lecture on American constitutional law, international human rights and family law at Babes-Bolyai University io Cluj, Romania. Mark E. Shechner, professor of English, will lecture io Israel on American nlodern literature. He will teach at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv. Known and respected as a legal scholar on abortion and women's and human rights and related issues, Marcus eamed master's, doctonll and law degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. She is working on a book on domestic violence and the law in the former Eastern Bloc countries of Russia, Poland, Hungary and Romania. Shec:IHMor, 8lao - . . . , _ . of UCBerkeley, tAught as a Fulbright scholar in Japan in 1980. At the two Israeli universities, he ' ll focus on modem American fiction and authors , includjng Toni Morrison, Maxine Hong Kingston , Richard Ford and Raymond Carver. For half a century, the Fulbright program has been recognized as the flagship program in international educational exchange. Selection is a highly competitive, peerreview process conducted by lbe Council for International Exchange of Scholars. It is administered by lbe United State lofonnation Agency and awarded by the J. William • Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board ences since the "soaps" debuted on the small screen in the mid-19SOs. CassatA says. Devotees today cross all kinds of socioecooomic, ethnic and gender lines. And contrary to what many might think. a majority of lbe more than SO million aficionados who tunc in, do have a life. Some admittedly are closet viewers in professional and executive positions who are unwilling to admit !bey are hooked on the programs and secretly set their VCRs SO as not to miss an episode. T hey also may be spotted buying magazines devoted to the storylines, the characters and the actors who play lbe parts, or calling national phone numbers to catch up on plotlines and developments. It's true, Cassata says. that some of the "faithful viewen adopt their favorite chnractcrs into their mental social circles and families. They can become so intenwined with their favorite series' characters that they send wedding presents for marriages and flowers and sympathy cards to survivors of the recently "deceased." But. sbe believes, most viewers who creale their own imaginary world to include favorite characten consciously know what they're doing . Meanwhile. the fascination of viewen with the soaps shows no signs of abating as new generations of viewen get hooked on programs where pregnancies can last for more than nine months and weddings are more elaborate than those in high society. Their pupularity holsters the saying that "an imitAtes life." • CerrtdiOil The Jln. 18 Rlportllr article on Bruae Jldtlon t.lng named Clpln ..,......ol American Cuitin lrloolmcly ldlnllfied him as a SUNY Olllllgullhed l8achlnO ~ ...,... Jldtlon I'IOicltl the IIIIa ol SUNY ~ Prolessor. �_,..,._._..,_,, 5 State funds project aimed at reducing domestic violence .,~IIAUII News Services Editor T HE UNIVERSITY 81 Buffalo bas received a $350,000 grant from the New Yodc Stale Oepanment of Health to detennine if fewer women will be reinjwed by 00mestic partners if they get help before they leave the 18fety of the hospital emergency department The t!Jre&.year grw will fund a program called the H.ealtb Care En-oesgency RA>sponse llootatic Vooleoce Projocl, which will be carried out in the Erie County Medical Centor's ~of En-oesgency Medicine. The project will educate emergency de· partment physician s and nurses to identify domestic abuse injuries and train volunteer domesti c violence advocates who will come to the hospital's emergency depart· ment to link women with community ser· vices before they.leave the hoopital The project also will CSIIblish a 24bour autoollled teloJilonc helj>-line in E.nglisb and Sponish tba women can access from their homes. Experts estimate that domestic violence accounts for 30 percent of the inju- llliASNOfF ~::-:-:==-'---.J n es women present within emergency departments in the U.S .. yet without an established protoCOl. physi· cians have been found to identify only one abuse victim in 35. Studies have shown that banered women, if asked, almost always wiU admit they' ve been beaten, but resean:h also reveals thai physicians are uncomfortable with the topic, are afraid of the involved and feel powerless to intervene. The new project will try to overcome these time barriers by training physicians to recogniu possible domestic-violence injuries and by bringing volunteers into the emergency de· partment to provide immediate intervention. The goal, said Margo Krasnoff, UB associate professor of medicine and director of the project is to show that in-hospital inter· vention in domestic ~ violence cases is a form of prevention thai can decrease the number of women reinjured by their partners. ·w e hope to increase identification of women who come to the emergency department suffering from domestic violence who might not have had the opportunity to discuss their situations with health-care providers," Krasnoffsaid."By having the domes· tic-violence advocate come right to the pa· tient in the emergency department. we arc demonstrnting that we talte this problem very seriously, and that we are concerned about the safety of our patients. We want to make sure they receive the belp they need to prevent them from being injured again." The project is an outgrowth of a collab<ntive effort among 12 Erie County hospiUils 10 develop a unified approach to domestic violence. Krasnoff tested the concept a1 Millanl Fillmore Health System's Gales Circle and Suburban hospitals, where the program is """" in effect before applying for the grant. A similar program exists 81 Sisters ofOlarity Hospital in Buffalo. In its third year. the project wiU be replicated in two~ area hospitals. Crisis Services, Inc., along with Krasnoff and Ron Moscati. UB clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine and project coprincipal investigator. will train emergency department personnel. Crisis Services also will recruit, trrun and supervi se volunteer advocates. UB departments of Internal Medi· cine and Psychiatry and the UB School of Law aJso will be involved in the project • President issues university affirmative action statement HE UNITED STATES has a 350-year legacy of discrimination based upon race, from chattel slavery through Jim C row laws and into the civil rights struggle of the late 1950s and early 1960s. The Western world has an even longer history of disrimination againsl women. And, in recent years, e as a nation have been increasingly sensitized 10 ways in which we have disadvantaged others on the basis of their membership in certain groups o classes, rather than on their individual abililies and merits. T S me of our country's most obvious discri minatory pract es and traditions are a thing of the past-for example, the maintenance of separate public accommodations for members of different races, or the posti ng of employment opportunities for members of one gender only. In other instances, however--such as last year's Texaco case-we are reminded that egregious discrimination still exists, and too many members of our soc iety are daily aware of far more subtle, invidious discrimination. ln the academy, we have a keen sense of these legacies of de j ure and de fac to discrimination and segregation. partially because we have studied them, and partially because we know our own institutions have historically participated in them. We also have a meritocratic academic culture, based on principles of intellectual and professional achievement. And most of our current generation of faculty and university officers have grown up with the civi l rights and feminist movements. r all these reasons. we in the academy strongly support equality of opportunity in all aspects of our acaemic community; we also support affirmative action programs, both as rc~edies for the effects of past discrimination and as means of assuring true equality of opportunity. This ethical position is reinforced by our lnldi· tion of academic freedom and the firmly held sense of indepe ndence which arises from it We expect to make deci sions about acade mic policy-i ncluding particularly admissions and the hiring of faculty colleagues-without significant pol itical or judicial int! rvention . Political and judicial events of the past five years mark an apparent shift in the public policy environment for colleges and universities, particularly where matters of racial diversity arc concerned. National attention has focused on several high-profile cases in higher education: • the University of California Board of Regents ' 1995 vote to end racial preferences in hiring and admissions; • the 1995 decision by the Supreme Court not to hear argu ments in Podberesky v. Kirwan after the U.S. Court of Appeal s in the Fourth Circuit ruled againsra race-based scholarship program at the University of Maryland; and • the Supreme Court's similar 1996 refusal to intervene in Hopwood v. Univusiry of Texas, in which a Fifth C ircuit appellate court ruling effectively barred colleges and universities in Texas, Louisiana. and Mississippi from considering race as a factor in admissions. In the current judicial posture of the nation's courts, all preference programs based in race are suspect under the Fourteenth Amendment. Moreover, the 1995 Supreme Court decision in Ada rand Constructors, Inc. v. P~na has created a new emphasis on "strict scrutiny," requiring that iristitutions use affirmative action programs only to ad- F: dress a "compelling public interest" -suc h as remedying either demonstrable current discrimination or demonstrable effects of past public discri mination. Such programs must also be "narrowly tailored" to remedy spe· cific instances of discrimination by the institution which creates them. In creating and maintaining these positions. it is generally judicial policy to defer to the findings of elected public officials in the executive and legislative branches. or of specially appointed and/or expert agencies such as the Civil Rights Commission. Even these officials and agencies, however, must now be prepared to meet rigorous judicial scrutiny regarding findings that justify affir· mati ve action programs. T hese recent events have led a great many of our colleagues in the academy to re-examine the relationships-and the differences-among affi rmative action, equal opportunity. and racial and gender-based preferences. and to ask how they can appropriately preserve their commitment to affirmative action. While colleges and universities may be particularl y aware of and sensitive to past and present societal d isc rimination , we are accorded no special standing to remedy such discrimina· lion, and we must be prepared to justify everything we do in terms of remedying demonstrable past or present discrimination at our institutions. Does this environment mean that universities must stop working to ensure balance and diversity among students. faculty, and st.aff? No. It simply requires us to do careful analysis of deci sions involving admissions. hiring. and professional advancement, and to ensure that what we do is justifi able based upon our institution's specific situation and our academic and professional needs. At UB. that analysis is the business of a range of uni versity offices. committees, and leaders (se~ sidebar at rig hi). oes the current national re-examination of affinna tive action change the University at Buffalo's com mitment to mai ntaining and promoting diversity among our students. faculty. and staff. and to ensuring a climate in which that diversity is respected and considered an asset? No. • UB still upholds all state and federal laws that ensure equal access to educational and employment oppor· 1unities for all Americans. regardless of age. religion or creed, color. ph ysical ability, national origin. race. ethnicity, gender, and marital or veteran status. • UB also subscribes to New York State's Executive Order Number 28, prohibiting discrimination based upon se<ual preference. and to the SUNY Trustees' policy that no judgment concerning any member of our university community shall be based on personal matters, such as sexual orientation and private expression. that are unrelated to performance. • UB remains committed to creating an environment in which all the many differences among the members of o ur university community are respected. appreciated. cel ebrated, and seen as the source of new insigh ts into ourselves and our world. At UB and throughout the United States, our diversity is and must be our great source of new strengths and new perspectives for the century ahead. It is our task at UB to preserve that diversity as a living resource, so that students, fac ulty, and st.aff alike are better able to serve our community. state, and nation in years to come. D WIWAIIR.-ND President The fi*Mtng deocription olretponsibllities fa< affirmative - . . equ8l ~ity. and dMinllty ln~lallves has bee!>- by 1 r.nge ol uniVetoity oll'tcers. as well •• the FKulty and ProiROlonol Stoll Senates ltls being lndMduoJty - · along with a aet of detailed noles on each reoponslbifny, ·to Voce Presidents, Deans. Oiracto<s, Chan. Program and Unk Heads, and the Facuhy and Prolnslonaf Staff Senatet. .. . ...... .......... ., AtfllwMtve Acu. 111111 • . _ .. _ _ _ Aetlonotllce f. Aaaitt in developing policy scatements and affirmative action programs: provide guJdance and support to uni- venJity committees charged with addressing affirmative actlonlosues. a. Prepare and submit mandatory reports: respond to requests from other agencies; report to semor manage· menton the status and progress of the unrverslty's alfJr. mative action progrilm; disseminate appropuate IOtormaUon to units. 3 . Coordinate activities related to addresstng discrepanc ies and findings identilled In repotts and complaints 4. Design and implement an audit and report system that meets federal and state mandates and 1den111y areas requiring correction. 111. Serve as a ltaison between tederal anc state agenc1es and the university. 8. Assist in keeping the un1verstty commuMy tnlormed on developments 10 Equal OpportuMy/Afftrma!ll.le ActiOn and in securing feedback on what mlormat10n uMs require T. Conduct audtts conststent w1th the unlvers.ttv 's obhga· uons and mandates R•aponalbllttlea of S.nlor 1t1ana9•m•nt 8. Take every appropnate occas1on to prov1de on-go1ng and VISible leadership 1n torward1ng eqllal opportuntty and dtversity imtiatives among lacuily. students and staf1 msurlng that the un1versity community understands these to be imponant tnstitutional ob1ecuves a. Assist deans. chairs and directors m 1denhfy1ng ancl solvtng tssues related to recruitment and h1r1ng ol I acuity and staf1 1 0 . Prov1de leadershtp 1n tostenng 11es among and between organ1za11ons and the un1vers11Y to promote efforts at enhancmg drverstty 1 1 . Ensure the establishment of un1t goals and obtec · uves. and of a system of accountab1hty lor meet1ng them 12. Encourage pubhc serviCe w1th1n sentor managers areas of responsibility to help promote mcreased •nvotvement between women and m1nonty organ1Z8!10ns and the umverstty 1 3 . Develop plans and strategtes to prevent narassment RetlpOftalbllttlea of Deana, Chalra, Directors IUMI lndlvl-1 F.c:ulty/Stllff Members 14. Ensure that career development plans (not necessar tly written) ex1st tor all employees 15. Ensure that annual revtews are conducted lor au employees and that any d1vers1ty eHons and results on the Part ot the employee are 1ncluded 1n the evaluation cnteria 16. Untt managers are best pos1lt0ned to ensure that women and mtnonhes are g1ven lull opportun1t1es lor transter and advancement 17. Develop and Implement effecuve strategtes tor tncreastng the recruitment and htnng of mmonues and women . and lor reta1mng them once h1red �_,. L ......... has been named campus director of techno!· ogy transfer services in the OtfK:e of the V.ce President IOf Research at UB Massing has served as assis· tant and assoct· ate dtrector of technology lfans- fer serv~ces at UB stnce 1992 MiSSIOn ot the OffiCe of Techno6ogy Transfer SetVICes ts to make UB tnventJOns avail· able lor public benerrt and to place those technok:lg~es ex tnventions with localtndustry to support WNY economiC development Masstng 's new responstbtlll!eS tnvolve managtng actrvtlleS relattng to the dtsclosure. development. marketing. proteciiOn and hcenstng of tnteUectual and tangible property developed by UB faculty and staH . tncludtng the hlfng and prosecution of patent appltcalions m the u S and loretgn countnes He tlas served as d~tector of en· gtneertng at Keller Technology Corp . as vtce prestdent of manu· lactunng at Ktstler Instrument Corp and as seniot mechamcal engtneer at Catspan Corp Masstng recerved the 1980 Engt· neenng Excellence Award fran the U S Department of TransportatiOn for studteS .improvtng the response of anthropomorphic crash-test dunvrues He chairS the Survey, StattSIICS and MetriCs Comm1nee of the Asscoation of Umversity Technology Managers He earned a master's degree in eng•neenng and a bactleiOr's degree tn electriCal and mechanical engtneer.ng fromUB EPIDEIIII-IST ON IIOAIID OF NA1'10NAL AIIENCY STUDYINQ YETDAIIS' HIEAUII Genftlllne •uclt, UB assoctate professOf of soctaf and preventive medicine. has been appointed to a three-year term on the board of the fnstl!ute of Medtc1ne's Medical FollOw-up Agency, an arm of the Nat tonal Academy of Sciences The agency conducts ep•dem•ologtc research on the health status ol veterans Us board tS composed ol 14 phystctans and researchers !rom umverstttes and research cen· ters across the country Buck has won national recogmhon fbr her eptdemiOiogtc research 1n human reproducuon and fetal and early-Childhood heal!h In 1995. she was appotnled to a three-year term on the NatLonal Research Counc1l Comminee on Tox1cotogy. wh1ch prov•des expert adv1ce to government agenctes on toxtcoloQ IC issues a11tt problems She holds a prestigiOUs three-year lellowshtp from the Merck Company Foundation and the Society f01 Eptdem!Ok>gy Research to conduct a long-term study of the safety and effecuveness of tubal hgattOn Buck is a registered nurse and holds master's and doctoral degrees tn epidemiology from UB She is a member of the Amencan College of Epodenuofogy, Socoety for ~podemio­ logiC Research and the Society fCif Pediauic EpidemiologiC Research. and tS a fellow of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental MediCine She publishes fre-quently in professional journalS MIUD ELECTED PRESIDENT OF DENTAL ALUMNI llllymond Q. 11111. . has been elected president of the 1,300member UB Dental Alumni AsSOCUI· lton fOf 1997. A 1985 graduate of the UB School of Dental Medicine . Miller is a clinicallnstructOf of oral diagnostic sciences at the dental schc:lot and maintains private practices in Lancast9f and Amherst He also is on lhe anending staff of the Erie County Medical Center. A major with the 107th Air Refueling Wing of the New York Alr NaIIOilal Guard, Millet' Is a member of the American Dental AssociaUon and its state and district societies. Other newty elected officers are: -~D.-. president-elect. A 1985 UB dental school graduate. Ehlers is a UB clinicallnsuuctor of restorative ctenusuy and is in practice in Boston. • Paul ~o, secretary. Oibenedeno graduated from lhe UB dentaJ school In 1979 and is tn practice in Cheektowaga. •Richard .1. Lrnch, treasurer. Lynch is a 1983 UB d ental school graduate and is in practice 1n Bufla)O • KAAIIS, TAI'LIN, K - N NAIUD TO I~ I"'STS IN U N - A T E DIUCA.,_ Janina Kaara has been appointed interim assistant vice provost for Undergraduate Education. 11 has been announced by Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for Undergraduate Educalion. Kaars, who will continue as director of the Academic Advisement Center. witt be responsible for coordinating and monitOJing the university's undergraduate academte pohcies and procedures and will serve as senior member ol the vice provosl's staff She has worked at the university s1nce 1975 and since 1993 as dt· rector of the Advisement Center Other Ofganizatooat changes announced by Goodman include Cheryl Taplin, senior academtc advisor. has been appointed lntenm assistant d irector ol the Academic Advisement Center. She will be re-sponsible for several new tnnialives within the Advisement Center and will serve as acung director tn Kaars' absence Taphn has been an advisor at the untverstly since 1988 and has been the coordinator of the transfer credit base fOI' UBDARS C.rol Kobrin has been appointed interim assistant to the VICe provost lor Resource Management and will be responstble for budget and personnel. She will also conllnue as the assistant to the d1rector of the Academic Advisement Center She has worked at the umverstty stnce 1975 and has been in Academic Advisement stnce 1995 IEIHIEL NAilED I'IIESIHNT OF LAW a SOCIETY ASSOCIA.,_ David M. lneel, professor of taw and directOI' of the UB Baldy Center for Law and Social Polley. has been elected president of the 1,400-member Law and Society Association (LSA). He will be Installed as prestdent at the group's annual meeting m St Louis in June. Members of the LSA. founded 1n 1965. include U.S. and internatiOnal scholars from law, sociology, polittcal sctence . psychok>gy, anthropol· ogy. economics and history Concerned with the role of taw tn soctal. political. economic and cultural life, a major aim ol LSA •s to encourage input from a vanety ol dtsciplines Into the study of sociolegal topics . A UB faculty member stnce 1985. Engel teaches courses tn taw. culture and sociEtty, and law and soeta! science. A book he coauthored . "Law and Community tn Three American Towns.· won LSA's book award in 1996. He is associ- - ...... ....... ate editor of Law & Soc.ety Revtew, the LSA journal. Before jolnong the UB faculty, he served as a research attolney and ....U.ID.II_.._.,_,,_. pt"oject director for the American Bar FoundaUon and a Peace Corps volunteer, teacher and educational "'DDm. . _ . . ftall111111ft ~ Aaa~~~~... ·~~~~ superv!OO< worl<ing in Songkhta, Thailand. He earned a bachelor~ loc:t "Core Biomedical Cofleclllolll,.. flllllld Ullda' ~ ~.. labeled .,.... ~.1-.lAdiltla" YOII willlllllllllld •apllnation of C.... ...._.C....... I a~ -..&ca~colledlootn IDcludiDa • 1ill at joamlll - - . . i.D - " dalabase. Select "OVID" llld 11111 will _.,.,ly . . - t o lhe OVID searclJ paae. wbere 11111 -:r Db :raw dlfllllae selcc:tion_ You m.y allo ao dlm:dJ to lhe ovm pap at URL: hllp:/1 ~ In addllion 10joamall tbatan>spccific to biomedical research, more COIDIDOII, cron-dilcipllnary !ideo JUCb u N~w England Jowmol-of Jl«llciM, JAMA and Science an: included in the da· degree from Harvard ~ktge and master's and law degrees from the University of Michigan. c.... · - COUI CAN C0U1 U?" to•-..ctOF SCIIIICD ALUIINIIAU( Imagine an environment that is ~der than outer space. It may sound Inhospitable, bot for the pest 100 years, some physicists have made such k1N temperatures the focus of their work. One such scientist , Francia M. caaap.tnl, professor of physics at UB. will discuss "The Saga o1 Low Temperature Physics: A Ouest lor the Absolute Zero· at a talk to begin at 7:30p .m. on Monday, Jan. 27, in Room 215 of the Natural Sctences Comptax. North Campus. · A tour of UB's tow-temperature research facility will follow the talk. The lecture . free and open to the public, is part of the UB Sctences Alumni Association lecture series According to Gasperini, the disCCNflf'( that began 100 years ago with the cooling of helium gas until ~ became e liquid orvtiated a revolution in physics. He will explain how the drive for absolute zero ts motivated by the desire to observe . - ph&nomena such as superconductivity and superffuidity that only can be WrNed at these tempefatures. He atso will dtSCUSS how initial observations of these phenomena paved the way for the acceptance of a new physics-quantum mechanics. For more information. call Cindy Nydahl at 645-2531 . ~- Core Biomedical Collection I coven journals from 1993 10 presenl, and Core Biomedical Collectioa U includes titles from 1995 10 pmenl. Every word of arti<:lc text is searcbd>Je. including references and graphics captions. Once a list of articles is retrieved, existing displlly options include: a brief bibliographic record. an abstract, or the full text of the article. Hypertext features al low moving 10 selected sections, displllying complete references cited in an article, and linking directly 10 MEDLINE and other full text documents. All graphics. !Ables. and photographs are included as they appear in print. For Mlp connecting to tM World Wide Web and BISON /1, call IM ASCtr Help Desk at 645-3542. -Sue Neumeisur and Lori Wulzinski, University Ubraries Ao, Dong Ho Kim. Ho Yool Lim , Hy\Jn Choon Jeng. Sang Bok Lee. Jeong Muk Lim. Jae Sam Yang, Suk Kee Baek. Kweon Kang , Wang Jln Mun. Young Tae Kim, Kyung In Kim, Jin Wool< Han . Jin Saol Yang . Byung Chul Kang . Yong Chul Kim. Sang Youn Lee and Woo Tae Shim. NIDLHLE~RIIIVIIID CNI..W RIIJ( R E - II'I\IITICIII'ANTS N - . , FOR ~IIUSHEVAWA.,_ Researchers in the UB School of Dental Medicine are seeking more than 100 healthy adu/15 between the egas of 21-65who have signs of penodontal (gum) disease to help evaluate the eHects of a new toothbrush on oral health. Symptoms of penodontat disease include red and/or bh3eding gums aftBf brushing . Participants will be reQuired to make five v1sits to the dentaJ school on the South Campus They will receive $125 reimbursement lot time and travel upon completion of the study. Anyone tnterested in partiCipating can call 829-3940 between 9 a.m . and 5 p .m . weekdays . Twenty-four senior-level executives from Samsung Corp. have gradu· ated from an information-teichnotogy education program administered by the Department of Management Sc1ence and Systems in the UB School of Management. The graduates, chief information oHicers from Samsung's headquarters in South Korea. completed a six-week program that analyzed ways information technology can be applied to a company's strategk: business iniUatives. "Information technotogy is havtng an Increasing global tmpact on the way business operates.· said UB Professor and program director c.rt ........ Samsung. ranked among Fortune magazine's most profitabkl international corporatk>ns. COf'Mlissioned the pt"ogram as part of its strategy 10 remain a global business ktadef. Grad uates included Ooo Hyung Kim , Chart Koo Par1<. Chung Sam Ahn , Wan Goo Gee, Bang Hwan Chung. Kyung Hoe Koo, Yoong Sik "Song of ,._ Ho<izons." a piece perlormed by Hull House Revivmthe folk duo comprised of F Seidl, dean of the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Social Wor1<. and Dean Santos, a faculty member at the Rochester Institute of Technology-is one of 25 selections on the recently released audio cassette and CD "Rochester Sings in Many VISions, Many Voices.· The recordtng . a mullicuttural JOUrney of 250 musicians . IS a YO(. unteer collaboration between Rochester's WOKR- TV and Dynamic AecOfding Studio. PrOCeeds benefit the project Beyond Racism. which trains facilitators to create and deliver diversity education programs in the Rochester area. w. "Song of New Honzons, • wntten by Santos and featuting Seidl and Santos on guitar and vocals, teHs the story of a 1•-year-old with dystexla who seeks to find ·a fertile garden· where hts differences are cultivated as unique assets . "Rochester Sklgs in Many Visions, Many Voices· ts available for under $15. wNch includes shipping and handling, by calling 621~270 IUIIVECNIU.II.-n RECIIUnMENT lUll Nine Buffalo residents are members of US 's newty-formed M1nor1ty Recruitment Team, a group of students who assist the OHtce of AdmJssions and the university with the recruit· ment of students, particularly those who are African-Amencan. NativeAmerican Of Latino. They are: Natalie Armstrong . Catvin Baxter, David C<Miins, Tanika Edwards, Mk:helle Hare, Kawanza McCall, Moritz& Ortiz . Yohannes Semere and Teraysa Smith. The team participates in specie! recruitment prognwns. such as US's amuat open house and doversity reception, and telephone campaigns. and speak wi1h prospectiVO students. II'I\IITICII'IUITS IIOU8HT FOR - -IIESEAJICH Do you suffer from sudden rushes of intense fear and anxtety that appeBI out of the blue? Are these tearful episodes accompamed by rapkj heartbeat. shortness of breath. sweating and trembling? II so. and you are at least 18 yeBis of age. you may be eligible to partiCipate in research on paniC diSOf'der being conducted by the UB depettments of Psychology. Physical Therapy and Exercise Sc•ence, and Psychtatry Participation will beg1n Wllh a dt· agnostic intervteW. with appomtments scheduktd at individuals' convenience at the North Campus Participants will recetve S50 upon com~tion of the procedure Individuals wi1h hean or lung disease, seizure disorders or who are pregnant are eligible. Anyone intarasted in participating should cor>tact the UB Center for Anxiety noc. Re- search, 645-3650, ext 337. �7 To Give or Not to Give AM AFRAID mAT I will be labeled Sociallst, but the fact is !ball am sic1c IIIII lin:d to.beoo everybody's sucker lists. If Ibis is socialism, so let it be. Here is how the SIOI)' goes. I am an immigrant who arrived to Ibis country after WW U. Although I bad a job right from the stan, the lim few years were a struggle to have the ends meet. Eventually, I landed myself a relatively weU-paid (by my standards of those days) job, and pooling our resources, my wife and I were able to afford a modest twobedroom house. Since prior to arriving at the United States I spent nearly s1x years as a piisoncr of war in Germany, and then seven years as a war refugee (what was then called displaced person) also in Germany, I was not spoiled with luxuries. Having a house, enough to cat, and two small cars meant for me a fulfillment of the American Dream. I fell America was good to me and DOW I should give something in return. I picked up a charity, I think it was Father Flanagan's Boys' Town, and sent a small contribution. It didn' t take long that I received a thank-you note and an envelope implying that another contribution would be welcome. As the time went by, more and more reqUests for contri bu~ I tions from other charities began to arrive. The more I was giving the more requests were arriving. Where were they getting my name from? I didn't advertise that I am wiUing to satisfy all needs of the world. With each request there was a lengthy Jetter dcscrib- ing all evils tbal happen to people, frequently ICCOIIIpBoicd by gruesome photographs of emaciated children or sick people. There was also a pledge card with a series of little squares accompanied by numbers inausing from left to right in a geometrical progression. An additional square labeled o/Mr was always at the upper end o(.lbc progression, hardly ever at the lower end. Some fund-raiser even told me how mucb I should give. Ulb= did they~ information n about my financial staiUS to make such decisions for me? I don' t know. Sometime in the mid~ a new idea cmcrgcd. The newly created United Fund proclaimed tbal if I give gcocrously to UF, all human occds will be taken care of and no one will ever bother me. This was a splendid idea; unfortunately, it didn't work. I gave generously to the United Fund but this didn't stop the flow of mail. After I became a citizen and registered with the board of election another flow of mail began to arrive. Now there were requests for political contributions. Once I sent a modest contribution of $10 or $20 to a political fund-raiser. they began to call you a community l<ad<r and they immediately made you a member of a political organization whether I wanted itoroot. It is strange that one can easily renounce U.S. citizenship bui it is impossible to surrender a membership in these political fund-raising orgartizations. Many times I enclosed with my contribu- lion a note saying that l supported their cause but I did ool want to be a member of anything. Nevcrtbcleas, next month another request for money arrived with a lcn&tby letter beginning with the words Dear M<mber of ...Obviously they didn't read my note. WeU,I didn't read their letters either because I know that all they wanted is my money. S ince I am a registered Dcmocra~ most of the political mail came from Democratic organizations. However, occasionally I received mail from the opposite side of the political spectrum. Once I received an adorned letter from Senator Phil Gramm ;;wiling me to join the R•p•blican S<natoria//nner Circl< . For a mere $1,000 a year I would have the privilege to rub elbows with Mr. Sunnunu, Arnold Schwarzenegger and other Republican hotshots at the Inner Circl< meetings at the additional cost of $200-$300 per meeting. Of course, travel expenses to Washington and the hotel in WashingtOn are on me. Being now such an important personality, I couldn' t take a room in any flopbouse but would have to stay at the Omni Shoreham Hotel for a minimum of $135 a night (a special rare for YIPs). Another time I received from the Reagan White House a proposal thai if I contribute as little as S I ,000 or so to Reagan 's campaign I will receive a medal and a special letter of appreciation thai I may display prominently in my living room. This was a shock to me since my European background taughr me thai medals and crosses are given for !.pecial achievements in peace and war and cannot be acquired for money. Now that I am retired a new type of mail began to arrive. Some charities figured out that after contributing for 30 years or so I may have reached by now the end of the line. So, in case 1 am brooding about how to dispose of my al leged estate I should consider to bequest evcrytbing to ibcm. Ptescolly, I am flooded every day of the week with four to five letters asking for contributions. I am glad that there is DO mail on Sunday; at least one day a week I am spared bcartbfeaking decisions to give or not to give. Mostly the requests arc for, what I consider, wonbwhile causes. But unfortunately my limited means do not do not allow me to solve all of the world's ills. so I have to be selective and dispose of some of the requests into the wastebasket. Tbcsc arc hard but unavoidable decisions to make. It certainly would case my conscience if we would reverse the trend for privatization of charities. Let the governments take care of the occds of those who cannot help themselves as it is done in most of the West European countries. This will not stop the flood of requests for money entirely, but certainly will ameliorate the situation. It will simplify our lives and will save a lot of paper and thus preserve our forests and cut down on pollution from the pulp indusrry. I n addition it wiiJ be more cost-effective because charities usually collect money through fund-raising agencies and only parr of the contributions go to the charily. whereas the rest fattens up the fund-raiser. I would rather send once a year one sizable check to the IRS than hundreds of small checks ycar-rouod. Let everybody chip in, not just the suckc ~ . As far as the political contributions are concerned, let us eliminate money · fro m the campaign process altogether. This way, our elected representatives won't need to take bribes from corpora- tions and alms from the citizens. So much is being talked abour how welfare devalues people's self-respect. Shouldn ' r the same apply to our elected officials who bave to go begging to have chances ro be elected? - F. ZAiliiZEWSIU Research Professor SportsView BUUS U8H1' UP I..EA11&NECU TO EARN SECOND PLACE The BIAs st>Jia blislsmg 00.7 percenl frcrn lhe field and 61 .5 peiC81l frcrn beyond lhe""' to doMl Weslem Jllroois 96-85 SaUday t> score one of rr.eo- biggest road llicklrios since joi1ing the Mid-Coolinenl Confefance ltYee ~ ago. Weslem lllroois had won 26 of !heir prBIIious ~ - a t Weslem Hall before lhe Bulls cameto""""and~ro~and4-1 n lhe Mid·Cort The loss dropped Weslem 1D 4-2 n lhe conlerence and~ 01o'!lt81. The Bulls got oulSlallding frcrn Mike Marlilt'o. Rasa!.n YOU'1Q. Mall Clemens and Robert Harris. Marmho hil11-of-15 shots frcrn lhe field en route ID a seasorHligh ~ points. Young had 23 points. while Harris added 18 points and 10 reboLnds for lhe SuUs and had a monster slam dunk in lhe closing minutes to help dinch lhe win. Clemens added a season-high 14 polnts.After a home conleslagainsl Youngstown Stale Jan. 22, lhe Bulls hillhe road for Mid.COOtinenl c~ al Chicago State and Norlheaslern Illinois. ROYALS FAIL IN YOUNGISTOWN UB-Youngstown Slate women~ basketball game was not decided until !he final shot as lhe Royals fell In a 76-741oss in Youngstown. UB is now f>-1 In lhe Mid-continent Conference and 13-2 overall. With Troy State's 113-58 win over Chicago Stale Monday, lhe Trojans tool< over Mid-Con's top spot and dropped UB Into a lie for second with Youngslown and Northeastern Illinois.· Shamor1 Beach's layup with jusl3.7 seconds remaiAing gavelhe Penguins a 76-74 edge. UB lrrmedialely -lineoul t> set up a Saturday~ fl1aJ play. YSU used alight pressue defense as catherine Jacob rushed lhe bal up lhe orut. lelling loose a Hall Mtvy stJJI that til lhe frool of lhe rin as lhe final buzzer SOlrded. Brenna Doly and Kim Coon led lhe Royals with 13 points apiece. Charissa Gardner added 11 points. Blai<eslee scored a seasonhigh 10 points. Alicia Kollmorgen grabbed seven boards to lead lhe Royals. The Royals head to Chicago for a pair of league malchups facing Chicago State Set· urday and Northeastern Illinois Monday. MAR11NHO, COON EARN MIDCONIINENI' HONORS Junior guard Mike Martinho and sophomore guard/forward Kim Coon were selected as lhe Mid-Continenl Conference~ Men's and Women's Basketball Players of lhe Week. lhe conference announced Jan. 14. Martinho reached lhe 1 .~nt plateau Monday, becoming lhe 10th player in Bulls history to achieve lhe mileslone. Martinho averaged 22.3 points in three games last week, including a season4ligh 29 Saturday againsl Missouri-Kansas City. Coon averaged 16.1 points in ltYee games for lhe Royals, leading lhe team to a 3-0 week. Coon came off lhe bench In 1w0 of lhe three games. including Monday's 91-75 win """' Troy Stale where she scored 20 points and nailed four lhree-jlointers. BUUS SECOND AI STAlE WIID1UN8~ ComellklMirsity had fa.r state c:lltwJ1)icns and placed fa.r o4hers on lhe podiun scoring 168 pOOls as they won rr.eo- second consecu- livuNYSl!&nlille and lhid In fa.r ~overlhe weekend. UB. pooling !heir besl fnsh since 1978. capllJed second place-1'Z7 poiris. UBS<ri:lr1SO. pculCier ..kllvl SUzmtwlex- lllnded his wming streak to 22 bouts and capIliad his schookeoord fourth I<>.XTla'nenl Wlf1 spots 00 lhe honorable menlloo offensive team. Ellis. who has been gaining plenty of attention frcrn pro scouts, alklwed just one sack all season and IIWs seasoo. Defeating CoUrbia's Brian McGuie 6-4 to lake lhe lille, he is now 24-1 and hasnl losi a match since Noo.oerroer. Senior 126-pounder Jason Wartinger also captured his second tournarnenllille of lhe season as he successfully defended his stale championsllip frcrn last year. wartinger also _,l ~ over lhe weekend. scoring a 6-5 win over Bob Hanson of Syracuse in lhe finals. Rlrs Mall Hamill. named lhe lournamenl's M9sl Outstanding Wrestler. defealed UB's Eric Gross in lhe finals. FOUR F0011IAU. BUUS EARN AI.WIImiiCA STA11IS Four UB players. highlighted by sentor defensive back Michael Chichester, earned spots oo lhe Don Hansen Football Gazene AllAmerican team. Chichester earned a berth on the first·team defense in an outstanding senior season. helping lhe Bulls to an 8-3 record, their most wins in a decade. Also earning spots oo Football Gazene AllAmerican teams were Hnebacker Craig Guest (ltlird team def1>1se). offensive tackle Edward 81is and tailback Anlhony Swarr-who both made lhe honorable mention offense. Chichester played both come<back and slrong safety, and was a rock in lhe Bulls defensive secondary es well as oo special teams. He was fifth oo lhe team wiltl 63 tackles. led lhe team in pass breakups and returned both of his Interceptions for touchdowns against ll~nois Stale and Edinboro. He bloci<Bd three kicks and had a pair of fumble recoveries in a steUar season. Guest finished a brilliant career as UB's all-time leading tackler. He fK1ished lhe year with a tearrHeading 136 tackles and lied lhe school record with four fumble. recoveries. He leaves UB as lhe record.hoJder for tackles in a game (29versus Maine, Oct. 7. 1995). season (161. 1995) and=- (446). He is lhe only Bulls player to ever """"d 400 or more tackles In a = - and regislered 100 tackles or more in ltlree stmlght seasons. Senior offensive tackle Edward 81is and junior tailback Anlhony SWan both earned helped lhe Bulls av· erage 372.5 yards and 24.6 points per game. Ellis was a big reason why tailback CHICHESTER n ue - Anthony 9Nan became rrty the lhird player history to crack the 1.00>- 9Nan rushed for 1,117 yards on a record 244 carries and scored nne lOlJCI>. dc>Nr6_He caug,t16 passes for 172 yards. islling lhe year ranked 29th 1n lhe nation n rusning at 101.55 yards per g<rne. He-- qo/6f lhe 1~- seven lines lhls season. .,. eluding a career-lligh 215 yards al LBI'ql The Bulls. who will become a Oiv. 1-A member in 1999 with their entrance 1nto the yard - m- Mid-Amertca.n Conference, were ranked 27th in the final Spotts Netwodr poll and sixth 1n ltle final l.amberlJMeadowlands Awards MEN'S SWIMMING The Bulls traveled ro 0!1io Jan 17 to face a tough Toledo team frcrn the Mid·Arrencan Conference. UB dropped the meal 137-100 falling to 4-2 in dual competition . Distance freeslyler Mall< Horgan was lhe BIAs' klp performer, taking lhe 500-free "' 4:45.88 and lhe 11X»Jlee n 9:46.52. l-is rrne "' lhe 1000 was his besl of lhe season. slicing r:Nel a half a second off his prevws besl a 9:46.89. The line is also lhe reoon:led by a Mid-Conlilenl Conference swirmer IIWs year Also winning for the SuUs were Kevin Jessop in lhe 2!JO.bullerfly in 1:58.11 and Korry Miller In lhe 200-IM in 1:58.37. The BuHs look lhe lop three spots in lhe 200-IM, with Par Quinlan finishing second In 1:59.94 and Jessop third al 2:00.27 -Ted Wasko. Sports Information Office �__ ___ _____ ......... ,.. ____ ....,_ __........ 8 ,. .._.., ......,_ -- -------· ------ . . .THUR23 . . . ... .. . . - ~ llco1lot r... a.,_ 0..-.DconiaJ. MeCanhy, 1'11.0., Alln 1\n:uJ USA.~ Cooke. Nonh Art--pus. 3:30 p.m. c.m- ____ _.__._ Opulooa . _.... , . , . Holl-tloe&.tl Worbot._ tnlloooi'KO!Iy,-ucl .u...L"" [)eponiDCDI Oal - lery, C..O«fO<IhoAns.Nonh ....._... .....,_ ~pus . 5· 7 p.m. ThrouJb l'eb. ll . a,......,.._,.:-.a,.. .,,.,_ a.... uc~a~, ...... of l'onlyok .... WlaEric P. .... B..-..._ Hoffrnaa, Pb.D., Ua.iv. ofPius- buiJh School of Mcdic:ine. 225 N1tural Sctcnce.. North Cam· pus. 5 p.m. - c.w c.. c.w Bot,.. Sop <IX..~ Plo)'lko: A Q.- lor .... , . _ - Zero, Do-. Fnocia M. Guporini, UB Ptof. of Pbyaica. 215 NanuaJ Scieac:ea. North c.mpua. 7:30 p.m. !'roe. 'lOur or --- ---- UB 'alow teonpera~~~n:.......ucll fldlity will follow. SpGftiOC'Cd " Pollealwilll 'll>lal , . __ 1oou . . . . - , . v - lie- by Scieac:ea Alumni 1\uocio- -- ~ APO a....L 14.5 S1uden1 Union. North c.mpua. 7:30 p.m. tum. Daniel Pieroni, M.D. Kinch Auditorium, Children's Hospital. I Lm. ~ David L<ol, !Wvanl. 280 Put. North Campus. I p.m. =:-.........., Lud.ada Flaley, UB law prof. who recently argued an abonion cli nic acceu cue before the U.S. Supreme Coun in October. Centerforlnquiry, 1310Sweet Home Rd., Amherst. 8 p.m. Sponsored by Friend! of the Center for Inquiry and ProChoice Net~ ofWNY. -- ............... AU kvell. 2 Diefendorf. South Campus. &-II p.m. Free. Sponsored by Graduate Student Association. tioa. - -.y ......... - TBA.. Cafetorium A. Children's Hotphal. 8:30 Lm. -- 'API FPIIIIIII' Illustration faculty, stu- dents and alLms are represented in show opening today with a reception In the Art Department Gallery, Center fOI' the Arts. Heather Kabza's work is shown at right. ---__,...__.. --..... ............ . ~c .... I" SodaL 210 Studeot Union. 7:30p.m. North ~ pus. --r...Siu- 4-6 p.m. RA:1il~«lhrouab lhc Ac:odeml<: Uaer Uoiaoo Office. 21S Computina Ceneer. -----·I_....,_ . .... -=~ ........ _...-97003......... ---~ _.. .-'171106.Cloltt D- UNIX. 2-4 p.m. RcaiJu:r lhrou&h the Acmemic User U· oiJoo 011'100, 215 CompudDJ _._.,....,__ ..,....,., _.. ..,..._ ~. . . . . . .-9711117. _ Ccorcr, 645-3540. ....... c . . - p ' ' - 645-3540. . ~ - Doolil ry.-. .-97009. B-APO. cocdu- catioaal...-vico fialenUI}'. The O ub. North c.mpua. 7 p.m c............,., Debbie Foaa. lnln>doclioaiO UNIX and Ill< UB Pborm.D. cudidote. 121 Cooke. North Campus. c-pu.... Eavtroa. . .l of lbe CIT n-slwia1R~ IOUIUL Nooa-2:30 p.m. Re&iJ... ter throu&h the Academic User Uaison Office, 21 S Computing Ceucer, 64S-3S40. - UB~E ...•blt, Edward Yadzinst.l. dirccuw. Slc:e. Nonh c.mpua. 3 p.m. Fn:e. ..,_LIVe ................. 4:30p.m. ~ Mlahky, cello; David Riley, pi· ano, performiaa Souta ia F Major, Op. 5, No. I ODd Sonala in A P.hjor, Op. 69. Allen. South Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Conccr11o be broldeut the followiaa Sun· day aa 4 p.m. on WBfO..FM 88.7. U.. 127063. Cion I~ ,.Art From Hel~ Evil Worb ofUiustnlion Faculty, Students aod Alumni" opcDI J-. 23 with a receplioa from 5-7 p.m. in the An Dqwtrncm Gallery local<d on the lower leve:l o( the Center for the Arb oa the North Campus. The a.how coalillues cluough l'eb. ll . .... •..,. "'CbiOCK Mountaitueape ~hi : lecture," an cxtUbit or phol~ pplu by John Valeotiao will> .... by Bevaly_Foit-1\lbcrt. conli.DUeS ttuoup feb. 21 in the School or 1\n:hi....,.. ODd Plannina'alamca Dyea Gallery. 334 Hayea lllll. Soutb Compua. Gallery boun aro 9 a.m.-S p.m. Monday cluoul)l Friday. ----.-......__ The DoportmcA1 or Computer Scienc:e IIDd CIT bawe qreed to Ilion> tho Baldy 19 Maciatosb lab u 1 public site wbeD il is not ..,... fO< Computer Scieoce cJaaca. This appamtly is .... IIIIJXOCOCieata .... Wliquc fomof~­ CIT IIDd uiCodcmic deport....._. Boldy 19 will be o pablic lite Moodoy tbroall> 'Pritloy from 9 LDL WMil DOOG.. beJi.... llinl loa. 27. For iaformotioo, call 645-3180. 1lt obfabt llfDW iltfo,.,.,. CM joOIIUml abow. ttMI«< p~~ - 1 s.rwc.~ 104 Cnllb HoJLTo ...... ..,.._.., Illrwl l'"''tolrU Pei'SitlfiiWI. 416 CfP/IL ~rud~ror children. AU ............ ore held 7-IOp.m...,.ttiptlpa-for six weeb; eh.Udrea's work· shopl ~ oa Saturday tDOmiap. Fees ... S30 r.. - . . S30 for all Olben.. For mGR iDfonu. lion, call 645-6125 "'645-2A34. Tr ' t a--e UB 'lbulmllkn Club IDCieCI c.t lhc ........... founlt Tueoday of tho .............. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Ia 2 5 0 - Ualoa. For call Sally ..... w..-. 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' ''!De': ... w..- nct~oo~ou. - .t -.w.-........ ,.._ in&fP_ __ ....,.__ _........,..,~ ~or..- nct~oo~ou. r.::-t~ fP-7 0 0 1 . - - �UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT I HTTP // WiNGS . BUF"F"ALO . EOU / L I BRA �Which ·library to use? EACH OF THE ten UB UbrCllies has servlces and oollectlons tailored to stu- dents Cll1f1 researchers in specific subject areas, with the exceptlon of the Undergraduate Ubrcny (UGL), whlch oontains general works In mcirt subject A~C HI TI:C'TU~It A ... D P LA ...... I ,.O areas. Keep In mind that research projects will often be mult!-dlsc:iP!narY. so you may use several different libraries whose oollections overlap. Below is a guide to the subject specialties of the UB Ubraries. CC NTit• "DA 1!10011; PA IIt.llt A V A SUBJECT SPECIALTY LIBRARY • Architecture. Design Studies • Art. Art History Architacture and Plannlng Library • Biology Science and Englneerlng Library • Business Lockwood Library Science and Eng!neertng Library Lockwood Library Health Sc:ienoes Library Lockwood Library Science and El'lglneering Library Lockwood, Law, and Science and Engineering llbmiies Health Sciences Library Lockwood Library Health Sciences Library Lockwood Ubrary Law Library Lockwood Library Lockwood Library Lockwood Library Science and Engineerlng Library Mathernatlcs Library Health Sciences Library Music Library Health Sdenoes Library Health Sciences Library Science and Engineering Ubrary Lockwood Ubrary PoetryjRare Books Collection. and Lockwood Library Lockwood Library Lockwood Library • Chemistry • Classics • • • • Dentistry Edua:rtion Engineering Government Documents • Health-Related Professions • History • History of Medicine • Lcmguages • Law • Library Studies • uterature • Management • Mathematics • Medicine •Music • Nwsing • Pharmacy • Physics Polish Studies • Poetry • \.I I!IAAA V I • Psychology • Scx:iaJ Sciences Lockwood Library (Anthropology. Sociology. F.ronornics) • Social Work • Statistics • Theatre and Dcmce Lockwood Library Health Sciences, and Science and Engineering libraries Lockwood and Music libraries • UB History University Archives University at Buffalo THFSFS and DJSSERTATIONS are found in the library of the discipline. BAnS 11AU. CIOVTH CAMPUS) 129-3505 Visual Re104.1rces Center 829.J485 URL http:/ /wings.bullolo.edu/librories/units/opl APL has a collecUon o1 over 24.000 volumes on ARCHJTB::TURE. ARCili'IB::roRA HlSIORY. DESIGN THroRY, ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. PLANNING and Ul!IIAN S'IUDIES. APL Is a lxanch ol the Lockwood MamodaliJbrary and Is located on the 111st noor ol Hayeo Hall, whlch houses the School ol ArchllactUre and Planning. APL'o oollectlon Includes lxxllcs. journals, maps, arehlleclural dmwlngs. vlcleolapes. cassetlss, mlaolorms and CD-ROM reoources such as the Avery IrK~= SWeets Constructicn Catalog. Frank Lloyd Wrlghl dmwlngs, and liBiected census data lfles. Master's theses o1 the School are also ""'-! In .API.. APL provlcles reserve material study cueas, wart~. a typing room. an A-V room. and photocopying tadll!ies. There Is also an extensive sHcle collection tn the Visual Resowces Center asoocla1eci with the School In Roam 332 Hayes Hall. Health Sc1ences IJbrary (HSL) Administration 829.J402 Circulation/Reserve 829-3335 Fax 829-2211 History ol Medicine 829.J024 Information Delivery Service (IDS) 829-3351 (Fax 835-4891) Interlibrary loan 829.J351 Media Resources Center (MRC) 829.J614 Reference 829-3900 E-Mail Reference ASKHSLOACSU.BUFFALO.EDU URL http:/ /wings.buffolo.edu/librories/units/hsl IISL. founded In 11146, contains materials tn the fields ot DENTAL MEDICINE, HEAL1H-RELA'I1D PROFESSIONS, MEDICINE AND mOMEDICAI. SCIENCES. NURSING. and PHARMACY. Combinecllxxllcs and journals total over 300.000 volumes. and journal subocl1pllons total approximately 2,000 tttles. The MEDIA RESOURCES CEN'It:R CMRC) contains over 2,000 audioVisual Hiles In various formals. lnc!IJ!IIng ccmputerasststed Instruction lor seU-Instruction•.rev1ew and classtoom use. The ROBERT L. BROWN HISTORY OF MEDICINE CX>llECTION houses 12,000 volwnes ol. rare and h1stOI1cal materials as ..Oell . as antique medical and dental Jnstrwnents. HUBNEr Glos!Xtal and University at Bu!falo IJbrary Resowce NETwork) provides coinputer a:x:ess tn bJbtlogtaphlc databases. full text journals, c1lnJcaJ manuals and textlxxllcs, drug Information resowc:eS. and expert systems In the Each librcny unit maintains its own hours of operation. Please phone the Circulation Department of the unit to determine the hours for that unit and its service departments. Since hours vary aooording to the =demic CXIlendar as well. a phone CXlll will help you to make the most efficient use of your time. health sciences dtsdpllnes. HSL's HOME PAGE, avaltabte through Wings. provides tnlormatlon on services and resource&. and pointers to relevant biomedical Internet sties. Instruc:tion on the organization o1 biomedical tnlormatlcn and other special toPes Is pravlcled by cmangement with a reference llbrarlan. lnterllbrary toan .services for Health Sciences faculty and students are available at IISL through the INFORMAI10N DllJVERY SERVICE DEPARTMENT (11:6). Health care prolessionals, law lbms. bus!· nesses. and lnd!vlduals not affiliated with UB or located oU campus cxm also oblaln biomedlcat and health tnlormatlon through the IDS. Boot and audiovisual loons. photoc:xlpes of journal articles, lntmUbrary Joan referrals. computer 99CD'ch8s. and reference tn1onna1ion can be provided on a fee.lor...,rvlce basts. �Charles B. Sears Law Ubary (JAW) C7BRWf JIAI.L, 2ND TqOUQB 7!11 PLOOIIS, Ol(mll CoUIPUI) Circulofion/Re..,..../IU (2nd Floorj6AS-6765 Fax 645-3860 Koren Center/Audiovisual & Microlorna (5th Floorl 645-2045 Reference (2nd Floorl 645-2047 E-Mail Reference ASKlAWOACSU.BUFFAlO.EDU URL hHp:/ /wings.buflalo.edu/libraries/units/law The Law 1Jbrary oollecllon covers a wide variety of materials on LAW and LAW RELAlED SIJII.lOClS. The library oilers students. !acuity, alumni, and the community lull research l~. lncludlng polesstonally stalled relerenoe and eleclroolc Information oerv1ces and audlav1sual/ mJcrolorms departments. A r1ch research collection ol 475.000 volumes (books, mJcrolarms and CD-ROMs) and 425,000 mJcrolarms Includes FEDERAL and S'I:A'lL COURT CASES, S'J'A1UTES, CX>Df:S. REGULATIONS. and GOVERNMENT IXX:UMEN'I'S; TEXTS and TREATISES on a wide variety ol legal loplcs: collections of OO'ERNA110NAL and CX>MPARATIVE LAW; UNITED NA110NS RECXJIID'i: and a small oollecllon ol FOREIGN LAW. The MORRJS L. COHEN RARE BOOK COll.ECilON In the Law Ubrary. which contains ENGUSH AND AMERI· CAN LEGAL SOURCES from the 16th. 17th, 18th, ·and 19th centuries. povldes bcx:.l:ground ' materials for research In the foundo:Uons of our trad1tion. The papers of John Lord O'Brlan. d1sltngulshed lawyer and porntnent publlc I for whom the law school building Is . me qvailable for the use ot researchers. The KOREN CENTER FOR CLINJCAL LEGAL AnON maintains a collecllon of audiotapes. ~- mlcrolorms, and other non-boolt materials and equlpnent to support the Law School cun1culurn. Law students r«rf pactioe thelr oral advocacy or oourtroorn sldlls using the vtdealaptng equlpnent In the CENTER. Computer-asslsled legal research through the on·llne legal databases, LEXlSfNEXIS and WFSrLAWfDlALOG, Is avallable to cwrenUy enrolled law students and lull-11me law !acuity. Other university patroos r«rf acx:ess ELEC TilONIC !NFORMA110N SERVICES via government and oommerdal CD-ROMS and on-line databases In the Relerence Department and the Internet Room. The Law Ubrary's WEB PAGE on the Internet, available through Wings. lXovldes pointers to other gophers and web sites of Interest to legal researchers. provided by Lockwood ata1l. A lull range ol ·~oolc dalabaoeoln !be IOCialldoncal. bumanlllal. a n d - il avallable on cxmpullar atallcDI and via netwcxlt '""""""· A lull-1811- ol dll ENGLlSI! POEI'RY publlobad 600-1900 Is available In !be main -.moe area. students and · lacully may _,ch the exiBnslve NEXISjLEXlS system at four ampulor statlcrls. Lockwood abo povlcles a- aornpulor search service. The BUSINESS/GOVERNMENT IXX:UMEN'1'S REFERENCE CENTER Is a depadtcxy for U.S.. New York State, and Canadian Gavammant Publloallons, and H aantalna -enos r_,.,ces ln - a n d Mcmagemenl. The Center povldes ar;:QS to hundleds olelectrmlc r--.uces relala1 to~. !raSe, buslness/lndusbial flrms, ecoocmlc and llnar>dal dafa. etc. The extensive DATASTREAM online service contains cwrenl and hlsforlcal stotisllcs far more than 200,000 l1me- covering economlc and llnar>dal dafa from countries and marltels worldwide. Geagraphlc Information System (GIS) software Is avallable Ia- !be creation o1 custom12led maps deplcllng IOCial and eoonornlc tndlcatoB, and natural and tnfraslructural leafures lor areas and regions. The POLISH CX>ll.ECilON ls an extensive research collection ol Polish language boolts and joornals, eopedally strooq In hlslory and literature and reoources for geneaJog1cal research. Mathematics IJbrary (MATH) IIUILDING 6 (SOUTH CAioiPIIS) 829-2165, 829-3278 Fax 829-3913 A branch of the Science and Engineering Ubrary, the Mathematics Ubrary houses research maferials In matl)ematlcs. tncludlng books. professional journals, relerence books, tndeiBS, amtracts. and reserve items. A full range of library services Is available. Including reference, lnterlilxary loan, database searching. and pholooopy fadlitles. Music IJbrary (MUSIC) 11AI11D JIAI.L, 1ST FLOOR <NOiml CAioiPIIS) Circulation 645-2923 Director's Ollice 645-2935 Fax 645-3824 Reference 645-2924 URL hHp://wings.buflolo.edu/ libraries/units/ Busineu/Government Documents Reference Center Iht Floorl 645-2821 Circulafion 645-281 5 Fax 645-3859 Interlibrary loan 645-2812 Reference 645-2820 E-Mail Reference UNLOCKOACSU.BUFFALO.EDU Reserve 645-2144 URL hHp://wings.buflolo.edu/libraries/units/lml ART. BUSINlSS, EOUCA110N, II1JMANITiEs. LIBRARY SCIENCE, 50ClAL SCIENCI:s, and 50ClAL WORJC collections are ~ad In Lockwood 1Jbrary along with GOVERNMENT IXX:UMENTS. POLISH and EAST ASIAN materials. and the .JUVENil.E books collection. Holdings Include over 1.500,000 books and joornals, and 3 mllJlcn mJcrolorms, maJctng Lockwood the largest llbrary of UB and In the SUNY system. Relerence. tnstrucllon. tnterlll::wary loan. and graduate reserve are some of the servk::es The r1ch Archives Include original materials documenllno.the HISIORY OF U.S. MUSIC LIBRARlANSHlP (dorens ol cxallntervlewsl. the archives olthe CENTER OF TilE CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ART5 (1964-80) and the DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC. Tape archives peoenUy nwnberlng aver 2,200 cassettes. and grawlng. Include performances from these sarles: EVENINGS FOR NEW MUSIC (1964-80): CREATIVE AS50ClAl'E REClTAL5 (1964-80): SLEE LECIURE REClTAL5 (1957-76): JUNE IN BUFFALO (1975-80): FACULTY CX>MP05ER WORKS (197H 1): DEPART· MENTCX>NCERI'S & LECTURES (1967-81): and the NORTII AMERICAN NEW MUSIC FES'!TVALS (198393)- ecx:h with Its own catalogue . Other spedallndexes. catalogues. and aids assist In llndlng works by Buffalo musldans. Buffalo residents, pogroms and revlerws associated with au of the Departments events since 1962. works in several manuscript collections of compooers' works, and maferlals In the Faculty Archives gtven by Professors Feldman. HWer. WWiams, Mlthasholf, Gearhart, et al. A !Xfnted list of Archives and Spedal Collections ln the Music Ubrary Is avallable. The Music Lfbrary offers IBM· PC and Mcx:intosh workstations for research aSsistance. network ac:cess and word processing. A growing collection of CD-ROM UUes Include music-related bibliographic databases (e.g ., lHE MUSIC INDEX) and muiUmedla pocluch; (e.g .. MICROSOFT MUSICAL fNSTRUMENTSl. The Music Ubrary home page, available via Wings, offers addi~ t1ona1 tnformatlon about the Music Lfbrary's history, collections and servic:es. and points to a variety of usefullntemet music resowces. Science cmd Engineering Library (SEL) CAPEN HALL, 2ND AND JRD n.ooRS <NOiml CAioiPIIS) Circulation/Reserve 645-2944 Fax 645-3710 General Information 645-2946 General Microcomputing/BISON Connect Support, call Help Desk 645-3542 Information Technology Center (ITCJ 645-3326 Reference 645-2946, x233 E-Mail Reference ASKSELQACSU .BUFFALO.EDU URL hHp:// wings.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/sel SEL is locxrted on the second and third floors of Capen Hall, w1th entrance Uuough the first Ooor of Copen in the Undergraduate Library. SEI. music serves the faculty and students of NATURAL The Music 1Jbrary holds brcxxl-based research collections which support not only the pogroms oflered by the Department of Music. but abo lhos81n DANCE, AFRICAN AMERICAN SCIENCES and MA.JHEMAllCS. as well as ENGINEERfNG and APPLIED SCIENCES. Cotiections include over415,0tXI books, 1.500 profes- STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY and IJNGUISTICS. The aiialag'ued collections contain over 66,()(() scores and pertormance I.OCitWOOD LIIIJIAJI1' IIUILDING (NORDI CAMPUS) tam are ODdlyoed). parts, 28.500 volumes olllterature about music. 17,000 perlodlcal and serlal volumes, hundreds ol photos, 6,000 mlcrolorms, several hundred video tapes, and nearly a thousand muslcrelala1 posters. The recording collections. nwnberlng nearly 28.000 Items Include JAil., FOLK. l.JI'URGICAL, POPULAR, CLASSICAL, and Is espedally r1ch ln the AVANT-GARDE. The recacdtngs can be listened to at any of 24 listening stations (18 ol which are equipped with oompact disc piayers). Over 1.800 separate mlcrollche contain Images of over 925,000 cxrta1ague c=ds r81Xesenllng books and soores ln the Paris Bfbloth8que Nationale and the Conservatoire. Spedal strengths of the library Include 20'11l· CENTURY MUSIC, JAil. and JAil. DISCOGRAPHY. OPERA, CX>MP05ERS' AIITOGRAPII 5CX>RES fN FACSIMILE. MUSIC BIBLIOGRAPHY, NEW MUSIC. and REFERENCE MAl'ERIAL5. Spedal aollections Include clo5e to a bundled "FAXE BOOKS.' thousands ol MUSIC ANTIQUARIAN AND AUCTION 5ALE CAIALOGUES, 2,000 MUSIC !CX>NOGRAPHY SLIDES, as well as whalls pobably one of the largest collections of SOLO SONGS In the U.S. (In which au olthe crulhors of sional journaJs. 1.5 million microforms. and various audiovisual collections. SEl has one branch, the MA11lEMATICS LIBRARY. looated on the SOuth Campus. SEL offers circulation and reserve services JoinUy with UGL. The CirculaUonjReserve Desk Is looated on the first Door (In UGL). Other SD. services include reference. interlibrary loan. and library instruction. SEI. also makes many science and engineering databases and other electronic resources .a vailable to users. 'nlese resowces nxry be acc:essed from workstations in sa and Uuough the SEI. home JXJge on the web. The !NFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER (ITC) houses a variety of microcomputei and audk>-vlsual equipment. Computer equlpnent includes Madntoshes. IBM PCs and Sun WOiksta~ tions. 'nlese computers m e networked. offering a variety of software. and cue oormected to highspeed laser printers. Optlc:al scxmners me ava1lable lor text and graphics scanning. The Capen ITC abo has VCRs and crudiocassette players for video- and audiocassette playbaclr.. The MAP ROOM Is on the thlrd Door of SD.. The collection oontatns over 200,000 map; tncludlng TOPOGRAPI!JCAL. =LOGICAL, LAND USE. HISIORICAL, POLrnCAL. FOREST. WORLD AND CITY MAPS, and AI1.ASES from around the woild. Also on the lhlrd Door Is the NATIONAL �Which library to use? T f~ f EACH OF TIIE ten UB Libraries has services and rollections tailored to stuUndergraduate Library (UGL). which contains general works in moSt subject & NO " t.. &N N i t.oD HAYES HAl.1. CSOU111 CAMPUS) so you may use several different libranes whose collections overlap. Below a gwde to the subject specialties of the UB Libraries. J (APL) areas Keep m mind that research projects will often be multi-disciplinary. IS · Architecture and Planning IJbrary dents and researchers in specific subject areas, with the exception of the &Jf C .. tl C C 1Ulfl .. f :. ' 829-3505 Visual Resources Center 829.3 485 URl hHp:// w ings .buffala.edu/Bbraries/unib/apl SUBJECT SPECIALTY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • :~·~·· :~·:" . . .. {.,,.. ,., "' I O& ..,A (H [.> MAP. OAA !H£ .., ,.~,r HC,;b 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • LIBRARY Architecture cmd Planning Library Lockwood Library Science cmd Engineertng Library Lockwood Library Science cmd Engineenng Library ChemJStry Lockwood Library CI=cs Health Sciences Library Dentistry Lockwood Library Educallon Science and Engineertng Library EngmeE-nng Government Docwnents Lockwood. Law, cmd Science cmd Engmeertng libraries Health Related Professions Health Sciences Library Hlstory Lockwood Library Hlstory of Mecllcme Health Sciences Library Languages __ Lockwood Library Law Law Library Library StudJes Lockwood Library Literatur e Lockwood Library Management Lockwood Library Maps Science and Engineertng Library Mathematics Mathematics Library Mecllcme Health Sciences Library MUSIC MUSIC Library Health Sciences Library Nursmg Health Sciences Library Pharmacy Science cmd Engineertng Library Phystcs Lockwood Library Polish StudJes Poetry Poetry/Rare Books Collection. cmd Lockwood Library Psychology Lockwood Library Soc:!al Sciences Lockwood Library (Anthropology . Soc:!ology . Economics) Lockwood Library Social Work StatJsbcs Health Sciences. and Science cmd Engineertng libraries TheatJe cmd Dance Lockwood cmd Music libranes Aictutecture Des1gn Studies Art Art Hlstory B•ology Busmess • UB History University Archives University at Buffalo 71-IESES and DJSSERTATJONS are found in the library of the discipline. Over 23,000 students attend UB and use the l1l::la!ies. With ml1llans c:t re- oources In the ten lll:mrles, }:l'ctllems oan occur In flndlrO what you want, when you want it The best way to~ lftrory resoorces Is to encourage everyone to olx!eive these lftrory rules and regulalla'ls: + Return boots on time + Use library maleD:ds wtth oore • Bdng ~items to the attentkln c:t lflxary slaf1 + Ol::serve the no srooldng pollcy + Ol::serve ~food and drink )JQ~k::&;. Food and drink are permtlled Cl'l!y In designated areas • Study quietly + Follow p:lSied signs The rules and regulatials are t8pt to a minimum and are Intended to }XOV1de the greatast good b the greale&t nUJl'lber c:t people. 'lhey extend to alllflxary fa:::llilles and serve as a reminder to us all to be cxmlderale. LIBRARY HOURS Each library W'lit maintains its own hours of operation. Please phone the Circulation Department of the W'lit to determme the hours for that W'lit and its service departments. Since hours vary a=rding to the academic calendar as well. a phone call will help you to make the most efficient use of your time. APL has a collection of over 24.000 volumes on AllCHlTECT1JRE. AllClllTI:CTURAL HISTORY. DESIGN THEORY. ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PLANNING and URBAN S1UDIES APL IS a brcmch of the Lockwood Memorial Library and IS located on the tust noor of Hayes Hall, whlch houses the School of Archltecn.ue and Planrung APL's coUecbon includes lxx>k:s pwnals maps mctutectwal drawings. Vldeotapes CXISSettes nucroforms and CD-ROM resources such as the Avery Index, Sweets ConstructlOn CatalCXJ frank Uoyd Wright dJawings and selected census data hies Master's theses of the School are aJ.so housed m APL APL provldes reserve materkl.l study areas. work tables a typmg room an A -V room and photocopymg facllJues There IS a lso an exte nsive sHde coUectlon in the V lSual r<:esowces Center assocta1ed Wlth the School m Room 332 Hayes Hall Health Sciences IJbrcny (HSL) ABBOTT HAU.-CSOIITII CAMPUS) Adm inistration 829·3 402 Circulation/Reserve 829-3335 Fox 829-2211 History of Medicine 829-3024 Information Delivery Service liDS! 829-3351 !Fax 835-4891) Interlibrary loan 829-3351 Media Resources Cenler IMRCJ 829-361 4 Reference 829-3 900 E-Mail Reference ASKHSl@ACSU .8UFFAlO.EDU URl hHp:// wings .buffalo.edu/li braries/u nits/hsl HSL. founded m 1846. contcnns matenals m !he fields of DENTAL MEDICINE. HEALTH-RELATED PROFESSIONS. MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. NURSING, and PHARMACY. Com· bmed booKs and JOurnals tota1 over 300.000 volumes. and tournai subscnptions total approxtmately 2.000 bUes The MEDIA RESOURCES CENTER (MRC) con tams over 2.000 audtoVlSUal noes m venous formats. mcludmg oomputer· ClSSISted mstruction lor self·11'l.Struction. reVIew and classroom use The ROBERT L BROWN HISTORY OF MEDICINE COLLEcrtON houses 12.000 v olwnes of raze and hlstoncal matenals as W'eU as antiqUe med1cal and denta111'l.Struments HUBNt.T (Hospttal and Uruversny at Buffalo l.J.brary Resowce NETwork) proVJdes computer access to blbllOQlaphlc dataOOses. full text )OW nals. clmical manuals and text.l:xx>ks drug resowces. and expert systems m the health sciences dLsclplines HSL's HOME PAGE avOllable through Wmgs. proVIdes mlo rmatJon 1nlor motion on seiVlces and resowces. and pmnters to relevant btomedicallnternet Sites Instruction on the orgaruzabon of btomedical tnJormat10n and other speclal topacs 1S provlded by arrangem ent Wlth a reference librcman. lnterllbrazy lcxm services for Health Sclences faculty and students are available at HSL UUough !he INFORMATION DEUVERY SERVICE DEPARTMENT (IDS) Health caze proles.oonals. law turns busl· nesses. and mdlvlduals not aftlliated Wlth UB or located off campus cxm also obtam btomedical and health 1nlorma1Jon through the IDS Book and audiovisual loans. photocopieS at townal arucles. mterlibrary loan. referrals oomputer searcheis, and reference tn.for motion can be provtded on a fee-lor·se.JVlce basiS �Charles B. Sears Law Ubrary (JAW) 01IR1AN HALL, 2ND TIIROUGII 7TH FLOORS, (NOIITII CAMPUS) Circulotion/Reserve/IU (2nd Floor) 645.0765 Fox 645-3860 Koren Center/ Audiovi,uol & Microforms provided by Lockwood stall. A full range of elec:tronlc databases In the social sciences. hwnantties, and b\1s!nesS Is available on dedicated computer stations cmd via network access. A full-text database of all ENGLISH POETRY published between 60().!900 Is available tn the main Reference area. Students and faculty may search the extensive NEXlSfLEXIS system at four com puter stations. Lockwood also provides a fee-txJ:sed computer search service. l.IBRARlANSHIP (dozens of oralmterviews). the cnchives of the CENTER OF TilE CR£ATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS(! 964-80) and the DEPART- PvtENT OF MUSIC. Tape cnchives presently numbering over 2.200 cassettes. and growing. include performances from these series EVE· NTNGS FOR NEW MUSIC ( l 964-80). CREATIVE The BUSINESS/ GOVERNMENT DOCUMEN1S ASSOCIATE RECITAJ.S ( l 964-80). SLEE LECTURE (5th Floor) 645-2045 REFERENCE CENTER Is a depooitory for U.S•. New Reference (2nd Floor! 645-2047 E-Moil Reference York State. and Ccmadian Government Publicotions. and tt contains reference r esources in MENTCONCERTS & LECI'\JRES (1967-81). and the ASKIAW@ACSU .BUFFALO.EDU Business and Management. The Center provides NORTH AMERICAN NEW MUSIC FESTIVA!.S (I 983- ac:cess to hundleds of electronic resources 93)- each with Its own catalogue . related to census. trade. business/Industrial firms. economic and tinandal data, etc. 1be other special indexes. catalogues. and <Ilds assist m finding works by Buffalo mUSlClcms, extensive DATASTREAM online service contains Butfalo residents. progyams and reviews OSSOCl· ated Wlth all of the Dep;Irtment's events since URL hHp:/ /wings. b uflolo .edu/li bror ies/un its/law The Law Llbrary collection oovers a wide variety of ma1erials on LAW and LAW Rfl.ATED SUBJECfS The l.lbrary ofleis students. faculty . alumni. and the community lull research facilities. mcludlng professionally staffed teference and e lectronic ltlformation serv1ces and audiovisual / nucrotorms departments A nch tesearch collection of 475.()(X) volumes (books. rruaoforms and CO-ROMs) and 425,000 microforms mcludes FEDERAL cmd STATE COURT CASES . STATUTES. CODES. REGULATIONS. and GOVERNMENT DOCUMEN1S. TEXTS and mEATlSES on a Wlde vanety of legal topics, collections of INTERNATIONAL and COMPARA· TIVE LAW. UNITED NATIONS RECORDS. and o small coUection of FOREIGN LAW. The MORRIS L tinancial data from countries and markets worldwide. Geographic Information System (GIS) software is available for the aeation of customized maps depicting social and economic indicators. and natural and infrastructwal and 19th centuries. proVldes background atenals lor research m the foundations of ow research . MUSICAL IN51llUMEN1Sl Mathematics Library (MATH) ScienceandEn~ring 829-2165 , 829-3278 research materials in ma1hemabcs. mcluding books. profess1onaJ fownals. reference books. Library (SEL) A branch of the Science and Engmeertng I..J.brcny. the Mathemabcs Ubrcny houses CAPEN HALL, 2ND AND JRD FLOORS (NORTH CAMPUS) indexes. abstracts. and reserve items. A full range of Ubrary servlces is avcnlable. including reference. interl.lbrary loan. datab:lse searching , cmd photocopy facilities thell oral advocacy or courtJoom skills using U'\e Vldeotapmg equipment in the CENTER Computer~ted legal resea:rch through Music Library (MUSIC) the on-line legal databases. l.EXlS/ NEXIS and BAIRD HALL, 1ST FLOOR (NORTH CAMPUS) ment and corrunerdal CD-ROMS and on -line datCI.bmes in the Reference Dep;Irtment and the internet Room . The Law Ubrary's WEB PAGE on the Internet. avaUable through Wings. provides p:>inters to other gophers and web sHes ol interest to legal resea:rchers. LOCKWOOD IJBRAIIY Bun.DING (NORTH CAMPUS) Business/Government Documents Reference Center (1st Floor) 645-2 8 21 Circulation 645-2815 Fax 645-3859 C irculation / Reserve 645-2944 Fox 645-3710 Generollnformolion 645-2946 General Microcomputing/ BISON Connect Support, coli Help Desk 645-3542 ln lormolion Technology Center (lTC) 645-3326 Reference 645-2946 , x233 Ci rculation 645-292 3 E-Mail Relerence ASKSEL@ACSU.BUFFALO .EDU Director's Office 645-2935 Fox 645-3824 URL hHp:/ / wings .buffolo .edu/librories/units/sel SEL IS located on the second and thud floors of Capen Hall, 'Nlth entrance ttuough the fust Relerence 645-2924 floor of Capen m the Undergtadua1e Library SEt selVes the faculty and students of NATIJRAL SCIENCES and MATI£EM.A11C:S. as well as ENGINEERING and APPLIED SCIENCES Collet· URL hHp:/ /wi ng s.buffolo .edu/librories/uni ts/ music The Music Library holds broo:d-lxlsed research collections which supp:>rt not only the bons include over 415.000 bc:x>ks. 1.500 profesSional jownals. 1.5 million microforms. and programs offered by the Dep:ntment of MUSic . but also those In DANCE. AFRICAN AMERICAN Lockwood Memorial Libraiy (I.ML) The M USIC Library home page. available VIa Wings. oJiers add!· tiona! intor matlon about the M usic Library s hlstory , coUecbons and servtces. and }X>mts to a vanety o f usetullnternet mUSic resowces Bun.DING 6 (SOUTH CAMPUS) cnned. are available lor the use ol researchers The KOREN CENTER FOR CllNICAL LEGAL UCATION mcnntcnns a collection ol audiotapes. VIdeotapes, microforms. and other non-bc:x>k mQNIC ll'JFORMATION SERVICES via govern- The Music Library offers WM-PC and Macintosh w orkstabons tor research OSSlStance. network access and word p rocessmg A gtowm.g collection o f CD-ROM hUes mclude mus1c-related bib~ograptuc databases <e g . TilE MUSIC INDEX) and multimedia prcx:l.ucts (e g . MICROSOFT literature and resources tor genealogical Fox 829-3913 WESTI..AW / DIALOG. is available to currently eruoUed law students and full-time law faculty . Other wuversity patrons may access ELEC- MUSlC Ubrary is available ;ournals. especially strong in tustory and egal tJod.illon The p;:rpers of John Lo . rd o·snan. e distinguished lawyer and ptomment public rvant lot whom the law school building is matenals and equipment to sup):Ort the Law School CWTiculum Law students may practice 1962. works in several manuscript collecbons of composers· works. and matenals in the Faculty Archives given by Professors feldman . Hiller. Willlams. Mikhashofl. Gearhart , et a1 A pnnted lis1 of Archives and Speaal CoUections m the featwes for areas and regions. The POLISH CO!l.ECTION Is an extensive research collection of Polish language books and Library . which contcnns ENGI.lSH AND AMERICAN LEGAL SOURCES lrom the 16th. 17th. 18th. RECITAlS (1957 -76); JUNE IN BUFFALO (1975-80). FACULTY COMPOSER WORKS (1973-81): DEPART· cunent and historical statlstics for more than 200.000 time series covering economic and COHEN RARE BOOK CO!l.ECTION In the Law · texts are cmalyutd) The r1Ch Archives include ortginal matenals docurnenlin_gthe II!STORY OF U.S. MUSIC . various audiovisual rollections SEI.. has one branch . the MAniEMATICS LIBRARY. located on STUDIES. AMERICAN STUDIES. ANTIIROPOLOGY and UNGU!STICS. The catalogued collections the South Campus. SEI.. offers cuculabon and rese!Ve seT"VlCeS oontatn over 66.000 scores and performance parts, 28.500 volumes of literature about mUSic, 17,000 periocik:a1 and serial volumes , hundreds of photos, 6.000 microforms, several hundred ;omtly wtlh UGL. The Circulat:Jon/ Rese!Ve Desk ls located on the first floor (tn UGL). Other SEI.. video tapes. and nearly a thousand musiCrelated posters. The recx>rding co!Jecbons. numbering nearly 28.000 items inc!'..lde JAil. mclude reference. interlibrary loan. and library ll\Structlon. SEI.. also makes many science and engineering databases and other electroruc selVlCeS IS especially rich In the AVANT-GARDE. The resowces avcnlable to users. These resources may be accessed !rom workstations in SEL and Relerence 645-2820 recordings can be listened to at any of 24 listening stations ( 18 of which are equipped With through the SEl. home p::Ige on the web. The INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER E-Mail Reference UNLOCK@ACSU.BUFFALO. EDU compact d.lsc players). Over 1.800 serx:na1e miCicfiche contain images of over 925.000 audl~visual Reserve 645-2144 CXItalogue COids representing books and scores in the Paris Biblotheque Nationale and the mcludes Macmtoshes. IBM PCs and Sun Worksta· bans ·111ese computers cue networked. offenng a SOClA1. WORK collections are located in Conservatoire. Special strengths of the Ubrary mclude 20TH· CENTURY MUSIC. JAil. and JAil. DISCOGRAPHY OPERA. COMPOSERS. AUTOGRAPH SCORES IN speed laser pnnters Optical scanners me avcnlable for text and graphics scanrung The Capen ITC also has VCRs and audiocassette Lockwood Ubrcrry along with GOVERNMENT DOCUMEN1S. POLISH and EAST ASIAN matertals. FACSIMILE . MUSIC BlliUOGRAPHY . NEW MUSIC. and REFERENCE MATERIALS. Special collecllons players 101 vtdeo- and audlOCXJSSette playback The MAP ROOM is on the third floor ol SEL FOLK. UTURG!CAL. POPULAR. CLASSICAL. and Interlibra ry Loon 645-2812 URL hHp ://wi ngs.buffolo .edu/librories/units/lml ART. BUSINESS. EDUCATION . HUMANJ'm:s. LIBRARY SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCES. and ·rAKE B(X)KS.• (ITC) houses a variety of rrucrocomputer and eqwpment. Computer equipmen t vanety of software. and are connected to tugh- The collection contains over 200.000 maps and the JUVENILE books collection . Holdings include over 1.500.000 books and jour nals. and 3 include close to a hundred thousands of MUSIC ANTIQUARIAN AND Including TOPOGRAPHICAL. GEOLOGICAL. LAND million microforms. making Lockwood the largest library at UB and in the SUNY system . Reference. instruction, interlibrary loan. and AUCTION SALE CATALOGUES. 2.000 MUSIC USE. II!STOR!CAL. POLITICAL. FOREST. WORLD ICONOGRAPHY SLIDES. m well as what is probably one of the largest collections of SOLO SONGS in the U.S. (in which all of the authors of world. Also on the tturd floor IS the NATIONAL graduate rese!Ve are some of the servlC:es AND CITY MAPS. and ATI.ASES tram around the �CENIER FOR EAJmt;WJ.XE ENGINEERING RESEARCH 1NP0RMAn0N SERVICES. The lnlorma- rccm. ""'*""'PrhlQ - - a r e atoo available. llcn S4orvlca bav8 cleYelcped an lntamallcoan earlbquo:Jke r..,....,.. called QUAmmE. available on BISON n. In el blllodcally llgnlflcant ~ reoordll, the dlly acx.-bl8- a- acldlllco they provide opadalilad -once Cl!IOstance lo malartallln earlbquo:Jke ~­ lng. SEL ol1an oompular II8CilCb and doc:umanl dellvary IOIVIce. the m::HNJCAJ. INFORMADON SEARCH SERVICE (TISS). fa local ~and any other r-=a-c:llers lnlereotedln pactagecllnlormallcn. Pdce- and other lnlormatlcn about nss are available at the Aeferenoe Deslt a: by calling 645-2946. VAX tarmlnals OOD08Cied to Unlv8rslty Computing Services are available on the third floor. Aloo, mlcroccmpuler lnstructlcn lor the untvar.dty oommwllty Is provlcled In 212 Gapen On SEI.). Arrangemenls fer this oompular lralolng are made through Unlv8rslty Computing Services. Oscar A SUvennan U~Ubrary (UGL) CAPI!N IIALL, GIIOUND AND 1ST l'tOOIIS ClfOIITH CAMPUS) Circulation/Reserve {1st Floor) 645-29-U Fax 645-3858 Reference {1st Floor) 645-2945 E-Mail Reference ASKUGLOACSU.BUFFALO.EoU URL hHp:/lwings.bulfolo.edu/libraries/units/ugl The Undergraduate Lllrary, commonly c:aiied "UGL,• servas as em entry point to the larger UB library~ Founded In 1973, UGL Is c:laslgned espedally lor undergradualeo. It Is the only W>dergraduate library In the SUNY system and I el only 34 undergraduate Ubrades In Na:th America. UGLis a great place to begin your research and learn mere about the UB library system. Located on the ground and first lloan oi Copen Hall. UGL fealwes oervlces and mal8rlals c:laslgned fa the research and study needs e1 the undergraduate. lJI:mrfans at the UGL -aooe/ Information Deslt can help with all aspec1s e1 your research-lrorn selecting an Interesting topic to locx:rtlng the best lnlormatlon about It-and w1ll _. the slr:flls you need to be "'nnarmaalon teach you _ UGL's collection of 105,000 boolr:s. 600 i0uma1 suboalptlons, 50.000 mlcrolorms. and variety el study areas w1ll help you do the best wak possible fa: your a>UfS85. other research aowces -ence are available on computer workstatlc:ns In the area-lnc:luding full-screen Images of artlcles. full-text news and journal oervloes, college and un1verslly prollles. and much more. The ClrculationfReoerve Deslt on the first floor Is where you can charge and return library rnaterlals and 1oc:ate readings placed on reserve by preleSoars. Finally, when trsttme to wrtte your paper, !be Information Technology Center, located on the sec:ax1 floor In the Sdanoe and Engineering Lllrary, elfers a variety el computers. !IOI!ware and printers. VIsit the library eleclronlcaJiy by using your e-mail account to .ASKUGL. .ASKUGLis an el9ctranlc relerer>oe oerv1or> available to emyoae • with an E-Mcdl accounl Referenc:a questions cxm be sent to UGL Ubrarfans via eleclranlc mall from the VAX and UNIX systems and are answered wtthln twenty-four bows. Spedal .CoUections 420 CAPliN ClfOIITH CAMPUS) University Archives 645-2916, 645-2918 Fax 645-3714 URL hHp:/lwings.bulfalo.edu/libraries/units/ archives Poetry/Rare Boolts Collection 645-2917 Fax 645-3714 URL hHp:/lwings.bulfolo.edu/libraries/units/pl Special CoUacUons Includes !be Unlv8rslty Archives and the POetry;Rare Boots Collection. Materials In these oollectiarls do not drculale: ~»wever, mater1als from !be Special CoUacUons can be .-!In a large, oomlartable rea:!ing ~- h the ciUiclcd r8pQIIIory l1rl!nnity Arcblvao conlalno - - doc:umeollng the HIS'IOilY Of 'I1IE I1NIVEIISITY and Ill llludanls, alumni. bcully. a n d - The colledlcn, wllld> conlalno ova 7miDianllams, lncludao untvenlty records, pencoal and p r - - e l ~elthe un1verslly oommwllty, unlvenlly p.lbllcallcos, and more !ban 250.000 pbuh>gtt4iao and 2.500 reocrd!ngs. Unlv8rslty Archives- IllCIIedab r-.g to !be arcbbacl FRANJ: U.OYD WRIGHT and the DARWIN MAR'!IN HOUSE. tbe ·Archlves .-maintains a lmdlllocal hlllcry CXlllac:tico and piO'Yidos lnlormatlon_about local """"""' available lor 1'8118arC1lln the Bullalo area. ~,.._-~ llevt*od to 201H CEN'IUilY POEI1lY IN ENGLISH AND ENGLISH TRANSLAIION, !be POetry Collection contains 100,000 VCllum8o by every major and many mlDo< poets Willing In Englioh. IIBcarcllngs e1 poets rea:!inQ from lbeh own waa. poets' nolaboob, and manUIICtl;la, and a wide variety elttterary ~are atoo Included In this collactlan. ~y 4,500 lillie magazine - · I ,200 current aul:ecrlptlans, and a n . - e1 porhalll, oculpluree, and pi"*> graphs round out !be colledlcn. The CXlllac:ticoll Internationally lr:nown lor lllllgnlflcant boldlngs on JAMES JOYCE, ROBERT GRAVES, DYLAN -e lHOMAS, WYNDHAM LEWIS, and WILLIAM CARLOS WlWAMS. the~ ellbe Boots Collection Is 1bcmas B. Loc:kwoad's colledlcn elfirst editions ellbe wab el ~language aulh<n from the 16th through 19th cenludes. report b<>Ugb CIS. ll:lr Jura. deEIIpllon e l l ! » - cmd ""-""tar e1 crs lobmallao m <11gttat library~. -the crs ~ at the 1J!IL glvwlabove. Center for Bed: Prase1vation IDCitWOCD~ OICmll~ 645-2255 URL http:/lwings.bulfolo.edu/libraries/unitl/ cts/pr~ Preavlng the u~ IJI:mrloo' CXliJeo. liens bas become mere c:balleoglng In .--.r yeam due to the lncreallnq variety, age, and heavy uae el library mC.Iortcd.. In reopcaoe 1o this cballange, the Ceolllr lor llacli:- was da1lelcped wtlbln II» Unlv8rslty IJbraDes lo - ! b e -.utlorl el library CXlllectlcm. A goal ellbe Ceolllr lllo pr_,.. malartallfer !ulure geD8IallcDs el ochalam. Since Its loooptlon In 1985, the Ceolllr bas crealedapagmmel~~. lnduc2lng archival pl'rlr>dl q>llcatlorj e1 brlllle boolr:s, and !Ill cwreoUy a>q:blno c:ltgsumticn as cmolher """"'"el preavlng maloo:lalo. The Center bas.-~ a boigbtoned --.tty to laclon wllldll!-' delalorallor• Wbrtlllg with the drculating oollectiarls, t h e - sfrJfj have rejuvanalad lbauoandl ellx>cb, conslructBd prollacllv& Olldclur.. fer fragile maladals. and upgraded lbage el opeclallormal Items. The Cenlar Is atoo reopaDSible lor creallng !be IJI:mrloo' Dllallar Pkm and teepng II . updalad. In acldlllco to Its reopansll:lll1t lor !be physical pr..vallanel library malodals, !be Cenl8r a t o o - - and public~el ~CAPliN IL\I.L ClfOIITH CAMPUS) Fax 645-38-U Genemllnlormation 645-2965 URL hHp:/lwings.bulfolo.edu/llbraries/units/do The Olllce e l l b e - VIce P r - t fer Unlv8rslty lJbro:des supports the admlnlslroticn el system-wide library oarvtcas, Func:tlans wllldl operate out e1 tbe admlnlslrallve olflceo are: Lllrary P8aorlnel, Budget, BISON D. Fllands ellbe Unlv8rslty !Jbro:des, Syslams, and VendaCard oarvtcas. II you have problems with operating your VendaCarcl. or U you need to credit VendaCarrls with an lntadepcutuallatlnvoice, pieaOB go dhectly to Room 434 c:apen Hall. Fllands membershlps are available In Room 214 Copen Hall. ~-- lnltructlcn regarding the proper care, -.c!11nQ and sbage el the oollectiarls, and food and drink . - wtlbln the Ubrades ~the lmportance el ooopera11cn with the un1wn11y oommunlly to achi!Mtanelledlve The Cenlar's ~ are lundlld In part by !be New York Sbla Program lor the can-vat1on --pagmm. andPr..vallaneiLII:rary ~- OCLC · The DB IJI:mrias are a member ellbe Online Compu1ar Library Cenlar (OCLC), !be world's largest arganllallon olfadDg oompular - oarvtcas to Ubrades a n d - . . . .. The OCLC -...n linD mer!' !ban 23,000 111:mr1eo In 63 counldee and Ill central ilalal:>aoe, - t h e - Wllon calalog, ~ el <Mil 35 mlllJoo catalog reca:rls with attacbed holdings lnlormallcn. Not only Is this file a~ lbal the lJbro:des Ul8 In calaloglng the malartaiiW9 acquire, bull! Is aloo crloal .-1 In locx:rtlng t.OCKWOOD I.IIIIIAIIT IIUIUIDIG ClfOIITH CAMPUS) wllldl CTS Dlredor's Office 645-2510 Acquisitions 645-2305 Cataloging 645-3459 Fax 645-5955 URL hHp:/lwings.bulfolo.edu/libraries/units/cts/ Centml Tecbnlcal Services (CI'S) II a major unit In the Unlv8rslty !Jbro:des. CJ'S sfrJf1 are responsible !;Jr manag1ng em aoqulllllcns budget In amass el four miDian dollars; fa: acquiring material ~ all areas ellbe Unlv8rslty IJbraDes . ucept Health Sdarx:es and Law and fa: managIng the related ltnandal reocrrls; fer calaloglng material In allllbrarlas ucept Health Scleocel, Law, and Music; fa~ pedodlcal-and fer cmanglng lor the bUldlng ell*lodlcals and other library maler1als. crs a1oo recelvao and catalogs pullllcalions recalved thr"""" the U.S., New York stale, and Canadian depaoltodee. The rasponslbOity lor malnliiDance, lnduc2lng aulborlty CCllllrol. el the BISON online oalalag rmts with crs. To accomplllb 1wx:11ona crs Is <Xllllprlled el two departmants: ~ and catalog!nq. The iJilrarial'pagmm and Ill Mall and Dallvary apemiiDn p- - - requested through JnlarU!lrarY Loan. OCLC . - ollan online r-enee oerv1or> to library . . . . through Ill FlriiSearch calalog online ODOI!IIIo mere !ban 60 · lnduc2lng Wa:ldCal (the OCLC.Wllon catalog). In acldlllco to !be UB !Jbro:des, tt."e are other oollectiarls"" campus. Since coiJao. liens oomplement !be reeearch el fa:::ulty and/a: ~tal speclalllatloos, then> may be carta1n r - . an lbeh uoe. Consult the sfrJf1 at each locallc:n lor lnlormatlcn CXlDC8lillrJQ -Ubrades. AJir IIISftlm' IUilll LIIIIAIIT {By appoinbMnl only! 508 Clemens Hall {North Campus) 645-2437 ILAD-~ {Open 24 houn during final exams) 167 fillmore Centor, Elicoll Complex {North Campus) 645-2348 �Irs Out There Somewhere c.-~~ 259 Capen Hall (Nor1h Campus) ~ ~CDIID 209-217llaldy Hall (Notth Campus) 64.5-2488 TO FlNO lHE lll::rory malerlals you want. you need to follow a ·game pan· and allow yoorse1t sc:me time. At eo::h step c;( the research prooess, you ·r «l'/ use fd::.-r:::-ea!:i both genero1 and subject-i'elaled resources. These are in a varleity a formats ~ soch as paper, audk:Msoo:l i:natericds. or~ c:latabases. REFERENCE WIW:IIMAL 'DCmiOLO'IY .A$ISfANCE IS AVAILABLE IN EACH UB LIBRARY TO HELP YOU DECIDE WinCH -~~ 24 Capen Hall (Nor1h Campu•J 64.5-2802 IIAINI1Bft--~ RESOURCES TO USE. The following "Research Strategy Flow QIOJ1" suggests the path you sOOuld lake: 128 Clement Hall (South Campus) 829-2118 <return> from almc5l any ocr-. oothe ~ U you need help, - a relerencsllbrarlan. IIIUIAIIL WlllftBKA8CII~ II1DIAif aa.AfiCIIII AIIIIA I'IUI CIIUP> 260 fiKmore Center, Ellicolt Complex (Nonh Camp<~ I) - J. IDWlUIDI LIWIIIDIG CDmlll 103 Talbert HoH (Nonh Camp<~•) 645-2394 sovm UIIIAJIY (Study area only, open 24 haura during exam•) 220 Fillmore Center, El~co)t Complex (Nor1h Campus) 645-3649 VISUAl.~ CDmlll Schaal of Archilec:lure and Planning 332 Hayes Haii(South Campus) 829-3485, eld. 317 Selacllng an lnlaradlng - · tcp:: Is the auclalllntllap In UDdoddl::lng a project lnwlvlng 11gn111cant Ublary ,_,ell. Your tcp:: llbould DGI be., broad thai you"'" averwhelmed wUb. t.aardl mata1a1 a so ncmow thai you""' lllruggllnQ lo lind sufllclonllnbmallcn. Moot~. you want to ae1ect a tcp:: thai w1l1 hold your -lhraugbout the r-=b and wrlllng proceooas. llbrarlanl can 1eac1 you to a variety a sources to help you~ tope Ideas. n ts a goad Idea -ence to ccnaull wllb the Cllllgnlng the r-=b paper to make carta1n !bat your Ideas lbls Is a short list a o11a llbrarles In our "'"" you 01e IJkely to use. Dow-..~ Main Ubrary .....................•............•.. 858-8900 Audiovisual Department ..................... 858-7188 Busineu and labor ..... .. .......... ... ........ 858-7096 Children ...... .... .... .. .... ...... ......... ........ 858-7193 i:lalabase Searching (a>ll individual dopa.) fiction ............................ .................. 858-7123 General Relenonce (Humanities) .. ... ..... 858-7111 Handicapped Services (includes hearing impaired) ................ 858-7161 Hours ............................................... 858-8900 learning Center ........... ....... .......... ... . 858-7123 Microforms ............ .......... ...... ........... 858-8903 Mosie ............................................... 858-7121 Patenb ............................................. 858-7101 Rant Boob .. ...................................:. 858-7118 Science & Technology ........................ 858-7101 Special Collections & Genealogy ...... .............. ............. ... 858-7114 Telephone Directories ......................... 858-7103 Arnhent Main Ubrary --~ (Audubon Parlcwayj ........................... 689-4922 Clearfield (Hapltins Road, Arnherstj ........................................... 6811-4955 Eggertsvift.Snyder (Main Slnlol, Snyder) ......................... 839.0700 Fairfield (Arnhent Street, Buffalo) ............ ...................... .......... 834-7500 Gr.enhaven (ofF Niagara Falls Blvd, Tonawanda) ...................... 694-2111 Brighton (near Parlter, Tonawanda) ...................................... 832-7931 IIUPPAID rrA11! CIOLIJIGII (Butler Ubrary) 878-6313 CAN1111US CIOLIJIGII U111A11Y ................. 888-2910 l l - ' - CIOLIJIGII tiiiiiAJIT .................. 839-6243 D'!OUVIU.B CIOLIJIGII tiiiiiAJIT .............. 8.81-7618 IIIII COIIMUNI1T CIOLIJIGII UIIIIAIIIIS City Campus .............................................. 851 -1074 Nor1il Campus .......................................... 851 -1273 South Campu• ........................................... 8~1 - 1m ~ CIOLIJIGII U111A11Y ........... 649-7900 X361 NIAiiAIIA COUNTT COIIMUNI1T CIOLIJIGII UIIIAJIY ......................... 731-3271 X40 1 NIAQAJIA To Search the University IJbraries Catalog from a IJlxary Terminal: Select a Topic 645-3357 IJM1\IBIISIT'f UIIIAJIY ............ 286-6020 lor tcp::s "'" raadlly """""chable and have sufllclonllocus. Read an Overview A11IBr ~ a tcp::. the nan step In the r-.rc:b pracaa Is to Identify and read malarial wblcb gtvao an DY1II'YiBw a !be tope. 1be Unlvallty iJI:mdes awn hundreds a sources wblcb pravltl81:>c:DQround lnlcrmallon on lhoulcmds a r-.rc:b tcp::s. Theoltlnclude subj8c:l encyclopecllas, bandboclb. yearboots. slal&d·-.:.rl ravllrws. rnagc:odne cover-· a n d - . All: a relaaoce l1brarlcm lor CJ!IIIIslanc8 In --.mg !be ~ pla08 to start llndlng lnlcrmallon on your tcp::. • Type "start' and then press <return> to see the DATABASE SELEC110N MENU • Select '1JB Ubrarles Catalog' • Type your searc:b statement and then press <return>. Emmples: a•hemlngway !-double hellx s-gun control sm-acqulred lmmWlOdelldancy syndrome lt-oll spills and birds • ·Fallow the directions on the bollom a the !ICI:81Hl to browse through !be results a your search • Look at the RECORD far each Item a Interest, then prtotlbe ocr-. "' make a note a the LOCA:nON, CAU. 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Debll8d 1Dstructions are available from help ocrams wblcb can be readied by typng 'balp' <return> or ·exp~a~n· Indexes and abslracls help you Identify articles from ~ rnagczlnes. sc:hclarly lawnaiS. and ather sources In most subjects. 1n acidlllon to prtoted (book larmatJ lndeiBs/ abslraclsyouw11lfindlbatlndeiBsandabslracls are available In a variety at formats. and !bat some include the full articles: • Selecled indexes/ abslracls found on the UB Ubraries Catalog complete w1lh Ubrary Information telling you U any UB l.illrari<IS awn the ~ooma~ . Computeri2:ed tndems/ abslracls oo CD-ROM Including the Undergracluate IJbrarles' "General Pmlodicals On Dtsc' wblcb gives you the abllily to read or prlotthe actual article at the CD-ROM termlnal. • Online tndems/ abslracls wblcb 1lbrarlans + search for a fee. �• The l.aD/NUII..W:.olion - o l entire art1c1ao b'Oin magazlnao. raporil. , _ ., cmd-IOWOM. LaD/NUll Is avalJ(Jble lor ....chlng by tuJl.tlme laculty cmdcunonlly r~ UB - l o r CX>Ur81>-reklled r..arcb only. • Health Sclancoo- on the IIUJINEI' syotem available to~._.. • A wkle raoge ollndexes/abolracts tncludlng the Nil text "Expcmded Acadamlc Index" aDd "ABI-INFORM' available via BISON D. 111!011 D llwlog the tan1996--.. the u~ 1JDarlas are plecMd to Introduce BISON n (Buffalo lnlcrmation SysBn ONline II), whlcb wW be available both on grapblca1 Unix warkllallcns In the 1JDarlas aDd !rem your home or campus computer. BISON D ol!ars numerouo Indexes aDd abolracts to help you Identify journal artlclao aDd disoertatlons In vtrtually every subject area. Including t111es sucb as "ABI-INFORM' (Includes Nil articles). "Anlhropologltal Uterature." "Biological Abstracts." "Cornpendm:." "CUrrent Malbematloal Publlcallcrls." ~ Abstracts .• "Elqxmded Acadamlc Index" Clr>cludes lull articles). "ERIC." "LegaiTiac." "MLA Blbllography.· and "Psyccn1o,' to name only a bock.reviews. l*lgrQpblcal malollal, manu- oatpta, mlcr<lbm - · mapa, subjectlliblloglopbleo and mucb mae. JUST ASIC llonowtDg l.ll>mrr- Wllh ten libraries and mllllcns ol bock and journal reoc>Jr081, there's scmethlng lor evaryooe at UB. When you want to lab>Ubrary materials outstde ol the Ubrary. lollow tbeeelllllp: l . ldanl!fy the <XJil number ol t h e . ttem b'Oin a illsoN n termlnal. 2: l'lnd the ttem on the abel!. 3. - y o u r UB SUNYCald at the library's Clrc:ulatlca Dolt. (U~ at Bullalo S!UilENlS, FACULTY, and STAFF may borrow Ubrary materials.) Ellglble na>'UB borrowan must - a u~ !.lbrarles Special Borrawers.Card !rom authtwload 1ll:lCary s1atf. 4. Aa you leave the Ubrary. you wW lXISS through a bock detec:tian aySan. An a1a1m wW oound If Ubrary materials have not been prcperly c:beck.ed oul at the Clrc:ulatlca Dolt. Be ...... to cbect oul material& at the Crculatlcn DeK when you plan to leave the Ubrary. lew. In addition to Indexes and abolracts, BISON n offers a number ot recxlily searched reler81'lC8 tools. sucb as Contemporary Aulhas. the Encyclopaedia Bdtannloa Online, the Encyclop&dla of Associations. the Merriam-Webster Dlctlonary. and the Researcb Centers Directory. BISON n also features the World Wide Web home pages for each Individual campus 1ll:lCary whlcb offer you access to a wkle a.oortment of llbrarlan-seleclad World Wide Web s!lss, ajournals. and Internet subject guldes and search engines relevant to )'our research. To connect to BISON n just log on to UB Wtngs by etlher lyJ:ing "wwngs' at yow campus computer account system PCX1lpl or by using the URL http:/ / wlngs.buffalo.edu if you are using_a World Wide Web biOWSEII:. Once you are at the UB Wtng5 home page select "Llbrarles." Identify cmd Locate Other Sources The u~ 1JDarlas make available a treasure trove of useful researcb maledals within library walls and oo the Internet via BISON D. Reference Ubrarians have the expertise and tools to help you ldenl!fy and kxxlle government tnlormation, conference pooeed1ngs. statisllcs. API., 11A!11. 1111., SIL, AND UGIL I.IBRAJIIIIS - lloc:a..a ol the blgh damand lor -In Cclledlaoo, lccm s-~ac~~.--., ohcrl All baaowlng ~wiD be *'A*! lor a Ubrary , _ In all UB !.lbrarles .,... daf . - a ta rdod c.a.wdue. 1be -lora~ hour loon Ia $.0 5 1 * ' - <S~ III<Dimum). Far l-<;laY aDd 7-day locmo, the-ta SSI* daf <$20 IDCI:Iimum). I'INES ACCRUE EVEN WHEN tHE liiiRARY IS a.c6ED ON WEEKEND6 AND IQJ. -wu.m DAYS. SUNYCc:ads AD UB laculty. sial!. a D d - must p - . t a valid UB SONYCard In,._ m borrow malladals Iran any u~ !Jblary. SUNYCardaare ncrHJanslolable UB lacully ~ -aDd dloabled Individuals m a y - cards- fn penon or by advance mall r8Q\*IIrcm any Clrc:ulatlca Dolt. Facully, sial!. aDd - t UB SUNYCarda are by the SUNYCald Clllica Jocalad on the North campus at SUlfB 101 , UB CCmmana aDd on the South campus at 101 lbrlman llcD1. laos ol a SUNYCald obould be rapcrlod lmmedlately to the SUN'i'Card Ol1lce atl>45-2346. Repiacemenl cards can be~ at a CCIII ol $10.00. 4 weeks lor all borrowers LAW AND MUSIC I.IBRAJIIIIS 4 weeks lor all UB students and Special Borrowe" 16 weeb lor UB Faculty/Stall J.OCI[WOOD I.IIIIIAIIY 4 weeks lor UB students (except doctoral) and Special 8orrowera 16 weeb lor UB faculty, stall, and doctoral students Journals and reference maledals normally cannot be lal<8n outstde of the Ubrary. O>eck with Clrculaticn Department peroormellf you have any~ With the exception of Reserve, lnlerUbrary Loan. and Special Loan Items, 1ll:lCary maledals may be returned at the Clrculaticn Desk ol any E-Mafl: UBRENEWOACSU.BUFFALO.EDU (Jar all units) Students. UB and Open Al:aB laculty/sial! and most spedal baaowers may renew tterns three limes unless Items are overdue or have been requested by patrons. Renewals can be made In pemon. by mall, e-mail, the Web. and Feu: buf cannot be made over the pbcne. Renewals can be made upon p_,lallori olthe actual tterns or a llsl ol the tterns' barcrxle numl:lea Oocated In the baclt ol 1ll:lCary ltems). To renew boats elecfrcnlcally, uoe etlher e-mail or vts1t the IJbarles Web pages at http:/ jwtngs.bullalo.edu/lfblarles. Loolc f<x the services manu optlcin. UBUbrary. Clalms regarding the return ollll:lCary maledals wW not be honored wllboul a llblary!ssued receipt. ~for returned maledals may be~ at any 1ll:lCary Clrculaticn Desk upcnr~. Reserve Collect1ons Required readings used In coonect1on with class assignments are reserved for class uoe In spedal areas of some of the UB IJI:lCarlas. Reserve Items are available to allshxlents emolled In a parllcular class. Because these small oallecllarls are In sucb heavy demand. the foi1awlng spedal rules lor uoe are stdclly mitaced. BOW 10 .-nr _,.IIADIIIAU Reserva llsts. organlrad by .the lnslruc:fa(s name, are kept at the Reserva Desk ol the 1ll:lCary where the maledals have been placed. Borrawers must r~ Items by author aDd tille and may be requlred t o - t a Reserve Req.SUp to obtain maledals. The number olttems that may be charged oulto any one patron at one tfme Is restdcted as spec:lfied: Law. 10 Items; All other units. 3 ttems. LOAM PIIIIOilS • 2 Hour. Lllxary Use Only Due at hoUr spec:lfied • 2 Haur/Ovemlghl Due I hour alter lllxary opens (Law: 2 hours alter opening) •allay · Holds cmd Reccills Borrowers can r8Q\*Ithat a HOlD be placed on any 1ll:lCary ttem already cbect.ed out ol the Ubrary. A HOlD _,.,.that the matalal 'Wjll be avallable tn the ~ upon the return of the ttem to the Ubrary. When the flem Is retunied to the Ubrary, a notice Is oantlhrough the mall to the HOlD requester who then has the opllcn ol baaawlng this Item. A H O l D wasted ttme cbec:ll;lng on the locallon/-.. of clrculallng maledals and ln=c811lhalthe ttem wW be avallable. Books may be mx::AUEO !rem baaowers upon the r~ ol cmotber baaawer or If a- .-lor C0J1ecticn. A request wW have precederlce over aii!IO!Dl. ·p.ADDNT Df , _ . ., Flnea can be paid In penon at: BISON llllllngjBorrawlng Ol1lce 214 Copen 11a11. North campus 645-5950 Entar the Undergraduate Lllxary on the lbst floor ol Copen llall and- etlher t h e fntdde the Ubrary or the oarvlce stems across !rom the,to go to the I8CXlrld floor. PADDIIT f t MAIL: Merta c:bec:ts payable to Due on dale spec:lfied • 7 Day (Law only) Due oo dale spec:lfied All reserve matedals must be returned Ia the Reserve Desk of the 1ll:lCary !ram whlcb they "!""'e baaawed. FIJ_les wW be assessed for llerr!s returned to cmotber Ubrary. -~af-Tcdtat­ IDIINTIPICAJ10tf Reserva baaowem must peoent UB SUNYCards. Non-UB borrowets with a Unlwnlty !.lbrarles Special Borrowars Card may""" Reserva rnaterl<;lls (bulln the 1ll:lCary only). PADIDIT Xl~IIU~: (near the Clrculaticn Desks at the Lockwood. Law. Health Scteooos and Undargraduale Send'cbect <X mooey order, with arfgfnai·BISON notlce to: Unlverstty IJblarles BISON llllllngfBorrawlng Olllce State Unlwnlty ol New Yorll: at Buffalo 214 Copen llall. Buffalo. NY 14260-1625 Lflxarles) • Fill In transcx:llon slip. �• bcllom CXli'Y lor""" NOOrdl. Nor. . . . wlllbe• m.t paymoill. lop CXli'Y cltmna:llanlllp. and ClljglnaiiiiSOtl-ln 8llftlope and put In DROP SAfE. ! ' « - a-.gciY<JUI''""""""" . u.ur ---=-c.III.L- ACCOIIPAII'l-. - l t l i * ! P i n l ~• tAW Uli!AJrr: AYI:dlable to Law School b:ully a n d - only. DALDIICIDK:II u.Aft: AYI:dlable to -Sdonoallacultyand - . .. heaHh axre p-.odl. Jaw firm&. "'-'""-·and tndfvldualo not aax:lalocl Wllh UB. Conta::t the lnlormaUcn Dallvwy Servfce al829-3351 . All Oftll* AVAILAILI 0111.1' S.lltmry oc:haclul& ~ u..\111' a)IJIII. available at all UJ::wary Clreulallcn Coots. 1'11111 Failure to pay wUhln 35 days '!"'Y result In th&loE c1 borrowing pMJegeo and . . _ , - . cl regislratlcn; tt Cillo stops th8 releaoe d. traruJc:rlpls: Calms regarding return d. Ul:rary matedc:ds will not be honored will>out a Ul:rary-reoolpt. n:- accrue at th8 . - d . $.50 per day ($20 maximum) for ecr=h day overdue. INCL!JD. lNG c~ays· th& 111:rary Is cDed. such a s and holldctys. Ptlyment should be m<XIe allherln peroan at or by mall to th8 BISON Bllllng and ' llonowlng ottice. 214 Capen Hall. North campus. Lost,IDamaged Materials OVerdue charges. replacement costs. and a pcx:essfng charge will be levied lor all loot or damaged rnaledals. UB atudonll, faculty. and.staff may borrow matedc:ds from th&lllxarles d. olheJ educational frlstllutlcNin New Ycrk Slate, wtth certain provtoicns. 1beoo Include: • All S U N Y - and any c:xmmuntty college In New Ycrk Slate partic:fpalfng In the OPEN ACCESS pogram-avaflabie to UB students. faculty and stall; requires a UB SUNYcard. • w_, New vm fpsl!luflons parlidjxrtlnc In th8 UJ::wary """'- Projoct (LAP) aYallable to UB b:ully and reooarch staff as well aS gra:2ua1e and pr-.o>at studanls who have obtained an lnlopass from a UB UJ::wary. • untvarltty o( Roc:besleJ and Syracuse Univ81Sity-avaflable to UB faculty and cloc:laal students: requires a UB SUNYCard and a Jetter cllnfroductil:xl from a UB Ulrary cfreulallcn department suparvisar. Buffalo residents and nonresident students and staff are ellg1ble to apply for borrowing privileges from the Bu!Jalo and Erie County PubUc Library: a Ubrary axrd will be Issued upon pesenlalion o( pool d. local and/ or permanent address. Special Services 1HE UB ~ offer a m.rrnber of special servioes whlch ~ the research JXOOElSS a little easier. Whether you acx::ess information electronically. or visit the Librazies to oonduct your research. you will find special servioes available to help you. Among these are typing and ~ooomputing facilities. photooopying and electronlc mail referenoe service. P110C11S1NG CIIAIIGIS: $25/Uem ~CIIAIIGIS: In-Print: CUrrent c:cst of ttern out-oi-J)Ilnl: Average current Item cool by unit + APL/ SSO + MAlli/ SHJO • LMI./SSO + MUS(Boct)/$55. + (Soore)/$40 • SEI./ $100 + UGL/ $30 + HSL/ $100 LAW/ $70 BISON_n povldes you with the oppor1unf1y to ask a ta::tual ':ready reterence• question viaemail. Just connect to UB Wings (http:/I wtngs.bulfalo.edu). select 'Lfbraries, • then 'Services; then 'Send a comment question, or suggestion: Or you cxm contact one of the lllxarles directly at the followfng e-mail address: • unloci:Ciac:su.bulfalo.edu Lockwood UJ::wary Interlibrary Loan (ILL) rnaledals not awned by th8 UB lJI:lrailes may be borrowed from other lllxarles through Interlibrary" Loan Servlces. Law UJ::wary • asbelOa::su.bulfalo.edu Sdence & Engfneerfng IJbrary A minimum of lwo weeks should be allowed for receipt a materials. More Ume should be allowed as the """""""' pogr8!111811: the number ollntarlll:rary Joan requests Increases dramal!c:ally as daadllnes for term papers and class assignments approa::h. To speed th8 dellvary pooess. an EMPIRE EXPRESS service has been lnltfated among the lour SUNY Centers: Buffalo. Binghamton. Albany and Stony Brook. Syra:use University also partfclpales. U the desired rnatimalls avaf1able at any of these lnslltulfons. the request Is automalk:ally routed and ff1lecl pompUy. Certain restrictlons apply to lnterUbrary Loo::m requests. Only .materials not avaf1able at UB may be borrowed. Furthermore. certain types of materials '$"hlch normally do not circulate (such as rare books. manuscripts. fiagfle materials. reterence books. etc.) are not available through Interlibrary Loan. However. pholooo'*'!' of chapters and arlfcles from non.cfrculal!ng materials cxm be oblafned, povfded thai the request does not violate copyright Jaw. 1be Librar18s' Interlibrary - Loan·Offices GlENEIIAL LIIIIAIIIIIS: Avaflable to faculty, regfslared students. and staff who are normally served by any the GenerallJI:lrarles (LML, SEL. UGL. APL, Math) and the Music Ubrary. The General Ubrartes ILL alice 1s localed 1n Lockwood Ul:llary. seoond1Joor. south side. The phone number Is 645-2812. For patrons served by the a General Lfbraries. a servlc&-LIBLOAN- Is avaf1able for submlllfng requests eleclranlcally. At the system pomp! In e-mail. typng UBLii)AN brings the form request form to the oc:reen. A serlas of easy to follow dfreclfons make this oorvloe convenient to use. You may Cillo submit requests via the Lfbraries' Web page at http:/ I wtngs.bullalo.edu/lllxarles. Look Wlder the 'services" option. + UGL (lsi Floor)(ASCD terminals) SOUTH CAMPUS • D!efendorf .......... .. (IBM. Ma:: & ASCR terminals) UBWings Typing FadliUes The University Ubrartes d.fer a variety of equipment and facflllfes to prepare term pape!S. research reports, and other docwnents. 1he followfng typing facflllfes are avaflable: • Architecture and PJannlng IJbrary -<:hecJc out key at the Clrculalfon Desk ................................ 829-3505 • Health Sciences Library - sign up at the Reserve Desk . .. .... 829-3339 • Law IJbrary - stgi, up In the AUdloVisual ..... 645-2045 UB Wings Is the axrnpus-wfde Information service which povldes electronic access to o:>UISe schedules. academJc department home pages. student services. =nJOUS telephone and e-mail dlrectorles. etc. UB Wings also povldes aa:ess to the Internet. For acx::ess to the many sources and services offered by th8 University Lfbrarles select the 'Ubrarfes" button on the UB Wings menu. Use the URL http:/I wings.buffalo.edu to make the connection to UB Wings. For lnlormalfon on using yow UB computer ac:o:>unt to connect to UB Wings, contact the Computing Center Help Desl: al645- 3542. • Lockwood Library - check out key at the CUrrent l'llriocllcals,!Reserve Desk .................. 645-2144 err Computing Sites campus-wide computing facllllfes admlnJstered by the University Computing Center (CIT) cxm be found at the following localfons: NORTH CAMPUS • Baldy ........................ .. (IBM & ASCR terminals) Consultant................. . Printing Consultont + .... 201>-207 For lurth8r fnlormalton regarding publlc . computing silas conta::t the ClT Help Desk localed 1n 216 Computing Center. North campus (645-3542). -• askulllCiac:su.buflalo.edu Undergraduate Ul:llary Deparfrnenl (5th Door) .................... 645-3546 • SEL (3rd Floor)(ASCD terminals) Consultant ............................ . ... 829-3460 Printing Consultant.. ........................... 829-2198 Math Ubrary(ASCIJ terminals) • askhslO<Jr::su.bulfalo.edu Health Sdences Library • asklawOacsu.bullalo.edu ~ch • Fronczal: 408 SUN & ASCR terminals) Consultant .. ....... 208-21 2 .. .. 645-2386 ................... 645-5905 BellJOJ (X-tennlnals & ASCR terminals) Consultant64s-2797 Printing Consultant ............................. 645-2877 • Capen 201-212 (In 5EL) (IBM. Ma:: & SUN) ............................................. . Consultant .......................................... 645-3326 Printing Consultant 645-3326 • Clemens 218(1BM & Ma::) Consultant .......................................... 645-2333 Buffalo FREE-Net The Buffalo Free-Net Is an all-vollinteer effort which provides computer useiS across Western New York tree access to a broad range of oommuntty Information. UB Wings poVides access to the Buffalo Free-Net (use the jwnpword treenail or connect directly to http:/1 'www.freenet.bulfalo.edu and register for a FreeNet a=unlln the 'Admlnlslralfon Building : PholocopieiS are localed throughout the Ubrary system. Copies cool S.IO each. Photocopiers also a:x:ept SI bills. Machines are operated by cash and VendaCards. The VendaCard System features reencodable ands, which have a one Ume charge of $.60 and cxm be purchased lor S I (lnc:ludes $.40 copy credit) from encoder/ clispenseiS localed In the llealth Sdences. Law. Lockwood. Undergraduate. and Science and Engtneertng Lfbraries. Adclllional tnstruct1ons fa use of the eno:xler/ dlspensers are J)llnled on ecr=h ma- chine. �Ulxaly Services b Persons With l)lscHHttes VendaCards pura.c-1 at UB will operate Clllly at the UB Lltoarloo. N01E: VendaCards am be il5ued to Jaculty or llallmemban tlvoughan lntar~tal lnvclce cbargtng a ~tal account or granl n-c::ardsareillueda&r~ to meet the Individual's at~· particular · .-!. For more Information. oontact the lJblary Admlnlsbal!ve Ollie&. 64&-2974. at go to llocm 434 In CcJpen Hall. Change Machines 11wre Is a dollar bill c::hange machine loc:aled In the 1..oc%wood lJblary en the North Ccunpus. Addillonally, lhere Is a one-dollar and ltve<lollar bill c:hcmger loc:aled In the vendJng area outside olthe Student Aocounls Ollie& en the 2nd floor ol CcJpen Hall. North Ccunpus. Ocx:osionally. these machines run out o1 ct>ange; tt Is always a good Idea to bring change (dimes. nickels. quarters) at your VendaCard with you when you know that you11 be pbolooopying. 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No 18 Faculty urged to focus on undergraduate education IIJ - Servtces WUEI'CtiEII News Associate Director U B MUST DO A BETTER JOB of undergraduale educalion if il is 10 a11rac1 enough students to meet its enrollment targets, the university's t_o p admini~tra· tor for undergraduate education told the Faculty Senate Exe.cuuve Commmee at its Jan. 22 meeting. '·1 ltis university can no longer continue to function with priorities that put un- dergraduate education in second or third place: it has to come first." said Nicolas Goodman. vice provosl for undergraduale education . ..lf we do not provide an educational experience for our students that the~ are willing to pay for, !hen !hey will go elsewhere. If lhal happens. !hen lhe budge! of lhe universily will shrink even fas1er !han il has in recenl years. and lhcqualily of everylhing we do will decline ... Kathleen Howell, director of US's Art Illustration Program. Is shown at the opening Jan. 23 of the hot new elChlb~. •Art from Hell-i!le Ell! I Works of Illustration Faculty, Students and Alurml. • Howell Is shown with her creation. the "Hell: Make Your Owo' cookbook. on dlsp~ In the.Art Deeartment Gallery in the Center lor the Arts. The exhibit opened with a 'deception' for Which- guests were asked to "bring an offering for the deVIl" and·"dress Hke hell." It will continue through Feb. 11. Goodman emphasized that faculty involvement is essential for any university to change a culture that values research over teaching and graduate students over undergraduates. "Each department and eac h program must urgently find ways to attract more students. to treat its students better, to enable more students to succeed in its program and to make the whole experie nce happier and more sati sfyin g for our students." he said. "Programs that do not do that nrc a drain o n the institution that we can no longer afford . "The truth is that , as we ofte n say. the university is the faculty ; only the faculty can change the faculty culture," he said. "Only the faculty can exert the pressure on col· leagues that will be required really to change uni versi ty priorities." Goodman added: "Bill G.einel.IU!II Tom Headrick and Duvid Triggle and I have been say ing for some time that the faculty must c hange their priorities or they wi ll be forced by ex ternal circu mstances to change their priorities. Continued on page 2 Graduation guarantee, UB software speeds mail service co-op plan fOr engineers 11J EU.EN IIOUMIAUM t oday· s equipment reads less than 2 per· News Services Editor 11J II&UIIIIOUIUUM News Services Editor T HE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has announced two major initiatives designed to improve the undergradu· ate experience for its students. Tlle school has instituted a "graduation guarantee" for all entering freshmen and some new transfer students as of fall 1997 and this summer will launch its first co-operative education program. The two initi ati ves are part of a continuing effort by the School of Engi neering and Applied Sciences to stay competitive with peer insti· tutions while responding to the c hanging needs of students as prospective employees of local and national busi nesses. '"The guarantee and the new co-operati ve education program are two important new components in the portfolio of opportunilies we are of· feri ng 10 our sludeniS," said Mark H. Karwan, dean oflhe UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 'They demonstrale a conlinuing commitment to our team of students, faculty, staff and corporate part· ners to provide an excellent program of engi neering education." The "gradual ion guaranlcc" is lhe firs! of i1s type 10 be offered a1 UB. I f students follow the prescribed program for their major and remain in good academic sta nding, the engineering school guarantees that lhey wi ll be able 10 complete !heir degrees on-time: in four years if Ihey choose lhe slllndard four-year option or in four-and-a-half or five years if 1hey choose lhe new co-op plan or Ihe fi ve-year oplion. Any stude nt who meets these conditions and is unable to grad uate o n time because courses are unavailable will be e nrolled in the neces· sary course or courses tuition-free. K.arwan explained that if students keep up their e nd of the educa· 1ional pannership. lhey should nol be prevenled from graduating on BEGINNING THIS WINTER in selected post offices across the U.S .• handwrinen addresses on envelopes will be read and interpreted by a sophisticated. new cenl of all handwrit · ten mail , according 1echnology developed a1 UB. Funded by 1he U.S. Pos1al Ser- 10 1he Posl· vice. the new Handwrinen Ad· al Service. dress lnlerprelalion (HWA I) lech- SRIHARI nology is expected to e nable the Postal Service to realize substan · tial savings in its processing costs because it reduces the need for software will improve the autO· mated reading of handwritten addresses by an order of magnitude. Upgrades to the system in the nex t six months will boost the success rate even further. manual keying. It al so demon strates that re · searchers at US 's Center of Ex· celle nce for Docu ment Analysis and Rccognilion (CEDAR). who developed and refi ned 1he lech· nology during lhe pasl decade. are nearing a sol ution to one of the most difficult problems in artifi· cial intelligence-reading human handwriting. CEDAR's The HWAI soflware has been inslallcd in 34 U.S. Postal Service mail-processing and distribution centers across the U.S. It is ex· peeled 10 be installed in a IOial of 250 processing and distribulion cenlers in lhe U.S. during 1997. The HWAI lechnology ap· proaches its task in steps. First. il locales lhe address block on lhe time because they can't get into required courses. In the event that those courses are unavailable, the school will pick up the tuition tab for the extra courses. ..With thi s guarantee, we are able to assure o ur student s who main· for approx imalely 15-20 percenl pans of lines. such ascily, slllle and ZIP code. Then lbe software lries Conlinued on page 2 of the entire mail stream, but to read the numbers in the address. read handwrjtten mail." Handwritten addresses account of computer science. executive investigator. He explained that becau!'e cursive handwriting tend~ to run to· gether. it usually cannot be read character by charac1er. the way machine·printed addresses are read by automatic mail sorters. Instead. handwriting interpretation programs attempt to take the whole image of a word and then cond uct a pattern-matching process. matching the image wath a tial test results have been out· impossible-help posllll machines said Sargur Srihari, UB professor direclor of CEDAR and principal slallding. in general," said Edward Kueben. manager of image and telecommunications technology at the Postal Service. "II will do lhe seemingly correc1 address of I he mail piece. which is then imprinted with a bar code to be read by subsequent automatic mail sorters either at the same post office or other post of· fices as it ~ravels to its destination:· process dail y seve ral million pieces of mail with handwritten addresses. with virtually no hu· man intervention. The Po.tat Service says ini- jor slep forward. nol only for lhe Pos1al Service. bul for lechnology " The ..... of ell thl• reading is for the computer to detennine 1he H automatically will ralld and integrated into the a utomated mail·processi ng system using a Remote Compu ter Reader. Thi s enhance ment has been '"11lis project represe nts a rna· Slarting wilh lbe ZIP code and pro- ceeding to th ~ street number and even post office box number, if there is one. This interpreted address is matched against a druabase of valid. deliverable addresses for the act ual solution. mail image. Next. the address is divided into lines and then into lis1 of words lhal look like i1. The problem, he explained. IS that if the list of ~1\ible matches the program comes up with is very long. it becomes unworkable. "'CEDAR's principal discovery was in mak ing th e lisl small enough so that word recognition wou ld be successful:· Srihari said . Conlinued on page 2 �--.... - ........ 2 Native Americans. people thought they were immune," said Arthur Michalek, UB associate professor of sociaJ and preventive medicine and lead author on the studies. "As Iale as 1950. cancer still was nolan important health issue. But il is a growing menace now, largely because of an increase in life expectancy. In I 950, 1ife expectancy for American Indians was 30 years less than for whiles. They didn ' t live long enough IO heal risk." The findings come rrom surveys or state health departments and directors of NativeAmerican Health centers in cities and on reservations across the U.S. The studies we"' conducted by researchers from UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, with the aid of Native-American cancer-rontrol programs in Denver, Colo., and Rockville, Md. Michalek, who is director of education al Roswell Park, said the results predict se· rious ruture consequences for these popu- lations... Many tribes and agencies that work with tribes don't have an appreeia· lion for the growing magnitude of this problem. Through these studies we hope to raise the level of awareness of the cancer problem in Indian country, and to try lo bring their perceptions into balance with the reality." A study on lribal·based cancer control activities appeared in Cancer, the Journal of the American Cancer Society, while an urban -based study was published in the Journal of Canc<r Education . M;chaJel< noted that cancer i• Slill not the No. I killerofNaliveAmericans-«lcidenls and injuries bold that position-but it is a growing health coocem and steps .-1 to he taken, one pf which is more raeardl, to proiC(:t cUJTCnl and futur-e generations. ''These sllldies say to researchen •If you wanllo do something that will hove a public health impact. this is il. '"he said. Such studies must be sensitive to cultural mores, he noted, and will require researchers lo stay involved long enough to belp na· live populations implement and evaluate new programs. • Tribal health directors ranked cancer fifth in importance out of seven health problems afflicting Native Americans, af. 1er alcoholism, diabetes, injuries, and car· diovascular disease. • Urban-based directors also ranked cancer ftfth. but included AIDS in their lop five health concerns. • Cancer ranked sixth in funding allol· led lo combating serious health conditions by tribal health directors. • Only 33 percent of urban health di· rectors and 53 percent of tribal health di· rectors were aware that cancer deaths are increasing among Native Americans. A were Martin C. Mahoney. from the UB slart a dialogue." UB should he making a "long-run commitment to the kinds or changes thai will improve the quality of what we do, both undergraduale and graduate and then you have lo balance the graduate and undergraduate," Greiner said. He called undergraduate education "our rranchise mission-that's what the people of the Stale of New York pay us for first" But, he stressed, taxpayers also want undergraduate education "that is of the type you would expect from an institution of our type, which is a university, and I think that oughllO be a differenllype and quality and character of education than of the type of education you would expect to get in a college ... and that's where our graduate and research mission comes in." Jack Meacham, professor of psycho!· ogy, questioned how raculty members will react to statements that undergraduate education is the top priority or the university. "Quite frank.ly, if I carry those messages ing alicut here is gelling a 101 of faco-to-1\r:e back 10 my colleagues I'll be mel with a l8ll:ing dOne." he said. fair amount of skepticism: some"will just Robert Palmer, vice president for student laugh al me, some will jusl tum away and affairs. told senators the university. has an not even continue the conVersation," enroUment l8rgd fortheooming fall of about Meacham said, noting thai faculty think the 24,000, including 2,700 ftrst·lime freshmen university's mission "has to do with re- and 1,700 transfer students. With the numsearch grants and graduate education." . her of applications in both categories dec lin~ iu:bell Harwitt, associate professor ing, meeting those tatgets will be "a Slrell:h," Palmer said. He n01ed that at this point in of economics and chair of the Fac the ealendar year. the Office of Admissions ulty Senate Admissions and Reten· will concentrate on three area.~: increasing lion Commiuee, compared UB to a axpora· the number of applications from transfer tion thai is rapidly losing marl<cl share and students; increasing the yield of freshmen needs to change "theaxporateculture." One and increasing the yield of transfers. technique thai wOtb, he said, is an effort by ''We lhinl< we can do the job of getting the administration of the company 10 involve individual decision·mak~n this case. the euoughapplicalioos; when theWs! settles. we'll have over 20,000 applicalions. We will acx:ep1 facuhy-in things like quality circles and change circles. Instead of issuing orders from enoughSiudenlslO~<UiarFt" ifwe'n: look· the lop down, the company, he said, shculd go ing ala yieldof24 pen:aa." he .rud. Follow-up into an "intensive communicalion...OO.Ieaming wilh aocepled snxlenls hy deans and facuhy, he mode to sort out issues. llhinl< what we're 1811:· t1Cied, will be crucial to int=sing the yield. • Cancer a growing health concern ar LOIS 11A11E11 News Services Editor C ANCER IS 1liESECOND lead· ing cause of death among Ameri· can-Indian and Native-Alaskan women and the third leading cause among American-Indian men. according 10 available statistics. While cancer deaths between I973 and I990 increased 4 percent in the general populalion . they increased I 0 percent among American lnd ians, who have the poorest cancer survi val rates of any racial group in the United States. Yet. providers of health care to these populations give cancer a low priority and commit few funds to its prevention, the first ~ tudies assessing cancer control programs for Native Americans. conducled by University nt Buffalo researchers. have shown. .. At the tum of the century. cancer was so rare amo ng American Indi ans th at n.,oy-- ~tional researchers on the studies Department of Faniily Medicine, and Martha Tenney and Unda Burhansstiptnov from the Native American CancerResean:b Program in Denver, Colo. Nat Cobb, of the Cancer Prevention and Conuol Program. Indian Health Service, Rockville. Md .. also participated in the ur· ban-based study, and Deanna Tome, from Roswell Patk, contributed 10 the tribal· based study. 'The research was supponed by a Na· tiona! Cancer lostitule Cancer Education Grant. • FSEC Continued from page 1 "Those e~te mal circumstances have arnved," he stressed. "We no longer have the luxury to neglect our undergrnduate students. If we do not do a bener job of laking care of these young people and if we are 1101 perceived of doing a hener job, they will not come." D ennis Malone. SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. noled Goodman's use of the word "pen:eplion" "'vcml times in his I'Cill8lb, calling il critical to the issue. "Because. in a sense. il reolly doesn't maner as much as we wish il would what the situotion is :rrually here; what""'""' is what il is )JCI'cei ved to he here.•• Malone said. He said thai when he's talked to Slltdents at other institutions about their perceplioos ofUB, he's been told thai UB is big and imper.;ooal and that the faculty must be more involved wilh undergraduates. Moreover, Malone said, those SIU· dents perceive thai in the sciences. lower-divi· sion Slltdents are lallghl in large numbers hy fac· ulty and teaching ao;siSlants (fAs) who do 1101 speak English well. ''The data probably show thai in fact thai is 001 nearly so lJUe as you might think. Nevertheless. it is damn well the perception." he said. In the short term, there are "draconian" ~o luti o n s that could be undertaken, such as nol using TAs who do nol speak English well in lower-division courses, he noted. ·-thai in volves a big change," he said. ""The questio n is. are you willing to do it'? Arc we willing 10 pay that price?" President William R. Greiner told senators Goodman's remarks were a "great piece to SOFTWARE Continued from page 1 The program co nstrains the list of possibl e words th at match by first recognizmg the ZIP code and then the street num· be r on th e add ress, ex plained Venu Govindaraju. CEDAR assoc iate director. "There are only a small set of street names that will correspond to both the ' treet number and the ZIP code," he said. The mai n architects or the technology an: Srihari. GovindarajU and CEDAR research scientists Paul Palumbo: Evelyn Kleinberg; Ajay Shekhawal; John Favata and Gyeonghwan Kim, as well as several former CEDAR researchers. During the past five years. hundreds or undergraduate and graduate students at UB and postdoctoral researchers al CEDAR have contributed to the success of the HWAI system. • M ENGINEERING Continued from page 1 tain good academic performance that they will not be delayed from gelling lheir de· grees beca use courses arc unavai lable,·· he added. "Course availability has uaditionally not been a problem with our curricujum, so that having this type or guarantee is very natural for us." He said rhat in introduci ng the guarantee, the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is joining some or its peer institutions that are introducing similar measures. MARK H. KAIIWAN The school's guarantee is dependent on srudents following the engineering req uire· ments as described in the undergraduate catalog and remaining in good academic standing. also as described in the c a~alog . T low for creation of a co-op .,ro'gram," said Karwan. ··we are proud to announce this major initiative beginning in May." He noted that a unique aspecllo US's engineeriflg e<Hlp program is lhe UB Engi· neering Career Institute (ECI). which will be mandatory for all co-op students. .The inslilule, now in its third year, provides students with intensive '1xx>t camp.. type classes during which industry leaders teach them important corporate survival skills not covered"in academic course work. ECI will continue 10 offer·summer employ· ment experiences for engineering students who have finished their junior year. "The pre-employment classroom wort involved in lhe Engineer· ing Career Institute affords our students the opportunity 10 learn the soft skills they' ll.-! to be successful on the job, such as teamwori<. leadership, entrepreneurialism, problem-solving, time-managemen~ communications and lOla! quality managemen~" said Karwan. During the co.Op e<perience, each student could enm as much as S I 8,000 while gaining the perspective and experience thai only full-lime employment can provide. "Course availability has... not been a problem with our curriculum, so that having this type ofguarantee is very natural for us. " ransrer Students will haVe to work with their advisors to lind out whether or not they are eligible ror the guarantee. While only entering rreshmen ·and some new 1ransfers will be covered by the guarantee. the co-operative f!ducation program will be available beginning in May to most UB engineering students who have completed the junior year. Under the program, students will he able to supplement their academic work with nearly a year or paid, rull-time work experience in their chosen fields at engineeri ng firms. Participation in the co-op program will extend by only half a year the lime II takes for students to get their four- year degrees because two of the three work experiences will take place during the summer. The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is in the process of identifying companies 10 participate in the program. Representa· lives of companies interested in participating in the ctHJP program are being invited 10 a meeting lo he held al UB on Feb. I 8. ··Both our corporate partners and our stodents have asked if we could build enough flexibi lity into our academic program to al- 'l'bis summer, students in the departments of Electrical and Com· I puler Engineering. Industrial Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering who have completed the junior year will be eligible for lhe C<H>J> program. 'The first co-op won: experi· ence will begin June 9 and run through September. the second begins in September and runs through mid-January and the third runs from mid·May until the end of August. In its first year, the program will cona:nlrate on companies in Western New Yori<. 'The plan is 10 include eventually other compa· nies throughout the stale and the U.S. • �. . . . , • • 1.r v.e-. .. .... 11 PB leader in NSF program to increase minorities in scienCes IIJIU.III--News Services Editor "UB ho.s a rich array of programs for minorities, but in order to be truly effective, these programs need additional support. " T HE UNIVERSITY at Buffalo bas been selecwl as the lead institution in the region to panicipate in a new National Science Foundation program designed to increase the number of underrepreseowl minorities in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering and technology. Under the State University of New York (SUNY) Alliance for Minority Participation, a new five-year, $5 million program, UB isexpecwltoreceiveatOialof$1 million. The university has received $200,000 in funding for the first year. By the end ofthe five years, UB expects to see an increase in the number of minor· ity undergraduates in these areas, as well as in the number of minority students who go on to graduate school in these fields. The idea behind the SUNY Alliance is to provide and strengthen alliances between programs for minority students that already exist at SUNY institutions so that more students can be accommodated. "With this grant, we are trying to change the face of science,'' said John Staley, headmaster of Corn P. Maloney College at UB, and principal investigator on the grant. He noted that a recent report by the U.S. Department of Education showed that out of a total of nearly 78,000 bachelor's degrees awarded in engineering in 1993. 3.700 were earned by African-Americans DIIEUL QIDHEY and 2,900 by Hispanics. A report in Sci•nc• magazine stated that in the U.S., minorities earn a "tiny" proponion of science and engineering Ph.O.s, only 5.9 percentofthosecooferred in 1992. Statistics at UB reflect this national trend, according to Staley. On the undergraduate level UB 's School of Eogjncering and Applied Sciences graduates about 20 minority students each year, out of a typical class of about 400 students. A handful of minorities graduate each year with degrees in mathematics. Statistics are similar at the other SUNY institutions and across the U.S.. Staley said. rexel Gidney, director of engineering minority programs at UB and co-investigator on the grant, noted that many activities providing academic and pre-professiooal support to minorities already exist at UB. He cited C-STEP (College Science and Technology Enrichment Program). D the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program. and active student chapters of national societies. such as the National Society of Black Engineers and the Society of Hispanic Engineers. "UB has a rich array of programs for minorities. but in order to be 1ruly effective. these programs need additional suppon," he added. citing the decline in state funding that the programs hove seen in recent years. '"The goal of this grant is to serve as a cntalyst in linking all of these programs so that we can expand the numbers of students we serve.·· Minority programs throughout SUNY have seen recent declines in state funding, Staley noted. "By making snoogerconnections between programs that already exist."" he added, "this grant allows us to leverage the opportunities available for mioorities at UB." The SUNY Alliance for Minority l'ruticiJl'l- tion will focus on two areas. The fm;t is ocademic support services. such as specialized tu- toring in engineering. math and science. It also will inchdethe fonnationofstudy groups. where studentsoolluboraleand Jearn from one another. " At UB, we have found tt.lt the most successful students are those who study with other students." said Staley. 'The second area of focus is e nrichment of the academic experience through placement in internships in campus-based research projects or at local technology compariics. s pan of the grail~ UB also will host an annual statewide conference of gruduau: and professional schools A geared toward minority st ud~nts through· out SUNY. The 1997 conference will be held in April. In addirion to increasing the number o f minority students at the undergraduate level in science, mathematics, eng ineering and technology. the SUNY Alliance is expected to increase their representation at the gradu· ate level by enlarging the pipeline of minor- ity undergraduates in these areas. In addition to UB. the un iversity centers at Binghamton and Stony Brook, and the State University College at New Paltz arc the other lead institutions in the state. Each will work with a four-year and/or community college in its region to strengthen programs for minorities in the phys ical sciences. math· ematics and technology. UB will work with the State University College at Buffalo. A regional board of advisors. with mem· bers from the academic and husiness com· munities, is being formed . • Buckle to·be deputy vice chancellor at Auckland university 11J l!lUN IIOlHAUM News Services Editor AFTER SERVING FOR EIGHT YEARS as deputy director of the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research at UB , Ion G. Buclde. man who haS made a career out of studyi~g such down· to-earth problems a5 howlo'keep britfges standing during earthquakes, has decided to take a broader approach to research. BuckJc. whohas~·as UB professor of civil engineering since 1989, has nccepled the position of deputy vice chancellor for rese:ucl1 at the University of Auckland. New Zealand. A native of New Zealand. Buckle received his bachelor's degree in engineering nod his doctorate in civi l engineering from the Uni· versity of Auckland. RJr 14 years. he taught in the university's civil engiruring department "UB is losing a great faculty member and rhe center is losing a great deputy direcror:," said George C. Lee, director of NCEER. "but it's a terrific opponunity for Or. Buckle. This is a new beginning for him." Buckle is one of the world's leading ex peru in seismic·isolation technology and an au· thority on the seismic performance of highway bridges. However, a senior administrntive post in ncadernia has long been one of his goals. a He nDted that- bctor that attracted him to NCEER was the chance to Jearn more about academic administration by working alongside the late Roben Ketter, the former UB president, educator and administrator, who was the center·s first director. "Bcing at NCEER has providod me with a tremendous opponunity to improve my administrative ski Us by waiting with UB's presiden~ vice presidents and other senior administrators. and in intanclingataseniorlevel with leaders at other large. prestigious institutions in the center's research consortium." he said. Lee noted that Buckle's administrative and research contributions to NCEER will be missed and he said he was pleased that Buckle will continue to work on NCEER's Federal Highway Administration grant. Since 1992, Buckle has performed in a leadership role on the $14.2 million highway projects, which suppon studies on the vulnerability of federal-aid highways, bridges and tunnels to eanhquakes and which provide for the development of new ,t lt. . technolOgie s and des ign re · quirements. ·~ his tenure a t \ ' I BUCKLE Buckle expressed pride in loo~ing back on NCEER . "NCEER has been a pio neer Buckle is not the only member of the family that UB will miss. His wife. Shirley, has worked tirelessly on behalf ofUB and Buffalo event< as a member and Jl'ISI president of the UB mmcn 's Oub. She was instrumental in planning and cxecutinga World University Games gala. as well as the club's Celebrate SO event and a gala evening in conjunction with the Bernice Pos.~i Memorial Concert. which raised more than SIO.<XXl for the Center for the An.o;, .. We will miss her dreadfully as a friend and as pan of a team because she's been invaluable.'" said Janet Fedor. immediate past presi dent of-the Women ·s Cl ub. Both of the Buckles' children""' UB stu, dents. Bronwyn will graduate thi<spring with a degree in political science. Her sister. Sa· rah. has just completed her freshman year in civil engineering at UB and will conti nue her education at the University of Auckland. • as a un iversity· based center cond ucting problem ~ focused resea rch ,'' he said. "One of its major contributions has been to improve the se ismic performance o f lifelines. Before the center existed. very little work was done on lifelines: now it"s a major area o f activity for eanhquake e n· gineers." Lifelines are the ne twork of sys· te rns that di sperse energy and water and provide transponation and ot her criti cal services in population centers. NCEER also has made major. technical inoovntions in protective systems for structures. Buckle said. noting that it is through these developments that the center has strengthened its collaborntions with industrial panncrs such as WM Corp.• 3M Corp., Enidinc Corp. and Taylor Devices, arnoog others. "The center also he• ....bll ...... a very strong constituency in the eanhquake community and has proven itself a model for conducting multidisciplinary research." he said. " We are one of the few ce nters that has bridged the gnp between engineers and social scientists. We have successfully used teams of researchers involving se ismologists, engineers. economists and social sc i· enlists to determine the economic and social impacts of earthquakes." In addition to his administrative post. Buckle has been appointed professor of civil engineering at the University of Auckland. RJr Buckle. an added attrnctioo of returning to New Zealand is the proximity to his ex. tended family; save for his immediate family, all of hi s relatives li ve in New Zealand. Since 1984, he has lived and worked in the U.S .. [m;t as diredor of research and development at Computech Engineering Services and then as vice president of enginc.cring for Dynamic Isolation Systems. both in Berkeley. Calif. He began working at NCEER in 1989. Nayler accepts post at tbthwestem R ONALD NAYLER, associate vice president for university faci lities si nce 1991, has accepted a pos iti on as associate vice president for facilitie management at Nonhwestem Un iversity. He will be leavi ng UB at the end of March. At UB. Nay ler has provided leadership for a staff of 650 peopl e responsible for all facili ties·related services. Manag· ing an an nual budget of $35 million. he has supervised units responsible for facilities planning and design. construction manage ment. space management. en9ironmental health and safety. facilities operati ons and admi ni strative services. Nayler also has been respon sible for leadi ng UB's en vi· ron mental effons. as well as all campus planning acti vities. the campus· sponsored rehabilitation program . assign· ment of space and negotiation and management of all uni versity leases. Nayler spearheaded the uni versity's SIS million energy .conservation pmject. tht: largest and most comprehensive such effon ever undena ke n by a university in the United States. As pan of the project, he negotiated new e nergy rates that have saved U B more than $2 milli on a year. is other accompl ishments at UB incl ude oversee ing design and con.,aruction of the new $54 milli on Biomedical Research Building on the South Campu'\. "We will mi ss Ron at UB. He has provided a clear vision a nd stron g leadas hip for university facilities. He has been an innovato r a nd a superb man ager:· ~a id Robcn J. Wagner. UB se nior vice president. "Even within a declining ope rating budget. he h:d an effon that improved the level of o ur service to our st udents. facuhy a nd 'taff. and de· voted increased resources to the training. career development and equ1ppi ng of \taff m uni versity facilities. " In addition. Ron is always willing to put institutional goa ls at the forefront. Fnr all that he has done, Ron has o ur admiration and thanks." Nay ler came to UB from the University of Massachu sens in 1989 U!\ a'"'tunt \ltc= president for facilities planning and design. According to Wagner, a commiuee will be formed shonl y to fill the po'\1t1un of asso· date vice president for university faci lities within the next fo ur months. In the mean time. Mi chael Dupre, director of facilities :lnd systems maintenance. will ~erve as o1cting associate vice president. " Mike's talent and expenise have been recognized and appreciated by all who h av~ worked with him."" Wagner said. "'Mike has been repeatedly promoted and asked to as sume greater responsibility within Facilities. I am very pleased that Mike has ag~ed to • take on thi s special assignment during that interim period.·· H �......,.., lief ....... . , ... u Making Waves Youni _,.,_.at UB urn -a.lm 8J I'ATWICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor S EVERAL DOCTORAL students in the Composition Program in the UB Oepartment of Music have received notable honors and critical acclaim from institutions in the United States and Europe. The students. from the U.S., Argentina, lsmel and Korea, all came to UB to study under composer David Felder. Felder, chair of the Department of Music and director of the Composition Program. has a distinguished international reputation in new mus ic composition. He directs the annual JUNE IN BUFFALO Festival and Conference for emerging compose~ at UB. Eric Oiia of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is one of two composers selected this month from an international field of more than 400 candidates to receive a commission from the Ensemble Inter Contemporain. a performance group now in residence at IRCAM , the world-renowned Parisian insti tution for the research and performance of new music. Oi\a recently completed two other distinguished com mi ssio ns, one from the Stuttgart Opera and another from the Nieuw Ensemble of Amsterdam, the premier new mu sic performance ensemble of the Netherlands. Oiia recently recorded for German Radio in Cologne. and last summer made his conducting debut with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Amy Williams of Buffalo has received a nomi nation for the prestigious Charles lves Award of the American Institute of Arts and Letters. A visi ting faculty member this spring at Bennington College. Williams' recent composition for string quartet received rave reviews in the German publication Neue :Uirung. She is the daughter of Jan Williams. a percussionist with an international reputation in new music performance and a UB emeritus professor of music. The work of Eliav Brand of Tel Aviv, lsmel, has been singled out in publications mnging hom "20th Century Music" to the daily newspaper of Bremen, Germany, as the most accomplished work presented among the 60 new compositions performed during the 1996 JUNE IN BUFFALO Festival. Brand's composition ... Studies of Fragmenting VU," was "'ferred to by German critic Hans-Theo Woblfabrt as "stunning, ecstatic and groundbreaking." S oo Ran Jeong of Korea has received the first honomble mention in the International Composers' Competition sponsored by Holland's Gaudeamus Foundation. Her prizewinning work, the percussion quanet ··cell," was premiered in Buffalo by the Maelstrom Percussion Ensemble. In recognition of her award, Jeong has received a commission for a new work for chamber orchestra that will receive its premier performance in Amsterdam in the fall. Jonathan Golove of Los Angeles, a Woodburn Fellow at UB, recently completed a commission from the Amherst Saxophone Quartet that will receive several performances this spring. Golove is a cellist who frequently performs in the cello section of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. • National:conference on classics studies will honor John Peradotto 8 J PATRICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor T HE UNIVERSITY OF Georgia has announced that it will .sponsora na· tion a! co nfere nce in March in honor of John J. Pemdotto. Andrew V.V. Raymond Professor of Classics and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University at Buffalo. The colloquium, "lnterdisciplinarity and the Classics," will take place March 7-9 at the University of Georgia Museum of Art, , Athens. Ga. It will feature presentations by more than 25 scholars from classics and related fields including anthropology, art history, hi story and comparative literature. The topic will be interdisciplinary studies in theory and practice. Peradouo. an internationally recognized Homeric scholar and former president of the American Philological Association. will be recognized for more than three decades of teaching and scholarship and in particular for his pioneering work with the journal Arerhusa, which he edited from 197595 and which continues to serve as major forum for the discussion of interdisciplinary work in classics. Upon hi s retirement from that position he was given an award us Distingui shed ~etiring Editor. P. erudotto has also served as the ge neral editor of the SUNY Pn:ss Classical Series and is a former fellow of Harvard University's Center for Helleni c Studies in Washington, D.C. Highly regarded as a teacher as well, he has been a recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Teaching. the most distinguished teaching award bestowed by the New York state university system. Hi s publications include "Classical Mythology: an Annotated Bibliographical Survey," "Man in the Middle Voice : Name and Narration in the Odyssey" and 22 edited volumes including ''Women in the An· cient World: The Arethusa Papers." He has a lso published many anicles on myth, epic and tragedy. His works in progress include a booklength study of assumptions underlying 200 years of classical philology: a study of prophecy, narrative and ideology in Homer and the Greek tragedians and a text book-anthology for use in courses on Greek myth. P eradotto has lect ured at more than a bundled colleges, univetsities and classical associations throughout the country as well as abroad, and delivered the prestigious Charles Beebe Martin Lectures at Oberlin College in 1986. The classical journal Helios dedicated an issue to him in 1977. The colloquium ij hosted by the University of Georgia with grants from its Department of Classics. Humanities Center and Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. Additional support was provided by the College of Wooster. the Uni versity at Buffalo and the University of Georgia Museum of An. Among those scheduled to present are Helen Bacon, Simon Goldhill , Maril yn Katz, David Konslan, G"'gory Nagy. Peter Rose, Joseph Russo and Froma :Uitlin. Re spondents are Ivan Karp. Michael Herzfeld, Charles Segal and Laura Slatkin. An additional 16 workshop participants include Martha Malamud, associate professor of classics. • _ University at Buffalo Campus Recycling Policy ....... The Universi[¥ at Buffalo, as a matter of sound management principles, seeks to identify practices which involve damage to the environment and to encourage oew pnctices thai are consistent with environmental protection. The UB Senior Officers Coosemotion PoUcies and Procedures statement was adopted io 199S by the University's Administrative Group. .This policy swes that "all paper that can be recycled (including shredded paper) should be recycled." It also endorses the use of recycled paper and calls for the adoption of waste minimization strategies. In 1993, UB's "Campus Worl<JProductioo Processes Policy" was approved and stated that the university "will constantly strive to promot~and publicize the implementation of work/production processes which maximize the use of recycled products. minimize or eliminate waste, seek economies and effic.iencies. and reduce the consumption of energy." This policy implies a commitment to recycling, as does existing state law and "'gulation. The New York State SoUd Waste Management Act of 1988. established the state policy on waste reduction, "'use and recycling. The New York State Solid Waste Management Plan has M:r a stafewide waste reduction and recycling goal of 50 percent by 1997. To successfully implement this policy, state agencies must play a leadership role. Executive Order 142, issued January 1991 , directs state agencies to initiate waste reduction and recycling activities in all state-owned or leased facilities. Additionally, this order mandates that state agencies use recycled paper for letterhead and other paper uses unless a suitable recycled paper product is not available or the cost of the recycled paper product exceeds the cost of the nonrecycled paper by more than 10 percent. l'ollc)' The university seeks to maximize the recycling of waste materials. Our initial objective is to achieve a minimum level of 50 percent recycling of our solid waste stream established to guide the continual improvement of our program. This policy is also posted on the UB University Faciliries World Wide Wt'b site at <http:llwings.buffa/o.edulserviuslfacl>. Dyson elected to second term as president of Archaoological Institute 8J I'ATWICIADONOVAN News Services Editor St ephen L Dy11011, swot- ....t c ...lr ol the Department of Classics at the University at Buffalo, was elected to his second two-year tetm as president ol the Archaeologicallnst~ tute ol America (AlA} at the 98th annual meeting ol the AlA In New York on Dec. 29. The AJA has roore than 10,000 members and is the oldest and largest archaeological organization in North America. The mganization publishes the American Journal of Archaeology and Archaeology magazine and sponsors conlerences. colloquia and lectures throughout the United States. Dyson is a specialist in Roman archaeology, Roman social and economic histOtY and archaeological theoly and has participated in fteldwotk in Italy, Sardinia, France and the United States. He has received many academic honots during his career. including severallellowships and tesearch grants from both the National Endowment lor the Humanities and the American Council ol Laamed Societies. A Iarmer president of the Classical Society ol the American Academy in Rome. Dyson has lectured widely at universities and archaeological conlerences throughout the U.S. and his research is published extensively in archaeologicaljoumals. He has held his present position at UB since t991 and previously taught at Wesleyan University, Yale University and the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome. He is a summa cum laude graduate ol Brown University with highest honots in classics and in 1961 received a d iploma in classical arcllooOiogy 'from Oxlord University (England} as a Fulbright scholar. He holds a master's of arts degree and a Ph.D. from Yale University. • �__ .,University . opens first fiber.oplic distance leaning Classroom News Sefvices Editor T HE UNIVERSITY at Buffalo bas opened its firSt fiber-optic, realtime distance learning classroom. Located in 200G Baldy Hall on UB's North Campus, it is a completely inleriiCtive, full-motion video learning and conferencing center. The $160,000 facility was funded and developed principally by a COD&Ortium made up of the Sehool of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Office of the Provost and Graduate stbooJ of Education. It is available for use by any UB academic department The fir.ncourse to be offered live via the new facility is a gnuluate cOurse on publicschool finance taught by Austin Swanson, professor and chair in the Depanment of Educational Administration, _Organization and Policy in the Graduate School of Education. Graduate students will participate in the class via distance-learning labs at Pioneer High School in Arcade and Franklin Elennentary School in Olean. The special classroom, linked to a satellite site in Bell Hall, was designed and implemented by Engineering Computer Services under the supervision of Lisa Stephens, lead technician on the project. It is designed to accommodate the needs of EngiNet. the state-wide learning netwo rk that connects SUNY engineering schools with one another and with indus- tries throughout the state. Engineering classes for up to 45 students are now produced in the Baldy lab and distributed under the auspices of EngiNet to the SUNY universities.at Stony Brook and Binghamton and the SUNY College at New Paltz, all of which have engineering departments. UB receives tapes of classes taught at the other SUNY institutions. C urrently. four EngiNet courses are offered through the new lab, taught by Christina Bloebaum and Joseph Mook, assistant professor and associate professor. respectively. in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Cemnleuin Basaran. assistant professor of civi l engineering. and John Zahorjan, adjunct professor of industrial engineering. The lab link s with the campus-wide cable system. so that information can be broadcast into different classrOOms and dormitories," said Corky Brunskill, director of Engineering Computer Services. Associate Provost Sean Sullivan said the lab is pan of the provost's Educational Technology Action Plan, which focuses on the universit}"s goals in the rapidly ev"'olv ing field of educational technology. 'The lab is a prototypical site that employs several different kinds of distancelearning technologies and involves coordination among different faculties with different needs," Sullivan explained. "It will let us get our feet wet by studying different distance-ltaming technolog ies, teaching approaches and the demand for various methods by various schools and faculties," he added. The Baldy Hall learning facility resembles UB's first real-time distance learning site, the Roswell Park Distance Learning Lab located in the basennent of Abbott Hall on the South Campus. Both are "sy nchronous" learning labs. That is. students and instructor at all connected sites are visible and audible to one another, ~ Shuell, left, U.. Stephens In distance leamtnc making '"4!-time class cl _ , _ . instruction and discussion possible acros the miles. On-screen Resources and Technologies in the Gradudigital data, slides, overhead projections ate School of Education, explained that the and other vjsual materials also can be Abbott Hall lab, which opened in 1995 and broadcast live. has been upgraded several times since, opbe Abbott Hall site, which does not erates with ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) technology. a synchroinvolve fiber optics, has been used to nous system that is relatively slow and re· teach. among other things, UB 's nurse lies on point-to-point connections. practitioner graduate..degree program to Shuell and Ellis pointed out that !SONstudents in the Southern Tier at a learning operated labs can connect to phone· in sites site in Olean. Many of the enrolled nurses 'are in their fifth semester of study. all over the world, but, as sites are added, Shuell said. visual qUality can deteriorate , David Ellis, associate professor of medidepending on the number of telephone lines cine and chair of UB's campus-wide disdedicated to the system. tance learning committee. said an investiThe Baldy Hall classroom has ISDN or gation is under way regarding use of that digilal connection capabilities as well . lab for the preceptorship phase of the nurse Over the fiber-optic network , however, practitioner's program. Physician precepbroadcast communication is limited to sites tors or mentors, using a ponable broadcast on that panicular network. system, will broadcast live to the students, The fiber-optic network of which the allow ing them to question patients and deBaldy site is a part, Shuell explained, is velop diagnostic experience. called " Project Connect. .. It was developed Thomas Shuell, professor of education by Erie I BOCES (Board of Cooperative and director of the Center for Educational Educational Services), which serves anumber of school dislricts in Erie County. " Project Connect"· links the Baldy Hall site with 24 learning labs located jn several BOCES facili ties. II Western New York school districts and Buffalo State College. Instruction in virtually any disci pline at any grade level-elementary through graduate study~an originate at any of the learning sites and be transmitted simultaneously to up to three other ~ites on the system, making possible live interaction among instruc tor and students at those sites. The BOCES system has been up and running for some time and UB faculty have taught courses through a lab in the Williamsville School District. making otherwise: inaccessible classes avai lable to rural. suburban and city school districts o n the system. Sullivan, Ellis and Shuell said distancelearning technology doesn't neCessarily save money, at least up front It is. instead, a method by which UB can make scholarship-Ellis calls it "our product"-more convenient and readily avai lable to a broader audience through such technologies as synchronous live broadcast. and non-synchronous technologies like videotaflC and software applkations that create a virt ual-classroom environment on the Internet I s "live" distance learn ing the wave of the future or atechy trend? Is it the Beta or the VHS of our educational future? lllere's no way to know yet said Sullivan, who says the goal should be to make different systems and different technologies available, teach people to use them and see which ones work best for whom • Parameters on Political Fund.raising1Campaign Activities by Membe.-s of the UB Comiinin·ity T HIS MONTH ' S Presidential inaugural marked the formal close of the 1996 election cycle. Before the inevitable beginning of another e lection cycle . a nd in light o f the university's ongoing work within a political environment. it is appropriate to remind ourselves of seve ral important parameters pertaining 10 political fundraising and other campaign activities by or among university personnel. Such parameters are found in state law, and it is esse ntial that UB employees stay within them. This statement is not intended as a comprehensive review of existing law on the topic of political activities by state employees. but ruther as a response to several practi cal inquiries raised in the last election campaign. It is very important that all UB faculty and staff note and comply with the following points: • There must be a clear separation be tween political campaign activities and the performance of duties as employees of the State University of New York. Politica l activities, including fundrnising. may not be conducted on state property or state time. • No political fundrnising tickets may be sold, purchased or transferred on campus, either inside or outside of buildin gs. Similarly, no money or checks may be paid or collected on campus for such purposes. • Moreover. university employees are prohibited from soliciting political contributions off hou rs and off campus from other university employees. if such circumstances give either the reality or appearance of coercion. UB personnel should not solicit such contributions. nor attempt to compel any other political action or vote. from those individuals over whom they have supervisory authority. • No university telephones. faxes. supplies. letterhead, postage or other sta te re - sources of any kind may be used for political purposes. T hese and other restrictions are prima- . rily contai ned in Section 74 of the Public Officers Law. Section 107 of the Civi l Service Law and Sec tion 17- 158 of the Election Law. Copies of these New York State laws are available for pickup at th e circ ulation desk of Lock wood LibrJ.ry and the Law Library (205 O ' Brian Hall ) on the North Campus. and at th~ ci rcul ati on desk of the Health Sciences Library on the South Campus. It is importa nt to unde rstand that. pursuant to state law. politica l activities on state time or property may subject employees to criminj( prosecution and the loss of employment. We at UB should be willing and eager to take an active part in the political processes of our community, st~tt e a nd country. It is critically important. however. that we undertake such activit y only as private individuals and within proper parameter" as establi shed by the laws of the State of New York. We must give careful ~mention to these issues and comply :.~bsolu t ely with appli cable restriction s. WI W AM R. GREINER Prestdenr Comprehensive text by UB prof applies feminist theories to social work field By MARY liET1I SPINA News Services Editor THE F1RST COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL-WORK TEXT to combine femmi st theones and their practical application has been published by Christine Flynn Saulni ~r. assistant professor of social work at the University at Buffalo. Flynn Saulnier's book. " Feminist Theories and Social Work : Approache..; and Appli cati ons" (1996. Haworth Press. Lnc.). counteracts the notion that femin1.;t theory · ~a single theory with many contradictions. In stead. she ide ntifi es and describes each of the eight theories in easy-to-understand terminology. avo iding the "jargon" often associated with theoretical subject maHe r. Ind ividual chapters focus on liberal, radical . socialist, lesbian. cultural. womanist. postmodem and global feminism . Every chapter ends with real-world examples of hO\~ the theories have bee n used by administrators , community organ izers. policy-makers. group workers. case workers a nd researchers. The final chapter is a concise wrap-up that looks at four areas- battering. sc:x worl... employment issues and alcohol problems-from a few different perspectives. It describes contradictions and overlaps. for instance, between liberal and radical -femin•.;t a pproache;;; to alcohol problems. Fly nn Saulnier, an assistant professor of social work at UB. has plenty of .. real · life" experience, with nine years spent in providing services to people with disabilities and six more in alcohol and health treatment. Her current research focuses on alcohol and drug service deli ve ry. speci:..~ li zed alcohol services for women and social-service needs of lesbian and bisexua l women. She earned a master's degree from Boston University a nd a doctorate in social wel fare from the University of California at Berkeley. • �_, ..... - ........ Best of the UB Web 1997 The English Language lnstttute (Ell) tn the UB Graduate School ol Education will oller Enghsh language classes lor non-nall\le speakers t>eginntng Feb 10 The courses are destgned for mterna honal prolesstonals. scho4ars. stu· dents_ restdents and \IISitors who want to tmprove the.r English sktlls Among the course oflenngs are Ad\lanced CommumcatK>n 101 the International ProlessK>nal . Ad· vanced Wnllng and Grammar f01 the lnternaltonal ProlesstOnal , Lt\ltng and Worktng tn Engltsh (tntermedt ate) . Accent Reduclion and TOEFL Preparatton All ctasses are held tn the evenmg For more tnlormatton . c all 645- 2077 The ELl . whtch has offered English language tratntng to students and proless1011als for rTlOfe than 20 years. has been ranked as one of the top three pt"ograms tn the country for tiS prolesstOOahsm and commttment to quahty language tnstrUCtiOI'l Thomaa Fr•ntz, US assoctate pro fessor and cha1r. Counseling and Educattonal Psychology. will lead a gutded retreal. · expiOttng Personal Losses : to be presented Feb 2 1 and 22 at Stella Ntagara Center lor Renewal . Lewtston The retreat tS part ot the outreach program at Clfcle of Hope Ceoter. Nia-gara Hospice inc 1n Lockport The retreat wtll alter those who ha\le expeuenced personal loss due to the death ol a loved one , separatton or dtvorce the opportuntty to come together wtth others deahng wtth stmllar tssues Co-tac tlttators are Sharon Brauer and Pat E\lans. CtTCie ot Hope board members. c OOI'dtnatOJ Jane Emborsky and counselor Bonnte KwtatkowSkl N1agara Hosp1ce soc tal worker Ttm Deeks and h•s wtfe . Ltnda . wtll provide mus1c The weekend retreat. which w1U cost $80. •nctudes meals and lodg•ng Some sc holarshiPS are a\lailable lor tho se on hm•ted 1nc omes MANAGEMENT SCHOOL NAMES SUPEIIVISORS OF YEAR St x area bus•ness people ha\le been named · supervtSOfS ol the year ~ by the tnternshtp program at the US Sc hool of Management The tnaugur at award recogmzes the1r dedtcated par!ICtpatlon m the program and thetr etlq,rts to mentor the undergraduate and graduate management students who've tnterned at the1r places of bus1ness Award rec1p1ents tnctude Su••n Bouch•ne, chapter development coord•nalor. American Diabetes ASSOCialion, M8rk Fuller, manager of accounting and finance. Soltbank: M•ry KlucKyckl, \liCe president lor human resources . Bryhn Hospttals. Kim McAvoy, asststant portfolio manager. M&T Bank : Lynn Mll•n, asststant v1ce prestdent , M& T Bank . and M•ry Rein, regional dtrector. Amencan Dtabetes Assoctauon -Apphcable work expertence ts an tnvaluabte credem•a1 on the resume of any bustness student.· satd Ger•ldlne Kogler, program director ·Thts award recogn1zes the tmportant role that bustness managers can play tn developing !he skills of thelf future colleagues • Estabhshed tn 1978. the School of Management tnternstlip program •s one olthe largest m the country, accordtng to the Nat100al Society of Expertential Educatk:Hl . It recefvss over 700 requests per year from businesses seeking Interns and places more than 300 students annually at sites providing hands-on experience In accounting , linance , human resources, management science and systems, or marketing The program as mandatory 101' UB MBA students and opt101l8t Ia< business undergrads; students receave 3 credtts IOf 150 hours at an 1nternsh1p Site. tnEIUtER HEADS ICIENCU AWMNI Aasqc:IAJWH Rendall K. st..- has been elected president of the board of dt· rectors of the Sctences Alumni Association of the US Faculty of Natu· rat Sciences and Mathematics for the 1996-97 academtc year Stegner 1s a branch manager lor the Site RemedtattOO 01111 - - - - - - sian of Water STEGNER Tectlnok>gy International Corp. Martha M . Hams. an auorney wtth Buchanan Ingersoll. PC . wtll continue as secretary/treasurer Newly appotnted to the board lor a three-year term tS Wtlliam F Sull111an. a semor chefTllst at Catspan SAL Corp Appotnted as commtttee ct1a1rs are Nancy Markwart , nomtnat1ons, Ted A. Badura , memberShip, Stuart 0 Gossels , programming and Joseph F Ceravolo . networktng Conllnufng members of the board are : Patnc1a M Costanzo. Mary E. &oc:k, John R Tibtlens and Howard Tteckelmann The Sc1ences Alumm Assoctahon is a mullldtsc1phnary group affiliated w1th the Faculty of Natural Sc•ences and Mathemahcs . whtch compnses the departments of Siologtcal Sctences, Chem1stry, Computer Sc•ence. Geology. Mathemat ICS and PhySICS It is a COOSI!Iuent group of the US Atumn1 Assoctalton STUDENT TEAM PLACES IN NAnONAL COMPETITION A student team hom the accelerated accounttng program m the UB School of Management recetved a reg1ona1 honorable mentton award at the annual Arthur Andersen Tax Case Challenge held recently 10 New York Ctty US was the only New York State college or un1verstty to place at the event. Sandt• White and P•ul Houghton .lr. placed tn the top 20 among undergraduate teams from 129 bustness schools nahonwtde They earned $500 lor the school's general schofarship lund Ann Burstein Cohen, ass•stant professor of accounting and taw, served as the team's faculty advisor. The competition is des1gned to enhance the study of taxation at un1versities and develop imerest 1n it as a career HOPKINS TO DISCUSS STROKE AT UB AT SUNRISE "Future Treatments and Prevent.an ol Stroke· will be the toptc of a US at SUNRISE program to be held at 7 30 am on Wednesday. Feb 19. '" the Center tor Tomorrow on the US North Campus The program wtll be presented by L. Nelaon HopkJn•, UB prolessor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, d~rector of the new Toshiba Stroke Research Center at UB and chief of neurosurgery at Millard Fillmore Heallh System. Hopkins is a piOfleer in the use ol endovascular techmques-work- 1ng w1thin the blOod vessels with catheters-to treat cerebtwascular diseases and prevent sttoke, the third leading cause of death in the U.S. and the number one cauSe of adult disability. ·us at SUNRISE. is a series of bfeakfast programs produced by the UB Alumn; AssoclaUon and UB~ Ottk:e of Conferences and Special Events, News SeMces and Office of Publtcations. It also is supported by the OHk:e of Univer.sny Develop- ment and OHK:e for Publoc Service and Urban AHalrs The Buffalo Marriott is corpot"ate sponsor of ·us atSUNRtSE.' The price of the program. which will include a full breakfast. is $10 for UB Alumni Association members and $12 for all others. For more 1nformatlon. contact the alumm assoc1ation at 829-2608 . Ticket orders must be received by Monday, Feb. 17. BURDICK HEADS STATE ANUTIIUIOUMIISTS J•me• P. •unfick. UB chnical assistant profeSSOf of aneslhesiol· ogy, was tnstalled Dec. 8 as president ot the New Vorl< State Society of Anesthesl()k)gists Inc. (NYSSA) , dunng the 50th Postgraduate Assembly in AnesthesiOfogy tn New York City He has been involved tn acli\lihes lor NYSSA. one of the largest anesthesiology organizations in the world , With 3.000 members. lor almost 20 years. Burdick. a graduate of the UB School of Medicine and Biomedtcal Sc1ences. 1S chatr of the quality assurance commmee tor the medtcat school. Director of anesthesta services at Millard Filh'nore Suburban Hospital. he is a member of the board of dtrectors and serves as president· elect lor the medtcal staff ol the Millard RIIITIQ(e Health System. A member ot many professional organtzations tncludiOQ the Amencan Soc:IBty of AnesthesiOiog•sts. Amencan MediCal Associatoo. the New York State and Ene County MedtCBI Societies. the lnterna.tJOnal Anesthesia Research Soc.aty and the Amert· can SocJety of Reg100al Anesthesia. he 15 a dipklmate of the Ameocan Board of AnestheS&a. He also serves on the board of the Office of Profes· siOI'lal Medical Conduct. New York State Department of Health WOMEN' S CWB UNIT TO VIEW ART OF CHINESE PAINTING Chtnese art•st and art teacher Y1 Yuen "Thereaa" L- wtll demon· Strate the Chinese "free brush· style of traditional Chinese pamung Thursday. Feb 6 at 4 p .m 1n Room 145E 1n the Student Umon on the US North Campus The program will be part of the monthly coffee of the lnternattonal Committee of the US Women's Club. Students. faculty and community members are welcome to auend A soc1al hOur teatu11ng complimentary desserts w•ll precede the demonstration at 3 p m The lnternattonal Comm•ttee stnves to provtde a warm welcome lor tnternattonal newcomers to UB and to ass• sf tn the transtlton to a new setting and culture tnternattonal actavttiBS are open to all those mterested 1n meehng people from other countnes FOI' more tnl01matton , calllnternattonal Comm1nee cha11person Jean Jatn at 633-5932 or the lnternattonal Education oHtce . 645·2258 .. ADULTS OVElt AGE llll SOU8HT FOR M-Y S11JDY Researchers at US are seeking adults ages 55 or Otder to particl· pate in a study to test memory, at· The university - . o i l y is inviled 10 mate nominations for lhe Belt fllllle VB Web compo1i1ioo. wbicll wiD function u lhe pand finale of !be second ...-1 UB lntann.lion Techllology (IT) Pair 10 be beld MNch 19di1Dd 2IOih In lhe NIIUral Sciences Lecttue Hall Complex. Surf UBWU.gs wlsop....,.,...) IDd find lilellllll delerve rec:opi1ion or nomillllte your own web lwldiworkllbe only reqabllments are: nominaled sites be affilillled with lhe Univcnity at Buffalo IDd UB students, staff IDd faculty nom~ • sire multiple site norninotions are wek:ome. Aword categories are numerous IDd include: Be<t Overall Awatrlr ("Best Academic Homepage," - sest Administrative Homepage," " Best Faulty Homepage," " Best Studen l Homepoge," "Best Thocbing or Instructional Homepage"), Do· sign Awards ("Best Page Design." "Best Logo," "Best Usc of Multiple Media," "Best Usc of ln1enletion," "Best Navigation Aid") and Technical Award• ("Most 'Thchnical Merit" and "Most Important Service Concept")Por each category there will be one site that receives lhe award wi th possible honorable mention citations. The winners will be granted the honor of being allowed to display the Best of the UB Web ''J7 logo on their site. The wi noing sites will also be on permanenl display on the Best of the Web homepage (bUp:/fwlngs.buffalo.edufbest_web). To nominate a silt go to the UB IT Fair homepogt (http:/! wings. buffaw.edufU/airl) and se/ecr • Betr ofrhe Web Contest. •· A nomination form thaJ ducri~s thecrituiafor~ach cat~gory is locat~d th~rY for your convenienc~. 17re deadlin~ for nomi· nations is March I st. The winn~rs will be announc~d on M_arch 20th at th~ rr Fair at 3 p.m. All nominat~d sit~s will b~ dis· played on th e "Best of the Web"' homepage ar hllp:/1 wings.buffaw.edu/best_web/curnntcgi. Quesrions rrgarding th~ comp~titio n can b~ answ~ud by ~-mailing iJfair@acsu.buffalo.tdu or calling 645-3580. -Gemma D~Vinn~y and Don Hartman, Univ~rsiry Librariu tention and perception . The study is being conducted at Erie County Medical Center by Ralph Senedtct. US assistant professor of psychology and neurology. Particip_ants will be required to take an hour·long test and will recefve $10 upon completion mthe test Anyone interested in participattng in the study may call Dennis Zgaljardic at 898·3372•.or k!ave their name. phone number and the words "memory study· on the answenng machine . ZODIAQUE DANCE COMPANY TO GIVE SPIIING CDNCEitT Zod1aque . the dance company of thtt UB Depanment of Theatre and Dance, will present ·Frontiers II.· a spring concert of new works celebrahng the 150ttl anmversary of the founding of .us The produclion will open at 8 p .m . on Thursday, Feb. 13, tn the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus. Per!Otmances will continue Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p .m and Sundays at 2 p .m .• through Feb. 23. The program. which will be d j. reeled by Linda Swiniuch, will feature music ranging from medteYal to urban house. The score will1nclude a new commissioned dance score by Ben Toth , a compoSition major at the Eastman School of MusH: who is recording his Composition , titled ·embracing the Shadows," with eight instrumentalists and e IIOC81ist. · Choreography will be designed by William E. Thomas, Tressa Crehan. Lynne Kurdzie~Formato, Eileen Lambert, linda Swin1uch. Karen Georger, Joyce Miller, Shelley Hain and Tom Ralabate. Set and costume design are by UB VISiting Arttstleandro Soto, ooted Mexican perfOfmance artist who.perfcwmed and lectured here last semester. Tckets ere $10 (general admis· sian) and S5 (students and senior citizens) and will be half price on Feb. 13, 16 and 20. Tickets may be charged by phone through the UB Arts and Athletics Tocket Ottk:e. 645-ARTS, or obtained in person at the offiCe. which opens one hour before per· formances TK:kets also may be obtained through any TICketmaster ouUet , including Movtes Ptus, Music P1us and Kaufmann's stores Of may be charged by calling 852·5000. "DOWN AND DIIITY" T...URT DESIGNS WANTED The Untversity Student Alumnt Board is holding a contest for an orig1nal t-shin design lor "Down and Dirty• OOZFEST '97 W1nner will receive S50 cash and a complimen-. tary OOZFEST t·sh;rt Participants in the contest am asked to submot a camertKeady copy ot theor d<!S>gn on 8- 1/2-by· 1 1· nch taser-qualny paper 'OOZFEST "97' and • 13th Annual' sOOotd appear ;n the design. wlloch also should """"Porate the theme ot ·~ and Q;rty: Contast deadlm os Monday, Feb 10, des;gns wilt be judged by students on Thursday, Feb. 13. The tournament w•ll be held on Saturday, April 26. The w1nning de· sign and the winner's name will appear on ITIQ(e than 1,000 team and staH shirts and on OOZFEST '97 promotional mat81ials . Entries shouk:f be sent to: University Student Alumni Board. 109 Allen Hall , South Campus, BuHato, NY 14214. �e MII.U RUN WIN STREAI( TO FIVE The Bulls continued their impressive play ol tate with a 95-60 win at Chicago State on Saturday. UB has taken five straight and seven olthe last eight to Improve to 6-1 In the MidContinent Conle<encll and I I -6 eve<all. The win also moved the BuNs within a hall game ol Hrst-ptace Valparaiso. · Mike Martinho led the Bulls with 26 points on 7-ol-10 sl1ooting including 6-ol-9 Irom three-point range. Rasaun Young added 13 and Man Clemens 10. The BuHs gel strong bench production from Scott McMillin with nine points and SIX rebo<xlds in 15 minutes. Be<nard WMeler's nine and Chandan Jones' car--high sight points also keyed the Bulls' bench snack. "We tried to use our bench, not only to give our starters a break, but to get experience (lor the reserves) and keep lhe<n sharp,· commented head coech Tim Cohane. Earlier in the week, Young SCO<ed 22 points and freshman forward Zaid Alkhas came off the bench to net I~ points as the Bulls downed Youngstown Stille, 70-48, in a Mid-Gontinent Conference banle at Alumni Arena. Young hit 10-ol-16 shots from the fNlkl. whrle Clemens added I 4 points, Hve assists and a career-hjgh nine rebounds for UB. The Bulls, who Shol·48. I percent lor the game, also held a 42-29 advantage off the backboards. The Penguins connected on JUSI30.6 percent of their shot and committed 19 turnovers in the g . Leonard Tangishaka, who had live blocks the Bulls, led UB on a 132 run with a pa· ol blocked shots midway through the hall, as UB extended a 30-271ead to -29 with 10:22lellln the game. Youngs! State neve( got the lead '" s•ngle digits for rest of the game. Following a Jan. 7 meeting with Northeastern Illinois, the B Us return home for an important conference ilt against Valparaiso that should determine the league leader heading into the frnal month olthe regular season. UB then laces Weste<n IUinois on Monday beginning at 6 p.m. and broadcast live on the Empire Sports Networlt e ROYALS ROLL PAST CHICAGO STAlE Brenna Doty set a school record lor threepointl!fS In a game with nine as the Royals rolled to an 86-66 victory at Chicago State on Saturday. With the win, the Royals lmprpved to I 4-2 OVOfali and 6- I in the Mld-Gontlnant Conle<ence. Doty scored 30 points in the game, the most all season by a Royal and most by Doty slnce 23 In the season opener against Cornell. The Rexford, N.Y.. senior bene<ed he< previous record ol seven treys in a game, set last year at Hawaii, and also dished out a season-best eight asslsts, one shy o1 he< caree<-high. The Royals also placed three olhe<s rn -ligures, led by Charissa Garder With 16, while Kim Coon and Caihe<ine Jacob added I I apiece . Jacob also tallied live asslsts, while Usene Prinzing and Nicole Blakeslee tied lor high rebounding honors with live each. UB shot 52.5 parcentlrom the freld, nailing 32 ollheir 61 atte<npts rnctuding 13-ol-26 from behind the three-point arc. Following a showdown on Jan. 27 at Northeastern Illinois, the Royals are back home at Alumni Arena to host Valparaiso Saturday and Weste<n Illinois on Monday. The Monday game with the Westerwinds is scheduled to start at8:30 p.m. and will be televised live on the Empire Sports Network e IUU.S WRESTUNG SPU1' HOME DUALS The University at Burtakl wresUing team earned a split in t\YO dual meets at Alumn1 Arena on Saturday, defeating Wagne< 50-0 before losing a close 18-12 decision to MidAmerican Conference member Kent State. In the match against Wagner, the Seahawks lortehed f!V9 olthe 10 weight classes and senoor 126-pounder Jason WBninger ponned hrs opponent at 1 30 ol the bout. as the Bulls cw!Sed to the wm The second match against Kent State was much close<, with three lead changes dunng the meet. Wartinger was egalr\ victorious at 126 pounds, as we<e senior 134-pounder Je<omy McVrge and senior I 50-pounder John SMzman. who extended his winnrng streak to 24 straight bouts Sanror 177po4..I"Kier Eric Gross was a w.nner at htS weight class as well. Down I 5- I 2 entering the heavyweight bout, the Bulis needed a win by freshman Mike Garolalo to tie the match. Despite a strong effort by Garofalo, Kent's 1996 NCAA Division I national qualifrer Stephan Terebieniec scored a takedown in overtime to give the Golden Rash the 18- I 2 WJn. The Bulls are in action th1s weekend, meeting Wilkes Unive<slty and Seton Hall on the road before returning to Alumni Arena on Feb. 4 to host Slippery Rock at 7:30pm. e MEN'S SWIMMING The Bulls were off tills week, preparing lor Fliday night's important test agatnst Notre Dame. Action begins at6 p .m. The Bulls and Fighting Irish are familiar wilh each olh8f this season as UB traveled in December lor the Noire Dame Invitational, where UB finished third and Notre Dame second. e WOMEN'S SWIMMING e INDOOR TRACK a FIELD The Unive<Sity at Buffalo man's and woman's indoor track and f"'id teams took VICtones rn a dual meet against Canisius as part olthe UB Invitational at Alumni Arena on Friday night. The Bulls downed the Golden Gnffrns 80-59 while the Royals took an 88-34 Wln. Teams from Buffalo State, Erie CorTvnunrty College and Roberts Wesleyan also partJC•pated bu1 were not included in the scorng Te<ry Sche<ne set a UB school record lor the Royals rn the long jump portiOI'l olthe woman's pentathlon with a leap ol5.62 mete<s. Sche<ne Hnished second rn the pentathlon with 3,023 points behond Ene Convrurllly College's Candice Hill, who had 3,086 l.Jsa Kragbe was a double Winner lor the Royals taking the 200-meter dash rn 27.38 and the 55-meter high hurdles rn 8.64 Other winners for the Royals included Amy Tabone in the 55-meter dash at 7.68. Janl6e Hirschman in the 400 (I :04 I 2). Theresa Humannytrn the 800 (2:25 07) and Casey Spencer in the I ,000 (3: I 1.59). Stacey Strothman took the 5,000 in 18:06.38. wrth Marie Macander winning the mile (5 :22 42) and Shelly Hamilton taking the hrgh jump (1 .62 meters). The Royals also won the 4 x 400 relay. UB's Chns Keenan took the man's 5.000meter run'" 15:41 .05 to lead the Bulls Geoff Wartock won the 400 in 52.38 Ryan Candra won the BOO in 2:00.35 and Patnck Nolan won the 3,CXX) in 15:41 .05 In hetd events. Steve Montone look the pole vault at 4 27 meters, while Man Streng won the pentathion with 2,958 po<nts. The Bulls also swept the relays winning the 4 x 400 1n 3 ·34 47 and diStance medley relay rn II :04 18 The Royals dropped a pair ol dual meets Saturday at Cornell. UB lost to the host Big Red 167-121 and to Dartmouth 174-123. The Royals are now 2-3 in dual mee1 compe!hion. Megan Connolly won the 200 IM for the Royals in 2:16.72. UB's quanetol Sue Bohnet, - Ted Wasko, Sports Informal/Oil Office Laura Harrick, Martie Duffett and Carrie Grant took the 40Q.Iree relay in3:41 .17. THIS WEEK' S HOME ATHLETIC EVENTS Lieselle Tnnidad .._.. ...... 31 took the 100 butterMen's Swimmino vs. Notre Dame AlumnJ Arena NataiOttum. 6 p.m fly lor coach Dorsi Raynolds' squad in - . - y Feb.1 1:00.53. Women's BasketbaU vs. Valoaraiso Alumn1 Arena . 6 p m Following the Men's BasketbaJI vs. Valparaiso Alumni Arena, 8 15 p m makeup ollhe RoyaJs meet against _.,_Feb.3 CaniSIUS on Jan. Men's Basketball vs. Western llltOOts Alumn• Arena. 6 p m 29. UB will travel to Cleveland State lor Women's Basketball vs Western llhnots Alumni Arena, 8 30 p m a dual meet on Sat......-v,Feb.4 urday beginning at Wrestling vs. Slippery Rock 1p.m . Alumru Arena. 7.30 p .m OBITUA RI ES John Karrer, 68, assistant vp or student rmances A memorial service was hekj Jan. 29 in St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church . Eggertsville . lor John G. Karrer, ass•stant KARRER . vice president and director ol student ffnances and records at US. Karrer, 68. died unexpectedly Sunday, Jan. 26, in Olean General Hospital. Karrer. who had planned to retire in a lew weeks. was honored at a senior staff retreat held last week at the Ouffalo Marriott, and was to be the guest of honor at a university-wide' reurement party Friday In Classics V restaurant. Karrer began his career at UB in 1980 slier spending 20 years at the Park School of Buffalo as school business manager, d1rect0f of development and then headmaster. A section of The Observer. a publication of the Off1ce of Financial Aid, recently pointed to h1s many accomplishments. including overseeing implemenlatk>n of the Voice Response Registration System. the Direct Lending Program and the Tu1tion Payment Plan. The pubhcation lauded his work on various com· mmees including SEFA and service excellence as well as intercollegiate alhletlc asSignments. ·John's cons•stent performance made him a member of the professk>nal staff who was both admlfed and emulated: noted Robert J. Wagner. senior vice president . Leonard F. Snyder. UB assoc1ate vice president and controller. characterized Karrer as a ·canng competent professional who strove for excelktnce 10 customer service. team building and employee support and development on a daily basis.· Snyder said . •t had lunch this week~ith Ed Doty (vice president emeritus, office of the senior vice president for unjversity servk:es). ·ed characterized John as a 'tOial gentleman whose success was tied to his respect tor others.·· Noting that Karrer was a soccer fan whose retirement plans Included traveling to France to attend the World Cup, Snyder added. ·He played soccer. he coached soccer and followed international soccer: Karrer was "an exceptooal person who throughout his career at UB gave outstand1ng seMce to faculty, staff and students each and every day and ... setthe stand\Ud lor professional performance at UB and throughout the SUNY system.- said Ehas G Eldayrie. d1rector olllnancial aid . A member of the bOard of the Restorahon Society. the Lutheran Association lor Develop· mentally Disabled and the Samaritan Pa storal Counseling Center. Karrer was a member of the Scriptores and a charter member of the Buffalo Soccer Club. He also held memberships in the New YOfk State Officers and Bursars Association and the New York State Financial Aid Assoc1ation. Karrer earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from UB . Survivors include h1s wife of 46 years . Mary; two sons. W•lliam T of Amherst and Mark W. of Clarence: and four grandch•ldren . fontributions may be made to the John G Karrer Memorial Scholarship Fund . cJo UB Foundation . Box 590, Buffalo. NY 14231 Melford D. Diedrick, 84, medical illustration pioneer Mellord D -Diedrick, 84 . the first tratned medical illustrator to practice in Buffalo and one of the first in the country, died Jan 24 in Queenstown, Md ., where he had lived since 1982 Diedrick, first director of the Department of Med•cal DIEDRICK lltustrahon for the UB med•· cal school, relired 1n 1977 Diedrtck. whose detatled drawings of parts of the human body were constdered an •mportant teaching toot for medical students. provided illustrations for texts lnctudtng ·vagtnal Surgery· by Dr. David H. Nichols and the late Dr. Clyde L. Randall. He was major Illustrator for three surgical atlases and collaborated with the late WiOard Cameron Shepard •n providing illustrations for Shakelford's edition of ·callender's Surgery.· A founder 1n 1945 of the Assoc•atiOO of Med1catlllustrators. he served as 1ts pres•dent •n 1963. when he was host lor the group's annual gathenng tn Buffalo Many of his draw1ngs appeared dunng the 1950s in the pioneer med1cal TV program . · Modern Med tcine." on WBEN-TV D•ednck stud1ed art 1n what •s now the Rochester tnslltute of Technology. then contln · ued h•s stud1es 1n med1ca1illustration at Johns Hopk1ns Un1versity Return•ng to Buffalo alter graduation, he had the task of selhng his new profession lo the Bullalo med•cal commun1ty The late Kernel Terplan . a professor of pathol · offered him work•ng space m the Bullalo General Hospital pathologv labol'atory To make ends meet. D1ednck also worked as a substilute for morgue auendants and as a cleaner lor laboratory ammal cages In 1936. he became aSSIStaOI curator of the Pathology Museum lor the UB med•cal school . then located on H1gh Street near BuHaiO Gen· erat. and was named hosp•tal phOtographer In 1947, Dr Stockton Kimball , the late dean of the med1cal school. named htm to the newty created post of dlfector of med1cat 11lustra!ion A founder of the Cheektowaga Community Symphony Orchestra. D•ednck served as preSident of •ts board of d1rectors lor 11 years He was a guest lecturer 1n medical dlustrat1on at the Un•vers•ly of Rochester His rema1ns were donated for med•cal research ogv. Grant H. Hobika, 68, Roswell Park physician, medical school instructor A Mass of ChfiSiian Bunal was held Jan . 29 in St John Maron Church , Amherst. lor Grant H Hobika. 68. former secretary of the medical staH at Roswell Park Cancer lnsttlute and an assoc•ate chmcal •nstructor 1n the Anesthes!OI· ogy Department m the UB School of Medic1ne and B•omed1ca1 Sciences Hobika diBd Jan 25 •n h1s Wilhamsville home aher a lengthy 1llness A 1948 graduate of Colgate Un1versity. he receiVed his medical degree from the State Un1vers1ty of New York Health Science Center 1n Syracuse •n 1952. He served in the US Navy Medical Corps as a physic•an w1th the rank of heutenantlrom 1953 to t955. and rema1ned 1n the Naval Reserve until 1968 Hobika served as a general pract1t10ner from 1955-1964 1n Uuca. where. he also was One•da County Coroner and surgeon ch•el tor the Ulica pohce and lire departments In 1967 Hobika toined Roswell Park. and alter servmg as associate chtef oft he Anesthesiology Department lor 13 years he was acttng ch+eflrom 1966 to 1987 From 1982-95 he was secretary olthe med•cal staff For 25 years. 11e was an attend•ng anesthes•ologiSI at Mercy Hosp•tal Hobika was co-author of numerous sc•enllfiC and med1caf JOUrnal articles Elfriede Fendt-Sicari, 90, bacteriologist, teacher of medical, nursing students Etfnede Fendt-S•cao. former ch1ef bacteootog•sl with the Eoe County Health Department died Jan 16 1n Orchard Park Health Care Center aller a long 11tness She was 90 Born 1n Germany, she came to the U S 1n 1922 and worked hrst as a secretary lor the ophthalmologiSt Luc•an Howe . who encouraged her to pursue a career 1n the laboratory In 1926 she became the hrs! student ot med1· cal technology .10 Bulfalo General Hospital's tra1n1ng school She took add1t1onal stud•es at I he Untver S1ty of Buffalo and later taught c ourses lor medical and nurs•ng students at US She began work1ng 1n the labs at lhe former Sui falo C1ty Hosp1tal , whiCh became Meyer Memonat Hosp1tal . •n 1928. and became ch1el technician 1n cnarge ollhe bacteoolog•cal laboratory In 1941 she was lteensed as a c hmcal patholog•st and was appomted to the Health Department post1n t963 Alter her retuement tn 1973. she Jranslated med•cal jOUrnals fr om German to Enghsh lor local phys1c•ans A past pres1dent of the N•agara Fron!ler Assoc•atiOn of Medical Technologists and a member olthe Amencan Soc1ety of Med•cal Tec11nolog•sts. she was a member of the New YOC'k State branch oft he Amertcan Bacteoo\oglcal Soc1ety and the New York State Laboralory Assoc•a!lon �8 The ReporUIJ~ h tlncltfot.....,.. t811dftcpi.eceon ~. ot ,_ ~...,......,. 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II :45 a.m. MlcrobloloCY . ..,._ Mod ulation or B..CeiJ l mmunoclobulin Production by Ret inoid§. Dr. Mark Ballow, C hildren's 1-lospital . 244 Cary. So uth Campus. II :45 a.m Adv.nud Pine Mail ror UNIX, Part I. 2-4 p.m. Register through lhe Academic User Liaison Office. 2 15 Computing Cemer. 645 -3540. Aac:n-...op lntrod uclioa to lbe Macintosh System ror Students. 5-7 p.m. Register through the Academic User Liaimn Office. 215 Computing Center. 645-3.540. Theater Tbrouab lbe Eyt:s of a Fr£t:nd: Tbt: Story or An nt: Fnak. Rockwell Hall. Buffalo State College. 1 :30 p.m. S7 , $7 .50. $8, Co-sponsored by WBFO. . TUE4 .... ... Aela at Noon Pedllltrtc. Confere.ce JapaneH lnlernalionalisls' Apologtllc ror I he: Manchurian l nddtnl, 19J 1, Thomas W. Burkman. director. Asian Scud• ~s 250 Scudcm Umon Nonh Campus. Noon. Journal C lu b, Quality lmpronme nl, Bu!ilnHS Mt:tting. Board Room. Ch ildren 's Hospi tal. 8:30a.m. ASCR Worluohop l nlrod uclion lo UNIX and l hr Com pul ing Environmr nl or Cht CIT Time-Shari ng Re:-sou~rs. 1-3:30 p.m. Re gisu~r lhrough 'flr: Academic U!ler Li :uson orr.~. 215 Computi ng Ccnler. CH5-3S40. Ch-llltry Colloquium Elttlrostalks In Moltt ular Re:c:ognilion : Fundame:nlaiJ and Utility, Prof. Alcxey F.hSC'cv. Med icinal C~mimy. ! IS Natural Sciences. Nonh Campus. 4 p.m. Concert Mu!iit rorThra crr, K1rk Brundage. percuss ion. Band Nonh Campus. 8 p.m. lntematlota.l Folk Danclq All levels. 2 Ditf~:ndorf. South Ca mpu!i . 8- 11 p.m. F~e . Sponsnred by Graduate S tudent A~wciut1on . FEBRUARY. SAT1 . . . . . . . ASCn-...op Adva nced UN IX. Noon-3 p.m. Rcg1ster through the= Academic U!'>C:r Liaison Office, 2 15 ComflUting Center. 645-3540 . APO C - hrvlce Frateratty Trip to Niagara Fa lls. Meet at -... Tlu""p t1oo Eya of o F.....,d: Tbe Sto.-y of Auo Fronk. Rockwdl Hall. Bu"alo State College. 7:30p.m. $7, $7.50. S8. Co-sponsored by WBFO. Human Mosiacs all an ElperiDiffusioa of Dy<lrophb> and I'IIOOclty of MU5dt and RmtiT'ml Preg- Nur1h Campu\ "I p m C...... 0.,. Recital ~ntaJ System: nancy Lots. Dr. Eric Hoff!'1Wl, Umv of PitMuflh. 114 l·lndtsccuer. Non.h Campus. 4 p.m. ..,..,..._.,. ........., ...,...to...,..,.... Aac:n-...op Int roduction lo Sun XWindowing Systems. I 0 a.m.Noon. Register through the Academic User Liaison Offl.r:e. 2 15 Computing Cen1er. 645 -3S40. lnetttute for I ntroduction to SPSS-G~ neric, Par1 11. 9=30a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Reaister throu&h the Aca· dc:mK: UJer Uaison Office. 21 5 Computina Cc:nu:r, 645-3540. Aac:n-...op lntrodPdiott to Microsoft Word ror ltfac.iatosb ror Students. 10 a.m.-Noon. Reaister through the Academic User U aison Office, 215 Computing Center, 645-3540. ur.-......,. Food ror Thou&ht St:rits: Auer1ivcntU. UB Counseling Center staff. Noon· I p.m. Call 645-6125. - R-eiiPiori<Steff C eUWar Mechanisms or ~ptide Chain Foldia&and Tnnsmembranc. Puseae: A Revirw or Rectal Developments. Gabor Markus. M.D. Kirchhoffer Room, RPCI . 12:30 p.m. Aac:n-......, lntrodudion to ~pit, Pal1 L I :30-4 p.m. Register throogh lht Academk User Uaison Otra. JS40. Aacn-...op Advan«d Pint M ail ror UNI~ Part II~ 2-4 p.m. Regis· tcr through the Academic User Liaison Office. 215 Computing Center. 645-3540. Come. Shelly Schmalheiser. Office of Student Life. 3-4 p.m. Call 64S-612S. l.oCic Colloqulu• Ufe-......,. Baffalo Finding a J ob or Internship Using the l n l emet~ Renee Michalski and Joyce Anderson. Career Planning and Placement . 12:3~1 : 30 p.m. Call645-6125. Buft'alo Loak Dktioury Project- l nrere.n«, John Corcoran. US Dept. of Philosophy, and others. 280 Park Hall. North Campus. 4-5:30 p.m. APO ~ hrvlce Frat~ Volunte-er at soup kitchen. Meet at Student Union seal. Nonh Ca mpus. 4 p.m. Ufe-......,. Bqinnina Sign Languaae Seminar. 5:30-6:30 p.m. TUesdays through April I . Call 645- 612S. ut.Worllohopa Fresh S tart: Row to Quit Smoldnc. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 25 Call 645· tlud.iaa I.JstKrvs aad Newsrnd.U.&- 10 a.m.-Noon. Register through the Academic User Liai100 Office.. 21 S Com· puling Center, 645-3540. ASCtT-......, l atrodueUon to SAS-Centrk, Par1 1L I :30-4:30 p.m. Regis1er throu&h the Academic User Liaison OfT.ce. 21.5 Computins Cemer. 645-3540. Aac:n-......, IDtroductktn to r....c. editor on UNIX n-s!wiA1 Syolem.. 3-S p.m. ReJister lhrouah the Academic User Liaison Office. 215 ComputinJ Center, 64S-3S40. WordPe.rfec.t 6. 1 rorWindows rOf' Studea ts.l-5 p.m. Register through lhe Academic Ust.r Liaison orr.ce. 2 15 Computing Center, 64S-3540. Lft WUkins, vktlin, Stephen Ma nt:s, Piano. Baird. Nonh Campw;. Noon. Free. ucn-...op R~ Aac:n-......, Ufe-......,. tr You Plan It, T hey Will Introduct ion to SAS-Ce:-ntric, Part I. I :30 -4:30p.m. Register through the= Academic User Liaison Office, 215 Co m· puting Cemer. 645-3540. l a trodud.ion to l atemet sourus oo UNIX-Ptopk, In· Aac:nw-.. eo.t~Muale p- Aac:n-......, 2 15 Computing Center. 64S-3S40. Uslnc HTML to Create • Homepage-Usin& a PC. I :304:30 p.m. Regi$ter through the Academic U.~er Liaison Office. 215 Computing Center, 645 · -- ua CO..ncll -~~~~ APO ~ hrvlce Fratemlt}o Volleyball. Gym nastics Room. Alumni Arena. Nonh Campus. 7 p.m. Opus: Clulllca Uve Eva Stern, viola, Joel Schoenhals, piano. Select•ons from Schubc.n, Milhaud. Avshalomorr. Allen. South Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Concen to be broadcast o n tht following Sunday at 4 p.m. on WBFO·FM 612S. ur.-......,. 88.7. Theater Dlato&ut: Radsm. Ltb Arrington and Elaine Zielin, In· stitute for the Healing of Racism. 7- 10 p.m. Tuesdays through March I I. C..J1645-6 125. Throu&h tbt Eyes or a Friend : The Story or Annt: Fnnk. Rockwell Hall. Buffalo State College. 7:30 p.m. S1. S7 .50. $8 . Co-sponsored by WBFO. After,.._...,.....,,..., ,..__ ___ The Department of Computer Science and CIT have aareed 10 shan:: the Bakty 19 Macintosh lab as a public: s.iae when it is not bc.in& used for Computer Science tiUICL This apparendy is "an unprccederued and unique form of coopention between CIT and an ICAdemic depart· ment." Baldy 19 wiU be a public site Monday throuJh Friday from 9 Lm. untilaooo. be&btnin& Jan. 27. For fnronnarion. .......... caiiMS-3180. On Thursday, Jan. 30. new SlOp signs will be in.stalled at lhe in· terstction or Whiu: and Hadley Ro.ds to make il an all-way 110p int~lion.. Public Safety will issue wa.millp fot a one-week period to driven who do rKM observe the new saop sicns. Effective Thursday, Feb. 6, Public: Safety will issue New Yort State vehicle aad lrlffic summoues for violations. Council Room, 50S Capen. North Campus. 3:30p.m. - ~­ Struc.turr or a Vira.Uy Eocodtd Funpl Toxin that Blocks Mam- malian aod Funpl Caldum Channels. Or. 'Tom J. Smith, Purdue Univ. 114 Hochslener. North Campus. 4 p.m. ur.-........ Thesi.J/Dlatrtation Support Group. Barbara Umiker, US Coun.se:lina Center. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays lhrough April 17. Call 645-6125. . ......_, l'nlctlce Warfarin Resinance: A Look at Why II Otturs and How to Brnk t.bt Ru:istance, Charles Frost, UB Pharm.D. Candidate. 121 Cooke . Nooh Campu$. 4:30p.m. _ ---·-- JOHIIINDTINO'I "CCII- -.M Evllwt ..An From Hell- the Evil Works of lllu.,.tration Facully. Students and Alumni " in the Art Department GaJicry lOcated on the lower level of the Center for the Ans on the North Campus. The show continues lhrouah Feb. II . c ...... •cllltecbln "Chinese Mountainscape Archi- __ ~~:.:i;~~xnh~~~i~:rh leXI by Beverly foit-Aibert , continues through Feb. 21 in the School of Architecture and Planning's James Dye« Gallery. 334 Hoayes Hall, South Campus. Gallery houn are 9 a.m.-S p.m. MONby through Friday. _.., '"The Graduate Show: SecondYear Studc:nu" in the UB Art Gallery. Center for the Am. Nonh Campus. Jan. 30-Feb. 20. Gallery hours are 10:30 Lm.·8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. II a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. .............. 9 9 ,.,,_,. Drwtt~. -of --· ~ slstoai/~.U­ _,AI- --Oyoecoloay.Qbactrics. ..... ;.. IIF-7006. - .. -.chcmicol Eo- &iacuina. Pbltinc IF-7007. .b- -cinecrinJ, ...._.-Cbcmicol EoPollin&IF-7008. ,b. ....... --ChcnUeol En&ineerina. Postin& IF-7009. AJ.- __,_....,_.,__ Engi~nJ. Postiq iF-7010.-.. - . JOI'.Civil Civil EngineeriaJ. PostiQI: , IF-7011 .- -Civil Enaincaina. Poaina IF-7012.-.;,_.. Civil Endncerina. Postin& IIF-7013.- Civil EncinttriDJ. Posllna IF-7014. - ' - " ' -Industrial EnJinee:rina. Pollia& IF-701S. Aloiaoot , _ _ lndusuial En&inttrinJ.. Poams IF-7016.-- Mechanical A. Aerosp.ee Eati· neerin&. Postina IF-7017. A..llllttaet Pror~Ek!ctricaJ A Computer EnJ.inttriaa. Poailll fF-7018. Aioiaoot-Profl .. lo• .. Leod ..............,. Anolyst (SL-3)-Computing A lnfonna- • lion TechnoloJy, Posrina tP-6067. Sealor ......,_....,. Anol,.. (SL-4)-coinpuunz lnfonnartoo Technolo&Y, Post~ ingiP-6068. SeaJor Prop-ammer AaalyJt (SI.A)-Computing &. lnrormatioo Technok>JY. Postina tP-6069. Lead Pro-,....., • .,./Aaai1SI (SL-3)Health Sc:lence Node. Posting fP-1001 . 1Dt.enaat5oul Student Advisor (SW)..Office of International F.ducationlln&cmational Student and Scholar Services, PostingtP-7006. Network Ttchllklaa (SL--3)-Computing &. tnfonnatioo Technology• PostinatP-7007. Smior Pr. .,........./Anol-'"' (SL-4)-Eng; . neerin&Computina Services, Posrinc tP-7008. Dtan ud ProfettOr (MJ'·Z)-.Gradualc School of Education. Posting fP-7009. Da.a ud Proressor (MP-ZH)nduate School of Social Wort. PoslinJ tP-7010. Tecblcal S.ppon Spodolist (SL-Z) -taronnation Manaeemenr Tcchnolo&Y, Pos:tina a. IP-7011.S,.......Dovolopor (SW)-InfomwK>n Manqement &. Technolo&)'. Posdnz IP-7012. F-ltf ,_.,_udCIIo!r.UMcdicint, Posti.na IF-7001 . AJ.slstoal/~ .....,,._ W-Soclal and Preventive Medicine. Postin.a tF-7002. ~uraa1. Postina ff. 7003. Astodatt Profe.or-SurJUY, Postina IF-7004. ProreuorSuflery. Posting IF-7005. As-- rr.r,. Eicctric:al A Computer Encioeerinc. Poslin& tF-7019. AJM. Jant -Eiectricol ~ Compuaer En&interinc. Poaiaa IF-7020. Aulstoot .....,_,._ Electrical: &. Computer EnJincerina. Poai.n& IF-7021 . AJsls... taat Proreaor-Surzery. Postina IF-7022. AJ:sistul/~ tc Profe~~CN"-SWJttY. Pollina IF-7023. A.slltant/A8oclale Prof~WJO')'. Posting - IF-7024. Assist•nt/Aatodate ProfHIOf'-Suraery. Posaing fF-702S. R nmrda Aide...Sponsoml Pro- grams Personnel. Open. Rrtnftb Suppor1 Spec:ialist- NCEER Information Suvice.. Posting IR-97000. Rettaft.b Support SpodaliJI·Bklcbcm;cat Pharmacology', Posting IR· 9608S. St'crtCary I· VIOlence Prevention f'rot:rams. Postin& --IR-97010. C111111 tiUwe ClaultiMI Cokulot-Cieri< I(~ Offace of Srudl:nt Acoooats, Linet31 133. Cieri< I <SG-4')Records and Registration. Line 146094. Slo,.. Cieri< I (SG06)-Clinical Dc.nli..uy. 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NewS SeMces Editor W HEN IT COMES to natural disasters, the University at Buffalo may be best known for earthquakes because it houses the National Center fo r Earthquake Engineering Research. But UB is also on the map-and soon to be on TVI-with experts on another kind of natural disastervolcanoes. This month, nalure's masters of pyroteChnics are coming into your living room and to a theater near you. If 1996 was dominated by a "1\vister," 1997 has three volcanic nightmares in store for you. "Dante's Peak," a film that promoters prpmise will"take you deep into the heart of nature' s most devastating spectacle" opens in theaters this Friday. A nd on Feb. 23 at 8 p.m., ABC will broadcast a news pro- gram about the fiery natural phenomena called "Tbe World's Most Dangerous Volcanoes." The show will be followed by a madefor-TV movie, "Volcano: Fire on the Mountain" about a beautiful ski resort that is about to be blown to bits by a long-dormant volcano. A third mov ie will open later thi s year. When the producers of the news program needed an expert o n some of the most powerful volcanoes, they intervi ewed Michael F. Sheridan , professor and chair of geology. Sheridan has made a career out of mapping the predicted direction of flows from volcanic eruptions before they occur, based on extensive fieldwork and knowledge of the historic patterns of a particular volcano. Most recently. he has developed three-dimensional computer simulations that p~ct bow far and how fast those dangerous flows will travel, helping pubUc.iafety officials to determine ahead of time which areas to evacuate. S~ridanappearsontheABC special discussing aspects of bis worlt oo Popocatepetl, just 40 ki- lometers from ... - SlOWY, .... 2 cano has demonstrated variations in activity since the end of I 994. But trying to predict how and when a volcano will erupt is a tricky business and predictions of Continued on page 2 Mexico City and one of the largest _,_ volcanoes in the world. That vol- ua·.-. --st.~- ... . ..,.....,Mt. OIIIIyBC - community. ''Studen ts sometimes feel that nobody knows their name." said Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate ed ucation . ._.We want to make it clear that we do care, we know they're here, we want them to stay and we're interested in helping them get the academic program that they need. ''The essence of undergraduate education is the relationship be1ween students and fac ulty," Goodman continued. ''We need to strengthen that, and that 's what we're trying to do with this program." H e noted that due to different cultures within the different depan ments, it wouldn 't be workable to impose a universitypwide approac h to implementing the program. However. he said. Headrick "very definitely wants to see every undergraduate student who is not graduating contacted." The initiative is, in pa~ an attempt by the Provost's Office to respond to what Goodman called a "serious enrollme nt problem." "We 've got to tum this around," he said. ''The way to do it in the short tennis in retention (of current students) and continuing to recruit new students." But in the long term it is hoped that Operation Reach Out will be the foundation on which to ..establish these types of relationships between students and their departmental homes," he said. ''We have to produce a university in which there is sufficient conContinued on page 2 Task Force report represents a year's work 11J C_,..E VIDAL Reporter Editor THE HIQHUT RANKS of faculty and administration at UB are overwhelmi ngly male, according to the report of the President's Task Force on Women at UB . The report, prepared in 1996 for President William R. Greiner. represents more th an a year 's work by a commiuee composed of 21 members of the univers ity community. Bernice Noble, professor of microbiology. and Joh n Staley, headmaster of Cora P. Maloney College, served as cochairs. u-.cu..--·· ,.........., • Although 26 percent of fulltime faculty are women, only 17 pen:ent are tenure-track and 10 percent of full professors are female. • Women are poorly represented in the highest administrative ranks. Of 17 academic deans at UB, only o ne is a woman . There currentl y are no female vice presidents. Of78 department chairs. eight-<>r 10 percent-are women. 8 Minority women have seen little progress in representation since 1977. While the absolute number of minority women faculty has increased in proporti on to the overall increase in women. they have made "disappointing" progress toward tenure . Since 1985. minority women have represented I0 percent of fac ulLy, but by 1993 only six perce nt or ten· ured women were minorities. • Women represe nt "significantly less than half'-45 percen t~f the student body. [The entire report of the President's Task Force on Women at UB is printed as an insert in today 's Re porter. Presi de n t Greiner 's statement regarding the report appears on Page 4 .] 'The report has surprisi ng elements, both on the good side and on the bad si de," noted Noble. Many - " reviewed .. For each aspect of women's li ves at UB that was reviewed. our aims were to descri be existi.1g cond iti ons, make compari sons with other s imilar institutions. assess the concordances or di screpancies betwee n actua l circumstances at UB and the perception of them, and. finally, consider strategies that might alter tho ~e co nditi ons that seemed in the most urgent need of improvement." accordi ng to the report's introduction. The fi ndings were not su rpri sing to those conscious about the issue, said Staley. "The findings provided a fair account of the sta~ tus of women at UB over the past 25 years. There is a tremendous amount of intell ectual and creative talen t that needs to be en- cou raged and utilized into the next century." What is importa nt now. he added, is to begi n "a serious community discussion of the issue." In its research. the task force drew upon repons on the status of women gathered from 16 other AAU institutio ns. among th em the University of Delaware. University of Maryland and University of Michigan. 1970-'ln''We focused on ones like Buf· falo. public research universi ties of comparable size." said Noble. Also invaluable 10 the lask force's efforts. she added, was a 1970 report . The Half-Eaten Apple. written by the late Ann Scott, a former UB professor and one of the local founders of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Continued on page 4 �- . ...... 2 Volcano Risk Map - ....... UB software aids in development llyiLUN-.oaAUM News Services Editor F OR THE FIRST TIME, the official risk map for the Mexican vol· cano Popocatepetl, which has shown alarming activity during the past 1wo yean, has been designed with input from computer models, rather than based solely on fieldwork. Publfc·safety officials in Mexico are making decision s about Popocatepetl, a towering volcano just 40 kilometers from Mexico City, based on a risk map designed using software that simulates volcano acti vi ty developed by resean:hers at UB. The software can provide public-safety oFficials with more accurale information than may be available from fieldwork, and is useful particularly when fieldwork or hi storical data on a volcano is missing. 'This is a huge volcano surrounded by millions of people," explained Michael F. Sheridan. professor and chair of the Department of Geology at UB . "That makes Popocatepe.LI the riskiest volcano on the planet." Sheridan developed the simulations with Hugo Delgado, associate researcher althe Geophysical Institute at the National Univer.;i ty of Mexico in Mexico City. Located just40 kilometers from Mexico City and even closer to the city of Puebla (population: 2 million), Popocatepetl is one of the t8rgest volcanoes in the world . It also is the fifth highest mountain in North America. a feature that adds to its catastrophic potential. Since a series of ash explosions that occurred in December, 1994, the volcano has gone through several stages of vary- ing severity. Last year, hikers from a prominent mountain-climbing ocpniz.ation scaled the volcano. While they were near the peak, the ash emissions suddenly and dramatically increased, killing five of the hikers. In October, it seemed as though the volcano had entered a quieter period, but that period was followed by renewed expl<>- sions. , .. An eruption is not inevil~able, .. Sheridan stated, " but Popocatepetl is like a dusty champagne bottle sitting in a cellar. The activity may seem to be dying out, but the conduit through which gases could escape to the atmosphere is prerty plugged up right now. That allows pressure to build up and, if the underground chamber gets hot enough, the obstruction could be blasted away." E arlier, the volcano began exhibiting tremors and renewed ash emissions llUll'ked by intennittent ex- plosions. "Reports of the end of this eruption have been greatly exaggerated," Sheridan declared. Much new geologic infonnation about Popocatepetl has been gathered in the past few yean by resean:hers at the National University of Mexico. That new information easily can be incorporated into the computer models , Sheridan said. "These models are well- --· COMPVTIIIIZED RISK MAP for- Me-.._~ suited for updating because they function like a spreadsheet," he said. "Results from new parameters can be calculated within a few seconds." D eveloped by digitizing paper maps of tlie area, the colorful, animated simulations show the volcano and the sunounding area, with towns, villages and roads superimposed on it Using the simulations, the researchers can estimate how fast and how far lava nows from an eruption would travel and in which direction. They feed that data into computer models, from which they can calculate the probability that sliding material will destroy towns and roads. They take into account factors such as turbulence and viscosity of the now, the coefficient of friction and the now's starting velocity. •• ......_..by Because it is essentially a topognophical map that has been digitized. the threedimensional simulatioo also shows the precise form of the land in relief. The image · can be manipulated to be viewed from any direction in real-time so that eruptions on any side are visible in three dimensions. "From a management and public safety point of view, it's really ill!pDI1ant to have an IICCliBie idea about where the nows will go and bow fas~" said Sheridan. "Without the aid of computer models, it's hustrating rtying to predict where the hoi nows would go." For example, he said. if an evacuation is being considered, the map provides information that allows officials to decide which areas should be evacuated and which areas are safer. • UB VOLCANOLOGISTS Continued from page 1 catastrophic eruptions. especially those near large populalion centers, must be made with extreme caution. For that reason, volcanologists like Sheridan and his colleague Man:us Bursik. associate professor of geology, are ll}'ing to uncover as many secrets of these powerful, subterranean phenomena as they can. V olcanologists stress that all aspects of volcanoes, from the fortes thai cause the plumes to eject so violently to the chemical canposition of the tiny particles that""' liberated by eruptions. ttR: all critical pieces of the puzzle. "Right now, the main focus of my resean:h is pn big eruptions that produce bot. pyroclastic flows that travel up to 150 miles away from a volcano," said Bursik. "We are rtying to explore how these flows travel so far." He also is attempting to discover why some of these nows jump very high ridges, up to 3,000-feet high at distances of 40 miles from the volcano. To find ou~ he and his col- leagues nrc C:xploring new methods of examining volcanic plumes. He has authored. anew book on the subjec~ to be published in April. To find out how fast the lava dome on top of Long Valley Calden! in California may be expanding, Bursik has been using data obtained by the Global Positioning Satellites network. Changes in rates of expansion may provide scientists with clues about impending eruptions. Other data may provide scientists with information about what happens underground just prior to an eruption. In a paper published in Nature , Bursik described how he and a colleague at the California Institute of Technology modeled the eruption process. The results demonstrated that a conventional theory about how eruptions occur could be incorTCCt. That thoory described entplions as restJitirlj! from processes similar to those thai expel cham- pagne corks from their bottles: thai magma chatged with dissolved gases bubbles OUl of solution, shooting it OUl of the volcano. BUBilc and hisrolleague simulated an etUption, using a 20-inch rube filled with glass beads and the liquid refrigmnl Freon. which they spun in a certlrifuge and then subjected to a sudden redx:tion in pr=ure. Acalrding to Bursilc. "a wave of depressuri7JIIi" then moved across the tube, vaporizing the Fn:oo and ejecting the glass beads, poinling 10 a new explooive vaporization process in eruptions. For people who don'tlive near volcanoes. such investigatioos may 001 be of cont:<lll. But researchers are discovering that in rae~ no matter where you live, you will be affected by volcanoes. The Mt. Pinatubo eruption of 1991. for example, has been mentioned as a possible cause behind the disruption in global weather patterns in the yean just following the eruption. In sean:h of information oo the particles emiued from volcanoes. Sheridan and Bursik have visited Kam::batka, a retnOtetegion in eastem Siberia and home 10 30 active volcanoes. According to Sheridan, it is possible that volcanic emissions, as well as other natural soun:es of gases, may have a major ecological effect on the atmosphere, such as expanding the hole in the ozone layer. Measurements of volcanic compounds therefore could have important implications for the modeling of global change. Another area of Bursik's research will get the attention of ftequent nyers: volca- nic plumes or ash clouds can pose serious problems for aitplane engines. P articles that have been ejected into the atmosphere from explosive volcanoes get into jet engines, temporarily causing them to •name out' or stall," said Bursik. He gave an example of a KLM jel that in I989 flew into a volcanic: plume produced by an cruplion of the Redoubc \\llcano in Alaska_ Its engines stalled and the jel feU througb the ash cloud from 25,000 feet 10 about 14,000 feet before the pilot could restart the engines. And you don' t have to be directly overhead a volcano to be affected by the ash it sends into the atmosphere. In I 992, an ash cloud from the eruption of the Spurr volcano in Alaska drifted over Cleveland airspace forcing aitplanes to ny around it. Bursik and his colleagues are developing ways to calculate how much ash may be found in different areas of a particular cloud, so that they can then see bow dan- gerous it is. He is developing a mathematical model that could predict for aitplanes how much of the ash they might eocounter, given a particular night route. Students also bene6t from this expertise. Bursik and Sheridan. with Dennis S. Hodge, professor of geology, developed an interactive computer prognun that brings volcanoes to life in two undergnlduate c:ounes: 1be Earth" and "Environmental Earth Scieoces." Unlikeotberprog>'BOlS that are mostly pointand-click. this one shows how changing a variable, such as the viscosity of a Java flow, can alter tbes~ or outcome of a geologica) eVcnL • REACHING OUT Continued from page 1 tact between faculty and students," he said. "Students need 10 feel they're in a nurturing environment where they can Jearn , where people care and where they can get help with their problems." Most university students are young adults ages 18-22, Goodman -pointed out. '"These young people need to have a place to go which feels like borne, where tbere are adults who care about them," be said. "We haven't done a good a job, or aren't perceived to have done a good job of that." The way to tum that around, he stressed. is 10 ''produce a better relationship between students and the progtams they intend to major in or are majoring in." Mark Karwan, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, said that Operation Reach Out ..re-emphasizes our commitment to the individual student ... it's the right thing to do." Students do not always take advantage of advisement opportunities, Karwan noted. "We'll proactively make contact and sbow our concern with each student and rty to facilitate their program needs." he said. The program should be "fairly easy to implement" in engineering, since students are given a faculty advisor once they chose a major and faculty a!Jeady are heavily involved in mentoring students in the Honors Program, he said Operation Reach Out is "an extension of the concern that is already shown to students by faculty." said Keny Grant, dean of the Faculty of Arta and Letten. It recognizes that those students most in oeed of help ftequently are those who don't seek it out on their own, be said. "We are really moving against the perception that a large university by its very nature • is impen;onal," Grant said. �3 Hi~l compiling electronic library of Indian culture, thought Native American Studies program documents shifts in perspectives 8y i'A1WICIANews Services Editor T HE ONGOING RADICAL shift in cultural perspective that we call " postmodemity" hss illuminated many, many path s by which to explore questions of how individuals and groups construct our assoned versions of reality. One of those paths opens into the realm of Native-American peoples. There, the shift in identity that they and other indigenous and aboriginal groups have experienced is both the subject and object of ongoing se lf-exami nation. The Nath·e American Studies Program of the American Studies Depanment at the Unive rsi ty at Buffalo was one of the first academic programs in Nonh America to explore this shift in terms of its meaning and its consequences. Now. Richard Hill, a graduate of the program who is an assistant professor in the depanment and teaches an undergraduate course on Iroquoi s cultural history, is compiling an electronic library on Indian c ulture and thought based on materials by faculty of the Nati ve American Studies Program. It includes a vast amount of artistic and written material , including speeches, essays and published documents on a wide range of research subjects. "I hope it will be a resource that will offer practical assistance to future UB students and faculty in different fields," says Hill , a Thscaroran. "Native-American subject manerhas been taught in many departments in the university-English. an. architecture, media study. social work. medicin<>-but only in American Studies has it ever been presented and cri tiqued by Indians themselves," he notes. "Since its inception, the UB American Studies Depanment has made an imponant contribution to the development of Indian intellectual history. Those of us who have taught here actually revolutionized even o ur own thinking about ourselves. " We wanted to document the process wbereby the old Indian intellectual tradition spawned a new thinking by Indians about Indi ans-concepts that then spread and, we hope , continue to spread into the general culture." In addition to soning through and cataloging a quaner century of cultural analys~ and teaching. he is a nationally regarded curator and explicator of Native American visual nns of the past and present who has four exhibits on display or in preparation. ill received his undergraduate and graduate education at UB and has gone on to make significant contributions to•the reclamation and restoration of Indian art treasures in the U.S. and Canada_ His publications include "Treasures of the National Museum of the American Indian" ( 1986); "Creation'sJoumey: Native American Identity and Belier· (1994); " Beyond History" (1989) and "Creativity is Our Tradition: Three Decades of Contemporary Indian An" ( 1992). " He's brilliant," said Ruth Meyerowitz, professor and chair the UB Depanment of American Studies, "and an enormous credit to our department and to its Native American Studies Program." Meyerowitz cites not only his teaching, research and archival work. but his growing reputation as a major curator of First Nation art, including some of its more ironic contemporary manifestations. Hill was the architect of the original Smithsonian exhibition at the National M useum of the American Indian (NMAI) in New York City several years ago. That H or ing juxtaposed with contemporary nati ve political demonstrations. It offers commentary on Native spirituality by Norval Morrisseau, a native anist who revolution ized painting not just amOng Indians, but among Canadian nnists in general. Selfreflexively, he uses the ancient pictographic style. with its vivid colors. heavy black outlines and anjmal imagery to express hi s conception of what Christ would look like if he were Indian. exhibit, as Meyerowitz points out, in its conception and the design of its exhibits, s peaks to the thought processes n a larger culture that h3s taken up a and aesthetic sensiromance with its aboriginal pas1 and is bilities of Native busy reinventing its own spirituality in Ameri.c an peoples. terms of Indian s weat lodge~ and the .. It was very nonshamanic tradition. Hill poinred out that western, non-linear Morrisseau 's painting reminds us quire vivin its app"'""'h." she idly that regardless of our illusions about said, " It was denative spiritual traditions, the vast majority sig ned instead of Indians on the Nonh American cont inent around the idea of are now and have long been. Christians. natural cycles'The public conception of Indian an." cycles of birth, he says. " tends to collections of ancient growth , life and artifacls. These are very important. of death-and their incourse, because they represent the visual ter-relatedness. This tradition of the Native Ameri can, a trad ition central to the articulation of our econocaused some contromies and belief systems.·· versy, of course, beHill does not eschew exhibitions that honor cause it wasn't what and reveal tradition; in fan his own paintings museum critics were and photogrnphy fmquently meld the "idea" of used 10. There were the American Indian with the concrete tenns of also many interachis existence in 20th century Ameri cati ve fearures 10 the Disney's Pocahontas at Wounded Knee. exhibitions. too. It He SlresSCS, however. that contemporary Inwas wonderful... DIMd - · · LMt ... tiJe J.Btll1990) II from dian artists, like true artists everywhere. work Hill was one of ~·· ·~ 1- · exhibition cocurated by Rick HIHin a continually evolving rradirion innuenccd seven c urators rural Indian communities, he said. These by changes in the lasgerculrure of which they whose sens ibilities represent the aesthetideologies, according to Hill . have been exare a pan. Someoftheirworl: carries painful ics and ethos of several different tribal trainsights and projects not only humor, joy and panded during the last 30 years to accomditions reflect~ in "Stories of the People ... hope but terror. disappointment and rage and diverse modate new audiences and new the first exhibit to be pn:sented by NMAI the varied experietas of the Ft"' l'eoples at intellectual concerns. on the national mall in Washington. D.C . the end of the 20th century. • The work to be exhibited in this show The exhibilion opened last Augu st in the Hill emphasizes that rhere is no uniform is visual1y arresting and often very funny. Smithsonian's Ans and Industries Buildstyle used by contemporary Indian nnists. Hill curates the aspec t of the exhibit that ing as part of the institution's 150th ann ilbey are not working out of a single stylistic focuses on an as an expression of th e versary commemoration and will be on tradition. "What they have in cornmoo," he c hanging Woodland Indian cultural history view until August. says. "is that they're Indians-Indians who li ve from 1960-90, a period that embraces the A second exhibition rontinues at the Peabody different lives from those their ancestors beginnings of postmodemist ani sti c forms Museum in Salem, Mass., through May 1998. lived; Indians who live differently from one among these nnists. It will be illustrated TWo more will open this year-one at the Inanother. The commonalities are conceprualby work produced by 20 Ojibwa. Odawa, dian An Centre of the Depanment of Indian a focus on family. community. relationships and Mi cmac and Iroquois ani sts. and Nonhem Affair.; Canada in Hull, Queissues related to the environment-but apThe works include play on such subjects bec, and the other at the Institute of Ameriprooched in an entirely new way."' • as the American Indian tradition of namcan Indian Ans in Santa Fe. New Mexico. Hill considers it important to examine the evolving native tradition and the ways in which it' s expressed. For the current Smithsonian exhibit, he selected and interpreted works produced during the last 150 years, a period of rapid social and cu ltural change for American Indians. The show II}' SUE WUETCHER features 200 artifacts, most never before News Services Associate D•rector exhibited, from the Smithsonian 's collecFACULTY SENATE CHAIR CLAUDE WELCH is facing former chair Peter Nickerson tion of one million lndjan objects. in a run-off election 10 determine who will ass ume the position of chair of the Faculty To represent tribes from New York state, Senate for 1997-99. Hill chose, among other items, a 19th-ce nA run-off election became necessary when none of the origi nal four candidates for the tury beaded Tuscarora blanket and an in post received a majority of the votes in an earlier ballot. said Roben Hoeing. Facuhy tricately-headed Tuscaroran cloth purse. Senate secretary a nd associate professor of modem languages a nd literatures. he exhibition also features the archiWelch and Nickerson were the two top vote-getters in that ballot. The other canditectural model and plans for a Nadates were James Holmes. associate professor of economics. and Stephen Halpern. protional Museum of the American Infessor of political sc ience. dian at the Smithsonian, to be built on the Welch , SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Depanment of Political Scilast available site on the national mall. Hill ence. twice has served as chair of the Faculty Senate and also has held positions as chair has been involved in the development of of the Faculty Se nate comminees on Budget Pri oritie s. Public Service. Teaching Effec the museum from the beginning. tiveness and Undergraduate College Curriculum. Hill is one of seven curators working I c- . Welch, Nickerson in runoff for chair of Faculty Senate T on Canada's Indian Art Centre exhibition. which opens this fall. That show has the working title "Contested Identities: Towards aNew Reality in Art" and its principal goal is intriguing bul quite different from that of Hill's other current exhibitions. He said that in this case the show is a critical interrogation of the concepts and terms by which conlemporary native an is defined. It demonstrates, he said, just how First Nation artists and curators locate their artistic practice in thtir experience of postmodem Canada. The exhibition is driven by ideologies born in contemporary Canada's ur-ban and An 8Uthorfty on Aflle~~ , human rights and the political role of armed Forces. he ha> held numerous administrative appointments in his 32 years at UB . These include dean of the Di vision of Undergraduate Education. associate vice president for academic affairs. chair of the Depanment of Political Science and c hair of the President's Board on Appointments, Promotions and Tenure. Professor of pathology and director of graduate studies in the Depanment of Pathology. Nickerson served as chair of the Faculty Sena1e from 1993-95 and currently si ts o n the senate 's Execu1ive Committee. He is a member of the SUNY-wide Facult y Senate. representing the health sciences, and is a member o f that body's executive com miuee . He also has served as president ofthe Medical Faculty Council at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. A UB faculty member for 30 years. Nickerson conducts research on the mechanisms of pulmonary and systemic hypenension in experimentally induced models of the disease. Ballots for the Faculty Senate run-off election have already been distributed and are due back Feb. 18. For more information, call the Faculty Senate office at 645-2003. • �TASK,FORCE Continued from page 1 Membe"' of the task force kept copies of The Half· Eaten Apple in front of them lhroughout their work, Noble said, as a model that asked all the right questions about rhe status of women at US. According to the Report of th e President's Task Force on Women at UB , "The Half· Eaten Apple. a look at sex di s· nimination at the University (at Buffalo), had accomplished many of the tasks assogned to us in 1995. including a detailed demographic analysis of conditions at UB and an overview of women's star us in other academic instilution s. with general and specific recommendation s for achieving g< nd or equity at UB .... The Half· Eaten Apple served as a valuable reference that made it possible for us to compare the UB 'dimate' for women 25 years ago with the "A lot of things we looked at are issues that are changing rapidly across the country and from my point of view, I would not like us to fall behind. " __ presenL None of the extra-mural repons we studied benefited from such prec ious his· torical information." .. _,,__ While the task force also examined quality-of·life issues such as child care and sexual harnssmcnt, for many, the greatest interesl in the current status of women at UB focused on salary and promotion incq· President's statement regarding the report ofUB Task Force on Women SINCE THE QM c:a.noN OF THE . . TASK RlllCa ON wo.N, this group of21 faculty, staff, and students has reviewed a wide I'IDge ofi'!SUOS for women at UB, riDging from campus climate to.compeosation and advancement opportuni· ties. Professor Bernice K. Nobl~ of tbe Department of MicrobioiO&Y and Dr. John M. Staley, Headmaster of Cora P. Maloney College, did an outslallding job as co-chairs of the Task Foree; our thanks to them, tbc mcmbcn of tbc Task Pon:e, and all !bose who have provided this group with infonnation and usiJtance. The report of tbc Task Foree is reproduced in its entirety as an insert in today's Reporter for the review and use of our entire univ=ity community. It indicates whet'D we can be proud of the progress we have made, and where we need to go farther. I have accepted-indeed, welc:omed-lhe recommendations of the Task Force. When a report of this magnitude is released, the natural question to ask is, "Where do we begin? What do we do?'' All of us need to ueat tbc Task Pon:e report as a text from wbicb we can learn and teach, as well as a basis for funhcr analysis. But we must tlso take the tim action steps. To that end, I have asked the provost and vice presidents to share this report with senior leadenhip in their areas. I wiD be expecting each dccanaland vice ·presidential area to relllm, by tbc end of this semester, a detailed reaction to tbc Task Foree's findings and recommendations, as well as an action plan for appropriate responses to those rei:ommendatioos. While some oftbc issues raised in the report are long-term issues, it is often tbc cue that addressing more "doable" mat· initially facilitates progress on larger eoncerns. I will tberefore urge the senior leadership to focus tint on short: to middle·term issues wbicb can be accomplished in concrete ways within a relatively sbol1 period of time. tcrs a - other 1-H ~tile~ to women of senior positions-will be resolved in tbc middle· term, as scniorcoUeagues who came to UB in the mid·l960s to early 1970s retire. l'r9gress on these issues wiD also be made by conducting more effective affirmative action scarcbes for key senior positions. While in the past UB has underuken such searches in good faith, we have rarely identified more than one or two competitive candidates of any sort.for any given position; we have found even fewer candidates, such as women; whose appoint· ' mcnts would also belp satisfy our divel'Sity initiatives. We must ftnd wa)'1 to do better in the future. We need to put much more emphasis on aggressive recruitment effons for our senior leadership positions. More immediate ways in which we can all participate in the advancement of women at UB include participating in Women's History Month (March) and supporting Take Our Daughters to Work Day (April 24). Many of us can easily re· member the days when the abilities and accomplishments of approximately half of our natl<lnal population were less valued. It behooves us all to remind each other, and to teach the next generation, about the important contributions that women have made, do make, and will make in year.i to coii)O-<IIld about tbc integral role that women, as leader.i, scholan, and coUcagues, play here at UB. It also behooves us, as the Task Force has indicated in its report, to belp maximize the contributions of and opportunities for women at UB. · In world"' town that .._, we will need support and commitment from every sector of our campus community. The Task Force was created precisely because problems were pereeived in some areas, and a considerable runouill of frus. tration stemmed from them. In such a situation, whatever repons or suggestions are generated by ·an initial approach, there wiD always be some few who wish to politicize initiatives and point ftngers. We must all resist the temptation to become defensive when confronted with such attitudes; our goal is effectiveness. DOl ilc· fensivencss, and we must approach the work ahead of us with equanimity and open·mindedness in order to move forward. I believe that we will move forward on these issues. Our univer.iity con!munity has determined, intelligent, dedicated people at every level and in every area. lm· proving the climate for women at UB will take tbc best effort each of us can offer, beginning with a thoughtful review of and cogent responses to the reporL Please read it carefully, and stand ready to participate in our efforts to adopt and imple· mcnt the Task Force's recommendations. Sinco,.ly, WILUAII&- uities, Noble said. "A lot of people entered into this activ· ity and encouraged us because they thought salary disparities were importan~" sbe said. "(But) it's a complicated issue, and there are other ways in which careers of women arc disadvantaged besides not getting paid enough. On the faculty side, salaries ~t the moment at entry level appear to be OK and that's been true for a while." However, she noted, part·timc jobs at UB are occupied disproportionately by women. "And the low·payingjobs are dis· proportionately filled by women. What that means is. women don ' t get as much of a fair share of state salaries," Noble said. "Women occupy jobs that have less ceonomic worth. Men get jobs that society has agreed should receive higher pay. Those are complicated issues. so it 's no wonder the institution has been sluggish to respond." ~-11-llttlletop While salaries are by·and·large cqui· table at the entry level. women who achieve the rank of full professor receive only 85 percent of their male counterparts' salaries. In addition , .. women are significantly less successful than men in their academic careers ,'' according to the report. ''One of the ...things that was surpri sing to me was how limited the opportunities for women are at the top. I think a lot of people didn't realize that either," Noble said. 'There is a disparity in salaries at the very senior level. and since there are relatively few senior women, we aren't talking about zillions of dollan to make it right. " Collecting reports from a number of other peer institutions also allowed UB to assess how il stacks up against other universities. "How the status of women at UB compares to the status of women at other universities depends on what issues you look at ," Noble said. "We' re in the middle, or maybe a little below the middle, which isn't surpri sing. because that 's where we fit in with many things.... We' re DOl offtbc scale in either direction." l'ertlaps the greatest challenge UB faces will be 10 change theclimare in which women work at a time when most schools share tbc same conccms and goals, Noble said. "A lot of things we looked at are issues that are changing rapidly across the coun· try and from my point of view, I would not like us to fall behind." sbe said. "I was 001 surprised to find that we were not in the avant garde. If we are not careful, then those schools that arc being more aggres· sive will outflank us quickly." She noted that progress won't be easy because there is intense competition for qualified female faculty and UB is in com· petition with other schools for them. Noble added that there are no quick fixes. "But I think if there's a commitment to a fix and an appreciation of the need for a fix, then it 's doable." Staley agreed that some changes in the status of women at UB will occur more quickly than othcr.i. _____ _ , ..... "Now, the key point is for tbe campus community to read the report very closely and come forth for the OCJ<t level of dis· cussion on the status of women and where do we go from here, what are the solu· lions;· he said. ''In conversations we have had with the president and the vice presi· dents and otber.i, they' re very excited to get on with tbc solutions." In addition to the two co-chairs, the Task Foree on Women at UB was composed of: Kathleen L. Berchou, Payroll Services; Ruth D. Bryant, Architecture and Planning; Susa n Hamlen, Accounting and Law ; Donald Hcndcr.ion, Hearing Research Lab; Richard T. Hull , Philosoph y; Ruth Meyerowitz, American Studies; Judith K. Miller, Purchasing; Jennifer L. Roth , WBFQ..FM; Erwin M. Segal, Psychology; Margarita Vargas, Modem Languages & Literatures, and Betty M. Williams, Ac· counting Services and Records. Wiltiam C. Fischer, Office of the Provost, and Ellen McNamara, Human Resources, were exofficio members of the group. Gina OeBiase·Trzyna, Gretchen E. Knapp. Jen· nifer L. Newkirk and Sharon O'Neill were student member.i of the task foree. Bonita M. Ryan of the Office of the President served as secretary, and Sharon Oh·Will eke • as graduate assistan~ to the group. Gift to aid Neuroanatomy·Museum lly I'AIILA - I L Reponer ContrlbutO< A $50,000 GIFT from a 1935 alum· nus of the UB School of Medi· cine and Biomedical Sciences and his wife will be used to support the Museum of Neuroanatomy, housed in the.Biomedical Education Building on the South Campus. Willard H. Bcmhoft and his wife, Clarice L , made the gift in honor of Harold Brody. SUNY Distinguished 'leaching Professor in the Department ofAnatomy and CcU Biology who spcarlleadcd establishment of the museum in 1994. It is dcdicatcd 10 the study of the brain and consists of specimens, models. photographs, X·rays, brain images and computer· izcd multi· mcdia instructional material in neuroanatomy, as weU as other exhibits. "Dr. Brody...haS served as an inspiration 10 a lot of medical students and colleagues at UB." said Bemhoft, UB emeritus professor of colorectal surgery. "He dcvaed much time 10 this project and even traveled 10 Denmark 10 study and learn bow 10 creare a neuroanatomy museum right here at UB. I greatly admired his worl< in sctling up~ museum." Bcmboft received a bachelor's dcgroc from UB in 1931, then ~ UB medical school. After receiving his medical degree. he served from 194246 as a neurosurgeon in the U.S. Army during and immediately after World War U. On his return 10 Buffalo, he opened a private prnctiCe in colom:tal surgery that continues today. His 6().ycar career also included serving as aconsultant at the l:iepwtment o['W,f. erans Affair.; Western New York Health Care System from 1946-96. During his year.i teaching at UB from 1946-76, be belpcd ocquire hooks for and continues to be a supporter of the medical school's Willard Bemhoft and Carlo DeSantis Library of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Neu· roanatomy, also established by Brody. • �--. - . ... ....... Forum on government change New computer resource developed by UB professor BRA ND-NEW computer re- . source being developed at UB by David C. Perry. pmfeasor in the Depanment of Planning in the School of Architecture and Planni ng, is "fast becoming the center in Western New York and hopefully in the world" for information on government change, Perry said. The Regional Information Network (RIN) will malce a difference in how Western New York adapts to impendi ng changes in the basic slructUre of society, Perry believes. ·Perry is a political economist widely recognized in the fields of urban and suburban political economies. regional economic development, public administration and politics, and urban redevelopment. 'The next two decades will be an era of political and government restructuring" as government foJlows changes in the marketplace, he said. ''Our urban lives are not contained in any particul ar government or political structure any more. "We are living cmss-horder lives. The trouble is we continue to divide up taxes and resources in some sort of ultimate baule." based on boundaries of the pas~ he said. As governments grapple with pmblems, they can use RJ N on the Internet as a forum for communication, whatever their level of technological sophistication, Perry said. He works with a task force of technical community information users who help defi ne what the RIN should look like. 'The RIN will be a state-of-the-art source for information on government change," he said. P erry contrnsts lhe RIN approach with the old ·~vory tower'' system, where lhe Wli versity 8CUld as lhe dominant center ofknowledgo-thedata basc>--<lnd lheoommwlity was dependent on Wliversity experts for access. Instead, RIN is like an "electronic table," where users thmughoutlhe community, and beyond, can get together and share information independently. His job as a professor is to "listen to the community and then in terpret what they need and create a model or network" fo r communication. "The un iversit y is tryi ng to provide mechanisms Ia enhance the way people talk 10 each other about change," learning from the mistakes of the '70s and '80s, Perry said. During lho!;e decades, as Buffalo's manufacturing base suffered a series of downturns, uni versity experts were unable to convince area leaders that the setbacks represented a fundamental change in the structure of the economy, and not mere ly a cyclical issue . "We could not pmd uce the regional response needed," ~Le said. ' 'This time we hope we do our work better." Perry holds permanent posts as !he Albert A. Levin Urban Scholar at Cleveland University's CoUegeofUrban Affairs and as a senior faculty feUow at lhe Rockefeller Institute, New Yorl< City. His work on developing and implementing RIN cootinues his cootribution to regional issues as a memberofUB 's governance pmject. P erry was one of five fac ulty mem- bers appointed by President Greiner three years ago to study Western New York government Kathryn A. Foster, project director and assistant professor in the Department of Planning, School of Architecture and Planning; Alfred D. Price, associate professor in the Department of Planning, School of Architecture and Planning; Henry Louis Taylor Jr., director of the UB Center for Urban Studies and associate professor in the Department o f Planning and Depanment of American Studies and John B. Sheffer n, interim vice president for public service and urban af- ken, as shaip and unsatisfying for some people as any violently broken piece of glass can be. "If we don 't engage these issues, then we' ll be forced into the same sorts of decisions io IS or 20 years thatlhjs region was forced 10 wben it wouldn't engage the issues of economic restructuring.•• he said. "It's time to engage these issues." Perry's goal is "planning based on the way we live our everyday lives," he said. "Planning should be about the everyday life of the city. "These are really fun projects for me. They go right 10 the heart of what I think contemporary planning should be about in Buffalo and Western New York and the whole Niagara Frontier. 'There's no better place to be a sc holar and citi7.en than right here." he said. P DIIVld C. Peny In hlo H•yes H811 olllce. fairs, are the other members of the pmjecl. They examined 123 jurisdictions acmss 16 service areas in Erie County, developing a clear definition of structure, efficiencies and inefficiencies in service delivery. ineq uity in tax delivery and changes in demographics and issues of representation, among other concerns. The governance project findings, shared with the commu nity more than a year ago, continue to attract interest from outside the university. "We're not in the P.,litical leadership busi ness," Perry emphasizes. in explaining how hi s foc us has resulted in the RIN. which is funded thmugh Sheffer's department. He sees UB•s role as providing diagnosis, not prescri ptions, serving Westem New York leadership in developing a better set of diagnostic tools. Perry is the author of many books, including "Police in the Metropolis," "Violence as Politics," ''The Rise of the Sunbeh Cities," "Managing Local Government," "Building the Public City," ''The Cleveland Metropoli· tan Reader" and "Spatial Practices." His current research and writing projects focus on the changi ng q ualities or the American city. He is expanding on a chapter of "Building the Public City" in a his- tori cal study of the effects of what he terms Americans' "public selfishness." "We want public works, but we don 't want to pay for them," he said. He is studying the relationship of public debt and large-scale public works, the fiscal and physical crises of the state and resulting political responses, such as the ''Contract With America." A nother project he has tenned 'The Splintering Metropolis" looks at "the new American city" and issues of space and making of space. His view of lhe city lnlnSCends the borders of Buffalo and ''this 19th oenllll)l analog we have in our head" '1'he city is Amherst. The city is Lackawanna, Springville. N'1Bg3111 Falls, Walden Galleria, lhe new airpM. lhe MRI machine in the suburbs, the hospital downtown, the lhernpist's offioe... ," Perry said. He lives on lhe West Side, but, like other area residents. he cootinually crosses borders in his daily life. These "wonderfully exciting spaces" become "sharp shards of urban rejection for others," the people who can't get in, Perry said. "We shop, we live in a splintered metropolis," as if the 19th century melting pot somehow were dropped on a very hard noor. "The city of today is just shattered across that floor, spread out. diffuse. bro- Slides, lectures will dig into archaeology ofWNY, Rome n. . . _ lle7 ..... UC1UIII! . . . . . presented by the Western New York Cbap1er oldie Arcbacologicallnstitute of America (AJA) will feature pm- snms deaipecl 10 ioterest • Jeoeral audience, as well as professional archaeoloaii!S. urbu pluoen. antbmpologisu, historians, art l)istorians and classicists. The lim prop~~~~ wt11 focus oo tbe telltale signs of urban life found in and lrOWid lbe fouDcllliOD pit of Buffalo's Marine Midland Mna. The second wiU explore wbat recent excavations on tbe Palatine Hill have divulged about life in ancient Rome. The propams are co-1)l011801'ed by the UB Department of Classics whose chair, Slepben Dyson, is national president of lbe AlA. The series is beaded this year by Donald McGuire, adjWICt professor of classics at UB. leclllres will take place at 7:30p.m. in tbe GNpp Fu-eside Lounge in tbe Canisius College Student Center. A • • nrlrl fill~ ArrllaniDCir .. Excavations at the New Marine Midland Area&" tbalbave obed a sipificanl.lipt oo the early history of Buffalo's ~ and ill Deipborboods, will be lbe topic of'a lecture on Feb. 13. The lpCIIb:r will bo Blizabolh Pella of Dean & Barbour Asoociates, a p(ivate Buffalo u:~l ~Iilii linn beaded by Warren Barbour, ~ professor of anlhropoloa;y. DIID & Barbour AaocWes performed much of the archaeological uc;aYIIIca wadi: -.ad !be UB r.t:u1tJ .-bon Bnd Alii! and Ted Pella will make an informal presentalioa rillod ,_A-'ca Excavalioaa oo tbo Palllioe Hill in Rome• on March 12. AIIIIIDII Na. bolb . . . _ ...,._,.. of clusics, bave supervised signifi1*11 apeca aldlla M'CIIeootop:ll pnljec:L Ault ia • apecialist in ancient domestic ~ Na ~in ceruiUc productioo and trade. new-. erry par.tphrases "my samted Irish grandmother'" on mo th erh ood to emphasize that " A planner's work is never done . The one thing a planner knows for sure is that once a project is put into aclion , tomorrow 's age nda will be the problems caused by that action." he said. At home in Buffalo. Perry confroms the problems of the splintering metropoli s from another direction. For more than a year, his wife, Judith Kossy. has been living in San Diego as second-i n-command of the San Diego Dialogue, working on a regional economic development agency that even crosses inlemational borders. ··we live in a global space." Perry said. conducting their relationship with one part visi t and phone call, two pans fax . e-mail and cyberspace and "three parts loneliness." '1've got oneoflhe greatest jobs in ac:ldemic planning in the country. and she's got one of the greatesl in economic development plan· ningon the continent" As his wife would pul it, Perry said. "I'm theory, and she's practice." • Public service grants awarded lYE UB FACULTY members have received grants of up 10 S I 0.000 as part of the Faculty Development Public Service Initiative. Forty-eight proposals were received by the Office of Public Service and Urban Affairs, which founded the program to provide UB faculty with opportunities to engage in projects that consider the role of publ ic service in the university: integrate scholarship with the universi ty's public service mission : and/or enhance faculty awareness of rile ways in which public service can enrich teaching and sc holarship. "We were very much encouraged by the number. diversity and quality o f grant pro· posals from faculty.'' said John B. Sheffer 11. interim vice president for Public Service and Urban Affairs. 'This effort has moved forward the service mission of the: university in very pnJctical and valuable ways." Faculty members receiving awards are: Stuart Chen, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Panne!ships for Continuing Pmfessional Civil Engineering Education. Michael H. Frisch, Faculty of Ans and Lett= Buffalo 200 I and lhe Millennia! Movement J ose ph A. Ga rdella Jr., Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Integrating Public Service and Environmental Education : Improving lnt ernshipffeam Based Field Studies in Cooperative Programs with the City of Buffalo. Buffalo Public School District and Communit) Groups through Improved Acces~ tu Chemical Analysis Facilities at UB . C uthbert Simpkins, School of Medi cine and Biomedical Sciences. and J oseph S. Woda rski, Graduate School of Social Work, Violence in Buffalo: lts Impact on Siblings and Children of Injured Victims. Harry A. Sultz, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Mini-Med Schoo.! Where People and Science MeeL • F �--. - ..... ....... 1:::::,•• fieallb a-x ., - A . • -· profeSS()( of physics at UB. has been named a Fallow of the ..----,=--..., American Physical Sodety. EJec1lon to AI'S fellowship is limited to only one hall of one percent of the membershop of each unit tn the social'(. Accotding to the society, election to fellowshtp constitutes recognition by one's peers of an tndrv~dual 's outstandtng contrtbullons to physics. The soc•ety c•ted Wetnstetn for h•s apphcations ol the diamond anv•l cell to sem•conductor physics and expenmentat studies of the ellects of pressure on vibrational, optical and phase-lransition phenomena '" semtconductors . He conducts research In h1gh-pressure and optical propert tes of tetrahedral crystalline semiconductOfs. semtconductor heterostructures and amorphous semtconductors. The aulhor ol 84 scientific publtcattans. he has given numerous talks a t national and international sc•enttlic conferences. In 1994, he co--chaired the Sixth International Conference on High-Pressure Semic onductor Physics in VancOUYef. Weinstein's work has been funded by XeroX Corp .. the National Science Foundation and the Offoce of Naval Research. He al9o was the recipient ol an A.llred P. Sloan Fellowship. A tacutty member since 1967 . We•nstein previously was research scientist at Xerox Corp. and an as• s•stant professor of physics at Purdue University. He also conducted research at the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart, Germany. Weinstein, a lkWersity ~ Roches- • ..__.UII_ ... g<a<1Jata. ~ hisdoc1oolldegree in physics hom BloNn Univefsity. ACE/NIP SEIIINAII CMI WOMEN a FAMILY LITI!IIACY SETFOWI'D.Z1 aetty C.ppela., interim dean. Applied Science and Education. and Oenllcllne 8ard, associate professor. English Department , at BuffalO State College, will speak Feb. 21 at a seminar lor the American Council on Education National ldenlif1cahon Program (ACE/NIP}. TopiC lor the breakfast meeting , to be held at 8 a.m . in the Moot Hall Oak Room ol Buffalo State College. will be · women. Educalion and Family Literacy Strategies for Empowerment: A Collaborative Community Response.· The group works for the advancement of y.,qnen in higher education. UB represen tative Is 10m A. P8chetu, Department of Histe<y, 537 Park Hell, phone 64$-2181 . To attend the seminar, a registration fee of $10 payable to ACE/NIP must be sent by Friday. Feb. 14 to: Sarah Anderson , Undergraduate Studies, Buffalo State Coltege. South Wing, Room 130. 1300 Elmwood Ave .. Buffalo, N.Y. 14222. Parking Is by permit only-phone 878-5303 by Monday, Feb 10 SYEE8MANN,-ER TO SPEAK I'D. 14 IN ASIA A T - SERIO '1*1 S t - prof85S()( of AAthropotogy, and - ..._ of the Department of Anthropology. will speak oo ' Biological Behavioral Models of Health and Worl<: East Asian Research Protects• at noon on Frtday, Feb. 14. in Room 250 in the Student Union. The second event of the spring 1997 semester. the talk is part of the Asia At Noon series of brown bag luncheons, wllk:h taka place generally oo a bi-weekly schedule. The inMtings are sponsored by the Asian Studies Program at UB. Campus and community are invited to these free presentations. ----.nu 10---Students will be abkt to head down-town weekends oo the new Chippewa Campus Shuttle, wllk:h began Friday and Saturday SONice to the Theatre District and Chippewa St. on Jan. 31 . The shuttle bus ~begins at 7:30 p .m . and provides ptckup and drop-off service for students every half hour until 3:30 a.m . for $2 each way. Package inctudes non· stop uansporlation , music and d is-counts on food, drinks and admission to BuHak> hot spots including Studio Arena. General Cinema. The Coliseum and Arcade Trading Company and Prima Pizza. A book launch for 'In the Analogy" (shuffaloff books, 1997), by the late poet and scl"lotar olohn Clarke, will be held Feb. 15, at 7:30p.m . in Talk· ing Leaves...Books-, 3158 Main St. Clarke, who died in 1992. was a professor of English et UB for 28 yaars. A noted poet. jazz musician and scholar of William Blake and Charies Olson. Clarl<e was the author of several books of poetry, essays and lectures. In 1989 he was awarded the Ohioanna Poetry Award from the Ohio Ubrary Association and In 1991 . the prestigk>us Artists Feltowship for Poetry presented by the New Vorl< Foundation for the Arts. ·1n the AnaJogy" is the culmination of Clar1(e's lif8WOfX in poetry. The event, open to the public , will include readings from Clarke's ~- . . . . . _NAMIDTO ~···Of INIDNA110NAL .-..c:IINIT Phlllp Coppena, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Oepartment of Chemistry, has been appointed a member of the General Committee of the International Council of Scientific Unk>ns ~~=..:>.."" (ICSU). The ICSU is composed of international scientinc unk>ns from all of the scientific disciplines. He represents the International Union of Crystallography, with a term running until August 1999. Coppens is immediate past president of that group. Coppens~ his Ph.D. in physical c:helristry hom the lkWorBity Amsterdam. Holand. His rrejor ,... i'T-:l--~ a !11!3rCtlnarastliasinthe~ achargedensitiasbyX-raydiflrac1iJn malhods !rod their intsrpreCation; secO(ldty i1 synchrotron aystalogBphy ir>Wding """""""' scaltering .. applied to solid state c:helristry. the SIUdy a filt<-r.c1Jced a>CCitad states;, ayor 1a1s. SWCil.fe .m phase transitions a Clr'll>dimensfo conductorS. rnodolatad !rod ~ aystafs !rod low ~ tec1V1iques. The author or co-author of numerous pubiK:ations, his awards include the Schoellkopf Award of the Western New YorX Section of the American Chemical Society and the Gregori Aminoff prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences . IIIIIIIIIUS CDI'ID TO - TAIJ(Cifl~~ CloMyl .1. " - " - director of 'Squeaky WMels,' wiN be the speaker at a meeting of the Emari- tus Center on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 2 p .m. In the Center In Goodyear HaJI , South Campus. Her topic witt be Independent Media Making In Wastern New Vorl<. The tall< win be preceded by a Board meeting at 1 p .m. - _ , has been appotnted to a t'NO-year term as the American Academy of Family Physl· clans' (MFP) resident repraseotative oo the CooncH oo Medical Specialty Socleti8s. He also has been reappointed as resident represents· live on the AAFP's Commission on Public HeaJth for one year. The IV\FP represents nearly 80.000 farrily physicians, larnily pracllce residents and medical stOOent.s. Its Convnlssion on Public Health wort<s to in1proYe the health a the u.s. population tlvough healtl1 pro- motion. disease praventlon and patient and public education. The Cooncll on Medical Specialty Societies, composed of representatives from 17 medical societies·: is concerned with po4icy devel· opment and decision-making on issues of graduate and continuing medical education. Mahoney will be vice-chair of the resident section. Mahoney. compU3ting a threeyear residency in family medicine in WNY hospitals, atso is a clinical instructor in US's Deparunent of Fam· ity Medicine, an assistant professor in Roswell Park Cancer Institute's Graduate Oivisk>n and an assistant praessor ot epidemiology at SUNY Albany's Scl>oof of Public Health. A graduate of Cenisius Col~ . he hotds master's, doctoral and medical degrees from UB . He won the Upjohn Award tor Research and the Amertcan Academy of Family Physicians President's Award in 1995, and the Dr. John Paroski Memorial Award from UB Medical School In 1994. He received the American Public Health Association's Jay Dortman Award in t992 as a UB graduate student lor his research involving mortality panerns among the Seneca Nation of Indians. Mahoney has continued his research with native populations, and is a founding member ol the NetIIYOI1t for cancer Control Research in AmericarHndlan and Alaska-Na-tive populations, sponsored by the National cancer Institute. Memoriar - -..senior in the De- pertment of Biological Scieoces. has be«! selected as first redpient a the Mc:Croskay Endowment Fellowship. The annual fellowship provides support lor deserving students in the final year of undergradu8te study In biological sciences. Recipients are selected based on academic aChievement. laboratory research, independent-study experience and financial need. Boruk. • ,..,..,_ of the Biological Sciences Undergraduate Honors f'n>. gram, Is worfcing in moleaJiar biology and ganetics as a research assistant -.w, associate professor of biological sciences, and completing. worl<-srudy ~in lor, _ the Biology Department. ~ professor of biological sctencas and chair of the selection committee for the McCroskay Fellowship, said Boruk's outstanding academic reccxd and research experience made the committee's deciskxl easy. 8oruk is a resident advisor. an active mem-ber of the Golden Kay Honor Society, Pill Beta Kappa and Phi EJ4 Sigma. a freshman honor socl<ity. I'' S ... -.tee now ..U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . c..Mhlll111811e availlllltL_,..IIillllile._. . . tKiliDa new"Web._......_..,......~ .......... andclescrip- 1M illlballlillb 1111 illcludiD& - 1993. Bacia weelt - - ' CIIIIWIIF I.OOG ltallh ICiences titles, --..., published sioce lbo dalabase is inby SO new boob andappoximltlliy 30 new revjews. ntieo come from more than ISO publishers cover· ing over 90 specialties. How do you pin occcss10 MD c-It? Simply go 10 hllp:l /ublib.buffalo.edu/librarics/uniiS/hsVreU and click oo Doody's MD c - I t UDder "Biomedical Electronic Resources." If this is the ft111 time you have used this oervice, you will .-1 10 register by visiting Doody's "Guest Area" then by clicking on "Sign me up!" Fill in your e-mail addreu on the first screen and then click the green bunons 10 proceed through the registration process. A screen will confirm your registration and you will receive your Profile lD via a Iller e-mail message. With your Profile !D. you will be able10 access the wealth of bibliographic information at the MD CoiiSIIlt Web site. For morr infonnotion or 10 comment on Doody's MD Co111ub. comact Amy Lyons, Associatt Director, Hemth Scienus Ubrary, at829-3402 or a/yons@msmai/.buffaltudu. -Lara Bushallow-Wilbur and Lass Pequeno G/tn;ier, Uni•er· sity Libraries She has volunteered as an aide at LaGU81dia Hospital in Queens. The M<:Croskay Endowment Fund was established in-honor of Sidney M. M<:Croal<ay and his wife. desserts will begin at 3 p .m . Stu- Marjorie, strong supporters of UB. He attanded UB In 1936. Other group activities incfucfe: E-*>g G<umat. Feb. 20, 7:30 c:an.- Henlay: an ._,;ng foods Morocco. M&ena Rustgi and Norma Rubin. <X>Chaits. dents, faculty and community members are wek:ome. For information call Jean Jam. 633-5932 or International Education off'oca at 645-2258. p.m., home a . .. ·TAS'IIIMI · t:lWPAIITY, I'I.AJIS ~~EYENlS The Women's Club oi the UniversitY at Buffalo will have its sixth annual Valootine's Day wine-tasting party oo Feb. 14 at 7:30p.m. in the Center for Tomorrow oo the North Campus. Wones from France, Spain and Italy, hers d'08lM11S, cheeses, fn.oits. _ _ , and coffee ..yiN be feetured. The wine tasting wil be conduc1ad by Kevin Driscoll, general , . . _, Premfer Center in KBmlOfe. The event is planned and chaired by Maria and Bob Coburn Shirley Buckle is co-chair; reserve· lions chair is Sun-Mi Fung. Committee members include Jean Jain . Janet Fedor. CarnlBIIa Hanley, Dawn Hatvorsen. and Women's Club president Ninfa Straubinger. Proceeds wiH provide scholarships lor UB students through the Grace Capen Scholarship Fund. Guests are wek:ome. For reservations-and information. call SUn-Mi Fung. 6898147 . Reservations are being taken for a dey trip to Cte_veland oo Thursday, April10, to see the Fabefge in Arnerlce axhibit at the Ctewland Museum of Art. Admission to the mu-seum. the exhibit, a Faberge Royal Tea and a box wpper, deluxe bus transpOrlation and guide are all ir>cloded in the SS().per- person cost. Chinese artist and leacher Vi Yuan "Theresa' Lee will demonstrate Chinese paJnting at 4 p .m . Feb. 6 in Room 145E, Student Union oo the North Campus. The program is part of the monthly coffee of the lnternaUonal Committee. A social hour with complimentary a a Gooonet Techniques, Feb. 13. 10:30 a.m., home el8arbar• Meenaghan; demonstration of gyoze by~ chef Klmoko Zimhetd. Book Groop, Feb. 10, 12:30 p.m.. at Barnes & Noble, Niagara Fals Blvd.; Knten Milbrath will lead discussion 'Snow Faling oo Ceders'; Vetina Aucl<erostein. Kathryn Cohen . a ~. """"Y & - . g, N!b. 12. 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble l!ooksD'e, Niagara Fals Blvd.: Katherl'le Momay. O'P. fi. niroal CXlrlSl.tant & senior patfotio """"00'. Smith B!Vnay, wil diocuss -to.....- in todey's ect:Jf'CifP( with 80l)hasis on txn:ts; Janel Fedor, Norma FUJi>. ex><:hairs. Art History, Feb. 8. 11 a.m ., at Albl'ight-Knox Art Gallery, slide lee· lure on Satvador OaJi; Auretia tioflowBy, Gerry Ryder, co-chairs. Bridge, Monday, Feb. 17 at Dandelions Rsslaurant from 10 a .m . to 2 p .m . for intermediate and advanced play. Pat Addelman and Nk:ci Yeracaris eootdinate the groups. Bridge Aight sessk>ns will be scheduled at convenience of member&. Marte Schillo is coordi· nator. Needlaworl<, Feb. 27. at noon. home of Maris& Mihich, tor lunch and needlaworl<; Lois Sindoni and Anne Marie Natalino, co-chairs. Bowling , Mondays at 10 a.m . at Shal'idan Lanes for thl'ee games of open bowling; Rhoda Storr, chair. Cross-<X>Untry skiing, Frideys,10 a.m.. Park CourVy Club. for IDOOW1g a sf<iing or hi<ing: Gloria Pteu. chair. Tennis, Wednesdays. 1:30 p.m.-3 p .m .. Arnherol Hils Tennis Cllb; Maria Schillo, AM SOOb. chaR. �_ ---...-. _ __ __, . aGYALS•ANO IIUU.S -~ ·····•..ac.......,... ,_.,. -.,.-. ..... _,_ .,...,..,..._ ...,..._. The Bulls put ~ an inctedible secondhalf rally but carne up inches short In a 64-62 loss to first .place Valparaiso In front of an Alurml Arena Oi\li$lon I record crowd Satur- ---.---__ ..... -............ day night. The Bulls trailed Valpo by 15 points wi1ll nine mlnu1es leh on Saturday before RasaJJn Young and a crowd of 5,284 rallied UB to a lhriHing finish. Young had 18 of his 22 poin1s in lhe aecond half-incfuding 12 In 1he final 10 minutes 1o lead 1he Bulls' charge. Young's ~ation heave from just inside half-court bounded off 1he bacl<board and off 1he front rim at 1he buzzer as Buffalo fell to 11-a and 6-3 In 1he conference. Mike Martroho eddied 11 points and lhrae assists for 1he Bulls while guard Bernard Whaeler apar1<ed 1he team off 1he bench with ' eight points, two assists and two steals In 21 minutes of action. Senior trk:apteln Tali Hadavl had one of 1he finest games of his career as well, scoring fJVO points and adding seven rebounds while matching his careerhigh of 19 minutes. The Bulls again held Bryce Drew (14 points) well below his average, but Tony Vilcinskas (16 points), Chris Artis (15 points) and Jamie Sykes (11 points) were aU in double figures for Valpo. _.,... ,..,.._,efllll ... overan ~loelotCM-42. I'HOTOIS IX)fol t4:U"£1. and 100 free on 55.55. Drver Andrea Skillman look first~ 1n both 1he 1-meter (251 .10) and ~ter In 1he match agrunst Satan Hall. 1~nder Jolln Stutzman saw hos e ROYALS ROLL BY YAU'I\IIAISO The Royals shol better lhan 50 percen1 and limited Valparaiso to just 25.9 foeld gael shooting In a 69-49 win over 1he Crusaders at Alumni Arena on Saturday. UB jLmped out to a quick 18-31ead over lhe first seven and a half minutes as Brenna Daly scored saven points during 1he opening run. The Royals held Valpo to just 6-of-26 shooting (23.1 percent) in 1he first han as !hay took a 30-23 lead Into halftime. Earty in 1he aecond han, 1he Crusaders started to make a game of ~ . moving to within IWO at:l0-29 wilh 17:40 to go as Mo Drabicki corJVOrted off a UB turnover and Satrah Strlcidett hit a !rae lhrow. However, !hal's as close as Valpo got as UB lhan turned up 1he defensive pressure and bettered !heir second-half shoaling to comfortably move ahead, taking as much as a 22-pointlead late in the contest. Daly scored 24 to lead 1he way for 1he Royals, while Kim Coon added 10. Senior Ali· cia Kotmorgen pulled down a career-high 11 rebooods (eight in 1he firSt hall) as 1he Royals controlled 1he boards 41-31 . Calherine Jacob addled seven assists and four steals from her point11uard position, Wrth 1he win, 1he Royals moved into a sacondi)lace lie wi1ll Troy State at 7·2 in Mid· Continent Conference play. First place Troy ing a 2-<J decision R.J Galioto Senior 126-pounder Jason Wartlnger swept alllhree of hos matches. while George Chamoun won alllhrae of his matches by falls. UB travels to Bucknell for an East Coast Wrestling Assocoation matchup on Saturday at 7:30p.m. The Bulls t'osl Boston Universey and Holstra in lheir final home dual maets on Feb 15. e Womeri~ Basketball vs. Youngstown State ming and diving loam dropped lheir final home dual meet of the season Friday night atlhe Alumni Arena Natatorium with Notre Dame squad. The loss puts lhe Bulls at UB Ms 1he reed for a pair of conference clashes at Troy Stele on Thursday and UMKC on Saturday. The Royals return home on Monday to renew lhatr rivalry wilh Youngstown State. npoff is slated for 7 p.m. 4-3 in dual meet competition. e WRESTURS TAKE Tal& IN PENNSYIYANIA The Bulls swepllhree matches at Wilkes Um- versity on Sunday to raJse their duaJ meet mark to 6-2·2. UB's grapplers opened with • 31 · 12 win over Seton Hall and followed Alumni Arena NatatOfium, 9 a.m. with a pair of thrashings over Chayney 51-4 and Wilkes54-<J. Alurmi Arena, 7 p m nttrin& and Computina Ser- vices, Postina tP-7008. - . . and~ (MP-Z)-or.du- alc School of Education, Posting IP-7009. Deutud Prote.or (MP-2)-0r.duatc School of SociAl Work, Poatln&IP-7010. 'JKiuolcal Support Spodallst (SL-:ZHnformation MIDIJC· ment & Tec.hnolosy. Posting IP· 7011. "-"" Devolopor {SWHnfomw.ion Muaacmeot 4 Technolol)l. Pollina IP-7012. Syot... Dov......r (MJ'-5)-Auoc:iatc Vtce Pft;sident for Un.iversil)' Services, Poslina tP-70 13. ,...., ,.,_._SUfJCry, Pos:tin& fF-7003. ~e Prol'aMWSurJetY, Pollina IP.7()()4.. ~ fn~Dr-SWJCTY. Pollina IF-7005. Aoalol. .l/~lo/ FuH .....,_...(lyoccofo&y-Obstetrics. Postin& IF-7006. AtiiJ.. &aaf/~te Prole.orCheinical En&ineerina, Posting Mark Horgan and Dan Hickey were bolh triple winners for 1he Bulls on Friday. Horgan, ille Bulls' distence specialist, took 1he 1000 freestyle in 9:42.06 and 1he 500 freestyle in 4:43.25. Horgan also anchored 1he Bulls' winning 400-free ratay team as UB took 1he event in 3:12.04. Hickey also tool< first placa finishes in lhe 100 freestyle in 47.64 and 200 fraestyle on 1:43 16. He also anchored 1he UB's winning 400-<nedley relay squad to a 3:30.49 linosh. Also v;ctorlous lor UB were Korry Miller in the 200 backstroke (1 :54.85) and John Nilles on lhe 50 freestyle (21 .79). The Bulls next action is a triangular meet at Cleveland Stele wilh Miami (Ohio) on Feb 8. UB hosts lhe Mid-Continent Conference· Swimming and Diving Championshops on Feb. 20-22 at Alumni Arena. e WOMEN'S SWIMMING The University at Buffalo women's SWVTYlllng Continued from page 8 ,,.....,./Aaalylt (SL-4)-Engi- a 126-115 decision to a strong State was upsat by Missouri-Kansas City 69- 68 eariier in lhe day. CALENDAR HeaJlh Sdcoce Node. Postina tP-700l . llltenatiouJ Studft.t Advbor (SWK>fficc: of Inter· • national Educationllntemation~l Student ud Scholar Services, Posting II'· 7006. Sealor Pro- MEN'S SWIMMING The University at Buftalo men's swim- ---.-· ......,_,0 I UB Diving Invitational 25-bout winning streak snapped , los- IF-7007. A.aistant ProfessorChemical Engineering. Posting IF-7008. ADistant ProleuorCbemical EngineerinJ, Posting IF-7009 . .--..,1/Aoaodalo/ FuU ProltsaH".Civil En&incerin&. Postin.J 1Fr7010. Aldltaat Prole$1MM'-Civil En&ineerina. Posting IF-7011 . .--..,,Pro- Prolasor-Surgery, Posting IF-7024. oUalstaai/Assoclate - Prot'~urgery. Posting IF-7025. a .-m Alcfo.Spoouo...S Pro- poms hnonnel. Open. Ro- -m. Supporl Spodallst-Bio- feaor-Civil EngioeerinJ, Post· chern,ieal Phannaeology, Pos1ing instF-7012. AsAI:ta.at Proltt-101'-Civil Eng:ineering, Postina IF-7013. AIRstut Proteuor- Specialllt-NCEER Information Civil EngineerinJ, Posrina tP-7014. A.ailtut Prol~ ­ lndustrial Englnoerina. Posrina IF-7015.-I Profoooor· Industrial Engioeeriag, Posling IF-7016. ~ ProleaorMccbanical & Aerospocc Engi· occrina. Posting fF-70 17. Ass.UtaDt """-r·Etf<trica! & Compu&.er Engiacerina. Postina IF-7018. - t l ' r o l . - rEiectric:al & Computer Enginccrin&. PostinJ tf'.70t9. Aool>- taat Prole.or-EJec:trical a: Computer En&io<erin&. PosUna IF-7020.-.....-. Elcc:trical & Compute.- Engineering, PoJtin& IF· 7021 . Aool>tant Prof~ery. Poscina IF-7022. -1/"-<falo Prof. . .r-SIIlJ!CfY, Postina IF-7023. Aaslslaal/"-c:late MR-96085. R....-cb Support Service. PostingfR-97000. 8«:rdllry 1-Violenee Prt:vention Proanms. Posting IR-97010. S«:retary to tbe Director or Speclal Glfts..Univen.ily Devel opment, Postinal97011. Assb- taal Dlrtctor or Dt~at (or Athktla-Uniw=rsily Development. Postioa fR-97012. Maaqer of St.....-.khlp Pro- p-am~-Univenily Oevelopmenl. PoaliD(IR-97013. 'Itleftmd SystNu It O.lll ~Uni ­ versity Development. Posting fR-97014 . To obtllin morr infonnaJiotl 011 jobs listrd tJbow, cotlttJCt Per· SOMrl Suvicu. /04 Crofts Hllll. To obtGin ifl/ormotion 011 Reseaf'Cit jobs, COitlllCI SpotUorrd Pro,rcnu·PeTSOMel, 416Cmfu. and diving team look a pair of dual meets last week . UB defeated Canisius 125-76 at 1he AJumno Arena Natatorium last Wednesday and 1hen powered past Cleveland State 14384 to move their dual meet record ro 4-3. The Royals were Jed by Martie Duffett's •ndivodual VICtories in 1he 1000 free ( 10:54.35) and 400 IM (4:42.25). Sue Bohnet was also a double winner, taking lhe 200 free on 2:00.31 compellhon (294.25) Freshman Kom Thaetga set a school record in a ume trial of 1he 50 breaststrof<e Thaetga's lime of 31 15 bettered lhe ole mark ol 31 .83 set by Laune McDonald and lied by Condy Mrul< seton 1992. Roxanne Kuba qualo· hed for 1he ECAC Championshlps on 1he 1000 free •n 10:59. 11. She finished second to Duffett, who had prOVIOUSiy qual~ied . "' lhe event. Against Cleveland Stale. Bohnelled 1he way with a pa~r of IndiVidual WVlS 10 the 100 freestyle (56.01) and 200 freestyle (2·00 61) The Royals close out lheir dual season on Fnday when IIley travel to Toledo for a 6 p m maet. UB hosts 1he Mid-Continent Conference Swimmong and Doving Champoonshops on Feb. 20-22 at Alumni Arena. e INDOOR TRACK a FI£LD Both the men's and women's track and fie\d squads competed over the weekend at the Syracuse Invitational. UB's Voctor Archlbeld look the rnen.'s hoghjump competition wilh a leap o1 6-5 ( 1.96 meters). The Bulls' distance-medley ratay squad of Chris Kaenan, Patrod< Nolan, Ryan Candia and Geoff WaJ1ock also fimshed first wilh a time of 10:33.79. For lhe Royals, Shely Hamihon fonoshed second in 1he high jump at 5-7 ( 1 70 meters) Stacey Strolhmann was lhord on the 5,000 meter run at 18:10.55 The teams are back •n acoon on Saturday when they travet to Hamihon, NY tor a tnan- gular maet against host Colgate and Lehigh - Ted WBslro. Sports lntormauon Olfoce Leners Fat, Food and Running Editor: I find it interesting that the study about eating high rae foods and having good cholesterol levels was paid for by Mars, Inc. Will doctors now advise athletes in training to eat Snickers bars and M&Ms while jogging? -.uDIIAUER buiJsOpipeline vra e-msil com OBITUARIES Richard A. Valente, clinical associate professor, UB dental school A Mass ol Chnstian Burlal was held Feb. 3 1n St Benedk:t's Cstholk: Church , Eggertsville, IOf RIChard A . Valente, who served as a clintcal associate professor at the UB dental schoof from 1974 10 1984. Valente dted tn Buffalo General Hospital Jan. 29 after a long illness. He was 74 . Last ye81, Valenle received the Humanitarian Award for outstanding public and professional service from the UB Dental Alumni Assoctatk>n . Valente. who attended St Joseph's Collegiate Institute and Canlstus College. graduated from the US dental school and served in the U.S. Navy as a denlist dunng World War II. He saw seMce as a lieutenant at Bainbridge, Md and Quantico. Va After the war he returned to Buffalo to open a private practtce . wn1ch he ma•ma•neo until1993 . He was a member ol lhe New York State Board lor Denttstry from 1978 to 1988. seMng as chaitman in 1984 and 1985 He was also a member of the Northeast RegK:IOB.I Board of Dental Examiners and the AmefiCan Assocl8 too of Dental Exammers for tB years FollowIng hfs retirement. he wonted as a dental consultant for Blue Cross of Western New York A life member ot the Amencan Dental AssociatiOfl. he rece1vecl1he Ftank J Stone Memorial Award 10 1995 fOf outstand•ng service to the commumty from lhe Er•e County Oentat Society �8 215~•J<=-. 64S- .J.I·:I~~· 3Sol0. ----.. ucn-....... c.-.. _~·=·1:31).)-.JO , . .. .........r-....... lntrodlldiMWI...,... Jle.. ....,... . . UNIX-........ IO<Iudlloa Llollono ud N_........IOLm.-N-. ReJis&c:r lbroqb lbe Ac:edemk UOCT Ua;... Olfocc. 215 C<xn· putina Cuter. 64·5·3S40. ~~~o-u-~or­ fioo.215~c- 645-1540. ---cw- ... 2_.,.......-...... ... -..-..-Of. 1JNII[ .... ,_ \'1>11-U.. -··-Art D ..... .......... --.r-215~c-. 645-3540. pola.... 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N - Campa. 3:30p.m. .,_,_~ c..poolte . . ..._ ..... tJoe FroctiDul Qgut. . llall Ef. feet, Prof. John J. Quinn, Univ. . . - Suopboao Qow1ot. s~cc. North eam.,.... 8 p.m. s.s. SID. ofTenneuce. KnoxvU\e. lOS Natunl Scieocea. Nonh C&m- ~--. Fuopl'llodadloi- --~Col­ .... c........,o.. TDmJ. Smith, Purdue Univ. 114 Hocbslentr. North eam.,.... 4p.m. Uho--. ~Support Group, Barbara Umiker, UB Counse1ina Center. 4:3G-!5:30 p.m. Thunday1 lhrou&h April 17. Call645-6125. -toUNIXud!lle tlleCIT,__....Ilto ...-c:& l0Lm..-12:30p.m. Rea~ lhrou&h lhe Atodcmi<: U...-I..WJoa Ollice. 215 CDmputioa c.-. 645-JSoiO. Uho--. ...,...._.c.-.~y.l-2 p.m. Saturdays tbrouJ.b Man:h 8. Cai164S-612S . p--- 11.111-~Pit Meclleol Gaetlcs IWI, Rkh- anl &be, M .D. Kinch Aodilo- rium, Children's Hospital. 8a.m. ' ucn-..... lntroductloe to SPSS for Wi.Ddows, Part I. 9 a.m.-Noon. Rcais&er through the Academic: User Liaison Office, 21!5 Computina Center, 64S-3S40. ucn--. ~tlell o1'4JNIX r.avlroRJM:•t wk1t XUR6. 9:3(). II :30 a.m. RcJ.ls&cr throuJb the Academic User l..iaison Office, 21!5 Computin& Center, 64!5JSoiO. ucn--. latrodudloa to Pble MaO • UNIX. 10 a.m.-Noon. Rq,ister-through the Academic User U aison Office, 21!5 Computina Center, 64!5-3S40. c:__...__. The Cluskol Proof tbllt Two hiterprd<n Are EquMkat aad llle Uaderlyboa MollletUlkal Stnctuft, Dr. Austin Mellon, Kent State Univ. • Knox. North Campus. 3 p.m. -~ Adoptive Metll c-pulalloa ollloadrillc GI9WIIa, Prof. Richard J. Braun. Univ. of Dc:laware. 103 Diefendorf. South Campus. 3:30p.m. ~~ Roc... ud Pllllooot>'kol A,..lyaiJ, Jorac Oncla. Ru1gcn lhrou&h lhe Atadcmk UOCT U · aison Office, 21!5 Computina Ceatcr, 64-S-3.540. --..... ......- .. s..x- w_......~2-4p.m. Rqi- lbnJa&h lhe Academic Uatr Uaiton Office. 21 !5 Computin& Ceolcr. 645·3Sol0. ~AJ ............. NonbCampa. pus. 3:4.5 p.m. S lnoctan .,. V1nii;Y- llc&i~m" Rabbi Euaene Borowitz. professor, Hebrew Ullioo CoUep. Student Union. N - Campa. 1:30 p.m. Co- sponsored by Hillel or Buffalo and lhc American Jewish Committee. ucn--. ......,......... srssr.rw~a­ ......, r.rt L 1:30-4:30 p.m. Reaia&cr ttvouab the ACide:mic U...-I..WJoa Olf~tt, 215 ComP!'ri•& CcDief, 645-)So!O. ---. . -... -... ..rcea• UNIX-...._ ..,._..,.. 1 p.m. 7:3().8:30, p.m. Caii64S-612S. r~~~~ ucn_._.. --. , 5:30-li:lOp.lll.l'llco- .. Qodl dllyo lhrooaP Feb. 25. Call 64!16125. ---... ~~:"u~~ r.cc. 215 Cocapurioa Ccaoer. 645-3Sol0. --... ...... -6-7~p.OL ..,._..,.. Caii64S-6J25. Dlolopo: - . J..cb ArriD&IC>n ODd EIIIIDc ZieliD, Jn. stilu&e for tbc Healin& of Ratism. 7- 10 p.m. n...dayo lhrou&h Mud> II . Ca11645-6125. Ull _ _ .. Coa....... .,_VMSF.,.. G -. WBf'O.FM 18.7. '""' to UNIX F......,. 9:30 7-8 p.m. Call829-6000. a.m.-Nooo. ReciJier throuJh tbe Aadem.ic User Uabon otrtee, 215 CDmputin& Ceolcr. 645- JSoiO. . ucn-..... 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AdvAnCing. lind compens,ltJog women f.cutty, ldmlnisttAton. 1nd stiff ........................ s UB ........................... S (1) lnltOductoty remoru ................................ s • · Demographic dot& from (2) Women In the hlculty ............................... S (3) Women in the st~t body ..................... 8 (4) Women in odmlnlstrotion ......................... 8 (S) women In prolessionol ond support-stoff positions ................................ 8 b. S.lory dot& from UB ....................................... 8 (1) Introductory remarks ................................ B (2) Foculty solorlos .......................................... B (3) Stoff solorlos ............................................ 10 c. Summary and conclusions ........................... 10 2. Cho~ 2: S,trotegies IO< Addressing •ny u1equhies ................................................... 1o a. Existing str.te!gies .............. ........................... 1o \ b. Recomm~ slrlt~ies ........................... .. 10 3. Chorge 6: Devoloping • process of accountability at all ~ regarding the progress being made toward ach~ng equity for women ............................................ 11 a. General commenu ....................................... 11 b. Specific recommendations ........................... 11 8. Subcommittee B: Ch•rges 3 and S .................. 11 1 . Charge 3: Improving the campus climate for women, with full consideration of the special needs of diverse groups .................................. 11 a. Insights from other institutions .................... 11 b. Brief reports on special topics ...................... 11 (1) Chlk:t...are fadlittes ................................. 11 (2) Athletics ........................ .. ... 12 (3) Women's studies ..................................... 12 (4) Family needs (other than child care) ...... 12 c. Summary and conclusions ........................... 13 2. Chorge S: Methods lor identifying. encouraging. and developing women leaders .... 1 J a. DemonstraUon projects ................................ 13 b. 1995 calendar of activities ............... 13 c. Summary and conclusions .......................... 14 C. Sub<.onlmlttee C: Charge 4 .... 14 1. Charge 4: Methods for developing a campus environment that is fr~ of sexual harassment .......................................... 1-4 a. Introduction ....... .. ........................... 1<4 b. ExiJting strategies .......................... .. .. 14 c. Recommended strategies .. .. ........... 14 d. Summary and conclusions ....... 15 VI. RMom......Utlon• ... .. .......... 15 A. Introductory Comments ... ............. 1S B. General Recommendations .............................. 1S C. Spedflc Recommendations ........ 1S VII. Appendb<• ......................................................... 16 Task Force Member1hip Roster .......................... 16 Task Force Meetings ........ .......................... .. 16 •Additional appendix material, which includes the following, is on reserve at Lockwood Memorial Ubrary: MU Member Institutions Calendar of Women's Activities, 199 5 Chlld-Cire Center Report Hoff-Eottn Appl< Tobl., Ust of Extnlmural Reports Ust of Tabtes Newspoper Coveroge Original Presidential Announcement of Tosk ~e Chorges Questionnaire Take--Our·Daughten·to-Wort Brochure and Material Task Force Subcommittee Assignments Voke~ Workshop Brochure I. Ackno.wledgments Numerous Individuals lruplred and anlsted the President's Task Force on Women at UB In the completion of this report. UB President William R. Greiner requested th~ formation of • committee of studenu, staff, and faculty memben, and charged It with specific areas to Investigate. Katluyn A. Sawner and Constance Holoman, memben of the president's staff, are thanked for their assistance and guidance. A very special thanks to Gretchen E. Knapp who worked tirelessly for the period she served the Task Force until she completed her doctoral degree and was hired at the Unlvenlty of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. We appreciated the willingness of Bern tee Sandler, senior scholar in residence of the National Association of Women In Education, to assist Gretchen and us with suggestions and significant information about status reports on women at other universities In North America. We are Indebted to our research assistant, Sharon OhWIIIeke, who obtained and read the stack of university reports, and organized an Index of the studies based on the charges to the Task Force. Martha E. Harntl and Wllliarn Tuttle, two research asslrtants, also worked with the Task Force. A study such as this would be Impossible with out the librarians who assisted us in centrally locatIng the wealth of documents collected to lnfonn the Task Force and the academic community. Four people In particular are recognized: Lockwood Memortal Ubrary Director judith Adams; Unlvenlty Archivist Shonnle Finnegan; Acting University Archivist Christopher Densmore; and Collection Development Director Charles A. Daniello. Speclar thanks are given to Assistant VIce President for Human Resources Ellen McNamara, Assis· tant Provost for Institutional Analysis j effrey E. Dutton, and Associate Director of Personnel Ser· vices Operations Vivian Fernandez. As with most Task Force studies, this one depended on scheduling numerous meetings, recordIng minutes, and typing numerous drafts of the report as It evolved to iU final stage. Bonita Ryan was the key person the Task Force depended on to complete these tasks. She worked tirelessly to make th is effort succeed. Our very special thanks go to Bonnie. Inevitably, when one llsu thanks to others for their efforts and encouragement, someone Is left out. The Task Force has no intentions of omitting anyone who contributed to this report. We are grateful to any colleagues who encouraged and as· sisted us in this work, and who have not been mentioned. Finally, the greatest inspiration for this project came hom the work of late UB Professor Ann Scott, the author of Th• Half-Eaten Appl•. probably the most significant study for IU time on the status of UB women in the university's history. Dr. Scott's study personifies a bold, fearless spirit of women and men who seek gender justice in our American society. �II. Executive Summary Report of the President's TaskForce on Women atUB August 1996 + Extramural practices should be monitored to keep UB In dose touch with rapidly changing U.S. social/workplace patterns. Charge 3: Improving the campus climate for women, with fuU consideration of the special needs of diverse groups • Adequate child-care facilltl.. should be provided as soon as possible to meet existing demands. + Personnel policies should be formulated that are friendly to caregivers, Including flexible work schedules, job sharing. tenure clock flexibility, among others. • Ncltional and/or extramural observances about women should be supported and celebrated on campus. • Women's studies should be strengthened and ex - panded. Activities • Athletics programs need more women head coaches and senior administrators. • Regular meetings of the entire Task Force were held from December 1994 through Apr!l!996. a. Local expert consultants provided Information and perspectives. b. Task Force members reviewed "Bnd discussed those Insights. • Positive images of women should be incorporated Into publicity and other documents that represent UB to the community and to potential donors. • Subcommittees were formed to respond to each of the six charges (see Appendix). Subcommittee A: Charges I, 2, and 6 Subcommittee 8: Charges 3 and 5 Subcommittee C: Charge 4 Charge 4: Methods for developing a campus environment that is free of sexual harassment • A specific, detailed, practical program for dealing with complaints of sexual harassment should be an urgent priority in 1996-97. Essential elements in • A comprehensive archive was collected of reports on the status of women at other North American universities. That archive Is on reserve at Lockwood Memorial Ubrary to serve as a community resource. • All appendix material gathered by the Task Force is on reserve In Lockwood Memorial Ubrary. • A calendar was kept of all 1995 campus-wide activities of special interest to women. • Two demonstration projects were organized: a. March 7, 1996: A career-development workshop that honored several outstanding UB women. b. April 24, 1996: UB participation In National Take-Our-Daughters-to-Work Day. Recommendations Guiding principles: • Consensus • Practicality + Specificity + Benefits for UB + f{ campus-wide survey should be conducted to as- sess the current It climate" for women at UB. such a program lndude + professionally conducted educational/awareness workshops; • effident, timely procedures to review com- plaints; +adjudication processes free of all conflicts of interest; • emphasis on satisfactory informal resolution of complaints; + full protection of the rights of all parties to complaints; and • significant sanctions for Inappropriate behavIors. Charge 5: Methods for identifying, encouraging. and developing women leaders • Significant representation of women should be mandated on all university committees, search processes, policy-making bodies, awards and honors committees, etc. • A consultant panel of senior women should be constituted to facilitate identification of qualified women for committee service. • Career-development workshops for women Overall recommendation Extend the mandate of the Task Force on Women at UB until a petmanent alternative is In place. Specific recommendations Charge 1: University policies and practices in hiring, advancing, and compensating women faculty, administrators, and staff + {l.egular updates should•be made of data describing the distribution, representation, and compensation of women at UB. + Regular updates should be made of archives of extramural reports and other scholarly documents on the status of women in U.S. academe. + Archives/Data responsibility should be assigned to Task Force/Office for Women. Charge 2: Strategies for addressing any inequities • A plan should be made for timely rectification of persistent gender-based salary disparities. • Specific plans with targets should be devised to increase representation of women in those work should be conducted at regular, frequent Intervals. + Specific Initiatives should be supported to promote women's careers. Possibilities include intraand extramural training courses, intemshJps, seminars, and flnandal awards for research and/or edu cation . Charge 6: Developing a process of accountability at all levels regarding the progress being made toward ach1eving equity for women • Strong, unwavering leadership decisions that facilitate, promote, and reward efforts to achieve gen- der equity are key. • Regular updates should be made of the data In this report, describing distribution, compensation, and representation of women at UB . • Specific, timely plans should be formulated, with targets for achieving gender equity of compensation and/or representation by individual units. + Regular assessment should be made of progress toward those targets, with rewards and incentives for success. + Campus-wide surveys should be conducted to monitor changing community perceptions of the sites where they are significantly underrepresented. climate for women at UB . + Significant representation of women should be required on all committees dealing with promotion, hiring, resource allocation, policy formulation, • Task Force findings should be widely disseminated to the UB community. awards and honors, etc. • Existing programs to address Inequities should be strengthened and reinforced. Report of the President's Task Force on Women at UB 3 �4 IV. Methods: What the Task Force Has Done Report of the President's Task Foree on Women at UB Task Force charges and composition III. Introduction: Comments from the Cochairs We accepted the responsibility of serving as cochairs of the Task Force on Women at UB with trepidations. At first reading, the charges to the Task Force appeared dauntingly comprehensive. We knew that community expectations were high for a thorough and detailed, but rapid, response. We realized that investigations of many issues would be complicated by preconceived opinions, cultural myths, and/or ignorance. We quickly came to appreciate that American academic institutions are largely derived from centuries-old monastic models that excluded women entirely. Seen from that perspective, women are relatively recent interlopers in the academy. Although it is not surprising that full gender equity remains elusive, we are appreciative that UB has undertaken a systematic analysis to accelerate the process of modifying deeply rooted social and institutional patterns. To our great fortune, a resourceful graduate student member of the 'fask Force retrieved a document that had been prepared by late UB Professor Ann Scott and published in the May 14, I 970, issue of the Reporter. Dr. Scott's report, The Half-Eaten Apple-A Look at Sex Discrimination in the University [at Buffalo], had accomplished many of the tasks assigned to us in 1995, including a detailed demographic analysis of conditions at UB and an overview of women's status in other academic institutions, with general and specific recommendations for achieving gender equity at UB. The Half-Eaten Apple has been our inspiration and, to a large extent, our model and guide. It was reassuring to realize that our task was do-able, as Dr. Scott had produced her report essentially alone and with much less institutional cooperation than had been provided to us. The Half-Eaten Apple served as a valuable reference that made it possible for us to compare the UB climate for women twenty-five years ago with the present. None of the extramural reports we studied benefited from such precious historical information. ln addition, the Scott report helped us focus our energies and define practical goals for Task Force activities over a limited time . For each aspect of women's lives at UB that was reviewed, our aims were to describe existing conditions, make comparisons with other similar institutions, assess the concordances or discrepancies between actual circumstances at UB and the perception of them, and, finally, consider strategies that might alter conditions that seemed in the most urgent need of improvement. We were also concerned to find ways to modify faulty perceptions and correct misunderstandings. In formulating recommendations, our main premise has been that the creation of a woman-friendly campus is absolutely essential for the academic and financial prosperity of UB. We believe that this study of the status of women at UB is important for three reasons. First, the status of women in our society has changed dramatically over the past three decades. The reasons for this change are complex, and require careful study and analysis at the societal level. If the university can be viewed as a microcosm of our society, this study may help us understand what has taken place and what is still changing in the academy. Second, as the university faculty age and a significant number of faculty members retire, a strategic plan must be developed to increase diversity in keeping with changes in American society. Participation in the academy should reflect the ethnic, racial, and gender composition of American citizenry. Priority" must be given to hire women in the schools, faculties, and departments where women are underutilized or essentially absent. Third, UB is typical of many large public research universities that are undergoing change. In its sesquicentennial year, the university has an unprecedented opportunity to establish a model for the role of women in the academy. There have been many rewarding aspects to this task. The opportunities afforded to us to meet and work with colleagues, especially women, across the university community were educational and stimulating. We made many friends whose opinions and perspectives we value and respect. We came to appreciate that women at UB are extraordinarily proud of their professional association with the university. They are accomplished, energetic, resourceful, and ambitious. Women at UB recognize that their personal career success is closely linked to the prosperity of the iitstitution. They are anxious and willing to cooperate in all possible ways to promote that prosperity. This report is testimony to the positive force of women at UB. Bernice K. Noble john M. Staley On February 1, 1994, President Greiner an- · nounced the formation of a university-wide Task Force on Women at UB. •workplace Issues of hiring. advancement, and equitable compensation )were to] be among the Task Force's primary concern•, as [well as] more general questions about the climate for women at UB.• Members of the Task Force, with two cochairs, were formally appointed tn late autumn 1994. Selections were made by the president from. nominations submitted by the senior vice president, vice presidents, deans, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, Professional Staff Senate Executive Committee, the labor un ions representing UB employees, and the Undergraduate and Graduate Student Assodatlons. At the request of the cochairs, two ex-offldo members were added to the Task Force: Vice Provost for Faculty Development William Fischer and Assistant VIce President for Human Resources Ellen McNamara. On the advice of the original members, the Task Force was also eventually expanded to In· elude several more men and people of color. Meeting schedules and topics The Task Force held Its first formal meeting on December 9, 1994. At that time, President Greiner presented six charges to the committee and shared his views on the function of the Task Force. The six charges were divided among three subcommittees. Subcommittee A was given responsibility for Charges 1, 2, and 6, Subcommittee 8 for Charges 3 and 5, and Subcommittee C for Charge 4. Regular monthly meetings of the entire Task force were held throughout the second semester of 1995, from january until May, and resumed in September. Guests were invited to many sessions to provide Insight and Information about th e experiences of women at UB. With those experts, the Task Force reviewed university polides and practices on a variety of matters, including hiring, compensation, promotion, harassment, safety, and gender equity In athletics. Sources of information: extra- and intramural Considerable effort was placed, from the beginning, on collecting a comprehensive archive of reports on the status of women at other unlverslties and other relevant extramural documents. Those reports and articles, now on reserve in Lockwood Memorlai Ubrary, are freely avaUable to the university community. The Task Force also acquired spedfic local information about women and women 's concerns at UB from the Offices of Personnel, Institutional Studies, Affirmative Actlon, Public Safety, Student Life, President's Review Board, President's Panel for the Review of Search Procedures, United University Professions (UUP), and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA). After lengthy discussion, the Task Force decided not to conduct a formaJ rigorous opinion survey at that time. Ftnandal resources were limited; appropriate professional expertise w.S not available among Task Force members. An informal questionnaire was written, however, from models provided by other Institutions. That questionnaire appeared in UUP and Graduate Student Association newsletters; responses were voluntary and confidential. The Thsk Force felt strongly that all women should have the opportunity to communicate with the Task Force,.adding personal comments and advice to the more formal Input from Invited experts. Furthermore, opinion survey> had been used widely at other universities to assess the prevailing climate for women. Those surveys were valuable In shaping polities and served as a solid basis for measuring improvements in the dimate. 1995 calendar of activities of special interest to women During 1995, the Task Force kept a record of the most Important and/or representative activities on campus concerned with women's accomplishments, interests, and concerns. Those events were attended, whenever possible, by at least one Task Force member. Projects to promote professional development and a sense of community among women Members of Subcommittee 8 chose to organ1ze a career-<levelopment workshop that honored outstanding women at UB and provided a forum for those women to share information about the skills �that led them to their success. That workshop was held March 7, 1996, during National Women's Hlotory Month. In addition, members of the Task Force organlzed local activities for National 'fake.Our-Dal!gbtero-1<>Work Day, April 25, 1996. These two activities were viewed as 'demonstration proJects,• examples or steps that can be taken to promote the Interests or women and Improve the campus dlmate for women. Report of the Presldent"s Task Force on Women at UB 5 TABL£ E V. Results: Subcommittee Reports and Activities Ro jll o \t 111 1!1\o \,\. .. 1!1111 practices in hiring, advancing, and compensating women faculty, administrators, and staff a. Demographic data from UB (1) Introductory commmts . [ TABL£ 8 ..... 1 -- (number) (number) ('6) 328 214 fKulty Professtonal 13 ... <40 C1osslfled 27 158' 85 77 Dato from Alfirmatrw Adlon Offlct, 1994 ~ • The criteria for .. counti ng" vary from office to office, as do the categories for data analysis. + The information we used for this report was the tlest available during our year or study (1995), but It is imperfect. Some numbers are older than we mJght have wished; all sources did not employ similar standards or rigor in collecting information; lneyitabiy, much Information was incomplete and/or not usefully available. For example, it was not possible for us meaningfully to evaluate salary patterns in those dinlcal programs, such as medictne and dentistry, that derive much salary support from non-UB sources. TABL£ 01 (2) Women In the faculty UrWenltyol ~ N/A 15 14 Arizonasute 24 14 UrWenlty ol c.Afumlo/LA.. 21 12 Univenity of C.IWomi.I/Bertoley'19 12 Univwslty ol ~ 33 12 Univonity of W.>hlngton• 23 12 ~"'-· o..ogon• 24 11 29 10 Z1 Penruytvanla State UnMrsity• N/A 10 11111VaS1rY AT -ALO" 28 9 7 vance to tenure at the same rate as th ei r mal e colleagues. Interestingly, women predominated in nontenure-track assistant professor (55 percent) and lecturer (65 percent) positions. ferent times in one academic year, or in different yea rs, will reflect those population fluctuations. We view this aspect of the report as a model for further study and follow·up. Many interesting and important questions raised l!y this first look could not be examined in detail in the one-year period of this report. A few examples: Are there gender differences in the academic experiences of graduate students? How does the gender composition of our administration compare to other public research units? Are there gender differences in promotion rates for faculty or staff? ('6)""" u•oara uprnsftJ os 96 W'Offlf'n of tolol faculty (I'I'Wn and wornn~) • In the university com munity, employee and stu- • Some typographical mistakes and errors of tran· scription will almost certainly have been missed despite careful scrutiny. We apologize for those in advance and would appreciate notification. .............. I'll""" N/A Univenity of 1 "MU imtitut/1011 ••AJ.UPdoto dent turnover is a fact of life; data collected at dif· • Data describing demographics, hiring, promo· tlon, and compensation are available in much more detail for faculty than for students and starr. The re· sponse to Charge I is, therefore, unbalanced in the emphasis on faculty experiences. From the available information about other women employees, the faculty figures seem at least representative, if not actually rosier, tha~ others. I"" ,......,. Rulgen Sute Univenity' Unlwnlty ol New H1mpshlro For a full appreciation of the following tables and graphs, several points need comment and explanation. The great majority of information about UB was provided by the Offices of Institutional Studies, Affirmative Action, and Personnel Services. The biannual report of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), published in Academe, March 1993, was also an Important reference for us (and for many extramural Task Force reports). A careful reader may notice, as we did, that data from different sources may not be Identical. There are several reasons for discrepancies: • For those few instances In which apparent discrepandes required us to choose among data sets, we used the information provided by the Affirmative Action Office in official national reports. Ur111. o 1 \lilt !,,,j.. I 11llil, I " I ' V\,.,11\t 11 I ull Prnl1 \\< r \ i•lllJio WomenT~Trad A. Subcommittee A: Charges 1, 2, and 6 1. Charge 1: University policies and 1\1 11 >I P11/JIIt W1111Hn Un1'-' n1l y ,Jt Bulf.tlo Tt nun lf.l(k f.Hult} Con1p.11t d '" Wunu n Full Pruh Hun TenUred/Tenu,..TrKk Wommfaculty Women fu ll Profeuors Ytor• (96)" (96) " 1970 14 5 1915 14 5 1983 15 6 1985 16 1987 18 .8 7 1989 18 8 1991 19 9 1993 21 10 "Data~ as" womtn of total faculty(~ ond womm) Data fmm Afflnnotiw Action OffiCt, ucrpt I 970: from H111f-E.Itl!fl Apple TABL£ 02 Um H nil)' .Jt Bull .1 lo I\111Hlld} Ytor • WonHn F.J( ult) Cornp .u t d to All Wonu: n f.t(ulty ' With Tenure Number (96) •• Tenure Tnod Number(96r• 1977 3 (3 .2) 4 (6.2) Tables A and B: In 1994 at UB, approximately one-fourth of the faculty, nearly one-half of the professional staff, and well over one· half of the fuil·time support staff were female. In each category, the proportion of women working part time was substantially higher. 1979 3 (3.2) 1 (8.3) 1981 5 (4.6) 6 (8.2) 1983 3 (2.8) 5 (8.8) (13.8) Table C: Although women constituted 26 percent of fulltime faculty, thelr representation in tenured ranks was much lower, at 17 percent. Only 10 percent of ali full professors were women. The high propor· tion of nontenured women on tenure track may well reflect recent Increased hiring of women (fable M). lt remains to be seen whether those women ad- 1985 3 (2 .6) 9 1987 4 (3.4) 12 (12.5) 1989 5 (<.2) 15 (16.2) 1991 9 (7.3) 1993 10 (6.1) 10 (12.8) 20 (16.9) • Data uprn.S«J as 96 womm of total tocufry (~ ond womm) ••Data ~ os 96 minority womtn of rota/ womtn faculty (minority and nonminority Mlmtn) Data 1tom Afflrmot~ Action OffK~ Tables Dl, 02, and E: Women have been much less successful than men In achieving the highest faculty rank. Fo r the years from 1970 to 1983, during which they consls· tently constituted approximately 1S percent of the faculty, women were only 5 percent of the full pro· fessors. Since 1985, the proportion of women full professors has increased slowly (approx.Jmately 0.5 percent per year). That increase, however, was matched by the overall increase of women in the tenure-track faculty (approximately 0.5 percent per year). A woman's relat\ve opportunity to ach\eve full professorshJp at UB has not improved since 1970. VB Js below average for Association of American Universities (AAU) schools in the representation of women both in the faculty as a whole and at the rank of professor. The data for minority women are even more disappointing. with Urtie improvement in representation since 1977. In 1977, minority women faculty at UB included three African-Americans, four Asian-Ameri· cans, but no Hispanic Or Native Americans. The absolute number of minority women faculty has increased in proportion to the overall increase ln women. The progress toward tenure for minority women has been highly disappointing. Although minority women have constituted more than 10 percent of the cohort of women faculty since 1985, by 1993 only 6 percent of tenured women were minorities. The relative opportunity for a minority woman to achieve tenure at UB has been substantially less than for her non minority female colleagues. Table F: In all UB faculties and schools, with the exception of the schools of Architecture and Nursing, the proportion or women faculty was well below the proportion of qualified women In the U.S. employ· ment pool. The proportion of undergraduate women students at UB In e~ch faculty and school was simi· tar to the size of the available pool, and served to validate the estimate or that pool. The female gradu· ate student population also reflected national trends, with a few notable exceptions. Women graduate students were underrepresented in Natural Sciences and Pharmacy. In Law and Education, women students were more numerous than might have been expected. The Task Force recognizes that estimates of the national availability pool in any particular discipline may not necessarily reflect (I) the pool of women Interested in working at UB and/or (2) the pool from which expertise may be found for a specific work responsibility at UB. On the other hand, the proportion of women students in each program is a real and important indication of the need for women teachers as mentors, role models, and support systems for those students. In schools and faculties like Management, Pharmacy, Health Related Professions, and NaturaJ Sciences and Mathematics, women stu· dents may have a difficult time making effective contact with women faculty. Women faculty, in tum, may find themselves overburdened in an attempt to cover the gender deficit. The situation Is es· pectally acute for minority women who serve as role models for women and for all students of color. In many schools, minority women students will find no female minority faculty role models or mentors. �Report of the President's Task Force on Women at UB 6 -- - --- . TABLE F Ull Wn1111 11 f Hull~ l, \ludo nl \ ( <IIIII' 11, d I Wnrntn 111 ~.Ill< HI II :\\,lil.alul•t} p,,,j f.,, f 11 tdl) f'.,\111< 11 Tenure-Trad khool/hculty Fvii-Time Facuky •t Ul AvalloDIUty (91.) ('No) Atchltecture & Planning 26 Ms & Letlel1 32 OenUII Medicine 14 Education 30 Engineering & Applied Sciences .. ,.... ~ SludenUat Ul ('lf>) ~· -olUI ('lf>) 20 28 32 ss .. ss ss . 23 30 72 15 13 13 HulthRolotedProlesslons ~5 73 61 81 Law 2~ 29 M•nogement 1S 18 46 42 Medkine & Blomedkal Sciences 30 ~1 ~8 N1tural Sciences & Mlthemotlcs 7 36 38 23 Nursing 92 80 88 93 Ph•rmocy 20 _60 59 Social Sciences 23 Soclll Woric 62 ~· 5~ ~ ~9 . 69 "Prolnslonol or groduot~ programs only Data from AlflnnotM Action Off~er. I 994 ")4 37 ~9 80 - --. I . Total ,_...,_,. I TABLEH Tenure-TrKit Foadty (-) bporud from Available Pool ........... ,.... Shortfoll Focully (-) t") I""'"""J (-) Tenur.Trad: 1-A Amerian5tudles 12 ~ 55 7 3 Art 14 4 67 10 6 2 Art History 7 3 67 5 Owlca Compor1tivo lJt. 7 2 39 3 1 8 0 59 5 5 fnglbll 53 18 36 30 12 Modem Lang. & Li1 31 12 57 18 6 Music 2S 7 33 8 1 Th..~&O.na 11 4 40 4 0 Biology 28 2 36 10 8 Chemlslry 23 1 21 s 4 -2'" Computer Science 16 ~ 12 2 ~ 11 0 19 2 2 M•themltlcs ~0 2 17 7 5 l'hysta 14 0 10 1 1 • 2 Anthropolocy 18 5 42 Communicltlon - 13 1 ~2 Communk.ltive Dlsordon & Sd. 14 8 67 9 1 1~ 0 20 3 3 3 3 Geography 14 2 27 4 2 Hlsto<y 24 s 34 9 3 Ungulstks 8 3 55 4 1 I Phllotoohv 16 3 2S 4 1 15 2 24 ~ I Psld1oloaY 3S 11 Sociology 10 2 S4 50 " • Counseling & Ed. Psych. 20 6 57 11 5 ~~ ~~ 19 ' 46 9 3 l.olmlng& Instruction 27 8 ~ 17 9 2 Politlal Scleoco Anltomy .. 5 2 3 14 3 36 5 14 3 s 2 Mkroblology 20 3 36 37 7 ~ PhlrniiCitlagy 1S 2 n 7 5 ·~llmhtd!O..,...,.,...Uiorwl>ldldoto...,.r<adlly-. ThislltiiUo<lon~~ttv ~ ol wonvn Itt t~ ~ ollndMduol unitl ot Ul with tJw numbrr that would b. up«rfti if tM awJIIG'* Ul W'Otiloru rdl«tftl tht notionol pool. 1M colum bbdtd •sltottfoll• M:st.s diw~pondn ~­ tw«n tM numbtr o1 ~ ct ua ond tM ~ 1n t1w nationcl pool. ..EJtlnwJtt::s of cwoloblt pool slu dmvtd from Nctlottol RtuOtdl Coundl doto •• •Ntgatlw numbtr rrtf«t:s tr~C~tr ~WJtMn Table G: Because UB schools and faculties vary considerably In slu, attempts were made to convtrt percentages In Table F to actual numbers (Table G). The column labeled "Shortfall" Indicates, for eoch school and faculty, the number of women to be added If the UB workforce· were to reflect the national pool of women In each field. In Dentistry and Engineering. which have not yet attracted many women, the shortfall numbers were relatively small, as they were for Social Work, Nursing. and Ubrary Studies, traditional •women's" professions. From an examination of Tables F and G, It became evident that women were especially deficient In the schools and faculties of Health Related Professions, Pharmacy, Arts and Letters, Social Sciences, Management, and Natural Sciences. • 1M comporlsons modt In Tal* G 011' bc:s«< on tht "total wortlott"r'" JChoot 0 numlwf thot mcompGS:Ja fMUrt'-ffOd oftd I'KN'ff~· rnxt loculry (Toblr 0 . end h. tMrrlrn. diftrrMr from end lcrgn tlton thr total ttttulf'-ttOd loaJfy counted in Tobks D, f, ond H. lfl toeh Table H: Within Individual schools, there were large variations among departments In the representation of women. In some, the shortfall was considerable. Deficiencies in English, psychology, biology, comparative literature, microbiology, counseling and educational psychology, and leomlng and Instruction were notable and disappointing. as those professions have attracted women scholars for many years. Most strik- them ~td from O\'Oilobk pool tng was the complete absence of women in economIcs, geology, and physics. In this report, the analysis In Table H was limited to departments/fields for which data were readily available; with more time and effort, It could be made more Inclusive. The departments Usted In Table H should be appreciated as representative examples from the schools and faculties of Arts and Letters; Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Social Sciences, Education, and Medicine/basic science. TableJ: From the data in Table J, It Is possible to assess some of the Impact of recent hiring practices on female representation in individual departments. In some units, recent recruitment of women junior faculty may eventually lead to a modest reduction in the existing gender Imbalance. In others, the absence of women assistant professors suggested that gender disparities would persist for many years. For example, In Natural Sciences, the gender composition of the faculty In 1994 had remained essentially unchanged since 197{). or the assistant professors, only two tn computer science were women. When computer science data were removed hom the analysis, the picture for women In Natural Sciences appeared even more disappointing (Tablejl). In basic science programs of the medical school, the number of female assistant professors was also very low, raising the serious concern that tenured women might not be replaced from below as they retire. In clinical sciences, the cohort of assistant profes- �Report of the President's Task Force on Women at UB I TABLE] . . t&M@M6Mdi·**1 11 111 fi 9 M* 611 OepAttment African ~. SwdiH American Studies Art Art History .... .. .. .. Numbef 5 0 5 0 2 0 8 4 12 33 6 10 4 14 28 4 3 7 F 'rofessor F F - ' ........... .. F .. A»>st:ant Oep8rtment Number M F F 13 s Communlatlon 7 2 Com. DlsordorJ I;: Sci. 0 1 0 1 0 Anthropology 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 0 6 2 0 43 2 1 2 1 .... .. . "ofessor F F - . Auodote 18 28 7 2 4 1 8 13 2 0 6 8 14 57 4 Economics 14 0 14 0 F Aulnant F M 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 4 7 0 3 0 4 0 1 Cluslcs 7 2 9 29 3 0 3 2 1 0 Geography 12 2 14 14 7 0 s 1 0 ComparaUve UterJture 8 0 8 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 History 19 5 24 21 11 0 6 2 2 3 3S 18 53 3-4 25 5 10 9 0 4 UngulsUcs s 3 8 38 2 1 3 1 0 1 23 12 7 0 5 2 1 1 6 0 3 0 6 2 English 4 1 s 20 2 1 1 0 1 0 Philosophy Modem Lin. & Ut. 19 12 31 39 10 4 5 5 4 Pollllcal 5clence 13 15 Musk 18 7 25 28 5 3 1 9 4 4 2 Psychology 7 4 11 36 3 0 2 2 2 2 Sociology 125 55 180 26 65 13 43 26 17 Media Study The1tre & D1nce Total 16 13/78 · 17% 26/69 · 38% 16/31 ·52% 09(, 11% 25% Total 3 16 17 24 2 11 35 31 13 4 9 4 2 3 8 2 10 20 3 0 4 1 1 1 136 42 178 23 69 8 47 18 20 8/77 · 10% 1 18/65 ·28% 16/36 ·39% 11% 17% 16 Ho/f.fottn Appk. Half-Eottn Appk, 1970 12% .. : .. . .. .. F Anatomy Biochemistry 10% . Number Dep.1rtment 1970 4% Doto from Institutional Studif's. I 994 Data from Institutional Studin, 1994 ., Professor F M F Numbef AnoclAte F M . Assistant Dep.~~rtment F 3 11 14 . 21 4 1 6 2 1 0 0 Clinical 4 14 21 8 1 1 3 2 0 Health Behavk>ral Sci. ~b . .... .. Numbd M F 3 4 1 0 Sci. Professor F M 7 57 1 0 1 1 F Number Asso<Y.te F M A.ubtant F M 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 Nutritkxl 3 2 5 40 0 0 1 0 2 2 M icrobiology 17 3 20 15 14 1 1 1 2 1 Occupational Therapy 5 3 8 38 1 0 2 0 1 3 Pharmacology 13 2 15 13 6 2 4 s 20 25 13 3 1 3 1 Physlal Theropy 15 0 1 0 Physiology 1 Total 3 3 8 2 0 2 2 8 20 2 11 0- 19 20 18 4 85 10 104 8!62 1 ' Biophysical Sciences ( M'M''"h@¥t!M'·MDH§t 7 5 s 10 so 4 0 1 17 14 31 45 7 0 6 ~lal & Preventive edklne To\al 54 ' · 13% 9 9/29 ·31% 2 Department .... . NumW M F 16 4 Oermatok>gy 2 2 20 4 Emergency Medicine 4 1 5 Family Medicine 13 3 Gynecology Medicine 20 61 Neurology 12 7 10 1 3 1 1S Num~ Professor 1 19 20 19 5 25 10 71 2 0 12 1 9 1 5 0 Chemistry 22 1 23 4 13 0 7 1 2 0 Computer Sclenu 12 4 16 2S 4 1 6 1 2 2 AssocU.te F Aubtant F 3 0 2 0 0 11 4 MathemaUcs 2 40 s 22 2 12 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 Physics 38 26 0 H 0 H 0 7 0 ~ 0 0 1 0 2 1 Tota l 135 9 144 7 71 4 44 3 20 1 0 3 0 9 3 20 3 0 8 3 9 2 14 29 1 20 3 12 6 14 14 5 2 5 1 0 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 11 9 5 1 2 0 25 3 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 15 0 s 0 2 0 8 0 4 1 s 20 1 0 0 1 3 0 Pediatrics 22 19 41 46 9 1 7 1 6 17 Psychiatry 20 7 27 35 3 1 5 2 12 16 0 15 0 1 0 6 0 12 8 20 40 3 0 3 0 Surgery 21 0 21 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 7 Urology 2 263 64 327 6 78 Total 1 7 F M 0 Medicine 0 28 Professor 6 Rehabilita~ 50 2 F 0 Rodlology 3 26 .... 11 Otolaryngology 0 . Biology F 0 Orthopedic Surgery 2 Nu- . Numbef' 11 Nudur Medicine 20 1 20 76 M Stud~ I 994 .... .. .. 1970 10% . Schooi/ F.culty 27 26 4 Dental Medicine 56 8 64 9 0 Engineering &: App. Sci 98 4 6 8 0 0 8 0 0 Information & Ubrary Science 11 109 - • Slud~. 30 91 0 <4 3 1 3 Educational Org., Admin., & Policy 13 6 19 32 7 2 4 1 2 3 1 3 7 5 3 2 Number 15 9 6 8 I s I"'' l.umlng &: Instruction 19 8 27 30 9 46 20 66 30 25 3/28 · 11% Doto from lnstffutiortol Studin. 1994 F 7 1 9 1 13 24 2 22 2 • 10 102 4 45 1 31 0 22 F M 5 •3 1 0 3 2 0 3 36 21 8 6 7 0 0 so 8 58 14 16 0 20 1 14 7 3 33 36 9i 0 0 1 16 2 17 24 6 30 20 14 1 5 2 s 3 5 8 13 62 2 0 3 2 0 6 •With J.tnOtl numbnl ol WOI'nftl ond/rK lrw dtJxmmentJ Doto from Institutional 20 Total M S6 Social Wort 6 .. Assbtant F M 9 Management 14 F AssocU.te 42 Nursing Pharmacy F Numbo< Professor 5 27 ""'""*'9 I;: Ed. Psydl. "ofe.uor F S% 15 Law Number F .... .. 7 . DefMrtment 9% ,, Number 20 47 4% Doto from lmtitutionol Studin. 1994 Architecture & Plannin 47/1S E =30% =5% 2/20 =1 0% Haff.fotm Applt, F 2 2 3/47 =6% 4/75 M 11/89 =12% 6/82 · 7% Doto from tmticutlonol F Assistant . .. Dep.~~rtment Geology Ophthalmology M Doto from Institutional Studin, 1994 F Neurosurgery F 11/15 · 73% M AnesthHiology F Allsoc::late 3/9 =33% 2 11 2/13 =15% "Thr OqJortmml of Pothok>gy. which has bofh bosk Jdnlc' and clinical mponsibilitid. hos not b«n includ«J In this tal* nor in tM Clinicol SdMcn tot~Jt Data from lnstltutiono/ S tud~. 1994 .. 0/7 =0% 0 • Assodale F 9/24 • 38% .. 1994 Aubtant F 8/14 · 57% I M 123 F 121 .. 4 Nu- Prot...... F Doto from lnsrlfuUonal Stlldin, 1994 I TABLEJl " IF 67 3 Assistant Auodate 1'"'1"1 1'"s'1 I I'"' 4 38 2F M 18 0F 0 �sors Included many women, most notably In pedi.ltrlcs, where women corutituted two-thirds of the junIor faculty. The rate of success of those women should be monltoted closely, as only 10 percent of the senior posltioru In pediatrics have been awarded to women. Report of the 8 President's Task Force o n Women at UB TABLE K Rt.·lt.ntHJn of Nt.w - ..... 11 29 61 62 ltiHJrt Tt.lck f.uulty 19811to 19!'4 Hln!d hi 1988 (numbet) 16 Retained to 1994 (number) Rmntion('N>) 47 Doto from AlfirmotWr Action Offa I I TABLE L 19811vo1!'!'4 19M F.culty (number) ( .. 1994 ) (number) ( .. ) Total 1093 Men 900 (82) 781 (76) Women 197 (18) 242 (24) 1023 Doto from AHirmotiw Action omcr I TABLE M Men Nontenured Year Tenured Trnu~ - -. I Nontrnured Track Tenured Tenure Track H1...t 1~79 11 24 0 1981 5 35 0 19 32 1983 2 14 0 7 28 29 29 14 198 ~ 6 26 1 12 19,'7 12 27 1 8 19 19(89 5 32 3 5 18 19Y1 199) :7 60 0 so 43 ' 7 23 2 22 44 Total \ 55 241 7 137 32 Dolo from ».HrrrnorM Action Offlcr I : I -.. -.. TABLE N Year ..........n ( ) 1970 Tout ) ( 53 37 1984 43 43 1986 42 44 1988 45 46 1990 44 1992 45 46 45 1994 47 46 1995 45 46 Data from lrutitutlonol Studkt TABLEO -.. Worlllll Frt \hnu 11 .Jt Rt JHt \ t nt.lll\t 1\AU lfHIItut•on\ ( l'J'~) l .....,men ) ( Sd>ool NOI1h)Yestem •"o:' '';,\',' Slanford ...,..,., ,, Univenity of Virginia 55 54 54 • 54 Un~of~ 51 Columbia so Unlvelslty of Coflfomil/leltde 49 Un~r>ity 48 of Mkhigan Cornell 46 UNIVUSITY AT IIUFfALO 45 MIT 42 johns Hopkins 38 C.ITech 24 Tables K, L, and M: In the most recent seven-year cohort for which data were available, women remained In tenur~-track posltioru with the same success as men. The proportion of women In faculty jobs has Increased since 1988; a comparison with Table D shows that the Increase (3 percent) was as great In 1993-94 alone as It had been during the entire period 1988-93 (3 percent). No pattern was detected In the rate of hiring of women from 1979-93. Recent high points In the proportion of women among new faculty (approximately 45 percent) In 1991 and 1993 were counterbalanced by the very lowest peteentages (approximately 20 percent) of women hired In 1987 and 1989. The historical data In l'able M provided more evidence that women have been significantly less successful than men in acadernlc careers at UB. From 1979 to 1985, women represented approxl.m ately 30 percent of all newly hired faculty, yet, even In 1994, they were still only 21 percent of the total faculty. Of the 296 men hired from 1979 to 1993, 55 (19 percent) were hired with tenure. In contrast, only 5 percent (7/142) of the women hired In the same.perlod were hired at senior ranks. Stated In another way, of 440 appointments between 1979 and 1993, 12.5 percent were awarded at the tenurial level to men and only 1.6 percent at the tenurial level to women. (3) Women In the student body Tables N and 0: Women have been, and remain, significantly less than one-half (45 percent) of the student body at UB. In contrast, at many sister institutions and in U.S. higher education overall, women have predominated for some time. The discrepancy between UB and others could not be attributed readily to imbalanced enrollment in traditional "'male" fields at UB. For example, a recent large drop in undergraduate engineering students did not alter the gender composition of the student body as a whole. (4) Women In admlrristraNon Table P: Ln a 1994 intensive evaluation of the Graduate School, the team of outside reviewers were "'struck by the overwhelming predominance of white males in positions of leadership at UB. • They felt that it "' is imperative for a modem research university with diverse faculty and student populations to have women and people of color in key declsionmaldng roles ... • and urged that "attentlon ...be given to (djversity} considerations In the hiring of all future academic deans, vice provosts, and vice presidents." Since the submission of that report, several important administrative appointments have been made, Includi ng the provost; vice provost for Faculty Development; deans of the Graduate School, Millard Fillmore College, and health related professions; and interim deans of engineering, social sciences, and Pharmacy (Table P). Disappointingly, all of those positions were awarded to white males. or the seventeen deans, six (35 peteent) have been recently appointed. Only three of those appointments resulted from systematic, committeerun, nationwide searches for the most suitable candidates. Interim appointees were chosen by processes that were not well defined and/or widely publicized, exactly the mechanism by which qualified women are overlooked or ignored. At the decanal level, only Nurslns, an overwhelmingly female profession, has a woman dean. The appointment of a minority woman, Muriel A. Moore, as vice president for the Office of Public Service and Urban Affairs was an encouraging step In the right direction; that position Is now held by a white man as well. Dr. Moore's office, however, represented a new administrative Initiative for UB. The need remains for women to be appointed to high leadership positions within the traditional academic hierarchy. At present, approximately 10 percent of all department chairs (8/78) are women. Three serve In the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and nearly all (7/8) were appointed within the last five years. Open, well-publicized searches, conducted by appropriately representative search committees, proVIde the best opportunity for qualified women to be Identified. This Is especially Important In the present fiscal climate, wh ich Is likely to limit the practical choices to internal candidates. (5) Women In professlorull and supportstaff posiNons Figure 1: Figure I Illustrates the distribution of women among the ranks of professional staff at UB. Gender Imbalance Is readily apparent. In Management Confidential (MP) ranks, women are represented by only a few Individuals In positions of high rank (MP1, 2), although women constitute the vast majority of the workforce at the lowest level (MP5). Women are significantly underrepresented In higher Salary Level (Sl) ranks (SL4, 5, 6) of employment as well. Figure 2: FlfNre 2 Illustrates the distribution of women In classified service positions. A slmUar pattern can be discerned. It Is Important to note, however, that the higher-level classified-service positions tend to be In predomina ntly male fields (e.g., mechanics, electricians, public safety) and recruitment Is often a result of competitive examinations. b. Salary data from UB (1) Introductory remarks The Task Force on Women at UB found Itself at a considerable advantage compared to peer Institutions, with respect to the evaluation of possible gender bias In salaries. In their 1985-118 collective agreement, New York State and the UUP established a labor management Disparity Committee to review salaries statewide for disparities related to gender, race, and/or ethnlclty. The report of the committee, submitted In january 1993, was based on a highly sophisticated methodological analysis of the most comprehensive and accurate data thai could be obtained. Among the variables for which the Disparity Committee controlled were rank, discipline, education, years at SUNY, years In rank, etc. On the basis of the findings of the Disparity Committee, a onetime salary Increase was granted to women and mi norities (professionals and faculty) where salary disparity was Identified. No further systematic adjustments have been made since then. (2) Faculty Salaries The data from 1996 presented In Tables Q and R represent a modest update of the 1993 Disparity Committee report. The l'ask Force was limited In Its ability to conduct a revJew as complete and sophisticated as the SUNY-wide report. In many cases, for example, statistically significant analysis of salary data was precluded by the small numbers of women working In Individual employment units. In addition, the Task Force had neither the human resources nor the detailed information to include a compreherulve review of all the Important employment variables analyzed In the statewide report. To prepare Tables Q1-Q3, average salaries were calculated for all faculty holding tenured/tenuretrack titles of assistant professor, associate professor, or full professor. For schools and faculties in which the number of incumbents In any category was I I TABLE P : President William R. Greiner Provost Thomas E. Headrick nfrc~ 5/ 3/95 Senior Vke President Robert J. Wagner VIce Presidents R6earch Dale M . Landi Student Attain Robert L Palmer Advancement&; Development Ronald H. Stein Publk Service &; Urban Affairs John B. Sheffer II (Acting) Clinical Affairs John P. Naughton tlft<tivt 4/24/96 Duns Architecture & Planning Dental Bruno B. Freschi M~ icine Engw-ing & Applied Sdonces Health Louis 1. Gold berg Mar\ H. Karwan t!fer:tM 7/ 1/96 Relat~ Barry s. Ed<ert dltdivt 1/16196 ~ Information & Ubrary Studies George S. Bobinski i.Jiw Barry B. Boyer Managem~t Frederick W. Winter C~nley Nursing Mecca S. Pharmacy Wl'jne K. Anderson (Interim) Social Work Fredrick W. Education Hugh G. Petrie Arts & Letters Kerry S. Grant Natural Sciences & Mathematics Joseph J. Tufariello tlftdivt 11/15/ 95 ~dl Mar\ B.Krislal (Interim) Social Sdences tlft<tivt 6/ 1/96 ~School Da\lid J. Triggle- 11/ 13195 Medkine & Bklmedk:ll Sciences john P. N1ughton Millard A~ College George I. Lopos dltdivt 7/ 1195 ~- Da\lid J. Triggle- 11/ 1J/95 ~Eiintion Underg~Uite Education Nicolas 0 . Goodman lntemaUonal Education Steph~ Faculty Oevefopment Yv'illi1m C. Fischer C. Dunnett �FIGURE 1 I Report of the President's Task Force on Womep at UB Man.gement Confidential (MP) 9 100 F 90 10 .. 10 J ~,. = .1<1 40 # 30 20 10 n ...., Ai ..... ..,, A..... ..., 0 lncrush"tg S.IM)' ~ AtchitKture & ptanning Salary Level (SL) ... .. J. ~ 70 F ~ F," .. Graduate School of Edualloo JO 20 10 .. su 5U su Increasing Salaty ~ '" rQ 10 0 Sl6 Medicine & Biomedical .. .... F ~ineering & Applied Sc;.nces # 100 0 F "" Sll 1S 16 . . . Oent.l Medicine so 0 .. Arts &. lettm .. . 100 Sci~CH Natural Sciences &. Mathemalk.s ~ c j # - 60 Nursing ........ - - '"' 1-r-- r - I - - .Sl~ .. so 1-m.- r-r-- JO 10 .. .s 6 7 • 9 10 11 liT 12 1) ~6 ,. 15 16 11 . Pharmacy .. Social Sciences 18 Not~: 39,514 39,561 F ~ . 4f47 . . Social Work Totals Salary Grade (Increasing S.l•ry -+ ) F 16 16 ~S , 609 88 F 42,936 All 4020 32 170 Shockd arras rrprrunt doto supprrsud (f~ than thrn incumbrnrs) Prrporrd by PrnonMI Sl'Mc"- April r996 19 17 Graduate School of Education Engineering & Applied SclencH 0 0 .. .. 16 11 F 13 8 11 7 Dental Medicine . . . 3S Education Applied Sciences F Health Related . . F Graduate School of Engineering & 14 . f 76,426 70,686 25 17 8 18 14 84, 172 22 15 38 1 11 18 6 13 14 0 F Health Related 3 0 F Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Natural Sciences & Mathl!!matia Nursing Pharmacy Social Sctence.s Soc.iiiiWorit . . . . . . .. . 17 13 18 1S 10 12 6 37 3 21 12 0 10 18 0 0 56,162 52,499 20 17 17 62,243 16 14 57,927 17 1S 17 14 13 47 16 Pharmacy F ALL Not~: 66 57 . . . . F Social Sci~nces F Social Worlc F Totals 14 11 78, 345 22 70,752 20 16 14 79,056 70,556 22 18 22 1S 11 14 6 F 56, 171 Shodtd or«JJ ,.,-runt doto supprnud (fnwr than thnt lncumbtnts) PrPportd by Ptnonnd SMrlc~ April 1996 9 13 210 S1 261 Totals ALL Not~: Shodtd ortes ~t doto su~ (frwrr than thlft lncumbmts) Prtporrd by Ptnonnd ~(S,. ~I I 996 280 38 318 �In lower sa1uy grades and consplcuowly missing from the hJ&her ones. Women employed as professional staff In Management Confidential grades MP3A and MP3B (Table S2) receive significantly lower compensation than their male counterparts, despite very similar average years of service and title. The analysis of salaries In classified service positions also did not disclose any apparent gender bias within Individual salary grades (Table S3). As with other staff Jobs, however, male employees are mostly clustered In higher-pay categories, reflecting the relative values our society, ln general, and New York State, in particular, place on men's and women's work. Report of the President's Task Force on Women at UB 10 fewer than three, the data have """n suppressed for reasons of confidentiality. Suppressed data are reflected In the total salartes, years of service, etc. lt was encouraging to see that entry-level salaries for assistant professors show little, If any, gender bias. Salaries of associate professors seem also to be free of gender-based disparity, especially when average years c. Summary and conclusions of service are Included In the assessment. In many schools and faculties, however, women full profes+ Women employees at UB are underrepresented at sors receive substantially less salary compensation all but the lowest ranks of faculty and staff. than their male colleagues, probably a reflection of hiring practices at UB twenty years ago when those + Notable gender-linked disparities In salary (for full professors began their academic employment. comparable rank/years of service) are evident The most flagrant disparities are noted In Arts and among women full professors and women in the Letters, Education, Law, and Social Sciences. Those higher ranks of professional staff. salary discrepancies affect a relatively small number With respect to the distribution of women at high ranks and to compensation, UB compared of women and could, therefore, be readily erased. For several reasons, the Task Force was not able relatively unfavorably with peer Institutions, and to do a useful comprehensive review of the salaries was, for most comparisons, rated below average. A of full-time faculty on twelve-month appoint· • thick glass ceiling seems to be In place at UB. From ments. In many of the schools and faculties In the persistent, pervasive, and systematic exclusion which faculty serve for twelve months, the num ~ of women from the high-paying. policy-forming ber of women was small and the data were supranks of faculty and administration, It seems clear pressed . Furthermore, In many of those schools that responslbtllty cannot be assigned to one office, (e.g., Medicine and Dentistry) faculty salaries are unit, or process within the university. No single acsubstantially Increased by clinical funds, with state tion Is, therefore, likely to serve to Improve the contributions constituting a minor component of situation. The record shows conscientious and successful efforts by some units to achieve gende.r eq· annual Income. The only salary data for which a review was practicable were those from baste sciulty. Unfortunately, improvements overall have been achieved much too slowly. At the present rate, ence departments of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Those data confirm thai appropriate representation of women at UB is unwomen full professors are substantially underpaid likely to be achieved until the third decade of the compared to male colleagues. Again, the number twenty-first century. Fiscal constraints are almost of affected Individuals Is small; that salary dlspar· certaJn to reduce the present rate of employment of ity should be relatively easy to rapidly eliminate. women. In a 1994-95 survey by the AAUP, UB ranked The Task Force was especially surprised to realize among the large research universities with the larg· that the proportion of women In undergraduate student ranks Is also below average. It would appear est difference In salary between men and women full professors. On average, for all large research that an important part of the student • market• is universities, women full professors earned 90 perpresently lost to us. From discussions with consultants, members of ce nt of the salary of men. At UB, women full pro· fessors on average earned only 85 percent of the avthe UB community, and each other, it is evident to the Task Force that most men and women have not erage salary for men. Most AAU schools had much fully appreciated the magnitude and penetration of smaller salary gender gaps than UB. Within the SUNY system, Stony Brook, at 84 percent, was a bit gender-linked disparities in rank and/or salary. Most people expressed a desire to see those dlsparl· worse, and Binghamton, at 86 percent, a little bet· ter. The data provided to the Task Force for 1996 ties eliminated. show a slow decrease in the gender-based salary Finally, it should be noted that compilation of these data required many hours of work by many gap, with women full professors at UB earning 89 Task Force members. The information was not lopercent of the average salary for men. cated In a central file, but was divided among a variety of offices, each with a different focus of Inter(3) Staff salaries est and responsibility, none specifically charged Within the Individual SL grades of state employand/or provided with adequate staff to produce the ment, no evidence of gender bias Is apparent (Table detailed analyses and comparisons In this report. SJ). As can be seen In both Table S1 and Figure I , however, women are disproportionately represented ....... Full Professors Numb«-r lncumb«-nts Assistant Promsor ·-·.... 53,296 9 Auoclate Professor 70,773 18 65,024 7 Pn>less« 87,416 42 77,604 6 129, 315 5 N/A 0 .,. Titlt Professor and Chairperson Average Sal•'l' a. Existing strategies At present, UB has two maJor Institutional strate· gtes for addressing any Inequities. The first strategy, which has been In place since 1973, Is a rigorous affirmative-action search and hiring process. The President's Panel for the Review of Search Procedures checks the documentation for each appoint· ment before final approval, to enswe that approprl· ate efforts were made to Identify qualified candl· dates from underrepresented populations, IncludIng women. The requirement for thorough docu· mentation and review of search procedures and the commitment to affirmative action at hiring are reassuring polldes that should continue to receive strong support. Unfortunately, the data collected as part of Charge I reveal that this approach has had relatively little Impact on the overall gender Imbalance. Systematic underreprese.ntatlon of women is a persistent phenomenon: UB Is below average among peers In many categories for which comparative data were avallable. In faculty ranks, women have long represented a substantial fnctlon of the newly hired. In general, the more troublesome aspects of gender Imbalance are manifested at higher-level ranks rather than entry-level ranks, reflect ing diffl· culties women experience with retention and/or promotion after they have been hired. It Is also evident that, despite the mandate for rigorous afflrma· ttve-actlon searchesJ many units continue to choose only men. That behavior Is especially disappointing In the face of considerable evidence (Including UB's graduate student body composition) that women scholars are not at all rare In the vast majority of fields. For many of the recalcitrant hiring units, the approach to affirmative-action searches has become cynical, with close attention paid to the form but not to the substance of Identifying qualified mem· bers of underrepresented groups. There would seem to be considerable room for tougher administrative enforcement of affirmative-action h iring poUcies, especially for departments/schools/units in which women have been most dramatically and persistently excluded. A second UB approach to Improving the gender imbalance, aimed at improving career success rates of all faculty, has been the 1994 establishment of the Office of the VIce Provost for Faculty Development. A maJor function of that office has been edu· cation, with the goal of Increasing gender and racial diversity In hiring. and strengthening those cultural and Institutional mechanisms that contribute to ca· reer success. The efforts of the vice provo.st are absolutely necessary and should receive the broadest and strongest possible support. Many members of the UB community, like their peers In other lnstltu· tlons, have not yet come to fully appreciate the Importance of equitable, balanced representation for the financial and academic prosperity of public universities. b. Recommended strategies Reviewing the strategies In place at, or proposed for, peer institutions, the. Task Force recommends the following new policies: \dn, (nrllp111\nl1\ h~ C.trHI•• II 1\H \< 11 rH, ~ \o lro>nl o>l l\1o dr< lilt 1iull lrnlt f.Hull} o111 l\... tl\t !\1onth Appo1rnl111< nl\ M... 2. Charge 2: Strategies for addressing any inequities (1) Setting Tatiets • Specific short· and long-term goals should be set for Individual hiring units to Increase representa· lion of women. An emphasis should be placed on Increasing representation of women of color. Spedal attention should be paid to those units In which the gender Imbalance Is greatest and/or most Inappropriate. Number Incumbents 2 • Salk Sc.1tncts lncluda Anatomical Sdma, JMxhmtlstry. aiophysb. Microbiology, Physloklgy. Photmocy and To.dcology. and Sodal and ~Uw M«liciM PrtpomJ by PmonMI SM'ica., April r 996 14 12 S4 17 5l1 F All ,.,_..by--.,.,,.. 21 10 15 6 13 1 14 13 « 14 128 16 157 104 261 M F ALL 17 Minimum 47,200 Maximum 97,411 19 16 18 9 13 11 97 140 237 Minimum 47,200 Muimum 97,411 M F ALL 18 20 19 12 4 16 6 9 8 36 52 M F ALL 5 13 8 10 13 9 8 Minimum 21 , 345 Maximum 41 ,524 MP2 10 5 8 88 12 8 20 MP3A MP38 MP4 Minimum 38,232 Maximum 73, 263 MP5 Minimum 27,050 tr.Mximum M F ALL ,.,_..by_-.,.,,. 6 23 2 35, 734 34,300 Not~: Sltodtd otfOS ~ dato ~ ~ rhon tlwt ~) �TABU S3 ( 11\\diO d \o IIJ' \,II 1110 \ ~~~ Salory .._.,. Grade Gender ,\~I I 5G18 M f All 1 \ - ,,, I'.,,,, II II\ (.1 1111 11 \ f, (,, rod Salory Incumbents 41,200 19,607 ' 42,668 21 4 27 16 2 18 5G17 M f All 18,879 5G16 M f All 17,428 17,556 7 2 9 M f 19,900 14,241 17,185 1l 12 25 All 11, 707 34,052 11,815 46 21 67 M f All 11,269 31 ,290 32,012 1 5 8 M f 31 ,075 31 ,482 31,117 156 18 174 28,425 29,119 29,219 11 112 121 27,170 25,256 26,022 4 6 10 25,899 26.781 26,445 84 136 220 25,516 25,671 25,571 13 7 20 24,057 24,044 24,050 65 67 132 21 ,880 22,162 22,124 59 174 411 20,545 20,570 20,556 95 79 174 21 ,119 21,271 1 4 5 SGlS All SGH SGll 5G12 M f All 5G11 M f All 5G10 M f All 5G9 M f All 5G8 M f All 5G7 M f All 5G6 M f I; All M f SGS 1\ All ~~ M f All SCl L I I 18,781 M f 0 All 1 NOlt: Shodtd Oft'O l rq>n~t dolo wpprnlftJ (frwtr thon incumbmts) Prrporrd by PrnonMI Sn*n, April 1996 1 thr~ • Short· and long-term goals should be set to eradicate persisting race and gender disparities In salary. A substantial portion of all discretionary pay Increases should be committed to achieving full pay equity for women at UB In as short a time as possible, with more Immediate attention paid to those units In which disparities have been greatest. • A program of rewards and/or Incentives should be established for units that succeed In meeting tar· gets for equitable representation and for equitable pay. • Special attention shol'ld be paid to hiring women at the top, In senior faculty and administration ranks in which women, at present, are so conspicuously absent . • Systematic "exit Interviews" should be conducted to determine why women applicants refuse jobs at UB, and why women faculty and staff leave to take other jobs. (2) Mandate significant, not token, representaHon of women on important committees, including experlenced women scientists to supplement the sparse ranks of women In biology and chemistry. To Increase the participation of women as expert consultants In federal programs, lists of qualified, willing women have been complied at many agencies In Washington. That approach has been quite successful at the national level and should be easy to Implement In our relatively smaU community. (3) Conduct open, well-publldud, CBmmit· tee-run searclies for all admlnlstraHve po· siHons, including chairs, associate deans, deans, vice presidents, etc., espedally when interim and/or internal appofntments are contemplated. 3. Charge 6: Developing a process of accountability at all levels regarding the progress being made toward achieving equity for women a. General comments At this time, the Task Force would rather not be overly prescriptive in recommendations to ensure accountability. We believe that the community needs to review the contents of this report and be· come famJllar with present circumstances, as de· scribed here, befor comprehensive institutional re· sponses are formulated . A few general remarks and suggestions do seem appropriate now. Leadership-based accountabUity with vigorous enforcement of guidelines Is essential for accomplishing change. Gender Imbalances and disparities at UB have been so pervasive, systematic, and widely experienced that responsibility cannot be as· signed to particular Individuals, offices, depart· ments, schools, etc. MaJor changes in the culture of academe, ln general, and UB, In particular, are re· qulred for gender equity In institutions that have tradJtionalJy been, and remain, centered around men. For that reason, the attitudes of local leaders, especially the president and the provost, are the most potent forces to direct change. Publicly dis· seminated position papers, such as the recent afflr· mative-actlon policy statement of President Greiner, are laudatory measures. Actions are even more Important than words in communJcatlng leadership commitment to gender equity. Unwaver· lng enforcement of the strategies recommended above (see Charge 2), for example, could slgnlfi· cantiy improve the opportunities for women at UB In a relatively short time. In the absence of deflnl· tlve action by UB's highest leaders, virtuous profes· sions of intent will be perceived as hollow state· ments. Many university workplaces w\U remain as cynical, half-hearted, and Insincere about achieving gender equity as they have been In the past. b. Specific recommendations A few specific actions are proposed to facilitate leadership-based accountability. • Maintenance of a database similar to that presented In this report. Responsibility for recording/ keeping analysis should be assigned to those with a vested Interest In those records. A continuing Task Force on Women at UB or an Office for Women's Af· fairs would be an Ideal body for this responsibility. Task Force members have a record of commitment to gender equity and are now extremely knowledgeable about local conditions. Furthermore, the Task Force Is a committee of volunteers whose efforts have been available without additional costs to UB. • Monitoring on a regular, perhaps biannual, basis of the responses of Individual units to targets (see Charge 2). The annual reports of departm~nts and schools might be a convenient mechanism for col· lecting this Information. • Disclosure of findings to the UB community at large. One potentially effective way to change our male-oriented culture Is to make everyone aware of the nature and magnitude of gender lnequltles. Many UB employees, administrators, students, etc., would be much more cooperative and energetic in efforts to eradicate existing Imbalances If they were fully Informed about the pervasiveness and magnl· tude of the problems. • search committees for hiring at any and aJI levels; • promotions committees at all levels; • resource allocation committees, executive steerIng committees, etc.; and • committees to bestow honors and awards. In many units, P.3St hiring and promotions prac. ttces have resulted in serious shortages of women to serve on policy-making committees. As a consequence, gender Imbalances In those units are !nevi· tably perpetuated. Women's needs, points of view, and accomplishments remain poorly appreciated. To compensate, until those demographic deficiencies are corrected, the Task Force proposes that qualified women might be "borrowed" from other depart. ments or schools. For example, the Faculty of Natu· rat Sciences and Mathematics might tum to Medl· cine, Dentistry, and Health Related Professions for B. Subcommittee B: Charges 3 and 5 1. Charge 3: Improving the campus climate for women, with full consideration of the spedal needs of diverse groups a. Insights from other institutions: Factors that may limit full participation of women in the life of educational communities. (1) Introductory comments The UB Women's Task Force was successful in collecting slxteen recent reports prepared at other academic institutions. All were studied carefully, Report of the President's Task Force on Women at UB 11 but spectal attentio n was paid to those fro m schools most similar to UB and those concerned with issues relevant to the charges for ou.r Task Force. Among the most valuable reports were those from Stanford; Purdue; Northwestern; and the Universities of Michigan, Delaware, and Maine. A variety of methods had been used to assess the climate for women . For a maJority of reports, sys· tematic written surveys had been conducted. Panel discussions, focus groups, and open forums had also been used at some schools to sample the attl· tudes and opinions of women and men in the com· munity. Campus publications, activities, events, and organizations were reviewed and analyzed. Despite substantial heterogeneity of the institutions from which reports were available and the methods used to evaluate the climate for women at those In· stitutions, patterns were readily detected. In the sections that follow, the main consensus views have been summarized. (2) A Hchllly Hclimate prevails All reports were In agreement that women fac· ulty, students, and staff in academic Institutions function in an environment that is often cool and, sometimes, hostile. Women frequentl y experience more isolation, marginalization, and powerlessness than men, no matter how enlightened parts of th eir respective university communities might be. (3) UnderrepresentaHon: A generic problem It is the consensus view that both improvements in the quality of working Hfe for women in academic institutions and the future competitiveness and prestige of academic programs within those Institutions will depend on the achievement of full representation of women at all ranks of staff. fac· ulty, and administration . For women students, the paucity of senior women faculty and administrators delivers an explicit message that they also will be highly unlikely to attain positions of stature In their chosen fields. For Junior women employees, the denctency of women In high ranks slgntncantly limits introduction to the .. culture .. of success In thelr profession . Senior administrators establish, foster, and main· tain the values of an Institution . Most extramural Task Force reports revealed that women admin\stra· tors remain clustered and barely visible In middle· level posts, with llttie or no opportunity to formulate and/or influence Important policies. Underrepresentatlon of women Is pervasive In U.S. academe. As a consequence, American educa· tional tnsUtutlons respond poorly, If at all, to women's aspirations, potentials, needs, and accom· pllshments. A vicious circle exists: The absence of women in strategic, influential positions prevents and discourages women from aiming for and achieving those positions. (4) Low priority of women's concerns An important corollary to the systematic underrepresentation of women Is the relatively low priority assigned to Issues deemed "women's prol>lems.• Safety, child care, salary disparities, spousal accommodation at hiring. maternity leave, family leave, and nepotism rules are matters affecting the quality of personal and family llfe for all men and women employed by universities. Marginalized as .. women's .. rather than "'people's.. problems, those J.s.. sues have for too long been superficially discussed, If not entirely overlooked, and Incompletely resolved. Most extramural Task Force reports acknowledge that as society becomes more egalltarlan, with family responsibilities well-divided among both parents, successful recruitment and retention of the best stu· dents, faculty, and staff will depend Increasingly on gender·free workplace accommodations. (5) CriHcal mass, not token representaHon According to many reports, past responses to the problem of underrepresentation have resulted in ap-pointment and/or promotion of small numbers of women in various units. It has been a universal ex· perience that such token appointments do not con· tribute significantly to promoting women's concerns or to filling the leadership gap for women . When women constitute a small minority In a group discussion, their voices go unheard, their interests remain unrepresented. Many observers noted that out· spoken and assertive women often suffered marginalization and negative career consequences. b. Brief Reports on Special Topics (I) Child-care fadliHes The expression of a need for increased child· care faclllties at UB was more widespread, and con· slderably more vehement, than had been antic!· pated by many Task Force members. Campus child care was identified as an essential element in im· proving the climate for women at UB. Expert con· sultants to the Task Force from the Offices of Per· so nnel, Student Life, UUP, and CSEA testified to �12 Report of the President's Task Force on Women at UB the wgent need for aompw-l!aR<I chUd aore among all female constituencies: graduate and un dergraduate students, ond professional and classified staff ond faculty. In thelnformol wrttten·surveys conducted by the Task Force, chlld-care Issues emerged consistently as one of the pressing needs shared by many women at UB. In the present economy, the great maJority of parents find It necessary to work. In so-<:alled "traditional" two-parent families, It Is the rule rather than the exception for both parents to work outside the home; nontraditional famiUes, In which either the male or female parent may be raising children alone, are Increasingly common. ChangIng social circumstances make the university of the 1990s a very different place from the academic Institutions of the 1950s and 1960s In which many of the senior faculty and administrators at UB were "raised." Increasingly, competition for the successful recruitment of hlgh-quaUty female students, faculty, and staff wtll require the provision of amenities, such as child care, that could make UB a uniquely attractive environment for women to study and work. Adequate child-care facilities could be an Important factor In a woman's deci- sion to Join the UB community. The provision of child care should be appreciated as a marketplace Issue, an essential element In the healthy financial future of a competitive university. Child-care arranaements must be seen not as a luxury to be deferred until some convenient futwe time, but as a necessity for acquiring and retaining the best possible students, faculty, and staff, men as well as women. Since 1985, UB has had an excellent faciUty on the South Campus. There Is, however, unlversaJ agreement that the existing facility Is too small for the needs of the community, and that the South Campus Is prohibitively Inconvenient for the vast maJority of potential users working on the North Campus. The Task Force was delighted to Jearn that an . o utstanding, comprehensive, and detailed report of child-care needs had been prepared by a blue-ribbon panel In 1994. That study could rapidly be updated; Implementation Is long overdue. The Task Force recognizes that many constraints (fiscal, regulatory, technical, etc.) may Influence the plans for a chlld-care facility and hinder their realIzation. It Is our observation, however, that the UB community Includes many enthusiastic, energetic, \ and needy young parents who would be more than willing to develop Innovative, low-cost solutions to difficulties that may have seemed Insurmountable In the past. We recommend that the child-care "problem" be placed primarily In the hands of those with a vested Interested in a successful out- come, Including. but perhaps not limited to, those In the previous Child-Core Advisory Committee (see Appendix). (2) Athletics There appears to be considerable agreement that women's athletic programs at UB have no t received either the resources or the attention accorded to programs for men. The recent association of UB with the NCAA Division I has brought a new focus on the opportunities and facilities provided to women. The standards for gender equity Imposed by the NCAA promise to have a longterm sanguine Influence on local policies. As with many university practices, however, change can be slow and resistance to change considerable. ln the past, the budget for women's athletics has been only about three-quarters of the expenditures fo r men when all football costs are removed from the calculation. Future budgets have been planned to be more equitable, but close monitoring for compliance Is recommended in this period of fiscal austerity. The local (UB) NCAA Commitment to Equity Subcommittee, chaired by Mary Ann Sharrow, has made several strong recommendations for improving the situation for women athletes at UB. First, the subcommittee suggests that more sports programs be developed for women's participation, and second, it urges the hiring of more women in head coaching and senior administrative staff positions. It also urges regular monitoring of the perception of women students about equity. issues In athletics. The Task Force felt that the chilly climate in athletics could be considerably, and rapidly, Improved by concerted university-wide efforts to enthuslastlcaUy honor women athletes, attend women's games, and publicize women's events . The outstanding annual February celebration for National Girls and Women In Sports Day was Initiated by students themselves, and remains to this day largely a student undertaking. A university-wide Office for Women's Affairs could play an Important proactive role in promoting appreciation of and partlctpation in women's sports. Publicity, fund raising, ticket distribution , award ceremonies, etc., are among the kinds of support that could be centrally coordinated to enhance the efforts of the DIvision of Athletics on behalf of women. It Is our conviction such centralized, visible encouragement o f women's sports could also have a very positive Influence on successful recruitment of women coaches and women student athletes. (3) Women's st'lu&s In revlewlnJ th.e status of women, many academic Institutions have come to appreciate a strong correlation ~ tbe overall cUmate for women students, faculty, and staff, and tbe Institutional commitment to academic programs on women and gender. The University of Mlcblpn's Agenda for Women, Issued by their president In 1994, speaks dearly to this point. It Is the University of Mlcblpn's vision to "become the leader among Amerlaon universities In promoting the success of women of diverse backgrounds, as faculty, students, and staff.• In the agenda, five goals ;m cited as • necessary to achieve this vision.• One Is to make the University of Michigan "the leading [U.S.) Institution for the study of women and gender Issues. • As an aaodemtc discipline, women's studies b.ts produced a slgntHaont body of scholarship that has Influenced and changed the direction and substance of scholarly activities In many fields. Gender has gained recognition as a slgntHaont, often essential, aotegory of analysis In many disciplines. Women's studies at UB has a long and distinguished history. Our program Is widely recognized as a national pioneer In the field. Courses were first offered In the late 1960s, spurred by the late Professors Ann Scotl (English) and Daphne Hare (medicine), and the late Bernice Poss of the admlntstratlve staff. By the mld-1990s, women's studies at UB has developed as a center for research and teaching about women and gender. To overcome Increasing Impediments to program development Imposed by financial constraints, women's studies helped to found the Graduate Group In Feminist Studies, which has fostered highly productive, collegiate, scholarly, Interdisciplinary Interactions among faculty and students In many departments and schools. UB women's studies faculty have contributed lm· portantly to the development of the National Women's Studies Association and have made scholarly contributions to fem inist pedagogy. The faculty serving women's studies at UB over the years have Included Ellen DuBois, Endesha Mae Holland, Masanl Alexis DeVeaux, Elizabeth l.apovsky Kennedy, Hester Eisenstein, and Ulllan Robmson, aU highly regarded nationally for their scholarly and/or creative output. To consoUdate declining resources and to com· pensate for the recent departure of Professor Eisenstein, women's studies spent 1995-96 devising a realistic academic and research plan for the imme- diate future that could protect the extraordinary resources and reputation accumulated during the last twenty-five years, and permit UB to retain Its national visibility and stature. The 1996 Proposal for the Future of Women's Studies reflects the collective efforts and collaborative commitments of more than thirty faculty from the schools and faculties of Law, arts and letters, social sciences, education, medJd ne, and dentistry. Interdisciplinary programs of lectures, workshops, and internships on issues of women and gender are planned to facilitate scholarly and pedagogical Interactions among departments, schools and faculties, and campuses at UB. The month-long women's history celebration In March 1996 provides an exciting example of the potential of women's studies to enhance Intellectual life on campus and In the Buffalo community, to honor women and focus attention on their accompUsbme.nts, to Integrate activities on women and gender among different aca· demlc units, and to maximize the use of limited fl. nancial resources. Despite these accomplishments, women's studies has been persistently undervalued and Inadequately appreciated by faculty colleagues and the university administration. In that respect, the low status of women's studies In the academic hierarchy at UB may be viewed as paradigmatic for all women at UB. Any plan to Improve the climate for women and develop women leaders must include a com- mitment to the stability of existing women's studies activities In teaching. research, and service, and a plan for strengthening and enhancing those activities in the near future. (4) Family needs (other than child care) UB has been slower than many academic Institutions to adopt polldes that address the needs either of two-career families or single parents. Other uni versities and colleges, as well as other businesses, have come to realize family responsibilities are no longer clearly divided on gender lines. Mec han isms have been developed to accommodate family needs without Imposing severe limitations on the opportunities for Individual professional development within the Institution. Policies and practices that are gaining widespread acceptance Include spousal accommodation at hiring. abolition of nepotism ruJes, matemJty Jeave, caregivers leave, flexibJe working hours, and Job sharing. Institutional sensiti vity to the special needs of families Is Increasingly recognized to be a distinct advantage for hiring and retaining high-quality faculty and staff. Working conditions that facilitate necessary careglvlng without JeopardWng career development are aHractlve Incentives for choosing a place of employment and for choosing to remain there. Some steps In the right direction have been taken at UB. In the last few years, spousal accommodation at hlrtng has been encowaged, supported, and rewarded by the administration. It remains, however, �-t to formulate and promulpte an oftlc:la1 unlvmltywlde policy on this practice. In addition, the I«ZZIt policy from the prooost on rondltloos for stopplns the tenure Clock Is a beartmln& positive attempt to deal reallsticaJJy with family raponslbilltles that CXlUld disrupt an academic CIJOOf. There are at UB alaqe number of Individuals In the faculty and staff who have coped with chUd rearing and other forms of c:uqlvtng whUe also working productively and successfully at their Jobs. Most, but by no means all, are women; many have spouses who are also UB employees. (The'IUit Force on Women at UB Includes many such women and men.) Practical, fair, and successful strategies to Integrate raponslbilltles of modem family Ufe Into university employment should rely heavUy on the experiences and advtao of those faculty and staff. In the past, proposals for family-need policies have been reviewed and evaluated by govemanao bodies (senates, councils of deans, vlao presidents, etc.) In which men predominate and the proportion of major family caregivers Is low. In keeping with U.S. federal guldellnes, personal r~sumh and curriculum vitae nearly always omit details of past or present family responslbllltles. That policy Is designed to protect employees and Job applicants from preJudicial use or the Information In personnel decisions. Such omissions are extremely unfortunate, especially when they might explain a period of lower productivity Of absence from the workforce. In addltlon, and much more Important, such personal information Is often revealing of an individual's managerial and organizational sk.Jlls, dedication to a profession, commJtment to a career, effective performance under stress, sense of responsibility, and physical stamina. With guarantees of suitable protection by managers, employees might be encouraged to disclose evidence from careglvlng histories of attributes and experiences that could have a positive Impact on the job. Documentation might go a long way toward dispelling the myths that family responsibilities can only have detrimental effects on careers and that caregivers are a liability as employees. gulshed Teaching Professor Beverly Bishop, Spectrum Editor-In-Chief Bonnie Butkas, Asslst&nt Provost for Resource Management Elmira MangumDaniel, Law School Staff Assistant Gloria Paveljack, and WBFO General Manager Jennifer Roth-were each glveo an opportunity to share the strategies of their own successes In a plenary session and then to conduct small workshop sessions on specific skills, recommendations, problems, etc.., relevant to career promotion. Topics of the breakout sessions Included workplace dynamIcs, networking. voice modulation, teaching skills, and Juggling many roles. Invitations to the workshop were sent to more than 2,500 women; the final attendance of 240 was limited only by the capacity of the facllltles at the Center for Tomorrow. The response of all organizers, panelists, and attendees was overwhelmingly positive. Evaluation reports revealed that participants look forward to more, and perhaps more frequent, workshops. The process of planning and coordinating the activities of the workshop was Itself an enormously gratifying and job-enhancing experience for workshop organizers. Many constituencies In the university community were brought together advantageously to cooperate with and contribute to this workshop project. The University Bookstore prepared a table of current books by UB women authors, offering them for sale and highlighting the accomplishments of those published scholars. The UUP chapters, especially the Health Sciences Chapter, accepted a large financial responsibility for reheshments and mailing. The Offices of th e Provost and the President were also especially helpful In defraying cos ts, which allowed the workshop to be made avallable at no cost to participants. A more detailed summary report on fi. nances, demogra phics, and evaluations-prepared by State Purchasing Director Judy Miller, who served as chair of the Voices workshop-is Included in the appendix materials on reserve In Lockwood Memorial Library: c. Summary and conclusions For the first time, UB formally participated in the April 26 nationwide project, sponsored by the Ms. Foundation, to bring young girls to work. The program, which targets girls ages 9-i4, ls aimed at promoting their self-esteem and informing them about career opportunities. For UB, the project had the additional advantages of Informing girls about the wide range of educational facilities at UB and provld· lng another forum for pleasurable, productive network interactions among women students, faculty, staff, and administrators. The program was judged an enormous success by organize~ and participants. Enrollment was at full ca pacity. More than 150 girls and their parents spent a rewarding day that included organized visits to selected work sites (see Appendix), a sell-esteem workshop, a group luncheon, and an awards ceremony (see Appendix). The orchestrati on of this complex activity required an extraordinary co mmitment of time, energy, and professional expertise by th e coordinatIng committee and other volunteers. Fi nan cial support and/or professional services were contttbuted from all co rn ers of the campus; among the many spo nsors were the UUP, CSEA, Public Employees Federation, Office of Student Life, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Partners' Press, the Counseling Center, Women's Health In itiative, Department of Chemistry, Association for Women In Science, Office of the President, Office of Conferences and Special Events, and Office of Public Safety. The vol unteers on the coordinating committee came from academic departments, Oflice of Development, Public Safety, Computing and Info rmation Technology, Office of the Vice President lor Student Affairs, Office of Student Life, and Office of the President. Presentations at the awards ceremony were made by Deputy to the President lo r University Relations Molly McKeown and WBFO General Manager Jennifer Roth. Work site sponsors were equally varied and representative or the rich resources and energetic goodwill or UB employees. Those sites Included the Center for the Arts, School of Pharmacy, School of Dentistry, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Computing Center, WBFO, Lockwood Memorial LIbrary, Public Safety, Ellicott Compl ex, Department of English, and others. Many parent participants, site spo nsors, and Inte rested observers have already voluntee red for next yea r's Take-Our-Daughters-to-Work Day. National Take-Our-Daughters-to-Work Day In reviewing campus-climate issues at UB and making comparisons to similar academic Institutions, Subcommittee B concluded that admin istrative leadership was urgenUy needed In several areas that afrect women In all university constituencies. • A child-care cen ter on the North Campus should be arranged wlthout further delay. • Flexible work time and job-sharing policies should be developed, encou raged, and promoted to permit effective Integration of work and famil y responsibilities for both men and women at UB. • A group of experienced caregivers, with senior positions In university faculty and administration, should serve as the main counsel for future strategies and policies to facilitate and promote careers for those with Important family responsibilities. • Women's studies programs should be given stro ng academic and administrative su pport to continue the highly visible and widely respected contributions made by UB scholars. • Athletics programs lor women should be strengthened with more equitable distribution of resources, appointment of women coaches and administrators, and Investment in efforts to pro mote local enthusiasm for women's athletic events. • A rlgorous survey should be conducted to assess an accurate current climate for women at US. The survey would provide a baseline for monitoring cha nges. It would also help to sort out those ellmate issues that are real problems from misconceptions, myths, and/or misunderstandings. 2. Charge S: Methods for identifying, encouraging, and developing women leaders a. Demonstration projects At the strong recommendation of Subcommittee 8, the Task Force responded to Charge 5 by undertaking two major demonstration projects aimed at developing women leaders and promoting positive • network" interaction among all women in the UB community. The first was a career-development workshop open to aU women at UB; the second was a ca meus-wlde program for National Take-OurDaughters-to-Work Day. Career-Dn-elopment Workshop A career-development workshop was held on March 7, 1996, titled Women's Voices: Insights for a Successful Career. The workshop had three specific goals: to identify women leaders at UB, to encourage leadership among women, and to provide practical advice abuut career development. To accomplish those goals, five outstanding women were selected to represent the diversity of careers within the universi ty. The panelists-Dlstin- b. 1995 calendar of activities The 1995 calendar year Included many events si milar to the demonstration projects undertaken by the Task Force In 1996. Unfortunately, most or these 1995 events were organized In Isolation and some, sadly, were poorly attended because of a failure to inform the widest potential audience. Women's History Month celebrations were not an Important locus In 1995, whlcll was a major disappointment. That void was filled successfully In 1996 by a coalition effort of Interested groups, among them the Program In Women's Studies, Graduate Group for Feminist Studies, Department of History, the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, Grad uate School of Education, and the Women's Center. A central coord ination, as well as Report of the President's Task Force on Women at UB 13 �14 Report of the Presldent's Task Force on Women at UB centrallud adverfuement, fund raising, and· planning, of activities recognizing women's activities and honoring women's accomplishments would Increase their visibility, Improve quality, reduce costs, and serve the function of drawing wide attention to the Interests and contributions of all women at UB. c. Summary and conclusions • Regular frequent events, analogous to the Voices career-development workshop, Take-Our-Daughtersto-Work Day, and Women's History Month observances, should be part of the university calendar, organlud, coordinated, and administered through an appropriate central office or standing committee. • A mechanism should be developed, again through an appropriate central office, to Identify women at UB who are quallOed for and Interested In administrative and/or managerial positions. • Leadership training programs should be devised to facilitate the progress of those women In their careers. An effort should be made to Identify and celebrate cunent women leaders at UB, as well as accomplished alumnae. • Regular public ceremonies honoring women leaders In the faculty, staff, and student body should become an Integral part of annual university activities, perhaps with named awards, slgniOcant Internal and external pubUdty, and strong support of university administrators, deans, chairs, etc. These events highlight the needs and the accomplishments or women, and they provide the opportunity for women across the university to become acquainted, to share general and specific Information about career paths, and to focus their energies for the beneOt of all women at UB. In the view of the Task Force, these lr.lnds of events can serve as both powerful employee morale boosters and a source of excellent Internal and external public relations for UB. C. Subcommittee C: Charge 4 1. Charge 4: Methods for developing a campus environment that is free of sexual harassment a. Introduction The Task Force Subcommittee C sought "hard facts • to help them assess the nature and magnitude of sexual harassment problems on the UB campus. Institutional data on this Issue were not available. To draw a picture of present circumstances and formulate recommendations, the Task Force relied heavily on local expert consultants from the Offices of Student Ufe and Affltmative Action, the UUP and CSEA, and the Law School. In addition, Insights were derived from Informal surveys, careful scrutiny of campus publications, and many anecdotal reports. To place the situation at UB In an appropriate perspective, the Task Force studied extramural reports from other universities, scholarly reviews, and national media. b. Existing st rategies Sexual harassment Is a violation of federal law (Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title IX or the 1972 Education Amendment and Executive Order 11246). A New York State executive order and the policies or the SUNY trustees also forbid sexual harassment of employees and students. UB has a comprehe.nslve policy that Is consistent with, and In compllance with, state and federal guidelines. At orientation, incoming students receive a dear written statement of t hose policies (prepared by the Affirmative Action Office); the Office of Student LUe goes to considerable efforts to ensure that all students, male and female, are properly Informed on the matter. A number of weaknesses and/or limitations of the existing strategies were Identified by aU the UB consultants. First, there Is widespread Ignorance among both men and women, faculty, students, staff, and supervisors about federal law on workplace harassmen t. In particular, most people do not realize that sexual harassment Is recognlud as a form of Illegal discrimination, and that Illegal harassing behavior Is not llmited to well -<Ieser! bed quid pro quo behaviors, but Includes the creation and maintenance of a hostile, Intimidating, or offensive work environment. Second, most lndlvtduals are poorly Informed about UB channels of grievance for alleged violations of the law. Third, those reporting channels are overloaded and/or otherwise Inadequate, especially for students. As a consequence, often only the most troublesome cases and/or the most determined complainants are dealt with. All local experts were In full and Independent agreement that formal complaints and grievances represent only a very small proportion of unacceptable behaviors. Fourth, In the present system, the supervisors and administrators responsible for the Hrst hearing of complaints are themselves freque ntly poorly Informed about the law, and sometimes have personal conflicts of Interest that Interfere with an ol>lective and balanced review of grievances. Victims, with little conOdence In the reporting chan.nels, are often reluctant to report Improper behavior, fearing unsympathetic hearing, little or no action, and pos.. slble reprisals. A variety or sources, Including wrttten.surveys of graduate and undergraduate students and of UUP members, provided clear evidence that harassment can occur on campus In all work/study areas, and may Involve faculty-faculty, faculty-student, student-student, and staff-staff relationships. At UB, as elsewhere, the overwhelming malorlty of Inappropriate behaviors are directed against women, but men may also be victims. Some student publications are distressingly Insensitive to the creation of a hostile environment for women student.s. The Task Force heard many anecdotes describing Instances of the use by faculty of sexist language and off-color humor as a teaching device. There was consensus among the expert advisors to the Task Force that the otherwise excellent sexual harassment policy at UB Is In urgent need or a carefully crafted mechanism to ensure enforcement. The present system accomplishes little but crisis management of the most overt problems, and does far too little to encourage the deep-seated charges In attitude and behavior that will be required to free UB of sexual harassment. The expectations of American women for harassment-free wor.k settings have become markedly elevated In the last decade. Throughout the United States, rates of complaints have Increased and the propottlon or legal dectslons In favor of Victims has also Increased, In many cases with substantial 0nandal compensation for the victim. Our consultants were In agreement that U UB does not respond proactively to rapidly changing publlc standards of behavior, the Institution will be at high risk for potentially embanasslng and possibly expensive legal action . c. Recommended strategies Thert are now many models for effective university programs to develop a campus environment that Is free of sexual harassment. The Task Force recommends that development of a carefully crafted, written program be an extremely urgent priority for the academic year, 1996-97. Knowledgeable Task Force members should work to develop such a program together with other Interested and experienced parties, Including representatives of the Affirmative Action OfOce, Student Ufe, the Counsellng Center, the UUP and CSEA, and the Law School. The essential elements for a successful plan are discussed below. + Education Is the most crudal factor for promot ing a campus environment that is free of sexual harassment. There ls widespread misunderstanding about legal definitions of sexual harassment. Many behaviors that were widely accepted In the past, and well within old cultural norms, are now proscribed by the law. Education to recognize harassing behavior Is especially needed In a community as diverse as UB, which comprises people of very different ethnic, socioeconomic, rellgious, and educational backgrounds. Students, faculty, staff, and administrators mwt be brought up-to-date on current legal and social standards of sexual harassment. Achieving communJty consensus on such a com plex and often emotional issue will require much guided discussion and professionally supervised training. In each unit, regular sessions should be Instituted to heighten awareness and Increase sensitivity to the workplace problems created by Inappropriate behaviors. QuaUOed, experienced professionals should conduct those sessions. Regular follow-ups to monitor the effectiveness of training should be part of the educational program. • A well-<leOned mechanism for re~rtlng and dealing with complaints should be developed. The process must Include guarantees of full protection and conOdentlallty for all parties. To establish the credibility of the process and encourage conOdence, scrupulous care must be taken to ensure that reporting channels are entirely free of conflicts of Interest. The process should be timely and efficient, with an emphasis on achieving satisfactory Informal resolution at the lowest levels of reporting. • An effective policy must Include the Imposition of sanctions and/or disciplinary action when Informal resolutions cahnot be achieved. A sexual ha rassment policy without • teeth" will be worse than none at all . 4 • A program of Incentives and rewards should be established to recognize units that take Innovative and effective steps to develop and maintain a workplace free of harassment. • A strong, unwavering leadership commitment Is required to generate a truly harassment-free environment at UB . The attitudes, behaviors, and enforcement decisions of senior management will be the key to effective strategies aimed at eliminating Inappropriate behaviors. • Regular monitoring of the UB climate should be Instituted. A rigorous, formal, broadly based survey should be conducted as soon as possible to establish a ~Une for existing community perceptions about the magnitude and Impact of harassment. �Regular follow-up studies should be conducted to document Improvements, the effectiveness of education, and enforcement strategies, and to Identify persistent trouble spots. d. Summary and conduslons • UB polldes on sexual harassment must be backed with carefully, crafted'enforcement mechanisms that protect victims and Impose sanctions on perpetrators. Development of timely, effldent mechanl5ms to deal with harassment complaints should be an W · gent priority for the academic year 199&-97. • Educational programs, supervised and admlnls· tered by trained, experienced professionals, should be Instituted as soon as possible. • A survey should be conducted to monitor present community perceptions and attitudes, and to provide a baseline for tracking improvements. VI. Recommendations A. Introductory Comments Compiling a succinct list of practical recommen dations from this very comprehensive review of the sta tus of women at UB and sister institutions has been a daunting ta sk. Several principles have guided the final formulation . • Consensus.-These recommendations reflect the collective wisdom of the Task Force and represent "the sense of the group. H • Practicality-These recommendations have been formulated for their inherent achievabllity, given current fiscal constraints and the inevitable slug~ gishness of administrative ma·c hlnery In academe. • Spectflcity-These recommendations are highly focused and timely. They are not an "all-time wish list," but address urgent needs. \ • Measurable Benefits for UB - We believe that most of th ese recom mendations will promote the long-term health and vitality of UB. Creating a distinctive woman~friendly environment should en~ \ cou rage talented women to choose UB as a place to 1 study and work. Public relations for alumnae/1 and corporate giving could also capitalize on initiatives for women. The following section of specific recommenda~ tions is a summary restatement of material that has been reviewed In detail in preceding sections of this document. For full appreciation of the rationale and justification of each recommendation, the reader Is urged to review the relevant material In Sectlon V, Results: Subcommittee Reports and Activities. B. General Recommendations As an overall recommendation, the Task Force on Women at UB requests that President Greiner extend the mandate of the Task Force until a permanent alternative is In place. There are many models for administrative programs on behalf of women In academic Institutions. Other.schools have commissions, deans, vice presidents, and/or standing committees, which function to • maintain Intra- and extramural records and data, • sponsor networking activities, • serve as coordinators of activities and publicity, • Increase unlverslty~wide awareness of women's perspectives and workplace needs, • ide~tify women leaderS, and • conduct climate surveys. The members of the Task Force on Women at UB are now highly knowledgeable about the spectrwn of permanent Institutional arrangements for an Offlee for Women. It Is essential for UB to devise a strategy that reflects local administrative styles and structures. For that reason, the details of such an ar· rangement should be worked out by a committee of appropriate representatives of the president, provost, senior vice president, and other vice presidents, together with selected Task Force members. As a minimum, the permanent arrangement should Include • a prominent physical location, with essential support for telephones, mall, and other communication; + guarantees of convenient access to the highest levels of university administration; and + a smooth transition from the present Task Force to the permanent arrangement to maximize conti· nulty and maintain the Impetus of ongoi ng efforts. C. Specific Recommendations (by charge) Charge 1: University policies and practices in hiring, advancing, and compensating women faculty, administrators, and staff • Data describing the distribution, representation, and compensation of women at UB should be collected regularly for biannual review. The tables and graphs In this report should serve as models for maintaining and updating those records. • Aichlves should also be kept up-to-date of extramural reports on the status of women at other North American universities. • Responsibility for maintaining and updating these data and archives should be assigned to the Task Force/Office for Women. Charge 2: Strategies for addressing any inequities • Salary disparities revealed In this report should be rectified' as soon as possible. A financial plan should be developed (and promulgated) to eliminate gender-based disparities within a reasonable time (I.e., five years). The greatest disparities are limited to a few units and/or payroll categories, and affect a relatively small number of Individuals. Developing timetables for closing those salary gaps would send a very powerful message about the commitment to gender equity. In our society, financial compensation Is a pow~ erful symbol of the value and respect we assign to individuals and groups. Visible efforts to correct exIsting salary disparities would have a very positive impact on the morale of all women employees at UB and would go a long way toward developing a perception that UB Is a woman~friendly Institution . + Specific plans, with targets, are needed to increase the number of women in those work sites where they are significantly underrepresented. Those plans should be developed within each unit to accommodate spectallocal needs. but they should aim for sig· nificant improvements in the foreseeable future . In addition, those plans should be promulgated lo ensure that all employees within the unit are well in~ formed about them. Special attention should be paid to those units with the greatest and/or most inappropriate gender disparities. • Significant representation of women should be required on all committees dealing with important policy matters, Including promotion, hiring, resource allocation, honors and awards, etc. • Extramural practices and policies should be monitored by the Task Force/Office for Women to ensure that UB does not lag seriously behind national standards and to recommend policies to place UB In the avant garde. • Existing programs to address inequities (the President's Panel for the Review of Search Proce· dures Reports, Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Development) should be strengthened to Increase their Impact on university policies, decisions, appointments, and promotions. Charge 3: Improving the campus climate for women, with full consideration of the special needs of diverse groups • Adequate child-care facilities should be provided on campus to meet existing demands. The Task Force found that Improved child care was an extremely urgent priority for women In all UB constltuenctes. A North Campus day-care center was Identified as a very pressing need. On-site day care Is a highly visible symbol of an Institutional commitment to create a woman·friendJy environment . As a public 'relations measure. investment In childcare fadlitles should have a rewarding payback In recruitment of staff, faculty. and students. • Personnel policies should be developed that are friendly to caregivers, Including flexible work schedules, job sharing, tenure clock stops, etc. • National/Extramural observances about women should be supported and celebrated as Important events on the university calendar. Examples Include Women's History Month. National Girls and Women In Sports Day, and National Take-Our-Daughters-toWork Day. The Task Force/Office for Women should have a central role In planning, coordinating, publidzlng, and promoting these events to ensure broadbased partldpatlon and successful outcomes. • Women's studies and other academic programs/ research projects on gender should be strengthened and expanded with moral and financial support. UB has been in the forefront of studies on women and gender since the early 1970s. Vigorous schol- Report of the President's Task Force on Women a~ UB 15 �16 Report of the President's Task Force on Women at UB arly programs In women's studies are recognized to be an essential element In warming up the "chilly" climate for women in academe. It Is critically lm· portant that UB not lose the energy and vltallty of existi ng programs, and that future planning permit those programs to develop to their full potential. • Athletics programs need more women as head coaches and senior administrators. Promotion, publklty, and celebration of women 's athletic events should be coordina ted through the Office for Women. + Positive Im ages of women should be Incorporated in to th e symbols, publicity, and advertisements that represent UB to the public and to potential donors. The unequivocal message should be th at wom en at UB are welcomed, respected, valued, and integrated in to all activities a nd function s. • A formal , rigorous ca mpus-wide survey should be co nducted to assess the current climate for women at UB and to p r ovldt~ a base li ne for monito ring changes. Charge 4: Methods (or developing a campus environment that is free of sexu.11 harassment + lkvt'lopmen t of a pracucal, univl·rsity·wid e po ltcy o n 'e xual hara ssment shou ld be a major pno nt y fo r the academi c year 1996-97 . Task Force mrmbt·r s hav e become well-informed about poliCl{'S a nd practices elsew here; they ca n prov ide ex perti S(' (togeth er w11h o th er appropriate personnel) for de· s1g ning po licies that are sui ted to UB Important elr ment s 111 th e fo rmu la ti on should In clud e • proft•ss to nall y 'upervt sed cducat io nal /awan:ness work shops; + adjudir t1on mechantsrn s free of all conflicts of m terest; + specifi c, Hicient , a nd practical procedures 10 review co mp la • adequate protection of the rights of all parties to complaints; for these kinds of Initiatives. The expertise of tho Task Force should be shared with UB administration to devise the most appropriate versions for us. + mechanisms for informal resolution of com· plaints; and • san ction s for Inappropriate behaviors. ChargeS: Methods for identifying, encouraging, and developing women leaders • Women should be well-represented in alJ university com mittees, search processes, policy-making bodies, and awards and honors committees. + A co nsultant panel of senior women should be constituted to aid In the Identificat ion of qualified women for such comm ittee service, and to develop and encourage female junim: colleagues to prepare th emselves for university service. + Ca reer-development workshops, similar to the successful workshop o rganized by the Task Force, should be regul ar, freq uent events. Supervisors should encourage and facilitate participation. The Task Fo rce/Office for Women, representing all women's constituencies, should play a central role in o rganizi ng, planning, and eva luating these wo rkshops. Coope rati on and collaboration of the Offices or th e Provost and Senior Vice President, and all vice presidents will also be essential for the success or these programs. + Specific initiatives should be institu ted for th e pro mo tion of women 's caree rs. Some possibilities include intram ural internships in administrative offices, financial Incentives to attend extram ural traini ng courses, seminars and/or internships for the acq ui si ti on of managerial skills, and competi· tive financial award s to support ca reer-enhanci ng research and /or ed ucation at UB or o utside. Oth er institutions can provide us with successful models ts; • Activities should be promoted that Increase opportunities for women faculty, staff, and studonts to develop career-enhancing • network" relationships. UB participation In the national Take-Our-Daughters-to-Work event was an excellent example of such an activity. Regular public ceremonies to identify and honor women leaders, highlighting their accomplishments, would serve a similar networkJng function . Charge 6: Developing a process of accountability at all levels regarding the progress being made toward achieving equity for women • Strong, unwavering leadership decision s that facilitate, pro mote, and reward efforts to achieve gen der equity will be the key to an y process of accountability. + A database, similar to that presented in thi s report, should be main tained by th e Task Force/Offi ce for Women. + Specific, timely plans and targets for achieving ge nd er equity of representation and/or compensa tion should be fo rmul ated by in dividual units. • Achievement of th ese targets shou ld be assessed regularly, with clea r incentives and rewards fo r success. + Regula r, rigo rous surveys should be conducted to monitor changing community perceptions of the cli mate for women . • Finally, the findings of this Task Force and subsequent updates shou ld be widely disseminated to the UB community. ' VII. Appendix* T,nl<. fnr<l on Wumt•n .tt UR M t nlhtntup Ru \h•r Coduilr Task Force M ee tings • Diltt- Bernice I(_ Noble Guest(s) Topic Microbiology Coch1lr 12/9 /94 Organization President William R. Greiner John M. Staley Cora P. Moloney 1/10/9S Demographics, Salary, Affirmative Action Ms. Barbara Burke, Sponsored Programs Ms. Vivian Fe rnandez, Personnel Services Ms. Loyce Stewart, Affirmative Action 2/3/9S Hiring, Promotion Review of Search Procedures Board on Promotions and Tenure Or. Margaret Acara, President's Panel for the Review of Search Procedures Dr. Mirdza Neiders, President's Review Board Mr. Barry t<:obrin, CSEA Ms. Jan Moritz, UUP Stoff Kothleen L Ben:hoo Ruth D. 8ryont A.tdllt«tur~ and Planning 3/ 10/95 Organiza tion 4/ 7/95 Harassment, Student life Ms . Barbara Ricotta, Office of Student life Professor lucinda finley, School of law 4/ 28/9S Academic Programs Or. Hester Eisenstein, American Studies Professor Isabel Marcus, School of law S/ 19/9S Clima te Issues Dean l ouis Goldberg, School of Denta l Medicine Dr. Paul Zaremblta, UUP 10/12/9S 3/lS/ 96 Mr. Nelson Townsend, Division of Athletics Dr. Mary Ann Sharrow, School of Nursing Ms. Pam Cardoza, University Development Ms. Deborah Scott More, University Development Athletics, Outreach, Developme nt Organ ization won: MU Member Institutions C1leodar of Women's Activities, 1995 *Additional afcpendix material, which includes the ollowing, is on reserve at lockwood Memorial Library: Child-Care Center Report Half-EDttn,.,. Tobles Ust of Extramural Reports Ust of Tables Newspoper Covorage OrigiN! Presidentlll Announcement of Tosk Fora Chlrgos Questlonnolre Tiike-Our-Diughten-to-Work Brochure 1nd Materiil Task Force SubcommlttM Assignments VOkes Worbhop Brochure Offict ollht Viet Pmldtnt ffx UnN<Nity O.V.Ioprntnt and Adwmarntnt SUsan Hlmlen Accounting and Law Oonold Hendorson R....,rch Htoring laboratory Rkhlrd T. Hull Pllllo10p/ty Ruth Meyerowitz Am<rlaJn Studies Judith K_ Mil~ )ennlfe< L Roth Dir«tor, Stotr PurdKnlng Erwin M. Segli Morgorlto Vorgos ~ ModtmLonguogn Betty M. WIUilms Aca>untlng Strvicn Unlv~rnll y St'IVICII'• ~bnury 199 7 C 1114·91 GtrltfOI Monogtr, WBFO· and Utnotures andR«Wds Gina DeBI.ue-Trzyna Gail Briuon Gretchen E. Knapp Jennifer l. Newk irk Sharon O'Neill Vivian Santora --- - E.ll-OIIIdo WIMilm C. Fischer VICe PIO'f'Ost lot Faculty Dtvtlopmtnt Ellen McN11m11'11 Gr11du1te Asslst11nt Sharon Oh-Willeke AnlJtant Via Pmldent for Humon R~ourcrs --- Secreloly Bonilll M. Ryon l'mdu«<< by llll' UniYl' ntl)' •I 8uf11lo O ffiCII' of f>ubiH:•uorn. 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The loog-awailed report also sets as a goal raising the quality of doctoral programs in the aru and sciences and professional disciplines over the next decade so that at least one quarter are rated in the topq~ almost all inthetophalf-<>fprogramsinthe t h e - time, it teeoiDIIICIIds reducing the aize of the doctoral programs in most areas. "We've got to change the way .,._,.AI. ·in hich we're doing things and e have the capability to make 'sa better university within the ource envelope that we see av ble to us,". said Headrick. "We' tallting about some fairly sigoifi ant changes." The report, which Headrick stn:Sstd Is a'WorlriD progress and is not yet IM academic plan, will be released tomorrow to deans, department chairs, and the Fac- Focus on issues beyond .,salary, ... _._Noble tells FSEC News Services Associate Director ~'1M I'IIDIDUfT'S TASK FOIICE ON WOMEN at UB confirmed that a salary disparity does exist between some male and female faculty members, the. university community should move beyond the salary issue to focus on other issues that are more important to women and the university as a whole, according to the co-chair of the task force. "I don' t think the salary story is the most interesting or impPrtant story (to come out of the task force report)," Bernice K. Noble, professor of microbiology and task force cO-chair, told the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at its Feb. 5 meeting. "There are lots of other aspects (of the report) that are more readily dealt with." Noble cautioned senators against getting "hung up" on the salary disparity issue. Although the task force fo und a $8,500 disparity between the salaries of males and females at the full professor level, there is no evidence of a di sparity at the assistant and assoc iate levels, she said. In dealing with the di sparity issue, the task force was very carefu l to make comparisons only on the basis of comparable years in title, she said, "because the issue is often raised, 'well, women didn't get (more) money because they weren't good enough; they didn' t have merit or they haven't been here long enough. · "Discussion of salary is very loaded, is very emotional," Noble said. "I would like us to take this information (on salaries) to go forward." Noble briefed senators on the task force's report, which, she said, found "a very thick glass ceiling at this institution." There are not enough women at the top echelons of the university and a.disproportionate number of women at the bottom, she said. ---·- ~ . . t.llc,.,..'er•aa-••••.._ta.tNolllle • Establish an Office for Women that would maintain intra- and extramural records and data. sponsor networking activities, serve as a coordinator of activities and publicity, increase universitywide awareness of women's perspectives and worll;place needs, identify women leaders and conduct climate surveys. Until such an office can be es~lished, the task force suggesled that its ·mandate be extended and expanded to include these functions. Continued on page 2 ulty Senate and Professiooal Staff Senate executive commitlees, among others. It will be posled next week in its entirety-including two appendices that detail proposed changes on a department-by-department basis-<>n UB W'mgs. The addross is: http:/ fwlilgs.buffalo .edu/provost/ Academidleporl/. The narrative . section will be published as an insert in next week's issue of the Reporter. eadrick said that once his report is available to the university community, be and President William R. Greiner will be speaking with various campos constituencies and gathering input from them to help in preparing the final planning document. He hopes to have that document by June. It would be implemented over several years. In an interview with the Reporter, Headrick gave numerous examples of the changes-both administrative and philosophical-that he said the university will have to undergo in order to achieve its goal of becoming the premier public research university in the Northeas~ on a par with such mid-sized AAU institutions as VU'gioia, North Carolina and Iowa. H or ~nstance, he said, there will have to be much more coordination among areas that now are split among several units and schools. The biological sciences, as an example, are split into four or five units in different schools, he said. As part of the proposed plan, those units would come together "on a forward plan ~that links their aspirations and capabilities together." While those individual units would not necessarily be merged into one larger unit, they would begin cooperating in ways they have. not in the pas~ such as in making decisions about pl anning, appointments, tenure and promotion. "That 's a very s ignificant change," he said. Headrick noted that undergraduate education is an extremely important focus for UB. "Some people have wanted to argue that this is primarily a graduate research institution: it's not." he stressed. "It's an undergraduate and gnoduate research institution. And we' ve got to do all that entails and we'vegottodoit well." While some individual departments and schools have done an F Continued on page 2 Council proposal would pave way for aparbnent housing lly CMISliiiE VIDAL Reporter Editor T HE UB COUNCIL Feb. 6 endorsed a resolution to the SUNY Board o f Trustees that would pave the way for the development of apartment-style housing on the university 's North and South campuses. The proposal amends a state law that allowed the UB Foundation to contract with a developer to build The Commons and the UB Bookstore. "We would like to buil~ on that preoeden~" noted UB President William R. Greiner. The proposal sent by the Council would take out space limitations, as well as restrictions that allow building to occur only on the North Campus and only on Lake LaSalle. T he goal : To make land avail able for the development of housing and other services, and to enhance the quality of life on the North and South campuses. The agreement is ''the only feasible way" to build the type of housi ng that uni versity officials say is essential to the quality of student life at UB, and providing apartment-style student housing is integral to that goal, Greiner said. The resolution was the first step toward defining a new role for the University Council, which up until now bas functioned largely as an advisory body. "I think it's time to consider changing tha~ " Greiner said, calling for the group to become an ..activist council" involved in decision-making at UB told-- ~-~-­ lie would like to ... coneld1red. • Allow the council to function to the full extent of its legal authority. "which I think is considerable," he said. Greiner said he would like to see the council become involved in reviews of major institutional plans. including appraisal of faculty and other personnel; expans ion or restrictions of student admissions; appraisal or improvements of academic programs and standard s for earni ng degrees; expansion of the inst itutional plant; appraisal and approval of st udent acti vities and housing, and o th er maj or issues. Such plans then would be submitted, with council recommendations, for approval by the SUNY Board of Trustees. "We are depriving ourselves of a great opportunity," Greiner said. " If we start to function more like a board of trustees, then sooner or later we will start to be treated like a board of trustees." • Develop a mission and vision statement expressi ng the council's goals. • Extend the body's authority Continued on page 3 �.... 2 ACADEMIC PLANNING Continued from page 1 ' excellent job 81 undergnldwue educalioo, the institution as a wbole needs to focus more on undergraduate education than it bas in the past, he said. 'Those changea will be reasonably significant for a lot of people." The report does 1101 focus on cutting pro. grams because "there isn 't much tbat we do that we can simply drop," Headrick said. But it does "change the emphasis," he said, in tenns of the focus on undergnlduates and encouraging more students and faculty to cona:nllllte on graduate educalioo, particularly at the master's level. It also changes the focus on doctoral programs, with many programs reducing the number of students pursuing degrees, while attracting higher-quality students and giving them better support in their programs. Aclcnowledging that there bas been a lot of apprchei>sion in the university community about the forthcoming report on academic planning. Headrick said he would not de· scribe the proposed c hanges as "ominous." '"They're indicative of what we have to do to position this university to be a major research university in the 2 Jst century," he said. " But they will change a lot of what we do and bow we do il." Among the major changes outlined in - the repon: . A.........-ofthe..U- / Headrick bas proposed two options. One would merge the faculties of Arts and Let- ters, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences and Mathematics into a College of Arts and ciences. 'Ilte other would merge Arts and Leners and Social Sciences into a College f Ans, Humanities and Social Science ~bile merging Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences into a CoiJege of Science and Engineering. Although the repon does not fa vor ei· ther oJ!tion, ··the status quo is not an option," it says. Headrick said he will appoint a panel to gather infonnation on the op- tions to help in making a final decision. The reorganization is necessary, be said, because the current division of the humanities into two faculties with two different decision-making structures has not "developed a strong sense of the importance of the humanities and humanistic studies on this campus." And by splitting the arts and sciences into three separate faculties and decision making structures, " UB has probably helped to advance graduate education (in those areas). but alse hindered the full de· ··-.cr-. -y. --.. . velopment of undergraduate education in those areas." •The of _oclpl_,. Institutes, which would have relatively large memberships. would bring together faculty with related and comtflon interests. mUment can be stabiliud at 16,000. "Graduate enrollment would be stabiliud 818,000," the neport says. 'The number of Ph.D. students would gradually decline. F'iM professional degree enrollments would remain stable, and master's-level enrollment would increase." . ....,__....,..,__,. .....,_. dents working together in a well-<lefined area of academic and intellectual endeavor. They would foster collaborations and joint work in research, scholarly writing and teaching. Some centers might act as departments. and some will be involved, along with depanments and schools, in appointSchools, departments and faculties would continue to have the major, but not exclusive, responsibility for establishing and maintaining degree programs, setting requirements and standards, monitoring and evaluating students, and teaching. _______ ....,__ ~- ........ During the past 50 years, the baccalaureate degree has became the standard expectation for a well-educated, well-trained work force, lhe report says. Bur as the nation moves into the 21st century. its work force will require broader and higher levels of competence. "The bachelor's degree will not have the same significance that it has had in the last pan of this century," Headrick said. In malting the master 's degree the " target" degree for students entering the university as freshmen or transfers, UB is "try- ing to stake out a place for us in higher education and in SUNY: it would give us a very distinctive cast," Headrick: said. A UB education would be seen as something more than a four-year experience, with the bachelor's degree becoming a step toward the target,.goal of the master's degree, he said Not every student would pursue a master's degree, he said. While about 25 percent of the university's graduate students have an undergraduate degree from UB , Headrick would like to see that number increase to 50 percent. "Students may continue on in their rna· jor field, move from one field to another or move from an arts and sciences basic undergraduate program into a professional program," he said. "We can make that easier. so the students don't have to finish Among the proposals for institutes and The repon projects a restructuring of the "enrollment mix" over a five-year period "in ways that are compatible with other aspects of the (academic) plan," Headrick said. ''With the current SUNY targets, UB will be expected to maintain its enrollment at about 24,000 students," the repon says. "Gradually over the five-year period, the plan then would he for undergraduate freshman enrollment to decline to 2,200 Within the institutes would be located a number of research cente~ and interdisciplinary program centers. These centers would be operating units of faculty and stu· some minimum level." Headrick said tbat some doctoral pro. grams are likely to be coosolidated-lioce in many areas higher education is producing two many Ph.D.• for the number ofjobs available in academia-or restructured so thai gradUIIeS can pursue aueen Olber than those in academia. Reducing the size of doctoral programs can be done without huning the quality of the programs. he said The lower end of the doctoral admissions at UB are not very highcaliber, be said. "If we lost them, we would not be losing many rcally good SIUdents wbo are likely to make a significant mark in academia or other areas," he added. "So we might as well concentrate our resources on SIUdents wbo will make a diffetenee." • FSEC Continued from page 1 ment and promotion recommendations. They would require minimal administrati ve support to run conferences, internal colloquia and ensure good internal and external communication. Initiatives have an academic focus for collaboration that as of yet has no formal structure. Initiatives could. in time, evolve into institutes. initiatives that are under discussion are those to establish a humanities injtiative and institute, a policy institute, a biological sciences initiative, chemical sciences initiative. information and communication technology initiative, urban initiative. women and gender institute, environmental institute and a neuroscience initiative. To get to the level of the institutions thai it aspires to, such as Vuginia. North Carolina and Iowa, UB bas to bring more of its programs up to the top quartile of the National Resean:h Council ranlcings. Headrick said. "Butnol all of them," he said ''I think it's ~stic to think we'ne going to get all of them up there." So the goal is to get a quarter of UB programs in the top quartile and vinually all of the programs in the top half of the ranlcings, he said. 'Thai will take some stretching for us over !he next decade," he admitted, noting that while UB has some programs in the top quartile, it also has some in the third and founh quartiles. " I leon toward inveating in our streoglbs and making them bea.er and trying to do the heal we can with the oocs tbat are weak · to improve them." be said. "But in malting the choices and tradcoffs, I would lean toward malting our strengths much better r8lber than trying to bring eVCI)Ibody up to their undergraduate degree and then think about where they' re going to go and what they're going to do . " I think that will change the character of this institution." and overall retention to be improved. Transfer students would increase by 28 percent so that overall undergraduate en· • Increase the tepresentation of women. particularly 81 the higher levels of academic and managerial units. "We need more highly placed women; we need to stan malting cracks in tbat ceiling," Noble said. • Develop a procedure for dealing with sexual harassment. • Establish child-care facilities on the Nonh Campus. • Promote scholarship around gender issues and women's issues. Brenda Moore. associate professor of sociology and chair of the Faculty Seoate's AffinnaliveAction Conunia.e, said the task force report substantiales wh8l members of her committee bad already suspected: tbat there is geoder inequity in salaries and appointments, and thai women are "generally less-valued by the university community than are men." She said the committee agrees with the task force's recommendations, particularly that a standing committee monitor the university's progress "as it becomes more gender diverse." In addition, she urged thai a standing committee on racial issues at UB be established. Michael Frisch, professor of history and American studies, concurred with Noble's view thai there are issues other than salary disparity thai the university should focus on. These issues "connecnlramatically to the issues thai are facing the university in terms of its survival and its viability and its attractability and its recruitment of SIUdents and its roauitment of graduale srudents and its roauitment and retentioo offaculty .. .," hesaid. For example. he said. 81 the admioistralive level, there should be some mechanism for "riding herd" on peMnnei searches "and say. 'we know each one is potticular. but somet.ow there's a larger institutional in1erest in altering the profile that oor univ=ity projects. ••• Frisch said he's heard that there are dramatic changes afoot at Buffalo State College-M instillllioo with which he said UB competes for srudents -4lecause Muriel Moore, fonner UB vice president for public service and wban affairs and c:urreot BuffaloStaepesident. "is making a lot of difference there." "We can't afford to be left behind in all of this, even when it's not anybody' s fa ult necessarily that such and such a candidate dido 'i accept the offer for the med school (dean's position) or tbst Betsy Cromley (former chair of Architecture) went to Nonheastem .... " he said. 'The situation needs to change ... ! think we have to try to encourage the admioistralion to see this, as Bernice says. as really an oppoi1Uoity if we rcally want to make this a friendlier and more attractive place. which we desperately need to do, to prioritize some way of moving forward on these issues wilbout getting involved in a lot of hair-splitling over wbo did wh8l to puduce this thme years agocr five years ago." Added Noble: 1be academic rules are changing rapidly; this particular institution has been very slow to see tbat. The less responsive we are, the fw1ber behind we' re going to fall ... and the more likely we ane to collapse ocademicoolly, OCDIIOIIIically.•-111111's why I say, in a simplified way, tbat women are the solution, they're not the poblem." Jack Meacham, profeasor of psychology, said that his own department has lost several good female faculty members during .the past several yean and is trying hard to hire additional women. Some of the female candidates who have visited UB have been among the best in their subfields. " But I'm not confideiu of our ability to hire them because they are very aware of wh8l the climate is on this campus." he wd. "I'm very concerned about us getting in a downward spiral here because we haven' t looked after these issues. We're finding it increasingly difficult to get the very best new faculty and the very best graduate students to come to our programs." Noble tolcisenators thai the impetus for changing the environment for women at UB bas to come fmm the faculty. " We've made some suggestions. the uni· versity administration bas a zillion things on their table and we have to help them to see which are the things that are the most important to move forward," she said. " And as far as I' m concerned. thai's now your job." Faculty members should consider what they think are the most imponant issuessuch as salary inequity or lack of child-care facilities on the Nonh Campus-and "take the initiative and make sure that your chair knows i~ that your dean knows it. If you think tbst the women in your department are underpaid and you' ne angry and humili· ated about it, go to your chair and say 'that's whene our money bas to go.' "That has to onme from the grass roots," Noble added. ''Wc've(theiDsk furce) givon you the information thai you need ... there are lotS of competent people wbo dido 't lcnow about it Aodona: they can 90C1hemoutlinod like that. they'll want to change. They don't want to be in an environment where there's that much injustice or unfair hardships for women. But the action bas to come from you." • �_,..., __ ..... ., A ......-tery- emonc -Jeaodpuko. ing and exchanging of cll'L the most importanl factor within the __ ., China experience changed prof's life notable for the way in which it communes with what at times appears to be a particularly inhospitable environment. Some everly Foit-Ait>ert has difficulty buildings are jewel-like aeries perched oo giving voice to the transformatioo provoked when she encoun- the very tips of rugged, windblown mountains. Others are strung along cliff faces or tered the architecture of ancient seem to meld into nearly inaccessible raChina. She acknowledges simply that the experience changed her life. vines or incorporalc natural outcroppings An award-winning arc:hitec~ UB alumas roofs, stairs, gates and eatraoceways. nus and associate professor in the School The architects designed and built these of Architecture and Planning, Foit-Aiben struetures according to ancient philosophical tenets familiar to us in terms like "fenspent nine weekS in 1995 traveling thoushui," "yin/yang" and "ch'i."Thus the ravine sands of miles (trekking much of the way) becomes the building. the building is a cave, with photographer and UB alumnus John the landscape itself takes the form of a flying VaJcntino and a Chinese architectural dragon or a giant tw11e rising from the mornscholar with whom she is writing a hook. ing mist to embrace the sacred site itself. Together, they visited some of the most amazing, remote and mysterious works of he result of this ancient architecture of architecture ever constructed, many of wonder is the production of a form of which are in their last year of existence. "silent music"-uenseofplace, space They are scheduled to be submerged in and time thai Foit-Aiben described as "awfloods which will be produced by a masful," "enthralling" and "transcendent" sive dam, pan of the YangtZe River' Project The exhibit opens with a few of more than Valentine's detailed and evocative 130 sacred and historical struc111res scheduled to be submerged when the massive Three Gorges Dam of the YangtZe River Project is complete; the project is now in its tinaJ construe· tion phase. Some of the sites that will disappear date to the Neolithic era; others are of historic and even mythic significance. They are situated along the middle reaches of the YangtZe in central China, to which Foit-Albert and her group traveled. The dam projec~ which she said has produced ran corous dispute in China. The x--.T....... In . . . . W - .. • -.tex of --......~on-llwertedlntowill displace nearly 1.5 million people at the photographs are presented with text by Foitsame time it inundates a section of the scenic YangtZe River Valley, now believed by arAibeninanexhibi~ "ArchitectureofHeaven and Earth" thai will run through Feb. 21 in chaeologists to rival the Yellow River Valley 300 miles to the north in its importance to the James Dyen Gallery, 334 Hayes Hall, the study of the ori~ of the Chinese people. South Campus. The exhibition is sponsored Among the treasures to be flooded this by the School of Architecture and Planning. year is the 12-story Shibaozai pagoda. which Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. "leans" on a 330-by-60-foot outcropping in Like Foit-Aibert'~ lectures and writing, the Xiling Gorge. Its internal staircase leads the exhibit explores the philosophical teto the mountain sununit where 16th-century nets so beautifully articulated in these splendid and unique structures. Each mon- Ming Emperor Wan Li built a temple courtastery, pagoda. temple and nunnery so yard to memorialize remains of the Buddha. Many legends surround this site, includkeenly recollected in Valentine's photos is News Services Editor T I -- ing one about the "Duck's Hole," which penetrates from the temple courtyard above to the river below, emitting ch'i (the ethereal substance of which all things are composed) as a mysterious mist. that fortifies the connection of earth to heaven and heaven to earth. The exhibition ends with photographs of the endangered sites. In between, the viewer can explore a broad range of astonishing Chinese buildings. Some reflect the design pageantry of Beijing's Forbidden City. Others are isolated "presences" built thousands of years ago but still occupied. Site photographs illustrate several themes around which the exhibit was designed. One of those themes is the concept of the "Mystic Mountain" in architecture. " Mystic Moontain" is explained by Foil-Albert as an articulation of the endless intemction of the fentioine principle of yin and the masculine principle yang. It involves the belief, she said, thai the mountain reaching up to heaven is the dwelling place of the heavenly supemall>rnl on earth; the place where heaven and earth , _ and from which all diJeclions emanate. ecause they provide channels for communication between the kingdom of heaven and the l::ingdom of earth, Daoists consider mountain tops the dwelling place of the immortals and named 36 heavenly caves and 72 blessed mountain top sites. The Buddhists established four of the most famous of China's mountains as their Holy Land and developed them with hundreds of temples. Many Buddhist sites are linked to DnoiSt sites by Confucian "bridges." Confucianism is Wlderstood to hannoniously marry the two earlier traditions. In one case, a Confucian school connects a Buddhist temple to a Daoist shrine via a series of literal and metaphorical bridges. The structures are strung out along a sheer rock face on long. slender pillars. a living example of the relationships among man, earth and the spiritual realm. Foit-Aibert points out that the buildings are placed in nature in a'way that the visitor's concentration on the natural landscape c<>ord.inates her metaphysical mind with the mysterious world. This principle is summed up for her in the Confucian saying, "Heaven and Earth grow with me simultaneously and all things are one with me"-a principal tenet of spiritual practice in many major world religions throughout history. This careful "placing" of a building is the practice of "feng-shui" which FaitAlbert calls "a form of sacred geomancy." Now popular among well-heeled southern Californians, feng-shui is the ait of siting houses, religious and corporate temples, graveyards and cities in the most propitious manner in any natural setting. Tbe concept of feng-shui is codified in the Chinese doctrine of "wind and water," FoitAiben says. "It considers the interaction between yin and yang. the murual prorootion and restl'8int aroong the five elements, and the flow- B naiUral environm<ot." The exhibition illUSiraleS this oosmic CXlO- . nection of yin and yang with the buildings' interplay of heaven and earth, interiority and exteriority. masculinities and femininities, activity and passivity, lightand dade. sun and rmoo. The interrelatedness of site. structure and symbol are covered in the exhibit as well along with discwrse about caves and architecture. water and architecture and a section on the expression ofch. i in building inlt:ricn. In the leX! Foil-Albert discl<ises how the Chinese express ch'i and direct it within the interior space by "remembering" manifestations of naiUral imagery in decorated surfaces su::h as s=ens and altars; in interior gardens. pools, sculptures and in cascades of tumbling water. The exhibit features a few interesting artifacts with which the architect returned from China. These include sections of a few handcarved balusters and perhaps, most telling, a large. weathered wood carving-from a roof, perhaps, or a garden-<>f -·Lions Playing the Ball," a visual metaphor for the discourse between Daoism and Buddhism in Confucianism_ which mediates between Daoist and Buddhist spaces and philosophies. H= the "third e~" Confucianism (the ball). is thrust between the Oaoism (the lion) and Buddhism (the liooess) as a playful SYIDbnlic reference to the relationship aroong the three that finds expression in centuries ofbrealbtal::ing architecture as it has in many other aspects of the Chinese aesthetic experience. • COUNCIL Continued from page 1 to aJ low the co unci I to function more as trustees. • Enlarging the council from its current nine members, to possibly 15-2 I members. '1t's time for us to think how we might provide some leadership" to the SUNY system, Greiner said. For example, il is within the council's authority to recommend to the SUNY Board of Trusrees candidales for university president. 'This is a crucially important issue," Greiner said. The UB Council, he noted, "has to be a body very actively engaged in the institution to make that kind of recommendation." . Greiner added that he wants to make the council "a very functional body," and that "integration of the council and UBF ought to be pan of the process." Greiner said that he also would like to see the council's role expanded to include functions that would allow it to develop citizens' committees that are advisory .to the council, name buildings and grounds. make regulations governing student con· duct and behavior. prescribe for and exercise supervision over student housing and safety. and make an annual report to the SUNY trustees. He also suggested the formation of a faculty council that would advise the UB Council. Chair Lawrence P. Castellani, conducting his ftrst meeting of the council. proposed that the future role of the group be made the "sole topic" for the council's next meeting, scheduled for April 10. In other business. the council heard a report by Senior Vice President Robert J. Wagner, who provided details of the Gov. Pataki's I 997-98 Executive Budget. and outlined its potential impact on UB. Although the proposal calls for a reduction in overall funding for operating needs, a cut to the Tuition Assisumce Program (TAP) and a tuition increase, he reminded the council that "this is just the start of a dance," and some budget restoration is likely. • �-· 4 Honors for Inventors 26 faculty, sto,ff1Ul11led on 21 patents IIJIUDI-.HAUM News Services Edijor NVENTORS WHO ARE oo the faculty and staff of UB wiU be hooorcd during a reception to be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. UB faculty and staff inventors who ue named on 21 U.S. patents issued to the State University of New York Research Foundation in 1996 will receive awards, which rteognize their achievements as inventors of patented devices, materials or drugs. -nus is a significant increase over last year in the number of patents received by the university," said Dan Massing, director of the Office of Technology Transfer. Last year, the university received 13 patents. One reason for the jump in the number of patents awarded is that the university is filing a larger percentage of the invention disclosures that it receives from faculty and staff, Massing explained. "We believe that the quality of the disclosures is improving,.. he said ...Also, faculty and staff are becoming more awue of the process for protecting intellectual property. They are beginning to consider invention disclosure ahead of publication in orr to protect their rights to the invention." I He explained that when researchers blisb their findings ftrst, they may lose rtain rights to file patent applications. In addiiioo, Massing pointed to changes the rules of examination for software inntions by the U.S. Patent Office that are owing more of them to be patented. As is the case each year, some of the inventors are being honored this year for patents involving improvements and modifications on inventions for which they previously received patents. Faculty and staff who believe they have an invention that may be patentable should contact the Office of Technology Transfer at 645-3811. Technology Transfer staff also are available to deliver to any academic department a 2(}-minute presentation that provides an introduction to the disclosure, patenting and licensing processes. - -·In-.,.__, The uar-ny Involved • Linda B. Ludwig, research assistant professor of medicine, inventor of a method for preselecting a specific recombinant vector containing a nvcleic acid sequence or gene of interest from a large number of other recombinant vectors. • Ho-Leung Fung, professor and chair of pharmaceutics, and John A. Bauer, formerly research assistant professor of pharmaceutics, inventors of a method for the preparation of new, transderrJllll nitroglycerin patches, which will give sustained beneficial effects for more than 24 hours. • Eli Ruckenstein, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Furnas Memorial Olair Professor in the Department of Olemical Engineering, and Liang Hong, adjunct research instructor and visiting scientist, inventors of a process utilizing emulsions to prepare composite, conductive polymers. • Ernest Hausmann. professor of oral biology; Darold c. Wobschall, associate professor of elec!rical and computer engineering; Lance Ortman, associate professor and associate chair of restorative dentisuy; Kristin M. Allen, research associate, and David S. Odrobina, doctoral candidate, inventors of a device thltt-allows for exposure of a consistent and reproducible set of se- rial autoradiographs, ensuring accurate prognoses of tissue loss due to periodontal infection. Evren KuUubay is co-inventor. • Venu Govindaraju, associate dirtetor of the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR) at UB,IIld SaJgur Sribari, director of CEDAR and professor of COIIlpUler science, inventor& of a aystem for recognizing handwritten words of cursive script. Dacheng Wang is co--inventor. • Yong-Olul Shin, research scientist at the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition; Ramalingam Sridhar, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; SaJgur Srihari, dirtetor of CEDAR ODd professor of computer science, and Victor Demjanenb>, assistant professor of eJectrical ODd COIIlpUler engineering, inventors of a t.ecbniquc that provides real-time image enhancement in processing systems wbere images have large variatioos in oontrasL • George C. Lee, dirtetor of the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research and professor of civil engineering; Zhong Liang, research assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Mai Tong, research instructor of civil engineering, inventors of an energy-dissipation system for manmade structures that is based on the biomechanics of the human body. • Ramalingam Sridhar, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, inventor of a new type of field-effect transistor logic circuit for wave pipelining. Xugang Zhang is co-inventor. • Yong-OJul Shin, research scientist at the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition, and Ramalingam Sridhar, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, inventors of a single layer neural network ·circuit, which performs linearly separable or noo-linearly sepamble logical operatioos in a single layer. • Rlcbanl T. Evans, associate professor of oral biology; Robert J. Geooo, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair in the Department of Oral Biology, and Hakimuddin T. Sojar, assistant professor of oral biology, inventors of components of a vaccine shown to inhibit attachment of bacterium to the surface of teeth . Gurrinder S. Bedi is co-inventor. • Deborah D .L. Chung, Niagara Mohawk Professor of Materials Science and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, inventor of a new binder for making preforms for fabricatioq of metal matrix composites by liquid metal inftlttation. • Edward G. Niles, professor of biochemistry and microbiology, inventor of a transient expression that utilizes bacteriophage RNA polymerase in the p=ce of a DNA-based cytoplasmic virus to facilitate expression of a foreign gene in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell. Bernard Moss, WiiUam Studier and Thomas Fuerst are ~inventors. • Donald Hickey, rese&JCh assistant professor of physiology and clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery, inventor of a non-invasive apparatus and method for obtaining a quantitative determination of mean left-atrial pressure. • Tunothy Mwphy, professor of medicine and miaubiology, inventor of a method for detecting branhamella catan:halis and the use of proleins and peptides as antigens for vaocine formulations and as antigens in diagnostic irnmunoassays. • Yi-Han Kao, professor of physics, and Deborah D .L. Chung, Niagara Mohawk Professor of Materials Science and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, inventors of a fullerene that is superconductive at much higher temperatures than bas been previously shown. Kevin T. Fredette and Liwei Song are co-inventors. • Scott Diamond, associate professor of chemical engineering, inventor of a rapid assay of activators and inhibitors of clot- tina. Jung-He Wu is co-inventor. • Dooald Hickey, research assistant professor of physiology and clinical assistant profe..or of neurosurgery, inventor of a method for positioning an esophageal catheter for detemtining pressures associated with the left atrium. • Wayne K. Anderson, interim dean of the School of Pharmacy and professor of medicinal chemistry, inventor of new compounds ODd new-compositiooa comprising these compounds that may be useful as fungicides, bactericides and inhibitors of cancer in wum-blooded animals. Dennis C. Dean is co-inv..itor. • Wayne A. Anderson, professor of electrical IIlii COIIlpUler engineering, inven- tor of a method for fonnius a hip capllcitance thin film C8!*ilcr-~ Tta, Junsin Yi IIlii Lin-Huaos Olang ue co-inventors. • Wayne A. Andeuoo, professor of electricalllldoomputt:r~ inventor of a thin-film resistor compriains ruthenium oxide. PranldyD M. Collins, Quanxi Jia, Kaili TUIO ODd Hooos 1. I.,.,e are co-inventora. • Marie-Louise Hammarskjold, fonner associate professor of biocbemiolry, David Rekosh, fonnerprofessorofbiochentistry, Molly Bray, fonner aenior laboratory spc> ciaJist, and Eric Hunter, iDventors of a purifl<d, retroviraJ coostitutive transpo1t enhaDcer to facilitate mRNA transport ODd produce rteambinant, attenuated HIV. • Let's find the facts, hear new ideas before we rush to change programs for increased enrollment r.ltor: Ruponding to 1M uniwr.sity ~ lop administrators in IM kpomr of l/3f¥97: Afkr t/u Soret'1 I read with interest the exbcxiation to concentrlte oo undergraduate edue~tioo in order to increase enroUment and implicitly, co save our jobs. I also read it with the weary f0eting that I'd heard it all befono. I've beard it in universities and from friends in corporations. Step 1. When we see a storm on the horizon. we ignore the sigus, deny ibem or assuno oursc:IV<S that things will sooo r<1Um to 110<'mal or at least that every cloud bas 1 silver lining. Thai's not always unreaiJstic; ~ times Olicken Uule is wrong, &Ometimes a President promises two fr<e yeatS of college to every high school studenL But If Olicken Utile is right, we always seem to foUow a thn:e-step process, a kind of fantastic quest; sorcery. Stop 2. When we feet the fiiSt nin drops. we huddle toselber and ldl each ocher that it's our fault. that we can increiSe our emoUment or find more customers if ooly we do things differently, that we can teach more with less, lower the qualifications, maintain quality results and that we can avoid substantial change if we sharpen our people skills and recruit more eoergetically. Professor Goodman says that we must do "a better job of talcing care of these young people." Professor Malone says that our students need their attitude adjusted, that it's aU a pen:eptlon problem, that they don't need the "draconian solution" or English-speaking instructors for eumple. He says that students at other schools tell him that they bear that we are ~big, and impersonal." So whaL Berkeley, Penn State, Ulinois aie also big and impersonal. Can we make owselves small and cozy? Can we convince prnopective students that we're DOC a big, impersonal bureaucracy, just tiny comfy cour.;es within our llllJe, friendly, academic family. Would it make any difference? Stop la. Bring in the son:=, consult• ants for sensitizing workshops and toss a little more money at the recruiting magicians. Or, if we' re a corpontioti, bring in the consultants and start a new ad campaign. See questions must be pan of the mix if we want a realistic approocb to change. Step 3. Tho fmal IIOp. Tho most painful step. When sorcery lbsJ't work, change the product. Get new products. Support and promoce solid pn>ducU. Get rid of i=levan4 unprofitable products. Ase we ready yet? If. we are,. we need 1 solid marketing study, maybe seven! marketing &tucli... We must know why students don' t come. We need accurate answers from prospec:dve srudents and from the pecple in all our disciplines. Aed we must aalt the pomiiS why they have ao tittle regard for higbor oduatioo? How can we cbangn our program to interest them? Which of our propams ano oboc>lete or simply wrong-beaded? We need answers to fundamental questions tike, Do porenta want us to cbanp the warld « teach their childten to Uve and succeed in the world that exists? Aed fioally, what new procrams must we invent iD cxdet to pesent ourselves truthfully u an OUIItaodin& lllliversity? How do we change? We .need credible plans for implemeotatioo, Complete with timetables. We have an opportunity to~ and radically r&-Sbape our lllliversity. Maybe it's time. II would certainly be fun. But, let's 6ncl the facts before we scurry around, proposing our ~ tittle How-<o- bold-up-thc-Uy fantasies, then let's bear some ideas. Let's see thooe new products. Let's tes1 them and implement a few. 'lben we can rec:tuic because we can promise something llllique and valuable. 'lben I suspect that we'D 6ncl all that sorcery irrelevant. or course, we could do DO!hing, and hope that the storms will blow over and they will, of course, leaving fewer teachers, less impn:ssive research, a few more unquaUfied students in each "classroom. Until the next stnnn. But, at least we •u still have our jobs, metaphorically speaking. ..;p.,ro ai.- Assoclato Prolossor. Hoad, Communicstion Design. An Depsrtmont Oil bert. Professor Harwitz agrees with Professor Malone. He wants a new ..C9rporate culture.. achieved through "quality circles and change circles.• Not good enough, guys. Naive. Professor Meacham says that his faculty "will just laugh at me" if be asks them to emphasize undergradUate cducatioo over research. He knows as do we all that our reputation depends on what we do other than teaching, and that our wages depcod upoo our reputafion. lbat 's realism. And we n-eed a lot of that DOW. It's also realism to wonder if the Governor's minioos want a state university or even educated citizens. They're having their way with us now aod pan::nts don't seem to care. Given the Slate of our contract I imagine that our lies! people are looting for jobs. What of our school's reputation if they leave? What of recrultina then. Tho answer to these The UB Pap Band Is hO&tiJl3 lla first high-ac:hool fiUI)c fllllllvallhls week, with SIUdent8 fran loclll high schools~ and perlaming with lh8 UB bend The nmnalls tonight 817 p.m. In Baird Hal on lh8 Nor1h ~The highac:hooll'lllltllc&ls will perform wllh lh8 Pep Band Salurday . . . U8 .... ~ IJIIr10lsbeelt8lball doubltll-a 818 pJII.ln AUml "'-- �Presilent's statement on issues of State-UUP stalemate __.,,,IY,- T« ,_ •~cc The most recent collective bargaining agreement between the Stale of New York and the United University Professions (UUP) expired on July I, 1995. In the bargaining which preceded lbat dale, and in all subsequent bargaining, the Governor's Office of Employee Relatioos (GOER) and UUP bave been unable to conclude a new agreement The results of this stalemate are several: I. There bas been oo general salary adjustment for UUP members since Man:h I, 1995, wben the last of the adjustments negolialed in the preceding agreement took effect 2. Tbe convenience wilh which members may access bealtb care benefits has been imPJired, in spile of a judicial detcnninalioo that the membership is entitled to these benefits under the lermS of the last contract 3. All other provisions of tbe last con- tract--e.g. grievance procedures. proleetion of benefits, conditions of employment, etc.-remain in full effect. In light of all Ibis, fuculty and affecled staff have more than enough reason to be impatient at bes~ and in fact angry and downright indignant I sbare ihat impatience; our faculty and staff are tbe core of our campus community, and any situation delrimental to faculty and staff disadvantages lhe university as a whole. The delay in settlement of this negotiation is, as one of our colleagues recently put i~ "more negative atmospherics" about SUNY, which can drive away faculty and staff, and discourage faculty. staff and students from coming to us. While I am enjoined, as a campus presiden~ to remain scrupulously neuiral with respect to the collective bargaining process. it seems to me appropriale to take a careful look at both sides of the current stalemate. In the past few weeks, I have discussed these issues with the Faculty Senate; lhe leadership of our cbaplers of UUP; colleagues at SUNY's central office; and olhers in Albany. I had hoped lhese conversations would at least provide me with teet their own soun:es of strength by pre- · (h) Notwithstanding the provision of Article 22. 1(a), permanent serving not only the actual jobs of current members, but also the "stale work" which employees affecled by the Scale's exercise of its right to contract out for provides the employment base for both current and future employees. Preserving goods and services will receive 60 this "stale work" supports both the politidays written notice of inleoded sepacal aod economic power of the union, i.e ., ration and will be offered a redeployits membership rolls aod dues. Contractment option .. .[as described elseing out is feared as a trend which may erode where in the contract], but where this base. such redeployment option is not able Regarding this issue, three of the four to be offered and where no displacement rights as provided for in Civil bargaining agents which represent SUNY staffbave composed their differences with Service Law Sections 80 and 80-a the stale and bave agreed to provisions reare available, the affecled permanent garding contracting out. These are the &vii employee shall be offered the opporService Employees Association (CSEA). tunity to elect one of the ... transition the Public Employees Federation (PEF), benefits ... ( 1995-99 CS£11 AgreemenJ) and Council 82 ~ Stalewide, CSEA repre; sents about 76,000 employees, roughly Guaranteed transition benefits include a 12,500 of them in SUNY; PEF represents finaocial stipend for an identified retrain50,000 employees statewide, with some ing/educational opportunity; severance 2,500 in SUNY; aod Council 82 approxipay, per negotiated terms; or preferential malely 23,000 employees, over 600 in employment with the contractor, at the SUNY. UUP represents about22,000 facemployee's option and if such employment ulty aod staff, all in SUNY. is available. The transition benefits are The smallest unit at UB , Council82. repavailable to all affecled employees whether resents our public safety officers. Council or not they bold continuing appointment. 82 settled on a very brief provision, to wit: Wbat light may all of this shed on the Slale-UUP stalerriale? My reading is that The Employer shall not contract out the slate will insist that UUP agree to a profor goods and services performed by vision guaranteeing to the state the opporemployees which will result in any employee being reduced or laid off tunity to contract out work, given the benchmark set by CSEA, PEF, and Counwithout prior consultation with the cil 82. On the other band, it would appear Union concerning any possible effect on the terms and conditions of that the state is willing to provide some employment of employees covered protections regarding those holding continuing appointments, and to provide some by this Agreement. special transition benefits for all affected ( 1995-99 Council82 Agreement) employees. In UUP's case that could mean CSEA and PEF have agreed to contracts which have more extensive and near iden- a guarantee of protection for tenure (for faculty) or permanent appointment (for tical provisions regarding contracting out. staff), and a guarantee of transition benThose contracts state: efits for those who do nor hold tenure or .§22. 1 (a) There shall be no loss o f permanent appointment. present employment by permanent lf this were the sole issue at stake , I employees as a result of the Scale's would expect that thi s framework cou ld exercise of its right to contract out support the makings of a contract between for goods and services. a basis for advising the campus community regarding lhe issues outstanding in the ongoing collective bargaining. That hope has been realized only in part. Those who bargain for UUP and those who bargain for the Stale (GOER, on hehalf of SUNY) will not disclose the decails of the b~aining. That stance is appropriate; neither side wishes to negotiate in the press. As a resul~ none of us, other than those at the table, bas a complele picture. Based on my conversations, however, I will hazanl the following observations, in hope that they will shed some additional light on these matters. The economic· elements-salary and fringe benefits-may have been significant early in the collective bargaining process; however, all the other slate bargaining units have settled and signed, and their economic package probably sets the general parameters for a new UUP contract. In a setting where the workforce is represented by sev- eral different units, such congruence of agreements is an inevitable result of the statewide politics of collecti~e bargaining. In the UUP bargaining. another issue stands-so most observers believe-between the parties. As best as can be determined, the state is insisting that each agreement with each bargaining unit include a provision or provisions to allow ..contracting out'' of"state.. work. This situation, not surprisingly, is problematic for the collective bargaining agents. In the first instance, unions will and must work to proleet the jobs, salary, and benefits of their current members. Beyond tba~ unions seek to pro- BST-SSLUNO 1U1bor aod polilical ntirill P.J. · O'ltoalb will briD& his __... IIIIi humor on t M)'pallliclltD lbeUJii..,.. slty Ill Bllffalo QD Wodaeaday, Mardi 12, u J1U1 of lbe DistinJUi*dSpelba ScrieL O'Roarb will llpCik on "The Polllica af Wuty" at 7:30 p.m. in lbe ~dater illlbe Center rw lbe Arts !'fllbe Norlb eampu.. Called "the fuDnieat writer in ~-by magazille"and n- 7JNo llbU StiWI JOilntlll, O'Rourke II qUOied in "The PeDaPio Dk:tio.ry of Humorous Quotations" marc often thon any other living perBOIL Foleign affain editor for RoUillg Stone magazine, be's written for publications raqgiug from $JqrUn to Ctu and Driver. He allo bas served as editor-inchief of 7'h< Nlltional /.4mpooll aod bas been a Hollywood scriptwriler. Amoq bil beat-selleri are "Republican Party Repcile," "Oive War a Cbaoce," •AD die Trouble in the World," "Age aod Guile," "Beat Youth" and "Innocence ad. Bed Hain:uL" . O'llaalke'a lecture is presented by UB and lbe Doo Davis Auto World Lecllllelblp Puad. Aftiiiale amiCI spoqsor .is the Amherst Owuber of Cotlllll<:rCC. 1..0c1um apoiiiCllllle lbe School of Management Alumni Association and Univer'lity llooblolaL c-ributia& lpODICln for the lecture are Rolling Stolte and BauiIIUI l'lnf; OOIIIIIbuling 11p01110n for the speakers teries are the Buffalo Mairi~ Makin' CQPes, Cealer for the Arts and lbe UB Alnmni Association. Par ticbt infCIIIDation call ~5-Altrs. the stale and UUP. albeit tailored to the special interests of UUP regarding faculty tenure. However. an evolving plan to provide the three hospitals in SUNY (Syracuse, Brooklyn, and Stony Brook) with more openting flexibility may raise some compounding problems. Among the management options which have been floated in the recent past is the possibility of creating separate and legally independent corporations to subsume the responsibilities of the three SUNY hospitals. Such an approach also bas been suggesled for the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Moreover. there is some precedent in SUNY for such arrangements. for at least some SUNY-based activities. The SUNY Research Foundation. for example, is alegaUy independent corporation, as are the several campus-based auxiliary services corporations, such as our Faculty Student Association. Sub Board Land so on. There are, however. some 7,700 UUP members on staff and in state employment at the three hospitals. Accordingly, the prospect of contracting out the hospital operations to SUNY-controlled but legally independent corporations cannot be treated lightly by UUP. AJI the observers with whom I talked believe that it is this hospitals issue which is the ultimate sticking point berween UUP and the slate. Regrettably, they have little wisdom to offer on what can be done to break the stalema1e. Neither do I, though my own opinion is that some compromise on both sides will be inevitable. It will take flex ibility and creativity on both sides in order to reach a mutually acceptable and beneficial agreement. As to the claim that the state is mounting an assault on fac uJty tenure by insisting on a contracting-out provision, I remain skeptical. but open to persuasion otherwise. If I believed that thi s were. in fact, the s tate' s purpose, I would recommend against it. forcefully and in the strongest possible terms. I am sure that all other SUNY presidents and officers would join in that effort. To be sure, contracting out. unless regulated and limited by contract protections. cou ld be a threat to tenure and permanent appointment. But there is no evidence of which I am aware that the SUNY Trust ees. Chancellor, or SUNY Presidents have any interest in contracting out as a device to assault faculty tenure. Indeed, neither the Trustees or·SUNY officers have much stake in the issue beyond maintaining some reasonable flexibility regarding the use of ourside contractors for limited purposes. The State and GOER. however. have much more at stake given that the largest bargaining units in the slate-CSEA and PEFhave already negotiated contracts including provisions on this point. As noted, however, the State has also agreed. in those contracts , to limitations on the exercise of contracting out. In my view. it will serve little purpose for any of us to make the Chancellor and SUNY Trustees the sole, or even primary. focus of our advocacy. It is the GOER and the UUP negotiators who are the essential panies, with CSEA. PEF. and SUNY look ing on as very interested observers: it is the GOER and the UUP negoti ators who must find the wisdom to resolve this difficult but solvable set of issues. All of us in SUNY shou ld urge both the Stale. through GOER. and the UUP negotiators to work in a spirit of compromise to conclude th is mauer soon. 1 will use my best efforts in this regard, and I hope my colleagues and friends in our UUP chapters will make like efforts. Sincerely, WIWAIIIL UEIIIO President �-NETT HAMID CIIIZIIN IVD'ISC....a'n Of YIAII •Y Aa4'0I. 1A41LE --·~ OJChibits lectures on such Steptwn C. - . vice provost tor international education, has been h()<l()(ed by the Am-Pol Eagle as one of its 1996 Citizens of the Ye&I. Dunnett was named in the category ol non-Pol· ish Community Leader. s1ngted out for his dedic a~~~--- Uon to Polish programs at UB and contributions to the field of international education . The Eagle noted , "A leader tn the protnotion and facilitation of International education. Dr. Dunnett has lor 25 years headed UB's Eng hsh Language Institute . II is considered one of the best of its kind In the world and has trained more than 18.000 students and professionals here and abroad : Citing Dunnett's efforts in build•ng a cooperative exchange between UB and the Jagiellonian University in POland , The Eagle said , "The exchange has devek)ped into the most comprehensive of any between an American and Po{ish university. "Or. Dunnett's support and leadership is credited with making it easier for the Pofish programs at UB to prosper. He helped organize the Committee for Cooperation with the Jagielloniart. which supervises the activities ot'the exchange. His office has pro vided administrative and fi. nancial suppon to vartous initiatives Lnvolving the two schools. · Most recently. the PoliSh Academic Information Center has been established at US by the two univerSities. it will serve institutions throughout the U.S. by disseminating information about Polish studtes and exchange opportunities in Poland: In 1996. Dunnett received the Merentibus Medal from the Jagiellonian University In Poland. the greatest distinctOO of merit conferred by Jagiellontan. He also received the Homer Higbee Award from the AssoctatOO of International Educators, professional association of international educators in the U .S. TIUC-CIN-Y CIIOICD TO.HBJ»-.11 The Western New York Sustainable Energy Association, in conjunction with the UB Envitqlmental Task Force and other local groups , is local sponSOI' of a national video teleconference produced by the Wash· ington. D.C.-based Renew America . The teleconference will address is· sues of energy choices and p<Mic y impact on the economy environment and national security. Teachers. students, con:!umer advocates and environmental advocates as well as government and business leaders are urged to at· tend the session which is free and open to the public. It will be held Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 1 :45 to 4:30p.m . in the WNED-TV Studios, Horizons Plaza, in Downtown Buffalo. For more information , call Walter Simpson , UB energy officer. al 645-3528. PANEL TO DISCUSS .viiiCAII AIIIJIICAHS IN80~ •African Americans in Government" is the topic of a panel discussion free and open to the public, to be held at UB's Educational Opportunity Center, 465 Washington St. , on Thursday, Feb. 20. Panelists for the noon program will be BuHa)O Councilwoman Beverly Gray. Judge E. Jeannette Ogden and Judge Robert Russell. Moderator will be Arthur 0 . Eve Jr. Pholo and topics as cunent Ssues ln Israel, tracing one~ Jewish ·rooca· and "Sur· viva! in Sara)ovo" will be among highlights of Jewish Awareness Month. 10 be held ltYough March 8 at UB. The 11th annual Wasserman Conference, presented by Hillel and co-sponSOfed by the American Jewish Committee of WNY Buffalo/ Niagara Chapter, Jewish Famity Service of Buffalo & Et;e County and the Division of Student Affairs at UB. held Feb. 9 on the North Campus , kicked oH the observance. Keynote speaker was Rabbi Eugene B. Borowitz. professor of edu-. cation and Jewish religtous thought at Hebrew Union College. Other events at US that are free and open to the public during Jewish Awareness Month will be: • ·uncovering Jewish Roots• with Jack Katz, US professor of audiology, noon to 1 p .m ., Wednesday, Feb. 19, Suite 210, The Commons. • "Survival in Sarajevo· photo exhibit depicting the ro*e of the Jewish c ommunity during the Serbian siege of the Bosnian capital , Tuesday, Feb . 25, in the )abby of the Student Union and Wednesday, Feb. 26 . Suite 210. The Commons. • ·current Issues in Israel: noon. Wednesday, March 5. Suite 210, The Commons. featuring Daniel Kutner. the Israeli consultor academ ic affairs in the U.S. compoeition. His compositions have received many international prizes and have been premiered at major festivals In North America. Sooth America. Europe end the Far East. ,_ ~ p<-­ elect of the Erie County Medical Society and a cHnical mstructof of surgery at the UB medical sci>Jol, has been n,..lected chief of staff at Our Lady of Victory HospMI, Lacl<awanna, for 1997-119. Zeplowitz. a member of the New York State Medical Society Govern- ;ng House of Delegates. Is en attending surgeon at OLV and past p<esldent of ns medical staff. He Is also pest president of·lhe Buffalo Surgical Society and the UB Medical Sci>Joi Afumn; Assoc;ation. He Is past chairman ollhe James Platt White Society at UB. A book h()<l()(ing the wOO< of se-, ZIGiota, Afumn; Professor of 0ec;s1on Support Systems in the UB Sci>Jol of Management, has been publ;shed by SpringerVerlag, Ber1in, in conjunction with the International Society ol Mutt;ple Criteria Decision Mak;ng (MCDM). L..&..::lo:..-_.J Cort Lippe, 8 leading composer of oomputer music, has been appointed assistant professor of music and d irector of the Hiller Computer Music Studkls at UB. Uppe. who has been visiting professor of music UPPE composilion at UB since 1994, will teach music composition and be responsible for Overall program administration . management, funding, equipment and staffing of the Hiller~ sune in Baird Hall, plus a satellite studio in Sloe Hall. The studkls use1RCAM signal processmg worl<stations to assist composers In the developmeflt of live interactive computer music. -we are absolutely ecstatic to have ProfesS()( Lippe as a member of our faculty,· said David Felder, chair of the UB Department of Music . ·He is lnternaUonalty ackfla.NIedged to be his generation's leading coniposer of computer music . • Uppe, who has studied under several celebrated composers. helped to develop new technolog ies at IRCAM (lnstitut de Recherche at Coordination Acoustique-Musique) the world-famous, statesupported Ffench lnstitutk>li for research Into the techniques of mod· ern music composition . It was founded by renowned French composer/conductor Pierre Bou\ez. Lippe's mentors include com· posers larry Austin in the United States and G. M . Koenig and Paul Berg at the Netherlands' lnstitut voor Sooologie, where Lippe stud· ied computer and formalized music. He also studied at the University at Paris with innovative composer lannls Xenakis, and worked for three years at the Centre d'Etudes de Mathemaliques et Automattque Musical. which Xenakis directed. Lippe later worl<ed at IACAM at the Georges Pompldou Centre where he developed real-time musical applications and taught courses on new technok>gies used in musk: The volume was ed;tedby M• .___., dean of the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sctences, together with two other k!ading scholars in the field of management science and decision making , ProfeSSOf Jaap Spronk, of Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Nethertands, and ProfesSOI' Jyrki Wallenius of the Helsinki School of Economics, Anland. Trtled Essays ;n Decision Malting: A Volume In Honor of Stanley ZXlnts, the Festschrift was presented to Z"100ts last month on the occasion of h;s 60th blrthdey atlhe 13th International meeting of the society m Cepe Town, South Africa. It contains 21 essays written by ktading authorities mthe f10ld of MCDM that d;scuss the use of malhertl&tical methods for solving reef-world problems. Zlonts Is the founder and f;rst president of the International Society of MCDM. The rec;pienl of the society's Gold Medal and Presidential Service awards. he has published rrore then 100 articles and several books on management topics. ---ON ~IH-PD.21 Crossing Borders. the second annual student conference on Canada and the U.S.. wUI be held Friday, Feb . 21 at Niagara University, Nlagara Falls, N.Y. It is sponsored by the Golden Horseshoe Educational Alliance in association with Niagara University, Consulate General of Canada-Buffalo, University of Toronto and UB. The all~ seeks to promote greater interaction, d iscussk>n and collaboration among undergraduate and graduate students across all disciplines in southern Ontario and Western New York. Students will present and address issues of mutual interest and concern to Csnada and the U.S., including topics on arts and literature, business, trade and iilvestment. education. engineering , physical and environmental sci· ences and social sciences. Artists will present their WOfk at 8 show In the Castellani Art Museum on the campus of Niagata University. fol- ...,...._ _...,_.....011.,... order.,._.,Yau llllf.fllml. --~ Clll - • • • ~ pdall, llldjndly ..... Oilllloop llld Cber iO IIDia, lbe..,..o.-tD" - br1llmalo 11M I Web toile ll ildlp;fwww. . . . . . . . Jn lllldilioD 10 piOridia& lbe"lllllll ~Oil bolln.colloc:lioal.......,_, . .- . il olfen iDienl:live aclivlliea for c:bildnlllllid adulla. Tboao include atep-by-llep inllrUCli0111 on bow 10 make your own mummy. ADd, with die .riP!- software loaded on your CCIDplller (instrvctioos at !be sile tell you wbal IIIII is IUid bow 10 it for beeofflbe lnlemet), you can like a Vutual Reality loUr of several of the galleries. Thereisn'tenougb space here to describe all of the Web sileS for all of the museums IIIII are now online. The World Wide aet Web Lib rary-Mueums at http:/fwww.comlab.OLac.uk/ archlve/other/lllu.,•ms. hlml is a meta-sire IIIII links 10 many museums on the Internet You cao browse its list of links by country or sean:b by keyword and view some of the grealeSt works of art from around the world. For help with colllll!cting to the lll>rld Wuk Web, conllJCI ihe err Help Desk tU.645-3542. -Nancy Schiller and Will Hepfer. University Libraries k>wed by a reception . Thera is no charge to attend the confer8f1C6; lunch and the reception are $7 U.S.. $10 CanadU!n. Reg;stration forms. avaHable from James E. McConnell. chair. Departmeot of Geography at UB. 105 Wotkeson Quadrangle , Buffalo, N.Y. 1426Hl023, must be returned by Feb. 14. For more information call 645-2722 or fW< McConnell et 645-2329. The Campus Catering Departmeot ls ;ntiOducing a new PM:k-l)p Service avallabkt on lhe North Campus. Breakfast, lunch and snack items are klcluded in the menu. with e min;mum orde1 of 10 for lunch items. Orderll must be placed. three business days ahead of time during the hours of 8 am. to 4 p .m ., Monday throogh Friday. Campus Ceterlng , located In Norton Hall. Room 8 , Is open from 7 a.m . to 6 p .m. For more information or to place orders, s;:all Campus Catering at 645-3037. This is a pick-up service onty; there is no delivery. - IV....,..,... TO DISCUSS I'IIY..c:IAII-1111Should physicians be allowed to help patients die? This controYOfSial question wm be examined on "Mind Over Myth,· a public affairs tele~­ sion program to alr Saturday, Feb. t5, at ooon on WKBW-lV, Channel 7. Produced and moderated by . . . . _ . . . . . . . , _.,assistant dean for alurmi and communk:atlons. School of Law. the program will address the legal, medical and ethical aspects of physJc;an- ass;sted sulclde. Dr.-_.., Fleischma{ln will interview: medical d irector of Hospice Buffalo end an ass;stant cl;n~ professor at the UB Sci>Jol of Medicine and Blonledical Sciences; he has published numerOOs papers and artic5es on pain and symptom management and serves on the steering committee of the NYS Cence< Paln Initiative. ........ en attorney end partne< In Magavem, Magavem & GrinYn; a graduate of the UB Law Sci>Joi. she Is a member of th8 National Health lawyerll Assocletion and the New York State Bar Association's Health Law Committee. She serves on the Buffalo Hospital heatth oonmittee, counseling on declslon rnaiOng in critical care and G..,.,.;,r Dr.--. patient rights Issues. a prolessor of pllilooophy and cHnlcal essbtant professor of medicine at US, he has speclalized In clink:.al and bk:wnedicaf ethica and has sarved as consultant to area hospitals and medi- cal facilities. �--.u. ... - - . ..... Royals to a 6-2 January record, averaging 18.9 points- sllooling 44.3 percent from the ftoor, 47.1 peroent from three-point range and 91 .7 percent at tile free throw Nne. The Royals headed intO their game Monday against YOl.llQSlown State JUS1 a game behind tile Penguins. h begins an imporlant ........ ...,.. three-game homestand for tile Royals as t11ey host Northeastern llinois on Saturday In the second overtime, UMKC started to and ChicagO State on Monday. pull away, hitting their free throws as the ll<Jtls were forced to foul in order to stop the clook. eWIIIS1UNG UB was held scoreless rNe< tile first four minCoach Jim Beichner's wrestlers improved to utes of tile second overtime as the Kanga6-2-2, defeating Bucknell20- t 1 in Lewisburg, rooe built a ninei>ofnt lead. Pa., on Saturday. The win also moved the Again, Yc:u1g led tile ll<JIIs with 21 points, ll<JIIs to 3-1 · 1 In tile East Coast Wrestling playing 47 of a poosible 50 rninu1es In the Association. game. Martinho eddied 15 and Scoll McMillin The Bulls picked up a victory from John reglslered with 12 points Stutzman at 150 pounds as tile senior moved and 10 rebounds. UB shot )ust 8-<>1-21 from Into third place on tile alHirne tak8downs list. tile free throw line and were 10-of-42 behind Also tal<ing wins for UB were seniors Eric the thr8e-polnt line. Gross at167 and Jason War1inger at 126. The Butts were on tile road again at UB hosts ECWA foes Boston University Youngstown State on Wednesday. They host and Hofstra In tile finai home dual matches of NortMas1em INinois and Chicago State in tile tile season on Saturday at M.rmi Arena. The final home games of the season on Saturday , Bulls squara off with tile Terriers at noon and and Monday nights. then take on tile Flying Outctvnen at 2 p.m four ear1ier In tile extra session. ~ON ROAD The University at Buffalo men's basl<etball team suffered road 1o6aa8 at Troy State and Missouri-Kansas City rNe< tile weel<8nd to drop to third place In tile Mid{;ontlnenlGonference standings. UB dropped an 83-74-declsion at Troy State on Thursday after leading tile Trojans 69-64 with less than 3 minutes to play and rallying from a 39-34 hafltme deficit. But tile Bulls -e held scoreless In their next six possessions as Troy State started their final rally, scoring tile next 15 points to lead 79-69. Raseun Young led tile Bulls with 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists. YCUlQ nailed 11 of his 20 fl&id goal attempts. Mike Martinho and Man Clemens added 13 and 12 points respectively. All fJVe Troy State starters SCOfed in double figures. The ll<JIIs used a pair of buzzer beaters against Missouri-Kansas City, but OOJidn~ come up with a third as tl1ey feU to the Kangaroos 65-74 in dooble overtime. The Bulls rallied from a 46-35 deficij with 10 minutes remaining In regulation. With eight seconds left and UMKC leading 60-57, the Bulls got their first buzzer beater of the night as reserve guard Chandion Jones nailed a three-pointer to send tile contest Into overtime. UB came back with a second buzzer beater five i:ninutes later to force the second OT as Bemard WM&Ier's layup tied tile contest at f57 -f>7 after tile ll<JIIs had trailed by a- e ROYALS FAL1IR AT lROY, RDOUND .. KANSAS CrrY A private m ial service will be held m Santa Barbara , alii ., for Charles R Fall . 78 . a reured professor education at UB who died Feb . 5 in SL Fran s Hospital. Santa Barbara . a week aher f'1"10V' g there from BuHaJo. Family members reported to the Buffalo News that Fall died of pneumonia, a complicallon after a year·k>ng battle with cancer. Fall. who retired in 1982, taught at UB for 33 years. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Ohio State University and came to Buffalo In 1949, a year after he received his doctorate at Columbia University. He taught social foundations to graduate students and undergraduates. A decorated veteran of World War II . he received a battlefield commendation while serving in France and Germany and was awarded a Bronze Star and the Purple Heart lor battlefield injuries. Fall received Fulbright grants •n 1958 and 1962, traveling to Pakistan and Sri Lanka: he was an exchange professor in Melbourne, Australia, In 1972. _..._,._ The Royals splij two games over the end, but got help In the Mid{;ontinent Conference race In the important battle for the top seeds in next month's league tournament atUB. On Thursday, UB le1187-80 at Troy State. Brenna Doty scored 25 points against tile Trojans, connecting on six thre&i>Ointers in tile game. Charissa Gardner and LaToya Crumpton also eddied 15 points for tile Royals. Crumpton's 15 was a season-high as she hit seven of her nine fl&id goal attempts in tile contest. Troy State's inside combination of Mandee Armstrong (34) and Samantha Tomlinson (25) did most of tile damage to the Royals, scoring 59 of the Trojans' 87 points. Armstrong was 16-of-22 from tile ftoor, while Tomlinson M 12-of-14 at the free throw line and grabbed 11 rebounds. A kay to the contest proved to be free throw shooting as the Royals made 15-of-21 and were whistled for 24 fouls, while Troy State made 22-ol-29 and corrvnined just 16 personals. UB rebounded with a 73-58 victory over Missouri-Kansas City on Saturday as the Royals blistered the Roos for 53.7 percent foeld goal shooting in tile game. Kom Coon came off tile beilch to net a team-lllgh 23 points on 9-of- 1~ foeld goal shooting and 4of-5 from behind tile three-po<nt line. Ooty was the only other Royal in dooble figures with 15. Gardner, Crumpton and Nicole Blakeslee each grabbed six rebounds lor UB. While the Royals were handling UMKC. the team got good news concerning the conference race. Troy State defeated league leader Youngstown State 81-80, while th1rd place Northeastern Illinois was forced to forfeit to Valparaiso because the Golden Eagles showed up at the Vatpo gym four hours after the scheduled game time. Doty also earned recognitJOO from the Mid-Continent Conference as its January Female Athlete of the Month. Ooty led the e MEN'SS~ING UB's men's swirmling and diving squad fell to Cleveland State 143-110 and Miami of Ohio t54-a8 In Ctevetand on Saturday. The Bulls are ncJN 4-5 in dual meet competition . John Nilles tool< tile 50 freestyle for the ll<Jtls in 21 .98, while Korry Miller was again victorious in tile 200 backstroke in t :52. 15. Josh Pieczonka finished second in the t 00 freestyle at 48.08 while tile 400-freestyle relay squad of Nilles, Pieczonka, Jose Moncion and Mark Horgan placed second in their race at 3:11.05. The Butts host the Mid{;ontinent Conference Swirrmlng and Diving Charnpoonshops at Alumni Arena on Feb. 20-22. Prelmonary races begin at 11 a.m. each day with the championsl1ip finals starling at 7 p.m. e WOMEN'S SWIMMING The Royals fell to Toledo t41H6 to firusl1 their dual meet mark at 4-4 The Royals were led by Sue Bohnet's dooble victory in the 200 IM (2:14.71) and 200 breaststro!<e (2:30.78) Carrie Grant had a pair of second place linoshas in the 200 freestyle (2:00.29) and tOO freestyle (55.43) . The Royals host lhe Mid-Continent Conference $wiCTYTling and Drving ChampK>n· ships at Alurmi Arena on Feb. 20-22 Pret1m1· nary races begin at 11 a.m. each day, WTth the champK>nship finaJs starting at 7 p.m e INDOOR TRACK a FIELD The men's and women's squads 51 points to place fofth on a none-team men's field. Junior l.Jsa Kragbe sat a school record lor tile Royals, ptacmg second In tile 400 meters In 57.9. Kragbe bro!<e tile old marl< of 59.0 sat by Maureen rdlman on 1989. The Royals· distance-medley relay squad was also VICIDrious. For tile ll<JUs, Neil Murray captured the pole vauh oompetition at tf>.t Meanwhile, Terry Scherne took tile Cornell Pentathlon with a school record 3,446 poonts The Junior bro!<e tile old school record m 3,130 points set last season by Marna Morns Both squads naw prepare for thiS weekend's Mid{;ontinent Conference Indoor Championships hosted by Western llhnoos Last season, the Royals finiShed second to Youngstown State •n the team standings as Stacey Strollvnann earned Mld{;on Athlete of tile Year honors. The ll<JUs placed tllird on last season's meet and should be expectec to move up this season WJth the departure of league champoon Eastern lllinoos to the OhKl Valley Conference. e MEN'S a WOMEN'S TENNIS The RoyeJs spnng tenn•s season began last week as the team competed 1n the Cornell Invitational in Ithaca Darcy Wl"'eeter earned a VICtory •n the consolation roond of tile tournament. downing St. Bonaventure's Rebecca Benin 8-4 aher dropping her openong match 6-0, 6-1 to Stephanoe Chase of krrrt in the C s.ngtes fhght In doubles play. the team of Oamelle Rakowsky and April Koser defeated St Bonaventure tandem Sara Mortimer and Tracey Barry 8.0 •n the opentng round of the · 8 doubles flight The pair were el•m•nated Jn the next round by a team !rom MassachusehsS.l Coach Kathy TWist's squad 1s back •n acuon th1s weekend as they travei iOf the Pittsburgh lnvitatoonal on Feb 14- 16 The Bulls also opened their season at the CornelllnVltatiOMl as Mike Proulx advanced to the consolation finals losing to St Bonaventure's J.P. G1ngras 6-2 Proulx was 2-2 playing at the number rwo s1ngles slot WibJSOnO Murdono also advanced 1n consolation play. lalhng in the sem1f1nals of the bracket at number three singles to Zach Kaplan of Colgate 8-0 The team of Trav1s Melmk and Joe Hamilton took their first round match at th1rd doubles The pa1r were defeated 1n the second roond by a duo from Cornell 6-1 Coach Russ Crispell's team •s 1n action on Saturday when they face St Bonaventure and Cornell on Olean -Ted Wasi<o. Sports lnfrxmatJOn Office THIS WEEK 'S HOME ATHLETIC EVENTS ~!~~~m ~----~--=---~~~~~~~~~,~·~~~u~o mn ~k~~~-~Nocn==~--1 '32 Invitational over the week· ~~:!h~~~ · Alumn• Arena. 2 p m Women's Basketball vs Northeastern llhnots Men's Basketball vs Northeastern llhflOIS Alumn• Arena. 6 p m Alurr\01 Arena. B 15 p .m ~~;~~to 1-~~~~~!..!!...!=::.!!.:~"7=:: ~ "':--:,:::-"====:...:.::='---"1 the seven-team women's meet The Bulls scored Women's Basketball vs Chlca State Men's Basketball vs Ch1cago State 7 Alumn• Arena. 5 30 P m Alumn• Arena. 7 50 p m CALENDAR Conti nued from page 8 for Dltorieated C blral Coa· Alricaa AJDtrk:aas lo Governmeat, panel discussion with Beverly Gray. E. Jeannette Ogden, Robert Russell ; Arthur 0 . Eve Jr., modentor. Noon. An:hie L. Hunter Library, Educa.tional Opportunity Center, 465 Wuhington St. ~tel, Prof. Cyrus Taylor. Case Western Reserve Univ. 205 Natural Sciences. North Cam· pus. 3:45p.m. ASCIT--.o - lntroductJon to Mapk! for WlndOw:s, Part I. I :304 p.m. Register through Academic User Uaison Office, 215 Computing Center, 645-3540. ur.--.o ASCIT--.o Ulin& SPSS oc UNIX. 1:303:30p.m. Register throoah Academic User Liaison Office:. 2l5 Computina Center, 645-3S40. "-rwalattrt'v........ ....u..-aodu.lator)' latcractloos . . _ , IL-10 aad l'ftd· n.boloae, Abhijit Chakraborty. 508 Cooke. North Campus. 3:30p.m. ..........,c:oao.... Wbat (aad Wll<ft) b Life! Jeslls Mosterin, ConJCjo Superior de lnvs Cientificu. Madrid. 684 Baldy. North Campus. 3:30 p.m. ....,_~- T1oeltehlreof.EtlserT Fe,..Uab T.- aad tile Search ~- T'bt: Evolution ofSociaJ l a teroctloos La Boweri>lnb, Dr. Stephen Pruett-Janes, Univ. of Chicago. 114 Hochstetler. North Campus. 4 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Gnd uate Group in Evohnionary Biology and Ecology. pus. 8 p.m. SS. $2.50. Call 645 ARTS . J;X.........r$ ~- .. "Chinese Mountainscape Archi· tecture," a.n exhibit of photo- Tbtsii/DisRrtaUoo Support Group. Barban Umiker. UB Counseling Center. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays through April 17. Call 645-6125. :u.t-..... ur.--.o IDuodudiN)' ltdluolo&f. 7-9 p.m. Call 645-6125. ..... IIJoCJr. c , Kanno A.bduJ-Iabbar. Mainstage, Center for the Ans. North Campus. 7:30p.m. Free, but tickets must be reserved by calling 645-ARTS. ---·Zodiaqu< Daau c-poa7, frontiers II. Dram. Theatre, Center for the: Aru. North Cam- graphs by John Valentino With text by Beverly Foit-Aibert. continues through Feb. 21 in W Sc~ of Architecture and Plann.iJll'l James Dyen GaJiery, 334 Hayes Hall, South Campus. Callery houn are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday lhrou&)o Friday. _..,,.._ 1'he Graduate Student Show: Second· Year Students.. in the UB Art Gallery, Center for the Arts, Nonh Campw. Through Feb. 20. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Satur· day. II a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday ~Into __.uoo, Work by Duane Zaloudek. who since lhe early '60s has been e.t · ploring what he refers to as the ..sensuality of the act of seemg." Light well Gallery, Cenu:r for the Arts. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday -Saturday. II a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. Cl.....,.. •ound •Y rOCNII Work by Lucy Gunning. Camera follow s a woman as she performs an act of circumventaon. her feet never touchmg the floor as she gingerly traverses shelves. mantels. radiators and molding. Lower Lever, UB An Gallery. Center for the Arts. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m.· 8 p.m. Wed.nescby-Saturday. II a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. N.QJ.I~~$ and older Jo qualify. For more mfonnauon. call 859-3749. ~Q~$ ..,.,_ Lead ~/Analyst (SLJ)-Heahh Science Node. Posting WP-7001 . ,lntemaliooa.J Studmt Advisor (Sl,J}-()tfw:e of !mernalional Educalionllntemat.ional SJudcnt & Scholar ScMces. Postang ilfP· 7006. SftUor Proaram· mn{Analyst (S!A)-Engin«ring & Computing Services. Posting IP-7008. Dean & Professor (P.tP-2)~uate School of Edu· cation, Posting fP-7009 . Dean & Professor (MP-l )..Qraduate School of Social Wort. Posting IJP-7010. hUdmce Ball Dirutor (SL-2) (lhnr pooitions availablr:)-Student Affairs. Pbsring tP-7014. ,_lty ProfeDOr -Surgery, Posting Iff. 7003. Assistant ProfessorSurgery. Posting ftf. 7022. As· sistant/Astodate Prof'~ Surgery. Posting IF-702.3. All· sistani/Aaoclate Prof'euorSurgery. Postina IF-7024. Allsistant/A.uodate ProfeuorSurgery, Posting lfF-7025. -- ·--.....oto-ct The UB Department of Orerma· toloa;y at Buffalo General Hospi· tal is condoctina a clinical triJJ for men or women who have acne:. Pa.rticipanu must be age ll RtRArt:b Aide-Sponsored Programs Personnel. Open. Secre- tary !-Psychology. Posting ilfR·96074. Re:Rarc.b Support Sptel.alb:t ·Baochtntical Phanna· colon. Posting IR-96085 . Re· surc:b Su pport Spedallst· NCEER Information Servace. Postmg IIR-97000. SKretary I· Violence Prr\·emion Program. Postmg ilfR -970 10. S«.rtt.ary to tbe Director of Spteial GirtsUniversuy Development, Post· mg lfR-97011. Assista nt Dii"K· tor of Development fo r Atblf:t· ks·University Development. Posting IJR-970 12. Managu or Stewards hip Progn m.s-Un1· versity Development. Posting IR-97013 . Tttf:fu od Systems & Data Manage:r-Un1versity De= velopment. Posting IR-97014 . ~ .. c•• u - . Keyboard pec.l.alht 2 (SG·9}· Electrical&: Computer Eng• necring. Line 134856. Nolt-e a 1111 ttttlve/ L.IIbor C-CIYIISMvlce Bui&din&Service Atdt (NS-J) (part t ime)-Univers•ty Facah lies. Line *46146. 46t·S7 . 46148,46149,46150.46151. 461152.46153 To obtam morr mjOrmDtiOII on jobs lur~d abo~~. coruacr Pr.rsonnd Suvices. 104 Crofts Hall. To obtam mfornumon on R~uarch jobS, contact Spcm · sorrd Programs Pusonn~l. 416 Crofts �8 - . ... --.....- __ c -, 64S-3540. ASCII..,..._. ' ... _3-Sp.a. ........ lalnldtodlooo .. ,..... SIOrqe uc1 UNIX. 10 a.m.· u-.. • ....... AI:adoosi<u-Liaiaoo Olllce, 21S ~ ee-, 64S-JS40. Nooo. ReJIJI<t llvou&h lbo Aca- --_ =-- demic Uttr UaiJoa Oft""tee, 21 S Compulina ee...... 64S-JS40. __ ASCII_..,.. UoiocBTMLIOCnolea __ - u___.u.,. rc. 10 ~Notw.loi,lk AlllioDQara.-. Uaiv. 17 a.m.- I p.m. RtJ,islet throuab the Acldemic Uacr UaiJon Offacc, ....,... ~-~3~ _, 4:4!5p.a. 213 Compulina· Cea~<t, 643J S40. a..-toola ...... - --.-.-s,- ... U8- Dept. 205- Sc:hool of Phumacy Swdc:nt Association {.SPSA). 210 Student Unioo. NO(th Clmpus. 12:30 p.m. ASCIT-.Mp Sciaoca. Nortll Caospso. ____ ___ C...._izotloa at UNIX EovitoiUDt-Dt witb OpeaWIDdowa. I :30-3:30 p.m. Re&ister lhrou&h the Academic User Liaison Office~ 21!5 Computin& Center, 643-JS40. .,... ... ..................... ASCII-.Mp UNIX Ploc for VMS Moll Uan. 2-4 p.m. Register - ~ .....,,...,......., Cenl<t, !"!S-JS40. North Campus. ll :45 a.m. ut.-.Mp Tbesls/DlacrUdon Support Group, Barban Umlker, UB Counselina Center. 4:3()..5:30 __ ..._ Aaiu- llioiopall-.vloral Models otlltalllo ud Worlc Eu< Pro)<cll, Prof. Ted Sleegmann ani! Sharoo Hewnet, UB AolluopoiOI)' Dept- 2SO Student Union. North Campus. Noon. uc:rr-..... _ JatrodQdioo to SPSS for Windows, Part lL 1:30-4:30 p.m. Reaiater through Academic User Uaison Office, 215 Computing Center, 645-3540. _,_ p.m. Thursdays lhrouJh April 17. Caii64S-6m. Theater aDd Redt:mptioa. Lorna Hill . Part of lnt.emational ut.-.Mp Dlsconriaa Butralo. 6-7 p.m. Theater Lecture Series. Screenin& Room, Center for the Arts. North Campus. 3 p.m. ........... ....._._ Caii64S-6123. Barry Wu. China humanrights-abuse-authority. 7:30p.m. Katharine Cornell Theater..EIIicou Complex . North Cam- pus. SponJOred by Student As- ---·- sociation. Call 645· 2950 (or tree ticket information. - ~­ W bat Doet Your Face Look Llkd Dr. Zhong(ei ZhanJ, Center or Ex.cellence for Docu· ment Analysis and Recognition. 4 Kncu. Nortb Clmpus. }- 4:15p.m. c-.vy c:oaa.~~o Zodlaquc Daace Compuy, Frontiers ll . Drama Theatre, Center ror the Ans. North Cam· Aaalylls o( the Topolocy o( Expen... olal Cluor&< Dtultid. Dr. Y.A. Abn.mov, Univ. or Missouri. 215 Natural Sciences. pus. 8 p.m. SS. S2.30. Call 64S- North Campus. 4 p.m. ARTS . u•w-•acllllt w• Sixth Aaaual Valeatlne'a Day 'JUtiD& Party. Center ror Tomorrow. North Campus. 7:30 ..-tric-_,... p.m. Call Sun-Mi Fuog, 6898147. (or reservatioru. HypentuioD, Leooanl F<ld. M.D., Ph.D. Kinch Auditorium. Children's H01pital. 8 a.m. UB Fit Jl'alr. Oymnastic.s Room, Alumni Arena. North Campus. 8 Lm.-5 p.m. ASCIT_....., latrodudloa to SPSS for WlDdo....., Part D. 9 a.m.-Noon. ReJ.ister Wouah Academic User Uaiaon Offtce, 215 Computina Center, 645-3540. Mardi II. Coil 643-6123. ua Cnfta.,., ol!llniLt, '-- Ndloo ----- ---.....---..... ..... bt-byFeb.l7. ASCIT-.Mp IAirOdu<tioD 10 NSF Supereo.pu&er. 10 a.m.-Noon. Rea· ister lhrouzb Academic User Li· aisoo Office. 215 Computina ........,..,~ pus . 4 p.m. Dla1opr. . - . Ld> --UidEiaiaeZicllll.b>llituse roc lbo Healiaa ol Rac- - Lana.matloa Ill Tloop-1 Ddldetll Mice, DT. Plul Solowoy, Rolwdl Park Can= iasti!Uie. ~Cary. Procules: Rn6sitiaa tk Beckdt-Diacoais Tack Data, Prof. Michael Escobar, Univ. of Toronto. 244 Cary. Sooth Cam- 6123. $10.$12. Callll29-2601; ,_.._ The l•portaDCe ot Tra.uitivlty' Moke Yov 0.... C....., Ia Three Euy Sltpl, Pror. Annalisa Crannell, Franklin &. Marsh.aJ Colleae. I 03 Diefendorf. Soulh Compos. 4 p.m. -~ Applicatloal with Diricbld _....._ S:J0-6<30 - ..p.JSL Qodtn.e. doyollvou&h Feb. 23. Caii64S- Hoptinl. M.D. eo-- forTomor- . - c - . 7:»9a..m. niuu~ ... Butralo LOpe Dlclloury Project, Rkhord Mala, e< al., UB Dept. of Pbilotophy. 2liO Park. Nortb Campus. 4 p.m. 6123. ·-~- loooltol PloGoplua... ODd Col- ciu.m Sipa.l.liaa. Dr. James W. Putney, Laboratory of CelluJar & Molcculu Plwmacolo&Y. North Carolina. 114 Hoehsletter. Nortb Compus. 4 p.m. -~­ - S:J0-6:30 p.m. -r-daylthnJoab Aj>ril I. Call 64S- ilm. 7-10 p.m. ~yx lhruoah ....._ ........,_,_ 4p.m. 3:45p.JIL --···-·-·_.._............-..... .... --- ------- rtfw . . . . . . Dt«......u.l Adloto at NHric 0x1c1e Doaon, Cbi -Mina l'KnJ. 308 Cooke. North Cam· pus. 3:30p.m. Tho CCOiley IAdex 0.... A Bate, Prof. Jim Reineck. 103 Diefendorf. South Campus. .... _..,.. ............. '............. ............. .............. ............ lhrough the Academic User Li· ai10n Office, 215 Computin& Center, 64S-3S40. Ma,a ..,.,.., TM-fi-Tip l 'bonu<)' Collop Acltaluioo Tal (PCAT), spooSOftd by ..... _ -OIIice. 215~ ._, ... ---. U lkai'Wo Cbipt., men 's a cappella vocal eoscmblc. Slec. North Campus. 8 p.m. _....,. .............. Folk All 2 Diefendcxf. Soulh Campus. 8-11 p.m. Free. Spon- - sored by Graduate Student Auocialion. By c-p, II'• By C.nll-. Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and ClloruS. Elizabeth Scbulu, conductor. Kleinb.ans Music Hall. 8 p.m. Co-opoosorcd by WBPO. For tickeu. call U5· 3000. • •• , h 0 NortMMI uu.ok. Alumni Arena. NorthCampw. 2-4 p.m. 8:1!5 p.m. M ...... AJsolywlsoiPIO-. taroo(Y_F_MaoqallotS, Dr. Guiywt Van. UDiv. of W'liCOOSin. MadiJoo. 121 Cooke. North Compus. 3:1!5 p.m. •• b , . , ......... , ....... Zodlaque 0... C..puy, Frootien D. Droma n.w... Center ror lhc Artl. North Campus. 8 p.m. s.'l, $10. Caii64SARTS. .$~r~~ WrMII1oC U8 vs. ao.toa. Ua.iT. Alumni Arena. NO<th Compus. Nooo. ur.-..... haprovt.tioul Comedy. 1-2 p.m. Saturdays throuah March 8. Caii64S-6m. -I WrMII1oC UB vs. Hofstra. Alumni Arena. Nortb Campus. 2 p.m. WCMDH'I bukdball v1. Northeast WiaoiJ. Alumni Arena. North Campus. 6 p.m. ..__, Book lauKh, or the late John Clarke's ..lD the AnaJogy."l'llk· ing Lcavcs ... Boob, 3158 Main SL 7:30p.m. ·---- By GeotJC, 1t'1 By Gcnbwbt., Buffalo Pbilbannonic Orchestra and Cllond, Elixabeth Schulze. conductor. Kleinhans Music Hall. 8 p.m. Co-spoosorcd by WBFO. Foo-lkkeu. call 8853000. ASCIT ......... 0,.. SAS • UNIX. 9'.30- c.u 64S-6m . II ,1111 I c_,..,, 7 lhMt Zodlaqooe o.Frontien D. Droma ,...,., Center ror the Artl. North Cam- - pus. 2 p.m. SS, $2-'0. Caii64SAKTS. RNA--~' no • -· --TIIAP/Irp -R NA D T. Paul D. Taylorl,c~ by Paul Taylor. Mainsu.ae. Center fO<Ibo Aru. North Cuopus. J p.m. SIO, s.'l. Caii64S-AKTS. Gollolck. UB Dept. of BK>Ioaical Sdeoca. 1348 Fatber. Scwh Compos. • p.m. - caao State. Alumni Arena. Nortb Compos. S:JO p.m. Study A.b...-d, Sandy Reinagcl, UB study abroad coordina\Or. Noon- I p.m. Caii64S-6123. M e•'• bukdbUI vs. Cbkap State. Alumni Arena. North L i - C o . . - N J. !2:30p.m. ASCII_..,.. Wonll'afttl u r..-w..w. r..- S<udeaiL }-S p.m. ReJ1J1<t lbroo&h Academic User LiaiiCHI ()f"fw:e. 215 Computina Center, .... .., ....... -- ----· llaolloloPIIII dlalric-....... llolt at lise P.,.. Ebsan Afabani, M.D. Cafetorium A. ChildreD's Hospital. 8:.30 Lm. ASCIT_..,.. lattodKtioD to PIDe MaU oa UNIX, hrt L 2-4 p.m. RepiiU tbrouJ.b Acedc:nUc User Ua.iJod Office, 215 Computio1 Center, 64S-JS40. _ ASCII_..,.. A - Plao Mall r..UNIX, ..... L 10 LDL-Nooo. Rep...,.llvougb Aadeoolc Uaer LiaiiCHI Off,.., 21S Compulina ur.-..... _,_ Ceal<t, 64S-JS40. 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" 'hrt "" Mallllw Rep.l<t lbrou&h Academic Uaer LiaiiOD Off=. 213 Camputia& Ceol<t, 64S-JS40. - U N I X . 3-6 p.m. Rel-llvouab Aadeoolc Uaer Li- Continued on page 7 �• tiH E FUtl.URE AIN'T ITUS THEU ITYAS THE DON ER PARTY BY DAVID J.TRIGGLE INTRODUCTION A few months ago I anended a conference on professional ethics at the University of Montana at Missoula. Doubtless by chance, the Sunday edition of the; newspaper, The Missoulan, featured an article on the unfonunate members of the Donner party who, one hundred and Hfry years ago on their way West to California through the Sierra Nevada, were trapped by an unusually severe winter. Facing a severe practical dilemma, unable to rerum and unwilling to proceed Westward, they wintered in the pass w hich now ~rs their name and literally consumed themselves-one of the larger instances of American canniballsm. The Donner party is a parable for the contemporary university. We, and comparable institutions, may face a similar fate if we fail to redefine ourselves and move forward . It is clear that, absent time travel, we cannot simply reassume old models of organization and, just as surely, we cannot stay in place. Nor to move forward aggressively will condemn us to the cannibalistic sacrifice of faculty and programs. There is no choice other than moving fOrward into new territory. There are broad issues facing higher education-political and public skepticism, uncertainty of mission and direction, budgetary, programmatic and quality problems, and general and considerable faculty anxiety. These broad issues are quite well known and have been discussed prominently. although too frequently in isolation. It is, however, the synergy between the issues that will make their impact so powerful and so long-lasting. If we fail to recognize their cumulative and interactive signifi- cance and change accordingly. then like the Donner pany we will simply consume ourselves to no very productive end. While we may choose to discuss these issues separately, we must embrace a collective solution as we redefine our mission and organization. The issues that we face , and must respond to, can be su mmarized under several broad headings: 1. PUBUC AND POIInCAL CHAU..ENGES The paradox of increased demand and decreased respect 2. ISSUES BEYOND ACADEMIA Education and research and the end of expansionism Health care costs and Academic Health Centers The impact of the new information technologies 3. TilE IMPACT OF CHANGE On the University On its programs On its educational processes On the faculty * * * * * ** * * Assuming responsibility * Allocating resources. 4. OUB PROIII.EMS---<>UR SOLunONS "Twenty yea,; of scbooling and tbey put you 011 tbe day sbifl, " sang Bob Dylan more than twentyfive years ago. As usual he was right. Education is still being challenged and still lacks the respect and commitment that will increasingly be needed in the United States in this competitive global enterprise Whether justified or not, education is being challenged at both the public and politi cal levels and that challenge includes· higher education, where budgetary pressures are becoming particularly acute. At the s·a me time there is amplt! evidence that the demand for education will increase-from both demographic and per capita perspectives. These increased demands will not be simply accommodated within the existing physical structures and educational paradigms. Thus we have the apparent paradox of decreased respect and increased demand. There is abroad in this land an unprecedented emphasis on increased efficiency in higher educa tion. The advocates of this policy assen that 4 •Fac ull.y are not as productive as they could be • lr~terpreta tion--facuhy sho uld spend mo rt' time teaching undergraduates who pay the tuiuon and less time pursuing activities calcubted to enhanct.' their personal careers. •It talles too long to g et a coUege d egree • lnterpretatio~poor administration and a non productive and self-centered faculty results in a prolifer:uion of peripheral events and an inadequate number, sequence and qualiry of core course~ 4 Te are paylrrg too much for what we are getttftg" lrllerpretation---the faculty and administration are not earning their pay. Get your how~ in order or we will do it for you . Faced wi th these challenges we may be �tempted to ignore them on the grounds that the professoriate always knows best and that we, as priests of the temple, are the sole guardians and dispensers of knowledge. We should contemplate long-lost religions and civilizations who doubtless held the same views. These challenges are not., of course, new, but this also should be naught for ou r comfort. Consider, for example, what Adam Smith wrot.e some two hundred years ago, of the faculty of his lime who: •... .....u a~ CIUU~ lo N all.,., aiOOiber, mul ~ .,.,. IO COII$etlllbal bls -gbbor ""'J' wt~l«:t bu dNI)I proullkd lbal N biMselfu allowed lo -sl«:t bU """" 7'be grealer jNJrf oflbe pubUc professon bave,for lbese mDIIJI y ears, glvert up altogether IN prelerue of 1eacbl11g. • IJUlulgftll IO 011e - AD AM SMITH, lliE WEALTH OF NATIONS, In6 H o wever, the challenge is far more serious today and with fa r more teeth because higher education is a much larger and more expensive organization and because, whether private or public in name, higher education is far mo re dependent on public dollars. We are, in fact , berween the promise of Vannevar Bush: 'Tbe Govenrmelll sbould accept """' respo11Sibllltlesfor prtnrf01111g lbejlow of rteW scletll(/k llrtowledge alld develojnllnll of scletll(/k laletlll11 our youtb. Tbese resporJSibl/ltUs are IN ProP- cmocert1 of I be GoverrntfDil, for I bey vitally tV/eel our jobs, our betJitb, our sec:urU.y. • -VANNEVAR BUSH, lliE ENDI£SS FRONTIER, 19-4 5 and the harsher realities of the present so succinctly summarized by Thomas Kean , former Governor of New jerSey and friend of education, some 50 years later: "Here Is lbe reallly, plol11 alld sl"'ple. Our Ivory lower Is ullller skge. People are quesHOIIIIIg our mlssloll alld wbo we a"'Tbey clohll we coslloo ,;..,.,b, spelld carelessly, leacb poorly, plo11 IIIJIOplcally mul wberr we are quesHOfled, act tkferulvely. • -lliOMAS .KEAN, PRESIDENT, DREW UNIVERSITY, I 995. And yet it is increasingly clear that educatio n brings sign ificant personal financial benefits [Table 1) that translate to national prosperity and societal benefits. Fu rthe rmo re, it is increasingly clear that there wi ll be increased demand for higher e?ucation in the decades immecliately ahead. This demand will arise both from demographic factors (increased high school graduation rates from the "boomer" generalion) and from the realization that, in a future where multiple careers will increasingly be the norm, educatio n and re-education are likely to be a life-lime commitment and activity. There are presently some 12 million fTE students at approximately 3,600 institutions of higher education with an annual budget approaching $200 billion. It has been projected that this number w ill increase to 20 milHon rrE, thus "justifying" an additional 650 campuses with a capital cost of some .$200 billion and a p roportional increase in operating-fund demand. If these projections are correct and given the current and anticipated pressures o n State and Federal budgets, it is exceedingly unlikely that these educational needs will be met simply by expanding higher education along existing lines. We will not end up with "more- TAbLt HIGHER EDUCATION: HIGHER EARNINGS Category Meon Annual /na>me Professional Doctorate Master's Bachelor's Associ<lte's High School No High School (1992) 75,000 55,000 41 ,000 33,000 24,000 19,000 13,000 of-the-same" in higher education or, for that maner, in education in general. Rather, the increased and enhanced needs will be met in significant pan by the use of new information technologies and by expanding considerably the use of existing university physical facilities to year round use mul by reordering our own priorities. -<114'• "7'be carue• of liM ..apbla,., lh UllltJerslty ..... - , . , . . . , , . . , _ 6wla --.-..u~-lo liM I"'kofiiM ~ muliN . - , . - . . . oflh.,.,.,.,..., 111bkb II·~ N Ju4ed-- ~II ~- collld· '""",,., ftldJ _ , . ..... ~,. ISSUES BEYOND ACADE.M IA Discussions of the problems facing universities almost invariably tum to discussions of budgets. This is eminently undetstandable, given the frequently held assumption that nothing is sufficiently wrong that a 5 percent increase in budg<t or a bener priority score on a grant won't fix. However, tbe budg<t is no1 the real issue, altho ugh it may well be the precip itating factor. Rather, the real issue is the Umit to continued expansionary growth in the academy and the attendant changes of priority and directioo that are necessary. We must have new p rograms to ' respond to new socieCll and disciplinary demandsbut we will not have new resources. Hence, we must ellminate or combine the old to make room for the new and the faculty must adapt to these changes by applying their knowledge and skills in new ways. The American university has a tripartite function. In the classic liberal artS tradition it propagates a body of knowledge--criginally defined as a canon. Bonowing from German universities we have embraced the concept of the creation· of knowledge-research-as a second fundamental characteristic of the university. Finally, we have added uniquelY, through Abraham Uncoln's signing of the Morrill Act and the creation of the land-grant university, the concept of public service as a third characteristic. All of these fu nctions are now consid!!rably stressed in the contemporary Research University as we come to the end of a uniquely expansionary era. The Changing Raearch University In an Age of Uncertainty_Tot.lay's research university is not. your father's and tomorrow's research university wiU not be ours. The post-war expansion of opportunities, the massive infusion of Federal and State funds, the ease of internaliortal communication, the changing ethnic climllte and the consequent multipUcity of perspectives have generated massive stress in the conventional canon. Richard Atkinson has observed that these factors have led the university to a degree of uncertainty as to •... wbelber U& purpose Is lo ullllernalld or lo lrmlsform U. • I be world -RJOiARD ATKlNSON , CHANCElLOR, UNIVERSITY OF CAUFORNIA SYSTEM. Additionally, the increased requirements and demands fo r professional education have become a major component of university function. Nor is this increase confined to the conventional professions of law, meclicine and the iike, but it expands increasingly to other careers where university eciucation, increasingly at the postgraduate level, is required. All of this adds to the complexity of the research university and compounds the stress berween the "professional" and conventional liberal arts areas. There is no indication that this level of stress is about to wa ne in the near future : the opposite is, in fact, more likely. The changing funding patterns for both science and technology mul the .artS and huma nities, the changing political and public expectations of higher education, and the demands for accountability and workload definition as our institutions have assumed prominence on leg~lative radar screens are going to impact us all-<hemist and classicist. mathematician and multiculturalist, and p hilosopher and physicist. As institutions whose teaching, scho larship and research impact directly on change in society, universities are paradoxically ill-adapted and often resista nt to change with in themselves in an age of uncertainty. We w ill, however, have to consolidate and rethink o ur fragmented disciplines, wh1ch increasingly fu nction· as isolated academic fiefdoms closed to o utsiders. If we fail in this then we will have failed the test of accountability and we will be judged accordingly. This uncertainty In the u niversity was aptly described by the late Bill Readings: Norfb A-*'",., I N - - -liN .,_,.., offN ~ llultlwlto. Is •bfltlttB.-Bill. READINGS, 1liE UNrVERSITY IN RUINS, 19\16. llaean:h Beyond l!xplulslonlsm.. It was once calculated that at the pace of expansion of reseasch funds in tbe mid.OOS, by the middle of the 21st century some 95 percent of the American population wou ld have a research grant! David Goodstein has oboerved that by a number of measures sdence bas grown exponentially since 1700. In fact, we have seen close to an exponential growth of knowledge during that same period. The beginning of the end of that expansion occurred around 1970: •__ ,.., mosl people, scletlllsls ~ other- lo - wise, are u ....ware · - " Is .,.,..,. erut._alld are dUllr'yfllg 1o a so- cUll.,.,..,,.., ofs~ ODincb r- resetii"Cb, etbu:allow,.Jinulbw, - - . alld so ~IHII Is based upo. liM assulfi/JIIolllbaiiNjilture will N jrul IIU liM past • .,,..,x..-d -DAVID L GOODSTEIN, VICE-PROVOST, CAUFORNIA 1NS'TTJ1rre OF TECHNOLOGY The significance of these changes is reflected in the anticipated federal research and development budgets in the United States. For the ftJSt lime since data have been kept the R&D effort is actually decreasing. The abandoned Superconducting Super Collider tunnel is but a water-logged bole in Texas, the great government and corporate industrial laboratories have gone or are being diverted to other missions, and traditiortal avenues for scientific careers offer fewer opportun ities. Nor are these changes limited to science and technology: support for education and humanities, although starting from a far smaller base, is also decllning and possibly to a much larger extent. We are all facing major cha ng':" ":.too .,..., fiiCNIIy ,.,-..s Ill INH lllsHtullofiS are 0111 oftotu:b -bIN,.,._ .,..,_ ofblgber~catto• -to_,._ 11o11 socldal cbollges mulftual reMIINsmul so lbey go -lr)llll& to clotN , , __ selves Ill IN J>n'SOII$ oflbftr g~ studerrls, uslllg , , _ 10 cover lbetr ....,.._ grtUbulle c/osses, mulas po.llloctorYilfri/ows, 10 asml Ill IIH!tr resetii"Cb.- • .,., quiU llld4/ferYrfl lo IN of .....-s liM Pb.D. su~s .,., ""'creiJII"S---110 """"""or e:n-1 ~· to curf<JU lbelr Pb.D. "prodlu;tWII" or lo redNce -· -!<OBERT H. A'IWEU., PRESIDENT, AMERICAN COUNOL ON EDUCAtiON, 19\16. A comparison of FY 1996 and 1997 Federal R&D suppon reveals a bright picture with acrual increases for some agendes [Table :Z). However, this is a Presidential election year and this factor, together with the Congressional balanced budget plan, reveals an alarming decline of some 25 percent in constant dollars through 2002 [TIIble 31. FEDERAL RAD FUNDING SUPI'ORT FOR SELECTED AGENCIES (In billions after l~med to be 2.2" ) Non-Defense FY 1996 32.7 NSF 2.4 NIH 11.4 9.4 0.1 7 3.6 NASA Education Enerv FY 1997 34.4 2.5 11.9 9.7 0.18 3.8 " 0>onge +5.2 +4.2 +4.4 +3.2 +5.9 +5.6 �FY 2002 IIUDGET l"'llJECTIONI fOit SELECTED FEDEIIALAGENCIES (In b i l l i o n - - lttS dollan) NASA EPA AGRI. 1995 11.7 10.8 2.5 3.9 9.9 0.6 1.5 Total NO R&D 34.3 HHS NIH NSF DOE 2002 9.8 10.3 2.3 2.0 7.6 0:4 1.0 25.9 " Olon,e -12.3 -9.3 -4.8 -49.7 -22.5 -3 1.9 -35.9 -24.4 urge as these declines in science and technology support are, they pale beside the projected declines in support for the National Endowment for the Arts [NEA] and for the National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH] [TIIble <61. These projected declines, large an<! uncertain as they are, may even be the good-news component of these predictions. In the post-2000 years very significant deficits in the so-<:alled "entitlement areas·-Medicare, social security-<1re p rojected. These deficits, together with the continuing escalation of health care costs aggravated by our aging population, will increase further the pressure on the discretionary component of the budget. Additionally, political trends to "downsize" the Federal government will result in increased service pressures on state and local governments: their budgets will be stress<;<~ and little extra funding for education should be expected. Nor should we demand it. The fundamental problems that face American societyworld-wide competitive challenge, our entitlements, a decaying infrastructUre, and the social and educational problems of the rotting inner cities---<>re the four horsemen that must be our primary focus . Education is the key. When K-12 education works.so does higher education and when K-12 fails then higher education is simply expensive, and fre~ quently futile, remediation. It may well be true that these pressures on the federal budget are caused by the progressive decline in the U.S. economic growth rate over the past three decades, but there is no reason to be optimistic that we will or can rerum to those 4-5 percent economic growth figures ever again in an increasingly competitive global economy. We will have to accommodate. Education Beyond Expansionism. The development of the contemporary research university"/ bat magnificent institution, tbe pride of American education "-<1ccording to Richard Atkinson, is very much a phenomenon of the post-WW II era. With the disappearance of that era, the stress on the educational mission caused by the dominance of the research mission is being increasingly realized: 'Tbere are too ""'"Y researchers cbaslrrg too few dollars. Tbe sobltlolt - s t be to reorgturlze au COfiSolldale tbe stnu:hlre ofresearcb.... tbu effort will require MD}or refo""" lrt tbe relallorublps betw""" re· searcb aU teacblrrg lrt tbe Judverstty. • -RICHARD ATKINSON, 1992 And: 'Tbe overproductUnl of rrn4tlrte scboiRr- :sblp u 011e of tbe MOISt egregious aspects of COIII""'JH>NI"Y acadelrlk life: It teruls to COJJCeal really l...portafJt worll by Its sbeer vo~~~-. It wastes tiMe aU valuable resources aU u a ""'}or llfftalor of academic casu.• ·-.tbe t1lk oftbe article he'd wrltt""' It was 11 J>ri:fect title, lrt tbat It cry•tallb:ed tbe llrflcle'• ffiggllrtg Us.fu· rwreat.}Hiralle ofya.,.-.forclrtgfact•, tbe P•eJUio.llgbt 1t •bed 011 - -problerlu. Dbt011 btul read, or begurt to read, dozeru IIJu It, bNt bU o""' """""'d worst tbart tldrulk•-·.. lf/IO$L. •• -KJNGSL£Y AM IS, LUCKY JIM, I WI The necessary shifts in the balance of research, teaching and scholarship will not be simple and will require changes in both faculty and administrative attitude and changes in incentive and reward structures. The expectations of career advancement now built into several generations of faculty will not be easily or rapidly changed. But changes must and will occur together with altered expectations of graduate student education and support. There will be much faculty anxiety. Inf<>rmAtlon Technology. The advent of the current electronic technologies has decentralized information and will progressively diminish the function of the university as "place,· at least as far as learning and instruction are concerned. For over 300 years, learning-whether at the library of Alexan· dria, the medieval monastery, the Victorian school or the contemporary university--has centered on "place," where student and teacher came together. And the technology has been. essentially un· changed--the wrinen word. Thus we have created the "University-within-the-walls." This is now in the process of dramatic cha nge: "Society teruls to overestltNDte tbe Impact ofteclnlo/Dgy lrt tbe sbort-lert~~, but to un· tlerestltlfDte It lw tbe lorrg-t.,.,. • -EU NOAM, 1995, COLUMBIA UNIVERSlTY 'Tbe outcome oftbe l~tstnu:ttonaltecbiiOI· ogy revolt4UHJ._a substaiJIIally diversified ~e to •uver blgb quaWy educa· , _ au tnlltdrtg tailored to tbe require· """'" of a"J' cttlzen, lw a society In wblcb worll au leandrtg are Intertwined tbrougb a lifetl""'. • -DONALD LANGENBERG, 1996, CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF MARYlAND SYS'rn.\1 Increasingly, knowledge exists "without-the- · walls" and so will the University. It will be a fatal mistake to underestimate the significance and magnitude of these changes, although the technologies are still, comparatively speaking, in their infancies. The traditional ·crupsian• model of instruction will be displaced, at least in significant pan, by a variety of forms of distance-based, on·demand, interactive, electronically assembled learning modules. The efficiencies derived from this process will permit fac- ulty to play larger roles in instructional and learning modes in, for example, mentoring and clinical situations where social contact and interaction are important. The impact of this technology will not be Limited to the conventional classroom setting. Research collaborations have long been carried ou t at a distance: indeed, these collaborations have contributed to the criticism that facu lty allegiance is less to the university than it is to the discipline. Nonetheless, it is clear that the expansion of this techno!· ogy will facilitate significant changes in education, permitting individuals to be "University Professors" in the widest sense of the word, advising and teaching srude nts simultaneously at several institutions and being supponed si multaneously by these sev- TABLE 4 - DONALD KENNEDY, 1993, PRESIDENT, STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Few have commented more appropriately, or hu- morously, than the late Kingsley Amis, on this production of second-rate scholarship, whether in the humanities or the sciences and expressed by his anti-hero, Dixon: PROJECTED FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES (in billions after Inflation assumed to be 2.2") FY 1996 0. 10 0.11 FY 1997 1.10 0.105 "Chonre NEA NEH FY 1995 0. 16 0.17 FY2002 0.00 0.00 "O.Onre NEA NEH -2.2 -6.6 - 100 -1 00 era! institutions. Finally, we cannot ignore this newly emergmg technology as an increasingly important discipline, and indeed polydiscipline, that will demand a place in our curriculum and for which there will likely be a progressively increasing public demand for instruction. We resist these technolOgic changes at our collective peril. We must not become Academic Luddites. Health Care Coots and Academic Health Care Centers. Universities with Academic Health. Care Centers, with or without an integral hospital, face an additional set of issues. Given 'the uncertainties concerning health care funding at State and Federal levels, even in the near-term it is clear that there will be significant and immediate financial stress. Already a number of institutions are rethinking their relationships with their Medical Centers, including divorce. This latter pattern has already been suggested in New York State where the impact of change will be more significant than in other states given population size, demographics, fraction of medical residents trained and the unsatisfactory State finandal picture. The recent Pew Commission report on the health professions made a number of speciflc predjctions and recommendations that would have major impact on both heaJth care delivery and the health care profession. The Commission made some pungent observations on the need for change in these professions. These observations impact higher education in general: "Bold action Is rtot soml!tblng tbat bas typl· fled tbe govenu~ru;e oftbe professlotu, or for tbat tlfDtter, blgber education. • "FuUarnental aUeratlons Ill tbe processes tbat gcwerrt professtonal etlucatlotr, regulate tbe professto.u, orin~~ tbe professions to prac· tlce au./filii~ educatlort wiU be required.. Tbls wiU ""'"" action at tbe federal, state, in · structtonal a'"' professlortallevels. • -The Pew Commission, 1995. Panicular impact on the health professions derives from predictions of substantial manpower surpluses and proposals for the closure o f significant number.; of medical, nursing and pharmacy schools. The latter proposals have been [predictably) poorly received, but it is likely that cost and market influences will mediate these predktions, at least in pan. The recommendations of the Pew Commission include additionaUy a collapsing of the health care pyramid, breaking down educational and clinical barriers that exist berween many of the professions. and the education of multi-skilled health practitioners. This suggests that the conventional academic health center, composed of several schools existing in relative isolatio n and responsible for separate didactic and tlinical education, may undergo significant transformation with blurring of the conventional bounda ries. Regardless of the draconian manpower predic· lions of this Pew Commission. there were other recommendations that, if implemented, will have a qualitative influence on academic health centers. It was predicted that the emerging health care system would have the following characteristics: Orientation towards health Population perspeaive Intensive use of informauon-Mecilcal informatics Focus on the consumer Knowledge of treatment outcomes Constrained resources Coordination of services Reconsideratio n of human va lu e~ Expectations of accountabilny Growing interdependence These proposed characteristics serve also a~ a model for many of the change:, that will necessarily occur in university education in general-notably the role of outcomes, coordination of services, accou nrabilicy and interdependence. The Pew Commission report may serve as a marker of a paradigm shift for the University. * * * * * * * * * * �ure, are not simply rwo-dimensional. Nonetheless, these decisions must be made: THE IMPACT OF CHANGE Change will impact the contemporary university in some very fundamental ways: * On the unJversity * On its programs * On its educational processes * On the faculty "Tbe cbal/er(ge for todDy's Ulflvenltks Is to decide wbelber lbey walfl to be Ill lbe ca~ lrullutry or I be ekclrlcal busllfess. • -DONALD N. L'.NGENBfRG , 1996, CHANCEUOR. UNIVERSITI OF MAJIYL\ND SYS'reM Nor is the anticipated impact of change strictly a USA-only perspective: ·Most universities rww bave to see tbem· selves rrot as agelfls oflbe sl#k Ill wblcb mo..ey just comes '"' but as elflrepre- neurs... -DAVID JOHNS, 1996, VICE OiANCEU.OR, UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD "So wbal we've gotlo face Is I bat we lfeed mucb, mucb more marlred dlfferellllatloll betwe"" lrrsHiullo"s ... lrr terms ofwbaltbe objective Is I bat tbey are lrylrrg lo acbleve. In Ibis context bomog"'""ly breeds medl· ocrlty. • BERNARD SHAPIRO, 19'95, CHANCELLOR, MCG ILL UNIVERSITY If it is true th at the fut ure ho lds greater inter--organizational differentiation, then a key component o f the evolution to this sta te will be the critical examin ation of programs. Examination of Programs. In general, programs will be examined from the following perspective: * What is the mission? * Wby' are we doing it? * What is the outcome of the program? * How well the program fulfilling it's mission? * Ho w do we know how well it is doing? Ls * Is the program still worth doing? * If we were not already doing this, would we go into it now? This means that issues of: * Centrality * Size * Cost Nature of inputs and outputs Future importance will, despite the rea l and potential ambiguity of each phrase, be necessary compone(lts of any dialog. The difficulties are illustrated by reference to the word-square game of Figure 1. If we assume that programs of high quality and low cost are the mos1 desirable, then our choice is straightforward enough . If, however, we eva luate cent.rality or future importance, then the choices may not be so clear-cut. Programs likely to be of future importance may be high cost but low quality, and what is to be done with the Issue of low quality, but high centrality programs? These decisions, like many others in the academy and unlike those sketched in the fig- * * Word-Square Games in the Evaluation of Procrams HQ LC HQ HC HQ LC HQ HC LQ LC LQ HC LQ LC LQ HC Centrality Cost HQ HQ ss LS LQ LQ ss LS Size ~1 HQ u HQ HI LQ Ll LQ HI Fuwre Importance "We e x a - d everytbllfs. I~ u to tb4t wa,_ '1'"•"-. "I• y<Mr J-ntey reAlly -.;euaryl" We Mired ONraelves, "Are we dollfg lbU Ill lbe be•tway1 Should we be dotlflllbU at alii" -JEREMY R. KNOWI.ES, DEAN, ARTS AND SCIENCES, HARVARD, 1996. Dialog concerning program change is already occurring at the national level. The Pew Commission has made far-reaching iecommendations con· ceming health education. Similarly, the report of the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) of t!Te National Academy of Sciences has addressed graduate education in the sciences and engineering. The report concluded that significant changes were needed although it stopped short of recommending a reduction in the number of doctoral students. It did, however, recommend the following changes in graduate education: More focus on non-research careers * More focus on non-academic settings * Broader curricular emphasis Discourage students from over-specialization * Changes in support mechanism needed Do not increase time to degree. These changes will be difficult to implement, although they are increasingly necessary. The training of graduate students to seek posit.ions that will no longer be available and where the driving force is professorial clonJrig will no longer be supported by public or private resources and is viewed with increasing skepticism even by the intended recipient! of this education. The market will, in any event, eventually influence graduate education in both qualitative and quantitative terms: * * * •o..ce studelfls bear I bat llfveSHifll years arrd lbousalfds of dol/Dra 111 a Pb.D. bas Unk or rro eco110mlc vaiNe or l..sellectual satisfaction tbey wiU sl#rl cbalfllllflllbelr pla~~s. " -PETER EISENBERGER, PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS, PRINCETON UNIVERSITI. 1995. We need to ensure that universities get ahead of the cu rve in the changing public and private worlds of research. More and more forces are pressing on the academy at large. These changes are being felt particularly in the sciences, principally because of their high funding demands. Accordingly: "Academic sclnrce Is urutergolrtg a culturall"fWWOMHtm. Ills glvllfg way lo •postacadeMic" sclelfce, wblcb ""'Y be so dlfferrlll socloiDglcally arrd pbllosopblc<lllly tbal U will produce a dlfferrllltype of bowledge. • -JOHN ZtMAN, PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS, UNIVERSITI OF BRISTOl, 1996. But these changes will come to all disciplines, if only because of the ease and speed of communica· tion and public and political expectations of educa· tion. The Faculty. There are almost I ,000,000 full- or part-time teachers at American institutions of higher education. In significant part t~is number derived from the post-WW II expansion and the later expansion in the 1950s and '60s. If the faculty are indeed the key players in the universiry as we claim, then we are likely to experience the largest change. As faculty, we are not a particularly small group and we are neither particularly badly paid nor subject to particularly difficult working conditions-no heavy lifting and, apart from the football and the track coaches, no outdoor work either. Additionally, budgets for higher education are not insignificant components of state expenditures. The consequence of these numbe~ and conditions should not ·be surprising--we are under increasing public·and legislative scru tiny and much of this is with a jaundiced eye·. How we respond to challenges to and demands for •faculty accountability," "work-load defi· nitions," "post-tenure review• and o;teaching not researching" will be critical to the shaping of higher education in the next century. It is crucial to realize, however, that difficult as these times may appear to be, there is·going to be a continuously increasing need for higher education, and the unlversities is institutions of higher education are going to continue to be important players. We will not, however, be players in the old mold. There are already indications that cll2nges are occurring or are under consideration at both private and public institutions. These changes include the introduction of post-tenure review, reconsideration of tenure and the tenure process itself, and the introduction of alternatives to tenure, including lortg· term contracts. Similar considetations exist ouiSide the United States. For example, in the Unlted Kingdom tenure does not exist for new faculty positioris, although the generally realized anticipation of continuous employment past the initial probationaty period still continues. Current discussion In the Chronicle of Hlgher Education illustrates the point with medical school faculry. During the period 1965 to 1995, the number of FTE faculty incre:~sed from approximately 17,000 to 90,000 while the number of students only doubled from 33,000 10 67,000. The rapidly cll2nging p311em of health care support and its impact on Academic Health Centers are forcing reconsideration of faculty support 10 alternatiVe models, including the provision of rwo-component salaries made up of "core· and "flexible" portions, the latter derived from grant and/or clinical income and possibly dependent upon general departmental success. During that remarkable period of affluence, expansion and certainty of direction that marked American higher education in the approximately rwenty years berween the mid-50s and 70s, impor· tan! determinants in shaping our current defmitions of both unlversity and university faculty were established. Eugene Rice notes that this period marked the establishment of the "assumptive world" of the academic professional where: *Research 1$ I be domllflllfl professWifal elfdeavor mulfoau ProfessWifal quality requires profe•· * s1olfal aNiolfOIIIy * KlfOIIJiedge Is fourrd lrt tll.sclplllfe.based depart-. * ~atlorrs are uklbllsbed tbrougb ~ fessWifal ass~ *Rewards flow to lbose wbo llfcrwlse tbelr r e p - - . arrd lbelr speciRIIzatlolfs. In the expartsionary economy in which this ·assumptive world was established, higher education flourished mightily. In the current economy that we call "new," although it has been with us for some 20 years, these assumptions are increasingly wrong. However, the changes necessary to satisfy the current challenges will be extremely difficult, requiring the establishment of priorities that will, in many in· stances, run counter to those prevailing. We have several generations of faculty whose beliefs, careers and rewards have been founded on these assumptions. 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Union Picket UUP protests contract stalemate ORE THAN 100 FACULTY AND STAFF gathe.W Feb. 13 ouiSide the Studeot Union to protesubc UDited Uoiversity Professions (UUP) contract stalemate. The iofonnational picket was one of many held across the stale last week to draw a!tention to the stalled contract negotiations. UUP members have been working without a new contract since July I, 1995, and have seen dental and vision can: benefiiS withheld. Tbunday's demonstration was "pan of a state-wide effort by the union to impress upon a number of people that our situation is quite serious. We want to convince the local administrators that we need more uDity to save SUNY," said Jean Dickson, president of the Buffalo Center Chapter. ''We need the help of more political forces than j ust our union to get this (message) actoss to the citizens of the State of New York." At the heart of the issue is whether the new contract will include language that would allow the stale to ouiSOUrce jobs. This ability to ..contract out" and ..conttact in,.. the union contends, would in effect give SUNY administrators unlimited power to cut faculty and staff saliries, reduce benefiiS and f~re union members at will. Both private corporations and SUNY's own internal corporations, such as the UB Foundation, would be able to ouiSOurce jobs, according to the proposed,cbanges to the UUP contract. "I've been here for almost 30 years," said James Lawler, associate professor of philosophy, who braved last Thursday's cold to join the demonstration. "If we sign the contract they're offering us, it says they can contract out our jobs bY. a paper shift. AU of a sudden our depart.-----..,------,,.--;:-:---r~ ment is closed and the University Foundation says, 'We ' ll hire you back on our terms . ·•· Lawler noted that while UB 's administrators may not agree with such moves, "the governor is going to put the university under pressure and they'll have to do that to people. (President Wtlliam) Greiner may be putin an economic bind and have to act on it" Some of the signs protesters carried, including ''Toothless professors who can't see the chalkboard do not make a quality university." showed better humor than perhaps the marchers themselves felt . "Nineteen months without a contract is ridiculous," said Don Erb of the University ResidenCe Halls. ""It's one thing to disagree, it's an· other to sit down and talk about this ... .I'd like dental care and eye care back for my family. It 's ridiculous. It's not fair." Continued on page 3 Follett bas igno.W a 1995 report from the University Bookstore Task Force requesting "upgrades in several different areas where we felt the local operation is grossly deficient" comp&rW to other univers ity bookstores, a member of the task force told the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at iiS Feb. 12 meeting. "They simply blew us off," said Berni<& Noble, professor of microbiology and a member of the task force and the University Bookstore Committee. Noble and Peter Nickerso n, professor of pathology and a member of the bookstore committee, briefed senators on a Feb. 5 meeting of the committee and the Follett management team, which included the regional manager and a senior vice president of the Elmhurst, 111.,-based company. The meeting had been requested, Noble said. in response to "st udent agitation" this fall and also what she called auempiS by Follell to violate a memorandum of under· standing under which it operates. T he University at Buffalo Foundation , In c .. which owns the land on which the bookstore is located, has a memorandum of understanding with Follett that makes the company the sole campus bookstore until 2020. The Feb. 5 meeting with Follett was an attempt "to work with the bookstore; we' re trying to make it better for all of us," said Nickerson. But, be said, "It's not yet clear what they're going to do" about the task force report. He added that the issue was a compleX one because the UB Foundation-and not the uDiversity administration-has to ne· gotiate with Follett on space and other issues. The task force. whose members include faculty, staff and studeniS . was formed several years ago in response to complaints from Stu· dents about the bookstore's ser· vice and prices, Noble told sena· tors. According 10 the memoran· dum of understanding. Follett will provide UB "with an operation that is up to the standards of the best camp us bookstores in the country; ir's no more.specific than tha~ " she said. I n preparing its report . Lask force members visited a num· ber or campus booksiOres. in· eluding the stores at Cornell and Syracuse universities, and interviewed the managers or those bookstores about their space and pricing policies. lt was on the ba· sis of those site visits and interviews that the task force issued its report requesting upgrades. Several senators said the situ· ation with Follett does not bode well ror university relations with other private-sector service providers. .. If the relationship of the universiry to the bookstore and the responsiveness of the bookstore managemen~ and the request for compliance by the university can Continued on page 2 First semester: what they learned a lot easier to talk to... IIJ~YIDAL Reporter Editor 11IE FIRST SEMESTER is un der their bellS. Members of the Class of 2000 have survived the fii'St round of finals, the first challenges of living with strangers, the ftrst encounters with donn food. And they're all back and all have positive things to say about their first semester at UB. If there was anything about the fii'St semester that they ' d do differently, almost to a person. it would be "study hanler." Friends and new-found independence continued to be the thing they enjoyed most about the first se· mester ; the more difficult workload than high school was the most frequent response when asked what they liked the least. "My first semester at UB was great. I mel a lot of new people and made many new best friends. I came home (at) winter break telling all my friends that I love it," said Jayme Benjamin. "What surprised me the most about the first semester was the amount of work required. But toward the end I adjusted well." Adjustment was the operative word for these freshmen . Living away from home. for those who chose to reside on campus. pre· sented the double-edged sword of freedom and responsibility. "I think being on your own and not having your parents keeping an eye on you has been the greatest learning experience. It makes you grow up," said Susan Deacon. "I think. I've become more independent since coming here.·· - ...pC811 For Chris lbbara. the first semester at UB was "eye opening. a real wake-up call! Either I do the work and succeed, or not and fail. It's up 10 me from now on." Get· ting used to UB's size and the level of work required has been a real learning experience, he said, but the faculty have been a real help. "I was scared they wouldn't remember me and wouldn't care." he added. " I realized as time went on that they were human, too, and Said Jason Toto: "As a firstsemester freshman, I figured my classes would be easy and the amounl of work that I would have to do wou)d be less. However, unlike my roommate and some of my friends, J found myself spending countless hours researching. doing homework and typing up papers." n---Y-...- The first semes1er was ··interesting." he said. "I learned a lot about myself. living with others. managing time and money. and how this immense campus works. Overall, it was a good semester. I mel a lot of new people and did rather well in my classes.'' Managing their ow n finances was a learning experience that many mentioned. .. Since enrolling. rve learned that money is some th ing of value," said Jennifer Cotig no la . 'Things that I reall y want to buy. I won ' t, becau se I k.n o w my money should be saved for some· thing I really need ." In fact . Cont1nued on page 3 �2 UB prof on Shuchman is medical commentator ay IUSICA AIICKIII Reporter Contributor serious side-effects, including ulcers. T oneself wbeo it's a rna= of having pain is such a had idea," Sbuclunan said. "You don't want to always have to eaii your doctor and say, 'I have this pain again, whal do you think I should do?' It does make it easier for people HROUGHOUT her career, Miriam Shucbman has drawn on her medical expertise to write at· ticles for the popular press and to create broadcast commentar- ies and documentaries. Today Shucbman, a member of the psychiatry departments at UB and the Erie County Medical Center CEC MC). is also a regular medical commentator or. NPR 's " Medical Rounds." It 's broadcast once a month as part of Weekend Edition Sunday. and heard in Buffalo on WBFO-FM. UB 's National Public Radio affiliate. on Sundays from 8 to 10 a.m . A graduate of the University of Connectic ut Medical School, sbe completed her residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Fellowships at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire and the Roben Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Pmgram at the Univer.;ity of California at San Fran- cisco allowed her to pursue her interests in consultation psychiatry and medical ethics. She has also worked as a psychiatrist at San Francisco General Hospital. Since moving to Buffalo in 1995, Shuchman has been spending three days a week at ECMC and the rest of the week in Toronto with her husband, Don Redelmeier, a physician on the faculty of the University of Toronto, and their son, 2-year-<>ld Daniel. Currently, she is on a six month's leave of absence, which began in November. to complete a radio documentary on schizophrenia for the Canadian Broadcast Corpomtion, to be aired this spring. Some ofShuchman's work for the popu- lar media has been in coilaboration with Michael Wilkes , one of her classmates from hoth high school and medical school who now teaches at University ofCalifor· nia at Los Angeles Medical School. In their first collaboration, an article for the Hanford Courant written while they were in medical school, they discussed the medical school socialization process that helps tum a student into a doctor. Later, in columns for the Los Angeles Times,and the New York Times, Shuchman and Wilkes educated readers about such issues as clini· cal depression, back pain, smoking cessa· tion, and vaccines. llleir writing caught the attention of a National Public Radio execu· tive, who invited them to create their monthly ptbgram for Weeund Edition Sunday. T heir close professional relationship shows in the smoothness of their fastpaced discussions on the radio pro· gram. One of them may begin an explana- tion of the day's topic, and hand it over to the other to complete, as in a well-rehearsed duCt They translate medical terms into simpler language that will be familiar to a lay audience. When they disagree. they do so politely but unapologetically. In the week before each broadcast. Shuchman. Wi lkes. and NPR host Liane Hansen hold a telephone meeting to choose a headline-grabbing topic. Shuchman then prepares herself with a blitz of research. combing through profes- sional journals and news clippings and in· terviews experts around the country. She may ask professional societies, such as the American Psychiatric Association, to provide background material, or seek the help of NPR staff in collecting relevant news articles. On a recent " Medical Rounds," Wilkes and Shuchman discussed non-steroidal anti-innammatory drugs such as Aleve. They pointed out that these drugs can cause Hansen asked whether self-medicatioo was dangerous. "I'm not sure that medicaling that they can walk into the drugstore and talk to the pbarmacisl and say, 'I know that there arc a number of tbeoe drugs which are over the counter. What do you suggest'?'" " I think I've got to disagree, Miriam,'' Wilkes ~ponded. "I think that few people talk to the pharmacist when they buy overthe-counter drugs. I'm worried about bow many people end up in the hospital with serious complications like ulcer disease, etc., and even death, as a result of taking too many of these drugs." be pair said later that the issue was one on which they have long disagreed. "Michael tends to wear a public health ha~ and I tend to wear an individual patient hat," Shuchman said. "I really think there's a limit to how much people 'want to be protected from things-whether it's in medicine or in something else, like the speed lintit on the highway. We know that a 55 mile-per-hour speed limit is safer, but people want to drive faster." Much of Shuclunan 's media wtxk focuses oo mental health, including such topics as the impact of violence on children who witness it and the value of talk therapy and medicatioo in the treatment of ilepression. Sbucbman woo the 1996 Media Award from the Northern California Psychiatric Society. It.' s unusual to get such praise for her journalism work, Sbucbman says. "Far more often, you get a letter from someone who disagrees with you or is offended by something you said." Bu~ she says. she appreciates even these )etten. She adds, " If I get letters that are very moving, where people share their penonai stories or have been offended or hun by something I oaid, I'll often call back oremail." In one cue, after a program on mastectomies and lumpectornies. sbe spent several bows on the phone with a listener who had lost his wife to breast cancer. Sbucbman sees her two careers, medicineandjoumalism,asclosely intcttwined Being a physician gives her the credibility to influence the public's understanding of medical issues. "I keep getting gnobbe<i by stories, coming from my patients, or my students, or the ideas that come up in practice." • FSEC Continued from page I be taken as an·exampleofwhat's in store for us when we have more private-sector arrangements to solve our problems, we'd better wony," said Noble. "This is not a happy relationship. The students are not satisfied, many faculty are not satisfied and neither the university nor Follett seems at all highly motivated to do anything about it "And if we go from this to donnitories," she said, referring to a proposal to build apartment-style housing on UB Foundation land adjacent to campus, "it's going to be bad. So I think actually it behooves the university to son this out correctly, just so they'll have some credibility for setting up similar relationships with the private sector." ack Meacham, professor of psychology, J told senators that be often updates his professiortallibrary at local university bookstores when traveling to professiortal conferences. " I simply can't do it here on my own campus, and my graduate studcntscan'ldoitand my undergraduates can' t do it," be said, referring to scholarly works and not classroom textbooks. "It seems to me there is material ... that provides grounds for terminating the contract That is, if the contract says that they have to provide us with a first-rate bookstore and if theY clearly have<~\ in comparison with other colleges and uniYaSities, then we should not be bound until the year 2020." Errol Meidinger, professor of law, questioned UB's record of negotiating with pri vate-service providers. If the UB Foundation is negotiating tbeoe kinds ofcontnlets, he said, "there's a soft system of accountability, and that may be part of our problem." He also criticized another private provider, the Bluebird bus system. calling its treatment of students "really appalling." The topic of private-service providers may not be an appropriate topic of action for the Faculty Senate, "but somewhere we ought to be applying pressure because I have this sense that once it's farmed out to the private sector. nobody gets rewarded for riding herd and for negotiating a strong Meidinger said. He added that contrac~" with the memorandum of understanding, it's questionable whether the university could cancel its contract with Follett. Nickerson said he's heard that a bookstore will be locating in the former Chi- nese restaurant on Maple Road ncar campus. "If that's true, there may be some competition," he said. Jason Hobson, treasurer of the Graduate Student Association, said that he had beard that the bookstore "gives a 10 percent kickhack to the UB Foundation. That's my impression that it was in the UB Foundation's interest to keep Follett," be said. Noble said she and Nickerson were told by the manager of the South Campus booksto~ Follett bookstore that is located on Main Street across from campus but is not covered by the memorandum of under- standing-that that store continues to pay UBF a fee, even though it is no longer an official campus bookstore. UBF is r=iving a lot of money from the bookstores and "they're not using it to mdua: the price of boob to students," Noble charged 'They ntight be using it to invest in other privatization arrangements." The fees, she said, arc being used to "strengthen the power and influence of the UB Foundation, and not influence the quality of life on Campus." semr- E dward Schneider, associate vice president for development systems and op- erations, denied that the foundation recei•es a 10 percent kickback from Pollens. He declined further comment In other business.- Ronald Stein, vice president for university advancement and developmeo~ outlined the university's development efforts, including a capital campaign whose public phase is expected to begin in 1999 and this year's faculty and staff solicitation. The capital campaign, dubbed "'The Campaign for UB," is in the first of three phases. Stein said. During this infrastructure phase, academic priorities are identified. individual statements and unit plans are drafted. appropriate staff is hired and the process of identifying and cultivating campaign prospects is begun. The second phase, the nucleus phase, will be begun by university units at differ- ent times, be said. During this phase, the university will be seeking leadership gifts. Six academic units are scheduled to begin this phase on July I. The third phase. the public phase. will begin once UB has obtained commitments equal to one-third to one-half of the campaign's worlcing goal of $250 million, be oaid. That phase is expected to begin sometime in 1999. S tein noted that faculty will be asked to help identify successful alumni from their areas who might he approached for gifts. He cited a study done at Yale University that found that donors who gave gifts of $25,000 or larger did so because of "the relationship between that alum and a faculty member at the school." Michael Shippam, senior director of de. velopmen~ updated senators oo the faculty and staff appeal, which is set to begin the week of March 3 and conclude the week of April21. While there is no formal goal for the Faculty and Staff Appeal, which is part of the university 's Annual Appeal, development officers hope to surpass the $23,000 raised last year. Shippam said be hopes the faculty and staff ap~l will increase the visibility of development initiatives and the Annual Appeal within the university community; increase the percentage of participati.o n by the university community in the Annual Appeal; increase the dollar.; raised for the Annual Appeal from the university community, and increase the number or non-alumni President's Associates who give annual gifts of$1,000 or more. Robert Wetherhold, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, wondered if the stalemate in contract tallr.s between United University Pmfessioos and the swe will affect the appeal. " A lot of people say, 'when I get my contract settled ...• (then I'll give money to UB)' ," be said. " I'm not oaying it's my opinion, but this may be something that you ' ll have to directly address in some kind of way or maybe skin around in some way." • �~-.---.- 3 ... Exploring medieval travel along Italy's pilgrimage routes Dorothy GlaSs bookfirst study of portals in Tuscany ORTALS, Pil.GRIMAGE, and Crusade io Western Tuscany," the fust book to expl01e medieval uavel along Italy's pilgrimage roulel, was published this month by Princeton University Press to much critical praise. The author is Dorothy F. Glass, professor of art history at UB and a distinguished historian of the Italian an of Europe's Middle Ages. The book is the tint study of several of Tuscany's aiost important and richly evocative chun:h portals. Their complex religious and secular iconognphy is interpreted by Glass as a depiction of events and places along medieval Italy's pilgrim· age routes to Rome. "Portal" is the name given to the whole architectural composition surrounding and including the doorways and porches of a cbun:b. Its statuary and often elaborate and multi -leveled friezes are rife with encrypted information about the life and times of the period and region in which and for which it was created. Glass focuses on the activities and personages represented on nine important 12th-century portals from chun:hes located ·nand around the cities of Pi sa, Lucca and toia-siles at lhe nexus of medieval tr e, travel and pilgrimage. She drove 12, miles in Italy and Prance during two rs to do research for the book. su These ponals are alJ in situ except one from the chun:h ofS. Leonardo al Frigido, which is installed in the Cloisters museum of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Glass spent the 1991-93 academic years studying the S. Leonardo portal at the Cloisters as the museum's Jane and Morgan Whitney Senior Research Fellow. The material she interpreted, Glass said, can be seen as a series of stories, medita- ![lllll!l!II!!IIIIII!!P.J!!I..•II!!II•llll!•lllll!!..~~ dowment for the Arts. from the American Academy in Rome and this spring was the Ema Ttlley Distinguished Vtsiting Professor at the University of Puget Sound, Wash. A 1964 graduate of Vassar College, Glass received a doctorate from The Johns Hopkins University. She bas been a member of the UB fac· ulty since 1974 and has PorUI , _ ... ~ ell'fllldo, lintel, Tile Metnlpollhn M_..... of Art, Tile taught and lectured at c-...«:--. Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art universities throughout the United States and Canada. lions, warnings and news items addressed tals, Pilgrimage, and Crusade in Western Glass is the author of several books in · Tuscany" one of the best art history books to many audiences at once, particularly to eluding .. Romanesque Sculprure in local citizens, crusader~ and pilgrims. Its be has read in 10 years, noting that Glass Campania: Patrons. Programs and Styles" imagery owes much to the artists ' knowl has opened the way for future research in and "Srudies on Cosmatesque Pavements." edge of the history and politics of that time art history. and of medieval theater, uade routes, relGlass has received a number of major She is a former consulting editor for '1'lle Dictionary of Art." a 28-volume edition fellowships and grants during her career, ics and pagan antiquity, all of which found published by Macmillan and by Grove 's including the SUNY Chancellor's Award voice in church ponals. Dictionaries and in 1984 and 1988 was a for Excellence in Teaching and fellowships e new book is important to art histopanelist for the National Endowment for Oaks Center for Byzfrom the Dumbarton rians like Professor Deborah Kahn of antine Studies and the American Council the Human ities. She has also been a reader Boston University. A scholar of Rofor several journals including Medieval of Learned Societies. ln 1985, sh~ received manesque friezes, she called Glass' interStudies. Gtsra and Art Bulletin. • the Rome Prize, funded by the National En· pretations "entirely new" and noted that her examination of little-known and scantilyPROTEST published materials has turned up what Continued from page 1 Kahn called .. infonnation of utmost interest and importance." Other professional staff said stagnant oontinue to be available Wider the same tennS It is important because although pil· salaries were the issue they wanted to see as they curre ntly are to fac ulty and staff. grimages and crusades were endemic to resolved. ''Nineteen months without a conAlbini said. "It 's not a question of security medieval Europe, until now only pilgrim tract, and four out of six years without a for faculty and professionals as it is for keeproads through France have been traced. raise .... Basically, we're on a fixed income ing the strucrure of higher educatioo intact" Glass explained that this is because the here," another protester said. Last Thursday's demonstration also study of medieval art began in France early Thursday's informational picket also drew the suppon of emeritus faculty. in the early 19th century and the first mawas about education---a{ both the campus "l taught here for 30 years and wanted jor publications on piJgrimage routes were and Western New York com.munjties. to express my solidarity with my colwritten in French about the French routes. "I think a lot of faculty don ' t understand leag ues." said Irving Massey. professor These appeared around 1934-35 and have contracting out and I want to make sure they emeritus of English, who noted that concontinued to interesl historians. In Italy, understand the issue," said Mary Bisson. tracting out and cuts to the SUNY budgets most art historians have focused their atprofessor of biological sciences. ··contractwere the issues that he found most probtention instead on the country's rich reing out allows the state not to do away with lematic. "Maybe you can run a technical sources from the Classical and Renaissance tenure. but to circumvent tenure, and this is institute without tenure, but you can' t run periods. the point I want to get across." a university without tenure," he said. Jeroslav Felda of the University o f Contracting out is about more than ten UUP is just one of the first groups to feel North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a noted ure, said Boris Albini. professor of microhi· pressure from New York State, said Dickson. historian of 12th-century art. called " Por· ology. "It really is the way to lose any par· "We feel we're just the present target and ticipation of faculty in the governance of the there will be other targets." And that's why university because it opens a flfXXJway to it is important to get the message out to outsource any uniL" Unfortunately, he added, people all across the state, she sai d. too many people believe that privatization is "Obviously. thi s is an ongoing batrle." a way to make things more efficient. "but in The un ion effon was effective, Dickson the end, it doesn't work," and in fact winds added, "partl y because it was held on up costing the institution more money. ConSUNY campuses state-wide ... Locally, fac· tracting out should be allowed "only when it ulty and staff demonstrations also were is clear there is some advantage.'' Albini said. held at Feb. 13 at Buffalo State College and Tenure and pennanent appointment should • Feb. 10 at Fredonia State College. Emty--. T; Knox to receive honorary riA.,~ in ceremonies Friday CLASS OF 2000 Continued from page 1 among the things she says she' d do differ· ently, besides studying more and going to bed earlier, is "cut down on my phone bill." Or as Neene Owate put it, simply: "Money management is not the career for me.·• l..eamiog bow best toonpe with the academic standards ofooiJege vs. high school also was an adjUSimall '1 onulcXt't believe that ooe of my best sut>;ects in high school was my """"" and my 1r:a.l favorile subject in high school gave me the best gmdes." said Gabe Sanla; White. Said Jennifer Cotignola, "I studied so long for one exam and then I realized that I didn ' t s_tudy hard enough ... Rra.is Fedorczak. adjusling tocolJege was the easy part. Picking a major is another stay. Over the course of the semester, his plans changed from psychology to pre·med to vet· erinary science to media study to undecided. But ''by seeing several academic advisors and financial aid advisas, and taking UB 101. my first semosrer was a success," he ..:lded. The first ........,.,says Jennifer Abbota. "was a lot axxedifficuh than I had anticipaled....Wha! SUijlrised inc most was the large quantity of wed< that was much more difficult than I was used to." Friends made transition to onllege "easier and a lot more fun." Her greate51learn· ing experience? "Procrastination is deadly." Some missed the onmforts of home, such as "being able to loaf around and watch 1V in a living room.'' said Erin Cala. who said, however. that she enjoyed "being on my own and not having to answer to anyone." Arxl then there was the abserxx of home cooking. 'The 'food' here a1 UB is simply disgusting and since I am not the greateSI onok. I find myself suffering tluough meal after meal. counting down the days until I can go home and have Mom ooolc for me." said Jasoo Toto. Arxl how have these freshmen changed? " I have become more irdependenL I' ve learned to deal with things on my own I've become a liule nne outgoing." said Sara W02Itiak. .. 1 feel I am more mature and more re sponsible.'' said Eric lp. "Some say I have (changed). most say I haven't," said Jennifer Abbata. "My parents think I have. but I'm the o ldest, so I think what they see is me growing up." • �Center to foster collaboration among ·materials scien6sls McCombe to direct research facility UB Information Technology Fair offers advice, information, demos UB will pr-..t Ita MCond Information Technology Cm Fair on Wednesday and Thursday. March 19 and 20, in the Natural Sciences Lecture HaU Complex. The fair is designed to promote consciousness and awareness of information technology at UB. as well as to provide faculty and staff with infonnation on technological advances. what else is available and the future of information technology. The fair is targeted at persons with both novice and advanced computer skills. knowledge tracks will be offered: Teaching and Learning, Administrative and UB's IT Strategies. (A description of each program being offered is available on site and on the web.) ln addjtion. the fair will feature a demonstration area where anyone interested in an mtroduction to information technology can explore hands-on displays specializing in a number of djfferent areas. Consultants will be available to answer questions, offer ad· vice and demonstrate effective ways to use information technology for personal and nu.:, professional empowerment. For more infonnation on UB 's IT Fair, visit its web site, http://wlngs.butralo.edu/ itfair . Information also is available by ca lling 645-3580 or by e -mail at itfair@acsu.bulfalo.edu . SCHEDULE 01' EVENTS .......... MichMISIInr,'""".,.... KEYNP1E 3: 41dci ~NIIlt: IWIIlonll ........ g::.~ -- .-..-at11w~· ..Brwl.c BNolc (Demo AIM-) Teeching & '--'>lng Track (1): UNIX lf1CI VMS Millt*lOn Teacl1iog & ~Track (II): CIT (Conlputef lnfoonlllion Technclogy) Fa.;utly 5<Jpport ~ AdminialrOlive Traclc: ADAMS (AdV81lC811*lt and DovetoPmentAutomaled ManagamenrSysternsJ up- date UB IT Strategies Trac\C -tatlona by DCC (Distributed Computing Consultants) ~ KEYNOTE 2: Voldemar lnnus, senior associate vice president Ia< unlver· sity sefVices. University ai Bullalo"UB~ IT Vision" IIOcJ8.1:IO P.M. Lunch Break ~P.M. Teaching & learning Tracie (1): BISON 11-General Overview and llighlights Teaching & Learning Tracie (II): UB's Public Computing and Printing Administrative Track: UB lnfoSource Orientation UB IT Strategies Track: Joint Sessionlibraries. CIT (Computing and Information Technology), and Aca· demic IT Nodes 2:1NP.& Teaching & Learning Track (I): UB"s Internet and Intranet Presence--eUB and UBWings Teaching & Learning Track (II): Faculty Showcase 1 Administrative Track: UB lnfoSource Demonstration UB IT Strategies Track: Joint SessionUbraries. CIT (Computing and tnfDI'mation Technology}, and Academtc IT Nodes (Continued) S:1C>4 ..... Teaching & Learning Tuick (I): BISON 11- Health Sciences Applications Teaching & Learning Track {II): Dis· tance Learmng and Remote Access Admimstrative Track: IT Strategtes .n Higher Education UB IT Strategies Track: US's Internet ConnecUon , Present and Future 4P.& Presentations end for the day I P.M. Demo Area closes for the day T-'tlng & ~nlng Track~!~ IJbrwy PlfiJWihipa TMChlng.& ~Track (II): Fecuity Showcuell Admlniolrallve ll'eck: IT 1Mietives Within lJndarg,_ EdUc:lllian UB IT StralegiM Traclc: ~ by DCC (Qiotributed Computing Consultants) ~ Teaching & Learning Trad< (1): Technology Classrooma-lntemet Resources for Science and Engi-rlng Teaching & Learning Trad< (II): BISON 11-Sclence and Engineering Appl~ cations Administrative Track: UB lnfoSource Orientation UB IT Strategies Tracie: IT Policles and Guidelines -=:&liP.& Lunch Break I.:SNP.& Teaching & learning Tracie (1): Faculty Showcase til Teaching & Learning Track (V): BISON 11-Art and Music Applicatlona Administrative Track: Ciient/SefVer Overview-An Enterprise Archltec· ture for Distributed Computing UB IT Strategies Tracie: Cmlcal Mas· sage Systems-E-Mail at UB 2:10-aP.& Teaching & Learning Track (I): Compos Networking and Access Teaching & learning Track (II): BISON 11- Business Applications Administrative Track: UB WebFiow Project Update UB IT Strategies Track: Making IT Stu· dent Friendly IP.& . Demo Area closes S:1MP.& a Best of the US Web· Competition Results 4 P.IL Presentations end ub~ir IIJIIUP-....News Services Editor HE CENTER FOR Advanced Pbolonic and Electronic Malerials (CAPEM), which will absorb the activities of the Cente{ foe Electronic and Electro-optic Materials (CEEM), while incorporating other research activities in materials science in· volving faculty in the several departments, has been created at UB. Bruce D. McCombe is director of theresearch center, the wod: of which ·will incorporate activities of the departments of CllemicaJ Engineering. Cllemistry, BlectricaJ and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Physics. Pmfessor and former chair of the Department of Physics, McCombe conducts research on .semiconductor physics and electronic materials. He was co-director of CEEM with Wayne A. Anderson. Anderson, professor and fonner chair of the De, partment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is associate directorofCAPEM. T T he new center will foster coDaborations on campus between researchers working on compound semiconductors. polymers and novel conductors including supettonductors. ..We want to crea1e an environment in which people communicate, are aware of each other's worlc and depend on each other's participation," said McCombe. A major reason for establishing the new center is to be able to improve researchers' chances of success when they apply for external funding from federal or other sources. "We need to 1evernge oor internal resoura:s to get more from outside the uni....tty," said McCombe. "We can do that bY making better use of the disparate efforts in materials science that are occurring on campus. "Most of the individual researchers worl<ing in this area have been wlcast moderately successful, but to bring in a major grant in this funding environment almost requires that people wort together," he explained. For example, several research groups on campus are interested in funding the establishment of an atomic force microscope/ scanning tunneling microscope facility. Several local companies also have ex.pressed an interest in such a capability. more receptive if it were to he shared among several research groups. APEM also will help coordina~ in~rdisciplinary educational and instructional programs in materials science. A Materials Research Instrument Facility will be established as pan of CAPEM and will assume respoosibility for the characterization instruments of the New York State lnstitu~ on Superconductivity, the new transmission electron microscope facility in I09 Furnas HaD, the Oean Room in 212A Bonner, the Cryogenics Facitity in Fronczak HaD and the Thin Film/Surface Analysis focility in the NOIUral Sciences and Mathematics complex. The new organization will be respoosible for maintaining and acquiring scientific instruments in these facilities, as weD as for developing funding strategies for them. Joseph A. Gardella Jr., professor of chemisuy, will be director. The New Yorlc State lnstitu~ on Superconductivity wiU retain its separate identity under the direction of David T. Shaw. executive direcoor. Faculty presently involved with the institute will be invited to participate in CAPEM. A faculty executive commince has been established to .advise the director of CAPEM on research strategy and center operations. Memben are TriantafiDos J. Mountziaris, associate professor of chemical engineering; Michael J. Naughton, associate professor of physics; Paras N. Prasad, professor of chemisuy, and Shaw, who also is professor of electrical and computer engineering. McCombe. Anderson and GardeUa will be ex-officio members. • C Activist; inner-city teacher, storyteller to appear in P-eople's Speaker Series IIJIWn'.niSPINA News Services Editor ACTIVIST AND ENTERTAINER DICK 811E801rY; cast Los Angeles mathematics teacher Jaime Escalante, who inspired the movie "Stand and Deliver," and Native-American storyteDcr Gayle Ross have been scheduled for the People's Speaker Series at UB. Sponsored by UB 's Student Association, the programs, to be held on the North Campus, also will include a play based on a fictional meeting between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. .......,. ___... _ •Jaime Escalante wiD speak at7:30 p.m. on Friday Feb. 21, in the Katharine Cornell Theater. Escalante, a m8lb teacher at" Garfield High School in ·cast L.A., developed programs for his inner-city students and encouraged them to excel. They became lmowo for their skiD in-advanced math and their success earned them advanced college credits. • Jeff Stetson's ..The Meeting," a fictionalized discussion between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will be perfonned at 6 p.m. on Thesday, Feb. 25, in the Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. • Speaking at8 p.m. on Feb. 25 in the Center for the Arts Drama Theatre will be Dick Gregory. A fonner high-school track star turned activist, he started in 1992 the "Campaign for Human .Dignity" to fight crime in his native St. Louis. Well-lmown as a comedian and satirist in the 1960s, he became aetive in the civil rights and anti-war movements. He has been bringing wit and dedication to human rights causes here and abroad for decades. • Native American storyteller Gayle Ross will speak at 7:30p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 in the Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. A direct descendent of John Ross, principal chief of the Cherokee Nati.on during the infamous "Trail of Tears," she will teD the legends and myths of the native people of our continent. Call645-2950 for free ticket information. Prognun locations are handicap accessible. • �. _,. . - - ........ Guest Quarters Home away from home for UB visitors HERE DO international visitors live when tliey cOme to UB for lectures, teaching or research projects? Some of them stay right here on the South Campus in UoiveRity Guest Quarters, special living quarteR in Oemeot Halt In response to a growing need for on-campus guest housing the Office of International Education, beaded by Stephen C. Dunnett, vice provost for international education, leased the ninth floor of Clement Hall from the Office of Residential Life and renovated the west wing into 16 single roam s, a lounge, kitchen and laundry room. The idea bebind the project is to provide visiting lecturers, researchers and scholars an affordable alternative to hotels and apartments. Presiding over the Guest Quarters are two resident staff, Janis Berzins. the manager, and Lau ren Lombardo, the concierge, who assist the guests with such things as setting up ba.ok accounts, uodeRtanding the transportation-basically providing information that makes a move to Buffalo easy. Due to the success of the Uoivel"liity Guest Quanel"li, a north wing was added which ·doubled the size of the faciUty-32. rooms and two lounges. In this wing, (on a clear day) guests can iron clothes in the lounge as they watch the mist rise from Niagara Falls. UB is not the only uoiveRity to provide guest housing ; many schools around the country have constructed guest buildings, incl uding not only living quartel"li, but also conference rooms. The South Campus was the chosen site for the project because of its proximity to public transportation, its closeness to Buffalo plus the fact that many of the guests are associated with the medical facilities located on the South Campus. , _ of of the c:omlortably fur· nlahed rooms In G._t Quarter&. e BUUS RIDING WIN S1REAK, DOWN NOR'IHEAS1ERN IUJNOIS RasalMl Yoo..ng put on a one-man show. scoring a ~-llgh 39 points. v.tile Robert Halris had six of his 10 points in overtine as Buffalo 00. fealed Northeaslem liinois. 81-78, at AUmi Arena SallXday right Young t-il1&of-23 shots from the field fur the Bolls. wto moved into sec· ond place in the Mid·COrl. Halris added 10 points and r1ne ltlba.nds; Man Clemens added nine points and seven ltlba.nds fur Buffalo. Marl< Heidersbach had 25 po;nls-lnclud· ing hilling 7-of-111hree-pdnl shots-to pace Northeaslern Illinois. The Bolls led by 10 points (56-46) wilh 8:461eft belore Heiders· bach led the Golden Eagles badt Heiders· bach had eight po;nts daNn the stretch. in· eluding the game-tying lhree-pdnter wilh :25 left In regulation. In overtime. the Bolls overcame a 73-69 defictt as Harris and Young connected on back-lo-back layups to tie the game. Four lree throws by Harris broke a 75-75tie anc the Bulls went on to win their second straight. The Bulls snappi,d a lwoilame losing streak wilh a 67-59 win at Youngstown Stale Wednesday night Young and Clemens each had excellent games to help the Bolls overcome the Penguins.'Young scored 22 po;nts. · pulled daNn eight rebounds and dished out fove assists for the Bulls. while Clemens netted a season-high 1B points and snared six rebounds lor UB. Mike Martinho added 12 po;nts lor the Bolls. while Harris had nine po;nts anc seven rebounds for UB. which held a 33-25 edge on the boards. The Buls""" a 12-poinllead wi1h 9:381eft shm< lD lhree poinls wi1h 2:191eft. Clemens then t-il a cfOO:h 17-loot jur1per to put UB back up by five points. Alter another Penguin bucket. Yoo..ng lo..nd Halris lrodernealh the baskBl on an inbol.nds pass l'ol1ich Harris turned into a ltve&jlOinl play for the gaone-cincher. UB closes ou1the regular season at Central ConneclicUl Slate on Sai\Jrday before Pfeparing for the Mid-Con Tournament in Moline. Itt., starling March 2. e ROYALS ROUT YOUNaTOWN, FAU. 10 NOR1HIM1ERN IU. ll was expecled to be a close game, but the Royals made shor1 wor1< of first place Youngstown Stale, demolishing the Penguins 91-61 at Alt.mnl Arena Monday night The Royals used a sclnlkeoord 14ltvee-pointen; kl dis- pose of their nvaJs as Krn Coon led UB with 26 points oil the bench. Coons 26lied her career· l>gh set earlier al Siena. Brema Doly also paced the Royals. adding 20 points. including five treys and six BSSISIS. Catherine Jacob scored 14 and dished OUl nine assists: Nicole Blakeslee pulled down 10 rebOl.nds including nine on the delensille end. UB shola blislemg 64.0 percent from the floor and carY1ed 58.3 percent (14<>1-24) of their lhree-poinl attempts. The high·flying Royals came back down to earth Saturday as their 10-game home unbeaten streak was snapped wilh a 72-61 loss to Northeaslern Illinois. It was the Royals" sac· ond loss to the Golden Eagles this season and dropped UB into a tie fur 1hird place wi1h NEIU m 10-4 in Mid-Conlinenl Conference play. UB. ranked first nalionally in lhree-poinl per· centage and 101h in the 00t.r1lry n field goal and free ttvow percentage. was ice<:old n shooting SallXday. ......., they only made 36.7 percent of field goals and were a dismalll -of· 23 from the free throw line. The Royals held a 31-28 halltine lead. but""" that slip- as NEIU made 17-of-3J field goals CNeT the final 20 mnutes to take the contest 0\arissa Garlh!r led the Royals wi1h 16 poinls; Brema Doty was the only other Royal in double figures wi1h 14 points. Doty earned national honors last when she was named the AT&T Long Distance Award winner for January. She aver· aged four lhree-pointlield goals per game during the rroolh. the most in the country. The Royals conclude the regular saasoo wilh road games at Central Connaclicut State Friday anc Coppin Stale Sunday. UB hosts the Mid-Con Conlerence Women's Basketball Tournament on March 6-8 at Alumn1Arena. e BUUS WRESTUNQ UNBEAJEN IN LAST SEVEN DUALS the Grover Cleve- land golf course . Berzins noted that it is the perfeCt place 10 catch some morning suo. The lounge is an interesting place to be during mealtime. be said. with people from all over the world preparing foods and following There is no stipulation on the duration of the stay-a night, a week, a month, a year. Since 1994 the Univel"liity Guest Quartel"li bas been a temporary "home" to 270 guests from the U.S. and around the world. Tuncthy J. Rutenber, associate vice provost for International Education, remarked that there are more than 400 guests on the UB campus each year. I o the ninth-floor atrium. outside the elevator, Berzins, the manager a nd inresident staff. took. a visitor on a tour of the facility. He punched some numbers on a lock which opened a door into the west wing, revealing a carpeted hallway with a world map on the wall. To the left is the laundry room comp l ~te with washers and dryel"li and to the right is the lounge. which has a television and VCR. plants. and a kitchen with a ll the amenities to fix a meal (including a microwave). Best feature of the lounge is the northeast wall of large windows which overlooks ln the second meet. the Bolls captured the first SIX weight Classes and Rocco recorded hiS SOC· ond win by fall as UB downed Hofstra 40-4 UB moved to 10-2-2 overall and 5- 1· t 1n the ECWA. The Bulls close out the1r dual meet season this weekend when they lace. Duquesne Saturday and OhiO Unrvers•ty Sunday on the road UB travels to Bucknell for the ECWA national qualifier March 8 and 9 e MEN'S SWIMMING The Bu1s host the Mid-Con Confe<ence Swrn- mng and Dovng Cf1anl>oonstops at Afurmo Arena Feb 20-22. Pte!ironaly races begon aJ 11 am.: championship finals stan aJ 7 p.m Coach Budd Termins creN looks to regam the conference """"" that slipped OUl of their grasp lor the first tme on seven years. UB finished third lD Western Illinois last year The Col· legiale SWm Coaches AssoCiation of America on their nalional publication Poolside sees the men's fonal c:orning down to the wire as UB and WlU return the exact same nont>er of poolS to this seasons championshops The Bolls have been strong lhos season and hold the conference's top limes.., 18 of 21 events. Backstroke specialiSt Kerry Moiler and distance frees1yler Marl< Horgan are two of the Bolls"lOp swinmers. Miller swept the 100 and 200 backstroi<es atlas! year's meet and holds the leagues top mar1<s on those events. as weH as the 200 Individual Medley this season. He has been named Mid-Cons Mens Swirrmer of the wea<. twice this year. Horgan was pan of the wrong OOJ free relay squad and finished second n the 500 and 1650 lreestyles last year He is top distance swmner tn the conference this season t'Oiding best mar1<s in the 500. 1CXXl and 1650. Earlier in the .......... sprint freestyler Jctn Nilles eamect Mid-Cons Mens Swirrmer of the Wee!< fur his performance on UBs trHneel many different customs. typical room has a double bed. linens. IOwels, a television. a desk and chair and a balhroom. All the necessities are there. The idea is to provide the visitor with a "'hassle-free'" move. Berzins said. Mads Strogaard Jensen. a philosophy scholar visiting from Denmark, commented '1t is very nice. 1be room has everything I need. Very comfonable.'" At the Guest Quarters recentl y, two Chinese research scholars. Yifu Deng and Lesley Zhang. were making plans for tbeir New Year- the year of the Ox. Both work on the South Campus and find the living arrangements very convenient. Zhang, a microbiology scholar from Beijing. China. has been here for three weeks. and plans to stay for a year. Deng. an assistant research scholar in ph3rmacology and toxicology. is the longest guest to date-a year and a few months. He had no thin g but kudo s for Berz ins and Lombardo; as for hi s room. it is "clean. qui et. Quietest place lever lived." • A Feb 8 vs Cleveland State and Moam of Ohoo e WOMEN'S SWIMMING The Royals host lhe Mid-Con Conference Swmmong and Dovng Champoonships at Ai<.mru Arena Feb 20-22. P!el.mnary races begon at 11 am eacl1 day Wl1h championship fonals startng aJ 7 p.m. Coach Dorso Raynolds"Royals enter as the team to beat after sragng a camebad< to """ last year's meet by 20.5 poolS CNer Weslem lllonoos. Raynolds. named Conference Coach of the Year. looks to repeat.., 1997 Last year's Speedo Mid-Conbr'enl Women's Swirrmer of the Year Sue Bomel and Speedo Mod-Conlll"lel1l OM!< ollhe Year Andrea Skillman return to lead the Royals Bomel swept the 100 and 200 breaststroke events and was pan of four olthe Royals" winning relay squads Thos season. Bolv1el has set the teague standard on lour events. ncluding 100 and 200 freestyles. and has been pan of lour of UBsleague lead'1Q relay squads. SkiliTlan leads the conference on t- and 3-meler boards this year e INDOOR TRACK A FIELD l'h1ile most of the squad was prepanng for lhis wee!<and"s Mid-Con Cf1anl>oonstops. a feN team rrerroers panx:opated in the Kane lnll1la· bOnal at Cornel Sattxday St-elly Harrinon rook the high fl'Tll Wl1h a leap of 5-6 Hamilton holds the conference's top performance on the event at 5-7 set at the Syracuse lnll1lab0nal. The Roy· ats• Melissa Ryan and l.Jsa Kragbe also hold lhe leagues top tme nthe 55 rreter tudles atB 40 as they bed at the Class ol ·32 lrMtabOnallasl wee!<and. Kragbe earned Mid-Cons F€mate Athlete of the Wee!< Award Both SQuads P<epare tor lhos weekend's Mid-Con Conference Indoor Champoonshops hosted by Western llhnoos - Toi ll'as.lo. Spans /nf""""""" Offi" The Bulls wrestling team extended the1r w•n· ning streak to seven dual meets with victones over visiting Boston College and Hofstra on an East Coast Wrestling Assocoatoon In-meet Saturday at Alumni Arena ln the lirnl meet. L6 defeated Boston College 44-6 as1~ Jctn Stutzman set rew sdlool records wi1h 102 career and 62 singleseason lakeOOwns, v.minQ tis InA by leCirical lal <Net a_., 9Mwsy aJ 4:27. 158iX>-rder Aruo Mazzeo - t h e Eagles' Faile Mar· lin by leetnicallal. 167-jXU'Ide" Cleorge Ol!m:u\ 1niJ(U'Ide" Man Ricci and heavy'Mlighl Mike Garofalo by lal. also-.. . . THIS WEEK 'S HOME ATHLETIC EVENTS .._-.. Mid<;ontinent Sw1rrvning & _DMngChamplonships A!umn1 Arena NatatoriUm, 11 am (Prehm•nanes) 7 p m {F•nals) Mid-Conlinet11 Swimrrung & Diving Championships Alumni Arena Natator1um. 11 am (Prehm1nar1es). 7 p m (Ftnals) Mid-Conlonen1 Swimming & Diving Championships Alumn1 Arena ........ -.21 ~ --2:1 Natatonum. 11 am (Prehmmnes) 7 p m (F1nals) �6 - - . - - . . . . . 11 F ---RIUAif 10 II'UKIIJ -one- F,.._, widely regarded as of the world~ leading autOOrities on education reform, will address the 1997 alumni dinner of the UB Graduate School of Education , to be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, in the Buffalo Yacht Club. One Porter Ave. The dinner Is open to all educattOn-school facully, students. staff and a1um01. and to the general pubhe FOf infOfmation and reservations , call the Graduate School of EducaHon Dean's Office at 645- 2491 Fullen is dean of the newty IOfmed Ontario lnslitute for Studies '" EducaUon at the University of TOfonto and Is one of the most highly respected educational innovatOfs of th•s age In a talk, ~rak•ng Action Am1dst Chaos .- he will offer ins•ghts into the management of change under c haot•c conditiOns. They were developed , he said . during many years of actiVe practice thrOughout Ganada and the U.S. He also will drscuss lines of action and strategies effective 10 dealing with change. Fullan revoMionized the way schOO( reform is regarded with h1s 1982 book, "The Meaning of Educa110081 Change.· In a newly revised editiOn. ·The New Ueamng ol Edu· cational Change,· he extended h1s examination of the concept from its tntrOOuctJon into educational parlance to its meaning and most eHecllve practice W1 a COil'IPiex society. Fullan deve)Oped pannershlps w11h school systems. teachers' federaHons . research and development 1nslitutes, and goverrment agencies designed to bring about major school tmprovernant and educational refonn. He has served these projects as a researcher. trainer and policy advisor. He also has been •nvolved wtth major evaluations of educational initiatives undertaken by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations. RPI,__10SI'EAJ( AT ASIAII.-.,IIIIADUATE '"II.OSOI'HY IYIIfTS John Koller, profeSSOf in the Philosophy Department of Renssalaer Polyteclvlic Institute, will lead an informal discussion, ·An Anatysis of a Hindu Temple: on Friday. Feb. 28 at noon In Room 250, Student Union. A slide show will be included in the program. The brown-bag luncheon event, part of Asia at Noon , is sponSOfed by the Asian Studies program and the yraduate Philoso- phy Association of UB. It is open to students , faculty and the pubfic. On March 1. the Asian Studies program and the Graduate Phik>sophy Association will co-sponsor the Rfth Annual GraOOa!e Pl1ifooophy Conference beginning at 10 a.m . in the Center for Inquiry, SWeet Home Road. Amherst. Kofler will give the keynote address. • Jainism: Cognitive and Moral lmplicattons of Anekantavada.• The conference is open to students, faculty and the public NYCIIOUMIY - 1 0 CIIYENPDINW.Iulle Attl, a psychology major whose research has been accepted into the Eastern PsychologicaJ Association program, wiU present her student paper for Psi Chi (nationol honor society in psychology) in washington, D.C., April 11-13. The subject of her paper Is affective style and attachment type in triadic family interacliona. Atti waa one of 15 aiUCfonto who alto r&ceived a "bolt paper" oward of $150 to defray travel oxpenoes. ClAMIC -I'UTIWIL 10·-•--.:u The firat-ever Classic Bond Festival will be prOSMted Saturday, Fob. 22, by the Undergraduate Student Association (SA) and the Univeroity Union Activities Boord (UUAB) In conjunction with the - . . , Nuvs' 007 Shrine (h«pJ/www.nuvs.com/ jbond). The event, to be held at the Student Union Theater on the North Campus, is a salute to the'Orlglnat James Bond. Sean Connery. Two classic Bond fitrns from the '60s will be shown: From Russia With Love at 6:30p.m . and Goldfinger at 9:30 p .m . These are the original films in 35mm format. Speclal screenings of rare and unusual clips from the Bond film sa. ries will be presented , with trivia contests held before each film , and a tree raffle for a special prize just before the second film. Tickets, at $3.50 for each fllm , $6 lor both, are available at the UB TICket Office, 221 Student Union, 645-2353. A limited number of tickets will be available at the dOOf. For more information call UUAB at 6452957 . The Student Union Theater is wheelchair-accessible . To make arrangements, call Pat at 645-2950. MA1tU11a I'- . a NAilED ECIIC MIDICAL ~ .......,., W. Paroaltl, clinical associate professor of neurok>gy at the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been appointed medical d irector of the Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) by the board of managers . She will oversee the medical operattons of the ECMC Healthcare Network, which Includes the Medi. - - - -- . cal Center, the Erie County Home and a growing base of off-site health centers. A graduate of Canisius College, she received her M .D. degree from UB medical school in 1980. From 1992 to 1996 she served as clinical d ireotor for ECMC's Qe.. partment of Neurology. She has served as director, EEG laboratory and chief. Department of NetJrofogy at the Buffalo Psychiatric Center from 1988 to 1992. From 1986 to 1988 she was director of the EEG laboratory at Buffak> Veterans Administration Medical Center. She has publtshed a number of articles and her recent research has Involved a collaborative study on PET scanning In patients with minor head Injury. . She S0MH1 on the UB Medical Alumni Association board of governors, UB Dean's Advisory Council, and Is lrmlediate·past P""'ldent of the UB Medical Alumni Association She..., tho Amorican Medical Wcmen's- Gonder Equity Award In 1996 and has raceilled - ---- ert!lawardsfor...-.:eln~ . AJIIIICAM..&MD"UUI _ . . LOOKIIJ WE •t Give You The Dawn: A CelebraUon o1 ~rit and Ute,· a one-woman show that embraces five performance Styles, will be staged Friday. Feb. 28. at 8 p.m. in the Student Union Theater. The original, partly autobiographical production. the worf< of -Whitis, Incorporates theater, poetry, storytelling, song and dance to showcase the AlricaoAmerican woman~ P<npoclive on IW8, past, present and futuro. Whitis, who heo wor1<ed as ectraas, dancer, atorytaller, TV pmduoer. director and choraographef for 25 yeatl, heo been a performing arto 1n11ructor at tho Univeroity of ~. Brockport State College, Empire Slate College and the' Eastman School of Music. In 1996 1116 received the Dls1ingulolled Scholar Public SeMce Award from the Brockport State College Alumni Association. riCkets for the performance ($7, students: $10, general public) are available at the door the night of the show. For more information call 833-9342. The show Is presented by the GSA Social Wort< Club. co-sponsored by the UB Graduate School of Social Wort<, the UB Department of Public SerW::e and Urban AHa!"' and GSA clubs, Including Information and Ubrary Sciences, Classics, Graduata American Studies and Urban Affairs. New findings that coufd affect whether a nuclear-waste disposal site is tocated atong the ClarendonUnden Fautt system in Allegany County will be discussed In a lecture to be held at 7:30p.m . on Feb. 24 on the North campus. D• associate professor of .a.co111, geology at UB, will diSC<Jss new findings he has made on the fault system with his colleague, .fohn C • Fountain, professor of geok>gy. The talk, •ts There a Conflict Berween Geology and Nuclear Waste Disposal? Allegany County. An Example: will begin at 7:30p.m . in Room 215 of the Natural Sciences Complex on the North Campus. Free and open to the public , tt will be part of the UB Sciences Alumni Association lecture series. Jacobi. who wilh RlLr<aln has SI1Jd. led this lou~ system .-.sively, will disctJss their latest findings, including a clear Indication that the system Is comprised not of a s1ng1e 1au1. but a at --paraffelfalJtmnesatthe !Uface and below l He will discuss their conclusion that while there Is little probability of a large-magnitude earthquake occurring on the fautt system in the next 10.000 years, aspects of the site's geological history suggest that locating a nuC~ waste disposal site along the fau~ system would r&qulre more money and resources than would areas outside of it. For more information, contact Cindy Nydahlat 645-2531 . IAUY AI'I'IAitSIII -IIAUift10 ~ - - , _ principal flutist with the BuHaloJ'tlilharmonic Orchestra and a faculty member at UB, will appear with an all-Buffalo group of guest stars joining the BPO for the presentation of Scandinavian Rainbow Feb. 22 and 23 m Kleinhans Music Hall. The presantation, • bibute to Buffalo musical heritege. includes 8 concer1 at 8 p.m. Feb. 22 and a 2:30 p.m. performance Feb. 23. Bailey, a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, has been principal flutist with the orchestra since JLn0,1996. ~u-·-..-nnnE 10-~·- The World Languages Institute (WU), a section of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. will offer elementary Hindi in the fall semester. Hther9 is sutlicient ervollment, the program will be expanded In subsequant-. AI finll- and ooconcl-year COLrMI , _ the for8ign ~ raquir9r\'llrt _ ....,,, . . . ,. _,............_..,_ .... ,................................... Jlllleede oaa IOvilowlllll . . . . _ - t o 41111 1118. '1b -.tllar ..... Oil ........ your -a. quory with ~ brtoge:..,. Par example ifyoa wae looiWig for pictureo of Preaideot ClioiOI! yooa wwld type ~:clinlmt or if you wereloolcin& for piclum ollbc yoo would brtoje:-. Refer 10 ~·• oaJiDe llelp for more delailed usistauce. If you need ~ oa:ess to an extensive colleclioo of !lOCk photos. then lades Stoek Pll.otop-apl!y (fiUp:/1 .....,.Jaduotock me/) is the lite for you. l!llla !lied< Ploolop'aplly functions as an electronic photo-~ egeocy for authors publishers, and advertising agencies. This stte allows ..,~ users access to more than 200.000 digital as well as sophisticated search, payment, and dowDioadiog features. A researcher looking for pictures of Teddy Roosevelt, for example. can now find and purchase them in moments without leaving the office. If you have questions about IDdtx Stock J'llo. tograpby you can send them 10 WtbmulerOindexJtnrk.eom. For rusisronce in conneczing to tJoe World Wule \fd> via UB computer ac~ounts, contact the Computing Center :s- Help Desk im:"F'· at 645-3542. -<itmma DtVinney and Don Hartman, Univusity librarits Nearly 700 students are studying Hindi nat~. according to a survey by the Modern Language AssociaUon. UB will join 30 other instituUons of higher education that offer the language. For rTIOfB information, call Mark Ashwill, WLI director. at 645-2292 or •v-- ASHWILLOacsu .buHalo.edu. . - n ' l fOUIIDIIJION -'(IW( -~ nationally syndi- cated newspaper COIOOVlist and political analyst, >Mil present his views on character In politics at 7:30p.m . on Wednesday; Feb. 26, In the Amhorot Middle School Auditorium. 55 Kings Highway, Snyder. Hia vis~ is sponsored by the Rev. A. Joseph Blsaonet!e Memorial Fo<.ndation in OOI'l'MI610atiolid the 10th ~a~~-. The """"" is free and open to tho pOOiic. _Shields wil speak on "U<a Sporls, Politics Doosn' Develop Charac18r. It RoYoafslt" He is donetlng his limo for this_.,.,.,, Bissonette, whose ministry centered on soclal }ustice. was mur- dered In his BuffalO 'palish residence In 1987. The foundation perpetuates his ministry by supporting projects aimed at asalsting the needy. addressing problems of the inner city and educating the public on social-justice issues. Shields. principal analyst on ·Newshour with Jim Lehrer,· and a moderator on CNN's award-wiMing program. "Capital Gang,• writes a nationally syndicated ooftJmn. - of fll(!llly· medicine UB associate 1f11-r professor and Fr. Bissonettaw brother, established the Bissonotte Foundation and chairs its board of directors . - - .8 student and athlete at UB. was honored as senior athlote at the National Girls and Women In Spor1s Day brealdast held on Fob. 6 at UB. An occupetional therapy major and member of the croos-coontry and trad<-ilnd-fiokf taama, Welch has excelled In borb academics and athletics during her career at UB. She heo been named to the Dean~ List for achieving 8 gradepoint average of 3.6 or hlg/le(, has boon recognized by the Depar1rnent of Occupational Therapy for excelktnce in extracurricular activity and has received the Mid-Continent Conference Scholar Athlete Award. She has ....-..d AIC<nerence honor&. along wilh- ~Player andMoat~Piayer-ln ~andtrack-8'ld-liefd. �~-. L rs ... --. ..... I am disttessed that few coocened effons to deal with this imbalance are made in any Extra efforts needed to reach balance in faculty -. I rood the Rq>ort from the Toslt Fon:e on Womeo 11 UB with great inlerell I finnly believe that a Concerted. aggressive and clear ex· In effort (defined os allinnalive action in lower case) 10 reach ~balance in our faculty gender and rocW divusity iJ • valuable goal. I think it will lessen the culwral differ- ences in the academy, it will increase our ability to deal with mentoring and providing role models for our increasingly diverse stu · dent base, it will open UJ to new models of teaching and communication, and enrich our scholanbip, teaching and service, possibly developing a new thinking tow4fd balancing thc:se more equitably in the sciences and engineering in a research univenity. Spealting slrictly aboul the dala for science faculty, !he report clearly illustrates that despite written commitmeota, we have failed over tbe past 20 years where many of our peer institutions have succeeded in increasing the numbers of 1cnured and tenure track women in science and engineering. AJ a member of the NSM faculty I have long been interested in the apparent lack of undentanding of the historical roots of the Jack of gender and raciaJ balance and diversity among the faculty in physical sciences at UB . planning during facuJty searches in Cbemis· try, in particular. (I limit my comments to my borne department, because I am aware of sean:h procedures aod actual searches in my dcpanmcnl, bul I guess I make the [perhaps poor) assumption thai the same types of procedures are common in physical sciences de- paruneniS in NSM.) Some of my distress grows out of my ex· periences in natiooal policy discussions whiJe 11 NSF and oo review and policy panels a1 NSF. I watc h how other institutions deal with this issue. I do not believe my colleagues seek to exclude women and minorities during facuJty recruiting. I do believe that they are oot cognizant of a number of issues related to facuJty and staff recruiting in a straU:gic manner. I believe this grows out of the view that affirmative action is someooe else's administrative coocem. And, our affirmative action ef. fons 1eod·IO be "after.,the fac1." Affirmative action to me means making exln effons 10 e•pand the pool of qualified candidates ABOVE that of the statistica1 distribution. No such efforts are made in th.is de- partmeDL Advertisemenu are placed. including in minori1y and affl.nllAtive action sources, strong and clear statements of preference are made in the advertisements. my colleagues on the search committee are dili· gent. in my view, to identify qualified minority and women candidates during the screening of applications. So why do we faillo address the serious imbalance in numbers reponed in the Task Force's tables? In my view it lies in our sloppy search procedures. We also are stuck 7 with Simplistic nostrums about uienlifying and finding candidates. We have no training in ex.tra efforts to identify candidates. We don' t pay attention to what others do. We fack the knowledge or procedures to address the imbalance in the firsl step-identifymg candidates. An example can be gained from observing MIT's Chemical Engineering Department over the past few yean. Despite the convenGonal wisdom that you never hire your own srudentslpostdoc's, MIT's ChemicaJ Engineering has hired two women by identifying their own best people and mentoring and recruiting them. One associate professor was a postdoc of a senior faculty member a t MIT; she was recruited to stay at MIT as a faculty member. A current assistant professor was a graduate student at MIT who was convi nced to postdoc down the road at Harvard and then return to MIT. This long-range planning and unusual recruitment are what is needed. Since we do not reach out beyond adver· _ tisements and b lanket letters, we cannot know who does not apply, and we cannot c ull the best women and minority candidates be cause our pool of applicants is not large enough . We do not use personal contacts with s uccessful women and minority full professors to identify by phone and mail. qualified women and minority applicants who might be postdoc'ing for mentors with si milar in1eres1s and backgroonds. I have sat on NSF review panels charged with identifying the best young postdoctoral scholars over the past few years. Each year, I have offered my colleagues who are running searches the lisl of the applicants and nomi · nees, as a means to write these people to invite them to apply. Personal contacts like th1s overcome the reputation that precedes us. that by virtue of our statistics, we are DOl a friendly place for women and minorities.. The statistics published in the report by the Task Force on Women at US for FNSM depanmcnts show that there are few women m certain departments and that there are defi cits when compared with the expected.values from the current population in that discipl ine. Despite 20 years of concern, we cannot even keep up with the distribution of women which are still underrepresented ! In my IS years in Chemistry at US, we have gone from one associate to one full 10 two (one full and one assistant) back to one (one associate professor). Despite recru.iting wh1ch has raised the distribution of women m the depanment 's graduate program over that periOO. we do not have sufficienl numbers for role models or mentorship for women graduate students . It is sensible to ask what I recommend as a step 1o ward solutJon. I hope we focus on improving the facuhy recruiting process at the ini[ial stage of obtaining applicants. by developing 1deas and insisting on aggress1ve measures to increase the pool or qualified women and mino nty apphcants BEFORE the inlerview process. We need leadersh1p from the top to make this happen . We need dtrection from the President and Provost. at least in developmg standards for our search procedures to help increase the pool of qualified a pplicants. And we need commilment. equally. from the fac· uhy who make the cho1ces . Sincerely. -.rH A- QAIID£L1A IR. Professor of Chermstry CALENDAR - Continued from pageS tridoa. 7-8 p.m. ....,., Caii645-612S. L ady..utb Black Mambuo. M~t·~· Center ror the Arts. North Campus. 7:30p.m. SI2.SO. $16.SO, SI8.SO. Call 645-ARTS. CleMic:a ~Aicooquln Table Colfeoboute. Harriman Hall. South Campus. 8- 11 p.m. l'eople'e.....,__ COODOdlaa uclaatlrist Dick Grqory, former tnck IWtumed-activist, started '"Campaign for Human Dignity'" to fight crime. Brings wit and dcd.i- carioo to human riJ.hll causes. Center for lhe Ans Drama The· atte. 8 p.m. Sponsored by Stu· dent Association . Ca11645-29SO for fru: ticket info. JewlaiiAW---.. Su.rvlnlln Sarajevo." photo exhibit deplcLS role of Jewish community during Serbian siege of Bosnian capital. Suite 210, The Commons. North Campus. F=. ' ASCIT-.bop Usi.Da BTML to Crut~ a Bomtpaae-UAaaa PC. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Register lhrough Academic User Liaison Office, 215 Computing Center, 645-3540. ASCIT-.bop latroduelioa to lnkmtt' ResouiUI oa UNIX-Pia~ Part I. 10 a.m-Noon. Register through Academic User Uaison Office, 215 Computing Center, 645-3540. Roawelll'..t<p53 and Colorec::tal Caoc:u, Garth Anderson, Ph.D., and Monon S. Kahlenberg. Kirch - hofer Room, RPCI. 12:30 p.m. ...._ ....,a I.Ktlo.. Prospedl for Puce In I be Foi"1Mr Yuaoelavla. Zdenka Gut. 20? O'Brian Hall. North Campus. I p.m. uc:rr-....... Custo•lutioa of UNIX tavlroDJBtat with XUR6. I :303:30 p.m.. Register through Academic User Liaison Office. 21 S Compatina Center, 64S·3S40. ~-­ c:ouo.oSteaaUc Dtfauh RuiH and Tul-Liaplsdc Aaalysls, Elisabeth LeinreUner, Depc. or Linguis1i01. Univ. or Vienna and u .... Maabe:nor Cllrotaatk: C lub, Audrey Sharer, soprano; James Mabry, trombone': Paul Hanley. pi · ano: Linda Mabry. piano. AUen. South Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Concen to be bi'OMIcast on lhe rollowing Sunday 11 4 p.m. on WB FO· FM 88.7. Lecture ille Sporu, Politics Doesn't Dnc:&op Chane· ter, It Reveals II, Mark Shield.J.. nationally syndi· catcd newspiiper columnist and political analyst. Amhenl Middle School auditowork, rium, SS Kings "Aknelo'a value added Cooda," Is on Hwy.• Am.hent . ••htblt In Art Dep11rtment Gottery. 7:30p.m. Free . Sponsored by Rev. A. Dept. or Germanic Languages Joseph Bissonette Memorial and Litentures. Univ. or Michi· Foundation. gan. 280 Park. North Campus. 2p.m. Ufe-....... Student Leadenblp : Issues aod Answt.rs. 3-4 p.m. Call 645-6125. - ~-e B iocbemka i-Gtnc:tlcs and Molecular Aaalyaa of Anthocyanin Biosyatbetk Pathway• In Ill«, Dr. Vab Subba Roddy, Mu Planck Institute for Chemi cal Ecology. 651 Cooke Hall. North Campus. 4: 1S p.m. ...,_ LoCic ~, ... Bulfalo fA&Ic Dlclloaary l!roject-Propol.itioulldentley, John Corcoran, UB Dept. or Philosophy. 280 Park Hall . North Campus. 4-BO p.m. Alclllt-.. I.Ktlo.. Daa Banp.nu.. Dan Hanganu Architects, Montreal . 301 Crosby. North Campus. S:30p.m. ••• The Schubert Ensemble or Londoa. Slce. North C.mpus 8 p.m. $10.$12. SIS. Call 645-2921. UUA8 FilM Sw~t Notblng. Student Umon 1beater, 20 I Student Union. North Campus. 9 p.m. S2 .SO. S4 THUR27. .......... Athletl. . Amherst Swlm Meet. Alumm Arena Natatorium. North Cam· pus. 8 a. m.- 10 p.m . uc:rr-...op lntroduction to M•ple ror Windowt- P•rt ll. I :3()..4 p.m. Register through Academic User L1aison Office, 21 S Compuung Centt:r, 64S·3S40. UUA8Fit. " "--tca Mo&ec:ular Geoetk:s for Cystk Fibrosis, Dr. L-C. Tsui. Hospital Tbt: Color Purple. Sludent Union 1beatcr, 201 Student Union. North Campus. 6:30 p.m. $2.50, $4. ror Sick Children. Toronto. S08 Cooke. North Campus. 3:30 p.m. Ufe-.bop Weight Manaat:mtnl aod Nu- ·-COl._..... C•pturc:-Rtc.apturt Met bods for Softwan RdiablUty, Prof. Roman Viveros-Aguilen. McMastt:r Univ. Sou1h Campus . 4p.m. ute-...op Tbals/DWe:rtatioa Su pport Group, Batban Umiker, UB Counseling Center. 4 : 30-~ : 30 p.m. Thursdays lhroogh April 17. Cali64S-612S . -"-1"' 1997 Rumsey Cand idates. An Department Gallery, Center ror tht: Arts. North Campus. S-7 p.m. Exlo*!OpeoolttC The GndLllltt Sbow-Fint Year. Uniw:rsity Gallery. Center ror the: Arts. Nonh Campus. ~- 7 p.m. ASCIT-.bop Introduction to UN IX a nd tbe t:omputln& environment of the CIT tlme-dlarin& resouras. S:30-8 p.m. Register through Academic User Liaison Office. liS Computing Ct:ntt:r. 64S · 3540. UUA• Film Tbe Color Purple. Student Union lbealt:r. 201 Student Union. Nonh Campus 6:30 p.m. $2.50. $4. Ufe-.bop '"'Tht GBdua1e Stucknl Show Second· Year SIUdenls" m the UB An Gallery. Center ror the Ans. Nonh Campwo. Through Feb. 20. Gallery hours 11te 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wedncsday ·Satur· day. II a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday &. Controller. Univenily Ser· v1a:s. Posting IP- 701 I . Sylt.IUill Devftoper (SL-3)-AJ.sociate Vice President&: Controller. Posting IP-7012. Systnus Dtvelopu (MP-5}-Associatt: Vacc Presidcnl for Univenity SerVICCS, Polling IP· 701 3. Reside ncr HaJJ Dirfttor (SL-2) (three ~tioflJ •vailablt)-5tu dent Affairs, Posling •P-70 14 Library CODHrVaton Technician (SL-1)-Univt:rsity Ubrarles. Posting IP-701S. ~Into Feculty School or Architecture and Planning's James Dyeu Gallery. 3)4 Hayes Hall , South Campus Gallery hours are 9 a.m.·S p.m. Monday through Friday. _..,.,..._ -....u- Work by Duane Zaloockk. who smce the early '60s has been eA p1oring wh:u he refers to u the "sensuality or the act of seeing .. L1ghtwt:ll Gallery. Center ror the Aru. Gallt:ry hours arc 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wcdnesday-Satur· day. J I a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. CUinblq.-ouMI•yrOOM Work by Lucy Gunn1ng . Camcn follows a woman as she per· rorms an act or Circumvention. her rcet never toochmg !he OOOC' as she gmgerly traverws shelves. mamcls. radiators and moldmg. Lowt:r level, US An Gallery. Ccn1er rOf' the Aru. Gallery hours 111 10:30 a.rn.· 8 p.m Wednesday-Sunday. II a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. Oesienin& Your Own Rubber Stamp. 7-10 p.m. Caii64S· 6125 . Ufe-.bop Atlas Unburdeoed: MUAge Tbuapy for NKk and Shoulders. 7:30-9 p.m. Call 64S· 6125. l'eople'e..,_..........e Native American storyteller Gayle Rou. dircc1 dtscendant of John Ross, princ1pal chief or Cht:rokee Nation during infa· mous ''Tnil or Tears," tells leg· ends and myths or nauve peop1t: of our con1inen1. Center ror the. Arts Drama Theatre. 7:30p.m. Sponsored by Srudent Associa· tion. Call 64~·2950 for rree 11cke1 mro. UUA8 Fit. Sweet Nothin&. Student Union Tneater. 201 Studenl Union. North Campus . 9 p.m. $2.50. $4. c---.. "'Chinese Mountainscape Archl· tccture." an eJ.hibit or photographs by John Valentino w1th tt:xt by Beverly foit-A1bt:n. continues through Feb. 21 m lhe ~oloCY to COftduct dllllc.ltrt.l The UB DeJ)IInment or Dermatology a1 Buffalo Ge~ Hos· p1tal is conducting a c hmcal tnal for men or women who have acne. Panicipants mwt be: age 12 and older to qualify For more information. call 8593749 Assistant Profeuor-Surgery. Posting •F-7022. Assistant/As· Proft:SSOr-Surgery. Poslmg •F-7023. Asmtant/Aslociate Professor-Surgery. Posting •F-7024. Assistant/ASiodate ProfCS50r-Surgery. Postmg IPF-7025 soda t~ Re. . .ch Rettart.b Aide-Sponsored ~ grams Personnel . Open. Secretary 1-Psychology. Posting fR -96074. Gift 1c Pled&e R~ porting Assistant-Development. Posting •R-96084. Sec~ lary to tbe Dindor of SpeciaJ Gift.s-University Development. Posting 1970 I I . AJ.si.st.nt Di· rector or Dnt.lopment for Atbktic:s-University Development, Posting jR-97012. Manager or Stewardship P~ gram.t·University De\•elopmenL, Pos1mg fR -970 13 Telefuad Systems & Data Manager-Um· versity Development. Posung tfiiR -970 14. ConlpetttJwe Civil Service Keyboard Specialist 2 (SG-9)EiectricaJ &: Computer Eng• · necring. L1ne •34856. Key· board S ptda.lis:t 2-Purchasmg, Lme 02344. S«.retary 1 (SCI I)-Office or AdmiSl>IOns. Lme lfll26767 N.....C-'"'••/ Labor - JOBS ... .. .. . L ad Proa:rammer/Analyst (SL-3)-Heahh Science Node. Posling •P-7001. lnternational Student Advisor (SL-3)-Qffice of International Education/Inter· national Student &: Scholar Services. Polling IP-7006. Senior Protrammer/Analyst (SIA)Engineering &. Compuling Ser· vices. Posting IP-7008. De:an & Professor (MP-l)-Gtadu•te School or Education, Posting fi!P-7009. Dean lc Proressor (MP·lHJraduate School of Social Wort . Postins MP· 7010 TKbnkal upport Specialist (SL-l)-Associalc V1ce Pres1dent Clualtled Civil Sen-Ice Bulldinc Scrvicr Aldt (NS-J) (part timt-)-Unh·erslly Fac1h· lies. Line ~146 . 46147 . 46148. 46149. 46150. 461S I. 4611S2. 46153 Automotin Body MKbanH:: (SG-12)-Unl · versity facthues. Lmc *21630 MainteDI.JK'e' H elper(~· University Facilit1es. L•ne 1460 II. 46012. Motor Vehicle Opuator (SG-7)-0fficc or Parking and Transponauon Ser· vices. Line 140426 To obtai11 1n0rr trifonrumon on jobs list~d abow. coruact Pusoruvl &rvicrs. 104 Crofts Hall. To obtam mfomumon on Rurarrh jObs. contact Spon · sorrd Prograrru Prr:ronnrl. 4/6 Crofts �8 n.~ .,_.,... .............................................................................. ,...... ~ . . . . - . . . . - - - . . . . TlllwMIIy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . - --~--~----). OWFIIX-IoMNl'N. by lbc Onduate Group in Evolutioowy BioJoay aad E<:oi<>&Y. ucn-...... Advucedrs..Mallr... UNIX, hrt IL 10 a.m.·Noon. Reaistu lhrouah Academic User Uaison Office, 21.5 Computing Center, 64.S.3S40. ......... -DiwloiC Mid-C........ Swlaalq .... Dlvia& C-plooalpo. Alumni Arena Natatorium. North Campus. II Lm.- 10 p.m. ...,..._,_ Ablcu....-...laGovo..,._ IDellt, panel diiCu.uion with Beverly Ony. E. JtaMette Ogde Robert Arthwo . E • modemor. Noon. An:b" Hunt<r Lilxvy. Edu· caU Opportunity Center, 46.5 ub.iQIIOn St. L. a..... u, Vola& SPSS .. UNIX. I;JO. 3:30p.m. Rc&iJ'a" lbrou&b A cademic User Uaiaon otfk:c, 21.5 Compulina Center, 64S-3S40. ..................... ...,._....., c -.J ~Support Greup, Bart.. Umittr, UB -- CounsellD& Cencer. 4:30-.5:30 p.m. Tbundayslbroup April 17. Call645-6125. Ro.ptr Sto.pu. Student Union 'Theater, 201 Student Union. North Campus. 6:30 p.m. $2.50. $4. ...,._....., U.ot-- laln>ductory lldlesolocr· 1·9 p.m. Call 645-6125 . a... .... lr. CI ..._ X.... AbduJ..Iabbar. MainJtaae, Center for lbc Arts. North Campw. 7:30p.m. Free, but tickets must be reserved by calliaa 64S.ARTS . I g' 1° 'dKMIIt ZocUllqwe o..c:e Co.puy, Prontien n . Drama 1'beatre. Center foe tbe Arts. North Cam· pus. 8 p.m. $5. $2.50. Call 64S. ARTS. DiloloM. Abbijit Cbakrabony. ~ Cooke. North Campu.. 3:30p.m. -......c-..WUI (... Wloerel h ureT Jes4s Ma.tcrin, ConJcjo Supe-rior de lnvs Ciend'fiCU, Madrid. 684 Baldy. North Campus. I ,..., -loenlllp-.. Speaker. Pn:aidoot Willlam R. om-. s...... v.uo.. Nonh Campu.J. I-10a.m. .,.._ •• 4 I 0 ....,_c-..n.a.t... oiiiWier! expc:rtl from five uaivenitiea. includin& UB will take pat in symposium c.-u., Pnatlyn 0. KJioL ......_. iadude Dr. Joey P. 0...,... Uaiv. t.fisli>sippi; Dr. J&IDCII E. Sprinp&e. UB; Dt. Jamc:t A. Schafet, Ulliv. Alabama; Dr. Allee W. Cowley JL. Medical Collqe oC w....... sin aad Dr. Pnatlyn 0 . KDoi. wbo will Jive tbe Harrin&IOD Lcc::tun:. Ccatcr for tbe AtU Screeaiaa Room. North Cam· pua. 8 a.m.-3: u p.m. VB Pit Fair. O)"IIIIWlics Room. Alumni AJooa. North Campus: 8 a.m.-S p.m. - ~­ w-u...uo.uc~v- u,. ~ Slnl.p.,... £a. , . _ _ , ACololoonlift c---,. . _ , D r. Bony Cappella .... Dr. -....-.. .... ..._ ......... 10 a.m.·Nooa. RcJister throu&b tbe AA:odemlc User Li· aisoa otr.ce, liS Computin& c..re.. 64S.3541l. 12 ::c:::.::. ,.,_._eo._ . . . . . Dopaollloa Geraldipo Bud. Buffalo SWe ColleJe. M- Hall Oak Room. Bu.trUo State CoUe,e. 8 a.m. c--. .......... S edloe VI w~ Main Gym. AJumni Arena. North Cunpus. 8 a.m.-tO p.m. llehclory~aad Coloale Modl:lty, AJex Florea, M.D.• N....,.. Wellesley Hoopi· Dr. Carloo DeLorenzo. Oilldrtn'1 Hospital n o E>o~uu.. ., SedoJ ....,. odlotu Ia llewaiolnls, Dr. lal.-.... Stephen PrueU-Joncs. Univ. of Chic:aao. 114 Hocbsteaer. North Campus. 4 p.m. C<HpODtOred or Pinsblu&b. Klnch Audioorium. Children'• Hoapital. 8a.m. "'Air .. Lob Sooporio<, 0.. Kurtis O.M. ........... Michlpn Tec:bootop:al Univ. 140 K<uer. North Campus. II a.m. •........ -DiwloiC Mld~--­ udDtwlaiCia•mt' 'Ips AIUJDDi Areal NIIIIOrium.. North Campu.. II a.m.·IO p.m. --...... ._toS..X- .......... 5 , . - I :J0.3:30 p.m. Rqi- tbrou&b Academic Uocr LWsoo Office, 215 Com· pulin& 64S.3541l. eau.r. , . _ . , _ rr-n .. .._ ... ........,..,_ ,.,_...,. ... _1\1- o. - . Fnok1yn KDoi. bead or Nepllrolosy Jib. tcareb Uait 11. Mayo Clinic: a Pouadaljoo. '-ioaally klmw'Dcxpet1in pbyoioloJy of tbe kldoey. s-aina RDom. Ceoler for tbe Arts. Nonh Campua. =2:15p.m. _,._._Ia c--..,., c...MM Prof. Udo Brinltor. SUNY BJa&bamtoo. 215 Nab1r111 Sci· . . . . . . . . . .-. Fell. H. Tlle1117.._ ....._ . . ..,_Ill 1:a11-. ~r·u__,._.,_ ............ ,_ . ~G."-. M.D. PUI. bead oC Neflwololy Jib. lelrdl UD.it aa W.yo Ciaic a; Pouadatioa. eo- for !be Arts. North Campus. 4 p.m. .......,..... orchellraJ ut.ne to Bul&lo. wilb aJI.Buft"aJo ,_. SIXIiac:ludioa Cbrialioe Bailey. priadpal fllllisl. a VB facuhy ___ _... ......_"" ...-. ~MIIIic:Hall ....-r-o.J....... VB - · pra(. oiJOOiol7. 215 N-.1 Scieoca- Norlh Campas. 7:30p.m. 2950 for froeli<UI info. ~-Ooldliop. Voioo Tbo- ----........ ----c.r . ...... __ 1 llylar 1, c:boroc>snPbod ..,. PluiTiylor. Malaslqe. c-.. for lhe Arts. Nonh Campua. 8 p.m. SIO, $5. Call 64S.ARTS. - . 201-lhlioLCampuo. 9-.30 p.m. $3.50 for lbn>oP--= u-Liailoo ---. ... J--.-...... a a.o.eo JuUd.. Student Onion Tbeater, 201 Student Union. North Campus. 9 p.m. $2.50. $4. -~aACI(-- a,.__ LcadiJic kldaey -- FenaU.bT.-uciiM s...ur...-Cillnl Prof. CynoJ Toy· lor, Cue Wemm R.csetvc Univ. 20S Narun.l Sciences. North Campus. 3:45 p.m. 7 I no JtWMr- v.... .,_,..,_,_. ---.......... -3:30p.m. ..,.,.,c.IIMMr • --...... . _VNIJ[_....,.. ._ ... __ ..-.......,.~ 11oM- JL..II ... Prod· ..... I p.m. Call 1115-5000. . , . _.... .,_011 G-~-­ ..... a Jdet. Student Union - -... -r-.· ... ., .. r.-.,. G.ll-. c-. ..........,_.,._ for llle Ana. Cooopoa. 8 p.OL S l - $20. I 1' ' ??.._. ..,._, 201Studeo1U.UO.. Nonh Campuo. 6:30 .... 9 p.m. $2.50. ~. .............. -ne. ~~~I ' leftM ....... :r.-...-~1· l'rcolienU.Dnma-. ·.-. -COIMWiity depieu-oiclllrtoc ~ . . . olllooaiaocopilal.- Uaioa LciJby. Norlh Campuo. Fn:e. DNA,_ 'hdooooiov- - -- _ __ --L. --W--51.---- ----c,.le - ----......,_. -....--.. ....... ........ ·-----~ plex. 7:30 p..,.. Spc>IIOOIOd lly Comell-. Elli«<U Com- c-r for tbc Ani. Notdl Camc-. I p.m. SS. SIO. Call 645- ARTS. StudcDt AuociatiocL Cali64S- _...,. ..... 12 8:30a.m. _ ---. . -... . -sa for-. IIOredby~SIUdenl . ~ ......,,uorc--.Jtahlceto C<Hpoooored by WB~. • e;P 0 ,,..._. Zodlol!oo-~1· Prooden ll.llnma ~ C...... for tbe Arls. Norlh Cam. pus. 8 p.m. SS. SIO. Cal164S. ARTS. Melr Strloa Qlsertet. Slee. Nonh Campua. 8 p.m. $4, SS. Bdalo.wilhiiii-Bdalo.... lac:ludioa CIIrilliae Bailey. priadpaltloWI. • VB fac1111y mem11e<. ICiel.- Male Hall. 2:30p.m. Call 1115-5000. 201 SIUdeol Union. Nonh Campus. 11:30 p.m. $2.50. $4. p.m. a.,;-dlrouPAcademic v- LWsoo Ollice. 215 eom. pudoa c.-. 645-l540. c...-.- M-A--.,fre. ss. sa. sa. c........ -...Nonh V...,....AIWDIIi Complo. 8-10 p.m. CHIMP: A_,_ --~-. ...-.IC.-~ Uaiv. Mlrylood. 17 ClomeoL Norlh Campuo.l:lO p.m. ~--H--. Heleoe T. - · M.S, IU>. --...... .. _.. '!lope-... ReJi-lbsoa&b A<:adenli< Ute< Liaisoa orr.... 21s eompuu., Dairy · Soulh CouDdl. Campua. 306 4-5 p.m. ......... S i p ! . - - 5;3().6;30 p.m. ...... - ....,._....., _,.no.: days lbtou&b April I . Call 64S. ,,, - - . . 5:3().6;30 p.m. ...... dayslbrou&b Feb. 25. Call 64S. 6125. eau.r. 64S.3541l. •.....--DiwloiC Swtoou.lai .... ---. .-...--..:30-4 J8.-1.51b 11> 20ih- Ske. Nonb Campua. 5 p.m. $2. .... ~- UNIX. 2-4 p.m. S odloe VI W_...,_ Maio Oym. Alumni AJooa. North c.mpu.. 8 Lm.- 10 p.m. TW~-­ H-Libnsy. Equal Opporoaily c-. 46S _L ___ _ sa. sco. o-. SNdeol Union Tbeater, _,_c -. _..,..,... All ....... 2 Didendcrl Soulh Campu.. 8-11 p.m. l'loe. Spon- Slale CoiJeae. 8 p.m. SIB, $20. UNIX.IOa.m.--...- Office, 215 Compolisla 64S.3540. , , . . - 11ooUftlltyW - . Roc:tweU Hall. Buffalo ~-.,. IOriumA.CUicfto"sllolpitai. Siooldea ... w~c.-r.rs-. 2-4 p.m. Call 645-6125. .... ,.,..._....., -.a... ,. 6125. Q.ut .,_.,._ --x-Dr. __ _ ·--· -- __ -- --eaces. North Camput• • p.m. llfld.{:oe- DlvloiCu•.......... Alum.n.i Artaa NMMOrium. Nonb Campus. II a.m.-10 p.m. .... _....., c..,....-c.-,..c.z p.m. SIIIWdays"lbrou&b Matdl 8. Call 645-6125 . De•llt ••.,. ......... c - & . , . - ..... a •. ~~~ VB Depb. oCMJcrobiolo&y aad J e f f _•••, . .......... -~DoaJr.C.OO.. ro< o.... ~. 6 ... ....,_..,_ .............. ......,...... .... .... .._. PolhcJioty. 134B•Farber Hall. NcJc:1b Cooopoa. 4 p.m. lbe""' p-:m.S_..,by_Jo.s. - Call 64S.2950 for free licbc:Wo. MUIR STRING QUARTET .... __ ..,.of .,--.21at ........... c-J-Boodl"-.1, From Ruail Whb Love. S~t Union-. 201Saolcol Ullioo. North Campu.. 6:30 p.m. SJ.SO for ODe, $6 f« bolh. ~_.,. Dr. Joba Kolop. VB - . poC., .._ ..-.Iociesloc:s. IOI Sbermaa. Soudl Campuo. 4 p.m. Mateh II. Cal1645-6L25. hTioere•~­ Cycle. ~---lAb ........... udi!JaineZielio. .... IIi- for lhe Jlealia& oC ltJic. ism. 7· 10 p.m. 1\aclays ......... Ordilltllra'a Seu1Uuvlaa Geolosrucl NodoorW- Continued on page 7 �Planning UB's Academic Future A Report to the UB Community (Part III) Thomas E. Headrick, Provost This Report is the sequel to Managing Our Future. Another iteration will inevitably follow later this year, so that in the steps toward a strategic plan, UB continues on the path of work in progress. Neither the analyses nor opinions expressed here represent a finished product. But at the same time, this Report serves to set overall directions and focus our efforts on further refinement . A maJor ai m of this pl a nning process shape the academic s tructure and me thods of to enable the UB co mmunity to escape from the trap created by the annual s tate budget umvers1t1es. They are not financial. but as in all of life they can and will connect to fm an · process and cycll' . It has te nded to restrict cial implications. IS tion built upon the premise of face-to-face dis · cussion and dialogue, upon human proximity, upon s hared expe rience and mteraction upon the proverbial log with Mark Hopk ins at our pl anning , a nd th e pursuit of our aspira - Inte llectual d1scourse IS not bounded one e nd and the student a t the other. The log tions . Our focu s. particularly recently. h as by the pe rs pectives and the methodologies of our present disciplinary categories . Increas- can now be a fibe r ·optic cable. the lecture and a lmost e ntire ly been upon short te rm adJuSt · me nts, filling lines so as not to lose the m or ingly we can expect biologists to work and taking cuts where vacancies occurred, a nd lea rn with ant hropologists . Physicists will versations a nd teaching take place without real -tim e dialogue , at once re moving the fru s- using one-time resources to cover long-term Pngage with humanists, compute r scientists trations of phone tag, and in time possi bly ob li ga tions for the next year. Under t he cir· with arti sts and many others with collabora - avoiding the administrative nightmare of class seminar digitized, stored and reca lled . Con · cu mstances, these actions may have been se n- tors from seemi ngly dista nt discipline And scheduling - to the re lief of every chair. man y s ible a nd certainly they have been necessa ry yet this conce ption of learning has its built-in of whose fa culty want th e most proximate for ann ual management. But they have also paradox . To take part in an intricate investi - classroom a t 10 in t he morning . Although been debilitating for the long run s uccess of gation. to learn interdisciplinarity , most indi - presently central to the organi za tion of uni - the University . viduals must come first from a base discipline versities. t1m e and place may no longer be cru - As we continue to manage, we mus t at and the n return to it with the ne w lea rning to cia l structural determinants. Without them . the same time plan a head. By taking a five to redesign or refashion or at least freshen the ten yea r view, by e ngaging in a comprehen - disciplinary home , or to set about gathering a universities will be shaped by the importance of human contact for learning, the value of SIVe look at ou r exist ing faculty and p rograms. group of similarly minded and motiva ted schol · spontaneous and serendipitous hum a n ex · by making some reasonable projections of ad· ars to create some newly synthesized intellec - changes for the creation of ne w knowledge a nd ditiona l resources that might be available for tual home . The evolving university mu s t access mvestment in added quality. the hope is that somehow incorporate the conventions of famil - mg resou rces . to shared faci lities and other s upport · our sights will be raised, the s hort run diffi · iar di sciplinary structures as we ll as the flu - H and in hand with the c h anges cu lties can he put in perspective and we will idity of inte llectu a l di scourse that chall enges wrought by communicatiOns and technology , make wtse decisions and judgments that will them . For that reaso n. th1s report suggests maJor research universi ties will face mcreas - se t the University on a path to g reater s tre ngth and prestige over the nex t decade . some ne w organizational structures and van allons upon our curre nt organization to accom - mg imperatives to ope rate on a global scale. To bring credit and credibility to the univer- That IS what should flow from this process. moda te this need . Sity , its fac ulty will need to be read. heard and In Managing UB's Academic Future. We will also be contend mg w1th an - the Presi dent and I described the various fi . other fluidity . It is co mmonplace to re mark physical presence) na ncial forces that a re reshaping resea rch on how the merger of compute r and visual com- These reputations will draw students from fa r· seen (through both digital transmission and throughout the worl d . universities. both public and private . in the mu nications changes the social world : how we flung places, and at the same time our pro· foreseeable world. I see no need to revisit that work in it. and how we act in it. It will also grams must enable our domestic students to analys is. But I do want to underline the forces change our concept of the university . For cen · work and prosper in a global environment . It that will, may be quickly or maybe slowly. r e· turies the university has been a social institu - may seem obvious that higher education and �2 research will function on an increasingly glo· bal scale and stage. It is also obvious that UB wiU have·to change and adapt to these global demands and opportunities. Universities face a future full of both possibility and challenge. Age-old justifies· tions will disappear, current structures may seem irrelevant. But our fundamental purThis Re port has three p arts: poses and functions will remain importantmore people will need to learn more, and the - Part I elaborates on the goals set creation and use of new knowledge will con· out in Managing UB's Academic Fu· tinue to be crucial for the maintenance of ture and gives them further explica· healthy people and well -functioning civil socition and specificity; eties. How universities will organize to serve those purposes will test our creativity. - Part II describes and projects an This challenge is presently underlined academic and financial context which by two major pulls in different directions. On will enable us to pursue and reach the one hand, universities are urged to clarify these goals and creates the outline of missions, to use resources efficiently, to be a strategic plan for the next decade; more nimble and responsive administratively a nd to account to their benefactors and stake· - Part III establishes the process to holders - in short, to operate more like a busi· be followed in moving from this Report ness. On the other hand, the long· term value to the final version of the Plan. of universities - which are among the few enduring organizations of Western culture has grown from their capacity to insulate the creative process from the economic market· pl ace and to support activity with limited s hort-term pay-offs but often extraordinary long-term impact. For those reasons univer· sities sometimes seem to expend resources that lead nowhere. The resolution of these contend· ing forces lies not in the triumph of one view over the other, because both have their place and use in the contemporary university, but in a proper blending. The University must use In Managing UB's Academic Future, its resources credibly as well as be account· able to its stakeholders for those uses, particu - several ten-year goals that developed from our larly those directed to short-term needs and overall Mission were set out in the following objectives, but there must also be some play, forms: Within a decade UB should be some slack in that accounting for the long-term effects of allowing creative individuals the • Known as the premier public univer· scope and freedom to c.ompete in the market sity in the Northeastern United States; place of ideas . Th is need for blending is very • Recognized as one of the best mid-sized, much at the center of the concerns of this Re· public AAU univer~ities- in a league with port. Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, UC/Santa ' Though our present and projected fu · Barbara and Virginia; lure financial condition imposes some bound· • Regarded highly for its doctoral-level aries upon our actions, it will not in the end programs and research, in both arts and be finances that will limit our accomplish · sciences and professional disciplines by menta or ensure our success. Nor is the need having at least one quarter of these pro· grams rated in the top quartile and almost for change dri ven by straitened financial cir· all in the top half of programs in the na· cumstances. It is the changing world that re· tion ; quires universities to apply their collective ingenuity to adapt to new demands and ex· • Extolled for i·t s forward -looking estab· lishmentofMaster's level education as the pectations and to shape them . UB can accom· standard student credential for meeting plish many of the goals set forth in this Re· the needs of societies and economies in the port without a substantial increase in fi nan· 21st century; cial resources if collec.tively and individually •Acknowledged widely for insuring that the members of this community apply their its undergraduates are challenged intel· creative capacities to design the paths to those Jectually by strong undergraduate pro· goals - paths that may depart significantly grams that move students to Master's level a ccomplishment , using wisely th·e from our ways of the past - and then also strengths of a research university and pre· develop the will to journey down them. paring them exceedingly well for life and career, and doing so in a University that provides a comfortable, supportive envi· ronment for students and treats them well; • Heralded in New York and across the nation for a succeaafullinkage of research and schola.r ship to the provision of quality public service; • Respected for ita dedication to quality and for ita commitment to innovation. Let me add some refinement and ex· planation to those goals. But first we should be clear about the nature of goals for a university. They should be seen as a standard to be achieved by the University as a whole, to which ita academic units and supporting services each contribute. But the overall goals do not translate directly into specific goals for each unit. Because the University wants to have itself compared fa · vorably with the University of Virginia does not mean that each academic department or school should use ita counterpart at the Uni · versity of Virginia as a model. Because the University wants to expand its educational role for students by emphasizing the impor· tance of advanced education at the Master's level does not mean that each department should expand its BA orBS programs into MA or MS programs. But it does mean that many should where the circumstances of student interest and employment markets will support this development. University goals must be translated into directions for various parts of the University, but the translation should be tempered by reality and appropriateness and shaped by analysis and judgment. Premier Public University Q{ the Northeast The environment for public universi· ties in the Northeast differs considerably from that of major public universities elsewhere in the country. Private universities flourished in the Northeast long before many of the publics were established. The1vy League schools set the standard for quality which other pri· vate and public universities across the coun· try have sought to emulate. Northeastern public systems, which mainly started with land grant universities and teacher training col· leges, were only expected to have a quality appropriate to their limited missions. The post-war era has changed that landscape, but it has not wholly removed the attitude bound up in the earlier expectations. A few North· eastern publics are members of the AAU Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, Pittsburgh and UB. Penn State, Maryland and Rutgers have histories connected to the land grant mission. Pittsburgh, like UB, started as a pri· vate university and was brought into a sys· tern of state support later . Stony Brook , CUNY, Massachusetts and Connecticut have yet to achieve AAU status. Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island all have histories and cultures that give them the char· acter of public-private hybrids. Within t he AAU University evalua tion system Penn �3 Table 1 PROFILE: AAU PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITH MEDICAL SCHOOLS ( 1993-1995) Cam.gle Clautftcatlon Ros 1 Ros1 Res 1 Ros1 Ros1 Ros1 Students, Foii1Freshmen Selectivity% 60 86 79 41 82 38 Yoeld% 24 41 51 57 39 48 1,066 24 .4 24.7 1.128 1,033 1,217 24,943 27.671 22,175 24 ,565 26,328 21 ,421 16,411 18.356 16,439 15,849 16.721 12.568 66 66 74 65 64 59 6,815 7,965 4,623 2,502 8.023 7,156 AvgSAT/ACT Headoount Unde<graduate %of Total G<aduate %of Total 27 29 21 10 30 33 151 Professlonal 1,717 1.350 5 1,113 6 ,214 1,584 1,697 5 25 6 8 %of Total 21l,620 23,244 19,366 21,290 21,238 18.565 12.9 12.9 8.9 10.9 8 .2 10.8 FutJ-time% 74 76 81 80 71 80 Minority % 17 9 9 15 12 17 1.599 1.800 2,188 1,958 2,595 1,722 41 15 27 24 33 18 62 257 390 791 296 657 1,732 1.255 2.735 2,728 Full-time Equivalent Students FTE Students/Full·time Faculty Full-Time Facutty/St.ft, Feii1H3 Foculty %of Total ExecAdm %of Total f'rolesslonaj 2 2 644 4,949 7 10 17 42 21 15 35 28 1,569 4,910 3,8n 4,289 2.231 4,680 41 41 47 52 28 48 Professo< 78.9 72.4 64 .0 74 ,7 76.3 79.5 Assodato 56.1 51 .8 48.8 53.9 53.4 Assistant 44 .2 44 .2 42.5 44.5 44.0 52.9 43.7 lnstrudor 28 .9 40 .9 30.4 41 .3 33.3 31 .8 Instruction 7,139 8.484 8,169 13.086 9 ,078 8.295 Academic Support 1,790 1.966 1,585 1,902 2.166 2.887 606 727 785 432 1,502 7'12 1,503 1,480 1,265 1,315 2.095 2 ,586 21.286 23,847 21.233 30,475 30,281 23,792 40.650 61,944 38,<183 71 ,808 61,888 58,537 SM for Current Operations 9 .9 39.0 14.8 41 .6 37.2 37.0 $M fO< Copital Purposes 3.1 20.5 7.9 41 .1 2.2 29.9 36.9 %of Total OlherSuwon %of Total Avg Salaries, FY 1995 Expenditures per FTE Student Student Services Schola~ps & Fellow Total E & G Expo<ld Expenditures per Fuii-Thne Faculty Rosoardl Volunt.ry Support, FY 1994 SM frorlllndlvldual s 4.8 26.4 9.8 43 .7 10.7 SM from Organizations 8.3 33.2 12.9 39.1 28 7 30.0 187.2 301.0 143.2 407 8 444 .5 641 .1 Fed R& 0 Obligations 31 .4 87 .9 28.5 129.1 136.8 79.2 Fed R & D Expe"9 80 7 93.5 29.6 130.9 141 .8 75.6 59 62 58 85 65 91 75.9 16 0 .0 92.6 15 0 .0 92 .9 19 7 .2 2 188.4 125.9 25 0 .0 244.9 200.5 145 .4 53 88.8 19 18.9 33 75.5 9 00 0 283.8 32 213.2 24 64 .1 7 SM Endowment Mari<et Value Rea. .rch (SM), FY 1993 Program a Six-year Graduation Rate RevenueSourcealel8 Hoapltala, FY 19S. % based on revenue less hospitals Tuttion and fees % ofTotal Rev . less Hosp Fed . Approp % of Total Rev. less Hosp StateApprop % of Total Rev. less Hosp Gov't Grants & Contracts %of Total Rev. less Hosp Priv C'tracts, Gn. Grants % of T otal Rev. less Hosp Endowment lnoome %of Total Rev. less Hosp Total Current Funds Rev less Hosp 22 383 4 31 t 6 .7 06 0 1398 23.0 143.8 30.1 228.8 26.1 464.4 607 .5 478.0 8n.3 48 %of Total Rev. less Hosp Olhor 135.7 30 55 .8 12 . 26.7 6 6.2 11 .9 1 27 0 .0 109.6 16 185.8 27 58 .9 ,, 5 15.4 22 .3 2 132.6 19.2 69(l.7 22 104.0 20 71 .2 14 4 nJ 15.1 512 .2 �4 ==--=--=--=--=--= State, Pittsburgh and Maryland rank slightly ahead of UB while Rutgers and UB are rated evenly. On measures of faculty productivity and quality and of recognition of doctoral pro· grams, external research support and com pre· hensiveness, UB is capable of excelling in our region if we make the right decisions for the future and realize greater autonomy from the state bureaucracy. All of the strong Northeastern public uruversities operate far more independently of state supervision than do UB a nd the other SUNY schools. The major Northeastern public uruversities differ from public universities in other regions in several ways. Generally, the circumstances of state finance have forced all major Northeastern publics to charge higher tuitions. As population and political power have shifted south and west since 1945, moreover, th~ economic base of Northeastern states has been eroded, leaving them with increasingly dependent populations, particularly in the older inner cities, and with less flexible political cultures shaped by the earlier eras of strong political parties and centralized leadership . ln our regional setting, then, major public universities do have to play a role slightly different from the roles of major publics elsewhere in the country. They cannot assume strong public support; they have to create it and earn it. They must be involved in a public agenda that reshapes the economic base of their region and that attacks the djffi . culties faced in the urban centers and the de· caying social , economic and physical infrastructure. Those issues are not entirely dif. ferent from those confronting public universi · ties elsewhere in the country, but in the Northeast we may need to be more assiduous in deal ing with them. One of the Best Mid-Sized Public AAU Universities The group of mid-sized public AAU schoo ls includes University of Cali forniaDavis, University of California-Irvine, Uruversity of California-Santa Barbara, Colorado, Jowl', Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska , North Carolina, Oregon, Pittsburgh, and Virgi nia. Their overall enrollments vary from Oregon at 16,000 to Iowa at 27,000. Of that group, Iowa, North Carolina, Missouri, Pittsburgh, and Virginia have health science cen· ters included with the campus organization and an arts and science/professional school mix similar to uB's. Among those AAU Universities North Carolina and Virginia stand out; Pittsburgh and Iowa are rated slightly ahead of us, and Missouri trails us. The focus upon mid-sized AAU public universities as a standard of comparison makes sense because size is a significant determinant of the capacity of public uruversities to develop quality over a broad range of programs. UCLA and Michigan (both of which have health science centers) are 50% larger than UB. UC-Berkeley (which does not have a health scien~ center) is 25% larger. Besides a history of strong state support and accomplishment, these universities have an edge over UB that their size and longevity afford. Though UB would like in the long-run to be seen as comparable to these great universities, it is more sensible in the short-run to set our sights on matching the excellent mid-sized AAU public universities. The comparative data (Table 1) point to a few key conclusions about UB's financial situation vis-a -vis these peer schools. •Overall UB is underfunded for its mission . The full-time student/faculty ratio is at the high end. The expenruture per student is at the low end. Aa a result we have fewer faculty and staff than these peers for similar missions and overall enrollment. Until the mid 1980's UB's state tax support was more generous than the tax support in these other states, though. But the policy - until recently - of keeping tuition low has restrained our development. Then the recent loss of state tax support damaged us, particularly as the tuition increases have only partially replaced the state tax support. Those tuition increases, moreover, have been too large and come too fast, thus discouraging students from applying and enrolling. This rapid decline in state support for SUNY has significantly altered our capacity to compete with our peer AAU universities. •The biggest difference in funding, however, lies in the thinness of our outside revenue - philanthropy and endowment income, research funrung, and other revenue streams. It is upon those areas that UB must depend more in the future and in those areas that we have the most work to do. To expand these sources, however, SUNY Trustee policy and New York State legislative and administrative regulations will need to change and allow greater campus managerial flexibility and also to recognize that these funds will not flow without investments and time to allow the investments to pay off. Distinguished doctoral level programs in both arts and sciences and professional disciplines - one quarter in top quartile and almost all in top half among US universities. UB sits apart from other SUNY universities and colleges by the range of its graduate and especially doctoral level education: UB's 6, 700 graduate student FrE's exceed Stony Brook's by over 60% and greatly outnumber those at Albany , Binghamton , Environmental Science & Forestry, the state supported colleges at Cornell and the Health Science Centers at Syracuse and Brooklyn which are the other major graduate and doctoral granting SUNY universities and programs. • Doctoral level education in particular is one of UB's distinguishing characteristics within SUNY. It is also a key factor in establishing the reputation of UB among other fine universities, both public and private. It was UB's distinction and quality in doctoral edu- cation and research that led to its admiaaion to the AAU in 1989. It ia therefore important that UB maintain and enhance the quality of its doctoral level programs and measure its accomplishment and progress against other doctoral universities. For some programs these comparisons would involve as few as 30 other universities, for others, as many as 300, thus our goals have to be stated in percentile terms. The more important issue is percentiles accorrung to whose and what scale. The National Research Council (NRC) has rated Ph.D. programs in the arts and sciences about every decade; the most recent was based on 1993 data and published in 1995. This study gathered both measurable data on faculty producti vity and reputational assessments by experienced faculty. Its rankings, however, were based on the reputational surveys, not the productivity data, and those faculty who participated in the survey rud not have access to the productivity information. Moreover, for many programs the reputations! assessment varied over a reasonable range so that many programs had considerable overlap, both upward and downwards, that was obscured by the average scores and the orrunal rankings which were based upon them. In adrution, the strong correlation between size of faculty and reputations! quality among public university programs put UB at a disadvantage. Despite the weaknesses, the NRC study provides a base of information that is important for measuring UB programs against those of other uruversities. In Appendix A I refer to both the reputational rankings and ~omparisons using the productivity data . Stony Brook has calculated revised rankings based on the productivity data for some, but not aJI, of our programs. Where available, I have included that information in the Appendix A analyses. For some programs the productivity indicators are stronger than our reputation; for others, the reverse is true. The quality of information from other sources on professional doctoral and other graduate programs is much more suspect. US News publishes a coJJection of rankings, some based on flawed reputations! surveys, and some that merge such reputational surveys with other data on student test scores, graduate salaries, school finances and other somewhat objective data to create indices. The computational formulae for these inruces are not open to examination . The reliability of the objective data is suspect, and the whole process has been widely and legitimately questioned by the significant shifts in rankings that occur from one year to the next. Universities, and programs within universities, just do not change that rapidly Despite the weakness of these ranking systems, they cannot be ignored because they shape the perception of the University and its program quality, both among the public and within the academy. In this report, I will refer to these rankings and to others developed from less universal sturues because they are �5 Table 2 UB AND RANKING STUDIES Rating SoJm;.a ScbooUProgram Ada Number of Programs Quartile Ranklngs Faculty Program Ba.tt.d ~ Effectiveness & Sciences Ph P programs Music NRC 49 English Comparative Ltterature Classics Modem Languages French Gennan Spanish NRC NRC NRC 127 29 1st 1st not submitted not submitted not submitted not submitted NRC NRC NRC 45 31 51 not submitted not submitted 4th 4th 4th 3rd 44 3rd 3rd American Studies no rating Anthropology Communications Communicative Disorders Economics History Linguistics Philosophy Political Science Sociology Psychology Geography - with technology NRC no rating no rating NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC 69 3rd 3rd 107 93 41 66 78 82 141 34 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 1st 2nd Biological Sciences NRC-Genetics, NRC-Biochemistry NRC-Cell Biology NRC-Ecology NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC 102 187 165 127 166 107 135 146 95 3rd 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th Biological Sciences Ph.D. Physiology Pharmacology Biochemistry Cell Biology Genetics Statistics NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC 135 121 ' 187 165 102 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th Englnnring Ph P Programs Chemical Engineering Ph .D. Civil Engineering Ph.D. Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Industrial Engineering Ph.D. NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC 93 86 126 110 33 37 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd Rating SoJm;.a Number of Schools/ programs Ouadile Raqkjngs Dental Medicine (D.D.S.} Medicine (M .D.} Nursing (M.S. Nursing} US News US News US News 54 125 230 1st Not inciuded in top 25 Not induded in top 38 Phannacy (Phann .D.} US News 62 Chemistry Computer Science Mathematics Physics Geology Health Science Ph p 2nd programs School/Program 58 2nd Health Science School/ Programs 1st Professional School/ Programs Architecture (MArch} Education (School} Engineering (School} nfonnation and Library Science (M .L.S.} Law (School} Management MBA Program BS Program Social Work (M .S.W.} US News US News WesV Rhee Study US News US News US News Brennan Study 51 194 approx. 200 219 103 174 179 Not induded in top 20 1st 1st Not induded in top 50 1st 3rd 1st US News US News US News 292 112 Not induded in top 50 1st Not induded in top 27 US News US News 110 247 Not induded in top 29 Not induded in top 31 Arts School/ Programs Ari (M.F.A} Music (M.Mus.} �6======= what is now available. But these references are not to be taken as unquestioning endorsement of their results. I believe UB should de· velop its own set of measures by which it can judge improvement and progress, and a start on this process has been made by the Graduate School and the Task Force on Quality under the guidance of Dean David Triggle. UB will also participate in efforts underway to establish pools of common information on universities and their programs, which are overseen by disinterested experts. These efforts will make it easier in the future to have more reliable standards for comparisons of programs with other universities. In the meantime, we must read the messages of the ranking sys- , terns in public circulation for the guidance they can provide, but avoid over-reading them. In Table 2, I have assembled estimates of the quartile rankings of our doctoral level programs and our graduate professional schools from the information in public circulation, and I have compared the NRC rankings with some peer institutions - both mid-sized AAU and Northeastern public universitiesand also the NRC faculty productivity measures of our departments with the average topquarter program . These comparisons suggest that with proper planning and the right investment choices, a goal of having one quarter of our programs in the top quartile and almost all in the top half can be realized over the next decade, and that reaching that goal would put UB among t he top, high quality public universities where it belongs. Undergraduate &Masters Education Goal Fifty years ago, considerably fewer high school graduates entered college than now . In the interval, the baccalaureate degree became the sta ndard expectation for a s uqstantial portion of a well educated, well trained work force . As this nation moves into the 21st cen tury, its work force will require broader and deeper education and higher levels of competence. US's place within the SUNY system and ite role as a major public university ·have given it a special responsibility in advanced and graduate education. Among the public AAU universities with medical schools, only four schools have a higher percentage of post-baccalaureate students (Michigan, Virginia, North Carolina and Pittsburgh) and then each is only a percentage point or two higher. Qui strength as a faculty lies in our capacity to work with advanced students, to share with them the benefits of research, scholarship, expertise, and the production of knowledge at the highest levels. As an institution UB should emphasize this distinction and create a special place for ourselves as a University. We should make ourselves appealing to undergraduate students who intend to pursue post-baccalaureate education, a nd we should appeal to undergraduate. students to continue their education past the baccalau reate degree at least to a Master's level because in many fields the added knowledge, improved investigative and analytical skills and broadened intellectual and technical competencies will give them an edge in competi· tive employment markets. We can do this in several ways. • By constructing our programs so that the Master's is considered a target degree rather than as a step along the path to a Ph.D., so that the baccalaureate degree becomes a step toward the target goal of the Master's degree. Some fields and programs are likely to be more attractive to students t han others, p'llrticularly t hose Master's programs that offer either specialization or lead to higher orders of competence for an employment market. • By arranging for combined programs linking baccalaureate degrees in the arts and sciences to professional Master's or doctoral degrees, in some cases shifting emphasis away from undergraduate professional programs to graduate programs. • By offering early admissions to doctoral programs so that undergraduates can better shape their preparation for graduate work . Not all UB undergraduates would pursue advanced study, but many more would if UB made it a part of the institutional culture. At the present, approximately 25% of UB undergraduates pursue a graduate degree at UB. If UB doubled this percentage in ten years, that would give UB a special character. Moreover, by expanding graduate enrollments, our faculty would be more engaged in their areas of strength, making better use of their academic expertise. Pressures to expand undergraduate enrollments would subside. The University would be more attractive to highlymotivated students, a nd the importance of strong undergraduate education would thereby be accentuated. In this context as well, it is crucially important that the University also construct an environment that stud~nts find attractive and provide services that treat students well so that their needs, as they perceive them, are met. Quality Public Service Universities generally serve the public by making the expertise of their faculty and administration available to the many different segments of the public. These activities extend and reinforce the education and research missions of the University. As indicated above, this responsibility has a special character and even urgency for a public university in the Northeast. It may be met by organized groups or individuals, operating in formal programs or by informal arrangements. It should flow from a logical connection be- tween specified needa of the public and our particular academic programs. This is most likely and most prevalent in the professions. Since the professional schools are one of our distinguishing features, particularly within SUNY, UB is well placed to carry out tliis mission. UB established a Vice Presidency and Office for Public Service and Urban Affairs in 1993, a move that indicated the importance the University attaches to its public service mission. That office has guided several important initiatives, including the much-heralded Governance Project, and it will continue to play a leadership role in similar activities. But to fulfill the University's public service mission adequately and be properly recognized for it, public service must be taken up broadly by the academic sector of the University. Compared with other public AAU's, UB appears to devote fewer resources to public service, although this is probably more an artifact of the budget structure than a measure of actual activity. Even so, the perception and probably the reality are that our faculty and staff are Jess engaged in public service than a major public university should be. IfUB is to be true to its mission and responsive to its public benefactors, both the reality and perception should be substantially changed. Quality and Innovation UB has emphasized quality in all its programs, and over the years has imposed standards and expectations that have brought us well-deserved recognition. To have moved from a small and good private university in 1962 to membership in the AAU in 1989 and to recognition as one of the major research universities in North America could not have been accomplished without that commitment to quality. Clearly, quality cannot be maintained unless our leadership and our faculty are constantly looking for improvements and innovations. If we completely measure quality against standards set by other universities, however, then innovation may be restrained; we become followers rather than leaders. A strong university must measure itself not only against the accomplishments of its peers but also by its capacity to innovate and lead its peers. Changes in our external environment and the rapid growth in communication and information technology will test our capacity to adjust, change and innovate. For instance •Technology will make certain aspects of education less place-bound. Interactive computer-based educational programs will deliver courses to learners who need both place and time flexibility. How quickly and in what proportion these developments will replace the more traditional forms of cam- �7 pus-based education is anyone's guess, but there can be little doubt that they will to 110me degree. • Packaged multimedia courses - particularly at the introductory levels in some disciplines- are likely to provide attractive alternatives to standard large lecture courses. The enormous market potential for such courses offers considerable opportunity for sizable investment in perfecting and demonstrating their efficacy. They are likely to rearrange lower division education in many subjects. •Campus-based education will be advantaged in areas where it is dependent on faculty-stude nt and student-student interactions, particularly those that are individualized and collaborative, and will be necessary where the education is dependent upon the use of expensive equipment. • Because of the profusion and rapid diffusion of knowledge in research and graduate ed ucation, even the largest universities will become collections of sub-specialties for med around groups of faculty whose research interests coalesce and thus provide support for each other. If they do not, then the justification and value of having a place-based faculty cannot be maintained. • Digital publishing will replace print, though probably slowly. Conventional academic conceptions of what constitutes publication and what indicates quality will be changed by new forms of scholarly writing and dissemination. These expected changes will shape re· search universities - which are predomi nantly collections of specialists - and rein- force our goal to set Master's education as a target for our undergraduate population. They wi ll lead to graduate and professional programs that are focused - that cover a limited number of sub-specialties or have a definable niche. They will necessitate different modes of attracting and educating students. many of whom will come to campus for only limited periods of t ime, or not at all. While technology will stimulate some changes, others should flow from challenging ' our conceptions of organization and ways of doing things. For example, most academic parts of the University have been organized around a nine-month, two-semester academic year. Lea rn ing is normally packaged as a 15week,"45-class-hour course with var iations for laboratory or clinical instruction. Our conception of teaching focuses mostly on classroom perfor mance. But there is much more to teaching tha n that: selecting books and materials for t he students to study and organizing them in a way that unfolds the s ubject matter to facilitate and advance learning; prepar ing ex ams and other assignments to test student learning and then eva luating and grading stu · dent performance and measuri ng the learn ing outcomes; meeting with individual stu dents to explain material that they have not understood; organizing and preparing lectures and other classroom activities to make the best use of scheduled time with students. By treating student learning as ou r objective and the full range of faculty instructional activity as teaching, we may begin to think about opportunjties to restru_cture instruction and academic programs, break out of the traditional scheduling modes and forms of faculty-student contact and interaction, and actually use our faculty resources more productively . In the same vein, we should consider the role of Millard Fillmore College and the relationship of the academic departments to part-time learners. The traditional separation between full-time "day" students and part-time "evening" students is no longer as clear as it once was. Many students are part-time; some have day jobs, some have evening jobs. In addition, many Millard Fillmore College evening courses are now part of the program's of fulltime "day" students. Perhaps it is time to shed this ar tificial division between regular aca de mic and Millard Fillmore programs and sim· ply operate the academic programs on an 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. basis. and to make the academic year a full 12-month year, minimizing the distinction between summer sessions and the regular academic year. By placing these responsibilities within the broader academic structure, Millard Fillmore College could then be changed to focus on specialized certificate programs, short courses, distance learning and other innovative and experimental educational ventures c1eariy outside of our main academic structure. In these ways and many others. UB shou ld be looking for opportun.ities to improve the quality of our work - education, research and service - and expand the opportunities for present and potential students . Quality and innovation have to be a way of life at UB. P.\HT II FI S.·L\( '/A/_ ( '0.\T/:'X.T . \.\"/) .1. C..\D Ell/ C -~TRA. TJ:'(; r Finances - Past rose $20 million ·from 1988189 to 1995196, but the increase was much less than the rate of inflation . If the 1988189 appropriation were adjusted for inflation by 1995/96, our state budget would have been $251 million, or $36 million higher than it actually was. · In some years the cuts were softened by some adjustments for inflation and for salary increases. But more importantly, as the state support declined. the faculty and staff used their ingenuity to make up for the losses. 1-F R accounts, research and sponsored programs, UB Foundation activities , an expanding endowment, access to tuition overage. practice plan and other revenue generators all increased, most by more than inflation. These revenues are only partially reflected in the state account expenditures which between 1988189 and 19951 96 increased by $60 million. representing a $19 million loss in inflation-adjusted dollars. A significant part of this loss has been absorbed by cutting administrative and s upport services and by sacrificing considerable central flexibil ity which supported new programs and other investments . Over the same period, however, the numbers of students have also declined since headcount and FTE enrollment hit its high point in 1988. By fall 1995/96 headcount was ofT 13%; fall FTE by 10%. The overall student/ faculty ratio remained constant between 19881 89 and 1995/96 at 14.4. The full story is that since the state cuts started in the I 980's, UB has become a smaller university. UB was underfunded in !985 and is still underfunded for its mission. But it has lost more students than full-time tenure-track faculty , and more staff than faculty. From the student point of view, the cur riculum has become narrower and the educa tion more costly. From the faculty point of view fewer tenure- track colleagues enrich our intellectual lives. and unfortunately some out· standi ng faculty have left. The coverage in some programs has become rather thin . From the Provost's point Jlf view the deans and faculty deserve credit for their ingenuity and effort in replacing lost support. Even with these changes. UB remains a strong University with a solid base on which to build for the future . The State has invested handsomely in facili ties, which for the most part are less than 25 years old , and has plans for additional con struction and renovation. More importantly. UB has asse mble d faculty o f quality w h o have m a int aine d h igh sta nda rds a nd created a c ulture committed t o quality. They a nd t h at are UB's m ost impo rta n t assets. Part of our recent history involves the repeated cuts in state support that have oc· curred since the mid-1980's . By one count, UB has lost $45 million in state appropriations since 1988. Not only has the state appropriation. which is composed of tax support plus tuition. gone down. but tuition has gone up. Since the late 1980's the taxpayers' portion of Finances - Future the SUNY operating appropriation has gone from nearly 90% to under 50%, and for UB it In the future as in the past UB will be has dropped from 78% to 60%. Undergradu- dependent upon state tax support. tuition rev ate tuition has nearly tripled; graduate tuition enue and other campus generated revenues. has more than doubled . The proportions of these revenue streams have Like many stories this one is not as been changing and are likely to keep changsimple as some of the numbers suggest. The ing. For many major public universities. the whole truth is more complicated and less dis· state tax support portion of their total expen heartening. Actually the state appropriation diture is lower than UB's. The tuition portion �8====== at some places is lower; at some it is higher; but the portion of other revenues is usually much higher at other major state universities (see Table 1). These universities, however, have gradually reduced their dependence on state tax support over a number of years; they have had the time to build the infrastructure an d establis h contacts that have gradually lessened their dependence on the state tax payers, a nd they have had some flexibility in tuition setti ng a nd the capability to relate tuition to program com petitiveness, reputation, cost, and student financial a bilities. SUNY's and UB's problem is that the political system in New York is pursuing rapid withdrawal of tax support when only gradual withdrawal can ensure quality and access, and it is making a rapid withdrawal of tax support without granting the fl exibility necessary to ma nage and replace the losses. For many years a nd particularly in the last few turbulent years for SUNY, UB has pursued an agenda proposing stabilized tax su pport, campus-based tuition flexibility (subject to SUNY a pproval and political accountability) and more campus-based decision flex ibility a long the lines recom mended in 1985 by the Independent Commission on the Future of State University of New York. At the sa me ti me UB has invested in infrastructure to expand private giving, to enhance our research capa bilities, a nd to spread the recognition of the University through programs for honors students and intercollegiate athletics . UB has not been as successful in advanci ng this agenda as it would like, but each year some progress is noted. The forces for change are moving in the right direct ion, even if not at the s peed we would wish. In thinking about the future, we can a ssume that in some reasonable time frllme, many of the changes UB advocates will occur and that in some measure the financial effects of these changes will enable UB to improve. In the section that fol lows, s hort s ummaries are provided of some reasonable ex p ec tation s a bout t h e major sources of fl'nds for support of the University a nd its academic program s. State Tax Support The Government in New York State is not in a healthy fi;.,ancial condition. Budget cuts and shifting public priorities, moreover , have eroded public support for higher education. Yet even so the per capita state tax allocation to higher education presently compares reasonably well with s imilar allocations in other major industrial states, including Cali· fornia . It wou ld be a major policy mistake for the state government to continue to cut SUNY and CUNY, for that will curtail the capacity of the state to generate the well-educated work force that it will need in the 21st century and stem the flow of innovative research a nd technological development that is crucial for economic development . New York State certainly has the ca pability to maintain the 1996-97 level of state tax support for SUNY and adj ust it for inflation and labor contracts in the fu ture. For this analysis I will project UB's revenues on the assumption that the political will can match the State's capabili(y, even while I recognize that this stable support will not be secured without much political effort on the part of SUNY's supporters and beneficiaries. Tuition Students a nd their families want quality, public-supported higher education, and will have to shoulder a slightly larger proportion of the cost in the future. Currently SUNY undergraduate, graduate and professional tu ition ra~s are not out of line with the Northeastern public university tuitions, nor with those in California a nd Michigan. But any increments need to be modest and gradual, a nd conti nued pressure will be brough t on t he University to manage these resources well. Certainly the co mp etition for stud e nts throughout higher education will do that. If UB could initiate campus-based tuition increases, it would propose increasing under· graduate tuition by $600 to $4000 and make increases of$1000 to $3000 in selected professional programs, if, and only if, the tuition is retained by the campus for program support, and only if the state does not make further reductions in state tax support. If furt her cuts a re made, then t he tuilion will have to increase commensurately, if UB is to maintain and expand its quality . Projections incorporating these tuition proposals are included in Table 4. They do not count on campus-based tuition adjustments for undergraduates until several years fro m now. Private Philanthropy UB is coun ting on private giving a nd increased endowment for a larger share of its operating budget. In 1995/96 the University at Buffalo Foundation (UBF) raised $14.5 million, which equaled about 7% of our state operating budget; 1996/97 looks to be even better . Endowment income added the equivalent of about 3% of the state operating budget. Given the investment UB has made in devel opmenl infrastructure, we should expect slow steady growth in these aggregate numbers a nd percentages. The projections of growth in spendable funds are included in Table 4. External Research Support From Public Sources Given the cha nging climate for publicly-supported research, t he expansion of research s upport is less predictable. UB might do well if this support stabilizes a t current levels over the next I 0 years. But if UB can expand the number of actively supported faculty and develop more interdisciplinary research groups working in highly fundab le a reas, which is part of our strategy, then external research s upport s hould expand. Expansion of the research supported faculty can come from replacement of retiring faculty who have little or no support with faculty who have support. lf UB replaced its unfunded retiring faculty in the sciences with faculty who are funded at the current average level for our funded science faculty, our aggregate research support would grow by $11 million, generating about $2.5 million in increased indirect cost recovery. That level of increase is unlikely but some increase is. ln addition, current licensing agreements of UB technology are projected to produce improved revenues over the next sever al years. The estimate of projected revenues from these two sources is shown in Table 4. Other Revenue Streams Other sources of revenue - clinic and practice income, private industry collaboration a nd r esea rch , specialized educational programs (certificate, continuing education, distance learning), supported service activity and applied research - will grow if we put effort a nd organizational resources into these activi ties. But estimating the likely contributions is difficult, and to provide incentives for their expansion, the individual academic units should reap t he benefits. Thus for the overall academic plan and t he support of University, I expect these revenues will expand, but I assu me that they will be devoted to the needs of the academic units generating t he m, rather than directed to centrally-supported University priorities. Faculty Turnover The age distribution of our faculty indicates that UB can anticipate significant faculty turnover during the next decade. Anticipation of those resources has to be an explicit part of our planning. Turnover resources are the one part of our future financial planning that we can most rely upon, and thus estimates of the aggregate resources from turnover in the next t wo five -year periods become a key part of our planning. The resources available for University priorities have been calculated by estimating a one-for-one replacement of each tur nover line, but at an average entry level salary. The difference between salaries of retiring and newly a ppointed faculty would be pooled for University investments Again these projections are set forth in Table 4. Looking Ahead: Changing The Enrollment Mix With the current SUNY targets, UB will be expected to maintain its enrollment at about 24,000 students. Gradually over a five year period, this Report envisages a change in t he enrollment mix; undergraduate freshmen enrollment would decline to 2200 and overall retention would be improved . Recruitment of transfer students would return to levels realized in the 1980's so that overall undergrad u- �9 OFFI CE OF THE PROVOST Table 3 ENRO LLMENTP ~G Enrollment Summary Five Year Plan HEADCOUNT PLANNED Actual EalLll6 ..£aJI.Jl.Z Eaii..:9B 15,800 15,835 EalL9ll 15,880 EaJLOQ 15,934 EaJL:01 15,571 2,575 2,700 2,565 2,437 2,315 2,200 1,700 11,400 1,756 1,814 1,874 1,937 Continuing 1,504 11,492 11,514 11,629 11,745 11,863 G.w1.u.ate 8,006 8,410 8,305 8,201 8,099 8,000 Masters Doctoral 3,251 3,633 3,660 3,682 3,700 3,753 2,628 1,682 2,650 1,682 2,518 1,682 2,392 1,682 2.272 1,682 2.120 1,682 445 445 445 445 445 445 23,577 24,210 24,140 24,081 24,033 24,000 Undergraduate Freshman Transfer 1st Professional Other TOTALS ate enrollment can be stabilized at 16,000. Graduate enroll ment would be stabilized at 8000. The number of Ph .D. students would gradually decline . Professional doctoral degree enrollments would essentially be stable, and Master's level enrollment would increase. These changes are consistent with the genera l direction the University will take: • emphasize undergraduate academic quality and student support to increase retention; • expand and emphasize upper division and Master's education; • raise the quality of Ph .D. students and programs; though the quality measure data fo r P h.D. students are incomplete, a rough calculation of Ph.D . candidates with undergraduate GPA's at 3.0 or lower yields an esti mated 500 students in that category; UB would gain by having fewer and better ' Ph.D . students who complete their degrees; • maintain professional program en rollments at about current levels, though some program changes might result in altering the mix . The year-to-year projections of this changing enrollment mix a re shown in Table 3. Looking Ahead: Marshaling Funds for Improvement By linking this enrollment plan with projected revenues based upon sever al as sumptions about the finan cial environment and the expectation of greater financial flex ibility, UB can foresee some accumulation of operating funds for program changes and development over the next decade. These expectations are shown in Table 4 below. T h ey d o not constit u te an a ssure d str e am offund s, b u t a reasonab le exp ectatio n . one built upon plans and proposals UB has made over the past few years to the SUNY ad ministra tion and the SUNY trustees, proposals that fit with the direction charted in Rethinking SUNY. They are presented in current dollar 16,000 resource distribution system , one that reduces the number and frequency of ad hoc budget decisions and funds distribution, one that functions according to com monly recognized prin ciples. Within academic units, most of the budget concerns revolve a_r ound numbers of facu lty a nd staff positions. That is, the size of tion. Thus the projections are at best rough the unit. Size should be a function of three fac indicators of the orders of magnitude. But even without greater precision, they indicate tors: student work load, research productiv that resources can be available for wise uses ity, and most importantly unit mission which is, of course, related to student work load and that can make UB a better University. Even as I project possible resou rces, 1 research . And any assessment of unit size do not wish to leave the impression that mov- must include tenure track, full -time non-ten ing ahead in the directions outlined in the ure track and part-time faculty a nd supportterms and do not account for inevitable infla- Report depe nds upon having the fund s in hand . Many of the proposed changes and improvements can be made without centrally developed resources . Others will require some redirection of current spending. Certainly some will be advanced by new funds . But increasingly our t hinking and planning must be shaped by the expectations that new programs develop as replacements for old programs, not as additions to our current repertoire. ing staff. In a University of our complexity, these relations hips of work-load, productivity and mission cannot be treated with simple formulae. Variations in student level and in methods and objectives of educational programs affect the number and type of faculty and staff required to deliver programs. Likewise, measures of research output vary across disciplines, so that it is difficult to develop measures that satisfactorily work for crossunit comparisons. Even so, any resource dis- Missions and Incentives Conventional wisdom to the contrary, UB has not operated a resource allocation system based entirely on student FTE's, nor have budget cuts only been distributed across the board . Certainly teaching workload has affected the distribution of resources, but many other factors have as well. But certain too is the fa ct that the lack of clarity and widespread understanding about what counts and how it affects programs and resources has not been helpful in managing our resources . One by-product of this planning process should be a clearly understood budget and tribution system implicitly involves such com parisons, and any system should be based on openly available information and data, even though in the end the decisions will turn on the values of the decision-makers. Unit Mission Unit mission , of course. drives both stude nt work load and research . The topic deserves some general commentary because some people in our academic community have thought that the university mission has not been sufficiently well-defined. Is UB's primary mission resea rch , graduate education, undergraduate education �10=====;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; or public service? If University leadership stresses the importance of undergraduate education or public service, the message is sometimes interpreted to mean "research doesn't count anymore." 1f UB is described as a "major public research university," then the message may be taken to mean "undergraduate education a nd public service do not matter at UB." This misunderstanding ignores both the sense of "public" and "university" in that de- having different relative emphases among the various missions. The second is to develop a reward system that encourages individual faculty members to find the best way to use their talent to support their unit's missions. This may well translate into differing expectations for individual faculty members. the educational significance of their faculty research programs may decline. ln a number of fields, a faculty member who is up to date with his or her field but not actively contributing to its development can do an excellent job of undergraduate or Master's level instruction. Accordingly, it is possible that some facFor instance, a unit's teaching mission ulty may devote a larger proportion of their will be determined in part by the number of time to instruction rather than to research students it attracts and their interests. Some programs which may in fact no longer be acscription. units provide basic level instruction to stu- tive. This is another source of incre11sed indents who plan more advanced study in a re- structional resources which we cannot afford • UB enrolls nearly 16,000 undergradu- lated discipline or program, which the unit's to overlook. Nor can we ignore the fact that ates, more than any other SUNY school. faculty often call "service instruction," thus our incentive structure should match our This past year UB granted over 3,000 undergraduate degrees. Undergraduate edu- implying it is a less favored responsibility. But goals, in particular by hono.r ing and creating cation matters and matters greatly, apd in a university _such instruction is important; incentives for quality and expanded teaching like everything else at UB we must strive it is part of the unit's mission; students and at the undergraduate leveL to do it extremely well. It often is and must This differentiated way of defining and continue to be excellent education , and other faculty depend upon its being done well. ln providing such instruction, say in a n un- evaluating unit and individual faculty effort where it is not we must make it so. dergraduate general education course that runs counter to our normal perceptions within • UB enrolls over 8,000 graduate stumeets University requirements, some units the University . Yet I believe making this ad· dents in the arts and sciences and in several professional areas, again more than want to characterize this responsibility as justment in our perceptions and behavior any other SUNY school. The breadth of University duty, not unit duty. But that mis· would be a step forward . It will not force a our graduate level education marks UB off takes the relationship. The unit's role and revolutionary change in our academic program from all other units in tbe system and helps to give UB its distinctive role within the mission within the university is to provide or research, nor should it. It will, however, such instruction. The point is that our atti- allow us to make some adjustments .that will SUNY system . tudes and our language sometime imply a di- enable the University, the academic units and • Generally, UB's faculty are expected vision between ours (the unit's preferences) individual faculty to perform better and be to do both teaching and research at the highest level. The standard teaching load and theirs (the University's or other's man- recognized for it. That's worth doing. matches that common for faculty at major date and expectation), when in fact these reresearch universities, which is meant to sponsibilities belong to the unit and in fact allow significant time (25%-50%) for full justify and define the unit's place within the Academic Structure time tenure-track fa culty to pursue research. In addition, graduate education University. and resea rch are inextricably linked in Research mission is more difficult to The raison d'etre of a university is that many programs, and the University spends specify. Generally speaking, all academic it brings together people committed to learns ubstantial (though many faculty would say , "not substantial enough") funds on units have a research mission. The problem ing, to the creation of knowledge, to the shararises because some units are more adept at ing of ideas, perspectives, and speculations. It research support each year. and better known for their research than oth- brings them together so they can engage with • UB's public service mission fl ows most ers. In some cases the traditions in the disci- each other on a regular and continuous basis. directly from our publicness. It is the least well developed of our missions, but because pline have varied the emphasis on research; We may talk compartmentally about our variwe have twelve professional schools with in other cases the tradition and attitudes of ous activities- education, research, and ser· links into the professions and the commu- the faculty have emphasized or de-emphasized vice - but they are all part of a larger comnities and publics they serve, UB has been mitment to knowledge and learning. The esactive in serving the public and has the research . For a particular unit, the faculty or faculty time committed to research and the sential character and quality of a university capacity to do more in the future . number of individual faculty involved in re- is determined by the way it maintains and enAll of this seems rather elementary, search may vary from the practice of others in hances the vibran~y of intellectual engage, probably even insultingly so. but for the fact the University, depending on the research ca· ment, exchange, and collaboration among its that faculty and students often seem to think pability and focus of the unit. In the same way members, particularly faculty and students. that UB has choices, or has chosen, to empha- some units, because of their connections with As the communications barriers of time and size one mission over others or to the exclu- the public, are better suited than others to place disappear, it becomes even more imporsion of others. Obviously UB cannot do that. serve the public, though all can have some tant that a university make the most of its assemblage of people- faculty, students, and public service component to their mission . It mus_t do them all and do them well. The overall understanding must be supporting staff. In order to do this UB must But there are subtler issues that are related to the general question. One has to do that our different units will have a different define clearly the academic and intellectual with what relative emphasis among these mis· mix of teaching, research and public service spaces it will occupy- that is, its degrees, prosions by individual faculty is likely to lead to responsibilities. The leadership will have to grams, disciplines, multi-disciplinary inter· recognition and rewards by the institution. think about the mix in rough quantitative ests, research foci - and the organizational The wide-spread belief is that research promi- terms which in turn will reflect and affect the structures that will produce high levels of academic exchange, cooperation and intellectual nence carries the greatest internal reward in distribution of faculty effort required to meet addition to the obvious external rewards. But these responsibilities. lf the relative propor- activity. There are aspects of our current if UB is to succeed in the expectations which tion of the mission elements within each unit our students and the state hold of us, and suc- is understood. then it is possible to have indi- School/Faculty academic structure that need ceed in our multiple missions, then we need to vidual faculty devoting more of their time to to be changed. I know that some faculty will promote the importance of teaching and pub- one or another of the significa nt elements. regard such changes as a rearrangement of the lic service without downgrading the impor- Accordingly, the university could evaluate and "deck chairs on the Titanic," and some will reward individual faculty on the basis of their cynically observe that when administrators are tance of research . role in delivering the unit's particular mix of out of ideas_ for improving the quality of the This will require two shifts in our University, they reorganize. I accept the risks thinking. One is to regard academic units as mission elements. As some Ph .D. programs phase down, of those reactions without crediting their sen- �11 timents. After all, structure determines who makes decisions and the criteria they use. It is the accumulation of those decisions that determine the direction of the University and its priorities. Structure is therefore important. Let me first quickly summarize some of the weaknesses and impediments created by our current structure, as I see them. • We have lacked any sustaining struc· ture for the development of a coherent ap· proach to undergraduate education. For a time the Undergraduate College served this function and did it pretty well. But it lacked generally·accepted legitimacy and a sustaining fin ancial base. The initial faculty enthusiasm that carried it and its curriculum forward waned as the lack of an organizational place accentuated its tenuous position with the University. The College accomplished a great deal, but its growth from a good beginning has been stunted. • We have divided the humanities be· tween two faculties and made their devel· opment the responsibility of two different decision·making structures. AB a result we have not been able to take advantage of the interrelatedness of the humanities disciplines on this campus. • We have assembled a strong and highly competent faculty in the biological and the chemical sciences spread across two facul· ties and six schools. UB has over 100 full· time tenure track biologists in basic sci· ence de partments, and yet no biology pro· gram was rated in the top quarter by the NRC. Similarly UB has about 60 full·time te nure track faculty in the Chemical Sci · ences, again spread across several schools and faculties. This fragmentation has led to uncoor dinated approaches to opportu· nities, to more obstacles to cooperation than the University needs, and to less rec· ognition than the University deserves. • We have lived with more tension be· tween arts and science faculties and their perspectives on the one hand and profes· sional schools and their perspectives on the other than is probably h~lthy for our long· term success. Actually the arts and sci · ences faculties and the professional schools share .:nore in common than separate them; yet our organizational and decision structures have tended to accentuate the divisions and downplay the common con· cerns. • Likewise the relative organizational isolation of each professional school has not wholly worked to its or the University's ad· vantage. Professional accreditation stan· dards have protected that isolation and iso· lationist tendencies, and our organiza . tiona! structure has supported rather than counteracted these tendencies. • By splitting of the Arts and Sciences into three separate faculties and decision structures, which evolved from a different structure - one that ironically sought greater interaction between the profession· als schools and the arts and sciences- UB has probably helped to advance graduate education in the arts and sciences, but also hindered the full development of under· graduate education in those areas. To deal with these issues I am propos· ing several organizational changes. First, I envision three related and somewhat interlocking structures: Institutes, Centers and Schools/Departments. Institutes would draw faculty broadly from a number of disciplines with common interests. The Institutes would have relatively large memberships; they would serve to bring together faculty with related and common dis· ciplinary foci . They would require some mini· mal administrative support - to run confer · ences or internal colloquia, to ensure good in· ternal and external communications among the membership, to make the membership aware of current and future possibilities for collaborative projects. Membership would be inclusive, non·selective and essentially volun · tary. Within these broad umbrellas there would be a number of Research Centers and Interdisciplinary Program Centers. The Cen· ters would be operating units of faculty and students working together in a well.defined area of academic and intelleCtual endeavor. The Faculty and students would normally, though not invariably, come from several dif. ferent disciplinary homes. A Center might well be the prime (or at least a significant) fo· cus of its members' research activity. Some Centers might act like departments; they could be selective of their membership, and mem· bership could involve mutual obligations be· tween the Center organization and the mem· ber. Such Centers would then have an admin· istrative identity and administrative support appropriate to their membership size and level of activity. Some reasonably rigorous system of oversight would have to be in place to ap· prove the creation of Centers, monitor their progress, and disband ineffective Centers. Eventually a reasonable proportion of our faculty members would be part of some Institute and probably some Center . To strengthen the status of fa culty participants, the appointment and promotion process could support these organizational directions by in· volving Centers as well as Departments/ Schools in appointment and promotion recom · mendations . For some Centers the budget system could provide direct support by assign· ing them the revenues and costs associated with thei r operations, if that independence would make them prosper and not detract from other academic programs. Institutes would foster intellectual dialogue and communica · lion among faculty and students. Centers would foster collaboration and joint work in research and scholarly production and teach· ing. Because scholarly work and our schol · ~PROJECTED INCREASE IN OPERATING FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR UNIVERSITY PRIORITIES ($ State Tax Support Table 4 =Millions) 0 0 0.5 3.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.8 11.9 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 0 3.6 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 0.5 3.7 4 .2 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4 .9 Research/ Technology Transfer 0.4 2.2 2.4 4.6 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.8 7.0 Turnover Pool 0.6 1.4 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.8 7.1 8.4 9.7 11.0 0 2.8 3.8 4.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 1 0.1 16.3 24.8 28.4 29 .9 31.5 33.0 34.6 36.1 8.6 6 .2 8 .5 3.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 Tuition Undergrad Grad/ Prof. Private Giving/ Endowment Income Cumulative Increase TOTALS 1.5 Annual Increase TOTALS 1.5 �12 = = = = = = arly cultures vary across the campus, however, the actual structure and purposes of Centers will also vary among different parts of the University, and we must avoid the one-sizefits -all syndrome that infects large organiza. uon administra tions. How would the existing Schools, ~'ac · ulties and Departments fit into this structure? Schools and Faculties (possibly renamed as Colleges) will continue to have the major, but not exclusive. res ponsibility for establishing and maint.aimng degree programs. This res pon s ibility will extend to s etting requireme nts and standa rds . monitoring and evalu a llng students and al so gathe ring information from graduate s, e mploye rs and educators about the efficacy of these programs . SchooV Faculties would continue to have major, but not exclusive. responsibility for appointing and promoting faculty . As a general rule the budget system would support th e educational and rese arch mission of the units. but in some in stances the distribution of support for the re search mission could depend upon the prime location of the faculty members' research in volvement . which could be a research Center rather than an academic unit. By and large, teaching responsibilities still would be managed hy the academic unit. I also recommend that the Arts and Sc1ences be reorganized in one or the other of the following configurations : • merger of the present Faculties of Arts and Letters , Social Sciences and Natural Science and Mathematics into a College of Arts and Sciences. or • merger of Arts and Letters and Social Science into a College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science , and merger of Natural Science and Mathematics and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences into a College of Science and Engineering . We have had these proposals on the table before and failed to pursue them. mainly in my view because we have allowed the iden tification of the inevitable problems associated with any change to obscure the longer run advantages of n1ore integrated decision-making in the Arts and Sciences. My recommen· dation is that we find ways to solve the prob· lems within a new structure . Our task in the short run is to select which organizational structure serves our long-run interests better. [n my 'v iew the status quo is not an option. Academic St rateg y Our Academic Strategy is guided by a set of goals for undergraduatefMaster's edu cation in which many sectors of our University would participate in some way, and by a strategy for graduate education and research which would relate to enhancing our reputa - tion among Northeastern public and the mid size AAU Universities. Overall, to achieve this we will have to successfully pursue two strategies. I. An assurance of adequate teaching resources and supporting services for stu dents to maintain quality programs at the undergraduate/Master's levels. The analysis of this Report is least well developed on this issue. It is possible tO make some crude estimates of the adequacy of re · sources available to meet current stude nt workloads . But these estimates are insuf. ficient for the detailed planning and pro· gram development that we need to do for undergraduate and Master's programs. In the next phase of our planning the aca demic units will be asked to develop this detailed analysis. It will incorporate projections of student workload by department and program, analysis of course offerings, assessments of faculty available for teach · ing (both within a particular department and outside), possible restructuring of pro· grams, and a thorough study of services to students that support the llcademic program and create an academic community - all within the context of overall param · eters of the enrollment and financial plan developed in this Report. 2. A reconfiguration of resources in sup· port of graduate education and research to move one-fourth of our programs or Schools into the top quarter and virtually all into the top half over the next decade. Where programs are not likely to achieve top half status within a modestly increased resources envelope, an alternative course of action will be considered and acted upon - combining programs or building them into a multidisciplinary structure or network or phasing them out. These new structures will also serve to draw together strengths of already strong programs or provide platforms for collaborative re· search and teaching for faculty from dif. ferent academic units. The data assembled in Table 2 indicate UB has some work ahead if it is to meet these aspirations. In terms of improving our status in the NRC ran kings. certainly some consoli· dation of programs and more careful report· ing will help . But we also need to focus some resources on programs of existing and potential strength. In the preliminary review provided by this Report. several programs appear to be likely candidates for top quarter status. that is programs. not necessarily existing departments : • in Humanities - English, Campara · tive Literature. Classics and Music Com· position and Theory; • in Social Sciences - Psychology. Geography and Linguistics: • in the Sciences - Chemistry (which program would broadly draw upon Chem· istry. Biochemistry and Medicinal Chemistry on our campus); Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (which would broadly draw upon Biochemistry. Microbiology . Biological Sciences. Structural Biology and CAMBI and some faculty in other depart· ments in our current configuration) ; Phar macology (which would link the Pharma · ceutical sciences in Pharmacy and Phar macology in the Medical School) - more· over, we cannot ignore the possibility that several science program/disciplinary con figurations may undergo revision by the next NRC iteration: • in Engineering - Civil , Chemical and Mechanical. For the professional schools, the rank ing systems are even less reliable than the NRC study, and the universe of schools against which UB's schools should be measured is less well defined, but top quarter or better status has recently been accorded to Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Education, and Information and Library Science . Management is also now in this group or capable of becoming so. Law. with its recent developments and continued innovations could and should join this group. Medicine, if it can expand its research and solve its financial challenges. could as well. The plans for Architecture and Planning. Social Work, Health Related Professions and Nursing are less likely to raise them to top quarter status. but that level is not wholly out of reach . These rankings are not thebe-all-and · end -all of our academic strategy. Nor can they be ignored since they affect our attractiveness to students and our capability to maintain and enhance the quality of our faculty . Perhaps more important will be the quality of our graduates. the quality of our research. and the extent and importance of our public service, measured particularly by their outcomes and impact. It is also not the case that because cer· tain of our existing graduate programs are targeted for emphasis that others will be ignored . The strategy involves choices of rela tive emphasis. In many other areas UB has sound programs which can improve without any special emphasis or can be part of some alternative strategy which will benefit the program and the University . ln a few areas, moreover, UB has an opportunity to develop new cutting edge graduate programs that can achieve leadership recognition. Another key part of our academic strat· egy will be to find ways and create structures that will lead to stronger programs, better re · search . and more effective public service . Many of the strengths will have to be gener· ated through new forms of cooperation or collaborations, which will be encouraged in some cases by University investment. Over the past few years the faculty in various parts of the University have come for ward with proposals for Institutes or Centers. In thinking through the opportunities pre · sen ted to us by our present programs and fac· ulty, I and others have suggested faculty com · binations which have led in some instances to the formation of Task Forces to look into the possibilities of pursuing these initiatives. In order to give some concrete examples. I am list - ing most of the proposals currently under consideration . Listing them is not a commitment to proceed with them or fund them. but rather a way of putting them on the agenda for seri · ous consideration. Moreover. it is a representative but not exclusive list of Institutes and Initiatives that UB might pursue. lf l had to distinguish between Institute and Initiative at this stage, I w~uld describe an Institute as a �13 that has been developing rapidl y. UB has [ac- proposal that contemplates some formal structure for faculty collaboration across our cur- uity in psychology, medicine and the biomedi - Technology Initiative rent SchooVDe partment structure and an Ini - cal sctences who could. if linked together, pro· tiative as an academic focu s for collaboration that as yet has no formal stru ctur e, but in time vtde a strong set of programs This Initiative would bring together faculty 111 neuroscience. These possibihlles deserve seri ous exploration . wtll. tf we proceed forward with it. By setti ng in information and communication technology out these possibilities perhaps other ideas may from Computer Engineenng in Electrical and The details of the Academic Strategy be generated. which would indeed be a plus . Computer Enginee r ing, Computer Sctence. mvolve a number of recommendations with Information and Library Science. Com mun i- respect to the academic units. Thetr key potnts Humanities Initiative and Institute cation , and the Center for Cognitive Science are summa r ized here The purpose would be to set in motion the Through a jointly developed process the building of a major program in inform ation and Hum anities would make six to eight chatr level co mmunication technology linking both th e appomtml:.'nts of semor fa culty in the Hum ani - creators and users of the technology into what li es. Th t:se appomtments would be shared by will eventually become one academic unit with two or more departments . These new faculty several different, but related, sets of programs . would he ex pected to partiCipate s ignificantly m both under~raduate and graduate educa - Urban Initiati ve tion and bt• kl• y playe rs m a H uman1lles lnstJ tull' and/o r Center. which would provide sup - port for co llaborative groups of faculty to ex - The Urban Initiative could be a part of the pion.• s uhJtCt~ of common mtcrcst for bounded Policy Ins titute or a sepa rate Center . Its ini · penods of t 1m e tial direction would be shaped by a focus on C::::: Pnhcy Institute ~ urban education/social services and planning mvolving the Graduate School of Education and the Schools of Social Work and Architec · ThiS I nstltute would bring together faculty ture and Planning and other mte rcsted fa c- and graduate students from several Schools ulty from other units with an urban focu s. tn · and Col leges wllh tnterests cludtng Nursing and Law . nnd pul1c!' 111 poltcy analysts Its scope would be broad JSS U<' S Women and Gender Institute t•nouJ.!h to encompass both bas1c and applied rrsea rch rl·hncd to policy . Several top1cal ly · cused Centers for Research and Graduate ~Xtu cauon a nd proJects (e .g .. the Governance Ptojecl) would become ope rati VE." umts o f the I nstilut.e Thts Institute follows from a proposal from a number of mostly women faculty members to estabhsh a collaborative mechanism for r search and cooperative graduate educauon 1n gender and feminist studies . Several schools Bwlngtcal Sctences lnttiatiue and departments offer cou rses that focus on gender and the1r fa culty have resea rch inter· Tht s lnttlativc would link together depart - ests in gende r -related toptcs. These mtcrests rnf'nts and faculty in the biolog1cal sc1enccs. and foci operate more broadly than th e cur- m cludmg b1ologica l science. microbiOlogy. a na - rent programs in V\.1omcn's Studt e s offered tomical scie nces and cell biology. physiology. withm Amcncan Stud 1es. and th1s Institute btophysics and other biologi sts tn related de · would be a way to bnng a broad group of fac · partme nts. The Center for Structural Btol- ulty together who are engaged tn thts field ogy, CAMBI and other collaborative research across the campus. Once developed. this In · ce nte rs would be key parts of this effort. The stitute would become the home for under - Initi ative wou ld aid m the development of CO · graduAte a nd graduate programs as well a" ordinated plans fo~ faculty appoint me nts in the for research on women and gendPr ·~A,r. t"""o.".nd Ill Sciences Arts • focus on role as regtonal cultural r ata · lyst and leader • maintain current programs and faculty tn Art and in Theate r and Dance • expand Media Study but only as part of a collaborati ve effort among Art. The ater and Da nce, Med1a and Mustc wllh digital technology. and wllh co mmuntca · tion as a pivotal focu s • restructure the Musi c program LO em phasize graduate program 111 ComposttiOn . Theory and H istory. and the undergradu · ate B.A . and mmors tn Mu s 1c or a hm1ted undergraduate mustc edu catiOn program Humaniti es • maintam and enhance strength of En · glish and Comparative Literature through replace ment of faculty turnover a nd mod est increases 111 key areas • maintain Classics and Art His tor y at curre nt levels if enrollments can be in · creased • refocus Modern Languages on lingws ttcs and language instruction m co llabo· ration wnh Lmguisucs • drop Ph .D. program s tn German and French Literature : maintam M.A. pro · grams • focus Span1sh Lite rature on Lattn Ame n ca and reshape Ph .D. program to fit thts emphasis: make Spantsh section the co re for Latin -American studies • enhance the visibility of Hum anittes at UR through Huma niti es Initi ative - attra cung senior humanists to the faculty as part of a Hu manities Ins titute and buildmg collaborative programs on key issues 111 the humanities: bring Hi story and Ph i· losophy and othe r related social sciences departments 1nto th ts co llaborative effort biological scie nces. development of Resea rch Centers. and research str ategies and teaching. Chemical Sciences Initiati ve Ethnic/Gender Studies Environmental In stitute This Institute follows from a proposal from the Environmental Institute Task F'orce and Thi s Initiative would link the chemical and the presence of e nv iron mental programs on btochemical scie nce depa rtm ents and faculty. ca mpus. mcludi n g Ch em ist ry. Medici nal Ch e mi s t ry would link facu lty with Inte rests in environ - As with other In stit utes. this one nnd f3iochemistry. plu s fa cu lty in Che mi cal mental issues mto a broad affi lt auon Engi n eering. sea rch Cente rs such as the Center for Haz · F'aculty in Pharmacology and Ht> ;.:~nd Toxico logy, Biochemical Pharmacology. and ardous Waste. the Great Lakes Ct>nter. Pharma ceutics might be part of this Initiat ive. proposed Center for l::nvtronm e ntnl Polley a or of a separate Initiative in pharmaceutical would become the operative parts of thts Jn . sc1ences. Aga·in this Initiative would provide stitute. as would other cn\'lronmental educa - a platform for coordinated appointments. plans tiOn and research acuvtut:•s for the development of Resea r ch Ce nters, longer term resea rch strategies in the ch e mi - < :Neuroscience Initiative: > cal sciences. and the s h ari ng of teaching re spo nsibili ties. NeurosciencE." 1s a c ross-d1scip linar~· field • develop Women and Gender Studtes through a Research and Education Ins ti tute as a broad collaborattve effort, draw tng faculty from across thP campus and mcorporaltng present \-Vome n's Studtes program inLO the lnsutut.e • maintain e ffective programs 111 Native American Studies and Afncan ·Am e ncan Studies at their current s1ze. e ngaging fa culty in other units to e nh ance th e pro grams • develop Latin-Amen ca n :;tud1cs wnh Spanish Language and L1terature faculty as its core and drawing faculty collabora tion from other departments such as HIS· tory. Political Science. Anthropology. and English • develop Asian and Asian -Amencan Studies from current developing program in Asian Studies • ex pand Cultural Studtes of the Amen cas through deve lo pment of a Center en · �14 gaging a collaborative group of faculty from African-American Studies, Native American Stu dies, Latin -American Studies , Asian Studies, Art, Art History, English, Com parative Literature, Modern Lan guages and Literature , History , Anthrophology, Political Science and other interested facu lty; this Center would manage the American Studies Ph.D. , probably with a reduced number of students. menta in Geological Sciences to combine programs and foster connections of inter· ested faculty to broader programs in En vironmental Science • reduce size of Ph.D. programs Professional Schools Social Sciences • expan d Geography and Linguistics slightly to add research strengths and con- Architecture and Planning • maintain current faculty size tribute to expa nded undergraduate offer• connect faculty research interests with ings and enrollment Urban Initiative and with Policy and En• maintain Anthropology at current size, vironmental Institutes but exa mine potential for concentration • upgrade quality of graduate students and focu s on fewer areas of specialization or reduce size of program • integrate History and Philosophy into • to accommvdate reduction in gr!'duate Humanities Initiative; reshape Philosophy enrollment, expand undergraduate enrollto have less breadth and more focus; dement in generalist programs with profesvelop turnover plan for History that will add strength a nd support collaborating sional overlay programs in Asian Studies, Gender and Wom e n 's Studies, American Culture , Latin-American studies and expand under- Education • reshape Ph.D. programs and reduce graduate enrollment; consider slight ex size pansion of History faculty and better inte• expand Master's enrollment grate historians in professional schools into • develop joint Urban Initiative with Soteaching programs cial Work and with Architecture and Plan• integrate Communication into planned ning that also draws upon faculty in other coordinated programs in Information and professional schools Communication Technology • build cooperative links for counseling • expand Psychology slightly to enhance education with Social Work undergraduate program and develop re• maintain current size of faculty andrearch strengths in neuroscience and cogdirect programs through turnover as long ive psychology as part of campu s as aggregate enrollment is maintained ultidisciplinary efforts in areas of neuscience and cognitive science, bringing ether related faculty in social sciences, Engineering dicine, and the biomedical sciences; con• maintain faculty at current size, if tirtue enhancement of clinical psychology enrollments can be expanded to justify with ties to medicine and biomedical sciences • expand undergraduate and Master's • develop Political Science, Sociology and enrollment to justify faculty size; reduce Economics with some common foci; bring size of Ph .D. programs. related faculty in professional schools into • develop programs in Chemical, Civil teaching programs and research collaboand Mechanical Engineering as leading ration; do collaborative hiring around inistrengths tiative to develop Policy Institute and re• develop hazard mitigation engineering lated Centers; where appropriate, particiand materials science in collaboration with pate in Humanities Initiative. CAPEM , with Physics and Chemistry • explore moving Communicative Disorthrough turnover replacements ders and Sciences into Medical School • develop biom edical engineering through turnover replacements and coor• reduce size of most Ph.D. programs dinated appointments with Medicine and Dental Medicine N atural Sciences and Mathematics • develop manufacturing and design con• develop biological and chemical Scinections through Mechanical and Indusences in context of fOllaborative plans and trial Engineering collaboration programs among departments in Natural • expand ties with industry as part of reScience, Engineering, Biomedical Sci search and service mission ences, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine; • play key role in Information and Cominvestment in research and technical supmunication Technology Initiative port is more important than an increase • provide impetus for Environmental Inin number of faculty stitute along with Biology, Geology, Chem• further develop Structu ral Biology Iniistry, Law, Planning, Toxicology, and Epitiative and CAMBI as joint biomedical scidemiology (Social & Preventive Medicine) ence, biological and chemical science collaborations • reshape Physics into Material Science Information and Library Science focus with appropriate collaboration of • maintain current Master's programs Engineering and Chemistry and reduce • integrate School into Information and Communication Technology Initiative (A faculty size in Physics Department • reduce size of Mathematics De partfirst step might involve merger or linkage to College of Arts and Sciences or College me nt and develop replacement plan around areas with potential for faculty col · of Science and Engineering.) laboration with other UB units • expand commitment to Computer Sci ence through inte gration of Computer Law • maintain current faculty size and sta Engineering, Computer Science, SILS and bilize enrollment at 650 (800 FTE) Communication into Information and • continue emphasis on interdisciplinary Communication Technology Initiative teaching and research and strengthen con • en·courage developing collaborative efnections wit h social sciences and humanifort of SUNY University Center departties; provide teaching support for these rel11ted programs • contribute to development of Policy lnstitu.t e, Women and Gender Institute, Environmental Institute and Urban Ini tiative Management • focus efforts on enhanced MBA program, the undergraduate major and a solid array of graduate and undergraduate minors or certificate programs supportive of other academic programs • focus Ph.D. on one or two areas which are linked to programs in Economics and/ or Psychology and reduce size • expand revenue generation and tuition as major sources of program enhancement; receive modest investment to expand faculty, enhance School's reputation and position it for increased tuition Social Work • modestly expand faculty if the quality of students and enrollments justify • maintain current research focus on addictions and interpersonal violence • evaluate Ph.D. program • build strong Urban Initiative with Education and Architecture and Planning; develop counseling strengths in collaboration with Education (Educational and Counseling Psychology) Health Science Schools Dental Medicine • maintain current reputation of School, range of programs and enrollment • enhance quality through expansion of clinic and other revenue • participate in development of biological research and biomedical technology through collaborative programs in chemical/biological and biomedical sciences • expect state tax support to decline • contribute more extensively to undergraduate science instruction Health Related Professions • maintain and develop Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy as key programs • expand enrollment for Clinical Laboratory Science or phase down program • combine Nutrition with Exercise Science and review resource requirements for combined program • integrate research faculty into r esearch programs with other health science faculty • drop program in Health Behavioral Science • join in cooperative instruction for health science students Medicine • expect state tax support to decline • establish an appropriate and stable size in equilibrium with available resources; reduce range of programs and focus on quality • develop academic and financial plan for clinical MD and Graduate Medical Education that is fully integrated with community hospital plans and faculty practice structure • expand research through turnover replacement and planning of faculty addi- �=======15 tions in biological and ch emical sciences in collaboration with Biological Science and Chemistry Departments and Dental Medicine and Pharmacy Schools • integrate related research faculty in Nursing, Health Related Professions, Com· municative Disorde;s and Sciences, and Psychology into health science/medical research groups • develop biomedical engineering with Engineering, Dental Medicine, and Phar· macy • contribute more extensively to under· graduate science instruction rizes the estimates of added operating funds essentially accountable for generating the rev· from various sources that might be invested enue to cover its costs. Usually the budget in the academic program. The possible uses units coincide with decanal units, but some of these funds are identified below. Money is systems treat other units, such as relatively money, however, and any plan to link specific self-sufficient Research Centers and Under· sources must be tempered by overall· priori· graduate General Education programs, as ties and current needs. And I will reiterate separate budget centers. not all of the proposed de· In a publicly supported university rev· velopments will require new funds . Certainly my earlier view - enue comes from unit generated and controlled new funds will help, but they are not invari · ably essential. activities and from conscious academic judg· ments allocating state tax support. A key revenue source generated by a unit is tuition . As Nu rsing • establish balance between enrollment and faculty size - either increase enroll· ment or reduce faculty • join in cooperative instruction with health science students • integrate research faculty with other health science research programs • expand revenue producing activities, such as offsite training and nursing prac· tice plan Pharmacy • phase down B.S. in Pharmacy and in · \ troduce entry level Pharm .D. program • expand BS/MS opportunities in phar· maceutical sciences • reduce numbe r and increase quality of Ph .D. students • develop collaborative plan for faculty a ppointments a nd research development with closer integration among Pharmacol· ogy and Pharmaceutical Sciences • connect Med icinal Chemistry and Chemistry more closely • join in cooperative instruction for health science students . Possible Uses of Funds for Investment tuition becomes a greater part of this University's revenue base, RCM makes more sense. Tuition then becomes the measure of student workload, not student FTE's, and if Turnover and Reallocat ion R esources - Expansion, of Faculty in a few ~ey areas - Undergraduate Teaching Incentives -Various Initiatives, Institutes and Centers New Tu ition R evenue from Undergraduate Tuition Differential - Further Expansion of Faculty particu · the University and/or academic units can make or affect the decisions about e nrollment and tuition , then the system provides a creative interaction between academic and managerial judgment. Tuition of course is not the only revenue source - grants and contracts (in cluding indirect costs), private gifts, clinic and practice revenue, and various educational en · trepreneurial efforts also get credited to the larly to enhance undergraduate programs unit. But then the unit is expected to pay all - Improved Technology and Laboratories of its costs- direct and indirect, not only fac· for undergraduate instruction ulty a nd staff costs but also charges for facili · ties, academic support (library, computers), ad· - Expansion of Master's Programs ministrative and general university overhead. From Specific Professional Some universities have developed elaborate Program Tuition Increases - Management MBA Program schemes for chargin g back these costs, others have chosen simpler algorithms. In any event, - Pharmacy Pharm.D . the system clearly grants considerable au· - Other Professional Program Needs as identified tonomy to and places clear responsibility and accountability on the leadership of the bud· getary unit. It also conveys a message back to Financial Strategy Earlier in trus Report, I sketched an overall fi nancial strategy . It looked to avail· able resources from 1) increased tuitions, 2) expanded reven ue- producing activities, 3) use of tu r nover resources. None of these sources wi ll lead to over· night fixes. Increased general tuition revenues Research R evenue Expans ion - Expansion of Support for research fac· ulty - Research Infrastructure including con solidation of high cost laboratories and scientific instrumentation facilities Other New Revenue Support to Units generating revenue bution across the U n iversity. Not all parts of the University are equally situated to gener· ate new revenue, though all units can certainly generate some. The availability of turnover resou rces Certainly has its contingencies as well, both as to location witrun t he University and timi ng. But it is t he one category we can most count on. And, of course, the risk of an· nual budget cu ts has not disappeared, cuts which have and will if t hey contin ue, restrict our flexibility . In building a financial strategy at this time, it makes sense therefore to focus first on the use of turnover resou rces, then revenue enhancement, and finally tuition-generated increases, and to translate the academic strat· egy into a fin a ncial plan that employs avai l· able resources in that order. Table 4 summa · they do and the money they have available to spend . The other part of RCM involves rel at· ing budget to other institutional goals, such as maintaining quality high-cost programs, supporting outstanding research, and encour· aging cooperation and collaboration across tion of the system tends to downplay t.hese most speculative. An enhancement of reve nue a bout the pace of this expansion and its distri· see more clearly the relationsrup between what academic units. The revenue generation por- are likely, but at the present moment also the production will occu t, but there is uncertainty sub-units and to faculty who will be able to needs of the University. But through an open Budgets and Responsibility Center Management system of subvention involving the distribu · tion of state tax support, the University can pursue these institutional goals and support academic values not fully promoted by the rev- Recently a number of private and public un iversities, including Micrugan and Indi - e nue generation portion of the RCM system . ana, have changed from the open-textured advocacy and negotiation budget system to one vironment is shifting toward allowing tuition Currently the SUNY management en · and other revenues to remain on the ca mpus which ties responsibility for revenue and ex· whe re they are generated, leavi ng to SUNY penditures to specific un its. This system also trustees and administration the task of allo· eating state tax support. That major change provides for an explicit and open allocation process that adjusts for program cost varia · in SUNY policy would give us more campus tions and university priorities. Budgets a re flexibility in handling revenues, and, if coupled t hen driven both by academic values and goals with campus-based tuition fl exibility, UB and by enrollments and tuition revenue, by would then have the managerial tools and in · incentives to de velop other revenue sources. centives that exist at other major public uni - and by pressures for cost efficiencies. versities that have adopted RCM . This system goes by several names, one of which is Responsibility Cente r Management begin to move toward RCM . It should lay the (RCM). Under the system each budget unit is ground work in such a way that it avoids dis· Given these developments, UB should �16======= incentives for cooperation and sharing of re- through The Reporter and UB Wings, so that sources , but gathers up the benefits of respon sibility and accoun tability and the clear link mg .of budget to University mission and pri orities . An RCM syste m will produce these t he University community can gain a widely shared understanding of the variety of perspectives within our academic community about our future and the commonly-held val - benefits, tf it blends revenue generation and ues that will guide future choices. Another key part of the next steps is further development of data a nd analysis. Each academic unit - and in some units, each retention by academic units with a provos ts) a lloca tion system that uses sta te tax -s upport f\lnd s to pursue academic missio n priorities across the uni t.s, and if its revenue incentives The Task Force on Ince ntives and Resource department - needs to develop a resource analysis and projection that fits the unit within the parameters s uggested in this report - Allocation has studied and re ported on these 1ssues and offers Important guidance to our fa culty and administratiOn as we proceed w1th the des ign of an RCM sys tem appropnate to enrol lm ent, size of fa culty, and other relevant fa ctors - and supports the unit's responsibilities in pursuing overall University goals. The structure of these analyses will vary somewhat U B. a nd perhaps a great deal from unit to unit, but they should aim at translating educational, do not clash with our commitment to quality. Th e RCM syste m can create s trong in cen tives to increase enrollm e nts. es pecia ll y unde rgraduate enrollments, even at some cost to the quality of our programs. UB should res1st s uch pressures and maintain high quality aca~e mi c progra ms . Those who oversee ou r undergraduate and graduate programs will have to assure that quality is not sac rificed for s hort -term budgeta ry advantage by prov1d · mg regular assessments of undergraduate and ~aduate program s . discussion period, and after considering all counsel, the President and I will present a fi . nal version of the Academic Plan and begin the process of implementing it. Our target date for publication of this final version is June, 1997. • - Please read "research" to include "research, scholarship and creative activity" wherever used in that context. resea rch and service responsibilities of a unit into resource terms. They should be informed by study of highly regarded academic programs at other fin e universities and which operate within a resource envelope and with a facu lty size si milar to our own unit's size and resources . It is difficult to be more specific in th1s docum ent, but discussions between the Provost's office and deans, and between deans and chairs, will clarify what needs to be done. The overall a im is to move toward more specific planning within the context of the overall directions outlined in this Report, to un derstand more clea rly the impact of the rec ommendations made here, to take steps toward This is the third in a series of reports to the UB community. The others were: Part 1: Recent Efforts, Cu rrent Euents, Future Directions, by President William R. Greiner. Published February 8, 1996 in the R e porter Volume 27, No. 17. Part II : Managing UB's Academic Future, by President William R. Greiner and Provost Thomas E. Headrick . Published February 22 , 1996 in the Re porter, Volume 27, No. 19. implementation where that is advisable and to focu s some of the discussion of the recom mendations on the details wh ere. as the say· ing goes, the devi l (and angels?) may live. A third part of the process will involve a continu ation of the work of various task The release of this Report and the goa ls 1t describes, the directions it indicates. and the information it provides is meant to stimu late discussion a nd shape furth er analysis and in vestigation . The discussions ought to and will proceed in several contexts and for a bounded period of time . The President, or I, or both of us plan to visit with faculty in each academic unit, as recommended by the Faculty Senate last year. The proposed Plan will be reviewed and co mmented upon by several Faculty Sen ate Committees and the full Senate. The President, the Vice Provosts, and I will meet with a number of othe r e xisting faculty and staff boards and committees and less formal assem blages for com men t and advice. And both the Pres ident and I will have on-goi ng conversa· t1ons and information exchanges with th e Dea ns. individually and coll ective ly. Out of these discussions we hope to get help and advice for improving the Pl an. Most of these conversations should take place betwee n now a nd the end of this Spring semester, I 997. Notes of the major meetings, reports of committees and other considered com mentary will be communicated broadly , mostly forces or groups, including those for the Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Information and Communication Technologies, Envi ronmenta l Institute, and the Women and Gen der Institute, as well as the fostering of dis cussio ns among faculty interes ted in other areas indicated as Initiatives. Groups study ing the ways to implement a Responsibility Center Management system and the Measurement of Quality and Performance will a lso continue their work . Finally. the President and I intend to establish a small hearing panel to take evidence and present findings on the proposal to fOrm either a College of Arts and Sciences or a Coll ege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences a long with a separate College of Science and Engineering. This panel would be cha rged to identify the preferable choice between t hese options by learning the preferences of the fa culty , examining the proble ms identified in Office of the Provost State University of New York at Buffalo 562 Capen Hall Buffalo, New York 14260 making the transition. and eval ua ting this information in light of the University goals set forth in this report. The id entifica tion and (716) 645-2992 (716) 645-3685 (Fax) assessme nt of the problems connected with th e proposed change will serve to effect a sensible transition to the new structure, not to fru s· trate the change. At the conclusion of this review and Thomas E. Headrick Provost � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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N8wa Services Asaoclate Director · T HE FACULTY SENATE has begun what likely will be an extensive process of reviewing Provost ThO: , mas Headrick's report on academic planning at UB. lbe senate's Executive Committee has charged 12 of the senate's 18 standing committees with examining specific aspects of the plan and delivering formal reports on their findings to the full Faculty Senate at its meeting on April29, said Claude Welch, chair of the senate and SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Departnient of Political Science. have to work to convince faculty members that their comments are welcome. He noted that several issues: assessing w ommendations in the plan are commensurate with goals as sUited in tbe plan.lllld . tba1 faculty have input into the plan. Peter Nickerson, professor of pathology and a member of the Academic Planning Committee, said tba1 committee members will __ col~ leagues have told him that they believe the specifics of the plan "are set in rapidly setting c:oocrete. "We have to try to dispel this notion" and instill the belief that "the dialogue is real; this is not.a sham-type discussion.» Nicker- son said. Members of the committee vemty community looking al the report from a wide perspective, nllber than !ian a parochial position. "I would hope the committee would try to keep a broader view" when assessing the plan. said Catberine Cornbleth, professor of learoing and instruction and associate dean in the Graduate School of Education. P eter Horvath, assistant pro- fessor of nutrition and physiology, said be was glad the document bad been published as an insert to the Reporter without an appendix because it forced people to consider issues other than those penaining to their own particular unit · "I think tba1 one of the problems tba1 we have '11 this univenity is people are so myopic and self-<:entered, which is naiUral, but they just go to their one page (on their own unit) and read what's there and forget tba1 other departments might W even be having a more critical iselch said that the senate sue," Horvalb said "'That's somemeeting of March II thing we have to get across." will be devoted to a disHeadrick said that with the cussion with Headrick of the gen· plan, be's trying in some ways to era! principles of the plan. The ''widen the perspective and also meeting of April 8 will include widen the discussion" so that progress repurts fmm the stand· when faculty members focus on ing committees, with fonnaJ retheir own units, they "'consider it . ports to be delivered to the senin the context of what else is goate on April 29. ing on.. at the university. Welch said the senate meeting He noted that it aids the dis· of May 13-the last regularly cussioo process to "put out some scheduled session of the acaconcrete ideas ... because it then demic year-will "hopefully con· produces a much more signifi- elude" examination of the plancant focused dialogue of what the ning document issues are. He urged faculty members to "The message I hope that goes attend faculty- or school-specific out is that you may have better meetings that Headrick will ways of dealing with the problems schedule to discuss the plan. as I've identified them, and the He also in vited colleagues purpose of thai is to elicit those with comments about specific isreactions, not foreclose them," he sues covered in the pJan to consaid. adding that is wby be wants tact the appropriate senate com· an extensive review of his proj,osminee. The committees and their als before a set of concrete plans are formed and implemented. Continued on page 4 .,Robot ....... that "sees" one of UBiindusby success stories student, Henry Hex - News Services Ednor N 1HE SECOND-FLOOR laboratory of a suburban corporall: pork, a 5-foot, 14G-powxl robot is being comIIIAilded in plain written English to "get the red ball." Hidden wheels propel it forward as it sets out across the room. which looks like an obstacle course. The cylindrical robot carefully navigates its way amid a clutter of deslcs and computers. Barely seconds later, it bas cornered the red ball like a soccer player. This soene wasn't played out in some Silicon Valley lab; it happened last week in Western New York at Amherst Systems, Inc., a high-tech company of about 200 employees tba1 develops equipment that tests and evaluates aviation electrooics. Acoordiog to engineers al the company, it wouldn't have happened at all if it were not for the intense collaboration between Ambers! Systems and a team of computer Sc;jentists at the University-at Buffalo. It's not an isolated incident At a time wben companies are rethinking and often reducing their ~hand development operations, UB ' s role in providing a vital economic service to area businesses is becoming more important. I ______ _, "With today's very rapid pace of technological advance. industry can no longer remain competitive by relying solely on In-bouse research and development" said Dale M. Landi, vice president for research at UB. ''Commercial companies need access to institutions tba1 offer both advanced technologies and the scientific personnel that can customize technology and specific applications. In Western New Yorlc, that place is UB." Froni conducting analysis of dental adhesives to improving the design of devices for the disabled, more and more local companies are tapping UB's broad range of R&D capabiHties for services that are critical to their current and future viability. In some cases, such as Amherst Systems, the relationship helps create new jobs, while in others, such as !voclar, moor. that discussed ex· actly the kind of intelli- gence the vision system needed. Tod ay, the robot is controlled by an artifi· Inc., of Amben;t and Enidine, Inc., of Orchard Park, it al lows a company to broaden its product base. " If we had not been doing the work with UB. we would have gotten neither the original Small Business Innovative Research contract from NASA to develop the robot nor the two subsequent contracts," said Cesar Bandera, head of the Machine Vision Department at Amherst Systems. Such grants are available only to companies working in partnership with a university. ~ ..... to ... _ cia] intelligence technique developed by Stuart Shapiro, profes· sor and chair of the Computer Science Department, who is an internationally ItCOgnized expen in the field. and Hexmoor, who has since ........ . earned a doctorate and is As a result of its NASA contracts, Amherst Systems has been able to recruit a computer engineer from England's Oxford University, along with an additional four engineers who are working on the prototype robot. The company plans to hire even more engineers as the project proceeds with additional NASA funding. A prototype of the robot will be demonstrated for Johnson Space Center officials in April. Bandera explained that NASA was seeking a sophisti· cated artificial-intelligence control system combined with a vision system that could accomplish real-world tasks. The goal was to develop a robot tba1 could perform these tasks autonomously in dangerous environments, such as outside of a space shuttle or a space station. At Amherst Systems, Bandera's group has designed a vision system that allows robots to see the way humans do, with very precise resolution in the center of the fieldof-view and very wide peripheral vision at lower resolution. 1bat type of vision, called foveal vision, is a critical component for the NASA applications, but NASA also required an anificial intemgence component. lt was aa area out of Amherst's field of expertise, so Bandera calls it ..serendipi· tous" that he attended a seminar given by a UB graduate now a research assistant professor at UB. That technique utilizes SNePS, Semantic ~--:-:-:-:~===---...J Network: Processi ng Sys te m. a general knowledge representa· lion system developed by Shapiro over the past two decades. R-.,.. fUDCtlon COCIIHIYMJ- MY- lev... The robot is technicaJly remarkable: It relies on its sophisticated vision system more than any other robot de· ve loped to date , while also being able to function cognitively on severaJ different levels. ''We would not have had the time to develop such a system, nor should we ha~e." said Bandera. ''Since we are a small business. we have to choose our battles wisely." Local firms need not be malting products that go into outer space to benefit from a research-and-development relationship with UB. In fact UB last year licensed to Enidine, Inc .. a ..smart .. new seismic-protection technology that is literally down Continued on page 2 �2 COLI.ABORA'"noN Continued from P!'ge 1 to-earth. Transfer of technology developed at the univenity is a critical aspect of the UBfmdustry partnership. UB researcben register their technologies with the UB Office of Technology Transfer Services, whose job it is to make them available for public benefit and to place technologies or inventions with industry. Many of the matches involve companies in Western New York and contrib- ute to economic development in the region. The office administers the commercialization of products and processes developed by UB faculty, including intellectual-property protection and licensing of inventions. Royalties collected by the office benefit the university and the inventors. The new technology licensed to . Enidine-its technical name is Real-Time Structural-Parameter Modification system (RSPM)-is an energy-dissipation system based on the biomechanics of the human body. II is designed to reduce vibrations, such as those produced by earthquakes, in manmade structures. RSPM allows a struc· twe to adjust itself in real-time in response to an earthquake. II was developed by George C. Lee, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Engineering at UB and director of the National Center for Earthquake Engioeering·Research at UB. Enidine manufactures and markets industrial shock absorbers, seismic dampers and vibration isolators with applications in robotics. materials handling, packaging, defense, aerospace and seismic systems. ...7 . ., . . _ . . , _ \ \ ln addition to seismic-mitigation products for new and existing structures, the new technology may be useful for other systems, such as those in electronics applications and otfsho~ structures, where protection from impacts and/or vibrations is essential. · Transfer of the RSPM technology has. resulted in a university-industry-goveroment partnership. UB , Enidine, Moog Controls and the Office of Naval Research now are developing the new iechnology for military and commercial applications. Under a $6.7 million cooperative agreernen~ the institutions will be working together to develop the RSPM system for shock protection in naval applications and for seismic protec· tion in civil applications. "Universities provide industry with a greater capability to research oew technologies," said Edward 1. Krasnicki, president ofEnidine, adding that industry allows uni- versities to develop and commertialize basic research. , "Our partnership has allowed both of us to expand our capabilities and strive for greater achievements," he said. ''The successful development of new technologies in the future will be built by partnerships, such as ours, that utilize each partner's strengths and resource!." K........ doi. . . IBWNY Sometimes an industrial partnership with UB becomes so much a part of a company's R&D effort that it evolves into a formal agreement on future projects. Companies with which UB has developed such agreements include Enidine and Praxair, which has had an ongoing R&D partnership with UB for much of the past decade. One of the most recent such agreements is with lvoclar, Inc., a dental products fmn. It recently formalized a research-and-development agreement with UB to conduct product developmen~ testing and clinical evaluation on a routine basis during the next five years. "Right now, we are very aggressively pursuing new areas of product development and this agreement allows us to use UB in a consulting capacity, to rely on them for expertise we doo't have in-house to evaluate and assess v.arious materials," said George Tysowski, vice president of tech· nology for Ivoclar. While the finn has bad sucb relation- ships with other univenities across the U.S., Tysowski said the company realizes economic benefits such as low travel eosts from keeping such ties close to borne. He noted that when Ivoclar seods work out-<1f-towo, it simply receives a written report about the results. However, when Ivoclar uses faculty and Sludeots in the UB School of Demal Medicine to evaluate produds, oompany and uni- versily penomel wtrl: ~--- solYOCiar learns the raults of inVC&Iigllions first-band. " And it keeps dojlars apd cents here in Western New York," Tysowski added. By testing and evalualing products for the ------..- Company, UB '• dental clinics also play an intpOI1aDI role in the portneBbip with lvoclar. "The oniva-sity has a bugepool of pllimls to ckaw on in trying out new producls in for· malized clinical trials," Tysowski added. "They're a tbinl ]lllty, so they can povide enema! expertise as filras product releviDoc." Sebastian Ciancio, professor and chair of the dental ocbool's Department of Periodontology, is research coordinator of Ivoclar's partnership with UB. '!ysowski also noted that lvoclar has benefited from its relationship with UB's South Campus Instrument Center, which services more than 60 companies. (See related story, below.) Another on-<:ampus group wcxking with a growing roster of compaoics is the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Technology Evaluation and Transfer (RBRC-TBT) botlled in the School of Health Related Profesiions. ' Its lim i.& to find inventors wbo have designed promising. but untesled, devi<:es for disabled COIIIWDerS and to move them from the wodabop to store shelves. Tbe center fills the gap between inventon wbo may lack the appropriate resources witb which to nwtet their ideas to poteotial manufiiCI:Um"l and IIWIUfac.. turers wbnoftcn lack information llbout the ~and productrequirrmenls of cliubkd consumen. Its COIJllllercialization arm, AZTech, Inc., finds manufacturer~ for proc1ucta, focil.iwes CODII1ICI oegoeialions and worts to provide private or ccrporoiC inveoton with resources necessary for product eval.ualion and Dllrketing. ''M on _ _ . . _ In the few yean in wbich the center has been in operation, it bas established formal working relatioostiips with 22 private and ccrporoiC inveotors and bas been responsible for moving into or toward the marketplace a total of 10 devices. Last June, with the assistance of AZrecb, Inc" Columbus-McKinnon Corp. of Amherst introduced an inexpensive per· sooal lift system. Aceonling to Robert C. Dearstyne, director of sales at Columbus-McKIDnon Corp., an extremely difficult challenge feced by innovative companies is the task of assembling a representative group of capable persons to provide critical feed· back as PJr1 of a focus group. • AZrech Marketing Services, an affili • ate ofUB, offered us a solution to this cbal· lenge," be said. He said it organized three focus-group sessions, wbicb were vidootaped so reactions and commeots could be reviewed unfiiJmd. Through the focus groups. the company was guided in its effolt to tes1 price sensitivity, P!"C"!ved _value.ancj prociQCI applications, as well as reactions to its product. • �~aJ,ueJ Hopkins explains how stroke can be stopped NELSON HOPKlNS, professor and chair of the Dcpanmcnt of NeW'OSurgery, held an audience • of more than 200 people in thrall at the Feb. 19 UB at Sunrise program, held in the Center for Tomorrow, with an engrossing presentation on how a stroke, or "brain attack" can be stopped in its tracks. He dcacribcd an 18-month study be is conducting on the use of an intra-arterial clot-<lissolving procedure, which so far has involved 22 stroke patients. "Eight of those patients were brought back to normal or ncar normal ," he said, a note of astonishment still in his voice. ' They carne in paralyzed and unable to talk. Administering the drug was like throwing a switch. It was amazing." Hopkins, director of UB 's new Toshiba Stroke Research Center, is an internationally known expert in the newest methods of dislodging blood clots and repairing aneurysms in the brain, the two main causes of stroke. He also is a vocal proponent of the medical establishment's initiative to L instill the conccpl of "brain attack" in the public mind, and bas been instrumental in developing quick-response protocols at area hospitals. He wants the public to get this message: A srroh is a mLdical •mLTB•fiCY •qual in ufB•fiCY to a heart IJIUJck. l..eam th• warning sigru, and if you up..Unc• them, g•t to an •mLTB•fiCY room ilniMditJJ•Iy. "We can reverse a stroke if we can dissolve the clot within the first six hours," Hopkins told the audience. "The brain is so hungry for oxygen and glucose that the cells will die if blood now isn't restored within six hours. But if you wait longer than that, the damage can't be reversed." A few years ago, thinking of stroke in this manner was irrclevan~ be said, because physicians dido 't know how to restore blood How quickly. Now they can, using blood-<:101-dissolving dnlgs and Olbcr procedures, aided by advanced imaging techniques that allow specialists to pinpoint precisely the location of the blockage. Drugs then are administered through a standard IV line, or as is Hopkins' specialty, via a miniature catheter threaded through 3 . . . . . . , ... u cal, because the cost in human lives and bcalth ~dollars is enonnous, Hopkins said. He noted that: • 550,000 people a year experience a stroke. • One-third recover. one-third die, one-third arc "destroyed," living out their lives in nursing homes. • Stroke is the leading cause of adult di sability in the U.S. • Strokes cost this L Hopklna - - lit SunriM PfOCtMI. nation $20 billion a year in direct and indirect costs. an artery in the groin until it reaches the Health-care professions face a major clot in the brain. public-education challenge if they hope to In addition to clot-dissolving drugs. change the nation's perceptions about Olber dnlgs work at the cellular level to stroke. prolong cell life and increase the window Hoplcins said 97 percent of the participants of opportunity to restore full blood How. in a recent study couldn't name the sympHopkins said. toms of stroke. and less than 50 percent knew Treatments on the horizon include usthat the organ involved was the brain. ing lasers to "shake" the clot apan , and UB at Sunrise is a series of breakfasr mechanical clot removers that can suck. out programs produced by the UB Alumni Asa clot. sociation and UB 's Office of Conferences None of these treatments are risk-free, and Special Events, News Services and be noted, and not all patie nts can be saved Office of Publications. It also is supported from disability or death. or the remaining by the Office of University Development patients in his 18-month study, six im and Office for Public Service and Urban proved panially, five remained the same. Affairs. The Buffalo/Niagara Marrion is and three died. corporate sponsor. • Improving the outcome of suoke is criti- Senate urges advocacy for campus consbuction funding lly-~ News Services Associate Director T HE FACULTY SENATE ha s unanimously approved a resolution urging President Wtlliam R. Greiner and members of the faculty and administration to "advocate vigorously" for the restoration of funds in the state budget for two campus consttuctioo projects. The resolution, focusing on funding for construction of the mathematics building on the North Campus and the rehabilitation of Farber Hall on the South Campus into a Comprehensive Health Science Education Center, was introduced by the senate's Budget Priorities Committee and approved by the full senate at its Feb. 18 meeting. The senate deviated from its usual procedure of introducing resolutions at one meeting and voting on them at the next because of the urgency of the situation, said Claude Welch, Faculty Senate chair and SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Dcpanment of Political Science. Gov. ~taki 's Executive Budget docs not include money for major new SUNY capital projects, including the mathematics building and the Comprehensive Health Science Education Center. T he mathematics building, estimated to cost $6 million, is in the design phase and has been apprqved by the SUNY Board of Trustees and the SUNY Construction Fund, and reviewed by the Division of the Budget (DOB). An architect bas been hired and a schematic design finished for the education center, which would consolidate the educational functions of the health sciences into one building and add a primary-care clinic for use as a training ground for students. During a briefi ng on the budget situation earlier in the meeting, Greiner told senators tbat ·UB will continue to push for funding for the education center and for consttuction of a cogeneration facility on the South Campus "with the realistic hope of gening them into the capital process next year." However, the university will make a special appeal for funding this year for the mathematics building because it is "so strategically important for this campus and for undef8CBduate students and for the well bei ng of the math faculty," he said. The university ..will go outside nonnaJ channels," appealing for funding to the state legislative leadership, Greiner added. He said officials in the DOB have indicated they have no problems with UB seeking a special exemption on thi s project. adding. '"'They just don 't want to be the o nes to ini tiate it. "It's just in the budget strategy this year they (DOB) are following statewide, for them to initiate any building would just open the floodgates. We're going to have to sec if we can manage to get this done using the good offices of the Western New York delegation and some others," Greiner said. "'We think there's at least a reasonable prospect to get that project on-li ne." ln introducing the resolution support- ing the restoration of the two capital-construction projects at UB , the Budget Priorities Committee felt it was important for faculty to have a role in advocacy for the university, said Peter Nickerson, professor of pathology and chair of the commillee. The committeedetennined that for UB,lhe two priority items for restoration in the budget are the mathematics building and the rehabilitation of Farber Hall. he said. "In the process of advocacy, it would be helpful , the commiuec feels. to be able to have the senate speak." Nickerson said. "'And that process of advocacy starts n<;~w. The UB Council will meet soon, so if we are going to have some say, the committee proposes we deal with this resolution." The resolutipn would come from the faculty and would be directed to the president and othen involved in the advocacy process, Nickerson said. W elch added that as senate chair, he would send copies of the resolution to Greiner and urge him to use it in hj s meetings with members of the Western New York legislative delegation. the UB Council and SUNY system administration. He said he thought the resolution would strengthen Greiner's hand in advocacy efforts. "We arc a representative elected body of the faculty. We' re speaking about the academic importance of these buildings." he said. " I think. we have a legitimate and • appropriate voice here." School of Nursing to unveil Patient Simulation Center March 7; Ira P. Gunn to be honored lly Lilla IIAIWI News Services Editor THE UB SCHOOL OF NURSING will unveil its new Patient Simulatio n Center on the 11th HoorofiGmball Tower on UB 's South Campus on Friday, March 7, with demonstrations, lectures and a ribbon cut ting. Events are planned from 1-8:30 p.m.. with the ribbon cutting set for 3 p.m. The centerpiece of the facility is an advanced patient simulation system, a li fesize, fully computerized mannequin programmed to respond realistically to nearly any nursing or medical intervention. The opening of the center will culmi nate two years of planning by the sc hool's Nurse Anesthesia Program fac ulty and staff, who brought the patient simulator to campus in July 1995 to demonstrate its value for teaching in a number of disciplines, and to generate interest in facili tating its purchase. UBootiJ ...... _tD __ Only 19 of the simulators arc in place throughout the world. UB's School of Nursing is the only nursing school to own one. The center's opening also will honor Ira P. Gunn, founder of the Nurse Anesthesia Program at UB in 1981 and a premier authority in the field. Gunn, who will participate in the events, is a self-employed consultant in nurse-anesthesia affairs and a prolific writer and educator. She has served as consultant to the U.S. Anny Surgeon General, and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists as well as the UB School of Nursing. She lives in El Paso. Texas. Diane J. Skiba, associate professor and director of informatics at the University of Colorado Health Science Cen te r, will present a keynote address titled .. Vinual University of Tomorrow" at I p.m. in I I I Kimball Tower. CllttiJtC Mt to< a p.m. A ribboit cutting will be held at 3 p.m .. followed by an open house, refreshments and demonstrations of the patient simulator. From 5:30-8:30 p.m .. Joanne L. Fisher. president of SimuNet, Inc., will conduct a workshop titled " Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management." An expert in anesthesia co mpu ter si mul atio n, Fis her is founder and president of S i muNe ~ a company that provides simulation-related consulting to businesses and instilutio ns. She also is an adjunct assistant professor with the sc hools of Nursing and Medici ne at the Uni vers ity of Pittsburgh. 1be main attraction of the day, however, will be the pati e nt si mul ator. dubbed "SAM-SON" the acronym for "Simulated Anesthesia Mannequ in-School of Mursing," by center staff. Origi nally designed to train anesthesia prov iders, rhe patient si mulator can be used in any field where experience in human ph ys io logical re - sponses are critical. said Thomas E. Obst. director of tiS 's Nurse Anesthesia Program. The system also is valuable for training in team-crisis management, evaluating human behavior under stress, assessing perfonnance of routine medical procedures and testing new equipment, he said. The mannequin "'breathes," has a palpable pulse. maintains body temperature and produces breath and bean sounds. Monitors record a variety of responses induced by circumstances such as equipment malfunction, life-threatening drug interactions and various metabolic, pulmonary and/or cardiovascular events. SAM-SON .... ~.- to,..,.. For example. SAM-SON can be in duced to suffer from hypenension and diabetes, enabling students to Jearn the physiological effects of various drugs and interven tions on s uch a patient. It can experience an allergic reaction to an anesthetic. Hean valves can ~ made to malfunction ; breathing tubes to become dt splaced, monitors to become disconnected. IV lines disrupted. Purchase of the patient simulator was made possible by funding from the UB Office of the Provost. Dean 's Offict in the UB School of Nursing and the Indian Health Service. which also funds the UB Nursing School's Native American Nurse Anesthesia Program. • �Abdui-Jabbar adds to black histoly store of knowledge NBA Hall ofFarner speaks at Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration 117~­ Aepo<ter EditO< N OT KNOWING ABOUT the historical impact of people, both black and white, "robs us of our personal heritage," says Kanoem Abdui-Jabbar. Better knowledge o f the accomplishments o f African Americans throughout history "certainly would give a lot of black Americans something to say 'this is our country, too, and our ancestors have done some thing heroic, " ' he said. The NBA Hall of Farner and co-author of " Black Profiles in Courage," brought this message to UB last week when be presented the 2 1st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Feb. 20 in the Center for the Arts' Mainstage. The impetus for hi s book, Abdui-Jabbar said , began with a homework assignment of his son's, who was unable to find information on the accomplishments of African Americans. " Black Americans have to go and fight fo r information that doesn ' t relate to slavery and the civil-rights movement. You wonder if black people have done anything (else)," he said. Western European culture is the primary influence on the c urrent understanding of history, and other cultures are treated as in- who falally abo! the commaoder of the Britiab fon:es ai Bunker Rill aDd helped to aecure the tint American victory of the RtvolutiOOII)' War. He ended his lecture with I story about one of his favoritcdwactas, Bass Reeves, along-lime peace officer in the Oldaboma tcrritooy IDd a man of such integrity that be arresled hia own 0011 on a murderchaqe. "If anything could test the quality of boooriDd integrity in a lawman, thai cue shows what Bass Reeves wu aU about," Abdul-Jabbar said Responsible for more than 3,000 arrests during his..,.,..., which significant, aa:ording toAbdui-Jabbar. The result is stereotypes that "make it impossible to know what black Americans have bad to suffer through," be said. "Stereotyped ideas of people based oo where their ancestors came from became part of the mythology," be said "On the other hand, a lot ofblac;kAmericans don' t really understand what bas happened in their past. A lot bas been lost in history." The problem is compounded by the impressioo man~ blacks share of white people as repressors, not realizing the contiibutions of many white people who have fought on their behalf. "For me, personally, John F. Kennedy was a hero with regard to his personal courage" during the Cuban Missile Crisis and his support of civil rigbls,Abdui-Jabbarsaid spanned more than 35 yean, "Bus Reeves wu a cut sbove...a premier lawman of the 19th century," be added. unngthe~period H e also noted that people in the West- em New York area historicaiJy have been supportive of the rights of African Americans, particularly through their efforts in the Underground Railroad. "Nothing in popular culture deals with the heroism and ingenuity of white people who made the Underground Railroad happen," be said. Abdui-Jabbar traced lives of several African Americans who made important Crispus Attucb, a seaman who befriended the palriots and died during the Boston Massacre, and Peter Salent, a slave whose freedom was purchased by the palriots and 1997 Poetry Contests Announced TilE U~ .....uy AIINCMINCD the 1997 poetry contests spoDJOred in cooperation with the English Department and the Friends of the University Libraries. 1\vo prizes of $200 each are offered for the best poems submitted by UB students. This year's Academy of American Poets (AAP) contest c:ommemoratcs the late John Logan, reoowned American poet who taught at UB for two decades and woo numerous awards for his published works. The AAP contest is open to both graduate and undergraduate students. The Friends of the University Libnaries prize is for undergraduates only. Entries should consist of one or more typewritten, double-spaced poems, not to exceed a total of six pages. The writer's name should notappearoo the poems, butoo a cover sheet with the name of the prize IDd the writer's name, class, oddress IDd phone number. Entries should be sent to Margaret R. wens. director, Undergradllatc Library. 101 Capen Hall, NO<tb Campus, Buffalo, NY 14260-2200. The deadline is Friday, March 14. Winners win be notified by April 17 and wiU be invited to read from their work at a poetry reading to be held on Thursday, April 24, at noon in the Poetry/Rare Books Room of the Libraries, 420 Capen Hall, North Campus. • contributions to history, among them, Sbident speaker to be selected for 1997 University Commencement T he University CommenCement Committee bas announced the criteria for selection ofa srudent represehtative to address graduates at the I 51st University Commencement scheduled for Sunday, May 18, 1997, at 10 a.m. in Alumni Arena. A student speaker was first incorporated into the ceremony in 1991 and bas been wen received by graduates and their guests. The competition for a commencement speaker is open to aU graduating seniors in the Faculties of Arts and Letters, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Social Sciences and Special and lndividualiz.ed Majors. Nicolas D . Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education, wiU chair a selection committee comprised of faculty, staff and student representatives. Seniors who wish to be considered must submit a written version of their speech to Goodman. Each of three finalists will present his/her address before the committee. The winning speech will be presented bY. the student at the University Commencement. Speeches should be no longer tlian six minutes. Selection will be based on relevancy, appropriateness of content and delivery. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, April 3, to the Student Speaker Selection Phi Beta Kappa nominations open MAIICH 1 IS TilE DEADUf.: for applicatioo for election to Phi Beta Kappa. the national honorary society for students in liberal ans degree programs. Chief sources for nominations are departmental nominations, self-nominations and a computer printout from Records and Registration indicating students who meet the credit hour and GPA thresholds. Send nominations accompanied by. the relevant student transcripts by March I to Dr. Barbara Booo, President, Phi Beta Kappa; Ann: Ms. Mili SidorsJcj, 1_be Undergraduate College, 220 Talben Hall. Committee c/o Dr. Nicholas D. Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education, 255 Capen Hall. North Campus, 645-2991. fonowed his lecture, Abdul abbor eocouraged young people in the audience to learn, educate themselves IDd have a dream. "Roallblocks are not part of the landscape. They can be overcome IDd they wiU be overcome," be said "It is an unfOitUDI!C fact of life in the black community thai a lot of our kids are running the streeta IDd are not made to understand the value of lmowledge. The · lack of knowledge is what holds any group of people back. • • r--"T--------~--------'!'1""-~_, ~ ~ ~ ,.............. - . . - - B.:. ~~.~:t~~!;'B~.~~.Je:.::"~~~=:"!:: Social Sciences and Undergraduate Education (special and individualized majors). A smaU number of juniors in these programs are also elected annually. • Have achieved breadlh in the liberal ans (meaning, at a minimum, satisfaction of the university's current general educatioo requirements). • Have a grade point average of3.75 or higher (with 85 hours completed) or 3.50 or higher with 100 hours completed. For students with transfer credits, the UB average as wen as the overaU average must meet these minima and at least 32 hours must have been taken at UB. • FACULTY SENATE Continued from page 1 chairs are: • Academic Planning, Dennis Malone, electrical and computer engineering • Admissions and Retention, Mitchell Harwitz. economics • Student Life, Joseph Mook, mechanical and aerospace engineering • Budget Priorities, Peter Nickerson, pathology • CO<nputer Services, Michael Cowan, mathematics • Faci lities Planning, G . S c ott Danford, architecture • wonnation and Library Resoun:cs, Richard Lee, medicine • Educational Programs and Policy, Michael Metzger, modem languages and literatures • Faculty Teoure and Privi leges, Margaret Acara. pbatmacology and toxicology • Public Service, Michael Frisch, history and American studies • Research and Creati ve Activ ity. Philip Yeagle, biochemistry • University Governance. Boris Albini , microbiology The narrative of the provost's report on academic planning, along with an appendix that details proposed changes oo a departmeot-by-<lepartment basis, is available oo UBW'mgs atllttp://wblp.bulfalo.eduJ pmv~A~. • �--.- io Sloe Hall wbicb mbance the cuttunllife or the CIDipll aod our tqioo. 1991 recipient. ChancBIIor'll Award tor Excellenoe In TMCI>Ing Deja vu all over again --...: For those of us in Music wbo were here in the Sprios of 1991 there are few swpri~e~ io Provost Heodrick's Acaclemic Report. This report of 1997 u it pertlio110 the Music DepanIDCIII IOUIXk suspiciously simiJM 10 a elm\ proposal of April 1991 , written by a former Ollir of the Music Departmeot aod bis AssociateOllir. Their 1991 proposal. which &aid: ''The underJroduate prosram io Music Educatioa will be phased out over a four-year period, .. grew out of a letter from Interim Arts and Letten Oeao Headrick 10 the Music Department chair io Ausust 1990. I quo~e : "The Department may have 10 choose between attracting ao adequate nUIJlbu of uo~- 10 support major ensembles and eohaociog pllduate slmlgth io Composition, Histo<y aod Theory.• And laler, "'oe cao pose the cboice... betweeo fwtbcr enhancement of Composition. Histo<y, Theory and selected sttong perfOf'Dli.J)Ce areas ...or expansion of Music Education ... " The Departmeot Ollir at that time refc:nM 10 Ibis letter 11 the "catalyst" fO< his propooa!IO the music faculty. The eosuiog "Slit" created by faculty aod student n:sponse 10 the elm\ proposal wu widely reported io the Buffalo New1, on local TV, and io the S~clnun. (lnteratcd researcben." see S~c­ lrum, AprilS, 12 and May 3, 1991 , aod The Buffalo New1 or Apri19 and June 8, 1991.) Two pans or last week's report by Provost Headrick raog particular bells for me. Although be says in one place that I) .....Music Educatioo ... is not an essential program" (in spite of the fact that its students comprise aooually aoywbere from 35 pen:ent to nearly SO percent of the department 's un- \ 1 dergnduale eorollment), He also admits that: 2) " ...a low--enrollment-and primarily graduate-Music program would not necessarily improve the ccooom.ic picture, particularly if the undc:rgraduate prosram shranlc considerably; nor would it provide the Department with the music ensembles essenrial for a sound graduate program. [Italics mine.] (Music ensembles may contribute to graduate programs in music, but they are essential to wndergraduate degree programs, the recruit· ment of music majors, and the overall health of the Department, not to mention the attrac· tion they bold for DOD!Dijon.) l'<lrtuoa~ely for the Department io 1991, Dean--elect Grant was successful in counseling the Chair to wait until he arrived in Buf· falo before any proposals for massive restructuring or the Department went forward. By the Spring or 1994 the Music Depanment was engaged in two national searches to replace earlier faculty losses-one for a specialist in vocal mus\c education and the other for a Director of Bands. The ~bes yielded two junior faculty (female) who are still hen:. but fO<how long? By Falll995 the Deparunent had survived that noubled period aod beeo re· accrediled by the Natiooal Association of Schools of Music. Sioce 1991 the Deparunent has gradualed approximately 50 music educa- tion majors. Nearly all of theniare employedthe vast majority cwrently providing music iostruction in the schc:M>ls of Western New York.. J am forced to conclude that the Provost has a limited comprehension of the role of the Music Department in a public university like ours. (How did Harvard and Berkeley get into a repon about UB 's Music Department?) But that 's why Chain and Deans compi le all those statistics and Jnpare all those reports. ln introducing the section about our sister in the Arts, the TheatreJDaoce Department, Provost Headrick states: 'The Dcpart.mcnt relies on pan·tiine faculty... and is particularly blessed by being able to draw on some extraordinary local talent." 'The same sentence could have been used to introduce the repon of the Musk: Deportmeot The reason we have beeo able 10 maiotain our prosnms over the yean or decreasing state support is. in large pan (as io TheatteiDooce), because we have sucb extroordiouy port-time faculty, maoy or wbom play in the Buffalo Pbi1hannonic: Orchestra We' n: cutiO the bone, but we are determined 10 cootinue as 1 viable ICidemic deportment as well IS I provide< Of the usual amy of concerts Education must prepare for life in a democracy ...... Ouiatiaoity is America's domioant religion aod uofortunately IDIDY of its adbeteoll fOIJOI that America is I pluralistic democnocy. Maoy UB llllderznduall: COlli< 10 our univeaity with Ouiatiaoity's religious dogmas tho<ougbiy pem>ealing their miods aod bearts. IU tboae who take them, counes io logic, acieulific melhod aod ~ve reJiaioo geo<nlly !brow lbese dosJuatic belids ioiO doubt. A period of sla:plioism oR.eu ......... As port or their _ . t education SIUdies, UB lltldeoll are roquired 10 take a course io world civilizatioo. wbicb .,._the....._ of<llrislianity as Wellem civiliDitica's ~~religion. Wb11t is oft.eu D<X ID<Illiooed bowev<r is that 10 importaDt ~is raging among seriousocllclln iotllis field. '~bono.-. a.JY aspoas ID lbisaJOIIOValy, but dae is ooe 00111raJ questioo llroUDd wbicb all the debote binges. who fouodod the am.;., rdigico: Jeous 0< Pad? Hyam Maaxlby is ooedthe wodd's leoding 1Wmodic- md his grouo<l-lmokingbas Jbod mud! ligU OD Ibis CJIII!liD8 CXJOIIOValy. He bas -IDCIII dbis life 1D pnuing the cpat [O<the IBIDric Jew, I Vl3ln gready impelled by Ahn Sc!Jwatzzr'sclassic, publjsbod io 1906. Maccoby's major WO<ks io Ibis area are: R<volution in Jwka, 1"11< Mylhmak.<r-Pmd and 1M lnVf!ntiott ofChrimaniry aod PDJd, Pharlsabm and Gnonicism. His cooclusions are D<X only startling; his aoalysis of Rabbi Josbua'siiCillal place io bistO<y is both highly <XJII1ldling aod proYOCIIIive. His methodology is ba.wdontheJewisbochooldiBIDric.-an:ll, but his eruditioo is"' pofuuod that 00 ODe seriously inl:ratod in the subject can ign<e his work. However. the full uuth about this famous religious figure wiU probably never be actually known. None of his original writings are available for scholarly analysis. Why Western civilization has been so greatly influenced by a penonality we know so little about remains a myslery bard to uruavel or thoroughly grasp. Students and scbolan studying Maccoby's work will obviously not have all their questions completely answered, but his brilliaot scholarship wiD greatly enhaoce their quest for tbe true historic Jesus. Dispassionately delving into controversies such as Ibis is centto110 becoming a liberally educated human beiog aod inimk:aJ 10 the fanaticisms our age. UB's under!Jaduate or _ . t education prognuo should uooqujvocally commit itself 10 Ibis process as pan or preparing our students D<X just for vocations but for life in a democracy. At a time wbco the run.. or American democracy is in jeqlatdy. wbco religious. racial. gmdcr, class aod political divisions ""'tlut:ateoing 1 0 -AmoricalSUilde<, the impO<t.ance or Ibis endeaVO< sbould not be mioimized. Yours sincerely, DAWISUYE Ctassoi'BS Metro Rail link to North Campus long overdue Editor: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) fmally recognized the fact that construction of new and widening of existing highways docs not solve the congestion problems because it induces more traffic. The only question is how much. The study on highway expansion in California conducted by professor Mark Hansen of the University of California detennioed that tO percent increase in highway lane-miles immediately increased traffic by 2 percent and within two yean by 6 pc:roent Yet the Town of Alnherst in a futile attempt to solve its traff.c congestion problems is conlemplating to spend $35.4 mil· Lion on new and wider RNids, which will resuh in more traffic: and consequently will increase air pollution. wban runoff and waste of energy. Garren Hardin, the a uthor of Managing th~ Commons, wrote in the World Walch magazine : "Whenever it is thought to be im possible to limit the growth of either population or desire. it is impossible to solve a shortage by increasing the supply. Solving the sbortage increases the demaod until the same mismatch is re-established at a bigher and more painful level ." ll is apparently in this spirit that in U.K. the House of Com- fDODJ is contemplating to draw a plan to achieve a S pen:ent reduction in traffic ntiles by 2005 aod 10 pen:eot by 2010. l'orilapl this might be the right approach 10 our tnDipOrtltioo ooods that Ambent and other communities in the region (and in the Dllion) sbould adop<. lnsleld or coostru<ting new highways let us UTest suburban sprawl and diversify our transportation system. It is becoming more and more obvioos that our ootdated transportation system based almost exclusively on an automobile is socially, economically and environmenta.Uy unwholesome aod WlSUSIIinable io a long term. Whereas some other cities io the natioo woke up 10 the reality, wbetas Europeao coontries with already superior public triDSpClltation keep developing new roilli.nka. we io Buffalo aod Erie Couoty feU in a deep slumber. II is a aying shame that 10 yean after the completion Of I very III.ICC:e$5ful trun1: 1ioe or our metro roil nothing has beeo done 10 complete the projc:<;t by tinting the line 10 the suburbs aod 10 the North Campus or the uniYI!nity .. originaJJy planned. _.__ R8S8arch Professor Emeritus Questioning numbers in Task Force Report TollleiEolter: Professor Josepb Gardella's thoughtful letter makes many valuable points about divenity in geDORI and the Report of the Task Force on Women in particular. Tbue is one area, bowever, where his argument beat$ some critical scrutiny. Professor Gardella asks, "so why do we fail to address the serious imbalance in numben reported in lhe Task Force 's tablesr Later he observes that "the statistics published in lhe report by the Task Force on Women ar UB for FNSM departments show that there are few women in certain depart· ments and that rhere are tkflcits when compond with the expect~ values from th~ cur· rrnr populalion in thai discipline. ·• Professor Gardella is of course right about what the numbers show, but I wonder if he has satisfied himself that the numbers are real. I have no independent knowledge about lhe facuhy availability pool in the sciences. but the number used by the Task Force in an area I do know something about is entirely at variance with reportS that we have every reason to believe are authoritative. The National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education published data on degrees awarded in the field of .. Business and Management," data that are disseminated an nually by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. Since the availability pool for facult y presumably consists of people having received relevant degrees over a period of time, it is instructive to look at the gender brea.lcdown of graduate degrees awarded over these years . The most recent data for doctoral degrees show a steadily in creasing female percentage of 8.3 in 1977·78 UNDIN8 LETYEIIS TO 1HE REPCMIER The Reporter welcomes lett8fs from read· ers cornmentilg on its SIOries and content leU8fS should be briel and may be odoled for style and length. Because or space limitations, tile Reporter cannot publish all let-· tars recefved They must be received by 9 a .m . Monday to be considered fDf pubhcatoo tn that week's Issue to 28.2 in 1993-94. (The pen:entages are much smaller, of course, in the years prior to 1977.) If we allow that a do<:lorate may not be oecessary 10 be a faculty member (something I doubt many fields would ackoowledge), then we may note that the percentages for ma.Jter :r degrees range from 16.8 in 1977- ?8 10 36.5 in 1993-94. The " national availability pool" for fac ulty in management is given in Table F o( the Task Force Repon as 46 percent women. It is unclear where this number originates, but it is without any plausibility to anyooe with even a casual familiarity with the field. From this "pool," UB's shortfall is calculated. I have no idea whether this discrepancy between the Task Force's numbers and the numben routinely received in ao::aiemic offices would be found in other fields. but Prof=a Gartlella mig!< want 10 irqJite bow it was dctcrminod that 21 d the people oow Uviog who would qualify for I ulty poQtion in Ox:misuy at UB are women. I realize that anyone raising these issues risks being dismissed as a nitpicker who is in deoial about the ''big picture.· I suggest. however, thai addressing any problem starts with ac: cura1e measures of its ~ and rnqnitude. Without them, we don't really know how far we have come, how far we bave to go, or even wbetber we are suoceeding or failing. An even bigger danger is that the aoalysis reiofor= the conception that our otullbets, wbi<:h I most everybody would like 10 be larger, reflect a demaod side problem rather than 1 supply side problem. It's not that IOD few pecple with fac· ulty credentials are being produced, it is implied. it's that we are oot trying hard enough or cleverly enough 10 fiod aod attract tbe """" that are beiog produced in sufficient numbers. We also cootinue 10 think we pcrlO<m 1 social good by recruiting women away from olher univeBities, as though that serves the objective or gender di · ,...ey in the acodcmy. And we igoot-e. relatively at least. the real service: malting an effort 10 fill the pipeline by increasing the representation d WO<nen ui doctoral prt>gJ:t~~M. perhaps by encouraging or underwriting gifted women in our baccalaureate and rnastl:r's programs 10 l"""ll' a ALD. Then we could even hire some of our O\lto1\, as in me MIT ex- roc- .....,to olfered by Professor Ganlella. But the whole process :;tans with numbers that we can rely on. Sincerely, HOWAIID Q. FOSTEII School of Management University Honoracy Degree Committee seeks nominations ~ - . n '...... IION_OIIAIIY- Commiu.e is soliciting nominatiaal of aemplaly penoaa ill lbe fields of public affairs, tbe sciences, bumllliliellllld die -.ICbobnbip lllld ...suc.boa, buliDeu lllld philantbropy, lllld social oetvicea tobeCC!DiitJond for 111 boaonry dqpec fl:om lbe Swc Univenity of New Yo4. '!be boaonry doclonlc is lbe bigbool booor die Swc Univenity can bestow for lllllrilorious lllld OlllllaDdiD& service 1D bumlllity II large. l!liaibility for D<liDiJWioD is ·n!olricted to penons of state, national or intemalioaaJ IIIIDie. Nominoes wbo bave Dillie extraoRiinary cootributioos to UB wiU be t:OIIIidmed if tbey'bave also Dillie sipificalll coottibutions to areas beyond UB lllld 1be w-.. New York "'Pon. NoaUDatioD focma may be olllaiDed fl:om University Advancemcot lllld Developmem. w c.peo Hall, oc by calliaa 645-2925. ~ ..... be IUboalt... to llle a-...y Depee C= Is , 513 c.pe. lbiJ, lldalo, NY 142M •wllll'erellle W........J, M8rdllt,~ ..-..-- .................... _...... ....... _.......__......._. •l'lculty lllld Professional St.tf Selwc Offices. 543 Capen Hall • &allb Scieot:e Uhrary, Administrllive Alca. South Campus • Lockwood Uhrary, lnformllioo Kio&k near tbe circulation desk • Office of Studeat Ufe, ISO Sludeat Union • Office of tbe Pro\'011, S62 c.peo Hall ~ DOle tbarecipieall wbo bave noceived SUNY i:IODOI'II)' Degrees from O!bcr SUNY ICboola ""' DOC elipllle for coasideration. A listing of past recipients aiJo ia avaiiUie 11 die above IOCI!ioos. �6 H8nl ~' cllntcal profes SOf of nuclear medicine at UB, has been named a fellow of the Ameri· can College of Nuclear Physicians (ACNP). Abdei ·Nabi is one of only 200 members of the 2,0Cl0-member ACNP to be named a fel6ow in the Ol'ganizallon . He is board certified by the AmertCBn Board of Nuc~ Medic1ne Criteria fOI' select)on as a fellow 1ncludes scholarly and community act1vi11es. educational skills, k>cal and nauonallmpact on the f.eld ol nuclear medicine. voluntary continUing education and special certihcaUon by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. Nuclear medicine 1S the medk:a I specialty !hal uses small amounts o f radiOactive mat8fials lor diagnoSIS and larger ones for treatment of certain diseases. Program director of the residency training program 1n the UB Department of Nuclear Medicine. Abdei-Nab1is also medical d irector of the nuclear medicine technology program in the UB School of Health Related Professions. Abdei-Nabl earned a medical degree from the AJexandria (Egypt) Faculty of Medicine and a doctOI'ate 1n radiatoo biology from The Ohio State Univers.ry. He joined the UB faculty 1n 1988 ~ '10 ftS11FT AT WEUAIIE L A W - A group of UB students, who studied and anatyzed welfare reform In a course at UB law School. will present indiVidual and cofl6clNe tes· 11mony based on their COUt'S8WCh1t today during a public hearing from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Buffak> Museum of Science auditorium, 2020 Humboldt Parkway. The hear1ng will allow speakers to present issues implementing 1n New YOI'X State the Federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 This Federal welfare law. enacted last August . gives each state discretion in determining 11s own !)Oiicies. The law students' testimony will 1nclude aspects of welfare benefits relatirig to domestic violence . workfare. educational requirements , 1mm1grants and job requirements , UB law students took the course on welfare reform with UB law profesSOf Jluneer. F,.. Gerald Flnftegen, assistant professor, Theatre and Dance, has been honered by a meritorious achievement award from The Kennedy Center American ~ktge Theater Festival . Finnegan received the award, presented in January, 1997, for his work as director of Cabaret at UB. Notice to• Fatty The deadline tor submitting ballots for the Facuhy Senate officer elections has been extended to Friday, March 7. • March 6: HIV/Sexually Trans- mitted Diseases Prevention Strate-gies • March t3: Basic Strategies fO< Physical Frtness Bloocl-pressure 8Cf8ening, fitness assessments, exercise and relaxation demonstrations and dislribution of materials on a variety of healtl1 topics and prevention, wiH be among the highlights of the Healtlland Wellness FWr, to be held frcm noon to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25. Among the goals of the neighborhood weflness-center program. which is funded by a grant from the Office of Minorily Health in the New YO<f< State Department of Healtl1 are: • Promote the wellness concept using qualified bilingual and cultur- ally sensitive staff • Promote good nutrition and health and eating habits • Provide physical fitness and other activities to reduce stress and encourage appropriate exercise programs • Provide infOJmaUon on healthcare access to nearby facilities • Demonstrate how ·wellness· can be achieved. ---,c.__ and ...._. Chen, ---~~-- UB associate professor of civil engineering , were honored Feb. 21 at the annual Engineers Week awards d inner sponSOI'ed by the Erie-Niagara chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Eng ineers At the d•nner, held at the Roycroft Inn in East AurOI'a, Gramer received the Citizen of the Year . Award . presented annually to a non-engineer who has made an outstanding contribution related to the goals of the eng lneenng profession or to the Society of Professional Engineers during the past year. Chen was named Engineering Educator of the Year. The award recognizes individuals whose activiUes 01' contributions in the field of education have broad and lasting sHeets on the goals of the engineering profession or the Society of Professional Engineers . IMPACT O F - - CAlliE '10 R TOPIC O F A continuing-education program, "A Wake-Up Call f0< Pharmacy: The Impact of Managed Cera· will be presented in March in Buffalo and Rochester by the Division of Continulng EducaHon In the UB School of Pharmacy. The program will be held March t 2, In !he Rochester "Spnng into Wellness· will be the focus of a series of free' workshops and a Health and Wellness Fair to be held during February and March at the Father Belle Community Center. 104 Maryland St. . Buffalo. The programs . which will be free and open to the public , will be held in conjunction with the Living Well Center at UB. lnstructOI'S are associated with the Living Well Center. The schedule fO< the wori<shops. which will be hetd from 2-3 p .m .• are· • Feb. 27 : lntroducUon to Good Nutrition • March 5: Nutrir)on for Infants and Children Thruway Marriott. and March 13. in the Buffalo Sheraton Inn. The program at both sites will open with registration and a light meal from 6-7 p.m .• followed at 7 p.m. by the speaker, &.ow.ll ol. Anclerson. a pharmacist. educe101' and president of the Watauga Corp. in St. Paul, Minn. Anderson , who holds adjunct appointments in the departments of Graduate Stud· ies and Pharmacy PracUce at the University of Minnesota, Is a past president of the American Pharma· ceuUcal AssociaUon, the Minnesota Task FO<ca on Managed care·a Impact on Pharmacy Practice and Education, he is 8 foooding - o f 8 performance-bas, pl1armaceutical care - o f pharmacies In Mim&aota, Iowa and Nebraska. A panel discuaslon will follow Anderaon's talk, faatiJfing J. Fred Benrl8a of Medical Partners of Western New Yoik; John R. DiBona, director of pharmacy at Rochester General HoapitJIJ; Steven L. Giroux, co-owner of Middlepo<t Family Health CantB<, and Joel Owerbach, directO< of pharmacy managemant fO< Finger Lakes Blue Croaa and EUue ShMMd. For more information or to regiatB<, call the Division of Continolng Education in the UB School of Pharmacy at 64>393t , ext. 247. -'10-~ In' y - IIIDIA AII1WTS MO<a then t50 area tigh achool media-<lrts students and lheir teachano wllpresentotudentwO<f<lnvideofilm, cornp!ABr plalgaphy MM:Il 7, wf1en UB hoots the 2Bih BnrU11 Western Aagicral Show b- !he New 'ltll1< Slale Yruh- Ans f'ltlg1m The program, free and open to the public, will run from 9 am. to 1:15 p .m . in the Center for the Arts. North Campus. The exhibition is cosponsored by the UB Department of Media Study and the Media Arts Teachers Assoclalion (MATA). The show will featUleiWO ce>rnp&litions. Several exhibitors wiD be ... lectod as candidates for the NYS &nme< School of the Media Ails, held al Cornell Unive<slty. Prasentalions also will be judged fO< an exhibition to be held In Ajri at a conference on,_ arts IWld eclJcation,. leach.,.. Cologe of C<lUnbia LJnMnily. One of last year's summer- IW1S'""' -r.mo.~-~ lap oldie :10111 _ , -, Youc:&._.lliMdND.oa'a ...... daa-...arRe¥. Dr- ..._LudlarJCbw.k.'a "lbnea..,_ IIIII oae.day etlfil1 valley IliaD be aalled"' .,_._ Thday ia "'''Farmotioa" day. FiDd oat why by oelec:tiDa 'IWI Da,- Ia Jllallory. N01 only will you find fuc:illaliD& trivia iD tbe "evaJts,• "birtbday list" IIIII "cblrt IDppen" liltiDp of tbe day, but you caD occ 1 video clip of 1n ~ event in today' a hislory. NOI rcstric:led 10 "'bis" day iD biltoly, you can also travel 10 tbe dale thai means tbe most 10 you. Continue your journey lbrough time by acarcbing otber bis.tmy-"'laled Web sileS for more iosisbt iniO tbe past in 1he a. tory llodiat secli011. Linb 10 geoenl resources IS well as world, ancient, medieval, U.S., African American, Native American and women's histmy sileS cao be explored. For as•istance in Coi!Mcting to tM World Wide Web via UB computer accounlf , contacttM ASCIT Hd p.D<U. at 645-3542. -Sue Neumeister and Lori Widzinski, University libraries school studenrs, John Glassy of SWeet Home High School, will pt"esent his work, as will film and video artist Tony Conrad , UB ptofessor of media study. Judges wil b e - - - Geo<ga Eas1n'l!ol House; Robert Reels, &.nmer Sctoool of the -Arts; Stan · MATA: Cheryl Jacl<son, dire<> tor of Squeaky Wheel media access centB<, also known as Buffalo Media Resources; Dan Callari, photograplly 19Chnician, UB Departmeot of Art, and Barbara Lattanzi, visiting professor. UB media sludy departmeot Program chairs are Mike Townsend. Lewiston-PortBf School and president of MATA, Nancy Kitchen, Clarence Central Schools and Stefanos Papazahaiias, UB Media Study Department. ·-- sor of Spanish in the UB Depart- ment of Modern Languages and lit· eratures, will d iscuss \hB play 'Wait· ing for the Italian a by Venezuelan writer Mariela Romera as part of the US International Artistic and Cul- tural Exchange (lACE) Program. Vargas' talk. "Songs, Spaps, Cin+n Waiting for the Italian", ·will be held at 1 p.m. on fri. day, March 7, In the Screening Room "' the Center fO< the Arts, North Campus. Admission is $3 and the public IS onvitod. The box office wiH be open one houf prior to the lecture. ema: Mixed Genres cau 645-ARTS for more information. Romera has WOfked in theater as a writer. director, actress, producer_ and stage designer in hBf native Venezuela. In "Waiting for the Italian,· staged In t968 by the New Theater GICUP of Caracas, Roment raaeates the,.., of the t940s by Incorporat- -IS -~.-AHT The Departqlent of Management Sclenca and Systems In the School of Management has been awarded a Microsoft Instructional Lab Grant . The $7t .900 grant Is 10< software courses within to support existing the management school. The software includes Mtcrosoft Office Professional, Microsoft Project, Vosual Baste, Vtsual C++, VISUal FoxPro and Windows NT Workstation. The COfT"4l8litille grant was 8Willdad based on a proposal S<ilmiaad by • Sctoool of""'-""'"" Ph.D. students -.,AI.__Sld .....,. I' ............ .......,_'""'"'....,_ ·Sclance ~prolasoorof~ ,..,. and Syslems. '10 UCTUIIE ...,.. v.,...., associate profes- Ing ICIIOOL OF U"'M!PMf Pharmacists Association and the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy. A from such period gerwes as music, soap opera and fiinl. l1ie play depicts 8 plan by ku fT'Iiddl&.ag8d women to hire a di&- member of the Pew Commission creet and Ideal laYer. A ke)< part of the proposal was the lnterlacets website deYeloped by Rao and the .,.-,., as a sample repos~"'Y .of JnfO<mallon ~ management Information systems and its Interface wilh ,..,_...., disciplines. The website Is also a repositO<Y for web-based projects and can be found at http// wings.buflalo.-interface. "The award Is a good example of how students and faculty can work together for the betterment of the management school,· said Reo. •It win help all students stay current - on the development of infO<mation technology that aids manage<s in their business practices.· - '10 UTOI'IC OF -~Does your memory play !ricks on yoU/Is thai elusive name, piece"' fact ·on the tip of your tongue," only to come ro mind hour$ tater? How memory WOflcs and ways to test and lmproYe ft will be tha focus of an audience-interactive lecture to be held March t8, as part of the UB Serior AUm f'ltlg1m The kn:heon progrwn wilt be held at noon In the Car& b-li:mornlw, N<rth CarTlu. The lectiJ(e, to be presented by .....,H... ~ UBassis­ tant professor of neurology, wiU in- ckJde sample memory testa and techniques. Benedict conducts research on memory and factorfl that can affect tt. He earned mastBf's and doctoral degrees In cHnical psychology from Arizona State University and served a postdoctoral fellowship at The Johns Hopl(;ns School of Medicine. l.tJncheon tickets era $tO aacll, plus a SS enrollment charge for tha Senior MJmni Program. Gmduates and Individuals who haw completed t2 semester hours as matriculated students in a degree program at UB are eHgibkt to join the UB Alumni Association. The luncheon series is designed fO< UB senior alumni, spouses and guests. For rroe............., arm r.-.,.. .......... b- Serior AUm f'log1irrB, cal theClfloaciAUm-....~ �~17,1.117 ,........, ... u Doty headed to-Final Four ellOYM.a WIN-~ CON'I'MNI'- Pat c:lulrBl. and Miler k> win tha 800 lree relay. MiflercapUad tha 1 0 0 -- Ks\lin ••• mLE .-,p won tha -100 lndivicUII Medley lor UB. The University at Buffalo's women's swimming and diving squad, buoyed by threetime Mid-Continer1t ConfEII8009 Swirrrne< of the Y881' Sue Bohne!, captured their third straight Mid-Con crown at the AILmnl Arena NatakxiLm Sa!Lwday night. The Rovals outdistanced second place On Tht.nday UBI! squad depth helped the BlAis to an a8l1y lead over Western Illinois in tha meet with Ho<gan, the _ ,.. lone wimer, tal<ilg the 500 freestyle, Hickey firlstW1g sec· ond and 1<8vin Kelly ttWd. UB also placed second in the 200 free relay and -100 medley relay events behild Western llinois. The Bulls placed six Bwin1mers on the Western lllirw:>IS by a soore alll8&008. Valparai9o (559), Central Comacticut State (348) ~ IJ!i'ds (223) and Yooogslovm State (209) flrlshed behild the - .. 8olnll capUed her ttWd straig1t Mid<:on 9Mrrmer althe Year- Saluday as she won tha 100 fi88Siyle and :m braast. She also was part altha Royals' wi1ning -100 lree relay squad, aloog with L.aua Herrici<, Martie ~ league's Arst T88fn Ali-Conference squadHo<gan, Hickey, Jesaop, Miller, Pieczonka and Quinlan. UB aiso placed kxx members on tha second team: Cart cartoon, Jose Moncion John Nilles and Kelly. The season isn' ~yet for the E!ufl&-lhey make their annual appeatance,in the ECAC c::twnpionshlps in Sewell. N.J .. this weekend . and CMie Gr!rt AiexMdra Barrera took tha ~650 fi88Siyle. Andraa Sl<ilman, w11o won tha 1· and 3<netsr dM1g oarrpetitions on 1luaday and Friday. e<med Diver altha Year hontln! lor tha second 0009I!ClAive year. Royals coach Donli Raynolds was l1!rn8d conference Coocl1 a tha Year for tha second oonseculiYe year. The Royals won seven ot the eight events Friday evening. Kin Theetge set a school e 11UU.S NM. DOWN S11C0ND ..UC. .. 11A11CDULL ltACIE The BUis will heed to the Quad Cities seeded second in next week's Mid-Continent Confer. ence Toomament following a tate rally to defeat Central Connecticut State 7&-73 In New Britain Saturday. The win fini.shes the Bulls. reoord, wi1ning tha 100 bfeaslstrol<e and ~ tha old mark set in 1993. 8oiYlet took fist In tha :m fi88Siyle- Duffett capllJrac tha -100 lrdvidual Medley. 8oiYlet and Duffett. aloog with Raxame Kl.ba and Grant. also cat· ried tha Royals' 800 lree relay squad to victory. Also taking top honors for the Royals was Skillman, who captured the one-meter diving championship, and Lieselle Trinidad. wl1o won the 100 buttertty. UB alsc took the 200 medley relay. Grant was a double winner to take the Royals into the lead on Thursday night, winning the 200 Individual Medley. with Megan Conooly second. Grant also was part of the Royals' winning -100 medley relay squad. along with Theetge, Trinidad and Bohnet. The Royals also finished 1·2 in the 500 freestyle and 3-meter diving competitions. Duffett tcx:Jk first in the 5CX) free. with Barrera finishing second. SkiUman won the 3-meter event; Karen Phipps was second. Nine Royals (Barrera. Bohnet, Duffett. Grant, Herrick, Kuba, Skillman, Theetge and Trinidad) eanned Arst Team Ali-Mid-Con honors by finishing first in their respective events. ConOOiy and Phipps registered seoond team honors. The Royals now hope to make ~ two post-season championships as they head for Sewell, N.J .. and this weekend's ECAC Championships. e 11UU.S PLACE SECOND IN lEN'S SW. CHAMPIONSHIP The Bulls placed second to Western illinois in the men's Mid-Continent Championships at the Alurrni Arena Natatorium. UB SCOfed 834 points to the Leatherneci<s' 878.50. Central Connecticut (626.50), Valparaiso (393) and Northeastern illinois (209) rtUlded out tha field. Kerry Miller established a , _ school record for the Bulls as he won the l!Jl back· stro1<e and 1tas named the conference's Swimmer ot the Year Saturday night. Other Bulls winners Saturday included Marl< Ho<gan in the 1650 free. Dan Hickey in the 100 free and the 800 free relay team of Hicf<ey, Josh Pieczonka. Ho<gan and Miller. Hicl<ey earned tha teago..es ~a the Year Award. Hicl<ey and Miller were also winners for tha Bulls on Friday. Hickey took tha 200 lree and cO.roined with Horgan. regular season at 16-10overail and 11·5 in league play. UB wiH face Chicago State in the first roood al the Mid-Con Tourney March 2. Rasaun Young's driving layup off the glass with 4.3 seconds remaining gave the Bulls the win, their fourth straight. Young led the Bulls with 22 points. including 19 in the second half. as the Bulls rallied from an eight· point de~ with 8:34 to go. Young's threepointer with 39.3 seconds lei! gave the Bulls their first lead althe afternoon and Mika Martinho's two lree throws 15 seconds later gave UB a 73-70 edge. The I3Ul Davis tied tha contest a1 73 with 12.1 seconds left as ~ Edwards Ill a lt1reeiXlinler off tha glass before Yo.rlg made his gane-winrWlg shot. Martinho and Matt Clemens added 17 and 13 points respectively for the Bulls as UB claimed their 350th. win in the program's history. Leonard Tangishaka pulled down a career4ligh 10 rebounds in the game. Ear1ier in the week the Bulls gave their seniors a big sendoff in the home finale with an 80-47 win over visiting Chicago State. Four Bulls SCOfed in double figures. led by Martinho with 14 points, as all 12 players saw quality minutes in the rout. Young and Harris added 12 apiece, With Scon McMilitn SCOfing 11. Tangishaka pulled down t 0 rebounds as UB held the Cougars to just 29 7 percent shooting. Robert e ROYAU TAKE PAIR, AWAn MID-CON TOURNEY /Ia AWMNI with 11 points each; Kim Coon added 10. c-t Bull'alo Pbllbarmoa.k On:bestra, with jazz leat:nd Betty Carter. Kleinhans Music Hall. 7:30 p.m. $24. Co-sponsored by UCIT_......, Scream. 201 Student Union. Nonh Campus. 9 p.m. $2.50. $4 . WBFO-FM 88.7. uuu-vte ur.-....... .~;x"•••r• _..,.,.._ -- '"The Graduate Student Show: First-Year Students.. in the UB AJ1 Gallery, second floor. Center for the Arts, North Campus. Openina S-7 p.m. Feb. 27: throuJh Mardi 16. G&Jiery hours are 10:30 Lm.-8 p.m. Wcdnesday..Saturday. II a.m.- Chy ol LM Cbllcb.... 201 Stu· dent Union.. North Campus. 6:30 p.m. Sl.SO. $4. FrenchiEn&lis.h subtillcs. 8 p.m. Sunday. e WRESTUNG MOVES UNBEAJEN STREAK TO NINE DUALS Coach Jim Betchner's wrestlers finished the1r regular season with a pair o1 road w1ns at Duquesne and Ohio Unrvers1ty over the weekend. UB is. now 12·2·2 as they head •nto the East Coast Wrestling AssociatiOn meet March 8 and 9. The Bulls defeated Duquesne 27 · t 4 as Arturo Mazzeo took the 158-pound bout with his pin ot Bill Curry at the 2:29 marl<. Jeremy McVige pulled out a 54 overtime Win over Pete DeCarli in the 134-pound match. wMe . Jason Wartinger at 126 and Enc Gross at 167 also were victorious for the Bulls. UB defeated Mid-American Conference member Ol'io University 2> 14 in AJhens Sun· day. Wartinger and McVtge earned overtime wins in the 126- and 134-pound matches John Stutzman improved to 34-2 th1s season with his win at 150 over Steve Kaiser ,......_7 Aelatllt- 6:30-9:30 p.m. Call 64S-6t2S. Lisene Prinzing tied her season-h1gh w•th eight rebounds to taad UB on the boards as the Royals out-rebounded their hosts 4&-32 Sunday in Baltimore against Copptn State. the Royals raced out to a 41· t 8 haifttme lead and cruised to an easy 85-4 7 Win over the Eagles. Charissa Gardner led five Royals '" double figures with 21 points. as Doty added 15. l.aToya Crumpton scored 12 potnts and bk>cked four shots, while Pnnz1ng again pulled down eight boards. ·--· Koreu. R.autlfk:ation from a Global Penpec:tlve. Rev. Part Seona-Woo. World Alliance of Reformed Churcbcs. Geneva. 330 Student Union. North Campus. 5 p.m. Davis, Offtce of Student Life. U e Continued from page 8 RiiU .... RewaniJ ol OwoiDg Your 0wa Bualaca, Melvin B WOMEN ' S basketball star Brenna Doty bas been selected as ooe of just eiglu women's players from across tbe country to compete in tbe N"mtb Annual CoUege Basketball Slam Dunk &~SboocingCl>ampionships March Z7 in Indianapolis' Market Square Alena.lt willbebroadcastliveon ESPN with Dick VItale and Brad Nessler hooting. Doty is currently leading the nation in ~-point field goals per game (3.54 per game) and was ranked second in ~-point field goal accuracy last week by the NCAA. Doty also has a chance to fulfill her dleam of leading her Royal teammates to the NCAA Tournament when UB hosts the Mid-Continent Conference Women's Basketball Tournament on March 6·8 in Alumni Alena. The Royals enter the tournament with a 2 1-5 record, and have 20 or more games for the fourth straight seascn. "Of course our ultimate goal, as well as Brenna's, is to get to the NCAA Touma- The Royals reached tha 2(}.win plateau for the fourth straight year with their weekend victories a1 Central Connecticut State and Coppin State. The Royals are now 21·5 overall and INDOOR TRACK 6 FIELD t 2-4 in Mid-Continent Conference play. UB will be the third seed when tournament play beThe Royals finished third and the Bulls fourth gins at Alumni Arena UPCOMING HOME ATHLETIC EVENTS on March 6. UB picf<ed up win No. 20 and finished MKI-{;ontinent Conference WOmen's their league schedule Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals M.nn Arena, 12:30, 2:30. 5, 7 p.m with a 70-56 win over the Blue Devils on Friday night. Brenna Micj.Continent Conference Women's Doty and Alicia Basketball Tournament SemWinals Alurm• Arena. 5 & 7 p.m Kollmorgen led a bal· anced Royals attack CALENDAR lnlnMiuctloa. to Sun X· wlDdowlq System~. 6-8 p.m. Register throuah Academic ~ser Ulison Office. 2 15 Compuung Center, 645-3540. Senior standout invited to Three-Point Shootout Championships in Indianapolis on March 27 --· Mid-Contu'IBnt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Rnals Aw-- " 1997 Rumsey Candidates." a collection of wort by juniorlevel an majon competina for the Rumsey and Pocenu awards, AJ1 Oeparunent Gallery. Center for the Ans. Opening 5· 7 p.m. Feb. 27: through March II Galkry hours are 10 a.m.·5 p.m. Tuesday. 10 a.m.-8 p.m Wednesday-Saturday. II a.m · 8 p.m. Sunday. __... ~lllto Work by Duane Zaloudek. who since the early '60s tw been Cll· plorin& what be refen to u the "sensuallty of tbe act or seeing ... Liahtwell Gallery. Center for the Arts. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wcdnesday-Salurday, II a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. Alumn1 Are~ . CU...., .ot~nd •J JOOIII ~Q~$ Profe1alo•., latcrnational Studut Advisor (SL-JH>ffice of International Educationllntemational Student · &. Scholar Services. Posting IP·7006. S.olor Proaram....-1 Analyst (SL-4)-Engineering &. at last weekend's M1d-con Conference In· door Track & Fteld Champtonshtps tn Ster· hng. Ill. The Royals scored 113 points. placng bel1ond team ci1M1Xfl Miss<ll.ri-I<Ms ~ (137) and~ Ycx.ngsiOMl State (114.5). The !lUis tailed 76.5 potnts to finish behind champion Yoo..ngsto.vn State (201 .5). UMKC (161) and Western lllirots(97.5). Two Royals set meet records as Usa Kragbe took the 400-meter dash in 58.08 and Shelly Hamt~on established a new mart< tn the htgh jl.mp with her winning leap of 5-a 3/4. Kragbe was also pan of the Royals' Win· ntng 4 x -100 relay squad. along wtth Jartlle Hirschman, Amy Tabone and Terry Scherne Scherne was second 1n the kJng jump Stacey Strothmann took first place.m the S,CXXl meters and rhird 1n the 3.CX:Xl ~issa Ryan grabbed firs! place for the_Royals.., the 55 tudles. Ryan. Kragbe. Hlmlton. Strottmam, Htsctman. Tabone and Scheme earned Ars1 Team All-Mid-con honors. Chris Keenan was US's lone Winner •n the men's championships, taking the 5,CXXl meters. Neil Murray placed second •n the pQe vault and Steve Montone was third. Keenan earned first team All-conference w•th Murray ~ng a spot on the second team The Bulls' 4 x 400 relay squad of Man Sueng. Jelani Headley, Spencer BeU and Ryan Candia placed third. Patrick Nolan fintShed third 1n the m•le run and VICtor Arch1ba1d was tturd 1n the high Jump . The Aoyats are send1ng two competllors to thts weeY.end's ECAC meet at Dartmouth. Ham1lton will compete in the h1gh tump and Scherne in the pentathlon e WOMEN'S TENNIS The Royals droPped a 6-3 dectSton to St Bonaventure 1n ()ean on Friday to beg1n their spring schedule. Dantelle Rakowsky was the Royals' lone s1ngles wmner. tak1ng the number five match 6-1 . 7-5 over Rebecca BettJn UB's No.1 doubles team of Stacey Gargan and Wemilhe Arellano and rh•rd team of Amy Snyder and April K1ser also posted 8-4 Wins The Royals are oH unt1llhey begin their Spnng Break match schedule March 16 at Hilton Head island. S.C 4 p.m Work by Lucy Gunning. Camera follows a woman as she per· forms an act or circumvention. her feet never touching lhe floor as she gingerly traverses shelves, mantels, r.diators and molding . Lower Level, UB An Gallery, Center for the Ans. Gallery hours a1 t0:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. II a.m.· 8 p.m. Sunday. ment as a team." said UB coach Sal Buscaglia , who sports a 136-60 record at UB, "but for Brenna to receive this kind of recognition says a great deal about her talents as a player and the rec ognition nationally that our program is receiving. " I couldn't be happier that Brenna is get· ting a chance to shine on the national stage," Buscaglia said. "Sbe bas been a cornerstone of the success that UB Royals basketball has achieved in the last four yean." Doty has started and played in all 115 games of her UB career and has led tbe Royals to an 84-31 record during that time. She is the school's all-time leading scorer with 1.672 points and holds 13 school records. • - Ted Wasko, Sports Information OffiCe Computing Services, Posting MP-7008. Tu.bnkaJ Support Spul.alist (SL-1)-Associo.te Vice President &. Controller, Univenity Services. Posting ;;p. 7011 . Systems ~~per (SL-3)-Associate Vice Presidem &. ControUcr. Posting IP-7012. Raidcou BaU Dlnctor (SL2) (lbrft positions available)Student Affa..irs. Posting MP-7014. Library Coutrvatoo Ttcbn.idan (S.L-1)-Univcrsily Libraries. Posting lfP-70 I 5. _.., Rcseardl Akl~ponsored Programs Personnel. Open! Rrsearcll Tec.bn.idaa J-Biologacal Sciences. Posting tR-96068. Gift & Pledat: Reportioc As· sistaat-Development. Posting MR-96084. Couurlor<on P Maloney College, Posting •R-97015. Secretary IU -De\·el- opmcnt. Posung MR-97016. CoMpetitive Civil Service K~yboanl S pcdalisl 2-Pur· chasing, Line i32l44 SK~ tary 1 (SC- 11 )-0ftkt of Ad· missaons, Lane ,26767 Nott-Ca•pautlwe/L.Mor C-Civll_,._ Automotive Body Mu.hanK (SG-12)-Unaversity Facdilles. Line 121630. Maintenance Helper (SC~-Unwersuy Fa · cilities, Line 146011.46012 Motor Vcbidc Operator (SG7)-0ffice of Parking and Trans· ponation Servaces, Lme 140416 To obtain mo rr informollon on jObs lwd tJbovr. contcu:t PnsONU!I ~n•ius, J(U Crofts Hall. To obtalll informotion on Rrst"orrh jobs, contoct Spon· sorrd Programs Pusonnrl. 416 Crofts. �8 ....._,.,, ..., ...... ., ... a .............. - THUR27 ••• • ••• • t •• -... --.OI I l o o ociS. -Lii'L-1p.a.Call A aknt s.- Meet. AJumni Arena Nata&Orium. North Camput. 8 Lm.- 10 p.m. ASCIT_..,.. Iatroduedotl to Maple for WiDdoWI-Part 0. I :3()..4 p.m. Re&ister throucJ:I Academic User Uaiaon Omce. 215 Compulina 645-<5125. ..--.-..- AW..._ ... ~ . ,__ _ USI!o- llioll 0.,0. 210 Post.- .............. ~2-4p.m. no ' - < L . , . , . _ , llew-CooV.O.Tilr, J>oay B.-s."""'-. Olllce o ( - ure. 2-3 p.m. Call 645-<5125. Center, 64S-JS40. --..... __ _., __ Jatroducdo. to Good NutJi.. doG. Fat.ber Belle Community Ceno.r, 104 Maryland SL, Buf(alo. 2-3 p.m. Free. Ptuc.oted by ............ --........ .... _ ,..... ·~ Moloador Gaodlcs lor C,..X flbi'Oiil, Dr. L.c. 'hui. Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. S08 Cooke. North Campus. 3:30p.m. ....,_ CelloqooR«tatnat SuptftODduct.lvhy and n..~~ewno~ S,......uy -~ Ala<bralc Voridltlud T-~ OIJ' oC Kablor Maalfolda, Prof. Mohan Ramachandran. 103 Diefendorf. Sooth Campus . 4 p.m. · - Collocjol ... C•pture-ltecapture Md.bods , .. Software RellabWty, Prof. Roman Vivcros-AJuilera, McMutcr Univ. South Campus. p.m. ur.-..... 4 Tbesls/Dlue:Ntioa Support Croup, Barbara Umiker, UB \ ----- Cou.nselin& Center. 4:30-.5:30 p.m. Thtu'Jdays through April 17. Call64S-612S. 1m R.....,. Cudldotes. An ----- Dept. Gal\cry, Center for the A.ru. North C&mpu.~ . .5· 7 p.m. Exhibit rwa throuJ.b Man:h II . Tbe Gradate Sllaow: FirstYear Stu.deats. Uaivenity Gallery, Cc:nt.er ror lhc Arts. North Campu1 . .5-7 p.m. Exhibit runs ohrouaJ> MM<b 16. ASCIT_....,. lalf'Oductioa to UNIX ud tbe: Coa~put:l.q Eavirouant of tbt: CIT 1\me-Shari.q Re- sourca. 5:)()..8 p.m. Re&iJter through Academic User Uaisoo Office, 215 Computing Center, 64S-3S40. lfldlp1ad1nta' Movie NICift Sct:nl of • Woman. 145A Stu- dent Union. North Campus. 6 p.m. Free. Film will be shown with closed captionin1 and a de:· scriptive track for people who are blind or htve low vision. ' Tbt: Color Pu.rplt:. Student Union Theater. 20 I Student Union. North Campus. 6:30 p.m. S2.SO. S4. ur.-....... ur.-..... Dal&a.l.n& Your Own Rubbt:r Stamp. 7-10 p.m. Call 645· 612S. - Allu UDburdt:Dt:d: M.asup Tbt:npy for Nu.k and Sbouldt:rs. 7:)()..9 p.m. Call 64S- ..................... 612S. Natlvt: Alat:rican storytdt:r Gaytt: Ross, direct descendant of John Rou:. principal chief of Chcroket: Nation durin& infamous 1"rail of Tears," tells legends and myths of native people of our continent. Center for the Arts Dnml Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Sponsot'UI by Student Association. Call 645-295()-for fret: ticket info. lop--- - ...... ... -- falo.2-3p.m. Proe.-by us Livisoc Well c-. '* IIIC FERGUSON - ..... s.turd8y to '*"""' Dept. o( . . . . _ _ _ X17 c.m.r "" the Arto. ---~ 4p.m. Cbt:1llkal Dept:adt:DCJ Treat· uuu,._ Nonh Campus. 9 p.m. S2.SO. --- _,_-.... ~·-~~-­ won~,......, _ _ .. c•-...u.Dr.w.so.- to Good Nutridoa tbroup t1oe WIC ............ Modiea1Sdlaal222-. Sdooceo. Norlh ~ 5 p.m. ..,.._..,.. Melinda Cameroo. MD. and PeJIY Eiss, R.N. Kinch Auditorium, Children 's HospiW of Buffalo. 8a.m. ASCIT_..,.. _.... Office, 21S Computina Center• 64S-3S40. .......... ::c::!r: --..........-oe C..loalooal-...oCRe- B ........ (Eploe.eropten) Lob Erie, Dr. Lynda 0 . Corb.m. Univ. of Wlndsor. 140 K.euc:r. North Campus. II a.m. Sponsomd by NYS Great Lakes Research ConJOrtiwn. SUNY-ESF. .. w...... .. ,...,......, 8-A*-Jiooetlllaala< .M.. tabollsm Ia Mrlcaa TrypaaoIHtt:l u a Buil for Dru& Dt:dp. Dr. Janice R. Sufrin, RosweU Park Cancer lnstirute. 244 Cary. South Campus. 11 :45 a.m. --- An ADa.lyail of a Hindu W1oM . . . , . . . _ Jt.ow -'-----. ure. .... ...... -....." UBul'ralo S)"lOpboay. Slcc. North Campus. 8 p.m. $3. R.t:U-n.e Latu Ft:a~tosccoad Cbemlstry IUid lu Poulble Applk:atioa to tbt: lnVfttlptJoos of Bioc.bt:mkal Rt:aeUon Mec.haaluu, Moustafa ElAnby. 114 Hochstetler. North Campus. l p.m. c~c:oao. .. Carboll Dioxide AdfvaUon of 8....-opoly Thapta.... Prof. Mariusz Kozik, Canisius Colleae. 215 Natural Sciences. North Cimpus. 4 p.m. Schkk J..oa.3 BuUtboll TOili'IWDt:DL Triple Gym, Alumni Arena.. North Campus. 6-10 p.m. -Life of Stolrlt I Gtn You tbt: Dawn. Student B uffalo nnhanDoak Orcbat ra, Sk.itch Henderson, conch.c- lor. Kleinhans Music Hall. 8 p.m. S 18-$40. Co-sponsomd by WBFO-FM 88.7. Nortb Campus. 8 p.m. Sl. SS. $6, $8. c - ""'Lodltl. JriJb .... sic. Rockwell Hall, Buffalo Stale CoUeae. a p.m. S18. S20. C<HpoDJOI'Cd by WBFO. ..SAT1 ... . .. A- wiDdcnrial Sysa.... Noon-2 p.m.. Re&ister through Academic Ja~provlsatioaal Comt:dy. 1-2 p.m. Saturday• through March 8. Cal i 64S-612S. _.....,.. ......... uuus.... Natblq. 201 Soudeno Union. North Campus. 7 and 9:30p.m. S2.SO. S4. - tra, Ski&c:h Hc.adenon, conductor. Kleinhans Mwic Hall. 8 p.m. $18-$40. Co-spoosortld by WBfO.FM 88.7. M ayurd F........ IUid Bls Bil Bop N..,...u lloDd. Mainst~~e. Center for the Arts. Nonh Campus. 8 p.m. S I 0, S12. $13. SIS. $18. ., Miebad Fullu. ...... Oalario ln&tituce for Studies in Educatioo, Ulliv. ofTorooro. Bulfalo Yocht Club. 7 p.m. Call 64S· 2491 roc informatica &Dd reset· ur.--. Dlalopo: lloclua, Leb Anioaton and Elaine Zielin. lnstiturc for the Hea.Una of Racism. 7- 10 p.m. "1'\adays tbtou&b March II.CaU64S-612.S. ur.-..... w-··w..__Eo,... Mort. MODddl, Cannon. Graad lslond, N.Y. 301 Crosby. Soulh Campus. 5:30p.m. UB distiquishcd service pro- ur.-..... S.lh8 Yop: Aa latrocbacdoa, Val Latona, Office of Student Life. 7-9 p.m. Call 645-6125. ....,...._..... Nepolud t1oe WOI'It oC t1oe Ja. ceruuo..J ~for Ba- B uffalo nnhanDoalc Orcba- ---(~ or- A), Mary Jo llcm:tiai. ftce of Studtat Life. 6-7p.m. Call64S-612S. -Ooor.tlllo8oloC mull!pU. - u d 616S. W...,Wlay,oodllew<L -LMDN ~ Prof. Ruthann Robson, City Univ. of New Yort Law School. UrUVt:nity ln.n, 2401 N. Forest Rd.. 6:30 p.m. $25, S8 for stu· dcnlJ. TtekelJ available 11 883- subtilles. ~-u.. "Swlodlk,..........,;.- __ --..,.._..,.. for a Rt:alltala' Ult:, Office: of SludeDI Life. 7-9 p.m. Cal164S. Goy IUid Leoblaa Marriqe: ............. Equality! ........ Sipl.oapop · S:J(Hi:30 p.m. 'J\oa. daY1"-P April1 . Call6oi5612S. 612S. __ User Liaisoa Office, 21 S Computin& Center, 645-3S40. deatUaiao.NMb~6:30 p.m. Sl.SO. Sol. Preao:b~Ea&llsh AJica.- - by Cleaati ODd H........_ ~ 7 p.m. ea-t 10 b e - ...... followiol Suedoy 11 4 p.m. DD WBfO.FM 88.7. U S WW ~ s.r.b L MeKoin,-lcl>o Fullom. elariaet. Slee. North Campus. 8 p.m. $3, -- 201 Sludent Uaioa. North Campus. 9 p.m. $2.50, $4. vatioos. Sludeno Union. North Campus. 2 p.m. S2.SO, S4. ---.u.--. ur.-..... uuu- n.. Color Purple. 201 6-7 p.m. CIIJ <LIMI CWidnL 201 Stu· ur.-..... 'hlllol Acta-'-"' c-. A abt:nt Swia Meet. Alumni Arena Naworium. North Campus. 8 a.m.- 10 p.m.. Jaaio• : Copltlvtud Moral l•pllcalioDI o( Prof. John Kotler, Rensselaer Polytce.hnic: Institute. Center for Inquiry, Swcethome Rd.. Ambent.IOa.m.. ASCIT_....,. lotroducUoa to Sua X- -c:-,. Slq>beo Maaes, plaao. Sloe. IOciatioo. -~- - F~­ Tlw~C.......... - IMARCH I AU lt:vtll. 2 Diefendorf. South Campu. 8-11 p.m. Fne. Sponaored by Gnduale Student AJ. ,Ambt:nl Swim Mm. Alumni 'IIU'c:na Natatorium. North Campus. 8 a.mAO p.m. C lau IUid Sexuality, Prof. Ruthann Robson, City Univ. of New Yortr: Law SchooL 545 0' Brian. Nonh Campus. 12:30 p.m. Free. -- Olliee o1 SIUdeat Call 64S-<512S. Tt:mplt:. Prof. John Koller, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 250 Student Union. North Campus. Noon. Union Theater. North Campus. 8 p.m. S7, $10. Call833·9342. Rt:eord Ket:pln&and Documt:ntadoa t Ac.hiUH Heel oftbt: -~4-S:JOp.m. ~~- llleater, 201 Student Union. S4. ---a a ..... -_ Dept. oll'llilaoopby. 210 hrt. AIIlht:rd Sw.t. Met:t. Alumni Arena Natatorium. North Campus. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. l.atrodudioa to lott:md Re.au.rus oa UNIX-Piaca. Part D. 10 a.m.-Noon. Reaister throu&b Academic User Uaison -..,..,. - - T. ICeMos, US •ut S,..u.a. Andrew O'Brien. Dac:men Collese. S6S. Call 6456140. A~ . -·~~n~-,. .-. ... ~.us at 8 p.m. on MalnlltJCe, AA_,.., __ ·--,..-.., Swett Not.lli.DJ. Student Union .. a.- c -. 104 ~Sl..lluf· JAZZ GREAT MAYNARD Brulda.a, Dr. C.A.R. Sa De Melo, A.rzonne National Laboncory. 20.5 Natural Sciences. Nonh Campus. 3:4.5 p.m. ... _ ~ UB Livin& Well Center. ~(INBUUD), Weody Moore.. UB law student. S4S O'Briaa. North Campw. ....,..__ 12:30 p.m. Elutldty, Plutidty IUid Criti- coln.- .. Slldlq Cbora< Dooolty w... Caod... ton, Dr. Clris Myon. O>noeU 0.7 Aftico, Claude E. Welch, Pb.D., reuor. Williamsville Bruch Librv)'. 5571 Main St.. Williatn~­ ville. 7 p.m. c.rt'I hi I Alloaqolo Tobie CoftHhou-. Hurimap Hall. Soulh CampuL 8-1I p.m. Free. ASCIT_..,.. c - - . oeUNIXEavl- _ _ . . - Opu Wlodo-. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Rqister tbroush Academic: Utet Liaison Off'K::e., 215 Computioa Ceater. 64S.3S40. Diaxaoe Bloooorbn ood £a. -.-_Diane Bofonacr. Ph.D.. UB Dept. of Clinkal Labonuory Science. 306 Porur. South Campus. 4-S p.m. rar-~llo.m.Rqiaa­ tbrou&ft Academic. User Liaison Office. 21S Computina Cen1cr, 64S-3S40. -.--..,.--..... C oldosa- Ia M .. ~-Cello,Dr. Goora< Hajduczok. Dept. or l'llysioqy aad Biophysics. US. 306 Fllbe<. South Campus. 12!30 p.m. --..... HIV/S<nolly ,.,..._... ~ ........-Sin... ..... Fllhet Belle Commuaioy Center, 104 Maryland Sl, Buffa)o. 2-3 p.m. free. Pre:xrncd by UB Uvioa WeU Center. ........llllltlce . . . . . . Aotli>Ddy- .. s.. .u.u.r.Mslfote c...._. Kazuko S.pwa. SOB Coote. 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I M.tr • h h 1 (!CJ7 'volun1, 21i No 23 UNIVIIISII'Y AI BUFFALO State University ofNew Ycri http. / ; www.buffalo.edu / reporter/ Making Things Happen UB GRII' gets company sstamp ofapproval IIJ-- News Services Associate Director G may ..-we to Office of the ProvoSt IIJ-- NeytS Services Associate Director T HE OFFICE OF Admis· sions and some other related units would move to the Office of the Provost under a proposed plan for a r<>· vamped ..enrollment management" system, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee learned at its Feb. 26 meeting. Robert Palmer, vice president for student affairs, reported that the search for a new director of admissions has been put on hold and the position description is being rewritten for a new viceprovostial post that would over· see admissions. financial aid and records and registration, and would have ..some involvement" with academic advisement and institutional analysis. The admissions office now· is part of student affairs, while finan· cia! aid and records and registra· tion are part of university services. P almer said the new vice provost also would be respon· si ble for "bringing together others in key .,.,.. outside" enrollment activities, including orientation, career planning and placement, Equal Opportunity Progra m, a lumni affairs and Millard Fillmore College. Palmer said that a "drastic ,.,. organization and restructuring" of admissions activities is called for because ''what we •ve done in the past simply does not work". any· more. Provost Thomas E. Headrick, who also attended the meeting, said it makes sense to begin moving various student-service enti- ties into a coordinated structure. 'The work you do with stu· dents at the recruiting level and at the advising level. .. their aca· demic programs and their longer· tenn aspirations, ought to be seen as a single piece," he noted. Headrick told the executive committee that there are two aspects of the issue that must be con· sideR!d: how UB restructures its "interactions with students in order to serve them better from be· ginning (of their academic careers) to (the) end" and whether it in· volve~ having a single person in charge or having a team approach. ''Clearly, making this kind of change ... you begin to focus on those kinds of issues. What we have now doesn ' t provide that." W here enrollment activities arc located on the vicep=idential organizational chart is not i mportan~ Headrick empha· sized, although he conceded that with the current sense that more faculty involvement is needed in the process, "it may be easier for that to be managed, or nudged, from someone in the Provost's Office than it is from one of the other vice-presidential 81<'85." ln soning out the issues of enrOllment management. the universi ty must start from the proposi· tion that "we want to provide adequate suppon and service for students in terms of pursuing their academic and other aims at the university, and we want to do it in an integrated way in which nobody gets lost in the process," Headrick said. Continued on page 4 A RY STONE was leery. President of Buffalo Brake Beam, a lacka· wanna-based manufacturer of brake beams for trains, Stone's previous experience with a state program designed to help manufacturers "wasn' t very satisfactory." But Rebecca Landy. executi ve director of The Center for Indus· trial Effectiveness (TCIE) at the University at Buffalo and an acquaintance of Stone's, convinced him that UB GRIT was differ<>nt. UB GRIT-UB Great~r Re· gionallndustrial Technology Program-is a consortium of engineering schools at universities from the Buffalo-Rocbester·S,.. cuse r<>gion that helps small - . . factun:rs become more competitive by incorporating the latest technology into their products. Buffalo Brake Beam was fac· ing as its major competitor a Mexican company that had significantly increased its market share during the past year. The company ap- plied for and received a $24,278 grant from UB GRIT to conduct engineering analysis of proposed changes in its brake-beam design. The consonium--of which UB is the lead institution--detennined that the Rochester Institute of Technology was the most appropriate consortium member to assist Buffalo Brake Beam. W orking as a team. RIT and Buffalo Brake Beam designed a new brake beam that could be produced at a lower cost but which provided improved performance and quality. Faculty at the insti· tute designed and produced a prototype and tested it on its "shake table" to ensur<> that it performed to the specifications of the company. The company then took the working prototype to a trade show, where a utility company so ught specificatio ns o n brake beams for fr<>ight cars that would mean $300.000 worth of business for Buffalo Brake Beam. "I was skeptical that (becom· ing in volved with UB GRIT) would be worthwhile for us." Stone says. "But Becky talked us into it (applying for a grant ). Right away. we found it was a whole different situation (from hi s previous experience). "W ith their help , we were able 10 design a product that offers more to the customer than just low price," he says. "We're adding more value and quality to the customer prod· uct, and it's all due to GRIT. ' They made things happen for us." UB GRIT is just one of sev· era! programs and initiatives headquarteR!<! at UB that .,., de· signed 10 help local companies improve their competitiveness in the global marketplace, ther<>by helping to cr<>ate and retain jobs. Programs such as GRIT. TCIE and SPIR-the Strntegic Partner· ship for Industrial Resurgencehelp to further those universitycommunity partnerships that UB , Continued on page 2 Trouble in cyberspace: meeting on Internet sparks international uproar lly LOIS IIAIIDI News Services Editor UB'S F1RST MAJOR CYBERSPACE controversy began innocently enough. A doctoral candidate in UB's Department of An· lhropology struck up an acquaintance on the internet with a respected archaeologist at the University of Western Australia in Perth. The story of how thi s acquaintance between individuals half a world apart resulted in lhl<'ats of legal action against UB and others and prompted hearings in the West Australian Parliament is a tell ing example of the power and reach of the Internet, and highlights the differ<>nces thatex.isteven among westernized cultures on the issue of free speech. It also points out the pecuHar circumstances in whicb universities can find themselves when they take up residence on the great information autobahn. Unlike Internet-re lated incidents at Co rn ell . Northwestern, Vtrginia Technological Institute and Georgia State, to name a few, that were played out in public, UB 's controversy proceeded quietly on campus and went unnoticed in the U.S . press. Not so in Australia, where the inddent in which UB was involved caused an uproar that still reverberates o n the air waves and in editorial pages. ~~~~--.--, Hugh Jarvis, the UB doctoral candidate. was putting together an international on- line directory of anthropologists when he first met David Rindos on the Internet. A Cornell-educated academic who had been recruited to the University of Western HUGH JARYIS Austrnlia (UWA) in 1989, Rindos had offeR!<! to pass along his own list of colleagues for Jarvis to include in his direclOry. At the time, Rindos also was deeply involved in a nasty and decidedly uncollegial tenur<> battle pit· ting the respected academic against the uni versity that once prized him. but denied him tenure. The affair had taken more twists and turns than a surfer on one of Australia 's famous breakers. One Austra· lian newspaper termed the case "The Dispute That Split A University." The charges involved were messy. intensely personal and in some insUUlces, bizarre. including possible undue influence of Australian mining interests on the Archaeology Department. Rindos was fight· ing the denial of tenure fiercely, and he was not alone. The West Australian Parliament had set up an inquiry into the events surrounding the whole affair. Continued on page 3 �2 UBGRIT Continued from page t government and business officials say are vital 10 economic development in Western New York and elsewhere in the state. l.AJke Rich, vice president/dirccto< of the regional office of Empire State Development. a state eConomic development agency, says government can be most helpful to private companies by assisting them in becoming more competitive. Programs like GRIT and SPIR help companies from the .. pe-rspective of their processes," while initiatives such as TCIE help productivity by aiding in the training and effectiveness of workers, be says. "Together, they help immensely in ways that make companies world-competitive by enhancing their productivity and worker effectiveness," Rich said. T: e pioneering entity for economic deelo~ment at ':JB is the Center for lnustnal EffectJveness, which will celebrate its lOth anniversary thi s spring. Based in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and affiliared with the UB School of Management, TC IE's mission is to motivat; and help industry to develop people, use technology, improve business practices and modernize products, processes and facilities. The center takes a ..proactive approach" to establishing partnerships with bus inesses, acting as a "broker within the university and beyond to serve a company and all its needs," said Mark Karwan, dean o the UB engineering school. TCIE officials cite impressive results: program has worked with 350 finns in Westem New York and has been credired with creating or saving 5,000 jobs in companies ranging from multinationals like General Motors and Pran & Lambert to small operations with Jess than 40 employers. lbe center provides assistance in a variety of ways. ranging from helping Moog, Inc. develop an ergonomics system that improved accident and injury rates by 69 percent to providing training assistance to Irish Welding Supply Co., a family-owned distributor of welding supplies. (See story 81 righL) Scott Aviation, a manufacturer of equipment for the aviation and health and safety industries, contracred with TCIE to provide training assessment programs at its Lancaster and Monroe. N.C.-based facilities. "'The training. assessments were done by people with experience in business and industry, not just academia," said Ruth Stevenson, human resourcesdirectorofScoa Aviation ...They have a good understanding of what goes on in a manufacturing planL" other locaJ manufacturer. American Axle ~nd Manufacturing, Inc., is in e m1dst of a five-year training and education project developed by TCIE. As a result, the company has achieved its ISOQS 900 I certification and improved its overall quality rating, said Ron Allman, manager of the Tonawanda Forge plant. Moreover. soine new business has come in "that is partly attributable to the foundation we've put in place in educating our people," Allman said. "TCIE has been instrumental in helping us get to where we are now." ln 8ddition to its own work in the areas of R&D, process improvement and training and training assessment, TC!E also helps to implement two other major economic developmeni initiatives-the UB School of Engineering's UB GRIT and SPIR programs. UB GRIT is a two-year demonstration project to assist area businesses in developing new products in cooperation with regional research universities. Funded with S 1.5 million from the federal Small Business Administration-upon the initiative of Rep. John J. LaFalce-it serves as a model for small-business product developmen~ and job creation and preservation. UB GRIT provides the research-anddevelopment expertise that small businesses need, but usually can't afford, to continuously develop and improve their products in order to stay competitive in the domestic and global marketplace and maintain American jobs. Since the project began in 1995, a total of 14 product-improvement projects have been conducted, or are in the works, by the consortium. In addition to Buffalo Brake Beam, examples of companies receiving assistance through UB GRIT include BUD Medical Devices of Holland. which received a $20,098 grant to redesign dental implants with the help or faculty and students in the UB schools of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Dental Medicine, and Taylor Devices of North Tonawanda. which received a $49,489 grant to design, test and fabricate new devices that wiU be used in systems that dissipate seismic ene~gy. Taylor Devices is working with faculty and students from the UB engineering school on the design. SPIR-4he Strategic Parmership for Industrial Resurgenco-is a cooperative effort of SUNY's graduate engineering programs at UB, Stony Brook, Binghamton and New Paltz aimed at bolstering the state economy by promoting the transfer of knowledge from university to industry and by providing consultation, research facilities and resources for industrial restructuring. Funded by New York State, SPIR grants cover up to 50 percent of a project's cost r hiring faculty, students and other techn' cally trained personnel that small- to meum-sized companies cannot afford to hire on their own, and for fees for using sophisticated research facilities, such as those available at UB. arwan last week testified at a hearg held by the state Senate Com- ittee on Higher Educiltion that with the assistance of SPIR during 1996, the engineering school served, and was served by interactions with, I 74 companies with 356 projects in such areas as R&D, product development/improvement, pro- cess and operations improvement, and training and training assessments. This past year's SPIR participants anticipate creating 561 jobs and retaining more than 300, thanks to the assistance provided by the program, Karwan added. Amo ng the Western New York companies that have rece ived SP!R grants are Buffalo Computer Gl-aphics, Inc . of Buffalo , a computer graphics and services company; Global International, Inc. of Buffalo, a manufactureroflightweight conveyor belts, and Father Sam's Syrian Bread, Inc. of North Tonawanda. While TCIE, UB GRIT and SPIR are the UB entities with the most intetaction with Inca! business, several interdisciplinary centers housed in the engineering school, including the New York State Center for Hazardous Waste Managemen~ the Great Lakes Program and the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, have industry-affiliate programs or a significant industrial emphasis, noted Karwan. With 100 faculty members and 700 graduate students, the UB engineering school "is the largest engineering/R&D unit in Westem New York," lie said. "We're offering expertise to the business community that can be a major addition to their capabilities." Moreover, "Our partnerships with the business community are invaluable to the education of students and the expenise gained by faculty members," he said. • ATale of ~we Sisters TCIE 'great resource 'for Irish Welding ~.._ ~ditor wOI'ked here during the SUJJUDeiS. "I think initially our male C1JSIOIDen still IVE SISTERS running a welding wanred to deal with my father. But any inicompany in a blue-collar, Northtial reluctance has evolved over time." eastern city sounds like the story Irish-Jones credits The Center for Indusline for a television sitcom. trial Effectiveness, based in the 1Jll School Eat your heart ou~ ABC. CBS, NBC, of Engineering and Applied Sciences, with Fox. This is a true story, and it gets better. making the transfer of the business from Take the "Irish" in Irish Welding Suptheir parents four years ago much easier. ply Company. It isn ' t Irish, it's English. But matriarch Marsha Irish is Irish on "'l"be people at TCIE have been wonderher mother's side, which is why 5everal of I fu1 to us," she said. "We were 81 Syher daughters are redheads. camore Street for 50 years, we were out of Then, consider the company's officers. space and we needed to move. They came Pam, the president, ,-------_:.in:.=and=.:di='d:.=a.!:pre:.:=;liminary assessment of what F I has a UB degree in polilical science. Victoria, the chief financial officer, was a w UB music major. Lori, the bead ofhuman resources and legal matters, graduated from UB in elementary education. Granred, there's more to the story. The president may not have an MBA. but she has worked for 25 years for the company her grandfather founded . The music minded chief financial officer is also a CPA, and the former teacher of young children with special needs also holds a law degree. Together with two other sisters, Holly and Katie , the five women are running a business in a decidedly male milieu. "It's been very -challenging," said Lori Irish-Jones. "People say, ' You ' re involved with welding?... with big trucks?' But we were all raised in the business. We all I ourneedswereindifferent areas, prepared a time line, helped us to move, helped us select a new computer system. "They' ve been a great resource for me," she added. "'They've helped me with anything I've needed. We are now doing some training with other women~wned manufacturers." The Irish family was initially in the coal business, until the advent of natural gas, when it divenified into Irish Welding, Irish Propane and Irish Carl>onics, which supplies businesses with juices, bar equipment and soft-drink syrups, in addition to CO for dispensing. The family also owns ~ carbonics business in Rochester. With TCIE's help, the company just moved to new quarters 811444 Clinton St. in Buffalo. " It has been the best deci sion we ever made," said Irish-Jones. • �_, ___ ...... CYBERSPACE Continued from paoe 1 fair in March, and Jarvis contin ues to post updates on UB 's web site. The incident ha s prompted SUNY to speed up development of a model computeruse policy that was already under way at the tim<. The policy is currently in draft form and is being reviewed by the various campuses. For its pan, UB has had a "condition s of use" policy in place for a decade, said Richard Lesniak. d i rector of academic servi ces for UB 's University Computin g Center. The poli cy addresses behavior, not content , he said, and is updated as changing technology The beleaguen:d professor had been diJ.. cussing his situation on-line with Jarvis back in Buffalo. Convinced tbalcollcagues on the anthropology listaerv should know about the llealmenta fellow acodcmic was receiving. Jarvia began posting updates on the affair with various discussion groups. Interest within the on-line academic communitY was intense. Jarvis decided to create a World Wide Web archive for people who wanted to keep up will! developments and learn more about wfuu had CO{DC to be known in Australia simply as ''The Rindos Affair." Many parties, including Rindos, supplied documents tba1 were in the public domain and Jarvis posted them on his UB web site word-for-word. Tbe Australian press, in its tenacious and enthusiastic coverage of the story, be81!0 to refer to documents on the UB web site and to provide the site's lnteroet address. ...... -- For UB , that is when the trouble began. The University of Western Australia threatened legal action against UB as the provider of the web site, claiming it contained material that defaroed certain administrators and faculty, and asked UB to remove the offending material. In addition. according to Jarvis, it wanted UB to point it to every site on the Internet where information from his archives may have migrated. UWA also required its graduate student association to cut its links to the UB web si te. The Australian university claimed further that anyone who even rrfurrd to the UB web address was guilty of defamation. The university threatened legal action against Th< Australian and Campus R<vi<W, both national newspapers, for printing the web address, and against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for mentioning it on-air. Its actions set off a new wave of press stories in Australia about the UWA and Internet censorship. Jane Figgis oftheAusttaliao Broadcasting Corporation contacted UB to find out if the University of Western Australia actually wa.s suing UB , as it was claiming. " If they have not, but keep telling us they have," she stated in a fax to UB News Services, ''it smacks a bit of intimidation." UB officials conftrroed that letters had been exchanged, but that no legal proceedings had been initiated. Meanwhile, the matter was referred to Carolyn J. Pasley, associate counsel for the SUNY Office of the University Counsel in Albany. Experts in the U.S. who follow Internet law saw liUle'polential for lawsuits in the case. " Without presuming to know anything about the law of Western Australia," said Eric M. Freeman of Hofstra Law School, " I can state with some certainty that I have never beard of an English-speaking jurisdiction-and I seriously doubt that one exists-in which if l say ' There is a full discussion of this subject in [a particular book],' I thereby become liable for whatever libel [that book] contains." Declan McCullagh, who runs the Justice on Campus Project at M.l.T., a free speech watchdog group, flatly called the lawsuit threat ' bull( ... ).' _ __,tD.-wltiiUWA Jarvis, meanwhile, had not been contacted by the University of Western Aus- "I was upset that UWA had refused to even try to work with me on the archive or updates, and then was going over my bead while never bothering to make any real effon to communicate with me," he said recently. "I was also rather SUl(!rised to bear that they felt documents which almost exclusively came from their own files were considered defamatory and actionable against me. "So it was obvious to me that they dido 't really care about the site at all. They just wanted to score some points in the media." Pasley wrote to UWA, telling it, in effect, that UB doesn' t control the content of web sites, and that since Jarvis was willing to work with the university, it should address its concerns to him directly as site manager. No-frOMUWA ''We believe this provides a practical and simple solution to the iss ues yo u have raised and that it is neither necessary nor appropriate for the university to act as an intermediary in this matter," she said in he r letter of July 3, 1996, to the University of Western Australia' s lawyers in Perth. David Rindos died in his sleep of a bean anack on Dec. 10, 1996, at the age of 49. He was still fighting UWA's denial of tenure at the time of his death. Neither Jarvis nor Pasley has heard fro m the University of Western Australia si nce. The maner is still quite alive in Western Australia. however. Parliament is scheduled to resume its investigation of the af- dictates. "Our statement js not unn ecessarily broad. It doesn ' t really deal with any major fust amendment issues. We steer clear of that: We do not in any way censure. To do otherwise would be insane." ·u• ·-· .._,. Ia . . ~· The policy, which can be found on the "UB Wings" web site, stipulates that all persons must use UB 's computer services in an effective. efficient, ethicaJ and legal manner, "consistent with the instructional. research and administrative goals of the university." The guidelines prohibit certain practices, including "spaouning'""""""nding a message to a universe of news groupsgenerating chain mail and printing unnecessary listings. Content is not an issue unless it breaks the law, Lesniak said, and harassment complaints are pursued only if a person presses charges. While civil libertarians are most com:. fortable with a completely free expression of ideas on the Internet. permitting this ··anarchic discourse in cyberspace," as Karen Frank of the Practising Law Institute in New York City tenns it, isn't always practical for univers ities, Lesniak noted. " People often roil about First Amendment rights," Lesniak said, " but this is a university populated in part by stude nts who don't always act as adults. The uni versi ty does have to assume the in loco parentis role on occasion. They sometimes have to deal with incidents in tune with 'Cyberlaw' Symposium at UB March 8 §!n1oe!Edllor ---~ Nlw8 ..... a • ........ from around the-~ discuss theoretical and (IIIICibl dly4HIIf ~ al-c,bodaw" at a sYmpooiWD to bi bold from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., ....-.,..,..u.m Scloool_._........___ .......... lawenvorilta .. s..tltif, ........... tile Noolb Compu. 'I1ID ~bY the BuiDlo Law Review md the UB clqital--- ·-.,._.and~ .. - - relatin810 ~· and iatemet - .. 'lllfica wW -...etllelllleafCIJI'Yrilbl oo the World Wide Web, tndemarb and taritnqoalllo ........... .....,.... and-the law, lOCI liabilities ill cybonpoce and visioas allnMtl ...... 'Dio....,t.....,wiUpoblislla opocial iuue OD tbD l)'mpooium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l!dwardA. Ca-.aadaof"Cybaspaceand the ...,.,.,.._liolioG. tlleOot-LiDo World" md atlj~Kt.~at tbD Ual~ tralia, but he knew what was going on Law:~..r»--leaill through discussions with SUNY lawyers. Ahbough his sympathies were obvious from the tone of the web site, Jarvis said he considered himself an information handler, not a protagonist. Shortly after learning of the legal threats against UB, JarvisCODiaCted UWAau..:tly last May and offered to worlc with them, if they would tell him what they found to be defamatory. He n:ceived a two-seruence lqliy a mooth lalerstating tbe rnatt<:r was in the hands of lawyers UB and the university. al......-tAwC..: . . . . 8 . a.rtca, staff dimel<lr IIIII t:bief coaoel of the Subcom~ .. 'NaiDa! s-ky, ......-.I Affairs md CimiDal Justice; Ftaok A, Cool, adjuact ......... at DRill Otol'NIIity and ~taalto tbe Vll1ual ~Project; lltlllaral"'laoo tile Couru: A Lawyer's c._... Primer" and Iectu= at tile Ull1aw liiiiiDal,.,. Dmd B. SaltlD, uaiotaDt prnfeaor al law 11 The Joba Manball Law Scloool.,._.....,_.,tllec- for WC1111101ioa TbciJDolocy md Privacy. l'lllllilll wtD ...... of IlcmliaPam ok Cook, P.C~ Suaan Schultz Lall* cfaa,lla. . . _ 0... ....,._ VJador and Wllloo, IJ.P; Mad! ""-'· presiclea! of Webeou-1 U.C:. . . 'hlcia SomnxlhKlt Hodpoo. R - ADdlews, Wooda ok ror aow.d...,., ,.,.,..llonlllqbaa c-cc. ~u.P. Par- iltlanDIIila .... lle .,........,.call tile BldWo Law R.ovicw"at64S-20S9 or vittlltlle cybodaw .,............,...,. at llap:/lwillp.butfalo.ado/lawlbldcybedaw/. their own governance." Meanwhile, the question of who, if anyone. will govern the Internet, is ~subject of animated discussion in governmental commissions, think tanks and talk shows; on newspaper editorial pages. and around dinner tables across the nation. Questions about the responsibility and liability of providers of Internet aa:ess are equally perplexing. Writes Frank. of the Practising Law Institute: ·· ... the lntemet is largely IerrO incognita. There are very few decisions (and even fewer reported cases) from which to determine how traditional concepts and rules will be applied to this n<w medium. The uploading of materials by a single user. a nd the posting of that material to the internet, can rai se a variety of liability issues ... for aJllntemet users.·· Until there are answers to these thorny questions. it's every univers ity for itself. • College, legislative leaders meet IIJ~NEVIDAL Reporter Editor L EADERS REPRESENTING public and private colleges and univers ities throughout New York State met with state legislative leaders last week to stress the impon.ance of higher ed ucation in keeping New York State economically and educationally competitive. John W. Ryan. SUNY interim chancellor. and W. Ann Reynolds. chancellor of the City University of New York, were joined by tbe presidents and chancellors of seven private institutions at meetings held in Albany. ..New York's coUeges and universities are integrally linked to the future economic. cu ltural and social health of the Empire State," they said in a joint statement. Higher education, the statement notes, is a major industry in New York State and pumps billions of dollars annually into the state economy, including more than S1 billion in federal research grants. '1be research and scholarship we un dertake is critically important to the state's future. as it has been in the past." the group said. The higher-education coalition al so stressed the importance of funding for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), which currently provides funding for 270,000 students from middle- and low-income families. ··Increased state support for TAPis needed to ensure student access to postsecondary education, to permit srudent choice among institutions of widely different tuition levels. and to enhance student retention in their programs until achievement of their education goals." tbe joint statement said The gro up also called fo r increased managerial and operational flexibility that would allow institutions to operate effective ly and efficientl y. '"Public sector insti· tutions shou ld be able to respond to chang· ing external forces. panicularly in the field of health care. to establish flexible tuition policies and to carry over financial bal· ances from one year to the another. " it said. Other priorities noted by the presidents and chancellors included direct institutional aid to the independent sector. funding for educational programs suc h as Higher Edu cational Opportunity Programs and Educational Opponunity Programs and suppon of the Centers for Advanced Technology. In addition to Ryan and Reynolds. the meetings with legislative leaders were attended by Thomas H. Jackson. president. University of Rochester. Augusta Kappoer. president. Bank Street College of Education; Joseph A. O"Hare, SJ., president. Fordham University; L. Jay Oliva, president. New York University; Hunter Rawlings, president. Cornell University; George Rupp. president. Columbia University, and Kenneth A. Shaw, chancellor, Syracuse University. • �_ , _ _ .,.._a 4 NPR host regales audience with stories from 23-year career IIJ_...VIOAL Reporter Editor B OB EDWARDS, HOST of National Public Radio's daily newsmagazine Morning Edition, brought his quick wit and sonorous voice to UB last week for an hour-long program that iouched on his more than two decades at NPR and his deep appreciation of the radio network's listeners. "You all don' t look a thing like I thought you would," he told the packed audience, which greeted his self-deprecating humor with hearty laughler. "I'm giving you a moment to gel over the shock.l'vedisappoinled audiences from Alaska to Aorida.lt's a face for radio. There's~ reason we're in radio." Edwanls was the guest for a Feb. 27 program broadcast live from Allen Hall, where WBFO-FM 88.7 is located. He shared stories about his 23 years with NPR and toolr. questions from the audience. Mark Wozniak, local host of Morning Edition, moderated the program. (Morning Edition can he heard on WBFO weekdays from6-10a.m.) " I had an interesting day yesterday," Edwards said, referring to his interview with Barry Sanders, the only member of Congress who, Edwards said, is neither a member of the Democratic or Republican parties-he's a socialist ''I didn' t like his answers and he didn ' t particularly like my questions," be recalled. And when their conversation had ended, the line berween interviewer and interviewee had not been disconnected, and he heard the congresamao's next query. "'Who was tba...?' ax! tbeo he aid a word !hal rbymes with 'glosl bowl' ... Edwards said. '1 guess I must he, because wbo would dispute the expertise of a m<mber d Congress? 1ba1 wculd he like being called usJy bY a frog." His anecdotes were met with enthusiastic laughter, as well as questions about his work. The finn question from the audience: What kind of hours does he lr.eep? "I go to bed at 6:30 or 6:4S if I'm good, and I walr.e up at I :30. I could walr.e up at I, but it seems so early," he said wryly. __ Edwlrdojcinod NPR in 1974, ill third,_: 1bc<¥JIIion bascl-..od Iince ill lllotldoys, lnl he ama he's not always .......S abiM the CYCiution. When Mked wbelbor NPR listeners were going to be bearing more irlf'orno<cialsEdwlrdopmi:d. "YIII111C81111Dl'C 'eMmced pogtalllo4'7 ll's the price M 've hal to pay for Fllin8 tiger, fot being IIIDl'C ambitious...l don't like il, Ia wbol can I rayT People and corporation• have offered money to thio publiely f'ulltled ~ but with llrings altllched, "and we said 'oo'," Edwllds said. Eu.on. for......,.., olli:rcd $1 miilioo to NPR to do enviroomaiW _.,., but w.-d IOdir:lllc wbai diOIC _.,. wculd be. 1bc ofJa- WIS turned dowD. he Slid. One audieoce member wanted to lr.now whether anyone has sat down NPR '1 onair people and said "thiJ is where you can improve." Edwards laughed, "'bviously not. ...Thaok you for sharing. OK. let me just open up a vein here." He praiJed NPR 's listeners for their linancial support. "You guys saved us," he said, when funding was tbreoteoed in 1994 by budget cuts proposed by Coogreu., 8 jazz film to note Fiedler's 80th birtp.day .,Reception, ' News Services Editor come, but ~& is limited. Ticlr.ets will be available at the Center for the Arts Box llOLL DOWN YOUit S10CIUN8S and bnb your hair! The 80th birthday or Leslie Fiedler, Samuel Langhorne Clemens Professor of English at UB and universally aclr.nowledged as the "bad-bny of American letters," will he celebrated by his family, friends and colleagues with a public reception and jazzbaby film on Sunday, March 9. The party will begin at 2 p.m. in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus with a ..;reening of Fiedler's favorite movie, the 1928 silent film "Our Dancing Daughters." It will he followed by a public cbampagne-and-<:alr.e reception in the center's atrium. The event is free and everyone is wei- Office immediately preceding the event on a first..:ome, first-served buis. The pllt)l is lpOIIS<lRid bY UB Prtsident and Mrs. William R. Greiner; Provost Tho- Electrical and Computer Engineering, said that while he can see the point of pulling these various activities into a more cohesive uni~ be was surprised that they would be located in the Provost's Office because "it is not exactly what I'd describe as an acadentic area." He also questioned why another vice provostial position needed to be created to oversee the operation. Palmer stressed that the "key element" missing from the current structure is the involvement of the deans and departments than a particular unit.. . we all have to he involved." He noted that placing responsibility for the activities at · the vice-provostial level would give the individual overseeing the effort " muscle and clout and a base of operations." mas Headrick; Kerry Gran~ dean of the Faculty of Arts and Leiters; Bruce Jackson, Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Literature, and the George Eastman House. "'ur Dancing Daughters" made Joan Clawford a star and introduced Art Deco to Americans. It is considered one of the best silents of the Jazz Age. Film historian James Card called the movie "a parable of morality~y pointing out the perils that lay in the paths even of those golden youth with aever a care about where their next yacbr ride was coming from." 1bc movie will he accompaoied bY pianist Pbilip Carli, one of America's most highly regarded film accomponisls wbo performs regularly at major film (estivals and screenings in North America and Europe. "'ur Dancing Daughters," directed by Harry Beaumont, features Johnny Maclr. Brown, Dorochy Sebastian, NilsAsther,Anilll Page. Katblyn Wtlliams and Edward Nugent. Clawford had completed 21 ftlms before sbe hit the big time as a dancing daughter. F. Saltl fillFIId said Qawford was the actress wbo best embodied his vision of the flapper. Card would agree. "No other of the time," he wrote, "could have rem<llely oombioed the sense ofAmazonian, sexual ag~ with~pmilityttd>m<:lor in the way that Clawfml, with her sinocle porttait tt 192fls doa:ncy, WIS able 10 preoml." 8 ADMiSSIONS Continued from page 1 For years UB had a recruitment system that brought in large numbers of qualified srudents by focusing only on marketing, recrujtment and related processing activities. Bu~ Palmer noted, ''the competition has become much different and the pool (of prospective students) is drying up." The acadentic literature identifies several key activities that are part of a success- ful enrollment management strategy, Palmer said, including strategic planning, institutional research .tnd evaluation, marketing, recruitment. financial aid. orienta- tion, student retention programs and career planning and placement. 'These types of activities force us to look at enrollment management in a comprehensive way," he said. H e added that enrollment management includes not only an institution's initial contact ~ith students, but also retention activities that engage students with faculty and move them through the institution "all the way through grsduation." "I thinlr. that's the approach we need to look at." But, Palmer noted, the cum:nt organi- zation of enrollment Activities at UB does not allow the university to follow this approach in enrollment management " It has become apparent to me that the Division of Student Affairs, the senior vice president for university services and any of the support areas truly does not have the muscle and wherewithal" to put together a "flfSt-rate enrollment management system." Palmer said, " because the ntissing element in all of this is the involvement of the acadentic arm . .. we· must have the deans involved ... faculty must he engaged in the recruitment and retention of students,.. he said , adding that ''the acadentic uni~ the provost's area has the capability to encourage that interaction.'' Palmer noted that he bad spoken with President William R. Greiner, Headrick and Senior Vice President Robert J. Wagner about his proposal, and '1 believe we have an agreement in principle on bnw to J1COCCed." Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Depanment of in the enrollment-management process. "We're going to have to change the way we thinlr. and ac~" he said. "We have to see that enrollment management is broader H e added that it also would give the position Ma bit more leverage. You can't · get there from student affairs, folks, where we need to go. I'm convinced of that." Jack Meacham, professor of psychology, said that while most any organizational process will work, what will count will he bnw the process is perceived by students. "'The question is, who does the student come in contact with? Is it one person wbn carries that student and his or her family from the admissions point all .t he way tluough to graduation?'' he aslr.ec!. "'r does that student and his family get banded off from one person to the next and to the next. And then what happens in .that hand-off process? Do students and families get dropped along the lioe?" The medical profession has moved to a case-management or team approach from a single-practitioner approach. Meacham noted, adding that UB should be thinking about a team approach in enrollment maoagemenL '1t's the model down~ the level of touching the students and families that I thinlr. is irnpnrtao~ and !10( the model up at the organizational level that matters." 8 �s SUNY at Buffalo UUP Chapter: Statement on Contract Stalemate .......... To . . ~ CC••--"'t)tw .... U oiled Univemty Professioos (UUP), the union representins 21 .200 SUNY faculty ond profeuiooal suff soa~wide ond more than 2.700 at UB, is now in ita: 20th mouth without a new coob'ecl. ha ocs:otiatioos with tbe Governor's Office of Employee Relatioos (OOER) have latseiY brol«:n down. To make thinp wane, the Soa~ continues in its attemptiO buUy UUP into submission by arbitrarily withholdins previously nesotiated beahb care benefits from UUP memben, despi~ a rulins by an admioislnlive law judse or the Public Employment Relations 8oatd (PERB) that this action is illegal. In the Feb. 13 issue of the Reporter, UB Preaiden1 William Greiner addressed rhese problems in a position paper entitled ''President's statement on issues of StatcUUP st.alema~." We an: happy to see that be has now taken a clear public position on the contract dispute. We~ also happy to hear him say that. if be believed that the Sta~ were "mounting an assault on faculty tenure by insisting on a contracting~ut provision." he would ~mmend against it. forcefully and in the strongest possible tenns ... We are writing him and the rest of the campus community to assen (I) that the Soa~ bas launched precisely such an asuul~ (2) that President Greiner's response does not yet fully reoosnize or respond to the tbru~ (3) that permanent appointment for professional staff deserves the same protection as faculty tenure, and (4) that a successful resolution to this crisis depends on coocerted resistance to GOER's proposal by all those committed to SUNY's future, including the president of its flaphip campus. The negotiations have run aground on the s~·· appan:ntly oon-nesotiable demand for an outsourcing article in its new contract with UUP. What is ..outsourcing"1 A contract with an outsourcin,g provisioo would allow State or campus ma.nagement to "contract out" the worlc or professiooals and academics to private bidders, or to ..contract in" their work to nonunioniud SUNY- or UB-owncd and manased internal corporations such as the Resean:b Foundation or the UB Foundation. With the unlimited outsourcins article proposed by OOER. SUNY managers in Albany or UB managc:n in Capen HaD could terminate all the professional employees in a univenity office and contract out their wort to a private bidder. 01; they could termina~ all academic employees in a department. contract in their work to a oew division of tbe Research Foundation, and offer lower-paid, non-unionized. and noo-tenure-.track lectureships in that division to a few former professors. s "contracting in" a compromise position? Far from it. It poses an even gn:ater threat than contractinf'Out. for it offers managers eager to break union power all the advantages of contracting out without its disadvan- I tages-namely, a cheaper, non-unionized, and more ''flexible.. (which is to say, "ftreable..) labor force with no loss of management control. Consider what happened to Anne Cornelius and Michelle Acevedo, two longtime employees of the Research Foundation. One day last summer, after cootacting union organizers of the Communications Workers of America. they distributed fliers complain- SENDING LEnERS TO lHE REFCWIIER The Reporter welcomes letters from readers commenting on its stories and content. Letters should be brief and may be edited for style and length. Because of space Umltations, the Reporter cannot publish all letters received-They must be receMid by 9 a.m. Monday to be coolkiered for publication In that week's is- we. -1,--M, . . D ina that non-unionized Researcb Foundation ing why UUP, with 21,200 members, all of them SUNY employees, should follow the employees are paid leu than their unioniu:d lead of three unions with many sorts of state COWiterparU in the rest of the SUNY system. . worlcers ond only 15,600 SUNY employees. Two days later they were fin:d. The Feb. 14 issue of The Spectrum repons In his position paper, President Gteiner President Greiner as saying that these other says thai aU obsl:rven with whom be bas three unions resent UUP's ..special treattalked believe thai the ral stictins point in ment.. in DOt having submitted to the aesotiatioos is the status of the 7,700 outsourcing. We hope that hi s words have UUP memben on staff or io State employbeen misintetpR:ted. but if not. we would apment at the three ~~ hospitals. We fear preciate bearing some evidence for this rethai his informatioo may be incompl~ or out marbble claim. When we ta.lk to our SUNY of date. Tom Matthews, oor UUP Negotiacolleagues in tbe other unions, we bear pretions Clair beard the same rumor, but when cisely the reverse. Teni Menk.iena.. President be asked GOER to ltlbrnit for diJcuuion or CSEA at UB , says that ber members feel some specific lanJuase limitins the demand no such resentment. regret the outsourcing arfor ootsourcing 10 the hospitals, it coosisticle in their contract with SUNY (which they ~ntly doclined 10 do so, insistins on the risbt have long attempted, unsuccessfully, to have 10 outsoun:e aU UUP jobs. F~. the removed), ond an: deeply concerned abuut rate or the bospitalJ DOW Jeem.J to have been workplace safety ond the quality of work at completely detacbed from the oosoins conUB worksites, such as the new Fine Arts tnct nesotiatioos, for the ~ lcpsla~ is Center. where CSEA services have been currentJy discussing their separation rrom outsourced to low-bid contract.on. SUNY. , And when we examine the specific lan We are coocerned about some of the hints • suase in the Council 82, CSEA, and PEF Prosiden1 Greiner bas dropped in recent weeks contncts, we are far from eooouraged. The about the sort of cootnct be would like to see. State promises onJy to consult with Council In bis Dec. 10 address to the Faculty Sena~. 82 when it lays off members and outsources be sugested that. with reprd to ~ure, ques· jobs. The CSEA contract (PEFs has simi lar tions or job security (wbic:b must remain flexlanguage) appean to protect the jobs of curible) miJbl reasonably be aepamed from quesrent CSEA memben, but not the jobs of futions or intellectual freedom (which must reture members or CSEA wortc as a whole . main protedCd). He also suggested that certain However, the ankle then goes on to describe professional suff jobs misbt reasonably be the procedure to be used when pennanent apootsoun:cd in the future, and be repeated this pointment jobs are. in fact. about to suffer suuestion in his Jan. 28 address to the Faculty layoff (subcontracting/retrenchment). If UUP Senate. But we simply cannot imagine how inaccepts the CSEA contract as a model. we teUectual rreedom could survive separation from job security. And of course, we cannot view as friendly any attempt to break down UUP solidarity by trying to divide academics from professionals. If UUP gives in to such divide and conquer tactics-if we divide hospital from non-hospital staff. campus rrom campus. questions of ln~Uecrual freedom from questions of job security, ond academics frol)l professiooal>-we will be left without a leg to stand on. And in the recent past. wben push has come to shove, we should remember that those shoved have tended to be academics. Last year. campus managers retrenched the physical education department at New Paltz, retru~chcd ond iUe- gaUy outsoun:cd the German Department at SUNY Albany, retrenched and WesaUy outsourccd the Program or American Music, Dance, and Theatre at Old WesthUty. If the State is willing to engage in such actions. and if moreover it is willing to withhold our benefits in direct defiance of PERB rulings. how far would it be willing to golf it had the legal , contractual power to outsource1 L inda Ansello, director of GOER, bas written many UUP members telling them 'Employees should not be misled by rhetoric designed to incite and needJessly scare them into believing that the State plans to conu-act out on a wholesale basis, eliminate tenure, and abolish academic freedom . This is simply untrue." President Greiner sounds a similar note in his statement But as is usual in coritract disputes. good intentions and pleas of "trust us" are not enough. for new State-created budgetary "crises" might produce new in tentions. And in the long run, the mere threat to out.source might damage SUNY just as much as actual out.sourcing, for it would give management a trump card in every oew dispu~ . For inslance, departments misbt be told to choose between being outsourced and "voluntarily" accepting an increase in worlc load. It is only 100 easy to imagine the chilling effect on academic and inteUectuaJ freedom. President Greiner conltaSts UUP with three other unions which have signed contracts allowing limited outsourcing: Council 82. the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA). and the Public Employees Federation (PEF). He bas publicly-pmsed these unions for agreeing to State demands for outsourcing. ln his statement, be calls the limited outsourcing language in their contracts a ''benchmark" for any new UUP contract. and says that the State is willing to provide UUP with similar limitations on outsourcing. But GOER has never proposed to UUP negotiators any such limitations. or explained why it wants to out.source UUP work in the first place, or demanded any outsourcing language in the contracts of two other major academic unions: CUNY's Professional Staff Congress and SUNY's Graduate Student Employee's Union. Furthennore, we have some difficulty see- still would not be protecting pennanent appointment or tenure . We would be ceding to Management the right not only to subcontract any or all current positions. but also diminishing the job security of new UUP members. and the right to begin transferring UUP work to non-unionized, non-UUP employees. W e would like to be able to join President Greiner in his parting call for a ..spirit of compromise" in resolving the dispute, but in all contract disputes, some issues are simply not open to compromise. Justice doesn•t aJways lie in the middle. Everyone involved in this debate should address at some point ·the question of whether or not it is just for the State to claim the right to de stroy the jobs of UUP members and weaken their job security by outsourcing. We assert that present and future UUP members, both academics and professionals. have a right to a secure job, free from the threat of outsourcing, and we will never suppon any contract that undermines or compromises their job security. We believe that this is why UUP mem bers at UB polled in 1996 favored no new contract by a three-to-one ratio over a new contract with an outsou.rcing provision. We cannot agree to any contract giving the State outsourcing privileges in black and white in exchange for fuzzy gray promises of good intentions, ..consultation." or "retraining." We call on President Greiner to state unequi vocally his opposition to any outsourcing at all for aU UUP members. whether academics or professionals, and for all UUP unit wortc. And we call on him to do all he can to convince his fellow campus presidents, the Trustees. the Chancellor, and GOER that UUP should never and will never accept any contract with provisions for outsourcing. We thank President Greiner for the thoughtful tone of his statement. We second him in encouraging all members of UUP to communicate their opinions on the ongoing contract discussions to their elected UUP chapter and statewide representatives, and to the GOER representatives appointed by the Governor. Moreover, we encourage them to continue communicating with Chancellor Ryan. the trustees. and especially with President Greiner, whose suppon may well pto\le crucial to our efforts in coming months. We cannot make ourselves believe that he would want to be remembered as the UB president who stood by while outsourcing destroyed his colleagues' job security and further weakened our great university system. ~ AJ MIFFALCI UUP' CIW"TEEIIIOAIID Jean Dickson. President Richard Kucharskt Lorna Arnington Bertha Laury James Lawler Harvey Axlerod David Ballard John Meacham Tonnalee Batchelor Joel Rose Alice Bergmann Roosevelt Wardlaw Milton Carlin Dorothy Woodson Jane D&tJvo Patnck Young Paul Zarembka Albert Errnanovtcs James Holstun OBITUARIES Kevin M. Durkin , 54, assistant vice president for student affairs, admissions director A Mass ol CIYOSiian BuriBlwashek:t Match 1 tn St. Gr~ goty the Great Catholic Churcll. Atmerst. for Kew1 M. llurltin, assostant VICe president for student affairs and d1recl0r of admissions at UB untJilast November Ourkon doed Feb 26., Buffalo General Hospital He was 54 DURIUN ·Ke\lln was truty committed and dedtcated: S8td UB President William R Gretner ·He worked hard to accomplish a lot of great thtngs fOf our unrverstty commumty as a whole He cared deeply about ue.· Gretner sa1d . · and most especially about our stu· dents--they were genUinety personally tmportant to htm And he was a truly good and gentle person Kevin was a model tor servw:e excellence at UB We wtll m•ss htm Robert L Palmer. viCB prestdent for student affa~rs. said , "When lthrnk of K&VIn Ourk•n. 1 recall a man whose knowledge and talent were hrghly respected rn the admtsstOns ftekl across the state and beyond He took senousty htS responsibthty to provrde the H!aderstup requrred to ensure that the unrverstty met or exceeded tiS enrollment targets !Of' freshman and transfer students and was always successful in achrevrng those ob,I&Ctrves "Kevm was a man of rmmense character and integnty; the consummate team player.Palmer said "He exhibited the rare quality ol taking his JOb senousty. but n9V'9r hrmself Dunng hts tenure at UB . he touched many hves •n many drfferent ways Durk1n earned his bachelor of arts degree tn hrstory and secondary educahon at Fredonia State Col~ge and a master of sctence degree in secondary education at Buttak> State College. He taught English and soctal studl&s rn Jamestown and Dunkirk htgh schools before becomtng d irector of admrss10ns and records at Buffalo State College tn 1975 Durkin became director of admissions and records at UB rn 1982, and then director ol admrsstons from 1984 to 1988 In 1988 he became assrstant vice president !Of student aHarrs tn addition to conltnutng as dtrector of admrsstons He belonged to numerous professl0fl81 orgamzatoos. tncluding the Western New Yoril Consortium of AdmisSfOflS Officers and Regts trars. whteh he served as charr , he was a member and fOfmer executrve commmee member of the State Unr~erstty ol New York Admiss1011s Personnel Association and past cha1rman of tRe New York Consortium of Colleges and UnrverSitiBs for Peterson's GUides He served on many committees at UB includrnp the Enrotlment Management Commmee . Committee on Integrated Advisement. Public Retattons Task Force. Faculty Senate Committee on Admtssion and Retentoo. Flnanctal Atd Steenng Commtttee and Ortentalton Advtsory Committee Among hts community work was serviCe on the Board ol Trustees for the Recovenng Chtld Foundatron and for Mt. St. Mary"s Academy Survrvors rnclude hrs wrfe , Nancy a daughter. Maureen. of Wilhamsvt11e. two sons MIChael and Thomas. both of Amherst. two srsters . Saranne Karalus and Mrchele Vallone . both of Dunk1rk, and one grandson �_,..,_ 6 SUMMD M A N I S aY UIAJI~- The Asian Studies program is offering rwo summer grants of $2.000 each to UB faculty lor undergraduate course development in East As1an studles The end product may be a new As•a-centered course or an Asian module in an existing or projected course Applicants may be Asia specialists or non-spectal•sts Fundmg is provided through a US/DE Title VI grant. Similar grants given last summer ted to the pioneering of a new course on Japanese Architecture and Urbanism and malar revisions m an Industrial Geography offenng. The apphcatiort deadline Is April 1 For more information and applicat•on •nstructions. contact the As1an Studies program, 636 Baldy Hall , 645-3474 : a--matt burkmanOacsu.bulfalo.edu •rue• .lackaon, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of English and Samuel P. Capen Chair of American Culture at US . will be the guest of journalist Sander Vanocur when the History Channel series •Movies in Time" presents' ·Against the Wall: a fea ture film about the 1971 Attica pnson upr1sing starnng Kyle Mclachlan. Samuel Jackson and Clarence Williams Ill The film and an mterview w1th Jackson . who has wrinen extensrvely on the subject , will be broadcast at 9 p.m. on Friday, March 7, and at 1 a.m . on Saturday. March 8 Jackson will discuss the film's depiction of the violent. lour-day uprisrng in New YOI'k State's Attica Pr ison that resulted in the deaths of 39 prisoners and guards and serious rntury to 89 others. He also will discuss the Attrca felony and crvil rights tnals that followed the uprising . then-Gov. Nelson Rockefeller's pres•dential ambit1ons at the tune of the riot and how these may have 1nfluenced h rs response to the riot. DOCUMINTAIIY, LIC1UII£S ON HUMAN IIMINTS IAuu Pk>grams on human rights issues and a documentary and lecture on the 1989 Chinese student movement lor democracy and 11s aftermath are being presented this spring by the Human Rights Center and the Graduate Group on Human Rrghts Law and Polrcy at UB. For more information. contact the Human Rights Center at 64s.6184 . Sarah Laah Whitson ol the New Yor'K City-based CentBf for EconomiC and Social Rights will discuss "An Assessment of Sanctions on Iraq Under lntBf'national Law'" at 9:30 a.m . on March 14, •n 545 O'Bnan Hall. In this lecture. free and open to the public, Whitson will locus on the legality of sanctions under internationaJ law and the impact ol UN sanctions on the Iraqi population. Chtnese-born, Boston-based fiii'TVT\8ker Carns Hinton will present her documentary, "The Gates of Heavanly Paace.• at two showings on Apfil18 . The film examkles the t 989 Chinese student movement for democracy and its tragic aftermath culminating in the massacre in nanarmen Square. Screenings, !rae 811d open to the public, will be held from I -4 p.m. In Room 222, Natural Sciences and Mathematk:s Building , North Campus, and from 7·10 p .m . in Aoom215, NaturaJ Sc;... ences and Mathematics Building . A discussion will follow. March 12. from 8: 15a.m . to 11 :30 a.m . at the Center for Tomorrow. The seminar Is sponoorad by the Empire Stata Development Busl· ness Competitive Program: Erie County Industrial Development Agency: PllMIIps. Lytle, Hitchcocl<, Blaine & Huber: Rand Capital Corp. and the TDC. SpeakBrs Will be T1moChy Klein. presidar< and CEO, ATTO Tachnology Inc.; John McGowan, dinlctor, oosr.ass lncubetion. wm Technol- ogy Development Centar, Inc.: James Smyton, partne<. Philips. Lytle, Hitchcocl<. Bleina & Huber. and Nora Sullivan. vice presidar<, Rand Cepital Corp. Thare Is a fae o1 560. For more information can 636-3626. ·-~TODAY· Four kK:tures will be gtven in March and April as part of the series. "Russian Culture Today,• presented by the UB Russian Program. Admls· sian is free and all are welcome. The series Includes: MFrom Russia With Love: What It Means To Be Russian: Valentina Sanders, former UB Jectur8f in Russian, March 13 from 11 a .m;-12:20 p.m.. II 8 Baldy. "What~ So Funny. E><-Comrade: Post-5oviet Russian Humor." Prof. Emil Oraitsar, Hunter Coflega (CUNY). March 28. 2:30 p.m.• 930 Clemens. "Ivan the Fool an:j Vasilisa !he w..,.: Some Psychologic8l Consldarations on !he Essance of the F\Jssian Sool. • VladirrOr AgilyfN. ~ prolassor, UB t3rac>SB School ol Edl.cation. Apri 22. 11 am.- 12:20 p .m .• 9:J>Oemens. "A Cogn~ive Map of Russia at the Millenium," Prol . Kathleen Parthe. University of Rochester, April24 , I I a.m.- 12:20 p .m. 930 Clemens. Cosponsors are the Council on lnt8fnational Studies and Programs: Grey Chair. English Department; Political Science Department: Department of Modem Languages and Literatures : Russian Club . For more Information call Emily Tall. associate professor of Russian. 645-2191 . axt. 1199. S - XI TO HAVE StuDENT I!EaEAIICHCOM~ The student research competition of US's Chapter of the Society of Sigma Xi. the scientific research society. will be held May 1, at a dinner in the Center for Tomorrow. North Campus. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best graduate and undergraduate posters. The dinner is complimentary for aU contestants. Korea Waek is being presentad March ~ by the Koraan Graduata Student Association, Koraan St1Jdent Association and the Koraan Folk Art Club. Included are an International symposium, Korean Night and a cu~ luralexhibltloo. · The lntarnational Symposium on Ko<aan Aaunification will have thraa sassions. Session 1on March e at 6 p.m. in 330 Student Union faaturas Rev. Dr. Seono-Woo Part<. S8Ciel8ry ol the Departmant of Cooperation and Wrtnass. the World Alfianca ol Aelormad Cllurches; Session II, also with Rev. Dr. Seong-Woo Part<. is Match 7 at noon In 250 Student Union. It is part ol the Asia at ..-, series: Session Ill , also on March 71s at 6:30p.m. in 104 Knox with Rev. Dr Seong-Won Part<. Dr. Benjamin Min, professor, Buffalo State College and Song-Ho Kim. graduate 51\Jdent in English. Moderator is Seon-Wook Kim, graduata student. philosophy. Sponsors are Asian Studies, Buf. falo Koraan Presbyterian Church, Buftalo Koraan United Mathodlst Church. fJee.Han Foundation at Buf. falo. Graduate Philosophy Association, Graduate Student Association. lrrwnanuel Prasbyterian Church, Koraan Studies and Office o1 VIC8 f'ro. vost for International Education. Koraan Night, March 8 at the Cooter lor the Arts. has the theme. "His· tory of Korean lnvnigrants.• The Korean Cultural exhibit continues today and Friday frcm 11 a.m.· 1 p .m.in the Student Union Socoal Hall. EOC TO-T IVDml FOA .IN'S HISTOIIY _ . . A pa~ d iscussion on the·impact of welfare reform and workfare on women will be one of several events The competition has an April t organizad by UB's Educational Op- abstract deadline. AppUcation forms are available frcm department chairs. directors of graduate and under· portunity Center during March to observe Women's History Month. The panel discussion wit! be held from 11 a.m.-1 p .m. March 20, at EOC, 465 Washington St. Panelists wiB include Narri<ea Choi. UB associala profassor ol social WQrl<: Lourdes graduata programs 811d from David Triggle . dean o1 the graduate school. For more Information, call645-7315 MMINAIIATON -~FIHANCIN8 The Western New York Technology Development Center, Inc. (TOC) will present a seminar. ~ Non- Traditional Financing Sources . on Wednesday. 1997 Poetry tontests: prizes • • $100 HCh ---·"!'-. _.,,..illllll-~10--J'DIIiD .... ,.._.............. _ . . . . .. . «topinl • tfralll:r-iDIIIII-*b,... . . . . . . eulltlde, 10 blip,... your ..... , - . . , .... ...... .., ~ill wlllcb lloewadljllle81tilllloeoet~doca- - 'lllte f..- eumple- I .-.:b -* IS "UfirmaaiYe ICiiaD." A n-ae appearalllbe topofyour.aldl ...... "'wlrwbdaaed by 40,000 ~7 Let~ pide yoo!" OIOOiiftc .U....'IIII*a otllon lelmS IIICb. quaJili<:lljC*. mcial. Cllldidales. Iemire, biriD& diversity, - , llld nocruilmeaL lD IICidillon LIC1UIII!- AT ON The 1997 poetry contests sponSOf'ed by the Undergraduate Library in cooperation with the English Department and the Friends of the University libraries will offer two prizes of $100 each 104' the best poems by UB students. The prize amount was listed Incorrectly in last week's Reporter. The Academy of American Poets (AAP) contest is open to graduate and undergraduate students. The Friends of the University Libraries prize 1s for undergraduates onty. Entries should consist of one or mQ(8 typewntten. double-spaced poems, not to exceed a total of six pages. The writer's name should not appear on the poems, but '.Kl a cover sheet with the name of the prize and the writer's name, class . address and phone number. Send entries to Mar· garet R. Wells, director, UncY..ff'graduate library, 107 Capen Hall. North Campus, Buffa)O, N .Y. 14260-2200. Deadline Is Friday, March 14. Winners will be notiflad by April I 7. ....... Iglesias, projecl diractor of Hispanics Unitad of Buffalo (HUB): James M. Mor:risev. director, Western New York LBw Center: George Smyntal<. regional economist, New Vorl< .Stata Department of Labor. and Sherry! D. Weems, EOC director. Moderators will be Kelly J . Asher. research assistant at EOC, and Csrol M. Dozier, EOC employment specialist. EOC staff. lacUty m studa1ts wil read onginal poetry an:j 98iac:OOns pemad by lamous woman IMiers at 1:30 p,m. Man::h 12. A aafl hobby_ 8>C11ibit wil shoNcase woo1<s ol EOC faoulty. studants & staff. m EOC librarian Karen Jeffries will present videos and d iscussions In the EOC'a Archie Huntar Memorial library to celebrate Women's His· tory Month. All prasanlatlons will begin at·noon. The schedule: • Tuesday. March t 1: "Alice Walkaf/Gap-Toothed Women· • Tuesday, March 18: "Risk Tak- you may c:booee subcalcgorics such as salary, posi.tioll, experience, and miDoritiel. You mar lbea <:boose ID include or omit cenain lelmS from your i.nilial sean:b, reduciog the number of documents originally found. LiveToplcs is most useful wben you n><:eive more than 200 documents in your initial oean:b. Anything smaller usually results in irrelevant related terms. Wbetber you use a text browser such as lynx, or a graphical browser such as Netseapc, LlveTopic:a is for you! For more information read tbe "help" section of LiveToplcs (http://www.altavista.digital.com/av/ltl belp.html). For assisiJJnCe c01111ecting to t~ World Witk Web via UB com· p11t~r accounls, conJact th~ Computing Center's Help lksk at 645-3542. -lAra Bus!Ulllow·Wilbur tJJUilAss Pequeno G/aVer. University libraries ing In Children and Adults" • Tuesday, March 25: ·An Evening With Sharon Amos and George Grace" AJI events are free and open to the public. Qenkl L ~. associate profesSOf, Department of Convnun._ catton . participated Feb. 20 in a Consumer Product Safaty Commission Chairman's Roundtable on ·How to Motivate Young Teens to Usa Salety Gear." The roundtable, held In Washington, D.C., included representatives from business and the non-profit sactor. Goldhaber. the onty academic to be invited to the event. was also invited to meet separately with the CPSC Human Factors staff. - I N' S cwa I!'UJIS ~-I'VINTS The Woman's Club ol the University at Buffalo will hold its annoel alaction maet1ng March 11 , al 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union. Room 210, North Gampus. The following slate of officers will be presented: Preskjent Dawn Hatvorsen: Vtce President, Julie Cohan: Treasurer, Lana Allendoerfer; Recording Secretary, Karan Foontaln: Comlsponding SeCretary, Cormelle Hanley. The alection win be lollowad by a talk on •.._ to Gat Along with Anyone, Anytima, Anywhere,. by Susan Makai. presidant, Penional Eleat. Desserts, fruit. tea and ccllee will be served following the program. Dawn HaMln;en Is chalr. Arrangements for refraslwnents ara by hoopitality chairs SIWiey Buckle and Maria Cobl.m. A lew openings are leh tor the dey ulp to Cliovaland on April tO. to ..,. the Faberge in America Exhibit at the Cleveland Museum ol Art. Admission to the museum, the Faberge exhibit, a Faberge Aoyat Taa. tine to browse the museo.m'a collec1ions and • box supper, -.... bus tr1lnSpOrlation and guide are ir>ctuded in the 560 per person cost. A social hour with complimentary desserts, coffee and tea wil be head at 3 p.m. today in Room 145 E in the Student Union, North Gampus. as part ol the International Committae's monthly meeting. Students, faculty and conwnunity . . . . - . welcome. Group events Include: Money and lnYesting: Man::h 12. 7 p.m.: vice president. ... vestments, A.G. Edw1Wds & Sor-. wil discuss tho Dow 10 theory. nicltnamed "Dogs ol the Dow." along with the concept ol using ..... trusts . . . vel1icta lor lnYesting. They wil , _ in the Jaannetta Martin Room. fif1ll floor. Capon Hel, North CarTl>us; Janat Fedor and Norma !\bin, eo<:heirs. Books: March to, 12:30 p.m.: David-· Ann8 Brody will lead discussion of "The Wedding" by Dorodly Wast Bridge: Mart:h 17, Dandelion's- .....n. 10a.m.-2p.m . l o r - ard advanced play; Bridge Aigt .... sions schadulad at rnarrbars' """""" r&x:e: Maria ScNio. ~Bow~ng : every Monday, tO a.m.. at Sheridan Lanes for three games ol oper1 bowling: Rhoda Storr. chair. Cross~ntry skiing: every Friday, tO a.m. at Part< Country Club for a roornlng ol skilng or hiking: Gloria Pleu, chair. Tenris: fN8f'( Wadnesdey, 1:30-3 p.m., Amherst Hilts Tannis Cklb: l\laria Schilo, IWo Shub, chai"s. �7 Jacob named regional academic All-American Royals point guard is a UB sclwlar-athlete eiiOYALS IIUDY ,_-.coN co•~~ The Royals open the 1997 Mid-Con Conference Woman's Basl<etball Tournamenll'hufsday against MiSSOtJrl.l<anaaa City al 7 p.m. UB is seeded third In the aight-leMI cllampionship; UMKC enters as the Bixth seed. Other contes1s Thursday: lllp seed Troy State meets No. 8 Chicago State 8112:30 p.m.; lourth seed Northeastefn Illinois laces fifth seed Valparaiso at 2:30 p .m.; defending champion and second seed Youngstown State lakes on No. 7 .WBS1em IHinois at5 p.m. Two ...,-;tina~ wil be played Friday, March 7. The charrl)klnship garne wil be played Sab.<day March 8, at 4 p.m., broadcast 1M! by ErT'4)ire Sports Network. T"'-"""""'l champion earns M I!I.Jbn8lic berth in the NCAA Woman's Basi<Bttlall Too..mMlent Tournament tickats are sale at the Alumni Arena tx»c office, or by caUing 6456666. Master Card and VISII acceptad. TICket prices are $15, reserved all-sessions pass and $12, general admission all-sessions . Daily sessions are $7, reserved seating and $5, general admission. UB and Mid.COO Conference students admitlad for $1 . en e BULLS DROP CHICMIO STAlE IN a.N'S~OPENER After leading by only four points at the half, the Bulls pulled away In the second half to dispose of Chicago State 81-08 in the first round of the CitgoMid-Conlinent Conference Tournament in Moline. IU. UB moved into the serrifinals for a meeting with third-seeded Wastem Illinois, a team the BuHs had beaten twice dtiing the regular season. The Buls hit on l!kli.3J III1Cis in the second half as they aABccred the Coug>n 51-32 in the final20 rrn.tes. UB used a 12-o n.n early in the half to build a cushion and didn' loci< back. UB led by no fewer than 20 points in the last five minutes as all 12 Bulls scored in the game. Rasaun Ycrng led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points while Mil<a Martinho and Sco!l McMiHin added 11 and Matt Clemens had 10. Clemans a n d - JoiToson led the leoo1 with Bi!tt ~apiece. The Bulls saw their season come to 8 closa late Monday night with 8 heartbraal<ing rn-77 overtime loss to Western Illinois in the semiflnals.The loss closed out a 17-11 season for the Bulls. Pri:lr to the lClrnMlent, the conference arr r-an::ed the AI-Conlerence squads VOOid on by the ooaches and the , _ _ Yrulg and Martinho earned firsl-teM1 nods from the coaches, wf1ile the...- named Yrulg to the firs! teMl and Mar1inho ID the second. Yrulg tnshed as the conference's reg<.W season champion in scoring with his 20.11 average and omong the league's best in fial6.goaJ Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals B SOPHOMORE point guard Catherine Jacob is one of five student-athletes from five different schools in the New York/New England region selected to the GTE Academic All-District I Women's Basketball team, as selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America). Jacob now is eligible for selection to the national GTE Academic All-American Team, to be announced March 20. A mechanical engineering major with a 3.902 cumulative grnde-point average, Jacob is the Royals' starting point guard. Jacob and the Royals will take their21 -5 overall n:cord into the Mid-Coo Conference Toumamen~ March 6-8 at Alumni Arena, with a bid to the 1997 NCAA Women's Basketball Own- U percentage. free..throN percentage, reboo..nding and assists. His J9 points vs. Northeastern Illinois rar1<s as the league~ best this season. MEN'S SWIMMING Korry Miller set meet, pool and school records. winning the 200 backstroke at the ECAC Championships in Gloucester. N.J. Miller won the race in 1:49.22. a time good enough to qualify him for ll1e U.S. Senior Nationals. The Bulls placad fifth out of 43teams. Kevin Jessop tied the UB school record with his seventh·ptace finish in the 400 lndr· vidual Medley. Dan Hickey took fifth place in the 200 freesty1e. He was eighth in the 100 free and part of 200 free relay, 400 medley relay, (eighth), 800 free relay (fourth) and 400 free relay (seventh) . Miller took Hhh in ll1e 100 backstrol<e and eighth place in ll1e 200 Individual Medley; Mark Horgan was Bixth in the 500 freestyle and .,;ghth in the 400 Individual Medley. Mid-Continent Conference Womens Basketball Tournament &-rnifinals Alumni Arena. Troy State-Crncago State w inner vs. Northeastern Illinois-Valparaiso winner, 5 p .m .; Youngstown State-Western Illinois winner vs. • WOMEN'S SWIMMING Glolcester. N.J. UB scored 283 points lo finish behind champion North Canfua-Wtlmington and second place William & Mary. OlVer Arldrea Skillman took a fourth-place fintsh rn the Basketball Tournament Rnals CALENDAR Conlinued from page 8 1'1-oc:arr Requlriaala....-.tioo of s..-y ID!"III. IUclwd Hurtig, Uaiv. of Iowa. 280 Part. North Campus. 2-4 p.m. ur.-...... Motlvallq Younelf and Olben. 3-4 p.m. CaJI64S·612S . Art -/IAcbore Pbotoanpber Merit Allee DuraoL Art Department Gal lery. Center for the A.Ju. North Campus. 4.,p.m. Free. --- A JDS Wutin1 Syndrome: II Biger Better? Kristin Gilliland. UB Phann.D. candi date. 121 Cooke. North Campus. 4:30p.m. - Arcllltecture Lecture . Laurie Bawldnton, Smith· Miller+ Hawkinson Architects. 30 I Crosby. South Campus. 5:30p.m . Opooo:c-.uve American Lepon Bud of the Thoawaodu. Allen. South Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Concc:n to be broadcast on the following Sunday at 4 p.m. on WBFO-FM -_._,. 88.7. Dlstloo&UI- ..,._.,. P .J. O'Rourke, bn;t-selling author and political satirist. Mainstaae. Center for the Aru. North Campus. 7:30p.m. Call 645-ARTS. F11mmaker Lawreocc Brose, UB Visitina Prof. of Media Study. Screening Room, Center ror the Aru. North Campus. 7:30p.m. F-ltylteclbl Dlvid·FU.Uar, barptkhonl. S lee. North Campus. 8 p.m. S2. $5. $6, $8. --·- --Hoi}'--Tbt Orcbettra, Maria S. llome, director. Black Box lnc.· atre, Center for the Arts. North Camp<u. 8 p.m. $3. Call 645- ARTS. PeD&&H:e Suvic:e.. Newman Center, 2091bc: Commons. North Campus. 9 p.m. ACSIT_....., lntrodudioo. to Microsoft Word for Maciatosb Students. 10 a.m.-Noon. Reaister lhrou&h Academic User liaison Office, ~IS Computing Center. 645- 3540. ~~~~- C.lbl.. , _, From Ru.ala with Love: What it ~DUD~ to be Russian, Valentina Sanden. former UB lecturer in Russian. 118 Baldy. North Campus. II a.m.· 12:20 p.m. ICMPc-t Mary Artman, cello, Jonathan Goklove., ce:Uo. Baird Recital Hall. North Campus. Noon. Music by Carola Bauckho1t. Mara Gibson, Jonathan Golove, HyeJeoog Hwang, Casper Johannes Walter. Free. - - - - C e l l BloloO T he Role of Prothn IODAR C I'"ymes lD Rq,ulatioo of lot...laal Epithelial CtU Growth, Dr. Jennifer D. Black. Dept. of Pharmacology. 306 Farber. South Campus. 12:30 p.m. --....... Bask Slntepe. for Pbyskal FitDeq. Father Belle Commu· n.ity Center, 104 Maryland St .. Buffalo. 2·3 p.m. Free. Spon· sorcd by the UB Living Well Center. Slee. Nonh Campus. 8 p.m. Fr« . Catioak: LipidliD Gene and Dnaa DtUvuy, Robert Cambell S08 Cooke. North Campus . _~;x"•~-•.r$ 3:30p.m. - lllolotlcel- "Arabic Scholarship in PreColo nial West Africa and the Diaspora. ~ cun.ted by UGL rderence librarian Musa Abdul Hakim, is on vic;w through March 14 in the Oscar A. Silverman Undergnduate li· brary in Capen Hall, Nonh Campus. The exhibit features biographies or linle·known Black scholan and samples of their original Arabic writing from pre-colonial Africa and pre-Civil War Americ.t. For information. call 645-2943 . P atteras of lavertebrate ProdudJoa iD RuaoiD& Waters, Dr. Arthur C. Benke, Univ. of AJabama. I 14 Hochsteuer. Nortb Campus. 4 p.m. -eouo.··· The lmportaDC'e of Tnt.nsitivity: Make Your Own Cbaos In n.... Euy Steps, Prof. Annalisa Cta!mell. Fnnklin & Manhall College. 103 Die fen dorf. South Campus. 4 p.m. ur.-...... Tb~tioa Support G roup. Barbara Umiker, UB Counseling Center. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thundays lhrough April 17. Ca11645-612S . uuuG....., followed by Thai Thln& You Do, Diet Coke Uncapped Film Festival. 201 Sludent Union. North Campus. 6:30 p.m. $2.50, $4. -Fono· UB Praideat WIUiam R. Grdoer. WBFO-FM 88.7 7-8 p.m. Call 829--6000 with ques· tions. IIWoCH Lecture se.teo All~utre Rossaae "'Sandy'" Stoeae. cybertheorist. educator and author. Albright-Knox An Gal lery Amphitheater. 8-9:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by UB Art Gallery. - U B SympbOillc Ba.nd and Uot- vonlty Cbond, Sanh L. McKoin and Harriet Simons. exhllllt In UQL -wt l'he Graduate Show : Fitsl· Year Sludents" in the UB Art Gallery. second noor. Cemer for the Aru, North Campus. Through March 16. Gallery houn are 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. WednesdaySaturday. and Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. ~ ... .,. •· 1997 Rumsey Candidates, .. a collection or work by junior· level an m~jors competing for the Rumsey and Polenz.a awards. Art Dcpa.nme:nl Gallery. Center ror the Arts. Through March II. GaJiery houn are I0 a.m.-5 p.m. 1\lesd.ay, 10 a.m.·8 p.m. Wedne5da.y-Friday. and II a.m.·8 p.m. Saturday. . .......,. .._. Work by Duane Zaloudek, who since the early '60s has been exploring what he refers lo as the "sensuality of the act of seeing." Lightwell Gallery, Center for the Arts. Through March 16 . Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday· Saturd.ay, and Sunday Noon-5 p.m. ===-.____. . ., 1-meter competJUon and followed with a StXth place showing in the 3-meter event. l.Jeselle Trinidad placed fifth 1n the 100 butterfly finals and tied for fourth 1n ll1e 200 butterfly. Martie Duffen was seventh 1n the 400 lndMdual Medley. Duffett. along With Sue Bohnel. Carr+e Grant and Roxanne Kuba placed fourth the BOO free relay competitiOf'l. cu_.., 1n .WR£S1UNG The Bulls are back 1n acHon thiS weekend when llley head to Lewisburg. Pa., tor ll1e East Coast Wrestling Associatron Championships at Bucknell University. Competition be· gins on Saturday, March 8, and concludes on Sunday, March 9, with the crowning of the team champton and individual wetght~lass winners. Champions of the 10 weight classes. as well as two wild cards, move on to the NCAA Championships '" Cedar Falls. Iowa. on March 2()..22. • INDOOR TRACK • FIELD At last weekend's ECAC Championships The Royals finished sewnth out of 43 teams " last weekend~ ECAC ~ips in Mid-Continent Conference Women's pionship at stake. Jacob has starled all 26 games this season and_ bas averaged II. I points. 2.6 rebounds, 6 .0 assists and 2.5 steals per game. She is ranked 17th in the nation in assists per game and 22nd in the nation in free lhrow percentage. She set a school r=rd as a freshman with 163 assists and already has 153 this season. Jacob is shooting 45.4 per=l1 from the floor and 33.8 percent from three-point range. A dean's list memberc:a::h ofher semesters 81 UB. she also is a UB Seholar-Alhlete. She has started 55 of 57 career games with the Royals, compiling a 44-13 r=xd. She was named to the AU-Tournament team at the St Joseph 's Hawk Classic this season. • tn Hanover, N.H. , lhe Royals' Terry Scherne broke her own school record in the pentathlon competition with 3,5()) points . Shelley Hamilton competed in the h1gh jump, fimshing with a leap of 5-7 3/4 . - Ted Wasko. Sports Information Office t11e ..... Lucy Gunning's video "Climbing Around My Room" follows a bardooc woman in a red pany dress as she carefully moves along the walls or her room. finding convenient footholds in maneuvers of mantels and moldings. Through March 16. UB Art Gallery, Cemer for the Arts. Gallery houn at I 0:30 u.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, and Sunday Noon-S p.m. 0...., exhllllt "Cannon" curated by Christopher Less of Cannon Design. opens March 10 and stays through April 18 in the James Dyeu Gallery, 334 Hayes Hall. South Campus. Hours are 9 a.m.-S p.m. Monday throug h Friday. HQJ_I~~$ The Creative Craft Center beginning March 24 offers workshops in textile design, knitting and crocheting, quilting. Braz.il· ian embroidery, ph()(ography, stained glass. weaving, jewelry, and pottery. All workshops run one nighl a week for six weeks from 7· 10 p.m. with the exception or Saturday morning work shops for children. Fees are SJO for students, and $50 (or others. 1be Creative Craft Center is located at 120 Fillmore. Ellicolt Complex. North Campus. Fo r information please call Juhe Smith mornings at64S-6125. or the Craft Center afternoons and evenings at 645-2434. _ ~Q~$ .... ......... Jnslructional Support Associate (SL-2)-lnfonnatJOn Man- agement & Technology. Posung fP-70 II . Lead Programmer Analyst {SL-3)-Infonnation Management & Technology, Posting fP-7012. Residentt BaU Oirtttor (Slrl)-Univer· sity Residence Halls. Posting MP-7014. 1.ostructiooal Support Assistant (SL-1)-Pn:servalion Program, University Librvies. Posting fP-70 15. Lad Pro- gnmmer/Amdyst (SL-3)-Ath· letics. Posting IP-7016. Teacb· ing Hospital Nurw Pnctit~ ner (SL-4)-Studcnl Health Center, Posting MP-7017. Assistant Vkt: Presideat (MP-la)·Universily Facilities, Posting NP-7018. R-ch R~rcb Aide-Sponsored Programs Personnel. Open. Re- search Support Spedalist-B•ochemical Phannacology. PostJng NR -96085. Research Tethoi· ci.an I·Biological Sciences. Posting IR -96068. CounseklrCora P. Maloney College. Posting lfR-970 1S. Secntary UJ -Development. Posung JR-97016. Project Administralive Officer-Development. Post· tng ltR-97017. --tltl••l.._ ClaalfledCivlth<vlce Dental Assistant (S(rl)'7)· School of Denial Medkme. Lmt 140904. Dental Assistant (SG· 07)· School of Dental Medic1ne. Line t4092S . Dental Assistant (SG-{t7)-School of Dental Med1 · c ane, L1ne 140926. Maintenatt('e Helper (SG-06)-UmverSlty Facilities. lane 146010 . 46082. Tu obtatfl morr lfljonnoti On on jObs lutrd abcJvr. contact Prrsonntl Mrv1as, 104 Crofts Hall. To obtam mformation un Rruarc-h jObs. contact Sponsorrd Progroms Pr rsonnrl. 4/6 Crofts �. 8 --............. -------~.-.. ----~ - ............. --- of.,.,.....,_ '-lie---.. . .,.,. ,. PUaJC lllllEPI10N AND ALM WILL NOTE lOIII ...._, ~· _....,,.. .... 2 p.m. In ~-the Alta--r-. .--pllon - I n the A - . ---.. -Art- Lobby. North Campua. 9· 10 .......... w-.a.pou~ -..r...IMHowYort.Statc ter. • Knol. North Campua. l - • ,IS p.m. -Coollltltl U........ <I!M..-Siaa- - c -. IIlii noo.. _..__ UDiocL Nonb Campua. 11:30 p.m. S2.SO. S4. ............ .......... c.,.... .......,_ 7-1:30 p.m. Caii64S. 6125 --.--.Ha.r ,..._,,.._Siae._ --A-·_ .......... -- --A................. -A-- -.... - - -.... ·-- --·- -_ ........ -_ ........ ............... --VIoltloC--·- --·- --· -- -----·latrod.lldioa to Su.a X· .......... ~6-8p.m. Re,;.ter lhn>u&h Academic: User l..iaisoa Offoce. 21S ComputinJ C otree TaUt with Faaahy ud Staff, Michael Ryan, Chemical Engineering. Student Union Lobby. North Campus. 8,J09Lm. ucrr-..... WordhrfKt 6.1 (or WUMiows for StuckatL 9-11 a.m. Reaister c.n.... 64S.3S40. ut.--., Jtloluo ud ........... of()walq Your 0..... ...._Melvin Davis., Offtee of StudeDI Ule. 6:30-9'30 p.m. Caii64HI25. omce. 21 Com puling Cencu. 64S·lS40. City or Loa ChUdn:a. 20 I Student Union. North Campus. 6:30 p.m. S2.SO. S4. F....,b/En&lish subtitleo. C offee Talk with FKUity llOd swr. Kim O=oe. Putll!aand Transportation. Student Union Lobby. North Campus. 9· Publk lateral Law Prop-ul'•lodA.aauaiAue· Uoa. Calumet Arts Cafe. 7· I0 p.m. Tte:keu, $1.5 pre-We; S20 at door. and include open bar thtouJh Aademic User Liaison s J Jutra)o I0:30a.m. -w.;... K......, Collunl EsblbiL Social Hall, Student Union. Nonh Campus. II a.m.- I p.m. and bon d'couvret. Call Kristen. 8li·I6S8. l lulr.lo l'llllba..oak o.u.. In, with jiZ% le&eDd Beuy Carter. Kleinbant Music: Hall. - - - CellllloleO C aldal Mo~ Ill Me-c.bukaUy SaaDtive Cdls, Dr. Georsc Hajducwk. UB Dept. o f PhysiotoaY and Biophysics. 306 Farl>er. Soulh Campus. 12:30 p.m. 7,30 p.m. S2A. Co-sponso<ed by DWope.._....._ Elb:abd.ll S...U, eu.ra~or, Whitney MURW'D of American ...... Albri&J>t·Kno• Art Gallery Ampbilbea~tt. 8-9:30 p.m. Co- IHDt QuartuftaaiL Alumni Arena. North Campus. 12:30 p.m. 2:30p.m., S p.m.• 7 p.m. --..... BIV/Se• uallyn-a-llled Dlsouol ........lioaStnote&iH. F1ther Belle Comrounity ~ntet, 104 Maryland St, Buffalo. 2-3 p.m. Free. Presented by UB Living Well Center. UB Art Gallery. n.. <>rc-.., MariaS. Kuuko S1gawL S08 Cooke. or VacdDa lD l•muB..... 11mochy Bunc:hman, M.D., Univ. of Mk:IU&an. Col._... .......,_._ .,___ BIP<r Order Arnuo..-.t of DNA Ia tllo Speno Nucleus, Dr. W. Steven Ward, Robei1 Wood Johnson Medical School. New Brunswick. NJ. 114 Hoch- stetler. North Campus. 4 p.m. Lit.--.. ~tionSupport G roup. Barbara Umiker, UB Counseli.n.a Center. 4:30-.5:30 p.m. Thundlys through April 17. Call 64s.612!i . nocompromlJed Kinch Auditorium. CIUidren's Hospital. I a.m. - A w. . . . . . WeN. Colfee'l'alkwlth FKuttyudS&afl', -- lnterDaUouJ S)'IDpo&ium on Kornn R.nu~ ltkatioa (ftnt sea:ioa), Or. Seona- Won Park. 330 Student Union. North Campus• .5-6 p.m. put. 3:30p.m.. C elreo 'l'lllt rill Faculty ud Stair, Sandy Handy. Plannin& and PlacemeoL Student Union Lobby. North Cam· ea..... pus. 1~10'.30 a.m. . ,. ··•··.... TIIollole fiiOrpak Colloldt Ia ... Mlpdo. fiiOrpak s,-,.._,_ FouodatlCXI. O'llriaD. North Campua. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. S50. SIS studeDts.l'« iDformMioa: http:// winp.bulf.alo.edullowlblr/ .aat SealftaaiL Alwnni ......._ North Campua. S p.m.. ur.--.. ............. Syoopoolaa oa ~Uweuhaalllcolloo(Wnl -·Or. Scoa&·WCXI Park. Dr. Bcojamin Min, Suaa-Ho Kim. 104 Knox. North Campus. 6'30-9:30 p.m. Campua. 6'30 and 9 p.m. 8. Call64s.6125 . KOftOD Cttlllanl EsblbiL SO. cial Hall, Student Union. North Campua. II Lm.- 1 p.m. ltallu," Maria Varps. U8 assoc. prof. of Spamsh. Screen· in& Room. Center for tbe Arts. North Campus. 7 p.m. $3. Call 64.5-ARTS for more i.nformatioo. -.>.Rev. Part Scoaa·Woo. MutdJaa Arts EG.•ble.. Mu· sic for brass ud pcrcu.ssioo. !rom Bach 10 Zappa. Slcc. North SID. Campus. 8 p.m. S4. SS. sa. n.. <>rc-.., Maria S. M ooterC'-: Meridlu ArU -....._ Sl<e. North Campus. I p.m. Free. Home. director. Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts. North Campus. 8 p.m. S3. Call 64S. ~­ c:oao.- Eoliq llMuL 201 Student ARTS. Colfee TaUt witb Facullyud Stoff. Shelly Frederick. Assl. Vice Provoo for Undergraduate Education, and Kim Greene, Parltin& and Tronspo<· tation. Student Union ur.--.. w_......,..,.,.ear- Campus. • p.m. - -c-.. 111o0ory or ~Uweu ~aa~. ....... Ceotu !O< tho Arts. North Campua. 6 p.m. 1'11e~MariaS . EHSEMBL£,_.. , . , . ........ 7at I p.m. In liM of c-tH811a part -,/VIs- ltlnc Artlat riM. ...... Solly-· Emeritus Cooter. Goodyear. Soutb Campus. 2 p.m. Preceded by I p.m. .......... .,...., ........ _...,. u_~~-,..._ atre, Center for the Ana. North Campua. 8 p.m. $3. Caii64S· ARTS. Klva. 101 Baldy. North Campua. 3:3()..5 p.m. ---.. ..... ...,_.......,_u_ ur.--.. s,_r.,-S.7p.m. UaiJoo 0!6cc. 21S Computio& a , c-.64S.~. O': NlopnDiolridMuten s--.~ Alumai Atma N.worium. Nonb Campus. 1 LDL-2 p.m. .... _.._, - .....-.udpublk ._,...., ..-.,80th birthday of LcsiM: P"ledlcr. U8 Samuel L. Clemeos Prof..- of £oalish. 2 p.m. - . . , or 1928 silent film "''ur Daacioa Dau&J>ters." Droma Tlleauo. Ceoltt foe the Ana. Notch Campus. Followed by~ arxkate reception in Ceoter for the Arts Auium.. Free tickett • available in Ceoler box office immedialcly preced..inJ tbe event on a flRl-come. ftne-servcd --·buis. ........ Sip~ Seaolaar. S:J0-6:30 p.m. Tueo· daystbn>u&J> April I. c.u 64S. 6125. ur.--.. Dialope: Lob Arrin&· ud £laiDe Zidia. IJtaitu\e lor tho Heoliq or Racism. 7· 10 p.m. TaeadayslhrDu&J>-Man:b II . Call64s.6125. lOG ............ ,..... c.rt t ~ Hmiman HaiL South Campus. 8-11 p.m. Fm:. n. o..c-.., Maria s. Home. diroctot. Black Boa The· au.. Ceotu IO< tho Ana. Nonh Campua. 8 p.m. $3. c.u 645- ARTS. n. <>rc-.., MariaS. Home, dim:tor. BlaCk Box The- atre, CerMer for the Aru. North Campua. 2 p.m. $3. Call 64SAKIS. ar.-~«of Amotic.an Guild of Orpn· isu. Slcc. North Campus. S p.m. ---c---. · Wortdoa wtl.lt Splrltaal . _ ... c...._.c......, BoGllic CoUiDs. DacmeD Col· ..... S6:5. Call64s.61<10. ........... ax..... ea-. James Oycn Gallery, MERIDIAN ARTS Campus. 8 p.m. $3. Caii645- - . 12:30-1,30 p.m. Call 64s.6125. S2. ss. S6. sa. A w....... w.- Home; - . Blact 8oJ< The- . Caller for tho Ana. Nonb ~c-... w-·,....-....n.r.a- Campus. 8:30-9 a.m. - 1'11e~MaiaS. -n.&AI01DIDi......._ Home. di=tor. Black Boa 'lbo- Soop, S.O,O. Clstaaa: Mbed C......lo"Woilloaforllle ....._. - b y SalatW..-. ARTS. Scnaa. 201 Student UDioo.. North .._. ""--'.,.... sz. ss. S6. sa. la............... C - y.l-2 p.m. Saturdays lhrDu&J> Man:b 1 p.m. Nonb Campu.a. 11 a.m. ..K.....,......__<--1 ..._._.s,....... .. GodwiD. ElocuotUc- cybcrlaw. l'ollaluli~W<tlucl ud SjlolloiTo.ponl VarialioM, Dr. Deben Baeld11u. Univ. of lnd.iana. 140 Ketter. Cyilalaw: Lepl DDctriloe and . . . - . KcyDooe speUcr. Mike - .............. eo. spooscred by tho Buffalo chap- Korn.a R.eu.nifkaUoa from a Global ~npedive, Rev. Park Seona-Won, World Alliance of 330 Student Union. North Campw . .5p.m. Bob- .,__ San. Birth, Student Health Center. Student Unioa Lobby. North Aolll.t- Reformed Ouan:bes. Geneva. Bydrldo..- <lc.n-yl C--:AaidaYLAdd w_.,, Belketball Twna- Lu Schubert. Univ. of Roc.hcs- 13th .U.Oual MikbeU Rubia Leduft: Utt 1-1:30 p.m.. · Mid..c_,c...- -/YioltloC- North Campus. 3:30 p.m. Ployalcs Skyr.ktld ud the Quantum • HaU Effect, Prof. Shivaji Sondi, Princeton Univ. 20S Natural Sciences. North Campus. 3:4.5 p.m. Re,;.ter tbrua&h A<adeutic Userl..iaisoa Office. liS Computina Ceotu. 64S.)S40. uu.u- ~c:oao.­ Pbllooopby ud O.lolo&l<al Noa-Rellithity, Ob-Hyun Shln. Kyungboot National Univ. 684 Baldy. North Campus. 3:30 p.m. p.m. Home. director. Black Box The· atrc, Cenltr for the Arts. North Campus. 8 p.m. Sl. Call 64S· ARTS. Antibody Productioa to So. dium/Sutrate Cotraasporttr. Advuad VNIX. tO a.m.- I Cloloridel, Prof•. bwJ. SUNY Gatoaco. 21S Natunl Seioocea. Nonh Cam- ---.. World Alliance of hformcd Cbwt:bts. 250 SIUdc.ot Union. North Campus. Nooa. Co-span· SC<ed by tho K....., GSA and Asian Stu<fies Propm. Sueaa. 201 Student Union. North Campus. 9 p.m. S2.50, S4. KlmboU Towor. Soutb Campua. 3 p.m. Eveatt are plaDDCd from -,c-... WBPQ.FM 88.7. ~~by Mld.CO.IIMal c . . WOIHII'I Bubtball Touru- v.... -...,......,.... Ccater for the Artt. North Campus. 9 a.m..t:IS p.m. Pnoo. Cospooscred by tho U8 Dept. of Media Study and tho Media Arts TcocbcnAuoc:iatioa(MATA). )~ Hayea. Soulh Campus. 9 LDL 'l"bnJu&J> Aprill8. Gallery boun 9 a.m.-.5 p.m. MODdayFriday. • Dew ' Celtllw Noa-'I'radllloul " - l q Soarca. Ceota" for Tomorrow. North Campua. $60. Caii6J6. l.o3626. ---.. toUNIXudtllo Coaopulla& E l l - of llle CIT'!-. SMriso& lle....ua. 9:30 a.m..PNooa. ReJittcr throu&h Acade.mic: Uter Liai· """ 0!6cc. 21 s CompulinJ Ccn· ter, 645-3540. ut.--.. -·-n..~LNooo- 1 p.m. Call64s.6125. Ciiakal SbtcUel witlt tile U• of~Jobai..W«. M.D .. Univ. of PittsburJb Medical Caller.~.. Room. RPCL 12,30 p.m. ... ...,._,. ......... -.t , , , . . . . . . .. lltlllal- Ia ' - Upeak_e ..,. WNY,._..., u a - - . . , D r. Tl:rryD. CoaDdl. UB Dept. of Mkrobi· otosY· 1~8 Farl>er. Soulh Cam- pus. 4 p..m. c.......,.s,..c~t ·........... by Ear, Eyo udSJUa:Aa..,..-fora Continued on page 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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Similar sentiments were expressed at meetings Headrick held last week with arts and letters faculty and department chairs. The meelings are part of a series of such discussions the pro-vost is holding to gather input about the planning document. While faculty members at all three meetings welcomed the in- creased emphasis on interdisciplinary research that the focus on centers and institutes would rep- resent, they voiced concern about what they perceive as a de-emphasis on the departments as the defining structures .within a faculty or school. They also wondered what the ratiooale.was for reorganizing the arts and sciences. Speaking at the Faculty Senate meeting, Don Schack, professor of mathematics, said there is concern within the senate's Ten- ure and Privileges committee about how centers, institutes and initiatives would fit within the promotion and appointment criteria of the university. In particular, he said, the committee is conc.errled about the centrality of the department in promotion and tenure decisions and the issue of properly valued collaborative work. Committee members feel that if the university is to move in a direction that emphasizes collaborative work, there is a need for a broad outline for dealing with some of these significant issues in promotion and tenure, he said. B arbara Bono, associate professor of English, said concerns among her colleagues revolve around "critical mass, a sense of homt , a sense of integrity. a sense of material base for doing work, a sense of the long run," as opposed to concern that .. we will dissipate our energies and divide ourselves as a faculty." She urged that the university resist tendencies to polarize the notion of depanments from cenp ters and think carefully about how deparune nts have a history and an integrity. Headrick said there seems to be an underlying presumption among faculty that centers and institutes will "take over the university. Continued on page 2 UB's Creeley helps City Honors develop own Web site on Internet lly II'AJIIICIA -VAN News Services Editor WHEN HE WASN'T being honored last fall here and abroad for his own work as one of the most prominent 20th-century American poets, Robert Creeley was busy at Buffalo's City Honors School, helping to fund and develop the school 's very popular on -l ine Web site-one that he calls ·•run in abundance." With the help of Creeley. SUN>Y Distinguished Professor in the Departme nt of English and Samuel P. Capen Chair in Poetry and the Humanities at UB, City Honors is now one of only two schoo ls in thG Buffalo P ub lic Schools that bas its own Web site on the Internet The other is the Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet at the Buffalo Museum of Science. The City Honors project was fun ded through a three-year grant to Creeley from the U la Wallace Reader's DigesLFund designed to create public programs to foster an exchange of ideas and a greater appreciation for contemporary literature. The Wallace Fund required grant recipient s to partner with not-forprofit cultural and community organizations. Just Buffalo Literary Center administered the program and hired UB graduate student Ken Sherwood to oversee its implementation. The Wallace Fund R~ c:...y, loft, ond Ron AotJidCe waWI purchased the equip- WOik on City Honors- atte. ment necessary for the school to steps further. They developed make an Internet connection . what Creeley call s "a usefully diverse Web site" ihat not only pubNYNEX provided a free dedicated phone line, and extra computer lishes four literary journals, bur equipment and software was proassists with the school 's educavided by the school districl tional programs and offers news Sherwood. a poet himse lf. and personal pages. Five hundred helped set up UB 's Electronic of the school's 839 students now Poetry Center and is the co..edihave e-mail addresses. tor of the UB Poetics Program's The school newspaper is onon-line journal , " Riflt." With line. All three of the school's Creeley, he helped City Honors sixth-grade classes have devellntemet Poetry C lub to develop oped e-mail correspondence with and publish "CHOPS"-its own students around the world-a few Internet literary gro up (http:// students are writing in French. cityho nors.buffalo.k 12 .ny .u s/ Another class in evolutionary hicity/CHOPS) and publish an elecology is resean:hing the Web to tronic li terary magazine. create an evolution b ibliography. "chopstyx." Math students are researching college math department Web - . . . ..w-la--'1pages; biology students are playWh ile Creeley sparked the ing 'The Blackout Syndrome," an project, City Honors and its students took it several enthusiastic Continued on page 3 Nursing School dean Mecca Cranley is shown with co-directors of the Nurse Anesthesia Program, Thomas E. Obst, left, and Michael D. Fallacaro they demonstrated school's computerized mannequin. SAM-SON. on Match 1. The school is of only two nursing schools in the wond with a patient sirulalor. as one FSEC hears talk on medical education in managed~re era lly C_,-.NE VIDAL Reporter Editor T HE UB SCHOOL OF MEDICINE and Biomedical Sciences is "somewha t unique" among medical schools because it nei· ther owns nor operates its own hospital. And while that facwr has been considered by some to be a curse in the past. it may turn oui to be a blessing, albeit a mixed one, in the future as the medi· cal school deals with the challenges of managed care and other changes. John Wright , interim vice president for clinical affairs and dean of the UB medical school. brought that message to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee on March 5 at a joint meeting held with the medical school's Faculty Council Steering Commi ttee. Wright presented what he called the ""idyllic model'" of medical education vs. " the Buffalo scene and how it relates to the challenges of managed care and our situati on." A typical, arguably idyllic, academic health-center environme nt. Wright said, "is represented by a single focus for faculty practice, usually in some physical juxtaposition to the medical sct.ool itself." Clinical fa culty are able to engage in scholarly interaction and collaboration among themselves and with their basic-science facuhy colleagues . Medical students from each of the four years Jearn in the same environment, often from each other. And res1d~nts receive their training in each discipline at a single site. In a typical academic health-care environment. he added. the medical school is affiliated with other institutions as needed and desirable. T he hospital understands. indeed is pan of, the academic environment and shares common goals with the medical school." Wright said. 'These institutions are admittedly expensive because of this shared mission. but reimbursement, tied to patient care. has traditionally been adjusted for this expense and applied to the teaching mission." However. "i n our env ironment, we must operate in a consonium of nine hospitals," eight of wh ich are geographi cally distant from the medical school. he noted . "Altho ugh all have professed an academic commitment," the hospitals are academic medical centers "in name only. The clinical depanments are consequentl y sited in multiple locations, without a critical mass at any one site, and contact with the basic science faculty proves to be sporadic at best" As a result, clinical responsibilities often are so extensive that scholarship becomes compromised. according to Wright. 'lhere is an odd mix of faculty at each site. with volunteer, geographic and strict fulltime faculty working side-by-side, with varying degrees of state suppen, or non-suppon. some with renure and some without." Funding for faculty comes from various sources, "incl uding university or state support, hospital salary or contract funds and clinical practice income. For those tenured geographic full-time faculty who receive little or no state suppon. cenure is for title only." Because medical students are scanered among the various hospi Continued on page 3 �- ...-- ....... 2 FACULTY Cootinued lrom page 1 . "What I'm looking for .. . are opportuniues for people to find that kind of iotelleetual sustenance,.. he said. While some individual s may find that within a department, Headrick added, others may be frustrated by the departmental slructure and may find their opponunities outside their departnlent or discipline. Laura Wmsky Mattei, assistant professor of political science, told Headrick that she personally supportS the idea of more interdi sciplinary resean:h, but is concerned about hi s idea of generating agreement for the theory without worrying about the practice. "I simply want to reiterate to you that the great uncenainty associated with a decision in principle is going to lead to a Jot of opposition in the initial stages, particu- larly among junior facUhy. a lot of whom are dying to leave UB , quite honestly, and are looking for other job opportunities." Headrick said he hopes co chart a direc- tion for the university that "people will find exciting and fmd attractive and wilJ want to scay here. That's what the purpose of this is. not to scare people away and it 's not to throw up warning flags. Quite the opposite." Jean Dickson , Polish curator in Lockwood Library and president of the Buffalo chapter of UUP, wondered "what exactl y is the problem we ' re trying tore- solve with this reorganization?" She said she thought the problem was the lack of money, but the only problem she said she saw being addressed was "the lack of ratings." of opinion, not the summary of opinion that's expressed by a vote." -·D---. ..... A realignment of the arts and sciences that would feature an even broader view of the sciences than has been suggested by Headrick was proposed at a meeting of department chain on March 6. . Headrick has proposed two options to reorganize the arts and sciences. One would merge the faculties of Arts and Letters, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences and Mathematics into a College of Arts and Sciences. The ocher would merge Arts and Letters and Social Sciences into a College of Arts, Hu!IIJilitica and Social Science while merging Nalunll Sciences and M.ithcmatics and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences into a College of Science and Engineering. Stuan Shapiro, chair of the Department of Computer Science, and several others favored the latter option, but suggested including in the College of Science and Engineering science departments from other faculties and schools, such as the medical school and social sciences. to submit the idea ~o him in writing. realignment of the arts and sciences besides the ones he has proposed. state . At what expense are we going to cre- these institutes and centers? How many JObs probably will be lost?" she said. Headrick replied thaclhe plan should not reduce the size of the faculty and staffand in face should substantially increase the number of faculty-since he plans to have more resources to spend. Christina Bloe-baum, associate profes~or of mechanical and aerospace c;ngineermg. noted chat the National Research Council ratings of doctoral programs are ·~otally. completely and utterly inadequate. "I question the validity of using something like NRC co make these kinds of de- cisions-extremely important decisionsabout v:ability of programs, for instance." Headrick agreed lhaclhere are problems with che NRC' s-and ocher-ratings, buc noted that UB can't ignore them because Headrick told faculty members chat he would consider other recommendations for ··sur what I won 't listen to---and 1 think I' vc made chat clear-that we ought to stay as we are; I don't think that's working," Headrick said. Robert Van Valin, professor and chair of the Department of Linguistics. said he thought it was crucia1 in making a final decision on how to realign the ans and sciences to detennine ftrst what the primary problem was that would be addressed by the reorganization. lf the primary concern is undergradu- ate education. then a particular alignment, such as a large arts and sciences college, might be preferred, he said. If the primary concern is promoting an environment for gradOate research, a different alignment might be the way co go. Headrick noted that although concern for undergraduate education is one of the factors that is driving his effon to realign the arts and sciences. "I don't chink you o f the reputation the NRC hold s in can say it's primarily this or primarily that. academia. He proposed that UB create its own internal system or evaluation of programs. as well as develop a better data collection system to funnel information to groups things are important. The question is, how do we put together what we're doing in such as che NRC. James Holstun, associate professor of English. said a number of his colleagues are puzzled about ..the democratic content of the new university" that Headrick is proposing, and how the institutes and centers would be funded and administered. "Con ultation is great; I think democ- What I kept saying in this report is chat all of those things are primary, all of those order to meet all of chose objectives?" John Boot, professor and chair of the Department of Management Science and Systems, criticized the planning document for what he called a lack of "vision" and integration with the rest of SUNY. He told Headrick he personally "would have preferred a document first of all chat puts the university fairly and squarely as racy is beucr," he said, asking Headrick if an instrument that serves the citizens of the he would be willing to submit his document to a vote of the faculty and commit state. Second, as an entity which clearly belongs co a larger system." himself to abiding by chat voce. The provost responded: "A voce, which you describe as democratic, is probably not He also said he would evaluate success based less on extema1 measures and more on internal measures such as retention and graduation rates and infonnation gleaned from student surveys. the fonn of democracy we want to operate here," he said. "We want considered delib- eration and discussion and recommendations chat clearly reflect ~ large spectrum But be wondered wbere these interdisciplinary units will be "parkccL.Who' s going to own them? Who' s going to be answerable? Who's the power?" Heidrick said be bad not sorted out tbosc issues yet, although "they won'(grow 10 He wondered if the " basic philosophy of the Provost' s Office" is to "make the our current structure the way it's 'set." Carol Zemel, professor of art history, noted that for some time interdisciplinary work bas been done through the graduate groups. "Would the graduate groups drain off into the distance (under the plan)? There' s a structure in place that is facultygenerated based on mutual desires to converse and needs to develop programs. "It seems that the anxiety ffeel about this plan is (because) I don' t know bow it's Shapiro said. · Headrick said he had considered a complicated version of that proposal in an early draft of his report, but had been advised chat it wouldn ' t work. "But bring it (the proposal) back and Icc 's talk about i~" he said, asking Shapiro R~ing s , she said, are only a reflection of what 's happened to the university be- ~te versities have gone." This scenario "'woultl make much more sense.. than other possible configurations, cause of eight years of budget cuts. "We need to calk about the basics, which is the resources that we have or do not have and if we're going to set up aU these ne~ programs. institutes and centers, we do not have a growing fund coming in from the Heidrick said faculty memben will contioue to be members of deponmeotsevCil if tbcy are porticipeting in intenlisciplinary eodcavon u a more ceDtnl part of their academic tif&-With respoosibilities to dcpanmcntal and degree programs. Bruce Jackson, SUNY Diatioguishcd Professor in the Department of Engtisb, wd be welcomed the institutes and centers since an iocreuing number of faculty work in multiple areas. He added that be did not think they would ltiU the dcpanments, but rather would take UB "in the direction wbere most large research uni- going lO run and it seems as if there is not much attcntion being paid to what is already there and implementing that initia- tive in terms of the structures that we have better departments better yet" or is it to funnel money to those dcpartments,that are lagging behind to give them a chance to catch up? James Sawusch, associate professor and acting chair o f the Department of Psychology, expressed concern over what be called "potential for conflicts across di.fferent components of the plao." Centers may have a role in hiring and promotion of faculty, he said. Yet departments, not centers, are rated by the NRC, he added. Headrick responded by stressing that programs, not departments, are rated by the NRC. ....... - S F- lty of Arta- Lett- 1be concept of centers and institutes dominated discussion at a meeting Headrick held with the Faculty of Arts and Lettcrs on March 5, Ken Dauber, professor and chair of the Department of English, voiced concern about what he called "a kind of stippage between a response to the budgetary situation ... and the conceptual issues about the nature of this university." While he said he understands chat where departments have been eroded due co budgetary re~traints it becomes necessary for departments to work better together. it seems that the problem for UB 's reputation and programs is chat the departments indeed have been eroded. "lfthat's'lhe problem. the report seems to make the further erosion of departments almost a goal," he said. 'The reason why we have slipped is not because departments have been stubborn in terms of thinking about the nature of the university, but because the budget bas simply crnded departments over the course of the last 15 years." Headrick said departments have been eroded, but added lliat that problem has not been addressed by looking for ways in which units can work together. He said that a number of his proposals are ways in which people with common interests can work )ogether. seen work." Liz Kennedy, profcasor of American Studies, told Headrick that as someone wbo has done interdisciplinary work for 28 years, she was "excited by the viaion" of the plan, but worried that under i~ two interdisciplinary departmental programsWomen's Studies and American Studieswould lose their departmental status. In his report, Headrick proposes forming a Center for the Study of CultureS in the Americas to manage the doctoral and master's programs in American Studies. The center would be composed of the Af- rican·Ame.rican, Native-American. and Spanish and Latin American Studies departments and tbc U.S. SllJdics portion of American Studies. Women's Studies would become part of an Institute for Gender and Women' s Research and Education. Disbanding the American Studies De- partment, Kennedy said, "undercuts the work; it means you can't hire. your access to degrees is drastically changed. · "In my mind, we have lO work out ways that will preserve the interdisciptinary work that 's connected to degrees and hiring now as we move toward this other plan. It doesn't make sense to me why we would want to backtrack on chat." It doesn't make sense Bt this time, in light of the recent release of the report of the Task Force on Women. for Women's Studies .. to be put inro an institute that doesn't have the hiring basis. that doesn'l have access to degrees rhat it has now.·• she said. Moreover, Kennedy scrcssed that pro- tections for faculty members in their work come from the departments and chose protections must be built into future scrucrures. notiog that in the future there could be institutes that exist at the pleasure of the dean and hire only part-time faculty.,_ . • No Renorter Next Wee11 I �- ....... - ....... 3 UB alumnus, top.business leader, to speak, receive award .,BUll ___ The talk. which is open to the public, will be sponsored by the UB News Services Edttor I nlessthan IOyears,HatimA. Tyabji, a UB alumnus with nearly religious convictions about how to nm a business, has increased annual revenues IG-fold at the international telecommunications company where be serves as CEO. The company, VeriFone,Inc. or Redwood City, Calif., was dubbed "the fastest-growing small company in the nation" by Forbes Magazine. On Friday, April 4, Tyabj~ who earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from UB in 1969, wiU sbarc the secrets of his success at a breakfast program at his alma mater. The breakfast and talk will run from 7:30-9 a.m. in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. At the breakfast, Tyabji will receive a UB Distinguished Alumni Visitor award. Alumni Association. The cost will be $12 for members of the association; $1 S for all othen. Reservations may 1'YMII be made by calling the UB Office of Alumni Relations at 829-2608. Currently the. world leader in transac· lion automation systems, which retail= use to verify credit-card purchases, Verifoge is positioning itself \<> lead the emerging markets that will make shopping on the Internet and banking from borne truly convenient and secure. Thanks to "smart card" and Internet commerce technologies that VeriFone is CREELEY Continued from page 1 interactive biology game about disease diagnosis. 'This is a great big thing for us,'" said Ron Astridge, City Honon' computer instructor. "We had computers, but we didn't have the mortey or equipment to connect to the Internet. We just had an in-house computer network that was limjted in its application. and so wasn't used very much. 'The kids arc very much involved now in on-line publishing, communication with other schools and developing creative edu· cational projects in class and on their own. It wouldn't have happened without Bob Crceley. He was very much involved in this project from beginning to end,'' Astridge said. Crceley says the City Honon Web site is more lively and more fun than most schooi ·sites be's visited. "They've really enjoy¢ themselves here," he said. "and these kids and teachen have produced a lot or remarkable information and articles that arc fresh, artful and intelligent." ~r·a~oe~p·•-· Astridge wodald wither.dey and Sherwood to oomplete the project. ''Bob was an invalu· able belp to us,'' be said. "Because of him. the kids' use of the Internet for research. writing and worldwide conununication has in· aeased and imjxoved in a variety of ways." Crceley says Aslridge is" not only very patien~ but hejustloves this stuff. It 's wallto-wall kids in that computer room. I give City Honors ' administrators and teachers \l tremendous amount of credi t for the success of this project. As teachers," Cree ley said, "we naturally want to give students more 'input' -easier access to information--and the Internet is great for that. But to give them the license and authority to produce output? That's very unusual." One e>g1111ple he cites is the school's oo-line ~ publication or a stay titled ''Fir& Kiss," in whidl a gay teenager described being . set upoo by straightscboolmlifes. ''Very straightforward,'' said C=ley. "And very moving." "I have great respect for this schooL'" he added. "N8111I8lly, they exped the stuclcots to keep civil tongues in their heads, but beyond that, they don't muzzle them. They routinely enoourage exploratioo. debate and aealivity." "Students and teachc:%s also needed some hands-on belp to implement educational projects like those now Wider way," Aslridge said, "and we were able to provide tha1 oneon-one belp with the assistance of Bob and Ken. The results arc preny amazing." l'roject . . . . . . - . - ...ty The school's alumni association has created a dimctDry of alumni <>-mail addr<:sses and will be placing them on-line. The site is used not only by students, but by teachen, administrator.; and clubs like the Debate Club. which uses the Net to researdl debating topics. Because the City Honors project got up to speed much soooerthan expected. Oeeley will finish at the end of the semester, a year early, and will spend the last year of the three-year grant period wcddng oo a poetry-and-art project with Nwgaza University's Castellani Gallery. Poe~ novelist, short-story writer. essayist and editor, Creeley is a writer of international repullltion and co-founder and member or the core faculty ofUB's Poetics Program, which was developed to encourage the exploration of language and its capacity to express and represent human experience. Despite a very busy schedule of teach· ing, writing and speaking to audiences throughout the world. Crceley has a long history of involvement with Buffalo and Western New York writers, writers' organizations, publications and artists, whom he has supported and encouraged in many ways, incJuding the sharing of his time, money, creative assistance and presence. Creeley was one of the originators of the " Black Mountain" school of poetry, along with Charles Olson, Robert Duncan and Denise Levertov. Black Mountain established a new and anti-academic poetic tradition that has reflected in the work or many poets who have come to occupy significant places in the 20th-century li terary canon. • been pioneering, consumers in the not-too-distant future should be able not only to pay bills electronically, but to download cash directJy from home, using a "personal Au tomatic Teller Machine." T: abji bas attracted international recognition for transforming VeriFone rom a s mall. not-very-profitable company to a market leader and for engendering a unique-and remarkably ubiqui · tous- corporate culture. He is credited with having c reated what could be the world's fttSt truly virtual corporation: He has all but banned paper and made e-mail the primary mode of communication; corporate functions are decentraJized, and executives live wherever they want, qnbound by the concept of a corporate headquarterll. In 1986, Tyabji, then a vice president at Sperry Corp., was recruited to take over VeriFone as chief executive officer. Ar thar poin~ the company had yet to see a sig· nificantly profitable year. Tyabji instituted a bold business plan that stressed low cost. high value, high reliability and high volume and the company began a radical tumaround. in 1988. its sales began growing at an annual average rate of 25 percent and profits have grown even faster. VeriFone is considered a prime example of the principles espoused by management guru Stephen Covey, which stress the relationships between the persona). interper- sonal, managerial and organizational Jevels of a company. company's coiporate philosophy. hich Tyabji wrote, stresses perllOnal esponsibility, open communications (employees may reach the entire company through e-mail-anonymously, if desired) decentralization. a blending of penonaJ apd corporate life for its employees and a deep commi unent to working in the g lobal marketplace. Tyabji has achieved what be calls a "cui· ture of urgency," with VeriFone programmers working around the globe so that the development of new products can continue 24 houn a day. Company linanciaJ data are on-line and accessible to any empJoyee. SaJes figures arc updated daily. In spite of the emphasis on electronic communication, face-to-face contact with internal and extema1 c ustomers is emphasized and many VeriFone employees spend up to half their time on the road . Tyabji earned hi s master 's degree in eJectrica) engineering at UB after gntduating from the College of Engineering in Poona in his native India. He also has an MBA from Syracuse University and is 8 graduate of the Stanford Univenity Execu· tive Program. ln addition to running VeriFone. Inc .. Tyabji leccures at the Harvard Business School. • FSEC Continued from page 1 tal s, teaching can be "inefficient" and it is difficult to hoJd " interdisciplinary teaching conferences capable of reaching a wide range of students." Postgraduate work also is complicated, Wright said. " by the necessity for program duplication in multiple sites, which nor only presents 8 'critical mass· problem, but also resuhs in an unnecessarily hu·ge number of residencs in order to accommodate both service and education. "Although education is the primary. and according to the accrediting boards the only. objective in the residency programs. make no mistake about it, residents provide service that is relatively c heap insofar as the hospitals are concerned," he said. There are positive aspects ro UB 's model of medical schooJ education. however, he said. 'The breadth of clinical experience for our students is enhanced and the medical school is not fiscaJly responsible for a clinical enterprise thar is often financi al ly margina) at best and ... assoc iated with a significant annual deficit. '' In these turbulent times," Wright said, some hospita1s have begun to question their educational mission , which puts the faculty "in an uncomfonable position .. .in which they have seemingly littJe or no control over their immedi ate environments or programs.·· But ar some hospitals. ''the medical staff acts more as a group and seems more wiJiing to accept directives and therefore move in a single direction. 1 would submit thi s reflects the presence of the university as an integral pan of the depanment structure more than perhaps any other factor," he said . "In th is era of managed care, and the need to function as a group. thi s may be a previously unrecognized ' value' that the uni versity can bring to the table." M anaged care is growi ng in Western New York . and , he added, the medical school needs to be aware of ·•what is happening nationally and how will it affect Buffalo." As managed care becomes more prevalent. Buffalo may be at an advantage because the area has one of the lowest medical costs in the country. even though Western New Yorkers also overutiJize medi ca) services by 25 perce nt. But there are a number of issues that will need to be addressed . Wright aid, such as facu lty support within hospitals for admini stration , quality assurance and continuing medical educati on programs. " Faculty practice within institutions and within the comm uni ry-ac-large will be an issue." particularly in relation to perceived co mpetition with volunteer fac ulty. Wrighl said. "The town -gown issue will be alive and we ll in Buffalo." Other issues of concern, he noted. are the reJevance of the uni versity-practice plan to the development of centers of excellence at UB . undergraduate and postgraduate medi cal-teaching programs, research programs that could be in competion for managed-care dollars, and the depanmenta1 suucture within this new health-care system and the changes at UB that could rcsull There also are global issues that will need to be examined. Wright sai d. such as concerns about oversupply in the physician work force. These conce rns affect not onl y the region, but the entire country. ln other business, chair Claude Welch asked the FSEC ho w best to follow up on the Report of the Task Force on Women. and what role the Faculty Senate should ta.ke in any action plans. Bernice Noble, who co-chaired the effort, said she would " urge people to think of things sooner rather than Jater." She encouraged the group to pick one issue as a matn priority "and get on it. " I think nothing is going to be enacted or c hange" unless we push it, she added . Jack Meacham, professor of psychology, suggested that the FSEC invite Senior Vi ce President Robert Wagner and Sinene Denson. acting directo r o f the Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Office, ro discuss where the uni versi ry 's EO/AA plan and the Repon on the Task Force on Wome n would intersect. '' I don't wan110 be here 20 years from now (still ) tal king about the status of women," ~~ . �. Nutrition-to-go Helping students find healthier lifestyle -,KAJEWAffMII Reporter Contributor J ANICE COCHRAN'S small office in the Resource Suile or the Living Well Center, 223 Student Union, has room enough for a desk, a chair, one shelf and a bulletin board tacked with events, charts and lelephone numbers. But it's a busy hub or activity. In addition, Cochran, a certified dietitian and nutritionist has an office in Michael Hall. the Student Health Center on the South Campus. Students have free access to Cochran' s nutritional knowledge and assistance. They visit the nutritionist for a number of reasons including interest in weight loss or gain, vegetarianism, achieving a healthy diet on cam pus (despite having little time and lots or junk food), diet ror an athlele and combating eating disorders. Cochran has also come to recognize cenain cases that have much deeper psychological, emotional and physical factors. For these, she makes use of her role as liaison between the Living Well Cenler and the Student Health Center to refer students to counselors, psychologists and medical doctors at Michael Hall. Erica Walz, a freshman at UB , says she slumbled upon this jewel in the Student Union at a time when she was feeling un- healthy. Ironically, the Living Well Cenler is surrounded by the fast world or video games, pool tables and vending machines. When she fmt noticed the center, Walz made .. a conscious decision to become more aware or my life and take the initiative," so she walked in and set up an appointment with the nutritionisL Walz did 1101 take on an easy task. AA a freshman in such a large univenity it's IIDI unusual to l'eel ~ alone, -out or control, uninhibited, compleldy fiee and as a result, beal!b can suffer. There is really on haven of escape: even the Living Well Center is just down the hall from a ternplleSSthe Food Court-where everything is convenien~ unlabeled and prepared. So in collaboration with Cochran, Walz is trying to become more selective, and take the time to make her meals an activity, IIDI a side-note. e suggestion Cochran gave Walz control the eating-while-studying habit is to take just a handful or a snack or some set portion ( whalever Walz prefers and it doesn ' t have to be fruits or veggies) and then make sure the bag is bound and gagged before she stans to study. Although Walz probably knew (deep-down) that the bag or snacks sbould be set away from her study area it was beneficia] to receive outside advice and gain a fan who will cheer her on. And that is just Anthology by UB profs explores pluralism controversy in America . , PAJIIICIA -VAN News Services Editor F OUR PROFESSORS at UB have produced an anthology that explores 200 years or public discussion and controversy over the complex issues or cultural di\'ersity and social pluralism. Unlike many books or this genre, this collaborative effon illustrates that while America is a pluralistic society. its member.; have historically shared many values and attitudes that constitute our shared identity as Americans, despite our many differences. " Identity, Community and Pluralism in American Life" (Oxford University Press) was edited by William Fischer, vice provost and professor or English: David Gerb~r. professor of history ; Jorge M . Guitart. professor or modem languages and literatures, and Maxine S. Seller, professor of educational administration, organization and policy in the UB Gmduate School or Education. Their purpose in editing the book, the authors said, i ~ to illustrate that many or today's civic debates involving issues such as racism, immigration, communal identity and government control are not new. These issues had their origins in the founding of the republic and have continued in one form or other for centuries. The book developed out or the author.; ' experience as instructors of a course titled "American Pluralism and the Search for Eq uality," which was introduced into UB's undergraduate curriculum in 1989, after several years of development. After four more years as a pilot program, it became a mandatory undergraduate course in 1993, one typically !Jiught by senior faculty members from many departments. "When we were developing the course in the late 1980s," Fischer said, "our experience was that available anthologies were too narrow in the range or multiethnic and pluralistic cultures that they covered Also, some were more particularly politicized than was helprut for an introductory college course. "UB instructors then collaborated to compile their own anthology of materials that many or us used," be said. "The present project is an outgrowth or that first attempt. It is, however, far more extensive in its coverage or cultural and historical malerials and has a bener focus oo the consequent social and political dehaleS that have defined the djscussion of our complicated national identity." The authors said they bope the anthology will engage readers in the ongoing conversation on themes that recur throughout American histOry. These include debates over theformation or group and communal identities, the position or various groups in the American social syslem and the intendationsbips or the people or the u.s. within the framework or a common public life. be readings include material from usually marginalized or excluded groupsimmigrants, labor unioni sts, prisoners, women , Chicanas and Chicanos, Native 'Americans. Selections were culled from the academic disciplines, fiction, poetry, oral histories,joumali,sm. bi<>g!Bilhy and memoirsall in historical and conceptual conlexL Gerber said, "I think the singular .contribution or our anthology is that it concentrates considerably on ordinary people and daily life and that it emphasizes sources or unity, as well as diversity among Americans." Fischer added, "What we find here is that to be an American, is to share certain values, certain assumptions about what is imponant. Sometimes, in crediting and honoring our differences, we lose sight of these similarities." Gerber agteed. ''Too often," he said, "books about American pluralism leave srudents with the impression that Americans have nothing in common but the tendency to get in each other's way. What we ' ve tried to do here is include a great deal or material on the common public lire and the framework of public institutioOs that speak to the many experiences and • perspectives that Americans share." - ....... ~-·- what Cocbrln docs; CIICb of her clients comes in to receive an initial evaluation and if the two can work a Jl!08I1Iltl is set up, which includes foUow-up visits. On Walz's follow-up visit she worked with Living Well Center interns and had a complele nutritional analysis done by JJ (Johnson and Johnson), the center's computer. In addition to Walz's focus on diet she has thoughts or also worlcing with the exercise specialist, David Hartzell. Walz has decided to devOie a lot or time because she wants to make a change in her lifestyle. Others might not want to change their lifestyle as Walz is doing, so COC:hnm worts with each person on an individual basispersonal goals. schedule, time available. If a student is just curious about present health be or she may come in to have a physical assessmenLwhich gives information about weigh~ heigh~ body rat, grip strength, blood pressure and flexibility. As a nutritionist Cochran does not focus on the fads; she says they are "packaged roi the media." lnslead she looks to leCtUuques that IJ\lly bring about a healthier and sustainable dieL Some might ask, why would I put myself through all this hasslc>-wbo has the time or the energy? First or all, a healthy lifestyle produces energy and although nutrition is a lifelong process it can become second nature, Cochran explains. Cochran's ides is to be realistic. Most people aren ' t content to replace an ice cream cone with an apple (or even non-fat yogurt) and Cochran believes that "a celery diet is not the answer-people get sick or it and they're going to stop." lnslead she tries to focus on quantity and combi- toF!ber. natioo. If someone cbooses to eat pizza she recommends that fruit and vegetables get worked in, not because they are colorful and clU11Chy, but because carbohydrates and flhers work well together. A nother suggestion she makes is to stock cupboards with healthy foods that an; tasty so when the stomach takes control the hand has no cboice but to grab what is available and fits into a hectic schedule. Ease is a main component to any type of diet-if it is difficul~ too far from the norm. bland, and oot easily assimilated into the individual'• lifestyle, it is quickly checked off, Cochran says. Cochran said that some people do come in to lind out more about specific diets such as the 40,30,30 diet and although she docs not recommend them ror everyone she is a wan: or them and tries to work in the type or diet that works ror each individual-he it rigid or flexible. Many times Cochran will point people to the magazines in the Center, such as Veggie Life or Natural Health, for alternative recipes. The ides behind a nutritious die~ in Cochran's opinion, is 001 to cut out the snacks and eat only one meal a day, but to work with a personal schedule and fit in the amount of food nocessary whether it's with snacks or meals. Cochran has begun to think about setting up a-cooking class which emphasizes healthy and aeative meals and appeals to the many cultures at UR Another ides that she is working on in coojunctioo with the Faculty Student Association which ovenees the dining services, is to provide the public with the nutritional value for the foods offered at tJle dining halls and food court. • �-u.---.-.. ... UUP, not state, has "refused to negotiate" , ....., As a faculty member who bas never ~ a memberoftbe UUP, but whole inllmSIS it alleaeclly rqJn:ICD!J, I think it_,- 10 say a few !hiap in rq>ly 10 1be leuer in 1be lllan:h 6 Reporter hom a local committee of this union about the coob"'d situation. It .-11 10 be pointed out !hal we bave DOC received any raises for two yean, thus in real terms have seen our salaries decreuing, and we bave lost signif!Call! beal!b beneli!J whicb we bad come 10 coont on. 10 rq>IJK:e whicb we must do ourselves at our own cost For this situ.alion the union is entirely responsible. To uphold a purely !IJcocnticai and putative ideological pooitioo, 1M UUP, and 001 !he stale, bas refused 10 oegotia!C, and especially u recommended by President Gn:iner, to compromise. That much the leuer makes clear. " ... UUP should never and will never accept any contract with provisions for out50W'Cing." Tbe ideocn.ts wbo run the union, rather than suffer an ideological reverse, seem willing to sacrifice everything and everyone else. ln light of this, I have been trying to imagine what the nwter plan of the UUP's brain uust mwt be, and it finally came to me. Outwait the Pataki administration! Work like beavers to get a Democrat in the governor's chair, get him to appoint fellow-traveling GOER members, and by spring or summer of 1999 they will get the contract they want. Its simplicity is stunning, its scope and audacity breathtaking! Of coune, there are some <!Bwbaclcs. Suppose by some horrible chance Pataki is reelected, and again, it's true we' U have gone without a pay raise or many health benefits for another two or three years. But in spite of that a play worthy of the minds which conceived it On the other band. I would like. as a taXpayer, to extend my heartiest congratulations to the GOER for having discovered a foolproof system to save the tupayers of this state tens of millions of completely unexpec!ed dollan by the si mple expedient of offering the UUP a contract provision which it will not negotiate. It is truly an amazing world. Sincerely, -.uc.IWIIrY Classics Research Foundation firings not on UB campus IEAMor: A letter in last week's Reporter regarding the UUP contract st&lemate made reference to the ftring of Research Foundation employees as a result of union-organizing activities. Since the writers did not do so, I would like to make clear that the situation referred to did not occur at this campus. Furthermore, I would suggest that the "facts" presented may reflec1 less than a full picture of the situation, n:ndeli.ng the "conclusions" drawn at best incomplete, and at worst, inaccurate. -A.- Director. Sponsored Programs Personnel Excuses delay needed work for faculty diversity To liMo Editor: uodentood !he data preaen!ed, or if I questiooed them, be could have called me to ask . Needless to say be didn ' t Tbe~e~son for thai is this was limply a means lO advance his thesU. 'I'Iw thesis can be su.mmariz.ed as follows; Since Professoc Foster bas doubts about the numberl presenled in his field , then perhaps the eotin database is at doubl. Jumping 10 such c:ooclusioos il, 011 best, simple minded and laolcin& in statistical validity, at wont, a cover for fwtber delay ractics. I will comment further about thai below. M an analytical chemist, my profession is deeply cooc:emed with accurxy, pr«:ision, llatistics and incerprewion in complex measuremeo!J. Pabapl because of that I do examiae the aou.n:a and values of numben preOICO!ed in my field. However, I do 001 rely on aay ooe simple measurement to dnw my c:ooct'!'loos. IJJ my discipline, I am weU aware of tbe statisbct on current and ~ ~ availability of women and minorities. I ba'Ve foUowed this dala for oVer I0 yean, and wu involved in praenting seminan in diversity and career opportunities in science based oo oati0110lstatistics developed by NSF, while a program officer 011 NSF in 1989/90. Further, I would suggest that any projections based on availability of Ph.Ds in science are just that, projections and obviously subject to (interminable, academic) debate. A number of metrics are available about performance at UB in affinnative action over the past years ; the mosl impon.ant, of course, is tbe bouom line. In Cbem.iJ:try, we have one woman fac ulty member out of 26. Another interesting metric Professor Foster may examine is the rate of hiring, which in Chemist.ry, over the past 10 yean, is zero (ooe hired, one left). Either of these measures is absolute. not open to debate about accuracy and the qualifications of the pool, and these data indicate that we will not get any further improvement if they continue. Fmally, I would note that I am well aware of what our peer institutions have done are doing to deal with increasing numbers of women and minority facult y: in my previous letter I noted some important things we have not dooe and could do in the sciences. Comparison of data at those peer instirutions serve as another metric (common in science) to guide us to the conclusion that more can be done. I restricted my comments to the situation in sciences because 1 do know these data and t do know that we can do more and that we have not done enough. I do not have any doubts about my conclusions, and carefully restricted my arguments to what I know about, and did not project these to other areas. I feel Howard Foster's intention of calling all data into doubt is disingenuous. The second, irritating device Professor Foster uses is to identify potential problems with his argument, perhaps to convince us that he is really on our side, and to note that he could be accused of nitpicking. 1 would not say he is nitpiclting about his data ; I believe he is practicing a common tactic of providing excuses to delay the wort which needs to be done. My advice 10 anyone who wants to delay progress by further debate about numbers is to identify all metrics which prove that we are on track with hiring women and minorities, not to get into the standard debate that we cannot do anything unlil we agree on the magnitude of the problem. There is a problem in lbe sciences, and there are many ways to measure it. Any projection of the pool of qualified Ph.D. candidates is likely to be frougbt with imprecision. 1 think it is also important to limit our discussions of what we can do to where we have expen.ise . Lei 's stop using excuses under the cover of ..reasoned debate" and getlo solving this problem. Sincerely, ana Professor Howard Foster 's letter uses two rhetorical devices. to present his argument against the efforts needed to address the di versity in gender and race among the faculty at UB. Since he cited my leuer in bringing his argument forward, I would like to re- JONPtl A. 8AitD£LLA JR. Professor of Chemistry spond. To- Editor: First, Professor Foster compliments my letter, and then states be does not know the situation in the sciences, but goes on to raise the possibility that I do not undentand potential inaccuracy and imprecision (or at least would want to question them) of the numbers that are presented in the repon of tbe Task Force on Women at UB. With aU due respect 10 the conventions of "collegial" discourse, if Professor Foster really cared about whether I Blue light phones integral part of campus safety In 1974, the University at Buffalo Public Safety Officers numbered 54, the mu.imum amount of pa[l'OI officers ever. The subsequent 22 yean have seen the loss of 14 positions 10 budget cuts, bringing the Division to its present staff of 40. While c rime prevention fonnulas combine training requirements, officer vacation schedules, and number of calls (includes crime, medical and service) to suggesu 52-person force for UB. the university has been forced to fiod alternate and innovative means to as~ sure campus safety. As is the trend in so many other proressions, law enforcement has turned to tecboology to improve effectiveness and efficiency in li&ht of staffing shonages. With two campuses, each lcx:ated in separate municipahties. UB faces the problem of deaJing with different community safety issues. 1be Main Street Campus is located within the boundaries of the City of Buffalo. A lqe population of students reside in the neighborhood around the South Campus and several local merchants (boolcsiOres, grocery stores and ban) frequeo!ed by UB students an: within walking distance of the area. ln contrast to !he South Campus, !he North Campus is largely self-contained. Located m Amhers&. the city voted ..Safest City in America, 1996" by Forbes magazine, the area around lhe Non.h Campus boasts a crime ratio, 1:30, a figure markedly belter than that of !he city, 1: 13. Slrilcing a balance between the urban threats surrounding the Main Street Campus aod the ..safe" suburban town of the North Campus, Public Safety is able to main· tain an overa.U crime ratio of I :45 for lhe uni · versity community. While Public Safety works conjointly with local law enforcement agencies, offi cers also rely on student volunteers and service organizations, like the Anti-Rape Task Force, 10 help promote awareness and to deter crime. Bul, to a certain extent, the success of any crime prevention program depends on individual members of the community. Blue light phones. el · evator emergency phones and building corri dor phones are three examples of how civilians and technology work: together to make the univenity a more secure place. Imagine that you see someone walking to their car in Capen Lot. Suddenly you see someone else, a suspicious person trying to stay in lbe shadows, following that person . Wha t would you do? Well , you could yell and hope to startle the anacker, but what if you were 100 far away? Maybe you could run over and confront the suspicious individual. bullhen again if that person had a weapon · you could be seriously injured. Why don·t you just pick up a blue light emergency phone and report everything 10 the 24-hour emergency dispatcher? Even if you are afraid to identify yourself, just taking a blue light phone off the hook ensures that Public Safety will be then: in seconds. There are 28 blue light phones serving both campuses. The phones are placed with consideration to student traffic. but with leu than 30 phones 5Cf'Vi.ng the entire UB community, !be system is still expanding. Each phone carries an awroximate installation fee of $3000, depending on the remoteness of the location, and 11 least one phone is figured into the overaU cost of construction for any new parlt.ing lots. This pas! September. the Persooal Safety Committee recommended the addition of 14 new blue light phones io specific locations. Although money is ~immediately available to lnstall all 14 phones, the University Administration has assured students that ~ new phones"' would be inst&lled this year. The Office of Student AtTain bas stated that it is reasonable to plan for two or tJut:,e new phones per year to be constructed and linked to Public Safety. With crucial locations like the Health Sciences Library and Women's Heath lnitiative on the South Campus, and North Campus parking lots like Jarvis A&.B . all EHicon lots, and Govemon C&D still without blue light emergency lines, a dedicated source of funding musl be found to supplement current blue light phone resources . Even though no immediate statistics are available from Public Safely to demonstrate the benefil of the safety phones, the phones have become a symbol of empowennenl for students and staff. as well as a deterrent to those considering committing an assault. The bottom line: the emergency phones. whether they are indoors or O!Jldoors. are m integral pan of campus safety. If you need assistance. then pick up a phone .... Public Safety's help is only a call away. IIAIIIaAJIET M. HAUMECK Assistant Director, HeaJrh Education and Human Services O,vtsion A component of Sub Board I. Inc Member. Persanal Safety Committee SENDING LETTERS TO THE REPORIER The Reporter weK:omes ~ners from readers commen11ng on its stones and content Letters should be bnel end may be echted lor style and length Because of space limtatoos. the Reporter cannot pubhsh all letters received They must be rece1ved by 9 a.m Monday to be considered lor publ•· catiOn •n that week's 1ssue Swedish conductor is named director of UBuffalo Symphony 1J I'Al'IIICIA -VAN News Services Ed itor M AGNUS MARTENSSON , former conductor of the Contempon!l)' Music Ensemble at the Oeveland Institute of Music, has been named director of the UBuffalo ~ym­ pbony, the ?(}.member orcbestra comprised of UB music majors, non-majors and musicians from the community. He will also head the UB Sinfoniena, a chamber orcbestra comprised of music faculty, Buffalo Philharmonic members and other area musicians. David Felder, chair of !he UB Depanment of Music, called Manensson. a native of Sweden ... simply a gifted musician with a tremendous ability to communicate that musicalil'y to musicians and audiences in all ranges of experience." Manensson, who also holds !he position of assistant visiting professor of music. studied piano, voice. conducting and composition ar MalmO Musil<hogskola. from which he holds a master's degree in conducting and a posrgraduate diploma in music. He received a master's degree in conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music and in 1995-96 conduct'ed the institute's ensemble. As director of the UBuffalo Symphony. his responsibilities will include the selection of repertory, orchestral rehear>al and conducting the orchestra's symphonic concerts. "He's been here only a few months," said Felder, "bur his programming choices and !he new, high level of performance accomplishmenl evidenced by the UBuffalo Symphony have already proven to be a shock- ing delight to listeners across the uni vers it y. We can hardly wail to hear what happens in upcoming seasons." From 1989-92, Martensson con- ducted the Opera Sernplice in his native MalmO and n, MARmiiSON Santa Cecilia Oratorio Society of Lund. He also founded and cooWc!ed n, MalmO Olarnber On:hestra. He is a composer as weD as conduc!or, and his commissions have included incidental music for !heater plays by Swedish playwright Per-Anc: Bengtsson. His lau:s! wori<. "Two Miniarures for Aute and Qarinet and Two Poems by e.e. cummings.'' premiered during the 1996 Composer.! in !be Shape of a f\:ar axx:at series in Cleveland. • �Fast delivery from UB to the PrMident of the u.s. On Feb. 20, the University Ubraries Interlibrary Loan Department re- cetved a rush request from the Executive OffiCe of the President of the United States. The request was fOf an arttele from a German crim.nal statistics JOUrnal hek1 by onty seven librartes '"the U.S. The Executive Office of the President came to UB for fast document delivery service! DeloNe Satter, 10 charge of lntBflibrary Loan requests that come to UB from other libranes and organtzations, Immediately located the artk:te in the lockwood collections and faxed It to the While House within 20 minutes. .fudfth ........_ directOf of Lockwood Ubrary, notes that the White House is not the only realm or the power1ul lhat the Interlibrary Loan Department has assisted so far in 1997. 1n January. the department received rwo ·rush" requests for books from Gov. PatakJ's office. books'" The governor needed to have the AJbany' on the following morn•ng at 9 o'clock ! Despite receiving one of the requests after 4 p m . the Interlibrary Loan staff located the books. and arranged with overn1ght dettvery services to get the books to the governor in time tor a 9 a.m meellng the next day! Who could ask for anything more? The SUNY Chancellor has also relied on the Interlibrary Loan servtce lor arttcles 1n the past month . US has, perhaps. a national repu· tatton for FAST document delivery service. and coUections which are the envy of the htghest realms ol1nlluence. QIIADUATE SlUDEif'IS TO III!CEJYE AW- FOit EXCI!LJ..EHCE IN TEACHING Excellence tn Teaching Awards wtll be presented to graduate students 1n a c eremony to be held at 3 p .m Marc h 14 tn the Art Department Gallery, Center lor the Arts The GradJale Scrool and !he Graduale Sl!xmt As9odabon OSUII>kshed !he awardS., recognze graduate studerjts who are committed to teachtng and who have developed exceptional ccmpetence in teaching The program Will include lntroduc· t~ r~ by Da111d J . Tnggle , VICe provost fOf graduate education and dean of the Graduate School. a talk on "The An of Teaching.· by Charles H V Ebert. DIStinguished Teaching Professor In the Department of Geog· raphy, presentatiOn of the awards by deans and a reception The following Will receive awards Faculty of Ans and letters: Gtlttan Born . Art History; Julie Hus· band . Jennifer Kehoe . Daniel Wetnstein. English . School of Management: Paul Houghton . Sandra White, Account· 1ng and Law Facully of Natura l Sctences and Mathematics: Rosa Garc•a· Castelan . Physics; Tamar Goulet. Biological Sciences; My Hang Huynh . Chemtstry Faculty of Soctal Sciences Mel· , tssa Neave, Geography: Bridget Russell. Ktm Ttllery. Communtcahve D•sorders & Sctences Honorable Mention awards will be presented to: Faculty of Arts and Leiters · Helen Bugallo. Music; Robert Devens, Andres Zlotsky, English Schqs>l ol Management: Shaoch• Chang. Finance and Managerial Economics. Fac ulty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Alistair Campbell . Computer Sc10nce: Tyler Ross . Natural Sciences. School of Nursing . Michael Ostolsk1 . Nursing . School of Pharmac y. Kelly Mahar, PharmaceutiCS lecOod ... """""8 -.ty~ci $178. Talcton.,....,...,S478a-. Students and teachers will closely wl1h an experienced UB researchef on a protect and share re-search experiences in weekly seminars. Teachers also will participate in a cout110 on Ualning Sluaents In cellular-moleaJlar biologocal 18Chnlqtles and !he application of !heir research experiences to the classroom. Deadline for applications lor the program Is March 27. Applicallons are svaitable from high-schoot prin· cipala or guidance counselors, or from lhe UB Oepartrnen1 of Oral 81· olagy, 829-3827. - I N WILD -.cTOFTAUI Molecular genetics is changing lhe way sclentists v;ew human disease and pl1ysiology 8lmoot on a dally ba· sis. But what could these same I'T'IOIeculat 1ools have IO 1811 US aboullhe mores and customs of wild anWnals? Plenty, aceotding to lllllclwel Welleter, assistant professor of biological sciences a1 UB. He will ...,.., A. Maier is serving as chair of the second annual UB Division of Athletics volunteer scholarship drive, being held through March 19. Mater, who volunteered last year for athletics' first drive , was a member of the US Bulls football team in the late 1970S and early 1980s and played on the same team as Craig Clfbus, current head football coach Maier os leading 131eams of YOf. unteers: each team aims to raise sup. port lor at least one full ath1etiC scl"darsnip. A $150,000 goal, $30.000 beyond the first year's total, has been sec fOf the six-week drive to generate funds for the SCholarshipS. More than 2.500 UB allmnl and friends of alhletics are expected to be contacted. Maier, general manager of Rail Rigo Agency in Tonawanda. is a board member oflhe UB Alhlelics & White Club. established 1n ~ue 1996 to enhance the Wiibility and repulalion oflhe Division of Alhfelics, and increase funding tor student· athlete scholarships. Nelson E Townsend , director of athletics. noted that aScl'l<Marshtp . opportumhes are the impetus to US recruiting and retatntng exceptional student-athletes .~ For more lnformatiOO on ways to support UB athletics. call US's development offiC8 for athletics. 64~7 . The Department of Oral Biology In the UB School of Dental Medicine is offering a ·voung Scholars· summer program designed to provide minor· •ty high·school students with hands· on research experience. The eight-week commuter pro. gram. funded with a grant from the National Institutes of Health, will take place from July 71hrough Aug . 29. E"tghl mtnority students entering !he senior year of hogh school wll be selected to partiCipate. as will two n. service teachers who are minorities and/or leaCh e predominantly rrinonfy IV>!d'ool pop..lalicn Sluder1s ... meetl.., 0.1181'111 of Interested faculty with chair of President'• Review Board (PRB) The Faculty Senate passed a resolution four years ago asking lor an annual meeting of interested faculty with the chair of the PAS. At such a meeung . the cnteria and procedures used by the PRB 1n recom· mending promotion will be described and questiOns answered. The Office of the Provost and the Faculty Senate are sponsonng a meet· ing for all interested university faculty. David Nyberg, chair of the President's Review Board, and Ken levy, senior v1ce provost. will d•s· cuss the promotion process and answer any ques11ons Date1 Monday, April 28 Place1 Student Union, Room 330 (Assembly Hall) TlmeJ 3 p .m. discuss ~Molecular Ecok>gy: Using DNA to Understand Natural History• at 7:30p .m . on Monday, March 24, in Room 215 of the Natural Sci· ences Complex. Nonh campus. The lecture. free and open to the public, is pan of the UB Sciences Alumni Association lecture series. In !he past lew yean~.­ in !he field of ecology have beg"' using mcleoJtar approaches. such as DNA~and DNA sequencing. IO answer ecological and evolulionary questions, many of w!1ich were dillicul1 or even irT'4'(l6Sible 1D answer a few years ago. Recent studies have shown that in many species of bird, the male feeding nestlings at a nest is often not the lather of those nestlings . Webster's own research uses genetic mar1<ers to investigate the ecological causes and cons.equences of this surprising finding. He also will discuss new data. denved using molecutar·b~y techniques , on individual mating patterns in b irds. social structure and altruism in whales and how le· ma}e b irds manipulate the sex ratios of their offspring . For more inlorma· tion, call Cindy Nydahl. 645--2531 IIATES LEC1VIIES AT UNIVIIIWn' OF WUIIINGTON ,..,.,. a.tee. assoc>a1e professor of O>Jsic, lec1Ufed feb . 19 at !he University of Washinglon on !he subject. "'Mlere Does One Go wi1h a Musical r--:::::-=:::---. lmp.Jise In America?" !he gen. erallopic of a book he Is wor1Ung on cUr.ghissabbatical. ln addiJon 10 ,_;ng wi1h lacUiy and SIUdenls. he was hosled by !he UTES school of Music~ rrusic education area. headed by Palricia Clwnpbei. a no<ed rrusic educator and autt1or who is an authority on comparative m.JSic educabon. FEMALE MIIIYIY- OF SEXUAL AMAULJ . - J FOit U8 STUDY Female sexual-assault survivors ages 18 and older are being sought by researchers 1n the Center for Anxtety Research at lJB to panici· pate tn a study des1gned to help women expenencing psychological distress as a result ol a rape. Siudy par1icipan1s will provide information that researchers expect will impnwe treatments lor JX)St..ass&ult problems experieoced by During the study, which will re-quire six visits to the North campus, wonien will be asked to emolionalty process life events through struc· tured writing tasks. The first and last in,..................... a..U aaliltotW...._ !loa. .. refaeacill& clectraaic; pidel aldie lilo,oame olwllidl _,..._.oeclallk-s1!11 IUCh a lbe APA aDd die WlA lllJie ...... (-IIIIDw), be aa:eoaed by cliclliDa .. dlelr . . .. Odal ..... . . . compiled wilb specific~ ia lllilld(for.example, .... . E. Pap"a M A Brief CilalioD Ouiclo for lmaDot ReoouR:a in If». lory ud lbe Humaoities"). but of lbem caD be odapled to lllit aliiiOII ...,. IUbject. Although 110( oo lbe Internet, lbe ~ editions of clauic ldereoce wocb IUCb as the Clli&ago lriQIUIIJ/ ofSiy/L, MLA &nd· book for Writen of RueaTrh l'apen, and I'MbUCGiion lrlfWIQ/ of the American P¥yehologicDJ A/sociafion bave been updaled 10 iDclude electrooic cilatioo examples. "Jbc:<'e are al5o ..,.enl books devoted exclusively 10 making recommeodalions for citing electronic resources. Electronk Styk: A Gu& to Citing Eke· tronic JnformtJJion. by Xi a Li and NIDC)' Crane, i5 ooe of the most popular because it provides more eumples of different electronic information sources than the others. An abbreviated version of Li and Crane's book is entitled "Bibliographic Formats for Citing l!lectronic loformation." lt isn't iDcludcd in the meta-site listing. but it's worth a look at bttp:/fwww.uvm.al.u/ - ncrane/estyles. Most of the books referted to at the CIIID& Electronic Reaoun:es Web site are available in one or more of the University LilKllries refctence collections. The onliDc guides can be aa:esscd from BISON ll terminals in the Libraries· or other computers that can link to the lntemeL Unless you've been asked to use 8 specific fonnat for your references, any of them will setve most cases by establishing a format for bibliographic consistency. For hL/p with connecting to th• World IVuf• W<b, con/act thL err H•lp V.sk a1 645-3542. -Wiii.H<pfu and Nancy Schill•r. Univ<rsiry Ubrarios visits will be foe assessment during the other lour visits, women Hill be asked to write for 20 minutes In a private room. Some w ill be asked to write about their sexual assault. Although this research ts not a substitute for treatment. It is ex· pected that some women Will show a reduction in psychological stress aher und6fgoing the intervention. said doctoral student Jessica • Hamblen. who is heading lhe sludy. Participants must be at )east three months post-assautt and must have Post· Traumatic Stress Disorder. They may be in therapy, but it is not 8 requirement lor par1iclpa1ion. The s1udy involves complelely confidential interviews conducted according to a flexible schedule in a safe, qulet atmosphere in the Psy· chok)glcal Services Center in Park Hall, "North Campus. The research-ers are advanced . female graduate .students in clinical psychok>gy specializing In the needs of women who have been assaulted. Up-to-date information and refer· rats to free or low-cost treatment resources for sexuaJ.assauH survivors will be provided to partiCipants. For more information , or to partM;ipate in lhe siUdy. call Hamblen a1 645- 3650. ext 337. --........ -. MilA STUDENTS - TOP PIIIZISIN~ Second-year MBA studenls ...... . . . . , . . and _ L - . Llu claimed lirS1 place and a $1 ,500 prize recen11y a11he School of Management• anoual MBA case Competition sponrored by EmS1 & Young and Columbus McKinnon. Founeen student teams submitted papers for the competition detailing their strategy for Acer, a Korean computer manufactut8f attempting to increase its international rnari<.et Share in the next century. Wrnln were -.oo flmll:u - o f linalis1s who. acting as Ns oonsulta:1ts. made oral presentations t> a panel of j,.dges incUling 1<eme111 W. ~and c. Hftmy - o f Ernst & ll>slg, Robert L Monlgomery Jr. of CoUrous McKmon a n d - fos. lor. Scrool of~ associale dean of acader"rOc programs. The $500 second-place prtze F----ttand -- was awarded to part-time MBA stu· dents DrDn*tlc ....... Ann �7 eiiOYALS MU. SIIGin' • QWST f'Oit~mu: The Royals entered last week's Mid-Continent Conference Tournament with high hopes ol claiming the ~lp and the NCAA TOIKMnall bid !hal _,. with it UB fell short ol its goal, falling in t h e - to archrival YDIM1gStown Slate alter a~ rally to finish the season with a 22~ mark. Troy State defeated Youngstown for the title and will represent the Mid-Con in the women's ~meeting Wginia. UB opened the tournament on Ttusday as Elrama Doty scored a garne-.11igh 19 points and point guard Catherine Jacob had 17 points and eight assists to defeat the University ol Missouri-Kansas City, 74-58, in the quarterfinal round . Ooty and Jacob combined for seven threepoint field goals as the Royals s11ot B-<lf-18 from beyond the arc in the gwne. The Royals pulled- from a 27-221ead with 5:161eft in the first half by outscoring the Kangaroos 16-2 to close the half. Doty and Jacob combined for 11 of thooe 16 points as UB buih the lead to as many as 24 points In the second half (65-41) to cruise to the victory. Charissa Gardner added 10 points for Buffalo and Alicia Kollrrorgen added eight points and 10 rebounds. ., felt !hall had to the open shots when I had them and they _ , doubling down on the bfg people inside and that created more opportunl1ies for me,· said Jacob. "I still think we can get the ball inside alitlle bit more than we did INs ........,;,g,· said Buffalo OOBCh Sal Buscaglia, "but we have so rruch confidence in 01K perimeter gM1Et !hal ~ the shot's there we're oertak1ly going to take it "We asked Catherine 1o do more scoring · alter her fraslman year and to become more cia lead guard than ;.ost a point guard, where she'd have more capabilities ol scoring and I think !hal really helps Brema," said Buscaglia. In a semifinal rematch ollast year's Mid- Continent Conference Tcunament title gwne, Youngstown Stale edged UB 54-531o end the Royals' season 8122-6. The Lady Penglins have nt:IN mede tt to the Mid-Con championship gwne for the third straight year. After an early 2-2 tie. the Lady Penguins seized the momentum and_,. up by 15, 32-17, on a Shannon Beach three-pointer goIng Into halftine. The homestanding Royals took control for most of the second half, forcing Young~ State Into eight turnovers in the first nine milutes. A Doty three-pointer pulled Buffalo to 42- - ·t CHEERS OF "SIXTit MAN" llbove, enc>ICh M Roy. fell 54-53 to Younptown State In M~n -..1-ftnalo March 7. lnoet Royelo C-ne JKOb, left, and Brenna Doty conoole each other after lou. 41 with 8: 10 remaining. The Lady Pengutns went up by four, 51-47, on a Caroline McCombs three-pointer at the 3:02 mark. The Royals seized the momentum again on consecutive basKets by Kim Coon and l.aToya Crumpton to tie the game 51-51 w1t11 1:46 leh. McCombs broke the tie witll another tllree-Po;nter from the right side witl11 :12 leh. Doty htt a running jumper to pull Buffalo to within one. but Crumpton (14 points) rrussed a s11ot with :03 leh before the ball went out of bounds off of Youngstown witll :01 leh. Buffelo inbounded the ball to Doty but her fallaway shot came after the buzzer as Youngstown advanced to i1s third sttaight final . Beach led Youngstown with 16 points and 10 rabounds, while Uz Hauger added 14 and McCombs 10 for the winners. Gardner added 13 points and Doty 12 for the Royals. ·The first kx:lk was for laToya to set a screen f"' Brenna and t11en roll off of it to the basket and I told Kim that if you have LaToya right from the out of bounds pass, get ~ to her because she was having such a great game. Unfortunately, she caught it a little too far under the basl<el" "We knew that they would come back on us because they're an e)(cellenl team,· saJd Youngstown's Beach, the tournament MVP last year. "But I tllink we composed ourselves and played great in-your-face defense the last few possessions.· The loss proved to be the final game 1n the stellar career ol Doty, who leaves UB as the school's all-lure leading seo<er Wltl11 .703 points. Doty will compete '" t11e natiOnal threepoint shootout at the Men's NCAA Fnat Four ~pin lnd"'""pohs late< tillS montll eWRESTUNG The Bulls wrestling squad ftnlshecl a dlsapf)Ointing fourth at last -end's East Coast Wrestling AssocijitJon meet at~~ Umversity. UB seo<ed 52 points to place behind Rider (89). whiCh took 1)s second stta1ght utle Boston UniVersity (6 t) and Hofstra (52 1/2) were second and th1rd UB qualified one wrestler to represent the Bulls March 20-22 at the NCAA CharT]pionships 1n Cedar Falls, k>wa. Jason Warttnger was seiectad at 118 pounds as an at-large qualifier. marking his third appearance 1n the NCAAs Wartmger was defaatad 5-2 1n the fl. nals of the 118-pound class by John Carvalhera of Rider. John Stutzman at 150 and Enc Gross at ,67 were selected as alternates for the NCAAs Stutzman was p1nned at 1 44 of h1s final match against Boston UniverSity's Dave Leonardo. who was selected as the meers outstanding wrestler Gorss lost a 10-4 dectsion to Aider's Chad l.Jon 1n the finals of h1s weight class - Ted Wasko. Spans JnlrxmatKXI Office 11IIS WEEK'S HOME ATMLETIC EVENTS None scheduled CALENDAR Continued from page 8 Union. North Campus. 9 p.m Maurer Jr. 7-9 p.m. Caii64.S- S2.SO. S4. 6125. ~~pua:c-.uve Sa~balom Stroa&, piano. Allen. North Campus. 7 p.m. Concert to be broadcast the raJlowing SUDday at 4 p.m. on '-·tlocly-.. Anlllc eldllblt In UGL WBPO-FM 88.7. "Anbic Scholarship 1n Pre: · ColoniaJ West Africa and the Diaspora," curated by UGL reference librarian Musa Abdul Hakim, IS on view through March 14 in lhe Oscar A Silvennan Undergnduate L1 · brary m Capen Hull. Nonh Campus. The exhibit features biographies or lillie-known Black scholan and samples of their original Arab1c writmg from pre-coloma! Afnca and ,pre-Civil War America. Fo r Informati on. call 645-2943 Sutu.rr: Sdf: Multimedia by Womm Artists. Screening Room, Center for lhc: Arts. North Campus. 7:30p.m. Free. -r-.-Mtoolc East ami West, Kirtc Brundage. percussion. Slee. North Campus. 8 p.m. Free. UUAII-vle Kansas City. 20 1 Student -art Union. North Campus. 9 p.m. S2.SO. S4. EJoCHM '--bore Vidum aDd lbe 'Pu: Amt:ri- SEE GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP volleyball Morch 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In Alumni Arena. caa.~~ ' :A~,William SpaDOI. 640 Clemens. North Campus. 3:30p.m. S~asored by the Graduate Americanist Group. ......... ctlrltca Lectllre KlDeticr ot Nitric Oxkle SyatbuclD.blbJtJoa, Tristan Maurer. 508 Cooke . North Campus. 3:30 p.m. - day. - . t r y Colloquhl• A Cbe:•ical Appi'OKb to ErtZ)'liiC Metbulsm: MoiKul.ar ReeopiUoa ofTraMltion Slats. Prof. Tony Kirby, Cambrid&e Univ. 121 Cooke. Nonh Campus. 4 p.m. ment GaJiery, Center for the= Aru. North Campus. 5-7 p.m. E.dllbit runs through April 8. uuu ..vle Tttts Lounat:. 201 Student Union. North Campus. 6:30 lllolcoCI-I - ........ lllatloCII- ur.--.. DlaloCII• Lecbue Sertee 1'1lais/Diae:rtatioa Support P rotela TrarlkldDalnto a nd Out ot lbe CeU Nuckus, Dr. Group, Barban Umik.er. UB Counsclin& Center. 4:30-.S :30 p.m. Thursdays through April 17. Cati64S.Ot25. James Luna. Lui5e00 Indian performance: artist. AJbrightK.nox Art Gallery Amphitheater 8-9:30 p.m. Presented by UB Art GaJiery. GUnter Blobcl, Rockefeller Univ. in New Yoric. 114 HocbSieuer. North Campus. 4p.m . ""The Graduate Show · F1r5t- Year Students" in the UB An Gallery. second Ooor. Center for the Arts, North Campus. Through March 16. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesds.ySaturday. and Noon-5 p.m. Sun · ......... -..... The Sutor Sbow. Art Depart· p.m. S2.SO, $4. uuu ..v.. Kansas City. 201 Student Lookl"' c"'-IJ Work by Duane Zaloudek. who since the early '60s has been ex· ploring what he refen to as lhc: kse nsuahty or the act of seeing ... Lightwell Gallery. Center for the Aru. Through March 16. Gallery hours art 10:30 a .m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, and Sunday Noon-S p.m. maneuve ~ of mantels and mold mgs. Through March 16. UB An Gallery, Centl!r for lhc: Ans Gallery houn at I 0:30 a .m ·8 p.m. Wedn~sday-Saturday, and Sunday Noon-S p.m. .,_.,.. exlllblt ''Cannon~ curated bY, C hm lopher Less of Cannon Destgn. on display th rough April 18 1n t~ James Dycu Gallery. 334 Hayes Hall. South Campus. Houn arc 9 a.m.-5 p.m Mo ncby through Fnday ogy. Post~ng •P-70 12. Raideoce Hall Director (SL-2) Unh·ersity Residence Halls. Posting IP-7014. Instructional Support Assistant (SL-1}Preservallon Program. University Libraries., Posttng fP-701.S Wd Prognmmer/Aulpt (SL-3)-Athleocs. Posting lfP-70 16. Ttac.bin& Hospital Nurw Practitioner (SL-4)Student Health Center. Posting fP-7017 Assistant V'tce~i ­ dent (MP-la) -Un1ven1ty FaCihtiCS, Posllng fP·7018 Re ...rct. Rtsean:b Aide-Sponsomt Pro1nc Creat m~ Craft Center be: · g mmng March 24 offen work · ~hops in 1c.uilc des 1gn. kmumg and crocheting. quilling. Bral.lllan embroidery, photography, swned glass. weaving. JCWeiT). and pottery. All works.hop:r. run one night a wet:k for si), weeks from 7- 10 p.m. with the exct'p· lio n of Saturday mommg wo rk · shops for chtldren. Fees are S30 for students. and $50 for Olt\Cr-5 The Creative Crafl Center is located at 120 Fillmore, Ellic'on Comple.1. , Nonh Campus. Fo r information please caJ I Juhe Smith mornings at 645-612S . or the: Cn.fi Center afternoons and evenings at 645-2434. grams ileBOnnel. Op=n. Restartb Support Specialist Biochemical Phannacology. Posung •R -9608!5 Research TKhnkl.an 1-Biological Science~. Posung •R -96068. Counselor-Cora P Malone) College. Posung •R -97015 Sn:mary Ill-Development. Postmg •R -97016 Project Administrative Ofr~r-Dc: vdopment , Posung IR-97017 N~v•/'-­ Ciaoalfled Civil .....Ice Dental Assistant (SG-47}School or tkntal Medicme. Line 140904. Dtntal Assistant (SC-07) -School of Dental Medtclne, L1ne ....w925 . .wY2b Maintenan« Helper {SC~ · Unlver5tly Fucihtlel>, LmC" "46010.~2 Cll......,tloewlllo Pr- Lucy Gunning's video "Climbing Around My Room" follows a barefoot woman in a red party dress as she carefully moves aJong the walls or her room, finding convenient footho lds in lmtruc:Uonal Support Associate (Slrl)-lnformation Management and Technology. PostIng •P-70 11 . Lnd ProJnmmer Analyst (SL-J)-Informa · tto n Management and Techno! - To ubtam moTY mjcumatlon on JObs lut~d abo\'t', cunUJC't Per· mnnrl SrrviCYS. I ().I Croft.s Ha ll. To obtam uifof17Vllwn on Rrsrarrlt job.s, CVfiiQ('f Spon · .1o1Y'd Progranu Prr.sonnrl. 416 Croft.s. �_ __ __ --- . ... ... ................ ............ _ ............... -------- WlltUB: ACiolooiU........,, Stepheo C. Dwuoea, Pb.D., UB vice provost for i.McnatioaaJ cd.-Joa. c...... r... Tomorrow. Campuo. 7:30 Lm. $10 UB AJumD.i Auoc:iatioa mcm· ben, $12 all o<hcn. Call 829- N- _"""'_,A-, ., ,, ....... __ -·-"---... ... -.left.·-........ . ........ -....- --· Jolla HoWooO. Dopt. .,...._ pby. Uotv. ofSt. - 1 1 0 u;os. ...... -~3:30p.ta. __ ---. -11-Cel .. ~ · - - t o Mlawolt Wen! for Mocia- S.udeou. - . D r.-M. .....,._,_, 10 un.-Nooa. ReaiJcer tbrou&h Ac8demic U~et LiWoD Off'lee, 21!5 Compulina Center, 64S3S40. ,~ - , ., Dopt. o l l l iltry ... llioployok:o.Uoi•. ol _,.. -~4p.a. r.... R. . . wtdol.oYt: WU1 k M - to be Rllllioa, VaJeo. tina Sanden, fonner UB lecturer in RussiAn. Ill Baldy. North Campus. II a.m.- 12:20 p.m. c.., .. s_. t - , Clotorda. MONDO 2000'• "QQO. - , •• ,.._. lllelllllllfllle-,: ... ~- Autlllorlum. Jonathan Golove, Hye-Jeona Hwang, and Cuper Johannes Walter. Free. -T.-._ .,,.......,..u.s ... .... Black, Dept. of PhlllJ\ICOiogy. 306 Farber. South Campus. I2:30p.m. ...,....J: ~CMrp ------ nity Center, 104 Maryland St.. throup 4 p.m. Noonl Sci....._ Nortb Campuo. fr= CaU Buffalo. 2-3 p.m. Free. Spon· sored by the UB Living Well 645-.3580 or e--mail: ilfair•K&U.bu.ffalo.edu or web Center. CaUOak: Llpkll in ~ne aud Drua Dtlivtry, Robc:n Cambell . 3:30p.m. p._., to lilt Ceotwy Ploysks, Prof. Me00el Sachs. UB Physics Dept. 20$ Natural Sci- Ba)"t!!ian Mc:tbodoloc for Comblnln& the ltesutu: from Differt:nt Expuimc:nlJ Wbc:n the Spedr.e.Uoru: for PooUna are Un«.rtal.n, Pror. Joseph Sc:dransk, Case Western ReKrve Univ. 244 Cary. South Campus. 4p.m. ute-...op Tbc:sls/Diutrution Support Group, Barban Umiker, UB Counseling Center. 4 :~5 : 30 p.m. Thursdays throuah April 17. Call645-6125. UUAII-Yie Crust; followed by Tbat T hin& You Do, Diet Coke Uncapped Film Festival. 201 Student Union. Nonh Campus. 6:30 p.m. S2 .50. $4. -Foru• Pra.ldc:at WUliam R. UB GreiDer. WBFO-FM 88.7. ;.g p.m. Call 829-6000 with questions. llleiGCitle ,_.,. AUucqu&t: Roauc: "Sandy• Stooc:, cybenheorist. educator and author. Albri&ht-KnoJ. Art - Gallery Amphitheater. S..9:30 p.m. Co-spomorcd by US An. Gallery. U B Sympboak Baad and Uolvenlty Cbo...., Sarah L. McKoin and Harriet Simons. conductors. Slcc. North Campus. 8 p.m. Free. M.D. Coretllrium A. a.ildtoa'o Horpi· t.t. 8:30a.m.. -··~­ AilEc-. ...... c.._ --_. Koma Ubnry.-a.-· rial hlolty C....... 465 Wubio.... St. Nooa. ...._._. A--..,.farr.t..lol Clorilyoetl .._ ) _ -··~- ur.--. cocea. North Campus. 3:4.5 p.m. StatlotJc. CDI'-1•• ~CW!dr-..- -. Martio--~- T.....-lo. c:atified ............. opist. 5:3().7:30 p.m. $1. Call lama M. Morrisey; GcorJt Smylllek; Sbenyl D. Weems. Ed.D. M - . : K.dly I . Ashe< lllld Cuol M. Doticr. Opportuolty COoter. 465 WasbinJtoo SL 11 Lm..· I p.m. Oo Qu.utua Mec.luuaicl from Geoeral Rta.tlvlty. Aa A~ Tbe lmportaoce or Traultlv· ity: Make Your Owa Chaos in Three F.uy Steps, Pror. Annal isa Crume! I. Franklin & Marshall Colleae. 103 Didendorf. South Campus. 4 p.m. ~. Pb.D, UB - . pro(. oiiMolopcalodcooeo.215NallniSci...... -~7:30p.m. CaU Ciady Nydlhl. 645-1!131 . lire: bup:/lwiDp.bafralo.edu. -~NOloi. Ph.D.; Loutdeo la.Jesiu; 508 Cooke. Nonh Campus. ....,._Col._.... _Col._.... DHAtoU-- --- ---s....... A8o. MkJsod Holsleod Pub& R<ladoooiColk:ae eo... . . - . 8:45-9:45 L11L Dem· Bask Stratq.ia for Pb,.ac.J FiiDeU. Father Belle Commu- - ~ ~., --....... h uerns or love.rtebrate Producdon in Run.nla1 Wat.en. Dr. Anhut C. Benke, Univ. or Alabama. 114 Hochstener. Nonh Campus. 4 p.m. , -lalov.lloioi -- __ ceii•JoloO The Rolf: of Protein Kioa..te c oo.y.....1a Rqulalloo or lotestlaal Epltllellal CeU G rowth, .Dr. Jennifer D. .........,_ 7 p.-. s__. by UB - c -. PHOJO• "'._, teoollllt lit • ,..._ ... Art lit Pwf.. I Mary Artat.aa, ttUo, Jouthan Gokwe., «Uo. Baird.. North CamJK!s. Nooo. Music by Carola B•uckholt, Man Gibson, =- . NI.Q.~... ~s._... ...._._. 645-6125. ......... -~.-­ · 5:J0-6:JO clays tbtau&)l April I..... . Call,...._ 6456125. Cefl't b Alpolqola1WIIo ~ ea-. ---..-A----··-,-·..,--otrJ -c._,s.rt.ora Umiker, UB COwudioa c....... 4:3().5:30 p.m. Thundays throu&)l April 17. Call645-6125. New York. 4 Knox. North Cam- pus. 3-4:15 p.m. Dyspbaala lo Child....., Joan Arvecl$on, Ph.D. Kinch Auditorium, Children's Hospital. 8a.m. Hu-- RI&Ma Lecture An A.sstssmeat of SaactionJ on lnq Under lnt.emalioaal Law, Sarah Leah Whitson, Center ror Economic and Social Rights. 545 O' Brian. Notth Campus. 9:45 a.m. Sponsored by the Human Ri&bts Center and t~ GBduate Group on Human RighlS Law & Policy. ~. Ralpb H.B. Beoedict. CroduoteStudeatEuelluce iD Ttochia& A - Ceremony. An Department Gallery. Center for the Ans. North Campus. 3 p.m. Ph.D. Center focTOIDOfTOw. N - Campus. Noon. Call8292608 for tickets. rcscrvatioa.s. P aol 1ay1or Duco c...,U7. een.... r... !be Atu. ~. Nortb Campuo. 7:30p.m. $16. $20,$24. lllolt 'h!Wtaia Clolldretl tllld Adolb, !Won Jeffries, EOC Ubrarian. EOC's Archie Hunttr Memorial Ubnry. 465 Wuh· llarrimoa Hall. South 8· 11 p.m. ffte CC*a1.. free cof- fee. Ufe--. lo Criolo, CounseliDa -.. Ceo.ter. Nooo1 p.m. Call 645-6125. TBA. Richud M...,.hul:. Ph.D.• Dept. or Biophysics. RPCI. Kin:bbofer Room. RPCJ. 12:30p.m. ---.................. _,__ --... ------·. ·---- -- --.... --·p.m. Populalloo DyD.uoo~a or Zeb.. Mwsels Ia til< Erie Lake, Dr. Ken Stewart, UB Dept:. of Biological Sciences. 140 Keuc:r. North Campus. 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Hall, and neither Mayor Anthony Masiello nor the Common Council would have it any other way. sifting That'sbecause through coffee thestudentsare grounds and old memoranda at thetr request as part of a comprehensive environmental audit It is believed to be the first time in the U.S. that coUege students have been asked to conduct such an off.-campus audit as a public service. An environmental audit is a detailed study of aU of the ways that a particular institution affects its environment. and includes recommendations for improvements. A finaJ repon from the students is expected by mid-May. Last year, after local news reports described the detailed audit UB environmental-studies students had conducted on their own _ for the Environ- ment also provide ongoing guidance and expertise for the students. All are working with lhe students on a volunteer basis. '"The students have to begin to understand the techni cal and political issues involved," con~ _ campus, Buffalo Councilmember Barbra Kavanaugh co ntacted Walter Simpson, UB 's energy officer and co-instructor of the environmental studies course, part of the interdisciplinary program in social sciences at OB, to see if the students could do something similar at City Hall. . . The formal invitation to do the audit carne via a resolution passed last year by the Common Council. Simpson and Joseph Gardella, professor of chemistry and chair of UB 's Environmental Task Force. immediately began work- ing with Kavanaugh to arrange it. "This seemed like it could be ,._ greiJ.l!!!!ffiue," . JS..t~.v,n~u&lt said, "not only as a way to deal with environmental issues in City Hall, but also to use UB as a re· source." A team of 14 students was broken into two groups: one to work on solid waste and purchasing policies, the other to investigate energy use. . ~ n;-project- grounds the students in reality, " said Bruce Kohm, a Buffalo community activist. president of SBK Envi· ronmental R.esean:h and instructor of the UB course. In addition to Kobm, Dennis M. Frank Sr., president of Energy Advantage: Edwin tinued Kobrn. "The audit creates a context for this." Several times each week. stu ~ dents visit several floors of rhe 66-year-old Art Deco building, wh.icb houses 3,200 employees in its 26 stories. Students on the energy team interview faci lities man agers Continued on page 2 Research provides further evidence that pets, music effective at reducing stress a, LOll IIAIIEII News Services Editor --·····---tbencwfirstlinoof . . . .111 die llllilo<fo Pflltlelllllnlb. ~ iillbo VB Scbool of Deolll MediciDe are the · , fini1Dibow,la a a--1 popllatioD.Ibat a atUdud deolll Xuy 1libD em - plliaaiiiD esaiblillla balellae piclule of denIll bo8llb also ctlll ~polelllially daoaerous calcl1im depooita in !be carotid Ullllriea. In a review of denlll X-rays, they detecled caldfictllioDa in tbe carocid ~ Iqe--. 011 bolb .... of !be DeCk lbat mpply bloOd 10 the tnm-iD S pen:entoftbe deolll X-rays o(-llwt 2,700 new paiiellls in UB's deolll cllaics. Sucb c:alclfiCat;oos are a sign of llllvanced atherolclerosis. a major cauae of stroke. All of !be ptllienta were told of tbe fiDdings and referred to their perso!W. pbyslcWt for foUow-up. Results of !be research were presented by Laurie carter, a radiologist and usociall: pcofeuor of on! diagDOStic sciences, Friday, Man:lt 21, at lbe atmual DIOCiing of ibe lntemati~ Msociation ofDeolll Reoean:h in Orlando, Fla. The stud)' was one of several from UB presenred attbe meeting. (For results of three of the other studies,- NC S). · c ••••• • ,... .......... Tbe UB in-fi&alicm ~reviewing the screeoill&panoramic radi0Jiallll4 ~752- pa1iea1s Ill tbe UB dental clinic&. Apoaoramic radioppb Ia a widr>-u&le froolal X-ray taken cU:laa a polietlt's lial Yi1if 1D ea.blilb tbe initial condition of lbo'lllelb and surroundiD& ~and Ill periodic intervals thereaf- lel'u.-lod. Cak:ificatioos in tbe carocid ancrios...,.... detcc:ted in 143 patieals, or about S pen:eol oflbe aamplo. Two thirds of this group were women, with a meaa. . . of 6S ~ Jllndin&s showed tbal-40 iJIICOGI of J*ioats wilb calclllealion bad lbo fiDding in · both i:arOiid artpiel. ~on pageS UNIVERSITY at Buffalo behavioral scientist whose work bas focused on the sooth.in~ effect of spouse, and that trained com pan~ with many supportive friends or ion dogs can replace paid health- family. Owning a pet had only a slight moderating effect o n the blood pressure of young women with little social support. '"'These findings incticate that there is more than one type of posi~ tive social support," Allen said, A aides in assisting persons with disabilities in their daily routine, pets and music on hum ans has played during surgery concluded taken ber research in both areas a that pl ayi ng music of their choice during surgery may help some surgeo ns relieve stress and im~ prove their performance. The new study to measure the effects of pets on women living alone was conducted over six months and involved I()() women who lived alone. Half were in their mid-20s. the other half were in their early 70s. Twenty-five women in each group had a dog or cat to which they were very attached. The other 25 in each step funher, investigating the ben ~ efits of pets for women who live alone and music for patients under~ going eye surgery. Karen Allen has found that for women ~ving alone, a four-legged friend may be nearly as effective in keeping blood pressure down as a human companion. And for older adults undergoing out-patient eye surgery, Allen and Lawrence Golden have show that those who listened to their choice of music during surgery saving S 13,000 per year per pel' son. Her previous study of music blood pressure and cardiac work group had never owned a pet. Of the yo ung pet-owners, 17 bad dogs and 8 bad cats. The break- load than patients who did not lis- down for the older pet-owners te n to music. Allen, a research scientist in the UB Oepanment of Medicine and was 9 <logs and 16 cats. bad significantly lower heart rate, Milllird Fillmore Health System, reported the results of both studies last week at the annual meet~ R esults showed that blood pressure of pet-owners was lower than that of non~pet-own ~ ers in both age groups. Among conducted by Allen have shown elderly women, those with pets bad significantly lower blood pressure·readings than those without pets. Elderly women with pets but little human companionship that in a stressful situation. a pet dog is more comforting than a had blood press ure reading s nearly as low as young women ing of the American Psychosomatic Society in Sante Fe. N.M. Earlier studies involving pets "and they suggest that for people with few human con ta cts or friends, pets can play an important role in moderating age-related increases in blood pressure." I n the study looking at the ef- fects of music o n those undergoing out~patient eye surgery, Alle n and Golden, UB clinical professor of medicine. focused on 40 cataract or glaucoma patients ranging in age from 51 ~ 88 . The patients were divided into two gro ups, each co mposed of 15 women and five men. Two participating surgeons treated half of each group. Patients in the expenmenta l group li stened to music of the1r choice through headphones be fore. during and after surgery. Those in the control group did not listen to music at any time. Heart rate and blood pressure of all patients shot up the morning of surgery. These measures of canliovascular stress dropped sig· Continued on page 2 �2 • 'U International' ArJeotina atPal He DOled tblt UB recently signed a memoraadum of ..,_...... wilb lbe Univenity of the West c.pe in Soulb Africa ond hopeiiO develop prognms with West African llllivasiiiesondoations when lbe political liability of those llllions permits. "'ur goo! now," he said. "is 10 pboliz.e the UB compus and get many more UB IIUdoots ovoneos. not only for till! junior year abrood. but for Dunnett describes global leadership .,~­ some of wbom bold very high positions in their govemmco!S and business communities. Then: are thousands ofUB alumni allrold-1,500 in Taiwan alone. Dunnett said American higher education is recognized everywhere as being a very good bargain for consumers. He. stressed handful of American universities to rethat it's also a good bargain for those wbo spond to the anticipated educational deprovide i~ since more than 99 percent of mand abroad. foreign students pay for their own educaIn 1997, UB is ooe of the leaders in in tion or are sponsOred by their governments ternational education, to the benefit of not or international agencies. only those countries and students who parAmerican programs in higher education ticipate in the university's programs, but ' bring billlons of foreign dollars into lbe U.S. to the Western New York economy. economy. The U.S. Commcroe Department "We have a presence in more than 60 last year added higher education 10 its list of nations worldwide," Stephen C. Dunoeu. export industries and esbmaled its ccooomic vice provost for internalional education, told impact at f7 billion a year. Dunnet1 said forclose to 100 people attending the March 13 eign SIUdenls enrolled at UB and ocber area JlpiD, Malaysia, niWIIIIIId Thailand andcJi.>. UB at Sunrise program. " and UB is ooe of colleges cooll'ibutc more than $2S million cuaed Dt!fW llllldy-abroed programs in Voetthe top 30 universities in the United States every yeariO lbe Weslcm New YOlk economy, DIIIIIIId one under development in India. Dunneu said future overseu programs in foreign student enrollment" spending it on housing. food, clothing. enterwill COIIIiDue 10 focus on three target areas: Under Dunnett's leadership, the multitainment and educational services. Asia, Eatan Europe and lbe NAFTA nafaceted UB program in international eduunoett presented a history of UB's . lions. "Our paeoce is very strong in Eastcation bas grown rapidly and solidly, with wide-ranging international pro- em Europe," be said, noting lbe large. USIAemphasis on Eastern Europe, the Pacific grams, which range from the tradi- funded gmlble program in business manRim and NAFTA nations. He bas earned tional junior year abroad to entire overseas agement UB is helping 10 establish in La1Via. recognition by the international education campuses. faculty~cbange programs. en- the extensive exchange program with community as ooe of its most distinguished gineering and management degree pro- Poland's Jagielloniao Univasity, managoand forward-thinking leaders. grams-many of which are linked to UB's menl programs with univasities in Hungary Dunnett said that UB 's overseas presence enormously successful English Language and programs in Booniacooperativdy run by today focuses by design on the Pacific Rim Institute (ELI), which serves as a model for Western New YOlk physicians and lbe Ell. region. '1 don' t think that any American unisintilar programs all over the world. Programs in the western hemisphere invershy bas as many relationships with Asia He outlined the extensive UB programs clude those in Costa Rica, Venezuela, th1111 does UB," be added, "and that includes in Asia operated through the ELI and Mexico, Brazil and Paraguay. Dunoett said universities in California." Between its Enschools of dental medicine, medicine and Dt!fW programs are wlderdiscussion for Cuba. glish Language Institute and its faculties and biomedical sciences, management and enprofessional schools, Dunnett noted, UB bas gineering. He emphasized UB' s strong ENVIRONMENTAL produced thousands of overseas graduates, presence in China, Malaysia, SingapQre, Continued from page 1 News Services Editor W HEN THE UNIVERSITY '!_I Buffalo began to export ill higher education programs overseas in the early 1970s, it was one of only a D PETS Continued from page 1 nificantly in the music group within 10 minutes of tuning in, and remained low, results showed. Only in the music group did cardiovascular measures nearly reach baseline, Allen said. Music patients also rated the stress of surgery lower and their ability to cope hi g her th a n th e control group. ··u this were a drug intervention, people would be clamoring for it, .. said Allen. " Patients like it, it's cheap and effec- feet of pets for women wbo live alone, go to http://www.hutralo.edufnewt~Latest/ AllenPetsWo men_ L ois.html. To read more about the study of patients undergoing out-patient eye surgery, go to http:// www. b u ffalo.e d ufnews/Latest/ AllenStressSurgery_Lois.html. • tive, and has no negative side effec ts . Ho spitals could o ffer it and be heroes to their eatients.·· Other investi- Fillmore; Alan Forrest, Charles Niles, Philip Niswander, Jared Barlqw, and Joseph L. lzzo Jr., all affiliated with UB. Music for the s tudy wa s provided by Digital Music Express. To read more about lighting, beating, air-conditioning and computer use. They are exploring improvements, such as zoned beating and ceolnll air-<:<>oditioning, that could reduce the cost of running City Hall. "By the end of the pro~ we will be able to tell them, 'This is bow much mooey you can save on eoergy and this is the payback period,'" explained Pete Acampora. a recent UB environmental science graduate on the energy team. He was hired by Dennis Frank after working with him last semester on a US-sponsored environmental audit for the Buffalo Museum of Science. Energy-team students also talk to employees about bow office equipmeo~ s~ as computers and copiers, are used and bow they might be utilized more efficiently. Students on the solid-waste team-survey workers about office practices such as use of recycling bins and recycled paper, bow much electrooic niail is used, what they know about lbe building' s recycling policies and bow recycling efforts could be strengthened. All of the information they gather, the students have learned, bas a definite ceonomic impact. "City Hall bas to pay for every ton of waste that's hauled away, so if they hav e less waste to landfill, that means less expense," said Glenn Delfisb, a UB senior on the project. Students also ask employees and managers in charge of waste policies iJi City Hall if lbey are buying and usioa recycled paper. "ffthere's on market forrecycted items, then there's no reason to recycle, so we are asking, 'IS City Hall buying recycled paper?'" said Delfisb. in the dumpsters. students pick through 55-gallon bins of~ They joke that they have seen far more coffee grounds than they ever expected. "The mix of information that passes you by in a dumpstz!r is interesting." said Delfisb. "Once, I saw an pawn u.msbipL We-fur!her development ofour Asian. EastEurcpe.n llldAfricm Sllldies programs and more exciJon&e programs with tbooe regions. . "W e'd see a lib: to greater variety of foreign language takm up by our IIUdenii-Spanisb. Jllplll080. Olineae, Korean, Vldnamcle and. German, in particular," be said. "Today, college groduates oeed a pnctical knowledge of the international sc.:ne and an IIJ'Ilft'Clation of the values and customs of other culttures if they' re to be competitive in the job market" Dunnett said lbe university also would lib: to see more faculty oetwoddng oveneas and more possibilities for international collaboration andresean:b. "We'll conlinueouroverseas alumni developmcnt effort. . .it really pays off because alumni promote our programs and they are aggressive recruiters." • empty box of cereal go by. I though~ somebody gets here real early in the morning!" The solid-waste team expects to produce a report that quantifies in weight and volume the amount of waste that is geoerated, bow much could be recycled, bow much actually is being recycled and the average amount of waste that is geoerated per office in City Hall. Kobm. who bolds class once a week. noted that the work is stnJctured lib: most real-world, on-the-job assignment$. " A task is assigned and a quality product is expected, but you never really know what is involved until you stan." he said. Delfisb said that be and the other students are experiencing the practical application of problem-solving techniques they may have learned in school, but never before bad the chance to apply. AI the same time, according to Gardella. the project extmds UB's sustainable-cam programs into the community, which helps to further die university's public-service mission. ''With our increasing emphasis on regional cooperation. we can start thinking about bow 10 integrate public service into.the educational experience for our students," Gardella said. "'bis project is unique in that it stresses IJands.oo access to real-world prot>. !ems, while making a contribution to saving energy and increasing recycling." Students report that they bave been warmly received by City Hall's employees add that people are willing to cooperale, signs that Councilmember Kavanaugh sees as extremely positive. "I bope the audit serves as a pilot program not only to help us look at environmental issues in city buildings, but also to serve as a model for ways in whicb to involve the university and its students in municipal issues and municipal governmen~" she said. "lt's a model • for our continuing relationship." llirKb'ol _ _ _ .,_ _ _ _ o l _ ·---~., . . ~ol s.rw:... Slate UrWertAy of New Yoftl: at Bullllo. EcModll omc:. .,. 138 Crofts Hal, Amhlnt, (711) 645-2828. • repontrO t.l:lnlwl.buftakl.edU and Brasilia, Brazil's - - _,_Splno •• -S..W.Eclloto: _ __ _.1oM~ Edllo<: - - t..olo • - _ , Edllor: ._ - llonlltl • M_ Diroc:lo<: �3 __O'Rourke _ takes aim at pOiitics•••and pOliticians .,PJ. Repor1er Editor T HE DEMOCRATS took itonlhe chin. So did the Republicans. And so did a couple of Great Lakes cities. There were no sa~ cred cows when PJ. O' Row:lcc took lbc Mainsrage Man:b 12 as part of UB's Distinguished Spcalccn Series. "I'm here to tallc about politics. ..aod I'm going to try 110( to malcc you run screaming from lhc room. It's 110( an easy thing to do in lhc wake of las! year's presidcntialcampoign, which was as bad as a bouse visit from Dr. Kevorkian," said O'Row:lcc, foreign alfain editor for RoiUng Stone magazine. He's been called "the funniest writer in America" by 7im• and Th• Wall Strut Journal, and is quoted in ''The Penguin Dictionary of Humorous Quotations" more often than aD) olher living person. Andregardless of their politics, lbc self-avowed Republican lccpt members of his UB audience laughing, even when he took a goodnatured shot at Buffalo. " I am a native of Toledo, Ohio, so I am I did and move','' he said. But the primary focus of O'Rourke's tallc was politics. The I 996 election was "a hard trip to the polls for me," he noted, but " we had to vote because otherwise the person our spouse was for would win." O'Rourke a uscd. " And he did." Last fall's U.S. presidential race was a lot ike Russia's, characterized, he said, by " w~m-out , left-wing ideology vs. sleazy special interests. Of course, that was just the fight between Hillary and Bill." Aaazt~~C ••apa l.._. ca' ld • n The Russian election also resembled the Clinton-Dole race, especially during the Russian runoffs, when Yeltsin disappeared and no one knew where or how he was. It was, O ' Rourke said, an amazing geopolitical coincidence between the two most JXlW· erful countries in the world. " And what is the main issue? Is one of lbc candidates dead ... .lttums out Yeltsin waso·~ ... O'Rourke said he has trouble accepting the quality of public figures, especially when he considers what he called the four most prontinent politicians in the U.S. over the past year. AI Gore, Bob Dole, Newt Gingrich, Bill Clinton. "Would you hire any of those people to mow your lawnT' he asked. " Dole would be down on his hands and knees trying to make a deal with the grass not to gmw. Gore would be asking the cat if the dandelions were an endangered species . Gi ngrich would steal the Toro. And Bill wou ldn't be able to make up hi s mind-you know, do the front orolhe back, power moWer or push, rake and then mow or the other way around ... so he'd give up, and he' d be inside raiding the refrigerator and nin ing with lbc babysitter." O ' Rourke explained the difference he- ---Ia... tween the two dominant political parties in the United States. The Republicans, he said, operate on '1he goofy-old-dad-giving-you-a-man-toman-talk-in-the-deo platform. They comer the voters and they kind of ramble on." Democrats, on the other hand, run on the "whining-spoiled-brat platform. 'You said we were going to have a drug-free America and I want my free drugs now ' .... "The Democrats say, 'We know what is don ' t thiolc so: " I want you to go to King tics? ..There's too much whining going on." smelled," he added. "Even the bad things are hener than they O ' Rourke said . "Whi ning is the single used to be. Bad music has gotten much briefer." most imponant force in the Ameri can political ~ss ....lf we're going to understand the process. we're going to have to un· derstand the politics of whining." The United States is in lbc midst of"an optintistic moment in history. If you thiolc about it, things are pretty good righ t now." O' Rourke said we are no longer in the grave danger familiar with your weather and your economy and the !alec. All I can really say is, 'It's a wonderful place and everything, but maybe you should consider doing what directly rather than getting the IRS to do it for him," he said. What's wrong with poli - pas~ and the Republicans, who can't stop living in it; between the Democrats, who __ ......... want to tax us to death, and the Republicans, wbo' d prefer we get shot to death by a member of the Michigan ntilitia." , When you look at Republican politi- cians, what you see is the scum on the top of the business world, O ' Rourke said. But when you look. at Democrats, what you see is the scum on the top of politics. " A dis- honest businessman will steal from you of the atomic war. The fonner Soviet Union has dissolved into a space on the map filled with "countries with too many Ks and Cs in their naines." And China has decided to conquer the " world shower flip-flop mark.e~" he said. 'The ordinary men and women of the world have greater liberty, more material benefits than they ever have had at any time since the beginning of civilization. Thjngs are better than they were a fow years ago. Things are better than they were at 9:30 this morning. thanks to 'TYlenol and two bloody Marys ... but that's personal ." Life is better than it ever has been, and 0' Rourke has one suggestion for those who Anhur's dentist'' The one thing everyone forgets about the old times is "how the old timers __ .....,......_,_ ... , We should be enjoying ourselves. and we're not, O'Rourke said . .. I hear Ameri can whining . 'There's a holt in my ozone ... there's terrible poverty because the rich people used up all of my money in the '80s.' Why are we so unhappy?" And we whine because it work s. O'Rourke said. ''Whining works because being unhappy makes us imponan~" he said. And , more importantly, whining is less work than figuring out what to do to solve the problem. ''Everyone wants to save the earth. No one wants to help Mom with the dishes." he said. Politicians make the ir livings off our worries, which may not be to our best ad ~ vantage, O' Rourke said, because our political leaders have no vested interest in our being optimistic . Politicians want bad things to happen to us, because they want to be able to rush in and save the day. " When bad things happen. should poli- tics be our first resort? Do we want politics to control the whole world? Do we want our life to be one endless visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles? Do we want our hean-bypass operation performed by the post office? Do we want our children raised by Donna Shalala, do we want to marry Dick Morri s?" 8 Greiner asks Clinton to support university-based research Give research funding high priority, letter urges .,.una._ News Services Director U B PRESIDENT William R . Greiner has joined presidents from other major U.S . research~inten­ sive uni versities in asking Presi- dent Clinton to make federal suppon for university-based research a national funding priority. In a letter dated March 12, Greiner praised Clinton's ••strong and positive stance on education" and asked him to take sintilar leadership io supporting universitybased research. " Your leadership in supporting university research in the federal budget for fiscal I 998," Greiner added, "will mean continued advances and continued promise for generations to come." The Association of American Universities, whose members are tbe nation's leading univenities, has called upon them and their presidents to communicate to Clinton, as well as to members of Congress. the need to maintain federal fu nding of uni- versity-based research. In his lener to Clinton, Greiner noted, "The United States' constellation of research-intensive uni versities remains the finest in the world , setting benchmarks for scientific endeavors everywhere. Work at our institutions produces remarkable scientific, technological. and sociocultural resources." G reiner cited the example of UB re searchers who ..are learning to build structures and roadways that resist earthquake damage; to better understand women's health issues; and to program computers that can 'read' handwritten postal addresses. " Federal suppo n ," he added , " ma de possible these UB projects, as we ll as many others." Greiner added that ..experience suggests that the university setting is the most productive of all venues for research. By bringing together talented scientists, cuttin g-edge technology, and international contacts, and by supporting their work in a spirit of creativity and free inquiry. uni· versities are a veritable font of ingenuity. Unjversities aJso dtvelop talented scientists. cutting-edge technology, and international contacts." H e noted th ai not only have students from around the world "long Oocked to our country for doctoral and postdoctoral education at research unives:sities," but that scientists from other countries look to the universities ..to set the pace for many international advances." Greiner also addressed the "very specia l academic experience" offered to "America's most talented young people" by the nation's major research-intensive universities. "Again, the federally supported research en te rpri se, built largely over the past 50 years. helps us to cultivate and preserve the human and intellectual capital on which America's future as a world leader depends. "'Moreover. federal su pport for university research is aggressively leveraged."' Greiner said. "It is the foundation on which we build our many partnerships." " UB 's National Center for Eanbquake Engineering Rescan:h-funded for lhc past 10 years by NSF (National Science Foundation), with additional New York State fundshas helped oneofWestem New York's former defense contractors redirect his business to produce new technologies, retaining jobs and potential for economic growth. 'f/C have in this counuy is a choice between ..We and our colleagues across the nation have many such stories.·· Greiner added. "Federal suppon is the underpinning of a range of joint ventures between universities. state and local governments. and the business sector. The outcomes benefit Ameri- the Democrats, who can't remember the cans locally, 1egionally. and nationally." • wrong with America and we can fix it.' The Republicans say, 'There's nothing wrong with America and we can fix 1ha1.' What �• Le ers UUP chapter board has questions on documents OI'DI LETTD TO II'IIOVOST TIIOMAS MADitiCK: T he Chapter Boatd bas delegaled me to express our coocerns. Like many othen at the university. we have seriOUJ qucs· tions about the implications of the planning document you recently released ( .. Planning UB's Academic Future"), as welt as the much less known and discussed "Report of the Provost's Task Force on Incentive and Resource Allocation" and the draft paper, ..Revenues, Allocations and Cost Attribution by Responsibility Center." Like many othen, we are unsatisfied with the responses you have partmenll and programs whieb ba~ !he most ethnically diverse faculty and otudenll7 In light of !he n:cently released "Report of !he President's Tuk Force oo Women at UB." wbicb showed the need for a strong academic proaRJD in Women's Studies. wby weaken the univenity't commitment to women's otudies and gender otudies7 How many of our best faculty would be induced to lu~ if they losttheirdeportmontal homes? How many untenwed faculty will loot for jobs in more stable universities? Will the percentage of part-timers continue to increase dnmaticalJy? __ ..... , ...,__ __ ..... ,,, __ ,..._, __ ,_, __ ----ll?lltt llllriiiC...---.. _, m order to clarify the issues for the university community. You have dismissed most of these practical questions u ..ad..m.i.o.iarw.ve details" or ..questions that we will woct out later.".You even diunisscd questions about tenure IDd institutional stability with a renwt that the faculty and stalfoflhe new, reorpniud UB woold bring "their own inu:mal security" with them, oeeding no long-term commit- -~.-..-,..,-,_ ments from the university. You sugges&ed that given at recent pub tic meetings. The following are a few of the questions lhat we believe need to be answered quickly, · oHerlooC. _ , - .. _of_,._.. ,....__, sively on public-relations goals. An eumination of the SUNY Mission Statement shows a striking contrast in approach. SUNY's mission is based on the assumption thai higher. education is a common good The legally sanctiooed SUNY mission. unlike this repon. ealls for !he ..broadest possible access," for a student population "fully representative of aU segments of the population'' to a complete range of academjc ~ grams, as a means of ..enhancing the well-being of the people of the state and the region, and ''protecting our environmental and marine resources ." lbere is no mention of rating systems of competition with other universities. The Planning report does not make a serious analysis of UB 's past. It would be instructive to sec, for example, how and when interdisciplinary work has been carried out sueeessfully, and how !he programs being targeted for dissolution are viewed by faculty, staff and students (not only the administration's point of view). Is there any precedent for successfuJ reorganization of this k.ind in an era of shrinking budgets? How will the proposed reorganization improve undergraduate education at UB , as your plan alleges? It is clear that students will lose options if some departments are closed. and it is by no means clear that students have anything to gain. · ... relatively obort lives, and an: usually adminisl<ted by the V10e PresideD! for ~ oo "soft" DIOIIe)'. 1be people wbo are employed only at ceulei"S ve not port of our wtioa borpiniaa uni~ ba~ DO tenw"e, and tiUI be dismilled without cause. b this the "adveaturesomo" future in store for UB faculty and stall? Will faculty and sWr &I the ce111en and inaituteo eavisiooed iD !he plan wort for the J1a1e. the Raealeb Fouudatioo, UB Poundatioo, or what? Will they be II:DtpO<Uy, permanept or term employees? How many tenure-trock or permanent-appointmeDt jobl will ~ lost u a result of this plan? How many iD the next year? How many iD the n..t three to fi~ yeon7 Will womea and minorities be affected disproportiooally, clesuoyiDa the meager propeu made 111 !he lut20yean7 - t h a t UDder the Policies of !he Boatd ofTnaslees, OlllliDod iD the Faculty and Staff Hauclbook, the l'oculty deportmonta slwe docilions oo biring. .,..,.-ioo and tenwe with the ad..m.i.o.iarw.on. In the cenlei"S of your plan, this dctision-maldng power ap- peon t o - solely w i t h b the implmwoMarion of the plaD depeodent oa aettill& c:oalnCIID& 0111 iD the UUP tolllllct? How many jobl would be Albecotroct<d to outside or illlide COipOI'&liclm7 loa implemcmarim ol the plutJ cum:ody beilt& clitcuoaed would ~y wort COUll:< to the Miuioo 0( SUNY, rioUUP eoaanct. local put pnc- l&le the c:urreat tices, and (&I leal in spirit) the Policies of the 8ootd olTrusu:ea, forte""""~ to close, and introduce a series of compditi'~ diseaaei iDto the univenily. Uoivcrsitiea need iD order to the unity inbaau iD tbe provide u IIIIIIOipbere c:oadutive 10 ttllldy, eoas- resem:1t and leamiDaovorturJtin& of the . - quo may be wduJ roc tompditive ~but c:ertainly does not foaw a scltolorly IIIIIIOipbele. Given aU of the serious questioos tbal your plan raiseo, the calendar and ICidemic respouibllitiea, a mid-May doodline for resolvin& them is completely umeali.stic. The university community aceds mucb more time to CODJider thoroughly the implicatioas of these documenll. SIDcen:ly, -- Chapter l'r85ider>t, UUP Buffalo Center Chapter The Provost's plan: A recipe for disruption and decline The Planning report focuses almost exclu- __.,._ !he employee of the future woold be a more "adventuresome" penon tlwJ the stal>ilityoeekinJ faculty and otalf today. Research ceotc:n., u we know them, have be Provost and his staff deserve our gratitude for !he <IICtJY and boldness of vision which they have shown in dnfting their report "Plannin& UB's ACIIdemic Futwe." Then: are major probl~101 confrooting UB in the future, and ways must be foond to tackle these problems if we arc to compete 'in an age of increasing pressure on resources. Unfonunately, !he plan u it stands will enfeeble UB in sucb competition. It embodies a plea for a regionally rather than an intemationaJJy focused university, for a dumbing down of our educational mission (master's rather lhan doctoral education; fa..oding rewards for facu lty wbo cease to be active scholars), and for a professiona1 school orientation of the university, with Arts and Sciences retained as a service unit onJy. All this is done, paradoxically, in the context of a stated need to raise scholarly rankings. The plan thw contains proposals that are inconsistent with each other. Yet we understand that the Provost's Office is already implementing the details. 1be plan does not examine what might be the reasons for the low rank.ings of so many of our departments; and it is at no point directed toward improving matters in this regard via the provision of incentives for scholarly exceUcnce. Rather. the implementation of its proposals will bring a funher decline in our national rankings. The remarks which follow are addressed espccia1ly to Part Ill of the Plan, which contains a series of proposals for radical changes in almost every aspect of the way UB is run . __ " aeetonooftlle...._...,., 'CD ... Itltlo.for ............... The Incentive report and the Revenues (RCMJ report, mentioned above. seem to flesh out some of the financial aspeclS of the plan. For example. the Incentive report states that the "Provost will keep a percentage of all university revenues, i.e.• a provostaJ tax or subvention, to support innovative academic programming and research that serves the university's mission." The draft Re,renues paper outlines a scheme that would really bring Dean Triggle's Donner party home to UB. How can collegiality survive, not to mention interdisciplinary cooperation, when departments must vie for cuition fu nds to k.eep their programs running and to buy supplies? Would the curriculum become more rigid, instead of more Oex.ible? In practice, would ''RCM.. operate on the department level, the dean's level. or where? lf tuition becomes the measure or a unit's workload and funding, where docs that leave student services, administrative offices, and libraries? Will these have to bold bake sales or fold? What effect would such plans have on work.load and jobs for professional staff? How be affected? Wlo)' would _ academic _ , work.loads .__ - -1(-we, are . .concerned , · - llloC? with increasing interdisciplinary work. why arc you targeting some of the departments that are most involved in interdisciplinary work.? If we are concerned about "diversity" wh axe the de- . -~-,.., . . . _ . . -...,elooi'J Seven or eight years ago, President Greiner, as Provost. indicated that the unique feature of UB was its comprehensive collection of professional schools. He indiCited that we should foc us on that and suggested that the Arts and Sciences should become a suppon system for that collection of professional schools. There was a major negative response to that statement. and it was DOC mentioned publicly again. However, the present plan can be viewed as a version of that original goal. _.. _, 1be plan maintains that the present system does not work. and that this provides a rationale for the changes projecled in !he plan. But it does not tell us bow the system is broken, only that it causes ""tensions between Arts and Sciences." No One can deny that there are major problems at UB. The extent to which those problems can he blamed on !he cUJTeot Arts and Sciences structure has not, SENDING ID1ERS TO 1lE REPCNIIER The Reporter welcomes letters lrom readers commenting on its stories and content Lettertl should be lmted to 800 WO<ds and may be edited for style and length. Because of space limitations, the Reporter cannot publish ail letters received. They must be received by 9 a.m. Monday to be consid-. ered lor publication ln that week's Issue. however, been investipted. Tbe extent to which a change in structure will improve the silll&lioo bu 001 been detmnined. The plan. in th.iJ: respect. seems to rely on wishful thinking and oo a reckless desire for change for change's sake. Yeltbere an: many piec»meal improvemenll to the system that could be made witboot the major disl~on produced by a complete restructuring. Wlor,...... .... ._.n ,,....c, 1 I•• About four yean ago, a wk force was put ~ getber under Dean Triggle by then Provost Bloch. 1be commission, or which our pre:sc:nt Provost was 1 member, was charged with ex· amining the future of the Arts and Sciences. The report of the commission disctwed three allemati'(ct: a two-unit strUcture (fusin& Ans and Letters with Social Sciences, with Natural Sciences as a separate fiCillty); a single, aU-emi>Bcing College of Arts and Sciences; leaving things as they are. It decided in favor of the last of these. arguing that the disruption produced by resiJUCIUring would no< be outweighed by any likely benefits to be derived from either of the remaining two alternatives. AI the same time it recommended piecemeal reforms designed to address concerns relating to co-operation between existing facu1ties and deans. That such reforms can be effective is demonstrated by the successful interdisciplinary degree programs whieb already exis~ and which could easily _, . lt..._.._, be eJ~:teodcd. lMM.A._..._..._..,.. -.. The discussion of !he "M.A. as larJel degree" initiative began with the idea that it was pri- marily a means of getting an addjtional year's worth of tuition, and graduate tuition at that. from most of our undef8111duateo. No market study bu been under!aken to detennine whether there is a demand for a greater variety of M.A. degrees, or for combined B.AJ M.A. degrees. It is cumntly unclear wbetber our undergnduate IIUdenll exit with ~te breadth and depth of knowledge iD their majors. At UB many of our SfU:dcnts enter college unp<q>ared for scholarly work. Rather than addressing this problem, for example by a rigorous kstructuring of the initial year in such a way that our students would be brought to the level where they could cope with the demands of a geouiDe and reputable undergnduate major iD the three yean which remain. the plan seeks to tag on an extra year of tbe same coasting whicb we alllOo often ' have at present-where even studeou entering college fully p<q>ared would lind it bani to achieve a genuine master's level education in 5 years. __ ----·--- ,_.._...,..._, Despite an avowed desire to iDcreue the national rankinp of our Ph.D. prosrams. the emphasis on mu~~:<'s degrees will for eeruin crucial """' disciplinet IJiltably degrade'lbe intellectual environment for Ph.D. studenll. It will thus reduce the appeal of UB to pocential Pbl>. otudenll with ye1 furtbcr deaimeuW c:onsequeoees for our Dlliooal nnldnss- Furthesmore, the Provost bu sugesled iD the most r<eent diJCUSSioos OD the BAJMA initiative that perhaps the M.A. portion of !he joint B.AJM.A. degrees will be iD the profeasionalscbools exclusively. ThiJ would result iD an eveo gnoater tlwJ predicted shift in resoun:es from !he Arts and Scieoc:es to the professional schools. sioce the crossover to the M.A. specialty would begin in the thin! year of college, and DOl after !he fourth, as in the conventional sequeoce. Ratber than viewing Olhc:r AAU public universities as our competitors. the UB con: eampus will be competing with !he SUNY colleges feeding into the professional scbooti. --lt---_.....,of __ ,_, Our most visible and important resean:b faculty will eeruinly DOl want to be pan of a univeaity that focuses on master's degRa. Our most movable faculty will leave, and we will bave even more difficulty than we cur· renlly have in recruiting top-notch faculty. The real scltolan are already llllSIUe of UB "s future. Switehing !he emphasis to M.A. training will be the last straw for many. The report of the ProvOSI's Task Force on Incentive and Resource Allocalion coatairu the statement that 1be intention is to bring into better balance the reciprocal relationship between institutional priorities and individual career enhancement (in a cultw'e wbicb presently privileges ihe latter to the detriment of !he former)." This is an eallWlnlinary usa-. tion. In a context of undue emphasis on flaw¢ evaluati~ tools such as the NRC rankings. a context of threats of closing Ph.D. programs that are DOl high enough in the rankings to suit the administratioo.. the Pn> vost and Presidenc .simultancoU51y maintain that fltculty wbo punue national or international recocnition among their peers and in their disciplinet are operating against the best interest or tbe uoivenity! _ _,_. ______...... u-1--............ .._... Wlilrllt . . . . . HIII'PIIlll., ...-..- ..._, --., This pan of the plan completely removes the elemenll of flexibility and planning from the deans. It represents, iD effoct_ a dcmOiioo for tbe deans., and an assault upon their status and function. It makes an intruse iD departmental rankings unattainable. since such nnkings depend mostly on !he size of !he unit and ~ numbers and eminence of senior faculty involved. Under the Provost"s plan, new senior faculty positions will be assiped almost exclusively to institutes and centen:. which will dnw resources away from tbe con: ICidemic disciplines. Senior positions will be filled DOl by cieportmellll bot via what the plan ealls a "group process." We an: DOl told what will be the role of sebolarly eapertise in this "group process." and what will be �------- .... .,,UI'J' ............. the role of adminisuaton. The Plan lalla of 1 "Provostal Tax" 10 be levied on nvinp from faeulty tumover. The tu should be levied oot atiOO ~~ u the Prov011 proposes, but at.JOmO modest leveluy 10 percent-«ncc increued (or doaeued) in li&ht of subsequent experience. In ~lion the n:veoue from this tu lhould be distribuced on the basis not of administrator ftat but of I properly eat.ablisbed symm Of peer 1'0view governed by a collegial council of facuhy with experieoc:e of interdisciplinary research. Additioool ceoten aod loatituru ___ should then be fillltlted, u at other majoo' uniYei'Sities, noc: by drawing reJOUrCeS from the core disciplines but from external eodowment funds specifically raised for this pur- -_,..,.. tile-,..,-......,tile pose. Nobody who criticizes the Provost's plan believes that interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary activities per se are a bad l.hing. In fact such activity has been flourishing and even increasing for several years; but the plan gives every evidence of ignoring the repons of these successes. which repraent ground-up collaboration nwtivated by genuine discipliMry nutb . Either the Provost does not appreciate the nawre of the activities thai the roeulty already pursue, or be feels that the faculty are not pursuing the issues that he happens to find important The Plan includes a Hst of foci for instirutes and initiatives, with little or no ana)ysis of needs, quality of facuhy incerested. whether the ideas are passt. or of pedagogical value. The Provost is quick to claim that w~t he has offered are just suggestions; at the saroe time, however, departments an being in ructed by dean.r to produce dekliltd pro· sals for the futun allocation of thpartmen1 I resources in ways which will enable tM portments to become integrated into tM institutes and centers which arr listed in I The plan proposes that contributions to centers/initiatives/institutes will have a role in tenure and promotion. This possibility bas already created some anxiety among junior faculty. The proposal is consistent with the plan's notion that a department-based aca demic structure is a hindrance to the development of the free-floating type of educational institution that he visualizes (as stated in the initial plan in the Fall of 1995). ::::tile::,_,., .... :.......... flf Univenltiea have repeatedly found, u the Tri&&Je Commissloo reported.. that inu:rdisci- pfuwy oetivity doea oot flow from adminis- trative fial. Not only can 1.11 administration oot maodlte sucb oetivity from the top down, but the opprooch proposed by the Provost, which is to advocate 1 finite number of foci that should, he 1w maintained, oeeommodou: almost every faculty member, U tanlamount to telling facwlty whar they tnlght to ~ ,.._ scan:hing. The plan doea oot octoowledge the extent of cwrent interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary activity occurrinsat UB . Funher, it presupposes that such oetivity, by defmition, always requires team efforts. In fact, however, very many faculty members engage in interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary activity in their own individual research. TwlliiiC.,.-.- ~ 1be plan proposes a oew.accounting"ystem. dubbed "Responsibility Center Management" (RCM), under which eacb budget unit is essentially accountable (or generating the revenue needed to cover its costs. Market competition does, certainJy. have its advantages, but it must be introduced with great care, and from this point of view it is regrenable that RCM is to be instituled simultaneously with so many other global changes (e.g. the nostructuring of Aru and Sciences) which make impossible the son of detailed preparations necessary to make it wort:. For the plan, with its many centers and institutes, will yield unclear reporting relationships, and it will mandate competition between departments and institutes/centers for the very same faculty lime. resources, enrollments, and allegiances. Institutes and multidisciplinary activities require cooperation among units. RCM produces only competition. Assuming they can be blended is ludicrous, unless depanments disappear and resources flow only to institutes and centers. All of this seems to have all the potential for consequences which can only be described as catastrophic. At the very least it will mean that facullf members with fund-raising savvy, rather than being encouraged to att.ract new funds to the university, will be pitted against their colJeagues in a scramble for those existing funds which have now become centrally pooled. RCM will transform UB into a market economy in which the activities worth pursuing or supporting are those that are most saleable. Everywhere that RCM has been implemented, proressional schools have benefited at the expense of the Arts and Sc1ences, and vocatiorral training has benefited at the expense of liberal education and of pure research. The Provost proposes, in the spirit of RCM, that UB n:ploee retiring science foeulty who do not have external funding w1th foeully who on: funded. Yel then: on: fields within every discipline, aod especially so in the sciences and matbematics. that for differ· ent reasons do nol attract external funding. Their presence is nonetheless necessary for scholarly reasons. The long-term effect of this suggestion would be to kill the academic enteJprise: one type of cell would eventually dominate all of the other cells within the organism, thereby destroying the balance within eacb discipline that is required by any university that is to be able to fulfill its mission as described at the beginning of the Provost's plan-that of the creation of new knowledge and the sharing of ideas. _.......,.. __.... ------··ltll ---tile-for __ ,.., ., ...._led tor ra-actl ..., . . . . . . One is tempted to suggest that the decisions simply reflect rhe Provost's and President's biases. Poor rank.ings in professionaJ schools such as Law and Management are responded to with an increase in resou.rces. The School of Management recently faced problems in re-accreditation. The recommendation by the accrediting team was that an infusion of resources was nor the solution. Instead, the school should divest itself of some of its degree programs. Yet the Provost and the President still intend to infuse resources. The Law School, which plunged in the rank.ings in recent years. has nonetheless been allowed to reduce enrollment, charge higher tuition , and has been given money for major raises in the __ .....,._._. ___ 5 salaries of all its faculty. ANU...tr ' ' .,....... ., rU•• - - - - - ...... to ... The appendix to the plan discusses what de· partments have been doing and what they ought to be doing ; its recommendations are often anachronistic in a way which bears witness to a Jack of knowledge of the various disciplines involved. Yet for most faculty thi s is the most important aspect of the plan. since it deals with the realities of their home departments and not with abstractions or vague futuristic concepts. We urge both faculty and administraton to focus their attentions on !.he recommendations in Part Ill of the plan. Their implementation would amount to an attack on scholarship and on the faculty that punue it. It is the function of administrators to put forward proposals for considen~tion by the faculty. But it must be left to facult y to sharpen and concretize, and 1f necessary to reject, such proposals. for in tht: end it wil l ~ they who will be caJied upon to conduct re · search and 1.0 teach the stude nts or the ruture. JOHN .OOT, professor ana Cllair. Department of Management Science and Systems. School of ManEJ6ement JONATHAN DEWALD, professor and chalf, Department of History ST\IART L FISCHMAN, professor. SchOOl of Dental Medicine FIIEDEittC J. F'I.DtON JR., professor. Department of Political Science MENDEL SACHS, professor, Department of Physics aABY SMITH, professor. Department of Philosophy HOWAJtD WOU', professor, Department of English a,.pMa mlho• open for a 20-hour-a- week position writing for the Reporter, beginning with the fall semester. Seeking a graduate sludent with strong writing skills; newspaper experience is preferred but not required. The position may cover graduate tu~ion as well as salary. ApplicaniS are urged 10 mail resumes immediately to Christine VIdal, Reporter EdiJor in the Office of News Services, 136 Crotts Hall, North Campus. DENTAL Conlinued from page 1 While most of the patients had no stroke symptoms and only three had a history of transient ischemic attacks, or ministrokes, many had several risk factor1> for atherosclerosis. Individuals sboold not consider it strange thai their dentist would be the first to warn them about stroke, Carter said. "Many systemic diseases make their presence known fir1>t in the oral cavity," she added. "Dentists are really physicians of the bead and neck areas; that is their training. We are responsible for everything on a panoramic dental film, not just the teeth." To read more about thi s st udy, go to http:// www.buffalo.edu/news/Latesl/ Goo _ _ _ _ _ of _ _ _ CarterStrokeDental_Lois.btml institutions is showing a strong relationship between conditions in the oral cavity and many systemic diseases . In this case, bacteria present in periodontal disease is thought to be the culprit, Genco said. He explained that oral bacteria that enter the bloodstream via small ulcers in the gum tissue cause platelets to aggregate and form clumps. or thrombi, that accumulate on damaged tissue, such as lesions in the blood vessel or a heart-valve replacement. To read more about this study, go to http :// www.buffalo.edu/news/Latest/ GencoNativeAmer_Lois.btml ~PIIb-- I l l - I n "holcllllll patton• A multi-<:enter study has shown that daily low doses of Per1>ons with gum disease are at high risk of developing heart disease in the future, particularly if they also are diabetic, UB researchers have found. Results of the study, conducted among Native Ameri cans from the Gila River Indian community in Mesa, Ariz., 40 percent of whom have diabetes, showed that periodontal disease was a stronger risk factor in this population than other conditions traditionally associated with heart disease risk. including hypertension, high cholesterol , age and gender. Robert J. Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Oral Biology, said, " We have always suspected that periodontal disease was a true risk factor forcanliovasculardisease, but our studies have been confounded by the presence of smoking. "Smoking is nii'C in this community of Pima Indians, so it was not a factor," be added. "We found a powerful association between the existence of periodontal disease at the study baseline and the development of cardiovascular disease in the succeeding 10 years." Diabetes was the only factor that showed a strooger association. New dental research being conducted at UB and other a common antibiotic can halt the progression of adult pe- riodontal disease. Sebastian G. Ciancio, professor and chair of the Department of Periodontology. said the 12-month clinical trial showed that 20 milligrams of the antibiotic doxycycline taken twice a day can stop bone loss. gum detachment and bleeding of the gums in adults with periodontal disease. ..We found that we can induce the disease to go into a holding pattern," said Ciancio. "The significance of this finding is that people who have no dental insurance or www.buffalo.edu/news/Latest/ CiancioAntibiotic_ lois.html IMW ca-. of CUm d i People who have health y gums are highly likely 10 de - Sonoldftll lonpllcated In velop g um disease within two to five years if they smoke cigarettes. dental researchers from the Universiry at Buffalo have found. The study is the first to show a direct association between smoking and the development of gum detachment and loss of bone in the jaw-symptoms of periodontal di sease-i n healthy persons. Sara Grossi. clinical director of the VB Periodontal Disease Research Center and director of the new st udy. has reponed previously that smoking increases the severity of existing gum disease. that gum disease is more prevalent in smokers than non smokers. and that smoking slows the healing process after treatment. but had no t yet impli cated smoking in the initiation of the disease process. '1'his is a definitive step in establishing s moking as a trUe ri sk factor," Grossi said. "We now can show. not only that people who have the disease have more, but that people who were free of disease now have the disease ." The study involved 181 men and 230 women who 101 · riodontal disease in check until they can afford treatment." The low dose of antibiotic did no t induce bacterial resis tance, he said. tially showed little or no evidence of gums pulling away from the teeth or deterioration of the bone in which the teeth are embedded. In those who subsequentl y developed pen · odontal disease, only a history of smoking was associated with bolh.gum detachment and bone loss, results showed. In addition to the UB School of Dental Medicine, the trial involved researchers at Eastman Dental College, "Of the individuals who did not have the disease and chen developed it, significantly more had a smoking his · lose their dental insurance temporarily can keep their pe- University of Oregon, West Vrrginia University, Univer- tory than those who didn ·, develop the disease." Grosso sity of Aorida, Univer1>ity of Missouri, UCLA. University of Michigan, Univer1>ity of Texas-San Antonio. Univer1>ity of California-San Francisco and State Univer1>ity of New York at Stony Brook. To read more about this s tudy. go to http:// said. " Some developed disease as early as two yean into the study. To read more about thi s study. go 10 http:// www. bu rra I o . ed U/ news/Late' t/G ross i SmokingPerio_Lois.html • �F The Friends of the Center for the Arts will ho'd a black tie Venetian Masked Carnival April 5 to supi)Oft the center's •ntemational artistic and cultural programmulQ The event wit! begin at 7 p.m. tn the Center Jor the Arts Atrium with a cocktail reception and cash bat. A seven-course dinner. leatunng north-ern Italian cutstne. will begin at 8 p.m. Entertainment will Include stroll•ng musictans during the cocktail hOur and ptano music during d inner The G reater Buffalo Opera Company will perform during dessert Follow•ng d tnner, the Toots Otntlno Orchestra will perform lnd•vldual reservations are $75. o f whtch S3S is tax deductible. and may be made by calling the Friends of the Center for the Arts. 645--6776. ..,_...Del-, n lefimchaw and associale prtX8SSCJ< ol radiology a.m . and the event will conctude with a final question-and-answer segment at 4:30p.m . Opening remarks will be given by Barry B. Boyer, daan of lhe UB Sc ~ of law, and Rochester aUor· ney Brian Barney. Topics and presenters will be: • •Anorney-Ciienl Relationship in Matrimonial Matters , ~ Patrick C. O'Reilly, Buffalo • ·Preliminary Maners,• Brian Barney, Rochester, and Roger T. Davison, Buffalo • •Negotiating Agreements.· Joyce E. Funda and Peter J . Foorella Jr., Buffalo • ·custody Issues,· James P. Renda and Barbara Ellen Handschu, Buffalo • ·o iscovery and ValuatiOn of Marital Assets,· Nelson F. Zakia and David G. Stiller, Buffalo • ·Matrimonial Trial Praclice, • Mark G . Hlrschorn and Paul/van B•rzon, Buffalo There is no fee, bul sealing is limIted and will be available on a first. come basis. Tho6e who wish 10 at· lend mus1 call !he UB School o1 Law a1..m office. 645-2107. 10 register. atUBanddir8ctcr ol radiology at !he Erie County Medi. cal Centef, was a member ol !he Re- fresherCotna Faculty al ""' ,.... cenl annual meetIng ol ""' Radiological Socielyol Nor11h America He also gave a presentation on !he radiographic evalu&hon of jaw lesions and the dental mplanl patient De!Balso. author of ·Maxillofacial tmag•ng ,· the standard lac ~al- •mag ­ lng re ference text. is an internationally recognized expert in this field. He obtamed his dental degree , a master's degree in pharmacology and his medical degree from US. He serves as secretary of the Buffalo Rad~og lcal Society, treasurer of the ECMC medicaVdental staff and was recently appointed to the Committee on Technologists of the New York Radiological Society JUDM DIUOH TO SPIAII ATDWI-E The Mon. Kevin DIUon, State Supreme Court, Eighth Judicial Distnc t , will deliver the keynote address at a conference on legal aspects of driving while Intoxicated , to be held from 9 a.m .- 5 p.m . April 12 1n the Moot Courtroom in O'Brian HaiL North Csmpus. The conference IS sponsored by the Cnmina.J Law Society of the UB School ol Law and Group Legal Sei'VICeS. Also scheduled to speak at the conference are A. Gil Kerlikowske , Buffalo police cbmmissioner. and Michael Taheri. senior partner in the Williamsville firm of Condon & Tahen. A Judicial panel includ•ng the Hon. Barbara Howe, State Supreme Court . Eighth Judicial Distnc t, will be featured . Registration fee is $25 . Call Group Legal Services Offic es of Sub Board One, Inc. al 645-3036 for registration and information. LAW-TOI'IIUUn MA-IALLAWA symposium for recent taw gradua tes and current students on •Matn· monist Law: The Realities of Practic e· will be held April 5 In O'Brian Hall on the UB North Campus. The program will be presented by lhe New York Chapter of lhe Amencan Academy o f Matrimorual Lawyers •n cooperation with the UB School of Law and 1n memory ol Raymond F Pauley, a nationally recognized matrimonial-law practttloner. Aeg1s1ration will begin at 8:30 .._ I'IVE APPEAL I S - YOUIMl ALUMNI For UB graduate student Kerry ......_,, serving as chair of the university's Pride for Five is an opportunity to show her appreclation lor receiving an excellent education that also oHers her a way to contrit). uta to the university's future: Pride for Ave, part ol UB's Annual Appeal, is a live-year approach 10 raising suppon for !he ..-shy from )ICX'lg alumllhal begna with ""' S&rior Cl1aJienge appeallhat asks .... niors 10 suppo<1 a class giiiiO UB. SOOeley, who received a bachelor's degree n pllyslology and ll<Jiri. lion from UB n 1996, previously served as a OOf'IY'Ilittee member for !he Senior Challenge. Studying for a master's degree In nutrition in the UB School ol Heallh Related Prolessions. she plans IO attend medical school. "Pride for Fove gives me !he opportunity lo give back 10 UB, and by doKlg so. hopefully I can help promole lhal same feeling ol pride on Olher stu. - .. .- she said. C:UUVRE OF I'IIOVUICE: UWC:CMIIIIIDUB and Erie Community College announce the third year of a co-sponsored interdisciplinary program . ·The Culture of Provence : to be offered in the south of France in June. 1997 . Offered through the Studies Abroad offices of the two institutions and laugh! by Professors Ann - . U ol UB and K_..al of ECC . The Cunure of Provence is a four·week intensive course In Provencal culture and the French language. Students are able to earn 10 credits, six in the culture course and four fCH' French. The next program will leave fCH' Paris May 31 . Based in Nyons, France . the program is organized around learning French in the morning and ap-plying that language In ahernoon trips to historical sites and museums, beginning with the Roman ruins in Vaison·la Romain, and the c ity's Haute v.n~·hi gh town· --a medieval village built high on a rock outcropping across the river. Students In the first two years of the program called It ·a transforming experience.· Previously, participants visited Avignon, srte of the medieval Popes' Palace and the Petit Palais, whiCh houses an exten· s1ve medieval religtous art c oHecttOn They vrsited the Vasarely Museum in Gordes, Madame de Sevigne's chateau in Grignon and museums in Paris. as well as the lllc- s. antique Roman theater at Orange, oeve<at Roman bridges still In use and parts of the Roman aqueduct that auPP'ied water to Avtgnon. Stodanla live Independently In Nyons, where they can experience the local cafes, restaurants and the-aters: visit the city rnar1<et, in continuous operation for n,ore than 600 years, and make lrips 10 local "ceves· or wine cellars 10 aample lhe regional COios-du-RhOne. Co81 for the 1!k:fedi1 program and an._,.... is approximalaly S5,400-$5,1l00. For intormatlon, eel IWI Haskell at UB at 645-2575, or fti. chard Koepsell at ECC at 851 · 1091. ------ Two new concentrations have been added to the undergraduate business program In the UB School of Management Beginning ne>ct fall , concenttalions in internal auditing and international business whl be offered as pert of UB'a bachelor of. science degree in business admin- istration. The Internal auditing concentra· tlon1s a senior-year option for ac· counting atudents whose career Interests lie in corporate, industry or governmental accounUng . ltls one of only 30 curriculums wot1dwtde endorsed by the Institute of Internal AuditCH's , a designation that will give UB graduates a competitive advan-lage in lhe job marl<el, according 10 program coordinator Alex Antrpedu, assistant professor of accounting . The lnternatlonal· buslness concentration will require students to complete geography courses In in· ternational business, WCH"Id commerce and international culture, and two semesters of a fCH'e~n language, In addltion to courses In general business. It is designed to prepare students for management positions within an lncreaslngty international business environment. LOU _.TO SPIAII AI'IIIL J 011 IICOLCielc:AL IIIAirVB.S OP,.__.,. IAu Gold, former professor of American government and urban politics at Oberlin College, will speak on ·Lessons from the Ancient Forests: Earth Wiadoln and Political Ac· tivism" on April 3 at 7 p .m . in the Allen Hall Auditorium on the South Campus. The talk is free and open to the public . A dynamic storyteller, Gold will share his slides and stories from the Oregon wilderness. Noted as an outstanding. teacher, Gold leh his academic career to lead a quiet life in the great coastal.w ilderness. When he found it threatened by chain saws, he began speaking out on behalf of bears and owts to audiences across the country, and has become a na· tionally known pied piper of ecological idealism. Gold's laik is sponsored by the UB Environmenlal Networ1<. UB Environmental Task Force, UB Environmental ~icy Colloquium. the Sierra Club (Niagara group) and Adirondack Mountain Club {Niagara Frontier Chapter). The annual Chinese Banquet of the UB Women~ Club will be held April 13 al 6:30p.m . on the Gol- Duck Restaurant in Amhersl A 12--course Chinese Banquet. Including Peking Duck, will be served. The comptete ........................,.lllillic ...... a_.,... IDIIIIIIIIr illdlie n -n.dld f'l3' by-. dlliD llld teywaniL Thiln NCeived a "8CCr ofl!urope o.ame Annr ill 1996. ........,_,.IIIIINetallleC....fll...... ~- pal placcifor lliop8plly buf&, bullbey -oa~y two ofllevenl bancln>d sires on the Web specializiDa ill iilfonDIIIioo about fmloua people. For an extealive-liJtill& of biopapbical &ilcs"cbecl< out the -people- aectioo on Yl;boo ('aHp:JJyrww.yalaoo.cftl/ Sodot7---~ llld ~IG ,..._ (Wtp:fl ----~AIIo, don't forget aboutlliap'aplly Iadu and tf!e Jlioln- plly &Dd Ga.locY &&Iter bda, whicb can be fOUDd on the Univenity Libnries' BISON 0 ('attp://abllb.bulfalo.eoholl ~ . While tbese sourc:es'may DO( be fulltext, they are very comprebemive. Wbelber you are looking for in· formation on a minor 19tb-<:eotury novelist, a biography of Buffalo's Jimmy Griffin or ti profile of a company's CEO, then BJocrapbyiDdex and lliop"aplly &Dd GeDeaio&Y Master IDdn are the reference tools for you. For assistance in coiiiU!cting to tM World Wule Web vio UB compurer accoWits, contact the Computing Center's Help Desk. at 645-3542. -(JemmtJ Del'iiiiU!y and Don Harrmo.n, Univt!rsity Libraries cosl Is $30 per person. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Grace Copen Academic Award Fund . This schotarshlp Is provided by the Women's Club for UB stu-dents with a 3.9 or above grade point average after three semesters . Guests are invited to attend. lv· rangements were made by Dorothy Soong and Anne Brody. A social hour with ~lary desserts. coffee and tee will be held at3 p.m. April3 1n Room 1~ n lhe Student Union, North Car'rl>us. as part ol !he monthly lnternallonal Committee program. Students, faculty and communily members are welcorne. For inlo<malion, call Chairperson Jean Jain, 633-5932, or !he U\1 fnlaf· nallonal Education ollica, 645-2258, Money & inYeSIIng group meets Aflri 9 at 1 p.m. n ~ Lllrary, Tonawanda, 10 hear lOby Laplng. presidert of lOby Laplng Associalso, Ser· vices for !he Eldeflt, 181< on lonQ-teml The·- care cOols and franlnce. Jlnlt Fedor and Norma f\Jbn are eo<:llairs. Corm1illee ID - UB canes ............... .-xmers m assists i'1 the trllnSlO'l c a new selling. lniBrnali:nai aciMies .... open "'a11h6oe-- n ~ peop1e from Olher OOU1ries. English """""""' lion-.arealways-. Evening GOlJme( Group meeiS Apri 17 817:3> p.m. Rosemary Mayne wil be hoolass for a spring dimer. For each .-..g a lheme is cl1ooen; a radpes andparas loods ID be asnplad ~ FUigi and Nonre FU>in""' eo<:llairs. conmill8e- Meena Ruslgi and Shirley Buclde win represent !he group at lhe 92nd annual convention ollhe Federation ol Women 'a Clubs althe Sheraton Buffalo Airport. lila WD SITE_.,. .U . "UST OF TME....,. am Ball Allantic lnlemel Solutions has identified a UB web sila (hltp:// wlngs.bulfalo.edu/studenl-lile/ ccenler/centflfll.hlml) 10 be included within its Internet Access Service as a "bes1 ollhe net" sne. The aeMce provides a graphical user Interlace """""'* • lhal eOabies the ID inluilively navigate an index ol "tha bes1 of the net• web sites. The UB site is a d trectory for counseling center professiJnals. -Tho- written by L a clinical psychologist in lhe UB Counseling Center, 120 Richmond Quad. It is Intended to be an outreach vehicle lor coUabofation among counseling professionals. P'lllrCIDU--CWII~ 7 The C8mpus Club invites the canr pus convnunity .to join with col~gues fa a reception and a night o1 music by !he Armersl Saxophone Ouarlal on Monday, April 7, alB p.m . in Slee Concert Hall. The pre-<:or>cert reception ol wine and c:Mese will be held from 8:30-7:30 p.m . In !he entranceway o1 Slee. Cool os $6. Call Rooemary Mecca al 645-2258 for tickets and rn:JI'8 infortnation. �__ . Researcher in _...,5 education to .,. live Gal Paradise Kely Lecture News Servtcee EdiiO< AnfLEEN WEILER, a distinguiabed researcher in the field of women's education and associate professor of education at Tufts University, will preseot the 1997 Gail Paradise Kelly Memorial Lecture at the University at Buffalo. Her talk will take place at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, in Room 330 of the Student Union on the Nonh Campus. The public is invited to K atteod. It will be sJlClDS'nd by tbe UB Graduate Scbool of Education and the Women's Studies Program in the Department of American Studies in memory of the late Gail Paradise Kelly, a UB faculty member and piooeer in the field of comparative women's education. The endowed I = is devoted to the exploration of feminism aM education from an international perspective. Weiler's lecture, "Reading WoJDen Teacher's Narratives: Lessoos from tbel'ast," will refleet ber research intereSts in tbe social and political oontext ofeducation, particularly WEILBI in reialioo to questions of gender. Tbe quality and importance of ber scholarly wort bas been widely recognized and bas been supported by fellowships from tbe Spencer Pouodation. tbe National Endowment for tbe Humanities. tbe Mellon Foundation and tbe Buoting lnatitute. Weiler recently completed an historical study of women teacbers and administratorS in rural California from 1850-1950 in whicb sbe explored the nature of teaching as "women's work" in relation to local communities, gender and race ideologies andriseoftbeeducation state. Sbe is working on a comparison of Freirean and feminist pedago&;ea. • Kelly was professor .of education at UB and chair of tbe Depanment of Educational Orpolzation. Administration and Policy in tbe Graduate School of Education. Sbe died in 1991. . At the time wben the study of women was not considered an important topic, Kelly almost single-bandedly made research on women's education a centtaJ focus in tbe field of comparative education. Her C<Hdited volume, "New Approacbes to Comparative Education," is now a standard text in gnlduate courses lhrou~t tbe world and ber earlier textbook. "Comparative Education" achieved status wcrldwide as one of the most widely used books in tbe field. • OBITUARIE S Harriet F. Montague, 91, UB mathematics professor A memorial service was held March 22 in First Presbyterian Church, Symphony Circle. for Harriet F. a profBSSOf of mathematics at UB for 44 ye8rs and a nationally recognized educator with many published works. She died March 191n her Town of Tonawanda home aher a long illness. A Buffalo native, she earned a bachelor~ degree In 1927 and master's In 1929 from UB and her Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1935. She joined the facutty of the Depart· ment of Mathematics at UB In 1929 as an instructor, rose through the ranks and retired in 1973. After her retirement she kept in touch with raany of hef former students. some as long as 50 years. She served the department as chairman (1962-1965) and from l957to 1969. was director of National Science Foundation lnsti· tutes in MathemaUcs for high sctm teachers and gifted high school students. She also served as a member of the Board of Governors of.,the MathemaUcal Association of America (MAA) from 1961-64: was vice chairman of the Seaway Section of the MAA in 1952-53 and chairman of the Seaway Section in 1953-54. Her dedication 10 lha departmanl has been recognized by lha creation of lha Harriet F. Mootagua Award f"' junior mathematics majors. Among her many published wOOts was ·The Significance of MathemaHcs. • a textbook that she co-authored, used in many courses for non-sctence studenta. Active in many professional organizations, she had served as president of the UB chapter of the American AssoclaUon of University Professors. She recefved the Achievement Award of the Buffalo chapter. American Association of University Women. in 1966 and received a lifetime membership in the association. In 1972, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from UB. She was a member of the board of the Buffalo Zoological Society from 1978to 1982 and an active volunteer at the zoo tor many yean;. A longtime member of First Presbyterian Church, she was the first woman to serve as elder of the church and moderator of the Presbytery of Was!am New Vorl<. She was a member of lh8 National Board of Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church USA from 1968to 1979 and was a board member of the Auburn Theok>gtcal Seminary. SurvMng is hef dear friend. Mabel D. Mootgomery. Robert W. Haines, 69, UB medical school lecturer Services were held March 11 lor Robert W Haines. a past president of the Erie County Medlcal Society who had served as a guest lecturer at the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Haines. 69. died March 9 in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital alter a lengthy illness. A graduate of the UB School of Med1C1ne. he received the highest score on the medical boatd certification exam the year he took it. A general practilioner who retired In 1995. he made house calls even late in his career. On many occasions payments from patients took the form of home-baked goods, according to The Buffalo News. Haines formed the Highgate Medical Group with Herbert E. Joyce in 1955. A licensed antiques appraiser. he was active in antiques dealing with his wife. Edna. Leola C. Sheehan, 78, purchasing agent A Mass of Christian Burial was held March 12 In St. Mary's Catholic Church, Swormville, tor Leola C. Sheehan, who served for 16 years as a purchasing .agent at UB. Sheehan died March 9 In Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a stx-month bout with cancer. She was 78 She attended Albany State Teachers College and Chown Business School in Buffalo. During World War II she became a superviSOf at Marine Trust Co., working there for 13 years before joinirig Buffalo State College for two years. She came to UB as a purchasing agent about 1970, remaining here until she retired 16 years later. ortsView ·~,..._WAY NCAA DIY.1 CIIAWIONSaPS Senior 11B-poond wrestler Jason Wartinger was the University at Buffalo's lana representative at last week's NCAA DMsion I Wrestling Championships at lha University of Nonhern Iowa In Cedar Falls. Wartinger finIshed the meet with a 1-2 mark and was eliminated from the competition with a 5-3 Dss to Howard University's Derrick Hinson tn lha Consolation Bracl<et on Friday March 21 . Wartinger began lha championships with a toss by fall1o fourlh-<anked Shane Valdez of Oklahoma. However. Wartinger stayed alive by defeating Robart Chavez of Amencan 7-3 in his first consolatiOI"' bout on Thursday evening. The senior finished lh8 1996-97 season with a 31-6 overall record. Wartinger. who began his career at Hofstra whefe he wrestled lor two years before transferring to Buffalo, posted an overall collegiate mark of 99-27 •ncluding a 66-12 record for ll1e Bulls. The University of Iowa won the team championship, taking their sixth crown tn the last seven years .. e OUTDOOR TRACK a FIElD SEASONS UNDERWAY UB's track and field squads headed south to begin their outdoor seasons over the past two weekends. Sophomore high 1umper Shelly Ham•llon won Saturday's compehhon atllle Wake Forest Invitational with a leap ol 5-5 to lead the Royals. The squads began the1r seasons at the 29-team Seahawk lnvitatiOMI at North Carolina-Wilmington on March 14. Hamilton 'NOf'l the high jump at !HI. while Terry Schefne took the long jump at 18-7 1/2 For lh8 Bulls. Pat Notan finished second tn the 3,()(X) meter steeplechase. e MEN'S TENNIS FACES &nFF COMPETmON AT HIUON HEAD The Bulls traveled to Hiilon.Head Island. S.C.. for their BMuai Spring Break matches. where they went 0-6 for ll1e . . - against some of the strongest teams in the East. UB is now 6-1 1 f"' 111e 1996-97 season. Coach Russ Crispell's plan was not to schedu)e easy wins tor his team on the tnp llu1to give his individual players competition against national and international level opp<>- nents. Onke Murdono was the Bulls" top player during the week, winning two of his six matches, primarily at number three. includtng three set wins over Western Illinois' Ben Williams and Bucl<nell's Steve Bomberger. Murdono a!so was strong in his k>sses, especially a 6-ll. 6-2 declsiOO to West Alabama's SaW Naeem. who is world ranked and has earned AlP points. Murdono also had strong matches In tosses to Brian Boyle ot Colgate (7-5. 6-4) and Corry Ehlen of Bradley (7-6, 75). Murdono also tearMlod with Mike Minter to win the number two doubles match against Bucknell 6-4. Against Bradley. a strong Missoun Valley Conference team. Ornn Pndgen stepped up 1o< lha Bulls. defeating Travis Graf &-3. 6-2 at number five singles and combining with Travis Melnik to down Gral and Ben Close B5 atlh~d doubles. Melnik also earned a singles victory at number six OYer Jason Hutchison of Western Illinois 6-4. 6-1 . e BUUS FOOIBAU. SET 10 BEGIN SPRING PRACI1CE APB. 3 The University at Buffalo Bulls football team ..,.;11 convnence work on a fofJow up to rhelf season last fall when they begin spnng wor1<outs for lha 1997 season on April3. UB will once agam have one of the finest 1ndoor football facilities in the country at their disposal when they begin ll1e hrst of 15 spring sessions. The Bulls will utilize lha Buffalo Bills" Ralph C. Wilson Fieldhouse for 14 of their pracuce sessions, with the annual Blue-White scrimmage set for Sunday. Apnl 27. at 2 p.m at UB Stad1um. Admtssion IS free tor that event Head coach CrSJg C~rbus Will welcome 66 veterans to spnng practice. of which only 12 are seniors. ·The emphaSis will be on teaching th.ts spring With so many underclassmen.· satd Cirbus. 'We have some ma;or holes to fill With the loss of 19 seniols last season. not only because of the1r productivity on the field but also tt~alf·leadership Qualities. "Personnel-wise, our emphasis during thiS spnng w1U focus on exposing the many players to as many repetitions as possible," said Ctrbus. "II is not necessarily a goal to deter· mine exact starters lor each position but rather an opportunity to force-feed expenence on so many underclassmen in the hmited ltme we are allowed under NCAA rules • Last season~ ll1e Bulls' use ofllle complex was a btg reason for thetr remarkable turnaround on the gridiron. After mne stratghl los· ing seasons. the Bulls put together an outstanding 8-3 record that Included octones over Cornell. Maine, lllinots State and Hofstra "The opportumrues that the Ralph C Woson Fteldhouse g1ve us 1n terms of preparatiOn and the ability to 'tYOI1< out under the same environment every day cannot be measured.· said Cirbus, honored as the NCAA Division 1-AA Independent Coach of ll1e Year after last season. "The work that we were abte to accomphsh there last season was a rna;or factor in the strides that we made as a football team. '"We are once agrun extremely thankful to John Butter. coach Marv Levy and lha Bills organization fo< their continued StJppM of our program." said Cirbus. "We are looking lorward to anolher highly intensive spmg session in a great atmosphere to wor1< and get better. Quite frankly. assembling a car;lOIUtve Division 1-A college football program '" thiS geographic region would be impossible withoutlha suppM of these facililles. • -Tod l-llislro. Sports lnfrxmstion OfOOe breakthrough 8-3 THIS WEEK'S HOME A'IHLETIC EVENTS None scheduled �8 - ··=· I 'I r.r-..........,.,- . _ ~A.M. Bn>WD. Rommclkamp- Ceore.. -·.-,Clevelud. 307 llocbslcaec. Nonb Compus. 2 p.m. c--.. WridllcSlo<yldlioa• A ....... of MarPa1ta G....._,• ............. t J - D r. Maria Eleoa Gutienn. Doportme.nt of Modem I..&Dauaaea and LiterttW'el. Sereenin& Room. 112 Center for the Atu. North c.mpu.. 3 p.m. rn.. ~- Vietauo ODd tile ..... Aooericaa.': A Geoealoa7, WLI.Iiam Spanos. 640 Clemens. North Campus. 3:30p.m. SJ>CHI'O'"CI by the Graduate Amcricanilt Group. ....._•~• rUcca...ct:.re KlDdla of Nitric Oslde Syatbue IAhlbitioD. Trislan Mawu. S08 Coote. North Campus. 3:30 p.m. ALaM- Aptttla, Dt: Jobn Nllional lnstiou,.. "'Heallb. Lippodlutz Room. -At- 125 Biomedleai- Buildiq. Soulh c.mpu.. II :0 .. ~IMIIIolor)o oiiM Bonani- __ Y...ttb~c~Pan Sbuhua. !Wvan:l· Yeoc:biDaln- _,_, stitutc. 250 Union. N\lflh Cam- pus. Nooa • Slollou .,,.. c,_ Service. C-.try COIIoqoo- __ ....., __ _ A Cbeaakal Approoda to ED· zyme Mtcbaaiml: Molecular R......ltloe oiTnaoltloa Statn., Prof. Tony Kirby, Cambridae Univ. 12 1 Cooke. North Campus. 4 p.m. ... ·-~ - o l d i e Opcta" oc IDa Spolia~Pa.....,. or-. rialB,_. Spolllloeuo, Prof. Murray Clayton. Dept. of Statislics. Univ. of Wisconsin. 244 Cary. South Campus. 4 p.m. UUPTttuue, Coatnctlq Out ODd PrMtballoa, Speal<cn ' Panel: puy Earl Rou, Tcny Menkc:ina. Daniel Boody, Don Denier. Moderator. Jean Dickson. Scxia.l Hall, secood - flOOf, Student Union. North Campus. 4.6 p.m. ~­ P roltiD 'l'ntlllckiDa loto ud Out oiiM Cell N - Dr. G0n1e< Blobe~ Roc:kefelter Univ. io New Veri:. Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series. 114 Hochsteta.er. Noeth Campus. 4:15p.m. I'IIJ*-Col._... Th« Bo.ott-Ji'enaloa Model of ~J.tS~=?· Univ. 20S Natllnll Sciences. North Campus. 4: 15p.m. ute-.....,. Tbesk/l)laertaUoo Suppor1 Crou~ Barbara Umiker, UB Counselin&Center. 4:J0..5:30 p.m. Thursdays through April 17. Caii64S-6 125. U-Fono• ~;;~tu~~~~=d Page. Dept of Planning. 108 Hayes. South Campus. 4:30S:JOp.m. _ _ -...... 209 The Commons. Nottb Campus. Nooo. SJ>CHI'O'"CI by _,_,..,. Newman Ccnt.en al UB. Exhibit runs throu&h April 8. uuu-vt. 1'tftt Louo~ 201 Student Union. North Campus . 6:30 p.m. $2.50. S4. .,....,... I.KtltreJames Luna. Luiscl\o Indian performance artist. AlbrightKnox An Gallery Amphitbe1ter. 8-9:30 p.m. Presented by UB An Gallery. uuu-vt. Kansu City. 20 I Student U nion . North Campus. 9 p.m. $1.50. $4. in& admi.uioDs, women'• bultetball. 6:36-7 p.m..,.,... can be 1ee0 oo Adelphia Cable'• dwu>ell8. ·What'• So haay,Es:...CO.- ....s., PGtot-llovlotll...W. Hu- mor. Prof. Emil Dnaitser. Hunter CoUeae. 930 ClelllCU. North Campus. 2:30p.m. D'et.'hld......, ~-­ -buq TteMolopeo "" lll&b PafOI"'UDCC Coa~putUac. Jack Dongarra. Univ. of _..., Tennessee. 4 Knox. North Campus. 3 p.m: ra., .. . . . ,.. 11 BiadiD.& or Drup to Plasma PrOtelu-Medicl.nal Cbemilts Prosptdlvt, Sonali Rudn. UB --graduate student. 114 Hochstetler. North Campus. 3 p.m. ~~~- 2 Diefendorf. South Campus. 8-11 p.m. Free. Spon· sored by the Graduate Sludcnl AU Association. Coopentlve l'r'ojeds oo 1M lotUDOt, DeDDis Mike. 218 Baldy. Nottb c.mpu.. Noon· I p.m. ....,.._ Maple ID Pllpkr. A New lleaftmia&o Proi.'Robert Hun<. UB Physics J:>ept. 205 Natural Sciences. North Campus. 3:45p.m. .,......_...._ Tbe TopoiiJy of DNA• burod,...tloo to DNA 1'npnloay, ~R~ Tbt Senior Show. An Depart· ment Gallery, Center for the Ans. North Campus. 5-7 p.m. ASCIJw..........., Introduction to Suo X-windows Syltflll.S. 10 a.m.-Noon. Register through Academic User Liason Office. 2 15 Computing Cenler, 64S-3S40. - F rKtal Nature of SoibGeotecbnleal Appllcatlou, Dr. S. 1bevanayq:am, UB Dept. of Civil Eogineeriq. 140 Keller. North Campus. II a.m. Mlcl1h'I'rO....._ EmerJID& Weetlous Diotal<s• ~lllotiCIIow, \ny....--.~b -oi-Diopoll- ~. B.-.rr-Eyo Wooin l..ec.. 508 Cooke. North Compus. 3:30p.m. -~Julie DvlqStoabSedivy, Uaiv. at Rocbcl&er. l80 Pitt. North Campus. 2-4 p.m. Ufe-..... -onlolp-. · ,_.,. ... LeadJocqueline Bueom and Sbelly Sebmal· hcistr, Ofl'.ce of Student Ufe. ..,....___ ~p.m. Call 645~125 . Tllt1'clpnlou of ON~ Topotopeal Aaaly1ls of DNA&perUMats, Prof. De Wiu Sumners. FJorida State UoivJ Tallob.-. 146 Diefendotf. South c.mpu.. 4 p.m. -..,..__.,.. Booleao Mllialonulloa, Sriram Nambiar, UB J)cpc.. of Philooophy. 2BO Padt. Nottb c.mpu.. 4 p.m. UUUIIIIcMe Ch.iua R.ath. 201 Studell1 Union . North Campus. 6:30 p.m. 52.50. $4. 4 p.m. - ute-.....,. Jooalban Coo, piaDO. Alleo. South Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Coaccrt to be broadcasl on tbc following Sunday al4 p.m. on WBFO-FM 88 .7. .._,.and aY&i.lable. your cboice. 1bc COlt is Sl07 for bus. • abow, ud dDtncr. To raave a place.IC:Od S50 . depooit pe< penotl to The CampuoCIIob,-dJ~~..oct't>oooc~Lilnry. Nottb ~ Depooit doe April4; dtte Way 2. Foe ID!omwioo. call645-2816. ....,. ~­ - . .. u-....,. 0!11111:- UYe -a...- _.._._ , ... _..._.., Sotalaar. 5:3().6:30 p.m. 'flies. days tluouJh April L Call 645· 6125. llntl Minority ~t Society Basketball Tbui"'WHDL Alumni Arena. North Campus. 3-6 p.m. A n Eveaina of Korun l>aD«. Mlinstage, Center for the Arts. I bll Lecblre Lamina to ntnl< Eavlroa- IDHitally Wbl.lt: 'J'htre .. Still Time. Les1er W. Milbrath, UB prof. emerihU. Williamsville Br1nch Library. 7 p.m. IIIIT_,.IIr_ UBol.,..l .............. ~ sen1ed by Alumni Relatioas. lnletnational education, eQ&ineer- uuu- Tbe Eqllob •l'allenL 201 Studen! Unioo. North Campw. 9 p.m. $2.50, Jot. ~c-,...-.er. _,.,.....u.._.., TMdtloa.....,.. __ David DiV'UICCftZO,IBM. 21» Natunl SeietlceL Notth Campus. 3:45 p.m. _ _ to_, Att~toM-..c­ hlnlo _.,....utiSdtobert, Robed Pun Swe Uoiv. 211 Bl..ird. North Campus.. p.m. s.- ..,...._...._ 11oe TopoiiJy of ON~ 1U&lo AaalyllsoiDNASito-4peclllt: Recc-Ns.atloa., Prof. De Win SWllDCll. Florida State UnivJ Tallahassee. 146 Diefendotf. South Campus. 4 p.m. Ufe-..... ~s.­ Group, Batban Umiku, UB Cou.n.seling Center. 4:3():5:30 p.m. lbundays tluoulh April 17. Call645-6125. Ufe-..... Self F.aer., Terrion Smith. Uving Well Center. S~ p.m. Call645-6125. Ufe-..... Tbt Beollq Advmtuns of Avatar's SelfDileon:ry, Karyn Aldin. 6:36-8 p.m. Call 6456125. CitbH R.atb.. 201 Student Union: North Campus. 6:30 p.m. 52.50, $4. LdJ ' IActllfe SlltlesudSlorieooiiMOr1 and former profcuor at Oberlin . ColJeae IDd Univ. of llliaois. AlletL South Campus. 7 p.m. TlltCopldft~ to ~Dr. Doona S. WaY.,.,. Albuly Modical Calle<. 2BO Padt. Nottb Campus. II a.m. Diversity• N~ ourertDCeS. Noon- 1 p.m. Call 6456125 . ..;, TBA- Or. Janet Rowley, Univerlity of OUcaao. Kirchhofer Room, RPCJ. 12:30 p.m. 'nolttcM htieaL 201 Stu· dent Uaioo. Nonb Campus. 9 p.m. 52.50. $4. . ......... .,t!Wo!toltlalo ~-­ PoltiDaiP· 7014. Sttpport- (SL-1}-...... u - . PoltiDa fl'-7015. een.... PnotiDa fl'-7017. -~­ -Sapport- Dotut (SL-5)-Sdlool d ~PoltiDafl'·7019. (S~ ThdloicaJ Setvieeo (CtotaJoaiDa Dept.~ PoltiDatP-7021 . S a p p o r t - (SW)-Social Scieoc:es (Dean' t O!fooe~ l'otliol f l ' - 7 0 2 2 . Sopport Spodollot (SIA)..So- - c:ial Scieoc:es (Dean't Offiet). PootiJI&fP-7023 . ..........,_ Sopport -(Dean's · (SL-2)-Soc:ial Seienees ()!f..,.), ,_, l'oJtiDa-fP-7024. ~ulll'nlr-Ptdi­ llrica. Polling tF-7026. ~ Olo/hll Pnor--Ptdiatri<t. Pnslillgtl'-7027.~ --Ptdiatri<t. Polling ff. 7028. Lecl1ll'tr-Athleticl. Postin& tl'-7029. »- ---Neun>IIUJ<')'. Poslilli 11'-7030. -1/M- eeu 306 Farl>or. Soulh Campi&. 12:30 p.m. -..,Foll~ and Preventive Mcdic:iDe, PollingtF-7031 . ~"-od­ ete Profe.or-Ungui.slics. PoslingtF-7032. -Aitle-SJ>CHI'O'"Cif'ro. Porsotmd. Open. a.. ....0 Support Sptdollsl·Biochemical Pb&tmaa>loaY. Posti•& IR-96085. - . . , . W-Cen"" "" Advanced Photonie /It Elcctroaic Malerials. Po&tma tR-97018. Sotpport Spedalill-lntcmal Medicine, Pnslilll IR-97019. Toclualcioa D-Mi<rc~Nolo&Y. Pottio& IR-97020. - Tot:Midotti-MicrobioloiY, PottioatR-97021.'I'eduUdu u or m -Biocbemicall'lluma«>>oiY. I'olliDa tR-97022. To obUIU. mprc il{oniWJlioft on jobs lilt~ obow:, COftJQCf P~r­ --~Dr. Jodith Tlamburlio. UB Dept. of ClitoicaJ ~ Seienoe and Dept. . , , . _ , and a~o~oo. 7 2)-Uaivonily Reaidoaoellalll. --LouGold. ctwnp;oo of old·arowtb rooesu A laonquln Tllble Coffeehouse. Harriman Hall. South Campus. 8-11 p.m. Free. ute-.....,. Baird PoiAL North Campus. SporlSORd by Newman Centen 11UB. UBulfalo Syaplrloay, Magnus Manensson, eooduelor. Slee. Notth Campus. 8 p.m. 53 . 2 ---(SL- ...,_~ ·- __ -- - ---- -.-.-...... ....... -_ ......... -Mea'• ud Women's Teoais vs. AkroD. Ellicott 'Thnnis Courts. North Campus. Noon. BqinttiDa Sip ......, .... North Campus. 7:30p.m. SS , bwlla&llwtel __ ----- ____ ..,... Prof. De Win SumDen. Florida State Univ.II'Illahusee. 146 Diefendorf. South Campus. 510. Caii645-ARTS. IACIAtii'IIIC .... klellcee ........ doe--.. The c._ Club is piuaioa • Juae 4 trip to 'Tbroalo 10 see Ooe- ODd Two-Diooeuloaal Cyclic S..pla: for Dd.tnDi.a- "'TbeSeni«SIIow,"....t by p1ldulliAa tcDion. opens with • """''"ioD Mateb 27 from S-7 p.m. ID the Art Deputmcnt Gal- """"' S<rvlcu. 104 c,.,p. HalL Toobooio ~ Dft huorclt jobl. ODitloc:t Spc«· soml ProJITIIfU Pct:JOitJtd. 416C'f>jls. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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News Services Associate Director AND IIUDIIOLNAUM News Services Editor T HE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION of the arts and sciences at UB was among the topics discussed on March 27 as Provost Thomas Headrick met in separate sessions with faculty members from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in the continuing effort to gather reaction to his academic planning document. While reorganization dominated the discussion at the meeting of the natural sciences faculty, their colleagues in engineering spent most of their meeting focused on the planning document's references to the school's decline in enrollment. At their session, members of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Malhemalic o repeatedly ask«! Headrick to stale his reasons for recommending a change from the current alignment of three separate faculties handling the arts and sciences. Headrick has proposed two alternatives: merging the three faculties into one large College of Arts and Sciences, or merging the faculties of Arts and Letters and Social Sciences into a College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science while combining Natural Sciences and the School of Engineering into a College of Science and Engineering. "Tell us what 's wrong with the current system and where it's fail· ing, and how the various models (on reorganizing the arts and sci· ences) might address these problems," said IGp Herreid. SUNY H eadrick said the reorganization is designed to deal with two issues: handling problems that should be resolved between groups of faculty or be· tween depanments but that an: bumped up to the decanal level and ultimately the prnvostial level when the various deans fail to reach a resolution. and correcting what he called a "fragmented approach to undergraduate education ." He said be does not have a strong feeling about which of the proposed reorganizational approaches the university should undertake. '"That's why I want to take infonnation and evidence on it and get some reaction from the university community," he said. Ronald Berezney, chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, suggested Headrick consider a third option: creating a large science coUCge representing Cont1nued on page 4 FSEC discusses proposal to tighten policy on awarding 'R' grades .,._~ News Services Associate 01rector A PROPOSAL TO tighten the policy governing the awarding of administrative resignations, or "R" grades, to students, was discussed by members of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at its March 26 meeting. A resolution outlining specific principles that would govern requests for "R" grades after the deadline was presented by the senate's Grading Committee. Current policy allows a student who experiences extraordinary pem>nal circumstances--such as a lengthy illnes~o resign from a specific course without a Q.P.A. penalty up to II weeks after the beginning of the semester for first· time freshmen and first-time trans· fer students, and up to eight weeks for all others. The student must have supporting documentation and the approval of the instructor of the course. The proposal from the Grading Committee would require students seeking administrative resignations after the deadline toresign from all courses taken during the semester. Some executive com mittee members objected to an "aU-ornothing" provision in the resolution, noting that it would prove a hatdship for students. while adding significantly to the workload of faculty members who would be inundated by requests for incompletes from students who otherwise would seek "R" grades. ._.. . .y·-- Thomas Schroeder. associate professor of learning and instruction and chair of the Grading Committee, said the number of students applying for " R" grades has accelerated, with many appearing to do so retroactivel y to "clean up their transcripts.·· He quoted from an e-mail message he received from Karen Noonan. associate vice provost for undergraduate education, in which Noonan told Schroeder that there have been "excessive requests" for administrative resignations and that students "appear to be cleaning up their transcripts." She cited one student who had applied for an "R" grade, not for one or two semesters . but for five semesters. "Our feeling is that many of these requests for retroactive ' Rs.· while they may be supponed by some son of documentation. arc probably not all legitimate re· quests ," Schroeder said. "And both the nature of the requests that have been put forward. and the number of them suggest that there ought to be some son of tightening up of the policy." Schroeder noted that during the 1995-96 academic year, students requested 1.500 'Rs." 1.300 of which were approved. DeMII_. would be Mt Under the resolution devel oped by the Grading Committee. " R" grades would be awarded o nly in cases where studenl s make a "timely election" to resign from one or more courses. And in cases where students wish to apply for administrative resignation after the deadline. resigna tions only would be considered on a "complete-semester. or all-ornone basis." Schroeder said the rationale behind the "aU-or-nothing" sti pulation is that if there is a legitimate case in which a student 1s unable to complete some of the courses in a certain semester, he or she may appl y for an incomContlnued on page 7 �2 UB sociolcPt links thening of America to decline of cities __ Book ., explores origins of themed spaces News Services Associate Director F ROM WALT DISNEY World to Las Vegas to Planet Hollywood to the local mall , America is obsessed with therncd environments. Whether city dweller or sub- urbanjte, these environments increasingly characterize our daily lives. We eat in the franchised world of fast food outlets or in theme restaurants, shop in "galleria.. -style malls and vacation at theme parks and aurae- GOTTIItEIIER tio ns. This preoccupation with lhemed environments is due in large pan because these spaces provide the type of pedestrian urban experience that in the past was found in cities, a UB sociologisl maintains. ln hi s new book, "The Theming of America: Dreams. Visions and Commercial Spaces" (Westview Press, 1997), Mark Go ttdiener, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at UB , contends that these themed environments are selling an experi nee that for many is lacking due to the d line of cities, and renects the increas ' g competition among commercial space for consumer dollars. The k is the first to explore comprehensively e origins, nature and future of themed sp s. " Airport.¥. malls , theme parks. casinos all offer the same kind of experience-being a pedesllian, a wall:::er in an urban mi ~ lieu with others in a crowd''-that was once freel y available in the downtown sections of most American cities, Gottdiener says. But as popular as themed environments have become, they never will take the place of a bustling urban center, he adds . ''Our themed environments are only limited substitutes for the kiod of rich public spaces that are nurtured in a healthy society with open cities and a strong public sphere of action." he writes. The book also raises concerns "about the way in wbicb the oeeds of consumption now dominate society and how they negatively affect our culture." he says. He offers several theories to explain why Americans have such a strong need for themed environments: • Commercial establishments need a theme to differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive business enviroomenL Although the products that are being sold-such as food and gambling-are essentially the same, each restaurant or casino must have a theme to attract ~s­ tomer~, be says. • Environments must entertain, as well as sell merchandise. Walt Disney pioneered the concept during the 1950s wben be built Disneyland, and that park has provided the inspiration for the multitude of others to follow, Gottdiener says, adding that it also has influenced malls, such as the Mall of America outside Minneapolis, and museums such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. ~ ~~-· ~.~· ) ~ ., • • 'The Disney vision has had a great effect on the construction of tourist spaces all over the globe," be says. • People fmd thematic environments entertaining and enjoyable. "Las Vegas and Disoey World are the world's top tourist attractions," he says. In the book. Gottdieoer provides historical context for this present-day obsession. tn the earliest civilizations, everyday life was "over endowed" with symbols and CHILDHOOD Continued from page 1 ' The diagnosis of childhood cancer represents a crisis for the patient and family," Zevon said. ·•ouring this time. 'they have to quickly absorb an enormous amount of complex information so that.. .treatment can begin. This learning must take place in what is obviously a highly emotional context. a consideration that works against the efficient exchange of information.·· Zevon said the oew program addresS<!S three audiences: the pediatric patient, the family and the patient's peers and schoolmates. ''The patient module," he said, "will be keyed to the age of the child and present material in a developmentally appropriate manner. When a child signs on. for instance, she will give her age and the prognun will automatically access the appropriate information. The family module will target the patient's parents and siblings and the p«</ schoolmate module will attempt to facilitate the patient's post-treatment 'adjustment and school re..:ntry." Zevon said the program offers clinical information. games and Quick~time movies. personal narratives, patients' art work and music composed by them, all intended to reduce stress, lessen feelings of isolation and anxiety and help entertain kids themes, most of which were derived fiom religious and cosmological ideas, be says. This use of symbolism progressed to aperiod in early industrial society wben the social use of themes in the environment was discouraged. he says. Later, the mod- ernism movement minimized the use of symbols, be adds. But' tbe extensive use of themes crept back iDtD society during the 1960s with the development of consumerist values and their associated social institutions, such u advertising, mass owbtipg and the rise of the mass media.· be says. While the book examines the use of themes and symbols in commer. -,.. ' ' principally n cial ·spaces, it also loon at airports and edu' II .00 moniimenuil architccture. Gottdiener offers case studies of themed environments - ~ of everyday life, in~luding restaurants, malls and even aiiports such as those in Pittsburgh and Denver, whose concourses have become mini shoppi ng malls. He also devotes a chapter to the Las Vegas casioo and theme parks, themed eovironments that "depart from the everyday.~ A!; opposed to malls or restaurants, these spaces were constructed priocipally to entertain, with merchandising as a secondary function. Las Vegas, he writes , "is an entire ~·~· . •• i WXOIIHOnL_Ia,....,._....,._.._....,._,_ who can be in the hospital for a long time. lt includes a gallery with art programs to which a child can log on. describing his or her experiences and sharing them with others. They also can post photos, poems. recipes and essays. ..They are able to~ their feelings through various media and make them available to others," Zevoo said. He noted that it is particularly important to provide infonnation to a patient' s peers and classmates. "When a child is diagnosed, we will be able to contact the school and explain the program. Then we can take the CD ROM to the school and present it to the child 's classmates. "It's vety experiential," be said. "For instance, classmates of a child undergoing chemotherapy can experieoce vir1ua1 baldness. Ooe of our programs under development can morph users so classmates can see bow they' d look if they were bald and perhaps understand more about how the patient feels. "We can leave CD ROMs with the school module in them with the teacher," he said, " so that students can use the program privately. Our hypothesis is that the use of the program will facilitate the reentry of the patient into the classroom in a more adaptive way." • ! metropolitan uu that is quite literally tbem<d" and wbooe function is "tbe oeducdon of tbe consumer.~ Individually, caaiDos possess separate themes"tbalretlccttom~>desinoblefanwy aspect of American culture," he writes. Palace Hotel and Casino, for example, is desigood as an immense Roman villa. The Milage Hotel and Casino IIIIOdo as a 'iropicaJ JWIIIise,~ wbiJe tbe MOM Grand--lbe largest casino-bote! in tbe wcrid-elaJ>oral the theme ofHol- c.wn lywood glamour and movie memorabilia. In ex.amining theme parks. Goudieoer provides two examples: Disneyland, the granddaddy of all theme parks, and Dollywood. Dollywood is proof that the theme-park environment, u perfected by Disney, can be replicated in any settingin this case Pigeon Forge, Teno., be says. • The book also discusses cultural experiences that are not commercial enterprises, but have nonetheless become themed envirooments. Gottdiener calls the VietnarQ War Memorial in Washington. D.C.-4he first successful "built environment that represents the umepresentable." The concept has been copied in otbeT memorials, such as the memorial ui coiruoemonle tbO Battk of Okinawa, and museums such as the Holocaust Museum in Wasbingtoo. be says. A UB faculty member since 1994, Gottdiener is an internationally known authority on urban and cultural studies. "1be 'Iberning of America" is his l Otb book. He currently is conducting research for a book about Las Vegas. • Center for the Arts to present programs of adeltainment and dance in April E celebrates the rebinh of a new Cambodia XCITING PROGRAMS of enterthat is proud of its cultural heritage and deditainment and dance are planoed for cated to rising above the tragedy of its reApril at the UB Center for the Arts. Scholastic's The Magic School cent history. The Cambodian Heritage ComBus Live will be presented for three per- pany aims to preserve traditional Cambofonnances: Friday, April ll , at 7 p.m. and dian court dances whose origin lies in Saturday, April 12, at 1l a.m. and 2 p.m. ancient rituals. Tiekets for The Living An· on the Mainstage of the Center for the Arts. cestor are: general admission, $5; students, The Magic School Bus Live is adapted $3, available at the Center for the Arts Box from the top-rated PBS TV serieS and the Office and all Ticketmaster locations. award-winning Scholastic book series that he..eveniog will also include a Cambochronicles the exploits of scieoce teacher dian photography exhibition by Hei Han extraordinary Ms. Frizzle and her class of Khjang, a UB alumnus. in the Center for the enthusiastic students as their magic yellow Ar1s Atrium. Attmding the event will be the school bus takes them oo cliff-hangi ng Cambodian Ambassador, the Hon. Sisowalh "field trips" into the human body, Jo the Siriralh, and Jolm McAuliff. ex«:Wve director center of the earth and into outer space. liJdo.Oiina Raxo::ilialion Project. Tickets are: adults, $18,$16, $12; chil- of the The missioo of the iolmlalionaJ Artistic dren, $12.40, $10.50 and $6.50, available at the Center for the Arts Box office and all and Olltural &dlange Pl'ograrn is to [XOOlOie a!lnual and artistic contributions of diverse Ticketmaster locations. On April!?' The lntanaliooal Artistic and national heritages. Other lACE programs will Qllnual Exchange Pl'ograrn of the UB Centa- · include a Spooisb poetry recital April IS, &18 fortheAr1s will present The Living Ara$r, a p.m. in the Saoeniog Room and Mel<ico'USA p<rlmnaoce by theCarrtbodiaoAaaican Heri- percussion recital May 4, at 8 p.m. in the Drama Theatre. For more infonnatioo call tage Dancers ofWasbingtoo. D.C. • The program. at 7:30p.m. on Maiostage, Maria Hane, 645-6898. T u.s. - .*ry- Dinoc:lofof-So!vicei: Art!Mw ..... . --Dinoc:lofof _ _ _ _ • Editor.~~ • - - Edltolo: • -·Editor. Joon Dondg • Art Dlnoc:lof: John~ L.olo-,-Donowon, ~ Spino �3 Conference to celebrate work of poet Louis Zukofsky .,_....._ News Senlices Edilof T HE UNIVERSITY at Buffalo will present a cdebta!ioo of the work of modernist poetic genius Louis Zukofsky on Apri125 and 26 designed to illumioalc variousaspectsufthe poet'slife, wort. and considerable importance as a writer. AU events will be free of charge and open to the public. One of the centwy's most influential and daring literary figwes, Zukofsky was a prolific writer little known to the general public because of the experimental, noncanooical nature of his work_ His effect upon contemporary American literature bas been nonetheless profoond, emphasizing as it dues the dissonance, melody and contradiction inherent in 20th-century American culture and language. The Louis Zukofsky Conference was organized by poet Ruben Creeley, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Poetry and the Humanities at UB, who counts Zukofsky as one of the major influences on bis work. Events will feature readings and discussions by Zukofsky scholars that include: • Poet John Taggan, professor at Pennsylvania State University at Sbippensberg, whose pioneering joumaf "Maps" was among the fttSt to attempt a useful overview of Zukofsky's work and legacy. Taggan. said Creeley. "is also a remarkab le poet and st udent of Zukofsky's legacy." • Bunoo Hallen, professor and editor of the journal Sagetrieb at the University of Maine. Hallen has long been engaged in the study of Zukofsky's wort and has hosted imponaot annual confen::oces on primary American poetic elden. He will participate with Taggan and UB Professor Joseph Coote in a panel discussioo of Zukofsky's wort. from 10 LDl. to 12:30 p.m. OD Friday, April 25, in the Poeby/Rare Books Room, 420 Capen Hall, North Campus. • Zukofsky's son. eminent violinist and conductor Paul Zukofsky, also will participate. He is immediate past director of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute at the University ofSootbero California and in the 1960s was in residence at UB as pan of the Department of Music's Creative Associates Program. He wiUjoio Zukofsky's biographer, Ira LOUIS ZUKOFSKY: U B - to Ill.,. mlnate hl8 life - Nadel, professor at the University of British Columbia, and poet Mad Scroggins in a panel discussion from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25, in the Poetry/Rare Books Room. Nadel is the author of a recent biography of Leonard Cohen. S croggins, assistant professor at Aorida Atlantic University, is the author of essays on Zukofsky and other contemporary poets and of the book "Louis Zukofsky and the Poetry of Knowledge." • University of Auckland scholar Michele Leggett. author of "Reading Zukofsky's '80 Flowers"'' (Johns Hopkins Press, 1989) will be in residence at UB during the month of April. She will participate in the conference and will conduct a seminar on Zukofsky's work this semes· ter. Those interested in attending the semi· oar may call645-3810. Among those who will meet with the seminar is Jenny Penbenhy of the University of British Columbia, whose book "Niedecker and the Correspondence with Zukofsky. 1931 1970.. is an imponant contribution to the scholarship on both.poets. ugou will join Crecley and Stephen Fredman in a panel discussion from 10:30 a.m. to I p.m. on Saturday. April 26. in the Poetry/Rare Books Room. Fredman, professor of English at the University of Notre Dame and author of ''Poet's Prose," among other works , is working on a study of Zukofsky 's longtime friend and fellow poet, Charles Reznikoff. Creeley will host a reception at his home for conference participants that evening. In addition, the conference will feature a -· UDO KASEMETS wtll eJ•• recital of work cum-" on a Zukolsky - · recital by the outstanding Estonian-Cana· ctian new music composer Udo Kasemets. who will perform a work he composed on Zukofsky 's poem. "'80 Flowers." The recital will take place at 6:30p.m. on Friday. April 25. in Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Tri -Main Center. 2495 Main St. The conference sponsors are the Poet· ics Program, the Depanment of English. the David Gray Chair of Poetry. the Samuel P. Capen Chair of Poetry and the Humani ties. and the UB Poetry/Rare Books Co llection. which will be primary venue for the action. To read more about the confer· ence . go to http:/fwww.burralo.edu /oews/CampusNews/ ZukofskyConference_html • Service Excellence Awards given for outstanding projects UNIVEIISITY HRVICES PII£SEN1ED its Service Excellence Awards March 5, recognizing employees who have undertaken initiatives that advance the basic mission of University Services. The awards were presented for outstanding projects within University Services by Robert J. Wagner. senior vice presiden~ in a ceremony at the Center for Tomorrow. Ftrst Place Award went to the Departmental Computing Consultants Forum. a voluntary group of 180 infonnation technology (m professionals whose mission is to share computing expertise and """4J"CCS and to explore new technologies and their potential uses on campus. The program encoorages IT professionals from diff~nt university units to wort as a team to provide specific product recommendations and services. Second Place went to a system contract for office supplies with Staples Bus iness Advantage. The system contract for office supplies provides for a full line of office products at very competitive prices to be de livered directly to tbe requi sitiooer within 48 hours. It will eliminate much paperwork and processing time for plac- ing, receiving and paying for office supplies. Since 5,000 orders for office supplies are placed yearly, cost savings of$82,300 are expected with the purchase of supplies through Staples vs. Central Stores. Tie for_.,._. Third Place Award , a tie , went to Renaissance System and to SUNY card. Renaissance System facilitates personnel transactions by providing help functions. definitions, transaction edits and valid val· ues to walk the user through the transac· tion. A microcomputer·based Foxpro ap· plication that runs on a local area network, the system eliminates redundancies and duplicate data entry ; serves as a user friendly tool to facilitate the appointment/ change process. especially for those with littJe or no training. and reduces paperwork and manual edit checks. SUNY card was introduced to provide one consistent form of identification for all service providers on campus. It also includes a magnetic strip like an ATM or credit card so that it can be used to purchase food. place phone caJis or function Faculty, staff and students urged to 'Take Daughters to Wort' April 24 IS ITS TO CAMPUS labs and wodshops focusing on career options will be on the agenda when UB observes "Take Our Daughters to Work" on Thursday, April 24. Presented at the university by the President's Task Force on Women at UB . the even I will emphasize expanding career horizons and increasing self·esteem. "Take Our Daughters to Work"' is a public-education project begun in 1993 by the Ms. Foundation for Women. UB faculty, staff and students are encouraged to bring their daughters. granddaugh ters, sisters, nieces or friends to campus on April 24. Sponsors must accompany the.ir guests all day. While girls of all ages can spend time at work with their sponsors infonnally. opening ceremonies at9: J5 a.m., workshops and site visi ts at 10:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and a lunch at noon in the Gymnastics Gym in Alumni Arena will be limited to girls ages 9·14 and thei.r sponsors. Wodshops will be held on topics including "'Career Options: Women Can Do Anything;· "Just One of Those Daze: Dealing with Emotions" and "'lnfonnation in the Internet Age: · V irls ages 9·14 also will be able to get a first·hand look at UB 's seismic simulator lab, behind-the-scenes at the Center for the Arts and the exercise-physiology and mus· culoskeletallabs in Diefendorf Annex. They will have an opportunity to see self·defense techniques demonstrated by UB public safety officers, get a glimpse in Richmond Dining Center of what it takes to feed UB students and participate in a hands-on exercise in which they will use silk-screening to imprint aT-shin with the ''Take Our Daughters to Work" logo. Participation in workshops and site visits will be limited and will be assigned on a first-come basis. More information and registration forms are available on the Student Affairs' ''Take Our Daughters to Work" Web site at h«p:/fwings.burraJo.edu/studeotllfefvp-atralrs/eveols/todtw/ There is a $2.50 registration fee for girls ages 9-14 and adult sponsors panicipating in the fonnal program, in addition to a $3 optional fee per person for a box lunch. • G as a debit card for banking. The immedi· ate income -producing ability o f the SUNY card system is estimated to be at least $100,()()()..-with the potential for many times that amount. This project marks the first rime that a di stributed eli· ent/server model was used for an adminis· trative system on campus. --one!•• Honorable Mention went to U B lnfoSource. Participants developed a new data delivery mechanism for UB 's infonna· tion systems-a data warehouse for histori· cal information that is accessible through familiar and eco~omical end-user tools. such as Microsoft Access and E;;cel. Almost all administrative operational data have been moved into this environment lnfoSource inrorporau:s data contained in a variety of disparate administrative systems into a single source that allows the client to choose the cycle. population and format of the output generated. Other nominated projects mc lude the Five-SUNY Campus Trademark Licensing Consortium: the On-line Project Status Repon; the Migration of Business Computing System and Sewage Metering Project • �_.....,-...... 4 Polish Academic Center to open at UB during national conference II)' I'AIIIICIA -VAll News Services Editor HE UNIVERSITY at Buffalo will open its new Polish Academic Information Center during the Second National Conference on Polish Studies in the United States, to he held April 12 and 13 on the North Campus. The conference will he sponsored by the Polish Embassy and co-sponsored by the UB Faculty of Arts and Letters. The center, developed by Piotr Pienkowski, a pro- T fessor at J agielloniao U oive~ity in Krakow, JANUSZ OLEINICZA.K is a unique, inter· university agency of UB and Jagielloniao Univer.;ity that will operate at UB under the aegis of the Polish Ministry of National Education. It will serve the academic communities of both countries as an information clearinghouse for those interested in pursuing studies related to Poland, its culture and language. Through an extensive hyper-linked Web site, the center also will provide on-line listings and databases thai. pcnain to resourCes, events and opportunities of interest to those interested in Poland and in America's Polonia (i.e., Polish-American community). The Web site may he accessed after April 12 at http://wlnp.bulralo.eclU/infopoland n April conference will include prentations by distinguished Polish and Polish-American scholars, a reading of work written by Poland's 1996 Nobel Laureate Wislawa Szymborska, an exhibition of Szymbor.;ka's manuscripts and memorabilia, au archival exhibit about UB and Poland, and a concert of Polish music featuring the celebrated Silesian String Quartet and the distinguished Polish pianist Janusz IIUIIAII.,._ QIIAIITET ...... Olejniczak. Featured presenters will include Leonard Polakiewicz. professor at the Univer.;ity of Minnesota and an expen in the starus of Polish language and literary training in the U.S .. and Wladyslaw Miodunka, director of tbe Polooia Institute at JagieUonian Univer.;ity. Registration is $80, which includes of------ meaiJ, concert tickeu and re$OUJCe matorials, or $15 for conference observation only. For conference information and registration, call Tim Rutcnber in the UB Office of International Education at 6452368. For concen information, call 6452921 . To read more about the conference go to http:/fwww.bulralo.eda/Dews/Latesl/PollshConfereDCe_pat.html • ACADEMIC Continued from page t deparunents in Natural Science and Mathematics, science-oriented departments in other faculties, such as anthropology and psychology, and basic science depanments in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Admitting there may he some problems associated with the creation of such a college, be urged Headrick to consider what is best for science at UB . ··we strongly think this is what is best for science and many of our coJJeagues in r.he sciences here agree that something like this could really integrate the sciences and do the kinds of things we' ve talked about with biology, for example, in getting people in closely aligned areas together." culty members in the natural sci nces and the humanities have "dif- erent mindsets," Berezney noted. Tho;e in the humanities "have a lot of prob- lems with institutes and centers; they 're very concerned about the flow of re sources." Moreover, faculty in engineering are very professionaUy and commercially oriented. He called a merger with either group "risky," noting that "I see as the real winner a big science faculty." Headrick said he was not opposed to considering the "big science faculty," but added that there would he enormous difficulties dealing with accreditation agencies. particularly in dentistry and medicine. in the event of such a merger. He encouraged Berezney and others to pre52nt the idea to the hearing panel he will set up to tackle the issue of wb.i'ch merger option will he pursued. Alan Selman, professor of computer science. asked Headrick to "go deeper in explaining what's wrong with undergraduate education (at UB) and why it takes structural changes to fiX it." UB's undergraduate program, the quality of its students and the "care and nunuring of the faculty" is comparable to that of other state universities, he said. "I don't under.;tand what's so terribly wrong with undergraduate education." Headrick said he disagrees that UB is doing as good a job with undergraduate education as it could be doing, noting that the univer.;ity has a higher drop-out rate, lower retention rate and slower progress to degree than other SUNY instirutions. Michael Cowen. professor of mathematics, told Headrick that a reorganization will not correct what be perceives as the problem, which is "communication at the bottom." Depanments do not communicate within the decanaJ units, much leas across decaoal lines, he said. "You can't get the Don Schaelc, professor of mathematics, He said he wondered why, in comparison right ki11d of contact with people who bave told Headrick that despite previous questo those record highs, the current number.; similar jobs and similar problems across were believed to be low. tions from four coUeagues, he had not heard a satisfactory answer about "what the univer.;ity, whether they are staff, or eadrick responded thai. the ideal eoneeds to be done" to improve undeJgradufaculty or administrators," he said. "'Those roUmcnt target for the school would are aJJ problems that have to do with bow ate education. be somewhere between the record "We are talking about expending a lpt we communicate and it's not the way we're highs and current levels. Determining the for gains which we can't eveo yet identify. organized." target. he added, is largely influenced by And they should he very clearly identified Bruce Nicholson, associate professor of faculty resources available. first," he said. biological sciences, noted that within the James Whalen, professor and chair of sciences, more so than with other disci~ . . . . . . . . . - I a ..... the Department of Electrical and Computer plines, "there is a real complete marriage Engineering, urged an effon to boos! .0between what happens on the front lines roUment, led by the provost and president. arlier in the day, Headrick met with of research and what happens with under"Has enroiimoot and recrui1ineotrea:ived engineering faculty members to graduate education. anywhere near the priority that, for example, gather input about the planning docu"Any consideration of what one does to devdOJ>ID""1 has rea:ived'r' he asked. ment, but they spent more time discussing realign groups has to take into account how Only very recently have admissions eftheir reactions to the pllln's references to to best promulgate the most effective reforts been given a top priority in the unithe school's enrollment declines than on search environment at the university," he ver.;ity, Headrick responded. specific proposals in the plan. said. Nicholson added that with the best re"We know, for example, thai. we' re subAsked to discuss his views on the searcher.;, students likely will have the best stantiaiJy IIJider.;pending Binghamton and merger options outlined in the document, Albany in admissions and recruitment, and uodergraduate educational experieoce. Headrick responded that while he does not they talce in sinauer classes," he said Placing many of the science depanmcnts favor one option over another, one benefit But blaming enroUment declines on the into a College of Arts and Sciences will aJof merger.; is the opponunity to reduce the perception thai. UB is large and complex fect faculty recruitment and turn UB into size of administration. also is wrong-headed, said Dale Meredith, ..an undergraduate teaching The engineers expressed varying views professor of civil etllineering, who pointed instirution . . .that's going to have a hard time of the proposed merger, with some favor- out thai. students still go to Ohio State Uniattnleting the best researcher.;," he said. ing retention of the school of engineering's ver.;ity, which is twice as big as UB. John Ho, SUNY Distinguished Service identity as a professional school. William George, professor of mechaniProfessor in the Depanment of Physics, said For others, a possible merger involving cal and aerospace eogineering, added thai. UB already has a dean of arts and sciences at the school brought baclc memories of pre"UB gets a bum rap" wheo it comes to the the undergraduate levei-Nicolas Goodman. vious efforts to combine faculties. issue of being too large. vice pmvost for undergraduate education. Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished "Srudents teU me they'd rather go to "We have to balance between cause and Service Professor in the Depanment of Oarksoo University because it's a smaJk:r benefit," in coosidering a reorganization, Ho Electrical and Computer Engineering, school," he said "Well. Oarksoo has 5,000 said. "Benefits are minimal; cause is pretty noted that 15 year.; ago, efforts to create a engineering studenls. Our programs are relahigh. Unless we can prove otherwise, I don't college of arts and sciences engendered artively smaJJ compared to other institutions." think we should proceed (with a reorganiguments "that were almost entirely emozation). The structure that is currently in everal faculty agreed that once silltionally and culturally based." place actually can work. We can either imdents arrive at UB, they oeed to re Some faculty member.; complained that prove it or change the per.;onnel," he said. ceive better advice, both about bow future decisions about academic programs to proceed academically and bow to go may be based on numbers in the provost's eadrick and Goodman disagreed that about meeting their goals after graduation. report that are inaccurate. Goodman functions as director of Shaltid Ahmad, associate professor of The document states that enrollment in undergraduate education. civil engineering, noted that, for example, the engineering school "has declined sub"I bave no authority at all to do anyin introductory physics classes. students are stantially" during the past eight year.; and thing that has budgelltry implications," said told to look to their left and to their right, that the school "needs major increases in Goodman. When he is approached by facand that two of them won ' t pass this class. enrollment if ir is to maintain its current ulty and departments in ans and sciences '1be caring isn't there." said Ahmad. faculty size and breadth of programs." for resources for undergraduate education, Malone added that there is a difference Those increases should come at the unhe added, "I have to go to the provost and between the acruaJ and perceived quality dergraduate and master's levels, the plan ask for them. There is no inclination to reof UB's eogineering programs. states, since the doctoral programs are reaallocate for those purposes in the depan"We thinlc we are better than the NRC sonable in size. ments. Undergraduate education is still (National Research Council) ratings." he Some faculty questioned whether the seen primarily as the provost's problem not said. " But if we are trying to increase our enroUment declines have been as steep as our problem. That has not changed." perceived quality, it could talce 10 years. described in the documenL In response to a question from Cowen, The question is. how patieot is the univer"We're talking about enrollment deGoodman said that "if the leadership of thai. clines, but we're comparing to levels thai. sity willing to he'r' new organization (a CoUege of Arts and For expanded coverage of both meetwere record highs," said Roger Mayne, Sciences) had the right attitude, it (prioriprofessor and chair of the Department of ings, go to bttp:/fwww.bufralcudu/fttizing undergraduate education) would Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. porter/ • change." H ........,,_tty E H S �Casting Institute __ ., American Indian projects under way News Services Editor T HE CASTING INSTITUTE in the UB Department of An has begun work with Tuscaroran businessman Joseph "Smolcin' Joe" Anderson on severs! proposals to benefit that Indian community and the UB Sculpture Program. The first project on line is an edition of bronze csstings of a small and delicale stone sculpture by Joe Jacobs, one of North America'smost respected Native-American artists. His work can be seen on the frieze of the Museum of Civilization, Canada's premier Native American art center, operated by the Department of Indian and Northem Affails Canada in Hull, Quebec. The casting project, funded by Anderson, is now under way at the institute under the direction of Tony Pat<:rwn, UB professor of art. Anderron also will fund a 30-foot enlargement of the work for permanent exhibition on the Tuscarora Reservation. A special enlarging mschine purchased by him and already in place on tbe.reservation wiU be used. PaU:rron and the Casting Institute will assist with the lengthy process. Anderron has a facility that will house the large Jacobs work. He also hopes to establish a gallery of native art on the reservation, as weU as an art foundry to help promoU: self-sufficiency for his nation. The foundry, he said, will train Tuscarorans in new skiUs so that they may continue wassist Jacobs and other Thscaroran arti sts. Jolene Rickard, a Thscaroran native and assistant professor of art and art history at UB, has written and lectured widely on the aesthetics of native art_ She points out that although Americans are familiar with art produced by American Indians of the southwest, little is generslly known about the art of the Iroquois nations. Andemm, she said, has expressed interest in helping to develop an awareness of this work on the American scene. ln producing the small casts, Pat<:rron faced a challenge. ike -much of Jacobs' art, the original work is marked by delicate and comlex carvings of native motifs into soft stone in a way that accentuates the quality of the mat<:rial. ln order to cast it in bronze, Paterwn had to make a flexible mold that would not stain the porous stone or break the delicately carved original. He used a higb"<!uality rubber and blanket mold technique that picked up the delicat<: tracings but preserved the inU:grity of the original work- Students in the Sculpture Program working under the auspices of the Casting lnstituU: are learning this new technique by working with the Jacobs sculpture. The University at Buffalo has longtime affiliations with the artists and scholars of the Tuscaroran community, along with members of other tribes of the Iroquois nations. Rickard is a noted photographer and specialist in 19th- and 2Qth-century art. She teaches courses in visual theory, aestbet· ics and criticism, and her photography has appeared in muse ums and galleries throughout the country. A popular lecturer. -....... . . . . . -to a - SCULI'IVIIES aY .10£ IACMS, - • - .. - . . Ia Ylewa - · • bepr-.tua_ she regularly presents invited talks at major universities. Tuscaroran artist Richard Hill, assistant professor in the Department of American Studies, is noted for his work as a curator of Native-American art. He has long been a principal in the development of the Na- tional Museum of the American Indian, a division of the Smithsonian Institution. and currently is curating three important exhi bitions of American Indian an in the U.S . and Canada. He is also at work at UB on an electronic library of contemporary In- dian thought. • Engineering school publishes history of its first 50 years 11r DUN IIOLDUUM News Services Editor I N CELEBRATION OF its 50th anni versary, the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has published " Engineering the Future from the Ground Up: A History of the First Fifty Years or the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University at Buffalo-and a Glimpse at the Future." Compiled by Charles M . Fogel, UB professor emeritus, and ediU:d by Anne B. McGrail of the school's Office of External Affairs, the hook is dedicated to George C. Lee. director of the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research and former dean of the engineering school. The history chronicles the engineering school from its beginnings in 1946 through half a century of growth and increasing Wmner of Nobel, Pulitzer prizes will be Distinguished Speaker 11J IIAIIY K11l SPINA News Services Editor NOBEL AND PUUTZER PRIZE•WINNINQ author Toni Morrison will speak at 7:30p.m. on Thursday, April 24, in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Anson the North Campus. Morrison, who serves as Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Council of Humanities at Princeton University, will speak as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series. The lecture is sponsored by just buffalo literary center, inc. Morrison's six major novels-"Tar Baby," ''The Bluest Eye," "Song of Solomon," "Sula," "'Beloved" and "Jazz"-bave received extensive national acclaim. She received the National Book Critics Award in 1977 for "Song of Solomon" and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for "Beloved."' She also bas authored a book of essays, "Playing in the Dark," and was editor of "Race-ing Justice, En-gendering Power: Essays on Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas and the Construction of Social Reality." With degrees from Howard and Cornell universities, Morrison has taught and lectured at Yale and Rutgers universities and Bard College, among others. She held the Albert Schweitzer Chair in the Humanities at the University at Albany from 1984-89. Tile.,............._.......,. Sefles, now in its lOth year, is presented by UB and the Don Davis Auto World Lectureship Fund. The affiliate series sponsor is Amherst Chamber of Commerce. Co-sponsor of Morrison's lecture is the University Bookstore. Contributing sponso,-,; are The Buffalo News, Planned Parenthood of Buffalo and Erie County. and the Student Association and Faculty of Arts and Letters, both at UB. Call 645-ARTS for ticket information. Tickets may be purchased in person at the CenU:r for the Arts Box Office and at all TicketMasU:r locations, or by phone through TicketMasU:r at 852-5000. • national and international recognition for its educational and research programs. The establishment of the sc hool as a separate entity in the universi ty coincided with the end of World War ll and the increasing need for ski lled engineers in Westem New York industry. In its first year, the school had an enrollment exceeding 800 students, many of them attending school on the Gl bill . The 88-page text and more than I00 photographs refer to such 1940s-era practices as the awardi ng of the "Engineering Sweetheart" pri ze at the Engineering Sweethean Ball and classroom situations where students sat at rows of desks working on engineering designs with pencils and rulers. The book also chronic les more recent achievements, such as the studem built high-mileage car that gets BOO miles to the gallon and the broadcasting of engineering classes to other SUNY schools through EngiNe!. Also fea~ are personal comments on the past-and future-<>f engineering by famous a lumn i, including Wil so n Greatbatch , the co-inventor of the implant able cardiac pacemaker and recipient of the U.S. National Medal of Technology; Erich Bloch. Distinguished Fellow. Council on Competitiveness and fanner director of the National Science Foundation, and lra S. Aatow, host of National Public Radio's "Science Friday" show. A detailed time line lists milestones in the ft.chool"s history. from the 1946 dedi· cation of Karr Parker Hall on what is now the South Campus. to the first offering of classes off campus at a local corporation in 1952, to the 1958 hiring of Robert Ketter. who would eventually become UB 's presi den~ and the establishment of the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research and the Calspan-UB Research Ceo· U:r in 1986. The soft-cover book is available from the eng ineering school for $20, which covers the publishing and mailing costs. To purchase a copy. contact Pat Doeing in the Office of External Affairs at 645-2768. • 1:111111111911lllls.JIJ Evllts l'8allld .... 0.... OP OOIII'8MIIQIS and SpecialE- has been~ . froin the OIIDe t1 ~ Advenc:emenl Mel~ 1o the Olllce ot1he Voce Pnllitllllt tor Sludenl Alalra, ellllciMI Maroll 17. Conletences and Special E - . t"oi!!K*I by WBilm J. Regan, now reports 1o Clillord B. WMson, assoc1a1e vice ptesidllnltor udlllry ~ In a lc*ll ~ 8I1IIOLilCing lbe ~ Robert L Pamer, vice plelldd tor IIUdenl . . . . . and Roneld H_ SleJn, vice preaidenllor univefsity adW11lC811l1111 Mel cllwlajlmll'ot. 8llld lbenl 818 1811en1J advanlagas 1o lbe IOIMI. '"ll!epmwy~ ltlllalllelniiiUian wauJd be -~ -...dun.dll . . ~ ..UCU.IIen &nllrlla CU1Wil organlzallonal pBI. The vas! majorly ~--OiglrlillldWld ~ by ecn..n.:. and Special Events requi"e ln1lnl*ln ll!d ..... piiMdld by Lrill fln:l!ri1g IRier tie LVI1blela t1 sluOOnt a!.... ""-LrillhNII lie c*-1lf ~ OJtq Selvioa8. PaolcJrQ and Trans)ICIIIIIIclp,N!ID ~Mel ......... flallldance Hals.lqlnMd COOidnalion ol ...wM-*IVI'III¥enlwa lle--q&.ayc1 ........ pnMdedinf ...... ,... _ _.Aipl!clllan ~ lber801ganlzation, J1rt Friecman nr nwJrw 1'1!111111111* torc.rcu Cltllq bit ... report 1o ~- r1-....·s.rw-. �• speak al 3:30 p .m . on lhe need for a national energy policy. A panel discuaaion on sb'ucturing a national energy policy and hs impacl on geopolitics will begin at ~ : 15 p .m . Other spaakers and topics: • Jol1n Aoborls. senior analyst. NYS Oepar1menl o1 Public Service. -.,nuclear-waste program developmort and lhe role ol nuclear power in a cxmpetilive rnM<et • Carl Peclonan. supervisor o1 energy and environmental economics. NYS Departmenl ol Public Ser· vk:e, New York electric restructuring and tr&atment of nuc~ar power • Clvis Flavin, sr. vice ~~ director ol research. Wor1dwaU:h Institute, atternative 808fgy scuces • Joseph VISalU. program manager. envirom1er1lal research. NYS - a n d DeYelopmenl Author· ily. ozone 1ranspor1 research and fossil fuel and erMrcnmenlal air qualily • David Wcx:M;y, executive d._ The Faculty of Natural Sciences and MathemaUcs at UB is marking the "birthday" of the 1ntamous talk· •ng computer. HAL, of the movie "2001 A Space Odyssey,· by presenllng two lectures by author and sc1enust Oavtd G . Stork on Apnl14 Stork will deliver a lecture for general audiences. "The HAL 9(X)() Computer and the Vistan of '200 1 A Space Odyssey·: at 7:30pm. 1n Room 215 of tt)e Natural Sc1ences Complex on the North Campus. Slcrt. aultlo< ol "HAL's Legacy 2001's Computer as Dfeam and Reai•IY" (MIT Press. Ocl<lbe< 1996). ;sa chl61 sclentJst at the Ricoh Calilorn18 Research Center, head ot its Machine Learning and Perception Group and a consuhmg prof8SSOf ol ekM:trical engoneering and visiting scholar in psychology al Slanfotd University. For a more lechnically prol"ocienl audience. Stork will talk on "Seetng Speech: Speechreading ('Upreadong') by Compuler'" al 3 p.m. in Room 220. Narural Sciences C<lmplex. He Will discuss the Ricoh speectveading system. potential coovnercialappli· catiOnS and future research. Free and open to the public , the talks are pan of the 1997 John W Cowper DISiingUished VISiting Lecture Senes Princ1paJ tund1ng for the seroes os pr<Mded by lhe Cowper· Siegfned Company, Inc .. Orrin Foster Lecture Fund , and the UB $esqu1· centenmat Ptanmng Committee According to the Arthur C Clarke novel on which "2001 A Space Odyssey" was based . HAL beCame operational•n January 1997 For Stork. HAL's btrthday IS a pnme 11me to look back and compare the 1968 film's computer sCI· ence "predictions" w1th current technological fact . Stork will illustrate his talk Wlth chps from the movl8. For more informallon . call Condy Nydahl. 645-2531 ,_Eit SEN. aiiADI.£Y INvmD TO I'AimCII"ATE IN LAW SYMPOSIUM Former New Jersey Sen. William Bradley has been invited to partic•· pate tn an enwonmental law sympoSium to be held May 9 10 the Center for Tomorrow. North Campus The event is the third 1n a se· nes sponsored by the Enwonmen· tal Law ColloQuium, which focuses on 11mely Issues of special interest to professionals 1n law and science Top1cs to be addressed •nclude role of public utilities in a compell· 11ve market, future of utilities In a deregulated environment and 1mpact ol deregulatiOO on a utility's ability to handle facility-related ammonmental issues. John B. Sheffer II. UB intenm v1ce president fOf publiC service and urban affairs , will make opening remarks. Bradley is expected to rector and professor of law, Center for Environmental Legal Studies, Pace University Law Schoot renewabM! portfolio standards and other regulatory mechanisms to promote renewable energy resources. Reg;slra!ion is S50; daadlino "' Aprit9. Call Sharyn Eklund, 645-7342 tor more information or to regist8f. on exercise phys~­ ogy empha~izing the therapeutic benefits of exercise in rehabilitation will be presented from 7:30a.m . to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 11, the Buftalo Hilton. 120 Church St The program, sponsored by the UB Department of Physical Therapy and Exercise Science, will feature sessions on bask: energy metabo-lism. neuromuscular function, exerc•se-induced muscle injury and repa.r, and pulmonary and cardiovascular responses to exercise in heatth and disease. It will conclude Wlth a session on exercise testing. The conference is open to the public . There Is a registration fee. F'-* .1. c.m, chair ollhe UB Departmonl ol Physical Therapl( and Exercise Scoence. and .....,... w• ...rt-, direclor ollhe daparl· ment's exercise science progtam. W1U be presenlers. Bolh ha110 pubUshod Widely In professional journals. For more informabOn, caU 645-3705 A conference iO MIC-IAL P - U I S CONI'EJIDICEISAI'IULZI Four authorities on the molecular and cellular mechanisms that rrncrobeS use to cause disease will speak at the annual Buffak> Conference on MIcrobial Palhogenosis. seller April 23 1n the Sheraton Inn. Cheektowaga. The ail-day conference will be cosponsored by lhe Microbial Palhogenesis Graduate Group at UB and lhe WNY Branch olll\0 American Society of Microbiologists The S25 registration fee includes lunch The speakers and thelt presentattons will be: • Lynn W Enquist. professor. Department of Molecular BIOlogy. Pnnceton Umverslty- ~ C1rcuit-spe­ c1flc Invasion of the Bra1n by NeurotropiC Herpes wuses • • Thomas E. Wellems . head of the Malaria Genetics Section. Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dtseases-·AntigeniC Vanation ar:d Immune Evasion In Malana. • • June R. Scon, proleSSOf of ml· crobtology and immunology, Emory Umverslty-·v.rulence Factors of Streptococcus PyoQenes.• • Magda)ene Y.H. So, professor and chair. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. Or· egon Health Sciences Universlty•Rote of lgA 1 Protease in Survival of Pathogenk: Neisseria& within Epl· lhelial Calls • MorrUng and afternoon poster sessions also witl be hekl. For more informaUOn. call 8292459. -~ TOU-.D-H The Universlly at Buffalo's 131h annual Ooziest, biHed as the •targest voUeyba/1 tournament played continuously in the mud in North 1\marica. • will be held /l.prN 26 on the North Campus. Teams must reglstar by Friday, April4 . Tho IOlml/m8r1l last year 8II!8Ciod naarty 100 _,.,._ more !!'<In 1.00J pJayars ard tulci-ads ol spectaiD!i. Six· and aighl-mambar teams rap""""'ling WNY businasses. cornrrunlly organizations and collages and universities. as well as colleges and I.Vliversilles from elsewhere In lhe Nor1heasl and Canada. lr8dilionally compote lor trophies and prizes. Each team will receive Ooztesl T-shirts. lunch, COtTVTIEHT'lOI"alive programs and a team photo snapped after the compeUtion. Shower facitities will be provided . Sponsors ara needed. as well as IIOUlleer.l wl1o can retaraa. judge. kaap scora and assisl wi1h regislra· !ion, lunch and cJean.op. Tho ......, ;s sponsored by UB's University Studanl 1\Umi Board (USAB). studanl alliiate ollhe UB 1\Umi Associalion. Team registra!ion faa is $110 (U.S. currency). wi1h procaads benafrtlng lhe J. Scoll Flaming Scholarship Fund. which honors ..-,IS wl1o hiM! demonstrated posi1ive Jeodar. ship quaJitias- allanding UB. For more inlormalion. C81829-2!nl. Aagisnlion lilomwion is availabla on Oazfest-: t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ RIIJ(-·-··......, sa 111-~~ , _ Selcll, dean ollhe Graduate School of Soc~l Work at UB, will speak-and sinll--<>boullhe uosa ol modern folk rruslc: to educate auchences about social problems and triumphs of "lhe lolk' al a noon Jon. cheon April 17, in the Center lor Tomorrow. North Compos. The presentation will be part of the UB Senior Alumni luncheon series sponsored by the Otnce of Alumni Relations lor UB sentor alumni, spouses and guests. Seidl and his musical partner. Rochester social work educator Dean Santos. perform as Hull· House RevivaL The duo. which en· tertains audiences with voice and guitar, has several recordings. Luncheon tickets are $10 each. For reservations or more information , call the UB Office of Alumni RelaUons at 829-2608. Ua SI-IETTA TO ...uT IN SENIPIT CONCIEitT AI'IUL U The UB Department of Music will present the all-new UB Sinfoniena under the directton of .......,_ 11artenaaon in the Music Department's annual Benefit Concert April t 5 at 8 p .m . in Slee Concert Hall. The professional chamber orchestra is comprised Of members ol the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, UB music faculty, students and Buffalo-area musicians. The first program fa the Sinfoniena. approximatety half the size of a symphony orchestra, will include Wagner's Siegfried Idyll. Barlol<'s /JM>rlim8nfo and opera arias by Mozart, wilh Tholtlurn, mezzo-soprano, as guest artist . Thorbuln. visiting assislanl professor in llle UB Music Oeparlmenl. is firsl prizewinner ollhe Mellopolilan Opera Now England Regional Auditions and has been u.s.. bu dalabe-. ac..~m.a-111 ~ ... aua-llaMiiaaa-dl.llllll.u-ced......,~ Sciea<:e Pauadllioa, pan. nr.o-aplicx.b'lllole~ID,....._,.. ue the F..UTGJ 1t6ii#erand c - ' " ..,._ Dtdly. WbiJe .,., of the ~ is -.:billie Ia - ' of illelf, tbere -~ eoola u llllt.-..-. UDder. v~oredocumeatcldivayiOOiam.trillllow ~ a:slo order and rcc:eive clocumenlt eJI!clroaiadly. ()a1iDe dacamenwion is available to assist Ia sean:hiD& tecbuiqueo for bel- lcrn:suliS. UB is a member of the Community of Science. and scieotiJts, researcbera, and faculty memben may add or'upclale tbeir infonnation to Ibis dalabase through WINGS. Complele insuuctions are available at bttp:/fwla&s.bat&lo.edll/faollty/COI/, as well as on the Community of Scicnc:e Web site. For assistanct in c01111ecring 1<> the World W"uie Wd> via UB computtr accoWJts, contact the Compuring Center~ Htlp tksk at645-3542. -Sue Ne&U'MisUr a.nd Lori W'ulzilislci. University Libraries engaged by such.disllnguishod organizations as lhe Malropolilan Opera. lhe Nalional Symphony. lhe Los Angeles Philharmonic and lhe Seattle Symphony as well as being a leaturod aoloist 111e Philadelphia Orchestra lor lllle seaoons. Tlckats lor lhe Benefit Concan are $20; senior citizens and UB communil'(. $15; and studeniS. $8. They may be purchased lhrough lhe Slee Concert Hall Box Ollice . the Center for the Arts Box OHice or at TICketmaster locations. SUQUIS~NI' ON-.-s Several graduales ollhe UB doc· toral program in Spanlsh who have gone on to J:iecome highly re· spected scholars. in lhelr fl&k:J will join UB faculty on April 11 and 12 fOI' a symposium on Hispan)c studlea sponsored by lhe Spanish sac· lion ollhe UB Departmenl of Mod· ern Languages and Literatures . The event. 10 be held in Clemens Hall, North Csmpus, is and open lo lhe public. h ;s funded by 11\0 UB Dean ol AriS and Loners in connac· tion with the university's sesquicenJannial celebra!ion. For regislra!ion and lnlorma!ion. call Departmanl o1 Modern Languages and Ulararures. 645-2191 . The symposium was conceived as a celebration of the achtevements of the Spanish section and its doctoral graduates and as a tribute to retired Professors Peter Boyd-Bowman. Leon L.Ningslone. Wilma Newberry. George Schanzar and -led c. Alan Soons. Papers wJI be In Spanish and Engliol1 on topics on Spanish-American lilarawre. Peninsular Ntsraturo, Hispanic linguistics and ioauas rolated 1o loreigo4anguage programs in general and study abroad programs in par1icular. Participating UB doc1onll aiLmni wil include Debra D. Anais1 (191l6). associate professor. lJrWarsi1y ol St. Thomas, Houston; Ro&emary Geisdorfer-l'eal (1964). professor. lJrWarsi1y o l - J.sa I>M Grace (1976}, direclor ol inlarnationaJ oducalion and associate professor. SUNY Colega 81 Bullalo; Barbera P. Esquiwi-Heinarn (1989}. associale prolassor. Wtnlhrop UnlYersily. and Aida L Heredia (1992), assislanl professor, Howard UnlYersily. Also Kalharina E. l<oYac:h-/l.llen ( 1964). associate dean ot human communications and behavior. Genesee Convnunily College: Kathleen March (19130). professor. Univarsily ol Maino: Dorothy Rissel ( 1976). associale professor. Depart· ment of Learning and Instruction, Universily at Buffalo; /l.llrodo Torrajon (1984). associale proles· sor, Auburn University, and Juan Zamora (1971). professor. Univer· sity of Massachusetts. The doctoral program '" Span1sh language and literature at UB. estabhshed in 1964, has produced 47 doctoral graduates who ho&d faculty positiOns at cofleges and univer~ ties In the U.S. and canada. Current aruollmanl ollhe UB graduate program in Spanish is 48 students. �- t h e 4 X 400 l8lwn ol Doyley, Bell, Hinson and K- Ml.a were victorious in 3:27.36. Da.tia - l o r The Royals ..... Jennifer Klborn. who won the 100 tudles in 18.00 and the~~wltladistanoeol10.51 ri1el8r.l ' and whoblk the shot P<l (11.29 ->and tvmnar (34.84 """""') Aadlal-. e DOI'Y UVIIIIII• , _ . . Other wimenllor the Royals lrdudad Ks<rl Shptx In the 1500 (5:11 .24), Gretchen Welch In the 5000 (18:V.95), Amanda Knataltls In the high l<nll (1 .55 meters). A PI* c/Aoyals had ~ perlorrnln;es ellhe Ralei!1> Relays Ill North Carolina State. Soptaraa f\Ah Ccnon lOpped he<"""' 8Chocl rTIIrk In lhe twrrnar ttrow wilh a disllnle cl 159-10 10 win the BYBnl Soptaraa Shely Hlmlon- tl1id In lhe high~ 815-7. Up naxl-the C'*>rial Relays In Wililwnsbug. Va. this~- POINI' IIIDOIUUT;- araT ...... ---=-.......·•·• UB senior Brema Doty fnohed """"""'ol eight competilonlln the 1997 NCAA Tlve&Pilint ShooCout on March v at Mar· kat Square Arena in Indianapolis. She scored 10 points out ol a posaible 30 and was eliminalsd lei- ·-··-~ lowing the fltSt . , . _ --IMI'CHD round ol the shootout Ohio Coach Kalhy T>WII'a v.anan's tsmis tl9n traveled 10 t-I10n Head lsla'ld, S.C. lor 1hel' anrua1 ""*"""'· Stale- oprilgThe Royals dropped all &ix cl.,...dual rretc:has lor a 5-Q reocrd but did haw!~ lndilllcLel perlormn:es. The Royals ..... lad by Dar** Ralo:lwsky e1 No. 1M! aingloa wilh a PI* c1 vic10ries. ~downed Amy Haybeksr cl Morellead S1alo 7-8, 6-3 and delealed Bracley's ZM Holoczy 6-1 , 7-8. Ralo:lwsky is 10-81M!r811 this season and 7-41n dual mafchas. ~ was romed the Mid-Con Conference's Rrnale AINele cl the Week. Wernllie Arellano, playing at No. ltvee, picked up a win fa< the Royals in the Weste<n Cssolina meeting, defeating Terry Jean Youtz 6-3, 6-4. Arellano also combined with Amy Snyder to deleat Morehead Stale's Haybeker and Karen Von Deenen 9-7 Marcle Alberts won the women's shootout and 1hen wool on to defeat the men's champion Nate Erdmann of Okla· home lor the 0\lefalllitle. Doty's 3.51hre&-p0int field goals per game Ia< the season has earned he< the AT&T Long Distance Championship. The award is given each year to the individual who foniSMs with the best per game average. A pmss confe<ence will be held April 8 at 4 p.m. in The Bullpen in All.mni Arena lor the award presentation to Doty. e ~FNSHUCOND In the No. one doubles match. The Royals' 5-Q 0\lefatl mark. which includes their lall season, puts the team in lourth place in the Mid-Con's standings. Central Connecticut at 13-1 leads with Weste<n Illinois (8-3) and Valparaiso (5-7) lollowing. AJ IIOCMSIIR W.ma'IIONAL The Bulls and ROyals bo1h fltlished second at last weekend's University of Rocheste< lnvita· tional Track and Field meet. The Bulls sea<ad 76 1/2 points finishing behind Allred's 82 1/2. Rochester (64 1/2), Brockport (37 t/2) and Fredonia ( 17) lollowed. The Royals tallied 36 potnts to finish behind host Rocheste<'s 52. The Bulls tool< two Individual events and a pair of raiays. Lee Nanton tool< the 110 hurdles in 15.64 while Mike Ouagliata won UB is off until April 12 whe<e 1hey will face Robert Morris and Mid-Con loe Youngstown State on the road. The Mid-Con Tournament is scheduled Ia< April 23-28 in Kansas City - Tad Wasko,_Sports lnlrxmation Office 11IIS WEEK'S HOME ATHlniC 1ha 100meters in 11 .32. The 4 x 100relay EVENI'S None scheduled team o1 Omar Doyley, Spencer Bell, David Hinson and Ouagliata placed first in 43.90 OBITUARIES toral degrees from the University of Minnesota. He was appointed to a number of horlofary positions during hts career and was a member of the first board of directors of the Harry S Truman U brary 1n Independence, Mo. He was the author of several mathemallcs textbooks as well as articles in educational research journals Richard Matthews Drake, 90, former dean at UB Richard Matthews Drake. 90. who was dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at UB from 1947 to 1954, and tater served as vice presi· dent of the University of Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo .. died March 10 In Mariner Health Care Center. Newport, Tenn. Drake, was director of tnstitutional re-search at UB when he left Buffalo In 1955 to join the University of Kansas City. While in Buffalo he also served as d irector of tutorial instruction. a program for which UB gained international lame In 1962. Drake went to Fairletgh O~k m son University In Teaneck . N.J .. as provost and head of acad emic affairs. In 1972 he relired U p rovost, remaining there as an adjunct ptofessor of higher education until 1976 when he moved to Camden, Maine. He moved from Maine to Indianapolis In 1992 and than to Newport In 1996. Drake held bachelor's, master's and doc- Irene Hurley, secretary, office manager A memonal serv1ce will be held Apnl 19 at the Newman Center. 490 Frontier Rd .. Amherst at 1 1 a.m. lor Irene Hurley. secretary and oHice manager lor the cha1r of the UB Psychology Department for 18 years. Mrs. Hurley, who worked at UB from 1955 until her rettrement 1n 1973. d 1ed March 24 after a brief illness All active member of St. James Roman Catholic Church and Ladies Sodality. she was also a member of U ght of Christ Roman Catholic Church. Clearwater. Fla. She had served as a volunteer at St Francis Nurs1ng Home tn Williamsville . FSEC - Continued from page 1 plcte and "complete the complctablc ones in a timely fashion with something worked out between the student and the instruc- tor.·· But if students seek to withdraw from courses after the fact "because they want to clean up their record." they should be forced to withdraw from all courses, including those in which they h.avc received satisfactory grades, talcen during the semester, he said. Several FSEC members questioned the wisdom of the "aU-or-nothing" stipu lation i n the resolutio n . M;cbacl Frisch. professor of history and American Studies, said that while he fava<s tightening up procedures, " I can think of a lot of cases in which I don' t see the compel· ling logic of the all-or-nothing thing." From a faculty member's view, he added, the problem with banding out grades of incomplete is that there arc many courses, such as seminars, that require a lot of group inter· action. In effect, faculty members would h.avc to "virtually reinvent the course" for an individual studcn~ Frisch said. In the case of students who may have c o mpelling. comple x personal ci r c um - stances, "I' m not sure wh.at we gain by saying to that student, ' You ei ther h ave to li t · ter your record with a lot of 'Fs' ... when they might feel , (despite) so me family emergency or health problem, that they're able to complete one c ourse o r two courses and in that sense maintain their connect ion to the unjversity;• he said. Maureen Jame son. associate p rofessor of modern languages and literatures, agreed that the clau se w~ " problematic ." Since fac ulry are not required to agree to g i ve out inco mpletes, there may be students w ho have a problem after the "R" deadline has passed , but who have d o n e eno ug h w o r k in t wo or three oftheir courses to ··get a B. e v en if they d o n o thi n g f o r the next three o r four weeks . " I think we ' re f o rcing c h oices that are reall y too draconian ," she said. Roben Hoeing. assoc iate professor of modem languag es and l itera tur-es , al so o p - posed the clause. '"There arc very legitimate cases. I think the number of students who it hurts. or would be pcnalizcd unjustly, far exceed the number who would he penalized justly," he said. William Baumer, professor o f philoso- phy and a member of the Grading Committee, di sagreed , no ting that he teach es larg e survey courses in which he receives t w o o r three requests fo r admini strat ive leave every sem ester. Lne v itabl y. he sai d , the d ocumentatio n he rec eive s states that the student i s physi c all y o r m en tall y un able to complete the course . " If the student is physically or mentall y unabl e to continue srud y ing in the cou rse . wh at 's se parate about m y cou rse f rom any other (the student is taking) is something I can' t figure," Baumer said. "I think the all· or-nothing rule is very appropriate in every sucb administrative =ignation ~uest that I can see. Otherwise. it is just fl ush ing the transcript." The FSEC sent the resolution to the full Faculty Senate for discussion on April 8.• UB a safe campus, Palmer tells FSEC eotrn1l.ARY TO TttE impression grven by recent reports 1n the news medta. UB does not have a problem Wlth campus cnme. the Faculty Senate ExecutNe Committee was told on March 26 Robert L Palmer Jr . v.ce pres1de01 IOl student affa1rs. sa•d a ·stnct 1nterpretauon· ol cnme report1ng by the untverSity led to UB be•ng ranked 1 1rh among nearty 500 colleges and untversrties 1n the number ol burglaries cornm1tted on campus dunng 1995 1n a recent art1cle 1n The Chror11cle of Higher EducatiOfl The StOly reported 10 categones ol cmne StBIIS!ICS that IOStltUIJOOS are reQUifed to report to the federal government UB reported 220 t>urglartes . 24 motorvehiCle thehs 19 aggravated assaults ano 7 robberi8S ·we know that what we report as t>urgtanes at Other tOStltUtJOOS woukj be CSt· egor•zed as larceni8S . • Palmer told faculty members noting whtle UB reported 220 ourglanes. Buffalo State College only reported 40 "Now tog1c should tell you that that's too great a d1spanty. • he sa•d When looking at property crtme---bur· glary, motor-vehiCle theft. larceny. lheh ana arsoo-at 22 AAU schools . UB falls Jn the middle of the pack, ranking mnth. he S8Jd ·we are a safe campus. we are a wellprotected campus and we'll continue to be one · .lohn Qr.ta, director of public safety noted that UB pubhc safety IS an aggres· stve department that has persuaded members ol the campus communtty that tt tS "Detter to repor t (cnme} than not • Moreover. the department has chosen to report cnme staiiStiCS w•th a ·very stnct lntarprelaiiOfl of what the statutes are and what Bla requ1red by the FBI. New YOlk State taw and the federal EducatJOn Depart· ment. • ne sa1d "When you looK at all the numbers (for all cnmes) and compare those to other campuses. we ·re very sale .· Greta sa1d Palmer sa1d that 1! someone entered an unlocked dorm room at UB and took three compact dtscs. 11 would be reported as a burglary "Now you tell me that those types of thmgs oon't happen all over.· he addea Wrth a less stnct Jnt&rpreta.lion. we could report that as a larceny Ol a pet1t larceny • Palmer cntJcued The Buffalo News lor a story at>out cr1me at UB that was based on the art1cle tn the Chronicle. but focused only on burg lanes He said The News focused on the one category "that puts UB 1n the most negahve light . wh1ch g1ves an Inaccurate ptcture ol the safety and quahty of hfe at UB • Palmer and Greta emphasiZed that UB IS safer that the surroundtng commumty, both BuffalO ana Amherst . named the sales! ctty tn the counuy by Money maga · -Sue Wueteher z•ne CALEfl!DAR Contrinued from page 8 printmaking, illustration, communication dcsip, and com· pucer art. Gallery boun are Tuesday 10 a.m.-!5 p.m., Wednesd.ay lhrougb Friday I 0 a.m.-8 p.m .. and Saturday II a.m.-8 p.m. Admiuion is free . _........, __ "Social Phoo>snpby: The Meld... u exhibit of photographs by students, is on "view through April It in tb< A. Silverman UnderJraduate Ubraty (UOL) localOd oa the first noor of Capen H.a!l, North Cam· pus. The cxh..ibit features blackand-white photoaraphs by JeMi · fer Borlheim, Linda Mutka. Haniel Rodney, aod Rcooe Zie&lcr. Tbey are atudcoll ln 1 social pbotoarapby ....... ooupc by David Gonloo. Focirlformation, call UOL at 64!5· o.ca.- 290. DMII!Io'"Cannon,"' curated by Ouisto- pbe.r Leu of Cennon Design. is on display through April 18 in the James Dyett Gallery. 334 H1yes Hall. South Campus. Hours are 9 a.m.-!5 p.m. Monday Ulrough Friday. ..,_ ..... _....., The Financial Aid Office is accepting applications lhrougb May 24 for the Bufhlo Ne:ws Scholarship for students punuing 1 career in journalism and news reponing. Three sc.holarsh.ipa will be awarded; applicants mus1 be junion or seo..ion enrolled for the 1997-98 ICI· dcmic year, and must have 1 Free Application for Student Aid (FAPSA) oa file. The Fioaocial Aid Office is loca1ed in Hayes C. South Campus. For iafDnnll· tioo. call 829-2491 . ---- The Abe Halbn:.icb Memorial Fund offers scholarships and low interest loans to under· greduatcs who are.hea.IUI SC I· eooc majon. The Financial A1d Office in Hayes C on the South Campus is eccepting applica· lions through P.by 24 . For mfor· mation, call 829-2491 - -~ A one-day New York State Em · ployccs' Retirement System Seminar wiU be held June 6 from 9 L m.-4 p.m. at the Ccn1er for TOfllOfTOw. North Campus. There will be one SC$Sion for n cr I and 2 members. and another for ner 3 and 4 members. lbc:~ will be repn:sentativ e~ from the Social Security Admin· istratioo, the Dept. of Ci vil Ser· vice, aod the company that ad· ministers the New Yort State Defemd Compensation Propam. To make a reserv11tion. r;a] l Personnel Services. 64!52646. ext. 101 or 102. - .....,..._ tE.pk>J- . - . . . - 'The: Employee Assislance Program is seeking volunteers 10 fi ll the position of coordinator. EAP provides euasta.nce with a variety of problems employees may be ttaving-family. mcdi· cal, legal. financial, etc. Dead· line is M ay 19 for rh umi and lcuer of 1pplicarion addressed to Chair. EAP Search Committee. Personnel Services. 104 Crofts Hall, North Campus. ..,_ llosldao<e BaU Director (SL2)- Un.ivenity Residence Halls. Posting IP-7014. 1tac:hia& Boopital Nuno Proctltloaer (SIA)-Siudcnt Health Center, Posting IP· 701 7. Auista.Dt 0... (SL-5)-S<hool of Man- age~nl . Posung lfP-70 19 lo· structional Suppon Technician (SL-3)-Centra.l Tcchntcal Serv~ces (Catalogmg Dept. ). Pos11ng iFP-7021 . ~nior Programmu A.a.alyst (SL-4)-Equal Opport u n n y/Affi rma i Jv~ Act ton Office. Pos1ing iFP-702!5 F. . .ttr Ledurer-Athlelics. Posu ng IfF· 7029. ReR&J"C:b AsAsta.n1 Proreoor-Newosurgery. Posl · tog I F-7030. Assistant/Associ· ate/Full Proressor-Soci•l and ~ventive McWcine. Posllng lfF-703 1 A.ulstaat/Associale Prorcuor-Linguistics. Postmg IfF-7032. A.uiltant/Auociate Professor-Anato mical Sctences & Cell Biology, Posting fF- 7033. Al.!istut/As:aodate Prorcaor-Oral OU.gnostic Sc1· ences, Posting f f . 7034 ·- Resea.rd Aide-Sponsored Programs Personnel. Open. Researt.b Suppo11 Specialist-Bto- chcmtcal PhJUTnacolog) Open Posung IR-9608!5 Research Technician 11 -Mtcrobtology. Posung iFR-97020 RtHal'Cb Technician 1-MtcrobJology. Pos1mg lfR -97021 Research Tec:hnician II or 111 -Btochemt cal Pharmacology. Postmg lfR -97022 Clink:al Nu..-w Spt-cialist ·SoclaJ & Ptevenu'"e Med.Jcul<: , Postmg •R -97023 Resea.rd Ttc.hnician II -Chern ISU')', Posu.ng IR·97024 --uti••I .._ C-CIYII._._ Dental A.ssbtanl {SC -7)-Cimt cal Denlisuy. l ine J40805. 40806. Ckaoer (SC-5)-UnJver si ty Resukn« Halls. Lme "'3030, 43043 , 43084. 43087. 43227 To obtam morr mfonrwtum on jobs lur~d abo-n, c0111ar t Pn· sONt~l Suv1crs , 104 Crofts HalL To ohtam uifonrwtlml on Rrs~arch jobs, contact Spo"· so rrd Progrom..J P~rsonn,t. 416 Crofts. �• ----- ~ I p.a. S4, SS, II. SJO. _ _ _,_.UB_ Co-._..tby-C.... ---...--- • n..---·· ---- A_."' Tloe Copklye 'naalboo, Dr. DoOIIa S. Wayoer. Albuy MA>dicaJ Ca>ler. 210 Pad. Nortb Campuo. II Lm. ....... - ----·-__...... ---c..-,. -c-.. _.....,..._. . --... .. __ -...--.--c- ---..,..._ -........ ........,._ E...soae- Jle&Wolioa allllllaliuulioa, Dr. 1'1:1tr A. Wan!. Univ. MiciUpD MedicaJ School. l25 Uppohutz Room. Biomcdic;al Edul:atioa Blda. Soucb Campuo. Nooo. ...,_ ........ .......... Tloa-of~il ..__,._]06 _ _ --A.-,Dr.Jodido ] Cbancteriulioa al "l"locrollau Diopoall1oo Ia bbb!Uudllala, Funas;na Cbow. S08 Cooke. Nortb Campw . 3:30p.m. ....,_~ Quubla c-poo~o~~oa, Dr. O.vid DiVmcenzo. WM. 205 Narural Sciences. North Cam· - ......,.._ put. 3:45 p.m. s ,...c-....-uc~~~~e - a ( Malo lleprodac- tlw Stnlepoo, Dr. E1aioa Tuu.Je, Univ. of Oticqo. IJ4 Hochstetter. North Campul. ... .._._ ...__..,_, 4p.m. ""A_."' Maolcal Geotanlo-ud Schubert, Robe<t S. Hanen. Penn State Univ. 211 Baird. Nortb Campuo. 4 .p.m. ..,_.._._ Tloe Tbpolou al DNA' Touoak ADa1yslo al DNA Slle-opedlk R.eco.w..tioa. Prof. De Wiu Swnoet"'. Florida Sta&e UnivJ Tallabuloe. 146 ();efeodorf. Soucb Campuo. 4 p.m. ..,....,_. ~Suppon Group, Barbin Uatiker. UB CowuciiDa c....... ,J0-5 ,30 p.m. Thurtdayolluwp April 11 . CallMHI25. ..,._....., Sell....._. U.U., Tenioa Smilb. Well Ceotu. 5-j) p.m. CallMHI25. ..,._....., ...... Tloe a-..~ a( A........ -~. Karyu AldU>. 6'30-1 p.m. Call MS6 125. -- -IJII~of~ - ·-.liD c:-.aso· SltEI.DON BERLYN'S Union. North Campw. 6 :30 p.m. S2.SO. S4. laYit I I I I IIIII L.ect:.w Slldel ud Slorieo a( 1lle Or- ._w.-_LDuOold. champioo or old-arowth foresu and former profeuor ac Oberlio Colleac and Univ. of lllioois. A110: Earth Fint IOOJS by Casey O'Neill. Allen. Soulh Campus. 7 p.m. _,_ __ uilu- Tbe E.qlidl PatleDL 20 I Stu· --~ l!aiJilb.201S.-U'"""- -__-ln~at­ Nortb Campus. 6,30 p.m. $2.SO, Art - ,, c:.t.r lor the Arta. la\k I .... ........... .......,.. ,,,......., Gary---- - 8 p.m. Proe. _ .. __ -----·- Sbldoo< U'"""- Nortb CampiL 9p.m.SUO.S4. .,__ . _ 1.-nlaa, Dr. Jolin Novak. Ceala' for 'l'bmonow. Nortb Campuo. 9 Lm.· l p.m. ur..-..... ----_., __ -- --- CAodooL I p.m.-2 p.m. SS. SIO. CallMHI25. E. ....... u... n.Pilla- McCiellud. Univ. of1'oroato. chlo"o.- floor o f - .,...._,_ -:La.................. c- ..._,........~ SodcldeAro 1060'Briu. Nortb Campuo. 4 p.m. u.uon. NorthCampuo. Nooo. SS. SI5. For...,..Wormmoo. Y-IGD& at MS-6304. c-obuae-- o-. Warbbop. by DovO!Pdclcr. 2l lllainl. Nortb Campuo. 2-3,]0 p.m. ... -c-..- ,......~ provilor. 211 Baird. .Noeth Campus. 4 p.m.. , ..,........, v--.-dl c.....-.eeme.- f<>< lbcAJU Aaiwn. North Campus. 7 p.m.ILm. -~ A ~AoalysloofPredldloa........._lohpeo~ee~--... Moclolo, Prof. Ulricb Menz.efricte, Ulliv. of Toronto. 252A Cary. South ror _, ~ SludUp~,Mart. coli _ lOCI Cdlulor BioJosy, Uaiv. or Calilonliallltril. Caler ~ Reooorcll, 211 Roowdll'ultC.....laaliblle. 9Lm. ... ,....... ouopboDca. I!JodropWioa llerhed - 215 Nllllllllsae..... Nortb Campus. 4 p.m.. ~--SO!!Capoo. N - ~ 3:30p.a. ...,_c-...._....of....,._ _ _ -__ - . ~Campus. 3,4,5 p.m. -Start'-.. - . . . . . 5:30 p.a>-6,30 Q>d1p.m. Moadayslhroup April 28. Call ...... KIIIIIIeeoWeilor. Pb.D. - ~ A.,.-. c-for- ~~1bc:.·;:~ c.... 10cbDnJocy De~ -·~3626. ur.--.. :=.......... ... ~ Col<:--. - . - J.Orooz, Harvard UDiv. 210 Part.. North Compos. 2-4 p.m. ur.-...... A' 'c iAilllrk..,...... ~Pial. Alia B. Oelf-', DcpL o f Uoiv. of~ 244 Carey.-~. ur.-...... p.a. c._ lladoonlhaibr, UB c.....Jioc c -. 4$5-.30 p.m. Thondoys111rua&b April 17. Coli MU125. ur. ........ -...... .... --- ~ ... llmllopbbo. l).ll p.IL CIIIMHJ25. W i a p o f - 201 -I.-.....,udAAI- ~----­ . . . . .,J..tlollaocom, 1bdd Suopbooo QuartetSloe. Nonll Campuo.IX3().7,)() p.m. $6. Call~­ ~ Ardk,_ __ .......... PriO< .............. -~· o - ......... . . . . . . . . . . . , , ?' ~s.,.t ~--­ ...... Nooo-1 p.m. Call MS6125. ---- ...... MHI25. .....,. _.. -~ 1\db UaiY. 330 s...... u..... ............................. , ........... a ~Dr.llicbord l!lqht. lbqon Uoiv. lmli· .... 114-Norlb ~. 4p.m. Wiapof-201 Dl...et7- ~Pmf. Bob SOl Coob. 3,)0 p.m. -- _.__ _ ... Slee Holl. Nortb CampiL E ......... u... n. ..MWti· culturalt...e.dcnbjp: A Seal at a Table." Baldy. North Campuo. 3 p.m. Cardooie* N - J a a :....!.:,!."::..:a!:' • Nortb Campus. 7,)0 p.m. For ..... iafo, coli 645-AitTS. M aolerCiooo,M;cbael Re)"IIOido, cdfill of lbc M.U Slril>& Qlw1et. Slee Coao:en Hall. Nortb CampiL 2,30 p.m. ~c-..­ ....... of . . . . _ Dol, Uaiv. of Wulcr. DcpL ofl'oltialrica, School of Mcd.ic:iDc. Cue West· em Reserve Uo.iv. 1348 Patber. South Campus. I I :45 Lm.. ... o f - - . lobo Boyd. ••• - - North CampoL 3,30 p.m. o f c - -.s,~aa.­ ..... .......... o.y. 1-9 p.m. Call MU125. ~. C.....farlbcAru. Dr. baiab D. c-.--. .....Dr.. . . ,_ ..~--· ...,._ _ Pn>f.-'-... ........... _.._ ..-.:zns-..sa_....., ~-­ a-. _, AlllleC.__, Pynmolc Carllo~ Uoi"<. 614 3o30p.m. Baldy. -~ ur..-..... B33 BUnl. North Cam,.. 7 p.m. l!oJiooerin&- 140 Kaler. Nortb Campus. II LID.. c.neu .,...._ $4. Eaplon ... _ _ a . - - - J... ........ . - - . Dr. Aabiob aupca. us DcpL or a.euueoJ 811111 ~ 12:30p.aa. ---.o-... _ _ . .. -..,_..Apoll4 ....... - o f -..... .... _.,.or cw... llatL 201 Studeal -WonJoc'l'o- Komeoalh. Sbdly_ScbmalheUcr. l-4 p.m. Coli MHJ25. Studeol U'"""- North Campuo. IXlOp.m.SU0,$4. -1.201su.leDl lhUoc. North Campuo. 9 p.m. $4. suo. ----- ----<---cr- __ _,__ ---------- -_,......._ -. . .--.--by dent Union. North Campus. 9 p.m. $2.50, $4. ,.,...... FodUiali"' Cllul llobll Cbaqe for BW11o7 Uf...,la, Dr. Kcru E. Bath. Oaemeo College. $65. For mace info, call 645-j)l40. Vlelt Dletloleo-· Creatiaau.d Rwual.a& a ~ oua1 c..,.,..r, n. Japoct or Ttclmoloar ud l'lr<lloloc .. Busl.aea, Breatfw and Award Ceremooy. Hatim Tyabji, '69. Center forTomorow. North Campus. 7:30a.m. $12.. SIS. To re&iJ:tcr, call 829-2608. M<I<>bollc ~ Dr. lwah Campu.s. 4p.m. uuu- Tbe Eqlllll Padut. 20 I Stu· dent Union. Nonb Campus. 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. S2.SO. $4. M~Mia.-a Battai'ly, Greater Bull'alo Openo Company. MainJlaa:e, Center for the Ans. Nonh Campus. 8 p.m. Call 645· ARTS . tual Co.puy: 1'1le lalp.ct of Ttclmoloar ud l'lychc>locY .. - . . . . . , Hatim Tyabj;, ' 69. Sa-eeoina Room. Center for the Arts. North Campus. 10 a.m. free . To register, call 829-2608. --- MS-2258 f a r - . Moduu Bulla1Jy, Gfoater Bull'alo Openo Compuy. Mamaqc. Ceoltr fO< lbc ...... North Campus. 2:30p.m . Call .,.,_,_ 645-ARTS. UB Alaaal Ne-nm·psiM preiCDtcd by All.lm.D.i Rdalions. Center ror Bx.ceJ..Ieoce for J)ocu... IDC:DI R.cc:opitioo Ud Analysis, Patieat Stimulatioa Cenacr. Den· tal Muscum. 6:30-7 p.m. Proaram can be acen on Adelphia Cable '1 c.hanDel 18. Molr Slr1a& Quarut. Slee. North Campus. 8 p.m. $4, S.S , ,.,...... S8. $10. AIIIovelo. 2 ();efeodorf. Soucb Campus. 11-11 p.m. I'Tee. Spoo- .._. sorcd by the Gnduate Student Auociatioa. .....-y' A Collahonllw Ap- Wexler. KiDch Auditorium. Cb.ildn:o's Hospital . 8 Lm. lllotlltCio--· Ylalt c ...~~q .... ~~........,. Vir- .. J!acliaL.201-Uaioa. -~ 9p.a.SUQ.S4. B ........ MetbodoDe~ll.o­ .,._.not s.,.... c-• .... .,__ Malriaoalol JAw, n. Jlo&ll. U.. ofPnlcdce. O'Briu. North Campus. 8 :30 Lm. 1b rc,U.ter, call UB School of Law aJumni office at 645-2170. Wiap oro---. 201 SIUIIeol Uaioo. Nortb Campuo. 6'30 p.m. S2.SO. S4. Ukra~ Suapboooe Quarut. Sloe. North CampiL 8 p.m. SS. SIO. hdUor 1. 201 Studcnl Union. Nortb c....,.... 9 p.m. SUO. $4. Can~ Dooakl Baio Jr. and KenDClh Boucrt. WCA Hospital, Jamcaowa. $65. For Wormalioa. coli MHI40. c.m.otu~a ... ~ -~­ forSU.olollaaB...,.Sida Wouad Jlea1Jaa. Dr. Richanl Nuccitelli, Oiv. of Molecu.lar ~~~ - JcoloM - - . Dr. Jobo TlniuDo. 228 NllllUII Nortb CampiL 3,30 p.m. saeoc... _,_ Aalal' .. b . . Oplioaf Oleryl C..way, Pb.D. ~ 121 Coote. 4:30 p.m. ur.---.. w-.~.udo-of lioa 1), Mary Jo llamUU. 5,30-6:30 p.m. Call MHI25. ~,. t 1,. B ald7lllalaMO ............. dilly, Tom Shuell, Corky BrunokjU. 218 Baldy. Nortb Campus. Noon- I·p.m. Boll> Cbaqe uc1 MaaapJ Dl...et7- w..-. W orb b1 UB Gnod.... c- .,._., DoYid FoJdor, 1.- ........ 1. 201 SaMbi Uaion. North Campuo. 6,30 p.m. $4. suo. 0 , 0 0 . : - Lift ~ 1Wwok, aopnuoo; J - Sdolepl, .....; -"~Wwok, -All=. Campuo. 7 p.m. me. Coocat 10 be t.n:.dcaM Clll WBR>FM on!........,. Soodoy. 4 p.m. TIIloualf, ........_ Bainl Roaw 1W1. North CampiL NCM>D. -~­ .!.Speno-.......-~ I1YIIea ..... Ego, Dr. Ricbard Nuccitelli, Uo.iv. of California/ Davis. 306 Farber. South Cam· U .-dallo7,BcmaU . . _ cnod6<lor.- lcctuR at 7:15p.m. ClwDbc:rorcbeltro from Quoboc. playiq baroque and el.aWeal music OD modern lDstrwneots. Stcc. Nonh _,_......,_ ....,. ""Sbddoa Bert>'"' New Woot" ope~~~Apri14McbarocepUoo from 7-9 p.m. in UDivcnity at Buffalo Art Oollery, C..... fnr 1he Ani, Nortb Campuo. Sbow cootioues tbrvu&b Juae &. A cc:a:urreot lbow of Bcrl)'D'I oew waft: will be oo view April n- JilllCIMlbe~Art MUJCWD of Niapn Uaiven.ity. UB Art OoUery ...... .,. WcdDelday lhroup Sawnlay 10:30 a.m.·8 p.m.. aad SUDday Nooct-S p.m. A4miuioa d fmc. _.-t,__ A oa1e of two-dimeuk>oa1 U1 wod<s by poduaro '""'.....,_ pduale student~ is ICbcdulcd Apri118 r.... Noao-4 p.m.. and Ap'il19 from 10 Lm.-2 p.m. i.D lbc Alrium and lbc An DeponIDCDI Gallery in tbe CeolCt for .......... North CampiL ..-...-"""'"""" lbrouP c.- for - April I ill ..... DeportOollery, lbc ...... North Campuo. paiobna. ~- ICUIJ><1= Continued on page 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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Committee at its April 2 meeting. of law and a member of the Com- The proposed code objects to a faculty member's ..amorous or sexual relations, consensual or otherwise, with a student enrolled in his/her course, or whose performance is supervised or evaluated by that faculty member." In this case, ''faculty" would include all those who teach and/or do research at UB, including faculty, librariaos, gmduate students with Elizabeth Mensch, professor "The burden ofproof is on you when a student complains that a relationship was not consensual. " -- teaching responsibilities, visiting and part-time faculty and other instructional personnel, including coaches, advisor.; and counselors. The proposed code was presented to the FSEC by John Boot, professor and chair of the Department of Management Science and Systems and chair of the senate's Comminee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility. FSEC committee membcr5 agreed that they would like to have some form of ethical statement that would help order behavior in these instances. Boot noted that the last paragraph of the proposed code is "especially useful precisely because , it says, 'Listen, male faculty member, be careful. You've been used to a system that says you' re inoocent unless proven guilty. The burden of proof is on you when a student complains that a relationship mittee on Academic Freedom and Respc:)nsibility, questioned situations in which information about code violations would arise, how such charges would be adjudicated and how this information would be used by department chairs and deaos in siruations in which tenureorconttactrenewal was at stake. pinched" spirit of a "foolhardy policy, one that will provide growlds for endless mischief here and make us look like VICtOrian dolts to the world at large. It demeans us." Although it was acJcno,.ledged that Jackson's letter raised issues that shoold be considered by the FSEC. several senators objected to its tone and to a reference to an "antisemitic'' remark allegedly made some years ago by a member of the corrunittee that produced the JrOPOSed code. J ack Meacham, professor of psychology, suggested that differences between background information and "the code" itself be more clearly delineated so that faculty are alerted to the fact that the atmosphere-legal and otherwise-in whicP such complaints are entertained are quite different than they might expect. Maureen Jameson, associate professor of modem languages and literatures, proposed changing the language of the document to cite as "unethical" any behavior on the part of male or female students or faculty who use sexuaJ relation- the proposed code of ethics, which had been faxed to Faculty Senate Ou!irCiaude Welch by Bruce Jack- ships to gain advantage in an academic environment Suggestions also were entertained regarding a broader code of ethics covering the entire uni versity. The proposed code was returned to the committee with a request for a revision with deliberate speed. since, as Welch pointed out, the President's Task Force on Women son, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of English. raised a few hackles as well. In the letter, Jackson strongly opposed a one of the most important issues on campus among e mpl oyees, students and faculty alike . • thers objected to the fact at there was some conusion between their un derstanding of the doc ument as "guideline" or as " regulation." A Jetter addressing the issue of has identified sexual harassment as BERNARD WEINSTEIN wltll telescope uoed to view comet- Comet Curiosity Hale-Bopp viewers converge on VB lly IWZN GOLDBAUM News Serv•ces Editor N A SCENE UKE SOMETHING OUT of a 1950s science-fiction flick, hundreds of Western New Yorkers flocked to a small hutch in the middle of a field on the North Campus the night of April 2. all drawn by the same extraterrestrial phenomenon: the Cornet Hale-Bopp. "There must have been 600 people out there, at least." said Bernard I Weinstein, professor of physics, the tone of his voice revealing di sbelief. Lines of people waiting to get a closer look at Hale- Bopp through the tel escope housed in the hutch stretched across the field to Skinnersvill e Road . "Parents' arms were getting sore from holding young chtldren while waiting on line ," Weinstein recalled. It all began with a phone call to the physics department from Channel 7 weatherman Andy Parker. who wanted to know ifWeinstein. who teaches the UB astronomy course-and is no relation to WK.BW-TV's news anchor lrv Weinstein-was going to organize a public viewing of the comet at UB. "I hadn "t planned anything because I dido "t think that we had sufficient facilities and was unsure how to coordinate a pubhc announcement with Buffalo's fickle weather," said Weinstein. But Channel 7 was eager to provide a curious public with information on how to get the best view of the comet. · ~y told me the weather would be ideal April I and 2. and that if UB were to plan a public \iewing. they would announce it on the "news.... said Weinstein. "So I said "OK."' Channel7retumedtofilmtheeventforthe II o'clock news April I. Olannel4 also sent a camer.unan. WBEN Radio followed the next morning with an intaview of Weinstein. While 001 everyone who showed up Apri12 got to look through the telescope, Weinstein said he was "delighted to see that much public interest in science.'' Physics doctoral candidates Andy NickeL Huicheng Clang and John CaneUos provided technical assistance during the viewing. • Provost, Faculty of Social Sciences discuss academic plan lly SUE WUDCHER News Services Associate Director QUESnONS AND CONCERNS about the proposed reorganization of the arts and sciences-and whether a struc · tural c hange is needed to improve undergraduate education-surfaced again la st week as Provost Thomas Headrick met with member.; of the Faculty of Social Sciences to discuss his academic planning document. Some faculty rilembers also expressed concern about what they said was Headrick's perception that they do not care about their students or the future of the university, and that the faculty is being left out of the decision-mak ing process. At tbe same time, others agreed with h..is assessment of student unhappiness with UB's undergraduate experience. Headrick opened the meeting on April 3 by reading a prepared statement responding to an open letter he had received the previous day from the Faculty of Social Sci- Reporter on March 27 . It a lso maintained that Headrick 's reaction to criticisms of his plan so far indicates hi s " unwi llingness to engage in a real dialogue," which is prod ucing ··a hardening of the lines between facult y and administration." (The lener is published on page 5). M - q c:lull .....ea depend• on '-"ltJ Headrick said he agreed with the letter 's assertion that meeting the c hallenges faced by the university depend s upon lhe faculty, adding : " My conception of what I've written fits precisely with those sentiments." The report is not beyond criticism, he said, but "cri ticism ought to accomplish realistic alternatives that will make this university better and not be based on "distorted or inaccurate accounts of what I have recommended." When Headrick opened the floor for comments. Wil - liam Allen, professor of history. noted that the building of a university is-a long, slow process. but a good un iversity ences Policy Committee, a group of elected representatives from every department in the faculty. can be destroyed very rapidly. The letter endorsed specific criticisms of the planning document made in a letter to the editor published in the fort virtually "'I think your plan threatens to undo generations of efovemigh~" added. noti ng that the basic feature of the pl anning docu ment is '"the assumption that the top admi nistratjon is much more important than the faculty and should be the source of c hange ." As a historian. he predicted that 10 30 years. other hi storians will say "that a good universny w as destroyed b) Tom Headrick.'' Barry Smith. professor of philosoph y. then asked the provost to "commit yourself to not acting on th1s plan un til there is a consensus among the facult) of the univen.Hy that the plan is a good thing; in other words. no behind· the-scene mac hinations ." Vince Eben, SUNY Distinguished Teachmg Professor in the Depanment of Geography. used an analogy about growing a healthy tree to express h1 s concerns. In order to grow a healthy tree. it has to have the proper location. tim~ to grow and it has to be pruned, he saJd. adding that the same process applies lO buildin g a soun d university. ''Why is it that we must make all th es~ changes at one Allen said. The only real asset of a uni versity is its fac ulty, he Continued on page 2 �2 Gender-bender Controversial author to appear at UB a, PAJIIICIA - V A l l News Services Editor A MARRIED FATHER of two young children with another on the way, Doug Rice seems an unlikely subject of congressional outrage. But the assiSlallt professor at Kent Stale University is also the author of some of the most daring and playful fiction in contemporary American literature. He has become the recent target of rongn:ssiooal criticism because of allegalions !hal his work. an expknlioo of gender-shifting lhrougb language. is funded by theNalional Fndowrrv:nl for the Arts and offers proof !hal fundingshoukl be ended for the NEA Tbe Blacl< Ice Colkctive, whicb publishes his work, denies claims that Rice's <XXll!O\Imial plblications are funded thought its NEA grant. The whole thing is nuts. Rice said. "We need the NEA. Without the NEA I'd never have read Ray Federman." Rice-the Ohio family man and gendcr·bender-will present a reading and multi-video performanceofhis work. in whicb be says be "wiil tum inlo a woman" oo-stage, a1 UB this month. Tbe perfonnarw:e, whicb incorporBJes a readin& and presenllllioos on t1we video screens, is tilled "'n Ealing Blood: And Becoming Flesh." It will take place 814 p.m. April 17, in the S<:n:eniog Room of the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Tbe ...... rn.: and """" to the public. is SJlOIISOI"d by Sub-Board L Inc.; the Melodia Jones OIBir in Modem I...aoguages and Ulerllt=s(Raymcndl'elbman),andthe~ of Modem I...aoguages and UlCnlllln:S. Altllough be's spent years in the acadeO).ic trenches, Rice is a relatively new published writer whose recent noveL a gender-bender titled " Blood of Mugwump: A TtreSian Tale of Incest," has been described as an "'incestuous smear of gcnderlessness and hormonal confusion.·• Rice agrees. "God forced me to write this book," he said. "And I say this without any sort of bip postmodem, avant pop, ironic pose." "Mugwump.. offers a witty narrative, fluid in fonn and engaging to read considering that the author tends to "So wbol if you'.e I .., oaklt c:apa.list man wbo wwa to expan: bow it rms 10 be feminine, to fiodOUiwbol'sfaDninolbOUiyou. h:>w you -*1 'be' fimiuine If you Cl· p...q ~is 'your' r.mininily'l Well, youCIIIhavel .........."4""'im. I q>p010." be aid. ~ I WII!IIO expan: wiiM my ib and Dilly my idea ol limlinily is, and I doa't Wllli!D have to a,.. my body tbrousb -FY tocarespond 10 mycksira. So I lillllrlttbis tbrougb in....,... 1'bc self," be cootinues, "is diswrbed by sucb use of l.aoguage. but the self can never be free of bodies, of fluids, of desUe. Language keeps rc-llllebing itself to the body in ways that confuses the signifier. It's like pulling blood oo the page." As acary as this pnctice is for c:erWn of the coopessional deleption, Rice bas bis champions in the scholarly COIDIDIIIIity. Maria Elena Gutihrez, assisWII professor of llalian in the IloporlmeD of Modem Languages and UltnlllreS, is deligblod witb the way in which Rice "does" laquqie. "He approocbes tbese•issues from such. playful perspective,.. she said. "He.s brilliaDI iD that be explores these notions of suQiect, lquo&e and desire the way Freocb tbooris1s like I..uce Iriglny and HdeneQxous do Ibis. Butbesbal..... blurs and displaces lheae notions llrou&b parody. h's very inla'esting. And~ fumy." For expanded coverage, go to http:// www.bulfalo.eclll/reporter/ • liken human activity to the movement of sludge or the flow of mucus. Tbiogs and people flow in and out of ooe another and morph playfully, weitdly, dangerously, in a lyrical and carefuJJy observed dance that sometimes turns cryptic, poetic, sometimes into a bigh-modem rauncb romp. In his M~ wodd, boys have Canale pitaliaandgirlshavemalcl!l'flilaliaandchorIICI<n....,.IO beuniYersllllyc:atak up ina wide variety o( pbysica1 and mmlll abuse. If mioo:ry, giggling. aelf~ and UU<r cpr:emess describe the buman oooditicn, they have oome to fuD Oower in Rice's prose. R ice and many Olbon of his litmuy gmeration are emboldened by the pooiiDOllcm LlllP' to divostus of the .... lion !hal words have discrete and univenal J1le8lling$. His work, be explains, operliii:S against the notion of"n:ason" as the aJIJirOUing pinciple of the univmle. "Reason-as-ort," lxxn of the Greek l'lamism and wilb us ever since, is held by Rice !D be one of Western cullure's liiOSI fondly held OOIIC<i!s. "My book is wriat:n in language !bat. speaks notoutof"reasoo.. but out of the siJo:oce of desire," be said. ''I don'tlmow h:>w ailyol>e can say 'I am male' or 'I am Canale' wilii<M acknowledging the flux we all experieoce between lheae two culturally defined JlOies--hl is, if we arm'! corrq>ld.ely deoying our erotic and Ji!ysical dosires. Our identities shill all the time,.. be said. PLAN Continued from page 1 time. in a massive reorganization, instead of pinpointing the very problems that you have correctly identified and then creating the metho4ology the limited amount of money or the activity lhat will remedy maybe one or two or three of these problems, but not change the whole scenery, the whole scenarior' he asked. WiJiiam Baumer, professor of philosophy, began his remarks by noting that he wanted lO stan with the "basic issue of dis trust. which needs to get out on the table." Mitchell Harwitz, associate professor of economics, told bis colleagues that faculty should sit down together in small groups and ask. "What will improve the real edu- Faculty have "concluded several of the concerns that were expressed in the Policy Committee statement. and that i s that. .. the excessives of scale and impersonality." ana fifth floor of Capen doesn't care where the faculty are ... doesn ' t care what they (the faculty) have to say; the fifth noorofCapen will go ahead and do whatever the hell it wants to do. "Now, that 's a very blunt and nasty thing and I say it not to be blunt and nasty. but because .. . I think the topic needs to get to say on the table," he said. Baumer said that he and many of his col\ leagues agree with Headrick 's assessment of the quality of UB 's undergraduate education. "What is bothersome is the plan does not, for example, with regard to the College of Arts and Sciences, specify how that (structure) is going to solve this problem," he said. Liana Vardi. associate professor of history, said tha~ Headrick seems to think that the faculty is not interested in the future of UB. "It seems to me we have come together .. . raising serious questions about the spirit. process and particular aspects of the plan. "A nd yet we are made to feel that we are somehow narrow -minded. have no vision. have no stake in the fu ture of this university," she said . Jonathan Dewald, professor and chair of the Department of History. said that the repon and H eadrick's remarks confirm cational experience of the students who come through here so they're prepared to tell others about it? If we want to improve undergradu ate education, it's not a big structural answer that, it seems to me, we ought to be looking at," be said. "I don 't think we've tried to answer the question in a nonstructural way, in a way that avoids Tamara Thornton, associate professor of history, noted that when she asked students in her classes about the strengths and weaknesses of UB , " I didn't even come c l ose to hearing that the faculty don' t care." Students complained about the "scale of the place" and about such areas as advising and financial aid, she said. When asked why they come to UB. stude nts cite the prestige of a UB degree and that the faculty are research faculty. ..They aren't complaining that we're writing books and not spending lime on them," she said. "The problems they (students) deal with are very mundane. I don't see them addressed anywhere in this report. They're mundane, but they may be far more imponant." Jerry Slater. professor of political science, told Headrick that the provost has identified a dilemma: On the one hand, UB must be enrollment--driven to avoid the budget consequences. But on the other hand, in order to keep the enrollment up, the university may he forced to admit less-qualified students. "I don ' t see the dilemma," Headrick responded . "What you're describing is a static role in which all we do is respond to what happens to us on the outside. I'm saying. ' No. let's create a sense in thi s institution that this is a mission that we're on .' what Dewald sees as the big problems: "the "We've got the quality faculty todetiver terrific level of discontent and unhappiness at the undergraduate le vel" and the declining graduate rankings and overall status of the uni versity. " The concern 1 feel, and and we're going to convince people on the outside that this is imponant," he said. other people feel , is the disproportion between these problems and the sol utions lhat are being put forward," Dewald said. "We're going to attntct really good students because we decided to do that. That 's what we've got to do," Headrick stressed. For expanded coverage of the meeting, go to http:/fwww.butrlllo.edufreporterfll Planning document: Doctoral students give views of its effects on graduate education Data orr a stUGienrs activities while at UB ·1s an important chunk of data when evaluating an lndividuaJ department: more Important than who they let fn is what !hey do once THI! I!FFI!CT OF PIIOYOIIT Thomas · Headrick's academic planning document on graduate students at UB and graduate edu· caUon In general were among the topics of discussion at a meeting Headrick held with members of the Graduate Student Association on April 2. Headrick told the students he had made a number of assumptions about graduateeducation when preparing his document ~They may or may not be valid. I'd like to talk about your perceptions of·the institution, of graduate education in the lnstitutkx'l. of the strengths and weaknesses,a he said . ·1 have a faculty accounting of what they think Is going on (in the institution), but I don't have a student. . it would be helpful.· Jim O'Loughlin, a doctoral student in En-g lish and president of the GSA. said that the planning document places a lot of emphasis on the GPA and GRE scores of incommg graduate students. but does not mention such quantifiable statistics as time to degree completion, placement records or GPA whtle anending UB. "A concern I have is lhat it seems like the report talks about graduate students until they get here. and then nothing,· O'Loughlin S81d Headrick said that that data is not available and he is working to build an informatton system that gathers it on a regular basis Headrick said the point he was trying to make in the report with regaid to doc:taal stu- dents is that UB has a faculty !hat's 'spread too thinly.· UB needs to cut the m.mber of doctoral students acJrnitted and increase the stipends of those students who are admitted ·so they can be suppo<ted in a way !hal's appropnate "I would hope that with fewer students . lhey would get better mentoring and move to degree faster than they now do,· he said . John Floyd . a doctoral student in anthropology. said he sees a big difference in the quality of students who enter programs at UB and those who are in programs at UB. ·t thtnk I've changed significantty since I've been 1n the (anthropology) program, and rm probably one of the students who would not have been .admitted • based on undergraduate GPA if the program was smaller. he said . In his live years at UB, he has made steady progress toward degree, completing a master's degree and nearty comi)Jeting his dissertation proposal. Floyd said. cl- -!e they're here," he said. Scott Corrigal. a doctoral student In En. glish and computer science, said he was 111"1pressed with the report's recommendation to mak&the master's Pe~~ree the target-degreo for many students. But, he satd, he was concerned that this emphasis on lhe master's degree wilf Increase the number of students and physical size of departments. ·I'm concerned that we're going to get away from what the master's program (should be}and star! producing something which Is somewhat of the .,_ bachelor's degree· of sorts, a oow 'push-through' degree.· Jessica Nathanson. a doctoral student in American Studies. tok1 Headrick she was worried about the future of her department and the programs within it. She asked Headricl< to consider maintaintog American Studies as a department within the, propoSed Center for the Study of Cullures in the Americas and keeping Women's Studies as part of the department. while still fundIng the Institute fOf Gender. He said he was still sorting through the 1ssue of American Studies. Some facultY. he added, do not feel there is much Interaction between those within American Studies and faculty outside of the department who are In· terested in these areas. It is not true, he added , that he wants to get rid of departmeots. and it's not true that only departments can offer degrees. Headricl< asked the students to Identify strengths and weaknesses of the university tn terms of graduate education. The main issue , Nathanson replied . •s funding. There are many master's and doctoral students who are having trooble findmg funding so that they can pursue their studies. she said. The bottom line, O"Loughhn said . •s the faculty that graduate students work wtth. ·There are good mentors, and then here are good mentors who all of a sudden have their class size Increased 25 percent. You can't really hold that against them. but at the same time that hurts you. ·rhere are ways in whtch the qualrty of the people can go down . in a way ; people who have been giving a lot get ktnd of demDfalized.• he said. · 11 1have a lear for the future here, it's that good people get demoralized ' -Sue Wuetcher ci-SoMcM:-- Dlroclor Ser;ao: Arthur . . . . . - · Dlrodor • Editor. Cllrlollno Vldol • Edllor: . - , Donz1t1 • Art •- Dncloc John ~ sorva. Edllorl: Lolo - · - o..-.n, . , _ - ~- 8plno �-u.----.. . %7 More than 50 events planned to introduce students to UB I!XT WEEKEND as many as 4,000 students and parents from all over New York Swc and beyond will travel to Buffalo for an up-<:loae-and-penooallook at the Univenity at Buffalo. '.fbey will come for Open House, an opponunity for at:eepted freshmen and transfer students to visit the place where they may be pursuing their undergraduate degrees. To be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m . Saturday, April 19, it's a big day for the Office of Admissions. In fact, "it's the most irnponant thing we do all year," according to Regina S. Toomey, interim assistant vice president for student affairs and director of admissions. More than 50 events have been planned to introduce accepted students to the wealth of academic programs, variety of student services and numerous state-of-the-art learning resources that are available at UB. Coordinated by the Office ofAdmissions, activities will include academic presentations, exhibits, demonstratioos, campus tours, financial-aid information, tours of the residence balls, student performances and the President's Reception. In addition, for the fust time, students who come to Open House will receive a special souvenir T-sbin. The imponanceofthe university's annual Open House canno1 be overstated. ..Open house has a tremendous impact on enrollment,'' Toomey said. And enrollment this year has been a bard-fought....,and apparently succ:essful--baJtle. Although the number of students who bad applied to UB was down significantly at the end of the fall semester, efforts by the Office of Admissions and the entire univen;ity community have paid off, she aaid. "Things look good now. Freshman applications are down l~s than I percent and deposits are up from (this time) last year," Toomey said. " We have caught up a lot." A tremendous amount of work was involved in getting the application numbers up, she noted. "We've dooe a lot of good programs and a lot of good publicity. We've just finished five receptions for parents and students all around the .we, inch'lling one in Syracuse, where we've never done one before," Toomey said. Receptions for accepted students and their parents are just one pan of the work that's been done this year. A lot of effon from throughout the university community bas gone into recruitment for Fall ''17, Toomey said. The goal: to get the word out, all across the state, about the variety and quality of UB's academic programs. llt.al effort has included an aggressive radio advertising campaign in late December that targeted the New York City metropoli tan area. Toomey said. UB also did more radio advertising locally last fall and again this spring, as well as buying local televi sion ad time on Nickelodeon. MTV and Fox . Ads also were placed in a number or community college newspapers. Toomey said, " al~over the •tate, (at) any school that Pataki appoints Jeremy Jacobs Sr., Gerald S. Uppes to UB Council ~~1'1\­ News Servtces Director J EREMY M. Jacobs Sr. and GeraldS. Lippes, two Western New York com- munity leaders who are among the University al Buffalo's most active volunteers, have been appointed to the UB Council by Gov. Geo!Jle E. Pataki. Jacobs is chainnan and chief e,;ccutivc officer of Delaware Nonh Companies Inc., a S ! -billion-plus diversified international holding company owned by him and his immediate family. Through its subsidiaries, Delaware North Companies is recognized as a world leader in food service, retail operations, recreation and hospitality management, airport services, sportS ownership and facility managemen~ and pari-mutuel operations. Jacobs owns the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins fmnchise and Delaware North owns Boston's FleetCcnll:l'spons and entertainrnentoornplex, where the Bruins play their home games. A distinguished attorney, Lippes is founder and managing.Panner of the law flfll\ of Lippes, Silverstein, Mathias & Wexler, LLP. He represents businesses such as Mark IV Industries, a Fortune 500 company of which he is corporate secretary and a director, and serves on the board of directors of Gibraltar Steel Corp. and National Health Care Affiliates. Ufl President William R. Greiner applauded the appointments and the exper- tise the two will bring to the university's local governing council. '1bes~ · are two very exceptional ap- pointments," he added, noting: 'They both are UB alumni and they love UB . " Each will bring to the table exceptional skills based on their own experiences ~ Jeremy Jacobs in building a world-wide company and Gerald Lippes as a premier business attorney, negotiator and astute investor.'' Jacobs will succeed James F. Phillips, whose most recent term expired June 30, 1996. Lippes succeeds John F. Kopczynski , Sr., whose most recent tenn expired June JACOBS UPP£5 30. 1992. Jacobs. a 1960 graduate of the UB School of Management, has been a trustee of the UB Foundation, Inc. for 25 years. He served as cha.ir of the foundation from 1980-87. He chairs a group of international leaders, known as the President 's Board of Visitors, that advises UB on stra · tegic issues. I n 1983, Jacobs donated a $1 million plus endowment to the university to fund two academic chairs in the School of Manage ment. He was named the school's Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year in 1985 . At UB 's sesquicentennial commencement last May, Jacobs, a former general campaign chairman for the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane leners from the State University of New York. Lippes, a 1964 graduate of the UB School of Law, in 1995 received the Jaeckle Award, the highest honor presented by the law school and the UB Law Alumni Association. He serves as chair of the Dean 's Advisory Council of the School of Law. Lippes also is chair of the UB Regional Advisory Board, a member of th e President's Board of Visitors at UB and a trustee of the UB Foundation. The recipient earlier this week of the National Conference's CitAtion Award for community leadership, Lippes is chair of the Children's Hospital of Buffalo Board of Trustees and a member of Roswell Park Cancer Institute's Community Council and the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation. • has been a good ~- l<·. ~- . ~ feeder--or even . moderate feeder-for (transfer ) applications" to VB . I -.. ' ·. .. il!IllJ. .._. .· . ~ UB faculty also f to;: ~ '" . met with faculty ~;~ •;· ~ ,. at com mun ity colleges to pro' ' ~ vide information about recruit ment , anicula tion, .. whatever FABIENNE LEROUX, is needed to aUB-.-Io ....,_,, T.,lrt to be eliminate roadblocks" that ....... tootuclentaat Open-. might preve nt a student fro m L - - - - - - - - - ' transferring to UB, she said. Those efforts have made a substantia) difference in the number of transfer students applying to UB. While transfer applications earlier were down by as much as 50 per-cent. that number now shows a decline of 13- 15 percent from last year, Toomey noted. She added that UB traditionally g~ts most of its transfer applications between April and August. " Not that! want people to be complacent. but we still have time." she said. The I 9'17 recruitment campaign also has · included a greater effon to provide every student accepted for fall admission with per- 1' a ' . ~·.-!~. ~~. 17 f'. ~· ·. ·-; r'j :· sona.l contact with someone at UB. Deans from all academic disciplines have sent letters congratulating students on their acceptance to the university and encouraging them lO contact UB if they have any questions about the university and its programs. Individual schools also have made special efforts to boost recruitment The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences sent a video to each student welcoming him or her to UB. as well as a copy of "Angle,'' the engineering student publication. ArtS and Letters has invited accepted students to come to campus for a day, giving them an opportunity to an.end classes. Other units also~ en· gaged in special recruitment efforts. Toomey said. And the offices of Residence Life and Student Life have been invaluable in the help they have provided, she added. With Open Ho use just a week. away, Toomey said she hopes to gel other member.i of the university commumry involved in extending a hand to the students and farm lies who will participate in activities at UB April 19. " The message we're IJ)'ing to gel across to the umversity community is every· one should come to Open House and act as ambassadors." she said . .. A friendJy face. someone to ac;k., 'Do you need help' can go a long way" toward breaking down concerns prospective srudents may have about attending VB. For more information on how you can help at Open House, call 645-6648. • Acclaimed pianist, educator to take part in UB Pia~ Festival April17 and 18 ~liMY ...... News Services Editor ~y ACCLAIMED CONCERT PIANIST and music educator Raymond Jackson will panicipate in UB's eighth Piano Festival, to be held on April 17 and 18 on the Nonh Campus. Jackson, who earned three degrees from the JuUiard School of Music, will kick off the festival with a performance of an eclectic repenoire of European classical works and works by composers ofAfrican descent. The concert, to be held at 8 p.m. on Tbursday,April17, in SleeCnncen Hall, will featwe worts by Beelhoven, Brahms, Liszt, Howard Swanson and Roben Nathaniel Dett. Tickets are $5 for students and senior citizens; $8 for others. A professor of music at Howard University, Jackson also w.ill conduct a dialogue with area pre-rollege-age students at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 18, in Baird Recital Hall. The dialogue is an exten5ion of his interest in ""tivities such as The Raymond J acksoo Scholarship and Mentoring Program for pre-college, gifted African-American pianists and the Raymond Jackson Music Forum for music teachers and students. ln addition, Jackson will moderate a panel discussion, " Black Music: lts Power and-Diversity,'' at 7 p.m. on April 18 in Baird Recital Hall. The discussion will be .free and open to the public . ., Panel members will include Gary Burgess, UB associate professor of music and director of the 0(eater Buffaio Opera Company; Buffalo resident and legendary jan great AI Tinney, and Simeon Chilungu. a cultural antblopologisJ at Buffalo State College and lecturer in UB 's World Languages !pstitute. Spearheading a musical mission to gain recognition for often-invisible, African-American classical composers, Jackson bas performed on concen stages throughout Europe and Nonb and South America. The Piano Festival is sponsored by the UB Depanment of Music, with support ·from the UB Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs. Frina Arscbansl<a Boldt, UB associate professor of music, is festival director. �-....... Alumni Association to honor 4 ... nine at annual awards dinner May event will be dedicated to Philip Wets ar IIIAirY ant U'INA News Services Editor T HE PRESIDENT and CEO of one of Asia's largest multinational \ conglomerates, the chainnan and CEO of Pnlxair and a co-founder of the national Muscular Dystrophy Association are among nine individuals to be honored at the UB Alumni Association's annual awards dinner. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. o n Friday, May 2, in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. Tickets for the dinner are $50 per person. For more informat ion and reservations, cal1829-2608 by Aprill8. This year 's event will be dedicated to Philip Wels (B.A ., '37 ; M .A ., ' 39 ; M.D ., ' 41 ) for hi s lifetime se rvice to UB. Wels is chair emeritus of the UB Council. A well -known wn.s and res pec ted area physicia n, he was a member of the UB Council from 1980-96 and its chair from 1992-96. A chaner member of the UB Alumni Associ ation 's Alhletic Hall of Fame, WeiS: was a varsity fencer who repI resented the U.S. at the 1936 Olympics. UB President William R. Greiner and , Jean C. Powers. chair of the awards commince. will present awards to the nine hon orees. -•IP. ~Aw•d Louis R. Relr (B.A., ' 48), Williamsville, will fe\'CiV~ !Jle Sarpuel P. Capep Award for notable and meritorious contributions to the university and its family. Former chair of the executive committee of the UB Foundation, Inc. and national chair of the UB annual fund drive in 198889, Reif is a strang supponer of UB 's intercollegiate sports prograril and a member of the UB Foundation Board of Directors and the UB Foundation Investment Committee. -P.~Aw- The Walter P. Cooke Award recognizing non-alumni who have made ootable and meritorious contributions to UB and its family, influencing growth and improvement for the university, will be presented to Calvin G. Rand and posthumously to S. Mouchly Small. A Buffalo civic leader and philanthropist, Rand has been a supponer of the UB School of Management and an advocate of the arts who has created a vital connection between the campus and the Western New York arts community. Small , who bad served as chai r of UB 's Department of Psychiatry for 27 years, was a founder and multi term past president of the national MI!SCular Dystrophy Association. His widow, Sophie Small of Williamsville, will accept the award. -..w.-AwCraig R. Cirbus of Getzville, UB 's head football coach for the past two years, will receive the George W. Thorn Award, presented to a UB graduate under age 40 in recognition of outstanding national or international contributions in their car= field or academic area . Cirbus received a bachelor's degree in engineering from UB in 1980. Prior to returning to his alma mater, Cirbus was assistant football coach for 10 years at Penn State. lbis past season, tbe UB Bulls fOOiball team posted an 8-3 record and Cirbus was named national Division 1AA Independent Coach of the Year. u- - c-..c_,.,__ A•- Lanny S. Llebeskind (B.S., '72) of Atlanta, Ga., will receive the Clifford C. Furnas Memorial Award, presented to a graduate of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences or the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Liebeslriod is a prolific research scholar and chair of the Chemistry Departmelll at Emory University. Associate editor for Organometaltics, the most prestigious journal in bis research area, he bas an international repu- tation for excellence in the area of orgaoometaltic chemistry. l'l•l•ltof.U...AwDistinguished Alumni Awards, given in ra:ognitioo of exceptional career accomplishments, community or university service or research and scholarly activity, will be presented to four recipients: • Tanrl A benc (M. B.A., ' 68 ) of Jakana, Selatao, lndooesia, is president and chief executive officer of P.T. Baltrie and Broth~rs. one or Asia's largest mul~ ­ tional conglomerates. Well-known andrespected throughout the Far East, Abeng is founding president or UB's alumni chap- ter in Jakarta. • Arthur E. Levine (Ph.D ., ' 76), is one of America's foremost leaders in higher education and president of the Teacbers College or Colum- bia University. Levine 's " Hand· book on ·under- IIIAU. graduate Curriculum" is considered a landmark in the field . Holder of a dozen honorary degrees, he chaired the graduate higher~tion program at Harvard University prior to joining Columbia. William LlchteoberJier(M.B.A., ' 66), is chainnan and chief executive officer of Pnlxair, one of the largest producers or industrial gases in the world. He ~ves in Ridgefield, Conn. • Muriel A. Moore (M.A., ' 73; Ph.D., '85) is the flr5t woman to be president of the SUNY College at.Buffalo. A Bulialo resident with a 23-year career in education at UB, she served as UB's flr5t vice president for public service and urban affairs.• •a Distinguished VISitor: Tyabji's corporate philosophy gets global attention a, IELLEIIIIOUIUIIIII News Services Editor H ATIM TYABfl and his company, VeriFone, Inc., want to take the big Automatic Teller Machine out of your local supermarket and bring il into your living room . Yet at the same time, he describes his company's goals as "very modest." Tyabji, who received a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering from UB in 1969, returned to his alma mater last Friday to participate in a series of activities, including a breakfast meet- ing in the Center for To~rrow where he received the UB Alumni Association's Distinguished Visitor Award. His visit was cosponsored by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the School of Management. Tyabji outlined bis business philosophy at the breakfast program in a talk entitled "Creating and Running a Vinual Company: The Impact of Technology and Psychology on Business." Swipe your credit card through the machine at any Wegmans or Tops supermarket and you can see how pervasive the VeriFone syscem is. Dubbed the fastest-growing small company in America by Forbt!s, VeriFonc is the market leader in the U.S. and the world in credit-card transaction verification. In 1988, two years after'I'yahji took over as CEO, VeriFone 's sales began growing at an annual average rate of25 percent and profits have grown even raster. The company recently went public. While such measures ofVeriFone's sue- cess are the standard ones, the approach of its CEO is pretty unusual. In Tyabji's discussion of VeriFone 's corporate philosophy, which he wrote, the words "compassion" and "humanity" come up again and again. "What distinguishes VeriFone is a set of ground rules that have absolutely nothing to do with business," he noted. '"Our feeting was that success in these parameters would be ao outgrowth of our corporate culture, but that our principal gnal was to improve the quality of life for our people. "We wanted to create an environment on a global basis that would make it fun to come to work." he added, "and that would be the unifying thread, irrespective of an employee 's ethnic background or geography." 'W'be philosophy wasn't an instant bit. But I Tyabji notes that to make a corporate philosophy stick, the emphasis must be on "constant. unceasing communication .. and on not ignoring any pan of the audience. Today, VeriFone's corporate philosophy is available in seven languages. That global outlook is intrinsic to VeriFone's success. Tyabji said the company has no corporate headquaners and, indeed, key corporate executives live in Dallas, Santa Fe and Southern California. It's fitting that the world's first virtual company, as VeriFone sees itself, is now worlcing to become a leader in Internet traosactions and "chip-card" technologies that could make ATMs go the way of the eight-track tape. Tyabji explained that VeriFone technol- ogy would allow a consumer to attach a device similar to an answering machine to the home telephone. To obtain cash, one co uld access a personal bank account through the telephone lines by simply sliding the card through the device. The amount of cash desired would automatically be ttansfened to the card, wbicbcould then be used like a credit card to pay for purchases in stores. The idea, he explained, is to eliminate the security problems inherent in withdrawing cash from ATMs, while allowing stores a way around handling cash, considered a li:ey expense by many retailers. The new technology could be ready for pilot-testing as early as this fall . • �rt Objections to Provost's Plan : some reasonable; others, less reasonable Many of the objections dw have been nlised apinst the Provost's propooais for the future of the university n:praent n:uooable disagreementJ. It is perlcctly ·~to differ about the significance of iDtenliJcipliruuy studies or about bow they can best be fostered. It is naturu dw foculty will have differillg views about the proper role of the depanmenu, or about bow the Ans and Sciences and the professiooal schools can best wort togdber to support tbe univenity's commoo minion. or about tbe proper rela· tionship between graduate and UJidetsnduate eduplioo. Faculty always argue about the strengths, wealmcues, and future prospects of particular programs and fieldJ. Olbet objecti.ODJ, such as those in the recent letter from Jean Dickson, seem less reasonable. For example, you cannot have a secretly exceUent academic program. If your program is perceived as poor, you will be unable to attract good students, unable to attract research funding, unable to attract good fac ulty. Thus it makes no sense for her to complain that, "The Planning n:port focuses almost exclusively on public-relations goals ." The President and the Provost have repeatedly emphasized that they are not contemplating retrenchment. The Provost's report makes proposals about how we might beuer deploy the faculty and staff we have and the resources that we might be able to obtain in the near future . No ooe's job is on the line. The tenure system is in no way questioned . The repon discusses how we might be able to raise the money to hire more faculty and staff in the future. It is dishonest for Dickson to ask., .. How many tenure·track or permanent· appoinunent jobs will be lost as a resuh of this plan?" On the other band wme of the objections, such as most of those in the Jetter from Boot. Dewald, Fisdunan, Fleron, Sachs. Smith. and Wolf. seem to reflect an inadequate understanding of the main lines of the Provost 's proposals. His report. Planning UB ~ca­ tkmic Futurr, is long and not easily grasped as a wbole. It occurs to me, therefore. that it might be useful to write a brief summary of the vision that I extract from bis repon. Of course the authoritative statement of his position is in his report. not here. What foUows is a brief outline of what I take to be the main suggestions the Provost is making: The effect of more than a decade of bud get cuts has been to degrade the quality, both aclual and perceived, of the entire institution. We are now having difficulty anractinJ suffic ient good students to achieve our enrollment targets . That is true in every major category: freshmen , transfer students, continuing students, graduate students. We must move expeditiously to improve what we offer our students. Above all , that means we must im prove the experience we provide for our undergraduates. lbey musl find UB a welcoming environment, and one which provides an excellent and vocationally relevant education. ince we will not have significant new resources in the shon term. that inevitably means that faculty will have to devote more of their time and creativity to the needs of un dergraduates. Since mosl of our faculty are aln:ady fully occupied, they will have less time and effon to devote to Olher activities, including graduate education and research. We want our undergraduates lo receive a coherent liberal education. At one time such an education was sufficient to guarantee midd le-claSs employment. That is no longer the case. We are thus e xperiencing pressures either to make our education narrowly voca- s SEND1N8 LETTEitS TO lHE REFCMIER The Reporter "N9k:omes ~ners from read· ers commenting on its stories and content. Len""' st>ould be limited to 800 wools and may be aa~ed for style and length. Because of space Imitations. the Reporter cannot publish all len11111 received. They must be received by 9 a.m . Monday to be oonslderod for publication In that week~ issue. tiooal. which would be to abandoo our core educaliooa1 values-<>r else to 110p pretendinc thu. out degree is voc:atiooally relevant, which would be to neai<ct the felt needs of our ltUdeDts. We cao escape this dilemma by JtCOgnizing dw ill many fields the entry level degree for DJiddle.<:l.au employment is increuiDsJy the master 's degroe. Let us lead the way Dlliooally by making the master 's degree the WJet degree for many of our stu dents. In this way we wiU have time 10 combine an excellent liberal education with a vocatiooally oriented credential. Moct of our Ph.D. programs are also havin& trouble attracting adequate numbers of good studeou. This is in pan because we are unab&e lO offer competitive stipends, and in port because our programs are widely considered mediocn:. We can n:spond to both problems by having fewer, larger Ph.D. prognuns. The total number of PbJ), students will decline. making it possible to offer higber stipends. Moreover, by coooentrating our re1ources, we can have a few programs which arc nationally prom.ineot and will attract the very best gnduate students. Since the total faculty effort devoted to Pb.D. education will go down, that will free facult y time for un· dergraduate and master's level education. Moreover, as faculty replace TAs in the class· room. the perceived quality of our undergraduate education will rise. The remaining Ph.D. programs wiU also have sufficient streoJih to attract significant external research fundio.g , thereby reversing the recent decline in our research profile. The overall effect will be to improve both the reputation and the actual quality of our undergraduate and graduate prognuns. In order lO cooc:entrate our faculty resources effectively into a smaller number of larger and stronger Ph.D. programs, we need an organiz.atiooal structure that ua.nscends the boundaries of the tnditional deparunents. UB is unusual in tbc extent 10 which we have divided up our faculty into many small depanments, often with similar or overlapping missions. Let us therefore create new, interdisciplinary structures which will serve as the foci for Ph.D. education and research. Undergraduate education is likely to remain centered in tbe departments, but Ph.D. education will increasingly be organized on a crossdeparunental basis . We oeed broadly based institutes to provide support for intellectual foci that cross depanmental boundaries, and more nanowly based research centers lhat bring together faculry actively working on common research agendas. These institutes and centers will be the primary academic homes for most Ph.D. students. In order to provide the incentives for fac ulty to make the changes in their activities which are needed to improve our undergraduate and graduate programs. it is crucial to tie our budgeting system more closely to lhe goals we are ttying lo achieve. Specifically, units must keep most of the revenues they gcn enuc-including both tuition and research fund ing. The resulting budgewy system, called Responsibility Center Management, will still leave room for the Provost to invest in perceived excellence or in unusually expensive but vital programs, since he will allocate the tax support which represents about half of our university budget Nevertheless, it will provide clear incentives for faculty to make their programs attractive to students, to seek external funding, and to make the quality of their programs visible to students, fww:iing agencies, and donors. It will bring our entire institution more fully in touch with the forces which in facl aR: shaping our future. IIICOLUD-Professor of Mathematics Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Open Letter to Provost Headrick Whether intended or not, as presentl y formu lated the Provost 's Planning Report has further deepened tbe sense of malaise thai exists among faculty members at this university. AI· ready battered by e.ndlc;ss cuts or threats of cuts in fmancial support for the SUNY system and the lack of commitment by the state government to sustaining the existing missions of this university, we are now faced with a document which appears likely to join those other forces ill funbcr undermining faculty morale and our corru:IDtmentto this university. The Provost's PI&Ming document has received pointed critique in the letter from Profeason Boot. Dewald, Fischman. Aeron, Sachs, Smith, and Wolf in the Reporter of March Tl. The Social Sciences Poticy Committee endonc.s the points raised in this letter. Provost Headrick's plan seems diametri · cally opposed to the stated goals of the document, which include raising the national and international reputations of the university for intellectual leadership and enhancing the learning environment for s1udcnts. Stranger yet, the way the Provost has reacted thus far to criticisms made about the document indi cates his unwillingness to engage in a real dialogue about the possible cosu of pursuing the directions he has proposed. What seems to be developing, in place of a sense of common purpose. then, is a hardening of lines between faculty and administration that promises an unhappy outcome for the university. Meeting the challenges faced by the uni versity depends upon UB's primary resource. its faculty, and concentration on UB "s unique role in serving its society: teaching. research and creative activity. UB's faculty llJ"C developed and maintained by getting the best and SortsView e 'IliACI( TEAMS FACE MID-AMERICAN COMPETmON AJ OHIO U. INVITE UB's men's and women's track-and-flelo teams got their first taste of M1d-Amencan Conference competition Saturday at the OhiO University lnvttational 1n Athens. OhiO The Bulls fJmshed eighth of mne schools with 40 potnts, while the Royals were loonh of eoght in the women's meet With 96 points Eastern Michigan took the men's Utle w•th 205 112 points, while the host Bobcats won the womens meet with 237 1/2 poonts. MidAmerican members Central Michigan and Akron. as well as future member Marshall. were also represented et the meet The Bulls' 4 x 400 relay squad ol Omar Dayley, Man Streng . Ryan Candia and Spencer Bell placed second In 3:17 70 MICah Adelstein placed ninth in the harrmer throw. sening a school rBCOfd with h1s 144-loot toss On the women's side, Shelly Hamilton continued her strong season performance. again taking the high IUfllP at 5-4. The sophomore has now won three of four h1gh Jump competitiOnS this season. Terry Scherne was also victorious for the Royals wtnnlng the 400 meters in 57.4 seconds. e BUU.S ANNOUNCE 1817 FOCmiAlL SCHEDULE Call it a -MAc snack- IO< the UB football pro- gram. The Bulls, who enter the M1d-Amencan Conference in football In the fall of 1999. WJII play their first OMsoo 1-A opponent since 1970 when they travel to future MAC oppo- nent Ohio University on Sept. 20 for a showdown with the Bobcats . htghllghling the t997 football schedule. Ohio was 6-6 overall last season and 5-3 1n the MAC , losing to eventual league champion and Las Vegas Bowl partic1pant Ball State by three (30-27) in ovenorne. lromcally, 1n theu last season of 1-A competibon 1n 1970. the Bulls played foor future MAC opponents (Ball State , Toledo. Kent State and Northern Illinois) befOte d isband1ng football from 197176. This year rnar'Ks the 20th ann1versary of the return of UB football in 1977 The Bulls will also have some tamdtar 1-AA opponents aher the1r breakthrough 8-3 season last fall under third-year coach Crwg Cirbus. The Bulls Will once agatn play 1-AA powers Illinois State (Sept . 6). Connectocut (Oct. 4), Yoongstown Slate (Oct 11) and Villanova (Nov tS) all on the road The Bulls will also host 1-AA playoff contenders Massachusens (Oct. 18). Holstra (Oct. 25) and Maine (Nov. 8) at UB Stadtum The Bulls will open their 84th season of foot ball on Saturday, Aug 30. when they play host to Lock Haven in 7 p .m . a1 UB Stadium. The Bulls Will also host Delaware State (Sept 13) and West Chester University (Sept 27) at UB Stadit.m. where the Bulls finished 4-2 last sea· son and drew 41 percent more fans than they d•d"' t995. The Bulls Will play seven teams tn 1997 that won StX or more games last season ·0nce again this season we lace a tremendOus challenge on the fl61d by play•ng I April zs.a supporting them with re:soutCC$ and cnucaJ evaluation of their activities. lnnoVatioo in teaching, research and crealivc activity. and service can be punued. c:o<:OUnged, usisted and evaluated, but not planned. In universities it comes from faculty insight, foresight and imagination guided by knowledge and experience. We need 10 enP&e ICOOUSly in a discussion of where the university is going and how it migbl get there. but the Provost 's Report does not appear to be the vehicle for doing that. WIU.MM-. Philosophy 11A11'Y CMaAtA. CommunlclltJon .IAN CHA• a-t uca, Communlcatlye Dlsorrlers and Sciences IIATIMW DlrYIII, Linfuistics ~ Anthropo/Ofi)' -aY, ~ IWIWIIZ, EC0<10t11ks - - - . Sock>logy c~-... Pflllosopily I'AULI.Ia,Ps)'CI>oiOfi)' GeofniiXIY A L U I -, ~-. Sock>logy DON IIOSDfniAL, Politkal Sc.ence TAIIAIIATHOitNTON, History Sock>logy LIANA YARIM. History the calrber of opponents on our schedule • S<lld head coach Cra~g C1rt>us "We obVOJsty wlll get a raste o f our future 111 the MAC when we play OhiO Unrversuy. one of the most Improved teams 1n the country last season · tn addition to that game. we look forwaro to continUing 'Nhat has become good riValnes wrtl'l well-established 1-AA teams like llhnotS State. Hofstra. Youngstown. UMass ano Ma1ne We feel that we have put together one olthe toughest Independent 1-AA schedules 1n the nation • ~30 Sept.6 Lockllnwl at llhnois State SepL 13 Del8w-state at Ohio Universi~ Sa~t. 20 SepL 27 Oct. 4 Oct. t1 OcL 18 Oct-25 ·-ChMtllnlvenlly at Connecticut at YoungstOYm Stata -tb -- 7~ 7:30pm 4p.m7pm 1:30!.m. 130~ . m 1 E·m 1130~ 1:3D ...,.._ 1:3D~ Nov. 15 at Villanova 1~m Home games , bCJkj face ar UB Stadllftl All game tvnes are EaSlem tme All trnes are subject 10 Change --8 For tickers. call645-6666 e 1RINIDAD, JACOB TO REPR£SENT UB AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE A pair of UniverSity at Buffalo athletes-5Wimmer LJeselle TnniCiad and women's baSketball player Cathenne Jacob---have been selected to anend the 1997 NCAA Foundahon Leadership Conference The conference will be held May 27-30 at Disney's Wide Wortd of Sports complex 1n Ronda. Approx.rnately 500 norrunations from 140 CHAMPS/Life Skills instituuons were recetVed by the NCAA. The selecuon committee. compnsed of soc adrmmstrators representing DM· stons 1-A, 1-AA. 1-AAA. II and Ill. •nllited 276 student-athletes to parbCipate 1n the conference Student-athletes from 20 different sports wtll be represented Tnmdad . a sophomore , helped lead the Royals to their th1rd consecutiVe Mtd-Contlnent Conference uue thtS season An All-MidCon first-team ~ecuon . she won the 100and 2(X)-bunertty at the conference champtonshlps and was part of the two Wlnntng relay squads She holds a 2 910 graoe potnt average 1n mechan1cal engtneenng Jacob. also a sophOmore. has been the Royals' starting potnt guard the last two seasons leadtng the club to a 45-14 record She broke her own school record thiS season w•th 166 ass1sts and IS currently second all·tJO"le With 329 Jacob camas a 3 902 grade pomt average •n mechaniCal eng1neenng and was one of five women"s basketball play8fs selected to the GTE AcademiC AII·OISincl 1 Umversny 0MSK)O f1rst-team - Ted WBsko, Sports lnlotmalron Office I UB Invitational Track & F101d Meet UB Stadium. 4 p m (Fnda ). 9 am (Saturda_l) Aprllr7 Blue-White Football Game UB Stachum. 2 p m 111-vW .._.11 UB Open Track & Fteld Meet UB StadiUTl, 4 p m (Fnda 1. 9 am Saruroay Mid-Continent Conf8fence Track & Ftek1 ChampiOnShips UB Stachum, 9 30 am (Fnday-Saturday) 9 am (Sunday), Awards presentations. 2 30 p m (Sunday) �-U,U17 _ _ _ .. F fa more riorrreoon. cal Ctrisocphor Payne, 82»185, ext policy goups lnnovatJYe approaches that hnk hiS· tory and hentage to development planntng on a regional basis will be explored 10 a senes of free pubhc lectures to be held from April 10 through May 13 at the BuffaJo and Er•e County H1stoncal Soctety The senes wlll be presented by the UB Graduate Group on lndustnal Hentage Pohcy and the historical !)(>. CISty Assoclate sponsors are the Greater Buffak) ConventiOn and V~ tors Bureau. the Landmark Soctery of N•agara Frontter and the Preservatl()(l Coal•llon of Ene County All leciUres will be held at 7 30 p m Top•cs and speakers will be • Apnl 10 "S1raiegoes lor RegoonaJ Hero1age and Development· James Pepper. aSStStanl tietd dwector. NatiOt'\al Par1c. SeMce. Pt11ladelptua • Apnl 24 "Whose Hentage. • Martha Norkunas. Center for Amen· can H•story, Umverslty of Texas , and lormer research d•rector. Lowell Nattonal H•stoncal Park • Apnl 28 "Harnage Tounsm as Economtc Deve~pment Ttps, Techntques and Traps." Elatne Van S Carmtchael. Economtcs Research Assoctates. Washington. 0 C • May 6 "lndustnal Heritage m the U S and Europe,· Thomas Leary and Elizabeth Sholes. lndustnal Research Associates. Buf1alo • May 12 "Gerung 111e Story Stratght The First Step in Effective Downtown Oevek>pmenl. • Michael and Carrie N Kline. folkkxists and Ofal hiStonans IOfmerty w1th Wheehng (W Va ) Na1oonal Heritage Area Corp The day a1ter """" \octullo, speakers wNI eoosu11 -Mth CO'l'WTU'liry ana :m. For 1'1"101'8 InformatiOn, call the ----IU--:1.4 UB Office of SlUdent Muttteultural ,_DAY TO liE HEIJ) ATU.OICANILU TRIO Day-a celebration of the accomplishments of BuHak>-area students enrolled in TRIO programs that serve low-1ncome and first-o~m­ erahon coHege students and those with disabiltlies-wlll be held from 10 a.m . to noon April 16. in the Cen-ter for Tomorrow, North Gampus TRIO programs, fl.Wlded . . T111e IV bl1ho Higher Education Act of 1965, serve more than 700,000 students tn 1. 750 programs nationwide They Include Studen1 Support Ser· VICeS. also known as Special Ser· an undelgraduat&-retention program: 1he Ronald McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Pro- VK:eS, gram. a graduate-school-preparation program: Upward Bound. a colleg&preparation program; Talent Search, a secoodary-scl'loQl.retention ~ gram and deliver the keynote address. col~ program, and Educational Opportunity CentBfS UB has roined W11h other institu· IIOOS in the Buffak:l and Rochester area that have TRIO programs to form the Western New YOI"k TRIO Consortitm. which aims to educate the COITYT'IUf'lity about the nature. ac1Mties and success of TRIO programs and students. As part of TRIO Day at UB. Robert hiiiMf' .lr., UB vice president lor s!Udent affairs. will welcome the students . staff-and faculty representing all TRIO programs from localtnstitutions. Hal P•yne, vK:e pres1dent for student affairs at Buffa lO State College. will Aff8>rs . 645-2732. The fourth annual Childhood VIO- lence Symposium will be held from 8 a.m . lo o4 p .m. April t4 , in the Bu1faJo Hilton. 120 Church St. Buffalo. The symposium, "Coring, Sharing and Creating a Nco-~ CorrmJ. nity," wil be presented by 1ho UB Depar1merll ol Pediatrics and 1ho Olildran~ Hospi1af ol Buffalo, wi1h fi. nancial support from Kiwanis ln1oma· loonal. The program, wllich Is open to the pubiC, wiU feature national experts in 1ho field . with a stress on pr&- vention. T'hefe is a registration fee. Four tectures will be presented during the morning session Topics and speakers wiU be: • "The<a Is a Desperate Cry on 1he Land: WtrJ Hears or Cares"Judge Glenda Hatchett, head o1 juvenile court systems in Allanta lll1d &or· rounding municipalities lll1d an actJv. ist with the Chtldren's Defense Fund . • "Violence Prevention: A Multifaceted & Multidisciplinary, Community-Based Approach" -Danielle LaAaque , medical directOf. Pedia!ric Resource Center at ~umbia University and Harlem Hospital. • "P!crmting Efteclive Family Life· Lassons on Video from !mer Cily Par· ........J<rnes Say!e, cinical professor a pecialncs, l.JI'lio.lers1ty of Rochester • "Keeping 0.. O>ldn!n Safe: Overview & SokJiions to 01lktlood Volence"-M'S assernllly!na'l Hoyt Afternoon discussklns wiH be on strategies lor preventflg vk>kwlce In 1ho schools, 1he cornmuni1y. by rroed>cal and mental heal1h provldeis, via 1ho media lll1d through legislation. fa roore information, call876-7109. The sky is falling? An omen of the ratod by lllel\CIIItimc for pu111isb1q, orpnizolioaa, lilllal.. . ets iD lhe lTnii!Od S -11D ~llelaiiQie America Q!Jiwe.M YqJ a.)' IIIYe .tYCIIiled- iD lbe media. Bul ~ tbe lint liiM, daD is a cemralloc8lioll for informolioa about l b e - ... celebnle poecry dur· iDg April. You ca1111Dd lbe Nllloaal Poelry Wooth Web pa£O at --•ra. ,.10 bttp:J,.,_~ . , The NPM 'Web lliiB o~ a awltitude of ways 10 participate, making available linlr:s socb u "Forwns," "Rcsoun:es," IIIII "UI· crary Unks." "Forums" offers diiCIIISion areas for boobellen librarians, and leadiOI'S 10 share ideas on ho\¥ besiiO pro~ poetry. The range of discussion areas makes this idea quile ill· teresting. Also useful is "Resources," a page offering various indexes, a list of major poetry award winnen, and a small sclec· tioo of National Poeay Month paste,., From d.e National Poetry Month page, you can also linlc to the ~ of the Aclldemy of American Poets organization homepage, which includes poetry exhibits and the 11Cadcmy's calendar. "Poetry Exhibits" is a pamcularly interesting page and offers selections sucb as "Special Events," "Current Exhibits," "Archive." "Fmd a Poet," and a booksiOre page. This April, don't forget our rich local resources for poetry! The Electronic Poetry Center (bttp:/fwings.bulfalo.edu/epc), a site featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education twice during the past few months. offers a large number of celebrated poetry resources. An: you tip for a poetry conference? If you'd like to attend one of the most significant poetry events of the year, you might also wish to find out about UB 's April conference celebrating the work of Louis Zukofsky (bttp:ffwings.bulfalo.edu/ epc/autbors/Zukofsky/april.btml). Interested in community· sponsored resources?T'ry the ACORN Uterary Arts page at http:/ /freenet.bulfalo.edu/arts/lltuary. April doesn' t have to be the cruelest month, not with the weal th of poetry at your fingertips! For help with connecting to the World Widt' Web, contact the err Help Desk at 645-3542. - Lara Bu.shallow Wilbur and Loss Pequeiio Glaziu, University Libraries 011n• •nto ...... .tUB Chine....bom, - - filmmaker will present her documentasy, "Tho Gates of Heaventy Peace . ~ at two c.- showings at UB on Frtday, Apnl 18. The film examines 1he 1989 Chinese student movement for democracy and its tragic aftermath culminating in the massacre tn nananmen Square. The 140-minute film probes into the cultural, poUtk:.al and soc~l causes of what it depicts as a social tragedy. It is cntlca! of hardliners in the government . as wffil as hardlinec,s among the students. It has been banned in China and has been attacked by some student )eaders as well. Screenings wiN be held from 1-3:30 p.m. in Room 222 ol1he Natural Sctences and Mathematics Build ing on the North CamP-uS, and from 7-9:30 p.m . In Room 215 of the Natural Sctences and Mathematics Building . The screenings will be "'"' and open to 1he public . They will be followed by dis· cusslons led by . . _ " - associale prolauor. Department ol History, a apec1a11st on China; asslstan1 proiossor, D o - of Communications, a speclalist on and - " - Chinese film. Hinton wiU give a Web site demonstration on archival materials used to make the film from 2·3:30 p.m. in 1he law Ubnlry, O'Brian Hall, filth floor Room A. The presentations win becosponsored by 1ho Juno 4 Memorial Fund: 1he depattmonts ol CorrmJ. nication, History and Philosoplly; 1he Council on lntomational SttJd. ies and Programs: 1ho vice proYOSI lor international education; 1ho Program in Asian Studies and the Gra<;loata Group on Heman Rig/us Law and Policy. The public Is welcome to adend. For mcwe informatJon, call 645-6184. s..n DBITTO--W/IIJ_._ Naaa.l Director or ~venlllll filM end ol1he planet? - H . Y . - , SUNY Distinguished Teaching ProfBSSOf 1n 1he Oopanmeni of Geography a\ UB lll1d a nationally known expert on natural disasters, wdl discuss · Aster- okls: A Menace From Space" a11he UB at Sunrise breakfast lecture to be hek:t at 7:30 a.m. on Apnl 17 in the Center fOf Tomorrow. North Gampus. Ebert will d1scuss how asteroids may have been responsible for drastk: changes 1n the evolution of life on Earth Cost of the program, whtch includes breakfast and the lecture, 1s $10, UB Alumni Association members: $12. others. II is sponsaed by 1he UB AUmi Association. UB News SeMces. offices of P\blic:ati::n; and Conlerences and Special Evern at UB. Addi1iorlai support is prtMded by 1he Office of i.Jroillersl1y DeYelopmen1 and 1he Office of1he Vx:e - l o r PIJb. ic Service and l.<ban Allan at UB. The Bclla\0 Marrio1l is a oorporatB sponsor Cal fl29.21i08 lor more l'1lorrm1ion •--.una.- SOCIAL ACTIVIST TO DISCUSS Nationally known Galilornia-based or, _ _ _ _ will ganazer. activist. wnter and rT'IJSician presoni an evening of dialogue lll1d song a\ 8 p.m. Apnl16. in Unitarian Universalist Church ol Buffak>. 695 Elmwood Ave. Herrera will dlscuss "The Liv.es of lmmtgrants & Refugees: Hope Through Adversity.· Cl<ganizl1r and programwith~ OWties of1he Eas1 Bay & Oektond Diocese U!tino Ministries. ,.., olso is a racording artist and producer. Sponsors are UB School o1 Social Wort<, The Bertha Gapen Reynolds Society-Erie Coun1y Chap1er and 1ho New Vorl< Stale Chapter ol1ho National Association ol Social Workers. Admission win be ss. Students With current ID wiU be admiUed free . Henara~ Hspark irm'iga!ion and rolugoo- special-"" He t'es colabora1ed- aociol-· .... - a n d peace and lunanrigh1S activists relocating ex-combat· an1S and aiding victims ol torture. war ...,. and econcmc dislocalion. He Wll preseOt a lecture lor UB st.-.,. and 1acu11y. ·eroos CulnJral Social Wort<: lnta<venlions with Native Americans lll1d New lnvnigran1S" from 6-7:50 p.m. April 16 in Room 258. Gapen Han, Nor1h Campus. fa mo<e inlorma1ion. call 645-3381. SOUTH AFIIICAJI MINISTEII FOW JUSTICE TO SPEAK /IIJ u• - -.South African minister tor justice and a key figure in hts nation's transition from apar1hoid, wil1 speak on "Tru1h and ReconcHiation in i'oJ;. counting lor the Past~ at 2:30 p.m. AprU 11 , in 1he Moot Court Room in South Afric8. O'Brian Hail. Nor1h campus. The presentation will be sponsored by 1ho UB School of Law lll1d 1ho uniwrsity~ Heman Rights Cen.... The program will be lreo and open to 1he public. Omar, a lawyer and close friend ol South African Presidenl Nelson Mandala. is one of the most influential btack leaders in South Afrk;a. F&-mer director of the University of Western Cope~ Corrrnunity Law Cen1t0. he wrote 1he law lor 1he Tru1h and Reconciliation Conmission, charged with irM1stiga1ing crimes of 1he apar1hoid past, and heeded by Archbishop Desmond r..u. Omar earned bachelor ol arts and bachelor ollaw degrees from 1he Univor>ily ol c;-.town and a docto<al degree in law from 1ho lJnM1r.1ity ol Durban. W8slvilo. AdmiiiBd os an attorney in 1960 and as an adYocata ol.1ho Supremo C<ut in .1982. te. practiced and cMIIaw involving cases on lunarwights is...,., housing. peso laws, labor lll1d - caoes. His cliercs rw>ged from pcllical priocners 10 .-lrions and cMc and 1l!lgicua. ~AY TO IIBNEit WITIUKY LaCftllll! "Autoitrvnunity: lessons From Mice About Human Autoimmune Dis· eases" will the topic of the 27th annual Ernest Wrtabsky Memorial lecture, to be held April 15, at UB. Cll8rtee A..........,. .Itt,.. are- searcher at 1he Hug/los Medical institute lll1d prc1essor o1 irm'tJnobiology. Yale Univetsity School of Medicine, will speak a\ 8 p.m. in Butler Auditorium, Farber Hall. Campus. The lecture. sponSO<ed by UB~ Et.- Wllabsky Cen1er lor Immunology lll1d 1ho Depan· men< of MicrobiolOgy, honors 1ho late. inte<nalicnally known UB researcher. Janeway, co-atJihor ol - ~ biology: The lnvnune System in Health lll1d Disease,•• widely used tex1 for medical and graduale swdents. is a gradual:e of Harvard Mad.. cal School and a merrber ol1he American As!ociation ell~ gists and 1he Clinocallmmunoiogy Society. Au1hor or co-au1hor o1 roore !han t75 scholatly artJCles and 1 t5 boolt chapters lll1d reviews, he haS lectured on autolm'U'lity research ., 1ho U.S. and abroad. fa more fllor· mation. call 829-2901 South �OBITUU ifS Ker1neth Goldstein, 81, alcohol rehab pioneer A memorial &etVice was held April 6 In the Amherst Memorial Chapel, GeiZVille, lor Kenneth Goldstein, who began and directed the firat alcohol rellabllitalion center In New York State In 1948. Operated In conjunction with UB, K was the first unlveraity·aiiHiated center of ita kind In the country. Gotdstein , who died March 23 In Millard Fillmore Hoop!· tal , was 81 He pioneered the concept that alcoholism 1s a diSease, and helped create public aware-ness of alc:oholtsm as a public heatth problem through the UnlvO<sity of Buffalo Round Table d iscussions televised during the 1950s. A 1939 graduate of the UB medical schOol . he served as a major In the Alrrry Medtcal Corps during Wortd War II. For hatf a century, he specialized in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Gotdstein, a clinical profeSSOf' at the UB mechcal school, was a past president of the UB Medical School Alumni Association. He was on the staffs of Millard Allmore Hospital and 'Nhat is now the Erie County Medical Center. Richard P. Kucharski, 59, computer analyst A Mass ot Christian Burial was held April 4 10 St . Barnabas Catholic Church, Depew, fDf Richard P. Kucharski, 59, chief applications analyst for the Computer Center at UB. Kucharski died suddenly March 31 in M illard AIIITIOfe Hospital . In addition to serving on the Computer Center staff, he was a computer apphcatoos instructor In Millard Fillmore College Kucharski received an associate's degree In mechanical technology from Ene Cornmu· nlty College In 1957 and graduated cum laude from UB in 1970 with a degree tn buSt· ness administration. He served in the U.S. Arrrrt Corps of Engt· nears Reserves for eight years, attaining the rank of farat sergeant. Before ;otning US tn 1968, he was a supervisor tor the Union Garbida Co. Kucharski was a Cheektowaga Oemocrattc corrmittaeman. He served United Untvef'sity Professions, a union representing faculty and professional staff of SUNY, for many years In a variety of capacitles both at the chapter level and statewide. At the lime of his death he was grk!vance chair for professionals. PrOVIOUsly, he had served as chapter treasurer, chapter vk:e president for professionals. statewide UUP deklgate, and member of the statewide fi. nance and grievance committees; he was also a delegate to the New Vorl< State United Teachet"s Representative Assembly Colleagues noted that he was the kmd of person friends, famity and fellow workers came to lean on and depend on. He was weU known for his candor and sense of humor Daniel D. Pollock, 79, engineering professor Services were hekj April 2 in Whtte Chapel Memoria! Pari(, Amherst, for Camel 0 . Pol lock. a UB prof8SSOf of engineering for 19 years. Potlock died March 30 in Buffak> General Hospital following surgery. He was 79 He earned a bachelor's degree by anending night school at Temple University for 10 years while he worked full-time as an ass1s - tant supenntendentlor a relngerator l~rm In 1948. he earned a master's degree 1n metallurgiCal eng1neenng from Leh•gh Un1vers1ty and rece1ved hiS doctorate !rom Leh1gh 1n t 961 Before com1ng to U B as a professor 1n 1966, he was a manager of the 450-person metals and ceram1c research group for Douglass A1rcraft Corp 1n Santa Morllca Calif Pollock . who had t>een a professor ementus s•nce reunng from UB 1n 1985. wrote e•ghl bOOks after ret.rement He was a member of the Amertean Jns!ftute of M in1ng . Metallurgical and Petroleum Engmeers. the A:nencan Soctety lor Metals the AmeriCan Soctety for Testing and Mater.· als. the Amencan Phys•cal Soc1ety and the Soctety of S1gma X• George McKaig Rupley, 75, engineering instructor A memonal service will be held May t O •n Calvary Episcopal Church. Wdliamsv111e tor George M cKa1g Rupley. 75. who d 1ed Apnl 2 1n the Erie County Medical Center after a t>nef illness Rupley. a structural engmeer ana des•gner who worked on mc)(8 than 300 pr0f8Cts 1n the Eastern U S . served as a lecturer m structural eng1neering for UB evemng classes from 1952 to 1965 Among Rupley 's local commiSSIOnS were MBiody Fair in North Tonawanda . the Butfalo Central Llt>rary overpass of Wash•ngton Street , the Buffalo Metropolitan Transportat1011 Center. the expanSIOn ol Memorial AuO •tonum and numerous high school and college t>u•talngs. tncluding those at UB . Buffalo State College and Fredonia State Colleg e A graduate of Cornell Unrvers1ty. he served as a 1unl0f engineer fo r the U S Atmy Corps of Eno1neers ana became a ctvd englfl88f lor the U S Navy tn World War II A lieUtenant '" lhe Navy he also served tn the Naval Res&rve unt1l 1959 He to~neo hts uncle·s f~tm , Thomas H McKBJg Consutttng Engtneers 1n 1946 as a structural des,oner. became assoc~ te and ch1ef eng•neer m 1949 and' a partner 1n 1966 In 1967 he became a semor partner when the ftrm beCame McKa10 Rupley Bahler and later Rupley Bahler Blake He rettred from the firm •n 1982 Out pned Cannon Oe~gn . where he served as a v1ce prestaent until 1990 Hashim Iyoob, 63, anesthesiologist, assistant clinical professor A ftnal prayer serv1ce was halO Apnl 6 '" MaSJia-e-Noor (lslamtc Commumty Center) Amherst for Hash1m lyoob 63 whO had servea as an ass•stant chnteal proCessor at the US medtcat school He was an anesthes•olog•st a1 Buffa lo General Hosp•tal from 1975 unhl hts ret•rementtn 1992 lyoob died unex pectedly April 5 1n M1llard F1Hmore Hospttal Born '" BritiSh India and educated tn Pakistan and West Germany he recetveo rus medical degree from tne Un1verst1y ol Ousseldorl•n Germany He pract1cea med• c1ne 1n 1/ekerhagen Germany until t969 ana then worked m Paktstan unt1l he moved to the us 10 1972 Involved 1n many commumty pro,ects he was a member of the Ene County ana New York State med1ca1 soctet•es and the Amenc an Med1ca1 Assoctallon He belonged to the New York State ana Amencan soc~et•es of anestn&SIOiog•sts and the Assocra!lon of Astan Phys1ctans He was a dtplomate of the Amencan Board of AnestheSIOlOgy CALENDAR Conl inued from page 8 W.~.l;)~~ c - t . for CGC~o~~~Y• --c:ouo.o- More Mama. More Milk. and Mon MOUR: A Nnr Way or ThWdaa Aboul CODa!pU. Ruth Milliken, Univ. of Connccticut. 280 Park . North Campus. 2 p.m. ur.-..... latrrpenoaal Coallict Rrsolutioa Skills, Dean Reinbart. 3-5 p.m. Ca1164Hit2S. -..cr~.actu .. Dust 'J'raDSport to t.M North Paclfk: Wbtrt Do Dust BuaDia Got Dr. Eve Arnold. 228 Natural Sciences. North Campus. 3:30p.m. -.try C:OO..Iu• Reartlvity Scalel for RationalWDc a.ad Prcdidia& Polar OrpAle aAd Orpaom...Ulc Rr~Prof. Herbert Mayr, Univ. of Munich. 215 Natural Sciences. North Cunpus. 4 p.m. __,_ 'QI~ MDX MOUJe u a Model Syst~m ror Ducbt11~~e Museu- larD-by. JosephA . Granchelli, UB Dept. of Biological Sciences. 307 Hoch· sletter. North Campus. 4 p.m __,_ Sepsls-IA:aonJ ~..earned rrom lbt lnskl~ Steven Bltriere, UB Dept. of Pbannacy. 121 Cooke. North CamP,s. 4 :30p.m. ur.-..... Tbe los and Ouu ot Vlsitiaa Enalaod, Jerry Godwin. 1-8 p.m. Call 645-6 t 25. Opuo: c - . Llore Pa.rttu Stria& Qua.rt~4 Alan Ross, violin: Roben Prokes. violin: Suzanne lbonw, harp: Leslie Salathe, v._la; Nanc:y Anderson , cello. Allen. South Campus. 7 p.m. Free.. Concen to be broadcast on the following Sunday at 4 p.m. o n WBFO-FM 88 .7. uuu Mowle Walkla& & ruJd.nc. Student Union lbea.ter. North Campus. 6:30p.m. $2.50, of _$4. ___ E....., ._ The Liva ollauai&raaU & Rdllaoeso Hope Tbrouab Ad· VU"'ky, Fraocixo Javier Herrera. Unitarian Unive:rsalist Church of Buffalo. 8 p.m. $5 . r.... uuuScbiadler's Llsl. Student Union _ ---- Theater. North Campus. 8:30 p.m. $2.50. $4. :1:~1).1~1~7 .... ue-AJe- Fredrick Seidl. Ph.D, dua, UB Grodualo S<bool of Social Work.. Center for Tomorrow. North Ca.mpw. Noon . SIO. For rucrvations ot infomut.ion, call 829-2608. ...........,C:OUO.Iu• 1D Defft!Jf or Publk Laupap, Ruth Millikan, Univ. of Connecticut. 684 Baldy. Nonh Campus. 3:30p.m. -. .......... Protria DNA Se:~Uvlty : New liW&bU from Structural Studtes of Eodoaut:&eues: ud Troucriplloo Fad<>n, Dr. Annel Agarwal , Columbia Univ. I 14 Hocbsteuer. Nonh Campus. 4 p.m . -COI~fUIII Mayu Wna u • Dyu..ndcal Ddcaa. Prof. William Laneford, Univ. of Guelph&. Fields Institute. 103 Deife.ndorf. South Campus. 4 p.m. ·-COl._..... R~port C ard.iD&: Statistkal Mr:thocls, Applications, and Ullliladoas. Prof. Stwon -L1se Normand, Harvard School of Public HcaJlh. 244 Cary. South Campus . 4 p.m. ur.-....... Tbesl.s/Dlssert.at.ioa Suppor1 Group. Barbara Umiker. UB Counseling Center. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays through April 17. Call645-6 125 uur-.. UUP Butralo Beallb Sde.ocn Chapter aeneral meetinc. Haniman. South Campus. 5:30 p.m. To make reservatio ns. call 829-2505. UUUMovle WalkiD& & Talkio&. Student Union lllcater. North Campus 6:30p.m. $2.50, $4 . Life--.. Spriac 1Uae-Up: Bkydr Mainka.a.att, Rich Wolcott. 7-8 p.m. Call 64S-6t25 . PerfcM The Livia& A.Dcutor, lbe Cambodian American Herilage Dancers of Wasbioa:too. D.C. Mli.nstace. Center for the Arts. Nonh Campus. 7:30p.m. $3 , $5 . For tickets and more: 1nfo. call 645-ARTS. \'10e .... . . . _ F _ e l Black Musk: 111 Powu aud Din.n.lty, Raymond Jackson , piani5t. Slec. North Campus . 8 p.m. 55, S8. TH Grapa: or Wrath. Saul Elkin. director. Dnma lbcat~ . Center for the Aru. North Campus. 8 p.m. $5, $10. Call 645ARTS . uuu-w~e Scbiadlt:r's List. Student Umo n Thealer. North Campus 8:30 p.m. $2.50. S4 J;X"•~•rs lftt'latMie eculpture In LJ&Iotw.U Ta.kashl Mu~kam i's " Mr. Dob" 1s a 40-foot-hlgh innatable sculpture comnussioncd for the Lagh1well Gallery and o n view there through July 13. The sculpture. which in 1U canoonl1ke design is both playful and menacing, is pan of an ongomg proJCCI by the Japanese artist. The Lightwell Gallery is located within the University at Buffalo An Gallery in the Center for the Arts. North Campus. The~ is an opening reception for the anist April 10 from 5-7 p.m. Gallery hours arc: Wednesday-Saturday 10:30 a. m.-8 p.m.. and Sunday Noon-5 p.m. Admission is free .... ~..,- lerlya "Sheldon Berl yn· New Work" continues throu&h June 8 m the UB An Gallery. Cenler for !he Arts. Nonh Campus A concurrent show of Berl yn's new work wtll be on v1ew April 17-June I at the Castelllll'li An Mu.scum of Niagara Universi1y. UB An Gallery hours are Wedneiday-Saturday 10:30 a.m -8 p.m . and Sunday Noon-5 p.m. Adml !'!l iOn IS f= Pallltl.._ by Su_,. Kim A master of fine ans thesis e-.. hibit of pain11ngs by Sunah K1m opens Apnl II w1th a recepuon from 5-7 p.m. m the An Depan ment GaHel)' located 1n the Center for the An s. North Campus 1l1.c. show contmucs through Apnl 21 . An lkpanmcnt Gal !cry hours are Tuesday 10 a.m · 5 p.m .. Wednesday- Fnda) 10 a.m.-8 p.m., and Saturday II a.m.-8 p.m. Admass1on •s free: Exllll!lt of booka end -.-Kttpte "Wislawa Szymborska A Search for the Word .'' an ex h1b1 · uon of books. manuscnpts, mcmorabihL and photos retatmg to the Nobel Lau~ate poet. as on d1splay through Apnl 14 m ltM- Pocti)'/Rart" Book Room. llllalnnce 1o locus . . . . Ill the WebIIII.LAIID ~ COLUOE will sponsor a viclaoooule~enca. The Wortd W!da Web: Gateway to El· lac:llve ~and R8Siruduring Courses lor Higha( EWcalion, from 2:30p.m. to 4:30p.m. Thurs· day, Ap11117. in 120 Clemens Hall on UB's North Campus.The vldeoc:onferanc is designed to show participan1B the 8lr8ngthe and weaknesses of the Web as a Ieeming tool, . . wei .. how to ras1nJclure existing courw - . l o r the Web and ellectil/8 course devol· ~ The vldeoconlel8llC also wtl focus on rnetlloclllor lasting end 8ludent evaluation, ways in which ....._use the Web as a cotnmlri::alion mecium, ~ rae0wces lor faculty use, tools that can be UMd 1D build eocialllkill with stuclanls and partnering madill w i l l - end olhar groups. iniiiKIIve vicleoconl..-.ce is free and open ID lhe LIB communiiY· To .-.ve a seat and a set clccriMnce ........... call Janice in the MFC dean's n....., ollica, 829-3131 . 420 Capen Hall. Norlh Campus The e.lhibii!On on ginaled at ltMJag1elloruan Untversity m Krakow. and IS prHt:nled tw: rc 1n conJUnctiOn wnh the Seco nd Conferc:nce on Polish S1ud1es m Amc nca to be held Apnl 11 and 13 Poetry room hours are Monday-Fnday 9 a.m.-.5 p.m • . _ .... for .... A salr of two-dimensional an works by graduate and under· graduale students is scheduled April t 8 from Noon-4 p.m., and April 19 hom 10 a.m.-2 p.m •n the A1rium and the An Oepaninent Gallery. Center for che Arts. North Campus •-photo-• "Soc1al Photography: 11lc Meld," an e-.hibit of photographs by students. 1s o n v 1 c~ through April II m the Oscar A S1 lvennan Undcrgraduale Li · brary CUGlJ on the firs1 noor of Capen Hall, Nonh Campus 'The exh1b1t features black-and-white photographs by Jennife r Bo nheim, Ltnda Mut..ka. Hantel Rodney. and Renee Zletler. studems tn a SOCial ph01ograph) course taught by David Gordon For mfonnanon. call 645-1943 .,_.,.. ellllfblt ''Cannon." curated by Chnsto· pher Less of Cannon Dcs1cn. IS on d• splay through Apnl 18 m the James Oyett Gallery. 334 Hayes Hall. South Campo!. Houn arc: 9 am -5 p.m Monda) through Fnda) "QT.I~~$ R--.rve llete reminder Reserve hsts for the summer sessions arc now due Fonns are ava•lable at the resene dc.)k.S of the unJ\enll) hbranes Deadlme for the fall .)Cmc..~ ter I!. Aug I closl., Oozfeat force• ro.d St Rna 's Lane= w1ll be clo.)Cd to all but emergency veh1cles on April 26 from 8 a. m -5 p m dut· mg Oozfest -- VICe. and 1M company lh:u ad m1msters tht New York Statr Deferred Compensat 1on Program To make a resc:rva11on . call Personnel Services. 645· 2646. e.lL 10 1 or 102 ~Q~$ ...- . - DirKtor (SL-5)-Career Planmng and Placement, Postmg IP-60.59 Assistant Dean (SLS) -School of Management. Posl · •ng IP-70 19. lnnruction.al Sup por1 TKbnidau (SL-J) · Central Techrucal ServiCe!. (Catalo&lng Dept ). Posuns •P-702 1 Se.oior Procrammer Analyst (SL-4) -Equal Opponu nuy/Affinnau,·e Action Off1cc . Postmg liP· 7025 Staff Assistant (Sl-2) -G~ua te School. Postmg IP-7026 St:aior Staff Asslstaat (SL-3)-Payroll SerVICe.!>. Post1ng WP· 1021 Se.nior Staff Assistant (SL-3) -Stucknr Sen••ces Crnter. Ans and Lei · tct'l>. Postmg •P-7028 lostruc · tional Suppor1 Ttc:hoidan (SL-3) -Compuung and lnfonnat10n Technology. Postmg lfP-7019 Senior Starr ""i5tant (SL-3)-0fficc of L'le ProvOit. Post1ng •P-7030 FIICUity Rtsearc:h Asslst.aot Profnsor Neurosurgery. Posung IIJF-7030 Assislaot/Msociatr/FuJI Professor -Socaal and PreventiVe Med1c1nc. Posung IJF-703 1 As~ slstanl/As.sodatr ProftsJOr · Lmguisllcl>. Posung IF-7032 Assista.ot/Assoc::iatr ProftsSO.AnatomJca.l Sc1ences and Cell B10logy. l'osttng •F-7033 A...sistant/Associatr Profrs50r· Oral DiagnostiC SCienCe.!>. Po,,_ mg IIF-703-l R-dl Research Suppor1 Spr-cia.list Biochemical Ptnannacolog) Posung •R -961:»!5 C lioinll Nurse Spr-cialisi -ScJr::.al und Preventive Medll'Jnc. Posung "R -97023 Rr:snrc.h TK"bnician 11 -Chcm•stl"). Po.;ung •R -97024 RHn~rc.h Suppor1 Spr-cia lisi - ~)Chulo~~ - Po~tm~ •R -97025 ltetlr......-1: •yetem Non-Compeutlve/ Labor c - . . . Cfvlf Service A one-day New York Slate Employecs' Ret1~mcnt Sys1em Semmar wtll be held June 6 from 9 a.m.-4 p. m. at the Center for Tomonow, Nonh Campus lbere Will be o ne SC.SSion for Tier I and 2 members. and another for Tier 3 and 4 membc~ ll\err Will be ~prese ntat!VeS from 1he Soc1al St:cunty Adnun•strauon. the- Dept of Civ1l Ser- C&eancr (SG-5} - Um,ersil~ Res1dence Hall!.. LHK •318lN Cl~a ner (SG~S) -U nl\cf"SJI) Restdence Halls. L1nc= -.. 31 tl:'i To obtam morr 1njormatwn on Jobs luud abo1r , C1.m tact PC'r sonMI St'rvtus. 104 CroftJ Hall. To obtam uiformatlOtl on Rruorrh jobs roruacr Spntt sorrd Progronu Pt"rmnt~d. .J/6 CrojrJ �. 8 l'tlyololoCJ -Inositol Pbotpbates a.ad Cal~ clum Slpalloc. Dr. James W. ~T-HIGH -s:a.For more inforrnalic:.l. calJ INFlATAIIU 129-2319. Putney. 108 Shennan . South Campus . Noon. MurakamUd, 1..cludlnc "Mr Dob,. far riCJrt, - - A CellllloloO c•nbe~ln T he RoW of Ubtqu.iti.D i.a Erythroid Ttnalnal Dift'trutl.atioa and Apotot;is. Dr. Judith Tamburlin, Dept o f Clinical LaboralOr)' Science. U B. 306 Farber Sooth C ampu!o 12 :30 p.m. O.llery from Aprll 10 thi'OUII)I July 13. - ----·- ~ SCULPT\JRE by T-hl ond OOYiciO. S!Odt.-ood l<i· ..0... 220 Nanu.l Sdooccs. - "1.8uChlnc" UB Art o.llery 'o UCJrtwell MikiJo - . Pror. or umay. ANiooll.anlotc ~. Kaox Collqo. 130 ae-aa. Compus. 3:30-5 p.m. - ur.-..... ......., SWt: Bow lo QolO &.okJo&. 5: ~30 p.m. Mooda)'llhroup April 28. Call 64S. 6125. .... --. bln>dacllooloVol..__ 7-8:30 p.m. Call 645-6125. __ __ - .._. cal EO'ec:lJ, Joan Rong Zhou S08 Cooke. North Campus J .JO p.m . Hal- Tb< C...pulerud 1M Vloloo ol '20111' AS,.. l'tlllooophy C:OOO.Iuoa Primal Sin~ How C'an Morally Jolawlns C~ tu ru FaU, Scou McDonald, Cornell Univ. 684 Baldy. North Campus. 3:30 p.m. ()rd,_.y,' David G. Slerk, author and KientiSL 215 Nan&n.J Scionca. N<n1h Compus. 7:30 ... p.m. For mc:n informalioa.. call 645-253 1. ........... UBCouiOCII-... . . . . . . . . . . . . tall-~., Council Room, 505 Capen Nonh Campus. 3:30 p.m. Col._.... ...,.ua....,....,. ,....,...,.....Uat................ Prope:rtit:s of lntq.rable Models, Prof. Ashok Das, Univ. o f Rochester. 205 Natural Sc tences Nortb Campu5. 3:45 p.m -- 8loloCic.l - · Tra,nscription Jnitlaliou ud Ac h•atlon, Dr. Richard Ebright. R gers Um v., Wabmann ln51il e . 114 Hochstener. No n h ampus. 4 p.m. ll'...aoeKelly Lectare Ru ' na Womeo Ttacher'• Narn a: Leuoos from tbe Put, thleen Weiler, Ph.D .. Tufts U iv. 330 Student Unio n. North clmpus. 4 p.m. S - C o l . _. . . B'oloaM:.l Sin Rdatioosbips: A Srmlparamdrlc Bayesian Approach, Prof. Alan E. Gelfand. Dept . of Statistics. Univ. of Connecticul. 244 Carey. South Campus. 4 p.m. ute-...op Tbesis/Disartatioa Support Group, Barbara Umiker, UB Counseling Center. 4:30-S:JO p.m . Thursdays through April 17. Call645-6125 . Art£xhlbltlooo~ Tak.ubi Mu.rakamL UB Art G allery, Cen1er for the Arts. Nonh Campw. 5-7 p.m . C-oEiw-Lecture EvaJWition of Mlnde Clal.ms, Paul W. Kuru. Ph.D. UB prof. emeritus. Albright Knox An G allery. 6 p.m. $25, $45 . $50. For more information, call Tim , Madigan at 6 36-7571. ute-...op EurcUin&for Spiritual F1tness, Ron Ingalsbe. 6-9 p.m. Call 645 -6 125 . UUU..ovle Winp of Honneami!:e.. 20 I Student Union . Nonh Campus. 6:30 p.m. S2 .SO. $4 . PolloltMowleNijlllt Eu ropa, Europa. 11 2 Center for the Aru. Nonh Campus. 7 p.m. Free . Hlotory_E_ ......... IActu.. Stratqla for Reaional Heritage and DeveJopmenl, James Pepper, Asst. Field Di~tor, Na· tional Park Service, Philadelphia. Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. 7:30p.m. Fo r more information, call Christopher Payne. 829-3485. ext. 309 . ---- The Grapn or Wralh, S aul Elk.in , director. Center for the Arts. Drama TI.eatre. North Campus. 8 p.m. $5,$ 10. Call 645- ARTS . uuu-m Patbtbor l . 20 1 Student Umon. Nonh Campus . 9 p.m. $2.50. $4. FRill . ....... c.mpus. 3 p.m.""' ..... laformMian. call ~S-253 1 . -c:r.....,.. Fundional Ma&Ddic ~ oanct lmq.io.& of' a ltat Brain Thmor Modd: lmplkatiom ro..- EnllllltiD&1\uztor Ht:m&dy oamks and Pbarmacoio&l- l'tlyolca s---. c-.--. Sodooa~' {Lifnodilll) .., _,..,_ A abonl Saxopbooo Qoon.t. Sl<e. -Campus. 8 p.m. SS . SIO. -1i~llrl••• ........ c...~.~o1 E~octroa~o:PortroUoo' o............. ~...,.Ja- ____ ... ........,._ -, dse. Buffalo Hilton. 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. To register, call 645-3705. Pndiet Panuaet.tn ro.: Febrile Sdluns, Patricia Duffner. M.D. Otildreo's Hospital. 8 a.m. ...... Cydiaa of Partk.k--ReKttve Cbemlcolr Ia the Cbaopealto Bay Eltu.ary: 'Be World' s Lai'JUl FUtr:r! Dr. Joel Baker. Cbcupeake Biological Lab, Uni¥. of Maryland. 140 Ketter. North Campus. II a.m. .,....,_ __ Functioa.al A.Dalysi.s of RepliPtotdo A in Yeast. Or. .uu,-c:~~tioo Steven Brill, Rutgers Univ. 244 Cary. South Campus. 11 :45 a.m. - Wekomc ReuptioD. 640 ClemeOJ. North Campus. Noon. Lecuu-es in 210 Clemens will follow reception. .......... RallieDCe in Aduh Cbildn.o or Akobolla, Sondno Tw=l. Ph .D.. R.N. 825 Kimball. South Campus. 2-3:30 p.m. Lecblre Truth a.ad llec=oncllbtion io South Atria: Accou.atln& for tbe ~.Abdu llah Mohamed Omar. South African Minister of Justice. Moot Court Room. O' Brian. Nonh Campus . 2:30p.m. l'tlyololoCJ -Es:chance: ·Pulmoury Gu Buffalo in 1958-59 aDd Some Later Sequels, Prof. Johanneli Piipc.r, Max-Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine. Germany. 106 Cary. South Campus. 2:30p.m . Col._ ... -~ lnc:hutry: Wlut Can Matbematia Do in a Pbct Llk.e Tb.iJ?, Peter Castro, Eastman Kodak. 205 Diefendorf. South Campus. 3 p.m. - -....-...,. h lkrt:Dt CMD:Ii&try aad its Poaible Applications to Medicinal Cbaa.lstry, Zhe Nie. 114 Hochstetler. North Campus. 3 p.m. ·- ·~- ...........-c Eacuuto. 930 Clemens . North Campus. 3-4:30 p.m. For regi s- tratioo and information. call 645·2191. _._... ·~ Conllictl ol Lite and t.H Probloau or Goocl, Patrick Romanell, Pb.D .• Dept. of Phi losophy, Univ. of Arizona at l'uscon. Center for Inquiry, Amhent. 4 p.m. For mc:n information, caJI Tim Madigan at 636-7571. ...,..., LoCic eoao.Mathematka aad ttr PhUosopby, Stewan Shapiro, St. Aodtews Univ. (Scotland) and Ohio State Uaiv. 280 Part. North Campu.1. 4-5:30 p.m. c--,. COIIoclllle• lafared Eaaiaioa a.ad Mokc:ular AstroDOIDy, Prof. h ter Bernath, Waterloo Univ. 215 Natural Sciences. North Campus. 4 p.m. Ar....._..,,. Lectare PoU.b Arc.bllec.ture Siaee World War D, Hanna Palecka. architect. 350 Crosby. Sooth Campus. 4 p.m. UUAaWiaporBoa......U.. 201 Student Union. North Campus. 6:30 p.m. $2.50. $4. Peortor.Mea Tbe Ma&k School Bus. Ma.instage, Center for the An.s. Nonh Campus. 7 p.m. $ 12, $1 6. $18 for adulll; $6.50. $10.50. $12.50 for children. _.., ·--Folk All levels. 2 Diefendorf. South Campus. 8- 11 p.m. Free. Sponsored by the Graduate Student Association. -.........~ Melissa Tborburo, m.nzo...so-. prano; Gary BUJ'I'$S. tenor; James Bl&bam, piaoo. Slee. N<n1h Campus. 8 p.m. S2. S5. $6. $8. FNSMwllnwk the "birthcllly""' the--com- 14-puter HAL In "2001:A~ ~Apol -byDIIYidG. S-813p.m. - 7:30 p.m. In -eomp.•. llnKtloa ...... 5111 Gnde I.evo~ Beth Troy. 218 Boldy. North Campus. Noon. ---- Tb< Grap01 of Wrath, Saul Elkin, director. Dnma ~ . Cen1er for the Arts. North Campus. 8 p.m. $5.$10. CaJJ 645- ARTS. Campus. 3~:30 p.m. For registntioo and infonnation, call 645·2191. ~ ...,........,c......A......,.. c__,orPolllloMuk. · 0poa1aa or Polish aao~Gola uuuPatlabor 2.. 201 Student Union. N<n1h Campus. 9 p.m. $2.50. $4. UUAaGboa. in t.M SHU. Dubbed in English. 201 Student Union. Nonh Campus. 11 :30 p.m. $2.50. $4. ---- Silesian String Quartet with Janun Olejnic::z.ak, fonepiano. Slee. North Campus. 8 p.m. $7. Tbe Gnpet ol Wrath, Saul Elkin. di=tor. llmna "l"beab<. Q:nter for the Arts. North Campus. 8 p.m. $.5, $10. Cali645ARTS. __ .. _ t.w- --·---··- ----·_ .SAT12 . .. ... .. .-.......- Best Wt'ltUD Inn, Downtown Buffalo. 9 a.m.. ....... AspocU or llrivia& Wb.JJe latoxbtcd.. Moot Couruoom. O'Brian. North Campus. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $25. For n:giwatioo and infonnation, call 645-3036. lll Ceot.er for tbe ArtJ.. North Campus. 9 a.m.-Noon. $15, $80. To register, caU 645--2368. ..-y...-... Rudiaa: Poetry of Wislawa s.y.borasllo. Sa=Uns Ill Cea..tcr ror tbe ArtL Nonh Campus. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $1.5, $80. To register, caJJ 64.5-2368. ~--- 'The Map: Sc.bool Bus. Mainstage, Center for the Ans. North Campus. II a.m. and 2 p.m. $12. $16. $ 18 for adults: $6.50, $10.50, $12.50 for chil · .U.n. ur.-..StaDd-Up Comedy. 1-2 p.m. Saturdays through May 3. Call 645-6125 . ·- -~ ............., R.e-eiKuft't.o. 120 Clemens. North Campus. 1-2:30 p.m. Deja Vu. 120 Clemens. Noeth -- -. _........ .......... ..... Herlinde Pauer-Studcr, Harvard. 280 Porlt. N<n1h Campus. 3:30p.m. eoao.- l'lly-. Topoloc "' hrtlc:lo Pllysks aadiiiC.......,.....cq..._ Prof. T. V..:lwpati. Case W~em Re«rve Univ. 20S Natural Sciences. North Campus. 3:45p.m. l.ectaN C.-.<:ultural Sodol Wort.: J.aterwa.tioot wltb N.tme ~aadNewJamol. arutt. Francisco )avier Herren.. 258 Capen. North Campus. 6-7:50 p.m . ur.-..... Good EoliDJ: Aa lllln>du<lioa toV~, Walter and Nan Simpson. Off campus. 6:)0.9:30 p.m. Call645-6125. UUAaWalldDa 4 1lolkiD&· S<uden< Union Theater. North Campus. 6:30 p, m. $2.50, $4. ur.-...op Strasbusters. 7-8 p.m. Call Room. Center for the Arts. 645-6125. North Campus. I :30 p.m. BILS-~ ~ Di&llal Llbtvia: DdiaJiioDI ....... plkolloDI, Dr. Deana Marcwn. president. The Council on Library Resources and the Commission on Preservation and Access. Buffalo Manion. 7:30 p.m. Coll645·24 12. TH Grapes ofWntb, Saul Elkin. director. Drama Theatre, Cente-r for the Ans. North Campus. 2 p.m. $5, $10. Caii645- ARTS. ........... --· _...,.. Wislawa Say.bonka: A Search for the Word. 420 Capen. North Campus. 2:30p.m. u•T_,_ UB AlumaJ Newsaa.apz~De., presented by Alumni Relations. Center for fu.cellenee for Document R.ecoa:nition and Analysis, Patient Stimulation Center, Dental Museum. 6:3G-7 p.m. Progrun can be seen on Adelphia Cable'a channel 18. -........... f lnl ........ Meotlac or the Lab OMorlo Cllojller of lbo Soddy olToxkolo&Y, ... COIII.....,.riloSecooodA... .._... a-a Sciooocoo c..r.r..c.. Ccolc:r'for Tomorrow. North Campu.a. 8:.30 a.m.-.5 p.m. $.5, ~ 27tll-- AJaonquia Table Cotree.bouse. Harriman Hall. South Campus. 8- 11 p.m. .._. wn~­ Autoilnmulllty: LeuoAa tr-om Mitt About HuJDaD Autoim•uu Diseua, Owle5 A. Janeway Jr.• M.D .. Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Yale Univ. Butler A-ud., Farber. South Campus. 8 p.m.. For more information, call829-2901 . _ Siaf-- _....., UB M.ognus Martensson. cooductor. Melissa Tbotbum. ~sopnDO . Slc:e. N<n1h Campus. 8 p.m. $8. SIS . $20. TICkets available at Slee Box Office or llc.Uunaster. 852·5000. Continued on page 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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The panel consists of a professional stal"f member, a dean and lhree faculty members from areas outside of the arts and sciences. It will hear evidence, both written and oral, on the options and has been given a target date of June 20 by Headrick to present its repon outlining ..the preferred course for the university to follow in connection with the proposed reorganization." That report will be forwarded to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Faculty Senate's Academic Planning Committee for their comment. ,President William R. Greiner is expected to make a fmal decision by July. Once that decision is made, Headrick said he will P appoint one or more comminees of faculty and staff from the affected areas to assist in the process of review and analysis of issues that need to be resolved during the transition. The target date for the formation of the new structure is Summer 1998. In his academic planni ng report, Headrick has proposed two options for reorganizing the arts and sciences: merging the facuJties of Arts and Letters, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences and Mathematics into a College of Arts and Sciences or combining Arts and Letters and Social Sciences into a College of Arts, H umanities and Social Sciences and merging Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences into a Co llege of Science and Engineering. n a memorandum to the university community. Headrick said the hearing panel will hear evidence. bo.th written and oral. on these two options. It also wi ll consider "local opt ions," or proposals from sing le departments or significant cohesive groups within a department to be placed within some academic uni t other than an Arts and Sciences College. The full text of Headrick's memorandum is available at http: /fwings.bulfalo.edu/provostJHearingPanel/ Members of the hearing panel are Arlene Alben. assoc iate professor of biochemistry; George Bobinski, dean of the School of Information and Library Science; Elizabeth Mensch, professor of law; Michael Stokes, director of the Office of Student Multicultural Affairs. who will serve as panel convenor, and John Thomas, associate dean for international programs in the School of Management. The panel membership was selected from outside the affected rae- I Continued on page 3 In introducing the resolution , Committee C h air Thomas Schroeder. associate professor of learning and instruction, noted that there have been a growing number of requests for the retroactive awarding of "R'· grades. In the fall 1995 semester, there were 609 courses for which students requested "R'· grades weU alter the deadline, he said. Of those requests. 527, or 87 percen~ were approved. In the spring 1996 semester, there were 925 such requests, with 809. or 87 percent, being approved. " I would be concerned that the word has gotten out among un dergraduate students that it is possible to get these requests a pproved, even in somewhat questionable circumstances,'' he said. ln fact, he added, one admin- istrator who is responsi ble for considering requests for administrative resignations told him that many students who request these grades retroactive ly "are de fa cto cleaning up their records ." C urrent policy allows a student who experiences ex traordinary circumstances-such as a len gthy illness-to resign fTom a specific coijrse wirhout a Q .P.A. penalty up to II weeks alter the beginning of the semester for first-time freshmen and first -time transfer studems. and up to eight weeks for aU others. The student must have supportin g documentat-ion and the approval of the instructor of the course. But . Schroeder said, there have been numerous cases where students see k administrative ''Rs'' well after the deadline. To address thi s. the committee proposed a provision that would require that st udents seeking "R" grades after the deadline resign from all course s talc.en during the semester. Students who are able to com plete some. but not all. of their co urses during a semester can apply for an inco mplete. Schroeder said. This ··au-or-nothing" sti pulation had prompted some opposition among members of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. who thought it would prove a hardship for students, while adding significantly to the workload of faculty members who would be inundated by requests for i.ncompletes. Some senators agreed. Powhatan Wooldridge , associate professor of Nursing. said that while he supponed the general intent of the policy, he thought it would be a mistake to "formulate policies in a rigid fashion when there may be numerous exceptions to the policy that can validly be made:· Conunued on page 2 UB, Xerox form alliance to collaborate in research, technology, training BJ ARTHUR PAQE News Serv1ces Director THE UNIVERSITY at Buffalo and The Document Company. Xerox have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding outlining ways in which they will provide benefits to each other. Under the partnership. the two will collaborate in areas including research. information technology, and education and trainin g. It is the first university-wide pannership agreement for UB The agreement was sig ned by UB Senior Vice Pres ident Roben J. Wagner and Maryann J. Lawler. Xerox senior vic e president. Xerox is an $18 billion global enlell'rise wtth more than 90.(X)O employees. 18 .000 of whom are employed in New York State. Wagner said Lhat as UB examines ways to provide support and resources for the future, it increasingly will be looking at alliances with compapies and institutions. ..There is a spectrum of in· volvement we can have with outside concerns," he explai ned . 'They can range from an exdu· sive contract for a good or services. like the 10-year exclusive contract we have with Coke that provides the univer sity with $220.000 a year. to memoran · dums and partnerships. which are not a contract , but which have benefits for the uni versi ty. ··we·re look ing for mutual benefits. We get something from the relationship. the other organization gets something from its relatio nship with us ." Wagner added. "Other mstitu tions are doing this and we are beginning th is as well. We probably are the leader in SUNY in thi s regard. but certainly not among our peers.·· Michael Brannigan, vice president and general manager for Xerox's Upstate New York C ustomer Business Unit. described the understanding between Xerox and UB as reinforcing "Xerox ' s commitment to pubhc mstitulions of higher learning. A(r........t ""''1M ext-.cl ··we have an excellent opponunity to showcase the benefits of our document products and services as Lhey re late to supporting UB's aca· demic and business missions." Brannigan said. ··we·re both m the busmessofknowledge transfer. We believe UB will serve as our bench· mark for alliances wtth olher col leges and universi::es ... The agreement. covenng the penod from reb 18 . 199 7. through Feb. 17. 2002. rna~ be extended for an addiuonal fi ve years by mutual wrinen consenl The two panners will meet semt· annually to evaluate the sucres!'! of the agreement and to 1denlify a~.: ­ tion steps for the next su month:-. Wagner said the university w1ll "support Xerox by mak.mg avail able university expertise and equipment on a cost recovery basis. UB wiiJ also evolve its technology acquisitions in the future to provide for a much more inteConunued on page 3 �.... ,,,_,. ........... 2 FACULTY SENATE Continued from page 1 Michael Ryan, associate dean for undergraduate education in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, said that in hi s experience. "the majority of these requests are for legitimate reasons." The all-or-none provision is too rigid, he said, malting it "difficult to deal with real problems that students have." But other faculty members strongly supponed the ali-or-nothing provision. Jack Meacham, professor of psychology, said that he has noticed in the past few years a marked increase in the number of students requesting administrative "Rs." " I can look back through my records and see that the studeniS who have health problems in November are aJso the students who got 'Ds' and 'Fs' on the first midtenn," he said. He ac kn ow ledge~ that there cenainly will be some legitimate requests for "R .. grades . "But it's very clear to me that the administrati ve withdrawals are being very much overused in my classes," he said. While he added that many of these requesiS are accompanied by documentation. "the coincidence is just too much for me to believe; students are usi ng these to clean up their records." Chuck Fourtner, professor of biological sciences, noted that the deadline for requests for administrative "Rs" comprises half or a course. " And so if a student goes through half the course or tbree-quatten of !be coune and tbel1 comes back and asks for an administrative 'R,' basically what they've done is bypass the particular time thai they were allowed to make tbc request. they've done poorly in tbc course and essentially they W1llll out of it, they don't want the grade." Fourtner said he's beard the argument "about being really fair to the student. ''The problem is, that wben you ' re fair to that student, you 're unfair to every other student in the course," be said. Fourtner added thai studeniS who receive fair grades, whatever they may be, "should not be treated unfairly by the squeaking wheels who know how to wor1< the system to get their 'Ds' and 'Fs' taken care of." If faculty are unwilling to grant an incomplete simply because a student was sick for the final exam, be added, "!ben we have to rethink our responsibilities to the studeniS on this campus. We have to consider the incomplete as a reliable designation of a student's activity for a course for a semester." Jeannette Ludwig, associate professor of modem languages and literatures, said that many of the requesiS for "Rs" she re- ceives come as much as two years aft<:r the student haa taken the course. This "signals a kind of cavalier attitude toward one's progreu toward degRe and toward the sort of implicit conlniCt that signing up for councs maintains," sbe said She urged the commiw:e to add a sentence to the resolution "that governs the pllilosopbyoftbcdocument; thai is, we have to recognize that some students will get grades thai they' U be disappointed with." Students may withdraw from a course for iUness or other reasons, but there haa to be recognition that there is no1 a loophole for every situation, ~or otherwise there is this sense that 'Is' are an entitlement." It must be pointed out, she slleUed, that incompletes may be granted to students if, for some compelling reason, they are not able to complete the final portion of the work in a course, providing they are passing the course~ an administrative withdrawal is for some compelling reason "lbat does not have to do witb academic progress toward completion of the course." Senate Olair Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Depanment of Political Science, said the resolution, with likely revisions, Will come before the Senate for a vote before the end of the semester. • . CommiHees report to Senate on academic plan J SUE WUE1'CHEJI ews Services Assoc•ale Director \ THE FACULTY MNATE continued its reew of .Provost Thomas Headrick's academ1c anning document at its April 8 meeting, re iving interim reports from three standing oommiuees charged with exami ning specific a~pects of the plan. 'The Acadeudc PlanniD& Commhlee. which artemp(Cd to su.mmarize the various coo· cems and comments surrounding the planning document, has concluded that a reorganiution of the ans and sciences must be undertaken be· fore any other aJterations to the university's operating structure can be carried out, committee Olair Dennis Malone. SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Elecuical and Computer Engineering, told SCilliiOn. "1'he major issue facing the institution at the moment. if it is accepted that the goals of the proposed changes (as stated in the planning document) are correct. is that many ofthc:sc: al · tc.r.ttions in operational structures cannot be ad· oqwuely carried out, or even properly analyzed. until the general question of the Faculty strucrures is determined. ln other words, what about the aru and science faculty. or the alternatives proposed for considc:rationT' he asked. Malone said that while some faculty feel Headrick is moving to6 fast in suggesting changes to the present throe-unit structure for the arts and sciences, there is a loog histOI)I of discussion on the topic. And although many feel the present structure is floe, ''in view of the difficulties extant with the programs, it seems that the present suucture is noc flllC at all." he said. He DOled thai Headridt willse< ~a panel to ~the~ of the arts and 1c:c:tm.. With rcsolubonofthetsSUeexpededbytbe faU. ··~ntil that ~~ F~ty ~isba· sically out.lined--lherc.1s little sense.m attempl· ing co analyu. che dc:tailsdthe proposal." he said. . Some of the proposed c~anges in the plan- nmg document are mnovauve, some are relative\y minor, Malone said. "' Whatever the ~suJts prove to be , it is clear that the planrung document has ~ked the cradle of our complacency, and that IS perhaps long overdue," he added. n. PrlorttiM Committee has dj. vidcd its work into three pans, said Jobn Naylor, professor of history and a member of the committee wbo was presenting the panel's rqxxt in place of OWr l'eler N"ocl<mon, wbo was out of town. Naylor stressed that he was re· porting on the committee's work-in-progress. He said that three subcommittees have been established to examine responsibility-centered management and at what level this conccpt will operate: to look at the methodology and the numbers associated with the planning document, which will focus on the National Research Council quartile ratings and the validity of the rankings as they apply to UB, and to assess the n:soon:es .-led to support the plan. Naylor expanded on work of the resource assessment subcommittee because, he said, he was a member of that panel and was more famHiar with its work. That panel will coooentralc on three issues ''that are really the core of what wouJd QX\Stitule the increased ftmds thlr:R -.....a needed intheprovosfs jt..rgroenltoii<XXllllpiishhis porticuW desRIO do thinp <liffi:mllly," he Slid. n. firM: .._. is the usu.mptioo that there will be a oons:tant base ofswe tax suppxt for opc:nuing funds. That ..assumptioo," Naylor said, was viewed with some ..skcptici.un" within the su.bcommittce because "'we've seen nothing like that over the past Several yean. The second issue is increased tuition rev· enue for UB, either swe-set or differential, he said, ooting that Headrick assumes that tuition wiiJ increase over the fli'St four yean of the plan. This issue is viewed by the committee as ''a kind of minefield to negotiate," be said, given lhe fact that state tax suppon. and tuition seem to be linked. If lhere is movement in one direction, there is likely to be no movement in the other, be said. The third issue, which Naylor called the ..turnover pool," deals with the 1-to-1 faculty replacement rate for most depanments. Scnior faculty members with advanced salaries would be replaced, upon their retirement, with junior faculty hired at much lower sala· ries, he said. "The deparunent would have the replacement; the Provost's Office would have the differential," he said, noting that the djf. ferential would be used by Headrick to fund those items that he hu identified u priorities. The Budget Priorities CapmitiOC., a wbole will f3ise two adl!iticnaJ issues 'W'iJh the provost. Naylor said. 1hec . . the <Xlllt lnlbmefiosct stiltifw the erqillsis from maqinaldocknl Jl'lllll"l" tD irM'sq: in t1:1iLWr's ~ llld ifd::ae ae any ~~ineilherdth::tv.oopionspo- poacd in lbe pm I) nnp:ize kiltS llld &Ci::nas. The Uaivmily c....- ~is focusing on the centen and instirutes that have been proposed in the planning doeument, said committee OWr Boris Ajbini, professor of miaobiology. "We feel thai the gnvernance SIJUCtuR: has to he tbougbl through and in place bcforecenl<rS and inslillll<$ ""'<=lied," Albini said. This ~stnaure IDJSI tala: U.Oacoount the relaDonship ctthe"""""' 10 the dcpWnera, espocially in l<lmS of prornc>tion, the grming of depes 1R1 financin& he Slid. Albini said the committee also will deal with such l<ll>i<' as 1J1C11CB of deportmeots and scboOO. includin& the SlruclUre that is to he followed and ensurin& faculty inpu1; the ralionale that is being made to bock up pllticular rmort~­ mendalioos in the plan: outside reviews of UB progrwns, bow they are made and whether they relleci reality or are just peroepDoo. and the and- univenity's mission SlalemCDl, wbicb, he said. seems to address oaly the peroq>1ioo of UB, rather that the acbievemenls of the uoivenity. The""""""- areexpociOd to..- fiaal UBtD ...CII mii-med school for general ~ . .,~­ News Services Edhor HIS IS NOT YOU R doctor 's medical school. ID fact,.it's for just about anybody b.u doCion. On 1\aday,May6, tbc UB ScD:lol of Medicine and Biomedical Scieoa:s will lan:b ilsMini-Med Scbocl, a..,.;.son.a...s dealiD& witb IUbjecla covered in tnlditional modicol&:bool butped !DaJI!III"'IIIIIimco. The foculty will be composed or several of the most dynamic teKben and occomplisbed scientists on tbe medicalschool faculty. Lectures will be beld from 7-9 p.m_ on six consecutive Tuesdays through June 10 in Butler ·Auditori- in Fuher Hall oo the South Campos. Class size will be limited only by the auditorium's 280-some seats. Coot for the ruu curriculum is $2S per penon, with special rateo for couples, senioro and students. TheminHnedocllool CODCqlllasbeen lriod ll more than 30 U.S. medical&:bools and las been wildly successful. Harty Sultz, DD.S, M.PR.. UB professor of socialiiJd ~ve medicine, dirot:urdUB's lbltb SerWzs R.&searm Ptogne and "dean" r:1 the Mini-Med Scbocl, said tbc idea is ID help people uo:lerstand tbc scim:z behind medicine. 'This program will address tbc public's desire for beat:r underl;aanding and knowledge &boot health and disease," he said. he six lectures will be devoted to anatomy, physiology, neurology, pharmacology, microbiology and immunology. Cowses and lectwers are: • May 6-Cardiology 101: "The Hea!t is a Wondetful Organ" and "Sometimes It Needs Repair," Perry Hogan, PhD., professor of physiology, and Susan Graham, MD., associate professor or medicine. • May 13-NeurouolomyjNeuroourYP'Y 101: ''Stroke Can Curreot.ly Be 'rre..lln A V,nety d Ways" and "New MediOds Are Em:tging For Dealing Wttb Sin£," Linda Henhey, MD, Ph.D, professor of neurology and researdl assislanl professor of pharmacology and toXicology, and L .Nelson Hopkins DI. M.D,jXOI'essoranddlair, ~dJIIeu.. I'OSUIJII'IY. • May 20-lmmUDOiocY 101: "Your Body is A H=," Rogrr OII1Dingham. PhD, associate professor of microbiology and irnrnunology anddira:taoftheEmest \>{"tldJskyCenter for Immunology. T T • MayrT~Dio­ 101: ''The Mic:robesAre 0.. 'lbem: It's a Wa" and "New Diseases Are l'morgin&; Old Ones~ The WarConinues," Alan M. Reynanl, Ph.D, jXOI'essord phaonacology and toXicology, and Alan J. l..esse, MD, ..,... cialc proCessor of modicine and ph8r:macology and toXicology. • J wae 3-0orolocr 10l :GenesGiveUs Ufe; Genes Gi"" Us Canczr" and "Slowly, But Surely, Wefim Ways toCornboiThis Disease," l'l:ler Aplan, MD, assislant proCessor of pediatrics, microbiology and immunology, and Daniel Green, MD, po{essorof pediatrics. • Jwae 10-Psydliolry/l'sydlatborapy 101: ''IbeOanistty of!be Brain" and 'Th<rapeuics of tbc Mind," krold C. Willi«, Ph.D., and QQic M. Smith. MD, profess<n ofpharmaoology and toXicology. Rqisualioo is required; everyone oompleting tbc aniculum will receive a certificate. All faculty l.ecturen are donating their services; costs of developing the Mini-Med School and lectwe materials are being covered by a UB Faculty Development Public Service Initiative award and support from Millard Fillmore College. For more information or to register, call 829-2196. · • repoi!StD the S...:beftRthe md,c_ t t.h e-OitKiorcl _ _ _ • Dnclofcl _ _ _ _ ... •Edltor. ~~· -- -Donafa· M~ .-ao..- - -- Lolo-. ------~- �3 GreiQer .,_..,..._ envisions expanded role for council Reporter Editor T HE UB COUNCIL would late on a new and expanded role in university governance under recommendatioD.S oudiDed last week by UB President William R. Greiner. Greiner detailed his vision for the COUD· cit Aprii!O at the group's final meeting of the academic year and in the coolinuatioo of a diacussioo that began on Feb. 6. 1be cbangea in form and structure that Greiner is recommending are "lbe culmination of a lot of con venations over sev· eral yean," be said. "I think we ought to manage ourselves dilferenUy... Jt's time for us to consider this. 1be future of the university is going to de· pend on a variety of efforts," including changes to the cooncil's role, Greiner said. 1be changes Greiner is recommending would give the council more power and te· sponsibility in maners concerning both UB and SUNY. Among the areas Greiner said be would like to see the cooncil involved in is the review of major institutional plans, which then would be submiaed, with oouncil rcc:ommendations, for approval by the SUNY Trustees. " We might wake up a sleeping lion, but I think on a campus this size the council should ... establisb a direct and important working relationship with the (SUNY) Board of Trustees while the president bas a direct and important worlcing relationship with the chancellor," Greiner said. of regulatioos governing the care, custody and managem<lllt of lands, grounds, build· ings and equipment, and in the review of UB 's proposed budget reqtaU and recom· meodalions made to the SUNY Trustt:ea. Greiner said be wants to seethe development of citizens • committees that would advise the oouncil on issues coming before it "We've made a lot of decisiOD.S that we think we did really weU, but we'd have done much bener if we bad coosulted with volunteen and otbers," Greiner said. lbeappoinlmentofcitiuns' comminees would be a belleflt 001 only because of the "careful work and full public debate" that would be involved, but also because appoinlin& UB alumni who live out of state to these cOmmiJsees would provide the univer: sity wilb &llllll'e national presence. be added. Greiner compared the proposed model for the council to those in place at the University of Dlinois and Indiana University. schools that are run "more as public corporations than state institutions. "The fact that they've been (run as) pub- lic corporations is one of the greatest sources of their strength," he said. 'The time to make these changes is right now... but we have to seize the moment. We 've got to change the way we're doing some things to make it work." Greiner asked the council to come back in the fall with recommendation s on whether it should go in this direction. He asked the council to "review. reconsider and reconfirm" UB's mission and vision statement as well as other documents to ensure they are consistent with the council's goals and its work . I n other business. Greiner praised lhe ef forts of two departing councilmembers. John F. Kopczynski Sr. and James P. Phillips, wbo are being succeeded by Jeremy M. Jacobs Sr. and Gerald S . Lippes. Jacobs and Lippes were appointed to the council last week by Gov. George E. Pataki. Noting KopczYDJki 's and Pbillips' long service to the university, Greiner said they had "served extraordinarily well" and "both were ... members of the council who saw fit to appoint me president, and I'm eternally grateful for that." Council Chair Lawrence Castellani also thanked Kopczynski and Phillips for the1r ..commitment and support to the university." The council also passed a resolution recommending that the name of UB ' s women's athletic teams be changed from the Royal s to the Bulls. .. We're all one institution and we ' re all one team," Greiner noted in proposing the change to the council. • the oouncil might be asked to con could include, for example. the sal or improvement of the faculty and other personnel, expansion or restric· tion of student admissions, appraisal or improvement of academic programs and of standards for earning degrees, expanSion of institutional plants, appraisal or improvement of student activities and bousing and other major plans as determined by the SUNY Trustees. 1be council also would play a more in fluentia1 role in the recommendation lo the SUNY Trustees of candidates for appoint· ment as campus president; in the formation AWANCE Continued from page t grated infrastructure across the campus. buill on hardware. software and services. consumables and consulting avaiJ;lble from Xerox. The university also agreeS to serve as a Xerox beta test site for emerging tech· nologies." UB also will make available lO Xerox education and training for its employees through formal degree programs and specially designed classes and training sessions. 1be umversuy and Xerox. according to the agreement. will identify areas of mutual interest in the evolving strategic in· formation technology planning of the university and, where possible, ...the univer· sity will enter into a sole or primary supplier purchasing agreement with Xerox for document management services to include hardware . sofrware. services . consumables and consulung. To suppon this exclusive purchasing agreement. Xerox will guarantee that the university receives its most favorable discounting arrangemem .. While under a conLract such as the one with Coke the uruver.;ily agrees to buy onJy the products of the company with which It has the agreement. Wagner said that with a pan.nership individual units retain the option to decide whether to purchase Xerox products. Other benefits 10 the university from the agreement include a commiunent by Xerox to : • Actively recruit srudents for internships and students graduating from UB for JObs . • Provide the university with event and marketing support . • Suppon UB 's athletics program in ways that include athletic scholarships. • Support Student Affairs programming. • Support the university 's effons 1n public service and urban affairs. • Develop with the University Libraries a collaborative effort addressing a mutual interest in information technology for • reserve material s. HEARING PANEL Continued from page 1 ulties, Headrick said. in order to evaluate evidence from a "clisinterested point of view." Headrick stressed that the "present tripartite separation of the traditional arts and sciences fllculties and programs no longer serves the needs of this university, and thus some change is necessary." These changes that are needed are not momentous, he noted. " Basically. they are attempts to locate decisions and administrative support in slightly different places within the universMy for our arts and sci- ences depanments," he said. " In the short run, the changes will have little real effecl on the university; over time, they may and should change the university, I think beneficially, by creating interactions among faculty and students and developing programs and initiatives that might not otherwise occur." . . . . . . for-·- Hcadrick outlined numerous reasons for adopting either of the two options proposed in his planning document. He noted that although arts and sciences faculty members continue to claim that his aim is to relegate arts and sciences to second-class status within the un iversity. " nothing could be further from the truth ." A College of Arts and Sciences would. by its size and importance in the uni versity, be the major academic unit. he said, noting that the three faculties now teach 61 percent of the undergraduate-student FfEs and grant 40 percent of the undergraduate degrees. "A single Arts and Sciences dean would be better able to achieve and deliver more cohesive approaches to undergraduate and graduate programs than is possible under the current clivided arrangement. •· he said. Moving the leadership and direct resources for undergraduate education from the Provost's Office to the Dean's Office (in a College of Arts and Sciences) would encourage tbe units to treat university requirements and general education as edu - cational responsibilities of the unit. rather than as impos itions lO be funded by 1he provost. he said. While it is conceivable 10 split Natural Sciences from the other Ans and Sciences, since aspects of science education and research do differ in some ways from educa· tion and research in the ans. humanities and the social sciences. it sho uld not be iso· lated as a separate faculty. Headri ck sa•d. Exlensive science education and re search occurs. and is supported . m other parts of the unjversity. he said. c - . & l t ) ' of - l c culture A merger of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Engineering makes sense . Headrick said, since the two faculties share a substa ntial number of students who de pend on integrated courses and teac hing. Faculty in both unil s depend heavily upon external research suppon. creating some "commonality of academic c ulture." he added . And. with 239 faculty and 4.400 student FfEs. a College of Science and Engineering would create a ''significant confluence of resources and access to ex ternal sup· port," Headrick sai d. lf a decision is made 10 merge Natural Sciences with Engineering, Joseph 1\Jfariello, dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. has indicated a willingness to step down by Summer 1998 and Mark Karwan. dean of the school of engineering, would become dean of the new college. Headnck sa1d. Karwan would appoint, after an internal or external search. a deputy dean drawn from one of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics disciPlines. A search would be held to identify a dean of the College of Arts. Humanities and Social Sciences 10 oversee the merger of Social Sciences and Ans and Letters. If all three facuhies are merged into a College of Arts and Sciences. a search committee would be fonned to find candidates for the position of dean of ans and sciences. Headrick S8Jd. lbe issue of the arts and sc1ences must be resolved before: VB can move on to other aspects of his planning document. he srud. 'The issue tends to dominate discussions with 1he faculty in the ans and sc1ences. and crowd ou1 considered exami nau on of other proposals. and the implementauon of other recommendations will depend significantl y on the organization of the ans and SCiences on this campus ... he said. The issue is not new to campus. he sa.Jd. noting that the Triggle CommiSSIOn spent nearly the enure 1993·94 academ1c year studying the restructunng of the ans and sciences. The majority of the cornrruss1on favored the fonnation of a College of Arts and Sciences, while a minority opposed such a structure. "'Tltus. the tssue presented now IS not new and does not need extensive and ex tended consideration to arrive at a sensible decision," Headrick said. • �.... ,,,..,. ............ Superconductivity Magnetic field may enhance it II)' ELLEN --..wM News Services Editor AGNETISM DESTROYS superconductivity. Physicists take that premise as gospel . But according to a 1986 theory initially considered outlandish, superconductivity should reappear in a material if it is oriented precisely in Hoe with a very high magnetic field. New experiments conducted by UB physicists have demonstrated the strongest evidence yet for this strange and extremely promising phenomenon, called reentrant superconductivity. this phenomenon exists, it means the complete opposite of everything that is known about superconductivity and M ··1r magnetism," said Michael N011gbton, associate professor of physics and chemistry at UB and lead investigatOr. The results may constitute the best demonstration so far of an extn:mcly rare type of interaction between electrons in a superconductor. This type of interaction, called p-wave spin, has only been seen once before in nature, and its discoverers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. It has never been seen in a superconductor. While the UB findings arc fundamental. the existence of reentrant superconductivity could have dramatic practical applications, ranging from greatly improved energy storage to far more precise magnetic resonance imaging. The research is described in a paper Physicians protest insurer action Childs suffering linked to 'cheaper' drug 8J LOIS IIAIWI News Services Edllor A 7 112-YEAR-OLD boy with cystic fibrosis landed in Children's Hospital of Buffalo with a bowel obstruction shortly after his insurer mandated substituting a cheaper, generic drug for the brand-name drug recommended and administered by his physicians. His physicians consider this action Wld its repercussions blameworthy, and have coined a term for it "'asfaliogcrtic complicatiom."' lmllling medical publems caused by the profit-based decisions of insurers. which they introduced in a caulionary leiter published in the Mardi issue of P.dialrics. The term is derived from asfalia, the Greek. word for insurance. The UB phy sicians think it is a growing problem and that this boy's plight is not unique. "An asfaliogenic complication is the natural course of a decision based on profit not quality" says Phi lip L. Glick. associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at UB and one of the letter's four authors. Staff at the local cystic fibrosis foun dation made 25 phone calls and sent six faxes and 10 letters to~ insurer protesting the change in medication for the boy, to no avail. Shortly afterward, the child developed a condition called distal intestinal obstruction syndrome, or DIOS. "We suspect that this patient's DIOS was directly related to the inadequacy of the gcocric pancrcalic enzymes that this third-party insurer, 001 his physician, recommended." his physicians state in their letter to P<diarrics. "' ... a profit-motivated, business decision was made that directly af. fected medical care of a paticn~" the physicians write. "insw"ers deny that their policy decisions are medical decisions. In their view, if a physician deems a treatment ocv cssary. the patient should shoulder the cost whether or not it is a covered benefit " In reality, many patients accept whatever medical care the insurer covers because they are unable to pay the additiortal out-of-pocket COSL and they trusl that the insurer will adhere to the physicians credo. 'Fus~ do no harm.' Asfaliogenic complications are inevitable when medical decisions are made by parties whose credo is, 'Fust • make a profit' ,"' they state. publisbcd in Physical Revi<W utters (Vol. 78) authored by N011ghton and In Jae Lee, a doctoral candidate in physics ai UB and co-authored by researchers at Princeton University. The rcscarchen caution that they do not yet have solid evidence of reentrant superconductivity. However, according to Naugbton and Lee, results with their material, a lowtemperature, molecular superconductor(TMTSF)2PF,-<lemonstrate several key indicators that strongly suppon the existence of such a phenomenon. "'We can sec this interesting behavior because we worked so hard to orient the crystal in the magnetic field, accordjng to the 1986 theory," said Naughton. "If you move it, this anomalous effect is gone.·• Typically, Naughton explained, magnetic fields destroy superconductivity because the energy they generate perturbs the close interaction between paiB of electrons that is a prerequisite for superconductivity. The most common way that a magnetic field destroys superconductivity is II)' ELUN IIOUIU.UM News Services Editor R ESEARCH AT UB is the first to provide a biochemical explanation for obesity that could help pave the way for development of treatments .for the rondition. Mulchand S. Patel, professor and chair of the Dcpanment of Biochemistry. reponed in New Orleans on April 7 that research with rat pups has shown that different tissues exhibit specific responses to hyperinsulinemia. the overproduction of insulin that occurs in obesity. The UB model is the fiBt to demonsuate chronic hyperinsulinemia precedes obesity. Working with rat pups born to mothers who were hyperinsulinemic and obese, the researchers have measured the effect of chronic hyperinsulinemia on key enzymes in the insulin-signaling pathway. "Our results show that in the presence of an overprod uction of insulin. obesity develops because, while the functional activity of the insulin-signal transduction pathway is decreased in liver and muscle tissue. its activity is increased in fatty tissue," said Patel. '1bis information provides a biochemical basis for the development of obesity and may make it possible one day to develop specific interventions for obesity." Patel reponed the results at Experimental Biology '97, the annual meeting of the fed. cration of American Societies for Experimental Biology. He conducted the work with Malathi Srinivasan and Satyaprasad Vadlamudi, postdoctoral associates in biochemistry at UB. Patel said the findings suggest the rat pups have an early metabolic setpoin~ which programs them to overproduce insulin early in life and become obese later on. For expanded coverage, go to hUp:/fwww.bulralo.edu/ne....,...tesl/ PateiObeslty.html • This is because wbile tbe field may cbqe tbe electroos' total energy, it doesn't cbange the dill"mnoe in """'BY betwa:ri thom. Naugbton said that the existence of pw~ve spin has been proven only once, in supcrfluid helium; the discovery was so profound that Cbe scientists wbo made it were awarded Cbe 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics. But if p-wave spin is truly what tbe UB ~ scart:hers bave dctecled, this would be Cbe first time that p-wave spin has been found in a supctCODduc1or. "Our results may constitute the strongcs1 evidence yet for pwave supen:onductivity, sbolt of acwally proving its existeDce." Naughton said. For expanded roverage, go to http:// ..,.,.,bulfalo.edu/news/LatJ:!lt/ NaughtoaMagneticFieklhtml • Improving computer chip fabrication Snowmaking-machine approach used II)'IU.IM~ News Services Editor A Explaining obesity: a biochemical first Research could pave way for treatment by dislurbin& the orbital cf. feet. wbete Cbe clec:lmns in • '*'orbit each Olbcr, acquiri n g - and cocrgy from the magnetic field. Once this energy bca>mes ~than thai which unites Cbe two clcctrons, Cbe electroo pain break aport and llllpCI"COIIducvity is suppreased. The other way magnetic fields Call destroy IIIIJIC"''D· duclivity is when two clcctrons bave wbat is called opposite spin; this is wbcn in addition to Cbe two cleclrons orbiting one anolber, Cbey also are spinning likt topS but in opposite directioos, called s-wave spin. Wben the masnetic field is tumed on, one electron gains cocrgy while the Olbcr loses it "If thai difference is bigger than the amount of coergy holding the electrons together, then they fly apart and superconductivity is gone," explained N011gbtoo. But when electrons exhibit the extremely rare phenomenon known as pwave spin, where both are spinning in the same direction, the magnetic field cannot destroy supen:oolb::livity by Cbe spir>decL T TEMPERATURES far hotter than the sun's surface, UB chemists are generating new coatings and then dramatically cooli ng them to, or even below. room temperature before depositing them on electronic devices. By using such extremely higb temperatures and then quenching the bca1. the new technique solves one of the trickier problems in computer-<:hip fabricalion: how to coot them while avoiding higb temperatures that can cause computer chip samples to fail. This has bcco a serious drawback for fabricators of expensive chips for research-grade supercomputers. The technique-similar to that used in snowmaking machines-also is an improvement because the coatings it produces arc always uoifonn and it removes from the fabrication process toxic precursors utilized in conventional methods. The new method. callcd Laser Assisted Moltcular Beam Deposition (LAMBD), has applicalions in faOOcaling a wide range of thin films for usc in electronic and opco. electronic l1lllaials and in fabricating uniform nanopowden forclectronics applications. according to James F. Garvey, professor <1 chemisby and principal in>esliglm: Garvey discussed the research today at an invited talk at the American Chemi· cal Society's national meeting in San Francisco. He conducted the work with Robcn DeLeon, UB adjunct associate professor of chemistry. Funding for the work is being provided by several Small Business Innovation Research grants, funded by Wrigbt Patterson Air Force Base through the UB researchers' cooperative effort with StruCtured Materials Industries, Inc. (SMJ) of Piscataway, NJ. The UB scientists envision their technique and the apparatus they devised to impleMent it as eventually being marketed and sold as an accessory to expand the capabilities of equipment used widely in materials fabrication. 'We have developed a hybrid tech· niq ue that marries the advantages of the two conventional fabrication methods and overcomes their disadvantages," said Garvey. The new method also takes the process for producing coatings for electronic devices a step further. "Instead of simply sputtering a target material from point A to point B, we're chemically modifying it at the same time,"' Garvey said. "What's key about our fabri. cation method is that it causes cbcmica1 reactions that would be impossible to generate otherwise, and it does it all in DOC step. It pro~ us with a way to cooduct novel, high-tcmperatw" c;hcmistry." For expanded roverqc. go to bttp:/1 .......~lest/ GarveyLAMB.D Jotml • �_.,,, SMf~ Leners Provosrs academic plan: it's hardly revolutionary faculty member in ODe of the "evil" profeuiooal acbooll, I fU>d tbe controversy over the Provost's academic plan eodJeuly IJJllllin& for what oo ooe seema 'willing 10 aay. Sinee, 11 best u I can oell. we of the profeuiooal scboola are all Neanclertbab iDleD! on destroying the "true" univonity, I IUJlPOI" that I may be forgiven if I pick up my bluol rbelori- A I I caJ club to comment. Pin~ the problem that the Provost's plan is oddressing aod !hal all soru of people seem to miu is simple. There is not DOW, oor is lh= likely 10 be in any foreseeable funue, eoougb money from eilher the Sw.e of New YO<t or locally relain<:d SIUdenllllitioo sufficient to support stand-alooe departments of a size sufficient to create nationally prominent scholarly groupings in mos1 of the tradi,tiooal areas in the Arts and Sciences. The best we are likely to do is to hold toW funds at their current level and that is going to be a struggle. Second. in such a circumstance, it is a plausible, though bard.Jy revolutionary, strategy for this university to attempt to identify areas of knowledge where enough faculty share teaching and research interuts such as would make possible assembling groups of a size sufficient possibly to reach national prominence and then to foster the growth of such groups. The proposed Centers and Institutes are just such groups. This is a less risky strategy than 001 rn.aking such an attempt, a choice that in all likelihood rem.iu tbe tradi tional areas in the Arts and Sciences either to increasing national invisibility or to conversion to largely teaching programs such as arc found in the state colleges. lbc academic plan is thus an anempt to save scholarship and teaching io the Arts and Sciences at the university, DOt to destroy them . Third, it is not obvious thal the Centers and Jnsti[utes identified in the Provost's plan are the groupings that wiU bring their participants national prominence. Better plans often may be devised by lhe troops in lhe uenches than by the generals on their mountain tops. But, !hose groupings presenlly proposed by the Provost come from discussion with inter· ested facully. If such groupings are somehow ··wrong," thee it makes better sense to spend time identifying more plausible groupings than to rail about the demise of "the disci plines." An examination of the history of higher education would show that the disciplines as we lcnow them arc an accident that reflects the organiz.ation of lcnowledge in the West at the time-late 19th and early 20th centwy~f their creation. lbcy arc in no sense "natural" divisions of the world, howeve~ familiar they are. In alllik.elihood, were the modem university not to have taken fonn at that time, but have been delayed in its organization the present day, changes in the organization of knowledge would have OC· curred during the intervening years such as would give us a very different set of disciplines , and th~s departments, in the university. Fourth, the cheapest way to secure money to support faculty engaged in teaching andresearch is to eliminate administration-deans. associate deans and chairs. It is truly odd to see faculty attempting to defend their disciplines by retaining the costs that are most expendable in any university. The level of professional insecurity lhus displayed is truly astonishing. since unintended. Fifth, the best way to ensure the continuation of gnduate education in the Arts and Sciences would seem to be by increasing the number of graduate students. Master's candidates generally pay their way; it is never a bad thing to add a terminal master's candidate of sufficien t qua lity. Doctoral candi· dates, on the other had, most often follow fi. nancial aid. Since the available pool of finan· cial aid is not likely to be increased in even the medium future, the most plausible way to attract good graduate students is not by offer· ing increasingly marginal and fragmented programs from small deputmeniS, bul by presenting programs that offer approaches not obviously available elsewhere. While surely ...... SENDIN8 LETlERS TO liE iiEFCMIER Ulydlina but I IDill<r Of "If you build i~ !hey will come," if the groupings are sensible, if !hey presenl approocbes that lalensed, odven lllnlW gnduate siUdeniS find inleTeSling, !hen il seemalikely sucb SIUdenl will inquire. If we cannot tum inquiry into matriculation lheo we bave 1 more dilftCUII problem lhao even the Provost is willing to 8dmit Sixth and last., anyooc interesled in lhc fu · rure billory of the univenily ougbiiO be worried most aboul bow timid is the Provosl's plan. II abolishes tittle. coosotidaleS only lligblly more. '~ben: is oo idea in the plan that bu DOl been around for 1 decade or longer and it shows little effort to gauge wbere knowledge groupi ngs will be in 20. mucb leu 49 yean. The IJCIIeSI risk itposes is that by tbc time it is fully implemented it wiU be 100 tittle, 100 !ale. As an individual whose scbolanhlp is in the iOCial sciences. whose leisure reading includes a long-time devotion to good science writing and whose spouse and children have cbosen art and mu· sic for their careers, I think. that eventuality would be a tragedy that far exceeds our recognition of the decline of traditional disciplines or a diminution in graduate programs staffed by not more than a few individuals and undertaken by. at best few more . Sincerely, to that specific document. 1be draft 's lan guage was fuzzy. its tone was moralisuc, and it.s substance violated the United Slates Constitution. Our Faculty Senate shouldn ' t endorse fuzzy, moralistic documents that encounge unconstitutional behavior by university offi cials. We have no Deed for a puritanical regulation t.hat exiles from all university dec1sion making or advising all people whose only ..crime.. is that a past or present spouse. lover. or close companion elects to register for a course at SUNY Buffalo. And we should never accept a code of any lcind in which the accused-faculty. administrators. librarians . graduate students-an: presumed guilty until they prove their innocence. That's what I lhougbl mean aod muddle-headed about lhe draft code and that's why I wrote the Faculty Senate Executive Committee opposing it. I was delighted to see that they. for whatever reasons, also found John Boot's draft unac - -J-cepable. Sincerely yours, SUNY Otstinguished ProtesSOI Are some using report for research, teaching clash? -Ytor. Professor of Law SCIIUIIEI. Why all this commotion over foreign contributions? n is no question that our election paign fmancing system is rotten to core. However. I do DOt understand this co!DJ'DO(ion about alleged campaign contributions from China and Indonesia and no concern about corporate contribu tions. Certainly these governments are human right abusers and we shouldn't uphold their behavior. But even if they succeed in buying some favors. it will not affect our lives. 1 am much more concerned about contributions from big American and international corporations. By and large. corporations, especially the very big one, are inherently am0111l. They have neither social nor environmental consc ience. as evidenced by massive layoffs due to mergers. downsizing and moving abroad. or by lhe tobacco companies claim that cigarettes are harmless. Their guiding principle is the bottom line. Neither Chinese or Indone sians try to wrack our environmental or labor protecting laws. Yet American corporations do . No foreign contributors lobb~to render EPA and OSHA powerless . Yet American corporations do . Who is trying to wrack or at least to slow down any progress in the international negotiations on climate change? The lobbyist for coal and oil industries united un der misleading name The Global Climate Coalition. They don ' t care about eanh's future. They care about lining up lheir pockets with money. Who is lobbying the Congress to prevent repeal of the 19th-century law that mandates the federal government to sell land for $5 per acre to whoever discovers mineral deposits? American mining companies. So who represents more danger to our welfare . Chinese and Indonesians or corporate America? To protect us from being dominated by corporate America. as well as from foreign influences. our rotten campaign financing system should be scraped down. all contribu tions should be outlawed and a public financing of elections should be instituted . - N D F. ZAIUIZEWSill ProfesSOI Emerirus 'Fuzzy' draft was not a code of ethics T o - - of- R_.er: Reporter attributed thmgs to me I never wrote and things I never said. ve never opposed a code of ethics for 8 or anyplace else. I think rational codes of ethics are fine things and if I heard of one being considered by the Faculty Sen ate Executive Committee I'd support it What I beard about instead was the draft code on social relations brought to the FSEC by John Boot. AU my remarks were directed C an you believe it ? Members of OUI universiry community are begmning to question the importance of uni versity-based research and scholarship. Are these people misreading the Provost's repon. or am I? What I read 10 the repon is a strong attempt to ancrease the qual ity of the research undertaken. and the quahty of the relevant graduate prognms that gave sustenance to that research. It suggests Implicitly the possibility of reducing the SIZe of some graduate programs in order to increase lhe qualily of others . Whether one agrees with this approach or not. this is the intent as I pert:eave 1t. To me the Provost 's repon IS a quality-centered document . I am distressed that some of us appear to be using this repon to set fort.h a clash between the research and teaching activities at the unive rs ity. The University at Buffalo 1s a Research I Universat y as categonz.ed by the Cameg1e system. As such , we should continue to suppan an emphasis on research. scholarly, and creallve activity. To the extent that we dinunish our commitment to excellence in these areas we alter the essence of lhe anstuuuon. and nm for lhe better. I don·t ask the doubters and Cassandras to take my word for th1s . Indi cated below to itahcs arc quotes from a talk entitled, ·• Best Practices in Research and Graduate EducatJon," given at the Counc1l on Research Policy and Graduate EducatiOn Summer Forum ( 1996) by Uni versi ty of Aorida Pres1dent John V. Lombard• . one of the trUe shining lights in modem academu1.. I will let h1m speak for those of us who have a positave view of university research. · Many non-academic communities are hostile to the notion of academic research. They don •t understand why we arc involved 10 studies of the chem1stry of natrones (what the hell is a nitrone anyway'!). or the h•gh physICS involved in smashing the nuclei of a10ms to smithereens. or the ramifications of lhe mathematical theory of knots. They don ·, un derstand that this research can have practical Implications that can benefit humanity: how ever. they do understand that th1s research can cost a 101 of money-and they don't want to foot the bill . Yet, when people send the1r children to a um ve rs•ty. which univers11y do they c hoose ? And tho5e who hare ~uarch and art! hosto groduau ~d~cation only want to send to a u.nivusiry whou n.am' brand is build ~pon tht! ~5~arch and gradu al~ ~duca tion that exi5t at thou instit~tion.s Why a~ people lining up at the galt!s (at til~ th~ir child~n Harvard or Yale or Michigan or Illinoi s or Florida) wh~n you say that b~cawt! of rt5earch and graduate ~ducation our undugraduate program 5ucks ? Higb quality research and graduate educatJon enhances the prestige of the mst1tution. that's why. We 'refamow tHcau.u we do fl'search. Wt' a" Jammu ~cau.u we turn o~l gradual' stu- The Report9f wetcomes ~ers from readeta convnenhng on its saones and content Letters shou6d be hmited to 800 wordS and may be od<edlor style and lenglh Because of space Imitations. rhe Repor1ef cannot pu~sh WI leners recewed. They must be receNed by 9 a m Monday to be consKIefed lor publteaiJOn 10 that week's ISSUe dtmu. w~ are famous for tM wort that our professional group does. our stud~n u do. at the higlu!stlevel of achifllement in tit~ aca tkmic world. and thal is what buys tlv raatnt! brand. That's what informs it with its qu.aliry, and that 1s whtlt distinguislu!s it from tltt' gen~ric collt!ge thai d«s no1 havt! that qwol iry built in. It 1s often very diffi cult to convince people thai the aforementioned is iodced true . YeL. it seems obvious that tlu! slll11d4rd you Jtl in thL high end of your businus-tlu! rr!St!arch and graduate edu.ca11on-1hat stll11Ll4rd informs ~very other siandDrd in the university. And if thtlt standard is high enough lll tlv JH!rformanu of ~s~arch and gradtune ~du.cation , tlu!n thost' who driv~ the undergradu.att! program lwvc> to drivt! against that standard. And if tlwt standard isn 't thLrr. tlvn tltt' qualiry of tht' undugradunu program can drift down ward without any ref~rrnCt' point and wllh · out any s~tUt' of /on in tM qu.ality of the un dergraduate program IHcau.sc> tht!re f.f no nationally ~fu~nad activity going on Ul tM university. Whether we hkc 11 or not. a umversuy 's prestige 1s built io the areas Or research and graduate education. The National Research Council (NRC) ranks universities on the basis of the perceptions of faculry at other academic institutions. These perceptions art based on the graduate education and research that occurs in the institutions bemg rated. There IS a recent srudy of productivit) facto~ implicit in research and graduate education whach has been assembled by the folks at Stony Brook for tbe pwpose of rat mg universities . These factors (e.g ., publicaLi ons. citations. grants. awards, etc .) ~rn: based on the research accomplishments of the faculty at the university being rated. Very recently. an excellent book has been published. ·1"he Rise of American Research Umversities:· by H.D. Graham and N. Dta mond (Johns Hopkins University Press) whtch ranks universities based on per cap1tu research and scholarly activity productivity measures (I.e., publications/faculty. Cita tions/facult y, awards/faculty, grant fund s/ faculty. etc .). Nobody that I know of ranks umvers1t1es on teaching excellence. You can WDll and you can gnash )'OUJ teeth, but you can ·1 c hange the fact that academic prest1ge 1s based on re:se.arch!scbolarship. How often have you heard of faculty being recruited from anolher universit y based on teaching excellence? Teaching is important. btn 11 IS not marketable. Academic Stat ure. like 11 or not. IS based on research and scholarship. Tht! marUtpUJu u on tM nst!arch and gradu.att! ~d~cauon. How amponant IS teachang ? From what has been stated thus far. you might think that I undervalue teaching. Nonsense . Teacbi.ng is exceedingly importanL It is important because our constituencies demand it . Our students deserve it. The1r part:nts want 11. The leg1slators mandate 11. And they pay the bills We should reward good teachmg by g1vmg s1zeable dascrettonary awards 10 our truly excellent teachers. The Umvemty of Ronda has gtven awards of SS.OOO to base salary as the result of a compeuuon whac h tdenufied the troly outstanding teac hers on lhat campus . Good teachmg 1s tmportant m Its own right and because 1t enab les us to do our research and scholarship w1thout engen denng so much an1mosaty from the commu niues we serve . Good teachmg enables us to do good research because 11 calms the al tack.s on umversmes that have been so prevalenl m recent years. But make no ma ~ ­ take about it. 11 as good research and good graduate educauon that are of prune Importance in a Research I um verslly It IS the crt ation of knowledge thai must ma1ntD1n pn macy m such an environment That IS the way it has been , and that i~ the way 11 w11l always be. S1ncerely you~. JOSEPM J. t\lf'AIII£U.O Dean. Facufty of Natural Setences and MathematiCS �. . lf, Utn . . . . . . . . . . . . L-- ,._TON_.. - AC•IMP C - . : . C.. dean of tile CeniB< on Analytlcal Psychology at tile Mt Verron lnstrtute. Mt. Vernon College, Washington, DC , will be keynola speaker lor tile aflllUIII oonfe<ence of tile \foM'I Regoonal Corrvnittae oltlle Amencan Coonci on Educatior1/ Na!JOnal 1-UfocatJon Prognlm (ICE! NIP). The confe<ence WIH be held Ap<~ 25 tn the Center tor Tomorrow The program theme ts Success Mapptng Leadershtp !rom the lnStde Out Pearson has extEIOSive expertence as an adiT'IIOistraiOr and teacher at Gooche< College. the~ of Cob'aoo at Boulder and the Univetsny of Maryland at College Parlt. She was recently appointed a Senior FellOw tor the ACE Office on Women and Semor Schotar !Of the National Assocaation for Women in Education The authof or co-author of soc books. she holds a Ph.D tn English lrom RICe UniverSity At the conference . Muriel A. llllool9, prestdent of Buffalo State College and !{)(mer v1ce president tor publiC service and urban affatrs at UB. wtll rece•ve the etghth annual Bermea Poss Award gtven lor outstanding effOfts lor the advancement of women protessionals Aegtstration fee tor the conference ts $40, whiCh includes a buffet lunch Contact Chns Sauc•un~ac at 645-3544 lor reg•stration tnformallon UB members of the conference pianntng commtttee •nclude Kathy E11ans Brown . Donna Dormno. Den•se Hood. Anastasia Johnson . Leshe J McCatn, Kvn Pachent. Sandra Peters and Christine Sauc1umac UB Conference FacilrtaIOfS will be Karen Noonan. 8SSOCIBte 11K:e president lor Undergraduate Educatic>n and Donna RICe. associBte IIICe president for Student Atfatrs. WEll S I T E ARIES, THE ARTICULATION Web Site of the Office of Transfer and Arttcutation Services tn the OffiCe of the VICe Provost fOf Undergraduate Educatton . has been selected as the "Microsoft Htgher Education Website lor April 1997. • ARIES. or Arucutallon Reporung lnformatton Evaluation System. was developed by olennlfer Qottdlener, d irector of transfer and amculatic>n seMces. and Frenll D'Ameo, director of undergraduate services. to distribute and mainta•n course articulation 1nlormatl0fl. lt takes data from US's degree audtt artiCulation tables . whiCh are stored tn US's data warehouse. and disP'avs easily read articulation reports comparing home campus courses to coorses at other campuses Users may access reports lor any of the morn than 1,5CX) transfer colleges and universities and request etther lists of all the articulation lor a particular campus. or articulaUon for stngle depanments. sorted by courses at either campus. The Web s•te was hOnOred lor its 1nnovative apphcatton of Microsoft technok>gy to create a unique solution to the prob-lem of dtstribvting up-to-date course arttculation reflecting the constant changes 1n curricular mformatiofl II can be v1ewed at http:// .,..... bufl.lo.eclu THE JOURNAL OF World Anthropology, Eznl z.-row, edttor-tnChlef , has been named one altha best educatton-related sites on the Web by the educauon Index. Hugh W. -larvle i!i, ednor and operations manager, with techmcal support by -lim Qerlartd and llarlr. Winer . The journal is an electronic jou'nal dedicaled to scholatshlp in all fields of ani!Yopology and publishes articles on ac:ademic research. maners ol ll1eory and mettlodology, tile educauon of tile public and bool<. software and lim""""""'· Journal issues 8t8 amounced CNfJ( t i l e - tiYough tlle_list , _ _ _ _ - - and are immediately available on tile Webwings.buffalo.ec>J Ill UB ......... 2 1 .........-* .. ' .......,. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. , ; I ..W y - STADIIRAIJII CGVVI1-TOIPUK AT -CLINICAL DAY "Rationing of Heatth Care" will be the theme of the 60th Annual Spring Clinical Day, to be held from · 7:30a.m. to noon April 26 in the Buffalo Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Arnh8fst. Spring Clinical Day is sponsored by the Medical Alumni AssoCiaUon of the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Oeauono, New York State heatth commissK>Oer. witt present the Stockton K imball Memorial Lecture at the noon luncheon She will discuss the role of academiC health centers in the future of health care . The event is open to the public . There 1s a registration fee for nonalumni and non-dues-pay1ng alumni of the medical school . The program will focus on state Health Department planS for healtt>care deWery and financing: an update on mergers of Western New Vert hOSpitals and wl\at IIley mean for pllysicians: stratagoes for avoiding pitfalls and maximiZing advantages of 111&'\aged-care organizations. and discussion of physicians· concerns about healttH;are policy and deiiiiOI)' Program topics and presenters Will be . • 8: 15 a.m -·western New York Hospitals and Managed Care· --John Friedlander. CEO of the CGF Health System . the 1ntenm corpocate name of the system merging Buffalo General, Millard Fttlmore and Children's hospitals • 9 a.m .- "Managed Care Across Amenca· -steven A Peskm. president of NCI Managed Care and med1cal dtrector of NCI Consulttng of Princeton . N.J .. and medical director of Medisphere Communications in New York City • 10: 15 a .m.-"Practicing MediCine Under Managed Care" -Irene S Snow, UB clinical assoc iate prolessor of medicine and a 1980 graduate of the UB medical schOOl • 10:45 a.m.-" Rationlng of Health Care in America" -panel discussion lnvoMng the presenters and DeBuono. FOf registration and tnformation. .......,_A.. call 629-2776 . EUNEIIIIIYU -NTA11011 AT NATIONAL -.uM OF 11IE AIIIIEJIICAII INDIAN S.rM llcler, professor of medta study, presented a screening and a d iscussk>n on The Drums of Winter/ Uksuum Cauyai . a dOcumentary of dance . music and sptrit •n the Yup'ik world , at the Smithsoman Institution's Natkmal Museum of the Amencan Indian on March 9. The presentation was part of the Medta Talk series orgamzed by the Rim and Video center of the Nauonat Museum of the American Indian. located 1n the old U.S. Customs House near Banery Park. N.Y. Elder is a co-founder and directOf of the Alaska Nat1ve Heritage Film Center. encompassing 25 years of work with native communilies in Alaska . With co-founder Leonard Kamerling , she p ioneered communiry collaborative tnmmak· ing . in whk:h +ndigenous community members wor1( with the filmmakers to shape the production's content and point of view. ·-- _..._TO_ Thel<our Frestvneo , America's stetiar fau: vocat group, will retLKn to UB's Canter '"' tile Arts May 8 in a benefit concert lor Habitat fof Humanity/Buffalo and the UB Student Habitat Chapter. The concert. with the George Beck Orchestra under John Hasaelback, wUI be in Mainstage, c;:entar !Of the Arts, at 8 p.m. The Freshmen appeared at UB last June '"' Habitat. Concert tickets are availabkt at the Center for the Arts box office and at Tlckeunast8f locations. ................... ~ lla:ltleleJ"*-I,...,....,.. ................. aeer ... l .... a••/ITG.II•·••·•n•/WIIole.hea/ ~JII-patullrllollureildle~ . . . ~U wbldl a11owa ,_co disoect a flus widla- The Luctus N. Utlauer Foundation of New York City has given a $20,000 gift to UB to endow the Lucius N. unauer Judaica Book Fund. This is the first named fund for UB~ Judaic Studies program_Proceeds Item tile endowment will be used to put<:hase books, periodicals. CO-ROMs and OChef tib<BIY trOlleriafs for faculty. student and poblic use In the university's libraries. AccOI'ding to ......._. Paler, director ol the UB Judaic Studies program. the libraries' current Judaica ho(dings exceed 8.000 vol· umes. This makes UB's llbl"aries among the largest resources of Judaica in Western New York. US began teaching Judaic Stud· ies informalty in the late 1930s, and 1n the 1970S an interdisciplinary Judaic Studies program was estab-lished within the Department of Classics. Now, approximately 250 students enroll in Judaic Studies courses each semester. J~UWialleadvla..Jpel. 'Ibe,..,._UC> a11owt yooa tocteaie <tft-lbt>.fty "movie" clipo. ~·full view aldie frog yooa're ~Oil. UaiJiadle Vlnui ........... ~Yeuctlllll)' your sk:iJI at buildiD& a frog from die JIOUIId up, 10 to epeK. 01ae orpn at • time. Califomia Slate University'sll:loctro* Deoktop Project at ldlp:/~+-lltmloffenanumberof interactive educatiooal applications illcluding the Virtul fty.L ab. wbidl teiCbes the priDciples of genetic inherituce by lettlllg you play resean:h geneticist. Tbere's also the V..-1 Eartbqaake, which illustrates the coocq>ts of epicenlet and Ricbter magnitude. You won't feel the. ground sbake, but you can view several regional seismograms and calculate the loca· lion of a quake"~ op~;")d its relative sttengtb by measuring chan data. As wtth tbe other sites mentioned, all you need is a connection to the Internet and a graphical browser such as Netscape to access this malerial. For information about co~~~~ecting to the World Wirk Web, contactthe Computing Center :r Help Desk at 645-3542_ -Nancy Schiller and Will Hepfer, University Libraries Art. and Kale Csmlef. lotmar chief curaD d the AmericcWl Craft Museum. uaTO- ..... - .._,__..,E ,~., ON _ _ . . IIICIIOICCII'Y ............ u.-..,.,., aSSOCI- ate professor. electrical and computer engineering , presents~ an invited paper March 13 in the Third ISSAT In· ternational Conference on Reliability and Owility in Design at Anaheim , Calif. The paper, "Path-based Fault Injection,· was co-authored with Tim Tsai, Hong Zhao. Sandy Hsueh and Ravi lyer of Universiry of Illinois at Urbana·Champaign. Path--based fault injectK>n is an approach to increase the efficiency of computer system dependability evatuatior.l . Upadhyaya earned out this work while on sabbatical leave at the Center lor J;teliable and High Performance recruiting, Universiry olllli· nois. The research was supported in part by the Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) He is on the editonal board ol the International Journal on ReliabilIty, Ouatiry and Safety Engineering .a-nee Pappae. an artist and as~ societe profeSsor of African· American Studies at UB. wilt serve on a panel of jurors for the 1997 Rochester·Finger Lakes Exhibition. The 811 exhibition, to be held July 12-Sept. 7 at tile Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester. Is one of tile most prastigious juried exhibitions in the mgion. On tile ;..y with Pappas 81'8 Merry Foresta. senior cu- rator, National '-t-.m of American Seve<al hundred scientists from 19 co..nries wtlooe specialy lies in probing tile microscopic world will converge on Buffalo for "Focus on MultiDimensional Microscopy 1997," to be held Ap<il 27-30 in tile Buffalo Hitton. Sponsored by the UB School ol Engineering and Applied Sciences. the meeting is the premier, interna· tiona/ conference for scientists working In research microscopy. It is a joint meeting of the 10th International Conference on 3D Image Processing in Mictoscopy and the Ninth International Conference on Confocal Microscopy. The scientifiC program will Include the most d ramatic break· throughs In medical. material. industrial and educaUonal uses of microscopy, such as the recent development of an optical tweezers and microscalpel. which use light to manipulate or slice through microscopic structures. New methods of diagnosing diseases through talepathology and the use in the classroom of remote-<:ontrcX microscopy over the Internet will be presented . UB researchers will make presentations on their development of X-ray tomography, the first tech· TUque to aUow scientists to noo-de- structlvaty ptobe and Image In three--dimensions solid samp~ . such as human teeth and industrial materiaJs at high resolution . Papers afS:Q will be given on laser scanning confocal microscope and the twoplloton fluorescent trkroocopa_Also 10 be discussed 818 ~ In n&affiefd, atomic force and scanning wnnefing microscopy. taclwliques that provide scientists with tile ability to ·see" structures on an atomic scale The WOtld's major research mi· cTQSCOPe manufacturers and image-processing software vendors will exhibit their products. Short COUfses that introduce microscopy technologies also will be given. II'.C. - . , associate professor of elactrical and comput..- ~­ i'lg. is the conference program director. Co-orgeitizen; are the Royal Microscopical Society, Academia Sinica (Taipei) and tile lnt..-nafionat Society of Molecular Morphology. UB faculty may register at a re· duced rate of $50: students may register for $20 Copies of conference proceedings (the Journal of Cell Vision) are available lor UB fac ulty and students lor S40 For more information. call UB's Advanced Microscopy and lmagtng Laborauory, 64&-3868, or send e-mail to: FMM970corn.eng.buffalo.edu . or visit the conference homepage at llttpo//C-~­ -7 �.... ............ ,,.., ................ 7 - UPCOMING HOME ATHLETIC EVENTS UB lnYilallonaf Trsd< & Reid Meet --._..wr UB Stadi1..m, 2 p m Bfue..White Foocball Game e 'IRACK TI'AIIS FIIIISII SECOND I4J MOUNT ST. MAllY'S _.- The Buls and Royals track and fiekl . . . . m- ished second in the~ Mcu1t St Mary's lnvltalional Meet held in Etrrrillsburg' Md., on~- Bof1 squads firished bet-rod the hoot ~. wilh the Buls scoring 96 points and the Royals scoring 132 Freshman distance specialist Patrick Nolan took the 3,<JOO.meler steeplechase for the Butts, winning in 9:32.4. Micah Adalstein won the hammer throw with a toss of 134-10 (41 .10 meters). The Royals were led by a record-sening pertormance in the hammer throw by Ruth Canton. Cantons toss of t 60-t l48.eo meters) eclipsed her previous school record ol159-10 set Mascl1 29 at the Raleigh Relays. Malissa Ryan and Usa Kragbe finished 1-2 in the 10Q.meler high tudles for the Royals, wilh Ryan croosing the line in 14.7 and Kragbe in 15.3. Othe< winners fot the Royals included Shelly Hamilton in the high jump (5-3.75, 1.62 meters) and Alicia Croak in the triple JLrnp (34-1 .25, 10.39 meters). US's fllJiiHMinl ~were at the Millersville University Hepca1hlon and Decathlon in Mille<sville, Pa. Colleen Hart finished six1h of 19 entrants in the hepta1hlon with 3,777 total points. Hart captured the javelin toss at 113 feet and was third in the tong JLrnp at 15-6.25. l<af'll'l Eichler was 101h wilh 3,306 points and Terry Scheme, who won the high JLrnp (5-2.25) and piacect third in the 100 hurdles ( 15.57), pulled out of the oompe1itioQ ~ W9f8 held April 14 lfl the Weskryan Church of Hamburg fO< Joyce Anderson, a UB Csreer Planning and Placemen1 assocl8te. w11o doed April 9 when she was struck by a p!Ckup truck wtlile walking with her husband along Ward ROad in the Town of Boston. She was 42 M"' Anderson's husband. Man<. 46. w11o suffered maSSNe .ntemal injt.H"ies. remains 1n senous condihon 1t1 Erie County Mechcal Center State Aoltce sa1d the Andersons were when they w8fe struck by a truck that swerved to avoid a dog on the road Mrs. Anderson had been employed al UB lor one year, aher serving as a graduate aSSIStant in Care84' Plann1ng and P\acement lor rwo years Ear1iet she had WOfked lor the state Department of AJcolloj and Substance Abuse A graduate of H1lbert College. she held a bachelor's degree 1n commumcallons ana a master's degree in career counseling from UB She was active In several prolessK>nal organ•· zaoons, 1nckJdrng the N~&gara Fronuer College Placement Assoc:•alton. the Society ol Human Resource Managers and the Amencan Col· lege Personnel AsSOCiation _ __ Oift'ereallal Meets ot Ethanol --· ' uu.u ..... Tb4Udomide: A Forcouen l...euon or • Valuable Druc? Alison M e~gher, UB School of PhlrlnBCy. 12 1 Cooke. Nort h Campus . 4:30p.m. ....,.,_..... r--....c:uu Alumni Artaa. North Campus. S:30.7p.m. Opua:CIMalcoU•e Eva Stern, viola; Joel Sdtotahats. plano. Allen. South Campus. 7 p.m. Taped by WB FO 88.7 FM foe- bro.dcas1 the fo llowing Sunday at 4 p.m. - ANNtecture Lecture D avid Gordon, Queens Univ 30f Crosby. Sooth CAmpus. 5:30p.m. UIJ.U . . . . SbiDt:. Student Union Theater. Nonh Cam pus. 6 :30p.m. S2 ..50, $4 . .......... Symposium on Membrane Protein StrudW"t:, UB Biomembranes Graduate Group. University Inn. 8 a.m.--4 p.m. SI D, SI S, $10. Call 829-2366. - T.... V..r~enTo __,-Cell •loloO - ....__..,. Ol'l'ltt of Jil.a.uc:lal A.ld a nd Student Accounts. Student Union Theater. North Campus 3:30p.m . --Nitric Oxkk In lntHtlnal lxbemieaJIR.epc:rfution luJur.y, Ashish Khanna. S08 Cooke. North Campus ....,..Col._.... ) : ~ p.m. Ditfradion: From Young's Slitt to W-Bo5ons. Prof. Michael Albrow. Fenm Nauonal Accelerator Laboratory 205 Natural Sciences. North Cam ~ - ) :4S p.m. -__ -_..__. _ U B North and Sou.tb Campu.aes. 9: 15 a.m.-2:30p.m. S2.50. Call 64.5- 272. U l . 121 ....__. Science• Lockwood Ub....-y's Friends Room. North Campus. 10 a.m.· 4 p.m. Hlldcovcn $2, paper· back.s S I, periodicals SO cents/ issue . Cash only. ,_, A Coplllvt Map ol Rldlia ot tbe M.Waaiu., Prof. Kathleen Panhe, Univ. of Rochesler. 930 C lemens. North Campus. II a.m.- 12:20 p.m. R d.blakhll C e.ll Structure, Dr. Sheldon Pe nman, M IT 114 Hochstetter. North Campus 4 p.m. Oa Coou.pl.ation and Other Exttt~t~; or, Jlepn:sentations ol Phu-pby Ia Op<n Bull'•, 176$-1790, Edmund J. Goe.hriDg, University of Geot- FORM~ Youngstown State UB lost to Robert Morr•s 4-3 but rebounded to earn a key Mtd-Cont•· nem Conference Vtetory over Youngstown State 6·1 tn the tr regular-season dual meet finale Coach Kathy Twtst's club •s row &- t 0 th1s season Two Royals swept the•r matches to lead the team on Saturday Oamelle RakO'NSky downed bolh her opponents •n stra1ght sets at number lrve. while Apnl K1ser also took two stra1ght set wtns at number snt, •nclud•ng a 6-0. 6--0 ·double bagehng · of Robert Morns Chns C1uto With the regular season complete . the Royals head for lh1s weekend's Mtd-Contfnent Tournament1n Kansas Crty With a 6-10 overall mark. the Royals are expecung a seedtng •n the m1ddle of the mnEHeam f1eld - Ted Wasko. Sports fnlormatKJn Offrce lery hours a« Wednesday-Sa!urday 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.• and Sunday Noon-.5 p.m. Adm1ssaon •s r... ....~bJSu-10• A master of fane ans theSis ek · h1btt of JWRllngs by Sunah Kim contmues through Apnl 22 1n the An Depanment Gallery located tn the Center for the Art!.. Nonh Campus. Gullery hour~ ~Tuesday tO a.m -.5 p m . Wednesday·Fnday 10 am 8 p.m .. and Sa1urday I I am 8 p.m AdmiSSIOn IS free Exhibit o f - and -ocrlpto UB Jau E nsem ble. Sam Falzone, conduclor BamJ North Campus. 8 p m UU.UIIoYie Student art for eale Wbo5e Heritage-, M ~tnh a Norkunas, Cemer for Amencan H1s10ry. Umv of Teu!. 7 30 p.m For more mfonnat10n. call Chnstopher Payne . 829 3.;8.5. eu. 309 CytoldDt: and Adrt:Dt:ra;k lnteradloas in tbf: Brain, Dr. Robert N. Spengler, UB Dept. of Plthology. 306 Farber. South Campw . t 2:30 p.m. KANSAS CITY "'Wislawa Szymborska A Scan.:h for 1he Word." an exJubauon of boob. manuscnpts. memora· bilta. and photos n:laung to the Nobel Laureate poet . IS on dis play 1hrough April 24 10 !he Poetry!R~ Book Room. 420 Capen Hall . North Campu~ Th..e.Uub•tton ongmated at the Jag1elloman Umvcrsity tn Krakow, and 1s presemed here m COOJUIK"tl011 With lhe Second Conference on Pohsh S1ud1es 10 Amenca. Poetry Room hours anMonday-Friday 9 a.m -~ p.m ,.._.,Lecture Flrst Strike. Studem Union Theater. North Campus. 9 p.m. $1 .50, $4 . CE.. C - 'lloenpJ number one Singles Mrnter's 7-6, 6· 1 VICtory over Youngstown State's Vince H11l pa1d back Hilt's wtn over Minter when the Bulls and Penguins met 1n October at UB Sena Mike Proulx at number rwo Singles rolled to a pa1r of wtns in the final regular-season dual meet matches 1n h1s career Also w10n1ng both the1r s1ngles matches on Saturday were number three Onke lti-JandE-Ic on CeU Oath, Richard A. Rabin, UB Dept. of Pbannacol· ogy and Toxicoloay. 307 Hochste tter. Nonh Cam pus. 4 p.m. .....,_, Although inclemenlwea1her forced the Bulls' men's tams team rndoors 10 play 1hetr finai!Wo reg.Aar....ason dual matches of the year. UB swept past Robert MO<ris (7-0) and Youngstown Stale (8-1) 10 move 10 8-1 1 """'all Mike Minier led the way for Coach Russ Crispell's team. winntng both matches at -· IJ This Wba1 You Wtre Born F or ? Abigail Child. Screeni ng Room. Center for the Arts. North Campus. 7:30p.m. Free . e ROYALS SPUT WEEKEND 'IENLIUS AC110N; HEAD TO tor their matches at Robert Morns and YOUNQSTOWN STAlE To ni Mo r riso n. M:u nstage . Cenler for the Ans onh Campus. 7 30 p.m. SID, ~13. S\6 AcbJever, Helper or Drumrr: Murdono. numoer lour Andrew Garber and number five Tra\l'ls ~n•k The SuUs are back 1n actoo 1n rwo weeks when they travel to Ch1cago 101 the Mld-Con· bnent Conference Champt0nsh1ps The Royals also moved 1ns1de on Saturday Dlot.......- Wlikb Aft You! Donna pus. 3:30 p.m. after the first day and finished 18th overall. The BIAs received an elghth-pjace performance from Matt Strang wilh 5,696 poon!S and a rWllh-plaoo finish by Ben Almson wilh 5,670 points in the decathlon. ScoU Masters finiShed 17th """""" wi1h 5,083, wirring the pole vauh compeliban at 13-7. T--.ty4wo deca1hletes cx:rnpfe1ad the two-day compeliban Both squads are off thrs weekend Shine. S!udem Unmn The-a1er North Campus 6 30 p m S2 50. S4 ut.-...op m Friday, 9 a m Saturday . . . .tt Sunday: awards P<esentauons 2 30 p m Sunday UUAB Movie lioa, and tbt Computer Model o f the MiDd, Ausonio Marras, Univ. of Western OnLirio. 280 Park. North Campus. 2 p.m. ......____ a UB Stadium. 9 30 a.m Fnday-Saturday, 9 a.m g•a 2 11 Baud Nonh Campu!. 4p.m . CoCIIIII••eono.lnteatioaallty, Mental Caua- GNioc or lbe Rettofe Mine Collapse: La:tons for lbe Fu· lure, Dr. Richard Young . 228 Natun.l Sciences. North Cam· US Stadiun, 4 p Mld-Conlinanl Conference Tract< ---1. Dr. William G. St.tJer. Slevt:DliOD., National Cancer In· stifute, Betbelda, Md . Kitch· hofer Room. RPCI. 12:30 p.m. -.oo IActure ....... & Reid Championships GUITARIST OSCAR QHIQUA wfll perform April 1a at a p.m. In Provost TboiDU Badrid. :no Studenl Union. North Cam· Manion, Office of Student Life . 3-4 p.m. Call 645-6 12.5. U8 Open Trsd< & Foeld Meet ROIIERT MORRIS AND Joyce Anderson, 42, Career Planning and Placement Associate ._......... .... . _ _ , .... N e BULlS TENNIS SWEEPS OBITUARIE S pus. 8- 10 a.m. UB Stadiun, 4 p .m . Friday. 9 a m Saturday Coocert Flnt Strik~ . S1uden1 Unao n Theater Nonh Campuli 9 p m $1.50. S4 lllflat8bte eeulpture In u,htwoll Talash1 Murakam1 's ·· ~h Dob'" I~ I 4().fOOC·hlgh mnatab\e sculpture comm•ss1oned for the L1ghtwell Gallery and on vae~ 1here through July 13 The sculpture. wuh liS canoon-ltkr dr:s1gn. ts both playful and menacing The Ligh1well Gallery •s localed within the Umversuy at Buffalo Art Gallery m 1he Cen· ter fo r the Arts. North Campus Gallery hours~ Wednesday· Saturday 10·30 a.m -8 p m .. illld Sunday Noon-S p m Adm1 ssaon tSfret ....,. A sale of two-d1mensmnal art worb by graduate and undergradualr studenls IS scheduled Apnl 18 from Noon-4 p.m . and Apnl 19 from 10 a.m.·Z p.m 10 1hc:: Atnum and 1he Art Oepan menl Gallery. Center for tM Ans. North Campus o..a,.. exhibit Oo--·dosln& St Rita 's l...ane w•ll be: closed 1o all bu1 emergency vehicles o n Apnl 26 fro m 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. durang Oozfest ProfeNJOftal DirMtor (SL-5)-Career Plannmg and Placement. Posting ,p.b()59 Assistant V~« Presidrnl. F.cilities Plano lnc and Design (MP·Ja)-UnJversity FaCllilles. Postmg MP-7018. ln~ rucdonal Support Tec.bnkian {SL-J)..Centn.l Technica1 Ser· VICCS (Cataloging Dept.), Posting MP-7021 Senior Programmer Anofyst (SL-4)-Equal Opponunny/Arfannauve Acuon Offw:c . Posung lfP-7025. Senior Staff Assistant (SL-l)·St~nt Scr· \' ICCS Center. Arts and Letters. Postmg MP-7028. lnstrudional Support Technician (SL-3)· Computing and Jnfonna11on Technology, Posnng IP· 7029 ··cannon," curated by Chmlo pher Less of Cannon Des agn. IS on d1splay through Apnl t8 m the James Dycu Gallery. 334 Haye1o Hall. South Campu~ Hours ll!'T 9 a.m.- 5 p m Monda} th rough Fnday Feculty Assistani/As.sociate Proressor Ana1om1ca\ Sc tences and Cell Biology, Pos1mg •F· 7033 As · sistaai/Associate Professor Oral D1agnos11C Sc•enccs. Pos1 mg IJF-70)4 Lec1urer 10-Ath· leucs. Postmg •F-7035 An e.:h 1bi1 of wo rk by ~ nt or ph01ography maJOrl on v1ew through Apri l 29 at Campos Pt!Oiognphy Center. 1016 N1agara Falls Blvd. The "udents an- from Tyrone Georg1ou's Ad ~· anced Photography course R-ch -- To obra111 morr •nformtJliOII on JObs I1 Sl~d abow, conUJC"l Pn- ---lon New pMitlnla bJ Sheldon "Sheldon Serlyn · New WOJk " continues through June 8 m tbe Umversily at Buffalo An Gallery. Cen1er for the Ans . Nonh Campus . A concu~nl show of Berlyn 's new won: will be on view April 27 through June I al the Cas1ellani An Museum of Niaga~ Un1versi1y. UB Art Gal· for TomorTow, North Campus llJere WI \I be one SCSSIOn for Tier I and 2 members. and an· other for Tier 3 and 4 members lbc::re W ill be representatives from the Socaal Securily AdmmtSlratton. the DepL of Civil Ser· v1ce, and the company thai ad· mmast.cn 1hc New Yort State Deferred Compcnsauon Prog~m To make a reservatiOn, call Personnel Services. 64.5 26-UJ. eAI 101 or 102 Retl,......ayat... A one-day New York Slate Employees ' Retirement Sys1em Scmtnat will be held June 6 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. a1 1he Center Researc.b Support Specialist (0pen)-8iochem.Jcal Pttanna· oology. Postmg MR-9608.5. Rese.n:.b Suppor1 Specialist -Psy chology. Posung MR -9702.5 . Resea.rc.b Ttchn k lan 11 -M!crotuo logy. Postmg tR -97026 sonn~l S,.rwu :r jQJ. rtSfKHCS~ sysum bv cullir~g 645-JIUJ and follo-..·mg thl' \'OIC~ promp1 1n · suucUollS To obtain utfonNJ· 11on 011 R n~arch jobs. comacr Sponsofl'd Programs PtrsonMI. 4/6 Croft~ �8 .,....,_ ... c------c-.o.:.=,~ t:::il:a _._...,. .....,., U.AtAIIenlok:A.Ma.o,_ 8 - , Chortoa H. V. Eben, Pb.D., UB Dept. of Goopopby. Center for Tomorrow. North Campus. 7o30 LID. $10,$12. Call 829-2601 10 roll*<. --- O.WC...., ...... Sieo. -~- 7p..,_ ~ ............... Seidl, Plr.D, ...... o~Sodol Work. Ccau:r for Tcmonow. North Campus. Nooo. $10. Call u.·c......,.. - - ·-- .......-.,.....c._, __ 8~2608 . -~Tra.. pon : blt~by PUICI_C..._ .... _._s-4 a.,.._.THwa~..coo&l..ce. S08 Coot<. NMh Campus. 3:30p.m. Of' IIUIIIINil' THE - ..-..,c-.... la-oiPulllic l.aJt. pqe, Ruth Millibn. Univ. of CoMectkut. 684 Baldy. North Campus. 3:30 p.m. ....... 740 ..... . . 11111 ........... . . . . . . TM~olllfodollllonr­ - .... ,.,..... ... ......."........ - 8 Me.ou: 11M New Bydro~a. Prof. Persia Dtell, Cornell Stoul*......,. .._ Univ. 20S Na&:llnJ Scienoea. North Campus. 3o45 p.m. Scroeollla Room, c.- fa< lhe Ana. Campus. 8 p.m. $3 . Call 645-AR'I'S. _..,. ......... DNA Seiodh11yoN"" l ........ r.--......Stud;.sol--ud .... ~F-0.. ......_a.-- bloqoiry. 1-2 ..... _,..,_ _...,..,._. --. ~c.ee....- .......... 1' ,,.. AI...._ 2 {l;ef....sod. Soulh Campus. I-ll p.m. ffte. Spoo.....-1 by obo ~ Soudeoo Auociotioo. p.m. Call ~2A44• ..._ 771. doloo,AdriJ-C., Gooiofur- .... fa< loqoiry. -.... 2-3 p.m. .....c.. morelllf0111111ioo.call645- 2.444,e.t. m . ..... _,..,;_ ~.,._. ~o1~1or..--1 .........,,A.dlille Vanl, Pbi- __,.,_ kloopby, CohwbiL c....r fa< loqully. 3o30-4o30 p.m. Call 64.S-2A44.en. n8. --........... ... -. -- ........ --_., ..... _ ...... _ UUP-- --- ---.tAp--............. --AnDel Auannl. ColumbU Univ. 114 Hochatr:U.er. North Campus. 4 p.m. Matt Ute~ Mayer Wtn>a a e Dyaaaical 01oouo, Prof. w.uw. Lana- font. ..,.c...,.. 8 p.m. s.s. $10. Caii645ARTS. hutitute. I 03 Diefendorl. South .............. Campus. 4 p.m. EaU., BloodoAAd Becoml'bb, Doua Rice. Scncn· in Roem. Center for the Arts. N Campus. 4 p.m. Oo ~'·Us&. ~­ CouJUdio& Ccoler. 4o30-5o30 p.m. c.I164S--6125. _......,. -~ llarriolluL South Campus. 5o30 Eadea. Studcat Uoion Tbea&cr. North Campus. MldaiJbL $2..10, $4, K.iacb Auditorium.. Olildren's Hospioal. 8-9 LID. .Ldo,. -lleplollooa............... u.. olllaonlou w-. o.. GovUod Harilwon. ScboolofMonqmeoL 140 Ketter. North Campus.. II a.m. p.m. To make reservations, call 8~2505 . UUAII- Walkhl&ll: Talkin&- Student Union 1bealer. North Campos. 6o30 p.m. $2.50, $4 . Ufe--.. Spriq '1\me-Up: Bleydo Maiataw~ee, Ric.h Wolcocl 7-8 p.m. Call645'6125. TIN: Uvtaa A.ac<IU>r, The Cambodian American Heritage Dancen or Wuhinston. D.C. Mainsugc, Cau.er for the Arts. North Campus. 7o30 p.m. 53, S.S. Call 645-ARTS. l'l e ___.. BIKkMIIIIcolu Poftrud Dtvc:n:ity, Raymond JICbon, pianisL Slce. North Campus. 8 p.m. $5 , $8. CIU"'U RiDtoe, Lons Bow Group. 14SA Union. North Campus. Nooo. Cali64S-6184 or 645-2181, CXL .558. -~- T bt Gate of Beavuly Peace. Canna Hinloo, Prof. Rop 0.. FcrJ!ea, Prnr. Junhao Hoaa. 222 Natunl.l Sciences. Nottb Campus. 1-4 p.m. Call64.5-6184 or 645-2 181, c.xL 5.58. Free. l'lle_,.,_ c:-.pta., . _ ........... 'l'kories or spoc:e, lttvan Bodnar, Pbilolophy, UB and Univ. of Budapest. Cenltt IO< loqully. 1-2 p.m. Call 6452444. ext. 718 . l'lle--- CODvenatioa with the Artilt: The Gnpa of Wrath, Saul Elkin. director. Drama lbelt~t . Center for the Arts. North Campus. 8 p.m. SS . $ 10. Caii64S- Dr. Ra,.....S Jocboa M .... U.. Child-. Baird Recioal Hall. North Campm. 2 p.m. l'lle_,.,_ ARTS. c:-.pta., . _ UUAII-Yle SL Aupstiae'• Critique of Em pln: A.-flls-11 R~pablica, Paul Cornish. Politi· cal Sc:ieoce. Buft'a1o. Center for Inquiry. 2-3 p.m. For maR informatiOQ. call645-2444, exl Sc:blad.k:r''l List. Student Union Thelter. North Campus. 8:30 p.m. $2.50, $4. Caii645-29S7. --_ n8. _..,..... ...__~ Sbort-Tttw So1utloa-F~ued TIN:nopywilll Couplol, Bonrue CoiiUu, SCT BOCI!S, Elmin. $65. Caii64S-6140. c.... lllllleL Law Ubovy, Room A. 5th floor, O'Briu. North Campus. 2-3:30 p.m. Call 64!1-6184 a<645-2181 , cxL 558. --- - • PaiHollve Care for Ufe-U... kod Clllldrn ud11odr Faal- U.., Gctold Holman, M.D. ~.,._. -pby, Bull'alo. Dovid C..... ~fa<PbiloooLoquiry. 4o30-So30 p.m. Call645-2444, ell 778. uaa.wt • ..,.~,..,...... - - N o r t h Campus. 6-9 p.m. Sbldcnl Union North Campus. BolO p'.m. $2..50, $4. Call645-2957. Mdbocb, A.pplltalloas, ud lJaJtalloooo, Prof. Slwoo-Liae Nonn&od. Dept. of BioaWUtics, Harvud School of Public c~s.......p, Barbero U..UU., UB ..,........,.. .. c,.... ~ RqionCanlllla: Sioliollcal Ufe--.. oiWntk, Saul Elkia, dioO<IO<. Drama 'l'beaDe, Cclller fa< lhe Ani. Cam- Uo.iv. ofGuelpb A: Fields Health. 24<1 Cary. South Campus. 4 p.m. --__.. -------<=-A.--.oal- "ll-7 p.m. ..... an- c-. be - - Addpllia Coble's-11. _, a -rar-yt 'l'nuooferuo .... lllbll«i.A.alowini Kamal. 114 Hochsoeru:r. North Campus. 3p.m. ....._,.,_ ~.,._ '111eSioloooWcdoiA.rto no..too ol Spoce lo Baroq.. PlailalopiiJ, Bany Smith and Leononlo Zaibert. Pbikloopby, Buffalo. Ccoler fa< Inquiry. 3o30-4o30 p.m. Call 64S-2444, UL 778. l'lle_,.,_ ~.,.._ Art oao1 U.. 111o1«y or Spoee, Thnolhy Enptrom. Pbiloaophy, RIT. Ccoler for Inquiry. 4o30-So30 p.m. Call645-2444, ext. 778. Virtu~ K....t.bl!'ruaptoa, Wue Prof. of Attb., Columbia Univ. 301 Crosby. South Campos. Sol07 p.m. Studcol exhibit opco.inJ, 7- 10 p.m. cro.by and Hayes. .. ca..rt••111nC ~ G)W...UC. ROO& North Cam· pus. 6-9p.m. w.w., TIN: c ... or Beo...Jy Peoa, Cann1 Hinton. 215 Natural Sci- Erie ~ SJIOdol Olpapka. A1umoi Areal Natatorium. North Campus. 7o30 LJD.-1 p.m. l'l e ___.. Pud-·BIKkMusic: It'• Power .... Diwnity, Dr. Rlymond loebon. modenoor. Baiod. North Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Paac:l wfU fcarwe jau plaoist AI TIMCy, vocalise Gary Bwzeaa. and anohropologisl 0.. Simeon ChitdtiJU. ~ . . . . Juaall[...... so..,. Mae. Ta&cs from the African diupon. Rockwe:U Hall, Buffalo Slale Colleae. 7o30 p.m. $7. $7 .50, $8. Co-lpDGIOI'Cd by u.. - WBFO. u .......--ble,A.o- lhooy Miouda, direct«. Ske. NMh Campus. 8 p.m. ffte. - Vlollloool- 0oeaor GlllaJio, pllor. MUiiC fa< bruJ and .............. from Bod> 1D Zappa. Sloe. NMb CampuL 8 p.m. $4, s.s. $8, $10. l!lklll.dioO<IO<.Drama'l'boaue. c..... fur obo Ani. Nonb Cam8 p.m. s.s. $10. Caii64.SARTS. • - _,_ - - N o r t h Campus. 8 &.m..l:30 p.m. - - N o r t h Campus. 8 &.m.-9 p.m. Coatiauea April 20. l'lle_,.,_ ~.,._ Ciortt Gya. 8Lm.-3 p.m. Campus. -~fiiWntk,s..l ElidA. direct«. Dramo 'l'beaDe, o.u.JoPoo ol Spoce ud pt.,. lllzetlo-C-.y GMp-.pllk ........... Mkboel CUny. UCLA. c.- for Inquiry. lOll a.m. Ca.U645-2444, CJ.l ns. a..-- Clpeol- ........ oopa. Sloe. NMh Campus. S p.m. $2. SS. ol Al<lllUctuft ud ........._Knox. North Campus. II a.m.·l p.m. $6,$8. l'lle_,.,_ ~ Spoce lo CopiO.vid MJUk. UB Gooppby Dept. and NCGIA. C.Oou fa< loquiry. II &.m..· NOOD. Call om-· MS-2444. CA1. 778. ~Cipeol ences. North Campus. 7-1 0 p.m. Ca11645.-6 184 or645-218 1, ext. 558. A.rtt . . . Tri Mala Ceotcr 2495 MaiD SL 8 p.m.~ a.m.. - -~oiW'"'Soul ~.,._ a l'allda&- Student Union Tbclter. North Campu~. 6o30 p.m. $2.50, $4. .......... , ,. F or accepted ,..,._. aDd trulfer studnts. Alurnn.i Arena. North CamPus. 9 Lm..• ) :JO p.m. Ufe-...ep Slud-Up C -1- 12 p.m. Saounlays ohnluab May 3. Caii64S-6125. l'lle_,.,_ ~.,._ no c-., 111o1«y o1 Spocelo~ ......... lioa sm-, Max J!&eohofer, Compuler ScicDce and NC(liA, Ccoler fe< obo Ani. NMb Campus. 2 p.m. S.S, $10. Caii645ARTS. Oo& 1 " . , _ A.Jaa.IA.IaloiNatoloo'lua. N00111<:aoDJpus. So30-7o30 p.m. --.o..o ...-.--u.; .. ~epor-. OM- 134c.y. -~-- 'hws\ --......-................. .....,.. c.- _u.;._ I I Cellini, -ltlrdollol. ol Ptof. w...... Room, IU'CL l2ol0 p.m. ... _,.~ ..,-, .. -.c.- - · Orodule OI'Dop fe< Ocrand - - Nonb • Q 210 c.ao.-. ~,p.m. ,, , ....... ,..u,.,...........,.. .. ._, . _ .......... Cop. 0.. Aadrewlloocia, Dept. ol Mcdio:llle, Ualv. olfaolyl.,._ .... 1348 l'loi>et. Soudl Campus. 4 p.m. ....--.. -..:---- . - ..p.m.QoaJt -.. , So30-6o30 dayslhn>uab A.pil21. Call645- 6125. A .luuiA.Iao. NMhCampas. 7 :~11 p.m. Wloo:_..,......... ............... v-u.. c ,, ......... _ oltM apoolu-. Ptof. VloodUoUr Apye>t, Adjuaet Pro(.. UB ~ Sdlool ol Eduo:atioaL930~Nor1bCam­ - __ pus. 11 &.m.-12:20 p.m. ., 1 , ....... ... , 3 .'1 c ...-...-..--. 211 A.aai:r* Sollworo __, ......, 'l'>ulpon_..._ - Baldy. Nonh Campus. I p.m. ~V: A.aar..- r... N""-'1 FUdloa, Dr. P>ul BricJa>nm. w......,..· Vmv. 306 Faot>er. Soulh Cam- ....,__ pw.2p.m. Orpoale-lo ~-A.a o..mo.., 0.. Dooaodar Pai, XeioL 2QS Naoutal SdeoceL Nonb Campus. H5 p.m. _..,..... E.--.JCM'••III•Iioa by Toxio: c-.a~o,lbriih SOO:a. Pb.D.. Bull'alo Swe ColIeee. 306 P>tter. Soum Campus. 4-5 p.m. ---- UB PresideD~. William R. Oreincr. On WBFO 88.7 FM. 7-8 p.m. Call829-6000. c.tfl 11 A.Jpoqulll Tobie C - . llanimao. Soulh Campus. 8-llp.m. -.......-. U8 CHEEJILEADIIIQ TRY· OUTS . . IoeMldF-, _......,_ ... -- p.M. II Alullloll - Continued on page 7 Cboe-- Sbcnloo 1M. 2040 Waldea Ave. $25 locludea hmo:IL Ca11829-24$9. ..,. Cdlll'e ol Conclvlol. sw.r Carol Tayloe. Ph.D.. lloly F..Uiy Co11ece. lladUoao Hood � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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FSEC discusses proposed policy to help faculty, staff avoid conflicts of interest By SUE WUETCHER News Serv•ce~ Assoc1a1e D•rector PROPOSED PO LI CY 10 A he lp fa c ulty and sta ff av o id con nicts of inr erest and conni c rs of co rnmilment was di sc u s~cd b) th e Facully Se nate Ex ec uti ve Commiltee at its Apnl 16 mee tin g Ph i lt p Yeag le . professor o f biO· c heml\ lf) a nd c har r o f th t: Facu lt y Senate Cnmrm ll ee on Resea rc h and \rc<III VC Ac ti vit ). wh1c h drafted th e po h q . .;au.! it ~ pu rpose I S to gu1dc a nd help all me mbrr"' o f the co mmunit y. •nc lm.h n g faculty . sraff and adm •n• o;; tr a tor'i li t 'a u..l n ne rca'\on a poiiL') ., needed '' because fa c ult y me mbers arc be ing e ncouraged by the in stilullon 10 become c nln.· pre nt:'ur~. whi le ar ria: 'a me rim t> the unt vc r '\ 11 ) "ex.pec t ~ . d cm:tnd!l a cc r la i n leve l o f responsibili t) from 11 s members. "So there is a connie! the re. Wh ic h ca n put facult y in some cases. in some sc hool s. in positions in which they feel uncomfon able." Yeag le sa id . TI1e goal of the com mittee in draft· in g the po licy. he said. was to crea te guidelines to he lp facul ty "deal with that stress and let faculty know when they are on grounds that are more so lid or l es~ so lid with respect to these potential con· nicts, and thereby give them some guid ance on how to proceed." The policy addresses such to pi n as identi fi ca ti on and di sclosure o f conni cts. connicts between personal and uni ver sit y respon sibilities. co nflicts between seco nd ary e mpl oy ment and un1 vcrs11y reo;;ponsibihties. and faculty consultin g and husme ss intere sts. II alo;;o proposes the crea ti on of an ad\ 1sory com mittee to reso lve an) sub~ t •m · li ve conni ct.,. th at ca nno t be resohed hetwee n the empl oyee and hi s or her "unit head." or supervi sor. The e mpha sio;;, Yeagle said. 1s on d1~ · clos ure The po licy d oes no t impl y th at some ac ti vities can' t continue. o nl y th at they mu st be di sc losed. he said . The proposed po li cy inc lud es what he ca lled "red nags'' that indica te to facult y the types of activi ties th at sho uld be di s- c losed. " It doesn' t mean il's bad. 11 doeo;;n ' t mea n i!'s contrary to your interests or the instituti on 's interes ts: it's a guide to lhe facully 1ha1 says. ' look. you'd bel· ter get it ou t there .' And th en if it 's fine . it'll be sanctioned and you can go (orward comfonabl y." he sa1d. everal FSEC nu~mbc rs obJeC ted to language in the proposed policy refe rrin g to ac ti vity '' th at harm s the universit y's repu tati on" Facull y Senale Chair C laude Welch. SUNY Dist ingui shed Serv1ce Professor 111 the Depanmcnt of Poluical Science. wondered if a supe n 1o;;or "ould be the one to ultim ately dec1dc "" hat l'i good or what is not good. in lhis case. for the uni versi ty's reputation ." Dennis Mal o ne. SUNY D1 s1 1n gui shed Serv1ce Profeso;or in the Depan rnent or Electrica l and Computer Engi · neering. concurred. " In " hose op11110n docs thi s harm the univers uy's rcputa· ti on?" he asked. Powllatan Wooldridge. assocmtt pro- S Con tinued on page 4 UB student helps to preserve Cambodian traditions as co-sponsor of dance program By PATRICIA DONOVAN Cambodia tu th e United Nati ons. an d Jo hn McA ulifr. exec uti ve direc tor of the United States-Indochina reco nc ili ati on project. both of whom spo ke to th e aud ience about Ca mbod ia 's rece nt hi story News Serv1ces EdHor H ER NAME IS Bo iUmroa lh Keo Lebun . or just "Lebun." She is a 22 -yea r-o ld Cambod ian- Ameri ca n who wi ll receive a bache lor o r ans de gree wi th a major in po liti cal sc ience from UB nex t month and she has a f1re 111 her he;.lr1 . C laude Welch. SUNY DiSiingui shcd Service Proressor in the DepoU1mcnt of Poli ti ca l SCience who has served as Lebon 's mentor. desc ribes he r as a young woman withjote de \'il•re. "who grows with every sing le experie nce that ro n1c s hc1 way." Lebon 's lire is inrormcd by a deep lm e of the ancien t and exquisite Ca m· hodmn home land ~ h e hasn' r seen s in ce ~ h e was 5 years o ld. The depth of her (eclin gs toward her cult ural heritage \\aS ht•hind her drive to conceive and de ve lop a spec ial program held at UB on April I 7 10 ce lebra te o ne o f the l ovt~ Ji ­ ~"' ' and mus t unCICill or Ca rnhlx.ll a's perfo rmance :U1 s. "The Liv 1ng An~to;wr. " a pcrfm · man c c hy the Ca mbod 1an AmenL·an l kntage Da ncen.. "a s p rese nted through Lebun 'o; effon s to an eruhu"'' no; tH.' audu: nL't:' of 500 111 the Cen ter for the Art~ She ra iseJ more than $10.{X)(J to hrin g her dream to fruition o n the: e' e o f he r grad uation. fi ghtin g. she sa id. "to t the performance. Lebun wa11. presented with an awa rd from the uni , 1ersi ty's Di ve rs it y Commi uee in recognition of her contributi ons to to lerance and dive rs it y on campu s and ror th e creativi ty and leadership she dem onstrated in spearheading the end eavor The dance troupe is one of several in the U.S compoo;;cd of Cambodian refuge e artist s who ha ve dedicated themse lves to the preservation and per· pctuation of classical Cambodian dance. despite ove rwhel min g odds. They are , like Lebun. th e rare and fonunate sur\'lvors of one of contemporary hi story 's mos t ap palling reign s o f terror. th e genoc ide o r near!) o ne -third of the Ca mbodian popu lati on be tween I 975 and 1979 under Pol Po!'s psyc hopa lhi c Khmer Rouge regimr To place Cambodia's cultural loss in pt:~pec tive. it is estimated that on ly 300 o f some 380,0<Xl Cambodian intellectuah. and anists o r all kinds su rvi ved the death marche s and conce ntrati on L·amp.;; dunng that terrible time. part of " tu ch wa s depi ctc.-d in the film . "The A Botumroath Keo lebun Is shown at dante program with the Hon. Slsowath Sl rlrat h . Cambodian ambassador to the United N• tlon1. ret a1n Ill) O\\ n ~ tron g. clear V l ~ l on of what th1 s program should be " 'llu:· performance. wh ich marned ria'> · sica I Camhodian dance fo nn ~ ,., llh a med le) o r Amen can danL'C e l eme nt ~. \\ a'> l'O· spo n..,ored hy the Facult y of Arts and Let te-ro;; It 1!1 what Lebun called "he r Jega t·~ and g1l!' ' to the un1vers11) that ha.s edu t'iltc:d her and prov ided her "ith the cduL'atwnaltoo l., fur a lifel ong caree r The aud1 cncc included the Ho norahit' Si.~oowath Sinrath. Amb;.~ssado r Ex traor dinary and Ple nipo tentiary and perm ;lnent reprc o;;e fll ali\C o f th e Kingdo m o r Con tinued on page 2 University Honors Program administtalolll say the expanded program will help UB recruit quality students. as well as retain them once they come to the university. The program will be opeo to all students who have completed 60 boors of university credits with a grade-point avenge of at leasl 3.25. Students who are not enrolled in the Universily Honors Program. as well as those cwrenlly in the program. are eligible. Josephine Capuana. administrative di rector of the honors program. said pl ans are 10 ru:cepl all studenls who apply and are quali fied . Capuana and Kip Herreid, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Depanment of Biological Sciences and academic director of the boners program. announced plans to eSiablish the Advanced Honors Program al lhe April 16 meeting of 1he Facull y Senate Execu tjve Committee. Capuano also announced thai 50 sloiS for freshmen will be added this fall 10 the 1radi · tional honors program. bringing the total number of fn:shmen in 1he program 10 150 Herreid said that the traditional honors program has been ••fronl-loaded."" focusing mainly on students' first two years of study Jt "has not addressed the interests and concerns of juniors and seniors," he said Al though students remain in the program as juniors and seniors, .. we've largely abandoned them. in a sense. 10 the depanmen!S."" he added. Most universities have advanced honors programs to provide juniors and seniors opponunities to do advanced work in their disciplines. he said. Capuana called the advanced program a "second stage to the honors program: · Stu dents moving from the traditional honors program ro the advanced program will move from a program tha t is broad-based to one that is more focused, she srud, noting tbnt students will determi ne that focus . To complele the program. Sluden!S mu SI maintain GPA of alleast 3.25. comple1e a se ni or thesis or project. complete three hon· ors courses al lhe 300 level and fu lfill a "'breadth requirement·· which. enlails partici- a Cominued on page 3 �11119111 2 _M, ,_._., ..... Bombarded from space: Earth a target for asteroids, meteors IIJ CIMISTIHIIVJDAL Repo<ter Editor T HEY CAN BE BIG, they can be bad, they can be ugly and they're all around us. They· re asleroids, and acconfing to Charles H.V. Eben. SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in 1hc Department of Gc· ography. the possibility that the Earth will be hit by one "exists 24 hours a day." Eben discussed asteroids, meteors and other celestial bodies in a lecture titled "'As- teroids: A Menace from Space," presented April 17 as pan ofthe UB at Sunrise series of breakfast lectures . .. We all have the illusion of empty In fact, Earth had a near miss 25 years ago when an as1eroid named Hermes, estimaled at 38 feel in diameler and 1.000 tons. came within 37 miles of the planet on Aug. 10, 1972. Fortunately, its lrlljcctory was too nat and the asteroid bouoccd off the carlh 's atmosphere like a stone skipping across water. Bul when asteroids strike the earth, " they hit like an artillery sbell," Ebert said, colliding with the planet at a velocity of 16-20 km/second . The result is a crater, formed by e,normous compression-as much as 750,000 to 15 million pounds per square inch-and enormous heat that vaporizes the asteroid. space .... We have to understand the space around us is full of natural material and space junk," he said. And that natural material and space junk isn't just whizzing past us. Earth is bombarded by 500,000 visible meteors- and three to four 10-pound meteors--every day. A five-ton meteor hits the Earth's atmosphere each month, a 50-ton meteor hits every 30 years, a 250-ton meteor every 150 years. and a 50,000-ton one every I 00,000 years. "The good news is. thanks to our atmosphere. when they fall to earth they bum up." Eben said. 'These things are there and lhey ' re going to hit." T here are about 70 known craters on carlh. Perhaps the best known is the Berringer crater in Arizona. A lesser-known crater was formed in Russia in 1908, and according to witnesses, the sound of the asteroid hitting the earth was audible for more than 600 miles. Indeed, if the asler· oid had fallen five hours carli~r. the city of St. Petersburg would have been incinerated, Eben said. So what would happen if an asteroid struck a lillie closer to home? "If a full-nedged asteroid hit Buffalo, the destruction would extend 1.000 miles and nothing would be left standing. "We all have the illusion of empty space.... We have to understand the space around us is full of natural material and space junk. " etWilD DU1, - - - " And I'm sure classes at UB would be canceled," Ebert quipped. Hale-Bopp has gencraled a lot of inler· est in comets, which. Ebert noled, arc very different from asteroids. While asleroids are composed primarily of stone-like and/or metallic malerial. comets are more like a dirty snowball. composed of ice and gases, such as methane and carbon dioxide. This nucleus is solid. but begins to va- College ~dents are drowning in debt, UB By ARTHUR PAGE I T WAS A UB STUDENT who deliv - ered the message that "students nationwide are struggling with increasing studen! debt burdens" when the U.S . Sen- ate Finance Co!llmittee opened hearings on April 16 on a proposallo allow inlerest paid on student loans to be an "above-the-line deduction" for college and university studenls and their families . Jennifer Long. a fourth-year denta l stu de nt from Binghamton. said the prospecl of high indebtedness for 10-25 years after l(jiJing Fields." Among the dead wen: 80- gradualion is negatively impacling on whethbr some individuals are going to col· lege and the post-graduation career choices of those who are in college. Her testimony-in which she asked Congress to "intervene to assist students and their fami lies"-was endorsed by 44 national stu- dent and professional organizations. She denlS. She said Sen. William Roth, R-Del .. chair of the committee, was particularly interested in finding out what impact the on a student's decision to anend graduate ''My circumstances ," Long told the committee, "are strikingly similar to students all across the United States who also have worked hard to earn an education and face debts that are equivalent to a home school. "Like many others, I have this student-loan debt burden to deal with before even thinking about the next generation. I ask myself. how can I save for my s inlerest-deduction provision in any JENNIFER LONG, fMnt.a at.dent islation bei ng considered this year. An above- the-line deduction is one taken before taxes when filing an income-tax return. A graduale of Binghamlon Un iversity. Long said she will be paying $1. 100 per month on her student loans when she graduates from the UB School of Denial Medicine next month. In her first year of repay me nt, she added. she wi ll pay approx imately $7,500 in interest on her loans. "Despite my effons to save money and work hard. I am facing a moumain of debt ," she to ld the commiuee. " Upon graduation from my endeavor to become a dentist, I will owe $90,000." Long said she estimates that monthly payment of her student loans will "eat up Evidence on that issue is anecdotal at this point. Long noled in her leStimony, but she reported on a study conducted by 1hc Educational Testing Service at 1he high-school level. the results of which showed that high-school seniors concerned about borrowing for col- asked thai Congress consider a studem-loan leg- prospect of accumulating a huge ~ebt has bills and a year of uti li ly bills. children education ... ?" tax 90 percent of Cambodia's world-renowned classical dancers. Among the millions who died was $1 ,500 and $2.000 in taxes in the firs! year mortgage when they graduate. lege were more likely to delay college, choose lower-priced schools or not go at all. Long said she came away from the meeting feeling that.the commiuee looks favorably on the taJ<- break proposal. S he lold the commillee she will be the first person in her family to receive a professional degree ."l grew up in a single-parent home with a deaf parent on disability. Because I am from a family of limited means. I faced the cost of college alone. "Like many others. I have this student loan debl burden to deal with before even thinking abou1 the next generation. I ask myself, how can I save for my children's educalion when I marry-in Jun<>-and starl a family when I already face a mountain of debt from my own educational endeavors?" She noted that "a student-loan interest deduction would be especially important for heavily indebled Sludents like myself in the early years afler graduation when earnings are low and interest makes up a greater portion of loan repayment." Long was selected to testify before the "I shopped around for the best education I could afford and consequently chose to attend lower-cost. state-supported institutions .... " Noting that her cost for attending UB's denial sc hool will amount to $88.742. she added: "Despite my efforts save money and work hard, I am facing 10 a mountain of debt." Long said that a studenl-loan in terest deduction "would be a critical slep 1hc government could take to assist individuals with high student-loan debt. This would especially help low - and m iddle-income families who have to borrow to finance higher education. Low-income and minority students ore two groups which would 40 percent of my take -home pay. If the stu- committee not only because of her debt, but because she chairs the American Asso- especially benefit from the student-loan dent-loan interest deduction is passed this ciation of Dental Schools' Council of Slu- interest deduction." The Reporter Is a campus community newspaper publlshed by the Division of University Services. State UrWeralty ol New vonr. at Buffalo. Edllorial offices are k>cated at 136 Crofts Han, Amherst. (716) &45·2626 • repen~wa.lHI"• I o .edu '"'llle universe puts on a fine show, and as long as we put ourselves at the center of the universe. we should enjoy the show," Ebert said. Continued from page 1 Congress, I would expect to save between of loan repayment. This savings could equal over six-month's worth of grocery ization. Ebert shared a point of interesl about 1hc tails of comets: lhc)< point directly to the place where the sun has set. CAMBODIAN student tells U.S. Senate finance committee News Services Director porizc as the comet is struck by solar light and solar wind , fonning 1hc tail that renccts the light from the sun and the glow of ion - n Lebun's falhcr. Her mother escaped to Thai land with Lebun and ber older brolhcr. They were interred in 1hc Pbanat Nildlom refugee camp for 3 112 years until being released for emigration to 1hc United States. After being ntiscd in 1hc United Slales. Lebun enrolled at UB. In 1994, she traveled to Thailand uoder tbe World Learning Sum· mer Abroad Program. "to give back to the Thai people what they had once given to me... she said. "and to fiod my identity.. .lost during my childhood years in the camp." Unexpectedly, she was assigned to 1each English to refu~tccs living in 1he !'banal Nikhom refugee camp, for which she still expresses enormous gratitude. Last summer. she served an inlemshi p with Ben l(jeman. director of the Cambodian Genocide Program al Yale University. one of America's foremost authorities on modem Cambodia. At Yale, she read and translaled transcriplS of inlcrviews with stir· vivors of 1hc genocide and catalogued lhe cases of execution at 1he Khmer Rouge ex~er­ mination cenler at Tho! Slcng in Phnom Penh. "I emerged from this experience deeply shaken." she said, "and convinced thai pro- motion of cross-culturaJ understanding and universal human rights is the answer to atrocities such as this one." After that ex· perience, and inspired by 1hc artistic contribution of Maya Ying Lin. the Vietnamese- American designer of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, Lebun decided to honor the Cambodian dead and 1hc country's living culture by introducing 1he CarnbodianAnleri· can Heritage Dancers to 1hc UB community. After graduation. she plans 10 retwn to her homeland 10 worlc for a year as an administrntor in 1he Cambodian govemmenl and then to at· lend law school in 1he U.S .. pcrl1aps at UB. in preporation for a career in inlemalional di plomacy. Oiredof o1 News Servioel: Art:hw p._. • Associate Director o1 News Services: au. Wu.tchN • Ecllor: Chrtatlne Yw.l • Aslsodale Ec:itoc .lcMin ~ • Art Dnctor. .John Clout'• News Serviees Editor~.; &.ole --..., hbic18 DoftewMt IUeft ........_, .._, . .th Spina �IUIKilllllll 3 .-M.lHT..._.2S, .... H Ryan named SUNYchancellor; notes plans to increase enrollment, fund-raising ar AR111UR PAGE News Services Director J OHN W. RYAN was appoin!ed the 12th chief executive of the State University of New York on Monday when the SUNY Board of Trustees voted to name him chancellor. Ryan, who had served since July I as interim chancellor, was president of lndi· ana University from 1971 -87 and is a past chair of the Association of American Uni versities . While Ryan declared he was not a candidate for the permanent position when he was give n the interim assignment. earlier thi s month he indicated he was now avail- ab le for the job and the search committee o n April 14 voted unanimously to reco mmend him as c hancellor. llte SUNY Trustees approved his appointment by a vote of 10-1 . The dissenting vote was cast by Roderi ck Ch u . who sa id he AYAH voted in th e negative not because of th e outcome of the search, but because of a "fl awed" process. Chu told repon ers that he had been a candida te for the position. Ryan sa1d in a press re lease issued by the SUNY Office of Universit y Relation s th a t he looks forward ''to leading the State Unive rsit y through and beyond its 50th an ni versary year. "Even before the university 's creati on in 1948," he added, "our ca mpu ses have bee n makin g imponant contributi ons to the qual ity o r life and to the economic vitality of the state. My pl a n is to build upon these great resources so th at we may further enhan ce the outstanding ed uca tional experience rhat our srudent s now receive ." Ryan said he wanrs to "co ntinue to re- cruil the best and brigh!est faculty, students and top campus leaders in order to create a unique educational experience at the State University. As pan of a key goal to increase our enrollment, will be an effort to attract more in-state and out~f-state students, thus furthering the university 's richness and diversity." He added, " We will be increas ing our fund -raising, and seek:ing to improve upon the support we receive from alumni and the State University campus communities in order to keep our campuses strong components of these comm un ities. "Our,energies also need to~ aimed at completing the Rt thinlcing SUNY goals. We will continue to sharpen our focus in serving the Stale of New York by allowing each campus to develop a more defined mi ssion, greater autonomy and greater managemen l flexibility." Thomas F. Egan, chair of the SUNY Trustees and the search committee. praised Ryan's appointment, noting , " Jack Ryan. unquestionably, is an outstanding leader wirh the experience. knowledge , intellect, te mperament and wisdom to take the State Univers it y to the forefront of American hi gher education.'' UB President William R. Greiner desc ribed Ryan's appointment as "a great appointmen t for SUNY and for UB . " I believe the SUNY system can really make some progress for our s1ude nts and fellow New Yorkers with Jack allhe helm," Grei ner said . " He 's already done some wonderfu l things under very difficuh circ umslances. I appl a ud the choice o f lhe Trustees a nd searc h commiuee." Greiner noted that Ryan "brings a wealth of experience. He 's nationall y known and respected . wi th a first-rate nerwork o f contacts that will stand State University in very good stead. He's also a genuinely decent human being, as smart as can be."' Also praising Ryan was Molly McKeown, deputy to Grei ner, who represented UB on the search committee. The fact that Ryan was willing to extend his commitment to accept the chancellorship ''sends a very strong message to people across the U.S. When a person of the caliber of Jack Ryan, having been in the system several months and having seen its strengths and weaknesses, decides to stay as part of the team , I think that sends a strong message." In addition, she noted, " He has a weal th of knowledge and con nections built into the higher-education network across the U.S ." cKeown said that when the sean:h commince got down to interviewing final ists for the position. it became clear to her that the stn:ngths that each of them offened were collective stn:ngths held by Ryan . She said she thought to herself more than o nce, " It 's too bad Jack Ryan won ' t be a candidate." When Ryan made himsel f available as a candidate , Mc Keown said it came as no surpri se to her th at he garnered un animous support from the search committee. McKeown said the search, which began with the appointment of rhe committee in May 1996 foll owing the resignat ion of Thomas Bartlett, who had been chancell or since 1994. attracted strong candidates. She took issue with repons in the news media th at the searc h did not attrac l high ca liber candidates because of SUNY's ongoin g financial problems. " I don't think the reputation of the institution pre vented people who wanted to ex pl ore the possibi lit y of bei ng chance ll or from applying," she added . According to the SUNY Office of University Relations. more than I 00 candidates a ppli ed for or were no mina ted for the job and the search committee interviewed ··more than a dozen interested candidates from across the country." M SUNY Board of Trustees names Paras Prasad, Sargur Srihari Distinguished Professors Br ELUN OOLDaAUM News Serv•ces Editor T WO FACULTY mem bers at UB have been na med Distin guis hed Professors. the highest rnnk in the State University of New York system , by the SUNY Board o f Trustees. The rank. an order above full professorship. was conferred. upon Paras N. Prasad , Photo ni cs Science Professor of C hemistry a nd director of the Ph oto nic s Researc h Laboratory, and Sargur N. Srihari . a professor in the Department of Computer Scie nce and director of the Center of Excel le nce for Document Analys is and Recognition (CEDAR ). Th e designation is awarded to indi vidu als who ha ve ac hi eved national or internatio nal pro minence in their fields. Paras N. Prasad, a UB fac ulty member si nce 1974, is an internationally recognized leader in lhe fi eld of optics and speclroscopy. li e is fo under and director of the U B Photonics Research Laboratory. which has a uniqu e pos it io n a mong th e world' s photonics labora tories, foc using on the fun · dame ntal scie nce behind photonic materi als. as well as on industria] applications. Last yenr, Prasad announced the develop ment of new photonic materials th at could revolutionize information storage because they are able to store thousands of time s mo re data than conventional compac t disks. The new sto rage media are idea l for 4 arch i ving ve ry large quantities of pictures. photographs and other visual information that cannot efficie ntly be stoned on today's CDs. Appli ca ti o n s for thes e mat e ri a ls a re currentl y bein g e" · plored by Prasad with the UB Schoo l of Engineering a nd Applied Scie n ces a nd Roswell Park Cance r In stitute. He also condocts research on nonlinear optical effecl'i in organic polymers and is developing new generations of multifunctional. nanosm.Jctured organic SRIHARI hybrids that could lead to the synthesis of "smart" materials. He is a fe ll ow of the American Phys ica l Soc iety and of the O pti ca l Society of America. Author of more th an 300 technical papers. Prasad has co-edi ted o r wrirten seven books. A native of lndia, Prasad attended Bihar University. He rece ived his doc toral degree in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania Sargur N . Srihari . a UB faculty member si nce 1978. is the founder and direc to r o f CEDA R. whe re he supervises a nd conduc ts re sea rch o n devel o ping methodologies. algorithms. so ftware a nd hardware des igned to enab le machines to read . Recog ni zed interna ti onall y for its work. the team Srihari lead s at CEDAR conduc ts resea rch on one of the mosl difficult problems in artificial intell igence-ge ttin g a compute r to "read " ha nd wr itin g a nd poor-qualit y machine printing. ast winter, the U.S . Postal Service in stalled the hand w riting-interpretati on system Srihari and his team developed into it s main postal-distribution centers in order to automate the processing of hand written addresses on envelopes. Other projects Srihari has supervised and whic h now are in use include a system that is helping the Internal Revenue Service automate the neading of addresses on tax forms. Srihari, • fellow of lhe Institute of Electrical and Eleclronics Engineers and of the International Association for Pattern Recog· nition. has aulhoned more than 150 papers and co-authored several U.S. patents, as well as a txxlk on computer-text recognition. He earned bachelor's degrees in physics and mathematics from Bangalore University and a bachelor's degree in electrical communication engineering from the Indian lnsti ru~eofScience. Bangalore. He earned master's and doctoml deg~ in computer information sc ience from Ohio Slate University. L ADVANCED HONORS Continued from page 1 pauon in such things as a second major or a minor. study abroad. co-op programs. an· temships. community service. involvement in campus organizations and research in areas o utside of the student's major. Herreid said that the minimum GPA for the program was set at 3.25. rather than 3.5 . because many departments and fac ult y members have said that the undergraduate s tudents wh o make the best graduate students are those who do well. but not extraordinarily well. "'!bey are · Bish · s tudents. not the people who are '4.0s' ," he said. Establishing an honors program geared toward upper-division students also will al low UB to serve man y excel1ent students who cannot be served by the traditional honors program, Herreid said. He pointed out that at an y one time. there are more than 1.000 undergraduates at UB who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. Many of these high -achievers are ··late bloomers" who did not quali fy for the honors program as freshmen . he added . Herreid said the advanced program shou ld help attract qualit y students lo UB . " We feel that . in our discussions with stu · dents look.i ng at Buffalo seriously, any time the y get to have their talents appreciated m some tangible way. they are much more likely to find th is an attractive school. " We do think that sirfce we have an ex trao rdinaril y high re tenti on (rate) in our honors program, the more people that can be enclosed under that umbrella , to feel special. for us in any way to help them .. . we feel that has a real impact upon people staying here." t sai d that when comparing student s admitted to the honors program with studen ts entering UB wi th similar h ig h ~ sc hoo l grades and SAT scores. but who did not get into the honors program. the reten ti on rate is 95 percent for the honors program stude nts, compared to only 67 percent for the other students. "'T he hon ors program ... gives them that little touch th at makes that difference." Herreid said. Stud ents wi ll be se lected for the Ad vanced Honors Program based on two let ters o f reference from faculty members and personal letters from students addressing the reasons for their applicati on to the program and outlining their plans for the fu ture. their area of specialty and other interests a nd activities. O nce ad mitted to the program. they will rece ive all the "perks" of the trad iti onaJ honOrs program. including priority registrati on. library registration. transcript notation. grad uate-school advising. summer researc h information, an on-line newslet· ter and evening programs with facult y. H 'R' Grade policy Incorrectly stated In Reporter article A story '" the Apnl 17 ed!l)()n ol the Reporter tnconectly stated the unrverSity poliCy on 'A' grades Under the current poliCy any student can res1gn from any course lor any reason dur1ng the Ill'S! e1gh1 weeks ottl'le semester or ftrst 1 1 weeks ilthe student IS a tirsl-ttme fr eshman or transfer student No extraordinary ctrcumstances. documentatiOn. 0t approvals are reqUtred The Gradtng Commtnee of the Faculty Senate 1s not suggesting any 11ghten1ng of the pohcy 101' normal. ttmely res1gnat100s The grade ol -w has atways been a stu dent-selected and studenHnthated grade and 11 will rema1n so. even lithe resolutiQf'l passes The commtttee has proposed that a ddlerent grade be g1ven 1n cases of ·actm•n•suatrve ·or ·reuoactrve· restgnatKll'ls A grade of --w.· S1Qn1fylng W1ll'ldrawal WOUIC be g •ven 1n such cases. su"'Ce the student 1n extraordtnary c•rcumstances. appl~es to the admJnlsUaiJOn lor permtSSIOfliO wllhdraw lor reasons thai are beyond the student's centrO. such as lengthy tnea.PaC• tahon �_IHI@dlll ....... - ...... Leading scholars to teach new 'Humanities One' Br PATIIICIA DOHOYAH News Services Editor OMER WHO? And does it malll:z'1 It does to Bruce Jackson. As H a SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of English . who recently was named Samuel P. Capen Chair in American Culture, humanities are bis game and he plays it with passion and determination. Jackson and other members of the UB faculty have expressed concern that undergraduates have difficulty squeezing courses in literalure, philosophy, art history or classics into their schedules. Thermo-fluids research and the study of cell biology, they would add, are enhanced by an understanding of the social environment in which they are produced and which they, in tum, infonn in many unexpected ways. To help busy students to place their studies in a cultural context. Jackson has spearheaded the development of a new 200-level course "Humanities One," which will be offered for the first time in the fall . It will feature lectures and discussions on issues in 1he humanities by some of the univcrsity's-and the nation's-leading sc holars. Many of them have until now been relative strangers working within a stone 's throw of one another along Putnam Way, sometimes in the same building. The class, English 299, will be held in the Screening Room (112) of the Center for the Arts on Tuesdays from 3:3()-6: 10 p.m. Humanities are widely cited as disciplines that help to order the intellect and teach students how to learn and to think for themselves. While "Humanities One" will not provide students with depth of knowledge in any one of the areas covered, it is designed to offer breadth and an opportunity for students to survey the field. They will have a chance to hear experts discuss the astonishing cosmology articulated by William Blake. Samuel Beckett's black existential humor and just how and to what end popular media produces Shakespearean drama-and how about the new TV mini-series s tarring Armand Assante as Odysseus? Students will di scuss "new music" and its intriguing explorations of sound. the architectural imagination, personal narrati ve, the idea of justice and " Huckleberry Finn" with the cultural critic whose observations about Huck, Jim and the American cultural ~nlhe~li~· "The, •Appbbie ~ol t..llenwy IAtmv Helotltcme's 'l.ty Kiilnwl, Mlljar ~ . Rerownild~.,. ~SIJN'(~~~ and ......... , , ........ Char .. ~Cioliolce~ rlt'loieek... Me:,.., fntrOduCtir:in b ClalliQill sWe.· lloliiNRj, ~ ~ol English, ~In Meclia8\d: The~ Olhelodffctn f/r . ..i.tpoia ..... d BeclooCI,ICI'dlw' lllclllOIIIIIIst ....... - - SuNY !JislivJishecl PUesoor IWld .......... Chair lleper1nWf ol f.lodem ~and Utarapee, 'AJ AbcM Slmtej 9ecl!all" -.1he ~-.....,. professor Englah. 'f'laiJonali9m. Gender llld Seowality' Architect ._....., dean Ollhe SchOol ol Archlt8clue llld PWriig. "What 18/oJc:hitec:bxe:Tha Makilg bl"" Est1llly f'lndl!oe' -~ ~ol~ "Ybdsand Hei!VerilllciHslr' r -·c:ri • •Images: Blak8's The~ol - --.sUNY ~ SeMce Prpfessor in the Oepartmentoll!-..IWld Dance. ·e8rtilolt Brachl!Wld the lheela' oll'l:litlca' •• . . . . . New YOlk State.S<.pieme Cart Jusiice - , an adjunct associata protessor in the SchOol oli..aw, "The Idea ol JUstfc8• '· 01~ Professor sob SamJeJl.anghome Cli.m9ns Professor of American ~elliUe In the Depaitment of English. 'Hucldetli!.(rv ..._....._,SUNY """!'· · landscape have delighted and horrified not on ly the literati, but the general public for more than 30 years. 'The study of the humanities is as rel evant today as it has ever been," according to Jackson. "because this field informs the practice of every field of human endeavor, includ ing all of the natural and applied sciences and technologies." The humanities field is generally con· sidered to include the study of classics, an hi story and literature. but essentially it is defined as the study of the things human s do rather than instruction in how to do them; the study of how and why art is conceived and created. rather than the actual making o f an; the meaning df techno logy and culture, as opposed to the production of techno logies and cultural artifacts. "It embraces English literature," says Jackson, "but not engineering and Buicks; the "meaning" of the atom bomb, but not how 10 make one; the "meaning" of cars, 1rucks and roads or the information superhighway, but not how to design a freeway interchange or a Web site; the "meaning" members of the unit. "Where can they go and what can they do about" these situations, which, she says. arc "very common" at UB and crea~ much bittcmcss and "poison the collegial environment. There really has to be some mechanism for equity," she said. home with a you ng child, she said. Yet. in the section on secondary employment, ''the language is very differen~ " she said, noting that a faculty member who arranges to teach all of his classes on one day and comes to office hours and meetings only on that one day "may be guilty of frequent and excessive absences. "Would it not be allowable to have similar language for the two situations?" she asked. ''I'm not sure I understand who is worse off: 1 have a hunch it's the mother." of art in human life. but not bow to painL Tbese issues are the business of the humanities." Tbe notion of humanities as an important pursuit originated with the Sth century B.C.E. Sophists whose paideia, or course of study, engaged young Athenian students in analytical and critical methods of inqwry. Tbe goal was to prepare them for -an active and educated participation as citizens of a democracy. That's because the strength and success oftheAthenianpa/is was understood to be linked directly to active, educated and shared democratic practice, which, in tum, was described in terms of the citiz.cns' appreciation of human values and of the unique ability of the human spirit to express itself. It is a position widely supported by scholars over the past two-and-a-half millennia, from Plato to Augustine to longtime UB Chancellor Samuel P. Capen. A od what of claims thJu the humanities are .. irrelevant" in a high-tech world demanding concrc~ skills, or "hardly rigorous" in the manner of physics. biochemistry or electrical engineering? Non-humanities faculty have been lmown to arch an eyebrow at studen~ clogging up their academic pipeline with courses in film studies and art history. Some have made it clear that they don 't even want their disciplines to be considered in the same breath as the humanities. The suggestion tba1 the humanities consti tu~ a pscud<Hiisciplinc, a "lesser" field than, say, biosurfaces engineering. epidemiology or pharmacology. makes Jackson Oamc. "Computer sciences, neuroscience . botany, education, art, architecture. law, medicine--<:very single field of study is il luminated by a study of humanities," he says. '"To put humanities down as ·unnecessary' or 'not rigorous' is ignorant and seriously misrepresents the significance of these studies to our understanding of the world. "The well-educated man or woman has a healthy appreciation for the many differ. ent ways of 'lmowing' and of looking at and assessing the specific knowledge developed in other fields . The new course offers an excellent introduction to these different modes of thought. in no small part because highly qualified people will be discussing things they love." ":: CONFLICT OF INTEREST Continued from page 1 fessor of nursing, said the idea of banning the university's reputation " is a very slippery slope. In one sense. you could dispute such a thing, but yet. in another sense, there are all sons of activities which someone might deciiJ to harm the university 's reputation. but are protected under the principles of academic freedom," he said. Bernice Noble, professor of microbiology, said she was particularly concerned about what sbe called special cases, such as union membership and activism. 'There has been a real conflict between the faculty and management in the last few years and I just don 't want to leave a wedge where people can be attacked and be vulnerable," she said. Yeagle said the committee would reconside r the language concerning the reputation of the university. Noble also said she was uncomfortable with a policy that "vests the oversight in the hands of unit heads because those are often the people who are in some sort of collusion about the kind of arrangements the document seeks to preclude." She wondered about the recourse for "whis~ebl owcrs" in situations in which a per· son with a conflict has "made some deal" with his or ber chair that adversely alfccts other "There has been a real conflict between the faculty and management in the last few years and I just don't want to leave a wedge where people can be attacked and be vulnerable. " Maureen Jameson , assoc iate professor of modern languages and literatures. pointed out what she called "inconsistencies in the document." A footnote in the section discussing connicts involving personal responsibilities states that an employee may request that classes be limited to the middle three days of the week to permit the employee to be ichard Hull, professor of philosophy and a member of the Committee on Research and Creative Activity, said that language recognizes "that the primacy of commitment to the institution may not be the highest commitment one has in one's life," but that in terms of financial arrangements, "commitment to this institution is primary with respect to other income-generating commitments.'' Hull addressed Noble's concerns by noting tba1 there is nothing in the document that prevents an employee wbn witnesses an apparent conflict of interest from raising the issue, and if be or she does not receive a satisfactory response. talcing it to "a higher level. R ··1 gather your sense is that a more explicit mechanism needs to be identified so that someone who has a sense that something is fishy in the state of Denmark. or Baldy Hall, or whatever, can look at this document and find some guidance on bow to proceed with it effectively," he said. Hull noted that all members of the uni versity community, not just unit heads, have the ultimate responsibility for the reputation of the institution. In preparing the policy, committee members felt tha~ apart from the individual employee in question, the first level of the "exercise of that responsibility" has to be prior disclosure with the unh head or supervisor. he said. 'The problem with entrepreneurial spirit is that one goes out and makes all sorts of commitments and then lets the cards fall and often they fall on other people's doorsteps and other people find themselves picking up," he said. At least. there should be prior disclosure and approval by the unit head of activities that will shift responsibilities to others or constrain an employee's accessibility to students, he added. The FSEC voted to send the proposal. with revisions, to the full Senate for discussion at its meeting on April 29. �I!Jiddlll _..,_,_., .. _ Art historian views Van Gogh as a modem professional, not tortured hero 11J DONNA SlDNaEIIe Reporter ContributO< "The two major thrusts of the book come out of the fact that I'm a social historian of art and I'm a feminist." HAT ART HISTORIAN Carol Zemel left out of her admitledly " unco nveo tiooal" new book oo Vancent Van Gogh is exactly what most books on the troubled genius put in-"'his per.onaiity, madness. greatness." "Van Gogh's Progress: Utopia, Modernity, and Late-Nineteenth-Century Art " reOects the way the UB professor likes to W __ do ar1 hi story, usi ng the artist as "a lens on the broader cuJ1ure." ._. CAIIOI.ZDin 'The two major thrusts of the book come out of the fact that I'm a social historian of art and I'm a femini s~" Zemel said. Her work presents Van Gogh as "a determined modem professional. rather than the tortured romantic hero that lege nd has g iven us." according to the publisher. Ze me l has been c hosen as the next chair of the Department of An History. succeeding Jack Quinan in the fall . As a member of the Women' s Studies Steering Commit - tee, ac tively concerned with the presence of women faculty and students at UB , she is eage r to take her positi on as one of the few women c hairs . ..T h ere need to be more women'' in lead- ership at UB , she asserts. desc ribing herse lf as "an advocate for women 's issues o n thi s campus and within arts and letters." The changing ro le o f women in society is o ne of the themes she addresses in her as an an hi sto rian-visual c ulture and the thri ving European Je wish community be- stud y of Van Gogh and his era. a centu ry tween World War I and II, "diaspora cul - ago . Her book "shows how the iss ues e nta ng led in Van Gogh' s work-issues of the market , gender and c lass- were also knot te d into the work of many avant-garde art ists of the late 19th centu ry. "Eac h o ne embodies a spec ific soc ietal c ri sis for Van Gogh 's ge ne ra ti on: women and sex ua lit y, th e rura l artisan , repu blican c it izenry. profess io na l identity, the bu rgeoning art market and the construct ion of a modern rura l idea," accordin g to the publisher 's introduction . ture in the positive sense o f the term ." S he is focusing o n Jewi sh photographers and their "role in fra ming a kind of modem Jewish c ulture .'' Her research also looks at early Jewish artists such as Chagall a nd so me contemporary anis ts s uc h as French Canadians . "I felt there was always a kind of optimi stic view of the future" in Van Gogh 's work, Zemel said . Using the •·no ti o n of spiritual and social progress" remini scent o f one of Van Gogh's favo rite books. Bun yan's " Pilgrim's Progress," Zemel ex a mines the arti st' s pai ntin g as a series of uto pian proj ects . "Again and agai n, with great en thu stasm and energy. Van Gogh deve loped strateg ies to reach broade r au diences, to pro mo te popular art forms. to represent alternati ves to urban civilization and to foster creative communities," she writes in her book. Zemel is not finished wi th the Van Gogh family. ho wever. She Ls wri ting a short c ul tural fe minist biography of Van Gogh 's youngest siste r, Wilhelmina. who aspired to be a wri ter. " She's cl early another tale nted Van Gogh . Because she' s a woman , he r life takes different turns," Zemel said. Z emel and Clai re Kahane of the Eng lis h Department taugh t a co urse o n the Ho loca ust last se mester. Preparing for the course a nd another on art be t ween the two world wars sti mul ated Zemel's in te rest in th at period's e m erg in g Jewish c ulture th at has been ove rshadowed by the Ho loca ust. ''The Ho locaus t is immense ly difficult to write about and to di sc uss and to teac h. It 's very diffi c ult to penetrate the cliches of good and evil ," she said. "'The re's a fashio n for Ho loca ust studies. I do n' t th ink it' s a bad thing." She hopes lO he able to teach the course agai n in the future . Her own interest in the "very thriving , m odern but di stinc t" European Jew is h co mmunity be fo re th e Ho locaust " rai se s press ing questions about multic ultura l soc ieti es" today. Zemel said . As she considers her coming role as chairm an of the An History Department, Zemel draws a parallel with her study of Van Gogh. 'These are gloomy times in the After the Van Gogh project, Zemel will university. but I'm optimistic in g loom y times." · have more time for her other main interest The Center for the Arts is just part of what makes the present "expan sive and interesting," she said. She sees her depanment moving toward a more profess io nal focus. Although the plans are still very preliminary, the de panment is inte rested in developing as a museological training program, while con tinui ng offeri ngs in gene ra l art hi story. The expanded program wou ld incl ude more art c ritic at courses. art and the law, and ans management to bol ster profess io nal training . "You 'II have an answer fo r parent s abo ut what you can do with an art history degree," Zemel sa id. She a lso wants to see the depart ment deve lo p it s mu lt icu ltural dimens io n. rep rese nted now by Jolene Ri ckard, whose specia lty is indigen ous cu lture . For instance, US's large Asian student popul ati o n suggests the value o f e nlarg in g the stud y of Asian art. Zeme l said. "We're an acti ve department ," shesaid. pointing to two othe r faculty members who recently published books. Dorothy F. Glass wrote " Ponals, Pilgrimage , and C ru sade in Western Tuscan y." L. Vance Watrous has a new book entitl ed 'The Cave Sanctu ary of Ze us al Psychro: A Study of Extra-Ur- Faculty must give up some dreams to have a say in the new UB The reaction of the faculty to the Provost's plan for reorganizing and refocusing UB ha.s been. at best, frosty. The Provost has been accused of fostering ..destructive" competition. focusing almost exclusively on public-relations goals, and using ""top down" management to implement a "recipe for disruption and decline." There is merit in some of the criticism but in all the documents that ha ve been publ ished I find it remarkable that nobody is questioning the assumptions of the plan. In si mple tenns. the Provost's report as sumes that: • Departments at UB are underfunded relative to peer schools. • New York State is unlikely to give UB signifi cant new resources. The lack of cri ticis m of these basic I!I.Ssumptions indicates to me that the university communi ty. and especiaJiy the faculty. be lieve they are l.rlJC . We know that departmental funding cannot be restored by cutting the maintenance staff or reducing heating costs We know that no amount of "developmenl'' or winning football seasons will build our faculty to the level s of our colleagues a1 other universities . If so. then how is the UB commun it y supposed to respond? One response is simply to do the same thing we've always done but do it with less money. Another response is to change the university in some way. The Provost and the President have clearly decided that change is better th;ln doing what we've always done . They have proposed change that has commanded attention (to say the least). They have described this plan in some detail and have (more or less) reveaJed their prefer· cnccs. Cri ticism of th is plan that does no! deal wtlh its assumpti ons is not useful and . in some cases. strikes me as di shonest. Cri tics have accepted the view that we ca nnot haH' the university that we had even fi ve years ago but have not proposed what they would choose-other than more money for their de panments. Faculty {who intend to stay at UB ) need to deal honestly with the plan 's assumptions by proposi ng goals and plans that an consistent with UB's lower level of funding A "real dialogue" begins with reality. To cri ticiz.c based on dreams of a better world is to increase the power of the President and Provost to implement thei r plan. Faculty will have to give up some dreams if we want to have a say in the new UB. ChMI•• Trzclnb School o f Management {VISiting New York Untvers1tyJ v1a e-ma11 ban Sanctuaries in Minoan and Earl y lron Age Crete." Ze mel came to UB in 1978 from the faculty of the Tyler School of Anal Temple Univers ity. He r interest in Van Gogh stems from research for her di ssenali o n at Co- lumbia University. later published as 'The Formati on of a Legend: Van Gog h Criti cism ." She also is the a utho r of "Vincent Van Gogh," published in 1993. ThoU.$. lnlonnollon APnc1 (USIA) , the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and' the lnstiMe ol [nlernationel Educalion (liE) have _.oo the t998-99 oompelltlon for Fulbright and relaled grants for graduate s!\Jdy abroad in acedemlc fields and lor professional training In the creative and perlorming ans. Fuibrlgl1l grants ere fUnded Iinde< the Mutual Educetionel and CUltural Exchange Act of 1961 through an arinuar appropriation made by congress to USlA and by foreign governments. unlvemilles, CQfPOfations and private dono<s. Fulbright orants are available for study or reseercll. Travel grants are available to selectsd CO<Xllries to aupplemenl malntenance awards froin other soorces that do not prOIIIde funds lor lntematlorjai .travel or to !!UPpiomenl the I!PPicant'li perscoal fonda. The J. WB1lwn Fulbright Foreign Scholarahlp Board, CC>fTllOSed of12 educalion and pUblic ieede<v appoinled by the president of the U.S., 8Slablishes alter1a lor selection of candldales and baa final auttoritY for the awarding of grants. , · Applicants must be u.s. cklzens at the lime of appllcalion and hold a bachelo<'s degree Of Its equfvaleot by the beginning date of the grant. Creative and perlonning n Sending Letters to the Reporter Th ~ R~portu w~lcomn lett us from rradus commenting on its stories and cont~m Ut ters shou ld lH limited to 800 words and may bt edited for style and length. Because of space limitations, tht Reponu cannot publish all/etten rt!ctived. They must b~ T? · uived by 9 a.m. Monday to In corwdurd for publication in that wedS issue. artists ara not required to have a bachelot's degree. but they must have four years of relevant trainng or study. Candideles In medicine must heve an M .D. or equivalent (i.e .. D.D.S .. O.D.. etc.) at the tined appllcalion. All appllcanls ara 18QUired to have sufficient proflcloncy In the lang._ d the host country to carry out their proposed Study or research. Full grants prollide round-trip lntemalional travel, maintenance for the l8nuRI of the award, a researcl1 allowance and tuaion walv81$ Kapplicable. Tra>ml grants piovlde round-trip lnlsmationel !railelto.the country when> the student will pursue study"' n>seerch. All grw1ls Include OUpplemental health and IICCident lns<nnce. Complete program and appllcalion Information Is contained In the bloc;hu-e, "Fulbr1ght a n d - grants lor gradual& study and abroed. 1998-99." UB students atould conlacl the Fulbright Program-- Bamara BIJ'lksr. 362 Parte Hall, for~. applcalion forms and fu1her lnlamalion. Deadline for receipt of appllcatlons Is Sept. 26. 1997. Appfrcations will be I8Yiewed on campus prior to beIng forwarded 10 liE for the Ocl23. 1997. deadline. """'"tt:h �llllldlll .-.-,uer....._-,.._a Charity Begins at Home(Page) dependent Health in Williamsvilkt. Established this year, the new Faculty from the Nurse Anesthesia Program at UB will join with ophthal· rl"'Iklgists !rom Eye Health AsSOCi· ales of Western New YOfk to provide free cataract surgery to Western New YOfkers who need the operation but aren't covered by insurance ~ Free Cataract Surgery Day ~ Will be held on Saturday, May J . 1n the Eye Health Associates tacility at 170 Maple Road . Williamsville Surgery will be per1ormed In the tacilily's lree·standing. ambulatory surgery center by KeMeth Anthone, UB clrnical asststant proleS50( of ophthalmology. and Andrew Stedleckl Anesthesia care will be donated by Mk:h"l F• llaearo and Thomas Obst, chmcal asststant p10tessors 1n the UB School of Nurs1ng and codtrectors ollls Nurse Anesthesta Prograrn . and Edw• rd McHugh, clint· cal lnstructOJ in the nurstng school Eye Heatlh Assoctates serves as the UB clinical tra1mng site lor students 1n the Nurse Anesthesia Program Screemng of potential pattents wtll take place lrom 1-5 p m on Wednesday. Aprtt 30. and Fnday. May 2 he hee surgery tS part of a na t al et1ort Involving t .500 phystCl ns around the U S to serve the un sured The local volunteers hope to form 12 cataract surgerJEts lhts year. 1 ''second in the program Last ye they operated on e1ght patients Tt\e free service Includes the standardl90-day foUow·up period Anyone Interested In being screened lor the free surgery should can 634--4050 SENIOR AWMNI WNCHEON MAY 14 WILL FOCUS ON CONSUMER ISSUES A crash course on ~how to be a smart9f consumer· will be the topic of the UB Senior Alumni Luncheon to be held at noon on May t4 1n the Center lor Tomorrow. North Campus Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Pro. lessor of Marketing Research at UB and chatr ol the Department ol Marketing. will tell participants how to get the most lor their money as consumers and determine whether a bargain Is really a b~r­ gain . Parlicipants w111 J•ln conduct a "taste tesr of house brands vs brand-name products Jain also will discuss the role of coupons and special store·issued -club- cards. and the motives be· hmd other marketing tactics. Luncheon lickets are S tO each Graduates and· individuals who have completed 12 semester hours as matriculated students In a degree program at US are eligible to ,o1n the Alumni Association The senior luncheon series is designed lor UB semor alumni. their spouses and guests For reservations and more inlormation . call ,the UB Office of Alumm Aelat1ons . 829-2608 UB AT SUNRISE TO FOCUS ON NEED FOR BOLD PLANS TO FIX CITY AND SUBURB There ·s no magic wand lor lixlng the econom1c and fiscal problems conlronling the Buffalo area, Henry Loula Taytor Jr. will tell those anending a UB a t Sunrise breakfast program a t 7:30a .m on May 15, in the Buflalo/Niagara Marriott. 1340 Millersport Highway. Amherst . "Cast Away Your Illusions: II Will Take Bold Plans to Fix the C1ty and Crystal Buffalo Award P<ogram oilers the opportunity lor UB supporters who give new annual g ifts of $1 ,000 Of IT'IOfe. as well as supporters who Increase their gMng to that level over prkw years' g ifts, to honor a c urrent or emeritus faculty mem· ber, or current staff. fOf their guidance and support. Toylo< class. and attacking the problems of uneven development between the cenllal city and suburbs. The key to making regionalism work on the Niagara Frontier. he ma1ntains. is creating a new vis1on based on those three premises ~ us at Sunnse • IS a sertes of breakfast programs jointly produced by the UB Alumni Association and US's Ot11Ce of Conferences and Spa. c+al Evems. News ServiCes and Offlee ol Publications II also Is SUPpaned by the OHlce of University Development and Office of Public SeMce and Urban Affairs. The Buffalo/Niagara Marriott is corporate sponsor of ~ue at Sunrise ~ The price of the May 15 program . which w1ll include a lull breakfast . IS $10 lor UB Alumni Association member s and $121or all others For more +n lormat1on. contact the alumnt assOCIBIIon at 829-2608 T1cket orders must be recetved by May 13 SILS OFRRS FREE VIDEO ON EFFEcnVE INTERVIEWING Techntques for negotiating reference interviews are demonstrated on a VIdeotape produced by students In the School of Information and Library Stud1es The 13-minute vtdeo describes open questioning. act1ve listen1ng . paraphrasing and other tools for elfective interviewing A free copy of ·Reference Negotiation : Interview Techniques~ is available by sending a blank VHS video. tape . self-addressed mailing label and S3 for postage lo: Reference Video. School of inlormation and LIbrary Studies . 534 Baldy Hall. Box 60102 , Buffalo . NY 14260--1020 PEQELS RECEIVES FIRST CRYSTAL BUFFALO AWARD The university's first Crystal Buffalo Award has been presented by UB School of Management alumnus Wflff•m McHuCh to his former pro. lessor. Cert Pe~ela, In recognition of Pagels' ·outstanding Teaching and Overall Guidance "The genius and uniqueness of .. Dr Carl Pegels was his ability to get students involved and to bring the real world into the classroom: said McHugh , who received his MBA In 1979 and Is chief operating officer and executive vice president of tn- --- CortPeceta,r1Cht, -flratCI')'IItol WIIIom McMUIII. -al Pegels, ..too has taught In the UB management school lor more !hen :D years, rf!C81ved and mastar~ degrees I n _ _ . Iran PurciJe UrWersity, and 8 bachelor's degree In engr-tng Iran the Doln>t lnstilute-of Technology. WOMEN'S CWI TO HAVE SPIIING WNC. .ON, I~ The UB Women's Club Spring Luncheon and installation of officers will take place May 3 at 11 :30 a.m . In the Harriman Student Center on the South Campus. The Women of Stu· dio Arena will present ·Visions of Seasons Past.· a traveling show of original costumes. A highlight will be presentation by P-ldent ond Mra. Wllltom R. o,.m., of UB Women's Club Com· memofa!lve Sesquicentennial Awards to two undergraduate students for outstanding service to the university. The follow1ng offteers will be installed. president. Dawn Harvorsen. \lice president. Julia Cohan: trea· surer. Lena Allendoerfer; recording secretary. Karen Fountain: corre· sponding secretary. Carmella Hanley: members-at-large. lee Baker. Romaine Austum. Joan Ryan. Twenty-live-year members will be honored with the presentation of a special print and SO.year found· ing members w1tl be recognized Hospitality chairs are Shirley Buckle and Mana Coburn. The Annual UB Women's Club Flower Sate is now In progress. Topquality geranium plants in scarlet red , white and pink are available in 4 1/2-inch pots for $1 .80 each or $20 per dozen. Beautiful red. pink . white Of mixed impatiens are available in 10-1nch hanging pots for $10 each and six· plant packs for $1 .50 a pack. New this year are 10inch hanging pots ollvy geraniums at $1 0 each The deadline for orders 1s Fnday. May 2, and pickup will be Wednesday, May 14 . from 10 a.m . until 5 p .m . at the Center for Tomorrow. To place an order and for more inlor· mation call Judy Baumer. 688-4508 Proceeds of the sale go to support the Grace Capen Academic Award Fund Group activities in May are Book group, Monday, May 12. 12:30 p .m at the home of Irene Swiatowy. for planning sessk>n A1ta Jenczka. ca.hostess. Money and Investing, Wednesday, May 14, Sean Patrick's Restau. rant. 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Gul!leStar ~/..........__... proYJdes fr~ repbrt1 on ovet 40,000 llUI!!ic Charltlea.- repbrtl are baNd on IRS form 990 (required of au hon,reWgloUI pul* c:hlrltieo W!lh ,_.ue ovet $25,000) and on lnlorm811on ailpplledpy chanties'themsetvea. The GuldeSiar site haa a se!lfCh feature thai alloWs users to search by keyword, locallon and type of cllarfly. GuldeStar also provides llnlca to Web homepages of national nOpproflllnstllutions, stata charity offic ials, and g!8lll.lnii""J"IIon. The lntOmei NonPfOflt Center C- . . / 1 - - - - . J provides boU) a 'l)brary" ollndeponcl!fil lnformatlon about nonprofit orgarjzatlona and a "ll8flery of Ofll'lnlzallons" thai Includes nonprofit orrj8nlzatlone' own brochures, annual reports and Web sites. ParticularlY lJaelul are Ilia INC'i "Best BuyS for Big Hearts' based on evaluallons of the Amelfean Institute of Philanthropy and the listing of the "Top For)y [largest] Charnable Organlzallons in the U.S.; lrdudlng !lie American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, Girl Scouts USA, Haqltal for Humariljy. Mareh of Dimes, Second Harvest. etc. The INC also provides numerous links to additional web resources ol special Interest lo donor$ In Its "heliport" lrduding, for example, HungerWeb, International Service Agencies , the NonProfit r.lfl'les, the Program on Non-Profit Organizations at Yale Unlverslly, and Who Carss, a national jou<nal de\loted to communi!)' service. For information on connecting fa lhe World WidB Web via University at Buffalo computer accounts, contsct lhl> CIT Help Desk at 6453542. -DeVfnnoy- .-~.-..yu..Fedor, Norma Rubin, co-cha+rs Evening Gourmet will close the year Friday. May 9. at 7 p .m w1th an Indian Banquet at Tandoor i's Au· thentic lndtan Cuistne. Wilhamsv1ile; Meena Austgi. Norma Aubin cochairs . Bridge Fhght. clostng d inner and bridge evening . Tuesday, May 20. 6 p m.. Wah Sing Restaurant in Buffalo; Mane Schillo, chair. Membership in the Women 's Club Is open to any woman interested in service to the umversity and the purposes of the club FIRST SUMMER AWMNI COUEGEPROGRAM TO IE HELD AT CHAUTAUQUA College will be "in session" from June 29--July 5 at the Chautauqua Institution when the UB Alumn1 Association holds its first Summer Alumni College Program. The prog ram. focusing on ·rhe Built Environment.· will be conducted by Bruno Frnchf, dean of the UB School ol Archflec· ture and Planning . who Freschl will share his g lobal perspectives on the design and Impact of houses . cities and public spaces. Freschl. who is working on waterfront plans for Buffalo and Tacoma . Wash ., developed the master plan lor Vancouver's World Expositton. He has won many awards, Including the Order of Canada. the highest honor the Canadian government bestows upon an IndividuaL Those enrolled in the UB pro. gram also will be able to participate In the Chautauqua lnstitutlon's week·long program on "The Politics o f the Environment.· an in·depth look at the past and present debate over the use and preservatton of the natural environment. Speakers will Include marine btQk)glst Sylvia Earle and John Sawhill , president of the Nature Conservancy. Concerts and other s~ial programs at the Institution during the week also will b e available to those enrolled in the UB Alumni College. The cost per person Is $1 . 190. which Includes doubfe occupancy in the Athenaeum Hotel. meals. Chautauqua Platform Programs , gate pass, parking. recepUon, guided walking tour and class rna· terials. Single rooms are available for the week for an additional $360 For those who make other living/ dining arrangements or are resi· dents of the Chautauqua Institution. pricing can vary. AeservaUons for the UB college program must be made and paid lor by May 15 Call B29-26081or reservations and information. �_IHIKildlll ....... - ......... SportsView CALENDAR UnlvenltJ M ..,... ...aor offeealve t.clde Edw.-d Ellla-a native of Hamden, Conn. -is going back to New England to launch bis professional football career. The 6-7. 335-pound tack.le was selected in the fourth round by the New England Patriots on Sunday in the NationaJ Football League draft at Madison Square Garden . He was the 12Sth player taken overall in the draft and is the first UB football player ever selected in lhe NA.. draft. Gerry Philbin, a standout defensive end for the New York Jets, was the last UB player drafted by a current NFL member, but he was taken in the American Football League (AFL) draft in 1963. Ellis was a four-year starter at UB and helped the Bulls make the transition to Division I foot baJI. One of the first full scholarship players signed to UB during its foot bal l upgrade, he helped the Bulls go from a 1- 10 season in his freshman year to 8-3 as a senior. Ellis" play Bl tackle helped lhe Bulls avcmge 372.5 yards ofiOOII offense per per gam<. His bloclcing hc:Jpcd tailback Anthony Swan be· come only lhe lhinl UB player in school history to go over I.OOOyards. AI UB he: played bolh left and righl tackle and showed excellcnl mobilil)'. thi s put.o; our school on the map," said an exc ited Ellis shortJy after receiving word of his gam< and 24.6 points "l ho~ sclecrion . 'This is probably lhe sweetest thing in my life, particulnrly coming out of New England. where i!'s tough to get noticed." Ellis was a projected late· round selection whose stock continued to grow throu gh his workouts with over 20 NA.. clubs. He said it was difficult waiting for the phone to ring . " It was nerve-wracking waiting 10 get the word," he said . ''Then New England ca lled and I couldn't believe I was going to be stayi ng at home . I thank Coach {Jim) Ward for giving me the opponuni ty to get an education and bringing me to Buffalo. I also have to thank Coach Cirbus and his staff for really turning the program around and helping me achieve this ." Including his II years at Penn State, Ell is became the II th offensive lineman that Cirbus has coached who has been drafted by an NA.. team. Royela take fifth at M16Con Women'• Tennla Champlonahlpa The Royals fini shed in fifth place at last weekend's Mid-Continent Conference Women 's Tennis C hampionships held at the Country C lub Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City, Mo. UB. seeded fifth in the nine-team fi e ld, dropped its firs t-round contest to fourth-seeded 4-0 on Friday. Matc hes were called when the winning team reached four victories o ut o f a possible seven. The Joss sent coach Kathy Twist's squad to a second-round meeting with ninth-seeded Northlll inois as the RoyaJs thumped the Golden Eagles 4- 1. Sophomore Danielle Rakowsky at singles breezed past Erin Stanton 6-0, 6..() to lead t.he Royals. April Kiser took the number six match by defau lt, as Rakowsky and Kiser were awnrded the number three doubles match by defau lt . Amy Borden was victorious for the Royals at number three singles, defeating Me lissa Lentz 6- 1. 6- 1. UB completed the weekend tournament by winning the fifth -place match over host Missouri -Kansas City 4-3. The Royals took the number two through five singles matches to defeat the Roos. Rakowsky, at number fi ve, rallied from a set down to defeat Sha lini Bhat 0-6. 6-3 , 6-0. Annulett Dillon and Amy Snyder also took. "double-bagel" victories with 6 -0. 6-0 wins at number two and four. re spective ly. The Roya ls closed out the contest as Borden took a grueling number three match from UMKC's Rebecca Kl ontz 7-5. 7-5. Bulla Tennis heads for Chicago and MI6-Cona Coach Russ Crispell' s Bull s te nnis program took the weekend off as it prepares for th e Mid -Continent Conference Me n's Tenni s Championships in Chicago. Chicago State University will be the host ~c hool. The SuUs are 8- 11 in dual meets this season and a part of a logjam in the middle of the conference race . As of Aprill7 . few schools -Missouri-Kansas C ity, Youngstow n State, UB and Valparai so-all stood wi th eight wins . Seeding for the nineteam tournament wi ll take place on Thursday when the league's coaches meet in Chicago. Track and field team hoata UB Invitational The UB men 's and women's track and fie ld teams will host thi s weekend's UB Invitat ional meet at UB Stadium. Events will begin at 4 p.m . on Friday a nd 9 a.m . on Saturday. Coach Dick Barry 's squads are both 5· 1 thi s seasOn with their second -place performances at the Mount St. Mary 's Invitational mee t cou nti ng toward their dual meet records. This weekend's meet a lso wi ll serve as a dual meet. with all Division I programs being scored. Di vision I teams expected to co mpete include Canisius, Day1on, Duquesne , You ngstown State. Colgate and St. Francis o f Pennsylvania . - TEO WASKO . SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Football Open House will be April 27 UB witl 1-old a foolball open house on St.nda)(April 27. Jrom rioon to 4 p.m. at UB S!adium. Open House offers activilies !Of Jans of all ages, all Jree ol charge, Including food and drinks. Fans will gel a sneak peak of the '97 Bulls lootball learn starftlg at 2 p.m. v.ilen Coach Craig Clrbus' learn oollldes In the BIUE>-Whlte scrimmage. the JinaJ spring practice. Among olher things lans can do: • Select !heir 1997 seats and gel an "all-access" look at UB loolball: tour the press box, see how the SCOfeboard system works and enjoy the view lrom a luxury suite. • Talk with WBEN sportscaster "The Bulldog," who will have Jive remotes Jrom the sla· dium. WJVB-lV sportcaster and Bulls' loolball radio voice Paul Peck will greel lans and let them tesl their vocal talenls with "Fanlasy Football Play-by-Play.· • Rembrandt et the Thresh~d will be the lecture topic: of Suun DoMhue Kurotdcy Ap~J 27 at Albrf&ht-Knox Gallery oudltort u m . 1UES29 ........ . . UB 's Edward Ellis selected in draft by AFC Champion New England Patriots Ellie _,_ .... - Continued from page B Meal the senior class of UB loo!ball players. who will sign autographs Jrom 12:15-1 p.m. near the Iron! gale. Edlllcatloeal Resource• G SE laterad Homepaae: 11M New Look. Chris Barrick. and Nilam Shukla. 218 Baldy. North ....__, The... -·-•( Campus. Noon- I p.m . ~-ac-. Metba.aJsau: of Syn.aptk Vesklc Exotytos"ls, Dr. Thomu C. Sudhof, Howard Hughes Medical lnstiiUle and Univ. of Texas Southwestern MedicaJ Center. Butler Aud .• Farber. North Campus. 4 p.m. __ . ,..... - .. Btoc.btacbr, Newspaper Readu, Tim Clinton. Center ((n the Arts, Screening Room. North Campus. 7:30p.m. Free. Colfeebou.v. Free coffee and free music. Harriman Hall. South Campus. 8- •1 p.m. partna: for Capltadoa, Sponsored by School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Marriott, t 340 Millerspon . Noon. Call Holmes McGuiaan. -- 898-52121. _ _, - Cell a1o1oey Myoemk Cr:U Fate Odr:rminaUoc and Dilrr:n:ntlatJoo Durin& Dtnlopmmt. Dr. Judith Venuti, Columbia Univ. )()6 Fatber. South Campu!. 12:30 p.m. ....... Concert ~...uc. lnteradln Works for Lin lnrt.rumeotJ and Computer bJ UB Graduate Studenu aod Facully, Elizabeth McNutt Drama ll1e&ler, Center for the Arts. North Campus. 8 p.m. R r:c:r:ptor/Gr:nr:-M tdlat.r:d Effr:ct or Cortk:oste,ld s In tbe Rat: A FuU P KJPD Momt, YuNien Sun. 508 Cooke. North Campus . 3:30p.m . Concert Au tonomy, Empathy and Punisbmen~ Martus Dubber. UB Law School. 684 Baldy. North Campus. 3:30p.m. UB Symphonic Band, Sa.ru.h L. M c Kain , conductor. Slce. North Campus. 8 p.m. Free PllllooopltJ Coii-Jum BlolotJcal klencea -~- memorabilia. and photos relating to the Nobel Laureate poet. is on display through April 24 in the Poetry/Rare Books Room. 420 Capen Hall , North Campus The exhibition originated at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, and is presented here in conjunction with the Second Conrerence on Polish Studies in America. Poetry Room hours are Monday- Friday 9 a.m -5 p.m FocuMd Mnlore An eJthibit or work by scmor photoglllphy majors on v1ew through April 29 at Campos Photoglllphy Center. 101 6 Niag8111 Falls Blvd The student s art: from Tyront Georgiou's Advanced Photography eouru ... .... ReUrement ayatem ~ Beavi!!i and Bullhead Do America. Student Union The · alec. Nonh Campus 9 p.m $2 .50. $4 . Ca ll 645-2957 A oBe-day New York State Em · ployees' Retirement System Seminar will be held June 6 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. There will be one selSion for Tier 1 and 2 members, and another for Tier 3 and 4 members. There wi ll be represcnlatives from the Social Security Admin IStralio n, the Dept. or C ivi l Scr· v1ce. and the company that admims ters the New York State Deferred Compensatio n Program. To make a reservatio n. call Peno nncl Services, 645 2646, eJtL 101 or 102. Pharmacy Seminar TheMa to be e xhibited Pr ofeaalonal Mtropene:m : Tht Stcond U.S. Markrtfll Carbapene:m, Amy Calabrese, UB School of Pharmacy. I 2 1 Cooke No rth Campos. 4 .30 p.m Graduate thes ts prescntalions art o n view May I through May 30 m the James Dyell Gallery, 33-l Hayes Hall. South Campus The exhibil is presented by the School of Architecture and Plan · mng Gallery hours are: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m Monday-Friday Oil'fttor (SL-5)-Career Plan · nmg and Placement , Post•ng NP-6059. Assistan t ~ Pnsid~nt , FeciUtir:s Planning and Design (MP-Ja)-University Facilities. Posting II!P-70 18. Instruction•! Support Trcbnidan (SL-3) -Central Technical Service s (Cataloging Dept.). Posting lfP-7021 Senjor Prognmm~r Anllilyst (SL-4) -Equal Opportunity/Affinnative Action Office, Posting lfP-7025 . Senior StafT Assistant (SL-3)-Student Services Center. Arts and Let ters. Posting NP-7028 . lnstructional Support Ttchnician (SL-3)-Co mputing and Informa tion Tec hnology, Posting lfP-7029 StafT Assistant (SL2)-Physiology and Biophysics. Posung itP-703 1. Dil'fttor uf Edu cation (SL-6) -Univers•ty Services. Posting MP-7032 ut.Workahop Carur and Life Planning. Noon- I p.m. Ca11645-6 12S . RPCiateft'Semlner DNA Topoisomenue 1-mrdlated Cell Death by Camptolhedns, Yves Pommier, M.D .. National Cancer Institute. Bethesda . Md. Kirchhofer Room, RPCI. 12:30 p.m Qeolo_, Lecture Age: Te:cton k Imp lications or Dtvonian Black Shalt Bas ins in New York State: • n d I he: Midwest, Dr. Jeffery Over. 228 Nalul'lll ScienCe! . Nonh Cam· pus . 3:30p.m UUP SUNY / Buffelo Center Chapter Membership Meeting Pistachio's, St udent Umon North Campus . S· t!'i p.m For reservations. call 645 -2013 UUAI Movie Kafka. S!Udent Union Theater North Campus 6:30p.m. $2.50. $4 Ca ll 645-29!57 Opu a: Cl•aalca U v e Melody Fade r, piano . Allen South Campus . 7 p.m Concer t UB Wind EPKmb l ~ , Sarah L MeKom. conducto r Sltt North Campus. R p.m $3 UUA.B Movie Buvi.s a n d Bulthead Oo America. Stodc:nt Umon Theater. North Campus 9 p.m $2 .50, $4 . Call 645 -2957 May 'I'HU 51 lnsUtut e for Addiction. Studlee and Tr•lnln& fuatment P lanning, Hann R~d u ctlon and Managfll Care, Mary Jo Musco\ino Daemen College Ca ll 645 -6\.tO Architecture Exhibition Graduate Tbrsis P~nt• ­ tions. Through M::.y 30 Gallery houn Monday-Friday 9 a.m .- 5 p.m. James Dyeu Gallery. 334 Hayes South Campus Bl oethlce Lectu re Living With Your HMO-P~ Cop ing wlt b Uncertainty: The Evolu tion of Wine Dimorphism in lnstcts, Dr. Derek Roff. Depl. of Biology. McGill Univ. 114 Hochstetler. North Campus . 4 p.m . UUAB Movie Kafka. Student Union Theater Nonh Campus b · 30 p m $2 .50. $4 Call 645-1957 UUA.B Mowle Jobs The ala Exhibit Ma.ster o f Fine Ans lncsis E-. hibit. Jeffrt'y 811Ulcato. Apnl 24May 5, Art Department Gallery. Center for lhe Ans. Gallery hours are Tuesday. 10 a. rn.-5 p.m .. Wednesday-Fnday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saluniay. II a.rn.-8 p.m. lnft• teble KUipture In UChtwell Takash.i Murakami 's " Mr. Dob" IS a 40-foot-high inOatable scul ptu~ corrunissioned for the Lighlwe\1 GaJiery and on view the~ through July I 3. The sc ulptu~ . with 1ts cartoon-like design. is both playfu l and menacing. The Lightwell Gallery is located within the University at Ruffolo Art Gallery m lhe Center for lhe Arts. North Campus. Gallery hours are Wednesda)' -Saturday 10:30 a.m.8 p.m .. and Sunday Noon-S p.m. Admission is f~ New palnttn&• by Sheldon Bertyn "Sheldon Berlyn: New Wort" continues through June 8 in the University at Buffalo Art Gallery. Cenlef for the Aru. North Campus. A concurrc:nt show of Bertyn's new work will be on vtew April 27 through June I at the Caslellaru Art Muscwn of Niagara Universit)'. UB An Gallery houn ~ Wednesday-Sarurday 10:30 a.m. -8 p.m., and Sunday Noon-S p.m. Admissionisf~ E.Jthlblt o f book• end manuaertpta " Wislawa Szymborska A Search for the Word :· an exh1b1 t1o n of books. manuscn pt~ . Feculty L..tcturer 10-Ath letlcS, Po sting II!F-7035 . AssistantjA.s$0Ciat~ Professor-Psychiatry . Posting fiF-7036. Assistant/Anodat~ ProfHSOr-Psychiatry. Posting I#F-7037 . Assistant/Associate Professor-Psychiatry. Posting •F·7038 ReH•rch Resurch Support Spuiatist Biochemical Pharmacology. Post ing *R -96085 Researeb TKbnidan It -Microbio logy. Posling IR -97026 Non-CompeUUve/ Labor Cleaalfled Civil Servi c e C l~anu (SG-5) -Umvcr..ity Residence Halls. Lme 1'4 ;4:2 I0 To obram morr infonna(lon on )Qb:sli:sud tJbo\'t'. ron rarr P.-r:sonfll'l St>n' Jt'I!!'S 'ja.t rrlporut' S)'JIII'm b'' rallmg 64'5 ·1841 andfollo v. · m g l hi' >'Ol CII' prompt uutruc t /VIIJ To ol11am mfo nnarwn 011 Rll' · uarrh JobS. CQIIWCI Sporuon>d Prograrru Pll'n nrmd. 4/ 6 Crofts �181@11111 .,.... 24, Ul7 v..... ..... 21 A- of-. April mud ond rnuolc: . Manes, piano; Eva Hettr. cello Slee. North c:.mp.s. 3 p.m. S2. tov. SllkMI, to bo - . I n Stl> 24, 8:30 p.m. ond Aprll27, 2 p.m.; - - - DoFrom dent u.-. Tllootor S5. S6. SB. U8ToUJIIrUB Ahuaol Ncw,..pdD<, .......... by AIUIIlOl Relllionl. c::eater for f.xcc;UcDC:e for Docu· meat Recopition and AMiysia, Pa1icDt Stimu.ladoa QDta', Dea11.1 Museum. 6:30-7 p.m. Pro-pam caa be acea oa Adelphia Cable's channel II. -mud_,.,.. Sblclont ..,_~April 30, May 1,. p.m.; St. - ·• U..., - . . , I a.rr>3 p.m" ,.......,. to - - . Aprll211, -·-..,_..,_.April 211,7:30p.m. uuu- ,., ,.,. Strib. Studenl Ua.ioft Thelia-. North Compos. 7 ud 9:30 p.m. S2.50. S4. Coli 602957. - _. U B - C I I a l r,Ridwd Myen. c:oaductor. Slee . North Cunpuo. 8 p.m. Fm:. _...,._.., ..._, ---... ,.,~ .--.us_ ... .,..._ -.~Jot~rCo ... _.....,_ Tburodoy . . . - . . . . . tlon. ~ entr1ee to R• Ttcbalq... aad Proctd ..... r..- nk!Da• Soul n~o~oey Tbat EYer)' Counalor Sbould KDOw, Willi.am Kelly and CaroLe J. Camp. Center for -r~C- 136 Crofts, Of e-mail (repcaiOpub.buffalo.-.). Tomonow. North Our """ ......- Is 645-3785. M•olc Reclt81 Elhabttb McNut~ flute, Works by UB araduate compos· liUR24 ........ en. R,jchan Barrett Monon Feldman and Olbcn. Baird. Norlh Campus. Noon. SpriiiC Sympoolu01 ... Pr.-n Sym posium on Membrane' Protein Structure, U B B•omcmbnnes Graduate Group Univenity Inn. 8 a.rn.-4 p.m. SIO. S l 5. S20 Call 819-2366 T•k• Our Contemporary flute Reper· toin., Elizabeth McNutt 211 Baird. Nonh Campm. 2-3:30 p.m. D•a:tat•re Prealdewt Review Board To Wort!. UB North and South Cam · puSH. 9: 15 a.m.- 2:30p.m --tl"'l Ope.n to membc:n or lhe un.ivrnity c:ommuaity with quH tioas on promotion prouss. Prof. David Nyberg. PRB chau. and Dr. Ken Levy. senior vtcc provOJt. 330 Student Union. Nonh Compos. 3 p.m. S2.SO Book Sale l' r iends Room, Lock.V~ood l1brary. North Campus 10 a.rn.-4 p.m. Hardcovers S2 , paperbacks S I; and pcnodicals 50 cemsliss~ Cash only. Rua.aan Cutture Todlly A Cognatln 1\bp of Russia at the Millenlum, Pror. Kathleen Parthe, Univ of Rochester. 930 Clemens. Nor1h Campus. II a.rn.- 12:20 p.m Student P-trr RNdiiiC Winnen of Academy of Amukan Pods contest, Friends of tbe University Li· brarles Uodercraduate poetry prlu , Arthur Anlrod Memo-rial Award a nd Scribbler 's Prlu. Spec ial Collections Reading Room, 420 Capen. North Campus. Noon. Anatomr and Cell Bloloey Seminar Cytoklnr a nd Adrenergic In · te rac:lions in the Brain, Dr Robert N Spengler. US Dept or Pathology. 306 Farber South Campus 12:30 p.m Loan CounHII.., PreMntatlon O ffi ce of Fin11mcial Aid a nd Stud ent Accounts. Student Union Theater North Campus 3 30 P·"'· Pharmaceutic• Seminar Nitric Oxide In lnleslinal bchemkaJ,fReperfwdon Inju ry, Ashish Khanna. 508 Cooke North Campus. 3:30 p.m. Phralca Colloquium Diffraction : From Young's Slits to W -Bosons, Prof. Michael A.lbrow. Fenni National Acce lentor Labontory. 205 Natural Sciences. Nonh Cam· pus. 3:45 p.m Mualc Lecture a.rtea On Contemplation and Other Excnsn ; or, Rrpruen· ta t ions of PhUo!M)phy In Ope I'll BufTs, 1765-1790, Edmund J. G€Xhring. Univ of Georgia 2 11 Bai rd North Campus 4 p.m Forum. 146 Diefendorf. South Campus. 7 p.m. .,._.,. Sert•• P-atloolaftSAI- Toni Morrbon. Mains1..1ge. Center for the Aru. North Campus. 7:30 p.m. SI O, $1 3, $1 6. puler, Charles Van Loan, COC"'''ell Univ. 205 Diefendorf. South Campus. 3 p.m. Hloto<y- E - l c P.........,Lectar• Whose Heritage, Ma nha Norkunas. Center for Ame rican History. Univ of Texas. T)lc: day a her each lee · ture, the individual speakers will conduc t hands-on consultations with a variety of community and policy groups. Buffa lo and Eric County Historical Society. 7:30 p m. For more infonnation. call C hristopher Payne. 829-3485. ext. 309 UB Jazz EnHmble Sam Falzone, conductor. Ba1rd Nonh Campus 8 p.m UUAB Movie First Strike. Student Umon Theate r. Non h Campus 9 p m S2.50. S4. C• ll 645-2951 ::nu2s Pedlatrtc Grand Round• Hemtology 101: Wbat Every Pediatric Primary C are Prac· tltiontr Nttds to Know About Heml.as, Bydroc~les and Undescended 'hstldes, Phillip Glick, M.D. Kinch Auditonum. Children's Hospital 8 a.m WNY Re&Joul Commlttof the AIDerlcan Council 011 E.ducatiM AMtaal Conference Success Mapping: Leadership from the lnJide Out. Center for Tomorrow. North Campus 8· 15 a m $40. For more mformat1on. call Chns Sauciuniac at 645 )544 Shine. Student Umonlne:ucr North Campu~ . 6.30 p m S2 50. S4 Call 645 -2957 Book Sale Friends Room, Lockwood L1brary North Campus I 0 a.m -4 p m Hardcovers S2, paperbacks S I: and period1ca lo; 50 C"e ntsliu ue Cash onl) - SL Rita's lAne. North Campus 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 829-2608. DI.U....,IoiMd UUAB Movie Buffalo-Niapra Chapter, Amertcan Stlttlatlcal Auoc:latlon Sta tb tlca l Consulta nts' Campu~. $65. For I'1'Mn: information. co11 645-6140. Chemlotry P-trrc-. Louis Zukofsky Conference, John Taggan, Burton Halle n, Paul Zui.ofsky, Joseph Conte. Ira Nadtl. Mark Scroggins. Michele l..eggou , Stephen Fredman; organiz.ed by Roben Creeley. Poetry/Rare Books Room. 420 Capen. Nonh Cam · pus. 10 a.m -4:30p.m. Call645 · 3810 De.,..tmental Semi..., The Novel Role of Interferon· Inducible Prot~ios in C ontrol of L-&kdin Adhesion. Dr Sharon S. Evans. Dcpl. of Mo. ltcular Medicine and hnmuool· ogy. Roswell Part Cancer lnsti· tutc. 244 Cary South Campus 11 ·4Sa.m Aala .t Noon G~oder G aps in Korean Births, Jinyoung Kim . UB Dept . of Economics I45A Stu · dent Union. North Campus Noon Nurstnc Lecture Cost Analysis of Nurse Ma rr aged Heallb Care Program for the Uome.5eu., Jua nita Hunter Ed.D .• FAAN . 825 Kimball . South Campus Noon- I :30 p.m Col'-lu• Fora:s and lnteractions In 1\toJttular Monlayen Stud l~ by STM, AFM, Surfatt Spec· trosroptes and Mol«ule Cof'rals, Prof. Thomas Beebe. Univ of Utah. 21 S Natural Sciences. North Campus. 3:30p.m. Phr.ac. Seminar Transverse: Quantum C ur· rents lo MesoM:Oplc Solids, Prof. Salvador Godoy. UNAM . 422 Fronczak. North Campus. 3:45p.m. Free Louls Zukofs ky CoDfertnct:, John Taggart, Burton Hallen, Paul Zukofsky. Joseph Coote, lra Nadel, Mark Scroggins, Michele Leacott. Stephen Fredman; orpnized by Robert Crecley. Poetty/ Rare Books Room, 420 Capen. North Campus. 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Call 645-38 10 . Ufe Worttahop Stand-Up Com~y. 1-2 p.m Call 645-6 125 . Dence Pic k of the C rop : Ha nsel and Mainstage, Center for the Arts. Nonh Campus. 2 p.m. and 7:30p.m. S5 -SI4 . G n!:t ~l . Rec:lt.l Crtcket Club Alumni A~na. North Campus 3:3()..5·30 p.m. VolleJl>all Alumni Art:na. Nonh Campus 7· 15-9: 15 p.m. sa.., ...thoven crcle Muir String Quartet. Slee. North Campus. 8 p.m. S4. SS . SB. SIO lnternatJOftaJ Folk D...:! riC AU tevels. 2 Diefendorf South Campus. 8· 11 p.m Free Sponsored by Graduate Student As· wciation. Alumni Art.nL Nonh Campus. lla .m.· l p.m. NaY)' R.-ne T1111DIIIC Natatorium. North Campus. l -4p.m. Sbhw. Student Un10n Theatt.r. Nonh Campus 2 p.m. S2 .50. S4 . Call 64S-2957 aot11 AB-al sprtnc Cllnlc8lllay Lectar• lndocN' Soccer Rembra.odl at tbc Thru bokl. Professor Susan Donahue: Kuretz.ky. Vassar College. Audt· tori um. Albright-Knox An Gallery 2 p.m Frtt to UB students. faculty. staff Tournament Concert Alumni Arena. North Campus 8a.m.-8p.m Fac ulty Recital, Andrea Blanchard-Cone. v1olin. Fneda Rationinc of Uu llb Care.. Bu f· falo Marriott. 1340 Mi llenpor1 Hwy. 7:30 a.m.- Noon. To regis· tcr, ca ll 829-2778 Hlstatlns: Promislnc ADtifun· &al Tbrr:rapeulk A~nts, Dr. Libuse Bobek. UB Dept. of Oral Biology. 1348 Farber. South Campus. 4 p.m. ute-...op -·- Fred~ Start! Bow to Qu jt Smok.lo&· 5:3()..6:30 p.m. IAcblre Tnasculturalism: AsiuAme:riea.a. Women ArtJsts, Prof. Margo Machiday, New Yort Univ. Scrttning Room. Center for the Aru. North Cam· pus. 1 p.m. Spec:llolkreeMnC St.alrway to Heaven. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 7:30p.m. WWII film. tied up in rights controvusy, is rarely sec:n. Sponscnd by UB Center for Studie.s ln American Cultun: and English Dept. fro&ram in Folk.lore, Mythology and Film Studies. Frtt and open to the public. CopltJve Science Colloquium Warning and Interact ive M ul· limedia, Rog~::r C. Shank, Institute for Learning Sciences. Nonhwestc:m Univ 225 Natural Sciences. North Ca.mpuJ. 7:30 p.m Quarterback Brunch UUUMovle Scl..ce ........ Mualc Master C lass, We1-Pm Kuo. v1olinist. Muir Stnng Quanr:t. Slce North Campus 2 30 p m P-trr~- Udo K.astmets. Estonian-Canadian new music composer. Hallwall s. 249S Main St . 6·30 p.m. Pan of UB's Lou1s Zui.ofsky Conference . Call 64538 10. Enwlr011111eatal En&Jneerlnc- In-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Groundwa ter, Dr Tim Sivavcc, General Elec tric Research and Dc:vdopmcnt Center. Natural Scu:nces Nonh Campus 1 p m AJumoJ Arena. North Campus. 10:30 a.m.· 10:30 p.m. ·•-•otrr ........... Hlatorr and EcoDOIIIIC l't.WIIC Lectar• Heritace Tourism as Econom ic Devdopmenl : Tips, Tech· aiques, and Tnps. Elaine. Van S. Cannichael, Economic Researchers Associates. Washing· ton. D.C Tbe day after each lee· ture . the in<hvidu.l speakers will conduct hands-on consu ltations wtth a vanety or community and policy groups. BuffaJo and Eric County His10ricaJ Society. 7·30 p.m. For l1lOft: information. call Christopher Payne. 829-348S. eJI:t. 309 Muafc UB Conte m porary EnKmb~ . 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In addition, the Insert contains an esSBJ Ill' Dean of the Graduate School David J. TtWe on the~ for ch~ that w!U enhance the quality of UB's Pf'OIVliAlS. FSEC takes aim at target date for decision on altslsci8nces News SeMces Associate Director ~-- T HE JULY TARGET dale for a fioal decision on the fate of the arts and sciences at UB wu the topic of spirited disc ussion at the April 23 meeting of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. Some senato rs, including members of the senate's Gover- nance Committee, objected to President William R . Greiner making a fioal decision on the reorganization of the arts and sciences during the summer, wbeo many faculty are away from campus. But others said they thought the timetable outlioed by Provost Thomas Headrick hu given faculty ample time to provide input on the issue. In his report to the FSEC, Senate Chair Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Ileparlment of Political Seience, said be wu "bolbered" by Headrick's timetable, which the provost bad outlioed in an April 14 memorandum to the university community. The provost's memorandum, which is published u an insert in today's issue of the Reporter, de- tails the membership of, and charge to, the bearing panel that Headrick hu established to col- lect evidence and provide an analysis of the two options on the table to reorganize the arts and sciences. In the memorandum, Headrick gives a target date of June 20 for a report from the bearing panel, with a fioal decision to be made by Greiner in July. " Having the president issue a decision in July, at a time historically when faculty participation is lower and student awareness nil, seems to potentially encourage this notion that this is a tough decision that people won't like, therefore we'll make it in the summer,'' Welch said. "There's no question that the president and provost have been very open in their desire to recreate the College of Arts and Sciences," be said. "They feel strongly that this is the correct academic option for this institution. I feel potentially it may be, but I' d like to at leut have more discussion on this because my mind is open," he said. "To do it, the senate must be involved." Welch noted that Headrick 's memorandum to the university community indicates that the bearing panel's report will be sub- ject "only to comment and advice from only the (senate's) Academic Planning Commiltee and the Faculty Senate Executive Committee." This "falls way short of the senate's responsibility," he said, . noting that the senate 's charter emJX>wers the body "to review, prior to adoption, all fonnal plans relating to the future of the university and all proposals regarding the fonnation , reorganization or dissolution of academic units ." W elch said that when be raised the issue with the provost, Headrick replied that he was recognizing that the senate c ustom· arily does not meet during the summer. Welch said that if the admin istration "persists on this pw:Ucu· lar timetable," he feels that a special meeting of the Faculty Senate should be held during the summer. "I really feel very strongly about the important role that we as a tOI!tl body ought to be playing and the way in which our colleagues need to be informed, nor only by the bearing panel, but in terms of serious, significant dis· cussions within our respective Continued on page 2 tiellllma il CIDIIducled by a11ioaCbing Ullistanl, 6 per0111t by a pn6uioDaJ staff member and the rlomalniDa 6 per-.r by other penonS; such u ..._... .,.llbM.... tqlltliJ liiiCIIbtc --11? N"ot 10. ltCQOldiaa ., • IINy of ... lintl-telJ'1!'111:0"~~oftbe.-ben of the Falll99S lilllaa olaa compiled by the Of. fice of'!nllhulkati Aa1J,J1i1. The IIUdy lbowllhll • typical :yB freshman spends digblly IMa balf of his or her instructiooal time io em- eorolliog so studellts or Ieos. Moreover, balf ot the time the typical freshman llpeada io the classroom js wilh a faculty-ranbd iDIImctor. The IIUdy famdtbatstudellls speod'30 percent of their time iD duKs earo1liog I-25 lllldcall, 24 pert:elll ;,~~26-50 lllldcall, 16 pe<cent io c~ emolliDg '1-99 students and 30 percent inc~ with 100 or more students. It also delemtiDcd tblt of the 14.4 hours per week the typical fiolbmaD spends in the.classroom, half of the .lime be err abc is being taught by a faculty-ranbd ~. either tenured27 perceot-«-...ncl-23 perceol TbiJtyeigbt perceat allbe: IDIIructioll received by tbe .empo..ry-senices personnel or volunteers. The 2,68S rn.sm.- in the Fall of 1995 were taagbt by 786 different instructors. The typical fresbman spends 12 percent of his rx ber clauoom time in a lecture setting, 16 percenl in a laboratory, 7 pei-cent in a recitation, 2 percent io a seminar, 2 percent in a discussiop and ~ pcra:nt in a tutorial. ,...,~ ..,..,........ ~ And bow does the typical freshman do gradel"ise in his or her first semester at UB? · The typical freshman student earns a 2.66 grade-point average during his or her first semester at UB, according to the study. While 12 percent of freshmen are "seriously c hallenged." eamiog a QPA of less than "2.0 during their first semester at UB, the profile found that 41 percent achieve a 3.0 or better. The typical distribution for final grades is broken down into 31 percent of gntdes being "As," 34 pcn:ent "Bs," 21 percent "Cs," 7 percent "Ds" and 7 percent "Fs." In additi011, 121 incompletes, 650 resigns and 343 PIS/U grades are given ouL 5 initiatives make UB more student-friendly ~ &liE WIIIETCIIEJI News Services Associate 01rector B HAS implemented five initiatives to help enhance student rcten· tioo and satisfaction at the university. They are part of what Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for un· dergraduate education. calls a continuing effon to make UB a " more hospi table, accessible. friendly. convenient place for stu· dents. " UB has "a wonderful curricu· lum," and students have access to top-rated programs. "but we have not always done everything that we could do to make it possible for students to achieve success in these programs," Goodman said. Three of the initiatives--S uccess 2()(X), the Transfer Student Advisement Center and the Ex ploratory Program- have been instituted by the Academic Ad· vising Center. which reports to the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education . The founh is the expansion of tutori ng offered by the Universuy Learning Center in a vanety of areas. suc h as chem•stry. where there has not in the past been any centrali zed tutoring. The addi · tiona! tutoring will be made possi ble by funds from the undergraduate Student Association . The fifth initiative is the move of all lower·division mathematics courses to the North Campus. which will occur in the fall as a result of a tightening of the scheduling process for classrooms on the No11h Campus. As a pan of Success 2000. the advising center identifies all U freshmen and first-semestertransfer students who encounter aca· demic difficulty and immediately intervenes 10 help them identify the cause of their problems. said Janina Kaars. director of the Academic Advising Center. New students may do poorly not because they lack ability. but because they have trouble adjust ing to college. Kaars said. Staff in the advisement center call the students and invite them to visit the center and talk with pdvisors. Students are encouraged 10 use the Retention Management System. a questionnai re to ideo · tify factors-such as family prob· lems, financial issues. lack of stud y skills or lack of social skills-that may contribute to poor academic performance. A dvisors refer students to a va· riety of places on campus for help. such as the Counseling Center. Office of Career Planning and Placement or the Learning Center for tutori ng . "Students respond very posi tive ly to that kmd of attention.'· Kaars noted . "Th1s kmd of Interest and constanl contact 1~ whal these students particularly need Interven tiOn earl) on IS the cnll · ca lJssue ·· The expenence of student ath letes. as well as students 1n th ~ Un1versity Honors Program and the Educau onaJ Opponunuy Center. mdicate that there IS ·'be tter retention and academ1c succe~:. for those student populauons who have interventioniSt ad'" 1~1ng .'' Goodman added The advisement center trucks Continued on page 2 �2 FSEC Continued from page 1 faculties and schools," Welch said. Jack Meacham, professor of psychology, said he does not feel !hat be has "been had, in terms of process." The senate has had .. fair warningY' since February that numerous changes were contemplated, Meacham said, adding that the planning document is being reviewed by a variety of senate committees. " It seems to me that we are being faithful to our responsibilities under the charter," he said. Boris AJbini , professor of microbiology and chair of the Governance Committee, said the planning document is "not easily grasped" and the senate needs more time to digest it. "I don ' t understand completely why it's necessary to have a deadline that is at least s u s pec~ being in the middle of the sum mer. and cutting thus not only our (senate) work short, but also the work of the (hearmg) panel. "All voices should be heard," he said. .. It 's beuer to try to lead by recruiting people 's suppon than by instituting something where a majority or large portion of people may be against it." S tan le y Bruckenstein , A . Conger Goodyear Professor of C hemi stry, to ld Welch he agreed with his "gentle assessment'' of the situation. But holding an ex· tra meeting of the full senate devoted to general discussion of lhe issue would be fruitless. he said. T he meeting should address the specific issue-should a College of Arts aod Sciences be formed-and then a referendum should be held, he said. Peter Nickerson, professor of pathology who will be the new senate chair effective July I , noted !hat !he senate needs to bring the issue lo "closure." There already has been considerable mput o n the issue, and conclusions will be drawn from that input, both from the hearing panel and from the various senate committees, Nickerson said. 'There has to, then, be some kind of closure: reac1ion 10 those (conclusions): that's what we ' re not going to have under the present plan (timetable)," he said. Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and chair of the senate's Academic Plah.ning Commiuee, said the members of hi s commiuee have a problem with the hearing panel "identifying the preferred course" for lhe reorganization of the arts and sciences. " I find that to be the sore point in the doc ument (charg'lng the hearing panel)," Malone said. " It puts much too much responsibility on a very small and generally ad hoc-created commi ttee. That preferred course is the responsibility of the senate to at least stare its opinion.·· Albini presented senators with two draft resolutions from the Gove..--nance Committee for their consideration. The first resolution urged that a final decision on the reorganization of the arts and sciences not be made before Oct I to allow more discussion of the issue. The second resolution urged the uni ts involved in a reorganization-the faculties o f Social Sciences. Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Arts and Leuers and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences-to perform a "careful and thorough anal ys is of the poss ib le consequences, positive and negative , of such an acti on." ''This would make it possible for these facuhies to come together and come up with a more stru ctured response to the pro vost's proposal," Albini said. "I think it would be useful to have assurance that mosl of the faculty have the opportunity to say something•• in a collective form, he said. Malone said that Headrick has known aU along !hat !he faculty's automatic reaction to his timetable would be "let's take longer to discuss this." Headrick has considered this and decided that a decision needs to be made by July, Malone added. "So other than endorsing the fact !hat it would be nice if we went more slowly, I'm not sure !hat this (resolution) is something !hat !he provost and president could, in fact, accept." He suggested that opposition to the timetable be presented in !he form of "advice and comment" to the provost, rather than as a resolution. -~~~-~::~~~~==~r:.: J n allloerllar-.lt o)n'rdXI1 . . , wllol'l_...,... ........... _r..-......, ............... I'Ma: ............... COMibute-"'lbe o.......,..,_..,.._Willlilllbeocbool.be ........ ....... lllld . . eacham said that when he examines his own behavior... I've come to realize over the years it makes no difference if I've been given three months 10 write that chapter. .. despite my best effons, it always gets written in the last two weeks. "!think my faculty colleagues will give the same amount of effon to thinking about the propost!l and discussing it, whether the deadline is two weeks from now or whether the deadline is Oct I,'' he said. "We've bad, I think, a very open process over the last four or five months. People on our campus who wanted an opponunity 10 have input have bad that opponunity. I say let's make the decisions, regardless of how they fall , and move on with other more important matters that we have to deal with." The FSEC took no action on the resolutions offered by the Governance Committee. In other business, Michael Metzger, professor of modem languages and literatures and chair of the senate's EducationaJ Programs and Policies Committee, presented a draft resolution on the course work of undergraduate transfer students. Metzger said hi s committee had been c harged by FSEC with examining the policy that regulates c:our.e credit for transfer students because of anecdotal evidence that students had been given "shon shrift" in transferring courses or were bringing large numbers of transfer courses that gave the major depart.ments "a r<:latively small role in completing their education at UB." •llootdloallllll.-.,......-..r...,... -t.c.llty pnaicoplon ~ IIIDIIical ror-o- Jolla ......................... _,....._..,.._lbe.........,clocuiMB ............_ 'Dio ....,.._.. '""!" "'blm, a-Nt llid. odcllaJ !bot the....,. . . . . . . . . . . . . elfarta""' ia JIIOIIIIH. 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It proposes that students apply courses that they have completed at other schools toward at least one-third of the program's graduation requirements. Senators debated the language used in the resolution. Michael Frisch questioned the phrase "at least one-third," wondering "what if it's less than one-third?" "Up to one·third is not the same as at least one-third," he said. ' Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education. said the intent of the policy is that UB can accept one-third of a student's major requirements from another school or schools. but at least one-third of the requirements must come from UB. Bruckenstein suggested the language be cha nged to state that students can apply courses taken at other institutions to "at least one-third but no more than twothirds" of their major program 's graduation requirements. The resolution. with revi sions, will be presented to the full senate for di sc ussio n at its meeting on April 29. • klcated at136 Crotts HaM, AmherJ:I. (7 16) 645-2626. • reportetOubnttws.buftato.edu oc:llaal-"wwlotnailieaiB dliljllllllaill........, ., .............. _,.._. ............ f8cull)' 1 dfl-•lldltlfl~ua• M The A~.,. Is a ~ convnuMy newspaper pubtiahed by the OMikln of Univ•rslty SeMon, State UniYenlty of New Yortc at Buftaio. Editorial offloel are I V'll& ~ctllooa..-r-otl'lllllollv llbd ...... ~•• pl.-,.,. .... medlalocllaolllllldoo ........... ol .... oliii...U.,.__ the students and monitors their progress. Kaars said, and, if they continue to perform poorly. advisors continue to intervene. The "interventionist .. approach is a change from the way advising has operated in the past, when staff waited for students to come into the office to seek help. she said. " Now we ' r<:aggressively seeking them out," she said. The Transfer Student Advisement Center is an auemptlo deal with the bigh attrition rate of transfer students , who al so may suffer from adjus tment problems. l<llars said. UB now is "essentially beginning the orientation process before they (transfer students) get to campus," she said. Center staff contact students when they are admitted and monilor their progress through the admissions system, Kaars said. An "800" telephone number has been set up for use solely by these students. " What we' re doing is reaching out to students before they come and making sure thar the contacts have been made (with the individual schools and depan ments in which they want to study) and offering advice and suggestions on alternatives within UB (if !hey do not gel into their preferred major),'' she said. l<llars added that the center plans to set up a club specifically for transfer students, as well as develop workshops to address adjustment issues. The Exploratory Program is designed for students who need help in determining a major or a realistic course of study. Advisement may work with Career Planoing and Placement to help students interested in a panicular ca=r field choose the appropriate major, l<llars said. Staff also may contact students who were denied admission to a particular school or program and help them find "very appropriate alternatives.·· They also hope to identify students "who may be headed in the wrong direc tion befor<: they even get too far," l<llars said. For example, if a student pursuing physical therapy as a major fails freshman chemistry, "we probably should be intervening with them and talking about alternatives at that point, and not later." The five initiatives are in addition to Operation Reach Out, a program developed earlier this semester by Goodman's office to aid retention efforts in which all undergraduates received a personaJ contact from faculty and staff within their academic de panments. • Director of News Services: Arthur hge • Asloc::iate Director of 1 Edilor. Chriotlne Yldol 1 Aaoocialo Edllor: Joan Donzlg 1 News Servicts: Sue Wuetcher All Director. John ~lor • News 5ervlces Edflorl; Loll llalolt, Potric!o Donowln, Elton Goldboum, ~ 11e!11 Spln.o �3 .UB research wiD open window on earlier universe· Physicists first to show critical prerequisite in the quest for quark/gluon plasma II}'IIWDI_.._ News SeMces Editor SING WHAT THEY term "a U poor man's technique," UB par- ticle physicists have successfully demonstrated the most important prerequisite for producing the quarl</gluoo plasma, the "soup" !hal existed for an instant following the Big Bang. They reponed recently in Physics I.Lttus B that they are the first to detect a collective now of nucleons resulting from stopping an incoming high-energy lead beam. the highest energy beam available in the world today. "Detection of this collective flow is the litmus test for creating the quarklgluon plasma, which wiJI give us our flrsl window on the earlier universe," said Piyare L Jain. professor of physics at UB and principal investigator. He conducted the work with Gunnakh Singh. research assistant professor of physics at UB. Their research confirms theoretical predictions that conditions that approach the recreation of the quark/gluon plasma can be achieved by using very-high-energy, heavy-ion beams. The UB researchers used the world's highest energy accelerator. 7 kilometers in circumference, located at CERN. the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, in Geneva. Switzerland. ln this experiment, a heavy-ion lead beam was accelerated to its total energy of 33 trillion electron volts and directed to hit the researchers' specially prepared thick emulsion, which serves as both target and detector. The interaction of the lead beam with the emulsion target produced more than 20 times the density of ordinary rnaner. Jain explained that these results, taken together with those of other groups, all working on different aspects of quark/ gluon plasma detection, have created increasing optimism in the field. "Within two to three years, physicists might be very close to detecting the direct evidence of the quark/gluon plasma," he said. The achievement by the two UB scientists is particularly noteworthy because in the field of particle physics, teams of 50 or even 100 researchers for a single experi· mental paper are commonplace. No other group has been able to show this collective flow with a lead beam. Once the plasma is directly detected, scientists will be able to study the quark. believed to be the most basic fonn of matter, because it finally will be freed from the nucleon. By freeing the quark, scientists will, for the first time, be able to study it and test the current assumption that the quark has no substructure. making it the most basic fonn of matter. A ccording to the Big Bang theory. the quark/gluon plasma was created dur· ing the cataclysmic explosion that caused the creation of the universe. During that explosion, temperature and pressure were extremely high and the quarklgluon plastna formed for a microsecond. After the Big Bang. the plasma expanded, temperature! cooled and the quarks become "frozen" into neutrons, protons and other particles of which the universe is comprised. ln heavy-ion accelerator cxpcrimenrs. the interactions of colliding particles ere· ate for an instant a high-energy, high-den - PIYARE L JAIN lo p~ nc l pol ln vootlgato r on siry mass like a fireball that scientists believe is the quarklgluon plasma The fireball produced in these experiments exists for an ex· tremely short time. 'The bigger the fu-eball we can create, and lhe longer it can survive. the more we can see in it." said Jain. T he fir:eball created in thi s latest expen ment had the highest density that has ever been produced in the laboratory: it re sulted in more than 1,000 panicles in a si ngle interaction. By contrast, in 1995. Jain conducted experiments with a gold beam at Brookhaven National Laboratory that created a fireball with a total energy of 3 trillion electron volts and produced 300 particles in one interaction, fewer than one-third of the particles produced at the recent CERN experiment. For a fraction of a second. the temperature in this latest experiment hit a peak of many hundreds of thousands of degrees Centigrade. 1bc combination of such extremes in energy. density and temperature closely mimics the conditions of the Big Bang. Unlike with the gold-beam experiment. Jain explained. the plasma produced in a fr.tction of a second with the lead beam was large enough that he is c~>nfident that further analysis will re veal other. impor· tant infonnation that will lead scienti sts closer to detecting the quarklgluon plasma. .. Physicists believe that quarks move freely in the fireball , but once it stans to cool and give binh to new particles. we cannot break the force that binds these particles together." said Jain. "So we need to produce a fireball with even higher vol ume by achieving interactions with even higher energy and density." The UB researchers ' success was not achieved with mulli · million·dollar electronic detectors. the technique of choice among many of the large particle physics research groups working today. Instead. Jain has developed his own special. photosensitive detectors made from ordinary photographic film mounted on glass. The de tectors, which are ·small enough to bold in one hand. regi ster results that allow the scientists, using a high-resolution microscope. to see interactions belween panicles. Jain painstakingly customizes the detectors for each experiment. He lravels to CERN. the only laboratory 1n the world wnh the proper fact lilies for project. mak1ng a spec 1al liquid ge l into the 600·mJcron-thlck emul sion he needs for his expenment~ . He then conducts the expenment-1n th1s case it was 10 the CERN laboratol) Back at UB. he analyzes the emuls1ons. a process that takes several months to years Accordmg to Jam. 1n add1t 1on to the achievement of producing collecuve flow With lead, the results of the most recent ex periment also prove that h1 s umque emul sion tech nique works very well under el!. treme conditions hat it lacks 10 sophisticated electronic s. Jain' s special photo·sen si llve emulsion makes up for With extremely ac curate space resolution. 1.e .• the extreme!) small angles at which hundreds of pan1cles are produced in a single interacrion in these high-energy nuclear coUisions. It is because of that hi gh resoluuon that it has achieved what other detectors could not: the first direct evidence of the nuclear collective fl ow with the highest possible energy and densities available. To acce lerate with higher energy. the UB researche11i will have to wan until 200 I when a new accelerator comes on·lme at Brookhaven National Laboratory. But Jam noted that experiments with lead a1so must be conducted with accelerations at lower energies in order to determine exactly when the collecti ve flow of nucleons begins to fonn. ln a separate paper. published last Au gust in Physics Leutrs B. the UB researchers also found evidence of a phase transi tion during the nuclear interactions with the lead beam. a phenomenon that had not been previously observed at such hi gh energies. Jain explained that the quarklgluon plasma story becomes a bit clearer each time another set of results is published. "Like archaeologish. each group is helping to add a different piece to recon struct the main event." he sa1d. "Each new ex:periment helps physacists to more closely explore the conditions of the early universe" • W UB medical school graduate establishes fund to increase anesthesiology research BJ PAULA WITHEREU. Reporter Contnbutor A $110,000 GIFT FROM RICHARD J. HAGEL, a 1953 alumnus of the UB Schoo l of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. has establi shed the farst endo wed fund a1me-d al increasing research in the school's Department of Anesthesaology It was during hi s teaching career at UB that Nagel. an Orchard ParL res1dent . tlr-.t became aware of the need 10 augment research in anesthesaology. "Although the un1\ ersi ty offers excellent climcal experie nces for its med1ca\ siUdents stud ymg anest ht:~1 o l · ogy. research in thi s area is somet hm g I believe requires more attentiOn ... 'a1d Nagd . UB emeritus professor of anesthesiology. "Supporting research now Will allow me to see some resultS from UB '>tudu~s and o pen ~ up many opponunities for students to learn from these ex:penences. I also hope Dl) g1ft will encourage others to offer thei r su pport to lhi s fund." Nagel's medical career spanned nearly 43 years. He JOined the UB meda cal ~-hool faculty in 1955 and was a clinical professor of anesthesiology from 1992 until h.Js retirement in late 1995. He served for four years o n the medical school's admiss1ons comnunee. Nagel was chair of the department of anesthesiology at Mercy Hospual for 15 years. and previously served a 14·year tenn as chair of anesthesiology at Our Lady of Vic tory Hospi tal in Lac kawanna. • �Toni MOITison Career Resource Center receives excellence award A look at Nobelist's writing process By CHIIISliNE VIDAL Reporter Editor ANS OF TONI MORRISON got an intimate look at her creative F processes, and were treated to a reading from her current workpioprogress. when the Nobel Prizewinning author spoke April24 in the Center for the Arts as part o f UB's DistinguiS hed Speakers Series. Morrison, who received a standing ovation as she took the stage, is author of six major nove ls. Tar Baby, The Bluest Eyes, Song of Solomon, Su/a, Beloved and Jau.. as well as a book of essays, Playing in the Dar/c. . She was editor of Race- ing Justice, En-gendering Power: Essays on Anita Hill, Cla rence Thomas and the Construction of Social Reality. She di sc ussed her work and what is required for an idea to become " bookworthy" before an audience of 1.700 that filled UB's Mainstage . "When one spends six or seven years on a project. it must be one that cannot be easily abandoned," Morrison said. She doesn't keep notebooks of ideas for a number of reasons, but mostly because "I don ' t believe I have the leisure time," she said. "GeneraJiy. I respond to some di s-ease or di s-quiet that 's connected to some troubling imjtge, an incident or a remark or an impression ... that is serious enough to keep coming back." said Morrison, who is Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Council of Humanities at Princeton University. Her writing comes from her own Hfe. her childhood. her experiences and observations. "I just wait for a question to surface ," Morrison said. "Occasionally a larger question poses itself. I don't write down these musings because it would give them a heft they might not deserve." An idea must haunt her. "I need to feel pursued by the question," she said, in order [or it to be "bookworthy." And when such an idea occurs, "I get out a legal padyellow-with a No. 2 pencil, and see what happens." ~e process does not become easier with I time. Each novel is mo"' challenging than the one that preceded i~ said Morrison, who told the auclience she has been writing since 1960 and published her first book in 1969. 'They all seem astonishingly more difficult each time I publish. The mo"' I know about writing , the more difficult it becomes Morrison also read from a novel she currently is worlcing on. teotatively titled Paradise, a work "which might change at any moment, but at this moment it is wh:U it is." By DB1A COIIIIWIA Reporter Contributor THE CAIIEEII IIIESOURC£ CDnEII in NOBEL PRI~TONI-­ talka her wr1t1nC. her life for DJ.- tlnculohecl,......... - Her readjng centered on a wedding in a black church in which the participants grow increasingly uncomfortable with the pastor's terse message. It also dealt with the nature or love. 'The"' is nothing in nature like it. .. .lf you think it's easy, you '"' a fool. If you think it's natural, you are blind. It is a learned application without reason or motive," Morrison said. "You do not deserve love, "'gardless of the suffering you endured. You do not deserve love because someone did you wrong. You can only earn by practice, by careful contemplation, the right to express it and you have to learn bow to accep1 it."• Government revenue is reduced when estate taxes go higher, School of Management study shows By JOliN DELLA CDNTRADA Reporter Contributor H IGHER ESTATE TAXES aclllally reduce the amount of tax revenue collected by the government and provide a disincentive for people to acquire more wealth, a study by economists in the UB School of Management has found. The study, recently published in the Family Business Review, concludes that individual s have historically responded to higher estate taxes by accumulating less wealth. either by putting less effort into wealth acquisition or by spending more of their money on tax avoidance plans. Govind Hariharan. UB assistant professor of managerial economics, co-authored the study with Lawrence Southwick, UB associate professor of managerial economics, and Kenneth Chapman, associate pro- fessor of economics at California State University at Northridge. The researchers looked for trends in individuals ' response to higher and lower estate taxes by aoalyzing estate and gift tax as a percentage of the federal revenue and as a percentage of the gross nationa1 product from 1917, when the estate tax was instituted, through 1995 . They also analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Performance or Older Men to deten:nine the effect of estate taxes on wealth accumulation during years that the estate tax was raised or lowered. They round that in the years 1978-84. when estate taxes were raised. revenue from estate taxes decreased significantly at a rate or almost $947 million per year, as did estate tax revenue as a proportion or the GNP. from 0.37 percent to 0. 16 percent. After the 1984 estate tax rate reduction, however, revenues rose at a rate of mo"' than $630 million per year and estate taxes as a proportion of the GNP rose to 0.23 percent. "This suggests that higher revenues from estate taxes are possible through lower rates; • Hariharan says. Correspondingly. the National Longillldinal Survey data or older men "'vealed that the net assets or 69-year-old men in 1995 dollars we"' higher before the 1978 estate tax increase and after the 1984 tax dec"'ase. "Clearly people we"' responding to estate taxes in their behavior. and as a consequence, affecting the revenues generated for the federal government,'' . • Hariharan concludes. Music a_. •IIY ..u The ..almost paperless" system networks existing university systems and software to link student data with inputted job poslings aod employer information. Using this data, SIS autOmatically retrieves online "'sumes of qualified sllldents for forwarding to prospective employers. while simultaneously e-mailing job postings to appropriate students. SIS also is used by the management school to gather student job-placement statistics and to analyze common attributes of successfully placed students. This data is shared with the MBA office for use in recruitment of students most likely to succeed in the program and is used for moni toring cuniculum effectiveness. · Cynthia Sbo"'· assistant dean and director of tbe Career Resource Center, said, "Ninety-one percent of MBA students now use our office, compared to a participation rate of 50 percent before SIS was implemented." The system was created by Sbo"'; Joseph Mantione, the scbool's assistant dean of resource management; l acqueline Gbosen, asspciatc director of the Career Resource Center; and MBA students John Lovelace and Peter Pomeroy. Sbo"' -will receive the award at the association 's regional confen:nce in September. An announcement wiU also be featured in the Journal of Career Planning and PIDc<m~m. • Holland to lecture, receive honors By LOIS IWIIII The UB Department of Music conCludes the yea( with tour outstanding concerts in May, hrghllghted by a performance of Haydn's The Craatlon by1he University Chorus and UBuffalo Symphony, conducted by Harriet Simons, on May 2 at 8 p.m. In Slee Concert Hall. Two of the three major roles will be sung by Teresa Williams, soprano, and Jeffrey Halill, tenor. both students of Gary Burgess, associate professor of music. The bass soloist will be a US alumnus, J. Robert Adams (BA 1971 . M.A. 1973). professor of voice at Alabama State UniVersity in Montgomery. AdilffiS, who was a student of William Warfteld at the University of Illinois, has appeared In the U.S. and Europe in 9f8torio and opera roles. Other May coocerts include a perfoonance by the UB Saxophone Ensemble, directed by Edward Yadzinski, on May 3 at 1 p.m. in Slee Concert Hall. Therecis no admission chargli. The UB Aute Choir. directed by Marlene Wrtnauer, will perform May 4 at 8 p.m. in Baird Recital Hall. There is no admission charge. On May 5. the University Choir will present a concert cond~ed by Harriet Simons at B p.m. in Slee Jjall, featuring Brahms, Debussy, Schein, Vtadana, Morley, Gershwin and Hawley. The coocert will conclude with a pertoonance of Dry Bones, a composition made lamous by the Fred Waring Glee Club and Its arranger, Professor LMngston Gearhart, who died in 1996. TlckatB are$3. Ticil_els for all events In Slee Concert Hall can be purchased at the Center for the Arts Box Office-or at Ttcke!MaslEif outlels. the ·us Sehool or Management ' has received an award of-excellence for technical innovation from tbe National Association of Colleges and -Employers (NACE). a professional association for career services practitioners on college campuses. The center's Student Information System (SIS) was cited by the award. which recognizes outstanding technical tools or designs created by career services centers from NACE's 3.500 member colleges and corporate human resource offices. SIS was created by mi.JUt8ement school personnel to enhance "'lations with corporate recruiters. improve student access to employment opportunities and to track student jobplacement results Uooka _ _ _ ....,_ News Services Ed itor NTERNATIONALLY KNOWN cancer "'searcher James F. Holland will deliver the Harrington Lecture on ' The Search for HMTV, Human Mammary Tumor Virus," at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 12. in Butler Auditorium in Farber Hall on the UB South Campus. The lectu"' is free and open to the public. A reception honoring Hollaod, CUNY Distinguished Professor and chief of the Division of Neoplastic Diseases at Mount Sinai Scbool of Medicine, will be held prior to the lecture in the Lippschutz Room. Biomedical Education Building, South Campus. Holland will receive an honorary degree from the State University of New York during commencement ceremonies to be held by the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at 3 p.m. May II in the Center for the Ans on the North Campus. Holland, a graduate of Princeton University and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. spent a year at the National Cancer Institute befo"' coming to UB and Roswell Park Memorial Institute in 1954. He was named chief I of medicine at Roswell in 1956, serving until 1973. During much of that time, he also served as director of Roswell' s Cancer Clinical Research Cent~r and rose in the academic ranks at UB from assistant professor of medicine to "'seareh professor or medicine. In 1972, Holland received the prestigious Lasker Award for his work in cancer chemotherapy. He spent the following year conducting and coordinating cancer "'seareh in the Soviet Union with a team or researchers sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. He "'turned to the U.S. to accept the position of professor and chief of the Division of Neoplastic Diseases at CUNY's Mount Sinai Scbool of Medicine. In 1982, be was awarded the endowed Jane B. and Jack R. Aron Professorship of Neoplastic Diseases. He was named distinguished professor in 1993. • - �- _...... ....... teners Physics instructors do "outstanding job maintaining standards" -Editor: I am writing 10 protest. in the strongesl possible terms, the following statements which appeared in the April 3 issue of the Re- poner. Shahld Ahmad, associate professor of civil engineering, noted that. for example, in introductory physics classes. students are 1old to look to their left and to their right, and told that two of them won't pass this class. 1'lle caring isn't there," said Ahmad . It is absolutely not the policy or the Department of Physics to encourage or condone any such behavior by instructors in our introductory physics courses. I have consulted with every member of our faculty who has been involved with teaching introductory physics courses. and I fmd oo evidence that such a starcment has ever been made in an introductory physics class at UB . Prof. Bruce McCombe bas assured me that he has never , h~ard of such a statement being i~ the mne yean he served as department chauman. It is simply factually inconu:t that twothirds of students in our introductory physics courses do not pass. I have examined the gntde records of all courses taken by EAS majors over the past three years. The most commonly assigned grade in these courses is a C. Fe"ier than 20 percent of students obtain an F. We would be more happy to discuss these distributions with you in detail. As to the statement about caring not being there : 1 respond emphatically that it is the policy o f our Department to assign the best of our instructors on a rotating basis to teach the introductory physics courses. Despite the recent loss of two faculty lines, and of all our instructionaJ suppon. staff lines. due to UB's budget woes. I am convinced that our inslnlc tors do an outstanding job in maintaining standards and teaching a syllabus agreed upon with the School of Engineering and Applied Science. We do not pretend to be per- lnfde SENDING LETTERS TO litE REPORtER The Reporter welcomes letters !rom read- ers commenting on its stOf'ies and content Leners should be limfted to BCXI WOfds end may be ed~ed IO< style and length. Because of space lfnitations, the Reporter cannot publish all letters recetved. They must be recefved by 9 a.m. Monday to be considered fOf' publication in that week's issue. feet: when problems arise, we would like to hear about them, and we will do our best to ' correct them. 1 understand from communications with Dr. Ahmad and his department that the R~ ­ porur failed to mention that he was quoting students, and that his comments were taken out of context Given the current enrollment crisis. the widespread dissemination of thi s type of misinformation in the lobby of every building on campus, and on the World Wide Web, is not helpful. Any steps you can take to correct this situation would be greatJy appn:· ciated. Yours sincerely, RICIWHI J. -SALVES Department Chairman Editor's Not~ : Th~ artrcl~ in th~ Apri/3 iss~ ~ of rh~ R~ponu accu rat~ly rrprrsenud the comm~nu mad~ a1 1h~ public muting. Point of report is to strengthen graduate, undergrad education ---= Vice Provost Goodman writes that be· cause of the need "above aJl" to improve un dergraduate education, more faculty time will have to be devoted co this wk.. He thu s suggests that, "Since most of our facu lty are already fully occupied, they will have less time and effon to devote to other activilles, including gntduate education and research." Then he adds the prediction that with fewer and larger Ph.D. programs. "the total faculty ef. fon. devoted to Ph .D. programs will go down ... One week later Dean Tufariello asserts that the Provost's rcp:m. "s uggesL'i 1m· plicitly the possibility of reducmg the SIZe of some graduate programs in order to 1ncreasc the quality of others ." It docs not strike me as a reader of the Provost's repon. that he believes that any subset of o ur c urrent Ph .D. programs 1s so out· standing that other graduate programs should be cut back so these favored ones may pros · per. Indeed, were this the pomt of the Provost's repon. I think that 11 would be well to throw bodies in front of that tram . However. as I understand it. the point of the repon is to reduce Ph.D. level graduate enrollment general ly and at the same time crea te fewer. but larger Ph .D. programs, most of which can be expected to excel. Fewer, of course. mean!> that some programs will no longer e~st as they do now. But the subject maner of those programs may be amalgamated, which admit· tedly is not to say ''included unaltered," in the new, larger Ph.D. programs . Th1s ts not takmg from the weak to bulk up the strong as Dean Tufariello would imply. Nor do I gather from readmg the Provost') words that he believes that graduate education and research here are so relatively strong that resources should be divened from them to .undergraduate education. Were the point of the Provost's repon., I think that it would be appropriate to throw bodies in front of that train too. However again, as I understand 11. the point of the repon is to s~ngthen both graduate and undergraduate education by raising the number of upper-diyision under· graduates and master' s candidates. Now if there are fewer Ph .D. theses to supervise. but overall it does not look to me that the net re· suit will be that less graduate education w1ll bt offered. So agam. this is not a recognitiOn that "above all" undergraduate educatiOn must be improved at some cost to gruduate educauon as Vice-Provost Goodman would have it I am impressed that the readmgs of the Provost's repon. offered by Messeni Goodman and Tufariello. mdividuals w1th obvious tnterests m undergraduate educatiOn. and gruduate educauon and research respec · tively. seem to be no more likely or Jess mter· ested than the readings offered by faculty 1n the soc1al scaences and humanities that I re· sponded to in an earlier letter. Perhaps we all ought to swear off the indoor spon of tele · graphing to others our hopes and fears for ourselves, our dJSCiphnes. our depanmentJ> and our umverstty by usmg the repon. m a Rashomon-Jike fashion . Instead. we maght treat the Provost's effon.s as a chance to Im prove educatmn for all of our students here at Buffalo. for that is what it asks us to do when it suggests a reorganization of the structure of ou r effons. An organizatiOn of our enterpn!oe m terms of the topics that. m their d1vers1t y. grab us JUSt might make us all more excttmg teachers of our students as well as more ex · citing researchers in our fields and so dehver a better product m both areas of our hves. Sincerely, JOHN HENRY SCHL£GE.L Professor of Law Center for the Arts to stage May events: percussionists, Grammy nominee to perform T HE UBCENTER for the Arts will present two performances in May, with percuss ioni sts onstage May 4 and Gram my nominee Cassandra Wilson appearing May 9. The international Ani stic and Cu ltural Exchange Program of the UB Cemer for the Arts will present a free Percussion Recital on Sunday, May 4. at 8 p.m. in the Drama Theatre. The recital. sponsored by the U.S.-Mexico Fund for Cul ture. promores c ultural exchange among the ani stic communities of Mexico and the U.S. and Percussion Mexi co/USA. a project that aims to develop a closer musical exchange between the two countries . The e\'ening will include perfonnances by Mexican composer and percussionist Antonio Fernandez Ros . Mexican percus sio nist Ricardo Gallardo a nd percussion ist Kirk Brundage, a UB alumnus . Tickets are available at the CFO box office!. On Friday. May 9, the UB Center for the Ans presented Cassandra Wil son at 8 p .m . o n the Main stage. Kn ow n for her moody ballads. Wil son entices audiences with her rich alto voice and unique ability for improvisation . Recently. Wilson has s hifted her a pproach to a mix of pop. blues · and rock tunes expressed in a jazz/cabaret s tyle . Her late s t album is New Moon Daughrer. Opening for Wil son will be Jall newcomer Madeleine Peyroux . Tickets ($24 . $20. $16. adults and $20.50. $17. $13 . 50. students) are avail able at the Cemer for the Ans Box Office and Ticketmaster locatiOns. The concen 1:-. sponsored by WBLK-FM. • �6 -~. O'Connor. will be honored "I()( lead· erahip by example as a prNate practitioner.• He is • past ptesideot of the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association and a former director of the Erte County Bar AssoCiation. Rec1pient in 1992 of the De· fense Lawyer of the Year Award from the Defense Trial Lawyers Association , he is a member of the American C<Miege of Trial Lawyers . -...., .•._ , .... Gllet, • pate! - oll8tlck, 1995. BR£YERMAH PRINT SHOW AT NEW YORK'S B2ND Bl1IEET Y FOI' wnter "-Y Fedennan, the arltcula!lo n of hts personal e xpenence ot the Holocaust •s hts li fe 's wOI'k Now htS lnend and UB c olleague. an•st H•rv•r •revenn8n, has •nterpreted Federman's sense of Federman '" an exh•b•ltan of hts sa oat work. "The Federman Cycle (A Port•on Thereof).· on exhtbll at New York C •ty 's 92nd Street Y through May 8 The 92nd Sueet Y has long oeen known tor ti S art exh•bttlons hterary readtngs and presentauons of mus•c and performance art Federman holds the Utle of SUNY D•st•rfgUtshed Professor and the Mekldta Jones Cha1r tn French at UB. where he also LS a professor ot Enghsh and comparat•ve literatures He IS the author of several a ward-wrnn•ng novels and essays. as well as books of poetry Braverman. a dtsllngutshed art ISt o f tnlernatlonal distinction . 1s prolessor of art at UB. A three-day lecture senes tn PEAL tra1ning . a popular programmmg language for the World W1de Web . w111 be held May 5-7 from 9 am to 4 p m The course has a $100 class lee lor UB faculty/staff plus $34 .96 lor class books. a $50 class fee plus books lor students. $250 class fee plus books for all others H IS not for non-programmers For more 1nformalion and loca· t•on of the course. call Kerr. Cabana at 645-3568 1 LAW ALUMNI ABBOCIA110N T O - SIX AT DINNER Frve graduates of the UB School of Law wlll recetve Dtsttngutsned Alumm Awards at the Law Alumni AssoctattOn's 35th annual meeting and awards d1nner. to be heJd at 5:30 p m on May 14 1n the Hyan Regency Buffalo The awards recognize the contnbuttOns that US law school alumn1 have made to lhetr professiOn and community Deputy State Assembly Speaker Arthur 0 Eve w1U r~ cerve an award ·tor hiS d1Sttngu1shed serviCe to the community • Awards will be presented to· • Hon. Jooeph D. Mintz, '56, Su· preme Court justiCe of the Eighth Ju· d tctal 01stnc t. who will receive an award "for h1s consctentious and d•h· gent performance •n the /U(JICiary • An 1nstructor rn mal technique at the law school. Mintz serves on the New Vert State Supreme Court Judges Assocl8tiOO's Committee on C~vtl PractiCe . He 1s chalr ol the assoctallorfs ttghlh Judicial District Committee on Judictal Evaluaoon and the bOard of the Ene County Bar AssoctatiOO's Aid to Indigent Prisoner Society, a past presideot ol the New Yorl< State Delendefs Association and the Eighth Judicial District AssociatiOO. • John F. C•nale, '47. special counsel to the firm of Bouvier. publications . Ross Will answer Questiona about legislative research at the National Archives. His talk will be of Interest to librarians, historians . students. journalists and others who use the National Archives for research purposes . Ross hofds a doctorate 1n Ameri.can histCH'y from the University of Chicago and has worl<ed In the Na· tiona! Archives since 1977. -. ....... .U••d•··~·~~·-~~~ • Hon. DoMioC. V.CCO, 78. New Yorl< State anomey general, wiN be honored "I"' his coomitmeot to public service." VOIXO began his public service C81eet In 1978 8$ a prosecutor in the Erie County District An"'ne-{9 OlfJCe. Ten ygan; later. he was appointed U.S. attorney for the Western District of New Vtwk. Elected attorney general in 1994, he IS the f1rst from upstate New VorX to hold the post s1nce 1928. He as&Sted 1n crafting the state's death penatty law and was Instrumental in enacting "Megan's Law.· the sex'<ltfender reg•stry and nouficauon act. • Hon. MlchHI A. Battle, '81 , Ens County family cour1judge , w1U be honored ~ for h1s many contribu · lions to the betterment of the community • Baltle helped open the Federal Public Defender's OfflceJ Western New York Region and rep· resented tndtgent clients charged wtth viOlating federal crim 1nal law He also was with the u S. Attorney's Office in the general litigation unit and the ctvtl diviSion. He ts a former pres•dent of the Minority Bar AssoCiation of Western New York • Thomu R. Bremer, '79. se· n1or vice president and general counsel of U .S Surgical Corp., will be honored "for his exemplary performance in business.· He received a bachelOr's degree cum taude tn mechanical engineenng from UB • Han. Artlu 0 . Ew, deputy New be racog- Vorl<~ speaker, wit PERL TRAINING LEC111RE SERIES BEY ... - .....- nzad 'lor OlJ1Sta'lding seMCe to tl'e carm.xitybye~ ·A g<aduate o1 West Vrgin;a State LJ<we<• sity. heisa~d~cctT>­ nlt!ees on Agng and Corporanons. and is senoor ~ ol tl'e Wflys and Means and Rules oorrmttees. Fm elected to tl'e Assembly in t966. he haS a record ol sponsorship on a range o1 ossues. including economic develop""""- ec1Jcation. job .....-.g. social sar· """"'· em.. preventior>'patole relorm, day cat8 and housing. DDAYRE IS~ (W BTWENT FIIWICEB,Ellu G. Eld8yrlo has been ap. pointed director of student finances '--...---... and records at UB. A member of the UB prolessiOOBI staff since 1987, he moot recently served as director ol the Office ol F1- nancial Aid. He also has held the positions of assistant d lrectOI' and d irector of student accounts and assistant di· rector/systems analyst in the Offic e of Student Finances and Records. A native of Lebanon, he rec8fVed a bachelor's degree 1n computer SCI· ence from UB 1n 1987 He w111 recetve the M .B.A. degree next month EI.DAYRIE ~ARCHIVES UBRAitiAN TO LEC111RE AT UB The US Schoc:M of lnfOJmatoo and L1brary Studies will present a lecture by Rod Roaa, a reference archrvtst with the National Archives 1n WashIngton. D.C .. at 4 p .m on May 7 •n the Friends Room of LockwOOd LIbrary on the Nor'th Campus. The title of the lecture ts ·A V18w from Washington; The Public Documents U brary is Alive and Well as Record Group 287 at the National Archives • A specialist in congressional llllriec ue eva wid! 8UIIio ad video reporu. Boch Iiies olfcr lleleviJioo oebedules ~ ~ ill& Jll')llallll 011 dldr reepeclive aetworb. togetbcr wilb onliae belp 1D Ul in lllvipliDJ lbeir aill:l. . . CNN ~ is orpni'zed iDio several m&Jor ICCIIOOS, including $clence and technology, ttav.d, style, show bu&inesa, health and earth. There arc links to CNNfn (financial news) apd AJIPolitics (a partnenbip between CNN and TUDe .magazine). AJChMd news from past months is aa:cssible via the "Scan:h Tool." While each sile provides beadlines with links to lhe full stories, CNN In~ve also offers links to related stories and siles ll!lhe eod of each article. It even provides Pointcast, a free Internet news network lhal allows you to watch lhe lateSt bead· lines move across your computer screen. MSNBC categories include world news, commerce, sports, Pharmacy's AlumrU Spring Reunion Weekend , to be held on May 3 1n the Buffalo Mardott. c-tanc. ~ Calil()(· nia·based pharmacist and president of the Association of Natural Medic ine Pharmacists . will present the continuing educatton program, ~The Pharmacist and the Return of Natural Medic1ne. • at 9 :30 a.m . A graduate of the University of Minnesota College ol Pharmacy. Grauds is a registered pharmacist. certifl8d herbalist and regtstBfed nutritional consuftant ., pnvate practice. Editor ot the natural health magazine Health Education Technologies. sh8 is a member ol the American and Calilor· science and teChnology, life and opinion. Click on "Index" to gel full contents of each section. This site offers the opportunity to design your own personal fronl page to display only bUdtines and infonnation thai interest you, including stock quotes or sports scores. You can also join in a chat session to discuss current topics. 1bese two sites provide an innovative way to receive your daily news with full coverage of up-to-the-minute headlines from around the world 10 your desktop. For assistanc~ in conn.ecting to the World Wuh Web via UB computer accounts, contact tM ASCIT Help Desk at 645·3542. nia PharmaceuticaJ associations. W _ K . . . - - . , Interim ---Loot-,...-,.~ dean ol the UB School ol Pharmacy, will present the "State of the School" address at the noon luncheon. Tours ol the UB Pharmacy Museum and · Rober1 Cooper Professional Practice Laboratory and Model Pharmacy will be held l.J p .m .in C-o Hall , North Campus. Speclal reunoo celebrations will be held by the classes ol 1947 and 1972. as well as induction of the Class ol1997 into the Pharmacy A.lumn1 Assoc18Uon For tnfor· mation, call645-3931 . ext 247 The horses will r9ll'laJI"lln the1r stalls 1Nh1le the humans parucipate In the second annual SteepleChase 5K Run and walk May tO around the South Campus The race beg1ns at 10 a.m 10 the Parker Lot behind St Joseph's University Church. 3269 Main St. The ...... will benelit ectivit>es d Nev.mv1 Cantors on bah carTlllJS9S. I Arst-place male and female finIShers and the first three f10ishers in a dOZen age categories will win prizes, as well as the first male and female US finishers. A postrace lawn party will be held near the finish line PreregistratiOn is $12 ($16 Canadian}: race-day reg istration is $15 ($20 Canadian) . UB students· registration is $10. For reg•stration information . caii6J6..7495 PilOn I'U8UBH ·we A r<M!Ita by ~ OistJngushed Prolessor. Department ol English. haS been pro- F-, at a Becl<ett conlara'lce n Berlin. Ger· many. 'Sarruet Beckett ou le !!ontelx en Enfer.• appears 111 a c:oUecoon c:J essays " several ia'lg\.<lges. Komikl6ld Solipsosmus im Becl<ett. Three poems bY lnlntl DistinguiShed Prolessor. Department o1 English, have been F-, pubfished racentty-~Of This and and Lee· 1n the Arizona 0uarter1y; "Wisconsin's Fox Aivef Valley and the Mesquakie. A New Local History.• in the WtSCOOSin Magazine of History 2 p . m . , - . - . I.Jnl. -.ity d Michigan. The Ugllt at the End ol tl'e Tli'Wl9i. AA archaeologist. &he haS worked extensively on Grcutt and the landscape and society ol Roman Graece. 3.-p...... . . . . . . UniYonlly d Wfsa:x>. sin, fteadro Statues. Gazing at Text Mixed ~in tl'e CtassK:s. Har worl< on tt-e an:haic Graek poet Arectaon has taken her not rriy tho ..arid d '*' Anacraor<ic:- '*'I s - CLABBICB DEI'AIITMENT P&.ANB BUQUJ COLLOQUIUM - The Classics~ wil hold a Sesquicentannial Colloquiun. "The Futuro o1 the Past. Classical Studies al the MilleMiun.• on May 2 in Room 330 Student Union. North Campus. The symposlun brings together lois literary scholars, ancient hlstcrians and erchaeologists to talk about intellectuallrcntiers ol the discipline. The times and speakers are eJ30 a.m., Clvtat...... STIIIICTUitAL Faraone, University of Chicago, Coloring the Classics. He has pioneered the study of Greek magic as a phenomenon of Greek religion and social hiStory. •.m., O.wld F - I t , Umversity of ArM.nsas. Reading the An essay by Robert .J. Daly, D1s· tinguished Teaching Prof8SS()(, Department ol Enghsh. Have A~ ally No Coultry I>J I>JI, • haS been l"bhslledln Aracllne AA Interdisciplinary JoumaJ d Language and Uterature Roman Body. He has pioneered on the application ollilrn theory and gaze theory to Roman lyric poetry. ScNNtz, prolessor, Depart· 11 POEM$, ESSAYS, NOVELLA c:Uced as a CO. with Federn'la"las reader A 1octue g""" by ~'-.man - rnent o1 English. Include ·s.....,.man BlEEI'LECHABE RUN TO AID NEWMAN CENTERS ~H That. and the Other. and the Fall ol Man.' in Raritan: 'Episode" and 'Bad Brunch' appear on Poetry. A poem. 'Castle on the Rhone: by - - , prolessor emeritus. Department ol Engl.sh. has been published in the Western Humanities Review. University ol Utah. Aecantty·published essays by poetrybl.t- tl'e and lions tl'rough tl'e Byzantine period. ._y ~NT-MAY I A one-day symposlun dedicated to discussions In structural biology will be ~ in the Na!lJrat Sciences Complex at UB on May 3. The symposium. organized by Joshua WBnd. director ol the Centa< lor Structoool Biology. Is supported by a grant lrom Fujlsawa USA. Speakers wil include _ , _ Wwld, UB: Tom Alber. University of GaNfornia: Atthur Pardi, Um· ....ay ol Cobado: Joachim Frank. the Wadswor1h Center: Benoit Roux. UniverSity ol Montteal. Staphen Slogar. Unoversity ollllinols For more tnlormation call 645-7394 �- _....... ....... e UB'S Blue Tope White 37-33 In - . 1 scrt__,e The UB offense, which averaged ocarly 25 points per game last season. was in mid·season form in lhc fmt half of the annual BlueWhite scrimmage at UB Stadium on Sunday. The offense-wearing Blue--scored 30 firn-quarter points on four touchdowns and a field goal as Uwent on to defeat the White, 37 -33. before a crowd of more than 1,100 fan s at UB Stadium. Rychard Dykes had 1wo first -half touch down receptions and David Hinson had a 39yard touchdown run as the Blue dominated the farst half offensively. The White team. however, owned the second half. allowing no points and scoring on a 27-yard interception return by Steve Blake. The Blue began the scoring on a 24-yard fi e ld goaJ by Scott Keller on the first drive . Starting quarterback. Erik Rusin opened the game with a 36--yard pan to Jamie Gasparre. Hinson scored on a 39-yard run to make it I0-0 before Dykes scored hi s first touchdown on a IS-yard pass from New Mexico State transfer Chad Salisbury. Sophomore Drew Haddad hauled in a 52-yard touchdown gntb from redshin fre shman Billy Feldmaier to make it 23· 7. Theron WaJker added a twoyard scoring run and Dykes caught a !()..yard TO pass from Salisbury to c lose out the Blue 's scoring. Senior tailback Anthony Swan led the Bulls ' und game with 57 yards on only three arries, while Hinson added 56 yards on e ight carries. Dykes had five catches for 76 yar . while Haddad had three grabs for 73 y and Enrico Pierre had four catches for 34yar At qu erback, Rusin was 4...of-11 for 83 yards, Fel maier was 9-of- 17 for 155 yards andSalisb was IO.Of-16forl26yards. ''I thought at times there was a lot of hitting on both sides of the ball ," said Head Coach CnLig Cirbus. "We~ totally out of position at times defensively in the secondary and had a lot of missed tackles, but we knew going in that that would be our inexperienced spot It 's encouraging to see the offense move the ball and 10 sec alllhnc quarterbacks do well." Lineback= Anlonio Pcny and Pc1e Mandc:rano had seven tackles apiece to lcacl the White team. whil~ Hardy Mitchell had fi ve tac kles and a sack and a half. Mike Stumpf added two sacks while Blake, Jeff Lawrence nnd Ibrahim Giles had interceptions. The Blllls open the 1997 season on Aug. JO against Lock Haven . • Craig Quest agrees to deal with New York Jets US inside linebacker Craig Guest, a native of Nonh Haven. Conn., has reac hed a free-agent agreeme nt with the New York. Jets. Although speci fi c tenn s·were not d1s · closed, the deal is for two years. with playing mcentives included. Guest participated in the Jets' mini-camp last weekend and becomes the second UB player to hook on with tUl NFL team thi s year. Offensive tackle Edward Ell is became the first UB player ever selected man Nfl.. dntft when the New England Patn ots made him their founh · round pic k. Guest is the school's all-time leading tad ler and became the first UB player to record I 00 or more tackles in three straight seasons ( 1994-96). He hod 136 !ACkles las! season and holds !he school record fa< tackles in a game (29 venm Maine), season ( 161 in 1995) and car<er (446) . ""Craig bas been a very producti ve college linebacker who has size and speed. but, most importantly, IOUghncss," said Todd Haley, a New York Jets 5Cout who worked Guest out in Buffalo. " He's a big hitter. We're look..ing for help on speciaJ teams and linebackers, so we're trying to get tough, fast guys in here. When the draft ends and a guy like that is still available, it's a bonus." Haley said Guest had an excellent workout and impressed the Jets wben they saw him play at Hofstra, a game attended by John Griffin, the Jets' Coordinator of College Scouting. " He had a big game against Hofstra., which is right across the street from us," said HaJey. " When you work out a guy who you like on film , you want to make sure he has the quickness to play at this level and Craig does." With punterlk..icker Gerald Carlson also entertaining free -agent offers, head coach C ra.ig Cirbus says this week 's developments make a statement on where the footbaJl program is headed . "To have two players-and hopefull y more-be viewed as NR..-quality players is an indication of how far our program has come," said Cirbus. whose team fini shed 8·3 last season. "I'm extremely happy for both Ed and Craig and their families and grateful to them for the effons they made on behalf of the UB football progrum. They will no doubt represent this uni versiry very well ." • Bulls, Royals vlctortous at UB Invitational UB hammer-thrower Ruth Conlon set school and stadium records and quaJified for the ECAC Championships and as a provi sional NCAA qualifier in leading the Royals to victory at the UB Invitational at UB Stadium on Saturday. The Royals scored 289 pomts to o utdi stance Canisius. which fini shed second w1t.h 121. Youngstown State (76 ) and St Bona-venture (7) rounded out the team scoring in the women 's meet. UB 's men outscored Cani s1us 148167. while Youngstown Sta te (78) and St. Bonaventure (8) trailed Both the Bulls and Royals art no .... 8-1 in dual meet .;coring th1 s season. Conlon's toss of 49.72 mete rs bettered her o ld mark that she had set two weeks ago at the Mount St Mary 's lnvitational.1lle record is the fir.il established at the stadmm by a UB athlete. The previous mark for the hammer was set by Denmark 's lnge Faldager in the 1993 World University Games . The Royals won 13 of 20 events Melissa Ryan was a triple winner. laking !he 100 high hurdles in 15.07 . She teamed with Karyn Eichler, Marie Macander and Theresa Hummenyj to win the 4 x 400 relay in 4: 13.83 , and was p1111 of the winning 4 x 100 relay team with Shannon Hayes, Jamie Hirschman and Amy Tabone (50.05) . Hirschman al so won the 400 meters in I :02 .40. while Macander was victorious in !he 5,000 ( 19:03 .02) and Tabone won !he 400 hurdles in I :07 .08. Omar Dayley was a triple winner for the Bulls, winning the 200 in 22 .79 and 400 m 48.96. He also teamed with Ryan Cand1a.. Kweli Musa and Spencer Be ll to win tht: 4 A 400 relay in 3:26.66. Candia also won the 400 hurdles in 55 .26. Di stance specialiSt Patrick Nolan wo n the 5.000 m 15:55 .58 and 3.000 steeplechase in 9 :37.91. Conlon a nd She lly Ha.m1hon represe nted UB at the prestigi ous Penn Rel ays in Phil adelphia. Hamilton placed fi fth in the high jump competition at 5·6, while Con lon was ninth in the hammer throw at 157- 10. Both squads host the US Open meet on Saturday, beginni ng at 9 a.m. US also hosts the Mid·Continent Conference Champion· ships starting May 9. • Men' s tennis team ftnl..... sixth at Mid-Cons Coach Russ Crispell 's Bulls tennis team went into the Mid-Continent Conference Touma · ment as tbe sixth seed in a nine·tearn field and that 's exactJy where they finished--s1 xth UB went 2·2 during the tournament . dropping their opening match to third-seeded Central Connecticut State 4-1 . The Bull s moved up the bracket on Friday, downing host Chicago State and rival Youngstown State by identical 4-0 counts to move into the fifth -place match against Western Illinois. UB dropped a 5-2 decision to the Leathernecks to conclude the season and t..ake sixth place in the toumamenL Top-seeded Troy State captured th~ir first Mid -Con tennis title with a 4-2 win over Mi ssouri -Kansas City in the championship round. Senior Mike Proulx was the Bull s· spark 7 plug dunng the tournament . gomg 3-1 m the= two-day cham p1 onsh1p. Proulx. at second smgles. dropped h1 s f1rs1 match. a 6-2. 6-0 dectston to Central ConnectJcul's Ka.reem Bryant Proulx the n cnused to vtctones over h1s Ch1cago State and Youngstown State op· ponents. sett mg up a meetmg wJth Western llhno1s' N1ck D' Ancona o·Ancona had pre · VIOusly defeated Proulx 6-2. 6-2 when the teams met m Hilton Head. S.C.. m March Proulx gamed revenge m h1 s last colleg tatc:tenms match. rally mg from a fi~t -sct ue breaker loss to beat D' Ancona 6-7.6-3.6-2 Proulx also teamed wtth Andrew Garber at number one doubles to go 3-1. falling onJ) to Western Jllino1s m the final match Garber was 2- 1 in sing le:, play dunng the tourna· ment. - T~d Wasko. Sporu lt~formo t wn Offia OBITUARIES Burt P. Flickinger Jr., 70, community leader, VB Foundation member A memonal serv•ce was held Apnl 26 in Westmln&ter Presbyterian Church for Burt P Flick1nger Jr . a prom•nent Western New York bUSInessman and community leader who served UB •n many roles, 1nclud1ng memberShip on the Board of Trustees of University at Buffa~ Foundation Fhclonger d•ed Apnt 21 1n h1s home tn East Aurora He was 70 UB President W•lham A Gre•ner descnbed Flickinger as ·a great . great fnend to UB and to the whole Western New York community He loved Buffalo. he loved our reg1on_ ana he put most of h1s hfe 1nto mak1ng 11 a better place He was a genu1nety wonderful person warm and dechcated and v1s1onary We were lucky 10 have h1m • Fhck1nger was a member ot the un1vers1ty s SeSQU1cemenn1al Honorary Comm•ttee and last year 101ned w1th Gerald Goldhaber UB assoc1ate professor ot commun1cat•on to !uno tne produCtiOn of UB's llle·StZed bronze bul lalo . wh1Ch 1S 1n the lobby ot Atumn• Arena Fhckmger spearheaded tne etlan to bt~ng tne t993 World Umverstty Games to But1alo maktng the C1ty the l1rst U S Slle ot tne 1nte' national event and served as 115 chalfman UB's 18.000-seattootbalt s taO•um was jUSt one of the sports complexes bUill lor the Games . and wh1ch cont1nue to serve the Western New York commun•ty Gre1ner called Fhck1nger's leadershiP rote 1n bnng1ng the 1993 World Umvers1ty Games to Bullate ·a crowntng achtevemem "He worked day and mght overcomtng au challenges to make that event happen • he added -n was really Burrs show ana 1t snowed jUSt hOw much he truly cared abOut our cornmunaty In 1994. Fhck•nger rece1veo an hOnora•y degree hom the State UniVerSity ol New York at UB 's 148th commencement tn 1989, Fhck1nge• •ece•ved SUNY s D•sllngu•Shed C1t1zen Award and was named N1agara Front•er Execut1ve of the Year by tne UB School ol Management lor O•Shngutsh•ng h1msetf tn a career marked by execut1ve success a proven w1lhngness to assume a leadership role 1n c•v•c at1a1rs ano a oemon · stra11on of htgh personal •ntegr•ty That same year The Buffalo News nameo h1m a C•hzen of the Year Fllcktnger a magna cum laude graduate ot Harvard Un•vers1ty oversaw the r1se ot htS lamlly s S M Fhck1nger Co as one of tne nat10n s largest food suppliers S M Fhck1nger·s Northeast Group was sotO to Scr1vne• Inc ot OklahOma C1ty 1n 1984 When ne retired tn 199 1 Fltck1nger was sen tor v1ce pres10ent lor governmental retallons emet~tus for ScriVner In hOnor of hts 70th btrthday hiS children created and funded a schotarshtp award tor the UB-based Buffalo Prep Program a ngor- ous 14-month program that prepares H1s pan1c . Afncan-Amencan and Nat1ve Amet~can students to attend one of hve college prepa ratory schOOls 1n tne Buttalo area Fhck1nger tS survtveo by hiS w1le . Mary a son. Burt Ill of New York C1ty . two daughters ~ly Fhck1nger Ford of Greenw1ch Conn a nd Cathenne · aamb.- Fl•cktnger Schwe1tzer a brother. Peter B two stepsons Peter H Ryan of East Aurora and Dav•d E Ryan ot Berkeley. Cahl . a stepdaughter Molly A Ewert ol Orchard Park. seven grandchildren and two step-grandchildren George P. Biela n, 70, bookstore manager SeMces were held Apnl 7 1n Mayfield Heights . Oh10 lor G801'ge P B1etan 70 a UB Bookstore manager for 15 years 81elan d1ed Apfll 4 tn Cleveland where he hved Alter work1ng at the UB Bookstore !rom 1954 to 1969 . ne lett Buffalo to head the bookstore at Case Western Reserve Un•vers•ty tn Cleveland He retlfed !rom BaldwinWallace College •n Berea OhiO after manag 1ng 11s oookstore lor 12 years B•elan served 1n the U S Army dunng World War II Dorothy K. Simon, 89, psychology instructor, administrator Dorothy K S1mon 89. a UB psycnotogy 10 slfuctor and aom;n•strator lOt many years 01e0 Aprtl 23 •o St AnOrew·s Presbytenan Nurstng Home She earned bachelor's and master 's degrees 10 psychOlogy from UB Alter graduatiOn . she heto a number ot DOSIIIOOS at US IOCiud1nQ InStructor ~n psy ChOlogy counselor 1n tne olhce of student personnel and asstslant to the dean of women In ner last post she estaOhshed tne Freshman Women s Forum for new stuoents Sne estabhshed a scholarshtp at UB 1n memory of ner daughter J1ll who prede ceased her and tor ner tate husband D Bernard S1mon For more than 20 years 11 helped more than 75 s tudent s at the univerSity �_ _,_,......,. ___ 8 --.................. ------ • Trn.t.ut P'laaaJa&, lloductloto ud Muqod Can, A<-- Mary Jo Muscolino. Dtemen Colleae. Call645-6140. Graduate TMtil PretaU· lloao. 'Ibtooah Mey 30. Oallcty houn Mooday-Fridly 9 Lm.-S p.m. J.IJTICI Dyeu Oallery, 334 Bayes. South Campus. 9 a.m:- 5p.m. -a.ctlore Livtaa Witt. Your BMQ-Pft.. poria& lor C.pllalloa, Sponsored by Scbool of Mediciae end Biorncctical Scicaoes. ____ ..... _.., .... .................. ...... -. Muriou. 13<10 MilJenpon. ___ Cell......., - Noon. Call Holmes M<:Ouiaan. THE FOUR....,_ ·----'-- .... --··-- - ..... _ 898-S212. M y...,U. CdJ Fait Dctena~ ulioa ud Dlft'treaUaUoa Durio& o...lop.,..t, Dr. Judith Venuti, CoUep of Physicians and Sut~eons. Columbia Uni v. 306 Farber. South Campus. 12:30p.rn. c..r,t--~........ ...... AileD. Sottdt Campoa. 7 ....... Free. c-:.n 10 ... ~ b e - ...... lollowla& Suaday 11 4 p.m. oa WBfiO..PM 81.7. llltltbt . . ........,. -... - r.-...---. -.-.-, ..... _,_Cell __ ......... .u. ...... llocept..-tG--M<dloled El· feet ol~rolda Ia ... llat: A Full PK/PD Modd, YuNien Sun. S08 Cooke. North · - · Campus. 3:30 p.m. - c-. Uoolu-.. wua....tsudBottloadDo A.IHrica. Srudcnl Union 'J'be.. atcr. Nonb Campus. 9 p.m. S2.SO. $4. Fo< more iolonnetion, call 64S-29S7. ~. Hmict Simoaa. """""""'· Sloe. No<lh Campus. 8p.11L$3, ........ Did.-. ~SF! ... AI...._ 2 South Campus. &-II p.m. Proe. SponIIOI'Od by'<lnduale Studeot A>sociatloo. --- -4tb Aooualllnu--.w Adolacoat._,..:<>-Ww oflllak F.....-. l o r _ , Suldde. David Brent, Univ. of \ Pi ttsbura Scbool of Medicine. Kinch Aud.. Cb.ikin:n's Hospital. 8 a.m. -~­ a.ctlore ColoalaJ Polkt ia a PostColoaJafStak: ladla's Coloala.IJPOit..ColoD.ial Coatiaulties, Sul'ljit Mukhopadhyay. S4S O' Briao. North Campus. 9:4S Lm. . .._...... ~­ lftDdt for Gokl-5tylt: Com.putatlooal Lcanola& ,_.,., Dr. John Cue, Univ. of Delaware. '11to 5Wte1to1- SludcDt Umoo ~. -Campus. 11 :30 p.m. $2..50, $4. For IDCft inf«madoa, ca11645-2957. - _,_..,.... __ AMolecolarModallar - - - , D r. Mltlia Cbalfie, Columbi.a UDiv. Buder Aud., Farber. South Campul . .. p.m. ~~ - I r he - o f Plao Ana l1tcaio Ezbibit o f - by Jotlrey B-ltoovlewtbn>oo&lt May s Ia dto All Gallery c-ror tho Am. Gallery- . . 10 ...... S p.IIL n.tky, 10 L&-1 p.m. Wed• ... ., Pridly l 1 ......... .. c- Ccalcr for Tb- marrow, No<lh~I: IS- _... u. .... 11 :30LIIL U(i. Call 636-36U. T o----IWJ MeeeltMArtlud u.s-- ..... ......,._ I Bp.IIL~- ~-.-, - - . . 14 Koox-- Cam- Tttlatlltl-'a"'oor. Dob" · ila4G-fooa-lli&b iDIIaloble aculpouo-lordoc U&Jttwdl Oallory ud OD view there lllroto&b Jtaly 13. The acuipOn, witb i l l - l i k o dcaip, ilixMII ployfttl ODd ...... eeioa- The lJ&Ittweli Gallery il pus. 8:30 Lm.-Nooa. -yo.,._ .... <lp$3, <loorp Swt, Pb.D. CloYdud CliDie -~.. Room, RPCI. 12:30 p.m. hjilawa DllcuaaioDJ la Strvt- 118T_,_ North Campu.a. 10 LmA p.m. Call 64S-7394. -•ble, V IIS...,.... Edward Yldziasti, director. Slee. North Campus. 1 p.m. me. Stud-UpC-y. 1-2 p.m. aad BuHIHad Do America. Student Union Theetc• North Compou. 6:30 aod 9 p.m. $2.50, $4. For more lnfor- UBAhuaoiNewstupzloe, presented by Alumni Relations. Vtoknce and Vicltimization Prevention Procram at ECMC. Alumai Summer Colleae a1 Cbauluqua, Alumni Auocia- mation, call 645-29S7. tion Awards Dinner, Ooz:fest. ~~av~~ •. ,,,...... -_ .... - - ......... --- r--._......_._:A hu'a1Bio6ot:Y. Natural Scieoccs. UB Atumal Aaociatioa Anaual Awards DiaD«. Center for Tomorrow. North Campus. 6p.m. uuu- Wim.ucr, d.irtw:t«. Slce. Nonh Camptu. 8 p.m. Free. Hal~ Caatptu. The ... blbil il.,.._t by tho Sdlool ofNdti-...ud .......... Oalk=ry boun are 9 Lm..·S p.lit. Molsday-flriday. -aleloO .,__ Ceii64S-612S. __ UII ..... C-,Modeoe arc on view May l-30 iD the J..... Dyca Gallery, 334 Haya Pbarmacisu.. Bu.ffalo M.-riott. 1340 Millcnport Hwy. 9:30 Lm. Otber evCDU also planned. Call 645-3931, exL 247. Campus. 4 p.m. _... ..... a.--._.... poupo. Butralo ud Erio CouDiy HiJJclrical Sociery. 7:30 p.m. Cell OtriJtopber Payne. 8~34&S. ext 309. ' 11toPUr.odltudtMJleturo ofNatarol M..udM, ConJiaDce Grauds, presidcn1, Asaoeiatioo of NaruraJ Medicine -........... Au__,. , _ _ .-J,ADIDDio l'enlude<Roa.Ricardo Oalllnlo, Kidt.Bnmda&o. llratDa 1bcalro, C..... lor the ArU. Camptu. 8 p.m. Proe. , ~c:oao.DI· and l'<>lyoucitar Platiauta Coaapieuo u New Aa<oll: C__,.,. ud DNA Biadlaa, Prof. Nicholu P.arrell . Virginia Commonwealth Univ. 21S Natural Sciences. Nonh 4 Knox. North Campus. 3- 4:1Sp.m. - AddpbiaCable'o -.,.118. PNII witb lbe ~~ - will<ODductbaodaoa ~ 1lrilb • Yadd'f of c:ommwtily aod policy _ , . Cloanalllllli -- - -· C..... lorthoAJU. NarUt Campoa.l p.m. Sl2. Sl6, $20. Call 64S-ARTS. IDduJtrial Racon:b AaociBtdfelo. The dey eftaood>loclure, tho ittdividaal a .,.lto'e 'I1to .-...,.,--·onIN CEIITIII FOR THE ARTS: IMt, In tile U8 Art....,_ Allow: T.....,. ..................... eGIIIpture C8ll ... _ .........,., .... ~Propam.To '11to~udG.-Io Tile,...,.,.........., - - tbe~that­ H.arvwd Uaiv. 306 Farber. Soulb ~udEU.-Shola. 64S-29S7. tho Dopl. of ClviiSavice .... docNewYO<tSUU:Defemd _,__, U,S.ud~Tbomu rrop.m caa be teea oa Sodals-ity- ~!2: 30p.m. ,......_ ~-­ Copla with UDCOt1a.laty: The Evolution of WID& Diaoorpbisla io luec:ta, Dr. [)erek Roff. Depc. of BioJoay, McGill Univ. 114 Hocbncuer. North --~'l'llao will be-tattler I udl_,_ud_lat tier 3 ODd 4 'l1I<R will be rep . ria froiD the or 102. eo.e ......,., Dr. DaD l•y. ·, Sbldieo aod Gtodu· - Oroup iD Femi.n.iJI Studioa. .-n.lllertlop .. 1M K.alb. Student Union Thwer. North Campus. 6:30p.m. $2.SO, $4. For more inforrnatioft. call .,IMAriiMd A -.layNewYO<tSUU:En>- ployea_S_ -willbelsold9 ..... -4 p.IIL J - 6 • tbe c - lor To. ... Serricoa. 64S-2646, .... 101 o.t<IC...OU.., dim:lodbyAJtaolieaH.-. 120 Ciomoao. Campus. 4-6 p.m. S_.-.1 by -Col........ wu- I pao. I:JO LIIL•NoooL ..........,~­ Autoaomy• .Eiapatby, ud ~.. Mu1tus Dubber. UB Law Scbool. 684 Beldy. North Campus. 3:30p.m. Campus. 4 p.m. I _ . . _ 14 K-. No<lhCam- _.,_ ... tile~~ I I �REORGANIZATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (AND POSSIBLY ENGINEERING)· Formation of Hearing Panel and Other Comments Thomas E. Headrick Pr01.10st In m ~ n ·c r nt lltt·t·tm g!'l With the._· Faculues o f Arts .111d l .e uas. Sonal Sr u•nc r·s a nd 1\atural SCie-nces ,uul Ma1h ema t1 n , the' qu t:suon of 1he me rger of tlw~e farulues mtu u nt: of two possible ro mbina111 111 ~ ha.\ twt·n pronunem m the d• sc ussio ns. As I m.1dt· de.u m Ill\ rt·pon . the prest·nt triparute ' qMra llun uf trachtional .t i l'> a nd sc ie n ces facuil\' ..tnrl program.-, nu Io nge • !lervt:s the nt·eds o f this tlll l \ 't"r<oi ll \ .md thu!<! 3Uill t ' c hang e i3 necessary. Sev· t'r.li fac uh 't h,t\'t' d!.knl mt" to rlaboratt" on the rca- 'un' g •q·n ol tin~ 111 tht· J't• p• >lt , and I wd l do so 10 Pan I ua·mo ran dum . In a ddltnH \ , I Ind iCa ted m tht' rq>orl ~~~ ~ Ill I t' ll I loll to con st itute._' a Hca nn g P.ua·l tu wke rvldt·nu· fro111 the ft\cuil) , staff a nd -.ltldcnts o n thl' two proposab for rt'organiL.allon . t·ndt· rH't• th at wo uld he lp gauge.· th e- pn:fnencn lw t"''tTn tlw '"" dl! t·rna ti ves withm o ur lO IIIIIILI IIL I\ and tde nuh hoth the prob lelll :!! th a t thest: p• n po:-.t·d l t"U I).fdl1 1l.<H IOns might nc.·atc.· a nd pm.'ib l«· ..,J,JtilLii iL..,IIl tho~e prob l em~ . The llt· a nn g l' o~n• · l h.t~ bt' ('ll lor mt:·d . LL' 1 o mpos111on .wd l h.u ~ t · d l t' 111rluded 111 Part II ~Lun f.tc u[t , haH· qUitt· 1 l'a:>orMhl~ .tsked nw to 1 Ltnh tlw 11111111 g of ..t dt'( ''"Ill 1111 thl :-. JeorganLL.a oun l.t ·l lilt' do" ' I l>c·he\t ' there .t i t' .J I lt·.tst two lt'.t:!lu n.!> th l:!!lll.tllt ' l nn·d-. [( J tw ~t·..,oht·d bd o rt· \\' t ' lllO\t' on to 11lh t·J .1spn L'i o l tht· Rq>Of'l dnd futult' phtn:!!lut tlw un Lvt·rsu \ · l'lw IS...o;.ut· h· rHi s to do111in.Ht' dtsc u-.)HIIl:O. wnh tht· lacult\ 111 tht· arts ,md sc a·r tcrs .wd 1 IUWd OU[ l l lfhidt' l t'd t'X(l!nlllai!On n l o lfH' I prof'1l<,£tJS. ;md tht' unpil'ml'ntati o n of 111 her n·com FIH' I! d.mo n s wi ll c.kpt: nrl :o. Lgn •fi, ..t!Hh o n th l' org.1 111t:tt 1on o l th e a n s a nd scienc t ·~ o n dus <ampu:!! Furtherm o re . I belicve wt· can <md should n ·-.oiH· tlw qut:s t.ion Lhi s sp ring. th ;:u is bvjuh IY97 . .1nd the.· sc hc.·duk propost>d fo1 tht' I tearing Pant· I li t' wi t.h th a t plan . The issut· 1s not new to thi:!! Lampm. Most ft'et·nth in 1993-94, thC' Trigg le Cmn nn v -.um spent ne.·Lrh an acadt· lluc Vt'ar g-alhering inl o lllt.ltHlll. nJit sulting \\'ldt-·h ,md a n a.lvzJ ng several pos:-.1hlt· rt·str unurings related to t ht· art.o; a nd 'n, ·tu n . Tl tt' maj()J-il\ of th ;ll cumllll :-.:-.io n f;~vored thc hI[ 11\.tllon or an Arts and Scit'nn· ... ( :(11\t'gt•. ,tJt iHllij.;h a mtn o nh . p nma nh a~M)ttdtl'd With l l l/l ' t' l ll t:'XfJf't'SSt'd from ~O illl' n at ur,ll :-.t U'IH"t' f.teu lt ' . oppu:-.nl suc h ~"' c h ang<· . Tht' Tnggk ConlllliS.!'tnn Kepo n IS ;n otibhk till lh l' Provost\ \\'d >~ lit ' . h11p : \\"ittg ....httfl.tlt l. t'd u prtl\IJ'i t Tng~ kR l'pu rt Thu' !Itt• ISSUt' p n•!oot' LHt' d llll\\ I ~ !lOt llt•\, .111d riot•:-. 1/0t llt't' d t'X It:"llSI\'e and ('Xlt'' lldt'd IO n"d t:!';t! HHl 10 ,\!·· 1"1\'C.' .u a st" nsihle dt·cision . Fut a ll \' let lilt" Tn<1kt• < ka1 wh,tt ,1 dt'CISIOII b\ .Ju h I ~ l9 i will t•nUJ.il. If the o puon of combining th e t lll t:(• lac ulli rs into o ne coll ege i:-. c host:' ll , il will tLi ggt· r du· t'.!>tabl ishmt·nt oLt search CO I11111111 <T fu1 the pos ition of dean o f Arl.., a nd Clt'n f f"S. If th<· optum o f e stablishing a Co llc.·gt· o f A.rt... . Humaniti t:s ,md Sud a I ~W: it'll Ct"S and a Co ll ege of Scie n ct' and Engin t•cring is st: lene d. Dt"an Tufaridlo has a ln ·;uh· Indicated hi s desire to step dmom by St~mmcT I ~98 , and Ot· an Karwan would lwcome dc.·an of tht• TWW Colleg e uf Science a nd Engint·t'fing. He wo uld .tppomt. aftt'!' a n intt·rn al or ex ternal St'arch. \\ hTC ht'\'C;"r S c.' C;"IIlS t"<tpabJe of yie lding tht• lllOSI -.ut lrd t"ctlldidatt'S, a deputy dean drawn f r om O IH' uf tht· Na tura l Sc ien ces and Matlwmatic-s disc lplnws ..-\ t tht· S..lnlt" tinu· ~~search wo u ld be iniu a tt·d l1•1 tht· pos1 Li on of cl ea n o f tht' Colkg:t· o f An .... H uTn .:t ll lllt:':o. .md Socia l Scienct"~ to <tno mm o d a t(' tht· lllngc r o f Soc ial Sdenn·s and Arb .tnd l .t"llr r-. . On ce LIW kev dc.·c ision is m adt·. I "'-i ll Sl't 111 lilt ~ 11un a pruct·ss o f review <Hld a n a lvsl.!> o f issut's that nct'd to bt.~ resolvrd in lht" Lr<m sit ion. <I process th <.1 t wi ll mvolvr OTlt' or m o rr co mminees rompo:o.t'd PI f ~ICLd l\ and sLaff fro m tilt' afft'cted u n its. Th1 s 'it.: arch .l!ld tra us11i o u p rocess will p<nn t toward tht' lo 1lll.ll/011 o f thl· /It ' \\ UIIII (S) bv Sulllllll'f l 9~1H PART I WHY REO RGAN IZE? First off, I do not lhink that th e~ are momentous changes for the university. BasiCa lly. th e\ are attempts to locate deosions and ad minisw.t u ve suppon in slightly differen t places withm the umvnsin for our a n s a nd sc ie nces deparlJ11e1ns. In Uw short run . the c hange s will h ave liuJe real t'ffcct o n Llw university; O\'e r Lime they m ay and should change th t· unin:rsny. I Lhink beneficiall)·. bv c reau ng llllt"J acuons among faculty and stude nt\ dttd dewlopmg programs and initiatives lhat migh t n ut ot h crwist• occ ur. O n e o r the: ot her of these.:.· com hin a u o n s may !\.i:!Vt: on resources devoted to ad n: 1111stra tion BtH . <Ind I emph asize t his poim. n o unt" "~II loSt' th ei 1 .t ppoinUlWil l in the unl\·t·rs ll' bt·ontSt· of the t ha ngcs. T hf"rc.· .l rt' too m am un a lll. IH"kd llt't."cl!<. ol th t· univt·rsi ty-from ser\'i ng u ndt ·q:~ ra du a t t· stu· dcnb 10 suppo rtin g fandt' rt·St·an·h -to cumem pl a te losmg va lued staff. Ne" opport unitie s w1ll opt'n up for anvunt" whost: position ma' h<· ronsoli da tf·d bv this rt"orgamLauun Some.· o f th(· rl.'asons for ,.t ( hdug:t' we1e to u c he d illl 111 111~ Rr po rt on Planntng. but I ca n dahoralt· ColleC• of Art• and Science• fht· t asr f( >r ,tn An~ .wd Sc.Lf'n( n ( .ollq~(' l't'"'" til l thl' lu ll o"1 ng . 1. 'I ot:;t·tht.'l the.- Art.!> ,tnd St tt'tH n tt·a1 h ()I JH' rtt ·nt o f the underg •ad uatc..· stud t·n t ~IE..s .utd ~ra nt -tO pt'ICt'llt o f the.• undngrad11at<· dq.:-rct•, But dtt" thrt·t' f,H' Lillln rlo n ut .H comphsh tht·-.t· n· · .,u]b liJgt• thc.·T Onh a t the Pnwos t \ le\'rlL.!> th e! t' .un llltt..'gr.tted pt·rs pt·c un· u n undcrgradu<Ht· I''(ILH auon 111 Lht' :\rl\ ..t nd St Tt'l t n·~ that 13 con !H:Clt·d to co n tro l.-. 011 rL"~Illlr C e ~ . l.t't "<, S,l\ lilt' Ulll\t'f"SII\ Wt-. hcd t() dt·\·e lup lug:hlv cumpctt'llt wnung .·thllil\ <~lllollg .1 Slgnil i(cL ILI pn }JUHLUHl ol lt.5 baet.tl,turt·att· gr.t< IU tl ll~ :-. . ,I IHI th.tt thiS ~tbiitt\ \\'(H Jid l>t' llll l llltt-•d .H 10~-' till' ,-IJ"L<, .md 'c tt·llrt'~ t uLT·au l.t l ' ndt·T thl' ( ll l n·nt ~ lr \IC !l il t' t h ,\1 t'lh.1rt would h<1\1 ' lobe 1'1l ht.'.!>t r.ttl'd IlLII <Jfthr Pro\u..,t'-. Olf1u· bt'l',ll h t' II \H1tTid 1101 fall t' :\· ( lu ... l\t'h to oll l\ dt' •.tll L' nd t•t .Ill .-\t '-' .tnd St It'll< I ' ' ( :ulkg c·, th e.~ I dt.'.lll t.ot!ld ptt•\'IC!t- lt·.ukr..,hq> .tnd dt t t't I lt'SUII Hl'\ I ll ,It 1 0111ph-.h th,l\ I lblt'CII\t' J'ht· -..tme \\'Otdd bt· 11 tw lot progr.tlll"' ,unwd .11 q11.11111 ldtl\t' Co lllpl'tt.'llet· Ul lllf llrll\ ,llh Ill It'( h!Hlltl).," ( (l!l\pt·tt.'llt t.' . wlu·n · nun pt' lt' IH t' g 1U\\':!1 IT u ll t rept'. tl t·d ,utd lllC"!'t'asingh more ckm.mdm~ .tnd lu Khc ·l-lt.·H·I expcril-nc.e after t'Slablislttng .J ...ou iHI bttSIC n ltt C.t· tJOllal found auun . Th t:!! stJ' UCIUH' would .tlso lltd~t · 11 possible 10 loe<IIC.' stu d t·nt adviSII)~ lo r IH' \\ Stlld t: n L'i .tnd major.!> With Ill the c o llq.~l· "-' \\'t'l! .1.:-. 10 u-.:~. n sft:r professto nal ..1dn~o r:-. tu the Lul k g t·. 2. Tht' c urrt'nt ro nf1gura tion st 11nulatn lt11k b road ro nsidrrali o n or que su o nmg of tlu· 1 ok o l a maj o r in the structuTt· of .:11l undergrctdU.lh' t·flu c.·a uo n . An ArL'!. a nd Snt·nn"':o. Colkgc.· m •gh1 1101 n ther, but 11 cc n a ml v wuuld prondt· th{· platf orm for such a ro ns1dera tio n bt<Ctlll.!>t' o f thr dl\t'f"Sil\ of disCiplines rc.·p rt'st'nted . At pn·:-.t'/11 tllt'Tl' t-. IL111t· llllt" IHi n· for all\ ont.· ol lht· thtt·t·l.u ult lt''i to t'X · post.· tht:ir p 1ogram' to "cru ttm 11 ckc<tn.tlh prolt·n ed progr.Jnb 111 o tlw t An:-. .111d ...,, a·n1 '"' urut~ ('~t: a p t• .!>tiCh MTUUil\ 3. BcctL t!ot' tlw thr~t' l.u ul llt'' ~ '""Pt'tt· ltH It' · '>11\l f" (" ("~. th.-tt SOillt'lllllt'' lllhT IUb t Cll lfH"'l<l lll lll .t!ld ,tlmost a lwavs ,Lttadw-. 111.111\ tullahora tton .tmong thc.·m .t rt.' 'iOUflt' t la 11 11 t :ombmtng l.tn iltL t':o. will nut ft' lll U\'t' tht· (OitliJ<'Ili! Pll Ill till:-. S\'S tt'm . !ot tht• co mpetruon orr ur!'< a mung clt-p.t rtlllt'nb •.1:-. wt'll .1 .. l;u-ultit''\, but 1t m.n ennn u ag t· tht' L l ~<.. of auL dr·mlc l l'ltt"n a to re so ht· tompe ttll\ t' t l.t~m~ Tat he r th .nt th e LISt' o f ad mm tstr.tll\'t' b.ur a· r., 10 o;uppon ,1 "po h tLtal~ rl 1st ribuu o n of re:-.mu (n 4 . Th t· t' urr('nt tnnfigut.tiHlllt' LICOLLr.tg(-, tk.tn:!!. lll d f:t c uliu·., to tlt'.llllllf\1'1\tn rt:'<JIIIIt '· 111t' lll.S ,111d (,(· nt.' l al l-.dtH iH t011 cl:!olltlfJO.!>IIIOih Ill ht:· lunded b\ thf' Pro\u~t (lor lll"il:tn <t' Ill IYY!'l-9b. tht· Pn .vo ... t lOiltnhutrd S4 :E> .OUU to suppon th (· (~r TH'ral Educo:~.llun curnndu m ) r.utwr th.:1.n ... _ ., t•duca u onal responsTI>ii1Ut~ ~ ol the lll\lt. rt11s u ( Ill!'!<. because th esl' un 1vers11' l"t'C]lllrt:'lllt'IIL' f<tll dd fl'ren u a llv upon th e lhrt:·t· f Mttlt 1 e~ IOSit'dd o l let II mg on o n e comb1m·d facult' o r cnllrge 5 . 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Thc.·st· 1wo bndt l t'~ Jllt'\t'llth ~ h .trc .1 :-.ub-.t.ult ial 1111111beT o f stu rl ent~ . w h o dt·pt·nd upon tht· (.U lll".!lt'!'> cHid lt•arning !lO\\IIlg from tht'm 10 f1t tog t·t iH•J wdl. 4. Th(· dt·pt' nd t' TH t' of f.tt uln 111 both tilt II.' upon t·~tt.'rnal rt·s(' .1rc h "" P f' Oll l' rt'.tlt"' -.!llllt' ttHnmon.-1111\ of .teadt'll11C c uitult' 5. The rl' a re somt· cu nnt' t"l lo!l!'> .:~ m ung m,ll(' Jt.l l ~ - It'll< e . t·u mpute r eng m t·t'nng compute 1 l.tl t' llCt' . c-1\\'trot llllt'llla l snenn· and engua-t'nng tll.lt d 1.:1,., lacu lt' of th e two ULII[1, toge thn 6. Aspect:, ul .!>l lt' llrt' eciuca u un a nd re~t·.tr rh do dlf"ft•r Il l SO I!Il' Wi!V:!!ITOII1 t h o ~ t.· Ill .tr l..!>. hull\, 11111 11" .md tilt" :!!OCI.tl snt'll (t•:!l . It I.!>, tht'rehue . po:!!S!ble to I! Uh t'L\t' of !h e N~tllllal Snt·n c c~ b<· mg sp ill oil from thl' ulher Arts ;wd Sltt'nt r~ . but nut to h,1\t' 11 • sul~ued as a se p.J. nne facult\ . Extt'll.!>tn· s<tenet.· t•dut .tt1on a nrl rt:'St".t rch m n tr:-. and IS supported 111 ot lwr pan.:-. of tilt' Ulll\"t.'!''ll\ The d<·p.trtlllt"IH~ I HI\\ Ill :'\ ,11\l l"a l Snt·n c e-. c\1\d ~Ltth t• mc~tH ... llt"'t'd to ht' both pt'l((' /\"t'd .t:o. .md .H tn.Lih ht· .t p.trt of t in-. l.lrgt'l 'Olllllllllllc.'nt tn "'llt'TH c tn thr 11111\t'r!otl\ �2 ..._ Cl!lllo. In addition lO the above options, the Hearing Panel will entertain proposa!J from single departments or significant cohesive groups within a deparunent not to be part of an Arts and Sciences College , but rather to be placed within another academic uniL These proposa!J should identify clear improvement in the quality of undergradu· ate and graduate programs as well as in research and service productivity that will flow from the proposed affiliations. The proposals should also clearly demonstrate why the unit's participation in an Arts and Sciences College would be disadvanta- CONSIDEREST NOT T HE BEAM TIMTIS IN THINE OWN EYE? geous. David ]. Triggle I"ART II HEARING PANEL ON THE REORGANIZATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Professor of Bi«<teooiwl p~ SUNYDistinguish«< Pnifwor Via Prooost for GrudU4le £duaJliqn and /Weardo DmnoJU.. GrudU41e ScJwoJ MllaiL· tri~. buflalo. edu. The purpose of the Panel is to solicit and assemble information and opinions covering the following two major reorganization proposals along with the possibility of local options: 11 Create a College of Arts and Sciences from the three separauo Faculties (Arts and Letuors, So- April 28, 1997 cial Sciences, and Natural Sciences and Math- e matics) , OR 21 Create a College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences from the Arts and !..etten and Social Sciences Faculties and a College of Science and Engineering from Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM) and Engineering (SEAS), AND receive 31 An y Local Option proposals as described above. The panel is to invite both oral and written submissions on these two options and any Local 0~ lion proposals. From this evidence it is to identify both the problems that might be created by either o ption and proposed .solutions to those problems. It is also to sift through conflicting opinions to identify lhe reasoned preferences of the faculty and staff covering the cwo options. It should also evaluate any predicted consequences of these changes with the best evidence and information avai lable to iL In the end, the panel will prepare a report that distills from the evidence the preferred course for the university to follow in connection with the proposed reorganization, taking into consideration the university mission and the goals set forth in "Planning UB's Academic Furure." That preferred course is likely to be one of the options indicated above, or it may be some variation on them, but it is not to be the status quo. The current target date for this report is June 20, 1997. The report will be referred to the ~nate Academic Planning Commiuee and to Faculty Senate Executive Commiuee for com ment and advice. Af. ter their review and advice, the President will issue a decision. Again , the rarget daLe for a decision is July I997. Customarily, in the university, we establish committees or task forces to study particular issues. These groups gather information, weigh it and then exercise their judgment, individual and collective, in making recommendations. It is often important that such groups be broadly representative of different interesl5 and perspectives. What is proposed here is quite differenL It envisions a group that takes evide nce from those parties both interested in and affected by the proposals and evaluates that evidence from a disinterested point of view. The Hearing Panel, then , will forward to me its critical evah.1ation of information and opinion , rather than attempt to create an agreement among represented interests. Hearllqf Panel Members ARLENE ALBERT. Associate Profwor. D'f>'Jrtmr.nt of Biochemistry GEORGE BOBINSKI . Dean, Sclwol of lnfurmatum and Library Scitna ELIZABETH MENSCH . Profwor, School of Law MICHAEL STOKES. Diredor, OJ!ia of Studrot MullicuiJural Affairs (Panel Convt:nor) JOHN THOMAS. Associat< Dean, School of Manag<mrot, International Programs "Change is not made without in. convenzence, even from warse to better, " qbserved Dr. Johnson. However, some recent public and prinLed utLerances from among our faculty argue that con ternplation of change ls either premature, unnecessary or both [and certainly inconvenient}; that any change will destroy the university overnight.; that change will foster destructive competition ; that all resources should be left in the originating departments; that faculty are being told what they ought to be researching; that we will end up as a market economy, that our fundamental disciplines [as opposed to "those professional ones") are being marginalized; and that we are turning ourselves into a ..Leaching institution "--or worse. We are apparently on our way to Hell in a hand-basketll Some of these views deserve substantial further discussion and I have no doubt that a public forum for doing so is being provided and will continue to be provided. However, to deny that we face problems and to deny that change is necessary in .some of our structures, modes of educaLion and disciplinary arrangemenl! is foolishness. The most obviow demonstration, although certainly not the only one, of the reality of our problems is the considerable difficulty t.hat we now face in attracting sufficient numbers of good students to fulfill our enrollment expectations. And this is true for all categories-from freshman , to transfer to graduate. Too many good students go elsewhere. A few weeks ago a colleague visited me on campus. Afuor he had arrived and we had rewarded him with th~ customary parking ticket, he commen ted on the arrangement of the traffic lights on cam- .• I1Ai@ auu••• • ._taX pw- "all Jigns and all dirn:tions ", he observed. A metaphor for our current plight at UB? Perhaps. We have indeed followed many signs and gone in many directions. Continuation of this policy may not serve w well The Provost's Planning Repon presenlS a summary of wh~re we are, and where w~ might be going and indicates the dimensions of !Orne of the changes that will have to be made. It is a long overdue document. Pan of our p~esent predicam~nt is that w~ have not planned well-when w~ had resources we grew at random and when we lost resources we cut acro.55-the-board. A5 a result we now have priorities and an organization that are not well suited to the major challenges lhat lie ahead, which are unsupportable with our existing resources and, which indeed, constiwLe structural and cultural obstacles to the changes that are increasingly necessary both here and in higher education in generaJ. This university does face major structural and functional problems that demand our immediate attention. We are not, protestations to the contrary, the institution that we should be. We mwl make changes that will enhance in real terms the qu;>Iity of our programs at both the undergraduauo and graduauo levels, changes that renect evolution in disciplinary directions, that ar~ sensitive to state and national priorities and expectations, and that, as a public institution, maintain access to higher education. [f we lose sight of these goals there is neither public nor political reason for our existence. To accomplish aU of this is a real challenge. H - , giv<n tM very real int<lkdual strmgths and qualities that we haw at BuffaiD we slwuld be able kJ acapt_this chaJJmg< with mthwiosmlf we fail to then we will have accepted the fate of the Donner party-<onsumed to no particularly productive end. CHALLENGES TO SUNY ANDUB Our challenges arise from several related areas: • • • • • Budgetl':rosian EnroUmmt issues Declining commitment Declining reputatian Lack of sense of direction APIIaOI'IIIA110 . .[1.0...cAftOII mootpopulous Jlales) STAll to-YLUGAIN U.S. IIAHK 186/ 87-96/ 97] Georgia Texas Florida New Jersey Illinois Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan California New York 82 61 58 56 53 49 45 43 22 7 16 18 20 23 27 31 34 42 4 49 Budget Erosion. Viewed from the perspective of 10 budg~t reductions over the past eight years we have reason for a degree of self-pity. This we have amply demonstrated . However, even though New York State may rank almost at the bottom among states in 10-year gain in support of higher educa+ tion [86/ 87-96/ 97: TABLE I], the absolute support assigned to higher education is second on ly to California. This is still a very large commitment. Additionally, the percentage of our total support derived from state .sources is sti11 higher than most of our peer institutions. The 1994 stale appropriation provided 40.4 percent of the SUNY operating budget; in contraSt, the University of Michigan r~ceived 1~.8 percent, the University of Virginia 14.7 percent, Indiana Univenity 25.8 per- �3 cent. lhe University of Texas syslem 50.8 percent and lhe University or Maryland syslem M.5 percenL However, no one smsiiJ9 dmw that budg<l issues an not pari of our problem; n/Uf is n«dtd in terms of grtaii!T jlaibility, ulf-disciplim and ltmg-lerm rommilmenl. It is, however, quite unlikely that New York Stale will significantly incre;ue support for higher education in th e immediate or near future . Despite !.his year's apparent budget surplus, New York State has major and long-term financial problems. New York Stale has some SW billion of long-term debt. consisten tly uses "one-timers· to balance iu budge~ has lhe lowest bond rating or any slate, is facing serious "out-migration• of its industry and population, and !.his year's budget derives largely from high ly cyclical Wall Street activity. The long-term economic develop ment plans for New York State include the introdu ction of casino gambli ng and lhe bringing of lhe O lympic Games to New York City. The benefiu of lhese plans to higher education, or to the state economy in general, are of dubious significance. Absent the promise of such in=a.ud support Jrr>m the stak wt mwt loolc lO ourselves for our futun. We must "'"'"" proadiw, rather than passiwly nadiw, lo lheS< outside pressum on mouJUJ. And: critictsm and in a recent book- The IU.u of Amen· can &s.arch UniversitieS: Elites and Chalkngm in the Postwar Era, Graham and Diamond argue !.hat by examining the research achievements of faculty o n a per capita basis, reputations can be discerned for institutions that were rwt previously vi.sible or had been obscured by repuGttionaJ halos. According to this 1UUJ paradigm SUNY at Stony Brook is now ranked second amongst public universities, behind only UC Berke ley and ahead or UC San Diego, UCLA, th e University of Wisconsin at Madison and the Universiry of Texas at Austin . AJ. bany and Buffalo are ranked 17 and 29 respec· lively in th is analysis. The contrast ~tween these indices is dramatic and was observed also in th(' analysis of lhe NRC data. TheS< amiTasts sugg.st not only llu need for 11u determination of"""" rejin<d analyses of "quality, • but also that d<ficimr:Us and frag· mentation of OUT organiuJlion may he i mportanl facttm amlributory ll! our r<pulationol d<ficient:Us. However, other indices offer liu.Je further comforL Our federal research support also compares "There's this notion that SUNY is very big and it is something that New York State can't affard.... New York State may choose not to affard it, lnlt that's not the same thing" D. AUQ IOIINSTOIII FCKme< Chancollo<, SUNY Because or lhese widely differing perspectives !.here will be no easy resolution or lhe future or ~ moved to a system that is more decentralized, more accountable and more productive, more flexible in its tuition policy, more responsive to iu students, more differentiated, and more cooperative both within itself an~d with private institutions. Oiscw.sio n of these issues is productive only in the context of a understanding of where the institution needs to be or has determined to go--a clear, mean' .. ingful, well understood and broadly accepted mission stateI• menL This we lack for SUNY SUNY. Regardless, we must move or " ••ai!Ua ......... u. at lluffolo Declining Reputation. We are ' Declining Gommihneot: Skirmishes in the Search for the Soul or SUNY. The departure of Thomas Bartlett-lhe former SUNY Chancellor-is but o ne example of the sk..irmishes being fought for the soul of SUNY. And, as in many a religious battle, lhe innoce nt-lh e railhful public-are likely to be the principal casualties. his clear that we-SUNY--cannot continue to absorb the ongoing series of budget cuts and maintain existing str ucture and qualiry. Neither can we respond sim· ply by raising tuition in direct proportion to the budget cuts. To a significant d egree determina· tion of our future will have to come from the rec· o nciliation o f the several confli cting views that ex· isc "Many campuses are the economic and cultural center far a region .... closing these institutions really isn 't a possibili.ty " AIIAI'Oil UNNIITII P. I.AYAU.I Choir, Seno le Higher Education Commitfee. "I would prefer to make the system smaller. .. the kgitimacy of our programs is one thing we cannot give away" CICAIICIII.LOII THOMAS A. 11A111Un {Fonne' Cha ncello<. SUNY} "You should encourage each of these campuses to go out and reinvent itself, ar recreate itself, ar sharpen its focus, ar even alter its mission to be more responsive to what it perceives to be its market" lMOMAS Po IOAJI Choir, SUNY Boord of Trustees . "Rethink SUNY means Doumsize SUNY" IDWAD C. IUWYAN Choir, Assembly Higher Education Committee "We're shifting the responsibility far public higher education in the state of New York from the state to the students and their families" lMIODOU 10-IR SUNY Trustee, Binghamton ITABl£ 21 CIOMMWOII 01' MU. 1H. CLAU PllOfii.U UC, San Diego 2685 (oil) 3062 (oil) Closs Size not what we should be or, perMean H.S. GPA 89 or 3 . I (regulo' odmits only) 3.86 (oil) haps. what we claim to be. That Mean Totol SAT 1066 ('egular admits only) 1136 (all) this is so is confirmed by a va.riery of distinct indice s. Each index is, of course, subject to criticism and none provide perfec t !TABlE 31 comparative bases, but collec1H·..C---OI'IIIAMCII tively !.hey spell out our DOCIOIIAII M0e11AMS reputationaJ problem. (Program ~ss) I Table% compares the characU. Cal SUNY CUNY teristics of our entering fresh69 of 229 (30%) Program& in 0 of 104 (0%) I of 23 (4%) man class wilh !.hat or UC/ San the Top 10 Diego. This co mparison is made because UCSD is approxiProgram• in 5 of 104(5%) 4 of 23 (17%) 119 of 229 (52%) mately our size, is likewise a the Top·20 component of a large multi-center universiry • ~7 system and joined the ITABl£ 41 public university enter1H• ..C......_ 01' IIIAARCII prise at about the same DOCIOIIAII ...,..,... lime that we did. Table 5 summarizes and com_....,-~·Ptogral'fu "lop 25" "lop 5"" " lop 25" " lop 50" pares lhe latest NRC 40 37 Buffolo 35 6 3 ran kings of the aca61 UNC 28 61 82 86 demic doctoral programs in SUNY and UC.Oovis 91 23 87 30 35 CUNY wilh !.hose of the 95 UC-Irvine 27 86 32 22 University of California 73 U.Calo<. 30 67 20 20 system. AI !.hough defi14 U lowe 29 21 76 72 ciencies in these u Q,eg 17 39 18 44 22 reputational assays are U VirQ 92 88 36 25 36 well known, the comparison can provide nei64 U. Pin. 11 II 36 56 ther us nor CUNY with much comfort. These comparisons between SUNY and the )TABlE 51 nDIIIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . Universiry o f California system are ex trem e in naAIIO'IIItlll ClOIINaiiOII ture and they reflect in significant part the ver y d iffe rent organizational and finan cial realities FY 1995 (in Millions) lnstit.mon that exist and have existed in th e rwo states. The 271 UC/ Son Diego University of California system is significan tl y UC/los Angeles 262 older and more mature; it grew when the oppor· 239 UC/ Son Francisco tunities for foundation-growth we re greater: it ex183 ists in a three-leve l differenti ated system, it exists UC/ Berkelev in a state where private high er education is not 116 UC/ Dovis d ominant; and it has e njoyed lo ng. and generally UC/ Irvine 86 co nsistent, legislative support. Additionally. th e UC/ Sonlo Bo,boro 65 California economy (and climate ) has for manv University at Buffalo 84 years been more buoyant than : .............................. that of New York: suppo rt for th t· Universiry of Califo rnia has rt·· fl eeted these economir fac ts. These are very real and substan ti al differences. They tran slate to tht• ou tcomes illustrated here . A r· cordingly, compansoru with othLT rnslilutioru ma)' be mOTt appropnate. Table 4 provides such a co m pan· son between Buffalo a nd other selecte d public AAU institutions. These and other ran kings have been subject to much pertinen1 .... I TABLE 61 MIMUU NIWLY IUCftD TO TNI 11A!1011AL ACADUIY Of ICIIIICII U Col Calif. Private Colif. Tolol 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Toto I 10 4 14 8 9 10 5 II 13 20 10 6 16 15 47 31 78 0 0 0 I I 2 3 2 3 2 4 6 12 17 SUNY/ CUNY I N .Y. Private 4 N.Y. Totol 5 5 5 �4 unfavorably wnh the Umversity of California sys-- a·m (Table 4) . Fin ally, Table 5 summarizes the eleCLJon of new members to tht" NationaJ Acad· t·rn) of ~1e n ces over a five-year period . This compan~un between SUNY/ CUNYand the University uf C.allforma sys tem l!t 111deed stark, although even 111 tlw, a..oisa\ the MMatthew Effect" likely ope rates. ll owrveJ , d secondary message of Table 5 1s that Nt·w York SLatt· dun 1101 co mpare well with Cahft,rni,IIJI nthrrthe pnvatt' or public sectors. At th1s lt·\1· 1~~1 < ompanson -.nt'nlllic lt:adersl11p ma\' " 't"li h.1\t' ,,u,,cd to ( : .t!Jiorn• ~• Th1s. iflrue , 1s a vl'r) st-· r IOU 'i \ong·tt·nn Lnrll< ato l of tht' compt•tJtJ ve de' luw ul ~rw Yorl.. \tatt· Tlw Iat k of stable cum tlliii!WIII h' :"t·" York ~t..ilt' '' ' liS lllSLIIUI!Oll.!! of lngltt·l niLa.LtltHI .... 111 cmh l'>·d<rrbatt' lhr~ prohlnn - 11 wllllud du· l•mt.;t.' J·tc· r m clt·cl na· of tiH: .. t.tlc · .uuln ... 111\tltLIIHIII.., of Direction \\, - l.tl k .t 'f"IIM' ul drrt:tllun . 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The ddini1ion nl lht'!-!t' m·v. 111drfe!, w11l bt· ,111 lllt{'gral pan of llw pt oc. c.·~~ ol t t.tn sftlrma tum . Out dungt·~ 1111Ut mclude tht" rcdcflllll run ol tlw (':\.1\ttng !-!<. houl ,mel dt'parunenlal houndant·s . Th 1·..,c· bou n dane' rt"Ot'ct a \ ' t '!'\ tr.uiition..tl organr· l.t ll un-mu luplc.· st·h oo ls a nd dt"panmrnLS o rg.tntll'd along class rc dlsetp lrn d l ' lint>s. And It • ~ . 1 morlt'l ~ hart'CI by m any of our fJt'i'r ln.!>Utution~ \\'hosc.· qualities and repuuuions Wt' wts h to c:mu· I,Ht' . Howe"er. 11 1~ .al so a large!) hist onntl modd h'llh boundanes that s.1.1lsfted rnstitutional rt'· quJrt·menLS wht·n rcso urn·s we re expand •ng. when disciplint:s ....•t·re m ort· r igidly definc·d and wht'n t"ducation was still dc.·linab le b\ tonn·n· ti o na! papt·r-bascd 1cchnologies, a ~sum dard M .!> ttl d(· nt body, and was ac h ieve d on a largc.·h· "o nt r · pe;:-r· lifetime" basi s. Now tlwse same bounda ri e!, sent:' too frequent!) as our rultural me: m o nt"-" uf things past and as o bstacles to change Our modt"l of small deparunenu and small programs does not permit economies of sca le, and t.hts IS e-xace-rbated by a multiplicity of overlapping and paruall\ duplicative programs. These c haracteristi cs hmdet the efficient use of resources, raise obstacles tO their reallocation and prevent the establishment of nationally visible reputations for our program~ Fin a ll y, our multiple divisions have fragmented commiunent for academic program s and th1 s has led to an overall lack of responsibili ty, particularh at the undergraduate level. \\'e nced a change and a rearrangement, bOlh physically and cu hura ll}. to e nsure that undergraduate education is the best possible . is delivered seam lessly and efncient.h . and is seen publicly as worth pursumg. At the gradualt' leve l our efforu must focus in creasing!\ on quality and we sh ou ld becomt:· ven well known for a smaller number of select programs that are wt"ll supported. responsive to chang~s in disoplrnan modes, represent newl y e mergmg discipl ines ur socrc:ta l necds. and an.· those th at we are prt:pare;:-d to Mbe t the bank .. on . We have. for example , at UB probabh dbout ..t duLen departmen ts m tht• Mbio logica l se~enn: s~ brodd ly defined and t'Xisting in four schools a nd at Roswe ll Park. Edch is a large I~ st~pardtc dornam .!IU~JeCI to tl\ own htring modt:!i, iLS Oh'll 1eachm~ objt"etives. il.S own graduate program and tl'i o wn fanrlt\ t. ulturc . 0 \•era ll . tht:re 1~ an mad{·q uate coopt'rauon. parucul.trl~ in fac uln hinng and teac h mg at Lhe undergrarluate and gradu.llt' lt"\'t'ls. and tht:· graduate programs ex 1st largd~ 111 1solauon . T ht!,, cit'sp ite tht· fact that 1hc.· dtffen·nce . . betwt"en the sepa ra te di.!>ctplrnt'~ rt:prcsl·ntt·d b' the depan IILt'llLS art' frequt:Jilh small and . 111 fact. SO IIH' depdrtlll en~ significanth duplruue othc.·r!, tn a '\·anauu n~n ~;.Hht·me M fortnat. Th1s operates tu the;- de1nnwnt ul both the unrlergraduate and graduatt' progr.llll" cwd prt'\'t'nts the instrtullun I rom 11\akmg :,t: ll !ilblt' J't'allocalluns of rt"~ourc e~ Tht· b1olugicdlh tH il'ntt·d disciplines an· Ill 11 0 w.~, c·nq.>tiOIIdl. F.lsev.·ht·n· . ~1gmli c ant cht'mlcal ~tn·ngth cx tsb o ut.o;;tdt· llw Dq.>artmt'lll of Cht·mt'· tn-: comp uting ,md rn .ttht.·m.JI!cal slrt.· ng ths uut Sid{· tht· dt:parllllt-'lllS of Computer Sot·nc e a nd ~-l .tthrmaun: t'CnnonHn 1!1 .-t disriplm(' ...,,dt'h sc.tt · lt·red oUL<ildt· of tht' Ot' JM!'tnwnt uf Econom1o. sta iiSI ICS 1~ t-'\'t:nrwlwrr and. I \'t·nturt· It>''"· that schol.u.. h rp rn Engli.!>h i~ not limitt·d to tht· Oe p<lfllllt·nt of Engh~l1 Wt· m·cd to he able- 10 makt· purou~ our..,, huol .wd dt:'JMrlll\{'llt.tl buunrlaneo;; to fat Lilla It' •• f.tr K' t:' lHl'l fit-gn·t· ~h..rt:d rnMrttl · tHlll .t nd n·sca l lh . We no longl'f )1d\'t' the· lu xun of dupltcaung Ill on<·.,< huol '" dep.tnmt·nt thost· d1"< 1plrnan stn·ngth!, 1h.u .tln· ,trl' CXI'il t·lst'\1 ht'l t" Tht· Pn)\ost'o; prupost'd tTufJ.{dllt7allon to hnng tu~t'tht·l the d 1 ~< 1pltnc·, th.u .t it' TlO\\ 111 thrn· .. ep.u--.ttt' sc houls .mrl Iat ulttc·., w1ll pi'fl llll tilt' lwt lt'l .-tnd 11101 t' t1111tA h dt·il' t'l' ol undt·l gt.lCiu.ttt· t"dtH ..auun Jed b\ fa( ull\ '"''' tLnron . lht· o 1gan l/d· tion of graduate;- p1ogra111' th.u bt·tlt' l lit cha 11K111g disc iphnan bor1ndanr' .tnrl tntr 't:'<tt c h for quail!\ , dlld Will gc~ n('ratt· lht· ln·t·dum tu t.'SI.tblish nev. pro.,; rams a nd tH'W fh rc c uon s I do not bc::ht·ve that tht:IT is anv sc nsihk aiH•ItMtiH' to s JgrHfic ~tnl changt'!, 111 o ur structurr and ( ultun· rlwrt' will sun ph not bt' enough mane\ from a m llllOlt'dJalr ~ource 10 raise the lcvt'l of ,til of our t'X I!-!Illlg stnH · turt·s to the q 11alin· th <:ll wt· c·spousc . Ah~t·nt IIHs we \\'ill Slmp h conun ut· to rle1. lim· furtht•t h'h rO'tiCt"nl with thl' r hmlf(P!I propmrd"' tht' Provmt '.\ donntJnll H 'wt thatthn art' tou dmmaiH m tou ratllml. bu t tlwt thn· ma, fWI br md11(ll nwugh I bdwve that we sh ou ld nms rdet also m o rt' S t~mli ­ cant slructural ( hangr!-1 111 tht· lu tur('-111 I.H·t . .tn t·vo luliunar\ t.ran <.;ft>r matuHl or ''Transforrnation of any wrtwhether human ar dwmiml or corporate-is a perilou~ passagP at best, calling far a mdiml!Rtting go, and an &jlenness to thf unknoum .. .. . lt comes down sirnpl)' to this: we can 't advance as long as Wf 'rp holding tight to what no longer wo'rks. And wf have to break the mold before a new form can emerge" MAAJOIUI ULLY Tommg the Demons of Change We may w1sh to cons1der, 111 addiuon lo the changes advan c ed in the Provost 's plannmg docu ment, a mort' l.tdical reorganrzation an whtch IS crealed a Faculty of Engtnet'nng . Namral and lnforma tion Sci(·nces from the cur rent Facult) of Natural Sc1enn:s and Mathemaun. the School of Engmec:nng and Applred Sctences and the School of lnformauon and Libran Snenn·s. Th1s ma;or sc h oo l wou ld be para lleled b' a m•w Faculrv of ArlS and Humaniues co mposed of the appropn:<ll t' dt'· panments in the currt"nt Faculue;:-~ of Art"i and l Kt · tt"rs and Sonal Snences. A School of B1ologKal dnd Life;:- SCiences co uld houSt.' all lor the maJOr· trv ) of th e bJOiogtcalh based d1snphnes housed w1thin the curre-nt Faculues of /'\at ural Scrf'nces and Mathemaucs. tht· professional He-alth St.. rene t" Schools and from Son a I ScteiH' t:'~ To he: sure. "uch changt:s Will t:x- v.'Tt' nf.-hlllg to our fundamt::"n · u l orgamzauon. hut the\ ma\ also offt·r grt'dl portunilie!,. In parti c ular. thr proposal bnng"i ltr gt• ther related .md s1mi lar d1st_ rplrne s thctt curt·emh eXISt within several ~choo]!, . Thts will ~Ieath fanhtalt' the deh\t::'J'\ of both und{·rgrddllillt' and ~radu.ttt' education 111 tho:-.e di!,Crphn e.., , rurrc.-mh lundc:re;:-d b\ our t'XIstlllg boundann at ro~~ !'>Chools. It ma\ .tiM.> perm !I u~ to focu~ uur t-nt:r· g lt:S [and resource~! 111 ('nlt'rgem dOd. enH-r~1ng ..trf'as-mformatJOII sc1enn·!,, il grecith strcngth· t•twd se t of programs centered arou nd broloiD .md the lrfe ~denct'S, tncluding the pharnMccuucal M. lt:llCt.·s and the neurosc reJH_t'S, matenals and .tpphed matenal~ SC tt·nc-es and .t strengtht:mng o f tho~ f' .-lrb dlld hum.n11Un dr.!>npluu: s cur rrntl\' sprt'J.d acrus~ I\,'O fan1lt.ic~ . A.. largc .c. thcst· t·hangt·.'J mrght bt' I beh{·ve tha t wt· ner::d to lw thrnkrng also abo ut t'\Cil largt"t .tnd mort" l<t l·rt·athlng struttur.d a nd funcuonal 1 h.tngt · ~ - Tht" 1nple wuchm.g huu1 of changt"llt'V. tt•chnolugu'~ .!l , t. hangmg dc·mographro \\'tth llt'\\ .md tJI Cft'asm~ educational dt:mancb . and tht· unpetU'i for COIII IIIU OLIS lt·arnrng-that ha~ now ..oundc·d fm hi ghr t education means th ;,u we net'd tu tlrrnk about J UIIIVt·rsJI\ that 1 ~ 111 constant opt·r;.uton to lll.lXIIlH/t' tht· U!,t' of our expen.!>l\'t' lixt·d d.'IM' I .S, tlldt opt"ra les stgntli canth as a virtual lll .... tllllliun .111d th.tt is inrreasinglv st•en as tht' edu· c tt1onal. rt·.,t"ar(h .:1nd trauung t:' ll){lll e fo1 at lt:a~t tht.· 1t'g1onal t"tunolm . The . . e willlw ch.tngt·s fat bt·\o nd tho~c: th,u wt· dl't:' curn·nth contt·mplating .mel wt· net·d to bc· ron~ tdenn g them nov. J'hl'~t' and othn pombf, ~tnl rtuml rhtmgr~ nud to 1H' tlnfliiT't' mul ~tart wah thr alrrad\ propowl jormniiOfl of tw :\tl\ and Snt't/11' C.oJ/rg,. wJurh thr11 1"11()/tJI'l Hllu uthn ,,,·urtun'' / l1 pltw for thr P"'f~'rl Hr-urlllfl' wllh 1ouwwwu!l acmnlo on ummb:ab!R ub)l'f/lt lt' 111 tm madt"mu t'rll llfOTIIIWfll llo\,e\t:'l . lltl\ suuciur ..tl 'hangc· w1 ll be ~utft.'S!,Ittlut~h 1f wt' und('r .. t.tnd tha i 11 11.:1:-. .ts 11.\ haM· tht· re.u r;:w genH'I'I ul f..tt ult\ pnuntie:,, lnJ>tlll~rbillttt:~ and rewards : fm111 .mel fuiiCiron .ut· mUiualh unerani\'C The fa< ult\tt•~ wJII haH' t11 subscribe to th{'St' changt:"s. Th1s wdl not be eas,-but the altcrnaun· 1!, \ 'I' I' c lt-ar. If we do not bt"< CJ!ll{' mort' auountablt" , prodw 1.1\t' . c.·flictt'llt and responSI\'{' to our collectiH· re· ~ponsiblli uc: s around edtKdliUII J.nd o u r swdent.s. .tnd ifwt· d o nul :-.urret·d 111 dt'finrng \\'IMI difft·lt.'lll!ates us h·o m othc:r insllttllrons. th t"l'l' will bt· fewer of us and ft·wet program!! But. tf V.t.' Tl.:,t' to tht· l halle ngt· .dw.trl of us Wt' will h.tH· t1 bt•llt•J LLIII\'t'l'"'iiY and wt· \\'Ill make .1 largrr t on tnh ul!OII orr (II !ooOCit'l\ \\ 1- do lwt''' nm .u d"ablt', fllld m wmr arnu otll· \laudmg. humafl rr!lourrt'l fltid talnil tll { '8 m1tl. tj wt' nnplfl) 11. ron.n dt•mbf, potrntwllo bm1g about thl' f hmJgrJ 1/t'Ct'Uflr)' to rt'd~fnu aur tducalw,wljJutpo!lt'l 1wd t~a lurl, wh1l.st prt'srrvrng tht' bt-sl uj what u..,. hatli' bw/1 Otii'T lht ptul J 50 warl . Thu u thl' purpu.\t' of thr ~mr.l of plar111mg dwlog:, m wh1ch wt m·, ntn-nlt/_'t pu, unpcJtwg. If Wf arr bol.t.l fltld ~nu tlu mom.nH WI' rm1 rt'shapr our oum fu tuft' there must be some way out of hr>rf said the joker to the thief tl~ne's too much confusion I can 't get no reliPJ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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Dillil>pilllod a-n ScWia Piapam .... _ , --r- wl keep to July timetable Sees reorganiwtion in place by 1998-99 academic year in mid-l'ebnlary, Headrick has urged a reorganizatioo of the faculties ofArts and ESPITE CRITICISM from some faculty members, Provost Thomas Headrick intends to keep to a timetable that includci a July target date for a final decision on the realignment of the arts and sciences at UB. Waiting longer, even a few months, would delay the search for a new dean that will be requlJed regardlcu of wbicb realignment optioo is pursued, acoocding to He.lric;lc. Putting off a dcci&ion until this fall. be added, would push back the search process "so we would looc a wbole year." Plus, Heodrict said in an interview witb the Reporter, the issue "has been thoroughly studied, talked about, reviewed and analyzed on a number of oc- casions." In his academic planning document, which-has been the focus of review and OOIIIIDelll oo campus since it was released ___ Letten, Social Science, and Natural Sci- ences and Mathematics. 1bc two options on the table are to reorganize all three into a new College of Arts and Scie.oces, or to combine the Faculty of Arts and Lea= and Faculty of Social Sciences into a new College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and merge the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences into a new College of Scieocc and Eoginocring. Regardless of the option •elected, Headrick has called for the new organization to be in place by the 1998-99 academic year. Some members of the Faculty Senate Executive Commince-most notably Senate Chair Claude Welcb and Boris Albini, chair of the Senate's Govcmancc Committec--bave objected to President WiUiam R. Greiner making a final dcci- sion on the reorganization during the summer. when many faculty members arc away from campus. In fact, the Governance Committee has drafted a resolution urging that the decision not be made before Oct. I to allow more discussion of the issue. N o matter which reorganization option is chosen, one dean' s position will be filled. 1bc search would be for a dean of arts and sciences or a dean of ans , hu manities and social scie nce s. Mark K.arwan. dean of the engineering school. would become dean of scieoce and engineering if that option is chosen. Altbough Headrick said be favors a College of Arts and Sciences, be said he will listen carefully to evidence supporting a merger of Natural Sciences and Mathematics with Engineering. caUing it a "close second choice.•• He said the faculty members within Continued on page 5 .,Senate•endorses policy on resignations News SeiVfcea Associate Editor T HE FACULTY SENATE has endorsed a policy on administtative resignations that puts a limit on the timelinc under which students can witbdraw from courses. 1bc senate also discussed at its April 29 meeting proposed policies on conflicts of interest and the acceptance of lnlDSfer credits for undergraduates. Tbc policy on administrative resignations developed by the senate's Grading Committee includes several revisions that had been suggested by senators when the resolution was first introduced at the senate's April 8 meeting. According to the policy. students who decide to resign from a course by the middleofthescmestcr-orupto II weeks for tint-time freshmen and first-lime transfer students--would receive a grade of "R," which would count as a course having been attempted. but not completed, for purposes of determining a student's academic standing. Students who want to resign from a course after the dcadlinc must seck an administrative resignation from the Office of the VJCC Pmvost for Undergraduate Education by the end of the next semester. The policy spells out several guidelines. or " principles;· to be used by the vice provost when ruling on requests for administrative resignations, including students showing that "extraordinary circumstances.'' such as a lengthy illness. preve nted them from completing the course, and that administrative resignations be considered only on an "ali-ornone basis." lllbe policy also instructs the vice pro- 1 vost to consult with the faculty member in question when considering requests for administrative resignations and rep:>n to that faculty member when such requests are granted. Students granted administrative resignations would receive a grade of ··w;· whiCh would count as a course not having been attempted. The al1~-nothing provision, which requires students seeking administrative resignations to withdraw from all courses taken during the semester, even those for which satisfactory grades were awarded. again prompted considerable discussion. 1bc provision had been debated at a March 26 meeting of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, as well as at lhe April 8 senate meeting. At those meetings, some senators felt the provision Would prove a bardship for students, while others thought it would address the increasing use of administrative resignations by students-some sought as much as two years after the fact-to clean up their academic records. Thomas Schroeder, associate professor of lear:llng and instruction and chair Continued on page 5 ita lllppOII from ID dooor r-=11 $3.2 tDillioo.llrillliD& 10 57 lbc.IIUIIIbo< of lbc ~ IIUdellla from IICIOIIIbc CGOIJIlry who will bave lllitioa and all I'!XJIOIIIel COYaed for each of lbcir four 1llldcrgnlduale y...-..cUB. The- level of lllpPCXI.bM been Jal!iJicd wilb .. addilioaal $800,000 C8lb lift from the doaor who Cllabliabcd lbc program wilb a $1.6 million casb gift iD 199S and a year later <boated an additiooat $800,00> cash gift ThanJcs to the donor's lali:SI gift. 2D students recruited to enter UB as freabmcn in Fall 1997 will receive fulJ coverage of tuition, fccs, boob, personal expcnsca and ttavel between school and borne fc. their four years II UB. The oriainal S1.6 miUioo was the largest cub gift ever received by UB or any ocher ~ or univenity in the Slate Uniwnily of New Yort syacem in wlilcb lbc fwldlwae ~available for use. . At dae the otiJinal Jifl wu ..,_ ___,_ ... __,_.. doaor aid bll iD- n- ___ ID_........ mail pnmillr ....._.,. -.,do "wiiboolllhD tinaaof lblaKiel obliplinaL• o(~ ...... .....- 10 , _ - edllcallaa • • 10 dillntc- .._ ~~ll:lldlalicdi_ . , l b c IJB Hoaail ....... lbc ldlolanblpa tbal the tllli-my .......... able to offiorbet:auteoflbca.m~dooor'• po- erooily lane boiJiaed UB'a compdiliv....,.. in auncting top &Uidents. Diotinguisbed Roann Scbolan. porticipate in the University Honoa Propam. · "'De of the recent most signiflCBDl dovclopmoau from these gifts." Herreid added, "is !bar we've aeon a marked increuein the number of applications from higb-<:aliber students from out-of-Slale. Because of the program. the university is enjoying a higbcr national profiJe. "1bcsc sllldcnts can attend any school in the country, but the Distinguished Honors Scbolanbips allow us to be equally competitive with IV)' League ocbools and bring to UB, as the donor bas intended. students who otberwisc would bavc bccn unable to lllcDd." • Since 199S, Distinguished Hooors Scbol-. arabips bave enabled 37 of the Jillion's top .................... ___ frcsbmoo students to attend UB. Of the 26 .ICbolars who entered UB this past fall, six arc frooi out-<>f-Slale and residents of Contlcclicut, Kansas, MinDcoota. North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington. Amoag the 26, the av~ com~ vcobal and lllllh SAT score is IS II out of 1600, up from 1469 in tbe tint group of scbolan. Tho of the new group were Nat:ional Merit Scbolanbip winDers. UB Pnesideal William R. Greiner cited the dooor's 111pp011 as the driving force behind briJJgiD& in tbesc top-DOk:h studcnls. "11 is signiticanllhat this frieDd of the university ba&oow come bacl:two times to add to billllppOII foe our Distinguished HOI!Or$ Scbol..- Progwn. which bas pined major nalioo!ll visibility," said Greiner. "Because of this dooor's aeacroaity, some truly talcntcdpcople wbo might 1101 Olberwi5e be at a univenity are IIOW II UB, and arc bringing rcmaztable new climeasions to the University Hollon Propam. "We arc vecy grateful to this anonymous donor for tbe continuing investment !bar makes this program pouible." be added. �2 Awards, honors to mark UB's 151st Commencement ~ IIIAIIY R1'11- Greiner and Provost Thomas E. Headrick will con- News Servtces Editor J AMES F. HOLLAND, internation- ally known cancer researcher. and William Christie, founder of the Paris-based ensemble Les Arts Aorissants, will receive honorary degrees from the State Unive,.ity of New York in commencement ceremonies to be held this month at the Univc,.ity at Buffalo. John P. Naughton, dean of the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences from 1975 to 1996, will receive the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, the Univers ity at Buffalo ' s highest tribute. Philip B. Wels, chair emeritus of the UB Council , will be awarded the university's Presi- dent' s Medal. About 5.500 students will be candidates to receive degrees in 14 ceremonies to be held on Sunday, May II , and Friday, May 16. through Sunday, May 18. The various ceremonies will conclude the university's 18-month celebration of its sesquicentennial. UB President William R. Greiner and graduating senior Kristinn R. R2epkowslci of Rochester will speak at the university's 151 st commencement ceremony at I 0 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, in Alumni Arena on the North Campus. May 16, Center for the Arts . Claire Fraser of the Department of Mo lecular and CcU Biology, Institute for Genomic Re5ean:h, Rockville , Md ., will speak. Head rick wiU confer de· grees. fer degrees on graduating seniors from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the Faculty of Arts and Letu:"' and the Faculty of Social CHIItSTI£ Sciences. The recipients of the three Dean's Awards will be Christian R. Brunelli of Peekslcill, social sciences; Soumya Raychaudhuri of Rochester, natural sciences and mathematics, and Barbara A bad of Sunnyside, arts and le!lers. Stuart S. Goldberg of Roches- ter will receive the senior leadership J award. Student vocalist at the university commencement ceremony will be Heather M. Robert of Grand Island. Greiner and Headrick wi II confer the deg~s at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences commencement at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May II, in the Center for the Arts. Other commencement ceremonies. speake"' and those who will confer degrees are: • lllr8tluMe ~. 2 p.m., Friday, ' .......... llltM Prote--, 9 a.m., Saturday, May 17, Alumni Arena. Peter Pileggi , SUNY associate provost for health sciences and hospitals, will speak. Joho R. Wright, interim UB vice president for clinical affai"' and interim dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will confer degrees. ............ ._.,. ofSocllol Walk, 9 a.m., Saturday, May 17, Center for the Arts. Speaker will be Bonnie Collins, family counselor and social worker. President Greiner will confer degrees. • Scllool of ............ 9 a.m., Saturday, May 17, Slee Concert Hall, North Campus. Donna M. Juenker, associate professor and director of the UB School of Nursing undergraduate program, will speak. Headrick will confer degrees. • llnfonutloa .... Ulnr)' ....... lee, 10 a.m., Saturday, May 17, Student Union Theatre, North Campus. Elizabeth Sywetz. executive director, Western New York Library Resources Council, will speak. Senior Vice Provost Kenneth J. Levy will c;onfer degrees. • ..., ......... a,.... ... - , I p.m., Saturday, May 17, Alumni Arena. Dean Mark H. Karwan will speak. Headrick will confer degrees. • ._.. Scltool, I p.m., Saturday, May 17, Center for the Arts. Natiooally known attorney Herald Price Fahringer, a par1ne1: in the New York law office of Lipsitz, Green, Fahringer, Roll ; Salisbury & Cambria, will speak. Greiner will confer degrees. • Scllool of ......_,, I p.m., Saturday, May 17, Slee Concert Hall, North Campus. There will be no speaker. Wright will confer degrees. • School of Arcloltect11re M4ll .......,_ 3 p.m., Saturday, May 17 ,lawn o f Hayes Hall, South Campus. Allan Temko, Pulitzer Prize winner and architectural critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, will speak. Levy will confer degrees. • Scllool of" ...... .... 5 p.m., Saturday, May 17, Alumni Arena. Dean Frederick W. W'10ter, will speak. Headrick will confer degrees. ......... Sclloolof~, 5 p.m., Saturday, May 17, Center for the Arts. Dean Hugh G . Petrie will speak. Greiner will confer degrees. • Scllool of DMbll ........... 2 p.m., Sunday, May 18, Center for !heArts. Arthur A. Dugoni, professor and dean of the School of Dentistry, UniveRity of the Pacific, will speak. Greiner and Dean Louis J. Goldberg will confer degrees. • Communication students land James Carville as speaker ., AIITIIUit- News will be a limited number of tickets Services Director CHEUEA CUNTON MAY have selected available on a fi"'t- Stanford, but one of her father's top political advisors, credited with helping him win the White Ho use in 1992, has opted to come basi s. Requests for tickets are being taken by Ku rzeja at 6452141, ext. 105 . Carville 's work as a campaign man· ager dates back. to when he was in high school and canvassed for a car dealer running for the Louisiana State Legislature. He entered Louisiana State University in 1962 and, as hi s biographical sketch notes with the comment "not to put a spin on it''. ··... flunked out four years later." He subsequently returned to Louisiana State- come to the University at Buffalo. James Carville, considered by many as the country's best known and most colorful political consultant, will be at UB on Friday, May 16, as the featured speaker for the Department of Communication Recognition Ceremony at 4:30p.m. in Slee Hall on the North Campus. Carvi lle will be at UB because of the determination of graduating seniors major· ing in communication to have a nationally recognized speaker for their ceremony. Landing the "Rajun Cajun" for the proglam were Matthew Pillar, president of the Communication Undergraduate Student Association, and Jamie Kurzeja. coordina. tor of the recognition ceremony. Also in· strumental in the effort was Gerald M. Goldhaber. associate professor of communication and owner of Goldhaber Research Associate&-. While the program is not open to the public-Carv ille is expected to attract a large crowd of communication students and faculty and students ' family membe"' and friends that will nearly fill Slet>-there after two years in the Marine Corps that his resum6 says was ••to assuage his Catholic guilt"-and later earned a law degree from LSU. c.n..·. ...... - -- Carville teamed up in 1989 with Paul Begala to form the Carville & .Be gala po- litical consulting firm . which lists Bill Clinton 's election to the presidency in 1992 as its biggest win. He is married to Mary Matalin, deputy campaign manager of George Bush' s unsuccessful re-election bid in 1992 and with whom he co-authored the best-selling political memoir, ..All 's Fair: Love. War and Running for President." He has served as an advisor on several gubernatorial and Senate campaigns-not all of them successfUl-and has been a political advisor to Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotalcis. His second book, "We' re Righ~ They' re Wrong, A Handbook for Spirited Progressives," is a no-nonsense guide to the "real meaning and consequences" of the current Republican agenda and bit No. 1 on Th~ New York 1imes· best·seller list in March. In his latest venture, Carville has formed the Education and Information Project, which according to him. is conducting "an education campaign to inform the Ameri can people about the partisan activities" of Whitewater investigator Kenneth Starr and to provide Bill Clinton with a "vigorous defense that the President deserves." • Cemal Basaran receives Young Investigator Award ~ ELUN IIOI.DBAUM News Services Editor C EMAL BASARAN, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at UB, has been named a recipient of a highly prestigious Department of Defense Office Of Naval Research Young Investigator Awatd Basaran is one of only 29 young researche"' In the U.S. to be honored this year with the award. He is on ly the second UB fac- ulty member to receive this Young Investigator Award. The award comes with a research grant of $350,000 over three ye.,., with additional funding available for three more yean. Basaran received the prize for his proposal on .. Damage Mechanics of Semiconductor Devices," based on a theory, the Dis· turbed State Concept, that he developed in his doctoral dissertation to understand how and why materials degrade and fail. Even though the theory is applicable to all constructed and manufactured structures. Basaran ·s research interest is in apply~ ing the theory to predict the fatigue life of computer chips. Basaran and his graduate students are trying to develop a universal criterion to quantify damage in marerials in order to predict the life cycle of computer chips. Studying the structural behavior of computer chips requires a multidisciplinary background and a collaboration across disciplines, such as electrical engineering, physics, material science and computational engineering mechanics. The Reporter It a campus community newspaper pubtished by lhe Division of UnNersity Services, State UnlveraJty of New York at BuftaJo. Edttorial offic::el are locat.ct at136 Crofts Hall, Amher111, (716) 645-2626. • repot1er0ubnews.buffllo.edu Analyzing computer chips for structural failure is a new and emerging field, which became neceSsary with the advent of fast compuu:... Compute..-chips are widely used in civil and military vehicles and equipment. Presently, because their life span cannot be accurately predicted, vital computer boards are regularly replaced when they still are relatively new. Criteria for the ONR award include the significance of previous resean:h by the applican~ a proposal that demonstrates the potential for making significant progress in an important scientific area and along-term commitmeot by the university to the applicant and the research. Basaran received his master's degree from Massachusetts Institute of'!echoology in 1988 and his doctorate from the Univ.,.ity of Arizona in 1994. A staff engineer at Cygoa Energy Services, an engineering consulting firm in Boston, from 1988-92, be carne to UB in 1994 as a visiting assistant professor and was appointed to the faculty the following year. The author and co-author of numerous publications, Basaran teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in civil and mechanical engineering. His previous awards include the Thrkish Academy of Sciences prize given to the most outstanding and promising junior civil engineer in the nation. • DilliCIOI' of News Services: Arthur " - • -·Director of News • Editor: ChVldol • Asaoclete Editor: Joan o.nzlg • Art Diredor. John Ctoullor • News Servioos Edito": Lolo Bokor, Patrlcte Donovan, Ellon - · llory Spino �3 Elder films legendary Esldmo traditions IIJ-News Setvices Editor E THNOGRAPHIC filmmaker Sarah Elder, UB professor of media srudy, bas been documenting the traditions of the indigenous peoples of the Aictic for more than two decades. This has been one of Elder's shining with Alaska's native culture, Elder said nothing bad prepared ber for the response of the Yup'ik upon being reuniled with the masks. "It was very emotional," she said. "Everyone spoke in bushed tones. The children were reverential. The masks were produced at a time when the Yup'iks bad tittle contact with while people. Very few villagers after a series of major film awards, or anyone else had ever even seen the masks. "'Uksuum Cauyai: The Drums of Wm1er," her classic documentary about Aluka's Yup' ik Eskimos, last summer swept the lhree top prize calegories at the prestigious 1996 Native Americas lnlema.tional Film Festival in Santa Fe. Co-produced with Leonard Kamerling, the film documents the rich tradition of the Yup'iks' mus ic, dance and spiritual world and attempts by missionaries to suppress them. The ftlm received prizes for best documentary feature, best documentary direction and best cinematography. Elder served recently as media consultant for "Agayuliyararput (Our Way ~f "But the elden remembered them from their childhood," she added. "When they lwwlled and stroked them, .floodgates of memory were opened. "The old men !eared up. They began to recount stories of their childhood, of seeing the grand masked ceremonies with shamans. Some even remembered the men who made the masks they held in their hands. They remembered stories they had been told as very tittle children. These were stories that we had never heard before, even those of us who bad been documenting this culture for years. Their past came alive in new ways. It was amazing and very mov· seasons. F"us~ OLDEST MAN IN THE REGION , AGED 104, c- to Yup'lk NUnlon t o - the ......... mid-century French Surrealist collections. From these she selecled 200 for presentation. Some of the masks are threedimensional representations of animals, sea creatures and holy spirits: ~vers and loons. caribou and walrus, animistic pow ers to be propitiated. Some were created in pairs or in threessimilar-looldng, bul not identi· cal companion masks depicting contrasting themes or related objects. Many have feather halos (the Yup'ik call them "rings of the cosmos"), others have appendages-arms. legs. wings. heads. They are winy. often startling. While growing up. Elder S81d she was cautioned to avoid working in a field that traditionally was a male domain. She defied the odds and today, although still one of the Few women m her field. has recet vcd dozens of major international film awards. represented the SARAH EI.D£R otancla before -tor descrtblnc her Unned States m virtuaJJy all rna· prtawlnnlnc ftlm. Scone lo ohown on video ocreen. jor mtemational ethnographic Elder noled, "For 25 yean l' ve searched film festivals over the pasl 20 years and has been an organizer and consultant 10 imfor this missi ng Link. in the spiritual and creative history of the Yup'ik people. Finally. portant traveling exhibitions. includmg the on that day in Toksook Bay. I annual Margarel Mead Film Festival sponsored by New York City \ Amencan Mu found it It was astoni shing and I had the good fortune to be seum of Natural Hisi.ory. filming it all. I thin\: it was the ln 1995. Elder was greatest experience of my life ... She recounted how. long ago. the Yup 'ik danced and drumm ed th rough the lon g winter nights wearing the frag· stitule ile. intricately designed masks L y o n . of driftwood, bone. fur and France. for feathers. some with hole s through which nnimaJs were celebra · believed to come into lhe li on of world. Many were carved by I h < s h amans 10 represent their Lumi~re dreams and visions. brothers' mvention of The dancers wou ld k.neel or ci nema. The same year. she won the award stand, their feet very still. their for Best Cultural Film at the international upper bodies f()Ck.ing and twist - Northern Lights Film Festival. competing against films from Ru ssia, Japan. Sweden. ing as their arms arced through the air in the "heathen'' attilude Canada. Denmark and other nations. anathema to the missionaries mong her II other award·w1nnmg who described them. ln dance documentary films are "Every Day the Yup ' ik celebrated the a bun· Choices: Alcohol and an Alaskan dant harvests and hunts lhat Town" (1985). winner of the Award for Ex had carried them through the cellence from the American Anthropolog• winter. In dance they expressed cal Association); "On the Spring Ice" A Malting Prayer): The Li ving Tradition of Yup'ik Masks," a major inlemational exhibition mounted by the Anchorage Museum of History and Art , the Smithsonian Institution and the Na· tiona) Endowment for the Humani· ties. T he exhibition showcases hundreds of mystical masks, Or them legendary in their power and beauty, produced by the Yup' ik people during the last century and taken fro m them by traders and missionaries. It opc!ned in March at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in New York City with a screening of ''The Drums of Winter" and a lecture by Elder about her work with the Yup ' ik. The extiibition will continue through Aug. 17 and then travel to Wa s hington , Seattle . Juneau an d Fairbanks. Elder now is making a film about the Yup'iks ' reunion with the masks featured in the exhibit. In January, she flew to Toksook Bay, a tioy Yup ' ik village on the shores oF the Bering Sea to film the opening of the exbi b i~ which then went to New York City. This is the region where the masks were produced. Despite her deep and long experience "B ut it was also an exce ptionally joyous time," Elder s.lid. "Dancers and spectators from 12 villages flew in on busb planes for the opening. They danced for four days and nights ! Nothing like this had ever happened before . Even a 104-year-old man, the oldest man in the region, came to see the masks. hope and supplication to the spirit world to help them live what Elder calls "a right and generous life." Although the Yup'ik traditionally burned the masks after ceremonial use. their intricate carvings and fanciful ex pres· sions of animism attracted the attention of traders who carried away thousands of them from the 1890s to the 1940s and later sold or bequeathed them to museums and individual coll ectors. The exhibition's curator. anthropologisl Ann Fienup-Ri ordan, located about 2.000 of them in museums and private collections throughout the world. including many on ( 1976). first-prize winner at the American Film Festival and of the 1977 CINE Golden -Eagle Award. and "Overture on Ice" ( 1983). which won the first prize in the Sinki ng Creek FUm Festival and special honors from both the National Endowment for the Aru and the Alaska State Legislature. Elder served as jurist and visiting arust at the 1995 Big Muddy Film Festival and has been a film and v1deo consu ltant for dozens of indigenous cullural organizallons in the Pacific Rim and Nonh America. Her films have been fea tured in nearly I00 speciaJ film exhibitions in the U.S .. As1a and Europe and she has rcce1ved many state. federal and foundauon grants m suppon of her work . Present I). Elder 1 ~ loolung for mterested UB faculty to JOin wHh her m estabhshmg a University al Buffalo Cenler for Med1a Cult ure and Htstory. an JnterdJSCJphnaT) program that will link facully who "an somr: way use photography. f1lm. documenlal) 1ext and aud1o recordi ng 10 bnng thc1r worl.. 10 the public. "Media has a place 10 the arts." she srud. "but it is also a powerful force m the wa) society knows and understands itself. It hru. a very imponant place in the criucal ex amination and documentary study of SOCIeties and cultures, our own included." In terested faculty may contact Elder in the Department of Med ia Study or al • selder@acsu.buffalo.edu . �- ......... ....... UB's six new dental dinics treat special d. ay LOIS 11A11D1 News Services Ed1tor I FIN SPRING a young man 'slwoman 's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love, worries about fresh breath are sure to follow. Romance is the maio reason people come to UB 's Breath Disorders Clinic, one of Six clinics established last fall by the UB School of Dental Medicine to treat special dentaJ problems. The others are devoted to d1agnosing and treating facial pain. dental phobias. salivary -gland dysfunction and medical condi tions of the oral cavity. A s1xth offers specialty diagnostic imaging. "We hope to make thi s the Dental Mayo Clmic of Western New York.," Nonnan D. Mobl said of the clinics, which were his brainchild aod are housed in the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, which be chairs. "We have all this taleot bere," be said. ''Our senior faculty memben are leaders in their specialties. I felt there was a real need they could fill ." Not swprisingly, the Breath Disorders Clinic is one of the busiest clinics. "We live in a very smeU-<lrieoted sociery," said clinic director Mirdza E. Neiders. "'ne-thin! of the U.S. population uses mouthwash because or fear of having bad breath." Many of Neiders' patients are young people trying to pick their way through the minefields of social life aod relationships. "They come here very coacemed," she said. Athletic fee tabled until fall for graduate, professional students Sy C-nNE VIDAL Reporter Editor 1 AN INTERCOUEQIATE athletic fee for graduate and professional students at UB has been tabled until next fall in order to allow for broader consultation and discussion of the proposal. "'At thi s point in the spring semester, with classes nearly over, it is obvious that thi s academic year will not afford us the time to have the funher conversations which, were we to institute a new graduate and pro~sional student fee for ne<t fall, would be required." said UB President William R. Greiner. "We believe it is important to take time to continue discussions. develop more detailed analyses and recon· ci te various objectjyes and viewpoints on these issues. " Graduate and professional students at UB currently are not charged a separate athletic fee . An undergraduate athletic fee of $50 per semester was instituted in fall of 1990; the fee was increased to SIOO per semes1er nt 1he stan of the spring 1997 semester. The fees are just one pan of the evolution UB's athletic programs have undergone over the past decade. "The concept of students supponing intercollegiate athletics has been with us since we began the Run to Division I several years ago," said Roben L. Palmer. UB vice president for student affairs. "Along with development activities and state support, (the intention was) students would contribute to the llpgrade of intercollegiate athletics. lnvolving graduate students has always been pan of the plan." No specific dollar amount has been proposed for the graduate- and professionalstudent fee. he said. Ov-llnv.--toJI'Ow UB's intercollegiate athletic programs are supponed by a number of revenue sources: gate receipts, concessions, advertising, guaniJltees, philanthropic gifts and state operating funds, in addition to student fees . "It is clear that our overall investment is going to need to grow and I don't just mean student fee revenue, but all revenue: gifts and grants, gate and concessions. stu dent fees and the overall level of uiljversi ty suppon," said Roben J. Wagner. UB senior vice president. "Given the tremendous strain which has already been placed on UB's state-operating budget and our academic priorities for state-operating funds, we are most focused on increasing non-state support for our intercollegiate-athletics programs. Broadening the revenue base for intercollegiate athletics has been pan of the five-year plan for this upgrade, and the notion of an athleti c fee for graduate and professional students has long been considered as pan of that broader base," Greiner said. A stronger financial base also is important as UB prepares to move into the NCAA Division 1-A Mid-American Conference. he added. "MAC membership is a key step for UB toward competing among other inajor public institutions, but it is only a step, and up-front investment is going to be necessary before we can realize the benefits that major athletics programs offer... A_.....,__...__,...,_ Major athletics programs benefit the institution in a number or wa:ys. according to Greiner. They provide "a different. richer quality of life," build loyalty and suppon among communities and alumni. attract student and faculty interest. recruit higherquality students and student athletes, at1n1et external invesuneot from advenisers and philanthropic supponers, and help the institution maintain outstanding recreation facilities that have broader uses for the campus. "A stronger intercollegiate-arhletics program already bas been a big boost for UB ," Greiner said. "We believe it is appropriate for graduate and professional students to belp suppon intercollegiate athletics, since they. too, benefit from the broad institutional advantages of these programs." The athletics upgrade is "a direction we've talked about moving in for a long time, and in order to compete, the university has to give more support and student fees are one piece of it." Wagner said. "We've looked at institutions in this conference (MAC) and at 10 institutions students do pay some ponion or the costs or the program. At all the institutions where students pay, graduate students also pay." ..,.__ ____ _ The proposed fee has met with considerable and vocal resistance from graduate students at UB, in pan because of the rami- fications an additional fee can present to students facing financial hardship. According to Jim O'Lougblin, president of us ·s Graduate Student Association. unlike financial aid for undergraduate students. financial aid for graduate students is merit-, not need-based, and tuition wavers do not cover academic fees . For students with little financial flex ibility, panicularly international students who are prevented from working, ..the only way to make an adjustment in their budgets when there is a fee increase is to cut back," O'Loughlin said. lf graduate and professional students are assessed the same S200 annual fee as undergraduates. it could inflict significam hardship. ''In Buffalo, lhat's about a month's rent," he said. "I'm happy to see that they decided to switch plans. l think it's a good sign and bodes well for next year," O'Loughlin said. • "Many definitely have problems because theY don't take the time to follow good oral habits." Although bad breath can be caused by abnormal conditions in the nose, stomach. or luogs, or by systemic dis- eases such as diabetes, Neiders said most cases can be atlributed to'lax oral hygiene. ult's bacteria," she said. "Bad breath iso'ta very complicated thing. Bacteria hiding in places patients don't think of cleaning produce volatile sulfut-<:ontaining compounds." More often than not, sbe recommends flos1ing, brushing the teeth and the tongue, and seeing a dentist regularly. For an estimated 5-25 percent of the U.S. population , however. the mere thought of going to the dentist can cause incapacitating anxiety. 'There are people who will have all their teeth pulled rather than go to a dentist," said E1li01 N. Gale, professor of oral diagnostic sciences aod director of UB's Dental Fears and Phobia Clinic. He bas been treating patients with dental phobias since 1969. lmlt:ional fear of the dentist can be caused by bad personal experiences, frightening stories, a popular rulture that frequently equates dentists with pain, even by misguided parents wbo use going to the dentist as a threat to induce good behavior, Gale explained. He tries to help patients overcome their fears by defining the specific scenarios !heY find most frightening, and working through them one at a time, using relaxation and visualization techniques, a process called systematic desensitization. Eighty percent of his patients-nearly all of them adults-gain the ability to go to the dentist without extreme anxiety. 'They may not be comfonable," Gale said, " but they can go." 'l'bree of the new clinics were established Ito help diagnose relatively new denial oonditions. Sane or these cooditioos are the naru11!1 oonsoquence or an aging population. others have axne 10 light tluough dental research and new knowledge about the relationship of oral health to other medical conditions, such as bean disease and osteoporosis. Ahmed A. Uthman, an oral medicine specialis~ directs the UB Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMO) and Oralfacial Pain Clinic, which diagnoses and treats many types of facial pain. Along with Alfredo Aguirre, D.D.S., an oral p¢K>Iogist, be codirects the Salivary Gland Dysfunction Oinic. In both clinics, most of the patients are women. ''The ratio or women to men with lMD is 5 to 1," Uthman said. "We don't know why. Maybe they have more stress, more to worry about (Grinding the teeth, often a sign of stress, is one cause ofTMD.) Pregnancy also may intensify the sympcoms." Fac ial pain attributed by patients to TMD often originates from other causes , Uthman said "If you can eat properly and can open your jaw without pain, you don't have a joint problem," he stated. When the facial pain is caused by a joint disorder. treatment may involve physical therapy to correct the movement of the j8w, hear treatments to increase blood supply to the jaw muscles, pain medication. or a mouthpiece that patients wear at night to keep them selves from clenching their jaws or grinding their teeth. His treatment also involves simple reassurance. " Yes, there is TMD." Uthman tells his patients. "But there is also life af- tcrTMD." While TMD patients are moslly women between the ages or 18 and 40, patients with salivary gland dysfuoction, ocdry moulh, are 90 percent posiJDeoOpaUSal.Theooodilioo is quite common, and am be c:aJIOd by mcdicatioos, radiation,c:lr.ntabeupy.~dis­ ord<rs DC bcrmonal c:l!lnp. Sali.-.y dysfunction is a majoc denial oonam becouse the lack of saliva can cause kdh ., rot The clinic was set up -. dclcnnine the cause of the loss of sativa and~ treaiiDID. A lan J. Drinnan, along with Aguirre, links the fields of medicine aod dentistry in UB's Oral Medicine Clinic. Drinnan specializes in diagnosing unusual oral symptoms, and is an expen in bite-marl< analysis, a skill be bas been called upon to use in more than one criminal trial . In the Oral Medicine Clinic, be belps detenmine the cause of conditions such as painful toogue, loss of sense of taste, oral lesioos and ulcers. fungal and yeast infections, and numbness in the lips and jaw, often the first sign of an oral tumor. "Physicians pay limited attention to the oral cavity," Drinnan said. "1be range of things that can .occur there is very wide." Patients are referred to the UB Oral Medi- cine Clinic from across the state. Laurie Caner, director of UB 's Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic lnlaging Clinic, provides critical support to aU of the clinics. An accomplished researcher with a degree in experimental pathology. she reported the results or her srudy showing that a standard type of dental X-ray can reveal blockages of the carotid aneries, one or the main causes or stroke, at the 1997 International Association for Dental Research meeting. "A dentist is responsible for anything on the dental film. not just the u:eth," Caner said "We really are physicians of the bead aod neck area Many systemic diseases manifest themselves first in the oral cavity." Her clinic provides a wide variety of imaging services to help diagnose developmental, inflammatory, metabolic. traumatic and other diseases and conditions or the bead and neck. Mohl hopes to add a sleep apoea clinic and other specialty clinics as the need arises. "Dentistry involves much more today than caries. gum disease and replacing missing teeth." he noted. " It is now a very broad field that is integrating increasingly with medicine. We thinlc these clinics reinforce the dental expertise of the entire community." • �HEADRICK COQtinued from page t Nanni Sciences who have proposed a " Big Scieocc" foculty composed of all the science units on both campuoea have oot as yet "laid the groundwork" for sucb an option. Once a decision on the aJU and sciences is made, UB will have to focus on the next • stage of academic planning, the implemen· tation process, Headrick said. He suessed thai the implementation process wiJI bave to involve those who have a stake in the issues. "For a smooth-functioning organization, the decision-making has to be spread out to the people who are responsible for implementing the decisions and the people who are going to be affected by them," he said. "One of the opponunities we have in some of the changes we ' re working toward is tbst we may be able to set up groups like that and give them the power to resolve the issue," he said. "If we do that, it wiU change the culture and the way in wh.ich we operate and we'll be able to function much better as a uni versity." Headrick reiterated a point he had made dvring a presentation to the Faculty Senate on April 29: Each of the four "next steps" that UB will undertake during the 1997-98 academic year will involve the fonnation of various steering, search and planning committees to actually implement the changes. ~ose "neK.t steps" ar selecting the new I organization for ans and sciences, planning for interdi iplinary centers and institutes, building academic informa ~ Lion system and devel ing academic unit planning. He said that the feedbac he has r<eeived from faculty and staff duri g the past several months-both comments received during unit meetings and written commentsclarified to him the ''inadequacy of the in ~ formation we have under our current system 10 be able to really measure and evaluate the quality of our programs.'" As a result, developing an academic in ~ formation system was placed "much higher on my priority list. .. moving ahead of any kind of revamping of our budgeting system." he said. "What I've learned (through input from the university community) is that there are certain proce(lures and processes that we've got to go through on some of these issues that I might have wanted to sort of shon~ circuit before," he said. "And in that process, more people are going to have more of a hand in shaping the outcomes that will most directly affect them.'" While the idea of community involvement in the implementation process was not a new one to him, Headrick said that the public comment has "re-emphasized" the need for it in his mind. ''I think I have a clearer idea of how to proceed with respect to those issues than I may have had when I sent the report out," he said. H e said he does not feel there is much disagreement within the university community about the overall goals of the plan and the need to change the way the universi ty "analyzes and makes plans for the future ." But many of the questions he was asked during unit meetings were "next-stage questions," he said. "We need an understanding of some of the larger issues at stake, and how we resolve them before we get to how we're going to do it. how much it's going to cost and who's going to decide." ''We've got to get some control over our future. sort out what our goals are and understand how we ' re going to organize ourselves to accomplish those goals before we get down to the nitty-gritty," he said. " lt"s going to take another year. But I think the foundation' s .been laid to begin that process." Headrick llOied thai during the April 29 Poculty Seoale mceling be focused on some "l:.ey points" in the planning doc:wnent that ......,._ be said have been ''missed" in tbe discussion. • UB has to take cootrol of its future . lbe past severlll years, UB has been react· ing to the annual state budget cycle and has ignored the long-term picture, Headrick said. At the meeting, he presented figures from the planning documeot that projected university operating funds over the next 10 years . The figures, he said, are conserva· Live, and include state suppon maintained at current levels...modest'' tuition increases and a "turnover pool" in which senior faculty who retire would be replaced by jun· ior faculty, creating a differential tbst could be used to fund a faculty replacement at the senior level or for other things at the institution. He anticipated a total of $36 million m additional operating funds over the I 0 years tbst could be used to fund some of the changes he has proposed . • UB is a complex university with mul tiple missions and multiple goals. UB must improve the way il delivers undergraduate education, he noted. and the major responsibility for doing that has to res1 with the arts and sciences departments. Making the master 's degree a "target" de· gree for more students would play up UB "s strength of upper-division and graduate· level education and give UB a "niche" within the SUNY system. he said. As for doctoral education, UB must look at the job opportunities for its graduates, both inside and outside the academy, he said. As for the centers and institutes. Headrick rejected criticism that the ideas for centers outlined in the repon were a ..top-down mnovation." when such i nnovation must come mstead from the faculty He detailed where the ideas for each such mstitute or center had come. noting that only a few had come ""from Capen Hall·· • Academic units have collective re ~ sponsibilities and co llecti ve accountab1l · ity. an idea that Headrick called "'the most conltOversial and radicaJ" of any presented in hi s plan. While un its' responsibiliues must Jibe with the uni versity's overall goals and mt ssions. each particular unit may accomplash its responsibilities through a different ··max of miss ions." with some having more re sponsibility for undergraduate educauon. or graduation education or public servtce or interdisciplinary programs. he satd. Fac ulty members may make different contnbuuons to the institution. he swd • down the amendment to major 10 philosophy at UB . ''That (three credits ) is not one-th1rd (of the major 's requirements); there is no way we can rule that s he 's got one-th1rd." Baumer said. Metzger said the credits would not be considered as one-third of the major require · ment. but rather would be considered toward the first third of the unit's requirement. ''Obviously, I'm not sayi ng that Lhose three credit ho urs shall be. or replace. onethird of the unit's requirement," he said. Victor Doyno. professor o f Engltsh . asked Metzger. "What 's the difference be· tween zero to one-th ird and ze ro to twothirds? What you mean is no more than two-thirds." Senate ChwrCiaude Welch. SUNY Dasunguished Service Professor an the Depanment of Political Science. interjected that the purpose of the policy. as outlined by Metzger at the April 23 meeting of the Fac· ult y Senate Executive Co mmmee. ts to ensure that a transfer student graduates from UB with "at least some stamp of the major; that's why at least one~third of the credits for the major" must come from UB SENATE Continued from page 1 of the Grading Committee, said the com· mittee feels that the ''principles" to be used by the vice provost in ruling on requests for administrative resignations do not "bind the hands of administrators" and are not too'•rigid." The committee chose to call these guidelines "principles." rather than "hard and fast rules and regulations without exceptions," to allow some flexibility. Schroeder noted. Michae l Ryan, associate dean for undergraduate education in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. called the ali-or-nothing stipulation ''overly restrictive." In his experience, students who have had serious illness or other extraordinary circumstances "are making every effon to try to salvage what they can from the semester," but sometimes it is diffi cult to salvage every course. he said. Tbe provision, Ryan said. tell s students "il's too bad" if t.hey manage to successfully complete some courses. but not all. He proposed the senate consider a "friendly amendment" to the resolution that would strike the all-or-nothing provision. Following discussion. the senate voted W illiam Baumer, professor of philosophy and a member of the Grading Committee, stressed that the gujdelines are set up "as principles" and that the committee anticipates that there may be exceptions. "What the present wording ... requires as that a student (in a situation such as the one Ryan described) make a particular case for that exception and not simply come in and say ' I was ill and I want a ·w· from Course X.' but ' I want a ·w· from Course ' X and not my other courses because ... ' and make a reasonable case," he said. Under this policy, the vice provost does have the option of granting a "W" in these cases. Baumer added. "We think that will get rid of a lot of nonsen se of student s cleaning up their records," he said. Don Schack., professor of mathematics, agreed that the guidelines are princip le s. "but principles can rigidify and become precedence," he said. ''ln a school where we are told Lhat re tention is a serious issue, thi s is some th ing which could cause students not to want to 'itay here." he said. "We need also to recogmze that as the tuation gets higher. a student trying to salvage what he or she can of a semester (m the event of extraordinary circumstances) is a natural event," he said. Charles Fourtner. professor of b1ologt · cal sciences. said he would suppon the amendment only if it was extended to all students -not just those experienctng "ex traordinary circumstances"- and all owed them to resign from a course in which they had had trouble. " You don'tjust do it for a panicular student in a panicular case," Founner sa1d. " If you want to make a rule that fll!<l those panicular concerns. then change your grdding procedures.'" ln other busi ness, Machael Metzger. pro-fessor of modem languages and litenuures and chair of the Educational Programs and Policies Committee. introduced a reso lu tion concerning transfer credib. The resolution would instrvct that all undergraduate major programs allo" at.: · cepted transfer st udents to apply ~o:o urse !<l that they have completed at other !<~C h oo l~ toward at least one~t h ird. but no more than two-thirds. of the program ·~ graduat1 un requiremenb aumer sauJ hL' ..:ould not undt:r,tand from th e resolution tht:" nllnunum number of credlls a dcpanmcnt wou\J be required to accept. etther for the maJOr or the prerequisites for the maJOr He posed as an example a case m wh1ch a student with an associate's degree and one three-credit philosophy course decided B N icolas Goodman. vice provost for un dergraduate education. swd the idea is that a depanment should be willing to ac cept at least one-t hird of the credi~ On the other hand. the depanment should tn sist that o ne ~ third of the work required for the major should be done at UB "so that. tn fact . th1s is our st udent." he sa ad. He acknowledged that 1t seemed to be a diflicult thought to express. "I agree the language in the resolution doesn't quite do 11." he snad. Welch asked the committee to provtde the se nate with a brier rati onale for liS lan guage and a few examp l e~ at its Ma y 13 meeting Senators also rec~aved a dmft pohcy on conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment prepared by the Research and Cre· ative Activity Committee . Commi ttee Chair Philip Yeagle. profes· sorofbaochemistry. told senators the poltl' ) woe, designed .. to be one of d1sclosure that w1ll be helpfulm providing gu1dance to the: fat..:u lty to thi~ new envaronment. .. 1n wh1 ch the un1versity is askmg tndt vid ual facult~ to be en treprene uriaL " There ha ven't been adequate gu1deltne., govemmg tht s type of acuvity "to pruh.'L't faculty agamst gomg down roads or gomg too far tn some directions Lhat wouldJeopardaze their ~tutus (a t the untverStt) )." Yeagle said. The mtent of the commmee wa~ to drall a policy that would provade gutdanc~ lt J fal·ulty and help them aVOid Connli,.' t ~ Of 1nterest. he satd The se natt:' wall vote on the poltl·~ .J.l lh May 1.3 meeting • �---....... .. F well as olfering a oonoep1Ua1 ~amoworl< The Ementus Center will present 1ts Rose Weinstein Award at its meet· •ng at 2 p .m . on May 13. A Board of D•rectors meeting is set for 1 p .m . Provost ThcMnaa tleedrloll w•lt address the meeting. at wtuch c•tahons will be awarded to votun· teers who parbCLp&led 10 the center 's REV-UP program (Retued Employee Volunteers-Un•vera~ty program) during the current year !Ala. 1"-1 - . . , REV-UP COOfdinator, noted that more than 80 Ememus volunteers whO have contnbuted some 3.500 hours of volunteer work s•nce May 1996 Wlll receJVe spectal recogn111(}(1 The REV-UP program. launched '" 1990, has amassed nearly 19 000 hOurs of volunteer work ENWN£EJIINIII'LAHS JU.. LE£ IANQUIEI' MAY 10 The School ol Eng•neenng and Apphed Sctences w1ll hold LIS conclud•ng Jubilee Banquet on Saturday, May tO ,'" the Atr 1um. Center for the Arts, North Campus The Barroom Buzzards Dixieland Jazz Band and JOhnny Matn. ventuloqu•st. w1ll prov1d e mus•c and enterta•nment The even1ng will beg.n at 6 p m w1th a c a sh bar. wllh d inner at 7 p m and entertainment fol lOwing d1nner Cost of the d1nner IS $20 per person FOf more lf'lforma tlon celt 64~~ 2768 IID'FEII WINS IOWKEII/ U...CH' S SDIALS lor ..-.ong lhem and findings about tt>eor use and~ Foster is d~rector of the Governance Protect. a research and pubhe service program established to anatyze systems and Issues of governance In Western New York. She received a Ph.D. in pubhc affairs from Pnnceton University. ---uo.-mue- Of- The public accounting firm of ~~io~~~'7t:u~\:C::~ Management lor use in its Department of Accounting and Law. The contribution was a result of the KPMG matching-gifts program and contnbutions from 21 KPMG empk>yees , many of wnom are graduates ol the UB School of Man.. agement . SulCe 1988. KPMG has ra1sed more than $73 ,000 for the School of Management. which offers both undergraduate and MBA degree programs In accounting . lhe School of Management Is grateful to KPMG Peat Marwk:k and our alumni lor thetr generous support. · sa1d Dean Frederick W. Winter ·our tong association wllh the flfm has lruly been a w1n-w1n s•tua1100 - I'AitASI1'0LCIQIST AI'I'OINTED CHAIR Of NIH STUDY SECTION Philip LoVerde, professor of mtc robiotogy at UB. has been appointed chair of the Tropical Med1- u•ltARIAHSHII'AWARD Clncty Hepfer, head. Senals and ~ [)epM'nent olltle Health Sc• ences I.Jb<ary, is tt>e recopoett oltt>e 1997 Bowl<erN!nch's Senals Ubrananslllp Award. spoosored lly A A Bowker and conferred aMually by the Amencan Ubfary AssoclaliOn It recogmzes lndivtduals whO have ShoWn leadership 1n senals-rOOited actMties through then" partiCipatJOn 10 prolessiCW\8.1 associations or library education programs. Hepler was selected lor her commitment to Improving the f.ald of sensis librar~anship through hef admlniS· tratiV8 and programmatic leadership oltt>e AlCTS Serials Sec1oon and \he North Amencan Serial Interest Group She recerved the award parUy tor her role as editor ol Serials Review She •s a member of the Serials Industry Systecps AdVIsory Convninee (SISAC) executiVe committee and ed1tor of SISAC News. She l"dds an M.L.S degree from the Unrversity ot Pmsburgh and a 8 A •n anthropology tram Indiana UnrverSity. FOSlER IS AUTHOR OF NEW 1100K ON GOVERNMENT Kethryn #L Foater, ass1stant in the UB Department ol Plann1ng . Schoo! ol Architecture and Plann1ng . 1S the author of a new book. ·rhe Polit1cal Economy of Special-Purpose Government .· pubhshed th1s month by Georgetown UmverSity Press In recent decades. local goyem. men\s have ncteaSKlQiy turned """ specialized functions to autaurous agenoes ...-.gilg In scope from sulldoVISI00-6IZ8d water districts to rT1Jili.stale ll'a'lSii auttlonties. Foster's book examnos oM1y ltlis trend is oooxnng and - . , h makeS a difference. tt is tt>e frst canprellensM!8XIIfTW18!.o'l olltle causes and oonsequon:es ol specoalpurpooe gcMiffY1'l8ltS In ltle u.s. and presents rew EMdence en the ecopoliOC8I and sooa1 ~ ol relying on 1hese specl8l distncls. as ncmc. c1ne and Parasl- lology Sludy Section. Dlviston of Resea rch Grants. of the Natooaltnst•tutes of Health D1tector of the UB Center fDf MILOVERDE crobial Pathogenesis . LoVerde has devoted hts career to studying and develop1ng a vacc1ne !Of sch•stosormasis. a virulent disease caused by blood flukes called schistosomes. wh1ch k1lls 800.000 people annually. He has been collaborating lor several years w1th the government tn Egypt. where the disease 1s partiCularly severe, to help train Egyphan scientists 1n parasitology and SChiStOsomiaSIS research. LoVerde JOined the faculty of the UB School of Medicine and 8Jomechcal Sctences as an assisrant prolesSOI' in 1981 A recipient of the Henry Baldwm Ward Meda~he highest award presented by the American Society of ParasltoloQISts-lle has spoken YIOfidwide and has wntten more than 100 ab· streets. art1ctes. books and book chapters He has served as ed1tor of fxr.t"'ffnmsntal Parasitology and as a member of the editOfi&l bOard of !Aicrobial Pathogenesis He holds a bachelor's degree 1n zoology. a master's degree 1n Wlldlile management and master's and doctoral degrees in ep+derruologiC SCI· ence from the University of MIChigan JAMU MEINDL NAMED C-ICIIAIL , _ _ IN SC-OF MANAIIEMENT .a.m.e R. Melnd, professor of organization and human resources. has ~ narred 1t>e Donald S. Charrrochael Professor o1 Organizalion and >-Unan Resruces l'lltle School ol Managomonllor aIM>-~ 1erm The position IS endOwed by Delaware Nor\n ~. I re ol BulfaiJ A member oltt>e SchoOl ol Management faculty since 1981 , Meindl 1s the author and editor of numerous 811icfes. c:hapC8rs and books on bellavloral aspects ol organimg and managr.g. He IS fnlemalionally recogrized fo< roo_,., on lhe ·romance ol feacj. ershlp, • an analysis o1 chansma and other lom-e of popular leaderotlp. Meindl leaches organozaiJOOal behavior and leadership In lhe MBA, Singapore Executive MBA and doctoral p rograms at the management school . He is director of the school's Center for International Leadership , endowed by Marine Mtdland Bank, which fosters educattonal initiatives tn the areas of international business leadership for WNY and internaUooal executives. In 1996, he was awarded the SUNY Chancellor's Award lor Exce ~ hlnce 1n Teaching, one of the highest honors bestowed by state untversity system, and in 1995 he received the management school 's Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award. He has served on the editorial boards of leading journals , including Academy of Management Journal, Academy ol M8118pement Review. Administrative Sciflncs Ousrisrly and Leadership Ouarierly. Frederk:k W. 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They can selec1frcm e wide range ol degree pro- grams or de~gn theu own program olstudy. RegistratiOfiiS !rom 8:30 a.m .-7 p .m. Mondays through Thursdays and 8:30 a.m .-5 p .m . on Fridays in 142 Parker Hall, South Csmpus. Call 829-2202 for more information. rapl1y The fl'sllecto.ntwilappei0'1'11Wl botil pctJiished by KkJwer He aloowil preserta~ IM!hOu:l<-. -lOMAAUW _.OFACD Karwl ........_, assocaate The Professional Staff Senate will begtn its 25th year Sept. 16 with a gala dinner program in the Center lor the Ans Dtnner will be at 6 p .m. preceded by a cash bar at 5 p .m . State dtgManes will be invited and members will hear a ·very speCiar speaker. Throughout the 199798 academk: year. woO<shops and programs will be scheduled to highlight the anniversary year. PSS Chair Stokee Invites all staff to mark their calendars for this silver anniversary event. lllc...., RUMMIUDIISSPEAXDAJ UNIVDSITIU,NATOSC- - . profes9orol~ sclonce. was a speek.er Apri 8 e1 P8m Slale Unlversil)ion "MooectA!v Slruclue ClelemW>alion." He~ ltle same lak" ltle ~ ol t..4altenalics and ~Science Ill Kent Slale I.Jroiv!nily on Apri 16. He wil be an lnlliled speaker elltle NATO School on Oir8ct Meil1ods lor Solving Mactanolecular ~In Etice, flaly, ln MayJLI'le, o11e<1 he willecill9 on Shake and Bake: ApplcaliJns and A<Mn:es and Paralel CorT1lW10 and Cryslallog- VlC8 president for undergraduate educa· tion. will be installed May 10 as first vlee president for programs by the Buffalo Branch, Amencan Association of University Women. The installation will take place at a noon luncheon in Fanny's Resraurant NIAAA I'U- STUDY Of -··~USE ~A.- oflheR&­ search Institute on Addtctions (RIA). has been awarded a grant for SS04,740 for the next five years ~ from Natk>nallnstltute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcohofO;m (NIAAA) for her research proiect. "'Women's ~ Use. Onnking Context and the VICtimization . ~ The project is a Mentored Research ScJentist Devel- opment Award des1gned to aUow the pnncipal Investigator to develop a reseafch program assessing the relationships among alcohol use. drinkmg context and women's nsk for vK:tirmzahon Pari<s has publiShed research artdes oo wcmen'S issues. such as VICImzalion, and other afcollokelaled subjects, SLCI1 as DWI. She has ~ eltt>e RIA. a c:orrcxrent oltt>eSlals Ollice ol Alootool and Slb- SianCe Abuse SeMces and an elfiloaled ~~~~==!•nstitul:eof UB.sn::e 1992. �_, __ .,_ . 7 Gov. Palald hM again a9l8d l'8lilemsnt incentive legi&lallon if*> law. To be lliglblllor thelncenliwJ, ~ enroled in TIM-CREF nut be .t lla.t 50 y8lll8 of age with at least 10 y8lll8 of SUNY &elvioe while enrolled In ~EF 88 of the date of retiremenl The lncentille lllloM tlae ~to retire and raceiYe an lncentille caJculated by theiDIIowlng tomua: 1/12111 fqr each year of &elvioe multiplied by 15 peroanl rrUIIplled by thelll'l'lployee's earnable atn.l8l salary up to a IYIIIXInun of 45 peroent of salary in effect Feb. 1, 1997-The Incentive wll be paid In lhnle ln8lallments at two months, 14 months and 26 monlhe followtng Allirement. ~enroled In the~ Retirement System (ERS) and the Teachers' Retlrerrient System (TRS) must be at least 50 years of age with at least 10 years of retirement &elvioe aedit as of the date of l1llinlrnenl The incenlille allows ERS and TRS employees to retire with one month of adcjtjonaJ service aedit for each year of pension &elvioe alraady Ctllditad 88 of the date of retirement, to a maximum of three years or 36 monlha. For al ~ 001111idering the retirement incentive, eligible tiUes and the open period during which an employee may retire and receive the tncenllve for UB wll be determined at the May 28 meeting of the SUNY Bollld ofTIUII888. Empeoye. intereelad in participating in the incentive must file a '1llon-8inding Nodce of lntereat" with Personnel Services. Further detals regaldlng the retirement Incentive will be forthcoming from Personnel SaMces 88 aoon as IPilional infonnation Is received. Alulni Aa:illion Presents IMrds The UB Alumni Association honored nine Individuals fOf contributions to UB, career accomplishments and community service at its annual awards dinner held May 2 in the Center for TOfnOrrow. The event was dedicated to Philip Wels !Of his l~etime servica to UB. The honorees were: Front row, from left Tanri Abeng , Lanny S. Uebesklnd, Mrs. S. Mouchly Small, who accepted the award honoring her late husband; and Muriel A. Moore. Back row, from left Craig Cilbus, Louis R. Roo, Philip Wels, President William R. Greiner, H. William Lichtenberger, CaMn G. Rand and Arthur E. Levine. teners Provost's document \ Tan~::~~~ .~~d~?c;~~;:~ ~~~. · 1 goals our being known as the premier public univcnity in the Nonheast, and in u league wi rh the likes of Virgini a-with in a decade. These goals are vague and hard to gauge . A more concrete goal would be to increase y1eld-that is, the proportion of students aca ptt d at Buffalo who actually corM here. A second goal might zero in o n retentio n rutes. II is much easier to measure success against internal data than externa l percepti ons. It also will spotlight failure mo re c learly. Buffalo is ftnt in the SUNY system only 1n size and comprehensiveness. Our undergraduate education comes off poorly: stu dents admitted to both Binghamton and Buffa lo flock to Binghamton at twice the rate. and students a lso accepted at Geneseo or Fred onia li kewi se tend to bypass Bu ffal o . To raise our yield. c urrently stuck somewhere below 25 percent , to 30 perce nt, would be a worthwhile objective. The provost's plan pleads again fo r pennissio n to charge (and keep) a differential tuition of $600, but o n the e vide nce such a co une is contra-indicated. Our grad uate programs suffer in compari son with Stony Brook. barely hold their own against Binghamton , and are dismal when broader bases of comparison are used. To its credit. the provost's repon is q uiet up front o n all that. The provost argues that urltlergraduate education will be served by combining " the three deans. " Their current meeting point, the vice provost for unde rgraduate education, has no budgetnry clo ut. The fi scal incentives facing the three deans work against their emphasizi ng undergraduate educatio n. The provost is correct that a "superdean" w ith purse stri ngs wo uld he lp address the problem o f decanal neg lect for undergraduate progranu. But so would a fi nanciaJ ince ntive system whic h would give the deans the n ght signals. The structuraJ problem will remain to haunt the " superdean" q uite as bad ly as the provost is haunted by it today. To tackle graduate ed ucatio n shon comings, the provost looks for structures of col· laboration of facult y across depan.rnents m centen or institutes. This would show o ur ca· pacity to innovate and lead our peers . Past experiences w ith suc h ventures, first the so-cal led colleges. then graduate groups. later ye t the undergraduate college. were unsuccessful. The accounti ng acumen is unequal to the task, and personnel decisions o n ca ndidates with split a llegiances are una void ~ abl y contentious. A fu nctional Faculty C lub (the old Tiffin Room wo uld have been the perfl:!Ct locatio n) will be more e ffective than fonnal structures Nonethe less. maybe we are smarter and can succeed where others fai led . Try it. But try it retail. Try it o ut o n the ne w chemistryb io logy~medi ci ne combine which received about S4 million in de velopme nt funds. lA si milar amou nt fo r similar pu rposes was obtained by Sto ny Brook fro m Ce ntral AdmmJS · tratio n.) The provost's document · ~also mterestmg for what it d oes not say. • h does NOT say whether the better de parunent.s will be rewarded by e xtra resources. o r the lagging de panme nts will be funded extra to bring them up to speed. Past actio ns and md1cated inte nti ons show a who ll y erratic, rando m pattern on tht s score • It does NOT mentio n market demand The repon devotes a good deal of attent ion to e thn ic- and ge nder-study prog rams. but dt i! misses the statistics de partment in a forlorn o ne- liner-get rid of it. Casual perusal o f o penings pamts a di ffere nt picture of socu:tal needs . So d ocs the de mand of serio us stu dents fo r seri ous courses . • h d oes NOT say much about o ur be ing part of a syste m. O ur who le history has been one of fighting Central Administratio n, and not deigning to even talk to the leaders of other Universi ty Centers and Coll eges . Our motto is "sit apan" and stri ve fo r ..campusbased tuitio n fle xibility." Yet collaboratJo n could pay huge d iv idends: a mo re econo mical division of labor. a smooth stream of trans fer students, greater suppon in the legislature. • It does NOT me ntion our athlet1c programs, w hich have become the huge sink it ~ detractors feared , rnther than the bountiful source its promoters pai nted . It di ven s real mo ney from acade mjc programs. and Im poses a $200/year burden on stude nts. • It does NOT say that man y of o ur problems co me about because we simpl y don' t a ll do o ur j o bs as we ll as we sho uld. Where ts o ur seriou s nes~ of purpose whe n the provost leaves fo r a go lfing week during the fe v. weeks academe actually operates at full speed? Where is o ur credibility w ben a full · time dean accepts a second full -time posluo n., Whe n a professor takes off for 10 day!> m the sun while a sub "covers .. ? None of this is addressed by reolltam z.ation. o ne way o r the o thet. with o r w ithout m· stitutes . And none o f thi s has anythmg to do with whatever transpires in Virg in ia. JOHN C. Q . IIOOT Professor ana Cna~r Dept of Management Sctence ana Systems Hats off to planners of 'Take Daughters to Work' Editor. ake Our Daug hters to Wo rk" tA pnl 24. 1997) proved to be a h1 ghl y de lig ht ful e ve nt fo rm )' g rnnddaughter and mySc: lf My granddaughter was op at 5:45 a.m a nx · ious to begin ou r day On the way to work. she infonned me that she could have gone on a school hike, but was really lookmg forward to visitmg SUN Y at Buffalo Amvmg at the Stude nt Unto n around 8 30 a m . wr were greeted by commm ee member~ who pro· ceeded to gtve out "gocxhe bag!>·· to thr chil dren A hght breakfast wa!l fum1!. hed and af· terwards. parents . guanhan~. t..:h1ldrcn and gnmdchildte n wen: U!ohered 1nto the Studl'nt Unio n Theatre to hear a presentauon . wh1ch wa3 ex tremely interestmg The !>peaken. ""ere very informative and really e nforced the 1dea that you can make anythmg of yourself 1f you reall y try hard enough and don ' t g1vc up even though obstacles may get m your way ''Follow your dream " I was very •mprc!osed Tht• mo rning (silk scrcem ng) and aft ernoon ( v1s1t mg the dorms) proved to be very educat io nal and info rmative , Ou r guide for the donm trul) had the c hildren's interest and they as ked many quest.io ns. The lake looked very mvumg around Ellicon CompleJ.. so we dec1ded to ~•t and e njoy the scenery for a few mmutes Besides the friendliness we enJoyed everywhere we went. she found two new fn ends, the ducks. Her new-found fn e nds stayed w1th u ~ unti l we le ft fo r the Commons (you guessed It -Burger Klng) . We o.lso Vl.!>ltcd the bookstore for a fe w sou,·cmrs. The progrJ.m ended at 2:30p.m. Our da) wa~ no t qu11e over for I took het back to my offi ce m Baldy Hall Looking out the wmdow fac mg Bell Hall, !ll) grandda ughter W a!o Impressed w1th the love!) \' JCW from my wmdow She enjoyed watchmg the students going from one: bu1ldmg to an · other All m all . she loved the uru vers1ty hfe I was informed on the way home that she can "t wau unu l next year's event The emphasis 1would hke to convey 1~ the professJonal1sm and orgaruz.at1onal sk.Jlls the conumttee d1splayed while handlmg this event "T LETTERS TO ntE REPORTER The Reporter welcomes leuers lrom read· ers comment•ng on 1ts stones ana content Letters shoula be hm1ted to BOO words and may oe ed1ted for style and length Because of space hml!atiOfls, the Reporter cannot puDhsh all leners receiVed They must be recB•ved Oy 9 a m Monday to be cons•O· ered tor pubhc at•on 1n that week 's 1ssue Hats off to every o~ of them It all revolved around what a wonderfu l day and an enjoyable ume we had to spend with our ctuldre.n wtulc: they were leammg about our work envunn· mem. It proved to be a very educatJonal day for both of us. Look..mg forward to next year. JANICE MINQ.S Soc1al Sc1ences Look to your left and ri ght in Physics I am a Professor Ementus Was on the en g mccn ng faculty from 1966 to 1994. The stOr)' about "\oolto your left. look to your nght. of you won't be there at graduat10n " where N=2 or 3. has been around the whole t1 me In one C3!.C. the pen..on ~aymg th1s "'a .. suppo!>Cd to be a member ol the engmec:nng dean 's office Thts stor)' ts an " urban le~end .. There are a few facts One IS that engt · neenng has an aunt 1on rate of about 50 per cent Eng •necnng 13 \'ery dcfcns ,ve about thn. In fact. the attn t1on rntc for all program!<~ at UB 1S also about 50 perce nt In fact. eng• neen ng at UB rmght ha\•e fa., u attnuon rate than the UB avemge. 1f controlled for fa~:t !hat engmecnng s tudent~ mu ... t declare thelf maJor as fr~shmt:'ll Al~o. I once d1d a stausucal !otudy on a large. tandom sample of mco mmg freshman students Used UB math placement test a~ m dependent vanablc and grade tn math. chem IStry and physll''\ a... dependent van able Found that. when t..:Ontrolled lor math slJi b. stude nts who got an A 1n chem1 Stf) and an A m math, got a B Ill physJC!O And '\O on. do" n the I me PhySil'S grade!. about o ne lener grJde bclo"' math. chenu stry grade' for SIUdeOI' wnh same math sk.JII Sludcnt:t who got C m malh and c he m1 stry got 0 or F m phys1 n And. IRClde ntally. Student.' who got 0 or l-In phys iCS kne w fl O phySJCS11 Phys1cs need.!> to do a beuer JOb of 1n1om1 · mg stude nts of what IS eJ.pectcd of lhem . and . fr.mk.ly. warmng stude nts" 1th lo"' math skills tha t rt'al phys 1cs, as taught at UB . tru l~ depends o n. at least. college: algebra and a httle-very l• ttlc: 1--calculu.!> Also. ph)'SlC:t ha.!> a fearsome reputatiOn and needs to do some honest pub he relatu,m' with tncomi ng :ttudents Accordmg 10 a colleagm: , nu"' a depan rne nt cha1rman m e ngmeenng. but once: a UB student. th1s feanomc reputal1on goel> bad at least to 1950s and early 1960s Regards. STEPHEN Cl. MARQOUS Professor Ementus Electr1ca1 ana Comouter Engmeermg vta e -ma1l �. 8 --- Defem:d ~Pro­ cram. To make a raervllioa. call- s.mc... 645- ..... -.... 2646. en 101 or 102. Toa>llodovickDce.,_ona~q ._...a..tloe of 1M AN ud Sdt-. ud ,_u,q F.a&I- Pref Detria&- 14 KnoA . North Cam- . _,.-Cell......,. T bo C - I I D C I Growtb Coae Motility, Dr. DaD Jay, Harvard. 306 Farber. South Campus. 12:30 p.m. - (SL-,.....,_.,- _.,_~ Biopllysks. ....... 11!'·1031 - u,.;-,.s.mc...,... The Four~.. wiltllhe Oeor&e Beck Orchestra and fP-1032.--(SL3 } - e - f o r - - Do....,._, ......... fP.70J4_ John Hauelbac:k. din:c10r. Mlllnstage, Center for thr Arts. North Campus . 8 p.m. S 12, S 16, S20 Ca.ll 64.5-ARTS Niapra UDivenily. UB An Gallery boun ate Wedouday-Sawr· day 10:30 a.m. --I p.m., and Sunday p.m. Admiu.ioa a. Noo&-' .......,_ --~ 1 . , .-..w.7Q29 .W . ,(IL.J).o-oo doc. __ ,.._- _,__, __ 1 .,......,,.__.....,. -~ ...... .-..... pua. 8:30 a.m.-Noon.. fro<_ Oradua&e thesis praeowiOOJ ue oo view May I throuab May .30 in the James Dyen GaJiery, 334 Hayes H.aJ1, South Campus. The exhibit is presented by tbe School of Atch.itccture and Plan· ning. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mooday·Friday. .... -......... ........... Ge1tin1 Grounded: EIJectin Superviston In Social Work Practice, Mana Picone P---R-Oaemen College S6.5 Call 645-614() T'Hashi Murakami's ..Mr. Dob" is a 4()...foot·hi&h inflatable Trutmeal and PnoveatJon of Pediatric: Obesity, Leonard tcu.lpture cornmiuiOr.ed for the Ligbtwell Gallery and on view there lhrou&h July 13. The sculpture., with its cartooo·IW: Epstein, Ph.D. Kinch Aud .. Childt1:n'• Hospila.l. 8 a.m. ~-­ Oenaity-Malrb: ReoormaJ.. izaUoo Group Studia or Aatiferrop~apetk: Spin Cbalns. Prof. Dtptiman Sen, McMaster Univ. and lodian Institute or -........... Science. IDdia. 422 FI'OnC'l.l..k . North Campu.s. 3:4.5 p.m. C Uialtdra WU.On. Maiostage, Center for the Arts. North Campus. 8 p.m. $13.SO-S24 . Call -.... ,.. 645-ARTS . AJJ Ieveii. 2 Diefendorf. South Campus. 8- 11 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Graduate Student AsSOCiation. chic:f of neoplastic diaeues. Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Butler Aud., Farber. South Campus. 4:30p.m. Free. - ~ ........... Salalbe, cello; J...... Sdllead. ...... Allen. South Campu•. 7 p.m. Free. Concct1 to be tKo.dcast on the foUowing Sunday at 4 p.m. on WBfO..FM 88.7. L&Fak:e and Jack Quinn: rn.. ........ ~-­ ~ G<td.q lbe SCary SlnJcbl' 1be Ji1nt Step ill Effedive Downtown Dndopmenl, Michael and Carrie N. KJine. 'The: day after each lcct:ure, the acing. 1be Ligbtwell Gallery is located within the Univen.ity al Buffalo Art Gallery in lhe Ceo.., for the Ans. North Campus. -_ Galkry boun .,. Wednesday- Saturday 10:30 a.m.·B p.m., and Sunday Noon-5 p.m. Admission is • oa lbt: 1uues.• Reps. John Charles Carr, UB Prof. of Law, moderator. Wick CcnlCl, Daenx:o College. 7:30p.m. desian. is boc.b playful and mco· _,.., ......... free- UllltCast Away Your 1Uus6oa.J: lt will Take Bold ..,.,.. lo "" lbe Clly ODd Suburb, Henry louis Taylor Jr., Ph.D., UB Center for Urban Shld.ies. Buffalo/Niagara MarriOtt. 1340 Millersport Hwy. B0-9 o.m . SIO. $12. Call8292608. '"Sbeldon Bertyn: New Wor:t"' continues through June 8 in the University at Buffalo Art Gal· lery. Center for the Aru, North Campus. A concu.rre.oc show or Bertyn's neW wort will be on view April 27 through June I at !he Castellani Art Museum of ---{11,3)---(SL-5)- Modicloe. ....... IP·103S. Se- OpponuailyC.....C. """ia&IP·7036.--(SL-3)-~ Poltin&fl' · 7037 __ s._. Sjoodollol (SL4)·Ans aod t..eu.:n. PuslioaiP-7038. -Sepport'licUic..~tw--.. Knitting and quilting, pbotopa· phy. embroidery, and pottery are amonalhc WOibhops being offered by 1.be Creative Cnft Cenl£1" startio& June 2. Wort.shopi, are bc:ld ooe night each week(/· 10 p.m.) for si• weeks. Pottery and multi·media WOibhops for children ue bdd oa Saturdays. Tbe cost is $30 for atudenu, $SO fot everyone dse. 1be Creative Cnft Cc:oler is kx:al.ed aa 120 Fillmore. Ellicott Compiex, North Campus. For informalioo. call 64S-2434. - _,_ A one-day New York Swe Employcct' Recirement System Seminar will be bekl Jw.e 6 from 9 a.m.--4 p.m. ac the Cc.Dler fot Tomorrow, North Campus. There will be oae scuioo for Tter I and 2 memben. and an· other forTter 3 and • mc:mbc:n. There will be represenwives from tbe Social Security Admin· istration. the Dept. of Civil Ser· vice, and the company that ad· ministers the New York State ..... (SL-3)-Ans aod t...ll<n. Pooting tP-7039. -.olll-- ....... .,c.......,s.mc.. (SL-6)-VP ClWcal Alfain. Poltin& IP· 7040. F-'ly IUolotaal/-.eProl-...ycbiauy. Poltin&fF-7036. ~~...-­ - . ..-.- l'>ycbiauy.l'aolio&IIF-7037. ~~ P>ycbiauy. Pooling fF-7038. - - ) -Biocloemicoll'bormocol8opport Spodoliot ( "'l'· """iDa tR-91i085. 116-Toduoldui·Biocbemisuy. """iDa tR-97027- M- ----Cow>- telin& and Educaaiooal Psycbol· oc. Pollina tR-97028. To obUJilt more ;rifoi'J'NJliotl on jobs lUted obow, COftUJct P~r· sOttMI ~rvicu 'faz rupot«U ~slnn by CGilbtl 645-.JIUJ tutd jollowln1 dw 1'0ia pi"OMpl iltsrrvaiotu. ToobtDilt itt,fol""llf4· ti.on 01r Reseatdtjobs, COftSQCt SpotuOrrd Pro1ronu Personnel. 416Crofts. individual Jpeakers will conduct Run a-nt ua·e ...,_c_ to St~ plechue SK Run and Walk. Parker lot. South Cllmpus. 10 a.m. $10, S:2, $15 . Call hands-on consultations with a variety of community and policy groups. BuffaJo and Erie County Historical Society. 7:30p.m. Call Christopher Payne. 829· 3485. ext. 309. WED14 636--7495 . 1-CiaMica!Muole c-t Ust.ad Amjad Ali Khan, w1lh Tanmoy Bose. (Tabla). Slee North Campus. 2 p.m. $10. $15 advance. S 12. S 18 at door. ua a..~or Alu..U LAo- How to be a Smarter Con· sumer, Arun Jain. Ph.D., UB Samuel P. Capen Profe~sor or Marketing Research. Center for Tomorrow. Nonh Campus. Noon. $10. Call 829·2608. - -weiiP-St.ff School or Mtdkl.ae and s • mtdkal Scienees aDd Ronrtll Park Gn~duak Division. Han· onuy degree to be awarded to James F. Holland. CUNY dislinguishcd professor and chief of neoplastic diseases. Mount SinAl School of Medici~ Cemer for the: Arts. North Campus. 3 p.m. uaTMey-UB AJUJII.O.i klevision newsmaauint:, presented by Alumni Relations. 6:30p.m. Violence and Victimization Prevention Program at ECMC, Alum ni Summer College at C haucauqua, Alumni Associacion Awards Dinner, Ooziest. Prognm can be seen on Adelphia Cable 's channel 18. MON12 . .. ....... -- l'llyololoO llloploplcel MMbanbau Underlylac B5ood VoiUIIle Up--Rqulatioa Ia Fit People, Dr. Ethan R. Nadel, Yale School of Medicine. I08 Sht-rman. South Campus. 4 p.m. ~l.Ktlore T~ Sanb for BMTV, Hu- man Mammary 1\nDor Virus, James F. Holland. M.D .. CUNY Distinguished Professor and R qulatioa IUld Genetk AAaly· sb or EGF Receptor Llp.nds, Dr. David Lee. Univ. of North Carolina. Chapel Hill . K.in:h· hoffer Room, RPCI. 12:30 p.m. atacll••cal ....._aaalaea..~. . Role ot PotassiuJD Channels i.n ControlliD& Lymphocyte Acti· vatlon, Greaory J. Kaczorow- ski, Men:k Sharp &: Dohme Research Labontories. 307 Hochsteu.er. Nonh Campus. 4 p.m. - -..Coati. . . . A dult ud Pediatric CPR Traia.laa.. Location to be announced. 4-8 p.m. Presented by School of Nursing. Call 8293291. - ........ Coati....... B arrier Precautions and lnfec· doa Coatrol Meuu.n:t.. Locat.ion to be announcec14-7 p.m. - Presented by School of Nursing. For information, call829-3291 . L8w--·~~-­ 3 Stb anaua.l met:tin& and awanb cl..lnnu. Hyatt Regency Buffalo. 5:30p.m. Honorees include Arthur Eve, Joseph Mint2., John Canale, Dennis Vacco. Michael Baule, lbomas Bremer. Opooa:-Uve Sut' Wells. elariaet; LesUt e BUUS, ROYALS PREP FOR MID-CONS WITH STRONG UB OPEN SHOWINGS Under adverse weather conditions, th~ UB track and field teams completed their regular seasons Saturday at the UB Open at UB Stadium. Freshman hwdJer Melissa Ryan broke her own school record by winning the IOO.meter high hurdles in 14.44 to lead the Royals . Ryan 's previo.us best was 14.68 set March 22 at the Wake Forest Invitational. The time is also the fastest in the Mid-Continent Conference Otis season, heading into this week's Mid·Con Championships at UB . Ryan was also victorious in the 200-meter dash (26.14) and was part of the Royals' winning 4 ~ 100 relay squad with Lisa Kragbe, Jamie Hirschman and Amy Tabone in 50.15 . Kragbe also won the 400 meters in I :0 1.65 and 400-meter hwdles in 1:07.91. Sophomore Jennifer Kilborn tied the school record and set a personal best by wi,n · ning the triple jump with a leap of 11 .17 meters . The team of Karen Lilly, Casey Spencer, Marie Macander and Theresa Hummenyj took the 4 • 400 relay in 4 : 15.55 . Lilly also won the 800 meters (2:26. 77), while Macander won the 1,500 meten: (4:56.64). Also earning victories for the Royals were Gretchen Welch in the 3,000 meters (II :06. 11 ), Kaoy Spous in the 5.000 (20:05.45). Rachael Referm.al in the shot pul ( I 1.78 mcoen) and Ruth Conlon in the hammer throw (47.78 meters). The Bulls picked up double wins from Omar Doyley, Kweli Musa and Man Streng. Doyley woo the 200 meters in 21 .94 and combined with Mike Quagliata, Streng and' Neil Murray to win the 4 x 100 relay in 43 .8. Musa won the 800 meters (2:0 1.17) and was part of a foursome with Dave Clabeaux, Juan Somersel and Jordan Ganzelhaufer to win the 4 ~ 400 relay in 3:33.23. Streng won lhe javelin witb a toss of 46.70 meters. Also among the winners for the Bulls were Jelani Headley in the 100-meter dash (ll.i4). Pot Nolan in the 1.500 (4: 13.5) and Chris Keenan in the ) ,()()()..meter steeplechase (10:10.48). Due to strong winds, the high jump and pole vault compe· titions were canceled. 1be Bulls and Royals host the Mid..Continent Conference Championships Friday-Sunday. May 9· 11. e McVJQE EARNS SPOT ON U.S. NATIONAL WRES1UNCI TEAM UB wrestler Jeromy McVige posted upsets over the first· and fourth-ranked Greco-Roman wrestlers in the country to c~ turc second place in the United States National Wrestling Championships on April 26, earning All· American honors and a berth on tbe U.S . National Wrestling Team. Entering the tournament ranked seventh in the country in Grcco-Roman. McVige defeated Anthony Napolitano by oechnical fall, 11-0 at 3:4110 odvoncc: 10 the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinal round, McVige upset fourth-ranked Phil Rembert 10-2, before upseuin8 top-nlJlked 8Jld defending U.S. National Champion Shoo Lewis 7·3 to earn a trip to the finals . ln the finals, McVige's run came to an end when he was defeated I 0-0 by technical fall by 1996 World Cup Champion Kevin Bracken, an a.J . temate on the I 996 U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman team. Now ranked second in the country follow· ing: his runnec-up ftnisb at the U.S . National Championships. McVige will represent the United States in the Coocord Cup. an intern&· tional tournament in Concord, Calif., to be held May 31-June I. McVige then will lnlvel 10 Minneapolis, Minn., 10 wrestle in the June 26-28 U.S. Greco World Team Trials for the righ1 10 compete for the United States in the 1997 World Championships. to be be.ld Sept g...13 in Warsaw, Poland. Expected to compete coUegiately for tbe UB Bulls next year at 134 pounds. McVige has established himself as one of the top Greco-Roman wrestlers in the United Swes. A two-time Norlheost Regional Champion ( 1996 and 1997) 8Jld 1997 U.S. National runner-up. McVige traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo., last summer to wrestle in the U.S. Greco-Ro-man Olympic Trials. 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The publication of weekly issues for lhe fall semester will begin on Aug. 28. Senate COIIIIillee recommends task force on racial ninorilies lly - WUEJCIIEII News Services Associate 01rec10r FACULTY SENATE' S Affirmative Acti on mminee has recommended the creation of a esident 's Task Force on Racial Minorities on ampus to address issues pertaining to race sepaely from those pertaining exclusively to women. My Dildy, the Doctor Littfe Olivia Lopes dons her dad's cap as Joseph Lopes receives his M.D. Sunday from the School of Medicine and Bier medical Sciences. Ceremonies were held in Center for the Arts Job placements, salaries soar for UB's MBA students BJ DIELLA CONTitAIIA Reporter Contributor B ENEFITING FROM BOTH a national boost in hiring at bluechip firms and a pro-active, customer-service philosophy within the management school's revamped Career Resource Ceoter.job placement and average starting salaries for graduating MBA students in the UB School of Management have surged this spring. As of the fir>t week of May, starting salaries for full -time MB A students at UB have increased 18 percent, or almost $7,000 from last May. to ,an average $42,600, according to Cynthia Shore, assistant dean and director of the school's Career Resource Center. Salaries have ranged from $23,500 to $70,000. with 30 students pulling down salaries in excess of $40,000. compared to just 14 students who surpassed that mark last spring. Moreover, 70 percent of t57 graduating MBAs are expected to be placed in positions by June. That figure is expected to rise to belween 80 percent and 85. percent by the end of the summer, compared to a 70 percent job-placement rate at the end of last summer. All 14 domestic accounting MBAs already have been placed in jobs. "Ou r strategy was to increase placement of our MBA s at the bluechip firms," says Shore. " In doing so. we found that many of these finns are now trylng to rebuild after years of cutbacks . Their foundation of promotable managers was slipping away and now th ey want to rebuild that foundation with qualified MBAs. "Some of these companies are starting or rewstarting manage me m development programs." adds Shore, who joined the management school two years ago after ~ marketing career at Fleet Bank . .. So me companies don't even have names for these programs yet. They j us t know that they need to stock them with top MBA grads." W estern New York finns that ha ve hired UB MBAs inc lude Anhur Andersen, Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young. Price Waterhouse. M&T Bank. Moog, Rich Products, Westwood Squibb and Xerox. Nationally and international ly, the hires have included positi ons a1 Andersen Consulting, Atlanta; AT&T, Berkley Heights, N.J .; Bricker and Associates, Chicago; Citibank, Taiwan; Dunn & Bradstreet. Murray Hill, N.J.; GE Capital, Stamford, Conn.; Kimberl y Clark. Pari s, Texas; Merrill Lynch, New York City, and Samsung Finance, Korea. A heal thy economy. however. isn't the sole reason for the Buffalo MBA program•s improved placement statistics. says Dean Frederic k Continued on page 4 The recommenda tion was one of s e veral con ta in e d i n th e committee's repon tha t was de livered to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee a1 its May 7 meeting. The tas k fo rce on racial m inoriti es wo uld be akin to th e Pres idenl 's T as k lf o rce on Women , said c ommittee C ha ir Brenda Moore. associ at e professor of sociology. While lhe task force on women did a " wonderful j ob speci fyi ng some of the proble ms assoc i31ed with gender. there was Jinle stated about racial minorities." Moore said . The pro}X)sed task force would be all -inc lu sive. e ncompass in g iss ues conce rnin g e thni ci ty as well as race. she said. In additi on to the task fo rce, th e Affirmati ve A c ti o n Committee's re port made numer· ous reco mmendations regarding s alary di scre pan c ies . A mo ng the m were that the responsibl e admin istrat ive offi ce r- the chau or dean , as the c ase may be--d isc uss ho w he or she has addressed the salary inequity issue in the annual repon . that the adm inistrative offi cer devote resources for pay equa li zation and that fac uh y me mbers be abl e to appoint a n advocate to work w ith them on pay equalization. The repon also incl uded recommenda ti ons o n hi ri ng me mbers of protected groups 10 proponion to the avail able pool. in e ludin g that searc h committee s feature a me mber who has k.now ledge of how to network and re c ruit me mb ers o f pro tec ted groups. th at eac h unit des igna te a person to moni tor its a ffi rmative acti on pl an and that appointment o f members o f prolected groups to upper adm tmstrati ve posHto ns be a goal dunn g current admim!<.trattve restructuri ng. A recomm enda uon that a spectal effon be made to rec ruu UB grad uate s who are me mbers of protected grou ps pro mpted con' tde rab le dt sc uss to n am o ng FSEC members. S ever-~d senators- noted that their deparunents do no t hire their own graduate!<o. for a varie ty of reasons. Dennis MaJone. SUNY DlslJ ngui shed Serv1ce Professor in the De partme nt of El ec tr ica l and Computer Engineering. sai d th at hi s depanme nt will no t hire its own graduates directl y at the con cl usion of their doc toral studies. bul will hi re gradu31es at lhe as soc iate leve l with te nu re if lite)' have gone firs t to another um ve rsity and earned te nure there . .. Part of our co ncern was Simpl y the questio n of proof of q ual· u y. We know they ' re good. but we ' d like to have some ot he r place say so.·· Malone sa1d . The policy also helps to ··avOid the continu ing explotta t1 on o f the Conunued on page 2 Only three present remarks at hearing sessions on arts, sciences reorganization lly SUE WUETCHER News Services Assoc1ate O~re c tor WHAT IF THEY HELD a heari ng. and no one came ? Three persons--onl y one of whom was a .. new voice"- pre sented remarks Ma y 7 and 8 during the first two sessions held by the hearing panel co ll ectin g ev idence on the pro posed reorgani w zation o f the arts a nd sciences at UB . One oflh ose speak e r~. C laude Welch, chair o f the Fac ulty Se nate and SUNY Distingui shed Service Pro fessor in the De partme nt of Politica l Sc ience, said later that he was " a little surpri sed at the lac k of partic ipati on (in the hearing pane l process) at thi s point." a lthou gh he no te d lh a t thre e spea ke rs are sc hed ul ed for the pane l's \asl 4iession on June 4. The " nc " voice" - Jui H . Wang. E insteJO Professor of Sci e nce- led off the hearing-pane l scs ~ ! o n s . Wa ng presented a proposal to estab!!5h three broad di vi sions of the core ac aJ~!!Ii C fac ult y to parti c ipate in uni versi tywide teaching prog ram ~. The other two spea kers were Nico las Good man, vice provost for undergradu ate education. who argued strongly for the creati on of a Coll ege o f Arts and Sc iences, and We lch . who decl ined to support e ither reorganiza lion opt io n that is o n the tabl e or propose a new a li gnme nt. ln his planning documt.!OI. Provost Thomas Headrick has recommended two poss ible reorganizatio ns o f th e an s and sc ie nce s: mergi ng the fac ulues of Ans and Le tters . Na tura l Sci en c e s and Mathema1ics. and Social S c i e nct.!~ into a Coll ege of Arts and Sc iences. o r combining the natural scie nces and mathemati cs and the School o f Eng ineering and Ap· plied Sc iences into a College of Sc ien ce a nd En g ineer ing and me rging arts and leners and socml scie nces into a College of Art ~ . Humanities and Social Science~ . P•nel to provide .,..lyal• Headric k has c harged the hearin g pan e l wi th ga th e rin g evi de nce. both written and oral. o n these two o ptio ns . He also ha!-. askeO :~ ~ pa ne l lo consi der .. loca l o pllo ns,'' oi ~ ropo s a \ s from sin gle de partme nts or stgnificant cohesive grou ps within a departme nt to be placed wt th in so me acade mic un it ot her th an a n art s and scie nces coll ege The panel wil l p ro v1de an analys1s of the ISSue. and has bee n gi ve n a target da le of Ju ne 20 10 present it s re port o u1hning "the preferred course for the untven.J t) to foll ow 10 connectiOn wu h the proposed reorgan J7.atJ on .. Pres tdent W il li am R Gre 111 ~ r ~ ~ cx.pe<.·ted to ma ke a fin al d e~.· I · ~ 10 11 on the reorg.am zauon b) Ju l) Wa ng sugges lt.!d 10 hea nn gpa nel membe n th a t lh t: universit y's core acadc mu.: I<K ull y be splil into thrt.!e d1' ts um' a DivisiOn of An s. Le u e rs and Soc ia l Sc ie nces: a Dl\ 1 ~ 1 0 n n l Ph ysicaL Malhemauc al and Ap phed Sc ie nces. a nd a D" 1'1on o f Ltfe $(' J en c e ~ Each di v 1 ~ 1 on . wh1c h woul d tx respon sible for both graduate a nJ undergrad uate ed uca tio nal peng ra m s 1n !IS field . wo uld be headed by a di rector who woul d repon direc tl y to the provos t and Conunued on page 2 �. 2 HEARING PANEL Continued from page 1 SENATE Continued from page 1 tndividual by their former thesis advisor,' ' he said, adding that the dcpartmenl violated that policy twice ...to our infinite regret. when exactly that happened." Offering another viewpoint, Bernice Noble. professor of microbiology. noted that MIT has increased the representation of women on its chemistry faculty because the depanment is hiring ..the most outstanding of its own chemistry graduates" tn tenure -track positions. "(The MIT model ) provides a response to the complaint that it may be difficult to find members of undenepresented groups; the y may be in our own pools," she said. Jack Meacham. professor of psychology. suggested the wording in the repon be changed to state "a special effon be made in hiring to not overlook UB graduates.·· David Banks, professor of anthropology and a member of the Afftrmati ve Action Committee, noted that discussion of tiUs poiol within the committee concerned the question of whether members of protected groups would be forced upon departments or be promoted to facuhy staJus .. no matter what." 'The language there renects the feeling that we are letting a certain number of wonderful students get away and that !here shou ld be a mechanism that when a Stu· dent is really good. we don't have to give him away; we can keep him here," Banks said. "So the language is supposed to renect lhe effon tc keep the best, not the effon to get any old (student) at all." The FSEC forwarded !he repon for review by !he full SenatAO at its May 13 meeting. • Greiner sees little focus on goals in academic planning discussion lly SUE WUE'ICHml News Services ASSOCiate 01rector PRESIDENT WIWAM R. GREINER told FSEC committee members at the group's May 7 meeting that he f<?und the discussion on campus of the academic planning process undenaken by Provost Thomas Headrick "disappointing in a way" because there has been little discussion of the ··goals.. of the institution as outlined in the plan and the ''diagnosis" of UB 's current situation. Most discussion up to this point. he said, has focused on the "prescription." "I haven't heard much engaging with the goals," Greiner said. "If faculty dis· agree with the goals. then we ought to Know that; if staff disagree with the goals, wC ought to know that. I haven't heard any of that. Maybe that means nobody disagrees with lhe goals ... The "diagnosis" pan of the planning document assesses such things as how UB rates. how the university is seen by others and the size of the institution compared to its peers. the medium-sized AAU schoo ls. he said. " I haven ' t heard much discussion about that," he said. "Maybe that mean s ev ~ erybody says. 'Yeah. basically !he diagnosis is right and that really is !he right comparisorl' to make '." If there is no disagreement with the goals or the diagnosis. "and 1"could con~ elude that from the si lence. or the relative silence on this. then we have to move on to the prescriptions." Greiner noted that there are three "macro-issues" regarding the planning process that are especially appropriate for the Faculty Senate w deal with. l'wo of the issues-resources-centered management and centers, institutes and initiatives-need much analysis and evaluation and will not be resolved soon. he said. But the other issue- the reorganization of the ans and sciences-''cries out for a quick response ,·· he said. The issue has been·studied to "a fare ~ thee-well," Greiner said. adding that until it is resolved, other issues will be held up. He noted that if Headrick had no! proposed the College of Science and Engi neering as an option for the arts and sciences. "there would be no need to have a (hearing) panel." And if the hearing panel does not present a compelling case for the science and engineering option, UB will move forward and begin the transition process to a College of Arts and Sciences. he said. Aeporler ts a campus oonvnunhy ~r pubbhed by the CNition at Unfvetllty Setvlcea. State UI'We~ ol New YOfk at BuftJI..!':.. i:dltOOal officla are locatld 11136 Crotts Hall, Amherat, (716) 645·~..:ds . • reporterOubnewl.buftakudu be on an equal standing with the deans. He said that under his plan, whole departments would not be brought into the various divisions, but faculty members who wished lO do so could join !he divisions on an individual basis. Tbe idea, he said, is "not to disrupt the present structure of the professional schools." He used the term director, rather than dean, because be does not want his plan 10 be associated wili) the present decanal system which, be said, many fmd 'ioo restraining for progress."' He said be hopes the directors would have more authority than !he deans currenUy do, and would place more emphasis on programs, rather than traditional depanmental boundaries, 10 encourage interdisciplilliJ)' collaboration. Many universities are, in fact, abolishing depanmenlal names, he added. In his remarks before the bearing panel. Goodman took up the case for a College of Arts and Sciences. Emphasizing that he was spealting for himself, not for the provost, Goodman noted that while a majority of the Triggle Commission three years ago recommended the creation of a College of Arts and Seiences, then-Provost Aaron Bloch was unwilling "10 take the political risks involved in taking that step." o.-co.cll,.,_..• ca..,,ra• l•• Tbe Council of Arts and Sciences Deans. composed of !he deans of !he faculties ofArts and I..ettcn. Social Sciences and Natural Sciences and Mathematics. as well as Goodman and Peter Gold. associate dean of the Uodergraduate College, was formed as a compromise, be said. The idea was that !he three faculties would act as a single unit in matters regarding undergraduate education, while mainutining !heir aulOnOmy in graduate and research maners. be said And although !he council has achieved a number of successes. most notably the implementation of the general-education curriculum, increased access to majors and an improved system of advising. there have been some drawbacks, he said. The coun· cil now is dormant. in part. Goodman said, because Headrick has not "responded very enthusiastically" to the council's initiatives and has not given it a mandate. The deans respect each other's turf and don't step on each other's toes, be said. "When there is any sense at all of interfering in the internal affairs. or the possible interfering in the internal affairs of one of the units, the other two deans back off," he said. Moreover, the deans do not have the authority to reallocate resoun:es, he said. "The budget belongs to the three deans separately, so there is no way that that or~ ganization (the council) can move money around to meet the needs that are presented by the undergraduate problems;" he said. And since the three budgets are separate. there is a ..disincentive" for a particu~ Jar dean to reallocate money in his unit from graduate resean:h programs to undergraduaie programs if the other deans are not doing thai as well. he said. - - for'-lty d i 'There is a lack of consensus (among !he deans) on priorities," he said. 'The arts and sciences are not three separate fields," Goodman continued. "The arts and sciences are. and by rightS ought to be, a unified collection of disciplines that need to interact and there needs 10 be faculty discussion of how we organize !he curriculum" and address other common·mattcrs. be said. A merger of the natwal sciences and mathematics with the engineering school will not solve the problems of undergraduate education, he said. There is no tradition in engineering of service inslCUCtion. be said, noting that while tbe majority of !he teaching load of tbe science departmeolJ involves sllldcots from Olber departments who are taking introductory and prerequisite science courses, faculty in !he eoginecriog school "only teach !heir particular students. "As a result. there would be a lack of fit between !he inslructionai mission, cauinly on tbe undergraduate level, between the natural sciences and enginecriog," he said. Welch, !he only speaker at the May 8 session. told panel members he was "an agnostic" wben it comes to reorganization. "I bave no prior position, for or against," he said. He ouilined nine " principles" that he said are important in terms of effective re organization. including having a clear set of institutional missions, !he need for accountability. consistent two-way communication, measures of effectiveness. regular evaluation of paniCipanu and programs. and sufficient resources to carry out the basic mission. Welch also addressed areas that be said need attention, but would not be affected by an arts~and~scieoces reorganization. These include curricular emphasis across fields, enrollment management. international education. issues witiUn tbe bealth sciences and information tcehoology. 'These points all make me conclude that an activist Provost's Office will continue 10 be necessary in a whole variety of areas, irrespective of any reorganization of arts and sciences," he said. - -·...-...·...-. Welch suggested that a position of a vice provost for ans and sciences could bave been created tiUs past fall 10 intervene wilh !he council of deans. "Perj>aps. there might have been some. steps lalceo so that that council might not have languished,• be said. He also endorsed efforts '\I "groi!Jld-up planrung" witiUnlhe various units, in i>articular commendibg the planning effort un dertaken by the Faculty of Arts and Let ters before Headrick's academic planning document was released. "We need 10 have such planning" among the other arts-andsciences units as well, Welch said. He said that although be does not favor any particular reorganization option. he hopes any reorganization will be seen as "inspiring,"' will clarify the mission. have a reasonable basis of resources and will engage the facuhy "in a positive sense, as opposed to a negative or critical sense.•· In response to questions from the bearing panel. WO!ch said he feels a reorganization would ease the integration of the three units by giving them a "sense there is a ser of common missions for the three faculties that would supplemeot and perhaps override tbe lr.inds of different instilutional cultures that have developed ... He said that a unified College of Arts and Sciences could promote cohesive under~ graduate education if it moves ahead wilh "what has already been reasonably established," namely !he general-education curriculum ...There is a good reason to believe there would be benefits 10 undc:rgJ1Iduate education from such a unity. bu~ on !he other hand, it does 001 solve all !he issues." he said. Welch added that be believes some of !he same benefits could be achieved through a functioning council of deans, as well as through inpul from !he Faculty Senate, which will be addressing such undergraduate education issues as administrative resignations and academic requirements in general. The hearing panel will convene again at9a.m. on Wednesday. June4. in 14 Knox Hall. Three proposal s are scheduled to be • presented. Dlrocto< c l - SetvlcM: Anllur Pogo • Auoc:iate Dlreclor c l - SeMces: • Editor. Chri• Une Vldel • Aaociate Editor. .Jolin 0enDg • Art Director: John Cloutier • News Services Edltorw: Lola Baker, Petrlcla Oonown, Ellen Goldbaum, Mary Beth Spina �. 3 Concert Sunday to Honor David Fuller -- SUNY CONfDiaNCE SET ON I~ ...._ Alltlnli, professor of microreceived the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Community ServiCe AW81d at the NYSUT convention held May 1-4 in Washtngton. D.C Alb1nl comnbuted more than 900 hours of com-munity service dunng the past year He •s an executive board member of the International Institute of Buffalo and prestdent of the Faculty Club at UB In 1996. he volunteered lor one month in Bosnta, representing Medical Relief . US and the WNY medlcal community. Information he obtained •n Bosnia helped to secure federal grants to establish the partnership between Bosnia and The BuHalo General Hospital. providing sktlled care and medical educat100 tn Bosnia. On April 17. he recerved the Regina Kocteekt Award tor Ols· ttngutshed Achievement from United University Profess100s He serves as vtee president for the UB Health Sc nces chapter A lac ty member at UB s1nce 1974 , a authof of lllOfe than 140 sctenuf publiCations. he serves on the edi Jal board of several peer rev•ew urnals A Fulbnght scholar 1n 1991 . bini received undergraduate a graduate degrees from Coleg lo ericano, Caracas. Venezuela: R !gymnasium. V1enna. Austrl . Akadem1e f Mustk u Darstellende Kunst. Vienna. a degree 1n Romance languages and h•story of theatre and h1s M .O degree from the University of Vienna . Austna IIIlTH IIRYAHT REAPPOINTED TO COUNTY AD~ IIOARII Ruth D. lllyant, aSSIStant dean in the School of Architecture and Planning . has been reappotntedto membership on the Ene County C ultural Resources Advisory Board lor a rwo-ye81 term by Dennis T Gorski, Erie County executrve Bryant . a UB graduate . IS a former chair of the Profess100al Staff Senate (PSS} A 30-year employee of the untvers•ty. she rece•ved the PSS Outstandtng Serv1ce Award in 1990 Two UB faculty member& and a staff member recetved speclal aw81ds from the Early Childhood Research Center (ECAC) at UB during a special d inner held on Aprtl 17 to celebrate the ~eek of the Young Child.· Hugh Petite, outgoing dean of the Graduate School of Education. .,.,..... Hoot. who has been dt· rector of ECRC for 10 years, and ctwletlne ...... who has been a secretary at ECRC for 10 years and coordinated construction of the Christine Cataldo Playground adjacenl to the center, were honored for their significant and conlinutng supporto! ECAC More than 100 staH members. teachers . guests and parents of youngsters enrolled in ECRC attended the event held in Baldy Hall The of the Young Child" IS sponsored by the National AssociatiOn for the Education of Young Children. the national accred1t1ng group for earty childhood educatoo and daycare centers ·w- UBP'IIOfESSOIIIS BIIIKILEY LI!CTUIIEII Elllluckenateln, SUNY 0 1SIInguished Professor In the Oepanment of Chemical Engineenng at UB. was the invited speaker this sprtng for the Thirteenth Berkeley Lectures in Chem1cal Englneenng at the Umvers1ty of California at Berkeley Each year. a leadtng chem1cal engtneer ts chosen to gtve two lec tures to academtc and industry researchers at the Untverstty of California at Berkeley Ruckenstein lec tured on "Thermodynamically and Kinetically Stable Oispers1ons· and on ·colloidal Scale Polymenc Com· posites.· A UB professor s1nce 1973. Ruckenstein has made sc1entthc contribulions in a broad range of areas. including applied mathematiCS and catalysis . polymers . enzyme catalysis. surface phenomena . colloids and emulsions He IS a member of the National Academy of Engtneering and the w inner of numer· ous national and tnternat1ona1 awards . FORMEII ENEIIGY SECRETARY ' HAZEL O'LEAIIY TO SI'EAK UB CENTEII ANNOUNCES TWO NEW AI'POINTMENTS Hazel O'Learr . former U.S sec - The Center for lndustnal EHecttveness (TCIE) at UB has announced two staH changes The center has h1red . .,., Anderson as quality d•rector lor the Strategic Partnership fgr lndustnal Resurgence (SPIR) program and has promoted P•m•l• Keen to manager of tratning servtces Anderson wtll provtde quahty and manulactunng ass•stance to local compames through projects that wtll tnvolve students and faculty ltom the UB Department ollndustnal Eng1neenng She also w111 ass•st faculty •n the School of Eng ineering and Appt1ed Sc1ences 1n cumculum devel6pment and teachIng A graduate ol Alfred Un1vers11y. she earned a master's degree 1n business admtmstrauon from UB Keen. formerly tratmng cOOtdtnator lor the center. wtll asstsl chents 1n tratnlng-needs assessments. state tra1mng-grant admintstratK>n and company-funded tra1n1ng Keen has been an employee of TCIE s1nce 1993. A graduate of Emptte State College. she previOUsly worked at Moog as an admtn1s1ra · liVe BSSISI&nt retary of energy. will speak at the ftrst ALANA Convocation at UB. to be held trom 1t a .m . to 2 p .m on Fnday. May 16. 10 the Student Umon Theatre on the North Campus The event will tlorlOr graduating students-both undergraduates an? graduates-who are of Afncan Launo . As1an and Native-Amertcan (ALANA) descent. A reception for O'Leary and the students and their lamihes and lnends will be held from 10-11 a m •n the Student Unton lObby pnor to the program The event. free and open to the pubhc 1s sponsored by UB's OH1ce of Student MultiCultural AffairS and supported by the Student Assocta- uoo O 'Leary graduated Ph1 Beta Kappa from Ftsk Untversity •n NashVIlle and recetved her law degree from Rutgers Untvers1ty As secretary of energy, she led several malOr 1nternauonal trade mtssions to lndta. Paktstan and China. promotIng U S energy proposals that resulted tn internatiOnal pannerships 1n susta1n8ble energy deveklpment Clvtat.Jne Sauclun8tc, aSSOCiate director for infOfmation technoklgy services at UB. and M.G. ParA are members ol the planning comminee for Learning With Techf'IOK)gi8S: Design "lmplement•Assess. the sixth annual SUNY FACT Conference on Instructional Technologoes (CIT) to be held May 27-30 at Brockport State College The conference. open to all SUNY faculty and staff. and on a limited basis to other interested educators , is designed to encourage SUNY fatuity to develop and use instructional tech/"'Ik)giBS CIT will feature more than 150 presentations focusing on design of learning technologies . their implementation and assessment Among the presenters are Edith Martin. chief informatoo offiCer. Eastman Kodak Co., who will speak on ·Getting the PiciUre : Technology and the Future; ~ Bernard Pet•t. coordinator of BrockJ)Of't State College tnteracttve Telecommumcattons Network. who will dtscuss and demonstrate the Rochester Area Interactive Tetecommun1ca110ns Network. and Gerald PuCCIO, acting d•rector of the Center for Stud1es tn Creativity at Buffalo State College . who will discuss ·Fostenng Change Through Technology • WELCH INYmD TO CARNEGIE COUNCIL E'IIIICS SEIIINAII Cleude E. Welch Jr., SUNY D•sUnguished Service Professor 1n the Department ol Pc»lttcat Sctence. has been tnvtted by the Carnegte Counc11 on Eth•cs and tnternattonal AHa1rs to parllctpate 1n an •nvtted faculty development semtnar. ·rna Pohhcs and Ethtcs ol Humanttanan Intervention Expet~ence and Prospects · u wtll be held June 12-1 4 m New York Ctty. and has been llm11ed to 24 partiCipants UB P-IS YJSmNG PIIIOFES.oiiiN FINLAND Marjorie A. White, professor and dtrector. Center tor Nurs1ng Research tn the School ol Nurs1ng. was a v1S11tng professor at the Umvers•ty of Tampere. Department of Nurs1ng Sc1ence . Tampers . Ftntand . dunng March She taught a course 1n Fam•ly Theory and Research 10 50 graduate students !rom Greece Germany, Italy and F1nland as part of the ERASMUS program (European Act1on Scheme tor the Mobiltty of Un1vers1ty Students) 1nv01v1ng educational excnange among European umvers1t1es She prov1ded research consultatton to colleagues at the Umverstty of Tampere on a study of tam11tes and ch1ld abuse 1n Ftnland . tor whiCh She IS pnnctp81 IOV8SI1Qa!Or The study was launched through a Fulbught Santor Scholars FellowShip to the Untverstly of Tampere 10 t994-95 S11IAINCHAMP5 TO GIVE PAI'EII AT ITALY CONFEIIENCE E..,ond Str•lnchampa, asSOCIate professor of mustc and asSOC Iate chatr. Department of Mus1c , w• ll dehver a paper at a scholarly conference •n Florence Italy May 2325 The event 15 betng held 1n conJuncuon w1!h events mark1ng the 700th anntversary ol the found1ng of the Cathedral of Florence The conference en11tled Cantata Dommo wtll exam1ne the role ot muSIC 1n the h1story of the Florent1ne duomo through the centunes Suamc hamps has done research and pubhshed on mustc. both secular and sacred . 1n Florentine culture w1th emphas•s on the t6th and 17th A concan hononng the retirement of Davuj Fuller, professor of musiC atgan1s1 and dtrector of the UB Organ Performance Program w111 oe held May 18 at 3 p m tn Slee Concert Hall The pubhc IS 1nv11ed and no admtssiOfl wtll be charged Fuller 1s retlrulQ after 34 years as profes· sor of mus•c at UB and a teach1ng career that spans 4 7 years Among the pertormers will be Wilham ChnSI18 founder ot the Pansbased ensemble Les Arts Flonssants who w11l rece1ve an honorary degree from SUNY at UB 's I 51st commencement May 18 L1sa Goode Crawford . professor of harpSIChord at the Oberlrn Conservatory ot MuSIC who has performed throug/'loul the U S and 1n Europe and Japan Roland E. Man1n. a member of the UB musiC faculty and a noted Ot· gantst. and Davtd H1ggs. one ol Amenca s leadtng concert organ•sts and head of the Ofgan department at tne Eastman School of MusiC The hrst pan of the program will t>e works lor harpSIChOrd the sec ond part will feature works lor organ Fuller's eHorts over two decades were key tn the des1gn and 1nstat latJOfl of UB's F1sk organ . one of North Amenca s most d1s11ngwshed concan hall organs Fuller is reoarded as one ot the worlds foremost authon11es on me performance ol baroque muSIC He has had a career !hat encompassed teach1ng. research , performance and recordtng and has authored art1cles . book chapters. rev1ews and notes Hts recordtngs 1nclude the Penn Fantasy for harpstchord ana wtth Will tam Chnst1e workS of Armand-Lou1s Coupenn He has publ•shed an ed1t10n ol Handel organ concertos and an edtt•on ol harps1chord duets by A L Couper in Htghly regarded as a concert and church orgamst he has performed and taught harpsiChord pertormance 1n the UB mus1c program He rece1ved an A 8 1n mustc hiStory 1n 1949 an A M 1n 1950 and a doctorate 10 1965 hom Harvard Umverstty Before t>e1ng appointed to the UB mus•c faculty tn 1963. he was an tnstructor tn mus1c at Robert College. Istanbul. and taught at Braotord Juntor College and Dartmouth College centunes . and has published extenSIVely on these top1cs IN-UlAN TEACHEIIS IIIIADUAnNG..-ua Among those graduat ing !rom UB thiS weekend are nme lndones1an school teachers who w•ll recetve master's degrees from the Graduate School of Education dunng ceremontes on Saturday May 17 at 5 p m tn the Ma1nstage of the Center tor the Arts on the North Campus The ntne are the last graduates among 18 lndones•ans whO came 10 US tn 1995 as pari of an eJdenSNe teacher-retratn•ng program und9ftaken by the lndones•an government That program •s pan of an efforl to transform the country tnto an tndustnahzed natiOI'l wtth1n 25 years Oespote great language diffiCUlty and a prolonged aosence !rom . _ tones and lamhes. aJ nne have ma~n­ talned grade pc~~nt averages t>e(Ween 3 58 (B•) and 3 72 (A-) On Saturoay etght Will recerve master's degrees '" 1J0"0'31 eoucaoon lhrrugn the Depart ment d Educatoonai O<garnzatoon AdO"WllStrallOn and Poley One Will recerve a maste(s 10 scence eaucat.on Alter reporttng to !he M1msuy ot Education 1n lndones1a the gradu· ales will resume tne•r work m 1un10r or sen1or h1gh schools 10 lndones1a The l~rst seven members of the group gradualed !rom UB 1n August 1996 and December 1996 after com plating thetr master 's degrees 1n teachtng EngliSh as a second language and tn SCtence educa11on One additional teacher was called home by the lndones1an government and later completed h1s master's de· gree at an Australian un•verstty Another t>ecame 111 and dted last summer upon hts return to lndones•a The program has been headed by Wilham Cumm1ngs dtrector ol !he UB Center tor Comparattve ana Global Stud1es 1n Eouca t•on OBITUARIES John C. Eccles, 94, Nobel physiologist, emeritus professor Su Jom Catew Ecdes 94. a neurophysiologiSt whOse researcn rolhe basiC lt.nctJons of nerve cells won a Nobel pnze 1"1 1963. died May 2 fl Swl\zerland where he had lrved tor the past 22 yeatS Eccles wtlO dorec!OO the Center for the Study" NeuroOdOgy 81 UB. retired frtrn the lK'tiVefSity as amenIUS prof8SS()' 10 1975 Ecdes Shared the Nobel Pnze wrlh Alao HoOgkln and Arorew Huxley for 'NQO( thai Showed haw eOOncal mputses ac1 acmss synapses the I'Jf'C· bOnS oetween nerve cells HIS ocncluSIOnS led to a bener understanding ol noghe< bra" tuncoons The New York T•mes noted May 4 that h1s career as researcher teacher and author wh1ch spanneo more than hall a century ·was spent at presllg1ous scnoots and 1nsututes around tne world lnctud•ng the Amer.can Meo•cal Assoc1a hon s lnshtute for B•omed1ca1 Research 1n Ch1cago and the State Un1vers11y of New York at BuHalo Born •n Melbourne Austraha Eccles earned bacnetors ano med1cal degrees Iron Melbourne Un1vers1ty He won a Rhodes scnol arsh•P to study at Oxford UntverSity where he earned a master 's and a doctorate He conduc ted tne research that leO to the Nooel wMe at the John Curt1n School o f Med1ca1 Research ot tne Austr a han Nat1ona1 Un1vers•ty 1n Canoerra 1n tne 1950s Eccles was kn1ghted Oy Oueen Ehzat>eth II 1n 1958 In 1966 he came to the US to head the Amencan Me01Cal Asso Cla!lon ·s tnstllute lor 8 1omed1ca1 Aesearcn '" Ch1cago Two years later he moved to Buffalo to dtrec! the Center for the Study of Neuroo• ~::::~~~e:=;~~~golog::y~;·;~t was named SUNY 1~UI~B~~HeProfessor ~ 1n 1975 �___ -_ -·-...... ....... ......... .......................... ........... ~.­ -. Campus, is part o f lhc School of DoolaiMcdicioe"s Doponme01 Bk>too. For ioformalioo. calllhc<CDic1 11 829-Wl . of Oral _,_ A one-day New Yort State Emt>toY-" Retiremool Sysocm Seminar will be held Juac 6 from 9 Lm.-4 p...m.. at the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. "TheR will be one IC:IIioa ror 'lier I and 2 membcn, and another for Tter 3 aad 4 memben. Tbcre wiD be rcpraen~a~ivea from the. Social Sccurily A.dminiwatioa. tbc Orepl. of Civil Ser· Yice. aadlhccompooytholaolnUniiiCrl the New Yort Scate Delemd Compe...OO. f'ro. F_,,__af_ --afSLEE HALL otpn concert -,a3p.m. wll UB .tauarl. . Cut Aw•y Your IUusioos: It will Takt Bold Plam lo Fb: th~ Cily and Subur b, Henry Loo1s ca-•nn••Jit School o r Pbarmaty. Slee. North Campus I p.m 200K Plannin&- Lawn. Hayes Hall . South Campus. 3 p.m. Ro•w•U Park S..lnar Rq:u~tioathe lnitl.atlon of DNA Replica tion in Buddin& Yeast, Dr Jo hn D1ffiey. Chro nwsorne Rephca tJOn Laboratory. IC Rf C l~ Hall Labonuo nei . United Kmgdo m Knc hhoffer Room. RPCI 12 30 p m FRI16 . ...... Co•••nc•••nt Takuhi Murakam.i's ..Mr. Dob" is a 40-foot· hiab inflatable scuJpc:u.re. commissiooed for the: Lighrwell Oallcty and on view Ill= through July 13. The Ca••••t•••nt Gndualt School or £ducal ion. Center for the Ans. Nonh Campu$. 5 p.m. Co••••c••••t !K.bool or Maoa.emenl. Alumni Art:na North Cam· pus 5 p m - University Commencemeal, Unde:rgraduace.s in naul 0' voc81Jon ry, former u s !>ttl'l!tary oft energy . Student Umon Theatre Nonh Campus I I a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Evemllongrnduating students who are of Afncan, Latino, As1an and Nauvc -Amencan descent &li ··-.try-- Mutants ortbe £.coli RNA Polymerase Wbk.b Alter Promoter Escape rrom the Initiation Com plex, Dr. V. James Hernandez. UB Dc:pc. of Micro. h1ology 1348 Fa.rber. South Campus II :30 a.m. Ans :~nd Letters. Nauo~ra.l Sciences and Mathematics. Soc1al Sc1ences, lncerdisciplinary Programs. Special and lndivcdualiud Majors. Associ ace Oearces. Alumni Art:na Nonh Campu5. 10 Co•••ac•••Bt School or Dea lal Mtdkioe. Cencer for lhe Arts. North Campus. 2 p.m. c-t A Concert Ia Honor of David Fuller oo lbe Occukm of His Reli~meoL Slee . North Campos . 3 p.m. Free -- u•r_,_ Co••••c•••nt Violence and Victimization Pre vention Program at ECMC. Alumni Summer College at Chautauqua. Alumm Association Awards Dinner. Oozfest. Program can be seen on Adelphia Cable' s channel 18 lnfectfoue DC .....• 1nvestigating Vaccine S t rat ~ Kit:S to Pn'venl Bacterial Respiratory l o rections.. Jenndle Kyd . Ph.D Un1 Y of Canberra. Aumnlla. 244 Cary SoU!h Ca mpu ~ Noon. Graduate School, Arts and Lt:ners. Nacural Sciences and Machemalic5. Soc1al Sc tences Center fo r che Ans Nonh Campu~ 2 p.m. Te.UIIIOftlal DIIIIMr llooori.ng Dr. Robe rt Huben, alisoc. prof. of urology, Roswell Park Cancer lnscllule. McKinley Park Inn. 6:30p.m. cash bar: 1 30 p.m. dinner $35 . Sponw red by Us Too Cancer Groups Call626-39 33 UB Alum.nJ ldevision newspJaguiDe, presented b y Alumni Relations. 6:30p.m. ·--,........ Institute for AddlctiMs Wor kl n & willa the C hrook Recidivist C lie.nl, Mark Sanders. ~;:;;en ~ollege . S65. Call 64.5 - lnteraatlotwl Folk Dane IIIII B-Iatry-Fu nctioaal Sicnif'teantt aod All levels. 2 Du:~ fe ndo rf Souch Campus M- 11 p.m. Free SponJ>orc-d by G raduoce Scudenl As- Enz.ymoloJY of Protel.n lsopre.nylaliolt/Melbylatioo, Dr. Roben Rando. Harvard Um\'. Butler Aud. Farber. Souch Campus . 4 p.m. .SAT17 .. -.. CCMIIIft8ncemeftt Grad uate Sc.hool or S«I.J Work. Center for lhe Arts. Nonh Campus. 9 a.m. Ca•••nc•••nt Sc.bool o r Health Rdattd ProrHSions. Alumna Arena. Nonh Campus . 9 a.m Ca•••~~e•••nt Sch ool or Nursina. Slee Nonh Campus. 9 L m. co-••~• • •• School of Ioronaatioo aod Library Studies. Student Union Theam. North Campus. I 0 a.m. Ca-IRICI.IM School of Enain«rinc aad Ap- Jvanovich Fokin, Sl Pctenbur& State Uoiv. Ruu~. 244 Cary. South Campus. Noon. c,--. Cell~/ TloeMOtolle•- Dr. J im Lln, Univ. of Iowa. 306 Farber. South Campus. 2 p.m. ---- _ ... __ -·---·~~~~ ~­ , Ninth Aon.W Seo'or Resident Praentatio• Day. Kinch Audicorium, Childreo's Hospital. JOa.m. ---- Bad.erial Eaclocytobionll or ParaaaecJum: B olt-Eodocytobiont l o tft'Kiioos, Dr. Sergei Gnduate lhesis presentations an: on view May 1 throuJ.h May 30 in the James Oyeu Gallery. 334 Hayes Hall, South Campus The exhibit is presented by lhe School of Architecture and Planning. Gallery houn are 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Ttac.hiol SodaJ Work from an Eduealioa Tbtory, Dr. Wilburn JOB PLACEMENTS ....... .._._ Continued from page 1 Hayden. Cen(er for Tornonvw. North Campus. $120 (lwo day conference). For more: infonnation, call 645-6140. ProfeukMaal Staff Seute ClaanciUor's Award wlnoen and Out.IC.aDdiD1 Servkt: Award wln.aer to be booored. Center for Tomorrow. Nonh Campus. Noon-2 p.m. Opooo: CIMelce Uve l.ps The:J M u.sic01: J asper Wood, violin; J esw Morain, cello ; David RJaty, plano. Allen.. South Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Concc.n to be broadcasl on lhe following Sunday ac 4 p.m. on WBFO-FM 88.7. - ........D.- C ompariloo of Plasma Cytokiot: Cooceotnton' between H IV-P Oiitlve Patienb a nd Nonu.J Voluntftn, Pau l Mudd. Pharm.O. candidate. 248 Cooke . Nonh Campus. 8 a.m TolliooloCJ .,_.. ~­ Ad't'II.DCI!:I ln O besity, l uull.n ud Diabetes. Untversi.ty Inn &. Conference Cenccr. 8 a.m..5 p.m. For information or co ~g ­ ister, call Dr. Su:z.anne Laychock at 829· 2808 or slaychocfi)ubmed. buffalo. edu . ProfJ JlhRal .............. Aulysl (SL-4)-Equal ()ppomuU!YfAifu. malive AcrioQ Off'J«. POMinJ tP-702.1. 111-.. of r.lucalioll (SlA)- Uoiven.ity Services. Poltin1 MP-7032. Slal'f ~ lUI (S.L-2)-Center for Mauaement Oevc~ Postin& tP-7034. s..JorStaJr-.t (SL-3)-Med;cine, Poo:lng aeulpe.ure, wilh iu cartoon· like da.ip, is both playf"' and menacina. The l.ightwcll Gallery is loc:ated within the Univcnity at BuffaJo Att Gallery in the Center for lhe Arts. North Campus. Gal)ery houn an: Wednesday· Saturday 10:30 a.rn.-8 p.m., and Sunday Noon-S p.m. Admiu lon is free . IP-703S. SealorStalr"-c~ ate (SL-5)-Educahooal Oppcw· tuniry Ceoler, Podin& fP.7036. SealorSialfAalotoat (SL-3)· Pl>blkatioos. Postina tP-7037. 1ttotnoctloaal S..pt1011 Special· bl (SL-4)-Aru and Letten. Postin& tP-7038. ._.ruc&aal Sapport1Kbldu (SL-3)· Atts and Leu.en., Postinc tP-7039. Aloodato 111-.. of Computio& Soni<es (Sl.-4)-VP ..Sheldon Berlyn: New Wort" ccatinues lhrouJ.h June 8 in tbe Uoivenity at Buffalo Att Galiery. Center for the Ans. North Campus. A COOC\U1'mC &how of Bcrlyn's aew wort will be on view April 2? lhroucJl June I at tbt Cuttllani An Museum of Nia&ara Univcnity. UB Art Gallery hours an: Wcd.nesd.ay-Satur· day 10!30 Lm.-8 p.m., and Sun· day Noon-S p.m. Admission is Clinical Affairs, Posting r.... THUR22 ..... . . . ... Teatb lne Sodal Work rrom an Eduealion Tbeory, Dr. Wilburn Hayden. Center fo r TomofTOw North Campus. S 120 (twe>-day confer-ence). For more info nna tion, call 64.5 -6140. 2646. exL 101 or 102. '"',!!' Siee0tpncumor. School of lAw. Center for the Ans No rth Campus . I p.m. Tay lor Jr , Ph 0 UB Center for Urban S twhe~ BuffaloiN 1agan Mam o u , 1340 Millers pon Hwy 7 \0-IJ am $1 0. ~1 2 Ca ll 829 - cram. To make • J'eSa'VIIioR. caiii'UtoooetServices.64S. ........-- ~-­ The Periodonlll and Implant Resean::h Center is looking for individuals between the ages of 2.5 and 74 to volunleer for stud· 1cs they an: condocti.ns on dental implants. The center, located in 120 Fosce:r Hall on the: South Winter. An enthusiastic customer-service approach within the school's Career Re- source Center and the MBA program"s new emphasis on development of students ' "soft skil ls"-interviewing techniques. business etiquette, public speaking-have resulted in bene r-prepared students with dramatlcally improved access to, and awareness of, job opponunities. '"This year's MBA graduates are the first to fully benefit from programmatic and personnel improvements and additions implemented two years ago,·· says Winter. "Increased starting salaries and better job placements are evidence of the success of these improvements ... Innovations like the Career Resource Center's creation of an award-winning, onLine response network for matching student qualifications with corporate contacts is one example of improved service to both students and company recruiters, says Winter. Increased attendance ofbener-prepared UB students at an exclusive MBA interview event in Chicago. co-organized by the career center in February, is another example. Eight UB MBAs were hired by promi· nenl companies at the event-including Kimberly Clarlc.. Andersen Consulting. and Brown and Williamson- at salaries ranging from $43.000 to $70.000 and averag- fP·7040. s..JorStalr-.,t (SW)-Univen.ily Hoaon: Prognm. Postina IP-1041 . Director of Flae AtU C..ter (SL-6)· Center ror the Arts, Postina tP1042. - S..pt10118p«laaiil (opoa)·BK>cbenUcat l'!wmax>logy. PostiDJ IR-9608.5. Adaio· lstratin~~ia& and Educotionall'lychnl"')'. Posting tR-97028. Seerdory W-Social and Preven1ive Mcdt· cine, Posting IP-97029. Secft.. tary U -Med.icine, Postin& tR-97030. To obt12in lrtlJIT infonnotiott on jobs listed abow, cottltlct p,_,.... SONVI Mrvic~s 'faz ruponu sys1em by caiHnt 64J-384J ond [ol/owin1 the wHee prompt illstn.ctiCHU. To obtain ilf/omtDtion on Reseatrh jobs. COIUQCt Sporuorrd Progroms Personnel. <IJ6 Crofts. ing S5I.OOO. The school"s MBAAdvanU!ge program. a series of seminars and professional development exercises that begins during stu· dent orientation and continues at the start of each new semester. also has contributed to this spring's placement success, says Katherine Gerstle. assistant dean and administrative director of the UB MBA program. ..Our students have never been as wellprepared for interviewing and job searches as they are now."" Ger.;tle says. "An added benefit of the program is that it helps us know our students more completely. We lrnow their strengths and weaknesses so we're better able to assist them in their job searches and we know exactly which students to ~fer to which corporate recruiter.; Students and recru iters, though. won ' t be the only ones who will benefit from the MBA program 's job-placement successes. The management school itself is ex peeled to benefit through an enhanced regional and national ~putation . Salary and placement statistics figure prominentJy in ratings of the best business schools by U.S. Ntws and World Rtpon and other publications. And top MBA candidates refer 10 a business school's placement report when making en· rollment decisions. • �STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO May 15 1997 �2 REPORmt COMMENCEMENT EXTRA UB's 151 st Commencement concludes Sesqui celebration 8J IIAIIY 11011 SPINA News Services Editor W ILLIAM CHRISTIE, founder of the Parisbased ensemble Les Arts Florissants, will receive an honorary degree from the State University of New York when the University at Buffalo holds its 151 st commencement ceremony at 10 a.m . on Sunday, May 18, in Alumni Arena on the North Campus. John P. Naughton. dean of the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences From 1975-96. wUI receive the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal. the University at Buffalo's highest tribute. Phillp B. Wels, chair emeritus of the UB Coun cil . will be awarded the President 's - P. NAUCOIITON Chencellor Nonon lleUI caJ Sciences were held Sunday. May 11. The various ceremonies wiJJ con clude the university's ISmonth celebration of Its sesquicentennial. UB President William R. Greiner and graduating senior Krlstlnn R. Rzepkowskl of Rochester will speak at the university's I 51st com mencement ceremony at I 0 a.m. on Sunday. May 18, in Alumni Arena on the North Campus. Greiner and Provost Thomas E. Headrick wJU conFer degrees on graduating seniors From the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. the Faculty of Arts and Letters and the Faculty of Social Sciences. The recipients of the three Dean's Awards wlll be Christian R. Brunelli of Jleeksklll. social sciences: Soumya Raychaudhurl of Rochester, natural sciences and mathematics, and Barbara Abad of Sunnyside. arts and letters. Stuart S. Goldberg of Rochester will receive the senior leadership award . Student vocalist at the university commencement ceremony wlll be Heather M. Robert of Grand Island. Naughton. who will receive tne Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal during the general commencement. stepped down on Dec. 31 as dean of the UB medical school and vice president for clinical affairs. He continues as a professor of rehabUltation medicine. social and preventive medicine. medicine and physiology. Naughton was one of the key players In establishIng UB's Innovative consortium of teaching hospitals and It was under his guidance that the school instituted aggressive new approaches to medical training for underrepresented groups. His leadership brought renewed emphasis to programs in prlmary·care medi· cine . Wels, who wUl receive the President's Medal. earned his baccalaureate, master's and medical de· grees from UB . He has served his alma mater In many capacities. He is a trustee of the UB Foundation. served on the UB Co uncll for 17 years and Is professor emeritus of surgery and associate dean emeritus of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. A founder of UB's fencing team , Wels was a member of the United States' Olympic team In fencing In 1936 and In 1965 was the first person Inducted Into the UB Athletic Hall oFFame. SUNY Trustee Candace de Russy wJU confer an honorary doctorate ln mu· sic from SUNY on Christie, an East Aurora native who has earned worldwide renown for his unparalleled accomplishments In classical music. Christie In 1979 founded the group. Les Arts Florlssants, which perfortnS music of tlje 17th and 18th centuries in the __. L ~ original style and on origl- _ . , nallnstruments. He has produced recordings and Internationally acclaimed perfortnances of the music of Monteverdi. Lully, Rameau. Handel. Mozart and other composers up to Beethoven. He Is the only American to be named a professor at the Parts Conservatory. In 1993. Christie received the Legion of Honor. the highest award the French government can confer on a clvUlan. Commencement ceremonies, speakers and those who will confer degrees this weekend are: • Gradl@te School, 2 p .m .. Friday. May 16. Center for the Arts. Claire Fraser of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Institute for Genomic Research. Rockville. Md .. will speak. Headrick wUI confer degrees. • Health Related Professions, 9 a.m .. Saturday. May 17. Alumni Arena. Peter Pileggi. SUNY associate provost for health sciences and hospitals. wlll sP'fal<. John R. Wright. Interim UB vice president for clinical MAY 15, 1!W7 afl'alrs and Interim dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. will confer degrees. • Graduate School of Social Work. 9 a.m .. Saturday, May 17. Center for the Arts. Speaker will be Bonnie Collins. family counselor and social worker. Greiner wiU confer degrees. • School of Nunlng. 9 a.m .. Saturday. May 17. Slee Concert Hall. Donna M. juenker. associate professor and director of UB School of Nwsing Undergraduate Program. wlll speak. Headrick wlll confer degrees. • Information and Ubrary Studies, 10 a.m. , Saturday. May 17 . Student Union Theatre. Elizabeth Sywetz, executive director. Western New York Ubrary Resources Council. will speak. Senior Vice Provost Kenneth J. Levy will confer degrees. • Engineering and Applied Sciences, I p.m .. Saturday. May 17. Alumni Arena. Dean Mark H. Karwan wlll speak. Headrick wJU confer degrees. • Law School, I p.m .. Saturday, May 17. Genter for the Arts. Nationally known attorney Herald Price Fahringer, a partner in the New York Jaw office of Lipsitz, Green. Fahringer. Roll. Salisbury & Cambria. will speak. Greiner will confer the degrees. • School of Pharmacy, I p.m .. Saturday. May 17. Slee Concert Hall. There wlll be no speaker. Wright will confer degrees. • School of Architecture and Planning. 3 p .m .. Saturday. May 17. lawn of Hayes Hall. Allan Temko. Pulitzer Prize winner and architectural critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, wiU speak. Levy wlll confer degrees. • School of Management, 5 p.m .. Saturday. May 17. Alumni Arena. Dean Frederick W. Winter wlll speak. Headrick will confer degrees. • Graduate School .of Education, 5 p .m., Saturday. May 17. Center for the Arts. Dean Hugh G. Petrie will speak. Greiner wJU confer degrees. • School of Dental Medicine, 2 p.m .. Sunday. May 18. Center for the Arts. Arthur A. Dugonl, professor and dean of the School of Dentistry. University of the Paclflc, wlll speak. Greiner and Dean Louis J. Goldberg wlll confer degrees. �MAY 15,1997 A ME~ \AC.I REPORTER COMMENCEMENT EXTRA FROM l HE PRESIDENT To the Members of the University at Buffalo Class of 1997: This commencement weekend marks a turning point In your life. UB lJ proud to celebrate the completion of your studies here and to wish you the best of new chal- lenges and opponunJties. We are also at a turning point for the University at Buffalo, as we conclude our two-year celebration of UB's 151st anniversary. ln fact, this 1s an era of change for the entire enterprise of higher education- an enterprise nearly a thousand years old. The monasteries of medieval Europe, where modern universities have their roots. were centers of knowledge. sheltered from the turmoU of the world around them and from change. But the world did change. As new uade routes brought new Ideas from the Arab world . Greece. and ChinaEurope's first multicu ltural moment - a broader Interest In learning arose, and the clergy founded sch ools. Some of these-at Sa1erno. Bologna, Paris, and Oxford - attracted studen ts from across Europe, and were chartered as universities In the II th and 12th centuries. Students at these universities were · bachelors· who completed basic studies to beco me candidates for the Master of Arts degree. a license to teach . Some also undertook advanced studies to earn the philosoph/at docror. or doctor of phil osophy. the origin of our modern Ph.D. As the future leaders of Europe's rising cities increasIngly required ' e best of educations. the privileged classes gained cess to universities. The Invention of the prin ting press n the 15th century and the increasing d isse mination of owledge In national languages also challenged th former Intell ec tual Isolation of the clots 1ers Th e legacies o hese early unlversl tl es-ln cludlng the degrees we award a d the robes and ceremonies of co m mencement- are stiU part of university Ufe. At the same time. society and lts\unlverslties today face social, economic. and cultural change even more sweeping than that which Arst gave rise to universities. Just as the travels of medieval merchants opened new challenges for European culture. so today our society Is challenged to compete In a global marketplace. Universi ti es today must look beyond Europe's cu ltural traditions In order to offer students the wide-ranging education that makes lnternational co mmunity possible. We strive to o ffer this breadth of preparation at UB and hope you have made the most of it. In medieval universities. scholars were charged prima rily with reproducing traditional knowledge. Today. uni ve rsities also add to knowledge. UB faculty. for exa mple. are creati ng better therapies for stroke: new supe:-con ducting mateMals: new ways to understand, deal with. and prevent domestic violence: and Internet resources for poetry. poetics. and literary discourse. We hope that your time at UB has given yo u a greater sense of your own potential to contribute to such advances and to the betterment or the world . Just as Gutenberg's Invention of the printing press cha nged the way knowledge was shared. the Information superhighway challenges the way we transmit knowledge. Twenty years ago, about a hundred co m~uters were connected to the Internet. Today, there are over 13 miUion Universities not only help to build this information superhighway, bul must also teach students to navigate It In their careers and Jives. During the medieval informa tion explosion. universities guaranteed teachers' credentials by granting degrees. The degree conferred on you this weekend not only testifies to your skills. but also represents your ability to analyze a nd evaluate. We hope you will use that ability assiduously In the Lifelon g process of learning. Medieval universities were accessible at first primarily to the clergy. then later to the privileged classes. Through publicly funded universities like UB , America has opened educational opportunity to people from all classes and backgrounds. UB takes special pride tn providing broad access to educational excellence. We hope that you leave us wi th an appreciation of the value of th is opportunity, and a strong commilment to helping preserve It for others. As you step forward to new stages o f your life. a/J of us confront change even more sweeping than that which ushered in Europe 's renaissance: all of us are facing both challenge and opportunity. You will have great responsi bilities. but your tools and understandings for making change wisely are better than those of any previous gen eration. We who have known yo u. taught you. and learned from you here know that you wJIJ change the world , with every step you take. You must also help us to change UB. Come back to us as leaders. and help us to ex tend the adventure of the future to the generations that co me after you . The University at Buffalo congratulates you . We hope yo u will remember UB with all the pride and affection that we have In you . Sincerely. William R. Greiner Awards to honor students for leadership, academic excellence F our graduating seniors wlll be hon ored and two others will have prominent roles as student speaker and vocalist when UB holds its 151st annual commencement ceremony May 18 in Alumni Arena. The awards will honor outstanding achievements of UB stude nts for academic excellence and leadership . • Those to be honored with Dean's Academic Achievement Awards are: ChrlsUan R. Brunelli of Peeks kill . Faculty of Social Sciences Dean's Academic Ac hieve ment Award , who Is graduating with three majors: geogra phy. poli tical science and social scie n ces Interdisciplinary-international swd ies. Brunelli. a University Ho n ors Sc holar. Is a mem be r of Phi Beta Kappa and the recipient of a Robert C Byrd Honors Sch olar· ship. A staff w rit er for the Spectrum. UB 's stud ent newspaper. h e served an internship with the WashIn gton Bureau o f The Buffalo Ntws. BrunelJI also was the 1994 -95 winner o f the Robert H. Stern Award fo r outstanding writing in a polit ica l science class. In 1he fall . he will begin graduate study In the Co mparative Politics Pro gram at Harvard Unive rsity as a Be nja min Schwartz Fellow. Soumya Raychaudhuri of Rochester. Fac ulty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Dean's Aca· demi c Achievement Award. who Is graduating with maj ors In biophysics and mathe matics. Raychaudhurl, a UniversHy Honors Scholar. h as co mpl eted Internsh ips at NASA's Space Life Sciences Training Program and In th e Superco mputing Progra m for Undergraduate Researc h at Cornell Univer sity. He is a m e mber of Phi Beta Kappa and th e Go lden Key National Honor Socie ty. as well as the re clple nt o f a Ba rry Goldwater Scholarship and a Grace W. Cape n Memorial Award . Raychaudhurl. who h as p ublish ed several anlcles in scientific journals. will enter a joint M.D.- Ph.D. program in I he fall . Barbara Abad of Sunnyside. Facul ty o f Arts a n d Le tters Dean's Acade mi c Achievem en t Award. who is graduating with a major In French . Abad ca m e to UB through its Educational Opponunlt y Program and . Amy Williams Wins Thayer Prize A.ry C. ~A PRESIDENTS RECEPTION CAndidate for a Ph.D. in music composition. has been .awarded the S2,500 Thayer Prize In the Arts. The IWirds are given to young creative and performing artists as they grflduate from the State Unj... verslty to estJbllsh professional career>. WtHiAms. • composer and pi.lnlst. recervec:t an M.M. In m~ performance last yur at UB and holds a B.A. in music composition/pion<> performance ITom B<nnington College. She: was 1 fellowship student at. Funen Music. CONOfVOtoly In Denmork. •m the upcoming )tit, 1will write several extended composltlons and signillanUy expand my solo piano ~for competitions and pe<fOflnllnct, • Williams saki She wiR perform In Vennont and Maine and plans a Europeon tour In the fall ol1998. She will.,.....,! her '-1>lrt seminar, "Writing lor tho Contemporary Plano• at colleges and un'->llles. Tho Thoyet Fund was established In 1911-4 by the late Walter N. Thoyet, choltmon of Whllney Communications Corp. In New Vorl! Oty, In honor of h~ wilt, IHnne C. Thl)oe<, who was 1 State Unlvenlty Trust.. lrom 1974- 1911-4. subsequently earned a pla ce in the University Hon ors Program. A member o f Phi Beta Kappa and the Golden Key National Honor Society. she also is a re clplent of a Minority H igher Edu cation Program Sch o larship. High Ac hieve men t Awards and the 1994 95 Multic ultural Award She h as interned in the O f flee o f the Vice Pres ident for St udent Affairs a t UB. tu tored finan cially disadvantaged student.s and served as a resident advisor . Abad will pursue graduat e stud les in French at th e University o f Michigan Receiving the Division o f Student Affairs Senior Leadership Award will be Stuart S. Goldberg of Rochester. w h o will gradu ate with majors in com mun icatlon and psycho! ogy Go ldbe rg has served as an associate j u sti ce and ch ie f justice of US 's Stu d en t-Wide Jud iciary A membe r of the Mortar Board and Golden Key Na tiona) h onor societie~ . he was Inducted In 1996 into ~ Who 's Who Among Stu dents in American Univer sities and Co ll eges ~ H• s UB leaders hip has in eluded serving on the Committee for the Promo tion of Tol erance and Di versity. the Scudent Lead ership Task Force and the life Wo rkshops Advisory Com m iu ee He was crowned hom ecoming king in his senior year a t UB The stude nt speaker will be Krlstlnn R. Rzepkowski o f Rochester Grad ua ting with a degree in an with a concentra tion in communication design . he co mpleted an int ernsh ip with the Milton Glaser design firm in New York Ci ty Rzepkowski is d me mber o f the Uni versity Hono rs Program . a C race Capen Memorial Award winner and a member of th e Colden Key National Ho n or Society Tht> recip1 e nt of a scholars hip from th e Polish Arts Clubs of Buf falo . as well as th e Bloo m -Sc h oe llkopf A\o.!ard fo r ex c:e ll e n ce In typography. hl' ha s been on th<' dean 's list every semester The voca list for the C lass o f i997 will be Hea th e r M. Robert o f Gra nd Island Sh e will gradu a te with degrees In music performanct> and musi c ed ucation A student teacher at Amherst High Sc h ool and Wlll owr idgt> Ele mentary School during 1996-97. she will p ursue a maste r's degree in music education a t the Universi ty of So uth Carolina in the fall She tra v eled to Italy with the UB C hoi r in 1995 . and returned to Sie na to study Italian in 1996 A me mbe r and so lo 1st with the UB C horu s. she also dm•rts t\V O choi rs a t St josa phat C hurch in Cheekt owaga A Salute to International Students, Scholars The President's Reception for Graduating Int erna tional Students and Departing Scholars. which celebrated the achieveme nts of UB 's international students and exchange scholars. was held o n May 6 In the Center for the Arts Atrium. Speakers at the reception included UB President William R. Grel""'r, joseph Williams. dlre<lor of International alumni; William Evitts, executive di rector of alumni relations. and Mary ldzlor of the Office of the International Student and Scholar Services. Shao-Chln Chang, who will graduate from VB with a Ph.D. in finan ce, spoke on behalf of international students. Music at the reception was provided by a stu dent ensemble from the UB Departme nt of Musi c �REPOimR COMMENCEMENT EXTRA A SALUTE TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT I ru1y bpoctMJe• I• PlanAU... ...,....TW.rftntY...-a.a --nolr ~ola-p!U.. ......~,....C.Dtri• ......._. .... s.-tc. to the Henry Ad..aau Medal Department of ~hltkture A~;:ademJc Ac hieYement Aw-.nb (aw.rded to Rudent. with the hJ&be.t CJYeraU CPA) Sl:ntor Klrnberly Knit (3 7051 junk..- Ellllne Chow (3 883) ~phornore Scott Adalllll (3 1128) fn::shn\.111 John McCurnlV.y (3 936) ' Henry A.S.au Cutlflcate Yu-Chl Ja$on Uu Student or llhrlt: PeU.IWUTN\' Scbolanhlp F1n.t PJ.Ke; j.am.)e Robideau. Mart Fhher. WtlJ.I.am Grft:"'Y Stcood PlKe btwl Lowry a.nd Ja Urban Planning . ""'""""' o.an·, Award (•tvdent ,... turnlftC. llnal year, hl~ CPA) D.N.Ip bc-eUencc AwU'd BPS Ela1nrChow l•wardelll t.o ... lldenl wtlh •tudlo work) Gr.duate· TR Yan Ng ouuc•n~lnc Who '• Wbo Ccrdftcate- ~nlol (tie) jame Kovach .nd l..lona p_.lrfdo Jumor Sllbll'lol A.pfeld Sophomore \tie) Kroydon Smith •nd ChMie O.vts he~hnw.n Ericluon /I.Urqut:s GioN !'.)lema. lama Kovach. ElaJrw Chow. Shanntlf\11 Moon~ Department of Planning EnvlronmentaJ Design Budunhut.ltl' PuU•r Award: AJph• Rho C hJ Me-dol llmothy M Pvtu Ra ben Bwnham Dean'• AwiU'd Conllnutna BAED: Award joNthen M. O;mlel Dwyer Outatanclina s.rvlcr. Mk:fw,I&A.. Rosen ~IW. C h•lr '• Award Out.Uodlq Academic Ach&•n•eDMnt: Sor'lakul Mee.}Muen ;md ROOHt 6urnh.&m Regan 0 Thompson Christ~M.Cotl'redo Dean'• Award C.attauifta MUP: Randal T Evans .\JCP O .. btand.in8 Student Award: Daniel 8a1dwtn Hess ~tn..1a: o.niel Baldwtn l-Ieu Outst.andlna· A.cade-1" Ach&e-nt: Tan l Hoy1 Out......._nc~ce: Robin L""""""" Student of W.rit Awat'CI: '""""'"M"""" Cert.llkatlon or llef:eplltlon ln Ach.Jnol. . the H,Ja.heet ....... r...aoa.al ~.apectau.- ln Plaftllln& ..,.ond 'lllelr Plnt Year . . a GrMhaate Student: KmyA Could Cert.lflcate or ltK-cnJtlon tor Achlevtna tbe Hl&bnt Schol- Art Students To Receive Annual Departmental Awards Sht ~tudenU in the UB Dep.l~t of Art have ~ 1996-97 departr1"M!n~l aw.t~rd:s for their wort. Among the aw;~rcb art two nt"W one in the prinli'T\MUng fiekl, OM of whkh wAS es~blished this year by Eugene C.ter, ~tw profeuor ;n the UB c.r.c:su.te School ci Education. • Hyuna Jun Yum of St. ten lllaDd hAJ been ~ted by the art ctep..~t facutty to receiYt the Philip C. .00 Vk'glnNI Cuthbert E.aiott P-nUng ~p. The cash award G giYen to a tuA-tlme junior in thr~~~~~w::~~.;:~::iott.field~mdheflate~Phlllp ~ for lO ye-&n as art:!stJ 11nd 11rt educ.lton; In Wl!sten New Yort. lnduding lengthy ten.ns 11t Uv Albright Art School lind II its IUCCeuof, the UB ~~ ol Alt. From 1~1-69, Philip Eliott serwd SIJC.C.ti... Wety as director ol the 11rt Khool11nd the first cNir ol t1w UB 11rt ~t. Vwglnia Cuthbert El6ott taught art 111 both irutitutioru from 1941 -6 1. Both ~ a strong force In sha.plng the UB a rt ~t during IU forC. El&iott, Nancyw.ldl- g ; , . n O . h o n o < d l h e - - - . ... d ....... c.non Colego. nne y_,-. Cract-t•k•- --..cognlzos•CI.WTintly-~­ tial student who hilS tniiiCk • subslantilll c::orGbulian to the lriwnity lhn>ugh .... .......,._.. .. c~ .. . , . _ ... ..._..._ •at: Rktwn:iJ ~II ___ Appled Public Attain "v"""""" hills-"' pn>joO "'""'!~ .... 1996-97 ICidori: 0....'• '!OM· RedpienCs . . . - . - - '"". signifi. unc cOI"'tJ'b.Jtion to1ht ~· l.idUI W I S - b h« ltlpe T... fOia -'<TrioiP"'iocL _ _ _ IO_IpbNs ......, A....,. """'"nadng- C.nilint.lq highly"""""""- ..............,._...,. Oonlol...,.... - Pe'Bnunedo. Four·Honored with Nancy Welch Awards ............................. ,............_ ........ ,.......... ~lt. .M.l landal T E\WII .........,, t's graduation time- time to salute the many MkheUeKubant: achievements of UB students in academics, re. . . n...wPr.ject .~ v.-,... search, community service and artistic perforJIAall-l Pt-.f....a&l Eapect..de>• Award: mance . Today's Reporter gives recognition to the Lori ...... """"' Raymond H1pMt lc:...llll'ty hpoct.a.....A.wanl: efforts that have brought distinction on many fronts . o.ru.J...,.... Among the awards presented this spring are those listed hbllc Serria Aw-.rd j ayrN wuu.n.. o.vtd Ruddft-. Edbelow. The list, by no means complete, is based on ..... Scoa WUib. Shonnon Vmbush hL Lori BurT.. Daniel materials submitted by various university departments. ...,.... """" ..ymond ART HISTORY ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING MAY 15, 1W7 T-. HUt_,. TIM f.u.wt . . Art ........ a...,. ,-.-lv..t . . . .. do.l •ward ... Moor: Gillian Born. M.A An Hbtory. Cnduau Studeoc E..ar.Uenr:e In T-=hina Awwd.. MM1on Tobobld. B.A.. An History. Ouwandlna SeNor Ln An HJsrary ~~~·""""""' South Ol1"'p..MS. Tied for ttWd _ ,......, _lusTripP"'iocL ,..._,.,""'"""YWISheldonlo4ondoy, Apll21, O.lhe - - - ........ lloom. _..... .... --. ...... ....... ClluOe-......,. -a.;,'"" Wonwn'a ~· JIUI..emb T...,Aw.... ........, ........ !Moot~ . 1\w:ey BrittOn {eo.ches' Awwd). lori Perillo(MoRValUIIblert.yer) Men'a Soc:cw:: 11m Nen1dt (Top Newoomer). Doua Gdla (MC»t lm -·-~ {Cood>oo' Awool) , )oo Mom~< {Moo< Playw). Men'a 'hftnk: Mike Ml.nt« (Top Newc:onw). Travis Mtlnik (Molt A'NW'd). lkwlnl Doty ~ tc-hoo' - - · Dt¥tno: .,-.c.~~oy. -v...-. Jennif• Quinn.. lea:.a w.runo.. Mdnomoy. ....... -....!Moot~ . M.nle Oulfeu (Coctw' Aw.d). Sue 8ohnd (Molt V.tueble Plllytr) ~ . OnkeM­ - - - ( T o p N e w· M.tl T.ylor (Cc.chel" AWMQ.· IJnamo"""' _ _, c..Ja Guest l).b;( Valuable~ . . ...,..,. - · ).- w.ru._{Cood>oo' Award) , John Stutzmlln (MOll Vatu· Men'•a..k.elball:Mlke~ (Ddenstw Award). Scott McMillin (Top Newtomer). ~t Clemens (MOlt lmprowoed). Chandan .Jor- Boht'll'l lwomen"ssw:Jmmlna a. dtv- -.ApriiOU..{Coocl>M' A.wwd). DanleUe Rakowsky (Mol.t Valu.bie Player) . Men'• Tndt • Rdd: em. Dayley (Top Newalrnet). Micah ~n !Moo<~. Min Sumo (Coec:ha" Awwd). Ryan Candi.l {Most v.Juable Pl.lynt . Women"• Tndt a fidd.: Mei.Jswl Ryan (Top Newawna1. Kum Ully (Moa~ llrlpf'OYed). Ja,mte HtnchR"IIln (Coaches" Award). Teny Scheme (Mea: Valuable Pl.lyw). Men'• en. Country: Pat Nola.n (Top Newmmerl . Clvts 8ouen {Moo<l....,..s), J o h n (eo.ctwl' Awwd). Chrtt lteman (MOlt Valuable PS..yef). Wonwn's en- Country: Caley Sprner (Top Newawner). Andrea CUtrord C. funw. Award (•warded for teholanhlp •nd •lhletk •bUll)') : Marit Horpn (men 's . . _(lOp_. --· l.owa-,..._ ..... c-.-ln> v.w- - ·Caclw1no- (eo.cne.' A.wwd). Mike Proulx ( M o o t V - -. Yolleyba1l: Son-.- Delc.hambauk tnek. Geotr W..kxk (men '• croa coun· try). AdMl Tard.Jf (football). Mike Schk!t)eln (l'ootb&U) , Crttdvn Wdch (womtn'• aou country. tnd a. fldcl) , Joth Rebsls (men'• croa country. tnd &r Reid) , Chris K.ft!f\UI (men's croa counuy, U"Kk II ftdd) , Cortney Lansford (women 's buk.et.b&U) , Amy Hale (WOt'Of:R 'I bakftball). HUe Awwd). Lal~ Cnunpton (Top - Women'• Soc:cr. a.....-n tt.run.y.- (Top~ . Val uab~ ~: Amy a.-. c.rctr.- (Drefenlfw {Outooondino· (eo.cne.' Awwd). buun Youna (Mou Valuable PLayer) Wonvn's TIIIVlif.:. Amy Snyder (Top Newcom«). Amy Borden (Most lm- lngl . Josh J>1eczonb (men 's swlm m.tns &: dtvtng). Kony Mill« (men's swtmm1rc • diving) , Rob A.uer (men'•IWirnmin8 &r dMng). 5UN'I ~--to<O.IheDiponmontdi'OIIIaiSdonce. tec.ne.• Awwd). C.nd! Slrra (MON. Valuable Playet). ~ Et1c:Ctou (Top New· comer) . jeromy Mcvtce (Molt lm· ECAC Academk Medal of Merit: t.4.n Horp.n (men'J swtm~ . UM Raws (women's aou country. Oe.kl). UB Academk Aclllevtment Awards {Redpkna have aKDp)eted •lhietk: dlgibWty •nd attained 3.0 · 4.0 pde: point - . p )· Candl Sims (voUeybaUJ . Sue tt.lotr twomen 's tennb) . Mike Proulx (men's tennbl. a..n.r. Newman (women"• swim~ II dlvtfl&). Martie Duffett (women 'sswtmm1Jl8 a. diving). Mepn ConnoUy !women's IWimrnlns lo dlvb~ . Sue Holeo.Md - ' " " ...... - . . b<><gonldng .... _ ( T o p -. Amy """"!Moot lmprowd). Chrild.na Gianino 1997 W Athldk: A.w•nk Rodplonb II her - INdonNpo. ~ .... ..-..111/GoyJriondlya.a-.""""' A1HLETICS =~~:!,UB's•thleta .... ~we-e ............. b The UB Dtvtsion of A.thleOa held Its 1997 Awwds Banquet on Mly 5 •t Samuel's CJandt Manor In CWence to cekbrale lhe .mtev. .. .......,._.oll:hrmidf:nahll(fnt~~. Bbhop !MOO<~ . Spoca Koty cc:o.cna· Awwd) . lhe 1996 tH.m (MOll Yaluable PWyfts) Men's Swimmlnc a Dlvtnc: O.n Hkby(Top-. K<vtn Ke.Uy (M ost lmprowd). Stew SmJih (Coeches' Awwd}. Kony Miller (Moa Valuable Pl.lyn). swimming .. dlvt.ngl ......., . ...... (Moot~ . the Sr.uder-.-Alhlete A.cMiory Com· rnittf:et; Stew: Smith (men's nrimd~ . l..enlna Trtnld.d (women'•~ • dMrc). Seniorm!ns • "-dd: Heidi Alb«c cwomm··~ · o.nen Alcone (wrestUns}. Ben AtJUnaon (rnn'l"• tndt lo ndd). iob Au« (rnm"siWtf1V1"1lrW • d.tvtrll). Sue 8ohnel (women"s sw:Jrnmtnc t.. dtv tn&) . ~Bokurnion(11"Jen"l .oecer), Kyte loc*« (focxb&ll) , Amy -·- Barden lwomen'l t~ . CtR eo.rt (Jrwn '• en. counuy. tr.::k • fteid) . Cenld c.rt.on (Jood:lall) " - " ' Chunoun ,......_, I__,., ......... a ..... """'-" Connolly dlvlno). Mont>onoyUoocboll). Brenna Ooty (women's ~ . Marta Outreu (women'I swtmrNns • dlvlnl) . c,.. DuvallfootbUO. Ed Ellis (foocball). Eric CrOll (wres- dlnoJ, CnJoC.- Uoocboll) TatJ Hadavt (men"• ~ . Amy..,.. (women'• t.Utb&IU. Colteen Hart (women"s mlll coun- uy. t:rack &r f\dd) , .JI:m)e Hinchman (women"• tndt • ftdd) . M.wtt Horpn (men'• IWtmmtne II dtv· inC). Chandan jones (men 's blst.et t.IJ). Ctvts KHI'WI (rmn"• a-oa c:ounuy. tndt. field) . Ben Klncel (roocball), ctrb Klink (men'siO(· err). Alida Kollmorgen (women'• ......boll). Cortner J..ansford (womeni baketball). frk Lee (foolball). KadCeen Misner (women's -.-ar). SleYe McDume (JrJoct.U). Kmn McQ1Jf (footbai.Q. Joe Merdt {men's soc:c:er). Kony Miller {men"• IWimmirc • dtvlf\1), Kweb MUM {rnm'l 0011 counuy. tndt • Oekl). FAin..l Okpewho (men's IOCCitt), mativeyun.. Yum, who g~u.11.ed from 8tookJyn Technical Htgh School, is the Kin of I~ and Young Mtu Yum ol Stlltrn Island. • Lori Diane MO&ZOIMI of ColllllltaCk has won the ft,IUus BkMwn Memorilll Sc.hotanhip for uceRenc:e "' typographic study. The ~is ~ted to a tuniot In the Convnuniution Design Progrllm lind Is selected by the facutty ol that program. Mazzone graduAted h'Oin Commack High School and is the daughter ol Dor1"Wnk: and~ Mo.uone ol COO'\IT\kk.. Toby Bloom SchoeWwpf ~the 8klom Scho&anhlp \n mmlOt)' of~ tathrf, who WOI'ted tor~ ~~known printing companies, lwt II lifelong interest In the typographk arb and helped ~ the first ln. trrmtional conl~ci ~am \n the mld.. 1960s. • Nahoka HJyoehl ot lkoma. Nara. ... pan. I c.ancf.c&.te for I tt.chekw's degree In fine IIIU in the Communication Design Program. has t"Kftved the 1997 Rumsey Award. Estabti~Md through the genrrosity ol Buffalo J)Ai ntrr Elf'efyn R~ lord. It is to be used for travel for 11rtistk: •nd ~I enrichment or for tuftion aul,~nce for 11 sunvner 1tudio art program outside the Unlwnity at Buff~. Hiyoshl will Wcttd for the IIW¥d by ~nmrental faculty. She will we the S1,400 cash IIWIIrd to a n~ th is ye11r"' four-day International Design Conlem'lee in Aspen. ColO Hi)'oshi is I gradu.lte ol Obilka Shinal Giris High School aMI is the dlughtrr of KAnfi and Mas.Uo Hiyoshi oflkoma. • Marau Eric Clark of the Bronx1w rec~ the s.fly Holldn' Potenza MemoriAl XhoW"ship lor hil \NOR a.s a membet" of the Jlfustr11tlon ProgBm. In which he is 1 junior. The Kho&ars.hip ~ rstllblished by t~ family ol .S,..tly Potenz.a. who was a promising young palntrr pursuing graduate studies in the U8 11rt ~rt ­ ment 11 the time ol hef death. CLartt ila graduate of John F Kennedy High School"' RivHdale and is the wn at Matilda CLartt -~ of Uw &-om•. • Ole.nka Bodnanky of Wll11allln'llle., the daughtrr of MaN and Zenon 8odn.llnky ol WIIIWnsville, ha~ been .-..med the tint recipient of the Eugene L Caler Award preented tor ucellence in printmaking. The cash award w11 es~lshed thii year by c..le.f, UB emeritus profe:uor of courueting and ec:lr..otional psyctdogy whO hti lwt I longtime interest k-1 the IIU. Bodr~~~Bky Is a graduate of 'MIIiamsvile East High School. • Kyoto ROGIDanll or Lockport has been .-..med the recipient ol anochef new IIWard for ucdlence '" printmaking. t1w ePIC AW¥<1. This IIWWd, which JUnd:s tor bperimentlll Print lm.ging Crnter, is made to a grMjuating UB student or ajunYIUJ tor widf:..tanging ~~ In the printrNking field. The ~nd ~ allooNs the redpirMt to continue het" printmaking WDfit ~ the univenity's printmHing facilit iel aftrr g~tlon. Rm.zrnMln WIIS educated In ~ and has .I gtoWO famlfy Smiles on the D~uble for Twin M.D.s Twin sisters Danielle, left. and Denise Woodall smile as they graduate from the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Sunday in ceremonies held in the Center for the Arts. �MAY 1~, 1007 REPORTER COMMENCEMENT EXTRA He.thtf D Morpnta Usa M Reavn. Carl H. Reynokb. Mkhael R. Tackett tt.mirU S V)'lU Mod1 - F ruhlnan Chemistry Award (UCH--of ca.-.. and "''"" fOf'" bc.ellenc:e In Freshman ChetniJtry) t..,. Put Fonc Chan. O.Vkl P Delbf:llo K.athlern A fbh. Mk.h!Ue M Fuenc. Robtn A. Gunnlp. MlcNel Y Hsle, htrk:lr. Huhgr~n Tho~ w Kemut. Klithryn c ~- Will am o K.lrby. Suns wu1r. Lee Jo lltph M Montt. ~ndan C Mon M lchwl J Prowiltm, Min Chul Shin. l..ai Kuen Wore- jullt' A Y..:.avone. Helen Y111 ENGINEERING Engfnecrtng Dlltlnctlon Rose Weinstein Memorial Award kra A. are111er, .OOW: left. 11 andiditefor • rNSt.er'sdegret: in sodology, t5 thewimer"olthe 1997 Rose ~ Memorial Awilfd. ~ by LIB's Emmlus Center. She b shown with }wl £. Mut.dller, UIIIUOCilte proleuor ol MJCiology. The ~tein Award, which atrits • S200 prize, W1J crNled in honof of the late Rote ~ 11 U8 fKUity member and one ol the foundeR ollhe Emeritus Center. Presented ~ 13 It a Utti"'''In)' in the Etnericus Centrr, the awJid is given f01 studies on aging. 8faWier btied her entry on her mastef"s thesis. .,., Analysis d the ~ tJon. ihlp Between ~lity and the LMng ArrangernenU of Ekierty Women, 190()..1990." MutcNef supet'Vised the ~ opmrnt of Br.tlief' s wY\ning entry. 1'l'tt winning entry~ chosen by the Emeritus Cmttr's Awards Comm ittee, chaired by (onsbnone A. Y~ UB prole:mw emeritus of sociob]y. Itt her entry, &allier note tNt okief women t.od.ay .Jre much moJe liMty to livt ~ thAn at the tum of the century, with ptrtkularly signifant cN nges in P'tt.trm of such beNviot occuning in the INof1d W.r II enr.. Todd P.ce (football) 8 W P•yne (football). loft Perillo (women'• 5CICUI") , .lo&h Pkaonb {merfs IW1rnmltl8 &r dlv lng.l. MIU Proubr (men 's tennis) . Joth Rds.si& (men'scrou counuy. u.:k &. fle,kt),.)ohn Sandusky {fOOt t-11) . M lb Schledein (footbtill Cand l Sims (vol ~l). St!YI! Smith (me n 's JWtmmtns &. divtnW. Spotu (WOITII!n '• cros.s country trackl<fleld) , K.ellySurchok K.ity (women's MJCCer), Stacey Scroc.hmann (womm '~o a~ coun U'y. II'Kir.&.fleld). Ki t Swen by (men '• basketball) Joh n Sytroeyrukl bnen'• aoss coun try ti"Kk & 1\eldJ. Leonard Tangtshaka lmr:n's bak.Hball). -'dl.m TardU' (football}. Mart l'Jiylor (footbr!U). BW Tipton (football). l.enlna Trinkllld (women"• S'Ntm· mtns &. dlvtn«) , Jennlf« Vaughan IWOfnffi'l swtmml.fli 6 dl vtng). Geotr Willock (mrrfs CTOU country) . Kei th Wvren (fOOlball). ,laon Warti0£8 (wrestling) fema ~ Athiete of the Year. Brenn~ 0oty (wofnffi"s basket.br!ll) Ma le Athlrte o( the Year. Kony Mill« (fnffi .. IWi mmlns a. :ttvtng) Quantum LM.p Awwd.: Football CHEMISTRY knlon graduating with honors: Stephen-' -'n1m1n . C harles P Barone lort J Bumeu. Vtvtan Mel Ylfll Chan. EUM! Chana. Mini Chwepoo (high dbt.l nctlon), Chin II Choe, O.vtd C Churchill. }<.Ge M Clnuvn Chlgh distlnctkwl). Mkhael Costowsld. Elan 8 Ka pp~~ ( 1996). ACS/Divb.lon or Arw lyt!QI Chemistry Undefgr.ciU11t -'ward (1996) . Barry M Coldwl1rr SchoLinhlp. Colden Key Nallol\ll ~lonor Sodety ( 1996) , c~ C.pen Memorial Award (1995). Usted In Who's Who o\rnoni ScudMu In Amer1aln ~ and UniVl'nln~ (1995-1996) , Sophomore Merck In dVI: Award (1994 199S) FreshrNn Chembtry Awvd (1993- 1994) Han1!on Sven Hlda, C m chrn lm~hori. Krtslln M. Jabklmkl. DuUe:l s. K1rnbi.U. Uonan:i U ndqulsC Jr.. Wan Yen Lau. Carl f Mlller (h lghe$1 dbdnct.lon). Mwl l.il V.B Phelps. Andrew E. RUey (db tinction). joseph Scott. Tho~ P Vanelll, je:Rrey C Wlnlln.. joM Mlau-tl Cintron Setdor Award aedplentl : MI..- Charepoo Carl &toel M.Ul.r Merck -'wwd. AcadrmK Exc•l kna In Chrmblry Award ~ tl'lll!nt Honon High Dbtlncuon elec1ed 10 Phi Bell Kl!ppa noma rl3tf'd to Phi lAmbda Up511on Nominated for Ouwandlf18 Sen ior. FNSM Oun'1 Award . WNY Section of ACS Award. Academ ic Excr.llence In C hrmlsuy Award lAo panmet u Honon· Hi8hesl Dbtlnc lion. OuUCAndlng l.adetshlp In SMCS (StudMt A.lflllau:s of ttw ACS). nominated to Phi lAmbda Upsilon (1997). ek!aed to Ph i~ Phi Beta Kappa · Americlln lnsUu.n e of Chemlsu Awvd. Aade:mk Excr.llence 111 Chem istry Award. Department Honon High Dlsllnctlon. nom! l\lted co Phi lAm~ Upsilon Sophomor-e Metdllndex Awwd U99S 1996) Wan YenLu Academk' bc•ll~nu• In l.twm tstry AWMd. Oepart~nl Honon DistinctiOn. l~ed In Who~ Whu Amofll Scudenu 111 Amerieln Col leges and Uni""BIII~ fi99S 9G) Roberl o Sanchez Audt:mk Excellence In C hern btry Award. Dep;&nment Honoo Oisllnctlon. lOUd 1n Who·, Who Amofll Stlldenu In Amenan Col lrges and Untveniun I199S 961 Andrew E. Riley Ac.demtc Exa-lltncc" In Chern l.stty -'wan:i. Depanrnent Honon D~ l nc'llon, nomln.l1ed to Phi Larnbd.. Upsilon. lbted In Who' Who Amons Scudenu tn Alllrl"1an Collesn and UntvH-sittes I 199S 96} Nomln•ted to Phi Lambd• Up Ilion ~ M•n~ Ryan Sotm M ichelle GomlkJewla Junior Analytk•l Aw•rd Paul L SzymlrultJ lACSIDtvWon of Analytical Chemistry Undtf"grld1J ace Award nomln~ t ed to Pht lAmbda Upsllon. elected to Phi Beta Klippl (1996} lb:ted In \Vh(n Who Among Studt-n t) In ArnerKan Col~ and UnrventO~ ti99S 96) Phi Ell 518ma I 199SJ Goldeu 1\ey Natlona.l Honor Sockty ( 199Sl dean·l h." lflll1994 Spring 19961 Elected to Phi &eta kappa Snnlvu lbghu Ryan So•.m Mod i Wr-ull!f Who 's Who Among .Stvdents In Amerkan Colleges and UnlveniUe1 Silty Del~nt m St~n De ... tw KamaljoC Dhlngra. Mlchellf' Gomlkii!WkJ: . Ellz.abf:th lngillb 1\lm Kell. Dlmltrtos Kourouk lb Lronard Lindquist )1 j&rnll A Tokhl. Kam Wong. Chonk1 'oo Sophomore Merck Ind. . Award (for bceUe.nce In o..,...k ctMmbtry) Timothy S CorrtU. Mohamed Klirnal. Aodrty S K ~~· H.avtns achieved an·~ of a1 leatt 3.5 In Ill q~Jverlfltl coun-ts laken tJvouah W f all 1996 toeml'!l let". the Collowtni tenlon have ~n aw.ded Englnftrtllfl Oistlncuon C>thrn who IIChJeve this le-ve:J t.Jvoush lhrl-tr flllll temHI.er will k.lbteq~ly '- 10 honcnd Mlchl.tl Stephen Albright. flee 11M:Il £nalneerif18. M uhlmmad Amir. EM!c:tncaJ fosineotring. Jay Robert Andenon. Uectrica.l Eng.t I"W!Mfll. Brian Chrtsl:opher Att wood, Chemk:al Englnt-erlr«. Bnan Thomu Beuchart. Chemlcal Engl~: foA.Ilthew David Blascz&k. Electrlc.aJ Englne-er"lf18. W<ll~.e~ WIJI~m Bta~lt j r . Meehan! cal Eflllneertns. Marlin WW~aim Bnun. Ctwm.lca.l Englnemna. Genld .Jmeph C.ponrn Electrical Englnl!ft\.ng. Todd Richard Chalmm., Mec.ha~Ua~l [nsinft:flflg WUlllm }o$eph Conlon j r Civil Englneertn&. Richard J Com) C hem k.&l Engineering. Chrb.lopher M Cummlnp. Electrical Efl8ineer 1"8 AndrEw CretorY Cushing Clvtl Ertt~lnerring. }oleph Samurl D"AJfomo. lndustrill Engl nl!-ffing. Bjorn Nonlwv DeBeat. Mechanial Enginl!t!f1n&- Cnn1 Morvoe Oerue C ivtl EnglneHtns. Shahll Dor EIP.(" ~~=~k.~~::l~ c.rotyn R.e Elllngrr Chem!Qal En "'""""'" fnd John Erickson Electrical Engn~tn& Chun Kwolo. For'K l:.lectncrol E.ngineerlO(t. Sty Pftll8 Wn Electrlal Enfllneering, C tun ~~ Goh h1du.nl"l.il/ Efl81nernns 1\.obnhev. John Counl~ Mec/W!ntnlll Englntftln&- Wilham Ronald Hacker Electrical Ens,,_,.f\8 Z..ctwy Scot WaJnlef Ball. lnd~D trtal .Enginftrlng. Tho~ Paul tunley. Elec1rical Engineering }t'n ni(er loube Howe-. El.ctric:al Eng1 r~ng. Edw.nl Sung lfwang F.l...trlcal Ensi!Yfting MtiW.. j&nt jusdtlno.'ln lodu) uc.l Ell(l:lnefl"tng, EdWII'"d M.chMI Kaspn.a l.. Me-chank:al Englnttnng )non lee Kn k~ Me-chiln\('a \ Ens1neenr18 E.Ltzabf:t:h ~una Klimklewkz. Ctwmlcal [1\glllt'H lng. Mltthev. )m-e-ph Kll nczar M" charlk.ll Engineering, ~n R~ KokldnrJ Mtchlntal Eng;nec!'l'\ng Doug~ Ctwle~ Umbf:n C tvd En glnttrlfl8. Ryan lhl lei. C tuemlcal Englnectlng. Ckieon Nehembl l...t'vlnsky Elen11cal Englflftl1n(l James Welsh• Un Ele-ctrlal Eng1 neoerlng lba C•rri• Lomblno Clvtl En gtlll!ltfing. Sunl.l Maloo. Ele-ctrical Efl8lneerln& Jacquelyn M.arilt Mancini. Elecuical Engllll!ltfilll! Tllomas Edward Mann. MechlrUcAI Englnftrlng. Thomas MM1o MlthlaJ. Ekctrk:&l Engilll!ffing. Owen J T McCarty. Chemical Engi nftling. Sean Andrew Millet. Me chankl.l f.ngineerlf18. Jes.syalyn NiMUft . lndustrU.I fl"l81neoerlf18 LIWRnc~t Oliv)ef Neukom. Eieclfl cal Engh-nng Richard Tom Otloncza.k... El«trlc:al Englneenng Menq Jye Pan Electncal Engt neet"11'f8. Mary-beth Ann Pys:z C hemical Englneertal8. Mltm~lt'lb Rider EIKtrtcal Enstnrertng )&sonE.d¥o-.rd Rotella Electncal En gulltl!fi08. Scoct MlchMI Rytwo:vk C ivil Engineering Timo1hy John Speyl!l" MKhlnkllll Eng1neertng )&me Robrn. Sl.iol;hov.-sk1 Ctvi\ l:n Kinerrlng Ctvbtuphrf CMI Strilt'ml!f Ele-ctrklll Erl811~1ng Robert Tlllm. ElK"Incal En~tmeenntc Andr_. }arne. Tyo Mf'('hlnic•l En gu\eltnf"lil Yl \ Varta lndumul Eng• c:;.radu•tlng .Students In New Yorlt. Nu, Tau Bet• PI Enalnee.-lnl Ho non Society 1\.nche•l Stephen Albrtgh1 Elecmcal Engmeertng Jay Robm Andenon Elenlic.. l Enf!ineer!Tlfl. Kun John ..uctal Al!l"lhpi(T Engl,_.,ng. Br...n Chfutoper Anwood Chemical En gmeel'"lfll, Brian TN.InlM Bltuch.vt C hemkal Enat neerlng. Jennlrltf Mane Clar\. ClvU Enganeertng lon-thln Paul CulkowHJ Me-chlnl cal fnglneertn&. ~ Crepy Cuih tng. Civil Enall-nfll. Jowph S.mueJ Dalforn.o. Industrial Engl Order of the Engineer LMng up ,. the hlglwst """'"'.,.."'""' """"'*"' •""' goo1 "' ue goaduoling -ln~----""'Onlo< "' thefng~Mw. .... -~~ sode<y. .. . """"""' f11cioy.""" 1 1 . . - Ctondo ........Nong;r-tng pml& <:.- ,......, held po1deond~ln slcw1ondtD brid§lo thegop-IJ-.gond-theO<d« .... ..-~-·-~ "'dhla"""""'"'tD!he ·-In<-""' .-.!pralouk>n's ~Oilh. N. lhoceranany, ,tDor ~ " WI .-.d knowJ. fW dellng. tD6ennce _ ll1d repect. "' to~ his edgo-.......uonlo<tho-good" ondtD-~ ...I"'If''e bA honest enterpriJes." -.lhonSOUO.wdenUIDOkN-. ,_,ng. Scou R O.Vldton Mr chanlcal E.nfJlnenlf18 Bjorn Nonatw Crlk&r Me chank:al Engineering Crant Mon roe De:Rue Civil EOfP.neering. W11l ilm John Owora).. MecNnlca.l En 81111!Mn&- c:.anMyn RM- EJIIngrr Chemical Englnerrtns C hun K... m fOIIfl . EJectriaj f:n&:irwerlng. Tho rna' E.d-d Gerber Civil Engull'f'1 tng. Mauhrw .John Coune> M" chanOI fn«l,_.,fll Z.Chillry Xu! Walmer lUll lnd~UUII Engi~ 1ng. Moruca lynn Heavey Ctvll En glr_.fll. ,J.mes Fnncu tt_.f'll Elec:tricll Englneenng Mgrll Mane Hmu. C i,ll ~-'Ill' netting. Todd Hiru.. C~nuc.al i:ng• l"lll'fting. Jrnnlll!f l...oww HowP E.lecmaal Engtneenns. Man,.... Bryan Kahn Chemical ~'""'"11<18 Eliubf:th Marte Klllrnlo.irwll"'l Chrtnlar.l E"fllllflft1r"'8 ~t.rgam Anne Kin! lndlnlflill.l fJI811lrt'nnj! )lUOn Robert Kolod •eJ Mt'("h.lm r .o~! fngllllt'el'lng va,n~ KouO.oumelb (I,..IJ l:.ngm~t~IIJ8 Slu.ar1 Jeffery Krup~ E~Ktneo~l Enguw-ering. Doug~ C h.irle l.am ben CIVil Engllll!'el"l"fl Ryan lhllf-1 C hem1n l f.ntc• rll'nlng .leffery Bretl leo CIVIl En gulef!li"8 lisa Came L.ombmo C 1,..11 E.ngtneftlng Sunil Maloo E)eclrical Eotl:l~. }Kq...e.i)'n MMw Millnc1nt Elecuial Engi,_., '"M TllOINI$ Ed""':f.rd M.11nn Mt cha nica\ ~lntenr'l Owen J 1 M (C..ny Chem.tc;al E"fj:111ft"f"lrtg Sean Andr- Mallet Mechlmcill Eugull!'l'f'lng. Macheal Chiule M01oeli.. Mech.lmcal E.!1f1111t'trang }ruyc;.lyn Nildll"f ludU)tnilll:n~a -·.. UJ,.·..,r~nc" O hv.r• N.-ul..orn F.lf'f"lrial Engu"li't"f"n1g Mo•nq h-r EJectrJal Englrlft'f1'l8 J~ph John Pilutll!f EIKcnal t-.ngtrlOe"elll'+( Jrnm fl!f Pullara lnd~lrwl Efl81 P;~n ·-nng. 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YOI"k Slat• C.enlt'f for dw~uure ~\\UII'Mil~mt'nl t.-01dq~nn-f'd 11 UB He receiwd h~ B ) t an tn drOiuUc enganrenr\(1 from thf' No~ IIOIWI Taa .... an C hen~ Ku rlfl Vm,...., \II\ 111 1966 hts M S E 111 1970•rid ht1 Ph 0 1n 1974 m utglmm UB o\llf'llt(ll~ EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER Academk/Voc:at Jonal Preparation CLirusa Ahton Micharl A~l.-~ Vtl'"onka B.ansil ~rdo 8emu!t. ry Bldwt-11 Dan-an iklokl!f I )·nd.t Bradley Brenna Brady Enc &-0""-·n Co~rolyn 8urb VKiorta Bunon Ch.n.u u.- Byrd t•rl~ t..o.tderon Ann C.vlf"l { huand.l C ht-rn Bn.an Clt' n"K.nu l. ilflllltll {olon CMnwn C..rul f01IPI'"O fJOQ 0\U P01mt'W bpada ju~or F•guHOI l'"~lnCiil Fru1n )l>hll G \aKoe Elb.i Lonulf't RI.Kh die l.r~11 Smllh F.loudo~ H;umah Almeellliillfbf'r forT"n tl ouston !l.l.lrniCe Humt-r C... r)-,;ta\ ).acotb jt'flt'fTI~<&h juhruon lAqul! a c. .. )uhru.on Tont.)ohmon ~ )ollt"\ \\ Ultl )onH Thumbf"t"hn.~ ~LnK Eman\M'I L;md ' ol.lnd01 lft" Shlrlf"' Lron 01!-\·onOP Lev.u !)hliJK"tMemlt'l! 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GoiOf'tl Key and Pht Eta Stgmol w.1' named to the de<~n '' ll~ot and rK~ the Grace C.a!)f'n Awo~ ra &.liT)" Goktw.tttr ScholiiM•P <lind Chemiul Awo. rd CRC Pt~~ In .add•tJOO. he hai ~ormKI•ntrm~'P~ a1 CorMti <~nd N-"~ o~fl(1 li • res-e•rth ~unttn the ~ltmtr"lt ol Ph}"\\IOogy Raychaudhun hai a uthored II \C.entJhc pubhcal10n\ H'' lutur t' pl.lm mc.lude the M .D ./Ph D MSTP (Medol SIUOtflt Tr<I!Jn•ng Prog"tm · l!t Stan ford U~ty. i W'V@"n -ye.lt progr•m Hf" W.l' o~wardecl ol lull Khola!VMp hom NIH ~ lour other" norm~ •~ Mud•l ) har~ (810kig1Citl Sc~") CartE Mtllef (Chemhtty), )arne. R Erw:lr. (Computer Sc~nc:e). ana 8nxe C Al6trl (Geokltgy) The fN SM de• n'$ olfK~ held I! luncheon tn r«ogmt1011 ot trw Out sta nding S«<10t Award wmner and nomtntfl on May 1 �6 REPORTER COMMENCEMENT EXTRA Shyrock Is winner of NEH ACOR Fellowship Andrew Shyrock hts been twwdtd the ACOR Naiorw11 EnckJwment tor the~ CAnten fof Advrad Study Felowship for 1997·98, 1t tw been M\I'IOUOUd by s.arun.s R. M~ profeuor and cNir, Otpi~"t~Mnt ol Anthtopology. The MVII'd is for .....an W'l Atntnw\ joniln, lor 1 period ol tour to WI months between ~ 1997 and Au· gw:t 1998. o.m.n Brown. \lakncY Brown. Shawntej ~u. 8nu\Oda Caratinl. Scon ChadwkL YUieCColenwn. Ow~ CoUey OeniU Collina. TonJI CoWnt. Monalu Cob> Irene Cueva. Scott o.vb. Chence Evana, jaw~- TyB flommlno.NiroleConuon. C<ay. Down c-...... -.c._.....,..._ 1\rniJI.o HMil. Alan Harrow. Anthony Harwdl. Heyah KMan. Norrr.jeut HW. M.J,cNd Horton, - Tanub H~ Moen. ~ IWey. ~y,. Robl.-.. Marqujtu Ragen. MMIII Romiln., ShancdJ Rusadl. Oetlme Salu.. Katherine Suon. Wendy Smith. SandB Steward. MaurMn Todaro. Aurm Toro, Odn Wet~dwnpoon. Christ.l.an WiggiN. Unda Wlbon CkcupaUonal Oe9ree Shon Pre~ratloft C1rol Amer. J•~ Aust in. Jdfrey &rtlemu!. ja~ S.tor Thomas ~ill ~ly C.ldwtll. Amonl.l {..,u.uo Carl C hinn, Shonda ( lKkJey 0ar i~I'W' Colley MurUqiM' ComAn. Tracy Den ru' Diltl Ot-Ue M k:hHI ~ Defttal Assisting Juht:' Fill~ . WIIIU!m f(a( er Row Hawklm Eltubeth Hesler. o.tren 1-l o ffmuler N.sanJ•h Jayalu.1 nw Vf't'umq~ Johnson. Mat~ Lwk" '· Lorenzo Magnu1. ~h M:mln Wanda Pa~bf . klfl"'bbo,rte,-· Pupr C hrbtlnl' J>o ... u.""'"'ncr Ru·waldt ,IKquli~ Rogeo. Kilthy ....,t1u ....,kl Mo~ Shunrd }ohn Simorw U<~vld Smith Alllhony Stepheru l hrt:n al Steveruon Earl Stf'Wart t kwu Towne ~queltOI' Turner Joy Art'lbrngkJ. Tamlko A.nMnon. Oentw BoMn. M.IIM BrooNn, Chatiene ClaytOn. Nancy ~~Alba~~Fox -en. CMsu CenJtz. Patreect Hendenon. Monlque HolllN. Dorothy Litgeza. Lori Manucd. Venba Puu. lynn St.T. 8eft.l.a Swan~. Crac:e Waslak, lynda WNyland. -- ht>lltw Wtlll•ru3o ShanUu Will ~omu Rm~ld Wlman.kl TriC)' ~nrv-.t Mvrd~ TI-.nes~~ N 11b Hildy. Ramor111 ~ 0etn lrooovd Rodney Munford ~ ~ Kenyeattea Samud. ~udy )~ Ang'e Stuchal. Andrloa WUUam.\. Rhunda Woocb.. JKquellnr \M1ahl IJrnDe Z.varr:l.la. John Zwft Admlnhtrath'e Offke Asdstant Br.. nda Ahton. T~lta 81-lmm Uuult' Coleman Mow Crosby Ella l >illden. l..atoy. Dillvlcbon. I.Mv1 ~ hnd . itdll ~ 8rktpi Febchow. 1....aJoyce Conz.aJa. Mary E~beth . Wendy Hl(l81m FlonnW Hm..·ard Unda liuru. L.oretu. (_r..ch ,t,londa Lnrpe1't Shei la ~f"Kie Elizabeth McC\erkln IJor~ Mmea1 o . Dame! N&pl~ ff'hCloi Ponder Trud~ Scoct, Marilyn Smu.h Nancy Smtth·Crule Bank Telle-r Ly nda Br11dley. ,leonlfn Oavb Soru. Dean. Sandni Fadhll Rl-gu\lld Freeman. Amy Cu.ce Toni G.nce. Shannon Hal. Sheila Johmon. Lba K.y Ol.lne lewis , ~ Mcleod N•k~ya P;~~yne. Dorcas Rot.a. (.ynthl.l Samuel ~Uz Soto lm Then Nancy \\'d)s:tn. ~tree Whlt~lde . Mlchellr WIKBhu . Claudius Wibon Business Office Assistant ~rol ~ugh. Taw.ndn. Al'lder· Uw. Be&rd. Teresita Beltnm. El"illlOf Bowen. WUil.lm &-let. Mulr ne BcooU Vonnettf' Brown f)f-bn Bulr.nb. R~tnlta Cohill Ar~ttl\1 Coleman. C.,-olyn Co n yf'l Tf'ni Covell. Pamela Curry NtdlJ Esqullln. }ltnnlru Federkk. Alroxb Flnchf't' llilnlta Garvin. M.uta Gonuln.. Mary Ha.ll A.nnallf' HarTb BNtrb HanU. Ot-bont h 1-tt"rn.al"lde:. Debor-ah Ho lmel nna Howard. Mark Humphr"Y· ,loaruv lmorn. Tracy ~rluon . l.au.W Jan'W!I. Rkhard 'IUn. jl"r.-,.k.l Eula Knight catandn l.indiey. U.-.a long. Mary ROSof' Mat". C&rol Milly. IUtif' McClain. Can-t~" Mrd.ley. tunis. lyd.LI Heney MelbY Kllcoynlt. UndaN~ l'iundll Noah. Dech RobWon. JKquellne Sandlflo. l.uanne SanUIIf!O, Marion 5lawlen*1. E1Jm """· c........... .,...., Corolyn lbher. l<.alhlem Webster Nune's Assbtant Tamlnl Allbon. ClariDa A.blon. Pr.ttk:la Ayala. Tammy Bak.er. Will Lam Hellam. MAr!Hle BktweU. D.vkf Billups. Bobb'e Bbhop. 'l1leresa &-ady. Rhonda Stull Ce.\ftte Brown. Dawn Campbdl. KJm C.lble. Carla Cii"Vt'land. Stepharut Colen\ln, A.lvtna Conner. Renee O.rUitb. Antoine D~vU. ~lUll EUington MichtlleErv\n lolltha Fa.l.r, Adair Fkkh. Donna Caina', Mary Canton. lesfu C ny. Mf':lvinll Gny. Robin Crl!t'n Tammie Hal.J. Crystal Mftahen ""'*" Judllh)onoo. T...... - . MMvmia tan.. Chwee Lanpton. lynette l..emtuez. w.ry lesnld. Gerald lewb, M.tlhew Unddl. Soou MKk. 18ywarv\a Mack. MltliOU"Mamol.r. byshonnt Martin. 1lna McMasten, Jef'[rey ~icQu.lliel. Chl1stir» Moen. A.ltnft Morpn. Timothy OYenon. U5ll Ower-a.. Trtnahrls. LancePwbr Quanchll'aneu. .............. ·~ Pftu. l1rnla Powell. Shmy Quinones. Juniln" Ram!Ju. Sherry Ray. Tomldl.o RetO. CynthM 1Uoa. Fabian Riven. _ Annette Ropn. Shahkiah Ropn. Dawn Rounds. Marion Royslf'f. ................ Cho<yi--- Harris- Lup~tt CornElia 1-teane Danl Hftlrick, Margam Howud. Kdth ltby. Judtth Jamo ...Chnsa }ltct. Kmntth Jlmenon. MMzo Jones, Oank!:Ue KJns. Dentw Knmpen. CatTle ~ter Mllty Maine. Tara Mall'll" Mkhel)lt Manh, Salina Ma~ . Ck:JN McWibon, BeYefly Miles. Mary Mlllu. Mk helll" Mllln. Erkka Mon.e. liM Munter Madene M)'fft. nwana P"adge(t. Marpret: Prnmba.. ~ndolynn Powell. ,t,ntolnf"'tr Riven. Mary Robtruon. Launya RoRbrough. Renita Saffold, l ynn Salamon. Nawha Sanchez. Melvin Santt.aco. Wmdy Sc:int~ Rosallnd Stns~on. Rita Smtth. Khnbuly StOYU. Kan Su mpl~tt. Raflat1 Sykes. Reena Taylor. Row mary TOfTes. S.Ota Vela letitia Ven~n. Anthony WallKt. TamWu! W.u.a. DionN \~n Stabha Was.l.ngton. P~ul Williams. Lb. Wright . S.ndno Zadon &...., Preparation Me.lls.sa A.lmo, Fanleu A.ndenon. Kha1ilah A.ndt-non. Linda A.ndl"t ton. Dinah Apontf'. jacqueJine ,t,viln. K.tu-bt.lna Bedl"lyun. KJm berly Berdlf'ld. Monla Blbtn. Ultanya Brxken Anlhony Todlto. Mkhlel TcDro. M.delyn VUllo, )rlanetta WtJrk~Mn •bt.anc Shant! ~ Stephanie Halnl.on. Nlles Hardy. Rhonda Woods Oe.nbe Zavardla. John Zurek Special award givt:n to those stu denu who ~ ~tatTled a padf' point lvt!f'9 oll.O or betu!r CEDP,.....,.doo Claire Abrams. Krlly Benton. Utanya ar.btt. E&obf' Brown. joanne Claa.. Dc-kw'b Clay. M.via.lu Colon, Jennifer OucWak.. ~ ErnmonL Malfthl, Foy N.dtne Comn. 'tlsheha Cr11y. ~ 1-iaagen. Anthony Harwell. ~=M~~Honltr~ Hubbard, lucy jKobl Shane.qu. johnson, htrida ,looes. Janet Kenyon. Yolanda let Cer.ld Lewb. AnrUit McCal.lat. John Mbialr.. Clze:Ue Moltlller. Shirley Noblit. l.l:sa~ Jan'« Rtkl Tamklr.o Rl!kt. Rl~. Cttud Rivera. Chrb· topher Robtmon. Drenbe: Role. An Carle» gtlaSaW)"f'f. Joll!ne~. Mel w.. Swanson. Occupational n..,._ Prep. Ckwia. Alexancln. Carol Amf'f. Rmee Avant. Al phomo !kuncUse. Charm.lni! Bums, ~ly Caldwell, Antonio C.SUO. Carl - School ol""' ol ~Montl8goMII. .... ond ~ ... Condo. .... pogrom dire<· '"'· - - t h o - o n d leUComrn&Sigmo\~ Pf1ndl*s:'- o n d -· """· Tho~--ln 1932to...:ogniot~,.,_._-olltlghld'<Jionhip ondgood.,..."""""'. leUComrna~lslhohlghat--•-lludontan-.. Michoel A.llondeloc......,. E . - ....0o1n. ~ tllny. Je<omy ... DoYid .. <:-<-c. Colon'b. _,._~Philp -l. ... ·· ....,., """*'T·""'--~-. .,...,..,A.- iC<nne!h ... Goo. - A . Hetwy.- c. W}\ 'JW>.Ou ~ M.orgom~ ........ ....,..; - . T...-,..,..,.... -~ -.to.DMI h4. ......,.Qoggw. N;.,yt)', Moot A. NoW, U..ht-.Kiri>lrly~----GobdeiaE. RaNd john L Slgoll. OM! A . - Oougla~ Smilh, a...- W. 1>n. N.- s.-. MIA lnduc:tea: Pog N. Adom!, Gor1h D............... - ' ... lonl, CNk On Choy. Moot f. Domoly, Clrto flglonwtl )oM P. c.ringor, ......,llolnric!-.-~-a..CiutgU.,-A.~FoonciosA. ........ J<jlrey ... ~-A.-"'-YC....... Dortlol~c...IS. . . - , ~~-. _ , , . _ _ Tlmolly~- Don C. SNot,J. M.~. DoNid P.st--,...,.C.- ....._ ... -.s..p.. f. ScCIII-. _, --sandMp- PotrlclaA.-lanA.--~--~-jlnglhong. Ph.D.Inducloos: K h o l l d A . - D i o n o H . - - l . - - R . -. - - . . . . . . ..... ~.-~ln!nglolt """'pions to begin ... &tglilll- pogrom .. ""'...........,."' ~ ...... ....... . . -• .....,....~-lnEnglolt -~-·~lnkonsosond•pottly-ln ..... M eclkal orne_. AMbt.anc nxy Belch. Vl"rl\&ata Bnu. Bonnif' CarlorU. Pamela Dobbins. Debbie Duson.. Shlnequlla Ff'f'I\DOn. Ramone Fomby, Judith Cozdziak.. ,_ -.-.,.-.r~g.w~~o•..--~ --..... -- ---A.floiwt,•h6<irno""'*-ln""' Schoalal_ond _ _ _ .. ~-· _..,...!'fngllh. s.nu..co. au .... omce~c beborah Budutl:l. Roberta . ~ Al'ctaw ........ ..._... ........ .... ~ ..... ~----·-c...p,....._,_ Ca.-eM May. Eva PopkwWJ. Marta Roman !Njo<lng In Englolt ond. U!Wonlty Honan Scldor. Adaa.l.lllbt.ratl- A.Nbtant Tawanda Andltnon.. T«estta EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM HlghAudcmk Ach'-vement sprtna• ... s..ro.r. Ab.d. ChafTara Abdul· A.llm. K._ji Abdullah·M\DL Adel K Ahmed, Willy Ahkil Eric R. Almonte. Sheldon Anthony. lll8fid Apont1t. Spenar Lee Ash. 1oM! M Bautlsb Catb Belen. Tamlk.o 8e.lt Scott Bmjamln. Franc:es Ann Best. Ste-phany Ann Best. Cunlf'dline Blenvftlu. Edith K.. Blak.nlee. M.rtln v.lnnor:JII ... ~ -- Um.ar All HDan.. Donna Hlg1nt. Davkt Hodp. jf'fmell D. 1-ic:Mwd. Maty Elalne Hoyt. Halbl.n H~ans. Umlns HU.f'll. Mkhellit ,Johnlon. Derrick o Mooft. Yoneo Moora. M.rana NnantDkb. Stllron Ng. St'II.Jen Min& N&- Hon£ Youns. Trida Kelly. Martha Karm lynn hpno. Manbh hld. MktUd J'Mn. Nkde hbone. Nonnll Ptna, Juan 1\!tu. Khat The Phu. Nk:ole Ptuaro. A.lbon Poole, Deria P'l'lltchef, Clvb- .....,.,.,.,.. Kharoul:l.. vona Chan K1m. Jlrutw Kons. Vladimlt korolev. Debbif' U Lai. lol Kuons Lam. Shetyle s . Uu Yolandl. UIWR:nOt:. Trtnh 1Uyet lc. Botunv-o.th Lebun. Frvtk Ka Hons Lee. Hon Stne ~ - Vanau 8o lee. o.nny Lei. Akvtete M. l..e!Jow. cuu u. Han z. u ja!me_U . Krblen Hul U.na. WUUam Uu. francbco IJtaukota. Jimmy Lo. Antonio Lofton. Kaml LoWe. Yao Quan L.u. Kai Jtne Mal. WWiam Mabonec.t. M.Jchl.tl Mak. Netalle M.anuella. Nkok Manywether. Anlhony Marra. Chrbtophef MMtell. S.m Massaquot,Jt-•• Samlomma MaJMquot. Alida Matthews.. Migur:Hna Mn"tedes, Tony Mif1181k> oMautww .-.....,.,........_,_ SotUsJ}trl. Marcia Brown. Uunah Burney. Adrlenne Campbell. Suzeu.e C.mpbf'_ll Jxque.llne Cansdale. AUII Ann Cardona. Hervy c..rtapnL Tabatha Castro. Christopher Chan. CynthY Chan. ltan& Wet Chan Kenny Chau. Jtmmy Ch! Chens- Amy Chin. Cat tuns Chin. Apri.l Chlu. WUUam Ctuu. Shlll.an Chona, Betty Chow. Bhawna Chowdhary. Unda Chu. .,lole Cl.ntron, ,lismlne Coma. Nedn Cornmodorf,, Patrict Colt. Elijah O.vis. Kenyattl Deeter. Clvtslophn Detvalle. )aleph Oegweck. Robert Dibbk Cheryl Dodoon. A.llce Orozdowsld. Mlnh Han Duoni- feUd& Evaru. Yuliyll fblunon. '!l>do·Kay A - S h· annon Floyd. Lnlie ford)ow". Jude fn~ncoh. Fumu Cakodl. Jes;:Uca Collo Satah JanE Catcu. Susana Carda. James G.rmh.UMn. Yonna ChlnnaU:lon.. Ke.tlhCUt fldr:lE. Cornu.. CLaudia Conzakz.. Mana Gonule>. juon Couloh.SUooyC<vu. .Juon Guffey. A.lthl.l Hamllton. "'"'Coon. ..... lnPII'· -.g.,..._ .... cllology ond. lAIn &tglilll ond lnguis1la. pions .. _ - · Ph.D. I n - psy<halogy. Unda Nledzw~hl. htricla Noah. Toni Pra,tchtr. Dedra Robii'IIOI'I. jac:qudlne Sandaflo. luanne Mlt1on Slawknskl. K.at.hftn Wet.ur johnson, hutda Kenyon. .... --... Peetr7 ....._.e~m.u~~u Melbaa Kilcoyne. }Itr)nlm O.vb, Soma Scholastic ....... ond ....... writing. - I n 2l1ll>artluoy ........... - - Howwd Alanda l..e-atpf'fl Sheila Mamr11cle. Francynr M.Tt-n, [)oree,n Molato, Felldl Pondf'f. latan)'ll Scou, Trudie Scon. Maffietta Silk. Marylon Sm!th, Nancy Smlth-Cruk NurN'• A.Nbtant BobMe Bishop. Rhonda Bruit l.f'dtla Elllnston. Michf'.lle Ervuv. Ta mmlit Hall. Keith llby. Judith James. Marso Jones. Tiwana ~t . ~taha Sancho. Wendy Scinta. lynn Staff. ~ Sumpter -..-~.-~ln!nglolt- ......... Drenbe: BoMn. Allul Doria. Alesia. Oudll"y. Usa 0\nnd, Mary Fox. Chrtsu Cersltt. htre~W Hendmon. Dorothy l.qe:D. Loc1 Martuc:ci. 8utla Swant, A.londa Julia FUipsk.l. WWl.lm Foster latv. Cnly. f.Uu.bdh Hesder. Tem1na Lockett . .Joseph Martin. Wanda Morpn. N~ Jayakun\ln, .Jes;s.la hru Kimberly Banlr.T•UDNn. SrondB Fadhll. Amy Guaa!. Toni Cenlce. IJrl'Sirert Whl1eskle. Cltudi\D Wlbon -.-dyotua: ..._.,_.__,.,_ Joy~- Behn.n. Tm1t Covt:ll. Mile Crosby. JennlferFedrlck.BridtJe!Febhow, lajoycr Ford, Mary Hall. Flon.nlt: Popt":.Chr1stine Ptnw,lJ. Catanya Roblrdon. jatnH $pencu. Chrtstal Steveraon.. llw:lma Strons. Leola Thomas. Cf:rsory Torblcld. Ro:wmuy Torres.. Jaeque.llne Turnet. ~ndn Vuq ua Timo1hy \VIlll.lrm., Erk VVr1Bh1 Poetry TIM,_.,.-.. ,,.- e#-,....,. Dental Aadatlna Chinn. MorUqOf' Con\ln. Mkh.el lnduct<d11 - . - . .... ...._Wei blLth Sykes. RHna Taylol'. Diona Warren. Lu. Wrf&ht r-r.p. rer Medlcal ornce "-· AchlevMtMnt Sodely. pnoslded-byFrriE.~Comrnaol"--~- ~c. .... - Dennis Black, right, Dean of Students, pours coffee lor UB seniors at the Senior Celebration Breakfast May 2 in the Student Union. Enjoying the meal-and the ser· vic~ are Melissa Martin and Bernie Furst Otrut.ncllngAcademk Management Inducts ·New Members Into Beta ~amma Sigma · School"' . .....,__,. -Comma Sigma.""'qmontThe ICNo-""' -.g far ... lndudlan "'""""'l'heidAjwl 25. The lndudlan.-c.-.-The Good Breakfast, Special Service Fernando RMB. Joan RodriBua. Je-nne~ Tllfany"""'ult. RooollndSircJou>n. """""'-·""""'-· Bell Shomthl &r"lloOn.. Cw._Sc ~wue ~ on Jol ]omlooon. ........ S..OO.Jodl""'""'. Besh, Boi'\JUt- Carlon!. Rahin\1 D.anieb, Pamd.e Dobblra., Debb~ Duson. ShlnequLa FtfBuson. R.mone Fomby, Judith Codnak. Preparation for Medkal Assistant - CNrma!nt Rutherford. Tammy Medkal Offtce Assistant 'Wirw:ira Vuquez. Andru WUII.11TU MAY 15, l!Mn KleeNJUYen.MyKidNIUYft\. o.t>o<coN......, Oiuyoml Olawaiyo. J...., _ _ llan-. Quloh. ........... . . . . . . _. Tony. Rtid. fftdettdtm-.o.des. Mkhf':Ue RDrt. Shau,. Rlnehub. Todd Rlw!rto. Peph 1oberu. PrimltiYo-s.aon.w. Rebeca Anne Root . .Janws Roundrn-e. hula Kara Sartorii, Jaon Sean. Yohavws Semere, Ariel Shea, Mesh Mike Slncf1. Sandeep Sln&h· Shao Yu Sllu TamiU Small. Vtola Smith. Dvu\b Slulurc So. Oran W. Spen· cw. Shlftne Spencer. Antonia Sigma XI Annual Research Competition The 1997 Sigi'NI )U Annual Res8rch Oiy WAS Mid Miy 1 In UB's Center for Tomonow, with &S Uf'ldergRdu.ll~ ll'ld gradullte students pmenting postm from UB, Roswdl P.tl, ClnisM and D'Youvillle coleqes. I UttclergriMhaate awllt'd winners were= Clvbtophe< Comol, o.p.tmont ol Olology, I<>< • po>t.,. titled "'Roae ol DNA Sequence Otpendt-nl DNA Bending on R«ognition ol 04 Openolon by 4:14 ............ EiDbeth johns. Oepirtment of liochemistry, tof I poster titled ·-otv.n.dium Folowlng ........ OBI Doolngv.n.ctyf Subte in P•tients with NSOOM... ............... ...,. Roolvlg. Deponmeni o/P,ychology, for ll poster tided ~oding oi~Jnopresed ln:strvmmts ,-d LDations. "' (;raduMe award winMn ~ T1mottoy c-y, o.p.tmont ol ~. "".-titled .. Ac:ule M.wllpul&don ol OriltWy fM and fonnltion ol \lenous Gas Embofi (YGf)- DMng." .....,.-..y. C'llnlcollob<nto<y- ........... - • ............,"'""' ........... Usin g Photod)'nomic ·· ........................ o.nleiS. ......... ~ol~ogy, for. postef titled "Modu&Won ol Ex.~ lloprwnine in the MtdW Pftoptic ArH of Fetn.l6t Rab In Oiffft'tnt MMing Contub."' �v.lerie Poder b a .,..SU.U J(U dent wtth a pnMous depee In rdl- Mortar Board pon. She hokll a ~-a Mort. Bawd. the f\lltklnlll senor honor tOdety, lncM:ted 21 new members Mitch 31 • an lnlliltlon ceremony In the Studetc l..lna'i n..trL ~blhe~--~-pnftu«.~ol-...._ un..n - .................. - - · Oponk1g ....- _..by Moly C"nsNn\ . . . - . . - pmldenlb ,.... ond -daolng ....wbbyT<>by ShApW. - - · Thewolc.omewu by IClmberly- ~ ct.s ol 1-.97, portldpoled in !he Udt<a. - tions en., dal r11996-97. Othwltaldng plf't wetel-.nComwfll, trtesurer, dlssd 1996-97, Mcwtarlowd who -Def-. ..... Induction-- l'lodvo;ondhbldllltojowo.--.~St&.dont----"' hono<. SiullrtGoldberJI.das ol l -.97. - -... . , _ indudod ......... UllAUNCH ~ ..., Shonl- """'· ........ • . . - - . . . - - ... ColbogAn. o.n.niulo -_ · _ _ (B;gMM----<:..on~. "".... TlffvoyMotthtwo,-Ortlr.JII'hinne)'. a.bono-judithAM ....... NicdeSoj<d;, ..... ~ s.-. Singh. r ....... Smi1h, P o u l - Scott Thuo-. OoNid Vleden. _..., Waldmlnn, Modi WetDer. sno......., Scamal, ctwia Swtdenkt. 8ethann Sypma. Pet Cen 1W\. llbnxn T-.. '"-!Tekelte. KJt Hom Thai, Denwutus Thomas.~~ Thonw, )adnthe Thoma. 'J'ynxw Thomal. van. Sheo n.o. o.nea.e Tlnhan. KhaWah TCJQ&e, EmeM T~. BuuVanTran. LydLI Trezevant. hny Pul Ta.ana, pecwo Venu.n. Donak! waJa.:. Jr.. lJnc-Huey W&n&. Amie Wheder, 8emard Whetler. bcqud White. Talis~ wtnndd. R.lymond Mlr« Wonc. St Nun Wof'l8. Atulln Woo. Kinston Wu. Wan Hua Wu. Cindy Sui Van. Halls Chun Y•u. Siu lion& Yu, Tong Chen& Zhafl8 PaU l . . . Barbua ~- Ghaffara A.bdui- Allm. WWy -'lnldl. OlutOllmi Abnbt. Anthony .\l.flert, Aybh fJomart. SheU. Baptiste, Scon BenJamin, Stephany Ann Besl:. lammy Lynn Bllltk. Cunudllne Bienw:nu. MkNel Blum. JaR L Bonllla, Mant- Bot~. Lw. bquotl Bnev.. Nk:o~ Btoob. Atnanc11 Lee Brown, Van-Khol Th Bul. Uunah Bl.amey. ~y c.t:nn.. Stanh1ne Candoll • Monla Carter. l'abl;tha Castro, CynthLa Chan. Dewey Chan, Elu. bfth ChaJ\a. Kenny Chau. Xln Mtns Chen. nne CNu. Thetul J~ Cho. Shlllan Chona. Suman Chottdhwy. IJnda Chu. W~ Chung. Jox Cintron. Jasmine Coma Christina Cna. RocUens O.uphln. lull DavUa. Elijah O.Vb. Juanita Davb. Kenyaru Oecbr, BWy OekJsuntm, Clu'Utophrf Delvalle, ROOm Dlbble, Makellll Dixon. Cheryl Docbon, Cynthia Donoho, A1lllon E.dwanll, Edward Encamadon.. Tawandl EftnOfl. joyc:e flauerua. Daniel Flnk&er". Leonard flowoen.. Lealie fonfjout. Jude Fr.ncob., Cenen Gabriel NK1a <Addis. Sanh )ant CaroN. Susana Cwda. Confidencr Gbar.p. Yonna ChitmaUlon, Clludla Gonz.alez.Juon Coulah.. Nicole Crtlfln. Jason Currey. Eunn Culllol... Jo)'Ol' C)'llmf!. Althla Ha-on. <AneU A.. Hill, O.vkl L Hinson. jaime H lnctunan, Ho& Vee Ho. Dmd Hodp. KeY1n Hoft'man. J!,r Yu Hu, Halbln Huanc. Ulflinl Huan,. Tao Huana. StephHl lmef"fte. Nmande Jolt'ph. Shsyl K.T. Chin W. K1m. l<..aYand.-. ~Amy be Kramer. Marpret K.wtyko. OeiJbte u lal Chunc Mutl.am. Karen HW lam. """'1.uft\ w.na..nt. """ """"" l.au. Wlnt: Puni; l.au, Quoc: Ton Le. Hon Stnc Lee. KMny Lee. Shek Lee. Vanma 8o lef:. LouLs Wd Leuna. Chun U OW. Yons U, Cloria U Han Z. U. Ja1.nw: U . K1nc u. Shu·Fen U , Jla Jle IJanc. Krtllm HW 1..iang. WUUam Uu. j immy Lo, China ChinS Loo. !Wen lou!,r, Beto 0 . "'""'Q. """""· o.mn Ly. Ky Hoa Ma. Kal Jlq l.uau. Mal. MJchda MUo1a. Fernando MabOneu. WUUam MaboneU. Aldo Alain Manlno, MtchRI Manudla.. Nata.Ue ManueUa. Nk:ale ~Sean. Nlcho&al Semerwo. Mil Shea. Dlbcnh Shrtwr. Ndn. Sinc:Wr, Adllh MJte -....- l.,. K1pa. Clinton Lamur. Quoc: Le. Kal Mat. Pemando Mabonttt, Lauttne Murvoa. Oeudl.ne Jled.. ~ .....__,.,.Soo<t.c.,.al SluJurcSo.llnoPhot-- 11nhon. Lydlo 1\aeYan<. Jomoo Ju.- Sultan.. Ywn Ho Tam. SUQwkle Aw...-..: Tamika Small. MD Smimoft. VIola Smkh. .JarwJII Snaad. IlretWI .......... ...._. n Hom n.t. l)ronothomoo. ........... lloo. DanetU: 1\ntwn. twoon Tl*hl 8uu rc.~nt.ta.. v.... n.n. htty Pul,..,.. Sene ~N:dni~Udo. Un.ldl Ve&&. CadUo VeNlM1L S.O ll1lll Vu, Heather Hien Vu. K<nny Hono Welte, t...Mun Wllllami. Tallsa Wlnftdd. c.roun. Wane. june Ye Al WU, wan Hu. Wu. Cedwdl Y&~Mw. E1.IDbeth Yoo, TamtU Yournar., Lomd Yu. ZhltnUs&Jy, v....,.. """"'""' ""'XlnZou Fe:bniary 1997 , ,. . . ., .. Tammy 81a1dl... Olenny Cabfen,, Sallnl C~ Irene Chlu, H~ Dkc. Hector cu. f.upnl c~. )aon Coulah. Taykw Ctaham. MkhelJe Johnson. Debbie Lal. K1ny t..rancuent Htien Lee, Hon Slfl8 .....Y1no Shirley. ........ Scay>.""""" WUUomo) eor--.~-· J .O or a.tter a.t.r. Abed. WUJy A. Airaktl. Chariton 8efl)am1n. Van-K.hcM Th Bul. lenny Chau. SeliN Yu.kyan Cheuna-lrtne Chlu, jose Mtcuel Clruron.. SarVt c.a.. Kd.ly Coon jamn Peter Cou1ah. o.vkll Hodtle. Urntnc Huarc. Mkhtlle A )ohraon. Debbie U Lat Fr.nk Lee. Hon Sln81..ee. Nacal.le Manuella. KaJ Mal. Tony Artfldo Mira8Jio Kar-en Lynn hpno. Oundleuane Phaltoulonh. Khal The Phu, Daria Lynnette Pnrolher. 1nd Ramadan. Edward Roblnlon. Prtrnldvo ~ Rebeco Anne una ___ ..,.,_ Roberto Sanc:ha.. Anlonill .scamc.. YOid Abeba Tebu~. Kit Hom nw. Yuhua SNo n.o .._, 1997 <;r.duates Barbwa AbMI. KweU Abdullah· M\aa. Wllty AnkH, Khuram A.lhraf. Benjamin Atkinson. ja(ar s..kal. Wout.het Bellde. Charhon Benj&m.Jn. Scon Ben ...min. c~nd Bennlna. Fb:shaye Bolwrukln, La.Sheue Bovlan, Luz Brleva.. Van-Khc:» Bui K.Jmbetty Campbell. jal.ro Casttuo . Tlbalhll Castro, Wai Chan. Chrbtophet Chan. Mkhdt Chan. Kftu1y Chau.. ShUlan Chong. jole Clnlron. Phaednl Clut. MonO Comas. Ctvtstophef Ddvallt, Anna M.vt& Dina. Eric Dimn.. Met.-. Dlxon. Brian Doyle. Allc:e Droz:dowUd, Janem El·Amln Edward Enc:amK:Ion. JennlleFeUbetty. Yul.tya Fbhman. LAonard Rowen. s.rah Mlch.ael 10- mrln UB's Schc:d ol EdUC8Cion. bu1 me never loll het love ror aeoWIY not tw that oenaln doon Clren ~ IO h.-. a woman This b the fourth y.. DuuwtU.tf hill stvtn money 1.0 amc ftma&e Rudenu llteodt"fl geology summer ll<ld<amp rearec. HEALTH ~-Conmlu. Claud1a Conala.. jaon Gonzalez. Kelly Coon. ........ Conlon. Althlo Hamilton. ...... Hochman. O.vld HodtJe. Uml.118 Huanc. Walt Hul. lin jabbear, Ertlr.a)Mn-Francob. B.lniun ~. Manuel ~. Thanh La.l. Audrey Lam. Trt Lam. Botu.nvw.th Lebun. Fr.nk Lee. S.X,. lef:. Akwete L.edow, Raymond Lew. Hanak.o TIM rollowlna .tudenta w •re accepted lllt o Wbo 'a Wba " - -Ill Stadenta In A.-rican C.tMp. - d tJ nJvenJ.d e.: Wendy L A.llen {Occupatkmal Tilenpy}. Pul Shan Susanna Au (OccupatlonaJ Thenpyl . Amy E. Bowen (CUnkal Labont.ory Sdence). Roben A.. CUano (Enrcbe Science). ~Anne Duffetl (Ell. erdle Science}, Rac:hel Sarah ~ (Oc:cupatlonal Thenpy}. Lewis, 0ruUeJ Upon.. Dutyrll l.ondry, 0.:. Lopez. DemetrlWI MKk. Natal!,r Manue:lla. ~et ....-.. ~ t.4ci>ume. Allen Mcfwiand, Le)ia ~LL Tony MJnsUo. Cuaandn Molrr-UA. C>ndany\e Morpn. Adam MupW!rO. Nablla Mukhajelr. Souphot Murath. Laurtne .......... WUiyA Alraklt, j(neS..utlstli. Sa.shll 8edr., l.ul R. Bneva. Marcia Brown, Van-Khol 8ul. Tabatha L Castro. Kenny CNu. Kenny Chen. Car L Chin. !tent: Chlu. l'haecn Clar\ nid.a-kay S flt:rpUi. SusaN M c.m.. K.dlcyCoon. Daniel Hom, Ti1da S. IWly. Shede S i.Au. Hae You A.. Let. Zhi-Da ~. M.Jauelll'lll Merc:edrts. Souphoc MunMlh.J,ack NJ. Davkt R. Nktuns.. Marta. On..tz.. ~ L Papno. Robeno Sanchez. Ariel ShM., Adesh M SlJlah. V1o1a Smith. ,lendle M Davkt Nk:bna, Oluyemi Olawatye. stvem. David Stmmons. V\ola Roundtree. Roblrt Rowley. Prtmlllvo -Yu Yu Ruan. Roberto Sanchez. Mark Smith: Sdharl Sn-Uth. Katarzyna Sobczuk. O'Nd.J Spencer. Antonia K.Jbrom Ttkeste. Yote! TeUate. Kit llW. Yuhua 1\eo, Dante llpiani. Uen Trvt. Ktmbtrly Van EVftdtnarn. HNther" Vu. jan"l.l5 WUllama. Susan Wonrg. Peter Wu. Kam Yan. Michael YOf"l8. Yevaenly lhltniWdy Sl:amo&, August 1997 (;r tMiuates Tr.vb Ballard. ~ Becke-. Cunardll.nr B~envtnu. Aprtl Chlu. Amy Chin. Wook Chuns. UM Colltti'IIJ\. Char\el Fabon lr . Tany. farnll. Susan11 Cwda.. Eunn CuilkM. NUrJtl Ho!loony. w.Jt Hul. EmUy Ja&dhar, Rachdll J,amn. n1d.a Kelly. HoUy P~ter u. ... --.g-tolho..........,. She MrW:d far tMro )'MI'$ • president cl !;he Ul ErMrorwnenc.al Nee.· .. ~~in~•.....telyoiP"'!J""". _..,.,...,., bylocoiSiw _ _................. ..,.............., ... - lhe_~ "Free the Pllnetr and • member ol tt. UB &MranrntnaJI Tast foru. llocJPerOsollheC..OOW.~---.-· ond SlOO. The-~glwwl ll> ...,..,.,..... ~ hours ol .......... IIUdy • N.--- who-""""'""" ..... ...._ 4S-SO - Ul .-.d hlw' a qullt)'-polnt~ofl.9cw~ llocJPona- &tc w. G<lsingor, Std Ung ...... S.OIIAnlfjoo.lomy S. c.rle A. - Lon K~ Harbbon (Occu pAUOnal Thenpy) Sandn Mana l..&Bel1a (Phf$lca.l Thrn.pyl )atne$ Allen Lenker (Oo:upatloNI Thetapy). Dtneen l..oni {CIInk:al Komoi.--CNy~~ Thong Due~­ Pnonty,WolldG.I>rM, - D . ....... Aol>ertA.5pn><lllondMKNel LT>dodl 0Kar l.opn K<IWil!la McC.11l Pu·ntntrl Pou n de r'• Aw•.rd: """>Amo W ho '1 W bo In "-rlc:an Col lqn 6 tJnJve rsltlea: Amy Bowen. Dineen Lont. NeubAuer. Oavtd Nlckem Chunltne Tsul PAtrK"~ MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS BArbian Abad T~1 h.il ~tro Anna Dina. ~uno l..ewb C.U.ndra MolynNWl. ~otY Roch eter Milll T•ns Ow-lrnr ROM SluunlU LKKey The f ollowing students In t h e Multkuttural AHalrs program have been named t o Who 's Who: AnN BAn . Kevtn M Buri..f bon 0 C..1~ Tablthl ~ Casuo ~n C hrn. Uz.a Chopra.. 'AObon E.dwatlh Kelshll Ellu.. Jude Francob . Vaneu ~. Trung H OA"8. 0ota Jtmenn, ~men Kong Stv.mtlul Lackey. Alk lA McSNII. SNnnon M~land ~gn t'!VI'•u l.eU1I Rod~Jer Charlene Ros-s f oluhadt- ~nya YCMf Tritetr Tryo~ 11\ornM Nslnl Udo. llilt Vu b;ndy Wlbon Shou·Su Yu Special Neubauer {Cilnk:al Labontoty SCI ence). Davtd Nickens (Clinical l..abcntoty Sc:ienct). Ternnce C Palmer (Oc:cupatJonalllwnpyJ ll»hua M PJea.onka (E.xerctse Sci ence}. Chrbtlne Mane Salem {Ck: cupatlonal Thenpy) . Peter B TOf'dOllne (&:etcbe Sc:lenct!), Chu n Ufll Tsul (CIIrUeall.abon[ory Sci enc:e} , PAul Fr.nds Yhbenbu'iet (Occupational Therapy) MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY .....,._, LAboratory Selene. _....... ......-y C..:.lna llllo...l a lo Se..beJ.anhlp Aw ard: AmAndA Adllmcu~ Khuram AmolDlJd1 Mdbu R Dixon. Cesar DuclaJr Drnnb Durpdeen. Fklel11 EjlmAdu. Olga Ucobu. l..or1 A Fr.rw;U, Susana Garda. Hector 0 Gil. Edward Gonuiez. TIIU1 Goode LYBM CUDO. Miehe.lle Hart Marvin C ~- Patricia M Hl!fl"\&rlde:z. Tan .)abbAr Erlb jean franco~ .lo~. Doni Jlmtf'leL Chandon Walld Kass.!!m. }Nn Klru.H" Uha"fl l&t Clln1on l.amur ~ncurnt . Qwoc lA' Bol:umroath Lebun. fraN.~ - Bmt Levin. Glorill Ll. O.nkl l.Jpon. K1ny Two Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships r.o IJnlwnlly II. Wlalo ltUdenb lvve been ~ • -.junior natk:JniJI t!Cipi-- - " ' . Goldwoter Sdlolonhlp -.d. They ... Roghu "' East .t.rnhersf. • junb' majoring in dl<mimy, and CyntNo D. RucOn ol majoring in music. A total ol 282 natioMf sctw:Un Wll!ft idecLed on the bub d KA· by l h e - - - - The scholonhips «>«< lu;&n. foes, boob .,., room ond bowd up 10 S7.SOO P" l"'"'· The purposed the ~ Scho&lnhlp Awud5 5 to fostt'f" and encourage outstanding students to pursue areen In the fitkb ol mathI<Nda,lhenol>nlsdonao ond~ -merit .....,.,...lla ..... Sw.aru1illl bor 51~ RrW!. Skkllq SUid AI Mawdl Todd Rl~ C hr1~ophr1" Robcru Sh..run J Robinson l.usilll Rochcs[C'I Charlene RUM }Arne Roundth'" Rot::lrnoSil!lnchez • Foluhadt Shawn)'il Mvra Sum. ,lennlfet J SIT\Jth. AleMrlder Somdulnhmavon 0 Neal Spr~ C~ Staple$ Mon.tqur Sl.illl~ Chaslly Stewan. Pet Gen Tan Hem Vu MAttft« Wagsu.fT. A\eiCl.il Whornu Edwm Whyr t WtJ Tao XtAo U:w. You"l SOCIAL SCIENCE INTERDISCIPLINARY Departmental Honors w ill be presented to the stucMnts du ring • May 16 Rec:ogniUon Ceremony In the St ude n t Union Theatre: following AmandA Adarncut. Krbun Adduo Debcnh A.gugl1.1 AOrroUm.l Ajllyi Chanlell An: h lbrque Lls.t Mk.hell Atrruuuf18 Suunnr Anol lno }Arne s..Jc:arayk Amy Batabaio!. HeKII Blllllller Amy Black bum Jerel Bogdln Lu.a Bokit C t\r"alian BrunrJU Darn!'n lkyanl Amy Bump D•vld Can:3trn"O JulW Ann C.n MM) Ellen Coakley. A~UJ Cor"~Yh'1 Tasha Crabtrft. Donna Curt~ ~Jo~a.. MIInhrw Sentlces ProJect Amnii. Jatar Rarak.lt. ~ M Becket. Btend.an Bcnj.lmln GetadM:W 8HNne. CuNirdhnr Blen~nu. FbYulf" Boluu10n l.mhelte BovYn ntt.ny &blow Olenny Cabrenl. Kl~ly I. Campbl!ll. Tonya E. Can )ow M Cintron, Deborah Colen-.An. Monka Comas, Nicole ~nda Yaz.mtl Y Dt.u.. Anr"IA M DinA. T WhonM Long Lnlw McLeod AW~ MuhAmmed Bey NAbiiA Mull.herjC"r Souphoc MunNih l..lunnr Muruoe Shrur"~g L Pang MAAII"W' Pilllul Wl!lll m ScholanhJp A.wa.rd: Amy Bow.r:n, Gordon Suurll l.abonlory~l Mk:haele Ann MArtin {O«upA OOnal ThHI.py). Patl1cla A M. Dinero, -.g_ ...... D. Mill, Annkk -MolgonCI. Cion Hinddoy, ..,.. •. ~&I:J.~--Aly>so ........... ... C.Yeung.-Y. - - A . "''-"!thews. Hyla M cCotlum Bl.ollrw Department of Cllnkal GEOLOGY IMt~- 1 A.,.,..__ ol the U8 ..... \lfllll0men S rvtPf teM\. lobfth!k Is rnlfDring in _ poillal-.ce. Und•rgrtMiuate Mino rity Htgher Education M.,...,_ment Development Progr am Voltairt Fan 1997 Who's Who Awardees '*"""'1i'y. rbJ Sc.bolanb..lp Award: The following McNair studenb a re completing m a.s hr' s degree•: Marbo1 knltu. ~n Sienko jr•• ~ C~. Unh Nguyen, Rob bmphul, Riquemfo Rodrigoel.. IndirA Sanchu, Fntz T+mo. RrvarOI Danenr Tin M n. HeAther Hlen Thl Vu. Adrl.an Warodcr. Amle Marte ..,..,.._...in_ceremonO< ........ l.Wjunb'Oonio_-.:hek_lhoUOO~ Michael [hiegt'k-wUJ J<anty. c.a.. Thel.W-•CU>--·~---- --11>2<5 s.ra Marie Clc..relll Memo RELATED PROFESSIONS ~. !Ong;A ~k.l. The Dl!pwtmem or Geology halo announced thai lhme studenu will share 1997 Dorothea c Duttweilef Flekt Camp Awvds.. E&owyn Yarr. who has a QPA o! 3.933. hM been nomiiWed 1.0 Phi Beta Kapp1. and b a mernbef of the Hor.n P'rop"am and the Unl Yti"lity Chapcet ol Morur 8oat"d Recipient ol the Gr.ce W Capi!n ScholAnhlp In 1996. she has a n NSf Fdlowshlp for Undeqp11ChW~Ir ResMrch under the supervtOOn o( Puke~" Calkin She b abo a volun leer with the Buffalo MU5Nm of ScH:nce and dutina tt. J.Utt\11"1Cf vol unteen a1 a ~ebnle pa.leon IOklgy site YA8ft" wilt rKrlvt SSOO for twf pan or I he 1'\rld camp ow... jennlrer Je:nnlnp has a QPA of 3 241 She wu nomlnated 1o AJI Amrc1can Scholan., NAUoNI Co.lle giale Na1w.l Sclencts Award~.. and Mortar Board's Emergl"fl laden Forum. }rnnlnp will ~tvt S250 PDW'I!ruJt.l, o.rta Poole. """'"" M.Pnrotcher, · - ChrtsUan Provmzo, Justin Przepuntak. Chunmins Qu. Fkftnce Qutah. lr.d Ramadan. AlHsandr Razumovsldy. Frederk:k Rho.det.. Sh..uNI RJnehub.. Sarita RJvmr.. Prtmlttvo Roctrtcuez Ill. Rk:ardo Rodrfaua. jeannKte ROMI1o Mdbu itoArio. Kathy Ann Roth, ~mel Roundtree, hull! Sqon, Roben.o Sanchez. Vktor Sa.nu.nete Jr.. Cbdla Santlstebl.n. Duttwe.Uer bepn high Khool t-=h1rc and laur blame a profcs- Cllnton Ulmur, K..a1J•ng ~)Mat. ~ Mabonett. AS'Q Ma~. 8'-lne Mc.Shall. Shannon Mordand, Souphot MuneAth. IC.are-1 PAgAno. l..ftsa Roche:stef, Chariene Rou, Robefto Sanchu, Folashade ShaY~ \lk)lA (PAt) Smtth. Yosef Tekeste, Alice Ts-eng. Heather Vu, I~ · i a walt.m. Shou-SY Yu. Tridl ProwNo. JuoUn ..._..... a...d Ramadan. Suzanna Reese. Tbdd RMR.. F.dwwd Robinson. Evanp:lm Pantdb. Norma PeN, Ronteb hnn, Uatr hrva1z.. Komddl htenon. Khal Phu, Albon mtt a woman JCudent. MdW.I Agudeto, CAms Arlv)q. Tyrone Burton. Jose (muon, Orebonlh C'*"""n. Lori Francb. Susiirw C.rci.J, M~ Goodtn, Manywethel", Pope Juck Manus. Anthony Marra. lt.o&ltt.e McC1aln. Y~ te Mel. hW F. MUla, Tony MnalJo, DndMty\1 Morpn. Rodney Muno&, NUda Na1e1. R.uheem NarvMz. Clndy Navarro, Lony D. '*'>'· Nenn""""Jack Na. Unda Kut.Ct- NJ. Halll T. NJUY!'f\, My Klet Nsuren. -"""'-"""- t.-:h after they pduated Un.bW a Job ln the Rdd foUowint gndtatkJn. she auernpted to entrr the Synru.w: School ol Foresuy, onty to be told that: !hey wwe not equipped for wonwn audenu and thM t.ht:lr neid won would not per 10 ftnd The foUowlft9 students from the Ronakl E. McNair S<.holan Pt-ogram wiU nc:eh'e undugraduate degrees: lagd<o. UB Woinen's Club gives Sesqt:~l, Capen Awards _...,. '*"""'1i'y-.,. l.W Junb' .... on. c..oe w. <:-.>... --could-hop<w McNair Scholars Program w.ns. Snood. Onn · 1'ynmomu. Buu V. nan. RAymond Won,. C indy S. Van. ........ wuh1p and tw alf"Aduata QPA of 3.443. She • a c:omrnandrr In the Na-val~- and doa: ~u.nt­ work at the Tlft\ Necure ~ She hM ~t~J*:ta! counes, auch .. pneda ror the aurra1o MUMUm ol Sdoenoe and Hebrew to .ctu.Jts In J,a.me1town. She WID I"IICitfYe S2SO n. awwdl an llll.nWd for Oorotha c. Durtwdl«. who .,_tuated wtth a B.A. In seoklgy In 11137, ar. • time when women who Q1ono U. Gloria U. l<m· " " " " " " " ' - - Lopu. Undo Na. KMta Page. Frederick Rhoades. Rebecca Root. ht Cen Tan. Adrian Wander. Yl AmJe Wher:ler. Ctrl\ardt Yalc.ow. Yore Zhr:rc. Rob ert YongZhou. Marlena NeRnaalds. Betty Ng. WIJ Cheons Ng. O.vkl Nlcbns. Annette Nkwl. ltarftl Pagano. ~ Phakoulonh. Kha1 Phu. o.ta PRtcher. Chrtstlan Emmanuel P'kheto. Kactn Lynn 7 REPOimll COMMENCEMENT EXTRA MAY 15,1997 O.vanzo. ,lmhuA Detu Nlrolr ~. RoOen.DrU.e tucha'd ElUog . Kln\berly fcny ,lenntfet Ann LluraFultet . l.aurenGa uth~ Bemadeur C UJ1.1m. KetT) G W8o ld Tracy Cr.ley Klrnberl)' Grunlr.owW ~ ~ K..lltlln H&mlllon. .lenmfer Harlocll. f!Jo.u.. Sw.n Harloff Erin Hilllydrn. jennifer He m men. KAte Hobitn Patnd. HooUtv.n ,lermell Howard Rosanne .lanew. Mkhe lle Joclon ~ueline Kell) Brc:ky Kentv.w C..thy Kim. hmell Klean Kimberly Kn~~ uf K101a Kob1.1lb A.nrv Marta Kob~aiU Mic hAel Koeth. Yro~onne Kopln ( hrbll nt' Koly MMI::1a Kubiak Chr"'une M KuklA M.arcy Kwtt11n Ell1rw La.,. C harla Lee. JcHn!') l.tov1n John MiriAm Kauubilll Lindsay Craii Mandel Tr.rv Mlln n1ng. Susan Mlkov\ch rom Mln.gho Lelah Morw-ttr KJmbrrly MO\her Donn& MulM)I. Ruth Newn~a n EI!Ubet h Nobd. Lynn Nowak. Unyof18 Pall. Mic helle Paii.)Am KeU )' Pa yue Kelh Plc.ll.l"ri"fl. ~ \ Pukunowtn. )eulca RIR'Il"ll Amv Roll Consi.Anct' RuhlAnd NtCOir Rn n S..rtlh Ryc;r:ek jodlr Saycn jeanru Sc.llfOZU \\'Uii.JomSchm~u Abr'll Sc.h......u O.nirl k Seilllbul"'\ Mell»i Sm.tth jeiTI?\ Snell Na~ Snyder l.nl~e ~ ... ;un Hf"Jd• Swallo,. Lor1 ~t'JMrU~ Rubm Tatluto ~ ~u TeZ\4 ~h Th om~n Yuhwa Stwo Ta.o Allrt Twng RKhrl \i1C"h~ Slil n \oeiii.U\I~h D~~ WUWd Cheryl \\ lnd Dilllnn \Y\unberg Fiir"Rh " oiO!ohln Tom \\.'oog . Hollv Woodworth Shlrlr• Yf'r DAvtd Yuhnke j())llu'll Z.lrn �MAY 15,1997 UB'S SESQUICENTENNIAL CLASS: Four Eventful Yems July 8 , 199) s.pt. 4 , 199) SepL 1, 199) UBbeotornaamlnlll Gr.nd Open.lfll of UB St.dlum. with cetM'IOrun th.t inc.lude baJ loon ndes. penchuWU. ............ brinpDI vtsk>n I (OOlblll t.d <oUB Centl!f for I we United NaOoru ~n 5.000 Wotld Untver \I I)' C.n.s athktes lakr oYff North Cam pu' fOf IOdll)'!o Sept.mtMr, 1994 the Atu, with pllenel. c.... rooms, me.tm and wt.. opens docn; om. dal openh141 Jet (Of Fall .. UB pU ftve.)'Mr. 17.5 mlliJon pat11 to eiUbUah ftnt nMtonal czn. terfor~c». Sept. 15, 199) After II y•tut UB, --17, 199) Humorbt Mark R.us.:U UBconduct~ JfYwftnllshowln kattwlne ComeU n. D.IW......-d\onteeond-UieSd,_Mialon. vkeforlndMduals AltJoneUCJ trained II Dec.. ZJ, 1994 hb. 2), 1995 ~n l.uUw' Kin&)". UB~SI .Smil C~Clrbus, fCII'TIV!' Entenaln!'r and hu- Uon H ~ grant to Lrnprow ~dena edu ~sca. CDKh and UB aJwn- ao<lon nus. b named UB hHd monlcarian,....,. Belafonle axne~ to UB for 19th annual Mwt1n Lutha" JUne Jr. audmu:trwYtltoAJbany to joln 7,000 SUNY and CUNY ltU· Co- to ..btanr food>olla>o<h __ - - 1907 CompB. by mniOI'tium d. UB. NYS Neuro.Ntomy Mu comn new homt' for d wmbtry and geology .......,Luthe< . . . ]<•. apeabMIItharnnu.J -)1,1995 IUdl open for nr. pta. olrestcdOon ol frank weum devoted to tJv human bniln. and bral.nchiJd of Professor Harold Brody. oprns In Cf'SEkilld\ni Commlruoo .... to plan UB'I SelquJctntennial Cdetntlon, lO be8fn 1n May. 1996 lind condude at .,.m.. ...... ,... Feb. 2:7, 1995 £l&ht busk»ds ol UB S4 S m1\11on Natural Complo be- - : I A. 1994 B<mlooA.KJnc. Sloe Hall. X k'ncesandMiilh e n~.alla _ felt. :lA, 1994 ~In with dlabuttla Octohef' 4 , 1994 SepL&, 1994 s.pt. 9, 199) dmta.~cut:l ....,.. """"'.......,"""" omce ol '-b. RecrntJon and Hbtoric ""-rvvllion and MHRC --...... 29. 1994 UBb~tr.• smokinlln all W\lwl'- stcy~8nd..op«­ .ud~and­ hlde. _.__ April :lA, 1995 ~""""' _.......,. .. --Prott:.or.cUBJnd - e m -. r-.d~oltt. eduadon In Gov hW.rs budpt. the deeth ol ~ """"Bio<h. ,..-·~ 'A' ... ... --- ~AY-ALO ~---- l~~ ~~,.. iJJ ... ........ ..... .... - O..~liJtJ"-' S.pte mbu, 1995 Oct . • • 1995 SUNYCard antves-b&r coded. m.gnetlc ilrip 10 card rt:piaca, "U· drnt 10. Utnry, dlni"B !oefVk:e a nd bulkiiO£ and retldr~ hall .- Crtws rrom ·45 Houn. • CBS-lV ""'~"" raeanh ptogram and w~kly ~ne . rome to campw to rum ses· ment on UB's Child· hood Weight Conuol lnttmew Psychology Prorft$01' LeoN1111i H Ep5'eln. dl~or of ttw ...,..m Aug . 1&, 1996 Oct. 4 , 1996 UB htu Nlldonal r.e"n &) Do&e-Kemp tlckfl Nobel Uutote C«ald Edelman ~ ., UB Selqukentennlal Aa demk Sympcatum. ·0oa the Body Mat JVftU thousands at old UBstadlum ..,,. Nov. 10, 1995 Oct. 10, 1995 --11,1995 Saqulcmtennl&l kJF unvdled at prns con· ft:rtnee and plans ror celebnl1on of ua·s I50th birthday are an OCMJnc:ed. Highllght: a (our-day a!lebntkM'IIn Oc1~. 1996. wtth a ronvocaOon. KMiemk sympo51um. pn38f'an'd sponl(nd by UB's 16 faculliel and pro(es Uonal xhoob. a con· Cfttandapla U5. Poet Uwute Rita Dove leeds off Obtlngubhed Speak« :ter1e1 Dove wasyounaest and flnt Mrkan Amertc:an to recelw the hlghesl otncial honor ln Aml"l'lcan let- Oct . 4 , 1996 loan""""'m t.ll-37.9 inches-hi~ Buffalo and suburbs.. della Untvenlty. dty andcountylft'Vk:u are shul down. Na· Uona.l Cuard cal~ In to help In cleanup March 7. 1996 ....,,_1:1,1996 UB Rerntmtwn exhibit. ruturlrlB mmlOC"&biU. of the 150-ye.-hbuxydtlw Untven!tyat BultaJo. ..._ cl Medldno and Blonwdk:al Sd- -enc:esceRbnta tu xsqw wtth apediJ opms In UBl.lbrarie. evmts. lndudlna leetura. exhiblu and by the Khool's I .50th """"'"""""' No•. 19, 1996 UB'snewlc:on. a Emmyowwd-wtnn""' branD buffalo. tl un wu.d at AJumru Arena .aor/acttvist Edwvd james Olmos bri.f9 a rnrsap ol dlwnity In ~ny u.s. £duc:atlon5f.cn· tary Richard W RUey comes to UB to ob· .t«Ye how untvft'Sily has lmplemented fed et11ldltecl Uudent Dec . 11. 199S Monumental snow· • Wk. J*1 o1 us·. ots- u...........,Spoilin """ No•. 16, 1996 Feb. 20, 1997 UB Bulls rootballtnom rompaet:es storybook auon. wtnnlna ~ ll.ialne lS-31. and po&tbl8 an 8-3 reaular teUOn1'1\81t. ua·s best-eYerlnDivl Kareem Abdui-Jabbal. NBA. H.aJl ot Funer. and co-M~thor ol Black ProiUa In Courlfrt. ........ Monln Lutha"~JrCom metnontlon. -- hb. 20, 1997 April :lA, 1997 Headrkir. prnenu hb rrpon. P'W'Inln& UB's o\Qdemk futuR. c:all- Nobel Prtz:e.wtnnln£ author TOfU MorrUon BfYes an lns6dr look M herwri11118pn:!ftUln lJ-«for•reotpn.b:.aUonol.UAsde:nces and aMtk»n ollnter· dbdpllnaty bulttutes andcen~en. --...., 1&, 1997 CBduate In the d ast ol 1997 rettlw dtplo- ,..,...........,,_..,. "'"""'"""..,.... tiee0'1ckal UB'sl5 1tc Commen<omont. which concludes UB's 18-month Sesquuntennl&l Cf!lebnUon. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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Faculty, stall, students and alums can stay in touch with what's going on at UB by reading the Reporter on the World Wide Web at ···~' Faculty Senate Resolution calls for three-step review, delay in decision on reorganization ., -~ News Services Assoc•ate Dtrector A PROPOSAL to delay a final decision on the reorganization of the arts and sciences at UB until at least Oct. I to allow a formal review of the issue by the Faculty Senate was the topic of lively djscussion at the group's May 13 meeting. The resolution by the se nate's Committee on University Governance outlines a thme-step review process that would be followed before UB's president malces a final decision on any " plans for the future of this un iversity and on proposals regarding the forma - ti on, reorganization or dissolution of academic units." The process would require that the faculties in volved directly in any such type o f change subm it to the senate reports representing the various views of faculty and the positive and negative effects of the proposed plans on the academic units involved and on the university as a whole. The senate's executive committee would forward these documents to the appropriate standing or ad hoc committee for review. Thar committee would, in tum. repon back to the executive com· minee, and subsequentl y, the full senate, where debate and action or recommendations to the administration would take place. To allow such a review of the reorganization of the arts and sciences, the governance committee has asked that the decision on the reorganization be delayed until at least October. Provost Thomas Headrick' s timetable for the reorganization includes a target date of June 20 for a repon from the hearing panel that now is collecting evidence on the reorganization, with a final decision to be made in Jul y by President William R. Greiner. Both Headrick and Greiner say a decision must be made this summer to allow for sufficient time for transition to the new organization. which is expected to be in operation at the start of the Fall __ I 998 semester. Some faculty have challenged the timetable, saying a decision should not be made during the su mmer. when man y faculty members are away from campu s. B oris Albini. professor of microbiology and chaJr of the governance committee, noted that the Faculty Senate has the responsibility, under its charter. to review aJI fonnal plans relating to the future of the university. He called the review proces~ recommended by his commi ttee a "minimalist process" that allows the facuhy of the aqtdemic units involved in any change to "evaluate the pluses and minuses of whatever is bei ng proposed" and then lhe Facuhy Senate "in a structured way" can debate and resolve itself with the issues. 'We hope to be able to discuss thi s for another three month s; three months after 30 yean (when the College of Arts and Sciences was dissolved by then -President Continued on page 2 UB 's Educational Oppottunity Program: .,placing achievers on the road to success News Services DirectOI" IF . . . . IDUCAliONAL Opportunity Program didn' t exis~ BarbaraAbad might not have accepted the Dean'~Award for the Faculty of Ans aod Letters on Sunday at the 1111iversity's !51st geoeral commencement ceremony. Sim ilarly, Fernando Maisonett might not be at the helm of the UB undergraduate Student Association for a second year, and Simon A. Johnson or us might not have represented the stUdent voioe at the table when 1M SUNY Board ofTrustees held its meetings during the past year. And the UB community might have missed out on the opportunity that was afforded it on Aprill7 when graduating senior Botumroath Keo Lebunas a poignant farewell and ''thank you" to the university----=ged for a performance by a troupe of classical dancers from her native Cambodia. 1be four are among the some 850 students with disadvantaged backgrounds enrolled this past year in UB's Educational Opportunity Program. Despite the fact that EOP attracts talented students-to the university and provides them with the suppon they need 10 succeed, it remains a program "1hal is often misunderstood and misrepresented," said Mary H. Gresham, associate vice president in the Division of Public Service and Urban Affairs, which administers the program. As Henry 1. Dllr1llld, UB's EOP director and head of the stalewide Coun<;il of Educational Opponunity Program Directors, pointed out, despite the success of studenls ill EO!' programs on SUNY campuses across the state, "there are still those who don't waot 10 understand, even in the face of evidence to the contrary." Gov. Palalci, for example, proposed in I 995 that the EOP programs on SUNY campuses be eliminated. While 75 percent of their funding was restored, Durand says the cut that occurred beginning in the 1996-97 academic year means 1,000 fewer students a year are being given the opponunity 10 attend a SUNY coUege or university. _ _._,......,._tu._ The 13,000 students enrolled in EOP programs statewideille from academically or economically disadvantaged backgrounds; most co me from families with an annual income below $11,000. While EOP programs provide them with direct aid averaging about $500 per semester, the major assistance it gives them is the help they need to strengthen their sldlls and obtain a degree. Durand notes that not only do many EOP students work their way through college-some at two jobsbut they contribute more proportionately to their education than other students. ''The perception is that EOP is about undeserving students who can't do college work aod are vinually given a free ride and are here because of things like affinnativc action," Durand notes. "The truth of the matter is almost the exact opposite. lbe truth is they are very talented students who happened 10 have been handicapped by disadvaotagcd cin:umstances in which they grew Continued on page 4 Four Years as Friends Fnends srce frestTra1 year. 1w< grads gathe< o.ASK:Ie the Center 1c1 the Arts after cx:mneo cerra ~ on Su"lday F10111eft Dana Valach. Verontca Krn. 01nstre So <rod AliCe Chin. See addillonal pciUreS ., graduation scrapbookat www~ Researchers realizing need to make case for their wol\ Br EU.IiN IIOI.DIIAUM News Serv•ces Editor R EM EMBER THE Superconducting SuperCol · lider? Now JUSt a b1g ho le 10 the gro und in Texas. the SSC would have been the most powerful partic le accelerator m the world well into the 21st century. It was to be funded with $8 b1l· lion of taxpayer money. Wnh that kind of money at stake-before Congress voted to ki ll the project- public debate wa> heated and prolonged. Not onl y d1d the controversy tngger a neY. round of ··small-science-versusbig-science" disputes. it also un· derscored the perenmal rift be tween po liucians. academ1cs and citizens who val ue scie ntific mquiry m general and those who think that such effons are a luxury. to be funded only after education. urban infrastructure and other domestic problems are fixed Particle physicists tned to mal..~ their case to all kinds of aud1ence:-. During one telev1sed sc1entific meeung. a young researcher went as far as to note that wuhout the SSC. the Star Trek tran sporter would never become a realit y Whether or not the analog) was on the mark. remarks hL e those, made to unders core the va lue of research. are on the mcrease . Fueled by today's eA tremel) competi tive research ell mate and effons to cut federJI government funding for research. the pressure IS on to make science not only relevant to the Citizen on the street, but also exciting. Scientists are comi ng to therealization that it is not enough to do great research. h 's equal ly imponant to inform those outside of the scie nt ific commu nity about what they do and 1ts Implications for the public good and social progress. "Since I entered SCi ence . then.~ 's never been a time that I d1dn't feel I had to convince someo ne to fund my work..'' said Lmda M . Hall. professor of biochemical pharmacology. "But now it's a harder sell . There are more people competmg for fewer dollars . What was excitmg and novel and fur'ldable even f1ve years ago is now routme For scie nti sts who staned the1r caree rs 1n the 1950s and '60lt. when funding for sc1ence was seen as the responsibility of the federal goven\ment. the ability to "sell" or promote o ne 's research wasn't nearly as 1nLegral to the1r success. D avid J Tnggle . dean of the Graduate School. noted that "after Wo rld War II. and for the next 25 years of increasmg prolt· penty. there was an accepted na · uonal commument that the um · vers Hi es would do the nation ·, research m return for fundmg "The fedeml gO\emment,"' hl' added. ··1, no" 10 thl' proce!'!o' of hreakmg. It :-. co ntract .. Joseph Tufanello. dt:an of thl' Facull) of NaiUral Sl' lt:nce' and Mathemat1n . noted that tnd<~~ there are mort> presltures than t' \t!r on SC it!ntl!'!ol !<. to target then rt' · ":arch ·· Politi Cian' U't"d I ll 'd~ · 1 don 't undt!rltta nd II but l"m u dl 1ng to suppon 11. ... hl' ... ~uJ 'That penod llt O\t!f. nou the~ 'J~ thmgs hke · F1~ the oLone lit~ t"r · · In a .;;en!'!oe. Tn gg le ... a1d. re .;;earch h~ been too successful "People e~pect re~e arc h to conunue and to enJOY lb bene fib . but they don't want to have to pa) Cont1nued on page 4 �. 2 ~ne Christian, T WO FACULTY members a1 lhe University at Buffal o were named Distinguished Professors, lhe highesl rank in lhe S1a1e Universily of New York syslem, al I he April meeling of lhe SUNY Board of Trustees. Diane R. Chri sllan. professorofEnglt sh. has been named a !lt:IN Y Disllnguished Teaching Professor. Peter H. Hare, professor of philosophy, has been named a SUNY Dislonguished Service Professor. BOih designallons are a rank above full professorship. Christian, an internationall y recognized sc holar and filmmaker known for her commitment to connecting literary and philosophical works to current social and political concerns. has been a member of the UB facu lt y si nce 19?0. Her prizewi nn ing documentary films, for whic h she has received consistent pri vate. corporate, state and federal funding, are known for their circumspecl. yet de lib- Peter Hare.named Distinguished Professors eralely activisl, elhical orienlation. Dealing wilh subjeciS ranging from lhe condemned inmaleS on Dealh Row, IOex-nuns, 10 lhe poel Robert Creeley, her films bave been screened before such diverse groups as inmates in a Texas prison and at the College de France. Christian. has aulbored or co-aulhored lhree books. In addition, sbe bas published numerous articles and preseoled more !han 50 film screenings, film lectures, scholarly lalks, serninan and conferences in locations ranging from Helsinki, F'mland, 10 lhe University of Soulbem California. Since 1970, Christian bas laUghI a course on lhe Bible as lilerature, which over lhe pas! 25 yean; has bcenme lhe mosl popular class in lhe UB English department. In addition, Christian is direciOrofUB's Ph.D. Program in Folklore, Mylhology and Film Sludies; an adj uncl professor of comparative literature, and associate director of lhe Cenler for S1udies in American Culture. She has presenled numerous leclures and seminars al prestigious institutions !hal include lhe Cbaulauqua Institution and lhe Albrighl-Knox Art Gallery, as well as al colleges and schools. Christian received her bachelor's degree from Nazarelh College c(Rocbcster and be< in uaditional European branches of study while benefiiIWI£ ing from !be scholarship of ouiSianding Latin-American and Asian philosophers as well. Considered one of !be primary movers among !hose devOied 10 !be study of American philosophy, Hare has received numer- ous profeasional bon<n IIIII awwds, including !be Herb<rt W. ScbDeider Award c( !be Society for !be AdVliiCai)Orll of Amcril:an Philosophy, preseal<d in 1996 "for diJtinguisbed conlributions 10 !be UDdenlanding and developmenl c( American philosopby." lnlemationally !mown forhia wodt, Hare has developed an importanl relationship wilh !be philosophy departmem 111 Moscow Slale University, lhe most prestigious !Wssian philosophy program. ani! in 1989 was a visiting professor there. He n:a:ived !be National Endowmenl for !be Humanities award for lhe 1990 Conference on !be American Philosophy Tradition as lnlerpreled and Used in Other Countries. Dedicaled 10 lhe education IIIII well-being of graduale studeniS, Hare bas supervised more !ban 56 dociOnl dissawions. He is !be aulhor or ediiOr of seven books, including 'his 1968 book_ co-aulbored wilh Edward Madden, "'Evil and !be Concept of God." In addition, Han: bas published more !ban 50 articles and served on a number of ediiOrial boards and professional societies. Hare recei ved his bachelor's degree from Yale University and his masler's and doc10ral degrees from Columbia University. He is a Buffalo resident. • Facully of Social Sciences which, he said, canceled iiS las! meeting "because il had nothing on its agenda." The senate will vote on the resolution at an upcoming meeting. lo other business, the senate: • Senl back 10 lhe Educalional Programs and Policies Committee a resolution regarding the acce ptance of coursework from undergraduate transfer sruderlts. Senators cited concerns about ambiguities and inconsistencies in the language of lhe resol ution. • Received and filed a report from lhe Committee on Research and Creative Activity on confliciS of inleresl and confliCIS of comrnitmenl and recommended lhe university administration implement its specific recommendations. • Heard a report from ils Affinnalive Action Committee !hal includes a variety of recommendations concerning Wary discrepancies and hiring members of proleCled groups. Tbc repon also recommends lhe crealion of a Presideol's Task Force on • Racial Minorities on Campus. master's and doctoral degrees from The Johns Hoplcins Univcnity. She is a BuffaloresidenL H an: has llllghl al UB since 1962.ln addition, he has served in a number of leadership positions, including 13 years as chair of lhe Departmenl of Philosophy, from 1971-75, and again from 1985-94. Hare's service 10 !be field of philosophy has conlribuled 10 !be developmenl of lhe work of colleagues around lhe world and has pullhe UB Oepartmenl of Philosophy on !be inlemational map. Through his guidance and leadership, !be UB philosophy departmenl has become unique among American universities, strong SENATE Cont1nued from page 1 Martin Meyerson) is a short lime . 1 think that due process is important for the end effect ... Albmi said . Powhatan Wooldridge, assoc1a1e professor of nursing, agreed that the decision should be delayed until !he fall. He look ex ce ptio n to a co mment he attributed to Greiner that the faculty wants to delay in definitely a decision on the arts and sciences. " I don '! feel !hal delay, per se. is lhe poinl of this motion,'' he said. ''It seems to me that the point of this motion is to avoid making major decisions concerning faculty governance and organization in the middle of the sununer .. . when faculty are not in residence.'' D on Schack, professor of mathematics. disagreed with any attempt to del ay lhe process, noling lhal lhe Triggle Commission three years ago spent an entire year studyi ng the very same iss ue. Nothin g muc h has changed since that time, and there is no need to mount the "full -scale re view that we di d in the past," he said. " I think we just need to face the decision," he added . While Schack said he also did no1 like the idea of such decisions being made du ring ttJe summer, he added: "but let us as a Faculty Senale be brulally hones! wilh ourselves: if that happens. it's our own fault. " He poi nted out that Headrick released his planning document in mid-February. " If we regarded this as a matter of such urge ncy. why did we not assemble our own hearing panel 1hen?" he asked. "Why did we not make that the si ngle, primary top ic of consideration of the executive co mmittee or the academic planning committee? Wh y ha ven't we done our work ? '"The answer is that we didn ' t treat it wi th urgency. and now we' re acting a little bi t petulant that (the administration is) going forward wilh lhe decision !hey said !hey would make and gave us. at this stage. three full monlhs warning of." he said . "l lhink that we should accept that; a lot of informati on is out there and thi s decision can be made reasonably and we do have lots of opponunity for input between now and the time that it will be made." David Benenson, professor of electri cal and computer engineering and a member of the governance committee. said he did nol lhink lhe "fac ully should feel lhal 1hey are being laid upon and shou ld have a guih trip for wanting to carry out its responsibilily as colleagues of lhe Faculty Senate." He poinled ou1 1ba1 lhe planning docu ment was received by faculty in mid-February, "rather late in the academic year." The document deal s with a wide range of issues of importance, he added. '"To think that one can respond to thi s document in a week, a month or so I think is pushing the envelope a wee bit." Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in lhe Departmenl of Electrical and Compuler Engineering, said lhe issues seem to be clearly divided into two parts: "whelher we will or won 'I have a College of Arts and Sciences in some form," and lhe delails of lhe cenlers, cross-disciplinary work. and !be merger of some departmeniS, whal he called "second-phase delails." The College of Ans and Sciences issue can be decided much earlier than the second-phase delails. he said. "If lhe facuhy feel lhal 1hey desperalely need a chance for inpul and debale and discussion, !hen I would hope lha1 some olher !ban lhe presenl lhree, plus lhe nexl scheduled four faculty, would holher 10 show up al lhe hearing panel and say somelhing." Malone said. M alone 's comment referred to the fact !hal only lhree faculty members spoke al lhe forsl IWO sessions held by lhe hearing panel appoinled by Headrick 10 galher evidence oo options for reorganizing !be arts and sciences, and only a handful of speakers are scheduled for lhe final session on June 4. William Baumer, professor of philosophy. slaled !hal lhe Oct I deadline in lhe resolution makes "'any further faculty involvemenl in !his issue essentially meaningless." The dale is four weeks afler lhe slarl of lhe fall semesler, he DOled. "And we all know how much work we gel done, olher !han gelling our classes going, in lhe firs! four weeks of lhe fall semes1er. Which is lo say, !hal if we have nol yel done anylhing wilh regard 10 lhe issue of a College of Arts and Sciences, we are nm going 10 do il by 30 Seplember." The lack of any action by lhe lhree faculties since their meetings with Headrick ''is. I think. indicative of the great urgency with whi ch thi s issue is viewed by all three faculties involved." he said. Baumer added lhal he was speaking as a member of the Policy Committee of the 1 FSEC approves calendars for 1998-2000 as submitted by Calendar Commission lly SUE WUElCIIEJt News Services Assoc1ate Editor THE FACULTY SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTDE approved draft calendars for lhe academic years 1998-2000 at Its May 14 ,_,;ng, a mow lhal mlghl help avoid for at leasl lhree years lhe amual hagg.,g over lhe uni\leniily's academic schedule. The FSEC Is lhe first ollhe campus govem1ng bodies 1o rBCOrMI!IOd approY8I ollhe draft calendars submitted by lhe caJendar Convnlssion, said Doma Rico, associate vice poesidenl for sludonl affairs and a member ollhe COIIY'Disslon. The reoommendalions are forwaJdod lo Presidenl William R. Greiner, who will make lhe final doci8ion. The execullve committee and lhe Facully Senate as a whole have urged lhe caJendar Commission lo sOOmil multi-year academic calendars 'thai follow ctoar and conslstenl principles," said senate Chair Claude Watch, SUNY Distingulshod Service Professor in lhe Oepartrnenl ol Political Science. Rico ou1llnod to COITilTitleo mon-bofs lhe role and COI'J1I(ISition ollhe Calendar CorTvnlssion and lhe principloo--llo !hose 18Ql.irod by lhe state and !hose desired inlernaly-lhallhe commission used lo develop lhe calendars for lhe academic years 1998-99, 1-2000 and 2000-01 . Required prindplo6 are lhel each semester oonsial ol a minimum ol 15 waok&, including lhe examination period, and lhel stale education policy relative lo scheduling ol classes and absence from classes for religious reasons be adhorad 10. Among lhe inlemal principles identified by lhe are lllal calendars for lhe next lhreo years be developed; lilaI each semosler aim for al least 13 weeks ol urtorok8n inslruction: lllal each semester lrlcludoil a six-<lay final exam period wilh no Salurday exams, and lhel caJondan; lllal begin alter Labor Day be developed in lhe years lhe calendar pormils. IXII'II!niSsion Ac:coNIII& to-.,.__---= • The Fall 1998semesterwould begin on Aug. 31 and end on Doc. 22. The Spring 1999 calendar would begin on Jan. 19, wilh commeucemetd for May 14-16. • The Fall 1999 semosler would begin oo Aug. 30 and end on Doc. 20. The Spring 2000 semesler would begin on Jan. 18, wilh commeucernonl - . n d sel for May 12-14. • The Fal2000 semester would begin on Aug. 28 and and on Doc. 18. The Spring 2001 semeslerwould begin on Jan. 16, wilh commencemenl - . n d scheduled for May 11 -13. The FSEC's oiJjaclion lasl Jail lo lhe proposed calendar for lhe upcoming academic year, which included an Aug. 25 start for lhe Fal 1997 semester and a Jan. 12 start 1o lhe Spring 1998 semester-a woo1t eat1ior lhan usual--pror1'4llo lhe caJendar Convnlssion 10 teeonSidor its proposal. The commission lhon submitted anolhar calendar--whiclllhe FSEC 18C0fTV1181Jdad and Greiner~ which, lor lho first time in,_, rnerno<y, lhe fal samoster wll start after Labor Day, on Sept. 2. The Spring 1998 semester will begin on Jan. 20, wilh comrnet ocomen1 ,.-.,ro- -sal for May 15-17. Lola-·- • DiAICior o l - s.Mc:oo: Althur " - • Aaociale Dndorol- SoMooo: - • Editor: Ch-~ • Aaoocl.lle Edilor. . - , Donzlg • All Ol..ciOr: .lolln~ •- s..- Edl1oro: ~. Ellon -.__,-Spino �. James Carville Barbs, advice from Clinton strategist II)' LOla 1U11D1 News Services Editor J AMES CARVILLE, President Clinton's charismatic political strategis~ lambasted the news media and skewered Rush Limbaugh and Dick Morri s last Friday while encouraging graduating seniors in the UB Department of Communication to become involved in the political process. Carville was invited to address the department's recognition ceremony in Slee Hall after students viewed the documentary ''The War Room," an inside look at Clintoo's 1992 presidential campaign headquarters and the roles of Carville and George Stephanopolis in winning that election. Today Carville is Clinton's senior political advisor. authorofhest-selling books. husband of Republican strategi st Mary Matlin . father of baby Mary Matlin Carville, and master at skewering the religious right. conservative Republicans, the national media and anything else that strikes hi s fancy. In a press conference before the ceremony, Carville tackled a variety of issues. displaying his formidable wit in a down home Louisiana drawl. • On national press and Whitewater: thi s will go down as one of the sorries periods in hi story .... They (national newsp pers and TV nelwork.s) told him (Ciinto to leave and he didn 't leave . When the p ss elders decide it's time for you to go. y u' re supposed to go. If you don't. you arlger them .... " • On his involvement in the next presidential election: " I'll be involved in some way, but there's probably another role for me other than eating cold pizza and drink ing warm coke.•· • On Jack Kemp as a potential presidential contender: "He's a remarkable man , a good man. He just happens to he a wrong man." • On running for political office him - self: "'The only thing I run for is the state line ... .! wouldn't pass muster." • On young people embarking on a political career: "Do it because you want to do something, rather than be somebody. Understand you are destined to be disillusioned . You need a strong reason and a strong gut." ln his speech to the communication graduates. Carville was a passionate advocate of the American political process. After poking fun at his own less-than-stellar college career-"! finished LSU in fqur terms : Kennedy, Johnson. Nixon and Ford"-he made a pitch to the graduating seniors and their families for civic involvement at any level . " We ' ve been told that everything that is political is rol!en," he sttid. "With this constant harangue against everything political, it's no wonder surveys show that young people are becomjng less involved in the process. But these decisions are going to be made whether you participate or not. The question is, arc you going to be part of the process'? ln the long run , it's worth it, for the counlr)' and for you ." He asked them to approach the task as a skeptic, not a cynic or a Pollyanna. "Both are equally destructive ," he sttid. "Any true skeptic would look at America 1oday and find a lot more to be proud of than not ." C arville reminded the sludents that one of the United States' greatest stJengths is the desire of its citizens to "do beuer." even when the odds are against it. He cited Justin Morrill, Republican congress man from Vermont, as an example of perseverance in the face of great obstacles. Morrill introduced. a nd ultimate ly succeeded in passing. the Morrill Act of 1862, known as the Land Grant College Act. which provided grants of land to found educational institutions. 'The land -gran t colleges have produced more Nobel Prize winners than any other entity." Carville said. " If Mr. Morrill could Prasad, leader in optics research, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship II)' Eu.EN - . A UM News Services Editor PARAS N. PRASAD, SUNY Dl&nNGUISHED Professor in the Department of ChemIStry at UB and director of the university's Photonics Research Laboratory. has heen awarded a 1997 Guggenheim Fellowship Award. He is one of 164 artists, scholars and scientists selected from among 2.876 applicants. Guggenheim fellows are appointed on the basis of unusually distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment. The fellowship provides suppon for Prasad 's research on highdensi ty, three-dimensional optical memory, an applicatjon of new, photonic materials that Prasad developed lasl year. The new rna- PRASAD terial s could revolutionize infonnation storage because they are able 10 store thousands of times more data than conventional compact disks . In addition to storing digital data, the new storage media are ideal for archiving very large quantities of pictures. photographs and other visual information that cannot be stored efficiently on today 's COs. Prasad. a UB faculty member since 1974. is an internationally recognized leader 10 the fie ld of optics and spectroscopy. fou-- Hela clrector of the Photonics Research Laboratory. which has a un1que position among the world 's photonics laboratories of focusing on both the fundamental scie nce behind photonic material s, as well as on industrial applications. Prasad also conducts research on nonlinear optical effects in organic polymers and 1s developing new generations of multifunctional, nanostructured organic hybrids that co uld lead to the synthesis of "smart" materials. Prasad is a fellow of the American Physical Sociel)l and of the Optical Soc~ety of America. He was a recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship . The author of more than 300 technjcaJ papers, he has co-edited or wriuen seven books. A native of India, he attended Bihar Universil)l. where he won several scholastic awards . He received his doctoral degree in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. • Gerald-· ...-..,,of JAMES CARVIW, left, cheb w1t11 UB MeOC!m communlc.tlon, befoie opuklnc at recocnJtlon ceremony May 16 In Student Union. bleakest hour. is it too much 10 ask you to have that kind of vision, tenacity and commitmenr to make this country better, in the · give this country some of your tenac1ty. your vision , your commitment ?" • midst of the Civil WBI, during our nation' s AAU presidents endorse statement on importance of diversity in admissions II)' AJITIIUR I'A8f: News Services 01rector W ITH A TEXAS coun decision barring a race-based admi ssions policy and voter initiatives in California barring ra cial and gender preferences in admission s and hiring. the Association of American Universities has issued a statement affirming the importance of diverSity in uni versity admissions. The statement, endorsed by the presidents and chancellors of the 62 leading North American research universities in the AAU at ilS annual meetjng. stresses the in · stitutions · "continuing need to take into accounl a wide range of considerationsincl uding ethnicity. race and gender-as we evaluate the students whom we select for admission." UB President William R. Gremer was a member of the sutx:ommiuee that prepared the starement. Neil Rudenstine . president of Harvard University, led the commiuee. which also included Rohen Berdahl , preSI dent of the University of Texas at Ausun . "As leadership institutions. the AA U membership felt we needed to reaffirm ou r commit ment to ensuring diversity among our st udents-that"s an important intellectual and academic issue for us. not merel y a political one," Gremer n01ed . ··we had a lot of di scussion around these issues; lead ers at the various mstitutions thought very hard about how to maintain this commit · ment. and how to articulate its importance." ln the statement, which was featured in a full-page advenisement in the April 24 editions of The New York Times. the um versities noted, " If our institutional capac· ity to bring together a genuinely d1verse group of students is removed--or severel y reduced-then the qualit y and te ;tt ure of the education we provide will be signifi cantly dimini shed ." Noting " we believe that our students benefit significantly from education that takes place within a diverse setting," the state ment said: ··we therefore reaffirm our commitment to diversity as a value that is ce ntral to the very concept of education tn our mstitutlon s." lt noted. " We do not advocate admitting students who cannot meer the critena for admission to our universities. We do not endorse quotas or 'set-asides' in admis SIOns. But we do insist thar we must be able. as educators, to select th ose: st udents from among many qualified applicantswho will best enable our institutions co ful · fill their broad educational purposes." Noting tha t the AAU instituti ons are training tomorrow's leaders. Greiner added: "'Tomorrow's leaders need to learn from and w1th others who are both hke and unlike themsel ves. and they need us to ensure that they will have opportuniues to do that. "In an increasi ngl y di verse society, they co me from Increasingly d1verse back grounds. and they need th~1r univerSJUes to g•ve them every possible opportun)ty to learn leadersh1p . That 's why AAU institu· t1 o n ~ have th1s commumem. and why we: be lie ved we needed to restate it pubhcly .. Gn:mer s:ud that for the same reasons. "UB has long had an intellectual, etlucal and prac· tical commiunent to ctiversity in adrtUssions We continue to uphold that comm.iunenL. and we ' re proud to have our fellow AAU member~ standm g right alongside us ." • SUI• 1997 alr-conditloinu policy 1M ............., Ia oontlnuMg the air-conditioning policy nhas had over the pas1 lew summers. Doring the normal wort<ing day, all alr-<X>Oditioned offices (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) classrooms, llbnuiee and labs (8 am.-10 p.m.) wiU be CXIOied to 76 degrees. Reheat systems will be bypassed In ·the air-conditioning process whenever possible. Doring the evening and on -'<ancl8 and holidays, the tsmperatum will be allowed to rise (except in those rooms wi1h classes scheduled on Saturday). Call the University Facillties Customer Sarvtce Otfice at 71 (or from off-campus at 645-2025) to report 81'1 air-conditioning deliciendes. University Facilities will monitor buiking temperatures to determine which alr conditioning systems should be enabled first. All systems wem expected to be fully operational by May 13. Special purpose spaces and facilities will be monitored to determine H modifications to the policy are warrantsd. If you - 81'1 opportunities for energy savings or wish to suggest an energy conservation project, call Walter Simpson, the university's energy officer, at 645-3528. Any que&tions regarding this policy or UB's e nergy conservation efforts should be directed to Mlchaef Dupre, Interim associate vice president for University Facilities, at 645-3000. SUpervisors are encouraged to accommodate reasonable requesiS from ernplo)'ees lor -mg more C88lllll clothing because of Increased tempera1Ures. �EOP Continued !rom page I up and over which they had no control. '' Gresham notes, "I think EOP really em- bodies the best of pub~c educatioo in that when we talk. about public universities pro- viding access to the larger society, EOP does so in no uncenain terms. It accepts the responsibility that that wider access entails, takes these students and works with them, supports them in concrete ways to achieve the best they can. When presented with a challenge and the means to belp them neg<>tiate it. these students rise to the occasion." Durand avees. "EOP is probably ooe of the best programs that New York has in tenns of maximizing the potential of its human resources,'' he notes. "We have been making the argument over a number of years that it was the ethical and moral thing to do to gjvc these students a chance to achieve . But the truth is. it is also the most costeffective thing to do. You are taking students with potential and giving them an opponunity to put that potential to work for the state as a contributing, productive citizen." EOPhaallelped30,- Smce becoming part of SUNY 30 years ago, EOP has helped more than 30,000 individuals earn a college degree. Durand says the Council of Educational Opportunity Pr<>gnun Directors has documented that at least 80 percent of EOP grdduates remain in New Yon State, working and paying taxes and conuibuung to their home communities. Barbara A bad, who graduated with a B+ average from a h1gh school in Queens . came to UB through EOP and subsequently e arn ed a place in the University Hono~ Program. She graduated summa cum laude o n Sunday as a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Golden Key National Honor Society. She has interned in the Office of the V1ce President for Student Affairs. tutored financially disadvantaged students and served as a resident advi sor. Life was not easy for Abad and her brother, -.-,.-- - -- - - - - - - , "aod U:Cbnical fields. Although VB's engineering pro· gram seemed ap pealing, Maisonell said he was "truly convinced VB was the place for me" when an EOP counselor spoke to him in his native Spanish about the program. EOP counselors and staff members and taculty made him feel port of a "family" aod the SUilliDer preponltory program prior to his freshman year ~ . ............ -loft: ...... ~........ flltloe_fll ...... - - . - . . -; "spadted my~ to _ , . J. ·flltloe EDP;- • . . , _ , IICtloC vice get involved aod give something back to - . -lncrtd Aponta, my community." Thomas. Althougll thcir lllCliJer ..,.,.;ved a oolPrior to heading the SA, Maisooeu was lege c<lJcalion in her nalive Ecuador, it dim't president of the EOPStudcntAssocialion and translllc imrncdialdy inlo wade~ in PODER: Latinos Unidos. He has organized the U.S. Abad's brother was diagnosed with effons statewide to recruit more students of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, but thanks totmllcolor to UB, as well as srudent proteSts of mcn~ has dooe well and graduated last weekcuts in state funding for VB and SUNY. The end from Forcllam Univeosity, l>ilere he was in rutoring be received through EOP led him to the Higher Eru::ation Oppatunity ProgJam, the spearhead SA funding of expanded rutoring IJ'ivate-9eC10requivalcnttoEOP.Their mother, for all undergJaduates that is being initiated initially employed as a sales clerk, today through the University Learning Center. works as a paraprofessiooal with mentally Simon A. Johnson earned an associate's and physically challenged children. degree from the SUNY College of AgriAbad this fall will enter thC University culture and Technology at Moms ville and of Michigan as a graduate srudenL was attending SUNY at Albany wben Fernando Maisooett says his interest in Durand encouraged him to come to UB. engineering dates back to the second grade As president of the New York Stale Stuwhen be subscribed to a scientific maga.zine. dent Associatioo, Johnson served this past Maisonett, who this spring became the fust year as student representative oo the SUNY student in more than I0 years to be elected Board ofiTrusu:es, setting an example for to a second term as SA president plans to "'how people can become more involved and obtain a doctorate in electrical engineering give back to their community.•• and work with high-performance computer Johnson, who served in the U.S. Army in systems. Also on his agenda is developing counter intelligence., worked in the public a center in his hometown in the safety department at Hofstra University and Williamsburg section of Brooklyn to enwas a counselor for the Keep Encouraging courage others to get involved in scientific Youth program in Amityville before atu:od- AtEOI'_'*- ........ ...._,_...,7: .,._ ... pulllc.,..... __ - ·-- ing college at Morrisville. He credits his mother, • single Jlll=l and immi~ from GUyana, for instiJJing in berfour c:hildrm the importance of an education. A nuac practitioner, sbc m::ently degree from SUNY 81 S1011y Brook. ''Through bani worl< and educatioo," Jobnson DOles. "you can accomplish anything." · _ earned.-·· . ...,..._ Botumroath Kto l.cbuo hasn' t seen ber Cambodian bomeland since sbc was 5 >"""' old aod forced to flee to Thailand with ber mother aod older brothcr during the Khmer Rouge regime. They were int.emed io "'" Pbaoat Nikbom refugee~ for 3 112 >"""' until being released fort:llligrblo to the U.S. 1.cbuo also enrolled ll VB through the EOP. Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguisbed SeMce Professor in the DeJ-tmen1 of fo. lilical Science who bas oerved as Lebun's mcotor, described her as a )'llUII&....,....., wilh joie de vivre, "who grows with every single experience that comes ber way." lo 1994, .......... tnlVdo:d to Thailand IDler the World l..camiog Sumrntr Abroad l'logJam and, to her surprise, was assign<d to l<aCtt En~to refugees in the l'banal N"lkbclm ..rug.,. camp. Last SUIIIITI<r, she served an inlcmship with the Cambodian Gcoocide l'logJam at Yale University. At Yale, she traoslatedo:onscripiS of interviews with survivors of the genocide and catalogued the cases of execution at the Khmer Rouge extcrminatioo a:nta" at Thol Sleng in Plmom Ftob. '1 emerged from this expma.:.e deeply shalcm," she sa\d, "and ooovina:d that promotion of cross-<:ulllllll understanding and universal human rights is the answer to atrocities such as this me." l..eiJuodccided tobonortheCambodiandead and her bomeland's living aJilure by inlroducing the Cambodian American Ht:ritage Dancers to the VB oommuni1y. She helped raise the funds that brougk a performance by the aoupe to the Cenlcr for the Arts in April lcbun, who received a bachelor of arts degree last weekend, described the performance as her "legacy and gift" to the university that bas Provided ber with educatiooal tools for a lifetime and a career in intematiooal diplomacy. • RESEARCH Cont.nued from page 1 for it," he said. Just how far scientists should go in making their case, whether it's to a funding agency, a l:Ompany or an academk or pub lic audience,V".tries in each discipline and with each individual. Yet wid1 fundingoppo!tllnitiesgrowing tighter-the American Association for the Advancement of Science estimates that reducooos for noomilitary scientific research could reach 23 percent by 2002-more and more organizations are stressing the in1portanceofcommunicating nbout resean:h. Professiooal conferences nowofferwod<shops that tell scientists how to communicate with noo-tcchnical audiences. Speaking at a recent meeting of public infonnation officers at AAU institutions. Neal Lane. director of the National Science Foundation. said "it's time for the science and technology enterprise to embrace reaching out to the public. In more per.;pnaJ tcnns, researchers need to engage in genuine pub~c dialogues with their local communities, in the mold of what I have come to call the 'civic scientist.'" He added that before he became head of the NSF, " I was accustomed to speaking to scientists around the world and to students, but only rarely to groups outside the research community. Now I' ve come to see how vital 11 is to reach beyond the converted-to the local Rotary club. the local radio Ja)k show, community forums of various kinds."' Lane said he has become so convinced of the importance of communicating about research. he thinks training for it should become an integral pan of a scientific education so Lhat those mvolved in research can convey ''the complex link between science and tech- nology and social progress. Preparation for research careers has not included this dimension. and most of us could use some he lp. I have been urging researchers to seek out and take advantage of the pub~c affair.; resoorces available at their institutions ... in making a "Even issues like the black hole have to be explained in plain English-or plain Chinese, for example. You have UJ have a cartoon version ofyour science. " -wo compelling case to the public." Lane's view is shared by many VB researchers, in part because the skills that come with communicating with nonscientific audiences also are necessary when approaching funding agencies. "Communicating with funders is a lot like communicating to the pub~c,'' said Keri Hornbuckle, assistant professor of civil engineering. "Most of the time, you send in your proposals to a panel wbere the people are really smart, but they doo ' t know about your field." Often, she continued. reviewers wiU base their decisions largely on the established funding and publication record of the scientist. a practice that puts junior researchers at a disadvantage. But whether a young scientist is preparing a dissertation or writing his orherfirstgrantproposaJ, the emphasis lately is not just on good science and publications. 'l'o a growing group of faculty. making I the connection between basic research and future applications is becoming criti cal and they urge their colleagues-particularly younger ones-to do the same. For example, one of Hall's graduate students is preparing foc a defeose on his work with a drosophila (fruit fly) gene. ''Sorralne might look at that and say. well fruit ffiesaren't relevant to anything,'' she said, "but it's a gene that happens to be very close to a human homologue that causes cardiac anhythmias." Including and stressing that kind of infonnatioo in a g111Dt . tered a situatioo where be questiooed the proposal was always to one's credit, said timing of the release of ioformatioo. Several of his collaborators at another instiruHaii.''Whal's new is the extent to which you bave to do i~" she said. tion were about to.release information about In fact, many young researchers take their work to the news media. Davies is glad be opted 001 to be part of the llllDOUDCelllCOt. that responsibility as a given today. "It's a question of ethics," declared Hong lo his opinion, the wori<, which has 001 been Luo, assistant profess..- of physics. "As scienpub~sbed in a peer-review jouroal, was not tists, we are asking somebody else--4be taxready for general release. "l thought it was pmnature," be said, "and poyer-to pay focthis, so what we do has to he it's a danger to push a theay or an idea too far COITUJli.TCially useful or DlheJwise imponant to before one really knows the .......... You can the average iJC"'Ol· You have to be able to explain your science to a high school student,'' publish a paper on the results because that's Hong said "High school studalls are the future l>ilereyilucan pr...n yourooncerns anddoullts. of everything, they're a much bigger audience But wben you popularize something, you often do not go into the details o{ that ailical assessthan college studenls. We .-1 to target them." According to Hong, whose research has men~ you often just go with the theay." resulted in the world's first flexible semiftnoe research is ready to be released, sciconductor, complex issues must be transV entists face the problem of bow thcir wade lated into understandable language for the will be interpreted. "Some scientists refuse to widest possible audience. He noted that the speak with the press because they want ~ American physicist Richard Feynmann cootrol oo how their work is cooveyed," said used to say that if you cannot explain your Hornbuckle. That's not completely appropriwork to a college freshman, then you do ate, she said. "As scientists, we have to learn not understand it well enough yourself. to let go a liule bi~" sbc said "We have to find "Even issues like the black hole have to the angle people like about our won and to be explained in plain English-<>r plain say 'Yes, I work oo that part."' Chinese, for example,'' Luo said. "You have While some researchers disparage attcmpiS to have a canoon version of your science." by' 'superslarsof.aer.:e" lil:c the laleCad Sagan While none of the VB researchers who to bring science to the public through the news were interviewed for this article said that media, Hocniluclde noted that they are actually coverage of their work in the popular press doing other scicnlists a favor. Hombucklc. who is integral to their success or that of their works on how polliOntS alfect the environment research. most believe that entering into a and who has plwnbed the depths of some of the dialogue with reponers on issues in their Great Lakes henelf, noted that, for example, field is something they and their colleagues many scicnlists in her field really hate Jacques need to do. Those that have done it note Olusteau. ''They think he spends time makthat it is a learned skill and that scientists ing pretty pictw-es and that what he's doing must be careful about what they say-and isn't really science," she said. "'But I really like when they say it-to the press. what he does because it makes people think, Huw Davies, professor of chemistry, who 'Oh that'soool; do more resemt:h. 'Thl!se people is working on developing new compounds are doing a job that's hard for a lot of scientists to treat cocaine addiction, recently encounto do. They should be our heroes." • �Letters Clarifying remark made at meeting with Provost Editor: am writing this letter to clarify the out· of-context publication (in the April 3 issue) of a part of my comment made at the March 27th meeting of engineering faculty with the Provost. The current enrollment crisis was a topic of discussion in this meeting. I commented that in the last few years to fu lfill our enrollment goals we have admitted students who are ill-prepared in math and sci ences. I suggested that we should seriously think about offering a remediaJ math course to improve their math sltiiJs and we may be able. thereby, to reduce the current attrition rate . This is not a new idea. lo a recent book on American colleges titled " Bright College Years : Inside The American Campus Today," the author reports that remedial math is one of the hi ghest-enrolled courses in U.S. colleges . I aJ~o commented that to reduce the attritiOn rate. lhe instructors of fre shman courses at US must •mprove their personal interaction w1th students, provide encouragement for leammg and show real concern for their edu cation. In this context. I mentioned that a number of students in my sophomore enga neering mechanics class have complained that they felt intimidated by their freshman instructors at UB . They mentioned that , for example, in introductory physics classes. students liJ'C told to look. to their left and look to their right. and told that one of them won't pass the course. Recently, afrer pubhcallon of your story. I aga in asked my j uni or class about this " look to left and look to right" comment. Their rec ollections are speci fi c but further public argu ment o n this issue will be unproductive . The physics department might want to refer to a recent survey of engineering students published in the Nov. 22. 1996, issue of 'lhe En g aneers' Angle ." In retrospect. my specific comment concerning the reponed attitude of some instruc tors in introductory phys ics hurting our retention rate was not carefully phrased and was certai nly undiplomatic . I had no idea that there was a reporter in the room and the content of our discussion would be published as u news report. I certainly overstated my hearsay evidence to sharpen the debate . In my opinion , engineering. mathematics ttnd phys ICS at UB should wo rk together to develop our engineering students' ability to think about and understand fundamental concepts without feelin g intimidated . Sincere ly, l SHAHID AHMAD Associate Chairman Departql6nt of CIVIl Engmeeong Has fair solution to issue of graduate athletics fee Editor: believe that I have a fair solutJOn to the question of ..thether or not graduate and professional students should be required to pay an athletics fee. AIJ new graduate student s should be required to pay the fee at the snme rate that undergraduate students pay. For existing students the fee should be li sted on their tuitio n bills u.s an optional payment. Jr they pay it they will be allowed to enter athletic contests free as all other students. If they do not pay they should be required to 1 pay to go to the games . Those students who do not pay the fee should also not be allowed to use any of the athletic facilities at UB . Thi s is a fair system because the incoming students cannot complain about being given a new fcc while in school, si nce the fee is being 1mposed on them from the time that they matriculate at UB . Those graduate students already at UB will have an option to get a benefit for paying a fee, and if they do not pay the fee they will not get certain benefits that they now receive for free. I ~ULJEJI Class of 1980 vtae-mail First they came for Statistics; then they came for UB T alk about " DEJA -VU ALL OVER AGAIN." Eight yean ago. an article appeared in the Reporter, over the byline of David M . Snyderman, en1it.Jed ..StaWtics: borne, sweet home in the Medical School?"' J wish to inform the readers of the Reporter that the issue of the existence of the Department of Statistics has emerged yet again, but this time the consequences are not only dire for the discipline of statistics. but also for lhe entire campus of SUNY at Buf· falo, and its conduct as the flagship center of the SUNY systam. _ This sad tale begins May 1996. I, as chairman of the Department of Statistics, was called into the office of John Naughton, dean of lhe UB medical school, who informed me that Provost Headrick had decided to merge Statistics with the Depanment of Social and Preventive Medicine (SPM). However, it appears that it was Dean Naughton himself who put forward this proposal and that, further, the use of the word ..merger" was a smoke screen . Naughton 's proposal called for the disap~aran c~ of the Department of Statistics and its Biostatistics Unit, as well as its undergraduate majors program and its graduate programs . Because of this announcement I sought an appointment with Provost Tom Headrick, and met with him in his office in early June 1996. I presented the case for the continued existence of the department to h1m, and it was agreed at the end of that meeting that the provost would think about this case, and give hi s decision "soon." In fact it was four (4 !) months later in a letter to me, dated Oct 2. 1996, that he reaffinned the decision that in esse nce Statistics be amalgamated mto SPM: .. ... among the options UB has. I be· lieve your dean's recommendation is the preferred path ." Also. " .. .Statistics within SPM will play an important but supportive role in a research and intellectual enterprise nor (emphasis mine) focused on the main theoreucal concerns in statistics as a discipline ." Those teamed in Greek and Latin will understand the translation-from now on. statisticians. you will not practice your profession. but a~ · sist SPM members with using the product~ of the Discipline of Statistacs to set up stud1es. clinical trials. etc ., and analyze and help mterpret the data so generated . But as far as teaching and research 10 stat iStiCS. well. that's to be tenninated. So much for col legiality and academi c freedo m at UB . Never mmd that th1 s would bring our Consulting Lab's actavltiC:l>. available to all researchers on this campus. inside and outside the Sc hool of Medicine , to a halt And never mind that our undergraduate major and master's program would~ terminated: this, in spite of the provost 's oft stated support of such programs. especiall y. as in the case of Statistics. if they lead to jobs. Neve r mind that we take care of the teaching of introductory courses in stat istiC !<>. needed by undergraduates in fulfillment of their general education requirements. etc .. etc ., ad nauseam . How was the decision made ? Exclusavely by Dean Naughton and Provost Headrick conferring, that is to say, no apparent faculty input. and cen ainly no input from the Depart ment of Statistics was made or sought . Why was this decision made? Incredibly, this momentous move of destroying Statistics and ill> programs has not had any publishtd jusrifico · tion by the administration to back it up. None. whatsoever!! I must explain that I arrived on campus an 1993. having answered an ad for the pos111on of chainnan of statistics. Until some Lame be fore 1973, this was o ne of the pre -e mment departments ofstatistics in the U.S .A. But 1n the period 1973-75. that depurtment started to break up--some faculty went to Harvard . Minnesota, Texas. etc . The department, smce that time. except for a small hiccup in I 992 94, was neglected by the administration of UB . It had been weakened, and kept weak : Dean Naughton once remarked to me that the department was nol neglected, it was abused . So, true to fonn, he initiated this amalgam· auon of Statasucs 1010 SPM . (lncadentally. 10 spate of the foregoing, the: provost keeps usmg the fact that we are weak to justify this cessation of disciplinary activities 10 stausucs at UB . In invoking the .. Statistics as weak" argument. he also tgnores the fact that I was brought in to strengthen the department, and that commitment to me for various resources at the time of my hiring have nor been fonh coming, and are necessary to build up the department.) However. I objected to this amalgamataon and wrote Dr. Alan Saltzman a letter on Sept. 9, 1996. asking him, in his capacity of presi dent of the Faculty Council of the School of Medicine. to have a commiuee look into thn matter. This was done , and the report of thi s committee is scathing about thi s proposal being initiated without the consequences to the School of Medic ine, in particular, and UB. m general, being thoroughly explored. It points out that there is a danger that if th.is proposed amalgamation goes through. 'There will beno pure statisticians on campus who could develop new methods required to cope w1th unus ual problems and new problems that result from the ex.pans1on of scientific inqu1ry ·· We note here that statistics is the study of the ex perimental method. The implication of th1s IS that by its very nature , stati sucs as 10 terdisciplinary in scope . We arc: not a "'De panment of Egyptology" in that our products are used. and ~xr~nsively u.ud. m almost ev · ery branc h of science. be it social or phys1ca l science . W e address , an our own research, Issue s such as : G1ven a general expc::nmental si tuatjon. what is the best experimental design that should be utilized. and what 1s the beSt way to analyz.e the data 10 light of the purposes of the ex.penment? (Here. the tenn experiment is used in its broadest se nse. and mcludes polling, clinical trials. stud1cs of dif ferent educauonal methods, plant -w1dc eA penments m industry. etc .. etc.) We al so siUdy the effect of. and how best to mcorporate , prior mfonnauo n. and broadly speakmg. study the nature of scientific mference and the role of stati stical inference Statisucs 1s a thnving and excitmg disctpline-some 20 major research journals in the Enghsh lan guage a lone attest to this fact. And turning to the educataon of o ur stu dents, 1.n this day and age when SOC ie ty 1:, continually bombarded with poll results. sta tistics about our economy. etc .. 11 IS vnalthat all students take at least an mtroductory course in this di sci pline to get an mk.ling of what the di sc apline is about, to say the least And the u contact with thi s mathe mataca l SCIe nce serves to sharpen logical thinkmg. How eve r. none of the above seems to matter with our educators at the top at US . There is a lot more to say about the process that led to th1s ill-conceived proposal Unfortunately. it now has a life of 1ts own. so that des pite a strong case for a viable and n ouri shing StatiStics Department to ex ast at US (as affanned in the extensive 1988 Triggle Report), the interim dean of the Sc hool of Medacine . Dr. John Wright. is undergoing hi s own revaew of the merger. a nd doing thiS an a way that contradicts the spirit o f a resolut1on passed at the School of Medicme 's own Executave Committee meeting of Apnl 17, 1997. whach urges in-depth revaews of any proposed " merger." Hence. the threat of amalgamation. prt!mised purt!l)' on admitus rrau vefiat. IS still with us. with the danger that Dean Wnght will push this !llllalgamatlon through thas summer. based on an mad~quatt> rt'VIl'W , and when. of course. relutave1) few faculty and students a.re around But all thl:t 1.!> nor without cost . I am refcrnng to the fact that I have rece1 ved. and am SENDING LETTERS TO THE REPORIER The Reporter welcomes letters from reaoers commenting on 1ts stones ana content Letters shOuld t>e hmlteO to 600 words ana may be ed1ted fof sty1e and length Because ot space hm1tat1011s. the Reporter c annot publish all letters rece1ved They must be tece1ved by 9 a m Monday to be considered tor publication 1n that week 's •ssue recc:lvang, strong suppon from the statuucal commumty out!ide of SUNY People talk. and although I ha ve been carefui no1 to stres~ our pre<hcament outside UB. bad news trav· els fast. Indeed . besades the numerous telephone calls. I have rece1ved letters of support from tbe premSents of tbe Amuico11 Staristicol A.ssociotio11 and the lnslituu of Math t'mllticol Statistics. two of the largest Statisti cal AssociationS 1n the U.S.A .. if nol the wortd, and I have received other leiters from various distinguished statisticians. For ex ample, Professor Hennan Chernoff. Harvard University. a NatJonaJ Academy of Sciences member: Professor Seymour Geisser. head of the School of Statistics at the Umvers1ty of Minnesota, and as well. Professor T. Louu. chair of the Di vas1on of BiostatiStics at Mmnesoc.a. Inside UB . I have rece1ved letters of suppon from Professor J. Boot. Management Science (and an mfonned user of stausucs and where it comes from ). and Professor K.D Mag1ll. Department of Mathemaucs. who was c ha1r of the Search Comm111ee thai brought me to UB. and who. of course. ll> knowledgeable about staiiSIICS and ns math ematJcal underp1nmngs Space requaremen ts do not allow quotes from the~ JetteD and phone calls. unfortunately. but these letters and the mteresung art1cle mentiOned at the o utset of th1 s d1 scuss1on that appeared an the Reporter m 1989. art available at o ur websne. The address of o ur webSJte as http:/1 www.acsu.buffalo.eduj- ()s{;bmidtjfac.html/ - 1 urge the readers of th1 s arucle to consult this websue to more fully apprec1ate the gravi ty of the Sltuatao n As to these leners and phone ca ll s from outsade the umven:aty, I must say, thai al though I welcome them. I worry about them at the sa me ume. For af evems do not proceed an :,uch a way as to clear the a1r. who w1ll en courage young Ph .D.s to JOin the faculty at Buffalo. "'·here .!o UCh a narrow -nunded aru tude to o ur d1sc1phne. as well as other 1mpor tant d1SC1plmes. re1gns supreme ., I take th1s matter up la1er m th1 s amcle t as to be borne m mmd that the consulta uve process that Jed us to th1s pred1cament IS anta -collegaal A dean proposes and dJS· cusses (maybeJ amalgamauon of Staustacs mto SPM w11h the provost - that IS to say. shamefully, there was not to be any fa cult) mput. diSC USSIOn . o r srudy about th1s proposal. We art a first example of thas What I mean when I ~ay thas has to do w1th the fac.·t that UB IS now preoccupied w1th the study of a Planmng Report made b) Provost Headnck However. th1s planmng report emerged largely without faculty mput For example . on page 120 of the copy that I receaved . there appears a chmce quote (with no ex planat1on befort or after)- the quote as " Plans to merge B1ophys1cs w1th Physaology and Sta ustiCS with Socaal and Preventave Med1cme should move forward ." It IS mterestmg that Provost Headnck would couple a true merger with o ur case. trymg. I suppose , to g1ve our case the fa cade of a true merger. rather than an amalgamauon. Indeed, B1ophysics and Physiol ogy have merged. and 11 as a true merger- the new department 1s called "BIOphysiCS and Physiology.'' and not on!) the name of o ne of the two magmg department ~ Recall that the Naughton -Headnd me rger o l "Staust acs with SPM" call !o for an amolgam atum of Stat1sUc :t mto SPM. and that the C'- · panded department "'a~ to be called SPM Further. no programs from e11hcr 81o ph) 'K' or Ph)'Mology have been IO!<tt, unhl..e the ..:a:-e of our abso rptaon mto SPM . sho uld 11 o..:~.·ur Ne1thcr set o f professao nab m Bmph)"' ll'l> m Phys1ology ha ve bee n asked to -.en e the o ther. that IS, the) have not been a!> l..ed nlll It • pracuce then profess ion In fa1.·t. the merger of 81ophys1cs and Phys1olog) ha.!o txcn tn th~· diSC USSIOn stage. for at lea st two ~car' th.tt I know of. und poss1bl) mo re And I mu st remmd you that th1 .. pl.1nntn!! report. because 11 Yroa:t wnlten and appc.tn·J w1th pracucall ) no facull) mput Ia ' dJ,tJnll from dean:, and 1,:ertam \ 1Ce pre.!>JdCnl !<t I. h.t' not been well receaved Recall thl' eumple til Profe~M>r Wilham Allen. a da!otmgUI,hed US hastonun. when dt.!oCUS.!>mg the Plannmg Re port m front of the provost. dcclanng that an I Conttnued on page 6 �LETTERS Continued from page 5 30 years, other h1stonans will say, "that a good univers-ity was destroyed by Tom Heudrick ." Further. the Faculty Senate has matiated studies , by various comm..inces, of the consequences of certain facets of this Planning Repon. The administration has chosen to effectively ignore these repons, for cc:nom decisions . For example, they have announced that the decision about the reorgani/.&IJon o f Ans and Sciences is to be taken in July. when nobody will be around , and very lmle t1me will have elapsed for proper study of the Faculty Senate 's reports, by both facuhy and the provost and president. And the danger ske tched above as a result of the reaction of the USA's Statistics Community, holds true for vanous other intellectual communiues outside UB, and they are reacting ud\'UJr/y-bad news travels fast ! And one hears, again , abou1 other ridiculous proposals {with no consullation of the fuc uh y) for mergers. The latest example that I huvc heard about 1s that of Pathology wuh Anato my. Yes . indeed. firstlhey came for Stausucs. and now th~y luJvr cum~ for UB . I do hope that my colleagues of UB w•ll prote st the treatment of Statistics. and the treatment of other disciplines in general . by contacung the Provost (Thomas Headrick) and the President (William Greiner). J have 10uc hed on some of the dangers, exposed Mnce May 1996--and they are reaL The qual· II )' of educa tion afforded by UB is at stake. And the dccis•on as to what programs remain and what programs should cease, IS. as the example of Stat istics allustrates, not thought through nor adeq uately studied. and this 1s on ly the tip o f the aceberg. In my opinion, we J>hould all be contacti ng the provost and the presiden t and protest m the strongest terms. For conven1ence, the1r addresses and phone numben are : Provost Thomas Headrick-Offi ce of the Provost. State University of New York at Buffalo. 562 Capen Hal\, Amherst. N.Y 14260 (716) 645-2992 President William Greiner-Office of the President, State University of New York at Buffalo. 506 Capen Hall. Amher.>t, N Y 14260 (7 16) 645-2901 IRWIN 8UTT'MAJII Chalfman Department ot StatistiCs Another view on reorganization plan though many mnovative reorganization plan s have already been dasussed. I would li ke 10 presenl iln· ther one for your consideration. Estab lish the following three board divi · sions of our core academic faculty. which includes the Ans and Sciences faculty and members of professional faculty who partlci pa(c m university -wide teaching programs: • Division A of Arts, tAtters and Social Sciences as outlined in one of the provost 's a ltcmarive plan s. The breadth of this division provides more Oexibility for constructive rearrangement of its programs . • Division B of Physical, Mathematical and Applied Sciences. Some engineers and infonnationo&eient·i sts may want to join thi s division without necessari ly relinquishing thei r present roles in professional schools. Science students with additionaJ engineering knowledge will have more employment opponunities after graduation . Engineering student'\: with deeper knowledge in sc ience will have a greater polential to develop new tech· nology after the state-of-an skills they learned uxlay become obsolete. A closer cooperation between science nnd engineering faculties will enable both groups 10 recruit brighter students . • Division C of Life Sciences. More fac ulty members in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. School of Denial Medi cme. and School of Phannacy may want to JO in this division 10 panicipate in university· wide teaching programs without necessarily g1vi ng up completely their responsibililies in the professional sc hools. Biology majors with additional health-relaled knowledge will have a wider range of employment opponunities. The designation lif~ scitmccs includes the s!udy or both living beings and their environ· men I. It also conveys an implicit moral incen- uve thai could help to atuacl superior slu · dents into this division without duplicat:mg the rwnes of heaJth-related professional schools at UB . In view of the great potenuaJ for future development in neuroscience, it would be nice if the Department of Psychol ogy could join this division. Each division wiU have a director or associate provos1 who repons directly to the provost. This will sbonc.n the line of communi· cation between facuJty and the president, and remove some of the communication barriers. The appointment of a new all-embracing dean of Arts and Sciences will create an even higher barrier, because then each proposal will have to be pre-examined by one of his new associate deans with proper competence in that field before it reaches the new dean, since be does not know everything. His associate deans will then be actually doing the work of the present deans but without the au thority to decide on academic matters or di rect accc..ss to the Provost's Office on fi.SCI..I matters. Without the incentive of niaking important decisions, we cannot e.x.pect these new associate deans to be as motivated as the present deans in meering challenges with enthusiasm and dedication. Consequently, the appoi ntment of an all-embracing dean of arts and sciences will delay communication be· tween the faculty a.nd the provost or presi· dent. Each division is responsible for both graduate and undergraduate education programs in their field , and hence the uodesir· able separation of research and teaching is avoided. All the brilliant undergraduates J talked with expressed the desire tO-have some experience in research before graduation, and that is why many of them prefer universities to four-year colleges. entists and engineers Without making the NSM faculty worry about their autonomy or EAS faculty worry about their professional sW>ding. If the Gnduate School dean a1Jo serves as vice provost of Division C, be could effectively encourage the cooperation be· tween HS faculty and NSM faculty via the establimed guidelines of Gnduate School and the tuition waiver program . .IUIIL WAIMI Einstein Professor of Sctence Goal of hiring own best applicants is wrong EoMor: n the May IS issue of the Reponer, Professor &rruce Noble is reported to have noted that MIT hu increased the representation of women on its cbe.m.isuy fac. ulty because the department is hiring "the most outstanding of ill own chemistry graduates" in tenure-track positions. This reference to MIT chemistry is a mis-swement of a Jet- I ter to the Reporter written by UB Department of Chemistry Professor Joseph Gardella, who refCTTed to the MIT Department of Chemical Engioeering. Gardella would be among the first to admit that his views are his own and do not reflect those of the majority of the fac ulty of the Department of Chemistry. In my humble opinion, tbe assenion that UB depanments should make a goal of hiring their own hile the breadth of each division will 11J lW.DI -.NAUM News Services EdiiOf encourage interdisciplinary collaboration , each designated academic program F YOUR E-MAll.ADDRESS conlains should have a reasonable degree of autonomy I . the leuers ''ubvms," you must take so that its endeavor can be steered by a mucb some simple, but important steps besmaller group of the best infonncd people to fore May 31 or you run the risk of losmove forward rapidly and hannoniously. ing access to your e-mail The core academic faculty with three broad Wvisions is wider in scope than a Col That warning comes from Computing lege of Ans and Sciences, although both will end Information Technology, which, for be more flexible than the present organizamore than a year, has beeo spreading the tional strucwre with three deans. The removal word that the VMS platform will be termiof prese nt decanal banien will allow possible nated after May 31 . merging or transfer of departments acros5 tea· CIT, which estimates that there are still ditional boundaries. and encourage jointly aboul 5.000 active VMS accounts at UB, taughl courses. The resulting elimination of suggests that users who know that they still instruclional and adminisuative redundancy receive mail at addresses that include will lead to savings in both university budget "ubvms"-and haven't arranged for mail and studen t time. to be forwarded to another accountThe savings in budget could be used as seed money for development of inte:r"disciplishould do one of the following: nary centers or programs in areas of the • Coniact the CIT Help Desk 81645-3542 greatest promise. The savings in student time • Contact CITs user liaison desk al due to elimination of redundant content in re· 645-3540 to set up a new e-mail address quired courses will leave more credit hours in and account on the UNIX system curricula for elcc1ive courses, and will make • Establish a new address through their UB more anractive. As a result we could department mail server if there is one raise the number and quality of applicaniS for • Take the steps outlined in the admission as well as the retention rate of regAbridged VMS Migration Guide available astered studen ts after the first or second year. from C IT or check out the unabridged In the proposed academic core, the c loser on line version at http:/ fwln•• · inlernction between ans and sciences faculty and professional faculty will enhance the vi buffalo.edu/ conoputiJCIDocutality of each and improve the university as a tatlon/-/~l to set up whole. By contrast. establishing a College of a UNIX account and to find out how to Ans and Sciences under a single dean will move files funher insulate the Arts and Sciences core, • Conlact their compuler support person. we must not forget abou1 i1s in1erdependen1 According to Harold Carter, chief aprelationship with the res1 of the university plications analyst in academic services, if apple. I any universities have the position of dean of Ans and Sciences with differen! job description. For example. Harvard Universi ty does not have a provost, bul has a dean of Ans and Sciences in c harge or the en lire academic core budget, which is equal in amount to the tolal budget of Princelon Uni versity. and reports direc11y to the president. For the present situation at UB. the appoinl · ment of a new vice provost for each of the above three divisions could shorten the response time in dealing with difficult problems and their collective wisdom will enable the provost to take a breath once in a while . The replacement of three deans by the new associate provosts wiiJ also reduce the total administration budget if the lan.er already function as deans in other capacities that complement their new responsibilities. For example, if the SEAS dean aJso serves as vice provost of Division B. he could effectively promote the collaboration between sci- doctoral affiliotioos with MIT. Tbe MIT de- . partrnenU of Chemistry IDd Chemical Engi - neering eacb are probably in' the top five (IIWIY would 5aY II) in the world in terms of sn<~uau: rescarcb. MIT hu link:-: as one of the bel~ they must hire some of their own if they are to maintain their repuw:ion. Such is not the case at UB. If MIT were. hiring UB snduates, I could support Noble's! Gardella·slllJUlll<nL Sadly. this is not so (although one of our distinguisbed B.S. alumni i.s on the MIT Chemistry faculty). If we are to aspire to this ga.L we must hire the best ~ p)jcants, regardless of their academic pen:ntagelger>de<lrtl:detc. I believe dW it is possible to inause the representation of women and under-represented minorities in our fac· ulty, while continuing to hire the best caod.i· dates. UB alumni inciLided but no( targeted. Sincerely. -LUISJDI Professor and Chair. Oeparrmsnt of Chen'Hstry Take these important steps by May 31 if e-mail address has letters 'ubvms' W M belt snduates is wrooa. In ocademico u in bioio&Y, in-breeding Ieoda to redtaclion of viability. If one wishes to ititprove the quality of one's deponmeot, one lhould hire the belt snduates from BETTER cleponroenu. Of 32 faculty (2 female) iu the MIT Deponment of Chemistry, 10 male faculty bad B.S. (2), Plt.D. (6) nr post-doctonl affiliations (2) with MIT: none of the female faculty bad prior affiliations with MIT. Of 34 faculty (4 female ) in the MIT Department of Chemical Enai· ,_ring II male faculty (I. 9, I) IDd three female faculty (1 , I, I) bad B.S., Ph.D. nr post· mail addressed to you on VMS is now being forwarded to another address you use, you need do nothing for now. Until May 1998, CIT will continue lo forward to your other addresses' mail messages being scot to VMS . However, you should begin checking your mail messages and changing your address on messages you send to anyone still reaching you on VMS. Listservs are a special problem, Caner noted. Once your electronic address is invalidated, you will rio longer be able 10 access listservs that send to that address. To insure that you receive messages from a listserv uninterrupted, foUow the instructions it provides on unsubscribing and then resubscribe using your new address. Any files that you are keeping on VMS, but which you do not need. should be deleted. Those that can be viewed with VMSrype commands-the great majority of files-are easily transportable to UNIX, said Caner. Those that cannol be, will either need to be converted or will be of no use on the new system, he explained. According to CIT, the main reason behind the switch to other computing plat· forms at UB, most commonly UNIX, is to foe~~> computing resources. According to Geraldine Soonesso, associate director for user services at CIT, many other large universities also are undergoing the same kind of switch from VMS to UNIX. " While VMS is an easy platform to support, lhe latest software programs are being provided only for UNIX," she said. ·'And when Sludents graduate and go into lhe job market, thars the system lhey arc going to find." The decision to phase out VMS was recommended in Vision 99. the plan formulated to guide UB 's infonnation technology efforts through the 1990s and beyond. • �.., ... ...., ...... ., . . .. aii·CIPI Cilllr MIIM IIIIIF C. mdo with lhe kids once IChoof Is OUI? The U8 Chid Cenllr, Inc., which has ' - ' ollaring quallly day C1118lor ......... loddlera and Pf&"1IChool8f8 al ils Soulh ~ 1985, is ollaring a summer camp lor cl1llc*'en . . 8-12 years. The'*"'· which wlll-'l from June »Aug. 29, wl be located In Spaulding au.d In 'the Elicoll ~on the NOI1h ~ The hol.n are 1:15 a.m. m5:<45 p.m. Chlldran wl I.e aaaa 1o the Alumni Anlna pool, as wei as Olhet' aciMIIe8 on C81111US· The coet iB $125 per week. A mirWTun ~lion of two weeks iB required. A llOII-f'llfLwld deposit of $25 is due al the &1)8 of regilllralion. The UB Child Care Center is accrediled by lhe National l>.r:» amy of Eal1y ChilctlOOd Programs. For further infonnalion, contac:l Debbie Yantomasi al the child What'a a WOI1dng p8l8l1l IIIIAND . . . _ . KI'I'OII S'-E IIUIWICII CIN1D College. Rlr more 111formation. contact Domske at 645-2068, ext 2337 The Toohiba Stroke Roseatch Center at UB, one of the most advanced neuroimaging facilities in the world , will be showcased at grand opening ceremonies at 10:30 a.m . oo Wednesday, May 28, on UB's South Campus. Special ~ wil be t-i'orotxJ -.ctielc~~tor­ Japan; Masamichl Kalsurada. president Toohiba America Medical a Systems; YLi<ol Sakai. director of prodUCt support lor-........,.,. Medical Systsms, and JaiY1 Zimler, vcepr-.tor~ . Charles Gargano. commissioner of the New York State Department of Economk: Development. will represent Gov. George Pataki. The center was made poss1ble by a $3 .6 million gitt from Toshiba . w1th additional grants from The Margaret L Wendt Foundation and an anonymous donor The ceremomes wi111nclude remarks from UB and Tosh•ba officials and tne unveihng of a commemoratiVe plaque 1n the Llppschutz Conference Room of the Biomedical Education Building, foflowed by a reception in the budding's atrium Gu1ded tours of the facility, housed on the fourth flOor of the adjacent Biomedical Research Build1ng. also will be offered . ua-AIID--LOVUtS OF~ LAKES IHYI1ED TO Everyth1ng you always wanted to know about Great Lakes fish and their environment-but didn't know who to ask-will be available at a public forum to be held from t-4 p .m . on June 1. 1n the Center for the Arts. North Campus . Anglers. boaters. birdwatchers and anyone etse who enjoys living near and playing on the Great Lakes-adults and children-are InVited tO participate in JOt8faCIIVe actMties . see exhibits and meet researchers, held biologists and resource managers Free and open to the publiC, the forum will kick off the 40th annual meeting of the lnlernational Associatk>n for Great Lakes Research being sponsored by UB's Great Lakes Program and the Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College Highlights of the forum • The elec:troshocker boat that researchers tn the U.S. Fish & W1ldllle SeMce use to conduct surveys on the health of Great Lakes fish • A casting contest lor kids • Exhibits showcasing Great Lakes fish , including a 52-inch-long muskle and a Lamprey, a parasitic fish that feeds on sport fish. According to Helen Domake, associate director of US's Great Lakes'Program and extension speCtahst lor New York Sea Grant a1 UB. the forum w1ll allow the community to have questions about the Great Lakes answered by experls The research portion of the meetIng Will beg1n June 2 at Buffalo State =!::=~===• Raautts of the HUBNET (Hospitals & University at Buffalo Ubrary Resources Network) User SUrvey diStributed last fall are now available A total <1937 surveys-<~ 2t petcent response rate--were ~ pieted. Raspondents indicated they use HUBNET t2.3 times pet month; half access the system less than once per quartsr, 55 percent of respondants were male, 45 petcent female; average age was 37.3 years Netwafi/Wildows ll8nlion of HUBNET is used by 78 percent: 4t percent connect to I;IUBNET from homa: 59 percent do nee use any other computerized health informaoon source; 36 percent use the system 1n many locatlons while rotaung among hospitals. MEDliNE was tha most popular database, willl94 percent usage; followed by CURRENT CONTENTS 140%) and CANCERUT (26 percent). Top five HUBNET onhne reference texts ctted: Marek Manual(62 petcent), Stedman's Medical DICtionary {49 petcent). Harrioon's Principles of Internal Medicine (46 percent) and Textbook of Pathology (25 percent). No. 1 complaint: the awkward array of access modes (Telnet. dlal-10. etc ) and interlaces (DOS vs Wndows) across difl8fant platforms (PC and Mac) This will be largely resolved wrth the debut of HUBNET 2 Second area defined for Improvement · tra1ning. While 48 percent said tra1n1ng was adequate . the need tor onhne help, better documentation and train1ng classes were frequentty mentioned Third concern· the future of lhe electronic mail system Two-thirds IndiCated they have or continue to use the HUBNET e-mail systam Of those. 69 percent satd HUBNET was thetr prmary e-mail system. The mail system IS undergoing restructunng, thiS summer it will be downsized and WJII be managed by the Schoof ol Med•· ctne and BIOI'Tled.cal Sc~ences HUBNET User Survey Protect Team plans to create a fact sheet to address major issues and reply to frequently asked questl()(lS, library staff at part1cipat•ng HUBNET InStitutions will g1ve personal responses to survey comments as requested For more inlorma!.ion contact MaUl Mutka( ~ ) ()(Nancy Stinson 1- -) HU8NET 2: HU8NET MOVES TOTHEWU a ooncems Some the odentified ttvoug1 the HUBNET u- &Mly win be addressed the advent of HUBNET 2. which wil a.low access to HUBNET ttvougl the ~ Wde Web HUBNET 2 w1ll be fasler. univer· sally accessib le to users and eas•er to admimster. Performance will no longer be dependent upon a user's computer and HUBNET administration will be able to track usage of 1nd 1vidual dalabases. HUSNET 2 will eventually replace c.. • an. the current means of accesstng HUBNET, and wtll offer access to the networiVWindOws VBf'SOO of the OVID b ibltographic and full·text CSa· tabases such as MEDLINE, CliniCal Reference Ubrary, Cl1n.cal Phatmacology. the POR , Hamsorl's Pnnciples of Internal Medic me. Sted· man's Medical Dicuonary and the Stat-Ref clinical manuals The new OVID full-text database of nursmg ;ournats may be online by fall Efforts are being made to update tra1n1ng and docurnentatoo materials IOf the Web-basad HUBNET 2 apphcauons For more ntormaoon, contact Maron care center at829-2226. "-"<a{~) - ()(Nancy Stinson (n:6uw= S • Pee*=f= edu} IN~ FUNDING - S E T FOR MAY 29 A WOfkshop lor faculty, staff and stu· dents on how to obta1n •ndustnal funding will be he6d Thursday. May 29, in 225 Natural Sciences ComP'ex. sponsored by the CAMBI group BasiC SCience and chmcallac· ulty who have been successful 1n sacunng industrial funduig wtll g1ve the morn1ng presentatiOns. w1th diScussions and questiOns lollow1ng Afternoon sessiOnS Will 1nclude a dtscuss100 group on companng research ln industry vs academ1c settings . geared to graduate and postdoctoral studems and groups on mteUectual property patent •ssues and selling up tndustnatlla•son off1ce a•med at what IS needed to make 11 eas•er 10 obta•n lndustnal tund1ng at UB Advance reg1stratl()l') LS recom· mended In the event of oversubscnplion . onty prereg•suants w111 be admmed For more •nlormauon. c;on. tact LJnda M Hall. Department of 6 10chemca.J Pharmacology. 645-2834 or e-m&Jl lmhaJICacsu buffalo edu WIWAMS TO DEUVER IIAIIIIINGTON LECTUR£ Redford a. WIIUama, Internationally known for hiS work on anger hOStility. coronary-prone behav1ors and hfe-sk11ls tra•n1ng w11l oehver a Harnngton Lecture at 4 p m on May 29 at the Umvers•ry Inn and Conterence Center 2401 N Forest Ad Amherst Williams lecture sponsored oy tne US School of Mecllc•ne and B10 med1cal Sc1ences wtll De on "The M1nd-Body ConnectiOn m Card•ac Heallh • II will culmmate a lorum on m•ndlbehaviOt factors and cardiOvascular health leatur~ng nationally known researchers Wtlhams IS d•rectOf ot tne Benav•orat Med1c1ne Reseatch Center at Duke Un1verstty Med1ca1 Center There •s no fee but preregistration IS requested For more .ntormalton call 687..4093 ••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SportsView UB junior basketball standout Rasaun Young has been named one of six recipients of the N4A Achievement Award given by the NationaJ Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics. The award goes to a student ''who has overcome great personal, academic, and/or emotional odds 10 achieve academic success while participating in intercollegiate athlet · ics ." He will be honored with five other winners on June 21 in Phoenix at the N 4A's national convention. YOW1j! is the thin! all-time leading """"' in UB baslcelball history. with I J54 points with ooe y= remaining. He k:d the Mid-Con eoor~ in sooring during the regular SC3Son and WJS named a first-team Ali-Confcrencx: n>:mber this past """""· Earlier this spring, he was named the Most Valu· able Pl.ayer of the Big 4 (Canisius. Niagar.l. St Bonavc:nnu-e. UB). His 549 polnts this pas1 season was !.he sec· on<H!ighest total in schoollustory Young was given very little chance of succeeding in h1gh school. having grown up in the housing projects of New Rochelle surrounded by, in Young 's words , "'drugs. sex and violence .·· He was given even less of u chance to attend college when he was diagnosed late i n his h1gh sc hool career with dyslex1a 11nd dysgruphia. No! only di d Young achieve a score on the SAT that allowed him to pan.icl pate in collegiate athletics. but he has achieved a 2.9 GPA while majori ng i n sociology at U B . In his first two seasons at UB. YQIIJlg led the Bullsto an 18- 10 record in the 1994-95 season w h ile earning A U-Conference honors. However, nfler bcmg named the Mid-Con's pre-season MVP dunng the summer of 1995, thmgs started to crumble around htm . First he lost h1 s father-who had left his famil y when Rasaun was very you ng be· cauK of drug abuse-to the A I DS vtrus . He learned that h1s girlfriend was pregnant and the two had a baby daughter. to whom Rasaun has dedi cated all of h1s success. He suffered 11n ankle inJury in fall workouts that caused h1m to medi call y redshm the 1995-96 season Desp1te those hardships, Young returned from a year o f macttvtty to lead the conference m '>Cori ng 1h1 ~ past season and help the Bulls to a 17· 11 record while contmumg to • succeed m the classroom "Rasaun Young exemplifies all thlll. IS good about mtercollcgiate athleucs," stud Craig Howe. Young' s academtc adv1sor at UB who submjned has nommation " He has succeeded because of h1s w1ll . h1 s drive . and h1 s work ethiC " Said US President Wilham R Greiner, "Rasaun Youn g has con· fronted and conquered more problems than many young people can 1magine. He has mdeed been an outstanding success, as both an ath · lete and a student. at UB." I n me essay written for th1 s award. Young said. " A s long as I can remember, my life has been about a struggle to surv1ve. About strivmg and bemg detennined to reach my goaJs. AboUI competmg to succeed. About conunuing to maintain. Most tmponant. m y hfe has been about making myself the best person I can be . I have alway~ dreamed of becoming a college basketbaJI pl ayer and one day to play professional baiL I plan to hve the dream with passion ." e ROYALS FOURTH, BULLS FIFTH AT MID-CON TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS Youngstown State captured its first ever M id-Con Conference Men 's and Women 's Outdoor Track and Field Champtonshaps on May II at US Stadium. The Lady Pengums edged Western llhno1s, while- t.he Pengum men outdistanced Troy State and Western Ul inoas f or 1M men 's tttle. The UB women wenfounh and thco men finished fifth Buffalo gOI strong performances · from Melissa Ryan. who won the 100-meter hwdles and fuushed tlunf in the 400-meter hwdles. Amy Tabone was second tn the 400-meter hurdles while Usa Kragbe firushed tlunf and fourth in the 400- and ZOO. meter dashes. 1be Royals placed four on the ftm-team All-Conference hst Ryan. Shelly Hamilton, Ruth ConJon and Terry Scheme. Tabone earned second-team honors. On the men's sade, Omar Doyley firu shed second m the 400 meters D ave Clabeau.x finished fowth m the 800 meters. Ry an Candaa fin ished second in the 400-meter hurdles. Neil Murray firushed lturd m the pole vault and Man Streng firushed second 10 !.he Javelin. Dayley, Candia and Streng earned second-team All-Conference honors Buffalo got outstandmg performances from Scheme. Coolon and Hamilton. Scheme won the heptathlon and firushed second in the women 's long Jump. Conlon won the hammer throw while Hamilton won the tugh JUmp. Ryan St:t a meet record 10 the 100-meter htgh hurdles UB 's Usa Kragbe broke the meet marl;: m the long Jump On Fnda y·~ opemng da) . us ·s Gretc hen Welch placed fou nh 1n the IO.CXXl meter.; On the men's s1de. U B 's Chns Keenan was fifth m the I 0.000- meter run e COLE JOINS VOLLEY· BALL COACHING STAFF U B women 's volleyball coach B oh Maxwell has named former Dowhng College a~s1 s tan1 and Long Island Po'Wer Volle)•baJI Club coach Cathy Cole a.!> a full -lime .:b s1stant Cole comes to U S alter l\lo" seasons at DI VISIOn II power Dowhng. where she helped lhe Golden Lions to consccuuve NCAA Tournament appearance)> A 1991 graduate of H ofstra. 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June 26 1997 Voll"n' ._ n •, 1.1 creates lnstibde for Local Governance, Regional Growth ESiPONI,ING TO RENEWED public focus on "nv"''"''"''" and regionalism, UB has an nounced the creation of the Insti-tute for Local Governance and Regional Growth to assist area ~·ovc~mme:nts and promote regional opportunity throughout the Western New York area. ___ New dean at .,. Mitchell to succeed Petrie News Services Edi!Of T HE APPOINTMENT OF Jacquelyn Mitchell as dean or the Graduate School of Education has been an-nounced by UB President William R. Greiner. Mitchell is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition at lhe University or California. San Diego. Her appointment, made on lhe recommendation or Provost Thomas E. Headrick, is effective July I. She will succeed Hugh G. Petrie, who served as the school's chief academic and administrative officer for 16 years and last year announced his ' decision to return to teaching and research in September 1997. Headrick, to wbom Mitchell will report, prajsed her as "an experienced educator who is committed to maintaining the school's outstanding reputation as an innovative leader in educatlbn. "In addition, she has a strong interest in the quality of our urban schools and looks forward to work· MITCHEll ing closely wilh lhe schools in Buffalo and the surrounding region. Attracting her to Buffalo is a major plus for the universily and our region." Mitchell was vice president and dean or faculty at Scripps College in Claremont, Calif., from 1993-96 and associa~e dean [or acadentic affairs in 1be Johns Hopkins University School or Ans and Sciences from t990-93. She also has taught at the University or Califontia. Davis. She is a scholar with extensive research experience in the field of ethnographic and sociolinguistic studjes. and cognitive devel o pment and community intervention, particularly among low-income children. H er research has demonstrated a long-standing interest in the interface of learning with race, ethnicity and gender. It includes stud· ies of educational decision-making in students' careers. literacy resource s in a pre-school context, family stress and coping strategies. and neighborhood social organization. Widely published in her field. she has received many national and regional awards and cita tions for he r work . The UB Graduate Sc hool of Education serves 1,150 stude nts in Continued on page 7 The initiative. announced today by President William R. Greiner, builds on the 1996 re· pori, '' Go vernance in Erie County: A Foundation [or Under· standing and Action:· produced by UB's Governance Project. "'The ulti mate objective," said Greiner, "is to ensure that the Niagara Frontier is a vi brant region with a growing economy. positioned to compete and win in the global marketplace, a long with our friends an~ partners in Southern Ontario." The new institute will be di · reeled by John B. Sheffer, II. Now UB interim vice president for public service and urban af. fairs, he will assume his duties on Aug. I . A professor of law and planning at UB and a member of the Governance Project. Sheffer aJso is a fanner mayor and sta te assemblyman and senator. According to Greiner. the new institute has three primary goals. It will coordinate existing UB programs focused on governance in the region. including the Governance Project, the Regionallnfor· mation Network and the School- Municipal Collaboration Initiative. It also will elllend those programs through cooperative arrangements with other area organizations, both public and private. ln addition. H will offer practical training and informational services to area localities and officiaJs. "The Governance ProJeCt re pon generated really useful con+ versalions with elected officials. business and community leaders. and other committed area CIU· zens." said Gremer "Leaders from around the reg1on hav~ al so participated 10 previous unaversuy programs on policy and management issues. such a.'i those of the UB lnstnute of Government. wh1ch w11l merge wuh the ne\.\ anstitute "Thas broad bast= I' an Important foundation :· he added " We wtll cominu"t to budd on 11 by bnnging lhese prog ram~ wgethc:r in the lnsli lute for Local Gover· nance and Reg1onaJ Growlh And we are going to be aggressave about connectmg wtth new pan ners to promote regaonal collabo· ration. growth and effic1ency.·· T he institute, wh1ch has been 10 the p\anning stages for months. has been supponed by Sen. Mary Lou Ralh. chaJr of the New York State Senate Local Government Commiuee . The an nouncement comes on the heel s of the recent Chautauqua Conference on Regional Governance. AI Chautauqua. nauonal and Cont1nued on page 7 Black, Gresham to succeed Palmer, Sheffer; Wmter to leave UB for Pitt .,. SUE WUETCHER News Services Assoc•ate Otrector DENNIS R. BUCK will become interim vice president for student affairs and Mary Harley Gresham will serve as interim vice presi dent for public serv ice and urban affairs, effective Aug. I. The two associate vice presidents will step up to replace Rob-. en L. Palmer, Jr.. and John B. Sheffer. D. respectively. Palmer is leaving UB to he· come vice president for student affairs at California State University at Fullenon. Sheffer is assuming new dulies as directorofUB 's new Inst itute for Local Governance and Regional Growth (see story above). In ano ther admmistrative c ha nge , Frederick W. Winter, dean or lhe School or Manage· ment. will leave UB next mo nth 10 become dean of the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School or Busi · ness and the College of Busi ness Administration at the University or Pins burgh. Provost Thomas E. Headrick said he will consult with facuhy ln lhe ~boo! of Managemen~ mem· ber.; of the Dean'sAdvisory Coun· cil and other interested parties on the appointment of an mtenm dean and on the search process to iden+ tify Winter's successor. UB President William R Greiner sa id national searches will be conducted for both vice presidential positions. A UB administrator sa nce 1975. Palmer served as associate provost and vice provost for student affairs. and assumed the helm when the Divisaon of Stu c~nt Affairs was enlarged to a vace presidential office in 1991 , Pal - elted for .._nlllp Greiner said Palmer has made the units responsible for student services "va~ tl y more responsave 10 students· needs;· has helped re· direct the university 's approach to adntissions. has guided lhe De pan· ment or Public Safety through "significant uansalions .. and has helped to mcrease the effectiveness of auxiliary services, such as dining and vending operations He also has provaded leadership for a number of campus-wide co mmittees and ini tia ti ves. In cluding the University Bookstore Tusk. Force. the Calendar Commi ssion, the Task Force on Intol erance and lhe annua1 SEFA cam- pa1gn. Greiner added "Bob Palmer ha s contnbuted Immensely tO the Un1vers11y at Buffalo and to our Western New York com munit y." Greiner noted. "We will miss h1m. and we wtll m1 ss has leadership." Black joined UB In 11178 Black has held a variety of student-services positions s1nce joinmg UB m 1978 as executive da rector of Sub Board I. Inc ., a UB st udent -servtce corporation. He has been dean of st udem ~ smce 1988 and was named assocaa te vace presadcnt for st udent affatn. an 1991 . havmg hl:rved a~ assoct · ate v1ce provost lor ~ tudem "er· vace~ smce 19M 7 He ab o ~ ~ an adJUn\:t a .... t .. tdnt profesM>r m the Gradu:Jtt' s~..· h ool of Educauon A~ a:o.soc 1ate 'Ke prc:' tlk nt Black ha!'t O"cr'\ccn ,u~..·h .trt'.J' J.<. student hfe . health and '-'di nt''' center~. coun:o.dang. career pl...tn · mng and placement. multacuhur..t l affairs. studen t JUdlcaar~ . r hliJ care and ~tudent m:o.urant:e Editor of Perspt> ctn r Thr Campus Legal Month/\ ncv. ~let ­ ter with a national circulataon ol Conttnued on page 7 �2 College.of·Arts and Sciences gets Senate's unanimous support Resolution passed June 17 after reports of hearing panel, academic planning unit lldminiJiralioo ~ aid. has md with faculty and staff, held pul>lic bearings and the Faculty SemiC has discussed the issueextmsively as weU. "'w:r the past year the process bas been IJ C-.niiEYIDAL Reporter EditOf T HE FACULTY SENATE ha s unanimously endorsed a resolution supporting the formation of a College of Arts and Sciences. The resolution was passed at the Faculty Senate's June 17 meeting following repons by the Hearing Panel on the Reorgantzalion of the Arts and Sciences and the Faculty Senate Academic Planning Committee . (See Hearing Panel report below) " I move this resolution because I do beLieve we need to get this thing moving for- ward:· said William Baumer. professor of philosophy. who initiated the motion. "We' ve lion or dissolution of academic units." " We will have an ongoing year of decision-making (on the academic plan) ... and the committee felt it was necessary to keep the serutte in this process and add to our structure (a) point that allows the senate to be informed on future decisions that will be made by the administration," said Boris Albini, professor of microbiology and chair of the governance committee. But Jack Meacham. professor of psychology, proteSted strongly the oeed for the resolution, noting ''there has been ample oppor· tunity on this campus for discussion ." exemplary....! think we've already spent too much time discussing """''"filzaon arld too liUie time discussing implementation ... .l really feel that we oeed to move forward on issues facing the campus," he said. The resolution is intended to deal with those future issues, Albini noted. 1bere are many other issues in the provost's repon that need discussion and I think it makes sense to have those structures written down:· Albini said. Errol Meidinger, professor of law, called the resolution "too broadly drafted. I would suppon a narrower resolution." The senaJe Wled 10 return the .i.otution to commitu:e for future considentioo. In his repon10 the Faculty Senate, UB President William R. Ore,iocr indicated that there is rea!OO for optimism concemiog the state budget and the status of United University Professions contract negotiations. According to Greiner, indications are that SUNY has a " reasonable chance" for a full-restoration budget, although be did not elaborate. He added that UUP and the stale "are working very, very hard...quietly and behind the scenes" toward a contnocL " I can think of nothing better for this institution than to come back in the fall" with both the budget and a contract in place, Greiner said. 8 been discussing it for six months.... The pro- Panel hears eight presentations, concludes meetings. posal that this should go back for further fac- 1J .UE WUncHIDI ulty consideration serves no purpose." In all , the hearing panel received feedback from 17 indi viduals regarding the provost's proposed academic plan, accordmg to Michael Stokes, director of student multicultural affair.. He c haired the panel and. along with Elizabeth Mensch. Jrofessor of law and a member of the panel. presented preliminary findings to the Faculty Senate. The mission of the hearing panel. notC:d Mensch. was nol to provide recommendati o ns regarding the proposed academic plan, but to compi le infonnation and conem s presented during those hearings. ccording to Stokes, concerns expressed g hearings on the academic plan feU into cate ories that included the quality of and em is on undergnlduat.e education, proViding a commoo educational experience \0 students, unde'llJ'IIduate identity, linkages between undecgraduate and graduat.e education and creating interdisciplinary programs while limiting bureaucnocy. T: hearing panel also found that proposals for the reorganization of the ans and sciences at UB fell into two categories: fonnation of a College of Arts and Sciences and a series of proposals for what Stokes called "local options," such as the " Big Sciences" option and the College of Computing and Information Science. The hearing paoel, which was appointed by Provost Thomas E. Headrick to examine options for the reorganization of the arts and sciences, has agreed to provide a detai led summary of its fi ndings to the provost by the end of June 1 Stokes said. Senators also heard a report by Dennis P. Malone, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and chair of the Faculty Senate's Academic Planning Committee. Calling his remarl<s ''the most recent interim report. because we are nowhere oear completing the task," Malone nol&l that his group had found many of the same concerns as the university-wide hearing paoel. In addition. he said. "we looked at the question whether there is a reason not to form a College of Arts and Sciences" and found none . ''The fact that the leadership will be imponanl is obvious. We obviously want the best person to head thi s .... The search process (for a dean of arts and sciences) should stan as soon as possible," Malone said. In other business, the senate returned to commince a resolution from its Universily Governance Committee on the review of plans of the future of the unjversity and reorganization of its academic units . 1be resolution outlines a four-step review process that would be followed before UB's president makes a final decision on "plans for the future of this university and on proposals regarding the formation, reorganiza- News Services Associate Director A PROPOSAL TO CIIEATE a College of Science at UB was formally introduced into the mix as the bearing panel gathering evidence on the reorganization of the arts and sciences concluded its meetings earlier this month. The panel heard presentations from four speakers on June 4 and held an extra session on JuneS to accommodate four additional speakers. Ronald Berezney, professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, presented on behalf of his depanment what some have called the " big science" proposal. Berezney advocated realigning the ans and sciences from the present threefaculty structure to a two-<:<>llege model: a College of Science and a College of Arts, Humanities and Social Studies. The College of Science would be comprised of basic sciences, sucb as biology, chemistry and physics; appropriate departments from the social scieoces, such as Anthropology, Psychology and Communicative Disorders and Sciences, and basic science departments from the schools of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Dental Medicine and l'hannocy. The remaining deponments in Social Sciences would merge with the Faculty of Arts and Letters to form a College of Arts, Humanities and Social Studies. Berezney acknowledged that since moving science departments out of the healthsciences schools would be a complex undertaking-and Provost Thomas E. Headrick wants a new structure for the arts and sciences in place by Fall 1998-a " modified" two-<:ollege model should be adopted that would immediately bring the science departments in social sciences and the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics into a College of Science. That college eventually could expand 10 include "increased interaction. in terms of research and teaching programs," with the healthscience based science departments, he said. mation studies from the School of Information and Library Studies, management information systems from the School of Managemen~ Geographic Information Systems from the Department of Geography and medical informatics from the health-science schools. S tr...... l lliiiC ca RR I cl:loM The creation of such a school would "strengthen, rather than erode," the numerous connections between computer science and other departments, Shapiro said. James Whalen, professor and chair of the Depanment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, adv0¢ated the creation of a College of Science and Engineering that would join natural sciences andmathemai· ics with the School of Engineering. He also favored merging the depanments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science. Other speaJcers at the bearing paoel were: • Irwin Guttman, professor and chair of the Department of Statistics in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, who urged that his department remain a department and be moved to the same school or college as the Department of Mathematics. • William Baumer, professor of philosophy, who told the bearing paoel he fa- vors the creation of a College of Arts and Sciences and that Headrick should bonow from a national advertising campaign and "just do iL" Headrick, be·added, should appoint a senior faculty member as the dean of arts and sciences, effective July I, "with all the powers and privileges" of the pos~ including budgetary power, to set up the college's administrative and faculty governance structures. The faculty member would serve for a three-year term, at which time a permanent dean would take over. • Victor Doyno, professor of English, who said a merger of arts and letters and social sciences " will have a negative effect on the disciplines." • William FISCher, vice pl'O'IOSI for faculty~ wbo supported the creation of a College of Arts and Sciences with a resilient and flexible SlrUCtW'e, "keyed 10 the over-arching breadth of its eooslitueol disciplinesldeponmonb.:nlhtrlhan keyed 10 the old·triplltite division of the former faculties." • Peter Gold, associate dean of the Undergraduate College, wbo argued for a College of Arts and Sciences "because it will best pri.vide the critical portions of undergraduate educatioo--geoenl education and elective counes for DOO-ma~t get too liUie attention and ~on under the current structure." 8 -......-- Berezney said the two-<:ollege model would achieve a better organizational struc· ~what be called the major reason for the """''"filzaoo-by decreasing the nwnber of decanal units from three to two. "And we would have something better. from an academic, prograrrunatic point of view and research potential, than exists right now." Stuart C. Shapiro, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, told the paoel that his department would prefer to be pan of a free-standing School of Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering. The school would be composed of his depanmen~ and faculty involved in computer engineering from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, infor- The Reporter II a camput c:omrnunHy tw~ ~ by lhl DMe6on of UnlvettJty s.Mces, State Univtlllity of New YoR 11 BulakJ. EclitoriaJ offtoM 111• kx::ar.clat t36 Croftl Hall, ARNrat. (7te) &45-2626. • r.portereut~new~.buftw . .w DiredofoiNewo SOrAcee: """"'"- • Allociale DiredofoiNewo 5eMoM: - • Edilor. ChVldel • Aaoclalo Editor: . - , Donzlg • M Direc:l<><: John ~ • Newo 5eMcH Editors: Potrlclo ' * -•Etlon - . n,lloly- Spino Lola-· �--.s.r--. ..... Faculty, staff, librarians horwred 8r IIAIIY AIM News Services Editor T HREE FACULTY members, three librarians and four professional staff members have received the I 997 SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excel- lence. The Chancellor's Award for Excellence tn Teaching honors "superb" teaching at the undergraduate, graduate or professional level. Recipients are .......,. AIIMM, asso- ciate professor of civil engineering ; Mlclulel P. l..clq, associate professor of music, and TJ. ~ associate professor of chemical engineering. They were cited for "mastery of teaching, dedication to students, adherence to the highest academic standards and continued professional growth and scholarship." The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship recognizes ''skill in brarianshlp, service to the campus. the university and to the field ; scholarship and professional growth, and major profesional achievements." Recipients are Qleedonl Johaso,.. , associate librarian and collection dev pment coordinator of the Oscar A. Silv rman Undergradu ate Library; Edw ...._, associate librarian in the business/government documents center, and ,._,. A. Sclllller, engineering librarian in the Science and Engineering Library. The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service bonon accomplishments and SUSillined performance excellence "both within and beyond the position." Recipients are - . . , . -.toe, asrociate dean of the Faculty of Natural Sci- ences and Mat hematics; •••llr• Fu.lla, associate director of the Center for the Arts; - , _ L ......,,clinical research coordinator in UB 's Center for Dental Studies in the Department of Periodontics, and &.eon.d F• ...,....., associate vice president and controller. S hahid Abroad, who also serves as associate chair and d irector of undergraduate studies in the Department of Civil ~ Engineering , specializes in geotechnical and earthquake engineering. A UB fac ulty member since 1982, be was named by students as their favorite engineering professor last year. An honorary member of the Golden Key NatioQai Hooor Society, he received the new faculty development award in 1987. Ahmad holds doctoral and master's degrees from U B and a bachelor's from N.E.D. University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan. Michael Long also is music-history coordinator for the Department of Music, where be has been a faculty member since I 990. He developed the depanment'o World Wide Web site and collaborated on development of the local area network for provision of digitized multimedia reserve materials for on-site and distance Jearrting. Long teaches undergraduate and graduatelevel music courses to music majors and non-majors. He earned a doctorate and a master of fine arts degree from Princeton Univen;ity, and a bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from Amhent College. T.J . Mountziaris carne to UB in I989 from the Univen;ity of MiMesota. A past president of the electronic and photonic materials division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering, his research interests include thin film technology focusing on electronic, pbotonic and magneto-optical materiaJs. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses and taught the tint televised coune from UB in the EngiNet series for Distance Learning with remote sites at Binghamton Univenity and SUNY Stony Brook. Glendora Johnson-Cooper also is project manager for the Univenity Libraries library residency program . She has encouraged more than I 00 minorities to consider academic librarianship as a career in a field in which fewer than 5 percent are Native American, Hispanic American and African American. Johnson-Cooper earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in library science, both from UB . E dward Herman is the University Libraries contact person for the New York State Data Center. He trains staff to use government pubtications and provides government documents, business and microforms reference services to students, faculty membcn; and individuals in the community. Before joining UB in I977, Herman was with the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He is associate editor of LffiRES, an electronic journal, and has authored chapten and library texts. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Hunter College and a master' s degree in library science from Queens College. Nancy Schiller joined UB in I 989 as engineeri ng lib rarian in the Science and Engineering Library. She provides reference assistance in engineering and applied science, natural sciences, mathematics and computer science, and is liaison between the library and the School of Engi neering and Applied Sciences. Schiller earned a bachelor's degree from the U n ive rsity of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and a master's degree with honors from the Columbia University School of Library Science. She formerly was senior technical writer and assistant publications director with Ecology & Environment Inc. and a freelance copy editor with Buffalo-based Prometheus Books Martha Barton carne to UB in 1986 a> assistant for budget and personnel in the Office of the Provost. She was named assistant to the provost in 1988 and assOCIate dean of the Facull)"bf Natural Sciences and Mathematics in 1995. Barton serves on the faculty 's executive committee, is a presidential appointee to UB 's Committee on Professional Evaluation and is a mem - ber of the Facilities Advisory Commiuee. Prior to coming to UB, she was executive director for Erie Community College/South Faculty Student Association. A fitness instructor with Dance Spec trum in Lancaster, she has taught fitness and dance in several community education programs. Barton earned bachelor's and MBA degrees from Canisius College. Sandra Fazekas plans and implements budge~ supervises staff and volunteers, and solicits local, national and international user groups for the Center for the Arts . She came to UB in 1972 as a staff member in the School of Law and subsequently has served in various capacities ln the Office of the Provost, the Faculty of Arts and Letters. School of Architecture and Environmental Design and the office of the senior vice president. In 1992, she became staff associate and events coordinator at the Center for the An.s and was named associate director th1 s year Fazekas gradua ted magna cum laude with a bachelor' s degree from the UB School of Architecture and Plannmg . Maryanne Mather supervises clm1cal projects and teaches laboratory technique !> to students and vasi ting pro fessors 10 the Department of PeriodontiCS. She has participated in and co-authored numero us SCI· entific papers on research conducted 10 lhe department Mather earned a bachelor's degree 10 medical technology from UB and jomed the Department of Periodontics in 1967. She is a past president and a former board member of the Niagara Fronuer Society of Medical Technology. Leonard Snyder has been associate vice pres ident and controller of UB si nce 1987. providing leadership and direction for ad mini strative. general institutional and sru · dent-service operations. He joined UB an 1965 as an assistant accountant and became chief accountant in 1968. For nearly a decade, he was assistant vice president for housing and auxiliary enterprises, and was named assistant vice president and controller in 1986. Snyder has served as a member or chair of numerous university committees. He served in the U.S. Anny and received a bachelor's degree from Canisius College and an MBA from UB . • Charles V. Paganelli named SUNY Distinguished Professor CHARL£$ V. PAGANELU, PROFESSOR OF PHYSIOLOGY. has been named a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor. Paganelli' s appointment was approved at the May meeung of the SUNY Board of Trustees. The rank of{,listinguished Professor is the hi ghest academic title in the SUNY system. A member of the UB faculty since 1958. Paganelil JS h1ghl y respected as a leader in depanmentaJ and university service. Since 1991 . he has served as interim chair of physiology. a position he also held from I 980-82 and in 1986. In addition. he was assocJate chair of the department from 1976-80 and I 982-91. Paganelli was a member of UB 's Faculty Senate for more than a decade, including a one-year term on the Faculty Senate Executive Comminee. He also was a member of the steering commi ttee for the self-study that led to UB's 1982 Middle States accreditauon. From 1984-86 he served as chair of the President's Rev1ew Board on Appointments. Promotions and Tenure, the body that makes recommendations to the president on all tenure. promotion and permanent ap· pointment cases. st.rt~rctn 1170, P.,....lll was named to several commiuees of UB' s Facult) of HeaJth Sciences, made up of all five of the university 's medical and health profession' sc hool s. helping to shape the role of those schools in the university 's mi ss10n. An active researcher, throughout h1s career, Paganelli has brought more than $5 7 milhon in awards to the un iversity. His research has raken him to locau ons that mclude the MarshaJilslands. Midway Islands. Alaska and Hawaii. H1ghl y regarded throughout lhe world, he has presented lectures 10 Den marl. F ran~:e . Switzerland. Italy. Israel, Taiwan, Korea and Japan, as well as lhroughoutthe Un1ted State' Paganelli has published more than 70 articles in professio nal JOurnal s and 1 ~ l'o-edltur of the book "Physiology Funclion in Special Environments." His professional memberships include the American Phys1o log1cal Soc·1et) and the Undersea Medical Society. ln 1995 he received the dean 's award of the School o f Med1· cine and Biomedical Sciences and the Student National Medical Assoc iation Award Paganelli holds a bachelor's degree from Hamilton Col lege and master 's and doctoral degrees from Harvard. • �Albert ·speaks on issue of physician-assisted suicide Law prof gives talk social oonns as the only real deterrent to attempting suicide. These norms are eoougb to satisfy the Supreme Court, wbichAibendescribed as "chastened" on deciding such issues by the fires that erupted under it over the abortion issue. The Supreme Court ruled on abortion nearly a quaner century ago and is still haunted by its decisi!"' today. to senior alumni u.s. II}' CIIAIIIIIIUU'VTA n Reporter Contnbutor CURRENT CLIMATE in whic h ysician-assisted ~ uicide occurs in U.S . without legal prescriptions IS preferable lOa situation where the practice would be overseen by legal protocols. according to UB law professor Lee Alben. There arc no codified legal instructions in place concerning physician-assisted suicide, he told a June 17 UB Senior Alumni A Series luncheon, addjng, "very strong soc ial norms discourage it.'' Albert said: "Medical accelerauon of death is a practice which the legal system currently condones, because the prosec utors don't prosecute and the doctors don't naunt it."' The o bvious exception. he noted. IS Jac k Kervorkian . Alben said legal protocols for physi· Clan -ass isted su•c ide wou ld amount to ··a tidy legal fix ," replacing the compass ion that characterizes the practice today with di spassionate logic . He noted that there are scverdJ problems inherent in trying to legaslate ass isted sui c ide. Among them as the lack of consensu about who should be considened competent enough to make a self-determination decision. Alben questioned wbether a person in pain or weakened by illness is capable of making a sound judgment. He a lso discussed the ambiguity surrounding who would be eligible for assisled suicide under any proposed law. He described a person who has a terminallllness. suffers intense pain and has a month left to live as a likely candidate. But he questioned whether assisted suicide would be appropriate if an individ ua l is not in pain or isn't mentally sound. Another concern about physician-assisted suicide, Albert said, is that condoning su icide could discoW1lge people from striving for life. He recommended guarding against the potential effects of this mentality, since "suicides have a cascading, or bandwagon, effect~' The myriad of possible cin:umstances creates a situation that makes any attempt at legislation ''very diffic ult," observed Alben. Noting that " no state makes at tempting suicide a crime,'' he described lben s peculated that the abonion legacy provides ample justification for the Supreme Coun to walk softly when dealing with assisted suicide. He reasoned that "the coun will return assisted suicide to the sjates ...io short, it will not hold that there is a constitutional rigbt" Regardless of whether or 001 there exists a constitutional rigbt to pbysician assisted suicide. it is still done. Alben discussed its use by an amalgam of individuals: people with tnminal ill nesses and constant pain, Alzheimer's patients who seek a pre-emptive suic ide before mental deterioration sets in, and families of unconscious or incompetent individuals, people whose medical costs represent what Alben called " non-trivial sums of money." Asked how widespread the practice is, Alben said, " It's common for doctor.; and families and patients to agree on using pain killers, even when there is a risk of accelerating death .... Sometimes they even go a little funber." • add ay PAIIliCIA DONOVAN News SeMces Edi\or T HE UNIVERSITY laun c hed i rs fir s r s rud yabroad program in C uba on Jun e I when five students left for a month in Havana, where they will be involved in an interdi sci plinary study of the city's history. architecture and urban development. As part of the program, th e students will develop and present a proposal for the preservation and restoration of one of Havana's hi storic ne ighborhoods. Partic ipants will receive six graduate or undergraduate credits for their work. The program may be the only summe r program in C uba sponsored by a U.S . university, according to Stephen Dunnett, vice provost for international educati on, who will conduc t an on -site evaluation of the program. Owing to the U.S. embargo of Cuba, Dunnett said the U.S. Treasury ~parunent has pennitted few such ventures by American sc hools or busi nesses. The UB program. which will pnesent its final restoration proposal in September, is direcled by Jose Buscaglia, visiting assistant professor of Spanish. He holds a master's degree in planning from the UB School of Architecture and Planning and is a doctoral candidate in the Depanment of Comparative Literatures. 1be course of study began with an intensive two-week presentation on the history of Havana from 1519- 192D. It was taugbt by Daniel Taboada, Cuba's foremost authority on architectural restoration . Taboada has supervised restoration projects on entire historically valuable urban centers in Cuba He also oversaw the restoration of the historical fortification and defensive systems of the city of Havana. Built between the 16th and 19th cennuies, these fortress walls and battlements are the most extensive in the Western Hemispbere. D uring his course, Taboada will present Havana in a wide range of contexts , including the representation o f the city over the centuries in mediums suc h as film, art, literature and music. 'This study-abroad program is designed as an interdisciplinary exercise," said Buscaglia. " A city is the best ' laboratory site' for a productive engagement between disciplines because of the stimulus provided by its setting and structure. Despite what we ha ve beard of its decline, Havana is a magnificently designed city and one of the most important in the region . "As a matter of fac~" he said, "in this pan of the world-the Caribbean hasin-Havana is considered the only 'real' city. That is, it has developed a particular urban culture, a characteri stic peculiar only to the major cities of the world, like Paris, London, Cairo, Rome. Barcelona. Calcutta.. Beijing. A separate urban culture develops in cenain urban centers because of the traffic patterns. among other things. Most great cities have greatly limiled auto traffic and many have well-developed mass tmnsit sySlentS. Havana, on the other hand. has few cars and much pedestrian traffic 001 because of urban planning, but because gas and cars are just 001 available and the public uansponation system is crumbling," be said. " Nevenbeless, Havana was designed in the 1930s according to a very clear and rational system. It was extravagantly designed and well-planned. I studied Havana for more than five years, but wben I visiled for the first time the city's ~ scal<>--its ' monumentalily'- was completely unexpecled to me," Buscaglia noted "It has magnificen~ arcaded boulevards, for instance, beautifully and strongly built in stone and concrete that protect pedestrians from the sun and rain and encourage street life and pedestrian traffic. "Like all great cities, it has a very rich urban culture," he added. 'That is, it is not a typical city of automobiles with urban sprawl. Havana is a city of the pedestrian . a city that must be 'walked' in order to be understood." B uscaglia said Havana isn 'i in ruins, although it could have been. It was abandoned after the Cuban revolution because of its identification as the capital of a colony and a center of corruption. Much attention has been paid by the government to other, smaller Cuban cities, some of which have been restoned. Until now, however, Buscaglia said Havana has been pretty much ignored. ''Casrro's government didn't bother to demolish the city, fortunately. so it has been preserved," he said. " It ' s run down , but because it was very well built, it can easily be rehabilitated, and that 's what's going on now. "The amount of foreign investment in the city is staggeringmillions and millions of Ewopean. Mexican and Canadian dollars are pouring into Havana," be said "The pace of reconstruction. rehabilitation and rebuilding is amazing. The idea now is to bun Havana into a sbowpiJice again so as to draw more investment to Cuba." After studying Havana in a classroom for two weeks. the students will select a specific site in the city for a group project focused ·on the question of how a panicular urban site migbt be saved. As a group, they will study and document the site and then design an actual physical intervention proposaJto·restore it. The study group consists of two students of architecture, one planning studen~ a history and a sociology student. The planning student wiU lead fellow students through the streets of Havana and be in charge of writing about the urban signs and history of the site selected. The history and sociology students will broaden the group's understanding of the political and social relevance of the site selected and of the project itself. The architecture students will design the actual physical intervention. Students will live and study in the Old Convent of Santa Clara in the colonial section o f Havana- Habona Viejo or "Old Havana"-which today is also the site of Cuba's National Center for Conservatlon, Resroration and Museum Studies. " h is a magnificent old place," Buscaglia said. " As the re ligious o rder that li ved there diminished in size, the nuns moved to a smaller convent and the 17th-century cloister.; that comprised the original convent were converted to a beautiful residence for students with wonderful studio space and classrooms. The administrative offices of the national center are also there." The Cuban study-abroad program will be offered again in the summer of 1998. It was developed by the UB Faculty of Ans and Letters and the UB International Studies Program. whicb operates programs with universities throughout Europe. Latin America and Asia. • �. 'Disability New view ofAttention Deficit Disorder ltr!MSUIIDI News Services Editor EDIATRIC RESEARCHERS from UB and Children's Hospital of Buffalo have shown that children diagnosed with attention . deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADIHD) have as much functional rusabil ity as children with mild mental retardation and are not merely exhibiting .. inconven ient,. behavior. Results of the study were presented in Washington at the annual meeting of the Society for Peruatric Research. Using a standard developed at UB for use by the developmental -and rehabilitationmedicine community to assess a patient's needs for rehabilitation services, the researcber5 detennined thst most of the 43 children in their preliminary study were significantly less able to care for themselves. recognize appropri ate sociaJ behavior and communicate than children of slmilar age who were not ruagnnsed with the disorder. " When we applied thi s standard measure of disa bility to these children, we found that children who get referred for hyperactivity have high levels of document· able needs and reql,lire a lot more help than other chi ldren thor age," said Thomas M . Lock, who prese ted the results. Lock is UB cljnical assi tant professor of pediatrics and associ a medical director of the Robert Warner ehabilitation Center at P Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Lock said the results could have significant impact now because, as of this month, children ruagnosed with attention deficit rusorder who routinely have been receiving federal Supplementary Security Income funds must demonstrate they are truly rusabled. Considerable controversy exists within the medical and education communjties about whether ADIHD is a rusability or a behavioral problem. Diagnosis of the disorder occurs most often in school-age children and usuall y is precipitated by disruptive classroom demeanor. and colleagues felt that if funcnal deficits of children with AD/ could be documented outside of school, the results would suppon the hypothesis that the disorder is, in fact, a disa bility. To accomplish this, they used an assessment tool called the Wee-F!M . The Functional Independence Measure. or FIM scale, was developed by the UB Department of Rehabilitation Merucine and has been adopted universally as a standard measure to characterize the level of adult disability and to rurect treatment. The Wee FIM has been standardized for children. It contains measures for self-care, bowel and bladder control, mobility. communication and social cognition. The 43 children assessed were found 10 have lower than normal Wee-AM scores overall. and to show significant deficits in self-care. social cognition and communi cation. There also was a ·corTelatioo be tween inattention symptoms reponed by parents and the self-care and 'social cognition deficits characterized by the Wee-FJM. '"'These results confinn that young children with ADIHD have functional deficits in both self-care slciUs and social skills and thst these deficits are related more closely to inattention than rusruptive behaviors. age or IQ," Lock said. 'The study should shed su- light on the pubhc debate about whether these children are rusabled or whether thelf families are playing the system for benefits." If these functional deficits can be confirmed in a broader study. they should be the focus of treatments in children with AD/ HD. Lock Stated. Other researchers involved an the study were Nadine L. Duchan. Sue E. Olexenko and Michael E. Msall. of the UB Depanmenl of Pediatrics. The study was spon· sored in pan by the Chi ldren's Guild of Buffalo . • prccram tr..tment set for children with AD/HD All award-winning program to treat children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADn-ID, will be offered at UB this summer under the direction of Willlam E. Pelham Jr., UB professor of psychially and psychology. The e~-week program, open to children ages 7-t2, will be offered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m . weekda~ from late June through mid-August in the Ellicott Com· plex on the North Campus. A fee will be charged. The program is noted for ~ effectiveness in bringing long-term Improvement by combining psychosocial treatment in a summer-camp setting with parent training and medical evaluation. "This is a chance for parents whose children are on Ritalin to decrease dra matically their reliance on medication." Pelham said. "Ritalin alone 1s not a good treatment. By adding psychosocial treatment. we can cut the dose of medicatiOn in han." One of the nation's leading authorities on the diagnosis and treatment of chll· dren with AO/HD and other behavioral disorders , Pelham came to UB last September as director of clinical training and directpr of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Program in the Department of Psychology. A key component of the summer treatment program is its emphas1s on helping AD/HD children develop normal peer relationships, one of the foremost diffi· culties these children face and one that has not been addressed effecllvely 1n traditional outpatient settings, Pelham notes. Parents interested in enrolling their children in the AD/HD Summer Treatment Program should call the UB Psychological Services Center at 645-3697 be· tween 9 a .m. and 5 p.m . Monday through Friday. ·ds to wear bike helmets? Better make it the law •• LOla IIAKEII News Services Ed•tor IF YOU WANT IUDS to wear bicycle hel mets, pass a helmet Jaw because gentle persuasion doesn'l work. This appears to be the message from a three-year study headed by Kathleen Lillis, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist at UB . Li lli s reponed at the annual meeting of the Society for Peruatric Research that the percentage of c hildren owning and wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle tripled during 1995, the first full year New York State's helmet law was in effect, compared to 1993. -····..-- An assistant professor of pediatrics and medical director of emergency medicine at Chi ldren 's Hospital of Buffalo, Lillis treats the injuries children suffer in bicyc le acci~ dents, the most serious of which are head injuries. Working wi th a pediatric o utreach coordinator, Lillis and colleagues in I 993 initiated an in-school bicycle safety pro· gram to educate students about the importance of wearing helmets. The students an· swered 10 questions about helmet owner· ship. use and bicycle safety. In mid-1994. 18 months into the study, New York State passed a law requiring all chi ldren under the age of 14 to wear a hel met while biking. The law 's passage allowed Lillis to compare answers on the questionnaires before and after the law went into effect. A tota l of 8,890 public and private middle-school c h ildre n comp le led the questionnaires prior to attending the safety course. Results showed that the number of c hildren who said they owned a helmet increased from 3 1 percent in 1993 to 91.6 percent in 1995 . The percentage of c hil dren who said they always wear their belmet increased from 23 percent in 1993 to stigma went awa}' While a lot more ch ildren may be wear+ ing helmets , some still aren't. and when they turn up 1njured in Lillis· ped1atnc emergency room, they get a stem lecture "We tell them we can fix arms and leg!!.. but we can·t fix heads very well.'' She said the Jaw also made weari ng helmets more acceptable to kids. eve r fearful of looking "dorky." "One of the items on the questionnaue was 'I don't wear a helmet because .. .' and a lot of kids said 'because it's not cool.' That changed after lhe legi slalion. More kids were wearing them. so some of the Helmet l•w ahoukl cover lldutta, too Lillis hope!!. her study prompts other states 10 enact helmet laws. She also would like to see New York State 's law go fur· ther. requiring helmets o n all bike riders. ''You can't e~pec t children to wear them when parents aren't wt:ar1ng tht:m." she stated . Also parllc1paung in th e "tudy were S usa n Carden of Children·s Ho spital. Lmda C. Duffy. associate professor of pe· diatrics, and Christopher J. Rook . of the Women and Children's Health Research • Foundation at Children's Hos pllal. Samsung execs in management school technology program ltr - DIILI.A CON1IIADA Reporter Contributor rn -FI VECHIEFinfonnation (CIOs) from the Samsung tion' s South Korea headquarters arc participating in a fourweek information-technology strategy program at the School of Management thi s summer. The program is one component of a $500,000 contract awarded the school by Samsung for development and admi nISiration of c urriculums that illustrate the strategic application of information tec hnology in the business world. The program, taught by management faculty through the sc hool's Center for Management Development, includes visits to businesses in New York for demonstrations of bow U.S . industry employs emerging technology to develop new and more efficient management systems, reach new c ustomers Md expand its services to the global marketpl ace. Visits also are made to Caoaruan firms. Samsung commissioned the program as pan of its plan to update the informationtechnology skill s of managers across all levels and divisions of its operation, according to Song Joong Kang, a senior specialist for Samsung's Informati on Technology Academy. 'The program is a pan of a big commitment by Slimsung to enhance its level of information-technology expertise," said Kang. " Its purpose is to demonstrate how technology learned in the classroom is applied and customized by U.S . companies: to see technology in action." On a rece nt vi sit to Marine Midland Bank headquaner.. in Buffalo, the C JOs were given a glimpse of new desktop bank· ing applications and an insider's look at the information-technology infrastructure developed by the bank to manage its international operations. The group also bas visited operations at Corning, Inc., EDS- Xerox and KPMG Peat Marw1ck. '"'lbe entire education process is driven through cases and site visits." swd Larry Sanders, associate professor of managemenr science and systems at the school. ··our de · partment also receives several benefits from the program because the Samsung C IOs are a tremendous repository of information · technology knowledge.' ' The program concludes June 27 w1 th a graduation ceremony. but the )c hool's relationship with Samsung w111 contmue in July with a similar prog ra m for the company's infonnatlon-systems d1recton. and with lhe devel opment of t·urnculums throughout the year for o ther Samsung managers. In addition. Samsung has assigned an executive-in-residence at the management school for participation in an eight-month program to enhance English speaking abHity and management, leadership and marketing skills. Samsung is ranked among Fortune magazine's most profitable mtematJonal corporation s and selected the School of Management among bids from several un1 · versities to develop and deliver the program. • �6 Faculty&StaHBillboard SPENCER NAMED WINNER OF PSS OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD hvertr A. Spencer, assistant dean lor community affairs in the School of Dental Med•c•ne, has rece1ved the Outstand•ng ServiCe Award from the ProfesSIOnal Staff Senate The award IS g1ven to a fullt•me proless•onat staN member for outstandtng volunteer service to the community and excellence wl!hrn the •ndl-vtdua1's professiOnal poSitiOn A UB staff member s1nce 19B 1 and af111l8ted w1th the dental schOOl s•nce 1994. Spencer asSISted tn wntJng the proposal that secured fund•ng for the ftrst Head CEDAR, aiiiiiAJII FEATURED ON AaC-TV The Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recogn111on (CEDAR) was featured June 18 on ABC-TV's ~world News Ton1ght With Peter Jennings - An ABC News c rew was on campus to 1nterv1ew a.rgur Srlhart, professor of computer sc1ence and director of CEDAR. and .to film a demonstration of a system that reads handwriting and ulthzes computer software developed by the center under lund'ng by the U .S. Postal SeMce . The WOI'k of CEDAR came to ABC's atteniiOfl as a result ol the center being a finalist in the Eighth Annual Discover Awards for Technical Ach~evement sponsored by Discover magaz1ne The Architectural Awareness Project (TAAP) of the School of Architectunl and Planning will sponsor a fiV&-ffiile bike nde through the historiC Buffak> waterfront and some of the city's early tndustrial neighborhoods on Saturday, June 28 The $6 lee per nder can be paxj day-QI-the-rtde. Children in bicycle seats BTe free ; those pedaling their CJYVn bikes must be rH8f age 10. Ra!n date 1s July 5. The ride will begin at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of Crawdaddy's at the Erie Basln Marina Parking IS free. The tour, led by docent Mac McCaffery, will continue aklog the waterfront through the Cobblestone Dis"ict. past Buffalo's oldest wori<ing blacksmith shop and """"'sing the Old Firsl Ward. 'Nhere original WOI'kman cottages are dwarfed by gra1n elevators on the Buffalo River. Riders will swing up Ganson Street. first in the nation to be lit by electriCity. and take a look at the only box elevator still standing in the country Doubhng back toward downtown. the ride will come upon Buffalo's firefighting tugboat , the Edward M . Cotter. at the Michigan Street Bridge . Riders also will see the old O&L Railroad Station and the south terminus of the riverwalk. Last leg of the tour will head '"' the rocky hook of land that swings out into Buffak> Harbor, past Crawdaddy's, stopping at land's eod. where riders can lunch. IIOIIST NAMED ~ OF DISMIUTY SIIIYICU - L-. wno nas served as director of Services for Students with Disabilities and ADA coordinator at lndlana University-Purdue University, Ft. wayne, Ind. since 1990, has Stan Health Clink: in Western New Yen. She continues to support the program as a member of the Erie County Head Start Heahh Advisory Committee. She has helped local schoots, health centEHs and civic groups in the areas of heath-care education. women's and minority issues and children's heatth . Spencer also has been cred•ted with developing creative and tnnovative apprbaches to securing local and national grants lor health-home improvement for lead abatement. capital and site improvements for the Geneva B. Scruggs Community Health Center and a summer infant-mortality program for pregnant teens She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from UB been named director of the Office of Disability Services at UB. tn 1995 he received the school's Administrative Excellence Award. presented to one administrator annually by a consensus of a diverse ad hoc committee of faculty and staff. He was a member of the associate faculty in the Department of English and Linguistics . Borst is a graduate of Purdue University Calumet and received a maste(s degree in educatk>n from the Purdue Graduate School in counsellng and student personnel . He 8el"oo8d as president ot the Indiana Asoodation on Higher Educauon and Disability from 1992-96 and co-ct\aJr of the Blindness and VISUal impairments group of the Association on Higher Education and Disability, the international association of disability providers. Chair of the Indiana Rehabilitation Services Commission In 1995-96, Borst was also president of the League lor the Blind and Disabled 1n Fl. Wayne lrom 1994-97 and presideot of the Still water Place Community Association in Ft. Wayne. FACUUY, S T A F F ATDINTALTwo facutty members and two staff members were honored recently when the School of Dental Medicine held its 1997 commencement . ---associate prclessor d oral biology, """"""" the Society kY the Advanc8ner< d Dental Research Award, wt-Och honors the faculty member """""'oontritUions a n d _ . have ~ i'1vaiLeble in lostemg p<in- ---......professor ciplesdst>.dert""""""". d oral diag10Siic sclenceo, I9C8iYed TI-e Woli!wn M. F9ogans Award, narred after the dean d the schoollnrn 197993. TI-e award Is presenled infrequertly by the OentaiSitxB>t Association to distingLished ,.,..,-. d the faculty, staff or aarr.istnllion who "have shown 10 studerts a concem thai~ TADUCIII-.c:uva . . _ FllOII CHIIIIICAL~ -~. -. associ­ ate profeuor of chemlolty, has demic denbStty. tempered wrth an the recipient of the U8 Ffiend of EOP (EdlJcational ClpportLvlity been selected appreciation ollhe demands of 'real life· dentistry and the inherent chaiMtnges of student life.· - - . a secretary in clinical dentistry, and - ..., a senior steoographer in clrical deotistty, received the Florence Kronson Award reoognizing ~the indr vidual who has Sxecuted his or her responsibitity in an outstanding manner and has contributed sign~icantly to the welfare of studOnts.• TI-e award is named for a long-time member of the dental school staff as a nattonat recipient of the Chemical Manufacturers Association's 1997 Respoosib$8 Care Cata· lyst Award. The award honors 1nd1vtdu81s who, through their excellent teaching ability both in and out of the classroom. inspire students to choose careers tn chemistry and science-related fields. A member of the UB faculty since 1983. Takeuchi has received a number of teaching awards . including the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching . the UB Student AssociaUon Award for ExceUence in Teaching and the UB Student Association Milton Plesur Teaching AwBTd. He also ts Program) AWard. T-.:1\1 has served as a mentor to a number of student programs, including the Minority High - D i c k , a medical student in the School of Medicine and B cal Sciences, has ~ selected as a 1997 Academic Medicine Fellow by the Fellowship Program in Academic Medicine, sponsored by BristoiMyeB Squibb Company. TI-e program IS run by the National Medical Fellowahips, Inc .. a nonprofit organization providing assistance to minority medical students. TI-e $6,1XXllellowship recognizes hts polentiaf fa a career in researd'l and academic medicine. He was one of 35 feUows selected 1nrn among eo nominees representing 54 medical sct-.xlls across the country. He will study the consequences of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. a disease that prevents the proper deveklpmenf of t~ diaphragm. He also won the Pechatric Award at the 1997 National Student Research Forum for his work on prophyiactic vs. rescue surfactant therapy in the neonatal lab. TI-e Graduate School of Education conferred 8W81'ds upon one of its outstanding graduating docl()(al students and several alumni at the school's May 17 conmencement. The 1997 Delbert Mullens "Thinking C>utside the Box" Award was pre- sentedto A M i r -. who received a doctorate in social foundations of education from the Department of Educational Organization, Administration and Poticy. White-Johnson was honored for the quality of her doctoral dissertation. whk:h focused on the identificatk>n and analysis of school-relared factors that contribute to decisions by young African-American men to leave high school before graduation. Her findings led her to participate on a task force for the school district In which she conducted her research as it developed approaches to address needs of under-served students. She wrote a proposal for a new course at the high school that has received state funding and approval for implementation. She was nominated for the award by the Center lor lnte<disciplinary Research on Teaching Africana Studies in Schools. a joint proiect of the Gfaduale School of EdUcation and the Faculty of Arts and Letters. The school also presented its Dean's Service Award to AIMal, assistant superintendent for currictJkJm evaluation and developmoot in the Buffalo Public Sctools. Distingulshed Ahxooi Awards were presented to three graduates of the school's doctor& program: · - L - . . . . , p.-esidentof Notre Dame College of South Euclid, Ohio. Deming r808M!d the award from the Depar1ment d Counseling and Educational Psychology, from which she earned a doctorate i'l counseling psychology In 19n. • Roltert L .,_...., rlr.. vice president for student affairs . Palmer received the award from the Department of Educational Organization, Admtnisrration and Policy, from which he received doctorate in higher education in 1979. • ~RI ~ professor of education at 1he University ol North Carolina , Chapel Hill , Frtzgerald r&cetved the award from the Department of Lparning and Instruction, from which she received a doctorate In educattonal research and evaluation In 1979. ........ .,.._.,. _.....-a~_ u - - -.ocAUST WNI._,- A - , professor of history, is the recipient of the 1997 Toby Ttektin Back Award, it was announced by Benet& B. Silberstem , prestdent of The HOlocaust Resource Center of Buffalo. The award is given to a k>ca:l educator ·in recognition of outstanding and decHcated efforts that have resulted in conveying to students a stronger understanding of the Holocaust· W10C~OitiMIDICAL ~ A conference on ·Medical Rehabilitation: Managing Managed Through will be held on July 13-14 in the Sheratoo Inn Buffalo Airport. Waldeo Averoe. ~- Three pnHX>nlarence worl<shops wl! be held 01'1 Saturday, July 12, also In the Sheraton Inn. The conference is sponsored by the Department or Aehabilitatk>n Medicine, the Center for Functional AsSessment Research in the UB School ol Medicine and Biomedical Sciences , the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Functional Assessment and Evaluation or Aehabilitahon Outcomes. the NatK>nal Institute on Otsability and Rehabilitation Research and the U.S. Department of Education. Topics to be addressed include characteristics of effective and efficient medicaJ rehabilitation pro-grams. measuring satisfaction, prospective payment systems. rehabilf-. School Student Research Apprenticeship Program, the New Vorl< State Surnme< Institute f"' Science and Mathematics, the Howard Huglles Medical Institute Undergraduata Biological Sciences Education Program and the Unovarsity Honors Program. His research Interests focus primarily on coordination chemistry and transition metal redox chemistry, that makes possible the synthesis of new complexes and the study of new chemical reactions. including redox-based catalysis. Takeuchi hok:Js a bachelor's degree In chemistry from the University of Cincinnati and a doctotate in chemistry from The Ohio State University. talion engineering adaptive deYK:es and work-site disability management and industrial rehabilitation For mot'S Information call Car~ -- M. Brownscheidle, 859-7575. SYW'Oelllll10 fOCUS 011 Scholars of music theory from major universities will ga!het' a1 UB on July 1B and 19 kY a symposiLm oo the roosical and mathemalical lheOOes of innuential German roosicologlst and ~Hugo Riemann (t8491919), """<is enjoying a r&birtll d in!Bmational allentiort. The SY.fllposi...-n, ·Neo-Riemannian Transformations: Mathemabcs .a nd N'pl!cations, • will be hejd oo the North Campus. nwiN cons<ter contemporary applications or recently revived obS8Mitions of Riemann. who9e theory of harmonic dualism treated major and minor chords as mirror mages of one an- othe<. Riemann was long held in disraVO< among English-speeldng scholars, but his theof'ies have recently been strengthened and generalized through the application of mathematical group theo<y. "These ""¥' formulations have provided a fresh perspective on 19th- and 20th-century harmony · and counterpoint.· said ......, ~ Sloe ProfeSSO< of Music, who headed the organizing committee for the event. Set-. wl come l n r n lkWersily, ComellkWersily, ll1e lJrj, YerS~ya Chicago, 111e ~a New Me><ico, ll1e lXoMlrsily cJ; Aberta and the Library d Cortgrasa ...... and a-loe ... - . . pn>fesaors d ITU!ic, and UB ga<1Jala sa.- •--~a and - - oloo wl par1idpelq. For """" r.lorma!ion. cai64S-2766, ext 1271. care Outcomes-. - Three UB students racetlled the Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence 81 CE!f81"1l00ies held May 27 at State University Plaza in Albany. They were among the first recipients d the oow award, created by Chancab John W. Ryan to recognize students wlx:l demonstrated outstanding academic: achievement and received stgniflcant recognition and acclaim during the past academic year. Wimers were -""-"" and ~ a D.-. bach re- cipients nalional Goldwater Scholar>hips, and _ , winne< of the Thayer Prize in the Arts. c. - - . . Twa-<ysll.!dentsatt4SUNY~ _ , I8CXlgized by the ct1a'lc:elklr in a wide VIWieoy d areas. �7 --.A-.-....... May graduate, student die in accidents; BLACK, 8RESIIAM Continued from page 1 more than I, 700 colleges and universities, he also speaks, writes and coasults on student service-relaled issues and legal concerns at conferences and institutions nationwide. "Dennis has a familiarity with the whole range of student affairs concerns and priori tie s that few people could match," Greiner said. " He also has a very deep and gen uine commitment to servi ng UB 's students, as well as a thorough understanding of their needs for service and support." Gresham has SC(Ved as associate vice president for public service and urban af- fairs since the division was created in 1993. "She has a very keen sense of the key issues and priorities for Pubtic Service and Urban Affain ," Greiner noted, "as well as a genuine personal commitment to public service, urban and regional outreach, and diversity initiatives-all of which are central to the division 's mission." - l i t UB,.,.. - - 2 0 r An adjunct assistant professor of counseli ng and educational psychology at UB. Gresham has been affitiated with the university for more than 20 yean. As associate vice president, she serves as the initial point of contact for requests for university assistance from the Western New York community. She also supervises minority-focused campus initiatives such as Coni P. Maloney CoUege, the Educational Opportunity Program/Center for Academic Development Servioes, Undeuepresentod Minority Graduate Fellowship Programs and the Office for Univenity Preparatory Programs (OUPP). Gresham also has served as executive director of the OUPP and as assistant to lhe vice president for student affairs. Wmter, appointed dean of the School of Management in 1993, cited professional and personal considerations in announcing his resignation. He said be was attracted to the Katz business school because of its reputation as one of the SO best in the country, and the University of Pittsburgh's status as a "state-relaled" institution, whereby only one-fifth of its budget is provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania-a budget formula that allows the univenity more autonomy in decisio n-making , tuition structure and program development than institutions within the SUNY system. . . . . . . . . . . . .011 . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . During his tenure, Winter was responsible for numerous improvements and innovations within the school, including a reformation of the MBA progran:>, creation of an Executive MBA (EMBA) program. implementation of the only U.S.-accreditod EMBA program in Singapore, development of an agreement with Renmin Univenity in China to launch an EMBA program at the Beijing institution and advocation of a customer-service philosophy for all management-school programs. Winter also bas helped to rebuild the school's external connections with the business community, alumni and donors. and sought to make the school more competitive with business schools throughout the country. Headrick said that the school has made .. significant strides" under Winter's leadership. "He leaves the school well-positioned to continue providing excellent programs in management education. "His leaving also underlines UB's re-1 current mes ~ge to state officials and the state Legislature: flexibility and freedom from ill-designed state oversight are absolutely essential ifUB is to prosper and continue to nouri sh the stale 's economy," Headrick said. • UB to co-sponsor conference of Wright Building Consemncy E NINTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE of The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Con- rvancy, a national organization of Wright homeownen and preservationists, will held Sept. 17-21 in the Buffalo Hilton. UB will co-sponsor the meeting. The first vice-president of the organization is Jack Quinan, professor and chair of the UB Depart- ment of Art History and curator of the Darwin D. Martin House, one of the finest of Wright's "prairie" houses, which is owned by the univenity and is currently undergoing restoration. The conference will include presentations by distinguished speakers on aspects of preservation and the history of Wright's arc(litecture, and a symposium of noted scholan and preservationists, led by Quinan and Neil levine of Harvard Univenity. Among the activities planned are toun of the Darwin Martin complex buill in 190305; Grayctiff, the rarely viewed home that Wright designed for the Martins in Derby in 1927; otherWright-<lesigned homes in Buffalo and Rochester and toun of other architectural highlights. • phannacy student suffers injuries A May graduate of UB was lcilled and a student injured in an auto collision June 13 while another student died from injuries suffered June 16 in an accident while hilcing in Zoar Val ley. Lisa L. Hertel. 21, of Albion. a May graduate of UB , was lcilled June 13 when lhe car she was driving was hit by a minivan on Sweet Home Road between Rensch and Chestnut Ridge roads. A passenger in the car, Johanna M. Hill. 21. a UB pharmacy undergraduate, received head and inlemal inju ries in the accident. She IS 1n Ene Co un1 y Medical Center in senous but stable condition. According 10 Amherst Police Lt. Willard Tillman, the accident occurred at I 0:20 p.m., when a northbound minivan dnven by Gregory P. Ross. 18. of Williamsville. crossed the double yellow line tnto the southbound lane and collided head-on woth the Henel car. Ross was alone in the car. He was created for injuries in the med1 caJ center and released . The cause of the acci dent remains under investigation. ln a separate accident, undergraduate student Amanda Occhino. 22. of Buffalo. was sitting with friends watc hmg the wa ~ terfall near the Deer Lick Falls secuon of Cattaraugus Creek in Persoa. Cattaraugus County. when a log weighing more than 70 pounds was dislodged and fell more than 200 feet before slriking her head. She died June 23 in Erie County Medical Center. State Police found the person who may have dis lcxiged the log. but have not sa1d whether they think the indiv idual knew that anyone was below at the time Cattaraug us County District Attorney M1 chael P Nevm" JS looking int o the case. OBITUARIES Kenneth H. Weber, 68, retired mechanic Funeral serv•ces were netc May 30 ro• toe.e,.. neth H Weber 68 a re tired general mecnannIOf UB who Cltec:l May 26 IOilQw !ng a rengrny rUness A veteran or Worra War rr Weoer se•vea ,(1 me New York Stare Guaro trom 1944 46 when ne JOrneo the Navy serv1ng aooaro rne u 5 S Aenooova untrt 1948 He won.. ea as a relr •ger ant msoector ana as an 1ndusrna meta ls salesman betore tak•ng a ,oo wr!n UB tr 197~ He ret~reo rn 1990 GSE DEAN Continued from page 1 several departments, research centers. laboratories and special programs. These include the Department of Learning and Instruction; the Department of Coun seling and Educational Psychology and the Department of Educational Organization, Adminislration and Po li cy ; 1he Early Childhood Research Center; the Buffalo Research Institute on Education for Teaching; the Educational Resources and Technology Center; the Center for Comparative and Global Studies in Education; the English Language Institute. and the UB Reading Center and Clinic. Mitchell wiU oversee the 3Ctivities of 60 fuU-time~uivalent faculty, 22 full-timeequivalent staff and 70 graduate teaching assistants. She will have overall responsihility for the development of academic programs, fac ulty recruitment and advancement, and for mainraining standards of teaching, scho lar.;htp and c n:aLJ v~ actt VII ) in education and educauon research She also will exercise ch1ef responsabal · ity for the faculty 10 matters of planmn g and budgeting. equ1pment and space allo· cations and personnel and oversee devel opmem ac tivities within the school and among its alumni and supponers. In her fonner administrative posiuons Mitchell has had major responsibility for strategic planning. faculty appointments. policy and program development. and shon- and long-term financial planning Mitchell earned a doctoral degree an education, culru ral anthropology and sociolinguistics from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. where she was a teaching fellow. She is a gradu ate of Trenton St.ate College and holds a master 's degree in education and chald study from Smith College • INSTITUTE Continued from page 1 regional participants. including conference coordinators Kevin Gaughan and Stan Lundine. cal led on UB to take a primary role in continuin g public disc uss ion of gove rnance issues. One of the institute's first assignments. Grei ner said. will be to coordinate a November 1997 confe rence at UB . The UB session will follow up on the Chautauqua discu ssion of regionalism. focusing on specific issues and challenges in the Buf. falo metropolit.an region. Sheffer noted that the Western New York Grant.makers Association. the Greater Buffalo Partnership and the Association of Erie County Governments have expressed suppon for and interest in the November conference . ·Their collaboration is imponant to u~ That is a model that the In sti tute for Local Governance and Regional Growth will employ again and again." Sheffer ~ose of us in Western New York who are work· ing on issues and effons of regionalism need to be a good example ourse lves of collaboration and efficiency." Greiner noted that Sheffer's appoint ment to direct the institute signals the imponance the universi ty places on the ~ issues. "John has been a first-rate leader for our overall public service effons during hi s time as interim vice president. We would not want him to leave that posl except for a role of thi s priority. "He-and we -are very. very commi tted to this new initiative," Greiner added. Sheffer noted. "1 could not be more enthused about th: chance to concentrate on the goals of this institute. For me personally. it is an opponunity to focus my public service at lhe university on my primary interesls as a faculty member---effective governance and regional growth. "If Buffalo and Western New York are goi ng to compete successfully 10 the 21st ce ntury." Sheffer sa1d. "it w11l be bec au~ all sectors have worked together on very specific. very practical •ssue' and chal· lenges in the region. "Regaonal governance d oe ~ not mean metropolitan government :· he added "h means pubhc leadel) and pn vate carizen' working acro ss mun• c •pal and dem o graphic boundane ~ on a who le frontiC::r u l specific 1ssues of plannang . bu s an e ~~ dt:\d opment. housmg. land use . governme m efficiency. economiC growth. serv1 ce dela v cry and many other area ~ "UB and thi s mstitute cannot mctl lh o~e regaonal challenges on our own. but \\ C can play a cnucally lmiX>rtant role . As w1Lh the.' Governance Project. the real strength of us·s role is 10 its diverse. talented facuh) who provide a strong base of research. policy analySIS and public SCfVICC lO thl ~ effon. The role that Kate Foster. Davad Perry. 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Wbile tbe four"')'ear agrcemcot does allow tbe state to "contract out" jobs to extt:mal corporations, unioo officials say !bat tbe stale would be required to meet "extcosive and complex procedwal standards" in order to outsource jobs. "I tbiok contracting out would be very difficult and expensive" for tbe state to do under tbe terms of tbe tentative agreement, said Jean Dicboo, pn:sident of tbe BuJfalo Center Chapcer of UUP, adding that lbomu Mallbewa, tbe unioo 's chief oesodiftjr.......,f8 aa dR! waa:nag. out Wlguage bu 27 pages of cooilitions built in. "I bope it's all tbe protectioo we need," Dicboo said. UUP President Wtlliam Scbeuennan DOled !bat tbe unioo bu "built so many fem:es around tbe alate's ability to cootract out that we are certain no one will become unemployed durin& tbe life of our contract. In some key respects, we have actually increased job security tbrougb tbe obstacles tbat we've created to obstruct contracting-ouL" tentative agreement allows the state to save face on the outsourcing issue ..without, I hope, hurting our members. "On tbe whole, I ibioi< tbat in a very P tough situation~ our negotiating committee did a great job," Dickson said. Although tbe full details of tbe tenta- "It's real importaolto have a contract," Greiner said, noting that tbe agreement appears to include a compromise on tbe cootracting iolcootractiog out issue while providing some money for faculty and professional staff. "It 's a good morale·booster," be said. UUP members have been working without a new contract since July I, 1995, and tbe "cootnctiog iolcontracting out" tive agreement are not yet available-members will receive the full text in late resident William R. Greiner said he was "tbrilled" tbat tbe stale and UUP have a tentative contract ag:reemenL -----doe--- tenure and pmnaoeot app00>1mr:01 and give SUNY admioistraton uolimiled power 10 faculty and Sl8lf salaries, reduce benefits and fire union membe:s at will. Dicboo DOled tbat tbe language in tbe cut August, aloog with a ratification ballotScbeuennao did release a summary. In addition to the outsourcing issue, lcey points of the agreement. which would cover the period of Jul y 2, 1995 through July I , 1999. include: • A $1 ,250 lump-sum payment in October. • A 1 pcn:ent, !ICI<lOs--tbc-board raise bad been contentious negotiations. The stalt: bad iosisled 00 tbe ability to OlliSOUn:e jobs. The union bad maintained divided equally among members and retroactive to 199!>---approximately $500 per person. This increase. which would that outsourcing would, in effect. undercut Continued on page 2 Research links cholesterol levels, hypertension NOI'LI wnN NOaA&. blood pressure can experience greater increases in blood pressure during stressful situations if they have high cholesterol, UB researchers have fouod in the first study showing a link between cholesterol levels and hypertension. Conversely, tbey found that lowering cholesterol with drugs and diet also lowers stress'related increases in blood pressure. "We don't know the cause of higb blood pressure in 90 percent of hypertensives," said Bong Hee Sung, IOSsociate professor of medicine and chief investigator on the study, which appears in the June issue of tbe Amuican Jour- nal of Hypenension. A-fw-...- "These findings shed some light on the mechanisms that cause high blood pressure, opening up possible new av enues for treatment and prevention." Sung said approximately 12.7 million adults in the U.S. may be candidates for cbolesterol-lowering drug therapy. "Our results indicate that lowering cholesterol may have the added benefit of controlling blood pressure bener during stress, which will lower the chances of developing hypertension and bean disease," she added. High cholesterol is a well -known ri sk factor for cardiovascular disease, given its role in tbe formation of plaque that narrows arteries and restricts blood flow. Higb cholesterol also has been shown to cause the blood vessels to constrict excessively, which..may interfere with overall blood-pressure regulation. 'This effect of cholesterol on vasoconstriction has been well documented in isolated peripheral vessels. Sung noted. but until now, the overall effect of cholesterol on blood pressure bas not been studied. ------ To assess the relationship between high cholesterol and blood pressure. Sung and colleagues estJtblished a sl udy groupCoil!posed of 70 people with normal blood pressure, 33 of whom had normal cholesterol and 37 with high cholesterol. Blood pressure was monitored in hoth groups while they took a mental arithmetic test. a standard method to simulate psychological stress. Researchers added stress to the equation, Sung said. because a dramatic increase in blood pressure during physical or mental challenges has been shown to be a risk factor for later development of hyperteosio>n and cardiovascular disease. Recent evidence also shows that tbe damage to organs caused by hypertension is more closely linked to blood-pressure Continued on page 5 Management names 1homas idetill dean ay DELLA CCNmtADA Reporter Contributor J OHN M. THOMAS has been named interim dean of the School of Management. replacing Frederick W. Winter. who has accepted the deanship at the Universi ty of Pinsburgh Katz School of Business. Thomas. wh o ha s served as associ~te dean of international programs and associate professor of organization and human re sources at the management school, will assume leadership of the school on Aug. I. Provost Thomas E. Headrick appointed Thomas to the position after consulting with management-school facult y and senior staff. The school will begin a national search for a permanent replacement for Winter. and Thomas will be considered a candidate for the position. "John Thomas has an excellent record of innovation and success at the managemem sc hool and strong suppon from his co lleagues." said Headrick.. "Hi s appointment assures that the school will progress. even a~ it searches for a replaceme nt for Dean Wm ter. With his nearly 30 years ' expenence at UB. Thomas can step right into the pos1110n and keep the school movi ng forward·· A main consideration for Thomas's ap-pointment. said Headrick.. was hts comm it · ment to implementing a new stralegtc plan developed by the managemenl faculty under Winter's leadership. The plan will refocus some of the school's curricula and see k to Continued on page 2 �2 Doyno book will offer new findings on Twain's !Ir-A- the Reporter Contributor N EXPERT ON the writings of Mark Twain is extending his research on the manusc-ript of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," one of the seminal works of American literature. Victor Ooyno, a professor in UB 's English Depanmen~ bas written and lectured extensively on 1Wain. wbose real name was Samuel Clemens. Among Ooyoo's earlier books is the 1990"WriliogHuckF'IM: Mark '!Wain 'sCrealive Process," an analysis of lbe second half of the novel's manuscript. which at the time was the only portion known to have survived the aulbor's death. After the missing pages of the "Huck A Finn" manuscript were rediscovered , Ooyno helped prepare a new edition of the novel , published by Random House in 1996, that includes original material that had been edited out before the 1885 first publication. Now Ooyno is worlting on a study of the first portion of the "Huck F'IM" manuscript. With the help of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Doyno spent a semester doing a scientific examination of the handwritten pages. By comparing the pages with the paper Oemens used for his personal letters, Ooyno determined the dates of undated portions of imporUDt early lliOIDelll in the novel when TIDI reveals tbll he ii IWIIIitig away from slavery. He bep Huck not to give him wway; and Huck promisea to keep the oecret. In his scrutiny of the manUICripl. Doyoo foood that Clemens originally bad Huck manuscript. Ooyno also learned to distinguish between the purple ink Clemens used for parts of the first drift and the faded gray, ink in the corrections, revisions, and cancels he made laler. Inspecting the manuscript under ultraviolet light also revealed dilfemx:es between inks of different ages, as well as the texiS of passages that Clemens crossed out when he was making revisions, Ooyno says. "I've ' solved' aU the cancels by now, except for ooe passage that be caoceled fourtimes. lcan'tligurethatoneou~"says Ooyno. These kinds of studies have allowed Ooyno to follow the evolution of the text as the author revised and rewrote i~ a field of scholarship known as "geoelic studies." Ooyno's new liodiogs will be published in his forthcoming book. "Beginning to Write Huck F'IM." In additiO!I. he is exploring the possibility of creating a CDROM containing the novel, a facsimile of the manuscrip~ and a large selection of critiCal euays aDd t.cqrouod information inteoded to help scholars and atudenu. "My main interest focuses on bow this amazing American novel wu written;• Ooyno says. "All these techniques are just tools to belp learn about that central ques- tion." be draft shows the meticulous c,are Oemeos took to get his characters' dialeciS right. In page after page of Jim's dialogue, Oemens crossed oui every "and" and "can" and substituted "en" and "kin." ' Seemingly small revisions also can show bow the aulbor's own sense of the story changed as be was writing it. One of these details comes during an shake Jim's band to seal the bargain. Later. Clemens aossed out the baodabake. Doyoo poinll out that the change could have been caused by one of a number of reuoos. Cleloeos may have c:oasidered the inlemleial baodabake too progressive for 1845, which is when the story was set, or even for the 1880s, when it was pllbliJbed. Or, Ooyno says, Clemens may have realized as lbe story evolved that the bandshake no loaF rude IICIIIe in light of one of the themes of the story, Huck's powin& respect for Jim and his gradual acceptance of the former slave u a fri<od and ao.cqual. A baodsb¥c 10 early in the story )WUid have brought the two main cbaracten together too early, too quickly, leaving little room for cbarllcter growth. While there always will be room for speculation about Oemens' lhougbll and intentions, Doyno says such theories must be grounded in fact. " ll's important 19 make these r.:tuaJ detenoioations based on,.tbe manuscript before maldtig.an .~oo." Ooyno - says. "If you don'~ !bOre ';. att:odency to skew the facts to lit the interpretation." • $107,000 Cummings grant funds ,brain activity research llr I'AIIi.A-...-u. Reporter Contributor HE UNIVERSITY has received a $107,000 grant from the James H. Cumming& 'Pouodation of Buffalo ro fund a pioneering research project looking at bow the brain transforms the sounds we bear into information. This three-year study will combine images of brain activity formed using Positron Emission Tomography (PE'I) scans with images of structures in the brain acquired through Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to create a unique image that links neuraJ activities to specific brain sites. Through the combined images, researchers hope to gain new insights into how sounds relayed by the auditory sysiem are understood. Directed by Alan Lockwood, professor of neurology, the multidisciplinary project will involve the departments of Nuclear Medicine, Neurology, Communicative Disorders and Sciences, Linguistics. Psychiatty and Rehabilitation Medicine, and the Faculty of Social Sciences. Alto participating is the Department of Veterans Affairs through the VA Western New York Healtbcare System. "This award by the Cummings Foundation will allow us to continue mapping the critical pathways by which humans understand language," said Lockwood. " By studying the links between sound and emotion ceJ].ters in the brain, we may also be able to better understand bearing loss and disorders such as tinnitus or ' ringing' in the ears, which is associated with adverse psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety and insomnia." In addition, the study will examine auditory attention systems that require more complex processing of aural information and analyze how the brain handles language, including studies of reading, grammar and syntall. Such tests already have UUP CONTIIACT Continued from page 1 be added to members' base salaries, also would take effect in October. • 3.5 percent across-the-board salary increases in both January 1998 and January 1999. • l percent discretionary salary increases to be paid in December 1997, 1998 and 1999. • Full restoration of funds owed to the Benefit Trust Fund, which provides members with vision and dental insurance. Members also would be reimbursed for all dental and vision claims incurred since the state stopped payments to the fund and cov- Process developed at UB makes batteries better llr--YIDAL Reporter Editor u• IIESUIICII8tS liT havr devised a way to make batteries better. The method could CUI manufactUring COSIS as well. The process developed at the university has improved the current-carrying capabilities of batteries by using thermal oxidation to charige the electrochemical behavior of the form of carbon used in them. Deborah D . L . Chung , Niagara Mohawk Chair of Materials Research and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, said using thermal oxidation to change the electrochemical behavior of carbon black improves the electron transfer rate in batteries. She presented the findings in State College, Pa., July 13 at the Biennial Conference on Carbon. A paper on the work bas been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the journal Carbon . Chung explained that carbon is the most commonly used material, and carbon black the most frequently used form of carbon, in batteries. Thermal oxidation involves heating carbon in the presence of oxygen, creating carbon-oxygen bonds tha~ in addition to improving electrical conduction, change carbon black's morphology, or form and structure. While some carbons are composed of filaments or fibers, carbon black is made up of particles, like a powder, Chung noted. Ordinarily, a material such as oil, wax or another polymer is used to bind it for use in batteries. """""'""" _ __. ..... ~ .. New YOftl: at &Jf'falo. Editorial omc...,. Amhertt, (718) 645·2Ue. • reportMOubnewt..buttak:l.edu UntYerWty o1 proved useful in monitoring recovery from concussive brain injuries such as those suffered by Buffalo Sabres player Pat LaFontaine. • Thermal oxidation changes carbon black's particle size and increases ilS macropore density, allowing the carbon black particles to "hang together" without a binder, Chung said. And since the types of binders used '~nd to be a material that degrades in a chemical environment like batteries," sbe said. eliminating the binder will not only enhance the batteries' ability to conduct curren~ it also will save processing coslS. While the findings are expected to be of greatest interest to battery manufacturers, Chung' s work also has applications for analytical instrumenlS used for chemical and medical analysis. Chung conducted the research with Christine A. Frysz, a doctoral student who is director of materials research at Wilson Greatbatch Ltd. UB anticipates commercial development of the process and is prepared to make it available for licensing. erage ended on May 9, 1996. The state would increase ill cootribotion to the fund for years three and four of the contract. • The state would maintain responsibility for prescription drug coverage. • Members would be allowed to occumulate more than the current limit of 40 vacation days. • Employees wool~ ~ allowed to take compeiiSIUOry time within 12 months of its being earned. Scbeuennan will atteod a Buffalo chapter membership meeting scheduled for Sept. 4 to discuss theteolltive ~~Dickson said The American Albitration Association will conduct a mail ballot on the agreemen~ with the votes to be counted on Sept. 19. Scbeuerman said that waiting until September to conduct the ratification vote will not delay the distribution of any payments or beoelilS to members. • THOMAS Continued from page 1 position it as a leading public business school in the Northeast. particularly in MBA education. "The faculty support of this plan is very important for the future of the school." said Headrick. " It should attract a number of st:ron& candidates to the dean's position." A UB faculty member since 1968, Thomas bas helped the management school become a leader in the delivery of intematiooal management-«lucation programs. He developed the school's Executive MBA program in Singapore, as well as MBA programs in Latvia and Hungary, and is developing a management program in Beijing through the scbool'sOW~Etb:alionl'lojoct. He earned a ba<;helor's degree from Yale University, a doc:torale from the Massachusetts Institute of Thcbnology and a law degree from UB. • -.*'1'- Dl...:toroi-~: AIIIIu<,_ • Aaoc:iataDI_oi_Sor.-: Suo_,_ • Editor.~ Yldol • Aaoc:iala Editor:.-, Dondg • All Dltodo<: .lolvl ~ • - - Edilo<w: Lolo llaMr, Potrlcla - . n, Ellon Spina �---...... ... Hornbuckle studies their distribution air and earth's surfaces is required. For example, jUJt looking at lbe air alone, one can't determine tbe ultimate fate of almospbetic pollutants," sbe said. In her current research, "I'm interested in bow organic cbemicals are deposited in I!Rl HORNBUCKLE' S projects bave included IUbmarine work 81 lbe bottom of Lab OnWio aDd · vigils in a Minueaota bog to aample air quality. P"~eld Willi< is the rut fun of ber research, although Hombucldeaaysmootofberandbergnduale studcnta' time is spent 011 mathematical modeling ID predict chemical behavior. How polallially toxic orpDic cbemicals get dislribuled arouod lbe world is lbe focus of bet work. Much of her put research bas cooceutn=l Oil water bodies and bow water surfaces and bow they're degased from water. The other balf of the same question, really, looks 81 non-water sources. sucb as fo~ or grasslands or peatlands. "Tbe same kind of mechanisms worlc in both places, but lbe way we model the exchange of chemicals is different ," Hornbuckle said. ' "I go out to a site and measure these chemicals, in air and in water and in particles," along with gathering a lot of meterological information. toxic chemicals can accumulate in the Great Lab& in puticular. She is investigating atmospheric processes, " because atmospheric processes tend to be an important pan of getting those chemicals dislribuled globally as well as distributed regiooally as in tbe Great Lakes region. "Most of tbe cbemicals r m sllldying are anthropogenic, produced by human activity. Many are liirmful to dev<:loping animals, are endoCrine disruptors, or are possible carcinogens. Tbe problem is that figuring out where and bow to reduce their inputs is difficul~" Hornbuckle said. ''Most er research tries to get a handle on H the mechanisms that control whether these potentially ,toxic compounds will be deposited or released. She also is pursuing bow organic chemicals get deposited on plant surfaces and then transferred somewhere else. " We think that plants may act as sources for these compounds in the environment not just by volatilizing, but also when leaves fall off trees and into tributaries, for instance." The result would be to deliver atmospheric pollutants into tributaries. becoming non-point sources for these toxi cs to the lakes, Hornbuckle said. Her latest research could belp to explain earlier studies showing that even when there are no toxic dumps or other contaminants ln the water of a tributary, there still of theae compounds have non-point sources. "It may be that incinerators and fossil I bwnc:rs are at faul~ and that 's all of us. e haven' t regulated them with respect to polluting lakes. Better underslanding of the exchange of these chemicals between __ are sources of toxic chemicals. " We hypothesize that that's really an atmospheric signal. The mechanism by wbich llie atmosphere delivers them to the tributaries may be mostly driven by uptake by plants, especially wbeo you' re notlalking about tilled land, where erosion is a factor." One of her students is studying thi s process in a small tributary near Machias. where she has found that, indeed, chemicals that are delivered to plants through the atmosphere do end up in the tributary . This work was funi:led as a multidisciplinary pilot projecl from the provost's office. "ll'sdifficull for us to quantify, but they are a source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, wbich are released mostly from fossil fuel burning" into the air. by gas exchange or by particle fallout. ' We studied a place in southwestern New York !bat's pretty far from any known sources of these panicles. We think that wbat we 're seeing is a result of gas exchange." She pointed out that the concentrations a1 this level are so low they are not toJrJc. .,Computer is artistic tool in new master's program News Services advertising; teaching; curating; gallery, museum and regional media-center programming, and a broad range of arts management activities. " It's not for everyone," Roussel admits, " but for those who want to use new technologies to develop advanced methods of visual and auditory expression, this program is a quantum leap forward." Students will be able to devise their own academic programs by drawing from four existing areas of study already offered at UB: digital music, computer science, computer art and media study. Ed~"' T HIS FALL. tbe Depa11ment of Media S1udy will introduce a master's-degree program in digilal arts, a largely self-directed, collaborative cour,se of study expected to draw studeniS from a variety of disciplines. 1be new program is a bigb-ald enlerprise for people with unusual sltills, said Roy Roussel, assistant professor of English aod interim chair of the Department of Media Study. By teaching students to use tbe compuler as ao artistic tnol, lbe program will prepare them for can:ers as artists or applied artists in institutions and corporations that marry image, sound and digilal technologies, such as television production; movie· making; .-oose with similar interests but different I sltills will be encouraged to dev<:lop collaborative thesis projeciS. Roussel said the digilal-arts program will be "perfect" for studeniS with a bachelor of arts degree , for Fall schedule for the Reporter begins Aug. 28 .. openlllan Mdjii-......GI.adl and 1.111ng ~wc$ll arod ciiiJIUI 1111011-n The...._,....... cllcl-' aome orthe~t.cq kql govemPdandMd._811pB laken to meniB ~ tion~ ~ . . .,.._ instance, who have an idea of what they want to do and bow they want to position themselves in relation to their chosen area of investigation, but need to develop skills not available here before in an existing program of study. 1be new program will have a formal relationship with the Center for Cognitive Science, an interdisciplinary research cen ter that draws faculty from many fields to build a new and unified understanding o f cognition that includes. but moves beyond, the perspectives of individual disciplines. Cognitive science theory and research represents a change in the directi on of American social and behavioral sciences research . It reverses the movement coward ever-finer disciplinary distinctions to suppon an integration of the disciplines to develop unified theories of knowledge. "The departments involved in the center includt: anthropology, biophysics, comm unicative disorders, geography, industrial engineering, learning and instruction. linguistics. neurology and nuclear medicine, philosophy, physiology and psychology. For more infonnation. contact Roussel at 645-6902. • me.tlt.-~Arwc:ep- . Dumgtlllr'llllllto llulllo, dallgaleS IOind lluiiiDMd~ subUitJe, lllllllcl...... 1'11111 Md mit wlh loalll allallll ~. . . . Ma)<or ~MIIIIIgWidEriaeoiny~o.m.GI;IIIIII. THIS ISSUE of the Reporter-both print and electronic- is the final o ne to be published during the summer. The publication of weekl y issues for 1he fall semester will begin on Aug . 28 . Fac ulty. staff. students and alums can stay in touc h with what ' s going o n at U B by reading the Reporter on the World Wide Web at www.buffalo.edu/re - porter/ but o n ly become toxic as th ey bioacc umula te tn animals. " We' re really in terested in lhe nonpoint sources into the lakes. because that will accumulate in fish. which then become a hazard to hUtru111S. 1be tributaries are an important so urce of chemicals to the lake." Her other big project was funded by the Environmenlal Protection Agency. wbicb asked ber to look at direct deposi· lion from the air to Lake Mic higan 's surface area. " It's driven in par1 by our desire to know when we can stan to use the Great 1...akes as commercial fisberies again. Righi now we're prohibited from doing that by the aocumulatioos of toxins in tbe fish. It turns out the atmosphere is a really important pathway for the deposition and release of these chemicals, and so underslanding the atmospheric portion of tbe model is critical for predicting what's going to bappen over time . "Twenty years ago. everybody was qui~ sure that eventually PCBs would be all gooe and buried in the bottom mud. Now we ' ve changed our minds completely. 'These compounds aren't really going away. They 're continuing to be put into the air and then they can go somewhere else. which means that they have a lot longer residence time in ecosystems than we had ex peeled." Hornbuckle, who earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Civil Engjneering atlhe University o f Minne sota, rece ntly was awarded a National S cience Found•lion grant to exami ne the effect o f climate on the distribution of persistent organic compounds between terrestrial plants and the atmosphere. Her project has been funded for four years by the NSF's Faculty Earl y Career Development program. • Ryan is director of Career Planning and Placement DANIEL J. RYAN has been appointed director of the Office of Career Plaoning and Pl acement Rya,;. comes to UB from Canisius College, where he servOO as ass1stant director of the Career Center. coordinated college disability suppen services and was an adjuncl professor in counselor education. While at Canisius. he was respoosible for the deve loping the Career Center's hornepage on the World Wide Web and implementing the ·'One Year After Graduation Survey" of new alumni. He also developed can:er woricshops for srudeniS and alumni. created a career-awareness program for minority studenu and mrule presentations on career planning 1ssues at nationa1 conferences. Ryan wri tes a regul ar co lu mn for Business Firsl on career-developmen t and job-search tssues. He has published anicles in professiOnal JOUrnals and was recognized in ·'Who's Who 10 the East. 1996-97:· He IS a member of the NatiOnal A:!oo soc iation of Student Personne l Adnun istrators. the AssocJ3 tJ o n fo r H1 gher Educa1ion and Disabihues. and the National Career Development A ~oc Jat1on Ryan rece1ved a doctoral degree 10 h1gher educauon admmtslrauon from UB and maste r's and baccalaureate degrees from Cams10s. �---. . .. 4 ... EPA-~gchqe 'does not INik' for Great Lakes . else will be loolcing al biOICCUIIIulation of PCBs in phytoplankton off the lake's eastern basin ." DePinto uked, "Who will· D URING TilE PAST 2.5 years, federally funded research programs bave been =poosible for many of the succeuful efforts to clean up the Gn:al Lakes. But lately, scientists and engineeR in the Gn:al Lakes research community bave noticed that the kinds of projects being funded may not be the ones with the greatest potential public benefit. "Research funding by the Environmental Protection Agency is being directed more and more to basic-science projects througb national programs in Washington rather than througb regionally focused laboratories," noted Josepb V. DePinto, director of the Great Lakes Program at UB. "'I'm not opposed to basic or exploratory research," be DOted, "but EPA sbould not abandon its mission-oriented, problemsalving approach to applied research. Tbere are still an awful lot of problems in the Great Lakes. We will only be skirting those issues if this funding trend continues." According to DePinto, the EPA bas done this to make its =earcb competitive on a national, rather than a regional. scale. "Now the EPA bas moved more toward a National Science floundation-type of mode~ wbere individual investigators compete against each other for these funds on a national leve~" be explained. "But that model does not wort for the Gn:al Lakes." be said, noting that the Great Lakes comprise a large, complex system with problems that cannot be solved by individual investigators worltU,. OD indivUiual problems in lsolaDon. DePinto said the research model in EPA's Office of Research and Development and its emphasis on small, basic·science projects is not conducive to funding the large, multi-institutional projects that will have the greatest positive effect on the Great Lakes. "Under the new research-suppon model, it is more likely that somebody will be studying the effects of zebra mussels on phytoplankton in some little bay in the Western basin of Lake Erie and someone new take aU these resulls D1P1fm1 and put them together? Wbo will know how to put them all together in a meaningful way?" ~ synthesis of ....Wts separate environmental science studies is a critical aspect of studying large, complex ecosystems like the Gn:al Lakes, be explained. rrom D ePinto said the Green Bay PCB Mus Balance projec~ completed in 1994 and in which be was a participan~ is an example of one such large, coordinated research program. Tbe project focused funding from five agencies and supponed research by investigators from 20 different institutions, aU directed toward understanding the sources, transport and bioaccumulation of PCBs in large lakes. It was believed to constitute the largest set of coberent data ever compiled about toxic chemicals in a natural system. Tbe study, which used computer modeling to pinpoint the sources and fate of PCB contaminatioo in Green Bay, showed that current point soun:es, such as industrial discharges, account for less than 10 percent of the total external PCB load to Green Bay, while the remainder come from resuspc:nsion of sedimenu that bad been contaminated as long ago as the 1940s. DePinto said environmental information like this that is so global in scope and that is critical for public-policy decisions cannot be gleaned solely from small-scale studies that focus on basic science conducted by individual researchers. '"The new funding patterns create this disconnect between environmental data and the synthesis of that data into a description of how the system as a whole functions," he said. • OBEKI' C. WETHERHOLD, as- sociate professor of mechanical and aeroapace e.ngineeriog, bas been awarded a Fulbright fellowship to do research and teach in Germany during the 1997-98 academic year. In A ugus~ Wetherbold will travel to Germany for a six-week German language coune to be held at the University of R 1,600 American students, teachers and scholars who will travel abroad ~ 140 countries for the 1997-98 academic year under 1be Fulbrigbt program. Established under legislation inlroduced by former Sen. J. William Fulbrigbt of Arlcansas. the program is designed "to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other coun- ~gensbwB . tries.... Following an orientation, including a meeting with the u.s.ambusado< in Bonn, Wetherbold will begin his research at the University ofKaisenlautem. He will study fracture and fatigue properties of composites, as well as trihology--the friction and wear-<>f composites. In addition to his research activities, Wetherbold wiU teach courses in composite materials at the University of DarmstadL Wetherbold is one of approximately A UB faculty member since 1983. Wetherbold has been active natiooally in the American Society of Mechanical EngineeR and is an associate feUow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and As- tronautics. He bas authored or co-authored more than SO articles in scholarly jownals and edited several books. Wetherbold received bachelor' s , master's and docloral deS!""' from the. University of Delaware. • Telecourses set for fall; to focus on nutrition, American film 11J IIAIIY Ulll News Services EditDf l1IE UNIVERSITY WIU further its participation in the bwBeoning area of distance learning this fall with two telecourses offered through its Millard Fillmore College Division. The courses focusing on American film and nutrition will air from Sept. 2 througb Dec. 13 on educational access channels via TCVBuffalo, Adelphia Cable and Lockpon Community Television. Telecourses are ideal for busy adults who want to earn coUege credit in the comfort of their own homes. For some, these courses may be a fir.;t step toward earning a college degree. They are designed to be "user friendly.'" allowing students to videotape sessions and replay them at their·convenience. Brian Henderson, professor of media study, and Peter Horvath, associate professor of physical therapy, nutrition and exercise science, will provide additional study material and instructional suppon. Tests and study guides wiU be available through the UB bookstore, and students wiU be required to attend an orientation session and take exams on campus. lo b-- to -,.._..., Ten one-hour classes on ..American Cinema" (OMS 108) will provide students with an exciting introduction to American tilmmaking. Througb encounters with classic films, students will learn about the interplay between society and popular culture and bow to think, speak and write critically in an increasingly visual culture. Tbe course will feature interviews with more than 150 Hollywood insider.;, incl uding studio executives, directors and cinematographers. and clips from more than 300 movies. It was produced by the New Yorlt Center for Visual History, KCET/Los Angeles and the British Broadcasting Corp. for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Topics to be covered inClude the classic HoUywood style, the studio system. the star system, the Western, film noir, film in the Bnlckenstein is award winner TANLEY BRUCKENSTEIN. A. CongerGoodyearProfessorofChemistry, will receive the Award in Electrochemistry from the Division of Chemistry of the American Chemical Society. The award, given annually to an individual "who bas uniquely advanced the field of electrochemistry.'' is sponsored by the Electrochemical Instruments Division of EG&G Princeton Applied Research. It will be presented at the American Chemical Society's annual meeting in September. A member of the UB faculty since 1968, Bruckenstein served as the chair of the Department of Chemistry from 1974-83. He bas authored or co-authored 200 research articles for publication in scholarly journals. His research interests include electroaoalytical chemistry, electrochemistry and chemical instrumentation. He received the Faraday Medal from the Electrochemistry Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1994, the Charles N. Reilley Award of the Society for Electrochemistry in 1991 and a Heyrovsky Centennial Medal from the J. Heyrovsky Centennial Cong=s on Polarography beld in 1990. Bruckenstein holds eigbt U.S. patents on electrochemical gas monitor.; and other apparatuses. He received a bacbeloc's degree in chemistry from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a doctoral degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Minnesota. S ___ tel!vision age and romantic comedy. Henderson teaches film history and theory, and screenwriting at UB. He bas authored four books on 61m and is on 1be editorial board of Fdm Quarterly. ........,. "Nutrition Pathways" (NTR 108/Human Nutrition) willfollow three individuals for a year to dernonstiate how nutrition choices affect their health and their lives. The telecourse, consisting of 26 half-hour sessions, was produced by Dallas County (Texas) Community CoUege District. Topics to be examined include the basics of nutrition, energy regulation and weight control, carbohydrate and fiber intake effects on health, lipids and the health effects of f~ nutrition from pregnancy to aging, various health problems and the relation to nutrition and consumer concerns. Horvath is a fellow of the American College of Nutrition and for the past eight years bas been a faculty member in UB 's nutrition program. Although anyooe with access to TCU Buffalo, Adelphia Cable and Lockpon Community Televisioo can view the telecourses, those interested in obtaining credit for participating m~t register in advance. Class size for the telecourses is limited. For more informatioo or to register for the courses, call 829-2202 to speak with an MFC advisor. • �----.-... OBS 1liE EPIDEMIC popularity of aport utility vehicles mean tbe '"""'BY crisis is over'l Or just tbe appeal of oupedlu. ous COIIIUIDOr Joods cooquen all? How euily we fo«p:< tbe social and environmental effects of our lifestyles. In 1990, tbe United States sent-troops to the Middle Bast to fight for oil While war cost billions and produced many casualties (in oddilioo to U.S. and alli<d casualties, over 100,000 Iroqis died), it is ooly a dim memory fO< most of us as we rocc: to the nat oil war in our "sport utea," not-so-mini "mini-VliDI" and all variety of p$-guzzlers. Average U.S. vehicle fuel ellicieocy is dccJinin& while we slill import over half the oil we COiliUIDO. Meanwhile, just last year the interna· tiona! acientific community (through the I~ Panel on Climate <lwlge):.iabcludod- global warming bu beguD and that tbe impact of global elimole change could be aeverc if llllCheckcd. The releaae of carboo dioxide from burning fossil fuels is fO<Omost among tbe causes of climo1e change. &erJy cooservation and improvements in energy efficiency are es· sential to mitigate climate change and its effects oo ecosystems, 118ricullure. public health, stO<m intensity and sea levels. Global warming is by definition a global problem r<qUiriog a globol solutioo_ Un· fonuoarcly, tbe Clinton Administnttion has stopped calling for near-term reductions in carboo dioxide emissiODJ by industrialized countries at the ongoing Global Climate Cllange Treaty negotiations. Why? Because U.S. '"""'BY use and carbon dioxide emisoiODI are rising! It's time for realleadenhip and effective energy policies to turn that arouod. n.--..-. ,-.• l.tiM &erzy industries are now being deregu lated. Detegulation bas been ongoing in the naiUtll gas industry fO< a number of yean. A Slealtb campaign to deregulate or restructure tbe e~tric industry is now mov · ing ahead swiftly in New York witbout the benefit of public participation or environ· mental safeguards. Unlike tbe deregulation of otber industries, deregularing tbe electric industry could have huge environmental conse- quences. Electric geoeration consumes vast amounts of primary fue ls and is responsible for tbe lion's share of our air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. But tbe big corporations that an: pushing deregulation don., care about environmental consequences. All they want are lower rates. Restructuring proposals will break up the electric utility mooopolies like Niagara Mohawk and NYSEG, and allow other companies to genent.te power. "Retail competition" will permit new companies to seU power directly to consumers. In May 1996, tbe NYS Public Service Commission (PSC) released its plan for restructuring that called for eventual retail competition and required utilities to present their own implementation plans last October. These plans are now being reviewed and implemented. Unfortunately, they appear likely to increase air pollution and seriously set back energy conservation and efficiency efforts--despite overwhelming public support for environmental protection. Statewide, environmental groups are challenging the PSC and Gov. George Pat:aki to see the environmentallighL But it's an uphill battle. Tbesc: groups also are pushing for mechanisms to maintain or accelerate the development of renewable, so- lar enerzy"""""""' that are essential for addreasing the global warming tbreal As deregularinn approaches, we are going in tbe wrong direction fasl For example, Niagara Mohawk already bu written CODtnlcll incorporate rate Struc· t~F - sigoilicanUy disc;ount increased energy use. These lock in new customer.; while providing incentives for enerzy waste, destroying the economics of energycooservation measures and projects. UB 's own nationally recognized campus enerzy coosezvatioo program may be threatened by this kind of "declining block" rate structure. . . . . _ _ , . ........... - * ? In tbe fall of 1994, UB's electric utility, Niagara Mohawk (NiMo), began discussions witb tbe Uni-.ily about a multiyear custom cootracl for NO<th Campus electricity. With tbe uwlcetplace becoming more competitive., NiMo didn' t want to lose UB as a customer. By spring of 1996, UB had signed a tbree year contract with NiMo under tbe SC-I I tariff. While the new NiMo contract reduces elcctticity costs, it does have some troubling featurea. Pint, specific rate or price information is defined as a "'uade secret" and hence is confidential. Should enerzy price information he secret? Doesn't the public have a right to know? What about our tradition of openness and public accountability? Secondly. our contract with NiMo contains a ..marginal rate" structure that charges different rates for different blocks of power. For example, while the North Campus's baseload requirements are met by electricity costing, say, an average of 7 cents a lcilowatt bourl' the remaining JM)Wet used by the campus is purchased at a much lower price. Our previous contracts with NiMo allowed us to save energy at the baseload price, thus encouraging conservation. But this contract does not. Energyconservation savings accrue at the lower rate, undermining the cost-effectiveness of energy projects-malting them less likely to happen. If "marginal" or "declining block" nue structures undetmioe conservation and efficiency, are tbey environmentally responsible? Should NiMo have proposed this rate structure? Should UB have accepced it? Should the Public Service Conunission have allowed it? While prudence demands that UB aeek to lower cow. could IUlOCher opproocb have yielded energy cost savings while preaetving incentives for continued energy saving? UB is still actively ptnUing energy conservation improvements through the CESI Way enerzy project, !bough the future of our energy conservation program is an open question. Hopefully the North Cam· pus SC-11 cootrac1 is 001 precedent-selling. I think the secrecy is inappropriate. And I worry about rate structures that make kilowan hours at the margin too cheap to save . c ......._.• ._... There are many reasons to conserve enerzy. A recent independent study by the Colorado-based Results Center concluded that UB's energy conservation program has saved the Univenity more than $60 million since its inceptioo in the late 1970s. But energy coo.serva.tion also mitigaleS the: numerous environmental and social impacts associated with energy production and use. These include air pollution. acid ntin and global warming, oil spills and water pol· lution. loss of wilderness areas. construction of new power plants, fomgn energy dependence and the risk of international conflict over energy supplies. Conservation is seri ous public service. This is no time to focget !hal Walter..._..., is US's Energy Officer He is also co-chair of the Western New York Sustainable Ener~ Association Alumni make gift to School of Social Work i1r PAULA~ Reporter Contributor AYNOR AND FLORENCE Jacobson of New York City and Sun City Wes~ Ariz., I 996 recipients of honorary doctorates in bumane ]etten; from tbe State University of New York in recognition of their lifetime of humanitarian service, have given a $50,000 gift to the Scbool of Social Work. It was their education at UB that the Jacobsons say enabled them to become international leaders and belp bundreds of thousands of Jews escape discrimination, tonure and death following World War D. "Because of the training we received at UB, Gaynor and I have bad two wonderful careen;," said Florence Jacobson, "and our support is a way to show our gratitude for the education UB gave us." Gaynor Jacobson added, " More and more we are realizing what our education and training at UB have meant to us, which was a main incentive in making this gift." Hundreds of thousands of Jewisb refugees were saved through Gaynor's efforts to negotiate tbeir safe immigration and resettlement to the United States, Brazil, Australia, Israel and other countries G throughout the world. Gaynor was a key figure in 'The Secret Alliance," a book chronicling the rescue of nearly 2 million Jews in post-war Europe. He is tbe recipient of many bonon;, including the Cross of Merit from the Hungarian Republic, Commander Medal of Brazil and Silver Pin from the State of Israel. H e received a bachelor's degree in anthropology and sociology from UB in 1937, a certificate in social work in 1939 and a master's degree in social work in 1941. While a student at UB , be met Florence; they were married in 1937 . Aorence Jacobson received a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology from UB in I 934, and a certificate in social work from the univen;ity in 1935. She returned to the university to complete her master's degree in social work in 1955. Also determined to help post-war refu gees. she was appointed supervisor of social services and immigration for the Jew ish Joint Distribution Commit=, under the aegis of Gaynor, who was country director of the program in Czecboslovalcia in 1946. Under their leaden;hip, thousands of refu gees from Romania. Hungary and Poland received food, clothing, medical can: and temporary housing, as well as transportation and travel documentation aid . When tbey moved to Budapest one year later, Florence Jacobson set up a social-welfare program for more than 100.000 of the di s · placed Hungarian Jews. During this initiative. she rumed to UB for assisumce. "When in Hungary, I had the enormous responsibility of senting up the Department of Social Welfare, but I needed some guid· ance on bow to establish a training course for social workers," she recalled ... 1 requested assistance from Dean (Niles) Carpenter of the social work school , who was a tremendous belp " The Jacobsons were honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards in 1995 . a CHOLESTEROL Continued from page 1 response to stress than to ··casual" blood pressure, she said. Results showed that during the stress test, systolic blood pressure increased to the bypenension range (gleater than 140 mm Hg) in 46 percent of the high-<:holesterol group. compared to 18 percent of tbe normal-<:holesterol group. Sung said that high cholesterol appear.; to impair the a bility of the blood-vessel lining (endothelium) to relax and constrict normall y. Blood-vessel constriction causes an increase in vascular resistance, whic h causes an increase in blood pressure. The study's second phase was designed to determine if lowering cholesterol low· er.; blood-pressure response to stress. In a double-blind design. half of 26 memben< of the high-cholesterol group took a c holesterol -lowering drug for six weeks. while the other half received a placebo. and the protocols then were reversed . Total cholesterol fell 26 percent during drug treat · ment. Participants repeated the mental anth · metic stress test after both the drug and placebo periods. Results showed that peak systo lic blood press ure dunn g st ress dropped from 141 nun Hg without treat ment to 133 mm Hg after treatment. Sung 's co-authors on the study were Joseph L. lzzo, Jr.. professqr of medici ne and professor of phannacology and tox•· cology, and Michael F. Wilson. professor of medicine. • �·Faculb&StaHBillboard ...... _.. more compelitive. BLOEIIAUM TO NRnCIPA1'E IN MEDING OF TOP YOUNG IEN8INEDS Judltlt ...._., director of the Lockwood Ubfary. has made a bequest to the library. one of the largest monetary g ifts to the Umvers1ty Libraries ever receiVed from a h· t>rary staff membes Adams. recently named pres~ ­ dent of the SUNY Ubralians AssoCiatoo . said •t have a strong commitment to making Lockwood a fine and anractive library for the univers•ty conmunity. • lmpt'ovements are needed to bring the library's interior environment up-to-date, to benefit the university community and the publiC who use the library's resources and services. Adams is a member of the American Ubraries Association. l.Jbfary Administration and Management Asoociation, and Society tor the History of Technology. She rece•ved a bachelcw's degree in English from Wilkes CoiktQe in Wilkes- Barre, Pa : a master's degree in ltbfary aclenca from Syracuaa University. and a master's degree in English from Lehigh Unlvonoity. She fa L - . aasociate prolaSSOf of mechanical end has been selected to participete on an annual mMting that brings together some of the netion's top young engineers . She is one of 82 engineers, chooen from 8 field of 270 applicants, who will take part In the Nalionel Academy of Engineering's 1997 Symposk.m on Ftooliers of Engl,_ing Sept. 111-20 In Irvine, CalK. The symposi~m will host engineers 30 to ~5 from Industry and QOY&fnm&nt, 88 88 academia. The Fronlienl of ~ meetings were be' gun In 19951n responee to the incfeesingly lnl8<disclpllnary nelure of enginMring end to allow engo-a 10 learn about developrnents end problems In olher lielda. Thla year's sympook.m will address such topico es biornechanico, ..,.,.. and control tor manulecturing processes, safety and oecurt1y laaueo, lntelligenl transportation syelamo and decisioo-maklng loolo lor design end manu- leclurlng. A UB lecully member since 1991 , l!loaOalJm cooducts research In multidisciplinary design synthesis, concurrent engl,_;ng end arlifi. clal-lnlelllgence applicallona In op1ima1 de&Jgn. In 1995, she was named a Proaldentlal Faculty Fellow, an award bestowed by Pr..-,1 Clinton to recognize the acholarly activities of the nation's , _ outstanding eclonc:. and engw-ing faculty morn-· bono. The award carne wi1h a fMt-year, $100,000 research grant from the Natlonel Selene:. Foundation. the author of a number ol articles in books and journals on the subject of technology end culture She also has written three books. including the widely rotgarded ·The American Amusement Park Industry: A History of Technc:>f.. ogy and Thr,ills.• .,...Y - Family Physocians . In addillon, he received the Mead Johnson Award for Graduate Education In Family Prectlce, given by 114ead Johnson, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Compeny, in recogn~ion ol his WOJk and convnitmertt to the ideals of famity practice . A graduate of Canlsius College, Mahoney holds masta(s, doctoral A. Ault. assistant pro- tesSOf' of classics. has be&n awarded the Bktgen Research Fellowship at Vassar College tor the t997-98 year. The fellowship was endowed by Vassar College aJumna. faculty member and classical archaeok> gtst Elizabeth Denny F1erce-8Jegen. who was married to the archaeolo- g ist Cart Blegen. Offered ennually to specialists in a vartety of areas within ctass!cal studies, it was awarded to Bladley Auh for classical archaeok>gy. While in residence fOf the year at Vassar he will work on an 1n-progress book, •Qikos and Oikooomia Late ClassJCal Houses and House~ds at Ha/Mlls . Greece.· and medical degrees from UB. He also serves as an assistant professcw in Roswell Part< C8nc8f institute's Graduate Division and en assislanl prolesaor of epidemiology at SUNY Albeny's School of Public Health. He is the resident representative on the Council on MedicaJ Spe- cialty Societies of the American Academy of Family Physiclans . and received the Ameran Public Health Association's Jay Dortman Memorial Award fOf his research Involving mortality patterns among the Seneca Nation of Indians. He has continued his research wtth native populations, and is a founding member of the Network for Cancer Cont~ Research in American-Indian and Alaska-Native populations. sponsoted by the National Cancer Institute. --cu. llwtln~,ac Hnlcal i n­ 0 1 ' - DIJiiUnMIJr'r structor in the Department of Famity Medicine. recentty received three awards Mahoney. who is completIng a three-year residency in family medic1ne •n Western New York hospitals. was awarded the American Medk:al As!bciatiori/Gtaxo Weltcome Leadership Award !Of his ·extraordinary leadership abilities.· He also was chosen as the reCipient of the Resident's Award lor ·Contribution By 8 Resident To State Academy ActiviUes,• given by the New York State Academy of F-.. C. -Ill has of bean appointed chair the Pediatrics Department in the School of Medi- cine and Biomedical Sctences and pedlatrtclan-in-chief tor Chik:Sren's Hospital. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Yele Unive<sity School of Medicine. he joined UB in t986 as assistant professor of pediatrics . He became chief of the neonatology division at Children's Hospital end associate professor of pediatrics and~ in 1989. In ==~~~~~!!J~t994 he became professor of pedi- abies and vice chairman of research In lhe Pediatrlco lloparlmerc. The~ division, under his direction, hea grown to """" than 84 beds at multiple levels of care and is respdlsibie for 1,200 clellveries a year. It is the only newborn refarrat center tor a region encom- passing 22,000 deliwries annually. Morin, who has published 48 articles in peer review Journals, has conducted research on the use of fnhaled nitric OJdde to tre8t newborns wi1h persistent pulmonary hypertensiOn. The work, whtch resutted in a successful tnal of the therapy on newborns 8t Children's Hospital and other centBfS, was r• ported In the New England Journal of Medic ine. ...:mva-- " - ' aaaociate profeoaor of perlodonllco, recently r.,. celved the Olatinguishod Dental Alumni Award from the School of Dental 114edicine at the Unfveraily at Slony Bfook In recognition of her hafd """" and dedication to the field of dentistry. The award ...- conferred at the Slony Brocl< dental schooi'a com- present a recital of organ students from Eestmen on Sunday, July 27, at 5 p .m . in s.e& Concert Hall . The concert, free and open to the public , will feature four outstanding student organist~. J. Christopher Pardini, Bruce Frank, JeMilar Pascual and Ctvistopher Marks. all of whom have pieced highly In sev&fai compelilione. The collaboration belween UB and Eastman affo.-ds talented students who study In the internation- ally recognized department at Eastman the opportunity to perform on the highly acclaimed Fisk pipe organ in Slee Hall . n:• A-IICU 1WO NEW ~ The Center fOf lndustriaJ Effectiveness (TCIE) he& announced two staff changes. The center has hired ~~ as financial adminis- UB and Is a paol ~ doni oflllo Medical School - lhe-s..glcal Socioly, tho ·Pttl Lambda Kappa MedicafAUmi and tho - M e d i c a l Socioly. He Is pal cllairman of-the James Platt -Socioly. ..- _.,......--.un --~- The Unive<oily at Buflalo Olild Care Cenler Is accepting~ tor a program ~will open tor tho tal semester in a satellite ctauroom on lhe Nof1h CWnpuo. Tho program. "" chlldrwn - 3-5 , willbe~bythe~ care c:entar In cooperWian wllh the ~~and._;ng Clinic. Mwill run from 7:15a.m. to moncemorol caremony, at which 5 :~ Tampro - l h e graduotaa. A UB faculty membat' Iince 1993, Tampro MMid as <»-director of tho Oral Microblc*>gy l.eboralory In the School of Oentalllledicine In lhe c:inic In Perlt Hel. Artyore - I n lhe program shoUd ooni8Ct r.nar Moyer II 11211-2226 01 a-mol II from 1993-IM. She Ia the prtnclpet lnvesligalor on a fiv&.year, $350,000 grant from the NallonaJ lnstiMe lor Dental R&aeerch to lludy the strud1Jr8 of cet'· taln · which may lead to ways of preventing the attachment of bactMia that cause periodontal disease. A member of the lntemetional AesociBilon ol OenlaiAoaearch and the American.Socioly""ogy, Tampro has published ......,.. oua arllclea in acholarly journals. A graduate ol Pace University, she rocoived a cer1lficata In period- p .m. Mondays IIVough Fridays ...... ~Spece'ia llmiled. and applicants ---· -and ant~ on alinol-coomo, finol. The lJniverllity at Buflalo Cltild Cant Centar Is • non-ptoli. 11- cenaect. child-care program that ...._ UB laculty, 1111>dento. The conta<, localad on the Soulh Clwnpua, hal • ol 24 early-<:lllkllood_.and Is ...::ocradiled by t h e - Academy of Eatly Chiktlood P!ognlmo. --~· COIOill'loMiiCE --. .. --·· ..na-ontology from Columbia University. ....,..,.. _ _ 01' - - . has been appoinled director of new lltudent prograrrrnlng. Formorty director of ori- enlallon at SUNY~ . she also served 88 8S!JOCiate direcD" of college and union activities and associate director d residence tife. Her duties at UB w111 include OV<lfsight of all orientation pnograma for Incoming freshmen, transfer st~.r dents and paienta. She also will be responsible tor the ·us 101· classes offered to new students as a way to learn about lhe university. The Department of Musk: and the Eastman Schoc:M of Mustc will ccr _..lron1 tinancutl administrator. Based In tho School of EnoiM«· lng and Applied Sciences and ated witto the School of Management. TCIE promoi8S economic growth In Western New YOfl< by helping local companieo become In addillon, she will be in charge of pnogrems run through lhe commuter center and ongoing restdenc&-IKe wor1cshops. Wlsharlls a rroarrber of the NationaiAuociation of Sludont"""""" neiAdmlnistralors and tho National Orientation C>ireclcd Asoociation. She received 8 becholor~ degree In. r&enl8lion education lrcm SUNY Corlland and a _ . . degree In higher/post aeconda-y education from ~ U"'-"ity. She Ia pu-sulng a docloraJ degree In higher education aantnistrationlrcm UB. DPLOWIIZ-- CCMIIT-~ ,,....... ~ clinical in- struclor of surgery at the School of 114edicine end Blomedical Sciences. was Installed May 13 aa president of the Erie County 114edical Society. Medical director and chktf of stall al Our ~ of Voctory Hospital in Lackawanna, he is a practicing general surgeon in Buflak>. Zeptowftz received his medical _ . . . , - . proleasor In lhe Art Hiolo<y, reconlly at lhe Gilman lntamalional Conference on CUIIufallnten:hange In the 114editamlnean. Her topic was "Tho Holy Land In Italy.• ~of iect~>'ed __._ ~ .receptioniSt in the oap.nmant of Periodontics, Is featured In lhe July •Better Homes and Garoens Floral & Na· ture Crahs• magazine for her use of pressed herba and ~~ower$ to tum T-shirta Into weerable en. Michalski, who leaches in US's cred~·lr&e Ute Wor1<shops end conwnunity education pro- - grams, has won numerous awards lor her uae of pressed bQienicalsln cralt wort<. A community lec11xer and member oflhe Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens end the Herb Society of America, she maintaons herb and flower gardens specializing in ---miniature specimens. .........,RIIDI ...... " - " - Q , who wil attend UB as a freshman in the tall, he& been selected by Wa14.1arl Stores. Inc .. as this year's recipient of its annual WaJ.Mart Competitive Edge Scholarship. Which totals $20,000 four years. The scholarship. awarded to an OY'8f" outstanding lrestvnan in 8 technol- ogy-related program, w•ll make it jX)Ssible for Kopecky to pursue studies in mathematics . A City Honors High School graduate with a 4.3 gtad&-point .-age, Kopecky was a volunteer in Sister'S fUpitaJ's skilled ruslng tacility trator end promoted lite.. IIMtullr.e to training assistant. Padu- will provide general ac- counbng and fonanclal administrative support to the center. A graduate of Erie Comrnl.nity College, she has more than 20 years of accounti"lg and offiCe-management experience. As training assistant. Manulke will assist in coordinating state training-grant administratk>n and company-funded training acliv1ties. A graduate of Erie Community College, she is pursuing a bachelof"'a degree ""at UB. Manulke WOfked in a variety of accounting , administrative and financial-support roles In indus- try before joining TCIE In t996 as FRESCHIIS FEUOW OF WORLD ACADEMY OF ART AND SCIENCE .,_.. •· Freechl, dean of the School of Architecture and Plann1ng. has been elected a fenow of the World Academy o f Art and Sclence. A fOfum of international sctentJsts. arusts and scholars vested in a •work:J umversity 1n deep human understanding ,.· the academy is focused on ·social consequences and ~icy impUcattons ol knowl· edge." Fresch1, who IS working on waterfront plans lor Buf- falo and Tacoma, Wash., devetoped the mast8f plan tor Vancouver's World EJ<position. He has won many awards, including the Orde< of Canada. the higheSt honor the Canadian govenment bestows upon an indivk:JuaJ. �wu one or the acieotiltl involved in the Man· hanaoProjcct !hal produced the IIOmi<: bomb and aecured America'• miliwy aup«macy. Laoerl)e helped create Preatoee Aotif~ liquid nilrofleo used Tribute to Daniel R. Acker ANIEL R. ACKER JIIIIIOd away May 12. 1997.1be..., wboaelife bad boca de· lillod by iJidefllipbility IIUCCWI1bed after D a piJIIIl fivo-IDOIIlh IINaJe apiatt formi· dable beallh compllc:aliolla. for- wbo do 110( know. Ael:tr waa a port·time lil<ulty member al UB !01" weU cm:t a doeode. How be fouod the time aod coerJY to lcacb iJ a major wooder. He allo COUI>Ielod lllldeDu. adviaed lbem IDd IIOI1ldimes ...ponded 10 their ~Jht calls roc belp. For....,. yeon, be aenec1 u preaideoo or the Minority FKU!ty IDd Slalf Auocialioe. loe,..-lhae aeyooe. Durio& biJ oeoure, the Martio Lwber KiD& Commamonliw: propom achieved prom.ioax:e, helped ltudeatJ with scbolanhip, aod publicly recosnizcd ..... citil.CRIICI'OU radalliocs for tbeir cootributiool to society io tbc spirit of Martin Lulbcr King Jr. Only biJ il)oca lloppod bim from - ing---ew:o !boo be bopod 10 """"'- AlliC 811Dd c:ountin&. be . .y - - UB'aoldeat faculty rnernber--ccnai ... o( t h e - ever; lt ia with sadnea and a feeling of lnadequacy lhalllllempllhillribuoe 10 my friend Dan Ael:tr. Wbeo I aay be wu my friend, I hear a deafcniog ~poose from a multitude of voices Jhoutinglo un.i.Joo, .. Mine, 100 .....Mioe. too." ..He wu my friend, 100... Dan Acker was !hal kind of IDIIl. Daniel wu born in Weal VuginiL He overcame an educ:alioDal bect&round impoverished in l"eeiW'Cee bul DOt iD carina. and atteodcd the poorly~ ~~~ted Wbt VUJiDia State College. He cootinucd hia education and earned a master'l degree in chemistry at the Univenity of Michigan. SublcqPmtly, Dan raugln high tchool owbematics and chemistry before joinina Union Carbide. where he wort.cd for 30 yeus. During World War U, he Mac S. Hammond, 71, poet, English professor emeritus A memorial seMce will be held 1n lhe rail !of Mac S. Hammond. 71 . a pool and prole"""' emeritus of English. who d ied of cancer July 91n his home in Buffalo. Hammond began his career at UB in 1963. part of a talented . avant..garde group of writers and teachers wtlo came to the university to create an English department that soon came to be regarded as one of \Amerk:a's brightest and most progressive. Hammond became a lull profesSCH' in 1969 and was active in the Fac ulty Senate. S8fVing as secretary in the tate 1960s and earty 1970S. He was secretary and coordinator of the Senate's Collegium on Educat100 lnnovaticfl in 1974-75. He became a professor emeritus in 1993. From 196810 1971 , Ha<nmond was masler of cass;,.. College, wtlich began es College E. one of UB's in cryOCIJt&<tY IDd &.czin& blood. Dan was pvticularly pn>Ud or the domestic breaklluoo&J>s. Mud> bas alteady.boeallid about Dan 'aaetViogll the helm oftbe NAACP ror over 2S yean, his auc<:<Uful banJe 10 inleiJIIethe Butralo ICboolayscem.IDd oumerous civic, service, and relipou. orp:o.i.zations 10 which be 1ave 10 much quality lime. The DCWI media oornclly caJJod him aleJCnd. He aeemcd 10 be everywhere, always oa time. witbow. ever appearina 10 be hurried. He aeemcd 10 know aod lite everyone, the jOOic:iary, local, 1111e, IDd Bllioeallepslalon, indultriali.su. mayon. educalcn, KtivillS, religious leaden. Yea be acver lost the commoo U>U<:b. He U...Uy lr<Oiod everyooe the llmO--«l aomebody imporunL for aU, Dan bad lhia OUIIImdled handallake, quiet amile, wann greeting. aod endleu aupply or funny (bul cleae) jokes. He~ much. and wu often hooorecl Yel ia aU lhiJ be remained modeat almost oo a albuiabc 10 the core. Dan fou&b< hard for poaltiw: c:11aae yea biJ paliencc wu Jeaendary. lle aod biJ family- hale .......... aod vile lhreou bul acver did be RlpOnd in kind. He~ maey roadblocb. diuppoinlmenu, and -mo,Jy ioaurmounllble odds. Yet be wu tbe molt politive periOD I bew, bit dW· fault_. ICier uoaullicd by b i - . Leu than two yearsqo Dan lost his beautiful LouiJe, hil wife or 60 yean. bit coostant companioo, tbe mother or bit three adored childn:n. Sbe autrered from • Joe& debilioatiog illness that almolt inevitably leads to • home ror rpccia.J care. Yet. deapile hia advanced age, Dan cared ror her in their home, until her decease. Whenever I inquired about Louise, Dan would talk about the wooderfU.IIIdies, and his children who helped him. He never complained. He loved her. To him, she wu not a butdcn. Upon her passing, he told me, ..It is hard to bear... Wheo Dan Acker •poke like !hal, you knew he was hutting. When he bc:ca.me seriously ill and the Paris Review, Poetry and Choice. He was invited to the White House in 1960 by President Jimmy Carter for 8 program honoring 200 American poets. Car1 Dennts, 8 poet and colktague on the UB English facully. noted in The Buffalo News that Harrvnond's poetry was ·a mixture ol romantic hoping and very dO'Nnto-earth concreteness ... He was very much his O'Nn man He wasn't part of any school • Hammond. a co-founder of lhe Sludenl Fecul1y Rim Club al UB. also made audio and video recordings. including 8 three--track tape of -rhe Holidays,• a suite of poems for simultaneous voices made at UB's BeeIronic Music Ubrary in 1968. In recent years, he combined video art and JX)Btry in videos shown in Buffak:l. Chicago and San Francisco. The cofounder of lhe Nic:l<el City Poetry/ Vtdeo Association , Harrvnond was presidenl of Squeaky Wheel. a nonprofn organlzalion d<Mlled 10 video arts. until early lhls yeer. Hammond S8fV8d in the Navy V· 12 program while studying at the University of North Csrolina and received his bachelor 's degree from the University of the South in Serwanee, Tenn. He receiVed h1s master's and doctOfal degrees from Harvard University. Walter P. Koprucki, experimenlal colleges offering an alternative to the traditional educaoonat experience. Hammond wrote o1 lhe college, "Uving and sWdying in 85, clinical professor such a college should complemeol e student's specialization elsewhere in lhe <.Wlivenlily,. nolingJhal lhe studenl ' should emerge with increased powers of generaliZalion. a sense of lhe 'Ntloleness of existence. and a living retired clinical professor •n the School oodersoanding of lhe wtues ance and compassion.· of·-- From 1979 to 1983, Hammond was director of UB's graduate program in creative writing . The author of lour volumes of poelry- "The Horse Opera and Olher Poems' (1966): 'Cofd Turkey· (1969); ·six Dutch Hearts· (1978). and · Mappamundi, New and Selecled Poems' (1989}-Hammond also wrote lor magazines such as A Mass ot Christian Burl81was held Juty 14 at St. Benedict's Church Ln Amherst for Walter P Kopruckl . a of Medicine and BoomedJCSl Sco- ences.. Kopruckl diOd Juty 11 1n Sisters Hospital after a lengthy 1llness He graduated !rom UB medical school in 1936 and began a pnvate practice on Fillmore Avenue the next year. cont•nuing until h 1s reure· ment in 1980. From 1971to 1977, he served as an ass1stant climcal professor at the UB medical school . and from 1977 to 1983, was a fulltime c hmcal professOI' at UB He also served as a clinical faculty member at BuHalo Stale College uoderweru major aurac:ry, hia children cared for him. lbe old warrior quietly told me Wt he wu in ror. tough fight-. rare penooal admiaion for him. In spite of his own serious con· d.ition, he went on to ioquir-e: about my wife's heaJth. lbat was Dan Acker. Yes, he was that kiod ora man. 1 will miss Dan Acker. As I say that.. agam I hear the mauive chorus in quick response: - 1 will, too." ··1 will, too.'' "I will miss Dan Ack.er. too." That 's because when we needed bim. ht: wu always there. He inspired us. made us laugh , made us hope: . And so we s hould and muat be grateful that we koew this wonderful man who lived among us and stood for some:· th.iog. We knew what he stood for. Remc.m · berin& him we can say without fear of contra · diction. 1'here stood a loving husband. a canng father. gnmdfathcr, and great -grandfather~ 1'hett stood dignity, gentleness and com pas · sion." 1'here atood integrity." '"There 5tood determination" 'There stood a petrel for JUStice ·· '"'There stood Danjel R. Acker... IDWMDS• .-.NS Professor Emeritus. Graduate SchOol of Education Giving tax credit for children sends a wrong message T HERE ARE C URRENTI.Y three LU pro· pou1s for debate, the House versaon. the Senate version and the Presideo!'s version. All three have ooc: thing in common : they propose SSOO tax credit per child. It is debatable whether a tax cut at lh1s ti111e is oecesu.ry and wise; however,givingt.u credit for children certainly sends a wrong mcs· sage. With the world population at mor-e than 5.7 billioo aDd still growing at an annual rate or 1.5 percent (doubling time 46 years) we certainly do no1 need to encourage mort: popula· tion growth. Obviously, the rastest populat1on growth occun in developing nations. yet of all the industrialized countries. Canada and the from 1976 to 1977. Kopruckl was SChool physlc1an tor lhe Erie Counoy Heallh Departmenl !rom 1944-1976andwaSmediC8J examtner lor the Federal AVI8tl0n Adm~ntStratiOO from 1961 to 1980 A veteran of Wor1d Wai fl. he served as a member of the Greater Buffak> tnternaoonal Airport 01saster team James H. McReynolds, 54, biophysicist, professor, lab director James H McReynolds. 54. a b K>physk:ist and UB fac ulty member since 1977. dted July 6 tn a rock· climbing acc1dent 1n Mount Nemo Conservation Area 1n Burlington . Onl AcC01"d1ng to reg100al poiiCEI at Burlington. McReynolds an expenenced climber. was making a first ascent on the south rock lace of Mount Nemowhen the rock lace gave way. causmg h•m to fall 50 feet and the rock slab to tan on top ol h1m Desp•te rescue efforts by poliCe. firefighters. a~r- ambulance personnel and a fnend With whom he was climb1ng. Mc Reynolds d1ecl at the scene McReynold s was an assoc1a1e professor •n the b iOphys•cs and physiology deparuneno ol lhe SchOO of MediCine and B101nechcal Sciences He was d irector of the mass spectrometry laboratory and held an appomtment 1n the Department ol Pharmacology and ToxK:Otogy · or. Mc Reynolds was a very Important member of the biophySICS department: Richard Zobel. v1ce cha•rman of the medical school's b10phys1cs and p hys!Ok>gy depart· ment. told The Buffalo News "He was d~rector of undergraduate stud•es 1n the department and was the maJQI" person responsible lOt the undergraduate program • Zobel noted that McReynolds was consc•- SENDING I.D1BIS 10 TIE IIEPCMIER The Reporter wekx:rnes letters from read· BfS CCifTVll8000Q on ItS stones ana content Letters should be hmued to 800 words ana may be ed«ed lor 51y1e and lenglh Because ot space hm•tataons .the Reportet" canf'IO( publ•sh all letters rece•ved They must be rece1ved by 9 a m Monday to oe COOSKJ· erecl tor pubhcatoo 1n that weeks rssue Unned States have the h1ghest rate or population growth. 1.2 and I 0 percent. respectively Although thas 1s a relauvely slow growth as compared to Afnca. South Amenca and As1a where the annual rates of growth are 2.5. I 7 and 1.6 percent. rc.spectlvely. we should 001 ~ ­ come compl acent about our own populataon growth . Cons1denng our c:lltravagant hfestyle and hagh consu mpuon. every baby born 10 the. United States has a future envaronmentaJ impact or 30 babies born 1n India because we arc USing }() times more r-e:souras thao they. More people means more housang. mort automobiles. more consumer goods, more agncultura.l land taken for development. and 10 consequence more pol lution and more stress on the already overburdened eovironment. The conventionally thtnklng economists may consadcr that population growth is good because: it keeps the economy growmg However, th11 log1c assumes that ecooomy has to grow for us own sake II puts the carnage 10 front of the horse.. 11 makes people serve the economy and noc the economy serve the peopl~ Our present tax law already prov1des for ell · empuons ror children. so why g•ve Still an add• · tiooaJ credit? It only encourages people to havt more childn:n and unjust! ~ pc:nahzes those who prudentJ y chose to limit the s1zc: of thear fami lies . Stabilizarion or popu lation at the earhest date and decrease in consumption should ~ our goals. and not a continuous growth S-ND F. ZAIUIZEWSIU Professor Ememus entious and well-hked by h1s students. and •nterested 1n undergraduate. graduate and medical· student educat1on He was also responsible for tra1n1ng students 1n mass spectrometry McReyn<Mds rece•vea a baCheiOf's degree In phySICS !rom R•ce Un•versny •n Houston and a Ph D 1n b iophySICS from the Umver· Slty of Houston Before com1ng to UB 1n 1977 , he spent five years as a researcher at the Stanfora Research fnst•tute 1n Palo Alto. Cahl He was Jrrvnechate past pres1oent of the lOcal chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club and was an active member of the Lumber C1ty Rock Gym 1n North Tonawanda For many years . he served as a leader for Boy Scout Troop 991 at North Presbytenan Church 1n Amherst • A memonal serv•ce was held July 19 1n Umvers•ty Presbytenan Church. w1th graves•de serv1ces •n Conroe . Texas William E. Mosher, 88, health commissioner, clinical professor Wilham E. Mosher. 88. who was Ene County Health comm1SSKJ(Ier from 1959 to 1976 and had served as an assoc.ate chmcal professor at VB died Juty 13 1n Buffalo General Hospttal aftef suffenng a fan 1n Toronto Mosher was an assoc1ale chmcal prolessOf 1n prevent1ve med1c1ne '" the VB med•cal school and assistant professor m the School ol Nur sIng H1s published articles on child health •ncluded a w•de range of top1cs lrom heanng loss to neuromuscular and heart d1sease He served as Ene County's ch~el health officer dunng years when government had to address water pollutiOn 1n Lake Erie and contamlna· 1.10n ol area waterways by muniCipal sewage treatment plants The depart ment. under hiS leadership , expanded wOO<. on treatment and preventiOn of tuberculoSIS and anracted more than $5 m1ll100 1n federal grants He established commun1ly heallh centers. programs lOt tam1ly piann•ng, glaucoma test1ng . lead po•son· 1ng. rodent control and tubefcuiOSIS testJng of schoolchildren ano welfare rec1p1ents As recently as last month he was consulted about Amherst's ITIOSQUIIO control program He was a d iplomate of the Amencan Board of Prevenl!ve Mea1 c1ne and Pubhc Healttl ano was a fellow and past secretary ol the heaflh off•cers sect1on ol the Amer 1· can Public Health Assoc•at•on as wen as a past pres•dent ol tne State PuDhc Heath Assoc1a11on Named an outstanding c •t:zen by The Buffak> News rn 1960 and honored by the NatiOnal Conference of Chnsuans and Jews he served on t>oards of the Amer1can Cancer Soc•ety. Emp•re State Health CounCil and n1ne other health orgamza· 11ons In 1972. he rece.vea the Hermann M B1ggs Award from the State PubliC Health Assoc•at.on A graouate of Ham11ton College and the Syracuse Un•vers1ty Medl· cal SchOol he held a master 's degree from the Harvard School of Pubhc Health Robert E. Pantera, 76, dental school professor A Mass of Chnslian bunal was helo July 11 1n St Ak:Jvs•us Gonzaga Cathohc Churcn Cheektowaga lor Robert E Pantera 76 a faculty memt>er '" the School of Dental MediCine !rom 1955 unt1l hiS ret1re ment 1n 1989 Pantera a1ed July 8 '" St Joseph HOSPital Cheektowaga after a bnet •llness Pantera was a chn•cal 1nstruct01 1n the F1xed ProsthodontiCS Depart ment lrom 195510 1961 ana later oecame an ass1stam protesSQ( ana acl!ng c ha1rman of the department Pantera who stud/eO engu-.eenng at the Vn•vers11y of M1cn1gan serveo 1n the V S Army dur.ng WOfld War 11 On hiS return from serv1ce he was persuaded by h1S brothers one a dentist . the other a oentat stuoent to attend the UB dental schOOl wnere he graduatecJ •n 1955 He was a member ot tne 8m D1stnc1 Ene County ana New 't'Oit. State Dental soc1el•es and the Amencan Dental Assoc•at1on �.......,-...... 8 JULY - _ B ulfaloWurionMioorJ'.... boll. Roury Pnctlce F"oelcl. 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G College ofArts and Sciences to be created Provost Headrick announces merger; committees will set direction for college By SUI WUETCHEJl News Services Associate Director EXPECTED, Provost Thomas E. Headridc has announced that the fae ries of Arts and Let . ters, Social Sciences and Natura1 Sciences and Mathematics will }>( merged into a College of Arts and Scien~. The college will be formally es· tablished by next summer at the latest. "There's strong support for it (a College of Arts and Sciences ) among a broad range of the faculty and the UB community," Headridc said in an interview with the Re porter, noting that the Faculty Senate endorsed the proposal in June. "There's still a number of issues to be worked out, but we can work those out over the course of this coming year." Creation of a College of Arts and Scie-nces was Headrick's favored option for the reorganization of tht three faculties ca.Ued for in his aca - dernic planning document released in mid-February. ln the document, Headnck out lined numerous reasons for establishing a College of Arts and Sciences. Among them: having a single dean overseeing the arts and sci ences would correct what he has called a "fragmented approach"' to undergraduate education and pro· vide for better management of problems and coo rdination of 1s· sues among the various arts and sciences faculties and departments. Headrick sajd he wilJ form two committtts to help bring the arts and sciences together. The Founder's Committee, com - posed essential ly of faculty mem bers., will"help set the tone and di rection fo r the college," he sa1d. It will be chaired by David Triggle. vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School. The comm ittee, wh1 ch w1ll serve for two years, wtll focu s on faculty and governan ce tssues. Dunng the first year, the com mittee wJJI ""co me to gnps w1th some of the maJOr tssues of trymg to form th1s co llege." mcludmg Its direction, 1ts miss1on , how 11 bal ances 11s various responsibilitieS and how the separa te organ•za llonal structur" and cultures of tht" three separatt" facult•es can be brought together The commlltee 1s not to develop any " hard -and-fast recommenda uons"' during this first year, Headndc stressed. hscharg< will be to srudy the 1ssues Involved 10 formmg the new coll~e and work· mg 10 the sttOnd year with the ne-w dean to develop the actual governance structure and the deLalls of the o rganizalion and admtmstra tJon of the new college. "'I want them (comrmttee mcm bers ) to come 1010 that hav1ng g1ven a lot of senous studv and thought to those londs of tS5ut>s so that they are prepared 10 g1Yt" coun sd to the new dean m a ~onstrul IIVt W3 )'," he sa1d. A search romrrunee wtll be set up at the same 11m< as the Founder's Comm.Jtt.ee to ronduct. a seard"J for a dean fOr the llt'W oolkge. Headndc Slid. Work-study students to fight illiteracy By SUE WUETCHEJl News Services Associate Director F OR THE FIRST TIME, this fall federal work -study stude:nts at UB will go into Western New York schools to help fight illiteracy. UB has joined tbr ..Americ a Reads"' program, a new campaign initiated by President Clinton that aims to recruit a million volunteer tutors--including 100,000 work st udy student s-to beco me in- volved in school literacy programs. Under new federal guidelines designed to encourage par-ticipation in the program, UB will partnrr with t he West Seneca Youth Bureau's AmeriCorps program to begin a pilot project this fall involving up to 100 work-study students who will go into elementary schools to serve as reading tutors, said Mary Gresham, in terim viCe president for public servicr and urban affairs. ... We have good studen ts at UB, and good students usually havC' a variety of experiC'nces that will btusdul for th is ki nd of K-8 out reach," sbe noted "They're" wonder- ful models for kids. and kids who need literacy assista n'e will not only get literacy assistance, but th ey'll get mentoring and roiC' model help and a future focus in terms of higher education. Just m · teracting with our students will be good for them." The UB students will go through a literacy training course, as weU as the ArneriCorps comm unity-service training course, which covers such to pics as conflict resolution, awareness of comm uni ty-service needs. trust-building, team -build - mg and professional eth1cs-.. all of wh.Jc.h are thmgs studen~ need lO know before they can becomt> effective volunteers," Gresham sa1d. Fifty students wiU be placed b) AmeriCorps in schools throughout Erie County. The umverSIIy, whiCh for years has worked wt th schools 1n the Buffalo, Sweet Home and Amherst districts, will place the remammg 50 students in schools in thosedas tncts, as well as the Kenmore/Town of Tonawanda schools. if requested. Gresham s:ud she hopes students will be placed '" schools by Oet. I. The program is open to aJ1 student.s, although those not eligible' for work study cannot as yet be patd "This (A menca Reads ) g1ves those who are espec1ally interested m teaching a wonderfu.J opportu~ nity to go out, do somethmg use ful. ga m J b11!e wnrJ,. o.pe-m·ncc Jnd get patd lur tl " ~ tudeniS who .tre piJ~ot'"d tn schoo ls b)' AmenCorp) \-\ Lll bt· eh gable to re letve Amcrtl orps "htgher-.:ducat•on tu1t1on lxndir ;· satd Mark Lazarra. exe<:ut1vc d trt'l tor of the West Seneca Amt'TJCorp) The students .llso may partKtpatt m o thn maJOr commumt y- )(' r\' l~oC pro1ects through Amt>n Corp) . Lazarra sa1d, add1ng that tht'" amount of the tUJllon benefit these students earn will dt>pend upon the number of hours thn worJ,. on AmeriCorps proJec~ . Lazarra st ressed that th e l'B stu dents will be "tutonng, not teach mg" when they go mto the elemen tary schools ... WC' want to help stu denu enhance theu readmg skills"' and reall.Zf' that Mreadmg IS fun. tlt!l acceptable." �c u L • y T • T F F. · ficult cboias. This is a time when the 11m .,.anmmt is callina for PETER A. NICKERSON, professor of pathology, was chair of the Fac- an iDcreued accountability and tOr an impnMD>ent in acadanic ulty Senate in 1993-95. _A filculty member since 1967, ltaDdank; the board of t:ruoteos he's Jeading the Faculty Senate again this year. Deeply and the chancdlor are proposing a miNion review and outcomes rommitted to university governance, he has .-mmt for SUNY campuses. been president of the Medical Faculty Our ability to meet these cbal· lenges wiU dekrmine whetherCouncil and served for nine years on the · are able to move u-d or whether SUNY Senate. __ dialogue with &culty, staff, students and administrators. _....,_, -----1 Q; A: UB in particular and higher education in general &a: a wide variety of serious problems; I sought another term as chair of the Senate becawe I liU a chal· lenge.l firmly believe that- as a &culty and we as an institution can resolve these problems by working together. Many times I have seen that • the wisdom of the &culty" as shown through coUegial discussion of a problem can produce a solution that i.s much better than can be devised by any one individual. _ _ ....,......._..., .... d 7 ' b ..... C....,.. A: Our relations with administration at UB are similar to tha.e at most other units of the system. Of special importance at UB are the regular interactions of the three senior administratot1: President Greiner, Provost Headrick and Senior Via: President Wagner, with the Senate. Such regular and coUegial relations with senior adrninistraton do not occur at all institutions in the SUNY system. - wiU fall behind other public re- yean ago, there~ was a draft for military service; some students sought admission to professional schools becatue of an .....,ption from the draft that was available for such ·~ Today I have seen an in~ount ofideali.sm among students. A5 a co-advisor for the undergraduate Association of Premedical Students. I have seen that many U8 students wi.sh to enter medical school for al- lftlistic reasons. This is c:ncoungiDs. especially in the face of the uncertainties fiocing health care today. A more disturbing tiend today i.s the lack ofacademic preparation in the basic skills needed for succas in coUege and in the world · ofwork. ,_pie-·· -_,_ ...... ,.... ......,._ Q; -·~dult Q; _ ...... _ .... - . -the)>-7 A: I am an experimental pa thologist and basic scientist in the medical school; I obtained my Ph.D. in the amo of a:U biology. A5 with most &culty memben, I am actively involved with teaching, research and servia: in my department. In my opinion, successful communication is an essential &cet for a facultt member. The same holds true for the Faculty .Senate, where it is essential for governance to deve.Jop i. reguJar A: During my four undergraduate years, 1 was a teller in a bank on Cape Cod during the summer. Those were the days when there really were banker's houn (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.). ! thousht ydry seriously about going into business. -----.. .............. Iliff.... Q; _ A: When I lint arrived at UB 30 __ ......,7 -,..-~ ......... 1n _ . . - ua ..,..tnc.~~y7 Erosion of the perception and support of the mission for higher education by the public has provided an enormous challenge to the academy. This loss of confi· dence i.s reflected in erosion for the fuwtcing of public higher education in New York State. UB is faced with the necessity for e:umining carefully all of its academic offerings. While self e:wnination i.s aJ. ways hdpful we are &ceil with dif. A: search univet1ities. _....,, Q;..,,.,_,~-.. A: I liU boob that ulr. difficult quosboDiaDdtrytoltl@liOII....-s by treating isou<s &om a variety of perspectives. Most rocently I hav. r...s·Iqb!CoiJe&o Yars: llllidethe American Campus Today" written by Anne Matthews. Questiool on students aDd faculty aDd their responsibilities are raiaed in the light of trerneodous choose being foad by American higher education. Q; .. .... . . .............. _ ... , .,_ .7 Cooperation among &culty membetl is a strength of the &culty at UB. It i.s increasingly important in interdisciplinary research; thi.s type of cooperation wiU be essential for us to compete suca:osfully with other research universities for Umited funding that i.s available to support research and creative activity. ·A: ··-....---1 Q; _ _ , _ _ ...... I would likt to ..., us aildress · the issue of improving interaction among &ollty, and also to increase interaction of &culty with staff and students. A: Hormone study involves new technigue ----....... A Siberian hamsters use4 in research to identify brain chemical regulating prolactin baoll. "The- ol ra..ln .BY LOIS IIAIWI variation, which is small aDd oaun at the basal leY~!~, is easy to condate with a sp<cific stimulus. News Service$ Editor the Oomomtic - · sultont ID the lbrwy ......... ment atllglellanlon .... ""' helped _Joglollonlon....,. fioma"'llotyoiCiftr*'plneswho-.....W. UB neuroendocrinologist is providing new in· sights into the cause of changes in blood levels of the hormone prolactin, which plays a role in regulating many vital human physiological functions. Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Lori Badura, assi.stant professor of psycbology, is attempting to identify the neurotransmitter that signals those Prolactin i.s perhaps best known changes. If sucassful, her research as the hormone responsible for could lead to interventions to keep stimulating mammalian mill<'prothe hormone at optimum levels. duction. Its lesser-known func" "'Some medications--ones that tions include activating the imincrease dopamine, for examplemune system in response to stress. can cause prolactin levels to be low:' It also plays a role in fertility. she says. •Too much or too little prolactin can cawe infertility. It's Identifying Inn chemical Is key important to know what neuroIt i.s another of prolactin's lesserchemicals are affecting any system known effects-its role in regulatbecause a change in one causes a ing the seasonal moltiog cycle in change somewhere else. such animals as the Siberian ham"We already know prolactin's ef. ster--Ulat drMs Badura's research. fects, but we don't know what Siberian hm\sten tum from brown causes the brain to regulate its pro- to white in winter and experience a duction. I f - can find the chemi- corn:spondingdrop in prolactin levcal signals that cause these changes, els. Badura is attempting to identify we can design a drug to regulate the brain chemical that triggm thi.s them. Knowing the chemical neu- change. Once identified, the chemirotransmittm that underlie each cal could be manipulated to correct system would allow us to compenan existing borinonal imbalance. sate for problems in any of them.• The Siberian hamster is • ~ Neuiolladlllltters llwolved One of the neurotransmitters that BailuraaDdcdleagues are looking at is norq>inephrine because its levels also appear to change under differ. --·--~·--.....,. ent lighlljX>Dditions aDd it is known to be invohed in prolactin release. "We don't know if thi.s is coincidental, if other facton are inw>J-.ed, or if there i.s a real cause and effect." she says. "Once- estJblish a rela- tionship. we can manipulate norepr-olactin's effects, but - don't - - c..es the bnln to ....,we Ito production•• LORIIAOURA nient model for studying prolactin regulatioobocauoeitsbormooal variationis~by ...ooo.t cbanses in amount of day- ligbl. During loog SUII1Dla" da)o. the banula's aJOt is darl<; as winter approocbrsanddo)sb=mesborta; tbe aJOtcbanpto wbite. Tbeae""""""' ligbl oooditions can be simulated in the lobonolvry by adjusling the lighl bOl. Tbehamsta's natural bormooal pinephrine and see if prolactin changes. No one has done that yet." Before Badura can mow: into that realm ofcliscovory, t.o.-er,she and her grad students must master the difficult technique of implanting two miaoinstruments in the ham· stm oo pbysio1ogica1 change$ can be measurcli. Aa::onjing to Badura, DO resean:ber has yet been able to sue· assfuJly implant both instruments aDd conduct dual ana1yoes. "If this lz<hni<ple beaxncs viable," shell)'."itwouldp<m>ita new direction in raeorth that is very a_ttnctiYe to gnntiDg "!l'Dci<s-. This wiD allow us to document any kind of physiological activity aDd .physical state minulebyminute.\'kwillbeable'!> answer many questions that we haven't been able to ansW1!r before.• �Brorurebuffruoh~newhome BrieBy Coventry Ci~ plaza setting will be dedicated on Saturday IIYa..srw.VIDAI. Reporter Editor T HI! UNIVI!RSITY'S life-sized bronu buffalo, housed in the lobby of Alumni Arena since it.o wmilling last October, is moving this week to a permanent home on a new plaza on Coventry Circle, adjacent to Alumni Arena and the Center for the Arb. The p~ will be dedicated in a ceremony at 6 p.m. on Saturday that will wrap up the celebration of UB"s sesquicentennial, for which the bronze buffalo was created. A brass plaque commemorating the opening of the plaza will be unveiled as part of the ceremony. Prior to the ceremonial opening of the plaza, a procession of studentsand parents will march from the new-student picnic at the Student Union to Coventry Circle. The plaza was built by Ciminelli Development Company/ADF Construction Corp., which donated the cost of construction. Buffalo placed on platfonn It features a lighted, raised plat- form on which the bronze buffalo stands. The 20-foot concrete platform is accessible via stain located on the north side of the plaza and a handicapped-acceSSible ramp on the northwest aide. · The handicapped-accessible ramp is inlaid with four diamondshaped designs, each composed of a tight granite centeratone, four comentone bricb ai:ld 112 oingle bricb. As part of a fund-raising effort being conducted by UB's Office of Development, the briclcs will be engraved with names or messages of donors. To obtain information about how to purchase a brick, call 829-2630, ext. 226. Funded by gifts The bronze buffalo was funded with $25,000 gifts from Gerald Goldhaber, associate professor of communications, and the late Burt P. Fticlringer Jr., prominent Western New York community leader and businessman. It is a reproduction of the original statue that for years was the focal point of the old Central Railroad Terminal in Buffalo. The statue was produced by Messmore & Damon, Inc., a New York City company whose founder, G. H. Messmore, sculpted the original Central Terminal buffalo for the New York Centtal Railroad in the 1930s. The plaque will be un..i!ed by Goldhaber and Col. Francis B. Messmore, son of the original buffalo's sculptor and president of Messmore & Damon. Among those presenting re marks at the opening will be President William R. Greiner; Ronald H. Stein, vice president for advancement and development, who launched the search for a bronze buffalo to serve as UB's campus mascot; and Philip B. Wels, honorary chair of the Sesquicentmnial Planning Committee and chair emeritus of the UB Council. New officiallog~you'll be seeing it soon on everything at UB Ull's offtcWiogo, an intertwined treatment of the univenity's ini-· tials, soon will grace e=ything from business cards tot-shirts. Designed by the Office of Publications, the logowasaeatedattherequest ofPresident Wdtiam R. Greiner. The interlodcing lettm are composed of a modified, computer-generated serif font. Supporting typography is in the fo nts vide the univenity community with detailed information regarding prop<r use of the new logo on ~ity stationery and bwincss cards. The manual is expected to be availabi< in October. -> tdiror 0 With this Issue, the Reporter is introd.uclng an~ look and re-introduc ing a second color- "UB blue'"-on Pag~ One and as part of its weddy calendar. The redesign is the result of the work of Rebecca Farnham, a membe-r of the design staff in the Office of Publications, who worked with the staff of News Services this swnmer to give the Reporter a new look. Her goal: to streamline and modern.iu the newspaper's layouL In the proass, Farnham selected new typefaces, redesigned the R<port<r's Page One "flag'" to incorporate the university's new logo and added new icons to refer readers to the newspaper's Web site. AI the same time. the Reporter's online ve:rsion is sporting a new look and orpnization executed by the Electronic Media Unit in the Office of Publications and coordina~ by student assistant Navin Jain. Cleek it out at www.buffU...-/reporter. The first issue of the redesigned R<port<T-in print and online-includes a new feanm, "Q&A," that each week will feature, in his or her own words, a member of the faculty or professional .staff. Asecond new feature called '"Transitions,"highlighting individuals at the univa'sity who are "moving in,'""moving up'" and "moving on; will bt: introduced in next week:s Reporter. - S Reporr~ Look us over-the Reporter has a new design and a second color Ks apartment-style student housing for North Campus students, is expected to be completed by Summer 1998. Noting that the state Dormitory TUDI!NTS MAY BE living in apartment-style housing Authority has constructed on-campus housing in the past, Wagner said on the North Campus, possibly as soon as Fall 1999, the move toward privately develthanks to a special bill passed by oped housing at UB is part of the the state Senate and Assembly and university's "facility development pending approval by Gov. Pataki. stra~ for housing.• The legislation allows for the construction of 250 apartment units accommodating up to 1,000 "The..- effective • ., students on one of two sites: a par(to buld housingcellocated between the University Bookstore and Audjlbon Parkway, act..-..and a parcel located between Is through .. Hadley Road and the Audubon Parkway, across from the Cookenot-~<OOJNN-• Hochstetter complex. aetheW-." Construction will begin in 1998, with occupancy expected in Fall ROBERT j. WAGNER 1999, said Robert 1. Wagner, 'UB senior vice president. He added: "From our vantage Under the terms of the bill, the SUNY trustees will lease land to point, the most effective way (to the UB Foundation, which will bid build housing and other non-acaout the construction work and demic structures) is through a then contract with the university not-for-profit corporation like the UB Foundation.• Wagner noted to manage the apartments. The bill was co-sponsored by Sen. that the stratesr should not be Mary Lou Rath, R-Williamsville, viewed as criticism of the Donniand Assemblyman Paul A. Tokasz, torj Authority, which, be said, "does a fine job." D-Cheektowaga.. The UB Foundation c;ould conTownhowe complex under woy ceivably get the capital for the Ground already has been bro- project from the Dormitory Auken for 115 two-story townhouse thority, be added. The Dormitory unit.o that could bouse up to 460 Authority also could sell the bonds student.oonland owned by the UB for construction of a mathematFoun"'dation on Ch .. tnut Ridge ics building on the North Campus if the project is funded from a Road near Sweet Home Road That complex, which Wagner $300 miltion lump sum included said will be marketed to graduate in the capital budget approved by ....._... ......... Frutiger and Minion italic. s-v.-., -ttww r..t A strong visual identity-including quickly identifiable logos. signature marks and school colors-helps to create a strong. familiar institutional presence. The p~ of the new interlinked logo is to provide just such a visual identity for UB. The Office of Publications is working on a visual identity manual to pro- - Chrtttlne Vid•l, ~~,&u:·lature bill 0 aY SUE WIJUCitlll News SefVices Assoc:lote Director % the Legislature. Wagner noted that in the past, the capital budget as approved by the Legislarure identified specific projects. But this year, money has not been allocated to specific projects. UB should know within the next two months if the math building will be funded from that $300 miltion lump sum, he said. The design for the estimated $6 miltion math building is finished , and documents needed to bid the project are ready, he said, adding that if approved , the building could be ready for occupancy by Fall 1999 or Spring 2000. In discussing the overall state budget, Wagner noted that this is the first budget in a decade that does not assign a base-levd reduction to UB's state operating budget. No tuition Increase In budget The state budget includes no tuition increase and provides full restoration of funds to the Tuition Assistance Program. The UB budget includes a $25 per-semester increase in the campus technology fee. This is the only university-wide fee increase for 1997-98, Wagner said. •tt's very positive, very welcome," he said of the state budget. '"It give~ us some stability," he noted, adding that he hopes this stability continues for the next few years. "The challenge will be to make use of these resources and continue to make the case that further investment in higher education will benefit New York State.• ChrtstJne VIdal~ RtpOITtr tditor All public areas fully cleaned after discovery of PCBs in Fargo Quad Cleanup of PCBs discovered this summer in Fargo Quadrangle in three ground-floor equipment rooms used onJy for utility purposes is continuing and, according to a u niversity official, "aJI public areas arc fully cleaned." The problem was identified in early August afte r a cont racto r instalJing a new ho t-water system discovered PCB-laden fuel oil in an underground elect rical co nduit. uw e have tested all areas in and around the area of concern and , with the exceptio n of the utility closet in the area, all l eve~ of PCBs are below the EPA's lim it," said Dennis Black, in terim vice president fo r student affajrs. He added, .. We expect that the limited dean-up that remains and monalo ring that will co ntin ue will have no impact on the use of the facili ty." Black said that the wo rk on the hot-water system has ~n co mpleted. - Arthur P-ve, NewJ Services Direcror UUP members to query union leaders Sept 4 on tentative contract 0 Members of United Unlvenlty Professions at UB will have the opportunity to question .statewide union leaders about the union's tentativt contract agrcemmt at a chapter merting to be held o n Thursday, Sept. 4, in Pistachio's in the Student Union on the North Campus. UUP President Will.iam Scheuerman and Thomas Manhews, the union's chief negotiator, will discuss the tentatM agreement, which was reached last month, during the business portion of the meeting. beginning at about 6 p.m. Ballots were mailed to membcn on Aug. 21 . Votes will be counted on SepL 19. • The tentative agrecmmt would allow the state to ..contract out'" jobs per· formed by SUNY faculty or professional staff to <xtemal corporations, al · though union officials say the "extensi.., and oomplex procedural standards" the state would be required to meet in order to outsource jobs would deter the state from doing so. Union officials also say the tentative agreement prohibits the state from "contracting in• jobs to internal corporations such aJ the SUNY Research Foundation or the UB Foundation. The full text of the tentative agreement is on the UUP Wtb site at http:/ / www....plnfo.org �Boston University prof named dean Shulman to head School of Social Work 11J SUE WUETCIIEil News 5eMces As>oclate Director L AWRENCE SHULMAN has been named dean of the School of Social Work by President William R. Greiner. Shulman is professor and cochair of clinical practice and chair of the Group Work Department in the School of Social Work at 8os· ton University. His appointment, made on the recommendation of Provost Thomas E. Headriclc, is effective Jan. I, 1998. He will serve as dean-desig· nate through Dec. 31. Shulman will succeed Fredrick W. Seidl, who had served as the school's chief academic and administrative officer since 1985. Seidl will return to the faculty as a pro· fessor and researcher. Headridr.noted that Shulman "enjoysao inlmlalional Jq>Utltion fir his scbolarship in tbefiddofinlmctiooal social-work pr1ICii<z" and bas a>-developed a series of videolapes on teaching social-work practice and diversity that involved extensive work with minori· ties. "He brings to hisdeamhipbroad aperimce in fac. ulty governance, the accumulated wisdom of <Mr 30 >""" as a faculty member at 6ve outstanding research univenities and a strong r=rd of attracting funding !Or innovative programs and researih."Headrick aid. Prior to his work at Boston University, Shulman was a professor and research project director for - the School of Social Work at the UniversityofBritishColumbiaaod an associate professor and research project director at the School of Social Work at Mdiill University. He also bas held faculty positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers University. He bas published 16 boob and monographs and more than 20 articles and book chapters. He bas received funding &om numerous sources for a variety of research projects, the most recent of which addressed the impact of unemployment on family stress and the development of a model for predicting the effectivmess of services to families with children at risk and children in care. Shulman earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from City College of New York, a master's de- gree in social work, with a specialty in social-work practice, &om Columbia University, and a doctorate in educational psychology &om Temple University. Shulman will cm:rsee the activities of full-time and part-time be· ulty memben, u well u "field be· ulty"who~studentawhile they are working off campus gain· ing experience in the fi!'I<L He will have overall responsibility for the development of academic pro· grams, faculty recruitment and advaocanent, and for maintaining standards of ...ming, scholarship and creative activity. He also wiD have chief responsibility for plannU\g and budgeting, equipment and space allocations, and personnel. and oversee development activities within the school and among its alumni and supporters. 'My Dear Mr. Wright' exhibit explores architect's relationship with lifelong patron By f'ATBICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor T mdolldonces Qdlggononl quftmerlls,c:aro«llld ...... atolproleslonll sdlool ........ nilles; assistlonce10r Wldlcldod ~one!- ........ changing~ - ... In- p o n d - ............ deslnthe~llld­ rlly. (Pfrnooe ~..,. the""""""' coi66-QIJ. v.s. auts;ffbe 'OISenkJr Is the IIUih Nllylhl the~Qn ..... ti&~n~~uon<ethe..-fllo triii?ThaelssUeswll ... ..-od when CNrtes Carr, clr!ICII .... . dote professor fllllw...._ •u.s. Coutu ll!>dorlht r.tao- . . opening lho SeNor Alumnii'!Ogram follu!I:Mxl series on Sept. 11 ot ~In the Center forT..Corr, • foallly memborlince ,_tpOCIII_. 1982.1sa t>nt otl!>mOY 9ennlin .. . Other..,_..., NewYO<tSID~ol . Low. the .... -~~....,._JIIO" ... h-dopehloc*ot-"'~- - ... woldllng --C110cl.29, ondWolgq~jldlsar ol llnguislla, _ . . . . . . . . , . , . glanol._:h ~-19. The krod..-.s . . . .. , . . r-.lnlhoC... ............... ,..__S10-.:Ij. Pmgram. ror._~ col829.261l8. HE ARCHIVES next month will open an exhibit featuring letters, manuscripts, photo- graphs, architectural drawings and other materials from its Darwin D. Martin Collection and other sources. The exhibit, " My Dear Mr. Wright," will be curated by Chris· topher D.ensmore, acting director of the archives, and will explore the intricate 30-year relationship between architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Darwin D. Martin, who was his client, loyal friend and lifelong patron. It will be presented in connection with the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Annual Conference, to be held in Bulfalo on Sept. 17-22. The exhibition, free and open to \he public, will open with a r:cep· tion from 5-7 p.m. on Sept. 5 in the Archives, 420 Capen Hall on the North Campus. Brief presen· tations will be made by Densmore, Archivist Emeritus Shonnie Finnegan ~, architect Patrick Maloney and Wright scholar Jack Quinan, professor and former chair of the Departmel)t of Art History and first vice presideot of the conservancy. Quiban also is curator of the Darwin Martin House. Among items to be displayed are invoices and other documeols citing the original cost of the land ($23,843.42) on which the Darwin D. Martin bouse is built, and of the houses, outbuildings, furnishings and other equipment ($149,380.96) that comprise the Martin oomplexon Jewett Parkway. Extensive collectlon " In 1903 to 1905 prices, it was a very expensive project," said Densmore, noting that the UB collection houses the most extensive plans, correspondence and specific information about the details of construction of any collection reIa ted to a work of architecture. Densmore said that because of his job as executive of the Larkin Co., Martin knew a great deal about construction, finance and getting projects finished. .. It's very interesting here that Martin clearly knew exacdy what was going on-the financing, the mistakes, the details-be didn't just stand back and gasp at the inevitable Wright cost overruns,• Densmore said. "The materials we have in the collection prove that he was involved in every single aspect of the construction. It was his nature. He was extraordinarily detail-oi'ient~ By 1926, for instance, Mar· tin had already figured out what kind of finish he wanted on the bathroom tiles at Graycliff, which wasn't built until 1928." The collection also demon strates the extensive and intimate nature of the Wright-Marti!Korrespondence. Densmore pointed out that one set of letters involves Wright's explanation to Martin as to why it was acceptable for him (Wright) to leave his wife and severa! children and spend a scandalous year in Europe with Mamah Cheney, his lover and the wife of his neighbor and client. .. Martin answered this missive with a letter explaining to Wright why some people might disap· prove,• Densmore said. The Wright-Cheney relationship carne to public attention in 1909 and was publicized further in f' 1914 when Cheney was murdered by a Jamaican houseman, along with her two children and four other members of the Wright household, while at Taliesin East, the home and studio Wright had built for her in a bucolic WlSCOnsin setting. Graycllff !etten featured The Wright-Martin letters re· gardiog Graycliff, a large retreat built on the cliffs above Lake Erie in Derby, also will be part of the exhibit. Graycliff was designed by Wright for Mrs. Darwin Martin in· the 1920s. The point that she, not he. was the client, was one that Martin needed to drive home to Wright. Graycliffis one of several Wright-designed houses in Westem New York that will be toured as part of the conference. Densmore said the exhibit also will include many letters in which clients and architects praise the value of residences of Wright 's design to one another in flowery epistolary style. It includes detailed notes by Martin to himself itemizing construction questions in extraordinary detail. UB first in U.S. to meet WHI recruitment goals The university Is the flnt of 40 sites in the U.S. to trial cancen; osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's disease. The meet all of Its recruitmellt goals for the S625 million WHI eventually will involve 163,000 women nationally Women's Health Initiative, the largest clinical trial ever " between the ages of 50 and 79. ' Karen Falkner, recruitment directorfor US's Vanguard undertaken in the U.S. UB's Department of Social and Preventive Medicine . ,· Clinical Center, said being the fim to reach its recruitwas selected in 1993 to be one of the initiative's 16 ment goals is a significant accomplishment for UB, and Vanguard Oinical Centers. These sites established the W 0 MEN' 5 a testament to the generosity and insight of the women study's design and developed the operating procedures in Western New York for the remaining centers. A total ol4,000 women in L . The uni-.lenity's share of the grant lor the WHI study is Westem New Yori< have volunteered to take part in TNfTIATIVE "'I S11 million spread oVer 12 years. this landmari< study. - ·--- ~ UB's recruitment success in this clinical trial will help The WHI's goal is to arrive at answen on the relationship of hor· make It a prime site for future investigations, Falkner said. mone replacement therapy and various aspects of diet to women's Co-principal investigators on the trial are Maurizio Trevisan, prolong-term health. A third part of the project involves tracking women lessor and chair of the Department of Social and Preventive Medi· over the 12-year study period to determine lifestyle habits that are cine, and jean Wactawski-Wende, assistant professor of gynecology beneficial or harmful. The study will seek to determine risk factors for and obstetrics. - Lob a.lc.•.. N~ Services Editor heart disease, the largest killer of women; breast, colon and endome- HEAT 'TIJ �•21.117/YII.ll,kl llepa..._ls Give Tom Headrick credit for raising fundamental questions EDITOR, ...... ~ ..~ ................ 1!1012. Handwriting History Thornton s book sheds light on the role ofpenmanship ... ,.,.~. -~uunderstanding Americas cultural history -, " ' - """ News SeMoes Editor \ T 1 HERE IS NO reason to mourn the "demise of penmanship,• says a UB historian, the method of forming and describing character; scientific experts, who chalked up variations in script to physiological distinctiveness. and autograph collectors and handwriting analysts who believed adapted to the "rush of business" in America's industrial age. To thiS end, millions of American ch.il· dren were subjected to decades of Palmerian exercises ln uniform stroke formation. Penmanship, the author of a new and that signatures that broke very trait once celebrated as an id· popular book that is the only cui- copybook rules were marks of personality that revealed "the uniqueness of the self." iosyncratic art for~ne's personal mark, so to speak-thus became subject to rigorous training in uniformity. Ever since the 19th century, formal attempt to develop a homogeneou.s American character, handwriting in the 20th century has generally been marked by the popular idea of individuation on a grand scale. She points to the popularity of graphology-a 20th-century in vention believed by aficionadosto reveal information about the writer's secret self or, io its more scientifically acceptable form, reveal clues to the identity of the writer. Although Thornton disdains the notion that penmanshjp accu rately denotes character and personality, she does read other cuitural goings-on from attitudes toward handwriting. wwe can read our past through the values with which we embued handwriting in the past,• she says. "The historical study of. handwriting offers the reader the possibility of being sensitive to the many meanings that earlier generations inscribed in their saipts. It teUs us many things about ourselves and the culture we constructed at various times in o ur history." Thornton's book is rich with fascinating details about handwriting mythology and pedagogy, the love of"beautiful forms; celebration and fear of idiosyncratic expression, post -World War II handwriting paranoia and other desperate anempts to embrace or escape from what she calls "'Ye Olde Penmanship." rural history of handwriting. Today many Americans lament thefactthathandwritingskillsseem obsolete, but cultural historian Tamara Plakins Thomton, associate professo r of history, says the demand for oldfashioned penmanship training ismerelynostaJaic aodrepr<SeDts the rejection of modernity itsel£ In • Handwriting in America• ( Yale University Press, 1996), Tho r ntoi:t explotes the ways in which Americans have used handwriting as both a lesson in conformity and a talisman of individuality. Her book explores the historical shifts in our notions of handwriting's significance and function as a way to better u~derstand our cultural history. Thornton notes, for instance, that handwriti ng didn't always carry a heavy burden as the signifier of character. It wasn't until the 19th century that script came to be associated with the articulation of self, in contrast to the Unpersonality of print. "Ever since that time,• Thornton says, "the 'kind' of self defined or revealed in one's script has been debated in the context of changing economic and social realities, definitions of manhood and wornanhood, and the concepts of mind anc1.body_• Parties to disputes over the irnportance of handwriting have ineluded "writing masters,• who used penmanship training as a - Thornton says that despite this "1be .,_ of self defined or 1n one's scrtpt tuu _ , - e e l In tile context of changing economk 11nchodal realities." Thornton notes that Spencerian script popularized in the 19th century was l}ter replaced by the "plain and rapid• Palmer method for reasons having to do with at tempts at character formation. By the late 19th century, hand writing was seen by many educators as an important tool through whose application •the vast body of conglomerate material that comes from Europe., could be turned into competent American citizens. This notion, Thornton points out, arose out of the presumption that if handwriting signified character, then character could be molded by the formation of leners. The Palmer method, which emphasized conformity to specific forms, was thought to be better In the new spirit of interdisciplinary research I start with AJben Einstein's famous equation. Madness equals continuing to do the same thing in the same way and expecting a different outcome_ Thirty-five yean ago, we set as our goal making US a leading univerlity. Today we are no closer to that goal than we~ 35 yoar> ago. ~ ~ not madness to think we wiU achieoe ~ by continuing to do e><act!y the same thing? Tom Headrid< should, therefore, be praised for raising some fundamental questions. for example, we all know that academic bureaucracy has been growing at an exponential rate both in our and other universities. Yet, Initially, theno was opposition to Tom's proposal to roduco academic bur9UCIK)' by combining three faculties into one arts and sdences faculty. Theno is, of cou,..,, the beliof that old deans never die, they just lose their faculties. But is it really our task to keep them from their fate? I now see the same visceral reaction to the plan to expand MA programs. we have almost an open admissions system for undergraduates; yet we can barely fill our places for them . And with only a handful of Ph.D. programs rated in the top 50, most departments can hardly expect much growth in that sector of the market at least in the short-run. Any organization that wishes to survive must find new markets for its services when major components of its aid markets are declining. It is in this spirit that the proposal for expansion of MA programs needs to be viewed- "J"hWe Is one bs.ue, howeftto, on which Tom has engendered more opposition than he need have. It arises from his failure to distinguish dearly between interdisciplinary teaching programs and interdisci~inary research. The fonner can, indeed, be appropriatety initiated by an administrator if he sees opportunities for more effective ~of scarce resources. Yv'hen it comes to research, however, inter- (as well as intra-) disdplinary ventures can only be launched successfully by those on the firing line of research. That i:s, by individuals who have an insight that appears likely to tid to an inteUectual breakthrough. Who is to judge if an opportunity fe< an intellectual broakthrough has been found? It is not a department chair, nor a dean, nor a committee efected by a faculty senate. It is the worldwide community of scholars and scientists who are experts in the field(s) of the alleged b<eakthrough . The academic marl<etplace wort<s vert well and an individual who has made a broakthrough does not need to worry about whether his coUeagues like it or not. He will have ample opportunity to ay about their lad< of support all the way to the platform on which he receives his applause. In short. if opportunities exist for intellectual broakthroughs via interdisciplinary research, it is not clear why administrative intervention is needed. The inteUectual marketplace is a better mechanism than administrative f~t for sorting out the good from the bad research ventures. Anyone who sees opportunities for expk>iting new directions of research should, therefore, do so via conventional means--that is• through publication of new knowtedge. ~. instead, one takes the route of going to one's provost. hat_.n·hand, to collect support for a research venture, it is, in a sense, a confession of failure. Trying to ollmulote o portkuJ.r type of resean:h through the creation, by administrative initiative, of centers and institutes i:s a form of research targeting. Experience te11s us that research targeting is more effective in sotving narrowty defined, practical problems than in creating fundamental knowtedge. The likelihood of success in promoting bask: research is furthef reduced by a probable advene selection bias- The most productive scholars and scientists are likety to have a fairty fu ll research agenda. They are least likely to switch their research focus in response to incentives offered by institutes and centers. It is generally well+fllotivated but less productive faculty members who are easiest to draw into such targeted ventures. They are apt to be, in G. B. Shaw's words, good sorts but a bad loL In sum, a hands-on ~icy to promote interdisciplinary teaching may be entirely proper. Teaching programs do not require intellectual breakthroughs and the incentive system for faculty memben to accommodate the institutional needs of their empk>yers is often weak. This is not true for the pursuit of scientific opportunities. Hence, a hands-on policy to promote interdisciplinary resean::h is probably not needed nor is it very likely to succeed . Several additional interdisci~inary seminars may enliven the intellectual atmosphere at the university. And a few interdisciplinary educational programs would probably enhance the efficiency with which the university's resources are used. It is not clear why anything more is n~ed . Mkhoelc;ort Prof~ssor of Economics The Reporter welcomes lettetl from readers commenting on its Storie$ and content Lett ell must be no longer than BOO words and may be ecJ. ited for style and condensed for length. Because of space limitations, the Reporter cannot publish all/etters received. They must be receivN by 9 a.m. Monday to be considered for publication in thor week 's issue. The Reporter prefers that letters be received on disk or electronically at rrport•rflutm.ws.buffala.edu. �Predicting earnings in the stock market Management profs research shows stock returns as predictable as calendar aY JOHN DIUA Cotn11ADA Reporter Contributor TOCK RETURNS are as predictable u the calen- S dar, new research by the chair of the Department of Finan~ and Managerial Economics in the School of Management has shown. According to Joseph Ogden, 66- 85 percent of the average an nual return on NYSE stocks is earned in the fourth and first quarters of the calendar year (October through March), while the second and third quarters (April through September) provide only 15-34 per~nt of the annual return-despite evidence that risk is identical in the two periods. Moreover, Ogden's research shows that when the market is down in the second and third quarters, losses tend to be fully reverRd in the following fourth and first quaners. Ogden's findings are based on the analysis of stock returns for the 50-year period following World Warll,l945-l995,and are documented in his paper "The Calendar Structure of Risk and Expected ---1 Returns on Stocb."Tbe paper will be presmted at the Eighth Annual Conferen~ on Financial Economics and Accounting to be held at UB on Nov. 7-8. According to Qsden, an associate professor, the findings chal- -~­ ....__ -~ ... llluutw....ts JOSEPH OGDEN mooted by hiJ reuarch, Ogden says. "Among the immediate implications iJ that short-term imaton should generally avoid stock investmenu during the second and third quarters becawe average returns are low during thiJ period,• Qsden says. "And if they do not hold stocks through the folloWing fourth and first quarten, they will not benefit from the subsequent reversal of the market-" "For long-term investon, however, holding stocks through the second through third period iJ not irrational, even though the expected return iJ low. Any losses in thiJ period will be reversed if you hang in there," Qsden adds. He explains the calendar-predictability of stocks by tying it to • corraponding seuonal pattern in the salaries of white·collar lenge conventional Wall Street wisdom and academic theory, which state that the market iJ effi- cient and stock returns are not predictable. Instead, both shortand long-term investors can ben' efit from the "calendar-predictability" of stock returns as docu- workers, who ultimately are the major infeston in the ~ket- Using U.S. Labor Department sill tistics, Qsden analyzed the monthly aggregate salaries of white-collar workers from 1966-93. He found a 15 percent average jump in salaries during the fourth and first quarten, October through March, punctuated by a tranendous jump in January. "Salaries grow at a much faster rate in the fourth and lint quarters of the year, probably because business executives, Wall Street traders and others tend to receive most of their profit distributions, bonuses and pay raiJes in these quarten," says Ogden. "As a result, the demand for stocks, and thus stock returns, have a strong seasonal pattern." Qsden's research also casu new light on the"January Effect"-the tendency of small firms to provide exttm>ely high returns in January. Conventional wisdom states that thiJ effect iJ due to reversals of December losses ind~ by investors dumping small-fum stocks in December to realiu losses for tax purposes. "My research shows that taxloss selling bas a subslllotial impact on January returns," he says. •However, the January Effect is also part of a larger cyclical reversal of previous second- and thirdquarter losses." College of Arts and Sciences In addition, another panel will be formed "built around the current three deans" of the arts and sciences &culties-likely the Arts and Sciences Deans' Council-to examine some of the administrative and financial aspects of the merger. Headrick added he also may form a committee to examine the "justifiable concern" about possible differmces in approach to tenure and promotion issues among the three faculties. uoed.olane to modelale dapNotlctn. - The~ ....... ll Sop<. 1. amos wll-on tho . North c.m~tar--. " " " ' . - bog!onklg I n Sepcember. Plrllclpds can ""- their lees by 50 pooant. they join• ~-. project ond compota . . - - I - ."CJI64S-387.fqrinl<xmltlon ond ~ Promotlon and tenure Issues "One of the things that would be helpful is if there was simply an explanation given of the ways in which promotion and tenure have been handled in the three &culties and then identification of ways, when these faculties are merged, that these issues can to be attended to," he said. ThiJ will help," not only !'Jext steps mprocess for planning dOClUilent to mainlllin continuity, but also to ensure that some of the young &culty's expectations haven't been shifted by the change in o~BaDiza­ tioo, with respect to the tenure process.• Headrick said that the meetings of the bearing panel convened to gather input from the univenity community on the reorganization of the arts and sciences~ "extmnely helpful," adding that a lot of issues that ~ raised during these meetings will be addressed by the committees involved in the transition to a College of Arts and Sciences. Headrick stressed that the hearing panel's function wu to gather information on the issue and pro- vide a forum for community members to express their views, not to provide recommendations. "If there had been a ground --.1 swell of negative reaction (against a College of Arts and Sciences) with strong reasons that I hadn't thought about , obviously that would've had an impact on me," he said. "But there wun'llf anything, there wu a strong positive reaction to the idea." Heorlngs produced~ The bearings. the prorost added. prod~ some interesting alterna- a good idea for the long run. "It clearly makes sense, and we Ollihtto position ourselves in making thiJ transition to move in that direction," be said. "But investing a large amount of money in addi- tional administration when we don't have the &culty infrastructure yet to justify it, I think, would be a mistake.._But the idea iJ a good one and one that clearly is going to be part of o~o~r forward plan." . tives that "have suggested things to us about bow we ought to organiu certain upects of the campus, particularly in the natural and life sciences, that are not foreclosed by putting together a College of Arts and Sciences.• He noted that the proposal presented to the hearing"panel to create a School of Computer and Information Sciences aod Engineering iJ premature at _thiJ time, but is ln-tothec....alonof•CollegoofArts-ScleMti, r.v.ost~E.IIeodrkkhu " nut stops" n l n g - - no.,- to be Uobn In the comlng,_.to ....,...._this...-,._. . • The forma~ this faJI of a committee or task force to exainme the issues surrounding the creation of inter· disciplinary conters ond Institutes, some of which ......, raised by faculty at meetings held last semester to discuss the academic plan. The panel will address soch topics as the procedures used to form the giOUps and through which they will secure support, the relationship between commitment to educational programs and research activities, the roles of departments and centers regarding claims on faculty time, and the means of appointing, promoting and !enuring members of departments and interdisciplinary groups. recxganization of the Olfiu of the Provost to better handle academic Information systems and planning. 'We hope to upgrade the quolity of information and also make • chonge in the w-rs in which the various kinds of academic infonnotion have been used in the past.. Headrid< said. He said this step flows out of the planning roport and some "quite legitimate c.oncems" expressed by faculty and staff about the quality of information the univonity his about its acoden)ic programs. The reorganlzillion •will enable us to ~ much more atterition on t;he information we need in order to make critiaJ decisions, to manoge our academic programs, to ossess and evoluote those programs on a ~lar basis and to measure our performance as an academic and reeM:h institJ.Jtion, • he said. • A • Encourogement ol """" ~ planning omong schools and departments. some units have ,.._ sponded "quite fully" to Headridt's "invitation" to exomlne ...,_they ... and doYolop longer-«nn plans, he said othen have not 'We've got to bring people who hoven~ responded into this process In • """" direct way,. the pr<M>SI noted. ---.--Assodat<- �Agreements to ease transfer of students to UB from community colleges ~- wwYoa . SoMces ASJ«iite Director T HI! U!:JIVI!RSITY recently signed joint-ad- mission agreements with two SUNY community colleges that will facilitate the transfer of students from the colleges to UB. The agreement between UB and Broome Community College in Binghamton is designed to incn:ase thenwnll<rofstudentstransfi:rring with associate degrees &om the college to the UB School ofl!ngineuing and Applied Sciences. An agreement with Genesee c..mmunity College in Batavia will guarantee students admission to UB at the sophomore l..d after completion of their first year at GCC. The college and UB ain:ady maintain an agreement in which GCC students can transfer to UB after earning an a.uociate's degree. "Early transfer" students from GCC must complete the required two-semester curriculum--<~ total of 30-34 credits-with a minimum grade-point average of 2.5 to continue their studies at UB as a sophomore. GCC staff will advise students who enroll in the program, with UB staff offering special advisement sessions. UB staff also will train GCC faculty and staff advisors. UB also will co-sponsor Genesee's Advanced Studies Program, which offen college-level counes in Genesee County high schools and 'allows acceleralcd high-school students to earn GCC credits. Students who later are admined to UB will receive equivalent UB credit for the courses. More than 600 students from 28 different high schools registered for the program this past year. Under the agreement with Broome Community College, BCC will recruit for the program. Students will apply to BCC and to the program and qualified students will be admitted simultaneously to both the college and to UB. Students arc guaranteed transfer as junion into the engineering major upon completion of the BCC degree with the required course work and specified grade-point average. Sympo&ium to honor Mendel Sachs Two - . ! &.urutes and a best-selling author will be among those honoring internationally known UBphysicist Mendel Sachs at a symposium to be held from 8:30 un. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, SepL 7, in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. Speakera at the event, "Fragments in Science: A Symposium in Honor of the Retirement of Professor Mendel Sachs,"will include Willis 1!. Lamb Jr. of the UniveBity of Arizona, who won the Nobel Prize in physics, and Herbert Hauptman, UB research professor of biophysical sciences, who won the prize in chemistry. Buf&lo native and UB graduate Clifford Stoll, author of"The Cuckoo's l!gg." will Speak at a banquet to be held at 7 p.m. in the University Inn and Conference Center, 2401 N. Forest Road, AmheraL Stoll wrote the best-seller based on his computer sleuthing that led to a group of inter- national hackeB. Sachs, who joined the UB Department of Physics in 1966, retired this spring. Noted for his work in quantum theory, be hu authored two books on Einstein's theory of relativity. Symposium speakers include James H. Bunn, UB professor of English, "Relationship of Literature to Physics;" Lillian Hoddeson, University of lllinois, "The Invention of the Transistor and the Reality of the Hole;• Marcus Cohen, University 1of New Mexico, "A Non-Linear Twist on Inertia~ Ia Mendel Sachs," and Joe Rosen, University of Arkansas, "Other Worlds."Sachs will speak on "The Influence of the Physics and Philosophy of Einstein's Relativity on My Attitudes in Science: An Autobiography.~ The symposium, sponsored by the Department of Physics, will be free and open to the public. Banquet tickets are $26. For banquet reservations or more information, contact Mkhael Ram at 6452539 or by e-mail at phymram@ice.physics. buf&lo.edu. ~ Beth Spin.. N~ S~rvlc~ Editor The Caring Toudi Shirley Walker, director of the Office of Student Accounts, puts finishing touches on flower beds at the Salvation Army Family Resource Center, 158 North Pearl St, during Day of Caring activities Aug. 20. More than 200 UB faculty, staff and students took part. Obituaries Gerda I Klingman. 73, profeNJr emeritus, biochemical pharmarology PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES wen: held for Gerda I. Klingman, 73, pro- feuor emeritus in the Department ofBiochcmicaJ PharmacolOgy, who died Aug. 16 in Buffalo Genenl Hospital. A graduate of Fordham University CoUegc of Pharmacy, she received her Ph.D. from the Medical College of Virginia. She joined UB in 1961 u an instructor in the Department of Medicinal 0:1emistry and Pharmacology in the School of Pharmacy. She was named assistant professor in 1963 and professor in 1967. The author of numcrow scientific publications. she took part in many international meetings and served on National Jnstitutn of Health study sections dealing with drugs of abuse. Her research interests were in ncu· ropbarmacology, neurochemistry, addiction, stress and embryonic differ· entiat ion. A member of the American Sociery for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, she also held mcmbcnhip in Rho Chi, pharmacy honor so· ciety. Among her community service efforts: serving as a voluntccr facuh y member in Calasanctiw School and training pharmacy students to speak in area schools on the: dangers of drug UK. Survivors include her husband, Jack D. Klingman, professor emcritw of biochemistry, and a daughter, Karin L Klingman, research assistant pro-fessor of medicine. Frances R Pettapiece, 80, retired secretary to the president SERVICES WERE HELD Aug. 6 in the Delaware Chapel of Amigone Funeral Home for frances R. Ptnapic:cc:, 80, a retired secretary in the Office of the President. She died Aug. 2 in Millard fillmore Hospital. She was a full·timc: bomcmalc.cr until the early J960s, when she returned to work at UB as a rc:cc:ptionist in Goodyear and Clement ha.lls. Known fondly at the univasity as •Mrs. P," she worktd in the office of foreign student affain in the early 1970s. Mrs. Pcttapic:cc:. who served as a secretary in the president's office from 1975 until her retirement in 1979, was a member of the UB cmttitw society. Kenneth W Rasmussen, 60, associate professor of modern languages MEMORIAL SERVICES were held July 26 in Unitarian Universalist Church for Kenneth W. Rasmussen, 60, an associate professor of modem languages, who dicd July IS at the home of his daughter in Watertown. Rasmussen had battlcd cancer since May. Involved in cultural activities his entire life, Rasmwse.n Jived for five years in Brazil and Maico and traveled to manyolhcrco~tries. Fluent in several languages, induding Spanish and Portuguese, he could converse: in Italian and French and read books in Swedish, Danish, German, Roma · nian and Galician. He earned a bachelor's degree in Portuguese from Brigham Young Uni · versity in 1960, receiving a master's degrtt in Portuguese and Luso Brazil· ian Studies and a doctorate in Portuguese and Spanish from the University of Wuconsin in Madison in 1971 . Rasmussen canle to Bufhlo in 1966 as an assistant professor and was named associate professor in 1972. He taught dassc:s in Spanish and Por· tuguesc languages as wcU as Portuguc.sc: civilization, Brazilian literature and Brarilian and Spanish cuJturc. He was a consultant for Portuguese bi · lingual, bi·ruJtural programs at UB and a facuJty advisor to the Brazil ian Student Association. He had served as an interpreter for the U.S. Immigration Scr vice and was an cxaminer for the Critical Language Programs at Genesco State, C.W. Post, Skidmore and Nazareth colleges, as well as an examiner in Portu · guc.sc: for Houghton College, the American Conservatory of Musi c in Chi · cago, Ul. , and the state Department of Education . Rasm ussen produced numerous publications, presentations and exhib · ilS relating to Brazi.Jian and Portuguese ·culture. New Computers Donation ofequipment will speed research at Center for Structural Biology The Center for Structural Biology has received a donation of computer equipment from Sun Microsystems,lnc. of Moun· lain View, Calif., to facilitate research in virology, immunology, medicinal chemistry and other biomedical fields by faculty, graduate students and post·graduate fellows. The donation of four Sun Ultra TM workstations and periph· erals will allow researchers to create three-dimensional rcpre· sc.ntations of molecular structures. The research has wide-rang· ing implications for progress in the search for treatments for a host of human ailments, including AIDS. A. Joshua Wand, professor of chemistry, biological sciences and biophysics and director of the center, noted, "Work that is ongoing in the laboratories of professors Frederick Sachs and Anthony Auerbach of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is extremely computer-intensive. The Sun workstations will speed their ability to analyze and then visualize the data collected up to five times faster than previously."' ~aua. Witherell, Rqxxtn Conrriburor �·-..-..· -and....-.. • Scilfas, us...,_.. : Camjous (llllphano 129-3391; . fox 129-2437). For ...... . - . cal829-~. :- ...., _ • SMgars are._ to join UB . - I n lhe u.-.ay . Chorus,""'....... *""' o..mblr wl :,.....lts _ol . 1-dc!oY music.- during . thofall-wlboheld • 11om S:lG-7:20 p.m. T.-ys • and 'lhurtdo)'s I n - - . Hal.- Campus. First . -lsSopt.2.Formc>n! . · cal Harriet Simons, : MS-2!164. : ~Donco . . _ _ fcr . -~al-one! :·---li!J><Ip --on : . lhelll1997 ......... ol ' "DurmW Ill" and "Hot L Sopt. 6 and 7. :.-~bo..=:~.r . 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Sept. 14 2 p.m. Sept. 12 and 2 p.m. Sept. 16. Asession abo : wlbohoidinthol..lphJtz : ~~=•t .a- . a.dl Cookout wtth Music. . Student Union. Nor1h CAmpus. . 11 a.m.-2 p.m . Thunday 4 s....-c.........t.r co~~oo 11tu11. Student Union I.Dbby. Nor1h CAmpus. B:lG-11 • .m. -·· c-Cofloolltuk ~­ . Harrinw1n Student Center. · South Campus. 10:30 a.m.· 12:30p.m .. :- - : =-~:::.<..Sl~ . noon on Sept. 10. TO'bo · Posting 19-7067. U. OMS/ · efiglblo. portldponts must hoYe : Art1a11ot1on s.,..-(SL-3}GA/TA oppolntrnont with . ~&a-.. . • stipend alllt. Posting fP.70611. '*-'of . . $3,6-40 and. woeldy cblgotlon . Student ~ l'lograms ~­ New Student Plcnk. Student .... .--PIIatmKy-. a..... · -COAl-TAl . a110hoo.nmrinum.GAsand . TAswho...,..inslndfcr Crut!Ye Croft Contor Day. . .....,., 1997 and .n reapDemo. Student Union Lotiby. pointed for fall1997 do not Nor1h Campus. 11 a.m.-2 p.m . . noodtoattond.Form<li'O s.pt.nbor- . lllology, Posting llf-1056, . lf-7057,1f-7051. - :-.-.-y-. . 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Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LIB-UA043 Title A name given to the resource Reporter Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Microfilms Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reporter, 1997-08-29 Subject The topic of the resource University of Buffalo > Faculty > Periodicals. 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Researchers are required to obtain written permission from copyright holders and the University Archives prior to reproducing or publishing materials, including images and quotations. For inquiries about reproduction requests and permissions, please contact the <a href="http://library.buffalo.edu/archives/">University Archives</a>. If you believe material in our digital collections infringes copyright or other rights, please review our <a href="https://library.buffalo.edu/about/policies/information-use/notice-and-takedown-policy.html">Notice and Takedown Policy</a> for information on how to report your concern. https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/files/original/648e8e8c12a18377bc2840d005334537.pdf 1accee85d3baa3f0b3b4de0e63b08880 PDF Text Text UNJYERSITY AR!:m\'ES · PAGE2 PAGES Bravo, Maestro! PAGE 1 Tnmsitions-new rolumn details the comings and goings at UB. Septellber 4.1!JJ ti29.1h2 Banner Day! Procession of students led by flag-bearers makes its way from new student picnic to Coventry Circle plaza where US's bronze buffalo was installed in a Saturday ceremony. Fighting drug-resistant bacteria ~ Software helps unravel structure of drug ters for Disease Controb recently reported the appearance for the H UMANS ARE one up in the war against drug-resistant bacteria, thanks to a software package used to solve molecular structures developed at UB and Buffalo's Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute. Called SnB, the software program bas allowed scientists to un- first time ln the U.S. of a strain of bacteria that is resistant to vancomycin, raising the specter of medicine having no weapon to fight often-fatal staphyloooccus infectionS. The user-friendly SnB allowed University of Pennsylvania phar- macologists to determine the Vancomycin is medicine's "'drug structure of vancomycin. "There just aren't any other methods that oould have solved this struc· ture," said Russ Miller, professor of computer science at UB, senior research scientist at HauptmanWoodward and a member of the team that developed SnB. of last resort." the only antibiotic effective against certain Ufe-threat- Patrick Loll, assistant professor of pharmacology in the University ening infections that resist all other known antibiotics. The Cen- of Pennsylvania School of Medi- ravel the structure of vancomycin, providing information needed to synthesize new forms of the drug to fight lriller bacteria. And just in the nick of time. cine who led the effon, said un - raveling the structure o f vancomycin wasn't easy... Despite 30 years of effort, no o ne has ever succeeded in synthesizing it ," he explained. The d rug is isolated from soil microorganisms, which are cultured in huge fermentors. '" Because it's not even possible to synthesize the drug itself, it's not possible to blithely synthesiz.e lots of variants of it, the traditional trial-and-error method used in drug discovery," he said. The only alternative was to rationally decide beforehand which modifications would have the best chance of eluding the resistant bacteria. But doing th at required th e structural information. Before trying SnB, the team spent about eight months unsuccessfully trying other methods. .. That's where SnB came in-it enabled us to determine the structure and bypass most of the tr\a\and-error part,.. said Loll .. SnB solves molecular struc tures like a black box, with no hu · man intervention, given data with sufficient resolution ,.. sajd Nobel Laureate Herbert Hauptman, president of the Hauptman Woodward Medical Research In· stitute and UB research professor of computer science. Hauptman's idea for the min imal principle, on which the pro gram is based, originated in a 18th-century mathemat ical principle. The SnB program has been continually refined and its developers are about to release a second version, which is even faster than the qrigina:l. FSEC staying out of music-ed discussion lly PATIICIA -VAN News Services Editor T HE FACULTY Senate Executive Committee has decided to stay out , of the discussion surrounding a proposal to move the undergraduate music-education program from the Department of Music to the Graduate School of Education unless expUcitly asked to intervene by the music-department faculty. Faculty Senate C hair Peter Nickerson, professor of pathology, told senators at the committee's Aug. 27 meeting that the proposed changes in the program and removal of some part- time faculty member.; have prompted charges of violations of the music department's governance proeedures and bylaws. Nickerson said that while he agrees that .. bylaws are extremely important tn the faculty because they state the way in which the business of a unit is to be conducted." with regard tn the current situation in the music department, "there first needs to be an atteinpt to deal with these issues at the department level and then at the level of the Faculty of Arts and Letters." He concluded that there has not yet been an attempt to do so at the arts-and-letters level. and that no one from the music -department faculty or administration has requested to meet with the Faculty Senate. Den nis Malone. SUNY Distin guished Service Professor in the Depa rtment of Electrical and Co mputer Enginee rin g, main tained, "'VI/e should not insert ourselves unless we've been asked (by department fa~ulty ). No one on the fac ulty has even filed a griev- ance for the senate to consider," he said. Terry Gates, associate professor of music and immediate past chair of the music department, said he raised the issue of bylaws violations with Nickerson "i n order to give him one side of the issue," but suggested that a mechanism be developed whereby faculty with such conce rns could call upon the sena te to offer counsel and in tervention. Boris Albini, professor of microbio logy and chair of the senate's Governance Co mmittee, agreed that ear ly, formal interaction in s ue~ cases could "avoid feelings of desperation that send people to the newspaper" for resolution. Victor Doyno, professor of En glish, agreed, but noted that sincr no formal concerns had been raised by department facu1t)'. the sena te is without recourse in the matter. Moreover, it was not dear that the alleged bylaws violat'ions had actually occurred, he added . FSEC members suggested that the "good offices of the senate executive committee" be made available to the dean of arts and letters, the chair of the music department and the music faculty should th ey wish assistance with th e issue, which senators ackno.,..·ledged ts a difficult one, g iven the c rossover an d con tr adic ti on that ex1st among faculty and departmental by-laws, sta te labor lnw Jnd the union cont ract. At the meet mg . the first ol the academic year. senators Jbo re ccavcd a report from Gatt"!l, ch J1r of the Budget Pnonl!e!l Commit tee, outlini n g the: commlllce"s agenda for the yea r. Ga tes said the commlttc:t· wants to mcreasc commun ica llon among Conllnued on p-,e J �F A c v L T y & BJ.·iefl • JEAN DICKSON, president of the Buffalo Center Chapter of United University Professions, is an associate librarian in Lockwood Library and curator of the university's Polish collection. She's worked at UB for 11 years. Adams to eclt sates for lbrwy un1t -- )uci1hAdoml,-ol l.odlwoad Ulnly.... .... - o l l h t Ulnly¥ ~-­ _,_Sedalion(i.NIAA.)Ocrieslor 1997-99. IAMAisadlWion ollht-IJ.. lni)'Assodation. The Oo:a!lonoiPopor Series Includes popen on tcpia , _ to the ol lilnrionsillp. oud! •rotay pion'*'!!and...._...... _ _ ,..._.,.llll*b nil. poMc-., .......... '*'9ond--monogomentand-1n .. types d - -.,Is polidont ollie SlNY lbollons-ond ....... . borol the Amlrbn Llnoytior1. WN.ondthe-ol Colego - l . b . a Fitzer assistant clredor d ESl Program joMK.Aizlrhlls-."""'**'<1 ......,._ollht&lgllhos ·-~(SQf'lo. gown in the fnglih ~ lnITWJli.Rimr _ _ ...,.... stilule(BJ). PriarO>IOs_,o,t- --lor- foraoodomic - -· theW.thew~~ b!ring ·-holds ., t-1.&! in A: My friends and family would like to know, too. 1 guess it was a combination of a sense of duty, and thinking that I could do a deant job because of previous experience in unions. Q; - t·s the most lmponM!t la1001 you've ...._ as UUP presldent7 A: The impact of state politii'S on SUNY. Who is in the governor's chair, and whom he (will there ever be a "she"!) appoints to the boanl of trustees, all of this makes a difference that affects us all personally and intimately. If we want SUNY to continue to be a strong university, if we care about access to higher education for all, then we need to be politically aware and active. Q: How does UUP's sltu•tlon reflect the national trend university that full-time faculty and staff have. Management likes this "flexibility." There are a lot of other similarities, such as the drive towanl contracting out work, downsizing, anempa to split the wor:kfora into tim so that the ernp~ have less in common-and can't work together wdl. Also, there is a trend toward "coordinated bargaining," which is rdlectod in thestate'sinsistena that ifall the other unions ha"" contncting out language, we have to have it, too. Of course, UUP also works with other unions in planning its bargaining stntegy, too. Q ; - Is the -test ........... currwotly fll<lng higher--In-at •nd ua speclfkall)'7 A: I guess I would call it the ..corporatization• of universities. I think you can group the attacks on tenure and faculty governance, the _.-torthe<>4 the ESI.I'ro!Pm. • -.the A: In lots of different ways. Probably one of the most important usc of adjuncts and part-timers, tht' push to privatize state universities, the increased influence of corporate grants in education~ and the cut in public funding so as to cut corporate taxes, as aU pan of an bopxad!ed ot ~n. Jabor problems is the growth of part-time employment at the ex- the problem. You can S« all of this in SUNY, and at UB. pense of full-time jobs (the kind of jobs that provide ca reers, enough money and benefits to Q: raise families, own homes, etc.): now about 40 percent of SUNY employees are part-timers, and they don't have the kind of voice in the Tsching fngllsh to Spooloon ol Othe< ~ ondan MBA. boeh[roinUB. \ Q; Why did you - . . to run foto UUP chapter pNSideftt7 JrtiOsnt!Wposilior\.hebre. SPfAK Testing~ Hlsollice bin 317-319~Halondhe Newm.-.Award to be presented The--c- llonalJiuoalri:. . HDII'II*It wllbohlldlllli:Jll&m.day, . 14,1n St. ...... Uni- -*YOudl. U69- Newman-...- roa>gnlas an lo-.al whose efforts holpod to buld • greator sense ol Clll1lll'l<rity at us. wll be announced. Thesevlcels-tothe unlvonlty """"""'*¥· He 1-ter BY LOIS BAKER News Servk~ Editor F ALL SESSJPNS OF UB's popular Mini-Medical School-which filled all of its openings when tim offered in May-begin next week _--..__ week program, foUowed by a new five-week program on subjects requested by preview participants """""""'- ...-....by the OMiion d ~- State UnNersJ~y ot New von fl Wflb. ... loatod .. 136 Ctd1> ..... (716)~ ~ .. -------SueWUel<he< CMstinevtdol . Join Dondg Rebeca Flmhlm KI!Yinlo$insld Lolslalo!r Palrldal>onovln Ellen Goldbaum Muy-Splna -t'• Q; the r' ._tyou _ s t_ ._ •t the Polish Collectloa7 A: The questions are all over the map....Many relate to genealogical research, which is very inteiuting. The hardest questions I have had were from impoverished people in Poland who hoped that I would taU up a "collectioo• for them. Q; What do y o u - .. the but thing lla7 A: Tlie professors who really know how to teach and inspire students. They're the core of the university. And the professional staff are the unsung heroes that keep this place running. Q: W...,t would you most like to._ c...,_.. . - t ua1 -1 A: Many o( the other chapta-s have IDOlecoopenliYelabor-""""""""t rdatioiosthao ""'-- Wbf.IIUip<d tbete .... ~ ....... Theadminislration hos lxm bosiaDy the same group for •lou& long time, and the union hos new presidena evr:ry two to lOur years, so that long-term settling is more difficul~ hut also the administntion is set in its ways and intolennL This is one of the latpt bureaucratic organizations in SUNY: Also, on mo<t campuoes, the presideo~s d<sigoee has direct, immodiateacassto the president. Here, infunnation and responses ..... hard to come by. Q; _ . , t h e - unu.,... Jolo you•, . - held7 A: I suppose the most unusual for a librarian is the five years I spent in a steel niill, tim as a pipe-fitter apprentice, then as a laborer in the ba· sic oxygen furnace. -- ................ Q;What-doyou pNS!deftt- plloylng. string lnstrument1 -t A: Hardly any. That's one reason why I enjoy playing those stringed instruments (mandolin and guibr). __ ,._ ........_ ...... A: They're good for quick distri- bution of informati on, but the of the place and move it back into downside is people's tendency to the city, but I realiu there's no such thing as magic wands. Force on Women be implemented? -t do you think of llstservs7 send out the first draft, without New sessions to start next week with a repeat of the o riginal six- ..._._ enced and knowledgeable or an completely off the walL __ __ Q:latM.-......tMW .......... UUP . . __ .... a '_ 'Q _ . . . . .t. .M . . . ._ . . to ..,._.,. .. I'd IiU to sec the administration become more responsive and consist.enL For example, we neec:hnore women in the administration. For example, few of the faculty and staff teally use their right to free speech. They seem to feel intimidated.. If I could wave a magic wand, I'd alsO change the arcllitecture and layout Mini-Medical School Tho .......... ....,.. Arthurl'a!le thinking it through. Also, on the Internet, readers can't always teU whether the writers are experi- · r F A: Q; ~do you wllh would you ..,._1t7 A: 1. Who's going to be buried un der the pyramid being erected in front of the CPA? 2. Why did we. go to war in the Gull? 3. When will the recommendations of the Task I wish I had all the answers.... St. odjaa!nt to the South c.np.s. N.lhe servb.lhe Ndpiont ol the reganllng hobor-IIUinagement relations •nd methods of 1Norgalntng7 . a T and two "micro-courses." All classes will be held from 79 p.m. in Butler Auditorium in gin on Thesday, Oct. 21. lectures will focus on the digestive system and its disorders, the respiratory system and its d isorders, allergies, childhood endocrine disorders and adult endocrine disorders. A two-session micro -course, "Navigating the New Health Care System," will be held on Thursday,OcL 9, and Thursday,Oct.l6. Presenters will be Harry A. Suitt, UB professor of social and pre· p us. Registration fees range from $30 for the six-week program to ventive medicine, and Kristina M. Young, president of the Center for Professional Advancement at Bryant & Stratton Business Insti tute and adjunct assistant profes- $10 for the one-session micro- sor in the UB School of Manage- course. Advance registra tion is required. All classes will be taught by full time UB faculty who are experts ment. Sultz and Young co-authored Farber Hall on the South Cam- in their fields . The six-week p_rogram will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 9, and will feature presentations on cardiology, neuroanatomy and neurosurgery, microbiology and infectious diseases, oncology (cancer), immunology and psychopharmacol- ogy. The five-week program will be- "Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery."' A o ne-session micro-course on Thursday, Oct. 30, will feature Pe· ter Ostrow, and a panel of experts discussing medical-controversies. Ostrow is a UB associate profes- sor of pathology and host of WIVB-TV's "Medical Update" segment. To reg-ister or obtain more in- formation, call 829-2196. Dinner to note PSS milestone The Professional Sblff S...•te will celebratejts 25th anniversary with a commemorative dinner to~ held Tuesday, SepL 16, in the Center for the Arts atrium. President William R. Greiner is honorary chair of the celebration. Rosemary Mecca is chair of the PSS Silver Anniversary Committee. A champagne receptiGn at 5 p.m will precede dinner at 6 p.m. Past chairs of the Professional Staff Senate will be honored. State Sen. Mary lou Rath will be keynote speaker. A strong advocate for UB in the state legislature, she served on the Erie County Legislature from 1978-93. In addition, she has been involved in a n umber of community organizations and received numerous honors and awards, including the Outstanding Woman in Western New York in the Field of Government award from the SUNY Community Advisory Council. Founded in 1972, PSS was organized as the successor to th< State University Professionals Association, formed three years earlier to represent non-teaching profession~s threughout the SUNY system~ Its mission, according to the PSS Constitution: to •sick an active role for the professional staff in the governance of the university... provide advice and counsel in administrative matters and ...assist in the development of administrative policies and procedures." For more information on the anniversary dinner or other events, call the PSS Office at 645-2003. �Sell!!lller 4. 1!197/Yt 2S.Io.2Rap ona.13 Study IIUI)' explain Increased prevalence Bla~ prone to hypertension .y LOIS 11A1W1 News Services Edito< CARDIOLOGY researcher at UB may have found one answer to the question of why mo~ blacks than whites have high blood pressure. The answer appears to lie in the way the lining of blood vessels, the endothelium, responds to certain signals telling it to dilate. Bong Hee Sung, associate professor of medicine, has shown that in some blacks, blood vessels didn't relax and widen as they should in response to a normal blood vessel dilator. Dilation of blood vessels is one of the body's natural mechanisms 'for casing blood flow, thus lowering pressure. Sung presented the study results at the 12th International interdisciplinary Conference on Hyperteruion in Blacks in London. Why the blood vessels don't relax and widen as expected remains unclear, Sung said. "These are all healthy people," she added. "They had normal glucose and cholesterol levels, and are not obese. There was no apparent reason for them to have endothelium dysfunction. Where this comes from, we don't know. We can't really say A what. the pathway is yet• Sung and colleagues studied the blood-vessel response in a group of 12 healthy African Americans and 11 Caucasians, all of whom had normal blood pressure. They also showed normal fasting cholesterol levels, glucose levels and other parameters known to affect blood pressure. Results showed that veins remained narrowed in 5, or 42 perceo~ of the 12 African Americans, indicating they did not respond normally to insulin as a vasodilator. Sung said the blunted response maybe one of the mechanismounderlying the increased prevalence of hypertension in some blacks. "This subgroup of African Ameri- cans was resistant to the vasodilatory action of insulin . 11M answer seems to He In thew.ytheiiM>gofthe Nothing happened to their blood pressure when insulin was infused." Sung said the finding reinforces thelium, responds to the relationship between hypertension and diabetes, diseases that are both more prevalent among certain slgnools telling It to tance is a risk factor for adult-on - dllete. set, or Type II, diabetes. The question Sung and col - The researchers measured the leagues now are trying to answer diameter of a vein in the left hand of all participants and then intro- is why an apparently healthy subgroup of blacks is not responding normally to insulin. She said the blood -...Is, the endo- duced the vasoconstrictor norepinephrine into the vein to cause it to narrow. Veins of participants in both groups narrowed similarly. Insulin, a vasodilator that acts on the endothelium in addition to blacks than whites. Insulin resis- condition has important health consequences, and that once scientists know what causes it, they can work to prevent it. Additional researchers on the study were Marilou Ching, regulating blood glucose, was added to the norepinephrine, and the vein diameter was measured Surendra G. Gudapati and Michael F. Wilson, all of the De- again. partment of Medicine. administration, faculty and staff around several budget-related is- The FSEC also received an update.on the 1997-98 state budget • sues. Budget Priorities subcommittees, Gates said, will monitor from Senior Vice President Rob- FSEC continued from p-ee 1 three "developments-in-progress• at the university's administrative level. They are: ert}. Wagner. Wagner called the final budget a "stand-still" budget that includes no tuition increase, but does increase tlie technology fee by $25, and restores most funding cuts. • The Academic Information System, or AIS, a program de signed to •reveal our operations to us, and develop information of importance to the academic operation and educational purposes o'r the institution" He said that the new UB budget, which should be in place in about a month, calls for no baselevel reduction in expenditures. • Incentives and rewards, "ways," said Gates, "to put wheels under generates and is allowed to retain above and beyond state budget allocations-"has changed down - some of the budget-development processes that are going on" • Responsibility-Centered Management, or RCM , a manage- ment system emphasized by the UB administration that Gates said "will reach deeper and broader into the institution to account for what we do." • He warned, however, that the university's stream of super-revenue for 1997-9S-inoome the university ward" to zero. He also acknowledged that while the university's innovative utility project produced the single largest eoergy savings of any American university, UB will start repaying in the current budget year the loan that was taken out to put the program into place. In other matters: Nickerson announced a meet- ing of the voting faculty on Sept. 23 and noted that.the first meeting of the full Faculty Senate has been moved from Oct. 15 to Oct. 8 to accommodate the university convocation. An orientation on governance for new senators will be held Sept. 7. • Discussion was entertained, but there were no objections to a proposal from Mark Karwan,dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, to change the name of the Department of Civil Engineering to Civil, Structural and EnvironmentOt.l Engineering to reflect the nature of the department. • Names of FSEC members who nominated themselves to serve on committees related to the new College of Arts and Sciences were collected and will be forwarded to the provost. Heads Up UB's mascot-the bronze buffalo-is hoisted into place Aug. 28 at its permanent home on new plaza on Coventry Circle. BrieBy "Brain Stories" to be focus of UB at Sunrise program The dean of the UB School of Dental Medicine and a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the UB Department of English ar~ teaming up to present the first program in th~ 1997-98 "UB at Sunrise'" series. Louis(. Goldberg-the dean-and Diane R. Christian- the English professor-will present .. Brain Stories: A Spir ited Dialogue Betw~en Art and Science About Ideas of Consciousness" at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18. The program will be held in the Ce nter for Tomor· row on the North Campus. Goldberg, a neurophysiologist and professor of o ral biology, and Christian, a mytho logist and in ternationally recognized filmmaker, will talk about brains, stories and what and how we know. Among questions they will pose are: ls consciousnes.s a biological process like digestion , or is it the soul of the divine? Or both ? Or neither? The price of the program, which will include a full breakfast, is SIO for UB Alumni Association members and $12 for all others. For more information, contact the alumni association at 829-2608. Ticket orders must be received by Tuesday, Sept. 16. UB to honor Henry Spiller as Distinguished Alwnni VIsitor Henry Spiller, •loc•l orthodontist and an early advocate in West em New York for adding fluoride to public water supplies, will be hoil ored by the UB Alumni Association at a breakfast to be held at 7:30a.m . on Friday, Sept. 12, in the Buffalo Convention Center. During the breakfast, which wiU ~held during the Greater Niagara Frontier Dental Me-eting, Spiller will br rteognized as a Distinguished Alumn i Visitor. His role as an advocate of fluoridating water to reduce dental decay helped lead to Buffalo beco ming among the fi rst large cities east of the Miuiui.ppi. River rodoso. He also was a pioneer locally in suggest ing that .some cases of ear pain might be linked to dysfunction of the temporo· mandibular (jaw) joint. Spiller earned his dental degree fro m the UB School of Dental Medi cine in 1935 and has bren in private practice si nce 1939. He is a consultant on fluoridation projecu and from 1965-67 partici pated in a National Institute for Dental Research -funded study to de termine the role of topical .;lpplication of fluoride to reduce tooth decay in children enrolled in Cheektowaga public and parochial schook. He is a former member of the Erie County Board of Health. the New York State Council on Dental Health and past president of the Erie County Dental Association. For more information or r~servations for the breakfast. which costs S12 per person, call th e UB Office of Alumni Relations at 829-2608. Two UB projects recognized in Microsoft contest Q ARIES, the UB Web site that reports the articulation ofUB courses with those of other universities. has been awa rded second place in Microsoft's Higher Education Innova tor Contest, open to universities worldwide. ARIES, which stands for Articulation Reporting Informatio n System, also was designated the Microsoft Higher Educa tion Web site of the Month for April 1997. Another VB project, one to allow teams to develo p a book and then convert the text to a Web site, received an ho norable mentio n in th e Microso ft contest. The project was developed by Scott Co rrigal. presi dent of the Graduate Student Association and a doctoral student an English and computer scie nce. ARIES displays US's faculty -a pproved articulatio n fo r m~a rl)' 2,000 campuses from which students have transferred course cred it. The- ar · ticulation statements listed in ARIES compare specific courses, as well as id entifying cou rses that meet maJor and general -education requ 1rc.· · mentsat UB. In its first year, the Web site received more than 100.000 vJ:.Its from commercial and educational institutio ns around the world. It IS used daily by faculty and academic advisors at UB. and plays a sigmficant role in efforts. to improve the university's se rvices to transfer studen b. The award-winning Web site (http:/ / artes.buff•lo.edu ) was devel · oped by Frank D'Arrigo, management information systems ana lyst, and Jennifer Gottdiener, transfer articu lation coordinator, working under the leadership of Karen Noonan , associate vice provost fo r undergradu · ate education. �A message from the president , UB to lddl off 1997 SEFA CM1p11gn UB wil kid< all lis 1!197 SffA compoign • . , - tobo held from 3-S p.m. ~ Sept. 11' In lhe Cencor lor lhe ""'- this_.. am- of--.. . . The theme al polgnls~lnC.· THE CLASSIC ASSIGNMENT CUCH£ for the first week of school is an essay entitled ·Wbac I Did This Summer.· CoUtttively, UB hu done a lot over the past two to three months: new courses have been devdoped, and syllabi generated; books and articles published, or pushed along toward publication; research project~ commenced, and others completed; new faculty welcomed and departing colleagues bidden farewell For our stu- lng.• lllny Edoorl. doon allhe dents, summer has been a time for a whole range of experienCCf-in- School ~Is 1!197 SEfA chllr. duding, for the Class of 200 I, a first glimpse of UB, and for many others, invaluable work opportunities and some muchneeded rKreation. "Then! . . mony -lhot UBforms~·­ both lhe oadetric cornrnurity and lhe West<m NoW YO<It ~ sold Edlort. ~ an'nu.~ SEFA CMpign pr<>Yides·HCh lndMduol on campus an opportunity to be • portner with West<m NoW YO<It, • Ed«rt Slid. Tho 1!197 SEfA kld<.alf will lndude """"" and lnlonnllion highlighting UB's ...,_.,. with SEfA agencies In \lllllom NoWYOO.. lhoewntls_,to the uniYonlty community. _. Niagara Frontier Dental Meeting Is Sept. 11, 12 - . ........ 1-.yliWigwlllbo ......... lheC.W.NioglnOentol ~ ID be hold from 8 Lm.-5 p.m. on Sop&. 11 ond 121nlheiYIIolo~ Qnter. Tho .-.g ~~­ - b y lhe UB DonlaiAssodiition. ' . s.;;liansolsowlllbe- The summer has also brought some signl6ci.nt changes here on campw. Huewith an update on some of these transitions. j Bob Palmer, UB's chief Student Affairs officer since 1987, accepted the equivalent post at California State UnivcrsityFullenon, and left for his new position at the end of July. Now serving as Interim Vice President is Dmni.s Black. longtime Associate Vice President and Dean of Students and a member of the university's staff since 1978; stepping up as Interim Dean of Students is Barbara Ricotta from the Office of Student Life. j J!>hn Sheffer, who had sc:rvc:d u Interim Vice President for Public Service arid Urban Affairs since Muriel Moore's departure for the: Presidency at Buffalo St3tc CoUcge, stepped down on Augwt 1 to become the Dir«tor o(UB's new Institute for Local Govemanct and Regional Growth. A new community resource for regional thought and planning. the Institute will help to connect UB's best academic strengths with the curren.t needs of local, municipal, and regionalleadc:rs and citizens. John Sheffer also will serve as Sc:nior Counselor to the President, acting aJ an advisor on community and regional issues for the university. With John's departure: from Public Service and Urban Affairs, Mary Grcsham-A.s$0ciate Vier Prtsident in that area since 199l--egreed to accept the post of Interim Vice Prtsident. Mary's service to UB extends over 20 years. and we an gnteful,to her for lending her apcrtise in this significant interim capacity. j Nidc..Goodma.o, as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, will serve as coordinator of the student academic serviceS offices, including Academic Advising. Student Finance and R<cords, and Admitoions, !be Jut IWO of which haV< now been moved to !be Provost's ana of r<JPOO· sibility. Nick will work to integrate the univc:nity's.increuinsfy important student recruitment and retention programs. By bri.ngi.n& recruitment, retention, and other student support terVices into dosu coordination with academic advisement and other general underJraduate i.rtitiatives, we believe we ca.n provide more ra:ponsive, more coordinated usistance to students from the day they apply to UB until the day they graduate. Nick deserv<s our thanb for hdpini to guide this new area. j The Gradual< School of Education hu a new deanJacqudyn-Mitchcll, formerly ofSc:ripps Colleg< and UC San Diego-while Social Work hu a new dean-designatt, Lawrence Shulman of Boston UniV<rsity. Lany formolly u sumes the deanship next Joouary, and will be tnvdin& between Bulf.alo and Boston this fall Rklt W'mter, Dean of the School ofManasm><nt since 1993,1cft inN!gust for !be ICatt School of Businoa at the Uni...UtyofPituburih; John Thom.as is now serving as the: school's interim dean. Within the: next few weeks, searches will corrunena: for the vice presidencies in Student Affair> and Public 5<rvice and Url>an Affain; the search -for a new Via: President for Health Affain ~ill also continue. ln addition, se.rchc:s for the deanships in Management and in Pbumacy arc l!-Ddcr way. With the: decision regarding the. new Col1qe of Arts and Sciences now made:, we will be: considering issues of leadership and Structure there, and will JOOn begin a search for a dean. Meanwhile, we will also be rrnewing several major UB leadership areas to lilt whether and how they better perform their 10011 essential functions. and bow their structures could more: appropriately accommodate thc:ir cffons. We think these ongoing changes in leadership and structure will bring UB new prominence and productivity by the tum of the c:mtury, and we look forward to the: support of each and every me:rnber of our university community in those efforts. ln the meantime, please join mt in congratulating and supporting aU our colleagues who have assumed nc:w r<Sp<>JUibilities over !be past few months, and in wishing each and rvcry membee of the UB oommunity a productive and lltisfyingacad<mic yeu. -I'Jorusoo WIWAW R. GUlh'D on"""' "stress ' resiOIOIIonf,Giping witli molpnclloo d)e a( I suit, lundonwals~io1lplonl ............... CPII.~Ior ~=--lol9• -ond~- =.~~The..-.gwlll-... bteoldoston.Sept. 12 - . g UB- alumnus Hony Splllr (... ""'>'· plgl! 3). Aegislrltion Is SlO lor oUMI -......-.-._ pold their~ $14S lor..,... .....-.onc~sisloriiii.Far ,_,~al11251-~ . Christina T. Stoddng to speak at EmerituS Center · Christina T. 5~ dlnicolosslstont~lnlhellofllrt· mentai~Oisor­ d..s and~ ... be lhe speoller wl1on lhe &--... c.... "'"""ot 2 p.m. on TUIIdoy, Sept. 9,in ~1111. South Campus. Her tDpic ... be "Heoring lmplirnMnb ond Se, nlorCitlllens.. " - ..-.g lsschoduledlor1p.m. Howe, Folt-Aibert honored by YWCA -.-....-..-... 5 - 5uprome eo.,tJullb ... ~lnlhe~al Soclc*lgy, ond - . y - Alia!,_.....,......... "" ~aiAidllllllla.-d ..... l'llrl1klg,_ ............... -~~ YWCAal--'lblt. t-,whc>- .. OUIsbinclr1g --.~. - no<odlor her- during --her c.ateer .S I rneniDr to I1W1, womon and "ospedlly ..,_ dents." - - - l h e for tier """'P'"Jf, - - , . Wednesdays at 4 Plus Noted poets to-be liter~ guests atUB 'W By PATIIKIA DONOVAH News Services Editor comedy and social commentary and are rapidly ckveloping a na· tiona! reputation as pc::rformance artists. This performance will honoDjackson Macl.ow's birthday. EDNESDAYSat4 Plus," the bi-annual literary se· ries sponsored by the Poetics Program in the Depart· ment of English, this fall will eel. ebrate the 75th birthday of Jackson Maclow, one of America's fonls here Dec. 3 ond 4 most renowned and innovative poets, with special readings by or in honor of MacLow on Sept. 24, Oct. 8 and Nov. 19. David lgnatow, one of the nation's most distinguished poets, considered the poetic heirofWhitman and William Carlos Williams, will present the Oscar Silvmnan Memorial Roading on Nov. I 4. ln the 1950s, Macl.ow was associated with both the second gen· eration of Black Mountain poets like Robert Greeley, and with the Fluxus mOvement comprised of such artists as John Cage, George Bre ch t, Tos hi lchiyanagi, AI Hanson, Allen Ka prow and LaMonte Young. From this convergence of the minimalist forms developed by both groups emerged sound poetry and language poetry, of which Maclow is a critically recognized master. He has been cited as an important influence by several major postmodemist writ- ers, and his work, .. Words and Ends from Ez.• is an important rereading of seminal American poet Ezra Pound. Ignatow is recognized for the subtlety of his art and conctrn with human mortality and alienation in the: worJd as it is •dc:fmc:d . by suffering and despair, redttmed at crucial times by cosmic vision and shared lives." Of lgnat.Ow, writer Gerald Stem has said, ..... what I have always liked most about his poems, the wisdom, and tlie humility. They are: truly there. We arc: in the presence of an overwhelmingly impor-· tant voice. It is eternity speaking.'" Writers to lecture In addition to Maclow and lgnatow, writers who will read or lecture in the fall series are poets Kevin Killian (Sep t. 17 ) and Michael Basinski (Sept. 24); novelist Marta Werner (Sept 30); auth or and poet David Bromige (Oct. 20); poet Laura Moriarty (Oct. 29), and poets Steve McCaffery (Nov. 5) and Randall McLeod (Nov. 13). Bilingual poet and performance artist Janine Pommy Vega will be tlie guest author at a reading and book signing on Oct. I at Talking Oc&. 20 Oc&.23 Oc&. 2!1 . .5 NIM13 Nov.14 No\<19 Dec.3 Dec.4 !Laves Books honoring the publication of her new travel book, "Tracking The Serpent Journeys to Four Continents.'" Vega is often included in lists of the best American beat writers, and her work can be fo und in a compilatio-n by Brenda Knight titled "The Writers, Artists, And Muses At The Heart Of A Revolution.• On Nov. I 9, UB will host a per· forman« by F'loom (formerly knownasMurmer),anall-malevocal trio w)tose members draw their material from literature, music, On Dec. 4, Joan Jonas, a renowned performer, stage: director and video artist from New York City, will present a lecture, "Video as a M«tium.• Among her early and well-known works is"Double Lunar Dogs" (198-4), which origi· nated as a performance and was later rea>rded on both videotape and film. The recorded material has been transformed in the editing process, notably through the use of video effects. The performen include Jonas, Spalding Gray, Jill KIOesen-and David Warrilow. There also will be a lecture on Oct. 14 by poet Alan Halsey and a poetry reading on Oct. IS featur· ing Halsey and Geraldine Monk. Author of "'Five Years Out• and "'Perspectives on th e Reach: Halsey is known for his fierce, quiet poetic voice, both determined and without illusion. Monk is the author of"The Sway of Precious Demons: Selected Poems• and the novd "Interregnum." The latter work explores current and historical abuse and misuse of language for the purpose of limiting the freedom of certain individuals and groups, in this case, a group of East Lancashire •witches: hanged in 1612, who had fallen victim to what Monk calls a •pa· triarchallanguage-magic far more potent than their own." �Elecb-oniclliglnvays Bison II: more than indexesQ Bravo, Maestro! Conductor Magnus Martensson seeks the truth in performance . , ntOM.UI'IITMAM Reporter ContributD< , 0 N THE PHONE is an ailing cellist calling to bow out of rehearsal for the next day's concert by the UBul&lo Symphony. Conductor Magnus Martensson is cajoling. He says into the phone things like, "You cap do i~ I ia)ow you i:an do it, I really thiDk you should. ...• university orchestras to conduct. This spring. a professional chamber orchestra was formed for himthe OB Sinfonietta, about »-strong. There is a big difference , Martensson explains, between what he calls the "student-slashcommunity orchestra: and the Sinfonietta. ,.A professional orchestra will respond on a more subtle . later, the ronductorwill persuade orchestra musicians, not by tdling them they can do i~ but by tdling them what it is they should do. They should obsene the dynamic markings. Tbeyshouldlislm. They should not rush. Nor should they lag. •The. conductor is a teacher in any circumstances, in any orches- "Tnnth In performance b - - .. perfonnen, •t this very moment, understand, - the perfonn- ....:e Is taking place." MAGNUS MAAT£NSSON tra; Martcnsson says. ""You have to know more, and you have to teach them what you think is the truth ." The Swedish-born conductor came to UB in 1996 from the Cleveland Institute of Music. When he arrived, he was given one orchestra to conduct-the UBufr.Io Symphony, which is composed of students and community mwicians. With that orchestra he has had successful concerts. One in December featured faculty pianist Stephen Manes as soloist and included works b y Cliarles lves and Shostakovich,, two very different 20th-century composers-the one a Yankee innovator, the other a Russian possessed by histor).. New musk attrocted conductor Signific~nt in attracting Martensson was UB's history of association with new mwic. David Felder, chair of t\le music"department, is a composer Martensson admires. "The musical life in the city, and at the univer>ity, as well, has lots of potential," Martensson says. •This univer>ity has a tradition of contemporary music-there is a strong composition department here, and an electronic music studio." Martensson must be doing something right Now he has two level to your motions--the waving of the stick. A student orchestra often bas to be reminded of the same thing several times."' Martensson, who is tall, chooses to conduct without a podium. With his shock of blonde hair, he looks like a kindly Scandinavian bear. He conducts with considerable reach, but does not wave his arms unnecessarily. He does not appear to be reaching for the spotlight "1 think you can achieve what you want with your eyes-with other means than large gestures." he says. Martensson comes from Malmo, in the southern part of Sweden, 45 minutts by boat from Copenhagen A pianist, violist and composer, as well as conductor, he came to this rountryto study orchestral conductingat the Cleveland Institute of Music. There he conducted the contemporary music ensemble. At UB, in addition to conducting the UBul&lo Symphony and th e Sinfonietta,Martensson teaches con ducting and viola. He has about a dozen conducting students. " I teach them to follow what's written," he says. • "Jh.n we can take tiberties.• •1 Not musk ls true .. True• and "'truth"' are words Martensson resorts to often when talking about music. Not all music is true, according to his conception. Music that's chiefly commercial probably isn't For him, audience approval is not necessarily the best measure of what good music is. Ives, one ofMartensson's &vorite American composers, does fit the bill of truth-teller. One thing Martensson likes about Ives is that he is "daring." The piece by Ives that Manensson conducted with the UBUff.alo Symphony in December was a fugue in four keys---;1 remarkable piece not for the riumber of keys. but for their simultaneous presentation. •A lot of oomposen write music that is suited to what they think the audience wants," Martensson says. "It doesn't sound true. These composmare stealing from what is old." Of hi s own compositions, Martensson says. " I try to look for sonorities, and l try to look for new contrapuntal devices." That puts him very much in the mainstream of post-World War II composition. An exciting project is an opera he is composing for Gary Burgess's univer>ity opera studio, to be staged this fall. Before !he Law will have an English tibretto based on a story by Franz Kalka (from his novel The Trial) . Before !he Law is the story of a man who is face-to-face with absolute futility. What about truth in old musicin Beethoven, for example? In a work like the Seventh Symphony, one truth that must be settled is the tempo. The slow movement: How slow should it go? Martensson believes most tempos for this movement are too slow, that they ignore the metronome marking in an attempt to sound "'serious." In reheanal he keeps the pulse moving, to avoid a ponderous feeling. "Truth in performance is what we as performers, at this very mo ment, understand, when the performance is taking place-that this is the truth, what I think the composer meant."' He th inks about what he has said. "This truth; he continues, "will very probably be something different next time." You •lre.dy know th•t BISON 11 has online periodkal indexes and information about the various UB libraries, right? WcU, there are lots of other useful features, too. For example, there's a slew oflinks to reference sources, such as encyclopedias, English and foreign language dictionaries, conven ion tables, directories and style manuals. Major works, including Britannica Online and Books in Print, are Jisted on the Online Resources page (http:/1 _....buffMo..../llbrlll'ta/e-nsourca) under "R.eferenct Sources," or you can dick on "Full List" to see all of the categories. A variety of helpful forms (http:/ / ubUb.buffalo.edu{llbrariu/ fonns) is available, which you can use to ask a referenct qu~tion , make a suggestion, recommend a title for purchase, renew a book or submit an interlibrary loan request. You also can take advantage of US Docu ment Express, the University Libraries' intercampus document delivery service. This service is available to UB faculty, staff and students whose departments are located on one campus and who are requesting library materials located on the other campus. There are SC'veral handy features that allow you to discover on your own all that BISON JI offers. You can access an alphabetical list of all UB Libraries Web pages by clicking on " Lib Web Index ,. (http:// .buff.ao.eclu/llbrories/ HM"Ch/subject.html). You can then scroll down and select from the various subject headings, or click on a letter from the alphabet at the beginning for a quicker route. Cliclci ng on ..T," for example, takes you directly to the section of the list that incl udes lin.ks to "Tax. lnformation,""'Teaching and Learning Resources" and .. Tele phone Books." Clicking on "Search" (http:// ubllb.buffolo.edu/ llbrarles/ seorch) presents two ma.in options. One allows you to search all BISON II Web pages by keyword (s). Typing "health care reform· or "patents," for example, wiU list all UB Libraries pages that include those words. The second option leads to numerous Web directories or search_ engines that allow you to search the World Wide Web for resources not based at the University Libraries. Link to Yahoo or AltaVista from here, as weU as LookSmart, Excite, InfoSeek and Lycos. Dogpile and MetaCrawler can search several search engines at the same time, while Ali-in-One and HotSheet an search engine meta -sites that offer even more Internet search options. Each presents unique advantages for different types of searches, so it's a good idea to experiment with them aU to see which ones are best suited for your particular needs. For het> with connerting to the Htvtd IW<> Web, rontoct the OT Help Desk at 645-3542. - - Hepfer - Nancy Schlllor, Univmily Ubmrie Schoolof11anagennent offers two programs A " Micro-MBA" Certlflc•te Progr•m is being offered by the Center for Management Development (CMD) for individu - als who wish to develop basic knowledge of the managerial concepts and tools required in today's global business environment. The SO-hour, credit-free program, will be held twice a week from 6-8:45 p.m. Sept. 15 through Nov. 24 in the jacobs Man· agement Cenler on the No rth Campus. The program, for an yone unabi"e to take an extended leave to obtain an MBA degree, addresses managem~nt methods and issues in 14 key areas, including accounting, economics, entrepreneursh ip, finance, human resources, information technology, international business, leadership, managerial strategy and marketing. Courses are taught by School of Management and CMD faculty. To register, call645-3200. Deadline is Sept. 12. A Team Performance Certificate Program is being offered by the School of Management's Center for Management Development from Sept. 22 through Nov. 24. Designed for business owners and managers who wish to im proVe their work environment through development of team skills and team -based operations, the I 0-week professional program will be held in Jacobs Management Ce nter on Mondays from6-9p.m. The program is a co mponent of US's Center for Team Perfor· mance (CfP), directed by Jerry Newman , professor of organi zation and human resources and a leading researcher and con· sultant on the effecliveness of team skills in the workplace. Seminar topics will indude "Leading the Transition to Team work," " Identifying Diversity in Team Members." ""Empowe rment,lnterpe..onal Skill Building,""Coaching!Counseting," " Facilitating Team Problem Solving and Decision Making," "Conflict Management" and .. Team Leadership."' To register for the program, contact program coordinator Sandra Pugliese at 645-3200. . �SOCIAL AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE The power of vitamin C in protecting against disease A populatlon-bued study of vtt.mln C's antioxidant properties, conduct~d by UB epidemiologists, has shown that people with higher levels of vitamin C in their blood serum have lower levels of a marker for Ox.idative stress. .. It is weU known that o:ridative stress (cell damage cau.std by free radicals) plays a role in atherosclerosis, cancer, pulmonary disease and other chro nic conditions," said Holger Schunemann, research assistant professo r of sociaJ and preventive medicine and Lead author on the study. "In this po pulation, vitamin C was negatively associated with ox.idative stress, suggesting it may play a role in protuting against these diseases." Schunemann presented results of the study at the annual meeting of the Society fo r Epidemiologic Research in Edrnonton , Alberta, Canada. Th is study differs from most other attempts to determine vitamin C's po tential as an antioxidant, Schunemann said, because it was population -basM, and because researchers measured the actual leveL of the vitamin in each participant's blood, rather than relying on dietary records. The study involved 187 women and 206 men,selected randomly fro m Erie and Niagara counties. 1'1 DiAT RICS Chemotherapy & kids: is there later risk to offspring? 4D ChrtstiML_b_wldo . . . - . . , _ _ _ _ ME!=HAN ICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Zap go the designs! New computer tool developed at UB morphs designs of auto, aircr.rt parts Chemother•py given to youngC.ncer .,.tlents does not appear to increase the risk of cancer in their offspring, the first large study of children of survivors of pediatric cancer has shown. Results of the study, conducted by researchm at UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, appeared in Arcluves of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. "This study is important because we don't know whether therapy we give these patients will affect their children," said Daniel M. Green, professor of pediatrics at UB and Roswell Park and the study's primary author. The study invoiV«<405 sucassivdy treated patients who were diagnosed with Cancer at Roswell Park between )an. 1, 1960 and Dec. 31, 1989,and were 18 years of age or older at the most recent follow-up visit. Within this group. 148 patients reported that they, their spouse or female companion had become pregnant at least once since completing cancer treatment. Ninety-one of these: patients had received chemotherapy and had pro- duced a total of 153 children. Analysis of the health records of the children of the chemotherapy patients showed that none of the offspring bad developed cancer. The frequency of birth defects, or congenital anomalies, was slightly less than for the general population-3.3 percrnt versw 3.5 percent. There was no difference in frequency of birth defects among children of female patients and children born to spouses or female companions of male patients. PHYSI<(\l THERAPY AND NUTRITION AND EXERCISE SC IENCE '"freadmill study may prevent secondary injuries to runners 4D With runners, one Injury often leads to another. Anecdotal evidence of this experience abounds. Now for the first time, researchers at UB are attempting to document the relationship between initial and s«ondary injuries in runners, using a force-measuring treadmill developed in UB's biomechanics labOratory in conjunction with Kistler Instrument Corp. The researchers have been able to show that runners who develop a muscle injury in the lower eJCtremities alter their running patterns unconsciously after an injury. This change causes a deviation in the foot 's normal impact and push ·off force, which can be measured on the treadmill. Harold Burton, associate professor of physical therapy and nutrition and exercise science, one of the.researchers on the study, said a change in running mechanics may affect the way that force is dissipated. As a re· suit, ·the added or altered forces are absor~ by joints and/o r muscles unaccus tomed to this stress, which may lead to a SKondary injury in areas such as the knee, hip or lower back. .. Having an idea how a person with a particular problem changes running strategy, we hope to eventually identify a pattern and predict the risk and location of a secondary injury," Burton said. " If we can predict what's going to happen, intervention with corrective measures ...can prevent the secondary injury from occurring." ~ols Balcer, News ServicH Editor .,. ElliH GOI.DeAUM News SeMces Edit<>< dimensional computer screens by demonstrating how changing a to tluee-<limensional designs. The objectM is to enmine po- L variable in a multidimensional design space will affect the con- tential trade-of&, situations where a chan~ in one design parameter significantlyaffeasone or more design objectives, con>traints or dis- IKE THE CARTOON !CIDS who zap therruelves into Mighty Morphin' l"ower Rangt:n,enginem designing complex systems like can and airplanes can now morph their design rep=entations, thanks to graph morphing---4 powerful, new computer visualization method developed at UB. straints and objectives that comprise the design representation of a complex system. Until now, according to the UB "Before - clewloped this The new method allows engi~ neers to visualize how changes in their designs will affect design requirements. aopllbllty, It - The researchers also have developed a way to apply virtual reality. to this new tool, allowing different individuals to access and modify the same three-dimensional design across a computer network or the Worlq Wide Web. Christina L·Bloehaum, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and principal investigator, said graph morphing will significantly improve the design process in any industry that produces a complex product, par- In • design .......... .., • ticularly the aircraft and automo- tive industries. It also will help improve the design and layout of industrial plants, where it will help planners to decide how changes in specific configurations would im· pact the function of the plant. Bloebaum, who developed graph morphing with doctoral candidate Eliot Winer, described it at the Sec· ond World Congr= of Structural and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization in Zakopane, Poland. She also described the first known application of Virtual Reality and Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) to multidiciplinarydesign opt.imiution, the field of engineering concerned with making complex, largc~scale design more efficienl and less costly. Graph morphing allows designers to transcend the limits of two· virtluolly ..........-to vbu.ly thelmpKt of~ Judge chMage complex, rnultlcllmenslo design problem." CHRISTINA L BLOEBAUM researchers, designers working on such large-scale, complex design projects typically would be restricted to a very scaled-down vis ualization method that would addressDnly two or three variables out of the entire problem. "Before we developed this capability, it was virtually impossible 10 visually judge the impact of a change in a design variable in a complex, multidimensional de- sign problem," said Bloehaum. "The purpose of graph morphing is to capture in a two, or three-dimensional space on a computer screen both the objectives that are being designed for, such as minimizing cost, as well as the design constraints, such as maximum stresses or displacm>erits or any of the other physical and performance limitations typically imposed in romplex design," she said Working in the Multidisciplinary Opt.imiution and Design Engineering Laboratory (MODEL) at UB, the researchm first dMoped graph morphing to apply to two-dimensional designs and then extended it ciplines-such as structures or aerodynamics-in a multidis - ciplinary environmeoL •m a complex design environ- . ment, you have all these different subsystems that relate to each other in different ways, so when you change a variable over here. it changes what's happening dsewbere," Bloebaum explained. "It can be very difficult to understand those relationships without some sort of visualization capability.• In two·dimensional graph morphing, only two design variables may be plotted on the "x" and "'"y" ~; the others are as ~ signed to, and controlled by, switches, which function like scroll bars on a screen. A designer can change one of these variables by wing a computer mouse to grab the switch that controls that variable. The image will respond by al most immediately morphing to a visual representation of that change, as well as of the subse- quent design changes that modification will cause, as the switch is moved again to new design vari- able values. Bloehaum explained that virtual reality takes the power of graph morphing one step further, She cited the example of a designer working on an aircraft wmg who is not sure whether or not the span of the wing should be longer. "'With virtual reality, you can actually reach out and pull that wing longer and then see a representation of what will happen to the design space in tluee dimen sions so that you can move around it and examine it from all angles,"' Bloebaum said. �Setllelber4,1997/Yit2Ue.2 IIepa .._ Moving ill Asblab Gupta, &om Simulation Sci, encet in Brea, Calif., to auistant pro-. rasor, D<partmen1 or ClJcmial EngineerinsCoriooAiberto do a-rio lloptlota. &om Memorial Sloan-Krttcrins Can- cer Center in New York. to racarcb aui.stant professor, Department of l'lychiatry. MlcheleT.Ploto, &om Brown Univerlity, to UIOdate professor. Depart- meot or l'lychiatry. Carloo N. Poto, &om Brown Univerlity. to usistant professor, Department or Plychiatry. VIctor .faa* Hernandez, from National hutitute or Child Health and Human o...lopmen~ Bethada, Md., to assistant profesSor,' Department of Miaobiology. Joydeep llbattacborya. &om University or Southrm California, 10 usistant professor of niacroeconomics, Department of Economics. jlnyoung Kim, reappointed as visiting professor in labor development, Department of Economics. Austin Booth, hom University of • Michigan Libraries, to humanities subject specialist in Lockwood Library. Chrbtophor Gibbs. &om Haverford Coil<se.10 aaistant professor, Depart- Sharon Dittmar, professor, School of mont or Music. Nuning. Mory J11aa1can, &om Hliman Code, Non:na Shatz Rubin, coordinator of Inc..,Aulti.n. Texas, to assistant profes~ the CurriCulum Centtt. tor or cliaital media, Department or Stuart Scott. associate professor, DeMedia Study. .partment or Anthropology. jluan Yu. fr'om Orlord Univenity, 10 Cbarlotte Grantham. dinjcal assisassistant professor, Department of tant professor, Department of ComPhil010pby. municative Disorders and Sciences. Moving up Offtcer Michael Vlrc:bau. to lieutenan~ Department of PubUc Safery Lorna Peteraon. from assistant profepor lO ISIOCiate profeuor, School of Information and Library Studi... J<ny Godwin. &om usistant director tb director of ttudent activities in the Offico of Studeot Life. IUcbard MitcM:U. associate professor, Department of Geography. Geora lgen. SUNY Distinguished Professor. Department of History. Madeleine Mathlot, professor, De.partment of Linguistics. Richard Friedman, associate prof... sor, Department of Political Scitnce. ...... loo...._ __ Anthony Graziano, professor, Department or Plychology. Gunter Schmitz, professor, Depart· menl or Architecture, School or Architectur< and Planning. Richard T. Hull, professor, Department of Philosophy, to executive director, Texas Council for the Humani- Mareus Klein, professor, Department of English. £riel Metzaer, professor, Department Movillg Oil tift. ' Maggie Saxon Wrl&bt. assistant dean for minority affain, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Donna juenker, associll.e professor. director of undergraduate education, School or Nuning. of Modem Languages and Uteratwes. Man.! Sbmle£slty. professor, Depart· meal or Engfuh. To wbmit ltnns about ~ US tm· ployffs. tho~ kaving. or tho~ who hov< b<en promot<d, J<nd by <·mail to Tn:msitiom or this oddre:n: report-bnews.buffalo. eclu. Amid bunb af smoke, CCNICh Cr.Jg Clrtow lads Buls -to field. ~ot~all UB 30, Lock Haven 7 Junior ttansfer Chad Salisbury threw three touchdown pas5eS and the UB defense limited lock Haven to 149 net yards in US's 30-7 Aug. 30 opening night win. Salisbury thre'W' a six-yard TO strike to junior David Hinson to cap a 71yard drive on the game's first possession. He also threw 4- and 27-yard TO tosses to senior Jamie G.uparre while completing 19-of- 32 paues for 214 yards. On UB's fint two scoring drives, Salisbury completed 6-of-7 thin:kktwn conversions as the Bulls went on to convert 11 ~-1 7 (65 per- cent} third-downs for the game. Ga.sparre had six catches for 90 yards and raised his career touchdown total to 12 in just 12 career games. Sophomore Drew Haddad added six catches for 62 yards. Sophomore linebacker Dan Curcione led the defense with 12 tacldes, while senior Keith Hansen had nine tackles and a half-sack. junior Dan Poulsen had seven stops and a haH-sac.k. · Men's~o~r UB 1, Eastern Michigan U. 1 UB 3, Brock U. 0 The SuUs opened their season with a 1 •1 tie against Eastern Michigan University Friday night in the second game of the 1997 UB Fall Classic. EMU got on the board first when junior forward M o Hijazi scored off a pass from Junior mtdfiekter Diego Alvarez at 26 minutes. After several unsuccessful scoring attempts late in the first haJf, the Bulls fina lly put one in the EMU net when senior m idfielder Oops! Tim Merrick dribbled around two Eagle defenders and fir~ the ball into the far side of the goal at 59:02. The game was a tight defensive battle throughout. w;th both teams combining for only 15 shots on goal. The UB Fall Classic wrapped up Saturday with the Bulls defeating Brock University 3-0. Merrick. sophomore Sebastian Zawislan and freshman Brian McCallion scor~ one goal apiece. Merrick also was named the Mid-Continent Conference Pl ayer of the Week. Sophomore Karen Bernstein and her dad, Mike, deal with a moving-in problem, above, as cart topples her possessions outside Fargo Saturday. All's well a few minutes later, right. Women's ~IIDlr UB 1, Stony Brook 1 UB 0, Toledo 1 Senior" voleyball stond- out ~-­ started her last season off with a bang as she taWed 57 kils and 53 digslor the Bulls in r....., game-s over the labor Day weel<end. In Sunday's match versus cross-town rival Canisius, 8rinkworth contributed a careerhigh 22 kilb and 13 digs for a UB victory. Brink· WOf'th leads the Bulls so tar this season w;th a .333 hitting percentage. junior transfer Chad Salbl>u<y had an Impressive weekend, as well, throwing three The women's soccer team opened its 1997 season Aug . 29 with a 1-1 tie against SUNY Stony Brook at RAC field. touchdown passes in the After a scoreless first half, freshman football season opener Paula Ustrani scored her first collegiate versw Lock Haven. goal at the 49-minute mark for the Bull~ only tally. Junior forward Erica Keller scored at the 69-minute mark for Stony Brook. An evenly played game throughout. the teams both hred 15 shots on net On Sunday, the Bulls lost to Toledo 1-0, also at RAC field . The Rocket '~ Odia Jahurally scored a goa l a t 23:43 to g•ve UT the lead for good . The Bulls put 11 shots on goal, while the Rockets managed 1 7 shots on the UB net. Events calendar continued from , _ a JobS Voll~all UB 3, UB 1, UB .3, UB 4, To obt.ain mort lflionnotJOn on jobs lisrftl obcM:, <Otltocr Pm.onnft 54!rvices'lax tP_..systtmby-.gO<s.JB<Jandlollowing tht \IOia! prompt .m~ To obtain #1fonnotlon on lltsaJtd'l ;obs. conrocr 5ponwtd Prr>grotm l'monnt( 416 Croltl. Navy 1 Toledo 3 American U. 1 Canlslus 0 The Bulls started a busy weekend of volleyball on Fnday, deteaung the Midshipmen of Navy in four matche~ . 4-1 S, 1S-6, 1S-B. lS - 11 . On Saturday. the Bulls lost to Toledo in four matches, 1 S-11 , 14-16, 3-1.). 6-15 . Also on Saturday, the Bulls d efeated American Un1vers1ty in fou r matches, 15-10, 4- 15, 15-11 , 17-15 . On Sunday, the Bu lls beat cross· town rival Canisius in four matches, 15-12, 15-17, lS-12, 15-10 -Andrew Punz.•l, Assistant Sports lnformat1on OtrtCior �81 Reparlea S.ellhr4.1171V11.21.h.Z .,.__ · c.om.-~- · =~1~.,.__ .: c.om.-~--..c...... S<iuih . 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Crowd-pleasing headliner.; at the annual festival included Beenie Politics fostered tentative UUP pact Union had six-week 'window ofopportunity' to bargain, Scheuemuzn tells UB chapter T ENTATIVE agreement UUP negotiators endorsed the agreement, which is now being voted on by members statewide, between the state and even though it permits contracting United U.UV.rsity Professions on a new contract emerged this· summer after two years of talks only because Gov. Pataki felt be was going to have a formidable challenge in his re-election bid from state Comptroller Carl McCall, the union's statewide president said on Thursday. A period of uncertainty that ended with McCall's subsequent decision not to enter the contest presented UUP with a six-week "window of opportunity," Wdliam Scheuerman told more than 200 members--the largest turnout ever out of union jobs. • No one wanted contracting out or outsourcing in our contract ... but there was no way we wtrt going to beat the principle back," he said. Tht three other, larger state unions representing SUNY employees agreed to contracting out, setting what he called a "pattern" for bargaining for the UUP pact. "We weren't going to bring the state to its kntes by staying out and working without benefits or raises; it would more likely bring us to our kntes," Scheuerman added. He said tht ttntative agreement fulfills the goals for the contract set by the union, which were to main - for a chapter meeting-in Pistachio's in the Student Union. tain ljob security, hold the line on workload and restore fully the Bendit '!'rust Fund. "We - ·t going t o bring the state to Its knees by staying out and working without benefits or raises; It would more likely bring us to our knees." WlLliAM SCit£UERMAN Scheuerman fielded criticism from several chapter office rs and leade rs , who questioned him strongly on a variety of issues, in - eluding o utsourcing and what some alleged is the failure of most UUP members across the state to hear dissenting discussion abour the tentative agreement He defended language in the proposed contract allowing the state to contract out jobs to exter· nal corporations, maintaining that the inclusion of nurnerous"fences" would make it extremely difficult and expensive for the state to do so. He stressed that "contracting in," a versio n of contracting out in which jobs would be outsourced to internal corporations, such as the Research Foundation or the UB Foundation, is "particularly dan gerous and totally unacceptable" and is not allowed under the pro· posed contract. c-o..-4 - ,_.. s UB plans to streamline business operations A • PLAN TO streamline the universi~y's business operations was presented to the US Council Thesday .by Senior Vice President Robert ). Wagner. (See related story, P•B• 5) The consolidation is needed to allow UB to become more effective and efficient, he sajd, and offers a number of benefits. While emphasizing that "this is not a 'tomorrow' activity," Wagner outlined the advantages of such a consolidation. He noted that UB's business operations have evolved over the past 50 years, and "we find oursdves in an environment o f enormou s managerial complexit y." UB's business operations. Wagner explained, are conducted through a number of managerial entities: srate operations, the Research Foundation, the Faculty Student Association and the UB Foundation, Inc., each of which conducts its business operations separately. "Our goal in streamlining is to have' one business office for the university," to meet the needs of university "customers" who in clude research faculty, principal investigators, staff and administrative units, Wagner said. The four entities would rem ai n separate. Their business opera tions would be combined and supported by a single administrative system, he explained. By putting such an administrative structure into place, "the quality of service and information will be bet· terthan what we'rcdoingnow,"said President William R. Greiner. Wagner said the advantages of streamlining US's business operations include: • US's separate business offices would be centralized in one location. • Service would be tailored to in dividual customer needs. • The stre amlined opera tion would provide a simp!ified, common war to process transactions, as well as uniform implementa· tion of"best practice'' strategies. • There would be a universitywide focus on providing administrative services, as well as increased co ll abo ration and coo rdinat io n among operating units. • Tht streamlined o perati o n would provide a standardized budget process and eliminate duplicate data entry and rccon~iliation. • There would be consistent, accurate data classification across entities.. Streamlining US's business opera ti o ns is not o nl y doable , Greiner noted to the cou ncil, it proves that .. o ne mo re time th e Universit)' at Buffalo is providing a leadership model within the state university." He added, "No matter what source funds a paycheck, we are all part of the UB famil y," and UB's business operations shou ld reflect that unity. In other business, Greiner asked for thecouncil'ssupport of a plan to appomt four volunteer-based com· missions that would provide mformation and advice to the council The commissions would advise the council on facilities, finance, regionalism and studen t life. Greiner and Council Chair LJwrence Castellani will recommend \'Oiun· teers to be named to thl' commlS· sions at the council's nl'xt meettng. Greiner also told the cou nCi l that the university IS m the earh stages of a major fundraising cam· paign. Details of th e campaign. including financial goals, will be announced later this year. he said. �21 IIepa..._ ~11.19971¥11. 29.1o.3 F A BJ.·icll Cloril~-al 6duallon. Her ~omn. ·ean I Ask You alilld ~7 Meeting the Cholor)go aiTOIChing AI Sludonls," .... llioe place ot ~ p.Jil. ln the Cenllt forTe>monowontheNorth~ kwllbe-byiMC~p­ -. is-e.-. lhe~-­ by the IJ8 QlduD Sc:haa4 at Educotion, by .. .... dowment from ........ Chor- Nl-~lnthe ~a/CuntciUnlnd lnslrudion otthe ~at ~~ Q: Wflen did you flnt become Interested In Yokanou7 A: I developed a strong interest in y T 8 Q: What lla •head for MontMrT•t7 s-...tt be ev-t.d7 Ruettled7 Montserrat has e:xhibited a pattern of increasing intmsity of eruptions with time.. If this continues, the whole island will be at risk. At the present, about two-thirds of the original population have been evacuated. Decisions concerning the rest are best made by the civil authorities on the island. in volcanology! Q : - close would you IIYe to Q: Old you ever build • volcano for a Khool Klence profect7 ings began h e r . - on JUCcessluf teodlon a/~ emyal-~-doctoral Felow. Q: Tell us about your worll with HGnlt2" .AnWic:M Sleep-Out 15 s.pt; 19 T volcanoes during a NASA expedition to Iceland in 1970. Helda was erupting and we were able to climb up onto the active cone and stand on flowing lava. From that point on, 1 was hooked on active volcanoes. At that time, I was a professor at Arw;na State University, but I had never taken a course When I was in high school! was not aware of the earth sciences. Volcanoes were very remote to me. Cln-··--- L A F F ______.....,.... Q : -..... -~ __ .. to...._ --7 --•t~oeu_s. Auf Coloquklm -qukmont-. c.""' Colo- v Michael F. Sheridan, professor and chair ofthe Department of Geology, has made a career out of natural disasters, particularly mapping the predicted flows from volcanic eruptions before they occur. ~acHna AISiulllnb"' wll be (Qcus cl the book '"lllo~ SUcaufU T - a l Alrlcon Amerlcln Otior>.. .,. opook otUI on Thundoy. Sopt. 25, otthe ...... Ciw- c A: volcanoes. A: My present work centers on problems of risk Mitigation related to vokanoes. I concentrate on estimating the probability of volcanic phenomena affecting various areas near active or potentially active volcanoes. It ranges from forecasting events that could occur within a few weeks, as at some volcanoes in Mexico, to Jong-term forecasts of 10,000 to 1,000,000 years, as at the proposed high-level nuclear waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Q: Will mankind ever tame vol- canoes? Volcanoes can be understood, but not tamed. Maybe we will learn to respect them. A: A: a vok•no7 A: I love volcanoes. Therefore, I would live on most volcanoes, provided !Mt there was a good escape routeJ Q: We seem to be In • time of lncre•sed volc•no •ctlvlty. ~t'• the . . . _ to dYUU.tlon7 A: A few volcanic eruptions have affected the course of civilization. The eruption ofSantorini (Thera) at about 1550 B.C. destroyed the Minoan civilization and may have been a prominent factor in the Exodus from Egypt. Popocatepetl (near Mexico City) probably brought to an end the main civilization in Mesoamerica about 800 years ago and could cause as much destruction at any moment. It i.s unlikely that a single eruption could cause a serious global disaster, although major changes in the climate could be generated. Q: What'••~dolng at • university thous•nds of miles from the nearest volcano? A: Most volcanologists go to volcanoes, rather than Sit on them. What is important is to have a good research group and the facilities to analyze the data. Q: - In-- llllely Is It that a YOI- cano w1• pop up a- ..........7 A: The probability of !Mt happening next year is less than one in 10 billion. It is much more liU!y !Mt LA. will be destroyed by a meteorite.. Q: 1Mwt'•lt ... to,..- on the rlmof•..,.._7 A: For me it is awe-inspiring to see at such close range the great force and beauty of nature. I have witnessed both the gentle Oowoflava and the terrible effeCts of giant explosions. My wonder and excitement never cease. Q: What has ~ your mo•t dangerous encounter with a volcaqo7 A: On La Soufriere Volcano, Guadeloupe, I crossed over the active dome two days before a small explosion. The gas and steam were terrible. The eruption 6lled a valley !Mt I had followed with about 50 feet ofboiling hot mud ~d rock Q: Did -you IH "Dante's hale" or"V'*-o7" A: I saw"Volcano" and would like to see "Dante's Peak" (which is a more realistic movie). It...., A: Most volcanologisu Uel that Mount Rainier is the most danger- ous volcano in the USA at the present Of course, other Cascade volcanoes could erupt before Rainier. Mount Rainier could threatm Tamma and Seattlt with giant mudOows, as it has in the past. Some volcanologis!a"believo that it could become active within the next few decades_ Q: Toll ... - your blnls. A: I breed parrots and currently have about 16 (6 pairs and the rest singles). They range from Macaws to Indian Ringneck ~· Q:We_you _ _ _ you t•k• oa treks to the Acllrond•dl•. Uamas are wonderful animals. I also breed Damas for show and for backpacking. Last month, we took six llamas along the Raquette River in the Adirondacks. They carried our gear and food for five days. I highly recommend it A: ---do Q: you wish ------ld JOU--It7 A: What was yo.ur most difficult expedition! That was a one-month campaign on Sbeveluch Volano in Kamchatka. We nilied on melting snow for our water and were completely isolated in a remote and foreboding place. The volcano bad blown its top the year before and loose ash formed small mudllows every afternoon. Much of the area between the camp and the summ.it was devutated as a result of a giant eruption in 1964. Q:T. _ _ . . . . , . _ _.,.. don't.._ -JOU· A: I enjoy working with my bands and have just built a. Japanese tea house !Mt is a dose replica to the real thing. Drug can reduce noise-induced hearing loss By LOIS IIAIWI News Services Editor Repo1.-ter lht . . . . . ~.­ """""""',lkMnlll'- --__.. __ Sue--- po-.odbylhe- of su.. UnMnlyof.Now-·-·1360<*Hol,~ (116) 1145-JQji. _.., ~ _,.. .., _,.,..,. OlrlsllnoVI\Iil .... Donlll OISE-INDUCED hearing loss may be caused partly by free-radical \ oxidative damage to sensory cells in the inner ear, and a drug called R-P!Acan lessen the extent of damage by enhancing antioxidant activity, researchers in UB's Center for Hearing and Deafness have found. Results of the ir most recent study, which describes the action of R-PIA in an animal model, will be presented tomorrow at the Inner Ear Biology Meeting in Sari, Italy. Donald Henderson, professor of communicative disorders and sciences, said the action of R-PIA likely would be similar in the humanear. "In the future, we may be able to rescue the hearing loss of persons inadvertently exposed to large amounts of noise, such as those near an explosion, for example, through th e use of this drug." Noise-induced hearing loss, a maj~r health problem in industrialized societies, is a primary research focus of the Center for "In the N future we may be able to rescue the hearing lou of peno"' 1..-e.lently exposed to large ..,_,tS of noise, such u those nur an explosion, for example, through the we of thb drvg." DONALD HlNDERSON Hearing and Deafness, which Henderson co-directs with fellow scientist Richard j. Salvi. Chinchillas used In stUdy The new study, conducted by Henderson and·colleagues Sandra McFadden and Bo-Hua Hu, along with Richard Kopke of the U.S. Army, documents the action of RPIA on noise-induced hearing loss in chinchillas, a mammal with an auditory range similar to that of humans. [n earlier work, the researchers showed that the stress of loud noises causes an increase in free radicals in the inner ear, which can damage or kill sensory cells. To defend themselves, sensory cells express a rush of glu tathione, an antioxidant that ab sorbs free radicals. R-PIA was found to increase the ac.tivity of glutathione, thus providing enhanced protection from. freeradical damage. To test the effect of the drug on hearing loss, researchers applied R-PIA topically to the round window (inner-ear membrane ) of one group of animals and applied a saline solution as a control in a second group. The animals then were exposed to mid-frequency noise for four hours at levels high enough to cause temporary deafness. The loss of hearing was verified by monitoring brain waves to the hearing center in the cortex. The lack of brain activity in response to normal sound indicated complete hearing loss. Drug brought quick recovery Brain-wave activity was mea- sured again at one day, four days, and 20 days following noise exposure. Results showed that the animals treated with R, PIA recovered their hearing faster and more completely than those treated with saline. ~~o~ The R-PIA-treated animals also showed less damage and loss of sensory cells than control animals,• Henderson said. == lbe...,_,""'*'!ines .,.._...-,commentlet, log Oft lis.-- and """"" IAtten,~ be limlied to 800 WOI1Is •nd "''IY be edlfjld for style •nd ,__.,... ,..,,_..,. ot space l.;;i;;Re; letlen~ porter bere- �Septelller11.1997/Yol.29. lo.3Repan"tea That crucial first year -· _.. .......... At home now'on campus, 'veterans' offer advice, opinions ""'"'.,." ___ -................. ____ _...,....,_..,_ -_.._.... _ .................... ...... . ..-----..........a....,.... ..., ............ . . . . . . . . _ ... ,_.., ...... ;u ,_ .., .... ...... ........ _..,.~ ............... -... ............ ~., ... ct.a. ,... "'*~-- ..... - - .. _ _ .... a-.. ...____---. Enjoyed lno$hman year "Although it was a rough start the lim few days, it got easier as time went on, and before! Jcnew it, I was having a wonderful time," said Chris Fedor=k. "The best thing that happened was making so many friends. and !=ping those friends. I've hung out with them several times over this summer." Independence also was high on the list. But the responsibility that goes along with living away fromj>ome is a double-edged sword, they said. Not all were prepared for the kvd of self-motivation that college studies require. "1 didn't do aoything that was expected of me. It was a waste of a year; said Susan Baebler, who did not return to UB this y<ar and is studying at Adelphi University. "UB was a great place. !loved it a linle too much. I do hope to return." While others also struggled at times, they were able to overcome the obstacles they encountered. "Theworstthingwashavingtofmd for myself,' said Yvelisse Ortiz. "It was hard being broke and hungry and not having Mom and Dad to help me." But, she added. "it was good. because !learned a lot of things. I gained a lot of Jcnowledge through books (and) also by experiencing things that happen in the 'real world:" Best of all, she said. was being accepted into the Sd>ool ofNursing. "I think one"'bf the best things that happened to me as a freshman was gaining independence." said Erin Gala. But that independeoce comes First Bonnie Bullou~ lecture to feature nursing leader An lntenN~tlonally acclaimed leader in nursing will deliver the first School of Nursing Dr. Bonnie Bullough Lecture at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept 25, in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus . Norma M. Lang, dean and professor at the University of Pennsylva nia School of Nursing. will discuss .. The Power of Quality Nursing Prac · tice." A reception will follow the lecture. Lang is known fo r her pio neering wo~k in nursing in areas sue~ as quality assurance, classification systems for nursing p~acti~e, es_tabhs hment of nursing centers and innovation and profess1onahsm m practice. The author of more than 90 articles, she has served on numerous national nursing commissions and boards. The Dr. Bonnie Bullough Lecture was established in 1996 through a $100,000 gift from Vern L. Bullough to honor the memory of his "':ife and colleague, Bonnie, form er dean of the UB nursing school, who d1ed in 1996. The lecture will be free and open to the public. For reservations, call Greiner, 10 others from UB named to CGF bo~d of directors By CH..STIN£ VIDAL Reporter Editor S BrieD 829-3209. ........... at-. ..... TIJDY. Meet people. Get involv.d. Have fun. That's the advice from the Class of 2000 to this y.ar's freshmeo. Twenty-four of the 25 have returned to UB for their sophomore y.ar. All in all, freshman year was a sucass, they say. I can't picture myself without t e people I've met," said Michelle !au . .. (Freshman yea r ) was reat-the friends I made are res nsible for that." best thing· about freshman the friendships. "At e top of the list of best things Is all the friends that I made. Nothing can compare to that." said MaggieZak. Friends aren't just people to hang out;.;t!L Theymirnportanttoadjusting to life on campus. 13 at a price, she admits. "One of the worst things that happened to me as a freshman was having to become fully responsible." But if she had it to do over, the Jamestown native said she migbt haY< preferred to begin ·college somewhere else. "I would haY< chosen a smaller school farther from home, maybe somep lace warmer," Gala added. While a couple of member> of the Class of2000 agreed they might have preferred a smaller scboo~ the majority found that UB's size and the wealth of activities lt offen were ex· actly what they were looking for. "I loY< UB and had a great experience my firn ·year. I met a lot of interesting people and experienced "A unJven1ty like UB Is large .._h to have • huge.,_,, of resources tluot- tt--e for the tAking." GAB[ SANTOS·WHITE a lot It was a good year for me," said Susan Deacon of Auburn. "UB offers everything I need and want The large size of the school is perfect And UB is far enough away from home, but also close enough'lhat it is easy to go home when I want" Huge amount of resources US's size is one of its greatest assets, ai!-1 GabeSantn<-White. "A university like UB is la!ge enough to have a huge amount of resources that are there for the talting. US's size provides access to lots of dillmnt people. too. ·us is so divene that )'lU ha"' to take advantage of the friendships you would find nowhere else." said Kaya Gerberich. A yearago.;;omeoftheClassof2000 wereCXl!lCIOlledaboutkeepingupwith their studies. But their first year proved to many that they were up to the task. "The best thing that happened to me this year was getting a 4.0.lt was so unexpected. but what a great feeling it was to receive it,.. said FJana Steinhaus. "I was very pleased with the way this year went !love being part of the UB environment and I wouldn't trade this y.ar-full of experiences-for the world." Sense of direction acquired One of the best things about her freshman y.ar, Deacon said. was"the sense of direction r .. acquired. Going into my freshman y<ar I was a little apprehensive about what I wanted to do and my major. Now I'm more sure than ever what I want." Complaints-they have a few, bu~ overall, any problems they encountered were as unique as each student "Living in the donns was ugly." said Jennifer Abbata, who recommends, "'get a single room. There's a lot less problems.• Roommates were both the besr and the wont thing that happened, said Erica Smith. One was "a pain," she said, while another became "a really good friend." New students. she said. should remember that "if some people are rude or mean, ignore them and meet others."' It's important for freshmen to keep in mind why they're here, said Neene Owate. "Incoming freshmen must re- member that no matter what, they must stay focused and remember why they wanted to go to college." Michelle Glatt had just two words of advice for freshmen: "Bring earplugs." Others chose two different words: Get involved. "If )<lu're intimidated at fint, it's OK, it happens to e-veryone. Get involved with campus activities,"' said Fedor=k. "1 was and !loved it." Take advantage of what UB has to offer, both its academics and extracu r ricular activities, the new sophomores advise. "The best thing to happen to me as a freshman was talting UB 101." said Jason Toto. "My teacher aided me in .:Oeeting a lot of people who I wouldn't have otherwise met That, in tum, got me included in a variety of school activities.! would advise all incoming freshmen to get involved with everything from residence halls to projects within classes. and to get to know their professors and their TAs." And a final word from the Class of 2000 to the freshmen who may be finding their fint semester at UB a little unnerving: Courage. Talk to people-they've been through what )<lu're going through, said Eric lp."Don't be shy....Trusting is a big part of college." he said. And remember one important thing: "College is what )'lU make of it." said Sara Wozniak President William R. Grelnet' and 10 other UB fa culty members have been named to the 30-member board of directors for CGF Health System, a propo~ed new regional health -care sys tem encompassing Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo General Health System and Millard Fillmore Health System. Among the new directors are John E. Friedlander, president and CEO, CGF Health System and adjunct associate professor of management, School of Man · agement, and the folJowing members of the School of Medicine and Bio medical Sciences faculty: James P. Burdick, anesthesia site director, Millard Fillmore Sub· G.IUtU urban Hospital and clinical assistant professor; Patricia K. Duffner, professor of neurology and pediatrics; James C. Gilbert, assistant professor of pediatrics, Children's Hospital. . . . Also: Fredric M. Hirsh, Highgate Medical Group and chmcal assistant pro fessor of family medicine; Thomas A. Lombardo, medical staff president,MillaJd Fillmore Health System and clini~al instructor of orthopaedics; Robert A. Milch, medical director, Hosp1ce Buffalo, inc. and clinical assistant professor of famil y medicine and general surgery. Also: Susan H. Schwartz, head, Department of Medicine, The Buf· falo General Hospital and clin ical professor of medicine; lren~ ~-S no w, Buffalo Medical Group and clinical assistant professor of medicme, ~n~ RusseU S. Vaughan, medical staff president, Children's HospitaJ and chm cal assistant professor of pediatrics. Women's Club to open fall program September 20 The UB Women's Club opens its 52nd year with a fall membership luncheon Sept. 20 at Daffodil's. Guests and new members are welcom_e. The Buffalo Chips, an all-male a cappeUa group of VB st1,1dents, will entertain. . Activity sign -up will begin at 11 :30 a.m., with lunch at 12:1S_p.m. Pres•· dent Dawn Halvorsen will recogniu new members. Norma Zimmenn~ and Geraldine Ryder are hospitality chairs. Carol Greiner is honorary pres•· denL The program will feat ure information about the club's activity groups and service programs. Groups and their chairs are: . . Activity coordinators: Aurelia HoUoway, Josie Lapetma; Art Htstory: Aurelia Holloway, Gerry Ryder: Books: Pat Lerner. Nancy Golden; Bowling: Rho nda Storr; Bridge: Nicki Yeracaris, Pat Addelman; Bridge Flight: Marie Schillo. Also: Cross-Country Skiing: Gloria Pleu; French Conversation: Jean Jain; Couples Gourmet: Nicki Yeracaris; Evening Gourmet: Ca_rmella Hanley, Maria Coburn; Gourmet Techniques: Barbara_Paga ndh, Su.nMi Fung, Helene Connolly; International: Meena Rustgt, Nor.ma .Rubm : Money and You: Janet Fedor, Norma Rubin; Needlework: Lo1s Smd~n1, Ann Marie Natalino; Tennis: Marie Schillo, Ann Shub; Theater/ Film: Josie Lapetina, Aurelia HoUoway. . . The club is a service o rganization to US and 1ts commumt y. Mem bers participate in educational and charitable activities that spon~r t~e Grace Capen academic awa rds in April and finan cial aid scholars~ 1 ps m September. Membership is open to any woman who is interested m ser· vice to UB and the purpose of the club. For membership o r luncheon information caU Geraldine Ryder, 8338699, by Saturday, Sept 13. �41Repa .._ ..-n.1111Vt1.Ue.3 ' _ --· __ ....,._ IIICOHT:A,., T....... • BJ.·icfl _,. -the I'Nject ... the ..... ~of the c-t..fwthe --I'Nject b ... ...... _____ ~ IIILOW: ·c..- lntloooC..tor fwthe Arts. EU often ~for non-nadve~ ..-""""_ lheli1glilh~·· (BJ) ol tho~ Sdlaal"' Sopt.22.lhe __ ~ for nor>-rlllllle_ ,.-slooghq -_.........,ilo*lg... Can Design Control You? sipdfor.--....-. lionlb, ~_.._ .... donts. _ I n d ........... "-~ ... eouno-.riiiOIIIoNJ. CGmm.ialalluiWf tho \ ~~~ fN!IIan aiiMS-a~n. UB Art Gilelr ..,.,....eliiiiiDas lheUIAit~ ...-or -~---u.­ thltwllrwtawaacw..-• __...inlllllllloftloy!Mtl -lJIIIoSdlnllp. The . . . . . . . . . . ..... 1011hapdllc. . . . . . . . . s.7 ......... Sifl............ ....... lfruo...,._7111 . . ~---_..ln . . C..for. . _ ............... 111 . . . . . .... ........-.. ondwll-at4 ......... Sipl. ...,...._.. 25==~=~- -for~._ ...... -"'---~ opening...,. public.........,., The Schnllgor~ from S.7 p.m. on Oct. 21n the gollefy'sllnt-~ . ...... ~-7. Sd1nllglr ... moot..., art .... --·lll,ondwll lectin • 4 p.m. an Oct. 21n the erA Saeri'1g - · ~~plans . The Deportment cl Art will pre<entlourexhlbilionsthlsfoll. • "U8 Pointln,. -.ring theW<lf1<·ci2S students In the Painting Progrom, _ _ . Sept. 10. ~will run through SepL 26. • "Suson Bobson. Photogl'aphs" wtl Oct. 1, _,on Halley public-art proJect satirizes attempts to limit behavior By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Servk.es Editor I T GlVES new meaning to the term "site·s~c." Peter Halley, a New York artist of growing national reputation, has installed a temporary public-art project on the North Campw that satirizes the physical and ontological orga· nization Of intellectual systems. The nine-part conceptual work-installed at eight different sites-was commissioned by the UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts. It is the first in a series of temporary public-art projects logue about contemporary art and issues . The installation uses the iconography of cells and circuits as seen in flowcharts to comment upon the organization of the university. The charts, appropriated from various academic journals, are in- stalled at eight public sites on the North Campw. Charts have specialized texts Each employs a specialized text referring to an information system, along with "cells" connected by conduits, plus arrows that suggest possible directions for the "Oow" of information. The charts are not accompanied by their original explanatory cap- dors"~lhe­ wtl ~through Oct. 17. even.;, indwtrial gas pipeline, each dellnltlonslnv.iousmeclums ~ U8 Oft SIUdonts, ... _ . with • public~ for the -from S.7 p.m. OCt. 2), contlnuing through Nov. 14. • "DWiidt & alizing and directing "Oow." The exhibit will open formally • "XPPSf,. --.g .... nu.s. -Pic· Words, Mooning. Ellect" will-<lpen with • public lion from S.7 p.m. on Thundoy, Nov. 20.11 will run through Friday, Dec. 12. modernism's "geometry of mind• has come to~ as a blueprint for an entire man-made environment in which manipulation is the name of the game. The art project pokes ·fun at the segmented heuristic communication charts it mimics. Each installation attempts to grab viewers' attention at precisely the point at Boor Ughtwell Gallery in the Cen· ter for the Arts. Called "Cartoon 'Network." it is a massive, two-di· mensional color geometric instal· lation devised ofRoll-a-Tex plw regular and Day-Gio acrylic and who curated the show, said the metal paint in the ground Ooor of language of the charts, familiar but the Lightwell Gallery. On either · not contextualiud, offen a kind of wall, perpendicular to the color absur~ poetry that encourages piece, are the tint two Bowcbatts viewers to reflect on the parallels in press type on the wall. They between bureaucratic and inteUec- diagram "Unguistic Processing" tual space, even as they move and "Despair-Appeal." The fourth through iL wall depicts a silk-screen collage The tint and principal section· of the "cell• motif executed in red of the installation is in the first silk-screened segments. " ExterN~~ planned by the gallery to engage the university community in a dia- tions. While the original chart may have referred to a linguistic system, management model, the development of the neurotic personality or feoturing tho- ol Bobson. - " ' UI'J "Cnming lor- similarity between most modem which they are being manipulated structures and prison cells or com- or controlled by the archi~ puter chips. The resulting instaiJa. i.e., wlieie thty are encoUraged to tions---<>ften huge and arresting- 'go, "forced" to turn, made to stop imply that culture is now irrevoca· or choose a directiOn. · bly divorced &om the organic; that Gallery director Al Harris F., now diagrams a way of conceptu- with a reception in the gallery from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, at which Halley will speak. 11 contin- ues through next July. For more than a decade, Halley's abstract geometric paintings have mimicked modernist forms, suggesting, for instance, the unsettling How the North Campus keeps crowd flow in check The ralatlonshlp ~ Halley• lnst.a.tlon and the North Campus is obvious to anyone familiar with the urban legend sum>unding the design of the campus in Amhent. Stories of New Yorlc State's allegedly anxious attempts 10 control the physical activities of its college students after the 1960s campus riots may be apocryphal. Nevertheless, a degree of government paranoia did prevail at the time and, by accident 0< design, the new NQith Campus incorporated a variety of modernist, control-minded elements. For this reason, it stiU is considered by many to reflect the·urge to constrain student activity. The North Campus manages to contain and moderate crowd flow in a variety of ways: • A series of narrow, overground bridges links major campus buildings. These protect walker< from the elements and also discourage pedestrian traffic along the main campus axis. • Access to and among buildings via the passageways is limitedby doors that can be locked. • The principal student residence, the Ellicott Complex, is sited some distance from the classroom complex and is not directly linked to it via tunnels or overhead bridges. • The North Campus Student Union was completed only a few years ago, nearly 25 years after the campus opened, and other •natural" gathering places like Alumni Arena and the Center for the Arts are not connected to the buildings on the Spine. • The prindpal buildings are of similar modernist design, all constructed in brick. Similarity of style a.nd limited signage tend to. make individual buildings difficult for casual observers to identify. • Traffic patterns have been obstructed in ways that prevent movement and "allow" only one-way traffic on the main Spine road, Putnam Way. nme and mitigating circumstances being what they are, campus wori<ers and dwellers ignore most of the above, complain suspiciously about some of the above and find •natural" gathering places to which they still have access. Srarbucks. The courtyard of the Commons. The plazJI in front of the Center for the Arts. Worid" Another press-type installation, the cryptic, but fascinating, " External World; in the northwest comer of the atrium, refers to the integration of "deeper" potential at critical moments and •thresh· ol<ls of unfeeling." A third installation ("Is Response Improved!") is found on the ground Boor of the Commons on the south wall of the entrance vestibule. Site four ("R<maining Memoryleu System") is . on the east wall of the main Boor of the Student Union, next to the south· east entrance. Site five ("Echo of A's Voice'") is on the second floor of)acobs Hall at theend of the en· closed bridge. Site six ("Controller") is on the second Ooor of Norton Hall on a wall adjoining the bridge to O'Brian Hall. Site seven ("Master Slave Manipulator") is in Capen Hall on the lower level of the Undergraduate Library next to the co nversation pit . Site eight is in Talbert Hall, lower level, north wall of the corridor adjacent to the dining area. Site nine ("The Site of UnfeeJ. ing") can be found on the third floor of Richmond Hall, Ellicott Complex, near seating aiea "Richmond 3; a site selected perhaps becawe its name reflects so well the ··control'" issue in campus design. �~ 11.19971V11.2Ue.3 Rep a..._ - --1 UUP meeting ' "I wouldn't baV. shook bands on a contract that bad that in. If that were in our contract, e=y job in this unit would be up for grabs," he Wd. Buffalo Center Chapter Presi· dent Jean Dickson also urged members to ratify the contract "because of morale issues, because of stability and because there are a lot of pooitive aspect.s to this contract." She stres&ed that the union must become more vigilant and orga· niud. "We need to be ready for 1999, when, if the coniiact is paased. W<'U "w.needto ... have to start negotiating again .. .It .....,far makes sense for us to have a more 11199, - . l f t h e militant and a stronger UIJP chapter" on eacb of the UB campuses, "so we can actually play a much contnoctll......-.-·u more significant role in making sure we get a really strong contract in the next run.• .pn.· hawtostMt~ Votes to be counted Sept. 19 Scheuerman noted that UUP has lEAN DICKSON Joel Rose, chapter vice president for professionals, repeatedly pressed Scheuerman to explain why .. protections" against outsourcing arc outlined in the memorandum of understanding, in letters attached to the MOU and on an earlier charge by James Holstun, UUP vice president for academia, that the union leadership lied when it accepted oontract· ing out in the proposed contract after two years of insisting it would in verbal understandings, rather not, pointed out that the union than in the contract itself. Scheuerman replied that the key protections ar.e in the contract and the others are binding. Harvey Axlerod, grievance chair for professionals, said he believes "functions in the real world.• the proposed contract does not prevent outsourcing represented by the hiring of freelancers to do the work of UUP members. .. 1 don't see where this contract p~t.s any protections for that whatsoever," he said. He added that managers could elude any of the "fences" in the contract hiring all workers on a freelance basis, as he said has been done for years in Millard Fillmore College. John Boo~ professor and chair of the Department of Management Science and Systems. commenting membership at that time.'" Even at UB, where he and others have worked bard to urge members to oppose the pact, he knows of members who ~ved their ballot.s and voted before they got any recommendations to vote "no.• ''W•y the world funetlono" The bargaining team made it very dear that contracting out was unacceptable, Boot said. "But in the end, we have come out. .. and have thrown some water in the wine; we have relented. And you know what that is!- Tha~s just the way the world functions," he said. Paul Zarembka, grievance chair for academics, asked Scheuerman to rescind the ratification process '"because it was not a democratically run process.• .. 1 know of only three chapters...tha~ within a dose date of the time that ballots were re· ceived, bad any kind of critical or negative commentary to all the given members a month-two weeks longer than usual-to make their decisions on the proposal. Votes will be counted on Sept. 19. *We've done more than ever before," he said. "If people don't pay attention (to the contract and its specific language), i~s not because we haven't helped them." He noted Books In Print (BIP), a FirstSearch database, is now available online to UB faculty, staff, and student.s. BIP is updated weekly and has over 1.8 million records of in-print, out -of-print and fo rthcom ing books from over 44,000 North American publishers. Entries in dude fiction and non -fiction books on all topics. No more looking through heavy volumes to find if a book is in print. You just need to check the Online Resources page of BISON II (http://ubllb.buffolo.edu/ Ubr..tu/e-,....,..rca/ ). Under· " Refer· ences Sources" of the Online Resources page, choose "Books in Print." You will come to a preliminary B!P help screen that includes basic search strategies. Click on •eonncct to FirstSearch• and you will see a FirstSearch help screen with tips for navigating the Web site and tips for printing and downloading. To connect to FirstSearch, click on •start FirstScarch.• You will be given a choice of the database areas available to the UB community. Choose •All Areas.· Click on "BookslnPrint .... R.R. Bowker's Books In Print " and then "Select Da· tabase" to search the BIP database. The Books In Print database offers searching in a variety o f ways, including by subject, author, title, publisher, place of publication, series, ISBN and even target audience. In addition, you can limit your search by language or year. Books identified through BIP and not listed in the UB Libraries Catalog can be obtained through interl i· brary loan or you can suggest thou the UB Libraries obtain a copy o f the book. Both of these services are found on BISON II (http :// ubllb.buffolo.edu/ llbrorles/lorms/ ). For questions concerning the Books In Prim database. contact Sue Neumeister. (neumeist@acsu.buflalo.edu) , Central Technical Ser vices. 645-2305. For assistance conne<tlng to the World Wide Wfb via UB computer accounts. contact the ASCIT Help Desk at 645·3542. - Sue Neumebter a nd Lori WldDnsld, Unrvmiry Ubronn that once the bargaining team agrees to a proposed contract, it is legally bound to "sell the contract 1 and not to undercut the contcact."' Stacey Johnson, assistant to the chair of the Department of Anthro· pology, reminded members that everyone responds to balJots in their own way; while some respond immediately, many take the time to inform ther;nselves before voting. "It seems to me we're really making a lot of assumptions about people and about how stupid they are and ignorant that they sent in their ballot.s without the benefit of all this wonderful, intellectual dis· cussion,"' Johnson said. "If they sent their ballot.s in early, that was a decision they made." Obituaries Fayek Ghabriella55a, 82, retired anatomy professor SERVlCES WERE HELD SEPT. 5 in St. George's O rthodox Catholic Church for Fayck Ghabrid Yassa, 82, a retired surgeon who had s«Ved as an anatomy professor at the School of Medicine and Bio medicaJ Sciences. Yassa died Aug. 31 in St. Jo~ph Hospital, Cheektowaga. He graduated at tile top of his medical class from the University of Cairo and was a professor of surgery at Cairo University before coming to the U.S. 30 years ago. He established a private surgery practh and began teaching anatomy at UB in 1987, continuing until illness fo rced his retire· ment. Yassa was a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and the Ameri can College of Surgeons, as well as a mem~r of the Erie County and New York State medical societies. , Three new members named to UB coUncil Pataki appoints Battle, Gicewicz, Lipke to university's governing council By SUE WUETotfJI News Servkes Associate Director OV. GEORGE PATAK! has ap· pointed three Western New Yorkers to vacancies on the Universityat Buffalo Council: Joining the unlversitfs local governing coun cil are Patricia !C. Lipke, Sheila H. Battle and Edmond J. Gicewicz. President William R. Greiner noted that the UB Council has a long tradition of dedicated service by community members who care deeply about the ·university and its.future. .. We are proud that the governor has appointed three such distinguished com· munity representatives as Mrs. Lipke, Mrs. Battle and Dr. Gicewicz to the council, and we look forward to working with them," he said. Patricia K. Lipke will serve a seven -year term. She succeeds John Walsh, whose term expired on June 30. Former vice president of public rdations for Gibraltar Steel Corp., G yea r term . Sh e which was foun· ded by her late succeed s Dav id husband, Ken Ca mpbell , wh o resign ed befo re Lipke , Patricia Lipke has been th e e nd of h is active in the term , which excommunity for pired Jun e 30. A many years. ph ysi ca l th era &Anu ClaWKZ She is a patron pist with the Visof the arts, serving as chair of the 1996 iting Nurses Association of Western New annual fund-raising gala for Shea's Buf- York, she also has worked as a physical falo Theatre, a member of the fund -rais - therapist at Erie County Medical Center ing committee for the .. Boo Bash .. in sup - and as coordinator of the Orthopedi c Out port of the Buffalo Museum of Science patient Department at The Buffalo Gen and a member of thC' Women's Co mmit - eral Hospital. tee of the Buffalo Philharmonic OrchesShe is a member of the Home School tra. She also holds membership in the Boa rd of th e Ea rl y Childh ood Ce nt er, Albright - Knox Art Galler y and Studio School 54, and is active in the Roswell All iArena Theatre. ance, The Junio r League o f Buffalo and thl' In addition , Lipke has been involve<\_,W Greater Buffalo chapter o f the American the President's Council at Villa Maria and Red Cross. Batt..le earned a bachelo r's deCanisius colleges, and has served on th e gree from Ithaca College. Edmond J. Gicewicz will serve th rough board of the American Lung Associatio n. Sheila H . Battle also will serve a seven- June 30, 1998, filling the unexpired term of fo rmer co uncil Chair Philip B. Wels, who resigned. Gicewicz earn ed two deg rees fro m UB-a bachelor's degree in 1952 and a med ical d egree in 1956. 'Nhile p u rsuing his und ergradu a te deg ree , G icewicz served as captai n of the varsi t )' football. basketball and baseball tea ms, and was nam ed a Little All -American in footba lL He is a m em be r of the UB Athletic Hall of Fame. Gice w ~ez has held appointments as an assistant pro fesso r of clinical surgery and an assistant professor of clinical orthopaedics in th e UB School of Medici ne and Bio m edical Sciences, and served as th e fo under and first med ical director of th e un iversit y's Spo rts Medi cine Institute. He has been the medi cal directo r and phys icia n -in -attenda nce for a var iet y o f ama teur athlet ic co m petitions, in cl ud ing the Wo rld Un iversit y Games. He is a p as t p reside n t of t h e Williamsvill e School Distr ic t Board of Educatton . �&I Rap a .._ .-n.1171Vi.2Ue.3 T'ran__o..,ibon..... ..... ..... - ' ~ ua has • otrong tJ'oodltJon of caring for our community, and our IMiulllllll ~afC Dioaldols t IIIII ScioNa r a-G.~ ... ~ .....,"''*"'" ..... ....... Wort. SEFA caring a UB tradition, Greiner notes ~~-So!dll '-"-ssly, .. ._ . . ..... Clwllloplw ., .. ~ Schoalflls.doiWIIII. GW,unY-._ . . .....,. oiiMKI>nllri.ID . . . . . . . . . . ""· Dopoo-.1 lllliolaglcll Scleras: DeW tram slly af Guolph. OnlldQ, .. - T.,..,. die._. tantpdetor, ~ol lliologlal Sclonc:a -PILD.a ...... annual State Employees Federated Appeal campa.ign is a proud part of that tradition. Each year, we lead Erie County, State Univenity, New York State, and the nation with our combined generooity. UB people also show an extraordinary outpOuring of support for the United Way Day of Caring-this year, nearly 200 faculty and staff turned out to pa.int, clean, teach, organize, and lend a band at health and human services agencies in Western New York. Such caring is a hallmark of what UB is all about. We are UB; we care; we are partners in caring to our neighbors in Western New York. Partnering with our community is an important part Of our professional work here at UB. Networking and collaborating with our colleagues across the university are part and parcel of bow we do our jobs well. And forming partnerships with our counterparts at other universities. in government, and in the private sector is crucial to our competitive success. We are also in the habit of partnering with agencies in our com- munity where we can provide euential servica to our friends, neighbora, and family members in timet of need. Wh<!ther volunteering our time or making crucial6nancial contributions, these partner· ships are essential to malting our community healthy and SIJOng. If you are in the habit of malting an annual contribution to SEPA. thank you. If you haven't yet become a part of this proud UB tradition, we encourage you to look at the agencies listed in the SEFA brochure your unirs liaison will share with you. You will probably find that several of those agencies have directly alfected people in your life. You may even find a special agency with which you will want to get involved as a volunteer partner, in addition to your fi. nancial contribution. On behalf of the entire UB community, our appreciation to ev· eryone who makes our SEFA campa.ign an important and sucoess· ful initiative. For committing to malting our univeraity and our community strong, thank you, UB. . . . . , . , . . , _ _ L~ .... ......, ---"""' ~~loSponilh UB researcher ex~s It to save time, money Looi-.,fnlmUI,tD- Test pattern developed for nuclear equipment progrom. Dll*lnlllll ., ....... ...,..._IIIII._ Ing -~ Doporl...... ol "'**'Phf. o..ld ...... 111m- unl- y- venlly,tD-~ OeporlnwC "' . . . . . Sdlncll. Yilt. 111m OhloS..unl- wnlty.lo_.......,., ~~~~~ f<onomlcs. Genld ........ fllmlllo '-"-ssly ol ChkVI. tDiobor: poky....,.. o.p.u...td &:onomiD. ~'-­ Princ:ol.on~tDlecturer, ~"' eom. ~- ay ~STlHE VIDAL Reponer Editor A UB researcher has developed a test pattern that could cut by 75 time it takes to perform mandatory checks of nuclear-imaging equipment and save nuclear-im- One-Image testlng Traditiona l test patterns, composed of bar patterns of varying thicknesses, aging facilities thousands of dol- must be imaged four lars in down-time each year. times, rotating the By law, nuclear-imaging gamma cameras must be tested weekly to ensure that they are performing properly. But traditional tests, which measure the camen's abil ity to discern small objecu and to position images correctly on film, can take 20 minutes or more per machine. Multiply a couple of cameras, some of them with two or three detector heads, by 52 tests each year and you have nuclear medicine-imaging facilities losing hundreds or hours that could be spent testing patients. . So the question is, how can quality--control tests be performed more quickly and efficiently with- plate by quarter turns, in order to test all or the gamma camera's quadrants. percent the amount of out compromising their effectiveness? '----.-....... Oil Sdlool ol Sodii'Mirll. .. ~. slly oiHoustDnSdloaldWort. ............... ~~ ~ Sdlool f#SIIdoi'Mirll. .. ........ -~5dloalf11So- do1Wort. • _ . . _ _ _ poallomr, ~~~~ ..... so- Joseph W. Vilani, clinical assistant professor of nuclear medicine and a board-certified medical and health physicist, has come up with can"be machined precisely to ere· ate the plate's parallel channels. The channels are filled with Ce:rrobend'"", a metal alloy romposed of bismuth, lead, antimony and cadmium. This high-density alloy melu at the boiling point or water, which makes it easy to work with since, at that relatively low temperature, it will not warp the plastic test plate. a solution: the UB Gamma Camera Test Pattern. Vilani has redesigned the test pat· tern to enable tech· __ _._.__,_,......,.... --~-.~~~--­ nicians to perform the same tests in one image. .. The 20 or 30 minutes that it takes to test each camera could be the time it t:akes to see a patienL That's money that's being lost out of the department each time a camera is down for testing." V"dani slid. Considering there are as many as 6,000 cameras throughout the United State, the industry could be losing millions of dollars each Prototype IMcle at UB The prototype for the test plate was manufactured in the Department of Nuclear Medicine's machine shop. In routine quality-controlt<St· ing. the shadows created by this cializ.es in the manufacture of ac- unique test pattern are used to cessories for radiology, nuclear evaluate the.garnma camera's spa· tial resolution-its ability to see small objects-and spatial linearity-its ability to corrlctly position image data. Acmrding to V"dani, Nuclear As· sociat<S will produce an initial lot of I 00 of the UB Gamma Camera Test Pattern, which is expected to save the average nuclear-imaging facility thousands of dollars in down-time each year. medicine, radiation th~rapy and radiation protection. The 20-by-20-inch t<St plate is made up of four frequencies of parallel-line, equally spaced ban that are a quarter of an inch, threesixteenth of an inch, five-thirtyseconds of an inch and one-tenth of an inch in thickness and ar- year. Vilani's test pattern, which is in tions. the process of being patented, is being manufactured by Nuclear l..aan"', the same plastic that is •t knOw of a clinic in town that wants to buy three now,• he Associates, a company that spe- used in bank windows, because it added. ranged in L-shaped configuraThe t<St plate is constructed of Freshmen technology-savvy, survey shows ly IIIIEHT CUNNINGHAM Reporter Staff W :=;::v:= to UB this falJ. more than half of the stu· dents in the freshman class included their own computer, according to a survey of more than 2,000 members of the Oass of2001. The survey administered during orientation shows that 61 percent anticipated baving their own computer by fall. The remainder anticipated needing a computer, but ex· pected the university to provide them with oomputer access. If UB had mandated entering fiesbmen to purchase a computer, such a decision would have bad "minimal impact on admissions,• acoording to the Office of lnstitu· tiona! Anal)'Sis. which released re- sulu of the survey conducted by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. If such a mandate were in place, 65 peroentsa.id they would be "very likely" or "likely" to reconsider and another 17.4 percent said they would be "somewhat likely" to reconsider application. Interestingly, another 32 peroent slid such a requirement would have made their application even •more lilcely." Taken as a whole, the survey resulu describe a class familiar with, but not fixated upon, technology. Ninety-one percent indicated •at least basic proficien~ with wordprocessing software. Yet 86 peroent ranked UB written material "very" or"somewbat" important in fonn· ing their impression$ of the university. Ukewise, while 80 percent have some experience with the Internet/ Web, only 18 peroent slid the UB Web site influenced their decision to apply. More than 80 percent slid that parerits, teache"' guidance cowuelors and peers were • somewhat'" or "very" important in their attempu to select a univmity. While a majority of incoming freshmen may own computers, an even larger majority (72 perceot) ranked personal contact as the method they prefer when conduct· ing business with UB. Other survey findings include: • More than 95 peroent of entering fiesbmen are very confident of their ability to solve personal and academic problems. • Natural Sci<n<zs and Mathematia (17.0 peroent), Engineering and Applied Sci<n<zs (15.3 percmt) and Social Scimces (14.4 peroent) are the most popular choices for a major. • Mo"' than one-third of fresh. men (375 peroent) slid they would have liked more information about their intended major. • More than 30 perceot would have appreciated more information about part-time jobs. internslliPs. work study and financial a.id. A similar nurober wished they could bave tallted to more UB students and faculty when making their decision. "The survey was administered to 2,228 entering fiesbmen as part of a survey of more than 300,000 stu· dents at 700 two- and four-year in· stitutions across the US.; 2,035 responded to one or more of the lJB.. specific questions on the question· na.ires they r=ived. �foot~all UB 28, Illinois State 40 flam in' fun Nels Cremean rides a unicycle as he juggles flaming torches Sept 4 outside the Student Union. A '95 UB grad, he plans to perform Saturclay at a program in Niagara Falls. ---· Events calendar Thursday IS ua .. _ llrM> Stories. Center forTomooow. m"'~=:..~~ OftU at 829-2608. ASCIT-....p lnlroduction to Processing Usng Mlcrosaft- for Madritosh r:!~~S!ii deposit ,.qulred. For l11ln illormatlon. coni>Cl Aadomlc User LJokan Office, 21S Computing Center, 645-35-40. .....,.T_ Loctwood Libroly. Meet.,·Relerelce De5lt. North Campus. 11 a.m.-Noon. For l11ln 1nlonnotiol1. Gemma DeVonnoy, 645-2817 _......,. ....... ~.edu). jod< Spicer. the Poet .. Medium. KeYtn ~ 438 Clomens Hal. North Campus. 12:30 p.m. ::..~+og Loctwood Lllrooy. Meet in l.ocl<wood ~~~~ 645-2817 ~.buffalo.l!du). ASCIT-....p More UNIX-<:ommands and ~~·«>::::,r:J."\~:depo.n requirod. For"""" illormation, contact Academic U...I.Jalson OIIU, 21 S Computing Center, 645-35-40. =.....,--.-Computing Drogon Dictate and Text Assist. North ~~~f!,~~ For """" information, contact the Academic User LJokan Office, 21 s Computin!j Center, 645-35-40. ~~~~=1~p.rn ~Doytrfppers. 5..-.t Union Theatre. ==-~~~::: North Campus. 6:30 p.m. wOO, call UB Art Gallery, c...- ..... ....., Lodun StnlghtfnlmUB Mew*'!lful Sdenoo vs. ~ Science. Dr. Mendel Sodls, UB Prd. d ~~~-1 310S- ~Crmh. Student Union Theatre. North Campus. 9 p.m. Notices 64~912. =-·~~~~. GolleoY. Center for the Arts. North ~Hours are 10 a.m.·S p.m. ~~~·::..&";~- The Bulls lived the old adage "statistics are for losers• on Saturday in a 40· 28 loss at Illinois. State before 8,262 fans in Normal, Ill. Despite several tremendous individual performanus and SOO yards of total offense, the Bulls were undone by six tumovers and ~~ big Redbird plays in falling to 1·1 forthe season. Buffalo squandered a 21·7 first-half lead and allowed the Redbirds 21 second-hatf poirits in the loss junior wide receiver Kali Watkins tied the second-best mark in school history with 12 catches for a career-high 167 yards, while teammate Drew Haddad had a career-high of seven catches for 1 74 yards before injuring his knee in the third quarter. Junior quarterback Chad Salisbury completed 29-of-45 passes for 445 yards (the secondhighest total in school history) with three touchdowns, but was hurt by four interceptions. Men's~occer UB 2, Long Island 3 UB 3, lona 5 The Bulls went 0-2 over the weekend, with losses against long Island and lona universities . On Saturday, long Island squeezed past Buffalo by a score of 3-2. UB's Steve Butcher scored a career-high two goals in the loss. On Sunday, the Bulls lost to a talented lona team, 5-3. Freshman Brian McCallion, Frank Butcher and Steve Butcher each scored one goal apiece for Buffalo. Mens an~ Women's Lross Lount~ Pat Nolan finished eighth overall for the Bulls in the men's 7,800meter run at the Colgate Challenge on Saturday with a time of 26:1 5:00. The men's team finished third overall in a field of five teams. In dual m eets, Buffalo finished 2-2, with wins against Holy Cross, 27-29, and St. Bonaventure, 16-45, and losses to Bucknell, 45-15, and Colgate, 34-22. The women finished second overall in the Colgate Challenge in a field of four teams. Sophomore lenny Folckemer led the way for US, finishing fourth in a time of 20:18. Freshman Eileen Rose (sixth place, 20:28), sophomore Marie Macander (seventh plac~ 20:33) and junior Kerri Shpur (1Oth place, 20:42) all finished in the iop 10 for the Bulls. In dual meets, the Bulls finished, 2-1 , with wins over Colgate, 2332, and St. Bonaventure, 1 S-40. Buffalo's only loss came against Bucknell, 32-23. Women's Volle~~all The Bulls traveled to Pittsburgh last weekend to participate in the Pittsburgh Invitational. In its first match on Friday against Wright State, Buffalo got off to a convincing start-winning the first game, 15-11 . However, Wright State battled back to win the next three games, 15-5, 15-8, 15-13 to take the match. On Saturday, the Bulls lost to Pittsburgh, 2- 15, 14-16, 13-15 and to the Un iversity of Maryland-Baltimore County, 3-15, 1 5-11 , 8-1 5, 14-16. Senior middle hitter Kathy ..Brinkworth led the Bulls, totaling 27 ki lls and 23 digs in the three matches. Men's an~ Women's lennis The men 's tennis team lost to St. francis (Pa.) this weekend . US's Onke Murdono defeated Brian Akers 6-3, 6-4 in the No. 1 si ngles slot, and jordan levitt defeated Tony 0 ' Abrasio 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the No. 6 singles slot. levitt also teamed with Travis Melnick to win 9-8, 7-3 in No. 3 doubles play. The women's team lost to Duquesne, 9-0 . -Andrew Punz•l, AssJStonl Sports InformatiOn Dtrector Men's soccer SWidout-- scored a careerhigh two gaols oo Saturday In a dose loss to Long lslond University, 3-2. The sophomore also contributed another goal for the Bulls on SUnday aglinst looa Universlt)-. The Bulls lost to looo, S-3. jeiMiy . . . . . . _ pl»ced fourth overall the Colgate University Challenge In Hamilton to INd the BuUs women•s cr05rcountry team to a 2· 1 finish in the Ghollenge. at �81 Rep ariasr S~eJber 11.19!7/Vol. 2!1. 11.3 Thursday ASOT-......, u Sunday fntroduclion 10 Sun X· ~1~-~ - a n d - 510 Gtuter Niogln Frontlor DenUI Meeting. 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Meet 1n ~~~.;2;..,.~~~ C.emma Oe\llnney, 64 5-2817 ~~- buffalo.edu) September Welcome Oaytrippers. Studeot Unon Thf.al.rt-. Non.h Campus. 9 p m � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LIB-UA043 Title A name given to the resource Reporter Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Eri<: Rusin, replacing an injured Chad Salisbury at quarterback, led the Bulls to Faculty is key to improving student life FSEC speakers say increased support, involvem.ent could make a difference By SUE WU£TCHE.R News Services Associate DirKtor ACULTY involvement is the key to improving the quality o.f student life at UB. severaJ speakers, in· d uding a UB stu.dent, suggested during a discussion of student-life issues at the Sept. 10 meeting of F the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. Claude Welch, SUNY Distin - guished Service Professor in the .........,.... _.._ _..........._,. - ~- .................. ............... ............... !Woy ................ ond _ ~ .......... CNd are to be tDpiC ~ .......................... ............, 011d ................ Qnlpa ~., __ Department of Political Science, said attempts to improve student life by upgrading the athletics pro gram and focusing on fraternities and so rorities have not resulted in a ny significant improvements. .. It's my sense, my personal view, that these (initiatives) have come far more from fifth-floor leadership than from the faculty, and what we have may be very useful steps to have taken, but these have not necessarily enhanced the quality of student life, and I don't see where there have been any signifi - cant improvements," Welch said. He added that despite the commitmen t of the administrat ion, these initiatives have not improved st udent life, primarily due to the .. weakness of faculty commitment:' A better strategy, he suggested, would~ to increase support to student academic dubs, which play an important function in giving students professional preparation and job contacts. While these dubs are helpful in fostering faculty-student contact, they have been ..chronically underfunded." Welch added. Dennis Black, interim vice president for student affairs, agreed that the academic honor societies are another area where faculty and staff can "'make a difference" in the quality of student life. But, Black cautioned, there are no "quick fixes to the cu1rure issue. The quickest and most effective thing we can all do to make a difference is to care, to get involved in a variety of things that show we care for the stu- dent environment." Clifford Wilson , associate vice president for student affairs, noted that UB bas established five or six smalJ ..special-interest'' areas in rhc residence halls in which students Broadway to sta r in Ken Ludwig's "Moo n Ove r Buffalo." She has received more Peop le's C h oice awards than any other woman . The winne r of five Go lden Globes and the Peabody and Ace award s, she recentl y won her s ixth Emm y in the categor y Ou t · standing Guest Actress 1n a Comedy Senes for her appearances on uMad About You." The sponsor for Burnett 's ap pearance is the Center for the Arts; co-sponsor is the UB Office of Confe ren ces and Special Events. The Distinguished Speakers Se rie s 1s pre se nted by UB and th e Don Davis Auto Wo rld Le cture ship Fund. Affiliate sponsor is th e University Boo kstore . Other spea kers sc heduled for the 1997~98 series a re Marian Wright Edelman, the founder and president of th e C hildren's Defe nse Fund, o n Thursday, Nov. 20; au th o r, colu mnist a nd CBS- TV co mmentator Andy Rooney on Thursday, )a n.l9. and author and poet Maya Angelou on Thursday, Aprill3. The three will appear at 7:30 p.m . in the Ce nter for the Arts "The qukkest and most effective thing we can all do ... ls to get Involved In a variety of things that show we care for the student." DENNIS BLACK with common interests:. such as engineering or American studies, live together. similar to the "colleges" that were housed in the dorms during the 1960s and '70s. .. Those kinds of things, if contin ued, can get in that direction," Wil son said, citing the facuJty -student dinner program as another initia tive that is making strides toward improving student life. Christopher Connolly, a junior in the pre-professional special-in ~ te:rest housi ng program. agreed with Black that there: are no Mquick ftxes," drawing an analogy between training a dog and training college students .. to be good community members." Using incentives to get students invotved in university ac tivities, such as offering free pizza at rhe football games, will o nly work as long as the pizza 1s offe red. Con nolly said. "And there is a reason for that; there's no real sense of spi rit, there's no reason to be there besides the token gift," he sa id. "Unless you in ~ still some true se nse of communit y to the student s. some true-connec tion between the faculty and th e residents, you' rt.· never going to have th is kind of consolidated um versity that everyone talks about." The specia l-interest housmg program IS a good star! . he sa1d, c-tJfMOed_,_,.,. ................... .,.. _,....., ......... .......... Carol Burnett to open Speakers Series p.m.en ...... Sop&.AinZSO .....,~ 'IMJIIOIIIII\ rna ............. pod<. . c o ~ - r e e _ _ . .WCNdOR ...... _ _ ...... SJIM'd . . . . . . . . . . .. . IOCiollan. .....,...,.._, .... ... ...-1-*r.-...-. ....... a.-. ....... ........... _ ..........._,,__For ~,..,.,~ ~-Sor­ lnfannollon. a164$-6147. By MAllY 11ETH SPINA News Servk~ Editor CTRESS, comedienne and six- ti me Emmy award winner Ca rol Burnett will open the 11th an nu a l Disting u ished Speakers Series a t US at 8 p.m. on Thur sday, Oct. 9, in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the North Ca mpus. Burnett entertamed television audiences for 11 years as star of "The Carol Burnett Show" and in other situation comedies, including .. Mama's Family," as well as in dramatic roles. A y~ar ago, Burnett returned to A Mainstage. Series tickets are a\allablt· only through the Ce ntl'f for the Arts box off1ce in penon or by fax or v1a mad ordc.>r using cash, check, \'ISA ur MasterCard. Ca ll 645 -ARTS lor more.> 1n forma t 1un. Individual lec ture lickcts dl:,o will be available at TICketMa!:>ler locations. Ca ii852-SOOO. For In formation on group discount!:> fo r I 0 or more persons. call b4~ 6776. Se rie s cont r ibut1ng spon!:>ors are th e Ce nt er for th e Arts, UB Alumni Association, Mak1n ' Copies and University Umon AI.':· ti vi ties Boa rd . �c Voting F.ulty s.nu. - . g. Fel_~p to honor s. MOUChly Small The~ ~ ADocio­ llon~ln - wilh U8, hos ......adlheola post-dodonl_..,to honor lhe s. Mouchly Smlll, <holr rllhe Ul Doport...... off'¥:h11Dy and • post ..-r~The_.., ... ,...,... ., ........ ~of S31,00D iot* _ . to a ,.-paokladxnl r.b¥ wcriling In one of the .,_ '* eos rl~ -~ - - lhe""P'ol cl lhe ~ IIIII Ul. ......_In The~ ll -.gUB flculty tplniOring • -Smai-Aiollo< ol lnlent. • 100-.'11 IUII1mlf)l def;lilng Pfi'PO-' , _ IIIII • 1~ daaiption al CX>mmitment and Idly to """'""" ~ .._.-be ...,t no later than Oct. 3 10 the Smol felowshlp Committee, c/o Ed . - . Oftlce of ~c..- lo< To- . .....,_, No<lhC.,..... - c a n b e - ot ~S-3381, Old. 245. paper by Jln-YI Ul Wins HIIO Wq Award L T y & s Craig Cirbus, a 1980 graduate of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, was an offensive lineman at UB from 1977-79. After 11 years as a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions coaching stafl; he was recruited in December 1994 to become head coach ofUB's football program. to~Sept23 The Voting Foculty olthe UnivenilylllkJ«<Iowil "'** llslnnuo1-.g 11 2 p.m. on y.,... doy, Sept. 23, In the c..- lor T""""'Among the~ ... be .f're51dent R. u.w..r. who wil gllle thunnllll report ollhe p<eS~c~ene Peter A. """vice <holr ol lhe -.g r.aAy and choir ollhe faaJIIy who will speolr.on pions lot..,_ ate ICIMties dl.wing the 1997-!18 ac.demlc )'elf, and CloLde E. Welch 1<. past <holr ollhe foeulty Senole. who wil report on --du<lnglhe 1951&-97 ac.demlc yeor. A reception wil folow lhe u Q: Whenyouwwe-coadl In 1994, you were quotecll as ................................ Chm.- pNMnt. " What did you find - y o u unwrapped the.-.-7 A: An opportunity! An opportu- nity to play a part in US's transformation &om a high-quality institution in the Northeast attended by many New York State residents to one of the finest state public research institutions in the U.S. Q: WIYt don 't you like . - . foot1Nill7 A : Today's society allows for an enormous spotlight to be laser-focused on every aspect of the more highly vis ible college football teams. A young 17- or 18-year-old person goes to coUege to obtain a quality education and an all-encompassing, well-rounded, diverse coUegial experience. Without certain filters, the media can have a tremendous and overwhelming impact, on not only the no rmal passage of that 18-year-old, but also draw inferences upon the entire university's reputation based upon that individual's actions. I don 't think that is entirely fair. ::'Iff"::.::';.:::,'':!,";:~"::::: UB A: There is very little difference when determming the course you take, the objectives you state and the mission you want to uphold. There is also no difference in the quality of, and suppan of, faculty, staff, students and administrators. The only differenao is one school has experienced the growth process, while the other is just beginning the growth process. Q; Aft then. advan._ at UB7 A: l really believe there are. The State University of New York system is relatively young and nationa! recognition athletically at the Division 1-A level is new to them. Wherever we go &om here can be carefully initiated and dis=etly programmed to mesh with the objectives of our university in a step-by-step fashion. We at UB have the benefit of having a "clean slate," wbile every o~ Slate bas years of entrenchment in Division 1-A ath- letics.Aprimeadvantagewebaveis with Tide IX. We can carefully plan in the years ahead 10 insure that womenaren't"sbortcbanged"aswe amtinue to build ~nversely. we are witnessing the cballenges that the other 49 states are experiencing in having to adapt and retrofit their historically successful programs in order to meet new feda-a1 mandates. The leadership of New York State bas an opportunity 10 be in the vanguard. ~o be the role model for the entire U.S. on all emerging issues such as this. T A Q; WUt lias - F F your llast - - . - - . .. uar A: Without question, reuniting with the faculty and students. Every encounter thf.t I have bad bas been positive and highly supportive. Persooally, it has been enjoyable to vwt with many of my engineering professors who were here in the late '70s. Q;C.nUBf_tball,__ Q ; Y - - n7 the p<OMIMtKe of • Nke P'et~n s...e 's7 W U t lttake7 A: My dad died at .be beginning of our lint season here in 1995. My A: Certainly. AU it takes is the com- mother passed just a year earlier. They would have enjoyed ooming to the games. mitment to that objective. Al though there are potential roadblocks and challenges with "high visibility" in college athletics today, it is obvious that every one of the other 49 states have reaped great rewards from the relatively minor investment that Division 1-A athletics entails. And believe it or not, the average Division 1-A athletic program · in the U.S. posts a net profit financially. This is in addi.tion to the enormow exposure some of these institutions receive for free. Quite frankly, we can't afford not to pursue this course. Q: c...........t on the ban onswurtnvlnthelockerroom and on the playing flald adoptad by the Galdand llalden. you consider a simi- Q:HowhaltheWenll•••rlllg ....... YOUN<-Ia1helped you . . . - 7 A: Every aspect of building a successful football program is analogous with the purity of civil engineering. The architects (no disrespect!) create and design masterful and appealing structum. But no building will last for the long term without a solid foundation and without the proper reinforcement and careful attention to structural integrity"bdow the surface• or "behind tbe walls." We have tried to build this football program the same way. Q: Tell us so•ethlng tha t llloout you. _.,..don't.._ lar moft7 A: We do not condone use of foul language from o ur staff or players. O ur team takes pride in acting as gentlemen. Vulgar language usually is indicative of a lack of poise. We hope to be above thaL I must admit h owever, that when Chad Salisbury tbuw an interception against Illinois State, I lost my poise ...just a little. A: l grew up in Bul&.lo and applied 10 many a>llqjes, but was forced to choose UB strictly because of the a>sts. l oould not afford to go anywhere ebe. However, it was not until l was here at UB that I finally understood what a great school it was. The percq>tion growing up wasn't even clooe to what actually existed If! knew then what 1~ afterugbenrolling.UBI would_bave activo!ycbo ' so t out as a pnmary ace. A joint- by 111>-YI Col,....,. dote ~ al """''dW science, IIIII D. 5M1onw. a Death penalty not the answer, Prejean says ~-In tho deplff,. mont, now li the l.lnlwnlty of BY CHRJmNE VIDA&. Reporter Editor Houston, hos-. .-dod lhe 1997 Hoo Wong- by the _ . . . ~ ol lhe .....,._ niCionll CornpWlg IIIII Conill- niiDrics eonr.r.nce. He 1-le1· nw....,...,.,,""""" --..___... """""'""'>'- - ~ lheDM*Ind ~­ SUie~~----· - __ .. _ ---- .... 136Cn>IISIW.(716) 64S-2626. _., ~odu Attllu< l'ogo .... OuistlneV!dol ----,...Dondg .......,_ Rebecca r.mam Lois- Palrido o..-. EJienGolcl>o&.wn .wy-sp.. . really, really scary....My heart was beating and my fingertips were itnessing the ex- cold," she said. '" I could hear him ecution of a death- coming. l could hear his acanl. He row inmate can ei- was Cajun and l could hear the ther paralyze or French accent. And l could hear galvanize an individual. In the case him walking" and hear the noise of Sister Helen Prejean, the expe- his leg ch.a ins made against the rience became the catalyst for ac- prlson floor. tion. She was nervous at the prospect Prejean, author of the best-sell - of spending two hours with this ing novel that inspired the film man , she said, but he entered the "Dead Man Walking." last Thurs- room, and "l looked into the eyes day told a sold-out audience in the of a human being." Center for the Arts Mainstage that It was at that point that she beher involvement with the death gan to learn e..,rything she could penalty began in. 1982 when she about the death penalty, she.added. was asked to become a pen pal to "Race plays a part in this couna Louisiana inmate on death row. try in everything," including which The small, tidy nun, a native of crimes are punished most severely. Louisiana and a member of the So does money, Prejean said. Sisters of St. joseph of Medaille, "In our society, we don't have a spun a warm and often humorous good track record of caring as story for her audiencr of her rela - much about the murder of a tionship with the inmate who young black kid as we do about a would have such a profound effect white suburban housewife.• on her life. While Poncelet never talked Identified in the movie "Dead about the crime he had commitMan Walk ing " as Matthew ted, Prejean said she wasn't going Poncelet, Prejean noted in her lee· to be naive, either, and asked to see ture that after initially correspond - his background folder. ing with the man, she was asked to She was horrified, she said, to serve as h.is spiritual advisor, and learn that he had been convicted went to meet him. although she did of raping and murdering a teen not know the nature of the crime age girl and murdering her boyfor which he was being punished. friend . .. The first visit was really, really, "l felt such a wave of guilt-still W do,'" after learning the nature of his crime, she said. "I'm p utting a tremendous amount of energy into (this person) and look at what he did. If someone d id that to my Momma or my sister or my niece, l knew l would feel all that loss, that rage, that pain," that the victims' families felt. Her experience also prompted her to become involved with victims' families by starting a support group, Survive. " I know people do terrible -to crimes, but the flip side b , who ·deserws to kiH them7 Who out7" CIII'TJ It SISTER HELE.N PREJEAN "A ball-million people have bad someone they know murdered in this country," she noted Even though her sense of pain and loss was "unspeakable," Prejean said she dido't believe the State of Louisiana should imitate the same crime by killing the perpetrator. Poncelet was eucuted on AprilS, 1984. "Mine was the last face be saw.· The death peoalty is not the an- swer to horrible crimes, acoording to Prejean. "If we were some kind of perfect, god-like people, and who the victim was and who bas money didn't matter, then maybe we could make a decision on the death penalty,• she said. But we all are mere monals, and "You get all this stuff because we're humon beings," Prejean added Society, she ron tended, can be safe without imitating theviolenoe again by putting people to death for their crimes. Prejean said the death penalty is a form oftorture because the people on death row--ond their familierdie a thousand times before they are cxt<Uted, she said. They aren't the only ones who suffer, she added. Al l those in volved with death-row inmatesprison guards. spiritual .advisors, the executioner, the prison warden-bear the emotional burden of the death penalty. "(know people do terrible crimes, but the flip side is, who desenes to kill them? Who deserves to carry it ou~ They're victims, too," she said. She encouraged her au<lientt to become more informed on the death penalty. "Getmoreinformation,read,dig. The truth will set you free on this,• Prejean said. �Seplellberll 1!97/Voi.Z9.111.4 Rep arias Your doctor doesn't listen to you? Briefly M~ical-school WBFO adds three new shows, moves "Car Talk:' "Living on Earth" project aims to correct that problem . , ' - - IIAIIU News Services Editor C WllfO 88.7 FM, UB's National Public Radio station; has added AN medicalstud<ntsleam to bea>me oensitiYe, caringphysicians in the same way they can be taught to three new shows and has moved the popular programs "Car Talk" and "'living on Earth,. to more frequent, accessible times. Host Ira Glass brings "This American Life" to WBFO from WBEZ in Chicago. The program documents contemporary American life from artists' perspectives. It airs on Fridays from 7-8 p.m. and Saturdays from 5-6 p.m. bea>me skilled t<dmicians and ex- pert diagnosticians~ The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences thinks the answer is "yes." Tackling one of the most common complaints about physicians head on, the medical school is developing a program to train prospective doctors how to empathiu and communicate with their patients. Results will be used as a model by other medical schools throughout New York State. The project received the 1997 Manpix Award for innovation in medical education from the Medical Society of the State of New York and will be funded by a $50,000 grant from the Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co. "'For several decades, the science and technology of medicine and medical care havt: been the primary focus of medical education." said Frank Schimpthauser, assistant dean for educational evaluation and research at the medical school and principal investigator on the project. "This has left tittle time to pay attention to the interpersonal skills physicians need to comm unicate effectively with patients, and to develop a mutually trusting relatjonship. Perhaps the most common criticism of modern medicine is that physicians either do not take the time, or don't have the ability, to discuss issues that concern patients in language that is understandable and sensitive to their anxieties." The project will employstandardiud cases and patients to present medical students and resident physicians with typical situations they may face in their practices. Standardized patients are persons trained to portray actual patients in a consistent fashion. They record data on student performance and WBFO has added Michael Feldman's two-hour comedy/quiz show, "Whad'Ya Know" on SaturdaY" from 8- 10 p.m. Feldman challenges calJers and audience members with pop tests. Contestants compete for prizes like plastic pink flamingos. Other elements include: "All The News That Isn't: Feldman's monologue satirizing current events; .. Thanks for the Memos/' comically miswritten and genuine memos submitted by Feldman's fans, and an interviC'w with an unswpect ing resident of•The Town of the Week." Host Bill Littlefield reminds WBFO listeners that it's "Only A Game" on his quirky program that manages to put sports in persp<etive while k..-eping things funny. It airs on SaturdaY" from 7-8 a.m. provide feedback to trainees in a 5)'5tematic way, based on faculty-developed criteria, to assure that minimal competencies are met. Schimpthauser, who coordinates UB's standardized patient program. said that while most medical schools use standardized patients to teach students how to take a medical history or to demonstrate their slcills at conducting a ph)"'ical examination, few use them to train prospective physicians how to listen, empathize and communicate. Scenarios they will face include substance abuse, teen-age pregnancy, domestic violence, sexually transmined disease, obesity and nutrition, presenting bad news (such as terminal-illness diagnosis), "donot-resuscitate" orders, HIV risk and infOrmed ronsenL Students will schools and provide copies of cases forthe.iru.se. UB has extensive experience with standardized cases and patients. The Macy Foundation funded a twoyear project in 1993 involving UB, Albany Medical College and the Upstate Health Science Center at Syracuse to introduce the concept to their faculty members. In 1995, UB was named one of two national standardized-patient re9eai'Ch sites by the National Board of Medical Examiners. These sites will test and evaluate cases for possible inclusion in the 1999 national board exams. Co-investigators on the project are Harry Sultz, professor of social and preventive medicinei Lisa Benson, clihical assistant professor be videotaped and their performance critiqued. Those who don't of medicine; James Hassen, professor of surgery and director of the surgical residency program; Timothy Gabryel, clinical assistant pro- measure up will be required to improve weak skills and participate in fessor of medicine and director of the internal-medicine residency p<l<Si~Mrole-modeling.Communica­ tionskillseventuallywill become pan of UB's annual competency exams. The project will be implemented at UB by next spring, and will culminate! in a statewide conference next summer to demonstrate the standardized cases to other medical Student rooms are hard-wired program at Millard Fillmore Hospital; Stanley Spurgeon, clinical as· sistant professor of emergency medicine and consultant to the standardized patient program, a nd Karen Zinnerstrom, trainer/ evaluator of the standardized patient program. privacy at UB.lssues of security a nd acco untabilit y, said Krakowiak, quickly have come to the fore in electronic networking, making it impossible to allow students w .. plug and go." He praised CIT for assembling documentation that lly IIIIOfT CUNMNGHAM Reporter Stiff T heprojecttowireevery UB residence- hall room for high- speed data connections has been completed al- guides students through the ofKrakowiak credits the joint effort of the residence halls and Computer and Information Tech- nology (CIT) with the early phone tines from their double- completion of the project. In order to connect to the service, students must live in one of the 5,400 rooms with the newly installed data drops. They also must own a computer that is Ethernet-compatible. Nearly all newer computers and many older ones are Ethernet-compatible. Students also will have to configure their machines to go behind duty as computer lines. the "firewall" that protects student most a year ahead of schedule, according to Director of Resi - dential Life Joseph Krakowiak. The new connections, fr« to on-campus residents, will not only function at speeds 10 to 100 times faster than the modems they are replacing, but also will relieve dormitory tele- ten -complicated process of selfconfiguration, and he noted the high percentage of students who are connec t ing to the university's mainframe without assistance this year. On-campus residents who have difficulty accessing the university network can have their machines configured for them for free by contacting the CIT help desk, said Krakowiak. The installation of the data drops was financed by the combined resources of the residence halls and the Student Technology Fee. .. Car Talk," the popular one-hour call-in show where the Click and Clack brothers attempt to solve listeners' automotive problems, now airs at 6 a.m. and lO a.m. on Saturdays and at 5 p.m. on Sundays. "Living on Earth," the investigative newsmagazine that examines aspects of the environment, now airs from 6-7 p.m. on Fridays. Miller to lecture on software that can aid fight on deadly bacteria A new software package developed by Western New York re· searchers that is allowing pharmacologists to begin to design new drugs to fight deadly bacteria will be the topic of a lecture to be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 22, in Room 20 I of the Natural Sciences Complex on the North Campus. Free and open to the public, the talk is spon sored by the UB Sciences Alumn i Associa tion of the Faculty of Natu ral Sciences and Mathematics. Russ Miller, professor of computer science and a member of the research team at UB and the Hauptman -Woodward Medical Research Institute that developed the new software, call~ SoB, will speak about "Drug Design by Shaking and Baking Atoms." . He will discuss how, with virtually no intervention by the user, SnB is able to solve molecular structures that no other methods have solved. For more information, call Cindy Nydahl at 645-2531. Provost's ojfi.a; to focus on academic information By SUE WUETCHER News Services Associate Director ROVOST Thomas E. Headrick has reorganized his office ro focus moreattentionon acadcmic-infunnation issues. He has named Sean Sullivan, pre- P viously associate provost for re· source management, as vice provost for academic information systems and planning. Sullivan will direct the new Office of Academic Information and Planning, which will in clude the Office of Institutional Analysis. Elmira Mangum -Daniel, previously assistant provost for resource management, has been appointed associate provost for resource management, assuming responsibilities for budgets and financial plans previously held by Sullivan. MangumDaniel will be the ron tact person for budgeting and financial issues for the academic units. Sullivan will coontinate all university-wide,long-range planning and management activities; build an aca demic management information system, and design a long-range, budget-planning strategy using responsibility-centend management (RCM). He will continue to oversee facilities and educational-technology maners. Headrick said he will appoint an advisory commiuee to assist Sullivan in developing information systems and performance measures. Headrick noted that the academic-planning effort of the past 18 months, the efforts of the dean of the Graduate School to develop more coherent oversight and di rection for graduate education and the exploration of new bud · geting systems, such as RCM, all "have accentuated the costs o f the fragmented , inc o mplete and unintegrated information systems with which we have worked." Moreover, growing demands fo r accountability .. make it imperative that the university develop performance expectations and measurements and routinel y assess a nd t"valuate our progress," he sa id . Th e rrorganization , Headn ck said, will enable the Provost's O ffice .. to focus more anention on the information needed to make crittcaJ decisions, manage our academ ic programs and measure our perfo rmance. This is a crucial initiative. .. Without a functioning infor· mation system and performance measures attuned to our missio n and goals, this university will be hampered in its efforts to develop and improve." �41 Rep a..._ Septellber 18.1997/Yvl.29.18.4 Ba·iefl Public Wety members ~~::....1)' s.lety-- One meml>or d 1ho Ooportmont d Pubic and -grocl.-llost marolhln UniiiOnlly d New- Pubic S*tyTroinilg~anmo­ ..... hold It 1ho- 1"*2 ac;ad. omyln~. Don }ly, an IOif>OCIOr with public sofety, receMd 1ho Directors Aword for Exa!llenoe in Trllinlng lnstruction.}ly, who attended C.nisius£olegt ~ joining public safety In 1974, has been an Instructor with 1ho aademy stall ~nee 1986. He teaches homicide and deoth i,.,..,tigotion, rules of evidence and physla1 evidence. Graduating during 1ho ceremony wil Officer Dean L. Swoger; who joined 1ho deport. . ment this summer. He is a graduate of SUNY B<oaport. MFC to offer three paralegal courses Th,.. sp<dalizod non-<ndit U<· tifiatte coorses 1o< porolegals am othen Interested In ponlegolcateenwllbe-thls 1o11 througllMifllld -.-co~­ Jego (MfC). Regilliation - llne~Sepl191o<lhocaunes on bosic 1001 ostott, bosic bonk· "'f'lcy and advana!dlegol ~ - a n d wrillng. Rellostott,- wil , _ from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on SOUdays1and S4Jndoys from Sepl20 throUgh Ocl 19, wil focus on NMYOII<rool..utelow. The binlruptcy .,..,. wil be hold "ITem 5:30 to 9 p.m. on T.-loys and 11Ln<loys ITem Sept. 23 througll Noll. 18. Researd1 and writing wl1 ..-from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on S.l>Jfdoys from Sepl 20 througl1 Nov. 15. To onro1. tiLIIonls rrust ~complolod ~J'rin. dplosand- (MfC 332)."' ~- ponnboion from 1ho 1ns1ructa blsed on p<evious exporien<:e Ca11829-2202. or-. Two new books published by fiiCUity •s.x,l<lds a n d - - Se-· \'Ices In Sdlools"' by Co!horint EmihoYicll. as.10dlll! profetor of . coonseing and .WC.tlonal psychology, Grllduall! School of Education, and Carolyn D. Honington, Aorido Stoll! UniYenity, has been published by Toochen College~ ~ pn:Mdes Wonnatlon nocessaty to a cisamion of I wide ~of problems: STDs, teen pregnancy, a>nlnel!ptiol1. AIDS, slvinldng health """""190 and high school budgeu. limitations of managed health core and sdlool-bootd po1itia. 1ntroductlon to IDDQ Testing," by s...jlt ~arty.... social• professor d"'""""",.;. ence, and P.~ Thalclkarlln of Into! Corp. Santa Clono, CalK, who receMd h~ 1'1>0 from tho o.partment of Computer~ has boon publishod by Kluwer 1901 photo shows T.....,. o f - ot BY PAT1UCJA DONOVAN News SeMces Editor I · N THE SPRING OF 1901, Buffalo inaugurated an explosion of light, color and thrills th•like of which had, quite Literally, never before been seen. The Pan American Ex- position was a glittering, city-cen- tered celebration of internationa l trade and t•chnology that h•r· alded the American C.ntury. The Pan Am was quite a show. It was a playground for human ing•nuity hosted by one of the nation's largest, youngest and wealthiest industrial cities. The exposition was marked not only by Buffalo's vigor and youth, but by international exhibitions. pavilions and entertainment. A splendid architoctural onvironment was spiced with elaborate lighting effocts made possibl• by the newly perfected alternating doc- trical current The tOOth anniversary of the Pan Am is fast approaching and a new international celebration, "Buffalo 2001." is in the works. It won't look like the original, of Volunteers sought for hypertension study and gondolas gliding through a shi mmering City of Lights. There will be no bustling, glittering es- Adults 18 and older with high bk:tod pressure are needed to particlpat•ln two studios being conductod by 1h<!odote Herman, clinkal professor of modidoe. ~studies wil evaluate a major civic event expected to Participants will roaive hft physical .....,., olocttoc.vdlogroms and lob tests. They olso will roaM from S200 to S500 fo<particlpatlnglnonooftwo 12- - studio>. Cal 838~2!15 . ..._,-In tho U.S.' Frisch involved in planning 'BuJialo 2001' co urse. There will be no infra structure to speak of, no canals investigational ontihyport<nslvo p1po Pan Ameri~ Expds lOOth Audomk Publishef>. mediations. p..,.-., Exposition; It ' - e d ·- planade, no 8 million visitors. " Buffalo 2001" will, however. be involve a broad range of activities, a city-wide party offering opportunities for the contemplation and celebration of th e ideals that marked the progressive era ush ered in by the Pan Am. Micha•l Frisch, professor of history and American st udi es, is among those already involved in planning " Buffalo 200 1." The Way it Was Perhaps the leut-kn-n fiKt about th• •xposition was the unusual coloring of th• colossal buildings in red, blue, green and gold, which gavo th• sit• th• sobriqu•t "Th• Rainbow City." In previous expositions, the main feature had been architecture, but not color. The thing that really galvanized th• Am•rican audi•ncc was the Pan Am's extensive and exquisite electric lighting. Hydroelectric power bad rocently been developed and the vast transmission capability of Niagara Falls was harnessed to allow the first decorative application of electric lighting on a massive scale. At dusk, 240,000 eight-watt bulbs came on simultaneously. It produced not a brilljant flash of light, but a gradual increase in brightness until every building was bath•d in light. Electric bulbs mark•d th• outlines and distinct features o f the exposition's buildings and other aspects of the grounds. Contemporary descriptions speak of"an amazing fairyland of lightS... The Electric Tower alone, painted in deep green with d•tails of cream, blue and gold, was studded with 44,000 ligbts. Tb• structur• rose to a height of n .. rly 400 f..t and was topped by a pow•rful searchlight that could be soen from Niagara FaUs and Canada. His goal, he explains, is to help link the university, its programs and its resources to the upcoming extravaganza. "Within the next few months,.. said Frisch, "a formal regional organization to plan and direct what will be a multi -year celeb rati on should be in place. It will develop sustained local involvement and substantial outside public and private funding." Frisch, who is working under a grant from the Division of Publ ic Service and Urban Affairs, says it as a golden opportunity for US to galvanize public interest in, and understanding of, how global issues involve BuffaJonians and how the university is integral to that in· volvement. What will " Buffalo 2001" be lik•? Frisch expects to ·see symposia on topics such as Latin-American trade issues, work.ers' rights , women's issues, futurism, urban/ suburban development; mega-exhibitions on historical themes, and forums, academic symposia and cultural festivals with an internati onal flavor, Maybe even a cyberspace program that recreates the exposition using virtual-reality tools and links it to the broader context of American and world history. Frisch has suggested that a ma jor national "Turn of the Millen· nium '" project be developed in conjunction with the National Park Servic• through the Roosevelt Historical Site, a crucial partofth•l901 Pan Am story. He hopes, too, that pan -American •v•nts will be organized by scholars throughout Latin America, with the cooperation of the American Studies Association and hemispheric centers foi Latin Q ~ American Studjes_ •perhaps," he says, •we can revisit the 'idear of pan-Ameriqmism at th• turn of th•last contury and consickr the dovdopmmt of this concept in th• 21st century." Frisch alr..dy has bdped schedul• nat year's annual m .. ting of th• Oral History Assqciation in Buffalo and hopes to convince the American History Association to m ..t here in 200 I. He also is anxious to discuss possibilities with h is UB col leagues and to involve them in plans to bring academic meetings to Buffalo during the period, as well as-the university's participation in •suffalo 2001 ."' "This ccl•bration is really an opportunity for the community to coalesce around the original theme and the issues it continues to raise,.. Frisch .says. • we can use the Pan Am anniversary as a hook to attract meetings, s peakers, grants to produce instructional materials, to generate analysis of American trade and technology issues, to draw an international audience to Buffalo. Why not a Great Lakes Conference here that year? Why not a meeting of preservationists? .. Frisch invites interested parties to caB him with ideas and questions at645-2181, ext. 531. • For background o n the 190 I Pan American Exposition, go to tb• following URL: http :// freonet. buffolo .- /-llbrory/ locol/ ........,..html. • Color illustrations of the exposition's grounds and buildings can be found at www. ulow•.eclu/-eft9llsh/ llt,cu1UO/ katccuny/ lndex. htn~l!p•n•m . html. �Septellber18.1997/Vol.2!1,1o.4 Rap a..._ ---1 FSEC because it gets faculty members ii:uo residence halls. "In order to really get this community going, you need to have the faculty take this 'small-class' interest in students,• where stu· dents become something more than "jwt a social security number (posted) on a wall." When students begin to know "faculty members beyond "'Dr. soand-so who taught Psych 101 , they begin to cultivate this type of enjoyment of the un iversity, this appreciation of the university," C.Onnolly said. Black, Wilson and Barbara Ricotta, director of student life and interim dean of students, outlined various programs and initiatives under way for the fall se- mester that Black said are .. aimed at addressing concerns about quality of life for students.· Among them are: • A series of roundtable discussions on issues of concern to the university community. The first discussion, to be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in 250 Student Union, will focus on North Campus child care • A series of "coffee hours" fea· turing student-services sta ff members • A "pathfinder" program that will recognize UB community members who find better, faster and more efficient ways to serve students • Construction of liS two-bedroom tow~houses for students on Chestnut Ridge Road adjacent to the North Campus • Conversion of existing six- and four-student rooms in the oncampus residence halls to doubles and singles • Wiring of all res1dence-hall rooms for .direct computer access • New food plans, ancluding a Ko!her meal plan in one dining hall and a breakfast-equivalency plan that allows students to eat breakfast at sites on ca mpus other than their dorms • Rehabilitation of the first two floors of Harriman Hall on the South Camp us into a student-services center that will include a food court, a si t-down dining room , recreational rooms , lounges and space for a few student dubs • Conversion of the music listening room in the Student Union into a lounge for commuter students • Creation of a Leadership Center to coordinate studtnt -leadership programs on campus. Improvement "dramatic" and long-lasting, study shows Surgery provides pain relief BJ LOIS IIAKU News Services Editor NE of 'the few pro spec t ive studies of surgical treatment for endometriosis ha s shown that the majorit y of women who undergo surgery for the condition experience dramatic improvement in pain and discomfort. T he study also showed that women who l)ad previously given birth were twice as likely to get pregnant again follo~ing surgery than women who had not, and that increasing age re duced the likelihood of becom ing pregnant. Result s of the st ud y, co n ducted by researchers at UB, appear in the August issue of the Jo urnal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. Ronald E. Batt, clinical professor of gynecology and obstetrics an d principal a uth or of the st ud y, said the pain relief was partic ularly important because it was long- lasting. "Three years after surgery, the pain relief holds," Batt said. "Seventy-five to 80 percent of women were very happy with the result . Surgery appea rs to be a good way of t rea tin g endometriosis for both health a~d fertil ity." O M•Jor c•use of Infertility Endometriosis is a condition in which frag ments o f the ult:.. ine lining, the endometrium , migrate and adhere to other sites in the pelvic cavity, incl uding the ova ries, bowel, bladder and ureters. It affects women of repro ductive age and is a major ca use of infertil ity. Symptoms 'i nclude p.elvic pain, abnorma l bleeding and pai nful sex ual intercourse. In addition to eval uating the health and fertility outcomes of patients tre ated surgically for endometriosis, th e purpose of the st udy was to identify signifi cant predictors of pregnancy fol · lowing su rgery. T he subjects were 290 women diagnosed with endometriosis between Novem ber 1986 and Ma rch 1988 at a community-based gynecologic practice and t reated surgically, either via laparoscopy, or laparotomy (open abdominal surgery) following lapa roscopy and drug treatment. Health and reproductive h.istories were taken when the women enrolled, and medical and surgical records were abstracted for pertinent information on disease status. Par ticipants also were asked to define the seve rity of their symptoms and infertility problems. Seventy·one percent of the patients in the study had come to the practice because of infertility. T hree years following treat ment, patients completed ques - "Three years •fter surgery, the jMin relief holds. Seventy-five to 80 percent of women were very happJ with the result." RONALD E. BATT tionnai res requesting informa tion on changes in endometriosis symptoms, pregnancy history and factors that can affec t the chances of concept ion , such as the number of mon ths attempt · ·~pregnancy, special reproduc· . • technologies, cigarette smoking, alcohol and caffe in e co ns umption , stress and exercise. Of the 232 patients who com pleted th e questionnaires. the majority rep orted "'so me " o r "great" improvement for th e fol lowing s.y mp toms: • Painful intercourse-46 pe r· ce nt reported "great " improve ment; 33 percent "so me" im · provement • Pelvic pain-4 3 percent re~ ported "great" improvement; 32 percent "some" improvement • Abnormal menstrual cycles31 percent reported "great" improvement; 42 percent "some" improvement • Heavy bleeding-28 percent reported "great" improvement; 40 percent "some" improvement. At the three-year follow-up re port, 53 percent of ihe women reported one or more pregna ncies. Approximately two - thirds of pregnancies resu lted in live births. The percentages increased slightly when results we.re re· stricted to women who had said before surgery that they wan ted to become pregnant. Of thi s group, 61 percent rep o rted one or more pregnancies and 69 perce nt of thes e p regnanci es re· suited in a live birth, Batt said. Advancing age • factor Women who had given birth at least o nce prior to surgery and those with no gynecologic problems other than endometriosis had th e best chance of giving birth following surgery, resu lts showed. Advancing age significan tly decreased th e likelihood of a live birth, even after all other factors were considered, as well as reducing the chances of becoming pregnant. One unexplained ou tcome of the study was th e preponderance of baby girls. In the general populatio n, bo}' babies generally hold a sl ight edge. In thi s stud y, first pregnancies fo ll owing surgery resulted in 36 boys and 39 gi rl s; second pregnancies-! ? boys and 23 girls, and third preg· nanci es-three boys and six girl s. "We don't have an explanation for it." Batt said. "We have observe-d this endometriosis- related phe nomenon for yea rs . I suspect it is one of the effects of the di sease process: SelectiveJy, there are mo re female fe tuses that survive." Additional researchers were Germaine Buck, UB associa te professor of social and preventive medicine, and Richard A. Smith of Tufts University School of Medicine. Harvesting WNY Arts on the World Wide Web Art •.nd music lovers rejolcel Newcomers and those returning to Western New York this semester can be ass ured that local arts institutions are abundant and flourishing. listings for these, along with their new crop of fall events, are readily accessible via the World Wide Web. The Buffalo Free·Net list of art museums and galleries (http:/ 1 freenet.buffaJo.edu/ •rtJ/ gal/) incl udes !.inks to such pro minent Western New Yotk art si tes as the Albright - Knox Art Galleq•, Castellani Art Museum, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Ce nter, AJien town Art Festival, CEPA GaUe ry. and others. These sites con ta in news of upcoming exhibitions and events, images of work in their permanent collections, and history and backgro unds of these important Western New York art institutions. Several of these si tes incl ude .. virtual" exhibwons. The Castellam Art Gallery cu rrentl y has a virtual displa}' for it!. "Underground Rail road" exhibit (http://www.nlagar•.edu/ - c:am/ ugr/ ugr.html ) conta ining pho tographs of the commemo rative stations and excerpts from the cellar insc ript io ns 1n Undergro und Railroad locales m Niagara Count y. The Albright ~ Knox Art Gallery has a virtual version ofitsexhi b1 t1on, "Michel Verjux: Light Co nnection" (http://www.albrightknox .o<g/ ,._,t7.html). When viewing the "Visuals" section, you will find stun ning night photographs of the gallery itself as it becomes pan of the artist's elaborate light installation. B)' clicking on the " Wha~s New" icon on the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Web site (http :// www . bpo. org!), you may b""""'through the list of upcoming concerts for the internationally acclaimed orchestra's 6lst season. The site also features historical overviews of the BPO and· its ho~ tht' rt'markable Kleinhans. No less appealing are the varied musical offerings on the UB cam pus. Performers in the 1997-98 concert series listed on the Slee Hall homepage {http:/ / www.stee.buffalo.edu) include faculty art.ists, student groups. and world -renowned artists and ensembles. Also, for a convenient way to access a co mplete list of concerts at Slee Hall and the US Center of the Arts, and to purchase tickets online, point yo ur browser to: (http:/ / wlngs.buff•lo. edu/ news/ hc:ltedules ) and dick on Center fo r the Arts. Not only does the Web allow you to view extraordinary cultural sites around the world, it also can be used to locate those in our own bad.-yard. You will find th at these are well worth a visit: both onlme and especially in person. For assistance in connecting to the World Wide Web via UB com· purer accounrs. conracr rhe ASCIT Help Desk ar 645-3542. -Debor•h Hu.sted Koshlnsky and Rlc:k McRae, Umverstty Libraries Obi aries Carlos Olivencia, 49, EOP counselor A MASS OF CHRI STIA N BURIAL WAS HELD SEPT. II m Sl5. Col umba and Brigid Church for Ca rlos OlivenCJa, ..J 9, .1 cou n!>elor for tbe Educational Opportunit y Program for mo re than 20 yea rs. Olivencia di ed Sep t. 8 in Buffalo Genera l Hosp ital ahn a short bailie with cancer. Olivencia recru11ed hundred:. of H!!>paniC !>!Udl;'nb to UB. prvvidi ng advice o n academiC, personal and financtal ma ncr!> and. on maO)' occasions. inviting student s who had nowhere to gu ·IO !> tJV Jt his home. While he was in the hospital, he had as manr as !00 Vl!>ltors a day. many of th em former and present US st udt>nt !>. A graduate of UB, he served from 1990·96 as prt's ldt: nt of thL· Agustin "Pucho" Olivencia Commun ity Center on $\,·an Strt·cl, named fo r his late father, who was known as the patriarch of Buffalo\ Puerto Rican co mmunity. Olivencia kept the center open almost smgle· handedly during Jh lean yea rs, Andres Garcia, president of the Colum bus Com mun1t y Health Center. told The Buffalo News. "He was one of those people who did a lot for the comm un ity and nobody knew about it,'' Garcia sa.id. �61 IIepa...._ S$e11Hrll1H71YD1.21.1D.4 Annual Securitv R I E N COMPLIANCE with the requirements of the federal law, and in an effort to promote the personal safety of the academic cOmmunity, the foiiO'Wing in formation has been prepared for campus review. The informatiOD is updated on an annual basis and is available to all current students and employees. and to prospec· tive students and employees on request. This report focuses on University programs, properties and facilities owned or controlled by the University. UB ha s ca mpu ses located within the City of Buffalo and Town of Amherst, and each municipalit y ha s law enforcement agencies and maintains crime statistics. For information on safety and cri me in the local communities, co ntact the Department of Public Safety. (Consult the "Livi ng OffCampus"brochur< produced by Comfl)uter Services-Office of Student Life and the Personal Safety Committee). T he Universi ty is con cerned about crime in th e community and works with local law enforcement agen cies in the investigation of crimes and the promotion of safety-aware ness programs aimed at reducing the number of incidents. p 0 R September 1 99 7 State University of New York T law enforcement agency. It has an office on the North Campus (Bissell Hall) and a sub-station on the South Campus (Clement Hall) to . facilitate the ~rting. pre- at Buffalo . . vention, and investigal'ion of · criminal activities and to provide for prompt response to other emergencies. Members of the academic community and visitors to the campus ar< encouraged to report crimes to the Department's dispatcher by telephone (645-2222 ). Crimes and emergencies can also be reponed by using one of thecampus'28strategically located "blue light" tele phones that immediately connect the caller with Publi e Safety's dispatch office. This office is operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week : . open tothepublicunderex- · isting campus policies. Resi- . : dential areas are limited to . residentsandguests.AIIResi. dential rooms a"' provided withlocksandexteriordoors a"' controlled through a card . reader system. · : · : Thefollawlng-CIIft'Wit . = = . . . - t lndoocii"!J-{1) the . · eolfooao--,of . . security personnel, In- · cloodlng ~w.ting,.. and dispatches patrols to : ............, with the SUte ticipate in campus-wide safety events. The campus has an active crimep..,...tionandsafetyawa=essprogram. TheDepartment of Public .Safety conducts a series of campus programs on topics related to sexual assault, self defense, personal safety and general crime P"'vention. !'mentations are made in the residence haiLs, at employee and student orientation programs,campusactivityfairs, and for campus bargaining un its on request. To niakearrangements for a group presentation, call Publk Safety directly. Information about PublicSafetyisalsoavailaQie on the computerized campus-wideiniOrmationsystem • Wings.'" under •university Services" or "Student life." U.,sed..,.:: ...,...s 1'1 dents-.....,_. to . ::::=.:"~- . lliiii••••·••••il•·. hti!IBIIIII!I•III!•••·~·III!I~·~~· !I! · : . : . · : · . ~~,..,,.. , . . . . . the ........... --. ..,. u1e of.....,.. .......... ..,. ..ten:• - o f SUite ......... drholtlng laws and a ~ s t a t - of policy ,.. .. , - - . the .............. : ....... _ , .........,_ . .., _ _..Stllta .... . - . .... a.....,._ of : . . , ............ ......., . ..._.._.,......__ The campus complies with State and federal laws ..., ........ ., ...... . . sale, and consumption of al : cohol and illegal drugs. All students are provided with anannua 1D rug F"'!' School s . and Community Act com· pliancestatemeni, which details campus polkies, treat: ment and counseling pro. grams, and education efforts. · Faculty and staff members . receive this statement and the campus Drug F..,. Workplace Policy. . For additional copies of . these policies, contact Stu: dent Affairs (542 Capen Hall) or Personnel Services . . (lOS Crofts Hall). ...... _ ~ ...._.-....~..... _ · · - · - - . , -~ · the current ca111pus . pollc7 with regard to IIU1IIII auaoolts. 1be University mnducts a : · · . . . : . number of training and information programs to familiarize faculty, staff. and students with the procedures to klllaw should a sexual assault occur. Theseprogramsa..,conducted by the Public Safety Department, University Health Services, the Student Life Department, and by student groops including the Anti-Rape Task Force and the Sexuality Education Center. Resident students attend mandatory Ooor meetings on this topic, and the gr~~ms oYIIIr.ble on corn- . pus. student lndoodlng organizations zatlons; those with off-carnpusllouslng facilities mat ion . · : · : · . · : : . . : . · · . concerning the University's sexual assault protocoland p..,.ention a"' avail able in a numberofUnjversity brochures which receive wide distribution on campus. There is also a ~rded sexual assault information line, (645-3411) for information on action to take in the event of asexual assault, options in reporting. and resources available to a victim. The following Is ua•s ..,._ ...,......,.,tlolooly""""" to the· ~ '' .• , . , ato.s(,......tM .. lcf,.w.tJ or~-)...~ orceMellt _____.. . - . ...., IINIIute a pot-"'1 ~toadoer...,.._.or le Seidl _.... . .... ,.... ·-..-·• be prowlded to st•· lletl .....,... In a ·that Is t1Mo1J _, : t1Yt . . .Win tile,...,...... -of....._ OC:CWI&KUThe Department of Public · Safety publishes a weekly listing . of crime on campus that details · the date, time, location and of. fense of all campus criminal incidents. The listing is cin:ulated tocampusofficesandissummarized weddyinthestudent news: paper. The Spectrum. In addition, Public Safety uses the student newspaper, The Spec· trum,telephonecalls,postersand . local media to communicate · mo"' urgent security informa- :shall topic is also covered in the : tionandcanprovidebulletinsto :. :::::: ~!'!'!; .f:; patlngln_,....,racog- · University's orientation sesthe sec•rlty of othen. · nlzed off-can.,.. organ!- : sions. crlnM prew-lon pro·~- -~IJI••II!I•·~·~~· · ofIncluded Is a tlescrlp- fl : . Students ..., informed that , . in the event of a sexual asaault, the University will impoK . maximum dilciplinuy sane· tions. It advila the victim of : hlslher rights ID notify law en· fon:ement authorities and the . Univenity's wiliingnaoiD as· sist in IUch notification. If vic: tims wish to press chafJCS. the · University will arrest and : chaigetheaccwedoltenderon · campus. Dilciplinary action · could indude dismissal from · the University.1be.accwerand · the accused will hav.: their le· gal rights maintained and both : will be informed of the out· comeofanyinternalandexter: naJ proceedings. The victim is · notified of available counsel: ing. mental health, and Olher · servi(esbothoncampusandin . the oommunity. Public Safety : and the University Health Ser· vices will provide a Crisis Ser: vices Sexual Assault Advocate . andtanaleoffiars...,available . to assist at all times. Victims : also have the right to change . theiracademicandlivingsitu· ations and will be assisted in doing so if they choose. lnfor- The ca mpus Personal : regarding the possession. emergency calls and to inves- _,local polceagandes; Safety Task Fon:ep.-.paresan ligate ~rts of criminal ac- · - ( I ) poedes which en- : annual ~on campus setivity.Asappropriate, theDc- : courage accllrate and curity for review. The Task reporting of • · Force also conduas open fopartment interacts with local · ...-opt -tothe...,..spocrisisserviceagenctes, lawen- : lc::e:Md the llfJP"'OM''ate rums. distributes printed inforcement units, emergency . pollee~ fOfJTI"tion, and arranges for Public Safety Department appropriate campus safety healthcareagenciesandpmsecutors. campuslawenforcementper- relatedsignage.TheDirector The following ore the : sonnel have the full state au- of the Department of Publ ic curnnt . _ polldes thority 10 enfoo:e and inves- Safety serves as chairperson concerning semrtty IIIMI tigatealllawsand regulations. of the Task Force. access to c..,...s faclll- The Department is in daily In addition, safety and seties, Including umpus contact with theCity fBuf- curityprogramsforstudents 9 reslclences. seaortty falo and Town of Amherst a"' offered by Residence Life ~===e police departments, the Erie . and Student Life offices. ResiCounty Sheriff's Office and dentialstudentsdiscusssafety pu•f.lldlltlu. issues at mandatory floor The folowing clescrtbes The campus has a Personal the New York Sta te Police. The Department maintains . meetings and are provided cuiftnt polklel SafetyCommitteewhichconregarding procedures 24-hour-a-day radio and with security related printed materials. Student Life con-facilities for report- ducts facilities audits from a teletypecontactwitharealaw ducts orientation programIng criminal actions or safety perspective. Deficien- enforcement agencies. other emergencies oc- cies a.re identified and corJurisdiction of campus law ming on campus, which in .-.cted when ~ned. Camcurring on c.....,..s enforcemen t personnel as dude security information in polkies concerning the pus community members peace officers is limited to the printed student guidebooks, Institution' s response to with security concerns should campus and highways that distribution of a personal such reports. contac t the Department of are adjacent to or travel safety brochure, a sexual asThe Depanment of PubPublic Safety di.-.cdy. through the campus. Pert!>n- sault prevention brochure, lic Safety is the University's Most campus faCilities are nel may engage in "hot" pur- and related presentations on su it into the surroundin g these topi cs: The presentacommunity. tions are conducted by Student Life, Public Safety, and These statistics reveal the nature and frequency of reported The following describes the University Counseling cri me on the University at Buffalo campuses. In the cat- . ~-;"~ Center. ega<y of burglary, forced entries are rare: the majority of signed to Inform stu- The following Is UB' s incidents are thefts from unlocked student rooms. One of dents and emplo)ees · campus polkJ concernthe most challerfging tasks we have is to educate students about compus sec•rlt) : lng the monitoring to lock their rooms at all times. procedures and practkes . nc:on:Mng through local •nd to encour•ge stu- · polka~ of atml- f-==,-------="T--'=~-==~--j · · and community leaden a"' invited to~ annually with student organization lea&Tship. particularly the campus fraternities and sororities. Students a.., advised if they • .., app~nded for a violationoflawoftheoommunity, Stale, or nation , it is the University's position not to request or agree to special considerationforthestudent becauseofhisorherstudent status. Students who violate a local ordinance or any law risk the legal penalti<s P"'· scnbed by civil authorities. The followlootl .....,.. . departmentsandunitsoncrime activity as warranted. ~~ ' ~ i~'- . ,'.t Department of Public Safety .................... 645-2222 Office of Student Life .......... ...................... 645-6125 Office of Residence Life ............................ 645-2 171 University Counseling Center .................. 645-2720 Student Affairs ........................................... 645-2982 Personnel Services ..................................... 645-2646 . Pr<p<>r<d by: Offoa of th< Voc< Prnid<nt lor 5tud<nt Alfoin ond th< D<porlm<nt of Public Sof<ly in compliona with th< l<d<rol 5tud<nt · Right·to-Koow ond Campus ond Compu• 5<writy). 9/9 7 S<curity Act (Titl< 11-Crim< Awo,.,.., �Se!ltellber lL 1997/Yvi.2Ua.4 Rap artam --..-..· Events calendar ~nesday 24 UB 3, Notre Dame 2 -....... Sophomore forward&..... Butcher Jofi<d in a~~ into the right cor· ncr of the goal past Nom. Dame goallc<eper Greg Velho 9:47 into sud· den-death overtime Saturday to lifi the Bulls to a 3-2 win over 19th· ranked Nom. Dame. Butcher finished the game with two goals and an assist to lead the visitors in the lim-ever meeting betwem the two schools. All fiw: goals were scored in the second half. R<ggie McKnighl put the lristt on the scoreboard first. Butcher tieQ the game for Buffalo at the 56:48 mark. With Jess than eight minutes to play, Sebastian Zawislan gave the Bulls a 2- 1 lead when he scored off a cross from Butcher. AJan Woods' goal at the 86: 17 mark sent the game into overtime. ~'t::::'"=~= ~=~~!~~ - :tJ~forl1l<ft~al Now_, on Science-. In Crodes K-12. Prof, Rodney Dcnn, =':,~-=. s .o-~ c.-.;~ 1>"')1. Student 8:30-10am. SlS. ---- Union. Nonh Campus. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. footoall lftlng Genes lqr~ Traits ln~~K.emolhF. UB 40, Delaware State 30 Mody. ~ C6.Ui' and Mdocular klrdlhoferRoom. RPO. = . m. ASCIT-...op Wnerlc:~to­ ~PortU.Nonh(Mnpus.1 : 30- s1~c~;;..~·~,:- lnftlrmotior1. mntact the .todomlc User ~~· 21s Computing c.nte', c...--~ ~'"=";\~ Compus. 2 p.m. -....... Kickoff! Barry Eckert, dean of the S"hool of Health Related Professions and chair of '97 SEFA campaign, is shown with Chair's Cup at kickoff reception Sept. 11 in the Center for the Arts. The campaign co~tinues through Oct. 28 .' -....... W<!ve Got to Stop MeetlnQI.Ike This. 3:30-S p.m. Si>onsotod 1>11 6ffice of Student u.. Cal 645-6125. Lross Lount~ ~~~~ u.. Call64s.612S. ___,. ........ of s~ The women's cross country team finished first out of six teams Saturday in the UB lnvitatiooal. The Bulls had five top-10 finishers in the 5,000-meter run held at the new Baird Point l..akes Course, which also will host the Mid-Con cross-country championships on Nov. I . The women's learn finished first with 29 points as it defeared Youngstown Stale, Western Ontario, Toronto, St. Bonaventure and Niagara. ln dual meets. Buffalo was 3-0 as it defeated Youngstown , SL Bonaventure and Niagara. The men 's cross-country team finished third overall out of seven teams in the Invitational with 50 points and 3- 1 in dual meets. West ern O nta rio captured first and Youngstown State, second . :i::.'i:h...~~~ ofl'o<by and Books Collection at U8. Sa<e1ing Room. Cente< fo< tho Ms.- CAmpus.. p.m. -----l.Ktun ~~:;;~· 5:30p.m. s.o-- loYeandOiher~ Campus. Student Union Theatre. - 6:30p.m. -•DoouiOiubMkwu l.odwood l.aJnuuy. Meet in Lockwood ~~~~~ 2817~.buffalo.<du) . Men's Sorce. UB v>. Clw1lslus. RAC Reid. North Compus. 7 p.m. -....... The Bulls have proven what an interesting game football is in the past two weeks. The Bulls had 500 yards of total offense two weeks ago, but lost to Illinois State, 40-28. On Saturday, the Bulls were outgained 479 119 yards in total offense by Delaware State and won 40-30. The difference? Turnovers. The Bulls had seven turnovers while forcing none at Illinois State. On Saturday, UB fo rced six turnovers and had no ne themselves in beating the Hornets. Buffalo jum ped to a 20-0 lead less than eight minutes into the game, saw the Hornets rall y to 20-1 4, before scoring the ne.xt 20 points to put the game away before Delaware State sco red 16 po ints in the last seven minutes to make the score cloSer. ...... ~ Desaurtes and Kant on Proofs In ~· PotowsiU, Univ. 280 Port<. Nonh CAmpus. 4p.m. ~Kolyo. Student Union Theatre. North · Campus. 6:30 p.m. -.lngl.Ktun ~~~~.Univ = -Andrew Punul, As.sistont Sport.s Information Center lOr Tomorrow. North Campus. 8 8 School of Nooing Or. Bonnie 1..ect1n. For more infOfTTlation, D~r«tor 5ams at 829-3209. ~- loYe ond Other CaWtn>phos. Student Union Theatre. North Campus. 9 p.m. Jobs Exhibits ~.~Section A. Call ~ t:""Officoc:a.:rs-~t'th: s.po...--.. ' ~Student Union Theatre. North Campus. 9 p.m. Thursday 25 ASCIT-...op lntuoductlon to Unix '11mo-Shoring =~~ sfb~t for """" 3 n!<juin!d. lnlormatio!1, contact .todomlc User Liaison 21 s Computing Cente<, 645-35<0. Offico, ASCIT-...op Wnerlc: SPSS--l.uming to Write Syntu. Pout II. North CAmpus. 1:J0. ;;3J'J;;,;t~;:ct,:Information, contact the .todomlc User Liaison Oflico. 21 S Computing Conte<, 645-35<0. s.po...--.. Wortshop: Business c~. 145.'. Student Unioo. North Campus. 2-lp.m. Air, share ·diverse views Editor, Coming back to school after more than a quarter-century away is going to be educational. One of the first things I did, having a few spare minutes, was to pick up copies of the two UB newspapers, The Spectrum and the Reporter. I began with the studen t paper, The Spectrum, hoping it would have the freshest writing and best read ing. Actually, neither pape r disappoi nted, what with the hoopla about Reach, the student handbook To m y mind, a university is a place for the airing and sharing of d iverse, if not always agreeable, points of view. I haven't seen the student handbook, but from what I could gather, the authors of it were doing exactly what they ought to be doing: producing a work by students, for students, in their own words . Such an overreaction to the Reach handbook by the university administration doesn't say much for the intell igence of its readers. Is the lack of reading ability and comprehension so bereft among youth that every word is regarded as truth simply because it appears in print? Even incom ing freshmen can sepa rate fact from fancy. They cut their baby teeth on satire; MTV, Comedy Centra l and Saturday Night Uve . We all need to laugh a little more . Thanks fo r the entertaining intro to UB-101. I can tell you, after 17 long, hard years under the corporate yoke, com.ng to a college campus that encourages a free exchange of ideas is like being released to heaven on earth. I still feel a little dazed, but grateful for this opportunity to find out how another facet of society lives. VIrginia L Kelley �81 Rep a..._ Selil!lberll1997/Yol.29,111.4 . Thund•y : Js -~· : The Fnnk l.loyd Wright . ~ Conservoncy. Tome : Bufflllo. C~~town . through Sept 21 . · ua .. - Bnin Stories. Center for . ~~:.'s~~~» · B~~ call Alumni Office at : ASCIT-....p . Introduction t o - - ~~ Studonts. North Campus. 10 ~~~~ . For """" inkxTnotior\ contact . Acadomic u..r Llahon ()fti : ~~Computing Center, 64'S: . inkxTnotior\ cal833-8699. . ASCJT-....p · Ubroly Tour · lockwood ~Meet at . . lntTocMtion to Mkrosolt ~=~For""""Campus. · lnfonnation. '"' Students. North · Wlndow5 Campus. .-.2 p.m. . R<gistJation and rofoodable s10 contact Gemma · dejlosit~Formoro i'ltOrrNtiof\ conract Academic u..r I.JaOoo 215 Com~Cent«, 645-3540. : DeVonney, 645-2817 omc... (1olgernma(fiou.buffalo.odu). UB Llbnrles c.o.log . o.motub ..lon =~~. =:;!~c'::c.mma De'hln<y, 645-2817 (1olgernma(fiou.bulfalo.odu). -...... ==~25~ =~5~~~~ - ·.-,- UB vs. SL lloniMnturo. Lod<port High SchoolS p .m . - ASCJT-....p : More UNIX~ommands and - - North Campus. 1-4 . ~.m. Registrotlon and rofundable - ~=::.= omc... u..r Uaison 215 Com. ~Center, 645-3540. ~~ e~~m~orth Campus. 3 W.....'I Soc:C*" UB vs. SL BoNrYenturc. RAC Field. North Campus. 7 p.m . - o f tho C... for :s.w--- : ~~~ . Campus. 2-3 p.m. -...... : ASCIT ~Computing . s.w--D•ytrippen . Student Union · Dngon Didote and Text . Assist. North Campus. 2:30-4:30 : ~~-~~~ lr"''*JL.edure - ~~ Sept-- ~\!~.~Home Rd. Amhent. 8 p.m . Crash. Student Union Theatr<. North Campus. 9 p.m. • infonnatlon, contact Academic · u..r Uaison Office, 215 Com- -- -. puling Center, 645-3540. . Designing Drug Trials for ' AizhOimei's DIS<aso. l.lnda - ~::;#~ Frld•y 19 The Reporter pubUs.he:s list- . and l . S08 Cooko. North Campus. 3:3().5 p .m . ings for nents taklng pt.ce on campt.u, or fCH' off-cam· pw ~ts ~ UB groups ""'principAl sporuon. Urtlng~ ~ due no t.t er than -...... mtries to Repoorter c.ten.. dar Coordinator, 116 Crofts, o.-e-moll(~­ buffolo.edu). Our FAX number Is 64$.3765. . Tuesd•y a-nbtry ColloquMn . ~ - S~the~~ l(ujm, 23 RPCI~tural Sciences. North Campus. 4p.m. : ASCIT-....p co-.., a ~ In Rock. A5soc. Prof. u..n Pyrolo-Nolte. Dept ~~~~21S s.w--Doytrtppen. Student Urian . =.mNotth Campus. -a... : Mond•y 22 =--.:m:..~~ -..- - Campus. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Crash. Student Urian Theau.. North Campus. 9 p.m. · s.w--. ~~-~ p.m. Spomcnd by - ~: ~::::t~~ Sept-- ~:~9""" lnlo<matiorl, caU .=-'t -·-- =~~ 1-2p.m.Formonoir1f<>nnotlon. Generic~ to - Syn..._ Port IL North Campus. 1:30-4:30 p.m. -- ~~wral p-- Science5. North Campus. 3:45 ~by Dept of ==~S10 = infoonatlon. cnntact the Acadomic u..r I.JaOoo Offico. ~t~Ce!ltec, ~.=..~r ~r~Halt~lle Perpetraton "' Vlctlms1 and :21~~..Thl.-d ~~JO'~~m.~~~ ~~~c:l':t••1 the Academic u..r Ualson ~~5 Computing Ce!ltec, .'ifEllicott Creek. --.g of Voting =F=~~U8 inft>nnatioo. eau 645-3610. Sept-- Wortcshop; E-mail Through Plne.121~.. ~a.~tllCn~=tion 0< a t-fofM UB 5«tion i2.!'Y.d~~~ North Campus. 4-6 p .m. C~illte ASCJT_-....p 20 Manousalci!, Center Ill< Matoriab Using HTML to . Campus.lOa.m.--.P. . Mb ~.odu). =. ASCIT-....p · UNIX Utoen, Port I. North ~:.r::,-="~ =~.Is~ and the Newman Center at S•turd•y ~~280 Pall<. North Campus. 4 p.m. ,.,.. G<mmo DeWlney, 645-2817 Saling In Confined Helium. Prof. Elstratios Philosophy L.edure Modem Technology and Its • . ASCJT-....., · ~s~!!_"'...... ~- Rn~Size Biomedical Sciences. : ~~~­ · ~~omc... . 645-3S40. · For men infon'nldor\ ~"­ . the Academic u..r lJoi5on . ~~ Con!pJting c..-. ~~byGnduate North Campus, 3:3().5 p.m. ~ 1>y Office of Student ~~~!Jcxy __ - =~Window5 a.m. ~'::.'~""- · 9-11 Campus. 4:30 p.m . A Clodcwortl ~- Student ~~tle. Campus. ~~·=u·~f.6T~ noon on t he Thursday pt"e- . Physics Colloquium cedlng publkatlon. Addross Mlln'sT-* UB YS. Robert Morris. UB Terris Center: North Campus. 3 p.m. to r<gist<f, cal645-2943. s.w---Wortcshop: Netscape '"' 8egime!s. 127 Undergraduate L.ibfaly, Capen. North Campus. .-.1 p.m. For moro ~~"f.' 0< tol<gister, call 1o;,::."'"'·North Campus. UbrolyTour . w..n.t's Tennls ~~~ U8vs.SL~. U8 lla.m.~. FornlOI"t! 1~. Center. North Campus. information. contact Gemma De'hln<y. 645-281 7 Women's Soccer ~=~:~ .___ = s.w--Pononol Loodonl1ip 10 1. ~ .bulfalo.odu) . J(;otharine Cornel Theatec. North p-,__ UB Women's Club Fal Mem. benhlp l.un<hoon. Dollodil's East (;....,.,y s.-, Y- . RestaurinL 11 :30a.m.Formore · :::~~ 1£. p.m. Spomcnd by s . -Coffeehouse. Aigonquln TJane Keeler Room. Ellicott. North Campus. 11-11 p.m . ~ - ,... 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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School ofNursing receives $2 million gift Bei[U6t is largest ever received by the schoo~ second gift will fund research I 8J PAULA wmtliiEU. honor of Petsan and her late hus - port for st udent scholarships," she Reporter Contribut<>< band. The $200,000 bequest to sup - added. "These scholarships will give the sc~coo l a c:onlpetitivec'd~e T HE School of Nursing has received a $2 million bequest to fund undergraduate and graduate scholarships that is the largest gift ever received by the school, as weU as a $200,000 bequest to support nursing research. The $2 million gift to fund scholarships--<>ne of the largest gifts from an individual in the !51 -year history of lffi-was received from the late Nova G. Petsao , a UB alumnus who worked as a high-school teacher and then a state employment counselor. It will benefit the Nova G. Petsan and Gustave Petsan Scholarship Fund, named in . port nursing research was received in recruiting the from Shirley D. DeVoe of Buffalo, who holds bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing from UB and worked for 35 years as a nurse before retiring in 1975. 1t will establish the Shirley D. DeVoe Nursing Research Support Fund to assist best and brightest nurs ing facult y members and graduate students. Dean MeccaS. Cranley said the $2 million gift from Petsan, who died in March , will bener positio n the School of Nursing to anract top-quality students. "'A5 student aid is getting harder to obtajn, this is a great time for the school to receive so much sup- students. · G reiner... Most of all , we are thankful to be able to offer new opportunities for UB nursing stu dents for years to come." A 1922 UB alumnus, Petsan taught French and Latin at " It is especially significant because this is a perpetual Niagara Falls High School from 1928-42, and was an employment gift.. .as long as there is a School of Nursing, there will be Petsan scholarships to benefit students." President William R. Greiner praised Petsan and her support for th e nursing school. " '-"'t! are deep ly grateful to have enjoyed Mrs. Petsan's confidence and support over the years. and \'It are hono red by her bequest," said Department of Labor from 1943 until her retirement in 1970. counselor for the New York State During the time she was an undergraduate student in th e Faculty of Arts and Letters, few women attended UB. Sht earned a deg ree in French fr om Middlebury Co ll ege in Ve rmont in 1925. William Broderick, Sr.. her at torney and longtime friend. said Retention is critical issue as enrollment falls By SUE WUETCHEI New5 Services Associate Director E -- NROllMENT for the faU semester is down about 287 fuU-tirne-«juivalents from the targets budgeted for FaU 1997, which could cost !he university about$1.1 million in lost revenue, according to Nicolas Goodman, vice pr<MlStforwxlergJaduateeducation. This marks the second year in a row in which US's enrollment was down from the previous year, said Goodman, who is coo rdinating UB's enrollment· management efforts now that the Office of Admissions and other undergraduate aca · demic services have been moved to the Office of the Provost. "This puts us in the hole from the point of view that next year we will have to make this up; he added. Although UB brought in mor< new students for the FaU 1997 semester than it did for the FaU 1996 semester, the numbtr of returning students continues to decline, Goodman said. Figures from the university's enrollment "snapshot" taken on Sept 19 show that the totl.l FTE enrollment is 20,743,down 188 FTE from last year and 287 from the budgeted target The actual headcount is 23,429, down 521 from the budgeted target of23,950 and 148fromtheFaU 1996 enrollment of 23,577. Freshmen exceed target The budgeted target is the enrollment number negotiated between UB and SUNY and is the figure upon which UB's budget is based. Goodman said UB exceeded its Ia '!let for incoming fresh men, bring- freshman la'l\<15, because we didn't to do that; Goodman said, praising the efforts of the admissions staff, led by Director Regina Toomey. .. The transfer numbers also are better than we tho ught they would expect be," he said , adding that transfer numbers for SUNY institutions as a whole are down, "'so it's impres· sive that we were able to bring our numbers up" (over last year). The real cause for concern, Goodman said, is mention. The num- ingin2,816 students, 11 6 morethan ber of continuing wxJerwaduau:s declined by 352 from last year, to 11,140, and by 2fl) from the target of 11 ,400. The number of returning graduate studen ts fell to 5,743, a drop of 200 from the FaU 1996 figure of5,943 theta'!letof2,700and 24 1 more than last year's number of 2,575. and 257 from the target of 6.000. TotaJ graduate enrollment for Fall The number of students transfer- 1997 is 7,877, down 129 from last year and 173 from the ta'!let. ring to UB improved by 92 over last year, to i,596,although the totl.l is204 below the budgeted target of I ,800. " l ~s imp...,.;, that weexa<d<d the He attributed part of the la rge decline in continuing undergradu ates to the fac t that most of the un · usua ll y large freshm an class of 1993-mo re th an 3,000 students entered UB that fall-has fcnall y mov~ through the system. Retention key to improvement N~ertheless. retention rema ins a crucial issue, Goodman stressed, and in the long run, the key to im proving overall enrollment figures will be to improve retention. "We have to makt the whole institution more welcoming to srudents and more effective in meeting stu+ dents' needs. The efforts wt make to improve retention ... in the long run will make it possible to recruit mort" students." Goodman n ot~.·d that UB has hired an enrollment -manage · ment consulting firm , Noei -Levttz. to prov1de advace. soft,V"are and "di · rect technical help" to did the um versit)' in its recruitment efforts. EnroUment .. has got to be a ver~ high priority; we've got to turn this around next year," he said. �Q w..-..--.-- DMiel J. llyan is UB's new Job7 director of the Office of Career Planning and Placement Porrnerly assistant director of the Career Center at Canisius College. he writes a regular column for Business First on career-development and job-search issues. You're new to ua. What's the uniYenlty'o g,_tat u-7 It may sound clich~ but without hesitation, ! would say"the people." I continue to be impressed with the quality of the student body, and, of course, the quality of the faculty and staff ttl gruteot handk•p 7 The university's bii!Sest weakness, in my opinion, is not quite an inferiority complex, but that it doesn't quite seem to grasp its worth to the Western New York community and to the world. I guess I expected to experience more of what is usually called "school spirit" Athletics may boost that spirit as we move to Division I, however, you would think that with a Nobel prize- winner on campus, you wouldn't have to rely as heavily on athletics. Nothing too grandiose, but short- term I expect that the UB Office of Career Planning and Placement will be the recognized leader throughout New York State, and, within the next 2-3 years, in the country. There are some very tal ented people on our staff, and we are already at the forefront in many areas. My goal is to be both "high-tech" and "high-touch" in our interactions with students, faculty and employers. lt'o"-<1..-.ghto-.W. dents at a 1rnaU college like Conbloaofw_Job __ doJOU - A i f t - d • ' - g e ..-..y. . ua ..... ~fwlhe -7 to clearly communicate their inter_ _ _ _ ...,to est in _ the position. The key is to be visible to students, and to reach them early and ofteo. I am excited about the prospect of working with Heather Holmes, the director of new student programs, to reach students and their parents as they enter the university. Collaboration with other offica, like admissions and academic advising. and, of course, with individual faculty and departments is key to preparing students for the transition from college into the world of worl: or graduate school. Thkwu_.- to be• good yeMforto fiDel jobl.-alotof-_..lltlll ,.-t.. 11ne•ployetl, and all of the --- toWhat's ... •t up? , .... ,_...._•..,to. They say·that perception is reality, and one of our biggest tasks is to change perceptions. In the next 30 days, we will be visited by Microsoft, Proctor & Gamble, EDS, IBM, Motorola. Kodak, l.ocl:heed Martin and scores of other Fortune 500 companies, all looking to ~ UB students. And none of them will be hiringfor"Freoch Fry Technicians"! Many students find that it takes them much longer to find a job than they had anticipated. As a liberalarts grad, I know that many of my fellow students took years to find a job in a career that they enjoyed The biggest hurdle that they had to overcome was that they had not begun toseriouslythinkabouttheirca= until they had crossed the stage at graduation. That lack of focus becomes evident in job interviews, and leads to candidates being passed over in favor of those who are able The time you spend planning your job search will pay off in the end. To begin a search without having gone through some serious introspection and self-assessment is to invite months of rejection and depression. Only after you understand your strengths (and your weaknesses) can you successfully communicate to potential employers how you might be able to help them. ---dropped-of - J o b - - ......_ . . . .. . . - ......7 Far from it, actually. Cobol programmers are in particularly high demand, given the problems asso- There are bugecllirer.nce. betw= someone born in 1946 and someone born in 1976. Ithinl:ooeoftbe biggest differences is found in tbe apectations aboui worl: (how often do you hear about someone calling in sicl: the day after a Tony Bennett COII<Zrt?). People born at the beginrting of the baby-boom grew up and saw their parents (usually their fathers) retire after 40 years at the same company and get the p..,..,-bialgold watch. Students who are graduating this year at 22 may ha'le seen both parents l11aU significant job changes, perhaps changing employers several times. Sometimes this was their parents' choice, and sometimes it may t.a.e been the result of a layoff or downsizing. So perhaps the change in outlool: from geoenotion to generation is more the result of the changes in the workplace. ciated with the conversion of countless programs before the deadline of )an. I, 2000. In addi- How II _ tedlnology going to .....,.. _ of_Job tion, people with a knowledge of C++, java and other programming languages are also in high demand. It already has. No longer are people sending the same generic resumt to all employers. Word processing programs and laser printers available at public libraries give applicants the opportunity to target each resumt to a sp<cific employer. Desktop video conferencing allows our students to come to our offiao in 259 Capen Hall and interview ,with an employer sining at a desl: in Redmond, Calii Stu- What's the MCNt to a succeuful Job lntervMw7 I believe that the secret is to amnect with the interviewer as an individual Most candidates interviewed for a position have air.ady met some thnshold of qualifications. Obviously, you need to prepare for the interview by researching the company and by antippating questions and preparing answers to them. However, most hiring decisions are made on a "gut-feel" basis, anil positions =offered to candidates who ........7 dents and alumni around the globe can visit our homepage on the World Wide Web, (http:// --~INd'falo.edu/ca­ What Job• .,.. hot right now? reer/) and search job listings. or link to an employer like Entesprise Rent-a-Car and apply for a job online. Employers can visit our site and doWnload resurntsof students and alumni too! There is high demand in com puter science, electrical engineer- What's most un.......,l Job that you haft held? ing, accounting, physical therapy and occupational therapy. Well; I'm not sure it is aU that unusual, but I worked for the empl"XE' feels will "fit in" best in the organization. ---·-t•ttltucle or expecbtlono ......,t Job--lng·--- Xers u . . . _ - t o the Hby--r•tlon7 Sunshine's Supermarket for four years, and bagged groceries for Mitch Miller, and sold Italian sausage toCher and Greg Allman! Center receives grant for aerobiology research . 11f E1.UH GOUHIAUM News Services Editor T HE Industry/University Center for Biosurfaces (IUCB), headquartered at UB, has been awarded $900,000 over a five-year period by the National Science Foundation to expand its research into a'erobiology-the study of airborne co ntagions--and cardiovascular and respira- tory health. The award provides for the ~ddition to the cen ter of a new industry/university team based at the University of Miami and focused on cardiopulmonary research. UB, the University of Memphis and the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred Uni'Versity are the other academic members of the center, which is the only peer-reviewed national · industry/university program devoted to ad vancing biotechnology and surface science. The new program is focused on research that will increase the understanding of how the hu man cardiovascular and respiratory systems react to airborne contagions, such as those that cause "sick building syndrome" and multiple chemical sensitivities. .. The common theme of this center has been what goes on in nature when anything living comes into contact with anything that is not living,• said Robert Baier, executive director of the center and UB professor of biomaterials. During the past nine year~ the center has scientific research advancing the knowledge of how artificial also plan to test and conduct research on new aerosol drug-delivery systems at the CalspanUB Research Center's aerosol research chamber facility in Ashford. The work will build on pioneering research conducted at UB into the development of materials, such as medical and aerosol lung surfactants for infants suffering dental implants, interact with from respiratory diseases. living tissue in the human · An important objective of the center is to body, as well as in marine and improve the competitiveness of U.S. biotechindustrial environments. nology and of biotech companies in regions li.We have spent about $2 mil- where the research sites are located: Western lion collecting a unique set of New York, New York's southern tier, the Misdata on how polymers, ceramics and metals in- sissippi Delta and, most recently, south teract with living things and their products, Florida. To belong to the consortium, each school such as bacteria, cells, blood, sweat and tears: said Baier... Now we want to apply what we've must recruit local and nationa1 companies as learned about those interactions to whole industry members, each of which pays an people. .. We want to increase o ur understanding of these interactions,• Baier said, li.so that even tually materials that we encounter in the environment, s uch as pesticides and asbestos and other substances that are making people sick, can be replaced with materials that are bland and acceptable and don't cause these reactio ns.• Under the new program, UB investigators annual membership fee of $40,000. A total of 15 industry and government partners now belong to the center, including Johns Manville Corp., Owens Coming Science and Technology Center, U.S. Biomaterials Corp., U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Agency and CertainTeed Corp. Companies that have worked with IUCB in the past include Procter & Gamble, Bausch & Lomb and GIBCO Life Tec\mologies. �Se!H*25.1!1S1/Yol.29,1o.5 Repa..._ Two committees formed to aid in transition to Arts, Sciences college BrieO BY SUE WUETCHEII The long-delayed United University Professions cont ract was over- News Servk.es As$0date Editor T HE process of creating a College of Arts and Sciences ha s begun, with Provost Thoma s E. Headrick appointing two committees to assist in the transition. The task of the Founder's Committee, chaired by David Triggle, vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School, will be to "design the structure and pattern of operation for an arts and sciences coUege in the 2 1st century... The Search Committee, chaired by Louis Goldberg, dean of the School of Dental Medicine, will conduct a national search for the dean of the college. In his charge to the Founder's Co mmittee, Headrick said the role of the panel is fourfold: • To appraise US's current capacity to create and maintain excellent undergraduate and graduate programs, support high-qual It y resea rch and scholarship in the arts and ~ iences, and explore ways that gr duate teaching and resea rch ght enhance undergraduate I ning • To · e and suggest solutions to problems d issues identified by the Hearing Pari on the Reorganization of the and Sciences, including p.-oc:esses r acoommodating thedivme academic cultures that exist among the disciplines in the arts and sciences, and to oondua a r<alistic appraisal of ttSOurces available and needed to advance and strengthen the arts and sciences at UB • To study and propose ways in which the arts and sciences can work with the professional schools to enhance the quality of educational programs and resea rch • To take up other related issues to ensure a successful transition from the current structure of three faculties to that of the college The committee will serve for two years. During the first year, it will study and report on the issues; during the second yea r, it will work with the new dean to implement the new structure. The members of the Founder's Committee are: Thomas Keirstead, associate professor of history; Stephen Halpern, professor of political science; John (Sid) Shrauger, professor of psychology; Barbara Tedlock, professor of anthropology; Jan Mutchler, associate professor of sociology; Diane Christian, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of English; Nathan Grant, assistant professor of African-American studies; Robert Hoeing, associate professor of modem languages and literatures; Roy Roussel, professor of English and media study; Carol umel, professor and chair of the Department of Art History. Also, Stephen Hender.an,associate professor of theatre and dance; Frank Bright, professor of chemistry; Stephen Frer, professor of bio- logical sciences; Deborah Walters, associate professor of computer science; William Menasco, professor of mathematics; Michael Naughton, associate professo r of physics; Charles Mitchell, associate professor of geology; Michael Frisch, professor of history and American stud ies; John Peradotto, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Classics, and Judith Duchan, professor and chair of the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences. The Search Committee will consider both internal and external candidates for the dean's position. Headrick has asked the committee to identify an appointee no later than March 15 who would assume the post by Summer 1998. Themembers oftheSearchCommittee are: Carolyn Korsmeyer, professor ofphilosophy; Peter Rogmon, professor of geography; Jack Meacham, professor of psychology; Bruce Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of English; Martha Malamud, associate professor of classics; Adele Henderson, associate professor of atL Also, Robert Jaoobi, professor of geology; Bruce McCombe, prof<ssor of physics; Joseph Gardella, professor of chemistry; Peter Gold, associate dean of the Undergraduate College, and Sarah Andenon, representing US's Alumni Association. Headrick said that the Council of Arts and Sciences Deans also will work on the reorganization by studying the potential effects of the transition upon the administratio n of the three faculties and the problems associated with the integration of the now-separate finance and resource-management systems into a single system. The council, which will involve professional staff members in this review and analysis, will meet with the Founder's Committee to discuss these matters. he said. The council also will assemble a small group of facul ty members to prepare a repon comparing the appointment, tenure and promotion processes in the three facul ties, identifying problems con nected with the integ ration of these processes and suggest ing app ropriate solution s to these problems, Headrick said. UUP contract ratified whelmingly approved last wuk in what union officials are calling the largest member response to a ratification vote in UU P history. According to William Scheuerman, UUP president. 93.4 percent of those voting favor~d ratification of the new contract. Of 9,602 valid votes, 8,969 were for ratificat ion, 626 were against, six were blank and on~ was void. The vote represents 6 1.4 ~rc~nt of UUP members eli gible to vote. The new contract covers the period from July 2, 1995, to July I, 1999, and provides an across -the -board salary incr~ of 3.5 percent in each of the last two years of the agreement. · The cont ract also includes a lump -su m payment of S I ,250 for full · time employees, prorated for part-time employtts. It also calls for an additional lump -sum payment of apprmcimately $500 per person, also prorated for part-time employees. to be added onto employees' base pay and retroactive to either Jul y or September 1996. Discretionary pay increases of 1 percent for each of the last three years of the agreement also are part of the pact. Th~ new co ntract offers protections against contracting 10 and contracting out, as well as full restoration of the UUP Benefit Trust Fund. with retroactive reimbursement of all dental and vision claims incurred during the fund 's suspension. For more details o n the co ntract, visit UUP 's Web site at www.uuplnfo.org . Cultural warrior Larry Levine to give Capen Lecture Sept 30 Larry Levine, maJor historian, public intellectual and cultural provocateur, will present th e 1997 Capen Lecture in the Humanities at UB on Sept. 30. The lecture, .. The Sea rch for American Identity," wilJ take place at 4 p.m. in the Drama T heatre 10 the Cen· ter for the Arts. Sponsored by the Samuel P. Capen Chair in American C ulture ( Bruce Jackson) and the Faculty of Arts and Letters, it will be frtt and open to the public. 1 Levine is the author of .. T he Opening of the American Mind" ( 1996), a politi cally powerful history of th e university in American society. It was written in response to the spate of right -wing books publish ed in recent years that attack the contemporary university and blame educa tors (o r a pernicious decli ne in America n culture. In his book, Levine offers what many critics have cal led the first reaso ned exploration of the explosive co nfli cts over the u n iversity, the canon, and, fund amentally, the meaning of being ..American"' that have co me: to be called " the cultu re wars." Levlne ls a professor of history and cultural studies at George Mason University in Virginia and Margaret By.rne Professo r of History Em erit us at the University of California, Berkeley. A MacArthur Fellow and a member of the American Academy of Arts a nd Sciences, he has received many professional and academic awards. Grades by phone, not mail? FSEC mulls the question Goodman estimated that the uni v=itywould save about $12,000 per , semester by not mailing grades, addHILE UB could ing that"from an administrative and save an estimated budgetary point of view, I think the $12,000 per semes- argument is quite strong" against ter by not mailing mailing grades. grades to students and means exAmong those advising that stu BY SUE WUETCHEII News Servkes Associate Director W ist Ulat would allow them to learn their marks by telephone or via the Web, faculty members on Sept. 17 ca utioned the university not to suspend mailing grades without consulting students. Nicolas Goodman , vice provost for undergraduate education, asked the Faculty Senate Executive Committee for advice about whether it's necessary fo r the university to continue mailing grading reports to students' permanent addresses when students are able to access th eir grades throUgh BIRD via a touchtone phone. Students also can obtain print ou ts of their grades from th e Provost's Office, he said , and, effec tive next m o nth, stu~nts will be able to get their grades o n the World Wide Web. malcing a sudden change." Ryan said Powhatan Wooldridge, associate professor of nursing, urged senators to consider the symbolic implications of the issue. .. Not mailing the grades out to students will symbolize ano ther in cidence of the university not caring," dents be consulted was Michael Wooldridge said. Ryan, asso<iate dean in the School of Engineering and Applied Sci- And when considering the enormous number of mailin&" UB sends ences. While many students may feel out to p~ students, "it may seem a little penny-wise and poundfoolish" not to mail grades. he added comfortable obtaining their grades via a telephone call or the Web, he noted, "You may find that a signifi - Reports used In various ways He sa id students no t only may Kevin McCue, a representative of the Graduate Student Associa tion. told senators that since grades usu ally are m ade available when stu · dents are away from cam pu.s--during the midsemester and summ er breaks-students would incur costs share their grades with their parents, but use the grade report in a variety of ways, as tho ugh it were an offi - by making what for many would be a long-distance telephone call to BIRD. And many students do not cant number of students fed, 'I pay this tuition , the least you ca n do is mail me my grades."' cial transcript. have access to the Web unless they "l(s one thing to just look at "numbers'andsay'it'scmingus$12,000and i(s really unnea:ssary;' there is a culture and a habit and an expecllltion about how these thin&" are used in reality and we want to be careful about are o n campus, he said. Whlle her initial feeling was to support do ing away with mailed reports, Maureen Jameson, associate professor of modern languages and literatures, said she was co ncerned that studen ts feel they were consulted on the issue and that there was some sort of"fuil-safe"back-up, such as a OARS report, to students' electronic records. Jack Meacham, professor of psychology, suggested that students first be offered the o ptio n of not having their grades m ailed to them in an anempt to determine the popular- ity of the idea. Mid-semester grades proposed Faculty Se nat e C hair Pe te r Nickerso n. professor of pathology. referred the issue to th e sena te's Committee o n Grading, chaired by Thomas Schroeder. associate professor of learning and instruction. Goodman also asked the grading commit1ee to examine the feasibility of havi ng som e selec ted stu dents-possibly those experienci ng their first se mester at US-receive mid - semester g rades in so me courses. These grades would hdp identify early those students who are in academic trouble, Goodman said, al- though be admitted it likely would be more work for faculty membcB who would have to provide the grades. .. If we have some early warning that th is particular student is not doing weU in this particular course. then we can use that information to intervene," possibly by offering tutoring or talking to the st udent about his o r her study habit~ he said. Dennis Malone, SUNY Distin guished Service: Professor in the Department of Electrical and Com· puter Engineering. pointc..-d out that the Division of AthletiCS has been involved in such a project for a long time and it's proven to be very help- ful for the athletes. In other business. senato rs: • Heard a request for adv1ce fro m Barry Ecken . dean of the School of Health Related Professions and cha1r of th e 1997 SEFA campaign, on whether it would encourage g1vm~ at the university to publish the names of those contributmg at cer· tain levels to the cam pa1gn. Some senators favored the idea, while oth · ers worried about confidenuality lS · sues. • Heard a presentation by Good man o n preliminary enrollment figu res for the fall semester. �Science and the Humanities OJmmunication flows as profs bridge the gap between 'two ways ofknowing ay PATIIICIA DONOVAN News Sefvkes Edttor I FONEWEREtoconstruda continu um to represent methods by whi ch human ideation is understood, two pointsofviewmightmarkits poles-that of science on one end and the humanities.on the other. Historically, the gulf between the two fields has been deep and communication between the two poles fractious. HOW<><:r,atlast Thunday's " VB at Sunrise" program, the gulf narrowed and the communication flowed as Louis Goldberg and Diane Ouistian discussed thechangingfidd of mind studies and the evolution of the ideas ofconsciousness and ps)dle. Goldberg. dean ofthe School ofDmtal M:dicine,>pektfo<thescimas. Olristian, SUNY Distinguished Th!ching Professor in the Department of English. represented the hwnanities. " Blurred frontier" Before an attentive audience of nearly 200 in the Center for Tomorrow, they spoke across what Goldberg, quoting Isaiah Berlin, called ·the blurred frontier bceen two ways of knowing.• He noted that the chasm between the two bas narrowed considerably in the past few yean. Consciousness ·es, which usually fall under the ruli ·c of C!'S"itive sciences, have co to embrace understandings of min and self developed in the humanities, along with empirical data from such fields as psychology, cellular biology, neurophysiology, biochemistry, cybernetics and quantum physics. All is not peaa:ful in the realm of consciousness studies, however, because it is there, Goldberg pointed out, that the battle between our ways of knowing is fiercely joined. Berlin, he noted, commented that "we hold many values that are mutually incompatible and conflicts between them cannot be resolved Things. facts really exist, but our attempts to make sense of them embroil us in hopeless conflict." Perhaps, Goldberg averred, not too hopeless a conflict. He discussed his personal odyssey to understand the mind-consciousness-body connection from his graduate-scbool days. Beginning with discussions with neurophysiologist James Perryman as to bow the human brain can study the human brain at all, Goldberg contin- of consciousness studies as a central battleground for the re-contesting of old and venerable wars. h is a place where quantum me· cbanics meets the zombies of cognitive scienGei where neuroscience meets pan-psychism, where God meets artificial intelligence. "The floodgates are open," be said, "Everybody wants to have a shot at explaining consciousness. What a glorious mystery it is, and what glory would go to those associated with its solution. if there is, of coune,such a thing as solution." Galvanized by a talk given by "1\xxor and Stuart Oub," which altornated speakers from literature and medicine followed by beer (now orange juice) and discussion. "Truth Is the prtze• Later, "while exploring imagination and story and religion-the stuff of myth-! was aware that scientific skepticism sees myth as false, superstitious and useless. not as revealing a sacred story. "So it was and is exciting to me," Ouistian said, "that a brain scientist-Nobel prizewinning brain man Gerald Edelman-took notice. He is ascientist,a musician and kMr of poetry--but be believes in science. which be calls 'imagination in the servia of verifiable truth.' "Truthistheprizt,"sbesaid, "verifiable is the ocience. imagination sball besubordinaled.alongwithsubjectivity. This feels like rdigion to me.• She cited her readings in ~ Darwin, l'mld, lldelman--<uld their •understanding of body and mind. Edelman's biological model ofbrain, she said, "bas real resonance for the problem of mind and body in the reli&ious story that promises we'D survive, not as disembodied consciousness or souls or spirits, but as i ''td T_ _.,__ ..... . , . . . , _ ..-~- ., renewed immortal bodies.• of~ .......... ..... OIICIIII d --MiaM:s...t.. In ber analysis of myth, mind, sciued the battle in his mind about his Ouistian-at the Olautauqua Insti- ence and "truth," Ouistian spoke of mind by reading MIT's Marvin tution, Goldberg is attempting to Qoheleth. theproadler in Ecelesiastes. Minsky, one of the founding scien- compensate fur his education in sci- and the great historian of Greek religion, Walt<r &uken, who stressed lists of artificial intelligence, and en<%, which, be said, "left me with . Minsky's antithesis, anthropologist only a shallow appreciation of a the significance of imagination as a territory shared and by both scienTam Ingold, who was drMn to dis- majorpartofmy(cubural,irl11:Dectual) traction by Minsky's celebration of heritage•.• thepartthatisrw:assuyfo< tists and scholars of the hwnanities. Both speaken agreed that as the nanotechnology as an ideal tool for fuDpor1icipationintheinldleCtuallir. field of consciousness studies exsocial engineering. of the late 20th antury." "It is fascinating now," Goldberg Christian said her studies in my- pands, it will continue to require said,"toseebowalargepartofthe thology, religion, art and culture knowledge &om many realms famil. terrain over which I bad been developedberintrigueforwhatsbe iar to both science and the humaniwandering in amateurish delight terms "the story of science.• In ties to explain multiple aspedS of bas crystallized. ..into the nocent, graduatescboo~sbeattendtdmeet­ the Vast, unexplored territory of human understanding. dramatic and explosive emergence ings of The Johns Hopkins lJnMrsity ~SUNYD' rt' -- UGL is new home of libraries' reserve systems; budget cuts force change By IIIWfT CUNNINCOHAM Reportor Suff UDGET cuts and space limitations have forced the Universiry Libraries to consolidate their reserve systems in the Undergraduate Library. The change has met with some protest and even a petition against it. The petitioners have noted that it will make it more difficult for those studying in Lockwood to access reserve material quickly. Formerly, Lockwood reserve materials were held with the old "current periodicals" area, now occupied by microfonns and newspapers. Reserve material currently is located at the circulation desk in the UGL Judith Adams, director of Lockwood Library, explained that this year's budget cuts B to library personnel helped force the change. The need to consolidate staff led to the need to consolidate material, she said. "It is ""'Y difficult to maintain print services and espand into electronic services while we ha;';e less and less to work with," added Kluen Senglaup, director of aa:ess services In general, the petitioners appear sympathetic to the library's limitations. "It is a considerable incorwmience for us." said Beth Dill, a graduate student in English who cin:ulated the petition, "but perhaps not as considerable as the (budgetary) incon~ence the library is esperiencing~ Senglaup agreed. "'It is, indeed, an inconvtnience to those on the Clemens side of campus,"' she said, "'but we are out of physical space in Lockwood." The consolidation, according to Senglaup, is part of a series of moves the library is making to try to free up space. Discussions she conducted last year with library patrons led to the impression that, in generaJ, students who wrre using ~rve material were not simultaneously wing other library material, and therefore could do their work entirely within the UGL Both Adams and Senglaup were quick to point out the benefits of the consoli- dation. "'We hope in the future to have r~rve materials avaiJable until 2 a.m." said Senglaup, "which is something we couldn't have done in Lockwood." The physical design of Lockwood, she explained, does not allow for one section to remain open after other sections close. Adams added that it will be easier and cheaper to digitalize a consolidated reserve system. " It was a difficult decision," said Senglaup, "but we honestly believe students are going .to gain froffi this ultimately... Dill was careful to direct her criticism away from the library and its staff, but said an alternative to the decision might be "worth fighting for... "I feel the reser ve system belongs in the graduate l.ibrary,.. she said. While conceding many of the library's points, Dill maintained that her petition is generating a beneficial and necessary discussion. Many people, she said, .. are concerned that '(the consolidation) may be a bureaucratic mistake... Senglaup also welcomed the opportunity for dialogue ... It's good to have an art'icle about it," she said "'It gives us a chance to explain our situation.• �Seplellber 1~ 1!1!7/Vol Z9.1o.5 Rep..._ Time- Savers JSTOR: A New Frontier Memorabilia from its 5oth anniversary celebration was buried in a time capsule by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Sept 12. Frederick Meli, tenter, Engineering Alumni Association president. joins Andn!'N Sarantapoulas, left, and Ben Kujawinski, right. with his son, Alex, at the Engineering Quad. Step into good health at fitness fair IIY llllfHT CUNNINGHAM Reporter Staff I N a creative co ll aboration with Residential Life, faculty and slud ent intern s from The Departmentof Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences have begun to offer a range of new fitness services to students in the Ellicott Complex. This year, res,idents will be able to nutritional amuys<i:S, <>O<JYtrrtass calibrations and ciall y launched during the "First Step" fitness fair, scheduled for 2·5 p.m. Saturday. As in the past, information about nutrition, exerci se, eating disorders, weight loss and powerlifting will be available at tables and booths io front of Fargo Quad. This year, however. faculty and student interns from nutrition , exe rcise sc ience and physical therapy aJso wiU be on hand to co ndu ct fit rnents. Throughout the year, interns will follow up on the initial assessments, offering advice and computer analysis at program "adds up to having · your own personal trainer.• "AI an early age, people make lifestyle choices,"' Sochner said. •Some students have more trouble when they're away fro m home, because their diets and their schedules are less flex ible, so ... we hope this will help them establish good fitn ess habits."' The new program will be offi- least twice a .-!<.After eat- ing in h e cafete 1 ria, for example, a student "will be able to enter what they just ate inlo a computer, and it will te.U them how ITJ'li1Y grarrts of fat, how many grams of sodium, how it fits their nutri tional picture," said Soehncr. Wednesday night "Fit Chats" will offer students another way to foUow up on their assessments. Student "power advocates" from the Living Well Center will conduct informal discussions about eating righl in the dorms, eating disorders, proper weight-loss programs and how to shop for healthy food. The new program got its stan last year when Elizabeth Eckert, filness programmer for Residential Student Services. began expanding the aerobics classes in the Fargo workout room. Eckert, who also holds a position in the Department of Physical Therapy, Exe rcise and Nutrition Sciences, acted as the ini· tialliaison between Residential Stu- For further information on ]STOR contact Charles o ·Aniello. Coordinator. Collection Development. Lockwood Library ar Jclchar/@acsu.Buffalo.edu or 645-2817. --Gemma DeVIn ney • nd Don Hartman, Umv~rs1ty Libror1es I dent Services and the nutrition and exercise science departments. With support from Barry Eclc.rt, dean of the School of Heallh and Related Professions, Soehner and Pete Niland of R<sidenlial Life turned the aerobics dasses into complete fitness regimens. The entire program is free to Ellicott residents. "These are the kinds of programs that ca use a resident to stay with us instead of moving off. campus," said Soehner. " It's like hav ing a stat e-of- th e-a rt health club membership." uwe're very exci ted about th e en tire program," said Ecke rt. " I'm expecting a good response from the student s." Campus heating policy for 1997-98 F• ll II here: and so is information on 1997-98 campus heating policy Offices will be heated to 68 degrees Fahrenheit from 8 a .m .-5 p .m . and classrooms will be heated to this temperature from 8 a.m .-1 0 p.m . For the rest of the time, and on weekends and holidays, the temperature will be allowed to drop to 55 degrees Fahrenheit before heating occurs. In mosrs paces, the temperature will not drop to that level before the normal working-day heating cycle begins again. However, during a severe cold snap or during an extended week- end / shu tdown, or due to the particular characteristics of some of UB's facilities, there will be instances when the temperature will drop to 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Heating lor academic program purposes will be provided on off-hours and weekends as needed . Each dean 's office should provide University Facilities' customer service departmen t with a Jist of individuals in each departmental office authorized to request off-hour/ holiday heating. The request..(or off-hour/holiday heating must be received by Customer Service (extension 71 or 645-2025) by noon of the preceding business day. University Facilities will uti- SchOI•n rejoice! The University Libraries have entered a new era of electronic full-text access to scholarly journals with its charter membership in Project JSTOR (Jo urna l STORage). What is the JSTOR difference? Unlike other electronic journal initiatives,JSTOR includes full-text from volum e one through at least 1989 of some of the oldest and· most prestigious scholarl y journa ls; faithful repro ductions of each published page; the abil ity to search by au tho r, title or keywo rd either the fuJI-text of th e archived journals across the entire JSTOR archive o r by individual journal title. and the abiht y to .. browse" individual journal issues. At present, JSTOR, which was initiated by 1he Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, includes among its 30 titles The American Political Sci · <nee Review ( 1906-1993), The Annals of Mathemalics ( 1884 -1990), Ecology(l920-1994), The Journal of Higher Education ( 1930-1991 ), The Journal of Modern History ( 1929-1991 ), The Quarterly Journal of Economics ( 1886-1991 ), Speculum: A Journal of Mediaeval Studies (1926- 1989) and Studies in Family Planning ( 1963-1993 ). JSTOR plans to include titles in the disciplines of sociology and philosophy in the near fu ture. The University Libraries web site provides a va riery of access pomts for jSTOR. You will find it on the "Online Reso urces" page (http:/ 1 ubllb.buff• lo .edu/llbr• rles/ e-resources ) under "Full -Text Journal Anicles." You also will find individual jSTOR title entr it"s in the Uni · versity Libraries "Electronic Jo urnals and Serials" homt>page {http:/ / ubllb . b u ff•lo . ~u/ llb r•rles /e- reso u rces/e)ou m•ls ). The Un iver· sity Libraries Catalog (formerly known as BISON), also alerts you to th e existence of these full- text treasures. Finally, you can go to JSTOR directly at its web· site at http ://www.Jstor.org. If ro u do take th e direct rou te from your home compu ter, be sure to acces~ the web via your UB compu ter accoun t. JSTOR is onl y available to current UB students, faculty and staff. lize the most energy-efficient means of supplying heat for approved off- hour/ holiday requests. Due to an inability to precisely control temperatures, it may be the case that some spaces may be warmer than planned. It may also be the case that central controls will not permit the temperature in specific spaces to be raised to 68 degrees Fahrenheit without significantly increasing the temperature in the rest of the facility. In those si tuations, University Facilities will permit th e use of portable space heaters . Note, however, that portable heaters not authorized by University Facilities wi ll be removed . Call University Facilities, Customer Service (extension 71 or 645-2025) in the event you experience heating problems. The university community is requested to report overheated as well as underheated areas. II you see any opportun ities for energy savings or wish to suggest an energy conservation project, call Walter Simpson, the university's energy officer at 645-3528. Any general questions regard ing efforts in the energy conservation area should be directed to Michael Dupre, interim associate vice president for university facilities, 645-2145 . Ways to paper use Edlto<'s note: Th~ letter has been condensed for space. for lhe full tex~ as well as a Jist of contributors to th~ Jetter, see lhe Reporter's w.b site, (www.bufflllo.edu/ repo<ter) Few lll<lllber. of the VB community realitt the scope 'o f our environmental impact~ are a big p1acr and we impact the environment in~~ olim negative. w.l)'.ln 1996, VB ollia:s and departments purchased about 130,1XX> reams of paper. The manufac:ture of !hat paper consumed wood and energy resoura:s and produced significant air and water pollution_ As pan of VB's commitment to envimrunental rrsponsibility and st""wdship. VB's Environmental Task Foro:, with thesuppon ofconcerned trutyand administrators, is seeking cooperation from faculty in a number of areas per- tlining to paper use and printing practicts. SpecificaiJy: I. R<:quest !hat departmental stalf prepare all class handouts using doublesided copying and printed on Unily DP =yded paper. Doublo-sided copying · redures paper use b)· 50 percmt Unity paper is unbleached. 100 percmt reC)ded. with 50 percmt post-oonsumer conu:nt from =yded mag;u:inc:s and """'JXlper'S.thus minimizing the environmental impact of the paper use. Unity is manuftctured witholll chlorine bleaching to reduce water c:mi>OOnsof dioxins and other toxic organochlorines. its off-while appc:arancr should be aarplable for most handouts. Unity TWlS weU in most low· to medium-speed copy machines (tho ugh some adjustments may be reqwred). This paper IS available to all UBolliee> through UB Central Stores. University Pnnt and Mail SeMCCS em print handouts and other materials on Unity paper. Z.lnform your students via syllabus as well as other means th..lt you pn.>ft..Tor "oold a<Ul't (without prejudio:) COlli>< papers and wntu:n "00 tlut aredoubl<sidcd printed and/or printed on Unity JXIper. \bur rerommendltion hill en· oourage ~1udcnts to take these steps to protect ~ rnviromnenl llleie pnnung options are availabk- at CIT computer labs. but often are oot util11.A.-. d txuU"t.' stud~:.nts arc afraKi that paJX.n that an•doubk....sidt- pnntcd or pnnll'tl un uiT· v..nite paper an~ 00{ aa:x.ptablc to pmfc.ssors or v..ill bt: \ 'li." \\\..J "'" k.-s-, att.ract.Jw d>m paper> pruned 51!1gk sided on whll<- whit.: JXIP'T. Double-sided printing is available on CIT's high speed prmtl~f) 10 Bald' . lkU, the Computing Center and Diefendorf Unit)' paper IS .tv.Uiablc.~ tn err printers in Oemens and Diefendorf. We recommend abo that, wh~,_-rc pr.tetx:al, fucuJty explore nle(..'ha.nbms l l lf di.stnbutingcol.U'St:materialsandm:ctvingCOIJI'Sewo rkelcctrorucally-tofurther redoce waste and environmental impaa. We bclieve that the process of education is not only oompatible w1th l'fl\'1- ronmental responsibility bul should further !hal importlnt ,,..Jue. Ple-.tS< join us in taking steps to make that vision a rea.Jjty at UB. Joe GArdella, et ol, fOf tit<> Univmity Environmental Tosi< Force �Major companies 'adopt' courses in mimagement school BY JC1t111 DUI.A CONTliADA Reporter Contributo< -Mtlonal~bave ~--clwolnfllfrss .... - - ..·.-..-...-.,._loft:_._ (1975-76), -~ (197~75), - -(1977-~- - -· .....- ...... PSS celebrates silver anniversary BY ~VIDAL Reporter Edito< T "prioritizing...and UB is right at the top of my priority lisL" HE Professional Staff Theuniversityis"critical, vital" Senate marked a mile- to the health of the community, stone last week as it eel- Rath noted. ebrated the silver anni- versary of its founding and bon· ored officers who have served the organization throughout its 25year history. The anniversary was celebrated SepL 16 at a commemorative dinner held in the atrium of the Center for the Arts. State Senator Mary Lou Rath was keynote speaker. In her address to the 130 mem- "'With UB impacting on the community to the tune of$1.4 bil- lion per year, you're going to be here for a long, long time," she added "Thank ynu for doing all ynu are doing on behalf of the university and Buffalo," Rath said. Following her address, President William R. Greiner, who served as honorary chair of the PSS Silver bers of the university community who attended the celebration, Rath called professional stalf"the glue that holds together the uni· versity." Ratb bas been a staunch sup· porter of the university through · out her 20 years in public office, first as a member of the Erie County Legislature and currently as a member of the state Senate. "I call it a way of life, not a job. I'm sure that's something you can all identify with," she said. Noting that her work requires balancing competing interests, she said that if there is one word that describes what she does, it is Anniversary, praised Rath's com- Petsan firmly believed in creating opportunities for young students portant to her because she had prepared a brief speech for each &cholarship recipient. She encour· aged the students to receive a good education and to continue doing good for others.• The first Nova G. Petsan and Gustave Petsan Scholafship funded by the bequest is expected to be presented in Fall 1998. Cranley said the bequest from Shirley DeVoe "will provide th< opportunity for faculty and students to conduct pilot research and small studies in the field. Re· search supported by this seed money will enable the researchers to show the significance of their work and successfully secure other funding to conduct larger scale studies." Research, Cranley added, .. is important to nursing because it provides the scientific data upon which the practice is based." to enable them to achieve similar • educational aspirations. "Throughout the 20 years I knew Mrs. Petsan, she had a very strong interest in..seeing her support directly aiding people," said Broderick. "In particular, she wanted to help ynung people get a good start in receiving a quality ~ education and it is something she is accomplishing with this gift." Petsan was a strong supporter of the nursing schooli her bequest brings her total giving to the school to nearly $2.25 million. A previous gift established the Gustave & Nova Petsan Fund, which brought Petsan back to UB as recently as last year to personally present scholarship awards to students. "She was an amazing lady," said Cranley. '"It was apparent that meeting the students was very im- mitment to UB. "She bas worked tirelessly for this university. This past year she put in extraordinary effOrt on behalf of our students," Greiner said. PSS also honored past officers for their contributions to the organization. Among those honored: Chairs: Allen Kuntz, Eugene Martell, Robert Wagner, Walter Kunl, Howard Duell , Ellen McNamara, Clifford Wilson, Thomas Hurle y, Anastasia Johnson , William Wachob, Marilou Jarvis , Neil Got;n, Patricia Colvard, Arthur BurJte, Rosemary Marciniak, Ruth Bryant, Madison Boyce, Rosalyn Wilkinson and Michael Stokes, the current chair. ·vice chairs: Rosalyn Wilkinson, Mary Kenyatta and Keith Hermes, the current vice president. Secretary: Robert Wagner, Judith Dingeldey, Sam Crisante, Gloria Aniebo-Williams, Cather~e Dohn, Jacqualyn Cramer, Josephine Capuana, Dorothy Wynne, Barbara Evans, Mary Brown, Ruth Bryant, Pamela Rose, Carol Ali, Necia Black and Maureen Kanaley, the current secretary. · The PSS Silver Anniversary celebration received support from TIAA-CREF, United Uni· versity Professions Buffalo Center Chapter and United University Professions Statewide. Rosemary Mecca was chair of the PSS Silver Anniversary com· mittee. Committee members included Boyce, Albert Ermanovics, llene Fleischmann, Jay Friedman, !.ani Jendrowski , Anna Kedzierski, Kunz, Sandra Reinagel, Rose, Sally Sarns, Bruce Speller and Stokes. adopted MBA courses i.n the School of Management this fall to gi~ doses of reality to the busi· ness theory taught in the &chool's required core curriculum. During classroom and industry· site piesentations, executives &om the firms share company memos and financial statements, detail management strategy and shed light on emergent business practices. It's part of the MBA program's adopt-a-course initiative, which "'provideS a real-time business backdrop to theories contained in a professor's notes," says marketing professor Arun Jain , whose marketing strategy course has been adopted by global toy manufacturer Fisher-Price. AJ part of its role as adopter, Fisher-Price's senior vice president for worldwide marketing will on OcL 10 gi~ students an insider's look at the company's new-product lab, where marlcding ezcutives observe cbildrm's responses to toys. Other companies, and courses they baY~: adopted, are krox, stra· ltgicmarJa8I'ID"'ll Price Waterhouse, financial acmunting; Marine Mid· land, managing human resow=; Lucent Technologies, management information systems; IIMAK (loter· nationallmagingMaterials),corporate financial management; Westwood-Sqwbb, operations and service management; Blue Cross and BlueSbidd, probabilityandsta· tistia;and Graphic Controls. bebav· ioral and organizational concepts. Adopt·a<OUrS< began as a pilot program last year with two companies participating, according to Katherine Gerstle, assistant dean and administrative director of the MBA program. By next year, the school hopes that all 12 core MBA <DUBeSwiDbaYI: been adopted. "Students really appreciate the life that adopt-a-course breathes into their studies and the way it helps them grasp the actual application of business theory," says Ger>tle. DeVoe said '"research is vital to traineeship, she earned a master's maintain the objectives of nursing and the necessary changes in educational preparation. lt seemed only logical to me to give my sup· degree in nursing at UB in 1958. Now 79, she is a member of the board of the School of Nursing pon to research." A lifelong Buffalo resident , DeVoe studied nursing a't the former E.J. Meyer Hospital before attending UB's nursing school on a scholarship. " I cou ld not have afforded school without the scholarship," said DeVoe, who received her bachelor's degree in 1942. After serving as a nurse in the Army Air Corps &om 1943-46, she joined the Army Reserves, from which she retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1968. She is the only woman serving on the Erie-N"~agara Sub-Council for Fort Drum. DeVoe worked at Buffalo VA Medical Center from 1950 until retiring in 1975. With a federal Alumni Association and served on the school's 60th anniversary celebration in 1996. DeVoe said her commitment to supporting UB's nursing school is fueled by her "goal in life to leave something to benefit othero, par· ticularly in the realm of education.• She added: "In order to have a vibrant, active nursing program at UB, outside. support in the form of gifts and continued involvement with the school as an alumnus is needed." A longtime supporter of th< nursing &chool, DeVoe previously established the Sally and Shirley DeVoe Fund for Continuing Education in Nursing and the Shirley DeVoe Nursing Award for Excellerice in Communication. , �Se$1ierl5.1197/Vtl.29.11.5 &epa..._ 17 UBO, Ohio 50 The US football team found Saturday that they could compete against fullm Mid-American opponent Ohio University-«! least on paper--despite not having played a Division 1-A team for 27 years. Boing! <---· Q Cheung. left, and Paul Min compete in bungee run during Rolling Stone's .Rock and Roll Bowl held Sept 16 outside the Student Union. Contestants had to stretch against bungee force to move a velco baton further than their opponent's. The Rock and Roll Bowl induded quiz contests, as well as action games. Events calendar LJh.-.a.op _.....,.,...... Study and Test-Toi<lng SldUs. North "The Pe« Haley Pl'ojoct, • 6}~· =:&~\~~ . =at ~~ ~~r ...-.:. wll 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. '191n 312 Ja<cbs. 645-6125. -.g..!about~artand T-.n..-.g. -P-SbffSomlnw ~ard~~~r!" U8 To_astrnaslefs, an organlzatioo .......,. o n , : ln·theCer>ler for the MediAnlsms of Musde Cell Growth U8'~~~~'1;~~~·· Room, Main Hospital Bldg., RPCI. 1BOp.m. SPSS f0< Windows 3_., Port II. North Campus. 1:J0..4:30 p.m. Regbtr.ltion a(ld ...tundable S1 0 deposit roqulred. For more information, contact ihe Academic User Ualson Office. 215 Computing Conte<, 645-35-40. wot1<, call the U8 Art Gallery at 6456912. :=t.:';:m.Heln ~irt:..~=~ noor exhibition room in the Center for ~~~~houn are 10 a.m.-5 p.m Tuesdays. 10 a.m.- Cognitive SdonceJ ColloqWum ~=-=' C,:.~tecl PsychOlogy, Princeton Unlv. 2J!ifiart.ol l North Campus. 2·3:30 p.m. OT ............ ~ ~~~Moj<>< ~~~~~:::!~~~ - - . . . , s a t 41'1us Poetry~ · more information on lhe artist and his ~..,.u.._ ASCJT-.a.op \ a series of :=r,.-~~~a janlno Pommy V"9". Screening Room, Center for the Arts. North Campus. 4 p.m. Thunday 2 ~f:'ni~and _..,._Dobson A collection of photos by Susan Dobson, winner of UB's ·cr=~ng _ . compotltioo. will open~ Ocl 1, and contlooe through Ocl 17"' the Art Department Galer\\ Room 84S, Center for the Ms. Gallery houn ... 10a.m.-Sp..m. Tuesdays. lOa.mAip.m. ....-... Wednesdays-fridays and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays. . ·us Painters" exhibit feawring WOI1c of ~~ ~~=Center for the Arts, North Campus. Hotm are 10 a.m.-S p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-friday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. SallJiday. Notices =.:::=:s- -eutlaSeminlor Pharmacoldnetlc/l'hannkodynamlc Contrtbutiens to the Convulsant ActMty of Qulnolones. William Coue~ Ph.D., Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Poitiers, France. 508 Coofce. North Campus. 3:3().S p.m. ~~~~'ll'.. Exhibition Opening ellecitlliouglout the fall semester. ~u~~·c~:w:-~~North Campus. S-7 p.m. Public reception will be prOcee!led by an :~~~Jc~~~~at~ p.m. Exhibits "'-'-'t =f~~ ~ -8:Mw tlours Wil ~n 7 EducMionol Gnnts,-...... ----................... -fur1998-99 The Amerlowl Awxiatioo of lJnlveMy quallllod women appicants for~ 199S99 ~and grants.lnlcrmatlon Is ..-ontheM!m-slte (www.-.w.org) or by callng 741-3964. A part-time paid Internship In commoolcations/publlc relations Is available In the Olfice of o...lopm<nt Communlations. To apply, send a"""" letter, resume and two re1ertonces and writing samples (dwwoli< Is acceptable} to Paula-...., 202 Wende Hall. South Campus; fax 829-2636, Of ...-nail - . c s u.bullolo.edu. ~ applkatlons duo School of Management oppfocatlons. which ace ckJe on or before Oct 1, are out5lde the underg<aduate - ~tprogtamoftja, 206 Jacobo. North Campus. To apply, studenl> roost submk the application. a oopy of his/her OARS report and a """" letter explaining any unusual cln:um- ~=~~ ll<llb, meets on the~fourth Tuesdays of each month In 317 Sll.dont ~~~~ lion. call Batbara Umll<er at691-3590 alter 7 p.m. But for<a<:h mistake theY made, the Bulls paid d=ly, losing 50-0 to the Bobcats. Despite being outgained only 367-247, the Bulls found themselv.sdown 360 at halftime. The loss was the worst the Bulls have suffered since a 50-0 defeat at Ithaca College in 1991 , the Bulls' last season in Division IlL The game was lost in the first half when Ohio took advantage of all four of UB's turnovers to turn a slight advantage in yardage into a h uge edge on the scoreboard. The Bulls got sev=l good performances in the loss, including a strong showing from their offensive line. The Bulls' offensive line did not allow a sack against starting quarterback Chad Salisbury and helped tailback . Anthony Swan rush for a season-high 107 yards on 28 carries. Vol~uall The Bulls went 2-2 this weekend at the Mississippi State Invitational in Starkville, Miss. In game one on Friday, UB lost to Southwest Louisiana in three games, 14- 16, 10-15, 4- 15. In game two on Friday, the Bulls were defeated by Mississippi State in four games, 8-15, 7-15, 15-5, 9-15. On day two of the invitational, the Bulls defeated Troy State in three games, 15-7, 15-7, I 5-9, and Austin Peayin five games, 15-9, 15- 10, 14- 16, 11 - 15, 15- 11. Somer Deschambault was named to the MSU Invitational all -to urnament team. Men's ~occer UB 1, Akron 6 The Bulls lost to Akron on Sunday. Freshman Chris Vinci scored Buffalo's only goal :u the Bulls moved to 3-3-1 on the season. Wmrnns ~occer UB 1, St. Bonaventure 2 UB 0, Western Michigan 1 The Bulls netted two losses this past week, against St. Bonaventure on Thursday and against Western Michigan on Saturday. UB took an early 1-0 lead against St_Bona with a goal at 29:22, but the Bonnies drew even at 31:56 to knot the score at l-1. The only goal of the second half came at 52:45. The Bulls were outshot 12-5 for the game. On Saturday, the Bulls lost to Western Michigan when the Broncos scored the only goal of the game 41 seconds in the match. UB outshot its opponen t 14-3, but could not find the back of the net. Lmss Lount~ The men's cross-country team finished II th o ut of 13 teams this past weekend at the Western Ontario Invitat ional. UB finished with 297 points in the meet, and was led by Ryan Guild, who finished 53 rd overall in the men's 10- K race with a time of35:33. The women's team placed third out of 13 teams in the Western O ntario Invitational with 85 points. Sophomore Marie Macander finished 12th overall with a time of 18:58. lennis UB 9, Robert Morris 0 The women's team defeated Robert Morris to move the Bulls to l·:? on the seaso n. Senior Amy Borden captured th e No.1 singles slot, 6· 3, 7-6. Borden also helped clinch th< No. I doubles slot, along with juni or Annulett Dillon, 8-6. �BIRepa..._ s.-25.117NGI.ZS.Io.5 \ S10 deposit~· For men : Thursct.y ~~""'Office, :25 21 s Computing Center, 6-IS- 3540. ~- ·AKIT-..... . - - t o Unix""'- . Shorings= North : ~.n,i~"m" : ==~=...lc . 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Address Bonnie Bullough l..edure. entries to Reporter Colendu Coordlnotor, 1!6 ...-., ~~-~?en=~ School of Nursing. C~ter for Tomorrow. Nortll C.mpus. 8 ore-moll(~. ~:.;;~~~=:!.. buffolo.edu). Our FAX call s.'1& Soms •t 829-3209. numberk64.S.J76S. · , . . . . - Love ond Other Cowtn>- ~=~9~m~tre. Pedlotsks Conforence A Patient With Acute Endo- ~~iX~.~~ffi·, ~~~:;~~by Biomedical Sciences. : :::~=:"l'H." : - ~=~n~Thoatre September-Urion . . (;oonles. - Theatre. North c.~ 11:30p.m. ~~~~lns!Nc- . Conf<nra Center, ~:30 ,.___ on c.npus. or for off-am- . 11-.g. Port 2: ....,...._. Con-f>uL p.m. · =~--ard : ~~~~or~= Or. :- - Nudelrpj,y.la.~on · Sloo,._Strlng CJdo c-o.t 1 C.1,;t~.ff~ by ·. Quwtot The Atato String QuorteL · =.~L). ~=-n Slee. North C.mpus. 8 p.m. : at881-16-40, 6-4!f'#4ext. . 7S7. The Reporter publishes Mst· For . llustgi-IA<tun . Electron Saotlering ond at Univ. ings for events taking piKe . 10 •.m.; rogistnotlon, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Alumni Arono, North =~~216 . Ontorlo. 280 P•rl<. North Com· .. Semlnor .pt-..:· sUndo,.....,--.~m-1 '"""""'tion·""' Campus. 4 p.m. -·a... . lllologlcM - :28 · The Contlnuous Fost Multi- ~ : DescMtes and Kant on Proofs . In COeomeay. ltonw Potowsld, · lntemotlonol Folic Donee. 2 . Eleonor Roo5evelt Prof. of Diefendolf. South Compus. 7 ~= .: Prof. of Western .,......_ :AKJT--.. · SAS on UNIX. "North Compus. - ~~-s~ · required. For men infomlotlon, · contact lhe Acodemlc User 21 s Computing . l..ioli>on Office, · Center, 6-IS-3540. 2~1 N. · Fom!Rd. 11;3G-10o.m.Coll . 6-IS-2460. . AKJT_..,. : ~~ : Compos.~:;::;-~ . m-dof>oolt~. Fot . more lrlormotlott. a>niOd . ""'Acodemlc User l..ioli>on : ~~Computing c-r. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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The event, which promotes rape awareness, is named for Yalem, a UB student who was raped and murdered while running on the Amherst Bike Path. Researchers receive $1.2 million NIH grant Five-year study to focus on link between periodontal disease, heart attack lly LOIS IIAIWI . News Servka Editor S cipal investigator on the new study, said the oral bacteria that cause gum disease appear to be the culprit "Oral bacteria enter the bloodstream via small ulcers that develop in the gum tissue of persons with periodontal disease. These bacteria contnbute to plaque formation and increase the chance o,f clots forming. Clots can also accumulate around damaged tissue, such as a lesion in the blood vessel or a replaced heart valve. These accumulations can narrow blood vessels. The bacteria also cause platelets to aggi!gal<andcan increase thedlan= of dots forming. Clots in a nanowed blood vessel can cause a myocardial infim:tion, or heart attack. TRANGE as it may seem, taking care of your teeth and gums may also protect . yo_ur heart. Funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Heal_th, dental mearcbm and p,_ vm!M medicine specialists at UB ""'beginning a 1M-year study of the relationship between periodontal (gum) disease and heart attacks. The study and the size of the award rellect the growing interest in new evidence suggesting that infections in the oral cavity may trigger disease elsewhere in the body. UB dental researchers are in the "We've known for some time forefront of this field, with several preliminary studies already com- that oral bacteria can precipitate .these kinds of reactions," Genco pleted showing that persons with gum disease are at high risk of de- said. "We just recently put these findings together as a possible exveloping heart disease. Robert Genco, SUNY Distin - guished-Professor, chair of the Department of Oral Biology and prin- planation of how bacteria that cause gum disease can also in crease the risk for heart disease." The nqw study will involve 1,000 people who have survived a first heart attack, and 2,250 people who have.oot.bad a heart attack. A complete health history will be compiled on all participants, and all will be given a dental exam with determine the incidence of second heartattacksamongtheheartpatients with and without periodontal disease. Relearcben abo will oolloct data on the number of lint heart attacks in a control group and determine their relationship to periodontal disease. If periodontal disease is found to be a true risk factor for heart attack, the next step will be to determine if x-rays to deter- treating the disease reduces that risk, mine the exist - Genco said. Because cardiovascular CIHCO ence and extent of disease remains a leading cause of periodontal disease. Blood samples death in most developed countries. also will be taken and cholesterol the answer to that question could profiles determined. have a major impact on public Researchm then will analyze rates health. "Although we know much of periodontal disease among bean- about the risk factors for heart disattack patients and those with no ease, there is still much unexplained bean problems, eliminating the in- risk to be assessed," he noted. fluence of other factors that contribCo-investigators are Maurizio ute to heart disease, such as smok- Trevisan, professor and chair of the ing or obesity, to determine to what Department of Social and Prevenextent gum disease is an indepen- tive Medicine; and Sara Grossi, dent risk factor for bean disease in Ernest Hausman, Juan l.oza, Joseph both men and women. Zambon, and Mine Tezal, all of the Participants will be followed to School of Dental Medicine. Drug resistance 'rocketing~ study says lly BUN COOUIUUW News- Editor B y the year 2000: half of the infections caused by the bacterium respoo5lble fur 7 million cases of otitis media in children and 500,000 cases of poeumonia in children and adults each year in the U.S. will have some resistance to penicillin. an associate professor of pharmacy at UB warned this week. Already, according to a national study conducted by researchers at UB, Millard Fillmore Hospital and the Univmity of Iowa College of Medicine, 32 pernent of inC.ctions caused by StnpioaJcruspoeumonJaeare m;istant to penicillin to some e:xlent and about IOpernentaresusceptible to few oral antibiotics. Theformeraretermed highly resistant infections and the latter are described as showing intermedia~resistance And from 1994-97, the study showed, there was a 40 pcra:nt incn:ase in intmnediate-resistant Screptmxrus poeumonJae infections and a 30 percent rise in those considered highly resistant Report given In Toronto "This is a rocket ship," Charles Ballow reported in Toronto Sept30 at the lnterScienceConference on Anti· Microbia!AgmtsandOxrnotherapy. Ballow, director of Anti-Wectives Research in the Oinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory at Millard Fillmore Hospital, reported on a study that looked at regional trends of bacterial resistance based on mo"' than 4,000 St.reptocoerus pneumonia< samples fromhospillllandoomrmmitypatients processed by 192 hospilllllaboratories from May 1996 to May 1997. The study,he noted, showed that resist:un varies by geographic region of the U.S., and is found most often in the Southeast. Ballow said 40 pcra:nt of the St.reptoroa:uspneumonla<samples from the Southeast were resistant to penicillin. while in the Midwest the rai.e was 36 pcra:n~ and in the Northeast and the W<St it was closer to 29 pcra:nL The overall resistance ra~ in the U.S. for the bacterium was 32 pernenl Identifying a cause fur the higher rate of resistance in the Southeast is dif- ficul~ Ballow said Nationwide Increase alarming "It could he that one major hospital in the region has really poor infectioncontrol standards," he said "With this study, we have dissected the U5. by re- gion. Now wewantto dissect it by hospital laboratory to see if there's one major metropOlitan area in the Southeast that is skewing the results for the region." Ballow stressed that while the regi<mal difl'=nas in bacterial resistance are important, the rate of increase that is being seen nationwide is especially alarming. Ballow characterized Screptmxrus c..~. -,.,..1 �cold. While there wu a definite kctious dil<ua is that they will . benditobserved(fourdaysvmus · continue to emergd Only in the seven days of symptonu in one lutconpleofmootbsweluM-.> recent study), to say zincstopa a artidainTheBalfaloNewsabout cold dead in its tracks would be an E. a>IJ diarrbea &om undercoolud beef, "mad ww dioeue," AJ.DS, inoverstatement. n-thy F. Murphy is director of the infectious diseases division and professor of medicine and miaobiology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical y_...,- When the yearly influenza epidemic enten a community such as Buffalo, there is a characteristic pattern. Cases will begin abruptly, reach a peak in numbers in two to three weeks and last a total of five to six weeks. Tbenwewon'tseeinOueoza until the next winter. The annual six-week outbreak generally nccurs between late-I>ecember and March. tor ofcal Secletlaa TKhnlof .... c--" .._.,_,_...,... fectlo••· Wlaait's t ..e latest Tha(• t~ problem. Treatment hasn't really changed much latdy. The real solution to the problem is to p~t ear infections. That is one of the things that my laboratory is working on-<~ vaa:ine to prevent ear infections. Will U... ...,.1M • cu,._.._. •t least a YIKdiM-fOI' C-· -•old7 Til• problem Infectious diseases is an exciting discipline. To tili care of people with infections, you have to be a detective. And you can't just focus on one organ or organ systemyou have to look at the whole person. Research in infectious diseases has advanced at a phenomenal rate. Many of the revolutionary developments in genetics and molecular bioibgy of the 'pas\ two decad~ were made in microbes. Vaccine development in our generation has been enormously successful. Smallpox has been eradicated &om the world and polio is do~ to eradication. I think research in infectious diseases is the most cballenging and rewarding activity in academic medicine. vasiYe streptocoa:al infections and antibiotic-raistant Sup/Jylor:D«L l(s getting 10 I'm reading about infectious dil<ua u much in the J!<WSPOper u I am in infectious disease journals. My point is that it is important that :we continue to devou national resources to study these things and train people in theseareas. · Anyone who wants to reduce his or her likelihood of having influenza this year can get a flu ahot. Fl.u vaccines are 70-90 percent effective in preventing influenza. Health-care workers or people a posed to populations at higher risk of complications &om influenu (such as people in nW1ing bomes) should be vaa:inat<d. ___ __ ____ ,..... ·-..-.-------7 Do-tet·•---7 --....--.---.................... ----____ lnl!IP:Z,. _ _ _ _ _ Estimates are that 37 million Americans will get the flu this year. loll - I t fw a........, adMit to pt a n. - 7 Mo.t . _ , . ldds7 with the so-called common cold is that it is caused by eight or IOdifferentvirusesand each of the species of virus has dozens of different serotypes. That means you' re talking about developing cures and vaa:ines for lots of viruses. I'm sure there will be progress. but a complete cure or prevention will be difficult __.-,...,.,or , Sowlllchlslt,.f-acold8ftd stMve u;e M!Mrlit-, I say eat ifyou're hungry! --t.alllngdnc..._ .........- . . . -..7. llttM-IIgnolec:ald1C..tiiOjl Several well-done studies have shown that zinc lozenges reduce the duration of symptoms of a I should. ..but I admit I get them some years, but not others. ._......,_,_7 The people in the Infectious Diseases Research Labs-technicians, graduau students, post-docs, faculty-rent out La.sertron once or twice a year. We run around and shoot each other with lasers. I'm not sure what it means that we want to shoot each other. but we have a good time. _, - .... the._.......,.._ _, _, ..-...---.., .......,.7-.-,.. coukler "•lu.ol.tety aec:es- _.,-7 Antibiotic resistance is a big problem and it exists because of overuse of antibioticS. All of us would be well advised to tili antibiotics only when necessary. "Necessary" means for treatment of a proven or presumed bacterial infection. Unfortunately, one of the most common reasons for which antibiotics are prescribed in the U.S. is for viral upper respiratory inf<ctions. Antibiotics have oo effect in ~~eating viruses. Physicians are responsible for the judicious use of antibiotics. When I speak to the medical school class about the importance to tiMofinfectiousdiseases,l-showaliot·. _, , . _ , - ' of about 15 infections that either. ......-. to ....S. did not exist or were not ricog:- - 7 nized when 1 graduated from I doubt iL I don't mean to undermedical school in I 976. They in- estimate the impolUDCZ of antidude Legionnaires disease, toxic biotic resistance-it's a huge probshock syndrome, Lyme-diuase, · lem.~. I' m oPfimistic that: AIDS, Hepatitis C and many oth- as bacteria continue to develop ers. One thing that we can be sure resistance, we will devise ways to · of when it comes to emerging U!- - cfel!Wit!illie·prOI;femi ~·- ·• - . • Ale--.._.. Environmental Rx proposed for City Hall . T IIJ' Ei.uH GOLDIIAUM News Services Editor He 1.-ler 00 much hot air -literally-and too few re- cycling bins are among the concerns about City Hall that a group of UB environmental-studies st uden ts raised Wednesday with Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello. The students presented Masiello with the results of their comprehensive environmental audit of City Hall, including recommenda tions for improvements, several of which will save the city money. The report said the city can: • Save more than $9,000 annually in disposal costs if it maximizes recycling efforts in City Hall •Increase revenue by boosting the amount of material it collects for recycling • Save an estimated $11,875 a year on stationery by using recycled, unbleached paper • Save both energy and money over the long-term by updating the building's heating, ventilation and air-conditionl'!l system The report also cites some of the positive environmental actions taken by City Hall to date, including the recent retrofitting of light fixtures, which already is saving $130,000 a year in energy costs. The audit, a detailed study of the ways City Hall affects its environ- ment, was conducted this spring by the UB students at the request of Masiello and the Buffalo CommonCouncit It's believed to be the first time in the U.S. that university students have been aslud to conduct an offcampus audit. as a public service. "This project has allowed tbe university to lay the groundwork for a strong outieach program focused on environmental issues with other institutions in Western New York," said Joseph Gardella, professor of chemistry and chair ofUB's Environmental Task Force. "We have already begun to see interest from other municipalities that would like our students to conduct environmental audits; Gardella said. According to the report, City Hall workers are, for the most part, supportive of environmentally friendly practices. However, there are several areas where significant improvements cap be made in terms of City Hall's environmental impact. B~ on interviews with facili ties manageis and office worh.rs in the 26-story building, and through their own hands-on investigations, the students evaluated the solid-waste stream, purchasing policies and .energy use in City Hall. Wherever possible, they advo- cated inexpensive solutions and emphasized economic advanl2ges of adopting environmentally friendly practices. The students found that • In some City Hall offices, there a.re more trash cans than people • ~ding bins are few and far between • Forty-two percent of the trash contains recyclable material • As much as 19 tons of clable paper is escaping into the waste stream each month. "A large percentage of wha(s being thrown out in City Hall could actually be recycled," said senior Glenn Del6sh, who worked on the project. He noted there is an extremely easy solution. "Trash bins can easily be converted into recycling bins," he said. "You don't have to buy anything, you just put new stickers on the bins. l(s a vecy low-cost solution that will have a high yield." The students stressed the need to t:ducate City Hall employees about what should be)'ecydedand where. The report also sl2tes that the city would save money if it developed policies to encourage the purchase o( recycled paper for letterhead and other sl2iionery. recY- The students fouod City Hall employees vocal about the environmental problems they perczive, including the fact that in warmer weather, there seems to be a lot of hot air circulating in offices. The students found that an inefliCent beating. ventilation and air-amditioning system increases the amount of hot air in the building. fostering use of expensive and inefficient window air-conditioning units and fans in summer and space heaters in winter. The report s12tes !hat a centralized beating. ventilation ·and airconditioning system would save both energy and money. · The project provided the students an important lesson on the relationship between environmentalism and economics. According to UB instructor Bruce Kohrn, a Buffalo community activist and president bf SBK Environmental Research, that lesson is probably the most valuable. •Their experience in this class is more like being on the job," said Kohrn. "Most classes have a carefully organized syllabus that tells them what to do step by step. This class does not do that, by design. Students had to figure out them selves what they n~ed to do to finish the job, and that was an important learning experience.• �Computer ·Utopia? No wav! BrieD . , .aNT an u•• liiHAM Reporle< Stoff MacLow to give birthday poetry reading, lecture Bromiey sees shortcomings in technology for schoo~ into tho machine. ~ cornpulal neutral, be """ ._ F you think that "computer Utopia" is right arowxl tho <Xllller, you misht want to spend""""' time lalkius to Hank Bromley about t«boooosr in America's schools. Anaosistantproiesoor in thoOqlortmmtofE.ducational Organi:r;alioo, Administration and Policy, Bromley has emnsiYe exp<riencz wilh axnpulm and tho ways tbat schools ""' them. l1nlik< many in his field, boweYer, be is sJ«i,tial tbat <XlDipUim' potmtia1 to belp students think and learn wiD be easily realizal. "Simppy d.rcpping t«boooosr into a daswom doesn't imj>roYe ttung.,"be soys. -n- is often an li(!OD<ia attadled tothot«boooosrwhich tOcuoeson nanowmrasur.sofstudent~ on standardized tests, fOr aample." ln--liRthose,andinartidesand popm.Bromley I ____ _.._,.._ ____ ._.._._., has tried to position tho compul<r"l!"wilhin tho social and educational CXlllll:ll,arguing tbat CXlOlpl1lm, as human in-.:ntions, are quiZ capobleof masnifyingtho shortromings o{ their iiMntors and their~ For Bromley. thosbortromingmost dtq>lyembedded in tho<X>mpUt<risthotmdmcytoSibtiluterawdalaorf3cts.informatioo..-. knowledge. learning or intdligma. He citts tho recmt popularity of "Integrated l..eaming • Systems," softw.ue programs that pr=nt material, 1tst students and lr.lckstudent progress within a single automated package "Administraton who 6nd the technologyveryattr.ICIM: because of tho efficiency it promises," says Bromley, ·-·may not recognize the student-as-oog-in-the-madline model it impooes on the dmroom." Theword"impooes"issigniliantWhile many in thottchnologyfield..ooldsaythatcoroputmarencuttaltools,able to be used for or against genuine learning. Bromley asserts that a tendency to homogenize and restrict thinking is built lllilizes tho same logic as tho slos;m 'guns don't kill p<eple. people kill people'-it is true that guns can mwder only through tho "'lfDCY ofhumans' murderousness, but guns as a t«boooosr lond tbernseMs to <main uses." While axnputm may not be neutral to Bromley, neither are they aU-powerful. If l<:ad!ers, administrators and compu1<r usen wxlentmd what uses computm naturaUylond ~to, what valuestheyembodyandwhat <lllllmthe ttchnologywiD be functioning in, they can use the oomput<r in ways that run counter to its own ttndencies. "Thete:hoologiesas they exist establish certain parameters,• says Bromley. "They may make it easier or harder to do certain ttung., but tha!'s just half the story. People can take that situalioo and try to do something with it" It is not aneasytaslr.however. "We~ to ask what it is about the cbaracteristia o{ the technology, and how they interact with thesocialcontmofits use. that benefit some people at the expense of otbors (and) reinforce existing I"""" relations." As aamples. Bromley discus<es tho aca:s:s, or lack of aoxSs, that !Prls and students of color had to computrn during the 1980s. Despite the impression that thing> havo: changed. Bromley says nwnerousstudiesSIJ!II!'SI that these pattans are continuing. How do these ideas and theories play out in tho classroom and in the schools? For startm, says Bromley, they mean that schools should not buy newte:hoologies until they know what they plan to do with them and who wiD haY< a=ss to them. And schools should assess whether the te:hoologies they do purchase are actually increasing learning. and fOr whom. It may sound liR common sense, but Bromley points out that the pressure teachers and administrators face sometimes~ out common sense. He notts that politicians often push for quantitltive "lisults" tha'Jcomputm are built to proYide. corporations are eager to gain access toyoungaxisumersand parents are widely convinced that their childrtn wiD fail in the job market unless they haY< a computer in tho dmroom. · Bromley ~ the last notion to be myth. "Highttch sdx>oling is Jarsdy irrelevan~· be..,... "Productivity on thejobises!<lltiaUyunrdated towhathappensinochool. and tho skills~ are <MrWhdmingly acxjuired in the wod<place" The myth. be adds. may haY< grown out of the fact that "parents are legitimatdyworrried about tho job prospects of their children." Having spent some years in the computer field after obtaining his bocbelo~s degree. Bromley has a personal S<nSC of how tho higb-ttch job market operatts. He left the field to pursue a career in education. eantinghis Ph.D. in educational policy studies at the Univmity ofWISCOnsin-Madison.ln 1994, be assumed his duties at UB as an assistlnt professor and as associate cllitctor of the Center for Educational Resources and Technologies. Is it strange. after working with computm for so long. to spend much of his time criticizing how comput= are used? "I'm often misread as being anti-technology;" he Sl)'S"but myconoern has been that (good educational results) aren't going to happen automatically•. and the tendency is for the opposite to oa:ur if you're not specifically looking for certain problems." Drug resistance con.-frono-1 pneumon1ae as a "community bug." aplaining that while it is transmitted among patients in hospitals, it is transmitted more often outside of hospitals, particularly among children in daycare centers. He said that every year, the pathogen isoneofthe most~revalentc:;lllses of roughly7 million cases ofotitis media, a common ear infection in children, and 500,000 cases of pneumonia in adults and children. Sinusitis and bronchitis often are caused by it as well. he said. BaUow noted that the combination of theovo:ruoe ofantibiotics and inadequate infection-a:mtrol methods. both in hospitals and in da)are centers, accounts for the rapid rise of re- sistlnce for Saeptmxrus pneumon1ae throughout the u.s. "'Oildren in daycare centrn share their genns."be said. "They share them on their toys. their clothes, their fingers." The problem is compounded. he explained. when a dlild who has a mild ear infection is treated with antibiotics. "Antibiotic use propaga1ts the prol>lem," Ballow said. ·~·rea society that thinlcs that fOr every ailmen~ there's a pill You haY< a sick child, you expect to be able to go to the doctor and get medicine. ~ grew up in the antibiotic era and we haY< come to expect it But very ott.n, the ca..., of the ear inftaioo is viral, llO( bacterial. and in that case, you don't need an antibiotic." For many ear infections, Ballow said, adequatetreatmentcouldindudegiving thedlildan over-the-counterpainn:lief medicine, using cold compresses on the ear and k<eping the child home. as ..,U as following any instructions from the child's doctor. In roost cases, be said, an antibiotic should be prescnbcdonly if the symptoms change or persist. The study, funded by RhonePoulenc/Rorer, also demonstrated that sparfloxacin, a new drug devo:loped by the company, shows exa:llent activity against resistlnt bacteria, including those that are highly n:sistant BaUow cautioned,I - ,thatduetothopotential for cartilage toxicity, the drug cannot be administered to childrtn or pregnant women. J.duon Maclow, one of the great American poets of the 20th un· tury, will celebrate his 75th birthday with a short stay"at UB this month, during which he will lecture and read from his work. He will give a birthday poetry reading at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, in the Center for the Arts Screening Room. He will lecture on • Jntt:ntion / Nonintention/Chance/Choice/Other" at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, in 438 Clemens Hall. His appearance is part of Wednesdays at four Plus, who2 events are free and ope.n to the public. Macl..ow has been writing and composing music since 1937 and is widely associated with the second-generation Black Mountain poets Ii.kr US's Robert Cre.eley; with the internationaJ Fluxus movement, which influenced many art forms in the 1950s and '60s, and with postmodern literary forms, especially language poetry. He began his career using what he now describes as ..quasi- i~tenti~ n.at• methods involving subliminal choices among word chOices ansmg in both the outer and inner environments, later moving into .. read ing through,"' techniques. Macl..ow has traveled t.x:tensively with his wife, Anne Tardos, performing at many intemationaJ venues. He has been awarded fellowships by New York State's Creative Arts Public Service Program for multimedia art and poetry. In 1986, he received a Fulbright travel grant to New Zealand, where he was the keynote speaker at the Australia and New Zealand America n Studies Association conference at the University of Auckland. MFC awards two Lorraine Saban scholarships Two students enrolled in Millard Fillmore College (MFC ) have been awarded Lorraine Saban Memorial Scholarships. The $500 scholarships, established in memory of the late wife of former Buf- falo Bills' coach Lou Saban. were given to RoseMarie Romano and Maureen Miller. The scholarships are designated for women enrolled in MFC who have exhibited high academic scholarship and aboveaverage community service. Mrs. Saban had been an MFC student. Both Romano and Miller have held jobs while working toward degrees. Miller, a medical office assistlnt with the Cleve- Hill Family Health Center, earned an associate's degree in business through MFC and is working toward a bachclor"s degree. A 20-yea.r volunt~e:r with the WNED-TV auction, she has been involved in fund-raising to benefit the spinal cord and rehabilitation units at Erie County Medical Center. Coordinator of. surplus equipment at UB who formerly worked in the fi~ancial aid office, Romano is wo rking towarQ a b.achelor's degree. She has been involved with The Bu/Jalo News Neediest Fund and serves meals at the Buffalo and Niagara Falls city mission. She also has served on the board of directors for Upstage, a not-forprofit theater company. Management alum donates $25,<mto hono~pro~r An •lumnus of the: School of Management has donated S25,000 to the school in appreciation for the education and guidance that he and his son, also a former student, received from one of its professors. S. Arthur Lowe of Ellicottvijle, a 1950 graduate of the school, and his wife, Carolyn, made the donation in honor of retired professor Robert F. Berner, who taught managerial statistics and was dean of Millard Fillmore College during a 36-year career at UB. The gift will be used to establish the Robert F. Berner Management Science and Systems Excellence Fund, which will help advance cuning-edge curricula within the school's Department of Management Science: and Systems -the successor to the Department of Statistics and Insurance in which Berner taught. An instrudor and faculty advisor to Lowe, Berner became a friend of the family and later helped Lowe's son, Peter, enroll in the business curriculum at UB. Peter Lowe, a 1970 graduate of the management school, is vice president of the aerospace division of Huck In· temationaJ in Tucson, Ariz. 1.1J1811111011DIIilule .•. .. The \\brld (WU) . . . . . . -primed iDcomctly In 1M! ........ Re~ Tbc almCt addN. il: .....,,,, ......, ,._ , ..... ~ Abo, tbcpboto on Page 1 was revo:nod by the printtt so picture liDes ......, revo:ned. The DIID<S oftbct.dl <nmb<rs should be, from left: Joawz 1izyna, JC<,esba <YG.Idrz. Wiliom Lerlie. �"la.p a..._ lk*t 1171Vi.2Ue.& Briefly • ,... ....,,. ., ~ y ~ .wl.,~·. ": ... ~ Team wins distin~hed national design prize . Beat out 300 in San Francisco competition ay PATIIICIA DONOVAN News SeMces Editor design team from the School of Architecture and Planning ha• beat out more than 300 com· petitors to win the coveted Grand Prize in the Second San Franci5co Prize Competition, •Toward a More Perfect Union: an attempt to •re-invent" the city's 25-acre Union Square. The San Francioco Prize is one of the mo51 distinguished and cov· eted in the field of architecture. ThiteamCDOSisll:dofRaleMmd<:z, lec:tw.r in the Department of An:hittcture and principal in foM Dtsign of BufEdo, and Midlael Tunkey, one of Mendez' undergraduate planning 51Udentsandan intm> at Cannon [)e. 5ign.Additional5UJ'I'0!1"W15provided by Elaine Olow, a UB undergraduate and Cannon intm>, Gregory Fischer, juniordtoigneratCanoonandgradual< 51Udents, including Joseph Wang. A Plan may be adopted The team took home a $4,000 cash award and the strong possibility that it5 plan will be adopted by the city of San Francisco. Union Square is a 5habby confusion of ramps, stairs, planters, bushes and paved areas atop an underground parking garage. The Buffalo team proposed that the sq uare, which is now a wall ed space above Sidewalk level, be reduced to a single plane that would "unwrap itself• over the area like a piece of origami. Thtplandoeoawaywith theS<Jllll""'• mrrounding walls and lowm the parlc's outer edgs to sidewalk dovation on each of its fi>ur Jides. It opens up the square, making it pon of the -around it and leuing lisbt into the porldnggaraae. The competition jury applauded the winning design as an "dqpnt, Wlfulding urban napkin (that) also manages to sbelter an indoor-outdoor market and other uses." The latter indudto a maje5tic bandstand and wting rink tucked into the oquare area that serve as a COilllterpointto the nearby o...q. Memorial Mendez said that the plan was mare than a theoretical exerci5t. "We are definitely going after the contract," •he added. She and Thnkty have prepared an architectural model of the proposed redesign for presentation to San Francisco city planners. Like other proposal5 in the com' petition, the Buffalo Jltoign is con· troversial and visually extreme. But members of the blue-ribbon jury called it a "brilliant idea" and it has excited much public discuo· sion among San Franciscans. Illustrated In Aldllteeturi The Buira!o dtoign is illU5trated and discussed in the September issue of Archltecture magazine. Noting that the level of competition was extraordinary, Jean LaMarche, associate professor of architecture, called the winning design "exceptional.• ---.. . . - - . . . . . . .! I,....,.,_ _ _.,_..,... w-.-~. --have persuaded their civic leaders "The San Franci5co Prize Competition offers one of the most coveted awards in architecture," he said. •This is a very significant competition and the outcome really 5peak5 to the quality an d strength of our junior faculty in the Department of Architecture. It aJsQ indicate5 the strength of the program itself, since our undergraduate5 contributed 50 •ignificantly to the winning entry. It's a tremendous honor for all of us.• Conterts aid cities The San Franci5CO Prize Com· petition is one of a number of conttots that have developed as citito to sponsor national and international competitions to come up with plans for the dtoign and redevelopment of urban •pace. Such contests, explained LaMarche, produce high-quality dtoign work and the winners get national and intematioDal attention. Members of the jury said the highly abstract and unu5ual Buffalo proposal, "would give the designers a chance to work with neighborhood group5, the city and cj~ps. of San Fq.nPs<Q,to jind the appropriate materials and de· tails to turn this brilliant idea into a beautiful .oquare." Governance Institute open house is Oct 16 Pet!)' lecture to focus on tiNith wodcforte leoniRI~~~ ~for-....-for the C'811orfortheltlillll...... slor&atthe~IICI!Ifor­ njl, s.. ftlndocQ, . . . . . . . the1997~_,..,_ at UB.Itt wll lplllklt4 p.m. on Ftldly. Oct. 10. ~ tt,. x-q-~ the Confer lotthe~olthePew ._... ............. CcllniNIIIon, • fllllllll'l'd n. PewChloltlble 1lullr, - . . . . ....... cuss "The.-..~ fiJQthe-· The """' locllft, tpOIISDIId _....,............,Is..,. llf1lllllllybytho Ul School !I pollldby . . .- l l l l b - l!l!lld~-~~"-Y-•*"'­ doln ol thotchoal. n.~oc~an b Jrennd...,ll>the,...._ N. lheCdotfarllllllll;.... - - . Rnoa:hb . . . ..... -lloouthlllhpu....s ~ lhlllodollolllll .THE By SUE WUETCHER News Services Associate Director Institute for Local Governance and Re gional Growth willltick off a full fall season of events with an open house to be held on Thursday, Oct. 16, in its new home: historic Beck Hall on the South Campus. The open house will be held from noon to 5 p.m., with an informal dedication set for 2 p.m. New York State Sen. Mary Lou Rath, chair of the senate's Local • Governmen t Comminee; Presi dent William R. Greiner, and Provost Thomas E. Headrick will join institute Director John B. Sheffer, II in making remarks. Created to support and promote regional collaboratiOns through· out Western New York, the institute provides an umbrella for new and existing UB programs relevant to regional issues. It also offers a clearinghouse for related regional information and provides a wide range of training opportunifito for local government and school officials, as well as other service providers in the region. "We are hitting the ground running," oaid Sheffer, professor of law and planning who formerly wao a New York State senator and assemblyman, a• well a• mayor of Williamsville. "There is a growing interest in regionil collaboration throughout the region's urban, suburban and rural communities. Our goal is to collaborate with every geographic and organizational sector of the region in a very practical, useful manner. "Our job is to help make -.rea leaders, citizens and organizations more aware of possibilities for exploring and furthering regional collaborations and issues, and to help them connect with UB and other resources." One of the institute's first assign· ments is to coordinate a conference on Nov. 25 at UB to follow up on wide collaboration program for 5Chool districts and municipalities, ba5td on a regional pmgram piloted and overseen by Sheffer last year, in cooperation with the senate Com· minee on Local Government. The institute's location in the recently renovated Beck Hall is particularly significant, Sheffer noted. "The South Campu5locationjU5t off Main Street, within an ta5Y drive of the Thruway, the 290 and Route 33- makes the institute· readily accessible," he said. •It is located on the border of the city and suburbs--a great •ymbol of the work·we do here." "Beck Hall is also an appropriate location for the institute be"Our goal Is to col-.te cause of its history,• he added. " It with~ geographk and was dtoigned by (prominent BufOI"!J'U'Wotlonal sector of the falo archi tect ) E.B. Green and modeled on the original office of region In • very practlaol, the Holland Land Company in Batavia, which opened in 1815. useful manner." "Since the Holland Land Company helped to define the Wtotern JOHN B. SHEFFER. II New York region as we know it, this spring's Chautauqua Confer- and since the institute is here to ence on Regional Governance. Fo· help the region position itself for cusing on specific issues, challenges the next century, we think a buildand action steps for Western New ing modeled on the land company York. the conference will bring to- office is a good place for us to be." gether many stakeholders from The Holland !.an)! Company thmughout the region. bought more than 5 million acrto Another institute priority is the of land in New York and north· development ofan innovative, state- western Ptnnoylvania in the 1790s and sold it to homesteadel"li until about 1840. Joseph Ellicott, the land company'• chief•urveyor and resident of the Batavia office, surveyed and 50ld the company'• 3 million acres in Western New York. ln announcing tlte creation of the institute this summer, President Greiner 5aid that the "ultimate objective• of the initiative "is to ensure ~at the Niagara Frontier is a vibrant region with a growing economy, positioned to compete and win in the global m~rketplace , along with our friends and partners in Southern Ontario.'" The institute, created by Greiner to further US's regional service priorities, has three primary goals, according to Sheffer. It will coordinate existing UB programs focused on governance in the region, including the Governance Project, the Regional .lnformation Net· work and the School-Municipaf Collaboration Initiative. It also will extend those programs through cooperative arrange ments with other area organizations, both public and private. In addition, it will offer practical training and informational services to area localitieS and school districts, officialo, and public, nonprofit and private entities. �Octaber U!I71V112Ue.B Rep alitall S~y keeps se¢ors agile, active lly LOIS 11A11111 Newt Services Editor Writing Across.the Web o INE'JY-one-year-dd Hall..awrence bolances WlSicldily on one tOot on a bod oi larsegravd wxlerthewatchfuleyeoialllldent volunteer. Joan Campaoini, 69, wobbles on a small I'<Xhr board. while Lila Manball, 73,attanp1S to stand mosonablyfinnlyon a larse-'F of foam rubber. The aeoiors""' taking part in a study that bas them runniiig relay """' and .,.,.,;.;ng II a ballet bo=, and isdesisnedtocletmnineifcatlin ....,;,.scan~ olderadulll'""""""and agilit)land belp them remain ac:tiw< andorlf..wlicient.l.ouise Gilchrist,........,t pnr fessor of physical therapy and c=tise and nutrilion scimo:zs, wbo desisned the is oonducting the study Wider a UB-fundod Mark ThnncrGrant. "Falls.,., sud! a problem in theddedf.said Gilduisl. whose expertise is in gait and balantt. "1Hpping on a rug might cause young people 10 stumble, but the elderly will f3ll. If"" can ~ """""" and agility so they can stop tbenueMs, we may be able 10 reduce the nwnber of liills." W'rth little pi<Ctdena to draw on, and to compare results from the exr:rGilchrist dellelopcd her (JWil cmri<es. cise and control groups. Initial tests "There is some undemanding that yielded interesting dato, Gilchrist said. working on standing balance is help- "I was surprised at how specific the ful," she said,"but there is little evidence ddicitcanbe.Someparticipantscould aboutagilityin thedderly,beeauseno- '"""'very quiddy, but their standing body has measured it particularly. balance was not very~ I was also Most of our agility tests are modified surprised by the rangeofbalanceddifrom tests used with children and cits, and by the realization that ooordinationisn't~an'agething.m young adults." Physical stability, she noted, irn<oMs ;.vishing to work with a population o regular people"Gilchrist recruited many fuctors--the ">"'>inner ear, re' luntt:mforthestudyfromlocalse- Oco:s, reaction time---<!nd a quality ior citizen emten. If they were older called proprioception,which is knowan 67 and generally healthy, they ing what position your body is in. In eligible. She took 15 voluntt:m the elderly, the ability of nerves to as jects and 19 more as controls. transmit this information 10 the brain Parti ts were tested for balance is reduced. To address this, many exerand in UB's biomed!anics lab, cises in the study include an emphasis using measures such as walking ,.,Joc- on being aware of where the teet are The study class meets for an hour, ityon bothstraightandaoolted paths, three times a Week Gilchrist tries to postural sway and standing balana. Afu.rthe lo-weokstudy,shewill t<st make it fun, as Wen as therapeutic. Parall participants again to determine if ticipants run obstacle courses, compete those who took the class improved, in relay races ,rarrymedicineballs,and Sulrerinc from writer's bkK:IfJ Written yourself into a comer? Confused about dangling participles and split infinitives? Happily, there are anumber of Web sites that can help. Paradigm: Online Writing Assistant is an interactive writer's guide available at http:/ 1 www.ldbsu;edu/engllsh/cgullfor/ P...,.Igm/. It aims to help all writers, inexperienced to advanced, by offering menus that invite you to click on topics such as "Discovering What to Write" and "Editing Your Writing," or focus on selected typeo of essay writing, such as info.rmal, thesis/support, argumentative or exploratory. N Paradigm. Purdue University's Online Writing Laboratory ( http: / I ....a.... "'iftr exr:rcise at a ballet barre, in addition 10 doing more mWldane exercises, such as balancing on one foot on different surfucrs and rising from a kneeling position. Some participants say they notice improvement after only three weeks. "I nevor really knew what was wrong with me,• said Hal lawrence, at 91 the oldest participan~ who said he fell and broke an arm a few years ago. "My balance has improved tremendously. I used to have to grab something to keep from fulling when I turned arowul; now I don't do that" Lila Mmhall said she feels stronger, although the study is not designed specifically for that purpose. "I'm using muscles I ha""''t used for a while. My balance hasn't been good. and i~s getring bener. My ooordination is bener:' If post-studytestsbearout theseobservations, Gilchrist hopes to convince senior citiz.e:n centers to incorporate the exercises into <Jcisring progiams. New externships to expand law school's public-service role The School of Low is expanding its tradition of service to the Western New York community through a new externship course th at sends students into the community to·work in a variety of assignments. The idea was first proposed by a distinguished alumna, Erma H. )aeckle, Class of '36, who also has contributed generously to the funding of the program. Taught by R. Nils Olsen, vice dean for academic affairs and director of clinical studies, and faculty coordinator Wendy Irvine, the course gives second-and tt1trd -year students the opportunity to earn academic credit while gaining practical experience for unpaid work performed in conjunction with an office out- side the law school. The course enables students to study law in context and develop their professional skills and responsibilities, especially their research and writing skills. The outside agencies, in turn, receive valu- able legal help at no cost. "The externship experience allows the law school and the university to broaden its impact on the community beyond what is currently possible in our clinical-education pro- gram: Olsen said. Some of the placements have included clerkships with federal, state and municipal judges; government attorneys, including districl.,ilttorneys and corporation counsel; state and county legislators, and such public-interH est agencies as Legal Services for the Elderly, Prisoners' Legal Services, the Volunteer Law- yers Projects and Great Lakes United. Studentl are supervised by attorneys or responsible professionals from th e agencies, who assign students work with an eye toward helping them develop lawyering skills, such as sharpening critical/strategic thinking, predicting case outcomes, and identifying and resolving issues of professional responsibility. Seventy students were enrolled in th e course when it was first offered this spring . Thirty students took the course this summ er, while 40 are enrolled for the fall semester. Olsen and Irvine. noted that abou t 100 agencies initially expressed interest in taking the students and that the number is growing. The externship course has been well-received by students, as well as com munitybased practitioners and agencies. State Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, whose office was one of the first to receive externs, called the program "mutually beneficial" for both students and the agencies with wh ich they're -placed. "I' m grateful for the university including such an opportunity in its legal curriculum," Hoyt said. Having externs in his office #has been a huge bonus, a big, big benefit for my office," he said, adding that a former UB law extern, jeremy Toth, now serves as his counsel. - Sue Wuetcher •nd Mliry Beth Spin•. News Services owt.-.glbh.pu.-.edu/ purdue/ lntroductlon.html) links to more than 120 instructional handouts, covering everything from coping with writing anxiety to writing with computers. Although much of the advice is targeted at writers of term papers, there are also guides for people engaged in business writing, as well as useful information for both teachers and students in ESL programs. Learning Through Wriringat http://www..W.co/-<Jidt/cuonpen61m/ T~ is another good Web site for would-be writ= and their teachers. It treatswritingasan interdisciplinary skill needed in all fields ofstudy, not just in English classes The site includes techniques and exercises for incorporating writing assignments in disciplines as diverse as sociology, epidemiology and mathematics. In addition, there is a section on "Encouraging Effective Use of the L.ibrarf,' where instructors will find tips for collaborating with librarians to design course-integrated library assignments. The UB Libraries' BISON II system offers online a=ss to a variety of reference tools of use to writ= through its list of"Refert:n<:e Sour= on the Net."Here you116nd links 10 Elements of Style (http,//www.columbla.edu/ acls/bartleby/strunk/) , as well as Roget's Thesaurus (http:/ I --uchlc.o!lo-edu/ torm._unrat/II(IC;ET.html) and the Merriam Webster Dictionary, which is part of Britannica Online (http:/ I www.ob.com:110/). While these~ sites offer easy access to a wealth of electronic informa+ tion,don'toverlooka valuablehwnan resou.rceon US's North Campus. The Writing Place, located in 113 Talbert Hall, is a free tutorial center where stu</ents can receive feedback on their writing, While not an editing service, tutors in the Writing Plaa: are available to help with the overall thesis. organization and development of a student's written work and to make suggestions for the impruvmlel'lt of sentence structure, spelling and pWlctuation. For help with connecting to the World Wide Web, contact the CrT Help Desk at 645-3542. For more Information about the Writing Place. call 645-2394. -Nancy Schiller •nd Will Hepfer, University Ubrones Brien UB center to sponsor photonics wofkshop Leading researchers In the field of optical technologies will speak at a workshop on ... Photonic Materials and Devices: Issues and Opportuni ties" to be held Oct. 24 in the Natural Science!: Complex on the North Campus and Oct. 25 in the Buffalo Hilton .• The workshop will be sponsored by the Center for Advanced Photonic and Electronic Materials (CAPEM ) and the Photonics Research Laboratory. It is the kickoff event forCAPEM, formed last year to foster collaborations on campus between researchers working on compound semiconductors, polymers and novel conductorS, including superconductors. Bruce D. McCombe, professor of physics and director of CAPEM, and Paras Prasad, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry and director of the Photonics Research Laboratory,are workshop coordinators. For more information, call645-64 75. Hirsch to discuss use of color materials in photographic art o Noted photographer and photographic historian Robert Hirsch , director and cu rator of CEPA, the Ce nter for Explora tory and Perceptual Art, will give an informal slide talk on "Recent Color Photography" at 4 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Screening Room, 112 Ce nter for the Arts. The presentation will be free and open to the public. Hirsc h will discuss work by photog raphers who in(Orporate tra d it ional photographic methods into unusual contemporary forms or who work with digital imaging, sca nn ers and o ther technologies. He is the author of two textbooks. "Exploring Color Photography" and "Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Ideas, Matenals and Processes." A new text on the history of photography is to be published by McGraw-Hill in association with the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester. More informa tio n on CEPA and the artists associated with the center and with Hirsch's talk can he found on the CEPA Website cepa.buffnet.net. �& l llepariaa OttDIIIJU!!I71Yol.29.11.& An open letter to the~rommunity THE UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE for the Promoti on of Tolerance and Diversity has read with regret the disturbing articles appearing in The Spectrum on Sept. 22, 1997, regarding the resurgence of incidents of graffiti on campw. We share the stu dents' concern and agree that there is no place on a To • clean up" those things that cause us discom- fort so that we do not have to think about them anymore appears to be the approach that many of us utilize when finding solutions to controversial issues. The ~quick fix, dean up" approach often results in our failur~ to approach "'cause• as a reality to be seriously dealt with; thus, the issue is practically guaranteed to m>ecur. As for identifying a process for removal of grafo ther. While we are in complete agreement that univer- fiti, the university has always had a proc:ess in place. In 1994, in response to student concerns, the Unisity officials should work to curb hatred in any form, we feel strongly that the action of officials alone is versity Committee for the Promotion of Tolerance not sufficient to promote a celebration of diversity. and Diversity devdoped and refined a student-reAt UB, it is time to acknowledge that the univUsity portinB process, and the Student Guidelines for Rt1s "us" and is inclusive of every individual who porting Bias-Related Confrontations and lncidents cla ims membership ln the university community; was distributed. This documentshould not be coothus, we all share resporuibiUty for what happens fused with EEO guidelines for reporting employeehe re. Moreover, it is time to understand that every driven discrimination in hiring practices or violamember of the campus community, regardless of tion of civil rights overseen by the EO/AA Office. The Student Guidelines were reviewed by SUNY race, color, creed, gender, age, religion or individual. se t of differences, contributes equally to the diver- Counsel and approved by the university adminisuniversity campus for hateful behavior based on an intolerance of difference, be it verbal, written or lol l Y that is UB. Since campuses o f public institutio ns, in particular, are merely microcosms of the society at large, they generally reflect that which is valued in the larger society. If we are serious about creating an environment that leads to a celebration of diversi ty, what is needed is for all members of the uni ve rsity community to examine themselves to determine how each individual contributes to the perpetuation of intolerance. We contribute to the survival of intolerance each time we allow a manifestation of racism , sexism, ageism or homophobia to occur. ln addition, there is often a tendency to ignore the abilities of those who may be physically challenged, o r condemn those whose religion differs from what we, as individuals, consider acceptable. The thing that troubles us most about intolerance, in general, is that most people, even those who co nsider themselves higQ.Jy educated, refuse to acknowledge the fact that intolerance, as a behavior, is alive and well in both our society and on our campus until it physically screams out at us through an act of violence, or in this case, an act of graffiti. The young writer, who noted in the Spectrum discussion on graffiti that ... ~the question should not be who is responsible for cleaning it up, but what can we do to stop it from happening" has good insight. tration and have worked quite well in most in- stances of reported graffiti over the last few years, providing that the process has been followed. The implementation of the process is overseen by the Tolerance Committee in concert with Public Safety and Student Affairs. However, like most processes, there may be times when the process does not work as weU as intended for a variety of reasons, including improper reporting and human error. When this happens, we need. to first, recognize a problem tric bills are paid and that doors open properly. We cannot, fl.Or do we wish to, change these facts. VJhat does need to be changed is how decisions about the Student Union are made. Currently the Office of Student life makes all decisions. Student input is superficially accepted via an advisory council, which can only give advice on what should be done in the Student Union. A unanimous decision by this council does not have to be, and often has not been, approved or acted upon by the Office of Student Life. The director of OSL can ignore students' advice as she-sees fit. A better model for how decisions are made in this building is found from our old Student Union, which had once been located on the South Cam- The project (paper, art form, technique. etc.) must be written « created t.nder the supervision d a member of the faculty. and must be recot I tme! lded in writing by that fao.ity member . to the Emeritus~ Corrmittee no later ltWl the last day of Februaly each year. The fao.ity ~ of the· project shall testify to the scientific 01" !l!dv10iogical vallcity of the project 01" to its aeothelic «artistic value, depending on the catego1y into which it fits. Projects must be submitted to Costas Yencaris, emeritus professor of sociology and dlairofthe Emeritus Center~ Committee, South Lounge. Goodyear Hal, South U!Wersity at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y. 14214; telephone 829-22n. CamPus. __ _ Events calendar ..,..... eon-.. . --· S08 Coolre. North Urnpus. HCH p.m. ~!Oi.;s: ~~ .................... <I Doolrnontory "'-""'>'· Milton Rcgovln. The ScnerWig Room. 112 c..nt.r lor the Ms. Notth Urnpus. 4 p.m. Sponoorod by Depl M. -lnd- =~tz'..~.zf.Sb.dontLJ.. To also by becoming more conscious of intolerant at- titudes and beliefs that lead to the expression of hateful beliefs, acts, speeeh and messages that may take the form of graffiti. We urge that you not condone intolerant behavior; campaign against it by speaking out in your own friendship or professional groups, or wherever it happens to manifest itself. Become a walking advertisement for the belief that there is no place in our university community for hateful speech or behavior. Copies of the Student Guidelines for Reporting Bias-Related Confrontations and Incidents may be obtained by calling Student Affairs at 645 -2982. Committn lor tM Promotion of Tol~ronu and Divrnity Donn~~ S. llke •nd Mkb.el A. Sto kes, co-choirs pus. The old union was very dynamic; it was the center of student activity at UB. One can argue that substantive student input into the old union's operation was the key to success. A council ofstudents made decisions about the old union's operations and rules. If these decisions were in violation of any state laws or university regulations, then the president could step in and override the student council's decision. Our new Student Union should be operated in a way similar to this historical model. lf the council of studtnts makes a decision about the Student Union's future that violates the law or university reguJations, then the president would always have the right, the responsibility, to override the council. The advisory council that currently exists should be replaced by a Student Union House Council through which students can make meaningful decisions about their union. fenYndo Malsonett. Pr~ident Brtndan Keane, V'Ke President AJdo Manion. Trmsurer Notices =~~<I Hochstette<. North c.mpu.. 4 p.m. ing a graffiti-free educational envirpnment on campus, by not only reporting instances of graffiti, but Student Union needs substantivestudent input o n US's campus, are ultimately the responsibility S200 award is !jYen for studies on aging. The c.ompelilion is open to iJI:Tf l.lldergadUate 01" ~ student in good standing at UB v.t10 has been accepted Into a degree program. ur.-....., Dr. of UB's president. The Office of Student Life has been charged by the president with the responsibility of operating the building, ensuring its elec- ~ ... ........ for the annual Rose Weinstein Memorial ~. sponsored by the. Emeritus Center at UB. The exists, and then work to improve the process. Thus, the Tolerance CommiH~ is appealing to faculty, staff and students to assist us in maintain- Th~ Un~rslty THE STUDENT UNION is owned by the State of ' New York. The Student Union, and all buildings Rose Weinstein Memorial Award ot Own01g Yoor o..n -.6:J0.9:30j).ITI. ur.-....., D<IW1g ... the Bod< of~ North c.mp... 7:1 S-9:1 s p.m. Sponoorod by ~ ~Stt.dentl.R. To"!jiss!r.al 1 CM "SbodngOnl('- ~=-~ ~:sm. Exhibits Jobs �Octoher.2.1997/Yoi.2Uo.& Rape...._ UB rates well in efforts to diversify student body, OIA data reveals .,-.n~ The study breab down the number of minority Reporter Stoll degrees by discipline: I • Bachelor's Degrees: UB was significantly more diversified than its peers in architecture and related programs. physical sciences, liberal arts and sciences/ general studies and humanities, and area, ethnic and cultural studies. Bachelor's degrees at peer institutions were slightly more diversified in engineering, interdisciplinary studies. communications and vi sual and performing arts. ln 1994-95, no b.a chelor's degrees were awarded to minority students in phi losophy and religion. • Master's Degrees: UB was more diversified in the disciplines of liberal arts and sciences/general studies and humanities, multi/interdisciplinary studies, and area, ethnic and cultural studies. Although UB awards master's degrees in communications, phi losophy and religion, and English language and literature/letters, none of these degrees went to minority students in 1994-95. • Doctoral Degrees: UB compared favorably in the disciplines of engineering, physical sciences, bi ology sciences/life sciences, mathematics and social sciences and history. Substantially fewer doctoral degrees went to min,orities in communications, business management and administrative services, area, ethnic and cultural studies, philosophy and religion , · health professions and related sciences, English language and literature/letters, and foreign languages and literature. • Professional Degrees: Peer institutions awarded significantly more first - professional degrees to minority students in health professions and related sciences, and slightly mo re in law and legal st udies. N its attempts to diversify the student body, l1B stacks up wcll against the best mid-sized public universities, according to data released last week by the Office of Institutional Analysi&. The study looked at the percentage of total university degrees that went to minority students in 1994--95. Areu of particular strength fo r UB included overall bachelor's degrees awarded to minority students (16 percent by l1B vs. 11 percent by peer irutitutions) and overall doctoral degrees awarded to minority students ( 12 percent by l1B vs. 9 percent by peer institutions). Master's degrees were awarded to minority students in roughly similar percentages (8 percent by UB vs. 9 percent by peer irutitutions). Professional degrees were not as diversified as those of peer institutions, however. Overall, 14 percent ofUB first-professional degrees were awarded lo minority students, while peer institutions averaged 19 percenL The .. peer institutions" in the study were the University of California at Santa Barbara, the Uni versity of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Iowa and the University of North Carolina at C hapel Hill. These are the same institutions Provost Thomas E. Headrick mentioned in his Academic Planning Report as among "'the best mid -sized public AAU universities," a group within which UB should work to be recognized . ~~~~~~ UB 3, Cornell 0 Women•• UOII....a>~~Dtry runner UB 3, St. Bonaventure 0 c-. .__ liDilbcd 2111 in tM SiaOxd Invitational oa Sept. T he Bulls capt ured their 27 with a time of 19:11 in the S,OOO..DKter run. Spencer helped fourth straight victory on the Bulb to o founh OV<talJ linSept . 27 as they defeated ish, with 139 pointl in the inritationol. Cornell University in three games, 15-7, 15-10, 15-6 at Men's aOSri-<.OW1try ru.nner Pat Alumni Arena. Outside-hit- - finisbod lOth"""'"" in the ter Amy Burda led the way Stanford lurirational to help the Bulbaptw<thlnlplac<wilh t76 for the Bulls with seve~ digs tolal p<iinu. Nolan finished the and 13killsfora .318hitting 8,000..meter raa: 3l 26;33. pcrceotage.Also,outside-hitter Rebecca Meade and middle-hitter Nancy Rose made sound contributions with 10 and 13 kills, respectively. The Bulls defeated SL Bonaventure earlier in the week in three str.ught games, 15-8, 15-3, 15-7 at Lockport High School. Three UB players, Somer Deschambault, Christina Gianino and Burda contributed four aces apiece. fmiliall UB 27, West Chester JO The Bulls couldn't shake the turnover bug in a disappomting 30-27 loss to West Chester University on Saturday before more than 6.SOO fans at UB Stadium. Scott Keller's 38-yard field goal was wide left as . time expired. The Bulls had four turnovers in the game, including two se-cond -half miscues inside the Golden Rams' IS-yard line, to fall to 2-3. Chad Salisbury completed 29-of-46 passes for 418 yards and three touch downs for the Bulls. Voting Faculty hears Greiner President reviews issues ofaaulemic planning process U81 , Dusquesne 0 UB 4, Howard 0 By SUI! WlJETCHER NewS SeMces AssoCiate Di r~tor T HEacademicplanning process under way at l1B is crucial if the uni versity is to take responsibility for its own future, address issues of accountability and avoid becoming vulnerable as an institution, President William R. Greiner told members of the voting faculty on Sept. 23 . .. If we take charge of our own future, we won't have to worry about b eing evaluated (by out si ders ); our performance will be fine,, Greiner said in his annual add ress to the faculty. " It's if we sit idly by and let so meone else take respo nsibility for it that we, I think, become vulnerable as an instit ut ion." G reiner spent most of his presentation revieWing the academic planning process begun last year by Provost Thomas E. Headrick. Using a series of overheads, he reviewed US's multiple mi ssions and goals; the diagnosi s of the curre nt situation, includ ing assets, academic programs and str uctures, and funding e nviron ment, and the strategies ~he uni versi ty will pur sue to achieve those goals. He then outlined th e .. next steps" in the planning process, including putting in place th e new College of Arts and Sciences, plan n i n g for interdisciplinary opportunities, building an effective academic and management info rmation system, and aca demic unit planning in such ar- eas as the biological and bio medical sciences, computer and information sciences, and pharmaceutical and chemical sciences. "We've actually made so me significant progress" in academic planning, he said, adding, " I don't want to see the energy go o ut of that process." " If we toke dYrge of our own future. we won't have to wony .bout being e v - (by outslclen); our perfomuonce wtl be fine... PRESIDENT GREINER Greiner also noted effo rt s made in improving the quality of sludent life, such as consolidating th e admissions and retentio n functions under the auspices of the Provos t's Office, student hou si ng initiatives, both on and off-camp u s, and th e push to build mathematics and student se rvices buildings on th e North Campus. G reiner responded to comments made earlier in th e meet ing by Faculty Senate C hair Peter Nickerson, professor of pathology, who reminded fac ult y members that UB is operating in a context in which it is being held increasingly accountable for what it does by the public, the state and the SUNY Board of Trustees. "We don't have to worry about that (" the ominous SUNY goblin") at all if we just do our own thing our wa y, responsibly and aggressively, over the course of this yea r and the coming year," Greiner said. SUNY, he said, wants to see so me campus " lead in the plan ning effort, and they will reward us and recogniz.e us for that kind of initiative." Greiner said a .. victim mental ity,. has been rampant on SUNY ca mpuses because of budget cuts over the course of th e past de cade-.. the state is taking our money . .. that 's terrible. "The way to deal with that is to ourselves take respo nsibi li ty and go forward," he said. UB must fos ter a more "en trepreneurial spirit" on campus and increase sponsored-program ac tivity and technol ogy transfe r, he said. In addition, th e univ.ersity must expand income received from tuition-most notabl y by increasi ng the number of out -ofsta te and international st udents attending UB-as well as in creasi ng philanthrop y. ..And certain ly we must have a new Millard Fillmore Co llege," one based, he said, o n distance learning, " the 21st-ce ntur y eq uivalent " of th e former night division geared toward non -tra ditional students. "We should be a maj o r player in that," he said. "Let's not con cede that to other institutions; let's not concede that to SUNY Ce ntral." The Bulls traveled to Dusquesne Sept. 24 to grab their first victory of the season. Tricia DiQuanro scored the only goal of the game at 3:30 as the Bulls defeated Dusquesne, 1-0. On Sept 28, UB earned its second win at Howard by a score of 4-0. Linnaea DiNaUo scored two goals for the Bulls, both in the second half, while Tara Donahue and Paula Listrani scored one gOfl apiece to move the Bulls to 1-5- 1 on the season. Man's~o!Dlr UB 6 , Canlslus 0 UB 2, St. Francis (Pa.) J The Bulls went 1· 1 this past week tO'ffiO\'C' their record to 4-4-1 on the season. On Sept. 24, US defeated crosstown rival Canisius, 6-0. Midfielder Frank Butcher opened scoring at 10:41 when he took a pass from forward Sebastian Zawislan and put the ball into the near side of the net, giving the Bulls a 1-0 lead. Forward Brian McCallion added to the lead at 26:43 when he gathered a pass from John Shannon and fired the ball into the goal from 20 yards out. The second half was all UB as forward Steve Butcher tallied the first of two goals at 58:30 to give the Bulls a 3-0 lead. A goal by Zawislan on a penalty kick, another by Steve Butcher and one by forward Chris Vinci made the final score UB 6, Canisius 0. O n Sept. 27, the Bulls lost a dose game to St. hancas t Pa. I tn overtime,l-3. Butcher and Jarek Radzinsk.i scored the only rwo goals. LfO~Loun~ Both teams had an impressive weekend at the Stanford lm•1tational tn Palo Alto, Calif. The women's team finished fourth o ut of 28 teams in the 5,000-meter run with a total of 139 points. Casey Spencer finished first for the Bulls and 21st overall in the meet with a time of 19: II . The men's team placed third overall in the me<t with 175 total poUlts. 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Here, she serves up a four-star coffee to Karen Fien, a post-doctoral student in the Department of Mkrobiology. (See story on new campus coffee spots on Page 3.) Earthquake center gets $10 million grant Berkeley, minois join UB as National Science Foundation expands research efforts T HE Unive"ityat Buffulo's National Ce nter for Earthquak< Engineering Research {NCEER) has been awarded a $10 million grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a Center for Advanced Technologies in Earthqual« Loss Reduction . The award brings to more than $56 million the total funding that NCEER bas been awarded by the NSF since the ce nter was established in Septemb<r 1986 by the NSF, following a nationwide competition. The five-year grant, the third received by NCEER from the NSF, will support a program to study the application of advanced and emerging technologies to minimize earthquake damage and losses nationwide. It is part of a $30 million commitment by the federal agency to expand earthquake research through the funding of three earthquake-engineering research centers. The oth ers-the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, headquartered at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Mid· Ameri"' Earthquake Center, headquartered at the University of lllinois, Urbana-Champaign-art being funded for the first tim e under the new system. The grants were announced Tuesday by the NSF in Washington, D.C. In announcing the gran ts, Will- iam A. Anderson, director of the NSF's Earthquak< Mitigation Program, said, "These new centers are needed to extend our understand - ing of the impacts of seismic events on buildings, roads, bridges, energy sources and other compone nts of our buih environment and societal insdtutions. "The knowledge gained through these research centers and shared wit h enginee rs, architects and planners will help reduce hazards and save lives." NCEER reaches around g lob< Since its founding, NCEER has operated as a consortium that an nually has involved the participation of close to 100 researchers at institutions in the U.S. and around the glob<, including Berkeley and Illinois. In its 11 -yea r histo ry, NCEER has successfully leveraged S46 mil· lion in NSF funds to attract additional support totaling more than S110 million for res~arch, educa- tioh and outreach programs. It has received more than $26 million in matching funds from New York State to support its work. to minimize the impact of earthquakes on the nation's built environment. Major funding has included S 14.2 million from the Federal Highway Administration to conduct seismic resea rch on highways and their components. Considerable knowledge and technology developed through NCEER's programs have been put into practice. According to Director George C. Lee, NCEER's emphasis on net working across insti tut ions and disciplines has been integral to its success and led to NSF awardjng it a third round of funding, and funding an additional two earth quake-engineering research cen ters. .. NSF is sending a strong signal that the concept of center-funded earthquake-engineering research pioneered by NCEER has proven to be an effective way to develop methods of mitigating the damage wrought by earthquakes ," Lee added. Gains recognition for UB The S30 million commitment by NSF was praised in a joint statement issued by UB President William R. Greiner, ChanceiJor Roben M. Berdahl of Berkeley, and ChanceUor Michael Aiken of Illinois. They said the $30 million com· mitment to their institutions by the NSF"will substantially enhance our abilities to develop effective strategies for further reducing the loss of life and major physical devastation from future seismic shocks." NSF decision will bolster scientific efforts' President, chancellors issue statement Th~ following is the joint stntement on NSF's award· ing of$30 million to three earthqunke centers, issued by Chancellor Roberr BerdJlhl oft~ Univ<rsityofCalifornia at Berlcdey, President William R Greiner ofthe University at Buffalo, mrd Chancellor Michael Aiken of tht University of 11/inoi5, Urbana-Champaign. The PMtlonal Sdence Founct..tlon '5 decision to ex- tend and expand its support of earthquake-engineering research will bolster the ongoing scientific efforts at the University of California at Berkeley, the University at Buffalo and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign to mitigate the potentially dev· astating effects of earthquakes around the world. Through its commitmen t of $30 million over the next five years to fund basic research and public ow reach at Berkeley, Buffalo and Illinois, NSF assures that we will b< able to build on the progress already made by our institutions. and other institutions with which we work as a consortium. These funds will substantially enhance our abilities to develop effec- tive strategies for further reducing the loss oflife and major physical devastation from future seismic shocks. While earthquakes cannot be" prevented, research · ers at o ur institutions have shown already that we can build structures that will withstand quakes of h.igh magnitudes; we can retrofit existing buildings. bridges and h.ighways to minimize their vulnerabil ity to quakes, and we can improve the design and construction of the vital Linkages on which our com · merce and life-support systems depend. There is much yet to be accomplished 10 th1s tield of scientific inquiry. Berkeley, Buffalo and !Uin01s are prepared to provide the research leadership that " 'ill ultimately benefit people throughout the globe and place the United States at the fo refront of sctent ific progress in earthquake-hazard mitigation. NSF's investment will b< returned many-fold through the prevention of earthquake damage that can easil y climb into the billions of dolla" and the loss of lift that never can be" measured in financial terms. �21 Rap aria£ Octlier 9. '9!17/Yol.2a In 7 WdPolnt~ wll nat hlndle PointJon9er-- medical erne~ get des llolrd Alrl!. lance Corps, tht studor>t....,. ,.... __ sponseand~-... wll no ~on thtNorthc.wn. pus, pending .......... of tht ...... w-. group'• opOrotioru. During tht Nodled ...-. rnutulllld ~ irwoMng PIAIIc • Sofoty. CetMIIe FQ Company and IWrii/MoDo-. _'*-'Y_ . . _ --cUirlg slid OonniliiiiO, - " " " pmident " ' - ..... ThlsrnuiUIJ.Iid-¥- U!UIIy<bingtlle_ ..... --,.-..-... ~.-........-"'"'. tlle....-.k )'Wwhonlllinl-la nat- .... 5isllru on tlleNoothC...,.. shcUdconrna-- to Nile 5*Y. 64$.Z222. Then! his boB> no - o f __.,_..... tht llolrd Potll - - s1nat tllecotps_ lotmod_ IS )'OII> ogo,lllld-~ llmeto_...,.._and ... v... stll.-lhothlt-~-nrlho . '""""" .. stll ~ (!rom the-~·lllld- lllirdPolnt . . _ i o ~- ­ ing p!OgiMU os'o ~ :::::..'1... rll*gjb ....... ""'" """''-" lion of Ul.....,_, IIIII ~ llurrows has been director of the Center for the Arts since August 1996. A professional arts administralor, he has managed a number of prestigious Canadian theaters and served as a theater management consultant to several '---J....-'-""-' others. He also was managing di· rector of theater operations and assistant to the dean of the Yale School o f Drama a nd the Yale Repertory Theatre Company. How does the Cente r for the Arts flt Into the U'tl IC-.M In Westem New York7 What niche b It trying t o fUI7 By demonstrating through our programming choices that in our search for excellence, diversity and experiences that challenge, we are addressing our primary mandate: to enhance; to make positive contributions to the education of stu· dents. We seek to complemenlnot to compete. The center provides interaction between Buffalo and Western New York professionals and students in theater, dance, music and the visual arts. It offers cutting-edge a · cellence in its dance series; shares master classes, training with Buffalo schools of dance and dance education in a residence/outreach program. It also offers multi-cultural performances, lectures and artists not offered anywhere else in the community. What guklu you In your choice of events? ......... .,the mtlonand dMiapil - What woooldyou Uke _.pee. tlve stucleton-.nd t heir par· ento-to k ebout tiM Cen· ter for tiM Arts7 Faculty and St B1.·iefl Ia!* ... -Mot . ... ....... ogoi!> ..... ~ . ippllpiiMit.. be IIIII. _,_.,... __ _ _,_...,..... PSsto ·~ BI-.BIIg'*n...iothoolng ........... '-' .... ' ' Jia' ...~jlllllnf, -Cot II> Slap........ __ Several factors: The goal of a bal· anced program that includes music, theater and dance; events unique to the community; pro grams that encourage the active participation of students such as our artists-in-residence programs; financial responsibility; programs and even ts that reasonably can be expected to break even at an acceptable price in a 1,750-seat the· ater; opport unities for mutually desirable partnerships with other presenters, i.e., Shea's Performing Arts Center, UUAB, Pick of the Crop and the Buffalo Philhar· monic. Short answer: Excellence, diver· sity, affordability, perceived value educationally, innovative, multi cultural. - h a v e ..... Ceater for the Arts t k kot prices.,. too high. Is the Center--.... by tiM lhlte7 How an you keep tld&ot prku-7 I believe our pricing for the current season is oompetitive, is fairly related to the expense of the events-and we are making specially priced student tickets avail· able for all events this year. The center receives no governmental support other than partial salary support. W< are a self-sup· porting venue, earning our total expense budget from our rentals and our ticket sales. We provide for the cost of four fully produced showcases.for the Department of Theatre and Dance each year and our earned revenue allows fOr the presentation of five international art exhibits in the center gallery. What/ who .. the lKl/ per· former that yOu personally would love to see at the c ...t e r for tiM Arts7 I would like to have Morgan Free· man appear here with the Buffalo Philharmonic, reading •A Lincoln Portrait.• I would liU them to know that !hi$ remarkable ·facility is .. student friendly;" that many of the stude.nt clubs/auociations utillu the cen· ter for their cultural presentationsi that we are encouraging and will schedule lunchtime entertainment and creative student projects in the atrium j that we now have special student prices for aU performance events; that joining the large vol· unteer core of ushers and tickettakers is a wonderful Way to see many performances free. Yqu've worked In thb ret~lon --.-tor t i M - Feltlval, forT_.o · How .._. these e.xperte.c:es Influenced seasoq,. O.anging the image of this · venue will not happen overnight-our main goal is to fill seats and to have everyone stand up and take notice of the center's efforts. Our renlal activity forms a good base to begin meeting the basic operating expenses. Weare <Xplor· ing many other revenue-generat· ing activities (gift shop, incrra.sed concessions, etc.). The success of this year's presentations will influence next season's undertakinp. ----of ~of tiM concems ~-­ . . - t i M . _ . .. Stu· - d o n' t tall• ...._..._ _._._ •rtlsb who...,.._ ...... How wiM you - h this w-1 Myfirstthoughtonheuingthis question was a statement made by your to .,. do Sol Hurok about potential audi· they lntonn your c-ter- for the ence: "' If they don ' t want to Arts .......r-•latl7 come-you can't stop them." I wouldn't trade the Shaw Festival lt is impossible to force anyone experience of heading a produc· to attend something that they are ing theater with Paxton Whitenot familiar with or have no inhead, building the new theater, terest in. With a new student planning and implementing resi· dencies and the firot Wmter Con· population entering each year, we cert Season. Toronto's O'Keefe have renewed opportunities to inCentre was a great presentation . troduce the concept of attending house and home for the National ans events. We must remember, Ballet of Canada and the Canadian however, that the university expe· Opera Company. Hamilton Place rience can be quite overwhelming, provided the experience of pro· particularly for new students. Th< ducing several television events, time cOmmitment for studies. soincluding a TV series in an arts cializing, commuting is intensive. center. dlclyou get Into • rts n..n· The Center for the Ans, a great Ant you • closet per· facility with an acellynt staff and tor..er7 (singer, .Ust, sc'lll pa clear mandate, offers the oppor- tor, · otc.7) tunity to bring the best, most proBy default. First, I gave up a uni· ductive of all past experience to venity scholarship in music bear on new challenges. There is (trombone) for a "work program" no place I would rather be. in the theater department. Next. Although you have a seoon after two summers of bit parts in thll ,..,., It h the ran arts cen- a professional .company, I con t er tiNt. II .W. to """' ltHif -tiM Center for tiM Arts .... fronted the fact that 1 was valued faced ......,_. cuts that have much more as a stage manager a l l - ,..._1"!1 for this than as an actor. And, I don't do closets. It takes a larg< closet to up financially for nut HUOn7 reach seventh position on a trom· We are hoping that at least 70 per· bone and my decision about actcent of our events break even this ing was wise-and finaL -"7 - --thlnp. . . . . l.llo"TIIII," on - . . . . y - ,_, to 1 PJI\. In 106 ...... The pn>grlm lr port d . . Jtl lhel _ _ -. . ... 19971n>wn.a.g llldoo _.,. to the PSS Olftc:e, 64S.Z003. Tbo ............ an.,.a """"'"'*r- ,._ by llw~ ol __ ------- ~..... ~.,--·_., £dk--- _ _ ,360olblloll,(716) 64S-:16l6.. _,.,. -Sue-""CMolino- -DM!Ig -- -.. .......... -....- Campaign launched against racist graffiti By LOIS IIAIWI News Services Editor T HE Division of Student Affairs last week launched a search-and-destroy mission against racist graffiti on the North Campus, followingstud<nt criticism that UB 's administration had acted too slowly in removing a racist slogan painted on a Knox Hall entranceway. Customer -~ rvice pe rsonnel were di spatched Thursday and Friday to 15 sites where offending messages had been sighted and reported following a Sept. ~0 Student Association -sponsored forum to air the graffiti issue. De.nnis Black, interim vice president for student affairs, and John Greta, director of the Department of Public Safety, apologized for th e lack of sufficient follow-thro ugh on the initial incident, and asked for students' ~clp in reporting the location of other racist graffiti. "We want them gon<." Black told the au· dience of 100-plus students, faculty and staff at the for um . "They don't belong in our communjty," Grela said public safety sent an officer immediately to investigate the Knox Hall complaint, but the officer didn't find the of· fending graffiti on initial inspection. A sec· .ond inspection turned up the racist slogan and it was removed, he said. Hoping to streamline the reporting pro cess, Black distributed a new .. Bias-Related Graffiti Immediate Response Form" that he said will be reproduced in the Spectrum and will be available wid<ly on campus to report exact locations of racist slogans. Reports sub· mitted to his office will go immediately to public safety for documentation and then to customer service for removal, he sajd, Students also .can report graffiti sightings viaemail to Rice@msmail.buffalo.edu Although quick removal of existing graf· fiti was the most pressing issue, student leaders asked for an airing of a broader question: How to deal with the issue of racism in general on campus and discourage its expression? Student comments about the graffiti ranged from th< pragmatic, to the hopeful, to a call for more education on diversity: • .. This is a large university where you get a little bit of everything. Learn to cope with it." • "'We're not going to get people to stop writing this stuff, but we can't let what they write divide us." • .. People come here to be educated. When this (racist graffiti] happens, they ar< not learning. Faculty can help by teaching us what's importanL• SeveriU students asked for more discussion of racism in their classes and for the required "American Pluralism• course to include the UB experi<nce. They also asked for faculty ' to take a more active role in discouraging racism. The question of student involvement also was raised: "'We need to take responsibility for w~at is ours and protect it; one student speaker commented. ·we need to speak up as a community against racism." She suggested that some type of rally at homecom· ing might be effective. Michael Stokes, co-chair of the UB Com· mittee for the Promotion of Tolerance and Diversity. pointed out that his committee published guidelines for reporting bias·re· lated incidents in 1995. The committee meets regularly to discuss issues such as these, he said, noting that the meetings are not well attended by students. Following the forum, Black said the up· coming meeting of the Committee for the Promotion ofTolerance and Diversity would be devoted to reviewing the 1995 guidelines and malting recommendations for including sections on education and response to reports. �October 9, 897/Vol. lain 7 Rep a...._ DrieD Tomasi, Hyman to be honored at Convocation Oct 15 New student housing to be system laid the foundation for his work on retroviruses and immune SUNY honorary degree will be presented to Thomas B. Tomasi. fo rmer president and " chief executive officer o f Roswell disorders, as weU as for the future research of hundreds of other sci- A entists. Greiner, Headrick and law school Dean Barry B. Boyer will Parle Cancer Institute, when UB holds its third ~nnual Uni~ersity Convocation at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. A recognition award for 50 years of service to the university wiU be presented to Jacob B. Hyman, pro- fessor oflaw and former dean of the School of Law. Also to be honored are 1M UB fuculty members recmtly named SUNY Distinguished Professors and UB fuculty and staff members who earlier this year were named recipients of the SUNY Olancellor's Award for o:cdlena in the areas of t<aching.librariaruhip and professional servia:. The convocation will open with an academic pro- =sion,and will be declared open by Peter A. Nickmon, professor of pathology and chair of the Faculty Senate, who will be macebearer. Greetings will be offered by Provost Thomas E. Headrick, SUNY Distinguished Servia: Professor in the School ofl..aw. Oosing remarks will be presented by President William R. Greiner, professor of law. Keynote speakers will be Bruce H. Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of English and Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Culture, and 5argur N. Srihari, S Distinguished Professor in the Department of puler Science and director of the Center of ExceUe for Document Analysis and Recognition. Gardner to confer hon rary doctorate Arnold B. Gardner, am her of the SUNY Board of Trw tees, will confer the honorary doctorate in science on Tomasi, who hea ed Roswell Park from 1 1986 until February 1997. To masi continues to be active in research at the nation's first cancer center for research, treatment and edu cation. His le3dC:rship legaCy includes renewal o f the vision of the center's founder, the late Roswell Park, through expansion of the facility's community-service role and repositioning its clinical and academic programs. Described as dynamic, dedicated and energetic, Tomasi established a positive and aggressive vision for Roswell Park. insisting on and fighting for progress, demanding exceUence and promoting teamwork and thoughtful planning. His discovery in the 1970s of the mucosal immune present the recognition award to Hyman. Known as a "teacher, a scholar and a gentleman," Hyman came to UB in 1946 after five years in private practice and six in government service. Named the lOth dean of the UB law school in 1953, he helped lead the then-private University of Buffalo through its merger with the State University of New York and helped make UB the leading comprehensive university it is today. Hyman stepped down as dean alia II years and since then has~innoYa!M:prog;.unstoprovidea<:t:5tomern­ bers of undenepres<nted groups who seck to en tor the legal protes:sion.Alegendaryt<ach<randHarvardgraduate,bewas the first non-alumnus to rro:iYe the )aeckle Award, the UB law school's highest honor, in 1983. Re<ognltlon for Distinguished Professors Also being rerognized at the """"t will be 6"" fuculty members re=tlynamed Distinguished Professors, the highest fucultyrankin the SUNY system, by the SUNY Board of Trustees. They are·SUNY Distinguished l'ltli=>rs Para. N. Prasad of the Department of Olemislry and diredor of the Photonics Rtseanh l.aboratory, and 5rihari; SUNY DiWtguishedServia: ~ Pder H. Hare ofthe Department of PhihsophyandChareiV.~OCtheDepartmentofl'l¥i­ ology. and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Proli=r Diane R. Ou:istian of the Department ofEnglish. Ten faculty and staff members who received the SUNY ChaoceUor's Awards for exceUence also will be honored. Recogniud for exceUence in teaching will be Shahid Ahmad, associate professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering; Michael P. Long, associate professor of music, and 'IIiantafilos ). Mountziaris, associate professor ofchemical engineering. Honored foro:cdlence in librarianship will.be Edward Herman, associate librarian, J..ockwood Llbri.ry; GlendOra Johnson-Cooper, associate librarian, undergraduate library, and Nancy A. Schiller, associate librarian, science and engineering hbrary. Recogniud for excdlence in professional service will be Martha A. Barton, assistant dean in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Sandra ). Fazekas, staff associate/events coordinato r for the Center for the Arts; Maryanne L Mather, instructional support technician in the Department of P~riodontics, and Leonard F. Snyder, associate vice president and controUer. ·eoffee 'spots' bubble up on campus Fifth location to open soon in Undergraduate Library BY llllEHT CUHNINCiHAM Report..- Staff till drinking coffee from a creaky old pot? A more ex- S otic alter n ative may be closer !han you think. Not counting the gourmet coffee avail- able in haUway kiosks, UB has four locations that carry espresso, foam 1 mochas and syrup~ A fifth location will open soon in the Undergraduate Library. Robin Cornwell runs two of the four spots under the name "Metro Express," and she has contracted with the Faculty Student Association ( FSA) to run the new cafe coming in the near future to th e ground floor of the Oscar A. Silverman Undergraduate Library in Ca pen Hall. In addition to ComweU's services, there is a ooffee bar on the 1Oth floor of Goodyear Hall on the South Campus and a Starbuck's acroSS· ,from the Student Union on the North Campus. The coffee spots include: • Metro Express, North Campus: Located in the atrium on the ground floor of Park HaU, this centrally located cafe features espresso drinks, hot chocolate, Twining teas, bak<d goods and stir-sticks 1/lat are actuaUy uncooked fettuccini (for the environmentally-conscious). Chairs and tables are spread throughout the atrium. Co rnwell buys freshly roasted coffee hearts from Premier Gourmet in Buffalo and baked goods from A Sweet Ending in North java. She serves from 7:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:45a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. • Metro Express. South Campus: Located in the lobby of the Biomedical Education Building. ComweU's second cart offers the same products as the finl The location is bright, airy and comfortable. It is open from 7:30a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. • Goodyear 10, South Campus: Run by Mike Hodge on behalf of the FSA, Goodyear 10 offers espresso, regular and flavored coffee, candy, Celestial Seasoning teas and bak<d good s. It features unobstructed views of Buffalo to the east and west, aod comfortable chairs and couches in a library-like atm osphere. Their coffee is supplied by McCullagh. Students, staff and faculty can read, drink and eat from 3 p.m. to mid night seven days a week. • Starbucks, North Campus: The most visible gourmet coffee vendor on campus,Starbucks is also the most popular. It features espresso drinks, Frappuccinos. lnfusia teas and baked goods. lWice a week in the earl y evening, usually on Tuesday and Thursday, Starbucks offers live music free of chaige. They take great pride in their coffee beans, carefully selected from around the world and roasted in Pennsylvania. Their hours are from 6:30a.m. to II p.m. Mon day through Wednesday, 6:30a.m. to midnight Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to midnight Saturday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. built as Pataki signs legislation New student housing will become a reality on the North Campus for the first time since the J970s, thanks to legislation signed re· cently by Gov. George Pataki. Construction of apartment-style units will begin in 1998, with occupancy expected in Fall 1999. The legislation allows co nstruction on two sites: a parcel located between the University Bookstore and Audobon Parkway, and a parcel located between Hadley Road and the Audobon Parkway, across from the Cooke-Hochstetter complex. Michael Dup re, interim associate vice president for university fa cilities, said that both sites will be developed as soon as possible , with construction on at least one s.ite, "if not both," expect!!d to be gin b y next summer. Occupancy is expected in Fall 1999. "UB is very glad to have the suppo rt of o ur legislators and the governor in passing this bill," said President William R. Greiner. "Giv ing us the authority to build the first new housing on our campus sin ce the early '70s is a great leap forward in improving quality of life for our undergraduate, graduate and professional students. "Realizing the long-laid plan of a thriving residential communit y on our North Campus will help to build the true sp iri t and essence of academic community,.. Greiner said ... By bringing a cri tical mass o f collegiate residents together, we'll be able to create a safer. more productive learning environment, and strengthen US's dynamic vi tality by integrating living and learning into a truly top- flight uni vers ity experience." Under the terms of the special bill approved by the state Legisla ture and signed by Pataki , the SUNY trustees will lease land to the UB Foundation, whi ch will bid out the construction work and then contract with the university to manage the apartments. The bill was co-sponsored by Sen. Mary Lou Rath, R-Williamsville, and Assemblyman Paul A. Tokasz., D-CheeJ..~owaga. Rath and Tokasz will be hono red for their support of UB at a breakfast sponsored by the Legislative Action Comm ittee of the UB Alumni Association on Oct. 23. I Award-winning engineer, bridge designer to speak Award-winning engineer T. Y. Lin, often called "the greatest struc- tural engineer in the world," has been internationally renowned for nearly 50 yean. His designs for functional and beautiful bridges, buildings and other public works unify Eastern and Western philosophies and aesthetic principles. The foremost developer of pre-stressed concrete, he has used the revolutionary material to push building technology beyond existing limits, not only in bridges, but in arenas, conVention fa cilities and other long-span structures of surpassing lightness and grace. Lin will present two talks at UB next week, both free and open to the public Thursday, Oct. 16: "Interaction Between Architecture and Engineering,"at 5:30p.m. in 105 Harriman Hall on the South Campus., as part of the faU lecture series sponsored by the School of Architecture and Plan ning. For information, call829-3485, ext. 120. Friday, Oct 17: "Creative Engineering for Bridges and Buildings," at 3 p.m. in Screening Room 112 in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus., a Distinguished Speaker Seminar Lecture hosted by the Department of Civil, Struct ural and Environmental Engineering and the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs. For information, call, 645·21 14, ext. 2400. Lin, an American-educated civil engineer, served from 1933-46 as chief bridge engineer and chief design engineer for the Chinese Government Railways, designing more than l ,000 bridges and culverts for railroad companies. In 1946, he returned to the U.S. to teach at his alma mater, the Uni versity of California at Berkeley, where he was the m ainstay. and now professor emeritus, in one of the world's leading engineerin g faculties. Among his notable achievements is Minnesota's Mississippi River Bridge, whose central arch is flanked by two half-arches that give it a carefree fluidity. In Costa Rica, Lin's Colorado River Bridge has its arch inverted into the shape of a sm ile. In Singapore, his work can be seen in an unusual bridge at the Safti Military Institute in Tuas. It is a tOOmeter curved bridge that is hung from only one pier and seems to be suspended in the air. He is responsible for the design of many major bridges so bold m concept that they have yet to be built. One is the proposed poetic des1gn for the Ruck-a-Chucky Bridge in the Sierra hills, a bridge whose slen· der, curved 1.300-foot deck is designed to be hung from cables anchored in the surrounding mountainsides, allowipg it to curve freely above the gorge of the American River. Other spectacular Lin designs include a proposed 55-mile-long bridge across the Bering Strait and the UN-sponsored link between Spain and Morocoo that involves twin 16,000-foot spans. Lin was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and recently received the highest award presented by the American Institute of Architecture, a rare feat for an engineer. �"1\-an.sition...c,; c----1 Earthquake center Greiner praised NCEER for its successes in earthquake-engineering research and education. "During its first decade, NCEER bas been a ddining mocld of a stellar academic research center for the 21st century," Greiner said. "It has created international information resources, trained new hazardmitigation engineers, advanced our knowledge of special engineering techniques and helped to retrofit existing structures. At the same time, these activities have enabled NCEER to bdp create related economic opportunities for firms in Western New York and elsewhere in the u.s.· Develop and share knowledge "We think that's how it works: The very best research centers should be developing and sharing knowledge, passing it on to today's practitioners and future experts, and using it to improve the quaJ ity of life for people around the region, state and nation,'" be continued. "NCEER bas done all of tho~ t.hings very, very well. .... Ill Hugh- u...c. ~De­ ___ portment of~­ lliopllysla. ,_,...... ..,.,.__,...,... _..,................. To_/Qms....,._IJI IIIII-...: MemorW semc. Oct.19to ........ Mac Hllmmoncl Poet ond IJ8 Engloh .......... __July,lt...... . ......... ___ ., -MKs. .--... who clod an ........ ___, -..wy_,_.. ....... "'71, ...... . _ . . . ... ~Oct 19,11t2p.lll.~ ........,.lklr<hlold- tho Center, lulllllo - Callego Hammondbogonhis ..... at UB In 1963 ond ....... lui pdouar In 1!111t. tludrv his --. Cosoirer Collegt, -"'Ill's .... ~cologelallho 1960$ ...... lladllio!llll "'*'<ooiGnoo ...... enfe. Ho•-urs Is-- ~pragrom~­ wdllng. Tho IUiharoiiDur ... ...... of poeby. he by his .-guo. pall c.t Don- ................ .,_ """>'-.....- hopill!j ond -Ho-.-ymuch his own nan.• Research, University of Nevada at Reno, University of Southern California, Varginia Polytechnic lnsti· tute and State University, and the Wharton Risk and Decision Process Center at the University of Pennsylvania. "NCEER researchers have dem onstrated their ability to work together on focused projects that join those with expertise in earthquake engineering with those who study seiJmology and the social and economic impacts of earthquakes," Lee said. "Together, their combined knowledge produces a research team wellprepar<d for the challenge of devel oping sound engineering and disastermanagement solu. tions that are also economically fea sible and socially acceptable." The work of NCEER researchers has had applications across the U.S., as well as in other parts of the world. They have included the retrofitting of several major buildings in California; a study to quantify the riJk of a major earthquake· in Memphis, Tenn., which Hes within the New Madrid fault zone, and advocacy for a building code including seismic provisions for new buildings that was enacted in New York City in 1995. Center researchers have played major roles in reconnais sance efforts following earthquakes O<rUrring in the U.S., including those in 1989 in the San Francisa> Bay area and in 1994 in Northridge, Cali£, as well as those in other countries, such as in Kobe, Japan, in 1995. "We are proud that the NSF has included NCEER in this new national earthquake-engineering research consortium. The center has been a leader-it will continue to be a leader and to take a leadership role irl forming important new endeavors in the field." Mark Karwan, dean of the School of Engineering and Ap plied Sciences, noted, "NCEER means a tremendous amount to our school of engineering, to our faculty researchers, most of whom are in our Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, and to the education of our students. This center of excellence helps us gain reoognition as the great institution we are," said Karwan. Lee said that under its latest NSF grant, NCEER will intensify its research program in three key areas: quantifying the earthquake threat by developing methods to better estimate losses from future earthquakes; exploring and developing new technologies, such as highpmormance oomputing, sensors Many International efforts and intelligent/smart materials, to Other international efforts have strengthen critical buildings and included an NSF-funded, multilifelines to better withstand earthyear joint project between NCEER quakes, and improving the effecand the International Center for tiven ess of emergency response Disaster-Mitigation Engineering and crisis management through at the University of Tokyo, and an the use of advanced technologies. e:xchange program involving re"While earthquakes are inevisearchers from the U.S. and the table natural hazards, they do not People's Republic of China . have to be inevitable natural di. NCEERalsohasplayoda major role sasters,• said lee. in broadening the product base ofsev"NCEER has in large part re - eral Western New York busiilesses. vealed the great promise that new In addition to its broad research technology offers in reducing loss programs, NCEER functions as a of life and property from earth- unique educational resource for quakes. WeareapprecialMand proud undergraduate and graduate stu10 I>= been given this opportunity dents at institutions throughout to further explore the frontiers of the center's network.. To date, 1~ technology and to accelerate its earthquake engineers have received development and implementation their doctorates after participating toward a future that is much safer in NCEER-supported research. from earthquake destruction." "These graduaU5 are now shaping In addition to UB, other institu- the seismic-protection technologies and policies of the future at engineertions taking part in the NCEER program include Cornell Univer- ing linns, llllivecities and public agensity, Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti- cies around the world," said Lee. For further information about tute, the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, EQE NCEER, go to the center's Web site Center for Advanced Planning and at hnp://nceer.eng.buff•lo.edu Many accompliShments inNCEERs 11 years 11M ___, c-t..- for l!arthquah Enginening Research, b..dquartered at UB, has clirect<d nearly SilO million toward rueatch and education provams in iu t 1-y<ar history. Much of the knowledgr and t<chnology developed through NCEER's programs has been put into practice. Its accompli..thmmu indude: • AJ a result of NCEER research, major buildinp in California bavr been retrofitted to reduce the risk of eartbquah damage. They include the Santa Clan County Building in San )01<, the historic U.S. Court of Appcal.s building in San FranciJco and a U.S. Navy building in San Diego. • The new San FranciJCO airport terminal, now unc:ler construction, is being built with Ki.sm.ic-protcction devices that were aten.sively tested at NCEER; it will be the la'lest haseUolated structure in the world. • NCEERwao a leadingad-.oc:ateand todJnicol adviso.- lOr a building code in· dudins stUmic provisions for new buildings that wa.s (llaCled in New Yorlt City in 1995. • Ce-nter reJCalchtn haYe pla)ed major roles in retDO naisance diOrts fiJIlowing major U.S. <anhqualces. including thooe ocxurring in 1989 in tM San Francisco S.y area and in 1994 in Northridt!t. Cali£, as well as thotr ocx:urring in other countries. including tht 1995 earthqualc< in Kobe, japan. • NCEER ~par· ticipatinginanNSFfunded, multi-y<ar join! project with the lnt<mabonal Center lOr Disast<r-Mitiption~al the lJnMnity ofTolq<>. • Oostrto home, NCEER has played a major rolt in broadening tbt product base of sev<ral Western New York busintsses: -A partnership with Taylor Devices, a Tonawanda defense contractor, led to the defense firm developing a new nondefense market by modifying military technologies for seismic protection ofbuiJ~gs and other structures. - NCEER researchrn developed a "smart" c:arthquak<-protection system that has been licensed to Enidine, lnc., of Orchard Park, which obtained a $6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to further develop the technology for earthquake protection and navaJ applications. -A joint project bt:tween NCE.ER, Taylor Devices and Moo&. Inc., involved developing active ftuid dampers to reduce earthquake vibrations in structures by combining technologies originally devtloptd for the B-2 Stealth Bomber. • Thn:e NCEER projects in and around Mtmphis, Tenn., which lies within tbt New Madrid &ultzoO<, brought tog<!I=Stismologists. mtmbtn of sevtralmgintcringdiscip~sodologistsand=nomiststoquantifythetartb­ qualc< threat and develop a univ<nal methodology to estimate direct losses 10 the built mvironmm~ and indim:t. «onClftlic losses that would occur with a major earthquake. • Researchen working on the NCEER Building Projtct haY< devdoped methods for evaluating and rehabilitating concrete and masonry structures that W"ert not designed for seismic forces. structwt:S that are common in the ccntr.t! and eastern U.S. • Studies in San Francisco and the Memphis area have focused on the earthquake threat to Ufelines, the network of systems that disperse energy and water and prOvide transportation, td«:ommunk:ations and other critical services throughout population centers. offering strategies to reduce vulntrobility to these systems. • N.CE£R functions as a unique educational resowu for undergraduate and graduate students at instiNtions throughout 1M anter's network. To datt, ISO c:arthqualc< engineers haY< r=iY<d their doctorates after partici· pating in NCEER-<uppotted restarch. . �OtiDiltr t 1191/Vt29,1a 7 Rep oriac Academic Planning Committee to study vote procedures Music education on FSEC agenda . , SUE WUETOtEII News Services As:sodate Director T HE Academic Planning Committee of the Faculty Senate bas been asked to report by Nov. I whether proper procedum were foUowed when faculty members in the Department of Music voted to drop the bachelor's-degree program in music education. The issue was refemd to the onmmittcebytheFacultySeoaleE=utive Committee 11 its Oct. I meeting after rea:iving a request for coonsd on the issue from Provost Thomas E. Headrick. Headrick told FSEC memben that while he was "very strongly inclined" to endorse the proposal from the department to "plan the future of the department" without music education as part of the curriculum, he wanttd advice from the FSEC before making a final decision. The music department recently V<lle<l!s-2. with three abstentions and r..u fucultymernben not voting. to no longer offer a badlelor'!Kiegree program in music education. Undergraduates who want to pur.ruc as music teachers would have to earn a bachelor of arts degree in music and be ce rtified in music education the Graduate School ofEdution. (S.mlnted story below). The issue of music edueation has been a divisM one within thedepartt. Headrick and ~ senators = side e university weighing in on the issue, many through opinion pi<= pub · in The Buffalo News. FSEC members split 10-6 on whether to !<fer the issue to the /V::ademic Planning Committee and what specific charge. if any, to give to the oommittee. Some senators felt that there clearly had been "fuU and oompleteoonsuhation"arnongthedepartmcnt lilculty and betw.cn the lilculty was no need for the sonate to get inYDived. Otbm fdt that it was importanti>rthe...-toeosurethatprop<r prooedures had been~ especiaDywhen sud> a decisionoould have a broader impact on the unM:rsity than just at the departmentollevcl. " I think we owe it to tlie faculty to be sure that there bas been adequate consultation and that they, in turn, can articulate that to the university community. That iJ an important part of the process," said Faculty Senate Chair Peter NicUr5oo, professor of pathology. Jack Meacham. professor of psydlology, nottd that it would be difficub for the senate to review every proposal for reorganization within the university at the •disciplinary or oon- " I think we owe It to the fiKIIIty to be sure that there hu been .....,te consulbtlon -that they ...un IWlkulate that to the ..,lvenlty convnunlty. " PETER NICKERSON tent levd," adding that he trusts those typesofdecisionsarebest made within departments. But it is appropriate, he said. for the senate to oonsider whether the way in which such decisions are made within departments are "'fair with respecttoouroolleagues.our students an9 with respect to process." Meacham said the Academi c Planning Committee should focus its discussion on the process of how the decision was made, and not get into "'trying to micro-manage" the affairs of the music department. Herbert Schue!, professor of anatomical scienc<s. said he thought the committee should address both the proass and substanc%of the decision. •Amajormrnrntomeisifthemusic edueation program is terminated in the music departmen~ that its functionbesetupina~ wayelsewhere (in the university) ... ,"he said ThomasSchroeder,a.<!IOCiateprolissor of learning and instruction, said there must be a mechanism for the oommittee to go beyond "merely wbdhor the right"""" ......e tab:n at the right time." It is not a question of micro-managjng the departmen~ he strtssed,but rather ofwbdhoropportunity will be provided """""""" in the university for students who want to become music teadlers. Martha Hyde, associate professor of music, said she believed that due process was CoUow.d in the departmen(s decision, but asked that if the maner was referred to the Academic Planning Committee that the panel be given a time limit on deliberations. "The destruction is going on with aU aspects of this debate .. .and there's more distortions and more commu· nity involvemen~ it can be very hard to work in that department," she said Prtsident William R Greiner agreed that swift action was needed from the senate. The group "is on the verge of really getting into ... issues that coll<agues of ours have worked on for a long. longtime; verydivisM, very difficult (issues). For the senate to string this out without probabk cause ... ! think simply is unconscionable."' 1be senate's role is to advise, Greiner added. "Here we have a department and a dean and a lilculty that worked very hard on a planning elfon and I think there ought to be a presump· tion of regularity here ...... he said. The issue was referred by resolu· Lion to the Academic Planning Co mm ittee without a specific charge from the FSEC. but setting a Nov. I deadline for a report. Filtering the Facts: Some a. Tips for Evaluating Web Sites One of the remarkable attributes of the World Wide Web is the ease with wh ich anyone can put information online. It is a wonderful arena for free speech. However, since it is so easy to publish on the Web, it is important to critically evaluate a site before uncondi tionally accepting what is presented. It is especially crucial when wing the Web for research purposes. Here are a few questions to ask to get started: Authority. 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Both use a rating system together wi th site descriptions. They also make available their rating criteria. You may have seen their logos on highly rated sites. The lntft'IM!!t Public Ubr•ry (http:// www.lpl .org/) provides brief descriptions of\.Veb sites, but does not attempt to rate them. If you would like to find more information on the process of evaluating Web sites, a IUbllogr•phy on b•lu•tlng Internet Resources is Iavailable at http:/ / reherver.llb.vt.edu/ llblnst/ crftTHINk.HTM. O nly you can determ ine if the information p resented in a Web site is appropriate for your work. However. the quality of that information is important to consider. The wealth of info rmation avail able online doesn 't always mean it 's a good starting point. Befo rr using ~e Web for research, make sure it is the best piau to find th e type of information you need. Check with a reference librarian m any UB library for help with your research . tr, For assistanu m cor.ntcting to tht World Wrdt Wtb v1 a UB compurtr accounts. contact tlu• CIT Htlp desk at 645· 3542. -Sue Neumehter •nd Lort Wldz.lnS-kl, UmvtrSJty libn:mts Music faculty majority endorses recommendation for change =VAN ~~A= T HE majority of fulltime faculty members in the Department of Mu- sic have endorsed a rec· ommendation to reconstitute the department's program leading to a bachelor's degree in mwic edu· cation. Fifteen faculty members voted •yes,.. two voted .. no.• three music-education fucultymaytransfer to the Graduate School of Education (GSE),wheretheywouldinstructeducationooursesrtquiredforteacheroertification through the GSE's Bufl3lo Rl:search Institute on Education for Teaching (BRIET). David Felder, professor and chair of the music department, said, .. This particular recommen- abstained 'and two did not vote in dation would bring the departthe referendum on Se t. lS. ment into common practic~ with The reoommendatio:calls for rna- • the rest of the departments Itt the jor changes in the mwic education arts and SCie nces. programasitisnowoonstituted.FacuJty members in music education would oontinue to teach education rourscsoverthenextfouryearstostudents currently enrolled in the: music educationdegreeprogrun. This would allow them to romplete their studies under the ccisting structure. The current music educatio n program would be replaced with o ne in which students who want to be mwic educators would earn a bachelor of music degree in performance or a bachelor of arts degree with a music major. The y would take education co urses through t.be Graduate School o f Education to qualify them for New York State teacher certification. The three fuU-time mernbenofthe Discussion has been ongoing '"At this time, the Music Depart· ment is the on ly one that integrates undergraduate teacher education courses into a deg ree program," he said. He explained that in other departments, undergraduates who want to teach are required .to complete a degree in their co ntent area-history, art or biology, for in sta nce--and sa tisfy course requi rements fo r the New York State teaching certi ficate offered through BRI ET. Feldersaidthedepartmentwould continue progra ms leadin g to a a musK ronc:mtration. Professions and members of the mu- "The discussion about this issue has been going on betw.cn the dean ofthe sic-education community expressing concern. Public discussion tied the recommended changes in music education to the non · renewal of severa] part -time faculty members, Faculty of Arts and Lett=. the proYOSt and the music department lilcuby sina 1992," Felder pointtd oul "The music education program attracts students," he RLDIII said, .. but there have been prob- lems with it for years. The proYOSI's 1997 reorganization plan for the arts and sciences specificaUycittd the music education program, said that it 'is not a program of distinction' and proposed that it be limittdorcliminated." The recommendation to elimi nate the program was developed with the Music Department Ex ecutive Commi ttee and submitted last spring by Felder to Dean Kerry Grant and then to Provost Thomas Headrick for co nsideration. along with ot her proposed changes. These recomme ndations are now under rev iew by the Fac ul ty Senate at Headrick's request. The proposal has caused some which, Felder stressed, should not be confused or conflated with the discussion about mwic education. ..Students who want to t.eadl mwic will still be in an excellent position to graduate from UB as music educators wi th strong performance back· grounds," he said "They can receive a bachelor of music degrc<: in perfor11'\allCeora hachelorofarts degree with a music major, then qualify for New YorkStateteachingoertification.lf they wish to pursue pedagogical studies further, they can do so through thegradu· ate teacher-preparation program in the Graduate School of Education. "For those who prefer an undergraduate music education program with pedagogy courses integrated into the four- )"31' curriculum," Felder said, "Fredonia State College oflers a very good one, as does the Easrman School in Rochester. UBsimplyisnot,and has never been, primarily a teachers' oollege," he added. ..nor are we a music bachelor's degrc<: in music perfor- controversy, with so me part-time mancr:andabacbdor>s degreeinmu- faculty members, the local musi· oonsrrvatory. "I think virtuaUy everyone in the sic,essentiallya hberal arts degree with cians' union, the United University department agrees that we can't ron· tinue to offer such a broad palette of music programs with the budget restraints we Iiic.," he said "We can't af. ford it and we can't alford to duplicat< very good Prog111JTlS dffered by other SUNY colleges in sud> close proxim· ity to the university. Accent will be on strengths "When the' UB Music Department was founded," Felder said, "it eropha· sized programs that drew on the strength of its lilculty in performance, theory, history and oomposition. The department is now reformulating itself with the appro,oaJ of the lilculry. the dean and the provost to reflect the departmcn(s strengths." He said the changes are expected to decrease the number of undergraduate music ma jors. "esperially in the shon run b.:· cause a substantiaJ number are l"W'- rendyworking toward a bachelor's degree in music education." Those enrolled in that program eventually will b.: replaced, he said bv a larger number of student-. in musu. perfo rmance working toward a badlelor's m mus.1c, with or '""i thout teacher certi6cation, and by 0{"\-\' en rollment in the bachelor of arudegr« program. now under revision, which. may offer tracks in music administl'3tion, criticism and romputer music. �New, improved mortar could cut oosts --H. Chung's method could lower repair costs for older brick buildings llln-..y lloglwvRoo.- ......... In the Doporlnwll of . . . . lly E1UH COOLDaAUM News Services Editor ,....-and~ln N ADVANCED COMPOSITE mat<rial developed at UB that strengthens monar could bring longer li~d lower repair costs-to aging brick buildin&> and chimneys. As owners ofQlderbrick homes know all roo well, the morlar joints between bricks will begin to loosen andaad<instructures that are about 50 y<ars old Tuck pointing. which invotv.s replacing the damaged monar, is labor-intensive and very costly. Now a UB engineering professor has developed a method of significantly strengthening the mortar that is used to "'glue'" the bricks together, resulting in a much stronger and longer-lasting bond. The method is applicable to existing brick structures, as well as to new construction. Deborah D.L. Chung, Niagara Mohawk Chair of Materials Research and professor of mechanicaJ and aerospace engineering, has found that when short carbon fibers are added to cement mortar, the brick-tomortar bond strength increases by as much as 150 percent. The research will be reported in a paper co-authored by Mingguang Zhu, who conducted the work as a doctoral candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engine(ring, in the November issue of Cement and Concrete Research. the School af Mlnlglnlor4 serwd · - a l t h o rtalfllillue af Amok ol Opera- don -.n.. - . g - demlc joumlllln the-- RimeshandRoo-YOUnes af the joumll. - discussed lho lnimoce - . lnfoonation systems ond _ . . lions, o n d f - . - . . -by Nobel "-He<ben Simon. Togelhor lho YOUnes pment26~1111!;1es by leoding ltldemicllns ond industry e><po<tS. BYOB party alms to addresS Issue of responsible alcohol use BY08. Bring Your OWn liniN. ol-course. And come to lho porty. It's • porty plonnod lor Thundoy. Oct. 16, In the sw. dent Union on the Nor1h pus. with free ~a.MI sundoe ond flCll>ollcol!ak drinl<s-4nuoic, ond . . . . _ obout., irnpo<WII- an campus: lho . _ _ .... af olcohol. c.m. -- Theewnt,to-.-.t. 10o.m.and2p.m.,ll 1*1 t h e - Calogillll oponsorod by the Nlllnl ~el-and SOMces and thou.. lng . O!nlor. This Notlonol ~ Alcohol Manlb,and .... , . , . - . the lor lor d...,.._.......,. use.,......_., ........... tooffort-., . . . . . . . . . ........ ......... -~- andtoclo!Wolop...._... . - --.~- I1UIIlywhin*>oiiCIIllln- Cornpus - - · t h o go. vision o(Aihlllia, ......... ondlntrlmunll~.aod Sludent- - f ' * donors ... Rich~ l'ii!Jy'l Ice er-n, Tope ,.._""' Henhe(.s Procb:ts. ~~PCiated. Q available online A "The su:ength of the bond or joint between brick and mortar det<rmines the overall integrity of the wall," said Cbung. "When a brick wall cracks, it does so at the joint between the bricks. Tbat's the weak link." Several variables can affect mortar strength, she continued, but a critical one is the drying shrinkage of mortar. "'M it dries, the mortar shrinks while the adjoining bricks do not," she said. "This weakens the bond between them.'" In her experiments, Chung (ound that the carbon fi ber-reinforced mortar reduces drying shrinkage. "There is a degree of bonding between the carbon fi ber and the cement and this bonding acts to restrain a.the cemrn: matrix from shrinlting as much." she said. By adding short carbon fibers at five-tenths of one percent of the cement weight to mortar, she was able to improve the brick-to-mortar bond strength by ISO pereent under tension or pulling force and by II 0 percent under shear, a sliding force. Chung estimated that the addition of carbon fibers to mor12r would increase its cost by approximately 30 percenL •1f one considers lifespan and life-cycle repair costs, then it's very worthwhile," she said. Teams awarded multidisciplinary research grants By E1UH COOLDaAUM News Services Editor EVENrEEN f3cultyteamswith exrdlent ideas for original. multidisciplinary ~ search have boen awarded grants totaling more than $300,000 by the university. The grants, ranging from $10,000 to $20,000, are part of a program, now in its third year, designed to provide seed funding for multidisciplinary pilot projects to improve their chances of attracting external support. Applications w= evaluated by expert ~­ en at other institutions aroWld the ""rid who had no personal or financial ties to the applicants. Proposals with die highest ratings were funded. Research projects had to be in an area central to UB's graduate-education, research and public-service goals. and special oonsideration was given to proposals that crossed traditional boundaries of distinctly different disciplines. Funded projects and their lead investigotors are: • Evaluation of Immunologic Tolerance in Solid Organ Transplantation, Julian L. Ambrus, Jr., associate professor of medicine ·• Assessment and Quality of Life Out- S comes of Cancer Weight Loss, Jean K. Brown, assistant professor of nursing • Structure and Function of the KP6 Toxin, Jeremy Bruenn, professor of biologi- cal sciences • A Putlltive Cannabinoid Receptor in Human Sperm, !.ani). Burkman, research assistllnt professor of gyi>eoology/obsteu:ics • Great Earthquakes.of the Kam~hatkan Subduction Zone, Marcus Bursik, associate professor of geology • Converting Mutant Mouse Models to Cell Culture Systems, Michael D. Garrick, professor of biochemistry • Pilot for an Intra-SUNY Distributed Network-Based G~duate Materials Course on Molecular Conductors, Michael ). Naugbton, associate professor of physics • Brain Activation in Chronic and Acute Pain Responses for Myogenic Temporomandibular Pain Patients, Elliot N. Gale, professor of oral diagnostic sciences • Architecture of Marginal Spa=. Mehrdad Hadigbi. associate professor of architecture • Computational Modeling of Business Pro- """'"'Bharadwaj Jayaraman. computer sciena • Flow Velocity Measurement in Arterioveoous Malfonnations (AVMs) Using Droplet Path Angiography, B. Barry Lieber, associate proC...Or of medlanical and aeroopace engineering • Cell-cycle Localization and Association of the Human Replication Protein A Subunits, Thomas Melendy, assistant professor of microbiology • Tiber Valley Archaeological Project, ). Theodore Pena, assistant professor of classics • RNA Binding Prokins from Plasmodium Falciparum, Laurie K. Read , assistant professor of microbiology • The Pathogenesis of Gram Negative Ba cillary Pneumonia, Thomas Russo, profes ~ sor of medicine • Adolescent Violence and Alcohol Abuse: A Multiple Component EmpiricallyBased Prevention Strat<gy, JohnS. Wodarslci, professor of social work • Effects of Dehydration, Osteoporosis, & Calcium Deficiency on Mechanical Aspects of Motion Segment in the Rat, Israel Ziv, professor of orthopaedic surgery. Tho updotod- ol the Ul Psychologist urges end to corporal punishment Foculty/Stoll-11'!"" . - onlne. undor tho "ff<· ulty ond Stall" section af Ul By SUE WUETCHEII News Servkes Associate DirKtor stand children's normal need for independence, to understand and ORPORAL punishment should be abandoned as a form of discipline because it is morally objectionable and because ther: are effective, non-punitive alternatives available, a UB psychologist maintains. Parents should be encouraged to learn and use techniques that effectively discipline offspring without resorting to forms of subabusive corporal punishment, such as spanking and slapping, according to Anthony Graziano, professor emeritus of psychology. Thirty percent of middle-class families could be at risk for child abuse through the escalation of subabusive corporal punishment, and reducing this type of punishment would reduce the risk of escalation, says Graziano, co-director of the Research Center for Children and Youth. "Parents can be t2ught how to control anger, to explore and under- better deal with authority conllicts," he told participants in a sympooium on spanking held recently during the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Graziano supporkd his position with results of a study he conducted and repomd last year of 590 parents and 320 of their children &om middle-class, educated, primarily Caucasian, suburban families. Although 93 percent of the parents felt corporal punishment is effective and justifi~pecially in curbing short-term defiant or authority-threatening behavior86 percent felt agitation, anger and/or remorse at using it. Eigbty-five percent said they'd be willing to use some other forms of discipline if they believed them to be as effective. Most of the 320 children, aged 611 and interviewed separately &om their parents, said they believed parents bad the "rigbt'to use these and other forms of discipline-includ- Wings. "P!oplring the hlndboolr; __....,.,...._ elearonlc.llly- oalllonl - . sold Olude Wolcll. SUNY ~Siol.al'lo­ llllorln the~t*JIO. lost>-. dlllr iltlho Foa,tlty-. ........... pnljett '"'""up toclole, ~ - ~"""..:~= Foculty ond - CIII'MQ1Iy use the hlndbooi<ID-.nce ~ lora><OM.,.. ~---ping fiOII<l'.-..aty~­ tlon.--......W. motion. The _ _ ..... vldedlnloiM!-~ lriO<mltlon, foculty and ....... '"""!sulf_,_UIID- Ill_.... demiC polldes, polldes, ond SUNY gonllllln~ Soan...,. Wild\ . . . . . ...... ~-,.,-­ ln<iidlng .........iii'/"·" ' C ing hair pulling and pinching. But they admitted that the punishment was unpleasant and often hurt. Graziano also found: • 83 percent of the parents used subabusive corporal punishment less than a few times a month at mild to moderate levels of intensity • 25 percent used it about once a week • 17 percent never used it-a 10 percent decline from a study conducted in the 1970s and 1980s. But it's disturbing, Graziano said, that 2 percent of parents said they "usually" inflicted considerable pain, with I percent admitting the subabusive punishment "usually" caused welts and bruises. Also upsetting. he added, is the fuel that 35 pera!Ot of the children said their parents meted out discipline using paddles. whips and cords, while 17 pera!Ot said these items w<re used at least half the time. More than half of the 320 children said they experienced •some• to "much" pain. Seventeen percent said they underwent such discipline "a few times a week," with 4 percent indicating it occurred "every day." Graziano notes that although the empirical evidtnce shows that oorporal punishment is effective in the short-term and onl briefly causes pain and emotional dis tress, there are many alternatives equally effective in the short term, that do not cause pain or distress. Therefore, he says. the issue becomes •not a technical one of effectiveness, but is about the morality, in a supposedly enlight<ned world, of inllicting pain on children. "The question is, why do parents choose to use oorporal punishment when it is not necessary?" he asks. "What is in parents that keeps them wing an unnecessary punishment that causes their children pain! "Corporal punishment in childrearingshould be cliscour.'8'd because it is morally objectionable and. in any """'~is not"""' .-led" Graziano's study was supported by the furry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and UB's Baldy Center for La\v and Social Policy. �Octoller 9, !91/Vot. 29.1a 7 Rap a.-tas No link found between pesticides, breast cancer risk for general population IIJLOISaAIWI News Services Editor A nificantly higher levels of orga- newstudyoftherela- tion.ship of pesticides and PCBs with breast cancer shows that these compounds are not a risk factor for breast cancer for the general population of women. Researchers at UB found that blood levels of organochlorin~ such as DOE, HCB. mirex and PCBs-were not higher in women with breast cancer than in healthy women. However, when participants were separated into groups ac - cording to history of breast-feeding, women with breast cancer who had never breast-fed bad sig- nochlorines than healthy women who never breast-fed. No difference was seen for women in either group with a history of breast feeding. .. These results suggest that higher blood levels of organochlorines were a risk factor for breast cancer only for women with no history of breast feeding," said Kirsten Moysich, research instructor in the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and chief investigator on the study. Previous studies by UB epidemiologists found that breast feeding, as well as having been breastfed, appeared to offer women some protection against develop- foot~all ing breast cancer later in life. These studies did not measure levels of organochlorines. "These chemicals are stored in fatty tissue, including breast tis sue," Moysich said. "The chief mechanism for eliminating them from breast tissue is lactation, which flwhes them from the system." She said that even though the baby is exposed to these substances, the beneficia] effects of breast feeding appear to outweigh potentia] risks associated with these organochlorines. Results of the study were presented at the InternationaJ Society for Environmental Epidemiology in Taiwan. UB 0, Connecticut 55 The Bulb SS-0 loss on Ott. <4 at undefeated ~ The Bolb tad the w for more than 41 minuta In the pme. COI""I\"et"ted l+of·26 third-downs and had <37 yards al coalal!onoe. The Bulls broke _ , Khool ,....... .. dw ~ ~~~ ~~lnd\epme. ~lailbad<AnchonySwonbeam< the schoors alkime leader In rushin& att.empts with 16 Clt'ries on the dq. Offensiftly for US. RycNrd Dybs had a ~ six atthes for -46 yv-ds Drew ~ddad, KaJIWaakn and Swan al added fiw atches for US. Ted McDuffie led the defense wkh 10 tackles (eitht 50bs). while freshman Trrtis Blount ~dded ~ areer-hlch slx stOpS. 61~ . !n~~~~~~Ke t Ufe. To register, call645- ASOT-.hop Intermediate Moplo for UNIX. North ~~~,lft~~~~nd more information, contact the Academk: u~ Uaison Office, 215 Computing Center, 645-35-40. Ufe-.hop ~~,;..~~LongExcellence. 3-4 p .m . s~ by 1 ~ Zfs~ ~ftudent life. To register, ..............,_lcs_ :=ef~al~~roduct Development An Industrial ~=,~u=~nd ~blt~~~o!o~.~Ph.D., Manon Roussel. 508 tool<e. North Campos. B0-5 p.m. lllologlul Sdenca S..,."'"' Animal Zooxanthella Symbioses from A to Z. Or. Rob Rowan, Univ. of Guam Marine LaboratOf)'. 114 Hochstetler. North Campus. 4 p.m. Peter IWiey Project "The Peter Hal~ Project. • a series ol temporal)! pobhc art projects ~ned Professor-Geography, Posting lf-7075. As~t Professor (two The Bulb went 1-1 this put weekend In the Sunshine Sate. On Oct. 3. UB defuted Aorida lntemationa.l, I~- Frestvnan ~ula Ustrani scored on a pass from sophotnon!: ~nnd ~~~~~~~~~~ Full Professor-Political Science- to~ the university communrty ~~1:.!~sltlons ~~~~~.~~teTFuu ~~on::;t7't7f--;~:r=:i for the Arts and at various sites throughout the North Campos Posting JF-7077. Assistant ProfessorAnthropology, Posting Nf-7079 . call the US Art Gallery at 645-69t 2. Health Sctenc.es Ulxary, Posting IF·7080. AssJstMlt Professor-History, Posting t f-7081 . Assistant Profeuor- ~f~!'~! ~~~his wOO. 99 Sculpture by U.. Holn ~u~~~~~~\.;~ Hein is on d~ through Nov. 7 in the US Art Gal s second floor exhibition room in Center for the Arts, North Campus. Gal~ hours are 10 a.m.-S ~=~·~n:,~·~-~--8 Refereftce/lhstruction Ubriirian- Communkative Disorders and ·- Scief1ces. Posting Nf-7082 . =R·~~r:~~ School of MediCine and Biomedical Sciences, Posting IR-97080. Senior Lob Anlmol Camotce<-t.aborat<><y Animal Fadlities, Posting IR-97081 . Photos by Suson Dobson ~~~~~~ ~J:a\:)~nt Acollection of photos by Susan Dobson, winner of UB's •crossing =~~~~beseen Department Gallery, Room 845, Center for the Arts. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. ~nesdays-Fridays and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays. - b y Lara Schnltger ::~bi~~~~~~~7 ~h~!g~~is Gallery, Center for the Arts, North Campus. Form and balance are add~ through transitive, very non-traditional materials-plastic, latex balloons, foam rubber. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-S p.m. Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays and 11 p.m. Saturdays. The offKe now ls open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and fridays =~ ~uo~myS~7km:~~~l be In effect throughout the fall semester. Cure for c.abln fever Schussmeist.ers Ski Club Inc. is ~ririg for its 37th season of snow f:S~fS-~~~ifnd~ea~i~~ts and bus tr.uuportation--on virtually a daily basis-to ski areas throughout ~~.N:r:= ~~~~~rn 645-3100. ~ul ~=-2~-~~~~~n,y (SO% effort)-CAMSI, Posting NR-97084. ~ury !-Psychology, Posting IR-9708S. Research Support Sped•llst (two po~tlons ovallable)- :~R:=~~:~=an 11 or ~~: ~ed~l~"Hs~~-97088. ~osting Psychology, •R•970S9. Secretary It-Social and Preventive =~~~ti~~~-~f~~~:~ce Posting NR-97091 . Professional Director of Laboratory Animal fadlltles(Sl-6)-laborat<><y Animal ~:~~~~Pa~~~:C~~~~ng *~~7~:U:~~~~~ :~s~~ EMBA Program (SL-4)-School of Placement Pnnt lm"!)lng The Experimental Print Imaging Center (ePIQ b offering a series of ~~'!:re~~~~~ and stencil prints. For more . infOfTTlation, call645-6878 ext. 1369. UB I, Florida International 0 UBI, FloridaAdantic 2 1 TUil Donahue to dlnch the win. On Oa.4.junlorTric:il DtQuattro scored the firstpJ dthepme a,pinst Aorkb Adantk: on a pus from freshman cnwn DefGuldice. but late in the second twf FAU ripped off ['WO ph to send the Bulls home u .500 for- the ~- Men's ~occer UB I, Oneonta 0 Frestvnan Brian t1c:Ca.Kion scored the wtnnlng p i wm 11 5eeonds ~ininz off~ p.m. Saturdays. ~~:~~Caex~~~~~-Job Exhibits in three pmes. Somer Desctwnbault led the Bulb with 18 Women's ~occer =.:=and Stnossburton. s,J0-6,30 p.m. SflOOsor.d by the Office of Student Ufe. To register, cal164S-6125. Wltter ~A.':'::f~eJt~0:.!;tessor­ a.m.-8 Ufe-.hop IS-I.I>-9. 1S..9. Sophomore uslsa and sbr dlcs- fiOCUity ~PSS Se of S _ UB 3, Ni"gara Univenity 0 On Oct l , the women's ~team defeated NQpn lJni¥enity AssistAnt Professor-History, Posting IF-7069. AssJstant Professor- ASOT-.hop --... State,l-0. ~(l7)andfimdownoby Jobs 16 User Ua.ison Office, 2lS Computing Center, 645-35-40. Freshman arl•n McC•IIIon scored tbc winnins goal for the men's soc:ur team with 11 seconds remaiDing in tbe game to ~ tbc victory over Oneonta ....... and ...... limes was tns;de ~~~o only to come~ Women's Volle~~all Thursday ~~~i=-~~k: saves for the -.on. ~~~~!:,~~~- 8 fo<\1/lndows 3J<, Port II. North mpus. 9:l0 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Registration and refundable S1 0 .wa.iu had tb.u Jbutot.rts in the last four games for the Bulls women's soccer team. Adams is averaging 7.57 ._._ per some and has 53 you can't pc In the end tone Fl ~ Calendar Contlnuod from - .F rahmllD ,.._. .,...,..t- ...... al possemon doan't mean much if ~~~~t, Posti~::~:~-(Sl-2)· Fac~ Postin(. MP-7083 . ~:~~~J4~1:~~e University ~":f~~ln~~id-~~~~~ IS yards OUt to Men's lennis The men's team f1t1bhed ~t No. 12 In the ECAC Men's Open DMsion Temls Tournament Oct. ).5 uVusar Col• . Fre:shrran jordan Levitt dneated a NYU player In the second round. 241. 6-1 , 7-5. ~nd lost to a Fa.lrleizh Oldcinson pbyer in thesemifi~ls. 6-1, 7-S . Women's lennis The women·s tum competed In the Zi~ Collegiate Tennis Ownplonsh•ps held O ct. 3--4. Senior Amy Borden lost to an Akron player In the No. I singles consob.tion bracket. 6-2. ~- Borden ;and senior Annult:tt Dillon lost In the Na I doubles. consolation bracket t0 CleYebnd Sa.te. 8-6. Lmss Lount~ The women's crou-country tum finished fi~t in the Ninth Annlal H~rry F Anderson Memorial Cross-Country invitatioN! held Oct. 4 n Roberu Wa ~ College. The Bulb had fiw top-- I0 Rnishen ln the mea. wtth 5ertlof" ~ren Ully luding the ~ In the 5.000-meter run wtth ~ time of 19:40.gtving her ~ secondpbc.e f.nish..Other top-10 finishen were senior" Ken-i Shpur ~t 19:53 lot- third oven.ll. frtihman TatT'IV<l Bush at 20:18 for fourth. junior There:u Rood at 21 :OS for 1btth and tuniorAndru Bishop at 21:<43 for lOth.. The Bulb fini1hed the race with 25 points- as they defe~ted Roberts Welleyan (32 polnu) and ltN.a College (70 points ) The menS tum traYeled to the Notre Dame lrwia.Oonal on Oct. 4 ~nd finished 16th out of 19 teamS. Sophomore P:lt Nobn had the best time for US, fimlhmg 13th lot-~ time of 26:27. Posting IP-7034. Assistant to the Vice P~ldent (Sl-4)-0ffoce of the VICe President for Public Setvke and Urban Affairs, Posting MP-7086. Senior Research Assod•te (SL-4, two positions .viiJIAble)-lnstituUonal Analysis, Posting IP-7087. •P-70SS. Assistant to the Chair (SL-3)-Music Depanmen~ Posting IP-7089. Operations Analyst (SL-2)-Node Technology Servkes, Posting ·P-7090. Non-Competltt.e/l.abor CluJifled CMI Service ~~~~;:~=~= ~~!il!J:)~- University Facilities, Une I to be determined. To obtain ~ informaCion on jobs listni o~. contact ~nel SM'icts ' fax r<SfJOfiJ'! JySI<m by rolling 6< 538<3 and following til< vola prompr Instructions. To obtain information on R<S<Oidl job~ contact Sponsor«~ Progroms Pmonnd. 416 Cro/u. Rose Weinstein Memorial Award Compet!t*l has opened for the annual Rose Weinstein Memorial Award. sponsored by the Emeritus Center at UB. The S500award is given for studies on aging. The oompetition is open to any undergraduate or graduate srudent in good standing at UB who has been accepted into a degree program. The project (paper, art form, technique, etc.) must bewrinen or create'<! un der the supervision of a member of the fuculty, and must be recommended in writing by that fucuhy member to the Emeritus Award Comminee no later than the last day of February each J'!'l!· The faculty supervisor of the project shall testify to the scientific or technological validity of the project or to its aesthetic or artistic value. depending on the category into which it fits.. Submit projects to Costlls Yeracaris,emeritus profe=rofsociology and chair of the Emeritus Center Award Committee, South Lounge. Goodyear Hall, South Campus, Univmity at Buffulo, Buffulo, N.Y. 14214; telephone 829-2271. �.... """'t'tl s.n.tn..r : "'-nommdnoda/- . dynomlcs M., lmmunosup_.-rtMomdonoiAntl. ~)ogino Gobburo, Ph.D., . · ~~~~8~. _......, North . Trutment of the MICA . Client \Nho Is the MICA . Cllent7 Ondy Cassidy-Goold . Doemen College. l1rne TBA. ' : ~~~!>'~~tl~~or : ~S-6~4Q lnformation, c.all c.mpus. 3:30-5 p.m . : ~~ Why b This Q!loltl Dlff....,t From AI Other Quarts? Prol. . Elizabeth Simmons. ~ - ~~~~~. 3:-30p.m. . . . . . Suovtso lllc>loglql-.s- : Beyond the Emeroen<v . Room: Seeldng SOlutiOns , to Violence. Or. Cuthbert . Simpkins, UB Assoc. Prot. of Robert Summon. U8 Dept. of Anatomy illld Cell Biology. 1 H AppllcotJon M 3-0 Mluo- =~=:.~. . Surgery. Center for Tomorrow. Hochstetler. North Compw. . North Campus. 7:30-9a.m. 1 S12. Sponsored by AJumni Relations. For more information, can 829~2608 . 4p.m. ,.......,..,..., ......... . s o. : IIISON I -•tlon : ~~~,';;pus. : ~&;·C:::eemmo --· . OeVonney, 645-2817 ~ocsu .buffolo.edu) . ~~n~,;g : · Room, mc;;,ter for the Arts. ==J~· Spon- · ottvenda. Sll..tdent Union Campus. 6:30-9:30 p.m. ~~~~::~~t ur.-...op s : ASCIT-...op · Introduction to M~ for · UNIX. North Campus. 1:304 p.m. Regisntion and refunda~ SlO deposit required. For tT'IOre Information, contact the Academk: User'Uai.son Offn, 215 Computing Center, 645. 3540. ~. South . U.A. Women's VolleytNoll vs. · Volpa<also. Alumni Arena. North Compus. 8 p.m. : ~f:;Orr:ep~mStudent : Ute. To r.gbter, c.all645-61 25. · &rut Lllkes Seminar : ~~=~~'ito- : Systems for Long-Tenn -lotion Resoordl. Dr. · james J, Pagano, AssL Director, : Environmental Research Center, SUNY at Oswego. 140 Ketter. North Campus. 2 p.m. Sponsored by Great Lakes R~arch Consortium . Tho . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . lngsfor-toldoogplooco .......... --prtndpol- on c:.npus. ot for off~ ,.. ~ son. Udlngl.,.. due no IIIler ttt.n noon on the lnln>duc:tlon to Modntosh required. For more Information, contxt AcKiemk: User U.ison ~~~Computing Cenll!f, ~: 15 p.m. Spc>n>otOd by Offoce ~~~~ Ufe. To r.gistef, c.all · ASCIT-...op ~~s.-...g11oom Only" SPSS f<M' Windows 3.J<, Port I. North Campus. 9:30 . 12:30 p.m. Part II on OcL 16. •.m.- Carol Burnett. CFA Malnstage. North Campus. 8 p.m. For .m-~=-~more u.... more infOfl'T\ation and tickets, call 645-ARTS. lnh:onnation, contoctlhe Ac.a. demlc U.ison Office, 215 . Computing Cenll!f, 645-3540. . ur.-...op . Tho Monl and Ethlcal Dimen. $Ions of Leadership. 3-4:30 ·!:i~~T~.:-::~11 . uto-...op ' Publk Speold~Made EAsy. . ASCJT-...op · sys~emtor s-.u. North · Campus. 5-7 p.m. Registntion · •nd rofundoblo S1 o deposit ~the~~7~- ASCIT-.hop m=~i:!d~~ ~~omlo, :In--Dancing Alllooels. 2 ~~~b!'.'Z... Student Association. =~~~ing Man CNU EmKs (UNIX). North Campus. 1-3 p.m. . infonnation, contact Academic . User Uatson Offke, 21 Com. puling Cent..., 645-3540. ......... · ~-....,. · Tholtullhl'rofesslonsface t h e - Leonlrd J. Point.. Art Dopottmont Gallery, 845 Center for the Ms. ur.-...op Wodnoscloys •• 4 Plus Lecture: lntention/Nonln. tentlon/ Chance/ Cholce/ · Other. Jackson Mac:Low. 438 : C~ Hall. North Campus. 12:30p.m . ~~':oo for<slry. 306 N.lllnl Sden<es. c.mpus. 4 p.m. North . . Room, Center for the Arts. . North Campus. 4 p.m. North Campus. 5:30-7:30 p.m. · Theatre. North Campus. Noon. ='~~ . l'roaues. Prot. 1hooclore Art-.,...... · Swan Dobson's -v...lshlng · MflnoriAJ Servke for Carlos a-.try~ 645-6125. . PhllolophJ ~ - - co..-llounds ==~J:'2'~: g;.~..MM~~~torium, ChUdren's Hospital. 8 a.m. Philo5ophy In Japan. Prot. Aiko Ogoshl. IClukl Univ. 280 Park. NOrth Compw. . 3p.m. ASCJT-...op -nosdays •• 41'1us m= ~lnlst !l:,=~~th. Internet Resourc~laces few UNIX Users, Part II. North North Compus. 3:30p.m. Campus. 10 a.m.-Noon. ~.J:d~blernore information, contact the Ac-ademic User liaison Offtce, m.i~f."ting Center. U.Athlotla Women's Volleyball vs. Youngstown State. Alumni Arena. North Campus. 2 p.m. Monday 13 AIM •t Noon The St.te of ~inlsm in Ja~.u~~· and Shimizu Klyoko, Otemon Gakuin Univ., Osaka. 250 Student Union. North Campus. Noon. ASC1f-...op Introduction to uto-...op ur.-...op Buns of Steel, Behind the ~."!l's~oby r<gistef, call645-6125. uto-...op Explore the Medldnal Volue . mCommon He<ln, Spkes =.~~~~ ~~~·· To r<gbter, c.all . ·ur.-...op ~-~~~~ register, caii64S-61ZS. deposit r.qulrod. For North Compus. 8 p.m. S3. ~~t~JS~~o. ASCJT-...op More H'T'ML~able.sand Campus. 3-6 p.m. ~=:"s~~ deposit r.quirod. For more lnf0f1'1lltion. contact the Academic U.ison Office, u.... ~~,;.~~40. 2-3:30 p.m. . ASCJT-...op · lnln>duc:tlon to St.-. X- . \NindowlnQ System. North Camp~!~- 3~ p.m. R<glstr.otion . illld rofundable 10 deposit required. For more iniOrmallon. contact Aademlc U.... ~~~'<f. Computing s . go.,-:, ur.-...op Student Leodenhlp: Issues and · ~~~by . regisll!f. Cllll645-6125. Unlvonlty Convocation . Third AnnuoiA<ademk . COIMlaltlon. Center for the Arts. North Compw. 3 p.m. : n.o~ ~~~~~s · =~:c~. ~t't~3~ Fund. For more information, contxt Rachel Costi at 64S6800x6100. . W-.cloys ot41'1us Alan Halsey and Ceraldlne Monk. Screening Room, · Cenll!f for the Ms. North · Campus. 4 p.m. ur.-...op ~~·~~:/ Wednesday 15 ........ - · ~~~t"l~. · Or. Donald M. Hooper, US ~ng • Home, S«tlon B. Coftcort more information, contact the Academic User liaison Office, · ~-:~u:=. =~=~•reer. 6-7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the ~~J"~~~Ufe. To r.gls- Maple fCM' UNIX. Noith Compus. 1:30- :~~~":t'o · ~Sdonce :.L;llS~ Ufe. To register, call Opus Claula Uve Buried Trusutti Ensemble. Allen. South Campus. 7 p.m. . Free. Concert to be broack.ast ~m~~~~~Bt.l. at4 Coftcort · UB Wind Ensemble. Soroh L . MdCoin, condu<tor. Slee. North Compus. 8 p.m. S3. - ~ .. ,...7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LIB-UA043 Title A name given to the resource Reporter Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Microfilms Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reporter, 1997-10-09 Subject The topic of the resource University of Buffalo > Faculty > Periodicals. 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Researchers are required to obtain written permission from copyright holders and the University Archives prior to reproducing or publishing materials, including images and quotations. For inquiries about reproduction requests and permissions, please contact the <a href="http://library.buffalo.edu/archives/">University Archives</a>. If you believe material in our digital collections infringes copyright or other rights, please review our <a href="https://library.buffalo.edu/about/policies/information-use/notice-and-takedown-policy.html">Notice and Takedown Policy</a> for information on how to report your concern. https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/files/original/c9a3bc523b44fea80e39d00d599c8a96.pdf 6e0df9d5977af0e559b3cad2610bc6cb PDF Text Text PAGE2 PAGE 6 Don't you just kM her? It's actress Carol Burnett. October 16.1!ID/ti29.1*1.8 ,, l ~ Bold Strategy N. a press conference Oct. 10, UB officials joined with comrnrily leaders to amounce strategies for bolstering the l.rWer5ily community. Accepting a check from Fleet Bank for housing renovation study are, from left: President GreiAer, jolvl L.any ci Fleet Bank. Henry Louis Taylor jr. and Rodney Richardson ci Fleet Bank. UB to invest $100 million in South Campus University leads plan to bolster community with educational, economic development ay SUI WUETOIU ~ Servkes Associate Director HE univenity rtaflirmed its commitment to the City of Buffalo and the region with the announoonent Friday that it is investing$100 million over lOyears in its South Campus and will spearhead new efforts to bolster housing, safety, education and economic development in the neighborhoods surrounding the South Campus. UB's South Campus Master T Plan and the University Commu- nity Initiative {UCI), a collaborative partnership led by UB, the City of Buffalo and the Town of Amherst to stabilize, rebuild and revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding the campus, represe nt one of the most ~bitious community-development initiatives ever undertaken in Western New York. "'As Buffalo's univenity, we can provide services and commitment dences," Greiner continued ... The University Community Initiative has already gone a long way toward building opportunities for real growth, development and long-term investment in this area. to bring our partners in govemanct We look forward to working with and the private sector together to our friends, neighbors and partners to continue to provide the services our region needs ." As part of its strategy to make make our city and region stronger," President W'tlliam R. Greiner said at a press conference in Harriman Hall on the South Campus. "The South Campus Master Plan is jwt one step toward fulfilling our commitment to being a good neighbor in the Univenity District. "'As the nexus of city and sub urb, UB's South Campus has the the South Campus and the adja- dynamic growth and development cent neighborhood s a thriving gateway between the city and suburbs, UB is investing SlOO million over 10 years to develop the campus into a premier health-sciences education and research cen ter, imp rove the physical appearance of the campus and improve recre- of stable businesses and resi- ational facilities and quality of life potential to inspire cooperation, for students on campus. Individual projects include: • Expanding campus-based, health-care education and re sea rch through creation of the Comprehensive HeaJth Sciences Education Center, which will provide on-campus ambulatory health care and patient access to health professionals from diverse specialties in a single setting, and the addition of a Qinical Research Center that sxpands on the Women's Health Initiative • Developing an on-campus restarch park to attract high-tech nology industry to collaborate with health-sciences faculty and expand job opportuni tie s for Western New York residents Senate opposes (meddling' with ~UNY Press By SUE WU£TCHlll News Services Associate Director "unencumbered by political pressures, that seeks to identify the T based on knowledge·of, and expe- views is composed of four SUNY administrators, only one of whom has any experience with SUNY Press, and only one faculty mem- more public-policy st udies . Sussman said that when he asked at a Sept. 23 meeting of the edito- rience in, academic publishing and commitment to academic values." ber, Sussman added. lt opposes "any effort to meddle with SUNY Press publishing op- lion, which he acknowledged he implication of the anecdotaJ evi dence was that these were to be sort of political statements com ing from some direction." The resolution \Kfore the Fac- most well-qualified candi date, HE Faculty Senate has gone on record opposing what has been described b)' critics as efforts by high-level SUNY administrators to change the mission of erational activities, including SUNY Press, politicize its operations and tamper with its intellec- those of the editorial board, that would compromise the values of tual integrity and independence. academic freedom, open inteUec- The senate, at its Oct. 8 meet - tual inquiry and continued finan· cia! viability." ing,joined the faculty governance bodies at a number of SUNY campuses, including Cortland, New Henry Sussman, associate dean of arts and letters and a member Paltz and Brockport, in approving of the SUNY Press editorial board, a resolution urging that an open search be co nducted for a new director of the press and that it con tinue to be run by an editorial outlined the issues of concern to senators: • Interviews already are under way to replace the acting director of the press, who is being replaced without any consultation with the editorial board. The search committee conducting those inter- board composed of SUNY scholars. The re so lution supports a search for a new d irector that is He said that there is informa· could not verify, ..suggesting that the search may be a foregone con clusion in that an insider with con nections to the governor's office may be the final choice." even though that person lacks knowledge of, or experience with, SUNY Press or any academic- publishing operation. • A senior administrator in the SUNY Provost's Office, whom he declined to name, has told a staff member at the Research Foundation who works with the press that the editorial board was being dis- solved. • That administrator also has pushed for the press to publish rial board what that meant, "the ulty Senate, he said, "simply speaks to intellectual integrity and process; it doesn't commit the university to \King liberal or conserva tive or to maintain any political position whatsoever. " It would be particularly mean ingful in Albany if this campus wo uld also express its questioning and its concerns about a very precipitous change in a press that has established a modicum of open ness in the treatment of authors and intellectual materials ." In response to a question from c-u.....~-,...4 ... ;_ ' ;- · ~ �There are tnany barriera for pbyoicWu and nunes to identify vicviasat834-3131.1tio~tbot tims of damatie violeDc% in the emergency deportment. The )00 lbllaw-up, ...... if... tries to asheollh provider must undalland sure )'OU everything io OK. thot violence is COIDIIIOn, and that women are not offeoded by questions of P<*ihl< violenoe It home. lena? Tbe =uses IDr not ultina""' conThe victim's family is enabling the cerns about time, the fear of openviolence when they tell her, "You ing"Pondora'sllox,"tbelllck of reshould stay...he's really such a gnod souras to intervene if domestic provider." However, the more violeooe is identified, .. well u the common scenario is that the health provider'S own penonal isvictim's family will give up on her sua wi1b this topic, either u a vicin their frustration over her re- tim or perpetratot. So""' victims maining with. the abuser. may be rduciant to di.sclo<e that they are being beaten, primarily Dosome--toloe due to fear that their abuser will In • .....,. _ rel•tloftshlps _.. thb • ..,U.? mal.iate and burt them worse. and that of her cbildrm. GM ber botline numbers, such 11 c.ioio Scr- Margo J. ltrunoff, associate -··f_, ...... tM_ --·--·f• professor of internal m<dicine, heads a project at the Erie County M<dical Center looking at whether identifying the victims of domestic violence in the emergency room and referring them to community services can decrease the nun1ber of women who are re-injured. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Wh•t , . . u,. frustr•tes ~~~ )'OU •ktlm• of I am frustrated that many women ""' ph)'Sically and emotionally injured by tb<ir intimate partnen. I am concerned about our society's indifference toward victims, and how - blame victims for the violence they have received. I have learned that it is very difficult for women to ~ve their abusen, and bave<Mra>me my own initialkneejerk reactions of why don't victims just leave ona the violena DCCUl1. --....... jumce systmt protects the powerful, rather than the victims. - ,_.__ ...... of. ,......_ Is do- ,.,..lttoo-th.....a, - " u cancer, AIDS, heart dlseue7 .. .__7 t .. o - - - . ·- - .._._..,...._? Anytimethatstudentsaredatiqj,they canl!l'lil*>rdolionlbipsinwliichooe coen:iYe txtiatooontrol the relatinnsbip. Theprevalena:ofdomesticviolenceisthesameina>llqf:studentsas it is in adults cp percznt). Can we put More teeth Into domestk-Yiolence ..... ? ber~ManymoreWDIDI!Il No, domestic violence occw-s in The Erie County domestic· vio· lencc laws are sound, with a proarrest policy in place. How the laws are enforced is the key to providing safety for battered women and children.Ar=t,forexample,must be accompanied by a coordinated community response involving the criminal justice system, so that the barterer will be apprised that continued violent conduct will be met with severe, adverse consequences. experier>adomesticviolenizthan deYelop cancer or AIDS. dating relationships, as well as in gay. lesbian, bisexual and transgender relationships. Do high-profile uses of domeslie violence encourage or In- hibit women from reporting their own experiences? Media attention to high-profile cases of domestic violence is helpful for victims, insofar as the attention raises awareness and discus- sion. However, if perpetrators arr not sanctioned for their crimes, this gives the message that the criminal - ..... f - . , f-IIJ, neigh- tM--tM-- - . or~ Int.,._ to ~the psychalaglc.. hold of _ , _ her t o - help? If)OOsusp<dthat a 6:iend, liunilymember or ~ is being abused, the axa imponant thing )00 can do is to talk with ber in private about her relationship. She may 001 be aware of the delinition ofdomesticvicJimco.-.« pattern of pi1)Sical assaults and coen:iYe <Xlt1lrol. Mootvictimslald tolllinilnitt the violence that happtns to !bern because of guilt and shame. Battered _,.,areolimisolaledfiom l3milies and friends, so anything )00 can do to bolsta-bersdf-<memandsupport ber is important. Expect that sbe may debxl his behaviors, and~ try to ac<Zpl respoosibilityfur his violen<z. Empbasize)OOl CXlOC<mS about bersaf<ty -7 The myth is that abtioed women sed< outanothermanwbowilabuoetbem. Many women leaYe an abusiYe man and find another portDer who !bern with mpect and dignity. Wllh the possible <:ICtplion of aloobolism, there are ootvictim cbarad<ristia that predi<:t reabuse. Domestic violence causes a spectrum ofbtalth problems, fiom pl1)'ical injuries to mental-bealth problems li2 depression and suicide, to death as a result of homicide. There is no standard reporting of domestic violence cases to law enfonzmen~ other than homicide. Last year, II women dled in Erie County as a result of domestic vialena:, 20 percmt ofthe 1ota1 num- - -··-- Is domestic violence ganer•tlotuol? Domestic violence can be transmitted across the generations. When children observe that their family members use violence to solve conllicts, this normalizes this experience. Half the time that a woman is being beaten, her children are being physically abused as well. So, cbildren who either witness or experience abuse are more l.ilcely to experience or perpetrate abuse as ad ults. ----&p.tslllf--30.,.--.t of lnJ~• • - - t I n hospital emergency depArt· ....... ,__to -.dfJ only 1 - - In 35. Ml)'? ls-tk-··- Batterers and victima come from all educational levels, socioeco- nomic classes and ethnic groups. --·...... -~-.- .......... -~ meui>erisuoing~violenceand It ........... for,_ to uve ,_,_.t_? II As a pb)'sician in practice fur 13 years, I reoognize that the inlluencr of my day at the offia can not be simply turned offonce I mum borne. I have many patient encounters during each day, and some leave deep impressions of pain and suffering. Somdimes,afl.r 11!1'1 through the day, I reali2etbot I am tJOubled about . a particular patimL It is importmt for me to discusstheoeradionswith colleagues. Outside ofoffice boun, I participate in COmmunity effi>rts to reduce domestic violence. It is importmt furthe medical profession to work wilh law enforcement and aiminaljusticzto coordinate our~ sponse to this problem. UB must monitor rankings info, Senate told By SUE WUETCHER News 5e.rvkes Associate Director _,___ .. __ . -· -Sue- Re rte1.· .. _ ___ _..__ _...,_ ...-...., _......,..., . .......... lbot ....... ~.­ - ·1l60albltoll,(71d)64WA6. UpOI • etr?wb..,r• ---F-Ch!tslr. VIdll -Dondg -------....lotooy-lt*>o ll1iOUGH rankings ofUB programs by such extmlal groups as the National ~beard! Cow>eiJ are flawed, they help shape percq>tions about UB and the university must work to provide accurate information fo r these rankings, as well as improve its performance in them, a Faculty Senate subcommittee bas concluded. But UB also must develop its own system to monitor and measure program performance in order to make ...hard d«isions on resourtt allocation• in times of limited univenity resources, Susan Hamlen, associate professor of accounting and law and chair of the subcommittee, told the Faculty Senate at its Oct. 8 meeting. The subcommittee of the senate's Budget Priorities Committee was charged with examining and explaining the methodology used to generate the ratings "numbers• in Provost Thomas E. Headrick's academic planning document, Hamlen said. .In the document, Headrick stated that one of UB's goals was to have at least one-quarter of its doctoral programs and research rated in the top quartile of the NRC rankings, and almost all in the top hal( Given the importance of the NRC data in Headrick's report, Ham1en said, the subcomminee decided to analyze "the appropriateness" of the NRC rankings, as well as the Stony Brook Productivity Ranking- another system that A Hamlen said is used to rate programs. The NRC ranki ngs-the most recent of which are based on 1992-93 academic-year data-are reputational rankings that look at two dimensions of program quality: the scholarly quality of program faculty and the effectiveness of the program in educating research scholars and scientists, she said. ' Faculty raters""' provided with lists of faculty involved in each program and are asked to rate each program on the quality and effectiveness dimensions, she said. The .NRC report on the rankings includes some observations on the attributes of the rankings, including that.. reputation is correlated with the siu of the university and that there is agreement among raters on the best an d wo rst programs, but •rankings in the middle quartiles can be unreliable," she said. The Stony Brook rankings were developed by 1.awrmce Martin, dean of the Graduate School at Stony Brool:, to determine a system of ranking on productivity that is comparable to the NRC ranking systemonrq>Utltion,Hamlensaid. The Stony Brook system takes NRC information on fourli>ctorr-percen~ of faculty publishing, publications per fuc. ulty,perczntageoffacultywithn:sean:bsupportand nwnber of citations per facu1ty--ro rank each program on each fuctor, then """''''S the four ratings. Don Schack, professor of mathematics and a member of the Budget Priorities Committee, told senators he had analyzed the Stony Brook rankings for mathematics programs and found "huge deficiencies with the Stony Brook index as a measure of almost anything.• Independent of the subcommittee, be conducted a direct comparison of the Stony Brook indo: with reputational indices in the 6eld of matbematics. He called it "abswd• that the Stony Brook rankings placed Oarkson and Southern Methodist Univmity-both at the bottom ofthe NRC ranlcings,-;unofust-quartile institutions and "worse than abswd" that Yale placed in the third quartile and the tJnivenity of Chicago in the fourth. Yale and Chicago= in the top 10 percent of programs, according to the NRC. Schack also decried the reliability of the data used in the Stony Brook rankings, noting that there are incredible inaccuracies in program sizes: that significantly impact the raw scores that are used. "If you want to go from SO percent of your program publishing to 100 percent publishing, just omit a judiciously chosen selection of your faculty," be advised. "It's a very, very suspiciow ind~ indeed." Hamlen presented the subcomrninee's key conclusions about using rankings such as NRC and Stony Brook in academic planning at UB: • These rankings apply only to doctoral education, and may not be appropriate in evaluating undergraduate and master's-level programs. • There are flaws in these rankings that may limit their effectiveness. "However, external rankings such as NRC are influential in shaping the perceptions of UB and they cannot be ignored," Ham! en said. �Octoberi6,1!197/Voi.2Uo.8 IIepa......_ Surgeon offers hope for reducing violel)ce that pervades our society IIJ - OIII.IQIAM in place, increased screening for mental health, training in Rather, according to Simpkins, the roots of the disease run.throughout our society: in television, in history, in •ultimate'" fighting, and in university politics. *Character assassination is a kind of violence," be said. ·ru bet everyone in this room has some experience with violence." Simpkins described the various ways people end up in his emergency room: a man beaten up by police officers, a woman battered by her husband, a child shaken to death. At the end of the litany, he sang a mournful song aboutlynching.s. illustrating the role of history in the problem of violmce, Simpkins showed slides of colonial tortures, lynchings. and a photograph of his childhood home after it was bombed. Simpkins' par- schools on principles of ents were active in the Reporter Staff HILE it focused on violence, Cuthbert Simpkins'"UB at Sunrise" lecture last Thursday ended with a glimmer of hope: Dnwing on his experiences as a UB associate professor ofsurgery and a trauma surgeon at Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), he outlined 16 proposals which he claims will lead to "an effective diminishment of violence• in America. Simpkins called for Buffalo-~pecific nesearch into how and why violence occun here, rigorous evoluation of programs already W justice, increased em- ployment and police accountability to the communities they serve. "We need to make the piOO!SS dear in every case." hesaid.Peopleneedtoknow where to gP and what they can do when victimization occurs, he added, and perpetratorSofviolence need to know that punishment will he consistent and inevitable. According to Simpkins, when the process is dear, and when justia: is prtsen~ violenre will decrease. Civil Rights Movement. Despite the sobering situation America finds it- self in, Simpkins concluded that "we must look up from the ground of defeat into the universe of the possible.· It is a phrase that might be used to de scribe Simpkins' profes- of...,..,.-·-........... Erie c-tty Meclkal Center. outlines plan fOr reducing Ylolence for ...,. at Sunrise" ...tlenc:e In a talk Oct. 9 In Center for Tomorrow. .. Injustice is the refuge ofincompetence,.. he added. \ sionaJ accomplishments. Frustrated at treating (uthbet1: 0. SIMpkins. usodMe protestOr Simpkins stressed that the problems of violence and injustice transcend issues of race and gender, urban and rural, ynungandold,richand poor. Referring to a study restricted to the white Atnerican middle class, he pointed out that homicide levels for this group are far higher than homicide levels in other industrial#ed countries. If you correct for socioeconomic issues 0111d population, said Simpkins. "we're in the same boat" ""We need to see violence as a mental-health issue," he said, and not an issue of race, gender, class or age. At the same time, he was careful to poin~out that calling violence a d.isea.sc does not mean society can shift the blame for violence onto the perpetrators alone. patients on1y to see them return t.o the emergency room again and again, Simpkins founded the Violence and Victimization Prevention Program at ECMC in 1996. Under the program, a social w6rk.er talks with the viCtims of violence to find out why they are in dangerous situations in the first place. These discussions can lead to indjvidual interven· tion programs, often including job skills counseling, in an attempt to break the cycle of violence. As ages· ture of respect, victims are given every opportunity to decline these services. On Sunday, Simpkins will be the keynote speaker for a program called "Honoring the Peacekeepers.• The event will take place at 7 p.m. in St. john the Baptist Church, 184 Goodell St., as part of the YWCA obser· vance of the Third Attnual Week Without Violence. Mac Low: poetry by indirect aim Performances are part of75th birthday celebration for poet By IIIIENT CUNNINC;HAM Reportff StaH L EC\URING on poetry, reading poetry, listening to poetry: what better way for a poet to eel· ebrate a birthday? Jackson Mac Low, often men· tioned as one of the most innova· tive American poets ofthi5 century, was on the UB campus last week to culminate a series of events celebrat· ing his 75th birthday. the 1950s when be bepn to employ "systematic-<:hance" methods to write his poems. influenced by crpcriments )ohnCagewasmakinginmusic. These methods sometimes involved rolling dice, stidcing pins through magazines. or inventing elaborate mathematical rul<s to choo<e what would and would notgointoapoem Theidea.MacLow explained, is consistent with ideas in Orienlal re!igjons and pacifism that in· volve"by-passing" or"evading" the ego. Influenced by the co ncept of Associated at different times in Zen Buddhism that was entering American consciousness through his career with John Cage, the FLUXUS movement, the Living scholars like D.T. Suzuki, Mac Low Theater of New York, the rise of decided that to "try.. to express Zen-inflected pacifism, the rise of so mething, to aim for expression, "' Language .. writing, and almost actually ended up pushing "against every experimental literary group · an actua1 Oow., and did not achieve to pass th~ough New York City, its precise goaL Releasing the in· Mac Low has meanwhile amassed tention , he felt, would allow th e "flow .. to enter into art. a large body of his own work. "Expression, like happiness," said Aher reading some of his poems last week as part of the Wednesdays Mac Low, "is one of those things at 4 Plus series., Mac Low delivered you can't obtain by aiming at di · a lecture Thursday to a crowded rectly. Anyone who tries to express f oom in Clemens Hall, talking at themselves in art directly, won't." Over the years, Mac Low said he length about his political involvehas found him self questioning ment and his own poetry. some of these early ass umptions. He achieved a certain renown in Since the 1960s, he has returned to wri ting poems that invol ve varying degrees of "direct" com· position, which often means he still uses a system to compose his poems. Now, however, it is usuall y a system that allows him to make some or all of the choices. What has remained consistent is Mac Low 's sense of poetry as "performance." Last Thursday, he per· formed a number of his poems at Hallwalls, accompanied by musi· cians and voice artists from the Buffalo-based poetry band EBMA. Most of Mac low's work includes instructions detailing how to read the poem out loud, either to a group o r to oneself. These instructions are similar to a musical score, often in· duding "silences" of particular dura· lion. Understandably, it is sometimes difficult for people to adjust to such a unique approach to writing. .. , sometimes lose one· fifth of my audience," he said, without a trace of resentment But for the four-fifths who stay, Mac Low's life and works are sin· gular achievements, capable of opening up new ways of thinking about language, poetry and art. 13 BrieD Conference to address political redistricting What would election d istricts look like if they were drawn without bias? That question and others related to racial gerrymander· in g. the U.S. census and the impact of redistricting on voter partici· pation will be addressed by geographers and political scientists at a conference, ..Geographic Information Systems and Political Redis· tricting: Social Groups, Representational Values and Electoral Boundaries,'" to be held Oct. 24-26 in the University lnn and Conference Center, 240 I North Forest Road, Amherst Sponsored by UB's National Cen ter for Geographic lnformation and Analysis, the conference will feature panels and presentations on political redistricting and the use of Geographic Information Systems, computerized geographic analysis tools, in drawing political districts. Speakers will discuss inequities in election districts, methods of population-counting and the impact of the recent Supreme Court decision banning race-based districts. Peter Rogerson, professor of geography, will discuss how election districts might look if they were drawn without regard to politics or race in a talk, "Political Di.stricting in Cities With Negative Residen· tial Density Gradients: Some Theoretical Investigations ... Other talks include "Race-Based Districts: Do they Help or Harm Representation?"; .. Playing a Game with Cha nging Rules: Geogra· phy, Politics and Redistricting in the 1990s"' and .. Racial Gerryman· dering, the Supreme Court and the 'Shapes' of Things To Come." Conference coordinators are Munroe Eagles, associate dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and professor of political science, and David Mark, director of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis. Sponsors of the opening reception are Mark B. K.ristaJ , interim dean of the FacuJty of Social Sciences, and Provost Thomas Headrick. For more information, calJ 645·2545 ext. 49. Family violence clinic receives $140,000 in state funding The Family VIolence Clinic in the School of Law has received $140,000 in state funding to expand its work throughout the Eighth JudiciaJ District of New York and serve as a regionaJ resource center offering technical assistance and training to various government agen · cies and community-based organizations. The funding, announced by Barry B. Boyer, dean of the law school, and John B. Sheffer II, director of the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth, includes a $70,000 member item from New York State Sen. Mary Lop Rath and a $70,000 SlDPViolence Against ~omen grant from the New York State Department of CrimJ nal Jus· uce. The Family Violence Clinic, directed by Suzanne E. Tomkins, provides legal support for victims o f domestic violence. ft offers stu· dents an enriching educational component and strength ens relation · ships with a broad spectrum of agencies in the legal and social·ser· vice system in Western New York. The clinic has used the new funding to join with the Institute for Lo· cal Governance and Regional Growth in a cooperative venrure begin· ning this fall to serve as a regional resource cen.ter for the Eighth judicial District, which includes the co unties of Allegany, Cattaraugu s, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming. The clinic is providing technical assistance to the- counties in the form of training and development of resource materials tailored to the needs of each locale. The clinic also is working closely with officials in each county to develop community·coordinated response projects. Personnel reorganized in Division of University Services In • n effo rt to streamlin e a nd improve financial ma nagement of the university, Senior Vice President Robert j. Wagner has announced a reorganiza tio n of personnel within University Services. Leonard F. Snyder has assumed the title of seni or associate vice president fo r university services and is responsible fo r the un JversJt y's initiatives in financial management. He previo usly was associate vice president and co ntroller for UB. Kevin R. Seitz has been named associa te vice president and con troller, and will report directl y to Snyder. He prcviouslr was ass astant vice president for universit y se rvices. Both appointmen ts were effective Oct. I . In announcing the reorganization, Wagner noted that the changt:~ added no new positions o r staff to the controllers o rgam za tion. "'Th is ... will allow Len Snyder to delegate day·to ·day ope r a ti on ~ of the business offices and concentrate on institutional priorities. It (will ), in addition, provide Kevin the increase in responsibilities he has richly earned and insure co ntinu ity of leadership in th e controller's o rganization ," Wagner said. �UB to invest Briefly !:,. )I~~ ' '~..,..;.l,e.~ ,....:_ ... ~' ... ~--1 • Elforu to enhan"' and impnM: the physical appearance of the campus, such as the resurfacingoffour parldng lots at a oost of$100,000 each; the erection of o<w fencing oo Wmspear Avenue near Bailey Avmue; the installation and repair of sidewalks along the perimeter, and a comprehensive study of the signage oo the campus cooducud hy the Sasaki consulting firm • Renovation of historic Bedc Hall to house the lostit:uk for Local Govemance and Regional Growth, a new =tercreated to support and promote regional collaborations throughout WesternNewYorlc • Rehabilitating existing dormitory space to aeate apartment-style living units and inaease hy 20 pen:mt the number of students living oo the South Campus • ~current =Donal and sports facilities 00 the South c-pu. hy~playing fieldsandc:Dstingfacililiesandexpoodingprogramming fuc oommunityand uoMnity users. In addition to the Master Plan, UB is reinforcingitscommitmenttOthecommuoityhyspearheading the lJDNmity Community Initiative. Based in the UB Center for Urban Studies, located in Allen Halloo the South Campus, the initiative aims to structure an environment that leads existing residents to remain in the community, encourages outsiders to make the area their home and stimulates new business and eon nomic - ---- - ... ........ -.·---"'-' ............... .n.. ......... c__.,......,._ --~~~--- .........,._ _ _ y __ tration will continue to accept and cultivate an expaoded University at Bulf.alo in the work of building o better Buffalo." Susan J. Grdiclc said that from her perspective as supervisor of the TOWJJ of Amherst, "the most crcitingaspect of the lJDNmityeommunity Initiative is the transformation of borders into bridses betw.en our communities. "Residents of Egertrvi11e and the lJDNmity District have alwoys been oeigbbon," Greliclc added. "This initiative will make us partners." University District Councilmember kvin J. Helfer added, "The regional partnerships that investments. have been forged through the Univenity ComThe "UniversityCommunity," as defined hy the munity Initiative will reach further and have initiative. is broader than the immediate Univer- wider impact than anyooeofthese entities could sity Heights section of Bulf.alo ever imagine. Tbe Univerwhere the UB South Campus is sityDistrict,atthebeartof located. It also includes the Bufthis impact, stands to gain "A strong city will falo neighborhoods of far into the future as the 1 Kensington-Bailey, Baileyproject unfolds. Delavan and a portion ofNortb "It is satisfying to know Bulf.alo and Central Pack; the that this partnership beKmilwortb section of the Town tw<cn the Oty of Bulf.alo, of Tonawanda; the Eggertsville the lJoNmity District and portion of Amherst, and the the lJDNmityat Bulf.alo is Cleveland Hill section of the only going to become MAYORANlltONY MASIEllO Town of Oteelclowoga. more tangible for the The initiative is headed hy Pmject Director oommunity: Helfer continued •From e:nhancHenry Louis Taylor, Jr., associate professor of ingits borden to funding and supporting the UniAmerican studies and director of the Center for versity Community Initiative. the university-is Urban Studies. maintaining its investment in the OtyofBulfalo." "The UniversityCommunitylnitiativeis a bold After a time-year planning stage. ua is movstrategy that focuses on the social, eon nomic and ing forward with several inaugural projects. Tbey physical development of a unique border com- are: (Ounity," Taylor said. "It is a collaboration that • The Corporate Partnenhlp, a collabocreates a venue, that enables residents. business, ration with local businesses to underwrite a real government and oommunity and economic de- estate development corporation that will acvelopers to plan and work together." quire, rehabilitate, finance and sell houses to UB's role, he said, is to "foster collaborations, middle-income residents. Fi.ftetn corporations, coordinate activities and stimulate projects that including numerous banks, have expressed enwill Slllbilize, recreate and invigorate the commu- thusiastic support for the effort Fleet Bank, it nity.• was announced at· the press conference, has Bulf.alo Mayor Anthony Masiello agreed that contributed $30,000 for a study to assess the market for what has been called the first largeoollaboration is importanL "None of ur-citydweller, suburbanite or cam- scale housing renovation project in the history pw resident-exist in a vacuum,'" Masiello said. of Buffalo. "We are all interrelated and interdependent. The "Fleet is proud to be the corporate leader supsum of our coUective efforu will always be greater porting the redevelopment of the University than the sum of individual initiatives. Community," said John J. U!rry, e=utive vice "A strong city will mean a stronger campus president and ~rket manager of Fleet Bank. community and a more vital neighbor for sub- "With this strategic and comprehensive approach urban communities," he added. "This adminis- to housing. the neighborhoods have an excellent ·-_,.,....,. --....__.........._ -.....--- chance of not only surviving. but thriving." soiira c.tw, an unprecedented, croa-jurio- dictional collab!>nttion among police agencies from Buffalo, Amherst, Cheektowaga, Tooawanda, the N"111gaf2 Frontier Thansportation Authority, Bulf.alo Municipol Housing Authority and UB.l.ocated in Room 100 of Allen ·HaiJ on the South Campus, the =ter will create a venue where policeoflicers will work in partner· ship with residents, businesses, govmunent and social-service agencies to prevent crime and address community problems that impact on public safety. • . . . . . . _ _ providedthrough a range of p~e elementary and seoondary activities, and adult education and training programs. An alliance oforganizations, agencies and university departments has been forged to address myriad educational cballenges. including mastery of new ll<8demic standards, c:areer education and job training. welfare reform and self-sufficiency, and capacity building in public schools. Activities include after-rd>ool enrichment programs beld on the South Campus for approximately 500 Bulf.alo school student>; special summer residential programs in mOth, scitechnology and general acadoemic counes; partnerships betw.en UB and S<bools in the Buffillo and Amherst districts, and the America Reads literacy program. • E c - * ...........IM!II\- 1Wo sepante projects involveoommercial irnproYmleots to the Main Street commercial strip and the commercial section of Bailey Avenue between the Kensington Expressway and East Delavan Avenue. The Main Street project consists of the installation of new water mains and sidewalks, adoption of design standards for storefronts, ventwes to assist proper!;f owners in making exterior and interior rq>airs. inaeased accesstbility to micro loans and other forms of capital and activities to assist homeowners to malce repairs to their propcrties. UB h!s worked with, and will continue to work with, such private-sector. partners as Benderson Developmen~ Tops Markets and Walgreen Drug Stores. The Bailey project includes landscaping and streetscaping. developing design standards and encouraging facade improvements, and a "paintup,brush-up" campaign on adjacent side streets. = SUNY Press Contlnuedfrompagel Ken Regan, associate professor of computer science, Sussman noted that the press is open to publishing any material, as long as the normal procedures-whereby material comes to the press either through a staff or faculty editor-are followed. The issue, he stressed, is not a political matter ..of who's the governor or what we like or what we don't like. It's a matter of the fact that the procedures are being suspended (the director and board are being re- placed) and nobody knows what the press is really thinking.• Michael Frisch, professor of history and American studies and a former SUNY Press editorial board member, said there is nothing wrong with making changes at SUNY Press. "The ominous thing here is the possibility of (overhauling) an entire struc:t= that is working well, that involves peer review and involves a very active faculty role ... If the"' is, in fact, a structural shadow over the operations of the press, this would be very damaging to faculty governan"' and to the reputation of our university nationwide," he said. "This is not to say that everything the press has done is perfect; contin ued Frisch, who has had his work published by the press and has served as editor of series published by it. • ... It is to say that these procedures should not be changed or interfered with lightly." It is appropriate, hr said, for the Faculty Senate to express its con· a:m about "the nature of the search and the nature of the editorial board and the role of faculty and faculty governance in them.• Peter Hare, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Profes.sor in the De· partment of Philosophy, urged his colleagues to support the resolution. "SUNY System may have its difficulties in many areas, but SUNY Press is one of the things we can be most proud of,• Hare said, suggesting that the SUNY campuses should send a delegation to Albany to discuss the issues with the search committee. �Blueprint for Architectural Research: The Avery Index Q Do you need to obUin archit.ectura1 information? Do you need to find such material that is less than 20 years old, comes from a worldwide database that indexes over 1,000 journal.s. and covers topics on a broad continuum from architecture to city planning. archaeology, historic preservation and interior design? Then, you might ~ ~Ll!BUillaJ ~l a.&l ~ l . . wish to point your O.a.liae Resources Web browser to UB's uo..ya...,. Online Reso urces page (http:// ubllb. .·:=,.__ _____=__......___~__:=;._·_ J ...._.A...,_ . .,._ Iill~~ --- Could- --of F - E- ~ ·!=-- I be EM17 Moclom tAIIololcl p1ctwu Z.OCM!-yew-<>ld Antlochus In T -oy. whkh t he M:COIIIpAIIylng StOf')' ~ pnwe1 that iEIYis WU lillY• and well Z0 c...turia ego. How Tabloids Twist the Past Cltlssicist studies sensational tales culled from ancient world of strange and hoary tales about Asia Minor, Egyp~ Gre<ce and Rome. EVER mind Dodie. "Maybe tlie andent era is familDi and those tape- iar to us from movies and elemenworm dieu th at tary school, so we assume-incordon't work. What rectly-that we know a good deal malcrsDonMdJuire about il" McGuire said "Since the average person doesn't have the information to counter weird stories written about that period, the tabMcGuire is adjunct assistant loids have a field day.• professor of ics at UB and diBenign tabloid tales .U:,ply repon rector of the Student Services Cen- "amazing" but well-known factster in the Faculty of Arts and Let- the Romans had apartment buildters. His areas of study and teach- ings. fast-food restaurants, clever ing include the culture, litera- unemploymentstntegiesand,when ture-particularly the poetry-<>f new heroes came along, they just the Roman Empire. He also has changed the beads on the statues in made a minor study of how super- the Forum. market tabs represent the ancient "Unfortunately," McGuire said, world, lecturing on the topic at "another way to sell papers is to tell classics conferences and currently lies that reinfora or subvert connecpreparing an article for the Jour- tions between the familiar (street nal of Popular Culture. violen<%, Elvis, mental illness) and .. Just remember I do research things that are alien to our reality, other issues," he reminded as he likt andent cultures. trolled a pile of loopy news clips. In wedding borrowed (or in The story began when McG uire vented) aspects of the ancient world decided to investigate the popular to common obsessions of our own culture of ancient Rome, an inter- age, the tabloids tend to relieve our est derived from the fact that many anxieties through a kind of historical studies, with their con- ' empathetic conversion. centration on politicaJ and liter"One example here" he said, pullary works, don't convey the fears, ing out a clip, "is this story that assumptions and idiosyncrasies trumpets the discovery of the rethat comprise the popular culture mains of Hercules' gym, 'complete of an historic era. with his primitive Thighmaster.'" The tal>loids also will take one of Med iterranean area favored today's popular events or icons-a "I needed to fin<! a semiology of cult figure likt Elvis Presley, for expopular culture that could be ap- ample-and connect it with romeplied io the Romans," McGuire said, one like first century A.D. Turkish "and decided to review tabloids. king, Antioch us of Commagene. They reflect our own popular conMcGuire pulls out a startling tab· cerns and I thought they might sug- loid photo of a 2,000-year-old statue gesc areas of universal interest... of Antioch us, still imbedded in the Here comes the postmodern sands of western 1\ukey. twist. In using tabloids to suggest The acoompanying story exploits popular concerns among lim -cen- our obsessive love for what UB socitury Romans, he found that the tab· ologist Mark Goltdiener calls "Elvis as loids rulJ the cultures of the ancient Other )esus"by suggesting that he not Mediterranean for stories reflecting only oontinues to live, but was alive 20 the concerns of 20th-century cmturies ago, as well. Americans. "They pay no attention to medi- Romans had graffW "I just love this stuff," McGuire eval Turkey or !Oth ~ntury Indonesia.... McGuire said, "but the an - admitted with a laugh. "Some things cient Mediterranean gets nailed ev- don't change." He noted the abunery week." In fact, The Glob<, The dance of Roman graffiti that says Star and the rest, he found, are full "For a good time, call Aurelia" and 11J PATIIicJA DONOVAN f'l.lews SeMces Editor i --&::-~=' I says that long after Nero died, rumors persisted that he'd been seen in Athens and Asia Minor. "'The ancients weren't so different in some ways." McGuire said. "And apparently, using ancient motifs to exploit our anxieties and obsessions sells papers." Clips galore: AIDS ("... Found in Tombs from Sodom and Gomorrah!! "'); life after death ("Egyptian Rein carnated as Morris the Cat!•); then there's health, space travel, miraculous folk cures for serious illness, and so on. No matter how creep_y the phenomenon, relax! Everything's under control. It's aU happened before. McGuire pulls out more stories: "Noah's Ark Built by Martians!;" "RDman Togas Cause Nervous Breakdowns;""Gay-bashing in Roman Baths," and "Ancestors of Pontius Pilate Slapped With a Wrongful Death Suit"-by the enraged ancestors of Jesus Christ. "Jokes aside, stories likt this do violence to our undemanding of the ancient world," he said. "Although they're amusing and harmless in general. a certain ignorance on the pan of readers is required for them to assign whole civilizations to simplistic cultural categories." Thousands watching chess? We must think of the Romans as brutish imperialist orgiasts, for instance, he said, to be "astonished" that th ey .. really" poured into the Coliseum by the thousands to watch chess, as one tabloid story insists. "We can see that the tabloids play off stereotypes to weave insane and unsubstantial tales that sell papers," McGuire said. "At the same time, the very fakery involved allo\.015 writers to weave current subterranean preoccupations into the story as a subtle hook." He added, "That's why it's possible to scan these stories over a period of time and measure broad levds of 20th-century popular culrure and consciousness ... =.. ·- -. ·.... . I _,__ I = ...... =-=-EFt=! ...,....,.=E. =- ~=: """'· F .'E:E::: =: L l =-·:a =- -- = buftalo.edu/llbr• r · les/e -resou rces/ ) and lcx:ate the Avery Inda toilrrhir.rtural Periodicals in the lim row of the "Subjectorien ted Indexes" listing. If you are a member of the UB community, you may then proceed to make a Web connec· tion to this architec· tore-intensive data - base. Let 's say you wanted to find ali the citations to articles W . . . t . - - llQJ.ia about Art Deco that have appeared since the late 1970s in Archirecrura! Digest. Select "'Advanced NI-T~ -..a Ar1id. Search ," click on ~&:::- I "Keyword" in the first box and type .Gll .!Jcilllbr - - - - - · --·--' "Art Deco .. in the form space below. Next, dick on "Journal" in the third box (by moving the side arrow down with your left mouse kty) and type "Archltectural Digest" in the __,! form space below. Oick on "Send" and discover at least 25 listings for anicles about Art Deco styling in Manhattan, Montreal, Malibu and Paris, among other places. Or, perhaps you wanted to explore the oonnection betW«n famed archi· toct Frank Lloyd Wright and Buflillo. Oickon "Simple Search." indicate"Keyword," enter "Frank and Wright and Buffalo" in the form spa"'- dick on "Send" and you will locate at least 15 anicles on this notable topic. And, speaking of Frank lloyd Wright and Buflillo. be sure to visit the Univetsity Archives' Web site for its current exhibi~ "My Dear Mr. Wright" (http:// ublb.buffolo.edu/Wworles/ unlts/_/ _ _wrlghtl) This Web site, which accompanies the exhibit on display through Oct. 31 in the University Archives (420 Capen Hall, 645-2916), highlights the Archives' Frank Lloyd Wright-Darwin D. Martin Collection of manuscripts, letters, photographs and architectural drawings ...-mi. ~~ WI:DIL i:ilr'E:< e. la21&.~ i __; =- t===- j £=-a e:: - J ...........,..="" --- _·=_·-_·._- _-_·==----_j ........... =-- =-==------_-__ For assistance in connecting to the World Wide Web vw UB computer accounts, contact the ASCIT Help Desk at 645-3542. -Deborah Hwted Kodtlruky and Rkk McRae, Unt'lfMJty Ubroflfl Korean performers to present musical medley The-of- - musk wiH be experienced on Saturday, NaY. 15, when the UB Faculty of Arts and l.etlfn IM!k:omes six of Korea's out· standing perfooners to the stage of Slee Concert HaD on the North Campus. The program, titled "Korean Music: Tradition and Innovation," will begon at 8 p.m. It ~ free of charge and open to the public. C:O.sponsors are The Korea Society of washington, D.C. and the Korean Culture Program of the Korea Foundation in SEOul. Republic of Korea. The performance will be an exdting complement to the UB Korean Studies Program, which recently became part of the East Asian Languages and Cultures section of the Depanment of Modem Languages and Literatures and is experiencing steady growth due to the increasing popularity of Asian languages. Ha<>-Kyung Um, a research fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology and Ethnomusicology at Queen's University of Belfast in the United Kingd9m, will discuss the characteristics of Korean classical and folk music. The concert will consist of five classical pieces from the 18th and 19th centuries and three contemporal)' compositioru from the 20th centul)'. �Actress leaves 'em t.ughlng with hla.rlous highlights from her c•reer A love-fest with Carol Burnett on Mainstage . , I'ATIIICIA doHovAH News Servkes Editor S INGER, actress, comedienne and raconteur Carol Burnett appeared on the CFA Mainstage last Thurs- day evening for "an evening of laughter and reflection." It was a love-fest from beginning to end. Bum~tt was, as always, charming. gracious, slim, attractive and honkingly funny. She looks about 400 times better than Mick Jagger, that's for sure. The evening began with a largescreen video montage ofscenes from the 11-yearrunor-TheCamiBumett Show." Most dips came from the live audience question-and-answer sessions that opened each program. These served as an introduction for those too young to remember Burnett's early years and recalled how explosively funny and daring her show was, and the weinlness of some members of her live audience. Burnett then arrived onstage to a thundering ovation that was a c..r..t_,.._ ~= .......... rl .~-..-~110 _""""""'".....,.. olll!nd "A~riQII. '-rlh2111111~ol - hralldgllt ........... The................ --'lllllt~--~~~~~-.,--and ~~ ..... in-HIIri ....... Siolo~ logo, 13GO&nM>od/ltle. . . . . , _ ... fnlm~:IO a.m. 110 10...,. progrem Is Jdloduled fnlm 10 o.m. 110 RSVP 1108J'8..5331. r-.- and..,. "Recent--~- down;.;:;;-u. of on display In UGL prelude to an hour and a half of hilarity and warmth. 1be format was Q & A, but it didn't take much to rev Burnett up into a hellz-apoppin' alubition of the narntive virtuosity that made her a otar. Some of her best TV characters made an appearance-shrill Eunice of"Mama's House;" Patsy, the "good" twin (Burnett also played the evil twin )--a space cadet in love with a lighthouse, and Mrs. Wiggins, the totally stupid Italy-shaped secretary. Then there were the film icons skewered by Burnett and oompany over the years-Shirley Temple ("Oh, pweeze, won't someone hewp me find moy daddy?" ); "Gone With the Wind" _'(as Scarlett, Burnett's dress-madeout-of-the-curtains outfit featured a drapery rod through the shoulders that nearly beheaded co-star Harvey Korman),and a hilariously creepy take-off on the creepy film "Sunset Boulevard" that became a classic of sketch comedy. She offered ailvice to young acto" who questioned her from the audience: •Get your education,• and went on with hardheaded rec- ommendation• for 1urvival in show business. Burnett graduated from UCLA, of which she iS now a trustee, and her legendary charitable endeavors include aeftral scholarship funds for students of theater, musical theater and jour- nalisn The best~ of the evening involved descriptions of the antia of lunatic oomedian T'IDl Conway who spent decades playing Burnett (and everyone else) like a pian.o onstage and oft: There isn't room to repeat the tales of Burnett's beloved granny, who raised her in a one-room apart- memoir, "One More Tune" ( 1986) a read. Our lives should all turn ment off Hollywood Boulevard Out as well -totho-omlng ..... - -· Comedy, football, tours, lectures slated for the UB family S~rvk~ Editor performance by comedian and M1V' personality Bill Bellamy, a mini-parade in UB Stadium and, of course, a football game matching the Bulls against the Hofstra Flying Dutchmen will highlight UB's Family and Homeooming Weekend slated for Oct_ 24-26. The weekend events will include the announcement of the winning entry in the "Name the Bull" mascot contest, the crowning of a homeoomingkingand queen, and bonfire and carnival on the shores'of lake 1.aSalle. Nso scheduled are lectures, a tour ofUB's old-time apothecary, concerts, a kid-oriented haunted castle "bounce house" at UB Stadium, as well as prizes and contests. Bellamy, who prides himself on being a stand-up comic who entertains his audiences without resorting to vulgarity, will perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, in Alumni Arena on the North Campus. A About You.• will guat star on "Touched hy an Angel" this fall_ And if you'ft got a sec, give her critically acclaimed altolndudeomlnl·---· Homecoming events set News Beam Conway's torture-by-wit of his costars, his (now ex-) wife, traffic oops, stodgy bridge-obsessed dinner guests, but most in the audience laughed until they cried. Then _there were the tales of llomo_'ll_ F . . . . , - - . lOt for Oct. U.ZOI, I s o - t o - - tho - I n U. Stadium .,~~ooy foco - . · . FIJin9 Dutch,_, .. tho.-.., By MAllY II£TH SPINA and used to check under the Murphy bed every night for Randolph Scott. Granny had "at least rix husbands," Burnett said, and when abe died at 81, herboyfriend was a 40-year-old ja.u: musician in Ronondo Burnett's career has featured hundreds of <xceptional stage, film and television performances in comedic, dramatic and muaical roles, for which she has received dozena of preatisious awards; five Golden Globes, a Peabody, an A«, more People's Choice Awards than any woman in history and rix Emmys, including one this year for her recurring role in the NBC comedy "Mad Special guests will be The Buffalo Chips and the UB Step Troupe . The performance, presented by the Office of Student Life, is sponsored by the Student Association and the University Union Activities Board. A portion of the proceeds will benefit UB's SEFA campaisn. Tickets, which are $12 in advance and $14 at the door, are available through all Ticketmaster locations, Doris Records and 221 Student Union on the North Campus, and by phone at 852-5000. UB students will receive a $2 discount. An admirer of Bill Cosby and a 1981f economics graduate of Rutgers University, Bellamy is known as host of "MTV Jams," as well as for appearances on HBO's "'Def Comedy Jam,""The Arsenio Hall Show" and in comedy clubs and televised specials. And hey, she's still going! She and daughter Carrie Hamilton • Student Association Homecoming camlval and bonfire, 6 p.m. to midnight, shore of Lake LaSalle adjacent to the UB Bookstore, North Campus • Performance by the Zodiaque Dance Co., presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance, 8 p .m., Center for the Arts Drama Theatre, North Campus Events set for Saturday, Oct. 25, Include: • Lecture entitled • Are You a Smart· Shopper, • by Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor and chair of the Department of Marketing, 11-11 :50 a .m., Student Union Theatre, North Campus •rours of the pharmacy museum and apothecary, the Center for the Arts and the earthquake-simulating shake table in Ketter Hall. • Bulls vs. Hofstra Flying Dutchmen, 1:30 p .m., qB Stadium, North Campus; half-time parade featurif!g student various clubs and organizations, and the crowning of the Homecoming king and queen Events scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 26, Include: • Farewell brunch from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p .m ."in Pistachio's in the Student Union on the North Campus and a soccer match pitting the Bulls against the Central Connecticut Blue Devils at 1 p.m. on the soccer field behind the UB Stadium scoreboard. �Octaber ll19!17/YQI.29,11. I Rap a...._ Events calendar UB 17,Younptown State 52 The Bulls didn't ' - enoug11 eq>erience "" clefonse tD deol with the No. I YDI.W1pt0Wn Suta Pon£u1ns on Oct. II . The Bulls U>iled just 24-17 late in the third ............ but hod their spirits brobn by • ion& Penzuin touchdown dmo uY~-.< on"' 152- 17 win In Samba~~(~> Sodium. 'I'U' The Bulb p off"' swt. usJna touchdown""" by Josh Rod> and Amhony Swan "' build • 14-3 lead alter the fint ............ showed w11y they .... s.o and ron1cec1 No. 1 by responcllrc with t1H-H stniclrt !DUChdowns tD take a24-l 4 lead. uti O'lllied before hatfdme wkh a 29-yan:f field p i to cut the lead to 24-17 at tatftime. Howo..r.lote lo the th;rd .........- the f'en&W1s toOl< the lead ll - I 7, and went on to score 21 ~ points . v--... ............. ..,T.Y. U.. ......... ....,otS!JOp.m.ln1D5-..._Soulh~ lnfonnation, cofiMs-<;125. - Cortlaland Subcortkal Effects of Lesions In the Diagonal Band of Broca. Or. Sonsofej de l.o Calle, M Dep'l Gallety, Center f0< tho Ms. Ufe -.t.op Internet Job SeM<hlng f<>< ~c;r""~~-JI:."'~ ='- Golllllolow Hatvvd Institutes of Medlclne. 306 farber. Soolh Campus. 12:30 p:m. -PorltSr.lfMAD-re~ated -. ln TG f.ll ~~oonaandAttlsano, ~~.::..~~~~ Room, RPO. 12:30p.m. =~~~aM .... ._.... ~~::~r.::~· North~ ~~~=:CWh~ 171n South Campus. A ,_exhibit ~,:;.,=~."f?GaJ%22 ~~~~ndAtchl~~cia~:ngs e=~~~=~·n_ c~~ Martin on exhibit through Oct. 31 In the Univef'sity Archives. -420 Capen Hall. North Campus. Hours are 9 :;;;;;,l'.::;.~f~r~ tours are available by calflng 645-2916. Exhibit b ava~ on the web at http:// Ufe-.t.op ubllb.buffolo.edulllbnries/unlts/ When. Why and How of llrust Setf archt..s/de..-_wright/. fO< m0<e information, rotHeneKJU.buffa~. edu . =:l:'~~~~i~F.r rnon! inf<><mallon, call6o4S-l>12S. ~~~~~~a;sp~~~:-. Allen Concert to be broadcast on the ~~";19 Sunday at 4 p.m. on WBfO. Ufe-.t.op Seff Defense and Personal ~:'is~~i~~ information, caii64S-61 25. Thursday 23 Institute for AddktJons Studies -Trolnfng Tru tment of the MICA Client: ~~-=cl'~'1~Jx· SolO. for more lnf<><matlon. call 6456140. ASCIT-.t.op GNU Emocs introduction (UNIX) . North Campus. 10 a.m.-Noon. Registrollon and refundable 510 overall with a time of 19:02 in the 5()()().meur run. The men's tam finished third out of I 0 teams In the Albany Invitational with 83 points. Freshtnan Ryan Guifd finished ninth in the race with a time of 27:18 in the 80()()...me(.er run. "Imide tho ~Mge-Small House," an uhlblt by-.. w. Wum..- spon>Ored "My 0.... M•. Wright ManuscripU. r:- The women's tum finished third out of 20 teams with 97 points in the 9th annual Albany Invitational held Oct. I I. F...r.n.n Eileen Rose finished IOth --....bhlblb hours are 9 un.-S p.m. Monday-Friday. R Center fcw the Arts-:- North Ump.as. .. p.m. ~ro~~ ~ount~ S.7 p.m. Exhibi ts M y - Mr. Wright nescbiys •t"4 Plus The Buns 'tYeOt 3-0 In the Mtd-Continent Ouster" hekf Oct. 10-12 in AJumni Arena. On Oct.IO.Buflalo lcnocbd off 'hlponlso In louo- prnes. IS-6. 14-1 6. 15-9,1S.IO. On Oct. II the Bulls laced CAntril Connectiatt and deleated the Lady Blue Dmls in three pme:s. 15-13 , IS-2. 16-14.The BuUs dosed out the Ouster by defeati"IYoungstown Sate in four pmes, 15-12.15-3. 9- 15 , IS-10. Golay. The Sa-*'9 -... 112 Cenl<r for tho Ms. Nonh c.m.,us. 4 p.m. the Jomes Dyett 'Gal~e<y:J1s Hayes Hall, ASCJT-.t.op UB l ,VaJparalso I UBl, Central Connecticut 0 UBl,Younptown State I ~__...,.,­ ...... . . _ , l'nljo<t "The Peter Halley Project.· a series of .......,. Jobs WOMEN 'S AsiJsbnt ProfHSOr-History, Posting IF--7069. Referenc:e/ lnstruc.tJon ==.=.~~sorIF-7081 . Hrstofy, Posting AuisUnt Profes50f'-Communkative Disorders Posting IF-7082. ......... and~. = Project Coordinator-School of =~:~n,~:o~=-rch fR-97088. Research Support :R-97~s;~tt5:trar}d Preventive Medtdoe, Posting IR-97090 . Sdence Writer-School of Dental Me<ficine, Posting IR-97091 . tempowy public ort projecU ~ned to~ the university commumty In a Profession.! dialogue about contemporary art and Issues, Is on displly in the Center for the Alb and at sites on the North Campus through July 1998. For l'1"ttO'e information, all tho UB M Gallefy, 645-6912. =oz. 5culptuN..,. UsaM exhibition of elegant moving 5E" the IP-7082. BA P~'::~L- Posting IP-7083. SPIR Proj<ct ~~~~~7r~ti~r Senlor Research lwodate (Sl--4, two f:sitions avallable)~:}~~~~~:tigp liP- ~~?~e:S:~~-;~~~~ ~~~:r k~i<:~-~- IFP-7092 . Purctwing. Posting A!P-7093. Competitive Clautfled Civil Servke Secretaty I (SG-11, SO percent effort}Va President for Student Affairs, Une :=·~~J~~5~~)- =~u~~:=.ntcuser Campus. Form and balance are (SG-1 1 )-University Residence Halls, Une 6-45-3540. Wed....U,S at 4 Plus 1 0 ~:t.r;'4 3~ ~=~eve Campus. 12:30 p.m. Ufe Wo<luhop Motlvatlng Yourself and Othon. 3-4 !';t~~=~~oiJ~' 6125. Ph-kss.mt.... ~~~~~~Jr,ct~~~G~}· =~~~s~~~v:re~· ~~~~~r!~~:;5~~~?:>· balloons, foam rubber. Callery hours are 10 a.m....S p .m . Tuesdays, ~ 0 a.m...a p.m . Wednesdayl,-Fridays and 11 a.m...a p.m. SaturtU)IS. 146062, 146063, ••6064. 146065. Pl• nt UtllltJes Auist•nt (SG-9)· University Facilities, Une •32140. Plant UtJIIUes Engineer (SG-14}-University Flldlities, Line 134-478. Notice. ~~e/ Labor O..Sslfled lege and took his pre-medi cal studies at Harvard Unive rsit y. A spe ~;!~1,l,2~~e:~e~~-~a~:.7Jr~ cialist in internal .medicine. he had a private practice in Buffalo, op· To obtain more information on pbs l1sted atxwr. contact Pmonntl StfvKn ' fox ~':"pus.~S4~~-ronczak. North Carl Louis Evans Grant, 46, medical school instructor determl~ . C ~aner (SG-S, part-time te m por•ty)-University Residence Halls, North Campus. 3:30-5 p.m. ~~=s-.;'..~t>Jtnd Obi =~~~~::,~ ~~~i,!'bf:)~· University Facilities, lme • to bt 143031 , f43034 , 143038. Cleaner (SG -S, t e m poraty}-University Residence Halls, Une 143Q.49. Economla '""semm...... Freshman cross-rountry runner lly8G COuUcl 6nished ninth in the Albany Invitational on Oct. II with a time of27:18 in the men'S sooo·~metef fUD , I Services w ere held Oct. 9 in Antioch Missio nary Baptist Church for Carl Louis Evans Grant, chair of the medical staff at Sheehan Memorial Hospital and a clinical instructor in medicine at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Gran t died Oct. 5 m Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital after a short illness. He was 46. ~~t~~~~~y. Joseph Boyce, M.S. Cand~e. lJB Dept. of Pharmaceutics. S08 Cooke. Sepior middle hitter ltathy ....,.worth was named the player of the. w~k for her acmmplishments in the Mid-Continent Ouster held Oct 10-12 in Alumni Arena. Brinkworth led the Bulls to three conferena: yictories against Valparaiso, Central Connecticut and Youngstown State. She rtcorded 37 kills, 35 digs, 10 blocks and a .403 hitting pe=tage in II games. ~~~~~~~;>­ Academk: Advisement Center, Une Ualson Office, 21S Computing Center, -Andrew Pun.zilt. Assistant Sports Information Dirtctor Tech~port ~tr'bi~~~~/::J!~u Gallery, Center for the Arts, North UB 0, Howard l The Bulls lost a tough contest Oct. II to Mid-Con opponent Centnl Connecticut Sate. O-J in overtime.The Bulls also k>st. Oct. 12 to Howard.l-0. Supervbor (SL-2)-University Facilities, Recruitment • - b y ...... Schnltgor UB 0, C e ntral C onnecticut I Facilities, Posti~-6064. Executive ~=~~~-~~.:·;~~=;Exposed "Xpose, UB Art Students Define ThenueiYes," o c.ollection of wori< by UB art ~ts. will be on disp'ay Oct. 23 through Nov. 1-4 ln the Art Dtpartment Gallet')', Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Callefy hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m . Tuesda~ 10 a.m...S p.m. Wed~~:£"! and 11 a.m ...a p .m . Soccer MEN' S Director of Laboratory Animal IP-7034. Student - w give the Bulls a come-from-behind. 2- 1 vktory over Cobnbia on Oct. I I. On Oct. 12. the Bulls were not as fortunate , losing to Dartmouth. one of the Northeast rqion's top turns. -4-0. f odlltles(SL-6)-Labor.lto.y Animal artist Usa Hein h h Nov. 7 In the UB Art CaUety's second exhibition room In the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Gal~ hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. sculetu-:es on dlsf>'IY UB 2, Columbia I UB 0, Dvtmouth 4 IPaub. Ustnni con't"ef"ted a pelWty kick ~s(!.;::J=fn~:~:;u~% obtain lnfotmotion on Rntorch jobs_ contact Sponsorrd Programs Pmoonel. 416 Crofts. A grad u a te of the UB medical sch ool, Grant attended Mansi C ol - era ted a clinic at 305 Perry St. and made house calls. He was a staff member at Buffalo Gene ral Hospital and the Erie Count y Medical Center. In 1992, Grant received the UB BiomedicaJ Sciences Co mmenda · tion for T~achin g Excellence. 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Convocation: stressing academic unity Ceremony's speakers, awards focus on sense ofcommunity for modern university I By 111tEHT CUNNINCHAM ReportB Staff maq: bearer and a host of fhlg bearers extended a 650 -yea r-old aca· demic tradition la st Wednesday when they led UB deans, facul ty members, staff, stu· dents and community m embers along the North Campus Spine and into the Center for the Arts for the university's third annual con· vocation. While much of the ceremony in· volved distribution of awards, hon ors and titles, the keynote speakers explored the idea of"convocation" its<lf, asking what "coming together fora meeting"ntightmean in an age of techno logi cal expansio n and budgemry reorganization. Sargur N. Srihari, SUNY Distin- A guished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and directoroftheCenterofE.xcellencefor Document Aruolysu and R<cogni tion, suggested that information technology might be able to provide the modern university with the sense of community it has lost. Academy fuels Information age Citing both the economic vi· brancy of information technology and its tendency to cross all aca· dentic disciplines, Srihari reminded his audience that , .. the academy brought about the info rmation age and will continue to fuel it" . A good case can be made, said Srihari, for co nn ecting in forma · ti on technology to almost any discipline: mathematics, engi neering , the a rts, the hard sci - enccs or the social sciences. .. For example," he noted, .. the attempt to get computers to read English handwriting ...st raddles all these disciplines." In such cross-disciplinary ten dencies, Srihari located the possibility of real academic unity. He compared information techno! · ogy to the elephant in the Indian tale of "The Blind Men and the Great Beast... While each discipline understands information techno! · ogy from its own perspective, just as, in the story, each blind man feels a different part of the e) . ephant, still there is unity and community in the fact that th ere is a common object of st udy. Bruce Jackson , SUNY Distin· gujshed Professor in the Depart· ment of English and Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Cuiture, discussed academic communityfromthcpcrspcctivcofliterature and the ans, evoking the bud getary and tcchnologicaJ stress he and his colleagues have we;atherrrl. Change creates stress "All that ttthnology is so lovely,.. said jackson, echoing and complicating Srihari's comments. "But in the humanities, we don't live in a simple world of techncl'logy. We also live in the messy world of politics and priorities and programs... According to Jackson , the .. messy world" of change creates st ress. "We all know that stress compresses," said Jackson , .. but I want to tell you stress can also liber'!te." Contlm.d on paoge6 Project triples high-tech classrooms lly IIII£HT CUNNINGHAM Report« Staff N a swift response to faculty and student needs, 26 new "technology classrooms .. are up and running this semes· ter, more than tripling the num · ber of high-technology classrooms at the university. Conceived, planned and completed in less than a year, each classroom is equipped wi th a com· puter with an internet connection, a video projecto r, a VCR, a tele phone, a sound sys tem and an ex ternal laptop ports, all co nt rolled by a single touch-screen .. switch· ing panel." Officially called the Classroom Technology lniliative (CTI), th e project was a collaboration be· tween the Office of the Provost, Universi t y Facilities and Computer Information Technology (CIT). I Sup ported by an investment of nearly $1 million from lhe Office of the Provost and in part by st udent technology fees, the project was described as"an ext raordinary effo rt," by Sean P. Sullivan, vice provost for academic information and pJanning. .. It's an example of many facets of the university coming together on a project and getting it done," he added. Sullivan sa id the proJect grew out of the provost 's educational technology action plan, with input from the dean s and individuals \\•ithin schools and faculties re· sponsible for information -technology efforts. "" We then constructed an aggres· sive schedule around meeting the need to increase th e number of classrooms and diversify the size of classrooms with technology," Sullivan explained. "We had tech- nology in big classrooms and no technology in smaU classrooms, and we were wasting space using big classrooms to house small classes thai needed the lechnology." He added: " The project actually began in late November. From then until the end of January. we came up with a concept, found the money, identified the equipment needs and prepared for implemcn· tation. From February to May, we bought the equipment and orga· nized an implementation sched · ule. From May to August , we blitzed the implementat ion." Leading the implement a tiOn team were Kevin Thompson, in· terim director of planning and design in the Office of University Fa· cilities, and Richard Lesniak, direc · tor of academic services for C IT. .. Faculty are relying more and more on these kinds of technol · ogy," said Lesniak. "" It was a tre · mendous collaborative effort." Thompson no ted , .. The project went well thanks to the sched ul · ing and coo rdinating of Gordon Love, project coordinator in Office of Planning and Design. We were on a very, very tight sc hedul e. \Vork began o n May 19 and was co nclud ed on Aug. 16." The locations of the.~ new cl as~· rooms are: five each in Clemen s and Knox, four m Baldy, three each in Norton and Cape n, and o ne each in Bell, Cooke, Di efend orf, Hochstetler. Kimball and Park. The 2:6 new ch1ssrooms, \~hlle taking advant age of less-c.>xpen~l't.' equ1pment, are s1milar to the 10 Educational Technolog) Equ1pped Classrooms (ETECs) inst alled 10 th e Natural Sciences Building. O ve r th e past 10 years, according to Lesniak, UB has helped pion«r the development of technology Con~onp-veS �21 Rapa..._ DCIIMrZ3.19S7/Voi.ZS,Io.9 Q Faculty and Sta Briefl c.nn.la Thompson has served as director of parking and trano- portation at UB since 1992. She previously was assistant director of admissions. A member of the university community since 1987,sbe is working on a Ph.D. in educational administration, organization and policy. _ . , _ _ ......,... .... of periltriiiUpOI'tatlon •t . .7 peel: of ...... - .... - Balancing the varying. and often conflicting.~ of multiple user groups can oomctimes be difficult_ Padr.enon campus come in three categories: faculty and staff; students, and visitors. Each group is dillerent as it rdates to their parking concerns. Student pari<= are ~ transient than faculty/staff, rtquiring an appropriate 1=1 oftumoYerin spa<:<sthrougbout the day.VISitors are the moot transient andperallytheleast infurmedabout parking aa:ommodations, rules and regulations. They ean be our bigsost violaton, yet also reprcoent that group fOI'wboma~lenien~ "warm and fuzzy" approach is warranted. Regardless of the gmup. one thing is certain; everyone wants to park as dose as possible to their destination. Withonlyalimitednumberofconveniently located spa«s, there ~ to be an enforced method of sharing to ensure equal and Wr distribution of resources. Enforcement, then, is viewed as a "neo:ssaryevii."Nevertheless, it always is di11irult to explain to a person wbo has been displaad, ticketed or has had to circle a lot for minutes, that our office repn::sents a ..ser- .,..._.....,... roodwln.,.....,...... vice"' to the campus community. When you add to the mix limited 6- ...,, ,.._ .......... nancial"""""""~andbar­ Whet ... ua·• ever you go, so the differences at times can be subtle or invisible. For most it'• a simple case of the eoooomics of supply and demand. Some campuses can control demand simply by altering the pria: of parking. Supply, for most campwes, however, is fiud. __ .-- ......... __ _..to __ -· .. ,..._,__ - - ' .. _ _ c.._ sr- __ .....,._,.._ - -............ -pro..._.....1 ~90 UB faculty,staffand students ronments such as airport, hospital, municipal or private parking concerns. Regardless of size, most campuses struggle with issues of penn it parking, signage, audit and access controls, competing audi- st..,--~ lJniOrtunotdy ,.. bear more stories !uno~; Ne...tbeiOII,.... mulddtbold .Facully. staff and studmts wbo CXliD< tD the campuses via Metro Rail find a -b7 real advantase in having its primary By fiu, the parking lots along the hu!> at our South Campus. For this south side of the aeademic spine f!IOUPo pub& tramportalion is elli:crepresent our biggest trouble spots. tMly utWzed. Blue Bini buteslllooaid Everyone wants to park there, espetheampus<XlllllJWilityin meeting its cially folks wbo enler the campus at transportation needs. Perhaps the Flint or Conw:ntry roads. These lots wid is in runt and abnbon are the fir1t to 611 and oftentimes we oervice. The N'Jalm Frontier lbnsfind vehicles waiting in line for an portation Aulborily (NFfA) mmtly available space. even when spaces are roleaocd. as partofils new HUBUNIC loeated in the lots on the north side proposal, • regional ~<~'Via ooncept of the spine (north of Capen Hall). drsipd tD address the dodining ridThe Michael-Farber lot on the mhipandinc:ttaelautDmcbiletraw:l !iouthCampusalsoeanbeatmuble in subwbon areas. Hoving redefined spot,particularlyduringpeakclinic its mission as providing mobility hours. lhat lot functions as a &cthrougbout the region in the moot efulty/stafflot, a visitor lot and a patient parking lot fC>r a wide range of -~manner.ratberthanonlyoper­ ating buses or trains, NFTA's clinic activity. HUBUNICsed<sto,...imall,redesign WIMre do you pertl7 and t..tructure the pub& tnnsporWhile in the ofli~ I park in one of tolion S)>lem. Amhmt is among the the Spaulding lots. Should I have I<gions being add......!, pasitiooing to leave Ellicott for business else- UB as a primary bmefadoc Yes. There are several elements to campus parking that make it different from other parking envi- -.~~- desip:41Ddic#~ntberthan t.poflt7 ....,..t...,t<~nt where on the campus, I park in a service space. I've also paid at meters on ~casion ! inatcbesand pbono numbers beach rider_~ can CDDiaCt one another and . . . ....,......,._ lbobtain. Rideshare applialiao. caii64S6066 or apply dectmnicauy via the \Vebliteatllltfc//T'hp ' n , =+' in the 1at.ipl<r when an liiiOUIIp<ICiin visitor explainod that &he poRed in • rpoaraenodb.A"pmniu,beauoe tbesiBD read,.A.PennitRtlquired."Sh< explainod thatliheindood b.d.t'pol p<nnit. And ~. the 1ac:l>q Air sistmt wbomailod$3.24 ilrberparkingpermit-ell in pennies! \'kalwoys get. chudde from liiDea enlbusiasts wbo get padring bclr.ets bec:auoe they can'tfindaiJ*I'dooeenough to!Mlid walking I distanct tD Alwnni AraJa. where they're en route fDr their daily workout! ..........,_....,a._ -. ,..tdoot--.. -do-t811pMpMwho 7 There's always a valid spa<Z availahle oom<Wbere on the eampus! 1Iy the Cen1er for Tomorrow lot and utilize the shuttle; ifs a aborter wait than stlDding in line for • parking space. Crofu has lots of empty spaca, too, and the shuttle stops there. Abo, checkout the lots on the north side of campus; or consider parking in the Fmnaak visitors lo~ you can pay for one day, one semesler or oO. year at a time_ Use public ~rUtionorcarpool. When all else fails, try to arrive earlier. _.. have expres><d interest in carpooling to UB through the UB Rid<shareprogram. This free, -.duntarycarpooling servia was organized by the UB Environmental Taslc Force and is mordi-My greatest love at theshouloiJ university natedbytheNFrA. RideshareusesPC based geographic information ooli- is its students. rve spent my enware to matth commuters wbo have tire professional career, 18 years, similarpointsofor:iginanddailyrou- recruiting and working to make tines. Participants may ride, drM or the student experience academishare the drivingeY<r}'dayofthe.-k . cally and socially rewarding. While or just a few days a week. Once NFI'A I enjoy maoy of the cballenges of rec:cives a Ridcshare application, the my current position, 1 often misS' system prints out a list of potential the student contac;:t. __,_,.._. -... -·...-.........,- ·Four to be inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame gaining-Wlit issues and the amcems of special-intmst gmups, such as the physically<lisabled,cnvimnrnentalists and servia personnel, the challenges ... ,.,.. of space management seem insur- holpUI mountable and often without a solution to which all can agree. -lis gaol,• --· N~ --__ ___ .. -_..... ------.- ....- -~~~~--·- ... -11156~HII,Aiohn, (716)64S-Xl6. _, ~ _,.. Sue- ...... ~ Services Director T Thollopootorbo..._ --n~r­ forcement and collections. However, .. parking is parking.. wher- By ARTMUR PAGE ~· :"'· , . _ . . ,. . DioololonGt ences, space management, en- . HE UB Alumni Association will induct four new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame at a dinner at 6 p.m. Friday in Alumni Arena. The four, to be inducted as part of Homecoming Weekend festivities, are Richard G. Abbott, Gerard F. Forton, Edward W. Michael and Frank Price. The UB Alumni Association established and administers the Athletic HaJJ of Fame to acknowledge the importance of intercollegiate and club athletics. It honors outstanding athletes, teams an,d other individuals wll.o have represented and served US's athletic program in a professional or participatory capacity in an exemplary manner. Richard G. Abbott, who earned his bachelor's degree from UB in 1975 and his law degree in l980,led UB's tennis team in 1974 and 1975 to its highest finishes ever at the Eastern Inter-Col- ChriiiJne Vodol legiate Championships against Division I teams, loonDondg including Penn State, Notre Dame and Yale. Selected Most Valuable Player in his sophomore and junior years, Abbott held the best -..- ~::::..-~ Mooy-Splnll in Buffalo. He is a partner in the law firm of !'usa tier, Sherman and Abbott in Kenmore. Gerard F. Forton, who received a bachelor's degree from UB in 1987 followed by a law degree three years later, played both soccer and hockey at his alma mater. A three-time All -Confer· ence pick in soccer and twice elected to the National AllStar team by the National Soccer Coach,es of American, he captained the UB soccer team and was named Most Valuable Player two years. Named MVP at the 1986 conference tournament, he led UB soccer in c;rreer saves and shutouts. Forton later served as assistant men's soccer coach at UB fro m 1991-96. A fo rmer assistant captain of the UB hockey ing both singles and doubles. Abbott has served as tournament chair of the team, he is in his second year as assistant men's hockey coach at Niagara University. Forton, who competed in two Natio.nal lronman Triathlon Championships while attending law school , is a partner in the Buffalo law firm of Forton & Forton. Edward W. Michael. UB'sdir<ctorfor recreation Buffalo Muny tennis tournament and was tennis chair for the 1993 World University Games and intramurals and its wrestling coach from 1970-91 , is being inducted into the UB Athletic win/loss reco rd at singles in UB history and was captain of the team that won the fi rst an· nual SUNY Center Tennis Tournament, play· Hall of Fame for his personal accomplishmenfs. He previously was named a member of the Hall of Fame in 1995 as part of a group induction. whidt included the~ and coaching staff ofUB's only national champion team, the 1978 NCAA Division ill wnstling team. Michael mached two NCAA Division ill champion wrestlers, lOS tournament champions and 3Sali..Americans. Histeamswere seven-time New York State Collegiate Wrestling champions, and 12 ofhis teams finished in the top :W in NCAA Division U and ill championships. His eareer rtmrd at UB stanPs at 213-106-3, for a 66.7 winning percmtage. Frank Price, who received his bachelor's degree from UB in 1982, began his collegiate foot ball career in 1977 when the sport returned to UB and, as co-captain, led the B!ills back into a winning season in 1980. He earned honors as ECAC Player of the Week and, as a Hanker, held UB eareer records for total receptions and yardage_ The leading UB receiver in three of his four varsity years, Price. dominated the offensive charts and was named MVPin l979and l980. PriceispresidentofF.L Price, a business consulting firm in Albaoy. �October 23,1!1!17/Vot 29. 11.9 Rep adaa 13 Discover UB Payments to UUP members to be made in Nov. 26 check Eligible ,_,._. of United University Profemioos will r=iYe payments Photodynamic therapy against Karposi's sarcoma lesions .,. LOIS IIAIIU News Services Ed~<>< R ESEARCHERS at UB conducting an FDA trial of photodynamic therapy (PDT) have shown that Kaposi's sarcoma and external chest-wall lesions from recurrent breast cancer can be treated sucttSSfully using PDT. Preliminary results of the trials were presented at the European Cancer Conference in Hamburg, Germany, in September. Lesions reversed for 75 percent Thomas Mang, clinical associate professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, along with colleagues in radiation oncology and dermatology, treated eight subjects with a total of 86 chest-wall lesions and nine subjects with a total of 121 Kaposi's sarcoma lesions, a common complication of AIDS. All patients received one PDT treatment in the PhotodynamicTherapy Center in The Buffalo General Hospital. Results showed that: • Seventy-five percent of the Kaposi's sarcoma lesions were re· versed completely and another 19 percent showed partial reversal. • Ninety-two percent of the chest-walllesions were completely revened and the remaining 8 percent showed partial reversal • The only adverse reactions experienced by subjects were due to sun exposure while the photoreactive agent used in the therapy was still active. Pbotodynamic therapy is based on the pmp<n<ity of artlin light-sensiIM drugs to accumulate, or localiu. in cancer cdls. ThisselectM rettntion allows r=arcben to direct abeam of light into the tumor or lesion, whidJ activates the drug• . tin ethyl etiopurpurin (SnEf2)_ The resulting m>etion kills the cancer cdls. Mang, who has done extensive research with PDT, said these results suppon earlier findings indicating that photodynamic therapy holds great promise for treating cancerous lesions of the skin. Cosmetic results good ·Compared to other treatments for Kaposi's sarcomas, PDT is easier on the patient, you can treat large numbers of lesions at one time and the cosmetic resuhs are very good," he said. "PDT also doesn't interfere with HIV status and any other treatment patients may be receiving." Resyhs with recurrent breast cancer of the chest wall were equally exciting. he said. "These lesions, if left untreated, are annoying, painful and they can grow. Treating them with more radiation and chemotherapy after patients already have undergone these treatments foUowing mastectomy is futile and makes patients sick. Treatment localized "PDT is a =y localized treatmen~ does not intcrf=with chemotherapy and there are none of the usual side effects of cancer 1therapy," he said. "Many lesions can be treated in one session, and the therapy is repeatable if the response isn't complete." Mang said PDT appears to be most effective on small t~mors that are cliscovered early. Because the light-sensitiv<: drug is absorbed by all body cells, albeit to a lesser degree than cancer cells. patients need to protect themselves from the sun for two weeks following treatment until the drug becomes inaaive. Additional resea rchers in the trials w= Ronald Allison and Vi tune Vongtuna of the Depanment of Ra diation Oncology, and B. Dale W~­ son of the Department of Dermatology. All also are alliliated with the Photodynamic Therapy Center at The Buflitlo Genetal Hospital. ,pss gets update on academic plan By~ YIDAL Reporter Editor ARAPHRASlNG Cl!arles Did<ons, l'nMlst Thomas f. HeadrickiDldmernbmofthePror.s.ional Staff Senate that despite the Ull<Zrtainties that w:> 3longwith the lilnnation ofa~ ofArts and Sciena:s, the university is faa:d neither with the best of times nor the worst of times. Rather, be said, "I hope people will r<alize we've got a g=t opportWuty here" Speal<ins before the tp'OliP Oct 16, H<adrick J'l1'5el1ted to senators an update on his academic plan aod the direction in whidJ be sees the lllli=sity w:>in&While the decision has been made to merge the fuculties of Arts and L<ttm, Natural Sciences and Mathematics aod Social Sciences into a Cplleg< ofArts and Sciena:s, he noted, there still are issues to be resolwxi Headricksaidthtseindudehowthelllli=sitywillmerge and integrate the 6nancial structun:s of the th= fuculties. as well as the administra!M stalfs of the th= dean's ofli=_ He told senators that administra!M changes have been put in plaa: to ease the transition. Those changes include the reorganization of the Office of the l'nMlst and the appointrnmt of two committees that will guide the formation of the College of Arts and Sciences and the search for its dean. On another matter, H<adrick noted that the university does not have adequate academic information systems that would allow it to aa:ess datt and use it to mal<£ decisions. P Setting up those systems. and performance measures,""' w:>ing to be a major focus this~. and "many of )<>U are w:>ing to bear a sood bit of this as we work with the dean's ofli=_" Headrick said He added that academic units are w:>ing to be aslted to develop individual academic plans. whidJ will be used to guide faculty hires and the allocation of resources. • The key 1everagr in the system will be how we use resources as faculty retire and leave," a procr:ss that Headrick said he expects to be "contentious." The p!tMl6t IDld senators that he hopes to have tbe new dean of arts and sci<nces in plaa: by June. "fuster if poosible; and indicated that the new dean probablywilloa:upyoffia:s in Park Hall, if'~"""' permits. Asked what be pen:eives to be the "mood" of the faculty, Headrick said, "We can mal<£ this a mud> stronger lllli=sity than it now is...and attitudes will perk up a tinle bit..~- ne do things g=tly and intelligently, and if we do them together.· In other business, tbe PSS recmed the first draft of a proposal to devdop an ongoing lllli=sity-wide training program for employe<s who have supervisory responsibilities. "We have proposed a model that would allow individuals who arr new or who have been promoted to move forward and enhance their (supervisory) skills," said PSS Olair Michael Stok<s. He asked senators to review the proposal draft and forward their feedback to him. authorized under the recently apprmed oontract in the Nov. 26 paycheck. Jean Dickson, president of the Buflitlo Center Chapter of UUP, said that paycheck will indude a $1,250 lump-sum payment, and a I percent across-the-board raise di<ided equally among members and added to members' base salaries, about $500 per person. Since this increase i.s retroactive to July 1996, members will receive a payment on Nov. 26 of S780 per person, Dickson said. John V. Bell, UB director of accounting and paymll services, confirmed that the paf.nents are scheduled to be made in the Nov. 26 paycheck. However, he noted the payments are subject to appmval by the SUNY Board of Trustees, which will meet on Oct. 28. Union members also are scheduled to receive 3.5 percent across-theboard salary increases in both January 1998 and January 1999. In addition, I percent discretionary salary increases are to be paid in December 1997,1998 and 1999. Foul play is ruled out as cause of student's death .......,... Senkes were held Tuesday in New York City for a UB sopho- more who died Saturday in his apartment near the North Campus. Town of Amherst police are investigating the death of Daniel J. Kim, 20. While the results of an autopsy conducted by the office of the Erie County medical examiner aren't in yet, police ha~ ruled out foul play in Kim's death. Barbara J. Ricotta. interim dean of students. said the university has offered counseling to Kim's roommates and friends at UB. Entrepreneurial center enrolls record class for fall A record 41 Western New York business owners and operators have enrolled this full in the Center for Entrepreneurial leadership (CEL) in the UB School of Management. The program this fall launched a pilot "Post-CEL" component for 17 graduates of last year's core program who will receive monthly clinics and trouble-shooting advice on topics of interest to their businesses. The panicipants receive instruction in the CEL's Jo-month corr pro· gram , designed for successful business leaders Who want to grow or better manage their businesses by developing or enhancing entrepreneurial skills. According to Marianne Sullivan, CEL director, the busi· nesses participating this fall average $5 million in sales annually (from $200,000 to $20 million ). have been in operation for an average of 22 years (from 2 to 50 years) and employ an average of 30 people (from 2 to 1,200 employees). The CEL "fellows" participate in a seJf.assessment program that exposes their entrep reneurial stre ngths and «reaknesses; deliver a detailed presentation about the status of their business and the cha1· lenges co nfront ing it; and attend clinics and symposia designed to enhance their understanding of business applications. In its II th year of operation, CEL has assisted nearly 250 Western New York businesses. 95 percent of which are still in operation, Sullivan says. The program i.s hoping to expand to Rochester within the next year and soon wiU launch an entrepreneurial " help· Line," on the Internet from which local entrepreneurs can access the expertise of successful business executives ·and management professors on topics such as start· up financing, marketing or tu law, she says. UB to host Buffalo premiere of prizewinning Greek film An e pic odyssey through the Balkan Peninsula will unfold in the Buffalo film premiere of the 1995 Theo Angelopoulos fUm, "Ulysses' Gaze... a modem rendition of Homer's "Odyssey" starring Harvey Keitel. The film will be screened Nov. 1 in the Center for the Ans Screening Room on the North Campus. Admission is $20 per person and indudes a champagne reception beginning at 2 p.m., followed by a lecture and the film. Two additional screenings will be held at 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 2. Admission will be $5.50. The event will be sponsored by Kerry S. Gran t, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters, and the Hellenic Cultural Committee of Western New York. Proceeds will benefit the Program in Modern Greek offered through the World Languages Institute. "Ulysses' Gaze," filmed in Greece, Italy, France and the Balkans, won the Grand Jury Prize and International Critics Prize at the 1995 Cannes International Film Festival Keitel stars as a Homeric Greek film director who embarks on a quest from Athens to Sarajevo to find three long-lost reels of film shot by two Balkan brothers in another era The journey portraytd gives viewersa compelling eyewitness account of war-torn Sarajevo. while addressing the conOict that is still unraveling. A lecture preceding the screening will be given by Peter Pappas. noted authority on Greek cinematography, who will discuss the film's historical implications. For more information or tickets, call645-6902, ext. 1494. �Salute to the banana ____________. .. .......--....,. ____ _., - . - t. . . . . . I I I ......,._~------- -lnlplal fnllt. n.. -1011di lb-. ... -_..,. - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .• • • • • • ..... _ _ . . . . . -~-----..._-- -. ---..-.---~-. ......,..-.n..,_.,.. ___ _ _ ....,,__., _ AngMoo. ............ Atleft. ....... -...,. ~------ _______ .....,.._c_. Pioneering-law clinics have a history of service Students gain real-world skills, experience, along with aaulemic training ay MAllY IIETH SPINA News Services Editor T HE School of Law has established a tradition of service to the Western New York community through its Legal Assistance Program in which students work in clinics that combine academic training with real-world experience. The program was one of the first in the country to moY< beyond the traditional handling of administrative proceedings and litigation for individual clients to more community-based, public-interest work. · The clinics address a wide range of issues, including domestic violence, community economic development, housing and the environment. Housing dlnlc one of first In U.S. The Affordable Housing Clinic, supervised by Thomas Disare and George Hezel, both clinical associate professors of law, is one of the first in the country to train students in the skills necessary to plan, fund, construct and manage decent and affordable low-income housing. Within the past decade, the clinic has obtained financing of more than $24 million to construct 350 of these units. A regional leader in developing tax-credit financing arrangements, the clinic's clients have included Catholic Charities, the Blind Association of Western New York, the Polish Community Center and the Town of Hamburg. Another pioneering UB clinic-the Economic Development Clinic, directed by Peter Pitegoff, professor of law, and Lauren Breen, clinical instructor of law-is one of the first in the country to specialize in community economic development. Assistance for community groups Students and faculty assist community groups seeking non-profit statw and entrepreneurs who want to create viable bwinesses in the inner city and other economically depressed areas. One of its achievements bas been to assist in the opening of a high-quality day-care facility for single parents. The Elder Law. Clinic, dirttted by Anthony Szczygiel, clinical associate professor of law, organizes and administert the Coalition of Medicaid Advocates, a statewide professional group dedicated to continuing education for laWyers and others who represent the elderly. Efforts through the clinic include advising the governor and the legislature on health-care law and policy, and helping ensure that the elderly receive maximum benefits for home health care and nursing home treatments. Through the Domestic Violence Clinic, students, directed by Suzanne Tomkins, clinical instructor of law, have worked with the district attorneys for Erie, Niagara and Monroe counties to develop response programs for incidents of family violence and local police implementation policies for dealing with family violence. A manual deY<Ioped by the clinic for use by Niagara County agencies that assist victims of family violence is being expanded for use statewide. The Environmental Policy Clinic directtd by R. Nils Olsen, vice dean for academic affain and director of clinical stUdies, represents municipalities and citizen groups that want to be actively involved in siting proceedings for proposed and controversial environmental . projects, such as landfills and waste incinerators. "brownfield" properties and haY< authored a comprehensiY< report on the legal status of brownfield sites for a joint New York State LegislatiY< Commission. They also haY< helped local municipalities implement pilot projects and developed model legislation for redeveloping such sites. In addition to the Legal Assistance Program. law-school faculty members•and students work through internships funded by the law school with suCh community agencies as the American Civil tiberties Union, the MexicanAmerican Legal Defense Pund; the governor's office and the environmental enforcement di- vision of the New York State Attorney General's Office. In a recent letter to law school Dean Barry Boyer, Michael Risman, acting corporation counsel fortheCityofBuffalo, had high praise for courses and clinia that encourage mo"' "bands-on• experience for the students and enban'7 activities within the city's law depart- ment. Risman wrote that while the law schoothad in the past provided informal assistance by recommending "qualified law students for clerk positions. .. more recendy (it) has taken a more direct approach. ...• Student reseerth .uslstence dted Risman cited the research assistance provided to the city by students in Professor Education Law Clink helps the disabled Thousands of disabled youngsters are re- ceiving appropriate and effective education through advocacy efforts by parents working with the Education Law Clinic directed by Jeff Marcus, assistant professor of law. and Melinda Saran. associate director of clinical education. Students and staff alsO have helped ttain lay advocates, assisted in estate planning and guardianship concerns. and advised school districts on policies affecting disabled clients. Students in the Environment and Development Clinic, supervised by Robert Berger, professor of law, haY< prepared an analysis of the City of Buffalo's policy and practices on Milton Kaplan's course on state and local government practice. noting that • in each instance, the studenu provided a level of research that our attorneys would have been hard-pressed to complete on their own. given the demands imposed by thei r caseloads.• He also praised students in the Environment and Development Qinic, who prepared the brownfields analysis, and in the Affordable Housing Clinic. "We are enthused about the leY<I of com· mitment the law school bas demonstrated to the city and deeply appreciatiY< of the practical advice and assistance it has generated: . Risman concluded. �W•nt to v•catlon Inside •n uterold7 __ Designing ., ·hotels in space Reporter Con- W HAT will hotels be lilcein theyear2045? Howabouthotdsin outerspaa? Two teams of UB architecture studenu ezplored the possibilities as they each designed a "Hotel of the Future" in a Student Design Competition conducted by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) . The UB projecu were named 2 of 13 finalists in the competition, which in· volved 561 studenu from 99 colleges and universities worldwide. Competitors were encouraged to select remote and unusual locations for their hotel. Options included: the middle of a city, in a remote comer of the Earth, underground, underwater, on top of water or in outer space. . Designers were required to use their ~lions to come up with a design that would respect iu site and surrounding culture, incor- ____ ............. _. -..-......---· ---.....___ ... ... _,__ ------........,.._, ._, ..._ Stations on the Web 0 ,_ Radio th• 19J0• were radio's "Golden Age," then the 1990s may weU be .... -............ ... mnWin . . ...... tol"'lllllct . . . ..,. ., _.. - If its "'Platinum Age" thanks to th~ Internet. Now, with a Web browser and software programs, such as RealAudio, one can listen to radio stations from around the world. On the Web, there's dance music from England, classic rock from Sweden, and golden oldies from Greece; there's also news and entertainment from Italy, talk shows from Mexico, and eclectic college programming from Lawrence, Kan· sas, not to mention the availability of such popular programs as Na- ~~~!~~~~~~~~~~3 _.. ~ Danford added.'They(the studenu) also learned the impo<1ance ofaxnm~docu­ menting and justifying their design cledsms." StudenU were allowed to form their own teams and ...:>rl<ed on the project outside of class tllree hours a week for five weeks. According to Danford, his studenu' achievement is particularly notable becauSe they only had a fraction of the time their competitors had. "Other studenu typically tookanentire~,or 15 weeks in a 6'7 aedit studio, to do this project. My students porate local materials and landscape. had five weeks in a one-c redit satisfythedient'sprogramandddigbt course." noted Danford. iu guests-'not an easytaslc,especially He also pointed out that other advisors were typically an:bitects rather when the site is ow.r space. Tbe UB teams proposed a modular than environmental ps)d>ologists. Although Danfurd is not an arhotel in orbit 200-250 miles aboYethe planet and a hotel constructed in the chitect. In 1983 and 1984 he was a interior of a "captured" asteroid. faculty feUow at the National AeroAdvising the studeeu was Gary nautics and Space Administration, Scott Danford, associate professor where be examined long-term habiof environmental and organiza· tation of space and the psycho-sotiona! psychology in the Depart- cial·factors that inOuence the design ment of Architecture, who as- of a space station. His knowledse in signed the project as part of a one- this area helped the students with credit course on architectural pro- the technical content of their gramming in Spring 1996. projects. "I am convinced that beyond .. My role," he said, "was primathe novelty of the site (o uter rily to make sure that the students space), what made these projecu ackn owledged the difficulty of finalists was the st udent inquiry construction in zero gravity and into and analysis of technical re- the isolated and hostile environquirements of the users, guests, ment of outer Space, as well as the staff and construction workers in dramatic changes that occur (i n a zero-gravity environment, which zero gravity) in the human body, st rongly influenced their subse- particularly body posture, all of quent architectural designs. which pose severe challenges to "This project forad the students to conventional architectural design recognize that aU tnditional an:bitec- and construction techniques." tural furmswere imlovantand tostlrl The en tries were judged on liom scratch without assumptions," quality of design, construction, prescntation and guest experience. "Gateway Reson 2045• was the name of the design created by a team consisting of Chris MarteU, Vincent Poon, Willer Yu, Anna Beresniewicz, Sbantina Moore and ElisabetteMoreira. The hotel's location: Lower Earth Orbit inside the VanAllen Belt, approximately 28.5 degrees from the equator and "Oying" at a height of 200-250 miles ahove sea level. The group incorporated the use of modules to ensure safety in the event of a pressure breach, as well for ease of construction, servicing and recon6guring. It also altered the size and shape of individual rooms and other areas to accom modate new ways of sitting, eating and sleeping. Advanced computer systems with user-friendly voice recognition peripherals were included to monitor guests' physical well-being. act as a translating device for the multi-cultured guests and offer means of communication with Earth. The second UB designin which the hotel was constructed in an asteroid-was called "Toutatis 4179."lt was the brainchild of Jason Benedlct. Karen Chan, Darren Hook, Melissa · Morgana and Scott Nunemaker. What made this project difficult, according to Danford, was the need to "capture" a passing asteroid and then excavate the interior to create habitable space-in a zero-gravity environment. The design involved solarpower stations that were placed in orbit around Earth to collect energy from the sun and transfer it to Toutatis through microwaves and energy converters. The students chose to inhabit an asteroid because, according to their· statement. the solid mass provided protection fo r the guests and because "an astero·id in pure form represents all that is natural relevant to its environ· ment and only such a spectacle co uld allow freedo m and explo· ration." Toutatis also was equipped with a museum displaying technological advances in space exploration, as weU as an escape pod in case of the need for evacuation. 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Some other popular sites for radio-station links are: On the Air (http://www.onthealr.com ), BRS Radio Directory (http://www.radlo-dlrtctCH)>.<om/) , TopRadio.corR (http:/ / www.topr•dlo .com ), and Yahoo! Radio Stations (http:/ I ---· ..... www.yahoo.com/News_anci_Medla/ltadk»/ Statlons/lndku). Before you can start listening to radio on the Internet, you will need to down- load Real Networks' Rea!Audio Player at http :/ / www. real . com / p i'oducts / ,...,.../ lndu .html. Though most radio stations use RealAudio to transmit their audio signals, a few statio ns use StreamWorks Player to bring audio to yo ur desktop. To download the StreamWorks Player go to http :// www.d.nSJlech.com/ sw_now.html . 'p~·,~ ·"~;~ ~ real j ~{~=f~:' Unfortunately, many radio stations ca nnot provide full 24-hours-a· day, seven-days-a-week lntcrnet service because they do not have the : f.! righu to Webcast many of their sporu and syndicated programs. Stations hope to acquire the Web rights to these programs in the near future. But you don't have to wait for Internet radio t~ develoJrthere is, right now, an abundance of n~ and entertainment wait- ing for you via radio on the World Wide Web. For assistance in connecting ro the World Wide Web via UB computer accounts, contact the ASC/T Help Desk at 645-3542. -G«mm• D«Vlnney •nd Don H•rtm•n, Univen ity Ubtorin Classrooms Contlnuodfrom-1 equipped classrooms, installing 15 from 1989-96. Sullivan said the number and array of tedmology-equipped classrooms now available at UB is comparable to that at'peer n:seardl wUversities. In selecting and designing technology for the new dassrooms, Lesniak said his department was guided by the desire to create the .. illusion of simplicity" for faculty members. For example, in the new classrooms, every electronic device either turns on or begins to warm up as soon as someone opens the door. "We decided on a minimum turn-on time of five minutes." Lesniak explained. "We didn't want the technology to pull people away from teaching." The touch-screen switching panel also is an outgrowth of this ap· proach. Attached to a custom podium designed at UB, the panel controls all systems in the room and requires a min~ mal amount of technical knowledge to operate. While the project generally has run smoothly, problems corrunon to new t<dmologies haYe deYeloped.Someof the designs. according to l.esniak, ,.,r(ted differently in their demonstration version than they haY< in the actual classroom. "'ur best guesses sometimes fell shon of the marie." he said. For budgetary reasons. visualizer.; (document cameras that enable pro· jection of notes, pictures, textbook pages. overheads and tht«-dimensional objects) were not included in the new rooms. However, he noted, visualiz· ers can, and will, be added if there is sufficient demand. Faculty who wish to use the new classrooms can apply through th~ UB scheduling department. Sullivan said the provost's office has rwo committees, one looking at classroom quality and the other focusing on classroom utilization, assc:ssing the use of the new classrooms with an eye toward determining the next step in classroom technology implementation. �..,.........__., ---Sdloal.to-..... Ooclonl. Ellglon41o- • .,..,.._., Eloplotn.c ., .... lolaptly. -Gononll• -~ ;a lAIII"'"" - -·~"'a-. liy. ............ ..... ~ ol Mlcl1igol\ ... - . -~~., Biological Sdoras. ~-. llomiJnMnll>o ol --..10-pnolooa, ~ol-.gia~Scl- Terminal will withstand quakes, anal}rsis.shows . , EU.EH COOI.DaAUM News SeMces Editor M ORE than two years before it opens it doors- and who knows how long ~fore it experiences a major earthquake-UB engineer· ing students have determined that the new San Francisco Terminal Building should remain operational during earthquakes regis· tering as high as eight on the Rich· ter scale. Assigned as a class project and based on a study of what will be the most heavily loaded section of the structure, their analysis shows that the building- located less It _ _ ......, _ _ _ _ ....,......,_,, --.Apnlectii.J ............ - . _ _ _ It _ _ _ _ than a mile from the San Andreas Fault and constructed on sliders that inay move from side to side by as much as 20 inches during a quake-will perform as expected. Because of the structure's siz.e and complexity, the students analyud • "This wasn't a textbook problem, it was a real project; said Michael longitudinal section of the building. They then asaessed the safety of all the C. Constantinou, professor of civil, structural and environmental en- structural components in that section, auch as roof truss manbm, colgineering. who taught the ~uate structural engineering course. umns and bl'll<leS. ~ -...re surprised thai they could look at this comp1es At the National Center for Earthqu.ke Engineering ·Reaearch structure and fig=OUI bow.....-y1hingwcrked IJ:ltl'lb<r," Mdd!asaid,adding (NCEER) headquartered at UB, he has conducted atensive testing of thattheworlto{IIMnllllld<otswasoCsuch hishqalitythatSkicknott<>wings the innovative earthquake engineering clevica that have been installed & Mmil1 moy he inlaosled in biringoome bf them. on the terminal building. A unique aspeCt of the assignment was the fact that the structure stands "For this assignment, the students had to figure out how the build- oo sliding bearinp_ '"Thett is a standard wayto do seismic d<sisn,a standard ing was put together and how the devices worked. and then develop procedure fi>r determining load on a sttucture that is s-1 oo the grotmd," models to assess the structure's safety; he explained. "The teams found Constantinou said. "But this structure is not 6ml; it is standing 00 bearings that it is quite safe.• that can slide bade and forth. So for this project, the students bad to toke into The building was designed with the expectation that it will sustain account how the bearings would behave during an earthqualce." virtually no structural damage during strong earthquakes that are typical Before they taclded the airport project, the students had only worked for a seismically active area. on.problems involving structures ihat stood still "When.....-y1hingstands When completed in the spril]gof2000, the terminal will be the Jug- stili, all forces equal u:ro,• explained AI Hanbridee. a·senior, wbooe paper was est base-isolated building in the world. Base isolation helps protect struc- amOng thooe sent to Skidmore, Owings & M<rrill, and who plans to pursue a tures from earthquake damage by isolating them from ground motions. career in earthquake engineering. "But in this case, the structure moves.· he "Earthquake engineers have been primarily concerned with the pres- said. "Tha(s where it becomes a mon: complicated analysis." ervation of human life," said Constantinou. "With this building, the In a strong earthquake, the sliders may move from side to side as owner's goal was to go beyond that, to ensure that the building would much as 20 inches, Co.nstantinou explained, although the amount of not only preserve the lives of people in it, but that it would be strong movement felt by people in the terminal should be minimal. enough to rerOain operational even during a major quake.• The innovative earthquake engineering device, called the Friction J>etlln addition tO the usual peer-review process that all new building designs go dulum System, will allow the structure to respond to strong earthquakes througb. the UB students' papers have provided project architfcts and engi- by swinging gently from side to side like a pendulum. neers with data that confirms that the stringmt safety and performance reVictor Zayas, the inventor of the system and president of Earthquake quirements of the San Francisco Airport Commission have been met Protection Systems, which is providing the devices, said that the system "The students' results provided us with an independent verification of uses the characteristics of a pendulum in lengthen the natural period or our design," said Anoop Mokha, associate with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, swinging motion of a structure so that it avoids the strongest earthquake forces. lt consists of several parts: a semi-spherical steel slider that is cona UB graduate and project engineer on the terminal building. The tenninal is a Wlique, glasHndosed structure that will contain about I nected at the base ofeach column in a building; a concave sph<rical surface million square feet The massive, wing-shaped ro<if measures 850 feet by 220 on which the slider moves back and forth during an earthquake, and the feet, and is supported on only 20 steel columns. The structure is enclosed by a slider pocl<d, which houses the bearings and transfers the weight of the building down into the foundation where it is supported. 100-foot-tall glass wall that measures nearly a quarter of a mile long. - ______ __ _ - ...... .............. ...,.._ ... --t)'plal'-•_..,. .......... , ................................... ..... Briefl ::::.cz-... hisTho~Gifomly -lnbSdoooioiMocldneondlllomldlr:lli . . . . . Cllllllladld 111 bEllo Countr......c.tllr(ltMc) toinlllkbllillr~ I CGn _ _ _ , Convocation Arguing that delight and commu· nity are just as possible in a univer· sity during times of "dazzling and sometimes terrifying change," Jack· son quoted the poet William Blake: "The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water and breeds reptiles of the mind." But, he went t m, even wbe"n individuals are capable of changing their opinions, they do not become islands unto themselves. "We not only individuals," he said. "We are also partners, collaborators, family members in the enonnow and oomplex enterprise that is this university. • President WiJljam R. Greiner later echoed jackson's comments about charlge. · we are about creation , destruction and recreation in the search for truth," he said. Provost Thomas E. Headrick concluded that both speakers were concerned with "how much we mean to each other as a community." The public distribution of awards, honors and tides, he noted, was a symbol of that togetherness. ln a c=mony honoring prokssor are )aalb D. Hyman's SO years of service chair of the Professional Staff Sen- to UB, including 11 years as dean of ate, with a glass and a plaque. Also honored were five UB faculty members recently named Distinguished Professors, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system. by the SUNY Board ofllustta: SUNY Distinguished Professon Paras N. Prasad of the DepartmentofO!anistry and director of the Photonics Research Laboratory, and Srihar~ SUNY Distinguished Service ProC.... sors Peter H. Hare of the Department of Philosophy and O>arles V. Paganelli ·o f the Department of Physiology. and SUNY Distinguished Teacbingl'tofo:ssor DianeRChristian of the Department of English. Farulty and staff who received the SUNY Olancellor'sAwards for Exrd' lence also -...re honored. as fDilows: Excellence in teaching: Shahid Ahmad, associate profeSsor of civil, structural and environmental engineering; Michael P. Long. associate professor of music. and 'lliantafilos ).Mnuntziaris,associateprofessorof chemical engineering. Excellence in hbrarianship: Ed· the School ofU.W, Greiner and Barry llo)u, the law school's current dean, praised Hyman's service to the ideal of academic community. Hyman, who oversaw the transition of the School ofU.Wfioma component ina private univmity to a component in the State University of New York 5)'tem, said he bad seen "an e:xcellcnt small school become an <=llentla!ge school" Thomas B. Tomasi, former president of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, was presented with a SUNY honorary doctorate for his steward· ship of a "crucial biomedical resource for UB, Western New York, New York State and the nation as a whole" and for his own research. Arnold B. Gardner, a member of the SUNY Board ofTrustees, presented the degree to Tomasi. In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Professional Staff Senate, Voldemar A-1nnus, senior associate vice president for University Services, presented Michael A- Stokes, ward Herman, associate librarian, Lockwood Library; Glendora Johnson-Cooper, associate librarian, Undergraduate Llbrary, and Nancy A. Schiller, ~te hbrarian, Science and Engineering Library. . Exttllenoe in professional service: Martha A- Bartnn, assistant dean in the Faculty of Natural Scienas and Mathematics; Sandra). Fazekas, staff associate/events coordinator for the Center for the Arts; Maryanne L Mather, instructional support technician in the Department of Peri· odontics, and Leonard F. Snyder, senior associate vier president for Uni· versity Services. The solemn tone of the com'Ocation was undercut by humor more than once. During Jackson's speech, the Center for th.e Arts' disaster alaqn was triggered, cutting him off in the middle of a skepti· cal comment about computers. "Have I offended the computer gods?" Jackson asked. •rt must be a computer glitch,• joked Greiner. �Events calendar .ucrr-...... ~--· ~-=-lnd-J1;~~­ ___ For mcnlnfonnollon, conuct lhe , . , . _ ~ Lilloon Ofllce. 21S UB 0, W-VIO"Jinlo l ~- Gnoup o,-nla. The Bulslos<Oa.l8otWostV'orpnia !nthreepmes.ls-B,IS.9, 1S.9,0>broak ., ei&l>t-pme ~ ..-..k.)l.wlio<"Aprille ~led <he- lor thowichsbtkifls ond sbtdlpond ~-~-20 asslsa In the match. 8ufb&o fell to 11-12 for the season and remaJns at ).(I ., Computing c.nc.r, 645-3540. . ....,. =:.r.:·~~ol tho Mld-Condnent Ccnforence. 645-<i12S. Ufo--"'-'"'lorlhelnOor.tow. Noon-1 r:~~::u~~- ;:;,_-..-......,.. --.< --·-Dr. 51rudure DolormNilon fill - . s ---- Tho 0-2 this -"'nd with losHs at Plusl>u')h ond ap1nst Niapn at homo. Cin Oa. 17, the a..ls los< I~ on a penalty ldci< by Pia's Mep> Beasley at 9&22 1n <he pme. Cin Oa. 19 the rewmed home ., RAC Wd. only., lose., NQpo ~- ~~- ~the-- tho Pu<ple Eaps 16-5 In lhe ....... they _.. unable ., put the ball in tho net. foflowlnc a scxnloss fint half, acdon .... spirited In the secood. wich bod\ ............... exalent ""'""opponLW1Ides. Analy. at 84-.55. Nbpn slipped rho bol post UB ,..._... )aJme Adams and lmo the left side fill <he nee aft..she had come ou< ., plor the boll. by ol C<lmp<.ar Sdonce. Russ108 Miler, U8 Dept. Campu5. Noon. Shetmon. - Thellb/E2F P-ay 1n c.l1 G . and~ Pruf. )osoph NeoAm, ol Cenecla, DIAot Unlv. School. Room, Rl'CI. Dept. 1~ : 30p.m. =---........-----In c.....- Sc-.oc-.- ~ross ~ount~ Philosophy.=-~~ IOngdom. 280 hrt. North c.mp.a. 2-3:30p.m . Tho ........... _ , tnshedrnhouto/15...,.,. with a IDtalo/227 pons In the s,ooo- ECAc ~hold Oa.l8 atYon Conlard Porlc.S<nlorl<oml Llly~outfrontforlhe lk*a 21st.,.....witha time o/1~7. Senk:r Pwfdc. Noan frished IB!h ., the tc4A 8,.00).mecer-""' 'Nich J, rme d . 2&21.Thementnshedl21h_,. ln<he~withaa>Calol298pcints. ~ AliAandMCT-~ - c-.lUcNrd ). SpontM, North Clrolna -Unlv. 330 511Jdent Union. North Campu5. 3:30p.m. ...... _...,. Poetry_, Room. cen...- --.....--by 1Mn Morlotty. su..n;,g f« lhe Arts. Nofth Campu5. 4 p.m. Aquoaolture AquollcRobert Bullis, Mlr1ne 8iologlaJ W.S, Hole, Mass. Sciences. North Campu5. s p.m. He-. 222- Ufo_.._ Good Eollng: An lnlnldudlon to V<goiJIIIonlsm. 6-9:30 p.m. 53 for =-ut~~~~u 645-<i12S. .to··-..."""'---..--to---by ____,...,. ,_ ....... _,.,.-,~· ~.-.--10UFM.-----.Ic,-p r t z . , - - . o t .......... -......--Rea>gnltlon 1n the Formollon fill RNA 5e<ondary ond =~~-~North Compus. 4 p.m. -·Logic c-.-. The SyntoxandSenwontks·fiiiVotioble :-~,=~:; =~~~c to b e - on lhelolowlng 5Lrdoy __ c.ll-ln......,_. Philosophy). For mcnlnle<mation, caU John Con:onn at 881 -1640, 645-2444, Ext. 757. s.....-c............. - t - R . G -.Hosted ~~-~~~~ by Mille McKay on WBF<:»M 88.7. 7-8 p.m. can 829-6000. Thursday 0 -R-= Sdenas. For more lnfonnation and r~Uons. an 645--3101 . Drug Dewlopment and Drug In the 2111 Cenlury. Roger ~rector for~~e. ~~~~~ tralloo. 216 NatU-al Sciences. North' Compus. 3:30-S p.m. the U8 Art Galery at 64~12. kulpturo by U.. Heln rn='s~~~t.'"onthe -IA<ture Campus. 7 p.m. • Sloo/ - Sbtng- -lahlblt Exhibit titled •Canadian Architectl.lre., • sponsor«~ by the School ol AlrllitecWre and Pllnning. wil be on di<play thn>ugh Nov. 261n the )omes Dyett Gal)e!y, 335 Hoyos Hoi!. South Campus. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. M ) ' - Mr. Wright "My DOor Mr. Wright Manuscnpts, "kecent Exposu,... by Renee Ziegler display on the tint floor ol the Undefgro<fuate Ubro<y, Capen Hall, North Campus. th!:ough Nov. 7. 5..-.-Expoaed ")(pose. UB M Students o.fine Themselves, • o collection ol wori< by U8 art students, will be on display Oct. 23 through Nov. 14 In theM Department Galtefy, C~t:er for the Arts on the North Campus. Galtery hours cw 10 a.m.· 5 p.m. Tue:sd¥, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wed· ~and 11 a.m.-8p.m. - b y ..... Schnltger WOlle by Dutch anist Lara Schnitger is on exhibit through Nov. 7 In the U8 Galleiy, een...- for the Ms. North eampus. Form and bolora ... through transitive, very non-traditional mattriab -plastic. lotex balloons, foam rubber. Galery hours are 10 a.m.-S p.m. ~and:~~.~ ~~~.K;.;,~=- Mutln Collection" is on exhibit thn>ugh Oct. 31 In the UniYonity Archivos, 420 Capen ..... North Campus. Houn "" ~~~-1=~~ The UniYorslty fill Mouachuseas , _ up a schook-econi4S9 yards posslr,g. but c:ame up with two lcoy ~ 1nurcoptions 0> defeat <he a..ls,26-20, on Oa. I Bat UB Stadium. The Bulls had pulled to within 26-20 wt.... Chad Salisbury-who completed 30-of-51 passes lor 459 yards and !h... touel!down>--hi split end Drew Haddad w;th an 11-yard TO pass wJin 6:04 left. Haddad was one fill three UB ~to co...,. 100 yards rec<Mrc In the pme w;th a~ II catches for 147 yards. The 4S9 yards passlrc by rho Bulls_.. tho moot t h o - - p.n up In thek I 14-year foocbafl history. IW WaDdns added nine c:atdles lor 128 yards ond Jamie Gospan-e had six c:atdles for 144 yards ond t w o (48 ond 63 yards) lor UB. · 'We .....nod In <he sea>nd half to ........ mlstakos snowball on~· said UB head a>ach Cral( Orbus. 'We haYe been relying so much on the pass. but uxloy Is an example ol what happens wt.... you create a penonallty.When you become W.t biased In your pQy se&ection and you become that retiant on one part o( <he pme those tNrcs w;l happen. you'"' P1l "' get ....,.,..,.._.. ...-........,_ Assistant Sports fnfonnotiot> Director An exhibition of eleglnt moving SCUll> tures by American artist Usa Hein h on di<play through Nov. 7\n the U8 Art c_. The O«uut: Doo<way to the Super- Exhibits Noon-1:30 p.m. Sporuorod by Sodal _...cal ~y =-.:::Y~lo~~S4. ~~-lnnls~~ol . NO<th Can1JU' through )uly 1998. For more Wtwmldon on the artist and his Men's Soccer vs. SL Bonaventure. RAC Field. North Cam~ 7 p.m. Cassatt String Quortet. Slee. North TO<onto. 280 Port.. North Compus. "The-H*yl'rojocl."•-ol proj«U designed to . . Athlotlca C~H Regional Gow:mment The Toronto ...,.,.,...,. ,._11ft - t h e uniYonity comnv.nty In • <iologue-.. cor<empcnry ""ond GaDety's second floor exhibition room in the cen...- for the Arts, North Campus. Gaiety hotn are 10 a.m .~S p.m. Tuesdoys. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wodnesday>fricUys and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays. =~~~1~~~~th Campus.' 4 p.m. :.=:~~7 lloglonoi~L«two ~~For~. ..._. H-, I'Njod: ~t::~~~~nd Philosophy ol Logic. 280 Port.. North =-::!e.::..the~.::: Opus Ciulla ..... at 4 p.m. on WllfO.fM 88.7. ........ ...-bycolling64S.2916. Exhibit i s . . . - on the Web 11 http:/ /..-.bulfllo.edu/flbnries/unib/ footoall UB 20, University of Massachusetts 26 Noti.ces er..t:tn Cnft Center The Creative Craft Center, 120 Fillmore, Blkott Complex. North Campus. is offering fall cnoft wori<shops beginning the week of Oct. 27. All wori<shops ·~ htld from 7-10 p.m. one night a week for six Wftks; childm'l's daues are on Saturdoy mornings. Fees are 530 fe< UB students and SSO for aU otnm. For more infOITI\Ition, al 64S-2434. -ayat-ct_, Recent changes In leglslallon have reopened rostrictions regarding tnru~.. Senior._..., finilb<d 21st ovenll in !he 5.000-mtter ECAC OwnpioniiUpa Oa. 18 Sopbo _ _ _ wu oneollbloe UB plafUS 10 go at Van Cordand Park in New om-100 yuds t<ttivlng Oct. 18 apinst !he MiDut<m<n ofUMass. York City. LiUy &uided the jlulls"' a ninth-pia<% finish out Haddad fiaisbed the game with a career~bigh 11 catches for 147 .X!S_,inlhe~ yards. of retirement systems, and members who were etlgible to transfer between pubfk retirement systems in New York State and who did not may now be ellgi~ for a ~troactive transfer to or hom any of the New Yorir: City retirement systems. For more Information, c.>ll (518) 474-7736. Job_ Foculty Assistant Professor-HistCK)', Posting IF-7069. Assistant Profeuor-Hlstory, Posting IF-7081 . Anlstant ProfesJOrCommunkatiYe Disorden and Sdenc~. ~ 0~F~=~s:'~ Oe•n· IF-7083. A.»ist&nt Professor-Pediatrics, Posting IF-7084. Aulsant Profeuo<· Family Medk:ine, Posting IF-7085 . Cllnk..lln..structor/Assbbnt/Auoc:L.te Profeu«-Dennatology, Posting IF-7086 . ·- Oeriiii-Spons.ortd Programs. Posting IR-97092. Student AsslsbntSponsored Programs Penon~. no posting • . Competfttve Clautfled Civil Senke Keyboard Sp«YIIst (SG-6)-Econorruo. line U3662 . Mail •nd Supply Clerit (SG-S)-Campus Mail, Une *31105. CakulaUons C~ 2 (SG-9}-Purc.hasing. Une 130667. S.C...wy I (SG-11)Mecha<Uc.>l and Aerospace Engineering. Une 125030. Cleric I (SG-6}-AdmiSSioru, Une: 126410. Keyboard Spe<I.Iist 2Pu<tlwing. Posting 120788. ~e/Labor Classtfled Buildlng Sefvk:e Alde (NS-3, part time)(ttvee positions avail..b*e)-Un~­ venity Facilities, line If to be detemuned To obtain rrtt:Jrr infonnat100 on pbs lt1tn'l ......,.,slonol obow. contact Pm.onMI St-Mcn ' fax Director of Ubor•tory Anl~m~l Fodlltles(Sl-6)-~boratory Industrial EHect.iYene», Posting fP-7084. A.»isbnt to the Vke President (Sl~)-Offke of the Va President for Public Service and Urban Affairs. Posting IP-8086. Senter ReseM'Ch Auoclate (SL-4, two posltfons •v•ll•ble)-lnstitutional Analysis, Posting fP-7087, IP-7088. Director of Recruitment (SL-3)-School of Law, Posting IP-7091 . Counselor (SL-3)-Educational Opportunity Center, Posting IP-7092. Senlot- Sbff Assls~nt (5l-3)·Pu<tlwing. Posting fP-7093 . Animal Focllitles, Posting tP-6064. Technicol Support Sup«vvsor (Sl-2)-Unlvenity Fodlltles, Posting IP-7083. SPIR Pn>)ect M.-..ger (Sl-4)-The Center for ~:;~~~=fn~~;!~~~ obcoin infonnarion on R~lth JObs. contact Spotuorrd Progronu PtrsonMI, 4!6 Crolts. �: Thurscbly :23 . .... : ~:~~~ . Dlsonlen. Motlt l'ollld<. Medlcol School :. 6140. ~"ti=~~~rr . ASCJT-....... . GNU Emocs lnln>ductlon . (UN~ North Compus. 10 . -.;.,-,~ ·- . . , · Doesfoloto- -~­ Dr. Polrid< J. StoYor, Cornell Regulote · Univ. 1:1-18 Forber. South . C.mpus. Noon.. ~'::;,a,b, s'\1'~ ond . requited. For more lnlonnatlon, . cootoct Academic User Llllson . Pine Mol for the JIIIICiuster : ~~~Computing Center, . (UNIX). North Compos. 1-3 : .. . -.s.y..t4Pius · Toxt, Loyout ond M""""Y. . s.... Mc:Caffety. ~38 ClerilenL ....:"."ll _......, ·ASOT-...... :m y~~ by . the Olfoce ~llJdent Ufe. For - ...... ~­ u. . more information, call 645. 612S . . Dr. Zhoohul New Mexico . lnstltute of Mining Tech- . The Use of s.t.eydodex. 1r1ns 1n c....teroJrnnt : c.mpus. 3 p.m. For more . lnfonnatloo; contact Roche! ·. Cost. . t Ms-6800 ><6)00. ond · ~~~- : ~B -- . Dept. of PhannoceutJcs. 508 . Cooke. North C.mpus. 3:30. . Sp.m. . The c.lendor Slluctun! of : ~~=on . ~2~ Fronczak. North umpos. · 3:30-S p.m. :=:::r"""'- : ::,:t~~=-=· \ . chief rurliiO<, CEPA Gallery. : Screening Room, 112 Center for the Arts. North Compos. . <tp.m. :-c......., : ~:..... obll . . . . . . . . . . :· ilild ~tY~~Theo~ Donc.e• . Saturday- : =~~~ · =~:!C;.m~ · Photonfc ond Electronic Mote. rials, ond Photonics Aeseotch . . ·. : ....,._., -lllophyslcs . ...-uc; Modeling of : =rs:oe~r : for~~~J:'p;,.. : ~p. m . The "-<• ........,_ .... lngs f o r - tololng pioce on umpus. or for off~ .............. ..._, ... groups .... p.tndpol ............. IJst. : ings ..e due no IM• ttv.n · ,_.,on -lhunclooy pn- : - - -e-.g publk.nlon. Addras . entries to "-<• Calen- . dar~or, .... 136Crofts,.• : .. ~-(--...... buffolo.-). Our fAll . number b 645-3765. : a...try~ . lon Chemistry of Peptldes. . Prof. Alex Harrison, llept. of . Olemlstry. Univ. of Toronto. . 216 Natural Sdences. North . CompoL •2& : ===.,.,~8 : ~'l.C:e:- .tronlc-- ond- . ua- : -~- · Men's-VLCentroi · ASCJT-.Mp • ConnedkulSUole. RAC Field. · North Compos. 1 p.m . . lntnldudlonlD Unix Time- : ~=:- . • CompUS. o::;-~· roquftd. For more . lnformollon. oontoct Aadomlc s • ~~~~- ~~~J;;;:'- mem~byThe .. U8 ""!mnl . lion. For . more contact . Kathleen S. 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Research taking downturn, FSEC told Landi ties drop-offin research proposals to loss of78 faculty members IIJ a.sr.. VIDAL Report.er Editor B ETWEBN 1991 and 1996, 78 faculty mem· bers left UB, taking with them s8.7 million in research funding, Vice President for Research Dale M. Landi told the Faculty Senate l!ecu!M Commit· tee at it> Oct. 22 meeting. · FSEC clscuues IBUe ....... poge 6. At the same time, Landi added, the number of research proposals 1eni:rated at the university de· dined 16 percent, which be called "a huge drop." The decline in proposals, he added, can be tied th the loss of the 78. mended to the provost that exit interviews be done with faculty believe the research downturn has resulted from a changing empha- "'These were not senior p~ople," moving on to other positions. AJ for the decline in research proposals, Landi said UB has seen "a pretty sharp drop-off in the number of research proposals that are generated by the university in a year." The volume of research ex· penditures, the overall dollar value of extunaUy sponsored activities, the dollar value of ..e.....ct, awards and the number of awards also have dropped, he added. Robert Baier, professor of oral diagnostic sciences and chair of the FSEC Committee on Research and Creative Activity, said some sis from research to service within the university administration. he explained. "These were. for the most part, junior people, some of whom had been here one o< two years and were rising stars, and people in their mid-careers who wue weD-established and well funded and who WOTe nationally ranked in their field>-the kind of people you would want to stay.• Landi said he finds the loss of the 78 "v..-y disturbing" and noted that the university needs to under· stand better why they left and what needs to be done to slow such at· trition. He said he has recom - Salary may ha.,; something to do with faculty attrition. "Some people come here expect· ing to move on,• noted John Meacham, professor of psychology. "They expect to run through four or five institutions before the age of 40 or 45, at which point they will have their salaries' up to $100,000 or Sl25,000.... We're a way station on the way to someplace else." Landi agreed, noting: " I think salaries had a lot to do with it.• ~.,.... HusiNind-wlfe team of psychiatrists emiNirlls on search Gene link to schiwphrenia sought 11y LOIS IIAKU Now> s.Mcos £dltor husba nd-and-wife team of psychiatrists at UB bas received a $2 .6 million grant from the A Na tional Institute of Mental Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, wbo is a co-principal in· vestigator, and Eric Lander of the Whitehead/MIT Center for Ge· nome Resean:h, which will perform a genome-wide scan and collaborate on all data analysis. Health to conduct one of the first major population-based studies )limed at finding the gene or genes that may be linked to schizophrenia. Carlos N. Pato and Michele T. Pato, associate professors of psychiatry, are principal and co-prin· cipal investigators, respectively, on the project. They have been build- •psychosis is a complex _syndrome, the most common form of which is schizophrenia,• Carlos Pato said. ·" In at least 20 percent of cases of schizophrenia, other ing the project for seven years in termine how often the illness and a partirular gene, or genes. are seen the Azores, a group of nine islands located off the coast of Portugal that comprise a Portuguese state and where most inhabitants are descended from a few families. _ Jloth researchers hold adjunct appointment> with the C=ter for Neuroocience at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. which is collaborating on the project. Also involved are James !. Kamedy, head ofthe newogenetics oection at Clark family members are also affected with the illness, \mt genetics may play a role in an even greater percentage. Our study will try to de- together. If we can find the gene that causes the- illness and then find the product of that gene, we can begin to design more effective treatment.• About I percent of the world's population is afflicted with schizo. phrenia, a mental illness chanc· teriud by symptoms ouch as de- terioration of personality. disordered thinking, delwions, halluci· nations, paranoia or catatonia. The main form of treatment is anti-psychotic drugs, which mllst be taken regularly and conti nually to control symptoms. The five-year study will be car· ricod out in the Azores and in a population group on the Portuguese mainland. uThe Awres are ideal for a genetic analysis," Pato said, "because the country is small and its population has been relatively genetically isolated , with most inhabitants descended from a few families. The Azores have a centralized health system, and all 10 psychiatrists on the islands are collaborating on the project." The researchers will look for genetic links using a variety of approaches . .. We will select genetic markers and look at how th e markers behave in well famiHes, compared to a family where the illness shows up several times," son. We'U develop a description of each suspect gene and determine how often it occurs with illness." An impprtant aspect of the study will be a Halpotype Relative Risk analysis. Using this approach, researchers will analyu the- set of genes from a patient's pare-nts that were not passed on to that patient, Pato said. The non-inherited set then acts as a control. A field team is alread}' in place in the Azores. The UB researchers travel there frequently to maintain close ties with the project. 1\•tean wh.ile, they are setting up a genet ics resn.rch program and labora tory at UB that ultimately will be capable of perform ing gconellc analysis of any potentiall)' inher· itable disease, the researchers sa1d. M. Helena Azevedo. professor of psychiatry at the University of Coimbra, is the principal investi gator for the Portuguese team, and Pato said. "We'll look to see if ill· Carlos Paz Ferreira, director of ness and genetic markers exist together, and we'll anal'y u genetic patterns from ill person to ill per· psychiatry at Psychiatric Hospital S. Miguel, Azores, is directing the field work. �·sometbingoub-cultural,aometbinc Phillips St~. Jr., . aBlciate profr:saor of anthropology and intematiooally prominent in his field, has spent more than of the UB a quart<r ce ntury studying religion, cults and cultural change. He has 1>een a member faculty since 1971. ind standards of behavior and moWe should be careful bow we use this tern. At; its Latin roots imply, it indicates a superior, denigrating attitude towud other people's beliefs. Moot of the bdi<fs llld practices we re&rtoas supentitioos rq>r<Knt magicalorrpiritull bdi<fs that_.., or in many cases are. very real for the people wbo bold them. In &ct. all of us are "supentitious" obout some thinp. /u I have r;ea:ndy shown, some forms of mapcal thinlr:ing are abaolutdy 1li1Mnal, and do not correlate with aocial, cullurol oreduc:atiooal t.dqpouod; tbey-.n to indicate innalle human cognitM proc:aaes (aee "MaP:" in Etrqdoptr& a{ddtunai Andrtopology, Henry Holt, 1996). nlity. Abo, they can serve, as much magical thinlr:ing does; to give an individual a sense of personal contro~ hence comfort, in the impersonal confusion of life. -1 Wllat •r• you superstltlo•• /u a ru,h school and college athlete, on da)'II was to compet<.I conociously wore the same clothes I had worn on da)'II wu sua:aoful in my .....,ts. At timea in my life I carried on my .penon mWI itans that I ...a-! with good lixtune. Tciday, )iU probably all people, I eatabliab IOUtiDea of daily behavior-ouch u getting up in the morning (that old quation. •Did you get up on the wmng aide of t!>• bed .this momingr.' is rooted in real magicsl belie&!) and the thinp I do ahr getting up, and the order in which I do them. If I deviate from my routine, if anything, Some supentitions seem to be panhuman---.udl as bdi<fs in power in no matter how trivial. remains eggs, horns, or the colors red, bladt undone, I start th~ day with a orwm-but many such bdi<fsare ngue aense of unease. I can parculture-specific, and can be underti.ally ease my discomfort if I go stood only by examining details of back and re-do the thing that was the culture that produoed them. done poorly, ou>ot done at all. They may ~ aapects of that culture's earlier or contemponry De ltellewe Ia lll•st•7 systems of social relations, work, _ . . . .......7...,.....7 diet, ecology, rdi8ious beliefs, etc. No, no llld no. But u an anthro- J•• · Sure, in many ways. Some superstitions are recognized as holdoYen from some practicsl warnings or prOhibitions of an earlier time; but, too, superstitions can serve us.eful · contemporary functions. They can be seen as agents of"oocial control," enforcing socio-cultural norms pologiot with an interest in religious belidi, I undentand the cultunl nature ofbdi<fs in ghosts, llld in the abilities of certain gifted people to communicate with spirits or forces in na~d. very importantly, the filet that such beliefs are found ii> every culture in the world. We recognize that when a belief or a cultural pnctice is found to be universal, there is lilcely _..... _ ..,_ _, ...., ,..... ............... innately human, at work. Gboots - • . . . . , . , • ......._. Ia are the soW. of~ people . 111e _..., wbo for aome rea100 do not reside in the Other World. but Jineer on ' - iD 1biap w.iooaoly lobded the fringes of ours. 1;bey ofim aee1t "oa:ult" in naD1 cloc..se. hoo perto~aomuspectoltbeir loot voded our papalllioa Ill a ~ humanity, such u territoriality. unpvalled lila ~ Ilk Middle Gboats and llDOellnl spirib oftinn Af1a. Wbr tbil io.., in a time aliabeliefs in an ahrlife; such beliefs credi>le"" b !lo,P al acm.-.a., and thecertointythatcommunication can be establiShed betwl= the living and the departed is gready comforting to people. ...._.,_.,---f Wiler• •re , _ ......,, •M41 Hallow= in Amoria bas becomo principally a cbildren's i11iva1, llld it not only..........., ...._,._ but, by -..........,. allowing them to induiF iD a bit o{ ~illsp>dilrtbem,too. "l'bae are lou olkido in myneighbqrbood. and being a p>d neighbor,! wiD be doae to mydoor,r.adylllo&rp>dies Ill trick-oc-trealln. Some ,.,... aw> my wife bousbt me a Pban1Dm o{the~ outfit, with lladtwbite ...,.... holf-nM, bMdtbat,...tcope; but it acamllbolilllerkids,ao aowl p<arm just my &ieadly aelf at the dooc Ia--.. . _. irm...,.._...t_.........,. I:lae • • lew aimple - F a r lmG1 ;tltiPe. il's lim. Far ~ it P- them a - al ponoaal cootrol in .., im!>a->al...t ....... ingwlldd.Some.-.:bl~con- ducted~thatb-U..,par­ ticipantl in .......... Giber New AF groupo, the bdie6 c:spoa..~ by the group uelea>Ddary in importance, llld . _ iaciclelal, to the social support proYided by the group illelf {the IOCiol significancz o{rdip>ul bdie6 bas been wdl rec- ogniled siDce l!milt DurkbeDn). But, there an: a pat .,...,. true ' - " - llld .,__,_ -'-"· ~~.. a _ , . . . _ - -tion is CODJpiex. I ~ addraaed this very qwDm in a J.9U article (in n.. Slqliall hwftdtrr, Summer 1988); I fouad _ , in the bio- ..... . . , _ .... tory, ttriiCtlft, l l l d - aifttigina. acimce llld llocboolosr.llld . . . .f ... ~.,- ....... publicimuhemmtinllldlalil&ctionwiththem. - .................... .... - Jolalalaolbf This ia an impomm question, but it niles a wbole aepante iosuellld it ought to be the subject ofanother int.rview. But a quick answer iuppropriate here. ....,.._ it ..&cts a common-..mpliall that"cult"llld "oa:ult" are reWed. They are not. "Occult," of speciol intaeol at Halloween, coma from a Latin root ~"hidden,"notdeleclal>leby the human ...,...,llld bmce ..,.- l<rious.l'llbolosim speak~oa:ult blood," __,.,.,.. o{ the "oa:ultatioo" olooe crcnnlnsial body by anotha; Only in very ftiCIIII public 11118" bas it come to mean sinislac. "Coot" is also a wid&!lyt-.1 llld misused word, llld its meaning varies with the beclqpound,tpecificallythe religiousorimtatioo,ofthe.....-.It's in~ to note that it derives from the· same Latin root u the word "culture." Look it up in ala!Je dictionary. ........ _ . . . . . ........'t . . _ ..... ... I bmo tallred publicly about this · stuff Cor many yars, llld on severa1 oa:uioas bad coafrootationa wilb peapewith coaaervatiYe retipoua belldi wbo asaert that I can't talk openly aocl non judgmeo181Jr about peoples' "occult" belldi, IDd be a dea:at citiu:n, too! One Bibk-otudy group cslled iD to a radio talk show to say that tbey would pny tor me. Some people's CODCalll fur my salntion are ao..-bat allayed when they learn that I am an ordained elder of ala!Je llld old BufWo cburtb.l " - reaoMd prablems ( uaed to feel with the core teuets o{ mainstieam theoiogy, llld I am deeply committed to the aoc:ii1 volues espouaed by all mijor religions. But nevuthless, aome are sure that there's no hope Cor my aouL r.e UB to realize cost savings in travel partnership I!J ~ PACE News SeMces Dirocto< N theory, the $5 million a year that UB spends on travel apenses should earn travelers significant volume discounts. Savings, however, have been limited because individual offices and departments have used separate travel ogencies. In an attempt to realizeCDOt~ tlutJu81>oon- I solida!ion withonelrMI"'I""Y,theunMrsityear• li<r this year entmd iniD a partnenhip with NFT 1iavel Service, lnc.ID provide tmel-related services and act as UB's official trawl "'I""Y· Based on third-quarter reports from NFT Travel, the venture appears to be paying off, according to Thomas E. Okon, ·manager of travel services in the Office of Accounting and Payroll Services. "It is quite apparent, based on the increased volumesobservedeacb quarter, that NFT1ravel is being wieldy used across campus and is having a very~ effect on UB's effort to reduce costs without reducing services," he added. The report shows total airline volume booked through NFT increasing, from $194,343 in the first quarter of the year to $264,564 in the third quarter, with a corresponding drop in the aver- age ticket price from $438.11 to $394.76. The increase in airline volume booked, Okon noted, "is lianifkaot because the rew- enue-sharing program in place with NFT Travel is driven by total airline volume." Tbedropinawragetickdprice,beodded, "indicates UB travolers are taking advantase of the up-front discounts Dq!Oiiated with the prefmed airlines, as wdl as NFT lhtvd's ability, ttuoup imprtM<I ted>nology and familioritywith travel patterns, to obtain lowest available airfua." Okon noted that there also has been an optimistic downturn in the· avenge daily carrental cost: from $44.50 in the first quarter, to $38.91 in the third quarter, resulting from negotioted prices UB has established with' preferred rental-car pirtners through NFT naVel "'therbmditsbeingrea:iwdbyUBCromprefemd tmel partners," he added, "cannot neassarilybequantifial. n-indudeupgn<lesinairline, hotel llld rental-car bookinp, on-ampus ticket ddi>ay,diocounts on airport parlcing. strakgic reporting llld impnMd customer ..mo.:' Leonard F. Snyder, senior usoc:iate vice presidentforuniversityaervices;stlelledthatthesavings are two-fold. In addition to lower prices, the partnership results in rebata and sharing that "will go directly back into the departments.lt'spartofanoverallattemputUB tooperatemoreintdligentlyllldeconomically." · To educate the cunpus .bout the new partnerabip, NFT 1htvd will ~t a "Tnvd Fair" from9Lm. to3p.m.onNov. IOilld II ia the ......,ue Student Union on the North Campw. Compenies that NFT 1htvd commonly uses, including National Car Rmtal, U.S. Airways and Radisson Hoteh, will run information booths in the Student Union. While UB personnei are not required to use NFT, Okoo pointed out that discounts ano not the only reason to work with the travd agency. "They are the No. I corporate ogency in Western New York, and they've been in business for 25 years. Under their system, tickets can be delivered right to your desktop. They are setting up a Web site that will let travelers plot their wbole trip electronically." NFT bas talren advantase of computer tecbnolosY in other ways, u wdl, Okoo qplaineci "They bmo a compoter system cslled '1hvd Commander'tbatcontinuestoc:hedcforcbeaper rates, evm ahr you m&U a reoervotion. Then it notifies you if it finds a lower price." Okoo admitted that aome people may be reluctant to change travd ogencies. "They may be comfortable with the agency they'Ye been using," he said,....., lboush it probably c:buJes more. Okon said .he and representatives of NFT lravd are available to explain .the benefits of the part.nenbip ID groups of taculty members llld ataf[ be arranged breontactinl bim at64S-2660,ext. 251. , Seaoioas....., �Ottober l19971VD1.2Ua.11 Rap a....., 13 BrieD UB to host international fll.m festival by and about women TIM un1nn1ty Is - K.-nlng site for the second "'!"ual international 6lm festival, "About Women; the only international womenoriented 6lm festival in New York State. AU 6Jms will be shown at 6:30' p.m. in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Ticlcets are $3 for students and $5 fur the general public. Directed by a variety of talented international women filmmakers, the films focus on a variety of women's issues. Co-sponsors of the festival are the Graduate Group fur Feminist Studies, the Graduate Student Association (GSA), the Council fur International Studies and Programs. the DOparunent of Media Study, the Department of American Studies, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and Letters, the World Languages Institute, !he Asian Stud· ies Programs. the American Studies GSA. the Media Study GSA. the Russian GSA and the Center for the Arts. aU at UB. The American Association of University Women also is sponsoring the program. AU 6lm screenings will be Buffalo premieres. The schedule: • Nov.IO:"Taleof!.ove,"U.S. (1995). This 6lm,directed by Trinh T. Minh-ha, portrays the Vietnamese immigrant experience. • Nov. 18: "Selbe," Senegal (1983). Directed by Sa6 Faye, the first woman from sub-Saharan Africa to direct a feature 6Jm, this documentary focuses on the daily life of women in African society. Also. "Taafe Panga" (Skirt Power), Mali (1997 ). This satire, directed by Adama Drabo, features men and women acting in opposite gender roles. • Nov. 25: "The Goat Horn," Bulgaria ( 1972 ). This story, directed by Metodi Andonov, is about a woman who was raised by her father to behave ·as a man, but falls in forbidden love. • D.C. 2: "Gabbeh," Iran ( 1997). Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, this love story captures the life of a woman member of a nomadic desert tribe. -._ ·----, ____ -----_-...--__...._l.ett ef U..b - - triclu -c-. llltJ Actleoo Corps.... -..lot -~ .,~ ......... "· .... .... ...... _.......,_...,...,.... _.. IAft:hbtd-.u, ..... ,..,,...,-. loft.•..,.._..-......, __ Toss 'n'Tum -....... . . . . . . -In .-.. Del Cotto to reeeive·Jaeckle Award a partner in~ firm. now known The convocation program, to ..; Jaeclcle, FleiJchmann & ~ugel. run from 8:30a.m. to 2:30p.m. in Several years later, Del Cotto the Hyatt, will focus on recent de· OUIS A. Del Cotto, pro- · fessor emeritus in the returned to academia, earning a velopments in tax law, matrimomaster's d~ee in law from Co- niaJ procedures, supplemental lumbia University. He joined the needs trusts and jury selection. Scheduled to speak are Ann B. ward-the law school's highest UB law faculty in 1961. He was inftuential in broadming Bermingham, a vice president and nor-<iuring a luncheon to be school's tax rurricu- senior trust officer, Marine Middat 12:15p.m.on,Saturday,Nov. and lum and also land Bank; John F. Canale, a senior n the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. Del no will receive.the award follow· taught thousands parU:.er with1 the Buffalo firm of of'Studentstbein-- Bouvier, 0 Connor; Peter }. g 'the law ~<:hoOi's 22nd -annual tric:aciesaridj>olj<y Fio~. fr., a p:1rri:Ji:r in the ·Bufumni Cotimdtio'n. behind the iax falo firm of Fiorella & Palmer; the The award, r\amed for Edwin F. Hon. Barbara Howe, New York Jaeclde, a 1915 graduate of the law axles. State Supreme Court justice for school, is given annually to an indi1-k is r<garded by the Eighth Judicial District and an vidual who bas distinguished him- DB. amo fOrmer students as adjunct asSociate professor of soself or herself and bas made signifi· anemern.!ydl£c- ciology at UB; Kenneth Joyce, cant contributions to the law school live teacher, role model and mentor. SUNY Distinguished Professor in and the legal profession. Nationally respected as a the School of Law; the Hon . Recognized as one of the scholar, Del Cotto collaborated Nelson H. Cosgrove, New York nation's top tax authorities, Del with top experts on the five-vnl- State Supreme Court justice for Cotto graduated from UB law ume treatise on Federal Income the Eighth Judicial District, and school in 1951 and practiced for a Estate and Gift Taxation. Patrick C. O'Reilly, a S<:nior mandecade with the Buffalo firm of From 1981 until recently, he was aging partner with the Buffalo Jaeclcle, Fleischmann, Kelly, Swart tax counsel with the Buffalo firm . firm of Lipsitz, Green, Fahringer, & Augspurger. In 1955, he became of J<avinolcy & Cook. Roll, Salisbury & Cambria. ly MAllY IIE11I SPINA News Servkes Editor· L Golden Key Honor Society holds lOth annual induction ~~~~f~~~= Activist author to lecture at UB I ly I'Al111CJA -VAN News 5eNices Editor M A.RGARET Randall, internationally re· garded author, poet, photographer, feminist and political observer, bas Ld a powerful influence on North American and Latin American artists, scholars and stude.nu since the 1960s. A lively and popular speaker, Randall will read from her most recent book of poetry, "Hunger's Table: Women. Food and Politics," on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. in Hallwalls, Suite 425, Tri-Main Center, 2495 Main St. Admission to the reading is $4-$6 at the door. In addition, she is presenting a free public lecture titled "The lmagihation of the Writer vs. The Imagination of the State" at 9:45 a. mHD<lay in the faculty lounge, 545 O'Brian Hall on the North Campus. Rand.n's trip to Buffalo is spon- sored by the Law School, the Samuel F. Capen Chair in Poetry and the Humanities (Robert Creeley), Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, the Sociology Departmen~ the James McNulty Chair in English (Dennis Tedlock), the Program in Women's Studies. Just Buf· falo Literary .Genter and Hallwalls. "Hunger's Table" bas been hailed by critics as a primary women's text that offers a brilliant diSC\Wion of the political, social and emotional roles that food plays in our lives and in our think· ing about the world. In 1984, Randall's outspoken political views led to a five-year fight by the administration to deport her as an enemy of the state. Her critical writings on U.S. for· eign policy, particularly in Viet· narn and Central America, earned her widespread praise from the scbolan and readen, but outrage and political rebuke from the Reagan adrninistntion, which de- clared her ideas ideologically an· tipathetic to the U.S. government. In 1984, it ordered the Americanhorn Randall deported, placing her at the center of a major political controversy. Randall's deporta~ion cause was taken up by the American intell~ commUnity, which, with a groundswell of support from American citiuns, helped her to win her legaliase in 1989 after a five-year court battle. Since that time, she bas continued her work as an activist, teacher, writer and oral historian. Her work has been the subject of many essays, interviews, newspaper and journal articles, as well as of senral doctoral dissertations and other scholarly studies. She is an international lecturer of distin guished reputation. The Ul Chapter of the Golden Key National Honor Society held its 1 lOth annual induction ceremony on Oct. 20 in Slee Hall on the North Campus. This year, 650 juniors and seniors with grades that place them in the top 15 .percent of their class were honortd, along with·several new honorary melnbers and distiilguished studeniS.Stiidenti 'and lionorary members received ccnificates at the ceremony. The keynote address was presented by Dennis Black, interim vice president for student affairs. Michael B. Burke, director of music programs. performed on the Fisk Organ. The 1997 honorary members, nominated by members of Golden Key are Carrie Tirado Bramcn, assistant professor of Englishi Roben Chatov, associate professor of accounting and law; Helene G. Kershner, assistant chair and lecturer in computer science; )ohannp M. Nitsche, associate professor of chemical engineering; Kenneth W. Regan, associate professor of computer scienc-e; John Ringland, associate professor of mathematics, and Kenneth J. Takeuchi, associate professor or chemistry. Adam Tyler Mark, a junior majoring in pharmacy, and Lauren Melissa Adler, a senior maj6ring in music and theater, were honored for high academic and extracurricular achievements. They recejved KPMG Peat MarwicltJGolden Key Scholar Awards. Peter Gold, associate dean of the Undergraduate College, bas been chapter advisor since the UB Golden Key chapter was fow>ded in 1988. This year's prtSident is Yi Huang. a computer science and business major. Hillel of Buffalo hopors couples for contributions, scholarships Three couples were honored for their contributions to the success and growth of Hillel Foundation of Buffalo at the organization's 50th anniversary dinner held earlier this month in the Center for the Arts Airium. Hillel, a national organization, provides Jewish college and uni· versity students with social, political, cultural, religious and educational activities and programs. Hillel of Buffalo sponso" programs for Jewish students enrolled primarily at UB and Buffalo State College. Honored at the dinner were Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Goldhaber, Mr. and Mn. Ronald Schreiber and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wasserman. The Goldhabe" have established the Dr. and M". Ernest Blaustein Scholarship, honoring Mrs. Goldhaber,s parents, and awarded an nually for student travel to Israel. Goldhaber is an associate professor in the Department of Communication. His wife has been active in community organizations. Schreiber, imrpediate past president of Hillel, serves on several boards, including National Hillel. His wife is actin in the Young Women's Division of the Jewish Federation. Wasserman and his first wife, Louise, established a charitable foun dation in their names that sponsors the annual Wasserman Conference at UB, as weD as scholarshipa. oeminars and award programs honoring hospi· talandnursing-facilitypatient<are employees. He and his current wife, Mindy, are involved in the community and in religious endeavors. �41 •••••••--•.__. ldillll111tZUa.ll Salubrious weekene:i Saliva as reliable as blood for DNA screening Oral biologist's discovery could have major impact on genetic screening process 8y LOIS IIAIIIII News 5oMces Edito< A UB oral biologist has shown that saliva appears to be as good as blood as a sourcz of ge- netic material needed to screen people for inherited diseases. The discovery could simplify the screening process enorm<?usly, eliminating the risks and complications of handling, storing and transporting blood, including the risk of oontact with blood-borne viruses. It also would allow per- sons who cannot or will not give blood to be screened, and would be a boon to the needle-phobic. "This is such a clean, reliable, quick, easy test," said Rob van Schie, a post-doctoral associate in the Department of Oral Biology and lead raearcher on the discov- ery. •There are no needles. Samples can be collected by untrained personnel. And it's great for children, becaUK they love to spit." Forensic scientists have UKd ·a stamp UKd by the swpect. At the same time, he wu conducting a major raearch project involving genetic sau:ning of childrm for potential risk lioctors fur juvenile periodontal diseue, a particularly aggreasive form of gum disease that tends to run in families. Mark Wilson, formerly of the UB School of Dental Medicine, is the project leader on that raearch. Excited by the possibility ofhaving his young research subjects spit into a test tube instead ofbeing stuck with a needle, van Schie · tested the salivary DNA theory using saliva and blood fiom himself and his wife. Finding the ge~etic material in the blood and dures on religious or cultural saliva samples indistingUishable, grouods, while others may simply he collected blood and saliva be apprehensive. Hence, an alter- samples fiom 69 adult volunteers, native to the use of blood for ge- to test the theory further. Using a proczdure called polynetic studies may be desirable." Van Schie wu struck with the merase chain reaction, which repidea for the study after bearing a licates tiny pieces of DNA suffinews report on the Unabomber cientlyto deu:ct minor clif£amces i.nvatiption telling of sua:eosfui in gene structure, he wu able to DNA analysil of dried saliva fiom show that DNA fiom oaimt wu u many materials as a source for DNA evidence, but blood is currently the most commonly UKd source of DNA for genetic testing, both for clinical use and for basic raearch, van Schie noted. Unfortunately, the use of blood has many practical disadvantages and inherent limitations. •slood sampling is invasive, · painful and invplvea a potential risk of contamination with hepatitis and the human immunodeficiency virus," he stated ip his study, published in the October issue of the Journ•l of Immunologic•/ MtthodJ. "Somepatientsmayberductant to submit to phlebotomy procz- precise as that fiom blood in revealing polymorphisma in two genes thought to play a role in the development of juvenile periodontal disease. The results pei1ain to only two genes whose sequence iS knqwn, van Schie noted. and the method has DOl been proved universally. However, he said, its potential appears very promising. He predicts that genetic screening for disease will become routine in the near future, a view shared by many, and the subject of a recent editorial in the Jounutl .of the Ameria>n Mediazl Association. Van Schie's findings could increase this momentum, and make genetic testing easily available to populations presently outside the medical mainstream. The only restriction associated with this method so far? " No French lciuing before testing," notes van Schie. The research wu supported by the National Institute of Dental ~ �11*1.111/ViJJ.II.lllhp D President's condition ..-nutve In U.S. society Hearing aids may not solve Clinton's problem, professor says . , LOIS lAlla Newss.Mcesi'Ditor HE hearing aids being worn by President Clinton may not greotly improve his ability to undmtand faint speech, aa:ording to a hearing researcher with the Centt:r for Hearing and Deafness who is an expert on noise-induced hearing loss. "Mild, high-frequency ~earing loss reftects urulerlying damage to the inner ear that interferes with the ability to proasssighalsoutof noisy backgrounds; says Robert F. T Burkard,asoociateprofesoorcifcominunicatiYe disorden and sciena:s. "What CUntoo probably needs is something that suppresses back- ground noise. l~s possible, but not probable, that hearing aids will help his problem." Burkard says noise-induced highfrequency hearing less is endemic in the U.S., and poses a particular problem CorchildreD.alfectiogtheir ability to achiev. in school. "Many childttn already have a significant bearing loss, whicb often means they have a decreased ability to process signals in the presence of background noise,• Burkard notes: "Noise levels in classrooms today are unacxeptably high, so these children often can't understand what the teacher is saying. it's ooe of the causes of kids acting out in the classroom." The hearing loss experienced in old age, wb.ieh will become an in creasingly significant publichalth problem as the baby-boom generation becoOle$ a senior generation, is not aole.ly the result of aging itaelf, Burkard notes, but of the summation of all the noise experienced since childhood. ...-....................... andpmonalmu..icsystems. • Some antibiotics and cancer drugs cause hearing loss. • The aging population will dramatically increase the number of people affected by hearing loss. Burkard and colleagues with the center are conducting some of the most advanced research currently underwayintothescience liehind, and treatments for, noise-induced hearing loss and deafness. Donald Henderson, <XHiir<ctor of thea:nter,rcportedinSept.emb«atthe Inner-Ear Biology Meeting in Sari, llaly, that ooise-induad hearing less may be caused partly by &.r-radical ........ It'........... boot not oxidatiYedamajjetosemoryalls,and proiNollle, tat hurlng that an antioxidant-enhancing drug called R-PIA can leorm the damagie. In earlier .....X imdving birds, UB researd>ers showed that S<DSOf)' cd1s in the bUds' cochlea, or semory organ, can repera~e,res!Oringtheirbearing. Tbey naw are trying to repliate their finding. in mammab. A-'>er ;,_. tigalion involves the use of desensitization to pmu~t hearing less due to "traumatic" noise. Richard Salvi, a:nttr<XHiir<ctor, has rea:ived a grant to seanil for the site in the brain responsible for tinnitus (per- ltOIOT F. IUUAID "E:Ipooure builds upaw:rtheyean, like. silent poioon in )'OUr system," he says."OYer lime, the""""""" can lead to damo&e. and it almoot always starts at the hich frequencies." The impact of hearing loss on Americans is underscored by statistics provided by the Center for Hearing and Deafness: • 9-12 million people in the U.S. work in settings f.oith dangerous levels of noise. • Pervasivehazardsoutsideof..OO.. include snowmobiles, lawn mowers sistent ringing in the ears) using positronernis<ion tomcgrapby,or PET scans. He also is~ the apparent ability of some tinnitus suffm to alter the ringing. ovetsial historian to speak . , M11IICIA News SeMces Editor H AN ISTORIAN Richard Pipes, Baird Pro- fessor of History Emeritus at Harvard University and a member. of the National Security Council in the Reagan administration, will present a public lecture, titled " Russia's Burden of History," at 2:30p.m. on .Friday, Nov. 21, ill 107 Talbert Hall on the North Campus. The lecture will be sponsored by the Ukrainian Studies Fund, the departments of History and Political Science, and the Ukrainian Students Club. It is free of charge and open to the public. Pipes, who has an international reputation as an historian of pre·Soviet and Soviet Russia. is the au ~ thor of many authoritati"" studies. Among them is his 1974 book, "Russia under the Old Regime," which established him as one of the world's leading historians of that country. His claim that the weak nature and late appearance of private property is a major cause !'f Russia's predilection to acxept authoritarian rule has had profound international inftuma: in his field. Pipes also was one of the lint American historians of Russia to realiu the political significance of the tsarist and Soviet go..,mments of the non-Russian nationalities. Pipes is a controversial figure in academic and political circles. His critics charge that he is not an objecti"" scholar, but a politically tendentious historian who subordinates honest treatment of facts to his own right-wing ideological obsessions. His most recent book is "The Russian Revolution and Russia tinder the Bolshevik Regime.• He is presently engaged in a comparative examination of the relationship betweQ~ private property and political liberty. Pipes was born in Poland and grew up in Warsaw between the world wars. After the outbreak of World • War ll, he escaped with his family to the United States and was educated at Co rnell University and at Harvard, wh~re he has been a member of the faculty since 1950. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In 1994, he was granted a doctor honoris"'""' by the Silesia University in Poland. Business conterence set By JOHN DI1LA COHTIIADA Reporter Contributor . . - . aports in linancial economics and acmunting will gather Nov. 7-8 for the eighth amual Conference on Financial Economic:s and Accounting. hosted by the Scl)ool of Management The conlen!nce, in the Un~ IM and Conference Center, 2401 N. Forest Road, Getzville, will feature presentations from professols from leading univenily business schools nationwide. "The con~ will address contomporaoytopia in finance and aa:D<rlling. with an ~on capital marUts. and will include sessions on investment analysis, mutual-lund mllnagernent and earnings expectations," said Michael Rollefl, conlerence co-director and U8 finance professor. Michael jensen, professor of business administration at Harvard University, will deliver the keyoote address, "The Brain and Non-Rational Behavior," which will focus on human behavior, including the behavior of investors hi the market. Highlights will include sessions on earnings expectations and share price5, Clwtes TrMnlca, UB assoQ. ate prolessor of ~ "The lfn. pactoiEimings Prono..-.aments" Sandlp Bhagat. presldont. T""'"'"" lnYeStment Management; "The New En in Elmings Expectations,. Edward Keon, senior vice presiden~ 1/B/EJS International; mutual-lund managemen~ Martin Gruber, finance proressor,NewYOII< University; "Performance Measurement of Institutional Money Managers, • Trzdnka; "Off Shore Hedge Funds: SuiVival and Perloonance," finance professors Stephen Brown, NYU and 'MUiam Goet2man and Roger Ibbotson, Yale University; investment analysis, Louis Chan, finance prolessor, University of Illinois; "The Calendar Structure of Risk and Expected Retums on Stock, • Joseph Ogden. chair of UB's Department of Rnance and Managerial E<:onomic>, and "Arm Performance: Long-Run Stock Mari<et Performance Following Spin.offs, • finance professors Hemang Desai ond Prem )ain, Tulone I.JnM!rsity. ... Is ne:clavHicHiylawap Wonk IfYou Like Public Policy 0 You don't have to be • policy .....,... or a political pundit to follow public-policy debates. 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From here, for example, you can investigate animal rights issues via other Web pages dealing with animal testing, hunting views, vegetarianism, etc. These seldom offer the balanced, governmental perspective of Polky.com, but their impassioned presentations can add interesting points of view that might not be bmrd elsewhere. a II J . J)() . 1tICS ,,:,;,.<.!,: I : \\ l For help with conn~cting to th~ World Wide \.V~b. contact the CIT Help Desk at 645-3542. Will Hepffl' •nd N.ncy Schiller, University Ubrories UBcooksare you ready for Recipe Contest? Familyandtiieodsalwaysaskforthe ma ll t o : fricDdl and colleagues at lJB--.end wiD 1 prize, too! It's time to rewa! Reporter Recipe Contest 136 Crofts University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14260 )'OUr &vorite holidoy recipe, the ODe ~. $000 good. It CUI b riug )'OU 645-3765 recipe.-SO why not olwe it with &me and fortuue-..,uu could hi.. it published ill lbeReporta- and win a handsome a>lli!eloble COQicboolcl __........,._ fax to: o r e-mail t o : .....,.......,.,....... _......, ~-open to fac:ulty, SlaJfandiiUdeots. (Comat winners of the past fiYe years are not eligible.) The recipe (ooe to a a>ntestant) should be typed in cookbook style with ingredients first. diJutions following_ Put youf name, address, department, your UB title and phone number at the top of the page. We'll judge your recipe for taste appeal, ease of preparation and originality; If there's a brief"atory• about the recipe-how you created it, what ldnd of traditions it rq>resents,how many years you' ve served it to rave reviews, etc., include that. too. · Deadline .for receipt of entries Is Nov. 26. LeHe1'S to the Re orter TM Reporter welcomes letters from readers commenting on ill I1Dries and <lOIIImL Ldlas mt181 he oo lonserthan 800 words and may be edital ilr style and CDildemed ilr leoglh. Because of space IJ.qUtatlo111, the Reporttt caDDo! publish all letters receiwd. be NCeiwd by9 ...... .....,.lobe awiclered n.r- ilrpablbllon In lbltwedt'l .... 11le. . , . . , . . ~ knm beNCeiwdoacliokar-..~al: o.... 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"We are getting this (revised promotion dossier chedclist ) in advance of the deans beiJ:>g ronsuited-this is a draft-and· we have to move or we' ll be left bebind.:..lf we're going to have a voice in this, we're going to have to move quiddy and deliberately, but it has to be done in this light year and not the next." The Committee on Faculty Tenure and Privileges last year recommended that teaching be given more regard and weight in the promotion proc:as. In response to that recommendation, Kenneth Levy, senior vice provost, and William Fisher, vice provost for faculty development, have proposed items be added to the promotion dossier checldist to provide additional information on teaching activities and teaching evaluations. Addltlonolltems proposed These include quantitative teaching evaluations; letters of evaluation from external and internal reviewers; items prepared by the candidate, such as the candidate's •statement about research or creative activity; the candidate's teaching portfolio; and the candidate's ·statement about service. The way dossiers are put to- gether and interpretation of the infOrmation they contain varies from school to school, Levy noted. " I~s used throughout the campus, not necasarily uniformly," he added. "Apart from just reporting of numbers, the comparisons that are made are very diffen:nt from school to school and department to deyartmenL Not only is the data not uniformly presented. what is done with the data is very different from place to plaa:." "In terms of a teaching portfolio, it's hard to prescribe what should go in there," said Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguiahed Service Pmfessor in the Department of Political Science. The portfolio could include material that would be highly rele\'ant to teaching, but also would show how well the candidate has worked to stay current in the field. "It is nice to have syllabi that show publications that are relevant and recent," that show faculty who are keeping up with their teaching, as well u with their research, be said 1 Tl)e new criteria proposed in the checklist for .the promotion dossier would give each candidate a chance to speak in his or her own voia: and provide a dearly better dossier than has been presented in the past, Welch said Student letters o conflict? Melvyn Churchill, professor of chemistry, noted that letters of support contributed by current students could represent a possible conflict of interesL Evidmceofp>d teaching is critical and should be provided in """ wayoranother,saidDmnisMalooe, SUNY Distinguisbed Servi<a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. However, be cautioned, quantification "has to be done carefully_J~s a diflicult thins to do well." James Faran, associate professor of mathematics, questioned bow faculty could evaluate a colleague in a different discipline. "It might be possible at the departmental level, but when you get up to the decanallevel..I couldn't evaluate a chemistry assignment," he said. Fischer agreed this is a concern, and said review of the portfolio should be set up to include peer review so there is an internal peer review, as wdl as an external peer review, which would address these issues. Faran also questioned whether faculty would, in effect, be fora:d to •sell'" themselves when they come up for tenure or promotion. • 1 can understand your concern ,'" Fischer said. •tn the in stances where we have new mate- rials, we will have to add instructions to the handbook u to how these are to be interpreted. .•.Tbe function of these documents is not to have candidates matket.themoelvea. but to interpret their work for the reviewers.'" Personal statementa Ore helpful to candidates, said Fischer, providing them with an opportunity to say to reviewers, 'This is what my work means,' rather than leaving it to the whim of people in other disciplines to figure OUL M.u portfolios schookpedflc: Margaret Acara, professor of pharmacology and toxicology and chair of the committee, said pOrtfolios need to be school-specific. "Obviously, flinica! faculty will be doing a lot different activities than the arts and sciences faculty;" she added. Senators are perhaps worrying about-the wrong area -of assessment,saidFiscber. "The reason for enlarsina the teaching douier is to neutraliu the quantitative teacbing evaluations ••. .It's relatively meaningless in any significant senSe. I think we abould be fncwing on peer review of the portfplio as the significant uaessment of teaching so we don't get bogged down in quantitative teaching evaluations. Quantitative tacbing evaluation~ should be wry low on the radar screen." The Committee on Faculty Tenure and Privileges also wiD need to aamine the roles of a:ntas and in- . stituta in the review procaa, according to N"Jckeraon. "We need to find out the issues that we wiD have to look aL If we don't, otber"univenity committees will," be said. One of the concerns that the committee wiD need to examine is "bow the institutes and the department interact and bow the instftute is consulted in the dossier . process," said Acara. Herbert Schuel, professor of anatomical sciences; noted that oneposoiblesourc:eofconftictwiD be faculty inwl>ed in interdisciplinary institutes who are up for promotion. Departmental colleagues may. view the facul ty member's inYOMmeol in an Inter;; disciplin:urinstitum ~ ~­ quent1a1 or disloyal to tbedepertmenL The way - enlum contributiom in terms of tacbins and scholarly contributions will be changed," be said. John Meoocbam, profalor of poycbology, disapeed that there was muon to be concerned about the role of institutes and a:nten on~ tenure and promotion process. "Let people muddle through. It might be that once we get two or three yean down the line that we see a type of issue emerJing. I really don't see an issue here now," be said. FSEC ~--1 He added. • This is a period when there was a lot ofJ.d pmaon SUN'Land that helped make us a recruiting ground for raearcb uniYersities." State budget stress has contributed to research declines, u well, Landi added. " In order for your proposal to be competitive, you have to have probably 20 percent of the work done and you have to have demonstrated that there is a high probability of success." Tbe initial research that allows faculty to wrik their proposals has to be funded somehow, Landi noted. Some researchers find those start-up costs in grant money that ~ already have, "but tha~s ~ not enough. especially if you want to venture into tomething Dt!W;' be said. Mo,.le is also an issue impaqing on faculty attrition, according to Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Servia: Pmfessor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. "I think also a lot of faculty ba...,ldl becaux of the general depression. As one of them told me, be just got tired of listening to some puffed-up, four-qed little twit in Albany taJkins about the fact that wt: have to do more with lOSS:" Landi told lleDators that the university also is cballenged by its inability to estab!ish and support interdisciplinary degree programs that are very common elaewhere. "It hurts our o...rall research efforts" because there are many areas, such as molecular and cell biology, where disciplines are combined, yet no interdisciplinary depee program is o&md. "I don't think we are u suca:ssful u we could be in attncting students to UB beca111e we do not offer interdisciplinary depee p~ that are beipa offered at other universitiea," Landi said. �ua u, Hofstn n _.......,_...., -a .......... , .....-.. __.....__ -·aomatlr ..... Holsaa University rolled up 529 yards of offense u the Ayina; 0""""""" handed""' 37-26 homecomlnc defeat at UB Stadi""'. Holstn ,_...-In chopmo. ...... a _ , miK d poss and run. Nur blllnc behind by as much as 25 polna oarty In 1ho "'""" quane<"• 1ho Bulls rallied behind • two-yard ti>uchdawn run by"""'"" bade Anlllony Swan and a liYe-yanl ...-.-.-.- ..,...._,...,_,--loft,_.. __ .,lb_of __ _., _ __ .. _,to_ wbo ~.-__... _ _ . . . . _ _ , . , _,.,_ _ City, ..-~p-.,-._~.- - __ T - _,Waahlngt-. D.C. New book plots success route to ., finding a permanent job Reporter Contributor T HANKS to a collaborative effort by faculty, staff and ltudeDlS at UB,. recmdy publilbed book may give ltudeDlS now hope i>r improving their d>aoas of findU!8 per- internships. apprenticeships and cooperative education, oftt:n get an edge over others in finding jobs in today's market. · Other faculty contributors to •wmning Ways• examines the effects of recent <jhanges in technology, the nature of work and the the book includ·e ·Katherine phy and practices at American and Canadian companies. According to Bulfamanti, formerly a corporate trainer at Centennial College in Ontario, the book will help students under· stand how learning relates to earning, as weU as help leaders from all educational entities in their ability to teach students how success in a scholastic setting influences Gerstle,ass~tdeanandadmin­ istrative director of the MBA pro- maoentempiormenlalla-SJid\latioo. gram in the School of Manage- The now book. titled "Wmning Ways: Best Practices in Work-Based Learning" (Prakken, 1997), 25 ri>ut<S to SU<XleSS of prominent educators. public-policy experu and industrial trainers. It was edited by Albert J. Pautler. Jr., professor of educational orpni!ation, administration and policy, and Deborah M. Buffamanti, director of the Geographic Information and Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Geography. It concentrates on how students who take advantage of work-based learning opportunities, such as ment; Jerry Newman, professor of = organization and human resources. and Conrad Toepfer, professor oflearning and instruction. Former graduate students Michael Lillis, Sterne Roufa. John Thomp· son and Scott Sweetland also contributed to the book. It is the third in a series of four planned by P3utler that deal with work-based learning. Other books in the series are "Vocational Education in the 1990s: Major Issues'" (Prakken, 1990) and " High School to Employment Transition: Contemporary Issues• (Prakkm, 1994). een...- '"' ""' Gollory, Arts, North Campus. .F onn and balonc<.,. No<th CAmpus lhmugh July 1998. Fa< more Information on the Mtist and hls woo1<, call the us Art Gole!y at 6456912. • =~t~latox ~Noons. foam rubber. Gal~ hours a~ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, 10 a.m.8 p.m. Wednesdays-fridays aryd 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays. u..- "" ~ ol olegont rnoYing sculptun!s by Amorialn artist llsl Heln 1s on displly through Nov. 71n the U8 Art -.,...... .......,.. Goilely'ssecondfloor-roamln the Center"" the Arts, Nollh <Ampus. Gdefy hours we 10 Lm.-5 p.m. Tuesdoys. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. WednesdlysFridays and 11 a.m.-8 p .m. S.turdoys. Recent changes in legi.:siation have rocpened restricliQns '"9'1'ding tnoruf"' ot retftment ~s. and members whO were eUgibte to tntnsfer between ptA* """""'""t systems In New Vorl< State and who dfd not may now be etigil* for a retroactive tr.trufer to or from any ol the New Vorl< Oty ~tirtment systems. For IT'IOf"e information, call (518) 474-7736. ~ •~~ecent El<posul"es" by Renee Ziegler portroys o typlal d.1y and night In the . lifo d Chippewa Slreet. Exhibit h on disploy on the flnt floor d the Undorgroduotell><ory, Capen Hoi!. No<th Campus, llwough NOv. 7. Jobs s..-.-bposod students, wil be on displly through Nov. 1. In ""'Art o.portmerit Galleoy, Center for the Arts on the North c.mpu.. Gollory houn.,.. 10 a.m.S p.m. Tuesd.ays. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wo<fnesdoys-friclays and 11 o.m.-8 p .m. Sawnlll)os. Pautler, an authority in the field of vocational-education administration and curriculum development, serves as a consultant to many organizations, including General Motors, DuPont and the U.S. departments of Labor and Education. WoR by Dutch artist Lara Schnitger is on exhibit through Nov. 7 in the UB Contln_from_a •><pose. UB An Students Define Themselvos,• • collection o l - by UB art success in the real world. - . . , ...... SdWtget- Events calendar Sculptun.., economy of work-force education. It also describes training philoso- •-.y --lathe u.. -·· ............. (1990). lie Art ............ -.7~·--­ Assistant Profeuor-Histofy, Posting tF~7069 . Assistant Profeuor-Histoty, Posting IF-7081 . Asslst.nt Professor. Communbtlve Disorden and Sciences, ~!~~Deon•F-7083. ANisUntProfessor- -w.a·.- l.Sidloud:ut......... _ .._ ....... ... _.,~ .......,_..st.... """Ption by Kali W.dclns. cutting ----plslAU..... _ _ _ _ ........,.bul2 ""'lead tD 37-26. Howowr. -~-- . . 2-ltbis Hofstn rec:cwered an onside kick with I :S-4 remainirc and ran out pis for l7 ........... ""' dock tD dinch ""' win. The Bulls offense was able to move the bail, but failed to reach the end zone twice when In the red zone. UB moved to the Hofstra three· yard line on iu 1«0nd pouession ol the pme. but Swan--who rushed 27 tlmes lor 68 yards and IWO IDUdldcMno • 'OS ""''I>Id b- a cn&,.,-d lea en b.nll andllree. The Bulls also t.Uied on a loun!Hnd-12 play on tlle,Holstn 18-yanlllne when • poss irandod lor Swan from quanor1>odt a..d Saiisi>ury-who """'f''e'ed 24d-35 passes lor 348 yarc1s and two~ incomple<o. UB wide """"-'Kaiiw.ddns(sbt"""f'C'cns, 114yan:lsanda - ) a n d o.-Hodcbd (nine receptions, lOS yards and a touchdown) both went~,. 100 yards receivln& lor ""' seoond s<nl(ttt pme. Volle~~all ua J, Robert Hom• o UBl,St-Fnnda(Pa.) I UBl, St. l ua 1, Syracuse l ....._,tu,... put-- The Bulls hod a busy weekend as they played lou• opponentS In five day>. Bufblo--.c 2-2 this wis"'"*c0ctl4- - - I n pmes.IS-S.IS-4.1S-12,and0ct.2Sapnst Saintfnnds (Pa.) lnfourpmes. IS-3: 10-IS,IS-4.1S-9.The Bulls two losses arne Oct.22 .pnstS<-..,.. ln!Mopmes.IS-17,15-10, ·15-11. 14-16, 9-IS. and Oa.26apinst....,_rival Syncuse In fou.pmes.12-15, 1-15, 1S-10.9-15. The Bulls ueled by Is """.-.gin& 2.5 kills, 2.38 dip and 1.04 blodcs per- pme. _...,_._.IC.thy -who ~occer - ·s ua 1, Canisius o UB I,ISowlin& Green 2 ua 1, Eastern Michie"" 2 The Butts 'N'tnt 1-2 this past week to move BuffaMl's record to S- 11 -1 for the season. On 0a. 21, the Bulls deloate<l Canislus, 1-0 on a pi by tr.shman P>ub LJstr-aN.In ks nOt two prnes. 8ufWo km. en the I"'ad Oct.H at Bowtirc Green. 1-2. and Oct. 26 at Eastern Michipn. 1-2. MEN'S ua J, NJ.,an 1 UB 4, Central Connecticut 0 UBI , How...-d2 The Bulls went 2-1 this past: week with an Oct.ll win ow:r Niapra.l-1 . and an Oct. 26 win 0\"U Centn.l Connecticut. 4-0.The BWis aNy kKs !his past week arne Oa. H apinst Howanlln cwenime, 1-2. Sophomor"< SteYe Butd>e<ts leadi,. the ~ for the Bulls with 11 goals for 27 points this seuon. -Andrew Purulll, Assistant Sports Information Director Pediatrics, Posting IF-708-4 . Assistant Professor-Family Medicine, Posting IF-7085. Cllnlat Instructor/ Anlstant/~te Professor- Dennatology, PO.ting ff-7086 . Assbtant/Assodate/Full ProfeuorPsychok>gy. Posting tf-7087. Assistant Professor (two positions .vail•ble)Et:onomla, Posting IF-7088, IF-7089. Research Professor and Research Center Director-Social Wori(. Posting IF-7090. Associate Professor-Social \oVofk. Posting IF-7091 . Clinical Assistant Professor/ As.sl.st.Ant Proffl.sor (two positions available)· Social Wot1<, Posting •F-7092. ·- Veterinary Technklan-Uboratory Animal Facilit~. Posting IR-97081 . Ruurch T«hnkian 111-0ental MediciM, Posting IR-97088. C~rt~; 11Sporuored Programs, Posting IR-97092. Student Assistant- Sponsored Programs Pmonnef, no Analysis, Posting IP-7087. •P-7088. Director ot Recruftment (SL-3)-School of Law, Posting I P-7091. Counselor (Sl-3)-Educotional Opportuni1y Cen...-. Posting fP-7092 . Ass.lst.Ant Dtrector of Athtete Aademk Services (Sl-3)· s.Mc:es, Under-graduate Posting IP-7081 . Web Publlaltlons Edit<>< (Sl-4)-Publk.atioru, Posting •P709-4. Senior UNIX Engineer (SL-5)Computlng and Information Technology, Posting •P-7095. Appllaltloos Developer (Sl-3)-Computing and Information Technology, Posting IP-7096. Assistant Dtr"Ktor of Admissions (Sl-4)-Admis.sloru., Posting IP-7097. A.lslstant to the President for Communications (Sl-4)-0ffice of the President. Posting IP-7098. -.,ic Civil-· Non-Competitive/ lAbor CLassified Building Servke Aide (NS-3, ~rt ­ tlme)(three positions •vallatMe)Univf!f'Sity Facilities,. Une I to be General Mechanic. (SG -12. two posltkH\s avallab&e)-Unrm-slty Facilities, Une 131338, 13-4387 . determi~ . posting • . · Director of L.abor•tory Anlmilll Fdtties(SL~)-laboratOf)' Animal Facilities, Posting IP-6064. SPIR Project Monoget (Sl-4)-The Cem"' fc< Industrial EffectMneu, Posting IP-70&4. AsllsQnt to the Vice Praktent (SL-4)-0ffice of the Vtee President for PubUc Setvice and Urban Allairs, Posting IP-8086. Senlo< Research As.sodAte (Sl-4, two positions ...-)-Institutional To obtain more mformor/on on jobs IJSttd obo"e, contact Personnel Se,....icts ' fox response ryuem by calling 645 - 3843 and following the "oice prompt instructions. To obram in formation on Research jobs. contact Sponsored Programs Personnel, <416 Crofts. �a 1a.p a..._ De* 1.1171Vt2Ue.11 :~ :30 ·-... - ~.._ . lholmoglnodon ., the ~., " thellondoll. . 545 ~Clmpus, · 9:45-11:45 a.m. Sponooiod by . the t - School,- E. :~~r::.r:..P~w . Polley, Soclolocw Dept., )lmos · P. MCNulty Chilr In English and · WOmen'sltt.des. :u;;:.."'- : ~ Cooemment: The . Ton>nto~Potrido . ....~ . ol Urban Studies, . lnnis . . . . . Univ. ol Toronto. 280 Pao1t. Campos. Noon-! :30 p.m. Sponooiod by Sodol Sciences. For ""'"' lnfonnotion and ,_...tlons, coD 645-3101 . - ~c-..- - ~tho-- : r.:\~~ : ~.:,.,~~1-;:t Drug : Chemlstty~~- 216 · Centuly. Roger L Wlllioms, Naturol SOonces. North : ~~tn~U~kl s-lnM' M.~~, Deputy Center Director · for Phormoceutic:al Science. · : ~,J,~~~~·nd :. A- · Campus. '4 p.m. --.,-., := . - - - Computor -: =~~Optl~- · by Gtoduate Group In VI.SI. For ""'"' lnfonnation, call 645- .....,.... .and . 2422. . . ......... :. 1lle~af1Wo . INA . biology and -..nology. 114 Campus. .. 4p.m. - : S.turcl•y I . 4p.m. : --Logic~ : ~.n.s~ . Simons,~ and : ~~,:,t~ : ~~r~~ . quiwn~ol~). · MlcKontlnent Conter.nce :: ~S:P%~ North C.mpus..9a.m. ·-·- : Ulysses' Cue. Scrftn1ng . Rooo>, C<ntor for the Ms. North Campus. 2 p.m. $20, : ~~=· aiMs and LStors, and Dean . t h e - Cultural com. : -afWNY. . For ""'"' information. john · Corannat8111-1640,645· . 2444, ext. 757. : ~...,.=~ . Slollsllcs.106c.y. ScUih . . Campus. 4 p.m. - -~ : ~-'::"~ . Dota Analytis. Dr. )lmos 0 . : c....~s.p. : =u~:~ The ........... ........,_ . Campus. 4 p.m. u.-. listings far-~ : pa.. on CM~pUS. or for · Men's sOccer vs. St. eon. · ...,tift. AAC F"oold. North off<ampUl ~ts where · Campus. 7 p.m. -IActun . . _.... . . prtndpol . ' - ............. Listings ...., : The Ckxllll: Doorway"' the no._."-noonan . ~~!:'~ ~ : =.~c.npus. 7 p.m. lholloundoy ...--..-. -to.......... -- :--Land. --: bpNs1lon., __,t :. ==:.~and Al!olllosk. s.ophon T. Koury. . f'fLO., Ul Dopt. al Clniallind . ~~-- . The : Sunct.y 2 " U.A: Men's Soccer vs. Oneonbl . Sblle. AAC Field. North Campus. 1 p.m. Scrftn1ng . !loom. Center for the Ms. · North Campus. 7:30p.m. . Sponooiod by l'oflsh Arts Cklb. : WeclnesUy -5 :. Ulysses' Gaze. Sctoenlng - -- · Rooo>, Center for tho Ms. : ~-~· 3 p.m. and . Irion Proston. prolessor ol . plano, Colego.llaltd. . Spomoral by Campus- ' North ~~.m. SIS, · ~~lntemo~ . ~ - c-t For """" ~ Cassatt String Quartet. Sloe. .. Compelltion. Information, can 633-a142. ~..... 136 Crofb, · North Campus. 8 p.m. Sl 0, ore-moll(.._-...... : ::~~4. Sponsored by Oepl • Monday buffolo.eclu). Our FAX : - b 645-3765. : Frld•y 31 -c-t.nnce ~...~~H. 3 - ~Dia- : n.unday . Children's Hosplllol. I Lm. :& ~~~ :•a±, ,..,._...of ~~ . Slte-oncted . elR4: A Model 5y*m for . tho Anlllysls., ~ c. Morridr, Case . \Yestem Resorwl.lnlv. 1148 · FO<bof. South Campus. Noon. . Or. - ·North :c-.. A..,.......c--.af Se<ondary . !>_Uy1 Univ. dRodltster. 114 . t10ClUU!tter. North CJmpus. In Try- : ~Dope.::;:' : -~lnlho . -., Tettlory Sb'UC!IftS..Dr. . Doug Tumer Depl ol Chern· lillson01ftc.o.215~ : Center, 645-3540. :. All ... lewis. 2 Dlelendotf. Sooth .::--c!l.:.r.~ . Association. __ ...A_ . mlutlon Todriqua. Pial. . Campus. ~":~~':!~~ 3:30p.m. Sponooiod -- . c.oniMl the Acodemlc u- . women's Socar vs. Synocuse. AAC Field. North Campus. Sd<oces. -.11 Campus. 3:3(). ..· 7p.m . 5p.m. Administration. 216 Natunll � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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Anderson to head School ofPhannacy Provost cites new dean's 'outstanding leadership' during period ofchange 11J EUEN GOI.DtiAUM tion of Colleges of Phar!Jlacy. (see related story below). AYNE K. AnderA UB professor sine% 1968, Anderson bas been ap- son previously ser.ed as professor of pointed dean of medicinal chemistry and associate the . School of dlairofthe Department of Medicinal Pharmacy, effective Nov. l. Cllemistry. He holds a joint appointThe appointment of Anderson, ment as professor of chemistry. who served as int~rim dean for the past two years, was announced by Pioneering researcher Provost Thomas E. Headrick. Anderson has done pioneering "The search committee con- research into the design, synthesis dUcted a wide, national search, and development of anti-cancer looked at outstanding candidates, and ant.i-HIV agents.. and in the and by a wide margin recom study of enzyme inhibitors. mended Anderson," said Headrick. In 1992, the National Cancer lnsti"The president and 1 are extremely pleased with the recommendation." . tute awarded him a five-year, $1 milHeadrick said that Anderson lion grant for ooncinuing fundamen"has provided the School of Phar- tal molecular research on new cancer macy with outstanding leadership drugs. Through computeriz<d moduring a period when changes in lecular rnoddingand d>emicalsynthethe structure o(pharmacy educa- si.s in the lab, Anderson and his ooltion and developments in phar- Jeagues design and formulate hunmacology and pharmaceutical sci- dreds of chemical compounds, ence pose some very important searching for properties that are desirableincancertreatment Their goal challenges to the school." Anderson's appointment comes is to find new drug candidates that at a time when the School of Phar- have good activity against cancer, but macy is launching a new, entry- also are selective, shrinking tumor level doctorate in line with a di- cells while leaving healthy cells alone. One of his drug developments, rective by the American A.ssociaNewss..vtcesEditor W tetraplatin, is in phase II dinicaJ triaJs as an anti-cancer agent, and three other anti-cancer drugs-lPP, silap\atin and carmethizo\eare in preclinical development. els. He is a member of the NationaJ Academy of Sciences National Re- Anderson holds a number of pat- than I 00 manuscripts ~nd has presented lectures locally, nationally ents and conducts search Council Chemical Sciences Review PaneL Anderson has published more ongoing collabora- and internationally. tive research with clinical and bio- Was Inventor of Year logical scientists at Roswell Park Cancer In sti tute , the Deve lopmental Therapeutics Pro- AICKitSOH gram of the National Cancer Insti- tute and several drug companies. His research has been continu- ously funded by the National Institutes of Health for the past 24 years. In addition to his research experience and leadership roles, Anderson has served as a regular member of the NIH Medicinal He also has served as a member of the UB Faculty Senate Executive Committee, as secretary of the UB Faculty Senate and his chaired or served as a member of a number of ~tycommittees. He is a member of the President's Advisor y Council and the UB Council on Research and Sponsored Programs. In 1988, Anderson was named the N"..gara Frontier Inventor of the Year. Other honors include a NYS/UUP ExcdlenC. Award in 1990 and a Buffalo Ambassador Award in 1993. Anderson holds a bachelor's de- Chemistry Study Section, the Che- gree in pharmacy and a master's motherapy Panel of the U.S. Army, degree in pharmaceutical chemisMedical Research and Develop- try from the University of ment Command's Breast Cancer Manitoba, and a doctorate in phar· Program, and as an ad hoc mem ber of numerous other NIH pan- maceutica1 chemistry from the University ofWisconsin, Madison. Pharmacy launches new doctoral program •Y EUEN GOI.DtiAUM News Services Editor year Pharm .D., or doctorate of T fessional degree. The American Council on Pharmaceutical.Education, the accrediting body for schools of phar- HESchoolofPbarmacy is launching a new, en- try-level doctoral program designed to produce graduates who will spend far more time oil patient-care man agement than they will on dis · pensing drugs. That may sound Like a contra- diction for a top-ranked pharmacy school, but the new degree is in line with a directive from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy approving the six- pharmacy, as the field's only pro- macy, says that the last B.S. pharmacy class it will accredit is the Class of 2004. Thecllan!Jeisdrivingoneofthemost dramaticshiftsinemphasistheprofession has sem, aa:ording to Wayne K Anderson, dean of the school The new emphasis, he added, is expected to produce significant health-care savings. • All iDa.-1 ciaiCal empboois, iDduding 40 _.. of ful..time, dinical dalalipr.upli:om 18 _.. io lbebodldorofocia>:z io pbmnocy program. .Now ......... onddiail;olpolhwoyt<XJUDOS,iri wNcblludmls leomoJeo<ithlm, ord<c&ion sucb•ombuloloryondin-paliml..__~t poinll, obout bow to manaae drug therapy me diflmot diseases. and ~oicl,lllliidlimoha~th<ecmornicimpoclofdrug lbenoplaonpolir.ola. • moc!Wor....aher tboo a departmento1. approocb. in wNcb one subject. Can:lioicJsy, Cor example, is ..,-taught by faculty &om seYtnl di.o:iplines. •A " What most people envision when they think of a drugstore probably won't exist in the next 10 to 20 years," said Gene Morse, professor and chair of the UB Depart- ment of Pharmacy Practice. Pharmacists are assuming a much more active role in patient care, he explained, using their ~- .... l · '· ,. :_ ::; �How ab.o•t dental flou7 T.._su._.7 It has been ohown that any mechanical means of reducing bac- Mlrdza Nelders, professor of oral diagnostic sciences, is director of the Breath Disorders Clinic, one of five special-are clinics in the School of Dental Medicine. A native of Latvia, she has been a member of the UB faculty sin·ce 1962. What Is · - .....th"7 .. It all lnthe-ofthe-7 ·aad breath" or halitosis is a condition in which an unpleasant odor is emitted from the oral cav· ity, is detect<d by other individu· als, and in many cases the person with the bad breath is not aware of generating the foul odor. What molt often CMIMI bad bnath7 What c•n _ , . . do -lt7 There are many causes for bad breath, including systemic disease and disease< affecting the nasal cavity, lungs and stomacb. However, the most common reason for bad breath is overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity and their production of volatile sulfur compounds. The control of bad breath depends on reducing the number of anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity. AnAmerlcMutooconcemed about their breath 1 Is th.,.. _, rully tht much - bre•th It is really hard to determin e whether we are too concerned about bad breath and at what level breath is considered unpleasanLJudgingby sales of mouthwashes and other products to "freshen" the mouth. it bas been suggested that two-thirds of the population are concerned about bad breath. Professionals es· timate that about 50 percent of the population over age 50 lia>e bad breath in the morning. __ , _ _ _ 1 c.. to«hpMte - · • dlffw. ~~-----· _ _...t_do,__, IJ appears that the products that can be bousht by the consumer are relatively similar in controlling bad breath. Toothbrushing re· duces plaque (bacterial deposits on teeth) and thus bad breath. Mouthrirues mask bad odor, but some are being developed that ba>e the ability to also reduce ibe number of bacteria in the mouth. I am not particularly devoted to a specific brand of mouth-care products. teria in the oral cavity reduces bad breath. Dental Boss, properly used, and tongue scrapers are most effective in controlling bad.breath. Wh•t got you lntere1ted In •ml ..1...., -•ttl studJI"!!I dl.-n7 My department (Oral Diagnostic Sciences) developed the Special Care Clinics to assist the local dental practiti;,nerwitb disgnosis and treatment of oral diseases, dental fears, salivary disorden, temporomandibular disorders, orofacial pain and bad breath. Management of bad breath was a natural outgrowth from my background in oral microbiology, periodontics and oral pathology. WhJ do JOM .., tto.t- lift In .. - ...... ted_,.~ Enormow resourca: are committed by our society to get rid of "bad smells" in our environment, and from our bodies. ·Enormous resources aisQ are committed to mask bad smells, such as perfumes and deodorizers. it appears to me that a lot less empbasis is placed on prevention of infections from each other. ____ . .·-to ..., Anthereothercultures.,. .. -••1 ,.........7 ~~- odon7 ID my experJence, Nor·t h and South Ameticans, Western Euro· peans and Japanese are more concerned about diapleaaing body odora, includ ing bad breath, than are the people of the folll!er Soviet Union. Of coune, there are exceptioru. There is a big market for promotion o f soaps. toothpastes and other body- care product& i n these countries. l _ t t o . t , . . . . ,....... • . . . - . - ... yo. get Into ••ch a sweet·•••lll•g · .......,1 I guess it is my European background. ..,_1 Wlult are the BIOit MllMIUal flowen ... , _ I really do not go for exotic flowen, but favor roses and hostas. Whet Ia ••••tlol•t p-ple JOM and cloa't know about .,_, _____ I really am quite an open book. I feel e>eryone already knows as much as they want-to know. ,_ -....-do,..wbbl - -·lt7 I wish you bad asked me how I feel about managing patients concerned with bad breath. I feel it is one of the most rewarding services that I cai. provide to a patient, particularly the patient who bas not been helped by other professionals. New doctoral program c-tlnued , _ - 1 pharmacological expertise to act as drug-ther.apy and disease-state managers,· in cooperation with physicians · and nurse practitioners. In hospitals, that means making rounds, reading patient charts, monitoring interactions and making recommendations to physicians. In the commuhity, the practice of dispensing medicines-referred to bypbarmacists as "count, pour, lick and stick"-is being increasingly handled by technicians, freeing up licensed pharmacists to counsel patients about taking medications, evaluating changes in their symptoms, possible drug interactions and optimizing man agement of their disease. Partnerships •ld graduates In programs it has developed in partnership with Tops Markets, Inc. and Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., two local supermarket cbains, UB's School of Pharmacy has begun to place its graduates in pharmacies where they already func· tion this way. Morse said that 'close to twothirds of this year's freshman class in the UB School of Pharmacy have indicated that they plan to switch from the current, five- year baccalaureate program into th e new, six-year Pharm.D. track in 1999-the first year UB studen ts will be able to matriculate in the program. "The training we give our stu dents is far in excess of what the consumer has traditionally seen," explained Anderson. "Medical students take two semesters of pharmacology, while "Our ~rrent system does not for his or her review. focus on drug therapy; said • we try to educate patients Morse. "Instead, it focuses on get- about whatkii>dsoftriggen in the ling a patient to go to the doctor- environment-even some foods or the hospital-for a disgnosis. -may cause an episode,;. she said. Thepatientgetsaprescriptionan<l "Most patients don't realize, for goes home. No one follows up · example,thathotdogs,cheeseand Drug complexity noted with the patient to make sure the bologna ba>e chemicals in them • The tremendous growth in the medicine was talcen: that could cause an asthma atnumber and complexity of drugs But now, hospital and commu- tack." on the market in the past 20 years. nity pharmacists are starting to has made such an intensive edu- communicate about specific pa· Clw>ce to educate Jl'ltlents cation in medicines increasingly tients and the reasons behind the Rothberg, also a UB clinical important, Anderson noted, par- therapies that have been pre- assistant professor, added that ticularly in chronic conditions, scribed. Community pbarmacists regular communication with pasuch as hypertension, asthma and are teaching patients how to take tients in the non-threatening diabetes, and in AIDS and cancer, better care of themselves. setting of a community pharwhere patients take muftiple At Tops. for example, Linda macy provides an opportunity to drugs. Schultz Rothberg, a recent UB educate patients aboui their medicines ·and why they should tahthem. "l!j<t the' biggest: thrill when I am "Tlle tnlnlng we give our students II f • In excess of wt..t able 10 help someone who is.taking the.........,_ h i tnclltlon.u, - ..... PhMm.D. students In anti-depressants 10 realize that this condition is not their fault, that they the MW prognm wiD lulve four~ of .-ylng v.orloul aresurr,n,gfrom something physiespects of 8pplled ~-· cal, from a chemical imbalance that can be straightened out with mediWAYNE k. ANDERSON cations and their health <are profesIn 1995, according to an analysis pharmacy graduate and coordina- sional," she said Many times, she said, these conAnderson made ba; ed on pub· tor of .the 'cbain's new pharmacy lished data for the U.S., pre>entable programs, has developed an sultations reveal problems that prescription-drug-associated prob· asthma· management program need attention by the physician. in those cases, the pharmacist often lems added $7.7 billion to the cost that does just that. will make a recommendation. of health care in New 'vork State. " We are building stronge r .. Insurers would prefer to pay CI~WeS for asthma suffe<ers Asthma sufferers attend several communications between pharfor a pharmacist to spend an hour with a patient, if that hour will brief classes in which they learn macists and physicians; said keep the patient from being ad - about their disease, the specific Rothberg. " I'm a specialist in mitted to the hospital," said Morse. factors that seem . to aggravate it medications who knows about And patients seem to like iL At one and how they should respond (i.e., disease and the physician is a supermarket pharmacy in the UB use an inhaler, call the doctor) specialist in disease who knows School of Pharmacy's network. pre- based on the symptoms they're about medications. Only when scriptions jumped from 650 to 75/J a experiencing. Disease-manage. the two specializations are comweek since its pharmacists began at· ment plans are put together in bined do you get a coinple!e piclively monitoring patient care. · class and then sent to the doctor ture.• nursing students take one semester," he said. • ay contrast, Pharm.D. students in the !lew program will bave four years of studying various aspects of applied pharmacology.• �Rncllngs m.y offer Insight Into basis of attention disorders Neuroscientists map brain's response .,.LOISIUa NOws- Editor T YPICAL scenario: You're at a party, listening to your friend's vacation pl.uu, while straining to overbear the gossipy conversation nearby. Your brain, meanwhile, is mustering its neuronal resources to al· low you to concentrate on both conversations at once. Nauoocientiats at UB have been able to produce an image, or map. of this neural activity, in one of the few studies using positron emilsion tomography (PET) and electrophysiologysimultaneouslytostudy brain function. Their findings may provide new insight into the basi& of many attmtion diJorden. "We're learning bow the brain attends to important information and screens out what iJ not important," said Janet Sbucard, usiJtlnt professor of neurology and a leading researcher on the study. "Using electropby.inlogy and PET, we can identify bow resources areallocated. What we end up with iJ an objective measure of attmtion.• Their findings sboi,.ed that the brain can successfully complete a wk requiring focused attention even in the presence of distrac- tions, but it takes longer than without the distractions. When the brain iJ forced to divide its at- tention, however, such as processing two cocktail-party conversations at once, it founde:n. "The brain can only divide up its resources so much: said David Shucard, a co-investigator on the research. Ralph Benedict, assiJtlnt professor of neurology; Alan Lodtwood, profaaor of neurology, and Danielle McCabe, psychology graduate student, complete the research team. RaultJ of their work were pracnted at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in New Orleans in October. ._... .......,_the ........ 8ltendo to llnpclrWit lnranutlon 8 l l d - - - b not lmportMit. H this wave, called the P300, indi cates the acuteness of the brain's response to the relevant stimuli. The P300 was recorded under three conditions: • Sustained attmtion-Detecting the target syllable without any auditory interference • Focused attmtion-Detecting the target while ignoring distracting stories played simultaneously • Divided attmtion-Detecting the target and also paying attention to the content of the stories • we found a huge reduction in the P300 in respOnse to the divided attention Knowledge about the neurophysiology of attention will in - crease undentanding and improve treatment of ittention disorden such as attention deficits and bypervigilance, a symptom of post-tra~~rn~tic stress disorder in which penons are unable to screen out irrelevant stimuli, Janet Sbucard said. It also proVides information about the neural demands of any job that commands intense concentration. The team coUected its electropbyaiology data via electrodes attached to the scalp while study subjects wearing earphones ide:oti6ed a specific syllable-in this case, the syllable "ba"-from a sequence of syllables. Neurat ac tions generated in response to this task are called "event-related potentials," and appear on a computer-generated map that reflects the pattern of electrical r<Sponses from the brain. The height, or amplitude, of a specific point on ~ask,'" said David Sbucard. "These findings are relevant to any activity that demands constant attention, such as piloting an aircraft, or monitoring sensitive instruments. This is one of the major causes of ·human error'-people get off target." Simultaneous PET scanning pinpointed areas in the br.tin responsible for auditory attention wks by recording the areas of in-. creased cerebral blood flow during the tests. "By combining PET and electrophysiology, we are able to determine the location of major brain areas that are r<Sponsible fg&.these different types of attmti6'n processes, as well as the time it takes the brain to process information l<fhen there are different demands on attention,• Janet Shucard said. The researchers are applying their finding.s to persons with attention deficit disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, as·wdl as persons with sleep disorders, some of·wbom have trouble concentrating on wks. SEFA contributions nearing goal Eckert reminds UB community to turn in pledge cards Just clllp lifter the "oftkW" of the , it's the people whose lives have been campaign, total contributions to SEFA are• changed that give that tradition meaning." approaching the univ~rsity's 1997 goal, acHeading this year's SEFA effort has been a pleasure, Eckert noted, not only because cording to Barry Eckert, dean of the School of Health Related Professions and chair of of the good the contributions do in the comUS's 1997 SEFA campaign. munity, but because of how hiJ role as chair As of Oct. 31 , Eckert said, pledges to the bas allowed him to interact with the univercampaign stood at 90 percent of this year's sity community. goal, t>ut more cards come in everyday, and " 1 certainly enjoyed i~" he said. "l"ve been "with any luck we're beyond that (percenthere along time, but beingcbairofthecamage). It's very encouraging. 1 think we're a paign has put me in contact with a lot more little ahead of schedule and ahead of where people than I would otherwise have met." we were last year at this time.• UB historically is one of the highest col· Encouragingresults, however,donotmean lege and universit y co ntr ibuto rs to the it 's unnecessaryJor those still holding onto their United Way in the nation. cards to turn them in, Eckert said. Two years ago, UB was the national leader amo ng .. There ~re still quite a few people out there who universities with 5,000 or mo re employees when it have n?t put in their pledge cards y.et. We're tryin.g · cam~ to per-capita giving and participation percent.to re~m~ them and to encourage them to get the1r age for United Way campaign giving, according 10 fig- cards 10 · • • , .. Eckert credits .thiS years SEFA the~e, 'UB: Partners m Canng," m part for the campa1gn s success. ..A lot of people 1 talk to seemed very responsive to ures prepared by the United Way of America. The report showed UB with employee per-capita . . . . . g1vmg of $1~ .99 and a 59.8 per~ent parttcipauo n. this year's message of partnership and of giving to The per-capata rate was n~rly _rwtce that of the secthe people in the Western. New York community. o nd-ra.nktd school, the Umverslty of Alabama, where They understand that the need is there, and want to per-ca.pita giving was $56.07. The nearest compe~itor make a difference,.. Eckert said. when at came to participation percentage was Michi"As chair of the campaign, I've had many oppor- ga n S!ate Univ_ersity, with ~~- 1 perce~t. tunities to visit agencies and meet people whose lives UB s com~ttrn.ent to gtvtng contm ued_ l~st year, have been changed by US's support of the United when the unaverstty set new records for gtvtng. The Way through SEFA. That's where you see how mean- drive netted $650,627.06, raising 102 percent of goal. ingful the campaign is--when you meet a homeless But records are far less Important than the 1m pact person who now has shelter, a disabled person who of UB's giving. "There are a lol of people we can help by partnering is getting the kind of assistance he needs, or a troubled child who has found people to help sort with the United Way and contributing lo SEFA," things out," he added. " UB bas a great tr.tdition of Eckert said. The campaign wiU con tinue until all being partners in caring for Western New York, and pledge cards are in, he added. BrieD Nursing school to co-sponsor women's health conference Medical lnno.,.tlons and breakth""'9hs influencing women's health in the 21st century will be the theme of a conferei.ce. titled "Excellence in Woman's Health Care: Total Woman 2000," to be held on Nov. 12and 13 in the Buffalo Convention Center. The annual conference, which is open to the public, is being sponsored by the School of Nursing and SiJters Healthcare "Expressly for Women" program, which educates.thousands of Western New York health-care professionals and women on clinical and consumer health issues. Featured speakers will include New York State Health CommiJsioner Barbara A. DeBuono, who will talk on improving the health status of women in the state, and Nancy Snyderman, medical correspondent for ABC's"Good Morning America," who will discuss "Women in Charge." It will begin at 7:30a.m. and run until6 p.m. on Nov. 12, and from 7:30a.m. until noon on Nov. 13. Participanr. will choose from mo"' than 70 clinical, psycho-social and oonswner workshops thai explo"' iJsues affecting women's daily lMs. The conference will teach health -care professionals more about proven physical and emotional health techniques and expand the lcnowledge of women in general to enhance personal growth. To ffgisttt; or to obtain more infotmation, ro/1645-3705. "UB at Sunrise" to explore ancient Chinese architecture Beverly Folt-Aibert, an award-winning architect and adjunct fac ulty member in the School of Architecture and Planning. will discUS$'•The Silent Music of Chinese Architecture• in a .. UB at Sunrise.. presentation to be held from 7:30-9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. Foit-Albert believes that the wonder associated with the ancient architecture of China produces a form of •silent music," or a sense of place, space and time that she has described as •enthralling'" and •transcendent.,. A student of world architecture who has traveled extensively in Asia, she will accompany her lecture with photogrnphs of sacred and historical structures. The price of the program, which includes a full breakfast, is S10 for members of the UB Alumni Association and S12 for all others. For more information, call 829-2608. Program set on musculoskeletal problems in chilsf.ren A. progn~m devoted to children's musculoskeletal problems in primary care will be held fro.,; 7 a.m. until5 p.m. on Saturday. Nov. 15, in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. The program is sponsored by the departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Continuing Education, both within the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Richard M . Schwend and Douglas Armstrong of Ch ildren"s Hospital's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, coordinated the program and also will serve on its faculty. The program is open to the public, but is t~rge t td to primarycare providers for children, including pediatricians, famil y physicians, emergency-room physicians, resident physicians and interested allied -health professiqnals. It wilJ include sessions on pediatric sports medicine, acute pediatric injuries, general pediatric topics and problems with walking. Participants are encouraged to bring cases o r radiographs for discussion with the faculty. The program is designed to help participants make accurate diagnosis, treatment and referral of common pediatric musculoskeletal problems; perform a pre-participation spo rts physical. and exam· ine the injured athl ete, as well as other children, for rotatio nal disorders, hip dysplasia, spinal defo rmity and general pediatric orthopaedic co nditions. Participants who complete the program may receive credit hou rs toward the Physicia n's Recognition Award of the America n Medica] Association. For rl!gi.stration information, call64S·J705. LeHers to the Re orter · TIM ...,...._ ~- letters from readm commenting on its stories and contenL.l.etters must be no longer than 800 words and may be edited for st)'k and condensed fur length. Because of space limitations, the Repartee cannot pubtisb all letters receMoi They must be noceived by9 LID. Mooday 10 be considered for publicalioD in thai week's isoue. The Rq>onr.r p!d"en that letters bereceiwd<mdiolt!>felectronicallyat----- �Exploring gender, race, class·in military RENDA Moore, associate professor of socilogy, will introduce a B tary and report on their concerns and the conditions of their service. She also member of isthea ___ ew course in the pring, 1998 semester that will explore race, class and gender relations in the United States Armed Services. The coune, "Race, Class and Gender in the U.S. Military," will be a 300-level undergraduate seminar aamining the military as a social institution. Using socio- logical concepts, theories and methods. Moore will analyze the internal organization and practices of the armed forces and the relationships between the military and other institutions. Among the topics to be dis- cussed are the recent coogressional bearings and· military policies regarding race relations, women in combat, sexual ha- \ rassment and quality-of-life issues related to military person- nel. The course also will address the effects of streamlining and downsizing on miJirary life and structure. Moore is uniquely qualified to develop the course. She served six years in the U.S. Army as an equal opportunity specialist and was recently appointed to the Department of Defense Advisory Com- mittee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). Her appointment requires her to travel to military bases all over the world to inter- American Battle Monuments CommisSion and the author of "To Serve My Country, To Serve My Race,• the story of the only group of African-American women who served overseas in the Women's Army Corps during World War U. Moore emphasized that the views.cxpressed in this article are her own and do not reflect those of the Department of Defense, DACOWITS or the American Battle Monument Commission. Decades of change Moore pointed out that just as American society bas undergonemendous change in the decades following the second world war,oo have the roles of women and minorities inthemilitary, spedbythecivil-~ts 'and women's movements. "We need to remember, how· ever,• Moore said, •that the military services, lilce other social organizations, have institutionaliz.ed practices once rooted in racist 'Jim Crow laws' and now reflected in patriarchal ideas about the proper 'place' of women." She pointed out that although many black men have risen to positions of high military rank, it is in part because the percentage of military personnel who are mem· bers of the African-American and ,.,.._of___,,_ _ _ _ _ ,__ other minority groups is far role specifically WllS< they are greater than their representation women and they suffer the consein American society as a whole. quences btalwe they are women." "Diacriminatory and aclusionShe noted, for eample, that "in ary practice isn't alway$ overt,• the services, a certain DlUIIber of Moore added. " It can be subtle and support pqsitions must be availstill be pervasive and damaging. able at all times so that combat Racist laws and military regula- troops can rotate into those positions are no longer on the books, tions.lf women are not allowed to so racz discri.mination is no longer take combat roles, then those suppublicly sanctioned. It continues port positions also are not availon a personal level, however, able to them. through biased supervison who' can severely liter a soldier's career -opportunities limited "The military is only 14 pen:int wing such weapons as an ~de 1s; a non·judicial punishment women right nO.., in pert because that results in pay deduction and the armed oervioes limit ltlnCiive a reduction in grade. So on a for- educational and employment opmal basis, no racism is allowed, but portunities for intdJiemt, SIJOng. on an informal basis, it is still prac- ambitious women." sbe pointed out. Moore said topics her new ticed in the services. •For women, the situation is course will aamine include the different and worse." she added. "It mililary' as an avenue. of upward is worse because disaiminatioo is mobility and the c:onaequeiiCe& of both formal and informal. The iu employment practices on difmilitary is a defense organization, ferent social groups and classes. so success is measured in terms of "I want to give the Department combat experience--one has to of Defense credit for being among have combat experience to rise to the first institutions to offer equal the top. Since women aren't legally pay for equal work to minorities allowed to serve in combat, stan- and women." she added. "But if dard routes of advancement are women continue to be excluded legally closed to them. from certain military occu)llltions. "I will state further that as mili- then they will not be able to comtary policy stands, women are le- pete for the highest military ranks gally restricted in their military on an equal basis with men.• Conference to chart perspectives on regionalism gional approache~ . said John Sheffer, director of the Institute for (RIN) developed at the institute, w!llcb is designed to improve the Local Governance and Regional base of reliable, accessible inforGrowth. "That is the purpose of mation in the Western New York the series, 'Regionalism From region. Those scheduled to participate Agenda to Action.' "This first session on Nov. 25 is include: • State Sen. Mary Lou hth, designed 10 network many of the~ gionaleffortsWlderwayandatlmlpt chair of the senate Committee on toacbieveaoonsensusonsomefun- Local Government who will dedamental principles. Most impor- · liver the conference's keynote adt1ntly, weneedtogetoverthebwdle dress, "New York State as a PartThe conference, coordinated by ofbelievingthatregjonalism is about ner in Regional Initiatives• • Knln P. CO-han, the Hamthe Institute for Local Governance 'metropolitlngovernment.'•Theef· and Regional Growth, will bring fort is to achieve systematic regional burg attorney who initiated the Chautauqua conference and bas together s takeholders from ~andeconomic growth. not throughout the region to follow . todissolveouroommunitiesandcre- remained an active proponent of up on the Chautauqua Conference ate a highly centralized government." greater regional collabo111tion • P..rtcla o . ......., executive Sheffer said the series is built · on Regional Governance held last spring. upon a collaboration of a wide vice president of the .G reater BufThe goals of the conference will range of regional groups. Ex- falo Partnership who has worked be to outline perspectives on re· amples include The Greater Buf- in the economic development field gional issues, review new data on falo Partnership, Gr.antma.kers As· for the past 17 years • fohn a. - o r. II, director Western New York, identify issues sociation of Western New York, that emerge as priorities and de· Association of Erie County Gov· of the Institute for Local Goverand Regional Growth and nance velop an agenda for future: sessions ernments, University at Buffalo, and follow-up actions. Forum for Consensus. and many former New York State senator and Williamsville mayor •There is a very clear need to others. • Kathryn A. Foster, assistant ensure that practical action steps Included in the session will be and performance measures result a demonstration of ihe new Re- professor of planning, a founding from all the enthusiasm for re· gional Information Network member of the Governance EGIONALISM: From Agenda to Action," a series of region·widc discussions on build· ing a strong, enduring Western New York community, will hold its first session from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, in the Center forTomorrowootheNortbCampus. • Project -.nd director for the project's initial report, •Gover· nance in Erie County: A Foundation for Understanding and Ac- tion• • Alu Ana&, UB professor of economics and an expert in wban economics and rqponal development • OIMo Anlltl, operations di· rector for the Regionallnforma· tion Network • -..ty A. s-fonl, associate director for community relations for the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth • onld c . ......,., professor of planning. a founding member of the Governance Project and ere· ator of the Regional Information Network Founded last summer, the Institute for LOcal Governance and Regional Growth assists area gove:mmenu and other service providers in promoting regional opportunity throughout Western New York. For"""" infrmruuiDn on the am- /erma. a.n 829-Jm. Thtd=iline for .........,lions is Ntw. 14. �lovellierl1997/Vol.19.. ltt11Rap All wrapped up in Schubert Composer's. appeal is his stylistic, aesthetic variety, Gibbs says .,..MINT aR•••GHAM R<portor Stoff H OW much Schubert is too much Schubert? For Orristopher H. Gibbs, an assisunt professor in the Department of Music and a specialist in Franz Schubert, the answer is "mo"' than you might think." •one does get more and more wrapped up by these types of figura, almost seduced by them." be said. "To be working with a major figure. a genius...can sustain you for a lifetime.• a model of what is possible to do and what is out there.• locate their affection in the romantic qualities of the music, or in the high tragedy of a composer wbo died at age 31, Gibbs finds Schubert's greatest apj>eal in his stylistic and aesthetic variety. "When you write 600 59ogs. from the moot complex to the simplest. the variety is incredible," be said. "He wrote hundreds and hundreds of danastbatwerew:rypopular,but= real ~s writing a lower music at an inaedibly sophisticated level. And that affects his higher picas. "That sort ofeclecticism anll mixture and ~g boundaries," be added, "is something we now label Mixing business and musk "One of the answers for music students," he added, "'is to work in some way with the business side of music. lbat sometimes means writing program notes~ working for =ord finns, for symphony orchestras or opera companies. We haven't had a program for that, but the university as a whole is developing an arts-management degree." Gibbs sees other benefits that would come from broadening the concept of what music graduates can do with their degree. "I'd like to contribute to the development of the B.A. in music," Gibbs said. •There are a great variety of career paths that can come out of it. "It is my hope," he added, "that one of my contributions to teaching and to this community will be in the area of music criticism and thematic' programming." As an example of"thematic programming," Gibbs referred to his experience as musicological director of the Shubertiade. Under his directorship, all the concerts in a given year centered around a specific theme. "The'idea [in 1995] was to present how Schubert was known in his own lifetime ..~ then · the next year to compare him to Beethoven, his pre-eminent con- \ temporary and the one Schuoert Gibbs, wbo =ei>ed his doctorate from Columbia University, came to UB five years ago as a visiting professor and ~e ao assistant prof=or this year. ~years ago, he was named musicological director of the Sbubertiade, the 10-year Schubert festival in New York Oty that ended this year on the bicentennial of Schubert's death. Gibbs quickly found himself teaching Schubert as he produced Schubert, and he tried to convey the thrill of working with artists like Hermann Pray, James Levine and. the Tokyo String Quartet to his students. Gibl>s edited the recently published "Cambridge Companion to Schubert" and is working on a Schubert biography, which will be followed by a book on Schubert and Ludwig van Beethoven. Wh= some lovers qf Schubert r~ther distinctly postmodern .. .lt mak<sbim a w:ryelusivecomposer.· revered the most. ..then the final year to show what happened in the 20 months that separated their deaths, and where Schubert was beading [when he died ]~ Gibbs has brought his own version of prolific eclecticism to his career as a musicologist. This month alone, he will deliver lectures, attend symposiums or introduce concerts at Carnegie Hall, the Philadelphia Academy of Music, the International Schubert Confe"'"ce in Germany, and for the New York Philharmonic. As m~ch as his research, Gibbs sees his role as • public musicologist'" as a vital source for his teach - ing. ["It is true that ] no matter how esoteric your scholarship is, it keeps you involved in your area of expertise, it keeps your creative juices going, aod I think students see it. But for me, public musicology has an even more direct relationship to teaching ... because it is Taking musicology to the public Gibbs plans to shift some ofhis involvement in the Schubertiade to the Buffalo music scene, and then to work that involvement back into his teaching. A longtime summer resident at the Olautauqua Institution, Gibbs continues to writt m~ic reviews for 1'h< Chauliluqua Dmly. He sees this as yet another way to tal« his musicology to the public. "I hope," he said, "that as we'.., taking a larger view of what is appropriate to study in music, this wider eclecticism, we can also view it as appropriate for academics to be mono public intellectuals. But the practical entryway is still to be an expert in a particular a rea- in Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Chancellor's Awards are intended to recognize superior teaching at the undergraduate, graduate or professional level. All full-time instructors, regard- less of academic rank, are eligible, provided that they have completed at least three years of full-time teaching at UB prior to this fall's semester. Winners of the award are recognized as part of the University Convocation in the fall and the phrase, "State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching" is attached to their name in the Undergraduate Catalog. The primary criterion for the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching is an extensive record of consistently superior teaching. Consideration also is given to sound scholarship and service to the university and community. Statements of support from chair and dean are required. 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Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Teaching ·Nominations are being sought for the Chancellor's a...._ ~~~~-~ Reporter Rtcipe Contest 136 Crofts University at Buffulo Buffalo, NY 14260 fax to: _ 645 3765 five years are(one to a con tes· ~f~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ diredio ns following. in cookbook style your UB title and phone We'U judge your recipe for taste aporiginality. . about the recipe--how you crea ted it, what kind of traditions it represents, how many yea rs you've served it to rave reviews, etc., include that, too. Deadline for receipt of entries Is Nov. 26. �New part-time MBA program to begill in full 11J JOHN DBU CONTUDA Reportor Contrtbutor T and beyond, the PMB"' will offer the~ best in real-world business education, with minimal in- HE School of Manageterruption to students' work or ment willlauoch a new part- time MBA pro- family lives." said JC.tberine Gentle, assistant dean and admingram nat &II designed is~tive director of the school's to be highly oompatible with the MBA program. lives and schedules of Western "Whiie pleased with the resulu New York's working professionals. of our curm>t part-time program. Called the Professional MBA the school's MBA oommittee felt (PMBA), the 48-credit program we would better serve area profes• will be a streamlined revision of sionals by crafting a program that the achool's current part· time esaed registration and enroUment MBA curriculum. It will be de- processes and that provided a signed to mili it easier for work- clearer path for earning an MBA ing professionals to obtain their degree.• she added. "Businesses MBA degree in a shorter time than that sponsor the professional-deit takes in other part-time pro- velopment activities of their emgrams. The PMBA program will ployees should also appreciate the replace the current part· time structure of the program.• MBA program. · AU student& accepted into the Student& completing the PMBA PMBA will progress through the program will receive a full-Oedged program as members of a cohort, UBMBA. or team, and will be required to Designed for middle enroll in two pre-determined managers, or those who aspire to classes pet semester (six credits) middle-management positions held twice a week during fall, specifiallY __ spring and summer Kmesters. According to GerstJe. this structure will make scheduling of courses an easier task for lltUdtnu and will enable them to earo an MBA clegree in tJu.e yoean, instead of the five years usu.ally needed in most part-time programs. The curriculum daign will be based, in part, on a markding sur- problem-solvers. e:rcellent team playen and d&ctive communicators. Students will perticipolte in speciali2ed one-aedit "mini-counes" at the bqimting of . . . : h that will cover ckvelopment of important career sldllo-like teamwork and communication skillo-and will ·help atudeats veyof~and current stu-. achieve a better I1Jidentmclina of denu oooducted by the School of emersing corporate trenda. such Management to determine a as international buaiDaa atrategy. modd that would be moat oa:a~thepropam will utisible and Iller-friendly for fully. lize "Lotua Nota.. a ~-the­ employed students. art oommu.nication networlt uaed The program's structure is simi- by the nation'• top busineu lar to the maJIIIIIOIIIeDI school'aauc- schools to facilitate oommunicaceuful &r:cutive MBA program, tion aod discuaion oullide of the created mr ~ex­ claaroom among students and ecutiva who poaaesa the potential profaaors. to assume top JJ~aDa~~<~Dent posiWithin the next two y,ean, the tions in their orianizat;ons. school plana to make the PMBA PMBA students will be required more a(ceuible for regional to poasesa at least tJu.e years of business people by offerins the work experieDce. Gentle noted. program through teleconferencThe curriculum will be daigned ing at Jamestown Community to procluce superior analysts and College. UB needs on-campus ambulance service .,Forum held to discuss future ofstudent~run Baird Point Ambulance Corps News 5eMces fdlto<tol AsslsWit S TUDENT mernben of the suspended Baird Point Ambulance Corps wiced their determination to .,_ establish the operation aod sewn! speakers expressed considerable need for the service in an open forum held on TUesday to discuss the future of the emergency medical orpnization. The student-run response-andtransportation team of approximately 70 wlunteer members was shut down for the fall semester in order for the.university to review the orpnization's efforts, as well as to establish if a need for the service still exist&. Medical emergencies on North Campus are being handled under a mutual-"aid agreement inwlving the Department of Public Safety, Getzville Fire Company and Ru· raVMetro Ambulance. Although the corps is nd longer handling medical emergencies. it continues to provide educational and training programs, and to .,. cruit memben. __ Several persons apeaking at the forum expressed a need for an oncampus ambulance service. 1 Pete Bothner, coordinator for facilities and event& for the Division of Athletics, noted that it was important to have ambulance service at UB football games for potential problems involving athletes, as well as spectators. He added that events such as soccer and bisketball games. track meets and tennis matches also need emergency medical coverage. although having an ambulance onsite in those cases is not as crucial. ReliabiHty Is a concern However, Bothne.r raised a concern about the reliability of the student ambulance crews. •The crew commitment was always there: he said, "1>ut sometimes on the day of the event, I would call and they would tell me they couldn't cover the event because they were short-staffed." John Grela, director of public safety, said that there is a medical emergency approximately three times a week on the North Cam- pus. He added that UB frequendy serves is a venue for 1arJ1e concert events that require an on-site am- fundin& to help with &na..cial difficultia,aod .... creatins oommit- bulance. crease oommW1ication aod effi- A $17.4 million project to save UB $50 million in energy costs over 17 years has been named the f997 National Energy Pmject ofthe Year by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). Launched in 1994, the project is one of the largest such efforu ever undertaken by an American university. It is saving UB an esti- mated $3 million annually, according to Walter Simpson, project manager and UB energy officer. The project was implemented in conjunction. with .CBS/Way International rDc., a Houston-based, energy-conservation company. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp~ pro· within the orpnization to in- ciency. Other speaker~ noted that an ~ambulance transporb at least one n..y" also said they are r<Cruitpatient a day &om the Student ing members for an advisory Health Center to local hospitals. board consisting of teptesentatives · Grela pointed out that bavint! 1D &om UB and the Bufl'alo medical rely on an off-campus ambulance community. GregSkibitskyofthe can delay service to the patient, l!rie County Department of since public safety often bas to Health aod Casey Czamara. chair meet and bring the ambulance to of the Bufl'alo Ambulance Board, the scene due to crews' u.nfamil- altadybaveagreedtoserve!mthe iarity with the campus. board. "The operation (Baird Point) StudmtssaidtbeybopeiDevenprovides· a great service to the tually provide coverage for the campus and is a successful UB tra- South Campus. clition; be said. The people I've Although the student& said that been involved with over the last corps membership remains steady, few years have done a gn;at job." they adcnowledged that they have Student members of the corps bad difficulty in the past maintainemphasized that the problems · ing a solid organizational structhey face a"' strictly administra- ture due to the nature of student tive, not medical, and are being orpnizations. which have a high addressed. turnover rate. They noted that they are seekAnother forum on the subject ing grant& and other sOurces of will be held nat month. Simpson says the comprehensive project accomplished in three years what might have taken UB 10 to 15 years on iu own. Since the project was a partnership with videc:i a $4.3 million incentive toward the CF.SfWay and Niagara Mohawk, all parties project were able to coUaborate and creste a large The award recognizes innovative energy project wherein quick payoff measures management that has been in operation for helped pay for improvemenu with long· at least six months and can be substantiated term payoff. with actual installation com and operating This particular project is the most recent savings. The UB project was selected &om accomplishment of US's overall campus 12 national noiilinations by a committee of · energy conservation initiative, which began energy experts. in the early 1980s and nQw saves the uniTwo of the most cost-effective saving mea- versity approximately $9 million a year. sures of the project include a gas oonvenion The AEE. a nonprofit professional sociand a heat-recovery system implemented in ety, confers anoual awards on individuals. the Cooke-Hochstetter complex on the companies or institutions that have North Campus, and a massive retrofit of achieved national aod international promi60,000 light fixtures on campus that now nence in promoting the practices and prinproduce the same amount of light using 40 ciples of energy engineering and managepercentlC.. electricity. ment. .,UB.'s energy efforts honored_ News 5eMces Editorial Assistant - �lmiiiiJl1197/Vi.ZUo.11Rep...._ UB l, Central Connecdcvt 0 UBJ,Younptown State I UB :1,Valparalao l The-_... 2-1 l a s t - It the seccnd Mid-Conlinent ~ C1usar ol the season hosted tryY.,.._ Sate. On Oa. li , Bullolo defoued Cencr.IComecdwtSm.e in -pmes.IS-9, 1S-IO, IH.On Nov. l,the -downodY.,.._Sm.e inb.rpmes.I S-S, S-IS, IS-II,IS-II.OnNov. 2.the8uls_..defoued tryValpataho infivepmes.I S-12.1+ 16,1 S-0,8- IS. 8-IS. The ...... led try junior outside hiu.r l4mf c:onai>uud )6 ldls ond 38 d;p <NV the - " " ' - " ' Bulblo lost to Valpataho on Nov. I. the BUis still romoln the top-seed in the East DMslon. -who __ _ ____ -al'. . .-.-. ,-.. ..... Lmss Lnunt~ _....., __ ,._. _ _...,,__Oct. ., Opus ,._ _, .., 2!> - - - - - - •.-rt"'CJ.-a.llcsU....- ---- ·--.--.~-·p Events calendar -~ T h e -·· """' wu denied lis lldl stralaf1< conlorence-- ~ 1Nnl -..11 with 61 points in the Mid-Continent eonr.r.nc. ~held Nov. I u UB. Senior ICoron lilly finished firs< lor the Buls wtch a drno ol 19:04 lor 1 ~ fnsh in the race. The men's team firished b.w1h cnoerall in me race wkh a tDCaJ of 120 points. Freslwnon Anthony DaYid led the ._,lor the , _., ..... • drno o/26:25 lor Ilth <Mr>ll in the race. Ulr wu nomod b tum alkonference ond freslvnan 81e«! Rose wu nomod seccnd ..., akonlennce lor Buffalo. ~occer ~--· - ·s s...doy 11 4 p.m. on WlfO.fM 88.7. UBO, S t . - r e l The---- ~,;,s:"~~~ llufralo 4, o..-nta State I ~ Sce.e hot •. Scn8*'9 Nov. 2. Bu<ineo- sco.-ed dw-ee pis ond added In usist IS Bullalo Oneonta State, 4- l,ln a Mid-Continent Confennce soccer match on Oneonca s...... lS-9 IS UB keeper Ovisain a.n.a. 8ullolo- ~ Room. ~~~=~-7:30 c- ~five- The Bul~ _ , shut out. 2.0, on Oa. 30 try 5<. ~IS the Bomies """"the board early with. pi at 16:22.ond added to thelr lead It 55:0. WOMEN'S ~ UB :1, Syracuse l The Bulls wropped up thelr 1997 season with 1 heanl>realdn& l -2 loss to SyTocuse on Oa.) I It PAC Field. Syracuse ao< on the bc..-d ond domlnaud , _ ol the firs< hall,firirc II shoo to UB~ line. . _, clospito the """'11 ~from 5ynaJse. UB~ T.,. Donohue sco.-ed oil a ccm..-lcldt from . - , . Tracoy Briaan with 12 seconds romaJnloc-. hllftime"' knot the KO<'O It ono pi opieco. ""'-"' the arne out """'11 to star< the seccnd half, the o..r......,..., - . 2-1 lead. Followins ......-.1 pel SyTocuse scorirc dw-<:es. UB~ Klmon Hanson firod a tTaftic from the leli ol the su pi that found lis._, into the net"' tie the_. at 2-2. . the shot"""""' lor the MICA Clent =o:=-.-:~$40. =:!t~-~~ lnf....-,. ~Ht40. 0.V......,...,. struck apln with 30 seconds,..,.,..,.,.. 10 ziw SyTocuse the l-2 vlcto<y. -Andrew Pun&al, Assistant Spom lnfcxmotion Dirrct.or -··-~ ~~~~ Cent..-.7:30 ...,_.._,_ Spoo~ SchoOl ol Nunk1g ond Expressly lor - ..For II>Cft ation or to register, al64s-3705. _ . _ . . . , &a-.founb-.lwillla-ofl.9:0fin 1hc _........ 5-IC nm otlhc MidoCoDiineal ~Cbampioe.­ ohipo bold New. I . aou-coomlryiiiOm finiobed thinl .... of om.- ia 1hc dampiomiUpo. • ASCJT-...... The_., - . . UN1lt. Not1l1 ~ 9 Lm.· ,._,_ RoglsUalion ond St 0 ~ . . . . ~_..tlbreopkudoddcdan assist • hlliolo~ o.-.as- 4·1 in. Mid-CootilocntConfmt>« -madlonNcw. ltollclp....,..th<DIOil's&occcr.....,,oB-8-1 """).3 in the Mid-Coo. :~~~~ 2tS Computing Cenler, 645-3540. Uh-...... ~~~~~try lnf....-,. __,. ....... :::. ... ai64Ht2S. -EirposUres"try-Dbj« ~,w:'S:...ond~~inonthe -438 C1em<!ns. Not1l1 <:.mpus. t2:30 p.m. disploy on the lint ftoor ol the ...,...~ ~l.llnry.~Hill. Not1l1 Compus: llwough Nov. 7. u- ~=~-"='= u- ...-.Prot. R. Meriln. UniY. ol Michigan. 20S Natunl Sciences. -- Not1l1 c.npus. 3:45 p.m. ............ =-~~::;:~: ~,..:=o:-:;...~L - - t t 4 -. Not1l1 <:.mpus. 4 p.m. -... ....... c.........,. Whotls Logk7 Cnhom Priesl, Pro/. ol ~~~­ ~~-~~ ~o. ~. ext.cm:-'1t&at- ..-c......_. ond- _......,. __ -_,..,Michigan Knob, Unlls Prof. StlteUnlv. t 03 Oielendoff. South Compus: 4 p.m. :.-r-...:~~~ ~m"""Biilni~~~.: ..._._._..,. 'Xpooo. U8 Art SIUdents Defino ~'looledlonol-tryU6 Obib.laries David Kimball Miller, mqiical school's first full-time clinical professor . t _ . . . , bon disploy llwough Nov. • ~,!~~on~=-Cenler Gllofy hot.n . . to o.m.-s p.m. Tuesdoys. tO l.m.-8 p.m. WednosdlysFridly> ond tt o.m..-8 p.m. Sltutdlys. - .., lanllchnlt!lw Worit try Dutdllltlst LIR Schnitg« is on -llwough Nov. 7 in' the U6 Glloly, Cenler lor the Art>. Not1l1 c.npus. Fonn ond blllnce ... llddreledllwough lrlr'olitM,verymoterilb-pllsti llt<xl>llc>on>, loom rubber. Cllery holM's we 10 a.m.-S p.m. Tuesdoys.' tO 1.m.-8 p.m. Wednosday$Fridly> ond tt a.m.-8 p.m. S.n..doys. Notices A family memorial service will be held Nov. 23 in Hawaii for David Kimball Miller, UB professor emeritus and former chief of medi cine at E.}. Meyer Memorial Hospital, which later became the Erie County Medical Center. Miller, 93, died in h is sl..,p Oct. 25 at the home of his son, David -Rush Miller, in Hilo, Hawaii, where he had lived since 1993. A resident of Buffalo from 1938 to 1974, he was a native o f Bloomington, Ill., and graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University. Miller graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1929 and begin · ning in 1937, was the first full-time professo r of a clinical depart· ment in the University of Buffalo Medical School. Known for his skill as a medical diagnostician and for his co m· mitment to patient care and clinical instruction in medicine, he was honored for his contributions to medicin e in 1984 on his 80th birth day with the dedication of the David K. Miller Wing of the Erie County Medica! Center. He retired to San Francisco in 1974. The family requests that contributions in his memory be sent to the Clara March Trust Fund for Medical Education, 1620 Statler Tow· ers, Buffalo, N.Y. 14202. �__........... _ . 3:30-5!30 p . m . - ... · c-t . Ul T - - . . Chi*. Rlchonl : =.,.~- Sloe.- . bepetbmodNoo. 15. for ""'"'.......,_, aoll64s. 6921. . ., ........ , . , : T* flf Low. Sa-*'!1-., . Conliw for tho Ails. . CompuL 6:30 p.m. $3, l5. :Sunct.y · c-t : Orgon-~ • cort I. Ovbtiun THUWSM, . organ. Clmpus. Sloe. - . 5 p.m. sa. S6, S5, sz. :MonUy : . ..... ,~ . lnWrolndln-on_....,.~~ lnd :. Phomiocy, ~=-~of UrW. of~ . l i n d . - 508 Cooke. ...,__ . - . :-c.......C.,.,_tsion of : ::".!''..:',!}~ . A~ g;~~~ . Sbtistk:s. 106 Coly. SOOth ·- . campus. • p.m. : - - Chombtly 1 CollfwMce : Conforonce on Flnondol . Ma I . Mecllonlsms flf Tronsltlon : -~and~ : ~..=.._, . FlxOdon-A-- . . . - . T1me T8A. S7S, S1 SO. . for""'"' lnfonnotlon. c.oll 64S. . Approoch. Dr. ). - · · Emoly Unlv. 121 Coolie. North . ~-101N. forestRd., . 3290• · C.mpus. 5 p.m. . eoo-t . - - Phllhannonk : ~~~ \ CompuL 3!30-5 p.m. . Center for the Arts. - . campus. 8 p.m. for ""'"' : lnforinotlon, call 64s-ARTS. : Friday :7 ' Collc,de~ . GeNs lnd Cell~ • Torgeb . for Drug lnd T-.ient llewilopmenl. - Donnls .. Md:ormid<. PhD. . Stocey, PhD. Axil. \Aid\. Ph.D. . andJOil>V...,Ph.D.,...,._ .. Auditx>rUn. - - Qonoer lnstltule.9a.m.-1Z:-15p.m. : =.by~~ . WemerotMS.3261 . : ueAthlotlcs · Foolbollvs.I\Wne . U8~ · um. Nonh Compus. 1:30 p.m. · S15, S12. S9, stUdents free. . Col c,de· ~ · AeleYonce flf Genes to . Thenpy. L Dr;ld Tomd, . Ph.D., Michoel Colgiuri. M.D., · Ph.D., and Heinz llliumann, . Ph.D., Hileboe Aucllor1um, · -portcar-lnstitute. · 2-5: 15p .m.~by : RPO. for m<>n! !""""'"'""' :: -~~5~~~CompuL 3!.5 p.m. ·---- : T h e - h r t i. Saoenina . _ , Conliw lor the Ails. ( . CompuL 7:30p.m. : . 5pol-.d Polish Arts Club. by c...,....c-.-. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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Academic information system vital to VB Provost's report calls it the 'number 1priority' for the current academic year IIJSUI!~ News - T Associate Edlto< HB creation of .an academic InfOrmation system that will hdp UB as- sess its Jcademic pro· grams and ~its perfol'tll3Jla as an academic and =earch institution is cited by l'nMlst Thomas E. Headrick as the "number one priority" for the current academic year in the ...:ood >a>ion of his ongoing academic planning rcporL The report-published as an insert in this issue of the Reportn- and available on UB Wmgs at http:// wings.buffalo.edu/provost/ planningr<portl--elso so= the importance of academic planning by individualunitswithinthe · · . 1n "Planning Report n·~ planning and delivery of undergraduate education and puBUit of resourasotborthan -taxdollan. Headridc stre11es that the entire UB community must work IOj!etber to nialoothese changes to ensure academic quality and acdlence. "In the future, our culture will have to support greater cooperation and coUaboration among academic units, more teamwork among administrators and academic units, and more oooscious cnncem for the whole university, as well as iu several parts," he says. Entrepreneurism needed Mo=ver, the university will have to be more alert to new opportunities to generate revmue. "Our culture and administrative restates the ·objectives 'and main • structures,• h~ ~-emus~ encour~ points of his previous planning re-- age acadein:tc mnovauon . and port.respondstoconunentsfiomthe uni>a>itycommunitydicitedbythe earlier report and outlines decisions that already have been made, some that will be made, and issues that need further consideration. He also says be believ.s the main message of his initial planning report "has been~ 'B"Ored in the public discussions.• Headrick has projected a 15 petcent increase in operating resources over a 10-yearspan that can be used for academic purposes. However, 1,1l1iess some changes are made in the current systems of decision-making and resol!r<Zallocation, he notes, "ourchanceoffritteringaway opportunities is reasonably high." The changes that are necessary involve academic unit planning, collaboration in planning and &culty appointments and development in disciplines that span departments and schools, support for &culty initiatives that require a mix of disciplinary perspectives, integration of entrepreneunsm because that IS the contat in which higher education will ~on and succeed in the 21st century. In stressing the importance of an academic information system, Headri.ck acknowledges the weaknesses in external ratings such as those prepared by the National Research c;:ouncil and U.S. News and World Report. "For this university to function successfully, we need to develop a much more sophisticated system of academic measurement and ac· counting." he says. UB needs to build "an appropriate local system of academic information and performance measures in which the uni· >a>ity community has confidence as accurate representations of our capabilities and performance, and which for the outside world will provide reliablebasesforcomparingourperfor""""" with that ofother universities." To that end, Headrick notes, he has reorganized his office to include a new Office of Academic lnforma- . tion and Planning. headed by Vice Q ;;.an the uni>a>ity as a wbole.• Provost Sullivan. Other. are "in progress," while The academic information sys-tem will augment the academic several are "just beginning:' he adds. Headrick says his goo! is to move planning processes that are under way in the individuaJ units. those units in the advanad stage "to Headrick says that some units are some closure" on performance meain the advanced stage of planning. sures, implementation strategy and with a "clear definition of future de- finances as quicldy as possible durvelopment and priorities, but with ing this academic year, with the rethe need to establish performance maining units moving to the admeasures and then rnah some de- vanced stage or beyond by Falli998. cisions on implementation and fiTh~ report, which Headrick says nances in the contat of the overall is not a final plan but the next stage financial capacities of the unit and ~- ..... :z �Dennis ..... is interim vice president for student affairs. He bas held.a number of student-services __.._"' ... positions since joining the - .:::..,.0111111!11 university in 1978, including executive director of Sub Board I, dean~~ .....L-•· uaociate vice president for student affairs. He received both his bachelor's degree and law~ from UB. spo- to boredom or stress. But Researchers currently define "binge" drinking as consumption of five or more drinks in one sitting. Rq>oru indicate that almost 85 per=t of today's college stu· denu drink and half of these are binge drinkers. And one out offi"" college studenu are said to binge drink each week! .. . Is bl"tt• drinking on cellege . _ - . .....ult's--tobe,orlsll _....,toasmd-p of-ts7 Drinking remains a serious problem, on and off campus, for studenu and others. In addition to the direct negative consequences for drinkers, there are •second· ~d binge• imparu on .11then. These can include confrontations, assaults, date rapes, penonal property damage, vandalism, and interruptions to studying and sleeping. As a result, non-bingers become some of our younger students view heavy drinking as a social stance-abuSe problema. Prieruh, family, neigbbon,in.structon and staff can direCt students to thae resources or to get Information from them to sbatt directly or indirectly with lltUdarts in difficulty. Qu.lity intenmtion and information pr:osrams are offa-ed at UB tbroush unitl such u the Living Well Center, Cowueling Center, Residence Halls, and Health Servica. For more information, call 645-2837 or cbeclt out the Coun· seling Center's web site. __ --................... ......., _ ..... .., ......... _,........-.. ...... --~ ~ necessity, drinking simply "to get drunk." That has to be a serious · We have already bad some limited concern for us as a mmmunity. success with them, but need to do more. Tbere was a ttrriblo ala>bol--atW7 related accident just over two Yes, to some extent We have to weeks ago. Through periodic meetings with bar owners and remain Vl:ry concerned about UB· student levels of alcohol use. A othen in University Heigbto, we q.ticldook at our records and con· have pushed for greater pedestrian tact with studenu indicate missed safety on Maio Street, more reclasses, accidents and illnesse•. sponsible alcohol marketing. efimpaired driving. trespasses, prop- forts, and increased awareness of erty damage, fires, unwanted the consequences of serving unsexual activity, troubles with derage or intoxicated patrons, infriends and other problems. As a cluding our stUdents. More outreach is needed-to campus, we face a variety of alco· hoi-related health, social and aca- the ban and to our studenu. Do,....._....,..........,._ demic issues related to continuing binge drinking and feel the negative imparu in many ways. .................................... a........., -at-sclooolaasll Is at ....w-tlaiiiiiiYenlly.-asW7 AN drugs • , . . -, too7 Substance abyse in all forms is victims of binge-drinking stu- a problem. This can ix,lclude alcohol, tobaeco and illegal drug misdenu. Why do you think binge drink· use. However, ~ <>flo~~ products or illegal drugs isdwufed by lng occun7 the extent of alcohol consumption Drinking !>as long been a part · in today's collegiate enYironment of the college experience. Unfortunately, it begins today long be,what fore a student fint arrives on cam- doesWdotohelp7 pus. I think students should know Binge drinking can be a result of students experimenting and that we care and can help. UB has a suppo·n network availexperiencing new freedoms, feelings of social isolation, or in re- able to assist those facing sub· ----.---to_....or ....... I suspect so. As an 1&-ya.r-old underpaduafe, I was able to buy beer by lhe pitdler in lhe lllldmt union and bad • proiaeor teo<h the 1ut dut of t h e - in • M.a. s-barf Aloobol_mo,., lepiJy ...a.bJe then, but perhaps leu acitinc to studalt life. ......,.__. ___ ·-................ .... wllal ..... _do7 Perhaps in another life, I'd be a producer for ndio or television news. rve always been inl<reiiM in bow local and network news Pr:osrams and oqma>U are prepared and praent<d. Ocx:uionally, I talk back to my radio or tdnision with COtDJDaiU and sugestionl on bow<the news bro.dcut could have been better handled if I wu in charge! Wllat Is so•etlllag , . .,,. ttoa't bow alto•t ~ trY Once or twice each month, I to slip off campUI at lunch time to read to the kindergarten class my wife, Leilani, teaches. Lut wecl<'s selection was "'!yrooe the Terrible,• about dealing with bul· lies! I get to "wind up" her kids, then leave ber with her hands full Then I come back to UB. I guess !still haven't learned everything I need to know from kin· dergarten! -----you Wllat - - • I suspect we reallyaremoreofa cop>muter campus than people re~liz.e at this time. But binge J•• ••d ,..... wish I ....,. ........... ll7 Wbenwasthelasttimeyouw~ drinking can be a problem every· -~ S • d "b d wh~ with the higbest rates ~ ' "w'&it,;.. . .~t stu ent· ar an ported in fraternities and aoro·ri- 1' 1'w. t W8f 11 l.i.kd ~ • ties and within ·residence halls. UB . Ab!>ut two weeks ago, I stopped . 10 a popular bar after another actually has a relatively small . event in University Heigbu 10 sec Greelc-lette.- and residence-ball what wu up. lt hippened to be a population when compared to '!UesdaynigblaroundlOp.m. The peerinstitutions,bqtbingedrink- bar was vuy quiet, but the baring is here. tender said I was there too early. AN -.... ~ eny d l f f - t liMy _ _ ,....._tocollep7 "Come back in an hour or two," be adviled. I went home instead. • But rube hack. • Academic plan ContlowM- _ , in the process "of shaping the fu. ture of Ibis univenity and making some critical choices," outlines other decisions that have been . made to move the univenity-wide planning process forward: • Formation of a College of Arts and Sciences that would en· compass the current faculties of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Arts and Let· ters. Two committees have been formed; one to sprch for a dean for the new college, another to lay the foundation for the college. • Integration of nudent academic services, including under· graduate admissions, student records and registration, financial aid, student acrounu and academic advising. under a single structun! in the provost's office. • Additional support, througb the second phase of the Educa· tiona! Technology Action Plan, for the academic uniu to expand uses of techn.o logy in teaching and learning. This additional support brings to $8 million the amount of new and reallocated funds in· vested to support educational technology during the past two yean. • Creation of the Univers.ityBwiness Alliance. U8 is in the fi • na1 stages of setting up an organi· zation that will suppon and expand the university's connection to indwtry. The alliance, which would bring togetber The CenteJ: for lndwtrial Effectiveness (TCIE), the Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR), the Greater Regional Industrial Technology (GRIT) Program and.the Office of Technology Thmsfer Services, will provide easy access for local indus· tries seelcing univenity help and will arrange opportuniti!'S for fac· ulty to work with indust'r y on projeru of mutual interest. • Formation of a task force to address issues concerning interdisciplinary centers and institutes. These include developing guide· lines for formation, support and dissolution of the structures, and defining relationships between departmenu and the interdisciplinary organizations with respect to appointment, tenure and promotion, allocation of faculty assign- "OUr....._ _ _ to support~ <DOpll'- ......................... units,--"-· and _ _.....__, The resistance generated in some paru of the university, he notes, "has been out of proportion to the positive impact they migbt have on the internal structure of the university or the academic work of arty individual faculty member.• . In addressing some of the ron· cerns that have been raised, PROVOST THOMAS E. HEADRICK ments arid decisions concerning incentives and rewards. 1Wo proposals for institutesone for Raearch and Education on Women 'and Gender and the other on Environment & Society-have reaived some start-up funding from the provost's office. Headrielc also says that several proposals forcen~mewjth significant potential for e:xtemal support-will be reviewed later in the academic year, once the task force has filed a report. The issue of interdisciplinary institutes. centers and initiatives is one that raised widespread reactions from mem!>ers of the uni· versity community last spring, Headrick notes. Headrick poinu out that the i~ for interdisciplinary structures mentioned in his initial planning report were based on proposals from faculty, and on areas where the common interesU are sbared by numerous departments and schools, such as the biological and chemical sciences. On the subject of promotion and tenure, he says it would be "both seDSJble and &ir" for junior colleagues to be evaluated by senior colleagues who are working with them on interdisciplinary en· deavon. And departmenu and departmental colleagues certainly would main a role in such decisions, be adds, since the process depends upon the "wdl·founded ju~ts of many participants." �!L~a~~~~~E~~~p- ~poetA.RAmmons · Sil din 0 RapoiR'* and Goodyear, secretary, and pointed u a tru111oe. Philip B. Wds of'Rud Capital Corp., ttaawer. New board trustees dected to three-year tmDI are Beverly Foit-Albert, president and owner Foit-AibertAModata,P.C; Mark E. Hamiater, chairDWI and chief azc:utive offleer of National Health CareAllillata, Inc.· jordan A. Levy,~ ofSoftbank Services Group; WiUiam L. McHusb, eucutive vice president of Independent HealthAuociata, and Louis R. Rei£ former chairman and chief officer of National Fuel Gu Co. Serving u a trustee and chair of thuudi!COIIIIDitleeisWiDiamM.E. Carbon, an O!iiunct prolaaor in theUBDeportmmtofl'lanninsand foi'IDOI' chair of Gnpbic Controls Corp. Robert Rich, Jr. praiclent of New diftcton elected to three- EG~a.Newmanu, DonaldA.~formerpraida>t -D.med~ru~~eeemeritus. paidont ofNOCO ~.avCorp.,bubeenreoppoiDted chair of the ~~.:n'-~thetlnivenity 81 ........., Fow>datioo, Inc. The board of truatea, which participata in the uniwnity's de~t P~·~ reaponaible for talllDf commuruty awareneu oftheneedforprivateaupportfor UB, aoliciting gifts on behalf of it and manacin8 uaetl received by the _foundation. It also provides advice aod counad to the preaident of the university on matters illvoiving the UB community and ib constituencies. Other officers appointed by the foundation are John N. Walah ill, chairman and chief eucutive offleer of Walsh Duflidd .Companies, Inc., vice chair; Richard E. H<ath, partner in the ~w firm of .,.,;.live year terms are Sal H. Alfiero, chairman aod chief erecutive officer of Mark IV Induatria, Inc.; R.obertT. Brady,praiclent and chief erecutive officer of Moog Controb, lOA:., and John N. Walah UL The foUowing directors werere-dectedtothree-yearterms: William G. Gisd, Jr., preaident, Food Group of Rich Producb Corp.; Walter E. pa, Jr., vice president, financ of Gemcor; Jonathan W. chief invest- Midland attorney with the law firm Jaecltle, Fleiachmann, and Mugd, and JeremyM.Jacobo,Jr.,seniorerecutive vice praident of Delaware North Companies, Inc. FSEC_unit reports on music issue HE Academic Planning Committee of the Faculty Senate has no objection to a proposal by the Dep ent of Music to drop the 6achd r's-degree program in music ed tion, as long as studenh tlyintheprogmnor being 'ted to the progmn are allowed to . mplete current degree requi ts. · In addition, e committee said in a prepared ent, faculty in thedepartmentshould"cletermine the date on which student recruitment to the degree program in music education u currently constituted will cease." the music departmenL Faculty in the department had approved the proposal in September by a vote of 15-2, with three abstentions. The Academic Planning Committee had been asked by the FSEC to report by Nov. I on whether proper. prncedurea were followed when music department faculty membenvotedearlierthisyearto drop the bachdor's-degree program in music education. Undergraduates who want to punue careeroas music teachers would earn a hachdor of arb degrtt in music and be certified in music education throusb the Gnduate School of Education. The issue has been a divisive one within the department, with mu- Theoommittee'sreportwaspre- sic educators from outside the sented to the senate's executive committee Nov. 5 by Claude Wdch, )r., SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department ofPnlitieaiScieDA:eandchairoftheAcademic Planning Committee. Members of the committee, Welch said, believe "that substantive. discipline-based issues need to be decided by the affected faculty," and that "extended discussion" of the issue, as weU as some planning, have oc;c;urred within , university weighing in on the issue, many through opinion pieces published in The BlljfalD News. At the Nov. 5 executive committee meeting, James Faran, associate professor of mathematics, said thatwhilehebelievedforthemost part that a discipline-based issue should be decided by the affected faculty, he can envision cases in which, during the hiring process, a department might graduaUy become overpopulated with facuJty II)' SUI wuna.& News SeMces Associate Directo< T __ whose specialty is in one parlicular sub6dd. "And they've decided that 'Yes, that's the way their department ough't to go; we're aU category theorists, so the math department ought to be aU category theorisb. We're Jungian psychologists, so the psychology department ought to be all Jungian psychologists,'" Fa ran said. "The question is, should there be someone stepping in, some administr&tor, if such a thing should happen!" Welch said there were several checkstokeepprograrnsfrombecoming overloaded in one particular area, including regular, effective means of progmn evaluation involving outside evaluaton and pressure from colleagues within the institution to maintain wellbalanced programs. Herbert Schue!, professor of anatomical sciences, stressed that the responsibility for academic programs rests with the faculty. "We cannotignoretheattitudesorperceptions of the community," he added, calling the music-educa tion issue "a lose-lose situation because of the way it has played out .. . because of the way it has been pm:eivedbypeopleontheoutsidc." Greiner accents new technology, .,plarketing efforts in talk to PSS News- Editorial AssistAnt P RESIDENT WILUAM R. Greinersb-.-1 the importanceofincorporatingnewtechnology andstnlOimarllotinadl'orts into plaDningfor the future of the univenity at the Nov. 6 Professional Staff Senate meeting. "We must embnce and use effectively new technology, both as a teaching tool and with the facuJty and staff," he said. Technology, he added, "will be integrated into planning efforts over and over again." Asbd whether UB will be a leader or follower in terms of information technology, Gmner said it would make more~ 6nanciaUy to eatablish UB as an "early follower"that also discove!> new and creative ways to enhance education using information technology. "My sense is that early-foUower strategy works really well," said Greiner. "When you try to be in the leader stage, you e.;;J up investing to train.. .instead, we will be leaden in taking the new technology and using it creatively.• Greiner reported that a huge demand exists within the univenity for information-technology staff, which will create an opportunity for current staff members to train' for these positions. He emphasized that the new positions will be appropriately reassigned internally, rather \han initiating external recruiting efforts for new staff. With regard to improving marketing efforts. Greinerstreased thata university the size ofUB must have a dear institutional identity. · The university's new interlocking UB logo, he added, is a "distinctive, easy-to-recogniu and a clear identifier" that will hdp to convey tltis identity. "As time passes, everyone in the country will recognize UB," he added. Greiner said that the signs located at campus entrances will be changed to blue and white and will include the new logo. He noted that as part of its enroUment management dl'orts, the univenity currently is involved in "heavy mar1ceting" to prospective undergraduate students. • to giVe A.L verman rea g of -·-nation's- ddlall..tl'""'plllr'ill-loell poeto and wioner of numerous literary awards, will present the 1997 Oscar Silverman Memorial ~ding at 8 p.m. tomorrow in 250 Baird Hall on the North Campus. The reading will be free of charge aod open to the public. AmmoDJ will read in the place of poet David lgnatow, who was scheduled to present his work before he suffered a stroke last month. Ammons' creative genealogy is in the romantic tradition.Besides the transcendentalistaRalph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Tho~u, the influenus most frequently attributed to him by critics are thoseofWalt Whitman, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams. Among his concerns are the implications of change in nature and in daily life, the tension between the individual's sense of self as bouod to the particulars of space and time, and the sense of self as part of a larger continuum, a sense derived from nature itself. Amonghisawardsandhono~>aretheNationalBookAwardinPoetry in 1973andagain in 1993; theRobertFrootSilverMedal frnm the Poetry Society of America; the Rnth UUy Poetry Priu; a MacArthur Prize Fellowsbip for 1981-86; Yale uru..rsity's BoUingen Prize in Poetry; the Nationa! institute of Arts and Ldters A~ in Poetry; the National Book Critics Cilde Award and Poetry magazine's Levinson Prize. His many notable books include "Ommateum, with Doxology," "Uplands,""VIStas,""The Snow Poems,""Worldly Hopes,""Lake Effecb Country" and "A Coast of Trees." Ammons is a former poetry editor of Nation and a contributor to Hudson ~. Poetry. Cm-leton Misallan and other periodicals. He has been a member of the faculty of Cornell University since 1964 and previously was Cornell's Goldwin Smith Chair in Poetry. Vocal trio Floom to present performance poetry Nov. 19 F'loom, .,. .u.maJe .-ocaJ trio that uses aspects of musk, literature and come.;ly to produce what has been described as "an imfoiJ!ettable auditory and visual experience.- will present its performance poetry at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Center for the Arts Screening Room. The appearance is pan of Wednesdays at 4 Plus, events that are free and open to the public. Critics describe the group's use of "wit, humor and mind-stretching verbal pyrotechnics" to create a type of "language-music:" composed of"poetry, diattibe, tongue clicks, whirs, breaths and ululations.• Members of the group are Michael Ives, a jazz musician and stu- dent of classical literature, Robert Kulik, a jazz guitarist and avid amateur Sanskrit scholar. and Rick Scon, who got his start at a German music conservatory and describes himself as "a neopagan herbalist with a vast fondness for the absurd ." Originall960s "rocket man" to speak at UB on Nov. 24 , William P. Suitor, the original "rocket man" who conducted test flighh of the rocket bdt developed by BeU Aerosystems in the 1960s, will speak at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, in Room 210 of the Natural Science and Mathematics Complex on the North Campus. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is part of the UB Sciences Alumni Association Lecture Series. Suitor was hired in 1964 at the age of 19 by B.U Aerosystems and Bell engineer WendeU Moore, the inventor of the Rocket Belt, to conduct test flighh of the belt. He went on to fly as a member of the prestigious BeU Aerosystems rocket bdt flying team from 1964-70. He holds aU of the records in altitude, distance, and speed for the Rocket Ddt, and is the only person to have flown aU three venions of the belt. He has made flying appearances in numerous movies, including "Thunder BaU" and the television series "The Fall Guy," as well as the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics. For more information, call Cindy Nydahl at 645-2531 , No Reporter on Nov. 27 The leport.. will not publish an issue on Nov. 27 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. lWo issues will be published Dec. 4 and Dec. II before the end of the fall semester. �Writing the new Inath standards It's new challenge for Clements, de,signer ofprize-winning 'Turlle Math' software . , _ , . QNMC;It.UI ,...,-~---.......,.--.,...--u Reporter s.-r D SPITE being re ctntlynamedtoone of the wrilint! t<arru i>r"Scandardo 2000," a National Colltlcil offiochersofMalbematics (NCI'M) project, Douglas H_ Oemmts may llill be moot oommonly associaud with a little blade turtle that draws triangl<s and m:taJl81esOne of the designen of the educational computer program "Thrtle Math," which was named 1995 Softwue of the Year in the math category by Technolofy 6Uarning magazine, Clements is a professor oflearning and instruction in the Graduate School of Education_ He also is oo-direttor of the Center for Educational Technology, wbich tests and writes educational software. \ I \ ClementsmettbissUmm.rti>rthe 6nt time with the "Standards 2000" group. Its pi is to revise and duify the original NCTM "Standards" document, which hal bad a wide""''!iniimpecton the national malb curricula and tle:llbook produaion aw:r the past eipt yoars. Since the new project is still in its early stages, Oements is reluctant to speculate as to aactly how it plans to revise the "Standards" document. But "Thrtle Math" is a good key to the kinds of ideas he will briog to the project. An interactive comput~r program redesigned from the "Logo" program by Oements and Julie Sarama of Wayne State UniYersity, "Thrtte Math" is used in elementary schools across the United States. Like "Logo." the game begins with a black iurtle on a white screen. Using simple oommands for distance and turns in degrees, children can program' the turtle's path, creating and manipulating the geotnetric shapes it leaves in its wake. ~ Among other innovations, Clements and Sarama added options to the "Logo" tool bar that helped oriplal'Standords' document) and "" soy that in tb. wrong way, it a>uld be in~ u us ayina, 'We were wrong befo"' and now ,..,•.., changing our minds: And if we a>ntmut to aay it euctly the same waytbey mieht soy, 'See, tbey areo*t liltminc to our coocerna.* "'~bore are all kiDdo of miouoderstandinp obout tbe whole ~ JDOIIOOIDOJil,"headded."l'l!opleocmetimo:s II)' to me, '\'hi, in lllf'""""'is'right.'Jstbotwhot,.,u'"' saying!' And, no, not at IIL.but in oome IDitb probl<mo ~ ..., mul- your.,_, tiple........,justliloein~ and pbysia ~ "" muhiple an......_ ~""a.nywoystomoke1 chair. Aod in math, that can be an impor1ant!lmdof~ Put ofthe rnotiwlion for"Thrtte Math," sai4 Oements, was to enoowagea kind ofleaming that "basic slcills" do not always cover. "When the turtle draws the figure, it ahows your ideas enacted," he said. "Instead of writing down a buDch of ltliWa'l and the t..cher marb you wrong, you design aometbina. )'Oil make it- and whm stra>gtben aJilDOCiioos bet>wm the cbild'Cpr<ll!lmland thednwnfipft. " 'Logo' simplicity itself from the kids' point of vit:w:' aaid Oements, "and that was important Youwaotthekidstomake'the mental actiolil, to create interating stuff, and not have the program deligners doing it for them. It'a part of the whole ctructural problem in education: most of us teach what_we're taught. Much of the education software is still word-problems-at-the-end-ofthe-chapter, only now they have songs or dancing bears." Clements sees the "'dancing bears• as an extension of a "'passive, viewing-oriented" culture. "'Some educational computer programs try to oompete with that passiveculture," he said. "I don't ptetend it's easy to go against tha~ or that always successful, but I still think people can be motivated by wu rm )'Oilnm lh£.....-)'Oilsoy,'Wdl. their own creatiom, th£ makiDg of. oomethiDc- WJ'OO&.~ stuff that embodies deep mathCreating "Turtte Math," aaid ematical ideas, ratbertban juol mak- Oements, was an interactive, cliaingitmoreandmore~· logic procaa. He expects tbe same Along with this a>illtrw:tMst, intera<:tM procese to be a part of Jcids' -eye view of mathematical "Standards2000."TbednftdocuJomninc.Oanems will hriuga more ment is acheduled to be a>mplded seoonJ pbilooophy of education to by Pall 1998. the "SSandards 2000" project. Whatna- ~lions the "It's largely about balance," he group clndopt. Oementl pointl said. "On the one hand, education out that oil tbe malb nionns of the triea to help .the inclivicluallllllize pul hiM not dwJeed tbe funcla- . their fuD polmtiaJ and,oo the ocher mentalltruetW'el of tbecluarnom. hand, it tria to help that inclividual "'That's nota 'pxl' ora 'bod' thin&" bea>me a full, participatory memhesaid."ButtbesideolmetbatkMs bet of a given culture. My position to trytocta~~enewtbinss would like is always to take both into cqnsidto say that we can hiM a new piceration, but not to put either the t=ofeducation,anditwould;wo!Ye practical utility of math or its aesthetic valut higher than the othec" tldmologyquirea bit, but it wouldo' This cona:m fOr 1 balance. said beCGIIL!red oil thetechnology.ll:would Clements, is one of the reuons be is be amerod oo people, on tbe image hesitant to comment on the "Stan- of keeping the value of the indidards 2000" project in ils early Sblg<S. vidual and the value of society in 1 "'If we come out saying we never ~balance. And I think tedlmeant to abandon basic slcills (in the nology could......, that balance." ·Council gets update on apartment-style housing .,~VIDAL Reporter Editor C ONSTRUCTJON of apartment-style housing for UB graduate students is on time and on budget, aca>rding to an update presented Nov. 4 to the UB Council by Dennis Black. interim vice president for student affairs. The11rst 115 unit> in the project, being a>nstructed at the a>rner of Sweet Home and Chestnut Ridge roads by the UB Foundation on land owned by it, ..., ezpected to be a>mplded for ocrupancy for the Pan 1998 semester, and a numbet of unitl will be =dy in time for the university's an1.1ual new-student Open House in April, he said. "The project. .. is designed for a student population not addressed befo~duate students, married students, students with children," Black said. The apartment buildings P"'dominantly will offer two-bedroom units, with some one~bed ; room units and units for students buildnewf3cilities,ifit's called for," with disabilities, he added. Black added. Students were consulted in A third pbase of construction plans for the housing, said Black. that bas been discussed Would inand in a survey of upperclaamen, volve new housing 011 Skinnersville more than 50 percent said that Jiv- Road, Black said. ing in university-run apartments As the uniYersity enters the next or townhouses would be an option construction phases, officials will they would a>nsider. a>nsult further with students to enBlack noted that plans alrady= sure future proje~ts meet their on the boob for the oonstruction needs. Those needs, Black said, inof apartment-style housing on the dudechild~on the North CamNorth Campus and building""'-· ·pUS: wbich "=tainlyis a high pribilitations to c=te apartment-style ority for us." housing on the South Campus. State money will not be used to The new housing on the North finance the building projects. Campus, set to be ttady for ocru- "We're looking to finance much of pancy in Falll999, will be located this through outside agencies or near the old foothall stadium and ounelves," Black added. Governor's Complex, and north of In other business, Pmident Wilthe boolcstore. As the n ew housing liam R. Gttiner a>ntinued to disbea>mes available on the North cuss with the a>uncil the role he Campus, the univusity plans to wants the group to take in the shut down residence halls on the llDMnity's budtJet proasL South Campus and rehabilitate He cl..ai>ed how UB'c opcnting some space into apartment-style bude<t has been allo<aled by SUNY, housing. "We also ha... .the poasi- noting thot ""''FtF in tbe put hiM bility on the South Campus to been clone in a "wry, w:ry perfunc- tory fashion. Basically it's our oomputer~to (SUNY'c) c:ompull:l:" Budget figures ..., based on the pteviousyar's figures, with "modest adjustments" made for jnllation and a>ntractual obligations, such as salaries, Gmner added. It bas been a process with no input from the campus, "a very mechanical exercise,• he added. "What we lose out of this is the planning process." At the very least, G..,mer noted, he would like the a>uncil t~ play a role in endorsing the university's budgetary priorities. "I want to begin the process and discipline" of reviewing UB's annual budget ..,. quest, he sai4"I'd like to lay before you in the spriog a preliminary plan .. .and begin to get advice from the council on how ,.., might begin using the uaet1 of the univasity- ..We need to function mo"' u ·a boiJd of trumes than the show-and-teD procaa ,..,•ve had in the put." �MBA students travel to man lnterYiew event Shopping their skills in job search =~COifiUDA T HEjoumeytosucx:eso~ " A short ..,tng ~ contelns much wisdom." Sophocles' words pD in a ratt<d YaD OD ring especially true for those of us drawn to proverbs, mottos, Wednesday Cor li¥e MBA students from the Sc:bool of Management That's when they set out Cor Arlington, Va., to compete Cor jobs, along with hundreds of other MBA studerlts, at a mass interview to be attended by 28 national companies Rdcing to hire soon-to-be-miniM MBA graduates. The li¥e MBAs are joining 18 of their classmaus who are ftyins or car-pooling to the""""~ the Capital MBA Consortium, being held today and tomorrow in ArlingtoD- ... _- -businossoc:bools,lilr.eBulDio(wbich Gonlll.- c.lpolt- ishthestudents'interviewing~ is ranked in the top 100 among It's paid of£ Last year at the NamorethanSOOMBAprogramsnational MBA Consortium in OU- Ready for the lntervtews Armed with resumb and their tionally),mustbuageasmuchas .best business attire, most ofihestuthey can from r:ecruitm<Dt consordents have been pre-selected for intia and use the e>mts to l>uild corterviews. Others are alternates, hoppo,:.t<: interest in their MBA proing to move into interview slots va~ gnmsasasounzfor talmt<dhires. cat<d by no-shows, and some will try to coDVinao the corpont<: reSt.olces""' high cruit<:rs of their interview-worthi"The S1aloes are much JUsber Cor ness at a job &ir to be held today. our studenls becauoe they are~ Tbeconsortiwn,olpllized by IS up .,mot studenls from more-visbusiness schools nationwide, is deill< programs." SI)S Mlcbod Poolini, signed to improve the nDF of job associate dim:tor of the School of opportunities available 10 MBA stuManosemmt'sc.m.rRt:ottoeCmdents, and is particularly important ter,aex>-orpni21:roftheamotium. for smaller MBA .prograriu. like "1beoe conoortia are an important UB's, that would Dot ordinarily atpartofourtlnllq!ytoexpondjobcptnct to their campuses the corpoportuniti<s Cor our studenls be)uJd rate recruite:n in attmdance. Bullilo and NewYod<Sia!e,"be aays. Some oc:bools to be represented, "!four gradualesprOYeto be~ to such as Piusbwgh. Maryland, Caoe theirfirins,l'<ICI'IIilmwilbqpn to inWestm!. Floljda. G<orgia and Notre w!Ye us more in r<auilment plans." Imne,areranilzdin thetopSOby U.S. The managancntscbool's career News6- W>rld Rq>orr.Tim campuses cmll!rsttffrepeatedlystmsestostuare regular stops Cor major compa- dents the importana of attmding nies during fill recruiliQg tours. Other . the consortia and work to help pol- cago, UB's MBA program more than held its own. In fact. it had the most hires of 14 schools at the event N'me Buffalo M8As landed jobs, at an avenge starting salary of $52,000, according to Paolini 1'beir suazss has proven to be a signi.6cant reputation-boost Cor the management school as more national recruit<:rs have begun to apress ao int<Jat in the program's gnduat<:s and because national ranlcings of the best MBA prognms are based heavily on avenge llarting salaries. MlcbodGonici,ooeofthestudents ~to~basaninla-view set with the Lake~ Gropp. a con~ firm ilrthemail industry. but be hopes to line up addibooal interviews. "l(sddinitdy~tobevery ~butonagJJt-leYol,llcoow I'Ddowdi."SI)SGonlci,V."i(sagreat opportunityilr us ID prOYe the caliber ofour education and~· ~ Decision on statistics should be reconsidered 0 An opm ,..,..,.,. 1M IJI!i>omlly ccmmunlly:On0ct.29, 199l,Pr<Sidmr Gro!Mr htld o •p~r<>M-Jn•rolk show on WBFO. -hhmnorblnon,_IOomlt<obout IMD<pottmtnr of S!otlsl/a ...,. so upseWng. I om addrtsslng through tht Rtporttr somt commmts 10 him. and would ask 1M community to nod who! fol. lows dos<ly. n.. "'"'"'.'"' .... upsotllng chlofly bealus< Ito is announcing o d«<sson about S!otlslia wfllch will bo llomoging 10 UB (ol!hough Ito claims that no d«islon has bun mcx/o~ My IMIOfb .,. OS follaws: OUr President CNiner: Your remartu made in answer to a caller on your •phone--in., show on WBFO on OcL 29 took me by surprise. 1t did so, ~ cause it dearly made an annou.;.;ement about your decision regarding the Statistlcs Department at UB. But It also took me by surprise because of your Illogical and disrespectful sta~ ments used !o justify the decision to abolish Statistics. Because of space limitations .set by the Reporter for letters (BOO words maximum) I have set forth an almost "line-by-line" critique to your remartcs on the air at <http:/ /www.•csu. buff•lo.edu/-dscbMidt/ stat.htJnl>. Also on the Web site Is the transcript of your ~ maries of OcL 29, an annotated list of AAU uniYersltles. a mission Wit and Wisdom on the Web: Netting Some Quotations o stalemi!nt of the Department of Statistlcs, all of which I refer to in the critique on the Web. I write this ~tter not so much In anger, but In sadness, that a leader of a university that I elected to join In 1993 can be so disrespectful and Illogical about our discipline. a discipline that touches virtually rNery science, be it social sciences, health sciences, engineering sciences, physical sciences, etc. This is because our di.scipHne is the study of the experimental method in its broadest sense. For you to call people who apply the fruits ol our discipline's research "statisticians" and to pretend that their wortr IS the same as research statisticians is, simply, ludicrous. For)OO to prel!nd thatstatistic31 ........mean be done by Ph.D. 5tat-ilanrn-~De­ flourishing programs (under- graduate, graduate), an effective biostatistical unit, an active Statistical Consulting Laboratory, the Statistics Aid Center, service courses in the health sciences, the teaching of introductory statistics courses, etc. And do)'OU really tlri that toplevel Ph.D.s il statistics wil ccme to a ..wersily that does not- a research Department ol Statistics? ~ wil be lnlere!ling CNer the next yearstoseewhatcaiber Ph.D. statistics people )'OU attract! As to your logic in saying on the one hand that "(Statistics) ts not mathematics• and on the other that your decision calls for some of the members of Statistics to go Into the Department of Mathematics, I can only say-the logic escapes me. You may wish to know that Departments of Mathematics <a Sl>tistlcsr " "' mis- and Statistics are notorious deer:~. had llolownthatst11tistia, the disdprne. was not badoed by the presidl!rt d lA! v.tlen I anidered ioo1<i1g i*> the ad lor chair lhat I they do not work for statistics. In fact, show me a successful group in such a setting and I will buy you a bottle of whisky ...........:lilfal1992an:lilthell& or wine of your choice. """""'"'~ll'o<llilnot­ twched lkti:> with a largo lwgo pole. (My-., as I soy il the Web 1do hope you will reconsider this terrible decision. I myseff will be revi~lng my options. partment !Pded that l dolies de!cJ1llian. "" *Your atiquo.l dDl't inql.irel) actions will kill two amongst Ph.D. statisticians- -4rwln Cuttln8n Professor and Chainnan !Hpartmtnt of Statlstia thoughts-of-the-day, inspirational messages, bons mots,· saws and one-liners. Memorable quotes are worth collecting. Many of us store them for future use, whether in our writing. during a presentation, at a social gathering or for gracing the end of our e ~ mail messages. When we come across a familiar saying. we may wish to identify its source and verify its aact wording. Whether tnclcing down the origins of quotes. or trying to locate quotations on any topi~ we often turn to a reputable source, such as Bartlett's Familiar Quo~tions. Bartlett's and a myriad of other quotation resources can be found on the World Wide Web. The Web version of the 9th edition ( 1901 ) of Bartlett's (http:/ I www.columbla.__,ads/butleby/INWtlett/) represents over BOO authors and bibliognphic sources of quotations, from the ancient Greeks up through the late 19th century. Extensive Biblical and Shakespearean quotes are also in· eluded. You can consult the chronological and alpha betical indexes of all sources, or you can type words or phrases into the search bar on the main page. Don' t forget to read the searching tips (http:/ / www.columbla.-/ads/ ..__tatJon/ghttp/&eai"Ch-lnfo.html) when you are searching phrases or word oombinations. The Quotation Guide (http://llfo.blo.sunysb.odu/oe/ msr/ CfUOle.html) features a robwt arrangement of quotations on a variety of subjects, including ..; ("Art is either plagiarism or revolution"), language ("Drawing on my fine command oflanguage,l said nothing" ) and life ("In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular" ). 1f you are interested in a single compilation of many quotation sites on the Web, then consult the Galaxy page of quotations (http:/ /www.elrMt.Mt/puy/..,_/_tlons.html), as it provides 75 links to olber Internet quotation·related sites. It indudes sites devoted to such topics as labor (" Don't agonize. Organize"),libnries and librarians ("There are 70 million books in American libnries, but the one I want to read is always out") and zingers ("The chief cause of problems is solutions"). You might agree with Emerson ("'Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it"), or you may lean toward Poole's more cynical view ("The next best thing to being cleveru being able to quote someone who is"). Nonetheless, as you hunt for quotations on the Web, you could adopt as your maxim .. Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking" (Terence). For assistance in connecting to the World Wide Web via UB computer accounts, conracr che ASCIT Help Desk at 645-3542. ~eborah Husted Koshlnsky and Rick McRae, Univrrsiry Libraries Are you ready . for the Holiday Recipe Contest? Fllmlly and friends always ask for the recipe. ..so why not share it with friends and colleagues at UB-and win a prize, too? I~s time to reveal m•ll to: Reporter Recipe Contest 136 Crofts University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14260 your favorite holiday recipe. the one thafs and Cortune--you could have it published in theReporter and winahandsomecoffee-tableoook- sooo good It can bring you fame book! Our annual recipe contest Is under way. The rules are simple: f•x to: It's open to faculty, staff and students. 645-3765 (Contest winners of the past five years are or e-m•ll to: not eUgible.) The recipe (one to a contes· ~ tan! ) should be typed in cookbook style with ingredients first, dirrctions following. Put your name, address, department , your UB title and phone number at the top of the page. We'U judge your recipe for taste appeal, ease of preparation and originality. [f there's a brief •story'" about the recipe-how you created it, what kind of traditions it represents, how many years you've servt"d it to rave reviews, etc., include that. too. Deadline for receipt of entries Is Nov. 26. �__ Inte1esession Cwiaihnent Progrcn1·~ .......,. .......................,._.....,.._._ : .,...... ...,.....,.._ . ..,_...,.._._ ... c.. _____ /u prMouoly llliiOIIDad, 1be lJni¥enity Ill Bullilo will be iJnplemauiaa an lnlmeooiao . -'illlplllialbytla._orwilbelllplllial - - b y ..... _..... Cunailmen! Ptogrmn. /u in prnioul,...,., : PU1AS11Mm:_....,.. ___,..,....;.. to the-sovinp be ralizal throusb ............ ergy amsumplion ond o1ber Dlwa of 1be curtailment willaaisllbe unMnity in ope<· . - . - -...... llomo6or ........... •tins within this year's budeet- . ~274l10_the_,......,_IO ....a. the Male-. n...wilbe . o o _ o r _ I O _ _ (i.c., : pidt up ...... for.,._ . be pidood up Gilly). · Houn or op<ratioa will be a ..... . ...,...........,.-__..;w,._ . ......_ --· AIJ uniwnily offices will be doood, ...s tde. s-.e......,_ pOOilCI wiD- be--..1.~ bydcportmen. ta1 ..,._q """""-&om the c1oo< o r - : Stat< anploy.a wbo c:booao toW.. time off dor. in& tho curtaUmtnt c:an utiJiu IIXWDulaloed naon 1\Jaday, ll<c. 23, 1997, until tho bqilmlDc or busina& 00 Monday, Jan. will apply fO . lion, pononal, or . , . . , _ . , . leowl«nnlla or : ..., c:booao to w.. the days off- pay. Emtho~aNortb.South...S EOC~ Note: A number or cridcallibnuy. a>aiJIUiinl ODd . po,..a wbo p1an to mu. uu or..,....., optioo . ahoWd writ< ....... fO tb<ir ........... (ud campuamailfunaioaawillbe..-inoddurioc . ...... a>pyfO Elizabeth DWidoo,- s.r. lnlmaaion Cwtailmalt.S..detaila below: • Temperatura in buildinp that are cloccd wiD : vic:a, 104 Crofia Hall, North Compua) llldlcatia& . tho ap<cific dat<a th<y- t o w . . - pay. be reduad ro SO clep.a, and bot wattt will . Sidt ..... acauaJa may not be oaed. not be aVailable. s. ·-This . • Nonnll unMnity ..mer.. ouch u bxl..mo. and campua buaiJ>c, will not be nailable. For-~wbodn--ab:claylor : -x.nU>dlor.........-ra<:aUIIa,butwbo . wiab to be off wilb pay durioc IIIia period. the uni- • Buildinp will be locbd for II<CUrity raaona. In th• <Vmt nf anowfaJJ, only roodwaya ._w for <maJ<IICY -=a ...Sa f<w ll<l<co!d parkin& Iota will be plowed. . ~willoc!Yanoeupll>ab:claylor.-av . auala.Siaoe~wbo-10-00IIII)' : oraDortheab:~tbiiWwiiiiiDth<aor. tailmalt,...S wbo ... -~ora d<put• Publi• Saf<ty and uru....;ty Facilitia II&Jf will . mmt Iiiii baa bem JI'U*d or wbo provid< n=-ry campua and buildins aaf<ty . ... unal>l<., ....... -..... . . . . _ _ . and KCUrity. : ootify Adri<luio O>llitt,~ ........ Aund. . ...... MS-2646, .... 117, or tbllliaa than • Unlcu an ...,ption baa bem sranl<d......, 10 cloccd buildinp will be ....my mtric1<d. · ll<c.1,1997, to-acopyofth<1997-1998 . lnlmaaioo Outailmmt ~to AIDerThe groups rcsponaiblt: for campus JCCUrity, pononalaaf<ty and buildin& operation n..d 10 : --Sircbm. Thi&ilrm...,.... .......... · run/appro¥~~ or tho~· aupuviaor. know if unr..nity llpo« ia bein& ....... Unannounced use of space creatQ haurd to all in- an.....,.,..... ao- _.....,.._ voi...L -at laomptloou In acc»rdancc with the lnt.encssion Cwu.ilment Prosram Policy and Ex=ption Proadwa, th• followins uniwnity &cilitialactivitics haw: been granted automatic eumption1 dwins this year's lntcnc:1$iOD Curtailmc:nt • All labora10ry animal facilitia • The 0o.:mcuner Gretnhouse • All emergency clinicaJJt.ratmc:nt facilities • Alumni Arona (for ach<dukd int<rcoU.giat< athletic evmtJ only) • A l l . . - buildinp wba< th... ia. ai&nificant pcro<nta&< of"wct-labon10ry" facilitia in tho buiJdina Th• followin& buildinp will...,Liinconopk<djj., durin& .... curtalliotnt opal • Fosttt lh1l • Fronczak Hall • Fumaslhll • Jarvia lh1l • K<tttt lh1l · All Sponaored Propama aerY~~ie~l"<d ___ : durin& tho curtaUmtnL . . . _ . . . . ......... - ......riillo~~ : All!<m<IIIOIIdiai-.zfiaDamaoberOltbe . . . ...10 ..... :. Spoaaed ....,. ........- . .,..,..__ . 64S-2!110,aLI.OLA_or.... . - _ . _ ... . o o l a l - - - 1 0.......- - c~"'lc.nter The machine room and supporting offica: only of the Computing Cmttt will be opm. (S.. COMPUTING for additional detalb.) leiw-eiWia :' - · Tbe Campua Mail S.rvi<a Cmter will be opa1 · -=h buainaa day (ll<c. 24-)an. 3) to ann incom: in& f<deral mail, indudin& ...... mail, rqiateredl . oenifi<d/priority mail and pored poat. Tbe Campua Mail s.mc.. Cmttt will be · <loa<d onll<c. 25 and )an. I. Althousb th.,. will not b< any mail d<liv.ria during tho autailm<n~ Campua Mail ~ · will load ita ddiv<ry trud:a for fint ·day-back d<Emplo)'ee O p t l o n a : - - Sit• . livery of all acxumulat<d IDiil.l!xp<ct Monday, : )an. 5, 1998, to be a heaviu than uauaJ day. Emplo)oawbo wiab to any or aD orthou All acxumulat<d parczl poat wiD be ddiv<red ....... -l:da)t.IUwbo . . DDt~in­ . •• )an. 5,1991. that wilbeopm•araulloran...,....,orwbo ..._ ..... ...._...__wilbe...,.,. D<partmmta that wiab to...,.;, tbeir mail dor· moclaood•th<-----·~ : in&th<curtailmau aboWd CODJaa tho Campua Li>raryoo tho Nonh c.mp.... n.. lilt wil be......,. . Mall Servinea Cmttt no laler than ll<c. 18, 1997, at Select residence balls will be open to intcrnationalatudentJ durins the c:urtailmmL -oo : ---- �Writing contest open to all SUNY campuses Wrikn of science fiction and sci• ence fact at all SUNY campuses will be able to compete for cash prius in. a conteSt sponsored by OSW0$0 State College. Part of the •our Digital Age" cdebratinn Ibis month at Oswego. the contest is open to any student, faculty or staff member at any of the State University's64 campuses. Submissions may· be previously unpublisbed short stories, poetry or magazine articles. "We are looking for short fiction, poetry and magazino nonfiction that address issues concerning "Our Digital Age," said Leigh Wd- son, contest ooordinator and director of tbt Writing Arts Program in Oswqp>'sl!nglisb.oOpartment "Wt welcome sc;ience fictioncyberpunk to humanist-fantasy, ra1ism, humor, autobiography, tbt visionory and tbt ~visionary." The comat. with prius of.$500 for 6nt; $200, second and $100, third, wiU be judgtd by author James Patrick ICeUy, wbo received tliel996 Hugo Award' for bis novelette, "Think Uke a Dinosaur." Submissions wiU bt accepted through Doc. I by •-mail to odawrit<@oswogo.edu The following method of submission iJ prtferred: Manuscripts must be in plain ASCII tat format (not in proprittary. wo.rd processor format) and may be iDcluded in the body of an e-mail message or sent as attachments to an e-mail message. Submissions also may be mailtd to Leigh Wdson, Director, Writing Aru, English Department, Oswego State College, Oswego,N.Y. l3126orfaxed toWdson at315-341-2854. foot~all UB 13, Maine Sl = :a:52~':~u~~pusestolead ct. ~Bean Maino led 17-71arointheoecond C,"'-~a..d ~· .:r.:;:~· . who the pid< 73 yords ""' reuon.-. llulblo wide . - - Drew Haddad had ....., cat<!- b- 134 yords 10 brook the ~ rocon!"" recepdons in • """d61. Split end )lmie Gupam muchod Ovl5 D'Amico' llulblo rocon! b- tDUChdown ....-..pdom In • .,.._. (19) with his 33-yanltDUChdown catdo from Salisburf. llulblo ..... auonl Kolth HanMn .... 5Chool rocon! by ~ - - for ioss.&SW'C him 41 1n hli cueer. o.n c..oone led the Bulls with ..,. adda.""'"" ~Mit.chellhadel&lttaaloo'"" •""-soci<.Oon ....... added 15Dd<sfcr Volle~~all UB 3, Niapra 0 UB l , Nol"'t:he.ut:em Illinois 0 !::"~.~=:~~~e'!;.."':r.",:.:t'~=IS-3, IS-9,1 S-7,and wve led by senior rnkSch hkrer Kady sewn kill and three so6o b6odu In the trliltd\. In 11m-- Ill"""'- BrWcwonh.who had On Nov. 8, the Bulls <empe<ed their final~~ pme >p1nst Northeutom The Bulb~ by In the but ""'ggled In the thin!. winnlrc 18-16. NEIU 15-4 U>d ISA""""' U>d~~R~s.!!'\~.,s;:;.:::~'%':' :!il=~==...':t~~in~~fMkJU.U>dsophomo« Bas~etoall MEN 'S UB 75, Marathon Oi167 UB 6 7, Marathon Oil 64 eJ&ht &Uisu In 22 rNnutes and feQow senior Matt Oemens ~ 16 points and 12 rebound~ u BufbJo defeated Marathon O il 75-67, 1n a Nov. i uhlbldon pme k1 AJumn1 Arena. SeNor !Ugun Yourc had 16 polna and Mike MMtinho added I I points and fre5tvNn MUiso L.l:lomi had I0 points and shots for the Bl.llls. Frestwnan point pre~ Ryan PMenon added six four .-.bounds for UB. three~ umu U>d The Bulb clooed theK exhibition ,.._, on Sunday nfll1< >plnst '"""- =~~an~t~~fs:t:w:=~~~9 Raben Hams added 11 points fM rebound>. -- E xhibits Exhibit tltlod "Carwkl ~. Sj>COSOIOd by ""' School at An:hitect1ue and """"*'9. wil be on dGploy tM>ugh Nov. 26 oy.t:t G*ry, 335 Hoyos Holl. South campus. Goliefy hours ~ 9 .a.m.-S p.m. Mondly..fric:Yy. in ""' ....... c:-.onlllp uplorod " Burning Issues: The Heat«~ Debote Om Cemonhip." I tmeling exhibit a.ar.d by lhe Free Ubruy of Philadelphio, bon disploy in Lockwood L.illfOiy and lhe Low Ubruy through O.C. 20. A basic tntroductJon to some of the most visible censonhlp coo.........., in contempcnty Amorico. lhe exhibit explo<es boot bonnlng, r<cord labeling. pomognphy lswe5, art censonhlp, film ed~ and lotemot filtering . Normal libtvy hours are 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Mondoy- Thunday, 8 o.m.·9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-S p.m. Satun:Wt and 1-9 p.m. Sunday. Cuontllo lnMglng Obfects tUe on curious new functions in an exhibit of work by Paul johnson in the Unlvenlty Art Gallei)',,S:enter for the Arts, North Campus. The exhibit begins with an opening reception for the artist on Nov. 14 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m ., and continues through Dec. 20. Galtefy hours are 10::W a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and noon-S p.m. Sunday. ...... ......, ""'fo<l "The P<ter Halley Project.. a series of tempcnty public art projects designed to erl99 the t..riYenhy community In a dialogue about contempor~ry art and iuues, b on disploy In the Center for the Arts and at tlvooghoot lhe North Campus through' July 1998. For more tnformldon on the artist .-Kf his W<><1<, caU the UB Art Gollety at 645· 6912. various- Sculptun ..,. Llso An exhlbllion al elegant moving sculptures by Americ:An artist Usa Hein b on cfuploy through Nov. 1S lhe UB Art Gallery's second floo< exhibition room in lhe Center for lhe Arts, North Campus. in are p.m. ~hours 10 a.m.-8 ~and10a.m. -8p.m. Saturdoys ond llOOI>-B)l.m. Sundays. --bpoted Notices - An Informational meeting will be held from 1"10()0-12:50 p.m. today in 4S4 Froncuk Hall, North Campus, and 44:50 p .m. Nov. 17 in 121 Cooke Hall, North Umpu:s. for s~U ln~ed ~Wocf~/=ein~~~~to ~r!.e~~~.~e~~- Jobs F-, AJ.slsta.nt Professor-History, Posting IF-7069. Aulstont Profeuor-Histo!y, Posting IF-7081 . Assistant Professo<· Communicative Disolden and Sciences, Posting IF-7082. Aulstont/Assodate/ :t~~~~ ~=:s::=~~ --Social- ond Reseotdl C-.r Dl-..r-Sodal Posting IF-7090. Assodate Posting IF-7091. Cllnlcai--/Asslstont ovallable)· Posting IF-7092. AssistAnt Profeu«-Malhemltlcs. Posting IF-7093. -<-positions Social- Ps)<hology, Posting fR-97101. Senior lleseol<h Akle (part Ume)-Ps)<hology, Posting tR-971 02. Student Assistant· Sponsored Programs Penonnet no posting •. Assistant Director of Athlete Academic SeMces (SL-3)-Unde<· gradulte Academic s.Mces, Posting ~~~~~~~ng I P-7090. DlrectorofRecn~ltment (Sl· 3)-School of Low, Posting fP-7091 . Counselo< (SL-l),fducatlonal ~~,d~L~}~092. Publications, Posting IP-7094. AppllcaUons Develope< (SL·3)· Computing and Information Technology, Posting tP-7096. Assl•,.nt Director of Admlukms (Sl"""'}- ~~'?o,'~:~~~=: (SL"')-Offic< al lhe Preslden~ Posting lfP-7098. Assistant Dean for RHOUrt:e Manogement (SL·S)·School of ~~a1~;=U:,osting Technology Speclal;st (SL-l).Unlvenlty Ubtaies, Posting MP-71 00. Director of StAte Rela_, (MP...).Qffice of the -~Posting tP-7101 . O.Ssroom Technology Spedollst (SL...)· Computing and Information Technology, Posting tP-7104. Coordinator of Cla.nroom Servk:es (SL·3, ._positions avalloble)· Computing and lnfOI'Tllation Technology, Posting IP-7105 . - Competldw Clowlfled Civil - · Clerk 2 (SG·9)-Campus Mail Services, Une 126296. Keyl>ooRI Specialist 1 (holf.IJme posltlon).()eyelopmen~ Posting tR-97069. DirKto< of Planned GMng.()eyelopmen~ Posting Speclallst-Psy· t R-97093. dlology, Posting fR-97094 . Clerl< IllSponsored Programs Penonnel, Posting f R-97095. lleseol<h Ted\nldon I·Biochembtry, Posting t R-97096. SecretA')' lli-Oewlopmen~ Posting f R-97097. Senior DirKto< of the Campaign for Building Service Aide (NS· l , part tlme)(three positions avallable)Unlvenlty FadHties, Une I to be cleterm;ned . P roject StAff Asslstont-Ps)<hology, Posting IR-97035. Resurch Support ~0:~~~ Educo- ~=,:·(~Jp.. - UB 59, -InAction 62 ~~=~.:n.byuB _.....,. _ _ ng ' WOMEN'S ~=~~ AJ.;r...posllms ovlllable)- "'students, wil be 00 display through Nov. 14 in ""'Art Oepaftment Gollety, Center for""' Arts 00 ""' North Campus. G*ry l1oors ""' 10 a.m.· 5 p.m. Tuesdays. 10 a.m.-8 p .m. Vt'ednesdays-fridays and 11 a.m ..a p.m. Satun:lays. \n 19 I1'IPnes. whl\e Peterson added nine uslsa and (SG~ Planning and Placement, Une 126912. SeaeWy 1-Modern languages and Uteratures, Une 121253. ~·!Lobo< Clowlfled CMISonlco To obrakl tn0tt lnfonnotion on jobs IUUd a~contoctPtrsot'tM/~ ' fa.r. =r:::::=r~::.:z:,.~ obtain lnfonnot.lon on R~rdl jobs. contact SponsomJ Progr:oms Pmonnt:J, 4J6Ctofts. UB 92, University of Toronto 57 Senior awm. Gardneo- '"" r...hman T1fbny Bell contrii><Md 12 poina each ollon. Nov. 3 ... the Bulb. Ad>leuo In Aalon knod<ed off~ 62-59. In che Bulb ' first exhibldon pme of the""""" In'""'"' On N0¥. 8 , t:he BuHs pined an ~ 91-57 win rNer the University ofToronco, as 1M! Bl.llb kit~a::to~~pourtd~ :f"'polna U>d anbbed"" .-.boundo in the vlctc<y. Bell added 14 points and ~ .-.bounds. while Kim Coon. h..... )>cob '"" freslvnvo Marl McClure all had I I potna. c... ~OCCBf Bolio --.~ou~ IOpbomore Sbw ....... wunamedtb< Conliemlce Newo( tbt Yar after scoriog. Mid-Coa._..,_n hiP 34 J>OiaD in his &nt -.on willl tb< Bulk. The mc:o'1 team finished 8-9-1 for tb< seuon. ~ MEN 'S UB I, Colgate 6 In their rtnat regular season pme. the Bulb were defeated by the Red Raklers of ~~7~.;-~~~~~=~~~thepmea( Triltan Borton. Butcher and Brian McCallion~ rwned to the Mid-Con firs( Teom AI~Conf....ce squod. while Chrio Bor1eaa.llri>n Cruld<sNnk. CJou& Geller and Tim Merric:.k were second-tam ~ Butd\er was also '«Ked t:he Conft,reoce's NeoNComer of t:he Year after~ a Mid-Con regular-season high 34 points In hb fti"St suson with the Bolts.. -Andrew Pun.z.al, Assistant Spotts Information Dirtctor Obituaries Ashim K. Mallik, 59, assistant professor of statistics Services were held Nov. 4 in the Amigone Funeral HOme, Town of Tonawanda, for Ashim K. Mallik, an assistant professor in the De- partment of Statistics. Mallik died Nov. 3 in Millard Filii mo re Sub· urban Hospital, Amherst. He was 59. Mallik joined US in 1993 after teaching at the universities of Min nesota, Pittsburgh, Michigan, Georgia and Toronto. A native of Monghyr, India, he earned a doctorate in statistics at Stanford University in 1970. �8 Reporter November 13.1997/Vol. ~. No.11 Tomonow. -.n eamp..s. Thursday s Noon. 10, plus. S5 ervollment 13 :::~~~ Relations. Lifo Woriuhop Fine Tuning Your Job Search on the Internet. Noon-1 p.m. 5poruo<ed by the Offoco of Student life. For more information, call 645-6 1 25. Woriuhop Treatment for the MICA Client: Anxiety Disorders. Cindy Cauidy-Gould, Daemen Col~e . Time TBA. S40. Sponsorec. by l n~titute for Addic- Ufo Woriuhop Stress Management. Noon1 p.m. Sponsored by the Office of Student life. for more information, caii 64 S-612S. ~o0~~ ~~~~:~a~~~~~~~i~S-For 61 4 0 . Women 's He•lth Confef'enc:e Roswell Pwtr. St..H Seminar Genetics o f Axial Patterning In the Mouse. Terry Magnuson, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve. Kirchhofer Room, RPCI. 12:30 p.m. For more information, can ~ S-3 26 1. Excellence in Womens' Health Care: Total Woman 2000. Buff alo Convention Center. 7:30 a.m.-Noon. Sponsored by School of Nur1ing and Sisters Hosp•lal Upressly for Women. for more mlormation or to reg•ster, calf 645-H40 ~:f~.:~es ASCIT Wortcshop More UNIX . North Campus. TBA. Sandra Witelson, Psychiatry, McMaster Univ., Hamilton. Ont 280 Part. No rth Campus. 2-3: 30 p.m. ~e~~~d~~~~i ~1~:;;,~~on and reqUired . For more information, contact the Academic User liaison Office, 215 Comput.ng Center, 645-35 40 . Biochemical Phannac:ok»gy Seminar UfeWorttshop Intern ships. Noon- I p .m. Spon ~red by the Otf1ce of Stud ent life . f or more information, call 64 5-6 1.25. Wednesdays at 4 Plus Randall Mcleod . 438 Clemem. North Campus I 2:30p.m \ ra~~=s~~~-~~~~ ;~~ref~~~it,~·Si ~~i::C,':i~n required. for more information, contact the Academic User liaison Office, 215 Computing Center, 645-3540. Phydu Colloquium Coherent and Squeezed Phonons: Control of lattice Vibrations with Ultrafast laser Pulses. Prof. R. Merlin, Computer Science LectuN R ecove~ of Geometric ~c~:~~~s~:~ta~~~gu~atural Massachusetts. 222 Natural Sciences Building. North 3:45 p.m. ~~~foufcl~ 1~ ~i';S:~ep- Blologlul Sciences Seminar CASPs: RNA Polyme rase 11Binding Nuclear Matrix Proteins Involved In pre mANA processing . Dr. Jeff rey L Ca rden, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Dept. of Molecular Biology and Genet· ic.s, johns Hopkins School of Medidne 114 Hochstetter. North Cam pus. 4 p. m. f::r~~~ ~~';;~.~~~~es. Seminar Bhphosphonates-The Unk Between Ba thtub Ring and Bone. Donald Higgs, medicinal Tht! Reporte r publlsh e1 li stlng1 for even U t a king place on cam pus, o r for off umpu1. evfnh wht-re UB g r oup\ .tre prlnclp.1l \ponson. lhlln gs are dut' no latl."f" t han noon on the Thunday preceding publlut io n . A dd ~u ~~~t~~=~;~:·. ~og_~~efendorl . ~~:e~ fn~~-l:;;=l~~~ic Century French Song. Virginia Newes, Eastman School of Music. 211 Baird. Nonh Campus. 4 p.m. Concert Our First Carnegie Concert. Amherst Saxophone Quan.et, Slee. North Campu ~. 8 p.m. 110, 15. t."fl l rid t o Rt.-porter Ca~ ~ Coordinator, 116 Croft 1., or t.• mall ( repc.a l@pub . buffa l o ed u ). Our FAX num ber h 64 S-376S . Friday 14 Pediatric Conference What's New in Pediatric Dermatology. Jill Crolhck, M.D. Kmch Auditorium, Children's Hospital. ·8 a.m. Psychology Grand Rounds Update o n Bipolar Disorde rs. Alan Swann, M.D.. Unrv of Texas Medical School Buffalo Psych1atnc Center 10 30 il m Biochemistry Seminar fro m Estroge n to Androgen Receptor: New Pathology lor Sex Hormone in Prostate . Dr Chawmhc1ng Chang. Un1v ot Rochester I 348 Farber Sou th CJmpus Noon ~~~iw~rt~o~~r;~£~u- DMsion of Human Rlghts watch. Rich Renaissance lockwood Ubrary Book Sale. Natural Sciences. North Campus. 3:45p.m . Friend's Room, lockwood Library. North Campus. 10 a .m.-4 p.m. Hardcoven, S2/ volume; paperbacks S1/voJ.ume, periodicals 50<enu/ issue. All sales are final , cash only. lntemat&on.l Rim Festfv•l By and About Women Selbe. Screening Room, Center for the ArU. North Ompus. 6:30p.m. n for students, S5 for the general public. Book SaJe informat ion, call 645-691.2. ~~rf~~~-~~ t~~c~:~~te Stud ent Associat1on. ~ea~=~~~~~sY:e~rN~~~hen ~~rf~:~ gy~~~: ~fM';;ic~ - 2 wednesctays at 4 Plus Music Lecture Series SoMng the Northern Ireland Dilemma: Human Rights In Balance. Julia Hall, Heisinkl Opening Reception Exhibit by Paul Johnson . F•culty Recital Mathematics Colloquium Knou, Unks and 4-Manifolds. Prof. Ronald Fintushel, Michl· ttwn.n Rights lertun Practke. Center for Tomorrow. North Campus. Time TBA.. 565 for one day, S120 for both days, specaal student rate S45 . cation. For more information, call645-6140. International Folk Dancing All levels. 2 Diefendorf. South phy). ~or m ore information, contact John Corcoran at 881 · 1640, 64 5-2444, Ext. 7S7 A.rdlltectuN Lectu.N Series Shahin Vasslgh. 148 Diefendorl. South Campus. 5:30 p.m. chemistry grad. student 114 Hochstetler. Non.h Campus. 3p.m. ~ortn~~~cu~B~f~i~~ P-~- ~oquium (Dept. of P~O~· 17 ;::;~~~ ::;~ww::::. Medicinal Chemistry g~;~~~~t;t ~~~~~r~~~ 0 Wednesct.ys at 4 Plus Mac Low Birthday Cetebralion Ill, Performance Poetry. F'loom, Screening Room, Center for the Arts. North Campus. 4 p.m. Monday Training Institute for Advanced Social PrKtke The Playl~ Field K""P' Buffalo Logic Colloquium What Is l~ic? Graham Priest, ~f ciu~~~a~~-P~l0 ~~~~rsity Behavioral. Endocrine and Molecular Effects of an Ethylated Cocaine Metabolite. Dr. German Torres, Dept of Psy<hology, UB. 307 Hochstener. North Campus. 4 p.m. ASCIT Wortuhop ~~~-e~~o~~~o R~~~~~~rth Campus. 8 p.m. Saturday 15 Orthopedic Surgery Progr.un Children's Musculoskeleta l :rc~~~:~r~_~s~'!:~d. ~~h~; Douglas Armstrong, M.D., Dept o f Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital. Cemer fo r Tomorrow. North Campus. 7 a.m.·5 p.m. Sponw red b y Dept.s. of Orthopaedic Surg ery and Continuing E.ducat10n. Perfonnance Snow White and the Seven ~~- ~~~~t!~~~~~~~ ~~~ and 7 p.m. S 10, SS . Le<ture and Performance Korean Music: Traditio n and Innova tio n. Slee. North 5:~~~:a~ ft~~:~rr;;ra~ b~ Concert ~~n~~~~~~~:sx,,~~~:~e Wilhams..,itle South H1gh Sc hool, 5950 Ma.n St . Will1arnsvlile. 8 p.m S 15 Tic kets can be purcha~ed at Discussion The Relationship Between Die t and Breast Cancer. Dr. John E. Vena, Prof. of Social and Preventative Medicine, UB Medical School. Jewish Com· munity Center of Greater Buffalo, 2640 North forest Rd., Getzville. 7:30p.m. Reserva· t1ons are requested Physics Seminar II -VI M•terials: Processing ~~~e:r.~~~c~~-si~5 Lifo Worluhop ~ ~~e~~!'!.p~~~~e ~ru'de~~e~f~~~ce of information, call 645-612S. Concert Tafelmusik. jeanne Lamon, music director. Slee. North ~~rf~~ byDe~~~of~~sft Tuesday Wednesday 18 Training Institute for Advanced Social Practk:e The Playi~ Field Keefts ;~d~~~~~ ~~s:x~s..::;;:. Practke. Center for Tomorrow. North Campus. Time TBA. S6 S for one day, S120 for both days, Spec•al student rate S45 . ~~~F~~fi(tc!n~~e~~~:~u- calion. For more information, ca ll 64 5-6140. Pediatric Conference g~~r~e~ ~dn:9~~:C":n ~. 1 Teresa Quattrin, M.D. Cafetorium A. Child ren's Hospital. 8 a.m. 19 Alcohol Abuse Wotilshop Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/ FA£. Bob Cannata. Daemen College. Time TBA. 135. Sponsored by Institute for Addictions Studies ~~i~~.i:p64~~6~~~~ info r. UBat Sunrbe The Silent Musk of Chinese Architecture. Beverty Fo il· Albert. Principal, fait-Albert Associates Architects. Center for Tomorrow. North Campus. 7:30-9 a.m. S1 2, S10. Reserva· t1ons required. Call 829-2608. Physiology •nd Biophysics Book Sale Semlrta~r lockwood library Book Sale . Fnend'~ Room, lockwood Ubrary. North Campus. 10 d.m --4 p.m. Hardcoven S2/ vol· Phy5iology and Pathophysio· ~~:~~~n~h~~~~~j sale~ are final, cash only. CoHee Social Wekome for International Students. 210 Student Unoo ~~~~~~~~b. ~~~c~u~~~ez:~~:~~for Research and Grad. Stud1es, UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sc1ences. 108 Sherman . South Campu~ . Noon Senior Luncheon Dllcusslon ~;~ W:t :h~g~~~- frd of Lmguisoo. Center for ~~- ~~~~~~~ by UB Human Rights Centrr/ UB Law School. Opus Classics Uvo Chiron Presents: Ithaca Plano Trio. Usa Hegyi, violin; Sera e~~7:.~~~~~~~~:::~. ~t! b~=cbt ~-~i~~rt ~~~~y at 4 p.m. on WBFq.- FM Concert UB Symphonic Band. Sarah L McKain, conductor. Slee. North Campus. 8 p.m. Sponsored by Dept. of Musk. Thursday 20 Art Slkle Show/ Lecture Pictures, Words, Meaning, ' Effect. Jonathan Howells and Sarah Oinnick. Screening Room, 112 Center for the Arts. North Campus. 2 p.m. Phumaceutks Seminar Pharmacoldnetk/ Pharma codynamk Modeling of Albuterol Enantiomers In Humans. K.avita GumbhirShah, Ph.D., Visiting Sdentist. UB Dept of Pharmaceutics, 508 Cooke. North Campus. 3: 30-5 p.m. B&ologkal Sciences Seminar Calcium and the Cytoskeleton In the Po llen Tube Growth. Dr. Peter Hepler, Biology Dept. Univ. of Massachusetts. 1 1 4 Hochstetter. North Campus 4p.m Dbtlngubhed Speaken sw.. ~=r~~~;.n~:~t~~f~~~~- ArU North Campus. 7· 30 p.m Found er and Pres1dent of the Chi ld ren '~ Defense Fund Sponsored by The james Fenton lecture FoundatiOn Continued on ~ 7 �PLANNING UB's ACADEMIC FUTURE: A Report to the UB Community -PLANNING REPORT II Thomas E. Headrick, Provost ,,li I<••.1Wt•• what L'H aims to w·hie•·e from the plauuiuK proC''·' ·' and foeti\ my prior PlanninK Ht~port. 1111 till' 11/UIII poiu/1 of I Re\JUUtd to cOIIllltent.\ , fritici.nn. coun /t•r '!'f.:U111l' lll.\ and information that tht• t•arlit' r Ht•p ort elicited K:hich an• not ,\ pen fil' to a department , or an tzcadt•mic-unit. To respond to tht· I h'partmentall.\clwol commt•nt.\ , I am arrtltl.f.~IIIK mt!l'lill l!.\ wlllr th e h•adt•nhip uftlwst• lUll! \. f Jutlillt' dt•ci.\ W /1 .\ that ltnt'l' ht•en tak en , dtYl .\ W IH that lll' t' d to ht' taknt a nd tht' prot'l' H jiJr thrm. and th e i .\ .\ Ut',\ and co11n•n B that n ef•d furllu:r thoug ht and con.,ideration. rn~ehing I. A IMS OF THE PLA,.,.:"'ING PROCESS II. HOW LJ B PLJRSl'ES ITS GOALS �Memu ofHDIJf lgi!IICfd. Cluuw ofCultua IWmjmi It is time the UB Community adjusted to the reality that the public com"_~itment to an almost fully state funded university is over. It's been over for some time, at least 10 years and probably more. Let's stop banking our salvation on hopes for its return and move beyond year by year reactive decision-making that is driven mainly by the annual state budget. If we make clear choices to develop strong programs and bring less strong ones to an acceptable level and give up on those few which have no reasonable chance, UB will become an altogether stronger, higher-profile University. With reasonably • Pursuit of concrete efforts .t o expand support for prograins from resources other than state tax dollars, both to contribute to the projected 15% and to augment it. The projected 15% would conic from managing turnover to advanc:e University priorities, pursuing UB administration initiatives and changes in SUNY trustee policy, and Continuing UB administration efforts to expand resources. But the most significant improvements in UB' s academic capabilities. and financial condition will come at the level of academic units which set priorities, pu~ue new re~enue-producing activities, cut duplication and otherwise take responsibility for their resources. To some extent changing the resource allocation system to an RCM model will help. careful analysis, I projected an availability of more than a 15% in- I \ crease in operating resources over a 10-year span, funds that would Crucial, however, is a change in culture within our academic be over and above appointing a replacement for every faculty rnem- community. It is not someone else's responsibility to provide the ber who retires or resigns. These increases in CCS<?urces would fund wherewithal to ensure academic quality and excellence, whether the additional junior faculty, senior faculty appointments, improved tech- someone else be the governor and legislature, the SUNY adrninistra- nical and administrative support for research and academic programs, lion, or the UB administration. It is everyone's responsibility includ- and other academic needs. In contrast with the pessimism that has ing all of the above •. the Deans, Chairs, faculty and staff. Strong tended to pervade our academic community, the analysis pointed to a public universities have widespread public support, and they also at- way of approaching our future with a modest amount of optimism tract and educate able students, appoint.and keep quality faculty, make and hope. outstanding contributions to knowledge and serve their publics be- The next step is to decide how to spend that 15%. 1n my cause they have found ways for people to work together toward these view, if we maintain the past and current decision-ma1ting and re- clear goals. UB has not done that as well as .it might have. In the source allocation system, our chance of frittering away opportunities future our culture will have to support greater cooperation and cot- is reasonably high. Why? Because we have an unnecessarily frag- laboration among academic units, more teamwork among adrninis- . mented structure that has led to considerable duplication in faculty trative and acadeinic units, and more conscious concern for the whole backgrounds, competence and expertise disconnected from any strat- University as well as its several parts. egy for improving the stature of the University. Moreover because A second aspect of cultural change relates to our need to be we will continue to operate with models of programs and depart- more alert to new opportunities to generate new revenue. The mid-. ments that may not fit in the rapidly changing environment for higher sized AAU public universities out-do us by a factor of 2.3 to I in education, we need to take steps and make some changes (emphasis generating such revenue. This difference, not state tax support, ac- on "some," not a wholesale makeover), such as: counts for the resources that provide them with their margin of quality. Our culture and administrative structures must encour,lge aca- • • Development of a thorough program analysis and strategic planning process producing for each academic unit future plans that are explicitly linked to the University mission, goals and strategy; Collaboration in planning and in faculty appointments and development where disciplines span several de(!'artments and several schools, such as biology, chemistry, pharmacology/pharmaceutical science; computer, information and communication science and engineering; and to some extent, in the social sciences, humanities and arts and among several of the professional schools; demic innovation.and entrepreneurism because that is the context in which higher education will function and succeed in the 21" Century. Rankingsand Measuamrnl Many departments and some schools found fault with the earlier Report because of the apparent reliance placed on NRC and US News rankings in my preliminary evaluations of Schools and Departments. I will .review specific responses from Schools and Depart- Support for faculty initiatives, particularly in research ments with their leadership. But a fair reading of the earlier Report and graduate education, that require a mixture of disciplinary perspectives; would acknowledge that I was and am aware of some of the weaknesses in these external appraisals and that for this University to func- Integration of our planning and delivery of ur.dergraduate education, particularly in the Arts and Sciences, which account for over half of undergraduate instruclion; lion successfully we need to develop a much more sophisticated systern of academic measurement and accounting. To that end, this summer I have reorganized my office to create and enhance its academic information and planning capabilities, separating that function from �current financial management. In addition, I have established an ad- not likely to attract more than 1/4 of the projected 15% and in all visory committee to work with'me and the Office of Academic Infor- likelihood less. Less than 4% of total budget of $~$240 million mation and Planning, and we will enlist the Schools and Departments cannot drastically restructure the University . It may and should con- of building an appropriate local system of academic tribute to enhancing the reputation of the University for high quality information and performance measures in which the University com- research and innovative graduate and undergraduate education, but it munity has confidence as accurate representations of our capabilities will not unfairly intrude upon disciplines or significantly neutralize and performance and which for the outside world will provide reli- departmental functions . A little perspective would be helpful amongst able bases for comparing our performance with that of other Univer- us as colleagues. in the process sities. Another important factor to be kept in the fore relates to the I regard the development and establishment of this system as significant variation within this University in the conception of, im- my number one priority for_the coming academic year. It is an essen- portance of, projections of interdisciplinary activity. In the sciences, tial prior condition to building a fair system of resource allocation - including the science-based professional schools, there is widespread i.e., a new budgeting system, whether based on some version of RCM belief that much new knowledge will come from interdisciplinary or some other principles. activity. Federal research policy is moving in this direction. Unless we board this train quickly, it will leave without us. In the social The DjsciDUruuylln«rdjscilzUruuy & lpnu .. \ The resistance that these proposals generated in some quar- sciences and the largely social-science based professional schools the ters of the University has been out of proponion to the positive im- situation is somewhat different. Among some social scientists inter- pact they might have on the internal structure of the University or the esting interdisciplinary connections have been fostered, but the group academic work of any individual faculty member. Of the various also strongly insists upon the need for disciplinary identity and re- needs to which incremental funds might be put, interdisciplinary ac- sists any blurring of disciplinary boundaries. Other social scientists tivities was only one of several , and in light of the sources of the have expressed concern that the more interdisciplinary the social sci- additional funds and in comparison to other needs these activities are ences become, the more likely they will focus on applied science and not true academic work. Among the social scientists in the Social •• Read '"interdisci plinary" to include crossdisciplinary and multidisci plinary if those Sciences departments the culture is strongly resistant to applied so- tenns seem more comfortable. MISSION UB SERVES the people of New York as State University' s sole comprehensive research-intensive university and primary center for professional education and training. UB HAS as its defining characteristic and distinguishing mission research , scholarship, anistic creation, and post-baccalaureate training in the ans and sciences, and in the professions. UB WILL continue to provide high-quality, innovative, university-level undergraduate education. UB WILL suppon the development of its region and state through public and community service ari sing from its research mission and broad array of professional programs. UB WILL build upon the many cultures and traditions that have shaped us and our nation, in order to better prepare our students and state for the global community and economy of the 21 st century. UB WILL nunure mutual commitment between the university and its people, supponing the development and advancement of all members of the UB community and expecting their like suppon for the development and advancement of the univensity . VISION II UB WILL be and be recognized as the premier public university in the nonheastem United States, and as a national and international leader in higher education . University at Buffalo State Univeristy of New York �VISION 8c GOALS Known as the premier public university in the Northeastern United States; Recognized as one of the best mid-sized, public AAU universities -in a league with Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Virginia; Regarded highly for its doctoral-level programs and research 1 in both arts and sciences and professional disciplines by having at least one quarter of these programs rated in the top quartile and almost all in the top half of programs in the nation; Extolled for its forward-looking establishment of Master's level education as the standard student credential for meeting the needs of societies and economies in the 21st century; Acknowledged widely for insuring that its undergraduates are challenged to grow intellectually by strong undergraduate programs that move students to Master's level accomplishment, using wisely the strengths of a research university and preparing them exceedingly well for life and career, and doing so in a University that provides a comfortable, supportive environment for students and treats them well. Heralded in New York and across the nation for a successful linkage of research and scholarship to the provision of quality public service; Respected for its dedication to quality and for its commitment to innovation. 1 Please read "research" 10 include "research, scholarship and creative activil)l" wherever used in that context. cial science, for some good but wholly dispositive reasons, because and a priori prefers the humanities to the sciences, the professional in the context of a public university with a public service mission , schools to the arts and sciences, or vice versa is not consistent with "some" focus on applied social science is essential. Again the key reality. Thus, if there is good reason in many parts of this University word is "some" and the crucial decisions are how and how much. to support interdisciplinary activities, a Provost would not be inclined Among the humanists there are a different set of concerns about to open ihat opportunity to some segments of our campus and nqt interdisciplinarity. Humanists regularly borrow concepts and frame- others. Likewise, if some segment sees little value to their own areas works of analysis from each other as well as to a lesser extent from in such Provostal support, then rather than oppose it for colleagues in social science and science. But they tend to work alone, not in teams. other areas of the campus and risk stunting their improvement. a more They use the discipline as an anchor. They are not by and large constructive response would be to support these initiatives for those problem solvers in the way that scientists and social scientists tend to be. Rather, they are interpreters of meaning; they give shape to hu- areas and provide alternatives that will enhance improvement in their own. The signs of the future indicate that interdisciplinary activity man ways of perceiving and understanding. The conception of d nterdisciplinarity among humanists has a different cast. Centers or Institutes in the Humanities do exist at great universities, and they contribute to advancing academic research and scholarship through will grow, probably in all parts of our University, but it will grow differentially and our future planning must recognize these variations and not inadvertently slow the development of high quality programs. I am presently in the process of establishing a Task Force to: interactiyity rather than direct collaborations. They become magnets for scholars interacting with other scholars, scholars from different I) examine the current status of interdisciplinary Centers and Insti- disciplines informing each other' s work, and thus facilitating the !Utes development of new scholarship. Interdisciplinary activity performs University support, and for their dissolution, and 3) define the rela- different functions in different parts of our University. From the Provost's perspective, these variations across the campus create opportunities, not problems. Surprising as it may seem to some faculty , no Provost wants to advantage one academic sector of the campus over another. The Provost wants to advantage quality over mediocrity and to ensure that the educational needs and expectations of our students are met. The idea that a Provost intentionally on this campus, 2) develop guidelines for their formation, for tionships between departments and the interdisciplinary organizations with respect to appointment, tenure and promotion, allocation of faculty assignments, and decisions concerning incentives and rewards. In the interim, I have provided modest support for some interdisciplinary activities proposed by the faculty as a way of moving forward in areas where faculty interest and commitment is high. �Djffm•tig«qs 111H1 DirWmt qfl.pboc A third area of concern has to do with the relative emphasis, but ignore or downplay signal contributions in education or service. the division of resource allocatio.n, the balance and distribution of It comes from the way faculty identify themselves with the Univer- faculty time among education, research and public service and their sity and draw their academic identity from that relationship. It comes synergistic refationships. As I said in the Planning Report and have from peer pressure. It comes from the economic structure of major reiterated since, academic units within a Research University can have universities. The President of the University of Aorida recently ex- differentiated responsibilities with respect to these elements of the plained to the Aorida legislators, when they requested better and more overall University mission and that within the academic unit indi- teaching from his faculty , that he and his provost had often made vidual faculty can have differentiated responsibilities. Within our counter-offers to faculty who were being lured away for their re- culture there are attitudes, processes and incentives that work against search, but that they had never had to fight off an· offer to a great differentiation. But we will need to find ways to reduce these resis- teacher. All of this says we are not operating in an environment that lances because they will hamper our ability as a public university to will easily accommodate the conflicting expectations and conditions demonstrate our public accountability. within which major research universities operate. But just because it This is a difficult and exceedingly complex topic, and I expeel it will remain so for some time. But we owe it to ourselves and is difficult does not mean that we should not attempt to face the issue and try to deal with it. to our benefactors, public and private, to move ahead on it. The basic We can make a start I) by better accounting for the activities premise is that the University will use the talent it has assembled to of our faculty and sharing that information with the public, 2) by pursue all facets of its mission in the most resourceful and efficient having our academic units define their missions more precisely and way it can . This argues for some specialization, not just by discipline evaluate the contributions of their faculty to those missions, and 3) and expertise, but also by relative emphases among our multiple mis- by coming up with measures of performance that reliably account for ions of education, research and public service depending on the role both the quantity and quality of our effort collectively and individu- and mission of a program and the capabilities and performance of ally. These initiatives all naturally form a part of the development of ndividual faculty members. \ also comes from faculty who judge their colleagues on their research ' the academic infor!nation system described above and further em- The resistance to these ideas comes from Deans who argue for expanding their research productive faculty rather than other ele- phasize the importance and priority given to those activities in the Provost's Office. ments of their programs because UB is a "research" university . It POSSIBLE USES OF FUNDS FOR INVESTMENT In Planning Report I, I gave my views about how the additional 15% might be directed. The Planning Report did not attempt to assign amounts to these various needs because that would have been premature. The appropriate information and analysis for those decisions still need to be developed and priorities among those possible investments established. Those are tasks that now lie before us. Turnover and Reallocation Resources Expansion of Faculty·in a few key areas Undergraduate Teaching Incentives Vari~us Initiatives, Institutes and Centers New Tuition Revenue From Undergraduate Tuition Differential Further Expansion of Faculty particularly to enhance undergraduate programs Improved Teehnology and Laboratories for undergraduate instruction Expansion of Master's Programs From Specific Professional Program Tuition Increases Management MBA Program Pharmacy Pharm.D. Other Professional Program Needs as identified Research Revenue Expansion Expansion of Support for research faculty Research Infrastructure including consolidation of high cost laboratories and scientific instrumentation facilities Other New Revenue Support to Units generating revenue �ill. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND RESPONSFS In this section, I take up the topics and issues that raised the most widespread reactions in discussions and written commentary last Spring. Mgl(r'< 41 4 Twzct Dcmc for Mor1 Urukrerqdyqtrs Is there a demand? Within our present academic structure and milieu, there is. UB currently has 138 SED registered Master's degree programs. Of our enrolled graduate degree students, 43% are pursuing the Master's degree. The remainder of our graduate students are enrolled in Ph.D. programs (34%) and professional doctorate programs (23%). Because some faculty expressed concern that a Master's target initiative might expand professional Master's programs at the expense of others, it is worth noting the following three year average distribution of Master's students and degrees 0esP- Aw.ded (A-..-1995-1967) DegrMa Number Professional Maste~s Professional School (MBA, MSW, MUP, MLS, Ed.M., M.Arch., M.Eng.) Maste~s (MS, MA) Arts & Sciences (MA, MS, MFA, MM) %of Total 839 56% 339 23% 318 21% I The current configuration already shows a tilt toward professional Master's degrees, but it also shows a substantial presence of Master's students in the Arts and Science. Moreover, these categories treat separately some professional school graduate programs that are quite similar to an Arts and Sciences program- (eg. Biomedical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Science). That's our current situation. What we don' t know is what would happen if UB encouraged and made it easier for more undergraduates to continue on to • a Master's degree, ifUB made a concerted effort to create new attractive Master's level programs for which there was demand, ifUB created an image so that our various publics would especially identify UB with education beyond the baccalaureate degree. Demand both exists and is created. By aslcing- is there a demand?- the questioner ignores the potential for creation and creative educationa! leadership. UB should not lose sight of its obligation to expand the horizons and opportunities for our undergraduates. Emphasizing continued education to the Master's level would build on one of UB' s strengths. Should every undergradUJJte pursue a Master's? No, not all students should or would be so encouraged. Likewise, not all of our Master's programs are equally attractive. It's lilcely in this era when a utilitarian linlcage between education and employment is high among the public expectations, some professional Master's degrees will be the most popular. However, the relationship between various aspects of arts and sciences education and the demands and expectations of individuals in various lcinds of gainful employment are not well understood, or fully explored. In our own discourse we generally concede to the popular conception that arts and sciences education develops broad, diffuse non-job specific capabilities while professional education is narrow, focussed slcills development. Both characterizations, particularly in a major public University setting, are caricatures unrelated to a more complex reality. If we explored the relationship between forms of education and employment success, if we analyzed the experience of our graduates, we would probably find a much more complicated set of relationships between education and employment success, and between education and the non-employment aspects of life. On the basis of that information, we could do a much better job of guiding and educating students to a higher level of achievement. �Is it degree inflation? It shouldn't be, and won 't, if our faculty hold to their standards. We must preserve the integrity of all baccalaureate programs, as we always have, whether or not they are perceived as connected to any given Master's Program. What will it mean for Ph.D. programs? Independently of the Master's proposal , UB should take a hard look at its Ph.D. programs in all aspects including: I) their structure and content, 2) their relation to future careers of Ph.D. holders, 3) their conneciion to the immediate post-degree job marlcet, 4) the quality and numbers of students entering and leaving with degree in hand, 5) the attractiveness of stipends, 6) the trade-offs among number of students, level of stipends, and success ratios (% of entering students completing degrees). The evidence at hand indicates that fewer, better Ph.D. students would be a better strategy for UB, at least in the near term future . But that certainly would not be true for all of our Ph.D. programs and the economics of Ph.D. education must be factored in, that is, the relationship~ to undergraduate programs and the support for sponsored research . Those issues have to be examined as specifics with actual numbers and programmatic analysis, not as rhetorical arguments. What impact would an increase in Master 's students have on Ph.D. programs? In meeting SUNY enrollment expectations, it will relieve the pressure on numbers of Ph.D. students, but more to the point, no answer to this question has university-wide applicability. It will depend on the structure of the Master's programs and the extent to which Master's and Ph.D. students are compatible in beginning graduate courses, which may in tum depend on the faculty's ability to invent forms of teaching and learning that use their time and their commitments in ways that accommodate different learning objectives and varying levels of preparation. Time and again, I will emphasize that problems that are identified are matters to be solved by using our creative imagination, not to be treated as obstacles to forestall change. How will the increase in Master 's students affect the attraction and retention of good faculty ? This question opens a host of issues. First of all, what is meant by "good" faculty? The implicit meaning some questioners attach to the word probably treats as "good" those faculty who have and build strong research reputations. Does'UB want to attract and hold such faculty? Clearly, yes. But can UB function well and serve its multiple missions if such faculty are not interested in undergraduate and Master's students? Clearly, no. Can we develop a concept of "good" faculty that is broader, that encompasses a variety of faculty capabilities performed at high levels of quality? I would hope so. To the extent the questiDn implies and assumes a one-dimensioQal model of a complex university, it represents a key problem that UB must addreSJi rather than treat as an accepted norm. Saying that, I do not gainsay the importance of UB being attractive to outstanding scholars, but we also must be attractive to outstanding teachers and educators and, one would hope, especially attractive to those who are both. In general, having fewer lower division undergraduates and more Master-'s students should be a more comfortable academic environment for most scholars. Having fewer Ph.D. students may discourage some faculty if that creates or intensifies a competition among colleagues for Ph .D. students. But improvements in the quality and capability of Ph .D. students should moderate that downside possibility. Will the downsizing of Ph.D. programs negatively impact access to externally funded research ? This is an important issue which needs to be addressed in the context of specific Ph.D. programs as they relate to opportunities for external support. Quality of students, size of stipends, and support for funded research are all desirable goals which affect the optimum number of Ph.D. students in different directions. A resolution of these conflicting concerns must come in these analyses of specific programs. �ll!lwlilciplinqn Slructwu d,q.; lnjliqtjw. lllllilflle« IIIHI Cflllm What was the basis for selecting the foci mentioned in Planning Repon I? 1.) Faculty Proposals - Environmental Institute -Women and Gender Institute - Policy Institute - Humanities Institute 2.) Sizable University Investment Managed by Fragmented, Uncoordinated Decision-Structure (i.e. common interests shared by multiple departments and schools) - Biological Sciences Initiative Chemical Science Initiative Urban Initiative Infonnation and Communication Technology Initiative Neuroscience Initiative The Center for the Study of the Americas Note also that the earlier Planning Report said explicitly: "Over the post few years the faculty in various pons of the University have come forward with proposals for Institutes or Centers. In thinking through the opponunities presented 10 us by our present programs and faculty, I and others have suggestedfaculty combinations which have led in some instances 10 the formation of Task Forces to look into the possibilities of pursuing these initiatives. In order to give some concrete examples, I am listing most of the proposals currently .,.Ur consideration. Listing them is not a commit~nent to proceed with them or fund them, but rather a way of putting them on the agenda for serious consideration. Moreover, it is a representative but not exclusive list of Institutes and Initiatives that UB might pursue." The Report also stated that the purpose of such structures is to enhance cooperation and collaboration among faculty in order to improve our programs and increase our research productivity: " The raison d 'itre of a university is that it brings together people committed to kaming, to the creation of knowledge, to the sharing of ideas, perspectives, and speculations. It brings them together so they can engage with each other on a regular and continuous basis. We may talk compo~ntally about our various activities -education, research. and service- but they are all pan ofa larger commit~nentto knowledge and learning. The essential character and quality of a university is detennined by the way it maintains and enhances the vibrancy of intellectual engagement, exchange, and collaboration among its members, panicularly faculty and students. As the communications barriers of time and place disappear, it becomes even more impol'lant that a university make the most of its assemblage ofpeople-faculty, students, and supponing staff. In order to do this UB must define clearly the academic and intellectual spaces it will occupy - that is, its degrees, programs, disciplines, trWitidisciplinary interests, research foci- and the organizational structures that will produce high levels of academic exchange, cooperation and intellectual activity. " Will these structures have a role in tenure and promotion ? To the extent that they involve junior colleagues in collaborative relationship with senior colleagues, it is both sensible and fair to involve those senior coll~agues in the process of evaluation for tenure and promotion of those junior colleagues. It is sensible because the senior colleagues are likely to have valuable experience related to an evaluation. It is fair because junior colleagues deserve evaluation by faculty who know and understand their work and their achievements. Would depaflments and depa~ntal colleagues still have a role in the process? Of course. Presently, no individuals or groups of faculty or administrators have determinative control over such decisions. The process draws upon wide participation in which the best opinion is that which represents sound analysis of the candidate's record and in which the candidate's success or failure depends on the weight of the well-founded judgments of many participants. Widening the number of participants to include faculty who know the candidate's work outside the candidate's department and/or school would improve the process, not fundamentally alter it. �How will these interdisciplinary structures interact with departments vis-a-vis RCM? RCM is discussed separa~ely. (see below) A fundamental issue is the relationship of faculty to the structure that shapes the use of their time and energy. Currently the dominant authority in most parts of the University is tlie Chair, as buttressed by the departmental faculty culture and as overseen by the Dean. Chairs assign teaching responsibilities within a set of faculty-acknowledged expectations. They may influence the time faculty have for research by adjusting teaching loads, allowing for teaching buyouts, recommending sabbaticals, making other departmental assignments, and assigning teaching and research assistants. If the interdisciplinary activity is primarily research, then the potential departmentaVinterdisciplinary nexus will largely revolve around time available for research and the perceived value and credit the department receives for the faculty member's participation in so-called (and misleadingly so) "extra- departmental'' activity . We may need special budgetary rules to facilitate this activity. We may need academic accounting and credit rules that treat these activities as contributing to a department's stature, because in fact they do so contribute. But let' s keep a few basic principles in mind. Our major goal is to enhance the University, not just one of its parts. Presumably, faculty will pursue research in areas and in collaboration with other faculty which is most promising in terms of its likely results and, where appropriate, is most likely to secure external support. The ~urpose of our structure, decisions and procedures should be to facilitate and encourage the faculty in those pursuits. If an interdisciplinary structure is involved in a degree program which requires specialized teaching, then the relationship with departments becomes more complicated, and in those instances which are unlikely to be numerous, a budget allocation for teaching resources may be the most sensible administrative approach. In any event, these issues will be fully studied before any new budget system is put in place. It is a mistake to presume or expect that we have all the answers at this time. What is the problem with traditional disciplines that these structures are designed to correct? I The issue is not what is wrong that should be put right. The issue is whether the University is as supportive of faculty interests that operate across disciplines as it should be. The message from some faculty is that it isn't and they at times feel hemmed in by their chairs, their colleagues and our current structures. What concerns me is that faculty who don't share these interests will block or put up obstacles for faculty who do have crossdisciplinary interests. I am also concerned that our disciplinary structures may limit the capacities of some of our faculty and students to add to knowledge and understanding, as well as dim the attractiveness of the University to some potential faculty members with cutting edge interests and capabilities that are out of the ordinary . Responsibjlily Center Manaument The RCM concept has some attractive features: integrating resource and academic accountability and relating expenditure potential to revenue generation . That clarity would improve administrative responsibility and should enhance our operating efficiency . Deans and other unit heads would have before them the whole resource picture for their programs and would be able to make choices with an undetstanding of the full , rather than as currently -- a partial, picture of costs, revenues and tradeoffs. RCM also has some potential for mischief: isolating academic units from each other; and encouraging competition among units when cooperation would be both more academically sound and more efficient. That is why all along I have argued for a mixed economy, a blended resource allocation system combining some aspects of RCM with some resource distributions based upon rewards and incentives for nonmarket-driven activities including cooperation and collaboration among units. Given that our revenue comes from a mixture of state tax support, tuition and 'Other sources, it is easier to conceive of a mixed system at UB than it is in more tuition dependent universities. Should RCM be instituted while other major changes such as formation of Arts and Sciences College are taking place? No, - for two reasons . One is that on further study, we realize that UB has neither the academic nor financial information infrastructure to manage well an RCM-type finance and budget system. The second is that we need to give considerable thought to the design of an appropriate system before leaping ahead. Both improving our information and considering design alternatives should, however, go forward . We should not put off indefinitely the building of an appropriate budgeting system that will help us better attune our finances to our academic mission and goals than our present budget process provides. �How will RCM interact with the interdisciplinary structures and the reduced size of some Ph.D . programs? As noted above, those are important issues that should and will be considered as we develop various alternative models for a new resource allocation system. IV. DECISIONS AND FUTURE PLANNING Decisions Thus far, the following decisions have been taken. I) ForMDiion of a Col/qe for tile Am GNl Seieru:n As previously announced, the process of forming the College has begun. A Committee has been charged with laying the foundation for a College of the Arts and Sciences that can prosper in the higher education environment of the 21• Century. Another Committee is searching for a Dean for the College. The Council of the present Arts and Sciences Deans is working on some of the administrative, financial and personnel issues connected with the merger. There also remain organizational issues with respect to Computer, Information and Communication Science and Engineering and the Biological and Life Sciences broadly conceived, and these maners are under active consideration . 2) Office of Academk lnfomflltum aiUI Pkmni.ng As previously discussed, I have rearranged assignments within the Provost's Office and appointed Sean Sullivan as Vice Provost to guide a small staff on this critical need. · 3) lnJegratUm of Studellt Academk Services Undergraduate admissions, student records and registration, financial aid, and student accounts and academic advis- ' ing are being integrated under a single structure in the Provost's Office. This integration of services should. enable us to provide students with a one-stop service to answer their questions, to offer them advice, and also to support faculty in the Schools and Departments who are providing academic guidance to students. 4) Tech110logy Support for Academic Programs The second phase of the Educational Technology Action Plan provides support for the academic units to expand the uses of technology in teaching and learning. This phase raises the investment of new and reallocated funds to support educational technology to $8 million over the past two years. 5) University-Business Alliance The University is in the final stages of setting up an organization that will support and expand UB's connection with industry . This new organization will combine The Center for Industrial Effectiveness, the Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence, the Greater Regional Industrial Technology Program, and Technology Transfer, all directed toward providing technological and scientific support to the New York State industry. The UB Alliance will provide easy access for local inclustries seeking University help and will arrange opportunities for faculty to work with industry on projects of mutual interest. 6) Interdisciplinary Structures a) As noted above, I am forming a predominantly faculty task force with representation from across the campus to examine many of the issues raised by the faculty last spring. b) I have made limited commitments of resources to faculty engaged in collaborative, interdisciplinary work in two lnstitutes: • The Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender • The Environment & Society Institute �c) Several proposals for Centers- some with significant potential for external support- are in diffe"?nt stages of evolution, and will receive full review after the Task Force report and the implementation of new guidelines later in ·the 1997198 academic year. Fulure Planninr Actukmic Unit Pkmnillg Several Academic Units have taken their planning forward. All need further development, and more generally as a University, we need to augment the plans with an information system and performance measures that adequately support our accountability as a public university. Roughly speaking, the academic units are at three different stages in their planning. Advanced: (Clear definition of future development and priorities, but with the need to establish performance measures and then make some decisions on implementation and finances in the context of the overall financial capacities of the Unit and the University as a whole.) - Arts and Letters - Dental Medicine -Law - Management -Pharmacy In Progress: (Some analysis completed, future directions reasonably clear, some further development of priorities needed and much further work to be done on performance measures, finances and strategy of implementation.) - Engineering - Health Related Professions -Medicine -Natural Sciences & Mathematics -Nursing - SILS (with Communication) - Social Work Just beginning: (generally, concrete planning just underway, though more advanced in some parts of the unit than others .) - Architecture and Planning -Education - Social Sciences My goal is to move those units in the Advanced Stage to some closure on performance measures, implementation strategy and finances as quickly as possible during this academic year. I intend to help the remaining units and their component parts reach the Advanced Stage by the Fall , 1998. Elements of a Plan No one template for planning will work for all units across the campus, at least not when academic units include a Medical School with over 500 faculty and SILS with 10; and when the Arts & Sciences offer 113 degrees and the Law School offers one. But there are some aspects common to most units that would figure in any forward planning. ~ A projection that sets out a student profile, a research profile, productivity and performance expectations and reputational aspirations that the unit expects to reach in 10 years or less . Benchmarks; An identification and analyses of several comparable, more highly rated programs at other research universities that represent a set of aspirational, yet reachable, performance and reputational goals. Areas of Focus and Empbasjs; A designation of program components that will receive emphasis and deemphasis over the next decade. These choices should be related to disciplinary developments, interdisciplinary opportunities, current educational program and research strengths, and other compelling factors; and they should strive for selected excellence, not broad coverage and balance. The following analyses will be critical to defining the planning, goals and benchmarks and making decisions. Workload Analysis; Projections of student enrollments for various program elements, analyses of degree program structures, a current inventory of faculty research and their relations to academic programs, and an inventory of service commitments and opportunities. �12==================== Resource Analysjs: Currently available resources for delivering workload, that is the number and allocation of faculty ·and staff efforts to each workload element -- i.e., teaching, research and service. Projected resource turnover available for investment and program improvements. Financial Proiectjons: A five year projection of (I) enrollments and other workload requirements and expectations; (2) program costs, (3) revenues available to meet costs, and (4) resources available for program improvements and investments. Fitting Current Conditions with future P/gnning While this planning proceeds, we still have a University to operate, students to educate, enrollment targets to be met, and budgetary limits to live within . Not every short-term decision will fit with the long-term strategy, and SUNY is still function ing within the framework that the UB planning process is aimed at changing. For the time being, faculty and administrators will all live with more uncertainty and ambigui ty than we like and more inconsistency between short-term action and long-term goals than appears rational. 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Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LIB-UA043 Title A name given to the resource Reporter Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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The ASQ. from left: Salvatore Andolina, Russ Carere, Harry Fackelman, Stephen Rosenthal. senate endorses task force on minorities Affirmative Action Committee :recommends creatWn ofunit to increase inclusiveness T HR Facuhy Senate bu mdon<d a rocollllMil· dation from iu Alfinnative Action Committee suppo rting creation of a Praident's Task Force on Racial Minorities on Campus. The senate, at its Nov. 12 meet· ing, also approved resolutions from the committee regarding sal· ary cfucrq>ancies and a proposed policy on !he hiring of members of protected groups proportional to !he available pooL The three resolutions, which wae 6nt introduced to !he sen· ate last spring but returned to !he .committee for further refinement, will be forwarded to President William R, Greiner for his consid. eration. Greiner, who attended !he meetiog, commended the committee for bringing !he issues to !he senate and the administration. He indicated he would accept the resolution on !he taslr. force, and sugated thotthe taslr. force's first order of business might be to look at !he problems posed by the o!her two resolutions. David Banks, professor of an· thropology and ao;ting chair of the Among th.e recommendations to... bulld • c- - . c : y to - t h e - of Inclu- case may be--discuss how be or sion of the lncruslngly she has addressed the salary inequity issue in the unit's annual re- dlvene student body••• port, that the administrative of- DAvtDBANKS administration to "be flexible and ficer devote resources for pay equity, !hat requests for pay equity be -treated separately from !hose try to-devise new strategies, along for merit increases, and that fac- with the task force, that would ulty members be able to appoint an advocate to work with them on pay equity. The senate also endorsed a policy on the hiring of members of protected groups-blacks, Affirmative Action Committee, noted thot many people think task forces are crc,ated to overturn exlstiog policy and •go forward to rectify a lot of wrongs. That is not what we had in mind," he said. In recommending the formation of a task force, commi.ttee members "wani to try to build a constituency to increase the level of inclusion of !he increasingly diverse student body into !he full range of campus life," Banks said. "We want to help everybody to un ~ derstand the problems in !his area.. The committee also wants !he approved regarding salary discrepancies were those suggesting that the responsible administrative officer-the cbajr or dean, as th.e help increase inclusiveness,.. he added. The task force "would consider salary inequities, recruitment and retention of minority students, faculty and staff, and inclusion of minorities in policy and decision- women, Native Americans, His- making, and recommend solutions as they may be appropriate,.. panics and Asian/Pacific Islandero-proportional to tile available pool in which: according to ibe resolution approved by the senate. ~-,...· • The administration would New structure streamlines business functions • A .-Editor 11J a.sTN VIDAL plan to streamline busin~ss functions at UB by 0\'S)lving a single business office to man"8e the administrative functions o( !he university, the Research Founaation, the UB Foundation and the Faculty Student Association has been initiated by Senior Vice President P,obert ). Wagner. Details of !he plan wae outlined by Wagner at a Service Excellence Assem bly on Nov. II. The bimonthly meetiogs are held to update staff in University Services on new initiatives within !he division and at UB. Wagner noted thot !he streamlining efforts are being made to align UB's business operations with changes thot have been occurring at UB and in SUNY. • we have a very lean adminis- from Kevin R. Seitz, associate vice payable functions, with the excep- trative cadre if you compare ourselves to our peer institutions, we hal(e one of !he most complex ad- president for university services and controller, over the next few months tht: current Research tion of travel services, as well as Foundation and state business offices will be integrated into three property control. Human Resource Se r vices, to duster related which will not be formed until early next year, will be headed by Ellen McNamara, assistant vice president for human resources. The unit will include the personnel and payroU functions for both the Research processes, regardless of funding source, into a single organization. The objective is to provide the university with "beginning-toend .. transaction processing, according to the memo. · Foundation and the state. Financial Services will integrate the Research Foundation's grants and contracts operation with the state's accounting and budget operations. Formation of The ·new organizational structure for UB's businm operations Duties of services units Procurement Services will be will be implemented in phases, Wagner said, and will involve a sig- headed by )udi!h Miller, director of purchasing, and will incorponificant amount of change. Under !he plan, which was out- · rate the Research Foundation and lined in a recent memorandum state purchasing and accounts this unit also will begin early next year. Plans for the development of the unit will be led by ministratM struc- tures in which we functional organizations-Procurement SerVices, Human Re source Services and Financial Ser- operate,• Wagner said. That adminis" trative complexity, be added, is vi~esigned ~ "'not by design, but by evolution of SO years as a state university... To be Implemented In phases Elizabeth Kopra, assistant vice president for sponsored programs; John Bell, director of accounting c-u....~-,...6 �21 Repa.-ter lomii!IJ28.1!71¥11t.2Uo.13 -a··· . . . . --..tnv-. Traclltlon.aly, . . . , . _ , . . has fleW. Are-- Faculty an B•·iell aed llow .,. we ......... . u-ntodoso7 · Aaendon HMII contributors tho........., Due to-~ -...tiD --~ ...... r uu butlolo.odu)on ......._lild not-_,,.. Tuosdoy moy <OMd. Conll1buton who sent it..,. for issuos beyond tills one ore asked to ,_,.j tho loform•tJon. "Aslilat Noon" to explore re5HI'Ch In Asran studies The Allin SIIOes Plogrorn wtl pt...nttl>eflnoltwolocunsal thefalsemestt<alltsbag.AslaatNoon•serie>fn 250 Student Union on tho Nonh Compus. Ma!gherito Long.prolesJot d compan!Ne lilefa. tutes,·will<isoM'Thtlllutrlng - --and Aslan-Nnericon lJteniWie• to. morrow at noon. Shl wll ,. view ~ ICholanlllp •nd critlcbm In -.,...,..,;can studies . . . distinct Identity cotego<y emphasizing the global aspect of Aslon culture. In· dudlng the pros and cons of blurring boundariesAsian and Aslan~American identities. On Doc. 5, Jet<my - . . . • doctonol condidm In the~ partment .. Anlhropology who conducts ......a. on the apP,'"'I~In~lclocro(tsd Japon. ,wT - "HbbDDy. ~ and r . - ""'"'*" rrodltianol-....n,· also lt nocin. Aeronautical Laboratory, the precu rsor of Calspan, and joined the UB faculty in 1983. Among his research interests: the aerodynamic principles behind the flight of a football. You've had along andlnt.....stlng ........ both In lndusbyat the university. What got JOU Interested In the dyn•rnks of • football In fllght7 My interest in the flight dynamics of a football comes from toaching the course called Flight Dynamics of Airplanes to seniors in our aerospace program. One of the topics that's covered has to do with spinning aircraft and missiles. and I figured that study of a more be: nign and more familiar missile would arouse the students' interes t. I' m not sure it worked on them, but I've certainly found it to be fascinating! Did your colleagues ever give you grief about studying foot ball aerodyn•mlcs7 Would It h ave mattered If they dld 7 My colleagues occasionally point out that what I'm doing isn't exactly brain surgery, but they do so in a good-humored way, and I Reporter Editor ~In ,.,.. p~oc~go.-, ...... lt's naiiDO .... ...._ SnlltlniHolpUI _ .... Ng!IB CXJIIogoand-Jity c........... lo the~w.y lntht- Are y- a football f-7 WMt's your favorite team? Did you ever play football? I swear every year that I will avoid watching football , but I usually succumb to it, and spend a lot of time wondering why I should care about a team called the Bills. I was a third-stringer in high school-bardlywhat you'd call a first-draft choice. The •erosp•ce Industry has seen a lot of neg.otlve In recent yon, eopecl<olly wfth all the plant closings on the <"- What's - . . g _,...don't tiM WINoteverluoppened to the hypersonic alrpl•ne you were workln!l on with Cals~n -1· neen7 Research on the hypersonic airplane was cut back significantly, only one year after it started. That effort is continuing at several NASA centers, but with somewhat less-ambitious goals. What do you think Dout the sJtu.tlon on the lbu.W. spKe l•b Mlr7 Should we continue H ndlng •stronauts there? The job market for aerospace engineers is quite good right now, and has been for about a y<ar. It does tend to be more cyclic than in other fields, however. My information about Mir is no more extensive than that of anyone else, but based on what 1 read in the newspapers, I'm persuaded that much more maintenance ._.,tiM Job out- utroo.auu (like Thomu - - , . . . . - -..11 Oth« than flying an alrp-, Twice in my career I've been the wt..t everydily .aiYity Is ....,... bene6ciary of initiatives taken by Oifford Furnas. In 1955, the late •ffectacl or dependent on a.w. of aeoocly1111mla7 great Cornell .Vronautical LaboTbat's a tough one. Wind and · ratory, which he had founded, · weather, certainly, jet propulsion awarded me a series of fellowships for aircraft, and all ventilation sys- to do my Ph.D. And 40 yo:arslater, tems. If I had more hair, I'd prob- I have the privilege of being a facably include a blow dryer in the ulty member in a groat uoiversity that he helped to establish. ~st. loo k for recently gradu•te d aerospace engineers? West CCNUL veteran Slalford) who have concluded that we can oontioue ~g Mir with an aa:eptable risk. WINot q-tlon do you wish I luocl - a d - how would JOU have ........... lt7 What's it like being a professor at UB, and how do you compare what you're doing now with ynur earlier experience? It's the greatest job in the world! Sure, it has its financial problems, a few pnma donnas, some po~tics, and a lot of institutional inenia. But at the eod of eacb day I say a prayer of thanks-thank Godfor having bad the chance to join witb wonderful colleagues and wonderful students in sean:hing for new knowledge and sharing it with others. It's a pleasure to come here every day. Funding needed for information technology, Innus says By CHRISTINE VIDAL Ctflla1ft7S&il go& I )OIIUd think that some of them are actually envious. Besides, it brought us some decent pub~city! Unfortunately, womeo still make up only one in nine or 10 of our undergraduate population in engineering, despite a number of programs and incentives offered by the university. needs to·be done on Mir. As to the advisability of sending utron.aUU there, my inclination is to gin strong wtight to tbe opinion of NFORMATION technology plays a key role in UB's future, but its funding is below what is needed; accord· ing to Valdemar Inn us, senior as· sociate vice president for university services, who presented an update on UB's information-tech nology (IT) efforts at the Nov. II Service Excellence Assembly. UB faces an increasingly complex environment in which Web use is dramatically on the increase and information technology is changing equally dramatically. But, Inn us said, funding iS .. not anywhere close" to meeting demand. He said a study that compared the state of information technol ogy at UB, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Duke Uni versity and North Carolina State Unive rsity showed that UB is "much leaner• than the other thrtt institutions in terms of IT central staff and ..extremely lean" in terms of IT ad~inistrative staff. UB, he I noted, is going to find itself '" more challenged as we try to take on new projects." He said that primarily for financial r<asons, UB has ·put its emphasis on operating as an "early follower," rather than as an institution culling edge. on He noted, however, that funding is not what impacts information technology at UB most negatively. The major problem, he added, is "institutional culture." To address that problem, an IT Culture Change committee has been formed. "Changing culture means changing times," according to Inn us. "We need to work across organizational lines a~d roles are going to have to be more blended." Innus said that more than 400 information·technology professionals from across the university have participated in a three-day workshop based on Stephen Covey's "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People; as well as other seminars. Those profes· sional-developmenr efforts are the having a positive effect, [onus said. Other works in P~ll'ess.. lnnus_ "fhe committee also has d~;el­ said; include upgrading BISON, a oped a survey that will be distrib- re-eogineering of administratiye uted to all information-technol- processes and information-tecbogy professionals on campus to nology support for enrollment gauge their percep.tions of the cul- ~ Jonus noted that the tural cbange that is occurring, as university has begun to develop an well as information-technology all-funds budget to try to get a handle on what is spent on ITjrom plannjng on campus. Innus outlined a number of ·sources that include state-budget UB'sinformation-technologypri- funding, reseucb-foundation fund orities, which include fte:ms such ing and the student technology fee. Innus noted that another posas funding education-technology action -plan requests for things sible so u rce of support for UB such as distance learning, partici- could be a Technology Initiative, pation in Internet II, investment similar to the Graduate Education in essential infrastructure, support Research Initiative (GRI) launched in -1987. Such an initiafor essential adminjstrative-systive, he added, oould provide parttemdevelopment and support for nerships between UB and oorpoWeb-site developmen t. rations, such as IBM, Sun The university, he added, also Microsystems and AT&T. has identified as a priority enhancN6ting that such an injtiativc ing the student experience by would "take a lot of time and effort, working to increase student access and involve tre-mendous culture to computing, providing under- change; lnnus said such partnergraduates with guaranteed access ships would be "important in the to e-mail , the Internet and most provision of equipment, service commonly used Microsoft tools. and software, more than funding." UB annoooces new M.A program in applied economics By PATIJCIA DONOVAN News Services Editor new program offering a master 's degree in economics, plus advanced certification in applied economics, will be offered beginning next fall through a cooperative effort linking the De· partment of Economics and several professional schools and aca· demic departments. Open to full-and part-time students, it will allow students to specialize in o ne of five areas: in ternational eco no m ics; eco nomics A and fi n ance; health economics; economics, law and regulation , and urban and regional development. Students wishing to touch on each area can opt for a program focusing on general applied ceonomics and permitting them to tailor the program to their needs. Full-time students be able to complete the program in four se:mesters; part-time students in three years. Isaac Ehrlich, professor and chair of the Department of Economics , said grad uates will be well-positioned for jobS in business and fi nance, government, ,.;m consulting firms, not-for-profit . o rganizations and agencies in the U.S. and abroad. Because it will haveastronginterdisciplinaryorientation, the program is expected to draw students from the fields of business, management, law, medical and biomedical sciences, sociology, pSycbology and po~tical science. · He said the new program is expccted to be of particular interest to st udents from Asia, Latin America and eastern Europe beca use it will aPply econom.ic methodology to fields of impor- tance to developing nations. Cooperating with the economics department in the effort are the schoolsofmanagementandlawand the departments of geography, socia1 and preventive medicine, sodology and political science. Ehrlicb said"it's expected undergraduates will be able to eoroll in a new, five-year program combining an undergraduate degree in economics with a master-of-arts degree and advanced certification in applied economics. That program is pending approval by the State University of New York. �BrieO " FATAL FAMIUES" Book details cases of family homicide Ntws- .,. MAllY lllnt Editor N EARLY half of the nation's20,000 murder victims each year are killed, not by strangers, but by relatives or 3ajuaintances. And although the number of intrafamilial homicides has somewhat stabilized during the past two decades, it most likely will grow as long as there ls a lack of recogni - tion of the underlying causes of the problem and dwindling com- munity resources to deal with them, a UB law professor and psychologist predicts. In his latest book, "Fatal Families: The Dynamics oflntrafamilial Homicide" (Sage Publications, 1997), Charles Patrick Ewing, professor of law and adjunct professor of psychology, details doz.ens of cases of intrafamilial homicide to examine th~ nature, causes and \ ' co nsequences of family homjcide in modem America n society. Ewing outlines five factor> that he says are the most obvious ones contributing to intrafumilial homicide: • Domestic violence. "In trafamilial homicide is not only a form of domestic violence, but often a product of domestic violence," he wri tes. For example, when abusers kill or are killed by thcir abuse victims, the homicide is frequently the culmination ofa long-standing pattern of child and/or spousal abuse. • Overwhelming social stress. "Stress is dearly a contributing factor to many, if not most, intrafamilial killings."The stress associated with caring for a loved one afHicted with a debilitating handicap or terminal illness, the stress experienced by young mother> of newborns and the stress of unemployment all have contributed to killings within the family, he notes. • Mental illness. A U.S. Department of Justice study of homicide in large urban counties found a history of mental illness among U.3 percent of those wbo kiiJ.a spouses, 15.8 percent of those who killed offspring, 25. 1 percent of those who killed a parent and 17.3 percent of those who killed a sibling. • Ala>hoi abuse. The justi<Z department study found that among defendants charged with killing family members, nearly half--47.6 percent-were drinking at the time of the killing. • Ready availability of firearms. The justice department study foun d that 41.6 percent of intrafa-:nilial homicide victims were killed with firearms, primarily handguns. "There can be little doubt that many intrafumilial killings are committed in the heat of passion and would never have occurred but for the perpetrator's immediate access to a firearm ; Ewing writes. .. Like most of our nation's major social ills, intrafamilial homi cide is unlikely ever to be substan tially reduced until we begin to successfully address these perva- sive toxic aspects of contemporary culture," Ewing writes. Support networks and accessible treatment programs and outreach efforts perhaps could help amelio- rate the causes to help prevent intrafamiHal homicides, he says. But shrinking community resources aimed at these efforts likely will thwart comprehensive efforts to aggressively address the problems in the family and com- munity, he believes. l n his book, Ewing concisely documents the often grisly gamut of mayhem and murder that is ..all in the family.• Amo ng them are cases in which: • Children, driven by a motive of greed to collect an inheritance, kill one or more parents. • C hildren, who have been tar- s·pecial event will feature famed jazz musician Steve Lacy _gets of parental abuse and are fearful of being slaughtered, kill parents in self-defense or out of an ingrained feeling of hopelessness. • Brothers and sister> kill each other, spurred by a smoldering, intense sibling rivalry fueled by alcohol, drugs and easily accessible weapons. • Single teen moms, burdened by shame and insecurityo>1:f their newborns, toss them in trash receptacles • Family caretakers kill elderly and enfeebled spouses and relatives because they are unable to bear the other's unrelenting pain and suffering. • Suicidal parents o r offspring, facing financial or other reversals of fortune, murder the entire fam ily and then kill themselves because they are apparently unwilling to subject their spouses, children or siblings to an uncertain future. Ewing, who has authored another book on the topic, noted that the number of battered women who kill th eir batterers has dropped significantly over the past 20 yea rs, partly because society is doing more to combat and legally address this problem. But he paints a grimmer picture for other types ofintrafamilial hiomic:ide unless more aggressive steps are taken to deal with the tragic and frequently preventable ca uses. .. The overall prognosis for reducing the incidence of intrafamilial homicide still appears bleak, but withour continuing and vigorous efforts to combat spousal, child and elder abuse, the number of fa tal families in America is, un fortunately, bound to grow." Ewing, who is often called as an expert witness o r legal consultant based on his study and expertise in th e field of intrafamilial homi cide, also is the author of.. Bauered Women Who Kill" and "Kids Who Kill." Steve Lacy, lntern.tlonaUy renowned as the pioneer of modern jazz soprano saxophone, will perform with his trio at 8:30p.m. today in the Calumet Arts Cafe, 54 W. Chippewa St., Buffalo, as a 1JB " Wednesdays at 4 Plus Special Event." Tickets, which will be available at the door, are $20 per person for the general public and $10 for UB students, staff and faculry. Lacy has established a friendship and history of artistic collaboration with poet Robert Creeley, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of English , Samuel P. Capen Chair of Poetry and the Humanities, and founder Of the .. Wednesdays at 4 Plus.literarj series. Lacy first set Creelefs poetry to music at tht- annual festival for contemporary music held in Lille, France, in a performance called .. Futurities." The performance was captured in a two-CO set of the same name. A tribute to Creeley that was part of a 1993 performance by Lacy in Cambridge, Mass. , was described by a critic as .. the most inspired and intense playing" of ihe evening. Lacy also appeared at the Cal umet in 1995 for a night of music that featured a selection of Creeley poems set to music by Lacy and sung by Irene Aebi. Like abstract expressionism and modern jazz. C reeley's poems are reductive renderings of precise images and emotions. One of the originators of the .. Black. Mountain" school of poetry, Cree:ley was strongly influenced by contemporary visual art and music in forming his poetic technique. Video artist Joan Jonas to give performance, talk on Dec. 3 Jo•n Jon•s, recognized .s one of Amerlc•'s premier video, visual and performance artists, will appear at UB next month for a video performance and a lecture. The video performance will be held at 4 p.m. on Dec. 3 in the Screening Room, 112 Center for the Arts on the North Campus. The talk, .. Video as Medium," will be given at 12:30 p.m . o n Dec. 4 in 438 Clemens Hall, also on the North Campus. Jonas' appearances, part of Wednesdays at 4 Plus, will be free and open to the public. In the early '70s, Jonas wasoneofthe first to discover the medium's poten tial as a mirror that allowed performances to be easily disseminated and exhibited without the artist's physical presence. Jonas -represented the United States in the 1995 Biennale D'art Contemporaine de Lyon and has received grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the CAT Fund. A recipient of the 1989 Maya Da ren Award, her work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam :ind the Cleveland Center of Contemporary Art , among many other venues. No Reporter on Nov. 27 The Rrportrr will not publish an issue on Nov. 27 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The final issues of the fall semester will be published Dec. 4 and Dec. II. Use new electronic form to send data to Reporter calendar By ARTHUR PAGE News Servkes OirectOf M AXIMIZING the use of new technology, the Office of News Services has devel oped an e,ectronic submission form located on the Reporter Web site to collect data for the weekly calendar that appears in the newspaper's print and electronic versions. The form has been tested by a group of 10 campus users during the fall semester and with the next issue , the Reporter is opening use of the electronic submission form to all individuals who submit information for the calendar. The deadline for receiving calendar information remains noon on the Thur>day prior to the issue in which the information is intended l'o appear. Use of the form will be optional through the end of January. Beginning with the Reporur issue of Feb. ..,_ 5, the electronic form will become the only way to submit information for the calendar. The form , as well as directions for us- ing it, ca n be accessed at http://www. buffolo.odu/ reporter/ cgl/lnput It was developed based on the recognition that aU those who traditionally have submitted information for the calendar by campus mail, fax or e-mail have access to a compu ter and can access the form, either in their offices or in a nearby uni versity co mputer lab. While those submitting info rmation tra ditionally have used their own formatssome clear, others more perplexing and difficult to decipher-the electronic submission fo rm asks for consistent information in an orderly fashion. Users enter the information into fields, and have an opportunity to view their entries before being asked to make the submission final. The entries, in turn , can be downloaded by the Reporter staff in the font and type size used in the calendar. While the staff still mwt proof the copy, the new process eliminates the need to sort large stacks of paper entries and to keyboard entries, frttlng staff to handle other Reporter responsibilities. Those submitting informati on for the ca lendar have the option of doing cntrie:. on a week-to-week basis, or submitting in· formation for multiple weeks a ll at once. The new form has proven to be efficient for users, as well as for th e Reporrer Slaff. Among those participating in the pilot program has been Necia A. Black of Academic Services CIT, who has used th e form to subm it information for ASCJT work · shops that arc held weekly on campus. This semester alone, she estimates. there have been so me 70 workshops. Black admits that she was "dis mayed" when, as a member of the test group, she reali zed she was being asked .. to 'type in' all the separate workshops on a Web form. .. However, I soon learned that the form was very much to my benefit," she adds... It would take me more than two full days to go through the contortions I did in the past to generate the lener with aU the workshops in it, and then you had to retype everything I had already typed. But with this new form , it took approximately four hours."' One way in which the form saved her time, she notc'd, is that there was information common to all en tries thJt she did not need to retype. Like some others in the test group. Black has suggested modifications to the form that have been made. Similarly. the Rt>· porter staff is interested in hearing other sugges ti ons that would make thl· form more user-friendly, The form was designed bt Ben)amm Edelman, a student ass istant who works in News Services, v.·ith assistance from tht: UB Web Team, cons•sting of staff mem · bers from the Electronic Media Unit m the Office of Publications and CIT. In addition to Black, others who have helped test the form are Jude Schwendler, alumni relations; PauJ Vecchio. athletic:.; Ray Dannenhoffer, anatomical sciences; Rachel Costa, geology; Gemma DeVmney, library programs; Marie Bennett, math ematics; Sandi \Vheaton, pharmaceutics; Eileen McNamara, philosophy, and Charles Wenner, biochemistry. �International students enjoy traditional Thanksgiving food at a buffet Tuesday in the Student Union, hosted by the UB Women's Club and the International Education Office. ·From left: Markus Mielke, Tsako Majima, Michelle Cheng and Dirk Tenne. Above: Irene Lee, left, with julie Cohan, Women's Club vice president Senate discusses issue of retaining senior faculty By SUE WUETCHU News Services As.socYte Director recent front-page article in The Buffalo News about a perceived "brain drain" at UB and the university's policy on retaining senior faculty members spurred a discussion among the president, provost and faculty members at the Nov. 12 meeting of the Faculty Senate. In The Buffalo News artick, pub· lished on Nov. 2, D. Bruce Johnstone, University Professor in the School of Education and former SUNY chancellor, maintained that UB has slipped in stature because top faculty members are leaving the university due to budget cuts and the politicization of SUNY by the Pataki administration. Several sehators called the article "excellent" and "a breath of fresh air," and one chided President W~ · liam R. Greiner for not stating strongly in the article that years of budget cuts have severely hurt UB. Greiner responded by urging faculty members to take the lead in speaking publicly 2bout such is· sues, notin g that .. there are some things that a faculty member can say that neither a president nor provost can say." Using the article as a starting point for discussion , William George. professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. addressed the issue of retention of senior faculty members. The number offaculty members leaving the university " may be some of our own fault," he said. While UB does a good job of hiring good faculty members, tenuring them and "fast-tracking A ....,._.. ,._........,......,... -.-.--...... .-...._... . . _fnxn_.........ln ...."'.....,.,_fnxn_ __ __ .~ ........... 200 .......... . . . d . . . . .......... lha ...... .,._on CllllfiUL • EIIIC~ pnMIIog at· cess to-~ I)'SIBnsllld - d c l e s !OrWNY_IIId.,...... 1111. ·01111oa -lnilla- ........-. ................' 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"If there's something we need to address on this campus, it's what we do to hang on to the really good people. And frankly, I don't think the issut is money." · Herbert Schue!,· professor of anatomical sciences, said that in his 20 years at UB, he has been "appalled" at tlie number of prominent faculty members who have left the univers.i ty to go-e~bere "without any real effort" by the administration to retain them. "I hope in light of what's in The Buffalo News. and the intention (by the administration) to move this university to the fi.rst rank. that a major effort be made to provide competitive counter-offers to faculty members when they receive offers elsewhere, and to also act proactively so it's unlikely that these people will even want to leave Buffalo to go somewhere else." Schue! said. Provost Thomas E. Headrick told senators that in the past year, there have been three cases of prominent faculty members-<ill SUNY Distinguished Professors-who seriously considered leaving UB for other universities. In each case, Headrick said, he "made a pre-emptive strike," and offered the faculty mern~rs something that madi them reamsider and stay at UB. "That's been my policy,as provost,,. he stressed, noting that in one case, he bypassed both the chair and dean. "I will do that when ·I think .it's in the long-term interest of the university~• he said. · Greiner noted that faculty members must lceep track of" both the losses and the gains."While the Department of Psycho logy re· cently' iost essentially the entire ?'psychology group, he said tliere have been some "outstanding" additions to the department, some at the senior level "We must as a faculty not just lick our wounds, we also collectively have to celebrate our gains.,. · Don Schack, professor of math- . ematics, praised Tht Buffalo Ntws article, saying that he found it "quite refreshing• that a major newspaper reported that "what we're doing repeatedly (budget cuts) is. in faCt, having a devastating effect on the university and it will have a reallpng-term effect." Schack said that while be supported Greiner's and Headrick's efforts "to reinvigorate this place and to help us retain our position,'" he said he would have "rather heard them ratify the position that Professor Johnstone took in that article and to say.simply, 'Of oourse, it's been a horrible thing that has happened to us, and of oourse, it has damaged us enormously and we're doing the best we can to prevent it from being devastating.'" While Greiner's comments may have been politically astute. "we've accep ting and approving ihe Af. firmative Action Plan for each unit • Appointment of members of protected groups to upperadmin· istrative positions would be a 'goal during current administrative restructuring • A special effort would be made to recruit wel l-qualified UB graduates who are members of protected groups to be candi<:lates for open faculty and profess ional staffpositions. Michael Cowen , professor of mathematics, pointed out that early recruitment is "the most critical thing you can do" to attract minority faculty members to UB. If the pool of minority and women applicants is smaller, "then by the time we recruit, the top recruit in those pools is gone,.. he said. Banks agreed that early recruitment .. is essential to any strategy in a highly competitive marketplace.• jack Meacham, professor of psy· chology, commended the Affirm a· tive Action Com·mittee on its work, noting that he had recently attended a national conference on affirmative-action initiatives on campus. " I'm pleased to see that with these kinds of resolutions, we will be moving in step with many other a been damaged and we have to S\IY that," Schack said. Greiner told senators that his view of the issue is different from Johnstone's; "not so gloom and doom ... there are many real reasons to be optimistic." While a president cannot say any· thing openly aitical of his institu· tion tO !he press, Greiner said "what we have to do is deal honestly with that intemally in the W.Mrsity." He agreed that 10 straight years ofbudget cuts "simply will leave an institution in stress." The administraiion has "been very open about that" on campus, '1>ut we·re not going to go public .. ..But faculty members can,• he pointed out. · Th~ president and provost should provide leadership on these types of internal issues, be said, and faculty members who wish to speak operuy about these issues • are free to do so and should; they have the protection . of the First Amendment and academic freedom ...." Johnstone's comments-and the resulting front-page storymay have been unsettling. Greiner added, "but it's right in the rradi· lions of the academy; somebody steps up, speaks their mind, and then there's a response to it." Johnstone "did a great service for the university, the kind of service that only a faculty member can do.'" he said.· "I think the faculty ought to speak up more,"Greiner told senators, "be· cause you ~ve both the right and the obligation and the authority to do that in a way that neither the president or provost do.• Task force Continued troni- 1 devise new procedures for recruiting members of protected groups, including the employment of net· working specialists and early-recruitment strategies to facilitate the recruitment of members of under-represented groups • Schools or comparable unit s would provide appropriate per· sonnel to implement the new proced ures • The administra ti on wou ld provide budgetary support to recruit members of protected categories • Either the Affirmative Action Office or a panel designated by the president would be responsible for universities around the country," he said. Reading from the exec uti ve summary of a report that brings together the results of 300 research studies on diversity on college campuses. Meacham noted that "a broad campus commitment to diversity is related to positive educational Outcomes for all students, related to satisfaction fo r students, academic success and cognitive development for all students.'" " ... Diversity is for all the students in our campus community," he said . " I strongly support all three of these resolutions." �llovelle28.19971Vti29.1o.13 Reparlac Smoking as an urban disease M.D. works to decrease damage tobacco causes in the inner city COntemporary Women's Issues .,.AINTc~ lu part of our commitment to bring the US community full -text Reporter Staff Web-based products of exceUence, the University Libraries is pleased to announce the additi.o n of Contemporary 'Nomen's Issues to the BISON D "Online Resources" page (http://ubllb.buff.io.- !llbnrles/e-resourc:es). CWI provides full-text coverage of more than 600 journals, newsletters, reports, pamphlets, conference proceedings, fact-sheets and regional newspapers. Coverage goes back to 1992 and is international in scope. Vmuallyevery gender-related topic is searchable via this user-friendly database, including human rights, pay equity, the men's movement, job sharing, sexual harassment, the visual arts, osteoporosis. eating disorders, etc. Search it if you are looking for research studies, alternative press commentary or statistical facts provided by U.S. governmen t agencies and the United Nations. There is no need to spend tim e tracking elusive material related to women's issues; just print o ut the information from your computer sc reen . The only exception to this is the abstracts-only coverage of the Chronicle of Higher Education. The New York Times and The Wail S1reet journal. Naturally, the wider Web also has a wealth of information avail able to those interested in women's issues and interests. A super stan ing point is WWWomen (http:/ / www.wwwomen.com ), which has the look and feel of the ever popular Yahoo Internet search direc tory (http:/ / www.y•hoo.com ) with an imponant difference-all the links lead to women-related Web sites. The main directory ca tegories range from '" Feminism" and "Diversity'"' to .. Personal Time .. ·a nd "Women Go Shopping.• WWWomen also allows you to search for gender-related topics by keyword. A5 the welcome screen stares, .. WWWomen offers no political, religious or philosophicaJ agenda and'h.,pes to attract women of all attitudes and persuasions." A keyword search on the topic ..abortion" provides ample evidence that the developers of WWWomen are true to their word as links are provided to sites for both sides of this issue. Internet sites hand-selected by librarians belonging to Women's Studies Section of the American Library Association WSSLINKS: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites (http://www.llbrary.y•le. edu/ wn/) are also a good bet for finding the " best of the best" women's resources for research and personaJ interest. . ARLOS Roberto )a~n never waves his arms, never raists his voice, C bu t every time he speaks he conveys the paSsion and urgency of his work. An assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine. in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, )a~n has been working to decrease the smoking rate among the urban poor ever since he received his M.D. from UB in 1989. As director of the Center for Urban Research, and as a physician to predominantly poor patients from the Lower West Side of Buffalo, he has both a statistical and an expe rie ntial und er~ !tanding of the damago that smokingdoes~people and commwlities. "The rate of smoking for the ge neral populatio n is about 22 percent,• he said. "ln the Lower West Sid e, we found a smoking ra te of 33 percent for the women and 47 percent for the men .... tobacco companies are p rofiting fro m the death an d destruction of inner city communities. "If smoking were something \ tha t kille d people q u ickly," he added, •t could even see saying, 'Well, take your chances.'. But the majority of these people will die in extrem~ and excruciating pain." Jaen is careful to separate his criticism of smoking fro m a critibsm of smokers. A former smoker himself, he says smoking is n'ot a .. bad habit" but rather "a chronic d~it's not unlike diabetes or hypertension ... because it's something that stays with you for a long time. I quit 20 y~s ago and I am still haunted by the Marlboro billboards-it's a disease that will be with me until I die ...b ut there are very effective means of treating it." From 1994-96, )a~n was part of a national advisory panel that as- -------·-JcounW· c..loo~ ... -.ICIIC,--tD•polol ... sessed some of those treatments an d m ad e recommen d atio n s. Their conclwio ns were p ublished as the federal "Smoking Cessation Clinical Practice Guidelines." · According to )a~n . the panel established that people who want to quit smoking "need to develop the proper skills so that they can deal with issues lilce cravings, social situatio ns, negative effects and stress. And they need to develop social support, whetherit beacom munity, your friends or your liunilf.' Along with the need for skills and social support, said ) a~ n . the stro ngest conclusio n the panel reached was that "nicotine replacement, whether it;s the patch or the gum, seems to double the effects of anything we do." He notes that this is one area wh~e the poor have a distinct disadvantage in their struggle to qujt smoking. "Very select HMOs or other health insurance may cover nicotine replacement," said Jaen, "but the majority d o not-they decided not to cover any smokingcessation treatment. This is absurd because they also cover heart attacks, lung cancer, all the experiences that come from the consequences of continuing to smoke." But if insurance companies have acted absurdly, Ja~n argues that tobacco companies have acted with nothing short of•criminal intent." "Most of the health effects of poverty,• he said, '"are not related to bad habits. They are related to structural social and economic oppression,lack of opportunities to advance, lack of hope.• For Ja~n. the tobacco companies are a key part of this oppressive conglomerate ... The inj ustice is perpetrated b.y a cartel that has consiste ntly and systematically profited from the death and suffering of the American people," he said. Bu~ he added, to say the poor are oppres5!'d is not the same as saying they should be pitied. "I see 1 wealth when I look at the people on the Lower West Side ....There is a tremendous sense of family," he said. '"People not even related to each other are constantly caring for each other. I find that I'm privileged to be in a situation where people welcome me with open arms. I tell my wife that I'm in love with all the little old ladies who are my patients. "We need to work hard to change the social conditions," he added. "We need to work hard to improve the ability of people to move forward. But in the meantime, I cannot sit idly by and watch these people die." Q For further information on womenS studies Web sites. contact Dorothy Woodson (woodson@acsu.buffalo.edu). Lockwood Library. Those needIng assistance in connecting to BISON II and the World Wide Web should contact the CIT Help Desk at 645-3542. --Gemm• DeVInney •nd Don H•~ • n. University Libraries Snow and sleet blanketing Western New York? Here's what UB employees l).eed to know... 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LOIS IIAIWI News Services Edito< J OHN Belushi, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and several other pop icons are believed to have died due to regurgi· tation of stomach contents into the lungs while they were uncon- scious, an event that precipitates a -now ..........• .....,. Salo.a.on- by ...... and ............... ... - l lUI,Io .., cllpllrMiho Nlagoao.~Callgo gllloly UIIII Nov. 26. Thegolory. - · :111 1 Sounclors-llold, 31,1n SlniJan\ lofrom 10 Lm. ID 4 p.m. Mondoy """'-91 flldoy a n d _ _ , from 10 o.m.ID I p.m. The~-­ ,.,.,.IDasa_d.....,. ..... etsy,• -lftO!I!IICI ~·­ <ly ol _ , c l o y - objods In oodor iD . -. mylhologicll11wN. Soeo. . - --"""""*""·part olt11i ................... gratalnlo-- .• -~llt· ist.--oltlw-ol l/olumon ~ an lilt group lhlt cNngod lho coune al~ art. His has-.-...~ lo nlljor publaotianl aboullho hlsloryd~art,.lnWiq .,_Malc.a"byl..ulo Camr*-. ToroQID des9t finn to tillhlllt wOitc In UB ~ Wllery -IMI&II1nglho........ " I lll)'giiiiiHI: dlhoT_..., wllh .............. Dlrncli:li - · 51Jo.7:30 p.m.IOdly .. lho M OWM, _ Gllory In 1ho c.Mirlar tho - ... lho "*"*C"AIIpus. Tile ........ "DDIridd&: ....... ~low*~"""*' lng. ............. c~~p~~r ..... ..,...,_.., urdDec.1211111•W.• -'1-lnWiq ....... . signsllld .............. .. bool<llld CD The ............ _, free lung inflammation called aspin· tion pneumonia. Aspiration pneumonia also is one of the leading cawes of death in pregnant women, who are at risk of developing the condition when they give birth under general anes· thesia or unckrgo other surgery. Researchers in the ~partment of Anesthesiology have found that inhaled nitric oxide, a new therapy being tested to treat serious respiratory ailments, may do more harm than good if used for aspi· ration pneumonia, and reported new information about the progression of this potentially fatal form of lung inflammation. Results of their studies were presented recentl y at the American News Services Editorial Assistant T HEdiscoverythatplantJ respond actively to spe· cific attacks by herbi· vores and pathogens is the topic of a new, state-of-thediscipline critical overview coauthored by !an T. Baldwin, pro· fessor of biplogical sciences and ·a specialist on plant defense systems. The book, " Induced Responses to Herbivory" {University of Chi· cago Press, 1997), is a comprehensive review and ana lysis by Baldwin and Richard Karban, pro· fessor of entomology at th• Uni· versity of California at Davis. of the many circumstances in which pubic- by lholrm Jonalhan~~ graphlc-cleslgn studlq Olnnidt li · lhlt · produces-inlhocufbniiOOim for art g*ries and publblws. ........ for>OCillllld-ot· ganlullans. Cllonls include 1ho Art Gaiety ol Tor..-ID, Allno:l A. Knopf Publishing. Esprit ()n:hes. tr•, ~ SlrMm li Co., lho Museum for Textilos, Nel'l Soup IOb:hon, Mc:Giegor 5ocb and Random House c.-. The has- firm mony national andlntemollonaiThe ue Art Gallery houri ... Tuesdoy 10 a.m. 1D 5 p.m., -y-frldoy10Lm.to 8 p.m. and Solulday 1 1 Lm. to 8 p.m. The exhibit by the Qry Fund. Is-- SendlnQ letters to the llleporter The RoponlfwolcomollotWJ from ....-. COifti1MIII(ng on Its _lor.,., . . . IIIII ccntont. Lo111n 5hoo*l bo . , _ ID IOO-.Is and moy bo longlh. - d ...... tlollt 1ho lloporter comot poblllhalllaors-'lboy ................. b)',a.m. MondoyiObo ....-...for ...-~~~--~-- · stances. When unconscious, a person loses the natural reflexes that prevent food partides and/or stomach juices from entering the respintory system. Stomach contents often are highly. acidic. When acidic matler comes in contact with tissue linlog the air passages of the lungs, a cascade of events results that can lead to a decreased ability of the lungs to transport oxygen. Even when the process is interrupted, the initial damage inflicted eventually may be fatal, due to late.r- occurring reactions, Knight said. · gestJ that caution should be One of th• newest therapies for taken in using nitric oxide in treating infiammatory lung injury is acule inflainmatory lung inju· inhaled nitric oxide. This gas can ries that abo require oxygen bring dramatic improvement in oxy· thmopy,' he said. genation in some patients. Giving Another study by the same supplemental oxygen abo is a stan· team centered on the relation· dard therapy to improve oxidation ship of the concentration of during lung injury. food particles aspired to th• Knight and c¢Jeagues examined severity of lung damage and administration of oxygen and nitric the progression of the damage. oxick together in acid-injured and ResultJ showed that most of normal lungs. using ratJ as an ani- th• damage occurred during mal model the first five hours after aspi· RtsultJ showed that when lung in· ration, and remained unjury was caused by aspiration of changed after IS days. "Not acidic liquid, nitric oxide and oxy- surpruingly,' Knight said, "the gen worked synergistically to pro- higher the concentration of duce an increase in reactive nitrogen· particles, the g~ter the darn· species that are toxic to lung tissue. age.• There was no effect of the combined Researchers on the srudies, therapies on lung injury from aspi· in addition to Knight, were ration of gastric particles. Knight said Nader Nader-Djalal, Bruce; A. these two etiologic agentJ have been Davidson, and Jerzy Cio of the shown to usc different pathways in UB Department of Anesthesi· producing inflammatory lung injury. ology; David Steinborn of the •This observation, along with our UB Department of Pediatrics, previous fipdings of microvascular and Kent Johnson of the Uni· and functio.nal changes with expo· versity of Michigan Depart· sure to nitric oxide and oxygen, sug- ment of Pathology. Baldwin co-authors book on plant defense systems By MARA McCOINHIS por-. 5lnlh Dln!W:kllld by . . . . st.w d llllir*"' beglnnklg at 2 p.m. In c.. for lho Arts Screallng-. Society of Anesthesiologisu annual meeting in San Diego. . •we•re looking at the mechanisms involved in aspiration-in duced lung injury, how we can treat this disease, and bow to avoid things that rnaa the injury worse:' said Paul Knight, professor and chair of the Department of Anes· thesiology and senior researcher on the studies. Aspiration of stomach contentJ occurs during unconsciousness brought on by anesthesia, trauma, drug overdose or other circum- De•r Edit or: The enclosed is a letter I sent to Professor Peter Nickerson, chairperson of the Faculty Senate. I am submitti ng the letter to you for publication in the Reporter. The Buffalo News (1 1/7/97, A-1 , A-18) carried a front-page story telling of SUNY Trustee Candace de Russy's call for the resignation of the president of State College at New Paltz because h is campus sponsored a conference titled "Revolting Behavior: The Chall e nges of Women's Sexual Freedom ." She disapproved of the topics discussed at the conference. According to the story in the paper, she had attempted to censor the conference before it took p lace, and New Paltz President Roger Bowe n, to his c redit, resisted her efforts. The president rightly defended the organizers' and participants' c o nstitutionally protected ri g hts to free expression of ideas. induced responses have been observed in planu. The authors have synthesized the diverse literature and research on the topic using approaches of biochemical ecology, molecular biology and population biology. They describe the different ways in which plants detect damage and respond to it, as weiJ as ex· amine the mechanisms respon· sible for induced resistance and defense. Also discussed are the types of plants. herbivores and environments in which induced resistance is found and the consequences on herbivore life history and popula· lion dynamics. The a~thor> pro· pose guidelines for collecting data on the effects of induced resistance on plant fitness and evaluale evidence for various theories of wby selection might favor induced, rather than constitutive, plant defenses. Baldwin and Karban also pr=nt the prospective problems and advantages of developing induced responses fur man· agement o{agricultural pest:populations. The content is targeted toward theoretical and applied researchers in ecol· ogy,evolutionarybiology,biocbemistry, molecular biology, plant biology, entomology and agriCulture. A faculty member since 1989, Baldwin received a five-year Presiden· tial Young Investigator grant from the National Science Foundation in 1991 TheMai•,• By her actions in attempting to censor the expression of ideas, Trustee de Russy has shown her unfitness to serve as a SUNY Trustee. She has acted illeg ally as a govern· ment official to try to censor protected speech before it was uttered. U.S. Supreme Court justice Powell once wrote : "The First Amendment's hostility to content-based regulation extends not only to restrictions on particular viewpoints, but also to prohibition of public discussion of an entire topic. [To] allow a government the choice of permissible subjects for public debate would be to [allow] government control over the search for political truth. • Trustee de Russy has also exceeded her authority by al· tempting to interfere with the content of academic presentations. I believe she should be censured by the Faculty Senate. The Senate should call for her resignation as unfit to serve ifl her post. I hope you will introduce a resolution to that effect. and encourage the senates on all SUNY campuses to do the same. The Faculty Senate should also urge the Chancellor, and the presidents of all the other SUNY campuses to stand behind President Bowen in his correct and courageous stand. They should let the Governor and ,the trustees know they will not stand by silently .w hile politicians who are out to destroy the State Univer· sity system engage in such despica ble conduct If the faculty does not stand up against such outrageous and unwarranted interference in academic programming, we are only askin'g for more. In my view, sci me of the trust· ees are not friends of either pu blic education or academic freedom . They will go as far as we let them in destroying the values of the academy. -Murr•y Levine, J.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Strvice Professor, Adjunct Professor of Law · to conduct research on the natural chemical defenses plantJ use to fight off pestJ. He reported a breakthrough in nsearch to the American Association for the Advance· ment of Science in 1995 when he stated that plantJ are like animals in the sense that they •remember• when they've · been attacked and that they r<· spond faster to future attacks by hastening production of chemical defenses. Baldwin is on leave from UB and is serving as the founding director of th• Max Planck In· stitute of Chemical Ecology iif lena, Germany. -1 Streamlining Contlnuod , _ and payroll services, and Peter Klumpp, budget control ofli=. ln addition, a Continuous Quality lmpf9Vement unit has been formed to create a CUS· tomer· service focal point. Headed by Roger McGill, assis· tant vice presicknt fur univer>ity services and director of campus services, th• unit will focus on customer communication and feedback and continuous efforts to improve quality service. The streamlining also will affect Campus Services, which includes Campus Mail, University Prin t and Mail Services and Trademarks and Licensing. Those units will continue to report to McGill, who will begin the process of identify· ing the best organizationallo· cation for them. Feedback from a variety of univ=ity constituents has been, and will continue to be. an im· portant part of the process as the streamlining ofUB's business operations proceeds. Wagner noted • we' re not going to deal simply with administrative processing but all university systems,' he said. "We will in· volve thoso staffs and admin· istrator> to talk this through." �Noveam 20.1!1!17/Yoi.ZS.No.13 Rep aries Events calendar ~--· =-llologkaiSclencos Holm.-·- The f<lture of Medkol Care In Buffoicl. Dr. Dovid c. lnsthute. 222 Nlbnl Part Cancer Sclences. North Campus. 5 p.m. UB 2, Canisius l Canislus foiled Buffalo head coach Bob Muwetl's c:moce for his 400th career victory In a non-conference match on No.... 12 ;, AI~Mnni Arena. Canisius got off to a corMncirlg sart. apturiniz the fin:t pme. IS-3. Bofbio quickly bounced back in the second pme, winning I S-6. But the tables continued to wm throughout the match, with Canisius grabbing game three. IS-10, Buffalo snatching game four. 15-3, and Canisius finalty winning game five , 15 ~ 10, and the match. Sophomore outside h;,... Rebecca Meade connect<d on I J lcills and gnbbed II digs. Seniod<othy 8rinkwonh h>d 12 kills and 16 digs. Opu.CiauksU.. Audrey Shller, plono; Paul HArtley, piano. Allen HaU. South Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Concert to be broadast on the f~ Sunday at 4 p.m. on WBFO-FM 88.7. Concot'l Unlvonlty Chorus. Harriet Simons, conductor. Sft. North Campus. 8 p.m. Sponso<ed by Dept of Music. Thursday UB 85, Southern Utah 75 Wednesdays •t 4 Plus Tallc VIdeo as Medium. )oan )onas. 438 Clemens. North Campus. 12:10 p.m . Saturday. Phat'lflkevtics Seminar Fet.l Alcohol Syndrome: Modulation Guerrll&. Imaging of Neuronal Death by EthAnol. Rkhard Rabif\ Ph.D., UB Dept of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 508 Objects take on curious new functions in an exhibit of wort by Paul Johnson In Cooke. North !=ampu.s. 3:30-5 p.m. ~.u=z~~~~ ;:;~[for the Ufe Workshop continues through Dec. 20. Gallety hours are 10:30 a.m .-8 p .m . Wednesday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m . Sunday. Resolving Conflku as a leader. 34:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Offke of Student Ufe. Call ~5-6125 . Peter Halley Profert "'The Peter HaUey Pro;ect.'" a series of Biological Sciences Seminar Progf'llmmed Changes In DKodlng. Dr. R.F. Gesteiand, prof. and chair, ~ -;~';:~~~~=~~No Umpus. 4 p.m. temporary public art projects ~ned to engage the univefslty commun1ty In a d ialogue about contemporary art and Issues, Is on d isplay in the Center for the Arts and at various sites throughout the North Campus through July 1998. For more information on the artist and his WOfll, call the UB Art Callery at 645 · 6912 . otic:es Polmettla reminder The deadline for pnpaid orders fl)r ---lblt Exhibit tided '"Can.dian Architecture," sponsored by the School of Atdlitocture and Pt&nNng, wiU be on d~ through Nolv. 26 In the james Gallely, 335 Hayes Hall, South mpus. Cal$ery houl'l are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Cemonhlp~ "Bumlng Issues: The Heated Debate Cen.sor~hlp, • a travetlng exhibit created by the free Library of PhiLadephia, Is on display in Lockwood Ubrary and the Law Ubrlry through Dec. 20. A basic. introduction to some of the most vis!~ censof'Shlp controversies In contflnpor.~ry Americ.a, the exhibit expfores book banning, record labeling, pornography lssues, art censorship, film editlng and Internet filtmng. Nomlal library houD are 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Mooday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-9 p .m. Sunday. , Over Q~a~~~:.~~~~the ~r, ':c,"r, 5~ ~;o:~~~s or decorated. Pick l!P is Dec. 4. For more lnfonnatlon, contact Winnie Doran at 839-9 71 0. Jobs f....tty Asslsbnt Professor-History, Posting tf-7081. Asslst.nt ProfeuorCommooialtfo.lt OisoJden and Sciences, Posting IF-7082. Asslstont ProiessorMathematics,. Posting IF-7093. As.slstont/Assoclote/f<lll Prof....,. (two positions ovallable)-Gynecology and Obstetria, Posting IF-7094, IF-7095. ==te~~~~ cancer Institute. Posting IIF-7096. Associate/ Full Professor-Surgical Dncotogy{lhoracic Suryery, Roswell Paoi< Cancer lnstitu.te, Posting IIF-7097. Research CrHtiYe ¥kual work ~:lror=~~~~~r~~­ ~=.r:s~ Posting Sponsored Programs Personnel, no posting •. """"""""" Open~tiom Analyst (SL-2}-SEAS Node Technology Services, Posting IP-7090. Counselor (SL-3)-Educational Oppor- ~~~c:~~\':tk!is~~~~tt:~b ~~~(l:.~~~~~~~ns Information Technofogy, Posung fP-7096. Assbtant Ofrector of Admissions (Sl-4)-Admlssions, Posting 8P-7097. As.sJstant to the President for CommunlaUons (SL-4)-office of ~~~v~:;~~~~~ry ~~:;~>~~=or~\e"=~ns (M P-4)-0fflce of the Presklent, Posting f P-71 01. MAnager of lnfonn~~Uon Techno~~SL-4)-School of Management. P::;,'l *P-7103. Classroom ~=n~~<f~~~ Posting IIP-7104 . Coordlnalor of Clauroom Services (SL-3, two ~~~T~~~~~~a~ tP-7 105. Assistant Dun fOf' Minority Affairs (SL-S)-Dean's Office. .5c:ho<M of Medid~ and Bbnedical Sciences, Posting t P-7106. Staff As.ststant (SL2)-PhyW!ogy and Blophysks, Posting IP-7107. Staff A»>stant (5L-2)· Anatomy and Ceft Bic*)gy, Posting fP-7 108. Auoclate Director for Residential Ufe (SL-S)-University Residence Halls, Posting IP-7109. Olrect.Of' of Flnandal Aid (Sl-S)Student f inances a~ Records, Posting IIP-7110. Competitive Classified Civil s.m.:. Keyboard 5pedallst 1 (5G-6)· Univers.lty Facilities, line 1125610. ~-~Utlve / Labor Classified Building Service Aide (NS-3, part· tJme)(three positions available)· Univemty Facilities, line II to be determined. Dental Assistant (5G -7) (part tlme)-School of Dental Medicine, Une: , _.0790. "Oinnkk and Howells: Pictures, Words, Meani~ Effect." an exhibit of a wide To obtain mor~ information on jobs listed obovt, contact Perlonne/ Servkes ' fox r~ system by calling 645-3843 and following the \o'Oic~ prompt instructions. To obtain information on Research jobs, contocr SponSOted Programs Personnet. 416 CrofU. ~~~==~:,;~0:~ ~~,~~~~~~~book through Dec. 12 In the Art Department Callery, Center for the Arts. North Campus. Callefy hours are 10 a.m .- ~~~~~,!;~·1-Sa~~-8 p.m . Junior Scott McMillin came off the bench to score 17 points as the Bolls won over Southem Uah.85-75, on N ov. IS In their season opener and first conference game of the season. McMillin hft a 20-footer from the right wing with <4:34 left in the second hatf to ignite a 11-0 run by the Bolls and put them up 82-68. Southem Utah never got closer than I 0 points in the final minuteS ol the second hatf as the Bulls hung on for the win. Buffalo shot an outstanding S I percent from the field and 81 percent from the free--throw Jine, a.s three Buffalo players scored in double figures. In addinon to McMillin, senior ~un Young led the way with 25 poina and senior Mike Martinho contributed 20 poinu . WOMEN 'S UB 94, Cornell 55 Senior Charissa Gardner poured in 21 points as the women's basketball team delea<od Cornel Unive<'sity. 95-SS,in che Bulls season-opener in hhaa on No<. 14. Buff.do scored the first sfx points of the game and opened up a I 6-2 i~d on twO SUilight ) -point field p!s by junior Kim Coon with 15:34 left. Begmn1ng the second haK with a commanding 55-27 lead, the Bulls pi~ up where they left off. again scoring the fi rst six points of the twf. ComeU co uld not handle Bufblo's tenacious defense as the SuUs forced the Big Red tO commit 2-4 turnovers in the game.The Bulls turned the ball over only 13 times and shot 53.8 percent from the field for the game. Three Buffalo pbyers sc~ in double figures. with senior Charisg Gardner leading the way with 21 poina. Also conoibuting for the Bulls were juntors Kim Coon with 13 poinu and Utherine jacob witt} 1_. points. Men's ~wimmin~ U8 I 1 I , St. Bonaventure I I 0 Sophomore swimmer Dan Hickey finished first ln two evenu as the men's swimming ~m defeated St. Bonavenwre. 121-1 I0, on Nov. IS. Hkkey finished first with~ tirne of 1:+45 9 1n the men's senior 200-freestyle and also grabbed tim In the men's senior 100-freestyle with a time of .. 7.&4. ~oot~all UB 28, Villanova 42 The Bulls lost their final pme of the seuon lo the No. 1-ranked Villanova Wildcaa, 42-28.With the loss. the young and inexperienced Bulls dropped to 2-9 on the season. Despite a disappointing record, the Bulls posted several Impressive rmrks throughout the; season, as senior Anthony Swan became the all-time leading rusher in Buffalo history (3,103 yards}: quarterb~ck Ch.ad Salisbury set numerous records. including completions (21 8). yards (2,889) and ~nempts (3 &4 ).~nd wide receiver Drew Haddad became the first UB player with over 1,000 yards receiving in a season. grabbing 67 puses for 1.058 yards-a new single-season school record. Split end Jamie G~sparre rmtched the record for touchdown receptions in a career ( 19) and finished his two-year US career with I 02 receptions. Nose guard Keith Hanse;n finished with _. I career uckles for loss. Wmstlin~ Two freshmen finished In the finals at the Slippery Rock lnVItaOOnal held Nov. IS in Slippery Rock. Pa. C~d Caros and Vince DeAugustin'e both made It to the finals of the invitational and finished second ovenil Josh States, also a freshman, and junior Brian Schaal both placed fourth overall in the open tourTWnent. No ~ scores were recorded for the invitational. -Andrew Punul, Assisconc Sports InformaciOn Dtreaor 1998 University at Buffalo Commencement schedule Friday, May 1 S Phi B<ta Kilppa Induction 2 p.m. Slec ConceFt Hall ,Graduate School 2 p.m .Center fo r the Arts • Arts and Letters • Natural Sciences and Mathematics + Social..Sciences Honors Convocation 5 p.m. Ce n1er for the Ar1s Saturd":y, May 16 School of Hea lth Relared Professions 9 a.m. Alumni Arena School of Social Work 9 a.m. Center for the Arts School of Nursing 9 a.m. Slee Concer1 Hall School of Information and library Studies 10 a.m. Studen1 Union Theatre School of Engineering and Applied Sciences I p.m. Alumni Arena School of lAw I p. m. Ce nter for the Arts School of Pharmacy 1. p.m. Slee Co ncert Hall School of Architecture and Planning 3 p.m. Hayes Hall lawn School of Management S p.m. Alumni Are na Graduate School of Education 5 p.m. Cente r for the Arts Sunday, May 17 University Co mm et~ ce menr 10 a.m. Alumni Arena Undergraduate Faculli es: • Arts and Letters • Natural Sciences and Math ematics • Social Sciences • Special and Individualized Maj ors • Associa u~ Degrees School of Denrnl M~dicmt" 2 p.m. Center for the Arb Friday, May 22 Medical Honors Program 10 a.m. Health Sciences Libraf)· Scl1ool of Medicine and Biomedical Sciencej 2 p.m. Ccn1.er for the Arts �__ :20 ._, . - - -/IA<twe :---- =.~~~=1\W.Ms. . North Campus. 2 p.m. · ~f'llonn». : ="~~~ Humons.Ka>Mo GtJmbillt. Shoh, Ph.D., VISiting Sdentist. UB Dept ol Pharmkoutlcs. S08 Cooke. North Campus. 3:30-S p.m. · l'hylksC.......... . Perturbotlve QCD ond • . Men's ~ vs.. c.nwus. : Alumni Moo.- c.,.,.... . Cells. Of. Lynne Moquat. . RosweiiPIItCancerlnstitute. : ~Words, Munlng, . Effect. Joootn.n and . · · · · : ~:::.19~ : Campus. 6:30 p.m. 53, IS. : =.~"= . maNADeaylnMommollon . Appr - . , . , . · UBMkro c~ SoJa. . Suite 109, The Commons. : North Campus. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. :- - . ... ''Jus-... : -~-.g : Thursd.11y S~oltheNudoon. : ~.~:~~~~~ ences. North Campus. : 3:45p.m. · llologlcal Sdoncos: Caldum ond the Cytosbleton . In the Pollen Tube Growth. . llf. Peter Hepler, Biology Dept . Univ. of MaSsachusetts. 114 . Hochstetler. North Campus. .-. - : ~~~·C~. . Uppsh<Jiz Room, 125 Bio. medial Educlltion Bldg . 11:30a.m. : ~~~ ' Arnetbn~ .=g~~'=-250 Student Union. North Campus. Noon. . w..-- Lectwo : =~~~- . 107Talben.NorthCOmpus. · 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by Depts• . ol Histo<y and Poiticol Scierice; · Ulcralnion SWdles Fund ond the · Ukroinlon Students Club. . Englllh Lectwo : Hamlet Agolnst the Henriod, . ... We Wen=- fMty . Modem. Unda Chamos, . Indiana UniY. 322 Clemens. . North Campus. 3p.m. Spon. sored by the Butler Choir and . the DePortment ol English. ·- : -..aa-nbtry . Multidrug Resist:.nce Protein . 4p.m. :c-t . ue Jon Combo. Louis Morino, :--- . - BMd. North COmpos. : ~ Sponsored by Dept ol :· Auditorium, ~niY~.:...,~~· IIPO. ·- 12:30 p.m. . \Nomen's IMicetW vs. Siena. . Alumni Moo. -Campus. : r,~~~more . o.-a-~au.. : loel Schoenhols, plono. Allen . Hall. South Campus. 7 p.m. . Conan to the broadcast on . the following Sundoy ot4 p.m • . on WBfO.fM 88.7. : ~ · Ul Peri:usslon Ensemble. · Anthony Mitondo, conductor. ·- . ., ___ · IRIWPM' n' . . . f.eldnj : ~~s.f.....~- : Campus. 6:30 p.m. n, ss. - ~ : Women'slasketblll vs. Robert- Alumni Areno. : ~=~o:·J~ .. -Campus. 7 p.m. no, . Gus Glonlono Jon Donee . SB, S7. For more infotmotlon, . 645-6666 . : Statistics Colloquium : =:r~slon~f ca.n.n. Fnoillty. llf. Geor9e D. Papondonatos , UB Dept of Statistics. 106 Cary. · South Campus. 4 p.m . . With . __......,c_, · J. Scott Fleming Merit Awanls · Recognition Ceremony. 567 · Capen. North Campus. 5:30. 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Unl- : =)~t=:,('!f/;1';~~~ · UB Alumni Auodatlon. For rnc:>re Information, contact kathleen Heckman at 829- . 2608. : ~Spoken :=rion w.~~~~~m~·Arts. North~pus. 7:30p.m. . . Founder and President of the . Otildren's Oef~ Fund. . Sponsored by The James . Fenton Lecture Foundation. ·- : _ . . . . , . •• 4 Plus . Steve Lacy. Calumet Arts Cafe, : ;'3~i>~~"m:'U~: Buffalo. lnhlblton. Haiping Tang, medicinal chembtJy grod. student 1 H Hochstotter. · North Campus. 3 p.m. . Friday The Reporter publishes linings for eoenb Uldng p1o<e on compus, or lor · 21 -Colloquium afl-ampus ............... . ue groups .ri potndpol NutrttJon Symposium · =r.:~~ . DrMs. Prof. Thomos Wlteisl<i, MIT. 103 Dlefendort. South Nutrition In Women's Health. · Campus. 3:1 S p.m. ....,.._.. lhtlngs ........ . Lord Amherst Mana<, soso · Main Sl 8 a.m.·12:_.S p.m. not.lwt:hwt..,..on · Regisltlltion fee S30, 110 for : lnt..,..tlonol Fo8t Dondng . UB and Buffalo State College All levels. 2 Diefendorf. South lhon-.doy .......... . students. Sponsored by the UB ~- _ . , . . · Nutrition Program, Dept of . Student Assodation. Physical Th"::J1; School of • t------1 )'OU to ua.e our new elec- •~sorJ-~ .tm6~uate -.-ID......~~. 136 Crofts, or...- (~---)- - ..- · torium, Children's Hospital. · Ba.m. the Feb. chlorine E.tposun ond s 1....... the ele<- . ~~~~~~:~~ich, Ph.D., _Dept of Social and tronk form will be the only way to wbmlt lnfof'matlon for the calendar. - ~=~~~~~~ Environmental Health Our F A l l - I s · Environmental Organo- 64S-3765. Beginning wltll - · Dept. ol Theltre and Dance. · · · · · · Flomenco Don )uon. Factoria Teatro, Omna Theatre, Center for the Arts. North Campus. 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Center for the Arts and the International Artistic and · Cuityral Exchange Program. For more Information, c.all645. ARTS . Saturday 22 Pre-ventive Medicine. 12S Biomedical Education Bldg. 5 1 ~th~ed~ E~~n ~tal ~th Sciences Graduate Group. Foculty Stoff . Appn<lotlon .,.,. UBM~ Computer S.les. Suit!! 109, The Commons. · North Campus. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ~~ Hepotitls C: Dlognosls, =~s North Campus. 8:30-11 a.m. S25 for participants eami~ continuing medka~ucatK>n credit. Free for olhen. SJXlflsored by Dept. ol Social and Preventative Medicine, the : Monday I. . Ule-.hop ~T-~ ·- ~drwn<Mr ensemble. Center · or the Arts. North Campus. · 7:30p.m. 18, 14, .1 2. · concwt . UB Saxophone Ensemble. ~=~~·JJ:1::ic. ~~~~e~nda=~~~ . Perfonnonce information, call Atif 8. Awad at · Flamenco Don juan. Factoria : 829-3680, ext. 231. Teatro. Drama Theatre, Center llttp:/ · for the Arts. North Cam~. 8 ._....,/cgl.lnput or ocl- · P.cllab1CJ Confeftnc.e rc.m. Sponsored by the enter or the Arts and the lntema- ~~~~~~~art< tiona! Artistic and Cultural tronk submls.slon form at Chicago. Mainstage, Center for · ~ts't~~~m Poiydrug Abuse. Donald Bain. Daemen College. Tome TBA 535. S~rea by Institute for Addictions Studtes and Train~ - For more information, call S-6140. Sciences Alumni Auodotlon l.octun Development ond Flight of the Rocket lett. WilHam P. Suitor, ~ original "rocket man." 201 Natural Sciences. North Campus. 7 p.m. Athlotla Men's Basketball vs. ComeU. Alumni Arena. North Campus. 7:30p.m. 110, S8, S7. For more Information, 645..6666. ~:· !r--~~-~8~ : ea~30p.m. ~~ ·· 5tlon of Poly(Ethylene) · Tuesday _......, · The,_ of Owm>mlng · Eums. Noon-1 p.m. . Sponsored by the Office ol · Student Ufe. Caii64S-<112S. Gin~ Protein . ond c Adhesion to · ==-~-:"Hui, 2 ' Roswell Parte Cancer lnstitiute. 330 Student Union. North Campus. 3:30p.m. ~Sdontlst ~·t4Pius Video Perlonnonce. Joan c.nc.lloclof . G Proielns ond ~ulotlon ~....1f::~· . Adenytyt C~. . Alfred G. · Campus. 4 p.m. . Gilman. Un . of Texas South· western Medical Center at Dalla~ Roswell Pllt Room, . basement ol the Health Sci- ences Ubrary. South Campus. 4 ~.m. lila videoconference . With SUNY at Stony Broolt. ___ - ~~~~. : ~~~nd · Toxicology and Physiology and _.,. . Bloph)'slo. . .........- Rim Festl¥11 ·- Phormo<ologJ . Endothelln's Signal Transduc. tJon Mechanisms in Persistent . Pulmonory H)1><rtenslon of the NewbOrn. llf. Susan L . Miflord, Children's Hospital, Buffalo. 307 Hochstetler. North . Campus. 4 p.m. : Ufo-.hop · lllslc Weight Loss Tips. 4-S - ~T~c'Zil~~- · ~- .... , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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Soothing Kneading away the cares of the day is the specialty of Physical Therapy Club members, who held a massage.dinic/fund-raiser Nov. 21 in the Student Union. jill Werner gives a massage to Marl< Sorel, an information specialist for the Student Association. Institute established on women and gender Marcus, Acara head new unit promoting scholarship, research and teaching T HE university has estab-' lished an Institute for Raearch and Education on \\\>men and Gender A 10-memberccecutive<Xjmmit- of, and interest in, research and tee, as well as a steering committee with more than 30 represeuta!M:s from each faculty and pror-ional teaching on women and gender among faculty and graduate students, the proposal called for the school is helping to rormwte and university to support, promote review the institute's programs. and &cilitate these efforts. The directon say their mandate . The proposal. studied by commitis to p romote exponential growth tees for several yean, was mentioned in dis<:iplinary and interdiscipli- by Provost Thomas E. Headrick in miry research and teaching op- his academic planning report issued tionsassociated with gender stud- in February. It went through a reies. The institute, they added. will view process this past summer. The encourage and assist faculty and University is underwr'iting the students to develop new teaching institute's first three yean of opera· of Law a,nd noted human-rights and research directions. It also will tion with a $240,000 granL •I think the institute is going to scholar, will assume responsibility work with them to find new rortheinstitute'steachingfunctions. . sources of grant money to fund be extremely attractive to UB stuShe recently was named director of some of these projects. dents and faculty," Marcus said. "It UB's Women's Studies Program. The institute had its origins in a is going to have a pro-active, exAcara. professor of pharmacology proposal made more than six years pansive program, not a reactive andtoxicologyintheSchoolofMedi- ago by the university's Graduate one--a program that we think will cine and Biomedical Sciences, will Group on Feminist Studies eventually have national and interdirect the institute's research arm. (GGFS). Noting the rapid growth national connections ... tbathasamandatetoezpandanda>ordinate intra- and intmlisciplinary 'scholanbip,resean:bandii!OChingrelated to wotrien and F><ier issues. Theinsliluleisco-directedbylsabel Marcus and Margaret Acara. and reports to the Office of the l'roYost. Marcus, professor in the School Marcus and Acara plan to consult next semester with all facul· ties and professional schools to assessandencouragefacultyinterest in women and gender issues. They also will suggest cortnections with colleagues in other disciplines who share similar concerns. A productiverdationship between the new institute, the GGFS and the Women'sStudiesProgramiscritical, Marcus said, and that connection is currently being line-tuned. She said that by January, the institute will fully incorporate the activities and mern· hers of the GGFS, currently directed by Carolyn Korsmeyer, professor of philosophy. The Women's Studies Program, located in the Department of American Studies, will assume the teaching mandate of the institute. c..u-.~-,....z Journal ~lebrates innovative UB research ay LOIS IIAIWI News Services Editor HE Department of So· ci~ l and P reventive Medicine h as trained some of the most respe~ epidemiologists in the U.S. and produced significant and in· nova rive research in ~cer, occupational, environmental, nutritional, reprod uctive and cardiovascular epidemiology. In recognition of its contributions to the field, the Dec. 2 issue of the Ameria~n Journal of Epidemiology is dedicated to research by faculty members and graduates o f the department. Articles on research highlighted in the American journal ofEpide· miology appear on Page 5. "The p ublication of this issue celebrates the rich legacy of the de· partment and the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,.. said Maurizio Trevisan, professor T and chair of the department. "It affirms the important contribution that our training programs have made to the field of epide· miology and prevention." Saxon Graham, one of the pio· neers in the study of the relation ship of diet and disease, spent his career at UB. where he conducted some of the earliest studies in the U.S. on the health benefits of a diet high in vegetables containing beta carotene, now shown to lower the risk of ctrtain cancers. )o!.. Freudenheim, associate professor, has continued that research, and in the past decade has earned a reputation as one of the natio n's leading nutritional epidemiologists. Other departmental resea rch highlights include: was designated as one of 15 vanguard centers for the NIH's Women's Health I.nitiative, one of the largest clinical trials ever as- •It sembled, focusing on diseases spe- ' and the Society for Epidemiology Research . She. is conducting a cific to women. • More than $12 million in long-term study of tubal ligation. The issue's lead artiCle, " Body funded research is currently under way, including studies of the ef. Mass Lndex and Mortality in a fects oflifestyle on lung cancer and General Popwtion Sample of Men heart disease, health effects of eat- and Women," authored by Joan M. ing Lake Onta1io fish, relationship Dorn, assistant professor, reports of alcohol and breast cancer and that being overweight is a significant relationship of gum disease and mortality risk factor for women and men less than 65 years old. heart disease. Other articles and lead a uthors • Trevisan was the first to show the beneficial dietary effects of ol· include: • .. Lactation History and Breast ive oil in population-based studies. • John Vena , professor and as· Cancer Risk"-Jo L. Freudenheim • '"Oxidative Stress a nd Lun g sociate chair, has defined several nutritional and environmental Function· -Holger J, Schunemann, research assistant professor factors that influence the risk of • '"Consumptio n of Contami bladder cancer. • Germaine Buck, associate n a ted Sport Fis h fro m Lake professor and one of the nation'S Ontario and Time -to -Pregnancy, most respected specialists in epi- New York Angler Co h o rt "demiology of infertility, in 1994 Germaine M. Buck received one of two research fel • "Consumption of PCB- Con· lowships awarded in the U.S. by laminated Fresh Water Fish a nd the Merck Company foundation ~-,...1 �UB method may help detect land mines . , B.UN GOUUUII News SoMas Editor nals are softer bulldles of energy, which aJiawed us to strW: a middle ground, ~ liBnals that, Iii<£ solitons, travel wdl in granular systerus, but which abo have """"' interaction with tbeae ll)'ltaDL "Whatour cosnpu~<rsimulatioos have demonstrated is that wben • weak ohock wave penetrates into granular media and hils an object, the rdected pube carries a lot of informalion about what it hii." The.,._, envisioned bySeo and his oollabonton would CXJDiitt of I LASTIC land mines are a guerrilla fighter'• dream: they cost ulittle 11 a dollar, they'n: easy to make, they're ofta\ ldt.d and they canoot be del«ted by currm.t t<dmology. However, an accurate and inex~ pe!ISM dmction method etr.ctiYe for land mines in either plastic or metal cuinp may be on the horizon as the reault of computer simulations conducted by Surajit Sen, 111istant profesoor of pbysia. lpOciol~c!Mz The ruearcb, to be publilbed in that would aend wak IICOUSticsbock the February 1998 issue of Plrysi- waves deep into ooi1 and det<ct the ca/ Review E. indicates that weak pulses that are returned after hillins shock waves sent into granular an object. The pulses would provide bedl, like soil, will cause acoustic information about the weight and signab containing critical infor- sbapeoftheobject,.......qwbether mation to be reflected off buried it lilody iu land mine. "Ideally, you would envUion fly· objects, such as land mines. lo previously published wod<,Seo ing over a suspected mine fidd and found that in model S)'llmlS. shock dropping onto it many of these tra¥d tiuousbgranular media devices," Sen said. "The pulse or as solitons, tight bundles of energy pulses would be sent down by each that tra¥d without dispersing. That detector and aoy reflected signal worksbowed that solitons, which are would be received and interpreted encountered in only a handful of to ~ocate the precise position of a known physical are very land mine." said thata key selling point fur stable; they tra¥d compactly, interacting very weakly with the systems the proposed technology would be iulow oost, a aitic:al factor in de\tithrough which they travel Sen said the weak shock waves oping detectors for countries where are soliton-likesignab. "These sit!· . plastic land mines arerommon, such P sYstems. sm s.nj!IS...,_,_.,...,... .. ____ ,..... - - - - -............. - - 1 4 ... Sm's<XHUibonon thepro;.aare Mid>ael ~ NaiJ8b1un. UB ..,am pro&saor of pbylia and chemiotry; Marian Monciu,adodonl ~ in the D<portmmt of Pbysia. and as Cambodia, Afghanistan 'nd Bosnia. He cautioned that so far, the distinguishing cbaracteristics of therefleeted pulae only have been ..... in simulated systems. Thenatstepwill James D. Wrighl.a,_,s~ beto~thepbenomenaezperi- at the UnMnily aiKmt in £Dsland mentally by sending weak shock ...... tbrousbsand or soil US.ArmyOxpsof~ ~d graduate Christine B. Ambrosone discussc:s the new field of molecular epidemiology. The final two studies concern the reliability of study participanu' reporu of lifetime driljkiog bistoty (by Marcia Russell, cl1oical profes. sor) and of reporu of pap smears, breast exams and mammograms (by Richard B. Warnecke, formerly ofUB, DOW of the University ofn· linois at Chicago). Graduates of the department include top officio~~ md/or; reaean:hers at the National Cana:r lostitute, Monsanto Co., the National Center for Toxicological Resc:arcb, New Yodt State ~t of Health, Roswdl Parlt Cana:r 1ostitute, Centers tOrn-... Control and Prevon· tion, Dlinois Deportment of Public Health, UniYersityoCMmKbusett5 at Amherst, UniYersity'Oflowa and Northern California CancerCenler. "Women's Studies has been quite vdop a first-rate interdisciplinary will have to occur here. · successful in cross-listing courses ·center- a blockbuster program; "At least some administr.dors and and encouraging interdisciplinary one thai will be e:xtremely attractive facullyareawareoftbisreoli!)('asaid. scholarship,• Marcus noted. to faculty and studenu and will at "The insOiule is onlyooe smoll part "The institute will support those the same time enhance our under- · oftbismaled~ooem.ld programs,• she added. "but we also standiog of gender-related issues." -that the iostilla alont is ..... intend to build into the institute a Acal1l added: "There's great inter· ci<nlto remodythe<lllftlilultioo." bmad-based afliliation with schol- est and energy to get going in this lo'Ocidition to Marcus and Aar:a, ' ars. researchers, teachers and gradu- area. 'These women and men have members of the ~s eii!CIJti¥e ate studenu in many other fields as waited a long time to get going. I~s committee are Mary Hale Meyer, well" These fields include, but are ociting. I~s time." staffassistaniin theOfliceaitheVa not limited to, nursing. pharmacy, Marcus said that the work of the Provost for Faculty Development, occupational thenpy, law, art, medi- institute "must go band-in-lw)d who is associate director ofthe insti·cine, architecture, biology, research with other transformations in the twe;~BerniceNobl<,pro­ ana clinical. psychology, sociology university" as outlined in the 1996 fessorof microbiology;sram-stuand classics. rqx>rt of the President's Task Force dent Penka SbcbJcava; Margarita Ar:arJ. said five "researdJ dusters" on Women at UB, which she called Vargas, associate professor of modhave been identified to date based on "a very significant document that ' em languages and litetatures, and researchinteresiSoffacultymembers. ·summarizes· just how drastic the Carol Zemel, professor and chair of the Department ofArt History.Fliza. They are gender and -violence, situation is for women at UB. women'! health, the impact ofcbang"We have deeply rooted mOOgynist beth Kt:nnedy, professor ofAmerican ingwelfarelaws,educationon>WlmeD practices here," she said, "that require studies, and Ruth Meyerowitz, assoand gender in the scbools and femi. a woman who wanu to 'get ahead' to ciate professor of American studies, nist topics in tJ:>e humanities. fit into the prevailing male standard areex-offic:iomeDJbersofthe=·· She said that she and Marcus will for women. That standard defines live committee. Mem~ of the steering com· be meetingwithfacuhymembersand howsheshouldlookandbebave,how stalf"'to identify interest5and de\tiop sheshouldeocpressherconcerns,and mittee are Beth Taulce, School of somecross-disciplininteractions." even wben or if she should be beard. Arcbitecture and Planning;Aodrew "These practices are systemic in . Hewitt, Jolene Rickard and Faculty and professional staff members from both campuses, nature," Marcus noted. "and reflect Reinbild Steingroever McRae, FoeMarcus said, "have responded with an anachronistic mentality. If UB ulty of Aru and Letters; Mirdza enormous enthusiasm and en- wishes to be a ~!Diversity of the Neiders, School of Dental Mediergy.• She noted. "Our goal is to de- 21stcentury,many,manycbanges cine; Km Hornbuckle, .School of Engineering and Applied Scialces; Hank Bromley, Jacquelyn Mitchell and 4>il w.Do. Graduate School of Education; Paul Kostyniak. School of Health Related Professions; Lucinda Finley and Terry Miller, School of Law; Suzanne Hildebrandt, Univenity Libraries; Debra The work is being fimded by the journal c--.... _ _ , Sho·n ened Mennrual Cycle Length"- Pauline Mendola, formerly of UB, now of ihe EPA · • "Gender Differences in the · Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Alcohol Problems: A Longitudinal Perspective•Beth Steger Moscato, research assisiant professor • "Physical Activity, Obesity and Diabetes"- Timothy D. Dye, a 1990 graduate, now at the Uni- venicy of Rochester. . The issue begins with liistorical overviews of the UB medical school-which marked iu sesquF centennial in 1996-the depart· meot and epidemiology in WestemNewYork,datingbackto 1843. Graduate Philip C. Nasca, profes· sor of epidemiology at the Uruversity of Massachusetts, Amherst, writes on current problems and future opportunities in the field Institute ~--' CoDD<IIey,ScboolofManap>en~ Jo Freudenbdm, Phyllis Leppert, Peter Nickerson and Monica Spaulding. Scbool ofMedicii!e and Biomedipol Sciences; Mary Bisson, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Mecca CranJey, School of Nursing; Marilyo Morris, School of Pharmacy; Monica Jardine, Deidre Lyocb, Patricia Mason, Jack Meacham and Tamara Thornton, Faculty of Social Sci· ences; Hilary Weaver, School of Social Work; Lorraine Oak. Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; !l!mira-Mangum-Daniel, Office of the Provost; Carole Smith Petro, Office of the SeniorV= PresideD~ Sandra Fuebs, Center fi>rthe Arts; Nancy M'lchlllw, Office of the Vice President for Univenity Advancement and Development, and l.o)u Stewart. Office of E'Ju'l Opportu· nityl Affirmative Action. . �o..-4.1!1971Yi.2!.k14 IIepa..._ TEACHING EVALUATIONS Data not for public use, FSEC says ---Director ~~= lute, terms, Schroeder said, noting member. of his department fall in there are many people who do not the middle range; •they're very know the cliJfa-eua between per- similar to each other," he said. cents and perta~til<s, for example. And, despik the fact that evaluCommittee lln"'88r "I see too many difficulties in ations are given out in class to be object ID JDOkins the providing information in a way turned in immediately. replies ....... of~evabllliooowidely that it will be tiled reapoDiibly and usually are received from only awiloble ID IIUdenls. where the data that is presenkd is about 25 percent of the class, with Several senaton maintained that presented aensibly," be said. a muimum return from about 50 thedata,<XJIJect<d in the evaluations He added that he would not liU 1D percent, he said. are UJU<Ijable_and that infimnation see ...-betim otudent CDDllllmls reClaude Welch, SUNY Distina>llected for one purpooe should leuod, as tbeyare"higgiiyunreliable." guishod Service Professor in the Denot be tiled for another. Cedric Smilh, professor of phar- partment of Political Science, cauThe issue was hrout!bt before the maa>logyand taxioology.noted that oommittee at ill Nov. 19 meeting the evaluation process is adminis- tiooedsenatonto<:lCII11ioe the norms by Dennis Malone, SUNY Distin- tered diftiereotly across the univer- that t.M: been established fur the percentiles used in the evaluations. guished Service Professor of Elec- sity, i:Yen within a givm course. The norms, Wdch said, must diftrical and Computer Engineering. "I think that unless one wants ferentiate such things as level of In a letter to Faculty Senak Chair to really implement a major. uniPeter Ni<hr>on, professor of pa- form, administt:ml and well-un- class, size of class or whether the thology, Malone nokd that in the dentOod-«lmost a contractual class is in a major or an elective."All past, evaluationS had been a>m- kind of-relationahip,I think tliis three of those are very significant piled in book fonn to be tiled by is really very hazardous," he said. variables," be said, noting that a students when clioosing classes. "It certainly should not be public large. required class is "quik liktly However, be said, wbi.le some fac- information because it invites to have a very diftiereot distribution of feeling" than a class taught to ulty memben accepkd the idea of abuse of the most terrible kind." majors in a much smaller setting. making available the numerical Jack Meacham, professor of psySmith added that there are grades for a>une instructon, they chology, agreed that the specific found publication of student a>m- procedures, traditions and expec- "vastly different" results when students are required to fill out evaluments unacceptable. tations for students and faculty a grade than when "The question is then. under members regarding teaching ations to they • volunteer• to submit an what circumstances should stu- evaluations vary among units. evaluation, or when evaluations dents have acce.s to these wrilkn "It would be virtually imposentsl With or without the sible for a Faculty Senate a>mmit- are given out at exam time rather than several days before or several tee to come up with a standard recommendation ( regarding months after the exam. "There are lots of ways of skewteaching evaluations) that would red to the senate's Committee be useful or accepted" by the vari- ing this," he said. He nokd that teaching evaluaching and Learning. ous units, said Meacham, a former mas Schroeder, associate associate vice provost for under- tions are ililportant as a "piece"' of r of learning and instruc- graduate education with respon - thebroaderissueoffacultyproduction, ·d he did not support re- sibility for course evaluations. tivity and assessment that Provost leasing the information to the "This is not the road to head Thomas E. Headrick is addressing public, stressing that "it was not down," he said, adding that he in his academic planning process. Nickerson suggested that the isappropriate to use information would recommend not referring that was collected for one purpose the issue to the Committee on sue of teaching evaluations may be on a broader level than addressed Teaching and Learning. for other purposes.• Mdvyn Churchill, professor of is raised in Malone's letter. The isHowever, if the information was released, it is important to present chemistry, pointed out that most sue, as defined by Malone, was not the data in relative, as well as abso- of the numerical evaluations of referred to the committee. . , SUl-.otlll ' M receive New Paltz resolution waits on Ryan ~:~iate Director versial conference on sexuality held at New-Paltz on Nov. I. HE Faculty Senate ExSUNY Trustee Candace de ecutive Cohunittee has Russy has called for Bowen's resreferred to its Academic ignation because he allowed the Freedom Committee a Women•s Studies Program at New resolution urging SUNY Chancel- Paltz to present a conference on lor John Ryan and memllen of the women's sexuality that addressed SUNY Boanl ofTrustees to "do ev- such topics as sadomasocbism,leserythmg in their power" to stop bianism and the use of sex toys. what has been described as an atBowen has said that while he tack on academic freedom at penonallyfoundsomeofthetopSUNY College at New Paltz. ics of the conference objectionFS~C members asked ~e Aca- • able, it would have infringed upon dem•c Freedom Committee to co nstitutional rights to free expresent the resolution to the full pression if he had censored them. senate at its Dec. 10 meeting if Gov. George Pjltaki, who also Ryan has not by then "fixed" the has criticized the subject matter of si tuation. At press time, no action the conference, has asked Ryan to had.been taken by Ryan. investigate the issue. Ryan has said The resolution, adapted from publicly that he supports Bowen. one passed by the Faculty Senate Discussion of the resolution by at the College at Purchase, asks FSEC members did not address Ryan and the trustees "to stop the the merits of the resolution, but current attack on the College of rather procedural matters. New Paltz, which is an attack on NicUnon said the FSEC had two .. the entire State University and on options on the resolution: refer it its faculty, and to reaffirm the core to the Academic Freedom Comprinciples of academic freedom mittee or approve it itself. with the and fi<e speech."lt was introduced "expectation" that the resolution by senak Chair Peter Nickenon, would be presented to the full Senprofessor..Cpathology,at theFSEC's ate at its Dec. 10 meeting. Nov. 19 meeting in response to seJack Meacham, professor of psy""re criticism of New Paltz Presi- chology, suggested the FSEC could dent Roger Bowen and a contro- approve a resolution of its own, as T well as refer this resolution to the Academic Freedom Committee for consideration by the full senate, '" with two resolutions coming forward from our campus."' Maureen Jameson, associate professor of modern languages and literatures, advised committee members to move cautiously, noting that the FSEC "has very fre. quently come under fire for tak· ing itself to be the senate and dashing off and seeming to speak for the senate." James Faran, associate professor of mathematics, noted that Ryan has made a statement to the effect that '"'I'm going to deal wit~ this; please let me deal with this.' And it"s not entirely clear to me that it would be appropriate for us to say 'go do such-and-such.'" It might be more appropriate for the senate to let Ryan deal with the matter, Faran said. "Perhaps silence might be the best way ... Give him a chance to fix it, which he should and I expect him to." He amended a motion made to refer the resolution to the Academic Freedom Committee. asking the committee to present the resolution to the senate on Dec. 10 •if appropriate.• The amended motion was approved unanimously. BrieD Sending data electronically to the Reporter calendar G -..s has ~ped an electronic submission form loakd on the ReporurWeb sik tD rollect data for the weekly calendar that appears in the newspaper's print and electronic venions. The Reporur has opened use of the electronic submission form to all individuals who submit information for the calendac Use of the form will be optional through the end·of)anuary. Beginning with the &porter issue of Feb. 5, the electronic form will become the only way to submit information for the calendar. The form, as weU as directions for using it, can be accessed at The Office af - . http:/ /--.IMiff-">.-/reporter/cgl/lnput Those submitting information for the calendar have the option of doing entries on a week-to-week basis, or submitting information for multiple weeks all at once. The deadline for receiving calendar information remain s noon on the Thursday prior to the issue in which the information is intended to appear. Consulting firm to aid School of Management dean search The School of Man.agement has hired an international management-consulting firm to assist in its search for a new dean. Komi Ferry International, a worldwide leader in executive recruitment, has been selected by the $Chool's search committee to help screen appliants and attract highly qualified candidates. Member. of the search committee are Chair, Mark Karwan, dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Brian Becker, professor, Department of Organization and Human Resow=; Angela Bontempo. senior vice president and executive director, Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Thomas Disare, clinical associate professor, School of Law; David Fallace, MBA student, Susan Hamlen, associau professor, Department of Accounting and Law; Duane Hopper, president and CEO, Graphic Controls Corporation; Brian Ratchford, professor, Department of Marketing; Michael Rozeff, professor, Department of Finance and Managerial Economics, and Cynthia Shore, assistant dean and director of the management school's Career Resource Center. Yes, Virginia, there is helpand it's available online... G Since computers hlwe become an indispensable part of library research, it's naturally frustrating when they don't work the way we think they should. If you're in one of the Univenity Libraries, you can always ask a reference librarian for assistapce, but what about when you're logged in from your home or office? Although most commercial databases and Internet sites offer reasonable guidance via help screens. there are often occasions when you're baffled, miffed or worse. .Is your compurer conspiring against you, or is it simply something that you don't understand? Alas. we can't rule out all conspiracy theories, but a committee ofUB librarians has compiled a Web page intended to minimize your befuddlement. The University Libraries Online Help Center (http:/ /-.buff•.-!llbowtes/help) offm tips. techniques and answer. to frequently asked questions that will help smooth the way. 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For help with connecting to the World Wide Web, contact the CIT Help Desk at 645-3542. --N•ncy Schiller •nd Will Hepfer, UnWtrJity Vbraries �F'loom's vocal noises create acverbal tapestry' Poetry band uses voice as a musical instrument in its unique performance .,~c~ RepofterSgft OBERT Kulik is describing how to usemble a Model-T. Rick Scott is telling a story about firing ·a shotgun at a Model· T. . Michodha is making weal noises that might (or might oot) repment the noises a Model-T makes. If you can imagine all of this going on simultaneously, you can get a sense of what happened when F'loom, the Roche$ter-based poetry band, came to the Center for theArtsonNov. 19. Mmnghumor and satirical wit and using only microphone$ and their impn:ssive vocal abilities, Kulik, Scott aod lves created a "verbal tapestry" from threads of speech, chant, text, musical rhythm and mouth noise. lves, who has a remarkable verbal range aod a frenetic stage presence. wu able to perfectly mimic R the smooth, commercialized "'ra· clio" voice commonly used by disc jockeys and television aonouncers. He used it to great effect during the first piece, in which verbal"dicks" suggested the sound of a television changing channels, with Ives changing his delivery at each click. In another piece lves repeated the television phrase *Watch, as. ..• in his announcer voice, foUowing the •as• with ever stranger and inore troubling images of what the viewer is commanded to watch. In addition to pieces they wrote themselves, the trio culled mate- rial &om a wide range of sources, including e.e. cummings, W.B. Yeats, Paul Metcalf, American his· tory, medical literature, televi- sion, radi~ and numerous dia- lects aod language$. The Metcalf piece began with a liturgy of places that still have their NativeAmerican name and ended with a medley of quack remedies for -------kML ~--- ...... knMIIII-., ... ~,_ ' ... __ -.19.--- which wore adaptations oflitaary works. An incantatory recitation of Yeats' ·weU-known "The Second Coming" dramoliud theapocalyptic thanes in thatpoem.anduuite of fngmentary e.e. cwnmingo poems became even more fragmentary u all three voi= crossed and recrossedacb other. Whether F'loom is litenry-musical band, a musical-litaary band, or something else, interest4D their work has been growing. They have migraine headaches. This sort of range is one reason P'loom is so hard to classify. The group's publicity literature describes what they do u "language music and polyrhythmic mouth percussion.• But is it music! Spoken literature! Performance? Some mixture of these? On the one ~d. since they use the voice as a musical instrument rather than as a tool for .peaking or singing. F'loom is working in a tradition influenced by both Bobby McFerrin and the jazz tradition of"scat." Carefully orches• trated, minutely ;cored and heavily rehearsed, F'loom's pieces reflect their deep involvement with music composition and performance: lves is a jazz musician, Kulik a jazz guitarist, and Scott a former studeqt of composition at On the other hand, unlike McFerrin and scat, F'loom's "music" remains, for the moot part, the musicoflanguageand literature. In this sense, F'loom is closer to the traditions of compooen like John Cage, who set a Jame$Joyce novel to voice 'l"d music, or to the Buffalo-basedpoetryband EBMA,led by "sound poet" Michael Basinski. "We're all voracious readers," Kulik pointed out, •...and we are all interested in languages aod linguistics." lves, who spent some time attending UB in the early 1980s, is a student of classical literatureandhasworkeduabook· seller. Kulik is an avid amateur Saoskrit scholar and, along with Scott, works part time u a techni· cal writer. The group's close involvement with books and writiog.showed up · the country, have opened up for Lily Tomlin and will soon begin a tour of selected N~ York State public schools. After the UB performance, audience members and the F1oomiaos were alreody tallting about a return engagement next year. " Rochester is close/ said a German music conservatory. in their more serious pieces, all of Kulik. •And we love ooming here.• beenperformingatcollqjesaround Students report on plan for ambulance corps Participants indicate work needs to be done before reinstatement can be approved lly MAliA McCONIIS News Services Editorial Assistant TUDENT members of the suspended Baird Point Volunteer Ambulance Corps., Inc., (BPVAC) Thesday presented a report on their recent p"''fress and a plan of action for the future at a forum where members of the university community responded that the students still have some work to do before they are approved to reinstate the ser;vice. Although students said that fi. nancial matters and reliability concerns have been addressed, there S still are administrative concerns, according to sPeal<ers at an open forum held in the Student Union. Sllrah JM Kolberg. Sub-Board 1 president, said that instead of the e$1ablishment of an advisory board included in the students' action plan, the corps should have a fuU. or part-time executive director to ensure consistency with day-to-day, as well as year· to-year, affairs. Kolberg said her concern is not whether the service is needed, but rather if the students can operate professionally and efficiently on their own. She added that the group must "ensure a level of continuity and consistency" that she said has been lacking in the past f~ years. Discussing the stu<knts' proposal for an advisory board, Geoff Green, executive director of BPVAC, said it will "ideally meet once a month ... and allow faster resolution to problems such as this (the suspension)." While the students have invited representatives from the Buffillo medical community· to serve on the board, they have yet to invite representatives of the university, although they previously have indicated they will do so. Concerns raised at a Nov. 4 open forumaboutreliabilityofserviceprovided by the corps at campus events have been addressed in the plan with the creation of a 20-member BPVAC committee that will staff on-campus events and be on stand-by for at least one hour before such events. Ron Piaseczny, the BPVAC's di- rector of finance; indicated that the organization has used the suspension period to catch up on past bills and to research previously unexplored avenue$ of funding. He also said that it hu found a less-expensive local emergency medical service company from which to buy 'upplies and thus lower operating costs. Piaseczny also said the corps has decided to consider itself ao inde: pendent corporation rather than a student organiUtion, since this will open up more opportunities for external funding. Bill Hooley, eucutive director of Sub-Board I, Inc., explained that his orgaoization plans to "buy a service for all students" by providing $15,000 worth of funding. per semester if the service is reinstated. He also said Sub-Board I waots part of this money to be set aside fo r the purchase of a second ambulance vehicle. Hooley said he is concerned that the corps has not filed required reports with the Internal Revenue Service for the pa$t three years. John Grela. dinctor of the Department of Public Safety and a member of the llliliersity committee . reviewing whether the corps should be allowed to resume ser- · vice, has indicated nine steps that the corps needs to complete b~ Jao. 9 to strengthen its cue for reinstatemenL One reqUe$1 is a letter recommending that the BPVAC be al· lowed to continue handling emergencies on campus from the corps' medicil di=tor, Raquel Martin, a Buflillo physician. In addition to Grela, members of the committee are Barbara Ricotta, interim ckan of students; Sarab Bihr, director of student health, aod Joseph Krakowiak, director of residential life. The committee is scheduled to make a recommendation on whether the BPVAC should be al· lowed to resume operation by the beginning of next semester to Dennis lllac:k, interim vice president for student affairs, who will make the final decision on the matter. �Oaw4,1!171Yt2Ut14 Repa..._ '-" - - · News SeMces' Senior HQIIh Sciences Editor, pn!pOIOd the reports describing II!IOII<h by hlculty memben ond groduates of the Department of Sodal ond PreventNe _,.~on thls,poge. os -a as the orticle on Page 1. The full studies appear in the Dec. 2 ~sale of the - . }9umal d Epldtmlology. whicll colebnotes the departmenrs rich history ond II!IOII<h legacy. Study 'singles out women, younger men Overweight is heart-disease risk ONG-tenn follow-up of height iri 1960. Researchers conparticipants in a health ducted an extensive investigation using a variety of sources to verify study that began in 1960 participants who were still living. "-" ohown that men who Date and cause of death were obwere fO""'et" than 65 at that time tained from death certificates. and moderately overweight bad a Analysis of the relationship of greater risk of dying from any BMI in 1960 to overall mortality cause, and from heart di.>ease in 1+---especific causes of death over and particular, than their counterparts · the intervening 29 years revealed a who were not overweight. number of pertinent aSsociations: Researchen at UB found that • Men between the ages of 15 men who were I..S than 65 and and 65 years who were overweight -fell into the studfs highest catat baseline bad a higher risk of egory of overweight with a body Gtapl!shows -riskdl1ii-<DIM and _.;c- rnotttJMy by boat mass index (BMI) of 27.5 had a masslndexln-fenoles~21).96. death from all causes, and from cardiovascular disease and coro67 percent increased risk of over"For women, tbi.s study clearly nary heart disease in particular, all mortality compared to those shows you don't have to be obese than inen in the same age group in the lowest weight range. The to have an increased risk of dying who were not overweight. BMI is a measure of relative from heart disease," she noted. • Among those men, an inweight, calculated by dividing Dorn and colleagues baseq weight in kilograms by height in their study on a"29-year follow- creased risk ofdeath from aU causes meters squared. A BMI in the up of 611 men and 697 women became apparent at the second range of 20-25 is considered ac- who participated in the Buffalo BMI quartile and risk increased at each BMIIevel, with a 6 percent inceptable for most people. Health Study, which began in In older men, being overweight 1960. Extensive health data and crease in overall mortality for every single unit increase .in BMI. was not related to mortality. lifestyle information were col• Young men in the highest BMI For women, being overweight lected at that time from a popupo a significant heart-di.>ease lation-based sample of black and quartile experienced a 67 percent m "ty risk at any age, the study white men and women between increased risk of o~eraU mortality. • Among women, the only sigsh wed. Those in the highest BMI the ages of IS and 96. nificant association observed was ca oryof obesity were 2 1/2 times Of the white participants, 295 between BMI and death from mo likely to die of heart_disease men and 281 women died between than mcnwitha·lowerBMI,said 1960 and 1989, when follow-up coronary heart disease, with rn, assistant professor of began. Only data from white par- women in . the highest BMI preventive medicine and ticipants were incJuded in this quartile showing more than 2.5 lead autllor on the study. study because follow-up was not times the risk of death than Being even moderately over- completed for black participants. women in the lowest quartile. Age weight increased women's risk of Overweight slatus was based on was not a fa.ctor. dying from heart disease, Dom said, the BMI. Men ·and women were • No n:lationsbip was found bebut the risk did not reach statistical placed into four BMI categories, or tween a high n:la!M W<ight and morsignificance until a BMI of27.1. quartiles, based on their weight and talityin men older than 65 at baseline. L a j ~of....., __ E and pesticides, aU recognized re- of dioxin,mirex and PCBs than fish from the other Great Lakes, a finding that has resulted in the New York State Department of Health recommending that women of childbear. ing age eat no Lake Ontario fish. For the two studies, researchers from UB's Department ofSocial and Preventive Medicine assessed both time-to-pregnancy, a measure that can reveal conception delays, and length and regularity of menstrual cycle, aspects that a1'f<ct a woman's ftcundity. The time-to-pregnancy study, headed by Germaine Buck, productive toxicants, on the reproductive process in humans. Women enrOlled in New York associate professor of social and preventive medicin~, involved 874 women who were trying to be- State Angler Cohort provided data come pregnant between 1991 and for the studies. The cohort, com- 1993. Information on duration to organochlorines, heavy metals posed of 10,518 male anglers, 918 female anglers and 6,651 spouses or partners of male anglers, was formed in 1991 to provide a representative sample of fis~ing-license holders between 18 and 40 from the 16 counties near Lake Ontario. Eating Great Lakes sport fish de· liven a mixture of toxic chemicals, including PCBs at a level estimated to be 4,300 times greater than through <:Xflbsure in the air or via drinking water. Many of these chemicals accumulate in the body. Lake Ontario fish arc reported to and frequency of sport-fish consumption was colleded when participants enrolled in the cohort in 1991. . Consumption data showed that 42 percent of the women of child-bearing age ate Lake Ontario fish, and I0 percent reported eating fish for at least seven years. dating back to a time when lake contamination was higher than in recent years. Researchers found a small conception delay for women who ate fish, but the effect was not statistically significanL The study on the association of one's breath away. Epidemiologists at UB have found that a miniscule increase above an acceptable threshold of a substance in the blood that indicates cell damage caused by bombardment from free oxygen molecules (a condition defined as oxidative stress) reHects damage to the lungs equivalent to the effect of 3-5 years of aging, or of approximately 15-20 pack years of smoking. "It is we.U known that oxidative stress plays a role ln atheroscle rosis, cancer and other chronic conditions," said Holger Schunemann, research assistant professor ·and lead author o n the study. "Our results suggest that free-radical damage also is associated with narrowing of the pulmonary airways." The study is one of the first investigations of the relationship between lung fundion, oxidative stress caused by free oxygen mol- ecules, also known as free radicals, and blood levels of aotioxi· dants, substances that can help prevent free-radical damage. Researchers assessed lung function in 132 non-smoking subjects between the ages of 37 and 73 years, by measuring the volume of air participants' could force from their lungs during a one-second ex- hale. They collected blood samples from aU participants and measured levels of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, or TBARS, a marker of oxidative stress, and levels of several compounds thought to protect against oxidative stress. Results showed that oxidative stress was associated ,;,ith obstruction of the pulmonary airways. "We know that obstruction of the puhnonary airways, as revealed by test oflung capacity, is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease and aU-cause mortaliiy; said Scbunemann "These findings suggest a possible role of oxidants and antioxidants in determining lung func· tion, and that these substances could represent, in part, the physiological link between impaired expiratory lung function and increased risk of death from chiortic diseases, such as heart disease and lung cancer." Women with depressive symptoms qsk developing alcohol problems ~ One of the first studies to investigate the relationship between gender, depression and alcohol problems in a large community sample Over a number of years has shown that women who have symptoms of depression are at risk of developing alcohol prob- lems. The study by researchers at UB did not find a relationship between depressive symptoms and alcohol problems among men. Beth Moscato, research assistant professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and lead author of the study, hy- pothesized that depressive symptoms predicted subsequent alcothat alcohol problems predicted depression. Diet danger: contaminated fish have more than twice the amount ~ High leveb of toxk free r.clkals in the blood can literally take hol problems in women , but that the inverse was true for men, i.e., Effects seen on menstrual cycles, pregnancy ATING contaminated sport fish from Lake Ontario is associated with shortened menstrual cycles, epidemiologists from UB have found. They also reported that the fish consumption was associated with a small, but statistically iJlfignificant, delay in the time it took women to become pregnant. The results are from two sepa· rate studies that are among the first to assess the dietary effect of low-level environmental exposure Toxic free radicals are implicated in impaired lung function To test the hypothesis, Moscato and colleagues studied a group of 1,306 adults from Erie County for seven years. Participants were at least 19 years old when the study began in 1986. Follow-up fish consumption and length of menstrual cycle, headed by int·erviews were comp leted in 1989 and 1993. Participants supplied information on aknhol use, alcohol-n:lated problems and depressive symptoms. as well as socio-demograph information. Pauline Mendola, involved data from 2,223 women from the same cohort who reported menstrual cycle length when they were re-in - sive symptoms were three times more likely to have alcohol problems after three years and 2 1/2 times more Likely after four years than women who did not report depressive symptoms. Np relatio n- terviewed in 1993. Results showed ship was found at seven years. Alcohol problems did not predict Results showed that women initially classified as having depres- subsequent depressive symptoms in men. "These findings should be a Bag to health practitioners:· Moscato to-.,_,.-thetheLlolce ~fish...., reported of dioxin, - - PCBstlwln fish fr-o!n Glut l..oltes. that eating sport fish from Lake Ontario more than once a month was associated with a menstrual cycle 1.1 days shorter than the cycles of women who did not eat sport fish. Among women who experience regular menstrual cycles, the ~uction was half a day. Mendola said that while these small decreases in menstrual-cycle length are not currently a major public-health concern, the findings may indicate that these environ · mentaJ contaminants have an effect on hormone production, notably estrogen production, which could have larger implications. said ... If a woman has a high level of depressive symptoms.. the practitioner should also evaluate drinking problems over time." Breast-feeding for 20 months may ~ lower risk of developing breast cancer Breast-feeding for at least 20 months during their lifetime appears to offer women some protection against developing breast cancer later in life, a study-by epidemiologists at US has found . Results of their case-control study involving 1,31 3 women showed that premenopausal women had a 50 percen t lower risk of breast cancer if they had breast-fed for at least 20 months, com pared to women who had at least one baby and had not breast- fed. There was no effect of breast-feeding on the risk of breast ca ncer for women who were postmenopausal at the time of the study. "This is one of a number of studies now that show a d=-eased risk of breast cancer with breast-feeding," said Jo L Freudenheim, associate professor of social and preventNe medicine and primary resem:her on the study. lb.., is some question, however, about whether this is related to how long a woman breast-feeds, to inherent breast problems in women who don't succeed in breast-feeding when they try, lo treatments to stop milk production or just to cessation of menstruation.This study shows that breast-feeding is proteqive, but the effect appears only if women breast-feed over a longer period of time," Freude:nbeim said. Breast-feeding time was measured in cumulative months during a lifetime. �A journey into China's architectUral wonders· ., ....-r a••••GHAM Reporter Syotf M ANY of the photographs BeYmy Foil· Albert brought back from China are of cmturi<s-oldsit<s that aoon will dis· appear from the face of the earth. When the Chineae gowmmentfinishes the Three Go'lles Dam on the Yangtu River, some of the ttmples she visited and many of the steep gorges she paS$ed through will be submerged under a vast lake. The construction of the dam added a poignant note to Foil· Albert's UB at Sunrise presentation on Nov. l9. An associate pro· fessor in the Department ofArchitecture and a leading Western New York architect, she showed slides of temples and mountains, de· scribing her vioit to some of the most stunning natural and archi· tectural wonders in the world. Foit-Albert focused on the connection between Chinesearchitec· ture and Chinese thought, especially the value Chinese religious thought places on harmony with nature, balance and social order. These ideas, said Foit-Aibert, are all implied by the concept of "chi• "The Chinese philosophy," she said, "holds that the universe is in a never-ending process of cbaoge, and that cbaoge bas its order." Photographs of a 200-foot-bigb Buddha carved out of stone helped Foit-Albert make her point about integration. " In this case," she said, "the temple is the sculpture, and the sculpture is the temple." These ideas of harmony, she added, also show up in the Chinese architectural tendency to integrate the structure with the site. Foit· Albert showed slides of temples caJ'Ved from rock cliffs; temples built on sheer, coiUIDil-like peaks, and roo& constructed to symbolize the sunounding bills and valley. Referring to a temple anchored into the side ofa dilfliltea bamode, she drew attmtion to "the way aolid and void supplement each other." the army of life-size, terra-cotta warrion that wue buried near Qjn Sbi-Huaog tomb in the third . =!WY s.c. Qin Sbi Jiuan1 wu the first emperor of a unified China and built the Great Wall of China. Only discovered in 1974,Foit-Albert '*"""'Y with'-'. ewth said there are more than 6,000 unAccording to Foit-Aibert, an- t:OVered ·warrion and possibly as other duality that .C hinese archi- many .. 20.000 llill buried. tecture seeks to harmonize is that between heaven and earth. In most Cydk:al design of bullclngs Chinese temple$ and many Chi· "I don't know if you'Ve ever bad nese buildings, space spreads-out the experience of having your horizontally and equally, creating breath taken away; 1she said, • but a domain between earthlyllelights I have, and this place did iL" and the "place where the supreme Tile title of Poit-Albert's talk, being dwells." The latter often is "The Silent Musk of Chinese AI· symbolized by domes and roo&, or cbitecture,. referred'IO the. cyclical by the suggestion of "heavenly design of many Chinese temples mountains,• another dwelling and buildings. In many cases, she place for the supernatural. said, there is a symbolic journey Not everything in Chinese art through the structure, as wdl as a and architecture is about peace and literal journey. The vioitor begins harmony, Foit-Albert pointed out. outside, in silence, and passes up or n·, n through the structure, often reach· ing a point where the otructure faces bade into the initial wid, into sileoce and the infinite, the music of the qde ofliie and deolb. Man eumple, Foit·Albert showed a R- · ries of slides talcing the viewer through a Buddhist temple~ in the spaa: between two gigantic slabs of rock, which she compared to bands prayllig. The building turns back on itself, drawing the visitot'sgazebackoutofthe~ in the direction of the sunlight and the ttmple's entrance. In imitation ofthis cydical"siknt music," Foit·Albert ended ber slide show where it began, with a photograph of one of the gorges along the Yaoglze. Tbe "silent music" she refened to might also be applied to the music of that gorge, as wdl as the music of hundreds of temples and arcbaeologial treasures, all of which are destined to be silenced by the Three Gorges Dam. American dream: big enough for every child? ·Our.actions today can make that possible, Children's Defense Fund founder says IIJ~VIOAL Reporter Editor W E-as individuals, communities and a natiol>-'-<lllbavea moralrespomibility to protect children and to help them grow, says the head of an ad- • 1s the American dream big enough for every fifth child who is poor, every sixth child who is blac:lt, every seventh child who is Latino and every eighth child who is mentally or physically ch allenged! Axe we big enough to be· come healing agents! "I hope so," she added, " because I believe protecting children is vocacy organization founded nearly a quarter-century ago to support projects to address the moral testament to our humanneeds ofchildren in the United States. ity and our overarching moraJ Marian "'!right Edelman, challenge.• founder and pres ident of the In the past decade, 2.5 million Children's Defense Fund, spoke children have been lcilled, 4.5 mil· Nov. 20 in the Center for the Arts. lion disabled, 12 'million· left Mainstage theater in the first pre- homeless, I million have been or· sentatio{l of this year's Distin- phaned or separated from parents guished Speakers Series. and some 10 million have been We all are living in an incred- traumatized by armed conflict ible moment in history, said throughout the world. Edelman. But bow are we going to " Ninety percent of the victims measure progress over the next of war are women and children I 00 years or next 1,000 years, if and civilians," Ed~ said. "How humankind lasts that long! much child suffering is it going to • The answer lies in what you take for us to stand up and say, and I stand for and the decisions 'enough!'" and actions that each of us takes She noted that in the U.S.-<>ne of the richest nations in th e today," she said. A thousand years ago, the United worl~two minut<sachild Stat<s wasn't even a dream, and an- is reported abused or neglected, other !,()()()years from now "will bu- every 20 minutes a child gives manltind and civilization remain! birth to a baby, every 25 minutes Will the United Stat<s deserve to be a child oflow birth weight is born, and every day a child is lcilled. remembered!" she asked. "What in the world bas happened t~ us that the killing of chil· dren has become routine?• Edelman asked. "I wish every one of our children could believe in parents and teachers and preachers and neigbbon and leaders to protect and provide them with safe passage to adulthood." "So......, - of-- confuMd bec.ue so ......, bllt rightdo wrong. -don't ._. • child problem. ..tult problem, ._. ... H MARIAN WRIGHT EDElMAN C hildren would feel mu ch more valued if they saw us taking steps to protect them. if we were making decisions that would make it Wier, rather than harder, for children to grow up healthy and educated , according to Edelman. "I hope we can begin making progress by focusing on our children. I hope~ can reaffirm what is important,• she said. "So many of our children are confused because so many adults talk right and do wrong. We don't have a child problem. We have an adult problem.• Edelman exhorted her audience to be involved, not only in the lives of their own children, but those of other children. "We aD need to reach out toal least one child not own," and make a difference in that child's life, she said. "Volunteerism is so importont and figuring out bow each of us can make a difference is so important.'" As a society, Edelman said, we have a long way to go toward supporting children adequately. There need to be places fur children in every community that are "positive alternatives to the street," she said. Workplaces need to be mon: "Wnily-&iendly" so that par· our ents can visit their children's scbools and take care of their health needs, including their health-insurance needs. Child care needs to be not only adequate, but good. • r.et's look at institutions an(i see bow we can help children and parents," Edelman said. We need to eamineoundves and our nation and "stop oc:apegoating children," she said.~ will OC· cur only if we all speak up." �Daier4.1997/Yt29,18.14 IIepa..._ ~ Leaas-flam- s---. .._ .. .... ...... lho R<pottr<..- publish .. - . . . - .They must bo ~ T h e . . , . . _ _ ltUm CX>Im10nllng on Its coiYod by9 a.m. Mondllyto bocor-.d for pubbtion In Sloflesandb o - to 1100-.ls and thot The"""""""'"'""--.. bo roceNod moybododforst)teandlonglh., -~~~ _ , . . . , _ , on <l*oreleclronbllyot~.edu -·Issue. Claim of clamor for technology lacks support Editor, It iJ discouraging to see a university newspaper so blatantly misidentify the theme of its own Story. It is even more dismaying to ... the extent to which the adminiJtration inVests in "glittering technology" at the apense of educational effectivmess. The front page article of the Oct. 23 Reporter, "Proj~ tri!'les high-tech classrooms, begins: "In a swift response to faculty and student needs, 26 new 'tech - nology classrooms' are up and running this semester, more than tripling the number of high-technology classrooms at the university" [my italics] . . The opening paragraph suggests a gnwroots clamoring for com- puter consoles and ceiling· mounted projectors, a desnocratic call for PowerPointC pedagogy. Yet, the article .not only fails to support this claim but, in fact, reveals the opposite. The article, early on, states: "Oas5r00m Thchnology Initiative (CTI) ... was a collaboration between the Offiu of the Provost, University Facilities, and Computing and Information Technology (CIT)." nless there ase some un - nable secret surveys init appears that this initioquite top-down. Not a reeducational needs, but a push to the Top-10 Wired Univeroities list. Sean Sullivan de- scrjbes ho .. It's-an example of many fauts of the university coming together o n a project and getting it done.• Is this so surprising when the adminiJtration funnels SI million to the monopolistic enterprises of CIT (the same department responsible for three-ho\lf email delays between accounts on the same computer)? The next paragraph states that some individual input was invited for the Statistics: en Abyssus Abyssum lnvocat, Editor, . The current commotion about the statistics department started in 1987, when their dean summarily declared its disbandmenL The ultimate result of this declaraqon was a. transfer, in 1990, of the department (five faculty, plus extras, all told about $600,000 worth of resources) to the medical school. The d epartment's move was forced, in that vacant lines (ineluding one for a chair) were not allowed to be filled until they acceded to the migration South. In 1993, a statistician of stellar~ pute was hired as chairman. HiJ maniling orders were to beef up the departmen~ to emphasize biootalistics and to launch a consulting laboratorywherescienlistsofallilkmight MEWS Technology Action Plan, but even books in Lockwood Library (S I they_.. from "within schools and million might go a long way toward faculties responsible for informa- hlring reshelvers, increasing jourtion-technnlogy efforts.• lnustu- nal subscriptions and both replacous consultants at best. ing and acquiring new volumes). Furthermore, a portion of the And, of course, the parking probmonies were drawn from the Jem is still in need of fixing. student technology fee (a fee that Ironically, only a few weeks behas more than doubled in the past fore, the same reporter wrote an twoyearsl). But the story does not a rticle on Dr. Ha nk Bromle y reportwbetherstudentrepresenta- called "Computer Utopia? No tives...,..approachedinthedesign Way?" The pieu describes Dr. of this initiative. Evidently, the ad- Bromley's work regarding the ministration unilaterally allocated largely uncritical use of technolfunds for high technology in the ogy, with a focus on computers in classroom that serve the students the public schools. In this pieu, themselves no betterthanlowt.ecb- Cunningham writes: nology, such as smaller class sizes • For starters, says Bromley, and greater ieaching effectiveness. .. .schools should not buy new tecbThereisaneedtograwtecbnolosi- nologies until they know what they caJ1y; however, that need is for stu- plan to dq with them and who will dent access to computer labs, not have acuss to them. And schools higb technology for classroom pre- should assess whether the technolosentations. Likewise, faculty need gjes they do purchase ase actually support to manage the technology increasingleaming.andforwhom." they already work with, not more Good questions to ask a provost equipment in their teacbing spaces. bent on increasing technology while Dothenumberof"smalldassesthat decreasing permanent faculty and need technology" that Sullivan indi- programs.OrfortheRtporurtoa>n· cates j~ a three-fold expansion! sider before it thematized an article Later in the article, Richard ontechnoJosjcalexpansionasapopuLesniak states: " Faculty are relying list demand. A tactic that rbetorically more and more on these kinds of masks the administration's entrepretechnology.• This statement does neurial,noteducational,agenda. not indicate that faculty are callThe lead sentence in thiJ article ing for technology classrooms, sounds like the pi'D\'!)st's own selfonly that they, like the administra- congratulatory propaganda cut free tion (to the tune of$8 million dol- from its quotation marks But even Iars), may be somnambuliJtically if students and &culty are requestacupting the myth of technologi- ing the construction of technology cal determinism. Sadly: "If you classrooms, that does not mean that build it, they will come.• Besides, the adminiJtration should "swiftly" was this on the Union of Univer- seekti>meetthatneed.Criticalquessity Professor's agerida when they tions need to be asked: Specifically, were trying to settletheir contract does this equipment and this expense with the state these past two years! really advanu the education of VB Further skepticism should be students! Mightn't that $1 million be aroused by the sheer speed with better spent in support of the Office which this project has bi'On com- of'I<aching Effectiveness! Oops. My pleted; it is unpreudented. This is error. The Office ofTeachJng Effec•incredible considering the agoniz- tiveness was eliminated this year due ing turn around for reshelving to budget cuts. -Scott B. Waltz.. srudn.r, GnuiiUltr School of EduaJrion tum for expert stalislical guidance. The chair delivered Sacrificing detailforeconomyofspeecb,hewas able to hJre .a .biostatistician, and three wdl-credentialed professors who ase focusing their research on problems in biostatistics. Nevertheless, overall staffmg. never even reached seven lines. The dean had p romiJed eight lines in writing, and orally beld out promise for more. But of the five who moved in 1990, twoleftand oneretire<t Of the five who joined since, one left and one, sadly, died last month. The current size iJ still five, just what it was when they moved The chair started a consulting laboratory, which has since consuited for all eight major ho5pitals, often repeatedly, and also serves Campus walks need salt; someone could be injured Editor, The ~t snows have turned the walks on the South Campus into skating rUiks. Even with strong anldes and boots with good treads, one takes one's life into o ne's hands when one walks from the parking lot to campus b uildings. The walks near Wende Hall are the most dangerous, but others are almost as lethaL We all know our operating budget has been slashed in recent years, but we still n~ walks to be salted on a regular basis. If campus paths rontinue along their current winter oondition, someone is going to suffer serious injury with possible litigation as a result. -laurie Clleco, Rtcords and Registration UB 71, Comell65 UB 61, Niapra 51 The Bufts fTIO'YI8d to l · l on the season with a pair of wins O¥er CorneA on Now. 24 and Niopra on No<.29. UB pcad a 71.65 >iaDry riv.ll Comoll i1Abrrilvra.Soricr -.nbrclodal ..,...wtth21 poi'a• he hi< .., kl-14,_ (ST.I .....-I for MleManilhoadclod 17 polna.--HaltCiomoro had 11 Alll>ou(t1 UBiecl by nine at tho holf, tho Bic R.t sQ)'Od dose ~ tho pme.doRrc tho pp lD 64-62 with 1:-40 aMd I"' no dose< On No<. l9.YOUI1( S<X><'Od 14 olhls 17 polnls In lho second halhs U8 held olf. N'oapra rally laal ln tho...,.,. for. 61-58 win In Marino Midland Anna. The 8uls "'"""""' a se<X>nd-hall ~ perfonnance to claim tho win. UB has , _ _, tho last fMo ..-,.. with Niapra. The 8uls roolt a .............., lead ln!D halltime bohlnd senior Miko Martlnho's II firn-llalf points.Younr and senior Scoct McMillin S<X><'Od bad<·«>bock treys with ...,. ....... ......,.;,q "' ap • 12-3 l!uls run. Tho second holf- U8"' cold from ""' floor with only 2 o( ll stoa. l.aodrc by two points with 8.4 seconds ,...,.....~ra~vnan NilcDial• Niapn "'1uP "' .,......... lho win for us. <Mr...,_ tho-- .........,but poeM' ~as~etoall - ·s UB 91 , Robert Morris 53 UB 75, Sam Houston State 67 UB 60, C..tral Florida 63 UB 54, Bowline G,_, 74 The Bc.Ms tnO¥ed ID .._,3 on me season wid\ a recent pair of wins and kmes. On No<. 25, U8 shot 50 ( 17434) from lho floor "' cloleat l\cOert Morris, 91-53, In Ak.mnl Arena.Jo..roio<' Mec>n McCr.r lecllho _ , for lho Bulls with 16 points. while ..... 010rissa Gardner SCO<.cl II . Freshman Sonia Onop was an akround ""-for U8 with IS points..-. SlU1s. sbc assists and lour rebounds In 2 2 - olf tho bond\. 0n No<. 2B, lho Jluls f<X><'Od a 75-47 win CNW Sam lie><.-. Sate In tho fVu roood ollho Cencn!Rorida T.,..,...,..,ln Oriando.UB load a....,_ peWit dofidt .tt.r ~ )ust 30 porcont ('1430). · lho 8uls .....,.,._ to hit on I 4-d-28 " - (50 pon:>on<) In tho second half for an wln.jo..roiol' Catherine jaa>b lod al sconn with 14 points. wNie odcirc _, usisu and sbc saols.- LaToya en,_. S<X><'Od 12 points. McCr.r and jl.rllor Kim Coon- had 10. Dooploo a ~ IS polnls and 12 roboundllrcm lnshmon T1lany Bel, UB ..,.-point at""' ..... -~63-'0,byhaa:Qnn!RoridalnNo<29'l--The _..,.,-poeM'-... ........... _ _.. Lnl>letD )ust23 olthoir 65 shots (35.4 .,.,.,...q. Ganlnor hod 15 poi'a and lour roboundl ln""'UB\ shoocrcNo<.30 In lho . . . - . . , . ollho UCF """'""'""on lO&.momonr.wttha 74-.54 1oos to ~a.-jaa>blioda.,.._.,..., _,...,.. field p • she lod UB wid! 17 points, fMt assists and bur siools. -- ........., Assistant Sports Information Diroctor or one misstep leads to another other users of statistics, mostly in the health scienus. AD~thedopartmcnthastaugbt in""""'ofi,IXX)studootsperye;u;thus eamiJ-4!theirannualbudget bytuition alone: wttate-disbandment will do, it will not save money. There iJ also a steady stream of publiations. One faculty member is a fellow of the American Statistical Association, another (who has since left) of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics; the dJair is a fdlow in both these scientific societies. Renewed commotion began in 1996. The.two "in-house" statisticians of the department of Social and Preventive Medicine (SPM ) left, and the medical school dean judged that progress on their grants could only proued apace by merging the statistics department wholesale into the SPM department. The current version would have o nly some statistics farulty merge into the SPM department , while the others would be housed in math- ematics. The department would cease to be in either case. The medical school sho uld be blamed for breaking thei r blackon-white commitments to the chairman , and for belyin g the welcoming no ises they made upon receiving the $600,000 from the core campus. Yet it is not the task of the medical school to educate statisticians. The president's and provost's Stances are more difficult to un derstand, in both style and substance. In substance, it is difficult to see bow a university can be the better for lacking an identifiable department of statistics. The vast majority of universities we'd l.i.kr to emulate have a statistics depart ment, and many have two (statistics and biostatistics). N; for style. th~ provost stat<S that a careful husbanding of resourus does not permit the luxury ofkeeping departments which are "undistinguished and non-antral." Generically, it is a proper sentiment. Unfortunately, the vast majority of our departments are undistin guiJhed, and many ofthemasesliding down , rather than climbing up-asstatisticshassinu 1993. But no n- central ~ Statistics is one of the few departments that feeds all fields of acaaemic endeavor. lt is vital to the hard scienus without excep tion, to the social sciences with nary an exception, and it is becoming ever more prevalent even in the humanities. On that score, demolition of the department iJ positively contra-indicated. The president states that even without a department, .. statistics will be everywhere.• He is correct that the fruits of statistical scienu will continue to be used everywhere, but where will the n'ew sta tistical tests and techniques be developed? Only the statistics department produa:s statistics. The other departments are all consumers. Neitherthepr<Sidmtnortheprovost sound in the least apologetic. Neither acknowledges tha t th e forud move to the medical school was a brutal error. Neither applauds the current chair for accomplishJng an epormous amount in a short time under difficult constraints. Neither deems relevant that sta· tistics, unlike physics, comes cheap; neither is swayed by the demand for statisticians in the job market; and neither seems troubled that there is no preudent (any time, any piau) for a ranking statistics group submerged in a department of math ematics: statisticians of note prefer not to labor under such regimes. Both think like lawyers. T hey .. win.. or .. lose• cases. After 10 years of grim diligence, they are about to win this one. The law school, meanwhile, received a bo na nza of $1,500,000 fro m this dynamic duo: no doubt because their scholarship is so cen tral, and their faculty so outstanding. -lohn C. C. loot , Profwor and CMir, Dcparrmm r of Managtmmt Scirnu llnd Sysmru �: THURSDAY ~4 -- ··Ciollo.._ : =.~~~: Campus. 11 :30 o.m. 112. :--._.... . _..,.at4Piuo : Talc: VIdeo os Medium. Join . )onls. 438 Clemens. North . All - - 2 Dlelondoff. South . ~8: 30p. m. Ffft.Spoo. : -~Giaduote SIUdent . campus. 12:30 p.m . In :6 . ....,CMarforiAw- : S.turday : =...~,._, . Ubuntu and the .._ Sooth . Africa. justice- Mdc.. : c,~~::fo.tn · Compus. l-5 p.m. f<>r more . lnlonnotioo. aii64S.2102. .Life__, : ResoMng Conlllcts ... ~. . ~~~byOffia . lnformation,toii 645-612S. Concert · ~·~~ . North Compus. 8 p.m. u . r,. '"""'i'loomation, aii64S.2921 . 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Bany Eckert, chair of the SEFA campaign and dean of the School of Health Related Professions, paints the final percentage point on the campaign thennometer on Rensch Road. (See related story, Page 2.) Internet 2: 'strategic investment' for UB Network being developed by consortium of112 un~versities to support research W:UUCf!iU . unt- News SeMces As.Sodate DirKt.or B has joined Internet 2---'the •next generation• of the Int:ernet- oped by a consortium of 112 versities. to support research activities and other data and voicecommun.itJtiOn needs that cannot be handled by the commercial andexpectsto~a · maximum of$350,000 &om the Nationa! Sciencz Foundation to hook into the VBNs, a network a>onecting all the supercomputing sites in theoountrythathasbeencalledthe "glue" that ties Internet 2 together. The move to join Internet 2 will, according to administrators and facultymembfis.improveandincrease the soope of research activities and keep UB a • player at the table• with the top universities in the country. lntcrnet 2, officially called the University Corporation for Applications in Internet Development, is the· new network being devel- Internet, says Hinrich Martens, associate vice president for compuling and information techno!ogy. •The Internet today is slow, it's bogged down, there's too much traffic and it can't handle all that's going on." says Jerry Bucklaew, network engineer. •If you want to dointeractiveth.ingsorlivethings, voice or videoconferencing, in real-time, you need greater bandwidth and quality of service"guaranteed access to connection capacity that will guarantee sole usc of the network link. "Today's Internet is a lot like a highway, and when it becomes By SUE u cqngested, it's slow for everybody,"' adds Tom Furlani, research assistant professor of chemistry and applications team leader... The new Internet 2 is going to guaranteelanesbetweenpointsAandB," like commuter lanes on a highway, he says. Internet 2 is part of what UB must do to .. retain and maintain theviabilityoftheuniversity,"says Martens. "We believe we will have appli cations and research projects that we wouldn't be able to carry out without the capability of Internet 2," he says . .. We need it in order to maintain our competitive position to attract faculty, to attract research and to be a 'name' institu lion that will also be attractive to undergraduate students." Voldemar Innus, senior associ- ate vice president for university services who oversees UB's IT initiatives. agrees that by joining the internet 2 consortium, UB has shown •that we are with the Jeading institutions across the oountry in infrastructure development and support of technology. " It (Internet 2) will immediately provide ...a limited number of our most demanding users of the Internet access to that new capability." It also will allow UB "to begin planning its integration into " the instructional and research missions of the uniVersity," he says. At an annual cost of at least $500,000 a year, UB's membership in Internet 2 is .. the most importan t stra tegic investment and commitment we've made in '9798, IT-wise," Inn us says. c~-,...7 Faatlty Senate, PSS to address training issue . , SUI WUETCHIIl News Services Assocllte Dlroctor HEFacultySenateandtbe Proti:ssi.onal Staff Senate have joined fonzs to addras the issue of training of supervisors, a n:cwring ooncan for proti:ssi.onal staff members. Faculty Senate Chair Peter Nickenon, professorofpathology, hasagrecdtoappointfacultymcmben to an ad hoc oommittce ereated by the Professional Staff Senate Exrcutive Committee to explore the possibility of providing training for faculty and staff mcmben whosupcrviscemployees,·but may have little orno management or supervisory training. Professional Staff Senate Chair Michael Stolcts, director of the OfficcofStudcn t MulticulturalAffairs, presented the issue to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at the body's Dec. 3 meeting, noting that 56 percent of professional staff rc- T side on the • academic side"' of the univcnity. He added that that figure was 60 percent several years ago, but has declined due to budget reductions. Patricia Engel. assistant to the chair oftheD<portmentofGeographyand chair ofthe PSS'QualityofWorkilie Committee, presented results of a surveyofprokssionalstaffmcmbcrs oooductedbytheoommittteduring the summer of 1996. She said there wen: 227 to the survey. While the committee was charged withquestioningprofessionalstaffon a variety of issues, it was spccifically asl<edtolookinto"theposs!bilitythat perhaps supcrviso!S werm't particulart)-qu.alifiedorsupcrvisingparticularly well," Engd said Stalfrncmbcnwm:asl<edtocvalu· atethcirsupcrvisors,aswellasthemselves, including their need for profcssional development and whether respanses their supervisor supported thcir·scckingprofessional developmcnL "There's a lot of unhappiness, a lot of uncertainty," Engel said, notiog that staff members vented on "a lot of really big issues that we can't do anything about." The survey found that overall, thoS<O responding believed that their supervisor needed some h~lp in the are~S of oonflict resolution, project management, receiving criticism, developing leadenhip, time man agcmcnt and delegation skills. Respondents felt they needed training in several areas, including giving criticism, receiving criticism, gaining respect, delegation skills and "results without ramifi cation"-<lefined by Engel as cases where resolution to a problem was achieved "without both parties being unhapp y, because you can come to a peaceful solution." R<sults without ramification is a key problem that professional staff face, Stokes pointed ouL Many staff membe!S have told him that they would liklto be involved in senate or other university activities, "but there's not support from their supervisor or in their unit to leave the office. leave the unit and put the time in to do their S<Orvicc componenL" He said that while some supervisory training is conducted on campus, it is not done "on a university-wide basis." He proposed that the two governance bodies "collaborate" to try to develop a training program for supervisors. .. This clearly is one of the items professional staff responded to" in the survey. he said. Nickerson said that the Faculty Senate would be willing to cooper· ate, but that since the issue did not fall under the purview of any ex· istingscnate committee, an ad hoc panel would have to be formed. Stokes noted that the PSS al· ready had formed such a commit· tee, and invited Faculty Senate members to join the panel. �Roberts, assistant professor of psychology and a specialist in the area of depression, conducts a 12-week program designed to teach individuals skills to help them cope with depression. He has been a member of the faculty -since 1995. There is very interesting research that suggests that depression has been on the rise in the past several decad~more and more Jl"'ple seem to be developing relatively severe episodes of depression. FIJr. thermore, Jl"'ple are ezperimcing depression at younger.ages than in the past-often having their first episode of depression in their teen years or even younger. There·are a number of possible explanations for these increased rates of depression, including social and cultural changes, increased exposure to life stress, lifestyle changes, greater recognition of, and social acap· tan<% of, psychological problems, and so forth. At this point, however, we don't know for sure what is responsible. What we do know is that genetics alone cannot~ ­ plain this increase in depression. These changes have talf<R.pia<% much more rapidly than changes toe pia"" in the gene pool. -t·· ---7 '!llfference t . .lln.g the HdownH and -cllnlc•l Evtryoneexperimasoaasional fed·;,g.·of sadi!ess ani:! depresSion. For moSt of us these feeling< are shortJiVed and lOst oiuy a few hours to a few days. However, for some individuals these feeling< can bemme more pmislmt, exlreme and debilitating.ln fact, approDmatdy IS petcent of the population will experience an episode of depression that is ..,_, enough to warrant a clinical diagnosis at some point in their lives. By clinical depression, we are n:lierring to a syndrome that often indudes sympcoms IUch as sleep and appetile disturbonce, cooa:ntration difliculties,fedingsof~ fed that life il no longer worth Jiving Should not besitak to seekbdp. Fortunately, there are a number of treatment alternatives with proven effectivenas. These includ< cognitive-behavioral therapy, interper: sonal therapy and various classes of antidepressant mediation. There is some evidence that cognitive:behavioral therapy is effective at reducing the lilo:lihood of developing subsequent episodes of depression. In contrast, many would argue that medications need to be toen over extended periods of time (perhaps indefinitely) in order to redUC% the chanC% of relapse, roa.. -·--ofSt. ··--. . . --7 'o -.- ........ - .. the tlpt ....- de- I'm not aware of any well -<~!=signed studies that have tat<d the e:f&:ctive11<01 of St.John's Wort in the treatment of depression. Of couroe that does not mean that SL John's Wort is not effective-it simply means that we don't know for sure. I would advise individuals to be cautious, because there are treatments that have well-established trade: records. faligut and laos of energy, a laos of intaat in previously enjoyable activities, and suicidal ideation. These symptoms pessist for more than two weeb (often lasting months oceven )UI"S) and'Und to interfere with the " Copilot wltlt Deprwolon" person'sfunctioningatworkorwith ,.....••• teaciMo techalq"' friends and family. It is important that f.unilyand friends r=gniuthat depression isadisorderthatcan profoundly iliilumC% a person's func- Ing. -do the)~ help7 tioning and that they enal""''!" the The "Coping with Depression• person to seek help. program is a distillation of some of the most important dements of cogniti.e=.Gebavioral"arld intctper~I!"'Pfw~7. sonal therapy. The program il conI would advise individuals to ieek ducted in 12 sessions and is.struchelp if their symptoms persist be- tured as an adult-education course yond a few weeks or if these symp- in which participants are taught toms begin to seriously interfere skills that have been empirically with thing< lilo: close relationships, shown to .Uev.iate depression. The work or getting things done at program is Dosed on the idea that borne. Anyone whose-depression mdividuals suffering hom depnoshas reached the point where they sion have difficulty experiencing - more......,... ..................... -_,....-""think- ----- pleasure and ~I in their lives. The particular lkilll that ;ire t:auBbt bdp 110 this poaan. For oample, llllllf clepn.d iDdividualo have...,.a.e llyksoithinking that bias how they peruM: themadveo md their worlds. Sllch bioaeo can malre il aaptioaollydif6cult fix the penoa 110 experimce pleasure and enjoymenL I.ikewjse, high levdl of tension and intctperanaal cli1liculties can often malre it ditlicult.-110 pin •<illhcement and reward. The akillo thaton, lilo: reiaDtioo, inaaoins pltaoant activities, intape!oooal skills and cognitive ratru<:turins bdp to coc: m:t theoe problems. My..,.. is that this program can be e&c:tiw: on itJ own lOr individual~ with mildly to moderately ~ depraoion, but that it is moce uadul in axiibination with other treat:mcnll, such as an~t modiatioosor iDdividual therapy, for individuob oufferina fiom depraoion. Currently, I am~ psychological and mvirorunental factors that may inJIII<DO< ihe degree to which individuals benefit from this form of treatmen~ as well as predictoa of the loog-tmn maintmane%pftratmmt gains. Readers who are interested in finding out more can call the I'I)J:hologicaJ Services Center on the North Campus (645-3697~. What 1ot , _ l"tereotH ~n lblciJinl---7 I 6nd depression to be particularly fascinatin£ &om a research perspective becauoiit imoiYes the interplay of a number of quite diverse processes, includjngpetic,phy1iological, psycboli>p:al and environmental in&ueoca.ln..,..-.1. my research attemptstodorif)'the ~ anil e.Mioiunmtal procesta involved in the deYelopment. maintenanCe and IUilvery&om depreosioo. . Uruversity goes over $635,000 go~ for SEFA untMn " fn>m tlon>uvthe Feculty, "" ' · - - ..... ~have demonstrated their commitment to the community in which they live and work by again helping UB to meet its SEFA goal. Although final tabulations won't be available until sometime early in the spring, as of Dec. 8, the $635,000 goal had bqn surpassed. "Congratulations and many thanks to Barry Eckert, who took on the huge task of leading the campaign, and to all ofUB's leaders--deans, vice presidents, chairs, .directors-who offered their supporL Building new partnerships helped bring the campus COill)llUnity together to reach this goal," said President William R. Greiner. · "Most importantly; Greiner added, "our thanks go to all the UB people who stepped up one more time with generous contributions to show bow much UB cares for our Western New York community. SEFA is a great UB tradition, one we all can be proud of." "0.. -.u go to all the UB people who stepp.d up one more ~me with generous c - to"-'much uac..atorow-...--~-· PRESIDENT W1WAM R. GREINER Irs everywhe~l Irs everywhere I In lac~ you might say that •everywhere" is globalization's " paradigmatic motif, .. which isn't to say most of us actually understand it. Globaization ~both the proa!SS and product of rapid, widespread social change. tt has us eating sushi and mashed lentils, watching films • In all, 13 units have met or exThe recipient of the annual ceeded their goals for the 1997 SEFA Chair's Cup, honoring the campaign. They are the Provost unit that achieved the greatest inAreas, School of Architecture and crease in the pelC%Dtage of Jl"'ple Planning, Graduate School of participating in the campaign, will Education. School of Health ~­ .be announC%d on"" all SEFA cards lated Professions, School of Man- have been received and tallied. agement, Faculty of Natural SciSEFA Chair Barry Eckert said he ences and Mathematics, School of was pleased to ·see contributions Course looks at globalization as central feature of social change BY PATIIICIA DONOVAN News Sefvices Editor Nursing. Offi"" of the President, School of Social Work. UB Foundation, Student Affairs, University Services and Public Servie% and Urban Affairs. made by Nicaraguan fishermen. u.s. higher education, reading Portuguese fashion mags, buying sneaks made in sweatshops in Ho Chi Minh Oty, enterlilinlng Sudanese entrepreneurs and hunkering down to learn new critical languages: Malaysian and Hindi. For those sloshing around helplessly In the ideological blender, help is on the ~- The Department of Sociology in the"Spring 1998 semester Will pffer a new exporting graduate seminar, "Special Topics: Globalization" (SOC 593). Taught by Christopher Mete, assistant professor, and Mart Gottdiener, professor and department chair, the course will offer a aitical exam ~ nation of globalization as a central feature of social change in the late 20th centu,ry. The seminar will interest students acroSs a broad range of disciplines, since globalization has changed nearly ev~ry field of study, not to mention the lives of many millions of individuals in all but the most isolated cuiWres on earth. Seminar participants will pass the $635,000 mark. "It's really gratifying t8 reach this goal,".noted Eckert, dean of the School of Health Related Professions. •As chair,. I have had the pleasure of working with people from all across the university, and it has been great to see bow we could all pull together to accomplish this.• "It also has been a great opportunity to experience firsthand how much our contributions mean to people in need: he aqded. "Meeting the goal means that" UB really knows the value of caring for our community. "On behalf of everyone who workedonthecampaign, ourcongratulations and our thanks to every member of the campus community who joined in this great partneiShip in caring.• survey current literature related to globalization as a set of economic.. social, cuiWral and political processes. They also wil look at how global proc:e51eS tranlform regions and communities hen! and abroad. Perhaps especially critical to the undeiSianding of globalization is the relationship between globalization and the formation of social identities. Mele's stJJdents will expkn this issue and the fonns of coloctive action and resistance to which g1oblllzation has given rise. The axne (No. 173818) wil be taught from 9-11 :«!a.m. onfridays. For lrlormatlon, ai64S-2~17. . �lleaii811.1!B7Nt19.1t15 IIepa "taa 'Checklist for Promotion Dossier' wins FSEC approval after revision IIJ SUE WIIITOIIII News ~ Assodote Dirocto< · "Checklist for motion Dossiet" that leave it to the de· t c::IWr to deter. mine whetherexttmal reviewers will be used to evaluate the tt:ad!ingport· folio of a candidate for promotion has been approved by the Faculty Senate l!lo!cutive Committee. The dlcclc.list, which accompanies a candidate's promotion dossier, also would requm that the kOch· ing portfolio be "discipline-specific," and that each unit devdop its own list of supplementary material that is to be included in the portfolio. The revised checldjst, whlch was presented to the FSEC at its Dec. 3 meeting, will be introduced to the Faculty Senate at its last meet· ing of the semester on Dec. 10. Heildrldt urged fuller evaluation Margaret Aara, c:bairofthe Fac· ulty Senate's Tenure and Privileges Corrunittee and professor of phar· macology and toxicology, said her committee's work was the result of urging by Provost Thomas ~· Headrick that "a more full and credible evaluation of kaching become part of the dossier.• The current checklist was revised first by Senior Vice Provost Kenneth Levyanq -..yn. liam Fischer, vice provost for faculty development Their revisions were \ further tWeaked by the tenure and privHeges committee, Aa.ra said. She noted that the revision by Levy and Fischer that caused the mOst Controv~Csy and discussion among the members of her com- mittee was one that would requm that external reviewers evaluate the candidate's k>chingportfolio. "The committeefdt that while ex· ternal evaluaton wm: the most appropriate and the best reviewers for research and scholarly activity, they were not the best evaluatonof reach- ing," she said. Cornmiuee mernben suggested inskad that thec:bair be responsible for selecting evaluaton, who may include external and internal re· viewen. and current and former students, to comment on the candidate's schoiarship, teaching and public-service contributions. 1be chair must ensure that, in total, the evaluaton fully address the three categories.Acara said, adding that this provision would apply to both theronfidential and non-roo· 6dential sections of the dossier. She said the committee also devoted much discussion to items that are to be prepared by the can· didate for inclwion in the port· folio "becawe of the very diverse nature of our schools. What comprises the teaching portfolio is much, much different in the school of medicine than in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.• The committee bas proposed that individual units develop their own appendices for the portfolio and that each unit have avaHable to the candidate a list of supplementary material that is specific to the school, she said. The revisions under ~nsideration would make a candidate staternent a formal part of the checlclist, he said. Acara said that the k>ching port· folio, after it is romposed, is to be "explicidy evaluated by the department c::!Wr, by selected internal reviewers and, when judged appropri· ate, by selected external reviewers." Jack Meacham, professor of psychology, noted that the com· miuee appeared not to be chang· ing the criteria for promotion, but nther to be • making more ex ~ plicit" the procedures by which candidates put together the materials for their dossiers. Acara agreed, adding: "It isn't clear that by putting more em- phasis on the presentation of the teaching part of the portfolio, it will also reflect more weight on it in the process for promotion." In response to a concern ex- pressed by )ames Faran, associate professor of mathematics, that making candidate statements a for· mal part of the promotion process would "add pressure.. and increase the worldoad.nfjunior fucultycom· ing up for tenure, Acara noted that the romminee addressed that issue. "I think i~s fioir to say about the rommirtee that they really ·~ the Single statement bvored Committee =mbers also felt . candidate'swdfureintoronsideration in aiJ their deliberations," she said. I that Levy and Fischer's proposal that candidates produce three COmmittee commended separate statements about their Claude Welch, SUNY Distin· teaching, research and public-serviCe contributions Would be too guished Service Professor in the De· partment of Political Science, commuch of a hardship, and that a mended the oomm.ittee on its work sin'gle-stateinenr addressing each "in st=gtbeningthestepS"tal= by of the categories "would be a bet· Fischer and Levy to include items ter statement,• she said. that would improve evaluation of The current checldjst does not k>ching. Having read many state· require any statement from the ments by candidates for promotion, candidate, although the Pr<sident's Welch added, "i~s importantto have Review Board has for the past few the opportunity for the candidate to years asked candidates to submit a develop (a statement) in an inte· statement about·their scholarly ac· grated fashion." tivity, according to Fischer. BrieD . ¥ Historians contribute entries to new encyclopedia on Japan ry after the year 2000? What role does the government play in present-day Japanese edu- Is J•.,.n like ly to develop.nude.,. we•- cation? How does Japan manage its unskilled foreign labor forci? Two scholars of East Asian history-David Abosh , reccntJy re tired associate professor of history, and Tom Burkman, director of Asian studies and adjunct associate professor of history-address such issues in a new reference publication titled .. Modern Jap41:n: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture and Nationalism" (Ga rland 1998). Abosch, an expert on modern Japan, published an entry on Kato Hiroyuki, the Japanese educator and author who gave direction to · the newly established system of higher education during the firs t three decades of the Meiji era. Burkman published four entries in the encyclopedia: Kagawa Toyohi.ko, a Japanese Christian evangdist and social reformrr; Japan's connection with the Lr.tgue of Nations; Japanese nationalism in World War I, and the Allied occupation of Japan following Japan's surrender in World War II. In addition to conducting extensive research in Japan , Burkman has published a number of works on Japanese and East Asian diplo matic history and is currently working on a monograph titled, "Ja- pan, the League of Nations, and World Order, 1914-1938." The encyclopedia covers topics from Japan's emergence in the 1850s from a feudal society into the modern world, through empire building in the early 20th century, World War II, postwar recovery and international market building. )ames Huffinan, editor of the encyclopedia and associate professor of history at Wittenberg University, will lecture in February at UB on "Sen· sationalism and Nationalism: Lessons from the Meiji Press." The lecture, part of the hlstnrydcpartmen~s Colloquia Series, is being co-sponsored by the history department and the Asian Studies Program. Braun receives Polish award K•z.lmlerz Br•un, professor of the.t" •nd d•nce, ·has been awarded the Chivalry Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in recognition of his outstanding work in Polish literature, theater and scholarship. A native of Poland, where he had a distinguished academic and theatrical career, he came to UB in 1987 to head the acting program. The author of numerous books and hundreds of essays, articles and book reviews, he holds a doctorate of hurnani· tits in theater from Wrodaw University, a doctorate of philosophy in letten from Poznan University, a master of fine arts in di· reeling from the National School of Drama in Wanaw and a master of letten from Poznan University. In 1992, Braun was appointed by thenPr<sident Lech Walesa to the rank of professor, a state tide in Poland. Among his recent works are "American Dreams," a play produced by a Polish theater company "in Toronto; "Animal Farm,• an adapta tion of the George Orwell novel produced at UB, and "lmmigrlnt Queen," a play produced in Poland, Ireland and Toronto. His translation of "Dummies' Ball," a 20th-century Polish play, was staged last month in the Center for the Arts and marked its U.S. premiere. Research developed In unlvenlty labs UB takes equity in company developing new tec~ology By EllDI GOlDBAUM News SeMces Editor eral of these procedures each day. The FDA accepted the DRTS in U September, as did the agency's European counterpart. "This was an opportunity for the university to invest in a strong B has taken its larges.tever eqwty pos1t1on m a start-up company commercializing tech· no logy developed by UB research· ers. The univenity has acquired an interest in MINRAD, lnc., of prchard Park, which is commercializing the Dual Radiation Target· ing System (DRTS). Developed by Michael K. Landi, start-up company, being led by an excellent entrepreneur with an ex- ceptionally good technology in a promising market,• said Daniel Massing, director ofUB's Office of Technology :rransfer. MINRAD's founder and chief ex· now a neurosurgery resident, and ecutive officer, William Burns, for· Robert M. Lifeso, clinical professor of orthopedic surgery, DRTS dramatically improves the results of orthopedic surgery, biopsies and merlywas president and chief=· live officer of Matrx Medical Inc., North America's largest manufac· turer and distnbutor of emergency medical products, and was named Inc. magazine's 1993 Entrepreneur of the Year in New York State. Massing explained that in cases where UB has patent rights on a technology. the university traditionally receives an upfront licensing fee from the company commercia.lizing the technology. In this instance, in lieu of the licensing fee, the university will Te- other procedures, while signifi- cantly reducing X-ray exposure. RadUitlon exposure a problem The subject of three health-care advisories issued in recent years by the Food and Drug Administration, this type of radiation exposure has been eonsidered a significant problem for patients, as well as for their physicians, who may conduct sev· ceive equity in MJNRAD. The UB portant commitrnent to a local com- bilize the bone should be drilled. interest consists of founding shares and subsequent stock purchases equal to 4.7 percent of the pany, he added, pointing out that both the rompany's manufacturing capability and its start-up funding are largely New York-based. By next spring, MINRAD plaiTs Even then, he noted, it's on1y an approximation: surgeons tradj tionally have had no choice but to fully dHuted interest. "The opportunity to take equity in astart-upcompanythat is commercializing research developed in our own laboratories is consistent with a national trend by uni versities,• said Massing. Return to UB can be significant Once the stock is sold, the re ~ turn to the university of an equity position can be significant, he explained, often exceeding what would result from the license in - to gear up its production capacity to 400 systems per month. The company recently signed a tO -year, $84 million contract with Atmos InternationaJ for European distribution. Landi, who received a bachelor's degree from UB in electrical and computer engineering and is now a rtSident in the Department ofNeu- come generated by royalties. The rosurgery in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, began de· veloping the technology as a first· university has equity positions in four other companies commer- year medical student after learning at a medical conference about a rna- cializing technologies developed jor problem faced by orthopedic surby UB researchers. geons. Lifeso, hiS advisor, provided According to Massing, UB's li- financial support for the project. cense and patents on DRTS were Landi explained that ordinarily, beneficial to the company as com· ponents of the prospectus docu · ment for raising funds. The investment signifies an im- surgeons use continuous radiatio n to guide them in locating the site in fractured bone where the screw holes to anchor metal rods to sta- take a tTial-and-error approach. Laser beam used as gutde "That approach increases the exposure of both patient and sur· geon ·to ionizing radia tion and increases patient time under an est hesia; said Landi. Unsuccessful attempts , h e noted, weaken th e structural in tegrit y of the bone, increasing the risk of postoperative scconda r)' fracture and the need for addi · tiona) operations. DKT'S uses a laser beam to pm· point the precise location in a bone where the holes for scm.. should be drilled. The surgeon uses the beam 3!t a precise guide to pinpoint both the angle and point of entry. The system also has been used successfuUy to precisely target tu· mars in the brain, and biopsies of the brain, lung and spine. �Santa)s 1ap ...1"t's scary Don'tforce tradition on kids, Hoot says I \ I children this age have pictures talcm while the child is clearly in better watch clistras," Hoot says. out; who cares if Jo addition to being potentially you cry?" appears to traumatizing. Hoot says the prac· be the attitude of tice alao aends a confuiing, mixt!d parents who force mesaage to children who are cautheir young children to sit on tioned by their parentJ to "stay Santa Oaus'lap. a pnctice that a away from stranger5," but then UB educator considers to be a find themselves being placed on a. stranger's lap by their parentl. form of child abuse. Hoot says many parentl don't Jim Hoot, professor and direc· tor of the Early Childhood 1\£. anticipate or consider a child'• fear search Center in the Graduate because u adultJ they focus on School of Education, says parents Santa's respected reputation u the should not force this tradition, bearer of gifts and holiday cheer. Hoot says that children's fear of since sitting on Santa's lap or beingbdd by Santa maybe too over· Santa Oaus generally fades ud they are able to appreciate him whelming for young children. "From 10 to about 17 months once they learn to talk. By the time old, children experience severe they enter school, they start to separation anxiety and are tfPi~ question Santa's reality. cally scared of strangers,• notes Hoot, a past president of the A5· sociation for Childhood Educa· " FromlOto-17 lion International. - o l d . <hi*WI He warns that it isn't worth the trauma endured by the child just expertence•.......,.t~on to capture a photo. While parents may view Santa as benevolent, the .......,. " " " - typk.lllly innocent toddler probably sees sc.- of stnngen.. lWp as a "big. scary creature with along, white beard." PM HOOT Hoot has witnessed a number of parents upsei young childien dur· '"IfpicaUy by first grade. aU chiling the holiday season by taking dren have had the idea put into t¥r them to see jolly old SL Nick, of- beads that Santa isn't real," be says. ten before they are old enough to · An experienced parent himself, recite their gift wish list. Hoot considers Santa a symbol of •Anyone can stand at a mall thU fantasy and encourages other par· time ?f ~ and watch_ parents of ents to "prolong the fantasy as long Search is on for arts, . sc1ences dean The search for a ·dean for UB's new College of Arts and Sciences has been launched, with a goal of having a new dean on board by Aug. 1. The search committee, which was appointed in September by Provost Thomas E. Headrick; has met three times to discuss the position and develop a po- sition description "that reflectS what we thought was Important in a candidate," said louis J. Goldberg, chair of the search committee and dean of the School of Dental Medidne. "The dean wil wori< closely with uniYersity groups desiging the Internal structure olthe new oollege and its relationship with other units of the university and the community; Goldbeig.said. "For that reason, the search committee Is especially in~ In can· didates with vision, energy and the ability to ·wori< in .a condition ol ongOOg change iWld chalenge, with faculty CXlOYI1Itted to the Idea ol shared governance.. The composition of the search committee •reflects various communities of scholars that __ ...-·troo_,_.,._...,. -...---., ... c-. ...... ...,~._-...,. ....,~. ~_.,_ as possible." "Parents are experts at evading issues,• be says. "They obould not consider themselves liars for pro- moting a child's imagination..Fantasy is a wonderful thing." He believes it's normal and healthy for children to believe in fantasy and that parents obol'idn't worry about undermining a child's trust if they evade the truth. Questions about the reality of Santa are a "rite of passage," aaord· ins to HooL The fantasy then in· vnlves introducing Santa to other kids or younger siblings. He be· li...,. adults' memories of joy from believiitg in Santa are enough to malc.e them want to create the mys· tical kdJog in·oth= will be inccitporated Into the new college. This is going to be a very Important college and the dean is a very key position within the university," he said. "I've felt very good about the discussions we've held. There's been a lot of optimism and cooperation among members of the committee.• .In addition to Golcl:>erg, members ol the seardl COfT1ITIIitee are Joseph Gardella, professor of chemistry; Peter Gold, associate dean ol the Undergraduate Col~ Adele Hendorson, as.sociate professor ol art; Bruce )aclcson, SUNY Distinguished l'r<Rssor in the Department ol English; Robert jacobi, professor ol geology; Carolyn Korsmeyer, professor ol phiosophy; Martha Malamud, as- •Parents tend to avoid uncomfortable subjects when dealing with cliiJdren, whether it be Santa or 'the birds and the bees,'" says HooL "I~s l.ilte we want to avoid breaking them into the real world." He empbasius that parents, when asked by • child whether there really is a Santa Claus, should try to practice •toving avoidance" by changing the subject or saying bow much they. too, enjoy Santa and look forward to his visit each year. Hoot adds tha! parents should k.eCp the !lleSIIjiO very simple when kids Inquire aboutS&nta's identity. "Don't Fl too technical," he said "Promote the spirit of the issue, based on the idea that Santa petuata thewodd ... jo)ous place." per· Sodii.! pri*s.Crii~~ ~~olphysia; Jack ll4tYdwn, professor ol psy· chology, and Peter Rogerson, professor ol Q0191Phy. The committee olso ilj· dudes Sarah Anderson, representing the UB Alumni Association, and students Emily Neimeyer and Usa Merten .. The committee recently sent ads regarding the pos;.. tion to various newspapers and professio(lal journals, according to Goldberg. Review of llpplications will begin after tl)e first of the year and continue until the position is filled . The preferred starting date for the new llean is Aug. 1, 1998, or before. Report cards ra~e environmental responsibility TUDENTS aren't the only ones on campus receiving report cards; offices and departments throughout the university are being issued re· port cards rating their level of"en· vironmental responsibility." Letter grades will be assigned to individual offices and departments based on specific criieria. Grading will follow compreben· sive evaluations conducted by rep· =tatives ofUB's Building Con· servation Conbletl Network, a university-wide group that acts to en· courage and monitor oompliance with U,B's environmental policies. R£presentatives will oontact super· S visors, office managers and department chain to discuss and ar· range an evaluation: "It's meant to be a positive and funeu:rcise,"saidWalterSimpson, UB's energy officer1llld coordinator of the BCC program. "UB has huge environmental impacts, but individuals can malc.e a difference. "Jo recent years, we~ a oon· certed effort to get offices on campus to begin to change the way they operate. We issued recycling binsto each of our 4,000 employ· ees, we distributed booklets on green computing. we developed policies to minimize environmen· tal impacts," be added. "Now we want members of the university oommunity to.see how far they've rome and how much there is left to do." According to s;,;pson, the report. card is intended to provide UB'sofficesanddepartmentowith a means to systematically evaluate bow they comply with UB's envi· ronmental policies. Campus envi· ronmentalists alao hope it will encourage employees to take addi· tiona! steps toward environmen· tal stewardship in the office. Office practices are being evalua ted in th.- areu of waste tedUc· tion, recycling and use of recycled paper, energy conservation, green computing. purcbuing. .hazard. ous materials (where applicable) and transportation. The grades are based on spe· cific criteria, such as the use of double-sided copying. the use of e-mail instead of paper. minimi· zation of telephone-book pur· chases, avoidance of space heat· ers, use of scrap paper for drafts, environmentally responsible pur· chasing policies and education programs that encourage mini· miution and proper disposal of hazardous materials. If you do not know if there is a BCC representative in your area, and would l.ilte a oopy of the re· port can! to evaluate your area, please contact Walter Simpson or Rachd Martin at645·3528. The BCC network is a program ofUB'sEnvironmentalTukForce and University Facilities. �HOUDAY RECIPE CONTUT Apple ~orte wows the judges W....,_•......._,:.....•,Norccn Harbi.Jon, i aenuinc afiCionado of good food and cooking. wbooe Bovarian Applo Torte wowed the judp of the Reportn's lllnual Holiday R<cipe Con-. Thit year, New• Seryices• staff ..,..d u Judseo-looldn& over the mqies that cam< by mail, ~>mail and fax from North and So11th camp111 coob. Many thanlu to oil wbo participated-we wish we could have given prius tD all-the entries were that good. The winnes of Olll priu, Soudnw:st, the/JoJWful Cook Boo«, is a Sa:mary I in the Deportmcut of PharmlallosY and Thlia>locY in IWber HolJ on the Sollth Camplla. Noreaa boo._, It UB for 23 yean, II y<ars in pharmacology and before that, in health related profaoion&.About......, y<ars . . . _, a third prize in the Rqortcr mnl<lt for • chiclr.en dish, ahe recolJa. Bllldeaaeruarehcr~this r<cipe, her husbood, Georwe. alway> peds the apples ("Malco sure Geors< SOU th< aedit b that") and be's th< ono who does th< cleanup-willins "He ben· dill by-. Ill)' woodafui ~ A&imd-Nomn the ,;pe--e th< lion pan. .. roa:Md th< ..ape from a former co-wodo:r, Gerry Richland, who mired about 1M y<ars 180 It If!' 70!" wrot< in llli>mittina her r<cipe, '"111ioisa~-looJ<iasdeo­ sert thatlooblio:yoo boaebt it II. baltery!lt is. pcrfoct dish to ~at boj;day parti<s and yoo will II" rave r<Yicws~ ill appearana and ...... "lmaloeitotleasl2Stim<sa-,..r:says Nom:n. who~ that it can be made ahead and Croom. And if )'OU're rount· ins calories, you can cvm use nonfat aam-.ahesays A recipe collector, Noncn cuts out rocipa from tnapzinaandsubocribcs to lltst< of Homt, a bimonthly mapl'ine that ahe says me sou lots of coolcin& ideas &om. Now that she's won 6nt prize. ahe e2p«b hcrmlltaguesot UB"to join th< 8an fan club."I!Yerybody in News Services who tasted it, already bas. Here's Norem's winning recipe, followed by a few of the othen that intri81led the judges. -n..-..... ..... IIAVAIIIAH Al'l'lf Totrn 112 cup butter 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon vanilla I cup flour Cream butttr, sugar and vanilla. Blend in flour. Spread in an 8-10-inch tone pan with a removable bottom (or a fluted Oan pan). 8 oz. cream cheese U4 cup sugar !egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Combinesotimedaeam dleese and sugar: Mix wdl. Add egg and vanilla. Mix~ polll into pan. 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 4-5 Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced 1/4 cup sliced almonds · Combine sugar and cinnamon. Toss apples in sugar mixture. Spoon over cream cheese layer. Sprinlck with nuts. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce to 400 degrees for 25 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Delicious!! -naM.IU"!!I Admis.siorls S«tftary School d lrtotrrotion and u - y - Holiday aaziness is in the air-to think of preparing dinner yet-it's a pleaswe bearing the words "Bourbon d!icken" tonight. Enjoy! IIOUIIIION CHJCKEH 4 chicken breasts 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2tmspoon powdered ginger 2 tablespoons onion flakes 1/2 cup bourbon Mix all marinade ingredients and pour over chicken. Marinate overnight. Bake at 325 degrees, basting frequently, for 90 minutes or until w<IJ browned. If you double the recipe make sure that the chicken is in a single layer. Seive over rice or noodles. •-A. c-., Professor of Education Educational Organization, Administration and Policy One year my wife was called out of town because ofa sick r<lative.l prepared the Thanlcsgiving "feast."The traditional turkey, etc., was okay but I needed a dessert. I cilled my wife's '.relative in Connecticut for some h<lp. She read me this "easy' recipe. I made it and it was greaU So good. in &ct, that our kids have requested it for special family oa:asions ever since. Whim my wife Linda makes it, she also pours some Comstock cherry or blueberry filling over the cake to make it even better. "EVEN DAD CAN MAKE IT" CHE£SECAJ(E . PAIIT I Ingredients: 2-8 oz. cream cheeses, softened 2/3 cup sugar 3eggs I/2teaspoonvanilla PAIIT 2 Ingredients: 1 cup sour cream I teaspoon vanilla 6 tablespoons sugar Beat !he ingredients of Part Ito· gether until smooth. Pour into ungreased PyJtt 8-inch pie pan. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees, then let it cool!O minutes. Mix the ingredients of Part 2 toseiher and pour into certterofoooled cbe<se caice. Ba2 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool, then rcfriserat.e at least two houn. (A few days is even better). - and BusiMss JCaniiMwia eo-n,.,t doa.m<nts lodcwood Memori<ll Ubrary This is a very simple and flexible recipe. For example,.substitute rice for the orzo, or okra for the peas. The vital ingredients are the tangy choriw combined with the sweet red pepper. The combination of green and red gives a festive appearance. ~0 Sl1IIRD liED PEPPIIIS (Makes6) I cup orzo pasta ' olive oil for sautiing I medi= onion, diced I pound Choriw sausase,loose I 10-<>z. J>OClca8e frozm peas. thawed llk>uncr bottle taa> sauce 6 red bell peppen Cook the pasta al dente; drain and set aside. Heat oil in a pan and lightly brown and crumble the chorizo with the diced onion. In a large bowl combine the orzo, chotizo, peas. and 1/2 cup of the taoo sauce. Mix well. Slice the tops off the red peppers. removing inner ribs and seeds. Fill them with the mixture, and spread a doUop of taoo sauce across the top. Ba2 covered in ·a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes or until soft. P-'-M. Rose Bibliographic Data· bo,. Coordinator/ Cotatog.r; Health Sdtnces Ubrary Tliis dish was born out of a love for sweet sauces on pork. but a need to keep fat and sugar levels as w-,.; as possible. The tart apples and cider provide all the sweetness without added sugar. Using very lean ham, cooking off any fat lim in a nonstick skillet, brings this dish down into acceptable fat and carbohydrate levels. And, it only takes about20 minutes preparation time. A great way to use leftover holiday ham, and a wonderful alternative to those tired tur· key leftovers. Al'l'lf-FACED HAM !large or 2 small very lean ham slices (pre-packaged, already cooked variety OR leftovers) 3-4 tart apples sliced (Macintosh, Empire, Cortland). 112-1 cup apple cider . Q Sites for Your Holiday Appetite Looking for • tried •nd tnM ~I dish for your festive feast? Or perhaps something a bit more exotic for that leftover turkey? The Web can be your recipe box, whether it's Christmas, Hanullih or Kwanzaa. There are twosila that haveexl<tlSM rteipe<Xlllectioos,and ~as naturalslartingpiac<sbaholidaybxl searth. First, Holiday<:oolcq Unb fiom W:>dd in Your Kitdlen (hap-.//~~ ......,.__)r.anu.. a Holiday <:oo1cq ~"a rnes&l@l' board b ~andrequestingr<cipesandidcasbhotidays all over the world," a Holiday Recipe Exchange and a valuable All Things Turkey area with lots of links to pages that will help you use up those leftovers. The Christmas International section p~ovides a virtual buffet to links to other Christmas traditions around the world. Secondly, Mimi's Cyber!Gtchen (http:/ / www.cybettcltchon.com/) is an online bac· chanalia. Not only are ther< holiday links, but Mimi has outdone herself with a vast recipe coUection, cookbooks, food sofrware and even food humor. It can be overwhelming, but this site is an impressive collection of food information on the Web. The HomeArts Network (http: / / homeorts.com/) produced by the Hearst Corporation, the folks that bring us Good Housekeeping, Redbook and Mr. Food's Easy Cooking, among other popular home and garden magazines, have a nice selection of holiday pages. Their Holiday Cooking site {http:/ /homeart1.com/ dept•/food/x matcl .htm I cook ) focuses mainly on Christmas, and includes Holi- day Party Menus and Good Housekeeping's Award Wmning Copkies. HomeArts also has a Hanukkah Menu ( http://home•rh.com/gh/food/ 1296mof4.htm ) and a page on Celebrating Kwanzaa (bttp:/1 homurts.com/ dopts/lood/kwanfl.htm ). Traditional Kwanzaa reci1 pes can be found on the Sankofa page (http://membon.tripod.com/ -NancyJ/kw... ua.htm) and include a variety of African vegetable dishes, as well as a recipe for Benne Cakes. ~ So when visions of sugarplums dance in your head, impress your family and friends with a recipe from the World Wide Web. Bon Appetit! for oui11once in connecting to the World Wick Web via UB computer occounts, contad the AS CIT Help Desk at 645~3542. -Sue Neumeister •nd Lori WkbJnskl. Univenity Ubrories 1/2-1 teaspoon cornstarch Using a nonstick skillet, lighUy braise the ham slices on both sides to desired doneness (2~3 minutes per side). Remove ham to heated plate, and pour off any fat. Add sliced apples and a small amount of the cider to the pan, just enough to keep apples from sticking or burning. Cook and stir apples on merlium heat until soft and slighUy thick (aboutiO minutes). Add remaining apple cider and oook a few minutes. Stir joyed a wide variety of flavors in our food preparation. Of seven children, the oldest in our family • is 62 and I am 50,~ as long as I can remember, this potato stuffing has been on our Christmas and Thanksgiving table. We looked forward to the holi · days, as well as visiting rela ~ tives and friends, just to some of my mother's • •uesSin2. So I hope the readers will enjoy it as we did. POTATO STUFFING l/2hotgr='pcpper (anyvariety),cut I cooking onion, 1/4 cup chqpped and the remainder cut into slices amount of oold water, stirring a and put in the water for giblets little at a time into the apple mix2-6 white potatoes, cubed, bo~ed ture, to desired thickness. in salted water (for mashing) Push apPle mimire to one side, and I stick of butter or margarine put ham sli<:a back in pan. eo.erwidt apple mimire and heat for anoiher J'Tepart Giblets minute or so. (!like to art11J1W' th< Clean turkey or chicken giblets apples into a little pictwt!) Serve with and boil until cooked tender in small creamed potatoes and brussds seasoned water (salt, onions, and sprouts. (NOTE: this recipe is crushed red peppers ). R<· _--,.-;;:::move giblets when also VERY adaptilble b~sim­ cool and chop into ply .mstitute grilled pieces. tofu forth< ham.) Mash the potatoes and margarine together. A.n8 D•vls Mix in the 1/4 cup Univtnity Oevelopm<nt chopped onions and cutMy parents are from up hot green pepper. Mix South Carolina. My father is of West Indies -....------ in the chopped giblets. Season with additional black pepper (if you like); we like: this dressfrench. To say the least, we en· ing spicy hot! �&IRapa..._ -..n.1!111Vi.2Ut15 Brie II Adventure in Finland: studying, living at 35 below IMudlllllaiilill(,~ · IIJ IIIA&A ...-s land, created the exchange program in collabo""tion with longET's face it-to college time friend Milton Numz, professtudents in Buffalo, a sor of archaeology at the Universtudy-abroad program in sity of OuliL The program is open Finland, not fiu from the to qualified UB students for a seArctic Circle, does not coojure up mester or a full year. This semesvisions of Utopia. ter, a Finnish student is studying Nevertheless, three adventurow at UB and two UB students are in anthropology students from UB Finland as part of the progranL braved the Arctic terrain to study The firtt participants spent the such topics u Scandinavian art Fall1995 semester at the University and reindeer-herding as pioneers of Oulu in Scandinavian studies in a new exchange program with • courses such as"Historical and UnFinland's Univmity of Oulu. guistic Survey of Scandinavia" and Under the advisement of Ezra "lndigenow Cultures of the Polar Zubrow, professor of anthropol- Region."Thecourses,all transferable ogy, Patrick T. Daly, Phillip A. for UB credit, included exrursions Trella and Michael D. Frachetti- or field trips to Fumish Lapland, the all recent UB grads-undertook Russian-Finnish border, Helsinki, an in-depth, on-site survey of Stockholm, the Arctic wilderness Nordic culture, history and soci- and Rovaniemi in the Arctic Circle. ety. As part of their work in FinThe three said that one of the best land, the then-undergraduates features of the program was the also set up a joint geographic in- wide range of course offerings that formation system (GIS) research allowed them to construct a plan of center involving UB and the Uni- study around individual interests. They agreed that the field =urversity of OuliL Zubrow, who has lived in Fin- sions were the most exciting parts, News SeMces Editoriol Aubunt ____ L M-- ........ 110 . . . .......-eSIUdlnils Elghc-*'g-- ..,.. ~-­ . _ _ tho ....... Kilh i n g - - C . , . . . ... Sdlolonhlp In roc~ of ~ perfoomlnc& The Satlh- K i l h ri>IFundwos-ln honOr of Satlh !(ish, lho .... wile aiN;cholos!Qsh, - · sis..,. <loon ol College. N;cholosl(ish, who seM!d.osossislantdooniJom tho ..... 1950s to 1975, .... was"" adjunct fowtly tnombo< ., tho School ol Mol_..:nt and...,advl$c<tothoSiudont Assodotlon. He died In ,,., • The 1997 redpiontl. who ___ .,...., ........ ..... ._ wtteiOiecled - ... - ·-a>mplelion perlormonce IIIII .d .,.-J 4.a ~~ Ind ............... ~---~ Toebat, poyd1olcJgr. ........ .,.,.. ___ ..._L .... ~~ N ......... ~tc.a ...... modlonlall.,..._... .,..._ ond~o.-...­ especially those to Lapland, the northrrnmost part of Finland, where they studied the culture of the Saarni people. The Saimi, also known as Lapps, have their own language and political system and are related in some ways to the Eskimo, or the Inuit of the North American Arctic. Each student spent a night with a Saami family as part of the excursion. They also visited a reindeer fitrm, a paper mill, a logging site and a peat quarry to study the region"s rconomy. One acunion required the students to climb a mountain to study soowall patterns at high elevations and thm to ski back down. For Daly, an "awesome experience• wu living Cor a week in a cabin with no power in the middle of the Arctic winter. The students bad tci cut through several feet of ice on a lake to obtain drinking water. The typical temperature35 degrees below zero-was "beyond anything that even people in BuJfalo could ilmgine," he said. However, Trella added, "There is Yirtually no wind tb<n, so the cold isn't nearly as noticeable." Other than weather, Buff:a1o and Oulu have little in comii)On, according to the UB alums. Frachetti said that in northern Finland, the pace oflife is slower. "Although the people are welleducated, their heritage drives them to embrace their culture by returning to traditional OCCllpations such as craftsmen, reindeer herders, woodcarvers and hide tanners. He alto noted another big difference "No reindeer walking the streets of New York" cities. Prachetti, currently pursuing his doctorate in prehistoric archaeology at London's Cambridge University, said that if it wue not for his trip to Finland, he would never have taken the step .&om being a student to being a reiearcher. "I learned bow to otructure large-scale projects and bow to produce results &om that structure. I attribute my success at Cambridge to what I learned in Finland," be said. 'Ubuntu' urged for South Africa's constitution £ c1Em First black woman in Constitutumal Court advocates traditional social philosophy IIJ-~HAM Reporter Stoff TI E first black woman ppointed to SoutJ:> Africa's Constitutional Court urged on Dec. 4 that interpretation of that country's newly created constitu·tiori showi! bOnow from the tra-ditional Afr!can social pbilosop!>y of•Ubuntu.• Yvonne Mokgoro said that doing so would help incorporate concepts like "personhood" and *humaneness,• as well as concern for the social good. Mokgoro, also the first woman named a professor of law in South . Africa, spoke as part of a week-long visit to the School of Law, where she taught a short course and met with students and farulti mernbm. While malting it clear that she would not claim the last word on the subject, Mokgoro defined Ubuntu as an African world-view, or philosophy of life, that incorporates the values of personhood, hu111anen~s, moraljty, llonesty and concern for the social good. Ubuntu, she explained, is a Zulu word that is difficult to ddin~ in abstract terms. "l(soneofthose~gstJ>atyoll know when you see it," she said. · Contrasting Ub11ntu with as~ of both-African cwtomary law and apartheid that have traditionally been based in victimization, vengeance and exclusivity, Mokgoroargued that "the values of the.[new] constitution and at least the key values of Ubuntu do seem to converge ... along with the values of the bill of rights, in particular." Becawe it grows out of a historical scarcity of resources, said Mokgoro, Ubuntu values family obligations and the pooling of community resources. She warned, however; against the superficiality of seeing Ubuntu as anti-individual or as merely a social ideology. Rather, she at;gued, it ought to be viewed as "the po-· tential of being human." The essence of Ubuntu, she added, can be found in • number of common African sayings, such as "A human being can only be a human being through other bumap being~" and "People live through the help of othm.· The preamble to the new South African Constitution mentions and appears to recommend the values ofUbuntu, said Mokgoro. But she ·argued that while Ubuntu "has been increasingly adopted as'the basis of a new corporate culture," the South African legal system is still struggling to create •a new indigenow law on the one hand, and a new jurisprudence on the other. "The values ofUbuntu, I would like to think, can become central to this ... but we must harness it carefully, creatively,• she said. As an aample, Mokgoro mentioned the Constitutional Court of South Africa's stand against the death penalty, when some o£ the justices specifically mentioned the values ofUbuntu in order to buttress their individual arguments. She cbanoctrriud her co!lllDents as an attempt to elaborate and deepen thote earlitr rofemlas: According to Mokgoro, the death penalty is oneof the. most divisive issues in South Africa. She predicted that the current government will not review the court's decision against capiJI punishment because it also views the death penalty as inconsistent with the constitution a.n d with Ubuntu. However, she added, there will be another ele¢tion in South Africa in 1999. "We will just see, politically, how the ele¢on goes. There are many [other) issues that divide South Africans along political lines." SPIR created, retained more than 1,800jobs By EUEII GOI.IIMIIM News Services Editor New York more than manuf;lcturmgjobs and created more than 800 new ones during the 1996-97 fiscal year as a result of efforts by the local arm of the Strategic Partnership for Industrial R.surgmce (SPIR) program, based in the School ofEoginceringand Applied Sciences. Recently renewed with up to $210,000 in matching funds for the Western NewYork a= in thecurnnt fiscal year under·the New York State budget, the local arm of SPIR is part ofa statewide effort to help create and retain manufacturing jobs at small to medium-sized companies. Funding for SPIR, established in 1994 by the State of New York. is available to qualifying manufacturing companies to add research-anddevelopment support and technical expertise, including new-product development, red<sign or erthancement of products and proass improvement "The SP!R program is an example of the university's comrnitmrnt to economic development in Western New York," said Mark Karwan, dean of the School of Engineering a·nd Applied Sciences. "Now in its fourth year, SPIR can be viewed as an important item in Western New York's portfolio for regional development." During the past fiscal year in Western New York, SPIR assistance contributed to: • The retention of I ,274 manufacturing jobs • The creation of SS9 manufacturing positions • The completion of357 projects • Assistance to 193 companies In the four years of its existence, SPIR bas allocated mo re than $750,000 in state matching money to Western New York firms. SPIR projects recently awarded to Western New York manufacturiDg firms r=ived &om $5,000 to $50,000 in matching SPIR funds and took &om three to 18 months to complete. The projects included: • ISO gap assessment and related training for srveral smalJ manufacturers • Development of facilities and plant layout for an expanding manufacturer • Technical writing services • Development of a test facility for analysis of heat exchangers for a local indwtrial consortium • Computer modeling and development of design criteria for steam injectors • Fmitedement analysis and testing for improving product design. Through the UB program and similar ones at the SUNY university centm at Binghamton and Stony Brook and SUNY Co!kge at New Paltz, SPIR aims to bolster the state economy by promoting the transfer of knowledge &om university to indwtry and providing consultotion, research lacilities and resources for indwtrial restructuring. SPIR grants will cover up to 50 percent of a project's cost for hiring faculty, students and other technically trained personnel and fees for wing sophisticated research facilities, such as those available at UB. Projects are evaluated on technical merit and the ability to create or retain manufilcturing jobs in Western New York. Companies are required to quantify the number of manufacturing jobs that will be retained and/or created if a project is funded. Certain costs, sud\ as capital-<quipment expenses and materials, may not be funded tmder SPIR �UB 57, Canlslus 70 UB 70, Northe.utem Illinois 59 UB 90, Chl<li&O State ll The-~.,.,.,. a>nforonco matdlup cross.,.,., rMI Canisius Colece on Dec. 2.1osirc 70-S71n A1um1 Arena. Serio< Rasa<.nYourc led lt.-wichllpoina.Serio< Matt Clomons added II poina. n.e-.... ..-.ln ~Urinncepby. On Dec.5, UB -..cl ""'"'-tom 70-59. belhl 22 polna lrcm~Serio< Milot Martr00 added II poina. wNle scphomo<-e jon Kloidon ........t. ~ 10 polna and six rebounds. On Dec.6.U8 neoded""""""" topt pan Olia&o Stat.e. 9G-8l.Y"""' scored 27 polna, 21 In the second and "'""""" periods. junior Raben Harris scored 19 po1na and anbl>ed tt rebounds.wllRe Manlm"'dded 16 po;nu. Flower Power A special kind of flower power-proceeds from poinsettias and wreaths sold by the.UB WOITlef1's Oub--will benefit students in the form of Grace W. Capen Academic Scholarships. Above, Winnie Doran presents an order to Frands M. Phelan, a UB retiree. Th_,oo,settia distribution took place Dec. 4 in the Center for Tomorrow, where the Women's Club held Its annual Soup's On Luncheon, with Doran as chair. lntemet2 ~as~etoall WOMEN' S UB ll, Northeastern IIIJnoJs 68 Ull 78, Chl<li&O State 48 The &Jib pthwed their fi.-n conleronce win ar the season .. they knocked oil the Golden Ea&tes ar Nonhea$wn lltr.ob, 83~. on Dec. 5. 8ulfaJo was led by junior Catherine jaoob wid> 19 polnu and freshman Tdl.ny llel. who added 15 polna and l 3 rebounds. The &lib doleated Chico~<> Sat2 on Dec. 6 by a seo<o ar 78-48. 8ulfaJo was led by senior ~ Lisette Prlnzing wi<ll 15 polna and 1M! r<bounds. Serio< L.atoya Crump<Dn and jaoob each c:onrl>uted 12 po;nu_ Wrestlin~ c----~ The universities involved i~ partnership with the state to build Internet 2 "are essentially the play- a high-performance network iners in computer science and com- frastructure that parallels the New munication networking; notes York State Thruway and provides StlJa!1 Shapiro, professor and chair connectivity to the VBNs from of the Department of Computer New York City to Buffalo, Martens Science. " Not br,ing theie(in says, noting that travelers along Internet i) is being in the boon- the Thruway will notice huge docks of universities.• spools of multicolored cables that Receipt of the NSF grant will are being used to build the netaltow uB io hooldnio ·the VBN"s, · work. · · the very-h.i gh-speed backbone The VBNs is the glue that ties network 'serViee that ti.S tbgether evtiything together, "the way to the supercomputing sites at such connect the states together into universitieS as Cornell, Pittsbulgb one network.• says Bucldaew, UB'$ and nllnois, Martens says. UB will engineering representati ve to receive the moneY as its share of a NYSERNeL maximum $1.75 million grant Martens adds that of the 112 from the NSF to five core mem- universities that are members of bers of NYSERNet, a not-for- Internet 2, 80-85 will be connected profit organization of New York to the VBNs after the current research and educational institu- round of NSF funding. In order to qualify for connections created in 1985 to advance the use of cutting-edge network- tion to the VBNs, applicanu have ing technology to support research to be classified as either R-1 or Rand education. 2 institutions--UB is an R-1 topThe grant would aid NYSERNet level research institution-and in iU NYSERNet 2000 Project, a provide information to justify the connection, such as collaborations with other universities that require high-speed communication on dedicated bandwidths, Martens says. Among the projects cited in the 1 NYSERNet application for NSF funding is ~ proposal by the National Center for Earthquake En- gineering Research at UB in which researchers at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas would re- motely control UB's shaking table via .. real -time data and video linb; says Furlani. Other UB centers or units with projecu cited in the application are the Center for Stochastic Molecular Kinetics; the Department of Computer Science, working with the Hauptmann-Woodward Medical Research Institute; the UB site of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis; the Center for High Performance Computing, and the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR). Grant bolsters primary-care externship The Bulb finished 20d\ out ar 41 ...., last at the 16th Annual Las Veps lnvladonal. Senior 1~2-pounder jeromy McVoge upset filth.nnkod )efii!OO>er ol Ohio SQte in the: cOMObtion semifinals enroute to a fourcn.pbce finish. Freshman 126-pounde< Chad Caras upset ......O.r.four seed &.ndon Howe ar Michig:oln In the consob.tions to finish ~th. ~wimmin~ WOMEN' S The Bulls broke five schoot records enroute to a thlrd-place finish out of elsht wms this pan weekend at the Euum Micl!lpn lnviadonal. Freshman Carol CoaU1&fwn set school records in the 100 breaststJoob and 200 · white freshman Inger ~ set school records 1n the too i>adcstrolaand • 100 buttorlly. Coalroglwn and ~ teamed up with freshman Carrie lvrnwonc and Junk>r Ueselle Trinidad ro set a school marl< In the 200-mediey .-.lay. MEN'S UB finished louMh this pan weekend at the Penn Sau ltMa-..lat Sate Collep. Pa. ~ Dan Hldaoy finished fWn In the 200-.,... in • schoolroconl 1:39.50. He also finished third In the 100 -.,.... wi<lla dme ar 46.06. ln~oor lrac~ an~ Rei~ "The UB men's and women's indoor tnck and fiekl t.eamS boch finished second "' Colp12 on Dec. 6, behind Albany Sate. but ahead ar Colp12 and CanlsNs. ~ sisters Laura and jen Fokbmer finished one-two in the women's 5.000-meter "'"·junk>< Shelly Hamilton capwrod the women'• hi&\> jump and senior Ruth Con5on won the women's weight throw. On the men's side. junior Ryan Candia captured the S()()..maer run, while freshman Eric Guk:ierru capwrod the pole vault. -Andrew Punzal, Allistant Spom Information OirrcfO( Applicants being sought for S. M. Small Research. Fellowship Applicants with a '. An Innovative progr""' providing real-life clinical learning opportunities in primary care for medical studenu has received a $150,237 three-yea r grant from the CQarles E. Culpeper Foundation of Stamford, Conn. Administered by UB's Primary ea~ Resource Center, the six-week Medical Student Summer Externship program is recognized as the largest of its kind in the nation by the American Medical Student Association's Generalist Physician in Training Initiative. .:P,e paid extemship exposes first- and second-year medical students to the practice of primary-care medicine in com- .. Developing long-term rela - munity-based settings throughout tionships with patients and the community through th e extemship program, we believe, Western New York. Diane Schwartz, executive direc- tor of the Primary Care Resource Center, said'the Culpeper Foundation grant will help fund an assessment of ways toxetain UB medical students to practice primary care in Western New York. "With more analysis and evaluation on the primary-care extemship program, we will have valuable information on how we can retain the medical stu dentsenteringprimarycare in Buffalo and the surrounding areas." This information , explained provides the impetus for the medical students to continue practicing medicine here." The Culpeper Foundation grant also will fund stipends for 20 medical students per year to partidpate in the externship program, as well as provide partial funding for an associate director of the program. The Charles E. Culpep er Found atio n, a private, non profit, charitable foundat ion, Schwartz, could have a significant provides approximately $7 impact in amos with too few medical professionals. " It is important to attract students to practice primary care in these areas," said Schwartz. million per year in support for activities in health, education, arts and culture, and the administration of justice. doctora~ degree or equivalent are being sought to apply for the Professor S.M. Small Research Fellowship at UB. The $32,000-per-year fellowship, funded by the national Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), honors S. Mouchley Small, the late chair of the Department of P~ychiatry and past president of MDA. It will be awarded March I, 1998, with a July I, 1998, start date. It will provide salary support for one recipient to work with one of the following faculty members on their research projects: • Ridwd Almon. associau: proftssor, 1Jcpartm<n1 of Biological Socnccs. dTeas of disuse, rorticostcroids and growth hormone on muscle gene expression • Anthony Auerbach. associate professor, Department of Physiology and B•ophys· ics. dcarophysiology and ac<tylcholin< rccrp10r channels in myasthmic syndromes • Linda Hall, professor, Department of Bioc.hrmical Pharmacology. electro· physiological and molecular biological ana1ysis of muscle calcium channel mu tants in humans and Drosophila • R... Nils Ol~ n . professor and via dean for academic affairs. School of Law. special tducation nems. availability, advocacy training and legal representation of childrm with neuromuscular disease: • Satpal Singh, assistant professor, Departmmt of Biochemical Phannacology. de(· ttophysiological analyses of hcortlmusdc: in Drosophila mutams • Georgirme Vladutiu, associa.tt professor of pediatrics and neurolog}'. molt."CUlar genetic studies of c:unitin< palmiiO)'I transfmsc dcficicnci<S Applicants must submit in a single package, postmarked no later than )an. 1, 1998, a statement of interest to work with one of the designated mentors, a curriculum vitae and three leners of reference. Mail the package to the Small Fellowship Selection Gomminee, cio Edwin Hewlen, Office of Devel- opment, Center for Tomorrow, University at Butralo, Buffulo, N.Y. 14260. �. ·- ...,..~ ' The Top QuoR ond lleyond. ' Prol. Henly Frisch, UniY. of . Chicago. 205 NaWtal Sdences. North campus. 3:4S p.m. --.-.-.. ... -. . - - A l u m n i Arena. -~ : ~~~: $10, : ~~~ . 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It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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StaditUll to add 13,(XX) new seats by 1999 Games with Syn:uuse, Vttginia, newfootball marketing in plans for entry into MAC football opponents and markdins efforts all ""' part of the Division HBDivisionofAihletics ofAlhletics' move to' the MAC and Wednesday announced National Collqjate Alhletic /usoplanJ to expand UB Sta· ciation Division T-A play. . ' ~: dium by 13,000 seats and to initiate an agxasive new ~-;t'': football markdins plan, both in ~-~~~ ~ !..c"-loo<t. ~ ~ •• preparationfotfootball's 1999en· "'' . . . . try into the Mid-American Con· .....t.I'!'"''.' - ~· ference (MAC). .. > ' ' . . .. In addition, it was annc;mnced that the university bas signed con· tracts with two football power- . "Intercollegiate competition at houses-Syracuse University, this level will renew UB's proud which consistently is among the leadership role in our community's nation's top-20 football teams, and tradition of athletic acellence, and the University ofVuginia, a strong bring a new realm of sports exciteAtlantic Coast Conference con- ment to the region; said President tender-that will initiate rivalries William R. Greiner. between the universities beginning In an interview with the Reporter, in 1999 and 2000. Athletics Director Nelson The upgrades in UB's stadium, ToWnsend said it is to UB's advan- T .. . ~ -~. tage to move from the Mid-Continent Conference to the MAC. one of the oldest and most prestigious athletic conferences in the nation. By competiDJ at the Division IA level, Townsend said, UB will be "able to play basically any school in the country. From there, the sky is the limit.• . UB will begin to test those limits in the 1999 seasoiL The university will play the University of V'u-girua in O>arlottesville in 1999 and 2002; the Cavaliers will play in UB Stadium in 200 l. UB will travel to the Carrier Dome to play the Orangr:men in 2000, 2005 and 2007, with Syracuse playing at UB in 2004. Townsend also announced that UB Stadium will be expanded by 13,000 seats for the 1999 season. The stadium currently seats 17,200. Seats will be added in both the stadium's end zones at an esti· mated total cost of $1.5-2 million, Townsend said. The NCAA requires that schools with Division I-A teams bave stadium seatinJ capacities of 30,000 or more. At this point, no other renovations of the s tadium will be required, he added. Seating capacity is not the only requir<ment of a school moving up to Division I·A competition, according -to Bob Arlceilpane, as· sociate athletic director for devel· opment. In order to complete the requirements for competition at the Divi· sion I·A level, UB must sell more than 17,000 seats for each football game it plays at home in 1998. Although that may sound l.ilu: a lot of seats to fill, both Townsend UB-Business Alliance is <one-stop shopping' 11J SUE wurT'Oilll News SeMces Associate Director U B bas merged its economic-development activities into a new organization-the University-BusinessAllian<e--<reating a "one-stop-shopping approach" for companies seeking to partner with the university and raising the profile of the university's economic-<levelopment efforts. The UB Alliance includes The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) and the OfficeofTechnolOJY 'fransfer Services, as well as the Strategic Partnership for Industrial Raurgence (SP!R) and UB Greater Regional Industrial TechnolOJY (GRIT) programs. The reorganization of the un iversity's economic· develop· ment and industrial-outreach activities is the result of UB efforts to malce economic development the cornerstone of its public-service pertise in world-clas!o manufac· mission, said Mark I<arwan, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and chief =cutive officer of the UB Alliance. In forming the alliance, UB is turing and management prac· behalf of our industrial partners." The alliance will create a '" natu· ral, first place of entry" for companies seeking to work with the university and ... expedite access into and out of the university" for "making ecOnomic development potential industrial partners, as and industrial outreacb one of the well as members of the university priorities of the university," agreed community who want to work Rebecca Landy, chief operating with these partners, said Landy. officer of the alliance and execuI<arwan descnbed the alliance as tive director ofTCIE. a "one-stop-shopping kind of apAccording to the organization's proach" to economic develop· mission statement, the objective of ment, whereby potential industrial the alliance is "to improve the busi- partners can make one telephone ness practices and modernize the call to the university and receive products. processes and facilities of the assistance they need. our (UB's) business partners, help This approacb prevents customthem utiliu technology and com· ers from being "bounced aiound meitialiu university-developed in- from department to department or ventions. The University-Business school to school" looking for infor· Alliance will be in the forefront of mation and assistance, Landy added. utilizing I<SOurces, brokt:ring services The alliance also will provide and developing partnerships within industry access to university-deUB and across the community, on veloped inventions, ideas and es- tices, as well as proactively broker university intellectual property with an emphasis on companies that have a significant New York State presence. The alliance will "aggressively pursue partners in government and industry to help economic development at the state and federallevels," Karwan noted. -we are oontinuing to grow our relationship with governmental and industrial partners throughout Western New York and New York State, and are becoming a significant participant in Western New York ~erships for economic developmen~" be said The programs and organiza· tions being merged into the alli· ance already have proven track records in economic development. ~.,...s �and baek drap. leftD medium dump tnac:b (three equipped with • ulten), -front-CDC! ....... (we rmt four for the__,), two lqe ammen:iol-tizled-blowers ODd eipt nmp plowa (which atlach to froDt-CDd looderp). ........_grounds construction supervisor for University Facilities, is UB's point man when the snow flies. A member of the univ=ity staff for mon: than two decades, be's seen all sorts of winten in Western New York. ....... _,...(piper. otrippen .,..i hal .._...,. and bl.c:bapto the.,... ...... We ....,_...,...... oDd tnsia .-...~ . . . . pen and cWorio, an~~oon~,--.-. We aJoo wuh,- .... ~ .....). oar.,...._,_. ..... - ................... .............. ...., ......... ........ ...... _.....,._...,.. _.,._ ..... ,.._ --•wr in ___................ .... _......_. ..., -.-.. .,... ,_ ....,.., _................. __ ___ --·.. ..-."'-- --..·-·-- _ Normally whm the acaunulation is greater that two incba or there are strong winda and mow, which So _ _ ., _ _ _ .cause drifting. pUll the North Compuo. ""start at Sloe and work westward 1<t Cooke. Similorly, "" plow fiom the pQI lot~ IDwlrd Purnu.In the dorma, "" IUrt at the Willraoo- SpealdiDa - ODd bad IDwlrd POner. Our ooa&w Iota orr Jut (Govauon C ODd D, )lrvio A ODd B, PiDe Arts, &ird Point). Illeplly parked cars and wbeo the IDOW fialb peniJtartly after 4 LDL ..........toad..,' tiNellemonl ODd~- pnmina. and we. rab ud remOYe lea-. The lidewolb that are perpenclicular to Putum Wly, baadiapocc:o. curb CUtl, and Ill campus stepo, becauae they all require hand~ I'Tl4.1 cunmtly at1eDCI aipt ocbool to blip the Wliftnitr in 1111 field. I b.ft a .,_...__, ......... jab. ~ lllarted at UB The llliaonl cl '77. We didn't ' - ,..,, ~it'smildasoflate,cuodi- .............. _.....,...., tionsoouldd!aoBeueulyasiDIDOr- There are 35 people in the row, ODd with LoR Erie un&or.eo. . Grounda Department. 27 oo the anything oould happen. It's soins to North Campus and eight on the he just a n - - . winter my eyes. South Campus. in ftnt,-wloy7 . Wh.t .............. ,....... ...,..._ _ · .-t _ ., -_ - -, - · · We are simultaneously plowing four to li..: lots at anyone time. On the South Campus, we plow those . containing the fewest cars first. On We use me track ..tuc1cs (side_,..lks), nine four-by-four pickups, three one-ton di11!JPS with salter units, four tnctors with budrets the.........,..,..,._.-'- _ IOdoy.Ab.daGodQDa-'bo\ooc oo.....-.,.oadlala.We-'larp blowen, track whides and nmp iDaaoe dlicieDcy. ...._,....,,,........ -........... ,...... '*-that Willi ole_ .... , _ _ . We paint and repair picnic tables and benches, fill pot bola, repair and rework turf equipment and We uae 2,000 1<tn1 cl lilt per - oon: 1,200-oothe North c.mpw and 100 toDI on the Soodh Camp.... Our COftniC Ia ICftll days a week from NOYember throuah April. We arrlapoaoible for41lqe pukinalota, 34 00 the North Compao and 011 the South Campus. There orr 31.-1way laDe-mila on the North and South arnpuaes. 21oidewllk mila and 441oedinfl docb. YJ3~Albany }u?g~ !<?. s~g~r in~~~F5p~~f!!.~~ News SOMas Editor I NthelirstStateUniversityof New York cross-univenity program of its kind, the UB • School of Medicine and Biomedical Scienca and the Uni..:rsltyat Albany School of Public Health ba..: signed an agreement to offer a master's degree publie health from the University at Albany through courses taught at UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The master's program will he offeredforthelinttimeat UBthisfall "This joint program will benefit both of our institutions," said . David C. Carpenter, dean of the Univenity at Albany's School of Public Health. "UB gets access to our nationally accredited MPH program with a minimal financial in~tmenL The Univenitr at AI- in public-health education and a:- d\sease, and is an excellent panditutudentbue." 1 complement to our existing Co\UI<Iwillhetaughtbyfilculty graduate p.r oaram epidaniolthe UB I>epartmeot of Social oar and a.mmunity health," laid and Pre..:n!M! Medidne, who will Maurizio 1i-evisan, proC..Or and hold a.djunct {acuity appoint- chair of the ~L ments otthe Uni..:rlity atAIIMiny. "ltiuloo aconcreteCIWDpleof Public-bealtb degrees will be bow two SUNY inltitntiono can granted through the UnMnityat worktogethertoproridee:ll:dlent Albany. Long-ranae plans call for educational opporiWiitia." counes to be taught by faculty Interest the program is keen, from both SUNY ochoola via tete. nm.an ui4, and he apec11 de-conferencing. and for new a>unes mand to he strong. Initially, only to he devdoped that capitalize on persona already bolcliJII an M.D. theeq>ertiseandreoourcesofboth or D.D.S. degree will he IIC!mitted faculties. to tbe MPH program. Other UB already offers most of the health professionala may he adrelevant a>urses through the De- mitted as the program matures. partment of Social and Pre..:n!M! While medical ochool and apeMedicine's master's of science pro- cialty ruidencies train physicians gram in epidemiology. to treat cliseaseo of individual pa"This new program gi..,. us a:- tients, public-health trainiJJaconpanded ability to train our faculty centrates on improving and pro- in in in MFC to present three telecourses in spring semester in Jan. 20 through May 4 on educa- T URN on tbe cable television, settle into acomfortable chair and earn college credit at your convenience! Getting your sbow on the road to bigber education can be as simple as watching your favorite proaram wben you enroll telecourses to be offered in during the spring semester through Millard Fillmore College, UB's continuing-education and summer-sessions di- Two courses, • Nutrition Pathways" and "General Psycholoay," will offer three credit hours. The third, •American Cinema," will offer four credit bours. The couroeo will air from tional-acceu channela via TCU Buffalo, Adelphia Cable ud · Lockport Community Televilioo. Students eruolled in tel<couroeo orr required to attend oil on-campus orientation oession to he beld before Jan. 20. Oasuize is limited. 1b "'!P*r. or formoreinfunnatiori,caD 829-2202. Tbecounes: • "American Cinema" (DSM 108, History of Film U) will provide students inside information through interviews with more than ISOHollywoodstudloeu:cuti-. directon and c:inematographen. Abo featured will ·he more than 300 clips from great American movies, co..:ring the classical Hollywood style, the studio 1)'1· tern, the "star l)'llem," film noir, the Western, romantic comedy and film the television ._ The coune- produad br. the NewYorkCentaforVIIUIIHiltory, KCI!T/Loo AnFes and the Briliob Brnadc:uting Corp. lOr the Corporation for Public ilroo<kaating and the Pubtic"&ro.clcattina Syotem. Brian. Hendenon, profaoor of media study, will provide additionalotudy material and instructional ouppon. • "Nutrition Pathwayo" (NTR with perticular anpbuio on the prnentionof~ Arthur Mic!Welc, clirector of graduate ltlldiea lilr UB'o pwluate propam at Roowell Pork and one of the inltialon of the joint propam, aid the MPH c1ep<e;. an attndift option for dinial ataff.&MnlpbyaiauaochoD<zto see bodlthe public-'-lth impKt and &ocahideoflihealtb propamming. Micbolelt wiD help a>On!inat£ the project. Cupentft noted tbaJ an era of manaaecJ are, tiahJer bocftee and mluad aa:aa to health oervices for many~ educating health-care pn>Yidon in publiphealth illllellw ne..:r hem man: importiiiiL "The old acl.ae, 'An ounce of preventioD il worth a pound of cure,' llill ~·be aid. in health, Jipldo ODd ...... dlodl . offat.nutrilioo fiom ~ to l8ina. variouo health problems and rdatioo to nutrition and consumer concerns. The inotructor ·will be Peter Horvath, ouociate professor of nutrition. • "GeDenn ~ (PSY 10 1). o....loped by the California-baed Coutal Community CoiJete, this coune will feature ios, Human Nutrition). Produced a~ourwyofoen­ by the DaUa:s County, Teas, Com- satioa, peraption, lamina and pbyoioloaical poycholoar. u well u IOcial, peraonality, abnormal, industrial and applied psydloloay. Tbe instructor wiU be Micbad HeDJlina, who teaches pi}'Chology the Deputment of Soc:W Scien<:a .t Erie Com- munity College Diotrict, tbio a>urse foDows a year in the life of three people to demonotrate bow their nutrition choices affect their health and Liva. It oo..:rs such topia u the basics of nutrition, eDeiJY regulation and weight a>ntrol, the d&cll of carbohydrate and fiber intake on · munity CoiJeae-South. in �.-.1llllftli2Ut11 R.po ._ Boyer to step down as law school dean BrieD .,a.mNE_ Andy Rooney, ((60 Minutes" ...,.._ fdltor ARRY B. Jioyer, doon and professor of law iii the UB Law School, bas announced his intention to stq> down as doon at the end of)'uly. Boyer, who bas served as dean since 1992, bas been a member of the UB faculty since 1973. He wu a5oociate doon fOr academic alfain in the law-school arid director of the Baldy Ceoter for Law and Social Policy priqr to being oamod dean. A long-time environmental .activist and author on developing cleanup plans for loc:al waterways, Boyer will remain a member of the law &cu.lty.A professor of environmental law, be previously has taught courses on natural re· sources, the Great Lakes, law and epidemiology, and law and nature. In a letter acknowledging the dean's intattions, Provost Thomas E. Headrick prai.oed Boyer for his efforts as dean. •y.;u have guided the school tbroUjlh a major change in its program and its finances, laid the B grouadwork for a major devtlopment campaign and greatly atrmttbened the acbool's tiel with ita alumni and supporters,• Headrick said. •tn addition, you have positioned the school internally to enhance its competitive stature and reputation externally. You will leave the deanship with a record of great accomplishment under ,our leadenbip.• As dean, Boyer was involved in the formation and implementation of a new curriculum designed to a>unter the widapread a>Deem th!ot law IGboola are not adequately preparins their graduate~ to practice law. 'The new UB.Iaw curriculum, which was put into place in 1994, blends practical and analytical skills to produce graduate~ who are better able to research, understand and translate infomiation into legal work products, such as divorce settlements, loan agree- ments and briefs. Aaxlnlingto Hcadrid<, theunM:rsity now needs to """"" quickly to organize the process of identifying Boya'o suca:soor, who likdy will be oamod from within the law school "My strong inclination is to look within the faculty for the next dean," the provost said. "The acbooJ is in an excdlent position, intemally and externally; it bas a well-<ldined mission and bas set pis which the &cu.lty and staff support and are working toward witba>ntiouingsucass. 'I'be!eisno great need for a c:ata1yst for change that is often the justification for tapping an external candidate." Boyer received a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a law degree from the University of Michigan School of Law. He is the recipient of numerous professional awards, including the Environmental Law Section Award from the New York State Bar Association, which is given to individuals who make noteworthy contributions to the environment of New York State. Students devise Main Street plan . , 1'/il-.aA - A N NewsServlasEdit« RADUATE students in planning and design in the School ofArchitectUre and Planning have · a master plan for the reign and development of upper Main StreeL The project was facilitated in part by UB's University Community Initiative. The plan, "R£shaping Upper Main Su.et," wu presented Dec. 18 at a public meeting sponsored by the UPTOWN Coalition, Inc., a group of area buaiDeoa owners, property owners and residents of upper Main Su.et, which commisainned the project. 'The meeting was held in the Gloria J. Parks Community Ceoter, 3ID Main SL 'The neighborhood is bounded on the south by LaSalle Avenue and on the north by Kenmore Avenue. Included in the plan are proposals to be implemented within six to eight months, as well as long-range proposal! to be developed ~r the next 20 years. The project was the work of II students enroUed in a semesterlong graduate studio in planning and design, ta'ught by Hiro Hata, associste professor in the School of Arcbilecture and Planning. • 'The students produced proposals for stn:etscape, landscape and building enbancm>ents for the section of Main Street between the LaSalle rapid-rail station and Kenmore Avenue. Three working groups were formed; each developed an extensive maoter plan for one section of Main Street. The working-group plans a>mprised the overall master plan for the area. Team I was made up of Dan McMann, Adam Scbwock and Dan l«efe. Team U members wo:re Ouis Drobat, juan Perez, Karen Li and Ouistina Dli. Team Ill was made up of~ Falcone, Angelo Perna, Antonio Frasca and Aly !Umdy. They offered proposals for improvements to the Kenmore Avenue/Maio Street intersection, G which introduces the district to driver and pedestrian traffic on the north. The South Campus was linked with the rest of the district via pedestrian-friendlyentranc:es to ampus. One entrance ina>rporalel a small, visually inviting public-park area that mimics a .man arnphithe:ale{ with cjrcular seating built into a rise in $e ground. On-ampus housing development and a small conf=nce hotel facing Bailey Avenue were suggested by the students, as well as restoration ofbrick a>mmercial faCades to reflect the prevailing architecture of the area. 'The students proposed the development of parkland at the south end of the district that would use the vacant land abutting the abandoned railroad grade between Shoshone Park and the LaSalle rapid-transit station. This parkway would serve to connect Shoshone Park on Hertel Avenue with the University District and its commercial strip via walkways. Another propooal involved walkways to a>nnect the pocket parks that dot the residential neighborhoods between Main Street and Kenmore Avenues, thereby linlcing streets and neighbors in new ways. The planners proposed a moderate alteration to the South Campus bus loop a,.nd the area directly across Main Street from the loop. In the strip across from the loop. they recommended the neighborhood work to attract such services as newaotands, restaurants, a bakery, deli and dry cleaners. They also proposed a few high-quality specialty stores to draw pedestrian traffic into the revitalized commercial strip-"give people a place to meet, to hang out, someplace to go... ,• as one student put it. The students proposed options for parking. unifying lilcacle design. linking isolated stnds,ligbtingand signage that would tie the area together a>nceptually. In developing the project. studentsworkeddoselywitbCommon Councilmember Kevin J. Helfer, who repraents the University District and who sponsored the fund. ing'for the! project. Helfa also attatded several of the studio's planning sessions, along With members oftheUPTOWNboardofdirectors. They discussed the progress of the propooal and made suggestions as it developed. "This new commitment by the university to the impro'I(Oitlent of the South Campus is justified by the strong and viable residential community that surrounds it," said Helfer. "From the Joc:al and regional standpoint, this is a starting point and a catalyst." He!Mpointedouttbat in the past. a>mmunity-development projects ba..notalwaysbeen...U-integrated into the neighborhood and so did not provoke the growth promised Marilyn Cappellino, a member of the UPTOWN board, said the group will take the lead in Jocating the funds and partnering with private sources to ensure implementation of the plan. This will begin once the final proposal is accepted by the community. "So few a>mmunity/business redevelopment plans arc actually used," Cappellino said "People are side of hearing about plans that never come to fruition. We decided that we'd approach this differently-with the promise that if the coalition was able to offer ;;,put during the planning stages, we would support the final recommendation before the a>mmunity and work to make sure it $ees the light of day." Hata noted the project is a good example of town-gown symbiosis. "We have a>me together here in an active, cooperative way,• he said. Funds fur the project were made availabletbrougbablockgrailtfrom the City of Buffitlo Department of Community DevelopmenL Also involved were the Niagara Frontier 'II'ansit Authority, the New York State Department of Transportation and the UB Department of Facilities ManagemenL essayist, to speak at UB Jan. 29 a-ne,, CBS correspondent, "60 Minutes" essayist. author and columnist, will speak at UB on Jan. 29. Rooney's presentation, part of the II th Annual Distinguished Speakers Series, will be at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Rooney's candid, tongue-in-ched: television essays. which he began in 1964, became a regular feature on "60 Minutes" in 1978. The segment, "A Few Minute~ With __,. Andy Rooney,• is a three-time Emmy-Award winner. Rooney also is a six-time winner of the Writers Guild Award for Best Script of the Year, and has won the award more times than any other television writeL He's written, produced and narrated many specials and broadcast series. His oolum.n appears twice a week in some 200 newspapers, including The Buffalo News. Rooney is author of more than 10 books,' including "The Story of the Stars and Stripes" and more recently, "My War.• His lecture will be co-sponsored by the UB School of Management Alumni Association and the Amherst Chamber of Commerce. This season's final series lecture, presented by poet, author, actress, producer and director Maya Angelou, will be on April 23. For ticket information, call645-ARTS. Individual lecture tickets also will be available at TicketMaster locations. Group disa>unts for 10 or more are available. The Distinguished Speakers Series is presented by UB and the Don Davis Auto World l.ecturesbip Fund. Series contributing sponsors are the UB Alumni Association, Ceoter for the Arts, Maltin' Copies, University Union Activities Board and Buffalo/Niagara Marriott. Affiliate series sponsor is the University Bookstore. lurlily Entrepreneur program names chair, board of directors _ . E. lt.nlster, cbainnan and CEO of National Health Care Af. filiates, bas been named chair of the board of directors for the Ceoter for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) in the School of Management. Harnister also is chairman and CEO of Buffalo Sports Enterprises, which owns and operates the Buffalo Warriors minorleague football team and recently was awarded an Arena League Football franchise. . Appointed to the CEI:s board of directors were Sal H. Alfiero, chairman and CEO, Mark IV Industries; John D. Cannon, president and CEO, The Cannon Corporation; Frank L. Ciminelli, CEO, Ciminelli Development; Thomas C. Culligan, president, Culligan Auto Place; Scott E. Friedman, part· ner, Lippes. Silverstein, MathiaS & Wexler; H. Wayne Gerhart, president, Moldtecb; Stephen Hunt, president, Hunt Commercial Real< Estate; Richard McCormick. retired partner, Lwnsden & McCormick. CPA; Herb Mennen, president, HM Consulting SerVices; Richard E. Page, president, Woodstream Nurseries. Also, Douglas N. Smith, president, Forwarding Services; Paul L. Snyder, chairman and CEO, Snyder Corporation; Keith M. Stolzenburg, partner, Price Waterhouse; Marianne Sullivan, executive director, CEL; Nora Sullivan, executive vice president, Rand Capital; John M. Thomas, interim dean, UB School of Management; Charles Tirone, &cu.lty director, CEL; Paul Willax,}>resident, Small Business Ownership, and Joseph E. Wolfson, president, Integrated Delivery Technologies. University Facilities units merge into new department Three Unlvenlty Facilities units-the departments of Environmental Health and Safety, Radiation Protection Services and Buffalo Materials Research Center-have merged into a new department of Occupational and Environmental Safery Services. The units were me,rged to eliminate administrative overlap, according to Michael Dupre, interim associate vice president for university facilities. Louis Henry is interim director of the new department and David Vasbinder is assistant director responsible for industrial hygiene, biosafety, safery training and reactor programs. Other personnel appointments include Gene Monacell, waste management, lab safery and chemical hygiene; Mark Pierro, radiation safety officer, and Susan Ferry, staff development and administrative operations. �s.n.te ~~Waits report by SUNY cta.ncellor Action postponed on New Paltz resolution ., sw WW1"CCttll News SeMce< Auocllte Dlrec1Dr HE Faculty Senate hu postponed action on a resolution urging T SUNY Chancellor lobo Ryan and memben of the SUNY Board of Tru~tees to stop what many feel hu been an attaclc on academic freedom at SUNY College at New Paltz. The postponement wu.made at the senate's Dec. 10 meeting • in apectation" that a report oo the matter from Ryan will "reaffinn the core principles of academic freedom and free speecl>." Conference held Nov. 1 The controversy bas fOQ!Sed on a conference on sexuality held at New Paltz on Nov. I aod subsequeot aitici.sm of New Paltz Pmident Roger Bowen. SUNY 'Ih1stee Candace de Russy bas called fur Bowen's resignation, and Gov. George Patalci, who also bas criticized the subject matter of the conference. ask<d Ryan to investigate the issue. The fact-finding report prepared by a review committee appointed by Ryan was circulated to SUNY trustees in mid-December and draft copies were released by SUNY later in the month. The report concludes that the decision by Bowen, who learned detaib of the a>nfm:nce program •a ~weeks before it wu to open." to allow the conference to proceed "was bued on the time-honored traditioo of free exprnsioo of cootroversia1 subjecu within higher educatioo.• WhileootiogthatBowen "might have chosen other options" and been more "vigorous" in public comments about concerns be had about portions of the conference, itadds:"lti.s·theviewofthe review committee that, at such alate dste, hi.sjudgmeot .. . wucorrect,udi.stastdul as be anticipated aome of theconferenoeactivityandcooteot might become ....• Among its recommendations. the committee notes that "pmidents who act in aa:ordsoce with the best traditions ofacademic freedom aod its responsible exercise should rec:eM the staunch support of their faculty, students, (SUNY) system administratioil, collqje couocil aod (SUNY) boanl of trustees." Trustees to discuss report The SUNY tcusteer are expected to di.scuss the report in CIIOCUtive session at their next meeting on Jan. 27. The resolution before the UB Faculty Senate, adapted from one approved by the FacultySenate at the College ofPurclwe, ub Ryan and the trustees "to atop the cuerent attack on the College of New Paltz, which i.s an attack oo the entire State Uoivenity and on its faculty, and to reaffirm the core principles of academic freedom and freespeech." Itwuiotroduced by aeoate O>alr Peter Nickenoo, pro&ssor of pathology. Timely response lldwoalied John Boot, pro&ssor and chair of the Department of Managemeot Science aod Systems and chair of the senate's Academic Freedom Committee, told aeoatonthathehadtnveledtoAibaoy aod spoken with "the powen that are" who told him that the report "will be verymuch in lioe with the thinking expressed in the motion." Rather than vote on the current reaolution, Boot suggested a more effectiverespoosewouldbetowait fo, Ryan to issue • ltltemeot 00 the report. If that ltltement undersoores what i.s expected in the report. "it might be very wekome toha'Yetheaa:olodesoragreement oftheFacultySeoate." · But any response would have to be timely, Boot empbuized, acknowledgiogthatmightbedillicult with the then-upcoming holidays. He WJOd the aenate ,t o "have trust in a committee of l'oa:r or five, perhaps appoiDted by the chair of the senate," to meet """'" thebrealr.andwriteal<tterofsupport. Oaude Welch, SUNY Diltiogui.sbed Service Pro&ssor in the Department of Political Scieoce, told Boot that his suggestion "kaver me with 1010e aeose of disquiet: namely, thllt tbt seoate should pass on its collective respoqsibility to ao oooamed group• during a time wbeo many peoplearenotoocampus. It might be better, and acoomplish the same goals. Welch said, to have a grpup of current and former chain to sip as individua1s a letter of support. Lou Swartz, uaociate pro&ssor of law, apeed that "the device of delepting the power to speak for the entire bc?dY i.s ao wuettliog arrangement," and suggested an alternative be found. After li.steoiog to the di.scussion. N"!draaon told aeoaton be found general agreement that the matter should be poatponed until the chancellor'sreportismadepub&. Nickerson said be expected the issue to come up apin at the aecutive committee meeting on Jao. 14. Senate endorses revised checklist for promotion More emphasis placed on teaching; candidates must prepare teaching portfolio .,. WW1"CCttll News SeMces Auocllte Director T Senior Vice Pro\'0$1 Kmnetb Levy and William Fischer, vice provost fur faculty developmen~ had proposed that external reviewers be required to evaluste a candidstt:'s teaching. committee memben felt ·that "esteroal evaluston probably were not the best evalustors of the teaching of a candidate." A<:ara said. HE Faculty Senate bas endorsed a revised checklist for the promolion dossier that places increased emphasis oo teaching, despitt: concern by some senaton about the relevance of a "teaching portfolio" in some academic fields. The revised checldi.st, approved by the senate at its final meeting "It the kind of last semester on Dec. 10, was of portfolio with the developed in response to urging by Provost Thomas E. Headriclc flulollty desatbed .,_ that a fuller and more credible -.let <'-tJ be llddltiYe.. evaluation of teaching become part of the promotion dossier. MICHAfl.FlJSCH Th"'additions to· the checldi.st that address evaluation of a • Requiring candidstes to submit a candidate's teaching include: single statement about their teach• Analyses. including the percent ing.research and public-serviceoonof students responding, of a tributions. Thecommitteefeltthree candidatt:'s quantitative teaching separate statement&, as proposed by evaluations Levy and Fischer, would be a bur· • Making the cbalr responsible for den on the candidste, A<:ara said. selecting reviewen to evaluate a • Requiring candidates to prepare a candidstt:'s teaching, scholarship •teaching portfolio that would be ... and community service. and ensur- plicitly evalusted by the department ing that the mix of reviewers ap- chair, by selected internal reviewers propriately addresses all three ar- and by selected eitternal reviewors. eas. These reviewers may include when appropriate. The portfolio external and internal reviewers, would be di.sQpline-specific. with and furmer and current students. each unit ~ping its own list of This provision would apply19 both supplementary material to be inthe confidential and non-confiden- dudedinit tial.sections of the dossier. The concept of a teaching portThe provision concerning exter- folio generated much discussion nal review= elicited considerable among memben of the senate. di.scussion among memben of the Lou Swartz, associate professor senate's Tenure and Privileges of law, observed that the "notion COmmittee. which reviewed revi- of a teaching portfolio is an unfasioos to the current checklist sub- miliar notion to many units• and mitted by the Provost's Office. ac- may need to be explained further. He also noted that it's becoming cording to committee OWr Margam Acara, professor of pharma- increasingly difficult to get "di.stiocology and toxicology. Although guished (external) reviewen" to -to- read the scholanhip that i.s rent to them. "I think that the idea ofscroding a teaching portfolio to them as well a an'invitation to aome kind of routine response," be said. Any unit that wants to "solicit opinions• about a candidate's teaching should be free to do so, he said. "Why thi.s undocumented new proposal should be imposed on all units at thi.s time is a mystety to me," Swartz said. David Benensen, professor of electrical and computer engitseering and a member of the Tenure and Privileges Committee, stressed that .the teaching portfolio is intended to be di.sciplinNpecific. "The committee is reoogniziog that each part of our system is a wee bit different" and each unit, be added. should be given the opportunity to detennine what coostituter a teaching portfolio fur its candidates fur promotion. Michael Cowen, professor of mathematics, told senaton be did not understand how the teaChing portfolio relates to bow a candidate "actually i.s in the classroom.• He pointed out that the draft checklist included such items for the portfolio as exams, handouts and course syllabi. "None of that seems to tell me how someone does in the classroom," Cowen said, adding that while be finds student evaluations valuable, be hu looked at exams and syllabi .from both good and bad teachers "and I can't tell the difference. "I definitely would like to see people evaluated fur their teaching. I don't see bow tbi.s teaching portfolio advances that one bit,"be said. Michael Frisch, pro&ssor ofhi.s- tory·aod American studies, di.sagreed. "It's hard for me to imagine a situation in which I would not learn aometbing from receiving coune syllabi, aatOS and other such materials," saijl Frisch, who noted he hu written many letters evalustiog teaching. "It seems to me the kind of portfolio with the flexibility described here would clearly be addi!M." Cowen suggested that including a teaching portfolio be an option fur units. Dorothy Woodson, a librarian in Lockwood Library, said it is dangerous to have different standards for different caodidstes. "You ha"" to have coosisteocy io evaluating dossiers," she stressed. BarrySmitb.profieooorof ~ phy; noted that faculty members who are hired for their research contributiolis aod come up fur promotioo may be required to submit an "empty" teaching portfolio that would be a "bad sipal" fur thooe decidiog on the promotion. In such cases, a ca'Ddidate should ha'Ye the right not to submit a teaching portfolio, Smith said. Thomas Schroeder, associate professor oflearniog and iostruclion, added that "teaching i.s the respo.n sibility of all of us. even though it is a. small responsibility for some people. and it ought to be documented in the dossier." A motion by Smith to amend the checklist to malce the teaching portfolio an option fur individnal candidstes for promotion wu defeatedbyreoaton. Thecbeddistapprowd by the senate will be furwarded to President William R. Greiner fur hi.s action. �BrieD Two professors named fellows of American Physical Society MkhMI CO. Fudoo ....S Athoo P - . professors of physics, have been named fellows of the American Physical Society. Only onehalf of 1 percent of the society's membership is eligible for election _ _ ...... _ _,d_...... _ _Dopa _ .,., _ ____ c-, _ ..... 'oil_..,, _ __ __ _ ... ~-...- _, How's your aural attention? Benedict studies lm}' mint;l shiftsfrom one conversation tv another .,._~ Reporter Stoff A tm ..ads. Using positron emission tomography (PET), Benedict and urself, "W!at am I his a>sreoearcben ha"" been able to ignoringfi8ht n<M" maptbepartsofthelnin that become Are th= detectable adiYe wbm people listm lllaltiw!y. voices or noises "The c:luaic description (of this somewhere in the study) -.ld be the cocklail-partypbmomeooo,"llidBenedict, "where background? Wlat changes if yo mind shifts its attention to co · someone is tallting to oomeone, but there is another con..,..tion IP'ing tho5e sounds directly? Are you to continue ...ding! on wilbinhearingclistmae. \\~!wanted These are the ltinds of questions . towatchhowtbemindshiftsfromone that Caseinate Ralph Benedict, an ~tion to another, trying to that out It's easy to screen it assistant prdf..SOr in the Department of Neurology. A neuropsyt as long as they're tallting about chologist at the Erie County Medi- something that's not interesting, but cal Center, BCnedict specializ.es in as soon as they say your name or research into memory and attention. 'Buffalo,' your mind shifts." "Wiat's most intriguing to me," he Instead of cocklail. party con=said, "are questions about the rela- sation, said Benedict, "we 83"" our tionship between our minds and subjects a primary. aural attention our brains, and what systoms in the task (such as picking out a specific brain are contributing to memory, syllable from a series ofsyllables), and attention, thoughts, feeling< or ideas." then we superimposed stories on top These c o = Jed Benedict to do ofthaL._Thestorieswere""ffengag· memory research. In 1988, shortly ing, and would be subject to spontabefore completing his doctorate in neous memory processes." clinical psychology at Arizona State The study reproduced the three Uruv.nity, he began to develop the types of attmtion: SUSI3in<d, focusod Brief V'uuospatial Memc;>ry Test, and divided. "Sustained" attention now used by neuropsychologists to means detecting the target syllable withoutthedistractionofthestories, test patient memory. R=tly, Benedict has been part "fucused" means ignoring the stories of a UB team studying aural atten- in fiMlr of the 1aiJ1et fYIIable and "dition. He notes that there has been a vided" means paying attention to shortage of studies that emphasize both the stories and the~ syllable the "aural modality," in which the "We asked people to lie in the PET subject is asked to conczntrate on scanner while they did the attention sounds and spoken words, as op- task," Benedict said, "and for the 60 poaedtostudiesemphasilingthe"vi- seconds while they were doing that, sual modality," which asks the sub- we were taking images of their brain ject to ron=trateon images or writ- to see which parts were utilizing Ida- tMly high amounts of "")Fl." The results suggest that parts of the brain called the anterior cingulate gyrus and the left inferior parietal lobule may be involved in auditory attention. "The primary result of the study:' said Benedict, •is that we now know that the interior cingulate is involved in high capacity demand attention tasks in all sensory modalities." While the results might only interest specialists in the field, establishing exactly where attention processes take place in the brain could lead to benefits in clinical neurology. "The findings could have a lot of implications for how we conceptualize and understand many attention impairments," he said. "including schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, mild closed-head injury and multiple sclerosis." Benedict's ro-~ included Janet and David Shucard from the Department of Neurology, Alan Lockwood from the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Brian Murphy and David Wade from the Cmter for Pcoitron Emission TOillOgl'lphy. The team hopes to conduct a follow-up study; in the meantime, Benedict continues to investigate the mystery of human awareness. "We were studying attention," he said, "but we were also studying consciousness...this is really what r..., ~ wanted to do. The research is what drove me into this field," he added "Jt's...:itingto be curious about something and then to be able to pursue a project to answer a question." Alliance Contlnuod- _ , The Cmter for Industrial Effectiveness, formerly based in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and still affiliated with the school and the School of Management, aims to motivate and help industry to devdop people, use technology, impro"" business practices and modernize products, processes and facilities. Since its inception in 1987, it has worked with local 350 firms and has been =dited with creating or saving 5,000 jobs with companies ranging from multinationals like General Motors and Pratt & Lambert to small operations UB GRIT is a two-year demonwith fewer than 40 employees. TCIE administers both the SPIR stration project to assist area businesses in developing new products and GRIT programs. SPIR,a~dfurtofSUNY's in cooperation with universities from graduate engineering programs at the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse reUB, Stony Brook, Binghamton and gion.ltsaim is to provide the researchNew Paltz, is aimed at bolstering the and-<levelopmentexpertisethatsmall state economy by promoting the businesses need, but usually can't aftransfer of knowledge from uni- ford, to continuously develop and versities to industry and providing improve their products in order to consultation, research facilities and stay competi~ in the domestic and resources for industrial restructur- global marketplace and maintain ing.-During the past year, it contrib- American jobs. Since the project beuted to the retention of more than gan in 1995,14 product-imprtMtnellt 1,200 manufacturing jobs and the projects~ been conducted. or are creation of more than 800 nev~ ones. intheworks,hytheconsortiwn. to APS fellowship each year. Election to fellowship constitutes recognition of outstanding contributions to physics. Fuda was cited for his development of techniques for the analysis of the nonrelativistic and relativistic quantum mechanics of fewparticle systems and their application to strongly interacting particle systems. His work relates to aspects of Einstein's theory of relativity. In particular, it invol=looking at the probl~m of combining special relativity with quantum mechanics. A faculty member since 1967, Fuda, who earned bachelor's and doctoral degrees from Rmsse1aer Polytechnic Institute, is the author of numerous publications in scientific journals. His work is funded by the National ScienCE Foundation. Petrou was cited for his optical studies of heterostructures and for elucidating their band structure and optical properties. He conducts research in experimental condensed-matter physics: specifically, the use of photoluminescence, reflectance, absorption and Raman spectroscopy techniques to study semiconductor systems. His current work focuses on gallium arsenide- and zinc selenidebased superlattices. A faculty member since 1985, he is the recipient of two Alan Berman Research Publication Awards from the Naval Research Laboratory. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Athens in Gr= and ..00~ his doctorate from Purdue University. ,98 compendium to report on public initiatives by faCulty, staff The Office of Publk Servke end Urt..ft Affaln is updating "The Total of All These Ac.U," a 1995 compendium of public-service initiati= undertaken at UB. The 1998 publication will highlight and report on the expertise and scholarship that UB faculty and staff have applied to public needs over the past three years. In the current budgetary and political climate, it is imperative that public higher education emphasize its commitment to the community and to society. This is the go:ll of the 1998 compendium, a docu· ment that the Office Of Public Service and Urban Affairs believes will be strengthened by the following definition of public service: Public s.....U:e is service that is based on scholarly expertis~ that is applied to public nwh and contributes to the overall mission of the university. It includes activities th4t reprt;,.sent contributions tlult can create new know~g~ train others in the discipline or arta of expertise, aggregate and interpret knowledge to make it understJJndable and usefu~ or disseminate the knowledge to the appropriate user or audience. Such activities might include policy analysis; technology transfer; artistic, cultural or crwtive projects; community or program development, public information and program evaluation. Faculty and staff are !l<'eded to help complete this inventory of public-service activity. A survey and a memo requesting this information have been forwarded to deans, directors, chairs and faculty. Individuals are encouraged to complete surveys on public-service projects that they know about or in which they are involved. The deadline for returning the surveys has been extended to Jan. 23. For more information, call Gloria Brennan, at 645-2097. UB Law School to host teleconference on Roe v. Wade A n•tlon•l s.telllte teleconference on the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade will be presented from 3-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, )an. 21, in 120 Clemens Hall on the North Campus. The event will be free and open to the public. The live teleconference, organized by the Center for lkproductive Law and Policy and brought to UB by the School of Law, will be entitled "Roe Turns 25: The Blackmun Lecture on Privacy." It will explore the values embodied in Roe v. Wade and the challenges these values-bodily integrity, reproductive health, reproductive choice, religious freedom and women's equality-face in the years to come. Participating in the event, which will include a panel discussion, will be retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, who authored the decision in Roe v. Wade; the Hon. Shirley Hufstedler, former secretary of education and one of the tint women to sit as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit, and David Garrow, Presidential Distinguished Professor at Emory University School of Law and author of the book "Liberty and Sexuality; which recounts the history of efforts in the U.S. to legalize birth control and abordon. Also participating will be Janet Benshoof, president and founder of the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, a public-interest law center that has litigated many leading cases challenging restrictive abortion laws; Helen Rodriquez-Trias, past-president of the American Public Health Association, and Laurence Tribe, Ralph S. Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School. Author and columnist Anna Quindlen will moderate the discussion. For more information, call Lucinda Finley, UB professor of law, at 645-6152. �81118podaa -1~11Mt2l11.11 Ellmln.tlng hulth thrut to y-ng athletes Underwater -in for wrestlers ......,oloct................ Wellen who ..... lbtlltiHIW J ........ About • . . _ . . . . . :;m~:~= lies balf-immened in water on a nylon-web sling IUJpended in a large galvanizedsteel tub. AI a nod from Frank Cftny, chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, Eim:ise and Nutrition Sciences, Jeff lowers hu head, ahales and sink5 slowly under the water. Cerny and Paula MaxweU, bU doctoral student, keep their eyes gl~ to a taolr.-side monitor until it register-s J~s weight under water, then signal him to Theproa:dureiscallod h)<lroowic weighins. the nxmaccuntemethod of detmoioios body compooition. Jeff, who will repeal the exm:Ue I 0 times before he climbs out of the tank, u at UB complying with a new rule instituted by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, Inc. The regulation mandates that all wrestlers must be assi3ned a minimum weight class, tied to percent of body fat, in order to compete in ·the 1997-98 season. UB is one of only two sites-the other is Adelphi Uru..nityon !.Dog lsland-«rtiiied by the association to conduct hydrostatic weighing Cor high-school wrestlers. Certifying each wrestler at a minimum weight class is intended to eliminate interscholastic wrestling's time-honored, but health-threatening, practice of "making weight," the process of trying to lose pounds rapidly to qualify for a lower weight class in hopes of gaining a competitive advantage in a particular match. Wrestlers will starve thenudves, take no liquids and pUJh themselves through puniJhing workouts to accomplish tbU. . Sometimes the sacrifice pays off, sometimes it costs dearly. A University of Michigan wrestler collapsed and died Dec. 9 in the midst of a two-hour workout wearing a rubberized wet suit in 92-degree heat The medical examiner ruled death was caUJed byc:m:ssive train- fnmc..land~Now'lbk IIIR.-tltroqb the I ..-11 UB ., 6or. ttydroolalic weilbial to cer- tify ,........ io an CllldiiJB pmc:za The llllbldos lint .... IID!iq>UriDIIylil .. cldoct ~. tnclilioaalllldbodofcp.K...... Ioa If tbe opecific smilroC...,. io a bip. bociy411 ..... io JM*poDed bll .... 24 hours. Jelf . - . the urinal,.a. ., the DOll- io .. Ilia l'Oiidaal .....~-oflirloft ill the . . . . . . . allaliiJ&.It io . . llnDiaed byinholingciooplrandes- sum.:.. ..... ~inloa.,_, • clmce b ,_,.q air ........ andt...ingtbehmp.JelfftPOIIIthe ...,... .....,. tialllL The ..... relllk wiB be . - 10 bdp cletamine body deoaity underwater: ApparCIIIIy. evm lir,.....IOIOCibing.. Clad in nrim tnanb, Jelf obow. en to remll\'e all air from hio hair and tnanb, which could akew the underwater results, then climbs into the immenion tank. After makina 111m: Jelf CUl handle being submerJed and breatlilaa, Cerny p--ta with the~ The avenae of 10 acceptable ............ wilh.raidual ..... ...._and wiD be a-.d into • ltllndonl equation uaed to determine body deusity, wbidlwilbep.tcfyotanothenandard oqualion .. axwutbodydenlily into paant body The 6na1 odler---. ----_., ing while trying to looe too much weight too fast. 'IIoo other collqve wrestlers have died under similar circumstances rince Nov. 7. •Making weight" is oddom f.alal, but everyone associated with the sport of wrestling apes the prac- 7 pei<>ent--dle minimum pcn:alt bodyforCDI!Iidoredhallbrb.-ing llblola. wilh Ira !ban 7pm:mtbody&tmuotuaetbeiracddermiDed by an accredited - . , • the minimum w-m tual......, • ,..;pt 11 which~ can~ lice compromiJes the health of young athletes. "Wrestlers may binge-eat and then PW'8"> which Wreatlm wilh 7 pm:mt body lit« preveotsthemfronigettingC!'f)Ugh nutrients," Cerny says. "Thoydeby- theiractuaiWoigbtliiiL Body-fat axdmt trlditiooally is dermnined by the lkin-i:lld 11:11, in which a trained _ , . ....,.lp<Cial calipers to grosp a pcation oC flab, usually 11 the waisdine. &llblisbed drate them..Jves to lose water weight, which puts a lot of stress on the cardiovucular system." Under the new regulation, a wrestler's minimum ,..;pt daso is tied to pm:ml body lit-in this Cue IIIOI'eiDUit~llthehjsberoC thetwoweiptct-s~wbidl c.. ~iolllliledilla..WCIMiape to the . . od!oolllhlelicdian:tt New YOrk is one")){ oa_lr three --WioaaiDand Midiplm tbe ~ hne inotiluled a minimum woisbt certi6adion re- ........... b~.....m. Now bk'o JIRIFIIIII indudlla ,.._ triliaoed!Diian-'lhlebe- li<Yenintbe~ ........... c{fim.,.__,Ccmrandthedop.t- maJI ......... ~ ...... ing 10 individuoJo iolaaled in an findqJgouttbeirpm:mt o(bodyfat Hydrootatic weighins. which equaliansCIIIMrtthe....;,.,..oCm. takes about IS minutes and coats $20, is being ofraed tluoagh the ~·l!lm:iae ScieDcz Program. Foran appointment, caD 1129- ..-.ofatinlopaaoto(bodyfat. 2941 ext. 404.. Stadium ~--1 and Arkeilpane said-people with whom they have talked about UB's athletic upgrade are supportive of, and acited about, the change. "UB has a strong existing base of corporate support," noted ·' boughtorrenewedbypreviousaeaArkeilpane, adding, "and alumni, son ticket bolders and UB students. friends and bwiness leaden, recSeason ticketsfor the 1998 fourognizing the importance of the game home stand are $40 and $30 1998 season, already have begun for reserve seats, and $20 for gento step forward." eral admission. Individual game That support is being shown with tickets at.o will be available. Stuthe pun:hase of 8,000 new Season dents still will have the opportunity tickets, mostly by the Western New to attend games at no cost becaUJC Yoik corporate community, includ- of the student athletic fee. For ticket ing NOCO Energy Corporation information, call645-6666. andtheNorthforestCivicAssociaIn addition to local corponte tion, which both "have made a sig- season-ticket ·commitments, three oifiant commitment" in support of local companies-Oover ManageUS's athletic program, said ment, Adelphia Cable CommuoiArkeilpane. Those ticket commit- cations and the Amherst Chamber mentsareaboveandbe)'>ndtheap- ofComrnen:e-bave lisned on as proximaldy2,200seuonticketpur- game title sponsors for three of chases that are expected to be UB's four home games in 1998. A fourth bome-pme sponsor will be announced in the near future. Altbciughsomemaycriticize)he move from Division 1-AA to DiviJion 1-A playas a financial drain on a uoivenity already facing difficult 6scal times, Arkeilpane indicated tbU would be the least apensive upgrade so far. "There is nota si8nificant difference between the coats of putting together ai•AAand a 1-A team," he said. "While the nunther of scbolanhip athletes will incmue, so too will the university'• opportunity to recoup its invatm<:nt." In fact, aca>rding to Townoend, competing in.the MAC could be a tremcndouo bono to athletic fund- •-y- 1e9J11 of increaaed game gilarantees and ticket and ing in concasion revenues. The-alooio.,q,.,a..t 10 pique student a.- in UB albletia. "UB has been Jdnd of an odd mix," llid Thwnaend. "We're the only M l J - uniwnity without a major athktic prop-am. When one llllmdoa uoivalilyofthlsldnd, oneexpec~~ the athletic prosram to be o( the caliber o(Syncuoe." lt'o been difticulttoeo:ilielludmt intaeat becauae ~II the Division 1-AA level dos>'t seoentr theaamem-•~hW><r­ r<aJSDitioo !ami, he added. "Once we eotablilh rivalries with achoot, such u Kent and Bowling Green and are competing for the n,htto pbly.in bowl games, 1don't think «U have a problem aciting ltlldents." But support of UB's football program does not lie on the backs of otudents, Townsend emphasized. Support of UB's athletic program also is going to have to come from the community. "We need broader community supp<rt It's up 10 the communitythe in1erna1 unMnity community and the exu:mal community-to docide bow far we wiD Fo"he oUd. He noted that 4,000- 5,000 people regularly travel to away gameo to support Marohall Univenity's foothall team. These aupportcn are not ltlldento, but members of the community of ff1m1in81oo, W. VL, which haaa regional populllion ofabout 31,000. "That'o the mode W.want to operate from," he said. �,_,lll.,.ll.kll .... 0 ...... ua IOl,Embry-71 --put-~ln -...-.and--- .._. hiJho 1n a 10:1-n """d ~onjon.5. _ ..... Go.afsson v..... pooodlho--·~ 16polra. _ _ _ acldod 15 poina In docdon. just 16 - Mloo -Nlcolol - 12 polra.u cld froohrnan --a.-..-junlo<" -acldod a~ · SopllomoroII Jonpolra.u Kloldon cld --!-..also em Honoring s..s. • .-...lnduolrw----lodjust Fillmore opon-. -Ryan-.,UB hosts Kennedy theater festival c - . held )ln. 1 n Fcnst ' - ' ame1111y atRMid the 1981h ..wa-y d __ the l*fl d MIIRI ~ lJI's tint c~wu~or 13th pnllidlnt d the~ l::lerril R.lllldr, iniBim vice pnllidlntfDr .-.~~~~n, Clll'lll!r, !pllllb. Kri!tb d Cokmbus honor gu..t sr.nd5 •IDinllon. A Wftlllh from Pn!sident ClW1ton -.nang thole plical. the~ DeJawaie. New Ieney iiiil Wash- ington, D.C. . This is the semnd time in three years that UB is hosting the regional festival. The university was selected from among many other sites because of the quality of the oi;ltpoina and 44-l I • hllldmo. but blowlho pmo ~59 poina In "'"..and w.~wtkhlhoy shot 64.7 p....,. from"'" loor (22-G-34). hod 10 T State. Pennsylvania, Maryland, hid.~ aalsaand-.-lsln)2... lho lk*. but waslho only UB ploror who cld not ~ News SeMoes fdloriiiAsslstont HE university will be one of eight national sites for the 30th annual Region 0 Kam.dy Center American College Theater Pestival (ICC/AcrP). The fatival, being held in the Center fur the Arts through Sunday, will showcase fM of the finest productions submitted by academic institutions in New York -.HorriohodiOpoinaon.U.. ,.,.,... from "'"loar. ~as~et~all -·s UB 6 7, Syracuse 58 quality of ...... lboder lbroushout the United States and to allow theater departments and student artists the opportunity to sbowase their work and receive outside asseumentby ICCIKCfF respon: dents. Its supporting organization has grown into a network of more than 400 academic institutioos. Productions select<d ft>r perfor- mance at this rear's r.stivaJ will be Sl9d in the Mainsttt!etbeaterin the venue, orpniurs said. In addiQon to perfOrmances chosen by the ICC/ACTP NolionaJ Selection 'll:am, the r.stivaJ will iodude workshops and oeminan awuing a broad l"lll@l'oftopics in theala"-performanc:e tocbnicaJ practioe. It also will feature the presentation of ICC/ AcrP owards, scholarshipaand fdlowships, for ,which .....-.I UB students t - been nominated. Caller fur the Arts. They are: The Kennedy Center Festival ,......... as a catalyst to improve the C.W. Postand"Longlsland Univer- • "Falsettos," a Broadway musical to be presented by Suffolk Community College at 8 p.m. today • "Specks," a new, student-written-and-directed production by Rob Shimko, to be presented by Hartwick College at 12:30 p.m. tomonow • "The Striker," Caryl Churchill's newest script, to be presented by sity at 8 p.m. tomorrow • "W"Jts' End,• another new, student-written-and-dirfcted production by Kate Chell of Ithaca College, to be presented at 12:30 p.m. Saturday • "The Kalka Project," a piece with mwic and movement con· ceived by Professor Devon Allen in concert with her students, to be presentedby Mublenbers College at 8 p.m. Saturday The fustofficial festival event will be the final round of the Irene Ryan Foundation Scbolanhip Competition, which rec:ognius outstanding acting srudmts. This year, six performers from UB's 1997 productions t - been nominated. R<gistration for the festival is $55 per person and includes ad- mission to all performances, workshops and seminars. Tickets can 1!< purchased by calling 645ARTS. For more information, call Jeft"Wdson at645-6898 at.1318. The women's team went 3-1 O'W'e:f" IN ho&icbys. indudirc two conference wins. one d wtkh wu head ccoch Sol &.seopa~ o400iil atee<" win. Aplnst Syracuse. senior Clwiua Gordner S<1>Ad a tam-1\i&h 14 po;na In me S«<nd half and hshman Tlfbny Bell added Il po;nu and nine rebounds as me BuUs defutad me Oranpwomen. 67-SS.In AIIMTlOI At... on Dec.lO. Junior point zuud C.dlerine Jacob oddod 12 po1na and _ , as.s1sa as me Bulls delated Syracuse 1or me second stnJ&ht sason. Wrestlin~ UBll,American University 10 UB 11, U niversity of Plttobu'"li>-JohnSWWn 1l Tho UB wrosdirc _,split a poi< d dwlmeoa on jon.IO lnAJo.mni...,_ dofoatirc me Amerian UrW.-s~ty £oc1os. 32·10. -losinc n.12"' me UrW.-sky d ~ l'1ounaln c.a. In the first match, dle Bulls captured five of the first sewn lndMdual boua as they cruised to a 32-10 victory over t:beAmericarf'University &(leo. Junlor 118-pounder Brian Schul scored a wtn by technical bJI, while freshman I 58-pounder Vince DeAu&UJtine pinned his opponent at <4:46 of hls nutch to lead UB. The second matt!> me Mountain C.a from me UrW.-sky d ~jump out 1>0 a quidt 13.0 i<od beNnd wins at liB. 126 and 134 pounds. for UB. senio<" 142-j>OUilde< jen>my McV'l" earned his second win ol me day. ·Andrew Punza~ Alsistont Sporu /nfotmotion Dirm<X \ Obituaries John Neal, 59, NCEER engineer of tests, associate professor of civil engineering A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD DEC. 19 in St. Paul's Calbedral in Bulfolo for John A. Neal, an oflic:er and engineer of tests for · the National Center fur Earthquake Engineering Ro.erch (NCEER) and an utOCiate profe•>r of civil ~Neal, 59, died Dec. 14 in Rolwdl Park Cauc:er inStitull!. He came to Bulfolo in 1965 as an assistaDt profesoorofcivil~becameanas- sodate professor in 1970 and was director of construction and rehabilitation in the Office ofFodlities Plannina from 1970-72. Neal was involved in thedesicn and construction of f!le North Campus while he was vice praident for facilities planning from 1978-82 and asaistant vice president from 1972-78. Since 1988, he bad been engineer of tests at NCEBR. He served as UB repraentativeonmanycommunityboards and committees, including Audubon New Community, Niagara Frontier Transport&lion Authority, U.S. Anny Corps of Engineers and Erie!N"1080'" Counties Regional Planning sOan!. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, he received his master's and doctoral degree$ from the University oflllinois. Neal, who specialized in the composition of concrete, published numerous articles and was a consultant for "'veral companies, including Bethlehem Steel. Neal worked dosely with undergraduate students, helping them with both academic and personal issues, Dale Meredith, a profes· sor of civil engineering and a colleague since 1973, told The Buffalo News. He received several honors and awards during hi s career, including th ose from Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Phi, Pi Tau Sigma and the Briaerian Society. Charles R Petrie, Jr.; associate professor, Department of Communication CHARLES R. PETRIE, JR., associate professor of communication, a former chair of the Department of Communication and an acting associate dean of the Graduate School from 1979-80, died Dec. 7 in MillardFillmore Suburban Hospital. Petrie came to UB in 1966, and in 1967 became acting chair of the communication department,~gaschairfrom 1968-71. He was a popular teacher and in 1980 re- ceived the SUNY Chancellor's Award for l!xcellence in Teaching. 1bomas I.Jaooboon, chair of the Department of Communication, describing ~ as"amodd11:11<i><l;"~thedepartmen(s sense ofloss, noting Pelrie's "c:ommitment to thevaluesoftheacadomy,thepwsuitotmowled&e and tbe cultivation of minds..-Olarles Pelriewasamanwbomodecomingtotheunivmity~dayarewardingsortofpleasure." · Stuart J. Sigman, associate professor and a former chair of the Department of Communication, pointed out that Petrie was "one of the best-read ·schobrs in the field of communication," lauding his efforts to make sure that"both classical and contemporary thought were fully presented to his students." Petrie's contnbution to the dis· ciplineandtoposterity,Sigmansaid, "is the dialogue he sustained with coUeagues and graduate students over several years." Petrie received his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State CoUege, a master's degree from Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. from Purdue Universiry. He held memberships in a number of organizations and served as consulting editor for several journals in his field. MemorialsmaybemadetotheErieCounty Unit of the American Cancer Society. �: Frldlly ~ . 16 ...,._,.__ : ::.:..~ . Tho-Gold. Dr. Mlchooj n-. Prof. of · =·UIS<hoolof : ~~B<dtllo • Psy<hiottlc Cent«. 10:30 a.m. : Monday :m - ~ -- : ,...... iNli'i.g;;;.(i5: ~afAIII_. ·==-: ~'t.n~ .: EOP. -.IP-71a ._ .: w-n21. :::=:"'-"=.~ - :~ :..-.E3, .---. . ,..-., . ro _ _ _,on . UnoiiD ·---- - . Jobs-~­ p&.ce . " : . UI groups _.. potnclpal . olf~-­ AtNotla Men's Baslcetball vs. MissouriKansu Oty. Alumni Arena. North c.rripus. 7:45p.m. S10, _........ _. . Ustlngs-. ____ :-p--: ~ ~~~ lnfonnation, -lhunday ~ . T_ _.Loulce- --~ =--~~Van publialtlon. : youtouse-rnowelec- : ~~:t-~lor tronk submission form ot · Genellc:s.- Moclcal http://www.buffolo.- . Sd!ool, ~Moss.­ / . RoorT\, RI'C]- 12:30-1 :30 p.m. reportor/cgl/lnput or oddress- to......,._ :Exhibits CM' e--m.ll . . buffolo.- ). . . Our FAX number h 1)6 Crofts, (~. 64.5.3765. Beginning with "The Peter Halley Project. • a · series of temporory pUbUc art . projects designed" to engage · the universlty :~ . contemporary the Feb. S lssuo, the elec· . . tronk form wll be the . . only w•y to submit lnfor- artondlssues,a on display In the Cent« for the Arts and at . v.rlous sites rn.~~tlon for the calenciM'. . throughout the . North Campus : \~~~~ · lnfonnatlon on · the artist and · his work, coli · the UB Art : ~at645- To- . -.on-jtlbs. : =:":~,..... caa on._.,.. for .,...,.,...,. .. ~..... HS-380ond · Women's lasketbilll vs.. . ~Oty.Aiumnl n.o ._,.. , . - . . · Arono. North campus. 5:30 · p.m. S10, S8, S7. 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Math building construction to go foiWard Pataki's 1998-99 capital budget includes $7 million for North Campus project C ONSTRUCTION of a new mathematics amount of money, to be included 1 in the 1999-2000 state fiscal plan, for the Comprehensive Health Sci- ence Education Center on the building on the North Campus should finally beeome a =lity with the inclusiop of $7 million in funding for the project in Gov. George E. Patalci's 1998-99 capital budget. The 50th Anniversary State University Five·Year Capital Investment Program, which was formally announced by the governor on Tuesday, abo includesSI.l mil- South Campus. lion for design work fo,- renovating the coal-fired heating plant on the South Campus and $3.6"mil- executive." lion to renovate and equip campus buildings with high-technology laboratory sites to be funded in the first year, 1998-99. The 1998-99 plan abo includes $7.3 million to be shared among 13 campuses, including UB, to fund ~lacement of PCB transformers. In addition, as part of the fiveyear program, Patak.i proposes that UB receive an undetermined The governor's five-y~<lr, $3 billion investment program -is .. big news for State University and City University,• commented Senior Vice President Robert J. Wagner at a divisional Service F.sceUence A5sembly Thesday morning, shortly after some details of the governor's plan were made public. "This is a positive move by the The multi-year, capital-budget funding will aUow UB and other SUNY and CUNY schools to implement long· term planning and speedier completion of capital projects, Wagner said. The plan includes $200 mil lion system-wide for technology projects to encourage innovative methods of instruction and learning. Wagner noted that initiatives in technology have been a financ:..a...t- p..- :z Greiner lauds capital plan P'rulclent Wllllllm a. Greiner Tuesday expressed enthusiasm fO< the governor's proposed fiveyear cApital plan. "The governor's proposals regarding the capital budget areal>solutely outstanding news for US. Coupled with preHminary infor· mation on the ope<ating budget, It would appear that our state budget will be stabilized th~ year -and we hope that will also be true for the longer term. "The governor's capital budget includes a very significant invest· ment in State Untverslty over the next five years. Capital Invest· ment in UB and State University as a whole is extraordinarily im· portant. This initiative comes more than two decades after the buildup of the system state-wide and is greatly needed. Rehabili· tating aging physical plant, as well as making possible new buildings, such as the math !Juiidlng on UB 's North Camp'us, is very important to guaranteeing the quality of educational experience for all our students. "US's two highest capital priorities are very high in the bud· getary queue. The moth building has been UB's number-one prior· ity for some time. From the point of view of UB as a wh<He, it's one of the next-to-last st~ in making both campu25 whole. Bring· lng the mathematics department io the North Campus will have g"'at benefit fO< students- most particularly for undergraduates, who previously had to commute between campuses. Moreover, this move will also trigger a series of steps that will make it possible for w to make majc,r improve--·ments on the South Campus. As best we can detMT~ine, funding tor the c~ Health Science Education Center on the South Campus is in the queue for next year. This is~ good news for both campuses... UB aids students hit by Asian currency crisis a, SUE WUETCHIJI · from the eight counlri<s most seriouslya!fectedbythecrisisowealmost $2 million in tuition and fees. He Biswodcingtoassistintemational students who are having difficulty paying their UB billsduetothecurrencycrisisinMia. _ Nioolas Goodman, vice provost forundergraduateeducationwhois overseeing several student services that m:endy relocated to the Office of the Provost, including Students Accounts and Financial Aid, said thatstudentswboarehavingtrouble documentthattheir6nandaldifficulties are a direct result of the currency devaluation in theirCOWltrics maybe able to work out a delayed-payment planorotherarrangementuntilanalternate source of funding can be found UB will not charge these students later..., he added "We are being flexible from the point of view of the due dates of Students from several East A5ian countoies, including Japan, Thailand, Korea , Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Tai· wan,haveseentheircountry'scurrencies devalue substa ntiaUy in the past few months due to crashing stock and currency markets in the region. For example, the Indonesian currency has only one-quarter of the val u e it had six month s ago, Goodman said The 40 students at UB whose funds for living ex- paying bills for tuition and fees for the spring semester should conlllct the Office of Student Accounts. Goodman said UB cannot affi>rd to waM: paymen~ the 730 students bills." he said. Two-thirds of the 730 students at UB who might be affected are graduate students. and the rest are undergraduates. penses, as well as tuition and fees. come from Indonesia have s••n "the cost of attendance (at UB ) multiply by four in six months and by two in two weeks," he added. News Services Assocllte Oirector U · added,~. thatstudentswhocan j ~ . .., I-. While Goodman said it was too early to say for sure if students were dropping out ofUB because of the financia1 crisis-bills were due on Jan. 13, barely a week ag<>-he speculated that some certainly will drop o ut. UB, in trying to help these students, is ·responding to the indi vidual needs o f individual stu· dents based on documentation of their individual circumstances in a flexible and humane way; he stressed He encouraged faculty and staff who know students in this situation to urge them to contact the Office of Student Accounts. ~ ... a.o . . COl ~ �Wlalot'l--. _ ._. . · t . . _ _ ___ _ Vietnamese accounted for 75 per- cent of this increase.) Among the J.£Tts, Hindi and Swahili are Olio: ·.....w? ofstriltegic importance; • Maar people at UB ore not.,..,.. of the extent to which the WU is . . . . . ........ t-.~ot at UB since 1990. Before invobed in lclivities that benefit ~nringdrr~oroffue local companies and s.chool$, u ~ World Languages Instiwell u individuals. ' In a week, the institute wiU of· tute (WLI) in 1993, he This decision is based on student demand, budgetary consider· fer the second Japanese for I!xecu· served as assistant drrecations, the existen~e o( quality tiva program in a year to 15-20 _tor for program support materials, the availobility of qUali- students. This •ix-week i:mificate in fue Office of International Education. Ashwill is also fue fied tutors and the univenitf's in- prOgram is designed to improve campus advisor for the FUlbright Program: Tile WLI's ternational activities and curricu· the effectiveness of Americans homepage is at: http://wlngs.bllfflllo.edu/audemk/de- lar priorities. Last semester, we of- who deal with Japanese peOple and fered Hindi for the first. time in orginizations. Last year, the WU putment/AanciL/wwtd-IMigueges/ provided tranalation and interWhat Is the " - - ~a result of student demand ond many years and ended up with an preting aervica to over 30 ,com· lftlthute7 interest over a period of years, enrollment of 39 students, makpanies, offered fapanese tOr ExecuThe World Languages Institute is changing curricular priorities at ing it one of the largest supervised tivesandtbeV~etna.mese Executive a unique section of the Depart· UB and the availability of re· self-instructional Hindi programs Program, organized a language ment of Modem Languages and sources. They were rece.n tly in the country. We have also reac- program for a local acbool, andLiteratures (MLL) that offers lan· merged with Chinese to form the tivated Haitian Creole for a select in oooperation with the Uni>asity guage and culnue instruction in East Asian Languagts and Culture group of students this semester. I'm exdted about two propooed of Alabama-launched a pilot II less-commonly-taught Ian· section within MLL project oflaponese Close-Up; a guages (LCTI.s), including Arabic, _ . _ _ _ a....,... offerings Cor the 1998-99 academic videotape-based, distance-learn· year: American Sign I.anguase and Danish, Modern Greek, Haitian ing program for bigb acbools. Irish. Creole, Hebrew (third-year only), Hindi, Indonesian, Swahili, Thai, llutltooU fit ...... - ___ _,,_.......... _____ __ Faculty ancl _......,.,.. --..........._..,. _,__ ............. ........ JonMiwiG.._ .......... _ choirallho~.,.... of.......... IIIII ..-.... .............. ai,.._A..._,_ *'W~ _ _ _. . .,_... _ _ _,_IIIII t.~l!lll,hl """""'111!111_........,.,_ ----~­ -·"-A·M~ Ho-1111--... . plld ................. IJni. ..nlrof~ ..... Angllos. Aa/NIP ........ SemNr set far feb. 6 "Uncllrahlng~ \llompln~ ........... lapltal .... ~~~:~it*' ........ s.mnor • • llolll. a...... re. 61n 1ho Sludlnt QnW fecully Dll*lglloom. Crilul Calogl. C... ~Is Toal L dloll. Col- ,..........-, .........._.._._,.,.... MlngiDne, - s.-. . . . ol Ails IIIII Crilul Calogl. Mqlant ... ln ....... ~ .... .., ...................... ., Ukrainian and Vietnamese. While our primary mission is language instruction, the WU also engages in fund raising in support of our programs; promotes global awareness and intercultural sensili:vity on campus and in the co~­ munity, and serves th"e international communication needs of the Western New York private sectoL Every summer, the institute sponsori intensive programs in Chiriese, Japanese, Korean and Russian. ' -I!Jotlllll~-7 There are many opportunities for collaboration witb our colleagues in OlE and the Ell Here are a r.w examples: WU and Study Ab~ Programs co-sponsorsbip of the bistoric Summer in Vtetnam study-abroad program; 2) English Language Jnsti. lute assistance witb the pioneering Vtetnamese I!xecutive Prot!Jam, and 3) International Student and Scholar Servia:s co-sponsordup of il..i ~ . GlobaiAmljassado,rs,Program. ... .,~ .......··- __ ..,..._ ... _..... ...... ... t-.,~ot ... - - - -·"---eftiM ----~--­ -- - - t-.,lotf Ia-ute that you would a.e to corNCt7 That· the WLI is a separate Ian· · guage department. In fact, we are a fully integrated secti.o n of .the Department of Modern Lan · guages and Literatures, along with Chinese, Japanese and Korean, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Aside from language instruction and public service, ihe institute plays an important role as the ·department's experimental unit. Japanese and Korean are examples of programs that were upgraded _..._ _._.,....,-.-, ·---~7 According to a Modem Language Association survey of (oreign lan· guage enrollments from 1990-95, there have been si2able increases in Spanisb (10 percent) and even larger increases in Arabic and Chi· nese enrollments ( 40 percent), wbile French (-25 percent), Ger· man ( -28 percent) and Russian (·45 percent) experienced a sig· nificant decline in student interest By oontrast, enrollments in the less-commonly-taugbt languages rose by 23 percent (American Sign Language, Hawaiian, Korean and _ __lt7 One question that comes to mind is: bow does the institute~ the lllliwrsity community and address the foreign-language needs of other. faculties and s.chools! Aside _from'its ~ ~ of provid· ing insfruction in the less-commonly-taught languages, the WU is.a Yaluablt...01irce ond an iuiet to the unimty in many other or.... Examples of this range from translating foreign transcripts to helping a senior administrator trip by creCioiMI•-ua-.n ......... prepare for ating a custom-designed hbme: This is an ..-citing outreach program page witb links to relevant World for local scbools. Globol AmbossaWide :W.d> raourca.. do!1 are UB intemationol students ApoOpntbaiu..mdoamicuand othen wilh international OX(* lar and deportmenlll bouDdoties is rience (e.g. otudy-abrood returnees) who are interested in sbaringtbeir in· ~,..m. tbeOirrieulum. It tercultural experience and know!· -enables ltUdmts In .... their fuo:eign edge with domentary or !OCOndary language skills in non-language • students. Local tracbersand their stu- COWleS. Students who baYe inrmnedents baYe the opportunity to learn diate roadios pro6QeDtyin a fuo:eign about a foreign culture(s), while the languaee , _ once a -tc in small GlobaiAmbassadon get a glimpse of gmups wilh a ltlldy-group leader to · K-12education in the United States, discuss radinss rdoled to the course as well as new people. in which they are enrolled Since the departure oflapoanese and Korean from theWLI, only Arable and Swahili are taUght in a·converl· tional classroom fomiat The other languages are taug!ll using a supervised ~-instruction&~ approach · tbat teach.S practical language skills througb intenaive proctice witli liudio 'tapea :reinforced by sqWJ-group tutorials with nativespeaking lUton, many of whom are ~ed teachers of their language. __ _ --T·-·---' What's the most. co•111on ................ la"!!•-· ____ an....._, meet Math building continued from pege 1 cialstruggle for the university, but with the increased funding pro· vided by the governor's capital plan, "we might be able to make some real progress on that fronL• UB's share, which could be as much as $3.6 million, is "a big allocation in support of technology that we've not had in the past,'" Wagner said. The plan also includes a campus· matching program that would provide incentive fundirig for UB and other SUNY campuses to raise non· state funds for campus-enhance· ment projects. According to the goVl!mor's plan, the state will pledge $20 million as its share of a S40 mil· tion program. Guidelines for those projects will be established bySUNY system administration, the governor's office and the legislature. Although details of the campus· matching program were not im· mediately known Wagner said the 1 state was expected to match, dol· lar-for-dollar, funds raised from private sources. Quality-of-life projects also will benefit from the governor's plan. The governor's program will pump $50 million into SUNY for campus· improvement projects such as day· car< centers aod other projects that will improve the overall appearance of campuses or enhance their r<sponsiveness to student needs. "This enormous support li>r adin technology and building rehabilitation will provide our cam· puseswith the necessary tools to help us continu< to attract high-quality faculty and students, and offer them the best possible atmosphere and environment within which New Yorkers can learn and grow,• said SUNY Chancellor John W. Ryan. The proposal, he added, "will do more to ensure a better bigher education for our children than any othersingle proposal I can imagine." Thomas F. Egan, chair of the SUNY Board offiustees. abo praised the plan, noting that "by making available modem classrooms, resi· dence halls and laboratories with state-of-the-art technology, the State Univenity will be able to provide in· vances . . . ,..---·--•pootlonef-. ............. ----~ creasing numbers of New Yorkers with a college education of thought· ful content and superb quality" and "boost our momentum as we move into the top ranks of American higher education.• �Members urge ,.._..,atlon of fnedom of upnsllon FSEC endorses creed on diversity .,_-.a- --~ 'Dnctor EMBERS of the M Faculty Senate Execu~ Committee have endoraed the idea of a creed or lltatement on campus diversity, but warned that such a creed must awid squelchins freedom of apreaaion. R.epraentatimo of the Committee for the Promotion ofTolerance and Divasity, which is worlcing to develop the creed, solicited input from the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at its Jan. 14 meeting. Jackie Bascom, a student in the Graduate School of Education, and Donna Rice, associate vice preaident for student affain, told rommittee memben it was important they get romments from faculty, staff and students "so people feel this is somethin& they can buy into, not just something to hang on a wall" . "I think this is really an important document to have," Bascom said. "It's not just the Praident's Office saying, 'This is how you should act on campus.' It's students, faculty, staff, administrators...say- rommunity where we value diversity, where we won't tolerate racial acts or intolerance. •.. lt would be preaumptuous for us to uy, 'Here's a creed, now just sign off on iL'" Basa>ml1041d tlllllh='-'been pmblems recently with rocial graffiti on campus and acts o{bomophobia in the dorms. "There is intolerance in every amununity, but we would liU to rome~as UB and say, 'We're not pug to tolerate this.* She circulated to seD.~ tors ropies of a model of a creed developed by the diversity rommittee using examples from other campuses, calling it "a starting point; and asked faculty members for categories they feel should be addreaaed. Rice asked PSEC members if they would be willing to lllb into Ibm classrooms a aeries of questions to dicit discussion on the development of a campus diversity creed. Powhatan Wooldridge, associate professor of nursing, agreed with "the spirit" of the creed, but said he feared a stated policy on diversity "will interfere with seri· ous debate on issues." Boris Albini, professor of micro- biology, said he supported a diversity Jtalmi<:DI that discusoed the issue "in general terms, rather than in lilts of what is not allowed." Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, added that freedom of speech "is an important part of the.academy," and joked that membero "have a right to be stu· pid if they wish to be." Sherri Wallace, assistant professor of planning, wondered bow the diversity rommittee, once a creed was developed. would evaluate its success. •If you don't have a way to measure whether or not we are being diverse, then I'm wondering what is the use of it?" she asked. Bascom said the success of a creedrould be measured in the attitudes of students, noting that stu· dent attitudes changed at the University of Rhode Wand, where she had received her undergraduate degree, aft~r a general diversity creed was implemented. "Things did change. It wasn't overnight, but the campus climate has definitely changed there; she said "UB at Sunrise" to focus on drug resistance in VQ•~ - - - - ria? A question that medical experts have been asking, with reporu of growing incidence of drug resistance among bacteria, it will be the focus of a at Sunrise" program to be held from 7:30-9 a.m. Feb. 10 in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Cam- ·us pus. Charles Ballow, clinical associate professor of phar· macy who is director of anti-infectimo research at Millard Hospitals, will speak. · Ballow recently told an international medical meeting that based on a study ronducted by researchers at UB, Millard Fillmore and the University of Iowa College of Medicine, the problem of growing drug resistance in bacteria can be compared with •a rocket ship.• He predicted that by the year 2000, half of the infections caused by the bacterium responsible for 7 million cases of otitis media in children and 500,000 cases of pneumonia in children and adults each year in the U.S. will have some resistance to penicillin. "UB at Sunrise" is a series of breakfast programs jointly produced by the Alumni Association, Office of Conferences and Special Events, News Services and Office of Public.ations, all at UB. It also is suppaned by the Offiao of University Development and Office of Public Service and Urban Affairs. The priao of the program, which includes a fuU breakfast, is SIO for members of the UB Alumni Association and S 12 for all others. For more information. contact the alumni association at 829-2608. Ticket orders must be received by Feb. 9. Child prodigy and family to appear Proposed ethics code is criticized FSEC members call it too restrictive, unfair to faculty klckJ off a new year and the \M ulty Senate Execulive Committee have · ci'ititized ·a· pro· posed rode of ethics goventing relationships between students and faculty, saying it is too restrictive and unfairly places the burden of acrouniabilityon faculty members. Committee members, at a sparsely attended first meeting of the~mesteron Jan.l4, received a proposed "Code of Academic Ethics• governing relations with students drafted by the Faculty Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility. The code states that "all amorous or sexual relationships between faculty and students are unacceptable when the faculty member has professio nal respo"'iibility for the stu· dent, even when both parties have consented, or appear to have consented, to the relationship. "Specifically, a faculty member should not have an amorous or sexual relationship, ronsensual or otherwise, with a student ttbo is enrolled in his or her course, or whose performance is supervised or evaluated by that faculty member. Nor should a faculty member be involved in any decisions that may reward or penalize a student with whom he or she has had an amorous or sexual relationship, even outside the instructional context."' Consent will not be considered a defense if a complaint is brought, the code states, with the individual in the relationship with the greater power having to "bear the burden of accountability." Faculty Senate C hai r Peter Ni,!:kerson, professor of pathology, tOld senators he believes the senate needs to take some position on th e issue, "since we have nothing at ~e P~!lt tim~. Othe~ un~ver­ Malone recommended that if sihes have had significant prob- such a code is deemed necessary, lems and, therefore, have ad- it include provisions for how alle- dressed the· problem after the gations would. be investigated. horse was out of the barn. We "Alleging that S<)me kind of an probably need, as a faculty, to say amorous relationship took place covers a whole multitude of possibilities, and 1 would like to know something; the question is. what?" De1mis Malone, SUNY Distin· guished Service Professor in the who is going to decide and based Department of Electrical and on what," he said. Nickerson said be would forward senators' comments to John Boot, professor and chair of the Department of Management Science and Systems and chair of the Committee o n Academic Freedom Computer l!ngineering, disputed the need for such a statement. "I'm surprised that an explicit statement like that is necessary," Malone said "I don't object to it, but I find it hard to believe that there's anybody (on campus) who doesn't know" that this kind of activity "is and Responsibility. He also sug· ..'-JLJ.u_ _ ... against infectious bacte- with Slee Sinfonietta =~~=Pac- 1 ins. 'It'a important for us to have a BrieD The Department of Mu1lc spring semester with a concert on Wednesday featuring the Slee Sinfonietta conducted by M~gnus 'Martens5on, with "the Weilers tein Trio as special guests. Proceeds from the con- cert, to be held ai 8 p:m. in Slee Concert Hall on the North Ca mpus, will benefit the music department's performance and academic programs. The Weilerstein Trio includes 15-year-old cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who began playing the cello at age 4- 1/2 and gave her first public concen six months later. In 1995, at age 13, she had her debut with the Cleveland Orchestra. Donald Weilerstein, founding member and former first violin;t of the acclaimed Cleveland String Quartet, was on the faculty of UB while the quartet was in residence here during the early 1970s. His wife, pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, was a student of Stephen Manes at UB. Both are now on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music. Tickets are SIS, general; S12. faculty/staff/alumni; 56, students. They not welcome" at the university. Mau reen Jameson, associate gested committee members raise these issues when the p roposed are available at the Slee Hall box office. the Center for the Arts box office code comes before the full Faculty or at TicketMaster locations. For more information, call645-2921. professor of modern languages Senate at its Feb. 4 meeting. and li teratures, noted she had In other business, the FSEC re· tute such a policy when it was first ferred a proposed resolution on the New Paltz situation to the Committee on Academic Freedom and Re- ~trouble" with a proposal to insti· raised last year, and she still had problems with it. sponsibility and asked the commit- •The opportunities for conflict of interest are so numerous that it just seems to me unnecessarily tee to draft"a statement comment- prudish to single out sexual relationships when there are all kinds of things that might compromise the objectivity" of a faculty pointed by Chancellor John Ryan. member!~ behavior, such as the desire to be promoted, she said. Simon Singer, associate professor of sociology, s~ggested that there is "some need for due process" to be built into any kind of statement. He read the last sentence of the statement requiripg the individual in the relationship with the greater power to bear the burden of accountability. ..A student can accuse, but how much that accusation is grounded in physical reality, is rejected on the part of the stud ent ,• Singer said. "All of those are details that need to be worked ou t before making statements on the burden of accoun tability." ing on the fact-finding report pre· pared by a review committee apIf the committee is unable to romplete its work-dlair John Boot was out of the country at the time of the charg.,_the PSEC will draft the statement, which. is to be presented to the full Senate on Feb. 4. The report, which is expected to be discussed by the SUNY Board of Trustees in executive session at its meeting on Jan. 27, supports the decision of New Paltz Presi· dent Roger Bowen to allow a con · troversial conference on sexuality to proceed as planned. On another matter, Nickerson reported that President William R. Greiner had responded to the Faculty Senate's resolutions on affirmative action by establishing a task force to address issues affecting underrepresented groups at UB. New detection method for land mines is subject of talk There are approximately 110 million land mines buried in 68 countries around the world, many of )'lhich are plastic and, therefore, not detectable by current technologies. But an accurate and inexpensive detection method ·effective for land mines in either plastic or metal casings may be on the horizon as the result of research conducted by Surajit Sen, assistant profes· sor of physics, and his coUeagues at US. Their research will be the subject of a talk to be given by Sen at 7:30p.m. on Wednesday in Room 225 of the Natural Sciences Building on th e North Camp us. Sponsored by the Sciences Alumni Association of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the talk will be free and open to the public. The resea rch, which will be published in a scientific journal next month, indicates that weak shock waves sent into granular beds, like soil, will cause acoustic signals containing critical information to be reflected off buried objects. such as land mines. For more in formation, contact Cindy Nydahl at 645·2531 . Sending Letters to the Reporter The 114pott#rwokomeslellon from-. commenting on II> statio> ood contenL l.etteB should bo timllod to 800-.11 ood INI)' bo - f o r style ood longlh. tho ll4pott#r cannot p<Jblilh ollellon Nteiwd. They must bo NCeiwd b\1 9 o.m. Monday to bo consideAod for pubk:otion In !hot-· The 11<1por11r pnfln !hot 1e11on bo IOCI!Md on dill< or tlectronblly ot a(--... •cpwtca . . . . . ......,........ �Study IIIIIJ help find awse of phantom soundi Major steps toward·a cure for tinnitus IIJLOISIIAIIIII - SoMce Editor R EARCHERSat UB and the U.S. Department of Veter2N M&ill Medical Center in Bul&Jo, using positron emission tomography (PET), have pinpointed for the first time the specific brain regions responsible for tinnitus, a a>nstant and debilitating ringing in the ears experienced by millions of Americans. The findings are a major breakthrough in the study of these "phantom sounds,• for which there is no known causeoreffectivetreatmenL Results of the study appear in the January issue of N<urology. Based on the results of the study, the lead researchers have received a $15 million grant from U., National Institutes of Health to oonduct a major investigation of tinnitus and hearing loss using PET scanning_ • People with severe tinnitus, which is about!O percent of elderly Americans. often suffer depression, anxiety, sleep disruption and other symptoms that have a major impact on theirqualityoflife,"saidAian H. Lockwood, lead author of the study. "Without objective information on how and where the oondition originates, developing effective treatments bas been djfljcult, By identifying the sites in the brain that mediate tinnitus, we have taken.a crilical down the mad toward a ciltt for this disabling oondition.• Lockwood, a neurologist, directs the Center for Po$itron Emission Tomogtaphy at ·the Buffalo VA sttP Medical Center, a joint venture with UB, where the research was oonducted. He bolds appointments as a professor of neurology, nuclear medicine and a>mmunicative disorders and sciences at UB. Lockwood and Richard Salvi,oodirectnr.of the Center for Hearing and Dea!i>ess. studied tinnitus patients who have the unusual ability to oontrol the loudness of the ringing by clenching their jaws. They were able to track ftuctuations in cerebral blood Bow through PET scans taken while these patients manipulated their symptoms, creating a map of the brain site re5poDSJble for tinnitus activity. In oddition, they reported sigl)ificant findings .....,.before oboaved: • An ahnonnal link ~ in tinnitus patients between the auditory system and tj>e limbic systero, the brain wiring responsible f9r ernotiqns. a finding that may eapCain why tinnitus can be ernotioDally crij>pling. . • Altered response to auditory stimuli in tinnitus patients, many of whom have bearing loss, results in changes in the auditory circuitry in the brain. The extent of change may dictate the exact nature and severity of the resulting tinnitus. • PET scanning can be used as an objective tool to measure tinnitus and to determine the effectiveness of new treatments. The study involved four tinnitus patients and six persons with normal hearing and no tinnitus, who served as a>ntrols. All participants took standard bearing tests bef<i(e !'ET ~The tjnnitus patients bad mild-to-revere highfrequency bearirlg I~ · The researchers were able to pinpoint the orisin of tinnitus activity to sites in the temporal lobe opposite the affected !'"! by com~ PET scans of tinnitus patients while tbeymanipulaled th<ir ~witb th<ir SCUll Ill .... and wilb oaao of nonnaJ oontrok • they pabmed thesamejow....,..,.,.,. "Identifying sites in the brain that mediate tinnitus is. aitical6nt *P in the difficult tuk of ddlnins the £acton that emote these phantom sensations and clevdopins rational treatmento for this chronic and disabling oondition," Loclcwood saicl The researchers also found, unexpectedly, that the bippocampos, part of the brain responsible for emotions, was activated in tinnitus patients. but not in nonnal oontrols, indicating one possible pathway for the adverse psychological elliocu often aperienced with the oondition. In addition, they observed that emrDaloounds activated a more extensive network or nerves in tinnitus patients with h<aring loss (nearly all tinnitus patients have impaired bearing) than in nonnal subjects. Lockwood said this finding indicaled that the anditorysystcn in tinnituspatients reorganizes as a result ofthe reduction in auditory stimuli "Changes in the brain occur following many forms of neural injury or changes in the sensory input to the brain," Lockwood saicl "These changes 'may be responsible for symptoms such as pban. tom limb pain, a syndrome in which amputees fed aauciating pain that seems to originate in the missing limb. We believe that tinnitus may be the auditory oounterpart to phantom limb pain. "We still !lave'' lOt i>fWork tD do." fustitute to focus ·on environmental research u . , E1.LEN GOUJMNews SoMce Editor B has created the Environment and Society Institute to serve as a university-wide _..,.,.._..... ..... ~--of A.,....,.._..,. .........,.,.,..__ om&..,...,......,. &Ia - KIM - '-Y .. fiiWIIIIIIMIIIIIolll L Nlt(181) ................c.n. ·....-r.,...... ....... In c.-.. Slll-.ll .......,................... I .. .......... ~Qt-. ........ ....... -..d .......... ~ ~-......... Inc.-. vehicle for strengthening and promoting interdisciplinary, environmental research. The purpose of the institute is to conduct selected, interdisciplinary, public-serviceprojects that address important environmental issues in Western New York; boost support for graduate students in departtn'.nts engaged in environmental research, and strengthen oommunications among faculty and students involved in environmental research at UB and at other institutions and organizations. A national panel of evaluators last faJI reviewed and strongly supported the proposal to establish the instirute, which was developed by a steering oommittee of f2 UB faculty membets. It was approved in December by Provost Thomas E. Headrick. "The Institute will provide a cohesive base for faculty drawn from at least five schools or faculties to collaborate on resea rch and graduate education in the environmental field, and to advance UB's extensive but uncoordinated efforts in this field for greater regional impact and national promiocoee," Headrick said . •As provost, 1 recognize the im portance of supporting the interdisciplinary initiative of facuJty through a start·up period, even though ibe resources available for this support are extremely scarce.· The instil ute will report to David Triggle, vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School Approximately 100 UB -faculty mernben have been identified as having expertise in some area of the environmenL At the same time, according to the steering oommittee, UB's geographic location near the Grea! Lakes and the industrial areas that have developed along their shores puts it in a unique position to make significant oontributions to environmental research. "UB clearly bas the potential to be one of the top universities in New York State with respect to the environment," said Errol Meidinger, professor of law and chair of the steering oommittee, who bas been named the iOstitute's first director. "Not enough interdisciplinary. environmental research gets done at UB because of the traditional boundaries that exist between departments and because of the difficulties involved in producing major proposals," he said. Between UB's programs in fundamental sciencr and social sciences and its professional schools in law, medicine,engineering.andarcbitecture and planning, UB's overall strengths are unmatched in the SUNY system, he added. A critical focus for the institute will be the development of the Environmental Management Alterna- lives~ (EMAP), wbiC!> will provide a means of ·integrating knowledge from numerous disciplines and from variousilakdtolden-both inside and outside the university-end brirlg it to bear on specific problems in the region. EMAP will look at local and regional environmental problems from alternative penpectives, and use UB's independent research and analytic experfue to define potential solutions and their likely technical and social impacts. In its lim year, the institute will select two issues to addras by providing modest funding and b)' convening working groups with both academic and policymalcing components. The steering oommittee hopes to begin considering proposals from faculty beginning in Februarj. In additio)l to EMAP projects. the institute also will focus on: • Increasing UB's ability to attract outstanding graduate students pursuing environmental study by providing fellowship grants to "top off" support being offered by the recruiting department • Serving as a user-friendly, "onestop" source of information and referrtis bn environmental issues for requests' that come from inside and outside the university. and as a clearinghouse about environ· mental resources on campus • Providing limited support for the development of major interdisciplinary research proposals from UB faculty Planning for the institute began more than two yean ago. under the guidance of Ra)ph Rumer, emeritus professor of civil, structuraland environmental~ing. and former director of the New York State Center for Hazardous Waste ManagemeuL Other members of the institute's steering oommittee are Joseph V. Dd'into,profeoaorofcivil, structural and oavirnomaual engin<eringand directnroftheGreat l.alrt:s Program; Lees. Dryden. directnrofinterdisciplinary degree programs in the socialocienas; John Fountain, prc>2ssorofsooiogy;)ooephA. Gorddlo,Jc, proC.ssor ~chemistry and director oftheMalaioiS~ lnslrumtnt Facility; Howard R. Laslo!r, proC.ssor of biologicalocienas; David Mark, proC.ssor of li""8J'Jpby and director of the National Center for Geographic Information and~ H. Lofn!ine Oak, associate dean for interdisciplinary affairs, School of Medicine and Biomedical Scieooes; James R. Oloan. proC.ssorofpharmaoology and IDI<icology and associate director of the Taxioology R5ealcb Center; G. William Page. professor andcbairofthe DepartmentofPianning in the School of Architecture and Planning. and A Soott ~. professor of civil, structural and environmentalengineeringandexecutive director of the New York State Center for Hazardous Waste Managem<nL The institute plans. to have its Web site up by mid-February at http:/ / - - . - -..../nl/ �.-yl2,111Ni.llll11 . . . . 01.... Oues to success for black teen boys Browsing Your Browser? High~improveamdemicperformance, ~slwws . ; PII'IWCIA - A N News SeMces &lllor study of 15,037 teenagers conducted by a research associate in the Department of Pamily Medicine poinu to an alarming trend among blad:uenage boys that helpa aplain their poor •Cl!demic performance. It aiJo poinu to .,Ossible solutions. The study by Joson Oobome,publisbcd in the Deamber issue of the JOill'1llJl of EdUl»tiorud Psyr:luJiogy, adds to a small, but growing body of research that links diaasaociation with academia to f.Uiure in ochool. In his analysis of data collected through the National Education Logistical Survey;Osbome, who is completing his doctorate in educational psychology at UB, found that unlike other u:ens, the selfesteem of black adoleacent boys A ,___......, ......__theY... . , _ . , .. do .... and ~tosucc:-." JASON OSIIOIHE becomes less and less linked to academic accomplishment as they move tbrou~ their high-school y the time they reach 12th de, he said, there is no statistirelationship between their academic accomplishment and their sel£-est<:em. Instead of feeling good-or bad-because of their academic perfOI'QliD<e, he..foJuld. that the sel£-esteem of black' h:en-age boys iJ linked increasingly to popularity and athletic success as they go thrQugh high school "Unfortunately," he said> "the educational proctices that are.aupposed to solve this problemdumbing down the curriculum, remediating these students all the waytbroughhigh~likdy to make the situation worse.• On the positive side, Osborne said specific changes on many lev· els, including that of !be individual teacher, can bring about significant improvement in the performance of students who have "dis· a>nnected" emotionally from aca- demic success or failure. His IIUdy,he odd<d.sugests that a pouible solution to the problem of di_.,;.tion is to present disODpFI students with a stroog aca· demic challenge, along with the help .-led to accomplish the goal "Theae studenu really blossom when they're apecwJ to do well and challenged to sucued," he said. •one study demonstrated that by using this approach, kids who had all but given up academicaUy were working on par with their classmates within a year.• Supports preW>us I'1!SeM'Ch Osborne's study iJ grounded in a solid base of educational reseUch that has found identification with academia to be a necessary condition for learning. It supports previous research and clarifies the relationship between disidenti6cation, school performance and self-esteem. A 1973 study co-authored by Jeremy Finn, UB professor of educational psychology, fuund that failure to identify positively with academic ~twas a major predictor ofaboent<r:ism, truancy, dropout and delinquency among all students. Osborne cwnined the link between grades, achievement-test scores and sel£-esteem scores among black, white and Latino teen-agers from kross the United States. He found that the link- between academic sua:as 'and pooitive sel£-imdroppedsJishdyfut most their high-scbOOl: .:,ugh Dramatk·dlve "Latino girls, however, showed an increased relationship between hiSb grades and sel£-esteem," he said. "Unfortunately, the relationship among the two variables took a <lramatic dive among black boys and did not recover. "TheoreticaUy, at least, studenu whose sel£-esteem iJ linked positively with aCademic performance should do well; Osborne said, "because for them, good performance iJ rewarding and poor per· formance iJ punishing. •tr a studenCs identification with academics is diminished,'" he said, "he will feel neither personally rewarded by good school performance nor punuhed by poor performance. This is what's happening with black teen-age boys." Osborne's study supports earlier research by psychologist Claude Steele of Stanford University that defined this "disidentification" as the loss of a previous relationship betwem an individual's academic sel£esteem and his overall sel£-esteem. He argued that disidentification is caused by an educational system that in the high-school years reduces whatever positive emotional association a student had devel· oped toward academic performance during his elementaryschool years. St<:ele's theory was that while all students experience anxiety over possible academic failure, members of disadvantaged groups experience more difficulty because they have to overcome sterrotypi.cal ideas about how weU they can and will do academically. Osborne agrees. "Black adolescent boys suffer even more than black girls or boys of any other group," Osborne said, "because the stereotypical beliefs about the.m are very, very negative. 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For assistance in conntcting to the World Wute Web via UB computer accounts, contact tht ASCIT Htlp Dtsk ot 645-3542. . . . . -... ltult..t Ko1hlnolry •nd Rick Me._, Univenity Librarl<s PsychologiSt conducts clinical trials of two drugs for ADHD IIJLOlSIIAIWt Bristoi-Meyers Squibbofapoten· tial new me.dicallon for ADHD delivered via a 24-hour skin patch. The drug-Buspar-rurrently IS used to treat anxiety in adults. Buffa)o is one of 40 sites mvolved m theteacherorfromsomeone inthe school office. Kids have to rememher to do that. The problems get worse as they get older, beca use b:ensdon't want thetr friends to see will vary each week. Tr.uned ob· servers will record their behav10r In addtuon, parents and th e children's teachers will recetve free trainmg tn behav10r management outADHDtoserveasacompan· son group Children eligible to participate m the Buspar trial must not be taking any ADHD medicabon. TheywiU be te:s~ng its use in children. them taking medacatiOn.· Participants in both trials must Children accepted into the methylphenidate trial will receive a There currently is no effective, Jong·acting medication for treating ADHD. Ritalin must be taken three times a day to achieve the necessary effect, a regimen that is particularly difficult for school-age children. "Kids have a terrible problem taking pills at school," Pelham said. "There are few school nurses any· be between the ages of 6 and 12. For the methylphenidate trial, children must be receiving Ritalin currently and responding weU to it. The trial will be conducted at UB on five consecutive Saturdays. Par· ticipants will spend from 7 a.m. to 8:30p.m. on campus, participating in meals, recreation and classroom assigned randomly to r"e'aave etthe:r the new medication or a placebo for six weeks, and wiU be evaluated dur~ complete diagnostic assessment, free medicatio n and $25 every ingthatperiodbytheirregularclass· time they come for the study. Par- room teachers. A complete free di· ents also will be paid for their time. agnostic work up wiU be performed This trialalsoneedschildren with- prior to the trial start up. ,_~In enn6lg 1helr the trills ltMI)' Cllll: Healsoisprincipalinvestigator more, which means the children activities. They will be assigned on a $250,000 trial funded by have to receive their medicine from randomly to a drug regimen that News SeMces Editor A UB ps!cho~o.gist is conductmgclinical ~als of two long·a~g . drugs _f~r att~ntJon deficat-hyperactivtty diSOrder (ADHD) as part ofthe Federal Drug Administration approval process. Wtlliam E. Pe~, one of the 10 10 leading researchers ~HD the ~~~~:u=s:'..rr.:: with children of a !2-hourfurmulalion of methylphenidate, the active ingredient in Ritalin, the drug most commonly prescribed fur ADHD. _..,In •-sn.., • lor tbe llltlhylpboalcla.. lriol • 71UU-l650. m. m , for tbe 1uopor trial ·~ca.lnlilo'-'dw~poupiodwwlh;'gt "\+trial �..., 21.111NiJJ, ... 11 Ginkgo biloba: positive effects on learning, longevity 11J LOIS IIMIII News SeMces Editor INKGO biloba, a compound prescribed widely in Europe to im- G prove brain function, appean to improve learning and memory in rats and prolongJ their life, a study at UB has shown. The unexpected positive effect on longevity has surfaced in research to determine gin1qpJ biloba's effect on age-related cognitivedeficits, using rats as an animal model "At a certain point in our analysis, we realized that the rats who were receiving ginkgo biloba were living substantially longer than those who were not receiving the extract," said )erro!Cl C. Winter, professor of pharmacology and to.ricology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and author of the study. "That finding leads w to speculate that in addition to ginkgo biloba's purported beneficial effects on brain function, which our study supports, the extract may also have a positive effect on loagevity." Results of the study appear in the current issue of Physiology and Beluovior. Ginkgo biloba is available in the U.S. as a dietary supplement, but is not approved by the FDA as a medical treatment II is prescribed widely by physicians in Germany and France in the form of EGb 761-complexmixtureofchemicals obtained from ginkgo ltavesto treat age-related deterioration in brain function. Several human trials there have shown positive results, but little research has been done to replicate these 6ndingJ in animals, Wmter said Winter's earlier research with rats showed that a set of tasks performed in an apparatw called the radial mau could reliably detect deficiencies in learning and memory related to~ge.ln the cur- rent study, Winter used 20month-old rats, which were assigned a diet that included either ginkgo biloba extract or no tx· tract. Over several weeks, the animals performed tub in the radial mau that required them w master new challenges and retain learned information over time. Results showed that rats receiving ginkgo biloba extract learned quicker and made fewer erron than control animah, and unexpectedly, lived an average of 6ve months longer. Wmter found a signilicant poSi. tive relationship between the amount of active ingredient and degree of learning. The standard dose during most of the study was 50 mglkg. However, one subgroup of animals was assigned to receive EGb 761 in doses of 100 mglkg followed by 200 mglkg. interspersed with periods when they performed tasb while receiving DO extract. Results showed that at the highest dose, errors declined by 50 peroeot "Despite the urgent need to discover drugs able to prevent, delay, ameliorate or cure age-related memory impairment and the de~tive domentias, prnp-eoo baa been slow," Wmter alated in the article. 'IWo major reuona fl?r the lack of progresa. be noted, are a lack of agreement on appropriate animal models and their applicability to hwnaD. when memory and cognition are concerned, and the absence of a drug proven to work in humans that could serye as a standard in"animal tests. "1lw: present demonatntion of positive effects of EGb 761 in animals, a subatance for whidl abundant evidence exists of at last • modally beneficial clinial dliectin humans. is encouraging on both points,"Wmter aaid. "The chollent!e now is to identify, from this mix of perhaps 200 chemical•, which chemical or chemicah are producing theae pharmacologic effects." Thia study was 1upported in part by Dr. Willmar Schwabe Gmbh l!c Co. of Karhruhe, Germany, manufacturer of EGb 76.J. Learning skills of school nurse in real-life setting_ Students provide a vital service to youngsters in Buffalo's early childhood centers .,-~ News Services Editorial Aulst>nt \ N URSING students at UB ~re1'ea~ning what it's like to be a school nurse. while ~t lhe same time providing needed services to one of Buffalo's early childhood centers. As part of a program. begun three years ago at Early Childhood Center School No. 82, under. gradual;,. are pinpointi.ngsiud.;.t needs and developing programs on topics such as proper toothbrushirig, the difference between good and bad "'germs• and the dangers of cigarette smoking. .. The clasSroom becomes the students' responsibility, whkh allows them to practice some of the roles commonly associated with the school nurse," said Jacqueline Thompson, associate professor of nursing, who oversees the program. A member of-the ECC 82 health committee, she began the program at the committee's request and out of concerns in the nursing field about children's health and well-being in public and private schools. Students play Important role Carrying on the tradition last semester as part of the "Nursing in the Community" course were Sheila Czeladzinski, Lorraine Holden, Heather )acbon, Sheryl Cowan and Scott Kurzdorfer. ECC 82 does not have the funding to provide a certified school nurse for its more than 650 students. Erie County provides a publichealth nurse to the school two days a week. VB students have helped 6U the gap during a four-week period each semester. " Everyone can understand that you need a nurse every day in an elementary school," said Principal Kathleen Franklin. "Teachers can't tell kids , ' You can't get sick on Mondays because we don't have a nurse here,'" she added. "The UB students are an important re- source for us because it gives the children more much-needed time spent with a health professional" Fr3n'klin, as Well as Valerie Turner, the school's pubtic-he\uth ·nurse, said ihe nursing stucfetits"' have discovered previously undiagnosed problems amo~g the school pupils. · "1\vo Of my chil~ bav' . ing difficulty reading .. .if the studentS biulil't Checlied thtit Yiiio'n,' I wouliln't have known why," said teacher Marna Burstein. The· nursing students evaluate each' child in the classroom to which they are assigned and use therapeutic play to address emotional, physical or psychological concerns expressed by the children. were One-on.one assessment Turner believes the one-on-one assessment provided by the nursing students is extremely valuable, since she is uhable to .see each student in the two days she is at the school each week. "The VB students are able to bring to my attention health problems which would never be recogniud or admirted by the parents. They also provide needed health information to students and faculty.'" The information, in turn, increases community 'knowledge of health issues. Czdadzi nski said it was important for her class o( 4-year-olds to learn about health issues because they are jwt learning how to take care of themselves. "Health greatly impacts their learning and development," she noted. Thompson said nursing students are assigned to address concerns about activities of daily living, particularly issues of self-control. apPropriate socialization and dealjng with emotions. Teacher Marilyn Covey said she was thrilled to have nursing student Cowan talk to her class about "feelings." "These kids often do not have the language to express many of _______ _.. . ___.....,. ....._ ... ...,.., .....,....T.... ....,~---R Aboft,sa....cw ,, .......... their emotions and they don' t know how to express them appropriately. Having someone in the health 6eld come in is wonderful, since many kids here don't get to talk about a lot of these issues at home; said Covey. Burstein noted that many of her children do not have private physicians.. • This program is a won derful addition to the school Children can't Jearn if they're not healthy." she added. New career Insights From the nursing students' perspecti""' the program offered new insight into another nursing opportunity. "I like working with the kids..j(s nice to be in a dilkrmt nursing setting," said Heather )acbon. Jackson Was impressed at the opportunity for evaluation in the classroom program, compared to traditional clinical work. Since they were required to prepare teaching plans, as well as conduct pre- and post-assessments with their classes, the; nursing stude'nts ~.•- were better able to evaluate and see the results of their efforts. "This program also allowed us to do k.Jth promotion, which is especially important this time of year. Part of health promotion is educating kids bqr>re they get sick and teaching them bow to prevent infec. lion." explained Jackson, who demonstrated "germs" to her class using petri dishes to grow various cultures. Kurzdorfer, who plans to enter the geriatric 6eld. is wing his classroom expe:rieoce to focus on the similarity between nursing tech niques used with children and those applied when working with Alzheimer's patients. The program is one of several activities Thompson has coordinated involvillg the nursing school and ECC 82. She helped the school obtain a grant from Fisher-Price to fund a toy-lending library, the only one in the Buffillo Public Schools. She recently arranged an informational program for teachers in the school on drugJ wed tn treat attention de6cit-byperactivitydisorder. �Liternry series to feature poetry festivals .,_, SiMces-...- ......., . ,- - W -IU!ry....JingbyAIIes>Fiober. hlt.1,, 12:ll0 ....... eac-..-.L<cturebyAIIm Pi1ba: "11«unma: and lhe Grand Theme in the Art of R.B. JGtaj." Filber, a poet, painttr, publisher, editor and art historian, bas been enormowly influential on the peratioo ofUIC poeU. .........,, Feb. .U, 4 p.a., c - fw doe Alb • - · Poetry reading by Rod Smith and H<atber Fuller. Smith, autborof"InManoryofMy'fheo.. ria," "The Boy Poems" and "Protecti..., Immediacy." edits Arie~ a joumal of contemporary poetry and poetics. Puller, author of"Perhaps TIW Is A Racue Fantasy," (Edge, 1997), is lhe literary editor oflhe Wr•...__ Rmew. ednesdays at 4 PWS, the bi-an- nuallitcnry aeries oponaoml by the Poetics Propm in lhe Deportment ofl!ng!ilb, this opriDg will indude a number of rmown<d aulhon, poeU and playwrights from around the world. Major ....,ts will include a B<itishPoetryFestiYoll'mturint!poet rOunF s..--. andpoin!rrAllenl'isher,aCanodian PoetryFesliwlwitbperfurmar><aby today's DIM innovative Canadian poets, and a Black Ice Festival of "ovant-pop"andpootmodrmficlion. Thellriosaloowiliolurevililsfrom ,..,_,m Amoican aulhon Somu<l Delany and Mid!adMcO.ue. ~at4Pius"alooisspoo- --··-.. , . . . . hit. . . 1Z:ll0p.m.. eac-..-.L<cturebyl..oss Pequdlo Glazier; "The Poetics of lheWeb."Glazierislhedim:torand founder of the Electronic Poetry Center at U)l and w<bnwttr of lhe Uo.Mnityl.ibraries. . . . . . . . . . . r..e~...a ol ....._ frtMJ, felo. 27, ~ p.a., CeR- somlbylhe)arnesH.McNultyO>air (Dennis Tedlodf), the Samuel P. Capen Q>air of Poetry and lhe tfu. manities (RDbcrt Credey), and the DavidGrayO>airof!Utryand·I.etttrs (<huies llemstein), DepOrtment of!!qpisb;lheRirelloobCcllection rurator (RDbcrt Bertholf), and lhe Mdodia E. Jones Chair in French (D ............ Federman), J:lepor1mel)t ----.-7-,p.lll., ·-T·~- ofModeml.anguo&esandLita11!ures. T. . . . . a-.. The aeries is produced with lhe -..,.. - · .28 • , ..... cooperation of lhe Centtr for tb~ - - ; JMJ St., - · ArtSOndtheDepartmentofMedia · fale.- A featival o f avant-pop, Studyand'falkinsi.aMsboobtnre. postmodem and acitirig fiction ForJDOreinlix:mation,all64>38JO. fealjlring prose readings bx t)>e E>mtsareooi llie.Ncii!l;~ llrf- · · ·fi>lloWiDiwTiters: •· • less otbawioe indicded. ....,. A_rl..., a hypertext the schedule of rimu: · · · · · ~.is: author of the novds "The'· W1 •• ud.,.1 Felt. 4, 4 p.m ..~ Kafka . Chroni~es• and "Sexual ~ r.r ~ Asb ~ - ~Qr.J!C1,1B1acklce. ••~readingl;y JOhn Yau, wrlttr-in-resiairtet jn: die :!l(jiy: land inltitute College of Art. · ...........,,_ Heis a creative writing fdlow and. · : ·Teenirir on nei pu&l.i'shilig ;,nd s, :1:i:Jo;p...., . 4ll0 c - . . ttoa.l.eciW'e by John Yau:"JQbooandWarboi:AIIimilalion ..id ~ Auihor an(j curator, Yau bas published iDore than 20 boobofpoetry,aiticismandficlion. •no.c-•••-........., ~F.._. 7 1 - . . . , . hit. • :J0 paa......... c--. co.lorJ, &2 ut.,.ne •-· _..... Perlin- hypertext at Brown University. ~.,...,.., ~rimental fiction writer, holds a doctorate in English from UB and teaches at Alleglieny College. He wrote the controversial novel, •s & M," (FC21Black lee, 1997). ~~- s..-w received her dOctorate in EnslW! from UB and teaches at Allegheny College. She is an established avant-garde mances of Canadian poets Ouistian Bolc, Lioe Sowt)e, Beth Learn, Dan short-story writer and critic. fdnliuadc.nlonl, a doctoral can· didate at UB, is the director of Farrell, Peter Jaeger and Darren ~~=~~ter W<rsbler-Henry. (m) AIM Blgolow, UB professor of English for the past 12 years, is completing a novel. He bas given _ ,, Feb. 18, 4 p.m., Cent.,. for the Arts Screening ativewritingfellowforErieCounty •llrltbla P-lry F..tlwal publicreadingsand~asacre- and as a grant recipient fur lhe writ.,....in-education program through lust Buffillo Uterary Center. Also starring in the festival are aspiring novelists, Ted Nicolette DeCslpbJ, alumni of UB's English department and the University of Colorado at Boulder Creative Writing Program. The event, hosted by Raymond Federman, is co-sponsored by Hallwalls, the Department of En· "*-- glish, the Poetics Program, the GrayCbair of Poetry and Talking Leaves bookstore. ~.-1&.4p.m., c - .... t h e - Sc-ng · Poetry reading by Michael McClure, an award-winning poet and playwright, who is a professor at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. ..-...,, -.t01,,12:JOp.m.. -~ ..... TalkbyMGClure: "Scratching lhe Beat &rioe." -.y, Apotl 1, 4 p.m., the Alb Scnenlng -Prose reading by Samuel R. Delany. 'llouroaJ, April 12:)0 p.m.. 4-~-- TalkbySamu<IR. Ddany:"!Jqp'V......"Mbord J1JOie c - frw z. tbm30~iscredilodwitbthe irMntionofanl!w!l)'letbat ~ lhe <XliMfllicosd.a..efidion. _......,., Apotl a, 4 p.m., c-ter fw the Alb sU..nlng - · McNultyQ>air Residency: P<>etry reading by Harryette Mullen. ~. Apot19, 12:)0 p.m., 418 Clemens Hell. Talk by HarTyette Mullm: "Black Olant Expanding. the Rq>enoire of Black Poetry:" Her r=nt book bas established l>er as one of lhe most innovative voices in contemporary poetry. She teadles cr.atiYe writing at lhe Uni=sity of Ca1ili>mia at Los Angeles. ,_..,.,April n , 12:JO p.m., - a.-. ..... Lectureldiscus· sion on Mina lDy by Carolyn Buric.e, art writer, essayist and translator of feminist (!hilooopher l..>.la lrigaray. fttMJ, April 2.4, - s.turdey, Apr12S,ap.m...-~ . . - - . . - c.nplu.c.npu.. "Man ofRabinal: A Mayan ~of~'Thisplay =...,nts that took pia"' in an ancient Mayan kingdom in Guate· mala. The production is being trans· lated and produced by Dennis Tedlock and directed by Cuban an· ist-in-residence Leandro Soto. Bas~t~all ..,..s UB 61,Youn~ State II UB 10, Volpanolto ll their lint M;6. Tho . . . - ~C:.:.W.....dolootdlho _,.,.,on jon. 14 widulosut v.,._-.ei-62.The.., ___ """43 percont In .... pmo. but just 2J. 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Thlnp didn\-.. rn&oehln d>e sea>nd half as the Bulls a>ndn.lod ID be placued by ..........._ addrc rB more 10 their - l o r a toal d )7far""' pmo. froslvran T1llony Boll was the 0<1ly U8 ~ ro sa>n1 In cb.tie ficlns wid> 13 points. Boll also led ""' In reboundnc- nino. The . . .. loadinc scorer. Catherine Ja<obs, was hold ro just six points. On jln.I8.U81riod 1D knodc dfanodler LWldoloatod Mid-Con tam. Valporalso. UBied by u rn&oeh as 44-37 In lho sea>nd hall, and Junk>r cuan1 M.p1 McCnr lcopt the- dcA In the sea>nd half b y - . ...... d her cine polnten.~ one dtat ~ lho Buls wiohln two poira d - ·Buffalo """'*""'pin Va1pora1so. 77-75.Y"'"ltt.d a chance rode lhopmo.but . - a ...... tO. loot Jumper""" 40 seconds "' ""and ""' en.s.don dinchod""' pmo """ II seconds left In ,...u1ation. fNe UB ""'"" scored In cb.tie fi&ures. Swimmin~ ..,..s UB Ill, Unlftnity of Maryland-llaldrnore County lt9 UB 101 .50, Lasalle IJf.SO The ..... 0.2 this - - """ loaes "' ""' Univenlql ol MaryianOBoldmore County and Usalle. U8 _,. .....,....._,.onjln.l6 ...... IA1BC wllh "9 more ct.n a_,. point swlrc tan.The ,_came dcMn ro lho lost two...........,.., lho lost race. lho~rWr,lnwl1ici1UB""tx>udiOdoutxlhowdbyt..t1BC. UMBC has finished sea>nd at lho ECAC's the last cine,._. In a """· Lasalle has finished tt.lnlln lho ECAC's lho last two ,...,... At lho halfway mark In lho , _ on )an.t·7, lho sa>n~"" Dod. but Wale <X>niTOiod lho seaond half, capa.rirc lho , _ I 3'1.50 ro 101.50. ...,...l..asale Wrestlin~ UB 11, Ohio University 15 UB ll,Edlnboro 16 The Bulls_,., swoptln two dual-meet mao:hes this wedaend at Etfioboro,Pa.. losll1& "' Ohio Univenlql. 25-12. and "' 14dwanlo!d E<inboro. 26-t2. Senior I SO-pounder john Swtzman was lho 0<11y U8 wrestler ro oom wins In both mau:hes. whlejunlor II~ Brion ScNal pinned his opponent from Ohio at 5:57 and freshman 126-pounder O..d Caras pinned his opponent from E<inboro at 8.-Gl of sudclen-<leath ~. -Andrew Punul, Assistant 5pons lnformotion Director Obituaries Alan Cober, 62, nationally known illustrator, visiting professor, Distinguished VIsiting Artist FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD Jan. 20 in New York City for Alan E. Cober, one of An!erica's foremost illustrators, who served as visiting professor and Distinguished Visiting Artist in the Department of Art from 1986-96. Cober died Jan. 17 after suffering a heart attack while va· cationing in Florida. He was 62. His work was published in major magazines and commissioned by many Fortune 500 companies. Among his clients were Time, Newsweek, Sports nlmtrated. The New York Times, NBC and CBS. In 1982, he was commissioned by the Smithsonian Institution to create a mural in celebration of George Washington's 250th birthday. Cober's tenure at UB had a great influence on the students who came through the program, the current crop ofleading illustrators working around the country today and on the arts and design community in Buffalo, noted Kathleen HoweU, associate professor of art, founder of the illustration program at UB and Cober's colleague. "'His students are among his greatest legacies. He brought the level of teaching illustration to a new high, and his students really responded ," noted Howell. Cober "was first a man of ideas, who then acted on those ideas to inspire/expose artists to the most exci ting work , people, thinking available; Howell said. .. What I found importa nt is that someone so distinguished in his field-he had won over 300 national awards-was willing to give so much of h imsel f"to young Cotllll people and make such a difference in their lives. He made education fun , but also demanded that students give their very best effort." He was involved in lecture series for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and worked with the Burchfield Center at Buffalo State College, where his show, "Alan E. Caber, The Artist as Visual Journalist," was on display for 10 weeks in 1993. 1n 1987, he brought the national lllustrators Work· shop to Buffalo and in 1990, he brought the Innovators of American Illustration here. In addition to editorial and co rporate illustration, Cober continued drawing, painting a nd printmaking over the years. During the past few years, he had worked in day/ ceramic scu lpture and recently exhibited hi s wo rk in Westchester County. Cober's emotional essays on Willowbrook, the New York State Institution for the mentally handicapped; prisons, and the aged have been compiled in his book of drawings, "The Forgotten Society." Cober attended the University of Vermont and th~ School of Visual Arts in New York City. 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I ~----------------------------------------------------------~ ; ~ l. Future C-ities 0 TOO'lOil'l1>'ls rugged young engineetS show olf 'Eewok City,' their project in the Future Gty Competition held jan. 24 in the Student Union. From left Adam Searieman, Brent Chamberlain and Sean Clemens made it to Buffalo from McKenney Middle School in Canton, N.Y., north of Watertown, despite a devastating ice storm and a driving ban . No cuts likely for UB in proposed budget Tuition would stay at current level for .,. _ _a.a News SeMces Assodote Ditoctor OR thefusttime iii a decade, F F UB lilr.dy will-DOt any ruts in its opd'itintl>udjjet for the upcoming fisal year uodertheexec:utiYebudgetpropooed by Gov. George Pataki last week. The proposal would maintain tuition at its = t level and in· eludes an $8 milllon increase for the Tuition Assistance Program. The govm>or has proposed a total operating budget for SUNY of $1,5845 million, an ~of $74 million over the 1997-98 appropria· tion of$1,510.5 million. The spend· ing increase rove" salary adjust. ments and a portion of inflationary rosts, but tails $11.4 million short of upcomingfiscal. year; TAP would get increase the SUNY trustees' budget request. State support for operations for thestate-operatedandstatutoryool· leges would rise by $87 million, or 12 peroen~ years · The amount of state allocation coming from university income sources-mostly tuition-would decline by $13.4 million to $768.1 million, 48.5 percent of the budget compared to 51.7 percent of the budget in the current fisal year. That reduction is due to a declining aggregate in system·wide enrollment in the past several years, explained Senior Vice President Robert ). Wagner. President William R. Greiner called the plan "a very benign bud· get. "Ills a standstill budget from our point of view," Greiner said Bur ..at least it gives us some breathing space to absorb the reductions that have ocrurred Over the last i'!f years. The coming year will prove to be "very chailenging, in terms of how we balance our needs fOr ad· ditional investments and a whole variety of things," be said. "The good news (with the=· tive budget} is that we will not be fore«! to deal with more reductions; the bad news is that we're still absorbing the effms of earlier reductions." The news about the operating budget comes on the heels of the announcement of a five-year, $2 billion capital budget proposal for SUNY that would fund construe· tion of a new mathematics building on the North Campus. "To see in the executive budget support for the university on the operating ana capital' si'ile to the exte.nt we've seen is a very positiv~ step,· said Wagner. Greiner also praised Pataki's capital budget, noting that if the governor continues along that line in terms of capital investment, and if the campuses are given more operating flexibility, UB "will probably do very, very well." The Pataki operating budget provides $615 million for TAP, an increase of $8. 1 million over this year's figure, which SUNY officials say fully funds all students who are ~-,..s Geology develops a rigorous new curriculum T HE Department of Ge· ology bas ~eveloped a new, more ngorous undergraduate curriculum, <!<Signed to appeal more to students through an increased ernpba· sis on environmental applications and better integration of the eli· verse topics studenu must study in order to practice in the field today. Freshman geology majo" who demonstrated <xceptional performance in their high sdlool earth sciena: classes will be able to advance directly to seoond·year oourses. The department also has intro· duced changes that for select stu· dents make research begun ·in their senior year applicable to a master's-degree thesis. The only piece of the old cu r· riculum that remains is the require· ment that majo" spend a month at UB's Geology Field Camp con· dueling field work in Colorado. New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah. While some components of the new curriculum have been intro· duced to rurrent majors, the pro· gram will be implemented in its entirety in September. The new curriculum requires students to become more profi· cient in quantitative skills. It also requires less rote memorization by students and more of an integrated' unde=ding of geologi· cal principles and concepts. "This was a huge effort involv· ing every faculty member and it resultedinourthrowingoutalmost ~ery single course and starting over from scratch," said john Foun· tain, professor of geology and chair of the curriculum committee. "lthasresultednotonlyinincreasing the amount of material oovered in each oou..e and eliminating du· plication throughout the curriculum, but also in making the pmgram mor< appealing to undergraduates by strengthening !he environmental a· amples used to illustr.lte processes and principles." he said 1be increased emphasis on mvironmcntalissuesrefiectswhatishap- pening in the profession, explained Michael Sheridan, professor and chairoftheDepartmentofGeology. "Thescimceof geology is beoom· ing more oriented toward societal issues and problems, such as global warming and how to use resources., and risk assessment and mitigation ofhazardsslich as volcanoes, earthquakes and floods," he said "We are teaching students to look at the earth as a network of systems that are interrelated, and that interact in ways that affect our lives." The new curriculum replaces traditional,semester-long cou..es that focused on a single subject, such as mineralogy or paleontology, with year·longcou..esthatintegratesev· era! topics and cover them in greater detail. Each oou..e is designed to build on the foundation provided by the previous cou..e. Subjects previously covered in elective courses, such as geochem· istry, geophysics and hydrology, will be covered in these expanded, required courses. "The traditional curriculum was information·hased." Sheridan explained. "In our new curricu· lum, wedecidqltolookataprob!ern· or inquiry·hased curriculum. lnsteadoftreatingalltheinformation as important, such as memo· rizing the names and characteristics of all rocks, we will expect stu· dents to understand the processes that lead to rock formation and then to be able to apply that un· derstanding to solving problems." The new program is expected to better prepare students for work on the master's degree. Undergraduates participating in the University Honors Program who major in geology will benefit if they decide to enroll in the Master's of Arts degree program since their required senior research can become the groundwork for their master's·degree thesis. lhis is where students at UB have a clear advantage," Sheridan added "Many of our undergradu· ates can become directly involved in research of national or internationaJ imponance."' �work with you to clbtiin what you want, when you want iL U is also important to give u much information u possible for the item(a) that you want to purchase. Sometinres we get a requisition that gives a model number but nothing else, sometimes a description "computer" but no model number. Also, if you have obtained price quotes from different vendors. send them OV<t with the requisition. It could save time. Faculty and Judith Miller has been director of purchasing since she joined the university in 1988. In 1995, she received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service. Hlnllloii!A- -'--............. W......_Tht lllodiLMrSIIItlllatin the School"" lMr If .... c:NpW. ..... -HOIIIId< .... ~ .... lhemeo/1 ..... 11"1.-.g llloW.,.TadoyFar- -.c..SeMce.-. ~~~sm.· . Cod9' ............ ~~10 beholol lZ:JDp.a•hb-6. Tho . . . . . . . . _ ......... lcat a-fllnoPII'......,. ~-- ...., . . . . _ ...... jUlie: .... _ . . be: ~ Hon.-H.-..s._..eaurt. Hon. Comollul..,.,._ Yillt- Eighdljudlclollllllllq, hb. S; Tho of U.S; -......, Caurt. Fe. 6, and 'n1e Han. n.dlft ~ --111. Logo! Dllnlftnl. Inc..-:P hi>. 7. klr .....,_,.., . . .......~al Purchall"'l Is a rathw - . . . t -. - - t h e .... Office do? In one year, State Purchasing processes approximately 30,000 requisitions, and buys $55 million in goods and services. Our goal is to do this in a timely, efficient and cost-dfective manner, to follow the many state rules and regulations and to give th~ best cust.omer service possible while doing so. We deal with every department connected with the university and make all attempts to obtain whai our customers want, while being good stewards of taxpayers' money. do,_ What conllder the most challengl"'l . , _ t ol your jolt? The challenges that we face are the part that mak~ our job interesting , and sometim~ exciting. Meeting the deadlines of our customers while complying with the rules (you want it when! ), end-of-budget - year craziness-customer needs it right away, but has no · · tnbn(y,' or cUstb"m er ha; ihis amount of money to spend in this fiscal year and needs to spend it fast! Our greatest challenge this year is the merging of the State and Resean;h Purchasing 'IOd Payables departments. The ..one-business- office concept" is being applied to better meet our customer needs. This is a major change in the service relationships. but one that we think in the long run will be better. -purchul ·· - ... pMtat ._ loo . . . , . .. ._ ..... , _ •.,. at W7 The university system now has more independence in processing orders than ever before. It used to be that all orders over $20,000 had to go to A!Dany, the Office of the State ComptroUer, for approval. Now it is $50,000. The use of system contracts-i.e., Staples System contract for office supplieschanges and improves the way we serve the campus. Also, the use of the American Express procurement card will revolutionize the way we purchase supplies under $500 (74 perc;entof all requisitions rea:ived). ·-kl ...... What's the most IMportant thing ........ at the - - . H y hw-they have.~ ,.._st7 . . The best thing to remember wlien departments Have rtquircmcnts is to plan for large requests well enousJ1 in advance to allow for the processing that ·must meet.. the. state requirements. We want to ...................... _. ._.,_..,.-at W7 We p urchase a great variety of "everything including the lritcheo sink" items. But some of moat unwual items purchased are: brains and body parts, the built-in-place Fisk organ, and the movement of very-old ice cores. -·· ·-........ ._.1 influence of lecboology will bring a new procuremmt software l)'ltem thai wiD allow our CUOIDm<D to aend their requisitiqos to ua directly CMt their computaa. EYmtually, I fOresee more ordering from lbe Internet. We will be setting up more primary sourca of supply (one Y<llCior aupplying a speciJic commodity). Also, the use of American Express Procumnent will haY\! a lrmlendous influence on the procureinent of ordm under SSOO. Tbe merging of tbe State and Reaearcb Purchasing and Payables departments will lead to the amsolidatioo offorms (one requisition form to be used for all fundingsourca),ooeprocurement card and other streamlined pro- ____ cesses that are wstomer-serviceoriented. It is an exciting time to be in the Purchasing Department! .......,. If ,.. - te ....... jolt ...... ....... do-.- - l t ...7 The most common purchasing request is probably for office supplies-pens, paper, etc. The most common ve:rba.J. request is •How fast can I get it? What's •ost _ expensive _ , _the ... _ 1 The most expensive item wu for $2.5 million for the purcbue of two spectrometers that were built in England. We have contracts that aceed that amount, but that wu the~ exp<llSM:sipgle purdla,<e. ___ do,_ __ --It? -~---,_ A questions that you didn't ask is "What direction will Purchasing be going iii die future!" Glad you uked! The way the university purchues will be different in ihe future. The Wbat would I be doing if I wuo't here! I was a teacher before I changed careers over 20 years ago. My nat career might be to go back to teaching. I also have a desire to have my own business, so I am looking into that as a part-time hobby! I also love buying houses that need fixing up. doing so and then selling them. Many opportunities. so little time! .._ _ , _ _ _ 1 - ·. - . . . . ........ clon't Wbat don't people know about me and should? Difficult questionprobably .that with the r=nt organizational change. I will be guiding the State and Reaearcb Purt:hasing and Payables departments, along with the Property Control Department, into tbe oat phase of organizational change and structure. Student Leadership Development Center opens By IIIWCT CUNNINGHAM Reporte< Suff Student Leadership Development Center designed to help stu dents, faculty and staff, has opened in Room 230 of the Student Union. The new cen ter will help individuals plan programs, run meetings.. orchestrate publicity and recruit members for groups. according to Ed Brodka of the Office of Student Life. While the word "leader" usually implies a "follower,.. Brodka said the new center will attempt to view leadership a little differently. • .. We're hoping to get every stu · dent t-9 see how they can be a leader," said Brodka, "not just the president, vice president or secretary of a student group. At some point in their lives, everybody will be involved with some ki nd of A public leadership, whether it 's these )"ere the model for the Stuserving on a committee, volun· dent Leadership Development teering for a community service Center. Institutions and busiproject, playing sports or organiz· nesses pay a lot of money to have ing a group evenL" people advise them." A staff member himself, Brodka The center, which may be used emphasized that the center is run by free of charge by VB faculty, staff professionals and paraprofessionals and students, is supported by the who are required to have training Office of Student Life through the or background in organizatio)lal Division of Student Affairs. techniques. He added that be hopes ·"I don't think there's a better instudents will feel free "to drop by vestment we can make than help· and bounce ideas off of us." ing students become better leadBooks, CD- ROMs, and audio· ers," said Brodka. "If we look at and videotlpes on a variety of orga- campuslikhereatUB,manyofthe nizational topics are available at the quality programs are developed center, which also will offer a work- and administered by students." shop series, organizational consultThe investment will pay off for ing, conferC.nces, seminars and a the individual student as well as Leadership Peer Educator Program. the campus, Brodka claimed. "O ut in the world," said Brodka, "Certaiiily," he said, "( learning .. and especially in the business leadership slrills] will add to the world, there are organiutjonal . quality of their experience at VB, consultants, and to some extent bu t it will also help them tremen- dously when they graduate. In any organization, students will end up workingwithgroupsand trying to get along in groups. They will atways be asked to lead." If"trying to get along in groups" seems like a curious way to define "leadership," Brodka characterized it as part of a broader attempt by Student Ufeto rethink traditional ideas about leadership. ~e want to make sure we provide something for all levels of students," be said. "The phrase ' leadership developme"t' speaks to somepeople,butsometimesltbink it scares other people away. Lead· ership is not so much telling people whattodo;it'sworkingwithpeople toinspirethemtoreachacommon goal. It's about empowerment." TheStudmtl..eadershipDevelopment Center is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline extended for Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Professional Service nominations The deadline for completed dosslen for nominations for the Chancellor's Awards for ExceUence in Professional Service has been extended to 4:30p.m. Feb. 13. The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service was created to recognize extraordinary professional achievement and to encourage the pursuit of ucellence. Nominations for the award must be drawn from individuals presently serving in full-time professional-service capacities, with more than 50 pcrcc.nt of the assignment in non -teaching services. Nominees must have completed at least three years of continuous full - time professional (not classified) servite in the position for which they arc nominated. A nominator may be any member of the university community, and is responsible for prepanng a nomination package, which must include current vitae on the nominee's professional career, an updated position description, a maximum of five letters of support (with at least one tach from a supervisor, a colleague, and a constituent) and the nominator's summary letter of support. For more information and nomination packets, contact Anna Kedzierski, Professional Staff Senate Office, 64.5-2003. �Janui11Yl9.1~. 19.1o18 Ryan issues sta~ent on New Paltz AST evening I had the opportunity to speak to the Board of Trustees of the great progress we have made at the State University over the past year. 1998--our 50th Anniversary year-promises to be a very good one as well, and we are already off to an exceUent start. Over the past couple of months, our focus and en rgies have been diverted by issu surrounding the conference enti ed .. Revolting Behavior• held at eState University College at New tz. This has been unfortunate. It is e, in my view, to bring this matter a close. I am grateful for many calls and letters I have ha from individuals throughout the university on this matter. I appreciate; too, the efforts made by the hoard and our senior officers and the committee chaired by Dallas Beal under the auspices of th e Office of Legal Counsel, which has provided valuable information and guidance. L Expressloll free, unthreatened Expression is free and un threatened within the State University. I regret the unfounded charges that there have been threats to academic freedom and .. First Amendment" rights in general. The Board of Trustees policy on freedom of speech and advocacy bas been observed and bas been r.Validated as appropriate protection for academic freedom throughout the State University. At the same time, I hope it bas become clear to all that activities on our campuses, especially those un der university aegis or sponsorship, must meet standards of intellectual content, significance and relevance to tht academic mission of the university. As wt move to raise aca demic standards aaoss the entire State University system, it is impor· tant that academic quality and rigor be present in all our offerings. whether in the classroom or at a university-sponsored conference. The recent conference at New Paltz included components that were needlessly offensive to many people, including people of faith . The New Paltz conference, in my judgment, failed in important aspects to meet t.he expectations of the State University for intellectual substance and quality. High standards expected I expect high standards of academic substan ce in conferences, whatever the subjects involved. We must see that discussion and exploration are intellectually signi6cant and framed according to the norms of cjvil discourse. On our. campuses, it is the ultimate responsibility of the president to insure that programs and conferences meet !he universitYs and the community's standards o( quality, relevance and civilitf. I hold the president at New Paltz, as I do each of our campus presidents, responsible for this. Campus leaders must evaluate and make decisions-<lifficult ones at times-regarding the quality and propriety of proposed conference activities. There is no place on a university campus for displays that are devoid of inteUectual, sociaJ or academic merit. Moreover, there is no justification for sensationalism or other crudity, which has no intellectual value and whose outcome is reduced respect for the univer- sity, the academy and the very freedom of expression. As chancellor, it is my responsi bility to support our campus presidents and I shall do so. It is also my duty to evaluate their actions, and to let them know when I feel they have not met my and the university's apectations. I beljeve that President Roger Bowen made errors in judgment in regard to th~ New Paltz conference, which unfor· tunately have caused harm and embarrassment to the New Paltz campus and the State University. While the complexities of sexuality from many pers~ctives are dearly appropriate matters for academic study and discourse, the New Paltz conference promulgated a .. how to do it" manual on lesbianism and sadomasochism-not at aU appropriate for~ university. The planners of the conference should have known better and planned better. President Boweri should have insisted on substan ce and rejected the si mply prurient and se nsational It is my view that our campus presidents should be judged on their overall record of academic and administrative leadership and not on a particular event Our presidential review processes give us a mechanism for a balmoed rtview of each president's accomplishments, judgment ahd rllahaketne.nt skills. University can go forward Over time, we shaU have suffi cient opportunjtyto judge the leadership quality demonstrated at New PaJtz and our other campuses. The result of this judgment will be reported by me to the Board of Trustees, along with any recommendations that proceed from it. In concluding, I believe that our university can now go forward stronger, more able to accommo· date controversial matters in a civil manner, and even more open to unfenered discussion of all ideas. We have much to accomplish and it is time to bring this matter to a co nclu sion a nd move o n. Thank you. Asian students on board for spring the experience in her office as a "mixed bag," with many students Director OUGH the numbers coming into the office to inquire aren't in yet, it appears about payment options and late fees, that the Asian currency while other.; h~ve already paid their crisis is not forcing bills for the spring semester. "All the students are registered large numbers of international . for the semester; it's now a matter students to. leave UB. "The situation seems to be under of riding the surf," she said. Walker added that students' fi. control," Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate educa- nancial difficulties may come tion, said on Monday. "The stories more into play during registration we are hearing are that students, in for summer sessions and the Fall fact, are registering" for the spring J998 semester. UB administrators had feared semester and "a fair number have gone to Student Accounts" to make that large numbers of Asian st uarrangements for delayed payment dents might have difficulty paying their bills, and therefore have to of tuition and fees. Although UB at the moment has drop out of school, due to crash" no good, quantitative infor- ing stock and currency markets in mation ... we have no sense at this the region. Students from several point, anecdotally, that large num - East Asian countries, including bers (of students) are l~g the Japan , Thailand, Korea , Hong university, contrary to what we had Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Taiwan, have seen their been afraid of," Goodman said. Shirley Walker, director of the Of- co untry's currencies devalue subfice of Student Acoounts, described stantially in the past few months. By SUE WUETCHER News Services As.sociate A Students who can document that their financial difficulties are a di* rect result of the currency devalu ation in their countries are being encouraged to contact the Office of Student Accounts to work ou t a delayed-payment plan or other arrangement until an a:ltemate source of funding can be found. Walker emphasized that al though the semester already has begun, international students with financial difficulties still ca n come to Student Accounts for assistance. Good man said UB cannot afford to waive payment. since the 730 students from thos e eight countries most seriously affected by the crisis owe almost $2 million in tuition and fees. But, he added, the university will be flexible on du e dates for bills. and will not charge late fees. Goodman noted that the stu dents "seem to be pleased with the response of the institutio n" in handling the situation. Rep a..._ 3 BrieD Softbank co-chairs to be honored as Distinguished Alunmi VISitors Jordan A. Levy •nd IIOfUIId M. Schreiber, UB alumni and co-chairs of SOFfBANK Services Group, will be honored as the first Arts and Sciences Di.stinguished Alumni Visitors at a breakfast to be held at 7:30a.m. Feb. 5 in the Ce nter for Tomorrow on the North Campus. The cost for the breakfast. sponsored by the UB Alumni Association, will be $12 for Alumni Association members and SI S for all ot hers. Reservations can be made by calling Jud~ Schwendler ln the Office of Alumni Relations at 829-2608. At the breakfast, Levy and Sch reiber each will be presented with an Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alum ni Visitor Award, whi ch recognizes outstanding alumni achievement and is given at there· quest of the deans of the facu lties of Arts and Letters, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social Sciences. Following the breakfast, they will meet with students from 9:30 11 a.m. in 280 Park Hall on the North Campus. Levy and Schreiber are co-founders and fonner co-CEOs of UCA & L. a company formed from the 1995 merger of Upgrade Corpora· tion of America and Alexander & Lord, Inc. It now is known as SOFfBANK Services Group. As co-chair of SOFTBANK . Levy guides and ove rsee s th e compan(s national and international sales, client services and operations. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from UB in 1977. In addition to his position as co-chair of SOFTBANK, Schreiber serves as chair of SOFTBANK Net Solutions, a company formed in 1996 to provide inteUectual -property-rights management services in the Internet marketplace. He also is a partner in Delaware AV Distributors, a local leader in distribution and sales of multimedia products, and Copies Inc., one of the largest photocopier distribu tors and service providers. He received a bachelor's degree from UB in biochemistry and molecular biology in 1975. Wasserman Conference is Feb. 8 Avner Cohen, senior Jennings Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., will deliver the keynote address at the 12th annual Wasserman Confcrencc.to be h~ld Feb. 8 on the North Cam pus. Cohen will discuss .. Israel: 50 Years After Its Birth-Normalcy or Anomaly?" at 2: 15p.m. in the Student Union Theatre. Blair Hofherr, editor of the student newspaper AR/, will give a student response, followed by a discussion of"Zionism and Israel: A Musical Relationship" by Deborah Katchko Zimmerman, caritoi- at Temple BethEl. The event is sponsored by Hillel of Buffalo. Theme of the program, which kicks off Jewish Awdrcness Month, will be "Zionism 1897-97/ Israel 1948-98." Workshops that will be held from 3 ~4: 10 p.m. include: • "Zionism: Has It Run Its Co urse?" by the Hon. Daniel Kutner. counsel for academic affairs- U.S.A. in the Israel Consulate General in New York City • .. What Is In Israel's Future: Can the Arab-Israeli Co nfli ct Ever Be Resolved?" b)' Avncr Cohen • "American Youth and Israeli Youth : Do We Do the Same Thing? Do We Have the Same Valut.·s?" led by a student panel At the 4:15-5:30 p.m. sessio n, speakers and topics will be: • "Messianism, Zionism and Israel: Are They Compatible?" by Rabbi Hesche! Greenberg, director of the h."wish Discovery Center • " Israel and the U.S.A.: Arc We Still Friends?" by Jerome Slater. professor of political science • "Mutual Responsibility: Diaspora Jews and Israeli Jews-Arc We One People?" with James Lodge. executive director oft he JewisR Federation of Greater Buffalo, and a student panel. Registration, which will begin at I :30 p.m. in the Student Union Lobby, is $2, students; $6, members of the community. Reservations for dinncr, at 5:35p.m. in Pistachio's in the Student Union. is 53, students; $6, community members. For more information and dinner reservations, which must be made by Feb. 3, call Hillel Foundation, 835-3832. or th e Campus Center for Jewish Life. 639-836 1. Sending data electronically to the Reporter calendar Beginning with next week's issue of the Reporter, the electronic sub mission form will be the only wa)' to submit information to the events calendar. The electronic submission form, which is loca ted on the Reporter Web site, is used to collect data for the weekly calendar that appears in the newspaper's print and electronic versions. The form, as well as directions for using it , can be accessed at http:/ / www.buffalo.edu/reporter/cgl/lnput Those submitting informati on for the calendar have the option of doing entries on a week -to-week basis. or submitt ing information for multiple weeks all at once. The deadline for receiving calen dar information rema.ins noon on the Thursday prior to the issue in which the information is intended to appear. �Professors research history, v•rletles of hum•n script Kll dulod.- __ ... Tho.,..._.d._, . . spring~ Handwriting dead? Not so, say experts ...... (M. -and -lnWolld11." Tholodano, . . . - b y 1he UII.Jnlniln- Fund and ... ......,. ......... ... bo- and- ..... polll<. - t i t h e - ... be hold on FfiiiiWl flam S::J0.6:l0 p.m. in SU- Hill on the Ncwth Can1M- '!hoy. ftb..lJ-"Tho-ln .-/Wt~dlhe Mljar bonis and c:.or-.......... ~UI · -27-"'CCIIgglllnthe Mldill: ............ .... _ . .U.S. ... theU.S.S.A.," ........,.,.............. ...... .......... ....... ................ ......,d ............. Qelll ........ ====...... ~- -~ By ELLEN COOlDBAUM News Se'Vices Editor W HILE national attention is focused on hand - writing only one day each year-Jan. 23 (John Hancock's birthday) was National Hand - writing Day- UB professors who are leaders in their respective fields think about putting pen to paper all year long. Tamara Plaltins Thornton, associate professor or history and author of .. Handwriting in America: A Cultural History" (Yale University Press, 1996), the first and only cultural history or handwriting in America, has studied how attitudes toward handwriting also help explain the evo- lution of American beliefs and social forms. Sargur Srihari, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and director or the Center Exallence rorDocumentAnalysisandRecognition (CEDAR), an int=ational leader in handwriting recognition l'eSeafC!l, )>as developed with his staff an automated system now in use by the U.S. Postal Service that reads handwritten addresses. or From opposite penpeclives -..................-..... "' ....... _....,...._ ...,........,. .. _.._ d Atd,....a•lll......,... -llhoal ..... A ~_..., ..... 111P6. llblllldw....--.g . __ - ....... -1111 ... . . -. .................. __.... ..-..-. and .................. ....................... They come to handwriting from opposite ends or the spectrum, with Thornton looking at the changing'American penpective on handwriting and notions of indi- viduality, while Srihari is concerned with getting machines to read human handwriting in all or its infinite varieties. "On the one hand, with handwriting. you have people who are trying to get you to conform to an external model and to be obedient to rules,., said Thornton. "On the other hand, you. have people who resist that, who say ' I'm upique, I'm not conforming to any model.'" According to Thornton, the idea of handwriting as a mirror on the self goes back to the 19th century, and handwriting analysts have kept that idea alive. "A handwriting expert and analyst will tdl you that you can write wi1h your ldt hand, ifyou'.., right handed, or even write with your foot, and while it will look super:6cially dilferen~ the same unique characteristics will still be there," she said. Thornton does not pretend to know whether or not that is true, but she pointed out that throut!hout the 20th oentury, people who have bad their handwritinganaly7pl ga>erally have been looking for results !hot~ inl'ort:e that notion or individuality. "They don't want to be told. 'Gee, you'"' really an ordinary penon and don't haveanyparticulartalaiii,N she remarked. "The analysts tdl you that you will find out about these wonderful qualities that you have inside." These days, said Thornton, handwriting analysis reflects society's emphasis on grooming the sel£ "One school oranalysis says if you change your handwriting. you can change your penonality;"5lie noted "It's called graphotberapeutics. So. ror example, maybe you .lack assertiveness, and a graphologist will be able to tdl you that because they'll_ see that your "b's" are too low or they'll come up with some graphic sign. Then once you've been clued in, you consciously modify your handwriting and the result is supposed to be that you modify your penonality in the same way:' While the cultural historyofhandwriting may be full of ..Cerences to how an individual's penmanship differsfromotherpeople's,thewnrkbeing cooducted in the Center or Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition aims to find what is similar among people's handwriting. "At CEDAR, we are trying to see what is oommon about handwriting," said Srihari. "What I try to do is find out, irrespective or who wrote it, can we read it? Can we make sense or what the writer intended!" To develop the symm. Srihari and his colleagues have bad to find a way to get machines to deal with the many varieties of human hand· writing, one of the most difficult in arti.6cial intelligence. now are companies that will develop personal "handwriting fonts" for the computer so that electrook docnments have a more penonallook. "You send in samples or your handwriting and they aeate a per- sonalit.ed fun~· she explained. "One of the companies doing this says, 'We don't just take your individual !etten and string them together. We · can contenualiu them 10 we can Anesslng the problem make the 't' in the middle or the "We cheat a lot!" exdaimed Srihari sentenct look the way you do."We cheat in thesemethatwetryand According to Srihari, the U.S. finesse the problem and axne at it Postal Service has even requested p.d.iems fromallkindsofqb.For~ ifweknowthat in this ZIP axle thin are only tlmr names that are valid. wby bocber trying to read the whok thing! We try tq finesse the problem without really trying to read it and we figure that's boW people read, too. You bringinalotofknowled,B)"!!>myou're~someone's penonaf ~ to you, evm if the handwriting is illegible." Speaking ofillqpble handwriting. many p<Ol>le just assume that there is more and more of it these days and that it inevitably will continue, thanks to the proliferation of computers. "There is a huge amount of literature saying that handwriting has gone downhill." Thornton said. "I'm kind or skeptical because if you look at the ' 50s, which we remember now as the golden age or that the UB researchers aamine which or these types or fonts an! mo.., easily JUd by CEDAR's automated system so that they_can recommend them to their mailers. "It's )'Put personal.fon~· commented Srihari. "People get tired or things that are all printed with a word processor.. We likt to see something a link bit more stylized. Many of these handwriting fonts are quite popular." So, at least according to these two observers. scrawl is anything but dead. "After speech, the next most natural way to communicate is penmanship, there was a huge with handwriting because it requires very basic technology, just a stick in sand, or pen on paper," said Srihaii. "It doesn't require any specialized keyboards or technology." amount of Lite.rature saying that penmanship was going downhill because or the typewriter and the Dictaphone and the telephone." In fact, in an interesting twist, Thornton pointed out that there agreed Thornton. "People are not going to carry laptops around to do their shopping lists," she said. "It's not going to happen." That's a critical advantage, Adaclalll...,...lncom- .............. llllllllanllve cllllgn . . . . ..,.,.,., d Mlchlgon. ht .... . . . - - , _ . . , _ .., . . Uijoct. Organ recital opens spring concert schedule' Exciting performances pk1nnedfor Slee!Beethoven Cycle, Vtsiting Artist Series .-..-... ........ ... lMigdon ~ """"*'d ~-pr.-.1 " - . g l h e - -Moctn.·. mlllc tiChnalogy In - tlon,.2p.m.ftb.171n1he --- wll--... JllfOdl' d -~-- · • promtnonc pollical ... -~~~ lld1naloglcol chlnge. IsM-and .............. tJibullng- •lloltn!l -... A ponol dlscusion Wlnnel's perlllnnlru. lht polformlnce. ,.. and open ID 1he Ploblr. Is spar-.d by lho . . , . _ ... lo<Uit- ........... ln~ ~-- - a n d 'fadlnl*lgiiL lht spring 1)1111l011umjrport d ..... rtes on tedlnology and -..tn!l· F EBRUARY brings a series of exciting music perfor· mances to the campus, including concerts from the Organ Recital Series, the Slee/Beethovcn String Quartet Cycle and the Slee Visiting Art ist Series. A concert on Sunday, fca'turing Ro.land E. Martin , organ, with Kevin Michki, violin , and Bryan Eckenrode, cello, leads off the Department of Music spring semester concert schedule. Part of the Organ Recital Series, the program will be presented at 5 p.m. in Slce Concert Hall . Martin, a member of the UB music faculty, has played recitals in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Germany and England. Tickets are $8, $6, $5 and $2. Other events: Feb. 21 : the Brentano String Feb. S: Friedemann"Sallis from Quartet gives Concert V in the Steel U n iversit~ de Montcon, New Beethoven at 8 p.m. in Slee Concert Hall. The ·Brunswick , quartet, singled Canada, will lecout for its techniture in 211 Baird cal brilliance and Hall at 4 p.m. on. stylistic elegance, "Umberto Eco's has been chosen Opera aperta and by the Chamber · Fragmentary Music Society of Form in the Late Lincoln Center to Work of Luig i Nono." The lecture is free and participate !n the inaugural season or Chamber Music Society Two, a open to the public. Feb. IJ: the Magellan String program designed ror outstanding Quartet appears in Concert IV or emerging artists. Tickets are $10, the Slee/Beethoven Cycle at 8 p.m. $8, $5 and $4. Feb. 22: W'tlliam Porter will give in Slee Concert Hall. The quartet has appeared in Lincoln Center, Concert IV in ihe Organ Recital Series at 5 p.m. in Slee Concert Hall. the Aspen Music Festival and the Caramoor Music Festival. Tickets Porter is widely known as a leader among organists working toward a are S I0, $8, $5 and $4. the r=veryoran historical approach to musical performance. incorpor-ating early technical practice and improvisation. The ooncert is co-sponsored by the Buffido chapter, American Guild or Organists. T'Jckets are S8. S6. $5 and $2. Feb. 27: Julian ~ Banse, soprano, appears in Coocert IV or the Slee VISiting Artist Series at 8 p.m. in Slee Concert Hall. Banse is a gifted singer who is on her first American recital tour. Tickets are $10,$8, $5 and $4. Tickets for these events may be obtained from the Slee Hall box office. the Center for the Arts box office and at TicketMaster locations. For more information, call645-2921. �National Institute of Justice Grant to geographic center team funds research in Crime analysis .,. EU.IH CCII.WAUM News services Editor their patrol cars. For example, officers on their way to investigate a A crime in a particular hood could use the system to caU as where stolen goods are pawned. Tracking such common crimes and their effects could, he said, allow Police to take preventive mea ~ Geographic lnformatioo up ·demographic information su[es to thwart future criminal and Analysis and the departments of anthropology and political science has been awarded a $192,000 National Institute of)wtia grant to participate in a consortium that will design and <Yaiuateoomputerized crime analysis tools for U.S. law about that neighborhood and pattuns of incidents in iL activity. "We're not simply characterizing areas based on social demographics; Zubrow cautioned. •The assumption people traditionaUy ma.k< about high-crime areas is that liU incidents occur with like," he said. "Sometimes they don'L Frequently, the patterns are surprising." teamofr=archersfrom the National Centu for enfon:enentagencies. The team, led by Ezra Zubrow, professor of anthropology, will design the algorithms for the software, as well as assess its utility. Also involved in the project are Hugh Calkin, professor of geography; Peter Rogerson, professor of geography, and Stephen Halpern, p rofessor of political science. -.us _.,..."" "This project neighbor~ to take the Mit ...... In .... ._,.policing." ElllA ZUII!OW "This p roject aliows us to take and where to deploy oflice s. The software package mal« these tools available in a s dard - the best ideas in geographic mapping and in database structures and analysis, and some innovative ideas about probability theory and put them together, to serve the goals of community policing." said Zubrow. He noted that while a community, for example, may want 1JlOrc police officers on the street, the best way to do so it may not be clear. The new tools would assist by making it possil>l~ for police to.geographicaUy track where the most om such .as burglaries, happen, as well Profect to develop softw""' The goal of the project is to develop and test software based on geographic information systems that will provide police depa rtments with the tools they need to optimize rewurces, such when common criminal occurrences, Fihnsto By MAltA M<CO-ts Buffllo pollee to test prototype Once the UB team designs the algorithms, a prototype will be tested by the Buffalo Police Department The software wiU be integrated into an existing package, called Arc View, now in use by some police d epartments. ArcView is. produced by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. of Redlands, Calif., the consortium leader, whose president, Eleazer Hunt, is a U8 alumnus. The UB team is working in cooperation with the Salinas Police Department, the San Bernadino County Sheriff's Department and th~ Los Ang~les Police Department Crime Analysis Unit. - . 24--"Doctor Zhlv"!!"" ( 1965). Winner of six Academy Awards, this grand vision of Russian history from the tum of the century was directed by David Lean and stan Boris Pasternak. April 7-" Das !loot" (The Boat) (1 982).A brilliant picture about the claustropho- This film features an unhappy. yet fascinating.mixofCatholicmissionaries and nati\.e American tribes. 17-"P•ths of Glory" (195 1). Starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Stanley Kubrick, this film captures the historical significance of World War I. won a coveted "Palmes d'Or," at the Cannes Film Festival April 21-"Dr. Strangelove" ( 1963). Directed b y Stanley Kubrick and starring Peter Sellers in multiple roles, this film is a hi larious and frightening meditation on nuclear arsenals. repairi ng the damage ca used by years of budget cuts. "We need restoration of ope rat · ing funds," Gates said. " I'm hopeful the legislature will add to I his. I hope they don't see the increase· {over this yea r's budget) as a sub· top award for the merit -based stitute foi- (add itional ) operating scholarship to $1,500 peryear from funds." Wagner noted that although th e S 1,000, and double--from 3,000 to 6,000-the numberof$500 awards executive budget does not address available to students demonstrat - all the needs of SUNY, "the star!ing place is so different from where ing high scholastic achievement. Terry Gates, associate professor" we've started from in the past." of music and chair of the Faculty In the past, .. a great deal of leg· Senate Budget Priorities Commit· islative attention has gone toward tee, criticized the Pataki proposal, restoring proposed reductions," he saying it "doesn't come Close" to said. Since th e governor's budget rolls forward the current year's spending plan, additions by the Legislature should be "dollars for improvement and investment , not doUars to make up a deficit ," he said. Wagner said that " high o n th e list" of SUNY legislative initiatives will be to obtain additional support for the com munity colleges, since none ....ras included in the executive budget. Pataki proposes to continu e the current level of $1,900 per funded co mmunit ycollege student for base operating aid, while SUNY had requested a level of S2,050 per funded student. T HIS spring, the Undergrad uate CoUege, Uni versity Union Activities Board and Office of Student Life will present for the first time a sequence of historical films to complement the two-semester undergraduate general-education sequence "World Civilization."' . "Understanding the varied civi- lizations of our world gains immensely when tht silver screen complements what we read about them," said Claud e E. Welch, Jr., SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Politi- cal Science an organizers of the series. He added that the films intend to expand awareness by illustrating how societies have coped with major issues in the past 500 years. bic life on board a German U-boat during World War n. Budget Continued from pooge 1 currendyeligible. lt also includes $7 million for the Scholarships for Academic Excellence program to expand scholarship opportunities for New York residents attending public or private institutions in the state. The plan would increase the t . - used to write documents for the World Wide Web, iS not difficult to learn. You can master the basics and begin creating Web pages by signing up for one of the workshops being offered at UB this semester (see below for details), or you can teach yourself by following the easy instructions in the Un dergraduate Library's lnkmet guides, Creating Documents for the Web (http:/ / ubllb.bufflllo.edu/ llbr•rles/ unlts/ ugl/ lntgulcle•/ cr. . te.ht.,l ) and Enhancing Your Homepage (http:// _.buff___, _ _/ unlts/ ugl/ lntguldes/ - e.html (. The UGL guides are aimed at st udents who want to make homepages, but faculty and staff who are interested in learning the fundamentals of tagging and linking will find them useful too. Onee you've become familiar with the basic concepts, you'll be able to compose your own HTML or look at source code from other docu· m ents and adapt lt for your needs. In addition to step-by-step instructions for creating an HTML document , the UGL guides link to other resources that you can click on or print out for further study. These include NCSA'sA Beginner's Guide to HTML (http:// www. - .uluc.eclu/ CietMnl/ lntemet/ / HTMLPrlmerAII.html) and Yahoo's meta-list of HTML guides (http:// search.yMoo.com/ bln/ search7p.html+gvlcles). There's a lso a link to Images on UBWings (http:/ 1 ubllb.bufflllo.edu/ l m -/ ), so you can incorporate some fanci ful graphics into your Web page design liU the spinning envelope or one of the animated "'under construction" signs. For dates and times of HTML workshops offered by the Undergraduate Library, see http:/ I ubllb. buff•lo.edu / llbr•rles / unlts/ ugl/ cl•ss/ lnt.html. Computing and Information Technology ~SiiiiiiiiF..,.~ workshops are listed at http:// wlng s. buff•lo. edu / computlng / woftshops/ schedule.html. For help wirh coon<eting ro the World Wide Web, contacr the CIT Help Desk at 645-3542. - Will Hepf!" •ncl N•ncy .Schiller, Univenity Ubrorie5 mplement 'World Civ' All screenings. which will be in troduced with a brief cultural and historical contextualization from a UB faculty member, are free and open to UB 'faculty, staff and students. They will take place Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Union Theatre on the North Campus. hb. 17-"Ago*re: TheWrath of God " ( 1972) . Directed by Werner Herzog, this film about a futile search for th e mythic El Dorado stars Klaus Kinsley and his daughter, Nastasia. Feb. 24--" lleck _ .. ( 1991 ). "!ews ~es EcUtorial Assistant HTML Made Easy IITMl. the m..t.up A rare event for Ja mes Joyce fans as well as for those who've never been able to figure him out-a nd it 's followed by a pub party! · The Faculty of Arts and Letters and the English Department join the Finnegan's Wake Group of Buffalo to celebrate Joyce's birthday with a rare screen· ing of the cri lica lly acclaimed f~m by Carol Ellen Bute, "Passages from Finnegan's Wake," on Monday at 7:30p.m. in the Cen ter for the Arts Screening Room . The film , typical of Bute's poetic studi es in light, rhythm and imagination, was a 1965 Cannes pri ze-winner. It is seldom seen today, however, because onl y three prints are known to exist. That makes this screening a very rare event. Admission is free and a recepti on will follow at the Shannon Pub, 5050 Main St., Amherst. " Finnegan's Wake" was consid ered by Joyce to be his masterpiece, but it is a famously difficult read, wrinen as it is in a bricolage of languages, dialect s and word games that mu st be "heard" to be appreciated. The book is framed to simulate a Dublin pub owner's dream of recounting the history of western civilization. Lyrical, joyous, complex, it is full of a staggerin g variety of literary, histori cal, scientific and popular discourses and it is riotously funny as welL Filmmaker Bute ( 1906-83 ) was a pioneer of abstract expe rim en tal filmmaking. and made so me of the important early kineti c ani mation films. Many rece nt developments in compu ter technology that permit the electronic ''painting" of images for use in film and video arc ou tgrowths of Bute's theories. She theorized the possibility of"st•eing sound"by uniting music and film in abstract form s and coined th e word .. abstronics" to refer to the wedding of th e abstract and electronic forms . 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COUMS lo begin 175- En~eering students prepare Peace Bri~ designs Master's program students develop innovative, cost-competitive plmis for future span By UUN COOI.DaAUM News SeMces Editor controveny over plans for a new bridge to link the U.S. and Canada has provided students in a new master's -degree: program in engine<ring with a chanac to contrib- A ute to the discussion of the international project. while le;uning skills n<tded to manage alarg< project not typically taught in a classroom. Organiz<d like mini-compani<S, groups of students,..,.. chaJg<d with devdoping inoova!M bridg<d<signs that were rc:alistic, cost-mmp<li!M and feasible from engineering. political and financial perspectives. Detailed solutions "We wanl<d our students to rontribute to the discussion,"' said Andrei Reinhom, professor and . ,._ .............. ........_ s. Kenr c;.,e, ......... -- ull)ldAotl ...l - . ; . . C...tor . . AIII; . . ca.ldl far ............. SluiiiS..., chair of the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineeringand a developer of the new master's program. "We saw that the level of informatio.n in the community about the ~ion waS rather superficial, but we knew our students ~ preparing very detailed and well-thought-out solutions and that maybe the community would want to incorporate some of the students' solutions into a final design." Thls_........, ________ c.._... ,_ ........,._IM_......... wouldtalce-B-J1_to....._.ata-eiM1~-. the ~ng Peace Bridge, which was built in 1927 and spans the Niagara River, connecting Buffalo with Ft. Erie, Ontario. An independent group has argued vociferously for a signature span (lo- . cally known as "Superspan"), a single, dramatic str6cture that . would replace the Peace Bridge. Powerful supporters have lined uponbothsidesofthecontroveny. " The st udents have tried to provide an array of choices .and. to do comparative designs," said Mander. ." It would be presumptuous of them as designers to say which bridge is better because you never know if some contractor has innovative construction expertise that makes one design "l(saoommonmyththataesthetics cost more," said Mander. "The reason is that good designers are oftenmo,.,oognizantofefficiencies that can be built into a design that can mo"' than offset the potential costs of impr<M:d aesthetics." · Pres1res.sed concrete used He added that the most beautiful designs often are the least-ex· pensive·propo&ls because design firms know that once completed, such structures will become a rnajor advertisement for their work. Among niajo..differmoes students cited in their designs for the twin span was the use of prestressed ooncrete rather than"sud, the material chooen by the bridge authority. m.; lhe~d""-elllll Donee. TCIEheiDsGMp!Mt c-....-sian,_ "These students have getc:atllalllol• -OMEngine ...... hos~QS_,•• ,_ ...... - a vested Interest. They are true citizen designers. ..... ...., sys- tem,- -..of!DmThe Cenafarlndi$W~ .,.,. (fCif) l l Ul. the TCJ[....,.-IKIInal conIIIII -*19 help ,suillng _ _ , _loQ S Tbese proposals come from the heart... JOHN MANDER _,~ The QS _,.,...,-de- ""*'Pod by fonl, a.,_ IIIII c-.er.--•-lly_the...., .................... llllllmd ......... ...... ..-.....IIIIMtiy. __ .. ISO_,_ -~~~ 19!14, QSIOOOis _.......,......_. ... tlonll Qlllly ,_,IIIII ...,_ ~--....,._. -~~~~~..-.- lndulliy . . . . . . . -...,. ,-w~~~~~y ..... _ liiiMtly IIIIIIIIJOnd. . .,. _ _ (DNV) c..-..lnc.•m•••dtd - ...... __...d.... ""' ...... tor QS _ , ......... _..._llllc-....1- ftnl. . . . . . . _ , . . _ tot. ...... toQS9CIIDIIy lhellllldlllt~ 'RlEis._.. . . . . Sdloelld ........... . ,...w... ........- .fhe . . Sdloelld ........... The students' proposals, presented at a recent symposium at UB, have been well -received by community leaders anp are generating more public discussion. Noting that most of the students consider Buffalo their hometown, John Mander said, "These students have a vested interest. • They are true citizen designers. These proposaJs come from the heart," added Mander, associate professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering and project coOrdinator. At its root, the controversy over the new bridge reveals stark contrasu in what the international crossi ng means to locaJ residents and politicians. The authority that operates the bridge has proposed construction of a parallel span that nearly du plicates-but would not replace- more cost-competitive. Ideally, several designs should be submitted and the marketplace should decide.• · Eaeb student "fum" was required to come up with an alternative to th e bridge authority's twin-span concept and an alternative Jo the current Superspan proposal. The students developed proposals that included appropriate data on materials, prestressing load-balancing techniques, designing for strength, and serviceability, or the .. user-friendliness" of a structure (e.g. how much vibration a driver feels when driving across it). Also required in eaeb proposal were recommendations on oonstruclion techniqu<S. a serious oonsideralion since most of the work will be doneoutofthe Niagara River, which has some of the swiftest-flowing currents on the oontine:nt They noted that maintenance costs for this ~ of concrete run about 10- 15 percent of that required by steel because it does not require painting. Altcmafiv<s proposed by the students for the signature span include a prestn:ssed concrete through an:h that would be the longest concrete an:h in North America. Another dramatic design, called a curved, cable-stayed bridge, fea tures two towers that connect to upper and lower bridge decks by diagonal tendons. All of the cost estimates for the students' twin-span designs are near the $50 million pricetag of the current one proposed by the Buffalo Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority; cost estimates for the signature designs are in the vicinity of the $80 million proposed by Superspan advocates. IIi- Construction times also are compantble for eaeb design. The project was designed to teaebstudentshowtomanageand integrate different kinds of engineering "expertise on a project; structural, geoucbnical, oonstructioo and environmental Prepa;.tion by the studen~ was intense. To complete their proposaJs, they worked almost aroundthe-clock during the university's winter shutdown. The experience h.u reinforced their personal feelings about how the Peace Bridge sbould be expanded. During a recent presentation, Miebael Craig, one of the students in the UB progratll whose cablestayed design is one of the class's most dramatic, quoted renowned engineer and ~uthor. Henry Pietrowski, who has said that a bridget ells the world what a community thinks about it5elf. Supporters of a signature span have argued that sueb a structure wduld symbolize to Buffalo and the world-at-large that the city has advanced beyond its rust-belt mentality. Donald Lazzaro, on the other hand, is a part-time student who works for an engineering consulting firm that is iqvolved in the bridge authority's plan. · " I understand their current design, it makes sense and it works,.. he said. ..But it can do more than work.• countered Craig, noting that a drive along the Sunshine Skyway in Tampa Bay, Florida, shows what a beautiful bridge can do for a community. Project will continue to live Unlike other academic projects that would be filed and foigO!ten at the end of the semester, this one will continue to liv< and change shape as the planning proass <VOMs. Whatever form the bridge fi . nally takes. the experience has engendered a sense among the stu· dents that they actually may havr an influence on a major, international.structure in their own backyard. �~tion to honor UB inventors Greiner to recognize faculty, staffwith awards at ceremony Feb. 9 .,.IIM!IANews- fdiDrial Assisbnt I NVENTORS wbo are membm of the faculty and lllalf wiD be bonoral during arecq>tion to be bdd at 4 p.m. on Feb. 9 in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. lnventonwboareoamedon24 U.S. patent£ iuued to TheResearch Foundation of State Univenity of New York in 1997 will the first oegment of a blood vessel by aposing a second segment of the blood vessel to ultruound. Reinold 0 .8. Gans is co-inventor. • ~ former research assistant in electrical and oom· putu engineering; - . . . JriAor. associate__._... of electri ' ,..~ calandaxnpula"""@ine<ring.mdVk- T-. twD I Mllislantpr<iaoor cid<ctri<:alandaxnpu~a"""@ine<ring. im<ntorsciaproaosthatoonsidmthe problem ci ~from a dustering point of view, and a novel weight-based clustering method (WCibrtsh) thai is implem<nted in a receive awards from President Wtlliam ll Greiner recognizing their achievernenu as inventon of pateoted devices, materials or drugs. "lt is gratifying and exciting to D<Wlll-oetwork iJnoF ~ see the dforu of UB researchers • ........ ~ professor of rewarded in this way," said Rich- chemistry, and y.,.._. v..,.., ard Lohrman, acting director of inventors of a process for bondthe Office ofTechnology Transfer. ing organosilaoes. isotbiocyanateSome of the inventors are being containing fluorescent comhonored for patents involving im- pounds and varibus proteins that provements and modifications on cajl refunctionaliu permanently inventionsforwhichtheypreviously substituted o:r:yfluorinated surreceived patents. Tbe inventors are: faces. These surfaces are useful in • .__ M. Hal, professor ofbio- the fabrication of biological senchemical pharmacology, inventor son, devices for separation of ceU of a process that provides for the tines and 6ltration applications for isolation of genomic fragments selective binding of antigens. from DrosophiiJJ mtiJJnogaster en- • - - . professor of coding tipE protein, which is re- oralbiology;' Darold quired for expression of function associate professor of dectrical aod voltage-dependent cation chan- computer engineering; L•nce nei&. GuopingFengisco-invmi:or. Ortmaft, asSociat< professor and Hall also is being recognized for associat~ chair of restorative deninventing a pnxzss wbere DNA's en- tistry; ~ M. ~. risearcb codingvOit:l!!l'-activatedcationchan- associate, and Oawld s. OdrobloNI. . nels have been doned.and character- doctoral candidate, inventors of an izeci TbecDNA'shavebeenexpressed apparatususedinserialradiograpby in reoombinant hoot cdls, which pro- that provides replicable projection vide active recombinant prot~)!)-, geol)'letryberweenaneno;rgysource. sepbP.Arena,GuopuigFeng.K<o!iu, an' in'traorai!Mg'et area and an imLH.T. \\mDerl'loeg. p,jyi w.ingand age receptor. WobschaU also is be)dfreyW. Warmke are co-mventors. ing honored as inventor of a pia• .TIInothy Murphy, professor of naropticsenso.r for measuring the trocbemical appiKatioos, as w.U as in structural composites. • - lt. ~ clinical assis· taut instructor of neurosurgery. inveotor of a system. method and apparatus used in surgical applications to selectively illuminate and sight reach ........:~c subsurface members .,......... of a patient's anatomy to guide an incision. -M.llfeso, professor of ortbopaedics, is co-inventor. • " " " ' - Fung. professor and chair ofpharmaceutics, and John A. · formerly research assistant professor of pharmaceutics, inventors of pharmaceutical composilions in topical or parenteral form containing inorganic nitrites that are dfective in treating male impoteoce and erectile dysfunction. • SeMJ!n IUm, former research assistantindectricalaodcomputer engineering, and llamallngam · associateprofe:ssorofelectrical and computer engineering, inventors of the design and operalion of local dock control circuits that supply a local clock signal to a controlled block of a digital cireuit. in response to an enable signal represeotative of= enable condition. C.-_ • fonnerUIIPresldent Stewn B. medicine and microbiology, who was granted patent protection for compositions and the sequence of the "E" protein, an outer membrane protein of Moraxella cattharalis. Tbe uses of this protein include vaccines and diagnos· tics. Reva Bus han is co-inventor. • Ablr Mu111c1c, associate professor Sample, now president of the University of Southern California; the dean of the UB School of Nursing. and . . _ A. IIUmt, former associate prOfessor ofnursillg. inventors of a perineometer that measures pressurecreatedbyvaginalcontractions. • Monvw, associate professor of chemistry, inventor of a technology that provides the·lirst examples of metal complexes showing catalytic behavior in RNA --...-....former ,_II. opticaJ absorbance spectrum of a tran·sesterification under physiologicaJ relevant conditions. wide variety of substances in situ. • Joseph lt. Gong, associate pro- • Cor•n Enhomlng, professor of fessor of oral and diagnostic sci- gynecology-obstetrics, inventor of a system for managing data collected during a pregnancy that aUows the physician to mru better use of the data in diagnosing and treating pot tiaU th I0 'cal diti ~ ~ pa~ . c~n ~ns. ences. and Chester A. Glomski, professor of anatomical sciences, inventors of a method for detecting a mammal's prior exposure to ra- t; diation or ra&omimetric chemicals. • 11eman1 A. Weinstein, professor of phyoics, inventor of a dia- of architecture, inventor of an omamental designed drinking fountain. Michael Osadciw of Rochester, Michael F. LaMonica of Brentwood andMatthewCGuthri<ofPenfieldare 00-inventcrs.MuUickalsowillbehonored as inventor of a drinking foun tain that is moveable within a range of positions to provide optimal access and comfort. William Cl>eung andJason C Billigarta>-inYentors. • Jonath&n.J. Hull, former pro- the ~'::~or or"an a~~.:'a~~s an~ methodforperformingbroncho-alveolar lavage that uses relatively low pressures to avoid damage that can occur when higher pressure is used •Bradley P. f<lhnnan. professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology; Marl< s. ~. research associate in pediatrics, and Lynn J. Heman, assistant professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology, inventors of a method and apparatus that uses fessor of computer science and helicopter propeUers as pumping tainingaquantitativedetermination inventor of a word recognizer that has a probabilistic relaxation process that improves the performance of an image-text-recognition technique by propagating the · influence of word collocation sta- · tistics. Tao Hong is co-invento r. • Rocco C. Venuto, professor of medicine, invento·r of nnethod to inhibit blood-clot formation in mechanisms to improve circulation of liquid solutions between gas-e.xchangemechanisms andsubjects receiving the solutions. • Deborah D.L. Chung, Niagara Mohawk Professor of Materials Science and professor of mec.han ical and aerospace engineering. The invention relates to a particulate carbon complex useful in elec- of mean left -atrial transn1ura1 pressure or a quantitative determination of a left-atrial pressure valve. • Rarnallngam Sridhar, associate professor of electrical 011dcomputer engineering, inventor of a family of CFET logic circuits useful in Wilve pipelining. and a method to design the circuits. Xuguang Zhang is coinventor. ___ - mond-anvil cell assembly of relalively smaU diameter that may be used in commonlyavailableayostats withaceUassemblycapable ofapplyingpressureof more than IOOkbar. Ruiji Chen, former research assistant in physics, is co-inventor. • Donald Hkkey, research assistant professor of physiology and clinical assistant profess(>r of neurosurgery, inventor of a non -invasive apparatus and method for ob- Bas~et~all MEN' S UB 67, UMKC 81 UB 74, Western Illinois 59 The tJrWenl<y dM~ City (UMKq Kanptoos shot a bllst.erinc 60.4 percent and had live "'-'SCO<"elndoublefiauresu they delated the Bulls.81~7.on Jan- 21 In Alumni Arena. Senior swtnpnan IWaun y"'"" led UB with 22 polnu.senlo<' guard Miloo Martinho added 17 points and fre:shman center NikDbJ ~ had 10 points and six blodc.ed shots In dle loss. On Jan- 24. ManinllO drilled sewn three-pointers en route to a pme-hlajl26 points u UB snapped • chree-pmeJosinc- by delatinJ:Westem 1 -. 74-59,". M~ Conference batde ;n Alumni Arena. led • three-point bamaebylhe8uilsuUBhk IJ-of. 22 Jonr-<llstance shois and led from wtre-to-Wire.Aiexeev had a areer14 polna and live rebounds while juniof' lo<ward Rober< Huns had a career.IIJgh 12 rebounds. hl&ti Y"'"'':-•SO'akd39 ~tdouble-fi&uregames snapped when he w.u held to live poina ;n [ust 13 minutes d action due to foul trOUble. -""""'"""'f'Oiting'f'-7:117.- Clinical Dentistry, Posting lfP-8~ . Rn.onclol Analyst (SL-3)-Deon's Office, School of Dental Medicine, Posting •P-8005. Lead Programmer =Anllyst(Sl~ Analyst (SL-3)-Technology Services, (Sl--4)-Center for Acodemic Dewlopment Posting IP..aoo6. Assistllnt Vke P~t fO< FaciUtles and Plannlng-Onlvenlty Servk•s. (MPJA)-Posting I P-8007. nl~~~~ - s.Mces ond EOP,I'Osting IP-7120. - . _, LAN Systems/s..pport (SL- .. oaahip tide .... 1.51pciUJIOI . . . . ODJID. U. ~..- 20da t) ,_..,.. ................ .............. fi- ... ......... llde tbio-. Dw" a · + --~Opm, hddllei:.2J.!IL _ c..IC ¢JI' IJioob school .......... tl+ 8oollo .................. b>oc:Wt6--..ri- -a val c.illal, 196-71. ~~..--. 2:111.79 in the-'•2001Mand ColtisiFam 2:21.53 in the \~Qnen"s 200 llr<ast. Bas~et~all WOMEN'S UB 83, UMKC 68 UB 79, Western IH inols 64 The 8ufls zrabbed two conference victories this past week ewer UMKC and ,1/'(ostem ln..,., to mow to 12~ O¥Onll and t>-21n the Mki-Cancinent Conference. On Jan- 21 . me Bul~ shot so pen:ent from ""' field and so percent from d\'""1"'int bnd IX> put the Bulb up 42-34 ....- UMKC at halldme. ln the second half. the Bulls continued their hot shootin& .....X wid\ 55.2 percent from the fleld and 66.7 pen:ent from behind the arc. juniof' Mepn Mc:Cr.oy f'O"r.d In a season-high 20, while senlo<' Chanssa Gardner added 16 points and six usists olflhe bendl.u,ti>e Bulls lcnodoed off ""' Kanproos. 83-08. On Jan- 24. the Bulb shot 57.7 pen:ent from field-goal range, as the Bulls lcnodoed olfWestern lllnols. 79-64. . Froshman fo<war<l Tofbny Bell pitdled In 16 points. while senlon Latoya Crumpton and Charissa Gardner added I 0 poina apiece. Wrestlin~ Freshman wresderVmce DeAugustine upset the 2Ckh-nnked and top-seeded wresder by a +2 SCOf"e to win the ISS-pound dwnpionshlp at the New York SQte Intercollegiate Ownpionshlps at lttw:::a Collefe. OeAugustine, now 22-9 on the year, also \lYOn the tide at the Wilkes Open and tinbhed second at the Slippery Rock Open.As a tum. UB finished d\ir<l with 145.5 points behind fim-place Hofstra (I 53) and Cornell ( 148). All I0 d US's WreJ11ers placed. junk>r II Jl.pounder Brian Schul. freshman 126-pounder Chad Uros and senior I SO-pounder john Stuan'\an all finished second. Other UB wrestlers who placed include. dUrd; jeremy McVige ( 142 pounds). john Eschenfelder ( 190 f'O"nds) and Mike Garoblo {heavywelgt>t): fourth:Josh Scaw (t77 pounds):......,!h:Matt Rkd (1 67 pounds). ~wimmin~ WOMEN' S UB 196, Conlsius 78 The Bulls knocked off cross-oown rival Canis Ius, 196-78. on Jan. 24 in UB Naotorium. Sophomore Inger Rooneem and freshman Ca.rol ~ set new school records in the meet. Rooneem swam a 1:07.79 in the "NQtnen$ 200 IM and Cottingtwn swam a l:21 .53in the women's 200 SreuL In~ om lmc~ an~ riel~ The men's and women's Indoor Track and Add team finished second and third. respecdvely, on Jan. 2-4 at the Class o("'J2"" lnvta.tioNI :u Colgate University. 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Greiner, Goodman discuss enrollment University taking new initiatives for recruitmet:zt, retention, Faculty Senate told . WUETOtlll ~a. targets fwo . years in a row, scri bing a situation in which he To improve retention, the: uni - News SeNkes A>soci>te Di""">< recently found a senior UB faculty versity will be doing some block member to be totally unaware of lenge. given r«:ent de- Goodman said the university has set •more modest targets• for Fall J998 that art do.. to the enroll- clines in numbers of applications and continuing students; was the focus of Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education, and President Wtlliam R. Greiner at the Faallty Senate meeting on Feb. 4. Goodman told senators that for the second year in a row, UB failed to meet its enrollment targets last fall. •The problem is more a retention problem than it is a recruitment problem," he noted, pointing out that although UB enrolled more freshmen than targeted , it "did not come close to the continuing un.dergraduate target ," falling short by 260 students. Since UB missed its enrollment mmt figures for this year. Goodman p~U<ntedsenatorswith preliminary headcount figu= for the spring semester that showed the decline is oontinuing from the fall. Applications for the Fall 1998 semester continue the downward trend, h e noted, with freshman applicationsasofFeb. l downS .S pc:rcentfro.mlastyearand7.5percent from two years ago. Total un dergraduate applications were down by 7.1 percent from last year and 11.5 percent from Fall 1996 Goodman urged faculty mem bers to convey that message to their colleagues. "We need everybody to know that (there is an enrollment problem ),.. he said, de- registration of incoming freshme~nrolling a small group of students in the same sections of requi red cou rses-"so they see each other and get to know each other" and hopefully stay at UB bqond the first semester or year. Goodman said. When possible, this block registration will be combined with a section of.. UB 101,.. a course offered to new students to help themtogettoknowthel:Jnive.rsity. .. UB lOt," which has been avail able to students for years on a small scale, now will be offer~ on a much larger scale, he said. UB also is using the Retention Management System , a question naire that identifies .. npn -cogni tive" factors, such as family prob U B' s enrollment chal- any enrollment problem. Enrollment must become a • rugh priority for faculty and staff," he added. He pointed to several new initiatives by the Admissions Office, which, he said, must take a • more proactive, more aggressive and more modern" app roach to recruiting applicants. T he office . which has been working with th e enrollmentmanagement consulting firm of Noel- Levitz, is making more di rect-mail con tacts with prospective st uden ts. It also is conducting telemarketing using a comp uter program called Forecast Plus to identify and personally call prospective students who are considered more likelYto enroll at US. c-u...d-,... 1 Grant to fund rehab education programs T HE Graduate School of Education has been awarded a five -year, $2.5 rnillioh grant by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to provide free continuingeducation programs to employees of more than 180 community-based programs providing rehabilitation services. The Community Rehabilitation Program-Rehabilitation Regional Continuing Education Progra_m (CRP-RRCEP) will serve DOE's Region 11: New York, New Jersey, and the territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It will offer free education and training for employees of public and private community agencies whose mission is to provide rehabilitation, occupational training, employ ment coaching and job· placement services to target populations. In Western New York , these include Allentown Indus triesi People, Inc., and other non state-operated organizations. CRP-RRCEP will be operated through the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, where it joins the Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program for Region IL The latter, also funded at UB by DOE, has provided continuing-education programs for employees of stat e· funded agencies since 1974 and has earned a reputation for innovation and quality programming. Both programs are co-directed by David Burganowski and Dwight Kauppi , associate professor of counseling and educational psychology and di=torofthe graduate program in rehabilitation counseling. Day-to-day operations will be supervised by Project Coordinator Ronald House, a former CorneU Univenity faculty member who di=ted Cornell's Human Servia. Administration Program in the New York State cOUege of Human Ecology. House, who has extensive experience in curriculum design and training, said programming this year will include more than 50 continuing-education courses at agency sites and through Internet distancelearning programs. Although some programs will be co-sponsored by the agencies, there generally will be no cost to eligible organizations. Traineeships for lodging and.meals will be available on a limited basis. Available courses include vocationa! assessment, case management , personality disorders, job coaching, crisis intervention and prevention, team building, communication, strategic planning, applied mental health, management of in dependent living, job development and marketing and fundraising Special-interest forums for community-agency employees will be available, as will seven certificate programs in human -reso urces management, management deve:l opment and technical assistance. Distance--learning programs in management and professional subjects also will be available to organizations. State-runagmciesalrcadyservedby the UB program under the DOE's Regional Rdlabilitation Continuing Education Program are the~ York StateVocationalandEducationa!Services for Individuals with Disability, ~Jersey Depanment ofl.abor/Division of Vocational Rdlabilitation Services, U.S. Vu-gin Islands Disabilities and Rehabilitation Services,~ York Commission for the Blind and VISUally Impaired, ~Jersey Commission fnrthe Blind and VISUally 1mpaired, and l'umJ Rico Deportment of theFamilyNocatiooalRthabilitation. �there for everyone. The r;.wty of the ·situation , though, is that people are ccinstantly clanging' throughout their lives ("" they confront new situations and challenges, like new jobs and having children). So maintaining relationships is a process of mutual influence and change whert couples change one another into their "true loves." s.nclra Murray, assistant professor of psychology, has been a faculty member since 1996. Her major areas of concentration include close relationships, psychology of the self and motivated cognition. ---goth....,_ -· ·---toMfln·--· WINot--of--bl Htabllshl,.. a close relation· shlp7 ~~ Its-.. . TheiJI-n..\a...a .... ~ o.y .................. 1:30 P.IYI.-IntlaCinW " ------... ~,_- When people begin romantic re· lationships, they focus primarily on the virtues thty see in their partners. This is easy to do early on because couples tend to focus on shared interests and conflicts aren' t that likely to come up. So the pull of their partners' virtues draws people into their relationships and strengthens the sense that they've found the "right" person . As time passes, though, we be· gin to discover our partner's faults and we begin to have conflicts. These types of aperiences generate doubt. We then need to find some way of minimizing our doubts. So in terms of the mental pro· cesses people go through, this type of romantk trap (i.e., that we only discover our partner's more serious faults wheri we've alteady committed ourselves to the relationship) translates into 'Ptople needihg to minimize the imporrance of their partners' faults and . blowing up or embellishing t)>e importance Of their virtues. · Through these types of transfor· mations, we find a sense of secu· rity in the perception that wt're in the right relationship with the right person. tall• ....... - - UJing lhlp7 . This is a difficult question to an· swer becaust researchers frame questions in terms of factors that predict relationship satisfaction and longevity, rather than in terms of "mistakes" people make. Rela· tionships can dissolve without people necessarily making identifiable "mistakes." But, many researchers would ar· gue that the development of relationships depends critically on the dtvelopi:nent of trust between partllers. And the development of trust depends on partnen recip· rocating one another's expressions of affection and commitment. So in the beginning stages, are· lationship can experience difficulty if one person comes on "too strong,. and makes expressions of C<!mmitrne)lt tpat th~ partJ)e( is not willing to reciprocate. In tum, a relationship can also _run into difficulty if one partner "drags" his or her feet and doesn't reciprocate the other's expressions of affection and commitment- t- DoJOUrrull)'bellent-.ls ·· trvelofti'•dut for - ev..,.._7 NO.I really don't. ·T hiidea of one "true love" implies that people are unchangingiDld that there are perfectly compatible matches out _.,__,......_ ave11 ltartl•g ••• relat.... lhlps7 To s~ anj:l maintain rorpantic nlationships; people need to fed as though their feelings are n:cip· rocated So insecurities about bow your (prospective) partner feels about you can stop people from initiating ·relationships. Another way of putting this is that fear of rejection can often stop people from initiating relationships. b.....,_c.,..-or,_.... close orlfttlno-. nlatla nshlps7 Most researchers believe that the nc<d to form and.maintain relationships is a fundamental human motivation. Sn I would argue that everyone is capable of forming dose relationships, but certain types of personality variables and past experiences may make som~ people more reluctant to take the risk of trying to initia~ relationships (be. cause of fear of being rejected, etc.). H- ~ _ . . le8f11 to deYelop better relatJOnlhlpSf I woul4 need to write a book to answer this q~estion co~pl~ely because !here has 5inlply been tpns of research that bas looked at the question of what make:s some relationships .mofe sa~fr.ing 1h.an others. It seems that relationships.fup~­ tion best and stay the most satisfying when partners are charirable and tolerant in how they see one another. This is critically impor· tant because conflicts ue always .going to come up and ~le in.. evitably rranscr- u, thrii relationships. Giving your partner the benefit of the doutit in these sitU.. ·ations is a good n:commendatiQn for keeping your relationship more satisfying. · •: Do,_ - . . . ... ..... at ftni slglot7 Not exactly. I belieoe that people can be attracted to someone at first sight, but love is a mut.h more complicated emotion that requires commitment, and commitment only comes through time and shared experienca. lt's M. said that.....,.._ ~ol"'""*f"­ .,._oflt.Dopo.that's M7 No, I don't really think so. Re· searchers have really only been studying love from a scientific standpoint for about 30 yean. So given the compleii.ty of the phenomenon, I think we're a long way from talcing the magic out of 1=. And ew:n if reseuchen I1Jld<rstood · I00 percent of the variance in why people fall in love and what makes relationships slay satisfying over time, this still wouldn't take the magi<: out of the experience for the people who are in the relationship. _ _ ,__.-? Wlwot's _ . . . , . , . . . . . _.t J'm rWuiing a Vtty active research lab and we're studying romantic relationsflips. This term we are in~olved in a very exclting project where we are looking at the daily experiences and feelings of college studentS in roniantk relationships. We're- in the prOciss oF re· c.ruiting particip"!'ts right uow, and if aPr. ~fyol,lf !~are interested in Parrlcip.ti.Og. theY reach us by e-m ail at dally· st....,..acsu.louffalo ...... or by phon~ at 645:3650, ext. 3o8. can Ethics code: senators debate its purpose, need ~~==ate DirKtor outside the ~tructional m~tat... Consent will not be onllSldered a ( ( I F it ain't broke, don't fix it" defense ifa on":'plaint~ brought,~ was a common senumentex- code slates, With th_e mdividual m pressed by members of the the relationship ,:"'th the greater Faculty Senate during discus- power haVJDg to hear the burden of accountabili , sion at the group's Feb. 4 meeting ty. . . of a proposed code of ethics gov· Boot• professor and chair of the erning relationships between stu- DepartmentofManagernentSc:ie:ncc dents and faculty members. an d Systerns, told senators tha t al . In discussing the code, drafted by thoughtherehavebeennoproblerns the Committee on Academic Free- in this regard, he believes that it dom and Responsibility and pre- would be "better to have a sratcment sented by committee chair John for our coUeagues that certain be· Boot,senatonsaid that having writ· havior is so unprofessional as to be, ten rules regarding facuhymernbers' in filet, unaa:q>l3ble, and to have that conduct, without a "pressin~ need," Slaternentdearlyblackonwhite." UBnowis"intheworstofallpos· would "invite lots of problems." The code states that "all amorous siblesituations"becausetheissuehas or sexual relationships between fac· been raised, he said, adding that if the ulty ana students are unacceptable Faculty Sena~ does not aa:q>t a axle when the faculty member has pro· of onnduct, colleagues will not think fessional responsibility fo r the stu - the issue is important because the dent, even when both parties have senate did not take action. Don Schack, professor of math· consented, or appear to have conematics, said that he was "somesented. to the relationship. whatsuspiciousofthingswbichare "Specifically, a faculty member should not have an amorous or sexual going to solve problems that don't relatiornhip. consensual or otherwise, exist." According to the proposed with a student who is enrolled in his or code, Schack noted, if his wife were her onurse, or whose paformance is to register for a course that only he supervised or evaluated by that faculty !aught, "we must gel divorced or I member. Nor should a faculty mem- have to get fired because nothing ber be involved in any docisions that in here protects us from the case may mvard or penalize a student with where it's a prior existing relationwhom he or she has or has had an ship and there are·not a lot of alt<r· amorous or sexual relationship. even na!Ms to the parties being a teacher and ~ude~L ~ ~that is a hell of a senous liability. "'nce you have a rule like this, you also have a legal weapon. The university will have to have a bier· - - -L f - --~ to d--• "th <lKny 0 . pr~..K.CUur~ . ~ .Wl . (complaints) . .. lthink!IIIIVItesa lot of problems • he said. • . Lou Swartz, assoaate professor fI "d b th gh Boot' o aw,w e ou t sexplanatiOn !or w hy the code_IS ' ?eeded was speoous. ln my opm· IOn~wesh?uld le:'vethingsas~ey are, ~e wd, notmg th~~e was ~o pressmg need for expbat rules: Provost Thomas E. Headnck agreed with Schack that once a rule is in eff~. a procedure for enforcement will have to foUow. "Whether you pass this rule or not, I suspect we're going to have it (a procedure for enforcement) because I think if everybody un· derstands implicitly we believe thjs is the code by which we opcrate, and when people violate that code, whether it~s written down or whetherif'spartofourunwritten understanding of our responsibilities, we have to have something to deal with it," Headrick said. MitcheU Harwitz, associate pro· fessor of economics, told senators they can vote for the proposal because its subjunctive languageuse of the words "should " and .. if"'--does not make it a •hard rule. All it says is 'we ought to act in a certain way.' Since we all agree we ought to act in certain ways. and this is all couched in the sub· · · · it JUncbve and not the 1mperatave, seemstomewecanvo~forthis." Jack "~ -cham, r. f pro.essoro psy· chology supported the proposal • • calling it "exactly the right thing to do.• The proposed code "alerts our colleagues. that the situation in thel990sisdifferentfromthe'60s, '70s and '80s," he said. The proposed policy is "not a law or set of regulations," be added. "This is a sratementofprinciplc,wbatwebe-lieve in, what we would like the world to be," he said. "It's not something to use to police eadt other.• The proposal will be discussed at the senate's next meeting March 4. In other business: • The senate approved a resolution supporting a SUNY review onmmittee'sreportontheNewPaltz sex oonferena: that dcfrnded actions ofNewPaltzl'residentRogerBowen in allowing the conference to be held, despi~ its conttoversial topic. • A vote endorsing a resolution eorablishing procedures for review of major m)rganizatiops of academic units was disallowed because the senate had lost its quorum. An· other vote will be held on March 4. �lmary 1UI!I/1111.2!lk2U Software 'maps' the fight on crime .,B.UII __ News- Editor F ORdeada;polioeci.p.nmmts~ reli<d on poper pin maps as a way to visu- alize where crimes occur. The mapt~R~ 10hdptbe police ljlOt pollt!l1lS in crime, but they crude metbod. and """"=as on the maps bave 50 many pins in =. th<m that it becomes impossible to acwraldytradtpollt!l1lSofincidmls. Now, a tam of studmts and re- "The drawback of paper p in maps il that they are limik<l to crime," aid Pamela Beat, principal i.matiptor with the Center for Management D~opment-in the Scbool of Management, which has acted as facilitator on the project. "Our software system will allow you to overlay other data on maps as weu: she . explained, "such searchenbave~ a solution: a oomputerized pin map forthe Buffalo PoU<Z Department that oould eventually repla<Z paper pin mapo, putting a far more oophisticat<d crime analysis tool right into the hands of beat offi=s. The system, called BCAM, ( B11ffalo ComputerAssisted Mapping) was developed by studeots and researchers in the Department of Geography and the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, headquartered at UB, which has one of the nation's largest faculties with expertise in geographic information systems (GIS). A prototype of BCAM has been de livered to the Bu ffalo Police and census data that will help the potice determine some of the facto" behind the crimes. With this tool, they can begin to identify why aimes tend to occur in certain locations.• The system exploits the connection in what is termed the ..crime triangle" -the victim, offender and location, according to Hugh Calkins, associate professor of geography and co-principal investi ,Department. gator on the project. According to the department "The program allows you to officials, BCAM will allow officers clearly how these facto ... interto strategically target their crimeact," he said. fighting efforts. For aample, he explained, ge..Any time you· can autonlate, ography students and researchers ead of manually just putting a arc cond u cting a related, pilot p' on a map. you gain a.ccUracy," sai LL Duane Rizzo, public irifor- project specifically on prostitution in BuffaJo's historic Allentown ma ·on officer for the Buffalo Police Departmeoi. ·Wit& this ~tern; W. neighborhood. In that project, can zoom in on an~ right down they are trying to identify what to a particular blOck. It will nelp us . kinds of· lOcations are attracting track crime patterns, better allocate increased .proStitution 3.nd wliy. .. So far, we've found that prosmanpower and give us the supervisory tools .to ideotify wh.~ <;rim< titution tends to occur near vacant may be occurring or recurring." · houses, 24-hour stores, lit parking He added that the computerized lots and shelters," explained Shane maps are an excellent tool for Eisen, a senior in the Department demonstrating how the depart- of Geography and a stude nt rement is responding to concerns searcher. While in some cases those conabout crime in the community. The researchers added th at not ncctions are random, often they only do the computerized pin a.re not , Calldns explained, and, he maps show where incidents occur, added, o nce incidents start to octhey also can display other, perti- cur in an area, they tend to contin ue and sometimes increase. nent information. see The researchers developed BCAM by customizing for the Buffalo PoUce Dq>arunent a oommercially available, crime-mapping software package. called ArcView. "The hurdle to having police de- partrneots use this technology is that this is a generic software package and there is a very steep learning curve," said Calkins. "We went to the police department and asked them what they wanted out of it and we came back here and customized it so that they oould easily get out of it the information they wanL" Calkins pointed out that the Buffalo Police Department receives more than 300,000 calls over the 911 dispatch system per year; BCAM takes the raw data that oome in on those calls, which are categorized acoordingtodate, time, location and type of offense, aod maps them. The prototype software developed at VB is extremely user~friend1y; users simply click on items they want to see represented on the maps. Foraample,acaptainroightwant toseehowmanycallsaboutcarthefts came in from a particular district on the .Previous ~ight, between the: hours of midnight and 8 a.m. By selecting those parameters from on -screen menus, the captain is able to view instantly a color-coded map that clearly dis plays the location of those inci dents for that particular night. "Our program links the 911 system and the mapping system,.. said Calkins ... The result is a program that processes the 911 data overnight so captains and other police personnel can quickly see what 's hap~ned in a particuJar area." Greiner reorganizes office staff By SUE WUETCHEII News SefVic'es Associate Director RESIDENT William R. P Greiner has announced changes in hi s off~ce staff. Alan Carrel, vice dean for administ ration in the School of Law, has assumed th e role of deputy to the president. Ca rrel succeeds Molly Mc Keown, who has beeo named the new SUNY associate vi<Z chancellor for governmental relations. The pr'esident also announced in a memorandum the appoint ment of Eileen Cain , director of public relations at Canisius College, as assistant to the president, effective March 2. •Alan 's extensive experience ancNrnowledge of UB and our Western New York community are great assets to the univer- sity," G rei n er said in namin g Carrel. He said Carrel will serve as deputy to the president for the spring semester, during which time the process of selecting a permanent appointee will go forward . A 1967 graduate of the UB law school, Ca rrel joined the law school staff in 1978 as associate dean for external affairs. He previously had been a partner in the law firm of Rosen, Yasinow, Roberts, Rich and Ca rrel. Cain, director of public relations at Ca nisi us since 1992, will serve as director of communications for the office. She also will work with the Western New York legislative delegation. Cain succeeds Beverly Sanford, who left the president's office in September to become associate director of UB's Institute for Local Governance a nd Re gional Growth. A graduate of Buffalo State College with a degree in public comm unication, Cain will receive a master's degree in organizational co mmuni cation from Canisius this sprin g. Greiner annou nced that the sea rch for a new director of state relations has been put "on hold" pending a review of assignmen t of responsibilities within the office . Upon completion of that review pro cess, he added, " we will eit her reopen the search for a sta te relations person. or do more with what we have and handle governmental relations through reassignment of duties and pri orities within the president 's office." Rap ac tar Phi Beta Kappa nominations open; applications due March 1 1 Is tiM for application for election to Phi Beta Kappa, the national honorary society for undergraduate students in liberal-arts degree programs. Chief sources for nominations are departmental nominations. selfnominations and a computer printout from ~rds and RJ:gistration indicating students who meet the credit hour and·GPA thresholds. Nominations, accompanied by the rdevant student transcripts, should be sent by March I to: Jeannette Ludwig, acting president, Phi Beta Kappa; Ann: Mili Sidorski, Undergraduate CoUege, 220 Talbert Hall. Students must be enrolled in liberal-arts degree programs, B.A. or B.S. (normally not B.F.A. ) in arts and letters, natural sciences, social sciences or special and individualized majors. Typically, seniors are nominated, but a small number of juniors also are elected annually. Criteria include: • Grade-point average of3.75 or higher (with 85 hours completed ) • Grade-point average of 3.50 or higher (with I 00 hours completed ) • WeU-rounded hberal-arts program of study (minimum: UB's gen eral-education requirements have been completed) • Transfer students must have completed at least 32 hours at UB; the overall GPA (i.e., UB work, together with work done elsewhere ) must comply with the standards listed above. In addition to selecting new members, the Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa makes two monetary awards to distinguished stu dents. The Samuel Capen Prize is given for outstanding work in any genre; the .Hildegard Shinners Prize is given for the best student essay. Faculty arc urged to send a potential qualifying piece of work or its detailed description , aJong with a nominating letter, to jeannette Ludwig, Modern Languages and Literatures, 910 Clemens, North Campus, before April I. A self-addressed envelope must be provided for materials to be returned. Robert D. Yaro to lead ' second session on regionalism Robert D. Yaro, executive director of the Regional Plan Association, America's oldest and most distinguished independent metropolitan research and advocacy group, wiU offer perspectives on land use and planning at the second session of"Regionalism: From Agenda to Ac· tion ,'~ a series ofdiscussions on regional collaboration coordinated by the Institute for Local Governance and~onal Growth at UB. The session will be held from 5-8;30 p.m . .oo fel;>. 74).1) tpe, B_uf: · · · falo Hilton. The focus of the session-improved approaches to land use and plan ning, with emphasis on Erie and Niagara counties--emerged from the series' first session, in which participants had identified land use and planning as a top priority for the region. Following a diaJogue with Yaro on these issues, participants at the session wiJJ generate action steps in land use a nd planning for the Western New York region. The 1998 Clarkson Visiting Chai r in the UB School of Architec ture and Planning, Yaro aJso is a design critic in the Harvard Uni versity Graduate School of Design and an adjunct professor of urban planning at Columbia University. For more information about the co nference, call the institute at 829-3777. The deadline for reservations is tomorrOw. Collaborative learning is topic of SEAS-sponsored workshop Faculty from the School of Englneertng and Appli ed Sciences (SEAS) and from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathemati cs who teach engineering students are invited to attend a workshop on ..C reating a Collabo rative Learning Environment" from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday in the University Inn and Co nference Center. The workshop, sponsored by SEAS, is being co nducted as part of th e Visiting Scholars Program sponsored by the American Societ y for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the National Science Foundation. The UB workshops are being team-taught by Kathenne 1. Sanders, associate scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research, and John M . Mitchell and Patrick V. Farrell, both professors of mechanica l engineering at the University of Wisconsin -Madison. In the workshops, the visiting scholars will meet with faculty and develop new techniques for the classroom that participants will be encouraged to apply this semester, as their .. homework" assignment . At a return viSit to VB, scheduled for April 27, the visiting scholars wiU continue their discussions with faculty to evalu ate the success of the homework assignments. Regi stration is required for th e fTee workshop and space 1s lim ited. For more information. please contact Eileen Hassett at 645· 2771 ext. II 02 or hauettOac:su.buffalo .edu �41&.pa..._ ~rney from Kenya Professor braves peril in human-rights-quest .,_ ~ Reporter Sblll G U NS, illegal border crossings, detention centers and last-minute escapes from life- threatening situations: Ma.kau Mutua's journey from Kenya to Buflialo has all the dements of a Hollywood tbriller. But for Mutua, an associate professor in the School of Law and co-director of its Human Rights Center, the attempt to build something out of his journey, to apply its lessons, is just as compelling as the journey itself. MutuacametoBuflialoin 1996, but the ehain of events that led him here was set in motion 15 years ago, while be still a law wa5 student at the Uoivenity of Nairobi. Opposed to the singleparty state tbat controlled Kenya, .., do not thmk duot,.... ...... - . .....-ct far .....,_ otghb ..... the rule of ... wlt'-t l«11l''ng • ltlli.dard of llwtoig.• . he led a 1981 demonstration in favor oflegalizing opposition parties. According to Mutua, he and the other student leaders both expeeled and enoouraged a i>eaceful protesL During·the demonstration, police fired bullets over the heads of the crowd. Mutua, like many of his fellow protesters, bad never heard the sound of a gun. Some demon strators dispersed, while others broke into small groups, throwing rocks and overturning police ve. hides throughout the city. By evening, the government brought out the army to restore order. As symbolic leaders of the day's '"events, Mutua and a friend decided they had to go " under ground," hiding from the police and the army for several days. "II was difficult for us to get in- formation underground, so at one point we decided to come out," said Mutua. "'We put on threepiece suits and false mustaches and went to a pub that was open 24 hours a day. We had one drink, and listened to what people were talking about After we got our secO'n d drink, I felt something pressing against my temple. I turned around , and there was a man standing next to me with a gun wrapped in newspaper. He told me to get up and follow him. I had never seen a gun up close." The man, who worked for the police, put Mutua in the trunk of a car, taking him to an underground ceU in a detention center. For several days, government authorities questioned him about his role in the protest. "The general push; said Mu tua, "was that we were pawns of the Soviets. Quite frankl y, I did not even know where the Soviet embassy was, and I told him you don't need to prompt people to protest against unfair government poliey." Kenyan Jaw required suspects to be produced in open court within 24 hours, but Mutua was beld for several days. In an attempt to force his releue, he went on a hunger strike, refusing to eat for one week. Presumably to keep him from dying in their 'custody, the police put Mutua back in the trunk of a car and dropped him in front of his sister'• house. He was so weak his sister bad to carry him inside, where he ate and showered. "Shortly thereafter, we got word tbat they had only released me so I could eat," said Mutua. "That was when I decided to head for the border with Tanzania. I should say tbat, after I left the house, a few hours later, they came. I beat them by about two hours." Taking only the clothes be was wearing, Mutua crossed n.ear Kilimanjaro, beginning a second life-in Tanzania. With the help of former law profe""rs in Kenya and the UN high commissioner for refugees, he was able to enroll in the Univenity of Dar-es-Salaam . iir Tanzania. . · several years later,• Mutua . added, ."the. Kenyan.g~>vernment was going to swap political refu. gees with the Tanzanian government. Once again, I missed being captured by tbis much. That's when I decided to come to the States." Mutua attended Harvard Uni. v011ity, reeeiving his doctorate in · juridical science in 1987. After working for a year for White & Case, a prestigious New York law firm, Mutua returned to Harvard, working as associate director ofits Human Rights Program from 1991-96.1n 1996, he joined the UB Jaw faculty. "When l interviewed at Buflialo," said Mutua, "I knew that this was exactly the place I wanted to be. l was struck by the civility of the faculty, but also the deep concern for society and for the place of the law in social ehange. · "As a place to live, Buffalo is not an intense and aggressive place," he added. "And, as strange as tbis may sound, it really reminds me of Africa. Despite what you read about Africa and its problems, the people are intensely hospitable, and I find people in Buflialo laid back and welcoming in that same way." But u much u he might appre· ciate the specifics of Buffalo, ·Mutua's ideas and ambitions are international in scope. • The essence of my own program," he said, "is to make Buffalo a destination for people interested in international law and human rights. For that to happen, we've got to have a first-rate program, we've got to have a student body that's in tune with the program and we've got to create opportunities for our students to become part of the practice of interna tional law.• As national economies become international, Mutua contends, concern for human rights has to __ ...._ __ ,._ ..... _f/1._ __ -f/1·-..... - . . - ..... - . ~-- Makau Mutua, Judy Scales-'frent rerognized byblack Jaw students Sdoeol of Law faaoltr - - - Mabu Mutua and Judy Scales-Trebt have received awards from the repon.l National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) for their commitment to educating students of color. '!'he awards were preRDted Feb. 7 during a dinner highlighting the 30th annual regional COIM:Dtion of the orpnization, hosted by the UB chapte< and attended by some 350 law students &om tbe Northeast. NBI.SA, through its 210 college and university chapters, advances education, development and growth ofAfri. can-American law students. · Muti!Oo associate professor of ·law, received the Th~ Marshall Award recognizing his continued commitment to the education and training ofbw students of color at UB, as wdlas his expenenee ln' iDtUD&tional Jaw.' · • • · · Scales-Trent, professor of Jaw, received the Barbara Jordan Award for FaCulty En:ellence recognizing her commitment to educating law students of color and her teaching methOds and impact on the education of UB law students. Sciales-Trent authored "Notes of a White Black WonW.• and is continuing research comparing racial-purity laws in the U:S., · Nni 'G'ennany and South Africa. She earned a law degree &om Northwestern University and has served as an attorney for the Appellate Division, Equal Employment Oppoctunity Commission (EEOC) and special assistant to general counsel and cominlssioner of thillJl9C. cross those same borders. " I do not think tbat you can, in fact , secure respect for human rights and the rule of Jaw without securing a standard of living. People do not fight for freedom in the abstract. Democracy is not just about voting; it's about eating." But, be noted, tbis is not to say tbat human rights are only an=nomic issue. For Mutua, the international perspective meal}s not only understanding the common ground of our diverse economies, but understanding the common ground of our diverse cultural influences. • The human - rights project seeks to alleviate the tensions of difference: Mutua said. "It seeks to create a space under the state. a big tent, where all of us can live. And, since I left Kenya, l guess that's been my project, too. •we can talk about difference,"' he added, "and be comfortable with difference, as long as we don't have to ronfront iL When your son or daughter comes home and says they are marrying someone different, that's when we find out what you're really made o(" Contrary to popular assump· tions, Mutua believes practicing tolerance toward others actually brings one closer to ·one's own background and culture. Though he is married and has children in Buffalo, and though he has done human-rights work in Brazil, I•· pan and around the world, Mutua said be remains closely involved in Kenyan affairs. In the walce of"the wave of democratization• that followed the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Mutua had a ehance to visit his home country. "I r=ernber the press being Very vibrant," be said, "and political partieS we~ sprouting everywhere. This is what we had fought for !Oyearsearlier, and so it was a great pleasure for me just to see that happening." In the seven years since Mutua went hadc, Kenya has had two elections, both won by the ruling party. "I would not caU Kenya a democratic state," be said. :'But I would say important steps are beingtakn." While Mutua hopes to see greater changes in Kenya, he said his experiences there have taught him to be thankful for small things. 60 1 am very grateful that T"ve done the things I've done in my life," be said. "In those years when I was in Kenya and just before I left Tanzania, I think my life could have been ended. So I take every day as a blessing.• �Art sh•pes our •ttltudes •bwlt love, professor gys Want to know more about love? Look to great authors .,. I'A~ DONOVAN News Services Editor I F your love life stinks, it mlght be time for despente ~READING! Andrew &witt,associak professor in the Depart- ment of Comparative Literature, insisu that, yes, the bewitched, bothered and besotted can look to great literary works for sOothing assistance and tnsh ideas. "No one finds it strange that medical apertscan help withserual problems, but who are the 'aperu' when it comes to emotions?"' he asks, "Writmand artists. of course!" Hewitt has <IJ>Iored some of the ways in which writm each us how to lave. Jane Austen, the Marquis de Sade,Shampeare. Hardy. Lawrence and Genet are just a few of the uolikdy bedfellows who klch us how to gambol with elegance and ingenuity through the forest of woo. "Writm each us not only how to <IJ>res5 ernotioDs,"be says, "hut also imagine newfurms of relationships. Tha(s rbr erotic literature is often · g to the powers that be." 't,t says many !u.ve. forgot - . teo at making love has, through out · tory, been considered an art .form · itself. "When we talk of 'making ove;• he says, "we often forget tha love truly is something that <loe indeed have to be 'made' ed, tha~ is, from the chaos of emotions and urged into something meaningful. Such 'malcing' is also the writer's craft." He points out that from the Greek and Roman eras through the 1700s, pecple seemed to have accept<d that lh< "making" of kM is a ritual with rules and procedures-e social art fonn that some master better than other>. Hewitt reminds us that it is no aa:ident that the libertines ofthe 18th century Wire aU great writers, as well as great kMrs. "'f coune, in a supposedly more liberakd age. we're trained to think of lave as something spontaneous and irrational, but that idea is just a convention l.iU any other;" Hewitt says, "We 1ft s1i11 surrouoded today by any number of iDllumces that subtly tdl us who to lave and which emotions to express.. - . g the 11ft of love The ancient art of l<m>-the an amatoriD--has taken refuge in cootemporary sa manual$, according to Hewitt. and he <IJ>ress<s hope we will be able to revive the tradition of an amatoria in order to uodentaod bow it is that art not only reflects, but actually shapes. the way we make love. "We often complain of the demise of gallantry in our society;" &witt notes. •well, gallantry involves learning and practicing certain codes ofbehavior until they become second nature. Literature is the ap- prenticeship we serve in embracing these codes. We can learn a great deal &om those who focus on the <lj><rieoce offeelingand oonveyiog love, affectioQ,yassio~ ";ad endearment" Although we knd to think of our own romantic encounters as the 111051 personal ofour lifeaperiences. Hewitt says that"just one look at the bookshelfwill prove that what is personal to us is big business to some.ooe else. Boqks on the subject of love have been so. influential that even within the ~t novels them.sejves. we find ~u.ihocs ljke Austen writing tongue-in-check about the way literature kacbes us how to love. "How many young IOY<n romanticize themselves and their predicaments as latter-day Romeos and Juliets1" he asks. "And for those who never.....! a word ofSbakespOare.his sentiments, at least, are carried ovet in 6lms l.iU "West Side Story" or even in the recentM1V-paced production of" Romeo and Juliet." Did Shakespeare tap into a fundamental human experience or is it we wbOQpintoS~peareromake our everyday emotions a little more dramatic than they really are!" There always have been skq>tics, be says, who have claimed that love does not exist =:ept as a behavioral trait that is clearly defined by the culture. A 17th-century French philosopher argued that most people would nevertiill in kM if they hadn't heard the word Aaxxding to literary evidence, wbat we caU "lave" has been, at best, a mixed blessing. he points but, and. at wor>t, a 6ction wt!~produced tomaloeoeoseofwbat would otherwise pass as a serious emoliooal,and """'physical,sidcness! Whakver we call "love;" it's been causing trouble, along with glee, for years. Our cultural ankcedents, the ancient Greeks, provide early evidence ofhow a culture can sanction the "handling" of <r9tic obsessions. far &om being rational in the passion department, Greek lovers burned dead dogs and lizards on Athens' rooftops while grinding out grueso~~Je "binding spells~ that they hoped would bring their inknded Ioven to heel fOrthwith and forever. Hewitt says that the lierature of romantic love and its hot-blooded sister,serual passion, have long been accused of producing the best and the worn in aU of us. As a mult, literary experts on love Often have been at the cent<r of public scandal. Goethe produced an uproar in 18thcentury Europe when he was held responsible for a rash of copycat suicides after his best -selling novel culminated in the suicide of its romantic hem, the "young Werther." Black History Month: an Online Celebration G In 1976, a month-' - celebration was inaugurated to bear witness to the progress. richness and diversity of African-American achievement. There are numerous resources on the Internet com memorating these accomplishments. most notabl y. The EneydopMCIIa arttannlca Ciulde to alack History (http:/ I biKiohlstory.eb.com/). This site is a rich resource with a comprehensive timeline of historical events and prontinent people from 1516 to the present. Since iu critically acclaimed premiere in February 1997, it has been revised and redesigned, with added features, including new and updated articles and improved navigation. The Trmeline section traces the yearly historical events and contributions of African Americans in politics, business., literature, mwic. religion, entertainment, sports and education. Examining five centuries of Black heritage through five distinct time periods, Eras in Black History taUs you &om the slave revolts of early America through the successes of the civil-rights movements. Each era is divided by topid profession, with biographies and photographs of notable people and descriptions and documents of historic events. Additionally, you can browse through the expanded Articles A to Z page, which is divided into two alphabetical sections (" Biographies" and "Events & Institutions") and contains links to more than 600 informative articles. The flley~la -annka Ciulcle to - k HIJtCH)' is illustrakd with· hundreds of photogiapbs and other image$, as well as historical film clips in the Quicklime format. See Billie Holiday performing "Foollns Mysolf" &om 1957 or hear 9r. Martin Luther King, Jr. d~liver his " I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington in L963. Audio recordings in the .au and .wav formats are filled with voices of African-American people in all areas of American life. The Study Guide for Students, which is organized around six classroom activities, will introduce yo u to the people behind these voices and the events ~at have .affected their lives. The guide indudes teacher recommendations. technical tips and scholastic bibliographies. The stlldents' activities are interactive, inviting them to locate, evaluate and compare sources of information on the lntern eL The Related Internet Links and Bibliography sections provide additionaJ soura material and areas for co ntinued study. Another source for African-American history and culture is The African-American Mosaic (http:/ /lcweb.loc.gov/uhlbiU/ afrlcan/lntn>.html ). This Library of Congress resource offers, in exhibition format, an illustrated sample of the library's holdings in scure,' both tales of obsession and four areas: colonization, abolition, migration and the Works Progress Administration. In 1998, the library plans to mount a major ahibi tion and cuJtural program examining the impact of African -Ameri can history and tradition. The Amistad Rese•Kh Center is the largest independent African American archives, library and museum in the United States dedi cated to preserving African -American ethnic history and culture. The center has emerged as the first institution created to docuinent the erotically charged passion." Hewitt civil rights movement and this site {http:/ / www.an:.tulane.edu/) says. Jane Austen's cynical wit raised a few eyebrows in her day, as well as our own. features an extensive range of resea rch materials, providing details Scandals plagued Hardy "' Hardy gave up writing novel s altogether after scandals attending the publication of 'Tess of the D'Urhervilles' and 'Jude the Ob- "'Lady Chatterley's Lover,' Lawrence's tale of class under sexuaJ pressure, predated by 40 yean the serual frankness that radicalized the way we talk about love and sexuality." he says. "Radicalized i~ it hap- in Gopher format to the Manuscripts Collection (over I0 million docu ments ), African-American Art {400 paintings,drawin!j' and sculptures). Aji-iam Art ( I00 pieces), Media {oral history interviews, as well as video and audio programs for researchecs' use), Historical Exhibits (25 travel. ing exhibits) and a Library Collecrion (over 25,000 volumes). For assistance in amnecting to the World Wide Web, contaa the ASCJT Help Desk ot 645-3542. -Sue Neumeister •nd Lori Wldz.ln.skl. Univenity Ubranes pens. in ' ways I think Lawrence wouldn't have liked at aU!" Works by the Marquis de Sade, BrieD the lover-sexual-abuser-de baucher from wh o m .. sadism .. takes its name. are still banned by Aetna U.S. Healthcare legal chief the French courts and still read by to speak at management school aficionados around the world. Roman love rears its head in ~­ o.Md F. Simon. chief legal officer for Al:tna U.S. Healthcare. the nation's leading health-benefits organization, will address students &om the joint lections &om Ovid's sensual masterpiece, "Ars Amatoria" ("The Art of Love"), a book Hewitt says "could probably teach Dr. Ruth a thing or two." lts publication certainly helped get Ovid exiled by Caesar Augustus and set the stage for the development of the courtly love tradition that ca me to full bloom in th e Middle Ages. JD!MBA program in the School of Management and School of Law. Simon, a 1974 honors graduate of the management school and a 19n honors graduate-of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, will discuss career issues and opportunities for students with bwiness and law backgrounds. His presentation, to be held at 5 p.m. Feb. 24 in Room 312 in Jacobs Management Center on the North Campus. will be part of the management school's aJumni speaker series. Simon is author of the Computer Law Handbook. published by the American Law Institute-American Bar Association. �&IRepa..._ HSL develops Web site on health and disease 0 .T HE . , MDICIA - AN -~Health Sciences Library bas developed the '1\Utem NewYodt Haith Resources Web site to serve as a single SOUI'Ce for cunmt and historic information on health and disease in Wemrn New York. It is the first such community health resource information site in the country, and is expected to serve as a model for similar projects in communities through out the Uniied States. The site can be reached at h tt p :/ /wl ng ~. buff•lo . e d u/ wny/"--th/wnyh.ht m l The project was conceived by Sharon Gray, head of reference and education services in the Health Sciences L!brary; Robert O'Shea, emeritus associate professor in the D<partment of Social and Prevent:M Medicine, and john Loonsk,formerdim:tor of the Oflicr of Medical Computing in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. UB health-science librarians identified, coUected and computerized pertinent health information, and Heallh Science Library staff maintain the site. All material available through the Web site can be accessed by the general public. "II will be.of particular use." Gray said, "to medical practitioners, administrators, researchers, pol.icymah:rsandstudents."Sheaddedthat the Health Sciences Library a>ntinues to collect data and update the site. .. , estimate that we have about 90 percent o( the known available citiations.online already," Gray. said, "and within a very shon time, we will have, in this one place, a com- prehensive compendium of ail ___...,.., __ available studies related to the health care of the local population, including research produced privately, unpublished studies, agency reports and other materials." O'Shea agreed that the new site Will be an enormous boon to researchers, in particular, because it includes a broad range of reports, documents and databases previously scattered among many agcn- cies, libraries and individuals. "In addition to that, there: are doctors ben: who stiU conduct research out of their offices-Buffalo may be unusual in that regard--a:nd they have a considerable amount of information to contribute to this database. ~ We're also now in a better po~ sition to cetrieve and use clost' material that can serve as a baseline for further studies,• O'Shea said. "For example, the Buffalo Health Study done here 30 years ago was literally forgotten until our department· chair turned up a reference to it in some old office files. "This kind of study is very important to epidemiologists, who are interested in long-range trends and comparative analyses," he noted. "These 'particular data are essential to any longitudinal study of changing rates of heart disease in this region. few people would know about them. Some of the little-known research are in monognpb form, and then: is dissertation and thesis research available as wdl "This material has been generally difficult to get ahold of," O'Shea said. "That is, if you knew that it existed in the first place.• .q,.,rts The Web site lndudes the~: • The Western NeWYork Health Database. more than 900 n:fm:Da:s to reports, theses,artides, statistical oompilationo and other materials related to the health of theo<>Dto- ' lation of the eight counties of Western New York: Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming. • Erie County Monthly Epidemiology Reports and the Wyoming County Department of Health 1996 Annual Report • The Web lite .._ be of .,.mcuw.- to ......... pno<tltloooen, ........._ ton, res...rchen, polky- 11181ten--.· SHARON GRAY "After huntiDg and bunting,'the health study turned up in someone's garage in California," O'Shea reported. "This little anecdote indica.tes how very easy it is to-Jose this stuff and onCe it's gone. it can'ibe replicated. No compari~ispossibl< O'Shea said that for users, the Web site offers ,a ~y of reviewing data that is much inore economical in terms of time and money than Previous methods. He pdinted out that some material available will surprise users. "The Web site will offer access to ' fugitive' reports and studies that originOuy had small circulation, were unpublished or had only an in -house circulation," he said. "Very Full-~ reports of the Haith Sys- tems Agency of Western New York • Descriptions of archival collections in Western New York that contain current and historical information about the health oflocal populations. Some examples of citations included in the database are: "The Lower West Side Health Needs Survey Report" produced by iheuli Center for Research in Primary Care; 1994;"Patterns of Mortality and Cancer lncidena: Among theS<necaNationoflndians, 195584," the 1988 doctoral dlssertation of M.C. Mahoney; "Survey of Al cohol; Toba·c co ·and Drug· Use Among Ninth Grade Students, 1996, Erie Coun~ pr"!lua:d by the Department of Cancer Control and Epidemiology, RosweU Park Cancer Institute, 1997; Bujfa}Q Phy- u""" sician and Biomedical Scientist, 1969-present, the magazine of the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and "Proud Vision: The History of the Buffalo General Hospital" by Evelyo Hawes (New York, CroweU,l%4). The library is constantly developing new sources of medical in- formation, ~ to be available soon-Among thote under development are: • A directory database of healthcan: institutions, agencies and organizations in the eight Western New York counties. Hypertext linb will connect the database to those: institutions and agencies that have Web sites. • FuU texts of unpublished medical-history~ related to the health of the local population • Information on data -related to the bealtb of the Western New York population. Full data - will be linked to the Web site when possible. •This raw data, including researchers' archival data, can serve as a baseline for comparisons," Grai said, emphasizi.Qg that the project is not limited to the UB medical school or hbraries. "Should other medical-school and health-sciences bbrari<s (such as those at local research hospitals) undertake similar projects, we would want them linked to the UB Web site to produce an unparalleled local network of health-related information that would greatly facilitate research and healtl)-can: offerings nationwide." The Web site project wis funded by grants from the UB Departmerit ·of Social and Preventive Medicine, the UB Primary Care Resource Center and the Regional Bibliographic Database Program of the Western New York Library 1\clo\J(Cd Coln:iciL . Assisting in the project at UB were Karen Buchinger,. Celeste Neyerlin and Mary E. Petty. Other participants include James Gerland, associate director of the UB Department of Computing and Information Technology; Wentsing Liu, director of the A.H. Aaron U, brary in Buffalo General Hospital; Marty Mutka, director of the Library Consortium of Health Institutions in Buffalo, and Suzanne Wolson of the Buffalo and Erie <;:ounty Public Library. 7. SF Club. .."',.., ...... mo.-.bagln., ...... Cocll- tolls ... Dlnw ot 7:l0p.m. ............. by dlnclnll•' 'lilt_.............. p.m. Political Theorist langdon Winner to present "Introducing the Automatic Professor Machine"' e For se\:ot:r•l ye• n , the academic community at UB, as elsewhere, has debated why, how and by whom computer technologies are selected and applied across campus. When it comes to these questions, the influence of end-users-faculty, some professiOnal staff and students-<>ften pales beside the power and authority of systems operators and the administration that oversees them. Political theorist Langdon Winner, professor of political science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and author of several studies in contemporary social thought, challenges the assumptions that .tech nology is necessarily "good," more is "~tter" and that the curriculum must be computerized as quicldy as possible. Stressing that computers are no more than a new tool in service to political ends, he points to ways in which out-of-control technol ogy dashes with assumptions about the learning experience, ownership of inteUectual properties, choice of teaching methodologies and tenure as a defense of intellectual freedom. Winner wilJ explore thes! issues in a performance titled .. Intro ducing the Automatic Professor Machine," a parody of technology in education, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday in the Student Union Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. The performance will be foUowed by a panel discussion moderated by Hank Bromley, assistant professor, Department of Educational Lead- • =hip and Policy, Graduate School of Education, and associate dim:tor of the GSE Center for Educational Resources and Technology. Panelisl! will be Vold<:mar Innus,senior associatnicepresidentfnr uni- vmitysc:rviczs;Deborah\'hlters,associateproftssor,DqiorunentofComputerScience;LoganScott,instructionalsupportspecialist.WalkwayTecb- nology Node, and Henry Steck, SUNY Distinguished Service Prot.ssor, D<partmentofPolitic;aiS6ence,CortlandStateCollegeandsmtewidevia: president for academics for United Univmity Prokssions (UUP). Wmner is the author of"Autonomous Techoology" and "The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology." He is the editor of"Democracy in a Technological Age," past president of the Society for Philosophy and Techoology and a former contributing editor at RDUing Stone. He has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California-Santa Cruz, The New School for Social Research and the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. His homepage, along with that of Langston Jl Winter, Winner's longlost evil twin, can be reached at www.rpl.edu/ -win nerI The symposium will inaugurate a spring series on issues of technology and education sponsored by the vice provost for faculty develop!Dent in collaboration with the Center for Educational Re· sources and Technologies. �Special-interest housing may help retain students ., a.!~ VIDAL RepoM Editor . NIVERSITY Residence Halls is offering a housing option that group< rtudents with common interests on the same dormitory floor. While meeting the needs of students. it also brings some of them back to campus housing, may improve retention of some at risk ofleaving school and involves faculty and staff more in dormitory life. The Special-Interest Housing program is "an excellent way for students who Share a common interest to Live together," said U Elizabeth Lidano, assistant director and advisor to the program. Begun in Fall 1996byagroup of NatiVe-Ameri~n students, the program this year bas seven special-inter""! groups on floors · in lillicon Complex and Governors Residence Halls on the North Campus and Macdonald Hall on the South Campus. In dd ition to Native-American, e interests include architecture, engineering, gay/lesbian! bisexual, Latino, pre-profes. onal and lechni~al-related fie L ing on a special-interest flqor ~allq_ws ll!QI" pers.on.al cievelo ment; said Christopher Connolly, a junior and a member of the pno-professional group. "By pu~ all~ tqg~er. you goin a deeper perspective." ..You don't Live on a floor, you live with family." Connolly said. "We have 6oor accountability." said Lynette Printup. a junior who lives on the Native Amer ican floor in Red Jacket Quadrangle. Students who live on the floor also have a strong support net work. a factor that is especially c----1 important for groups who traditionally have a high attrition rate. "HiJtorically, retention of Native-American students is very low: aid Danie.Ue Terrance. a graduate who last year lived on the Native-American floor and now is interning with Lidano and living on the Latino Boor. Native-American culture, she added, iJ " important both in school and in life. Some students lose the sense of community and support they're used to." ''We hope the ............ portant to the Special-Interest Housing program. which rtquir"" eadJ group to have a faculty or staff advisor. Peter Nick.uson, prof..sor of pathology and chair ofthe Fac· ulty &nate, iJ advisor to the preprofwional group. He speaks highly of the studen ts in the group, and of the program that brought them together. The program allows students "'to conn«t better with the uni- wrailer----·cladllt----.Jr.encl l'labmln in 1b< 177-pound dirision apinot bolh s- IWIIIIIlllladaad. ~as~et~all versity and with themselves,• Nit:Urson said. Equally importan t, the program giv"" faculty and admin - MEH' S UB 104, U rlivenity of Rochester 75 The men.-..:! tho uw.n;q.d l\ochester.I04-75,on fthllnAI..nn Atw-a.Thee..ts_.. led by.....,..Mb-who > « • - - -+I istraton an opPo~unity to interact with students in a more It mil)' help students to stay In school longer lind tognduate." WZA8E1li UDANO his""""-- and Dod - . . .pc*1a . , p-abbed....., ..t.:.nlo. natural setting. Students in the program host ttgU1ar dinners and invite mem bers of the university ·commu nity to dine with them, providing a means for faculty and ad - d 10 ~ Aold pis. WOMEN 'S 1M SS, OIIAI. ROIIUTS 71 The women loiiD 7-lln ""'"""'"""'on 1'1ondorr0ptftwi<l1 alossatOnl 1\obens. 71 -55. The &ts had two pbj<en scxn I n - (&\ns,wi<l1 utoya ~ -.""' W"f- 19 and Carissa Gonb.- C>On<>t>udrc 18. ~allop-abbed a~ llret.o...ds. ministrators to get student in- - encounoge students to 11ft In the -.~onger. _...,...._de- 100bld-IIIU:,7.7•tl•• die- WiridaaJ • rbc ..... re.tcd the Onolaad Sllllr VikiDp, ~ oaM. 7. IIIIIIDey Wrestlin~ put on an informal basis. Students also have provided input to the Faculty &nate and Fac· ulty Senate Executive Commit· tee, Nit:Urson said. " I~s unusual to see that level of interest in connecting to the university and doing service," he said. UB 2 9, Seton H all 7 UB 10, Bucknell 15 The wresdirc tBam ._East CoastWrosdrcAssodallon (ECW") foes Setoo Hal and lludcnojJ on fth7 1n!.k.mniAtw-a.The &ts .W..ted tho Setoo Hal Pinttes,l9-7,and tho lludcnojJ Bison.W.I5. Da.AJie wlmon fo.UBinduded ;n>r Brian Schaal (11 8).SCJ>homono )aoob Ponlow ( I:H). r...tman Jos11 X.... ( 177) and ......,. )om Sc=man (ISO). Students who live on-special- lennis Printup and Terrance lived in interest floors are enthusiastic apartments off-campus before about the program, according to moving onto spedal -i nter~ st Lidano. "Most groups have expressed an floors . Moving back to campus took a lot of adjusting, they interest to return or to expand." she said. And new groups have exagree, qut was worthwhile. "For me and a lot of us. I'm aJ. pressed an interest in joining the ways representing Native program. University Residence Halls is i><!!Ples," sa\d ~tup. But on her . accepting applications from floor, she added, she can reJa.x. · vo u don't have to explain. groups who wi$h to_hecome part You can he yo'urself and know of the Special-interest Ho using program. Applications are availyou'~ QO! gomg \O ~ misun· ab le in Unive rsit.y Res idence dersiood." noted Terrance. A sense of community, Lidano Halls area offices. Students insaid, may makt: a difference for terested in participating must students at risk ofleaving school. provide a list of names of those "We hope the program will who wish to he part of a group. encourage students to live in the Each group also must ask a fac· halls longer." she said. " It may ulty or staff member to serve as help students to stay in school adv isor. For more information, contact T~rrance at 645-5244 or elonger and to gradoate." The involvement of facu lty mail Lidano at lldano• •csu. and professional staff also is im· buffMCI.edu The men's umis team opened its Sptq 1998 season at kNc:r. this put -compedrc In tho ComeiT<mis lmDdonaLToniXlpcams ln>m tho East ex>mpeted In ""'""-<-ay ........The &tsllnt dof d""' ............... -wins from jordan l.e¥ia. Rid< """""""' and [).,;d - - ~wimmin~ WOMIN'S UB I 86, Cleveland S tate 80 The........,i.......,..and~"""'~a...landSG.._I~on ftb.71n -AbrnAiwna·Namorium.Sopl-anore. ~>«two d""' - dmes.wtmrc""' 100 badaud<o and""' lOOindMO.al ~ MIN' S UB 144, C leveland S tate 9 7 The men deleated a...land 5Gte.l +l-97.on fth71n UBNaaiDriLm.They finished fim In""" .....,..,wn~~ six limes. ln~oor lrac~ an~ ~iel~ swirnmen""""'-.,.,. The men's and women's trade. :and fiekt t.elmS fiMhed fnt at dle Cbss of '32 ,_on Ftb. 7.wid>themon ""'"'-ca<x>ald 121 polnaandthe""""'" ~" 1835. ~ dthomealnduded K.tie 5co<n ~ ~ In ""' pole ........ and Komw HaHm>fim-j>bce finish In ""' loog ro· ;..mp.""""'. U8-Andrew Punul. .-econ1 Assistant Spotts Information Director Enrollment of communicating with students. G reiner told se nat ors that Goodman's aggregate data must be put into several contexts: • UB, he said, has seen an increase of almost 20 percent in applica· tions in Western New York over the past five years, with a "good" yield. However, Western New York students make up a relatively small part-about 20 percent-<>f th e total enroUment. There has been a consistent, slow decline in th e number of application s, coupled with low yield, from down state. "We suffer from one disadvantage: location, location, location," Greiner said, noting that UB is located almost as far away from the population center of the state as one can get. Many of the students UB would like to anraa live downstate and .. we have not yet found a way to effectively penetrate that market." UB also is hindered by the cen tralized SUNY application process, he said, noting that one of the first and most effective contacts an in stitution can make wi th a student is the application. The SUNY application, Greiner said, "homogenius UB and takes away from us our advantage, which is the breadth and uniqueness of our programs." • UB is moving to recruit more undergraduat es from o ut -of·state and interna~ionally. • In crease in cost.ln the past, UB was the onl y SUNY center located in a major met ropolitan area that had a substantial part-time enroll ment . With increases in tuition in recent years and intense local com· petition, .. we've seen the bottom drop out " of part -time student enrollment, G reiner said. • Some sc hools are having few problems with enrollment, while othe rs, such as engineering and educa tion, are experiencing seri ous declines. But th e latter are aware of the problem and arc \vorki ng hard to correct it, he said. calling enrollment declines such as those experienced by engineering a "cyclical phenomenon ." Jobs ~~~~y;4~~~ 1 P·7121. SeNor Counselor fOI" EOP (Sl-4)-Center fOI" Academic ~t Services and EOP. Posttng II'P..S008. Vke President fOI" Student Affairs (MPl)-Student Affatrs, Posting Com petitive Clauffied Ctvll Service I P-8010. Associate Director for User Flkulty ~=~~te::~~4. !ems, financial issues, lack of study skills or lack of social skills. that may contribute to poor academic performance. "11l.at we can use for aggressive in terve ntion ,.. Goodman said. He added that UB is "being much more modem.. in its use of technology to communicate with students. pointing to. SOAR--Student Online Accw to Records-a World Wide Web-based, way students can get their gmd"" and schedules, and Webmail, another on-line method 4 Events calendar Contlnuod-- a I R·98013. Reseatdl TKhn kl.ln 11-111· Auodote/ Full ProfeSSO< and ChoirRadiation Oncology. P<nting lf-8003. Asslstlnt/Asssodate Professor-Modem ~~ and Utenture, Posting ·- Technldon II 0< 111-(pott time), Biological Science, llioch<mical ~"""S':rAs:::u=~;."~ 1 Pooling tR-98008. R.....O. 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Flnandal Aid Systems Spedallst (Sl· l )-Student Finane~ and Aec.on:b·lnformation Technology, Posting liP~0 1 7 . ~i~ftlve/labor Ct.utfled :u,:~~~r-;:1= ~~~j~·J:)~ Un~ Fac:ilite, Une 11 to be Cleaner ( SG-5). part time) detenni~ . Line 143061 To obtatnrnDfP~O'l()'lfOb!olrsltd~ (Dtl(Od~.5Mw:n ' lcu: r~~trn by~ 64S·J84J and foA:Mwlg IIY "''a pronpt.mttuct.om To obfa.n lf'llotmot10n Of'l -job>, '"""'"""""""" Pmgmm> Pmonnr(. 416 Ctdh �' Thunday 12 ....,..c......, Ph)'sical"-ln Hlgh : ~'"%t~~to · Boston College. 205 Natur:ol · =·~"'North · ASOT-...op - =-~=~ +7 I. · Monday 'I & p.m. Rogistrotlon and $10 =~- ~5-'mo. - __..,~ Thebpreulon ond . ASOT-.....,. CommUnlaotJon of AuthoNI . Intention. Prof. Jtff Mitscherling. Guelph. 280 Parte. · Port i.'lO'a.m.-1 p.m. . North Campus. ~ p.m . - :=n~=~ : ~.,....,_ Some Comments on C..uln MMitxlnequoltles ond ~-Some SIMlstlaol Applk:otlons. Prof. . Registrotlon ond s10 deposk : ~M'f3~o~tnfotmatlon, ·: ASOT-.....,. . HTML--Mote .. Design ond - Up.m.Issues, ~ondS10 --.-- : ~~~~~: : :~-~~- : ~.--·· L•-.. . Gerlmlc Nursing- . eon-... of Ure (Mod 3); . 30 IOmboll. South Campus. . ~~~fi';'·.!-~~ intormotlon, con 645-6666. : ~i<;s- ~by School . · : ~ a11 Dr. Ma Rnnld>GNSH, at829-3~1 . : Friday ·13 ... . - . , . . . , . ._Aiurmi Am1a. North Campus. 7 p.m. . S10, S8, S7. For mo<e . .., 1;#· TUN4My : ~In . 08 Kltlj.Clemens Alen - Hill.· . North Campus. . 12:30 p.m. For"""" Information, cal645-3810 . . ASOT--. - -~11- · -c-.dsond . -Unlx()penlk1g . 5yotlm. North Campus. 1:30. 3:30 p.m.lloglllrolion ond S10 . clepoiit""''"iiC-fot"""" The.__.,._,_ ·= a-.lm}'~ Ruorous Methods fo< ond SeponotJon of listings f o r - taldng . piKe I"'....._, or for off~-­ UB _...s .-e potndpol llfiOIUO'S- Listings - C-IV Slee/lleethoven String - =~~~~String s p.m. S10QOne<OI, ssuF - no IMer tlwn noon on then..-scs.y ~ ---. , . - . . Lllllngs ... - cepted only 1-.gh our •• http://-.bufflllo. Dennis~~~- r;;,ot.. · Pituburgh. 121 Cooke. North Campus._. p .m. community, l5 seniors, ~ . studeniS. Sponsof<d by the :=~~~i9~t.:• ·-.--......... .........;....,---. vistourWebstteat: All - . . 2 Diefendorf. South . campus. 8:3().11 p.m . . ~~~-raduate . ..../reporur/ cgl/lnplt Saturday ·1 4 AdWtlcs ~~=~Alumni Campus. 9 •.m. - ~- - ~ - H e r b s , Food ond - - 3 0 -. South - ~~~"d~ For """" lniOnnotlon. cal Dr. ~-Finndr,~lt829- . iniOOnolioli. cal645-3540. . ....,....~ :-...._....one! --of~­ : canductMty. Prof. jules . Uwbotte, McMaster Univ. . 205 Naturol 5de<n Complex. North Campus. 3:~5 p.m. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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UB's all-male a cappella group entertained with slapstick, song and video. Vice president for health affairs named Michael Bernardino ofEmory University to ovm:ee UB'sfive hmlth-sciences schools 8y AIR1IUR PACOE News Servkes Oirect.of ICHAEL E. Bernardino·bu been named vice pre~iident for health affairs at UB. President William R. Greiner an nounced today. lkmardino, who holds an M.D. and an MBA degree. M has served since 1995 as director of managed care with the Emory University System of Health Care. Inc. , in Atlanta and is a professOr of radiology in the Emory University School of Medicine. He will become the chief officer overseeing the clinical and col laborative activities of UB's five health -sciences schools-medi cine and biom«iica.l sciences, den · tal medicine, health related profes· sions, nursing and pharmacy~n April 1. He also will oversee the university's relations with its affilj . ated teaching hospitals and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. In addition, be will urv~ as leader for the health-science deans in plan ning and executing joint and cooperative programs of teaching and research , and be a key member o f the president's cabinet. John R. Wright will continue as inte rim dean of the VB medical school , a position he assumed in lanuary 1997 following the resignation of John P. Naughton. Greiner described Bern.rdino's appointment as ..an historic win forUB." He added: " His leadership exp<· riencc and his vision for the place of medical education in the rapidly changing health-care field will help bring focus and strength to the health scie nces. Western New York is very fonunate to have so meone of his caliber ~come a part of our comm unity ; his joining us be - speaks the strength and potential not only of health sciences at VB. but also the exce ll ence of th e region 's health care community." Provost Th o mas E. Headrick, who headed the sea rch commll tee that recom mended Bernardioo, said he .. blends an understanding and co mmitment to academic medi cine with health-care business ex perience. He will be a finn leader with a dear senst of direction for the healt h sciences. His leadership and decision -making styles emphasize listening a nd learning from his facuJty members. and the health and medical community. and bringing people together for sha red goals and common ben efits." Headrick noted that a m on~ Bernardino's charges will be develop mg a 6VC'-ytar academic and finan aaJ plan for the medical school and more generally guiding the planmng for the health sciences at UB. As director of m a naged care with the Emory University System of Health Care . Inc!, Bernardino ove rsees sa les, markeung , con tra c ting , medical management and communuy relau o ns for a health -ca re system with net rev cnues of more than S I billion. One of the projects that he has overseen 1s the co nso lidation of multtple syste_m laboratories tot o a smgle c-.-.....-,.,.. Crime drop credited to community policing By SUE WU£TCH£R News Servk~ Associate Director FI CIALS a rc crediting community policing for an overall drop in crime on the North and Sou th campuses in I997. Campus crime statisti cs for the year, released last week by Denn is Black, interim vice president for student affairs, show that the tn cidence of campus crim e dropped from 1996 levels in aU major cat ego ries but larceny, which increased in both the grand and petit ca tegori es. and arson , which rf' mained th e same at one case. Some categories, including bur glary, assault and criminal mischief. showed a decline over two yea rs. In fact , thr chances of being a victim of crime at UB is signifi . cantly less- I in 49-than in the surro unding jurisdictions of the O City of Buffalo- I in I!l-and the Town of Amherst - I tn 34. ac co rding to rati os based on the 1996 FBI Un iform Crim e Repo rt and compiled by Public Safety "We have a verv safe ca mpu ~ . and the communit y helps make 11 sa fe ," says John <.;rela. d1r~ctor of publtc safety. Black a~ree s . " I'm please-d to see the (down ward) trend m the numht.: r~. hut the im portant part IS not how ~·(' look on paper. but how pt."Ople fet"l .'' Black says. " I hope evcrytxldy hcb J ~n~ of M"C Urtty, that UB IS a piau· where they ca n co ncentrate on ~ t udymg. l ca rning and workmg ." UB also fares well when compared to 11s peers m the AAU, and wnh tht· SUNY centers at Albany and Stony Brook. Grela says. with UB ranking .. weU below the average" in the eight major categories of crime for 1996. Moreover, customer satisfaction with Public Safety is high. according to a 19% survey of those who filed w mplamt s with the departmt:nt. with mon- than 62 percent rating offian as"cxccllent" and nearly 30 per ~..em ratmg them as "good." No onc ra ted officers as .. poor" <.~rela attributes t h (' ovt· rall drop 111 cn m l' a t UB 10 (O mmumt\' pohctng efforts, no tm g that Puh lie Safet y bt•gan tmplemcnttng tht· ~..u n~..ept 1n 1989. and "we-'rt> finallv reapmg thO.l!C benefit .s nl\W" Itt' po mts nut that wh de tht• uln \'en 11unal W&.ltdom sav.lt 11 take~ " .1 whole generat ion" of .1 po l1cc de partment- usuallv \4 If! warsfor the communllv -polu:tng l.llll ~t· pt to become wtddv a(l.."ep teti and effcct&ve. "we're ahead of th.at l.Urve m what we're domg " Gre la pra1 scs th e untvcr~ll) com mumty for cmbracmg com · muniry policmg, a concept that he describes as taking a .. problem solvmg approach" to cnme "The 1dea 1s to get the offiCer on the street who IS responsible for an area tu take ownership of the area Jnd become 1t.s own poltce depart ment .'' ht' ~.1 1d . Officer~ a rt> en .:ou ragcd to USt' an .. analvt tCal pru ~t-~.!1 .. to tdt"ntlfv problt·ms and undt~ r s t a nd what ~ ~ caustng them . ,1, wdl as the undcrlvmg l.tlndl 1100.0. lllfltnhutmg to tht" prnh lem~. and then dt:\dtlp <1 ~ldt· ra nge uf ahern attve s tratc~lt'' 1t1 address those- prnhlt•m.), 111 ,,JJt tton to the tools of arrest anJ rrt\' ec utton , he add~ Puhi11.. · Safetv offil.<'r' wt1rl.. tn the restden~..e hall.) rtnd ~· ith mJt vtdual un1vers1tv department' .1n~i UOitS tu form rutncn.htp' JnJ ,olv( rrohlem~ . ht> S31d. The co ncep t ts ~·o rkmg " Pcopl( are reporttng cnmc m a more timely fashion; they're get tmg the community-poliang mes c-tt...oM-,...6 �Fr•ncls M. <Oengo, ..,.. --.:.._:.:::;:r:r _ ................. -·-....... -oldie~ ........... ~- ...... HIMIII ,..,.. poo..c . . . ,,... .. sst -Ciqll. associate professor of pharmacy prac;tice and neurology, is research director of the Sleep Disorder Center of Western New York and director of the Neuropharmacology Division of the Dent Neurological institute at Millard Fillmore Hospitals. What attracted you to the study of sleep dlsorden7 I do not study sleep disorders. per se. More specifically, I study the capacities for various drugs to affect sleep. This includes the obvio us, such as whether a ..sleeping pill .. produces reaJ sleep or another form of unconsciousness and whether the physiology of normal sleep is pre~rved or affected by the drug, and the impact that this ca n have on the patient's ability to cognitively function the next day. ~ss obvious aspects include the potential for medications taken during the daytime to produce sleepiness and/or mental impairment. This includes agents rangmg from recreational drugs , to prescription medications taken for systemic illness, an d also includes over-the -counter medications. h- Every-'• compWnlngsleep deprhr-. _,. Is It 10 fM"" to get a . night's sleep7 The events of the day can produce any number of compromises of a good night 's sleep. The most important to identify are frank sleep disorders , such as obstr'u ctivc sleep apnea, Nocturnal Myoclonus and Restless Legs Syndrome, to name just a few. Secondly, it is important to identify other medical/psychiat ric condition s that can secondarily interfere with sleep. This identification requires a careful examination by a neu ro logist with training in sleep medicine. Additionally, in respo nse to so me of life's stresses, we can take on behaviors that can exacerbate poor sleep. Some examples are: • Excessive caffeine, especially if consumed after 3 p.m. • Nighttime aJcohol consumption. Ethanol hastens a decreased level of consciousness, but pro duces an abnormal sleep, a shortened sleep and sleep that is disrupted by multiple nightt ime arousals and awakenings. • irregular bedtime and sleeptime habits. Sleeping into the afternoon on weekmds can tnake getting to sleep on Sunday night very diflicult, renewing the sleep debt. The tenets of good "sleep hygiene" include: Establish r~ar bedtime and waketime, eliminate daytime naps. get regular aerobic exercise, have a light bedtime snack and avoid ethanol and tobacco in the evening hours. Aft OTC liMping aldJ u ef. fectlwe .. pRICI'Iptlon ....... lng .Jds7 No. Most over-the-counter agents are older antihistamines that tend to make people drowsy. Feeling drowsy in the daytime is very dif. ferent from producing nighttime sleep in patients with insomnia. There is little data for OTC agents in patients with insomnia. Those data that do exiSt show that overthe-counter agents produce an effect that is only slightly greater than placebo and only for the firS! night or two. - ·s -blftat*- toOTCJieephig-7 The effect they prod.uce is a very small and transj_ent decrease in time to get to sleep, with no rea1 change in the total sleeptime. These drugs are, however, not without side effecu. Many can produce a next-morning hangover. Especially in the elderly, they c= produce orthostatic hypertension and urinary reten tion . wut'J-- You 'we--~aloltof -"DIIOTC--. ""-'-t thing_.,.._.._ · - - ......? These are not benign agents. They can significantly impair cognitive skill; for aarnple, driving. They can produce symptoms in the elderly that can be mistaken for early dementia. The list goes on and on, as can be seen from their respective labels. _...,..., __ _ -t--cloyouwlshl you...,. a n - It? How is my son's hockey team doing this season? They have done weU enough to qualify for the New York State championship finals, which will be held March 20-22, and if they win those, will compete in the national finals. 'Grade replacement' proposal presented to FSEC I Policy lWU!d allow students tv repeat course, with second gmde used tv calaJate GPA By SUE WUETCHER News Service$ Associate Director proposal designed to help students improve their level of knowledge, overall GPA and prospects for employment or graduate school by making it easier for them to repeat courses was presenttd to the Faculty Senate Executive Com · min·ce at its Feb. II meeting. The p roposaJ also would im prove departmental and universitywide recruitment, placement and retention, said Todd Hennessey, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Biological Sciences and author of the proposal. Hennessey told senators that the current undergraduate grad ing policy aUows students who receive a grade of .. D+ ", "D" or "F" in a cou rse to retake that cou rse once. Both grades are reported on the transcript , but hours earned to · ward graduation are recorded only • once. Tbe two grades are averaged in calculating the GPA. He suggested that the universi ty instead adopt a policy of" grade re placement," whereby if a co urse is repeated , th e seco nd grade re places th e first grade in determin · ing the GPA. Under Henness ey 's proposal, both grades would appear on the tran scrip't , and the student wo uld receive c redit for only o ne course . The main problem with the current policy is that it "discourages stu· dents from repeating course mate rial which they have not mastered. especially when the grade obtained is 'C·' o r higher," Hennessey said. He noted that repeating key courses is necessary for students to attain the level of competency required to be retained in their major and in the A university, to graduate with a competitive GPA and to secure desired employment or graduate-school placement upon graduation. Chance to help students "It all comes around," he said. " It (the proposal) speaks to recruitment , it speaks to placement, it speaks to retention. But the main thing it speaks to is the students' feeling that we're here for them, we're going to let them have another chance at this. If they're a hard -working student , they can p ull themselves out of a littl e slump. And students slump all the time," he added. "' To me, a 'C-' is not mastery," he said. "We expect mastery in prerequisite courses . .. we expect mastery when they (student s} co me out of this university." For some students. "repeating a course is what 's necessary for mastering a su bject." The proposal is not one that so much allows students to "'dean up their G PAs," but rather allows th em to raise"their level of know!· edge up to the level that we expect them to be at when they graduate, so they can be placed in th~ proper job, or in graduate school or what ever they want to do." Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Flectrical and Computer Engineering, said be generally supported the idea of grade replacement, but expressed concern that Hennessey's proposal does not limit the number of times a student can retalo: a oourse. He also wondered how it would affect a student's timely "progress toward a deg«<." Hennessey said that he favored students retaking a course only once because if then~ were no lim· its, they "may just lcind of loUygag through a course and say, ' I can just take this over and over."' Would policy foster delays? Maureen Jameson, asso ciat e professor of modern languages and literatures, said she worried about possible delays in students repeating courses, citing a hypothetical case in a student Sending data electronically III to the Reyxxter calendar Attention c•le:nd•r contrtbuton: The ruff of the Repo<terwould like to remind readers that the electronic submission form is the only way to submit information to the events calendar. The electronic submission form, which is located on the Reporter Web site. is used to collect data for the weekly calendar that appears in the newspaper's print and electronic versions. The form, as well as directions for using it, can be aCcessed at http://www.buffalo.edu/ ,.,porter/ cgl/ lnput Those submi tt ing information for the ca lendar have the option of doing entries on a week-to-week basis, or submitting information for multiple weeks all at once. The deadline for receiving calendar information remains noon qn the Thursday prior to the issue in which the information is intended to appear. "polishes up his record" by retak ing in the senior year a freshman level course 4> ~l!ich be bad P!'r· formed poorly, despite doing weU in subsequent cowses. "I don't want anybody who's at the 400-level in French coming back to take (French) 101 just as rtsumt polishing. That's all I'm trying to avoid." she said. Hennessey said tbat the lllliwnity ' policy regarding "timeey progress tow.ud a deg«<" should take care of delays in repeating oowses. A benefit for the affluent Simon Singer, associate professor of sociology, noted that as director of undergraduate studies in his department, he liked tlie idea of giving students "a second and third chance.• But, he wondered if the policy"might further inequality in our educational pr~ in that the more affiuen't students ;,.,uld afford the time and have the money to repeat courses, more so than those who are less fortunate in terms of time and money and resources." judith Tamburlin, research assistant professor of clinical laboratory science, said she was concerned how suc h a policy would apply to courses with limited enrollment. She cited as an example an under· graduate anatomy course she teaches in which roughly half of the class earns a "C" or below. That kind of grade can be "the kiss of death" for many students, prev<:nting them from being admitted into their in· tended major>, she said. "If75 people decide to re-enroU, and I already have a waiting list beyond ISO .. . that (proposal) is a real concern with limited enroUrnents." Tamburlin said. The FSEC referred the proposal to the Faculty Senate Committee ori Grading. �fflluary 19.!BJ\IJI Ut21 Repodea Student computer ownership eyed . , SUE WUETOIEII NewsSerAcesAssocial<Di- U B is developing a strategy to provide studenu universal access to computing re- sourceo that will require them to own their own computerS. The proposal met with the approval of the .Paculty Senate Executive Committee at iu Feb. ll meeting, where members urged that such a plan be Wplcmented as soon as possible, even before the current Fall 2000 target date. Universities that have adopted such strategies have seen increases in admissions applications and acceptances, as weU as improved retention. Joseph TufarieUo, dean of the Faculty o f Natural Sciences and Mathematics, told the FSEC at its Feb. l I session. While Tufariello. chair of the Student Access Subcommittee of UB's Information Technology Committee, described a likely implementa tion date for the plan of Fall 2000, senators urged him and other IT o ffi cials to make every effort to move that up to Fall 1999. Tufariello outlined to FSEC members why it is important to provide .. convenient and affo rd able" camp tingaccess to studen ts: • It wiD p rsonalize and custom ize instru tion. • It will d away with most of the poor}y equi ed, public comp ut~ r laboratories, though th e r~ will have to be speci ·zed labs, such as thos~ that d~al \with g~ographic information syst~ms. • Stud~nts who ar~ computer savvy are mo re employable. • Eq uity. Seventy to 75 percen t of stu dents in natural sciences and mathematics al ready own their own computer, and about half of all students entering UB are comput~r owners. • Marketing. Implementation of such a policy would allow UB to market itself as "a high -tech insti tution." TufarieUo described two mod els that UB's IT subcommittee is studying: the "Sonoma model " at California State University at enrollment because they are being Sonoma and the "Wake Forest "pictured as the high -tech cammodel" at Wake Forest University. puses in their particular area. If we Both models, be pointed out, delay, I think we're going to lose require student ownership of that edge. There's real urgency on laptop com p uters, rather than our pan. not to rush into somedesktop models. The main differ- thing and do it badly, but to do it ence between them, he said, is that as quickly as we can and still have Sonoma's model is a m u I t i - a good program." vendor plan, while Jack Meacham, professor Wake Forest uses of psychology, praised IBM as the sole the inhiative. calling it "a bsolutel y esvendor. He emphasized. sential for our university." that both institu- ~:;iiiii!!i~7' tion s report in He said he was creased appli cations di sa pp oi nt ed that the time and improved retention, and Wake Forest claims table may slip. the strategy has aided in and asked faculty recru itment and what the uni versity cou ld increased alumni giving. " None of the schools (across the do to put the. proposal "on the fast co untry ) that have done thi s track." Tu fariello noted there were (adopted universa l access ) has see n a n e nro llment de t line ," many deterrents t.o implementing Tufariello emphasized. the proposal quickly, includin g He noted that Son om a has a training some faculty to use com number of options available to a id puters. enormous infrastructu re students in purchasing their com - challenges such as making deab puters, including a loan program, with Internet providers and in bundling the cost of the computer stalling computer hookups, and into financial-aid packages and a getting facuhy to introduce com program to allow st ud ents to puter usc into their cu rricula. "' wo rk off" the cos t of the ma "All of this takes time," he said. " I don't want to go later than 2000. chin e. Michael Cowe n , professor of but I'd rather give ourselves .that mathematics and foimer chair of amount of time to do it right." Maureen ja meson , associate the Faculty Senate Computer Services Co mmitt e~. told se nators professor of modern langu ages that "the benefits to this program and literatures, also expr~ con cern about a delay in the timetable, accrue to early adopters. ... O nce everybody is doi ng this, noting that "'if we wait until the we're going to lose out," Cowen year 2000, it 's not going to look said, noting the lead timt to imple- very flashy anymore. "Why don't we do the easy thing ment such a p rogram is at least and take the fa culty who know al one year. Tufariello sa id that whil e the read y (about co mputers) and reoriginal target date for th e pro - dep loy them ... and move ahead gram was Fall 1999, " it 's far too this fall with at leas t the begin complicated to do it that quickly." nings of something?" she asked . Tufariello noted two such pil ot A more realistic target is Fall 2000. programs are planned to begin in he added. He agreed with Cowen that " if Fall 1998 in the School of Health we don't do it qukkly, we are go - Related Professions and the De ing to lose all of the advantage," partment of Co mputer Science. noting that campuses with these But " full -fledged " implementation programs are seei ng the resu lts in is targeted fo r Fall 2000, he sa id. 3 BrieD 1997 SEFA Chair's Cup goes to Office of the Provost T1M Office of the Provoot is the recipient of the 1997 SEFA Chair's Cup, which recognizes the area of the univ=itythat me<ts its oontribution goal and increases its participation in the campaign by the highest rrwgin. Members of the office pledged 113 percent above their $21,484 goal and the percentage of people who chose to make contributions rose by 10 percent. .. 1 am pleased that the sta ff of the provost's offic~ has demonstrated to the campus communi ty how generous it really is, and I thank my colleagues in the office for the demonstration of support for the community," said Provost Thomas E. Headrick. Other units that exceeded their goals included the School of Social Work, which pledged 146 percen t of its goal; VB Foundation. 135 percent; School of Architecture and Planning, 12 7 percent; School of Management, 119 percent; School of Health Related Professions. 11 6 percent; Public Service and Urban Affairs, 112 percent; the Faculty of Na tural Sciences and Mathematics, 104 percent ; Student Affairs, 104 percent; University Services, 104 percent; the G raduate School ofEdu cat ion, 102 percent, and the Office of the President, 102 percent . UB also is again th e top leade rship giver in th e region, accordmg to figures compiled by the United Way of Buffalo and Erie Cou nly. which shows that th e number of Leadersh 1p gifu of $1,000 o r mon· and Pa cesetter gifts of SS00-$999 remained consistent. while the number of Booster gifts of $ 150-$499 rose sig nifi ca ntly. Leadership gifts accounted for S 167.539 of UB's to tal SE FA ~.on tribution, while Pacesener gifts amo unt ed to $173.084 and Booster gifts totaled $188.244 . C hair of the 1998 SEFA ca mpaign is Oenms Black. JOienm Vllt' president for student affairs. Asian economic crisis to be focus of telephone conference A nationa l telephone conference sponsored by the National A!!t sociation of International Educators ( NAIE ) will provide a ven ut' for Stephen Dunnett, Vice provost for international education at B. to addresS campus strategies to cope wi th problems related to the current Asian economic crisis. Dunnett will joln seve ral panelists and moderators in a discus sio n of the crisis, the direction it seems to be taking. the problem!> faced by different campuses and successful solut io ns that colleges an d universities may em pl oy to head off further problems. The conferen ce will take place 2-3: 15 p.m. on Feb. 27. For registration information, call the NAFSA registration bureau, 1-800-787 -7477 or 1-2 12-691-8719. For questions about program co ntent , call Francine Blume, NAFSA Ed ucation and Training De pa rtme nt , 202 -46 2-34 19 or e-mail Blume at frandneO nafsa .org Sending Letters to the Reporter The Reporter- welcomes le tters from readers co mm enting on its stories and con ten t. Letters sho uld be Limited to 800 words and may he edited for style and length. Because of space limitations. theRe porter can not publish aU letters rece ived.They must be received by 9 a.m. Monday to be co nsidered for publication in that week's issue . The Reporter prefers that letters be received on disk or elect rom cally at reporterO ubne ws .buftalo.edu Plans for new on-campus housing unveiled at Council session By CHittmNE VIDAl. Reporter Editor N - campus apa rtment style housing could be available to UB undergraduate st udent s as soo n as Fall 1999 ·under a plan unveil .e d last week by Dennis Black, interim vice president fo r student affairs. Black discussed plans for th e housing, the first new on-campus housing co n stru c ted at UB in nearly 25 years, at the Feb. I 0 meeting of the UB Council. A total of 150 units a re being planned for an 11 .5-acre parcel of land on the North Ca mpus, located south of Rensch Road and west of Hadley Road. The university is in th e process of circulating a request for proposals for the project, Blad said. Plans are fo r construction to begin this summer, with occupancy slated for August 1999, he added . O Like the graduate -s tud ent, apartment-style housing being constructed at Sweet Hom e and Chest nut Ridge roads, the new North Campus housing will be owned by the UB Foundation, which will enter into a land-lease arrangement with the university. T he new undergraduate hous ing is the second part of a threephase plan to improve and expand st udent housing opportunities o n and near US's campuses. The third phase, Black ex plained. will involve new housing spo nso red by the UB Al umn i As sociation , as well as rehabi litation of dormitories on the So uth Ca m pus. Discussions abo ut th e alumm association-sponsored h ousi ng project arc expected to beg in next month. Th~ construction of apartment style hou sing for undergraduates on the North Campus, Black said, will have "a dramatic effect, not only on residence life , but on the:' quality of life" fo r UB students. The apartments, most of them with four bedrooms, will be in three-story buildings and a re ex pected to ho use 600 stud en ts. Some units will be designed fo r students with disabilities. Each unit will have a livingldm ing room , kitchen, bedrooms and two ba ths. Basic furnis hings a nd appliances, including washers and dryers, wilJ be provided. Shuttle-bus service wi ll be avail able, and units will be co nne(ted to UB's computer, cable -tdcvJsJon and telephone systems. Rental rates for the undergradu ate units have not been se t, Black to ld council student representative Kim Co nidi . who vmced concern that the h ousi n g be pr1 ced affordably. Noting that rental rates for apartments in the graduate -stu - dent ho using co mpl ex on Sweet Ho me Road are expected to be in the low - $700 -a - month range , Conidi said that rents m nearby a partment complexes, also o n Sweet Home Road , are $550 a month . " My co ncern is stud em s might not be able to afford " renl l> 10 th.ll range, she sa1d . Black said rema l rat e.s for the gradua te -student apart ment!< arc being set in the low -$700 range because "'that's what's gotng to he necessa ry to pay off th e bo nd!>" that are funding. the project. �S.llow speaks In UB at Sunrise series Antibiotics vs. infectious bacteria: a battlefield report By IIIIIHT C~HAM Reporter Staff F there is the possibility of in fection, drown it in antibiotics. This, according to Charles Ballow, is the kind of "common sense" that may ultimately I make antibiotics useless against certain typeS of infectious bacteria, a devdopment that he said would be "apocalyptic.• Speaking Feb. 10 in the Center Antibiotics, said Ballow, have become "an industry potentially consuming itself" because every time we we antibiotics, we create the potential conditions for sus- . _,. _......._ a..too _ _ _ _ _ . . . . . , _ , .. . . . . _ . _ and genetic mutation. Lih all our food chain...and set us up for infection by resistant organisms." evolving creatures, they can develop resistant traits and pass Ballow suggested that it might be possible to decrease these numbers. those traits throughout the spe- Sunrise series, Ballow described cies. Moreover: bacteria are ca· though he pointed out that it the history and current status of the .. war against infectious bacteria." A clinical associate professor pable of fusing with other species of bacteria and sharing the resis- would probably require "more than an act of Congress,. to convince the cattle, swine, poultry or agriculture industries to change their practic.s. Ballow's other recommendations infectives research at Millard Fillmore Hospitals, Ballow charted the triumph of penicillin and its offshoots in the 1940s, the growing awareness in the 1970s and 1980s that antibiotic technology might have limits and the explo- sive growth of antibiotic-resistant infKtious bacteria in the 1990s. BaUow supported his conten tions with a series of statistics. Staphylococcw, a highly virulent and potentially fatal bacterium, became resistant in 1975 to all antibiotics except Vancomycin , and there is growing concern, said Ballow, that it soon may develop this last r~is · Likewise, in 1990, the com· moo infectious bacterium calle!d pneumococci was 96 percent sus· ceptible to antibiotics. Today, it is only 60 percent susceptible. tan~. tant trait, a process known as .. plasmid resistance.'" ..This is a conspiracy,.. Ballow, only half-jokingly, pointed out. He argued that the first step in winning battles against infectious disease is to control and~ the use of anubiotics, whicb should be used prudently, specilically and for o shorter duration, he said. He recommended developing clinicalpractice guidelines for the prescription of antibiotics and reviewing the use of antimiaobials in anintals. In 1985, according to Ballow, cattle, swine and poultry industries in the United States used 18 mil- included a critique of the current disease-surv<illance sysum in the U.S. He pointed out that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whicb would be the logical place to .-.form current antibi - lion pounds of antibiotics and to. day, he said, the figure is probably dudes such considerations as whether antibiotic therapy is necessary, whether oral therapy can replace IV therapy, whether a narmwspectrum drug can be used over a broad-spectrum drug and whether a different an1:J.biotic would have a mucb higher. In 1992 •. there were 40,000 to 50,000 pounds of antibiotics sprayed on U.S. fruit trees. "It's quite clear," said Ballow, "that these organisms then show up in ... _ ~forT-. for Tomorrow as part of the UB at of pharmacy and director of anti- _____ _ ceptible bacteria to mutate into resistive bacteria. Bacteria, Ballow explained, are subject to spontaneow mutation otic practices.. do not have the au· thorityto require information from health centers or industry. " How does this system work?" asked Ballow. "The answer is. 'not very well.'" Ballow's definition of the "prudent" selection of an antibiotic in- Iowa- potential foe resist.aoce. Is there hope that medical technology can save the day without all these new regulations and practices? Researcben ue constantly looking for new antimicrobials, said Ballow, and new ones are slated to be approved for use, but these amount to only a relative handful • If we use them too much, we're going to lose them; be noted. "They should not be first -line therapy." Ballow did find a glimmer of hope in his own experiences at Millard Fillmore. Recently, when there was an outbreak of resistant bacteria, the hospital was able to revene the process by talcing the offending antibiotic out of the en- vironment. Thibacteria again be· came susceptible. Although the majority of bacte- rial infections remain treatable, Ballow remains sk.pti~ about the future. "Human nature being what it is," he said, "I don't see us acting proactively. But public-health awareness can go a long way." PSS hears Headrick, discusses campus issues By B.UN GOlHAUM of serving the community and en- News Servkes Editor hancing recruitment, the appearanct of the campus was a serious issue. In terms ofattracting additional sup- P ROVOST Thomas E. Headrick's remarks about new construction projects at the Feb. 12 meeting of the Professional Staff Senate pan for maintenance, "We're going to have to work a lot harder on outside giving." he said, adding that VB raises about one-fourth toone-third ofthe funds from private sour-c.s that its peer institutions do. Headrick mentioned that plans prompted a spirited discussion about the need for improving maintenance of existing facilities. Discretionary pay~. the status of the search for a dean of arts wereunde:rwayfor ..beautification" and scienc~ and responses to the of both campuses, to be funded by decline in research funding also · the matching program in the governor's capital budget, whereby were discussed. Noting that allocations for new construction are a positive devel· opment, Barbara Mierzwa of the Office of Continuing Medical Education asked if Gov. Pataki's five-year capital b udget for SUNY includes funds for maintaining new and existing facilities. "This is not simply about beauty and conifon for employees," she said, .. it is about service to our students and our many guests. There is a di rect connection between our ability to attract students and faculty, and being a hospitable envimnment." Headrick said that there was no expectation of additional state tax support for maintenance, but the state would matcb one-for-one private donations for construction and rehabilitation projects. Other comments about the physical appearance of the campus concerned titter found inside and outside buildings. including ciga- rette butts, the poor condition of some classrooms and debris from student newspapers, particularly advertising inserts, that are strewn around the first floors of many buildings. Headri ck noted that he wa s aware that steps to rectify these problems have been discwsed, in· eluding a campus program simi· Jar to the "Adopt -A- Highway" pointed out that faculty and staff campaign where a dub or organi · salary increases were fully funded in this year's operating budget, zation would take responsibility for a specific area or building, and efforts to cbarge the Spectrum for ~he said, in the context i clean · up costs in buildings where whicb is not typical. the newspaper's inserts are strewn. Michael Stokes, cbair of the PSS, noted that VB bas one of the leanest staff/faculty ratios in SUNY, and asked Headrick if there were plans to look at, and deal with , expected retirements in areas af. fecting maintenance. Headrick promised to convey the group's concerns to Senior Vice President Roben J. Wagner. On another topic, Jane DiSalvo of the Interdisciplinary Degree Programs in the Social Sciences asked about the university's guidelines for granting discretionary pay raises. "President Greiner bas said that as a result of the analysis provided bytheWomen'sTaskForoe,lfcwants to see the gender-equity gap closed," said Headrick. "That is priority NwnberOne, and he is working on pmcedures to do that." He added that an analysis and repon on the issue are due soon from the com· mitt~ that was set up to look at it. Th< contract agreement reacbed in the fall between United University Professions. the unipn representing SUNY faculty and professional staff, and the state indudes I percent discretionary salary in<nases to be paid in December 1997,1998 and 1999. Headrick said that he understood that discretionary raises that were due to be paid in December 1997 would appear in paychecks in mid-May, and that they would be backdated. He said that an announcement with more details should be made soon. Anastasia Johnson of the Department of Anthropology asked about the status of_the searcb for a dean of aru and sciences. Headridcresponded that thesearcb CJliiiDlittee bas ftliXJDlDlellde seo.oeral strong internal and emma! candidates for initial review and interviews. He said that the new dean should be named by around )Une 30, when the new arts and scieoces college is expected to go into dli:ct. Responding to concerns from senator> about strategies for closing the research-funding gap, Headrick said that the president was reorganizing the duties of the vice president for research, Dale M. Landi, to allow him to focus mo~ on sup· porting faculty members in secur· ing external suppon and providing ~support for manage-ment onoe grants are received. "R<searcb funding (at VB) bas been essentially flat or actually declining for the last three to four year>. while other SUNY units like Stony Brook have leaped ahead," said Headrick. He noted that in addition to the development of stronger relation ships with industry, as embodied in the VB Alliance, plans are being made regarding what aca· demic units should be doing to increase research suppon .. �f!lrBarl lUI/ViJ! ILZl Rap a ..tea Osteoporosis, oral health linked Analysis ofnational database shows strong relationship 8JlOISIWIBI News Senllc:os Editor W OMEN with osteo- porosis are at high risk of developing gum disease and losing their teeth, the first large-scale assessment of the relationship between bone meritbolism and oral health has shown. Researchers at UB, led by Jean Wactawski-Wende, assistant professor of gynecology and obstetrics, compared bone-mineral density and two measures of oral health in 2,599 postmenopausal women who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey lll (NHANES), conducted between 1988 and 1994. Their analysis showed a strong bridged the gap between these two diseases,• she sai<l " If the relation ship remains strong in further studies, i~s possible something as simple as a routine dental X-ray could be used to screen for bone loss. Dentists could employ interventions available for preventing and treating osteoporosis to combat oral bone and tooth loss." Osteoporosis aod periodontal disease are serious public-health con - cerns. Osteoporoois atr.cts more than 20 million people in the U.S., most of wbom are """"""' aod result3 in ncarly2 million liactw<S per ye:u: Total coots ofthis disease, including lost "It's possible .-.ethkog .. and direct relationship between bone loss, gum-attachment loss (an indicator of periodontitis, or simple . . . routine dental gum disease) and tooth loss. Results of the analysis were presented in Philadelphia Monday at a symposium devoted to integra- ICfte'l tive biomedicine at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Scince. The symposium was chaired ~ Robert J. Genco, SUNY Distinished Professor and chair of the epartment of Oral Biology. "Women whose bo ne-mineral nsity was two standard devians from the norm, representing the loss of roughly 200 milligrams of bone, increased their risk of having periodontal disease by 86 percent,n Wactawski -Wende re ported ... 1 think we can say also that people diagnosed with periodontal disease may be at higher risk of underlying osteoporosis. " It is still early in the study of this relationship, but it looks like we've X-I'II)' could be used to for bone lou." JEAN WACTAWSKI-WENDf. activity and indirect facto"' is esti mat<d to reach $18 billion in the U.S. Some form of periodontal disease affects 75 percent of tht U.S. population, with 30 percent of older adults experiencing severe disease. The NHANES analysis was based on measure:mmts of bone-mineral density of the hip. using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA); attachment loss, defined as the depth of the pocket between tooth and gum, and number of missing teeth . Results showed an 86 percent increase in attachment loss and a 32 percent increase in tooth loss for every 2/ I 0-of-a-gram decrease in bone-mineral density. These results support those of a 1995 pilot study of 70 postme nopausal women Wactawski-Wende conducted. Wactawski- Wende said it is thought that the loss of mineral content makes bone more susaptible to peri odontal ba cteria , which then in creases gum detachment and the risk of tooth lo55. Strong associations with both attachment loss and tooth IO.S also were found with smoking, lower educational level, increasingageaod increasing bodymass indeL Finding> also indicated African-American women were more than two times more likdy to have attachment loss than white women, and Mexican -American "women were five times less likely to have tooth loss than white women. Wactawski-Wende is co-principal investigator on a four·year study, funded by the U.S. Army's medical unit, to more dearly define the relationship between oral health and osteoporosis. The study involves 1,300 women enroUed in the Women's Health lni tiative Vanguard Center at UB. Oral health will be assessed using anach · men! loss, tooth loss, alveolar-crestal bone height (bone to which the teeth are attached ) and jawbone density. DXA measurements will be taken of tht hip, spine, forearm and whole body, as well as the mandible. "The results of this study will be available in the year 2000." she said. ..At that point, we should have a much dearer understanding of the relationship between these diseases." Additional researchers on th e NHANESanalysis,aU from UB, were Genco, Sara G. Grossi, Ernest Haus· mann, Maurizio Trevisan, Mieko Ni· shida, Robert Dunford and Alex Ho. Libraries staff marks a WorldCAT milestone By P'A11IICIA DONOVAN News Servk:es Editor FTER )'ears of trying and several near misses, the US Libraries' Central Services Staff succeeded in establishing a milestone on WorldCAT, the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) database by entering iu 37 millionth online record. Officials at OCLC, a non.-p rofit computer library service and research organization that links more than 24,000 libraries in 63 countries, last summer reported a lot of activity on its database as libraries worldwide vied to add a milestone 37th million record to WorldCAT in what is ~entially an electronic game of chance. It was UB instructional suppo rt technician Marzenna Ostrowska who succeeded in marking that milestone, and it happened when she wasn't even trying. Ostrowska earlier had com peted unsuccessfully to make the 36th million entry and decided not to pursue the next benchmark. Having decided not to play that game, she prepared 10 records one day in June, transferred them to the UB Libraries' online catalog and left her desk. When she returned , she learned that the old saw abl!ut reaching the goal by letting go of it was, at least in this case, right on the money. Withoul try ing, she had made the WorldCAT record -setters' A team. Was it the librarian's description of a rare chapbook illuminated byChe Guevera's sister that made her day? One of Sophocles' lost playscripts? Not exactly. The winning record described a juicy piece of pulp fiction, the 1974 London edition of "The Gu ilty Are Afraid " by James Hadley Chase. "The Guilty Are Afraid " is part of the Lockwood Memorial Library's George Kelley Paperback and Pulp Fiction Collection, which contains more than 25,000 volumes of detective and mystery stories, adventure stories, fantasy and science fia.ion. Kelley, who holds several degrees from the university, made UB arguably the world 's leading repository of SCI · ence-fiction, adventure and pulp-fiction books and magazines when he donated the collection in 1994. Chase is making a splash in other realms b<.'· sides WorldCAT. Two of his novels recen tl y have been adapted to film ... Rough Magic," a passable 1997 movie starring Bridget Fonda, began lil e as C ha~·s " Miss Shumway Waves a Wand." The film "The Set Up," starring Bill y Zane, cold fish of .. Titanic," is based on the Chase novel, "My Laugh Comes Last," which might have been a particu larly apt title to mark Ostrowska's lucky day. CJBytes for Bookworms looking for • ~ ..-11 Despite dire warn- ings that the Internet heralds the death of books and reading, the Net contains a plethora of sites dedicated to boo~k reviews, lists ofbook awards, online bookstores and reading-group discussion guides: The- Yort< llmeslloolu ( http://www.~ com/boolu/ home/ ) has quickly become an indispensable resource for readers on the Net. This site not only gives you tht complete Sunday book review section, but also daily book reviews, first chapte"' specialized bibliographies, audio clips. book-industry news and links to online discussion groups. The site is searchable by author or title,aod maintains an archive of more than 50,000 reviews back to 1980. While first -time users of the site do have to create a log-in name and password, the site is &ee. Other online newspaper book reviews include: The Los Angeles n..-lloolu (http://www.IMJ..-.cam,_/EHT/IIO()I(S/ ) and The WashIngton l'ost llook- (http://www.wuhlngtonpost-com/ IIY~/m-- .html ) . Amazon.com (http://www.....u.on .com ), which bills itself as '" earth's biggest bookstore," is also a great resource for thoSC" who are .. just looking." You can search its list of mo re than 2.5 million titles or browse 22 subject areas. Amazon frequently provides a plot synopsis, excerpts from print reviews and editors' essays, as weU as readers' com· ments. Other features of the site include Amazon 's free "eyes" service, which informs you (via e-mail) whenever a new book appean by an author or on a topic you have K lected. Amazon's .. reviewed in the media" category indicates titles that ha~ been revi~ed in such sources as The New Yorker or National Public Radio, and is very useful for locating that title that you heard about on "Fresh Ali," but can't quite remember. Other large online bookseiJers include . .rnes •nd Noble (http:/ / www. b•rnes•ndnoble.com ) and Bl•ckwells Online llookshop (http://www.biKkwell.co.uk-lbookshops ). llookwlre (http://www.bookwlre.com ), th< metasite for the book industry, provides links to full -text reviews from Publrshers Weekly, Boston Book Review, Hungry Mind Review and Quarter/)• Black Review of Books. It also includes more than 7,000 links to pub lishers, booksellers, libraries, book -awatd lists, announcements of upcoming authors' tours and links to online reading groups. Pub· lishers also are joining the reading-group phenomenon by offering reading-group guides for selected titles-some of the largest of these include Simon & Schuster's Slmonuys (http://www.slmonu.ys .com/ reMing/ } and Random Ho use's Books.Random (http:/1 W'MfW.randomhouse .com/ llbr•ry/ lltGG ). For more review sites, check Yahoo's listing of book reviews at (http:/ / www.y•hoo.com/ Arts/ llum..,ltlu/ Uteroture/Revlews/ ) For assistance in conn ecti ng to the World \\fide Web. contact the C IT Help Desk at 645 -3542 . -Austin Booth· and Nina Cascio, Umvers1ty LJbrones BrieD Women's Club plans activities for March and April The UB Women 's Club has a full slate of activities planned for the months of March and April , including the followiflg events: Money and You group--March 4 al 7 p.m. in the Clearfield Li· brary. Linda Corder. associate dean and director of development in the UB medical school, wiU discuss charitable trusts/planned giving. Book group--March 9 at I p.m. in the Williamsville Branch Li brary on Main Street. Nimi Bahl and Meena Rustgi will lead a dis cussion on ..A Way in the World" by V.S. Naipaul. International Comminee--March 17, a mo nthly social is planned in Room 210. Student Union, North Campus. Coffee. tea and snacks will be served. The meeting is open to all who would like to meet and converse with international st udents. The theme is celebrating th e holidays and exploring a variety of customs and traditions. Evening Go urmet-March 19, a gathering fo r a St. Joseph's Table will be held. Call CarmeiJa Hanley for more information. Bowling group--every Monday at 10 a. m. in Sheridan Lane.!>. An Evening of Beauty will be presented from 6-8 p.m . on March 30 in the Figurehead Club Hair Salon, 5512 Farber Lakes Dnve. Williamsville. Volunteers will participate in demonstrations. An In ternational Fiesta Wrap Supper will be served, ala cost of SIO pt' r person. Meena Rustgi and Norma Rubm are co-cha1rs. The annual Chinese Banquet will be held April 19 al 6:30p.m. til I he Golden Duck Restaurant, Maple Road, Wilhamsville. A 1 2 - cour~t' Chinese banquet will be served al SJO per person. Banquet proceed ~ will benefit the Grace Capen AcademiC Award Fund. lnd1v1du als and couples are invited to attend. Arrangements art> by Doroth y Soon g and Anne Brody. Reservations are being taken for a day tnp to Toronto on Apnl 30. when the club will visit the Bat a Shoe Museum and the Art Gallery of Toronto. Admission to the Bata museum and the art gallery. a box supper and deluxe bus transpo rtatio n are includ~ in th e $55· per-perso n cost. �Studies offer hope for restoring lost hearing·11 Findings may lead to preyention, treatment ofage-related hearing problems lly LOIS IIAIWI News SeMces Editor TUDIES with important S implications for r~toring lost hea ring in humans and lessening or prevent· ing age-relat~ hearing loss were presented this week in St. P<ters- burg, Fla., the work of researchers from UB's Center for Hearing and Deafness. Poster presentations on results of the studies were given Feb.l6and 17at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. Age-rtlated hearing loss may be lessened or prevented in the future by regulating an enzyme that neu tralizes free-oxygen radicals, de- structivr molecules that can destroy sensory hair ceUs of the inner ear. suggests preliminary research conducted at UB. Using mice lacking one or both components of the genes responsibk for production of the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutas<, or SOD, the UB research= showed that agerelated hearing loos was greater and progressed faster in mia deficient in the enzyme than in mia with a normal g<n<tic makeup and SOD production that served as a amtrol group. .. Before this present study, we thought that hearing Joss was a normal process of aging," said Ri - chard Salvi, co-director of the Center for Hearing and Deafness and leader of the research group. "Then we found people with no loss, and we figured it was related to a low-noise environment. Now we believe that at least some age · related hearing loss is due to a ge netic deficiency in antioxidant en zymes, such as SOD. If we are able to regulate the enzyme and modu- late the number of free radicals present, there is hope for a therapy for age-related hearing loss." The researchers used mice in which one or both componenu of the gene responsible for production of SOD had been eliminated, along with mke with a normal amount of SOD. In one study, the researcben measurod auditory sensory-all loss in mice that were young (2 months), middle-aged (7 months) and aged ( 17 months). None were subjected to any interventions, such as noise exposure, that could cause cell damage, yet researchers found dramatic differences among the groups. .. The control-group mice had some sensory-all loss just from being old, but far less than the mice lacking SOD," said Robert Burlchard, a principal rtsearcher on the study. "This suggests that SOD may play a role in cell loss, a condition that leads to hearing loss. People who have deficiencies in SOD or other antioxidant enzymes may be at groater risk for losing their hearing." In a companion study, researcher. led by Sandra McFadden measured actual hearing loss, as well as sensory-cdlloss. in mice that were 13 months old, an age roughly equivalent to 50-60 human years. As in the previous study, none of the mice had been to interventions that could affect hearing. Mice lacking one component of the SOD gene had greater hearing if they are not neuttalized by antioxidant enzymes,• McFadden said. "We think that SOD ddiciendes may increase cochlear vulnerability to environmental insulu, such as noise or drugs. as well as to injury from normal frtt-radical activity during aging. ..An increase in antioxidant enzymes that neut. free radicals, such as SOD, may protect the cochlea from these insult< and prevent or lessen hearing loss.• For more information on the two studies, see http://www. buff•lo . edu / news / L•test/ De-k.S.!.t.html " Before this - - ' - study, we"'-"'- hurtng loss was a natural process of aging." RICHARD SAlVI tabolism can cause extensive damage to living tissues, including the sensory hair cells in the inner car, Mcfadden is the author of another study presented at the meeting. that showed that the brain center responsible for hearing re tains the ability to reorganize itself and respond normally during periods of reduced activity resulting from damage to the auditory nerve endings in the inner ear. The researchers in this study also found that the damaged nerve endings that transmit impulses from hair cells tothelnincan retDYerfrom injury, but at a significantly slow<r rate than the brain. These futdings have important implications for rtstoring lost hGring in humans. " It is not news that the brain can reorganize iuelf after damage to the perip beral .sensory organ," said McFadden. "What is new here," she said, "is our finding that the brain can reorganize itself again after the fessor in The Winship Cancer Center. Before joining Emory, he was affiliated with the University o f Texas System CanCer Cen ter and M.D. Anderson H ospital and Tumor lnstitute in Houston and Evcren (Wash.) General Hospital. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Bernardino earned his medical degree in 1973 from Ohio State Univer- sity and did his residency in diagnostic radiology at George Was!'lington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. In 1996, he received an MBA degree from Robe r lo C. Goizueta Business School at Emory University. Certified by the American Board of Radiology, he is a past president of the Society of Computer Body Tomography and has been active in f"'i"""d loss than the control-group mice, particularly at the higher frequen- cies, results showed. · The mice lacking both genes were very likely to be deaf at 13 months. "We know that the free radicals produced throughout the body as by-products of normal cell me- paipberaliCDSOry orpn ~ from~ and ICDSOry inpu1 is ratortd. Thii ""'1 be important with regard to restoring b<arina in humans, through the use of bearing aids or CX>ChJeu ip!planu, for aample, because it demonstrates that the brain mnains plastic a&r a period of sensory dq>rivotion." The finding of central-auditorysystem pluticity also may aplain why many hearing-aid users go through an adjustment period before they perceive an improvemeat. McFaddeo said. Researchen induced reversible damage to the auditory-nervo endings in the cochlea, the primary sensory organ of the inner ear, in eight chinchillas, and monitoted auditory-signal transmission between the damaged nerve and the location in the brain that r=ivos its signah. Measuremmu of actiVity at the brain site and at the auditory-nerve fibers wert taken at days I, 5, 10 and 30 following the induced injury. " Remarkably, we fouod that the brain re<:oVerS sooner than the ear its<IJ;" McFad~ said. "Speci6cally, responses recorded from the inferior coUiculus recovered to normal in fiV< days. long before the respOnses recorded from the auditory ner;e, which took up to 30 days. "These results teD us that auditory-nerve fibers carrying impulses from the ear to the brain can regrow, which is essential to the reoovery of hearing. and that the central audilOly syste> i.a""the brain reorganius itself to main lain iu function while the nerve fibers are dam- aged.ltthen~itsdfagain as nervo function is rostored." · For more information on the study, see l"'P:// www.Mffalo. edu/ news/L•test / McF•dden Hurlng..html Vice president Con_r.-._1 labora tory system. Prior to be coming director, he was associate clinic director of managed care with the Emory Clinic, Inc. Bernardino has been afftliated with the Emory University School of Medicine since 1982. He has served as director of magneti c resonance imaging and director of abdominal radiology at Emory University HospitaJ and as a pro - Crime drop Con_from_l sage"' to "call if they see suspicious persons." Grela says. This is evidenced by an increase in the number of complaints received by Public Safety over the past five years, Greta says, noting that complaints have increased from 10,732 in 1992 to 14,216 in 1997. Arrests also are up. he said. from 85 in 1994 to 152 last year. The decline in burglaries on both campu=-from 220 in 1995 to 186 in 1996 to !58 in 1997-<an be at tributed to severaJ factors, he says. In addition to community policing,students are no longer circumventing the automatic door- locking system in the residence halls. And most of the habitual criminals responsible for burglaries on campus-one proficient thief wandering aro und campus ClU1 be respon s ible for 20- 30 burglaries, he notes--are now in jail. Grela could not explain the increase in larcenies, but noted that that type of crime often ..spikes." He did say, though, that as a new year begins. "people tend to get lazy and complacenL" For example, many no longer use the lockers near the racquetball courts in Alwnni Arena, or leave bookbags. frequently containing wallets-theft of a credit card is defined as a grand larceny, he points out-unanended in the libraries. medical organizations, including the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists. Bernardino. who has completed 25 research grants, has edited two books, authored or co-authored three dozen book chapters and more than 180 scientific articles. and given more than 250 scientific presentations or lectures. �UB's research functions reorganized SIDENT William R. reiner has announced a eorganization of UB's sponsored program, organized research and related activity that movos business and other functions out of the Office of the Vice President for Research, Dale M. Landi, to allow Landi and his mff to concentrate on service to princi· pal investigators and strategic planning for sponsored .-.search. All of these changes will aUow Landi's offiu to focus on "critically important activities,• Greiner said. The "first and for<rnost" of these activities will be supporting UB f.ac. ulty m~mbers in preparing and submitting grant and contract applications. and securing grants and contracts to suppon their research. "That is 'job one' for the vi~ president for research," said Greiner. ·we want seJVi~ for prin cipal investigators to be prompt, supportive and effective, even bet - R ter than it has been in the past." During the active life span of individual grants and contracts, Landi will be the ombudsman for principal investigators and will work with Provost Thomas E. Headrick, Senior Vice President Robert ). Wagner, the deans and other university offices to facilitate the work of principal investigators. Landi will continue to oversee UB's compliance with federal and stat< regulations regarding the pro- tcctiou ofhuman research subjects. responsible conduct in research, investigator disclosure and oth<r ethical issues associated with research. Landi also will be UB's strategic analysis and planning officer regarding sponsored r~arch . "This is a function which is cru cial to our future and which has been subordinated to the polyglot of responsibilities heretofore imposed on the vice p.-.sident for research," Greiner said. "We intend that the shift in responsibilities ... will allow service to principal investigators and strategic planning for sponsored research to become the primary foci of the research office." Greiner praised Landi for "the mann<r in which he has managed an extraordinarily complex array of responsibilities." The business-services aspects of sponsored programs administration, such as purchasing and payroll, have been moved to the Office of the Senior Vice President. These functions are being integrated with their counterpans on the state side, with a goal of crcating a single business-operations unit for UB serving all state and Research Foundation accounts, and ultimately, aU auxiliary services, including the Faculty Stu dent Association and the US Foundation. Units that previously reported university co ntroller. Management of tndirect COAt recovery revenues paid to UB through the Research Foundation also has been assigned to Wagner's office. The move IS "part of our long-term plan to ope rate on the hasis of an all-funds budget. which will coordinau all US income and expenditures. regardless of th e source of funds," Greiner said. Wagner will tal« .-.sponsibility for these business functions as Research Foundation operations manager. The Office ofTechnology Transfer S<rvices has been assigned to the new University Business Alliance. along with the Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE), the Greater Regional Industrial Technology program (GRIT) and the Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPJR) program. Landi 's office will take over re spo nsibility for the Laborator y Animal Facility from the vice president for health affairs . As signing the facility--an all-university research fadlity serving pri - marily the health-sciences schools and departments in the social sci ences-to Landi 's office "puts it in a neutral forum" and frees the vice president for health affairs " to fo cus fully o n other complex and challengi n g issues regarding teaching, biomedical research and clinical practice," Greiner said. to Elizabeth Kopra, assistant vice president for sponsored program gin until a new director of the fa - services, now rcpon to Kevin Seitz, cility is hired this summer, he added. Transfer of thq facility wiU not be- WOMlH'S UB 65. Youngstown State 66 The women lost chdr fifth Mid-Con game 5eUOf'l. and second to Y~ Sate. on Feb. 14 in Alumni Anona. The Penpts controtled the fim lult.ladin& by as many as I 8 po1ms. >n<t dominatin& fim-IWI shoodn& 43.3 percent from the to the Bulb' 24.1 percent. The Bulls rmde a dow, but COf'1Vindrl&. run in the second haH, e¥entualty tying score at 65 on 2 a me scoma. field."""""'"" me 1oyup by tres~mw> rofbny Bell >n<t • pass from freshman Mari McOu~ Younptown Sate h.ad pou..slon when. "" >econd> left In regubdon.juntor forward Samantha Cemy convnitted 2 bul. sendtna: YSU tD the line ;and gMng Penguins the 66--65 VICtOf"y. me lBnnis WOMEN' S The women competed 1n the University of P'it:tsbuf"&h lrMD.tiorW held Feb. I315. Senior Anedea. Oilk>n rmde it to the semi-finals of che consoWion ~cket in the AightA sin&Jes.where she lost to Duquesne's K.nso Kondn.d\.6-1 . 6-1 Ott...- hlghli&fla Included jun..- April JGser. who made It "' the seml-m.h ol the consobdon bnck.et in the AiJht 0 lingtes before losin& to Akron's Grace deGula, white freshnun Andrea Hughes apcured the consobdon bncket. defeating L OMs >nd T Porn o1 Pitt. InDoor lra~K anD ~iBID UB had seven top ftnlshers and tWO school records we~ brobn at the Cornell lnvttational held Feb. l ... Men's team highlights included perlomwlces by seniOr Fumu Gakodi, who was first in the 400m and second in the 200m: sophomore Spencer Sea. third in the -400m. and senior Neil Mul"n)', M!COnd in the pole vault. Highlights of the women·s tum we~ performances by 1umor Shelly Hamilton, first in the high jump. and junKX Ruth Conton. first In the 20-pound wefght throw. Sophomore Moltt Streng broke ~ US school record in the ~tathkw\, finishing seventh of 26 and scoring ) ,0S4 points. US also brob a school record. pbdng second in the men's ..x800 With a time ol 7o59.69. Find better way to use resources Editor, During the last decade, UB has upgraded its ath~tics programs. In the mid-'80s, I counseted against that, stating (verbatim) •one of my misgivings is that, once begun, this program will start to lead a life of its own, and that even when it turns out that the hoped-for support is lacking, we will inexorably move toward completion ... I then floated a motion, commenting "'What I want to preserve with this motion is the explicit recognition that. although the future is uncertain, it Is no longer uncertain when the future slowly but surely becomes the past, and one ought not to be blackmailed by long·run contracts, or by sunk costs, or by explicit promises to alumni, or by sheer laziness, to blithely charge ahead, even when it becomes ev;dent that the baby, if not stillborn, will require life-support systems of heroic dimensions ... Developments since have shown that the costs are indeed steep, and that the support, as measured by attendan ce at games and contributions from benefactors, has been meager. The costs include not o nly financial costs, but also a loss of freedom in making one's own deci· sions: we are subject to rules and regulations of the NCAA. a watchdog organization that forces our hands in any number of ways we would prefer not to go had it been left up to us. But as it is, we either p lay ball with them, or not at all. In pre\1ous instances where we danced to their ~ohn MEH 'S usn. y"""""""' St>te 57 tune. it might be hoped that the forced decisions would turn out for the best-they might have been undesired, but they were not insane . But now there is a situation where the watchdog wants w to jump through a loop we should refuse to jump through. It makes no sense, none whatever, educationally, socially, athletically, to insist on expanding the capacity of the stadium by 13,000 seats at a cost ot S2 millioo (say). The stadium we have has never been filled to any· thing near capacity. Typically, there are 15,000 empty sealS, and this despite the fact that all students can get in for free (for they have patd an ath letics fee). for the one event each decade where capacity might be inadequate, we have Rich Sta· dium (by whatever name) within striking distance. Surety an accommodation can be reached between Rich Stadium and UB, which would allow society to spend resources in a more productive fashion. Surely? Not by NCAA rules. For what plausible purpose? We have a nice stadium of ample capacity and elegant design, and are forced to spend millions to produce an architectural monstrosity serving no purpose at al1 My tea11, expressed a decade ago, that the program will start to ~ad a life of iu own, despite the need for life-support systems of heroic dimensions, are no longer fears, they are reality. HO'A' immensely sad . Trustee de Russy, where are you when we need you? The men defeated the first-pbc.eYounptown Sate Penguins. n -57, Feb. 14m Alumni Arena. The Bulb led in the first hatf by as many u nine polhts ~ YSU cut Buffak>'s Mw:J to 23-20. HoweYer: after both rams traded baskeD In the wming moments of the half, 2 byup by fofw1rd Robert Hams pve UB ~ 29.2.. lead at Intermission.Youngstown State shot .. 1.7 percent In thf. first ~. while the Buts connected on I I o( their 2S attempts. In the second hatf, the ~ins quickty erased UB's ftve..point hatftime 'ead 8oth teams: 'NOUtd tn~de baskets for the next Se¥en minutes. with Youogstewn Sate taking the lead on three different oca.slons dunng that span. Wrth the sco~ tied at 42-'42 with 12:15 remaining. the Bulls went on a \6-S run In the next four minutes to take a 58--47 ~d 'The Penguins cut US's ~d to nine at 58--49,but the Bulb responded with a 1+-8 run to dose out thepme and eam then-57 wm. US senior Rasaun Y~ng ~ad all scorers with 17 poinu. W'hUe senior swingman Matt Clemens ~ in double figures for the second stnight pme with 14 polnu Wmstlin~ UB l4. Boston Un iversity 9 UB 9, Rld•r 21 US split a pair of conference meets on Feb IS, defeating Boston Unr.oerslt'y. 3+ 9, whi~ 6osing to 20th-ranked Rider. 11-9 SeniOr I ~r john Stutzrr'lan beame US's wmningest wresder with his 91nd wtn u UB. passmg fo~r OMSton II Ali-Amencan Bill Sanbro. SeniOr 141-pounder Jeromy McVtge , freshmen 116-pounder Chad Caros and I58-pounder Vince DeAugurone e.ach won both of their matches. while junior I IS-pounder Brian Schul defeated h1s opponent from Boston before losmg a tough 11 -8 deaston to Rider's john Carvalheu&, currendy ranked fourth 1n the country - Andrew Punzal. Almronr Sporn lnformarl0f1 Boot, professor and chair, Department of Management Sc1ence and Sys tems 0~rf"(r 01 Jobs FO<UII:J Assodote/Ful Prof.....- and Cha~­ Radlotioo Oncology, Posting IF-8003. AsslaMlt/Auodot• Pfoleuor-Modem ~~~~~~~ing ·- Histoly, Posting IF-8005. ~-Oral Biology, -.g """"""AJloanc<. Poonj •P-8013 ~j~lt~ / Ubor {Sl·2)-&alth Proteuions IT PaMmhop. Posbng IP--80'1 5. Residenc:e Hal Director Sl-~-. ..... Poonj •P-8016. -.cw Ald System• Spedaliot {Sl-l}Student F'onanc., lnlormation Tedvlology, Poonj •P-801 7 Auisbnt to the 0\air (Sl- 1}-M~BC Dept .• Dental ~t (SG-07)-1 ~8 Squ•re Hall part lime. 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From left: Katy Frank, Nicole Kasben, Gina Verrastro, Katie Rizzone, Kristin Lougen . Renewal projects to enhance campus Refurbishing UB areas indoors and out could aid recruitment, retention efforts By SUE WUETCHER N~ Servk.es Assooate D1rector U NIVERSITY Facilities plannmg a renova llon of the ground IS noors of Ca pen , Ta lben and Norton halls th1s sum - mer that UB officials hopt> will a1d the university 's recruitment and retention effons. The work will mvolve the replace ment ol o range ceiling tiles. pamt mg the areas, installation of carpet mg and the purchase of new fur nishings. "to get away from that old SUNY institutional approach," satd Michael Dupre, mtenm associate vice pres1dent for un•vers1ty facili ties. The project , whi ch IS expected to cost about $85.000, will include landscapmg three plots of turf on the north side of Capen w1th tree5. flowers and an devated wall. Untversity Facilities alsO' has set as1de another S l 00,000 to 1nstali ca rpeting in cen trally sc hedultd classrooms across campus. The Classroom Qual ity Commmee 1s r('Vit"Wlng the proposal, Dupre said. The renovation projects are pan of what Dupre says will be an "annual investment"m a capital ren<.Wa.l program that IS being funded with budget savmgs from th e past few vears. Fund1ng for th i!i vear '<; pro)<'<.'ts totals $247.000. w1th the Capen Talben · Norton prote\.1 bemg the b1ggest so far. UniVersity Facihties already ha!'> completed some mmor proJeru. thiS year, Dupre pointed out, mduding th e replacement of fl oor tiles m Lockwood libr.~ry and Parker Hall . mstaJiat1on of hghtmg fixtures 10 Parker and pam· ung of the inte· nor bndge con necting O'Bnan and Nonon halls. Dupre sa 1d renova ti on proJeCts were identified when he and VJCe Pro vost Sca n Sulhvan toured the facilities dur mg Open Ho use. Thc1r diSCUSSIOn. he .said, centered around what Umversity Facilities t:ould do Wlth "some dollar flex.ibil · 11"y" to address aest.hel.lcs and a.ssast 111 recruitment and retention tssues. Pett"r Nickerson. professo r of pathology and chatr oft he Facuhr Se nate. l'alled 1he o ngotng t.apllal renewa l program "an important Initiative. " It 's good for the m o rale of everv body here. II 's also good for anybody conung on campus." Nickerson saJd. "Clearly, recruitment, 111 add.iuon to retentiOn, IS absolute!)' essennaJ for us to sunnve Jain's work offers first evidence of anomalons By ELLEN GOLDBAUM News Service~ Editor OURTEEN years ago . conflic ting report s o f un usual subatomu.. particles ca lled anomalons gener · a ted a controversy among particle physicists so divis1ve th at 11 pra cti cally sq uelched all nwcstigat1on anto th e subject. Despi te adamant assen1uns to the contrJry from some of the world's most renowned phy~1cists. a lone researcher at UB contended that the anomalous hehavior was possible only under very specifi c condit1om. But in the mld · i9ROs , a high energy accelerator powerful enough to generate those condi tions and prov1de unden1ablc SCI · entific proof did n ot e.x1st. In the feveushly co mpetitive world of high · energy physacs. thf" UB physicist was forced to delay for more than a decade the experi ments that h e hoped would prove F expenmenta lly what he had long be li eved to be true . Now Piyare lam , professor ol rhySJCS. IS having the Jast Word . His resu lts. whiCh will he puh ltshed March I tn the Bnush /our- llal of Nudem and Partrcle Physrrs, prov1de the first tndisputahle cv1 dence that anomalons-wh1ch con trad!Ct conventio nal laws of ph~ ­ IL.ft---dO extSt, but o nl\' for a bLII!onth of a second under very spectfic con dit1ons dunng nuclear mteract!Oib With th1s paper, Jam anunpatt'!'l revitalizing mqUJry mto a phenom t·non that m any phvSICISts aban dont·d, openmg a world of poss1 hi.liucs for other expenmentalist<; m !'lt.'a rch of nt"w forms of matter. The rt"sults suggest that new and exotiC stat es nf matter, such as the H pa rticle, predicted by the quan · tum chromodynamic theory 20 years ago but never found , may fi . nally be detedable . "We have proven the existence of thcst· very abnormal nuclear l.ntl"r · aa1ons called anomalons." sa1d Jam . " It 1s pos.c;tble that they could he 1m phcated mall the rnysten es we have nol ''et solved, such as the quark gluon plasma, hlack holes and dt' tectton of new, exotK part1des.·· OetectJon of the H particle '"'cmld he an cxtraordmary findmg, 'itn(e the q uantum chromodynam 1c throry prediCt$ that it IS (o m posed not of two or three quarks. as IS all maner that IS currentl y knov.•n , hut ra ther of SIXquarks. In recent pubhcatJons,three daf ferent expenmen tal groups have reported no success 111 the1r search for the H particle. lain's success m detectmg the anomalon h olds out prom1se that the H particle-a nd other exotiC states of matter predicte-d by th1 s theory, but never found-also may be detectable . T he research resolve s funda mental questions about anomal - ons ra1 sed '" the 1980s by groups from th e Umvers1t y o l Ca.hfornaa dt Berkele\' and elsewhere. some of whom cla1med to have detected th<.· parlldt'~ under a varie tv of ~..ond lt lon~ and othc:rs who ~..la1med nt•ttn have deteued them at d!l . ""Fmallv, I hJ\'c \' 111di~..atlon.' ' \aid lam . " In 1984. mv co ll eagues thought th1s wa!'l a dead ISSUe With th1s paper. I am saymg that there IS a pulse and tht.> heart IS bea tin g; they were JUSt usmg the \.Oo'ron~ stethoscope to look for 11 .. I h.s results are all the more llOtt" wonhy smce he has done 11 wtth the assastance of onlv one postd01..1oraJ researcher at a 111ne when particle phystcists routmcly work m groups of 40 or SO or more . Anomalo ns are the highly reac tive , extremely short -lived par tides that sometimes are crea ted in the violent collisions between c-u.-..~-....-· �Catherine jacob, point guard and co-captain of the women's basketball team, is a junior studying mechanical engineering. oc-- Wh8t's a typical d ay's ule like during balketball oeaoon7 Obviously, during the basketball season, we lead a very hectic life. During a normal day, I go to classes in the morning, get to practice at least a half-hour early, practice for about three hours, get cleaned up, go home (if I don't have night class ), eat dinner and study. On game days, we have classes, a one-hour practice in the afternoon, and have to arrive at the game an hour and a half before a student-athlete. The sport that you are in is such a huge part of your life. It ~rns as if, ever since I was a kid, that much of what I do in life is geared toward basketball. So a student -athlete has to not only find a good school academi cally, but one with which they think they will be happy as an athlete. It's very important to be on a team that you think you'll get along with, and that you lik.c what you see in the coaches. I think that UB offers these things, as well as top-notch facilities and a great academic and athletic faculty. What got you Interested In playing balketball-and stuclyiii!J-At UB 7 What's the most rewarding thing playing women 's balketball at UB7 Ever since I was a little kid, I had dreamed of playing Division I basketball in college. During the recruiting process, I narrowed down the schools I was interested in very quickly. When I came to UB for an Some of the most rewarding things about playing women's basketball at UB are the experiences I've been lucky enough to have, that may not have been possible otherwise. I've traveled around the country, made lifelong friends, tested myself to the limit, learned to balance basketball and mechanical e~gineering. I also have gained the self-confidence that will be key in achie ving goals that 1 I want to pursue after school, have realized the impact that we as student-athletes have on kids and have really enjoyed the opportu nity and privilege to make a difference in their lives. officiaJ visit (you meet the coaches and team and stay on campus for two days) , ! really had a good feeling about the-ochooi.J-luo<'wtiJ at l would be playing on, and hope fully making -a -diffeflpce 9nJ a team that u·p:and:.com1ng, and) wanted to.~~ an_integral part of reaching the goalS that we'veset out to achieve. Also very important to me was the nationally wa:s ranked engineering program. I believe that I've made a good .~oic~. WIN!t would you say to other women student-athletes considering attending UB7 I think that there is a lot to con sider when choosing which school to an end, especially when you are What's the most frustrating thl!'!l·abQut playln!J women's basketball a t UB7 One of the most frustrating things is trying to catch up with schoolwork aftt:r road trips and never seeming to have enough time to do so before the next trip. lt gets very difficuh and stressful, but it helps you to become very good at time management. Women'• athletics, In gener.l, h•Ye rece ived less respect and support than men 's.. Do you see tha t changlng7 I really do believe that women athletes are getting significantly more respect than in the past. I really respect the women who played sports when it wasn't the thing for women to do. They have affected the lives of every woman athlete out there today. and given us all opportunities that we never would have known if not for their heart and dedication to let women have a chance. Would you ever consider pursuing a prof essional athletk caNer, for example, with t he WNBA7 I wou1CI love to have the chance to play for the WNBA. It would be a great honor, and I think that it would be a wonderful experience. I love the game of basketball, and to be able to continue after college, when only a few years ago if you wanted to keep playing it would have to be .overs~. is Someih.ing that I have dreamed of doing. After playing since the third grade on a team, and putting all the time and effort into it, it would be won derful to cOntinue. ·BUt,· eVen ff I do not get the opportunity,! never will regret playing beeause ii ha5 helped mold me as the person I am today. I thank God for the opportunities I've had. What 's something people don't know about you. •nd should? I thinlr. they should know how much I appreciate all of support that people give us. really makes me feel good when people mili an effort to attend the gam ... and when they' see you around campw they congratulate you or wish you good luck. What q uestion do you wish lhad aslted, - woulcl you haw answered lt7 I really enjoy reading inspirational quotes, literature, etc. So fd probably want you to ask me what my favorite, or most inspiring quote is. Well, I think that it changes every day, dopending on what mood I'm in or what seems to inspire me that day. So here's what today'• would be: "Don't put offliving unci/ tomorrow. Don't be afraidio drtam some time away. Don't look too far ah<ad, don't look back with regret; just look with hop< to the horizon of today. Don't.be ataid to reach for your goa , no matter how d istant it might sum. And tkn't be surpru<d if you~ed. The truly sp<cial p<opk in this world, the ones who reach their dretimSi · art the o n ~ who do the things they really wanr to do. Don't be one of the '"'b';"~·~t of the few. " -Colin McCa rty Social Security blamed for breakdown of By JOHN DEllA CONTIIADA Reporter Contributor C OMMERCIALISM, Hollywood movie s. working parents, a decline in church-goingjust some of the usual suspects blamed for the breakdown of the American family. Add Social Security to that list ' "Yes,• aca:>rding to a new study on some neglected economic and social effects of our current Social Security system, to be published in the May issue of American Economic Review. Isaac Ehrlich . Melvin H . Baker Professor of American Enterprise ~tn the School of Management and chair of the Department of Economics, says that our present Social Security system is partly to blame for a breakdown in the so cial and economic structure of the family, which , in turn, has ad · versely affected the famil y's impact on economic growth. Ehrlich and stud y co -a uth o r Jian-Go u Zhong, a senior analyst at PNC National Bank, have ana lyzed the economic effects of Social Security in the United States and 48 other countries since 1960. They found that, depending on a country's wealth, social security had negatively impacted at least o ne of three choices involving the family: fertility, invesunent in children or savings. In the United States, as in most other countries, according to the study, the current "pay-as-you-go" system of Social Security has negatively impacted the decision to marry or fonn families. Moreover, it has created a disincentive for parents to invest time and effurt in their children. "The family is a unique enterprise because it provides a bond between overlapping generations,.. Ehrlich says. "Traditionally, it has served as a form of old-age insurance. where parents bear, take care of an d invest in children because they have an emotional and finan cial stake in their success. Successful children are bener able to take care of parents in old age. .. Social Security has replaced that bond with a competing system that says to parents, ' It's the gove rnment , not your children, that is going to take care of you in old age.' That message has reduced America's incentive to form fami lies or invest in children's futures." As evidence of this reluctance to form and nurture families, Ehrlich and Zhong po int to a decline in U.S. marriage rates and an in,crease in divorcr rates in the four decades si nce 1960, when Social Stcurity taxes and benefits were raised significantly. They also show that in develop~ countries, such as the U.S., there has been a decrease in savings since 1960, which the researchers link to a reluctance to save for old age, influenced by the prom ise of a Social Security pension. Ehrlich further specula!.. that the Social Security system has contributed to other sociological phenomena in the U.S., including the creation of a less-motivated workfora and a cultural devaluing of education ... Some of the problems of our educational system, such as the low test scores of students, can, to some extent, be linked to the effects of our Social Security system," says Ehrlich. ..Our current system creates a disinc,entive for pareflts to be involved in the education of their children, because the old-age benefits r=ived by parents are independent of the achievements of their Co nsequently, American dilldren, and of other developed '-"'-""""'"'!Ill inadequately prepared in the marketplace. This tributed to a slowdown tivity growth in the U.S. developed countries since a trend that increases hood of bankruptcy for Sodal Security system lower productivity means put into the Social According to Ehrlich, Administration proposals get surpluses to strengthen Security system provide only a porary, Band-Aid solution. He tends that the U5. must government-supervised, system in which worken to an individual pension "The only way to lem is to replace our tern with a system in efits reaived are a d.icect what is contributed," "This would increase the · to work and invest in across all generations, whichWOIJ• increase productivity growth." · �february Z6.1!91/Vol Z9. No.'J1 Reporter Cream Facial Cream the professor (with pie) was o ne of the entertaining highlights of Engineers' Weel< evem:s held last week in the Student Unio n. Here, Chris Mance IIi wipes the cream from the valiant 'IO!unteer. Ash ish Gupta, assistant professor of chemical engineeri ng. ~futdiet~~~~~~~o~mEditor m re:cl'!nt years have several nutritional may play a role , ac Harvey Arbesman, a • i<mlat<IIO J~ist and clin ical <lSSIS - cuss the role of nutritional factors mendation for persons at r isk in treating patients at risk.. might be to increase their mtake The majority of oonmc.lanoma ·of foods rich in Vitamin C to con · skin cancers arc basal cell carcino- sum< 500 milligrams per day. They mas, which rarely spread, but can also may benefit from increasing ca use significant local damage that t.heir intake of foods con tainin g req uires surgery, Arbesman said. beta ca rotene, such as ca rrots, The remaining nonmclano mas are sweet potatoes and broccoli." sq uamo us cell cancers, which pose Vitamin E has been shown to a slightly increased risk o f spread- reduce the development of ultra · ing but are usually casiJy treated , violet light · indu ced tumors 1n he noted. a-nimals, he reported, but becaust "Oinical trials have demonstrated Vitamin E can interact with other that a low-fat diet can reduce the medications, Ar~sman cautioned development of new precancers against taking supplements with · called actinic keratoses, as weU as out consulting a physician. basal cdl and squamous cdl carciSeleniu m , a mineral that acts as nomas," he said .. One recommen an antioxidant, also may play a dation for patients at risk of devel role in reduci ng the risk of skin oping th~ growths is to consume cancer. Selemum is available liba diet containing no more than 20 e r a ll y m food so ur ces suc h as percent of caJories from fat." brown rice, whole grains a nd Bra· Risk factors for developing new zi l nu ts. One si ngle Brazil nut pro· nonmelanoma skin ca ncers in · v1des 120 micrograms of the min elude a histo ry of precancerous eral, exceeding th e I 00 microgram lesions, fair skin , red o r blond hair, recommended dail y dose , h eearly severe sunburns and a hi s· noted . tory of intense sun exposure. Ar~s m an ca utiOned agamst An tioxidan t vitamins with the taking selenium supplements be· ability to neutralize damaging free - ca use of potential adverse side ef· radi cal molecules produced as a fects, which include blackened or byproduct of normal metabolism fragile fingernails, irritability, nau and by ultraviolet ~ght have been sea and vomiting. shown to be potentiilfly impo rtant "These nutrients that have been in protecting again st skin cancers. shown to have an 1mpact on .. So me an imal a nd epidem1 0 non melanoma sk.Jn can ce rs a real · logic studi es have shown that a ready part of most diets , and they higher intake of Vitamm C can benefit other o rgan s as well ," he re du ce th e development of sa1d. "Everyone can benefit from nonme lanoma sk 1n lancer ," catmg more fr UitS and vegetables .. 3 BrieBy Colloquium to look at gender, race discrimination in the courts One o f t he few studies of ract and gender d1scnmmat1on m the federal court s wtll b~ the topac of a co lloqu1um to bt' held from 3-5 p.m. tomorrow m 545 O'Bnan HaJI on the North Campus. The three -year study of whether, and to what extent, gender, race or eth mc1ty affects the process of IJtigauon m the federal courts o f the Seco nd C ~rc ull also will be the top1c of a luncheon panel discus s10 n to be held earh er to mo rrow m the Hyatt Regen cy Buffalo. Both events, sponsored by the Baldy Center fo r Law & Social Po hey 10 the UB School of Law, will feature presentations by Carroll Se.ron, acung dean of ;he School of Public Admmistrauon m Baruch Col lege of the City Unavers1ty of New York; Beryl Jones, a professor at Brooklyn Law School. and 01ane Z1mm erman , a professor at New Yo rk University Law School. Jones and Z1mmerman conducted re search fo r the study for the Second Circuit task forcr conce rned wtth 1ssues of gender, rac1aJ and ethmc fa~rness ; Seron presented an addt · t1o nal report to the task force based on surveys of 1udges, lawyers. law cle rks and courtroom deput1es. The colloquium, which will be free of charge and open to the- pub li e, will be moderated by Frank Munger, US professor of law and adJu nct professo r of soc1ology. Sociologist explores limit of merit in higher education What detennlnes the academic merit of educators Ill untversJ · ties and colleges today? Is the modern rule still .. pubhsh o r pensh ?.. In a new edition of a previously published book, a UB soctologJst p01nts out that re~arch and pubhcauon may not necessarily be the prime constderauons of academic qualification. '"Scaltng the Ivory Tower"(Transaction, 1998 ) by Lionel 5. L<wis • professor of higher education and former chair and director of graduate st ud ies tn theDepartment of Sociology, explores the ltm11 of merit in academ ic careers. Lewis, an expe rt on the socio log y of higher educat ion , as well as soc1al stratifica· tion, in a new introduction that the most apparent changes tn higher educa tion since the book 's first publication in 1975 arc (hat campuses are less meritocratic and are losing their reputati on as a place where quaJ1ty academiC work ts recognized and rewarded . In the book, he considers h1gh1y charged subjects such as aca · dem1c freedom , su..is m , merit and tenure in the university setting. He also scrutinizes academic -freedom cases from the archives of theAmerican Associauon of Umvers1ty Professors and explores; such topiCs as how spo uses and .. significant others" factor into promo+ tJOns: a ryp1caJ day tn the hfe, both academic and personaJ, of a pro ·, fessor ; how the celeb rity syndrome has spread to campuses; discnm1 · nat ton agatnst mtnorities. and burea ucra cy as a contributing fact o r to malaise on campus l.eWJ.s d1scusses how umverstty co mmun11Jes are co nvmced that aca dem iC life can be unproved onl y when faculty demograph1cs reflect those 1n the larger soaety and how the need to cons1der age, gender. eth ruc1tv and race m personne-l dec1S1ons affectsconstderat.ions of merit. Mini-Medical School classes to resume in March series scheduled: reconstructive surgery. alternative medicine among topics offirst program will began at 7 p.m . Auditorium of Farber the So uth Campu s. Ad · registration is required. Fees from S 15 to $25 per st ries. Lect ure subjects a nd lecturers for th e new se rie s, destgnated "Cou rse SA," will be: • March 10: Cancer- The latest adva nces in diagnosis and treat · ment and what really works in re · ducing ca nce r ri sks: Thomas P. O'Connor, clinical associate pro· fesso r of radiatio n oncology and a member of th e Buffa lo Medical Gro up, and Je rome- W . Yates, pro· fesso r of medi ci ne and associate di rector for dinicaJ affairs. Roswell Park Cance r In stitut e. •Man::h 17: Women 's Diseases/ Condltion>-A discussion of med! cal conditions that affect women from ado lescence to menopau se, Including osteopo ros 1s: Ph y lh ~ Leppert, professor and chaJr of the Department of Gynecolo gy and O bstetri cs a t UB a nd Children 's H ospi tal , a nd Jea n Wa ctawski Wende, assistant professor of gyne· cology and obstetn cs.. and SOCial and prevenuve med.Jcme , and head of the Division of Women's HeaJth at Children's Hospital • M•rch 24: Gertatrio-The !at· est advances in geriatric med1ctne. along with updates on Alzheimer 's dJsease and demenua: Evan Calkins. emerit us professor of med1cme and special.tst 111 rheumat ology and gt.> natncs wtth Medi ca l Partners o l Western New York L. L.P., and John A. Edwards, professor of me<hcm t' and acting head of the Dt\'ISIOn ot Genatncs/Gerontology • March ) 1 : Alternat ive Med icine-What to expect from non t rad111onal tre-atmenL~ : RonaJd P Sa n tastero, Sedona Hohst1 c Med1 cal Center. and Sanford Levy, De-· partment of Med 1C10t' at Ststers Hospttal . • April 7: Plartk and ReconrtnK· ttve Surgery-How reconstruct.JV(' surgeons push the limits of human tissues and the healing capabi(jnes of the human body: Robert 1. Perry, professor of oral and maxillofaoal surgery. and Jerald R. Sultz. a plasuc and reconstructtve surgeon. Lecture top1cs and lecturers f01 the repeat senes. ca ll ed "Coursr 2B," will be: • April 21 : Digestive DisordersAna tomy and funCllons of the d1 gest1 v<' syste m and commo n gas trom tesunal d1sorder s: Frank MendeL assoaa te- professor and act · mg cha1r of the Department of Ana to mJcal Sctences. and Peter Lance. dSSOCtate professor of med1cme. • April 28: Respiratory Dlsor · d en-The- anatomy and physio logy of the- respiratory tree- and d1s· cuss1o n of pulmo nary d1sorders : C lae-s Lundgren , professor o f phys1o logy, and Alan Salt zman . chnical professor of medicine. • May S: All~y and Other lm· mun e Disorders-Basic pn n ciples of immunology and d 1sor ders such as lupus and rheumatOid arthn t1s: Roger Cunnmgham . as· soc1ate professor of microbiology and 1mmunology. an d director of the Ernest Witebsky Center for Lm muno logy. and Stanley Schwartz. professor of rnedicme and director of the DtviS IOn o f Allergy. Imm u nology and Rheumatology at UB a nd The- Buffalo General Hosp1tal. • May 12: Endocrine Disorders In Children-Gro wth problems. abnormal thyroid fun ct1on, child · hood -onse-t diabetes and alte-red t1mmg of pubertal development· Margaret MacGtll 1vrav. professor o f pedtatncs. • Ma y 19: Endoc ri ne Disorders In Adu lb-Adult dtsorders of the p1 tu ttar y. th yro 1d and adrenal glands: Paresh Da ndona, profes sor of med1cine a nd dt rector of the D1abetes· Endocnne Center ot Western New York and M1llard F11lm o re Health Sys te ms. �The languagegeography connection By 1111EHT CUNNINGHAM Reporter Staff H EN is a "hill " a " m ou nt ain .. ? When does a road "c ross" a park ? When is a "po nd" in English not a "pond" in French? They may sound like riddles, but for David Mark these questions point to a potentially fertile area for geograph.ic studies. A professor in the Department of Geography and director of the National Center for Geog raphi c Information and Analysis, Mark has spent the last 10 years investigating how language and meaning relate to our understanding of geographi c features and spatial relations. Often thought of as the study of rivers, capitals, resources and population, "descriptive• geography of this sort, Mark said, i.s only one approach among many. He noted tha~ due in pan to the rise of computers in the 1960s, geographic conceptions of space and information have _changed and ~ded, crossing into computer science. social theory . ~d the cognitive sciences. At the same tim~ these fields....,; brought their own concerns to geography. " It doesn't make sense," said Mark, "to study the physical envi ronment or societies without considering the geographic perspective. For example, almost all social and environmental processes are ·attemiated by 'distan~the fur. ther apart things are, the less effect they can have on each other... But geography and language! Geography and philosophy! "Not many geographers.· Mark admitted, "are using the grammar, vocabulary and usage of language as a tool for teasing apart the factor> that influence people's spatial behavior and spatial reasoning. But I have trouble coming up with experiments that don't use language." According to Mark, comparative linguistics can reveal a great deal about how people think about space and geograp hic categories. In French, for example, the word for "pond" i.s "etang." "It's defined exactly the way 'pond' i.s defined in English." said Mark, "and most etang • are ponds, but there are things that are etang in French that would not be ponds in English. 'Etang' seems to focus more on the water quality." While his findinp mnain tenuous, Mark said early experiments point to the posstbility that geographic cat· egories are not .. natural· but ..con· structed" out of the relative position ofthe people who name them. But this raises another question: do people speaking diffi!rent languages pe=iv< the feature dillerently or do they only define it dilli:rmdyl The simple !!"'>' graph>::quo1i<n-'\o.batio;apondl"spreads rapidly into philosophy. social thtory and the <DgllitM scicn= "To what extent i.s the geographic reality socially constructed! asked Mark. "Towhatextentisitoognitively oonstructed. and to what extent i.s it objectively, physically 'out Ill=?" N. the same: time that Mark is find. ing evidencr that the "what" of grog- W raphy may be relative, other experiments with the "wh="ofl'l""Sfaphy seem to be yielding somewhat ditiamt.reults.Eady researd> into spatial rda:tioos~tnirr diate that <llllcq>IS of relative position may be less subject to rultural and linguistic variation, more universal, than geographic c:atCgories Iii<£ "pond" or "sea." Using simple dnwings of an area (a "park") and a line( a "road") Mark and Max}. Egenhofer from the University of Maine tried to pinpoint when subjects might describe the road as "crossing" the park, when they might describe the road as going "into• the park, and so on. Working with native speakers of English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese and Hindi, Mark said he was .. surprised at bow similar the concepts seem to be across the lan· guages, which then raises the question-of where these concepts came from. I would presume somehow from experience with the world. The similarities are so strong that it seems it must be-l thinksomehow prelinguistic,. or some· how related to perception. "The evidence right now," he added, .. is that there are six spatial relations between lines and re· gions~ entirely inside. entirely o ut· side, entering, crossing, tangent but not touching at an end and tangent touching at an end. "But there\ a lot of work that needs to be done," he cautioned. If research discov= whether spatial relations do or do not have connections to a prelinguistic universality, what sort of applications would it have! "I got into some of this from wondering about software: design,• Mark- said. "Can you just take geographic technologies that have been developed in an Englishspeaking cultun. translate the oommand names and have it make sense to people in other rultures! "It seems like cultural imperialism to just assume t hat , of course, everyone can use the same tools," Mark noted. " I thought we should assume that the spatial relations might be different. I was kind of expecting that I would fin<! differences, but .. .it's starting to suggest that maybe we can just change the commands, at least for the languages we've looked at." While these kinds of issues did exist in the "analog"world, when grographersand cartographers used o=lays and other methods to represent spatial relations, Mark said they have beonme more central to geography since the ~ of oompuu:r graphics in the 1960s. Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which generally refers to all "digital" systems for presenting and interpreting geographic lnformation, now is considered a distinct, if amorphous, field. While it continues to have strong links to - . _ . . . . . . . ...... ;. the~of""""andundor­ IUD<ting. And oometimcs i(s just a spo< wb= lW<>-<>< th=--j>laa:s ,__ Since 1991, David Mark hu embarked upon a unique endeavor:: to visit each of the 59 places in the United States where three or more states come together. He calls his infonnal projm. TriState, USA. and he is chronidi.n& each site he visits on hi1 home page on thr Web (h tt p ://www. goog.buffolo.-1-- / trlrtate). The project'Jitart was • spontaneotU." Mark Af1. · 1 was driving up the Dda...,. Valley (with a friend) and"" rcaliud"" w= dose to wt.... New )cncy, New Yorlc and P<nnsyiYania meet, and "" d<cidcd to go find it; be sajd. Easier said than done. Mark tried to locate the three-state intenectioo fint from Pennsytvani.a, then crossed into New York and headed towud New J~. After more driving uound and some b.cktrac:king. be pinpointed the location to within a doz.c:n yards or so. I •To the west of the road, a dirt tnldc. ran toward the bank of the (Deb· ware) river at about the right orientation, with a paralld chain·link fcna to the north,• he notes in his Web site reminiscence of the trc:k. •since we rQ· soncd that the state line must also be a property boundary, and 1incc there were no signs prohibiting entry, ~ walUd down the din road to ~e ~r. Looking out into the river, we could ·~« a pOint of land atCnding doWnstream, and at its southern end then appeared to be some sor1 of monument or ma.rkc:r! ~ Bad in the car and bock to NewYorlc. the scordt continued down a road. over a small brids~:: , through a =>etcry. l!=tually tile road led to the monument he had 1ttn &om across the river. • It did indeed oommm~orate the Tri·State point.... (We aamincd) and photographed the mario.-,- had til= !ina from the bmdunarlc indicating the til= ..... boundaries, with the""" letter state codes in the appropriate zones. "'Th< scordt had tUm more than an botu, but it had been fun. and the idea ofvisitin&...,.. ofthcoe. and pcr!laps all. oocrncd IW: it would be an cxriting long· tenn project: Mark Ayt in his Web site. Sine< that trip, he bas visiud t I other tri_...,. locations. Most of them have bcca identified by a marker of one type or another. He has been surprised at their variety. ·It'• been interesting to see bow cliffc:rcndy people have commemorated the places,• he said. Photographs of a number of tJi.. state markers are included on his Web lite. His favorite. so Carl • rn so far as the place. the o ne I liked wu where New Ma:ico. Ok.Laboma and Colorado come together-it's a sunic.. isolated .,-ca; Mutt said. •Mr favorite marker is the Colorado·Kansas·Oklahoma orie.• which is featured on the title page of his Web site . geography, its concerns cut across the disciplines, pulling heavily from psychology and oomputer science. CUrrently, Mark is helping lead a team of seographers studying the history of GIS. ~want to look a! haw, where, when and why the actual sonware systems weredeYoloped;ltesaid. '"Wealsowantto~hawmuch of GIS i.s a legacy of cartography. The thought experiment is: what \WUid happen if some cuhure invented GIS but had never made graphic maps! Would GIS be different! Is GIS mostly still automated mapping1" The history of GIS, Mark noted. i.s rontentious,eYen today. Some people. for example. argue that GIS was "inwnted; others that itwas"disaM:nrl" "One of the GIS innovato~> thinks that he just discoverod i~" said Mark, "that it was already there in the nature of mathematics and the world." these questions valuable geography in general, background and tnS111Dcts are bdt<l suited to the scientific to broad theorizing. speculating and in ' ,trospecltion,' said, "but before I'm claim something. I'm ing to want to do an ~,..,.;;~nt ~ �februiiiY ZB. 1!!1fi11.2l k21 Rep a..._ , Poet challenges cultural assumptions about the disabled :'Transcendence over pain, disability i :t=.A= :VAN T HE day Kenny Fries was born with twisted, undersized legs and three toes on eadt fool. his fiomily did not respond with equanimity. His grandmother ran through the hospital corridors screaming, "A freak! A freak! My daughter gave birth to a freak!" His father fainted Things went downhill for Fries for many years before he came into his own. Today, Fries is an award-winning poet, essayist and playwright who stuns audiences with his lyrical, tantalizing narrations of life on the physical and emotional margins of American society. He has become an increasingly visible presence in the national disability and literary communities, employing his talent to challenge culrural assumptions about the disabled. . Fries will be in Buffillo March 2629. He will present rwo readings from his work, one at UB and the second at HaiJwalls Contemporary Arts Center. He also will present a writing workshop at UB. The events are free and open to the public. Fries, whose deformities could ~ot be corrected, is gay, which presented its own set of problems as he grew up. As a child, he was abused by both his father and brother, and emerged into adulthood swaddled in ambiguities of self and memory. These he lias aplored in his brutally frank- 'memoir, "Body, Remember," moving back and forth in time to asseos his recollections with insight, anS<r, frustration and humor. As a writer, he looks to the tormented body that he has learned to . love as the plaa where memory be. gins. "The body doesn't lie," he writes, using the surgical scars on his lOg. as a kind of roadmap that charts ' not only a lifetime of exceptional 'Ji!.ys;cal and emotional pain, but his , ·irans=dence of both. r His other works include "Healing • Rudlng, March 26 , 2 p.m. , Student Union Th~ ­ atn~ (Room 26 ), NoTth Cam pus. It will be followed by a reception, to which the audJ enct: U invited. • Workshop, March l7, ll :30 a .m . to 2:30 p.m ., North Campm, site to bt' de- termined. Pre -regi strati on for the writing wo rksho p, which will begin with a light luncheon , is required . Call 829-3141 to regi ster. Regis. tration is limited. • Ruding , March 29 .. 2 p.m., Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 2495 Main St., rear entrance:. Notebooks," an early and muchpraised sequence of 19 elegant, graceful poems about a IOVC" with AIDS. It was collected in "Anesthesia: Poems" {1996, Avocado Press). He edited the 1997 anthology "Staring Back: The Disability Experience from the Inside Out" {Plume), which has earned national recognition for what library /ollrnal calls a "splendid volume of nonfiction, poetry, action and theater by 37 writers who live with disabiliti.;_" The anthology is used by Jim Swan, professor of English, in his graduate course, '"Literature and Psychology," in which participants aplore bodies and their narratives from cultural, cognitive, biologi · cal and medical viewpoints. · Susan Mann-Dolce, a clinical instructor in occupational therapy at UB, was instrumental in bringing Fries to Buffalo, and is a student in Swan's course. ·r~ been an oc.cu· pational therapist for 18 years and I've worhd with people with all kinds of disabling conditions," said Mann-Dolce, who has along-standing IOV< of literature. "I've helped develop writing workshops for the deaf and for people with aggressive multiple disabilities," she said, "but when I read Kenny's memoir,.l was astonished at the collision of my rwoworlds. "Kenny Fries' writings and those of other disabled artists help us to berter understand the disabled individual," she said. "They allow us to aperimce,aploreandaravatevery deeply their sense of the world. And through their hqnesty and cour.oge, we can know them in new ways and begin to know ourselves as well." Fries' visit to Buffillo is sponsored by the UB departments of English andOa:upational Therapy; HallwaJis Contemporary Arts Genter; New Buffiolo Graphics; Just Buffiolo Literary Center, the UB Commitu< for the Promotion ofTolerance and Diversity; the UB Office of Disabilities; United Ccr<bral Palsy Association; the New York State Occupational Therapy Association, N'"'8""" Frontier District, and the Western New York Independent Living Center. This event is co-sponsored by Poets & Writers, Inc., with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts. Look What They've Done To My Song Data D3 Whkh opera contaln1 the arta ..Ah. che la mona ognora,.. and who was the composer? Who wrote the theme song to .. The Addams Family... televisio n show, and what o ther theme song came from his pen ? What songs did Charles lves write and which of th~ are currently available on C D? Using vario us Web resources, you can an swer these an d a su it e of additio nal questions about songs of aU genres. The Web sites fo r the major U.S. mus1c -licenslng agen cies {ASCAP, BMI. SESAC ) feature extensive searchable databases of song titles, so ngwriters and publishing companies. Anyone interested in using a published song for any purpose (e.g., broadcast, film soundtrack, inclusio n on Web sit e ) must obtam pri o r permission from song owners. 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Also, CDNow (http;/ / www.c::dnow.c::om } is one of the largest online compact disc deal - ers, with a database searchable by song title, album title, composer, artist or genu of music. Many of the items in this database include descriptions of artists or music styles, and sound files for down - loading and sampling. Whether your vocal abilities are destined for the recital hall or the shower stall, you may find that many tong resources on th~: Net are worth shouting about . For assistance in connecting to rhe World Wide Web, contDct the ASCIT Help Desk ar 6453542. -Oebonh Husted Koshlnsky •nd ""-'""""""""'.....::"'-''---Rick--Mdl-•, Univerlity Ubro~ New book by UB legal scholar attacks fear of feminism ly PAT1IICIA DONOVAN News Servkes Editor legal scholar in the School of Law has strongly criticized alle-gations' that pro-feminist press bias produces a sense of victimization in women whose lot has improved dramatically in the past 30 years. In fact, Martha A. McCluskey, A associate professor of law, main- tains that despite protests to the contrary, the mainstream media have not gone far enough to shed light on the laws, beliefs, practices and behaviors that support the ongoing oppression of women in American society and abroad. "Media, Feminism and the U.w" {Oxford Univ=ity Press, 1997), a new book McOuskq edited with Martha T. Fineman, professor of law at Columbia Uninrsity, explores several popular redefinitions of feminism. Written by 23 scholars &om law and other disciplines, it aplores how lawyers, courts and legislatures, together with the media, have produced myriad changes in women's lives for good or ill. Individual essays address portrayals of feminism in the media; feminism, law and popular culture, and how gender is "essentialiud" or reduced to a fixed characteristic separate from such factors as race, class, age and sexuality. As its title suggests, the book looks at how feminist legal scholars hiM: rewritten and reinterpreted laws to increase protection against domestic violence, sexual harassment and economic inequality. Beyond tha~ however, the authors demonstrate that the success and failure of these legal struggles often have depended as much upon talk shows and soap operas as upon courts and legislatures In an article titled "Fear of Feminism," McCluskey responds to critics in the popular press who warn that media stories of women's suffering perpetuate outdated stereotypes of women as weak and vul nerable Such criticsalleg< that women hiM: mad< tremendous legal and so- cial gains and that feminist "malebashing"hasmade men thet;eal victims of gender crime and abuse ., ~that there"""' been significant advances for women in manyam15,"shesays"ltisabrurd,how.,.,...,tnsuggr:st.assomeJ,..,.,thatti:minisls ignore these gains .. atoimist that """""''ssocial,ewnornic, medical and legal probl<ms """'been solved. "'To suggest that feminists ar~: 'producing' woman-victims by continuing to talk about date rape. fi nancial deprivation, domestic violence, sexual harassment and other forms of male abuse of women ignores reality," she says . · 1n fact ," McCluskey adds, · despite some progress. despite 25 years of massiv< efforts by feminists to redress the vict:imiution of v.umcn, ~ amtinuc to face persistent gender-based inequality in law and fact. .. Furthermore," she says, .. those women who continue to protest unfair treatment are often criticized by men and women alikt who are uncomfortable with anyone who insists on equal treatmen,t.." She calls for men and women .. to reject the double standard that views women wbo complain about abuse of male power as whiners, manipulativ~: liars or as weak and dependent." She con trasts the negative treatment of women 's complaints with the media's sympathy for men who complain about abuse by feminists The media often uphold these men as defenders of such individual right> as free speech and due process. .. The message often played out in media of all kinds is that women must choose between power and protection," McCluskey says ... We can be strong, we are told, o nly if we remain silent and keep our problems private. Men , on th e other hand, especially economically privileged white heterosexual men, can have it both ways-their demands for public protection arc taUn as a sign of their powt:r and responsibility." McOuskey uses date-rape policies as an aample.. Critics claim, she points out, that strict date-rapepolicies"infantilize"women by~g that they cannot resist offensive male advances on their own. "If this is so," she say:; , "then the U.S . military's strict anti -gay policies infantilize soldiers in assuming they couldn't resist the mere mention of a comrade's same-sex desires." McOuskq calls for the rejection of stereotypes - "not just those of tough men and weak women, but of tough , a~nonomous individuals and weak, irresponsible victims. ..As men and women, we- have a re- sponsibility toward the develop ment of our society, toward o ur own intellectual ho nesty and that of o ur children to recognize th~: power and responsibility involved in claims of victimhood . .it is imperative that wt also recogni:u the fact that public protection and in terdependence are necessary if wt are to foster sdf-rdiant strength and true equality." �february 21i:1!81/VIll.2S.Io.71 New level in 'smart 'materials Carbon composite is semiconductor, Chung discovers By EU..lH GOI.DIIAUM N~ Servkes Editor A UB enginet:r has made the first observation of semiconducting behavior in a carbon compos- ite material, a finding that could revolutioniu the fields of" smart" structures and electronics. The discovery lays the foundation for structural electronics, a new te<h nologywith the atraorclinary poten- tial to endow structural materials with electronic capabilities without computer chips or electrical leads. The new technology could make possible aircraft components that are themselves huge energy-storage devices, solar cars whose body panels are capable of storing tremendous amounts of energy from sunlight and , ev'entually, even computers without chips. .. This is a whole new level of 'sma rtness' in materials," said Deborah Chung, professor of me- chanical and aerospa~ engineering and principal investigator. ~we can use the structural material it self as the electronics." T he research will b< presented Wednesday at th~ lntcrnationaJ Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials. Chung, wh o also is Niagara Mohawk C hair of Materials Research, co-authored the paper with Shoukai Wang. a doctoral candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. would ~ eas1er and less c.xpens1v~ to fabricate than traditional silicon ~ based electronics. Because it would spread electronic capabilities over a much larger surface area, heat dis~ sipation-now one of th~ biggest technological challenges facing electronic packaging-would no longer be a problem. Known for their durability and light weight , carbon composites primarily are used to ma.nufactur~ ai rcraft parts, and increasingly are being used in automotive compo nents, bridges. machin ery and sporting equipment. Currently. optical or electronic sensors for detecting strain and deformation are embedded in carbon composites used to make aircraft parts, a pr<=ss that itself can weak<n significantly the structural component. "ln addition. these devices can only b< embedded in certain locations, not throughout the whole component,.. said Chung. "With this material, the whole pi= i.s 'smart' and no clectrical in- terconnection is needed... she said. A structural electronic material also would have exceptional en · ergy-storage potential, she added , allowing an aircraft component to act likt a huge solar cell. It also would p1ake solar cars more feasible !><cause energy could b< stored throughout body panels bedded in a polymer matrix, the constructed of carbon composites. The discovery i.s unusual !><cause it unites advances in two disciplines that typically don't "talk" to each new semiconducting material other, Chung explained. Made from carbon fibers em ~ "ln the semiconductor world. silicon dominates so co mpletely that people tend not to think about other kinds of materials. esp ecially stru c tural materials." she said "On the other hand, structural en- gineers would never think of their materials as semicond uctors." Chung, who i.s a materials engineer. made the discovery while aamining the electrical behavior of carbon composites as a way to improve damage detection. She was focusing on how changes in temperature in composite structures could b< sensed using the structural material itself. She found that the electrical propenies of the composite ma terial changed with temperature. "That variation in temperature is a signature o f a semiconductor," s h~ said. ·But what's even more unusual about this particular material is that it is semiconducting in one direction and metallic in another... she said... Usually, a semiconductor, like silicon, is semiconducting in all directions." The research shows that the carbon-fib<r composite, consisting of layers of carbon fibers, is semiconducting perpendicular to the plane of the junction where the fibers intersect and metallic along its horizontal plane. The advantage of having both in one material, Olung explained. is that the metal charactcrutics provid< a system ofbuih-indectrical conl3aS and leads for the oomposik to whid! a meter can he connected dim:tly. In addition, sho said, by using the fibers as a conductor and putting an insulator in between the fiber layers. a large capacitor is formed . so that energy can tx stored throughout an aircraft or automotive component made of the composite. Chung plans to focus on opto- electronic and electronic devices made from the composite. A patent has b<en filed on the invention. Jain Continued from page 1 incoming, heavy projectile particles and target nudei in accelerator ex periments. The particles ar. considered abnormal or "anomalous" he- knew that with a heavy-ion beam with energy higher than 2 billion e1ect.ron volts per nudeon and mass ause they are far more reactive and could prove what I knew, but! was helpless: There was no high-energy, heavy-ion b<am available in 1984." decay far more quickly than such fragments are expected to, according to the theory of strong interactions. In the 1980s. several group s claimed that they had observed in· tensely reactive, anomalous particles during accelerator experiments. While some noted that they could not find evidence for anomaJon s when the fragments of certain tnaSS<S of the incoming beam were accelerated to a certain nuclear energy, oth- ers reported that they could. ln 1984, at an international con· ference. Jain took issue with his col ~ higher than 20 nucleon masses, I Jain 's recent experiments were co nducted at Brookhaven National Laboratory ( BNL ) with a gold beam. The b<am accelerates gold nuclei to 10 billion e:lectron volts per nucleon , producing a total of about 2 trillion electron volts of energy per interaction collision. "The theory of strong interactions tells you so many interactions should take place," said Jain. " In o ur expe riments, we found 51 percent more interactions than leagues at Berkeley. They questioned that theory predicts." According to the existence of anomalons based on the fact that they could not find evi- Jain. the extremely rapid decay ( ap- denceofthemwhenlighterfragmenu. rather than the heavier fragmenL'< of of the anomalons, which cannot bt heavy-ion beams. were used Jain published his initial results from experiments with iron and argon beams in two, independent reason behind the increased num ber of observed interactions. papen; published in 1982 and 1984 in Physical Rn-iew Lerrers. Those papers showed that a small per ~ ce ntage of fragment s generated after nuclear co llisions, whi ch wer~ heavier than those us~ by the Berkeley experiments. did not behave according to conventio nal theories of strong interactions. proximately I billionth of a second ) missed by his special d<tector. i.s the The new particles ar. produced during the initial impact, when the lncoming· beam nuclei collide with the targ<t nuclec For that flash of an mstant, the anomalons hitch a ride on th e nuclear fragments , travel briefly with them for a few hundred microns and then decay. According to Jain, that short distance (one millimeter equals 1,000 phcolCJ!I"..>hk film detector i.s not used, he explained. "Theseewnts -ud hoM been missed ifthe tll'g<l had a thidcness grw.er than this travel distana," said Jain. In filet. he said, that was the problem with provious experiments at other institutions. which used doctronic detectors whose targets ar. ....raJ centimeters thick, cxxnpared to a few rnicn:m thid. "The lifetimes ofsudl particles an! too short to he seen by electronic detection." said Jain ... The reaction dies in the target. and so it cannot he observed." Jain describes his detection method as "apoorman'stechnique." It stands in marlced contrast to the multi- million-dollar dectronic detectors that arc the technique-of-choice among "At the time, I said I disagreed miaons), signifies the particle's brief lifetime and is critical. Because of many of the ~e - particle- physics research groups working today. Jain has developed his own spe- with my colleagues and that only time would tell,.. recalJed Jain. "-1 their rapid decay, the interactions cial, photosensitive detectors made can he easily missed if the proper from o rdinary photographic film mounted on glass. The photo· graphic emulsion has the highest- possible spact resolution, i.e., the extremely small angles at which the particles are produced in these high-energy nuclear collisions. Wrtb this method the emulsion act> as tll'g<l and detector. The deucton, small enough to hold in one hand. register r<SUits that allow the scientists, using a customized microocope.to see the interactions between individual partides. It is a painstaking approach in which Jain personally e:xarnines the 1 "tracks" made by nuclear collisions in the photosensitiv< detectors. The fact that a particle with such a short lif<time can he detected is especially tantalizing ba:ause it provides scientists with the 6J>t r<al evidena that other aotic. heavy particles with 1 similarly shon lifetimes. sudl as the H particle. at last may he det<cted. j J �Wrnner's talk sparks debate on teaching/technology issues ., PATRICIA DONOVAN Mews Services Editor T was a complex and-particularly at the md--provoca!Mdiscussion of&r too many issues in too short a time. Nevertheless, when political theorist Langdon Wanner preJmted his performana pie<%, " Introducing the Automatic Professor Machine," in the Student Union Theatre last week, he did more than atirize the application of information technology and marketing lingo to education_ He provoked discwsion of the relationship between power and technology, the way things are shaking out at UB and on campuses throughout the country, and how technology is changing the amcept of education itself. The program was the first in a series of spring symposia on infor· mation tech nology at UB, spon · 10red by the Offia of the Yice ProYOSt for Faculty Development. The prtsentation was introduced by Provost Thomas E. Headrick, ' who said he hoped the series would provoke the faculty to pursue"pedagogjcal goals that promote au then · tic teaching and authentic learning.'' ' He added that the university community must understand and direct •how new technologies affect our civic culture," but emphasized that DO university "can afford to ignore e benefits of technology without · g rendered obsolett:." l Weighing in on one s id e was Wmner, a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and long-time critic of runaway technology and its con sequ ences, who presented himself to th e VB a udjence as "a aitic who has now gone over to the .'other side" to form Ed uSHAM ;eorp.,acompanythat marlc<:tsedu. "onal products and offer.;"90 Day ~ted Warranty on Knowledge, """"mized First Name Basis son· ware, lectures and seminars by only lhe top- I0 minds in every field." The purpose of this not -so-farremoved - from -realit y co mpany, slid Winner, is to drain the bloat £rt,m the S600 billion education industry, level its expensive infras tr up ur e, rau its antiquated guild approach to pedagogy and get rid of its high -cos t, low-p rodu ction perso n nel, includin g librarians and professors with high wages and cushy lifestyles. He slipped easily into the perso na o f Glib Marktting Manager, whose reductionist approach to stores, hotel lobbies and other sites all over America... Flaible, user-friendly, just -in -time pus through e-mail, newsgro ups. listse:rves, online assignments and the increased availability of refer - pacing. low-cost (=tainly cheaper than most colleges),APM, he said. is ence materials, reserved readings and other course materials. the face- of education tomorrow. Wmner's talk produe<od anxiety in at least some members of the audi ence, annoyance in others. Scon agreed that commodification already is part of higher education and that it is unfair to tar IT in education with the same brush used to lament the deregulation ofbanks. His faW< point of view was offset by upbeat and insistent responses by Voldemar lnnus, senior associate vice president for ~itysa­ Scott disagreed with lnnus , however, that technology is politi cally neutral. "Any technology can be used to our benefit-in this case vices; Deborah Walters, associate professor of computer science, and Logan Scott, a member of the Baldy Walkway technical-support staff with more than 20 years of experience in pedagogical applications of information technology. On Wmner's side of the issue was Henry Steck, SUNY Distin- · g u ished Professo r at SUNYCortland and UUP statewide vice president for professionals. Innu s began the response by maintaining that information technology, or IT, while oversold. "is just a tool, an enahler.. .a neutral technology." He acknowledged that IT funding at UB had "been a lighming rod for all kinds of views ... and all kinds of issues we should be talking about, like quality." Walters took issue with Winner's satire, claiming that fear of technology is like .. Socrates' re po rted fear of the wrinen word . .. Commercial izatio n of ed uca- that of the university-but you get the government you deserve," he said. a reference to what some have The women's buketbaJI team scored a pair of exdting road victories to impt'O'I'e to 16-9 overall and I0-5 in me Mkt-Condnem: Conference. The women opened their ~ trip wTth a 64-62 win at We:st:em INinois, u senk>f" Cha.rissa GarCler ~ six poina in me final I:...... to lift the Sols to !he win. Ganlneo- finished wnh a game-high 2-1 polna and """" neals. Samantha Cerny added 12 polna lo< !he Bulls. The women won their t:hird-o:Jnsea. prne: on Feb. 21 k\ a d'lrilli1c 80-79 at UMKC.The lora>dlhe lint,_,.,. wiM!n ~ Ca!l1enne jacob hit. ""-1><*< shot- 23 ~ loft jacob- !he game 13 pOOa, In !he firu CMrine. Ganlner had br ol ..... ~ 2B po;na bebre UMKC railed to tied dle prne at 7 1-71 and bra a second OYenirne. Senio<' L.aToya CnJmpton pr<Mded !he winnln& po;na;, !he sec<>n<1 .,...,.,. . wittl a pair of jumpen as UMKC missed a finaJ shot with five seconds to go. Crumpwn lw.hedlhe game wnh 20 po;na and a a,_-Ngh 17 .-.bounds "Minerva flies at twilight farther over the edge into a new era than we'd like to think," he said. "... I'm just a Tory socialist, slow to change, suspicio us of change, suspicious of raw individualism in the market place. I value ritual, ceremony, the whole set of rituals we perform every day in a university-the getting of coffee, the whining and whinging offaculty to one another. "Regardless of what others have said here," Steck maintained,"We are a guild-we are in control of our tools. our product, our entry into our profession, the validation of the knowledge we pass on to othen." Moderator Hank Bromley, asso- than co mmercialization through feri n gs, students will not attend school here. She made a strong pitch for computer literacy among facu lty, proposing that IT use can improve Howdy-Doody language ("Wow, Buffalo Bob!") of _____ sd>ooh--."""" !he In a 78-68 km at UMKC.YOtJ'l&. who me had nine rebounds. hit 11-d-16 shoo from che 6ekl en I'1JUtr to l pme~ 30 po;na <hal loft l*n wtd1 I ,IWO po;na;,"' a<-. ManJmo oddod IS pOOa,-......,.. Soott- had-~""'"' >nd- ...oo..-ds b-lhe-- Steck noted that satire takes over where rational discourse fails, and "were it not for my fears, l would have found it a lot more amusing . not the result of technology." She argued with Wmner's supposition that education is a right , and that university research already is com mercialized thro ugh patents and other forms of profit privatization. Walters maintained that the com- textbooks, and that if the university does not enhance technolngical of- jumpeo- 12 oeconds (D go. Mlko Manmoleod !he B.JIIs with 20 poinU. Senlon Rasaun Young and Maa Clemens mo were tn double figures. On Sawnby.Y"'-'11 beam. WOMEH' S UB 64, Western Illinois 62 UB 80, UMKC 79 ts mercialization of teaching through Web-based software is no differt:m che Univen:ky of MissouriK.an~ City on Feb. 21 The Bulls lost to Wenem U/inois, 68-67. when the leathemecks hit a IQ-100( called an absence of faculty-staffstudent input in the IT plaruting stages at UB. tion began long ago," she said, "and dleap, eas ily obtai ned and absorb ed i nt e ll ec tual products is cloaked in th e infomercia ls and upbeat , you -can -do -it seminars. His purpose in coming to UB. Winn er cla im ed, was to introdu ce EduSHAM 's new mechanism for ddive:ring ed ucation ~online: the Automatic Professor Machine or 'APM, ..soon to be- fo und in gas station s, conveni ence collegiality and community on cam - ~as~etoall MEH' S UB 67 ,W estem Illinois 68 UB 61, UMKC 78 The men·s basket:ball tam feU to I J-12 on the season with a pak of losses on the road against Western lllinc:Ms on Feb. 19 and -win a... Wmstlin~ UB l-4, Duquesne 6 The wrestling team defeated Ouque:soe Univenky, l-4-6, on Feb. 21 in Alumni ~a. Honored before the meet bepn. the Butls' du-ee ft2rting senlon each scored a win to lead UB. Senior 1•42i)OUOder Jeromy McVlge ~ his arftrbest 29th win. senk>f" I SO-pounder John StuarYWl won his 92.nd career bout and senior 167-pounder Matt Ricd capwred hb areer-hlgh 20th vka>ry wtch .a w;n-by fall. Junio<- 118-pounde' 8riall Schul and &.shn= In -pounde.- Josh States also pinned their oppooena ciate professor of educational or ganization , administration and ~wimmin~ an~ mvin~ policy, noted that there is much dis - WOMEN ' S cussion of technology on the UB campus, but remarkably little at tention to the anxiety, excitement and fear over where it 's going and who's making the decisions. Stuart Shapiro, chair of the De-partment of Co mputer Science, called IT "a marvelous machin e that sho uld not be shoved down people's throats." The d!scuss1on that en sued arose from ISS ues raised dunng the ques tion -and -answer penod. T hese included "corpo rate process" and "group think;" the idea that UB must provide"what busi · ness wants;" control and decision -making withm the university; dimen sions of social activity lost when one dimen s iOn , such as speed or co nvl" nience , IS e nhanced; the Yo rk Univer s it y st rik e over technology 1ss ues, and the need for coUa.:uve and representative duection of tech nological mnovauons at LIB. The next sc hedule d sympos1um w1ll be on March 26 a t a 11me and piau to be announ ced The women's swimming and diving team captured ItS fourth consecuove MidContinent Conference dwnpkMuhip and 12 Bulls· swfmmen earned ~!­ conference honon this past ...veekend in lndWlapolis. U B finished wtd1 920 polnts.ahe.d oiWesum llllno6 (6-19 polna), Valpaniso (632 polna). Centnl Conneaicut (+49 polna) and YoungstOWn Sate (JS2 poina). Head coach Oon.i Raynok1s wu I"WTled M~on coach-of-theyear for the third-straight season. Sophomore Inger Rooneem wu named the swimmer-of-che-year, freshman Carol Cottingham was named the newc:OI'T'Iel'"· of-the-year and junkM" Kim May was rwned the diver~f-dle-year. Cottingham set a conference record in the I00 bre:utstroke. while Rooneem SWMn a Mid-Coflrecord S0.89 in the I00 freestyie. ln addition, Rooneem qlallfted for national considen.tion In the I 00 backstr-oke and the SO and I 00 freest)1e for the NCAA Championsh~~ fint for the UB women's swWTvning prognm. ...,.._ Ungdon _ _ .._ _ _ - . ....... -lolhe-Ur-.lhe l h e - . - - . g - .... physlul .......... The guest speaker will be William G raves, founder of the University of North Carolina 's Institute for Academic Technology. MEH "S After leading che fint rwo days of competition. the men finished second at che Mid-Continent Conference dwnptanships thiS past weekend. Western Illinois edged 868.5 co to W'ln Its th•rd-stnJght Mid-Con tide. while Central Connecticot (742.5) andValp~.raiso {348.5) rounded out the field. The Bulls Nd 12 swirnmen and d1ven named All-Mid-Con s~ections, indudlng five to the fim tam. Buns· sophomore diver Dave Safer was named the conference's dJveM>fthe-yev- after winning the one-meter diVing competition, W'hile Jason Mclachlan capttJred the 200 IM md Jose Mon<uiOt"l won the SO fr-eest)1e us. esa.s. lenni~ MEN "S UB ), Un iversity o f Rochester 4 The men's tennu team faced the Unwentty of Rochester on Feb. 20 1n Rochester. Sen10r Onin Pridgen and sophomo~ Rtchard Poveromo each won mdividua.J rmtches for the Bulls. UB ~so captured doubles rmtches ln~oor Irae~ an~ ~iel~ The men's and women's track-M'Id-fiekj teamS finiShed socth and bunh. respectiV'ely at the Mid-Continent Conferelce Indoor T1'711ck Uld ~ Champtonstups on Feb. 21-22. For the men, freshrrun IUmau Halim finiShed second In the triP'e jump ('45- 11.25). while jmlor tevnmate VICtDI'" ArUlibakl w:u. 111;.-.1 (-IS-9.2S), Senio<- Fan.. 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Energy conservation saves millions at UB Report credits university's creative strategies with highest savings among campuses By ELUN GOLDBAUM News Services Editor T HE un iversity saves $9 million per year as a rcsuh of its creati~ strategies for energy conservation, ac cording to a repon released tcxlay by the National Wildlife Federation. Of the 23 case studies at IS m stitutlons of higher educatton out lined m the report , "Green Invest ment , G reen Re turn : How Pra ct1 ca l Co nservation Projects Save MiJiions on America's Campuses," US's energy -savmg prOJeCts dcm onstrate the h1ghest annual re v enues and savings. The report•focuses on how con servation projects at coUeges and universities are proving that decis10ns that are good for the environment also can be good for the bon om line. "Environmental co ncern is not an afterthought at UB," sa1d Rob ert J. Wagner, semor vice prestdent. "We are genuinely co mmitted to environmental stewa rdship, lead · ership and excellence, and that co mmitmenr has produced ex · tra~ordinary cost savings ." The most criucal component of UB's strategy is a $1 7 million en · ergy - management project laun · chcd 10 1994 through a partnersh tp with CES/ Way International , a Houston -based energy servlet com pany, and the locaJ electric utility, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. Wagner pointed out that 10 sharp contrast to less expenstve,quick -fix proJects. this package of ene rgy savmg measures, which has affected vtrtuaUy every one of the 45 butld mgs on US's North Campus. took a comprehenstve approach. It has resulted 10 esttmatl."d an nua l savmgs ol $ 3 million . or about a IS percent reductton 10 the $19 million UB pr eviOusly !!pen t each year on ene rgy, a nd about as much ene rgy savmgs as th e university had achteved ovt·r the prev10us I 0 yea rs th rough 1m port ant , but piecemeal, efforts . "Given that state resources W111 remain ught, this proJect gave us an o pportuniry to reallocate on -cam pus money that would otherw1.se be required to pay our utility bills," Wagner satd ... It 'sa to tal wm -wm ." T h e payba c k pertod for the prOJeCt was only ) .76 years. Fmane~al savtngs aren ' t th~~ pro)ett 's only benefit. It red u..:e!l an nual UB energy - related eml!l s1o ns of carbon d•oude by mo re than 64 millio n pounds, su lfur d1 ox1de by 140,000 pounds and n• trou s oxtde by 11 4.000 pound!! . Other money-saving envlronme n· t•l lnltl•tlve s •t UB Include : • A new ca mpu s energy po ltt \' 1n the emerg•n g deregulated market for electn c powl'f that calls fo rm · no vattve purchas mg ontral'b that huy power lrom env•ronmcn tallv clean so ur ces. Inc o rporat e~ en ergy-con!lerva tt on !>c rvtd'!> .tnd avo ad ~ rate str ut·tures that mtght t Ompromi!!C L1R\ enl'fgv -u>n scr vat1on cffor1.s. • A "green co m puling" awarc-nt·~!l cO\mpaign a1med at reductng bv nearly half the $400,000 th e u nl ve rsllv spends each year to power co mputer s. manv o f w h1 ch are turned on - but no t m use- for most of the day. • The establishment oi tempera tu re sett •n g!l lor un1vers1h' hudd tngs (68 degree !! Fahrenhe11 m Winter and 76 degrees tn su mmer ). US 's experience h as shown that a !l mgle degree of healing o r cool 1ng durmg o ne year can am oun1 to sav mgs of S 100,000 o r more. Wagner added tha t UB's expe nence savmg money through en · v1 ron m ental reforms ha s gener ated tnteres t m thC' Western New York co mmunity. After undergraduate studems tn .1n e n v•ronmental -studtes class LonJucted an a ud11 of 1he ways that the un•verstty 's two campuses affect the envtro nmen t , the Buffalo Co mmon ( .o unnl requested that o;; tudent s co ndu ct a s1milar st udy of Buffalo C ily Hal l. That audtt. completed last year, •Jcnllfied $10,000 tn potenual cost sa vmgs thro~.Jgh more <!;ggressive reqchng and S 12.000 m savmgs throu~h th e pu rchase of recycled paper Th1!! semester, LIB students have teamed ur Wtth Stud entS at Buffalo's llutchmson Central Tech n•c.a1 H1gh School to co nduct an ennronmental audil at the school Family Medicine funds its own foundation By LOIS BAKU: News Services Editor T AK ING it s cue from the adage , " If you want a JOb done right , do it yourself," faculty members m the Oepartment of Family Medi · cine , using deductions from the1r own paychecks , have started a foundation to support work thev think is important, but for whiCh fu nding is not available . "There is no 'National Institut e of Primary Ca re,'" sa1d Th omas C. Rosenthal, professor and cha1r of the depan ment. "Gett ing fundmg fo r basic p rim ary-ca re h ealth -ser- VICes resea rch or for small start -up pro,ects to help new faculty estah ltsh a rt"co rd IS ext remely hard "We tned to thmk of a wav to accomplish the things cons is tent w1th o ur m1 ssio n . like co mmu niry-o utreach pro,ects, as well as famdy -medKme resea rch . Rut we co uldn 't spend stat e o r hospital dollars, and we couldn 't tax our selves, so we deCided to start a foundatiOn to whtch we co uld contribute. With budget cuts from the state. we'll have to take more" responsibility for ou r own future ." The Family MediCine Founda uon was established last June , with the hdp o f the UB FoundatiOn . a!> a wav fnr the departmC"nt tn help lt,cJI 'vVord o;;oon Ci rc ulated ihr o u ~h 1he familv - m ed !Cine tn mmunltV , and bv vear 's end . there was SlO.OOO m the bank. The loundat1nn rece tvt"S more than SSOO a m o nth m pavroll deduc tiOns from fac ult v member!', and 15 hopmg to generate support from commun1ty -based family phys• uans and corporations. Ravmond Bissonene. assoCiate professor of family medi cine a nd dtrector o f the new foundat ion. named several projects the foun datiOn IS co nsidering for fundmg. The hs1 mdudes a professo rship in pn marv · care educa tiOn or re st"arch , a mediCal -ed u ca tiOn spe \. lahst to help develop curnculum , outf1111ng exam rooms tn undcrserved commumttes. finan oal support for cross · cuhural res1 den cy tra1ntng , grants to send medtcal students to work wtth ru raJ a nd urban underserved popu lauons and money to pay Stipends to phys1cians to supervtse mediCal stud ent s and restdents who want to work at Vivt, the Buffalo center for refugees, a nd o th er co mmu n1ty sit es. <-~-IM9'"6 �2 llepoder llo- Marcil~ 1W8f111119. lki.ZJ Debra Connelley is an assistant professor in the School of Management's Department of Orga nization and Human Resources. She teaches and conducts research in the area of organizational behav · ior, with a specific interest in intergroup cooperation and conflict . My-~aUI ---..,-,.,...-c..ga.y c.p..o .. eligible origlnll- v.tftlng-. _ , . , "TTie OreltiYe o..dlnefor""'"""""'olenlriesh lliO..,.,., _ _ _ April! . ,_.,<Agooy Dd In '-·•UIItlldontwhowas - -.lhnl#n Fight 103 •.tonurlllbcmbe>Cfllodtd _. Scodond on Doc. 21, 1988. - - wil be.gM!n INs y.rfarlhooewnthlkllo.- and ll!dplont , . . . _ . " " " II .....,&.I on a ploquo In lhe--~"There II no I!IIJHonglh ~- ~-,. ellglllle.---can _.....,_.lo-N- flin, S42~ Hill,~ _... . . . . Jud!jod ... and....,.._., ........ ~'"""-­ ~-of lhe_.,.llelllldtlncompus . . . _ , . •lhe end a( lho!plng ~- ._. DldiMin to speak to~ How did you get Into a field of study like Intergroup cooperation and conflict? A professor of mine m graduate school on ce sa1d that we all re )earch our hang -ups. While has remark was tongue -In -cheek, I thmk there 1s some truth to 1t. I came of age 10 the '60s. It was a t1me of connict between all kinds of groups: hawks and doves, integratJ OOISIS and segregationists. fem1n 1sts and chauvin ists. you name: 11 . I thtnk my Interest m re latJons between groups comes out of thts envtronment. How are "Intergroup cooper•· tlon " and " conflict " defined? We alltdenttfy wtth vanous soc1al groups Some of these are demo graphK an nature ( Latmo , female, generation X). some are career or functiona lly onented (accountant, mustCtan. pastor) . lntergroup con fliCt occurs when the tnterests of one or mo re groups are blocked by the tntt>rests of another. Inter · group cooperatton, then , IS when people feel that t he tnt e rests o f the1r group an• not precluded by another. Defined tn tht!t way. we can see that conflKl does not nec rssarily mvolve threat!» or overt hostility- It can range from mt nor disagreements to outright e( forts to dt:stroy the other part)' What 's the se<ret to getting groups to worlt together? Well, thas requ~res flexibility, cre at iVIt)' and the willingness to change. The first step is to rid one self of et hnocentnsm- tht' atti tude that the goals, values and be hefs of one 's own group art.• supe rior to all others. This creates th e possibihty that there may bt" more than one valid way to view the world . The neXl step IS to recog nize differences betwun groupsparticularly in terms of goals, val ues and beliefs-understand why these differences exist and respect different points of view. Finally, gro ups learn to accept and even Incorporate other values and be liefs into their own world view to create an environment where the interests of aiJ parties can be ac commodated. Is conflict In the worltplace on the Increase? I don't know that con Diet as a gen eral phenomenon is on the in crease. There has always been con flict over scarce resources, for ex· ample. However, I do know that the workplace is becoming m creasing ly diverse, and diverse people by their very nature have more differences than a homoge neous group. This certainly creates more opportunity for conflict. What 's the maJor cause of conflict In the worltplace today7 When I thank of confliCt 10 today 's workplace, I think of two things: tncreasing diversity and increasing emphasis on team -based organi zatiOnal structures where people have to mteract closely with oth ers who may be very different from themselves. What are some of the techniques you 've learned for defusing conflict? We know that mtergroup confhct mcreases when individuals focus on group bounda ries. This focus engenders social comparisons that a!tk .. are you hke me o r not !Jke me?" So most of the techmques w~: look at involve decreastng the sa lience or relevance of group boundaries. We do this by focus ing on superordinate goals that require the cooperation of both groups to accomplish, creating a superordinate group that encom passes all subo rdinate groups as equal and full members, or ratsing awareness of group memberships that cut across various group boundaries and tie people to gether. What Is the con.1equence to an organization that falls to address conflkt wtthln the workplace? When an organization fails to manage conflict, it runs the risk of escalation. When confljct escalates, it involves increasing levels of distrust and hostility, decreased com munication, greater polarization between groups on an increasing number of issues, growth in the use of coercive tactics, ext remism in demands and the spread of con flict by enlisting other parues to take sides. Is conflict In the wortr.place al - ways bad? Beheve 11 or not, the answer ts "no:· Moderate levels of confl1ct lead to 1m proved quality of decisaons and stimuJation of creativi ty and innovation. C onflict can encourage employee motivation , tnterest and curiosity, as well as foster an envi ronment of self improvement and organizational adaptation . The key is to manage the conflict so that the o rgan ization receives the benefit of increased performance, not the dysfunctional that accompany uncontrolled confl1ct. What are some of the slgnJ that conflict Is cauilng trouble whhln an organtu.Uon1 In orgamzatlonal behav1or wt always look at decreased employee satisfaction, decreased organizational commitment, increased absenteeism, higher turn over and lower produaivity. Why Is there such • big emphasis on teaching professionals to worlt cooper•tlve1y7 Orgamzauons have changed. The current trend toward "horizontal" organizations, when~ work is orgamu:d around coreprocesses, rather than tradiuonal functions (e.g., account1 ing, marketing, R&D, manufacturing), means that people have to move out of dleir comfortable "silos" where everyone thinks just lib· them and into cross-functional teams. This requues skills in working cooperatively Wlth people who set t.he world in very different W3f1lncreasing demographic diver· stty tn the Amencan workf<>rcc,· -11• as another reason. as Is the ternationalization of the marketplace. What's something people don 't know about you and should? I am a total Wlffip when It comes to dealing with conflict in my own life and tend to avo1d it at all costs! Executive MBA program: training top managers By JOHN DEllA CONTliADA Reporter Contributor A S CH IEF finanoal of· ficer of a growing Blasdell-based environ ment a 1- cons u It in g firm, Thomas Elsi nghorst felt the ne ed to "expa nd hi s co rp orate toolbox" tn o rder to help his com pany expand itS market niche . So in 1996. he. along with 38 other Wes,em New Yo rk executives with similar goals, enrolled in the Execu uve MBA ( EMBA) program in the School of Management-an mten sive, 22 -month program designed for executives with the potential to assume top managerial positions within their organizanons. Today, fJsinghorst is dose to com pleting his MBA degree , and h1s employer, Niagara Fronuer Consuh ing Services, has developed new nrategies for marketing 1t.s services to the residential -home- market, Ul addition to Its traditional mdustnal and muniopal ci.Jentele . ..As CFO. I have expertise in a certain set of skills, but I needed a larger set of skills to I>< of greater value to my company," Elsinghorst says. ""The E=:utivt" MBA program helped me beoome far more analytical and understand 1ssues outside of my comfort zone." like Elsinghorst, more executives today are feeling the need to upgrade or develop new skiUs so that they can have a greater impact on the success of their organizations and move up the corporate ladder. And with the economy in good health, more companies are will ing to foot the bill for e.xecutive training programs because they now feel compelled to restock with top talent after years of downsizing . It 's more cost -effi . cient to groom existing cxec:uttves than to hire new talent. In a recent 8UStness ~ magazuu· survey of corporate- human -re50urce executJves. 42 percent satd they wert" sending more people to busmessschool executave programs than five years ago. Sixty-two percent ctted a new emphasis on management de velopment as a marn reason.. In Western New York, thiS tren d has resulted m more Lhan 100 ex ecutives enrollan g tn the UB pro gram smce 11 was established 10 1994. Praxatr, Alhed Signal. Amen can Brass, RJCh Produds. Mannt' M1dland. F1sher -Price and M&T Bank are JUSt some of the area firms that have enrolled their best managers in the program at a tuition cost of S30,000 per student, which mdudes books, tutoring and meals. But it's not Jml executives from bigname companies that have partio - For marketmg manager Jean Bush, the corrunitment employer. Fisher-Price, to gram w<U evident right start. Fishe:r-Pria even pated; execs from smaller organizations like Rosina Food Products, Tzrno Bros.• Mills Wdding Supply. Fiberite, Bennen ElectricaJ Contractors and th e United Way of Buffalo & Erie County have enroUed. "Tht> average student has 13 years of management expenena and earns an annual salary of between SSO.OOO and S I SO.OOO.'" says Courtney Walsh. EMBA execuove dtrea.or. The cumculwn ~ deggned to go I"')Und theory and into strategic busi· ness applicauons and complex man agement lSSues that confront execu - uves and employers. Faculty with the h1ghest level of real-world manage- ment expernse teach therourses.. "Our students expect to I>< challenged and they exp«t to add substanual value to the:rr employers as a result of thor cou=work,"" says EMBA Faculty Di· rector Frank Knystofiak. an assoa · ate professor of organazatlon and human resources . ecutives with the tools to only the issues that confront today, but also those that will front them I 0 years from now." �March 5. 1998/VoiZ9.1il.13 Reporter 13 UUP members to get increase Aprill BrieBy EMBER5ofUmted University Profes· sion s wil l receive a percent 1n c rease took effect , stres.w:i fllen M c Namara. assiStant via president for human resources. 3.5 percent acrossthe-board salary increase in thear Although some SUNY campuses will award discretionary increases in the paycheck of March I8, Ull will award the increase in May to allow M April I paychecks, Seni o r Vace President Robert 1. Wagner an nounced this week. The in crease will be retroactive to Dec. 25, 1997 for calendar-year m~ployccs, retroacuvc to Jan. 17, 1998 fo r academic 10- m o nth cm - ploye~s paid over 2 1 pay periods, and retroactive to Ma rch 5, 1998 for academic 10- mo nth employtc:S pa ad over 26 pay pcnod s. UU P members who are selected to rccezvc discretio na ry salary In - creases in the fir st pool of m o n ey available under the recentJy senled contract agreem e n t wJth the state will see that money 10 the pav check of Ma y 13. The discretio na ry payment w,IJ bt rct roacttve to July I, 1997 for c., ] mdar-year employt.-es. retruact JVf to Aug. 21. 1997 for acadc m1 c 10· month t:mployt'es pa.~d over 2.1 pay pe:nods. and retrnadJve to Sept. I, 1997 ror acadcmu.. 10-mont h ern ployee, pa1d over 2b pay pe n oJ~ ' Th o~t: receiving d• scret1 onarv mcrt>as.e~. wh iCh a re addl·d tu th t• base salary, w1JI have tbt' l C:, per ctnt • mrl·a~e rt"lalcul trd on th e ntw hast' salary, wuh e!roact!VItv appil('d, Sl..l tha i " nu le w11l lose mom:\' .. h<·ca use .the d1 et 1onano monev was p;u d nut .1fte the 'c:, the uruversity tlme to address the issue of salary equity for women and/or nuno rities in response to lSsues r.aised by the President 's Task Fora on Women, McNamara said. Equ1ty always has been one en · tenon for th e awarding of d1scre · ll o na r y tncreases, 1n addition to ment , but th1s yea r salary equity will be looked at more closely. she explam ed. M e nt wlll remam a cn · ten o n fo r th e awa rd , s he noted , and all em ployees 1n a_UU P-rep resent ed title and on the payro ll as of June 30. 1997 w11l be e Lgtbl e for d1sc re t1onar y sala ry tncreases. Data on mean and medtan sala m.-s for ranks. L1tJes and salary grades for members of tht facuJry and professio nal staff have been developed to prov1de a gUidclme for equ1t y. The data are scheduled to he available m the depart m ents aft er March 9 McNamara pomted out that thl· dl:-.c rt·lu1 narv mo ncy- total1ng I perct'"nl of tht' Ju ne JU. 1997 pav mll-1s the first ol three pools ol dtscrc:tJunary money prov1ded lnr 111 the contrad . wh1ch runs from lu1 v 2. 1995 through lu lv I, IIJ91J l--or pl.tnnmg purpost-s. the thret: ~·p.1 roue po(ll!iiof dJscrrttonarv mnntv- a tota1 of about S4 million across the university- will allow those respon sible for making discretionary-salary increaR recommendations to consider changes in an mdividuaJ 's salary ovtr the three discretionary pools, McNamara saui She added that based upon rec · o mmendati o ns developed by th e Discretionary Work Gro up to adciRss salary equity. admirustrators are to judge the appropriate salary needed for each woman or mmor tty in their units to achieve equuy with coUeagu es of similar rank, and develop a plan usmg the total3 per- cent discreuonarypool. The emphaSIS m the evaJuation, she noted, is to be o n performance and accomplish me.m, no t a formuJaic adjustment. For example, an administrator may choose to give a UUP m ember o ne award m each o f the t,hree d.Jscrettonary m creases, or to make th e d1scret10nary salary adjustment Ln only one or two o f the three discretiOnary payments between now and July I, 1999, McNamara sa1d . She also no ted that. unlike m past yt·a rs, there will be no mini mum or max1mum amount s for md1v1d ua l discre tiO nary awa rds LJUP members can self-nommate tur !.he awards. and letters de54..Jibmg !.he process will be mailed to mdrv1dual members next Wt'Ck. she addc..-d. Self nonunan<v·s arc due tosupt>rVJSOn- h~ March 27, Wlth awards bemg dL~ rih utcd m the pavcheck of Mav I \ Sponsored Programs office proposed for South Campus m .,. SUE WUETCHER ~ Service~ Anooa te 01 re<tor PENIN G a full -lim< O satellite office fo r Spon sored Programs on the South Ca m pus cou ld bdp address the recent decline in re!<aTCh funding at UB,a Faculty Senair co mmittee has recommended. O ther suggestions p rese nted to tht Fac uJty Senate Ex~-utivc Com mtttec o n Feb. 25 by the senate's Comm lttet:" o n Research and Cre ative Activity included establishing a mento n ng program for jun ior f.acuhy and encouraging the p resi dent . provost and deans to "clearly and more frequently e nunc ia te " tht value of the uniVe rsi t y's re arch a nd scholarly m iss1o n . The reco m m enda t ions w e r e prrparcd by the co mmlllce in re sponse to a c harge from the FSEC last fa ll to 1den11fy factors unde r lymg the downturn 1n resea rc h rrvrn uc at U B and to reco mme nd actions to reverse th e t rend . The charge came tn the wake ol areport to th e FSEC on Oct . 22 Dale M . Landa, vice p res1dent for resea rch, that resea rch p ropos genera ted at U B had declined 6 percent b e twee n 1991 a nd 996, and that dunng tha t tim e. 8 fa c ulty m e mbe rs had le ft the univers it y, taktng With them $8.7 · ho n in resea rc h fund 1ng ..... Rober1 Baie r. professor of o ral dJ agnostic saences and cha1r of tht· mmmee on Research and C re ltivr Activity, told sena tors that sta · tics supph ed by Landi 's o ffi ce have md!Ca ted that .. most of the quantitauvedown tum an cash How" from sponsored acttVlty 15m the aca demic portion of the life sc1e nces. The commmee fell that estabLsh tng a "pe rmanent presence" ror Sponsored Programs on the South Campus mtght facilhate proposal writing and o ther activtty. Baier satd_ Some members of the commit tee also felt a mentonng program sho uJd be established fo r JUnior fac ulry wit4in depanmcnts and acros.\ traditional academ1c umts so tha1 those facu lty members "who know how to shake the money tree "' can help JuniOr facul ty members to 1den ufy grant money and Jearn th< paruculars of proposal writmg. he saJd. Landi describc:-d .. ways in wh1ch Sponsored Programs l5 attemptmg to assist faculty members, including pro vtding infonnauon on funding opportunities and budgeting on its Web sue (http,//wlngs.buffolo.edu/ spa l and offering trainingSCSSloru fo r small umts or group5 of furulty members. He also no ted tha t ma.Jl)' federaJ agcnL1es are aUowmg for electronll s ubm• s.~ • on of resea rch proposals The Nauonallnst1tutes of Health 1:-. "'shakmg the kmb out'" o l lb dCt. lrOnll appht.at1on submlSSIOil pro ces.o. a.ndwuld Slar1 tak.ingei<"C1ronl\ ~ ubm15SIOn5 hy the fall. he sa1d "'Ou r plan 1:t to be 111 gear w1 th thdt herr"o;o that fac ult v member ' ~.an usc th e sys tem . he sa1d Herhen ~c hu el. profes:tO I ol ana lom11..JI :tl.. lCill..r~ . applaudl·d the re(on un c nda u o n to c:-stab lis h a Spo nsored Prog rams offi\· t~ on the Sou th Lampu:t. callmg the ab sence of an office on the So uth Campus, as well as the " reluctance '" of the t\lorth Ca mpus office to stay o pe n after 5 p.m .. "a maJOr 1rntant w hen yo u' re str ugglm g to gel .1 gran! ap pll ca u on o ut o n ttme" Land1 re mtn dcd senators thdt ~pon so r ed Programs d1d have a pan-lime sa 1el li te ofti (e o n th e ~o uth Ca mp u.s a few years. ago, but 1t "didn 't get much pl ay" However, cstabhshmg a permd nent South <...ampus office " 1s worth looking mto," he acknowledged Jack Meacham , professor of psv chology. suggested a scc nano m wtuch a faculty m ember has an 1dea for a resea rch p rOJect that would only need SSO,OOO m fundmg . but wouJd not seem credible to a fund mg agency because the am o un1 wa.'> so small. "So what 's needed IS some kmd of packagmg and b ro kcnng." he:- sa1d. "\<\'hat we need IS S(Ulll'thmg hke the dating S('("tlon m 71u· But falo NPWs a hot sheet Wlth hlod. ads" hnkmg facultv memlx·r, ""-'lth po1e n11al r~ch partnt:rs nr l'qUlp mcnt. Three or four o;ma.ll prop._1, als nught make a VlT\' lfl'd1ble $1 nuU1o n o r S2 rmll11•n 111 $\ md\Jtm pro1eC1." he !o3ld l.and1 sa1d h1~ ~ )lliu• I' Y..'llbng h i •.unmge fo r memor' to .t!o~tst nwo ugator!l. The oflke h.l5 seed mone' lor sma ll pro)e...t:t , a lth ou~h 11 1' mmpetJtrve. ht· S31d, as well a,, a dL, l..n'tlonan' rool t(tfundsmall pro1n1., rhal come up outs1dt- the almpt"llltvt' lvde. hut stlUmcnt fund m ~ No Reporter Next Week The Reporter wUJ not publish next week due to Sp n ng Break. The next 1ssue will be publish ed March 19 "Donnie Brasco" to speak at UB on March 27 Joseph D. Pistone, the FB I agent who mfiltratcd th e Bonanno cnme family in N~York C ity as Jewel thlef .. Donme Brasco." will speak al 8 p.m . on March 27 tn th e Center for the Arts on the North Campus. T he lecture will be presen ted by the Umverstty Un1on Acttvlttes Board m conJu nction wiJ_h th e C nmmaJ Law Soctety in the School of Law. Posing as "Donnte Brasco," Ptsto ne ca rri ed out th e m ost auda · CIOUS st ing operation eve r, working undercover fo r SLX yea rs to mfil trate the flam boya nt and deadly co mmumry of orgamzed c n me sol d1ers ... con nected guys,"' captams a nd .. godfathers." P1stone's testimony led to more than 200 federal md Ktment5 and more than 100 conviCt io ns o f mob figures. So tho rough wa:, Pistone's cover that th e New York C it y Pohce Department actually listed him as a m e mbe r of the Bonanno cr ime fami ly In h1slecture, Pistone will reveal the jeaJously guarded world he penetrated, bnngmg to life the world of the "' w1Segu )'5 " then code of ho n o r, lavish spending and dt rty dealmgs--and drawmg a chtlhng p1ct ure of what the Mafia IS, does and meam m Amenca today P1stone ts the author of the bcst · sdiJng autob iography. "Do nn•c:B r asco~ My Unde rcove r L1fe m the Mafia ." H1 s story W.l!i made mrn a ma1o r m o t1on picture starrmg Johnn) Depp. The cost of llcket s lo r the lecture, whu..h Jr(· no Yo. on '.tk areS\ and )5 for student!! and $Sand $10 for tht' general pubhl '-lludc:-nl ll(ket ~ are avai lable at the(. en tt'l for tht> Art:t hox ofli1..l' .md .Jt the StuJe nt Umon t!Ckt-t offi~.,c T,d,et~ fnr tht• g:l·ncr.tl publi l art'" .1vad dblc .11 th e Center (or th t' A.rh bo:\ olhu: . thl· '-l tudcnt l 1nH1n ud.. rt offiu:· a nd <ill T1cketma<;ter lol..dtltHh Ho norary Degree Committee seeks no minatio ns The untvenlty-wide Honorary Degree Committee ~~ 50\Kittng n(lllll nauons of exemplary personsmthe f1elds of pubhc affrur:t, the soences. human ities and the art~. scholarship and l'ducallnn, hui>mess and ph1 lan thropy, and soctal SCCVI'-f.~ to be cono;.1dered for dn honorarv degree from the ~tate Umvers1tv ol New York. The honora rv doc1orate 1-" the tughest ho nor the Sta te Un1vers•ty t:a n llt'stow for mentonous .1nd out ~ l a ndm g serv1ce to humamtv at la rge Ehgibi lu y for nommat1on t:t rt·stn ctcd to p(.'rsons of ~ latt' , natwna! or 1nte rnatumal statu re Nnmmec:t who have made extrao rdmary (On tnbutiOn s toUR also will be co n stdered 1f they have made s1g mficant co n1nhut10m hl area~ bcvond LIB a nd 1he Western New York reg10n Nonuna110 n forms may be oh1a m ed frum Un Jver:tli YA.dvant:cment a nd Developm en t, 50.l Ca pen Hall. or by calltng 64~ - 2925. Nomtna 110ns must be submmed to the ll o noran• Degn:e Commtnee, SOl Capen Hall , Buffalo, NY 14260 on or before the March 20 deadline Nomination fonns also are available at the following campus locations: Faculty a nd Prolci>S hmal .) ta tf ~(·nate o ffi ce~. 54.\ L.1pcn Hall llt.•allh Sctcnct.-,. \.Jbrary, adrm n1strauve area, ~uth <.:.ampm Lockwood L1brar). mformatton kiosk nt'ar thC' or~..ulatlon desk Office of :-,tudent L1fe , I C:,O Student l ' n 1nn O ffice of the Provos t. :;6~ ( :apen Hall Past 'iULCe!>sful nommatJnn pa~..k et:. a\" 1 ma\ ht· rt'vlc:-wcd a t tht· .1hnve locat ion' Annual volleyball -in-the- mud tournament set for April 25 Like to play In the mud ? fhcn turn vom ld l osvnud~\ ullo pnn·i> and o r g<~mtrd tun In part11..1pa t1 ng 10 l iH\ 14th .l!lnual t1mlt'~t.to he hdd April 2') on tht· 1'\orth (. ampu' l"ht• tourndment. ht·!a·ved to t-w dw lar~t"S I . \Ontlnuou' vollt'\ b.tJI · lll tht• muJ \lllltl"'l PO ,l\.111\q{t" •ll UOIVer:tlt\ lampu~. Will hl' ~Ill ,J\ J0 .l Ill ,1nJ \111lll11Ul" Urtll!:; p 111 le.un:-. mu't ht' rqtl!'>tt'fed h\"; p m on Apn! i m ordt'l to p.lrtl\.1(1,11l" H.qt•, lr.JIJ•m lnrm' .Ht' .JV<~Ii.thk 1n tl.trrun.tn ll.tll .m tht· ~o ut h I .lllljlU' ,1nJ ,\1 \aflllU\ \lli..<IIIPn' tl ll lhl· ~orth (..tmpuS, 1ncJud1ng thl· 111IPrm.111 un hl)tlth, , the "ttuJt•nt A"Ol l.ltJOil offi(t: 1n 1SO ~111 .._f,·nt l ' n10n ,wt! thl' l )ftiu· t11 ~ludl'lll !tie , I ')I) 'IUdc nl Unum I ht· rc:-g1:t lra11 nn h'c 1~ SilO pet team lallA~~ 2608 lo r nH,rt· llllt1rma 11 o n Rq{ ISir,II IOil lorm., ~...m bt· laxffi 1<18.:!9 NOI l"ht• t"vt'lll. wh1ch lx-gan \Yith onh a'"""' 'tuJem team..o;., h.b gro\<.1lln.1 tnum.1mc:-n t of % team!'. l~t:-h w 11h a maxtmum nl e1ght playt·r:-.. •\! th ough mC'Io;l u l lht· tl~ am, , rnanv :tport an g monikt'"rs su(h .I!'> "',\1uddrr ~" and "M udpu pp1l's:· are ~..omposed of UR stude nts , nth t'l' rt>prt~sen t uea husmt:i>:tt'~ .tnd o rgam7a t1ons The m,lfllr spon:-.nr ,)f l )n7ft'~t l:t the l"mvcr~ll\' 'ludent Alumni Hoard �Need to mourn often ' unacknowledged by society' Death of a pet can be a lonely l~Frantzsays IIJ MAltA McC:OINNIS New!. Servic.~ Editonal P ~stanl Interdiscipli nary Degree Programs in ET -owners confronted with the death of a pet arc forced by society to Social Sciences, su ppress their suffer- stres.sesthtim - mg. according to a UB portant differen tiati o n between the bereavement expert. Thomas Frantz, professor and cha1r of the Department of Coun sdmg and Educational Psychology. says the anguash caused by pet loss as largely una c~ pted by a public that is uncomfortable with grief. "Pet bereavement falls under the c.ategory of'dJScnfranchised grief,' or gnd that as unacknowledged by soc iety:· explams Frantz . .. Most people won't offer support o r aUow you adequate t1me to heal like they would 1f you lost a child or spouse." Owners who expe t sy mpathy from ot hers qUJckJy learn after a pet \ death that they are on the1r own when 11 comes to findmg ways to cope w1th the loss, says Frantz. who has spent more than 30 years researchmg and co unseling m the areas o f mourmng . death, dying and co p111g w•th death . !>upport groups for pet bereavement-although not always available-are most helpful m the gnevmg pro cess, he adds . " In a gro u p sell mg . pel ow ner ~ have permiSSIOn to talk abou1 the1r gr1ef and don't havt" t o worn• about be1ng laughed at o r 1g nored ," he says. Frant7 adv1ses tho~e mournmg the death of a pt' t to co nfide HI someone who IS an an1mal lover, tdeally a close fnend or famth member who values p~ts and can empa th1u w1th the loss. Judith A. Skretny, Vlct president of the Life TranSitiOns Center, lnL., a grief~ counseling agency in Buffa.Jo, recently presented a workshop Ln Tucson, Ariz., that exp lored the bond between animals and humans that makes the death of a "compan IOn animal" a traumal.Jc event. Sk.retny, who teaches courses on death and dying as a lecturer in the the Faculty of depth of grief with ..companIon-animal" loss versus .. pet" loss. So m e pet owners conSider Lheir relationship with a pet one of co mpanion ship and un co nditional Jove, while others view pets as animals only and do not share this deep Grieving owner can honor • pet kt cyber Cemd:et'J' • t www.a.vMnlnd .com/ pet.html psychological bond. According to Skretny, companion animals are considered to be members of the family that interact with the entire family, are given human attributes "Most people won 't offer support or allow you adequate time to heal like they would tf you lost • child or spouH. " THOMAS FAANTZ bv owners and share a bed wtth the1r owner 70 percent of the time. " It ts not only the loss through death, but the secondary losses of companionship, comfort. security and love that ca use th e pain of gnef." she adds. For chi ldren especially, the death of a pet can bt' devastating and may scare youngsters mto thinking that because their pet went away, their loved ones also may go away. Statistics show th at 28 percent of adults report that their first ex · perience with death involved t.he loss of a pet, when they were , on average, 8 years old. Frantz and Skretny agree that in the cas< of a child who has lost a pet, it is a mistake for parents t9lie and tell tht child that the pet ran away, or to replace the pel too soon. " It is an opportuni ty for a chi ld to grow; parents shou ldn 't try to 'quick make it better,' but rather let the child develop co pi'ng mechanism s ... advises Frantz . "Pain is a part of life . The most loving thing a parent can do 1s view and treat the child 's pain as a learning experience." Oneof themostdifficuhdeastoru a pet-owneroften faces is whether to put the animal "to sleep," especially when children~ mvolved. .. It is important for c hildren over the age of 5 to be part of th ~: decision -makingprocess,"Skretny recommends ... The entire family should be involved." She stresses that parents should not try to hide the issue from dilldren, but rather aplain it to them 1 lfl a way appropriate to their age. Skretny encourages owners create a memorial to the animal to · acknowledge the imponant role rllt pet played in the owner's life . Grievingpet~ownersalsocanUSt the Internet to publish pet tributa on the World Wide Web, bury a pet tn one of the cyber "pet" cemeter- ' 1es o r find o ut where the closest ptt cemetery IS located. Frantz adds that some mourning pet-ownersin Florida go to expensive lengths to have deceased pets freeze-dried MemoriaJ or burial services and other rituals are normal, beaJthy ways to say good -bye to the pd. smce th ose faced with the loss must take an active coping says Franu. .. Grieving is an · vidual process and each per50a must do what they feel is nea:s· sary to ease the pain." H~th-care text authored by UB faculty a big hit By LOIS BAKER News Service~ Ed1tor T RYINC to co mprehend th~: co mplex ities of the U.S. health -ca re system c an make you r eyes glaze over But if the number of co lleges and universitieS using a new book. " Health Ca re USA: Understanding it s Orga ni za ti o n and Delivery,'" written by two UB faculty mem bers is any indication, a growmg number of people are finding the system much easier to understand. Co-a uth ors Harry Sult z. profes so r of social and preventive medJ one, and Kristina M . Young, ad JUnct assistant clinical professor of soctal and preventive medi cine. were frustrated by thC' lack of a good textbook to use in theu m trodu ctory courses on health ser ""'\:ices and health management So they wrote thetr own. " Health Ca re USA" IS thC' first co mprehensive textbook on the subject written by auth ors wh o also are teac hers . Former text · books describing the U.S. health care system were com pilations of chapters co ntributed by different experts 1n each field , none of whom had taught an introductory co urse, Sultz said. The textbook has gone through three pnntings in a year and JS being used in 120 courses at 77 colleges and universities around the nation . Mi chael Brown, seni o r vJCt" president and publisher at Aspen Publishers, Inc.. said its suc cess ca ught him unawares. Notifying Sultz early m Febru ary that orcula twn had reached 7.000. he wrote: .... .This 1s really spectacular Aspen has certai nly been pleas antly surpnsed by the overwhelm Ing response to your book and we look forward to publishing an extrao rdmarily early second edtiiOn 10 January 1999 .. .... Writing from a lay perspect1vt:, the- authors bring histoncal and cu ltural insights to bear on such topi cs as "Why Patients and Pro· viders Behave the Way They Do," "The Tyranny of Technology,"" In fluen ces of Busi ness and Labor.~ .. Forces that Shaped the Hospital lndustry,""The Aging of America" and .. How Heahh Ca re Advances." Chapters prestnt an overview of health care from a public - heaJth perspective and discuss bench marks in U.S . heaJt.h care; the past. present and future of hosp1tals: ambulatory care; medical educa tion; health ~ care personnel; finanet and managed care; long ~ term care; mental - health services; publi c health and the role of government; the role of medtcal research, and tht: future of health care. Michael A. lbrah1m , professor of eptdem10logy and dean of th~: Un1vers 11 y of North Ca rolin a School of Public Health. states in h1s fo rewo rd : "Thts volume ... de · sc ribes the changi ng roles of the co mpo neni.S of the system as well as the technical, economic, politi cal and sociaJ forces responsible for those changes. The authors have crafted an exceptionally read able text by balanci ng and inte - gratmg the diverse subject mane and presenting it 10 appropriate depth for an mtroductory coune on this topic." Su ltz and Young, who is dent of the Center for P.c>f'"'<inn.J • llte cost of the current edition $39. Copies are available by Aspen Puolishers at 1-800638-8437. �5 Science Through the Ages D3 The hlstO<y of Klence hu ev..ythlng: the drama and suspense of stunning breakthroughs and equally stunning failures; portraits of b rilliant and often eccentric people with profound insights into the nature and origins of the universe, space, time, human behavior. It reveals the values and m ind-sets of particular historical periods, and gives us glimpses of the extraordinary in the ordinary and every-day. Not surprisingly there as a Web site that ch ronicles all of this--the WWW Virtual Library for the History of Sci · ence, Technology & Medicine ( HSTM ). at http:/ / www.asap.unlmelb.edu.•u/ hstm / hstm_spe.htm Es · tablished in 1994 as part of the WWW Virtual Library project, it has operated since 1995 under the aeg1s of the Australian Sctence Archives P roject at the University of Mdbourne. Its scope IS Interna tional, although its emphasis is o n English - language resources. These incl ude classic papers that define scientific milestones, h1stoncal timelines, treatises, expenments, exhibits, manuscripts, tmage col lections. bibliographies, biograp h ies and dJscuss1on hsts. HSTM is o rganized by scie nttfi c fields, rang1ng from alchem y and early sc iC'nce to biology. chem1str y, computers, geology, math , medicme, physics and sc ientific mstrumentatton , among o thers. You can sea rch the stte by keyword or b rowse by ch ck.i n g on an alphabeti cally a rranged li st of lmks. Each lmk takes yo u to a bnef synops1s of the resource I o r. tn the cas(' of a dascusston ltst , 1n st r uction s o n how to JOin the dia logu e) and ano th er hnk to t3ke you on your way. The lm ks allo w you to browse an onlme ex.h1b1t of rarr books and maps from the collect ions oft he Lmda Hall Library o n "The 1-aceol the Moo n: From Galileo to Apo llo" o r explore Mende!Web, an edu ca t ional resource on class1ca l genetics for teac hers and st udents O ther links are to the Einstein Papers ProJeCt at Boston Untverslt\" and the onhne essay "We Have Conquered Pam: A CelebratiOn ~f Ether IR46 1996," puhhshed on the Web bv Harvard Mt"du. .al Sch ool A rank.mg system. recently added . prov1des additiOnalmformatiOn . ~1vmg you an mdJ ca 11 0 n of what to ex pect from each su e 10 terms of !IS depth . <:on ten! and des1gn Celebrating women's history Archives plans exhibit, symposium on fight for women's rights by PARICIA DONOVAN News Servic~ Editor T HE UB Arch1ves th iS month 1s celebrating Women 's Histor y Month. as well as the- 1SOth anmversary of the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention and its Dedaration of the Rights ofWomen, With an exlubll opening on March 18 and a sympo smm scheduled for March 27 Both will exp lo re tht role~ of local women 's o rga m za tJ o ns 1n promoting and supporting radtcal chan es m th e personal. socJaJ and poli caJ statu s of women . " · ce Seneca Falls: Document · mg e Expenena ofWomen on thr · Niag Frontier," an exhibition o( original 1aten aJs on the expen - enccsof ern New York women's organizati<tns fro m the tum o f the ~n tury, will open March 18 m the Archives' Poetry and Rare Books Room, 420 Capen Hall on the North Campus. It will continue indefinitely. The symposi um , .. Understand · mg Women 's History: lnterpreting Primary So urces and Exp lo ring New Methods for the Study of Women's History,n will explore new methods of interpret ing primary so urces. such as diaries, letters and civic reco r ds , in th e s tudy of wom en's history. It wiJJ take place from 3-5 p.m. March 27 in the AIch1ves, 420 Capen Hall. A public recept1on will follow from 5-7 p.m. The symposium will be free and open to the public. Attendance will be limited. To make reservat ions, caU 64 5-2916. The symJX)SJUm will constst of two pancl discussions o n such topics as usmg organizational records to study women's literature, an oral history of fore1gn women academics at UB, the po lit1 cs of co llecti n g women 's records. and internet resources for women's htstory. G uests will include rl~ prese nt atives from Buffalo-area women's groups that havt donated thor reoords to the UB Ardlives. <:hnstophcr Dcnsmore.actingdi=IOr of the arch1ves, and Kathleen I >elaney, a graduate student m the 'x:hool of Information and Ubrary StudJes. will curat.e the exhibit, which wiU mdude materials from the arch.Jves' Women's History Collection. 'Ih e cxh ibu also will feature docu ments and artifaas that speak to the role of women at UBoverthepast 152 years, mdudmg the admiss1on of women to medical and law schools. the "oo-ed mvasion" of the 1920s. the devdopmentofUB's Women's Stud Ies Program, conditions for women at UD and the discuss10n of implemen tation of recommendations of the Pres1dent 's Task Fora on Women. Convention aimed to alter restrictive laws, customs of 1848 IN 1848 AMERICA. an U(,lmarried woman by law or custom did not vote, speak in public, hold office, attend college or earn a living other than as a seamstress, mill vo./Orlter, teacher or domestic. Married Vo/Ofllen hved under the same restrictions, but in additK>n, could not make contracts, sue in court. d ivorce an abusive husband or gain custody of their chik1ren. Nor could a married woman inherit 0< own property. Eve<ything she had, including the clothes on her back. was the legal property of her husband . Individual women had long exPressed a longing for the1 r freed o m and equali ty under the law, but it was not until july 1848 that a handful of reformers, most of them abolitiomst5 and Qu akers from Western New York, ca lled a convention 1n the Finger Lakes town of Seneca Falls to discuss the sooal, civil and relig ious conditions and rights of women . These reformm were Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the \f\life of a Methodist m in ister, and Quaker abolitionists jane Hunt., Mary M'Ciintock. Lucretia Mott and Martha Wright. They hammered out a formal list of grievances based on the Declaration of Independence that denounced inequities in property rights, maniage and family, education, employment religion and suffrage On July 19, the declaration was 1ntroduced to an audience of 300 with the words, 'We hold these truths to be setf~t: that all men and 'NOmen are created equal. .. " and the pu~ic battle for equal rights for Amencan women began --Patricia Donovan " "':..,.... .. ']· .···-.~ ..... .- . ·~ ~ ~ Cedi_, loft, _ _ -.~~oc~gon. .. ., . . . _ _,1899. ~ Through scrapbooks, photo grap h s, d1anes , organizational minutes, publica tions, news clips and memo rabilia, the ex.hib11 wtll Illustrate the soaa.l, educatJOnaJ and political functions of local women's organizations. including Zonta I mer~ natmnaJ,founded in Buffalo m 1919, the National Orgaruzaoon for Women; tht League of Women Voters; Bus1 ness and ProfessiOnal Women o( Western New York; I'm 1-\bmen. and Campfire. The exlub11 will demon · strate how the groups and mdivtdu als associated with them worked to promote equaJ rights m law, to al.. qu1re suffragt- for women and to de velop opportUnities for educat10nal. business and political accompltsh men t for women , despite deep!}' rooted opposltton II wasn't until many years after the Seneca Falls Convent 1on that women' s - nght s advocates S U l cceded 10 attammg passage of the Mar n ed Women 's Propertv An . worker pro tec ti on law) and tht· 19th amendm ent to the U.S w n stitution , wh 1ch prov1ded the vo te for women . They fought to secure m1lllary sta rus for nurses tn the anned forces.. changes 111 family -planntng pro grams and abonton pobcv, Titlt> IX of the Education Act, for mclus1on of women as a protected da.s.s m the C1vil Rights Act of I 963, the Equal Pay Act of 1964 and, smce 1923. for an Equal Rights Amendmelll 10 thr Constitution Seneca ~ails t.onvcntHm 1nau gurated the pub!J( demand bv wumen for dun~ 111 ro.trJctJve gender - ha..~ laW;iand praChces 1n the Lln!ted.)tatc Densmore srud the convention ·s rt!'>O luooru.. many of wh1ch haYl' been cs l-or mformm1on about, Oflru•nm.'! ,,, tht' World \Vulr Web. lO fll al·t thr <rr Hl'lp f>e,k at 64 _'i . J'i4.? -Na n cy Schiller and Will Hepfer, Umvers11y (Jbranes BrieDy Printmaking program to offer spring workshop series The experimental Print Imaging Center ! ePIC ) of th e Pnntmakmg Program m the Department of Art w11l host a spnng senes of three day -lo n g worksh ops 111 Room R37 of the Center for the Arts o n th e North Campu~ The workshops, wh1ch w1ll run lrom 9:30a.m . until 3:30 p.m .• are approp n a le for begmners. a~ well as mo re expenenced artJS t ~. and will he taught hy art iSts who ~pe-c 1 ahJe 1n the spe(lfied med1a • "The Monotype and Movable Collagraph ." Thts wo rkshop on March 20 w 1ll he taught hy UB pnnt techn tCtan ldf Sherve n , who will Love r the bas1cs of makmg pnnb. Shervrn 's wo rk ha ~ heen ex hih1ted m th e Alhr1ght · Knox Art < ~ alieno . Hallwalls Co ntemporary Art Ce nter and 1he rne Art Mu ~ l·um . H r has hn·n teachm g van ou s pnn1mak1ng ... our' c ~ for the pa!>t 10 Vl'ilrli> • .. Vegetable Fiber Paper-Mak · lng ." Fgvpt1an arlt!->1 Ahmed \olunan will host tht!l workshop on Apnll T h1 !-> anCient methoJ of pa pvru!l paper · makmg will he revtsed through thl' use of evervday ga rden vegetahll'!l and updatc:d lw co rn hmmg con temporarv Western paper makm{t technique~ So h man , who se rves on the facultv of Helwan Umver'>tiY m Luro. 1-.gvpt.l.'! a do~..· toral t and!datl" a1 Buftalo Slat l" College ·me tabtished mlaw """" the pas! ISO""'"' were referred to m 1848 by the \e71eca GJ1mty CounL'T as "of the kmd called radx:ai."The paper warned thai "some will regard them With respc<1-<>th . ers with disapp robation and co n ternpL" Such has be<n the case ...... left. b'"'"' ...... 6. 1911, , when New Yottl s~ women NCt!lnd the right to vote. I • '' An Artist 's Boo k ." Le.~rn hnw to m co rporal t' acauvt" wor~ 1n a un1qut' art iSts ' -book forma l m a workshop 10 he ("o ndu~..ted o n Apnl 17 by book art 1st Ca rol Schwartzott She w11l explore the vanous phys1caJ properties oft he a rtiS( s' book. , tndud1ng format ltng and s1mple btndmg. Schwart zo tt 's work ha~ been fea tured 111 th(' co llec tion s of the Smuhsoman ln st ttute , 1he National Gallen· of Art. the V1ctona and Albe n Museum Ill l ondo n and 111 rn va le to llectJons worldw1de �Friday the 13th... and a full moon, too Spooked by superstitions? Professors explain where those beliefs comefrom By MAltA McGINNIS News Servic.~ Editorial Ass1stant I F you're spooked by superstitions, you'll probably want to stay home next weekend. Not only does March have the S<Cond Friday the 13th of 1998. but next Friday will featurt" a full moon and a lunar eclipse. If that 's not enough to send chills down _..........,IT-- 1014. ship. -.g IN015. - -Aid and--- donce-Dhdar SI.-2)-Uni.......,-... Hds, Posting ft'-1016. Sys~(SI.-3)-Student .tlon flnan«s rect(no~ogy, Postiftg ft'. 8017. - T (St-l)-Computlng and InfO<· Lon,_..-. ... AnoiJit ,._.....,.__ and- motion Technology. Posting tp. 8019. - puling (St-4)-Com- Tech- nology, PooliRg 11'-1020. Ap- 1)osl (SI.l)(llllr:.e dille Assoti-' ote\llce-b~ _._ __ _ lel..lllllitof, ~ fP-1022. ~ .. --<~Fodll­ ... -.gtNOZ4. your spine, consider that two days late r will ~ the Ides of March! .. Most of the beliefs and pract.Jces we refer to as superstitions repre sent magical or spirituaJ beliefs that were, or in many cases a're, ver y real for the people who hold them," says Ph 1ilips Stevens, Jr., associate pro- fessor of anthropology. The ill -lu ck assoCiated w1th the number 13. hr e:xpla1ns, o nganatcd tn LO ntempo rary mtnds from the fat e of Jesu s as th e 13th gues1 among h1s l l apostles tn the B1b hea l account of the Last Supper The next day, the l ruufix10n of ksus, was a Fnday. Friday also IS tradll!onall y wn s1dered judgment day for the dead. It was, for many years, des1gnated the day fo r ca pltai Punish.ment and 1nformally refern·d to .11o " hangman's dav." ~ Iev e n s, who studu:s rehglllll , 1.1..dt s and cultura l change. notes that "s uperst1t1ons arase wh~n people assume connectaons among things that happen tn the past. present and future . They be lieve that if sOmething resembles or has been tn contact w1th a n other thing , that the two have a ca usal relationshJp. .. The taboo again st 13 remams the most pervas1ve and powerful taboo an Western civilization," adds Stevens. "It IS umversal prac ti ce that in high soc1ety no one seats 13 at a table and buildings almost never have a 13th noor." When the 13th day of the month as a Friday, he adds, It makes fo r an extremely un luck y da y for .. many. many people." C ultural histonans attnbute the origins of the ill -fated Fraday the 13th to anc1ent C hrist1an-pagan hostilities and conflicting calen· dars used through most of the early Christian era in Europe. They believe the church's patriarchal reverence and cont~mpl for pagan symbolism may hav~ b~~n precursors for th~ unlucky asso· Clation with Friday, th~ number 13 and the full moon for s~veral rea sons. Among them: • Friday Is the doy of the God· dess Freya and because Christian monks co nsidered ev~rything associated with female divinity un lucky, Fr iday the 13th was especially unlucky since it combined Freya's sacred day with her sac red number. Her number, 13 , was drawn from the 13 months of the pagan, lunar goddess-given men strual calendar. When pagan vota nes of Freya continued to celebrate her rite s on Fr iday. the Church des1gnated her day as th e day of"devil wo rship." • The Moon-goddess Luna, an other female deity, is responsible for the association of odd occurrences with the full llj'OOn . Ea rl y Chnst ians believed wo rshippers of Luna were crazy, hence the term "lunatic," a person moon -touched o r moon -s tru ck. Thus , toda y people believe lunacy lS affected by the moon . proven by psych1c disturbances wh~n the moon is full. Despite the unlucky assooa · t1ons of Friday the 13th and mystenous effects of the full moon, the lunar eclipse to take pla ce neX1 Fnday signifies what astrolog1sts refer to as a culmination phase , which could mean a time of new opportunity and resolution . The " Ides of March .. refers to March 15, which also was the day Ju liu s Caesar was mu rdered in 44 B.C. One of Shakespeare's best known lines IS that of the Sooth· sayer, who tells Caesa r to " Beware the ides of March ." Donald McGuire. U B adJunct ass1stant professor of classics, notes that "when people hear 'beware the Ides of March ,' it typically strikes a familiar and unsettling chord." dar, the first full moo n of the year. According to McGuire, the ancient Cae sa r wa s assassmated and so lar Julian calendar was based stabbed to death by senatoria-l around three fixed points in a month cons.pirQtors led by his best - the Kalends, the Nones and the friend , Marcus BrutuS. The lesson Ides. " "I1u~ Ides, wh1ch divides the learned is that people should be-· month m half and as supposed to ware of being "s tabbed in the : comcide with the full moon, falls on bad(" by frle a d:s.. nd acquaintall'the 15th day in March. May. July and ces , especially o n the Ide s of October and on the 13th day of all · Ma.-ch. o ther months," he explains. According to Stevens, supersti- M cG u1re no te s that before Caesar's assassination, March 15 held significance as a day of fe rtil ity rit uals m accordance with the festival of Anna Perenna, another Roman goddess. since it fell on the Ides and, according to their caler~ - tious thinking IS universal , as ii niagical thinking , and e~olvti• from fundamental pnnciples of human thinking t~ serve several purposes. "Some superstitions can be: useful to us as practical warnings o r prohibition s of an earli~r time," says Stevens. He explains that superstitions also can be s ~n as agents of "social co ntrol," en· forcing socio-cultural norms and st<!,ndards o f behavior and moral tty. .. They also can g1ve indlVidu· als a sense of personal control. hence comfort, an the impersonal confus1on of life,'' adds Stevens. settle and pract1ce m areas of need. C ross -culturaJ expenences help prepare them for thas role." Edward Rayhill, a retired Grand Island family physician and 1954 graduate of the U B medtcal sc hoo l. head s the fo undation 's eight -member advisory board. co mposed o f U B volunteer physl caan s. The board will help the de partment ancrease fo undati on contributions and dende wh1 ch proJects to fund . " Hopefully, the foundation will provide seed money to enable the faculty and the department to do thmgs in the commumty and the school that will in terest students m family practice," Rayhill sa1d . " I feel family practice IS the ' royal road ' in medicine--! got to do everythmg tn my career. !'vC' assisted m dozens of surgenes and delivered hundred s of bab1 es. I thmk many of my colleagues fed the same . "We aren't gomg after bag sums of mo ney." Rayhill stated "We' re gomg for partici pat ion. collegtallt y. We hope we can co ntmue to ddray the expense-s of educatmg students and make the VB Depan ment of Family Med!Cme o ne of the finest m the co untry " Contnbull o ns to the founda tiOn . wh1 ch are tax deductiblt , may he sent to: UB Fo undallonl Family Medi Cin e, an care of Kathleen Duttge, executive officer, UB Department of Family Med1 cme , 462 G nder St .. Buffalo. N.Y. 142 15. ''The taboo against 1 J remains the most pervasive and -erful taboo In Western dvlllutlon." PHILliPS Sll:VE NS. IR Family medicine Continued from page 1 "One of our pnmary m1 ss aom is to teach residen ts and med ical st udents the principles of family ce nt ered medicine," Bissonett e sa ad. "The demand for pnmary care physicians ts growmg m tha s managed- care env1 ronmc:nt , ye1 support for fanuly mediCtne cdu cat1on IS shnnkmg . The fo unda t10n gives us a formal mc..:hanum to supplement our rcsourccs and help fulfill our mass1on." Recr01llng med1 cal student.\ who are mterested m pnmary·uu-e field!> IS a maJor goal of the UB med1 utl school, and offenng a cro~ -c uhura l track, as well a!> expenenCI!' m com mun iry dinics and underserved ar eas, helps m both aruacung new stu dents and attractmg the right type of studem, Bissonette said. "St udents Interested 111 a cross culturaJ expenen ce a re also more likc:ly to be interested tn a prt · mary-care career. I think n 's a con nectaon worth nurturing . Expo sure lO other cultures also prOVides 1nval uabl e 111 S1ghts and kn o wl edge .. Medacal st udent s and fanHiy medaGne residents m the past have wo rked mEl Salvador, Kenya . Tan Lil llla and Swaziland . "T hese expe nc nces take students o ut of the h1gh -tech model ofWestern medl nne and force them to rely on the1r fund of knowledge, h1story-taklng dnd chmcal skills," Bissonette said. " It helps them see technology m at s proper role. If we arc gomg to he true to our miss ion. we need to enco urage fam ily physioans to �March 5.1998flol. 29. lklJ Repo.-te. brin~ concerts, recitals to UB known artists to perform on campus M•rch 19: Emmanuel Pahud, flute, and Eric LeSage, piano, in th~ VISiting Artist Seri es-Concert Vat 8 p.m. in Slee Concen Hall. Pahud, 26, join ed ries, "Ligeti's Restoration of lntervaJ and Jts Significance for His Later Works," jonathan !krnard, UnivmityofWashington, 4 p.m. in Baird Hall, Room 211 . No admission charge. 27: Chamber music at noon in Slee Hall lobby by the Windermere Trio: Ge ralyn GiCJVa1111<1ti,oboe; Tickets for these Wendy Rose, bassoon; Phyllis the Berlin Philharmonic at age 23 as principal flute. He has won wide acclaim as a solo art 1st a nd h as given recital s thro ugho ut the Far East. Tickets are $10, $8, $ 5 and $4 . M•rch 21 : events may be Rappepon, pianO- obtained at the No admission The Bo rrome o String Q uartet, Slee Hall Box office, charg:;.orch 27: featuring Nicho U niver si ty the UB Center for las Kitchen , vio C hoir, Harri et lin; Ruggero the Arts box office Simons, conduc All ifranchini, tor, and UB Perand TicketMaster violin; Hsin -Yun cussion En Huang, viola; and semble, Anthony locations_ Yees un Kim , Mir-anda , co n ceUo, appearing at 8 p.m. m Slee ductor; 8 p.m. in Slee Concert Concert Hall in th e Sleet Hall Tickets are $3. Beethoven String Q uanet Cycle, March 28: Fac uJty recital. Concert Vl . Formed in 1989 by Anth ony Miranda , percus fo ur young musicians from the sion. 8 p.m. in Slee Co ncert C urtis Institut e of Music, the Hall. Miranda is an interna q uartet has won recognitio n as tiona ll y known perfo rm er one of th e exce pti o nal en - whose career in dudes compo sembles of its generation. Tick- sition , li ve performances, ets areS I 0, $8, $5 and $4. rou rs and studi o record ings. March 21 (2:30 p.m. ) ond Tickets are $8 , $6, S5 and $2 . March 22 (7 p .m.): Moza rt : March 29: Organ Recital SeThe Magic Flute, UB Ope ra ries. Concert V, David Fuller, Workshop and UBuffal o Sym - UB professor emeritus, 5 p.m . ph o ny , with Magn us Mar m Slee Concen Hall. Fuller has tensson , conductor. presented prese nted o rgan and harpsi in t he Ce nter for th e Art s cho rd recnili throughout tht> United States, Canada and Eu rope. Tickets are $8, $6, SS and $2. R.unST Emman~ Pahud wtll perfonn MArch 19 In Slee HAll. Obituaries Isabel E. Reed, 81, nursing professor Isabel E. Reed, who taught fo r many years in the UB School of Nursin g, died Feb. 23 in Glou cester. Mass .. after a bnd illnes s . She had m oved t o Rockport , Mass .. a fter her re ti rement in 1980. A 1938 graduate of th e New ton -Wellesley Hosp ital School of Nursing in Massachu se n s, where she worked as a staff nurse, she se rved in the Arm)' Nur se Co rp s, spending seve ra l yea rs in lnd1a and Iran befo re be ing disc harged in 1947 with th e ra nk of c aptain . She ea rn ed a bachel or 's degree in supervisio n, medi ca l/surgical nursi n g and a master's degree in nursi ng serv1ces a dmini strati o n fr o m Tea c h e rs Co llege. Co lumb ia Umversity. She held nursin g positions at the University of Rochester before ac cepting a post in 1965 as a consuh - ant for the UB School of Nursmg at the Na tio nal Umvers1ry of Asunaon m Paraguay. She aJded m the estab lishment of a nursing school there under a projea co-sponsored by t JB and tht> U.S . Aid for lnternat..10nal I )evelopment program. In 1968. she returned to UB as an assoaate professor 10 the Sc hool of Nurs1ng. teaching medicallsurgJcal nursmg and nursing-serviceadmmlstrat lon until her n.•t1rement Team Spirit Th e City Royals volleyball ream. from left. Cynthia Freeman, Clarice Tibbs, Bartar.! Mugge and Jessica Tworek. get into the spirit of Fun Fest on Friday befor-e their volleyball mateh in Alumni Arena 's ma1n gym. MEN ' S UB 8l ,W estem Illinois 74 UB 1l ,VaJparaiso 84 UB got 22 points from sen1or ~un Young. ;md sen1or Mike Martinho had 18 as the fifth-seeded Bulls ;advanced to dle semifinals of the 1998 Mld-Cononent C onference Tournament with an 81 7-4 upset win over fourth-see-ded Western Illinois on Sunct.y. Sen1ors Scoa McMillin and Moan Clemens scored 1-'4 and II points, respectivety, for the Bull$, who ;advanced to bee long-time nemesis V..lpat&Jso m the semifinals on Moncby Despite oalt four UB sen10r1 sconng m double figures. rt w<LSn't enough. The V..l~n~ so C rusaders eliminated the Bulls from the 1998 Mid-Coo Tournament With 01 convinCing 84-7] '11ctory. Young led UB WTth 23 po1nts~ while Martinho had 19 McMillin and Clemens scored 12 ;and I I pomts. respecovely. for UB WOMEN ' S UB 61 , O ral Roberts 52 UB 75,VaJparaiso 76 The UB women saw three player1 score m double figures ilS they defeated OnJ Robero in the qu;~rterlina.ls cJ the 1998 Mid-Cootment Conference Tournament Feb. 28 m Moline, Ill. Senior Ounssot Gan:iner scored 16 poults.. I 0 ~ds ;and three steak. while sen10r U Toya C rumpoon had IS points and rebounds to lead UB. Freshman rlffany Bell oadded I 0 points mel etght rebounds for the Bulb.. who ;advanced to face v..Jpan~so on Moncby m the tournament semifinals A see-saw b;au::le for most o f the~· the Bulls took 01 7S-H lead wtth 26 seconds rem;umng on 01 Sanwldu Cerny three-pointer from the comll!:f" Although Cemy rebounded 01 Crusaders · ITilS.Sed shot on the ensumg possession with t'NO seconds to pby. 01 jump ball was called WTth possess1011 t.r.-...oring Voalp~nuso. Followmg 01 omeout by 'hlpan.~so. the C rusaders scored 01 basket for the Wlnnmg pomo. Goardner oand 1untor Cathenne Joacob led the Bulls With 23 po1no. e;ach Life of Alan E. Cober to be celebrated A celebr-ation of the life of AJan E. Cober, one of Amen ca's fo rem ost illu str a t o rs wh o served as a VISitin g professor and Distinguished Visitm g Art 1st at UB s1nce \986, .....111 he hd d tomorrow a t ~ p .m . 1n th e Scree nmg Roo m o f th e Ceru er for the Art~ o n th e North Cam pus. A receptiOn will fo ll ow Ill the atnum bakony lou nge Cober di ed )an . 17 a ft e r suffer mg a hea r! att ack wh il e vnca non 111g 10 Ho nda . He was 62 His work was pubhshed 111 rna 10r magaz mes an d co mmi S!o. IOned h y many Fortun e 500 co mpames, a m o n g hi s cl •ent .!> were Tunl', NewsweeA. Sports lllustratni, Tht• Nn v York Tmws, NB( and t }\:"\ . Ht• know n for hi !> boo k O t drawmgs. "The- r orgotten Souety," dep1ct1n g th e l!vt·~ of peop le .11 Will o wbruol... the Nt·w YMk St.1t C' mst 1tutton l he Dqxt.rtment ol :\rt has estahUshed an Alan 1·. (<>Ocr Mcrnonal fund cndowmg an annual scholarsh..ip m dbO W3 !> drawmg.tobe ~I IJ,· the 13cultvt<> a Sludent wtth t:xu:ptJonaJ ahility MEN ' S The Bulls scrdped the1 r WJ.)' to ;another top-fivoe fimsh oat the 1998 ECAC Sw1mmmg oand 01'11ng Championships ttus past weekend The Bulls tu.ve fin1 shed 1n the top-five teams m five out of the seven seuons they tuve been 01 0N1SK>n I 1nsutuoon The Bulls ;added four mor-e lifetime best-perfomunces w bnng the1r seoason toal to 98 best dl"ne$ for 17 SWtmmers during the 1997-98 season The Bulls ~ led the by individual perb'mance:!i of sophomon! llin HICkey. who finished second Kl the 200 fre.estyte in I :39.3 I HICkEy ~ finished thu-d 11 the 100 freestyle l l 45.76. The Bulls' 800 free:styk! finiShed fim l l a orne d 6:'47 78. 0f t:he IS UB swmmen and one diYer that competed. I 3 ~ored n the meet. L --- -- - Andrew PuniAI, AHIHont 5pom lnformat/011 01ff"Cf0f ----- �Thursday 5 ~ -lllophysks Neurochemiul ChAract.erlution of Cortk~ cortk.al Connections in the Primate Br-ain: lmplkatk>ns =~ia't~~:~~k Hoi, Dept of Genatno and Adult ~~~~~~~ :~r::-· ~~~ Sherman South Campu~ 1130a.m -1230pm Spomored by Phys•o1ogy and 81oph)"10 Dept ASOT Workshop SPSS for Windows 3.a:-Part II 1 30--4· 30 p m Re<.IISlfatK>n and I 10 depos1t r~utred Fo1 more lnlormatK>n, call 64~ }540 MatiMrnatks Colloqu6um Objective Numt- Theo<y Ph•nnaceutks Setnln•r EHecU of l nterleron ~Beta ~-~=~ ~t~uel, US ~~:~ r; ~~~.':sclerosis Campus 4 pm PaUenu llnh Nguyen. Pbllosophy Colloquium ~~~~=<~~~ 5os Cooke ~~~=~~~~Mill's Depl Rudolf lillhe, Koblen.<. 280 Par\.. North Campus ~ p.m 1 ~~n~~~~~sP;a~~~~u Physk.s CoUoquk.am The Primary Oynamks of Pro tein foJding In Apomyogk>bln Prof Roben VIsiting Artist - - - Conc:ert V Emmanuel Pahud, flute , and E.ric leSage. P'ano Slee 8 p m 2~~~; ~J'~ foT~af~%~ Exhibits ~':~~)cr.;r~,.m N~nsored by Physo Dept rtumMy WMI Potenza Fellowship Competition Phlk)wphy ColkNfulum logic and Convention Ac.hllle Varz1, Columbia Umv. 180 Park. A collection of work by jumor- ~0~~~~)8;.~~~~~ level art ma~ compebng f01 the Rumsey and Potenza awarW, Art Department ~lief)', Center for the Arts. on '" p.m ., Wed .fn ., 10 a m . 8 p .m .• Sal, 11 a.m -6 p m ~oqUium For more mformallon, call John Corcoran at 881 1640 645 -1444. E.xt ~~ay ~~a~e~:S~. ~0 a.m~ P•nel Olscunlon The Senior Show ~~::~h~s:a~~~~~~~y~~r ~~~g~;tl~~~ ~;,~~~~s Un1ted Umven1ty Prof~stOm ~mpu~ ~ Kimball . South 6-9 1 p.m S35 per class, 19 5 lor all three das~~ (March 5. 11, and 19) Spon~red by School ot Nurs•ng For mort 1nformat1on call Dr MaN fmn1ck . GNSH, dl 819 -3191 Friday The Reporter publishes lbtlng s fOf' evenh ta"lng place on campus, Of' for off cam pus events wt~ UB group' 11re principal ipon\00 . lbting.s are due no Latet" than noon on the Thun.day pre<edlng publk.aUon. Usllngs are ac cepted only through o u r e lectronic submlnlon form c1t http./1 - .buH a lo . edu/ n..-porter 1 c:gl/ lnput 6 Seminar l ean Manufacturing joM>ph r ~~~~;,· l~r 'r~=~~~~~K>n Campus 8 15-11 30 am S60 ~r~~~~r~~~~~1~ CompetltNeness and M&l Bank F-or more 1nformauon contact tht> TDC at 636- 36 i 6 16 ~;;~p~~ ~s:;;?, ~j~~-m Reg1strat100 and S 10 depo)lt ~~~~ ~o; more 1nformat1on. 3 0 lecture on Utlna/ Utlno Studies Is There a Caribbean Aesthetic 1 Professor Anton1o Ben•te.z Rota. Amherst College The Screening Room m the Center fo1 the Arts North C ampu~ 1 30· 3. 30 p_m Spomored by latJna/latlno Studies program m Modem ~i!u~~l:~~o~:e;:~u;~~~~~r 5 ~~1~'8ri ~:r~~ a~e~ ~:~ lxt 1189 Chemistry Colloquium 1 ~:~:~:"~':l;nc~~~~'::s Dr lohn Miller, Oak R1dge NatJonal lab 1 21 Cooke North C ampu ~ 1 lO p m Ptdk)sophy CoUoqulum Does kant's Moral Theory Include an "Ethto of Care "7 Heriinde Pa~.Je~""· Studef, Vtenn.a 280 Par\. North Campus 4 p m Wortuhop Workshop II 1 on Promotion and Tenure / Pennanent "Pppintment. 330 Student Umon North Campus. 9 a m Noon Sponsored by United ~~~;~~:~~e::~~~~~~ Senate For more 1nlormauon call Chm Black at 645-101 3 ASCIT Wonuhop More Unix-Part 1-AddiUon al Commands and Utilltie) Within Unix Operating System . North Campus 1-4 p m. Reg1strat1on and S 10 depoSit requlfed For more Jnformat!On, c atl64 ~- 354 0 Woriuhop Workshop 112 on Promotion and Tenure/ Permanent Appointment 330 Studenl Umon North Campus 2 - ~ e~~~~:~~~{='ult'i Senate and Profes.sK>nal Staff Senate For more JnlormatJon c.al1 Chns BliKk at 64~ - 20\ l Amef"k•n Plur•llsm Gooes to the Movies Film: Time of Harvey Mil k Prot Stefan Fletscher, 104 Knox North Campu~ 7 p m ~ree Sponsored by The Undergritdualf' Colle-ge McClure CFA Screen1ng Room North Campus 4 p m 17 Monday ASCrT Workshop Introduction to Creating a dl Wednesday II Continuing Nune Education ~~~:'n ~~:~e ~~~~~~6 Tuesday Thursday D•nc:e Productk)n The Snow Queen Storybook dance produCtion w1ll be pre!K"nted by Pld: of the Crop Dance and Center lor the Art.!. MamstAge theater, Center lor tht-Aru 1030am lnternt!:l Clink Governm ent Resources on the Web E.d Herman. jant' We1ntrop 1 10 lockwood l1bra~ North Campu~ 7-8 l O E;;ary~~;~!>'n lr~~ Fo1 mort' •nformatlon, call Gemma DeV1nney, 64~ · 181 7 Wednesday IS VlsltJng Artist PresentaUon Evan Summer: A Presentation of His PrinU Evan Summer Kutztown State Unrvers1ty Two presentations by the artJst F1o:t program, 9 am -11 ·30 a.m at 838 CFA. North Campus Se<ond program of the i.lmt> matenal, 11 45 p.m -l 30 p m dl 837 Cf.A. North Campus Spomored by De-partiTlent ot Art Pnntmak1"9 Program fOf more Information, call jeH Sherven at 64 ~ - 6878 , U::t 1369 D•nce ProducUon The Snow Queen Storybook dance productK>n Will be b~~~~;,~~~~~~~~ Ma1nnage theater. Center for theAru 1030am Philosophy CoUoqulum Wlttgensteln and Silen ce Prot Rudolf luthe, KotMeru 684 Baldy North Campus 3 pm Wednadalys •t 4 Plus Poetry Reading . MIChael 19 Graduat•ng senK>~ m the An Department e.~ehibtt theH eAciting new woli: '" pa1nt1ng. ~~~rr~~~~:~~~r:~~~. computer art and commumca6on des1gn E.xh1bn 1n the US Art Gallery runs to March 10 Gallery houn. are Wed.-Sat, 10:30 a m -8 p.m., Sun ., Noon-5 p m PELLA Awards Dance Production The Snow Q~n Storybook dance productK>n will ~ pre~nted by PICk of the Crop Dance and Center tor the Art.!. Ma1nstage theater, Center lo1 theAru 10l0am ASCrT Worttshop ~:~:s~~~~ssi1~ ~)~ej p.m RegiStratK>n and S10 depos1t requ~red For more •nformatK>n. c.a11645 -3540 Inte rnet Clink Government Resources on the Web Ed Herman. Jane We~ntrop 110 lockwood l.Jbrary. North Campu~ Noon1 30 p m Sponsored by lockwood Ubrary. R~iltra tJon ~~uG'~~~~~~~~~~~•on, Student works on exhibit through March 6 Ja~ Dyen Gallery, 334 Hayes Hall GaUefY hou~ are 9 a m ·S p.m Peter Halley Prof«t "The Peter Hal~ Prot«t,. ~ a ..enes of temporary public art pro,ecu de9gned to~ the unrverstty community m a dialogue about contemporary art and 1ssues, .s on display lf1 the Center for the Arts and" s1tes throughout the North ~~r::,~~~t?!!~~~~1~8u~ Art Gallery at 645-6912 Folt-o\lbert Associates bhlblt An exhibit by the archltecturt, :~~"3~~~/~nrv~~,:n 1817 Dyen Gallery 1n 3 34 Ha~ South Campus, lrom March 16-Apnl 18 Wednes.ct..ys •t 4 Pku le<tu ... Scratching the- Beat Su rface MIChael McClure 4 38 Clemen~ Hall Nonh Campus 12 30 pm Thesis Eahlblt Shauna Fns.chkom , Mastel ol F1ne ArU Thes1s E.xh1bit M Departmem Gallery, Center tor the ArU March 19-AprillO ~::!1' :;:.~ ~ T-~:·,60 8pm , Sat , 11 am-6pm � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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PAG£4 1be way we were PAGE 3 UB 10I -innavative course may be key to student retention. ·Fit for a queen Setting up the throne on March 1 4 for "The Snow Queen," a magical storybook dance production by Pick of the Crop Dance Company, is Carol Beckley. The show, in Mainstage theater, Center for the Arts, opened Tuesday and continues until Sunday. Cnmmittee urges computers for all by fall '99 UB advised to push up by one year target datefor universal access to computing resources By SUE WUETCHEJI the strategy, which will require stu-, News Setvias Associ.lte Director dents to own their own computers. will not work without the commit - N light of concerns apress<d by flu:ulty memb<n that U B is moving too slowly to provide ~access to computing resources, the subcommittee studying the issue will recommend that the university push up by a year-to Fall1999---the laiJI<t dalr to implement such a strarqj<. Joseph Tufariello, cbait afthe Student Access Subco of US's Information T log y Committee, told the Faculty Senate on March 4 that it is doing so because of concerns voiced by the Faculty Senate Executive Commit- I tee at a meeting one mo nth earlier. At the same tiroe, Tufariello, dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, told senators that ment of flu:ulty memb<n. "The key is faculty involvement in this program," he said . .. If this is going to work., you all have to be committed to this." While faculty mcm~rs wiU not be" required to use a computer in their classrooms, .. some good number of people have to usc it or this is not wonhwhilc doing," he said, noting that the integration of computers into freshman courses is particularly important. "This is really in your hands. You have to be convinced that this is going to work in order for us to proceed in this direction ," he said. "The success depends on you as much as anybody." Tufariello outlined for senato rs a strategy that would prov1de "all students and faculty convenient and affordable acce.~s to a personal computer connected to the cam· pus network at any time and fTom almOst any place lhey are working or studying." He said there were numerous benefits to providing this access, including the ability to personal IU' and customiu instruction . .do away with most of the poorly equipped public comp uter labs, improve employment prospects for students and allow UB to market itself as a high -tech institution. The goal , he sa1d, is that every faculty member who wishes should be able to require every student in has o r her class to per· form cntain computer - based tasks, mdudmg usm g e-mail . Web browse rs and document -prepar a · uon software, such as word -pro cessing and spreadsheet programs Umversities that have adopted unrversaJ access have- seen ln cre~s in admission applications and acceptances , as wei/ as im · proved retention, he said. .. I( we are to see results SLmilar to that, we had bcner move quic.kly rn that direction because th e mmute everybody does this is, tht: minute that th is no lo nger wd/ work," he sajd. The strategy would requtre stu · dents to own their own comput ers, but UB will be sensitive to the affordability issue, he said, noting that so me universities, such as Ca liforni a State Univer srt y at ~- ..... · Olild care center to open on North Campus T HE UB Child Care Center, lnc., which has operated a day-care center for the children of faculty, staff and students on the South Campus since 1985, will open a facility on the North Campus for the fall semester, subject to state licensing approval, center and university officials have announced. The 3,700-square-foot, pre-fab ricated building, to be located on St. Rita's Way near Baird Point. will serve up to 60 children. The UB center will continue to operate its South Campw facility. which serves 110 children. The South Campus center is Jj . censed by the state Depanment of Children and Family Services and is one of only a handful of childcare centers in Eric County that is accredited by the National Acad- emy of Early Childhood Programs. The North Campus center is bemg deY<Ioped jointly by the UB QUid Care Center and the univenity, both of which will contribute to the center's stan-up costs. The center's operating costs will be funded by tu · ition and grants, primarily (rom SUNY CentraJ Administration and New York State Labor!Management. The university will cover the cost o( utilities and maintenance. .. The development o( the North Campus Child Care Center will sagnificantly expand existmg day-care servtces for members of the UB com mumty.'' .sa1d President Will · mm R. Greiner... UB continues to be a regtonal leader in providing on-site child· care services to mem bers of our campus community." Howard Lasker, professor o( biological sciences and president of the center's board of directors, noted that ..a tremendous number of individuals" at the center and tn the UB co mmumt y worked hard over many years toward the goal of opening a ch1/d-care cen · ter on the North Ca mpus. '" It 's wonderful that those efforts a re beginning to bear frutt," he said. "We're extraordinarily proud o( the care the cent er staff provides our children and we're reaJiy ex oted we 're going to extend the oppo rtunit y for child ca re at UB t o more famihes." Denms Bla c k, 1nter1m V I ce presadent of student atfa.Jrs and the umw: rslty's hatson with th e child \.:a re center. echoed Gremer"s and Lasker"s comments. .. Day care got off lOa great start o n the South Camp us more than a decade ago. and since that time the university has been asking when a similar service will be available on the North Campus," Black said ... Today, we've been able to answer that question: thas fall." The need for expanded child-care facilities-and specifically a sate on the North Campus-has been an ISSUe on campus for manv years. In 1994 , a blue ribbo n pand studying the ass ue co ncl uded there was a press mg need (or chdd -care facil itaes on the No rth Ca mpu s Moreove r, a surv(·y o( I a~. ull\ , staff and graduate ass tstan ts tw tht· chald -ca re ce nter 's board n f dm·~,. tors m Fall 1996 undt'r\cored thl· need, findm g that one -quarter ol respo ndent s-J 76 fam1ltes--ex pressed an amm ed tat e nee-d for child ca re, a nd 40 percent more stated the" would have used tht' se rviCe tf 11 had been a\'adablt' when they ne('()ed rt. The President 's Task Force on Women at US recommended an August 1996 that .. adequate chil dcare facilities shou ld be provided c...a....~_,..., �2 Repa:riez Uardil9,199i1\1)1.29, k 14 BRIEFLY p·----............... I- Diane Gale is diredor of the Counseling Center, located in 120 Richmond Quad in the Ellicott Complex. A licensed psychologist, her professional interests include couples therapy, crisis intervention and sexual-assault survivors. dent,_ lniD. = IA1g --lorFII19!11. What Is the UB CounMIIng Accardlng II> 16byDonnis ..., __ Center7 llodr, --~lor - - . . ord lllllld¥if, The Co unseling Cen ter is a place where students can talk about whatever is important to them. to help them make better choices, •mprovc their re.lationships. fed bener about themselves and ad dress sim ilar topics. --p.---ID<dsaudont--ord '"""'*'"'" ......- . ...... dent--~ -.... _, lilaPied to -!Aogordlht ..... (I ,, the conpoheniM "" .... chlngelhttotal_ ... to11udentslarfees.only voy---lt'Wtln. dude the CUI'I'I!I1t cologo. ted>- nology, - cloy trlr\Sp<INtlon foes,- ond.for und«groduo~ t h e - 1ft. ~ymJI:Oslum set on P-'1 legallssues of the .,.. Iroquois Confederacy The Sdlool d Uw- ""1/d. fob l.aw-wil~ · ljmpoiO.m .a wn.g the legll ....... - pollia at the ant« dthe""""''~ ~ inen&s'd the""""" ondthe _ _..,__ ~--­ The~"- SoY- eroignty ondlllbol. ~ The lioquc>G c.cnoderocy.. wil begin II 4 lliiiiiinow In the UnMnlly Cenler. Rood. It . -Cilnlnnce 1alilllnue -' at' o.m. .. .,..c..-..,c..pua. What types of counseling does the center offer7 We offer 1ndividual, cou ples, group and cn s1s counseling. AJI co unseling services offered by th e te nter are free, voluntary and con· fidential. In addition to counHIIng, what o t her serwlces •re •v•ll•ble7 We are a multi-service agency proVIding mental - health , wellness, co nsu ltation . informational and training ~rvices . For example, we offe r .. Food for Thought " every Wednesday from noon to I p.m. in 250 Student Union ... Food for Though! n is a series of workshops on topics suggested by students, such as test anxic;ty, stress manage· ment , culturaJ diversity, effective (O mmun1Cat1on . lim e manage ment. e-tc. What are the Ngns tMt lOmeone rn•J need to consult with • countelor •t the center7 When students feel depressed or upset for more than a brief pe· riod of time; when they show dramatic changes in behavior, for example, a student who usu ally gets good grades suddenly does poorly; when students are disruptive in class o r at work; when they are unable to commu nicate clearly; when they talk about thoughts/urges to hurt themselves or others, it is probably a good idea to encourage them to seck help. Or you might wan t to co nsuh with one of th e co unselors to clarify your conce rn s about a student. Wh•t •re the mort frequent problems th•t students bring to the Counseling Center7 Most students come in with somC' kind of academic-related concern. They might be having difficulties conce ntrating on studying or frC'ezc on exams. Or they might talk about having trouble making, or keeping, friends or romantic partners. Others are concerned abo ut how they get aJong with their families or faculty mC'mbers. Are the center'1 HrYices .vaJIIIble to 1111 fiKUity IIJid sum Si nct we are funded by the mandatory student-health fee, we can sec only students. However, we offer consultation sc:rvices to faculty, staff, parents and students on issues that affect their worklrebtion.ships with students. Faculty and staff may call us with questions about students or for referral information for community resources. The Counseling Center llho h•s • - site (Imp://,._ cou ........ bodfolo.- ). WMt services ue offered there7 S<lf-help information prepared by the Counseling ~nter, as well as information from a{ound thC' world. Information for students, staff, and faculty about the 56Vices we offer, bo~ to refer a student in crisis, where we are located, etc. Lnformation about training oppOrtunities at the Counseling Center. Resources for professionals. Wh.t ""' the most frequently Y111ted lites on the center's -slte7 Self-help information about relation- shiP, (the most popular) and about stress (the secord most popular). Wh.t's IOIIMthlng t!Yt people don't .. _ the Counseling Center IIJid s-ld7 The staff, seven full-time counseting or clinical psychologists. plus a number of graduate students at various levels of super· vised training, is nationally involvC'd in organizations such as the American College Personnel Association, the Association for Counseling Center Training Agents and the Association for University and College Counseling Cen ter Directors. Our internship training program is accredited by the American Psychological Association. WMt question do , _ wish IMdult..,, -._would - - ...s - l t7 Q: Why is there a stigma about going to the Counseling Center? A: People's mispcrceptions about what we do and who we arC'. Students don't need to be in crisis or experiencing serious distress to talk with us. Students often want to talk over their thoughts and feelings with someonC' who is not personally involved with them . They want an objective ear. . . . . .(lnli.... lar-. -.... ~!P ....J . ~~-· ~ ·'!"'··':~-::~- REPORTER Tho. . . . . II._...,. CIIINNrilr .......... .,.__by.. - d -----------... ----o.r-. ........_.~ ..... -~ ~ at ....... . -·1l6balli Hll. Anihd.(71'1~ ......St4rsiMI*tdt• .... Sui- ~-Dinllg lolo- --EJon..-... t.lorylo<IISf*lo -.,McQrio .... a.n.g~um Fertility treatments: reducing risk of multiple births Discovery by UB specialist offers promise for limiting number of eggs that mature By LOIS IIAlWI News Services Editor P REUM!NARY research by a US fC'rtiJ it y specialist shows for the first time that a honnone whose role in fertility was thought to be Jim . ited to triggering ovulation also can support growth of a developing egg foUidC' during fertility treaonent. Result s of th e research WC're presented March 13 in Atlan ta at the an nual meeting of the Society for Gynecological Investigation. The finding s suggest that • luten izing hormonC' (LH ), a hormone present in the second half of the menst rual cyciC', may per· form the critical task of sustainmg the growth of egg follicles un til ovulation. sa id Michael W . Su ll ivan, assistant prof~r of gy· neco logy 7md obstetrics and lead researchC'r on the study. They have important implicallons for women undergoing fertil Ity treatments. Sullivan said, because specialists formerly thought the only way to keep a developing egg growing was to administer follicle stimu· lating hormone. or FSH, which also ca uses multiple eggs to mature. By man ipulating Uland FSH , Sullivan said it co uld he possible to sustain the growth and dcvcl op mcnt of one or two follicb, 10 women undC'rgoing fcrllhty trt'at mcnt while prrvcnt~ng muh1plc ovu latiOns and thus dc(H'astng the nsk of mult1ple btrths. "Nobod)' has looked dt th1~ ht· forc. because.· •! wasn't pmsihle un til the development of the fi.'(Onl " Nobody ..... looked •t this before .__It - ·t...--the de¥eklpment of the recombh_.t form of the two ' - " -· which hllppened ,v..,., -tJ:J." MICHAfl W. SULUVAN binant form of the two hormones. which happened very rC'cently," Sullivan ..Ud. "The)inding is very preliminary, but it is promising." The results arc based on a pro spective trial involving 24 women that Sullivan led while a fellow at the UnivC' rsity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Successful infertility treatment depends on thC' ability to manipu · latC' precisely the essential hor · mones involved, which requires their clear identification. Infertil ity specialist s strive fo r a si ngle birth, considering anything more than twins a complication because of the poten tially serious, even life-threatC'ning, medical problems that often accompa ny multiple birth s. One of th e stumbling blocks to thi~ end has been identifying a way tO limll the number of eggs th ai mature dunng fe rtiht y trcatmc:nt wh1lc keepmg at least one egg d e vdopmg. llur1n g J normal mt'n!> trual l'nk FSH sllmulates egg follid('s to dcvdop. At a ce rt ain p01111 Ill the cvdc. estrogen signal s thl· p• · tuitary to stop producing FSH, a signal that at least one egg follicle is well and being nurtured. The drop in FSH stops more follicles from dC'veloping, all immature follicles die, but the " recruited " follicle lives. " Nobody knew why the follicle continuC'd to thrive in the face of decreased FSH." Sullivan ..Ud. "We thought that FSH was required all the way aJong, even at low levels. So standard procedure during fer~ tility treatment has been to con~ tin ue FSH, which keeps fo lljcles growing, but aJso may stimulate too many to develop. That's thC' up side and down side of FSH. "WC' 've now shown that FSH is not essential during the entire first half of the cycle. We'vC' discovC'red that LH can make up for the defi l iCncy of FSH as th e follicle growl.. Su!Jivan and co lleagues stopped production of fertility hormones artificially in the st udy group. and then stimulated follicle develop· ment in all thC' women with rel·ombinant human FSH. When a 14 -mm. fo llicle was 1dcntified by ultrasound (a n arbitrary siu thought to guarantee sufficient maturity) , the women were randomized tO one of four groups: continued FSH treatment; FSH replaced with saline; FSH replaced with high dose of recombinant LH, and FSH replaced with low dose of recombinant LH. After two days of treatment, researcher.; measured blood levels of estrogen, the sign that a follicle is healthy and developing normally. Estrogen levels dropped in the Sa· line group. indicating the maturing follicle had ceased to thrive in the absence of FSH or LH. In all three remaining group~. estrogen levels contin ued to rise and pregnancies resulted in all threC' groups. "This suggests that if you admin · ister FSH until one follicle matures. then limit FSH and substitute LH. you can support the growth of the maturing follicle, but won't recruit any more follicles." Sullivan said. "We are now trying to determine how far back in the cycle you can push this process and still capture a maturing follicle." AJso participating in the study were Ann Stewart-Akers, Joel S. Krasnow, Sarah L. Berga and An th ony ). Zeleznik of the depart ments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reprodudive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The research was supported by grants from the National institutes of Health and TAP Pharmaceull· cals. �llartlt 19.19!11/Vol.la lkl. 14 Reporlel: UB 101: vital links for freshmen .,.~VIDAL Report« Editor · U B this fall will expand an effort that some consider to be perhaps the single most im portanl and effective key to improving student retention when it increases by four-fold the num bers of sections of UB 101 , The Universjty Experience. The number of sections of the cou~which teaches freshmen about life at the university, study skills, time management and the resources that are available at US-will increase from 10 to SO. The numbers of sl udent s involved will go from approximatdy ISO to approximately 750. The increase in sections will go hand -in - hand with an effort to .. block register.. students enroiJed in UB 101 so that the same students also will share three typical freshman classes, depending on their intended course of study. Expanding the number of sectionsofUB 101 is ..oneofthcmost important things we ca n do for our new st udents," said Barbara Ricotta, interim dean of students. The one-credit course, she explained, is concerned with more than elfertive study hab ' ts, note t1k · ing and how to pre e for exams. dents to better manage the often bumpy transition into college to volunteer to teach the course. ground, I wonted to be realJy pre- According to Peter Gold, associ ate dean of the Undergraduate College, there has been a good response time management. Som~ of the class preparatjon i.s about logistics. We would meet and go to the Living Well Center or Career to date, but additional volunteers are needed. Ricotta noted that she has taught thre< sections of UB 101, and it is "a wonderful experience. It really puts you in touch with issues and concerns our new students have . Every individual coming to class has unique concerns, but you can S« a lot of simi larities, how over whelmed they can be, how little things can become very big in their world because they don't know how things can be accomplished." ..Anyone who thlnks they can help build a good UB community that involves students is a good can· didate for this," said Gold. " It's a pleasure to teach and easy to do." Course sections will be limited to I5 studmts and will meet once a week at a time and location convenient to the volunteer t<acher. Classroom support will be available, including fac· ulty-development seminars, a syllabus, a tat and a student assistanL "We're looking [or people to teach forge a connection courses that aim to give students a smaH -community feeling in th e classroom," said Hpther Holmes, director of new siudent program - themto~asu ming in the Office of Student Life. Its other goal is to hel into coU~e and"in hood that they wiU contin eat UB lhr(>lll!h.JI3f!Uation. , _ 1 • . '15'~-101 "h<lps Students make an important connection with a fac · ulty or staff member, which seems to be whal our students tell us th ey are missing," said Ricotta. An integral part ofthat connec· lion will be those who will teach the course. A letter recentJy was sent to faculty and staff members, and teaching assistants, inviting those interested in helping stu· Holmes, who taught two sections ofUB IOllast year, called the expcriep<!' "V):ry rewaj'didg." . T he time commitment required of those teaching the course is rea sonable, she noted. , .. , found I spent probably two hours a week preparing for dass . Not comi ng from a teaching back· pared. A lot of the da!S involves teaching skills development, like Planning as a dass," Holmes said. Those campus .. field trips" are an important part of the course, said Gold. "We want students to have broad experience at UB. going to concerts. games and lectures as part of the course," he said. .. Studenu need to be comfort - able participating at UB." UB I0 I classes also are being set up to help new students become more oomfortable with each other. ·When I look at where our freshmen spend their first aca demic year, I have the sense that we really don't have a. 'freshman year' for those students," said Gold. "Most classes have upperclass students in them, so most first-year students don't have a ' freshman experience,' and this will help them tremendously. It will help them find other fresh men and interact with them ." Students registered for UB 101 will be "block registered" in small groups and enroUed in three typical freshman classes, depending on their intended course of study. "We're using those IS st udents as a base and putting them together in three courses , the coarses th ey o rdin arily would take," said Gold. " It 's taken the com bin ed ef. forts of the registrar, the sched · uler and others, all pitching in to make this work. It 's a genuine . large-scale effort that couldn't be done by any one office " For more lnfonnation on volunteerin1 to teach a Metion of UB I 0 I, contact flreter Gokl. at 6-4S-l47t or ptoldQacsu.buflalo.edu, llarbara ftk:otu at 645-lfll or bricottaOmsmaiLbuffalo.eclu , o r Heather Hoi,.,._ at U$-6115, Ext. II f or hholmes(tacsu.buffalo.edu Paid parking for events proposed By SUI WUETCHUI News Services Associate Director V ISITORS attending UB events at night or on weekends wou ld have to pay to park on cam · pus under a proposal being mad e by the Special Event Task Force. ~ The "Proposed C hanges to the Universi t y's Paid Visitor Parking Program," ~hic h is circu la tin g among va ri ous campus constituencies, also would convert the Slee A and Slee B parking lo ts on. the cast end of the academic spine to paid lo ts-accommodating both visitors to campus and UB faculty. staff and st udents who USl' the university 's preferred parking program-and return the Center for Tomorrow lot to a free overflow lot with shuttle service. Under the plan, the number of paid/ visitor pa rkin g spaces in the Froncza k lot wo uld be reduced from 618 to 165. The remaining spots-approximately 450would be used as open parking for fa culty, staff and students. In addition, the lot adjacent..t.o UB Stadium th at is used for park ing during foo1ball games would become a permanent overflow and visi tor parking lot. The recommendations from the task force, which the group hopes wiU go into effect for the Fall 1998 se mester, are designed to "maxi mize parking accommodations at the east tnd of the North Campus toward better serving all member !~ of the university community and creating a welcoming envi ro nment for visitors." said Carmela Thomp· so n, director of cam pus parking and transportation services, and co-chair of the task fo rce. Assessing a S2 parking fee for all special-event patron s would re duce the cost to departments for reserving parking, crea te a guar an teed revenue sou rce to offset staffing and support th e construe · tion of new lots and maintenance of existing lots, and ach ieve greater co nsistency in fee schedules and related policies, according to thl' task force recommendations. Thompson said the recommen dation was endorsed by rcprcscn tatives from the Center for the Arb and the Division of Athletics. who say assessing a parking fcc .. is th e fair and equitable thing to do, and that most visitors to ca mpu s will not be put off by it." The task force report sta tes that establishing visitor parking in the Slee lots at the east end of campus would better serve the needs of l"Ven t sponsors and vLSitors attend ing campus events. many of wluch are held in Slee, the Center for the Arts and Alumni Arena. all at the east end of campus. The lots wouJd be staffed, and access and cgres.-. controUed by a single entry and several one-way exit gates. Relocating some of the preferred pa rking spaces from the Fronaak lots to the Slee lots also would bet ter serve members of the univer sity community on the east end of campus, the report says. Some paid parking will contmuc to be maintained in the 1:ro na..ak lot to accommodate visitor-ba.s<."d offices such as Adm issions, \ocatL-d in Capen HaJJ on the west end of campus. for which .. an east-end \t1t would not be appropnatc." The task force IS Clrculatmg tht• proposal and seek ing consu lt a tJOn from vanous campus con stituen cies, including the bar gaining units, th e Facult y Sl·natl·, the Profess ional Staff Scnati.' and student government. Comment~ can be sent to Thompson vta cam pu.< mail. I06 Spaulding Quadrnngle; f.u.64S.733 l,orc-mail.(........&ote li<JU.buffalo. edu ). 3 BrieD March symposium on technology and lea.rnillg will feature ed tech entrepreneur William Graves TM Ul Spftng Sympost.. on Technology and Learning will con tinue on March 26 as mathematician and entrepreneur William Graves takes the floor at 2:30p.m. in 120 Clemens Hall for a talk titled ..Aca demic Planning: IT as a Strategic Asset in Higher Education." Graves will demonstrate new online communication tools and learning resources that are affordable, easy to use, scaleable and edu cationally effective, many of them bast'd on the new .. any time, an y place.. educational model satirized last month by Langdon Winner The demonstration will be framed by a panel discussion of th e trends and issues that are changing the nature of the educational environ ment, trends that Graves has said should inform the university 's plfln ning, budgeting and faculty -development programs as they relat e to information technology. In addition to Graves. the panel will include H . Austm Booth , humanities librarian in Lockwood Library; Richard H . Lesniak, d1 rector of academic services in the Center for Informatio n Technol ogy; John A. Meacham, professor of psychology, and Lynda 1-f SchneekJoth, professor of architecture. The discussion will be moderated by Joseph J. Tufanello, dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Questions from the audience will be entertained . Graves is a thoughtfuJ observer of the information -technology scene who has made more than 350 invited presentations and pub lished scores of articles on this subject. A member of the University of North Carolina faculty for more than 30 years, he founded the UNC Institute for Academic Technology. Graves is on leave from UNC to serve as pres1dent of COL LEG IS Research Institute, a group whose stated mission is to "develop and disseminate advances in the educational use of affordable technol ogies, whether deployed to enable new anytime/anyplace modes of instruction or to enhance the traditional classroom." Lecture to explore link between math and sense of touch What can INithematlcs tell us about the ,;eouSe of touch? Q uite a lot, accordi ng to Jonathan Bell. professor and chatr of the Department of Mathematics who conducts research on using math ematics to model the sense of touch . Bell will lecture on the subject at 7:30 p.m . on Monday in Room 225 of the Natural Sciences complex on the North Campus. .. In humans, touch is probably the first sense to develop and often the last to extinguish, yet we take having the sense of touch for g ranted ," Bell said. " Infants born without 11 die immediately, and infants who do not recei ve enough tactile St1mulat10n often do not de-velop properly:· In his talk, Bell will discuss how the tactile system and mecha noreceptors work. Mechanoreceptors are biological entities that con vert mechamcal stimuli (like pressure ) to electrical signals. He will highlight the in terdisc iplinary nature of research about sensory systems and discuss why both theoretical modeling and fun damental experiments must be done to fully understand how mccha no reception works . Free and open to the pubhc , the lecture 1~ !~ponsnr«< by thl· Su en(t.'S Alumni A.wx:1atum of the Faculty of Natural Sc1ences and Math· cma tKS . l-or more informal 100. wntacl ( :md} Nydahl at 645 -2 531 New social work dean to be featured at "UB at Sunrise" Whether the " helping professions" should con tmuc to be hased on a " medica l model " will he disCU!>Sed by Lawrence Shulman m J "UB at Sunr1sc" program from 7:30-9 a.m . un Tuesday m thi.' < c: ntt"t for Tomorrow on the No rth ( .ampus . Shulman. dean of th e Sc hool of !)ooal Wo rk Sllh.e lan I , will d1scuss " lntcgratm g the Pe-rsonal and Profc:s~Jon.:~l Self: A New P,1rad1gm for the Helpmg Profess1om." ShuJman notes that for d('(ades the helpmg professmm.. SHUl.JIIAN 1nclud1ng SOC ial work, have takt•n their cues from medJCJnt~ and orgamzed themselves aro und thrt."t" stages: study,diagnos1sand trc-Jt mcnt. That thmkmg 1.!> ht.·mg challenged. he adds. by an .. mteractJon.ll model " focusmg o n st rengt hs and resilience. mstead of pathology. In add iti on. he note-s, the trad1t1onal separation of personal .md 1 proft:!ISIOnalltves 1s hcmg ca lled mto question . "LI B at Sunrtst•"' •s a senes of breakfast program s Jomtly prodult•d h' the Alumm A."-SSClatlon, Office of Co nferences and Specmll-vt'nb. New~ ~crviCes a nd Office of PublicatiOns. It also IS supponc-J tw tht· llffilc of Un aver!ll t\' Development and UB Office of Puhhl 5-.ervllt" and Urban Affamo. Tht' pn cl' of the pro~ram , whiCh mdudes a lull bre.1klast. I!<> S HI lor mcmbers of th e UB Alumm Assooatton and $1 2 for all nthr:r\ l-or more mformat10n , ca ll 829-1608. Ticket orde r' must tw rt' �Photography by Walker Evans BRIEFLY Chlnll hunwl rights advocate to gM ~ ~--Guo Luojl.oenicir--ln the Eost Aslin IAgll- - _,._"'..........,.. gramat-~ond· Befng urMnlly ond ~ urMnllyln ow. ... .._... _,_ ..... u. ... - . Guowll .... ........,...,. -flom~1pm.ln2SO Ul<h-- Sludonii.Jrionatl~ bytheAiillat Compelling view ofpre-World War II America in exhibit "He was a conspirator against time and its hommen; his pk.tures testify to the ,mshM» and waste that caused the ruin, and they would saMJg. whatever was spkndid lor the surviYors. •...Uncoln IUnUin ,_, 1"'9""' ond .,.,_by 1\loyoo Zlwo rlthe .... - . . _ · HollbowiiJf'Hkon lution ond Democracy In OliN" from loS p.m. In 280 hit Hoi. Is""'ond...lnt2rpreted bo ,......md In Chiby Jlyuon Yu, - prolossor, U8 Deportment d Philosophy. On Satunloy from loS p.m. in 330 Student lJnlon, Guo wtll ~. fonnaladdrossln Chinese on "The Logo~ NaiJ.ft cl the MovenentlorH<.manRights ond Democracyln cor>- ow.. - b y Zongxllng Yong d the U8 MullldisdpliNry Discussion~. German studies lectures to be held tomorrow and Aprlll L<*Adollonrlthe~ dGormm- atCOmollWwnlllfwl .,.... ,.,.. 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COiftf polhs open wtth odvaoced degrees In _,.,.,. lcs. llioy . . . . . _ . . , . , _ .._..,.....,ond .. _ -- ..-....-clllwond ~-­ .................. .,.....,....,.. .. _. ond--~ond _ _ _,M.I.A. By PAlWJCIA DOHOVAN News Services Editor IFTED,handsome, G erudite and-at least for a tim~a prima facie anistic anarchist, photographer Walker Evans was born of co nsiderable privilege and devel oped into a mainstream , if controversial , artist best known for documenting the lives of Depressio n-era American s. Although Evans also produced a body of photographs of American folk archi tecture, his best-known subjects were the ruraJ poor of the 1930s. His realistic style repres<n ted their digruty and the des· of the rurol ,_...of the 19JOs peration of their conditions. The - b e ... ...,..,. ... the.,.apparent artlessness of his repre- co.lerJ In the the sentations was a produ ct of the ~. ~ photographer's perspective, but it ....... u 1'ho .,._In t h e - . lent a powerful documentary fla - '"W.tker Ev•ns: Public Photogrophs, 1935-57, • .,.. his moot vor to Evans' portrait of pre-World War II America. It continues to raise important questions about The panel also will include pho· the documentary style and the re- tographer and anthropologist J. lationship of the photographer to David Sapir of the University of his subject. West Virginia, editor of Vis ual Evans' early work will be the sub- Anthropology Review and operator ject of a free public exhibition to- of " Fixing Shadows," a lively Web morrow through April 24 in the site devoted to photography. He UB Art Gallery in the Center for ha s produced many linguistic, th e Arts on the North Ca mpus. folkloric and ethnographic publiGa llery hours are Wednesdays cations and from 1978-83, edited through Satur- the University of Pennsylvania days from I 0:30 Press series .. Symbol and Culture." a.m. to 8 p.m. and Joining Sapir, Becke r and Sundays from C hristenberry will be Jerry noon -S p.m. Thompson, a student , working asThe exhibit , sociate and close friend of Walker "Walker Evans: Evans, wh o wrote the memoir Public Phot o · "The Last Years of Walker Evans" EVANS graphs, 1935-37," ( 1997), and Bruce lackson, SUNY will feature his best-known mate· Distinguished Professor in the DeriaJ , produced during Evans· stint partment of English and Samuel with th e photographic project P. Capen Professor of American sponsored by the New Deal's Re- Culture at UB, where he directs the set tlement Administration (RA ), Center for Studies in America n later called the Farm Security Ad· Culture. ministration. The photos in the exhibition are UB also will present "Walker not only Evans' most famous, but Evans: Co unterspy," a free public are among the most vivid and symposium on photographi c powerful images of America ever work and the documentary imagi- created. Many of them were in nation from 1-5 p.m. on March 28 cluded in the 1937 book, "Let Us in the Screening Room ( Rm . 112 ) Now Praise Famous Men," a col of the Ce nter for the Arts. laboration with writer James Agee. Participating in the symposium The book became an American will be sociologist Howard Becker culturaJ icon in the 1960s, speakof the University of Washington. ing as it did to the rebirth of con autho r of "Outsiders" ( 1962), "Art cern for the poor and disenfran · Worlds" ( 1982) and " Exploring chi sed of ruraJ America. Soc iery Philoso phi ca ll y," and Evans was born in St. Louis and award-wi nning visual artist Will - studied at Phillips Exeter Acad iam Christenberry. fellow photog· emy. Williams Co llege and th e raph er and a friend of Walker Sorbonne. His first photographs Evans. A native of Hale Co unty, were published in 1930 in "The Ala., where Evans took hi s first Brid ge," a landmark book of po· photos for"Lct Us Now Praise Fa - etry by Hart Crane. In 1933, he mous Men," Christenberry later presented th e first solo photoco Uaborated with Evans to pro- graphic exhibit mounted by the duce photos published in Thomas Museum of Modern Art (MOMA ) W. Southall's "OfTimes and Place: and by 1935 he had crystallized his Walker Evans and William own particular method for docu Christenberry" ( 1990). menting American life, one whose w..ertv-· __,......._ __ .......... c....,... , mainstream acceptability is docu - · Evans• portraits, affecting as mented by several later MOMA they were, did not sail well in the t solo exhibitions. winds of prevailing government Ais work for the RA demon - propaganda. He had his own stra ted Eva ns ' conviction that agenda. which was to describe a photography could be both a re- time, a place and a people ground search method and an art form. II down by poverty and crippled by also raised questions about the Jack of hope. Nor did the photos relationship between the subjec- reflect the future orientation retivity and objectivity of the pho· quired of them by the New Deal tographer himself. Evans created Stuck hard and faSt in grim conimages that seem to reflect no sub- ditions, his subjects stare out at us jectivity at all-photos that seem from the relentless present. forever to lack. the presence of an author. bearing witness to the fear, sadness In fact, the camera is no more than and desp~ration of a povertya tool. Regardless of how much it strick.en generation of rural and seems to document the hard - small-town Americans. Despite what his supporters edged facts of an historical mo ment, a photograph necessarily in - considered to be the outstanding co rporates the inten tion of the integrity of his work, Evans' insistence on his own ~rspective de· photographer. To produce the pictures that now noted a bad o rganizational fit. identify his canon, Evans traveled Having failed to provoke the over much of the northeastern and frinon preferred by the adminissoutheastern United States. photo- tration , he was dismissed from the graphing the houses of steelwork· RA project in 1937. The reasons ers in Pennsylvania and Alabama, for his dism issal still are the subfarms in Mississippi, hou ses in ject of academic discussion. During World War 11 , Evans Louisiana , worn faces in Arkansas and West Virginia, Hood victims in chronicled workers and industry for several large national maga· Tennessee and Kl:ntucky. The political agenda of the New zines and later produced a remarkDeal, however, ~as to project a able series of photographs taken better future, one ofho~ .ln lceep- in the New York City subways. He became a staff pbotographer ing with this, the RA photographers, who included Dorothea for the financial magazine Fortune Lange and others. were expected in I945, where he continued for 20 to document the lives of those who years as associate editor. Followhad raised themselves up out of ing his retirement, Evans taught miserable conditions by their own graphic design at Yale Univer.ity until his death ill.l975. bootstraps. �Marti119.1!198/Vol. 29.~. 14 Promoting pre-engineering education UB participates in national program geared to high-school students lly MAliA McCOINNIS News Services Editorial Assistant T HE Informatio n Tech· nology Association of America repons a stag· gering 346,000 unfilled engineering positions exist na - hands-on learning experiences, according to Richard Blais, national director of Project Lead the Way. The UB engineering school will serve as the link between the re- tionwide. gional partnership team and the national oversight committee based in Oifton Park, near Albany. At the same time, The Journal of College Science Teaching reports that 200,000 college freshmen Roben Barnes, associate dean for external affairs for the engineering school, is the project's regional co- drop out of engineering and science programs annua ll y in the U.S., a n indication that high school studenu may be unin rormed about the st ud y of engineeling and unprepared for the rigor and discipline it entails. The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is helping to combat this lack of awareness by parti ci pating in Project Lead the Way. a regional partnership among Western New York secondary schools, colleges, universities and industry to promote high -school level, pre-engineering education. "It is o ur obligation as the ma jor (!ngineering school in the r(! gion to work with the local high schools and motivate the next generation of engineers," said Mark Karwan, dean of the engineering school. "'This project is important because we have to expose stu dents at the high -school level to enginee ring scie nce in ord er for t.hem to have an accurate idea and understanding of what it is." 'Jbeprogram addressenhe need for highly skilled technology workers in the U.S. by providing partial funding and a framework to ad dress important issues in technol ogy training in secondary schools. The mission of Projea Lead the Way is to excite students about careers in eng ineer in g, while strengthening the link between tradi tional academic programs and ordinator for Western New York, while John Bunting, a retired teacher in the Lancaster Central School District, serves as assistant regional coordinator. The Clarence and Lancaster school districts, the initial participants in the Western New York Region. will offer the accredited classes beginning in the fall. 34 school districts Involved The Western New York team is among six regional partnership teams in New York State and one team in New Hampshire-comprising 34 school districts-<hat are participating in the program. While effons so far have been concentrated in the Nonheast, several school dis- tricts in other states have inquired about participation. Blais, a former chair of the Technology Department at Shenen- dehowa O:ntral School near Albany, founded Project Lead the Wirfin 1996. .. Colleges in the area were having problems attracting engineering students, so we implemented Project Lead the Way to increase the flow of students from high school to college in this field," he said, adding that the project is the only national program of its kind designed to promote engineering f,., Ill l i t ol t lio R<>IH I \t 11d"!!ll Ill• II ••II I"'"!' I Ill\ Ill\ '••nt n 1 I h.ll Ill\ oi l (,I'> }/t,;<, at the high-schoollevel. Project coord inato rs have devel oped a five-cour~ sequence that satisfies the New York State Re gents req uiremen ts for a technol ogy- track diploma. The cou rses are .. In troduction to Engineering Design," .. Digital Electronics,'' .. Principles of Engineering,""Dc- sign and Rapid Prototyping" and "Engineering and Design." Repoalea MEDLIN£-How do I find thee? m Let me count the w•ys. The popular online database, MEDLJNE, published by the National Library of Medicine and contaming more than 9 million references to art1cles published from 1966 to the presen t, in 3,800 biomedical and health -related JOurnals, ts avail able in a variety of ways. In any of the University L1branes, MEDLJNE can be accessed through BISON's Online Resources page (http://ubllb.buffalo. edu/ llbrArles/ e-resources/ ). Under .. Indexes and Abstracts: Subject-Oriented Indexes" choose MEDLINE to find an mformational page about the database. In th e Health Sciences and Science and Engineering libraries, you can also find MEDLINE on the local HUBNET Students learn basic technology Computer hardware. such as robotics equipment , and software, including Co mputer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) programs, will expose the stu dents to basi c technology used in the field. Erie Community College is the designated regional training si te for Project Lead the Way. Under the direction of ECC faculty, the lead industrial arts teacher of each participating high schoo l will re · ce ive the training necessa ry to teach the approved curricu la. The project is one of several ini tiatives by the VB engineering school to promote engineering education in area high schools by familiarizing young students with principles of math, science and engineering. In 1982. th e engineering school co-founded the Buffalo-Area En gineering Awa reness for Mino~i ­ ties (BEAM ) program dedicated to increasing mino rit y representa tion in engineering. A consortium of Western New York companies, school d istricts and institutions of higher education, BEAM reach es more than 400 students per year through its diverse programs. The UB engineering school also has been involved with several an nual competitions for seco nda ry students in Western New York that take place on th e No rth Ca mpu s. Baird Point resumption put on hold Since BPVAC's suspension last fall, medical emergencies on the North Campus have been mittee has concluded that UB's suspended stu- handled under a mutual-aid agreement bedent-run B~ird Point Volunteer Ambulance tween the Department of Public Safety, Getzville Corps. (BPVAC) at this time should not resume Fire Company and Rural/ Metro Ambulance, handling medical emergenand, according to Bla ck, cies t;>n the North Campus. emergency medical service "After careful consi d eron the North Ca mpus "has "Getzville Fl"' Company ation, it is clear that BPVAC been consisten t with the rehas not been successful in its sponse time and level of care volunteers ...wlll continue efforts to return to service," available elsewhere in the to service the campus for said Dennis Black, interim Town of Amhe"t. " The same vice president for student alarrangement was in effect in the duration of the year." ta i". " It still faces signifi cant the past during summers, regu latory, operational and break> and times during the DENNIS BLACK financial difficulties that must academic year when BPVAC be addressed before it could was not available. again provide North Campus response. We Black noted that "the unive"ity community will conti nue to work with the student org a- should acknowledge the dedicated and continunization on their future in th e months ahead." ous service provided to UB through the yea" by The decision not to reinstate BPVAC ser- Getzville Fire Company volunteers. Their invice, determined by a co mmi ttee made up creased support and presence this year has been of university representatives, was based on a greatly appreciated and they will continue to review process that included open mee tings service the campus for the duration of the year." involving members of the UB community and Black added that Public Safety, Residence student members of the ambulance service . Halls, the Divis ion of Athletics and Health SerDuring the discussions, medical emerge ncy vices "continue to work together to ensure and transportation needs and options were that emergency medical coverage for the ~.explored and stud ents presented progress re- campus community remains at the highest ports and future plans. level of care available at all times." Following • thorough review of operations and reorganization efforts, a university review com- -MARA McGINNIS, News ServiCes Editonol Asmtont network of e lcct romc re!lo ur ccs . The HUBNET workstation s provtde a Wmdows based search sc reen. whi ch looks a little different than BISON 's Web-based screen, but they both con tain the same search features. Both a re updated monthly, and U!ll' the OVI 0 sea rch engine, which is highly sophisticated and quit e user -fnendly. Information about the Web version of HUBNET can be found on th e HUBNET Weh page (http:/ / ubllb.buffalo.edu/ llbrarles / unlts/ hsl/ HUBNETI I From your home or office there are even more choices. For UB affiliated fol~. the best way is bv access1ng BISON or HUBNET With the advent of a newl y available enhanced authenticat ion capa bilit y, you need on ly ent er the barcode numher from your SUNY ca rd {the one beginning with 29072 ) to dcass the database through Bl SON. Th is is beneficia l for those.· us1ng an Internet Service Prov1der such as America Onlin e, Compuserve, etc., and ca n be extreme!\' helpful when traveli.n g ur rc!<tearch10g from out of town. For mfor ma tion on configuring your comp uter to access BISON using a modem, consult the C IT Co mputing from Home Web page (http!/ / wlngs.buffalo.edu/ computlng / home.shtml ). Th e Natio nal Library of Medicine offe rs free public Web access to MEDLJNE 1n two ways: PubMed a nd Int ern et Grateful Med (www. nlm .nlh .gov / dAtAbases/ freemedl.html ). Anyone can search MEDLINE here for free. The sea rch engine differs from the U B access points, but basic and advanced searching modes are ava1l · able. Both PubM ed and Internet Gratefu l Med are updated weekl y and offer PREMEDLINE- recent citations not yet fully indexed and updated daily. PubMed (http://www.ncbl.ntm.nlh.- / PubMed ) co ntai.ns a unique lmk to rel ated articles. Included, too, are lin·ks to molecular biology databases of DNA/protein sequences and 3· I> struc ture data; links to publishers ' sit es for full -text journals (so me by su bsaipt ion only); a nd clinical query forms with built-in search filters for diagnos1s, etiOlogy. therapy. and prognosis. Internet Grateful Med ( http :/ / lgm . nlm . nlh . gov /) a ll ows access lo O LUMEDLINE which cu rrr:ntly contains cit ations from 1964 - 1965. In addition to the Nallonallibrary of Medicine's free MEDLINI:. there also are commercial sttes that offer free sea rching on thlWeh T he y va ry widely in terms of the years cove red , the rype of search cngme used and the sea rch ca pabilitieS. and th e frequency of updates. Some requm.· users to register before searching the database A sdcct li st of sit es is available at http:/ / ubllb.buffalo.edu / llbrarles/ unlts/ hsl / ref/ freemedllne .html . for assrstarrce m comrectrrrg to rhe \\1orltl \\'ul,~ \Veb, contact the ASCri Help DesA. at 645 -3542. For USS ISttmce m St'tlrclu t~g MEDLIN£, con tact the Health Snences Library Reference Desk a1 8l9 .1900 IL__ - Sue Neumeister and Lort Wldzlnskl, UniVerSity Ltbroflel DrieD GSEAA lectures to explore contemporary education issues The Graduate School of Education Alumni A.r.sne~at1on t l.~l-. AA ) wi ll present two lectu res on contemporarY ISS Ue!> m education On March 26, Cathenne Emihcwich, associate professor ol coun sel ing and educational psycholog)' and dtrectur ol the But · tala Research lnst 1tutl· on Education for Teachmg. w1ll discus!~ "' Rcwnciling Contested DI!>COur~t~:~o : The.• Cu ltural Politics of School-Based Integrated ~·n:"f\' ICC!<t ...11 4 p.m. m 21 X Baldy Hall , North Campu!>. Shl· wtll examult' aspecb of cu ltural politics that art!<tl' when the deCISHln 1:- made UOI.ONA to locate health se rviCes in school~ . Tht' talk will he free.· The GSEAA Jb.o will host a breakfast at R J.m. <ln Apnl J 111 P1stJCh1o·s on tht' seco nd tloor at the: Studen t l 'n10n on the Nonh t :ampm. Th oma!~ l.u:kona. a devdopmt' ntal psychologt!ll and phlln :-.m of education at CortJand State: Co llege , wtll he the guest spc:-..tl...t·l Lickona conducts resea rch on the growth o l chi ldren ·s mor.tl rt'a so n in g. His award-wmning book, .. Educaung lor Character:· ha_o, hl'l'tl praised as the definillvt' work m the fidd . The cost of the breakfast isS 10 for the general publit, S81ur t;.) l:AA members and $6 for student.\. For reservations. caii64S -2 492 �l!B, bar owners focus on alcohol responsibility 11J sUI WUETOIUI News Services Associite Director T WO groups that may appear to be strange bedfdlows-UB's Alcohol Review Board (ARB ) and the Main Street Tavern Owners~ sociation- are working together to maintain a safer community and ensure that UB students who pa troni.ze off-campus bars and restaurants engage in legal and responsible consumption of alcohol This oollaboration with local bar owners is onJy one way the ARB worlcs to provide a safe, healthy and responsible environment for the campus and the oommunity. The board. a campus-wide committee composed of faculty, staff and students that establishes and reviews policies concerning the possession, consurnptiob and sale of alooholic beverages at UB, also is involved with numerous campus organizations in a variety of projects. Among them are the production of a video on binge drinlr.ing, dew:lopment of intervention and prevention programs, and the compilation and dissemination of research on drug and aloohol consumption by students. ..... .............. . . . . ........... IOU. ........o. ,, -. Da lllaPaill ,_.,...,. .. We're looking at off-campus establishments and on-campus events to ~ that people arc being responsible with what they are doing," said Sandra Fazekas, events coordinator for the Center for the Arts and a member of the ARB. "Our task is to educate students that they,don'~ neesJ 19 ~et <jwnk to be accepted by their peers." Fazekas noted that the tavern owners association is incorporat- ing the Anheuser-Busch · orink Responsibly" campaign into its advertisements, and cooperating in the im plementation of a "State- ment of Understanding by Stude~t Organiz.ations Renting Space" off-campus. Theclocummt will assist ban and campus groups in promotingresponsibleadvertising practiceo-<:liminating the "drink 'til you drop" ads, for example-and a safer environment for student social events held offcampus, she said. ARB also has created an Alcohol Responsible Rating Form to evaluate events and establishments where alcohol is served, she denu to recogniu the sigDS when someonehasovm:loledooalcohol aod to call for hdp, Krupski said Calls for hdp in these situations "will be taken into account," she strased. "1beir lint priority a to get the (bingeing) student hdp." She said she hopes the video will be finished in time to be used during orientation sessions for the &11 semester. "Mispercelved norms• a concern a Student Heoltb Center bu initiatzd the Student E.doatiooal Propam for Aloobol aod Drup (SEPAD)~ Krupski, working with tr,.ljmeot provi<;l<n in the oommullitjl, oonducts "highly interactiw" di<.CUAion aessions on such topics as binge drinking. alcohol.iJm, helping friends who are drinlr.ing, peruptions and marijuana use. Studenu with serious drug and alrohol problems are referred to treatment agencies outside UB. Krupski noted.thai SEPAD just one program thai oomes under the a that is more geared toward college students," she said. The video under development will feature UB studenu ages 1721 tallting about their own expesiences with bfuge drinking, she said. The majority of deaths from binge drinking come from "wellmeaning people who felt it was best to let them (bingeing studenu) sleep it off," she said. Moreover, students •tear that if they call for help (for a friend) and they are underage drinkers, they will be busted," she added. The video will encourage stu - The ARB also concerned with what Krupski and Sarah Bihr, director of the Student Health Center, called "misperc:eived norms," whereby students make behavioral decisions based upon the perception that "everyone else is doingiL" "Studmu don't recognize that a majority of students on-campus don't want alcohol and drugs at their parties," Krupski said, pointing to statistics from the I 996-97 Statewide Core Survey that measured alcohol and other drug use at tWO•alid four-year institutions in New York State. The ARB is planning, through educational initiatives, to cin:ulate statistics thal,sbowthe actual noons, she said, adc,ling that the board also may conduct its own oore survey at UB "to get closer to borne." These kinds of statistics should show students that "alcohol and d.:Up...; not eVerything and they are not what everybody's doing," Krupski said. "If more students hear this, then maybe they won't try to liy ull !f> the, eq>c;etatjon• that getting dnwlt part of the • student experience. However, for studenu who do violate the university's drug and alcohol policies, as .wdl as for others who are loolc!-ng for education on , aloobol-aod-drug-rdated issues, the professor of mechanicaJ and aerospace engineering, said technical support is critical for the stra t~ to work. Many of her coJJeagues around the country have places on their campuses where they can get advice about incorporating com pu ter technology into th eir courses. .. , don't see that here. It 's a ma jor downfall , and it has to be in this proposal someplace ," she said. Pr ovos t Thomas Headrick agree d that technical support, along with connectivity-.. we ca n't have people not being able to connect" from off ca mpus at peak usage tim es-are key issues to be addressed. "This university has not been very good at that (providing tech nical support ), up to this point," he acknowledged. But if increasM reso urces are needed to provide the kind of technical support that faculty members and student s need, .. that means we're going to have to take resources out of existing places and reallocate tliem to this. if it's a priority, then every school is going to have to contribute in so me way," he said. Headrick under sco red Tufariello's com m~nts about the impO rt ance of faculty involv~ ­ ment , noting that if students are told that UB is an institution that places a priority on the use of puting and technology. "W)lat computers in education, and they we're talking about is bow wt!. ~ : take five courses the first semester f.u=ulty interact with our students. ' of their freshman year and not one We're tallting about how we teach, course requi res any work on a what it means to be a teacher .. ,._." , computer, .. we're not going te be Pointing out that teaching~ an issue that "falls squarely within_tbe living up to our reputation. "We've got to have the faculty on province of the Faculty Senate ... I board, particularly in the fresh- really believe that we as a Faculty man year of courses, usi ng the Senate must take a position on this compu'ter and having their stu- and we must examine this issue dents use it, across .the campus," very closely and speak out ··~~z Headrick emphasized. " It can't be st rongly," he said. just in the sciences and engineerMeacham introduced a dr~ ing. It's got to be acrQ~ the cam - resolution for the senate's conJ~ pus. ~ration that urges the UB admirijack Meacham, professor of psy- istration to consider the ..central chology. told senators that for four role" that the faculty must play ir). . or five years he has been using implementing student access to computers in a variety of ways in computing, to provide guidance teaching classes as large as 250 stu- and assistance to all students who dents. '"I'm convinced this is the seek to purchase a computer and way to go,• he said. "I think I'm a to assign a '"high priority" to movbetter teacher and my teaching is ing forward with student access to more efficient." computing. He noted that the use of tech The resolution will come befort nology in his classes by students is the senate for a vote at its next "o nly voluntary" to earn extra meeting on April 8. credit ...1 can't make this a requireIn other business. the s~nate ment for all the students in tht approvtd for a second time a resoclass because I can't trust that all lution establishing procedures for the students in the dass have equal review of major reorganizations of access to computing," he said ... But academic units. The resolution I expect to be able to do that some- had been approved at the body's time soon.• Feb. 4 meeting, but the vote was He said the issu~ before the sen - disallowed because the senate had ate was not so much about com- . lost its quorum . said, adding that a pilot program testing use ofthe form will be introduced for the fall semester. The board ia working with Public Safety, Student Life, the Counseling Center, Student Health Center and the Inter-Greek Oflia to develop a video to educate studenu about the seriousness of binge drinking, said Laurie Krupski, an intervmtion specialist with the Student Health Center. Video to tMget college students Krupski noted that although UB already has acquired ·a video thro_ugh RID (Remove Intoxicated Drivers), its target audience is parents ... It's good, but we need one a auspk:es oi the Wdlnesa--Based Prevmtion aod lntervmtion Program, which advocates alternativa to the use of drugs and ala>bol, and>¥1tempu to foster "an enviroomhtt in which penonal growth, healthy choices and positive rommuoity values are encouraged." Other - . prognms In add ition to SEPAD, other programs indude POWER (Peers Offering Wdlness, Education aod Resouras) advocates, studeou affiliated with the Living Well Center at UB who promote wdloess to their peers_by conducting workshops and other outreach p.ro-grams. Natural High Evenu are on -campus recreational eveDts tbat • promote alternatives to harmful behaviors." The Wdlness Council group of faculty, <WI and students that contributes to major wellness programs and events on-campus. UB's Wd4Jess-llased Prevention and 'Intervention Program j:las been induded in the George Ma- · son University sourcebook, "Promising Practices: Campus Al cohol Strategies," a compilation of drug-and-alcohol strategies from universities nationwide. a• Computers c.....-trom- 1 line f ... c-.(SG.I).--)1-..cy---.--. __ Uno 10051.,.,..- (SG-10)Unlvmlly l'rtnt ond Moll Ser- vices, Une M07~ . To obtain .,. . _ ~~on jobs /IJI<d-. _ , ,..,_ J)'SUm by caoling 645-1141 and -. ~~w-. ptOtnpt ... siiUCtlom. T o - lnfomtot/on on ~ join, contact Sponsomi Progrorns l'orsonn<l, 416 Cta/ll. "" f' • LETrERSTO THE EDITOR ~IAltl!n to the ...... The--~on .......- - . lls -ond-1.-. -be---- ond""" be-lor.,etond longlh. . .-. - lncWelhe ....... _ _ ondodoy- --"'-- _......,.nurnborlor-. ........ ......,_.,._, ~~--lhly-be ...-... ..-l n ... - - The. .,. . . ....... .,._be..-ancl*or -lly9o.m. ........ be ......--.... -*"lylt: . Sonoma, provide a number of options to aid students in purchasing their units. Tufariello noJed that the subcommittee had originally set a target date of Fall I 999 for full implementation of the st rategy, but had pushed it back to Fall 2000. But members of the Faculty Sena te Executive Commi tt ee urged him to push th.e do:tte fof· ward to 1999, and the subcommit · tee is now ta rgeting that dat e, he said. In the meantime, several projects will be unde rtaken this fall, including a major upgrade of th e public computer labo ratories, increasing the modem pool so users who are tryi ng to get into the UB system from off campus " will be able to do so more readily .. and pilot computer-access projects in th e School of Health Related Professions and the Department of Computer Scienu. William George , professor of mechanical and aerospace engi · neering, to ld Tufariello his only regret was "that we didn't do this I 0 years ago when our competi tion was doing it. I think we've suffered for that." He noted that Clarkson University implemented a simi lar strategy in the mid· 1980s. Christina Bloebaum, associate v �llarclllli!IIJ\It2l•.24 Rap~ ... Scholars from 30 nations covene BrieD . --Editor Classics to present program March 26 on Greek Blues . , PADKIA DCIIIOVAN economic culturaJ colonialism by more technologically adept na- ORE tban 400 scholanofintemational and com· parative education from 30 nations are meeting in Buffalo tbis week for the 1998 World Education Conference sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society. The conference, • &ringing Culture Back In: Education in Context," began yesterday and will continue through Sunday in the Hyatt Resency Buffalo. Hosted by the Center for Comparative and Global Studies in Ed.ti~U~tion in the Graduate School of Education, it will feature preS<Oiftions by noted scholan and scores of workshops and panels by comparative education researchers. William Cummings, a professor of ~omparative education and director of the center who is one of the most highly regarded scholar> in his field, said conference speakers, workshops and debates will explore ways in which culture and education interact to define and change the nature of a country's M domestic and tions.'" In addition to the featured presentations, the conferenu will offer more than SO research presentations on topics ranging from changes in girls' educatiqn in ru ral China to social cartosraphy and cyberspau. Educational deuntraliution in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico will be considered, along with discussions of education and national identity, gender and empowerment, and ~slamic educational leaders. Workshops will consider therelationship between education, social change and gender differences, long a concern of researchers in comparative education; issues and tion; international and civic edu cation.and teaching; teacher edu cation, and curriculum develop · ment.· A panel discussion of another controversial topic in many cuJtun~s. "'Religious and Secular Prin ciples in the Modernization of Education," will be presented at noon on Saturday. The panelists will be noted scholar of com para· tive retigion Professor Abe Yoshya, Shinto Kokugakuin University. Tokyo; Ibrahim Ahmad Rajunid, director of the ln stit ut Ami Nneuden Baktt and one of Malaysia's most important educa· tors, and Sister Denise Roche , president of D'Youville College. Buffalo. uniYersftJ' Is conducting an outside eval uation of i ~ dining, ca tering, vending and retail sales offered to the campus commumty bv the Faculty SIUdenl Association, Inc. (FSA). The evaluation, to be con ducted by Marriott Consulting, will analyze" data, consumer need and satisfaction revJews, bendunarkrng agamst peer institutions, opcration5 and faciliti ~ audits and management structures. The consultants will condua site visits, including.me<ting. with key campus <DnStirucncics, surn:y ~and focus.group !Mows. The proc= ts expected to provide UB with recommendations on aitical sua:ess fuctor>. customer satisfuction, industry Slandards, systems for improved serVIC< de- livc-y and COSI and budgeting modds for FSA and campus oonsiderauon. Member> of the unMrsity community with specific thoughts on campus dining. catering. V<nding and ....U S<JVices to be ronsidered during the review should direct them by March 31 to james Nadbnuch, DivtSion of Studenl Affair.. 408 Capen Hall, North Campus; phone 645-3048. multiracial integration among international education systems," he said, "and examine approaches to colonialism, pos tcolonia lism, Sciences networking ev.e.nt. to be held Saturday Iii postmodemism and human rights taken by educators in various na tions. •Another area of research to be discussed," he said, "is general educational development in countries that now faco:e worldwide eco nomic competition, and at the same time confront increasing co-n---· 'The Sdences Alumni Auo cbrillo n will hold its second annual Net · working in the Sciences event Saturday in the Student Union Social Hall. )'be event, designed to bring students together with scienu and math alumni, will include a lecture, panel discussion and informal roundtable discussions, allied by alumni. Staff from the Offices of Ca· reer Planning and Placement wiU counsel stud~ts on rtsume writing, job hunting and sraduate school. The Office of Alumni Relations will provide tips to help students network with alumni. James Gerland, a staff member and UB alumnus, will give a presentation at II a.m. on "Using the lnoemet as Part of Your Job Search." For more information, contact Cindy NydahJ at 645·2531 or at cnydahl@acs u.buffalo.edu or view the SAA homepage ( h ttp:// wtngs.buffolo.edu/fnsm/ Alumni ). Events calendar lntegnoted Servlces.C.thorino ~~EJ:~~fnstituti. and director, BuffJ)O Re:sQn:h ::.=~n~"!.l::,~ lt8 ~':.~~~. Assoc.iation. For ~ lnformltion., all Fknnce Fradit"l at 645-2492. s..-.,...._. c......... •II~ New Dlrwctiom for Dlrodlonol =~~ Farber. Un~ l...Mill. 252-A. South Campus. 4 p.m. In-Clinics R.....u.ing t.Jtonture Onlne. Austin lloolh. 223 Lockwood. North Campus. ~-p~-=~~ irlormation, call Gemma Oe"Mney, 645-28t7. ...., ~a:~~~::~tht Ms. North C.mpus. 8 p.m. 13. fo< more informaUon, call 645--AATS. --- Exhibits Graduating seok>rs in the Art Department exhibit thetr exctt1ng new ~~r~~.i~~~~~-~ntmaklng, computer art and communication dWgn. Exhlbit in the UB Art Callery ruru to March 20. Gallery houn are 'Ned • Sat., 10:30 a .m .•B p.m .; Sun .• NoonS p.m . W North Campus wi1h the lecture "Women's Tean and The Politics of Grief" by Gail Holst-Warhaft. professor of classics at Comdl University and the author of a book on that subject. "Dangerous Voices" (London 1996). Th< lecture will be foUowed by a musical performance. At 5 p.m.. Holst-Warhaft will presenl a sc:rt<ning of"~ the Blues of Greece," her film documentary about the music that turned the world on to traditional Greek fOrms of music and dana. Th< movie,dim:ted by Philippe de Montigny and narrated by Anthony Quinn, features Sotiria Bellou, th~ lat~ Rmtbetika singer. the Rembrtilci Koumpama. a popular traditional perforrnancr group; Mikis Th<odorakis, whose mUSIC is featured in "Zorba the Greek," and Greek singer Mariz.a Koch. Th;e international ~-"'­ In colobr8don of Women'• History -th, the Department ofClas· sics will present a program on March 26 about the-fascinating relationship between "Rembetika"---<~ Greek blues form--<md the ancient lam· entations of women. The program will begin at 3 p.m. in the Screening Room (Room 112 ) in the Center for the Arts on the Outside evaluation of FSA food services to be conducted practiu in multicultural educa- stnaggles in many realms. .. T-h~ will discuss, for instance, the degree of multiethnic and IA<bon Rocondllng Contested Dlscounes' The Cullurall'oltlcs at ~sed 7 ....... .....,.Prof«t rrhe Peter Halley Project. " a series of lompora'J' publk an projecls ~ned to engage the university community in a dialogue lbout conte-nporary art and ts.soes, is on disp4ay in the Center for the ~rt~~~k~~~ Child care men information on the artist and hit c_,_,_. , waR. all the UB Art Gallrfy at 645· 6912. Folt -~ A.noc:J.tes bhlbft by.: An~ =u~~ will~ ~.,. ~;o..... Dyotl Gallo')'. 334 Hoyos HaD, South Mardi t6-Apri118. C.mpw. from Theslsbhlblt ~~-~:'"Cni~ =~~~~~~~·­ ~~~~~ ~;~-~~T;,.~:; '1</ed ..fri., 10 a .m.-8 p.m.; Sat., 11 a .m .• 6p.m . Notices New Yoril SUite ErnpkJyees Ret.lremmt Systern Pre-Retftment SemklM ~:ni'S*J:ers~·scmnar :n,~~n:e~~ ~·~~==J,g't:~ The seminar is a one-day rvmt betng ofteftd on lune 5 in the Center lOt Tomonow on the North Campus. Time ac\~~~%o~ca~~ne4 Services at 645·2646, ext. 101 or 102. Reservations wiH be Ulken no sooner than ::=·~~:~~~~fint~ basis. Participants are asked to have the re$eJVation coordinator •nlorm --Sbtng-et _ . s...way ot a p.m. 1n 51ft. o n campus to meet existing demand ," findmg that Nun proved child care was an extremely urgent priorit y for women of all UB co nstituen cies." The task force's report identified a North Campus day -care center as "a very pressing need." The day-care issue "1s especiall)' 1mportant because day care 1s an a menity that affects aU members of the comm umt y. men as well as women," added Bernice Noble, professor of mi crob1ology and co-cha1r of the task force. The new center wiU feature two infant rooms, servmg chtldren from ages 6 weeks to 18 months; rwo toddJer rooms, servmg children ages 18 months to 3 years. and one pre -school room for children 3-5 years of age. Tamar Meyer. director of th e South Campus u•ntcr who also will oversee the North Campus Site, noted that about half of the slots at the new center will be fiJJed by families who choose to transfer thc1r lh1l dren from the South Ca mpu s center. The rcst of the slob. and Jva1lable slots at the South Cam pus site , w11l he filled bv tarmhe~ whn arl' on a waiting list. About I 00 fami lies art> on the waJtm~ h~t Tuition costs at the centl·r are based on a ~hdmg lt"1.' 'l.tk .md 'IHTlt· financiaJ aid is available for studenb, M..-wr ~·J Once the North Campus site i~ up and runnm~ , u·ntl'r nlfiuJI ' 1... 111 consider the poss ibtht )' of cxpandm~ <;t' n llt'!l tn Lndudt• a11t·r , ... h\H\1 care and drop -an care, she ~.d . The modular facilit)' will serve North Lunpu' lhiltl lJrt' nt·nh lo r the next St"vcral yean•. 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Computer science meets engineering CSE department, information/communication technology institute to be established By IUl WUflCHER News Services Associate [);rKtor P .. \he Oft\co al OMnlty, Equity and Affirmatt.o Action Admlnis- tr1tlofl.kblocotedlnSUite108al the Commons on the North Campus. ~· f ,, ( . The,_ loallon waslnltiltod to gl¥e the olllce •• little mon!~and~ aca>rdlng"'- to stud<nts, as wol asloqllly and-.. Denson. ~ dnctor. The new name, Nlddecj. reftecb theofflce~"focuion~ andequit)ilwes,aswolasalfir• mliiYNctioniuues.• The telephone ind fax numbers- the same: phone 645-2266;,.. 645-3952. Public serylce to be topic of symposium An Internationally- expert "" sodal chongo at-,the commu- ... dbalss "The ReUnlve!sity lnd Pubic s.r.tce• at a pi.o\>k~to ROVOST Thomas E. Headrick wilJ establish a o~partmcnt of Computer Sci~nce and Engineering (CSE ) this summer to integrate UB 's resources in computer science and computer engineering. At the same time, Headrick will create an Institute for Infor ma tion, Communication and Co m putation ..dedicated to shaping th e fu ture developmr-nt of these fie lds at UB and more wide ly." The idea for an initiatrvt--and ul timately an aatdemic unit--bringing together farulty in informatjon and communiattion technology was fea tured prominently in Headrick's aca demic planning document " I am convin ced UB will be a stronger university by proceeding in By El.LEN GOLDBAUM ~olsodal wo.ttlllld.ro.. p~o~>­ VB program that pro vides fa c ult y with "seed " money to pur sue good research ideas has yielded S 14 in external fund ing for every S I that the univer sity invested in 1994 during th e program's first year. The financial return is o nl y part of the story: Benefits wi ll accrue lo ng in to the future, ultimately im prov ing lives, thanks to th e_ program 'o; investments in research o n new technol ogies, assisti ve devices and fundamental mechanism s behind common medical conditio ns., as we~ as other impo rtant adva nces. "This is a winner fo r VB fro m an econo mic point of view, and a spec tac ular deal for facult y," said Alan Lockwood, professor of neurolo gy. Lockwood 's 1994 seed project ~tllr<o!Qh9>mnUllty at.II!O IJnMnlty ol Mldllgan. wl spook at 2 p.m. in the ~Room In the Cent!< lor the Arts on the North Compus. His loc:tJ.n wtll be tree 1111<1 open to the pubic. The symposium will be sponSOA!d by the Of!lco ol the VIce Pmldent lor PUblic SerVaand UrbanAI!Ks. Formon!~ ~ all645-:zq97. probably d<S<rv< modification• after review by a wider audience. According to Headrick's plan, the new CSE department will have a dual affiliation, maintaining ties to both th< School of Engineering and Applied Sci<nces and th< n<W Coll<g< of Arts and Sci<nces. Th< d<an of arts and sciences will oversee gen eral education and the undergraduate- and master's-degrtt programs in co mputer science, while the dean of the engineering school will bt' responsible for the undergraduate and master's p rograms in computer engineering. The doctoral program in CS E will he th< joint responsibility of the two deans and the dean of the Graduate School. Th e deg ree programs in electri cal engineering will remain in an indepe ndent Oepanment of Elect rical Engineering residing within the engineering school. The structure of the new CS E de panment mimics th at of the CSf program at Cornell University- whi ch had th e fifth -rat<d CSE pro gram in t he latest Nati o nal Research Council ratings-and is similar to the pro· gram at the University of Califo rnia at Berkele-y, which ranked third in the NRC poU, H<adrick said. " It (the structural model ) allows fo r flexibility in facult y o rienta ti o n. thus allaying co ncern s of fa c ult y wh o feel stronger acad emic connectio ns with one o r the o th er sc hoo ls and t radition s, a nd se e themselves c ut o ff by fo rcin g a choice between them ," he said. " In fact , this flexibility could b< em phasized by joint appointments, so that engineering membe rs mi ght retain appo intments in EJectricaJ Engineering and new fa c ult y might have jo int appo intments in several other departments in Arts and Scien ces and/or Engin eering." This structure "also deals with realit y," Headrick o bserved , si nce in the field there is no ..d ic ~t o ­ mo us divisio n between engineering (or applied science) o n the o ne hand a nd basic sc ie nce o n th e o ther. These aspects of the d isci pline live al o ng a co ntinuum ." In fact, h< noted , the CSE depan · ment at Cornell describes computer science as an "enabling science"o ne in which the science has become 'Seed' money spurs major research growth be hold April7. llany Chodcowly, rlng 1111<1- ol the Center lor this direction,.. Headrick said, not , ing that som< d<tails of his plan "will N~ Services Editor A proposal fund<d for $19,100 r<sulted in a $46,000 grant from the Ameri ca n Tinni t us Assoc ia t io n, which. in turn , resulted in a Sl. 3 milli o n Nati o n a l In stitut es o f Health grant earlie r this year. ''Th e program has spurred th e kind o f rese a rc h a c tivit y that o ught to be taking place in a resea rch univer!i ity," he said . " It 's good fo r the people of New Yo rk State a nd the Unit ed Stat es be · ca use they' ll be deriving benefits from the research we're d o ing." By distri buting small, o ne -time grants o n a competitive basis to facuh y tea m s, th e Multidisciplinary Pilo t Project Program ( MPPP ) en courages rcS("a rchcrs to wo rk across traditio nal drsc iplinary boundar ies to de mo nst rate preliminary resuh s that th ey then can present in pro posals to external funders. Among the progr•m 's many success stories are: • A S 1. 3 million grant to Lockwood and Rich ard Salvi , pro fessor of comm unicative disorders a nd sc iences, from th e Na tio na l Institutes of Health to co ndu ct a ma Jo r in vest igat io n of tinni t us a nd he a ring lo ss u si n g PET ( Pos itron Emiss io n Tom ography) sca nning . Loc kwood and Sal vi have located th<" prec ise area in the bra in respo nsible for tinnitus. o r ringing in t"te ea rs, a co nditt o n that affects millio ns of Ame ricans. (} ngmal UB 1'1ves rm e r~ c : $ 19, 100. • A S 1 million gra nt to David B. Be nder . assoc iat e profe ss o r o f ph ys io logy. and Th oma s Lock . clini cal assis ta nt pro fes so r of pediatr ics at UB and C hildren's Hospit a l of Buffalo, fro m the Na tio nal Institut e fo r Neuro logical Diso rd e rs and Stro ke and a $60,000 gra nt fr o m the McDo nnell - Pew Pro gram in Co gnit ive Nc ur o · sc ien ce t o develop an animal mo del of attention deficit d iso r- d<r. Th< mod<! will h<lp Bender and Lock develop an understand ing o f what is occ u rring in the brai ns of a ffected chil d ren 1n o r der to fin d new ways to treat the disorder. O n grrral UB m vesrment: S/9,600. • A $728,000 gran\ to Shell y Lane. fo rmerly ass ista nt professo r o f C>cc up a ti o n a l ther a p )', a nd Susan Mistrett , ed uca tion coordi na tor m the Center fo r Assis tive Tec hn ol ogy. fro m th e U.S. Departm e nt (lf Edu ca ti o n to fun d an mn o vatl\'e program to id enti fy ass1st ivr tt"lh no logy materi als to su ppo rt thc play of infan ts and todd lers wu h physica l and develo pm ent a l d iSabil ities. New Yo rk State IS usmg thc program as a m odel across thc sta te and o ther states a re develop ing pro gra ms based on 11. O ngt nal UB im•es tm~ nr: $20.000 O rville T. Beach ley, Jr., associate vi ce presi dent fo r resea rch a nd pro fess o r o f c hemi str y a t UB . th inks the excellent track reco rd �Jeff Sherven, an instructional support associate/print technician for the Department of Art, has worked at UB for three years. He supervises the activities of experimental Print Imaging Center and the printmaking labs, researches new print processes and gives technical assistance as needed. Printmalcing involves the deft manipulation or variollS printing processes, guided by a dover wit and astute art-making slcilli, to communicate ideas through visual works of art, creating I meaningful aperiena for the viewer and artist Then again, it a>Uid simply be the act or pressing some body part into a pad of concrete or leaving lip prints on • pane or glass or handkerchief. From ancient stmcil hand prints to digital prints, we'vt engaged in the art or printmalting to share with others what i.s important to us, letting them know that we're here and to remind ourselves of our reasons for our exi.ste:nce. .,...._.._7 -long hullS-a The Printmaking Program was created in 1963 by Harvey Breverman, who has fostered it through many changes. For the last decade, he and Adele Henderson have been worlring together to develop and promote the program, instruct courses and, until recently, operate and maintain facilities while keeping active professional lives. Presently the program is focused around the lithography and intaglio studios, with a screen printing area under development. We have a digital arts lab, letter-press lab and a photo-processing lab. In our wellequipped and maintained facili ties, we undertake all major and experimental print processes. Is Interest In the art of prlntm•klng growlng7 Interest in printmaking always grows when students and the pub- ----.. '=="' ...... ~- ~ ......... ........,,.,._ ,_Oinllg lie become familiar with what the world or prints encompasses. and are made aware of the expressive range or prints. Recent impravtments in the program's cunirulum, updating or our photo capabilities, adding newer digital technology like the ALPS printer has hdped lrindle interest Sometimes, excitement from seeing the prints or a visiting artist. like our recent one with Evan Summer, rultivates interest One of the best promotional tools we havt i.s word or mouth. Evtry semester, students from the School of An:hitecture and Planning take printmaking because they havt seen the prints others haVe ll5ed in their ~tations. The creation or the aperimental Print Imaging Center has lllimulated interest and was grtttec1 with approval and participation by local artists. Thi.s new activity in the printmalcing facilities enriches the educational and rultunl environment for everyone involw:d PrtntmUing .Is....,. thet lust applying Ink to ...,.... Wh•t .... of the prhltmaklng techniques JOU use- do , _ ...... , ........7 For those or us involved in the act of printmaldng. it's not so much about prints or malring reproductions as it is about finding a way to mal« art. It i.s understandable that people might think or printmalcing mainly in terms or images and tat printed on paper. But since.the medium is an inherentpartofthemessage, there is always an interest to print on other substrates, such as wood, metal, glass, fabric. rubber balloons and evtn on walls. I find that I employ the print process that best suits what I'd like to say in my prints or the collages I generate from them. I havt a partiality to intaglio becall5t or my degrtt or aperiena with the technique and lavt or the physical quality or the embossed ink it prnduca But for sbe<r ease or use, v.rsatilityto print anything and mobility, I do enjoy screen printing. One does what it takes to get the job done. A case in point i.s the student Farrah Ali. To raliu an idea, she tua • hybrid or paper lithography uaing an inked photo copy to transfer her imagery to wooc1 panels. results her efforts will be on display in the Albright-Knox "In Western New on..- n.e -t. . . . . or York" cothibition. -dldthe~tal _...._7 c-tw (ti'K) ePIC was created with the desire to promote the growth or printmalring iii Western New York and to make research of newer hand-made print technologies more accessible. Through ePIC, we havt imtituted the non-credit programs or the Community Printshop, Workshops and Collaborative Printing, which give ~pie in the community the opportunity to participate in the activities of the Printmaking program and iu facilities. In turn. it gives Printmaking a non-state base of support so it may continue iu ongoing devdopment. --oPIC--7 -··__....people don't That ePIC offers the only complete printmaking facilities, outside of Toronto and Qeveland, that are accessible to arti.sts and all int<rested members of the Western New York community. If people would like to find out more about ePIC's programs and opportunities and be on our mailing list, they can call 6-45-6878 at. 1369 or e-mail ............... _buffaJo.edu. <lleck out our Web site at http:/ /wllogs.IMofflllo.edu/"-A/ -v:An updated site is on itJ way. ._ ......., __ _ ---do,_ wish , _ _ _ lt7 Q: What i.s new with the Printmalring Program and ePIC ! Well, in the nevtr-ending task or getting the word out, here's what's happening. As you know, we are offering a series of workshops and the work or the Egyptian artist Ahmed Soliman, who i.s teaching "Vegetable Fiber Paper Making" on April 3, i.s on display in the Center ror the Arts atrium under the Mainstage balcony. The workshop "An Artist's Book" will happen on April 17. Space i.s still available fur both workshops. There will be an opening on April 4 of ePIC artists, graduate and advanced printmalring students from UB at the Carnegit Art Center, giving ePIC and Printmaking some mUchneeded exposure. Currently we've been working on a collaborative project with artist Dinh l..e through CEPA:S "Relocating Asia Project" ePIC has become a site for the WNY Artist Residency Exchange Program And to answer the request of students and ePIC members, we are developing water-based, screen-printing facilities in printmaking and hope to be ortmng workshops this surnrneror nat raJJ. We11 k«p you posted Time constraints affect shopping decisions UB geographer's study shows gender difference in distance customers will travel By Ell£N COLDBAUM News Services Editor -==,. W OMEN won't travel as far as men will to do their shopping because they have less time available for the task, a study by a UB geographer has round. .. It's well -known that in choosing a destination for shopping, travel time is the number-one factor," said Jean-Claude Thill, associate professor of geography and author of the study. But, Thill said, what had never been studied is whether shoppers base these decisions on free choice or time const raints. "My conclusion is that there is differentiation between choice and constraint, and it is most present when you compare genders," said Thill, who will present results of his research Sat urday at the annual meeting of the Association of "Women have work and household Ktlwltles to perfonn ....t • limited __,nt of time. n..t lmlts the geogoephlal reMh wltt*lwhkh they- shop. Me\ on the ott- '-'d. hone moft cllsaetlon.y time, so when they decide to shop, they tend to travel longer dlshnces.• JEAN-CLAUD£ THIU American Geographers. The study examined the shopping decisions or700 men and women living in urban and suburban locations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The results showed that on average , women will travel six miles to shop, while men will travel an average of 6.5 miles to shop, a small, but statistically significant differenc~. Thill said. Women, he noted, tend to have less time available to shop beca use their "activity space"-the terri - tory an individual uses for daily activities-is more crowded. "'Women ha~ work and hou~­ hold activities to perform and a limited amount of time,• he said. "Tha t limits the geographical reach within which they will shop. '" Men, on the other hand, have more discretionary time," he said, "so when they decide to shopand they do shop less frequently than women-they tend to travel longer distances." The findings have implication s �Uardl 21i. l!llvt 19.111.25 Repodes 3 DrieD Cari Fest Members of the joi Dance Troupe perform March 20 during the rulwral sOO.v for CariFest '98, held In the Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts. Theme for this year's event presented by the Caribbean Student Association, was Tropical Reflections,~ dance. theater; pageants and food celebrating the rich heriDge of the Caribbean. Campus wellness policy advocated Senate committee urges UB to take statewide leadership role By SU£ WutTCHU around shared activity, rather than New5 Sefvkes Associate DtrettOf shared spectatorship, among stu- HaU and "did not have much to of· fer the faculty and staff of this un i- de nts, staff and faculty." versity." It continued when the pro- U B sho uld fu lfi ll its commitment to the health and weU-being of members of the uni- ~rsiry community She offered several sugg~tions that might become part of a weUness po~ cy. including expanded acress to by instituting a campus wellness policy, the Faculty reacationaJ faCilities. indwion of ~nate Committee on Athletics and ployee benefits packages, installation of ~rcisc equipment in campus buildings. development of indoor and outdoor walking circuits and expansion of nutritional offerings at campus dining fa~ties. She said one of the concerns that arose in the committee was that it was not widely publicized that faculty and staff, with proper identification, may use most recreational facilities from 7·8 a.m. and noon Recreation has recommended. The weUne55 po~cy should aim for a .. short-term campus impact,'" bu t also go beyond th at by havi ng UB lead the way in establishing standards for a statewide wdlness policy, committee chair Mau reen Jameson told members of the Faculty Senate Executivr Committee at the group's March 18 meeting. The committee also proposed creating a WeiJness Council that would fu nction more broadly than the WeUness Council that serves the student-focused Living WeU Center. wdlness offe rings as pan of em - to I p.m. weekdays without charge . Jameson also expressed concern that facuh y and staff who buy a recreation pass are no t given a dis- In presenting the com mittee's re- count. "' There's no particu lar em - po rt for 1997-98 to the FSEC, Jameson, associate professo r of modem languages and literatures. said that the growing emphasis in the health-care field on pm<entive medicine has prompted many large organizations to focus on strength· ening and maintainingthe health of their personnel, rather than providing"an ever-wideningarray of cures from which to choose.• She citW past efforts on campus to promote wellness, incl uding the Faculty-Staff Fitness Ini tiative organized by retired Personnel Services employee Rosalyo Willcinson, and the Faculty-Staff Fitness Cen - phasis on gettiog faculty and staff to join," she said, noti ng that the Buffalo Athletic Clu b ~irculates flyers in Alumni Arena offering a discount to UB faculty and staff. Whether or not the BAC actu ally does give a discount, .. Rhetori cally, it com~ across at least as an effort to encourage the faculty to join the BAC. I think perhaps here there is a little mo re we could do." Even though the fee fo r a recreation pass is cheaper than membership in the BAC, " It would be, I think, symbolically a very good gesture for the university to think abo ut making some sort of dis coun t avai lable to facu lt y and staff," she said, adding that alumni receive a di scount and faculty and staff .. fall under the category of the general public." ter in Alumni Arena, funded jointly by the Provost's Office and thr« campus unions. Enactment of a campus wellness policy has several potential benefi ts, Jameson said, including im provement in individual health , improvement in the co llec t ive health of the institution - "whose members may be expected to perfo rm better with less intcrferenct from illness and stress" - and a greater"sense of communi ty built Ed Michael , assistant athletic di - rec lo r for recreati on a nd intramurals. told committee mem bers that the tradition to allow fuc- ulr)' and staff free use of the recreation facilities for two hours a day was made years ago when the recnation program was located in C lark gram moved to expanded fa~ties in Alumni Arena in the 1980s because .. we did not want to takt anything away from people that ~rc used to getting it from us," he said. This "freebie.. is not publicized. he said, "because ... l thought it would be inappropriate to do so. I though t that thjs would just serve to polarize the facu lty and staff of this university from the students. When it comes lo paying for service, as a group we (facu lty and staff) are probably in a be tter po sition to pay than o ur students ... Mic hael added he is open to change on the issue .. if change is possible." But with a Oat budget. he was unsure how the un it cou ld give faculty and staff "a brea k" and still meet its budget. The unit gen erates between $25,000-$30,000 a year from recreation -permit fees paid by faculty and staff, he added. He also no ted that up until two years ago, members of the general public who wanted to purchase a recreation perm it had to join the Alumni Association to do so. But fa culty a nd staff were spared that cost, a savings of about S50, he said. He reminded senators th at Recreation and Intramural Services does operate a faculty-staff wellness program that includes such things as the maintenance program offered at 7 a.m., special weight training programs, special aerobics programs, master's swim dub and health screenings through UB Fit. ..We take the mandate seriously and we'rr trying to provide pro gra mming," Michael said. Hr sa id he agreed that a university should have a policy statement regarding welln6S for faculty and staff. But greater access through red uced fee s will o n ly co m r th rough the unions and the administration, .. and the precedent has been set for both of them," he said. Regionalism to be topic of Talk of the University The ne xt T•lk o f the University will focus on regionalism when the •hov• airs at 3 p.m. Wednesday on WBFO 88.7FM . Host Beverly Sanford. associate director for community relations in UB's Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth , will be joined by guests John B. Sheffe r, II , director of the institute, and Kathryn A. Foster, assistant professor of planning in the School of Architecture and Planning. Listeners a re invited to add their perspective on regio nali sm by calling 829-6000 during the show. UB to present talk on options, alternatives in education The Grad1111te SchooJ of lducatlon wiU present the first lect ure of the Herbert and Anita Foster Lecture Series, entitled "'Can We Ac· celerate. the Education of all Students~ : Treating At-Risk St uden ts as Gifted or Talented," at 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. The theme of the lecture series is '"Options and Alternatives in Education." The inaugural lecture wiU be given by Henry M. Levin, professo r of higher education and affiliated professor of uwe economi cs at Stanford University. The talk will be free and open to the publ ic. Levin is a specialist in the econom ics of education and conceived a program designed to accelerate the learning of disadvantaged chil dren to bring them into the educational mainstream before they finish elementary school. His research focuses on the Mucation of disadvantaged children, economics o f education, edu cational fi nance, cost-effective approaches to evaluation and economics of worker participation. In 1991 , The New York Times named Win one of nine national educational figures "' leading the way" with his wo rk in the field . This is the first of three annua l lectures funded by the Fosters. Herbert Foster is UB professor emeritus in the G raduate School of Education. March for MS is Sunday Faculty. st •ff •nd students are invited to participate in the Main Street March for Multiple Sclerosis on Sunday. After registering fo r the walk , beginning at II a.m . at Go ' u nors complex on the No rth Campus, participants will ~in their trek at noon from Governors and continue to the South Campus. The walk will end at Harriman Hall on the South Campus. A receptio n for participants will be held at 2 p.m . in Harriman. Sponsored by the· University Residence Halls, the event is lim ited to members of the UB community who will be unavaiJabl e to partici pate in the count y-wide MS Walk o n May 3. Western New York has one of the highest rates of MS. a ncuro · logic d isorder with no known cure that primarily strikes ad ults be tween the ages of 20-50. The first 100 participants to register the day of the event will recdve T-shirts, and ot her prizes will be awarded for those wi th the most do nation s. Rollerblades and skates will be prohibited, but stroll ers are per· mined in the event, which will use si d~walks for most o f the rou te. A valid SUNY card is required of all pa rt ici pan ts . Call Sheri Recoon at 829-37 15 or Chri sti ne Drexel at 829- 4358 for more in formation . Teleconference to focus on Internet copyright issues E3 "Am I• Crook? " a free teleconference o n lnternN copyright issues, will be held from 2-5 p.m. on April 2 in 120 Clemens Hall on the North Campus. The live program, sponsored locally by Millard Fillmore Coll ege (MFC) and University Li bra ries, will air natio nall y at so me 500 universities and colleges. The teleconference will focus on the rules governing fair use and cyberspace law, acc urat e information given by qualified authorities and how to crea te on lin e and electronic teaching material without anxiety about copyright iss ues. Featured in the national segment wiU be recognized copy right experts Georgia Harper, a member of the National Association of Co ll~e and University Attorneys and manager of the intellectual propeny section in the general counsel's office for the Universi ty of Texas System; Steven J. McDonald, associate counsd at The O hi o State University, and Jani s Bruwelheide, auth or of .. The Copyright Primer" and professo r at Montana State Universi ty-Bozeman. Following the telecon fer ence, a panel of UB expe rts. including a lawye r, a lib rarian and a n administra to r, will discuss the issue. beginning at 4 p.m . The panel wiU be moderated by M FC Dean Georgt l- Lopos. For more info rm at io n, visit the "Am I Crook" Web Site o n UB Wings at <http:/ / wlngs .buff•lo.edu / temp/crook >. To reserve a space for th e teleconference, call Janice at 829 -3 131 or e-mai ll\t FC at <mfce msm•U .buff• lo .edu >. �Finding fault with fust-food computers C US'IUMERSoffast -food restaurants don't expect to be served gourmet meals. They do expect quick service. National fast -food chains have developed different ways to try to meet that expectation by designing methods to help workers decide how much food to cook and when. However, a computer system used by one national chain to do that is ineffective, a UB researcher has found. A study led by Ann Bisantz, assi..tant professor of indwtrial eng]n=i.ng, showed that the fault ~es with the fact that the system's designersdidnotfullyappreciatewhat workers deal with on a daily basis, a confljct between workers and systems that exists in many industries. The study is the first to apply hu- That's because profit margins ar< so small and tolerance for error is low, since customers will walk out if they have to wait too long. .. You want to cook the right amount of food at the right time. You don't want people waiting and you don't want to throw food out," she said. "It's not an easy problem.• According to Bisantz, wnrlo:rs are supposed to check the computer and do what it tells them, based on predicted sales, actual sales and the amount of cooked inventory on hand "But the technology doesn't mesh with the actual conditions in the restaurant," she said. Bisantz noted that many human-factors engin .. rs study relationships between workers and technology in the airline industry or in power plants, where a mismatch can be catastrophic. installed in managers' offices on the assumption-whjch was in correct-that that's where managers spend most of their time. industry, where it's razorHowever, "to keep costs down, thin profit margins-not the manager acts as direct labor so human ~ves-that are at stake. he or she is rardy in the office," said "Managers in these stores deal Bisantz. In addition, she noted, with business risk on a dally ba- most fast-food restaurants are sis," she said. "Those costs are not staffed by teen-agers who may reabstract. They f..! a lot of wessure quire constant supervision. to maintain saJes versw costs and "It was really interesting to to do well on those decisions cv· see how the managers did usc eryday." the computer," said BisantL According to Bisantz, factors Periodically, they would such as unexpected events that count the amount of cooked make high-risk systems complex · food they had on hand. They also occur in systems with lower would compare it to the numrisks, like fast -food restaurants. ber the computer system said ·For example, all of a sudden, they should have on hand and then an entire Little League team will correct that number. walk in and completely drain your "This was a disconnect," she said. store of food,"' she said. "People above you are saying you The computer system Bisantz must use this technology and you studied could not respond to these can't use it for that, so you adapt."' unexpected events. In reality, the decision about what Also, computer monitors were to cook and when was made by the ~that man factors, or ergonomics principles, which describe how to appropriately design jobs and systems to match workers' capabilities, to study deci..ion-making in fast-food environments. Most human-factors research on helping workers make better decisionshasbecndoneinhigh·risksec· tors,suchasthemilitaryandtheair· ~e and u~ty industries. Bisantz and feUow researchers observed and videotaped the operations of several restaurants in a national fast · food chain for six months. (As part of the study, the researchers agreed not to disclose the name of the chain.) She explained that a fast-food restaurant's decision about what to cook and when , is complex. Her research has proven many of the same issues are present in the fast-food sales people monitoring the !low of customers coming into the store. "Tbe (oompol<riud) aid didn't fit with their system because it was based on the assumption _that the food preparen made those decisions," she said What Bisantt saw happening in the restaurants clearly demon strated an axiom that originated with John CarroU, a weU-known human-factors theorist, that systems are developed on the basis of often-un · spoken theories heJd by the sy>tem's de signers about how those systems are going to be used. "In order to design a successful system, you need to get the theories right," she said. "One way to do that is through field studies ~ these." Bisantt began the n!Search as a doctoral candidate at ~rorgia In stitute of Technology. She conducted it with Sally Cohen, Michael GraveUe and Karen Wilson, all of NCR Corp. in Duluth, Ga. Office mayhem, cultural commentary in film lly PATIIICIA DONOVAN N~ S ~~ Editor Y UMMY, the perverse office creep is electro · cuted . Go ll y, the tor tured compa ny schizoid is to blame. G.., she takes the guy's corpse home to live with her and her slightly demented elderly mom. Hey-the cats arc sniffin' at the cellar door! "Office Killer," the 1997 film by visual artist Cindy Sherman, is a weird little horror movie cast with actresses who are themselves cult figures, and reflects the mayhem that ensues when the workplace treats its employees~ cattle feed. . Since Sherman is nothing if not a commentator on the cultural scene, she has her pathetic hero inc reap revenge v.ia the very tech· nological skills that have cost her her job. The Department of Medi a Study and Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center will present a screening of"Office Killern at 7:30 p.m. on April 3 in the Screening Room (Room 112 ) of the Center for the Arts on the No rth Campus. The event will be $5.50, open to the public, pretty bloody and full of physical decay. The movie stars Carol Kane as homely, socially awkward Dorun, a withdrawn, overworked editor whose life is destroyed when the company is brutaJiy downsized. She is tormented pub~cly by the likes of yuppie Kim , played by MoUy Ringwald, and Norah, a corporate hatchet played by Jeanne Tripplehorn . They, in turn , are abused by their cruel conniving supervisor, a manic, chain-smok· ing witch pbycd ;\ Ia Ivana Trump by celebrated Polish actress Barbara Sukowa. One night, Doreen accidentally kills a s~y co- worker and uses her new computer skills to cover her trail. Empowered by her success, she begins tO usc her on-line abilities to facili tate one murder aft~ another. She hauls the corpses to her house and produces a life -size, museum·like exhibition of the ..of· flee." Naturally, without regular coff« breaks, the workers begin to decompose right at their desks. Doreen is so empowered by tak · ing chirge of the situation that she metamorphoses from a mou sy submissive into something quite different from her old self. , Sherman is a Buffalo State Colleg• art graduate and master photographerwhoco-founded Hallwalls with classmate Robert Longo. Both went off to New York City, where they became world-renowned as two of the most radical and influ ential artists of their generation. Sherman established herself as an artistic visionary with ber critically acclaimed series, .. Untitled Film Stills," recently purchased by the Museum of Modern Art for a record sum-20 years after the fact. Her art is well-known for being confrontational and ironic. She once donned prosthetic breasts, false noses and daborate costumes for a series of .. History Portraits"a commentary on high-art ponraiture by the old masters. Th ese nightmarish portraits and her deep appreciation of patently gross material are exhibited prominently in "Office Killer" to illustrate and mock the effects of new technol ogies that replace humans wit h computers. �Marcil 26, mi/Yol. 19.1h~ Rep a..._ Convenient Connectivity Ill ::.=-~~~~.:..t-==~:..~~ Linking Medicine and Music Neurologist father/cellist son team up for program,'Music and the Brain' By LOIS IIAIWI News Services Editor M OSTpeople, when they listen to mu· sic, don't analyze its tone, pitch or intensity, or ponder how notes arranged in certain ways can make them feel joyous, nostalgic, sorrowful or elated. Most of us simply ~ .. /<t the sound5 of music creep in our ears... ,n as Shak<speare wrote in '"The Merchant of Venice," and enjoy the resuiL But for one evening, Alan Lockwood, a UB neurologist, and his 25-year-old son, Daniel, a cellist, wouJd have us examine more closely what actually happens when those sounds creep in our ears. They have organized a program called " Music and t he Brain ," which will be presented at 8 p.m. on April 2 in Baird Recital Hall. There will be no admission charge. A specialist in brair. imaging using a technique called positron emission tomography (PE"f).Aian Lockwood is conducting some of the newest studies of the links between the human auditory system and the brain. His research has shown heretofore unknown con* nections between the sites in the brain that reg:ster sound and those that control emotion. Using these n ewest research findings. he will explore the brain's response to silence, and then dis* cuss how and whe re the brain reg isters the pitch and intensit y of sounds, including those of m usic, ill ustrating his points with brain scans that reveal neural activity. Daniel Lockwood, playing his 1889 Vincenzo Postiglione ceUo, will demonstrate pitch and intensity, which will segue into an illustrated discussion of the brain's response to these differing sounds and the links between sounds and emotion. The program wiD conclude with Daniel's performance of two movements of Johann Sebastian Bach's .. Suite No.2 in D Minor... The father-and-son team repre* sents an unusual intenwining of medicine and music. The senior Lockwood studied voice while a pre*med student at Cornell University-" I managed to sing all the way through medical school and my residency"- and helped found the Council for Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Texas Medica! Center. Through musician friends affili * ated with the council, he learned that performers with instrument relaled problems were going to Cleveland and elsewhere for treat ment. "I thought that in this huge medical center, we should be able to t reat these people,.. he sajd_ Lockwood educated himself in a.rts medicine, went on to found the Performing Arts Medicine As sociation, and published a defini * tive paper in The New England Journal of Medicine in 1989 o n arts-related injuries. He continues that work at UB as director of the UB Performing Artists Clinic. Looking for a way to combine his work on the auditory system and his interest in how the human brain enables music to become more than a series of pitches at different intervals, he enlisted his son's help. A graduate of the Eastman School of Mu sic a nd the New En gland Co nservatory, Daniel Lockwood came to the realization at some point in his training that for him, the arts had meaning only in a larger context. He is now back in school at UB, preparing to apply to medical school. "I always thought that if! weren't a musician, I"d be a doctor,.. he said. .. Medicine will allow me to work with people and for people, to do something positive in life." Daniel will discuss pitch ~nd in· tensity of notes, and invite the au * dience to notice how a composer creates a work of differing parts, each having a distinct character, but with enough similarity to develop in the listener a memory of what they have heard and an expectation of what wi11 happen next. .. The unconscious tension between these two realities creates the pleasure we derive from mu sic," he noted. Daniel has performed widely at music festivals, with the Slee Sinfonietta and the Fredonia Chamber Players, and continues to play private engagements. Lockwood, a professo r of neu rology, nuclear medicine and com municative disorders and sc i· ences, also is operations director for the UB· VA Medical Center for Positron Emission Tomography. His research that forms the basis for this program was supported by UB, the Center for Hearing and Deafness, the Ameri can Tinnitus Association, the James H . Cu mmings Foundation and th e National Institut es of Health. The program is presented by the departments of Music, Neurology, Nuclear Medicine and Communi ca tive Disorde rs and Sciences. Conference to focus on suburban conflict between deer and humans The controvenlal lsJ&Ms that have emerged over deer in the suburbs--and how to resolve them-will be el(· amined at a regional conference to be held on Saturday in the School of law. Open to the public, ..The lncreas1ng Conflict1 Be· tween Deer and Human Populatiom in Suburban Areas .. is targeted to concerned citizens and policymaken. Sponsored by the Buffalo Environmental Low Joumol, which is published by the UB School of law, and cosponsored by Sub-Board I, the Buffalo Environmental law Society and Students of l aw for Animal Righu, the conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Room 10-4 In O'Brian Hall on the North Campus. The purpose of the confl!:rl!:nce is to educatl!: ml!:ffi· bers of the public and policymaken on suburban deer management and the statl!:'s role in 11, and to diKuss how local groups can achieve a consensu!. on the 1ssue. Guest speakers will include John Had idian, dire<:tor of urban wildlife of the Humane Society of the United States; Gary Parson!., ch1ef olthe bureau of wildhle, dnd Jim Smder, semor wildlife b1ologist, both of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, William Porter of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Fore~try, and Bruce Kohrn of the Amhers t Deer Task Force. A panel discusston will focus on how several towns are dealing with the issue. The registration f·ee is 11 S, which Includes breakfast and lunch. Pre-registration is required . To register, con tact Ka thy Bennett or Marc Romanowski at 64S -7342 . Alt hough curren t UB faculty, students and staff have Web access through US computer accounts, many of you, for a variety of rea sons, elect to use other Internet service providers (ISPs) such as America Online and Adelphia's Power Link. In the past. this has been problematic for those of you wishing to gain access to the many University Libraries BISON databases (h ttp://ubllb .buffalo.edu/ llbra rlts/•resources/ ) made available throutZh the FirstSearch, INFOTRAC Search Bank and Ovid search .s. Now UB com munity members with valid SUNYCards .• connect to WorldCar (the world 's largest bibliographic database}, Books in Print, Expanded Academic Index (many ·full *text sc holarly journal article s). Compendex, Curren t Contents, Medli11e and many, many more da tabases from "fo reign" ISPs. All you need to do is enter your barcode numbeT from the lower left-hand co rner of your SUNYCa rd that starts with 29072 when prompt ed for either a .. username," .. barcode," o r ... I D." {Type in the 14 digit number without spaces.) You are not required to enter a password-just connect and start searching! Accessing your US UNIX e·mail account while on the road outside local calling distance also has become more convenient with the Computing Center's Remote Access facility that automatica11y determines your remote (non - US) Internet location. You can register your remote networked off-campus site by either relnetting to remote.buffalo.edu or going to the UBUN!X Remote Access website (http:!/ remote.buffaJo.edu) . These new inter(aces are far more user-friendly than running the UNIX offsitc program. The length of time for registering your re mote site address is one week, but you can add additional time as needed. .For furrher assistance in using mhanctd BISON database access contact < libweb~t~csu..bujfDio.edu >. TI10se interested in easier UB UNIX e* mail connectivity sl1ould e·mail <consult@ocsu.buffDio.edu> for addJ · tiot~al information . --Gemma DeVInney and Don Hartman, University Libraries DrieD Women and Gender Institute opens competition for developing interdisciplinary courses The Institute fo r Re'search and Education on Women and Gen der (IREWG) announces a competition for developing interdisci plinary courses. Up to three grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded for innovative interdisciplinary course proposals. Funds will be avail + able for faculty to develop the courses during the summer of 1998. Target date for offering these courses is Spring. 1999. To be considered for funding, the courses must focus o n issues of importance to women and/o r scholarship about women, be interdisciplinary and show potential for further expansion for teaching or research . Awards will be based on the extent to which the course o utlines . Funds may be used on ly for iesearch assistants , course materials and films . The application process consists of two parts: an initial one-page concept due April 6 and a detailed proposal due May 4. Interested faculty can request detailed infor.mation about the competition by ca lling 829- 3451. Women's Club elects officers, plans workshops, dinner, travel The UB Women's Club held its annual election meeting March 17 at the Center for Tomo rrow, when the following slate of officers was elected: President, Julie Cohan; vice president , Katrina Smith; trea su rer, Lona Allendoerfer; recording secretary, Eugenia Smith ; corre sponding secretary, Carm ella Hanley. Elected members at large were Jean Jain, Irma Katz and Rosemary Mayne. Speaker at the meeting was Muriel A. Moore, president of Buffalo State College. Future activities include: March 30, an Evening of Beaut y from 6-8 p.m . at the Figurehead Cl ub Hair Salon, 551 Farber Lakes Dr .. Williamsville, with demon stration s and an International Fiesta Wrap Supper. Cost is $10 per person ; Apri l S, Money and You group. works hop on how to 1n vcst 10 sttKks dm:<.tly, 7 p.m . 1n 1hc Audubon Library Ill Amherst, co nducted hy No r rn a Kubm and Jane t t=ednr , April 19, an nual Chin ese Banquet, 6:30 p.m . at tht: l;o ld cn Dud. Restaurant, Maple Road , Williamsvill t:, cost IS S30 wllh pr oceed!~ to benefit G race Capen Academi C Award Fund; April 21 , Intern a tional Co mmittee's final meeting of the yea r; April 30. trip to Toronto to visi t the Bata Shoe Museum and Art Gallery of Toronto, cost of admission, a box supper and the hus trip will be SS S. reser vations are being taken. �JoBs International conference set on Mayan culture m Filculty lly PATIUCIA DONOVAN News Services Editor has contr ibuted to the splintering of scholarly discourse on Mayan c ulture because that disc uss io n now covers such a broad range of culturaJ , artistic, religious, political, enviro nmental and economic issues, not to mention many historical poriods and goographios. Th• Buffalo confer.ntt will at tempt to addro;ss this problem by bringing tog•ther major scholars from s•voral disciplinos to focus on some of the most intriguing hiJtorical, theoretical, and ~no­ graphic gaps in th• existing scholarship on both historical and oonDetails related to conference t•mporary Mayan culturo. registration , program and related .Conference organizers are Denevents, scholarly context and par- nis T..Uock. Jamos McNulty Proticipants can b. obtainod from th• fessor of English at UB, and Barconfor•nc• W•b sit• at http:/ I bara T..Uock. UB professor of anwlngs.buff•lo.edu/ A•ndL/ thropology. Both aro widely re· engllsh/conferences/1998/ sp«tod scholars of Mayan lif• and mayan/ or by calling Donna culture and co-cditors-in-chi•f of S.rwinski at 645-3422. the American Anthropologist, a Th• confor•nco will address is- journal of the Amorican Anthrosuos of cultural, historical, linguis- pological Association. tic and archaoological importanC. · The conference will be sponthat hav• a baring on political is- sorod by th• Conv•rsations in th• sues related to contemporary Disciplin•s Program fundod by Mayan lif• in C.ntral Am•rica. th• State Univ•rsity of New York, Although many assume that ibe II)• UB Faculty of Am and LetMayan culture is extinct, it is, in t•rs, th• Faculty of Social Sci· fact, a complex contemporary in- mces, th• McNulty Professorship, digenous American culture num- and the university's Poetry and baing 6 million poopl• who speak ~e Books CoUoction. 29 Mayan languagos. They liv• in It will presmt th•world pnmicr. a vast, 325,000-square-kilometcr of "Man of Rabinal: A Mayan region covering parts of Mexico, Drama of Human Sacrifice: a Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. QuichE Mayan play producod in The area is coterminous with all English for the first time from a th• archaoological remains of th• translation diroctly from th• Maya pre-Columbian Mayan civiliza- QuichE by D•nnis T•dloclr.. Di-· rectod by Cuban porfonnance arttion that ovolvod for 3,000 before the arrival of Europeans. ist and pool Leandro Soto, it will That civilization has continued to b• puformod at 8 p.m. April 25 in grow and change since European th• Katharin• Com.U Th..tr. in th• Ellicott Complox. contact. Th• play, bannod for idolatry In the last two decades, the Mayan peoples have initiated a many times between 1593 and movement of political and cul- 1770, offers a point from which to tural restoration whose concerns observe the differences between reflect the region's great variations the religious and ethical concerns in environment; the depth of its of th• •arty Mayans and thoso of historical occupation; the ideo- the Catholic Church and th• govlogical, aosthetic and ethical prin - ernments over which it long held ciples of different Mayan cultural sway, that rulod Mayan life. David Pendergast, vice presi groups; the economic and poHticaJ repression of the indigenous dent of collections and research peoples, and many other issues. at th• Royal Ontario Mus•um, Th• 1993 Zapatista rebellion in will present the conference's keyMexico, for example, was a move- note addr.ss at I :30 p.m. April26 ment that arose among the Mayan in Room 170 in Fillmor. Quad. p•opl• of th• south•rn Mexican Field director ofthe museum's archaeological expedition to a state of Chiapas. The variation of these concerns number of Mayan ruins in majo r internatio nal conference on Mayan culture, .. Mayan Cul ture at the Millen nium: Retrospect and Prospect," wiU b• hdd at UB April25 and 26. All conference sessions will take placo in th• Fillmor. Quad, Ellicott Compla,on the univ•rsity's North Campus, with the exception of a dinnor, to b. hdd April 25 in th• University lnn ·and Conference C.ntor, 2401 North Forest Road, Amh•rst. A roar• Mexico a nd Belize, Pendergast is a fellow o f the Royal Soci•ty o f Ca nada . He is the author of 214 publicatio ns, 196 of which deal with the ancient Maya and have b••n publi>h•d in North America, Mexico. Belize and Eu ~ rope. Mayan Conference speakers • Gary Gossen, Distinguished Teaching Prof....,.., SUNY Albany, and one of the "'!Qrid's foremost Mayan scholar1. The author of "Chamulas In the World of the Sun: lime and, $~ In a Maya Oral Tradition, • he co-edited "Symbols and Meaning Beyond th' Closed Community" and "Ethnographic Encounters in Southern Mesoamerica. • • Donnls Tedlock, an anthropologist, ethnopootidst and translator who ~as -:mt:ten several important ethnographic studies embracing "tl)e religion, sociolinguistics, hermeneutics and mythopoetlcs of Indigenous peoples. He also is distinguished for his transcriptions and translations of oral performancos by lndlgonous peoples. Among his books are "Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of life" (198S), for which he won the PEN Translation Prize for Poetry; ."Finding the Cooter. Na!Tlltive Poetry of the Zuni Indian, • nominated for the National 8ook Award In translation, ano "Bn!ath on the Mirror: Voices and Visions of the · Uvlng Maya~. • a colt.ctlon of his translations and Interpolations of stories""ind· myths from Mayan Indian groups. With Jerome Rothenberg, Tedlock founded and co-edited ~ the fir1t rnagozine of the wOOd's tribal poetics. He Is co-editor-ln<hlef of AmeriaJn Anlhropologist. the journal of the American Arithropologial Assodatlon. • ~rbara Ted~ whose n!Search and writing focus on psychological anthropology, symbolic and cognitive anthropology, anthropology df art"and aesthetics, ethnomedicine, the American Southwest and Mesoamerica. Co-edltor-ln-<hlef of Ammcon An· thropologist, she Is the author of books and articles on the Mayan and Zuni cultures and on the anthropological and psychological interpretations of dn!aming. • Anthropologist June Nash, Distinguished Professor at City University of New Yori< and a n!nowned authorit:)' on gender and political oconomy In Latin America. She is the author of "In the Eyos of the Ancestor1: Belief and Behavior in a Maya Community" and for 30 >"'a" has conducted n!Search among Mayans in Chiapas, Mexico. Her familiarity with the political and economic transformations In Chlapas shapes hor acute under1tanding of the Zapatlsta uprising . Also presenting will be Virginia Miller, prof....,.. of art history at the University of Illinois at Chicago, an expert in \11• prehistoric art and iconography of Yucatan Mexico; Victor Montejo, assistant professor of Native American studies at the Univer1ity of California at Davis, and author of "Testimony: The Death of a Guatemalan Village, • and Cassandra Bill, research fellow at the Middle American Research Institute, Tulane Univer1ity, who specialtios indude ceramic analysis and the Mayan codices found in Belize. Also, Gooffrey Braswell, UB assistant professor of anthropology, who has conducted lithic and settlement pattern studies In highland Guatemala and El Salvadof; Enrique Sam Colop, a Qulch~ Mayan linguist and ethnopoeticist who has written extensively on the history of pootic expression in ancient Mayan texts and Its r.latlonship to contemporary Mayan pootry in the context of cultural revitalization, and linguist Louanna Furbee, professor and chair of anthroP.,Iogy at the Univer1ity of Missouri at Columbia, who has documented a new religious movement among the Mayans of Chiapas. Computer science c-fTom-1 so porvasive that it is n:levant to CV!:ry subject studied atthouniYmity--<u>d vignrou<ly pursues both its th<oretical and applied dimensions. H..driclr. said th• now dopart · men! will add 14 faculty memb.rs and !hr.. staff momb.rs during the nat five years to hand!• a proj.aod eloctroncllly • ,,... ....... at rt .... 50 percent increase in the annual average FTE enrollment of stu dents currently studying computer science and computer mgineering. Th• additional faculty mombm will b. •mployod to devdop a faculty group and expand acadrntic offer. ings in software systems and software engineering, and supplement current faculty strengths in computer engineering and computer science, he addod. These ar.as of expmiso indudo intclligmt systems and multimedia , computational science. oomputor thoory and algorithms, telecommunication and signal procossing, v.ry larg•-scale integrated circuits and oomputer networks. The plan for an lnstitut• for In fo rmation, Communication and Computation will advancr the common interests of the n~ CSE department, as weU as a merger of the School of Information and l.tbrary Studios (Sil.S) and th• Dq>artm•nt of Communication, which is now in the planning stages, and r.latod programs such as digltal arts, geographic information systems and cognitive scirna , H ..driclr. said Momb.rship in tho institute, to b. known as DCC or I'C', will b. open to aU lilcuhy and staff members with t ..ching, ......dJ 01' service r.sponsibiliti<s in these broad fidds, b. said "'ne aim of tho institute is to fostor DOW id<as coming out of DOW COD· nections across diverso fields that share interests in1 1C 1, ... he said •1n our rurrmt environmmt we should apect involvement of 50rJlOOilO from CV!:ry school on campus." Tho institute will organizo seminars and symposia, managecomputcr-ori· mtedintmlisciplinarydegrteanda:rtificat<: programs that oporat<:ootsidc ofdq>artmental programs; encourage and support inte!disciplinary r=arch and initial• grant proposals to sup- port this resean:h, and report to the UB community on fut:uro developmoots and noods in these broad 6dds. Tho institut<: also would """" as a ·~ wnbrella structure" for a number oforganiz<d r=arch centm dovntod to particular subtopics in these 6dds. Headriclr. added A soarch will b. conductod to identify a director for the institute, someone with academic credentials in computer engineering or computer science, and teaching and resoarch int•=ts that blend into the broad.r fidds of information, communication and computation, he said Th• di=tor will roport to the provost, who will initially support the institute's budget. �llilldi2&.91/Yi.2UtZ5 Rapeoriaa BrieD Seed money ~--1 MPPP research projects have had overall in attracting ouuide fund£ io p.a rtly attributable to the program'• unique review process. Unlike many other internal "seed• programs at univenities, the program seeks reviews from uperu at other institutioDJ. "Because we hiiYe tbeoe propoaab reviewed by researchers aU over the world, the faculty get valuable feedback about the quality of their proposals," he continued. In an era of shrinking federal dollars for research, internal funding will becomelllOfe and"""" important, particularly because funden expect to see some of the research already done, Beachky explained. "Faculty don't have exira rnooey on grants 10 try 10 get preliminary data for their next propooals," be said, "so the university needs 10 reinvest." Now in its fifth year, the program has met with great enthusiasm from faculty, attracting about 50 proposals each year, about IS of which are funded. ""We had a great idea and no data." soid Lockwoa<J; d<=ibing the predicament of most faculty members who apply for seed money. The seed program gave Lockwood and Salvi an opportunity 10 getotaned and to leverage the UB funding for additional suppon. "We used the seed money from Similarly, writing a proposal for seed funding gave occupationaltherapy faculty members Susan Mi.strett and Shdly Lane a chana: to develop and rdine their ideas for their "Let's Play" project. "Through the preliminary work, we were able to find out what the~..... in our model were; said Mistrett. •tt made us very sure-footed when it came time to apply for federal funding." Now in iu third year, the U.S. Department of Education-funded modd, the focus of which is to facilitate play for infants with physical disabilities, is being replicat"!l at two other oite5 in New York State. ..,_,., ....,.... ..... ......, ... . , _ ... by ... ORVlW T. IIEACHUY, Ill For David Bender, the seed money came at a critical time. He and Thomas Lock wanted to study the origins of attention defi cit disorder in the brain by 'devel · oping a primate model for the UB to get enough data that al- condition. Their atlempts to get external lowed us to make a proposal to the A.mctica.n Tinnitus Association," ,.id Lockwood. In 1996,theassociation·awarded S~6 , 000 to the UB researchers, who combined the data they developed with that money with the data they developed with the seed funding. The result was the $1.3 million grant from the NIH. "It was the seed money that really got the whole thing off the ground," Lockwood said. funding followed a typical couJK. In their first attempt 10 get external funding, !hey scored well, but not high enough to get suppon, and were in the process of revising their proposal. With money run ning out, !hey wer< in danger of losing an important lab technician. "The multidisciplinary pilot project funds helped us over a hump when we had no money," he said. "Faculty have to be able to apply three, even four times before they get ___. get some work done." Wrtb some preliminary data under their belts, they were eventuaUy able to obtain more than S! million in external funding from gOVttlliDent and private soure<:s. Wrthout the seed funding. Bender said, be probably would have oootinued to apply to outside agencies. ""But you never know; at some point, you just might quit," he said. For that reason, explained Dale M. Landi, vice president for research at UB, seed programs that reward innovation are critical to all institutions involved in re search and development. He added that among managers in industry, the rule of thumb is to invest I 0 pera:nt of the R&D budget each year in new projects . "At UB, we need to continue to provide seed funding for our in- --- gdjW . . . .WJ .... ,.... . . _ _ ............ IOthe ..........., ......... funded," said Bender, "but by that time, it onuld be three yean, so your enthusiasm and self-confidenu begin to go down. When we got the MPPP awanl, .....,........, perlr.cd up because now we knew we oould reaDy vestigators that allows ideas to nourish and that leads to new project starts," said Landi. "If you keep spending just on existing R&D projects, you'll fall behind.• Landi noted that invrstmcnts iri new projects 6 ftcn take years to bring in a payoff. .. In the research business, what you do or don't d o this yea r, h as an impact three to five years from now," he said. He noted, for example, that in response to a solicitation issued by UB, Lockwood and Salvi applied for seed funding in 1993 and got their NIH grant this year. "'The NIH grant is a fivr-ycar award: said Landi, ..so the university will be getting that return through 2003 for an initiative it took back in 1993 ." ~~~ Gennmy. 114 · North C.mpus. H5-5 p.m. 5poruored by ~~~~~ ~'1r"llefuney. ~=.~.,.!'~ Thos!s ExhlbJt. Art Department Gallery. ~enn:;'t:u~~~!.~~~ ~~~.; Wtd.-Fri., lO a.mAl p.m .; Sat., lla.m.-6 p.m. host, ot 645-2361. Notices lluffolo LAigk ~ Toadmad:ws __ UB. 280" P.t.' NOf1li 4-5:30 p.m. Slwldes -'~ )eorH'iem Koeng. Sponoored by MoJo ColoquiLm. ,For""'"'.___.. John"""""" ot881-1640 or64!>-2#4, ext 757. lockwood, M.D.; DanielS. Lockwood. &.ilrd. North Umpw. 8 p.m. c~kl . ~. ~.=;..':.r:::-.nd CommunKatlve Oisorden and ~es for I'T'IOre infonnation, can 645-2921 . Studentllnlon. North C.mpus. =~or:.=:' ~~~~~!fbr llnhonltJ c -....Unde<groduotes In the Facultieo ol: Am and letters, ~tural Sciences and Mothemotlcs. Sodol Sclenceo (Including lnrercfDCiplimry) and Special and Individualized Majon. The above andidat~ a~ ehgitMe to Pl•y Agamemnon. Depc. d ,.,...,. ond oancr. c..- 1or""' Aru. Blod Box The.>tre. North Campuo. B p.m. ol tick«o S3. For more infonnatior\, cal64s-ARTS. ...-.---.- :"' ~ Toastrrwten meets on the second And fourth T~ of cKh month in 31 7 after 7 p.m.. at 691 -3590. Musk and the lrllln. ~n H. dbits ~~~~~r~~'4~~~;~exhibit "Russia Day" events will celebrate Russian culture TIM llusllan Club will host and participate in ~ Russ~ Day," a series of fun events to a:lebrate Russian culture, on Wednesday. All evenu will be free and open to the public. " Russ~ Day" will kick off with the first session of " Learn the Russian Alptiabet in Half an Hour" at 10 a.m . in 378 Student Union on the North Campus. Sessions will continue every half-hour until 2 p.m . Tatiana Bekhmetyeva of the University of Rochester will give a lecture titJed .. Religion in the New Russia: The Case of Catholicism" at 2:30p.m . in 210 Student Union. She is formerly of the Center for the Apostle Paul at Moscow State University. A Russian buJfet will be served al 3:30p.m. in 210~1 Union, 101lowed by Russian fuiJc music byaaordionis! Mkhul ~ at 4 p.m. The priz<winningfilm " PrUonerofthe Mountain," about the war in Chechnya. will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Screening Room of the Center for the Arts on the North Campus, followed by a discussion led by Vladimir Ageyev, lecturer in the Graduate School of Education. The film is in Russian with English subtitles. Sponsors include Sub-Board I, Russian Oub, Department of Modern Languages and Uteratures, Student Association and Office oflnter· national Education. For more information, c:.n Emily Tall, associate professor of Russian, at 645-2191 , ext. 1199. Richard Ament, 79, clinical professor of anesthesiology TIMsk bhlblt )uergen Bode, "Geoelbchaft lur Biotechnologlsche Fonchung. Gene<lk von Eukaryooten; llrotJruchwelg. ~ - . , . . . of the Beijing Institute Cor Civil Engineering and Ascbitecture will gM a special ~ " Heaven, Earth and Man: Tbe Mountain Ascbitecture of <lUna," on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in 148 Diefendorf HaD on the South CarnpU1. The lecture will be free -and open to the public. Sbun-xun, who taught at UB in the mid- 1980s as an a.change scholar, will aplore how mountain architectlm rdlects the early Taoist approach to nature, the Confucianist thought of heaven and earth, the ancient chi.theory, Buddhist retreat and scholars' retreat from the practical world, pictographic cbaracteristia of peiaptioo and the origins of feng shui---4 traditional Corm of Chinese architecture. He also will discuss how the mountainous country of China bas, throughout history, created a field of mountain worship, religious temples, feog shui, lan<hcape painting and poetry, rock carvings, mountain dwellings, tourist sites and reson palaces. Shun-run lived and practiced through World War II, the Japanese occupation, the Chinese civil war, the Communist overthrow of the Nationalist Chinese government, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution and the present development of a market-ori ented but socialist-guided economy. He also has taught architectural design theory at the University of Xian and the University at Tientsin, both in China. The lecture will be co-sponsored by the Department of Architecture and the Asian Studies program. For more information, call 829-3483, ext. 106. Obituaries ,Events calendar -- UB hosts lecture on mountain architecture of China participate in the 1 Slnd Uniom'sity Commencement on Sunday, May 1 7, I 0 a.m. in Alumni Arena and rNy ~ave their commencement informaUon brochure registr;1tion forms at the Student Unk>n Information Desk 01 in the Corrvnencement Office at Sl7 Capen Hall. COITifTlenCement information brochures, mdudtng the form. are abo ~~la~ at both ot these sites. The filing deadline is Friday, April t7 A m - 1 - · w i l l be held April 19 at 2 p.m. in Temple Beth Zion for Richard Ament, an internationally prominent anesthesi· ologist who was a clinical professor of anesthesiology and vice chairman for educational affairs for the anesthesiology resi · dent program at UB. Ament, 79, died March 19 while visiting relatives in Evanston, Ill. Ament, who earned his bachelor's and medical degrees from UB, was a captain in the medical corps of the U.S. Army Air Force from 1943-46. During his long career as an anesthesiologist at Buffalo General Hospital and Children's Hospital, Ament introduced new anesthe· sia techniques and developed the anesthesia residen t program at Buffalo General Hospital. The author of numerous pubHcations, Ament was an expen in the development of academic anesthesiology in the United States, becoming involved in recent years with the Wood Library Museum of the American Society of Anesthesiologists in Chicago. In 1986, he received the Distinguished Service Award, the most prestigi o us award o f the American Society of An esth esiologists, which he had served as president in 1977. Amen t also was honored with the dean's award for outstanding service from the UB nH.-dac.J I school in 1986, and in 1996, he received the Ou tstand 1ng Alum null Award from the UB Alumni Association. A member of many medical o rganizations, Ament was pres1den1 of the New York Society of Anesthesiologists in 1967, a governo r of the American College of Anesthesiologists from 1975· 77 and trea surer of the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists from 1984· 1992. He served as a certification examiner for rhe American Board of Anesthesiology for 25 years. �S'Repodla Midi 2&.19!18/vt 2Ut25 Raymond Chai' of C1as>io. Meda Thursday ~'r!p=~cal 26 ~~:~rW~t MSOponlng reception The Graduate Show: flnt Yew Student>. UB Art Gallery, second floor, CFA North CIIT1pU'. S-7 p.m . Technology- l..,.mlng . Academic f'&Mnlng: rr IS : :=,~~ I .... Pmlden~ CO!llGIS Reoeuch . Institute. 120 Clemem. North · Campus. 2:30p.m. Sporuored · by the Vice Provost for Foculty . lntetnotanks Resurchlng litera~ Onlne. Austin Booth, 223 l.odtwood Library. North CIIT1pU'. 7~: 30 p.m . . o.v.topment. ~~~roquirod . ClaNia ..__. ... - . For """" lilfO<mltlon, call Gemma O.VInney, 6-45-2817 . - ~-··lllstaoJ­ ,.., . WOmen's Tun ond the . Poltks of Grief. Goil Holst. Wlrllllt, Com<ll Unlv. Cent<r . for the Arts, Scnenlng Room ---- ~t=..""ci.':r-,:'~ • (CFA 112). North Clmpus. 3-5 . p.m. Ffft lind open to the : ~~~r : ~w!:n.~caa For : ~~~ltli-45- ~~=~ . Friday . CMiotD' l.acbwe . - VCII's: SUbmotlno . ..... Pilon ond Mld-O<:eofo 27 : ~~~Or. . 5d<nces COmplex. North . Campus. 3:3G-4:30 p.m. - ~~~ ---- . Information. Rlch<f Cost> . 116-45-6800, ext. 6100. - ~ 1~ · .... In Nitric Oxide ~~~..U::I."' Phlrmlceutics. 508 Cool<e. - =~~~~ ·-- IP'lf M<dldne. 114 Hochstetter. North C1"""'~.m . 1 . ~~ Formore Room. North Clmpus. 4 p.m . · Tuesday : 5lrllns of L CDI with . . , _ _ rtiNAOpen>ns; : Squlr<s, ~~~ Tufts Unlv., SchoOl of dTM4 ~~CFASaoenlng Concert Wlnclenneft Trio. Slee HaM Lobby. North Campus. Noon. Free. Sporuored by Dept. of Music. For more Information, coU 6-45-2921. 31 Saturday 28 . lnfO<mltlon, call Or. PIIUI . Gollnldc, host. at 6-45-2887. : - · logic Colloquium :. ~~=Clu<hond~ : ~-~ . 5 :30p.m.~ by lluflalo . l.oQic Coloqui<on. For ""'"' . lnfOrma.tlon, call John Corcoran . at881-1640or6-45-2444, ext. . 757. : Crad~Mte 5cMol of . Eduutlonl.ectun ~~~~~~ Polltks of School-Based lnteg,...ted Services. catherine llstlngs for events hkJng ' piKe on campus, or for off-umpus events where UB groups ""' ptlnclpol sponson. Lbdngs ..-e due no later U... noon on the~ pro<edlng publladlon. Ustlngs ""' accepted only through our olectnric submhslon form at http:/ / www.buff•lo. edu/ - ' e r/ cgl/ lnput ~~=-~~~~ P>ychology and direclof, BUffalo ReSearch Institute on Gi"' i"1'tS::~:,t=.~:~' 4-5:30 p .m. Open the to ~l!i ~'il!.,by,6J~::.~·te Association. For more information, call Fk>renc.e Fradln at 6-45-2492. ,.., Agamemnon. DepL of Theatre •rid Dance, Cent<r for the Arts, Bilek Box Theatre. North ~ 8 p.m. AI tid<els S3. For mon! lnfofmllion, cai6-45-ARTS. Wednesday, April I Sunday Thursday Based on Commulltor Expansions. Prof. Mikhail 29 ,.., 2 Campus. 4 p .m. Agamemnon . Depl of Theatre I.longer VIews. Samuel R. Deliiny. 438 Clomem. North Campus. 12:30 p.m. Mathenwotla Colloquium Noncommubltfve Geometry ~Oi":~~Univ. Musk l.ecture Series UgeU's Restorltlon of Interval ~...lts~:~rd. Wash=. Unlv. of 4p.m. Free. --...ys.t4Pius ~~:.~Arts, ~ ·2 u. p.m. .. tid<els For ""'"'Information, cai6-45-Afrn. Lecture !:':'~~~ ~,.:~ 211 Baird. Statlstks o.p.rtment Colloquium New Dftctloru for Dl=tlonal 5totlstlcs:Modolsl""'*"ng 30 Rotations. Prof. Louis-Paul Rivest, Univenitel..aval. 252-A farner. South CaiT1pU'. 4 p.m. Documentary Screening Rernbetllcl: the Blues of ~~~~ of er-e betwo<n the won. GaW Holst-Wirllllt, Cornel Unlv. wil Introduce h<r film. Center for the Arts, 5aoenlng Room (CFA ~~~':~~m Sporuored by a...tcs Dept., 2-3:30 ~.m. 5ponso<ed ~ =~~For lo - more Information. call .....,.. Studies Prognm atli-45-3474 . Monday 30 c-tlnuM!I ...... - 2M.Hd EKC lnte<pm.otlon (Mod 1). 8-15 Abbott. South C11T1pU' -.n--4 p.m. S75; S140 A ssessment of Drgank Cation ~~~~fCeU ~~~~ely PhinniCoutics- 508 Cooke. North Campus, 3:30-S p.m . ~by Phormaceutio c...-..- .... 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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Paid parking proposal to be re-examined Faculty, professional-staffmembers voice opposition to plan developed by task force By SUE WU£TCHEII News Services Associate OJ rector A proposal to relocate most of th~ North Campus' paid/visi lor . parking spaces from the Fronczak lot to the Slee lots and require visitors to campus to pay for parking at night and on weekends wilJ be re-examined in light of almost unanimous oppo sition to it voiced by faculty and professional -staff members. Clifford Wilson , associate vice president for student affairs who oversees campus parking, said on Monday that the proposal will be returned to its originator-the Special Event Task Force--which will "have to rethink the plan with the feedback (generated by various campus constituencies) in mind. II would re t urn the Ce ntt~ r for II ha sn't been greeted wub open arms Tomorrow lot In a free ove rflow lot The proposal, which th e task with shuttle serv i{.e. force had hClped to implement for Under the plan , the numhcr of the Fall 1998 semester, was de - pa id/visi to r parkmg spaces in th e signed to "m axim ize parking ac - 1-ronczak lot on the west end of commodations at the east end of · campus would be reduced from the North Campus toward better 6 18 to I 65 . The rt·m a tntng serving all members of tht> univer · s paces-ap proxtmately 450si t y co mmunit y and creati n g a would be used as open parkmg for welcoming env tro nmcnt for visi- fac ult y. staff a nd st udents. tors," according to Ca rmela Wilson pomtcd out tho:tt transfer Thompson , director of campu~ nng some paid parking slots from parking a nd tra nspo rt ation ser - Fronczak to the Slee lots will not vices and co-chair of the task force . take any spots off-line. "We would The plan would conven the Slee st mply shift them from one end of A and Slee B parking lots o n the east campus to the other,'' he sa1d. end of the academic spine to paid In addition, the lot adjacent to UB lots to accommodate both visitors Stadium that is used for parking durto campus and Ull faculty, staff and ing football games would become a students who use the universit"}"s permanent ove rfl ow and visitor preferred parking program. parking lot. with 2~ 300 spaces. \'tsttor~ allt.~ ndmg spcc.1.JJ t:vent~ o n ca mpu s after 3 p.m . and on weekends would be assessed a $1 parking fee under the plan. Tht: fee would reduce the cost to depart ments for reservmg parktng, ere ;lie a guaran teed revenue soun:e 10 o ffset staffing and support t·he cons truction of new lou and mamtenance of existing loiS, and achieve greater consistency m fee ~c hedules and related poli cies, ac cordtng 10 the task -forct.· reco m · mendatiom. ' Wilson said that bo1h Thomas Burrows, d irector of the Center for the Arts, and Nelson Townsend. dm.·c to r of athleucs, support the $2 parking fee . With the plan, UB IS trymg "to accommodate peop le on the east c-~-pef016 Gift boosts Honors Scholars to 75 for Fall By JED NITZBERc; Reporter Contributor T AKING a monumental step that will change the lives of even more UB students, the anonymous donor who started US's Distin guished Honors Scholars program has reached the $4 million mark wi th another donation of $800,000 to fully fund the educatio n of aca · demically gifted students. The latest cash gift will allow th e program to recruit approximatel y 20 students for the Fall 1998 fresh · man class, which means that Wtth the Fall 1998 semester. there will be a total of 75 Distinguished Honors Scholars in all four undergraduate years. The donor expressed the wish that tltis gift ,and the previous S3.2 million , should not only fund the program, but should inspire oth ers to give to the Honors Program. "More students deserve this opportunity," said the donor. " I hope that o thers who share this belief in the value of a first -rate education will step forward and join me in support ing gifted students who might oth ~ e~ be unable to afford college." That wish is coming true. In the past two months. approximately $400,000 in commitmems to be · gi n end owing th e p rogr am has been received. "This continued support for th e Distinguished Honors Scholars is a stro ng con firm atiOn that we are meetmg th e donor's wi shes re ga rding the quality of studenls we illvite into th t program," said C lyde Herreid , academic director of the UB Honors Program. "This continued generou s sup port o f US's Honors Program is a great tribute to the excellent un dergraduate scholars the program has produced," said President Wil - liam R. Greiner. Individuals m the latesl group of Distinguished Honors Scholars, who enrolled at UB last fall, have a mean high -school average of lj9 perct>nt and a mean SAT (Scholastic Apti tude Test ) score of 1518 out of 1600. While th e majority of Dis t in guished Honors studenl s are from New York State. there also are stu dents from Connecticut , Kansa.!' , Minnesota, North Carolina. Penn · sy lvania and Washington . The donor 's first gift of S l.h million in 1995 created the Distm guished Ho nors Scholars program as part of the university's Honors Progr.am. The donor's intenl with the gift was to make the dream of a college education achievable for o utstanding students facing finan cial pressures. The donated funds are used to cove r all of their ex penses-tuition, f«s . books, personal expenses and tran sporta · 110n- and allow them to focu:. enllrely on the-ir st ud1es. Another goalts to make UB a umversttv of firs! cho tec fur the most academ• ca ll y gifted students . "We thank lht> donor not onlv for making all ofthJ~ posstblc, but also for I he postuve c.:ffc.;ts the program h.ts had on tht.· student s and fa\. ultv.'' ~1d Herretd. SL1 NY Dtstln · gu1shed Teadung Profes.-.or m the Departmenl of StologJCal Sc t enc~ " In much the same wav thJI' thl) exceeding ly generous g1ft IS serv mg as an example to o lh er donClrs. the quality of student~ we are a hi(· to attra ct also ha~ a 'halo effet: t ' A' word spreads abo ut the extraord1 nary scholarships the c.JonClr hd' made available and the lremen · dous educational expenen ce wt' offer, we are seeing a greater num ber of top students applymg to and attending UB." ,~_,...., �2 Reporiea ADril U9!fJVul2U12fi BRIEFLY Wort sought for IREWC pc>sUr sesslbn J""'es Fletcher is assistant professor of clinical anesthesiology and medical director of the Comprehensive Pain Treatment Service. Located in the University Physicians Office (UPO ) on the South Campus, it is the only multidisciplinary pain clin ic between Cleveland and Rochester. --In FICUity and g<adull2 stuc1enU ... ~ tD shan! poster form IS port of the lnsll- tule for~ and Edualion on Women and Gender's tnt II10UII Celebrltion of Women and Schollnhip to be held Ap<il 17. Posten wtl1 be e>cpeCted tD pment cumnt~ .....n:h "' scholanhlp--on top. lcs related to women and gender. "'-'lotion may repment a completed study, in prognoss 0< pmposals ("' Mure studies. Poster format shoold include project hypothesis, n«essa<y bod<gmund In, title,-"' fotmallon, methodology and ,.._ suits "' condusions. Tho information is to be mounted on 1 four-by-six.f- boord and the title shoold be visible across a large room. R....lt:her and department nomes shoold be in YNMletters. Members of the uni-msity c<>mrrlY111li Interested in partlclpating are tD call the IREWG at829-3<4S1 to rogister. Brown Bag video on "Be Prepared to Speak" to be f)re5ented. "Be Prepared tD SpeD.• geared to dewloping quality opeeches and pmen.... lions, will be offered Aprii 1S by A video, ~..=r~.,p Commlttile. Tho video and • d Ocussion wiU be held In 1061acobs from noon to 1 p.IJl. as part of the SeSpring '98·8rown Bag ria. llwillbe <.<>-~ by the Studentl..e.lder:s!UP llewlopment Center, Oflice of Student ~ Toottmdthe pmentation, aoll 645-2003. Why do most people come to the Comprehensive P•ln Senrke 1 T~•tment People are referred to the Comprehensive Pain Treatment Service for management of pain in a specialist environment. They are referrM by their primary-care physician, surgeon, internist, chiroprador or, occas ionally, directly by themselves. The clinic offers a specialist environment, bringing together staff with a special interest in pain to treat pallents from a wide variety of symptom backgrounds. This is possible because all the staff at the pain clinic specialize specifically in pain man- agement, and have access to backup staff outside the clinic who have also demonstrated a successful approach to pain management. Often patients have seen a number of other doctors to have thei r symptoms. signs and abnormal results of investigations treated, with either no or limited success. Who are the professionals on your p•ln-tre•tment te•m 7 At presen t the clinic has on a single si te one physician. one nurse prac titi oner and two pain psychologists. The clinic also makes exten sive use of physical therapy as pari of an interdisciplinary approach to pain management. What •re the most common c•usa of chronic p.11ln th•t you see7 Low back pain is the most common ' R EPORTER Tho Reponer b • ampus communitypubllshocl by the DMsion of _____.. -UniwnltySeMces, . ·-- Stole Uniwnlty of,_ Yorl< EditDNiolfias - ioated • t 136 Crofts Holl, AmheBt. (716) 645-2626. cause of referral,this being the single largest cause of lost work days due to disability. Many patients also have myofa scial pain- pai n in the musdes of the back or shoulders. The djnic also specializes in two other types of pain problem: patients with limb pain who have a condition often referred to as .. renex sympathetic dystrophy," and actively misuK or abu~ alcohol, drugs or tobacco have a very poor chance of improvement. patients with headaches, who will often benefit from techniques taught by the pain psychologists, in addition to medical management. -effect- Wh•t treatmenta--besldes drug ther..,y-.o you use t o trut.,.ln7 <1.--k ...... tend to hew on • penon'sllfe7 Chronic pain affects patients in a spectrum of ways. This varies from minor physical dysfunction to gross disruption of personal and family life. Depression is a common accompaniment to chronic pain and probably reflects the continuous assault the brain endures as a result of feeling pain. Anxiety due to loss of work, family or money · also affects the chronic-pain patient and needs addressing as part of an interdisciplinary approach. Do you focus on managing pain, or eliminating 1t7 We focus both on managing pain and eliminating it. Initially we Jook for methods of reducing pain . These may involve medication, injection, pain-psychology interven tions and physical methods. Often these will bring a patient's pain to a level where they can resume a more normal life and enab!Cs them to cope with any remaining pain themselves. Remember that the patient wiJI usually have been extensively investigated for a specific djagnosis and that any appropriate ueatment, often surgical, will have already ~n aone. b most pain manageable7 1f not. what are·the exceptions? Most chronic pain syndromes can be managed, although many cannot be completely cured. Patients who are referred early to the clinic have the best chance of returning to a more normal life. Patients who have been in chronic pain for many years are the least able to benefit from treatment. Also patients who 1 The majority of patienu attending the pain clinic undergo a behavioral as~ment by one of the pain psychologists. If appropriate, the patient then will begin a behavioral approach to pai.u man agement, which may focus pn helping the patient understand their pain and the significance it should have in their life, changing behavior patterns that reinforce pain, relaxation methods to reduce pain and biofeedback to enable the patient to control their pain. The patient is treated simuJtaneously by the medical side of the clinic, which, in addition to medications, may choose to perform injections into painful areas or around nerves supplying, bu t away from, the painful area. Prescriptions for physical therapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation may be given. In addition, if an attempt to return the patient to the workforce- is appropriate, an assessment of functional capacity may be necessary prior to recom mending vocational retraining in to a job more suited to thepatient's capabilities. For patients with intractable pain problems, we sometimes recommend more interventional treatments. such as spinal-cord stimUlation or spinal morphine infusion. Wh•t do you consider the most lrnporhnt change In the treatment of pain In the past deacle7 The most important advance over the last decade has been the acceptance of chronic pain as a separate disease, allowing the patient to be believed and not dismissed as "crazy.• This bas allowed a more objective look at chronic-pain syndromis and has thus facili - tated research into mal;l)' areas, both at the basic- scim~ level aDd in clinical pqctice. The understanding (albeit still poor) of the mecbanisrru of chronic pain have allowed the beginnings of a logical and scientifically based treatmmt strategy. The next 10 years should be even more exciting! What's 5CMIM'thlng most -"don't --t chronk ,-In •nd should7 People need to know that chronic pain is a disease in its own right and that it can usu ally be managed adequately. They should know that early presentation for appropriate treatment is important. Pain becomes defined as chronic after it has been present for three to six months. This exceeds the time for normal healing to occur and therefore it is unlikely that any physical change is go ing IQ occur as a resWt of the heali~g process. The patien1 at this stage probably has the di agnosis of "chronic pain" and needs appropriate treatme-nt for this diagnosis. The longer chronic pain is left untreated, the worse the outcome. Wh•t 'I"Htion do JOU wish I h..t ••ked, •nd how would you h•ve an.swered lt7 The UPO is dosing soon, but the clinic will continue. weprobably will move to the city's hospitals. We may also enter a clinic in Amherst later in the year. At present. contact 8292600 for an appointment. _, ~-edu Arthur Pogo -Sue-.t>er Christine \/leW APC report on Headrick plan presented to-FSEC By SUE WUETCHEJI News Services Assoclat~ Director --- T ----,.., o.nilg ~~<boca .......... .....,_ ....... Lals ...... Potricla 0ono¥on Ellen ~ tAo!yllolh Sj>IN J.Ura~ -~ HE status of an inquiry b)• the Faculty Senate's Aca demi c Planning Committee (APC) into Provost Thomas E. Headrick's plan to establish a new Depart ment of Co mputer Science and Engineering was pre-sented to the Faculty Senate Execu tive Commit· tee at its March 25 meeting. Headrick has proposed creating the new department, effective this sur:nmer, to bring together facult y members working in the areas of computer science and co mput er engineering. Degree program s in electrical engineering would remain in an independent Depart ment of Elect rical Engineer ing hou sed in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. AP C C hair C laude Welch , SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Po liti cal Science, told committee mem bers hls panel had met ea rl ier that week with James Whalen, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Stuart Shapiro, chair of the Depanment of Computer Science, and Alan Cadenhead , associate dean for th e Facuhy of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and talked by telephone with Mark Karwan, dean of the engineering school. The APC is co ncerned '" with the way in which changes of this magnitude are discussed and implemented," particularly with respect to the faculties of the affected programs, he said. He noted that there was a "fair amount" of discussion on the subject ea rlier thi s aca demic yea r when He-adri ck asked unit s and deans " to engage in planning and discussio n" on how the universit y co uld integrate its resources in computer science and co mput e r e ngin eer ing. and a .. great deal" sin ce he issued his plan in early March. Alth ough Welch said the committee has reached no conclusions as of yet, he expressed concern that a detailed memo outlining the plan was circulated to senior administrators. members o f the Founder's Committee, Whalen and Shapiro, and members of their departments., but not to the Faculty Senate. "As a general principle, it 's highly unfortunate- that the senate did not receive (the memo) right from the start, given our respon sibilities (to review proposals re garding the formation, reorgani zation or dissolution of academic units, as o utlined in the senate's charter)," he said. Headrick's plan was viewed with ca utious optimism by so me FSEC members. Ramalingam Sridhar, associate professor of electrical and oomputer engineering, called Headrick's plan "a very bold step. "If it is implemented right , it will turn out to be a fantastic deal over the years," he said. Dennis Malone. SUNY Distin guished Service Professor in the Department of Electrical and Comp!Jter Engineering, said the new department would be good for t.he engineering school. the computer science department and the university in terms of undergradu· ate enroUment and reputation . .. But whether it is a positive, a negative or a flaming disaster for electrical engineering remains to be se<n," he said, adding that much will depend on how programs and fac ulty members shift from one department to another. He labeled as .. most troub le some" a statement in the plan that would move three positions in electrical engineering into the new department once those faculty members retire in th e near future. " It appears to give electrical engineering no choice about what happens in the future," he noted. Welch said' his committee will meet again on April 2~this tim ewith Headrick in attendanceand will report more fully to the senate aft·e r that. �Room for emotion in helping professions BrieBy Shulman discusses paradigm shift in talk for UB at Sunrise Web site provides data on Ei1 bacterial drug resistance CUNMN(;ttAM Reporter Staff N a speech both humorous and heartfelt. the new dean . of the Graduate School of Social Work last week outlined the "paradigm shift" he sees taking place in social work and the helping professions. Speaking on March 24 as part of the Uil at Sunrise program, Lawrence Shulman argued that the "medical model" for the helping professions is in the process of a necessary transiByiiUHT I tion to a more"interaaive model"ln Shulman's view, the medical parndigm encourages the separation of the personal and the professional, whereas the new paradigm encourages social wurk<rs, psychologists and doctoo; to brlng their genuine einotions to the job, to reveal to their clients what they think the clieot is reaUy saying and to view honest mistakes as preferable to strict professionalism. While he was quick to point out that the new model does not mean workers are supposed to share everything with <Very client, Shulman said it does mean personal emotions and intuitions can be expressed "professionally and appropriately." By contrast, said Shulman, when the medical paradigm of"study, di agnosis and treatment .. is dominant, it leads to the belief that social work IS"something we do to people instead of something we do with people." Under the medical paradigm, he no ted, socia l workers are advised to shift personal question s back o nto the client. Phrases such as '' We're here to talk about you" and ' !his is what I hear you saying," can m ask the social worker's own discomfort,·indifference or fear. A better strategy, said Shulm an, begins with hon esty. "We've tri ed eve rything else,'' he sa id . "Maybe we sho uld give honesty a sho t." Providing illustrations fromhisown cxperien<r and those of his studeots, Shulman outlined the various ways honesty ctn "help the real work to begin." In some stories, honesty meant something as simple as answering the clienfspco;onalquestionsdirectlyand sincerely; in other.;, it meant something as controversial as expressing emotion--even momentary anger-in front ofarnenL"Not everyone agrees with me," said Shulman, "but I have not found ways to train social workers to learn how to trust their instincts & I - ·-of &..wnnce tbe (;radoiilte Sdlool of SocW · .ddNSSeS UB at Sunrise .ucllence In the Center for Tomonvw. other than by teaching therri to take risks. to learn by their mistakes, to do things differently, and then to make better mistal=. And I think that's what we do most of our lives." Shulman also encouraged the many social worke rs in the audi ence to make guesses as to what their clients are .. reaJly saying," and to exp ress those guesses to the cli ents. This .. preliminary empathy," he said, allows the helping professionaJ to stay one step ahead of the client , noting tha t even wrong guesses are often seen as evidence of the social worker's humanit y. "We've trled everything else. honesty • shot." lAWRENCE SHULMAN " I was taught never to do this," said Shulman. " I was told it would be pu tting words into the client 's mouth . But my resea rch and my experience have to ld m e that we make m ore m istakes of omissionwhen we fai l to take a guess-than we make mistakes of commission." According to Shulman, another component in the new paradigm IS the recognition that clients are partially responsible for the results of social work. "The people Wl' work with have a part to play," he said, "and sometimes th ey can't hear us, no matter how honest or genuine we are. That 's a ve ry crucial co ncept. be - ca use we often take responsibility for the outcome of our work when we should only take responsibi lity for our part of the work." The inadequacies of the medical paradigm became evident to him, said Shulman, when he tried to lead a ber~vement group for widows. " I began by saying, 'The purpose of tlus group is to work through your grief And one of the members said, 'You don' t work through your grief, Sonny. You learn to live with your grief.' And my education staned."' Contending that. for many socml worke rs, this ... ed ucatio n., ~ncludc!> learning how to get around the pressure to conform to the old paradigm, Shulman argued that the new paradigm ha.c; been a covert part of social wo rk for years. As an example. he described a woman who was sent to a socia l wo rker just after she learned her child had leukem1a. "The social worker said to her. 'What did the doctor say?' And the woman said. ' He just told me my baby is going to die.' That young social worker reached out, took her hru1d. and sat and cried with her. In my Vll'W, the worker was making a gift. saymg. in her own way. 'I'm going to try to he with you at probably the worst mt) mcnt of your life. Words will come k·ucr. Right now you do n't need " 'Ords.' Her supervisor. walking by th<.· open door. trained in rhe S..'lme parad1gn1 I was trained 111. pulled her out and n it icized her. I as ked thl· soc ia l worker whal she learned from her rx pcricncc," said Shulman. "She said she learned to keep her door closed."' -~~ A new site on the Wof'ld Wiele Web that provides immediate access to In formation about trends m antibiotiC resistance has anracted major interest, recording more than 80,000 hit.s--40 percent Of them from o ut side the U.S. --dur ing 1ts first month on line. Resistance Webf'l>4 mdude-s a comprehensive database that allows ph ys1cians and medical re~ear c her~ to co nstruct customized quenes on susceptibility pdttern s of different bacteria to specific anti hiotiCS, both rcg10nally and nat10nally. They can choose graphmg opt ions, and download g raphs for USl' 10 professiUndl presemauons. Use rs. who must register <h memht·r!i, <~l so may \.h(.lO!>C to rel::e1 ve sue updates by l' - mail. The Web si te draw~ on 10 year ~ o r drug - reSI Stance tnKklng, drug · utilization data and demog raphl l mformat1on lomp1lcd by its de vclope rs at the C:lim~..al PharmaLokmetll3 l.abnratorv o f Millard Fi ll m ort· Health System and the UH ~chool of PharmacY. "Analyzmg bacterial· re<.;J stan l l' trends w1th ant1b1ot1C utilizatiOn may be th e key to a better understandmg of how we J.S researcher ~ and clinicians can modify ou r ant ibi otK -prcscribmg habits to slow the in crease in resistance to ~ommon l y pre~crihcd antihlOt Jcs," sa1d Jerome J. Sc hentag. proft'~sor of pharmaceutiCS and d1rector of the laborato ry. Sc hentag sa id 1t 's hoped th at by shanng timely, u~dul data on bacterial resistance wnh othc:r clmlCJans and researchers. the Slit" will assist in the process of res istance awareness and en~..ourage fo · cused surveillance actiVIties at a local le vel. Initial funding for Res1stantt' Webr"' wa s prov1ded by Rhone · Poulenc Rore-r PharmaceutJcab lnl . !'he VRL for the Sill' •~ http:/ I resl stanceweb . mfh~o . edu The site is prov1ded free of charge a~ a re~earch and educauunal too l fo r scien n · and medical profcss1onal!> u~e of the 1nfurlnauon contamed 111 the site IS subJt"d to a k~al agreemt•nt between the user and the spo n ~or o f the Sltt· \.o ntamed in "tcrmo; and cond1 tions" mcluded in the Slit' Lecture to examine link between women, shopping, space VIsiting ~ohops , buying, purchasi ng. brows1ng. (Oillpanng, look ing for bargam!>, finding sa les., mspccting goods. Ever wonder wh\ the~(.· ac tiviti es a re pra ctica ll y 3CCond nature to most women and m ay even red uce stress and lift sp JTits~ The ongins and associations of women and shopping spau:-~ . which can be traced back to Victonan 11mes, will be exp lored 10 .1 lecture a t 5:30p.m. on Wednesday 111 Harnman Hall on the South ( :am pu ~ . Mona nommh o( flonda Atl.lOill Umv(·rslty will discuss "A hml nine Ci ty: Women , Shoppm g and Space 111 19th Cent urf Nt.>w Yor"-. ·· The lecturt', spo nso red by th e UB School of Arch it ecture and Plan nmg, will be free a nd open to tht· public. Domosh will focm on the <..lt.·w lopmen t of ~ew York C1ty 's !9th centu ry cons umer distnct , referred toil!> the "LadJes' Mdc," and Jh rdatiomhip to V~e tona n nol!ons of femmiJlity and mas(ulinJI\ . whereby women were tau g ht to valm· the home, famliv and reilg1on v.,hde men wcr<.· a(t lve m work. puhl!c life and politics. Shc bt.-camc intcrested 111 the 3ub jec1 ythen her research on the shap· lllg of large Amen can l'lllt'S 111 tht• 19th century led her to questiOn wh} the first retail areas looked different compa red to other distncts. Sht' wiJI argue that since women were ~1gnt-d th1s VICtorian St'l u( \-alues, th,,: shoppmg space.!i were constnh:trd tn (ontorm to these (jUalitiC ~. FSEC hears proposal for 'Faculty Fellows in Administration' By SUE WUETCHER News Services Associate Director A proposal to establish a form a l program to al low se lected faculty m embers to participate direct ly in senior administrative act ivities-a nd ob ta in va luab le ad mini str ative exper i cnt.:e-wa~ presented to the Fac ult y Sena te Execu ti ve Co mmittee at its March 25 meeting . The proposal for a "raculty rd · lows in Administratio n" program. submitted by Faculty Senate C hair Peter Nickerson, professor of pa thology, is simi lar to a p rog ram being promoted by the Professional Staff Sena te for its m embe rs. Under the program, faculty mem · bcrs would be assigned to a senior administrative officer and given a project rclated to the ar<.-a of cxper tise and needs of the administrawr. FacuJty members would bring "special expertise" to the proicct, result ing in a "more finel y nmed policy (Jr study than othmvise "uuld have l>een the case,'' according tu the proposal. The IC!Iowsh 1p would tl<' a part · 11me endeavor. a ll o w1ng fa c ultr members to conti nue teaching with ,t reduced load and With rest·an.:h . Nickerson re ca ll<.>d that wht·n Provost Aaron Bloch di ed in 1995, " there was the co mment tha t wf.' really didn 't have a large number of people waiting m the wings whn had a lot of experience at tht• higher level of administration." In ad dition to prt~panng f;h ultv haw ~ervcd "fifth ·tloor " 1nternshq'~ membe rs to assume admllllstra · from tim e tn time. therl~ h.t!> nrVt'r IIVl' roles \•lhen needed . the fellow · hecn a formal program. Hr pomtcd shi p would bnng "Jht~ fa l ult v out that Scn1or Vice Prcs1dent RoO virwpmn t dlrt·ctly to th e se111or ert I. \\'agncr ha~ had a "lm ib r pro adm illlstra tion ." NKkcr~on ~•11d . gram tn hts office for !>l'vnal war' "Th<' more: l.l tu lt\· who have ltlr profcssional ·statf m<'mht·r,. Keith Hcr1113, mt erirn cha1rolthl· umtan w1th tht· admJnis lr J. t iVt' Sld t', thr hett er ofl Wt' ar(.· bt•causc.· Professional StafT Senate, ~ud th,u the facultv und ersta nd dt·arly tht• I knni.s Rlack. mtenm \· ~re prcstdcnl lnS tiiUI! ona\ llli SS IOil .. th t' fall for student affai r!>, also 13 impk that we haVl' 1~surs that aft'ert thl' menting an internship for prote~ t' llll fl' mslltutlnn." he sa 1d. "The o;1onal!>. Moreover, th(• Prnft'SMonal .lhli1t v to retain contact between Staff 11rvdopment Ta~k Fon.. t· , a thl· two group!>- the .tdmmtstra · gmup composed of facuJry and pro tio n ,\nJ faculty - ! think is so m e- fessio nal -staff members and cha1rt-d thing we can 1mprove. That is what by John Thoma..:;., in terim dean of the W(.' really are proposmg here ... School of Management, i!> dt-velop Nickerson not ed that although mga program that would allow pm· some individual faculty m embers fcssional staff members to pursue in al.tdemh. Ulllb, f iam:-. thm"-. tht· ldt·a l ol 1ntem ,tup~ ) I!> g<Kxi anJ II \''(lUJJ lertJ.IIl l\ llt.l"-.t• !><'n:-.t' 1t1 h.l\l' II t' :\J'dlldc:J ttl .Jl.ideml.l," hc"uJ Claude V.'ekh . "l ' :-\) ~UI!>ht·d ~t· rvl\.t' Prnk~~tH 111 tht· !lepartmt•nt ol Pnl!tl~.tl ">.ll'll\.l' , ~uggl·~ tcd that to m<~lo..t· the pro~ram mon· attra.:t1vc, fdlow\hlp pm/lYb 'hould tack it.· 1mport.mt (ampu~ ~~ ~Ut'3 whert' thl'Te ~~ .. J ~rt~.lt dcd l n l lil.:ultv expt·rt1se and ulO(l'Tn ·· Pt\:. Cilhlr IOJ'K-Ci llll~hl!lldUdt' rl'll'I1!Jtlrl , .Kc~ to com putmgand .L.....C:.!>3111C:nt ol J.Ladcml\. programs. he !><UJ NICkerson sa1d ht· w11l IOf\VJrJ the proposal to PreMdent Wilh,wl R. Greine r a nd Provo~! Thonu:. F.. Headnck for rt~ Vlt' "' tcrnsh1p3 lll <~.ddeJ. "We I)''''" �ADrilU!lfJVol.2Ut26 Taxing Times BRIEFLY PsydiDingulst · to spuk on chid . lllngu.ge -.cqulsltlon _d? o_ ...d """""" o_ longuoge _ .. It's that time of yearand members of Beta Alpha Psi, the national accountire honors frater nity, tried to ease the pU1 by~ free taX services in Jacobs Hall on Saturday. Here, Jennifer Zolnowski offers assistance to Michael Graubner. l11e service will be available again from I I a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sawrday and April I I in 312 Jacobs. ,_,;,g to longuoge?-. 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Meacham argued for learning processes that move students beyond the isolation of the computer. He said the current environment promotes passive forms of information gathering in the face of a large body of empirical evidence The event was the second UB that indicates actively constructed knowledge is retained longer. Spring Symposium on Technology and Learning sponsored by the "We tend to ti)ink that the only Office of the Vice Provost for Fac uhy Development. II took place March 28 in 120 Clemens Hall. thing we'll lose with the increasing involvement of technology is the lecture format," Meacham said. "I think other things will be lost;' AlgerlCfnal - ,. Slna! molcponyhll ___ "'!!ilsdebutln1992.1hec:om- The faculty panel was comprised of John Meacham, professor of psychology; Lynda Schneekloth, profes- he said. " Depth of understanding and retention are two of them." ~....-. sor of architecture; Austin Booth, humanities librarian, Lockwood Li - lor-and~­ brary, and Rick Lesniak, director of academic services for the Center for Information Technology The discussion was moderated by Joseph Tufariello, dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and chair of the Student Acr.ess Sub· better sense of the "'eth nography of student l.ife before fo rcing and extending compu terization. 11dollsn S1S. I10 andSS l o r - d 10 a r - n S12 and S7. 1bly--otlhe Cenlorfor lhe AIIIID< ollce andoi~- - Thelltre and o.nce to present Oldlhomlll The Doporlment dlheltreand !:loon ... _ . 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The panel issued a strong request to the administration to put a tighter rein on the university's galloping IT steed, which is hauling tail full-speed toward wholesale computerization. Global decisions that now are being made, they said. will have a serious impact on the camp us cuhu re and should not be imposed without more 51\ldy and mud! greater faculty input experiments be conducted to compare learning outcomes in identicaJ c:lasses using computer materials likr those Graves presented, traditional methods to learn which courses in which disciplines an most com pat - choieogoljlll). ~ Agnes ground when Jhe . . dlnce He called for UB to develop a Trend s, Issues described Graves gave an overview of the trends and issues changing the nat ure of the ed ucational environ ment , trends that he sa id should in form the university's planning, budge ting and faculty development programs as they relate to informat iOn technology. Graves presented new and in · t rigu in g software applicatio ns" learningware" -developed and used by fac ulty with whom he's worked. These ap p roaches , he said, incorporate the idea of learn· ing-as-expedition with instructoras-guide. T hey use software and Internet links to organiu cou rses using a variety of IT tools marketed as "'courK packs." "'They promote o n-line collabo- ible with on-line learning. .. Test or q u er y the stu dents again one year later," he said. " Let's see what th ey retain, what they understand about what the y learned with differe nt approaches before we apply this very e:xpen · sive technology globally." Booth agreed wi th Meacham, asking, "What models do we have for evaluating how well computer and information technology works and in which fidds of investiga tion?" Noting the proliferation of de · mands to apply information tech nologies quickly throughout the educational system, she said , .. It 's important to remember that the return on this extremely expensive investment is still very uncertain in terms of productivity and pedagogical enhancement . .. fi rst information technology was touted as a cost -saving mea- sure," Booth contended. "Well, we know that turned out to be untrue!" She added that she and many oth· about the possibl< development of a two-tiered system of higher education---one for those who au't afford romputer kdmologyand itsoontinuous updating. and one for those who can. "People think that because nobody owns the Internet, it's somem have = build our communities." Somewhat tongue-in-cheek, she suggested that instead offorao-feeding the campus community vast amounts of technology, " UB could take an ever more extreme position-we could market ourselves as the one American university where learning exclusively involves inter- how classless. It's not," she said. action among hwnan beings." "Cyberspace is expensive space and access is not available to everybody. And Schneekloth agreed with Meacham anq Booth, noting that computer t<clmology, with all of its color and lights, speed and connections, conceals the world of capital. "'There is a hidden curricuJum "'Jllere are many p roprietary is- sues we need to add ress also," Booth said. " How will faculty main tain control over the technol ogy they produce? How will we keep the curricul um under the control of fa':ulty and studen ts? "I think we should not start producingcomputer-basedcow=just because they use the available tech nology. Technology is expensive to in any n~ technology," she said. "'and we need to explore these hid den curricul ums before we dive into the technology head-first." Lesniak joked that he felt a bit overwhelmed, "like Jay uno at a meeting of the National Security Council." Neveriheless;he, too, said pro d uce an d expens ive to b uy. Within this ongoing commodifica- that the environment of information of higher education," she said, tion technology does not provide dar direction, and it should not "we also need to think about who be assumed that it does. owns these new products." Schneeldoth offered a somewhat "Field of Drums" different perspective, a carefully Information t<clmologists tend to prepared and provocative talk on conStrue the t<clmology realm ac"The Imagined Space of Elect ronic cording to a kind of "Field of Media," a media that, she said, "is a Dreams" model, he said. "We're alcontinuation of America's fascinaways waiting for the plaj«n to come. tion with the frontier." We're never quite sure if they will She discussed the concept of the The IT realm is expanding rapidly_ frontier not as an actual "thing," but We confront a multiplicity of as a product of the American imagi- d!oices but we don't know what will nation. Computer technologies are work in a giver>scenario or who will wildly popular, she said, because want it and for how long. lbings are t hey sustain the great American moving so fast that our cost ~ti­ myth of the frontier-the hope of mates are based on models that no complete happiness and success to longer exist. Technological 'infrabe fo und ..o ut there." Comp uter structure' is not lasting very long at technology promises the good life alL In fact, everything we decide to just as any American front ier has, do is outmoded by the time we deonly t h is time it's s u pposedly cide to do it,.. he said. "'We need found in chat rooms an d in other much more collaboration with the forms of virt ual reality, she added . teaching faculty before we decide Schneek.Joth warned that as we what road to follow here. Othersign on to enter cyberspace, .. we wise," he said, "we'll make very exshould note the places we are leav - pensive and uninformed decisions." ing behind-our bodies, for inWilliam Fischer, vice provost for stance. Information technologies faculty development , said he let us imagint- we can extend our hopes to further this dialogue in brai ns into the world, b ut it's just a p ublic way because t he university is trying to adjust itself to a that-ou r imagination. .. We also leave our communirevolutionary environment. trying ties," she said, ..and this weakens to reinvent and reform itRlf. Tufariello, speaking as chair of the our ability to mobilize into collective action. Likt Jack {Meacham) , St udent Access Subcom m itt ee, I find that these technologies tend added, "We've been to the faculties; to isolate hum an b eings wh en we're really trying and want to talk what we need is embodjed human to those involved in these issues; beings wlw will participate in and everyone's comments are~"' �5 THI TIIUTH AIIOUT CAn AND Doc;s Pet-owning couples closer, study says ayLOIS IIAIWI News Servkes Editor C OUPLES who own cats or dogs have closer relationships, are more satisfied in marriage and re spond better to stress than couples who do not, a new UB study has shown. Measure s of heart rate and blood pressure taken dUring a situation known to be a source of conflict between spouses showed that systolic blood-pressure read ings of couples with pets were lower at baseline, rose less in response to stress and returned to baseline quicker than in couples without pets. Pet -owning couples also had more frequent contacts with each other and with others, and those most attached to their pets had the most interactions with their spouses, according to the findings. Results of the research were prese nted March 12 in Clearwater Beach, Fla., at the an nual meeting of th e American Psychosomatic Society. cifically why this is so. Pet-owners may b< the kind of people who inherently seek out more sociaJ contact. On the other hand, there may be something in the relationship b<tween people and pets that en hances social interaction. It's also possible that for some people, contacts with a pet provide the same healthful psychological and physiological benefits as human contact ." Allen studied 100 couples, 50 who owned either cats o r dogs, and 50 with no pets in the household. Participants completed standard questionnaires that measured relationship closeness, marital adjustment , interpersonal sup- port and pet attachment. They also kept a two-week diary record ing the number and diversity of social conta,ts. 10 evaluate responses to stress, Allen hooked up spouses to heart and blood-pressure monitors and introduced a topi c identified More social sup port " any studies have sho n that sociaJ suppo is protective of car. diov " ular health ," said Karen lien , US re J.carch sc ntist and a uthor of t~e stud y. "We know that people who have many social inter actions are healthi e r than people who don't. In this study. people who owned pets had significantly more interactions with other people than co uples who didn't. "We don"t know spe- through the questionnaires as a source of tension or disagree ment . She then monitored heart rate and blood pressure during the ensuing discussion, to measure the couples' physiological responses to stress. Blood-pressure response differs She found that among pet -own ing couples, average systolic blood pressure at baseline was liS mm/ hg , rose to a maximum of 125 mm/hg during stress and returned to normal quickly when the experiment ended. Among non -pet owners, systolic blood pressure av- eraged 135 mm/hg at baseline, rose to 160 and remained high for 510 minutes. Normal systolic blood pressure ranges from II 0 - 130 mmlhg, depending on age. .. There was a significant difference in blood- pressure response to stress a'nd recovery time among theR two groups," Allen said. " In so me couples without pets, blood pressure remained high 10 min utes after the conflict ended." There were no significant differences in response between men and women, o r dog and cat-owners. Allen's previo us research has shown that th e presen ce o( a pel during a stressful situ ation has a beneficial effect o n bl ood pres sure , and that (or women living alone who have littl e contact with the outside world . a pet provides the same beneficial effects on ca rdiovascular health as social interactions. Allen 's research is funded in part by the 3L--'-- Waltham Re sea rc h Ce nter for Pet Nutn tion located outside of Londo n, England. University Services presents 1997 Service Excellence Awards The Division of University Services presented its 1997 Service Excellence Artardson March 25, rec· ogntzing University Service employees who have undertaken initiatives that advance the division 's mission to provide htgh-quality service in an effective, efficient and environmentally responsible manner that wm enable the university to meet its teaching, research and public-service missions. Two categories of projects were recognized : large-scale and limited-scale. TeamS were nomi nated for completing projects or activities that improve the quality of service of one or more units by improving efficiency or productivity; saving time or money; reducing bureaucracy; meeting specific custome r needs, and im proving staff morale, cooperation and understanding . Special consideration was given to projects that resulted from a benchmarking process, used cross-functional teams, demonstrated a creative use of technology, improved the culture or cli mate of a unit as a whole or made a sig nificant impact on the university's customers. The Classroom Technology Project tied for first place among larg.,.scale projects. Staff from Computing and Information Technology's Academic Services and Operational Support Services collaborated with University Facilities and the provost's office to provide 26 classrooms with permanently installed E.Omputer and video-projection equipment. The Digital Ubraries Initiative also received first-place honon for large-scale projects. The plan was ihitiated by the Univer<ity Ubrarie5 in response to the demand for access to digital and electromc scholarly and general-information resources. The Procurement Card program received secondplace honors among large-scale projects. The card provides a simple and more cost-effective method of purchasing low-cost items because card holders are able to make purchases of S500 or less--74 percent of all purchases made by the university-<lirectly lrom the supplier without excessive delays and paperwork. The ADAMS Conll<!rsion Project tied for first place among limited-5GIIe projects. It was initiated by WBFO and the Office of University Development. which collaborated to custom;., a section of the ADAMS dono< database to enable WBFO to focus on and analyze information pertaining to its subgroup of unM!rsity friends and alumni. Also receiving first-place honors for lim ited-scale projects was the CIT System Notifteation and Information Project. initiated to provide a Webbased application to facilitate formulation and post ing of notices on performance or outage problems on CIT-provided electronic or computing services The Health Sciences Ubrary lournal Database tied for second place. Dell<!loped to collect ongoing usage infonnation for the rurrent journal collection at the Health Sciences Ubrary, the project allows the library to collect and analyze usage data on subscribed journals to allow it to best allocate acquisition funding . The Professional School Transcripts project also received second-place honors. The system retrieves tran- script information directly from UB lnfo5ource and allows a department to produce a visually appealing transcript. printed on secure paper, within minutes. c•~~~~;.~~~~~ ~~ there on women wo rkers tn So uth Afnca? Are the re any mt ernatlonal labor ~..o nvcntlon s on part -ttme work ? 1\ Mex.ico a pa rt y to the 19M l Occupa t1onal Safe ty and Health Con vention? What laws pro tect di sabled persons an the workforce 111 So uth Amencan co untnc:-s? \Vluch co untn es 10 the world recentlv amended the1r SOC i alse~..unty laws? \-Vha11s the full text of the 1994 Labour Act o ( Chma ? Answers to all of thc:-se questhm s .1nd more a re availab le from tht· Int erna tional Labour O rgam za t10n ( ILO ). a spec1alized agenCY of the United Nations, headquarte red Ill Geneva. The I LO, whiCh wa:, created in 191 9, brings together the governments, employers and workers of its 174 member co untri es tn common action to tmprovt: social protection and co nditio ns.o f hfe and work worldw1de. Seve ral of th e databases crea ted by the I W now are available t:l ther in CD- ROM or on the World Wide Web. LABORDOC and ILOLEX are two major CD- ROMs produced by th e ILO that can be found in the US Law Library. LABORDOC. published by SilverPlaner. " a CD-ROM mdexm g more than 200,000 books, report s. Journal article) and other docu ments on work -related issues around the world . Included 1s md ex ing of alllW publica tions si nce 1965, selected doc uments from the United Nations and its speciali zed agencies, as well as documents from other international, regio nal and nati onal o rgan tzatlons 'on cerned with labor and employment. Topics include mdust ri al rela ti ons, labor law, working conditions. soc aal sec unt }'. occ upational sa fet y a nd health , child labo r, mtgrant wo rkers, wo men and yo uth Coverage of developmg coun tn es and ethni c and mmo nt y group!!> also is strong. The softwa re offers a derailed th esa uru s a nd multthn gual search access (E nglish , Spa ni sh, French a nd German ). Tht• LABORDO C C D -ROM il> upda ted qu arte rly and ca n be found neJr the reference desk in the Law Lib rary. ILOLEX on C D-ROM ts a database o ( mternatJOnal labor stan darqs co ntaintng 70,000 full -text doc ument!>. It 1s tn -lmgual ( Fn glish . French a nd ~ pam s h ) and each la nguage vcrs1on includes th t• ILO Constitutio n , all ILO co nven 11ons and reco mmendatio ns. th t: reporis of the Committee on h cedom of Assoctat1on from 198) . co mm en ts of the Co mml(l et: nf Experts on th e apphca uon of co n ventions and rt•co mmendatJons from 1987. reports of commit lees and commissaons established under Articles 24 and 26 of the ILO Co nstitution to cxa tnine rep resenta ti ons and compl ai nts from 1985 and ratifi cation lists by convention and by cou ntry. The ILO LEX C D-RO M IS located 10 the ElectroniC Info rmati on Servtces (EI. l room in th e Law Library. The Web site o ( the International Labo ur O rgam zat1on ( h ttp :/ I www.llo.org ) offer s selected portions o( the LABORDO C and ILO LE X databases for searching. Cli ck on " In formation Resou rces." then .. ILO Databases" to see a co mplete list of ILO databases and subsets curre ntly available. O ne of the choices is NATLEX. a b ibilo graphtc databa5e of selected natt o nal labo r laws fro m 180 countn es Some of the laws 111 NATLEX are tn full text. Explo re o th er po rtions of th e: 11 .0 Web si te fo r add1t1onal useful and tnleres ttng tnfo rmation on the JLO and wo rk worldwide:. l-or asststanct' lol"alltnR m1d w"'g thl" C.IJ-ROMs pltasr sera refrretht" l1hra,.wn m the Law L1brary. l-or a.SS IStatJCC co twectmg to -ihe \Vorltl \Vrde Web. contact tlu• ASCIT Hrlp Desk at 645-JS-12 - Au stin Booth a nd Nin a Cascio, Unwerslt )l Llbrofles BrieOy Rogovin's works purchased by Getty Center in Los Angeles Los Ange les ' gllt:r:y new Ge t!)' Center has purcha~ed 83 photo graphs by Milton Rogov m, ad jun ct professor rn tht• Departmc:-nl a)! Amcn ca n Stud1es. for its permanent collection. RogoVln is a nationally recogmzcd documentary photographer whoM' lens usuaHy focuses o n the hves o( working men and women and theu fan1ilies. Although he has found subjects around the wo rld . he ts per haps best known loc.ally for his ponrait_o, of everyday Western Ne"' Yor\.. ers, members o f Lackawanna's Yemeni commumry.storefront evangdtca.l churchgoers on Buffalo's East Side, steelworkers (a series of grand -scalt: photographs is on vil"W m one of Buffalo's subway stataons) and rest dents of several of the city's \Vest Side neighborhoods. Three o( Rogovin's triptychs (three photograph s. des1gnt:"d to he viewed together ) were featured at the Getty Cen ter 's Dec. IS open ing. He has been invited to lecture there in th e spnng o n .. th e mak mg of a social documentary photographer." Rogovin , 87, is the recipient of theW. Eugene Smit h Award for hu manistic photography and received a 1994 honorary degree from US. �6 Repadea Allrilt1MI.Z9.11.26 JoBs Clues to more than cavities in dental X- rays Faculty By IIIWfT CUHNIHC:OHAM - -· MHistOI)', Posting tF-801~. ~As­ - - - l ' I I . D. Progrom, Science, ·School o l - Pmlossiom, Posting IF~15 . Research Oetil: Ill-Institute for Addictions Stodie. Posting tR-98006. Project Sblff As~-Psydlol­ ogy, !'oiling J R-97035. Registered Nurse (port-time)-Otlll Biology, Poiting tR-9802~ . Researdl Support SpedoHrt-Psychology; Posting tR-98025. Prospect Research Secretory (Secretary 111)-lleYOlopmen~ Poiting tR-98026. Research Support Speciallst·l's)'<:hology, Posting tR-98027. DirectO< (Tedlnology Transfer SerYkes)-UB Alliance-School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Posting t R·98028. Researdl Support Speclallst-P>ychiatry, Posting i R-98029. Professional Assoclotellftcior for uServlces (SVS}Computlng and Information Technology, Posting tP~12. COonlnMor ofF-Iles ~(R-3)-Uni­ \l'tnity Libraries, Posting tP~25 . - Appllaotlofts Dew!(Sv3}Computlng ond lnTechoology, Posting To obtain lnlormotlon on ;obs listed~ contoctPmt!f>. n<1 s.n;c.,• mx mponse syst<m by calling ~5-3843 and,_· ing the ...,;ce prompl. irlstn.octlons. To obtoinlnfonnotion'"' 11<•eatth job<; C<>'ltoct 5j>om«ld Progtotns l'<nonr>rt 4 I 6 CJdu. • BRIE FLY EarthQuake hazards news (s on Internet lnt<met.....Saohllle<lJSIOm. ized eartlqaloe engir-wlg haz. - """"deiYe1!d directly to Reporter Staff T HE way Laurie Carter talks about dental X· rays is strikingly similar to the way English professors talk abou t books. .. If someone hasn't been trained in how to read a radiograph ," s h ~ sa id. "the y tend to let their eyes hounce around the film, looking fo r some big lesion to jump out and wave a red flag at them. You m iss a lot of small lesions and sublle findmgs th at, although they're small, are very signifi ca nt. Th ere's a lot more on dental films than just caviti es and gum disease." As a dentist and assoc iate professo r of oral di agnostic sciences in the School of Dental Medicine, one of Ca rter 's primary duties is to tea ch dental students both the basics and the subtleties of reading dental radiographs. Cav ities and gum disease are only the beginning: students learn how to read bone architecture, soft -tissue shadows and air spaces; how to recognize signs of tumor. bone disease and other systemic diseases, and how to structure th ~ process o f reading radiographs so they do not miss less obvious dues. O utside of her teaching. Carter 's resea rch projec t is perhaps th e mos t compelling example of the range of information that ca n be extracted from a r a diograph - it ~ hidden themes and meanings. In the corners of a fairly .standard dental X-ray called a panoramic racliograph. it is possible to see the carotid arteries, the large vessels on both sid es of the neck that suppl y blood to the brain. In 1981 , an oral surgeon named Art Friedlander suggested that calcium deposits vis~ ible on these radiographs might indicate atherosclerosis--a leading ca use of stroke--and th ereby indi ca te th e degree of the dental patient 's susceptibility to stroke. According to Carter, Friedlander's research was not completely per· sua sive to pathology resea rchers because it was performed on mili· tary veterans and not on a gcneraJ population. A study Caner released last Jul y backed up and mended Friedlander's findings using a broad population. II represented a major contribution from UB to the national diagnostic-imaging field for maxillofacial radiology. ..Until recent yea rs, nobody was aware that you co uld see this on dental fiJms,.. said Ca rter. Vv'hile additional research is still under way, Carter's study may turn o ut to have widespread effects. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.; at the same time, only 2 percen t of stroke victims experience detectable warning sig ns. If doctors cou ld identify high-risk candidates for stroke using something as relatively common as a pano ramic radiograph, thousands of lives might be extended or saved. Panoramic radiographs usually are taken during a patient 's 6rst visit to a new dentist. "If docton could Identify high-risk~ for stroke using something as... common as • panonmk LAURIE CARTER Thanks to Carter 's research, the question is no longer wh ether susce ptibility to stroke is indicated by panoramic radiographs. but to what degree. "We don't know the specificiry.and sensitivity yet," said Ca rter. "Some patients have had som e pretty extensive calcifica ti ons on the den tal film , and th en the arteries are only 35 percent or 40 percent blocked. Other patients have had much smaller calcifications, and som e of them are the o nes who are over 90 percent blocked." ---.-- ...._ _ to.....,._...,..,_., ............ ___ _ --·lhe"baskS" ............................. ~. - systemic-... Her current research, Carter explained. is an attempt to determine whether there is enough consistency between the dental film and the amount of blockage to recom · mend ultrasound for patients with seemingly large calcifications. Options for people at risk for st roke would include changes in diet, an aspirin -a -day regime , medications or a surgical proce· d~;~re called an endarterectomy. Carter noted that , as a dental resea rcher, khe recommend s th at people discuss aJI medical deci sions with a physician before taking action. She also stressed that she would not recommend getting a panoramic r ad~ograph just to check for susceptibili ty to stroke. "While radiation exposure from dental films has decreased enormously over the last decade," she noted, "y<,Ju still want to use selec· tion criteria when you obtain radiographs. There bas to be an indication that there is disease before you goand pop off another set of films." By the same token , said Carter, it is not too early for peo ple wh o· have already had panoramic radiographs to as k their denti sts to check for calcification of thecarotid artery. While some dentists, she pointed out, will already be aware of her study, o thers will not. Fo r her part, Carter continues to make new dentists aware of recent techniques and discoveries in radiology. " !love what I d o," she said. " I think I ' m one of th e luckiest people aro und . 1 love being able to open a world of diagnosti c knowledge to a student wh o looks at a radiograph and doesn't see anything. who says, 'There are all these funny shadows here a nd I don't kn ow what they mean .' I teach them how to read it so they can go off on their own, and it opens up a lifetim~ of lea rning. "That's what 's great about science," she added. "You 're always discovering new things that , in many cases, were always there to be seen, but nobody ever had the idea before, or else nobody taught you how to look... Perhaps it is not surprising that English professors often say the sa me thing abo ut literature. not be able to find a parking spot in the middle of the day if th e number of paid slot s in the Fronczak lot is reduced • The appeara nce of UB being less than user-friendl y to the communit y if it charges for parki ng for special eventS ably are going to be )itudents." • The inconvenience of having to park in overflow lots while carry · ing cellos, keyboards and bassoons to Baird and Slee halls Staff m ember s " unde rs tand the attempt s to try to be mo re use r- friendly for v isitors. but they a lso felt th at, 'Yes, le t's sup · port visitors. but ou r first con cern sho uld be th e people who us e this campus every day,"' Pearles sa id. Wilson noted at the meet in g that Pearles' comments "match all the ca rds and letters we're getting. Thank you for verbalizing it .'' he added. He said that any alternatives to th e parking recomme nd ation s suggested by th e Special Event Task Force again will be circulated among members of the university community. He added that UB must negoti ate any changes in parking with the campus bargaining units. . their ileldops. Exptess News. • roonll'oly orHine"""" ...w:e, will prollide sul>scrll«twith quake engir-wlg inlormotion. Exptess News was .-loped by tho; lnlonnatJon- ol the National Centor f<lr Earthquake Englneemg _ , (NCEIR), headquarted ot UB. To 'subscribe to Express N<Y(s. yisit the NCE£11 Web site at~I _____,_ ..._ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl~· to the The Rtport... wolcomesletten from rNders comrnenlingoolts stories ond content l.etleB should be limited to 800and may be edited f<lrsl)le ancf len!ltl1. l.etleB must include the writa"s name, address ond a daytime telepl)one numberf<lrverifi. cation. 8ecau.o ol space lifnita. tiom, the Rqnr.,.aonnot publish all ~etten receiYed.Thoy must be receiYed by 9 ·~to be comideml f<lr pubicotion In tNt weelt'sissue. The~prelln that leiters be receiYed on disk "' -.o:.lyot ........ .., ... Paid parking Continued from page 1 end of ca mpu s and dea l with the specia l-event problem at night ," \.Vil son sa id. "O ur goal here is not to make life an y worse fo r any ~ body,!l ut to tr y to deal with a real need , wi thout taking any spots offlin e." The task fotce's recommendations, which have been cirrulating among various campus constituencies for several month~ have generated solid opposition across campus. "We 've had universa l ' We hate the idea for lots of reaso ns,"' Wil son 10ld the ProfCss io nal Staff Sen· ate Exec utive Co mmitt ee at it s Marc h 26 meeting. Madiso n Boyce, director of stu · dent judi cial affairs and universit y o mbud s m an, to ld co mmitt N· members th at there were "som e rather stro ng opinions" on th e subject o n the PSS listserv. "To some people. it looks as though it 's (charging visi to rs fo r parking at nights and on weekends ) another slap at the public." Boyce said he has hea rd that the Center for the Arts is having diffi cu lty atl rac ting patrons for arts events. " I guess I find it surprising that adding a 'Come see us, but pay fo r your parking' is see n by th ose folks (at the Ce nter for the Art s) as th e answer." Peter Nickerson. chair of the faculty Senate, has said that members of the Faculty Senate, discussing the topic on the senate's listse rv. also are opposed to the pro posal. ci ting 10 parti cula r th e move to shift paid parking slots from thc- Fro nczak lot to th e Slee lots. Susa n Pearles. intern~hip coord inat o r of th e Social Soences In terdisc iplinary Degree Program~. told committee m t:m b c r~ ~ h e had talked with a number of profes · sio nal staff. "and I don't know anybody who supports this ... Pearles cited a number of reasons staff oppose the recom mendations: • Staff who use their ca rs several times during the day fear they may "Our goal here Is not to nu~ke life any wone for ~. but to uy to deal with ....... need, without taking ""'Y spots off-line ," C UF~ORD WilSON • The fear th at fewer open parking spots in the Slee lo ts- "whi ch are full by quarter to nine every morning"- will force many staff "to park at the other end of the wo·rld . I'm g uessing that th e people who are going to end up at the other end of the world prob· �Up close and personal with trash A group of UB rtuclents plans to get up dose and per>onal with US's trash and they're hoping that classmates, faculty and administraton will join them. On April 16, six environmentally minded US students and their recruits will sort through a whole clay's worth of trash collected from all classroom, administrative and dorm buildings on US's North and South campuses (with the exception of buildings that generate hazardous waste.) · The trash will consist of anything that has been disposed of in a garbage receptacle. Open to all members of the US community, the "Dumpster Dive" will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., between the Student Union and Bell Hall on the North Campus. Protective coveralls, goggles, gloves and mask> (as well as pastries and coffee for breakfast and pizza for lunch) will be provided to participants, who will be supervised and informed of potential risks. The purpose is to raise awareness about how much garbage people generate and how much of it is recyclable by sorting recyclable material from the .. real " trash . The students got the idea for the Dumpster Dive (no one will be literally diving!} after conducting a trash analysis of three buildings on campus as part of an environmental Internship with University Facilities. "We were just amazed," said sophomore Rand i Mail. .. Seeing all this garbage that could have been recycled, it makes you feel responsible." As part of the project, the students also surveyed their peers about recycling. "People don't know what they can recycle ... said Mail. .. Some of the students we surveyed in the residence halls didn 't know that regular paper could be recycled; they thought only newsprint could be recycled ." The New York State Solid Waste Management Act of 1988 stipulates that state institutions should recycle half of their waste . According to the students' calculations, UB offices recycle between 30 and 40 percent of the1r waste, while the figure may l)e lower in the dorms . In their analysis of one clay's trash generated on one day in Capen Hall, the students discovered 1n the trash 330 pounds of paper and cardboard and 90 pounds of bottles and cans-ill! of which are recyclable. They also found 50 pounds of paper and recycling bins and recyclable materials in the tra.sh, due, in part. to a lack of information and lack of BrieBy access to recyding tacilities, the students concluded. Out of 390 pounds of garbage in one residence hall, 130 pounds was recyclable. "There just aren't enough recycling bins in the dorms, and in some cases they aren't even on every floor," said senior Jodi Freilich. "The students told us that if the bins were more accessi ble, they'd recycle-more ." They hope the "D umpster Dive'' will encourage the university to provide more recycling b1m in residence halls and all over campus. "US welcomes the efforts of these students and IS committed to increasing recycling to 50 percent as stated in the un iversity's recycling policy," said Walter Simpson, US energy officer and the students' internship advisor. Robert Horvath, Robert Nash, Meg han fay and Erin Cala also are organizing the Dumpster 01ve For more information, contact Randi Mail at rcm•ll•ac:s,u .buff•lo.edu or call Rachel Martin at 829-3535. -Ellen Goldb•um, News 5ervtct's Edttor 1 sociated with • small oollcge. while making available the full resources of a major research university. Sinre its creation, the program has grown from 21 students to more than 450 srudcnts.Approximately675student< ha1110 graduated as honors scholars. "Graduates of the program bring great pride to UB," sa id Greiner. "Their success in graduate and professional study, as well as their career success, shows just how importa nt this investment in academ ll a local umversit y. The boy, Alex Stessin, worked hard to adjust to his new hfe. He worked especially hard at school and excelled. By the time he was re:1dy to graduate from high school 3nd was applying to colleges. he had IS schools across the country vying for him, each offering some type of scholarship package. Alex narrowed his choice to two: Williams College and the University at BuffaJo. " My initial visit to UB and the Honors Program moved LIB nght It 's the classic story of Amen can oppo rtunity. Eight years ago. to the top of m y list." sa id Stcssin. Bu t there were finan cial worru.·s lurking, no matter which !!Chou! he chose. Sll'SSm knew that hu fdm ily would go into dcht to par for h1!1 l:ducation, and that he would haw: to work pan-time. Then came word that he had received a Distinguished a boy 3Jld his family left !><hind th< Honors Scholarship at UB. cxce ll ence is. We arc; immensely grateful for the donations that ha\T made th is program possible." chaos and deprivations of Moscow for a new life in America. The)' settled in Albany. where the father joined the mathematics facult)' at "'We were shocked. surpnscd . h•ppy-all of the 3bovc,'" s3 od the UB sophomore. '' It was not only wclcomt> becau!IC it was an tncred - 1blc relief of a maJOr tinant:"a.JI hur den, but also because 11 came from a sc hoo l with a good reputation that I wanted to attend ." Now· a double major m b10iob'Y and English. Stessin lov.s the work he "' doing at UB. He is espeaally enthus1 astic about biology. H(-rretd, tu.s men tor,tS guiding Stessm toward h1!1 ull1 mate goal of attending UH's medu:al school. Stt:ssi n is work1n~ 1n thl· ~hool of Medicme and B1omed1 cal Sc1cnce; m Lhc Dcpanmcnt ol Biophr-;ics as part of a rt.~.uch tl'am mvestigating relina <..db. The lvor~ ultimately could mflul'llll" the c:.1 rh· dctt..xtion of glaucuma. "The 1mpact of tht~ g1ft , .mJ I know th1s IS a d1lhe . hut 11 ha~ changed nw Life. That\ completclv Lrue," said Alex. "" l"h eexpenen..:~ l'vt• had at UB and theoppurtun1110 l"w been given are because of thedo1tor ·., generosity. I'm gi.'ttmg t•verythmg I expected from college and more It\ exceeded m}' cx:pectallmb " Events calendar Continued from page 8 Social Photography Exhibit "'Socaal Photography: Beginnen B~St!d . M ~=~~~%~~n~~ through May 8 on the first floor of the ~~~n!W~:~.,~~~~ = Campu$. The·~ by Mi<:~ Erwin. Mary Ellen Frandina, Tammy McGovern, ::00~~~ ~~~:,a~ ~~~~~nAsoc=~~~y~Y be vM!wed Mon.·lhun., 8 a.m -11 p.m . Fn ., 8 a.m.·9 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m -9 p m., Sun., rwon-11 p.m. Peter Halfey Profect '"T h~ Peter Halley Project," a ume$ of temporary public art proJe<h desi$1ned to engag~ the university commun1ty m a dialogue about contemporary an Signer, who .1lso taught mght o.:our!>t'' 10 the Buffalo ....-hool~ . pm vtded refresher courses for secreta ftC!! and admlni!!ICrcd test" lnr lht Professional Secretan('S Aswuauun Awards honor Saul Elkin, WBFO for support of the arts S•ul Elkin, Distinguished Service Prolt"!>'iOr and lormer ~..h.ur ol the Department of Theatre and I )anu.•, h.a~ lwen -;dected .t!l tht' li.J9X mdividual artt!lt honoree at the 11th Annual Arts Awards ~.dchr.J 110n of th e Arb Co un ci l o f Buffalo and l-.r1e ( :ounty ..tnd the BuftaJ. , Ntagara Pa rtn e rship. Elkin Wa.\ honored at a lun~.hcon hc:ld M.ard1 I B in the Hya tt Regency Buffalo. fht• ( .ounctl al\o sdl·ctcd WHH l K8.7FM, UB's National Publu: Rad 1o \tallon, fnr an ,l\1\'ard ali o ut 'ilanding medta supporter of the arh fhl~ ..tward~ rt"1.0gn1Lt' thm\ who create and support the arts tn Wt"!ltcrn New Yor~ Elk10 , an actor, d1rector, lt'd1.her and produ .. cr of thl'atl'r fur lllml than 30 Vt"ar~ . 1!1 the founder of ~hakespc.1rc 1n Delawart' Park dnd ha~ hecn thl· cnmpany "s artistiC d1rt"1.tPr lor 2 '\ Vt.'.H" < urrcnth . ll~ 111 IS tt:achtn~t theater h111tOry a nd admg at l 1H lf onor., wt"rt• g1vcn In WHHJ 88.7 FM for 11\ !It rung lOntnlulluln .. to till" 1-.ne Lou nt y a rb scene, Jill ~..uhural pmgramnung and 1b d forts to cnhanu· apprcc1al10n o l thc an·, Dental Alumni Association names new officers for 1998 H~nors Scholars students with the highest level of scbobrshipand personal attention as- A funer•l M•u w•s held Monday m St. Joseph Cathedral. 50 ..rankhn St., for Helen K. Signer, 97, who wa.s a lecturer m lieCre tanal serv1Ce!~, tt:achtng for many years m an as.sonate 's-dcgree pro gram tn Mtllard fillmore College !·u gncr d1ed March 26 1n Stster li Hospi tal after a short illn ess. She att ended Bm.1nn Umvcrs1tv .wd the forme r Chown Bu.stneS!I School. \ UB's Honors Program was created in 198 1to provide 3cademic:ally gifted Helen K. Signer, 97, lecturer in Millard Fillmore College foam cups. Out of 700 pounds of trash, only 230 pounds was garbage that could not be recyded or somehow elim~ nated through a waste reduction strategy, such as encouraging people to drink from reusable mugs. In the dorms, the students discovered haU-full ( Continued~~ Obituaries and 1ssue~. ·~on d•~play 1n the Ce-nter tor the Art~ and at vanou~ s1te~ throughout the North Campu~ through July 1998 For more mformat•on on the artist and h11 won.. call the US Art Galt~ry at 645 -6911 Folt -Aibert Associates Exhibit An ekhlblt by the arch•tecturl", eng•neenng and surveYing hrm will bt> on d•splay m the James Dyelt Gallery l l4 Haye~ Hall, South Campu1, through Apnl 18 Thesis bhlblt "Memory and the Commonplace." Shauna Fnschkorn, Master ol f•ne Art~ Thes•$ Exhibit. Art Department Gallery, Center for the Arh through Apnl I 0 Gallery hours are Tue\., 10 am -S p.m, Wed .-Fn . 10 a m -8 p m . Sal , 11 a.m .-6 pm Unlvenity Commencenu~n t Candidates lor undergraduate deqr~~ •n the lacultlf'~ ol Artl and lener. Natural Sc-ene~ .tnd MathematiC ~ *.at Sc.enct"$ (tnctuchng lnterd•sophnary) and Speoc.al and tndMdualved Ma,ors are eltglbk> to pan.opate 1n tilt> l.Slnd Un~ty Commencement on Sunday. May I 7. 10 d m 1n Alumn1 Arena They may leavt> the.r commencement •nformat10n brochure regl5t.rat)()n form~ a! tht> Student Un)()n InformatiOn Desk or •n tht> Commencement OffiCe at S 37 Capen Hall Commeocement mformatJOn brochure1. Including the form, also dre available at both of these iltes The fihng deadline ·~ Apnl 1 7 The School of Dental Medicin e Alumni ,-\o;.,nu.lllon has dnreJ offi..::cr!i for thl· 1998 term . Paul R. DtHenedetto, a I Y7q graduJtt• of tht.· dt:ntal ..chool. Willi ~..ho~en pr ~stdent. A former pre~1dent .1nd lUrrent mcmher ol the l·onz1 Dl·ntal ~tud \' Club. OiBl"nt:dt:tln aho 13 a co -cha1r fur tht.. an nual Greater N1agara Frnnt1cr I )ental M~etmg . A gradua tl· nl 1agara Un 1vcrlill\, DIBenedetto~~ member ott he Amenlan lkntal AS!!OI."ra t1 on, Penta! ~ociety of tht: State ol Nc\1\ York. the bghth Dl!ltncl Jlclllal ~<,nety a rtd the Enc County Ol·ntal t \ul ll'l\' Ht· mamtatns a prtvatt· pr.JLitn 10 C ht"ekt owaga. f\·t1 Lhacll >. l:hlerli, who graduated from the dental school1n I 98S. wtll serw a~ prcstdcnt -elect . A dlnt~..allnlitructor of ..l..StnratiVl' den 11strr ,tt L1B. he practiceli tn Hn!>hm . R1L'hard I. I \'nch, a 19fU dcnt.11 - ~chool gr.1du.Jtl' and lorrnt'r prt''' dent of th l' dental alumn1 aS!IOllatum. \"\' a~ l'il'Ctcd trL".hUrl'L I ''nLh rl"L"L"IVl'd ht)o hJchdnr 'li degr ..·e 111 hwlogv .1nd P-")'Chulogv I rom L"B Ill I Y79. ~1nu· I 9~ 7. ht· ha!!l'h.llrt.·J thl· .. du~..atton Conllnltll·t· olthl' l 'H Alumni AS!I(ILI..tiiOil. He IS a ml·mba oft he t\!0\t.l~ l atuln nf l;l.. n l'r.JI Dt'nlllitrv, l:nc <.ount\ Dt.. nt.ll !'louct,· and tht• Anll'rtl.Jil J)l•n t.ll th 'iOll~l ll nn . 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I \·n..:h pral-Tiu'!lln Will1an1'wlll(' Roundtable grants t6 help Department of Art faculty implement new technologies four faculty members olthl· llepartmc:nl ul Art have hl·cn gr.mtt'J lunding from the l>t:-an of Arts and l.t.·ttt:r., lor mJivtdu.ilprotnb hl thl· UB "lt:achmg and Lcarntng ll'l'hnolog' Roundtahlt· l -omm ii H'r • Departllll'llt Cha 1r Paul MlKc:.·nn.J, .Js~o~IJil' prolt''"t'r u! .Jrl , rl· lt'IVc.:d $2,.!00 to d tg1111e images and lor U\l" 1n .1 lo .. .JI .1nd tckm.ttl ., ~<,ur .. e 111 thl· hl !~h)f\' o l graph1L dt."!l l~n lk ,,],,, w1 ll u"t" thl' Ill• lilt'\ to .Jttend a nat1onal mult1mt.•d1a ~ontcrl'lhl' • l>av1d ~dltrm . .l~M 'll a tc proft·~nr ul .~rt. rl'"-'-'IH't! $ "1,000 to 'll~' purt .1 Tcll·ma ii L Curatonal Prol'e!l!l to d1g111/C !!IUJl·nt p.untln~ ' ,\ , tht'\ ....miX' put on lhe Internet, J~.~ vdop .l dl[!lt.ll .Jrt h.1nk .Jn\i lllllt.lt l" and promote .1n cxh1bit10n o l LIB :.tudcnt \VOf~ .-11 l .Jrllt"~ll" r..tdlun L1n1Vcntt\' .10d tht' ~t."w Yor~ C1tl ~'hoollor till'\ 1.,ual -\rt., • Tvrorw (u!nrg lou, professor of art , reu·1vl·d $4 .000 11 1 pur .. h.l"t d1gtta l ~.amera11 for a cou r!le 111 d1gltal1ma)!tn}! • Addc llcnderson . aS!IOCia tc professor ol .Jrl. H'U"I\l"ll sr... oou {II c:.kvrlop a pnnt -tech nology <."oursc tnlt latiV<' .1nd ILl 'uppllrt 111 .. 1.1" pnnt produL·tton a nd a Web )It{' lor tht· l'lJUf!it' l"hl· L~•ur'l' will ~\' offered through the t·xpcnml.. ntJ! Pnnt lma gtng l cntl'r t t•Plt '· Ill' nated h)' the: department '_., Pnn trnak1ng Progr.m1 �8 Rep arias: ADril ~ 9fJYol29. la.21i Hlstooy c-t....... 7th Annuol Plosur Hlsl<wy Confonnce. HS Stuclont Union. North Compus. 9 a.m.-S Thursday 2 p.m: ~ciZ.;.,~ --e · C.........., · The Logic of Luder-Fol"'-r lnteractlons In the U.S. · House. \Wtiam Hixon, Univ. of Rochester. 42S Pan. North Campus. 1 1 a.m . Sponsored by Politic.al Sdence Dept for more infotmation, call Ann Mclellan at 64S·lli1 , ext S21 . ~ot4Pius IActure L.onger View>. Samuel R. Detany. 438 Clemens. North Campus. 12:30 p.m . ~.- ..... ~~~/;:&. ~~~H~~Ia ~ .. -liom. For ,.,... inlonnotion, call jonPaul O)oOn. 64S-2181 , oxl SS9. Art CalroiZ Helwan Univ., for the Arts, 11-37 tmoiOng f':i~~...=-:..; ePIC memben; sso, public. Spomored by ~tol Print ~ C...ter US'S Dept. ol Art. """" inlonnotion, and registration call Jeff at 64S-6878, OJ<l 1369. Aslo .. - ~~~~s ~~~~~~~~b Kazuo Masuyomo, Ph.D. >tudent In education, 2SO S~t Union. North Campus. Noon- 1 p.m. Sponsored by Asian Studies Progrom. For Studies Prognom at 645-}474. fl"K)f"e information. all Thomas W. Burttman at 645-3.474. Seminar R-P..t.StAffSemlnor Assessment of Organk Cation ~~:"lly~~•m Nakanishi, Kyoto Univ. 90 Alumni Am>a. NortiJ Campus. 2-3:30 p.m. Sponsored by Asian · more infOil'T\ition, call Asian ~~k~~"fl!~~~~f CeU Perfusion Techniques. Kelly Mahar, graduate student,. Phatmaceutio. S08 Cocl:e. Nonh Campus. 3:30-5 p.m . Spomored by Pharmaceutics DepL - lllologlcol Sciences Seminar ~.-~~G'=~Hs~~ ~:;'en~il~hatt fur Siotechnologlsche Forxhung, Genetik von Eukaryonten; Braunsdl~rmany. 114 ~hstetter. Cam~s . . 3.45-5 p.m . Sponsored ~~~Ca~~ ::a'ide ll<rezney, host, at 6-45 -2363 . l'tlysks Colloqukam Neutrino Physks at fermllab: Present and Future. Prof. Janet Conrad, Columbia Univ. 205 Nawral Sciences. North Campus. 3:45-5 p.m . Buffalo logk Colloquium Shades of Meaning. Jean-Pien< . Koenig. US. 280 Pari<. North Campus. 4-5:30 Sporuored · by Buffalo Logic For ~ information, call Corrocan at 881 -1640 Of 645· 2444, OJ<l 757. tm. =:· · Concert/ Lecture Rw•on. stan~~- M. .: Wash~ton .. School d Medicine, l Louis, MO. HiiJeboe Auditorium, Research Studies Con tor. 12:3().1:30 p.m. Sponsored by RPCI. For more lnfonnation, call Charles \Yenner at 845-3261 . Aw-e-.....,. ~~tf~~=-by Tho Reporter puYshos Ustlngs for - tolling p&.ce on~ or for off-c.npus- .,._.. UB groups ore potndpol sporuon. Ustlngs . . - no a.ter llYn,_. on the Thundoy ~ . . . - - . Ustlngs . . . . .. <opted only through - · - submission farm at http:/ / www.bvffalo. edu/ reporter/ cgl/lnput Nudear Medidne and Communicative Disorders and Sciences. For more information . call 645-2921 . Pill)' Agamemnon. OepL of Theatre and Dance. Center for the Arts, Black Box Theatre. North Campljs. 8 p.m. All tid<eu 13. FO< I'T'ICire informaOOn, caii645-ARTS. 3 Art Lxhlbltlon Ahmed Soliman: Wortcs In ~~~~~.~ta"· Center for the Arts At.num, under the Mainstage bakony. North Campus. 8 a.m. Spomored by ~~~~~~Art. For more infoonation, call fc!ft SheM!n at 64S-6878, m 1369. Gracll-. School o f - ==~on · charactf!r education. Pistachio's in the StudOflt Union. North ~8a.m.l10,= ~ 18, GrirlJale ol tion Alumni Association members; S6, students. DpOf1 tD the public; for resevatiom, cal ~:~~t Fund, a SO<MU ol fundng for GSE ~..~-=by call Flotonce Frodin at 64S-2492. kdY1, N'llJ..CoLnnt ........... 148 Di<f<Rbf. South Compus. 4 g;_~~~= ol the late Prof. john R. ~ C-.putor- Cancert The Interaction Condnues: Sax and Cbmputer. Stephen Do~. OPOphone. C...ter for ~P.u.ms(Mod Abbott. South Amatc.t- COoes tho- to the Arts, Drama - North Campus. 8 p.m. -Mwlc by ==:w="~~ ~'::~~- %, =:~w.:::r 1. ......... ---ond ~- ~~.:; S7S; SHO ContinuW>_g- = b y For , _ i1formation, al Dr. Mot)' l'onna ot 829-3291 . ~!t'::~~~ol~ ll<pl~~~ Thursday Tuesday 9 inf~tion. 7 ~ ColloquUm Theoretk:ol and StMlstlcol Model of lntemotlonal Trode ali64S-2921 . Wednesday a :::..._,.. .. 4 Plus .......... anla BISON as o Jump S-lo< Term ~~~· ~~~u~~~ ~·P~,r~s~:~pus. ~i~~by ~N;'""~~- Spnposlum The Changing Role of Publk · Service in tho R.,.ordl UnMnky. Dr. 8any Chedcoway, Unlv. ol Michigan. ="' Screening Room, Center for the IIIVOSMNeu~ Thomas M. Moriarity, ol Neurologic.ll~ UniY. ol Loolsville; . KY. 108 Sherman. South Campu5. =~~~men DeVInney, 6-45-281 7. -lllophysks ln~MRI: C~..\s11sted. Mlnlmoly ~~~the ~~ -ond--Clemens. 12:30 p.m . Phormocoldnotlc- Phonnkodynomk lntenctlons - l l-10 Ablf• student. C""""'borty, groduale Pharmoc<utki. S08 Coolie. ~~~~1:cs DepL =-~~e::ation Groduale School. Art Dept Gallery, C0t1ter for the Arts. ~Jy5&:· Diane Teaching Prof,~ speaker. ~~~te Student As5ociati6n. For rTlOI"e tean Grela at infoonation, 645-6140, 0< e-mail call g.-..mau.butfalo.edu Ploy ~:a~r:~~~~a~~~·c !,ter for 0 the Arts, Black Box Theatre. ~ct~~ <j]~~s;!r.;m. All information, caii645-ARTS . lnternadon.l Folk Dance Beginner Folk Dances. 103 Clemens. North Campus. 8 :3011 p.m . Sponsored by GSA. ~;;Off:,; ~':t:VH:e Saturday President for Pu~K Service and Urban Affairs; Facu~ Senate Committee on PublK Service. For more Information, call Or. ~~ B!"OOU-Sertram at 645- 4 ~r:;~byDept l'ofltlcal Science ~~NUI'H ~=~~30 Kimball. South Campus. 9 c·:·ti~&~· ~~~srcc~~.by l'tlysks Seminar EJectronk Molea.l~ In a Harmonk Quantum Dot. Woo Soon Choe. 20S Natural Sciences Complex. North Campus. 3:45 p.m. ~~~~~~~tina. ~ l.ectuft Sertes, P.t 8 The SUitlcs ond Dynamks of Twtnnlng in Marteruite. Prof. Robert V. Kohn, NYU-Courant Institute. 148 Diefendorf. South Cultural Exchange Program of UB Center for the Arts. Center ~a~~~~·~r~~~ Mary Finnkk at 829-3291 . Donee ~~~·p~~~"S~i.d~; IS students, faculty, staff. I 12 and 17 for groups of 10 or more. for more information, ~~;,:;s,J.j> ch;;r, s52- ....., 5 Agamemnon. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Center for the ArU, Black Box Theatre. North Campus. 8 p.m. All tic:kru 13. FO< mote information. caJI 64>ARTS. -...fast/Discunlon Breoklost with 1homos ~ Studies Dept. For mote illfomlotion, ai!Ceith 5. Henry at 64S-2082, oxt. 1 132. 64>2828 oxt. f~-~ ~Amerian Dobonh GriiiiS, PhormD. condidlte. 2 1 6 5dence. ~4:30. S:30 p.m. Dept. G-StudontExa!llence For more Information, call Or. Friday · P.t I SL )olin's-.: the Hert>ol - t o Dopreulon? 1 MJNIIA<ture - -.o. ~ ThelllodiWiiterlnc:..n.ct.: The Aesthetics of His Mot..W. NoYrist/Wiiter in Resid<nce Austin ~ Univ. ol Guelph. 108 Baldy. North In Teodllng Awonls C..-.mony. David J. Triggle. Ph.D., vice Musk and the Brain . Alan H. Lockwood, M.D.. Daniel S. lockwood, .celio. Baird. North 6 Mlc:romucture.Pmi. RobortV. ~~~ c...... ~ TheMolhemolksof~ o--o.,. -........ . ePIC'S ...~ .... -~ Monday Sunday 5 Pill)' Agamemnon. Dept. of Theatre and Dance. Center tor the Arts, Black Sox Theatro. North Campus. 2 p.m. .. tickets 13. FO< ,.,... inlonnotion. cai64S-Aim. to the memory of the late Prof. john R. Myhill. A Mott<et Challenge: Beyond the Democnotlc Pooce. Mary (aprioli, Univ. of ConnectlcuL 502 Pan. North Campus. 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Political Science Depl -lecture Carl Schachter, Queens c:!r.; aty Un~ Now O<t,emeritus. 's Impromptu In Fl Mojor. Op. 36: ~~~~ Nutrition Seminar 1:;m. Sponsored by Depld u.sic. For l1lOI't infonnation, call 6-45-2921 . EXercise, met and Upoprotelns-New Perspectives. John J. Leddy M.D., UB. 31 Farber. South Myt.- ledure Series, P.t .. Nonlinear Homogenization and Shope Memory ~~~~t!,5 ~~aS~red ~~.C~n=~e . World Clv Goa to the Movies Film: Das Boot (The Boat). Student Union Theatre. North Campus. 5:30p.m. Free. to the memo<y ol the late Prof. John R . Myhill. ~~~JZs~~~uate Student life. 148 Dlefendorl. South ;:a~~-~~!1' -,s8l4Pius Poetry reading. ~~e Internet Cltnk:s Prof., Univ. Ulitomtaat BISON as • Jump Start for Term Papers. Gemma DeVinney, 223 lockwood ~.~1~~~=~~:30 Sf."'"'''!d by Lockwood Ubrary. For more infomlation, call Gemma DeVinney, 645· 2817. ....... - lllologk.ol SclonCes - The Role of Caldum and ~m Los Angeles. CFA Screening Room. North Campu5. 4 p :m . ~:-u:::t. rt;,.,~~-.!';"" waltham, MA. Biology Dept. 1 14 Hochstetler. North Campus. 3:45-S p.m. s~ by Dept. or Biotogk:.ll Sc.ences. for ITlCK'r information, call Dr. Randd Shortridge, host. at 64S-31 22 . Physics Colloquknn Directions In X-Ray Imaging. Dr. John Rowlands. Univ. Of Toronto. 205 Natural Sciences. 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Research center to focus on urban problems School ofSocial Work unit to initiate, test interventions for today's socio-economic ills By MARY II£TH SPINA News Services Editor T HE School of Soe~a l Work ha s announced plans to open a research center devoted to seek-Ulg solutions to problems faced by today's urban society. Set to open in the fall , the Center for Research o n Urban Social Work Practice is the "brainchild " and longtime dream of the school's new dean , Lawrence Shulman. It was pres('nted by Shulman as part of his vision sratement when he ...... --........-.. . ...................... interviewed for the position with Provost Th'omas E. Hbdrick. Shulman said a center focusing on research related to urban soc ial· wo rk issues .. is unique among schools of social work. The emphasis on partnership with agencies and interdisciplinary collaborations re- ncct s the school's way of movang forward on the general direction of the m ission of this university." The provost's office. he added , will fund the center 's infras tru'"·ture for three years. "Today's urban centers and surrounding communities are faced with numerous socio-economiC ills 10 the midst of slashed or eliminated government funding and dwindling resources," Shulman noted. Viewing these conditions as chal lenge s nther than o bs tacles, Shulman said he's upbeat about the center's goals and its ability to Iden tify factors that increase the resil ience of at-risk individuals, famil1~ organizations and com m unities. "Complex social problems havl· no simple answers, cannot be ad dressed by a si ngle profess1on o r discipline and demand the expcr· tiM.' of IndiVidua ls who pool ideal<>. cx pen1se and resources to crea tl' ..o lutions," he added . "With th e1r educa t1on. gro und Jnd expcncnce," he l<>31d. the ~c h oo l'~ facu lt y memben ~a r c 10 a good positiOn to 1denllf\' problems and lll!tlate and test nev.· Intervention s \o\fhile the ce nter will he located an Baldy Hall on the North Ca m pus and associated wnh the School of Soe~al Work, 11 ~ proJects also ...,,..IJ be co ndu cted on the South Ca mpus. as well as at commum tybased sates. C urrent proJect s tn volvtng facu lt y members and rt> sca rc her s wi ll come under the ce nter's umbrella. Sh ulman noted . Research assistants and doctoral st udents also will be mvolw:d . Shu lman sa 1d a number of tht> p roJects have been funded a nd an.· h"'" m progre~. He Cited a5 an exampll· a proJect work1ng With homell'l<>!l people 10 a Salvat 1on Army shd ter tn prepare them and their chi! Jrcn for transition 10 permanl"nl hou~mg . Ot her resea rch wtll fcxm on 1ssuelt tncluding the ram1fica t1ons of cnme, pOverty. teen preg nancy and unemployment. Shulman announced th at the center will be directed by Brenda A. Miller, an internat1onaJJ)' known ~.:ho lar .tnd researcher m the flrl·a of family \'Jolence and addict10nl<> who has served as deput~,. d!rectur, and then acting director. of the Re ...earch Institute on Addicttons. " Rrenda Mi!Jer IS an out'itandmg resea rcher and administrator: it 1s a real feather in our cap that wt~ have been able lO get her," he added. Shulman Said Miller will bl· Ut . . . . . . . .......... .................. .................... In -. Welcome mat is out for senior auditors By PAT11KIA DONOVAN News Services Editor ou Y may have been in class with o ne of them: that 78-year-old veteran who actually flew th e missio ns desc ribed in an assigned reading from a joseph Heller novel; the Oklahoma native who en riched her graduate history seminars with viv id recollectio ns of Dust - Bowl life. abandoned childr en a nd mountain witchcraft; the retired police lieutenant tn the gray eiderdown jacket who seems to know more abou t the Punic Wars than the instructor. l-le says he was there. They're UB "senior auditors''mcn and women over 60 whose lives are enthusiastic testimomal.s to the joys of lifelong learning. The1r con · tributions to university clas..o;es are legion. Faculty members say tht·y add depth and richness to da~ discussio ns and inform conversations in the disciplines in ways that con tribute mightily to you nger students' learning experience. In fact, many professors can't get enough of them . Although not ce ntr alized o r highly marketed, the semor auditor program is o ne of the most commu nity-friend ly and popu lar at UB. It offers those eligible frt."<' and open access to virtually any course offered at the university on thl· undcrgradu ate and graduate levels and m th<· professional schools. " I think people should know thJt not eve ry universit\' has ~uch a wonderful program," scud auditor Yvonne Smith of Buffalo, a rl'tlred fami ly therapiSt who has been part of the program for three years. "Tht> bu 1ldings are ugly- well , w nu•. they ar('--but inside there an: won · derful. warm, gifted, very fn endlr people. No one should be afraid of being left out or alone if th ey audit classes. You'll fit right in." Smith said sht> loves educalional elder hostels and durmg a session at the Un1ver sit)' of Flor1da, Ca mesvilk those she <ipnkt· w11h were amazed when to ld .tbout u s ·~ auditing program. "We're so lucky m Buffalo," sht· l<.a ld . " I don 't th1nk most people realize what po~i bilittes there are tor them at LIB . lt 'l<> a fantast it rt' 'ource for th1s ~..ommumtv." L1B's semor auditors attend cJas..so nn .1 space-available basis, aJthough there is nearly always space available T he only exception to that rule i~ that Juditors,like enrolled studen!S.. are rcqu1red to have completed rcqutred clas:, prerequ•sit e:s. The pro gram ha.s no o ther academ1l re t.JUircments and the lx'St part L'i that there are no c.xammattons to take or papers to wnte. Rita Lipsit z, rece ntly rctm·d as si~tant to the cha1r of the Depart · men ! o f Fnglish. ha ~ enco uragt•d and advised semor learner<; on an f). officro bas1s for several de~.-Jde.!o and co nt1nu el<> to do l<>O J~ a un1 vcrsa tv volunteer. .. Rita ·~ heen marvelou.l- owr tht• V<'ats," sa1d Hilda Kor~n . Jn I~ wa r auditor Jnd wtfc of the IJtt· Robert Koren, former cha1r t ll th t' U B CounCil. "All of us HI the pn1 grJJTI tru st her and .. he\ ht.•t.•n nl cnormom hdp to all ol u..," Llpl<>lll sa td she doubt~ thJt tht> dUd lt Orl<> "realize how mu1..h la1. ulh memhers lovt· to have them m tht'lr das.s. Every Sl'nH?Ster th<:v .:all and .L~k me to :-end them mo re audnon.." She noted that mort' th.tn \00 .tnnua lh .lllend a rts and letlt'r' dJUrltCl<> alone. Nllll' Jud1ton~ lllh.t' 'ihowed up ~n masse lor a mythnl ogy cla.>..!i taught bv D1ane C hn.!o J.tan , SUNY Distinguished Teach mg Profc~sor 111 the Department ol English . C hnst1an latl' r told Coou'"-d.,.pegoe• �2 Repadea Av!i19.1!HI/Vni.1UL17 BRIEFLY Emily Tall is associate professor of Russian in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and director of the undergraduate Russian program at UB, which is the only institution of higher education in Western New York that offers more than one year of Russian instruction. Women's Institute plans Celetntlon of Women Iii Scholarship April I 7 will miit tho lnslltub! for Reseorch end fducallon on women end Gencler's lint onnuol c-.uon o1womon end Scholonhlp,to loire pila! from noon to 4 p.m. in Hanlmln 'Hall on tho South Campus. . Higl1ligl1b wlllndudo. panel d _dblingubhed loaAty, paoter- oi scholartywith a focus on_,.., ,-d/ot gender end..,"""'- in tho -·--schol...posc.rlonn. __ "'"""""-ln The poslei'S ... be on clsplly from"""" wd 2:30 p.m. A..aptionwii- The~whowll­ "The ~ ol tho lncblon ol l'.bmonass..tljodendT-in vo..~·-c.me T~-~ ol English; Moijorle W1iot. ,..,... .... ol '""*'!~; tJiom toiiiM. ... -..-ol~..a.. ~ s.-v. Mcloer, - o l tho Deporlrnentol~ end Llura~-pro- • lessor of pollcbl Jdence. Col 112!1-3451 f o t i ! I C f t - Slnfonleaa to present final concert c:K season The Sloe SWonielto ... give its finaiCOI'ID!ftoltho!.OOS""It8 p.m. on Tuesday, with an excll· ~== por1pmls a now tedvlique ~gullor. program ..... inc:tudt ~ pilroplo)>edwlehdimos -.tho.....,.ina fcrlwosolo- end ngO«hestra,wlthM<Mes Vatty Manooelian .. soloists. Cheyl GobbeltiHolfrnan Will be soloist in a Pogosslan - plec:eforflute"end~. · REPORTER Tho~ k. campus COfM1Uf1lty- pub4iol1ed by tho DMsion ol Univenlty Serlias, State UnMnlty ol New Yort< _..__ atBuftllo. Editorialolftcesare tocotod It 136 Crofts Hall, Amherst, (716) 64Sr2626. repo<le!eubnews.buffalo.edu Mhu<Poge -;:::::::rof - Suo\'Mtd1er How did you become Interested In Russl•n studles7 I got interested in Russian accidentally. I was in my third year at Cornell , I was making out my program, I was a French major and a friend who had taken Russian sug· gested I take iL J was the best student, I had great teachers {one of whom sang and played the guitar), it was an exciting time to be studying Russian (soon after Sputnik) and I got hooked. Ar:e you seeing growing Inter· est In t.he study of ltussa.n l•nguage and culture? Unfortunately noL The U.S. has lost interest in Russia. It's not a threat any more, and all you see in the papers are reports of violence and ecological catastrophes. Paradoxically, it's now easier to study, travel and work in Russia than ever before, and there are lots of opportunities fOr young Americans who go there. Why Is Rus""'n considered sudt a difficult language to team 1 One reason is the alphabet, but that 's really illusory. Actually, one third of the letters are like English and another third are like Greek. By the first month of class, every· one ha s learned tht> alphabet. Other difficulties are the gram · mar-there are six sets of case endings to learn-a nd the vocabu lary, which is less familiar than Spanish, French or even German. But we make up for that by going more slowly, so that three years of Russian, say, are like two of French. But people do learn it, and, espe cially with the opport unities for travel ava ilable nowadays, there a re plenty of young American s who speak the language very well. Christlnollld.l loon Oonzlg ......,._ llel>ewofomhom Kevin 8osirukl t.obllal<e< ·-Donovan Ellen Goldboum Mo<ytle!hSf>"" -·Man~ McGinnis Brent CunnlngNm the Solovki prison camps held at the Cinematographers' Union, and I also attended the first meeting of There are the old standbys, like teaching or librarianship, but there the Memorial Society (devoted to victims of repression). where J also are opportunities in educa - heard Andrei Sakharov speak. Who ever knew that the whole Soviet Union would collapse only three years later! A!. for the second part of the question, I guess I would say that I liked the people. They always treated me very well, and I was a]. ways finding out new things. tional exchanges, journalism, gov· ernment, law enforcement, intelli- gence and the private sector. I am constantly Seeing notices on the Internet for people to manage various kinds of projects in Russia, from health, to education, to agriculture, to accounting. There are 40,000 na- tive speal<as of English in Moscow alone, for aample, and they have to be: earning a living there somehow. C::ompanies here that do business with Russia also use speal<en of Russian. Lots of information is available on the Internet. One job site is maintained by the Ameriean Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages: http:/ I dover.slaYk.pltt.edu/-.,.tseel/ Jobs/Job-lndex.html How m•y times h•ve you been to Russ&., •nd what do you en· Joy most about the <OIIntry7 I've been to Russia about nine times, starting with a 1962 visit during a time of relative liberalization and relaxation of tensions with the WesL Then I made three trips during the "time of stagnation ... in t977 , t978and t979. Mymostexciting trip was during Fall 1988. This was the hjgh point of glasnost. Television and radio were growing more daring every day. Trotsky was mentioned aloud for the first time, Lenin was criticized, the memoirs of the wife of Nicholas Bukharin. a murdered "devian t"' Communist leader, were coming out, and so on. I was lucky enough to atteod the premier of a documentary fi lm on How has lluula changed since the flnt time , - Ylslted lt7 It's changed enormously. When I visited in the '60s and '70s, people wouldn't come to my hotel room (u nl ess they were very bold or didn't care if the KGB knew about it), you had to call people from pay phones bc:cause the hotel phones were tapped and Soviet citizens needed official permission to travel abroad. During my last two visits. in 1992 and 1994, Russia was a free country. There was no fear anymore and people were bc:ginning to ad independently, without government sanction. And then, of course, fbere was th'e introduction of capi talism, wjth billboards advertising Western goods instead of banners exhorting the population to go "forward to communism." tonomy very highly. But Russians may be: changing. What do,- c - the rnost rlp~t tltlng go- Ing on In llussla rlght·now7 Pet haps it'o the transition from communism to a free society. Will it succeed or will Russia go back to some form of authoritarianism? It's also exciting to see people acting on their own, making their own future, without government direction. know--.. .. What's something people don' t sian studies should? prog...,.- The main thing is that we cxistl We have three years of Russian· language instruction, which go toward the minor and can also be: combined with other courses for a special major in Russian studies. We also have a study abroad program in Tver, an old Russian city not far from Moscow, where several doun students have gone in the past five years. Some stu· dents have liked it so much they've gone back for more, and we've even had one marriage. Some have gone with two or more years of Russian, but we've had some who wmt with no Russian at all or only one semester. What do you consider the most Whet que•tlon do you wish lmportjont difference between I had uked; ilnd how would Russian culture- American? _JOU have ensweftdlt7 That's one of those questions that Russians and Americans can talk about for hours, if not years. I suppose one great differcnet is between · collectivism and individualism. Russians have always been more oriented toward the group, while Americans value individual au- I guess if you had asked "why study Russian?" I would have answered: because it'5 the lan- guage of the largest country in the world, it's the language of a great literature and great people, and, most of all, bc:cause it's fun and exciting. Continuous learning vital to higher education Speaker 5aj5leadership is crucial ifuniversities are to survive 'gusts ofcompetitiveness' Ill By CHRimNE VIDAL Reporter Editor -- C --_....._ ...,_..._ Wh•t JOrt of career options are avallabte to • student pur· wing Russian studtes7 ONDillONS arc chang· in g in just abou t every indu stry, including higher education, and if institutions arc to survive, they must become " learning organizations." This is the message that fohn C. Redding, executive director of the Institute for Strat egic Learning. brought to Katharine Cornell Theatre o n April 2 as part of a p ro · gram o rganized by the Un ivers it y Services Human Reso urce Devel opment Advisory Committee. All Organi1.ations "need to deal with the fundamentaJ question, 'h what wc'n.• doing nO\.., going to be sul.'cessful once the L111<lsG1pe changes?"'" Redding sa.id. " It \.Ya.Sn't that long ago that we ran our org.'lllizatlutlS, managed our organil.auons and stnJL1 un.xt our •.:a reen; as iftht' future \Ya\ going to he the WJY it is today.. .and C\.b1011lt."'r.l \\\.Tl' b'O· ing to want pretty much the same kmd " he noted All that ha!> survivaJ of alJ kinds of organiza · tions, including higher education. he said ... If higher educa ti on doesn't recognize (that) , it will become one of the dinosaurs of the next ce ntury." Technology is a key force that has impacted the changes that are occurring. And globa lization is "throwing things up for grabs and affecting how we compete," Reddi ng said. The downsi zing trend of the past decade also has played a role. he added, and organizations .. need to have people on the front lines making dccis10ns that once were resL·rved for managers ." All of the\<' force;.. he satd, are com· mg together UlHl an "inherently un · <it.tbl<.> cm'lronmcnt" of constant, ret unpred11..1able. d1angc. And to copt:.· with wh:11 R<.-ddingcaJis"dtscontmu tlll!-. (hangc,'' organiz.attons and indi vtduab must focus on learn mg. "What you k.J1ow now tsn't gomg to get you employed in 10 yea(::.,'' he said. Individuals and organizations must cxpt•nd thet r efforts and en - ergy thinking about the capabilities that are going to be necessary to- tinuous learning by providing resources such as roaches and learn - morrow. uThe ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advan- ing guid~ training in "learning to learn." and assigning projeru as vehicles for learning. Leadership is crucial to becom- tage."he said. Redding outlined 12 building blocks that are important to beco ming a successful continuous learning organization: strategy and vision; executive practices; managerial practices; climate; organizatjon and job structure; information flow; individual and team practices; work processes; performance goals and feedback; training and education; individual and team develop · mcnt, and rewards and recognjtion. Redding made a number of recommendations to help the universlly in us efforts to become a con · tinuou s learning organization. He said it needs to learn from it s dtvcrse experience and make respons ibility for learning part of eve ryo ne's job. Advanced technol ogy and computer systems, he said. Jrt· a vehicle for that lea rning. The untversit)' v.·ill need to support con - ing a continuous learning organi· zation, Redding saidInformation and materials from the April 2 presentation are avail ab le on the Web at http:/ I wlngs.buffalo.edu/ HRD/ htm l/ events.html A real -life example of how a cor· poration can be a continuous learn ing organization was detailed in the second ponion of the program by Michael Waters, vice president of human resource planning and de- velopment at Xerox. Speaking from Xerox'sexperiencesoverthepa31l5 years, Waters said it's important that senior management sign on to the 'oncept of bring a learning organi· zation. "Walk the walk,"he said. "Se· nior teams must visually display what it is to be a learning organization. This system is about leadership. and learning is about leadership.'" �AD!i19.1!91/Yol.29.1h27 Reparias FSEC hears Coleman, SA president By SUE WUfTCHUI News Servke:s Anodate Director , T HE new president of the undergraduate Student Associatioo told memben of the Faculty Senatr Executive Committee last week that she plans to make communication a key focus of her administration. Naniette Coleman, addressing senators at their April I meeting along with new SA Vice President Ron Kubiak, said that in past years there had been a problem with information circulating between SA, the student body, faculty members and the UB administration. .. Commonly, we walk forward on hearsay or opinion, inst~d of just going to each other and discussing (issues)," she said "So we'd lik< to increase the possibility of coming to the table.. to discuss issues "so that we have a common und erstanding and can move forward.n Coleman outlined several initiatives she said she would like to put into place to improve communicat ion , including setting up per- manent e-mail accounts for SA ''Evey..., of thew.,., - ·d •etowwtl on comonunludon ... It's Just • of us tJIIdng the done to com.ct -m _ _.. NANIE'TTI COUMAN to work on communication," she stressed. Senate Chair Peter Nickerson, professor of pathology, urged Coleman and Kubiak to have a reprtstntative attend FSEC meet · ings because "the issues we talk about directly affed students." Colemansuggestrd that the FSEC and SA have a joint meeting to discuss "issues of the university." She also said she has spok<n with Den· nis Black. interim vice president for student affuirs,about pairing up stucommunication we don't necessar- dent affuirs staff with memben of ily have right now," she said, noting . SA "and having regular conversathat two-thirds of the student body tions about issues going on on reside off campus. Once students campus ... So that when we all come leave campus, they are "unreach- to the table, it's just not with our able" unless they take a copy of the knowledge about what we read in Spectrum, the Reporter or the Gen- the Sp«trum or the Rq>orter. eration with them, she added " It's jus( all of us taking the time "Every step of the way, we'd like to contact each other." officers and setting aside a "regu lar hour of inleraction" every weekday when there are no classes scheduled "so when we have an event that students and faculty should attend," such as committee meetings or rallies, "everybody will have time to attend it." Establishing a free period during the day would allow more faculty memben to become involved in student dubs and mo~ students to sit on committees. she said. "It will offer us the opportunity to have that Spotlight on career options for Take Our Daughters to Work Day E3 Faculty and staff from throughout the university comm unity will join forces later this month to show girls ages 9-14 the many career options that could be available to them as adults. UB will hold its third annual Take Our Daughters to Work Dilj' on Ap~l 23. Part of a natiOfl'!l celebration organized by the Ms. Found.ation, the event will be presented by the UB Task Force on Women. Research shows that until about age 11 , girls have a strong and distinct sense of self-confidence that drops significantly in adolescence. Unfortunately, this lowered sense of self-worth occurs just as girls need to begin thinking about-and planning for-their futures. Take Our Daughters to Work Day Was begun to increase girls' self-esteem and to show them careers that are available to them . "When I was growing up, I didn't have the exposure to this kind of program,'' said Deborah Silverman, a grant proposal writer in the Office of University Development and a member of the Take Our Daughters to Work organizing committee. "When we thought aboUt careers, we thought about being teachers or nurses. To have my daughter be able to do this is really exciting. This program will give her lots of options to think about. " UB has organized Hone of the larger programs that area employers are doing, " according to Silverman. As many as 350 girls are expected to participate in UB's program, which will emphasize a variety of career options, especially those involving math and science, two fields in which Site visits to offices on UB's North and South campuses will be held ·from 10:45-11 :45 a.m. and 1:30-2:30 p.m. Afterward, parents and adult sponsors are encouraged to take their daughters to their offices for the remainder of the day. The program has been put together by an allvolunteer planning committee chaired by Bernice Noble, professor of microbiology and cochair of the Task Force on Women, and Deborah Scott, director of donor relations and stewardship in the Office of University Development. Information about a wealth of career opportunities awaits girls who participate. "We have a really interesting lineup of places girts are going to be able to see," Silverman said. Through visits to departments on both cam puses, girls will be able to explore the Web for information about earthquakes and volcanoes around the world or explore the Slee Concert Hall and its world-renowned Fisk Pipe Organ . Others will have a chance to join a hands-on tour of an environmental engineering lab and to interact with scientists who study the Great lakes. Or to learn the art of silk screening. Or participate in an hands -o n demonstration of technology for persons with disabi lities. The deadline for reg istrati on is Tuesday. To obtain a reg istration form , contact Cathy Cleesattel at 645-2646, ext. 127; fax 645-2724. girls still lag academically ~hind boys. "We' re trying to help girls catch up to where the boys already are, • she noted. Program and registration information also •s available on the Take Our Daughters to Work Web site, http:/ / wlngs.buffalo.edu/ studentllfe/vp-affaln/ eve-nts/todtw The registration fee is S4 for each girl and each adult sponsor. Girts attending UB's program will indude about -By CHRISTINE VIDAL, Reponer Eduor 90 from Buffalo who are at- tending through Preventionfocus, a not-for-profit substance-abuse and teen -pregnancy agency in Buffalo. "These are girls who don 't necessarily have parents who work at UB. We' re trying to give them the opportunity to think about -ca reers in a way they perhaps wouldn't otherwise," Si lverman said. At UB, Take Our Daughters to Work Day will begin with registration at 8:30a.m. jacqueline Mitchell, dean of the Graduate !i<hool of Education, will present the keynote address at 9:15a.m. Kathy Kouk ond doughtor, Kotle, on a 1996 Center for the Arts tour. 3 BrieDy 1 PSS seeks nominations for Outstanding Service Awards The Professional Staff Senate •s calli ng for no m inat ions for 1ts Outstanding Service Awards. T he awa rds a rc given each yea r to members of US's professional staff who are maki ng outstanding community-serv ice con tributions. Winners rece ivt a cash award, a certificate of recognition and will be ho no red at a universit y-wid e luncheon to be held May 20. To be eligible, no minees must be current fuU-time professional staff members of UB, the Research Foundation, the U B Foundation or the Faculty-Student Association: and must have com pleted at least two years of continuous full-time profess io nal -staff servi ce by janu ary 1998. Previous winners a re mel ig ible for five yea rs after receiV ing the Outstanding Service Award. In additi on to professional excellence, nom1nees must demonstrate a commitmen t to service that must be noteworthy and disunct from that encompassed in thei r job description. Nomin"tors must pre pare a dossier in support of the candidacy. Nominations. wnh com· pleted dossiers, must be received b)' 4:30p.m. April 20. For more information about criteria for nomination and doss1er preparation, call Chris SauCiunac, cha1r. PSS award committee, at 64S3S44. Nomination may be submitted to Sauciunac, do Anna Kedzierslo, Professional Staff Senate office, 543 Capen. North Campus. Spring Clinical Day to focus on aging, prevention of disability "The Aging Amerfcan" will be the theme of the 61 st Annual Spnng Clinical Day schedu led for April 25 and sponsorrd h)' thr UB Medi cal Alumni Associ ation . The program. open to the publu:.. will take place from 7:30a.m. to noon in the Buffalo Marriott, 1340 Millerspo rt Highwa y. Amherst. T here as a registratio n f« for non · alumni a nd non -due!o - paying alumni of the medical schooL Edwa rd D. Wagner. a 1965 graduate of the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sc iences and director of the W.A. Mac~olllnstitute fo r Health Ca re Innovation in Sea ttle, Wash., will present the Stockton Kimba ll Lec ture at the noon alumni luncheon . H is topic will be "New Way!> to Care for O lder People: Building Sys · terns Based on Ev idence." Wagner is professor of hea lth sCiences at the University of Wash ington School of Public Health and Community Medicin e. He is senior advisor to the National In stitutes of Health on maoaged -ca[e initiatives and serves on the editoria l boards of Henltl1 Serv1ces Research. /ounwl o[Ciuucal Epidemwlogy and HMO Pract1ce. For registration and mforma ti on, ca ll829-2778. Rapper KRS-ONE to speak at UB's King Commemoration Musician KR.S-ONE (a/ k/ a Krts Parker), wh ose intelligent . uncom · promising views on life in urhan America have led to hun bemg d ubbed th e"con!lcie nce of rap" and " II !> leading advocate '' bv Rollmg ) rorlr, will dc:.·ilvcr the keynoH.' spc:.·~.~ch o n April 17 at lJB's 22nd an nual Martm Luth~.·r Km g. Jr. Comml."mOrollion. T he event wi ll ht' held at 7:30 p.m. m the Mam~ta1-w theater m the Ci.'ntt>r for th e: Art!> on the North t:.unpus. II wdl be produc~.·d by U B '~ Office of Lunfen.·n~o.c:-. anJ !:'lpeoal Fvcnts and C<H.ponsorcd hy the Bl ack ~tudt nt Un1on. the Cc:ntt·r fur t he Art:-. a nd the Und ergrad uat e ~tucfc nt Associat ion, a ll :11 l ' B. a nd Buffa lo State- Co llege's African Amen ca n Student Orgamz.H •nn Alth<)ugh th e program will he free:. admission tickets will herr quired . Both free and VIP reserved sca lin g at $5 a rc avai labl e at th~.· ce rltc:.·r's t1 ckc:.·t office from noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesdars through Fn days. T 1ckets also will be ava dab lr at the door. Proceed!> will bcnclit UB academic scho larships. A run away at 13, Parker lived in the subway a nd public shelter), edu ca ting himself at the public libra q ·. Shelter counselor Scott Sterling (a/k/a Ill Scou I..1Rm.kl n.''-og m zed his talent and toget her thev formed Bnog1e Down Produ~. tio ns (BDP ). The partnership led tu a self-finJ. rKed s m gl ~.-. "( rad Attack," followed hv the legendarv album. "Cn mmal M•ndt•d" After Ste rling was murd ered m th\.· Sou th Bronx. BDP rdc:a . . ctl "Bv All t\·lea ns Necessary," a land mad, 111 establi o;hing. rap a., ,1 tool for enlightenm ent . Two yc:1r) later. Parke r lor mt.•d ~t1.1p the \ ' w l t."n~o.c: ~ l m· ~.·m~.·nt Jt, .tll -st.lr r.tp !>I ngle:. ··~dflko;t ru ~.- tiun :· rJ.I.,t'd mtm.· 1h.1n S.\(){) .0011 i11r th~.· N.Hum,tl Urh.an l.ea~Ut.' programs t.trg~.·t•ng hl.t~.l.. on hl..1~. ~ '1c1 k nee and cdu~...ttum program!> lor f_hc: tl n \IHith . \\'11h h1' n1.·\t two I P;;"(;twuu ~lu'll I h~.· Rluq,nnt l llll•p lh lf' .1nJ ··h.tutJIIIIlll·nt," Parl..~.·r . . h.11 pennl h.... 'l"h)n 1n .111.1~ k In ! '•·~ rl'"'· m.ltt•n.th .. m .mJ tht· lunh~.·ntn~. 'It''' 111 h1 . . 111r' lnllllt'lil.itl'h llllln"lll~ P.H~~.·r., "i't•t.'~oh l.H\ Hl.1 .. l.. -..u.,knt \ llltlrl \\ dll1111d ·· \j•olln ''•~ht 111thl \1,111bl.l~t· tlh:.lll·t �41Rapa ._ Apfil a1!I!IIYt 2Ut27 BRIEFLY ............... on ~==-Aslll · c.oiNG.--·~ ~ln-..-,- and Alglonal Malllty In - eastAsia,.wllmaloe-tlldons tomom>w on the North campus. Hemanclo<. who- her - I n poilU JCl. once at Ul, II pralouot and fanner chair of the poltlal science at the UnMnlty of the Philippines, and ~of the lndepondont- for Slrate!* and o...lopment Studits..sho Is. -.g protes. ""In Asian .. VIrginia Mlltory - In the -field She ot Is widely ,._.... c:MI- .-y-. Hemandozwtllspeolcon "Thel'oltiall~of sh" .at 9:30a.m. In. 502 ··, _Part Ctf. Hon at a colloquium~ by the'Department ofPolitlcol Science. She will lecture on . , . Politlcollmpact of Rapid Economic Development in Southeost Asia" for Asia It Noon, • bfown.bag gathering to be held in 250 Student Unloo from noon to 1 p.m. · T h e - .... ~ by the DepartrMK of Poltlal Sden<e and the Allan Studies Program at Ul. For more lrlor' , aii64S-3<17~. ~distance-- ann students ttere I ' . . learning ~'t have that prolessoB and ..... ' ..-. U8 students ·~-leannlng' doss, •1v11n toTemorsfa, "Geologists,. tougltt by \\lnthrop D . ~ pralesso< of geology, So.te ~at Albany, will , _ with him when he visits UB this month. . 'Meonswtll~thedass from the School of Englr-'"9 and Appled Sdoncel' EngiNet t.dlitles in ... Hall cblng his April21 -23 -.isit, sending his lectin bad< to Albany for thedents lhete. MHns Is an expert In structural geology, spec:lllizing in .... SOIId1 on 11-;elhirHectlons, 1 new approach to undentondlng Igneous textures in geological StrucllnS. He will also pment I seminar at U8 on April23 obout his recent experiments with ... thin-sections. lnl<n!sted f«uuty and students may all Robert jacobi at 645-6800, ext. 2461, for Information on time and k>- • cation. Federman to speU at Emeritus Center meeting Tuesday Roymond Federman, SUNY Dis...--intheDe~of Englllh and .,. . -his. -JonesCharlnFtench, ... NOd from his ncMIIs and and c... •• the EmoriM Center's ,__ 1ng to be held at 2 p.m. Tu.day in 102 ~Hall. South Lounge. c..-..-... ... Robert E. Hunt. Emertlus be In charge of t h e - Next-~ ..-lng. to be held on May 12. wil Jature Q>artes V• .._..... acting choir and SUNY~ - - I n the Department of~ and- IS . . . . ---.IS -IS ph)lsics, This , _, lng willnc:Uie the-. of the 1991-98.11oord of clrecton and pn!SOI1tOIIon of the - IOQigl1ldon of II£V.UP votunteen. Senior auditors ~--1 them she really enjoyed their sense of humor because they'd undernood her references to the cultural icons of her own past. Many seniors ask for courses of general interest-counseling, history, health, law, Shakespeare, folklore, anth ropology, American lit erature, Greek or Latin literature in translation, art, art history. They also lint' up for courses that are topic-centered and in terdisciplinary as opposed to esoteric and narrowly focused, although there are exceptions. Thanks to Lipsitz and its abundance of distinguished faculty members, the English Department has been very popular with auditors over the years. Many of the faculty members have had a lot of repeat busin ess. "Art history is popular, too" Lipsitz said, "and the social sciences, class i cs- Jack Peradotto is popular. In the law school, Professor Lucinda Finley has asked me to direct even more people her way." Finley not ed that "if the law - sc hoo l faculty real ized the hard work. depth of experience and enthusi- taught by Robert Daly, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of English. This semester, she cajoled five of her cohort to sign up for Daly's modern American literature class. "I made them take it," she said. " I told them they had to experience a class with this man. The professors mUSI be embarrassed at times to have us around. We're always thanking them and telling them how wonderful they are. They probably hate that." Despite ke and snow... Any problems? Parking reared its head. Walking long distances is sometimes difficult for some seniors, and can be treacherous in the - -·-- asm th ese ----bJ-Dolly,SUNY~ people bring T...Nng-lntho~ofEngllsh. to class, there'd be many more re- winter. Nevertheless, many strap on quests by law professors. Auditors the cram pons year after year and really fire up the younger students, crawl up the iey hill from the Baldy not to mention the fact that they Lot just to wade into Baudelaire for have so many different ways of ap- an hour or discuss Brahms. ·preaching issues and addressing Others repon that parking is no legal problems. I really like them ." problem at all-"You park your car, take the shuttle and after that , New perspectives yo u just use the elevators and enThe auditors, said Pcradotto, closed bridges," said Smith . Andrew V.V. Raymond Professor "What 's the big deal? The whole of Classics, "bring adifferent ki nd campu s is enclosed." " listen-snow, rain, it doesn't of relevance and perspective to the material studied and they have a lot matter," Koren said. "God didn't of sympatl\)' for the younger stu- mean for me to play cards. I go into dents. They sometimes act as a spur withdrawal when school is out. I've to the younger kids. encouraging been blessed with marvelous expethem to raise issues and question riences an d a broadened world 3S§Umptions they might not oth - view through this program. Many of my professors have become my erwise bring up." Ko ren noted: "Fi rst you just see friends. It's been a wonderful gift and I'm enormously grateful." all these young people and feel a Two other champions of theselittle o ut -of- place, like maybe you nio r students are George Lop6s, don't belong h ere. But then yo u dean of Millard Fillmore College, m eet people in class and at lunch and Larry Gingrich, MFC associor getting coffee and you get to ate dean for summer sessions. know them and share informa · tion. Pretty soon, you have many Fewer spaces in summer friend s and ·you have a learning Gingrich said that seniors shouJd community of your very own. know that there are fewer spaces "I used to sort of run with differ- available during summer sessions ent people every year," Koren said. and that, because summer c;;ourses " but now I take a lot of classes with are condensed, auditors should be a solid group of about 10 fellow au - prepared for them to move quickly. He said that Lipsitz "is an exaelditors. We got to know one another from different classes. Some of us lent person to talk to before select · have degrees, but not everyone, and ing a summer course or one dur· ing the rt'gular semesters because some of us are UB graduates. Koren's first auditing experience sht''s very, very familiar with the was nearly two d ecades ago in an p rograms here and with the in early Ame rican literature course structors and tht' curricula. She's Tailor-made programs MFC looks at retirement learning designed for specific community needs MillArd Fill,...... Col'-9e is investigating a different kind of program for senior learners that would complement the auditors program and, according to MFC Dean George l.opos, extend US's central academic culture into the community. L<>Pos sees a great future for both credit and non-credit leam· ing in retiremen~ .wfrom programs like our existing senior auditing program to the kind of tailor-made programs offered by the Chautauqua lnstitutl!--<ourses that focus on a particular topical area and are offered in a non-traditional time frame. "'for instance, with auditing," he said, "senior students study in regular classrooms with the regular students during regular academ ic sessions. "But we coukt also offer other academic programs designed and constructed to meet the specific interest needs of different groups of people in the community," he said. "'The nature of these courses will be determined bY a study of the Interests of seniors in this area. Wf! want to know if the profile of Western New York'~ large retired population is consistent with the kinds of services and programs we can offer here to meet their contiouing fntellec· tual needs. Then we'll design appropriate programs based on those interests .., lopos added: "These may not be traditional academ ic courses, but they won't be craft prograf'11S either, because that isn't our mission or area of expertise at MFC." (Noncredit, continuing education is offered in great variety at the UB Crafts Center and is open to the public.) "'We would be interested in serving the many people who are retired from area schools, industries, bus inesses who never really d id much·with Shakespeare, for instance, but want to do it now, • Lopos said. "Othe" migh! like !l'ilor-made programs in sculpture or painting, art his~ory or something in political science, math, biology, economics-you name it."' At MFC, he said, such a program would not focus on grades or academic outcome, but on the presentation of information in a unique way and d iscussion. A week-long, daily seminar could be offered that might focus on health issues and emotional wellbeing for insta nce, or American fiction writers of the late 20th century or the anthropology of magic, but it n~n't be a creditbearing course. "' I'm an example of one kind of student we think we can serve,., Lopos said. "I'm 55. I have my AARP card . I could be retired myself already. Do I want to take more courses in higher;ed ad ministration? Well, actually I want to learn Italian so I can read Dante's 'Vit~ Nuova' in the orig inal. I've read and studied much of Dante in translation, but I wish I could ' read ' the Italian on the other page. It sounds just beautiful!,. -8y PATRICIA DONOVAN, N..., Setvi<:es Editor also interested and most willing to offer guidance and suggestions to new senior auditors." Lopos added that MFC also has full-time advi sors available to help potential auditors choose cou rses. Asked about the volume of such students UB can handle, Lopos said, "We can handle many more very easily. And we want to." Lipsitz said that many auditors go on to complete their degrees, a possibility enhanced by the interdisciplinary academic prognuns now available. These allow students to design their own programs to reflect complex, multi-disciplinary topics like environmental history, digital art for health education or the an thropology of ancient cultu=. An nette "Angel" LaVallee, a Williamsville !t'Sident who earned a nursing degree in Vermont in 1953, began taking English courses here in 1978. She received her bachelor of English cum laude last May. She's been auditing ever since. La Vallee also formed a UB "sorority .. while matriculating that incl udes Hilda Koren and other auditors-Pi Mu Zeta-PMZwhich she said stands fo r .. PostMenopausal Zest,.. something these women have by the barreL "Anything is possible when it comes to continued learning," Lopos said . .. We live longer, healthier, more active lives today that we ever have. People well into the.i r 80s are often very acti ve physically and mentally. as we know from our auditors." Registration information about UB's senior auditing program can be obtained from Lipsitz at 85260 15 or 645-2575 ext. 1022. Terry Sikorski or Sally Stroupe at 8292202 can provide information about senior auditing of oourses offe.rtd through Millard Fillmore College. arts degree in �a..w School Symposium Rights, environment abuses to be studied T HE ways in which hu - man -rights abuses and abuse of the environ · ment overlap will be ex- plored during a two-day symposium to be held at the law school on April 17 and 18. Workshops and speakers, in cluding scholars and _activists in the fields of international law, hu man rights and environmental protection, are scheduled for the program in O'Brian Hall on the North Campus. The program, "Human Rights, Environment and Community," whichwillbeginat IOa.m.onboth days, will be sponsored by UB's Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy. Participants will assemble in the faculty lounge on the fifth floor of O'Brian Hall. Co-sponsors will be the Cana dian-American Studies Committee, Conferences in the Disciplines, Hu- man Rights Center, MitcheU Lecture Fund and the Environment and Sociery Institute, all at UB. A highlight of the event wiU be the free showing and Western New York preJ]liere of the movie," Power: The Ia es Bay Cree vs. Hydro-Quebec," at p.m. on Aprill7 in Buffalo State liege's Campus West Auditorium, I. 00 Elmwood Ave. gal Studies Centre. h will be cosponsored by Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe,alocalNative-American cultural organization; the offiaoof Assemblyman Sam Hoyt; the Buffalo State CoUege Native American Student Services, and UB's Department of Art History. Hoyt, son of the late Assemblyman William Hoyt, a champion of environmental justict who was involved in the movie's live drama, will introduao the ftlm, which focuses on the politics on both sides of the border and in Quebec, the 1990 Earth Day Cree journey to New York City by dogsled and Inuit kayak, and the story of the hard-won victories by the Cree. An update will be presented by members of the UB law faculty and Yvonne Dion , a member of the Cree Nation who lives in Buffalo. Panels held on both days will discuss " Linking Human Rights, Environment and Community," "Recen t lnstitutional Developments"' and "Comparing Agendas: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Justice." A fourth will cover coune for addressing these conlliru • Assessing the impacts of Agenda 21. Panelists and guest speakers will indude Martin Scheinin of finland, a legal scholar and member of the UN Human Rights Comminee; S. James Anaya of the University of Iowa School of Law, a human-rights anomey; Lakshman Guruswamy of the University of Tulsa School of Law; Sevine Ercmann of the legal ofliaos of the Council of Europe; Peter Ekeh, UB professor ofAfricanAmerican studies; Michael Haney, directoroftheAmericanlndianArbitration Institute, and Peter W. Hutchins of Hutchins, Soroka & Dione< in Quebec. Also, Errol Meidinger, UB professor of law and director of the Environment and Society Institute; Claude E. Welch, Jr., SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the UB Department of Political Science; Jolene Rickard, UB visiting assis· tant professor of art histor y; Charles Zerner, director of th e Rainforest Alliance; R. Nils Olsen, reports from five working groups. Jr., vice dean for academic affairs and professor in the UB Law Topics of the working groups will be: • Evaluating the draft principles School; Neil Popovic, director of the UN Program for Eanhjusti« and Peggy Shepard ofWest Harlem Environmental Action. Moderators will include Makau Mutua, UB associate professor of law and co-director of the Human · · e movie follows the dramatic on human rights and environment • Drafting a conduct code to con· troland monitor the operations of transnational corporations >tory f efforts by th e Grand Chief • Clarifying/evaluating institutional Rights Center; Robert Den tan, UB of th C ree s, Matthew 42on Come, o halt the James Bay/Grca1 \o\fhale ydroelectric Project. The showing of the mov ie wi ll be spo nso red by the Canada-U.S. Le- strategies adopted by governments. oorporations and citizen groups in conflicts that raise human -rights and environmental concerns • Selecting the appropriate dis - professor of Arnfrican studies and anthropolog):; Wendy irvine. UB lecturer in law; S. Jam es Anaya and Errol Meidinger. For more in for mation, ca ll64 5-3989. Vitamins won't offset effects of smoking on pregnancy, study says By LOIS !lAKER News Services Editor P REGNANT women who continue to smoke, thinking their prenatal vitamins will offset the known ad - verse effects of smoking on the de · veloping fetus, arc deluding them selves, a new study by UB researchersshows. Live-birth data and personal in formation from more than 9,000 s moking and non -s moking women who took part in the 1988 Na t ional Mater nal and Infant Health Survey showed that the risk of adverse outcomes were higher among smokers than non -s mokers, as expected, and that the ri sks for smokers were similar whether or not they took vitamins. The stu dy appears in the current issue of Annals of Epidemiology. "This paper is very important for the public health, because it shows that women whosmokeandtakevi- tamins do not really minimize the risk of pre-term birth, low-birth weight babies and babies who were smaller than average for their gcsta· tiona! age, all conditions that are as· soc iated with s moking ," said Germaine M. Buck. associate pro · fessor of social and preventive mcdi· cine and co-author of the study with doctoral student Tiejian Wu. "As far as we can tell, this is the first paper to show this. The message is, ' Do not smoke during pregnancy, because vitamins won't help to negate smoking's effects.'" Multivitamins are a common "Part of prenatal care in the U.S. The 1980 National Natality Survey f9und that 95 percent of married mothers in the survey used supplemen ts du rin g pregnancy. Studies also have shown that women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to take vitamins-and to take more vitamins-than women who don't, possibly in an effort to offset the reported adverse effects of smoking. To determine if multivitamins are effective in reducing the risk of these adverse effects, Buck and Wu analyzed data from 9,402 women regarding pre-term births. 9,395 women for risk of very-low or moderately-low weight babies, and 9.363 women for the risk of small - for-gestational-age infants. plus selfreported information on smoki ng and prenatal vitamin intake. Results showed no significant decrease in risk of pre-term births, low· ered binh weights or children who were small for their gestational age among women who smoked during pregnancy and al')() took vitamins. "These findings show that tak · ing vitamins does n't subst itute for giving up smoking during prcg nancy,'' Buck stat ed. The analysis revealed certain pat · terns of smoking and vitamin in· take among pregnant women: • Among 9,402 women , nearly o ne -qua rter said they continued to smo ke after learning they werepregnant. • 75 percent reported taking vita mins regularly during their preg· nancies. • Women who used vitamins regu larly during pregnancy tended to be older, married, bencr educated. and ha ve larger family in co m es than women who did not. • Women who smoked 1-9 ctga rettes a day had a 70 perct'nt m crease in risk of bearing very -low b1rth weight babies 1han women who did not smoke. • The risk of small -for -gestauonal age babies m smokers wa~ more than twice that of non -smokers. P..wlinC' Mendola, formerly with the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and now with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, also contributed to lhe stud)'· The Next Net Frontier: Accessible Web Design Ei3 More and more o f u s •re becoming involved in the creation of Web sites. Whether in administrative, consulting or direct roles, not only do we want to ensure the accuracy and currency of the infor· mation they include, but we also want to employ the most cuuing edge appli cations for their design . However, it is eq ually impo rtant to keep in mind the issue of Web accessibility. For example, have we chosen colors that would pre ven t those with color blindness fr.om reading our site? Do our sites include text alternatives for image -map. graphic or audio compo nents for those who may have difficulty 'interpreting those arenas? It diminishes our efforts if we create a site with superlative content. design and presentation that proves to ~ hopelessly unreadable or uninterpretable for individuals with disabilities. This important area of Web destgn is one that recently has received some informed attention on the Web. To read a brief, well· wrinen overview anide, you may wish to consuJt Arthur R. Murphy's " Design Considerations: Readers with Visual Impairments" (http://www.lcc.gote<h.edu / g ol lery/ d.zJne/ .cce u / ), which appears in Dzine, an Online Gu ide to Good Web Design (http://www.lcc.gote<h.edu/ gollery/dzlne /) . After familiarizing yourself with some essential concerns in accessible Web design, you may wish to consult a ft"W comprehensrve directories of links to sites th<it address a wide variety of Web accessibility issues. The University of Washington's DO -IT site is devoted to "'Dis abilities, Opportunities, Int ernetworkmg, and Techno logy." h ha ~ compiled an excellent directoq•...Accessible Web Page Destgn'" ( http :/ / w e ber. u . w •s h l ngton .edu / - do lt/ Res ou rc e s / w e b deslgn .html ). This frequently updated direcwry provides links on broad information accessibility topics such as universal design , adap tive technology and intuitive systems. II also features links for inore specific access lOpics, such as color bhndne~s. Java and Adobe acces · sil>ility and Web video captioning. Further, it includes a link to the Web Watch · ! D iscussion Li st. whi ch dtscusscs the relation of peopll' with disabilities and the Web. Finally, this page includes a link to DO· IT 's own " HTMI. Gutdeltn cs," prov-iding practical recommen datiom a long with clear, wdl -rC'aso ned cxplanat1om. Anotht::r highly useful directory of accessibility links may be found at WebABLE (http:/ / www.yarl.org / w eb a ble/ ). issued by the Yun Rubinsky Insight Foundation. This site emphasizes technological solutions to informa tion accessibility problems on the Web. It provides !tnks to sites pertaining to aural cascadi ng style sheet:.; capttoning and audto descriptio n on the Web; Emacspeak (a speech output interface ); and vOICE (auditory display for vision substttu tion ). You also may click on the Weh Access Symbol at the bottom of the page to find out how to denott: your own sue's adherence to Web accessibility standards. By bccom tn g awarC' of acccssibilit )' ISSues and sol utt ons, we all can cont ribu1e toward the creation of a more trui)•World -Wide Web. \ For a.sststauce m comrectmg to the World \·Vide Web. ccmtact the CIT Hdp Desk til 645 -3542. -Oe borah Husted Koshlnsky and Rick McRae, Umvemty Llbrar~es BrieBy Meeting scheduled with chair of the President's Review Board The Office of the Provost •nd the Faculty Senate wtll sponsor a genera l meeting for faculty members mt erested 10 meeting with the chair of the President 's Review Board ( PRB ). The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. on April 21 tn Room 330 of the Student Uni on on the North Ca mpus. David Nyberg. professor of L~uca ti onal o rganization, administration and poli cy and chair of the PRB. and Ken Levy, senior vicC' provost. will dtscuss lht~ promo lion process and answer questions . The Faculty Senate passed a resolution five years ago requcstmg an a nnu al meeting \vith the chai r of the PRB be held to dtsc us~ th t" cri teria and procedures used by the PRB 1n reco mmcndmg promo t ton and to add ress questions. GA position available at the R.eJrrter The Office of News Services is looking for a graduate asSIStant tor the 1998-99 academic year to write for the Reporter. Apphcanl~ mu.!>l have excellent writing skills; newspaper expcnencC' •~ preferred. Applicants should mail resumes and writing samples to Reporter editor Ch ristine Vidal, 136 Crofts Hall, North Ca mpu s. Applications will be accepted until th e position is filled . For more mformat1on. call 645-2626. �ADri19.1!111/Vui.2Ut21 Eight to receive Alumni Association honors Jo ns FKU!ty ---M~: Posting ff-11014 . ~AJ. - - - l ' h.D.Pm- g m n , - Sclonce. Sd-'oi~Pm. fesslons, Postlng lf-101S. Pro- '-·Dept. ol Gynecology, Oncology. Rl'CI. Gynecology. Oncology o;v., UB, Posting lf.!I016. Research Senior n.w-.counsoling ond EduatJonol Psychology. Posting IR·97117. C1ert< 111-lnstitute ID< Addldlons Sludlos. Posting ltt-98006. s..,.ort Speclllst·Psy<hology, Posting IR·98027. Dndor (TechnologyT- Servkes}UB AIJI. one..School ol EngW-'"9 ond "PP*d Sciences. Posting IR· 98028. - $upport Spe- -~· Posting IR· 98029. - . . , . 11-UnMr>ity Community lllillo!M, Posting IR-98030. Professional c-.....atF~-. _ . (SI.-3).UnMnity lJ. braries. Posting ti'-102S . Applcatlons Dewllopor (51.·3)-Compu~ ond Information Tech· -l)e. nology, Pmling fl'-1029. - · ketlng ~(51....)- Millltd Fillmort College, Posting P-1030. slgner(SI.-4)-MIIIIfdCQiege. Posting fl'-1031 . - --for~-~(51.-2)- ~ l1llmon. tolloge. Posting -3032. HillS~ (S[ 3).UnMnity Focillllot, Post· -1033. - - - (51.-4)-(lftU ol Posting fl'-3034. . lnstnKtlonlf $upport 5pedlflng lst (~-onc1Ur­ bon All~ Posting IP-103S.• Non-Compe!ltlve/ Labor Classified Civil Service :. .-.g - - (NS.3) (port-)<*-..-.. -).UnMnityfodlllet, LIM I to be -....ct. Dontal Asslstont(~7) News Services Director T HE former chai r and CEO of Fay's Inc., the president of NOCO En· ergy Corp.• a physician known internationally for his pio· neering work in developing dermatology as a medical specialty and a man considered the most powerful individual in talent management in the entertainment industry are among eight individuals to be honored at the UB Alumni Association's annual awards dinner. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on May I in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. Tickets for the dinner are $50 J>('T person. For further information and reservations. caii829-2608 by Aprill 7. UB President Willia.m R. Greiner and Jean C. Powers, chair of the awards committee, will present awards to the eight honorees. Henry A. P•nasd, Jr. (B.A., '48, B.S., '52) will receive the Samuel P. Capen Award fo r notable and meritorious contributions to the university and its family. Chairman of Cyg nus Management Group, LLC, Panasci is one of the most dynamic and accomplished graduates of the UB School of Pharmacy. He forme rly was chair and CEO of Fay's In c., a diversi fied specialty retail chain h(! cofounded with his father in 1958. Under his leaders hip. Fay's diversified beyond its core drug-store business by launching The Paper Cutter and Wheels Discount Auto Supply. At the time of its merger with a large national retailer in 1996, Fay's had grown to more than $1 billion in annual rtvenues and more than 270 retail store locations. The Walter P. Cooke Award recognizing non-a lumni who have made notable and meritoriou s contributions to UB and its fam - il}r, influencing growth and improvement for the university, will be presented to Regln•ld B. New.n.n 11, president of NOCO Energy Corp. of Buffalo, a family· owned petroleum products supplier and terminal operator that supplies home heating oil, industrial fuels,lubrican~. aviation fu. els and asphalt throughout West em New York. A major supponer of the university, Newman is chair and a member .since 1989 of the board of trustees of the University at Buffalo Foundation, Inc. The UB School of Management in 1997 named Newman its "Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year." nmothy J. Klein (B.S., '84), cofounder, president and CEO of ATID Technology, Inc., will receive the George W. Thorn Award, prese nted to a UB graduate under age 40 in recognition of outstanding national or international contributions in their career fie.ld or academic area. Klein, who received a degree in electrical engineeri~g. has distinguished himself as an engi· neer and in the design and produc tion of"small computer system in terfuce" devices that are integrated into computers by other companies to enhance performance. RonMd A. Poling (B.S., '76) will receive the Clifford C. Fumas Me· morial Award, presented to a graduate of the School of Engineering a.nd Applied ScienceS or the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. A professor of physics at the University of Minnesota, Poling is widely recognized for his contributions to the field of elementary particle physics and is an expert on the "bottomquark," o ne of the fundamental building blocks of matter. Distinguished Alumni Awards, given in recognition of aaptional can:er acoomplishments, community or univenity service, or ....arch and scholarly activity, will be presented to: • Dennis J. Block (B.A., '64), managing partner of the prestigiou s internationaJ law firm of Weil, Gouhal and Manges LLP and a leader in the area of corporate law. A·widely respected spe· cialist in the complex field of corporate mergers and takeovers, h'e is the co-author of a monthly column in th e New York Law Journal. serves on the editorial boards of several legal publications and has co-authored two books. .lugene M . F - (M.D.,'43 ), known world-wide as an authority on treatment of diseases of the sltin, especially psoriasis, and for his pioneering work in developing dermatology as a medical specialty. Farber is president of the Psoriasis Research Institute in Palo Alto, Calif.. which he co-founded, and Center Professor and Chairman Emeritus in the Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine. He has practiced clinicaJJy for more than 40 years and bas taken care of more than I 0,000 patients with psoriasis. • Seymour Gltln (B.A., '56), Dorot Director and professor of arch.ar:ology with the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Resea rch in Jerusalem. the oldest American research center for ancient Near Eastern studies in the Middle East. His contributions to the field of archeology are legion. • Br.od A. Grey ( B.A., '79), chairman and CEO of Brillstein-Grey Entertainment (BGE), a leading management, television and motion -picture production company. He has changed the face of talent management in the entertainment industry and is considered the most powerful man in the talent business. His client roster includes more than 150 television and movie performers, including Brad Pitt, Nicolas Cage, Sylvester Stallone, Ch<!'and Courteney Cox. BGE has 10 shows on the air, including "NewsRadio,""lust Shoot Me" and "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.• Grey has been nominated for six Emmy Awards. has won several Cable Ace Awards and received the e>eorge Foster Peabody Award as executive producer of"The Larry Sanders Show." (1111-. temponry)-1 sa SquR Hll. llne127S80. -~~ (~7) By AlmtUII PAGE (port-)<- post. tlons..-)-1S8Squft Hall, Une 140793~ Une 140798. Molntenonce Helper (SG-<S)(ttwee,-..lMIIIoble)-Unlvor>ity Fadlties. Une 146011' 146069, f46070. \ To obtain mor~ infotmotion on jobs list~ above, contact P~­ sonnel Sftvk~ ' fox mpon~ systtm by calling 6H· 384J and following the voice prompllnstruaiom. To obtain Information on ReJeorch jobs, cootod Spansend Progroms PersonMI, 416 CrofU. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sending Letters to the...,_ The R<port..--lettss from comrnonling 00 its stories ond content. 1.-. should be limited to 800and may b e - for Ryle and length. Letten ITlU$t include the writer's namo, address and a daytime telephone number for ..m. catioo. Beauseolspocelimit3· lions, the ~~<port..- cannot publ5h allettss ~They must be roceiwd~ 9 a.m. Monday to be coruiden!d ""publicatioo in that week's issue. The ~~<porter prelen that ~ters be received on cfiSk or electronically at reporterilubnews.butfalo.edu Turn off TV? Too extreme, UB professor says By MARA McGINNIS News Services Editorial Assistant HILE lV-Free Am · erica (TVFA) ha s designaledApril22· 28 Nalional TV· TurnoffWecl<. a UBassociateprofes· sorof communiauion says eliminating TV from American life is an "extreme measure" and not warranted. " Just like with anything else- the key is moderation," says Mary Cassata. "We have to recognize that television is an institution in o ur environment, as important as o ther institutions such as school or church." Cassa ta , w hose expertise in dudes the effects of mass media. has done in-depth research on n 1 W and children, the history of television and the fundamental process of communication that relat es to televi sion. She maintains that te levision is educational and fos · ters creativi ty in children. According to TVFA, which expects more than 5 million people in 40,000 schools, families, libraries, ch urchcsandcommunitygroupsto panicipate in National TV-Turnoff Week,manyeducatorssaytelevision represents their greatest challenge. Cassata disagrees ...The ills in our society need to be addressed-like unemployment and the disintegration of the family,'' she asscns. ..Values are disintegrating and 1V is not the cause of iL There arc more im portant things to clean u~more important social problems-than television," she adds. Cassata says, "Television is un fairly the scapegoat for many things because it 's easy to point at and easy to turn off." Her advice: "Don't turn it off. Instead, try to be in tell i gent about its use." CASSATA She believes teachers should try to use TV as a teaching tool and integrate it into the classroom. Paren ts, she adds, are responsible for taking a proactive role when it comes to finding good programs for their children and then instilling that sense in their children. vdoping their 0\otn pro)C'Ct!-." He said Miller also plans to te-ach .m imerdisciplinary seminar on research ethics and will he involved in helping the social -work faculty establish interdisciplinarv cont.1cb wuh re-.t..-archcrsacross thL'tllll\'crsny. Miller\ n·<>cMch hns tc''""··d (U\ l lll' arcc r <\ l ed WO!llt:'n oiOtl lht.'IT drug prohlt•m,, as wd l .1, tht• rel.1 - 1ionship between alco hol prob lems and crime, including drink ing and driving. During the past I 0 years, her research has been on understanding the relationship between family viole nce/violent Vll' tinH zation and the develop· ment of women's probll·ms with .1lwhol a nd oth er drug!<~ . It also h a~ l'Xpanded lo focus on the l'ffC>ch Cassata points out that it is im portant for children to develop a "visual literacy.. in order to be able to interpret the meSsages of the mass media like those underlying in advertising . .. Child ren need to be aware of what is outthere." says Cassata ... We,are supposed to help depict the real world to ch ildren." ContrarytolVFA's~onthat television viewing is passive. Cassata says viewers are actively thinking and reacting as they watch. While agreeing that the average of four hoursadaythatAmericanchildren watchTVisexcessive,shenotesthat the actual long-term influence of TV viewingisimpossibletomea.sure si n~ we are all distinct individuals who watch for different reasons. Research center Continued from page 1 bri nging with her a grant or more than $1 ;nillion for a project on mothers ' alcoho l problems and children ·~ Vlclimlz.ation. Noting that Miller has obtamed mort' than 7 million tn ret.<a rch funt..hng ovt.'r tht• P•'"' 10 ' 'l'Jrs, Sh ulman ~~d 11\ l'\ · fll'\:"tl'J she.' will " pmvldl' lllt.'nltmn~ .md ,ltmulu:-. for .Ill ul our I;Kull' .11 thl· !'l( huol of !'llk:hd \\'nrk m dL· of these problems on the children of the women whom she ha s stud · ied. with the goal of developing intervention strategies. Miller has a bachelor's degree in social welfare (rom the Univ~:rsity of Illinois, Urba na . She holds a mastCr'~ degree a nd doctorale, both in criminal justi t\ from the ~ talc Unive rsi ly at Albany. , �7 Complaifling can be g~t may save energy! Dear Editor: ThousandJ of people saw it. Many may have thought it odd. Some may have grumbled and !dade a cynical remark. A few yawned. Bu~ as near as I can teO, only one per10n called to complain. Wlut am I referring tol The North Campus Stadium lights! On March 30 and 31 they were on, burning bright, on a bright sunny day, as weD as overnight. Each lamp, a thousand watts! Obviously, outdoor stadium lights should not be on during daylight houn when sunlight ma.ka artificial electric lighting quite unnecessary. Nor should our stadium lights be illuminating nothing at 3 a.m. On March 30 and 31, the stadium's lights were on because of a computer malfunction. And they stayed on because of assumptions people made and because the problem wasn't called in. Athlet · ics apparently thought Facilities (maintenance:) was working on the lights. Facilities apparently thought Athletics was using or testing them. And theliteraUy thousands of othe"' who saw this brilliant (reaDy, not-so- brilliant) spectacle didn't call in and complain. Why no caD-in complaints? I wonder if people simply assumed either that the lights wert on for a legitimate purpose (it was possible, but un likely) or that the university is just a crazy place where grossly wasteful behav ior is the no rm (which hopefuUy is at least an exaggeration). But in this case, assumptions likr these were wrong. If yo u see what appears to be wasteful behavior, please make no assumptions! And please ca re enough to call in and complain. In the case of the stadium lights, one could have called Facilities customer service (by caUing 71 from any campus phone or 645-2028 from off campus) and said, "Hey, I thought you guys have an energy conservation program. Hasn't anybody noticed that all the: stadium lights are on in th e middle of the day (and night )! Please get someone over there: pronto and tum them off!" My thanks to the o ne person who called me. Believe it or not , the universit y does have an energy conservation program and occasionaUy we do get serious about it. Yes, Facilities needs to do more and be more vigilant. But really it takes aU of us working together to make it happen. When you see anything which looks like energy waste, don't be shy about complaining and alerting us. CaDs to 71 can result in work orders to flX malfunctio ning equipment. correct overheating or ove:rcooling. etc. If the energy waste appears to be: substantial, tell that to the operator so that she o r he can ·flag the work o rder as urgent and get someone out there right away to correct the problem. Complaining can be good. If yo u com plain about the right things and do it in the right way, I suspect complaining might even be good for the soul. I can be reached at 829-2515 and would welcome yo ur complaints {and suggestions) about campus energy use and envi ro nmental impact. - Walter Simpson, UB ~ Offlcer, Unrvemty Facilities Is affirmative action being downgraded? Dear Editor: The Reporttr announced a renaming of the Office of Equal Opportun ity/AffirmatiVe Action to be the Office of Diversity, Equity and Affirmative Action Administration. What's in a name, o r a renam e? Are we mistaken o r is affirmative action being downgraded to mere .. administration?" Why "diver· sity?.. ls it a sop to the right -wing agenda? Why dump "equal oppo rtunity," which· has not been achieved , for a vaguer "equity?" Is any new cha.rge to the office being issued? The new office is to be i.n the Co mmons. Is this to make it mo re independent of Capen Hall (a genu inelyindependent office would be worthwhile )? Or is thi s to further marginalize it s influence by getting it as far from Capen as practical? Why is the office space small er? ln other words, the brief story leaves more questions open than answers. -TonnaUee M. Bat~helor, Adminions Office, E.O.C. P•trtda Donovan, University News ServiCes Jim Holstun, Department of English l John M. Staley, Cora P. Moloney College EmUy Tall, Deportment of Modem Languages and !Jteroture Paul Zare:mbka, Department of EconomiCS Events calendar Continued from -~ otices ---~· Reelrement System Pre-Retirement s-t.... The New YOfk State Employees' Retirtmef'lt System b offering a ~inar on retirtmef'lt planning for em~ enrolled in the Employffl' Retirement System. from all t~. within fNe years of retirement eligibility. The seminar b a one-day event being offered on Friday, lune S, at the Center 1 for Tomorrow on the North Campus. nme accruah should not be charged Registration has begun-to make a reservation, contact Personnel Servk:es at64S-2646, ext. 101 Of 102. Seating 1s lim ited a nd will be reserved on a first cOIT'Ie, fint-served basis. PartJcipanu are asked to have the resetVation coordinator inform the retirement system otany ~I accommodatWJm ~-~~~~~:;' can be d irected to E. Suzy Shallowhom, 645-2646, ext. 11 <4 . Unlvenfty Commencement Candidates for undergraduate degree~ '" the fa culties of ArU and Letters, Natural Sciences and MathematiO, Social Sciences {including Interdisciplinary) and Spec~al and Individualized Ma}on are eltgtble to participate ill'the 1 S2nd Unrvers•ty Commencement on Sunday, May 17. at 10 a.m. tn Alu~i Arffia. They may leavt' their commeoce:ment 1nf0tmabon brochure registration forms at the Student Union Information Desk or tn the Commencement Office at S37 Capen Hall. Commencement information brochures, including the form, are also availat»e al both of these sites. Tht filing deadline rs Friday, April 1 7 Obi~es Harley E. Flack, 55, UB Distin.guishOOAlunmus, president ofWright State University ...._.. Mt'Vkes _.., held April J for Harley E. Flack. 55, president of Wright Slate University, Dayton, Ohio, and recipit:nt ofUB's DistingWshcd Alumni Award in 1995. Flack died of cancer March 29 at his home. Flack, who received his doctorate from the UB Gradu· ate School of Education in 1971 and served as assistant dean of the UB School of Health Related Professions in the early 1970s, became the fourth president ofWright Staie in 1994. From 1989-1994, Flack was provost and executive vice presiRAat dent at Rowan University in New )efsey. Previous to that, he was vice: president fo r academic affain and dean of the faculty at the SUNY CoUege at Old Westbury and served as the founding dean and professor of the CoUege of AUied Health Sciences at Howard University. Under his leadership, Wright Sta te created the University Center for International Education. In 1994, working with education. gov· e roment and business leaders, he signtd an agreement with the University of Dayton and the Air Force Institute of Technology to create the Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute for advanced en gi neering education and re~a rch . Aack had served on the National Advisory Committee fo r the ACJ· demic Leadership Academy of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. A past president of the National Society of Allied Health and founding editor of its journal, Flack published numerous articles and several books. He co-authored African-American Perspec · lives on Biomedical Ethics and Case SlUdies in AUied Health Ethics. In addition to his scholarly activities, he W.:.S a musidan and com poser, publishing the Goree Suite, eight pieces for voice and African in struments, as well as more than 25 works for piano and voke. Among his many honors were Who's Who Among Black Amen · can s; the O rder of the Shield. The O hio State University; 1994 Di~ ­ tinguished Al umnus Award, Kent State Un iversity Alumni and the Paul lawrence Dunbar Humanitarian Award. In addition to his doctorate from UB, Flack held a bachelor's de gree from The Ohio State Unive rsit y and a master's dt'grt>e from Kent State University. He is survived by his wife, Mignon; four sons.. Harley Flack, II, C hrl~ ­ topher Flack, Oliver Palmer and Michael Palmer, and o ne grandson . Co ntributio ns in his mem ory may be made to the Harley E. Flack Scholarship Fund at \\'right State Universi ty. Robert J. Ehrenreich, 74, pediatrician, allergist and clinical assistant professor Funeral services were: held Tuesday in Temple Beth Zion for Rob ert J. Ehren reich, 74 , a pediatrician a9d al lergist and a clinical assis ta nt professor in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Ehrenreich, who fought a long battle agai nst Par kinson's disease and was forced by illness to retire three years ago, died April 3 in a Philadelphia nu rsing home after suffering a stroke. Eh renreich graduated from the UB medical school tn 1947 at age 23 . In lhe 1950s. he served as a captain in th(.• U.S. Anny in charge of pediatrics at Camp Atterbury in Indiana and Ft. Devens in Massachusetts. In hi s 43· ytar practice of medicine. during which he served as a clinical assis tan t professor in th e UB medical school, he was on the staffs of C hildren's, Millard Fillmore. Sisters. Kenmore Mercy and DeGraff Memo rial hospitals. Ehren retch. known as uDr. Bob," con· tmued the practice of ho use caJis long after many physicians had aba nd oned it and often called hi s patients when he went out for the night. An eavly advocate of parent · effcctivenes.~ training, he taught parenting sessions in his office. After traveling to tournaments with hts tenms· playing daughter. Amy, Ehrenreich became a cha.Jr umptre with the United States Tcnni~ Asso· ciation and officiated at matches in many locations. including Madison Square Garden and Forest Hills. Du nog those years. he had several en counte r~ wtth the former tenni~ "bad boy." John McEnroe. He IS su rvtved by h1s wife. Minam; hts daughter. Am y Haller of Penn Valley. Pa.; two sons. Richard A. of Potoma c Md .. and Oav1d B. of Wynnewood, Pa.: a bro th er. Harold M.; a ststcr. Annette lrwtn of Pembroke Pine~ . Fla., and four grandchildren. Graduation, Student Honors for Reporter Commencement Extra 1"he lteport«r will publish Its annuai•Commence~nt Extra" edition on May 14. 1fyou have not done so already, pleast .send us lists of studenb receiving graduation or other honors, ident·ifying honon conci~l y. Information mu5t be reccivtd no Later than May I. B«ause of production u-quirement5. the &porter only will accept mformation dcctronically. No fusubmissions wiU beaccrpud. lnformat10n ma> ~ submiutd on disk, specifying the program in which it is wnuen ;r;nd including a printout of all information contained on the disk, or by e· m:ul: report-ubnews.buffalo.odu UB's Trombone Choir, conducted by Richard Myen, will perform In • concert Aprtl16 at 8 p .m . In Slee Hall. 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Libraries to add four new computer sites Two sites to be open 24 hours; 110 new computers to be added in Lockwood, UGL By MAliA McGINNIS News Servk:es Editorial Auistant I --- · Sociologist to discuss "'bemmrig of America' ......_...,_Galldlorw ..... _........,from - -. . be In 7:JG.Po.m.an~atnb ce.rtorT-on tho -Ciqloa. ........... "llw llw'*Vd ~-~...-­ ond41*cl . . o_ . -Amoricln - d SociaiD!II .. _ =.:.:=...'":.:? ---·DIIneylolbtd, Lis ...... ondthoMIId:AmBb-d:lhl-compelllion l o r - Tho price"' t h o - - -.....!heiJI -..Is SIO lor rnombon d Alumnl-ondS12for llalhers.Fornaelnlannodon. a>n~Kttho1Umll550dltionlt S29-260B.- - must be . - b y Aptl24. MPROVING Sludenl access to computers will take a n1a· jor step forward when I I 0 new IBM -compatible personal computers, as well as 60 plug-in ports for laptops, become available in the fall semester at four renovated sites in the Undergradual< (UGL) and Lockwood libraries on the North Campus. One new site in each of the li braries wilJ be open 24 hours a day. 7 days a week to provide st u dents wi t h around-the -clock computer access and basic tech nical support. T he major renovation project, which will begin immedialely fo l· lowing commencement, is being initiated by the University Libraries in collaboration with Com put· ing and lnformation Technology (CIT). II will be funded by1he SIU · den! lechnology fee. Rick Lesniak, director of aca - By CHRISTJI4E VIDAL Reporter Editor W HERE's the library? How big are !he donn rooms?Wha1 does !he campus look like? These are just a couple of !he ques· tions !hal high -ochool seniors conlempla!< while making a final dea· !he fall wiU have an opportunity l!l'"' jJ\ o•l.llod \1\1\<>ll It' 111"1' l•·ol.liWo·h\llt' Wd1 ph"'"'"" W•·h •stude.n t access to computers in which a total of 405 new state-of· the art personal computers, which are 10 times faster than the university's present computtrs, will become available at public sites. The dfort also will involve upgrading II existing computing labs on both campuses. including in residence halls. Lesniak emphasized that the new computers will mark the de· but at UB of public access to com · puters equipped with Windows NT (New Technology), one of !he industry's most professionaJ and powerful consumer-operating systems. Users will bave access to email, the Internet, resources on CD ROM, 100-megabil zip disks for storage, networked printing capabilities and document-prepa ration software, such as word-processing and spreadsheet programs. Steve Roberts. associate director of university libraries, said the project will foster the use of information technology in the dail)' lives of students. .. The library sites will provide students with a more comfonable, diversified environment in dose proximity to books and other li - he sa id , " is an integration of conventional reso urce tools available in the libraries with new informatio n-technology-age materiaL.. It is more conducive to learning for students because all of these ma terials will be co-located ... According to ~sniak . the new brary resources, rather than the the possibility of a universal com puter -access requirement that may be implemented as soon as Fall 1999, by serving as a " fall · back" for students who need to compute on campus or who can not afford their own computer. Karen Senglaup, director of general libraries access services. said, " the PC has become an integral component of the entire learning experience--what better place than lib.raries to have access to such a resource ." According to Senglaup. the south side of the UGL's first floor will~~ dramatically transformed elbow -to-e lbow setting of com - puter labs," he said. "The project also will free up space in existing labs for classroom work and in struction." It will include new furniture, carpeting, lighting and paint for the designated areas in the two li braries, both of which , according to Roberls, have not been renovated or refurbished since they were built more than 20 years ago. " It will make UB more attractive and help in recruiting efforts because computers will be more vis ible on campus," he added. Lesniak agreed. "The project," sites also will help prepare UB for c- t"-'d - ,.... s Getting to know UB on Preview Day sion about what univusiry to attend. Freshmen and transfer st udents accepted by UB for enroiJment in jM demic services in C IT, said the ad ~ diti.o n of the new library sites is part of a major project to increase to get answers to these and a host of other questions Saturday when UB opens its doo rs for Preview Day 1998. Coordin aled by !he Office of Admissions, the annual, univer- sity-wide even!, 10 be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., will in troduce ac ce pted students and their famjJies to th e wealth of academic pro· grams, variety of student services and numerou s state -o f-the -art learning resources available at UB. This year's introduction to life at UB will feature academic presentations, exhibits, demonstra tions, campus tours, financial-a id information, residence hall tours and the President's Reception . It also will showcase the university's computer and information -tech nology resources. (Sa relnted srory on "UB Explor<T." page 6.) Preview Day is more than an up-dose-and-personal look al the university. .. For those who have made the decision to attend U B. it's a wonderfu l opportunity to come and see the campus," said Frances Bernstein , assistant director of admissions. But for those accepted students who may be on the fence about their plans for next year, it's an im portant part of getting them to commit to attending UB. And first impress ions count. "I'.., had a lol of people approach meat open houses and say.Tve never been 10 Buffufo. I had no idea VB is so impressive. And !he people haY< been so helpful,'" Bernstein said. About 1,500 student are ex p«ted to attend, along with mem - bers of !heir families. In all, abou1 3,000 people will visil !he campus Saturday. The success of the program is m large part thanks to the hundreds of UB faculty and staff membt•rs from through o ut the umversttv co mmunity who work for mont hs to plan Preview Day. " It 's heartwarmmg that the un1 versi ty pulls together for such a large event," said lkrn stem . "The people who con tribute go tht: ex tra mile to make it a spec1al day." Accepted students who attend Preview Day will receive a UB 1shin, along wilh !he bragging rights that will go along with it when they get back home, Bernstein said. They'U also have !he opportu · nity to tour the residence halls, as well as a number of academic dt - �2 Reporiea ADri116.1!9/Yoi.Z9.it!.28 BRIEFLY UBtom-tp011501' Ch•rle• P•trlck Ewing, law professor, adjunct professor of psychology and a forensic psychologist, in 1990 published the book "Kids Who Kill." He often is called as an expert witness based on his study and expertise in the field of intra familial homicide. confet~on mlcroblil plllhogelleSis The Microbiol Polhogonosls Groduote Group o1 U8 ond the Western New VOlt lkanch, Americon Society oiMicrobiologists wil .,..._the 10th AnntJollkdfolo Coni~ on Mlctobiol Pathogenesis on April 29 In the ShOrOU>n Inn, 2040 Waldon Ave., Che<t<towoga. The . ~willbeglnot7:-4S a.m. Mld run until 5 p.m. Other sponson include the l'harmac:eullul Division ol the llayerCO<p. ond ~ Vaccines ond Podiatries, OS .... astheCJffla!ol~ln the DiKiplnes. vice """""'"" graduate education, Cent« fa< Microbial Palhogonosls, Deportment ol Microbiology ond Miao Club ol the Graduate StudontAs>odotlon.altotUll. ond InRegistration is cludes lunch. Fot more Information, aH Them~ !(ruse It 8292459. us Burkman to speak at Fulbright conference Thomas W. 11uc1cman. diroctor ol Asian Studios ot U8, wll bo the keynote spuke< at a conleonct tided "Opportunltlos ond CNII<ngos In Ctoss.culturol Ex- chonge.. . Sponsored by the Western New VOlt Fulbright As>odotion. the~.... bo held from 10 o.m. to noon on Apf112S In Moot H...~ ~10 Cqllege_ The progr#m is !roe .net open lO thepubk. to ..-to- In odditlon IIYncman,. rep. rosentaiiYos from the FYibright ~In WoshlngUiri, O.C.; ~ wil bo schol"""'ond - . t i p paaMties. Regislralion lor the a>nler<na! wll begin ot 9:30 o.m. Fot more.--, ai87&-SB1 . · I- REPORTER People Initially wen shO<ked that the tragk shooting In Jonesboro, Artc: . •pparently wa1 planned and carried out by boys 11 and 13 . Should they be7 It's no longer shocking to hear of children killing, but the particu · Iars of this case are esp«iaJJy trou ~ bling. Not only were the boys younger than most juvenile killers, but unli.ke most juvenile homi cides, their crimes appear to have been premeditated, if not coldblooded. Finally, and most significant to me, is the number of victims. Unti l the recent spa te of school shootings in the South, juvenile mass murder was a phenomenon virtually unheard of in the coun try. At whot age should a child be able to diKem the difference between "child's play" and murder? Cog nitively, children are capable of understanding this distinction at a very early age, in most cases by the age of 7 or so. But cognitive understanding is not the whole sJory. Even many teyn-agers do not fully appreciate the finality of death o r the true co nsequences of homicidal actions. At what ~e Is a child mature and ruponslble enough to use a firearm 7 In m ost states, a person cannot obtain a driver 's license until 16, vote until 18 or drink legally until 21. Certainly the maturity and judgment ne cessa ry to safely handle a firearm is greater that that needed for any of these other age- regulated activities. Put most simply: the possession and use of firearms ought to be reserved for adults. The two boys Involved ..y they didn't mean to hurt any· one. How do kids get Into these situations? I have heard the same thing from many of the juvenile killers I have examined. Often what starts out as a fantasy--or at most a plan to threaten or scare someone--turns into a murder because kids get carried away with the power they experience when they point a gun at another person. Also. in many cases where there are two or more perpetrators, kids egg each other on, pushing fantasy toward reality, until someone ends up dead. Finally, some juvenile killings are ..accidental " in the sense that the perpetrator really did not intend to hurt anyone, but mishandled a firearm . Who's to blame for the Jonesboro tragedy? There is more than enough blame to go around. Certai nly lax gun con trol laws that make it easy for children to obtain firearms p layed a major role. But so did the entertainment media, which glorifies an d glamorizes violence and rarely, if ever, shows kids its aWful consequences. ln the end, l would also suspect that the family and o ther social institutions (includ· ing schools, churches and commu- nity} co uld be indicted for not teaching these youngsters th e sanctit y of human life. How do you think these two boys should be punished? Like it or not, under our· system of justice, unless tried as adults, juvenile offenders---even the worstare to be rehabilitated and not pun ished.! believe that remains a good philosophy. Without knowing more about theoe boys, I can't say how Likely they are to be rehabili tated by the time they turn 18, but I think. it is worth trying. One thing I can say for •ure is that if they were sent to prison, there would be virtually no chance of rehabilitation. It's worth pointing out that in New York. as well as many other states. children as young as 13 may be tried as adults for murder and, if co nvi cted, sentenced to lengthy prison tenns. ln New York, for example, the maximum term a 13year-old murderer can reaive is 9 yurs to life in prison. Do you think thele children can eYer grow up to le.cl "normal" adult lives? " Normal?" I doubt it, but what ever adjustment they do make will depend Largely upon how they arc treated by the system. Unfortu nately, all too often, the juvenilejusti cr sys tem does more harm than good. We seem to be m uch better at making criminals of aU ages worse instead of better. How can we prevent Mftsele.u tragedies like Jonesbon>7 There are no simple answers to preventing juvenile murder. There are several things that would help. but they are much easier said than done First, stop dilld abuse. In my view, child a~ is the number one general cause of juvmile violence and homicide. Second, 1ceep guns out of the hands of childrm and adolescents. Third, limit children's access to media portnyals of violence or at least tm!per that exposure by making sure that violence in tbe media is portray«! for what it really is: an aberration that destroys both its victims and its perpetrators_ Finally, teach our children and the children of oth en the ultimate value of human life. How did,_ bee- Interested In the subject of ltlds whoklll7 Before attending Law school, I trained and practiced as a child and family psychologist and worked primarily with violent, abusive and seriously dysfunctional children and parents. When I became a forensic psychologist, many of my fim cases dealt with women and children who killed their abusers. Soon it became clear to me that most youthful killers, not just those who killed family member, had been victims of abuse. That sparked my interest in juvenile homicide, generally, and ·led to wh~t has b«:ome 15 years of research, writing and practice re· Ia ted to "kids who kill." The AoporUr B axmullty~ publshod by the~ ol lJniYonily Service, Stote lJniYonily ol New Yortt ot Bullolo. Editorial officellft loated ot 136 Crofts Hal. Amhent, (7t6) 645-2626. _.,_~ ~.edu __ MhiKI'Ige ,.,. ' ~=of -AI--Ovistini!VIdol -----· -Joon Donzig Rebecuhmhom ....... ..... Boslnsld loba.l<e< Patrid.l Oronovan EllenGoldbun Moly Beth sp;n. -.M<Cinnls a..... Cunnlnghom Public service: it brings out a university's best But convincing administrators, seniorfaculty it's valuable is a challenge, Checkoway Sc:o/S By EllEN GOLDBAUM News Services Editor VIDENCE is beginning to sh ow that faculty mem bers involved in publi cservice projects tend to be mo re productive resea rchers and better teachers than their peers who are not , a professo r of socia l work at the University of Michi gan told an April 7 symposium on public service. Barry C heckoway noted , how ever, that convi ncing senior faculty members and administrators of that-and rewa rding such service at research universi ties--will be a challenge, even for institutions th at are comm itted to public service. " Publi service contributes t o the vitality of th e university and brings out the best in a university," said Checkoway, who also is execu tive director of the Center for Liv ing Thro ugh Co mmunity ServiCe. The symposium, sponsored b)' the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs, celebrated UB's Faculty Development Public Service Jnitiauve. At the same time, it generated debate about how research universities shou ld value and reward such work. E Accordi ng to C heckoway, who st udi es the place of public service m th e research university, national organizations in higher education and major universities see UB as an example of an institution that has made a clear commitment to public se rvice. " In the circles in which I move, UB is perceived as one of the lead ers in the field," he said. He cited the establishment of the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs as a demonstration of that com· mitment and noted that Presi dent Wi ll iam R. Grei ner is one of the few top university adminis trators nataonail)' who publicly and con sistently has made public service a priority. "UB has a track record of out standmg efforts," Checkoway said, pointang to the uni versity's re ce ntly publi5hed second co mpen dium of public-service projects. He noted that it is not clear how successfully research universities encourage faculty to engage in public service. .. Un iversi tie s need strategies for public service," he said. ''So me universities have strate- gies for filling football stadiums. while ot he rs have foreign-policy s trategies ( for research and teaching par tn erships in other co untries). .. But what about having a domestic policy? So many of us ttre far more interes.ted in working in Bangkok or Bombay, rather than in the Ci ty of Buffalo." Checkoway said it often seems that the prestige of a university's research grows in direct propor· tion to its distance from the campus. " But research universi ties are strategicall y situated to be able to respond. They are civ ic institutions, which were established with a civic mission," he said. The answer, said Checkoway, is to begin to redefine service as scholarship. To do that , a distinction must be made between scholarship that involves the discovery of knowl edge and that which involves the application of knowledge through public service. .. Service is schola rship when it draws on one's professional expertise for the welfare of society," he said. As such, public-service work can serve as a kind of"rcaJity test " fo-r faculty members who, he said, have been criticized in recent years for not doing work that is relevant to society. " Maybe for this year's performance review. faculty should be requirrd ro describe the impact they think they had on the community," he suggested. " It will be an immcdiate-co nsciousness· raismg. To accurately reward service, universities must undertake nothing less than developing a new conception of research , he said. While this remains a formidable task on an institutional basis. a group of UB faculty members dis cussed six projects that demon strate that public-service efforts already are underway. Each has completed a project made possible by the Faculty Development Public Service Initia tive, which provides grants of up to $10,000 each for interdisciplinary projects that integrate" scholarship with public service and en hance faculty awareness of ho.w public service enriches teaching and scholarship. �April16.1!m!Voi.2UI. 28 Rep Vote on computer access delayed lly C-SllNE VIDAl. Roport01 Edi!D' GTHY discussion-and the consequent loss of a quorum-will delay until [ May the Faculty Senate's action on a resolution on universal access to computing resources. The resolution, which would endorK a requirement that all students haye access to, and preferably to own, a personal computer by the Fall 1999 semester, was introduced to the senate at jts March 4 meeting. Issues that raised the most concerns at a seco nd reading of the resolution at the Faculty Senate's April 8 meeting included costs both to students and the university, faculty support of the measure and whether sufficient tech nical support would be provided. "The committee has spent considerable time contemplating this (p roposal ) and worrying about this," Joseph Tufariello, chair of the Student Access Subcomminee of US's Information Technology Com minee, told senators. While the comminee has wrestled with concerns over the impact that universal access to computing resources will have on faculty mem bers, the "single most important issue" the university faces in implementing such a measure is the cost to students, and " it has worried us row computers from the univer- hold of a computer to level the sity; a financial-aid package that would allow students, if they qual- playing field .. ," he st(CSSed. "There always will be students who can't ity, to use those funds to purchase a computer, and a work-study program so students could work off the cost of their computer. afford one and we're going to help." FacuJty training is another area the university will focus on, he noted. Programs will be put in "I don't think we should take place to help faculty, and Tufariello said he will propose that faculty too seriously fhe idea that we're requiring acctss, not ownership," commented Samuel Schack, professor of mathematics ... If computers become part of courses, students will have to own them, no matter the financial ability." While proponents of the measure hav.emphasizedthepublic-rdations benefits and positive impact on retention, Schack said,"No one has yet said we have a specific academic demand for introducing this." Col leagues at other schools whom he has queried, he continued, have indis:ated that valuable classroom instruction time is spent teaching students how to use their computers. "We're gmng to h e l p - 9 f t - of • computer to level the plllylng-- There - . , . wll b e - who an't olfonl one _ _...., Although UB's public computer labs will be upgraded by the Fall 1998 semester, Tufariello said that use of the labs would not be the best solution to access. Ownership, he said, would be the best alterna tive, but "there will be no 'computer police' on campus" to com· pel students to have computers. "We're going to recommetJtl that people try to get hold of a computer," 1\Jfariello emphasized. T he univenity, he said, is work ing on programs to he lp students acquire a computer. Among the plans being considered are a program that would allow students to arrange a long-term, low-rate fi nancial loan to enable them to purchase a computer; Programs that would aUow students to bor- Hardware is only part of faculty members' concerns, noted Sim'o n Singer, associate professor of sociology._Access to software and problems with compatibility also are an issue. Tufariello responded that a subcommittee has been set up to ad dress potential software problems. .. Up until now, we've been ask- ing if we should do this at all. Now we're asking how," he said. It is, he continued, an "ext remely complicated thing to do. It's a major, ma jor undertaking, but it's somethin g that I think we have to do." William George, professor of mechanical and aerospace engi neering, commented that faculty members have a professional obligation to keep themselves cur~ rent , not only academically. but technologically. faculty and funding for upgrading "As a profession, we're fa irly well paid. There is a cost of profession ali sm ," and keeping o n e's com ~ puter eq uipm Cnt and software cu rrent is part of that cost. 1 A number of students also attended the meeting to voice their concerns about the proposed com putei~access requirement, as well as their disappointment at not having been part of the process to date. ''I'm preuy upset that this has advanced so far and there has been no solicitation from students," said (their equipment and software).n Ariel Shea. Judith Adams. director of Lockwood Library, called language Students so far have received no information regarding universaJ access to computers, she said, but "stu dents are the ones affected. We have to purchase the computers and we have to work with the computers." Are co mputers really going to improve the student s' co ll ege ex perien ce. she asked .... What about the aliena ti on stud e nt s a lready feel ? No one's taJkjng about that." The move toward universa l ac · cess to co mputin g reso urces " has moved faster than we th o ught originally and we haven 't brought students in the way we 'd have liked to," acknowledged Tufariel\o. "Stu dent involvement is ab so lutel y critical. I think th is is the right thin g to do. but if I can 't convin ..-c (th e students) . we're.· in tro uble ." gmng to help." )OSfPH TUFARIEUO from the beginning,"Tufariellosaid. "No student wilJ be required to purchase" a computer, he emphasized. lf}Stead, the univ~rs it y is asking that stu'den is have access to a com puter, whether they purchase their own, ;hare equipment with a roommate or classmate, or usc the un iversity's public labs. teaching freshman courses be provided with a computer. U B also will need to provide computer access and support to faculty, said }ames Lawler, associ - ate professor of philosophy. "In the fall of 1998 (faculty) arc going to have to have access .... The resolu tion says nothing about support for that would require students to have access to computers, but not require ownership, " troubling." She noted that although computer labs a re being expanded , eve n measure s requiring st udent s to own computers will increase use of public-access computers, and not requiring student s to own computers could " flood " the labs. Tufariello responded that while an in creased demand at public sites is anticipated, " if the experience at other universities is sound, most stu- dents will buy a computer. If they don't bring one with them, they will take advantage of other programs" that will provide computer access. "We're going to help students get SPIR grant to aid design project By MARA McGINNIS News Services Editorial Assistant A $ 10,350 grant from th e Strategic Partnership fo r Industrial Re - surgen ce (SI'IR) pro- gram based in the Schoo l of Engi · neering a nd Applied Sciences has been awarded to the G raphi c Co ntrols Corporation for a design project for it s new manu fac turing .-.... facility. Graphic Controls, whiCh manu facturesa nd markets a variety of dis- posable medical products and indu>trinl recording supplies, is current!}' located on Van Rensselaer Street in Buffalo. In November, the corpora tion announced its plan to stay in the Buffalo a rea after being ht•avilv sought after by other communi liD. t; raphic Controls will renovatt.' the 75.000-squarc-foo t fanner IB f\.1 office building on La Riviere.· Driw along the waterfront for its corpora te headqua rter!!>. t\ new 240,000square- foot fa ci ltty to hou se the manufacturing opt.·ratHlll will be bu ilt on E.xchangt.• ~Meet between Louisiana and Ala ham a streelS. The relocation ond transi tion to .1 single-story configuration. as well as a proposed cellu lar dl.-s lgn for tht.· plant layout , will allow for more efficient manu facturing. UB fo~~:ulty members, students a nd tcchmca ll y tmincd per!<!> nnnel in UB'scngincer mg !'i>\.·hool conducted a facili t y - dt.~ ­ , , ~ n (om putcr simulatio n study 10 va ild.l tt.' .md imp row th e tnitiallarmn hl t.' 't.tb hsh tht.· most l'fficient .ur.ln~l'lllc.'lll lor the Exchange St re(·t tau ht \'. We!ltl~ rn Nl'\\ York retained mo n: than I .000 manufa,turing JObs and c n~a t ed more than ROO new o ne..·:, dunng tht• I 990 -9 7 fi:~ ­ c.:al year as a res ult ol S PJ R '~ eft orb. a..._ 3 BrieBy Faculty and Staff Appeal will continue through May EiJ The 1998 Facutty •nd St•ff Appe•l is under way, with a goal of rai sing funds to support research, educa tion a nd communityservice m issio ns throughout the university. Robert J. Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Oral Biology and volunteer chair of the appeal, said that in addi tion to raising needed funds, the appeal, which runs through May, sends an importan t message to donors from outside the university. " Every da y th at we come to wo rk , our faculty and staff show their support for th e universi ty and belief in us missio ns of education, resea rch and publi c se rvice," added Ge nco. chair of th e Departme nt of Oral Biology in the School of Dental Medicine. .. The Facu lt y and Staff Appeal is a cha nce for the UB community to give that extra vo te of co nfid ence to this uni versi ty, and to show what a difference it makes in their lives a nd in this cit y." The appeal allows fa cult y a nd staff members to d o nate-eit her with a si ngle gift o r through payroll dedu ction-to a ge nera l fund to benefit the universit y as a whole or to any department. division or unit on ca mpu s. Money rai sed by the appea l 111 past yea r~ has, for example, gont: toward undergraduate student sc holarships, ope ra ting suppo rt for the Division of Athletics and Umve rsit y Lib ra ri es, and o th er universit y sen ices. "We can send a strong stgn a lt o th e um ve rMt y's ot her donors 1f we have strong participation among faculty and staff," said Genco. "Sig nifi ca nt participatio n is an especiall y powerful messagt• to alumm who have been thinking abo ut givin g somet hin g back to the.· school but haven 't acted yet." For additional informa t1011 on tht" appea l or to receive a pledgt> ca rd or payroll-ded uction form. conta ct UB's Annual Appeal offict~ at 829-2630, ext. 228. To find ou t more about th e un ive rsi ty's divel opme nt effo rts, vis it th e Office of Universll \ Development Web si tt.' at http:/ / www.buffalo.edu/ glvlng Time to submit graduation, student honors for Reporter Commencement Extra The RqxJI'f~r will publish its annual "Commencement Extra·• edi tion on May 14. If yo u have not done so already, please send us li sts of stud ent s receiving graduation or other hono rs, identifying ho n o rs co ncisely. Information mu st be reCeived no later than May \ . Beca use of production requirc ~en~s, the R~p~r!er_ o!'IY ~i!l ~c : cept informatio n electronically. No fax submissions will be accepted. 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Prominent anthropologists_to join conference on Mayan culture Prominent anthropologists Dia ne Z. Chase and Arlen F. ( :ha...l' have been added to the list of expl·rt:-. who will spc..·ak at "Maran Cult ure at the Millennium: Retrospect a nd Prospect," a major int ..·rnallonal con fl·ren..:e on Mayan culture to h<· hdd .tt Ll B o n April 15 ond ~0 . Th(· hu sba nd ~ and-wife team ha:-. t'ondu..:ted archl·ulogt~..al rc~ear ..~ h Jt Ca ra co l. Belize. sinl'e 19HS. T heir research ha~ rct'e1ved more than $ 1 millio n in funding .md th(' C hases. both profe!'.!IOf' of a nth rnpol otty .11 the Uniwrsit }' of Ce ntral Flo rida. haV(' heen featu red Ill !ICV · cr.tl proie'--b for National (ieographu: and PB~. mdudmg th~· PH~ prog rJm . "!-!~o.·ar l" hin g for th e Maya.'' Arl.,;n ( :h .....l~ will spcakat 9: 30 J.lll . LHl April ~:-, In 170 rillnlllrl' Q uaJ Dianl' C h .t~e will 'Pl'.tl.. in 170 Fillmore l..)uad Jt Y:JO .t.m. on April ]6. David Pcnderg.t~t. vit'l' p rl•sid c: nt of l.'o ll t•t' tloth .tnd re!ll'ar..:h .11 the Royal On ta rio r-. lmt·um Jlld ticld dtr._·~..· tor of thl· mu .. eum \ ,tr chacological ex pl•d tti on to .1 numher of ~Iavan rum~ in Mcx1'-u .tnJ Belize, will prl'Sent the.· co nfl· r~o.· n ..: ..··!l keynotl~ .tddrt.'!l!l Jt 4 p.m . o n Apri l 25 in 170 Fillmore QuaJ. The d.tv anJ tinw of Pl~ndl' H!.~:>t \ Jddress prt'\' \Ou~lv wac rl'po rt t:d mcorr~·..:tl\' tn the Rt'p1Jrtt'r ~ �·Simons to conduct final concert Sunday _....._ W 40 former UB singers to perform in program as tribute to director ofchoir and c1wrus The--and--"*-ln wllpra.!toc.onart.- .,_c~ Reporter St>ff .... - d ... ..,.. Tho --and~~~­ on theftrst-afthe 5ludon! The Union. c.onart. to be hold from 10 p.m. ID 4 o.m. tomonow, ........ place In the~ Pucho OIM!ndo COnvnunMy Cent<r, 261 Swan SL In downtown Bulfllo. MviiU.,. S10 for itudenb one! S15, generol public; ot the door, dckets will be s12 for students one! s17. genorol public. dinner aJiturol show, to be hold Solun:loy In Kld\Orino Camel Thootreln the Elicott Compleo:. will begin ot 5:30p.m. MviiU- ~ S6 for students Sl, genorol public; ot the door, - w i l l be J 7 for students; s10, general public. Tldoots for baCh .....ts will b e . . - Ill S15 for students 120, gonerll public. Tldoots The and and ---af. and moy be ~ottheUI Tldo!t Ollce Ot.,. ullng the tlce Ill 645-6643. University Choir, HEN Harriet Simons lint came to UB, the music department was squeezed into Allen Hall on the South Campus, the university had just hired Morton Feldman and the Qcvdand Quartet, and Richard Nixon was about to be rc-dcctcd. Now, 25 years later, she is putting down the university batqn. A professor of music and the direc- a-us, s~ ...t Friends A celebration of Harrlet Simons' 25th s e - as director of chorvses a p.m. Sunday Slee COIKert Hall North Campus tor of the University Choir and Chorus, Simons will conduct her laso concert for UB this wcckcnd. A5 a tribute to the many lives Simons has influenced, 40 former UB singers will perform alongside the regular choir, chorus and symphony during Sunday evening's program, a recreation of the first concert Simons gave as a UB faculty member. Praise for Simons, who enjoys a national reputation among her peers for innovations i.n the teach ing of conducting. has been equally forthcoming from the students· who have sung for her, "traveled with her and learned from her. "It's because of her that I'm in the fidel of music ed.ocation,• said Maureen Allen, a music teacher at · Williamsville East High School. "She's just a fantastic teacher, and -a an outstanding musician.'" Nl<P rocmbcr. tl>e-dlPir in 1~11\oirellr~~p to~ ScOdand an<!Walcs. • "She tabght us the nafioaal an them of Wales," Allen recalled, "arid ~<<anfjt for them iR Wales, ana thtn ~we sang 'America the Bcautifui.: Ev.lrybody was in tears. That's something I'll never forget." Simons described her two trips to Europe as among the highlights of her career. " England was a highlight ," ·simons agreed, ..both the trip to England and the trip to Italy Iin 19951 . To sing in such glorious surroundings just can't be matched. We sang to a packed, standing-room- ---... - dental school He is a dentist somewhere in New Ieney. But while be was here, be took me aver to the anatomy lab and showed me a cadaver. He felt I should sec a larynx. "I don't think about the 'corccr singer' as oftm as I think about the educated UB student who also participates in a cultural outl<t," Simons · aplaincd. "Of course, we have a lot of music majors here, and I am a music teacher, but we aiso have a lot of people who have nothing 10 do with music. outside of singing in the choir. And they become the students I really know the vrry best." Her own life has followed a more dedicated route. A young bass darinetis4 Simons switched to a voice major as an undergraduate, then went on to" take a master~s degr« in choral oonducting and a doctorate in opera conducting from Indiana University. After teaching at Fredonia St>tc College and Oberlin College Conservatory, she acccptcd a position at UB in 1972. .. The department here was small," said Simons, "but they were doing some exciting things. When I think about those first interviews. I remember meeting this and that faculty member, but I (or;man.o; ~f:¥o~s ·~'!i<'JI" have spectfic memories of meet · wanted was among the most memorable. ing Wious $tud.;.t._ "We did it on tbc annive.,ary of to know what we were going to do Mozart's death," said Simons. "It and when we were going to do it." Locaj radio host Elaine Knecht was d9nc complctdy;,; wnte:xt, as aMass." was one of ~o"'"?.fly studenlf• · Over the years, some of Simons' attenditig soine of thclirst claSs<s stud<J!ts gonc_pn .to .be<x?~ Sia,lons taught at UB. -....-.,..<-'. - --._,., - ....... .....-...... .. ,__ only a~ in SL Fr'an9s f)f Assisi Basilica. We sang in Venice during a Mass at SL Mark'slBOsllica." But SimQns' most enduring legacy, soy some of her formcr.studcnts,can befo~~\l'.bomc. "Si't'ons b,rougllt the highest standards to the~~·notcd Father }aaibt.tidwon,;.!;.,·received a .~o~l!' ip. musicology iJ! 1.986. "And she has imparted these standards.to thousand$.. ..1 think that the whole West~ New York region is grateful." Ledwon is pastor of St. Joseph University Church adjacent to the So~th Campus, where many UB They '?Y< professional musicians; Laura Ajkin,_f'!r ~Pie.. ~ ma_<lc the construction of Slec Hall and her Metropolitan Oper-a debut in New York City. Other students, like l.cdwon and Allen,~ in>Qivcd in music as part' of their profession. But, according to Simons. her rdationships with students, faculty and staff who "just enjoy singing" have been equally sustaining. Often, these arc the students the Center for the Arts. Both Simons remembers most vividly. Ledwon and Simons said that, of "Thereisamancomingbadtforthis concert,"' she said, •who I haven't scensincchcgraduatedfrom the UB musical events were held before all the musical events that took place io that church, the 1991 per- .""s\;estf.:dm;.&sS<;~so ~~~~ for helping the student do more." ~twill~ll11l!"'8thc40alumiti duiing this wcek.md's Aa::ording ~ Simons, her retirement from UB only means it is "time to do something dsc." She and her husband, UB professor of geology oooa:n. Parlc£rCalkin, plan 10 IDOYC permanently to Boulder, Colorado. Bu~ after an entire life involved in music. few doubt that her "somethingdsc" will include instruments and song. Greiner updates Professional Staff Senate on projects ay LOIS IIAIWI News Services Editor C AP ITAL improve- ments planned for UB's two campuses and the fall-out from the New Paltz imbroglio over workshops with sexually explicit content dominattd'President Wtl liam R. Greiner's remarks to the Profession~! Staff Senate at its April 8 meeting fn Squire Hall. The agenda also included a brief discussion of the election -in progress for the chair vacancy created by Michael Stokes' departure. The candidates for chair arc Keith Herms, in terim chair; Tomm y Babbs, and William Coles. Campus that will really pull our two campuseS together," he Slated. These proj~cts. he said, include: • A new mathematics building on the North Campus that is in the 1998-99 budget and should be completed within two years once construction begins. • Renovation of Farber Hall on the South Campus to create the Clinical Health Sciences Education Center, or CHESEC. a project that will go out for bid next year • Rmloval of all temporary buildings on the South Campus =cpt the daycarc center, landscaping of those sites and installation of new sidewalks and more attractiv.li:ncing. • Expansion of seating for UB Lack of a quorum meant offi cial business could not be con - Stadium to meet Division-IA stan- d ucted, and prompted frustrated • lmproYcd campus signage. comments from senators. Greiner reported that several Other projects further down the pipeline, but dcfinitdy in the pipe- capital projects long in the planning arc nearing fruition. "Our five-year plan will transform this campus and mili amendments on the North dards, to begin this summer. line, he said, are a new student ~ser ­ vices building on the North Campus, apartment-style undergraduate student housing off of Hadley Road, and "an urban high-rise" on l..cc Road with shops on tl)c first Ooor and h'!using above. Discussions also are under way, Greiner said, on improving the Main Street entrance to the South Campus by creating a public plaza and walkways leading into the campus, and on a possible oonfcrcncc center and new housing at Main and Bailey. "We arc going 10 mili this campus look like a pcrm3Dcnt campus," he said. "It doesn't look like one now. We want it to be inviting, attractive and accessible." On the SUNY New Paltz controversy, Greiner said he oonsidcrcd the situation a First Amendment issue, not one of ac:ade:mic freedom, and would like to have scm it presented as such from the beginning. He said SUNY ~presidents were concerned about Chancdlor - John Ryan's aiticism of New Paltz president Roger Bowen, and his implication that Bowen was responsible for the confcrmcc's contenL "None of us arc going to approve all oonferences," Greiner said. "No one wan!:' to pre-approve contcnL Nevmhcl~ I think the presidents feel this willbavc a chilling effect on the way conferences are sponsored on SUNY campuses." Greiner also reviewed progress toward filling several top admin istrative vacancies: • Vice President for Health Af- fairs- Michael E. Bernardino, fonner director of managed care with the Emory University System of Health Care, Inc., in Atlanta and professor of radiology in th e Emory University School of Medicine, began work April I • Dean of Arts and Sciencesshould be named by the end of the semeste-r • Vice President for Student Affairs-'<hould be determined by early May �~11liB/Vi.2Ut 21 Hyperreal could enrich customer's experience, Sternberg says Preparing and Submitting Manuscripts Using the Web to Guide You Culture lessons in themed environments ay PA-r.c!A DONOVAN News Services Editor proliferation of "pretend" environments, from cowboy-themed fast -food joints and movie-star nightclubs to small towns done up in the garb of 19th-century Bavarian villages, are attempting to attract oonsumers through the use of the atrefully constructed artifice. Some complain that the rush to A replicate other realities is just one more cheesy attempt to excite jaded consumers. Maybe so, says Ernest Stanberg. associate professor of planning in the Scbool ofArchitectu~and Planning, but hyperreal consumer environments can do more for our collective intellect than sell us Italian sausage and a moment on the Po. Writing in a recent issue of the interdisciplinary journal Inquiry, Sternberg says that the themed en - vironments often decried by intellectuals have the potential to awaken our understanding of jwt how we makt sen~ ~four worlQ. Symbols could be explained memory, imagination and need provoke our behavior. Such possibilities could be developed in a number of ways. he writes. De- -ore writing or submitting • ,_..,.. ertkle, you will want to try to identify the most appropriate journal for its publication. Onu you've done that, you'U also nttd to know who to send your mario script to and in what format. One strategy for accomplishing these tasks is to usc the World Wide Web. Most journal publishers have Web pages nowadays. These Web pages provide useful information to prospective authors. Thi_s typically includes not only a detailed description of the aims and scope of a journ·aJ, but also its review policies and prOCedures, as well as its editorial staff. In addition, most journal Web pages also provide de - _ _ ., _ _ - . ; _ _ _ signers could tho _ _ ,.,._,_..,.....__... ~":"',. .... elect to reveal to the oonsumer the Baudrillard and J;>aniel J.Boorstin. interaction bctwccn themsdvcsand Stehtbcrs.ttplores their stalwart the environment as they dance the insistence that we mwt defend the night away-the calculated everyday distinction between re thematizat.ion, the relationship of ality and illusion in order to battle foodtogluttony,andaboveall,how a commercial establishment perfonns the expressive work of demonstrating to us just what moves us, what calms us, what turns us on. the increasing dominance of irn age and artifice in our lives. Stcmbcrgpointsout,howcver,that the claim that technology-driven capitalism has engrossed us in artificiality need not cause us "to pine for the reality that has forgone. Nor do we need to lament what some sec is the oollapse of the distinCtions between reality and.imagc.lt is not the case. according to him, that when we t<ardown this reliable barrier"wc fall "ihto the W<irlds'of illusio·n: simulation and simulacra." Awareness for consumers Consumers would be invited to bcoomc aware of what~ them to that place; what images were used to <Mlke a mponsc in. them, and bow, and what music, decor, color, smells. oostumes, service lichavior ·and activities were e:rnploy<d in order to en-gag'elhem ih·a Sb3tid '&ntisy. Hyperreal environments have If we want them to; he adds, long"dfaWn'ttie scholarly' attention these eitviiilnmmts couJd'demon- of cpistemologists-philoSO"phers strate which cultural signs and who study meaning and knowl symbols push our emotional but- ·edgt. Some have exp~ more tons and how entrep reneurs u~ than a little concern that these thiS information to sell products. commercial enterprises deliberThe producers oould, for instance, ately confuse illusion with reality, demonstrate within the environ - ~ent" itself how they s~ccessfully identified those items f.uciliar to us (cowboy hats, chcdcd tablecloths, bunkhouse-style walls. the smell of cha=dmeat.forinstancr) andthen attached meaning to them (nostalgia, the Old West, 1950s "B" movies, cozy folks, adventurous oommunity, voraciow frontier appetites) to draw us to a site of shared meaning where we can spend a lot of money. A themed environment that would l<t us d<tect its manipulative devices, says Sternberg. would add depth and meaning not only to the (oommerrial) aperience, but to our understand ing of how cult u re, causing the public to lose its sense of Wtiat hits ·autHentic value. Sternberg says that as a result, themed environments from Disneyland to exotic-but-safe adventure vacations. "'tend to epitomize contemporary tendencies that intellectuals commonly deplore." He writes that while such places may be exceedingly low-brow to some. it is possible for them to "awaken the viewer's critical facul. tie. by prompting a self-awareness c:l the very dcnotational and expressiv< strategies" used by the producer to imbue the product with meaning. Drawing on the writings of such n otable se mioticians as Jean ·I' • Sternberg agrees witli Nelson Gobdman's 'theory of referentiality, which identifies even deliberately illUsory ~mmercial productions as '"autheDtic• if the thing symbolized and the way it iss~ ­ bolizcd is detectable and d<tected. Such a production would aWaken the viewer's critical fciculties . Sternberg says there is no 'reason why producers of hyperreat tnvi ronments couldn't deliberately provoke such scrutiny in order to enrich the customer's experience. So someday Planet Hollywood may become highly epistemological. It may urge its customers to recognize its suggestion that the quarter -pound Brad Pittburger with a little Uma Thurman on the side allows us to Literally make youth, beauty, blandness, vigor and fame one with our own furry flesh and cholesterol-laden blood. We are fantasy-cannibals . c....-rrom-1 clock computer access and basic technical support. as well as the abil- ity to checl< out rescrn: marerials. In lockwood library, a second 24hour computing site will be constructed on the scrond ftoor acro5S from the circulation desk in the miaoform and newspaper section. Th< sit<, whid> willallow!Orindividualand group work. also will include about so computers and/or open ports. A third oomputing siti' ·in the Science and Engin«ring library (SEL). locatedonthesouthsideofUGJ.:sthird ftoor, will replace the =a's existing UNIX terminals. The site. to be struc~ specifically for collaborative studying and group projects. will be aa:essiblc during normal library hours and will oonsist of approximately 40 oomputers and/or open ports. CIT's existing computer lab in the SEL cannot accommodate the in - creased student demand for com· puling reSources, Roberts noted. The fourth site, accessible during tibraryhours, will be on Lockwood's third ftoor, ~approximately 20 fully equipped individual computer tailed instructions for prepanng and submitting manuscripts, nght down ro the publisher 's preferred style for formatting bibliographiC references. One way to find the \Veb pages of JOurnals is to search the UB Libraries listing of Electronic Journals and Serials at http:/ I ubllb.buff•lo.edu/llbr•rtes/e- resources/ eJoum•ls. This list, whi ch currently provides descriptive information and links to more than 1,200 jou rnal Web pages, can be browsed alphabetically by title or sea rched by keyword or subject. A work-in-progress, new titles are continually being added to the list. Since the journal you may want to submit your manuscript to may not yet be listed here. an other strategy is to make use of a Web search engine, such as Aha Vista (http:/ / www.altaYist.o.dlgltal.com). With AltaVista, you can type in a journal's name inside quotation m arks, e.g., .. Marketing Educa tion Review," and locate that journal's Web page, if it has one. O r, if you know who publishes th e journal, you can access the publisher's Web site usi ng one of the many publishers'lists on the World Wide Web, such as Faxon's Publ.ishers on the Internet A-Z at http:/1 www.fuon.com/ html/lt_pl_am.html. For a subject-oriented ap· proach, you can use Yahoo at http://www.yahoo.com to find journals under any of a number of subject categories. For assistance in·connectirtg to the World Wule Web,. corttact the CIT Hdp D<5lc at 645-3542 -·i.cy SChiller oiod Will He,;i...: ·.;;,~~lty Ubrarfes Awakening critical faculties Computer sites from its individual-carrel setting to a more spacious, aesthetically pleasing cnviroruncnt with approxirnatcly SO oomputers and/or open ports intmpersed throughout the study area. The south oomputing a= and the UGL circulation desk will remain OP"n after normOI library hours to provide students with around-the- Rap a ... workstations and I0 open ports will replace the wooden carrels that tine windows facing the atrium. Margaret Wells,directorofthe UGL. is initiating de\dopment of training programs fOr the sites. Plans include helpttnters in each library, where professionals will be available during working hours to provide one-on-one consulllltion and hands-on ""'istana! for students with oomputing problems. "We will try to provide a variety of servi=. such as on-line help and paper handouts--<ina:wc realizeeadl student learns differently." said Wells. "Our goal is to also offi!r a series of weddy~!Orstudentstolcam about the WoQd WK!e Web, BISON, Netscape and Microsoft Office ... DrieD ASCE to hold annual concrete- · canoe; steel-bridge contests They'll be.pPttl"!!J their "shoulders" to the metal and their "oars" in the water during the American Society of Civil Engineers' regional conc~ete·canoe and steel-bridge competitions to be held on Friday and Saturday at UB. ' More than 200 engin~ring students from 14 colleges and universities in New York and Canada, including UB, will demonst rate their brains and brawn at the events on UB's North Campus. The competitions on land and in the water will begin at 8 a.m . Saturday, with the canoes being tested in Lake LaSalle and the bridges being built on the Alumni Tennis Courts. Awards will ~ presented at a banquet at 7 that evening in the U nter for Tomorrow. Student teams in the bridge competition will assemble their designed, fabricated, scaled-down versions of bridges to .. repla ce .. an antiquated, heavily traveled hypothelicaJ one crossing a river valley in a mountainous area. The bridge competi tion is sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction, co-sponsored by the American Iron and Steel Institute, the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation and the Na tional Steel Bridge Alliance. Guiseppe Andres to deliver Witebsky Memorial Lecture Extending •nd enh•nclng hum•n life through organ transplants wiU be the topic of the 28th Annual Ernest Witebsky Memorial Lec- ture at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sponsored by the Deparrmcnt of Microbiology and the Ernest Witebsky Center for Immunology. it will be free and open to the pubtic. Guiseppe A. Andres, who was a member of tfte UB medical fac ulty from J970 until his retirement in 1990, will deliver the lecture in Farber Hall 's Butler Auditorium on the South Campus. A professor emeritus and former researcher at UB, Andres as an immunopathologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, visiting pro fessor of pathology at Harvard University Medical School and clini - cal professor of pathology at Columbia University"s Collrge of Physicians and Surgeons. Andres' lecture wiU focus on the importance of and progress on allografts-human organ transplants between individuals other than identical twins-and xenografts--cross-species transplants from animals to humans. �Regional collaboration growing,··reports say Joss FKUity ,__-Dept."'~· C>ncology. wa. ~. C>ncology Div. Ul, Posting f F-8016. ReSNreh SenlorT-~Ind Eduallonoll's)'chology. Posting tR-9n17 . -~ ~-NC£81. Posting fR-98007. -~ Spedllst.f'sychillry, Posting f R-98029. 5«retMy ~ty Community lniliiliYo, Post. ing I R-9803\l. ProfessiQnal Coonlinotor o f F - Management (Sir3)-lJniwnity Ubr.lries, Posting lf'-8025. Applications Dewlopor (Sl-3)-Com- c- putlng and lnfonnotlon Ttchnology, Posting I P-8029. - lng (SI.-4)-Millard f illmore Collego. Posting I P-8030. lmtructlonol 0.. ~ (SL-4)-Millord Filmore College, Posting I P-8031 . Pro- g.....,Asslstontfu<instruGtlonol Technology (SL-2)- Millord Flllrncn College, Posting f P-8032. HRIS C (Sl-3)-Unlvenity fadlitios. Posting I P-8033. Senior Admissions AdYiser (SL-4)-0IIlce of Admissions. Posting lf>-8034. lnstructioNol Suppc>rt Spedollst (SL-4)-Publlc SoMco ond Urban Alflllr>; Posting f P-8035. Web SoftWore Dowlopor (Sl3)-Hoalth Profos>lons lr1fonT1.: tion Tochlljllo9Y PotlnOnhip, Posting-:16.- ' ~ Dewlopor (SirJ) (b!"', ~.......,)- .lr • •I -.lnlonnotion Tochnoiogy Ponnonhlp, Posting #P-8037, fP-8038. Communicodon Sys!Mu T - (SlJKomputing.l!)liinforn;lliao) . Tochnology. Posting lf>-8039. Sbiii-(SL-~­ ilig'onillrDno'ilon T~ Posting lf>-8040. ~ Spe-(Sl~ Edualtlon, Posting ... Leod , . _ Anolyll (SL- .-1. J~Educallon. Posting fP-8042. ,..._..... Anolyst (SL-2) Undorgroduote Eduatlon, Posting lf>.-3. Non-COI1lfM!!Itlve/ Labor ClaSsified Civil Service Building Sentke Aldo (N5--3, port time) (tlvee positions ..-)-Unillmity f odlities, I Uno I to be dotonninod. To obtain rnorr infonnotion on jobs listed o~xw<. cootoct Person- and- lid-· ""'-~ syst<m by coiling 645-3843 ing the ....,. prompt....-~ To oblrm informatiotl on jobs. contod Sponstnd Progroms l'monnel, 416 Crolls. UB projects reveal strong interest in cost-effective efforts among governments Westem New Yo,.. goYemmentl and other public-service entities have an "impressive and encouraging' record of cost -effective collaboration and a growing interest in more such efforts as an app roach to building a stronger region. Those are the conclusions of two reports released last week by the Institute for LocaJ Governance and Regional Growth at UB. One of the reports details outcomes of a municipal-school district collaboration p roject conducted over the past year in northern Erie and Genesee counties. The other summarizes ongoing collaborations among governments in nine Western New York counties. "These reports are valuable not only because they offer models that area governmen ts ca n use and replicate ,"' sa id john B. Sheffer, ll, director of the institute, "but also because they give encouragement that if we now go about the task of regional cooperation in an even more deliberate and aggressive manner, it can really add up to something substantial in terms of the costs, efficiency and competiliveness of the region in the 21st century." Send!~ to the Tho Rtporttrwo:lcomosi<Um from - . comrnenlin9 on its stories and oontenl letters should be limited to 800 WOlds and may be edited"" style and length. Letters must IoeWe the writer's name. address and a daytime relephone number"" vorilication. Because of space rlrTlia~ the Rtpo<ttrOIIVlOt pubish a! !elton roceilled.Thoy must be receMd by 9 a.m. Mondiy to be considefed ""publication in that wtel(s Issue. Tho~"'"'"""' that I<Um be roceilled on disk"' elodronically at .---.-.- ducted in the 60th State Senate District with funds provided by Sen. Mary l.ou·Rath, chair of the Senate Committee on Local GovernmenL hoped for when this project was launched," said Rath. "Tbe Municipal-School District Collaborations Program has been so successful that we have initiated a statewide pilot under this program, a total of eight partnermips between municipalities and school dis~ricts rece.ived support for collaborative efforts. based on the same model" The second report released by the institute contains the results of a survey conducted last fall in Erie, Niagara. Ode3ns, Gentsee, l.ivinglton. Wyoming, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Spurred by these incentive and Chautauqua counties. More grants, the five projects funded in than I00 municipalities responded, reporting some 264 intermunicipal ln two rounds of incentive grants the first round of the p rogram have achieved significant successes in terms of improved efficiencies and cost savings. For exam ple, an effort jointly conducted by ByronBergen Central School District and the Village of Bergen in Genesee County anticipates that , by purchasing its electric power from the village, the district can realize annual savings of $175,000. In another project, the KenmoreTown of Tonawanda Union Free School District and the Towri of Tonawanda jointly developed a natural-gas fueling facility, saving S300,000 in construction costs for a separate station and vastly im- proving fueling efficiencies for both the town and the district. Both projects were injtiated with program grants of $20,000 or less. "These are the kinds o( results we. either steady or growing interest ih collaboration with other municipalities and service provid~rs . as compared to five years ago." Collaborations reporu:d in the survey included joint efforts on public-works projects, public safety and other key services. In addition to succa.s stories. the report includes detailed lists of specific collaborations and partners listed by each municipality that responded. Sheffer believes tbat the two reports clearly indicate both a arrangements that, in some cases, extend back to the 1800s. "That 's just the total for about basis for, and a continuing in- terest in, shared services. "We at the institute believe these reports clarify a key point 37 percent of the municipalities surveyed," Sheffer said,"which tells us that even this active picture of coUaboration is just a fraction of what's going on out there."' Not only iS regionalism not a new and radical idea, it's something that's been going on here Kathryn A. Foster, UB professor of planning who conducted the survey, noted, "Wha~s so striking for over a century in some cases, and local governments are eager to do more of it. .. The important task now is is not o nly the impressive number of intermunicipal arrangements, but also their b r~dth . You name the service, some municipality in Western New York is providing it coUaboratively. Even services that many believe wiU never regional ize, like police and planning, are represented in some of the reported collabor.itions.And 97 per- to both understand and accelerate the effort. For the BuffaloNiagara region to be competitive, we must pick up the pace of regional initiatives."' Copies of both reports are · available !Tom the Institute for Local Governance and Re gional Growth a! 829-3777. cent of the resP:Qndents .r.eport~ Web-based program m <@> 'personalizeS' campus visit · Wl&qlla. Preview -Day Con~'"""-' · y By ARTHUR PAGE News SeMces Director o many choices. So little time. S That's the predica ment fac ing the more than I ,SOOaccepted students and their family members who will attend Preview Day 1998 on Saturday. They wiUhave six shon hours to visi t the North and So uth ca m puses; tour facilities; learn about crucial areas. such as fmancial aid, academic advisement and information tec h nology; meet facu lt y members and students at the de· par tmentaJ level, and part icipate in speciaJ events. And that's not any- where near half of the activities they will be offered by a university thai prides itself on th e numbe r o f choices it provides students. ston, UB W ings webmaster, and Kevin Eye, freshman computer engineering major who is a student assista nt in the Electronic Media Unit in the Office of Publications. "This gives us an opportunity to provide good customer service on the Web by not making our visitors look in a million places for informa· tion, but to bring the information the y want to them ," exp lai ned Rebecca Bernstein, leader of the UB Web Team and director of the Electronic Media Unit. "We're the first university in the U.S. to offer such a Web-based program based on information relationships. The key to UB Explorer;· she adds, "is its ability to sa tisfy info rmation - rela tio nship needs by facilitating 'marriages' be- get major assistance in making their selections fro m a one-of-a-kind , tween the info r mation and the needs of thee-visitor." The result: A campus visit that wi ll be mo re personalized and en- Web-based program called UB Ex- joyable and, hopefully, incrj!Ose the plorer that 's making its debut at Preview Day 1998 as the preferred alternative to the traditional o nesize- fi ts-all scheduJe still used on campuses across the country. As the directions on th e UB Ex plorer Web site ex:plai n to accepted studen ts. "We can't put you in two places at once, but UB Explorc.•r will personalize a schedu le to get you to the events you want to see." The electronic breakthrough in event scheduling was developed by the UB Web Team in partnership with the Office of Admission s. Building th e si te were Ross Win - likeli hood that an accepted stu dent will enroll in the fall . Accepted student s were provided with the URL for the site in mater ial promoting Preview Day and told th at UB Explorer was ava ilable fo r their usc at any time. Accepted students this year will LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Municipal-School District CoUaborations Program was con- UB Explorer asks them to check hoxcs based on more than I50 areas of interest (from "accounting" to "women's st udies"), as we ll as whether they want to learn more about topics including academics, campus life, the residence halls, finan cial aid, t«:hnology on campus, etc. O nce they have completed and submitted the. fonn, they get a preliminary schedule based on their interests and which they can partments, indifding the brology, · chemistry an~ physics facilities; the Pharmacy Museum; the Cen- use to funher refine their visit. It ter for the Arts , and Alumni Arena. Walking to u rs of the North asks them to check the box next toeacheventtheywant to attend, while highlighting in red those thai conflict with others. Once the boxes are checked, students Campus will leave from t t 2 Nor ton Hall every IS minutes. Bus and walking tours of the North and South campuses also are scheduled; participants will need to obtain passes in advanu to part icipate. dkk on "continue" to produce a final itinerary and a campus map o n which buildings in which events they selected will be held are numbered according to their schedule. Both the schedule and lnfonnallon offered at many mes customized map are printt ble. Bu t what if students change their mind before Preview Day? What if during their visit they hear good reviews about an event that's not on their sched-".... ulcl No problem. By repeating the p,roc<SS. they can change their schedule, producing a new itineraryand map at any time before Saturday. During Preview Day, they can refine their schedule using kiosks with computers and printers that will be accessible to the visitors around campus. When student s arrive on ca mpus for Preview Day, they will find their virtual travel guide also will serve as a virtual post office from which they will be ab le to e-mail a friend a Preview Day Postcard featuring a message and a campus scene. To see how UB Explorer works, go to http :/ I www.buff•lo.~u/e.xplorer In formation about US 's academic programs wilJ be offered at vario~s sites on the North Cam- pus throughout the day. Repre- '1 sentatives from Financial Aid , Student Accounts, Academic Ad visement, Ca reer Planning and Placement, and Dining Services also will be available to answer question s. And j u st in case heads a re s wimmi ng from information ove rload, entertainm ent will be o ffered to provide a respite. A number of exhibits and films will bt' on display at various campus sites, and several performances are planned, including the Buf- falo Chips. US's men's a cappella e nsemble; Studiowerks and Zodiaque Dance Company, theater and dance troupes presented by th e Departme nt of T heat re a nd Dance; the UB Saxopho ne Quartet , and Dillar, an avant garde stu dent rock and jazz trio. �Aixillt miiYii29. lh28 Rep a..._ 7 Scholarship to benefit pharmacy students A new scholanhip fo r students in the School of Pharmacy, has been established through a S 150,000 gift from june Larwood to honor the memory of her late husband, Lorren, a 1939 graduate of the school, who died in 1996. The Lorren Larwood Memorial Scholarship, set up th ro ugh a charitable gift annuity, will provide a full scholarship to fourth-year pharmacy students. Re cip ien ts will be selected based on academic achievement, demonst rated leadership in the pharmacy school and service to the UB and Western New York communities. June Larwood, who also attended UB and received a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology in 1940, said the gift provid es a way to "contribute a sizable amount to the school, as well as provide financial help to students who really need it. After see- ing my husband work 30 to 40 hours a week while studying at UB,I hope this scholarship will help make it easier for future students to concen trate more on their studies and not be concerned with payi ng fo r their education." Wayne K. Anderson, dean of the pharmacy school, said the scholarships will help th e school to expand and open up opportunities for pharmacy students. Lorren was owner of Larwood Pharmacy in East Aurora until1967, when he retired and sold the store. Two years later, he and his family moved to Florida. He was active in various community organizations, including serving as past president of the Kiwanis Club of East Aurora and the East Aurora Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Ellicott Drug Co. Board of Directors, and UB Pharmacy Alumni Association. -By PAULA wrntEJlEU., Reporter Contriburor Events calendar Continued--. Wednesday c- 22 conductOr, Slee. North Compus. 8 p.m. - ________,_ UB Symphonic n- Pn c-corLoctun: for- o..m.-. Otdahomaf OepL d Thotre and Dance, Cent..- 10< the A1U, No<th 11M c.d.....w c.mpu.. 8 p.m. 52.50 of l<east ~ ~~oll'enonol urnv. or~ ~~~·!... H1~ Auditorium. 12:30 p.m. 5pomored by RPCI. For """" information, an Charles Wenner at 845· 3261. Phonn.D . - ~7~~~~" 2t 6 ~tural Sdonces. No<th c.mpu.. H0-5:3() p.m . ~ by o.pt. of Phannacy cal jul;.t Wanick at- for"""" 645-2828.Wlfonnation, --C..W-· 5 11 kEV SI'ECT ..... Colndclena! lmoglng: - o f the Nt.l>r. ....... Galt, VA Modiaol c.r-, Allin!>, GA. 117 Patt!er. South c.mpu.. 6-7:30 p:m. a. ~byDeplofNudoor~ino. for"""" nOONtioo. cal11<1>occa Goodmon" 838-5889. =~~ca~~forfTX)f~ Exhibits ....... .-.....-. I t T - s-lllddng: Yak.. ~":'~~es~n~k residents of two former coal-mining towns in Virginia. tt features photographs by v.llbur H•yden. former associate dean of sodal 'NOf1t at UB, now director of the l'lll$ttr of social 'WOftt ~~thehisCa=~~~~ former gr.td~te student, Oera Williams. The exhfbit will be on dnplay through May~oublde the Mainstage thea~ in the Center for the Arts. ~~-;,E•M5:.Publk Photograf»>u, - First·year MFA candidates will exhibit exciting new work in painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography and mixed media in the UB Art Gallery, second floor, Center for the ArU, ~~~ro·:~~~~r~un .. noon to S p.m. for more informnion, un 645.6878, veL 1l49. Soda! Photognphy Exh1blt ·Photography: ~!<ginners Blessed•• an-ofp/1olograph5byU8 undergraduate """"""- is on display tlvoogh May 8 Or1 the tnt floor of the =.~the~Lrory ExiDt may be '""-d Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri., 8 a.m.-9 p.m .; SaL, 9 a .m .-9 p.m.; Sun., noon-11 p.m. Pftertwley Pnltoa '"The Peter Halley ProfK\." a ~ries of temporJry pubtic art protKts designed to engage the UB community in a diak>gue about contempcnl)' art and iuoes, is on display in the Center for the Arts and at various sites on tht North C.mws throug~ July. For more infonnatK>n, aU 64S-6912. ~-AMMrt AsJO<Mta bhlbk An exhibit by thr architecture, Walkef Evo~ powerful images of the rural poor will be on display in tht UB engineeri09 and surveying firm will be on display •n the James Dyett Gallery, ~~~~intl:...-~r~h~rough ~h~~ _;,;1~, ~th Campu1, Campus. "Walkef Evons: Public Photographs, 1935-37," If!: his most fatl"'IUS WOfb. lbals bhlbft Thursday ~~~~li'~7&:~~~ Opus: Clusks- ~~~.r~s Gallefy hours are Wed.-Sat, 10:30 a.m. 23 :n..:z.:....-u.:.:;h- ..All Abundance of Riches.: Resources on \o\bmen in l.odcY.tood l..ibr.wy," an exhibit of experiences of materials dorumonling -......,.at 4 Plus Lecture """""" past and is on di5play through April 3() in l.od<wood library In ~~~~~~rtc~~~r;-2~~- :;"~ima=~.. p.m. ' Pegrum Lecture Series LM: Thin Sections: A New Approo<h to ~'cru'r!J=-~6 Natural Sciences. North Umpus. 3:30- 4:3() p.m. 5pomored by Dept. of ~~~.'::'.:!:~;!'" 645-6800, ext 6t00. PhMmacoutlcs Seminar Phormocodynamlcs of Poc:llwel: :;-:;;.':!:::;:: ~'""b::!~r% stOOent. Fetterly, graduate Pharmaceutics. 508 Cooke. North Cam pus. 3:30-S p.m . Sponsored by Pharmaceulio Dept. - Biological Sdenc:es Semln•r S tructure and Function In the tnttllition of Tr• nscriptkMl by T7 RNA P~.ue . Dr. Craig T. 'Martin, Univ. of Mo.uachusetu, Dept. of Chemist~. ~~~-~~-~~~XS~~~~s Sciences. For ll"'If'e information, call Dr. Gerry Koudelka, host, at 64S· l489. Physics Colloquium Stid<y Avolonches. Prof. Michael Bmz. o.pt. of Phy>ia, Univ. of Michigan. 20S NaturiJI Sdences. No<th Compus. 3:45-S p.m. Musk Lecture ~~~~ 4 p.m.~ by o.pt. of Music. for """"rlomlatioo, colt 64S-2921 . the unimited materials available on the Internet. l.inry hours in t.Aon.-Thun., 8 a.m. to 10:.-45 p.m.; Fri., 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat, 9 a.m-5 p.m. and Sun .. 1-5 p.m. ~~~: paintings by ~Buffalo Arts Studto, 2495 Main St., Buffalo, ~u an exhibit. "Crremoniallanch," ~i ntings by Leandro Solo, IKturer In Theatre and ~~~--~~~a~=~sa~~!.. Fri., 11 a.m .-5 p.m . Rose Mendu.-Unlon Square Union Square, by Rose Mendez. With Michael Tunkey and Elaine Chow, will be on exhibit from April 22 to May 18 m t~ James Dyett Gallery, H4 Haye~ Hall, South Campw. MfA Th«sb Exhibition ~ Gr.~nd Invention, an exhibition of woriG by Jo>eph Paul Berget, an MFA =~~~~~~a~~~~ Niagara Univenity through April 26. The exhibition features a machine ~ by the artist which wm r.ght and extingu1sh a large group of candles within a few minutes. bhlbft of ei'K Artists The Carnegie Culrural Center. 240 Goundry SL, North Tonawanda, 11 t:xhibiting the wortc of artisu in the ePIC Program at UB through April 25. The show presents woril: of UB printmaking graduates and advanced printmaking ~==t~~,~.~~ p.m.; SaL, 1-4 p.m . 8 Heath Bartel, Master of Fine ArU The)r ~ Exhibit. Art ~rtment Gallery, Center ~~~ ~rs~ +~~~9a~~~/ ;.m. Wed .-Fri ., 10 a.m .-8 p.m.; Sat .• 11 a.m.-6p.m. Notic~ .... New Yorit Sut.e Employees' Retirement System Pre-ltedrement Seminar 0 ~~r=n~ s~~:eis~·~mrnar on reti~nt planning for ernployee:5 enroUed in the Employees' Retirement System, from all ben, within frve yea~ of retirement efigibility. ~ De.• r Editor. I read the article by Arthur Page about the achievements of the eight men who will get Alumni Awards. I recogni.u theii- accomplishments. Now, in the spirit of moderate statement, I ask that SUNY at Buffalo faculty members send to the Alumni Association the no..mes of some outsta nd ing women alumnae. In my 31 years of teaching he.re, I have had approx.imately equa1 numbers of women students who have certainly had the intelligence, originality, individua1ity, achieve· ment and dete_rmination to merit an Alumni Award. With good wishes for the Alumni Association's f~ture. - VIc Doyno, English Depanment BrieBy Investor education conference to be held Saturday G,.....e Show-flnt.Year McKain, s~ by Dept. of Music. For """" informotion, call 645-292t "' <Mt¥:// lint-..-l.ectureE..._, The Blind. Sarah L Faculty asked to send names of outstanding women for awards seminar is a one-day event being offered on Friday, June S, at the Center lor Tomorrow on the North Campus 'The Prudent Investor," an investor education conference, will be held Sa turday in the University Inn and Conference Center, 2401 N. Forest Road, Amherst. Sponsored by the Securities Cli nic, the con· ference is a collaborative program of the UB schools of Law and Management, and the Ge ra1d and Sandra Lippes Endowment for Entrepreneurial Law and Strategy. It will begin at 8 a.m. and con · tinue through 5 p.m. Topics to be discussed include investing for retirement and edu· ca tion, factors to consider before im·esting, how taxes affect invest ment strategies, the Roth IRA, how capital marke~s operate and arc regulated , and how to resolve securities brokerage acco unt disputes through arbitration and mediation. Securities fraud, including fraud on the Internet, will be addressed at the noon luncheon by keynote speaker Edwin H. Nordlinger, deputy regional director for the Northeast Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and "Exchange Commission in New York Ci ty. Guest speakers will be Valerie Bailey Johnston, senior attorney. National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Regulation Inc .. New York City, and David R. Robbins of Kaufmann, Feiner, Yamin, Gildin & Robbins LLP. Johnston will discuss .. Dispute Resolu tion Through Arbitration and Mediation." Robbins·· topic will bt' .. Evalu ating Your Securilies Arbitration and Mediation Case." Speakers from UB will be Joseph P. Ogden, chair of the Depart ment of Finance and Manageria1 Economics in the School of Man· agement, who will discuss .. The Basic Factors to Consider Before Investing," and Cheryl C. Nichols, clinical instructor of law, on .. The Regulatory Framework of the Securities Market." A panel discussion of genera1 investment opportunities moderated by Ogden will include Suzanne M. Novelli, financia1 consu ltant with Mo ldenhauer and Associates; Patrick J. Carmody, Private Cli· ent G roup, Merrill Lynch, and David E. Mickey, investment executive with M&T Securities, Inc. Donald G. McGrath of Falk & Siemer LLP will moderate a panel on investing for reti rement and edu ca· tion. Pan elists will include Ann Burstein Co hen , UB adjunct a ss a ~ ­ tant professor of accounting and law; Stephen Horan of St. Bonaventure University; Novelli; Carmody, a nd Mickey. Ogden and Nichols a re co-di rectors of UB 's Securities Clime, which will become fully operational in the faJI.lt will be one of three pilot securities a rbitrati on clinics sponsored by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commiss ion. Student alumni board receives three District II awards Time accruals should not be charged The UB Student Alumn i Bo•rd (USAB ), th e student affiliate of Registration has begun-to make a resetVation, contact Persoilnel Serw:.e1 at 64S·2646, ext. 101 or 102. Seattng ~~ limited and will be reserved on a first come, tint-served basis. Participanu are asked to ha't't' the reservation coordlnator inform the retirement system of any special accommodaoom the UB Alumni Association, recently was re-cognized for It s program, leadership and enthusiasm at the Spring 1998 Distract II Student Alumni Association/StudentlFoundation {SAA/SF ) c:o nference held at Albright Co ll ege in Reading. Pa. USAB was recognized as the Most Sparited O rgamz.auon m District II. its annual 001Jest event received the award for Most Outstanding Program in District II and Anna Furgiuele,a scmor and USAB prcs1dent. wa.., honored as the Most Outstanding Student Member of I >1st net II . A busi ness major concentrating in marke tin g. Furgwdl· • ~ an admissions intern, a resident advisor, an o n entatlo n aad e and a selected participant in the- STARS (Student Admb~aon~ a nd Recruit ment Specialists ) program. She also tutors mternat• onal student!> m the UB English Language Institute. Furgiuele, a nominee for the National Paper Chp Commumcauon!o Resident Advisor of the Year Award, rl'("ently wa3 acccptl-d anto UB's C. ol lege S1udent Services Development Grad uate Program for Fall 1998. Oozfest, now in its 14th year, is the largest, co ntanu o u~ volleyb.:tll in ~ the · mud tournament on a coll ege or universi ty campus. Furgiuele served as chair of Oozfest '97, which mcluded 96 tea m ~ made up of more than 1,000 US students, as '"ell a~ representat1ve3 from area busi nesses and organizations. ~~!:J:· ~~n~a=~~r:t can be dirKted to E. Suzy Shallowhom, 645 ·2646, exL 114. Unlvenlty Com~ement Undergraduates in the Facult.es of: ArU and letter1, Natural Sc.ience1 and Mathematia, Soc.i.al Sciences (lndud.ng :~~~f~~j:! Special and The abo't't' candidates are eligible to participate In the 1S2nd UniYel"lity Commencement on Sunday, May 17, 10 a .m . in Alumni Arena and may leave their commencement information brochure registration forms at the Student Union lnformabon Desk or rn the Commencement OtfK:e at 517 Capen Hall. Commencement information brochures, including the form, are also available at both of there sites. �Thunct.y .16 D g.....,SpeokwAgo ond the Sodol Mtlvopology ofllme. Prof. ~~~~~ of C.mpus. 11a.m.- 12: 30~. m. ~~=·'· ~J G«Jgra~ For more lrlformation, ai~· Burr --SocioloQV and at6-45-2417, ext. «5. The~Effects of Nlmesulde, . , l , _ o r of lndudbleC~, During NeurolnfiOriwna. David laworowia. Jr. groduate studen~ Pharmoceutici 121 North C.mpus. 3:30-5 c- .. ~~~ l'egrwft L_..... Series =-~Dr. Carlton Bmt. Univ. of Rochester. 876 Nawral Sciences. =~~~'=· Pegrum lecture Series. For more information, call Rachel Costa at6-45-6800, ext 6100. Philosophy~ Prof. Marlin 5chelnin, Humon Rights Committee. O'Brian. NOrth Campus. 9:30a.m. 545 f o r = public.,... 10 UB and students; reduced ... may bt IYIIIable. ~~~Ctr.'for Conadion-Americ Studies Cornm., Confs. in lhe Disclplines, and oth<n. For more lnfolmation, can 6-45· 3989. """·- ~~~~ Cummings. director, =~~~ Student Union. North C.mpus. Noon-1 p.m. Sponsored by Asian Studies Program. For more inform~tion, W Thomas W. B!Jr1cman at 6-45-3474. ~ 1..-fo<-ond E'*-lon on Women ond ~~~~nel Harriman tfall. Soulh C.mpus. ~-~£'9-";14s'L "-'17 ....... so Ieben wlr-AmetlcanGennon authon reod from lngeborg eam.n. Millet Washington, D.C.; Lisa Kohn, Hojlston, TX; Peter the!<- AI-GhaDII ond C"'ated frftdom. David B. 8o1Tell, ~:'~~~: Hesb\11gh Prof. of Philosophy and Theology. 684 Baldy. Modem ~~Sa~PmCapeo 2 p.m. = b y Dept of and Utmtures; · for Con~ American Chair, PhilosOphy. For more Uter;atu~ mGerman. infolmation, contact Jo<ge J.E. -o.,. $peol&er~~~~~~2 ~·:r--- ::::.u··.. -..- ~~~Dr. John Mull<\. Texas A M 1H Parle. 3-5 p.m. Sporuorod by Dept of HistOfY. For more Information, call Dept. of History, 6-45-2181 . I In Hlghoir pllnts. & Univ. - -Colloqukam -North Campus. ....... 5edlons of Periodk 3:-45-5 p.m. ~ by Dept . ~~Drs.~~ =::.:::.~ ~=~ so.:'• Univ ~~), hosts. C.mJ"JS. 3:30p.m. : ~ .=.,_, · ond """""-Prof. LGardo- . Colin. lJnivorsidod Alltonoma - ~~205 .. Compus. 3:45-5 p.m. : ~,:--' In .. C aE-;ldence s e s. Prof. · iOSeiJ/1 L Gastwirth GeotQe · Washlngion Univ. i.su farber. : Soulh Campus. 4 p.m. cThe Report .. pub8sha lbtlngs for .-nts iMing piM:e on umpu:s, or for off..campus events where U8 groups .... prindpol sponson. Lbtlngs are .... no later th.n noon on tho 1lM;nday pre<odlng Unlvenlty at Butt.lo Trombone Choir. Richard Myers, conductor, Slee. North Campus. B p.m. Sponsored by Dept of Music. more <http:// _ _For_ _ __ inlonn.otlon, call6-45-2921 or ....... Thutn Oldohomal Dept of Theatro and Dance, Cmter for the Arts, Droma - for-students/seniors, Nor1h Campus. 8 p.m. $2.50 $5 for generol public. For more information, call 6-45-ARTS. publication. Listings .... - cepted only through our doctronk submission fonn at http:/ / www.buffalo. edu/ roport../ cgl/ lnput ..friday 17 Uctlra ~c~··~;;~l!7 ~and~. Fo< more Information, can - 829-3485, ext. 120. __ ~of$­ ATUIER '911. Crosby and Hayes. Soulh C.mpus. 7-10 ~h;=%.,~1o, ., more Information, call Ruth Bryan~ ~ 829-3485, ext 120. ...-Ill-. ~~· tlydn>-Quebo<. Introduced by Assemblyman Sam Hoyt. C.mpus West AuditoriUm, Boffalo Sta~ C ,, 1300 ~~by~ U.S. ~I Studies Centre, UB law school. For more ,_ at 6-45-2102 . ~ ~-"" ~~toun. ~Dept residence hall tnun, Pftsldenr s R«eption and more. v.rioos sites. North and Soulh campuses. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For more Information, can 6-456900. -- .:::=::::.-:.::-- tal Human lllghb, flwltonment ~~:.James Anaya and LMcshman 6 North C.m'5:; ~f~~- ~ ; Senlon: $5; StudenU: $2. Sponsored by Dept of Music. For more infolmatlon, call6-45-2921 or ~. Thutn Oldohomal Dept of Theatre and Dance, Center for lhe Arts, Droml The.Jtro. North ~=:r.t~ students. For more infonnation, CAII64S--ARTS. To charge: can 852-5000. For groups: can 6-45-6771 . --t.e.n---Donees. 2 Dlefondorl. Soulh ~by~.J:,.more C.mpus. 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. $45 for lhe ~ public. ,... 10 UB hicu and SWdenU; ~ maybtliVIilable. · SpomOn!d~~Ctr. for Lllwond • Clnacfian..Amern Stucfoes <;onts. 1n lhe ·.eonvn. ~~~ ~ AncbltlboKultural Melissa lhorbum, mezzo..,..,.,. Foculty Recital, Slee. Dintcheflat 887-2520. ........0.,19N 3989, infonnation, call Ulul'3 Mangan Compus. 8:30.11 p.m. 21. _.. 18 Coruswamy, O'Brion. North POWtJI __ . Tuesday : SuaUy students. Acodernic -tatioru, exhl>its, ATUIER '98. Dean Anthony Vldler, Cornell Univ. 301 Bryan~ Satu~ ~-H~~~ p.m: $5 In ~ance and $6 at lhe cloor. Sponsored by Malika Kombt Umfoz15orority Inc. and Educational Opportunity, Program Studenu Association. For more Information, call Malikl Shani lsoke at 8362603. 0.....,~ =:~sie."1:rtt. Organ Campus. 8 p.m. Gen.: $8, UB Cornm.: $6, 5enlon: $5, Students: $2. Sponsored by Dept of Music. For more <http:// _______ infolmation, call 6-45-2921 or -- ..,_ Oldohomal Dept. of Theatre and O.nce, center for the Arts. Drama Theatre. North ~~f.s~~- students. Fot ITIOt"e . Information, caii6-45-ARTS. To chatge: call 852-5000. For groups:call6-45-6771 . of Theatre and Dance, c..- for lhe Arts. Drama Theotre. North campuS. 2 p.m. $2.50 for students/sonio<>; $5 for generol public. For man! infonnOtlon, 645-ARTS. ·c - ~...-. Oponto-ofthe :=.,.,- """'"'*>' qo-.on ~ ~'::rer. Ken Levy,--"""""" 5 - Union. North 330 . campus. 3 p.m. Sporuorod by - u.-..,. Choir; Chonas, : ~:;t~ . Office fll""'- Faculty Senate. and 251h......, .. ditector . of choMe!, 5lee. North . The Fennlvs.. Uornpus. 8 p.m. Sponsored by Debole In Quosi-One. Dept. of Music. For more . .,._....... Conducton. Dr: infOrmation, call6-45-2921 or . Mkhael). Naughton. Dept of Physics. 205 NiWro1 Sciences. North campus_ 3:45-5 p.m. . - -· :20 =:-.... -O.C:O..ToTho . Monday =·J:,.,""e. North Campus. 5:30 ~ - Free. -c-. law~ ~~.College. UUAB, ......... _,..._, Offic• of Student Ufe. - l 1 * d - 8ullolo =ed ~-(1946~ ~- 5den<:es Conforence. Center for Tomorrow; North C.mpus. 1 p.m. Sponsored by Envlronmenl>l ~Sciences Groduo~ Group Tox. Res• Ctr. For more inl · Dr. James R. Olson at 8 2319. can ·c-.-TMr_.uc Touch- lntennodlote(4daues). 30 Klmboll. Soulh Compus. 6-9:15 =for4dosses. Educa~~=- informotion. call Dr. Mlfy ----eooes Finnld at 829-3291 . Ton..- --Sireot.Proi.Sann Aeifcher, 104 Knoi<. North ~~~ -ofte<-the-war written; directed Mkhaeland Powell ~R~enter for lhe Arts. North C.mpus. 7:30p.m . Flft. ~ Sally Todd. plano. The Sonorous lmoge. Slee. North Compus. 8 p.m. Gen.: $8; UB Comm.: $6; Seniors: $5; Students: $2. Sponsored by - ~~~~1. EU llegulotloru: U.S. vs. ~~~ihe food I us~. 340 Bell. North ~=.:;- N~~t~sc::r' _,..._, Food TechonologlsU. For men Information, <lottp:// --.lft.orgl......>. ~-(1~ ~-,...7 ~-tt;;;"' directed ~-andfmoric . ~·~"::'d. campus. 7:30 p.m. me. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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Checking out UB maps in Capen lobby are Betty Gousse, left, and Jessica Davis of New York City. Year 2000: preventing computer 'doomsday' IT specialists helping UB community become aware of potential problems III By ElUH IOCK.DeAUM News Services Editor I convinced that this is a prioricy, the · pressure to work on Year 2000 will NFORMATION-technology continue to come from the ground sp<cialists are dividing-p<Ople up and that's typical," said Carolann in their organizations into two categories: those who haye "'gotten religion" on the Year Lazarus, UB information systems auditor. "At UB, there's more aware· ness at lower levels than at higher 2000 issue (usually mid-le vel ones, but that's rapidly changing." managers} and those who haven't At the urging of an informal (usually upper-level managers). The Year 2000 problem concerns how electronic systell15-<lJ1ything with an embedded computer chipwill deal with the new millennium. task force formed last year, UB's IT Many systems store the year us· ing only two digits, in which case the "00" in 2000 may be in<erpreted as 1900, potentially wreaking havoc with important electronics systems governing everything from air-traffic control to medical equipment. "U ntil management becomes Coordinating Committee, under the direction of Voldemar Inn us, formed the Year 2000 subgroup to design a university-wide plan to address the problem. wt week. the subgroup put up a Web si te at http:/ / w ings. buffalo.edu/ year2000 to alert campus users to potential problems and their solutions. It describes how UB's effort to address the problem will proceed, provides .. fix -it guide- linesn and criteria for purchasing new equipment, and offers links to other Year 2000 sites inside and out· side higher cdua~tion . The information on the site is de· ~ igned to function as a "tool-kit" for campus computer users to help them assess how they might be impacted by the Year 2000 and what they need to do to minimize that irnpaa. One ai rl ine allegedly has stated it will not nyduring the 1999-2000 New Yea r's period because of fears it has about the air-traffic-control system 's abilit y to comply with Year 2000. Other se rious problems co uld manifest themselves in eve rything from fire -control systems to mo - bile phones to traffic lights. Au tomatic teller machines and credi t-card sca nning systems also have been identified as major areas of concern. For these reasons, industries like financial services, whose systems are clearly vulnerable, have had Year 2000 teams in place for years. However, many other sectors, including higher education, have been slower to face the issue. That's because it 's unclear how they will be affected and becaust' organizations that have been upgrading their software arw:l mai n · frame computers often do not expect to be significa ntly affected. Lazarus and Sue Huston , direc tor of administrative computi ng se rvices, who together formed the task force that sta rt ed looking at th e problem , admit it is difficult to tell just where along the spet: contlnued ~ ,.._ 6 UB professor leads effort to fimd GIS research III BY ElUH IOOI.IIeAUM News Set'Vices Editor A UB professor is leading the effort to increase federal funding of univernty research in the field of geographic information systems (GIS), applications of which are ad dressing important social problems ranging from the handling of medical emergencies. to fi~ting crime, to monitoring agricultural crops. David Mark, professor of geography, said GIS-the use of technology to study, manage, analyze and apply geographic data-is a S2 billion industry in the U.S., which leads the world in the field . The industry that develops GIS software, he adds, is growing at the rate of 20 percent per year. this area is severely underfunded To lnc:reasc awareness of the im - portance of geographic infonnation science and to rna.ke a case for more research funding, Mark and represen tati\o'CS of 10 other universities met yesterday with members of Congress in Washington, D.C., at a breakfast hosted by Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Peter Domenici of New Mexico. Founecn members of Congress and 46 congressional staffers were expected to attend. Alsoauending was Dale M. l.andi, UB vice president for r=arch. .. Geog raphic information sci - ence is a multidisciplinary field that involves the use of digital systems to present and interpret geographic information," said Mark, who di· rccts the Nationa) Center fo r Geo- Geographic Information Science graphic Information and Analysis at UB, one of three sites of an NSF- (UCGIS), ofwhich Mark is president, maintains that university research in funded center that conducts rc· search in geographic information Yet, the University Consortium for science. The others are at the Un iversity of Maine and the University of California at Santa Barbara. Mark noted that G IS is proving to be such a useful te<hnology that in some cases it has"disappearcd '' from public viewbccause it is ern - Lh:u would exped~tc treatment of victims during natural disasters. It is being used to examine spatial asP!_c ts of e nvironmenta l health problems, suc h as those being studied In the Long Island Breast bedded in oth er systems. ers keep trac k of the ir crops when they use G IS softwa re in co mput ers installed on their tr:Ktors . Projects by academic researcher' that involve G IS aJso spa n a broad range of local and national issut-s. For example. he sa id , individu als who log on to VISA's Web si te do n't know the y are using GIS when they use the si te's Automati c Teller Machine locator to find their nearest ATM. C ustomers who have received home deliveries from Sears, Roe buck & Co. probably aren't aware that th e retail gian t uses GIS to route its delivery trucks, a move that the company says has saved it millions of dollars. GIS also is making possible spatial analyses of important social problems, such as mapping of emergency-management serv ices Cancer Study. And it helps farm - At UB. a leader in the field , thev include the analysis of patterns of crimes in specific neighborh ood~ . the study of the geography of deer vehicle collisions to develop deer management solutions, the exami nation of problems in ca ring for the elderly when family membe rs live far away and the development of routes for hazardous-material transport that take weather factors c-u.-ct-,..,.7 �BRIEFLY St. Rita's 1..-.e dosed cblng Oozfe5t Slli.-day bthleen Ullls is medical director of emergency medicine at Children's Hospital and director of SL !Ubi's lM1e on the -<Mnpuswll be dooed 1D .. but emergencywhidos from 8 a.m. 10 S p.m. on SltiJldly to occommodlte the 111nuol Ooziest iournlmtnt. Members ol the unMnity community and the generlf public ore ISked to use en attem~te route. c,:A to present Winnie the Pooh The Center for the Arts will pment1 Rochester Children's Theotre production olthe childron's classic, Winnie the Pooh, rr.·ll a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturdoy In the Moinstlge theater, Center for the Ms. on the -<Mnpus. Children ond their IJmilles con join Christopher Robin's best friend, WinnJe the Pooh, bear of Very UtUe lroin, for on oduutlonol experience unlltoe ony · A.A. Milne's c(osslc ond witty world of ~ tHches lessons in friendship, loyolty ond good snodlng. Whether holplng ~fix his toll or hunting the clr-.t -.... - ..-. onod- Wiflture M. ~ COf"nef 11 jollmey ol lrnportont Missions. 1ht Is port ol tho Center lor the Art's Family Portom-ce - S10 and Tlcbls ore sa.Sorios. and c.MI be.,... II tho - the 5th annual Childhood Violence Symposium held earlier this week. What Is sha ken·INby 1yn · drome7 Shaken-baby syndrome is the medical term used to describe the violent shaking and resulting injuries sustained from shaking. Often, there are no obvious outward signs of injury to a baby or young child's body, but there is injury inside, particularly in the head or behind the eyes. Vigorous shaking causes the brain to be repeatedly hit around wi th in the skull. These sudden motions can cause some pans of the brain to pull away, tearing brain cells and blood vessels in the process. When a child is shaken in an·, ger and frustration , tht: force is multiplied five to 10 times more than it would be if the child had simply tripped and fallen. · How P""'alent Is this problem? There are approxi mately five to eight known cases of shaken-baby syndrome each year in Western New York. There are probably more that are not detected. the What a"' shOf't- a nd longterm effects? Short-term effects include extreme irritability, vomiting,lethargy/poo r muscle to ne , inability to follow movements, seizures/ co nvu lsio ns a nd com a. L~ng · term effects incl ude partial or to - tal blindness, developmental delays, seizures, cerebr.U palsy, pa· ral ysis, hearing loss and speech and learning difficulties. o-s It affect only babies? Is there an age when chlld"'n are no 1_.- affected? Violent shaking is especially dangerous to infants and young children because their neck muscles are undevtloped and their brain tissue is exceptionally·fragile. Their small size further adds to the risk of injury. Vigorous shaking repeatedly pitches the brain in different directions. Children under age 2 are most at rislL Is shalt-baby syndrome a ·· ............. a _ _ ,...... . old . ..........? MelliS to be • ph«nontenon ofthe1990s. ..... __.., ___ Wheny-hearofthel)'ft- d -. , _ thlnls o f - the lkloully - · - c.o't It result of " Innocent" pbry7 alliO occur as Most ofthetime,shaken-babysyn· drome OCCill> because a parent or camakc- is frustl'llted or angry with' a child. Other times, children be· rome via:ims when a parent or caretaker, not realizing bow seriously this behavior can harm, throws a small child into the air vigorously, plays too roughly or hits an infant too bard on the back. Anyone who takes care ofa baby or small childparents, older siblings, baby-sitters, child-care professionals and othershould be reminded to never shake babies or small cbildrm. It How do,_ ptWfttlt - -· baby~7 Despite the fact that there is a common belief that this is a rtlarively "new'" disorder, its ancestry can be traced back more than 400 years, from the first description of the The key to prevmtion is education. Anyone who cares for an infant or young child should be taught the dangers ofsbalcingan infanL It is important to teach fiunilies that babies cry for many reasons and that it can be very frustrating when you cannot get the baby to stop. Individuals caring for a baby should be taught alternative ways of dealing with their anger and frustration. They should ask for help. Call a friend or relative to subdural hematoma that was sus- tained ·by Henri II of France in 1559, to John Caff<y's.lt is dear that much of our present understanding of the shaken-baby syndrome relies on information gathered from generations of shaken infants. take over. If these measures are 001 poosible, geptly plaa the baby in the crib on his or her side and take a short break. The baby is saff:r in its cnb then in the arms of an angry, frustrated penon. ---. . -- lo-..-the .,....._1 cally , ... There are not a lot of resources locally or nationally. Most of the medical community's involvement OCCill> once a child has been shaken. It is only recently that the medical community has ~nized the importance of prevenlion. We will hear from reprtsen· tatives from the medical community, the legislature, from the schools and community groups, iriduding !'arents Anonymous, about current efforts. One of the goals of the symposium was to work together as a community to increase resources available to prevent shaken-baby syndrome. --tlo.t-- the·-· ....-t· --·-the.,.._ How .. - ... - - . . , . 7 ThellullaJo experience is very simiJar to what is happeningelsewbert. In Western New York, there has been an increase in the number of cases seen during the past fewyears. Cenlor for the Mlboxand -~ dons. Taller is better? Not necessarily, UB study says By LOIS ~ . REPORTER lht ....... ls . ...... Clllfi'IIIIUIII - ~ by tho llhision 1-.ay~ at __ ... __ -......... s-~.-....n~ty atNew Yollt -"""""- edu _., .__..__. •136 Oofts Hal. - - (716) 64S.2626. ...,... ., --...... ------- Editor OUGH popular cul- New. Senlices A ture continues to presume that height is a measure of personal satis faction in life, a new study by a team of psychologists and en do· crino logists at UB refu tes the idea that taller is necessarily better. The study, which compared the quality of life of adults who were treated for growth-hormone d efic ienc y as children with th e ir healthy same-sex siblings who ex· there is a direct relationship between how tall you are as an adult and how satisfied you are with yo ur dail y life experiences." Sandberg said. "Changes in height brought about by growth hormone do not automatically translate into changes in quality of life. "If adult quality of life is wh at we're conce.r ned with. then we should probably be looking at fac· tors in addition to height. Maybe we shou ld take into ac.count experi ences related to having a chronic medical problem in general, and how this might affecl allowing them to reach or approximate their natural height and avoid the physical disability and psycho· logical distress presumed to accompany marked shortness. ltsavailabilityalsobasincreased pressure on physicians to provide growth hormone to short children who are not deficient in the hormone, and has engendered a debate on the proper use of growth hormone and the relationship be· tween stature and quality of life. Saudberg's study involved 140 former patients--117 males and 23 females-and 53 siblings, all over the age of 18. The mean age of the treatment group at the time of the study was 26. Information on several quality-of-life measures was collected by telephone interviews. The treatment and follow- Suo-- perienced normal growth, appears in th e current issue of the ]oumal OwillloeVIcW of Clinical Endocrinology and Me· tabolism. The researchers, led by pediatric psychologist David Sandberg. a specialist in the psychological aspects Sandberg stressed that the lind· ings do not suggest that growth· of growth -hormone defi ciency, for patients' quality of life as adults. up study were co nducted at fo und that as adults, children who were treated were as well-adjusted as their physically healthy brothers and sisters. They also were doing much better as adults than previous To prove that, hormone-defi cient children who received u·rat • Children's Hospital of Buffalo. ment would have to be compared with a similar group of children Large studies using non-sibling control groups or norms from question- that Sandberg said would be unrealistic, as we:U as unethical. More- naires had indicated. over, he pointed out that without grow th -h o rm o ne trea tment , people who are honnone· deficient ,...Donzlg I.AIIo- Mory- 5pnl -MnMcanNs -~ SO l YEARSI Height doesn't equate happiness Resu lts showed , unexpectedly, that there was little or no relationship between the former patients' adult height or how much they grew over the course of therapy and their reports of psychological and social functioning. An important difference that did emerge was in marital rates: Siblings were twice as likely to be marriM as former patients. "This study questions whether adult adaptation." Benefits quality of life hormone treatment has no benefit who were not treated, a situation would be so short as adults their ability to perform regular activities of daily living would I>< impaired. The study brings into question the value of using the expensive treatment, which can cost $30,000 a year, in children not dearly growth-hot· population ~led Both the data-gaihering metl]od and the relatively large and complete study population give the lindinS' special ctedence, Sandberg said. "Most studies use stlf-adroinis· tered questionnaires. which are mailed to patients, giving you limited control over the process. Also, by using same-sex siblin~ we aa:ount as much as pOssible for participants' genetk and social background." The results showed no significant difference between the former patients and their same-sex siblinS' in mone-deficicnt, he noted. educational attainment, gainful Synthetic growth hormone has enabled physicians to treat children employment, the likelihood they we"' living independently, and sOcial support or adjustment, which with growth-hormone deficiency, involved aspects such as one's network of friends and social acriviries. There were slight differences between the groups on a m""iure of general health. Former patients reported more health problems, and those missing other barmones, in addition to growth·bor· mone, experienced more health and social difficulties, a predictable outcome in light of the fuct that some patients still have health problems, SaAdbe'li noted. Sandberg said he has no explanation for the differences in marital rates. The finding has been reported in previous studies. he noted, and height does not appear to be a factor. Health as adults also Important "We are aware clinically th at some bfV'~ patients can experience diffi~lties in their intimate relationships. Growth-hormone deficiency on its own does not appear to be responsible for this re· suit. Other aspects of their medical status as adults may be important, particularly if they are defi· dent in other hormon es. We should also consider the possibil· ity that their experiences as children and adolescents related to their growth-hormone deficiency and its treatment may be a factor." Al<o participating in the .rudy were Margaret H. MacGillivray, Richard R. Oopper, Caroline Fung. Linda LeRoux and Dana E. Alliger, all of UB and Children's Hospital. The study was supported in part by grants from the Genentech Foundation for Growth and Development, Inc. �Aitri12J.m!IVIII.29.1k.29 Reputaa King lecture: 'hip hop' history lesson BrieBy lly IIIIIHT C\NMQIAM Roporter Staff New PSS chair to put communication high on agenda ancient Mali, Ghana and Songhay. " In general." said Parker,"hip hop USICIAN JCRS.ONE, is the transformation ofsubjects and spealtirig last Friday in objecu to fit your mentality. But the Center for the there's always the opposing force Arts, outlined his ver- that says, ' No, I don't care bow you sion of what he called "hip-hop think. If you want to survive in this culture," including its roots, its re· society, you have to think the way cent history and its guiding phi- we think,' which is the mainstream, losophy. He argued that"hip hop." popular culture's way of thinking.• The rise of the British Empire, in whlch is sometimes taken to mean "rap music," ought to indude graf- Parktr's view, represents the first sysfiti art , a da.nce· style called tematic repreooion of the expressive "breakin,'" and the language, fash - "furcrs of hip hop." Aaxxding to this view,"aad<s" only began to appear in ion and cult ure of the "'street."' Also known as Kris Parker, KRS- British rolonialism, and hena: British ONE delivered his remarks as the cornmercial.ism,sornetime in the 19th keynote speech of the 22nd annual century. These crad<s, said Parl<c-, inMartin Luther King. Jr., Com- dude v.brld War I, the oollapse of the memoration. In Parker's view, hip bonking S}'tem duling the GrQI ~ hop stepped into the cultural void ~ v.brld Warn and the dropthat was created in the 1970s when ping of the atomic bomb, the K.or.an the world finally lost trust in "Brit- War, the Vtetnam War and the rise of ish commercialism." Unlike the art NewYorkas thecmterof wodd pD~«r. For Parker, the roots of the new and music of commercialism, he contended, "the basic psychology consciousness can be located in of hip hop is to express yourself the ethnic heterogeneity of 1970s first, and then explain. If you try to New York City.lnt=ctions between explain what you're doing before African-American New Yorkers and new immigrants from China, the you do it, you'll never do it.'" Parker's speech was preceded by Caribbean, Europe and Latin "Apollo Night," a talent show put America led to the development of on by the UB Black Student Union ..a whole new economic system. It that featured dancers, deejays and started with our food, our dothes, appers. Rapping, Parker later and our artistic expression. When commented, is actually the com- Brilish commercialism broke merciaJ term for .. M.C.ing," just as down," added Parker, "the first place "break dancing" is the commercial it broke down was in New York. This term for"breakin."Thcse "street lan- is why hip hop began in New York." ge" definitions, Parker holds, are As a youth in the Bronx during no just cosmetic alterations, but the 1970s, Parker recalled watching a component in what he calls Bruce Lee movies, eating Chinese .. hi hopconsciousness." and Italian food, "bombing" trains Acco rding to Parker, hip-hop with graffiti and listening to DJ Kool consciousness did not begin when Here play records by James Brown the term first appeared in the early or Sly and the Family Stone. The 1970s. Rather, Parker sees a kin - .. master of ceremonies.,.. who at first dred spirit between graffiti art and would only encourage the crowd as the prehistoric cave paintings of they danced, began to talk more No rth Africa, between breakin' freely, sometimes making rhymes. and 16th-century Angolan martial EventuaUy, the "M.C." would be· arts, and between rap artists and come today's rap musicians. the "griots" and "djelees" who From Parl<c-'s perspective. hip- hop combined speech with music in culture exploded in New York between M 1975 and 1979. Breakin; "bombing" trains or buses, and !Png to listen to deejajsandMCsbecamea fundamental port of New York strt<tlife. Then, in 1979, an African-American woman named Sylvia Robinson fixmdodSugar Hill Records in Englewood, N.J.,and put out "Rappers Delight," the first rap album. "To show you how fast this record was put together." said Parker, "the group didn't even have a name. She got three guys together and said, 'Look, say these rhymes.' They called themselves the Sugar Hill Gang and 'Rapper's Delight' went on toseU like 5 million reci>rds." Later, Parker himself would release strong-selling rap albums like "CrackAttac:k,""CriminaiMinded" and "Edutainmenl" Rap. he pointed out, is now the No. I selling music in the world and the fastest growing music industry in the world · Although Robinson did not retain control of the rap phenom· enon, Parker conduded, hip hop as a consciousness is winning. "We have won against the slave master,"' he said .. but our parents can't see it yet. That whole era of slave and slave master is disappearing before your very eyes. We don't need to feel sorry for those that choose to li ve in the slave era, because th e consciousness among th e youth is moving toward unity, higher intelligenc:<: and.higher knowledge." Increasing communlution •nd organizing fOCus groups are two goals of H. William Coles, Ill, recently elected chair of the Professional Staff Senate. Coles, associate director of the Educational Opportunity Program, took office on April 15, assuming the second year of the two-year term held by Michael Stokes. Stokes, director of the Office of Student Multicultural Affairs, left UB last month to take a position as assistant dean of arts and sciences at the University of Delaware .. Coles defeated Tommie L Babbs, an academic advisor in the Di vision of Undergraduate Academic Services, and Keith C. Herms, senior programmer/analyst in Administrative Services in University Facilities, in a special election held earlier this month. Herms, vice chair of the PSS, had been acting as interim chair in Stokes' absence. Another election wiU be held in Spring 1999 to elect a new chai r, vice chair and secretary of the PSS. Coles noted that professional staff is "an integral part of UB and their considerable talents and efforts must be considered, encouraged and coordinated if UB is to achieve the prominence that we all desire. .. Every effort must be made to inform professional staff about changes in university policy, organization and objectives,n he said. .. Their input is essential in the formative stages of such dl'Velopments." To that end, Cole said he will establish a listserv for all area senators and offict.rs, and a listserv for each area, its senators and PSS officers to incr~ the flow of infonnation and communication among the professional staff, the area senators and PSS officers. He also said he wiJI conduct focus groups this summer with representatives from each area to review results of the survey circulated by the senate's Quality of Work Life Comminee, discuss the function of senate committees and possible committee changes and determine concerns, perceptions and expectations of professional staff. , Graduation, Student Honors for Reporter Commencement Extra Parker, who has been criticized for doi_ng advertisements for Coca-Cola, implied that part of that " higher knowledge" might include thinking of corporate life 3 \ as onl y another culture. Although in the past he had picketed Nike. Parker said he later realized how many African-American execu tives were " ruling" in the Nike and Coca-Cola organizations. "The point here is self-expression, self-creation in the face of oppression," he said. "Don't be afraid of other cultures. Embrace them; find out what they're about." publish lts•nnu•I "Commencement Extra.. edition on May 14. 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The Reporterwnt Change comes, but slowly, Women and Gender panel says BY PATIIICIA DONOVAN News SeMces Editor institutions suffused with white, middle-class values defended by a OME good news and bad cadre of male academicians," said news concerning the im- LiUiam Malave, associate professor pact of women ~s subjects of learning and instruction. and teachers in various In addition to the panel discusfields of st udy were offered by a sion, the event celebrating the Institute for Research and Education panel of women facul ty members during the keynote event of the on Women and Gender included First Annual Celebration of plenty of good cheer," food and a Womeo and Gender Scholarship• poster session featuring 35 cu rrent held in Harriman Hall last Friday. research projects by UB women in The good news from panelists fields ranging from nursing and is that women are visible in greater sociology to ed ucational psycholnumbers in· many areas of study ogy and classics. One of these offered a peek at a and have helped redefine legitimate areas and methods of re- multimedia adventure game devel oped by Mary Flanagan, assistant search. The bad news is that change has professor of media study, featuring come slowly, haltingly and with a "Josie True," a pre-adolescent, who leads hei pal, Wade, and her on-line good deal of resistance. In addition, the panelists noted, cohort in an intrigue across time that which is defined as "mascu- and space as they rescue Jos~e's in·linc," whether it is the st udy of en- ventor-teacher, Ms. Trombone. Carrie Tirado-Bramcn, assistant gineering or administrative jobs in female-dominated fields, continues professor of English, began th e to be associated with higher sala- panel discussion with an historiries, more research funding and cal overview of her field. She noted that although women are broadly barriers tO' female participation. "We are defined by the very in - defined as culture-ca rriers linked stitutions we are co mmitted to to literature and the arts, the field change--traditional, mainstream of literary studies tradi ti onally has S "masculinized" itself by authorizing the participation of women as subjects of male literary discussion or as teachers of works authored by men, while deriding their role as legitimate literary critics or uni versity literary scholars. ·- - - b y l h e v e r y committed to~ ~­ Institutions suffused with ment of women, people of color and ethnic minority groups has revitalized the study of literature by challenging its assumptions. expanding its canon and provoking the exploration and reinterpretation of the literary and cultural landscape. Susan V. McLeer. professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry, discussed the changing face of th e medical field now that women arc entering medica l sc hool in very large numbers. Mcl...eer, one of only four women in the U.S. to head university departments of psychiatry, said th at in 1997, women constituted 42 percent of the total enrollment in U.S. medical schools, considerably more than the 5 percent they made up when she entered the field. Mcleer pointed out, however, that women usually arc involved in primary-care specialties and still are discouraged from entering higher-paying. high-status, maledominated su rgical specialties. She noted that although 26 percent of the members of American medical-school faculties are women, only 10 percent of those women are full professors. ." white, ~Y-ULLIAM MALAVE ':.Male literary scholars have tra ditionally defined themselves as 'against women,' lest they and the discipline itself be 'effeminized,' which wou ld stigmatize them as less than rigorous," Tirado-Bramcn noted She added that traditionally, it was men, not women, who decided who could teach high -school English (women) and who could be literary experts (men). " It has only been during the last 25 years," she said,.. that the involve- Marjorie White, professor of nursing, recountcd .. tht.> advantages and disadvantages for women in a field in which the)' constitute 88 percent of the profession. She said that nurses have not developed the awareness and sensitivity regarding gender issues of women in other fields and have been socialized into traditional gender-role identities of ..girls,.. particularly in terms of subservience to the patriarch. She also pointed out that the men who enter nursing tend to be.· in administrative positions, but command higher salaries regard less of their jobs. Laura Winsky Mattei, assistant professor of political science, intm duced herself as a member of a ..mostl y male depa rtment" in a "mostly male profession." She sa•d that at 42 percent of undergr.~duatc enrollments, mrn continue to con· stitute the larger segment of the student population in the field. She said that while there is not a .. huge salary discrepancy on lower lc.'Vels" only 12 percent of research projects by women political scientists are funded. compared to 27 percent of those submitted by men. �41Repcder Lifetime Lessons BRIEFLY Tho Olllce d - Lie b looiOng knowledge ontJ/or _..,~ lood lng BY U1.lH GOI.DIIAUM New5 ~es Editor lot---- to--..... I IJie -.ap lor the Fill 1 9 9 1 -. StudentLieis kioldng lot I WGiollap- to ta<M ..., .... d the mony ..... Ia -.g. bul nat..-.. . ...-..~ond-­ nosJI8Chniques. f)IOU-*IIIoetheoppo<lunily to g o t - ond goln . - - ' " " " contoct the Olllce d Student Lie It 645- 61251!Y I\Aiy 7. COTI Williams doesn't tea ch mathematics to African-American chil dren, but Several thou - sand of them have learned from him lessons that they will keep for the rest of their lives. He knows because he hears from them in e-mail messages. several a day, that come in responding to his unique Web site, Mathematicians Photo exhiJit fOcuses on Applllld1IM blllc:b of the African Diaspora (MAD) at BlacJ<s In two nnl Applllchiln commun1t1e wtl come lfeln a e><hlblt of photogropN on di>ploy lhrough I\Aiy 2 9 - m ... /m-.html the MlinsUige - I n the Center lot the Arts on the NoM Compus. ThoOIIhlbll, "ltTalces 5omo Klddng: ~In lllld<Appola- dllo.. - site dedicated to African-American scientists had plenty of listings under the life sciences and engineering, but very few mathematicians. "They had two," he recalled. sodole-al--'<11 U8; his blalher,llanold, ond- WiUiams wrote to the site creators, pointing out that he person- to -40 photogropN by-.., Hl)ldorl.- ... Dora- a/Ho)oden's-~ students, terofSodll __ _ Ha)odon.d the Mos- I m Professor develops a Web site describing rich tradition ofblacks in mathematics WlntiD ..... • ..... 'Woltlllll0p7' • c.Nio<rill ~a/~ vania,is---...y for h i s - ... ~ In Ap- palochil. The Ollhlbll, whi<ll recontthe-alblod<r& t w o - C1JII.n**'9 dents, Vlglnlo.....,- """'"In narTIIM!t.-plod from interviews wfthlls dljods. Sam hal exhibition lit . . . . . Arts Sludlos SolO,_...._ "C.....- Llndr,... by..dena! In the ~a/ ond Olnce, .... diljlloy lhrough I\Aiy 30ot - ~2495Moln5t., ........ http:// -.- · - ··- ' Williams, a professor of mathematics at UB, developed the site after finding that another Internet ally knew of mo re than 40African or African-American m athemati- cians, but when they simply added his name to the list, he decided to start his own site. Since it first went on-line last May, it has had more than 16,000 visits. many of them from school ch ildren-and their teacherswho write Williams thanking him for the site. " I often hear from kids for whom being the only black around-in school or in the neighborhoodis hard," he said. " I thought that if th ey coUld see that many other people have been in that position ., _ ._from lclds·for whom being the only black _...._..school orin the nelghbootOGCJ6.- .. - - .. SCOTT WIUJAMS and done quite successfully in life, it could be useful." Wtlliams knows what it is to be the only black; besides being the only Af. rican-American professor in his department, he was the only black studying math in graduate schoo4 in fact, there were only five AfricanAmericans in the whole university. .. There was no such thing as a community of African-Americans there," he said, "it was a shock to my system." While Wtlliams earned his doctorate in 1969, ma ny African Americans continue to have similar experiences, almost 30 years ~er. He recently heard from a gradu- -...-...-hits--.. -- - - 1 6,o0o search mathematicians (now up to 280), proliles of black mathematicians (about 70 so far),and black mathematicians outside of North America and in ancient Africa. ate student in mathematics who Also included is an a.rticle about Benjamin Banneke.r, con- said she was the only black in her sidered the first African-An>eri- program. can mathematician. He was ap"' She ·was just overwhelmed pointed by President George when she saw my Web site," said 1 Washington to a three-person Williams. " I often hear from black team to survey the future District graduate students who are su rof Columbia, working closely prised that the tradition of blacks in mathematics is so rich." The site's pages include a mod- ern rustory of blacks in mathematics, including a time line of significant dates, a listing Of black re- with Pierre L'Enfant. Links from the site include othtrs of interest to African-Americans in the sciences and education, national organizations, such as the Committee for African-American .......... Mt It ...... ...,. .... Research in Mathematics, as well as information about people who have had a positive impact on Af. rican-American mathematicians. As the site's popularity has . grown in tbe African-Ameriean, educational and mathematics communities, Williams has begun rec~ving messages from people who know of mathematicians who they .hope will be added. The sole criterion is that the person hold a doctorate in mathematics. "I even bear from families of dead mathematicians,• said Williams. "They are so excited to hear that someone regards their relative as having done something important." ~""""-11a.m.ID5 p.m. 1Uosdoys tlvough Fridays. T h o - . whi<ll con- d paintings a n d lions, - t h e c:onlerorlu, " I\Aiyan Cultun! It the Milennlum: Retmspect and Prospec~• ..,.,._ by the departments of English and anitwopology, that will'* place Saturdly and . 5undoy It U8. Soto, • renowned native Cubanlrlist.hasb<en-ln the lit -'<I lot the past 25 yHn, portldpltlng,ln 94 group - a n t ! 41 personal - o n the intl!rnltlonalleYel. A rtantattialletaylOid thot "the euence of SolO's lit rosidos precisely In his ~for the llnc:l•••his-alanclont "*'- his--.gof .... .,._, ond to lit ... , . _ quet. ""*" his_..,. . Alumnus to discuss the Nbeauty quark" Tho ......- "bftuty quilt" will be the subject a/ I toJk to be giYon It 7:30p.m. on April 30 In Room 201 d t h e - Sciences Complex on the North Compus. Polng. professor of physics ot the Unlomllr a/Minnesota who has -his corwr on the SIUdy of iho -.y, « b quart. wtldlsam "Thod -.ty. M - i n Partido Physics." He ... be In luffaloiD-the~C. Fumos Memoolll- from the . . - - . . - . . ... ....................... ....................,,"'. ... . . . .. C,......llflilw*s..... .........,. .............. f.u!rlll .... _.._ ... Athletics volunteer 'stretches' to help division • "II' UB had a tiddlywinks team, Rick Friend would be the~ cheering them on." . That description of on• of the university's most ardent fans makes It understandable why Richard L Friend, 70, ofWIIIiamsviHe pushed his ability to give to the limit and made a $250,000 commitment to .the Division of Athletics.The commitment esabllshes an ~ scholarship fund In honor of Friend~ parents. DiCk and DoriS Friend. "This Is a g.= Wi1f tD honor my mom and dad." said Friend. "It feels really good tD be able to do this lor them and ..w-.1ty athletics." What makes this commlunent even more special is how UB W2S able to t:lllor It to Friend's personal needs. Under the plan, Friend will make ash contrlbutlono to the scholanhlp fund throughout his lifetime.Then, uslng an irreo.ocable ........,ent known as a "commlunent to make a bequest," the remaining balance will be paid from his estate as a bequest. Friend attributes his ability to fulfill his wishes to honor his parents and help athletics to UB's ability tD structure such a plan. "BecaUse I don't have the resources tD give the fuR amount at once. this opdon alows me tD make a saable conlribulion tD IMilp athletics at UB right rtaN." said Frierld. "When this plan was presented tx> me, everythio1g dk:ked. I recommend planned &tvJrc tD an)'One who wants tD make this ldnd of contribution tD the unlwnlty." A supervisory compliance oflker with the National Labor Relations Board oflke in Bufralo, Friend has been an avid supporter of UB and the athletic department since graduatJn&. He attends many inten:olleciate athletic events, lncludinc football and baslcetball, women's YOIIeyball matches, swlrnminC meets and wnisdil1c motthes. A frequent tra¥eler to UB's ~ football and basketball pmes. Friend also Is a fan of professional an<! amateur hoclcei. and attends the NCAA Anal Four hoekey tournament each year. Of US's llpll"lde to Division I competition, Friend says; "I think they're doif1C a creat job. and I support wilolehearteclly the upgrade tD Division I. I also appreciate the stroll& support lor academics the procram olren Its athletes." Accordlnc tx> Friend, his commitment will encouraae ottrers tx> support the athletic deportment while proYidlnc funds tD help U& recnrit the talented athletes ~ tD compete It this elite 1M. "In order to~ tD the next lew!, the deportment needs money lor scholarships,• Friond sold."In not enouah to Sly )'DU ....,..n the program.You have tD p. them the money tD do the job." The $250,000 commlunent Is In addition to funds Friend already has contributed. He recently purchased I00 season tic:ba lor next year's i.JB Bulls loocbaJI pmes. part of the un'-slty's 0f11111n1 ef. fort to meet NCAA attendance requirements. The tldceu will be distributed tD charitable orpniations, which will use them tD allow people who could not otherwise afrord tD attend an opportunity to - the team play. In addition to his _generous financial support. fritond .;, Is an active athletics YOiunteer.As a member of the Blue & Whla! Oub, · he helps solidt funds from ocher alumni. "It's not easy ..... people to ask lor money," said Friend, "but It has~- be done, and It's certainly rewardlfl&. We raised more than ~000 In the last campalgn--11 ewer our pi of $175,000." Friend also wiN sene as a YOiunaoer at the NCAA Track and Aeld Qwnplonshlps tx> be held.:at UB on june 3-6. "My dad and I •~ taldn& a week to YOiunteer lor this ewm. and I'm really Jooldn& forward tD It," Friend said."We11 be seetnc the Carl Lewises of the future In competition here. It will be .a fun time to t:llce oil from work and enjoy tbe meet." A member of the UB Alumni Association Board of Oirecton; Friend will serw as ¥Ice president and chair of the Athletics Committee lor 1998-99."It was an honor to be accepcecl as a member of the board and as chair of this committee." said Friend Alone with Ii1s support lor UB athletics, Friend has contTibuted tx> the School of Mao.....,..,c (he .-...1 his MBA In 1910),WBFO 88.7FH,and the Center lor the Arts, where he Is a YOiumHr usher. "I realize how much UB has done lor me. It , - me a quollty education and the extra thinp that I" with it," said Friend. "It.'s time lor me top.~ beck." . ~.JID ..-.~~<potter~ �Allrii23. 1!91Noi. Z9.tl. ~ Repa..._. 5 Improving human performance 'Office ergonomics'.adjusts the job to the individual worker llyMAaAM<QNS N~ Senokes Editorial Auistant repetitive strain injuries ( RSI ) while increasing com· fort at work is easy, effective and often inexpensive for workers or employers with the proper eq uipment, a UB ergonornics expert says. · Colin Drury, professor of indus· trial engineering. defines office ergonomics as adj usting the job to the person to improve human performa nce and well-being. He stresses that both the design and arrangement of the office sition for extended periods. "The human body is a wonder· fuJ general-purpose instrument, but when you perform the same operation repeatedJy you run into problems; he adds, noting that preventing injuries could be as easy as occasionally alternating from typing t.o writing. "Most corrections of ergonomic p roblems are inexpensive if not free,"' says Drury, whose own offict i~ a perfect example with its inapensive, innovative accommoda- U(\ ~to adJust the interaction and the habits of indi - arms Editorial Cartoons on the Web If a picture Is worth a thousand words, then an editoriaJ cartoon may be worth an entire book. A good politicaJ cartoon fuses art and idea, and provides enjoyment to those who love to see villains and fools lampooned. Considering how powerful editorial cartoo ns can be, it should come as no surprise that severaJ Internet si tes are devoted to them. Yahoo! EditoriaJ Cartoons (http:/ / www.yahoo.com/ Entert•ln· ment/Comlcs_•nd_Anlm•tlon/ Edft ort•I_C•rtoons/ ) is a great place to stan when looking for sites on political cartooning. A lin!.. to Buffalo's Pulitzer-Prizewinning Tom Toles can be found on th e Yahoo! site. Toles by Tom Toles (http://www.uexpren.com / ups/ opinion/ cartoon/ ttl) provides brief biographical data on the UB alumnus, his most recent cartoon, and a cartoon archive that date~ back to March, 1997. Yahoo! also will lead you to AI Gore's Cartoon Gallery (http://www.whltehouse.gov/ WH/ EOP / OVP / html/ C•rtoon.html ), the Association of American Cartoonists Online (http://www.detnews.com/ AM.C/ AAEC.html), as well as to sev · era! American and foreign cartoon sites. Daryl Cagle, a syndicated cartoonisl and first vice president of the National Cartoonists Society, has created a very nice site at http:/ / www.c•gle.com. This site is dedicated entirely to editorial car· toons. The site also has lesson plans to help elementary and second ary teachers use- political cartoons as a teaching tool. Cagle also pro· vides Internet links and e-mail addresses to some of th e best edito· ria/ cartoonists in the world. Even though it isn' t really considered an editorial cartoon, devo· tees of political satire will want to check out Doonesbury at {http:/ / www.doonesbury.com ). For information on connecting to the \.Vorld Wide Web via UB com· puter accounts, co ntact the C IT Help Desk at 645-3542. LT vert~cal 1] • f -r· 1 ; - 1 when typmg. Position the mouse so that is next to the keyboard ==: f\/to~~C~::~;::~ equipment to vidual workers muSt be considerM Ill jJ-lt f~:~a'::'dho~~~:; "Workers have to equipment to ensure safe, effeaive when making ergonomic adjust m ents in the workplace. .. Co mputers have drastically changed the way we work. People are doing the same job for longer durations, which is really a problem ," explains Drury, who ha s been teaching ergonomics at UB since 1972. Drury says the four heights to be co nsidered for ergonomic wor pace design are fect,seat,el· bo s and sightline. He suggests th if o ne of these cannot be ad· ju ed, the other three shou ld be pos' 'oned arou nd it. " kers have to remember to adjust e equipment to accom· modate e body, rather than bend the bod to fit the machine, as· su min g th e equipment ca n be properly adjusted," says Drury. He notes that most RSis, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, are re· ferred to in the medical field as repeated low-grade insult since they are the result of workers do· ing the same task in th e sam e po· implement "instant ergonomics .. by rotating tasks with fellow work· ers throughout the day and by tak· ing periodic breaks. "'Managers need to realize it will be helping, not hurting, produc· tivity to get employees up and moving every now and then ," he notes. Experts have offered some tips to prevent injury for those who spend most of their time at a com puter workstatio~: • Keep wrists straight, --~- the ~~e:com.........te - - ~"__.- ( -- • ' ~ flt the ....chine." Chck lightly. • Sighthne shou ld be COLIN DRURY declined to a gaze angle of about 45 degrees. uons personally des1gned '-rather than straight for his specific needs. For ex· ........._ ahead. ample,asimplepieceofplywood • Position the monitor so propped up on a desk provides a that it is directly in front, rather sloping surface to sav~ him neck than to the side. strain from reading for extended • Determine the optimal seat periods. height by positioning the leg with Drury explains that even pens, thigh horizontal, lower leg vertical like chairs and keyboards, can be and feet on the floor so that the hip. ergo nomic. He advises workers knee and ankle form 90 degree who do a significant amoun t of angles. Use a footrest if necessary. handwriting to switch from a ball- • Make sure the chai r has a re· point to an ink or rollerball pen movable arm rest ; firm lower-back to alleviate the pressure exerted support ; slightly tilted backrest; from the hand, which causes an· st urdy, five-prong base; easy swivel ot her exa mple of repeated low· movement, and height and ten grade insult-writer's cramp. sian adjustments. He also points out that if the • Foreverytwohoursofcomputcr wo rk setting allows, workers can work, take a I0- 15 minute break. I -Gemma DeVInney and Don H•rtm•n. University Librane!o I BrieDy I 1 The annual UB Women 's Club Spring Flower Sale, which ben · efits the Grace Capen Academic Award Fund, is now m progress. Flowers availab le through the saJe include geraniums in 4- l /2· inch pots at $1.80 each or $20 a dozen in scarlet red, pink and white: impatiens at $1.50 per pack of 6 plants in red, pink, white and mixed; ivy geraniums in IO·inch hanging pots at $10 each in red, pink and purple; and impatiens in IO· inch hanging pors at SJO each in red . pink. white or mixed. Orders must be received by Saturday, with checks made payable to th e UB Women 's Club. Orders and checks can be sen t to Joan Ryan , 243 Frankhouser Rd .. Williamsville, N.Y. 14221. Orders may be picked up from noon to 5 p.m. on May 14 in tht• Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. Other arrangements for picking up orders must be made in advance'by calling Ryan at 626-9332 or Georgine Dunca n at 689-2791. By MAllY BEnt SPINA News Services Editor UMMER in Buffalo! Sum· m er at UB! That's the message for UB students, non -trad i· tional students and those enro lled in college who plan to be h ome in Western New York during those upcoming lazy, hazy days. Millard Fillm ore College, the continuing-education and summer-sessions division at US. offers one o f the nation's largest universi ty summer programs. This year, it ~iU offer a smorgas. bord of some 600 courses for students who wa nt to accelerat e ea rning their degrees, upgrade their skills or embark on mindexpanding learning adventures. Now is the time to register for courses that will be offered dur· in g thr~ sum me.r sessio ns. Sessio n I runs fro m May 26 through July 3; Session II from June 29'through Aug. 7 and Session Ill from July 6 through Aug. 14. In addition to day and even ing co urses on camp us, se lected cou rses wi ll be offered on local cable televisiOYI or via the Internet. Catalogs are available in Millard Fillmore College's Office of Student Services, 142 Parker Hall on the South Campus and in the Office of Women's Club has flower sale S Albert R. Mugel to be honored by Buffalo Law RevieW. Records and Registration, 232 Capen Hall on the North Campus. Catalogs also can be requested by phone, 829·2202; Fax, 829-2451, o r e-mail at <ubsummer•ms mall.buffalo.edu >. Additional information can be obtai ned from th e UB Summer Sessions Web si te at <http:// www. mfc.buffalo.edu > or by calling Millard Fi ll more College at 829·2202. Students wishing to live on ca mpus should rese rve residence-hall space at least one month in ad vance by faxing the student hou sing application form in the cata· log to 645-3890. l Albert R. Muget, well-known •ttomey, tax -laW expen and UB law professor since 1948, will be honored at the ninth annual Buf· falo lAw Re,•iew dinner, to be held tomorrow in The Buffalo C lub. A founding member and senior partner of the Buffalo law firm of Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, Mugel has influenced generations of future anomeys and left his indelible stamp on the law school. Mugel graduated cum laude from the UB law school in 1941 and joined the firm of Kenefick, Cooke, Mitchell, Bass & Letchworth. He served as a tank officer in Europe during World War II and with the First Cavalry Division during the Korean Conflict. In 1954, Mugel joined·the firm thai now bears his name. continu ing hi s teaching commitment to UB on a part · time basis. He has received numerous awards, induding the Edwin F. Jaeck.le Award, the law school's most prestigious award; the Samuel P. Capen Award from the UB Alumni Association, and a dislinguishcd alumnu ~ award from the U B law school. He has served as a treasurer and director of the Erie County Bar Association, is a former member of the E.xecu tive Committee of the Section on Taxation of the New York Stale Bar Association and chaired the EC BA's Committee on Taxation. �6 Repa lea Aprii23.1!11/Vul.1!lll. 29 Conference to study ontology's role In alleviating legal, social problems Philosophy(tools' can clarify contemponnyissuesm Joss F.allty ·"'-~"'Gynecology, Oncology, M'CI, ~ology. Oncology DIY., Ul, POomg lf-«!16.- -Dept.d ~.Posting IF-«!17.- -.Qopt. "'Ps)<hiotry, Posting tf.8()18. Resevch -~s.--­ Naa. Posting Socm-y 11-UnMnily Community -.Posting 1111-!11030. s.a..y I-Toxicology ~ . - 7. -.c.nc..,-.g 1111-9110:i).S.O..,.~ opmenl. Posting ft-!11012. Oortl·-~· Posting 1111-911033. Professional ~o-loplr(SI.-l)­ CompulingandT......... Posting IP-«!29. .......... ~ ( S I A ) - -Colego. Posting - 3 0. Dollgnw~ .... _,._,.,.,. - Cologo. Posting IP-111131......,__ (~-Colego. Posting~. -·~ -(JL.~Fodl­ Postlng-31..-.-..--(SIA)-OIIlceot--.., lios, .. ~IP-«!34.-....... s.--~ andu.t.l~ _"' ship. Posting- ........-- -( S Is.IIMN o-loplr ..,J)(-..-- -~ Technology l'lrlnenhlp, Posting -37, ,...,. ~ .......,_ AnoiJol (Sl-l)- ~~-­ irlg fP.8042. , . . _ lyst(SI.-2) ~ &aiCition. Posting IP-«143. ~I ClviiSenla By PATRICIA DOfjOVAN News Setvkes Editor NTOLOGY, the modern philosophical study of O the characteristics of all reality, has had a great innucncr on many aspects of 20th century thought. In recent years, the tools of ontology have strongly affected the design of medical databases, for instance, and the co nstruction of geograph ic information systems. These tools have not. however, been applied to the field oflaw, an area in which they would be of sig· nifica nt use. As a resuh , new legislation often is not informed by sound analysis of the umeaning" of new legal entities, such as clones and computer software. This has led to many legal and social problems related to the rapid introduction of new technologies and other forms of social change. Ways in which sound ontological analysis can help to alleviate some of these problems in the law, and for social institutions in general, will be explored when major figures in phi· losophy and law participate in the international Marvin Farber Conference in Applied Ontology. Symposium part of conference Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and the UB Marvin Farber Memorial Fund, it will be held tomorrow and Saturday in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus and the C<nter for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Participants will include philosophers from the U.S. and ~era) nations in Europe and Latin America. The conference will include a symposium on the book "The Construction of Social Reality" by distinguished philosopher John Searle of the University of California, Berkeley. with responses by the autho r. Program details can be obtained by contacting the conference Web site at http://wingo._..., __ , ...........,..,,,.....,, or by calling the Departmeot of Philosophy at 645-2444, ext. 707. The oonfermce will be co-chaired by Barry Smith, professor ofphilosophy, aod attorney David Koepsell of Cobenaod Lombardo PC.ofBuJJalo, a visiting rosearch fellow at UB. KoepseU explained that the importance oflegal entities in our ev· eryday lives cannot be overlooked. ogy has not been .appUed success· fully in the legal domain has led to contradictioru and eronomic inefficiencies in the development of law. "A sophisticated study of legal en· tities,developed through the practice of appUed ontology." he said. "can help avoid at least some of the pitfulls that naturally arise when·~· ontology guides lawmaking. "Naive ontology is simply the categorization of objects withoul benefit of the tools of formal ontology-without due consideration fur the future implications of technological innovations,• Koepsell said. He added, "When guided by sound analysis. legislation can at least to some degree alleviate tbeprobloms associaJed with the npid forms of social change aod the legal aod c:a>nomic problems that can follow:" Besides Searle, who is one of the " Rights, property, obligations, crimes, contracts, patents, debts, insurance policies, parcels of real estate, nation-states and similar objects define the scope of ac· cepted behavior in all societies ruled by laws," he said. Barry Smith noted, for i~stance, that legal systems are composed of legal entities, or "beings"-laws, contracts, obligations and rightswhose application yields new categories of entities, such as corporation s, trademarks, marriages and parcels of real estate. "The ca tegorization of these entities by different legal systems has not, by-and-large, been conducted in ways that exploit the tools of modem ontology; he said. "Consequently, contradictions and inconsistencies often arise in the law when, for instance, one type of entity is forced into two mutu· ally exclusive categories." An example ~f this, he said, is that com puter software is considered to be both patentable and copyrightable. The discipline of ontology in volves the description of the structure of the different types of entities by which the different regions of reality are constituted. Ontology also describes the relations among these entities. KoepseU said the fuct that ontol- Koepsell said its principles apply to legal entities, such as amtractsaod rights to other objects that are the subjects of lawmaking. such as COROMs, biotopes, broadcast frequencies, nuclear weapons or genetically engineered mice, for instance. nation's most distinguished and influential philosophen, featured presenters will include Raimo Tuomda and Lars Lundsten, both of the University of Helsinki; lngvar Johansson of Umea Uni· versity; Anthonie Meijers of the University of Tilberg; Nenad Miscevic of Maribor University; Miriam Thalos of Buffalo; Trevor Bench-Capon and Pepijo Visser, both from the University of Liverpool; Leonardo Zaibert of the University of Caracas; Clark Hare of UCLA. and Dieter M Qnch of the University of Berlin. The late Marvin Farber was one of the greatest American proponents of phenomenology, a philosophical school in which ontology plays an important role. The son of a prominent Buffalo family, Farber attended UB in the early 1920s and received a doctorate from Harvard University. He s tudied in Germany under Edmund Hu=rl, the great 20th cen tury German philosopher whose thinking was controversial, but wielded a powerful influence on the fields of sociology and psy· chology, as well as upon phenomenology and existentialism. Farber returned to UB in 1927, where he taught until his retimnent in 1974asprofessoremeritus.During that time, he wrote a number of influential texts and founded and edited the prestigious international journal Philbsophiad and Phmomenologicol Research. An extensive coUection of his publications, correspondence aod principal papers is held in the UB Archives. At US, some units have taken the lead in conducting internal inventories, testing systems and upgrading where necessary. The Office of Financial Aid has overhauled its mainframe computer system to ensure that it is already Year 2000- compliant , while the UB libraries also have allocated resources to address the problem. But there is no good picJure of compliance across the university. "We don't have a campus-wide assessment of our Year-2000 status," said Huston. ..We only have pieces. Until you do a comprehensive inventory and assessment, it's hard to know how ready UB is." To that end, the Year 2000 project group soon will be re questing that c;ampus units com plete inventories that outline how compliant their systems are and what their priorities are in making systems compliant if 1hey are not. "I t will ta ke money, people and time to del ermine whether or not you have a problem," cautioned Lazarus. Some systems managers on campw believe their units will not be affected, noting that many systems are easy to tesL ln many c:ases, for example, spreadsheet systems can be tested easily by inserting a date that designates the year as "00" and seeing if the program interprets it as 1900 or 2000. (PC systems should be backed up entirely before they are tested.) While some people think it is only a hardware problem, Laza..;s said the issue could affect both hardware and ·software. • rn fact , your software may be fine, but if your PC has a problem, it may be passing that problem to your software, or your hardware may be okay but your software may not be compliant," she said. Huston noted that even software that the vendor has designated as Year 2000-compliant must be verified. "Maybe the programming language and operating system can handle the Year 2000, but it doesn't n=ssarily mean that the application that was written is processing dates rorrectly; she said ~It is possible to write bad applications with Year 2000-oompliant software. ~lder ap- pUcations are especially at risk." CIT, for example, had installed compliant application development software only 10 discover that the operating system had to be upgraded to a new level as weU. .. Unit·s need to plan sufficient time for this." said Huston. ult 's Murphy's law." Until the Year 2000 project group~ its guidelines, Huston advises tli"1those worried that they may have a problem should contact their lOcal IT staff. They also can visit their IT ven dors'Web sites, many of Which have Year 2000-compUance infonnation available. links to more than 20 of these are available through the UB Year 2000 Web site. The whole process will be timeconsuming, cautioned Huston. There also. may be financial con· siderations, such as possible li censing costs. " People tend to think ' What 's the big deal about this?'" she said, adding that once a glitch is identi· lied, there could be an outcry from campus computer users... It's all in the eyes of the person wh6se prob· lem it is.· Contradictions arise in the law 'W..go*lodby- ._to_.,._ ............ ............ ......... ........ .....,., ............ Qftllt - forms of lodol ct...ge.. DAVID KOEPSEll A formal ontology of law, he pointed out, will account for every object with which the law is concerned. Everything from bagels to battleships at some point comes to be the subject of legislation. Applied legal ontology is concerned with the examination and fonnulatioo of definitions,catego· ries and systems of categorization designed to be of service in the articulation, codification, revision and appUcation of laws. Applies to legal entitles . . - . - - ( N S - 3, port->(- positions F.-, -)-UnMnlty Unoltobe-. Year 2000 ~Classified Contlnuedfrom_.,1 To obtain,.,. inlotmodon on jobs istrd ~ nd SoMcD'IDKmpom~~ J)"tem byculi>g 645-3843 ooding""' ...... ,.,.,. instnJctlon~ COtJIDct- To--on~ con- -jobs. Sponwrd Prognlms ~ 416 Crolb. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ::~ The..,... __ --~anlb be.-.. . .,. _ _.,..__ __.,.....,_ -and--!-. -be-111100and""" and .....,.. _ _ _ ldoylenglh.l-.nutlncUio""' .... .'""""'"......,_,._, _......._,.,. ...... __ .,......,........, _...,. -bJP ...... ~IDbe ~lar.....-.lnlhot lhlllollllsbe...-..san cllllor ,. . . . . , 0 . , ... trum of Year 2000-readiness the university falls. But one ~etail is worrisome, said Huston. "We haven't been getting a lot of questions about it or req uests for assistance," she said ... The indication is th at there isn't a Joe of activi ty on it around US." The reason is common to many institutions a nd co rporation s, where the average employee believes that the Year 2000 issue is some th ing that only IT people need to worry abouL .. People tend to think someone else is taking care of it ," sai d Lazarus. uThe question is, who?" According to Huston, beyond the obvious impact on computer systems, anything with an embedded computer chip is vulnerable. That means it could potentially impact elevators; heating. cooling and lighting systems that run on timers; security systems; medicaJ and scientific equipment; automatic teller machines; fax ma chines, and card scanners, such as those used with SUNY cards. "This is not an IT issue," summed up Lazarus ... It's a business issue." �ApriiZH91No1. 19,1h~ Reporia 7 BrieD Grant to fund three-day Korea workshop in Buffalo · DU., le m PstJer D1 y _, • Trash or (rec.ydlble) t1"151S1.re1 ~ pr«JCECCM! &ear. jemrer ~left, and Erin Cala jail Olher erMrorrnenta1y mi1ded students 10 dig throoJ&h a day's trash OJieded on UBs Clll1pUSeS. Their goal: 10 raise awareness c:J haw rrud1 trash is rec.ydlble and 10 erlCXllll1lge UB 10 proYide more reqcq bins. 31 execs in Singapore MBA program ay JOHN DUlA COHBADA school and founder of the Singapore Reporter Contributor program. a growing number of U.S. subsidiariesinSingaporehavebcgun to send their managers through the two-and-halfyearprogramasaway to familiariu them with U.S. management practices. "Many U.S. multinationals based in Singapore and throughout Asia want their Asian-born eX<CUtives to be trained in Wcst=l-stylemanagemen! practices, particularly in lead er.;hip, strategic. planning and operations management," says Thomas. "But these firms also value the understanding these managers havt of the unique cultural issues that shape business throughout Asia. "Instead of spending th e $500,000 required to settle an expatriate manager in Singapore or other parts of Asia, U.S. companies are investing in the professional development of their Asian man agers through U.S. management programs like ours," Thomas says. AccordingtoThomas,the EMBA program in Singapore meets the needs of U.S. companies by providing a Western-style curriculum taught by UB management professor.;,butonethatusesasestudiesof Asianbusincssestoanalyzeproblems. solutions and strategies oommon to H IRTY-one executives from a va_riety of Singapore-based companies and organizations enrolled in the ScbDol of Mana enfs Executiv. MBA program · Singapore, one of just two U.S. programs on the island. Sixteen of the new enrollees are top-level managers from 13 U.S. firms based in Singapore, including General Motor.;, Lucent Technologies, 3M, Hertz, SUN Microsystems, J.P. Morgan, Delcine & Touche and Hewlett Packard. Other participants are employees of British and Japanese subsidiaries in Singapore or are from leading Singaporean firms and organizations. The executives are the third class to begin the program since it was established in I 996--in partnmhlp with the Singapore Institute of Management-as the first U.S.-accredited MBA program in Singapore. A total of 57 executives enrolled in the program's first two classes; the first group of students ascheduled to graduate in the fall and will be awarded MBA degrees from UB. According to John M. Thomas, interim dean of the management the Asian business environment "There is a growing acceptance throughout Asia of the U.S. business-school approach to teaching and the U.S. MBA -program model," says Thomas. "The usc of classroom teams and cast studies is a relatively new concept for MBA programming in Singapore, which in the past had been dominated by British independent-stud y, dislance-learning programs." By contrast, says Thomas, UB's Singapore program is taught solely by its professors, who fly to Singapore to teach intensive, twoweek"modules"in 16different subject areas, including a team project. This design allows for face-to-face interaction among professors and students and for minima] interruption of the students' careers. Tuition for the program, which is taught in English, is about $21,000. "The program has been very sueecssfui,"Thomassays. "We've established a reputation as the top ex ecutive MBA program in Singapore in terms of demand and interest." Plans now are being developed for the management school to launch a similar EMBA program in Beijing, in partn ers hip with Renmin University. School of Management names Dean's Council members Sixteen business lucien from Western Yort. and from around the country have been appointed to the Dean's Advisory Council in the School of Management. The new members, many of whom are gradu ates of the management school, will serve three-year tenns. They join II other business leaders who already sit on the council. According to John M. Thomas, interim dean of the management schoo l, the new members were selected for their expertise in busi· ness management and for their commitment to the school. They will provide advice to faculty and administration regarding curriculu\n, strategic planning and marketing. The new members include: Robert W. Black, vice president of marketing, Steelecase Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich.; L Malcolm Burnett, president and CEO, Marine Midland Bank, Buffalo; Frank H . Clem enl, vice president for investments, Paine Webber, Seattle; Glenn A. Fosdick, P-resident and CEO, Hurley Medical Center, F~nt, Mich.; MarySue French, plant controller, Hunt -Wesson Corp., Perrysburgh, Ohio; Marianne W. Gaige, president and COO, Cathedral Corporation, Chatham , N.Y.; William G. Gisel, Jr., president of the food group, Rich Products, Buffalo; Mark E. Hamister, chairman and CEO, National Health Ca re Affiliates, Buffalo; Arvin L. Jones, plant manager, GM Powertrain Division, Tonawanda Engine Plant, Buffalo. Also, Howard D. Koenig, senior vice president , ADP, Roseland , N.J.; Raymond A. Lenhardt, partner, Andersen Consulting, Wash ington, D.C.; Margaret G. McG lynn , senior vice president for health and utilization management, Merck-Medco Managed Care, Montvale. N.l.; RichardT. Stephens, president, Delaware North Companies, Buffalo; Charles C Swanekamp, partner, Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel. Buffalo; Philip J. Szabla, general counsel, G C Companies, Chestnut Hill, Mass.; a nd Kenneth I. Tuchman, vice chairm an, Wasserstein, Perella & Co., New York City. Calendar Continued"-_.& The G.rand lnftfttlon, MFA Thesis b h lbit'on The Grand Invention, an exhibitJon of works by Joseph Paul Berget, an MFA ~~=t~~~t~=ha~~ ~:.'~~~~~~~ ~~~e:~ ~~~~~by GIS research the artist that c.....-,__, in to consideration in real-time. Through these and similar projects, GIS is beginning to have a major impact on society. But the gains will be hard to sustain without the level of research s upport req u i red to lay the groundwork for technological improvements and new applications, Mark added. GIS researche.rs across the nation are particularly interested in fund ing for a major new project proposal dubbed "the digital earth" that was suggested in a recent speech writ ten for Vice-ikesident Gore. A kind of human genome project for the planet, the "digital earth" is envisioned as a powerful tethnological tool with the poten- Helen L Stevens, director of international students and scholar services at UB, has received a grant of approximately $9,000 from NAFSA: Association of International Educators to coordinate and host a three-day Korea workshop in Buffalo for international educators nati onwide. NAFSA, with funding from the U.S. Information Agency, is sponsoring the program to promote interest at UB and in the local community about contemporary Korea and to highlight the flourishing Korean Studies Program at UB. Additional resources for the program will come from the Fulbright Korean -American Eduoatio nal Co mmission (KAEC) in SeOul, South Korea. Scheduled for October, the workshop. " Korea In Transition: A Workshop for International Educators," will target those involved in interna tional education, indudjng foreign student and study-abroad advi sors, teachers of English as a second language and admissions officers. At US, the number of Korean stud en ts has increased from 204 in 1988 to 350 this year, making it th e un iversi ty's largest international population for the current academic year. Approximately 36,000 Korean students attend U.S. colleges and universities nationwide. Last spring, Stevens was one of six people nationwide awarded a grant to spend three weeks abroad as a guest of an Overseas Educational Ad,·ising Center, which she spe nt at the KAEC in Seoul. bhlbtt tial to map scientific environmental, historical, political, cultural and oth er in formation tied to geo graphic locations aroun d the globe. It would integrate information from many sources and display it geographically, with changes being registered in real.rime. ..A visualization of the earth's surface with such breadth and depth could be an incredibly valu able tool in medical and scien tific research , regional planning, commerce, law, emergency planning and many other fields," said Mark. " It also would be a great resource for students at every level." Other key goals for G IS resea rch concern the developme nt of: • Accurate, up-to· datc in forma · tion that is accessible by public and private-sector entities on global phenomena like international trade and resource depletion • An interdisciplinary com mon ground for GIS researchers with expertise in psychology. computer science, cognitive sc ie nce, envi ro nmental science and other dis ciplines • A body of research on how G IS data should be made avai lable , and to whom, with regard to in tellectual-propert y rights, infor· mation privacy and li abili t)' • Methods of integrating GIS data from many different sources. More information on G IS resea rch is available at < http:/ I www.ucgls.org > . wi~light and extinguish a large group of candles within a few minut~. of~ Artists - TheCa~ Cultur31 Center, i•o,Coundry St, North Tonawanda, ts exhibfung the ~~=n9~~~~~~=~u~~~~of Cultural Center tloun Wed.-fri., nooo-5 p.m.; Sat, 1"""' p.m. a~ Gr.-ctu.te Show-flrst-Ye...- Students 1 ~=.~=~~rn:f~:U6~~ :'-0::f=.~terfor the Arts, through April 29. Gallefy houn. areWed.-Sat, 10:30 a.m..S p m. and Sun~ noon to 5 p.m. For more Qorrnation, cal1645-6878, ext. 1349 Sodol Photogrophy bhlblt :~~~~~=~=~:~~~byolu:,.o.ca,._ ~~~~~~p~~8~~~9~m~.C:=.9e:m~~be noon-1 1 p.m. Petor Holley Profo<t "'The Peter Halley Pro;e<:t." a senes of tem~ry pobhc art prOf«U des19ned to ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ at~=~:n:~~~t,7:~;~~Campus through luly. For more informatiOn, call 645-691 1 Thuls b hlblt Heath Bartet, Master of F11"1e Arts Thesls Exhibit. Art Oepartmrnt Callery. Center for the ArU, through May 4. Gallery hours are Tues .. 10 a.m .-5 p.m . Y\led.-Fn.. 10 a.m ..S p.m.; Sat.. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. �a Reporiea Allrii23.19!11/Vol29.11.29 : Su.-.y ___,. ........ 26 ~:'c~~.~~~- Tronslated llld produced by Dennis Tedloci<. directed by Leandro Solo. Katharine Cornell Theatre. North ~/;j~~~=~ ~=~~ Se<winow>klat 645- ~22 . ---.. ......... Line and Clrde Donees. 2 Diefendorf. Sooth Campus. ~lt~P~~~calt BarbarJ Ointch<ff at 67~203 887-2520. Of Saturday 25 · Moilday 2:7 c- ~~S:.~~pus. 8 p.m . Spomored by Dept. of Music. For more infOnmtion, call645-2921 . eoo-.-- ·28 Tuesday RehobllltMionofthe Amput... 30 Kimball. Sooth Campus. 9 a.m.-3:30p.m. S65 . ~scr.ruca~"'.'~~As>n. of Rehabilitation Nurses, NYS Western Regional Chaptei. For _lEY_,_ more information, contact Dr. The .......... . . - - . Mary Finnlck at 829·3291 . " - . ....... 19JS-J7 Walker Evans' poworlul imoges of the rurol poOl' wiH be on display In the us Art Gollely, Cen..,. tor the Ms. thn:>ugh lstlngs f o r - hieing piKe on._.., or for UB-_.. off-umpus- whore ~~~~~ potndpol ___ . Thursday .............. Listings ... - 30 \ no liter thin noon on the Tllllndloy--. ...--,Listings on • · ==-~3~his hourn~ Wed.·5at.. 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sun., noon--S p.m. For mOl'< Information, 645~78, ext.1~9 . call History o f - In ~~ ....... . An Abundonce of Riches: Resources on Women in ' Lockwood utnry, • on e><hibit coptecl only~­ ot http:/ / www.bullolo. odu/..,-tor/cgl/lnput Wednesday 29 of moterials documenting experi<nces of women post llld presen~ b on display through April 30 In Lockwood Librory In Baldy Hill on the . North Campus. Strong In hlstoricol moteriols, ~ abo demonstrote the unlimited moterials IVIIIoble on the lntemet.Ubrory houf'5 .,.. 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Senior Rob Auer (with the mud~nhanced hairdo) and his team joined more than 1,000 players who came to UB Saturday for the largest continuous mud volleyball tournament in America. Finding pictures on the World Wide Web 'WebPiction' developed at UB is first to combine text, image-processing technology ay Ei..uN t;OL.IMIAUM News Services Edito< Yet, strange as it sounds, that's about what In!<met surf= do when they use oommen:ial search engines to track down pictures of people. That"s because these search en- gines conduct picture searches the same way they conduct document searches: by matching keywords. The drawback is that. then: is no guarantee that the fuces of people specifi<d in the search will appear in the retrieved images or even that the images Will include any fuces at all. But UB computer scientists are developing a prototype of a World Wide Web picture search engine, called WebPiction , that has a unique face-detection component and is designed to produce many more "hits" than searches produced by eristing commercial im age-search engines. That's because it is the first one that finds pidures by combining text and image processing. Developed at the Center of Excelleoce for Document Analysis andRemgnition(CEDAR),adem· onst.ratioo version of WebPiction soon will be available to Web surf· ers and search-engine designers. "We are a research group and our main objective is developing new technologies,"' said Rohini Srihari, associate professor of computer science. 14 The big scarch·engine com· panies don't have the researchers to develop sophisticated processing and we obviously don't have theresources to index the whole Web. .. With this prototype, we are saying to sea rch -engine compani es, 'These are the technologies that we have developed for picture searching; if you like them, incorporate them into yo ur search engines,"' Srihari aplained. Compa nies or organizations interested in licensing the WebPiction technologies should make inquiries through UB's Office of Technology Transfer. The tec hnique s used by WebPiction can be incorporated into lntranets-internal netwo rks used by individual organiza· tions--or into commercial search engines that index the entire Web. Developed from a resea rc h project called "Show and Tell" that initi ally was funded by the Ad · vanced Research Projects Agency with additional support from Eastman Kodak, the demonstra· tion version of WebPictio n will function with a subset of Web documents, thousand s of them culled from a news service that posts hundreds of photographs each day. WebPiction is among the first search engines to allow users to search for people in pictures with specific visual contexts. such as Bill Clinton at Niaga ra Falls, queries that today often produce the &us· trating and familiar conclusion: " No documents found." . "This research will have a tre· mendous impact on multimedia information retrieval-where you are trying to retrieve information from te.xt , images, video and au· dio," said Srihari. It has the potential to organize pictures in aU kinds of databases, from vast photo archives kept by wire services and intelligenceagen · cies to photographs ¥ld vid eos in personal family albums. eonu-..~-,.... s FSEC discusses improving student quality ay SUE WUET~ . News Services As.soctate Dtrector E quality of students attending UB has de · clined, and the faculty is to blam~ because it has not paid much attention to admis· sions standards, a member of the Farulty Senate Committee on Ad· missions and Retention has charged. But the administrator overseeing enrollment-management issues re· spondedthatwhilethequalityofthe student body has declined some· what, an overhaul of admissions standards to create minimum ai teriawillnotaddressthetrueprob· lem, which is fewer good or outstanding students applying to UB. Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education, said that it is "entirelyappropriate" fo r the faculty to determine admissions standard s, but ca utioned against establishing "some kind of floor,.. such as a minimum SAT score of II SO or four years of high· school science courses. .. No large university in the fluetuatii:tgenvironment such as we find ourselves in can afford to do that ," Goodman told members o f the Fac· ulty Senate Executive Committee at the group's April22 meeting. Enrollment figures, he added. have to be determined, in part, b)' "budgetary considerations-that 's just the real world." Goodman was responding to Charla Fourtner, professor of bio· logical sciences, who said that en· ro llment policy at UB is based to a certain exten t on makin g sure the university gets enough stu· dents "to keep this place running. " I'm no t blaming the adminis· tration for that; I'm really blaming the faculty," Fourtner sa id . "The faculty has to take a position on what kind of student s do we want to bring in here. What type of product do we want to put out?" Nothing in UB 's.... adm iss ions sta ndards-admission to UB is based on an applicant's high-school grades, rank in class and SAT and ACT scores-i ndi ca tes that th e university seeks to admit students from the top IO or 25 or 75 percent of their high-school class. he noted. But UB does admit students who rank in the top 40-60 percent of their class, he pointed out. "You don't know that as faculty: maybe you don't want to kn ow that. Maybe it 's more convenient for us to say' Let's open the d oor and let people come in until we fill the enrollment targets.' 'Tm uncomfortable in the class· room with that," he sa id ... Maybe we as facult y at this university are OK with that." Fourtnersaid he had hoped Noel· Lcvitz,theenrollment· management consulting finn UB has hired to provide advice, software and technical help to aid the university in its recru itm ent efforts, would address admissions standards. But so far, he said. the topic has heen 1gnored "A5 a faculty, 1 don 't thmk we have paid a wh ole hell of a lot of attention to what's going on. Evcn if we did , wi th the way we do thing!!> (recruit student s), I don't thinltt would make any difference." Fourtner reca ll ed that wh en UB last discussed admiss1on s stan dards in the 1970s...everybody had different ideas. so we ended up with a statement that 1s rcallr a statement th at cou ld bt' from any four-year, undergraduate schoo l; we're no different. .. We've got to decide wh etht•r this place as an institut io n wanb to be different and whether we c-u.-c~- ...... �Malcolm Seymour, Ill is the editorial editor of The Spectrum and will be editor-in-chief for the 1998-99 academic year. A sophomore, he is a member of UB's Distinguished Honors Scholars p rogram, and a native of the state of Washington. .,...........--.... . ..... . ,_tDUI-.c.,I101D II ---· -nw.-..-... lhllr lllh albin\ 'loll's " - ... - *""' ...... ond ronge.lnlm ,._ lodltiU*pap ID 1he ~ 1-,atd thot,., - CXJml! to •ThoW palormlnce is ... pedolj to begin lbout 9 p.m. Olhor lllisls to oppew wiU be e-go Or-. & Tho p. F\ri NA Slon, I~ bind porfonnonce en- c- c . , _ jlu.. blues, rap with • heovy- allunl<, 11&8 ond rod<. Openlng•Spring Fest is ~ - - Puente,- .,.. hu been with four Cnmmys ond hll olbums. - All' Force Blind, ~~~~2 REPORTER Tholloplrlllrbl~ communlly- publshod by 1he DNilion ol 1M Spectrum is the fourth estate of UB's political microcosm. Of all UB publications,ows is the most widely read This leaves us with strong re""""of influence over campus poli· tics. Though journalism is objec!M in nature, all media retain the inherent power to draw attention to certain issues, while leaving others uncovered In this manner, 1M Spertrum and all other news media can actively shape the political agendas of their audiences. Ultimately, how· ever, we strive to abide by ethical standards of journalism-in report· ing, we must avoid partisan allegiancc and aim to give adequate CJJV- erage to all perspectives and all im· portanl issues, regardless of our per· sonal biases. Whet did you leem as edltoriel editor? Readers, at least at VB, consume news media defensively.When an editorial lambastes Pataki's SUNY policieoas our editorials frequentlyd<>-<lltd calls for undergraduates to mobilize to oust the governor from his seat, student response, both in ac.tion and writing, is weak. Yet when our opinions criticize, even indirectly, the work of university staff or student.s, reactions are strong, numerous and often angry. I doubt these editorials are any more inaccurate or objec· tively questionable than our positive pieces, but readers more readily disagree with or acknowledge flaws in our more cynical pieces. Why do you want to be edl· tor-In-chief? I aim to attend law school and even· tually aspire 10 ascend to the bench of the United States Supreme Court-end )'., found that jour· nalism DOl only givos me an e=J. lentpenp<ctiv. on the nation's govemment.al machinery, but also allows me 10 polish writing skills aitical to sua:as in law aod other proCessions. I ran to be editor-in-chief in hopes of fine-tuning my writing technique and further immersing myself in UB's play of power. ---.•-will ,._ _ . u editor-In-chief? Editors-in-chief frequently spend between 50 and 60 hours a week in the office. -do•-lofstuclents produce • 12---th-tlmes•-1 We are blessed with a dedicated staff that recognizes not only the importance of professionalism, but also of community, friendship and relaxation. We compensate for each others' weaknesses and coUectively encourage ourselves. Occasionally, we don't escape the confines of our office until the wee hours of the morning, but-by some miraclewe consistently publish three issues a week and maintain our sanity. Whet do you w•nt -Spectnmt to do nut year that It does not do now7 I have visions for a Spectrum maga· zinc, similar to the insert The. N<w York Times places in its Sunday editions. The magazine would be oriented thematically and would feature longer articles, written in essay style, like those: in N~k or Time. In en edltortel on April 20, Spectrum crttklzed Dll)l 19911 M mbleedlng ........,ect~we ......._ __ . . ,..._h - - . . . . , . _ ...... they ...... t o " - - W ? That it is a strong, value-priced school with a proud tradition and acel.lent learning facilities. UB is geared pririwily toWatd New York students looking for an affordable, second-tier education. It i.s not a carnival and should not market it· self as such. - y did you decide to c to 1111? I'mconvincedthatiftheschool'soutof-state tuition rates Wtte more reasonable and its national advertising policy were more ri110rous. it could easily compete for scholars from about the entire country. Ultimately, I opted 10 attend UB because of a generous four-year full scholarship offered to me by the univenity's Dis· tinguished Honors Program. Whet's It like being of the few ooit-of-st.te undergreduete students •t UB? I ~ always been perfectly happy with the academic atmosphere of the university, but it was not until this year that !learned to cope with, and '""'" appl-.ciate, Buffulo for what it is. Seattle's intrigue lies in its busiling commerce and thriving arts. Buffulo's strengths reside in the city's people. I cannot deny that ows is an ugly city, but I see a certain beauty 10 the way communities band together 10 stave off the adversities posed by Buffalo's grave economic circumstances and brutal climate. Whet's something people don 't know ebout you •nd should know7 For all the attention I receive for my work at 1M Sp«tn.m. I dediate great deal ofmytimeto the theater. I have participated in three of the Theatre and Dance department's shows-"The Grapes of Wrath," "Dummies' Ball" and "Agamemnon"-end am looking forward 10 doing a 10-minutepiecetitled'"WhatShe Found There"with some friends before I consign myself full time 10 the newspaper. I ___ - ._, ·s--.gpeople ·t - - - . f p e t- Mmy UB attendees and faculty members accuse 1M Spectrum of being too <Mrtly liberal in its editorial positions. Our page-four opinions are constructed from a balance of the voices of all the indiv;dual members of our editorial board Weencourageconservative thinkers to regularly submit responses or even work to land an editorship at our paperour views only seem slanted because few members of the school's conservativt' constitu- ency have aspired to our ranks. Wluot question do you wish I heel ulted, ..,dhow -lei r- heft! enswered7 Q: How will you prepare for your tenure as editor-in-chief? A: Starting May 14th, I'll be spending my summer awayfn!m home, toiling in the sweltering bowels of the nation's capitoL I'll be interning with The Buffaw NtwS as an assistant correspon· dent, gathering quotes, filing papers and leaving the important work to certified reporters. I eagerly await the experience. _.,____ What's the real cause of mountain sickness? -T ------ llnM!nlly SoMas. S..llnM!nlly al New Yori< at llullila. Editoriolollices .., locatod at 136 Crofts Hoi, - - (716) 645-2626. ~-..00 Ar1hu- Poge ., SUe-- Christine:\lkW JoonO.Nig ....... ..._. ....,....,sld Aebeca Famhlm lobW.. Pllricllllono¥an Ellen Goldblum MINy a.th SpiN -.oM<Gimk ...-. . _ Cunnlnghom Research at UB points to leaks in blood-brain barrier, not oxygen deprivation By LOIS BAIWI News Services Editor HE latest high-tech gear can't protect climbers on Mount Everest from one of the hazards feared most by those who spend time at extreme heights---oxygen deprivation, or h);,oxia, resulting in the poten· tially lethal brnin swelling known as high-altitude cerebral «!_ema. Research conducted at VB suggests that high·altitude cerebral edema is caused by a disruption in the blood-brain barrier, the specialized layer of cells in cerebral blood vessels that, under normal condi· tions, allow only certain substances to pass into the brain's circulation. john A. Krasney, professor of physiology and a specialist in hypoxia, presented the findings April 28 at the 66th annual meeting of the American Association of Neu· rological Surgeons in Philadelphia. Krasney and colleagues in UB's Hermann Rahn Laboratory of Environmental Physiology have developed an animal model using sheep for studying hypoxia and cerebral edema in an effort to learn more about how and why these conditions develop and their effect on cognitive function. "Brain swelling, and also pul· monary edema I fluid in the lungs!. is one of the major problems at high altitude and we don't really know the cause of either," Krasney said. " It is not lack of oxy· gcn per sc. At high altitude, the brain has· an adequate supply of oxygen because blood flow in · creases to compensate for th e lower concent ration of oxygen in the air. Yet people still get sick." In its mildest form , swelling of the brain brings on the headache and nausea characteristic of acute mountain sickness. In its most severe form, unrelieved by retreat to lower elevations, brain swelling advances to high-altitude cerebral edema, which causes disorienta· tion, impaired mental functi on and death. Information gained from the study of high· altitude cerebral edema and hypoxia is relevant to man y people other than those wealthy enough to afford an Everest trek, Krasney noted. "Thirteen mil- lion people go to Colorado every year to ski and 65 percent develop at least a headache," he said . "Twenty-five percent develop acute mountain sickness, and 1·2 percent develop high -altitude cerebral edema." j "Tllkteen..,..... ~go to Colonldo rw:ry - ~ to ski 6S percent develop "" - . headache. Twenty· 1M percent develop IIOile ....,...,._ sldcnoss... IOHN A. KRASNEY Krasney's resean:h using sheep has shown that the symptoms of high-altitude cerebral edema arc not caused by an inadequa.te supply of oxygen or glucose to the brain. Rather, it ap~rs that an accumulation of malfunctions creates enough cerebral blood pressure to force apart cells of the blood-brain barrier and allow Huids to accumulate in and around brain tissues. The researchers theorize that acute hypoxia may allow a decline in cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP}, a chemical messenger involved in regulating capillaryPennca!>ility. Th< deciease in cAMP may allow the tt· rebral capillaries to leak. In addition, Krasney said, it is possible that, in the presence of hypoxia, another chemical messenger, cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), acts with nitric oxide, a vasodilator, to pro· mote and sustain permeability of the blood-brain barrier. The combined influence of actions cou1d allow fluid to accumulate in the intracellular spaces, he said. Yet another mechanism that may be at work involves elevated levels of leukocytes that may rung to the lining ofcerebral blood vessels and cause leaks in the blood-brain barrier. Krasney and colleagues are at· tempting to clarify further the impor· lllnce of these mechanisms in the development <Xaartemountainsiclcness and high-altitude cerebral edema. Their .research is supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. �Apni311.19911/Yol.19.11.311 Repac._ FSEC briefed on classroom issues BrieBy ay SUE WUETCHUI News SeMces ~ate Dirktor rooms on campus and the budget to bring classrooms up to the stan- B dards. Honors Program to sponsor concert by Michael Chilungu try could be scheduled at the same time. Also, classes that a re required LOCK scheduling of for a p rogram of study, like the cl-asses and d evt:lop ing sciences or management, could be standards of quality are scheduled together. The committee also is looking am ong the top ics being tackJ ed by two university· wide into sched ulin g more classes at committees devoted to classroom times and on d ays, such as Friday aftern oons, that are not heavily issues. The chairs of the commjuees, used, and examining how some Howard Foster, associate dean in departmental space is used. .. It 's OK to have some space the School of Management, and Peter Gold , associate dean of the within d epartments, b ut it's not Undergrad uate College, briefed OK to have it sitting empty," Fosme m bers of the FSEC at the ter said. The panel also is pondering tech group's meeting on April22 about nology issues. "How mucb technoltheir panels' ongoing work. Foster, chair of the University ogy do we need to put into classCo mmittee on Classroom Utiliza- rooms? Are 26 enough to acoommotion, told senators that block date the people who need it?" he sc h ed ulin.g, in w h ich ce r tain asked, referring to the conversion classes routi nely are scheduled in last summer of26 rooms into high a "ftxed, coherent way," would pre- technology classrooms equipped . vent schedulers from having "' to wi th Internet con nection , video reinvent the wheel every semester." projector, VCR, telephone, sound It wo ul d provide better utiliza - ,<YSiem and external laptop ports. Gold, chair of the University tion of rooms and some predictabi lity fo r departments and stu - Commillee on Classroom Quality, dents, he added. told FSEC members tha t hi s For example, two sect ion s of co mmittee's charge is to develop standards of quality for all classlarge classes like organ ic chemis- "We're not supposed to be deal ing with complaints, but they drive the committee," he noted. For example, complaints about insufficient chalkboards in classrooms used to teach mathematics has prompted work, to be done this summer, to install more lin ear feet of chalkboards in these classrooms. In addition, carpeting, some of which is 20 years old, is being repl;lced in classrooms, with all of Knox Hall to be done during the summer. Both Foster and Gold pointed out that major work needs to be done in classrooms on the South Camp u s, induding rooms in Farber, Cary and the Diefendorf lect u re halls that have been iden tified as some of the worst on either campus. Some of these rooms are in such poor shape t hat major renovation work is needed, Gold said, adding t hat his committee ha s been charged with developing a rationaJe for the work. ~;;.;~~~r~~~~r;~:;~~!~; AYA Angelou h as survived. "Young men and women," she told an appreciative audience in the UB Center fo r the Arts last Thursday. "you need to know that someone was there before you, someone was lost before you, ign o red before you ... and yet, mi raculously, someo ne has su rvived: survived with som e passion, some compassion , some hu mor and some st yle." A best-selling poet an d wri te r widel y kno wn fo r rea d in g h e r poem "On the Pulse of Mo rn ing" d u ri ng Pres ide nt Cli nton's 1993 ina ugura ti o n , A n ge lou sp oke mostly about poetry, teach ing an d her ea rly life in her talk for US 's D ist inguished Speak ers Series. Poetry, Angelou contended, not only makes young people aware of their membership in tht' history of h uman fee lings, bu t also can help break through common and deadeni ng ass u mptions about race, gender, beauty and sensual it y. " It 's written to keep peopl e alive," she said, a comment that took on added significance as she described the tr ials of her youth. When she was 7. years old, Ange lou reca lled, he r m other's boyfriend raped her. She felt she was obliged, "because of my brothers," to name the rapist,and he was put in jail for one day and released. Soon after. he Was fo u nd dead , apparently kicked to death . " I decided my voice had ki lled a man," said Angelou, "so 1 stopped speaking. I stopped speaking for six years. I thought if 1 spoke, my vo ice..might just go o ut and kill peop le randomly." For ma nyyea rs,shesaid,she was considered .. mental"bytheci tizens ofStamps,Ark.ansas.Though atthe time she o nl y commu nicated by M uwhen you and the Lord get ready, Sister, you gonna be a teacher." "I used to sit back and think, 'This poor,ignoJant'M)man,"'saidAngclou. "Today, it is my blessing to teach in French and Spru1ish and English. II is my blessing to be on the board at Harvard I.Jbrary. II is my blessing_" During her mu te years, Angelou fell in love with poetry. She began speakingagainwhen awomantold her that she wo uJd not "really love poetry" until she had spoke n it. "You have to hear it," said Angelou. "That's what brought me back. ''lbere Me poets In the know .. the -..,.who conditions, all the pain and privileges of being .......... 1 encourage you to go there.'' MAYA ANGELOU " It will see yo u t hrough ," she told her aud ience. " There arc po· ets in the library who know all the co nditions, all the pain and privi leges of bei ng hu man . I encourage you to go there ." Evenwhiletellingpainfu1stories, Angelou displayed a lively sense of humor. " Don't trust people who don't laugh," she advised . " I don't." After she began speaking again, sa id Angelou ,she wanted to recite a soliloquy from Shakespearc's"Merchant of Venice" at her church. "My grandmothcrsaid,'Sister. now who is thi s very Will iam Shakes· peare?"' Angdou recaUed. "She was going to fo rce me to tell her that Shakespeare wdS white. 1 had to teU her. It was going to get out anyway. " I tried to figure out a war to get arou nd Mama," Angelou con tin ued. " I said, 'Yes ma 'a m , h e is wh ite. But he's dead."' now reads all poetry as written speci fic a ll y (or her. This view, she held, is a nee· essary prerequi si te to a full appredation of po· et ry. AHGU.OU Consistent with her belief that poetry has this universaJ application, Angelou prefaced her poem " Pht'nomenal Women" by commenting that, in her view, men arc just as phenomenal as women. "But you men have to writt" your own poem," she joked. .. 1 wrote it for fat women," she said, "for those who don'tlike their size but will do little about it ex cept caU a fr iend, usually me, in the middle of the night and say, 'G irl, there's a skinny wo man still trying to get out .' And then I wrote it for fa t women who love their bodies, who know they arc th e epito me of se nsuality, and when the y walk down the street no one. malt" or fl· · male, can keep their eyes off them . And I wrote it for skinn}' women, those who deserve our sy mpathy." The tone of Angelou 's clos1ng remark.o; was strikin gly simi lar to the tone of her poems. "Let w. Ml live," she said , " that we will not n· · gret yea rs of useless virtue and in · ertia and timidit y and ign o rance , so that in dyi ng each of us can say, 'All my co nsc io us life and energ1es have been dedi (a ted to the most noble ca use in the world , the lih e rati o n of the hum a n mind and spir it, begin n ing with m y ow n.'" Angelou sa ng o r recited poems by Geo rgia Douglas John so n , Anne Spencer, Paul lawren ce Dunbar and langsto n Hughes. In addition to writing, Aitgelou hasworkcdasadirector, producer, actress and songwriter. The Unlvenlty Honon Progr•m will sponsor a concert at 5 p.m. o n Su nday in Baird Recital Hall for pianist Michael Chilungu , a se- · nior in the Honors Program and a performance major in the Department of Music. The concert, which will include works by Haydn , Rachmaninoff, Dell, Taylor-Coleridge and Liszt, will be free and open to the public. Chilungu, a student of Frina Arschanska Boldt, associate professor of music, was ~ccepted in 1996 into the School of Medicine and Biomedical Science's Early Assurance Program. He has contributed to a number of university events, such as the Mar· tin Luther King gala in 1995 and the African American Festival, and has appeared in numerous concerts as a soloist and with chamber groups. FoUowing his admission inw medicaJ school, he has pursued a special major, integrating courses from English literature, Judaic Studies and piano performance. His two final projects include Sunday's con cert and a thesis written under the tutelage of Leslie Fiedler, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Samuell. Clemens Professor of English. Chilungu is currentl y researching a repertoire of Afncan American co mposers, which will be released on a CD. Pathfinders Awards honor three for efforts to improve student life Two memben of the Student Aff•lrs staff and a studen t have been honored for their efforts to enhance the quality of student life. They are the recipients of the Pathfinders Awards, a new initiative of the Division of St udent Affairs to iden ti fy and recognize faculty. staff and student employees of the division who have developed new programs that help UB work better. faster or cheaper for swdcnts. Garry Soehn er, associate director for personnel, and Preston Niland, assista nt director for residential life, wen:.· honored for developing the "Steps to Fi tness" program. which offers st udents living in the Ellicott Complex an on -si te fitness program that emphasizes proper nutri . tion and consistent participation in exercise. Denisse Ca rmo na, a junior majoring in women's studies, early childhood ed uca tion and Spanish, was hono red for her efforts to establish a recycling program in two South Campus residence halls. La rge bins were set up on the gro und floor of Goodyear Hall and on th e first floo r of Clement HaJJ 10 make ir mo re convenien t for resi · dents, resulting in a 95 percent increase in recycl ing. Final issue of semester is May 21 The R~portn will publish IU final issue of the Spring semes ter on May 2 1. Monthly Summer issues will be published on June 18 and Jul y 23. Weekly publication will resume o n Aug. 27. Graduation, Student Honors for the Reporter's annual Commencement Extra The R~portnwlll publish Its annuai"Commencement Extra" edi · tion on May 14. If you have not don e so al ready, pl ease send lists o f st udents receiving graduatio n or other honors, identifying bon ~ ors co ncise ly. Info rmati on must be received no later than tomor· row. Because of production requirements, th e Reporter onl y will accept information electron ically. No fax submissio ns will be accepted. Info rmation may be su bm itted o n disk., specifying the program in which it is written and including a printout of all information con · tained on the disk. or by e-mail: reporterOubnews.buffalo.edu All submissions must includ e a contact name, department , cam pus address and daytimf telephone number. Oisks may be delivered 10 136 Crof~s Hall, No rth Ca mpu s. ~or more informa tion , call Chns· tine V1Ja l, Rt'portt•r fdi tor, at 645 -2620. Scales-Trent gives endowed lecture at Tulane University Judy Scales-Trent. professor of law, prcsc nt l'd the ~k(;)tth: hc y Lt.'~o. ture last mo nth at Tulane law School. New Orleans. Her topt( WJ :, " The Federal Courts a nd th e Great American Ractdl Oivade.'' The McGlinchey Lecture is o ne of six endowed lectures being gtvcn a t Tulane th is yea r, with speakers ind udin g Erwm Chcmcrinsky, Le gio n Lex Professor of Law a nd Political Science at the Universit y of So uth ern Califo rnia Law School; c rim in al and c iv1l tnal lawyer Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., and \V. Michael Rei:,man , Hohfield Profe:,sor of Jurisprud ence a t Yale law School. Scales-Trent, who was a civ il rig hts lawyer m Washington for \0 years. is tht' auth or o f the widely celeb rated book, " Notes of a Whitl' Black Woma n: Race, Color, Commun ity." Her exte nsive public lee · tures focus on the int ersect ion of race and gender in American law, as well as on law a nd lite rature. and cultural pluralism. �4 llepories ADriiJO.19!11/Voi.Z9.1130 BRIEFLY llr'lul, Flnnegln ~l:C~ A presenuilion by Kozlmien B<aun, ~of- ond donee. wtllllghlight the celebration on SUndoy of Pofish.. Amerian o.y ond the 200ih onl)lw!Bary of' the bllth of Adorn Mickiewicz. Poland's fmmost rom.~tic poet by the Polish Arts Club of 8uflolo. The p<Ogrml, which will bo co-spons<><od by the lntema.tionol Artistic ond Culhuol Ex· chango Progwn of the Cente' for the Arts, will bo held 1t 2 p.m. 1{1 the Screening Room of the Cente' for the Arts. It b free and open to the public. Broun, a notJyo of Poland, had • disllngulshtd academic and tt"teatric.ll areer there befO<"e coming to U81n 1987 to head the Kting progrom. H!! will present "Micf<kw!cz's Fon!f11ther(s Eve, A Hlstorlcil Icon of Polish Pllriotism, • ,.._ counting and enlirging upon the patriotic """" dromi porttiying the suffering ofPolind during the time of its' patlltloo. . D<amitlc ~adlngs ofu.nstoted passogos of the draml also wll t>o given by Gmld r..._,, asslstont Professor ol Theatre and Dance ond a noted local K· to<. LastThursday was a very special day for girls at UB. They had fun and they learned so much-the hundreds d daughters who took part in the extensive program presented by the Task Force on Women and ~ized by a committee d volunteers. Among the many options they were oft'ered on the two campuses were visits to the computing center, residence halls, Alumni Arena, the Center for the Arts, the brain museum and the dental school. AboYe, a class in jazz dancing in the Center for the ArTs and left. an introduction fD radio atWBFO-FM 88.7, US's National·Public Radio affiliate. Hanna Upkind steps up to the mike to read a public service announcement, assisted by Peggy Scalzo. The 10M . Kano< WA Golf a.s.jc wi bo held june 25 •t 8ryndiff R and Confemlce Co!\-ot<r, 20A In rey Road ond RL . Honoring"the ITM!ITIOI}' of the john c. Karm,whowas president and vito.· ol stu- dent fiNna!s at U8 befo<e his deeth In 1997, the golf classic w111 bo presenb!d by the Ofllce of the \ l i c e - for Under· gradum fduatlon ani! the Of. flceofthe-\llcel'residentand~ Cootofthe-tb S6S, which wlllndudo 18 holes of golf wflh <""- • butlot withbewroge~the toumamont ond hot dog ond ~ 01) the ninth halo. Prizes for the Hole In Ono ton· testlndudo SlO,OOO ash. a set of irons ond. ~ gof ~ .. - .. -prize'. Chedcs for the toumo)l, payoble to SUNY at~.- due by June 1. Fo< mort lnfotmatlon, toll Sharon Myon at 829-2924 0< Debbie Morris at 829-2361. Call for University Commencement 19!18 Unde!graduate candidates In the faculties of Arts and let· ten, Natural Sdences and Mathematics, Social Sciences and Special and Individualized Majors a~ urged to ~ister now to participate In University Commencement on May law Alumni to honor six with awards May 14 By MARY BEnt SPINA News Services Editor IVE graduates of the UB School of Law will receive Distinguished Alumni Aw.trds for d1eir valuable contributions to the legal profession and community at the 36th annual UB Law AJumni Association meeting and dinner, 10 be held at 6 p.m. on May 14 in the Hyatt Regency Bulfalo. State Sen. Mary Lou Rath, who represents New York's 60th senatorial district, will receive the Aaron N. Block Memor ial Award "for out standing service to the community ' by a non -alumnus." A graduate of Buffalo State College, she was elected to the Erie County Legislature in 1978and thestate5enatein 1994.She serves as chair of the Senate's Commiu ee on Loctl Government and chair of tbc Administrative Rcgula ~i o n s Rt.'View Commission. ' In addi tion, a special award will be given to Barry Boyer, who is F stepping down after six years of service as dean. Awa rds will be presented to: • The Hon. Poul L. Frledmon, '68, U.S. district judge for the Distri ct of Co lumbia, who will be honored "for hi s conscientious and diligent performance in the judiciary." Nominated to the bench by President C lint on in 1994 , he ordered the Rose Law Firm of Little Rock-where Hillar y C linton wa s a par t ner while President Clinton was Arkansas governor- to give the in spector general of the Resolution Trust Corp. a list of its clients dat ing to 1985. As an attorney, Fried man was one of five deputies to Lawrence E. Walsh, special prosecutor in the Iran-cont ra affair. • Peter J. Fiorella, Jr., '6J, senior partner with Fiorella, Palm er & Zak.ia, who will receive an award "for his leadership by example as a private practitioner." A specialist in matrimonial law, he is vice chair of the Western New York Matrimonial Trial Lawyers, past president of the UB Law Alumni Association and co-chair of the Erie County Democratic Party judicial Screening Com mittee. He also received a bachelor's degr« from VB. • George M. Hezel, 'H , UB clinical associate professor of law and director of the law school's Afford able Housing Clinic, who will be honored .. for his commitment to public serv ice." Hezcl co-teaches co uFscs in affordable hou sing transaction s and comm unity development law and has received public service awards from Niagara University and Housing Opportu nities Made Equal (HOME ). A graduate of Fordham University, he is a judge in the Town of Aurora. • Paul C. - . . - . '61, a partner with the firm of)aeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel LLP, who Will receive an award "for his many contnbutions to the betterment of our community." A specialist in business and corporate law, he has been an active member of the New York Stale Bar Association's Business Law Section for 29 years. is a member of the state bar association's House of Delegates and serves on two New York Office of Court Administration task forces . He is a past president of the VB Law Alumni Association. • Mlchoel A. Amko, ' S8, a co- founder and chair of the board of Valu Improvement Home Centers, [nc., will receive an award "for his exemplary achievement in business~ He is chair of the board, presi· dent and chief executive officer of Orchard Park Distribut'lrs; chair of the board of directors of Arena Dis· tributors Inc., and vice chair of the board of directors ofJMA Distributors Inc. and Dick Urban Distributors lnc. He also is a fonner sheriff of Erie County and a leading au thority on organized crime. 17. The c~mOny will lllke place in Alumni ~~ at 10 a.m. Forms are availabte on the North Campus in the Uni- versity Commencement Office at Sl7 Capen Hall and ot the Information Desk In the Stu· dent Union. The fin1l deadline for rrglstering has been ex,. tended. Gnly studenu ~is­ tered ""' eligible to partlcJ. pate. Questions an be directed to the Commencement Office at 645-~14 . Candidates scheduled to graduate with-~ uniU should Consult with the appropriate cornrnenament coordinoto< •bout specific roglslnttion pro(:edures. tt~!':.~~-~e!>L~~!!LC),~~~!~~- . cnm~~w~~· NatioNol Center lor Earthquake' Engineering Re>earch (NCEER), headquartered at UB, Will become the Multidlscipinary Centor for Earthquake Engineering Re>earch, a national center of excellence in advanced technology applications. Thechlnge,_appRM!dearlier lhls month by .Prelldent WJI. lilm R. Greiner onc:l the Nllional Sdena! Foundation (NSF). whk:h is~cente<'sloundlngsponsor. The change In name also wiU vice. which will now be called the by blhor ongoging rnorUoc!urers, lJI.111111eilcUie~P.-.:Eri>­ Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research Infor. mation Service. praclltionorsand ~cllidols w li!Oist in~ ...-dl and ~ lion proc:I510S,• he ldcleci "'ur hope qualooEngnstng ~ Ce& "TNsnewnarne,"saidGeorgeC. Lee, Samuel P. Upon Profi!ssor d EngineeringanddlreciDrdthecenter, •emphasizl!s what-~ is the key to our 5IJCaSS-1)ISt. pment onc:l IUture-the Inte9ration d di-m>e disciplines ID solve engineer· ing onc:l sodelll problems caused by earthquakes. In the months and yean ahod, the center seeks to Jn.. isthat~newfl11111!wlhoipi!IICXU· ~MkMmorlai~Ce& age -this collaboration.• The new name onc:llogo..,. be phased in aver the next r-1T10111ho. The need for • chlnge in,..,. ~ appnrttlllt fll..._, NSF .-panded b nalianll e.tllqullae,. pragiWI'I by elllblll*1g two 1101; ~ • ~ ~­ sityd. . . . ~ 1he S10,..... !PW'tl ~ cen- ..a. neweirlhploe~.-11 1101; ~ • ~ ~­ sity d ~ • llelbley, and WlelllhedloltfllllamNSfSippolls a prag!WI'IID llllllyllle~ pblioil dadwlrad ledlnolc>giosiDn**•iE•Ihqullledlm9andm-slllliarMide.. -e, IUIII ~ - . ~Editor �April311,19!11/Vul19. 1kl. 30 Reparier Shades of Fred and Ginger: UB dancers are whirling aroup.d to swing music By AfHT CUNNINGHAM Reporter Staff OR some, a hot craze from Ihe first half of Ihe ceniU ry is back. For others, it never , reall y left. If rece nt movies like .. St rictly Ballroom," "Shall We Dance" and "Swin gers" are any indication, F ballroom a nd swi ng dancing have been-making a c ultural co meback in America. And there are sig ns that Buffalo has kept pace with the nati onal trend. "Just a few yea rs ago, there used to be a lack of places to go swing dancing.n said Cori Grimm, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Lin guistics, "but that isn' t true any more. Ba rs like th e King Snake Lou nge (in downt o wn Buffalo) have swing dancing once a week." AJready passionate about dance when they moved here four years ago, Grimm and her husband, John O urant , an engineer at Calspan, are the founders of the UB Ballroom Dance Clu b. " We sta rted th e club for purely sel fi sh rea so ns,'' said Gr imm . " We just wanted more people to dance with ." "When we ca me to B fa lo," she pointed ou t, .. m ost of he people dancing wert• mu c o lder. We wan ted to get more y< ung people mvolved , and a cl ub s •med like a good way to do th at." For th e pa st fou r yea s, th e wuple has taught a hallro01 1 clas~ from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursdays ·n the Student Uni o n Soc ial 1-Jall. In respo nse to th e grow in g popu lari t y of swing, th ey added a b-7:30 p.m. Monday class co ncen trat ing ~pc ­ cifica ll y on th ose dances. Both of these classes arc free, open to th e public a nd req uire no expe ri ence. O n a ny given T hursday o r Mo n day, it is easy to sec why G rimm's cla sses have a ttrac ted anywhere from 15- 40 dan cers. An arra)' of UB students, faculty and staff ex tend their a rm s, straight en th eir backs and begin whirling a ro und John Ounlnt •nd Cotl Ctrtmm, founden of the U& a.lroom Dance Oub, t•ke • tum •round the floor In the Student Union Socllll Hall. the room in an atmosphere that is more relaxed than e legant. The dress is casual and the instructors forgiving: it seem s a perfect place fo r beginners to make their first mi ss t~ps o r for adva nced dancers to try ou t new moves. Man y siUd c nts do view her classes as practice fo r dubs like the King Snake, sa id Grimm . But, she noted, .. you can learn steps here bette r than you can in the clubs. A lo t of people in the cl ubs arc do ing th ese fancy moves with the1r arms, but they don 't always get th<' foo two rk down." ··T he cl u bs art· a lot of fun , though," ad ded Am y Pcnasack, an a~sistant instructor. " You can get d ressed up a nd make more of an even t out of it." For those int erested in dancmg in a more fo rm al !tell ing than a dub, G rimm reco mm e nd ed the monthly dan ce put on by the United States Amateu r Ballroom Da nce Associa ti o n, when.· O urant is in charge of mu sic select io n. "There's a much younger crowd at those events than when '"Cfirst ca m e," sai d Grimm . " Part of ou r gene ra ll y co nsidered a s ubca t- egory of" ballroom," but d:ince terminology is so varied and tan fluctua t(' so widel y from region tore- gion that codifying it always has been difficult. In tb e 1930s and 1940s, fo r exa mple, ballroom da nce studios were slow to accept swi ng dances like the Jitterbug and the Lindy Hop. As a result , some peop le usc the term " ballroom" to refer o nl y to the dances the stu dios were teaching at th e time: o lder Eu ropean dances like waltzes or polkas, slightly older American that baJiroo m isn't just something your grandmother does." Swing, G rim m cxp la 1n cd. IS dances like the fox -t rot or Latin dances like the Argent ine Ta ngo, the: Brazil ian Sa mba, the Puerto Rican Merengue o r th e C uban Mamb o. By the 1950s, the dan ce studios were teaching sw ing da JKes li ke the litterbug and the Lindy Hop. East Coast swing, dl'rivcd 111 part from tho)<,c twn dance!i, has been one of the mo!it popular styles 111 the rt:cent swi ng revival. Gnmm said she also teaches West Coast swi ng, the Hustle. the two -step. and a muhitude of other dances. For more informati on o n th e UH Hallroom Dance C lub and its "' tivitics, contal1 Grimm at 689-4658 o r by e - mai l at grlmmtlacsu . buffalo.edu retrieving a graphic, .such as a chart, that doesn't have a si ngle face in it. " Because o ther search eng ines don't do any image analys is, the)' ca n produ ce a graph capti o ned ' Bill C linton 's approval rating' for a seat;c h fo r pictu res of the presi dent .'' Srih ari said . ""O Urs employs a fa ce- detectio n sys tem . so that ensures that th ere is a fa ce in th e pict ure a nd that it is, ind eed, a picture." Web Piction uses text ua l infor mati o n in a fil e to first narrow d o wn the li st of candid ate image~ . say, all of th e fil es that show th at Bi ll O int on is actuall y in the im · age, alread y an improvenH:nt ovt·r co nvention al sea rch eng in es. It th en uses image - proccs~ ing techni4ues to search through those candidate image~. producing th e o nes t ha t best match the pa ram eters of th e query. " People want to sea rch for pit." tures based o n visual att ri butt.->s; for example, indoor!t or o utdoors. hy a bui lding o r a natural landscape:· said Sri ha ri. "C urre ntl y. wi th out someo ne man ually annotatmg each image, this is impossible. Our objective is to design systems that will automa tically sort imagt'S based on th ese criteria, as tho ugh the com puter is fillin g o ut a form that prn vidcs mo re information about what is in each image. We hope that if. onl' day, someone is sea rching for a pic ture of Bill Cli nton's cat. Soc.ks, m the Rose Garden. o ur systt.•m will hr able to find it." Members of the UH tl·.tm th.u developed \ VcbPtdlon .Hl' Zhongk• 7.hang, CEDAR resl·ar~..h ~oe nttst ; hanyong Hu. Y.w Pu J.lld Gutzhen Yang, mastl'r'~ t..mdtda te' 111 the Department ofEil·ctnl\tl J.nd <:o mpu tcr Engineering; Shu\\'l., Chen, Joe Koont 7 .md Xiaoyun Wu . m<tstcr's co:mdidates in the Dt.~pan mcnt of Co mputer Snencc, J.nd Aibing Rao. a master 's candidatt:.·•n the dcpartmcnt!t ofCompu tt•r Sci cncc and Mathematics. goal has been to show young people Finding pictures Continued from page 1 T h e resea rcher s a rc working wi th Kodak to further refine the technology fo r usc in indexing and annotati ng images taken o n ho me videocamcra~ and still ca meras. WebPictio n works by exploiting the acco mpanying caption or text to figure out what 's in a picture. It d oes so using natur a l- lan guage und e rsta nding . th e sa m e co ll oquial language th at humans use in conversat ion. .. In thi!t resea rch, we exploi t the fact that images do no t appear o n the Web in isolatio n, but rather with accompanyi ng text," said Srihari. For example. she said. with o ther search engines, a q uery for pictures of Pope Jo hn Paul might turn up an image wi th the fo llowing cap tion: "President C lint o n prepari ng for Pope Joh n Paul's visit." But bcc:mse it understands t4.a t th e capti on is saying that the Popt• dot'S no t appear in th e pi cture, WebPictio n wo uld reject the image. It also elim inates the possi bility of 5 STRESSED?!!! t:J Are you overworked? lJo yo u havt> proJects and reports due to- morrow and you haven't begun to work on them? It's that time of y~r again when the semester J!t almost over and final exams are around the corner. For those graduatmg, it may be a time of JOb hunting and uncertamty. St ressed? Stress comes in aJI shape:. and sizes. There is joh stres~. strt:Mt of bereavement, divorce, socJa iJwla tion , moving. retirement . aU£·ndmg sc hool . ch ild rearing, t.•tc. h \ ha rd to get through a day without hearm g nr reading somethm g about stress. Fortunately, there a re !teveral si tes that discu~s hO\v to manage stress and be more productive. The BJObehavJOral Inst itut e of Bo!tton (http:/ / www.bblnst.org/ home2.!1tml ) offers an online .. Stress Workshop" to find out what you can do about the stn:s..s 111 your life. You can start by read1ng !tOmt.·thmg "About Stress" to find out what strbS ts and how it works. or you can complete thc"~trcs~ Audit" to find out how stressed you realh are. You'll sec how your stress levels compare with the national norm, what your stress ~~ aiJ about and where it 's coming from. The instit·ute also offers "Self- Regulation Tech niques" to help you counteract the effects of stress on you r mind and body. You can even talk with o thers who arc havi ng problems with st r~.~> and get advice from the institute's faculty in th e "Stress Forum." The "Stress Relief Strategies" section on the Holisti c Healing Weh Page (http://www.hollstlcmed.com/ streufree.html ) discusse!t so m e of the commo n signs and symptoms of excess stress. stH'!t!t relief techniques, incl uding strategies to avoid, regular practices and si tuat ions to promote st ress relief, and daily stress reduction tip~ . It also features steps you can takt· to reduce the stress of specific sllua tions, such as financial difficulties. task and tim e constrai n I.\, and .. , hate my Job" syndrome. Tht• Ca lm Centre (http:/ / www.calmcentre.com / ). a!t 11\ namt.· suggests, is dedicated to calmne.~>!oo . h 1.1> ,1 collaboratio n of writer~. artists, musicians, natu ral therar1 sb and p'\ycho lugJsb who ded ica te their effo rts to developing nt·w way' of !-tpre<.td Jn g ca lm. Tht.~ Centre addresses tech1ni4ues for instant (a im, long -tt•rm ca lm . u' ing ca lm to heal , meditation and how to dl';t l with CriS IS. It even all ows you to share your sense of ca\m hy .~>endmg a ··calm Moment " to someo ne yo u know. Loretta L.JHo~..- ht.·, who 1' .ut mternationa ll y rccogni1 ed speaker tn tht: area of Mres!t management (The Joy of Strcs:.). bring.s you The Hu mor Potentml (http://www. stressed .com / ). Although the m ajority of the l>IIC l!t mt.'<l to pro m o te her boob. aud1o and videotapes and speak1ng engage ments, the " Info and Fun" section offers adv~ee on practi Ci ng good humor, laughtcr .mo ·· Ht)W to Feel Really Awful." For mo re Infor m ation on l> trl· ~,. cher k out the !>tress Management .tnd Em o ti ona l Wcllne ~s [ tnks ( http:// lmt . net /- randolfl / Stressllnks.htm l) . Tht• link~ ~trt.• organttl·d J(mrdmt: to ,ubcategon rs and various tntcrvcntinn ca tt:gories. ~uc h as cognttive rc~tru~.. ­ turing ( humo r, health and happme s~. sdf-el>lt."t.· m ). relaxation tech nu.tm·~ (biuft.•(-dhack, breathing, hypnoS J)I, massa~c.m(·ditatlon. yoga) ,t nd SttuJ.ttonal ultcrventt ons ( ttmc - m anagt.'llH.'Ill ~tratcg1es . .ll>!tl'rtJvcnt.·s~ tralntng ). Lank.-" t}J1 stres.~> 111 tht.· workpla~..e. !ttres.s and ~..n .lq~e 'tuden ts. emotional self-help ltnks. profess1on.tl organu.t ·. ttun' .111d phys1ulogy .tnd dt!il':tl>l' abo art.' mdudcd . l-or .t!t~ll> t.trKe Ill t:o nnt:drnt-: to tlw \Vurld \Vtdt.• \\'c.·h. I.."Ontacl thl· ASCIT 1-ldp l>e<ok a t MS -.1 54:! . - Sue Neumeister and Lori Wldzlnskl, UmverlllY t 1bronf'~ BrieBy Pharmacy Alumni Association to host reunion conference The School of Pharmacy Alumni i\l>M)(IdiJon will ufkr .1 thrt.'l' p.trl ~onll' rc.~nll' on l·riday anJ Saturday .IS part of 1ts 1998 ~pnnv, Ht.•unlon Weekend Program.Thl' !tt.''"lon on fmia\, "Thl' Pharmau,t \ Role 111 Wt'lg.ht I n~s l\1anagt•mcnt." \'ltlll run frorn6 :)0-8 p.m . 111 th~.· Hult.Jio / ~lal!ar.Jl\larnott. 1.\40 l\ l ilk·rsport ll•ghw.Jv.Amht.•r)lt. lt \\ 11l ht.• lo llnweJ lw J. Spnng Rcumon K1ck -Off Part\•. Thl· ~aturday program will lx--gtn with rc-gistratum .tnd cnntmentJI hn.:JI...Ia)lt .tt K:-15 .un. 111 121 Cookt.· Hall, North t:.ampu.s. The fiN ,~,.., ~ll lll . "Aht.•nng the C!Jmc.ll Course ol Hcart Failure: Advanct.'S 111 lr~.·.1t mcntl )pl10ib," WJII be.' hdd frum 9:30-10:30 a.m. "An Update on lhl· l\ 1.111 Jgt.'mcnt of Chrome Pan1 S\'lldromc:o." will bc held from 10:4S- II : 4~ .1.111 �61Repa.-... ADril 30.1!11/Vol.2Ut :II Jons Cassatt ensemble to be Quartet-in-Residence _,.._.;()op!,.d ' ~--....,1-.v_,.._._ Dopt_ol~-. lh'IOII.- - / ... --Dept. dhlhology, POsting - 1 9. tn/~­ (two....--~ ol Polhology, POsting lf-8020. ReSUI'ch -s._.~­ NCEER. Posting 111-911007. Secr$1.Y 1-UnMnlty Community lnitloliYe, Posting IIR-98030. SecreWy II-Toxicology ~ JUtth Center, Posting IR-98031. SecreWy III-OeYolopmen~ Posting IR-98032. Cleot II cwiii-M"oaoblology, Posting IR-98033. The cassatt Strtnt Q!Yrtet is made up of four robustly ·tal- ented individuals-<:ritically acclaimed, hardworking female musicians with gold-standard credentials. Together, they llave earned a reputation as one of America's most outst.anding and adventurous young string ensembles, noted for •stylistic ver~tility, intensity, unblemished lyricism• and "obsession with texture." The UB Department of Music has named the Cassatt String Ensemble as the Slee Quartet-in-Residence for the 1998-99 season, the first quartet-in-residence at UB in more than 15 years. Music department Chair David Felder introduced the ensemble to the public at a press conference held Monday in Slee Concert Hall at which he welcomed them warmly, and with some fanfare, to the university community. ProfessiOnal Appbtlons o-lopor (Sl-3)Computlng one! 111fofTNtion Technology, Posting tP-8029. M..-.g C - ( S l - 4 ) -Millard Fillmore College. PostIng IP-8030. lristrudlonol DeslgMr (Sl~ Fillmore College, Posting IP-8031 . Progrom AsslsUnt fcwtnstnKtlonol Technology (Sl-2)Millord Fillmore Collogo, Posting IP-8032. HIUS C - ~~ ____ All31rs, l'<>Sting IP-8035 . Web So1twote o-lopor (SlHeolthl'rolosslonslnfonnaTechnok>IJi. Partnerslilp, ting IP-8036. _ , _ Softwore o-lopor (Sl-3) (two.--..-)- Technology -.-.p, Posting IP-8037, IP-8038. ~Pro­ ~ Anolylt (Sl-3)-Un~ &aK.IIIon, Posting IP-8042. . . . . , . _ Anolyst -t . (SL-2)~~ tlon, Posting IIP-8043. - - (Sl-2)-Aihletof lcs,_ Posting _ IP-8044.,- . _ (SL-4)-SlAS ~Stu­ dents.Mcesond-t Ofllco. POsting IP-8045. ,__,c-.--.. ..-.., - - (NS-3, IV-}-UnMnity"fodltles, Unettobedetorminod. To obtain rnorr information on contact,.,_ nds.mc..'tax-.systtm jobslisUd~ by coling ~5-3843 and follaw.. ptM1pl imtructlons. To obtain infomrotion on Rt-S<OICII jobs. contact Sponroml l'rogtotm nd, 416 Croft~ ing the "'*• The Rtpotterwelcomes letters from roadors commenting on its stories and tonl<nL ll!tt<rs should be lmted to and may be edited lor style and length. l<tt<rs must indJde the writor's nom<, oddress and a daylime telephone runberloration. llecJuse ol space- 800- lions. the Rtpotter CIMO( publish .. -.I'I!CeMd.Theymustbe - b y 9 a.m. Monday to be a>n-.c!lor pullbdon In that The Rtpotter""""" be I'I!CeMd on disk or - . a l l y at ft'' . . _..laue. that-. ........ I Felder announced that, in connection with its residency, the Cas~tt will perform 12 concerts at UB this year. Three will be of mixed repertoire. Six more will comprise the entire 1998-99 UB Slee Beethoven Cycle. The group will perform three or four concerts as principal chairs with the Slee Sinfonetta, UB's professional chamber orchestra. It will finish the season with a final concert featuring the wori< of new composers a\ the 1999 June In Buffalo Festival and Conference for emerging composers. In addition to its concert series, the ensemble will teach master ~ in violin, viola, cello and ensemble performance, as weH as youth concerts in Slee Hall. It also will participate in the music department's community and campus outreach programs. As a means of self-introduction during the press conference, the ensemble-Kelley Mikkelsen, cello; Michiko Oshima, viola; Muneko Otani, violin, and Jennifer Leshnower, violin---performed the last movement of the Ravel String Quartet. Individually, the members of the quartet have impressive international credentials and trained at some of the finest music schools and conservatories here and abroad. All are on the faculties of noted music schools and have performed for years with distinguished orchestras and ensembles throughout the country. Collectively, they have earned critical raves throughout North America, Europe and the Far East. The group also has won top prizes at the Fischoff, Coleman and Banff competitions and received the 1995 Chamber Music America/ASCAP First Prize Award for Adventurous Programming. Members of the quartet hold current residencies at Syracuse and East Carolina universities, New Yori< City's Bang On A Can Festival, the Seal Bay Festival in Maine and the Swannanoa Chamber Festival in North Carolina. They have served as resident artists at the Caramoor Center and the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, and have presented master classes and concerts at Yale and Princeton universities and at Oberlin, Wellesley and Bennington colleges. 1 The quartet records for the New World, Point (Phillips Classics), Albany, Tzadik and CRIIabels. -By PAT1UCIA DONOVAN, FSEC Continued from - News~ EditOf Sheridan honored 1 want to get that top 10 percent. " If we do, we as a faculty have got to play a role." Fourtner called his comments .. a bit somber, but it's reality; it 's the way we function . .. I'm concerned about thi s place," he said. " If you take a look at your classes, you've go t to be co ncern ed, too." Goodman said that while UB's admissions approach in th..e past was largely passive, Noel -Levitz has given the university "the tools and the attitudes that were required to take a more active approach to recruiting freshmen ," he sa id. He o utlined several strategies that have been put into place that invo lve "continuo us, individualized communicatio n with th e prospective student:" • Tclecounscling. wh ich he jokingly described as those .. annoying tel epho ne ca lls at the dinn er hour " • A mo re co mplex plan o f direc t mailings • A_co mput eri ze d meth o d of tracki ng inquiries fro m prospec ti ve stu dents • A modern system o f .. gradin g the pros pect pool" that identifies the facto rs that make it likely a stu dent will enro ll, so mo re effort is go ing into working with those stu dents wh o are mo re likely to co me to UB. Although the number of appli cations is still lower than at this time lasl year, the number of deposits is higher, he said, adding that UB has seen a significant improvement in yield. Next year, Admissions hopes to begin using these lechniques in August, he said, 10 significantly increase the number of applicatio ns. By increasing the number of applicat ions and increasing the yield , Admissions can raise the cutoffs fo r the students that are offered admission to UB, thereby giving the university"a higher profile and a better group o f stu denls." Goodman noted that th e facult y percei ves th at 1he o verall quality of the student body has dimini shed largely because the .. range.. of studenls UB is attract ing has narrowed- fewer o f the very good prospects are co ming to UB. "The real problem is not that the ave rage stud ent is sign ifi ca ntl y weakcr ... but that th ere are fewer good students, fewer excellent stu dents, so th at teaching them is less exci ting," he said. Th e ca u c of th e prob lem, to so me ex tent , is t he perce pt io n am o ng pa rents and prospec tive students th at the quality of the stu dent body at UB is not good, he said. So th e best students do not apply. Goodman hopes that problem can be addressed in part by using the techniqu es from Noei -Levitz to communicate with not only those students who already have applied, but with prospective students with a more attractive pro- file. A year or two down the road. the pere<ption that the quality of the student body is increasing .. should by itself increase not only the qual ity, but th< number of applicants," he said. And once there is a larger pool of better applicants, .. we can rai~ the standards and we can begin to be in an upward spiral in the quality of th e undergraduate student ," he said. Goodman noted th at facult y members can have more of an effect in recruiting transfer students, who are more soph isticated, usually apply to a specific program and want to talk to faculty. Denn is Malone, SUNY Distin guished Service Professor in the Depa rtm ent o f Elec tri cal a nd Co mPuter Engin ee ring, agreed th at facult y arc mo re helpful in rec ruiting tran sfer stu dents and are interested in taking pari. " Fac ult y, by and large, are willing to help, either in the retent ion mode o r the recruiting mode, providing you tell them what lo do," Malo ne said ... T hey' re not sayin g ' I do n't care that enroUment is not up,' the y're saying, 'OK, what do you want me to do.'" He said he has visited so me fo ur-yea r coUeges to speak to prospect ive transfer studenl s, .. and there it is very clear to me that students do no t want to talk to some ass ociate neutron; they want to talk to a facul ty member in the discipline they're interestl'd for research on volcano Michael F. Sheridan, proi<SSO< and chair ol tho D<partment ol Geology, has be<n honor<d lor hb outstllnding sclontific wor1< on tho actMty ai the \lolcan Colima, historically the most active vokano in Mexk:.o. H< rec<ived the award rec<ntly at tho 6th lnt<mational Reunion of Volcan Colima sponsor<d by the UniYersity of Colima and tho stllte ol Colima. E>ch ,_;ng, hold biennially, draw5 300.500 volcanologbts from around the 'NOrid. The most dang<rous volcano in Mexico, C~ima has <rupted violently ......,.1times 1 during the past -450 yean. About 4,000 ye>rs ago, it pro- due~ a cataclysmk avalAnche much larger than that of Mount St. Helens. Sheridan has made a a reer out of mapp;ng tho predicted direction of flows from volcanic eruptions before they occur, based on extensive fie4dwork of the historic and~ patterns of a partk.ular YOkano. Most recontly, he has devel· three-dimensional computer simulations that predict how far and how fast those oped dang<rous flow> wiH travel, helping public salety officiab to determine ahead of time which areas to evacuate. Chair and professor ol g<ology at U8 since 1990, Sheridan rs the author ol feu- booiG and '"""' than 11 0 articles In rof<r<ed journals. He has be<n irMlNed in JUneroUS ......m projocts fulded by the u.s. Geological S<Jrvey. National Aeronautics and Spac< - l i o n , and the NationaiSdonce- �Al!rii30.1!WVol29,Jki. 30 Repodaa Ekeh working for peaceful solution to constitutional crisis in N . · 11J I'A'IWICIA ~AN News Services fdkor UB had li1roe of i<s 10p competiton panlclpote In !he """" 1\obys April 23-25 In Philadelphia. junior Rum Ccnlon ""f'CUAd lint piau In !he -~ hammer"'""' (54.02 ........). -junior Shelly H>milton placed second In !he F OR more than a decade, the constitutional cri.oi.o in Nigeria has provoked outrage from Nigeriaru at home and abroad, govemmenu and international humao-rigbu and environmental organizations. The United States, which opposes the suspension or civil rigb,u in that country, has been cnticiud as well, for refusing to initiate ecooomic restrictions towanl Nigeria in the &ce ofiu documented human-rigbu abuses. Opponenu charge that the U.S. refuses to act becawe to do so would cooftict with the interests orpowerful U.S.-based multinational corporations operating in N".geria. A now report edited by UB sociologi.ot Peter Ekeh, a native of Nigeria. and issued by an international group of Nigerian scholars, offers what its authorS say is a feasible response to the Nigerian crisis, one that the U.S. could support and that would not pose any immediate threat to the existing Nigerian military regime. The report, ""Wil.berforce Conference on N.igerian Federalism," calls for Nigeria's return to its founding federalist principles. It also argues for a policy-making role for expatriate Nigerian scholars who have left Nigerian universities as a result of the ongoing political and economic crisis in their nation and have settled to new academic lives in North America and Europe. The report relates the proceedings of a May 1997 conference on the Nigerian crisis organized by Central State University, Wilberforce, O hio, and the VB Department of African American Studies, of which Ekeh is professor and chair. Participants included Ni gerian schola rs a nd representatives of the Nigerian dipl malic mission to the U.S. cause the U.S. is constantly reassessing its policy rd Nigeria, the report may have important policy.ng influence within U.S. government agencies and am gAfricangovernments. lt wasfundedbya$45,000 · gran t om the United States Institute of Peace and al - ready been circulated widely among policy-mak- ing bodi here and abroad. The berforce report argues that the ongoing Nigerian crisis of governance is a result of the erosion of Nigerian federalism under 28 years of military rule. It promotes a return to the st rong federalist union of Nigerian states that made the nation one of the most productive and liberated in Mrica following its in dependence from Britain in 1960. "The federal syste m worked well," Ekeh said, "because Nigeria is a huge cou ntry whose many regions have very different political, envi ronmental, econo mic and educational needs. These needs have always been best understood and administered to by regional or state governments." Following independence, he pointed o ut , Nigeria was operated by a civilian government until civil war a nd military rule led to the suspension of co nstitutional rule in 1967. "The problems in Nigeria did not immediately follow from military governm ent, however," Ekeh said. "At one time--as recently as I 0 years ago--Nigeria was still the African nation that offered the greatest freedom of e~pression to its citizens. T here were strong regional school systems and effective sys tems of regiona l governance th at had evolved from traditional chi efdoms," he said. " It has been over the last 10 years in particular," he added, .. that regional government has eroded as th e national military government centralized its power. Now th e states have virtually no auth ; rity and large ce ntral bureaucrad~ have developed th at are ineffective in adininister i'Qg to the many different needs of Nigeria's many and :Va ried geog raphic and tribal districts. Things are simply falling apart." In addition to the disintegration of its inst ituti ons, which has alar med many Nigerians, the nation has fa ced increased international critici sm sin ce 1995 when the Nigerian military executed civilia ns protesting the activities of Shell Oil in their coun try. In 1990, the Ogoni people, who inhabit Nigcria"s Rivers region, initiated a peaceful res istance aga in st what they claimed was the devastation of their land and water resources by Shell Oil Nigeria , a corpora tion that generates 70 percent of Nigerian state incom~. On Nov. I 0, 1995, pro -federa list polit ician and au thor Ken Saro- Wiwa, th e leader of this movement, a nd eight o.J.her Ogoni minorit y-r ights advocates were banged by the Nigerian milltary following a trial th at opponents say lacked any independence or im partiality and involved the bribery of witnesses by Shell Oil and the Nigerian government. The Ogoni -~hi&Jljt.mp(S"~I/2 "). freshman Katie 5cou also partldpor.d In !he reby>. linishi"' 36th out of • field of 54 panklpana. _.,red Sabbatical devoted to African issues In addition to presenting the Wilberforce Report to various policy-making groups, Peter Ekeh spent his Fall1997 sabbatical leave conducting ·research on issues related .to the revival of constitutional rule in his native country and making scholarly presentations in Washington, D.C., Sweden and Africa. In October, he was the lead presenter at a conference on schools of history in African historiographies sponsored by the Centre for African Studies of the University of Cape Town, South Africa. H~ presentation will be featured in a book on European imperialism and Nigeria's lbadan (Univer.ity) school of hiSIO!y expected to be published in the corning year. Ekeh's travels also tool< him to Sweden in December on academic vi~ts. to the University of Uppsala and other educational institutions in Uppsala and Stockholm. During the trip, he presented a paper to the Swedish Collegium of Ativanced Study in the Social Sciences on the subject of kinship and the state in the political sociology of Africa. He also addressed the Uppsala Theory Orde and Development Semi· nar on the relevance of the slave trade for modem African studies. During the Sweden trip, Ekeh met with present and past directors of Uppsala's Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, the head of the African Division of the Swedish International The No. I seeded Oral Robera Golden ~ the champion•hip match of the MKI-Continent Confuence Women's Tennis Tournament on Sab.Jnby, 4-0, ewer d1e Westerwinds ofWestem lllmois. The championships were hosted by UB. which leaves che league after four yean to become a member of the Mid-American Conference In 1998. Oral Roberts defeated Chic:ago State, UMKC and Western Illinois to cbim the title. The Westerwinds defeated UB and Youngstown State to ruch the fma!s.Youngnown State beat UMKC to claim third pbce. ~oot~all Blue, 52, W hite ll Junior wide receiver Drew H<1.ddad aught five touchdown passes tD le<~.d the Blue (offense) to a 52-3 I win CNer the White (defense) nUB Stadium in the mnua1 Blue-White Scrimmage. Haddad had touchdown receptions of 8. -49.-40. "'2 and 62 yards. aJI from senior quarterback Chad Salisbury, reprising the familiar combination from last season. Last fall, Haddad broke the slng'e-seuon receiving record at UB. catching 67 passes for 1.058 yards, while Salisbury threw for 2.889 yards and 16 touchdowns. Salisbury finished the game wtth I -4-of-21 passes for 3 I 7 yards and five TO strikes to Haddad with no interuptions. Sophomore wideout Enrico Pierre added four catches for 96 yards and senior John Opfer had five catches for 89 yards and a touchdown. ~omore quarterback Silty Fe{dm<l.ier was I0-of-1 S passing for 85 yards and a touchdown. On the ground. freshman £n.id Schmidli led the Bulls with 70 yards on I0 cal'"f'iu. while sophomore Marvin Bre~ton h<l.d 62 yuds on 19 carries.. Defensively, the Bulls Wl!re paced by senior linebacker Antonio Perry Wtdl /-4 acldes, including six solo stops. Sophomore free safety Eric Pipkins added I0 tackles for the Bulls, while sophomore SndT<1.nton hid seven ackles and 2-lfl sacks.The Bulls hid five sacks on the day. The Blue-White scrimmage concluded the spring pn.ctice session for the Bulls. UB will open the I998 season-their tan u <1. Division 1-AA program before heading to the Mid-American Conference (MAC)--on Sept. ) u the University of Maine . -Andnew Punzal. A.mstanr Sports InformatiOn Director Development Agency and with several African graduate students at the University of Uppsala. region is now a closed military zone where SaroWiwa's supporte rs are routinely jailed and to rtured . Ekeh said the government also has targeted other dissen ting groups, including th e Yo ruba peoples of southwest Nigeria, a powerful ethn ic group that haSthe abi lity to generate much international support. He noted that the U.S. does not support the sus· pension of civil rights in Nigeria, but because of its refusal to impose econom ic sanctions, it, along with the Nigerian military, is now the subj ect of interna · tiona! protest. American states and municipalities with large Nigerian populations have threa tened to legislate their own trade restrictions with Nigeria. Recognizing the many interests vested in a peace ful soluti on to the Nigerian crisis. participants at th<' Wilberforce Conference..· maintain that the prim ary issue at hand is the in it iation of a dialogue among interested nations and among Nigerians themselves. The need for leadersh ip by Nigerian expa tr iate scholars has become critical, Ekch said, "because ol th e shrinking room for freedoms of expression , thought and action in side of Nigeria and beca use.· sev eral institutions of civil SO( icty have been seve rely damaged by 30 years of military rul e in our country." Ekeh . who ho lds hi s graduate degrees from Stanford Univers ity and the Uni ve rsi ty of Cal ifornia, Berkeley, is a former lecturer at the Universit}' of Nigeria and sub-dean of the Universit y of lbadan (N igeria), where he headed th e Department of Po· liti cal Science from 1978-82. The \Vilberforce report , publi shed in 1997 hy the Association of Nigerian Scholars for Dialogue, has been disseminated widely and serialized in two Ni gerian newspapers, as part of the ongoing debate on the fu ture of that cou ntry. BrieBy Researcher's work with children lives on in new support fund It was the 'ocus o f tht• late Jack Webe r's professional life that ev er)' child isolated from the world b)' a speech or commu nication prob lem shou ld get tht> best pos~ ible treatment to break down th ost• barrier~. To continu e hi s work, thc la ck Weher t;rad ua(c Awa rd in Co m· municative Disorders a nd Sc1ences has he~n establis hed at UB wuh a $10,000 gift from h i~ wife. Susa n Weber. It will providt• annual support for a graduate -student resca rch projet·t 111 chi ld l.tnguagt' d1~order~ . "Thl!> fund. and th e work th.Jt will comt• out of 11 . wilt prumnll" I;Kk 's wish th at childrl'll get thl· best pos:-.iblt· :-.en·ice!> for th e-1r tweds, and that they have .t chann· to ht' part of a normal, every dav IIIC," sa id Jud1th l>uchan, a friend of Wcher who 1!1 profe!>so r .md chair in the UB Departmt·n t oft:ommunh.:atlvc I>1:-nrder' ,1nJ Scit·nce:.. Weber wa:. .tmong the.: first group of doctoral '\tudt' llb !u gra du ate from th e dcpanment in 1967. \.Vhile at U B. Weher broke new ground 111 diagnosing .tnd treat ing children's speech disorders and co ndu ( ted one of the carlil'!l! studies o f children's problems with pronunciation, showing that :.u~.h problems are linguistica lly based. That stud)· shifted views of child language disorders from a medial pe rspective 10 a psycholingul\!tl one. After graduation , Weber taught at hh.t..:a College and North eas tern Universi t y. He spent the bulk of ht!l ca ree r worktng .11 resea rch labs and treatment ce nt ers in th e Un ited Sta te!'> and Ca nada . At the time of his death in 1997, he was w()rkmg 10 Toronto. �a Repo....., April30,199l/Vol.29.i1.30 Sunday 3 ~ -INophysks . Regulotlon of Photoroceptor - s l o n. Dr. Wolace B. Thoreson, Dopt. of Ophthalmology and . Pharmacology, Univ. of Nebruka Me<focal Ctr., Omaha, NE. I 06 Sherman. Soulh Campus. 12:3(). 1:30 p.m. Spomored by Phy5lology and Biophy>io Dopt. (Synapse Group). Concert Turbidity Cun-enu, Volanoos, Earthquakes and the Worid. Yadzjnski, director, Slee. .._ l.e<ture- Dr. Matcus I. Bursil<, Geology Dept. 220 Natural Scionce. ~~o:;,~0;;1'=· ~:s!:'~d:ard ~~~:d~r!:::';;; Musk:. For more fnformation, call 645-2921 dlttp:/1 or www.slee.bufflllo.edu>. Pegrum lecture Series. For more information, caU Rachel · Costa at 64s...6800, ext. 6100. Monday - ~~~ 4 Apply7 Carol Gloff, Ph.D., presiden~ Carol Gloff & As>ociates. 508 Cool<e. North Campos. 3:3().5 p.m. Spomored by PharmacetJtics Dept Colloquium Modeling QCD to< Hadrons · and Interactions. Prof. Peter C. Tandy, Dept of Physic>, Kent State UnN. 205 NabJr3t Scienc.a. North Campus. 3 :~5-5 p.m. · A Theo<y of Event-Sequence ~a~~i~r~~~~Bar· Campus. 4 p.m. Sponsored by Dept. of Musk. FOr more information, call645-2921 . : MAH Thesis VIdeo Profe<t · Storm~ llldeo Projed. )ames Lohrey, MAH student in Media ~~=~= Center !0< lhe Arts Screening Room. GA 112. North Campus. 7-8 p.m. Admission is free. · Physics Lectwe ~:~ ~ . Dr. Ronald A. Poling. . Dopt., Univ. of MinnesoU. 201 Natural Scionces. North Campus. :r:t~~,z:.r Scionce and Mathematic>. fO< ,.,. informotion, cal Ondy . Nydahlat 645-2531 , · A c.ppoM. c-oot - =~~~~Ire North Campus. B p.m. S3. fO< more information, contact dxhi~com>. The Repwter publshes Uklng place on umpas, or for listings for - off-campus~ where . . groups .... p<lndpol sponson. Ustlngs ... due no a.ter tt... noon on - Thundoy prece61g . . . - . . - . Ustlngs ... :... ceptftt only through - • ~submission form ot http://www.buffolo. ..../ reporter/ cgl/ lnput Friday, May CAI'EMIntriruically Smart Structunol Composites to< Sensing and ElectJOnla. Prof. Deborioh D. Chung. UB. 216 Natural Sc~=f;Wc!.~ ror Advanced Photonic and Electronic Mat!rials (CAPEM). For more information, cafl MatyAnn laMilia at 645-6475. c_.,. U8 Jozz Ensemble. Som fallone, a>n<iJdDr,.whspedafnr-=- ~~;;z·r;~·~ DepL of Music. For more information, cal/645·2921 or <http:/lwww.sloe.bullalo.edu>. Tuesday. 5 = Semlnor c.nceDod Effects of lnterferorHieto ~"':!. ~ lhe NO<th Campus. Exhibit moy be viewed Mon.lhurs., 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri., 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat, 9 a .m.-9 p.m.; Sun., noon-11 p.m. Thunday l'nfo<t 7 ==: Sdero<fs Lecture The City of Dreadful N~ =~andlondon- I ~::...c.~- ::=. ~~1)'8a~~~~~­ ~~m J, f'ohma~ Lecture Ethnk labels Revisited: The Issue is Race. Suzanne ~. School The New of Social Research at Brown Univ. The ~~~~~f~p~ Sponsored by Latino/latino Sll.dies in lhe Dept of Modem Languages and uteratures. Concert UB Wind Ensemble. Sarah L M<Koin, conductO<, Slee. NO<Ih Campus. 8 p.m . U . Sponsored by Dept. of Music. FOr m0<e information, caii64S-2921 or <http://www.sloe.bullolo.edu>. Sat.,rday 2 Concert UBuffalo Symphony. Magnu> Martenssoo. conductor, featuring the 1997-98 Baird Concerto Competitton winners: Barbara r~~~~;~ Policy, Dept. of HistDty, and School of Social Wotlt. Hermann bhn Memorlol Lecture lnhated Nitric Oxide: Thenpeutlc Targeting of the Lung. Prof. Warren M. Zapol, _....., ~-"::=rol engage lhe univenity communtty in a diak>gue about contemporary art and Issues, is on display in lhe Center !of lhe Arts and at various sites throughout lhe NO<th Campus lhroogh ~~-ft"S-6'm infonnation, -~ Heath Bartel, Master of Fine Arts Tloesi5 Exhibit. Art Department c;atle!y, Conter .. ~~~ ~~~~aro~ a.m ..:~ p.m.; Wed.-fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; SaL, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Harvard Univ. Butler Auditorium, Farber. South Campus. S p.m. Exhibits It Tokes s-llklllng: Vokes In IIIKil ApfM(ach&. The exhibit. "It Takes Some Kkking: Voices In Black ~t;!:;~!~~':~~ ltves former coal.mlning towns in Virginia. It fll!atu~ ~=~f:~ ~~~te dean of social work at UB, now director of the master of social work: program at the California ~:;,~~:~~~:~~~~:~~~~~ ~:~~a~~~s:. ~ ~~~~u~~ ~::~it~~:,~, be ~;~~·. ~r~~s~;: ~~ information, call6·45·292 1 or <http://www.slee.buffalo.edu>. ~=='!t"~ Potlents. Unh Nguyon Phannaceutia gradua~ student. 508 Cool<e. Noith Campus. 3:3G-S p.m. Sponsored by PharmacetJtics Dept. :~:':fie~~~~{h~~ter in the Center for the Arts. T-en lnt.....tlonal UB Toaslmisters meets on the second •nd fourth Tuesday of ..ch month in 317 Student Union, North Campus. ="t:=t~tion. call Barbara Umiker after 7 p.m. at 691 -3590. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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Alumni Arena rocked to the Mighty Mighty Bo5stones on their world tour, to George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars and the latin jazz of Tito Puente. I Smnmerrehabplannedfor both campuses· $4 million project to improve sidewalks, roads, signage; buses to be rerouted ay5U£ WU£TCHU News Servk~ Associate Director A major project to rehabilitate sidtwalks, road~ayS3nd si8iiage on both UB campuseS this summer is expected to begin within ·the n<XI two weeks with the replacement of sidewallu along the Main Street side of the South Campus. Although the project will mean major inconvenience for faculty, staff and students, once the dust settles, members of the university community should find both campuses to be more co mfortabl e places to live and work, according to Universi ty Fac ilities staff. posted on the University Facilitie~ that both campuses arc more com- Web site at http:/ / wings . buffalo.edu/ servk•s/fK / The P~e:! · ~th a price tag of more than $4 million, will indude repairing and replacing sidewalks, repaving parking lots, milling (re- for table to live and work on." moving the surface) and repaving various roadways. repairing roof- ing, upgTading fire alarms and repairing building entryways. as well as rerouting Blue Bird buses on th e South Campus. .. There's no way to do th is many projects without some inconvenience," said Richard F. Noll, manager of planning and progra mm ing for University Fa - Updates o n constru ction sched ules, including dates for parking c ilit ies. " We're aski ng that people look at t he final product at the end of lo t and road closures, will be th e summer. We th ink they' ll find ttl rector for planning and design for University Faciliti es, outlined the taugh t in the Fall se mester by Hiro Hat a, associate professor of archi tecture. • Repair and rep\acemcnt of about 25-35 percent of the side- individual projects to be com- walks on the South Campus. This pleted this summer on the South Campus: Replacement of the concrete sidewalk along Main Street from the south end of campus near St. Joseph's Un iversity C hurch. to Allen Drive. A new stamped-concrete walk resembling red bricks, si milar to the walk a long Bailey Avenue and on th e west side of Main Street in front of local b usinesses, will be installed. T he three major pedestrian en tr ies to campus wi ll be la ndsca ped. a sca led down version of a s ugge st ion from siUdent s in a studio co urse project, which is estimated to cost around S 1.1 million , will focus on the perimeters of camp u s .. to Noll and Kevin Thompson. di- a hopefully improve our image and project the sense that we are sensi tive to co mmunity concerns; we're making good on our promise to spruce up the ca mpts." Thompson said. Noll added, "We a rc demonst rating that UB is not abandoning the South Campus," as some critics have complain ed. • Repaving of the Pa rker parking lot, which accom modates 450-500 cars, and extending the lot to proc-tlnued - ..... 6 Millonzi gift to bring top art, music scholars to UB By JED NfTZIIEIIG Reporter Contributor LEANOR V. Millonzi, a E longtime orga ni ze r an d supporter of th e art s in Buffalo, has crea ted a n exciting opportunity fo r UB to recruit and educate th e best artists/ scholars-in -training. MiUonzi has donated $250,000 10 endow the Robert l. and Eleanor V. MiUonzi Distinguished H o no rs Scholarship. Her late husband, Rob- ert Millonzi, graduated from the UB School of Law in 1935. He chaired the UB Council &om 1978- 1981. The scholarship will enable UB to recruit an outstanding student in an or music. The scholarship wiU be awarded to an incoming freshman onet every four years. and will cover all of the student's expenses (tuition, fees , books, perso na l expenses, transponation ) throughout his or her four years at UB, thus allowing totaJ focus on creative studies. T he first recipient of the schol a rship is Eri c Anspach of North Tonawanda, wh o will enter UB in the fall. A flutist, he is a seni or at North Tonawanda High School. " E1eanor Millonzi is a special part of the UB family," said President William R. Greiner. "A leading patron of lhe arts in VVestem New York, she has helped to secure the region's cuJtu ral heritage for generations to come. "The UB com mun ity is very for tuna te and very grateful for thi~ scholarship endowment,.. Greiner added ... Eleanor 's commitment to the ans and to UB will mean a great deal to many future students, as it does to the university. and to me." ln o rder to award the first schol- arship for Fall 1998, MillonZI has made an additional gift of $1 2,000 for immed ia te use. This will give the endowment time to grow and generate the inco me necessa ry to fund fu ture schola rships. "The arts in BuffaJo and education have both been an important part of my life," said Millonzi."I am pleased that this gift will provide continuing support for the arts at the university." Millonzi has been active in th e Buffalt~ - arca arts comm uni! )' for man y yea rs. She has served in a variety of volunteer leadership roles \\•ith the Arts Council of Buffa lo and Erie Count y, the Buffalo Philharmoni c Orchestra, Amherst Saxophone Quartet and many oth er non -profit orga nizations. In recognition of her efforts, the UB Alumni Associa ti on in 1987 prese nted her an award fo r public service as a patron of the arts. In 1995, she was awarded the Chan ce llo r C harles P. Norton Medal, t he university's highest tribut e. Robert Millonzi was awarded the medal in 1983. Scho la rship rec ipi en ts will be chosen b)' a panel of distinguished members of the \~t ern 'ew York arts community from both instde and outside the university. To quaJify, a st udt•nt first must meet the Honors Program 's admission standards for creative arts students: a combined Sc holastic Aptitude Test (SAT ) score of at least 1130 and a high·school grade-pomt average of at least 90. The panel then will review the stud en t's portfolio of work or an audition performance. .. The timing of the gaft 1s won derful,"' said David Felder, chai r ol the Department of Mus1c. "Vie are improving our mu.SIC · perfor mance focus and we want to attract studen ts who arc scho lars. as well as performers." Felder explained that most mu sic schools and conservatories have p rograms designed to train per formers to fill the ranks of orches- �21 Reporiea· May7,1!1!11'1o1.2Ut31 BRIEFLY Asian studies conference to f~us on world order Richard Baldwin, associate djrector in the Office of Conferences and Special Events, has been a member of the UB staff since I 968, when he joined the university as director of sports information. He has been responsible for commencement for two decades. The Asian Studies Progmn will host on intemationol confer. enco, "East Asian Perspectives on World Order In the 2001 Century" begiMing at 9:30 a.m. Friday and continuing at 8 :30a.m. Saturday In 280 Pari< Han on the North Campui. The coni"'"""' wl! Include panels o f - from Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, Australia and the U.S. who will focus on the ways A5lons In the arts. llteratu"' and public IKe h""" pet<dved world patterns and adjusted to them. Topics to be discussed will Include Aslanism, world view, post.Padflc war world order, institutions of world order and globaliz>tlon. For more infonnation, call 6-IS-3-474. Entries sought for Web site contest EiJ The Office of the Vk:e Provost for Faculty Development will .sponsor a contest for UB grJduate students who design and Implement Web--based courses in undergrJduate instruction. The contest will rea>gnir:e Jo. """""""' uses of infomlatlon tfd>. nology used in toacting lOlder. ~and~CO<.WS<S. ( \ - w i l l be bosed on W!b sites to be used in the Fal of 1998: Prizes will be awarded In • number ol ca'tegories; first-prize wir)oers;w;JI recoiw!.SSOO. Sites will be judged by a committee ot TAs, faculty, technlca~.support staff, undergraduat• studof)ts and • librarian .ppo;nted by the Olflce ol the PnMlSl. Fo<rnor<inlof'motlol),vlsi< :.::;.:::.;:1 ,._IW REPORTER The f\<!portOf is I compus communitypublished by the Ofvlsion of University Services, State University ol Now Yori< at Buffalo. Editorial offices .... loc.ated at 136 Crofts Hall. -ol-Amherst, (716) 645-2626. ...,...'9' Auodate Dlrtktor of -~.nt.o. ...... SueYMtche< Christine VIdal --.. Auoct.h Ytor - loanDonrlg Rebeca FAmham -- ":~ l.ob ...... P1lrid1Donov~ Ellen Goldboum ...,. .... s,;n. --. ...__ MlriMdilnnb """'' Cl.o1ninghom What 's your responsibility for coordln•tlng commencement? Do you d••l only with unlvenlty commencement? What 's the most challenging aspect of organldng commencement at such a large school like UB7 The weekend sched ule is the first concern . After that format is offi- With the CFA now a major site for mid-size ceremonies, the task of sc heduling is much relieved. Alumni Arena, Slee and the Center for the Arts are the main venues. Now, by 4 p.m. Sunday, the camp us shifts into its summer mode. This year, the School of Medicine and BiomedicaJ Sciences actually concludes the event o n May 22. cial, additional detail starts. I'm involved in all phases of the process until each school coordinator takes over-then, mostly I concentrate on the undergraduate arts and sciences ce remony known as Un iversity Commenceq1ent. Does a day go by thot yCKt don 't think about commencement? I ponder co mm encement even when the Red Sox are pounding the Yankees or when UB is destroying Youngstown State. All told, how many students will graduate from UB next week7 How many people will participate In May commencement ceremonies at UB7 How many of the ceremonies will you attend7 The three diploma dates of Sept. I , Feb. I and June I usually total approximately 5,000-plus degrees. ln 1997, 3,544 graduates participated in 14 ceremonies on campus. I usually att end some each day. Do you have responsibilities other than commencement? All major special events emanate nut of our office. Commencement is king, but there are many university-wide dates that we program during the academic year. When do you begin your prep•ratlons7 As soon as the fall se meste r ap proaches, the process starts. The details fiJJ in over the academic yea r. I attemp t to add a new wrinkle each spring to the arts and sciences unive rsi ty event. The academic calendars designate. the annual weekend in advance. What do you hope parents and students remember most about commencement? ·s -lngmost comment _" _ P"flledon't -_ - 7 The UB spirit of the morning, student co ntributions within the Everyserviceareaof theunivrrsity contributes to the com- ceremony, the comfort of meocement weekend. It's all of Alumni Arena, the president 's · UB at irs best! remarks and sense of accom - What do you remember pHshment and pride expressed most viYidly from your own by th e audience for the gradu- college graduation? ates. Tell us about your wont UB commencement ''dluster" and - y o u handled lt. The criss-crossing of the doctoral alpha orde r procession to the wrong side in the hall leading to the Alumni Arena floor. Then there were the Dean's Awards in my trunk in the Bissell lot just be· fore the start of the program. How did I handle it? Fast in each in sta nce. Wh•t's your favorite UB commencement memory7 Not one--many! The music, wind ensemble and sym phony, Sarah (McKoin ) and Magnus (Martensson) and the studen t vocalists are exceUent. Short speeches. The Coun t Basic Band played on the St. Lawrence University campus the night before, my parents meeting other parents again, the ATO house. Elliot V. Bell, the CEO of McGraw-Hill was the speaker. And, knowing my draft board was being alerted in the next day's mail (only two years ROTC). WMt do you do to rolart once -ls-7 Proceed straight home and sta rt digging and organizing peat moss. ---ed.-- - _ _ . d o you wish would y o u - - I t ? "'How many commencements ha~e you been involved with at UB?"Thefirstonewasdowntown in Memorial Auditorium in 1978. Senate puts mentoring proposal on fast track Programftvm Affirmative Action Committee to benefit newfaculty may be rmdyby Fall By SU£ WUETCHER News Services Associate Director HE Fac ult y Senate is fast-tracking a proposal for a men tori ng pro gram for junior faculty members so that such a program can be in place to benefit faculty members wh o wi ll begin work at the UB in the fall. At the urging of several members at th e Facu lt y Senate ~Exec utive Committee meeting on April 29, the proposal from the senate's Affirmative Action Committee will get its fi rst reading at the senate's May 13 meetin g, with a second reading, and possible adoption, set for the fi rst meeting in the fall. However, President William R. Greiner, while supporting the pro· posal, ca ut ioned at th e meeti ng that the proposaJ must be "worked through very carefull y," with some "buy-in .. from th e deans and senior facult y members. "To try to rush this throug h the Facult y Senate to have in place next fall ... co uld doom it from th e outset because it seems as if it is bi:ing rammed through at the 11th hour," Grei ner added. The mentoring proposal from th e Affirmative Acti on Committee reco mmends that aUjunior faculty members be assigned an indi vidual advocate or adv isor, or an advisory committee. as soo n as he or she is appo inted to the facult y. The advisory committee would functio n as a mentoring body, and could include other faculty members with similar scholarl y inter- T ests. Members of the panel would be selected by the junior facu lty member, th e depa rtment chair and a tenured fac ult y member within the department. Brenda Moore, chair of the Affir· rnative Action Committee and associate professor of sociology, told FSEC members that mentoring may help address the disproportionately low reappointment rates of women faculty members reported by the Task Force on Women and the disproportionately low retention rates of racial minorities that has been identified by her committee. Moore noted that there seems to be a particular problem with new faculty members not wtderstJnding the tenure process-what is expected of them and when ... There has been a great deal of fingerpoint ing to mentoring as a problem," she said. Ma rgaret Acara, professor of pharmacology and toxicology and a member of the committee, called the retention issue "very serious, almost a crisis right now." Three semesters '3go. there were 17 African Americaru in tenure-track positions at UB, she said, "Todaythcreareeight" "This is serious enough to form a committee for those remaining on our faculty; we have to support them. A lot of the problems have to do with a lack of support in the climate within their professional homes." Senate Chair Peter Ni ckerson, professor of pathology, told sena· tors he wan ted the full senate to consider the proposal iQ the faU , since there were only two Senate meetings left in this academic year and agendas were full. However, he put the measure on the fast trackwith a fi rst reading at the senate's May 13 meeting and a second reading, and possible adoption, set for the first meeting in the fall-after several FSEC members urged quick action so that the program could benefit faculty members who will begin work at UB in the fall. Claude We lch, SUNY Distin guished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science, noted the program would be "a sign of goodwill for our new colleagues and will help them with a difficult transition." Welch urged members to "expedite" the matter. Greiner supported th e idea, noting that a men to ring program for new appointees .. is a long-estaplished tradition" in the School of Law. However, he cauti oned against acting too quickly, suggesting that trying to iri1plement the proposal for the fall "will si nk it. .. I hate like the blazes to see a very good idea go down ." Nickerson put the item on the agenda for a first reading at the May 13 meeting, with further refinement of the proposal to be done over the summer. Action on the matter then would be taken after a second read ing at the seoate's first meeting in the fall. 1n other actjon on items from the Affirmative Action Committee, the FSEC referred back to the committee a recommendation that the Equal Opportunity/Affi rmative Action Office be moved back to Capen Hall from its new home in The Commons, and that the office retain its name .. until all appropri ate agencies have been cons~jited and a consensus is reached about what the new name should be." Moore said her panel is making the recommendation in light of a letter published in the Reporter, signed by six faculty and professional staff members, responding to an article pubtished in the Reporter, and questioning the office's move and name change. According to the article, which quotedSin<tte Denson,actingdin:ctor, the office was moved to give it "a tittle more visibility and accessibility to students, as well as faculty and staff."' The new name.·it added, rt'fleru the offic<'s "fucus on divetsity and equity issues, as well as affinna· tive-action issues." Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Electrical and Co mputer Engineering, won dered if the location of the office "is really that significant. I believe the real impetus for affirmative action belongs in the departments and the schools, and not in some office in Capen," he said. The office. he added, does not initiate affirmative action efforts. Responding to a third r=mmendation from the AffirmaO.. A<tion Committee, the FSEC asktxl the Bud· get Priorities Committee to evaluate, within the 1998·99acadcmicy=,the effectiveness of the schools and fucul. ties in responding to Greiner's &rec0.. that dis<mionary funds be used to oorrect salary disparities. �May 7.1998No12UJ.31 Repories Stovroft Mcl.emon to be honored at commencement ceremonies By MARY llfTM SPINA News Services Editor Texas Medical Branch at Galvt"Ston. wiJJ speak. Senior Vic~ Provo-;t Ken C neth 1. Levy will confer degrees. • Graduate School of Social Work, OMMUN ITY leader Ruth Ka hn Stov roff will receive th e Chan· ce ll o r C harl es P. No rton Medal, UB's high est tribute, at the universi ty's 152nd commencement ceremony, to be held at 10 a.m . on May 17 in Alumni Arena on the No rth Campus. - h uman-services organizations in the community. Among these are Hos· James W. Mcl.ernon,a leader in the pice Buffalo, Inc.; the Food Bank of automotive industry for nearly 50 years. will recciveanhonorary SUNY Doctorate of Humane Letters at the Western N~w York; the American Red Cross; the Blind Association of com mencemen t ceremony for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, to be held at I p.m . on May 16 in AJumni Arena. About 5,000 students will be ca n - didates to receive drgrecs during 13 ceremonies to be held May 15- 17. The School Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will hold its como( mencem ent ceremo ny at 2 p.m. o n May 22 in the Center for the Art.s. David C. Ha hn , president a nd chief executi ve o ffi cer of Roswell Park C...a ncer Institute, will speak. President William R. G reiner a nd graduating senio r Si lvia Muller will speak, and G reiner and !Provost Thomas E. Headri ck will confer degrees o n graduating seniors from th~ faculties o f Arts and Letters, Na tural Scie n ces and athematics, and Social Sciences at he general co mmencem ent cerem ny on May 17. lC recip ients of three Dea n 's Awa rds wiJ1 be Shane E. Eisen , social sci en~es; Elowyn Yager, natu ral sc iences a nd mathematics, and Heather G. Shillinglaw, arts and leu ers. Anna Furgiu ele will receive the senior leadership award. Studen t vocalist will be Kriste n A. Viszneki. Stov roff, who will rece ive the Western New York, and the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Mcl.ernon , who will receive an honorary degree a t the engineering school's commen cement , is a 1950 UB graduate and a member of t he engin ee ring schoo l's Dea n's Advi sory Co un cil. Du ring hi s 27 years with Gen e ral Mot o rs , M c lernon moved from th e assembly line to the front office. where he directed the operatio n of a 32-plant netwo rk em - ploying some ll 0,000 people. Michad E. Bernardino, vice president for health affairs, will confer degree>. • School of Nursing, 9 a. m., May 16, Slee Co ncert Hall. Mattie L. Rhodes. clinical associate professor in the UB School of Nursing, will speak. G reiner will confer degrees. • School of.lnformation and Li brary Studies, 10 a.m., May 16. Student Union Theatre. Glendora Johnson -Coopcr, associate librarian and development coordinato r for th ~ undergraduate collection, will speak. Greiner will confer degre~ . • School of Enginee ring and Ap· plied Sciences, I p.m., May 16, Alumni A re n a. Dea n Mark H . Karwa n will spea k. G reiner will confer degrees. • School of low, l p.m .. May 16. Center for the Art s. The Hon . RI ch a rd Wesley of th e New York State Co urt of Appeals, will speak. Head rick will confer degrees. • Sc h ool of Pharmacy. I p.m .. May 16, Slec Con ce rt Hall. Bernardino will confer degrees. • Sc hool of Architecture and Planning, 3 p.m ., May 16, lawn Called a .. seasoned engineer and production wizard," he oversaw the implementation of a Volkswagen plant in western Pennsylvania, the fir st maj or fo reign opera tio n to build cars in the U.S. Four yea rs ago, he and a group of investors formed American Axle& Manufacturing. which sup· plies major parts to auto manufacturers a round the world. Other commencement cerem o · ni es scheduled at UB. speakers and those who wiJI confer degrees arc: pu s. Kenneth Fra mpt o n , Ware Professor of Architecture a t Co· lumbia University, will speak. Levy will confer degrees. • G raduate School of Education , 5 p.rn ., May 16, Center fo r the Arts. • Graduate School, 2 p.m., May Dean Jacquelyn Mitchell will speak. 15, Center for th e Arts. Speake r wiU be C. J. Tan, se nior manager, applications systems tech nol ogy, research division , IBMffhomas ). Wat so n Research C enter , Yorktown Heights. Headri ck will confer degrees. Chancellor Norton Medal, has loog • Health Rela ted Profession>, 9 been recognized for .. her concern for a.m., May 16, Alumn i Arena. Ken neth J. Ottenbacher, vice dean and professor in the School of Allied Health Sciences at the Unive rsiry of aU people, regardless of race, color, creed or religion" that has hdped set the course for dozens of health and 9 a. m .• May 16, Center for the Arts. Dean Lawrence Shulman will speak. outside Haye• Hall, South Ca m- Headrick will confer degrees. • School of Managemen t, 5 p.m .. May 16, Alumni Arena. lnte n m Dean Jo hn Thomas, facult-y mem bers, s tude nt s a n d alumm will speak. G rein er will confer degrees. • Sch ool of Dental Medi cine, 2 p.m. , Ma)' 17, Cente r for the Arb. Haro ld Slavin, director of the Na tio naJ Institute of Den tal Research . will spea k. Bernardino will co nfer degrees. 3 BrieBy Reporter to publish May 14 "Commencement Extra" issue The Rll!pOf"terwlll publbh tts annuai ..Commenccmelll Extra" edit ton, con taining nc.·ws of student graduation honors and awar<b. on May 14. The final is....ue of the Spnng semester will be puhhshed May 21. Monthl y su,nmer t s~ucs wtll he puhlished June I R and July 13 Weekly puhhcat10n wi ll res ume:.· on Aug. 27. Two South Campus bus stops to be relocated in August The Office of Campus Parking and Transportation Services ha~ anno un ced th at effcct tve Aug. 15, th e two South c:a mpus Blu e Btrd bus stops will be relocated . Thl· \top at Batll·y Avenue and j\illchad Road wi ll be rel ocated outstdc G(JtxlyeJ.r I fall. The D1dendorf An nex stop will he relocated to Mam Cm.:ll·, hc:.•twt'l' n ( rmhv and I O\ ter halls a nd across from thl~ Metro Rat! stawm "The change I!! des1gnl--d to hetter .llWmmoJate thl· lll"l'tb uf:,outh Ca mpu s residents, students rl'sldmg 111 thl· Umvl•r,lt\' Hetght l> d1~ trict a nd those members of the L'B tommurlll\ \vho co mmut e ''1.1 Metro Rai l," sa id Ca rmd a Thomp'>on . dlrl·dor of ~..ampu)<o parkmg and tra nspo rtation .!terv tces. "'It abo 'il'C b to enhance thl' personal safety of these usc-n. a nd ad dr l·~s(')<o )l'Verallo n g-ra n gc:, pl.1nn1ng tlh JCCt ive.s for the So uth Campus."' In addition to relocatlllg the hm ~top~ . .1 lll'W ~ hdtt•r will he lu ca tcd at the Main Ci rcle site. so me mtnor roadwav modtticatlun' will occ ur and new stgns will hl· dc\·dopl•d. NotKl"'> announung tht' new loca tions will be posted Ill l'.irh Augu!<>t ,1( th(· old ' top... Asthma conference to focus on WNY's respiratory health New asthma drugs, new genetic dtscovenes and the mfluence of home and exte rn al e nviro nments o n the disease w1ll be a m o n g th e topics addressed at the 4th a nnu al Asthma and Environmental Exposure Co nference. to be held fmm 8 a.m . to 3 p.m. on Sa turday'" the Hyatt Regen cy Buffalo The conferen ce w ill be sponsored h y the School of Medici ne and Biomedical Sc ien ces and the Ce nt er for Asthma and Environmental Expos ure, part o f the Lung Biology Rcscarch Prog ram at Buffalo General Hospital. The registratton fee for the con feren ce, which is o pen-to the public , will be $50 for .studen ts and $75 for aU o thers. Topi cs to be covered a rc the sco pe of the ast hma epidemi c, drug therapy. patient assessment, the incidence of ast)lma in Erie a nd Niaga ra counties, asthma management and education , communit y· based asthma educatio n programs and HMO asthma programs. Speakm will include Jameson S. Lwebuga-Mukasa. UB associate professor of medicine, directo r of the C'.cnter for Asth ma and EnvironmentaJ Exposure and conference chair, as well as specialists from the UB medicaP school. the u mg Biology Research Program, SUNY Brooklyn Health Sa· ence C..enter, University of Rochester, Children's Hospital of Buffalo. New Yo rk State Ht-alth Dcpanment, Erie County Health Dep<~nment , Syra~..·use Health Science Centt.•r, US School of Phannacy, U B Center for Urhan Rt"Se::lrch and several community-health o rgan11..at.ions. Bernardino presents vision for health sciences to Council By CHIIISTINE VIDAL Reporter Editor I N his fir st formal presenta tion before a unive rsiry~ov ­ erning bod y, Michael Ber- nardin o , vice president for health affairs, o utlined a reas he feels the uni ver.!t it y health · cart' co mmunlt y wi ll need t o fO, u ~ upo n over th t· next seve ral yt>ars in order to thrive. Bernardino present ed hi:, visio n fo r the hl·alth sciences at UB April 28 at the Ull Co un ci l '~ final mee tJng o f the academic yt:ar. Over the nex t five yea r~. he sa1d. UB':, hcalth -scienLC.li communit y must focus on three pnmary ar · ea~- Ouilding infrastru(turc, de velopi ng affiliate agreemen ts with area hos pit als and revamp1ng th l" prac t ice plan - in o rder to po~ l · liOn itsel f for the.· future.~. In tams of finan ces. th e .)chool of McCficinc and Bi o m<:d 1ca l Sn c n ce:-. ""i!i in better s h a p e th an people a ppreciat e. A lot of :-ochoo b arc fa cin g greater problems," h e sa id. instead , U B s ho uld be focu sing on quality of educatio n , be ca use, as Bernardino sa id , .. we're in the business of producing good physician s." Although ma ny medical schools operate a universi ty teaching hospital, "the fact th ere's not a hospi tal h e re (a t UB ) is n ot a drawback ... (but ) otTe rs significa nt challenges," Bern a rdin o sa id . " Hos pita ls arc n o t cash cow.li." In fa ct , th e practice of h l'a lth c.~re will he moving int o th e com munit y more and more 111 th t· fu tur e. Bernardino p redi c t ed . W ithin fin- rea r ~. he add l"tt, ht· l"Xpelh 60 70 pen.cnt of hea lth o..ilrt" to t.Ki.Ur Ill the CO illmUillt )'. us·~ :.)'~tC I11 o! WOr J..111g With Mea hosp it al!\ u l ~ ,til a'>~c t '" that wiiJ a ll ow un to fo(\1)<. un program) ,1nd sc:t gua h. ba,l·d on whcrl· th oM' p rogram.!> sh o uld hl" 111 t ht· next live yt•a rs. he to ld thl· ttllllh 1!. "T h~..·r c'.li a lo t ul t1p pnrtunJt ~ here," Berna rdin o ~a 1d . "'Tht' kt·y i.\ to get all pa rt~ togl·tlwr "' wl··rl· no t fightin g forces .... We should ht syn ergists In respo nse to a qu es ti o n rr garding hi s feelings abo ut .1rea hospital mergers fro m )crem)' Jacobs, chair pro tem fo r the meet ing, Bernardino said, "We' re work ing o ur way through that now." "There 's a lot of oppor· tunlty here. The key Is to get all parts together so we 're not fighting forces .... We should be synergists." MICHAH 8ERNAROINO I k .1ddnl 1h.11 \\'l·:-.tt'Tn , l" \\ Yud.. •, "t JWrt' o\ ahl·Jd~..·d th an 1110~1 ~o tlllllllUil lll l''•'" .111J that tht.• hosp11.1l ~\''il\'fll)<o \\'Ill h,1vc: to '" dl'· vclop a ~r'tl'lll whl·rt· thl'Y fed they gl'l added v,dut· tmm u~. hut I thin k tiMt\ do.thk " We have a role to pia) 1n th1.s. Everyone is going to h ave to give up a little bit h ere,"" hf" added. In o thl·r bu)mess, the co un cil ~ndor!<>cd thesclc:ction oft he 1998 C h.1n ce llor orton M~?da l hon · orce. T lw awa rd will be presented to Ruth Kahn Stuvroff at UB ', I :i2nJ Co mmcnc(·ment (l"remom. to he: hdJ t>. ta y 17. Si ll l:l' 1925, thl· llll'du l. Ulfs h1 ghc.st trihuh:, h.t~ lwen ,nv.1rtll"J 6to llllll"' to men ,md tour llmt")<o In women, noted john \\'.1\,h ..1 lorll\l"l lOU Ill II llll"lllhl·r .1 nd I'J9- ~.h.llf ol thl' l"urton ,\ktl.JI 't"il"LIIt>ll lllllll'lllltl"l", \\"hP ptnl"lllnl thl· I'J'JX nonuna 11 11n to thl"~ollllll~ d. Thl· d1u1u" u l ~tovrofl. ,1 lu~hh rl"'Pl'Linllt·.ldl·r long fl'l ugnltl·d lor ht•r u) lh.ern lor thl· Ulf111l1Untl\ . \:-> .1 '"l .int.I~IH. ~c:Jl"l. I \till." 1.0111\llt'llll"ll (C.lllllld llll'lll hl·r Rot-:cr Bl.:~l:kwdl. In ht, report h\ tht· ....,,unu l. l"B Pre,ICknt \\'d lt .un R. I ;rl'llll'r ,,lid th,u over thl· lll'Xtlnur w.tr,, therl" w ill ht: .1 "'dr.Hll.illi. tr.lll~lorm.l t1on " of !\tUdl~ll l lwu ~lllg .1 1 th1· un tvcrsity, tnclud tng co n~tru ct1on of apa rtm en t-style. graduate-stu · dent h o us.ing that l.li expected to bl' read)' for occupa ncy 10 the fall ; apa rtm en t -style. undc:rgrad ua tt" student housing thJt '"' expcctt•d W break grou nd th is .liUitllllCT a nd hl' ready for occupancy 10 thl· fall (\( I ~~9. nc:w hou~1ng, spon!l>ort·d h} the Alumm Ao;;.sociallon and thl· llllwer:o.Jon ol )()llll" ~outh ( :.1m pu' rt'~ldl·rH.t' h.tll' 1ntn .1p.1rt lllt'lll ' ' " ll· hnu .. lng. rhl· tr.m,lor m.IIJon o l . . tudcnt huu,lnt-: .J!,u "Ill m ... lut.k pl.1n' 1t1r tht· l '111\t"l 'it\ I k1~h" .trl',l lll".H thl· "nuth t .unpu~. lorl"llll'r .tJJl·d lk Jl~· .IJ'Pfl'l'd thl· LliUill.ll (II plan-. to prondl· l 1B ~tudcnh wuh \1111\'l"r-....J llllllpll!t'r ,\LLl~' '-41 th.it •·l'\ l"r\" ~t UJl"lll Will he.· .L'>.'lirl"li. h\ ont.• mean.!! or .ltlllthl·r. th.llthl'\ \,til h.J\t· ,\(..;~, to ~..·omputmg on ...:.unpu,:· Nnt1ng that thcrl· h'Jil hc.·" ' humr~ .1long thl' ro.lt.l'. tow.1 rd tht ... gnal. (;rl'lller .tdded th.tt '"no ont: 'hould gradua tc frnm th1' ~.1mpu:-. wtth out ht•mg \"l,rV (ompu tl'r lttc:r.llt' ·· �4 llepolrteso May 7.19!11Vul.2UJ.31 I BRIEFLY Ul to host PlwmKy lAw Review program, The SdM>ol ot PllormOcy will Lowin .. pment. Phonnocy progrom for phormodsls ptOCtice settings I!Om 7 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Moy 18, ond I!Om 11.m. until noon (Wt May 19 in the Center for T<>n10<1'0W on the North Compus. T h e - wNchwllcowr_.. ...... . ~~ !Ions. wl be -ted by Kotl in D. Fiebollo:>m,dlric.oiiiS1isUnt prof...... the Deportmont ot Plwmacy · Continuing· educotlon aodlt b..-. AmongtheolljodM!s d the PIO!J'0"1 wl be"'- amnt .,_ot p!Odicefor~ ~ln-Yoii<Staco;rJI.. - t h e praaitlonor's role ard ~ roleincllpor'*>g -ard<IIUWing ....... "'~pc>pl.Uiiln; lilt "*>nnooion ""'*'""""'for Wit· tlnard-~ard mocbloodln thotc:on!Oh ~ ~drugs.~drugs. 'l"fngosard ,_.... """4'ftard <>mW-!00-~ ,.,... on~ CXU'OOing ard ~ ir1foiTnoiD1,.. idon- - lfy~'*<ylows !hot~ phlrmocy pra:li<r. ard lilt~ ,.,... on the cllponoi1g d l!ted Regbttotion fees are S149 for May 18 and S7S for Moy 19. For'"""' information, aU 64S· 2828, ext. 247. Emeritus Center to hear Paganelli, honor -wlt.inteers V. p~ octing dlair SUNY Distinguishod 5<Mce in the Deponmont d ond lliophyola.> ... be . the.,...... at the Moy 12 meet· ing ot the Em<ritus Center at 2 p.m. Gocclyeilr tW, South Lounge. He wlllpeak on . _ , . lureS in Physiology at UB: Reid Studies with H<rmom Rohn.• AI the """'tlng. '"""' than 90 REV.UP volunteen Wul be in recognlzod for their '"""' than 3,000 hcx.n ot 5efYice to UB. R._tlltMs ot'"""' than 30 university divisions and depart· ments who"- receMd the benefits ot the REV.IJP progrom this post year will be Poganelli and Ellen McNaiN!O, """"'t. assistant vice president for human resources, will assist m the recognition ot the volunteen. Robert E. Hun~ Emeritus Center preslden~ will be In charge ot the session, at which the 1998-99 board ot ~recton nominees will be introduced. Craft Center Sets Early Summer Workshops The Creotive Croft Center, 120 Fillmore, Ellicott Complex. will offer Early Summer WO!tshops, beginning the ot June 1. -. ...-int\ basic a r d - poaeoy, sic:~~ basic and -.m oolor photcg- "!lhy,rioj'lt~bogln­ ningand-.:.dstlinodglass. basic ch¥Mg. -.g. - ~.CIIliiiHepi'<JIDgA­ phy.lcnilting and crocheling. CJII!· lng.-desfgn(inCn>!OITIII'· bing). jowfty arostrudioo\ 8!azl. ian...-y.-phc>- togaphy. -.manma. hard bl*lng. poaeoy f o r a n d - f o r -. IM>Itahcps..., one night a wtd<forsii<-I!Om 7-10p.m. AdYorad anmlcs. hard b<Mingandooriol~are held flllm 1-4 p.m. Olldrsl~ dosRs are held on Slb.lday """'*>g.FeosareUO,UBsru- ...,... $SO, others. For more lnfor. madon ai 64S.24341!0m 1·S p.m. ond 7·10 p.m. National chair just one more role for Carol Greiner 'J1MN'1 - ,_.... ~. bu~ - - - - .... "' Carol Greiner willotteot, the role ot the spouse of a college <>< u.wenity president Is mon lhon a ful~time task. " I call it a job because It's 24 hour> a doy,• says Mrs. Greiner, who ha< served in the role sinCA! President Wltllom R. Greiner was named acting president in 1991. "This Is a very positlw role, • she says. "I ,... ally enjoy It I reolly like woning with people.• Mrs. Greiner hos carried tholenthusi<Um f<>< her role to a national lewl os 1998 cNir of The Council of Presidents' ond Chancellon' Spouses of the Notional Assoclotion of State Universities and l..ond-Grant Colleges (NASULGC). The council-one of 10 in NASULGC !hot represents major oreas of university life ond ser· ~s. as its name indicates, CO<nposed of the spouses of CEOs at the 194 (at last count) NASULGC member institutions. Its' purpose is threefold: to focllitate CO<nmunlcotion among the spouses of NASULGC urWenity CEOs, pn; mote public-affair> programs and projects, and i"''"ide a source of advice ond counsel to ao spouses on issues of common concern. Most CEO spouses ore not interviewed when their mates seek positions with colleges or unl· versities, yet they are expected to be an "inle· gral part of the presidency, • Mrs. Greiner noted. The council provides an opportunity fO< spouses to get together and "talk about what we're doing in our roles," she added. "Everyone does the job differently; there is no .(ight or wrong way," she said. "You have to do the job ...so it fils your penonality. Oth· erwise it's just an uncomfortable position. So we talk about !hot We let the newcomers know that it's OK to do it your own way. The issue is for you to be-c<><nfO<tllble. • The experienced members of the group will share with the newcomers information about what they do, how they do it and how !hey handle all sorts of situations. :·: 'We '"'ri>yssive 1/lem advice-which none of w tak~ke 'be sure you set a few hour> of your day aside for yowtelf, •• said Mrs. Greiner, who odmitted'sl'\e <3rel)l ta~es her J>Wil advice. .. , kwe to say it, because it's important. I just Can't (d do it... . seem The highlight of the councirs annual meet· ing-held in conjunction with the NASULGC annual meeting-is the joan E. Clodius Forum, a combined session for spouses and the presidents or chancellors. The fO<Um usually features a panel of three or four couples discussing on issue of interest to both potties, she said. Topics ot post qodius forums "-Included " Pmltive Value of lntercollegiote Athletics, • "Finding Friends and Funds for our College and Unlv'er· sities." "Personal Security for ~Couples.. "Tok· ing Con! of Yourself-Newr on Sunday" ond "Good Me. clio Rolations.. 'We've had really great response to this, • Mrs. Greinersoid. -.The ..-;ng also features roundtable discussions speclficolly for the spouses on such topics as handling the spou· sal role ond on outside job, ond creotlw en·temlnlng with tight budgets. Another ~ spouse's role In maintaining historic inventory ond gifts given to the unlvenity-f.s 1 special one for Mrs. Greiner, who wos • pmente< at a roundlllble on the subjoct two years ago. She reloted !hot when she ond her husband moved into the UB President's House on l.obrun Rood, she decided !hot she wonted to showcase urWenity Items, rather thon her own penonal items. "I thought wo should try to make this a unlversity house, • she said. She said !hot when mernberl of the unl· verslty community found out she was look· ing f<>< items for the house, she started get· ting calls about Items stored across the cam· pu~ncluding silver, crystal and oriental rugs-that were given to UB "by people who have a connection In some. way with thls university. 'We get wonderful reactions" when items are displayed, she said, relating that an im· pO<tant friend of the university once recog· nized an oriental rug In the house's dining room that a relative had gWen to the univer· sity. "If there are people who think enough of this unive(slty to give us something, and (t's at all pouJbie; I'm gd;ng to show it and I'm going to ~It and care for it. • • With her help, the university ha< instituted a system to inventory and appraise items in the house-previous~ only items in use wore inventoried--and noted that many of the spouses at the roundtat>Je sessioo were sur· prised that she persotlally, along with univer· sity person~l. took on the task of tracking, reqwenng ~nd ~menti"!l urpv.rsity art· • wor1< and furnishings. ., havetheset.emslnmyhome, JO It's mydlay to be ..... the!y the lrilenity,. she said. "I lee! tNt. rm the ot a 1rutt.• Mrs. Greiner said she first became - """'* In portlclpating In NASULGC spouses gtoUpS when her~, who It the lime-UI proVOSI. -.dod mMings of the NASULGC foa. demic Alloln Col.ndl. ~- noloomil group f o r - ........ ond they·- c:onnemd.. She receilled perrnbllon from NASULGC ., or· ganlze OCIMtles lor the spouses of lhoooltle'ldlng Academic Alflin ..-lngs. ond ullhiUiy formed a council f o r - spouses. --Greiner-.ding..-. nomedoaingpresidentond begin at the~ cl of Presidents, s h e - to the~ ing spouses' council. She on a plonr*'g comrnltteoe ond then .. semtary of the Councl o f -· ond Chancellors' Spouses In 1996, ond .. chair~ In 1997. As 19911 chair, she w l l - the meedng ot the spouses' council to be held In Nowmber, o n d - a meedng at the council's boord- thisto plan the Nowmber meedng . Participating in the NASULGC counal hos provided •great networldng" .opportunities. Mr>. Greiner said. "I don't have the hours to tell yi>u how importont this organization hos boon to me ond to NASUI.GC spouses.• In oddition to the NASULGC council, Mrs.. Greiner also is a member of the Executive Com· mitt.. of the Partner's Progrllm of the M>erican Assodatlon of Unlversitles (MU). in -..o She pointed out !hot whne the MU group taddes many ot the same types of topics as the NASUlGC spouses group, it is a smaller group-since there are only 62 MU institu· tions, as opposed to 194 NASULGC institu· tio,.__.nd includes m<><e outside speaker1 at lis twice-yearly m..tings. Mrs. Greiner abo is irwofved in many organt.. ations In Western New YO!i<.lndudlng semng on the boords of the Amherst Youth foundo. tion, the Bethel Head Start Progrom ond the Ul>guage Deveoprnent Plogrom. She also Is a member of the Women's Committee of the Buf. falo PhMhannonlc Orchestra, Women at Studio " ' - Theatr'e ond Women for Downtown, ond Is an honorary boord member ot Upstage NY. In oddition, she serves as honorary chair of the UB Women's Oub and the Friends of the UB ·center f<>< the Arts: • • Senate to discuss progress reports for freshmen By SUE WUETCHER News Services Associate Director proposal requiring fa culty members to issue mid -semester progress reports for freshmen and first · semester transfer students A will be discussed by the Faculty Senate at its meeting on May 6. The senate also will discuss a proposallhat would make it t-asier for students to repeat courses they have not mastered. Both proposals were presented to the Facuhy Senate Executive Committee at itsApril29 meeting by the senate's Grading Committee. Committee Chair Thomas Schroeder, associate professor of learning and instruction, stressed to FSEC members that his committee is asking faculty members only to submit reports on students' progress. not actual mid·semester grades. Doing so would enhance com munic.a tion between instructors and students, and thereby ... facili tate students monitoring their own progress and taking respon · sibility," Schroeder said. He noted that one of the most "economically compelling reasons" for the proposal is that it would provide oppor tunities for advi · sors-either those in the central advising office or in the depart · ments-with a " mechanism for checking up on the progress of new students and intervening ea rl y if there are any signs of difficulty." Schroeder acknowledged that providing the progress reports will mean more paperwork for faculty members. On the other hand, he added, " My feeling is that we certainly owe it to all our students to let them know how they're doing." Jack Meacham, professor of psy· chology, noted that many faculty members in his department who teach large courses of 400·450 students say that they poSI grades af· ter each exam, and therefore aJJ studen ts receive progress reports. Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education, dis puted the idea that posting of grades is adequate notification. .. We have a serious problem in that many of our students don't in· tegrate well into the community. I really think that with beginning stu· dents who are doing poorly, some· one needs to take them aside and say, 'You have a problem,'" he said, not ing that the present system doesn't provide any means for intervention. Melvyn Churchill, professor of chemistry, pointed out that the university operates a similar intervention progran1 for student athleta, and "it is not unreasonable to do this once a semester" for other stud~ts. H. WiUiam Coles, Ill, associate director of the Educational Op· portunity Program and chair of the Professional Staff Senate, told sena· tors EOP has used progress reports for many years and they've .. been helpful for us in our interactions with students. The early intervention is crucial." Coles added. "My feeing .. - certainly owe It to • ow students to let them know ' - they're doing." ntOMAS SCHROEDER The resolution on grade re placement origina ll y was pro · posed by Todd Hennessey, associ · ate professor ofbiologieai'Sciences. and referred to the Grading Com· mittee by the FSEC on Feb. II. It s purpose, Schroeder said, would be to encourage students to repeat courses that they feel they have not mastered. Under the proposal, students could repeat courses in which they have received grades of C+ or less. Students could .repeat a given course only once, although there would be no limit on the number of dilferrot courses that could be repeated. When a co urse is re · peated, the credits earned would count only once for purposes of satisfying degree requirements and calculating the student's grade· point average. When a course is repeated, the grade that would be counted toward the GPA would be the one earned the second time, even if that grade is lower than the one earned the first time. Dennis Malone: SUNY Distin· guished Service Professor in the Department of Electrical and Comp uter Engineering, ques · tioned a provision in the policy that would allow students who fail courses at UB to retake them at other institutions- • even though we know the co urse that is being taken somewhere d~ is perhaps not equivalent ..- and transfer a higher grade to UB. Schroeder acknowledged that aJ. though the student would only re· C<ivean"S" forthecou=,ratherthan the actual letter grade since it would be listed as a transfer course on the transcript, an "S" still would affect ealculation of the student's GPA. Goodman admitted there are ..serious problems .. with articula· tion, since UB administrators and faculty feel courses, although they have the same content, are taught at a higher level at UB than at some other institutions. "But in order for us to be able to attract and appropriately provide instruction for transfer studcnts .. . we have to give credit to courses that are taught at other instjtutions.,.. he said. �JUNE IN BUFFAID festival to be one of the largest in history Eveni dedicated to new-music composers scheduledfor june 1-7CJ •Y PATIIICIA DONOVAH News SeMc.es Editor conductors :ARM evenings, superb music, world-class performances, the world's finest -conductors- sou nds like JUNE IN BUFFALO '98. The celebrated festival and con- ference ded icated to emergin g composers of new music will be held Juno 1-7 at UB. It wiJI be an event at which au- diences will come face to face with some of the most daring, articu lato, orrant and doath-dofying young artists of our time--<om posers who challenge our very sense of sound and heighten our aural awareness with novel instrumentations, musical tools and un usual, but arresting, explications o f the principles of composition. Always engaging, rolaxed and sophisticated, the festival concerts will be in every way unique, as weU as free and open to the public. This year, 30 young composers of new music have been invited to participato. They wero selected by audition from a wid• field of appli cants and will comprise one of the largest JUNE IN BUFFAID classes in the festival's 12-year history. "We have a reaUy fine group this year,.. said festival director David Felder, himself ono of tho outstanding composers of his generation andchairoftho UB Dopartmmt of Music. "They'ro from Japan, Australia, Now Zoaland, England, South Africa, Canada, Thailand, tho U.S. and, of cour..,, California." Participants will me et th eir ~rs and eminent professionals in their field, boar now work and participate in seminars, master classes and lectures. Each has submitted a new com position for discussion and crjticism by an outstanding faculty of composers, conductors and musicians. Tho work then will bo deoply rohoarsed and pr=ted in concert by world -class performers throughout tho festival woek. All ovents will bo hold in Baird and Sloo halls and iP tho Ceo tor for tho Arts on tho North Campus. This yoar, tho festival composition faculty will includo seminal post - war' violinist-composer Mario Davidovsky; tho suporb and long-celebrated American composor Donald Erb; six-tim• NEA fellow David Felder, aJso BirgeCary Professor of Music at UB and o ne of the country's most widely celebrated and commissioned co mposers of new music. T ho faculty also will includo wild - man Vinko G lobokar, France's uliconventiomil proponent of the .. establ.ished·.. avant · garde and advocate of musi c's critical role in the life of society, and Kevin Volans, the distinctive So uth African composer and Ji. brettist. Volans' work incorporates traditionaJ African elements, as well as the influences of pain ters Matisse and Pollock. the latr UB composer Morton Feldman (foundor of the JUNE IN BUFFALO festivaJ) and lnd ian math c.mat:ician Srinvasa R.a~anujan. Faculty biographleS can be foundonthoJUNEJNBUFFALO Web site at <http:/I www.musk.buffalo. edu/ composition/lib / >. Whon comple~ed, the festival program WJJI be posted there as well. , . JUNE IN BUFFALO 98 will featuro performances by tho New YorkNcwMusicEnsemble;Amherst Saxophono Quartet; Bugallo/W~I iams Piano Duo; JUNE IN BUFFALO Cllambor O rchestra, conducted by Magnus Martensson and Erik Oiia, and the JUNE IN BUFFALO String Quartet. Tho JUN E IN BUFFALO Stri ng Quartet is made up of four of the country's most respected interpreters of contemporary mu sic: violinists Curti s Macombrr and Calvin Wiersma, violist Lois Martin and cellist Christopher Finckel. This will br their second appearancr at the festival . Tho JUNE IN BUFFALO Chambor Orchestrh again will be made up of"hot-shot, nowmusicplayers from around the country," all of whom arc distin guished solo performers in their own .right, said Felder. 'Humanities One': it's a toe curler By PATIUCIA DONOVAN News ServkM Editor M MM - mm -"exr eme emo ti o ns! " Dario Fo? What about guy who's spont his lifr writing music thr public doesn't understand? Where did the Romans bury thei r cows? Why doesn't .. Sioux" usually = .. you?" Find o ut when the Good Ship " Humanities One" sails in September. Get on board and pick up a co\lple of zeitgeists! Sea ts are still available. .. Humanities One" is a course developed last year by SUNY Distinguished Professor Bruce Jackso n, Samud P. Capen Professor of American Culture. It was a popular hit the first time arot!nd and is scheduled again fo~e fall semester. "Jt 's important to emphasize to our studen fs-J-he importance of the humanities in our lives," said Jackson. "This is a field involving th e study of many and varied sets of ideas used by hum an beings to understand the world we live in. .. This year, we've broadened the course topics to embrace. more and varied discussions of how the hu manities inform all other fields of study," he said. "The faculty is again composed of a dozen of UB's finost teachers, along with one visiting professor, Henri Korn, the research directorofParis' Pasteur Institute. This year, we've added more women faculty members and apanded tho discussion to include Latin-American and Native-American perspectives." Top UB humanities scholars from s.veral schools and facultios will offer focused, topical explorations by employing different forms of literature, visual and performing arts, film, philosophy, classics, architec ture. music and social sciences. Some will focus on a text or idea, Ja ckson said . Ot hers will o ffer broad visions of their fields. Jackson promised that whatever their major field of study, studen ts will come away with a deep under - standing of the rich connections among many areas of inquiry. "They will realize, some for th e first time, the many human contexts in which the humanities and sciences-and we our~elvello--op ­ erate," Jackson said. .. Humanities One" {English 299, Registration #206939) will be held from 3:30-5: 10 p.m. Tuesdays and 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursdays in th e Screening Room. 112 Center for th e Art s on the North Ca mpus. 1998 faculty and works or topics to be dlkussed In "Humanities One" • Diane Christia·n, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of English, "The Bible" • John Peradotto, SUNY Disti ngu ished Teaching Professor 10 the De partment of Classics and Andrew V.V. Raymond Professor of Clas sics, HCJassics: The Study of Greek and Roman Cu lture .. • Bruno Freschi, dean and professor in the School of Architecture and Planning, .. UN IVER'CITY: The Archi tecture of learning in a New lime .. • Richard Fly, associate professor of English, "Shakespeare in Holly wood: Popularizing the Plays on Film and Video" • Robert Daly, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Depart ment of English, "The 'Applicable Technology' of Literary learning .. • Carrie lirado-Bramen, assistant professor of English, "Nationalism. Feminism and literature in the Formation of Latina/a Identity" • John Mohawk, assistan t professor of American stud•es and adjunct assistant professor of law, 'VVorldviews" • Maria Elena Gutierrez, assistant professor of modern languages and literatures, "The Theater of Dario Fo & Franca Rame: laughter, Politics and Popular Culture .. • David Felder, chair of the Department of Music and Birge-Cary Chair of Music, .. A Composer of Unpopular Music" • Barbara Howe, New Yorlc State Supreme Court justice and adjunct associate professor of sociology. "Justice .. • Bruce Jackson, "The First Western Was an Eastern .. • Henri Kom, HSociety and the Scientific Imagination" • Carolyn Korsmeyer, professor of philosophy, "Enjoyi ng Extreme Emotions: Fear and the Experience of Sublimity... Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Cl &sti Ekspress, The Jerusaltm Post or Han'guk Ilbo online! Many international newspapers and wire servicrs are providing up-to-date news over the Internet. With a simple dick of your mouse you can access newspapers that might be very expensive or djfficult to obtain othrrwise. Coverage varies widely. howevrr, with some news sources offering full -trxt of the printed versions, while others givr o nly headlines and an online subscripti on form. Several rven provide a built-in search engine so you can search the current and/or archived storios by keyword (s). Like all \Veb sites, newspaper and wire-service sites are prolir~ Jiferati.ng at a phenomenal rate. 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For it~formation cJbout comtect.ng to till' Worlil Wide \'\1eb, C IT Help Desk ar645 -J542 - Austin Booth •nd Nine CaKio, COflltlCI tlrt' Umvernty Librant>s BrieBy Wellness Fair to be held May 11 Eil Penonnel Servkes will conduct a \Vel! ness Fa1r from 8:30a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday in tht' Center for Tomorrow on th l" North Campus. Presentations \Viii be given every half hour. beginning at 9 a.m .. on topics such as stn.-ss management , exerCI.se counseling, nutrition, health ca re and ways to weUness, and Health Care Plan's "Buddy Check 2," which covers important steps in early breast -cancer det~ction . Participants w1ll include AIDS Community Servacc:~. AI -Anon Family G roups. Alcoholic~ Anonymou~. Ah:heimer 's Assoc1at1on, American Diabetes Associati on. American Hean AsSOCiation. Amen ca n Lung AssociatiOn. CSEA Bendits Trust Fund. Davts V JSIOil, Employee Assistance Program, GHI Dental. Hosp1u.' Associauon. Living \Veil Cent er, Narcotics Anonymous, National Muh1ple Sclt"rosis Association. Roswell Park, Sickll· Cell Disease A~socia ttnn. UB Recreation and Intramural Services and UUP Benefit Trust Fund. as well as health -i nsurance representatives from Com mumt\· Blue. Heahh Care Plan and lnd ependt.·nt Health. The fair also wiJJ offer "Wellnell!s on \.Vheell<>," d program that ot fers blood-pressure, cholesterol and glucose s.:recnmg. J :, \\'e ll J.:, heal th -risk assessment. body-fat assessment and mass.1ge therapy. Personnel representatives fro m Research FoundatiOn, UBF and New York State will be on hand. Release time will be granted to anend the event. For more mfor· mation, visit Perso nnel Services' Web si te at http ://www. •vpc.buffalo.edu/ personnl/ or ca ll64 5-l646, ext. 108 or 114 . �May7.1!11/Vul. 29.11.31 Theming ofAmerica: Is what you see what you~ ~ngUp KeoM Thompson, from Wlterim dlrecto< to diuctor of Facilities Planning and Design. Mkhoel C. Conmontinou, pro. lessor of ciYil, structlJrol and enWonmentol eng;,_;,g. to director of the Structural Engi· neering and Eorthqualce Simula- tion Laboratory (SE£SL). Lawrence D. Mkhoel, from business manoger to assist.Jnt OOn for resource m~nagement in the Scl>ool of Management. ond-- Arthur M . MlchMft,. ..-ate prof~ of sodol medicine, to director of <duational affoif\at- Pari< c.... cerlnstitute and dean of UB~ Roswoll Pad< Gtilduate ON!sion. U.z Hayden, from assist.Jnt to the chair in the Department of l't1atmacology ond Toxlcology, to assistant to the director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomed'al Sciences and administrative auistant In the Offke of R<search and Graduato Studies. Morlonne K. SulliYon, from part ·tin'le director to executive dlrecto< of the Center for Entropreneuriallndonhip In the Scl>ool of ManogemenL c. lliciiOid l.ohnnon, from * nlo< lkensing ossodlte to ICiing campus director in the Offko of Technology Transfer s.Mces. Delcft Lynch. from assistont to ..-ate professor, Department of English. Kate DeFo<est. from iWOCilte direct_,_1 or diuctor of the to iWOCilto for spodol gilts In tl>l, Ofllao of the \/Ice President for UniYenlty M- vonaonent and De1e1opmen1. K.-~10of ,.,. Dlporlnw1t of c.-~ troland~ · ­ Parit c . - - . Hoh,_. scr inlho~ 'cfSocill a n d - - · t.eand --1"'*-'inlho =:::-J:r-'":.. Moving On - - .director cl the Ofllce ol MultiaJibniAI!oir>. to By BRENT CUNNINGHAM Reporter Staff ca use the space called Dis neyland fu nctio ns as a sign for the wider worid of Disney-its cartoons and movies, its "family" orientation, its ~ n st' of a '"magical" escape. Using Ari stot le's division be· tween objects that have use-value, such as food. and objects that have exchange-value, such as currency. Gottdi cner suggested we o ught to add"sign-value" as a third category. " Experiences now have value," he said,"because they are signs. Agajn, there a re these flu id boundaries: it's Gondiener, simplythodiffom=in price betwoon a standard productfood in a diner, tbe prict of an amusement park ride or a func tional car---<Uld an object purchased for sign-val ue-food at the Hard Rock Cafo, a ride at Disneyland or a car bought for the sake of status. Applying thoso concopu to a discussion of the upcoming•twin ning" of the Poa ce Bridge, Gondiener suggested that current debate about !he project seems to bo about the bridgo's visual ap- did not explicitly connect this idea to tho Peau Bridge. A good oxamplo of this disappointmont, ho said, " would be with a CD. My children taU ono home and it's not anything Jik< tho M1V video they saw, or this world that was promiStd to them, which they expected to be transported to as a consequence of making that con su mer purchase. But we' re tricked in a lot of ways as weiJ.• Even so. for·Goudiener there is nothing inherently deceptive or disappointing about "theming" a business or about exploiting sign valuo. Showing slides of tho Landmark Bar in tho Buffalo airport, which takes Frank Uoyd Wright's Buffalo house s as its theme. Gottdiener poin ted out that its sign-value, unlike that of the Hard Rock Cafe, at least retains a denota tive relation to its location, if not to iu food. The same is true of Iridium, a music-orienttd rtStaurant across the street from New York City's Lincoln Center, he noted. But at the other end of Gottdienor'sspoctrum stands Las Vegas. "This is the operation of signvalue at its most spectacula.r,'" he said, showing slides of an casino built to look JiU an pirate's island, a casino the siu and shape of an Egyptian pyramid and a casino that at first appe3rs to be seven or eight separate skyscrapers presstd togethor, forming an enormous rop~ca of the New York City skyline. Here, said Gottdientr, the sign seems to have no dtnotative connection -whatsoever to the product or the location. "'This is a <a.~ina," bo emphasized as h..showed a slido of tho gold and marblo sculptures in Caesar's Palaeo. "Think: ' bingo hall:" Buses wi ll exit campus at th e rapid -trans it station. This new configuration will "get traffic oul of the middle of campus" and alleviate problems buses have in making a left wrn fro m Michael Road onto Bailey Avenue os they head back to North Cam pus, Noll pointed out. Thompson said that variou s ca mpu s co nstituencies have re · viewed the n ew rout e and .. everybody's on board." He notes that the new route wiJI serve stu dents better beca use it will pick them up and drop them o ff near th e South Campus dorms, rather than along Bailey Aven ue. Mo reover, the new sto p at Foster Hall, ncar the Main Circl e, will be nefit co mmuters wh o take rapid tran sit to Buffalo or Metro buses to Am herst. he said. calling it a " natu ral hlending of functions." In addition to the UB projects, Tho mpso n sai d that th e NFTA plans a major renovation project invo lving its .. park and ride" lot along Main Street. University Facilities also wiiJ do some sidewalk and roadway work on the North Campus, although the project is not nearly as. extensive as the work to be done on the South Camp us. Thai work will include repairing and replacing damaged sidowalks, including adding c11rb cuts, around Coventry Circle, Putnam Way, the Governors Residence Halls and the El~ oott Complex; milling and repaving the Rensch Rood entry 10 campus from Sweet Home Road to the Audubon Parkway, and repairing St. Rita's Lane and paving a gravel pa rking lot that serves Baird Point. The lot will provide parking for the North Campus site of the UB Child Care Center, which will be built thi s summer. Unive rsity Facilities also h as started the so-ca ll ed ..Capen Ga r- den" construction, the landscaping of three plots of turf on the north sido of Capon HaJJ with flowers, trees and an eleva ted wall. Noll noted that the university is in the final stages of accepting the design for new signage on both ca mpuses. Tho long-term project, which probablywiU not begin un til the end of the summer or the beginning of fall , wiiJ improve signago at tho gatoways to the campuses, improve the "'way-finding" system and improvothe buildingidentificatio n system. Thompson noted that whil e there is no doubt the construction projects will inco nvenience fac ulty, staff, student s and visitors to both campuses, Univtrsity Facilities will try to minimize that in co nvenience as best it can. .. We feel th ese improvements will result in lo ng- term benefits to th e university co mmunit y," h e said . ph331zcd that with a tight job mar· ke t for music ians, students who have a stro ng academic ba ckground not o n! )• will be wcll coundcd , productive performance professionals, bu t they also will have other career options th ey can pursue if necessary. Paul McKenno , chair of the Deparunenl of Art, predicted the gift wiU enhance UB's abWty tocompet.e nationaUy for the best students. "We compe te fo r students with so me of the best programs . There have been a number of st udents that we would have liked to have here and that would have come here, but we could not compete with the financial ·support packages other institutions were offering ," McKenna said. OST every " Hard Rock Ca fe" has heavy brass d oors, gold re co rd s han ging on the wa lls and a n automobile c ra s h ing through the roof. But what prod · uct are they selling? .. What we're talkin g about , ladies an d ge ntl emen, is diner food ," noted Mark Goudiener. professor and chair of the Department of So· ciology. Speaking April 28 ol the UB at Sunrise breakfast series in the Center for lbmorrow, Gottdiener used th e Hord Rock Cafe as an example of what he ca ll s the "Theming of America": the recent social trend toward e mphasiz ing and exploiling connotations-the wider associations that are triggered by a "theme" like rock mu s ic-over more direct references, o r ..denotations," which would relate to what someone actually sells or does. In the case of th e Hard Rock Cafe, rock music becomes a connotative .. sig n " for In the Cent• for Tomonow. diner food. According to possiblo for something to be valued pearanct, and henct its sign-value. Gottdiener, whil.e anything that as a sign bui also have uSt-value, · ·rhe issue for me," h~ said; •is stands for something else can be and it's certainly possible for somo- what about use-value? And what co n sidered a sign . what marks thing to be valued as a sign but 10 about exchange-value? The focus co ntemporary society is the in - also have exchange-value. In fact~ has been on the spectacular nature creasing value placed on the sign tht economy exploits that ex- of the bridge itself as a theme, as a itself, rather than on what it stands cha nge-value of signs. Neverthe· signature statement." for. Thus, adul15 and kids alike go less, there's an independent dimen Earlier, Gottdiener had drawn to Disneyland less because it of- sio n that we can speak about." anention to the disappointment fers amusement park rides and The most obvious marker of this that often accompanies a purchast am usement park food, but be- independent dimens ion is, for made solely for sign-value, but he A Rehab Continued from ,.-ge 1 cfiiU and sciences, lJnNoonlty cl ~ - Sll~- -- ........... bas- cood1, " ' - <OidlN.Y. ll Cologe.lllom, Johnf. ~, '"""""""~- mont cl t..ning and Instruction. Joseph ~ profossor, Department Of English. o.vld Fuller, profossor, Department ol Music. fnndsco ,_,_ ossocilte pro. lessor, Department cl Americon Studies. '--'ant A Katz. profossor, Department ci Modlclne. lleUy M. -~ senior stenogropher, Aadernlc - Do!hi<A. Sondon. ""*""" c.m. fTUbti,e Dioordon lnd Scioncos. " J...ETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tho R.,x>tf..welcomes lettm from roador> commenting on iU stories and contenll..etters should be limited to BOO WOlds and may be edited lor style and length. ~must lncJudo the writer's name, address and a day· ..,. telophono number lor verifi. cation. Because of space lifT1b. lions, the ~QrVlO( publish allettors recoivod.Thoy must be recoivod by 9 a.m. Monday to be considered for publication in mat weelc's issue. Tho R.,x>tfl!fpn!fen mat !etten be recoivod on disk or eloctronlcalty at ------ vide parking for Beck Hall , th e liome of the In stitut e for Local Governance and RegionaJ Growth. • Repaving of the Goodyear parking lot • Milling and resurfacing Hayes Road from the Main Ci rcle to the Ce ntral Heati ng Plant a nd Se rvice Building at Rotary Road • Milling and repaving th e Michael Road and Allen Road en· tri es to campus • Constructio n of a 12-slot drop· off lane alo ng Clement Road in front of the UB Child Care Center • Rerouting of Blue Bird buses. Buses curren tly drop off/pick up student s at a stop on Bailey Aven ue at Michael Road, proceed to a stop on Diefendorf Loop and exit ca m p us at Mi c ha el Road. Th e new rou te will h ave bu ses e nt er in g c.tmpus at Clemen t Road . stop· ping at Goodyea r Hall a nd pro cccding along Hayes Road to a new shelter to he huilt ncar Foc;u·r HJII Millonzi gift Continued from tra~ ~e 1 ;;Hld other pc:rformancc gro u p~. The tra ini ng is extremely technica l and rigorous. but leaves students with less academic preparation. UB's approach is an (.'qUal bl end of <Kadcmic instruction and prof(.'SSionaJ music training. Felder em· �Mar7.ml/Vut29.11.31 l1epcwiJa • en1or runch The food was more than ample-and served to seoiors with gusto by faculty, staff and administrators. It was Senior Brunch, part of Senior Celebration, held last Friday in the Student Union l.Dbby. Top. the busy scene as diners enjoyed the pancakes and sausage. Above,Tracey Britton and Jim Schoenberg, both of whom played on UB soccer teams, share a lively conversation with President Greiner. Gregory Peck: storytelling's in the genes By BRENT CUNNINGHAM Reporter Staff REGORY Peck brought a touch of Irish storytelling to the UB Center for the Arts last Thur.day. Winner of an Academy Award for his role as Atticus Finch in the 1962 "To Kill a Mockingbird," Peck has been a Hollywood icon since 1943, when he starred as an Irish p riest in "The Keys to the Kingdop>." Recalling both his life in movies a nd h is fa mil y background, Peck found a com mon theme in the "story:" bo th the sto- G ries he has told on sc reen as an actor and the sto rytelling habits of his Irish -American father. Many in the audience were surprised to learn that Peck's roots pass th';o\Jgh Western New Yorkhi s fa ther'wf.s born in Rochester, and attended Niagara University, even tually following Peck's grand· mother to California. But , said Peck, his father also spent time in Ireland as a boy. " He used to tell me th at in Ireland, the o nl y form of e nt ertain ment was storytelling," he recalled. "They wou ld sit a ro und a fire, tell . sto ries, sing songs and once in awhile ride in a pony-cart to the town of Dingle for a dance ." While Peck, sitting o n stage in an armchair with a lamp and table at his side, did his best to recreate some of that rustic simplicity, those who came to see a Hollywood event hosted by a HoUywood star were not disappointed. The evening in cluded film dips from a medley of Peck's films, including " Roman Holiday," "The Snows of Kilimanjaro ...... The Guns of Navarone," .. O ld Gringo" and an out-take from " MacArthur." Peck also shared behind-the-scenes stories about celebrated actresses like Audrey Hepburn and Ava Gardner. recalled joking with Ga ry Cooper and John Wayne, and described hi s ea rl y days working in New Yo rk theater. "To Kill a Mockingbird," he rcveaJcd, is sti ll his favo rite film from his own body of work, while "'Moby Dick" was the most physi cally demanding. " I nearly got killed in the Irish Sea, riding th at ru bber whale," he said. "' I was lost a t sea. We were probably eight m iles out from the coast of Wales, and th e wa te r was freezi ng." Generally know n for playing upright "leading men ,.. Peck also reme mbered th e stir he caused when he agreed to play the revil ed Nazi experimenter Or. Mengele. "I wan ted to let the prod ucers know that I'm now ready for th e 'character' role." joked the 82 -year· old Peck. During th e la st hal f of 1h e even ing, Peck answered questions from audience members, many of whom expressed nostalgia for what they sa w as a better. more heroi c era in movies. "The film studios are owned by huge conglomerates," Peck re · sponded . "Th ey publish maga · zincs a nd newspapers, they own baseball team s and amusement parks, television shows, records. You know , it's commerce. They have stock hold · crs. They have to PECK show a good bot tom line at the end of the year. !>O obviously it militates against o rigi nali ty. creat ivi ty, surprise, off-beat subjects. \\'hat they would reall y love to do is make a repeatable product. like an automobile or ~~ refrigera tor." "B ut ," he ca utioned, ''I thmk the answe r is that yo u have to go shop· ping. And if you do, 1f you shop ca refull y, yo u' ll find a duzcn or IS good pictures every yN r." Peck had a beuer opinion of con temporary thl·ater, and he rec ommended it to asp tring ac tors and actresses. " I think the best ad vice is still to go o n the stage," he ~ald. "Church theater, co mmunity theater, regional theater: just get out thcrt" and learn by doing. You know, 1f you get out there a nd the audience is restless and co ughing, or even if they get up and walk out. you know you' re not do ing yo ur job, you're not telling the sto ry, you're not holding their in terest." 7 Lawrence W. ·Chisolm, 69; founded Department of American Studies L•wrence W•shlngton Chisolm, 69, humamties scholar and pro fcssor of American studies at UB smce 1968, died at.home Apnll9 He had been seri ously ill since last fall. A respected tea cher and scholar for 40 years, Chisol m was director of graduate studies and director of intercultural stud1es in the Department of American Studies, a depart · mcnt he helped found and was instrumental in nunuring to iu level of national prominence. A 1950 graduate of Princeton University, Olisolm received a doctorate from Yale in I957 after serving for three yean. in the U.S. Navy. He taught history at Yale for several years before being named a Yale Fellow in East Asian Studies, a posiuon he held from 1964-67. During that time, he lived in Taipet. continuing his work in Chinese language and cuJture. Chisolm, who was recruited from Yale to head American stud1es at UB, combined the study of America n history and culture w1th a fresh perspective gleaned from his knowledge of Asian languages. history and culture. He specialized in the analysis of culturaJ change in the U.S. and Asia, and participated in the seventh U.S.-lapan Conference on Cui · tural and Educational Interchange (CUU:ON) in lokyo in 1974. During the lat~: 1970s, Chisolm served as a specialist on Asian af fairs with the U.S. Department o f State, visiting Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand under the a~gis of that department . He also served as a state department consultant in Mexico 1n 1977. Active in the Buffalo community. Chisolm served as chairman of the board of directors of the Buffalo Theater Workshop from I 969-71 and in recent years. on the board of d1rectors of Musicians United for Supc· rior Education (MUSE, Inc.) and the Nonh Buffalo Food Coopcrauve. His friend and colleague, Charles Keil said. "La rry guided man y st udents over the yea rs wi th hi s love of the natural world, his deep respect for cultural diverstty and h1s passion for social justiCe. He had said of his studcnt5 that ' the quali t)' of their thinking and the content of their work gives me hope for the future of the world."' " Hl' wa~ deeply dedicated to hts students and waS consistently a voice of conscience and progressivism at UB," said Kerry S. Grant, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters. "'We will miss his great intel · \ect and the voice that u rged us aU to consider the larger condition of mankind 10 the smaller decisions we make daily." A funeral service was held in the Chapel at Forest Lawn Cemetery. l41 I Delaware Ave. A mcmonal service wiU be held in September. Contributions in Chisolm's memory may be made to "The Daybreak Project." c/o John Mohawk, I 010 Clemens Hall. North Campus. Bri~Dy Chen awarded MDA's first S. Mouchly Small fellowship Ning Chen. a research assistant at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston. has been awarded the firstS. Mouchly Small Muscular Dystrophy AsS<Xiation (MDA ) Research Fdlowsh1p at UB. funded by the nat1onal MDA, the fellowship honor.;; Small, former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at UB and multi-term pres1 dent of th e organi7.ation . lntcrroti ona ll y known for h1s research in psychiatry, he supported MDA m tt s formatiVl' !>tagcs, co ntinuing until hi~ death in 1996. The compcti ti vt.•, $32,000 annual award. gtvcn for each of six years, will suppo rt a fellow whose research relate!\ to any of tht.· 40 disor · ders under the MDA .. u~brclla ." Chen, a doctoral candidate m the molecular and ceUular b1ology and pathobiology progr.m1 at MUSC. willlx-gin his UD fellO\,~h•p on July I. Chen's primary research, to he conducted with Richard Almon, as.~ · ciate profl"SSOr of btological sctenccs. will focus on the effects of di~usc , corticosteroids and growth hormone on muscle gene cx press1nn. 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The ""hibit will be on dispt.y through M~29 outside the studen~ ~~!~the~!" the Meyer Fwnlly Collo<tlon The prints in the Meyer Family CoUection were created by artists woBlng under the G ra~hk. Arts OivWon of the 'f:3~5 t~~~-~ey~~ ;om broad spectrum ol technical, stylistic and ropmentational drvenlty and 9ive a Jook at a untque hlstonc.al moment. In which artists, a burgeoning � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Texas developer to build undergrad housingFirm noted for being "on time" and "under budget" to begin project in August ~SUE N~ WUETCHEII Servtces Associate ();rector NSTRUCfiON of the first· on-campus housmg at UB in nearly 25 ears is expected to begin in August. with occupancy slated for the Fall 1999 semester. A developer with a track record of building on-campus apartment projects "on time" aod "under budget" bas been tapped to build un . dergraduate apartment-style student housing on the North Campus. American Campus Communities (ACC) ofAustin, Texas, was selected to develop the project by a review committee composed of represcn·ratives from Student Affairs, Resi dence Halls, University Facilities and the UB Foundation after a Request for Proposals was circulated to lo- C cal, ~onal and national develor.-1 ers in early January. The firm was chostn for a variety of reasoru. according to Dennis Black. interim via president for student affairs. Among them, he said, were a design and site plan favored by student leaders and committees. project costs that were approxi"mately 15 percent below other proposals and a history of building 45 college projects. including 20 on-campus apartment projects that were completed "on ti me" and "under budget." tor, ADF Construction Corp., and .. Both stud tn t housing needs and university needs have changed local architect, Lauer-Manguso & Associates, are based in Amherst. Moreover, ACC President Thomas greatly in the past 25 years." Black said. '" This project wiiJ address Trubiana has committed to sub- those changes directly by providing~tudents with highly desirable contracting up to 95 percent of the living accommodations, and by providing the university with ad ditional o pportun ities for en hanced campus lift." He stressed that although ACC is not a Western New York cOmpany, the project's general contrac- New York contractors, Black added. /~:"' - -I •.j . 1-l I 1 I _.,._____ --~ -~ -t • . I ! - ' 1j work on th e project to Western The 624-bed project, consisting of si ngle-occupancy, four-bedroom units. will be built on a 10.9-acre site bounded by the Audubon Parkway and Hadley and Rensch roads. Each c-u...M_,... . ~~"""= ~·-::: .. ------ -- ---...... -- ' I ' --' ' j;j .01 I ~ ' J J_ -~•l ----}1 i -~ ~ I - - I Senate endorses computer-access resolution ay SUE WUETCHU News Services ~te Director HE Faculty Senate has T endorsed a resolution urging the UB adminis- tration to move quickly with the planning and implemen: tation of increased student access to computing. The resolution, approved by the senate at its May 6 meeting after the body lost its quorum at its April 8 meeting, also urges the ai:lministration to assist student s who seek to purchase or have other access to computers, and not to neglect .. th e central role that faculty development and faculty access to computing mu st play in implementation of increased stu dent ac~ss to computing." The senate defeated an amend ment to the resolution offe.red by David Benenson, professor of electrical and computer engineering, calling for the administration to provide each faculty member with a current-model personal com puter, along with appropriate software and accessories, and to upgrade aU hardware and software "on a timely basis." Don Schack, professor of mathematics, called Benenson's amend ment "prema ture," since the purpose of the resolution si mply was to endorse efforts "to go forward with certain plans now, to figure out what they will cost and put o ut proposals. All of a sudden we want to finish this by prescribing one major cost?" he asked. "Seems to me that's just inappropriately early." Jim Holstun, associate professor of English, noted that acq uiring access to co mputing will be a "massive expense" for many stu- dents. "To build in an escape clause for faculty adds insult to injury," Holstun said. The Student Access Subcom mittee of UB's Information Tech nology Co mmittee has recom mended that UB implement un iversal access to computing re so urces-w hich would require st ud ents to have access to, and preferably own, a personal co mputer-by the Fall 1999 semester. Joseph Tufariello, chair of the Student Access Subcommittee and dean of the Facult y of Na tural Sciences and Mathematics, has told senators that there are numerou s benefits to providing thi s access, including the ability to personalize and customize instruction , do away with most of the poorly equipped public comp ut er labs, improve employment prospects for students and allow UB to mar- ket its<lf as a high-tech institution. Universities that have adopted universal access have see n ~n - creases in admission applications and acceptances, as well as im proved rete nti on, Tufariello has said. The subcommi ttee had set a tar- get date of Fall2000 for full implementation of th e strategy, but pushed it up to Fall 1999 al 1hc urging of the Faculty Se nat e Ex ecu tive Committee. Senate Chair Peter ickerson. professo r o f patholog}'. poi nted out that th e resolution approwd by the senate " reOe cts a process ... this is th e beginning of the process; there is a lot more th at needs to be done ." Among th e 1tems that mu st ht• addressed is th e reso urce assue. Nickerson said. He added th at Provost Thomas E. Headrick has promised to provide the senate with more accurate information in the fall on the cost of implementing universal computing acc6s. �21 Repodea llay 14. BIVIII.2UJ.32 Millenilun class: they've learned so ·much! BRIEFLY PSSto,..-.t ~~29 The-- slill Senate will pmontonll-doy ~ "Pioying Well with Others: Being - i n . UnMrsily Envl""""'""~·on Miy 291n !he Shota1Dn Inn Airport. 2040 Wilden /We. keynote Ipea1<er Gerild 1. Pucdo ol !he Contor for Studies and Creatilltty, BuffJio Stale College. will di>cuss !he nature o1 change lhrOugil !he .,. gage-nent ol creative lhlnldng and how k re1otes to !he unM<slty erwironment. Co-sponsors are 'flM..CRff ind UUP, Buffalo Cent« Ehaple<. Wort<shops will be offered on creative prt>blorTHoMng. gendor communlcotion, ...-..idog int<mal andectl!mil<lJStcn1or$,team building and personal rno<ivation. Registration t.e< are S20 before Miy 15 ind S25 ;liter for those affiliated with ue, m will include continental bfeolclist and aftemooo lolreshments. lunch will be an Italian buffet. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SendlnQ Letters to the . . . _ ... _ The.._... fmm-~onil> and CXInlonl.t.-. be - I D IIOO be lor .and 1.-.mustlncUiefhe --and•doy......~phoo.. ...-lorwrllol !p1Dtamatpublisl1 They must be 9 a.m. -.clar "'be for,._,in_ _..-The_,_,.,.,. ...... thlt- be. - on dislce< <locOor*ily It REPORTER The Reporter is I~ community,_ published by !he DMsion ol UnMnlty Sorvices. Slate UniYmlty ol New Yori< _____ -.... -""'--..::=-.'! llllullolo. - aftlces.,. - l l 136 Crofts Hoi, _, Arment. (716) 64S-2626. ~.edu Arthurhge ., Suo- ~Jaonllonzlg ..... - -DancMn '" .'> --lion..-... MMy-Sj>lna -.McGinnis ...... Cuno>io1ghom EDITOR'S NOJ<, Tho Is the lalest in a series of OCca5ional artie~ about the Class of 2000, a project the Reporter began in the Fall of 1996 by asking 25 freshmen to fill out a survey about themselves, why they chose UB, their hopes for t.heir education and the fu.. ture. Students who are pan of the project. selected by !he OffiCe of Stu· dent life, represent a broad cros,s..section of the class. Recently, we asked these same students, who are wrapping up their sophomore year, for an update. We'll stay in touch with them throughout their academic careers at UB. By MAliA McGI-5 News Services Editorial Assistant A ey approach their junior year, members of the Class of 2000 look forward to earlier reg- istration days for classes, better choices for dorm rooms, not taking general edu cation requirements, smaller classes and-yes, already--graduation. According to these soon-to-be upperclassmen , their greatest challenge has been managing time and money. Erin Cala, who ·is majoring in English and environmental studies. said time management has been lhe most difficult thing to learn but says she finally has found a balance between studying and partying. She also has become involvffi in campus activities. " I have been working on an internship with environmentcil studies which involves . improving existing policies on recycling and energy conservation on campus,.. she explained. Cala, who has been living off campus since last year, misses the convenience of being a few min - _ ____ __ ---.c-. -.-.... - .... _______ .... ......,............. , .......... _,__ ,__ and did not really hdp me with difficult class decisions," ~he said. Steinhaus, an active member of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, looks forward to moving off campus nat year and having a car, but also feels financial pressures. ~AU I wish is that I would have started saving more money for college way before I started attendin'g. I never feel like I have a dollar in my poc:ket." she said. More campus activities Kaya Gerberich, a rosident advisor who will be a UB orientation aide this summer, is trying to decide on a major, but remains a dance minor. "I came in as a biology ma- jor." Gerberich is very invoNcd in organizations on campus, especially in the rosidence halls. "I am oontinuing to expand my involvement in other campus organizations and activities, especially for next year." She admitted she wished she knew what she wanted to do for the rest of her life but adds that her experience has been a positive one. "I've grown so much. I'm testing my limits and finding my strengths and utes away from everybody, but says weaknesses in all aspects of my life. her experience in Governors was I've found things I love to do and not an enjoyable one. hate to do, and found the balance between what I can do all al once! Money management difficult It's been great and I wouldn't change Managing money has been lhe a thing." said Gerberich. · most difficult aspect of ooUege life for Margaret Zak of Brooklyn architecture major Susan Deamn of changed her major froll) architecAuburn. "I have spent a lot more ture to communication. "I wasn't money here than I ever had in the getting any satisfaction from doing past." Deaoon, who said her workload the work and it wasn't worth it for has become significantly heavier me to go through the program." she since last year, would force her.elf to said. "After working with Career study harder if she could change one Planning and Placement, I realized thing about coUege so far. "I can be that I am much more interested in lazy and procrastinate at times," she public relations than architecture." admined. "Projects lake up a lot of This summer, she hopes to land an time and I definitely do not go out as internship at a public-relations firm. much as I did freshman year." Zak said she was fully adjusted her Some of the members of the first day here. "Being away from Class of 2000 have changed ma- home and learning about life at UB jors, while the undecided are real - was not an issue for me. Perhaps the izing they have to declare one. The hardest lhing to get used lo was the undergraduate academic advising cold weather lasting so long." office received unfavorable reJennifer Cotignola agreed. "I am views fro m most of the students. adjusted. I love it here. The cold A prospective speech and hearing major, Elan a Steinhaus is Jess than impressed with the advising office. "On two accounts, they added mistakes on my transcript spect olhers in ways she never to before. •t am more mature now. I don't need mommy doing things for me. I learned about my fears, likes and dislik£5 about myself. I also learned how to get along with people." she acknowledged. Afte~ talting some required courses for computer-science majors, Jennifer Ahbata of Webster decided that she preferred business a'nd changed her major. Nat year, she will oontinue to enjoy the benefits of on-campus living. "There are too many good things, like ethernet, to move off,.. she said ., - -IIUilw'e - ·· don't need __,doing llumed llbout ...,,_.., •es ....t dislikes llbout ....,...,_I .tso teamed how to get Mc>ng things,.,......_ with people." JENNIFER COTtGNOlA Ahbata has been preparing herself since high school for the real world. "I have already been at:L-in. tern at Xerox and am currently an intern at Bausch & Lomb," she said. Jason Toto, who will take summer classes at UB, has decided to major in nuclear medical technology, but said the academic advising has been "horrible." He said advisors ignored his prior credits and made him retake classes he didn't need. "It .is almost as though UB is setting up their students to be here for five or mon: years just to keep the tuition money ooming in; he said. "I have been to four different •advisors~ and none of them kncwwhattotellmeorbowtoguick me through this huge university.• However, college life has shown him how to succeed away from home. "The hardest .thing has been learning how to cook fo r myself and finding where to eat on campus to avoid the poor food they serve to us," noted Toto. else have been lhe hardest things to gel used to." Living with three other girls has taught Cotignola Advising was helpful Sean Webb, on the olher hand, has found the academic advising ~ffice very helpful. "I only have changed my major once-from how to control her moods and re- business management to eronom- weather and living with someone ics--<>nly because I rouldn't Ii3ck the math." Joining Sigma Alpha Epsilon has helped him fully adjust to oollege life. "I went out to rush and met some really nice guys. I would love for more people to be involved in Greek life,• said Webb. '"To be honest, I party a lot and I slack off a bit in school." he admitted. "But that is what oollege is all about-!iving on your own. I have found the ~ me and I am enjoying it." Taking classes at UB are Neene Owate's plans for this summer-<1.1though being away from home in Brooldyn has been the hardest adjustment for her in' oollege. "I still ha~not adjusted," said Owate, who now spends most of her time studying and will continue living on the South Campus next year. Tanya Stanger, a marketing ma jor from Merrick, will do an internship this summer in New York City at a publication company, hopefully in the marketing department. A1; for help from the advising office, she said some advisors were hdpful, othecs were useless. Hardest adjuslments AJ; she plans to l1lOVe off campus next year, Stanger said if she oould change one thing about her oollege experience so far it'would be to~ moved off campus after freshman year. "Living in a dorm and being. so far from family have been the hardest adjustments," she said Media-study major Chris Fedorczak said managing time has been one of the hasde.t adjustments, especial)y as his workload in~ "I havespentalotoftime in editing rooms and oomputer labs ...rliog on pmjecuand asSignments in the past year; said Fedorczak, who interned last swnmer at a radio station in New York City.1bisswnmer, ·he plans on working at a television station or film production oompony. His view on the college "It gives an individual a chaoce to go out into ihe world and becnm< independent It lets you be "'Jll"'l'lto different experiences and people. And these experimces will last for....._ ~hasn't chango!dme, but it has helped me become the person that! am.• ' expeneoce: �llay l(.!I!Yii2Ut32 Rape "tar 3 Cai, Fonoroff are ~enheim fellows Briefly 1 ., _ _ . N4tWS Services Edttori&l Assistant B facult'y members Jin-Yi Cai, professor of computer science, and Nina Y. Fonoroff, visiting assistant professor of media study, hove been selected 10 receive 1998 fellowship awards from the John Simon Guggenheim Memoria! Foundation. CaiandFonoroffaretwoofl68 artists,scholarsandscientistschosen from_ more than 3,000 appli<ants to receive the prestigious award. Fellows are appointed on the basis of unusually dislinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment. Cai, whose primary research interest is in computational complexitf theory, will use the fellowshi p award to continue his re search endeavors. He is the only recipient in the U.S. and Canada awarded the fellowship in the field of comp1:1ter science. CaijoinedtheUBfacultyin 1993 after teaching at Yale and Princeton U us,wiuusetheawardtoproduce a short e:xpenmental film that exploresthewaysthatprimitiveand contemporary technologies create and perpetual< romantic desire based on idealization and fantasy. Fonoroff says that .. Radiant CAl Eyes"-tbefilm's workingti~e-<realeS a cognitive dissonance that raises universities. He Wa.s the recipient of qu..Uons in the mind of the viewer a Presidential Young lnveotigator about the int<rsection between techAward in 1990 and an Alfred P. nology,narrativeandgmder. SloanFcUowshipinComputerSciFonoroff was a 1993 fellow of ence in 1994. He also received the the New York Foundation for the Hao Wang Prize in 1997 from the Arts and has received awards from International Computing and the Je.rome Foundation, the Louis Combinatorics Conference. B. Mayer Foundation and the A member of the Scientific Brooklyn Arts and Cultural AssoBoard for the. Electronic Collo- dation. quium on Computational ComA participant in numerous solo plexity,Cai also is associate editor and group exhibitions and film of the Journal of Complaity and festivals on national and inte.m a an editor of the International jour- tiona) levels, she has taught at nal of Foundations of Comp~ter Syracuse University, the MassaScience and The Chicago journal of chusetts College of Art , the UniTheoretical Computer Science. He versityofWisconsin at Milwaukee, has written and published more Hampshire College, Adelphi Uni than 50 research papers. versity and the University of CaliFonoroff, who teaches 16mm fornia at San Diego before comfilmmaking and film analysis at iog to UB in Fall 1997. Faculty Sellate critical of proposal to allow students to repeat courses By SU£ WUITCHU News Services Associate Director \ proposal that would make it easier for students to repeat cnurses in which they have earned grades of C+ or less was strongly criticized by members of the Faculty Senate at the group's May 6 meeting. However, senators supported another proposal that would require faculty members to issue mid-semester progress reports for freshmen and first -semester transfer students. Tbe purpose of the grade-replacement proposal, said Grading Com· ntittee Chair Thomas Schroeder, associate professor of learning and instruction, is to help students attain mastery in the courses they take. Other benefits would include enhanced self-confidence, increased opportunities for job and graduateschool placement and improved retention, 5chro<Per said The proposal would allow students to repeat courses in which they have earned grades of C+ or less. Students could repeal a given course only on.:e, although there would be no limit on the number of different courses that tould be repeate~When a course is re·peated, th grade that would be counted to the GPA would be the one earned the second time, even if that grade is lower than the one earned the first time. Laura Winsky Mattei, assistant professor of political science, told senators that while she appreciated the intent of the proposal, she was troubled by it. "Back when I went to school, you got some good grades- and you got some bad grades and that's the way it went." She said she's encountered .. increasing lobbying pressure" from ~ndergradua tes who feel"that with the right argument, I will just change their grade because they just want me to change their grade." The motion seems to ..encourage A that kind of attitude" that students who can find the right strategy can " fix these things," Mattei said. Several senators questioned the committee's stance that a grade of "C .. does not repr~nt mastery of a course. SChroeder replied that while a "C' grade maybe adequate for students to continue in the university and a "C+" grade is adequate to continue in a program, there are some instances in which .. Cs" are not considered to be mastery in prerequisite courses. Moreovt!r, for students considering graduate school, "Cs" often are seen as"red flags." a reason to reject an applicant without looking further into his or her record, he added. "If that's the way people are interpreting grades of 'C,' then we need to offer our students opportunities to better their performance," Scbroeder said. Don Schack, professor of mathematics, called the proposal"silly" and "farcical." .. These terms have meanings. The grade-point average is an average of grade points receives!; it is not an average of the things you think will do the best job for you when you apply to graduate school ora job," Schack said, stressing that the GPA should be the average of all courses ~aken at the uhiversity. David Benenson, professor of electrical and computer engineering. told senator.; the resolution represents no more than a "continuing downturn in academic integrity." UB is fast app.roaching being an ..open-admissions .university" that admits students who are not quali fied, he said. "The 'gentlemanly C' from the past is now a 'gentlemanly 8,' or fast approaching that, and in the not too distant future, will approach essentially a 'gen~emanly A.' And this resolution is simply a small step in that direction." The proposal on mid-semester progress reports received a much more favorable response from S<fla~'Ors. But senators differed on just how to report progress. Benenson noted that in using the pass/fail method, a designation of ..passing'" encompasses a wide range ofgrades, from A through D. In tight of the senate's earlier discussion about whether a grade of"C" represents mastery of a course, .. thi ~ (pass/fail ) could be a somewhat misleading result if a sufficient number of faculty member.; do address the situation like that," he said. Monica Spaulding, professor of medicine, suggested faculty mem bers use the quartile designation if they do not want to be specific abou t a lencr grade. Schroeder responded th at quartile designations could represent different grades, depending on the course. For example, in some courses students in the b~ttom quartile would receive a grade of "F," while in others those in the bottom quartile would pass the course. "Simply reporting a quartile may not provide the absolute standard that we're looking for," he said. Schack endorsed Spaulding's recommendation. \o\lhile it is true. he said, that the bottom quartile could mean a different grade in different courses, ...the one thing which is un equivocal about it is that it means that you're in the bottom fourth. And if you want to know whether a student is doing poorly in several courses, well, the bottom fourth is doing poorly, whether or not the teacher ultimately gives a 'D' or an 'F,'" he said. Schroeder emphasized that the committee wanted to present the proposal in such a way so th at fac ulty members would have a vari ety of ways in which they could report mid-semester progress. The senate will vote on both resolutions at its finaL meeting of the semester on May 13. Reception Ma:y 12 honors 87 UB faculty staff members • ) • With 30, 40 years of semce President and Mrs. William Greiner hosted a reception on May 12 in the President's Residence honoring 87 members of the UB faculty and staff who have co mpleted 30 and 40 years of service to the universit y. 40 years of service: Sheldon Berlyn,Art: and Alan Bruce, BIOlogical Sciences. 30 years of service: . . Robert Balcerak, Resto rative Dentistry; James Becker, Print and Maii Services; John Bell. Acco unting and Payroll Services; Kathleen Bcrchou, Payroll Services; Frina Boldt, Music: Carol Bradley, Music Library; James Brady. Philosophy; Ruth Brya nt . Architecture and Planning; Winston Chang, Economics; Ching Chou , Mathematics; Barbara Christy, Personnel Services; James Conway, Educational Leadership and Policy; Walter Conway, Pharmaceutics; James Coover, Music; Jacqualyn Cramer, Engineering and Applied Sciences; Robcrt Cryan, Jr. , Sponsored Programs Services; Maurren Davidson, Oral Diagnostic Services; Michael Oay. Computing and Information Tech· nology; Fra nces Depew, Financial Aid; Beth Erasmus Fleming. Physi ology and Biophysics; Ioyce Farrell, Law; Karen Finger, Computing and Information Technology. Also: Shonnie Finnegan, Archives; William Fischer, English; Stefan Fleischer, English; Thomas Frantz., Counseli ng and Educational Psychology; Richard Friedman, Political Science; Michael Fuda, Physics;.Kathleen Garbutt, Print and Mail Services; Robert Genco, Oral Biology; William Greiner, President; Paul Guinn, History; Estelle Hearn, Internal Audit; James Holmes, Economics; Elaine Hull, Psychology; Ri chard Hull, Philosophy; Thomas Hurley, Cora P. Malof!ey College; Bruce jackson, English; Anna Kedzierski, Faculty Senate; Peter Klumpp, Budget ; F. Gloria Koontz, Co mputer Science; Katherine Kubala, Architecture and Planning; James Lawler, Philosophy; Yung Lee, Physics; Cing Shi Liu, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Richard Macakanja, Computing and Information Tech· nology; Floyd Maltbie, Operational Support Services; Erika Metzger, Modern Languages and Literatures; William Miller, Oral Diagnostic Sciences; Sharon Murakowski, Management; John Naylor, History; Robert Newman , English; Anna Nikander, Law; Alben Olszowka, Physiology and Biophysics; Jacqueline Ort, Communicative Disorders and Sciences; Robert O 'Shea, Social and Preventive Medicine; Ann Piech. Mathematics; Mary Anne Przybysz. Records and Registration; Michael Ram, Physics; Nagcsh Revankar, Economics; Bonita Ryan. Public Service and Urban Affairs; Thomas Sansone, Print and Mail Services; Willi Schultze, Electrical and Computer Engineering. Also: Fred See, English; Erwin Segal, Psychology; Thomas Shuell, Co unseling and Educational Psychology; Monica Slowik, Admissions; Carol e Snyder, Gynecology and Obstetrics; Alan SpieGel, English; Ronald Stein, University Advancement and Development; Nancy Stowell, 1-lealth Sciences Library; Vijay Swamy, Biochemical Pharmacology: Myron Thompson, Ill , The Graduate School; Rosalie Vallone, Payroll Services; Richard Vesley, Mathematics; Robert Wagner, Universi ty Services; Ca rolyn Wall. Oct.:upationaJ and Environmental Safety Services; Bonnie Weiss, Classics; Roy Wilko, Restorative Dentistry; Jerrold Winter, Pharmacology and Therapeu · tics; Darold Wobschall, Electric.al and CQ mputer Engineering; Howard Wolf, English; Howard Wolfsohn , Restorative Dentistry; Shuen Yuan, Mathematics: Donna Zagrabski. Food Service; Stanley Zion ts, Management Science and Systems. Lectures, exhibits planned for Science Exploration Day Lively demonstrations, lectures and exhibits ranging from a visit to a turn-of-the-century apothecary/pharmacy to improved tech niques for forecasting the weather will be among the more than 30 workshops and mini -lectures to be presented as part of th e I Sth annual Science Exploration Day, to be held Tuesday at UB. An estimated 1,100 high -school students from Erie and Niagara counties are expected to "turn on to science" at Science Exploration Day, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the North Campus. A highlight will be a program presented by L. Dennis Christopher. NASA aerospace education specialist at th(' Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. A consultant to the Public Broadcasting System program .. NOVA ," Christopher will lectu re at 9:15a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. in 112 Norton Hall (\\'oldman Theatre). Science Exploration Day is sponsored by the iagara Frontter Science Supervisors Association and th e western section of the Science Teachers Association of New York State. AdditiOnal sponsors arc the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the Office of Admissions, the Graduate School of Education, Educational Technology Services and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, all at UB; the New York Sea Grant/ Great Lakes Program; Wilson Greatbatch Ltd., and West Valley Nuclear Services C.oJWestinghousc. �41 Rep a..._ llay 14.lllvt2J.Ia.J2 Undergrad housing c.......,.....trom_l Tho .................. listings--~ .......... . _ .... ,... ..--........ off~-­ ~Listings-- no..._. dYn noon on the n....cloy po-.g ..-.Listings :.e -- unit will have a living/dining room, two full baths and a kitchen. Basic furnishings and appliances, including washers and dryers, will be provided. The three-story buildings will feature masonry exterior walls, storage and security features. The complex will include recr.,_ arional areas, green space. jected, based on a 10-month adequate parking, a stop for lease. The fee wiU include the Blue Bird shuttle and a . utilities, cabl...relevision and community building. Apart- computer hookups and a ments will be fully furnished. campus telephone line. Black said a monthly rent The project is the second of around $390 per student phase of a p roposed three--illl amount comparable to phase plan to provide housthe room fee for the univer- ing for students and impnM sity's residence halls-is pro- their quality of life. Tbe first .._,.........._ ....... UBaddsl ~ oniJ*-91'­ • • http:/,_ _ _ _ _ .....,........... ,~ phase, Flickinger Court, an apartment complex for graduate and professional students at <l>estnut Ridge and Sweet Home roads, is expected to be ready for occupancy by the FaU semester. Tbethird phase wiD ~Jv. construCtion of additional housing on the North Cam- pus, po$Sibly sponsored by the All,IIIIIli Association, and tnnversion of South Campus dormitories Goodyear and Clement balls into apart- ment-style housing. A r...ibility study on phase tbn:e is being oornplmcl now, Blaclc said, with oonstruction possibly beginning in 2000. �University at Buffalo ((Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not'' THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY �2- M~14.1~~~ ----~~------a.Pa May UB to hold 152nd Commencement 17; Stovroff, McLemon to .be honored · · 5,000 students will be candidates to receive degrees in ceremonies to be held May 15-17 imd By MAllY RTH SPINA .News Services Editor C OMMUNITY leader Ruth Kahn Stovroff will receive th e C han ce llor Charles P. Norton Medal, UB's highest tribute,at the university's 152nd co mm e ncement ceremony, to be held at I0 a.m. Sunday in Alumni Arena o n the North Campus. James W. Mclernon, a leader in the automotive industry for nearly 50 years, will recrive honorary SUNY Doctorate of Humane letters at the commencement ceremony for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, to be held at I p.m. Saturday in Alumni Arena. About 5,000 students will be can. didates to reaive degrees during 13 ceremonies to be held May 15- 17. The School of and an tlOIM,pre!;,peot and chief <X<CUtiV< officer of Pari< Cancer Institute, will speak. President Wtlliam R. Greiner and graduating senior Silvia Muller will speak. and Greiner and Provost Thomas E. Headrick will oonfer degrees on graduating senior> from the fiu:ultiesof Arts and Letters. Natural Sciences and Mathematics. and Social Sciences at the general oommencement ceremony Sunday. The recipients of three Dean's Awanls will be Shane E. Eisen, social sciences; Elowyn Yager, natural sci- ences and mathematics, and Heather ' G.Shillinglaw,ans and letter>. Anna Furgiuelc will receive th e senior leader1hjp award . Student vocalist wifl be Kristen A. Viszneki. Stovroff, who will receive the Chancellor Nonon Medal, has long been recognized fo r .. her concern for all people, regardless of race, color, creed oT reli~n" that has helped set the cour>e ""r dozens of health and human-services organizations in the community. Among these are Hospice Buffalo, Inc.; the Food Bank of Western New York; the American Red Cross; the Blind Association of Western New York, and the National Co nference of Christians and Jews. Mc;,.Lernon, who wiiJ receive an honorary degree a t the engineer· ing school's commencement , is a I 950 UB graduate and a member of the engineering school's Dean's Advisory CoUQ~;il. During his 27 years with Gen eral Motors, McLernon moved from the assembly line to the front officeo where he directed the operation of a 32· plant network em· Creduate School kenneth ). Ollenbllcher, vice deon lnd pralesiDr In lho School ol Ailed~ Sdences - at lho lJr-.y ol T - l\4ediCill-.chat~ Creduate School of Social 9 a.m./~enter for the Arts t.1ich-' E. &em.rdino, vice president lor '-lth .,... S d>oolofNunlng 9 a.m./Siee Concert Hall Pmldent Gn!inor Dean lawrence Shulman Mattie l. Rhodes, dinlal professor In lho UB School ot Nursing . assoc~e School of Informa tion a ncl-kllonry Studies 10 a .m ./ Student Union Theatre President Greiner Glendora Johnson-Cooper, associate librarMn .00 deYelopment coonlinatDr for-tho undergradWite collection School of Engineering -and Applied Sdences 1 p.m ./ Alumni Arena President Greiner Dean Mart< H. KMwan School of Law 1 p.m ./Center for the Arts Provost Headrick The Hon. RicNrd Wesley ot the New Yori< ~ Court ot Appe.ls School of Pha rmacy 1 p.m ./ Slee Concert Hall Vice President Bernardino School of Architecture 3 p.m ./lawn outside Hayes Hall Senior Vice Provost lei/)' Kenneth Frampcon, w...., Professor Ill ArchlleCiure at Columbia I.JnMnlty ~- School S p.m ./ Center for the Arts Provost Headrick DNfl )Kquefyn.Mitchefl School of Management S p.m ./Alumni Arena President Greiner Interim 0... John Thomu, faculty members, students and a)umni llnlnnlty Commencement 10 a.m./Alumni Arena President Greiner and Provost Headrick President Greiner and g~u­ ating senior Silvia Muller --... of Education Undergraduates Faculty of Arts and letters Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Faculty of Social Sciences, including Interdisciplinary Degrees Special and Individualized Majors Associate Degrees School of Dental Medicine 2 p.m./Center for the Arts h. School of - kine and lllomedkal Sc:lencu and R - P- Craduate DIvision ploying some II 0,000 people. Called a "seasoned engineer and production wizard," he oversaw the implementation of a Volkswagen plant in western Pennsylvania, the ~ first major foreign operation to build cars in the U.S. Four years 4go, he and a group of inves tors formed Ameri ca n Axle & Manufacturing, which supplies major parts to auto manufac .. turers around the world. Other commencement ce.remo· nies sched uled at UB, speakers and those who will confer degrees are: • Creduate Sc:-1. 2 p.m., to morrow, Cen ter for the Arts. Speaker will be C.). Tan, senior manager, applicacion s systems technology, research division , IBM/Thomas ). Watson Research 2 p.m./Center for the Arts Harold Slavin, director of the National Institute of Dental Research · Vice President Bernardino 1\" l . President Greiner David C. Hohn, president and chief executive officer, R~l Ce nter, . Yorktown Heights . Headrick will confer degrees. • -.o Related Professions, 9 a.ni.,Saturday,Aiumni Arena. Kenneth ). Ottenbacher. vice dean and professor in the School of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Texas Medieal Branch at Galveston, will speak. Senior Vice Provn<t Kenneth ). Levy will confer degrees. • Creduate School of Social Work, 9 a.m. , Saturday, Center for the Ans. Dean Lawrence Shulman · will speak. Michael E. Bernardino, vice president for health -affair>, will confer degrees. • School of Nunlnl. 9 a.m., Saturday, Slee Concert Hall. Mattie L Rhodes. clinieal associate professor in the UB School of Nuning, will speak. Greiner will co~fer degrMS. .School o f - ....... ~ ......,. -..... 10 a.m. S.tunlaf. Student Union Theme_ Glendora )ohnson-Cooper,associR hbrarian and development coordinator for the uoderwaduate collection. will speak. Grein<r will oonfer degrees. • School of~ .o\ilplled SeMMes, I p.m., Saturday, Alumni Arena. Dean Mark HKarwan will speak_ <Greiner will confer degrees. • School of Law, I p.m., Saturday, Center for the Arts. The Hon. Richard Wesley of the New York State Court ofAppeals, will opeak_ Headrick will oonkr degrees. • School fllf ..........,, I p.m ., Saturday, Slee Concert Hall. Bernardino will confer degrees. • School of ArchltectMre ...i . Pari< Cancer Institute ,......... 3 p.m., Saturday, lawn outside Hayes Hall, South Campus. Kennrtb. Frampton , Ware Professor of Architecture at Columbia University, will speak. Levy , will confer degrees. ._,......,__ 5 p.m., Saturday, Center for the Arts. Dean jacquelyn Ml1cbdJ will ·-··--t. ...-Jc- Headrick wiD oonfer degr= • School of 5 p.m., Saturday, Alumni Arena. Interim Dean John Thomas, faculty member.. students and alumni will ..-Jc- Greiner will oookr degr= • School o f - . . .......... 2 p.m., Sunday, Center for the Arts. Harold Slavin, director oftbe National Institute of Dentall!<seart:h, will speak_ Bernardino wiU oonfer degrees. �.... cc:..-•..ae--•~~••= Seniors to receive awards for. leadership, academic excellence F o- the pMt......, , - . , I havo had tho pleasure: of conforring do- OURgraduatingseniors will be honored and two others will have promi- Dean"s Academic Achievement demic Achievement Award. A Award. A studont who bas excdled intwovorydifferentareasofstudy, Shillinglaw will roceivo a bachelor's of fin< arts dogree for her work in the Department of Theatre and Dance. An cxtraordi· narily creative dancer and choreographu, her works have been performed by the Lexington . Dane< Collective and at HaUwaUs Contemporary Arts Center. Also a leading undergraduate scholar in the Department of English, she h won the r<spect of her follow udents and her teachers for her reativity, originality, dedication d conc<rn for hor community. Elowyn M . a geology transfer student who cam< to UB from the University of Rochester in the spring of 1996, she is a member of the departmental Honors Program in political scionce. Her interdisciplinary honors th .. is and hor work .. a research assistant for UB's National Center for Geographic Information and AJ1a4<si.1 demonstrate her strong commitment to wing knowledge for public service. Inducted into the Goldon Key honor society, she has been awarded a Presidential Fellowship to pursue a doctoral degree in the Departrn<nt of Geography. Aana,__,amanagemont rna r, will"receive the Faculty of major with a concentration in Natu al Scionces and Mathemat- ics D grees on thowands of University at Bulf.Uo graduates. Yet each year is to m< as this on< is to you and tho family and fri<nds who havo loved, nurtured and supported you through th<S< important years. The riluals, signs and formality of commencement em- nent roles as student speaker a nd vocalist when tJB holds its 152od _annual commenc:ement ceremony Sunday in AlumniArena. ~ The awards will honor the students for thoir outstanding . either Stanford University or the achievernonts in acadomic aal- University of California at Berulence and leadership. Joy. Heet11er CO. Shillinglaw, a L ·a political scidance/English major, will roceive <DC< major, will roceivo tho Faculty tho Faculty of Arts and Letters of Social Scionces Dean's Aca- v.,.,, maruting, will roc<ive tho 1998 's Academic Achievement Senior Leadership Award pre- Awar . A member of tho University Honors Program and tho Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa and Gold<n Kq honor socioti<s, sho is listed in "Who's Who Among Stu- the Graco Capen Momorial Award sen ted by tho Division of Studont Affairs. Sho is a momber of tho Pi Sigma Epsilo.n profossional salos and marketirig fratomity, and recontly was namod Residonco Halls Advisor of the Year. As a member of the UB Stars, she has boon an outstand.i ng amoassador for the university community. As an in· tom for tho Office of Admissions for academic achievement, she and an orientation aiC:Ie, she has plans to pursu~aduat< study at worked closely with both poten· dents in American Universities and Collogos." R<cipient of tho D. Duttwoil<r Award of tho UB Go· ology Summer FieJd Course and PI: esid.ezd'sMa·s s age To the Members ofthe University at Buffalo Class of 1998: - phasize how much your accomplishments have been a tiaJ and incoming froshmen, holping to ensuro rewarding UB eaperimces for hundr<ds of hor follow students. Student speak<r at this year's commencement ceremony will bt: Silvia Muller, an international . studios major. A r<cipiont of the ). Scott Fleming Morit Award for student involvement, s he ha s beon a violinist with the UBuffalo Symphony, a m<mbor of tho women's crew team and a participant in tho 1997 National Con· for<nc< on Studont S.rvices. Sho servod on tho Student Scnat< and the lntornational Affairs Council of tho Student Association, and as an officer in the KOrean St.udent Association. Her involvement with "Midnight Madnoss," the annual celebration of the opening of tho basketball soason, holped build ·prido in UB for tho campus community. Vocalist for tho Class of 1998 will be Kristen A. Viszneki, a K- 12 music-oducation and psychology major who has been a student · toachor a t North Park Middle School and Lockport High School during the spring 1998 somostor. A member and past prosident of the University Choir, she has per· formed with the UB Opera Work· shop and recontly played tho part of Hansol in "Hansol and Gretol." Viszneki also is a soloist for Central Presbyterian Church in Buffalo. It's Your University-for Life: A Message to all New Graduates After commencement. your tion, electronic career services, rerolationship to UB does not location assistanco), full library-. ond. It simply changos. borrowing priviloges, access to our As a new graduate, you re- credit union, free admission to the ceivo a trial membership in the alumni homecoming party, UB Alumni Association to fa- alumni-event discounts and more. miliariu you with the benofits • AU alumni can apply for our insurand services we offer. For your ance programs and no-foo affinity mernborshlp card, UB Alumni credit card, but our best off<rs aro Association~r docal and ben· reserved for members. ofit informanon, call 829-2608, You also may want to support the 800-BUILD-UB, stop by our University Studont Alumni Board table at Commencement, or fundraiser, which offors you the visit tho Alumni Association of· official UB diploma frarno, a goldfico in 109 AUon Hall, South ton< frame that includes a bluo mat Campus. Our new Web site ombosse<l with tho UB soaJ in gold, (. _.buffelo.edu/elumnl) and picturo-framequalityglass. For also offers a complot< listing of more information, call, stop by our ben<fits and services available to offico, or purchaso yours at Com· men cement. you (www.lt•ffelo.edu/ We encourage alumni to con-1/-ltershlp). Membersmjoy 10percontoff nect with chapt<r activitios in BufKaplan courses worldwido, spe- falo, Rochestor, Syracwo, Albany, cially Pli.c<d merchandise (such Now York City, California, Florida, as UB apparel, appliances, com- Goorgia, North Carolina, Washputers, carpeting, furniture ), ington, D.C., Hong Kong, Indonediscountod sorvicos (IBM sia, Japan , Korea, Malaysia, Internet Connection for Educa- Poop lo's Ropublic of China, Singapore, Taiwan and Thai land. The Alumni Association offers travel programs, re unions, career networking , alumni board and chapter leadership and volunteer opportunities, and many social, cultural, athletic and educational events. We promise to keep in touch through our member newsl~t ­ ter during your trial membership period and with event notices, tho UB Today alumni magazine and our Web site, thereafter. Please keep us posted on where you are so you can continue to benefit from your affiliation with UB! We are always as close as a toll-free call or a visit on the Internet! Cordially, -UB Alurnnl Auocl•tlon - of Directors -UtoiYerslty Student Alumni - offke of Alumni Rel•tlon s StJoff shared ondoavor. You have participated in and activoly-ongaged this special community of scholar$-lho Univorsity ai Buffalo. You aro a vital part of tho community of more than 30,000 undergraduate, gradual< and profossional studonts, faculty and staff which UB encompasses. You are also a part of tho ovon groator tradi· tion of the modem university and its unturies of history. Your <n<rgy, onthusiasm and intollectual labor havo added greatly to tho vibranco of this community. Your scholarly ongagomont with us has given renewed meaning to our work as teachers, scholars and public servants. And it is tho special nature, character and roputation of tho University at Buffalo which gives meaning and valuoto tho dogrees you ha"" earned. In Western Now York this commoncomont season, ovor 10,000 dogrees will be conferred. But only Y.,urs como from our r<gion's on< researchintensivo university, from Now York's pr<rni<r stat< university center. You chose to come to UB for a university education. You chose UB because you had the venturesomeness, the motivation, the ambition, the drive-to-succeed.that places you a cut above. You chose UB because your mind and will domand the divorsity of people, tho diversity of intellectual endeavor, the size, scope and richness that only a t:rue university can offer. At this univorsity, you bavo not only been taught theories, principles and insights in your major field of study. You havo also boon cultivated and encouraged to dovelop special skills and perspectiv~ng tools at tho cutting edgo of thought and tochnology that will let you continuo learning and contributing to others throughout your life. lbat is just on< of tho special values of your Univorsity at Buffalo dogreo. This university's diversity in range and scope, in restarch, teach ~ng and service, is the UB all of you take with you as you move into the next most important part of your lives. It is difficult to capture a true picture of all VB is, does and accomplishes. Just as it is hard to communicate to your friends and families all yo u have learned, achieved and become during your time with us. Recently, I responded to a letter from someone who thought the unlandscapcd "natural regeneration areas"' on the northwest side of this campus don't put UB's best face forward. I had to grant that person that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But tho more I thought about it, tho more I roalized what a remarkable motaphor the natural regeneration areas are for the complex of activity, labor, interdependence and vitality that ' make a university like VB so vibrant and such an important part of the world around us. Not only do these grasslands and meadows show ou r commitment to our environment, but they have already become home to a diverse array of animal life. The meadows arc home to a beautiful variery of wildflowers-it seems like a different flora is in bloom each week throughout the summer. And occasionally over these natural areas, you can see a pair of red-tailed hawks soaring in the warm updrafts. It 's a simple idea that makes these areas a rich environment for so many different kinds of life. At a universit y like US, not everybody sees the same beauty-the myriad details and works and people of our com· plex community. It is easy, however, to sec those who soar. Each of you who graduates this weekend-you have soared, and you will soar. Each of you has a story--a story of challenges overcome, of hardships endured, of defeats and triumphs. changes and enduring choicos. A story of personal foibles and character strengths; disappointing in· fatuations and loves won; embarrassments you can look back and laugh at, and mom<nts of which you will be proud for the rest of your life. All of your stories have now become a part of VB--a pan of more than ISO years of such stories. You have helped to fulfill the story of UB's founders: pioneers who were committed to investing all the resource$ necessary to provido an institution of higher learning that would meet the needs of our region and state for outstanding doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, counselors, anists, scieniists-lcadcrs. Your UB education puts you a cut above. The symbol of that edu cation-your VB degree-will stand you in good stead as you face the challenges of the next yoars of your life. We aro happy to know that the employment market you face is the brightest it has boon for the last docade and a half. In fact, for many of you, your UB dogree has already guaranteed passage into a promising career opportunity. Having family and friends with us this weekend adds meaning to the ritual. As families, friends, and communities have instilled in us the values that make us who we are, so their standing as witness to your accomplishments give an added and important value to your UB degree. HencCforward, it is up to you to continue to build mean · ing and value into that degree, and into your alma mater. Wherover you might go, you tako UB with you; I hope you will communicate the value and values of this great universiry. Gathered togothor this wookencl---<md individually as you mako your way into the world-you represent the remarkable diversity, richness. and excellence of the Vniversiry at Buffalo. Congratulations! - WIIII•m R. Crelner, President �4-Mayl( 199~-----------~---- ..... A SALUTE TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT G RADUATION: It's the time. to recognize st uden ts' hard-won academic efforts, to salute their many achievemen ts. This issue of the Reporter pays tribute to the many outstanding con tribu tions made by UB students in areas of academics, research , community service and artistic performance. Among the awards prese nted this spring are those listed on these pages. The list, by no means complete, is based on materials submitted by .various university departments. Architecture and Planning o.p..rtm.tt of Architecture Dean._ Award (awudM to stude nt wfd'l hiJhest GI'A ..-tumlna for ftnal ,._.,.) BPS: Scott Adanu (l.86J) M.Arch .: Debor•h 8rtnnan () .'#]11 ). l.aun Chcns (l.'ll8 ) Academic Achlewement Awanb (awarded to stvdent with the hl_ t ........IG"") Senior: Eblnc Chow (l.lll} Junior: Scou E. Adanu (l.M60) Sophmorc (tie}: John McCumiJty (l.lbl), John Sistinsll.IJ) Freshman: C.thuinc Fcrruis (J.821) Deslan Excellence Award (....rded to student wtu. oumandlna studio wortc) Fruhnun (tid: David Willi rd. Nathan Wunock Sophmort": Stcpluinie AP8u Junior: Charta DIVil Senior: Mk hlld S. 1\a Tu Van Ns. Aspa Pa.pauluin Henry Adams Gold He Ronu V. A&nwal Henry Adum: Certificate Andrew Xiamheng Liu fL lludanlnlder Fuller Award ~n~Ho-11 Pella/WESTNY khotanhlp Fint Pl.cr. Ajt.nta Plwar, Anti Kirtibr S«ond Piau: }ohn Wflfobid Third Plao:: Michael Guerra American lnnttvt. of Archltect:ll American Arc.hftrectur-al Foundation Scholarship Q Uan'l'e ue ltecydlnr~Dooftr> ~ First Pia~ Shannon Glcuon Service and L.eadenhlp Award Senior: Ayelet ~lOW " Who's Who' ' Cerdflcates Erika K. Abbondanlicri, Scott E. Ada mi, lan C.t bagan. aainc Chow, Clarln Davii, AycJet Gczc:tw, Karl H. Koch, Amity Kurtdu. Darrdl L. Ma~r. Rocco _ P. Men•guale, Kcm>n V. Millc:r, lonathan Murn1y, Adc:sh M. SinsJ!. Korydon H. Smilh, MichaelS. Thnkey DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING Dean'I Award (awarded co student wtth h~G .................. IorAnot,....) Environmental Dulan, Urban PlannlnJ, Applied Public Af'l'aJrs HAEO: Mark R. Holdren (3.802) MUP: Tim1.11hy P. Buckley (4.0) AltAS: Suu n Wun&(J.69) BAED Academic Excellence Award Senior: Jon»4htTI M. KaravolW (1.7 59), John M. "-ster of Urban Planninc (MUP) Acadt:mk E&c:dknu Award: Kerry A. GouJd (.).117) &est TheshiProJect Award Rich•rd J. Pcrrin, ll s.nkoAward Richard J. PeTrin, II AICP ftlannln1 Exce llenc:•Awarcf KrithD. Macrtin Muter- of ScM;nc• Nl AppHed Public Affairs Studiu: AMSAwardt Aaodemk Eut:llmc:c Award: D•nid P. Buya tl.S64) BestThesb/Project O.iK M. lbymond Lori L Bums. Da'f'id I. Rudder Settlor Aw- a.tplents: -~­ """'~ ..... WNYACSAward Amo..kan C .......... Award The followlna J"&duatina seniors In die Department of Art wMI recet¥. Arts anc1 L.ec.un outstanct1n1 SonlorA..Jmnifn Apri)Wtbb,Matk.Alkn Gibb&, Katbtrinc A. Woy, Katherine F. Gilbe:rt. Art History .,.,. Soon s-lorHordcAward Rtbecc.a M11thews. Mkhdlc GornWcwicz Acodomk- ... Chomlotry Pau.l Sr;ymamki, R.ebecca Mutbcwt.. Mkhdk Gomikkwia. _Ryan Soun. Kam Woa.. Todor Todorcw, 1iffaay Matbt'wa. Henry MacVink, ....... Sand>n . ACS Junior AAalyticoJ Award . BmKian Mort Outstandln1 Senktr Award WiUiam Bu~ (3.910) Chemical Ellgiaeering AICh.E Out:atandtna Senior Award Ike 1.. ())c:ana AIChE Outstandln1 Junior Award Brian P. A}'fwvd. Robert t. Koch Donald F. Othmer AIChE Outltand· in1 junior Award Todd M. Alonzo AJiied·SJanal Scholarship BrianW.RDbats(Sc:nioc'),CnisA.RDMia:: (Scnior) Ocdd<ontal Chemical (O><yChem) Scholanhlp Fumu Gakodi (Sen~r). Pamda L Ve:nc::hagc {Senior), C.ndace C. lkmarti (Junior), Dorb f. Glylr:ys(JunlorJ I Hf·H Senior Scho&arAward Mkhad DuBoiJ. Matthew Kahn NomlnatiMI to Phi Latnbcla Upsilon Mod!W<altt, .... Wont ''Who.. Who" Awards Timothy Bocbel, Jeitnifn Brandon, Steve:n omto.OorioG.,.,..Efuobfth lnplb,Kim K<i1. TW.ti,fulieUsuani,Amy-Malldillok,ltft:odaD Mort, Matthew NateJ, Amit Puikh. Alcandcr Pillc:r.~Shom..AibenSiu.Aore·Maric:~ mu. Thdof Todorov,BcbaTJV1,kimVo.Antbciny w-. ModiWetzb, Aaron W.Uiams. Kant woos !'hta-~ Carnk Abajia.n, Kamaljot D h ingr~, Michelle Mon, 1lD Rn.Ya. Plu.l Gomikit'wia. Brmdan ,.,......,... - - ' l b o n w A. ...... a.IEopEn.. neerina Distinction Chemistry l>ovld_c..ino..... Eioario>l_ ... Lio a...,.. <l>onk>l ~ Mid>od Uno Om. F.kctric:al Hlptit Distinction lkb«a E. M1tthe'wl P•ul L Szymanski HIJh Distinction Michdlc: L. Gornilc.kwicz Kobcrlo Sanch~1 Ryan E..Soun Kim Wah Wong En~ Woon Hili Olong. a.;t .,.._.._......, Mid>od Cody. O>anicot ~""""""""'Qwdti.Ekctrlo>IEn­ -"""'-o.tb<y .......... nccrin5 ~· 1998 Poetry Ouitea Winners" triat_. . . . . C«h,a..m;,t----~"-­ ~CM- ~ Mkhad ~ Du Boil. <lloembl En· En· S1e:vcn David Glowny, Civil Ensineerins; Rodnry Scou Goodp:r, lodU5trial ~ ---M<dwUcal~lobn Edwlrd Hardc:r, Ill, Mc:chanlcal Ensincaias; MKhlnic::al £n&ineerin&: John E. Hardn, Ill, Mc:c:hanla! En~ lan N. HW, a«trical Ensincaina; T'unothy A. Hindle:. M«hankll _ ~ora..,S. Hot-,lndwuiolEnaf· """""'£noin«rinn. ......... Undi>w.Eioario>I-Qv;o. ><>pbttMid>od_O><mlotl_ .......,....._ Thomas F.dwud Mann. Jr.. M«baniraa f.naioctt· """"""' o.vld-- i.o<nb><AM_Ooonlaf_ l<nnU«Pu!Wa.- ~ ........... -'"""·-~-­ -Cl>anbi- Robc:ru, Oemical Engineering;. Cuis Anton AiaandooCRo>rin.~EdwaniSbaffer.cmJ En~ u Xin DouaJu Silu,EJc.ctriai~MkbadSokm.EI«· trial Enginmins: Brian DorWd Soplco, Ckmi· al--m;snru-n,El«tria!Ensin«rinni'Mino H.,.s..n.fl<ctri<at£nsln-· ii'Jii WanruTio.EI«trial~KrithE. nudi.Oimtical £naintcrins; Robm Harrlaon Vc:tlc:r, Jr., CM1 EnsJn«rina; Richard A.nd.R'W Wulff. EJ~ctriul Enain«rins; lama Ronald Zydd,Ekctrical EnJ.in«rin&. Graduadn1 Students In ,.._Yortc: Nu. Tau hta rt, National EnalnMrina H......, Society NOI£....._......._ _ _ Ahmoi,Cl>mOai--S.- ..... a..mbl....._ ..... netr\ns Van I:IU~nJ,o Elcctrkal En~ -~ f.Dai.ntuinp; Man: C. ....... --)o<-Jw>l<lm,M<- thew 8. Kahn, Ot.nnical -~"'"""""""'tndwtriotfo­ ·--~­ -)ooiLLu>di>v,EI«tri<aa.....- ......... -A.Upln.l.kdwtlai-O>riotoph« M. Moodndti, O><mlal __ _ N. HW, EIKtrical ~TimOthy Andrew Hindi<. ........... ~-"""" Kohn.<l>onk>I-Mu<C"'"",Fkc· trial _ _ ....... l<olo<h;oj. M<- Codr. Sttvc:n M. Chemical Eoai n«rins; Kdth R.o.lb<y."'""- ............. Mkhod R. ,Du8oia, QmUcal En~.lns; Stnn D. .Giowny, Civil En&inc'uinc: Michad P. Gumina. _..,....,.Goo. _ _ • p----·1<dwUaot o.vldAII<n_........,..._ ... Student . . . .a....-- -"$-~--- AIDC ...... CI>anal _ _ R. Havinaachkvcdm ava-agcofat le:ull.S.in all mSinc:Uinl councs taken throu&h the Fall 1997 acmuter. the follow ins ttniou han been awarded EngiO«rins l};Jtincrion. <>then wbo achi.e:w: this kvd through lbdr final stmcsler will•u'-qumdy M 10 honotc:d. BndkySmtt-. Ekctrlo>l~ Thomp10n {3.622) Tienne. ? Smith is~ Student Employee of the Year _·-of Dlltlncdon Henry R. MacVittJe TodorTodoroofo ~ Mid>odR.Monin, tnduouW....-,._ W'illiam M . McKion,~~ Nathan A. Mcrkd , Electrical Enain«rins; Michael R: Millc:r, Mechanical Enaln«rinJ: HaruewPuk. Ekctrial £nainettinli Brian W. Roberti, Chemical Ensincerias; Criaa A. ........_ <l><mkol ~ Rlul Ru>ti. lndllltrla! £ociarcrlnli RDl.nd Sumiio.Jndu.strial En-o..,.lu E.SIWfer,cmt .......,._ ins; MiU So&dn, Ekctrical EnpaeeriDJBrian D. Sopko, Chc:mical En p nuri n~t R<nthlSrininan,fl<ctri<at-MUta _ Alwin Huna Sum. ElKt:rial Eoaiu«rinao Sudd.ha s. TaJukclat, Cbem1aJ En~ Wanru r.o., Ekctria>l .. Tu<m.Ekctrial Enofn<crintli 1\bth .. <l><mkol ..... ncuins; Darren V'~~A.·CiYll £ncinc-c:rins: Brian T. Velie, El«trica.l £npnc:ttiQS; Robbert H. Vcsttr,Jr., Ch-il~IOJolmP. Wil.k.in.on., Chemic::al Enaia«ring;. Cr•LA E. Zoltowslci. worbd wbik punulaa his doctoral dcpu 11 UB. Moriban cbiped. labric:ate:d aod tal~ .............pporud ....................... aepuatioa plants; dt'Ydoptd aod tc:tUd a.n d6cknt proatll fO prochaa JUab·purityAlme:from .....UWJfcoi..,..O.ollkoo (......). outd""'"""' and built a1.200 corulyn.rcon:unt1'cialplaot to produa u.ltra hiP-purity ailicon for the Rml· cortduaoc indiUtry, WQft that bu raultftlln a number of U.S. patent&. He: is founder of Moribara Crntift Ens!· oeaia&lrutilule, lDC.., 1 comJ*I%1 involwd in the aation o( • multi-billiondollarthcmf.puk in Kobe, Iapan. H~ abo hu been preiidt:nt of hi-l«h t»oaosY and raJ atilt firms. Moritwa b. chair and c:btd' ~offioe:r of~LaboRIDrie&.Jnc.. • Calil'ot'rGabio­ """""""'linnthot...,.to<a..........,..,.,. ........... dUtkol ...... outd n>«<Dt """"" praidellloiV'a Pma, IDC.,IQ ()rep eompury that ptoduca ~ucatioftal mat:leriaJI b romp busintM peopk 10 modud boQncsr in F.nftisb. aDd pn:ddc:nt oC COC. hac., alJo ol OftFc. an """"*""'"• ,.., """"'"'"'"'"dub with • cowx.~and~facilitiesa.oda planned JOO..unil livine Q)nlmWlity. In addpion to his doctonle, be holds an uaodatt'•de:pe:from Henry FordCommw:Uty c:olkft, abecbdor'sdepu.&omtbe:lhliwnitr of MkhipA. Darbora..and a muu:r'a dcJrft' from the Unfl'ft'Sity olMk:hipn. ,.,..,....,_ S E A S - Scholonltlpo _..,.. ..._, .......... _.,. Jan-""" N u c y - 8riiD Aytwwd. Jacob Oitt. Martins l rmWI )ohDCbol ~AlumniAuodatlen Schoianooipa Geoffrey Catalano. Claudine: Phaire:, Nnlan Rabioowitz. D. Pa.ul 1i.ylor, Ul ~emk:al~na- -.,..L~Sct.olanhlps Dean,.Award s.-s...Iaoy.La>b- lMOnlliAwvdfor~Acbiewmeru. IIUchllrd E. Ootllnaw, HIP Proww thr tchool'a hl&hett hoooc- awarded to • pmon wbo bas mack lUI CUirptionl1 contributioo 10 the pncticc or ~thi•,urup..:n 10 HII'OIIbi Mornw., wbo reccMd 1 Ph.D. in mechanica! main«rin& in 1971 fiom UB. A Joq•time emplorec o( Union Carbide: Corp., Unck DivWon, now Pruair, wbe:re: he E-1-Sdoolar --·-KrriD Bu.rb -cl..t._.._Hiaft Ha...:*lGill �a.pa rtw.a.. -"'* -"Ddlra---------------M~14.1~~~ -s Awards. given for research on problems of Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eiHI wlli>Doo _-.ehoaolat _ ., ___ . ......... -....-.. ...-fadoo t.bt Grcac l.&kn al 1he fta.htb an.nN Gout ............. c.-..... s... cknt/Facuhy Confcrr:QU hdd at the atd......., .._ 5\JNY~ol-­ 1\eawlld ..... dac.a.Dueaanr. .-,_,_rice~b~•UJ and a . . . . . . IDmibt.rollbt a-d vi Cowman vi the Gft:at l..Micl ane.cb Couordum (GLRC). 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BlandinB• Undl Bui"Mtt, Q vdll C.rpenttr, ~onlque dildo. $bwon CwiklWki, Nicole Gilt, Mari S.ndn Hall, Muy Hollowly. Larry Hoakim. Sarah Jobntoft. Pamell Uwl$, C.rmen Lud1no. T1mmy Mukow..ti, Cyttae McCarttt, Jo.nn Miller, Dam MuUm, Sendn Ptrn, RcMc Rhodes Dinorab SDatoa,. Amy Sato, U... Tardi, Gall Thom•on·G•Ant, Lechla W1llacc, Terua WbittnoK, Dawn 'Nojd«howwki. e,.,....cy HectfaJTechnldan Nlld. Solo. Trraa Staodart. ...kTollw Uacb Maddoz. M~ric Majcbrowia., UUi.la Morale.., '-tbcriDC Quarles. Frccin'kk Rftd, Dc:bonb Ro~dita Romu , Tern.. Smith, April T..t.- Seood Wadood. Co&aun. Cull loth ltadmta~ tllotaward lor -n.a. SwWon. O.iquita Acoif, Ru.by Aadmon. M.ic.bdk Bmy. William Brice, Andy <Adnto, LarDU.r Cole, CbriJtiM 0~ Tina Fruney, ShlrlC'f Hicb, -Bnerly Hill. Toyca Jordu, D ina KapilrYkh.r-in Uuier, Pltricil Ltwia.Ed-.rd c .... CJHWinc Bodldn, ~yn Boolttr, O.n. Bowftll, OuUOan Brown. MoplyColon. C...nd. Mart. Cruz. c.thy~ a,.n,.,. £.mmaN. 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Carlos Blockrr. Cnar A Kot.tllo, M•ttbcw Rorru.n Bou ig.lien, Chrwophn Bo~Uqurt. Roman Bril~Mn, Und.:l Eliubtth Brow n, U1m1h Burnry. St1rshm~ C.ndoff, Ch.lrkt l..t't C.ntcro, lr .• HenfJ C.r1<~Fft.1. T)'Tdl Carver. T.abatha U:-rCutro.Aiu:rChvi,Cynth u Countdown to Graduation . Just a few more days, now--Mary OriscoU changes the numben on the banner hanging In the Student Union to reAect the number of days until graduation. Driscoll, a senior majoring in history. plans to go on to grad'"'te school.The banner was provided by the Office of Student Ufe. Chan, U.ans Wai Gin. Np 5int Ow\, Tinnie- Ch.ln. kmny ClMu, Uns Pui Manda a,n.n~o Pd K.uan Olitw. Tna Otinfcuanp. April Chtu. Sum1n Goucihury. David Olow. Wook O.un~~o !..a Marit Colmun. Darid EliJh.a Collu\5, Mon•a Con\aa, I~ Moniquc' Cook.l..tontd DanilcMcb, RDdkrtl O.u· phln. lwl £1\nqut O.rila. haalllta Marw ~ Elijah l.omu.o DeYis. Orion lynnub Dec.. Otriltophn Ddvalk. Dftna Ann Dtmuco. Tara Rtnft' Dbon,Chtryl Mart.~ Docbon.M1nh H1n Duons. T1nib Ruhrtda Edwuds. Ed-rd Enr•rn•cion, Joyrr lynn f•llur rol, ~1lir Fordjou.r, Charles Luis Forty, Judr Fn.ntots. &r· IHn Ann Frida, Mt.llK Sue.ann Funr;-Chuns. Nrlti.1 Ch•~rm•inc G<~ddis. Su1.1n1 Mrrcedr• Guc11 , Y1nrua K. Gcddtt, Yo nn u Y~eob Gh ~rm ll:uon, Yorlrne M1bd Goff. Antonto AnFkJ Gonnkr., Oaud11 Uzrth Gonuln.. Edward Felui: Gonukt. Juon t:Jou&l.aa Guffey. Ioyer Obcnrwu Gyamfi, Eks h1 Hrndrrson, Jaime Nk:olt Hinchman, Hoi Y« Ito, O.rid IUJ· lin Hod!t, ~n l•mes Hoffman, Nikki AhM Hollowly, Milo RonA Hua ng. Urn in< HIW\go Ed-rd lp. bn WryWdoK. TanAminlh l•bb.~r. Adam K. J•nltow•ld, Erik.. Jun -Fn n cou. Chnmiu A Jo hn, 'l)'ronc- Edw1rd John~n. Tr;ud!Lyontr k>hruon. Nnbf'dt Jotcpb. Dmitry K.arullt, 8n.1n Ga rrett K.1 ud, Tht'lldorr K.ltrlu, Hyun tot• Ktt. Sheryl Ansc:J.a Krrr. Amy Rlt Kr1m~r . luh.a C.ra Knmrr. Olun11 Mu1 Lim, O.llntd Lam, Audrry Jinsm1n Lam , Gar M inB bu. WmA Fun1 Lau, Bot umr oalh Kto Lrbun. )<~net Lre, N1cholr Ehubtth ~. l.ouU Wr1 WttJ Leun~o Pins Yin1 Lcuns,. R1ymond Lrw. U.1nUo Mdvrrnr Ltwu. l.ll.lmr U. Shu-forn Ll. Krutm l-lu1 Ll.mg,l.hl l>il Llar\g. )loll J•c-U.1n1o Willlilm l.J.u,Os.car llopt1. K..arcn Louie'. Junrllr Ahc1• Madur•1. K.l1 l•nJ MA•. Ftm.~ndo ~bbonrn. N.lllaltr tkmntr Manudl<~ . Anlhony Marun Marra, S.m MUAq UCN, lr.,Ah Oil Wmdy M a uhew~ Strrling May. Manr Su· .an Ma y. C.rolettr 0 . MudoWllo. Angel• Mr•, YuJit Mtl, M1gudm.a Mrrc~dn. Chari Mrrn"'Tllllhn, ~dta Molynnw.. Rashtnn Rcnr Narv:tcl. C.ndy l'.lt.l. N•,..._rro. M) K1r1 Nguyrn. D.1vtd Richud Nktens. William Fn nrnt"o Ntrvu, 0Jcu N•c-ves, Oluyrm• Addtunle Obw..1yr, Haodn On, Milnl1~ Om1. OugndyOrtu~ Tan tlyaanthuOKat, Emmanurl Pi1Cbrco. lotoqlh Seun11 hilt, t.Yllnr;dc"' Pl.n!J.'I1~. l).._mcl Timothy l':trkcr. ~n T01fan Parm. M~ehtd Ann · M<~nc Ptan, Nomw Pma. Antomr l~rmatnc Pn"n. Uun Pt-rvatl. Andy MJcardo Plulhp, Shan nun Mane- Ptulh~ M.mh&n M 1\lr.ai. IAmn ~t~r Powm)kt.Oaru Lynnrttr Putcher, ChnJIIan Provrn1.o, Chunm1n1 Qu, Florrncr C1thrnnr Qu11h , D.av1d ~hcharl Qumn. Oaudmr Nid1df.rn Redwood. Sulilnn.ll Re-ne, lu1ntr lohn Walter R1ch. Sh.:tunA Ru Rm~hub. PnmuiYO Rudnp:u~J . Ill. Kath) Ann Huth, Francn Gt'tlrJtllt .5..lli1d, P.aula Andrn Sagon, Robc:rto Sanchn Gu.clb Sanustf'ban. And Armmonp: Shu. Nt'd tra Tymoma Smdan, Tnayw D Smuh. ltn mfrr )u1nn Smu h. Ytola JlatriCII Smuh, K11.rr.yn1 Sobu.uk, Rndrlau Eilu Sular, KinJphct Sophapho nr, Em.nud L St P1errr. Antoni• Stamos,. Moniqur S till~ l'• Uang Su. Elir.1bcth Sut, ' 'ut'D Bo T<~m. Hrrbtrl T«hmcr. YowfTr~c. K1brom Teltntc, Andrr IXilmoUf Thomu, Tyron.r Thomu Yuhua Sh10 TliO, IJ•ncttr Suwnnc 1'1nh.&n. Haroon Tokh1. hmtl Ahmad Toktu , Phuonf! Quoc Tr~n, P•ttr Pu1 Wa1 T~ns. Ad 11m KtRom TKS'l. Sonlt Tungkultl, Nwu Anun.tm Udo. Cecilia \'mtur~,lbo Thai Vu, Hat her H~en Th1 Yu, Mtchdr L« W.achuwtn. ~rtc' EJua bc1.h Wai te, Sw;~.n Marpnur \\'.andcll, Subonl! Wa.nr;. Bnn.~rd lylr Whtdcr, C.rohnc Wong. lunc Ye AI \\'u, Wan HU.I Wu. H•n1 Cbun Y.au, Elrubrlh Yoo, Tamrtl Youmant, Lomr1 Sleph.anic:Yu, Zhao 7.IUI!l8- DAnny hel.J.l.han~~.o Ycvzrtuy Zhitn1ukly. Judy Zhu Fall ltf7 AdaffanuAd.ai.MtchdlcAd,o.t~manf!.ldtc RodF Akundtr, tKlJb Llvtft~JtOfK' Allcn,Ayu.h Ahrntd Aloman. ln1rid Suuttr Aponte, Car~ Andru ArrYlllo, K.a. thy Sur S.ilcy, Mat81flll B.ar.abuh, Munu• Hun , Mar v1n Estuudu Ratlft, Suh• ~yah• lkck. Tamiko Gmellr lkll. tkaugcnor 8clo nr. Strph•ny Ann 8c•t. Enc.. Evonne BIAndtnB, Cuar A. Botello, Roman �s-M~14.1~~~ --------~-------..• Brilinln, C.mill.l Nicob Broomf~ hll Ann Bwc.h, Yuc Xin C.L Sak.J.n~ Monique Camp. Mon~c. Jean C.rkt'. Rk.batd Charla C..:tncr, Cytubi& O.n, Ums Wai aw,, hulinc Q.an, Tinnie OuA. Kmnr Cbau, Chmtinc Chau, Candy JUn Vi Om, Iian Chana Own. David Xin Mlna Chom, Vi Si Che:n. X.una d.m&o Julk Hon Cht:ns. Kin U. Cht~~"" G.r Luna Olin, April Chiu.sUrun<lM)udhury. O.vWChow. Lind.l Chu, Rafael Corcbado. Rodk:nt lhuphm , )ulniu Marie Dl'f'U. Ktnpnl Ka.rum Duker , Devon Lynntrlct On, Hilly A. lklcwantw, Chrryt Mana Dodson, Cynthia Gail Donoho. Fmkrkk J, I. Dncwkd.l, F..ddk E. Oudl~. l)'ndk St.rw~l Ounun, Minh Han Duana. Ruben Dunn, Monlqut l!:niob Emdin , lun Mina Ena. Sharon Lynn FiUJ"ald, Jude Fnnc.OO. GniCn Gabnd, Qiaolin1 Cao. Ult-C.O,U.. MaritC..O.. v.ne.. K.Gcddes. Yonna~'tacobGbumatzion.Shdw NicokGodcnc, Zarindh Goma., Natash. Kiona Grttn, ~ """"""' Gyunfi. """-" ......... H.vrio. ...,..., He, PaW l:ktwlmon, Kai 5hlnB Ho. Hoi Yft Ho, """'"'""Ho«mon.OUqun.,._ ,...,.... Mary flaiM Hoti._OtWIISar Huf, )mnir Ur l1ns lp. f.dwud lp. 1M Lany lacloft. • Shakdl& ~ IKboo.Adam It S.nkowlki. IWndta T )one&. Ouiltina Moniqut Jot-. Sony O.rid loKph. Judhl! Ann JoKy. Dmilry Karuik. Brlan Gannt Kaaad. Theodore 1Ca1t:lu, Marth& hbim 'Kharout.. Yona O...n Kim, Pfin I Kim, Hyu.n Soo klm. Hul Qin Mandy ICou, Amy~ Knrna. Marin. Krivonoa. Marpm Kurtyko. Ellen Lam, Danid lam, Wina Furta Lau. Ka1y Lau, Gar Mina Uu, Trinh Thye1 LL, Ch.u Thi· Kim I.e, Won-Sum LH, Kenny L«. Shd. Kwoo L«, Sanldln LH. Jant1l.ft, Mlchad !.ft. Nkhok Elizabeth l.anrK, Pin1 'tina Lcuna. Turi Su:mina Lcuna. Kwok Fa! Lcuna. Shu-Fen Li, Kriakn Hui Uans. )ulk Uu, William Uu, Piulina l.ouk, My Trinh.Luu, t>.m:n Ly. Michdl Maiola.Mich.cl Paul Manudla, Nicolt L Manywethu, Nancy B. Marb, Mirna Li1 Martinu, Jeffrey Martinet, Sam Alimane ___ ......,.,._ Maooquoi,f•·· """"OWoophtt..._..,_AH· CUI Wmdy ·MattbnG. !bilk Vldoria Mcaain. ........ H. Mdluffi<....... Md.Com.rin<- O.nd Lntit Moore. )o&hua 8ndlty Monilon. Anfda Mui, Sunan JC.r·Ann Murdock. Dahon C Murray, hola Nnvro. KcwicCUI Y: nne Ncllon, Yin Wah Ha. My Kic1 N Qnyt Ann Nicbobon, Jamn T Norman, lanrewaju Obitelln , Vcraline C bimacny Offoha, Haoch) On, Jjcoma O aycbuchi, Jcnrdfn A. Ckud:a, Rua.un Tafari An dhrU.tiena Pllul, Micbiel Ann· Mant Peart, Danldk Pcl10nc, Norma Vena, Ronieka chelle Penn, Shawn Andre Prtcnon, llihLI N' Prtcnon,Shannon Marit PhUlipi, Alison M Poole. R4»h.ln M. Po , Duia Lynnt'lle Pntcb1t1._ !adman lnemi.ah , Chriadan Pro'Tru:o. Chunmiq Qu,Jm.nifn ll.i.aNI Ramlra.H•wb. Marimnc RIDdali,Akbandt Ruumovakiy, Jm· nifer Marie IW:nnc:r,Mic:bclk Ria.rt,Lcs.la Fiona Richards, Tamicka Y. ltobtnon. Joacph Edward Robttu. Mdlnda Vnonia Rodsrn. Ka1hy Ann Ro1h, Pollul.a Andml Sa,:>n. VkiOr Sanuncte, Jr., ..,,i.J. Sandn SUltana, Yohannc. G. ScrMn, Ariel Fifty-two UB students are recipients ~. of the 1998 Grace Capen Memorial Award in recognition ofhigh academic achievement """""""Sbo. So.- Solu.- t&w Yuc Shi. O.rid Frcdric:k Smith. Jmdk Marie SnaG, RobM Dmldris Sa.awdtu. Om· nU ....... ~pboM:, Albn1o £liM s.m~ Sou, MonJquc si.,.. t.o..,.k.-..,Sido<y....,._, Bins Xln Su. 'l)rorw Thomu. F\oft-MarW: Tho- . Haro0111 Tokll.i. hay PW Wal T&aoa.Adillm KiRomTwpi.Sont~i.N.WAJ:oal\lm Udo. CabrM:II. Vuapdl, Cccilio Vmtura. AnN VwJorchik. Venc:llltr Aunarft Vines., Chi Kim Vu, Mkhde Loft Wacbowia. Rotcmaric EJiubdh W.Ju. Donald ~rd WIIIKw:,jr.,Su· .an Mar11unlte Wanddl , Tommy Tremaine Wdch. JYn Otu Wm. Juln~e An\oinme White.. Shoma ri Carnr White, Candice William•, Laquie11 Junine Williama, Talin Monac Win6dd.Catoliftc:Woo.,Aultin~RpnJohn Wrobd, Wan ttua Wu,Xianc Md Wu.OrKtr St!i 0tin1 Van, Han, Gun Yau, Shih Wd Y'ms, Wai Mifta Y'.. Elizabcdl Yoo, Tuncil Yowna,._ MdZbm Yu.Lomd SCcpbatrit Yu.Ga.mt1 r ..1 Y\&an. Zhun ~ Yuna. rdlh Martin Zdrofrwsld, Hai ...... Zhmo. Zl>u. v..,.'"" Zhu.""" Folonoary ' " " G....._ S.ndta LAdame,Caoudlinc Bimwnu. UDda Brown, Mic:hck Ai-lJDa Qan, Yi Bi11 Chcuna. Midud G. Co&cman, Man 'Wei C...0. }l.kot& D. Hill, Oanid Hom. Sbrryk S. Lau, Quoc Toa Lc, Kwan - t.i Wns. AWn Alain ManiDO. Nali.IW Manudla,Prtn-A.Madwws.AiidaW. MattliCwt. ShcunaCbun Pana. Oaudin« Rcdwoed. Roba1 Brian Rowley, Anay M. Sblb, E.a1ar:r.yna Sobauk, Adiam E.iOom Twpi, berdinJin, K.imbaty Va.o, ka.m M. Yan, Danrry 1. U Zha.na- M., I n1 Graduates Daniel S. Abbou, S.mnna AJuJ, Michelle A1yt:mans. Jacob L. Allm, lnarkl S. Aponte, Cark. A. Arrnlo, Spmcn L Alb, Samue-l W. Baddoo. Tinbba Ba.rnn, Suba A)'Uha JJ«k. Patrick S. Bu.k, Tancb D. JJec:kman. 1Uniko G. &II, Berhane Y. lktbe, Martin 0 . Blandon, Mickad Edward JJiwn.CtalrA. Bot~ Marcil 8. 81"0Wft, Brandon C. Burdm, TaraT. Cat1u. Cynthia Chan, Dmd Man Wal OICunc. Kio H. owt.~Chm.W&mOdu. April au..""""" Out.lbymood C. Coop«. ....;d~ • ....,~..--.a.a.,~ M. Dodton, )aMen M . El -Amin, Yuliya G . Fiahman, Trlcia - Kay Flt:r.aerald, Sharon L Filqc:nld. Hict.:.uft Fitzpatrick. Lcocurd M. FloMn., l.atie: Fordjour. Charica L For1y, Jude FranaKa., S.rbara A. Frida, llqlc Gabrid- Lcandrc:, Fumu Gakodi, Shdn N. Godette, Yodme Mabd Goff. Raqud S. Gordon, Paul Hendcr~n . Jaime N. Hincbman, Mlao Jlon& Huana. 'Janr- L Huk, Edward lp, Emily Japlhar, TYrone E. Johru;on, Trudl L. John10n. Sony DIVid IOKph. Shnyt A. Ktrr, Holly Kipa, Tricla lynn Klimaak. Marina KriVOOOI. riCk ThnJ Lau. Botumroath Kro lebuta1Vina lce.lulic Npr Chun Lee, Raymond Lew, Shu-Fm U, t iona Zhi Un, O.C.r llopn. Bmny Kit Bun Lui, Ozuna Q . luons, Fernando Mailo neu , Nicole L. ~hnywc-ther, Racheal S. M.app. AnaeLI Mci. CAari M. Mt:niwuther, Joshua MorrUon, An· sc:la Mui, NUda N:akt. Robert lam.Jir Newkirk, }adt Ns,. Shucn Min! Na. H.,. T. N~n. Diversity Ambassadors and Advocates named T'he UniYenlt)' CCNIImltl• for the Promotion of Tolerance and I>Mn.ity has named 14 11udcnu u Divcnlty Ambr.w.don and.Nhoocato. cu.lminatina• ampUJ· widc ' The proj«t wu iniliatcd in Fall 1997 with an invitJtion 10 intcrntcd 1tudcn u to compkle applinr.tlons. includinA an HNy, in which divtnity was ckfincd from 1he pcnp«eiw o f each applicant. Cmtral lo the project wu the d.r¥eM>pment of a divcnity po~lc:r, fu · 1urina the facn of the winncn and 1hdr rnpeclivc ddinltioru of dMnlty taken from · the-ir etA)'$. Winnen received a"celc:bnation o f divcnity l·thir1,• a certificate of appreciation and a diwnil y poatu for thrir efforu.. llonorcd u Oi¥\'nhy AmbuNdon were: TWanta M. Cnls,. Pollny A. Farver, Kervin P. La}ok, Sin Yrt Um,Silvla Mulkr, Betty Volt )ire, o~~OO Lana M. Zink. Honorcd u Divcnlty Advocales were Alliyio~~ 8. Ali, Ywllc: A. Frith, Suza nno~~ M. MAhayuddin, CristiM 0 . Mo nteJibano. Uura Smith, ~In 11. w.msa.od Racqucl L WhiLe. ~oench for atude:nt advoatn fo r diversi ty. ._ cc=--•••••c-.....,., = 'TIM ......... ........._. ln 1975 by the UB Womc:o'• 0~ iJ p.tn "'~~who luw: I J.Jortucher Jfl'k· poinl .wner after a minimum of 45 boun of couocwork at UB. T'tw winnasarc: f.doh..,.. c.m.Abojioo,l<dly "'"' ,._,S<>n~oy M"""' · ,_,10dd ............. ~""""""' ao.t.l, ......... Main Brownc, AMC Tbcrna luma, Jaaic:a r..dlii)'D Ca1'UOo. IGhn MJ1ID Otoi. Sw.n ct.ou6wy, Corem ltmcc: Ctic:acri. Maad John DcGnw., Vmw!ia hbcaa £Uea, ~nikr M. !Ia. Eric LaUe hWriftl. Anclrcw C'.fteot7 fiordla, l:atbkm AM FWt. Ilia Gimdfarb. Jopctoc t.yaD Gmu, DMd Donald Gi¥One. Drbcwah Wkhde Gftmbcra. Yi Guo. Marie Harder. MkhHIV..Ibi<, ll<omoi.......... IJII>odi. Tnao ...... ~0.. HoiJm. WiWom llooid .utq,Amoodo Lah ......... ,_,.."""" ....... ,.......- l.aFow>W.. .... Wul< t...,o; Lul <larittoplr.a Oanid Miller, S.ra Ann W.~ )cMepil Michael Moria. Bmtdaa Ouicai.n Mort, WillUm ABcn Pracon. Jr.. Joacph f.d.. w.rd Prior, l'lmothJ Jama lafad. MIJcolm ~. m, Mill a..ut Shin. JeMie~ bth Spidbawrl. Jkbcca tlolltDaft St. . ~~ Tambar, 1WY Roec f7kr, Knill H. W~~~~o liM Waaa. MdiaM An.not Wriruidt. SiobM~ c.mc a.. ftdlrAoo-- ...... - a,...s.oo-_r,.._~,_,..s. Paik, llauaan Ta&ri Puria, Norma Pna,st.wn A.Pdcnoa, LWUa ~Ou:ilciall Prowmo. . --Cooxttm.--.. ___ __ -- __---_ .................... _,_,<l-S... ._._ ....... SeDdta. ~- ....... M . ....... Aiobood< ~. J..- f'IOOI RJdwd&. sa..... I. So.- _ Qto.-- ................ ........... .... -.Ciowt....... ..... .......,...._ ..... so.p.-......-....... ........... A4Na JWav.• l . Twpl. SoW ~ri, .,....._...._.....,....,.__ ltoba1o Arid Armlti"'OII Shea, Mnh M. Sinoh- )amlin ). SoUth, Jaodl< M. s-.1. Choloft ""''"' Siulw>t E. Solu, 0... ws,...c..-.~s..,.....,....,......,., .,..._ciG<olosrhoo .............. Swan.,.,.,._ 'lbocnas.. MArla 1aabd Toms,Juu Van TtuL, L,.U. l'rn:mu:lt, 0ew:na P. Tucka, Dtunlte 1\ttJ:l,ti. Rodolfo A. VaJic:luuda. CcdHo Vcamu-. ClU Kim Vu, Nedra C. WUU.ma, Jo.n V. Wtlliama, C.rolhv WonJo Au:lcill Woo. )Ody Wmhua WU, ~UD Youna,AbduJ MZaid., Wul Y......,ZIU......,. ""'-'"'G.D. BoZ..,. _ A_ Kenny Cbau, juoa G u ffey, Altbia N. Ham.Utoa. Ttinb Tu,-et Lc, bot. Fai l.Nfta. Mkbdk R.iart, PlftT Pui Wai TAD&~ ............ , ..... a.ttw Tmio llolloni,C.O. A . - Cfnlltlo a..., """'r a-."'"' ...... April a.u.,l M. Dod&oa, Yuliya G. FWuua, SJuron L a.m. ~,....-_ au.. .............. N. ~ nidal..Jlim::ak.Marina KmorJol. Sb«yy<S. ............................ u.- ................ w.................. ..... Hans T. Nauye.o, Norm.~! Pcna, Da.rla L JUcart, Roba1 B. Rowlq, Pro~~tchn, Mkbd~ ;::*~~~~~~~~= cbta-.....ectto~'•WMA--.Sna­ three •udatta will lhatt dw ' " ' Dorodaa c. ,.._Rdd<:-pAwortl£ ..... ... ) ... -E. (llOO),- ... ..... (Pi<tna<O(llOO). ............. ... "' ~-,... ......,_..,.. .. ---()oao. ._ ......... .._..__ ........Cbrio............ ....,., .... ._ .........,..._..-.._, ._..,. __ F-....,. ..... _ _ O«opodoaoo11tonpr. lor - Otxttpo,.........,_, _ _ _ <loot· L~CW. Percy Abnma, Jeulfcr lloomqaiat, JON Good&,ldrio UaaUd. ................. - ........................... ....... MldtM!Aikou,Dorid~-·­ ........Aiiaak Otmpl..n.""""" ...-. W. Hiuhu {Horut,.,k Alo.rill .. }, RoJaMe n - "-'1, My ..... Yo H.,..,.. lor M. Ldahu.. ...... ..... Millc.r. l..id1ard die M~'uitut), Juliati,AftDe """'*' --em.,Oomaa. .......... Rt-u. , ...... F-....,. AWbr Bollbrl. Oecar E. C:utancda. FaJJin7~Who"'A..,._ -D.-F-....,. u..na c. Oonrina, Oiobi ~--Goii O.. ~ ...,. w.rc.cd, cupetiooal Tlwr• P'fi ....---. Safoun K. Decker, D«na Diman:o. )of.hu.a Dipietro. ....... Oboo,Stq>lw>X O..CyntiUa Dooolto, Allilon Edwards.l.cooard ~ Thaina C.rda. Yonna Ghinnatzioo. Joya Gyamfi. hiu Ha.ndojouwmo. Mary Hoyt, Wri S. Huaftlo Oniltina Jones. Martha KJwouba,. Amy ~mcr. Kwok - Fai Lcun&.MeiJ'a Li. Jimmy Lo. Mkhdk Lord,lkto Luc.u. Mlchda Maiola., Nicole Maoywetbn, Sam Muuquoi, AnAeLI Mui, Nilda Nakt., Cindy R. Navarro. Oluyem i Olawaiye, Tara O~ear, Nicole PdJont, Norma ~. AnloiM I. ~tH. Ou-b- _ ._... .,.Ci oiai,_.,_ lt<ldt""""'""'Oioloti~­ MldldoA. _ _ _ _ )ooGooMt, QotiyU O«opodoaoo - - , . . . . Wai Tuna, Gtcilio Vetitvra, Wa.a Hua W\1, Yevpniy Zhit.niukiy. GharfaraAbduS-Alim. Yibin OlCuna,Atrry Qln, Travia ~ard, Will BarnH, Skphany Best, Corloo l!fo<W, lhmab llumy, Monka Cul<t-, Chan. o....w auo. Uoda o."' lCaiJ'Itti cSa.a ill A.akall Coleplud o.t.eailin:. Halhc.r M.. Ca rrolL PkpiuJ TMrqy; Conaud s. tonka, Lids PuiL """"'~ Q;ofotf~- ~ Aa••• h: AcldiVI . . . . ....._ (IIAIIP). _ . . . . . (. . . C..P.IIalo~ College ------....... ""_ ___ ...--_____ fJiubcth A. lolirfat, I:Wm 8latkr Tbt Mlftoritr AaclanicAchinanmt Propam. lltudmt toppOt1-terric:a pros:ram . . crwa; Drnd J, BlaiMk, Bcmard E. Hu.bbud _, ........ ................ ......................... ......._will Elizabeth A. Bdl'iJII Udtmdu ..... (~-~I)JSdtool c( ..................... _ . . . . . . , . .. "-YM.--- · Dmd Ryan Oa\lllm.o Pbrtip God:r. DCJUDC:ed tt.t ICWRI MAAP antt ~ ~Camd-- -Widtoti--.AIIoo.Dmd~ ---- llonloy.-.Du.Ndio-~ 0..0 Gibm. U, Alon ,_....., . - . _ fruxa Job-. U.l..ucmti, &ic Mariaoo.A:.. M<pi, , _ M......_ c.n;. Soaw. """"'A. ....... --....... UunboZf>ono. """"'Lin- Let's See If It Fits.·.. Eric Koh has a grin I0 miles wide as he tries on his mortarboard Tuesdlr in the UB Bookstore. Koh will get his devee from the School ol ~ Managemen~s commencement ceremo.,Y will aloe place at s.p.m. on Sawrday In Alumni Arena. ..tr---""""'Otioop(.... .............. ...,. a.ISWdls).UJSdtool........,._,_ ........,_,.........,_......,.......,. ,.._,_(-....-),UISdtoolcl (............,), __ UISdtoolcl_ ... _ _ ttuoupille.rfy-...aa~ .,__.....,_ .............,..... """'" ...... ,.,..... ................ btul d• ,.. )MpalloddUI(-~ .... Jana,l.oc:k:pon,•·~~- Colin Da;ooa{Spedal Shadits)willen~ertbt School ol~t't M'BA J""'Fam. An=r.!u~~:;: . applied cconomia at UB. ..... s. (btd....W £ocin«riq) wt'U bot~ with Coml:ai loc... Musufac. iwina Tcdinolcv a Eo~ om.-._ • ulndu:.tri.t~ <lmh<rly- (~)will"' .... Friedlander is winner of Naish Award ........ln , , . . . _ . . .,a doctoralatudcnl in Ensfuh wbo teKha EnaJ.i.5h c:ompoailion ln Millard Fillrnon CollcJe (MFC), il the winner of the 1991 Carl Nf.4h Award, prc:xntcd by the Millard Fillmore CoUez,e Studml Alaodolltion. · The- award b nanwd for Nabh. • hi&JI·Khool math teacher for wbom 1ncblnt wu • true Joy, and wbo anwd ua MFC irutruc.tor until he wu 71 . lt rc:coanizes acclkncc ln tcachinA and dedic:alion to Millard FiUmort atucknu, indud.int; a c:ommltmmt lo the atudcnt body in provldlnaa conducive environment for kamina and acccufbilily 1o ttu, lknu who ne-ed aulltanu beyond dau.room inttruction. Four Honored with 1998 Nancy Welch Award lAelt I.S• ...., hui"Kriwd firA ·placchonon:bthc 19th annual NancyWdch Award, pn ln booor of the former ruklmtW coordiutor of bcbd Canon ColJcse. The- award~ Ill mroUed undrrp'aduak residential 61udmt who lw made 1 aubtwu'-1 contribution to the UDI¥enity throu&.h lhc ckvdopmml and tupporl ol an imapn.tm and ouuundina midtncc hall prosrun or projm cturins the 1997-91aa· demic J'"f· Redpit:Q&t~ a cuh awllrd and a pl.tquc ootina thrir Upifkant contri· bution to the uniftnity. a..i)qwu honoftd lor berhlahly aucaafuJ Bufi'Uo Publk SchooWTopa ~pi ~ pm;ect. Sccoad-plKe bonon wmt 10 Ouittinc M. Dft:xd for her ~lp m orpna· if~~ the Main $tJftt March for MultipLe $dcroda. 1lcd for tbl.rd place: wc:rc: Hut P. Uu. few hia inncwatift Triad Otympk:l.and Ouiltophu S. Connolly, for orp.nWOJ the popu· iar Pre-Protcsaional Sp«W Jntemt Housin& Project. plortd with CYS u • pharmilcilt. Emdn will be ftn · _ _ lniq .......(Accootiq} _ ........... City. llauwSmhh (PftaooopltJ.MriaoStuctia} will•ttmd ~ ... achool in lh<fitll. 8ruu WiBiamJ (Ecooom.Ja) w\D pctnue IDU&a of utbiD pla.onina dtpc II Ul. I �Rape ._ CC:0:••-•••••114 D I u ............. Doli. ......... _.....,.., ( Praroted m tbr tiaU·timc WM~erp-.du.ae ..., • ..... ..,.._,...lh<b;pa.-·poin• ..• a-tooH.--·cnptll al dilibk ~.ltudmtl) Michld S. Marb A Special Meal just for Seniors CPraatted 10 the ICUdmc who. in the )udpDmt o( lbe hctdty, madlt dw ptese coatributioa 10 ~ f1Qa6Cit diJciPine) tta"--..-~A.­ ....,"·"--AwoNtor --. . (Prumted 10 lbt MBA ltMent who. ia the.Judl- mtntold.tfaaalty,humMrlhc..-..caa· o tribudoa _ .to,tAw ._ Sddof . ._ . •nd ~ _ luouL- One of Senior Celebrzlon"s most J>OPIAar -Senior Bn.ndl. brou&f1t students to the Student Union lobby Mq I for CO!Wei"U· (f'reelnc.d-..o lbe utdrrJrad"*- ot MIA • · tknJ who, la the judammt o( the Faculty Ad· riJOry Commin~ on latcrnabipt, tau pc.t· formed ln .. ouUt&Ddiaa tunMt'bt ewry 4i· menaion ofbi.tor hill" lntc:mlhlp. The .want h praeftted 10 I ltUdcnt ln nch o( lM th in• lion and•~ -_ moal...-1 up by laa.Jity. staff""" ~Here.C.rol G~ner. ttrMhipueu.) -., wife of the p.-esidenr. ct.m wi<h • - o f senion. from loft: josh K.nson. PoU s.....lcitas""" Brian Velie. YWiaAiohina ........ HumM~..: incWOikiDawd.ia.cuctp. Dooy M . Wbho<y Th<followiftoond"'""'"'"""wiii- ~-­ .Arta atJd Leuen Studcru Awarda:• Hc1thcr Andmon, Juon Cobtn, Geotst DtiiCOtl, An~ &rl>onC.O........ ~ Sdence & S,.cerrw: "'- OIM£naham. Gm<C.Gma> --., Robctt J, Wttbnrist.tt, Jr. s -.Ach._.._ _ _ U,........_~lftt.wwd ( PrftMtcd lO dw ttucknt ~ m the-opinjoa oflht:~Manapx:nc~ ~=:.~=:=~ abo tmdeml ouutudina cztracurricular vice 10 tbr ~and the unhocnity): ~tr· · ,.....,._,_,.....-.~ Kafoo Kob (Pramtcd to the MBA ttudcftt(a) in the opinioooftheGnduMe · ntAModation, f'aculf}' and~~ AJ I AMod.tion, ..,_ dmtoNtratcd tc::boWc' a:c:dkncc. =..::~ac::?::!u tonoltbt&culty.adtbc:~tAI , • ::"...."':".."'..."'::!==: currkular ~ 10 the tcbooland dx unhoft'. •ity): JUcbu Santanam ,.- .. --- "-T c.dna IUfotPto Scholanhlp Award: Oanidlc Ciucnlcro Sara Marte c:k.an~NI "-moria~ Marp.rfl Plm~t.e Sc::hoWwhlpAward: Jmnlfer Foky, Juoo Hcnchkowltt ~T..c:hinaA.asfstant: KriltmHomkk ~S;N ..... andiClml><riyD. l'h.D . - A w o r d (Pmmuct., the Ph.O. &Ndmt wbo, i.n the: Awanb b.tw bem pmmtN to lbe fottowUJa lltudtntsiatbrPfocnminMcdicallkhnolosr, Department o(QWcaJ I.Jabontoryso-:._ -· Who""Who""--ln ..._c:.,._•uDzie&dew*i., Jmnifer Mkhad Guerricro.Kiithlem~ ICt'J"' Zms- Music lltl Kappa L..mbda, Nadonat Honor Sodotr In Huolc c.oopn, Sl.lk·Krruf\1 Cboi. tue Soot. Han, Jonathan Kochavl, Luh P«r. Jill Adriona llyM n..lor """""'"' Sonlor 8atbl.n (Prneq_ud to tbetmior rnarkdinaul.ldent who bat dtmoaatrlttt .adnnic eu:dlmoe. ltder· Sh.....Wry. bq..1 ~ins profes~toaalism and pcnonal Foky, Danidlc z.a... RllrlliDg o-,--- _..,D. Do- CommunlcodonAward ,_award il crwlowtd bt'Shlricr 0. Ot:Vor, I dis- __ ,_...Grod_ Gn~duate: S,.. L IWfdJoo ua-,AooodadonHichuiS. ~totbrlmiar~llullenawbo. U.lh<opWooollh<_.._.o( .......... doa.. him contribwd in a tuperior w.y 10 the ' l.nsthu~ of~ Accowttant5 md tM llaXIUndoa proktdon.lhe u.odation it~tlr. fd . kwtatudtfttaand to the Stbool olMinlftmmt): Curtil H . Bmutd11 aDd Tina M. Cuni.s """""' ond lrimd o(""' Sd>ool o( Nurab:t&. wbo rt:a:httd both hn bdldor'• and .,...,...&pcsln ........ fmm UB.Itilpramr.cd co a~J*iuatinl t.calaurtatt and pwdu.~t: &CU· dmtwboh-wdcmoNttaerd IIUJ'C'rior*ill in mm· muniQ.tine with vwll'cw tbdr patimu and dim lJ. Lynn Mnie Smith UndcrJ.r.duate Sharon Eikeo Zimmnrn.n s. .._.., Smoll , . _ Scudeftt~tAward (Pramted to the M.BA IC\Idmt compillnc the lliahM Sf11dr--point ~)(thru-way tk): Votkn Hddtmann, Scott D. Panon, Timottr, S. Obmo Woll Ser..t J~ Unde,..,..cluat. The S. Mouddy Smat1 Award WU endowed b)· I dUtiapWxd nutsinl alumna. So9hk StM.ll. to honor her Ia«" huatMnd. S. Mouchty Small. pmfCIIOf emnitus ~ pty'Chl.atry In tht- Sehoul of Mcclidnc and Biomedical Scknco. The 1w.t.rd ~ 1 sn~duad"fl b.«aburatt stud~t Student~tA.ward who hal dtmotutn~ttd auperior knowkdsr and (Pn::ttnted tOtbtM.illard FillrnottCoilcF~tudmt wbo c:ompikd tht bJPest pdc-polntaYm~C")l lkill In ps~l.tric mental-health nuNins and wbo exhlbitt an undmwwiina of 1nd scmilivity to tbt ipKia) ntcds of dicnts and lhdr funl . lies. u wdlu the! abWty 10 rapond to theK n«dd. lJnckrvadUitc: Rita A. Mack SuJd M. Garcia Media Study Slima""'-Tau, ---""'-·.........., 'fiM ~of "-'II& Scudy hu CMuwuhola Ajewcle and Marcd Blum Will ttMw thor ~ry C.paao 'Memorial Award • (SlOO-l"'ohdi--moonl and eu:rplkwW work in media produce ion. Davkt WilllaiN IU'Id Aanieru.a Ciottd.: wlll rurift the •Pkrrc McAioon Manorial Award• ($400 uch) for lht!ir talau ud acadt'mlc acbinmwal in media pnaducdoa. Zonoii... Gompoh ... -..lh< • ..., .... ond Wh"'S<holmiUp"(S450) ""ha """'""'· Gamma~Choj><erAword Thit IWU'd b rnJde by the Qunma KaPJM ChapIn- of Sipna Thrta Tlu, the n.tio.W ourdns honor .xkty. to t'nC:OUf'tiF and rcaJSObc 5upt'riof scholanbjp, l~p and a;chitvrmcnt in nunlns; The .ward ~ius a ptlduatina blc· calauratr and sraduatt ltudrnt who poutS$ thac chafKieriltjo and who Itt' mnnbcn olthf The Ruth Gale EJdu AW11rd lOt Ea.cdknu in Nul'li.nl Rfttatch wu ntablisbcd by Ruth c.k Elder, Ktinl dean of the School of Nunlna ( 1971 tu I!MO)and DUJ"'.i"'duc.Wf. THraward recopiza aradua~e ~tudcnu who ha..r demon· •trated oum.andina knowt«lp and •bihtr in raa.rch and wbo bold 'Pfdal promitf for Lc.d· m.hip in nW'IinJ mutda. l>octoBt: )1M E. Pou Mut.tr'a:AnMMarpmGalt.o RuchT. A...... for lxc.-..c. In Nurwlfta This awud It naft'Kd In hono r of Ruth T. MeG~. former dc:uJ of the~ of Nunina (1966-73), The- awml fftXJ!Dbn 1 blccalauteltr atudmt who bat <kmorutrated o ut JU.ndlfll knowkdp: of nutslns throry and t'X· cdknu in aui"Jins pnroc:e. UndftJraduale Jankt S. Filber MeG...., ...__..........,.,....... ... . _ _ . . . . .. School ond C......-kyAcdoldeo Tbb ur~rd l.1 n•cned for Anne Walku Philosophy 1Wo...,.~JI¥tft towU&mdin&Phibuphy m.jcn who aft: pdulllt.,. liftUOn.. This 7t'-' the rccipilenu.. who fCCIM'Cd mtnved mcdm. ~ L Smith and lorJc L Torra-l.u~Ndcn. r~ Physics r«ip~nu. M . Brady T he Nova G. Pletsan Sc.holanhlp Fund Thi) fund wu ntablisht'd by Nov.. G. PrtN.n for the purpose: of proridin11 Khol•~hl~ lbOl h undC'fJ11duatr and vadntr) to ~ udcnlll 10 the Schoof ofNunins.- 1\ot.an,a 1922 UB IVIduatt', holch thr profnlion of in tht- hi3hnt ~ rd. Oemon~tratiuo of hish-sradc- K holuship tn Khob.rly oour~e~ 1nd of financial n«d, without mlrictian to mm M womm, a~ prt· rtquWtts foe- tiK award of thb Khol.rWup. Gn~duat~ ~let Antkrs. Jmnlfcr L Ditta, 8n1n Jacbon, Muy Ann Medon nuninz Millard Flhmore Sdtolanhip This ~Cbolan~Up WU aubliibed by W Millard FiUmo~ Holpital 0.. o( 195J to be awardtd tu • ~ nurw wbo gnd\Ated from the M1Hud Fillmorr Holpital ~ ol Nunin8 and u; pur• JuinA l'u.rthcr study at the School o( Nunmg. Unck:r8J1Kiuat~ Karen W, Mannin1 Th• A. ".,......c: L.arsen "emorial Schol&nhlp FUftd Go1o l!ldorAword for E:x:c.-...c. In """'"• R.Mearch Scbool of Nurdn&- A. Marprtt Lar~tn ~f"Y'rd on thr f.culty ia the School of Nunms from The l.anen Fund h named (o r th t' flut docto nlly prepared f.cultr member 1n tbe Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Degree .._,ograms The followma Son.11J )o.itncn lntcrdi~phn.ln ~t udt'nb h•vc rC'Ctlvtd dt"J'~rlmt"nlll honoo.; Andr~n• Aunu, !luunnc: Auulino. C..rul &ttl, D1nydk BU.tr. Fatth B.nbc-. Mana Rlt1l. P.ubatit' Rodh n<lrine. R.lchd Bohlm.an, Marp· rd Solin. Kimbtrltt Kurch1k, M1chatl Rot lied h. Mar\.1 8ro~vcrman . Ehnbcth 8ndun . Po~ tuCI" Bn nktrhufr. Kl'll y Brut . P01md• Brown . lnr M.11 ric C.lrr itr, Sarah C httdkowiki. Vnnmu Oark, Milton Cullm~. KdlyCompnu.Saral.rt"amtt. Rc:n« l)cputn. Chn-yl Ou.c1p.o. Otd.wy l.hstchno. Ba Um Tu Do. ~llchdll' Domcn. G•rr Oum11t. Ridurd Elliott. l.bn F.Uun. l.Jndil Fe-rry. Robt-n Finch. Sh...ron Fiu,cnid. Nodk Fm. Michelle Gtbm. Reb«o G ughl'ml. Chmtmt Guiy.lb, l.1n1nr Hlmmn. SUSJn Hulutr. Cm Unth. R.rbccca Heimerl. Kate lloban.Ami l lopptl. VKtor lnwang. Mtc::hde Jjtlo. Amy Janty. Ui1nr I&Ukkwia.. Klnp KobWiu, lu.~ Mant Ko8Ut. Nicolt Kout ru, Pamda Krol, Ela1ne Law, Won l•i lee, Chr:ryl Lindstrom, Ch rutophu Los,ivdke, K.ristJ Loomi), Omstinc:: L.oo.. Sh.11wn May, Gcorsc Mcc.torthy. Ile-ne Mann . Yager wins FNSM Outstanding.Senior Award - , . . M. Y -, oomlo<mojorinolof'Oioli<al""""'and mlnorin&U.phyobl""""""". huWOII the annuM r.cu!tyo(Natun,l Sdenctsmd Matbctrlil-tics 0Nn'sOutltabdin&5trUor-Awwd. A mmtba- o( Phi Beta Kapp.. the UB Monon Pfosnm, Phi Eta SiJ.tN Fmhman HorKN" Sodetyand Goldm KerNatioul Honor Socit't)", V.., nuiftd the Dorothea Dutt-aJa- Scbolanhip Award for • N-Jnmer fidel coww iD post~phy, the Gncz Capen Memorill Awa.rd for ac:adcmk ~~and k l.bkd in Wbo AJnGne: Studmu in American Uoiwnitia and Collqa."' Sbt plus lO punuc- • docton.te mhydrotpeoloar. Ala ~mior raeuch U&litJOt 10 Par:~ Calkin. pro(cuor of acoiOif• Yascr made" analytical and inncwatiw- ckdAoru on trH-·rinc crou-datina wort 1.0d applied i1 to the dlli"' of put ftuctu.adons o( Alub.D aJacW .S.ta for her bonon thcsU and for publication In~ Sod«ty ofAtffl'l'b Ahrrcu wirlt Prcrr-1111. -wlNit • lllu.IMth A.. tt.nidc. a b~kal Kkncn m.11Por who plan~ tu JlUr~ut" po101-g.1duatc ttudia in m Yirorl.IDftltal tcicncc or immunolog • PIIUI L Szylftanlkl, 1 chcnustry ma,or who plouu to punur hi~ doctvutt •n cxpcrimcnlll """"' • ctwwies A.. Tabor, Jr., 1 tniltbtmalia maJOf who plaru to punu.- a doctoratt in appl•nl mlthanatia • Ad-.. M . f•ss. 1 computer Kiener ma,ar who plaN wurlt tow.rd a docturatc in computer ""'""' W...fJO. NatalttWa.&.Ouhib~linpxt ,~ Whitrmn. Jkuce Wi.lli.rm. v-- Jiun Wu. sn. ron Zimmtrman, Alan Zlmmnnun. mwk. 6t\ldult who hu ptOYidtd notable IHVk:lr and • kadmblp to the: Sc:hool ofNunl.o1, the unlw:r· Dean.. A....,. -for Owtstandin& sit)" 1ndJor the COII\ft'Wnity. G-Sonlon UndrrpadUJtc: Pacrida Carok Newman Mut B. KriiW. inwrim ~l.ll o( 1M F.culty of NewYortc State NunesAaociadon SoriaJ Scimca. hu coafemd Dean"• AWilnk to District I Award . the oul.lta.ndinaanaduatina .mint from nch of l1ie New York St.V Nunt'll Aaodation Di~rict the IOcial aaenca deputmcnts. I Mtmbenb.ip Awud il pram ted to OM JfldU· The awardca ~n recoplud at the an1tin1 ~enior from ucb of tb~ area nuuina nual meet ina of the f.acuhy of Social Scicnca tcbools. 1bc graduatina smior m~.at demon· held M1y 4 , and e•ch rt lpkn t received a cer•tt•~t profeulonalism in nuflina in hn-lhU in· tificate and a sift in rccoanitlon of hu or bn tencdont with clients andcollcaBuct.•nd mull achit'Vuntnt. lnttnd to practla nunin1 in District I. Wirtnnure: Davkl F. Eisenmann II, Anth roUndctSfadUite; Pmny C.taldi polosr; Sw;an E. Albilrrln, CommunicatiOn; Sarah L Kruu, Commun icauw: OiloOfdcn 1nd Scholanhlps Satncea: Suchandn Malllk. Eronomia; Enc X The Coletta A. kJu1 Fund Award Schaon, Gto!nphy: EJa.int' OonncUy. History; The Coktu A. Klus Fund wu e:stablis.h~ by Danid J. R01.1. Unsuuua: l~ennc- Smith. Phifaculty md alumni to bonne- Cole-tta A. Xlus. ~Shanrf_ Edm , Politk::ai.Scimtt:S.toru fonncr chair of tbr Depenmcnt of PJydtiatrk Sato, ~Hahn Te~U~ TIVano, Socu:MM~tll Health NuDiQs and profcuor nnnitus og;Arid A. Sbftl; Social Scimces lntnduciph · tn the School of Nunins. Tht award, now m nUy ~ Propams. dowcd byCok1ta Klus.prooridcs mon~ary • up­ pon for ~ ucational, dirdc;al or rcte1rch actividCii In pt,cfliltrk mental -health nunin1 by 1~ w-l«::ed Nccalawe.tc and/or sn.duJic I!Udnlt Gr~du1tr: )Oin SiMa Mulkr, Jodi Ntldr.~. Lynn Nowak. K.trtn Nowak, Wilh.11m C)allvtc-, D1wn (klb. Tncy P~•body, J~e l y n Perl5tcin, Joaeph Pon11t0Wik.I,Ano M Pnn.tup, Kevin PuUis. Mary Qutnn,C.n Rtdx, Emilykopn.StnmSalbe-, Moo k1 Sthu, Sbirlt)" Scbmuckc:r, Lynn Sdlnddn, Mark Sdlultt. Arid Sba. Yona Sikonm<~n. Mdisu Smuh, Ashley Suh. v.. ntlll Szym•n ~tlt. Hllin TIVInO. Cynthi l Tbeiboh. Jmnifn Tbomu. Monifa Thompaoo. Elaine Tbmhcr. MalYI Tbrat, Kathryn TnM· tcr, Sau.n Van•mbef&. Judy Waaon. Ma rt in Cynthil Rudin t«dY'ed the Ouutandma Senior Award from the Dcpa.nment of Php.u. AJ . tboup Rudin lw completed the r~quuanmt.s for 1 bachdor's dtJITt' in m~thnnatkal physia thbxrneun,W will aw~d n ur bn Audtct ocn year ln orcin to compktc 1 t.rndor'• decree in ::;~nu:i:t!:.~~~:~~ ,::;.,~7~~:; Social Sciea~ ......... Graduate: Patricia L. 1nvc:n Un~UJtc: Michdk Lfnn Wattia 1940-71 and wu iNtnunrntal in bqirulinJ the mas&«• prop-am in nuruna•• UB.Scbola.nhtp, Ktivitiu and nt'ed att' c:onsidn-cd in tbt- sdcct1on of studcou tu rccdvt- the achollnhip. Graduate: babd K. Komonuc:ki,labd M . Kouk • CpthN 0 . Rudin, a nutbtmatical ph)"'ia ma;or who will romplt"k a ~nd bllchclor·, dc8m in music and punuc gradUitt work In applied pb)"Jics and math • - E. M<N•Ir Schol•n Progr•m I HI lkctttlton Dear-s lnpidApontr. Sotsc Atufe. tan C.tbapn, April Giu, Jude Fnncot.. Michdyn Goodin. David Har JHr. Tc-cna Hu•na. Jumt'n ICo nJ . Dot11 limma. Robnt La8ril. ninh I.e. Wanda Unata, Siu Pina Liu, Nor""' Pml. Shuap Prnnu, · P1ula S.son. Tt~M Smith, Tnjuant Tnud, Tyrone- Thomu, O.i Vu, Joan Willianu. M.,Yun. Ronald E. McN•Ir khol•n Progr~tm I ttl Graduate De&rt~e~ MiJUCI Bd~ (M.S.). John Bmiln (I. D. I, Min Cha n (J.D.). 1'11nck D unn {M.A.). Shl'hll Huuun {M.S.W.I. Monique Kath (Ed.M.). Im · nifrr Kirkwood ( M. S.W.) . Ku'JI l(obtalh (M. A.), Shu• Wolh Lim (Tndwr em.), Mtlapol Prna (M.S.). Riqudml' Rodriguc1 (Ed.M.J. lodesullh Sumpttr (M.B.A.). Lourdn \'mtun I). U.& M.S.W.J. Minority Undergr..t...te Man~~gement Development Progr•m I 991 G raduates Tamil..u Kdl,llolr Oun.ludc FranCoiS. iYymond Le-w, Sin Yc-c lim, J.ck Ns. Tno nc Thum.u. C«ilto V~tura, loan Wllli.arru The Specl•l Services ProJect I 991 G raduatM U.1md Abbott . !1-h~hdlt Ag)Ym.an. 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A Passion for Painting PAGE 7 Program purs play back into rhe lives of kids wah disabilities May 21.1!91/VIi29.Nn.33 Swept away Newlyweds with much to celebrate: U.S. Marine Lieutenant Erich DelaVega, UB '95, carries his wife, Veronica Rodriguez, UB law, '98, from the law school graduation in the Center for the Arts on Saturday. Senate endorses progress report proposal Resolution on grade replacement sent back for revision by grading committee ..,. SUE WU£TCHEII News Servkes Associate Director T HE Faculty Senate has endorsed a proposal re· quiring faculty members • to issue mid-stmester progr~ reporu for freshmen and first-semester transfer students. However, a controversial pro posal that would have made it easier for students to retake courses in which they have earned grades of C+ or less was sent hack to the body's Grading Co mmittee for rtvision , with action expected by the senate in the fall. The resolution on mid-semester progress reports that was approved unanimously by the senate at its last meeting of the academic year on May 13 was a revised vers ion of a proposal that had been presented to senators on May 6. The revised version takes into account com ment.s made by senators about the .. danger .. of using letter grades on a report o utlinin g s tudents ' progress as of mid-semester, noted Grading Comminee Chair Thomas Schroeder, associate professor of learning and instruction. Unlike th e o rigin a l version , which allowed faculty members to report students' progress using let · ter grades o r via a pass/fail designation, the revised resolution spe· cifically defines the progress report as .. a statement from the in stru Ltor indicating whether, on the ba sis of attenda nce and work com pleted, submitted and eval uated to date, the student is making 'sa tt ~ factory progress' or 'unsatisfactory progress' in the course."' The change was made, Schroedt:r sa1d, because 11 better fulfills the goal of the resolution. which is to obtain a report of s,tudent s' progress. "Wha t we really o ught to know is, is the stuQent tn questiOn progressing satisfactorily o r not ? So on that basis, that is what we asked the instructor to provide ." The purpose of the proposal. he noted, is to identify those student\ who are at risk of failing, so that ad voors can intervene to make su re the students are aware of the situauon and can take appropriate a(tJon . He stressed that the progrcs:report should no t be conside red to be a final grade for any fraction of the cou rse. "Th 1s IS not an ·s·grade o r a ·u· grade: it'.~ a progress re po rt. And 1t 's not the grade for half of the semester," he !>ald. Don .){'hack, professor of math ematlcs, caJ led the new resolutiOn "a fine revision ," but suggested that the \ast poi nt of the resolution tw ''amplifiL-cf" Wllhln the Uil/VCTSit\' The final secti on of the resolu 11on states that '"aU instructo rs are encouraged to give all th ei r stu dents performa nce feedback on a regu lar basis, and early e nough m the semester so that students who are not perform mg will have It me to take remed tal act1on ." '' I hope tha t more cffon would he made to make sure tht: facultv are aware of the need to prov1de some mformat1on to th~.· studcnb on how they 're domg m a course 10 llmc for the student s to take re medial aCt lOll ,.. S~ h ack !>3id \"'hdl• he noted that tht· d1rrctor of un Black namc:d vice president for student affairs By SUE WUETCHUI News Services Associate Director ENNIS R. Black has been named viceprcsi dentfo r studentaffairs, President William R. Greiner has announced. Blackhasserved as intcrimvice president since Aug. I, following th e resignation of Ro bert L. Palmer. )r. He previously served as associate vice president for student affairs and dean. of students. Black is responsible for provid ing leadership and formulating and implementing policies en compassing aU facets of st ud ent affairs. He oversees Auxiliar y Services and Student Services, which includes Residence Halls. Student Life, Student Health Services, Ju + dicial Affairs, Leadership Center, University Co un se ling. Publi c Safe:ty, Multicultural Affai rs,Park ing and Transporta t ion, Confer - D ences and Special Events, Faculty Stud ent Association, Disabiht\' Se rvices, Student Judiciar y, Stu dent Un ion and Career Plann•ng and Placement . "Throughout his career at UB. Dennis has been a leading advo ca te of stud en t dev e lopment through his extensive efforts wi th a numbe r of individuals. organi zations and governance gro ups on campus." said G reiner. " He ts ded1 ca ted to the m1ssion of our OtvL sion of Student Affatrs and ha !> earned the respect and admira tion of UB st udents. facult)' member!> and administrators alike. " His leadershtp m hu; mtenm ca pacity has already gone a long way toward ensuring and improving UB'!> qualityofcampuslif~."heco ntinu ed. "Underhisdirectio n,StudentAffairs is poi.std to mili funher strides towa.rdfulfillingallthepotentials ofour campus community." (jre Ln c r added that BlaLk ha!> "been an impunan t leader"' ml'H\ efforts to develop 1ts first on -Lam pu~ hou;,;•n~ 1n ncarlv 2S year:-construc t Lon o l apa rtm ent -!>! vi~· ho usmg for un dergraduatt·s on th e North Cam ILA.Ot pus is expe tt'd to beg1n 1n Augu st w1 th OL.cupanq slated (or the fall 1999 sem ester- a nd in facil itatmg development of a child -care centt•r on the North Campus, which as set to open for the Fall \998 semt'Stcr Senio r V !Ct' Prestdent Robe rt ). Wagner. cha1r of tht• searc h com mt tt ee that rev1cwed candidate) for the posJttOn, noted that the com mitt ee forwarded th e name!> of fina lists for the post li on to C reiner after co ndu cting ana ttonal sea rch for t he position . Blad ha!> held d vant'l\ l ll .. tu d('nt -servLCC!> po!>IIHlll !> "llll..c 11111l 111~ UB 1n 1~ 7 8 il!l cxccut i\'t' dirt·.. tor of ~uh Board l.lnL .. .1 l 1 H ''u dent .. ~.-· rv• .. ~.-· l nrpur .J IJ• rn 11 ~.. ervt'd ..~, dt•an of studenb tm m 1988 -9 7. and wa!> n.1mcd a!t-.oU.JI~ vtcc prc,ldt:nt tor stuJ~· nt .tfta1r., Ln 1991 after 'ervmg ,J., a;;~ou.Jt~· v1ce provost for .. tudt·nt 'L'r\''"-'--'' ~Ln(e 1987 t le aiM t · ~ .Jn ctdlun .. t .1.:.~ 1\tan t profes!tor Ill the l;raduatr \~hool o f Educat1on. Editor of Perspet ll\'f. 1"ht· < ""' pw Lc.ogal Montllh· newsletter w1t h a natiOnal Ci rcu latio n o f mort· th.m 1.700 college!> and unlvcr~ll• t' ' Black also spca~ . wnte!> and l Oll suits on student servJC('· rel.ltl·d t:sues and legal concern" at confer ence:s and instttut 1ons natton"'•tde He rece1ved a bachelor '!. degrc~· m political !lcience and h1 ston . and a Ia"'' degrt"e . both from L' B �2 Repadesr May21.1!91/Vol.29.11e.33 BRIEFLY ~"C!.':eua: Ruth D . l l y o n l . - - o1 tho School ol Al<hlloctun! ond secrec.y ol tho IJnbd Wily o i Yortts--.:tol Di<ec1Dn, ...wd as dlalr tho'Vniled Wily ol New Vert s-'s 12th onnuol c.onlorenco for \001. unt..,. ond pmfesslonlis hold .....,. 1S.191n Aa>ony. The theme for tho contemn was to tho 21st Century.·. O<yont. '""'""'"ling t h o boold. also reanl!y attondod tho United Wily ol """"""" annual conlemu In Atlanta. A member ol tho proles. sional stiJif since 1960, lkyant has been active In • number' ol ·p- uniY<nity orgonizotions, including tho Professional Stoll Senate, soMng IS chair in 1988-89. She has ...wd oo a number ol..,;.. vmlty-wido comrrittefos. incJucj. ing tho Task Force oo Women. Geology awards are announced DepartmentaiiWI<ds for tho Dep111mentol~ ­ announced 5<Jnday. tho depaltrnl!nt's ~ ar..-.y. The~JalleMemo­ sophR. _ to rial - -_ - -_ to jo ..... -~ -~ - ~.a --.c~ogroe Iron! Ull in 1949 ond his - s i n 1950, k Is gNon to . !l(a6iadng student who excels in tho SIIJ!IY ol mann. "' ...... -- The~l'ognm --~"'~ M.~ Tho-- ­ - Telecounseling: way of future in student recruitment By SUE WUETOIEII N~!W$ Services lwociite DirectOf GINA Toomey calls it R "revolutionary... Mary Weatherston calls it a "culture change." Whatever the term, the Offi~ of Admissions is changing the way it recruits students to UB, taking a more proactive approach that is being aided, in large part, by a new "tdecounseling" strategy and two software package< purclwed from an enrollmenl-management consulting firm. The hard data is not in yet; the strategies only have been in place for about six months, with efforts targeted mainly toward the freohman class entering in Fall 1999. But anecdotal Mdence suggests that the increased yield seen so far for freshmen entmng UB tn Fall 1998 can be attributed, in part, to the new efforts, specifically telecourueling. says Toomey, assistant vice provost for undergraduate education and ~or ofadmissions. Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education who oversees the Office of Admissions, agreed that the new strategies are partl y responsible for the in - creased freshman yield. "I think we have made significa nt progress in moving our admissions effort into the modern age," he said .... We now have a research -based , databased admissions effo rt that is making use of contemporary technology and is comparable to that of our peer institutions ... In an interview with the Reporter last week., Toomey and Weatherston, assistant director of admissions and marketing commu· nications manager, outlined the new strategies being implem<nted by the admissions office, some of which came from work with the consulting firm of Noel-Levitt. The moot visible new strategy is "telecounseling," which Toomey described as "those annoying telephone calls you get during dinner~ Tdecounoeling. which beg;min earnest in January, is aimed II "buiiding relationships with prospective stu· dents OV<I' tho telephone,. said Andy Morris, director of the teleoounseling a:nter, which opened a nowoffioelast week on the second lloor of Fillmore Quad in the Elli<OOCompieLit"'tdpo to put a hwnan faa:, or wice, on the institution,. Motris said, noting that the 30-rnemlx!r tdecounseling staff repr<S<nts a wide variety of student leadmatUB. - Telephone contacts are made after a prospective student's initial request for information, to thank him or her for applying, for sending in the deposit and to foUow up on the prospect's attendance at special UB events, he said. ..It allows cUrrent studentS to 1 allay fears, correct any misconcep· tions or mispcTcq>tions oflttending a major university; he said ... It allows for a bonding· typo interac· tion to occur when prospective students get an opportunity to talk with someone in the same major, or from the same region of the Admissions u attempting to commun.i ate different messages to different marlteta, Weatbcmon added, explaining that different promotional pieces would be state, or in a special program ... mailed to metro New York stu- Noting that high-school stu· dents are deluged by information from college$ and univmities, oftm "a well-timed phone call" will mean a great deal, T<!Omey said. "UB is ·tagged as a big, impmonal place," sh• said, adding that students frequently think it's"a big deal"that UB pmonaDy bas caiJed them. The key to the long-term succeos of telecounsding will be to integrate it '!fith the Enrollment dents vs. upstate students. "We're trying to cwtomize the message to the audience," she said. To further refine its efforts, ad- Management Action Sys·te'm (EMAS),'a datab- sofrware sys· purchased from Noel-Levitt. Toomey and.Weatherston said. EMAS allows the admissions tern office to ..direct integrated communication to the customer," said Toomey. ItrecordsallUBcontacts to prospective students. as well as queries cor;ning in to UB from students, in a databaJe. This enable< admissions staff to •design a cus- tomized communication plan" for potential students, sh• added. Laurie Bragg, system administrator for EMAS, said the software enables the admissions staff to "break up the main population (of prospective students) inn> sub- populations so we can target them with specific types of communication." .m issions has begun using the Forecast Plus software package, which develops a model of the typo of student UB historically has attncted, based on dmlographic information. It applieo thatmodd to new contacts and identi6es those contacts who, acmrding to the· modd, Would be more likely to attend UB. Weathenton said it allows UB to concentrate its efforts on those students most likely to at· tend the university. Toomey confided that sbe initially was sktptical of wh<ther the Forecast Plus model would work. But that sktpticism vanisbod after the level of interest ofstudents who....., conlllcted by tdepbone was compared with the studen(s model score developed by Forecast Plus. Weatherston noted that UB's philosophy in the past has been "We're a great place; why doesn't everybody know it? • We can"t assume people k.Oow," she said. •we have to reach out. .. The only W2Y to do this is to have this kind' of software support to krep track of everything you do.• 11 1970 f¥ floglnlld A I'Ogn.n\ -altho~ ...... ~"'stardng-.. tho dlip.tmont. REPORTER The """"'"' ls• COITII1U1ity publlhod 1¥ tho QMsion ol UnM!nity SeMce. State UnM!nity ol New Vert .. Butlalo. Editorial offices ""' located at 136 Oolts Hal, .......... _._....,._ .. Atmorst. (71 6) 645-2626. ~.odu ~ -------Mho< Pogo Sue- Ow!stN\IIdol Joonllonzlg .......,_ lloi>lcufomhom Lois- -PIIriciiDoncMn Ellen~ Mlwylleth"*"' ...... McGnnls ~­ - CUrwlhgham By ARTHUII PAGE News Services Director C pansion and sale of season tickets was hailed by Ptesident William R. ONSTRUCTION of a Greiner and1erry Ippoliti, a former assistant UB football coach in the 1960s who now is commissioner of the Mid-American Conference." "The MAC is.going to be a good place for UB and we'rt going to be terrific for the MAC,"Grtiner noted With UB coming on board, he added. the MAC a<Xjuires not only 14,500-seat expansion of UBStadium is scheduled to begin next April and be completed four months later for the university's first home foo tball game at the Division 1-A level in the Mid -American Conference . Plans for the expansion, un veiled on May 13 at a press confe rence in the stadium, call for the sea ts to be added in the stadium's endzones, with 9,600 seats being added in one curved section in the south cndzone ncar Millersport Highway and 4,900 being added in two sectio ns-separated by the sco reboard-in the north endzone. The design "will give the sta · dium a feeling of enclosure .. and maximize sight lines for fans in the new seats, said Joseph Casseta, architect and chief designer on the project for Foit-AJbert Associates Architects and a captai n of th e 1988 UB Bulls football team. The expansion in the south endzone will increase fan co m fort-as well as players' control of a school with a strong academic character, but acces.s to the nation's fourth-largest t;levisi6n markrt. .. It is appropria te fQr our region's university to take its plac.e among our national peers in athletics as we do in r....,-ch, teach· ing ami public service; Greiner said. "Completing the move from Division HI to Division I-A in only tight years is a measure oLour commitment to national standing 1• in all of our endeavors... Ippoliti praised the progress on the stadium expansion and ticket sales as .. indicative" of UB's commitment to the MAC. the football-by bclping to block as well as the sale of 17,000 seats per game for the BuUs' 1998 home southwesterly winds. It also will increase US's public visibility by providing the North Campus with its first building fa cade on a campus perimeter where the universi ty's name and logo will be displayed prominently. The $2.5 million project, an nounced in January, is part of UB's capital program and has been submitted to the State University of New York Co nstruction Fund. Construction of the new scats, games, are the remaining two requirements for UB's move to the Division 1-A level for football in the MAC for the 1999 season. Bob Arkeilpane, associate ath letic director, reported at the press co nferen ce that 12,000 season tickets have been sold to date and it 's anticipated that the remaining 5,000 will be sold prior to the Bulls' home opener on Sept. 12 against Lock Haven University. "Thr response we have gotten has been tremendous, particularly from our alumni and many Western New York corporations who have made clear to us their desire to help bring major coUege football to the area," Arkeilpane added. "We would like to stress, how· ever, that we still have a long way to go and we hope that suppon from our campus and the greater community will continue to grow as we get dose.r to realizing a goal that has been over a decade in th• making." The progress on the stadium ex- UB, he added, "will bring a lot to theleagu<." which traditionally has been viewed as an Ohio conference ... We n~ to expend our perimeters" and UB, he said, will provide the MAC "'with a major media market and a national ideo· tity that we've never had before." Craig Cirbus, head fnotbaiJ coach, noted that the move to the MAC could not have occurred without .. th~ commitment from the presiden(s officr, to the conference, to everybody associated with athlet· ics on the campus, righl through to lh<studont body and the entire University at Buffalo community.• �May Z1. 1998/Voi19.No 33 ll.epodM Mentoring proposal gets support . , SUE WU£TCHU . News Services Assoclote Director A proposal that UB establish a mentoring program for junior faculty members received support at it.s first reading from members of the Faculty Senate at the group's last meeting of the academic year on 'May 13. The proposal, presented by Brenda Moore, associate professor o f sociology and chair of the senate's Allinnative Action Committee, is designed to address the disproportionately low reappointment rates of women facuJty membert as reported by the Task Force on Women and the disproportionately low retention rates of raciaJ minorities that Moo re said h as been identified by her commiuee. It recommends that all junior faculty members be assigned an individual advocate or advisor, or an advisory committee, as soon as he or she is appointed to the faculty. The advisory committee would function as a mentoring body, and include other faculty m embers with similar sc holarly interests. Members of the panel wo uld be selected bf the junior faculty member. e department chair and ate red facult y memb er within th departmen t. Se nate Chair Peter Nickerson had .slate first reading o f th e resolution o May 13 and a seco nd reading, nd possible adopti o n set for the rst meeting in the fall se mester so that a program could be in place to benefit faculty members who will begin work ~ t UB in the fall. But Provost Th o ma s E. Headrick, while supporting th e proposal, suggested it might be better to give new faculty members time to get acclimated to the uni - ~ity and Jearn about their oolleagues, particularly their senior ooU~es,before~l>ey~me~- volved tn ammtortngrdationship. Headrick. who told senators he hadd.iscussed the issue earlier in the daywithmembenofhisjunior-facultyadvilory board, noted that over time; junior facultymernben oould realiz.ethatasen.i6rooUeaguewhom they initially thought would have been a good mentor, in fact, would havebeenapoormentor. Moreover, someone from outside the junior facultymember'sdepartment might offer more support than a colleague within the department., he added. "This is a fairly complicated process we've got to think through in order to do it right and do it in a way that 's reaUy supportive of our junior faculty, which is what our aim should be." Headrick no ted that although good mentoring programs exist within some parts of the university, they are not co nsistent across the universit y. Members of the junior-faculty advisory boa d have indicated that ''we need to address this as a uni versity problem" on a unit ·by-unit basis, he said. Moore noted that in recommend· ingthementoringprogum,theAf· firmative Action Committee is tryingtoestabWb a means for new faculty members to have con tad with as many of their colleagues as passible to help them adjust to life at UBor facilitate their research efforts. "At first ...w:sccthisasa wayofwelcoming new faculty members and P""""'tingthcmfromf.illingthrough the cracks; we feel there should be somethinginplace" fornewfurulty members when they first stan ""rking at the univmity, she said Juniorfucultymemberscertainly co uld change their mentors at a later date if they wish, she added. Dorothy Woodson , a librarian in ~Library. pointedoutthat many JUDIOr faculty members who do not stay at UB choose to leave for other than academic r~ns. "I've noticed that many people are not happy because they don't feel as though they are being accepted by the university co mmunit y as a whole~" Woodson said. She urged that facultymemben from all parts oftheuniversitybeindudedaspart of mentoring committees, not just ooUeagues from the junior faculty member's department. "'I think it's important to make some of these faculty feel physically more comfortable and so· ciallymorecomfortable;" she said, noting that UB has lost faculty members to more prestigious in stitutions, and "it can't just be beca use the y're not being brought along in terms of their research." Michael Frisch, professor of history and American studies and a member of the Affirmative Action Commi ttee. said that he also has been upsrt when talented facult y members .. feel they are not wanted , welcomed or fitting in .. and take jobs at other universities, faculty "who should have been encouraged and reinfo rced and mentored in a way that would make them excited about staying at UB. .. Part of the larger fit within the univers it y goes beyond simply mentoring in the sense of socialization into that reward structure of a given department ," he said, noting that the traditional reward structures arechangingduetotheincrcasingly multidisciplinary nature of research. "Jthinkthereisalotthereintcrms of how we as an institution develop our capacity to nurture and reinforce a wider range of collea gues and colleagueship," Frisch said. UB has 'dean power' electric policy By EUDI COlDIIAUM N~ Sef'vices Editor HILE"rost"stillheods the shopping list,"environmentally dean" has been added as ;r. factor to be oonsidered when the university shops for electricity, now that New York Slllte's electric indwtry is being deregulated. US's new policy requires that all electric purchases be compatible with campus energy-conservation efforts and thus sustain or enhance UB's nationally reCognized campus 'e nergy-conservation program-not undermine it. The policy has been approved by President William R. Greiner and Sen ior Vice President Robert J. Wagner, and is being implemented by University Facilities, with support from the Office of Purchasing and other university offices. "With choice comes responsibility," said Energy Officer Walter Simpson . " Through our new poHcy, we also will consider bu y· ing power from environmentaUy clean so urces, evcq though thi s energy may cost more." He noted that the State University of New York system, of which UB is the largest campus, also has agreed to include in its electricity W purchasing requests for proposals a sectio n on "environmenta ll y friendly power." Those power sources could in· dude solar and wind power, fuel cells. natural gas-fired cogeneration a nd landfill gas-fired generation. Simpson said that while electricity from solar and wind power and fuel cells is not readily available in New York State at this time, it is important for a major energy consum·e:r like US to specify that it is a potential customer. .. By making this statement , we're trying to help create a mar· ket for environmentally dean power in New York State," said Simpson, noting that such markets already exist in Califo rnia and some other states. According to Simpson, competition in the tlectric marketplace wiU permit ratepayers to select their power provider and likely wiU aJiow some users, particularly large ones like the university, to buy energy more cheaply. At the same time , he warned , deregu lation is likely to encourage "use- more, pay-less" policies th at reward energy wa ste. .. In th e absence of stro nger, clean-air standards, the pursuit of cheap power may lead to inc reased coal burning at the dirtiest power plants, wi th res ult ant increases in climate-changing, carbon-diox ide emissions and other pollutanh, such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide, which ca use acid rain ," he said. According to US's policy, elect n c rates should be structured to provide finan cial incentives for energy conservation and efficiency. Disincentives, such as declinin g block or marginal rate structures. should be avoided, while flat rates. which maintain incentives, shou ld be pursued. In addition, UB may att empt to negot ia te electricity purcha se agreements that include energyefficiency services, such as lighting retrofits and other energy-conser vat ion measures. At an annual cost of Sl S m1lhon and annuaJ consu mptio n of nea rl y 2·10 million kilowatt hours. clel tri city con sumpti on represe nt !> o ne of US's most signtfi(a nt cam pus energy costs. The campus energy po lK)' wa.!l developed by UB's Environ mental Task Force. a group o f facu h y and staff members and studenl s wh o are co mmitted 10 mimmi zing th e university 's negative am pad on tht' environment . 3 BrieDy I verox CEO t 0 speak June 2 for Industry-University Day A! Peul A. AJI•Ire, chairman and ch 1cf executive officer of Xerox Corp .. will delive r the keyn ote address at th e second a nnuaJ Indu st ry· Un1 versity Day luncheon, to be held at noon on Jun e l in the Center for the Arts on the No rth Ca mpus. Industry- University Day issponsored by the UB School of ~ngt neering and Applied Scien ces. In a talk enri tled "Amencan Competi ti veness: A Matter uf Pan nership," Allaire will argue tha t a healthy Amepca depends on a thriving partnership between bus1ness, academ 1a.labor and go\ ernment. Allaire became CEO of Xerox m 1990 a nd cha~rman 1n 1991. after servi ng as senior vice president, ch1e f staff officer and prcs1den1 . A member of th e National Academy of Engmeering, the Bus1nes.!1 Coun cil and th e Business Ro undta bl e, Alla~re also " a member of the boards of the Co uncil o n Competitiveness, the Co un cil o n l--or eign Relations, the New York C it y Ballet and Ca talyst. Co-spo nso red by the Buffalo Niagara Partn ership and the Bus1 ness Council of New York State , lndu stry -Umvers1ty Day 1.!1 hdd to recognize cooperative effo rts between the UB engmeer1ng M:hool and its industrial partners. More than 150 rep resen tati ve~ from major firm!\, 1ncl ud1ng IB M. AT&T, Veridian, Praxair, Sun M1crosyste ms and Nmgara -Mohawk. as well as Xerox Co rp .. will attend the lun cheon, th e theme of wh1lh is .. Vital Partners." Also attending the Jun e l luncheon wil l be approx1ma telv 100 engineering students en rolled 10 UB's Engmeenng <:a reer Inst itute: , which prov1dcs Intensive tramm g and preparation for the work world, as well as summ er internships wath 1ndustr y. Planning for Industry- University Day was coo rdin ated hv Ken neth Manning, an alumnus of th e UB engmeenng and law o;chool.!.o. now a partner in Phillips, Lytl e, Hitchcock, Blain e & Hu bl'r. L.L.P Those who would like to attend tht: luncheon should con tau RoO ert Barnes al 645-2768. UB's summer air-conditioning policy is in effect Durtng the nonnal summer wortclng day, all air·conditioned offices (8 a.m.-5 p.m.). class rooms.l ibran es an d labs (8 a.m. -10 p.m.) will be cooled to 76 degrees f. Rehea t system s wall be bypassed in the air· co nd1ta oning process whenever possib le. Dur ing the evenmg and on weekends and holi days. the temperat ure will be allowed to nse, except 111 those rooms with classes scheduled o n Sa turday. CaJJ the UniverSi ty Facilities Custo mer Se rvice Off1ce at 71 {or from off campus at 645 2025) to report any a1r -condiuo mng dcfictenetes. All systems were expected to he full y ope rationa l by May I ' ~re cial-purposc spaces and faciliues w1ll be mo mt o red to determme tf modifications to the policy art' warran ted. Members of the campus co mmumt y who sec.· oppo rtunlllt'.!l for energy sav mgs or wi sh to suggest an c:nergy· ..:onse rvaunn prog ram ca n ca ll Walter Si mpson , UB's Ctlt'rgy -co nM.'rvatlon officer, at 64S 3528. Q ues tmn s regarding thl.!. poh..:y o r the umversity's effort_,, m the energy-co nservation area shou ld hl' d1rected to 645·.'04_\ . Superviso rs are enco uraged to accommodate reasonable rc:qut· st~ fro m employees for wearing nl<lre lasual clothmg because ot 10 creased tempera! urt'S Technical upgrade more than doubles WBFO's broadcast power A technical upgrade to WBFO 88.7 t-=M , UB's National Pubhl RJ. dio station, now bei ng completed, will st rength en serv1ces to c-u r ren t listeners and extend se rv1 ce to a new population of approx1 matel y 100.000 people in Erie. Niagara and Ge ne~ee wuntlc:!\, ,,, well as to Sou thern O nt ario. A m·w tran smitter and an tenna to be tns taJ ied w1th 1n tht· m·x t lcw weeks will enable the statiOn to mo re than do uble 1ts hroa<ka~t power, from 20,000 watt s to 50.000 watts ERP. The o ld tran!\mltt er w1ll serve as a back up. resu lung 111 another Improvement ove r tht· cx 1stmg sy,tcm. wh1ch h a~ a 34 yea r-old, I.OOO~wa tt transm lttt.•r J.!\ backup. Th is prn1ect 1.!1 p:1rt of d multa phase plan to 1m prove the quaht' of V\·' BFO'!\ stgnal and ex pand 1ts coverage area. In the past five year!\, th e stat ton has ronstru r ted two repeater ~ tat ion s Ill thl· Sout hern T1cr ( \-"OI.N 91..3 FM 111 Olean and W UBI88 I h\11n Ja m estown l and replaced li S directional antt•nnd \'-' lth J. nondtrect 1onal dnte nn a. rt'<itormg serviCe to the mo .. t P''pultiU' area of Buffalo. Funds for the proJect were prm•1dcd by the {:amt·rnn Ra1rd h1un dation. the non !>aVIS Endowml'll l l- und Jnd h\ lOillflhutiUil' from li sten en �May 21.1!91/Yol.29.1u.33 ____ ,..... ~-al'-11.-.» -·-G.-Schal- ............. c.- - ...... . . . Ao-, ..... 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IIIHaiiDrl....._ ............ _., .lillrMIIITpo......., .. aiOIIII_,....In ~ ~_. ....... .-.........,.._ ~~- ~-.c;.~ .,...,.. ...,......,..cw_ . . . . .~!il HE 1998 )uneleenth Festival, Buffillo's 23rd annual celebration of African -American history and culture , will open this year with an exhibi· tion and concert at UB. "Wade in the Water," the nation ally acclaimed Smithsonian travd· ing exhibition that explores the profound effect that African-American sacred music traditions have had, not only on black Americans. but on cultu res worldwide, will open on June 13. The exhibition will be on display through July 26 in the University Gallery in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. It will be sponsored by the Buf· falo and Erie County Historical Socieoy, the Office: of the Via President fur Public Servicr and Urban Affain. the Dean of Arts and Leiters. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Free campus parking is available after 3 p.m . weekdays and all day on weekends. During the Juneteenth Festival, which will take plaa june 13·14 in Martin Luther King Park. free bus trips sponsored by the OffiaofPub- l.ic Service and Urban Affairs will shuttle passengers between the park and the UB exhibition. In oonn«tion with the exhibition, the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs will sponsor a conct:n of AfricanAmerican saCred music, also titled "Wade in the Water." at 7:30 p.m. june 12 in Slee Concert Hall on the North Campus. The concert will be free and open to the pub~c. A private reception in the University Gallery in honor of the opening of the exhibition will precede the roncen. Guests ofhonor will include .community and university leaders, lunete<nth organizers and vendors, and membersofWCSlern New York's religious and music communities. It the Buffillo and Erie County Historical Society, and Marcus 0. 8{0wn, president of the Juneteenth Festival Board of Directors. Information on the 1998 Juneteenth Festival, the exhibition and concert-along with links to the Smithsonian Institution , the national Juneteenth home page and other Web sires ~rtai ning to African -American history and cultu re-can be found at <http:/ / wlngs.buffolo.edu/wode>. The events schedule Is: friday, June 12 • 7:30p.m . • Slee Concert Hall • North Campus "Wade in the Water• A concert of Afriam-American Sacred Manic The concert program wiU be constructed around the principal themes of the exhibition, which indude the spiritual, Pentecostal, gospd and quartet traditions of African-American sacred music. It will feature a program of African American dance and perfor· which the legacy of music played and sung during slavery and the worship practias ofbladt-American churches contributed to African -American heritage and became a worldwide cultural fora. The exlubition was curated by Bernice Johnson Reagon, Distint~uished Professor of History at American University and a preeminent historian of African American culture. Reagan is curator emeritus at the National Mu seum of American History. . The exhibition is one element of a broader project d~veloped by Reagon to increase public understanding of African-American sacred music. Other mmponents include a 26-part Peabody Awardwinningradio seri<s of the same title that aired on National Public Radio-affiliated stations in I~. a series of boQks on African-American sacred music traditions and several compact discs and. tapes. mances by the choirs, ensembles and soloists of Buffa lo's First Shiloh Baptist Church and other churches. The performance will open with a welcome by President Greiner. The program will be introduced and narrated by James Harris, superintendent of the Buffalo Public Schools and himself a musician. Duri ng the program, Ma ry Gresham, UB interim vice president for public service and urban affairs, will present a commemorative plaque to the Juneteenth committee on behalf of UB. Saturday, June 13-Sunday, july 26 • University Gallery, Center for the Arts, North Campus "Wadl' in tht Water. African Amnlcan Socred Music Tnulitions" A Naticnal T"""'ling Exhibiticn of rh< Smithsonian lnstJrution This highly praised, multimedia ex hibition, developed by the will be sponsored by the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Office of the Vice President for Pub~ c Service and Urban Affairs and the Dean of Arts and l..ctters. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the National Museum of American History, is on Honorary co-chairs of the exhi- such sacred traditions as spirituals, hymns, Pentecostal shout singing, brass-band worship services and gospel music. It looks at bition, concert and reception are President William R. Greiner; Wtlliam Siener, executive director of how these musical forms were used to commemorate historical events and help slaves survive and resist the trauma of enslavement . It also examin'es the dev.lopment of the spiritual concert traditions. the African-American quartet tradition and the pioneering efforts of African-American composes and performers who brought this repertoire to college campuses and working-class neighborhoods, recording studios, and national and international concert halls. A multimedia display incorpor.uecl into th~ exhibition evokes the atmosphere of churches, concert halls and other gothering plaas in which African-Americans have traditionally sung and worshipped Illustrated with text, ardlival video and audio presentations, vin tage photographs, early record albums and sheet music, and large-scale cutouts and maps. the exhibition illustrates the ways in a four-year, 16-city tour of the U.S. .. Wade in the Water" explores _,_,-.tiM ___ "-- ... _ 19tlo.-y___,. _ _ _ _ _ ..__ At top: a . . - Hops, -.;g Afrlcon-- ....... ............, -..-fOr- concwt stoge In the 111Z05. �llay21.1!91/Voi.2Uo3J Rep11..._ Painting takes over physician's life j BrieDy . Business Week magazine surveys MBA students for its 'Best Business Schools' issue Public-health specialist prefers his art to. career in science 8y LOIS IIAIWl Newss.MtesEditor ENNIS Bertramphysician, UB publichealth specialist and acoomplished scientistis ready to gm it aJ) up for arL The clinical ass.istant professor of JOcial and preventive medicine three years ago rekindled a love of painting he bad abandoned decade$ earlier. When one of his new works was accepted icito an inter national juried show this Febru6 ary, there was no turning back. " If I could, I would do nolhihg but paint,"" said Bertram, sittinz in the living room of his turn-of-thecentury North Buffalo home, where his canvases cover the walls and cluster in the co rners. • aut I can't afford to." Thu s, as with ph ys icians turned - painters - or-poets throughout history, science subsidizes the art. Bertram spends mornings at the School of Medic ine an d Biomedical Sciences, helping direct the sc hoOlS new Master of Public Health Program and its preventive-medi ci ne residency. ln the afternoons and eve nings. he takes classes, paints and applies to art shows. " My wife tells me I'm ca tching up. keeping up and going ahead all at the same time." Bertram's divergen ce from art ear ly on is a telling example of envi ronment subverting genetics. "Art is something I wa nted to do when I was a kid ," he said. " I was the one wh o did th e illustrations for the school newspape r a nd paint ed the stage sets in high school. I even won an art contest. " But there was no art education in my grade school or high school. There were no role models and I had no enco uragement. I wa s raised to believe in self-sacrifice, to live life for the betterment of others. To go into art would have seemed selfish. "But there was lots of encouragemen t to go int o scie nce," he said. " Lots of role models, and sci · encc offered lots of opportunity. And I was,good at it." Consequently, Bertram majored ...,.__,_-....,_ __ 8u:slnas WHl mag•zlne Is surveying full -time MBA stuOents m the School of Management as part of its biennial effon to deter mine the .. best business schools" in the United States. According to the magouinc's editors. the School of Management was one of 61 bwi ness schools, among 324 accredited schools nauonw1de. whose MBA students were selected to participate in the survey. Members of the full-time MBA Oassof 1998 recently reooved the con ~ fidentiaJ student-satisfactiOn survey. which asks them to ans'n'ff questions regarding the qualiry and value of the MBA program, quality of the teaching, strength ofthe program's lob-placement services and quatiry of its interaction with the business community, among other questions. The su rvey is used by 8usi11ess Week, 111 combinatiOn with a sur vey of more than 300 corporate recruiters that commonly hire MBA.t>, to determine the .. top 50" business schools in the- co untry. Busmess Week promOtfi its speciai .. Best Busmess Schools"1ssue. to be published Oct. 18, as a consume:r-satasfact1on guide for prospect ive MBA students and corporate recruiters. It is the first time that the national busmess magazane has tar geted UB students for surveying. .,..... __ _ _ .. _ _ _ _ .,.., _ _ . , ... (Nint_ in zoology, not art, at lndiafia University and earned a medical degree from Washington University. He investigated art schools after graduating from medical school, but didn't have the courage then to make a major career change, he said. Instead, Bertram went to the Johns Hopkin s Universi t y and earned a master's degree in public health and a doctorate in science. For nin e years, he was an assistant professor of social and preventive medicine at UB, conduct · ing health-services research and publishing papers in scientifi c journals. In january 1995, he left UB to manage the technical -informati on program locally fo r TheHM O Gro up, where he assessed the scientific merit a nd effectiveness of medical techniques. Bertram's wife, Peggy Brooks Bertram, assistant to the vice president in the UB Office of Pub lic Service and Urban Affairs, in· advertently po inted him back to art. .. It W<l S around C hri stmas in 1995, and my wife wanted to do something different in the foyer for the holidays, so she dragged out the drawings I did in medi cal school. I didn't realize they were still around. I looked at them and thought, ' Hey! I ..yasn't so bad! Let me rethink this."' When Bertram left The H M 0 G roup in 1996 to work as a co n- sultant , the less- rigid schedule provided time to paint. He en· rolled in art classes at Buffalo State College, began to draw and paint again, and this time around , there was plenty of encouragement. He submjttcd works to an amateur a.rt show at the Erie County Fair and won ribbo ns, recogn iti on that spu rred him on. When his painting ..At Ease," a meticulously rendered oil on masonite depicting gardening tools resting against each other in a corner of his C rescent ~ven ut: garage, was one of 116 pieces, out of I ,500 sub mi ssions. accepted into the New Jersey Center for the Visua l Arts' I lth International Juried Show, he was thrilled. The show was juried by Nan· Rosenthal, co nsultant in 20th-cen tury art to the Metropolitan Mu · scum of Ar4 and ran from Fe-b. IS through March 29. Bertram was especially pleased that his very traditional piece. influ enced by Wmslow Homer and An drew Wyeth, was selected, despite fitting into neither of the two movements Rosenthal said characterized most of the selections: collage and assemblage, and surrealism. Wi th hi s ta lent affirmed. Bertram presses on fearlessly ... , no longer have doubts, as I did when I was younger. that I am able to do it," Bertram said ... Now all I need is tim e." UB to host computational EiJ complexity conference in June I The 1998 Conference on Computational Complexity sponsored hy the Institute of Electrical and EJectronics Engineers (IEEE ) will be held Jun e 15- 18 in th e Center fo r Tomorrow on the- North Camp u.\. Computational complexi ty-the study of effic1e111 computabon us· ing limited r~urccs such as time- and sp-.tce--is the field that is devel oping the foundations of modern cryptography and Internet secunf) According to Kenneth Regan. associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and locaJ arrangemen ts chair, modem computer securi ty is based on the- premise that there are computational problem~ that require more than a reasonable amount of time and space to solve. '"Such computational intractability-the very subject of compu tational comp lexity-p rovides the foundation for all confidential information transactions on the Internet today, which is based on problems where you don't want anyone (other than the intendeJ recipient ) to solve them 111 a reaso nable amount of t1me," said Regan . who organized the conference wuh Alan Selman and fin · Yi Cai. pro fe)so rs of computer science. The meeting is sponsored by the IEEE Co mputer Society Tcchna cal Committee for Mathemati cal Foundations of Comp uting, m cooperation with th e Association of Computing Machinery's Spc· cia! Interest G roup .o n Algorithms and Computation Theory and the European Association for Theoretical Computer Sctence. Addt · tiona! support comes from the Department of CompJtcr Sc1en~o.e and the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at UB. In addition to papers bemg presented by Cat and Regan , the con fercnce has attracted research ers from institutions such as the- Un1 versity ofUlm. the University of Frankfurt. Montreal University. the Mathematical Institute of the Hunga rian Academy of Science. Mas· cow State Unive rsi ty. Harvard University, Weizmann Institute. Mas sach usetts Institute of Technology. Ca rnegie Mell o n Umversuv. AT&T Labs and Los Alamos Laboratories. Additi o nal in formation IS available a! < http:/ / www .cs . buff•lo.edu/ - reg•n/ ccc98 >. I_ l;>ia171· That's.pitleline to UB's unflappable troubleshooters .,...,..,_~.._..,_._A pigeon In thewtll. !Mto're you going to all? Forget Ghostbusten. Dilll 71 . · ~..four hours 1 cloy, seven cloys a - . 365 cloys a year, Unhoenky FIICIIIIes' Customer Service dep8rtment trotJble.shoots the prabloms ol UB's physicll pllnt. "The olllce reqMI I 5,000 to 20,000 wMt l.'llqi8IS eoch year." Aid Mchlel Oapre.lnterim ouodatevlcapresl(lent for~ IIM<es. The Cllb t1w ~-cover a "**e .angeaf . - , Inducing ll!qUOIIIIar medl8nicll, c:orpenby, CUIIOclal, ~ing lnd coaling, lnd ~...tea ~In the -.e Cenw on Ole Nofth.CM1puS,'the ~- olfice Is ltii!Winlm 7:30 o.m.-5 p.m. weelod.lys; iller-hOurs Clffs are~ to the Cl1iled Wllot ......._proYidlng the unlven1ty w1111 ftiUII<I-Ihe.do -vency 5eMce. "WtgetolatatmcwingCillswhonpeopleaemoMilgttings In lhelr ollbs or cNnglng allicls, • sold )anlne ~ who 11m-. --.g the CllsiDrlw 5oniGt U8 since JIJy 1997. on-'s aloMys esneogoncy pUnbjng Cills .....,._a larodaggod-aro-JooLW.geulatatarpentrydoordnB1Mn'lWQ!dng.hlngilg........_thlt_dll*'9. WI! get lhe Cills obout lldt at t!lectrbf powor, custodial calls to~ lght bob and shlmpoo rugs. • The service tNt University FacUlties proMc1es are the 5 -lnd bolts ol keeping an_institution such as UB running . The cammltment to a job well done doesn't end once the led: stops or power has been restored . A follo.y-up system of ~-senria surveys provides the office with a steady st{am olleedback on the work thars been completed. "bch person who ma1<e< a customer-service request ~<Ms a follow-up survey" asking whether the customer was kept Informed obout the progress of the job and whettler the serllice was performed in a timely manner, said Dupre. The leedbadt ~elved indicates a high level of satisfaction with the work""nd the people who do it. A.cconling to ~ent customer-satlsfaction SUM!)'S. 95 percent to 98 perunt of respondents indicated an acceptable response time and nearty'100 percent said the UnMrslty Facilities employees they WOI1ted with were pleasant. Customers also gave Uniwnity Facilities high marlcs for communicating wi1!l them. "Wtgetalotofreal nice compliments back, • Kankiewiczsaid. Not all of the calls they receive are within their purview, but the three customersenria representatlves who answer the telephones do their best to help, she added. "Sometimes people dial 71 to ask about things "like, 'why were the flags at hall mast to- day?' They don't know who else to call, so they call us," Kanklewicz said. Acertainamountofintuition helps field the unusual calls, but irs more Important, she said, to "listen carefully. "We'll help ff we can. H we don't know the answer, we'll find out. Sometimes we get calls that we don't have anything to do with, but we can refer the callers to the appropriat~ office.· "Service really permeates what we do, • said Dupre. "That's why we're here.• Customer service has been University Facilities' mission for a number of years, according to Dupre. "We made customer service a focus starting in the early 1990s, following the cultur.e that was emerging at the time.• The front office. he added, was renamed to reflect that empha~s and performance appraisals for University facilities employees were rewritten to Include the impor· tance of customer service. "It's an expectation of oil emplayees, not just those who answer the phones, • Dupre emphasized. Attentiontoservice "ishowwehandletheworl< all through University Facilities," he said. •our philosophy is we're here for the students, fllculry and staff.• -ay CHRimNE VIDAl. R.,orttr Editor �6 Repartes Uay21.1!!111Vti29.1o.33 TRAN~TriONS Moving In - - -'rrom- of .....uting~lo< Morino~ . . . 10 chciDr d .....uting Ia< Ul. '*"'--.from tho wa.t*'gtDn low llrm o f -· .Cutle< 1i: l'ldlortng 1 0 proleuot, Schoa4 of t-. limy 10 the low school tawlty. lrom tho Woshlnglon, office d the New Vort.low firm Cleory, Doon--. o,c.. Gottlieb, s-. and Homilton. M~nglip Nolll.fle c. Zoltounl. 10 hood mohs' microgrlphlc ugoon In the lloplrtment of OenniiOiogy. a t - Porte Clna!r . . __ She lbo has been lppOinled ... simont proleuot d dormllology ond djrociOr ~ dennotologls: surgey trlining at Ul. ~tz---. from- admissions- 10 iWimnt dNn for Jtudentaf. foin in the Schoa4 ot Architecture and Planning. .... .. Moving On JoYce L lnldor, duner, Resi- dential F-. E.-· ...---.- Dor-. keyl>ootd specio1ist 1, PYn:hosln9. . To submit ltoms about , _ UB employfts, thoooleaW>g. or -"""'-.,_,pro- - - · se>d by e-rnoiiiO Transi- tionut this adchss: '+,' .... , BRIEFLY U8 to offer pr:ogr1111 on COf*1g with depewlun .. ..._,ln- A - p ! o g n m 10 ~loom-ID"""'9'izie -cope-~ be ----.ghthe P>ydlokJgialls.Mms Core: be em- I n goaups of the ID eight pottidpants - 1 8 and older. Groupo ... - I a < - houn oncu-lo<12-. Tho The,....., ... ~-lsjunelS, wMitho first- sot Ia< tho first-In~. Tho gaols of tho •Coping -Ia -~·--to - " pridpnJ lclnly and dlange negoiM lhou!tC a n d - pollloms lhol an ,_ID~ Chl(lges In~-..~ sleep~ a n d . - ot -or~arbo signs ot ...,.-.,J~Ca~R~ng tD JaM RoiMrtJ, - - pRif& -clfiiJ<hola!D< Forllllll'e__, ariD .,..,. In tho progrom, all the Psycllologlcol- c.- at 64 3697. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Senclng l.etllln~ tothe . . . . . . , . 11lo . , . , . . . _ onltl _ _ _ _ .._ _ .lecllnfrom -c:omment01g shoUdbo-loiOO- andmoybo-lo<~ri . length. l.ellel1muot- the wrilllf'snomo,-andadoytimolllephono number Ia<Cllion.llec:aaedlpl<l!tlons, the llrpomn:annot puiJI5h .. -.-.lhtynutbe reaMd by 9 a.m. Mondly ID be cor-.ct lor publlcacion In that -.issue.ThollrJiomr,...... INt-.boreaM<tondbkor -*"lyat ...............Ucd'f' .... America Reads: a year of success for pupils, tutors ((I a, MAliA Mcc;-•s News Services Editorial Assistant T's a good thing that I hav< kids or I might be nervous," whispered Mary Gresham, interim vice president for pub~c "'rvie< and urban affair>, as hundreds of students at Winder· mere Boulevard El<mentary School in Eggertsville filed into the gym· nasi urn one recent morning. Within minutes, wide-eyed kin- d erga rten - through- third-grad~rs gathered around Gresham, listening intently as she read a story about a bear and a mouse who ~ve together. At story's end, she presented Karen Karmazin, principal of the schoo~ with a special "Author's Clla.ir"' that had b~en painted to reflect the story's fictional characters. Wmdennere was one of six area d ementary schools involved in UB's component of the Arnerial R<ads lit· eracyprogramwhen:studentsr=ntly enjoyed a break from normal cbss ac· tivities to~ 10 a Slory read by a UB fuculty or staff volunlf<r. The volunteers were visiting to present each school with a unique chair that had been hand-painted by VB students in the program and by community volunteers. '"Theoedearativedlairshopefullywill serveasamotivarion ilrchildreo 10 read," said )acqudine Braswell-Wxxlbc:d<,coordinato.- of UB's program. who read a story and Pfe""'ltd a chair 10 children al 1\JplarAcadernyinlluft3Jo. 'Abochd< said the""""·loog"chairPfe""'tdions" culminated a highly sua:essfui fir& )"3f tOr the program. in MUd> UB "'rkstudy students tutoc dernentuy-school students in reading as pan of a nationwide lit=cy initiative. President Ointon issued the America Reads challenge in 199710 help ensure that evtry child Gjl1 read ..dl and inde-pendently by the end of tbe third grade. It encourages entire communi~Iibrar­ ies, migiom institutions, universities. oollqje students and senior c:itiuns-to """' with teachers and parents 10 help teach children to read, In the fir& year of UB'sAm<riaRcads bood and were very well-received; the UB students who participaltd wen: very dedic:altd and hiM! a natural gift for working withchildrm,"she added. nowadays need and want practical ""rk cxpcrience to supplement their studies, America Reads gives thoS<O who are especially interested in teach· inga ""nderful opportunity10 goou~ do something useful, gain a little work experience and get paid fur it," said Gresham, who""""""' the program. UB students inttrested in America Reads participate in a I2·hour Iildacytrairung oour"' conduct<td by two reading specialists from the BuJI3lo Pub& Schools before !hey begin ""rk as tutors. )®e DraJ<.. reading ooordinator at Windermere. belitves th~ training was key IO the program's SUC· <=.She said the program had an standing first year and the children looked to the UB students' arrival "They immediately formed a out· rorw.;ro Atasha Johnson, a nursing major who tutored the same three girls at Wtndermere all =nester, said the best par1 of participating in America Reads was working with the girls and seeing them motivated to read when she arrived for their session. Jan Lane, who ree<ntly graduated with a major in accounting and who also tutored at Wmdmnere, said the program was challenging, but rewarding, aod allowed him to get hack in touch with his j<>Uth. Christine Szymczal<, an English major whotutoted al Poplar Acad<my, said, "When I get 10 know the area in which a child needs particular help, I am able to target in and \YOrk on making a oon«pt dearer fur them. The best par1 comes when I realize what I taught them has sunk in." Paula Sagon, who tutored at Broadway Village Community School in Buii3Io, decided 10 major in d<mc:ntuy alucalioo as a......_ cl participating in Am<ria Read<. lbe literacytraining CXlUJ>e twght me 10 look at r<adiog through a child's eyes," said Sagon. lbe program opened my eyes education and 10 th< needs of dilldren in our society.' 10 ~tary lo addition to Gresham and Woodbeck, other UB l3cultyand staff members who visited schools for "Author's awr· presentations were !Aitia Thomas, coonlinator of the Minority Academic Achievement Program'in Cora Maloney College, who visited th< Early Olildhood Bilingual Center, p.s. 36; John Staley, acting associate vice president for public service and wboo affair>, who visited th<.BroadwayVtllage school, P.S. 57; Lisa Francesoome, administrative assistant in th< otlice for Uni • v=ity Prq>aratory Programs. who read a story at Harbor Heights EJ. <mentary, P.S. 4, and Doona Rice, associate vice-president fur student af. fuirs, who visited P.S. 40. Study spurs formation of multidisciplinary health-care center for women with disabilities By lOIS IIAJt:ER News Services Editor NE of th e fir st assess- O ment s of the hea lth status of women with disabi~ties, oonduded by UB faculty members , has spurred formation of a one-of-akind multidisciplinary health-care center for women with disabilities, where physicians provide neurologic, gynecologic and preventive care under one roof. T he hea lth -needs assessment was conducted by the UB-affiliated Women's Health Collaborative Research Group, which aimed to develop a wellness model of women-centered ca re that meets th ~ requirements of women with chronic disabling conditio ns. Result·s showed that more than 20 percent of these women experi ence reproductive and post-menopausal heal th problems that often are not treated adequately wi thi n a traditional system desig ned fo r people who are fully functi onal. More than 300 women with multiple sclerosis (MS ), stroke o r other neurolo gic d isorde rs comp leted th e surve y. Half o f th e wo men, who had a median age of 4S, were moderately to severely dis· abled. Analysis showed that more than 20 percent reported a history of gynecologic problems, such as uterine fibroids , endometriosis, ovarian cysts, irregular menstrual periods and deterioration of MS during menstruation. Forty percent were sexually inactive and 70 perc~nt of the postmenopausal women were not tak ~ ing hormone replacement therapy. Respondents r~ported experiencing insensitivity to their special health-care needs; lack of accessible medical equipment, such as examination tables and mammography machines, and difficulty getting.to the seve ral facilities required for different problems. . Carol Brownschcidle, UB clinical research scientist and director of the Center for Women with Disabilities, preS<Onted results of the survey and discu=d the e<nter at the American College of Obstetricians and Gyne· cologists' annual clinical meeting on May 12 in New Orleans. Dennis M. Weppner, associate professor of gynecology and obstetrics, is ro-author. "The health concerns of many women with disabilities oft~n are not met through the traditional health-care delivery system," said Brownscheidle. "People don't think of tht-se women in the co ntext of wellness: They think of them onl y in terms of their disease. "If they have limited movement, they can't use the stirrups on a conv~ntional pelvic-exam tabl~ . Perhaps they can't stand upright for mammography screening. If they are spastic, they can't do breast exams. Getting to dif!erent specialty offices is difficult." Brow nscheidle said that in many, cases involving ...Omen who hiM! MS, post-stroke impairmen~ post· pOOO pai-alysis, <%- --....u rebralpalsy,spioaloord injury, spina bifida or IDOVI!!Il<l]l disorders such as Parkinson's disease, th< neurologist is the gotelc<eper fur health <are. "We've built on that, and furmed a kind of one-stop, health shopping center. When women come in for stroke treatment o r follow-up visits for multiple sclerosis, they can go to the next room for a pelvic exam and pap test, another room for a mammogram, and then have theirblood pressure checked.. The Center for Women with Disabilities, which opened in September, uses cquipmeol adapted to the capabilities of women with disabili· ties. Nurse practitioners present programs on issues such as nutrition and osteoporosis. Monthly"focus luncheons" bring in specialists to answer questions on health topics in an informal setting. Whik improving health mnains lh< PrimarY agenda-Brownsch says the goal is tD survey I ,(XX) 'IWlJDen eventually--the «nter has branched outtoaddressbroader,quality-of-life issuc:s.ll otfm programs on oommunity·serviceopportunities, network· ing. social services and careers. The Outdoor Advmture program offm wilderness wheelchair hikes, and the Women Helping Women links women with disabilities with volunlf<r opportunities in assistedliving settings and nursing homes. The center is part of the West ern New York Neuroscience Center, located in The Buffalo General Hospital, where the .surv~y was conducted. II has attracted the at· tention of several heaJth-car.c organizations, including the New York State Health Departmmt and the Mayn Clinic, which will S<Ond representatives to Buffalo to visit the clinic lat~r this month. Brownscheidle was invited to discuss the cen t ~r at the Women 's Health Issues in Multipl< Sclerosis conference in Houston in March, and will moderate another conference on Amelia Island this June on the same issue, based on the survey findings an? the center's work. pro.v.m �MayZ1.1Wioi.Z9.1oJ3 Reparter 'Let's Play!' TheM«rii.IIL, Program puts fun back into the lives ofbabies with disabilities m . , E1UN (;OI.DL\UM News Services Editor N URSERY rhymes. rattles, teething rings and games liU "Pedcaboo" all help babies bond with parmts, teaching them how to interact . with their familyand the r..t of the world But for babies born with serioUs devdopme!!tal disabililies--4nd their. parmts---d!< emphasis tends to be clinical, rnark.d by frequent visits with doctors, socialservictworktrs and-physical and occUpational therapists. For such babies, play often gets short shrift, according to Susan Mistrct~ dirtctor ofthe Let's Play! project, part of UB's Center for AssistM Technology, and eduational specialist in the Oepartmmt of Occupational Therapy. She and her colleagues at Let's Play! are putting this essential ingredient back into the lives of babies with disabilitie5-QJ1d their familiesalmost from the time they are born. In operation just three years, the project has been so succtSSfuJ that New York State's Department of Health last month asked the UB staff to replicate Let's Play! in Coming. UB staff also wiU be working with the United Cerebral Palsy Assoc.iation to introduce similar programs at clear during its recruiting of potential faculty members that thetr acadcmoc efforts are for their own amusement and arc irrelevant to the admmtStrn tion. Anything ebe "<luld be misleading A policy of 1.cro reward for dfnn supports low productivity &om tenured faruhy (young facul ty will still loow to show productivity to obtain tenure), difficulty in recruiting the best n<w faculty, a drop in grant inoo~and loss of itsoontnbution to the unJ vcr~ lt\··-. budget. We should not be surprised if thest patterns are vtsihlc -frederick Sachs, professor, Phys1ology and 81ophys,col SCienC'f'S Is on, the toy ploys loud musk. child 's respo nses. O ne mother o f a baby who was blind was very co nscientious about talking to the y funded project offers to families free baby, but was disheartened by the fact that wh en- assistive tech ologies, such as toys modified to make them easier t > use, as wdl as seating or positioning equipment t 1 allows babies with developmental disabilities to be er interact with their environments. At the same imc , th e project emphasizes "familyhood ," the tural integration of the baby into his or her family a home environmcnL ever she did, th e baby would turn her face away from her. She learned from US staff that the baby was turn ing her ear toward h er mother 's voice to listen. A piece of assistive technology can make a dramatic difference. The mother of one B·month·old with a severe neurological disability told project staff that the baby cried for hours each day and simply co uld not be comforted no matter what was tried. He was 1.n discomfort; the family was at the breaking pomt. At Let's Play!, the baby was positioned in a commer- ties. The fede The message Is: have fun with baby "Too often, the focu s for infants with disabilities ts therapy, therapy. therapy," said Amy Goetz, an occu pational therapist with Let 's Play! .. The emphasis get s away from play, but that's how ch ildren learn." Mistrett noted , .. The medical issues are cri licaJ and they have to be dealt with , but too often, we find. we're missing the kid piece. Yes, the disability is a curve ball, but yo ur child wtmts to play. Our message to parent s is. 'They' re kids! Have fun with your baby!... That requires more of an effort than it would with a chi ld who doesn't have a disability, Mistrett ex · plained, and thai's where Let's Play! helps. "When babies are small, parents naturally play with or talk to th em to communicate and begin the bonding process,.. she said. "But some children with disabilities may not be responsive. It 's difficult for parents to con tinue if the bah>• never reacts or frequent ly cries. We're saying'keep talking and playing' because 'even ifthe baby can't respond much yet, it's critical to his or her devel opment and to the parents' relationship with the baby." Sometimes parents need help interpreting their Twins ,..,. together: H•ted child ls In an aulstlve - -· Toy Is ottoched with Velcro to ftoor . - . 10 It doeon't - ...-og ploy with lt. ._to Editor. I woUld like to present some data about what values UB apprectate5 m its faculty. The bonom line is that performance is irrelevant; o nly ad ministrat ion counts. Judging faculty performance may be difficult, but the tenure process deals with it on a contin uing basts. For scient1fic research, however, grant income ts a reasonable measure, smce tt i~ suhjcct to continuing peer review. I have correlated faculty salaries and grant income in the five departments of basiC sc1ence in the School of Mec:t. cine and BiomedicaJ Sciences. There 1s no correlauon. The data should be viewed in the bght that the overhead expense frum grants (approximately 50 percent of grant IJlCOme) goes directly onto the unMrsity budgrt. Faculty who get granlS also teach and do (w1paid l ad ministration, os do those who don't get granLs. 111< u~ty apparcntlv does n01 fed that getting granlS and the resulting research ~ useful work. Does UB reward any kind of effort? They do: administrauon. In m\ sample, the average salary for chairs was approXJmately $ 128,000. whtl(.· the average salary for other faculty was approximately $78,000. Hlgh<r- Can do: ln • modified JoUt w1t11 • raised troy, boby UHS • ' swltch-to·molle his toyworto . When the switch than 100 addhional families through sateUite sites in nearby Niagara, ming. Genesee and Orleans coun· Zero reward for academic effort level administrators get much more. Anecdotal reports from othc:r schools suggest this policy of ignoring faculty effort l5 not common GM:n UB's policy of no reward for effort. the univer>ity should nl:lk several sites acros.s the state. Organizations in Kentucky and Virginia have contacted Lhe project to find out how to paltern their own projects after the one at UB. Let'sPiay!hasbecnasuectSSwithmorethan 50 families in Erie County alone and more 7 cially available nip- nap scat that also provides soothmg vibrations. Within nunut~ the fretful baby had been caJmed sufficiently by the vibrations to takt.· nouce of his environment. The mother took home the nip· nap seat and an overhead gym that the staff adapted so that hanging toys were lowered to a level where the baby could reach them. When staiTvisited thefumily's home a f'"""'""-' later, the mother scarcely could contain her eX(.;temcnt. "She ran to th e d oor to meet us and said 'Walt 'ttl yo u see what he can do! '" recalled Mistrt·tt . " II w.lll like she had just fallen 111 love with her haby." let's Play! has toy lending library Let 's Play! providt-s assist ive tet:hnologies to bahlt.~ un mediately, without the threerto·six month delay that gov crnmcnt programs usually entail to obtain equipment. " From birth to age 2, children experience the mollt rapid period of growth of their live~ ... sa •d M1strctt. .. If families have to wait a few months to get a tm•, the baby may outgrow it by the time it i:, recctvt.•d." Let's Play! has a play center and "lending library" .11 UB, with more than 650 toys and pieces of equ•pmcnt selected to fit the needs of children with disabiltttC:!o. Families select items during play scss•ons, which gcn crally take place eveq• four to six wc:cks in the child\ home, ensuring that play occurs in the environment m which th e chiJd is most comfortable. Two staff members attend ea..:h home ~t.· :. ­ sio n, excha nging toys and dcvi('cS that arc no longer used for new ones. Parents also have tht• option of periodically returning to the Cl:.'nler to look for new and more challenging t0\'!1 <b t.hc:1r ch•ldrl'll reach new milestono.. In itially funded under d $20,000 seeJ gr.mt from UB and headed by Mtstn: tt and Shell\' Lanl-. formerly UB associate professor of Ot"\-Upatlonal therapy, let 's Play! IS supponed b\' a $700,000 gran• from the U.S. Department of l:ducatton US's Ce nter fo r Assisttve Trlhnuln!!' ~~ .1 multidisciplinary ce nt er prov1dmg rcst>ar('h, Jevd op ment. edu ca tion and sc rv1 t.':e 111 a:,~•sttvt' tl'{ hnol ogy for people with disabihttrs. AJditiOndlmforma tion on th e pra,ec t and toys for childrl'n wuh dt ll abilitiC!I IS ava ilable at tht• let 's Play! Web S. II C' :1t http:/ / cosmos.ot.buffalo.edu / letsplay / Many involved in changes to office of Diversity, Equity and Affirmative Action Ed it or: The April9. 1998. Rtponer con tamed a letter from stx colleague rt-gard ing the Office of Diversity, Equity and Affirmative Action Adnunistra tion. Having chairt.-d the university's Equal Opportunny/ Affirmative At . 1 tion (E0/AA) Comminee from 1995 through 1997 and having been on strumental in initiatingsevcraJ oft he changes now reflected in this office. I would like to outline the act1ons taken by th is broad·based umvers1tv committet> that, I bcheve, respond to the quest 1om and comments. The rolt.•and responsihiJir1es o( thl· Offi..:t• of D•vcrs•n•, Equity and AI firmauvc ACtiOn Admimstratio n began to be disc u:!losed when the univers•t r's EO/AA Comnuttet' lormrd a sulxommitt(.'(' to revaew the univerSity'~ rt"4u1red affirmat!Vt'-J\-"liOn responsibilities. Tlm k>d to a di)trihutlon t•f rc:>punsibilltiCS among the th('n EO/AA ()ffiu·, -.c:n11>r man agcment. deans. t-halrll and md1v!duc~l fac uh' and starT. l'ht• sub· mmnuttn-'!o rt"Commcndations were <11 .....-ussed anJ endorsed lw the un1 vcn.ny cc Hnmllh.'t', n"CCmm('nded to the prestdent, d1stnhutt.J hy the pres• dt·nt for comnll.'11l, rt'VISt."Ci. fina.h7J.."ti and Wldciy distributed 111 J mernoran dum dated Jan. 21. Ji.]qi. That ~okx'lllllt.,lt noted that th.: thc:n f.()/AA ()ffi~..~.· ~kl havt: n:sponsihihty !Or ~L~ing wtlh policyst<llL'1Tk.,l!o and affirmaU\Il~ actJon pTO(U"<tln.~ pn:panng and ~hnuttmg mandatorv rt1'1tln..~ addn..·~smg finchng.' 111 rqx_1ru and com piau us; des1grung.md •mrk,1mt1ng .m.1udn .md 11.1J<lltlng li)'StCm; set"\'tllga.\ 1 ~1i<;(llllX1\\'t'l.'11 ,Jgt.'TKI"' .1nd thl' Ull l\'t.'r\lt\'; ,1.., ~1:-.tm~ 111 kt"t·pmg the umwrs11 y (Omm unllv tnlnrrnl·d on dl'vdopmcnt" 111 f:.(l/AA Rt.~ pon:,ibtl!lll'~ lt1r ~mor man.1gemcm .md dt".lm. (h.ur:.. d1 rt"t-tors .md md1V1duals also wl're ldl'ntllit."d. Th1:, wa.ll .1 prou....-, thai t oo~ more than J vcar and finall y rt~uht.-d Ill thl' d1 ~tnhut1tH1 ol J umwr . . n\· pohC\. Ji., me, that ddinl'li the rok· .111d rc . . pc.m<ilhllttlt.-:- til the H l l:\-\ tlllilt' ~uhM."qUt.'ntlv, the mt(.'flm dtrlXtor . . tatt.'\.l hl·r 1ntc:n11nn In n·t•n· A dr;lft po~ 111011 dl"S..:nptum lor d1rn ·ttlf v-.',1.!> pn~p.lrl-J thJI rdlt.'l.ll'd thl' dut•t.~ ot tht· tlffil·l· d.!> noted 111 tht· Prl~ IJl·m \ l.:~n ~I, J'-N j , dtk. u mcnt . \t'\'l'fdl ( ,L;; ~ For(l' on \\',unt.·n rt.'ltlrllllll'nd.lllun:. .•m J mlorm.t t1on galhcrcd h~ IWtl ... onumllt'l' mc:mhcr. . on nthl'r '\Al ' p uhh ~. lllll \'l'rslt!CS' Jffi rllldtl\'t.'-dt.IHlO ,lJlJ l''-Jllol: Hppurtllllll\ l'llurt\ rht· dr.lfl ptt\tlHm des<"rtpllon rdlt'1..-tcd thl· n~.·,, n.lllll' olllw nlliu·. ... , wdJ.l., tlw Jullt.~ of the d1rc:~o..·ttH Tim. dr..1lt .1J...u w.1:. . . h.1n·d wuh .tnd rt'VICWC't.l h~ tht· UlliVt'r'> II Y·:. tllfA.-\ Co mnuttt.•t·. l"ht.· hrnJdh· rqtrt-~l·ntl·d ~c.u"h uHnn utt t:(.' for thl· Jm·...-tor 1s u..mg tht· tina( Jppro\'Cd d~ rtplton I·Jlough, I thtnk. on p~ 1-rum where lllll, the Jullt.':'o .md n.unl' 111 tht' olli~o..c, thl' roil' II would play at VB, ,md lh~o· dutte-. of tht·Ju\_'\.1tn t'\'\ livl"\j t1Vl'1 .m t.!X:tt.'nt.kd pcnod 1 )( ume and mdudl'd m~uw r~outK1p..ml" The relo\..lltun rdlett3 (hangm~ "P•Kl' lll'l't_h ul the: Ulll\t.·r . . ll\ .md ,, rl'\.Ctglllllon that the offi(l' ..:ouiJ vl-r. dft'\11velv ~o...lrn tllll 11.\ Juttt....., 111 .Ul\ numlx·r ol k-...:atllli'L'>.I h.:Jd thought th.1trt \•1nulJ hl' t-...... tloo....Ut.J .Ut.ln.,: \\1th Pt'T!'I(Jilnd ~·n1...-t.~ rn Crnfts Hall, hut I rt'\.el\'l-d !11.'\'t.'r.d k·nt.·r......uggl!<tln!! th.u .J loc.•unn uttthl· spme ""'uld hettl'r .;('rW our :.tudt:'Tl1 3 JJlJ t.~~o..ult\ llw t J.llllfllOil.'> pnw1do \U..:h d k)C.Uton, )lnu· 11 b \'t.'r\' proxunall' ..111d .lul...., ,.hit· hl .:.~ 1 \..;tutknts, and. hke ~p~;m~rt-J Program., Adm•n•:.tr.tllllll, \\ h~~o..h .ti!K it:, \~;x.Jtcrl 111 tht~ (:0mmom,...-an mct.·t thl~ nct~d., ot f.ltlllt\ .111d . . 1.111 1\ h hottum hm· L" that affinnat1w .l~o..l!On l'l unpon.uu. vt'n unpon.mt. dnd that our fl•i.'l~ should he.· on huw lolmprnvt.· our tantlt\ . . . t.tll.md . . IU dent dl\'t'fSit\ to hencfit our stl1denl!o and to ht-ttcr lll'n't.· th~.· rwnb nl our ,:t,ur. l 0 mc, affi:mlatwe al110il, divt:P-~Ity anJ ('-J UIIV all.m.· ....... u~.· . . ,m\1 <If' ptlrtunltlc:.that we nl"t"d IP he addrt.~mg now and 111 tht· \t'.lr' .1ht·.1J -Robert J. Wagner, St•ntor l'l( f' PrP\Idenr �8 Repa ._ Uay21.1M1.29.1o.33 ~~~~~nt =·c~~O:·!· ~~::':~-~-Pt'!~~ Director for OUPP (Sl-S)- Offfkt for Untvenity NCAA Trod< and Fi<kl f~:.'.£'· U8 Stadium. - ::.~ <:~::t.'t.~e:t'On<t WBFO. For~ information, call W8FO at 829-6000. :3 4 NCAA Tnod< and Fi<old ChampkK\shlps. UB Stadium. 3:30-9:20 p.m. ,.._., on umpus, cw for ' UB-...., pftndpol spoman. Ustlngs .... no later tiMn noon on r _........., prec-.g The exhibi~ Sc~es ~~!Of'~.."':~::::... Jobs ~~'::'A~by associate dean of social work at UB, now director of the master Pennsylvania, h~ brother, Ronald, and a former graduate student, o...tc WIIUams. The exhibit wtU be on disploy through ~29 OUUide the 5 NCAA Trod< and Flold Champlonshlps. UB Stadium. 3-8:30 p.m . __ Assistant/- Professor; A s s l s t a n t / - -- the Center for Tomom>w. The prints in the Meyer Family ;:=~were0~~by A mix of topics ~ planned, inducting: UB lnfoSource, Inventory SeMces, Gra(,'ic Arts"givlsloo of the Performance Evaluation, Cost W3lt~~~j-~~t!rom ~~~~Alien blwd spectrum of technical, =~ ;~t~"!':,e:arch about the rightful relationship between Arriericaf1 art and society. They will be on exhibit In the UB Art Gallery, Centor fO< the Arts, through Sept. 13. Gallery hour> are Wed.·Sal, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m .; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. IP-8052. Ac:.odemk: AdviSOf' (Sl-3)-Acodemk AdYbement Center, Posting IP-80S3. FutiPYofeuor-Oept.of Pathology, Posting ff-8019 . """-(TWo positions ~~the~!" the government. were in an unprecedented conversation ~~~~ Asslstant/Auodllte/ Ftlll ~~J~~Vtc~ Paya~ Depirtments, Four Easy St"l" to Research ~~~~~Print IWies, State Procuroment Card/ Petty Cash, T......t Reimbursemen~ SponSO<ed Programs PurchaSing Requisition and PO Process, Bodget Overview and Fonancial G~:r=ted Funds, FoundatiOn, Account Reports, SmartT~. Income Fund ~-===-~thology, , School of Nur>ing. Posting IF-8021 . Associate Dun, ·- Profes.sor. School of Numng. Posting IF-8022. Secretary II (port tlme)Physlology .and Biophysics, PoStlng 11!-98035. - Assistant to tho Dlroctor (Sl· 3)-The Ernest~ Center for Immunology, Posting IP-8008. I.AN Systems Senior c<ptod only through tubmlulon funn a t http:/ / www.buffalo. . ~~~ llulkllng Setvk:e Aide (NS-3, part time) (thrft posltlom • ::o~t~i~lt detormlned. Shoot Metal Wo<*or (SG-1 2)-Univonity Facilities, lint 131332. ~:~tJtlve Classtfled Civil ~fu:~~n!~!~~~~.l·law KeybcNord Spedallst (SG-6)· Academic ACM.sement Center, Unt'1298-41. Keyboard Spedallst (SG-6)· Clinial D~ tistry, 13~726 . Une Tec~, Posting IP-M20. Su (St-3)u te Eduatloo, Posting IP-8041. Dlroctor of Student Success Prog<ams- To obtain more information on jobs listtd abovt, contact Ptrum~l SeMces' fox response system by calling 645-1841 ond followit)g tho II'Oict prompt imttuctionJ. To obt<WI inlotmotion on 11e<otttJ jobs. confDCt 5pomoted Progroms """"""" 416 Oolts. posaJ so that they would have •an understanding of what problem we're trying to solve.• A student who earned all .. Fs" in his first semester at U B would have to earn strajght ..As" in all courses taken _d uring the next semester to be in good standing at the end of his first year. " Personally, I think that's a little bit much to expect." Schroeder said "Under the current system, the student's low grades in any one se· mester continue to u~ with that student, dragging the student's GPA downward for along period of time. We think, as many other universities have decided, that replacing grades in repeated courses makes more sense than averaging the grades in repeated cour~ .· That opinion is based, he said, on the idea that ·~·rc more interested in the outcome of a student taking a course, rather than in every course the student has ever taken all being averaged in together." ~~and"':l"on2~- . . . - . . . . Ustlngs .... • · - ~r ~~~~~~)· ~o;-- Meyer F....., Coeectlon stylistic and representational drvet'lity and~ a took at a untque histonc.al moment. in which artists, a burgeoning Posting IP-M51. F...tty The Fourth annual pn!SOiltation Preicient and Controller, ~ scheduled for june 8 and 9 in national audience and the Friday _.,.,. Dean's OffKt, ~c;:~n~::_-:5_2.;!;!o[sL­ ~~f:!1ed,nd . ·n Takes Some Kiddng: Vokes in ~ ~r=~ia~~atthe · NCAA Trod< and Fi<kl · Championships. U8 Stadium. • 2:30-8:3S p.m . off~-­ Worbtatlon Support Spedallst (Sl.,3)·Sodal Vokaln-~ coal--mining towns tn Wginia. · Wednesday, June listings for ....... bldng :~~e"ii.:'~~M Assodate Compliance and Internal It T. .a S... kkldng: O pus Clossla. Joe!Schonhals, piano, Alen Recital HaU. South Campus. 7-8 p.m. Spons<nd by The ......... . . . - . . . P~ratory ~rams, Progress report Continued from- I dergraduate stu dies in the math department reminds faculty members to update students on their progress, " 1 gather in ·talking to my co lleagues that in a lot of departments that isn't done. .. 1 hope th ose in the Provost 's Office will take that se riously within the university to keep us o n our toes about that." The resolution on grade replacement was sent back to the Grading Committee for significant revision after receiving little support from senators at the May 6 meet ing. Criticisms of the pro· posaJ included that it perpetuates the attitude that so me students have that they can "fu " poor grades if they know how to work the system , represe nts a "con tinuing downturn in aca· demic integrity," a nd ig nores the meaning of .. grade-po int average." The proposal would allow students to repeat courses in which they have earned grades of C+ or Jess. Stu dents could repeat a given course on ly once, and the grade that would be counted toward the GPA would be the one earned the second time , even if it is lower than the one earned the first time. Schroeder acknowledged that he and other commit· tee members also initially had problems with the issue of grade replacement, but, after studying the idea , changed their views. He gave senators an ex· amp le of a student who could be affected by the pro- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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Research centers to receive $24 million CUBRC, MCEER projects tofocus on transportation injuries, seismic performance BylLUH GOI.DBAUM News Services Editor O research centers affiliated with UB each will performance of the nation's surface receive $ J2 million over e next six years under The funding to MCEER will ex · tend work begun by it in 1992 un der two Federal Highway Admin- TI • will receive $12 million to apply its expertise to improving the seismi c the federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st century, signed on June 9 by President Clinton. The Calspan-University at Buffalo R<search Center (CU BRC) will receive $12 million to establish a Center for Transponation Injury Research to develop and evaluate systems and technologies to improve management of the transportation and emergency-response systems to reduce injuries and deaths from vehicle- related crashes. The Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquak< Engineering Research (MCEER), headquanered at UB, transportation system. istration contracts that has focused on retrofitting federal -a id high ways, bridges and tunnels. That work has generated guidelines that MCEER will apply to other surface transportation facilities. .. With this legislat ion, Congress recognizes the signifi cant success MCEER has had in using multidisciplinary teams of expens to study and develop new meth ods of seismic protection for ou r nation's roads and bridges," said President William R. Greiner. "Congressman Jack Quinn de- 1 serves a great deal of credit fo r invesc ing an enormous amount of time and effort to secure this funding," said Greiner... Congressmen Sherwood Boehlert, John LaFalce and Bill Paxon also provided imponant suppor1 for our efrons. as <lid Senato~ Daniel been identified as having either moderate or significant earthquake risk, he added, there an- no narionaJ guidelines or requ.irements for the seismic design of lransJX>rtation sys- Moynihan and Alfonse D'Amato. We thank them as well." tems, other than those developed for highway bridges. Acco rdin g to George C. Lee. MCEER director, the nation's trans· ponation system is the world's larg· est, supporting more than 4.3 tril - " During the past six years, our concentrated effort to look at blot ter ways to retrofit highways, roads and bridges and other comJV>nents ha s been generating very useful guidelines," Lee said. " Now we will be able :o apply these efforts to other surface tran sportation facilities in the U.S. "Our goal is to develop national seismic-design methodologies and guidelines for these systems and to lion miles of passenger travel and 3.6 trillion ton -miles of goods move ment annually. It includes highways.. transit systems., railroads. airports. waterways and ports. and pipelines. " Bu t except for some of the highway bridges, very lirtle o( thi s vast network has been designed and constructed with earthquakes in mind," Lee said. Despite the fact that 39 states have C_u.-.d_,...,. UB names deans of law, management •y5UIEWU£TCHU News Sefvices Associate Director H E universit y ha s n amed new deans to head the School of Law and the School of Management , effective Aug. I. R. Nils Olsen, Jr., a professor of law who cu rrently serves as vice dean for academic affairs, has been named dean of the University at Buffalo School of Law. Lewis Ma,ndeU, currently serving as dean of the College of Business Admin istration and professor of finance at Marquette University, has been named dean of the University at Buffalo School of Management. The appointments were made by Provost Thomas E. Headrick. The deans will have overall re- sponsibility for the development of academic programs. faculty recrujt ment and advancement, and for maintaining standards of teaching, scholarship and creative activity. They also will have chief respon sibility for planning and budget - Fairchild of the Seventh Circu11 ing, equipment and space alloca· tion s. and personnel, and will oversee development act ivities. O lse n will s ucceed Barry B. Boyer, who ha s se rved as the school 's chief academic and ad ministrative officer since 1992 . Boyer wiiJ remain a member of the law faculty, resuming full -time teaching responsibilities and overseeing the law school's continuing technological development. overseen the implementation of the school's new curriculum, designed "The law school will benefit from Nils' exceptional credentials, aca demic achievements and administrative aperience," said Headrick. .. The positive, unanimous recom mendation from his coUeagues and external constituencies is an affirmation of his ability to serve the school as dean. "Nils brings hi s insightful and U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago. As vice dean since 1994, Olsen has to help bridge the gap that has existed historically between law school understanding leadership to a school that is one of US's major assets," Head rick cont inued. "He will fill the law school 's most s1g· nificant needs in the coming years for continu ity in such criticaJ en deavors as the new curriculum, student recruitment, faculty devel op ment and a capital campaign." Olsen JOined the UB law faculty as an associate professor in 1978 after serving as a lecturer of law and clinical feiJow at the Univer- si t y of Chi cago School of Law. Prior to that, he was judicial law clerk to Chi ef Judgt Thomas E. and practice. He also has been responsible for long-range planning, evaluation and self·study. enroll ment targeting and faculty recrUit ment, promotion and tmure. In addiuon to h1s duties as V l(t' dean , Olsen has served as d1rector o( clinical education for the Ia" school, maintammg admm1stra tive responsibility for the 1n-hou.se clini ca l progra m '-omprised ol nine clinical instructors who pro vide closely supervised. legal experience in diverse areas of pracuce to about 100 students each year. He also has continued his re search in the areas offcderaJ post · (_......_._,...7 �June IB,19!11V1.29. k34 Gentile, Wolck named Distinguished Professors lho!Jai\Umll61odldcn wl pn!KOI tho- ........ uaRierdsftl 1\Umi Gaf()lblgon )IA'IelOatllaCIWldGalt Ckb, 12089 Oln!noe c...... Rood, Al<rcn. Tho ......Cwlsllrtat11 a.m. . . $70 per penon, - whld't- gal,. gal Clf1, - - · t h o 11m, open t>. recepdoo. I ............. t.Aiel, I gll!nl 1pocrpralor_... A hole In ono wl _,I..-,_ till prllle: for codloll n j Idiot only, tho-ans. " To rogisler, col Miry lou Nelson It 829-26011 "'r.. It 829-3901 . 11doeiS can be c:horged by aling 1-8()0.8UilD ua or by Jendlng • check (plyoblo to ua Alurml) or aedlt Clld lnlormollon to UI·Aiumnl llolotions, Allen Hill. -109, 3-135 Mlln St., - . g ll, lluf. lolo, N.Y. 1~214-3003 .­ tlons is'june 26. do- Six students receiYe Chancelor's Alww'ds St*l)Mnity of~­ Ollnalor Jal1n w. Ryon his pre- -·uaSIUdenbwitt1tho 19911.Chonalor'J -lor Student - I n rea>gnldon of ~ l<lllerrit- mont.- redpienls-,... - Two faculty members at UB have joined the ranks of distinguished professors appointed by the State University of New Vorl< Board of Trustees . f. Ronald Gentile, professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, was appointed a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in honor of h~ outstanding teaching at the graduate, undergraduate and professional levels. Wolfgang Wold<, professor in the Department of Unguistia and an internationally renowned linguistics scholar~ was a~ pointed a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in recognition of con~stently extraordinary service contributions to the university community, as well as to the region, state and nation. CllfTU The rank of distinguished professor, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system, is an order above full professorship. Gentile, an expert in educational psychology, joined the UB faculty in 1969 and served as director of the Educational Psychology Program in the Graduate School of Education from 1991 -94. He has done extensive research in the field and has published numerous books, articles and papers on the psychology of learning and instruction, mastery learning and grading. and behavioral, emotional and cognitive learning. A second edition of his widely used textbook, "Educa~onal -.ar Psychology, • was published recently. Gentile served as project director for an UNESCO-sponsored program in Nigeria and has coordinated other intmlational education efforts at the graduate level. He also helped ""tablish an innovative program to help faculty members in the medical school improve their teaching. He was awarded a Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching from the State University of New Yorlc in 1991 , an Award for Distinguished Teaching from the UB undergraduate Student As· sociation in 1977 and an Award for Professorial Excellence from his school's Graduate Student Association In 1971 . Gentile, who holds bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University. is a member of the American Psychologi· cal Society. the American Educational Research Association and the Ameri· can Federation of Musicians. Wtilck, an Internationally renowned linguistics scholar who joined the UB faculty in 1970, served as chair of the linguistics depart· ment from 1977-87 and from 1989-91. An expert in sodotinguistlcs, a discipline that combines the study of the psychology of language and the study of language as a socialization proa!SS, he also specializes in the lin· guistic. social, psychological and educational aspects of bilingualism. WOld< has published numerous books, articles and essays on '9d<>iinguistics, phonetics, syntax, language classification and the study of Andean languages. In his early """arch on the Quechua language, the lncan language of Peru, he developed a methodology based on cultural practices and attitudes, as well as on phonology and grammar. His worl< on the rela· tions between the Quechua language and Spanish, the nation's major language, became the basis for Peru's policy on language and led to the designation of Quechua as an official language of Peru. For thesl! and other contributions, the Universidad Nadonal Mayor de San Marcos in Uma awarded him an honorary doctorate. Past president of the New York State Council on Unguistics, WOld< has played an Integral role in promoting US's international programs and hasileen a consultant for the Buffalo Board of Education, the New York Oty Board of Education and the Seneca Indian Bilingual Education Program. Co-chair of the Sociolinguistics and Bilingualism ~of the Association lnternationalede Unguistique~ he also is the recipient of the Medal of Honor from Mazaryk University in the Czech Republic. · A native of Koenigsberg, Germany, Wtilck attended the Un~ty of london, received his bachelor's degree from the ChristianAibrechts-Universitiit In Kiel, Germany, and his doctorate from the fohann-WoHgang-Goeth~Un.iversitiit in Frankfurt. Germany. -8y MAltA McCNriiiS, Ntw1Servic:ts£ditof'i4JA.SJUtGnt rn . Thoo winnen j Noted scientist to give :rvfFC anniversary lecture By PAllUCIA DONOVAN News Services Editor OWARD Gardner is a MacArthur Fo und a- · tion feUow, an award winning scientist and one of the most provocative theorists in the fields of social psychol ogy and education today. He also has something in common with Millard Fillmore Col leg< (MFC)-a dedication to the H . _al ...........,........, 1he ~.., ~~ ·---__ -~al-­ __ -- fdlollol.._n ~ll1360albtW. _., .-......(716)~ ~ .......... ., --.....,_ -......... ...,_,.... --Suo- 0....... Dollllg ~~~~~- _..._ belief that education is a lifelong proc~ss that often is delightful, frightening, astonishing and can take unexpected directions. Millard Fillmore CoUege, in cooperation with the C reative Educa tion Foundation and with support from the Baird Foundation, will present a free public lecture by Gardner in honor of its 75th anni versary, which will be celebrated during the 1998-99 academic year. His talk. "Leadership in To<lay's World," will examine the fin din&> of his long-term empirical study of the vaJues that guide "cutting-edge" professional work in our era of rapid change. It will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday in theCen· ter for the Arts on ~ the North Campus. A psychologist, neurologist and educator, Gardner is on the facul · ties of Harvard University and the Boston Univer.;ity School of Medicine. He also has a long-term involvement with Harvard's .. Project Zero," a research group in human cognition that bas a special focus on the arts. Gardner's 1983 book, "Frames of Mind; introduced his theory of multiple intelligence. His hypoth· eses have since been validated by 25 after UB's first chanceUor, has along years of classroom research and have had a major impact on teaching practices across the country. He is tho author of IS books and hunclrtds of artidcs on sud. issu<s as effective leaJnins, and the qualities of mind common to great leader's. He is the proponent of an approach to education that holds that students of all ages in any field learn best when individual strengths are recognized. Gardner's is ao approach shared by George Lopos, dean of Millard Fillmo"' College. who said that the collqje has long served thooe who=· ognize that learning does not end at the high school o r college door. Lopos cited the hun<keds of V<l<r· ans, older adults and others who have enriched MFCdassroomswith experienres and perSpective; not fa. miliar to many students. Millard Fillmor<: College, named tradition of service to lifelong edu· cation. The college bas its roots in the university's evening division, founded in 1923 to provide for the educ=atronal needs of men and women seekingfurtherstudyin aca· demic or piofes"sian·al fields, but who could not attend day cl=es. This~MFC'sprincipalser­ vice orientation, altholJih it cxmtinues to expand its mission in response to the needs of its Sl\ldents and the community. ThecoBege bas helped thousands of students of all "ages achieve their educational goals. whether an academic degJ<e, pro· fessional enhancement or personal enrichment This y.ar, according to MFCAssistaot Dean larry Gingrich, the college hopes to locate ~y of its alumni and bring them back to campus to be a part of its 75th anniversary celebration. $530,000 gift to pharmacy school to fund scholarships By PAUlA WITHEUU. Report~ Contributor D ETERMINED to open the door to an out standing professional ed ucatio n to even more students, Violet Ne:wton has shown her philanthropic generosity again with a new gift of $530,000 to the UB School of Pharmacy. The gift will augment The Cecil f. and Violet W. Newton Scholar· ship Fund that was started in 1994, and in the past year provided scholarships for 30 pharmacy stu · dents. The Newtons created the scholarship in gratitude for th e education and training the late Cecil Newton, who died in 1996, r«eived at VB that led to his suecessful professionaJ career. " My husband truly enjoyed at · tending school at UB and living in Buffalo," said Violet Newton. "And he loved his work in pharmacy. It always came first for him. He wanted to help people and was very sincere about it-helping people is what appealed most to him about being a pharmacist .n Newton shares her husband's aspiration to help others and is carrying this through by adding to the Newton Fund. "I strongly believe in doing this," she said. "Supponing scholarships for young, aspiring pharmacists. especiaUy those in the school's new doctoral program, is my way of aiding students as they go through their studies. My husband would be very happy I'm mak.ing this gift ." A 1928 graduate of the pharmacy school, Cecil Newton was with the Walgre(:n Co. as a pharmacist and store manager from 1933-78, exc<pt from 1941·45 wh<n he served in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific and Korean theaters. He r<· tired from the army with the rank of lieutenant colonel. The Newtons resided in Upstate our scholarship n's'"'""" not only creates outstaoding educational opportunities for pbannacy students, it sends a powerful message that the school bas a well-established rq>u· tation in the phannacy field that is strongly worth supporting." New York and Connecticut The Newton Fund is an en - throughout Cecil 's career, until his retirement in 1973. They moved to Fon Myers, Fla., in 1979, where the Newtons resided for 13 years, and then settled in Bradenton, Fla., where Violet Newton still resides. Wayne K. Anderson, dean of the pharmacy school, praised Violet dowed scholarship. The principal is invested for growth by the Uni· versity at Buffalo Foundation, Inc. and a portion of the p~ are dispersed as scholarships. Careful Newton 's continuing generosity. " By providing such a generous gift to the pharmacy school; he added, " Mrs. Newton is exempli· fying her husband 's high ideals and belief in the profession. "Thisinvaluableaugmmtationof stewardship, combined with the latest gift, has brought the fund 's total to Sl.l million. As the fund continues to grow over time, more scholarships will be awarded. Initially, only 10 scholarships were awarded. In academic year 1997-98, 30 pharmacy stu dents received scholarships ranging from SSOO to $1,000. �June 18, mi/VIl2UJ.34 Xerox CEO speaks on partnership values for Industry-University Day .,_~ Reporter Contributor M ORE than 350 people packed the atrium in the Center for the Aru june 2 to hear Xerox Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Paul A. Allaire speak about the necessity of partnership among business, government and aq,demia in main taining a healthy U.S. economy. The second annual IndustryUniversity Day luncheon, sponsored by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, drew approximately 220 business representatives from around the globe, in addition to UB faculty and admin istrators and about 90 engineering students who have been granted summer internships with major companies through the university's Engineering Career Institute. .. This is the largest gathering we've ever had here in the at rium ," President William R. Grdner noted, with the excePtion of a few major events associated with the Mainstage theater. In the keyno te speech, titled ..Ameri ca n Competitiveness: A Matur of Partnership.'' Allaire gave an optimistic o utlook on the U.S. eco no m y. "J believe it's in good shape and gai ning momentum ," Allaire said, but he pointed ou t two maj or problems which he says consti t ute "storm clouds on the horizon." The first , he said, is very littl e progress in !he U.S. educotional system, especially in primary and sec· ondary education, and the second is a drop in totaJ government spend· ing for research and development. "The only way we can attack these issues is by establishing vital partnerships among business. government and acodemia," said Allaire, who also is a member of the Council on Com· petitiveness. a private, nonprofit or· ganization of chief executives from business and academ ia. The goal of the Council is to focu; on improving American companies and helping them compete effectively in the~ world economy, he said "It's critical that we work together-business, academia and go\'cmment-to solve our education issues. " hi t he modern world, wealth is created by !he product of high hu man intelligence. It's the product of brainpower, entrepreneurialism, of P_. A. Alloln, ltorox Corp. cholnnon- ao, blllu n lndustryllnlwwslty Dey....,_ hold june 21n the Center for the Alb. creativity, of innovation." Businesses are interested in the educational system , Allaire sa id , because"in today's economy,edu· cation is absolutely critical to a productive life. "People who have bener educations have bencr jobs. People with bener jobs are less likely to tum to drugs or crime. People with a bener education are less likely to be unem · ployed or on welfare for a long time." With rega:rd to research and development , Allaire said we have to "develop a new paradigm ... to avoid any perceived or real drop in our collective commitment to R&D. . "At a time when othe r nati ons are increasing (R&D commit · mcnt ), we're decreasing, and so we really have to look at ways of pre· venting this. and particularly of creative ways to utilize the research and development capabilities that we have in a much more effect ive manner," he said. "And particularly, (we have ) to assure that we do not do damage to our research universities. where a lot of the fundamental research ideasthat a re then commercialized by our co rpo rations--do, in fact, co me abo ut. This is because R&D really is the driver of our economy. " lnnovation, which is what o ur new eco n omy is based up on, co mes from the int ellectual capi· tal that goes into research and de · velop ment,.. Allaire said. Focusing on UB, Allaire pointed out that the school of Engineering and App)jed Sciences has had a long·standing partnership with in· dustry. (Last year, UB and Xerox signed a memorandum of understand ing to collaborate in areas such as research, information tech · nology, education and training.) .. ll 's clearly a win -win for every· body who participates in it," Allaire said. " It's a win for the students who have participated in internships at more than 80 different companies. The fac ulty aJso win by their par· ticipation in industry -s ponso red research at more than 60 compa nies, and 1 rhink the major wm is for the companies that will tell you they've gained eno rm ously from this association with both fa cult y and with the students." "Par tnership makes 11 go," G reiner said. The president no ted the recentJ y formed UB Business Alliance. chaired by Mark H. Karwan. dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Scien ces. which was created to help facih tate partnerships. ··we hope, through the UB !IuS! nc.:ss Alliance. to exlend the van o us partnerships we have 1n the region. We think working togeth er m upsta te New York we c.::an have the kind of resurgenc.::e th a t will bl ow away concerns (that l the up state economy • ~ dt·ad." "Vital Partners''was the thcntt.' of the luncheon. On hand to Jcc.::ept th e first annual Vi tal Partner Award, wh ich was established to thank a company that has displayed a co mprehensive relation s hip with, and exemplar y generOSII}' to, the school of engineering, wa s Praxair In c.'s Bill Therrie n, viCL' president of engineering and sup ply system s. New home for UB rowing teams By CHRJmN£ VIDAL Reporter Editor cess both to Tonawanda Creek and the Erie Canal. T The 30-by-70-foot metal sectional building will be built on property owned by the New York State Thruway Authority. The land will continue to be open to the public. HE rowing teams at UB will have a new home this fall, thanks to con- struction of a boathouse to be built in North Amherst. The tempo ra ry facility, whi ch will b e u sed by th e men 's a nd women's row ing teams, will be lo· catcd four miles from the North C ampus on Tonawanda C reek Road, east of Campbell Boulevard and the North Amherst Fire Com· pany. It wi ll provide UB's women 's and men's rowing teams with ac · Construction of the boathouse will begin this summ er, with completion expected by Sept. I. A permanent location for the boat · house will be chosen at a later time. Intercollegiate rowing is one of the fastest -growing sports of the decade . UB's men 's a nd women 's rowing teams we re started in I 990 as club spor!S. In !he fall of 1997, the women's rowing team was up · graded to varsi t y sta tus. But practi ce space 1s dear. cspe· cially m the o rtheast , where 1cv winters ca n complicate th e prac tice season. The West Side Rowmg Club had served as UB 's practi ce base. but space there is limited. The North Amherst site emerged as an 1deallocation for the rowing teams' practices, not only because of 1ts proximity to the uni ve rs•t y, but beca use the Erie Ca nal a nd Tonawanda C ree k arc 1ce· frce 10 the late fall and ea rl y sprin g, and because the ca nal and creek offe r excellent rowing condi tions. Repadar 3 BrieBy UB's central e-mail system to be upgraded in July Ei1 Attention e · mall u.sen : Compu ting and lnformatioo Technology has announced that the university's central e· mail system will be unavailable one weekend in Jul y. The e· mail a nd Unix systems will be unavailable from 6 p.m . July 10 to 8 a. m. July 13 to allow CIT to upgrade the central system. All mco ming mail will be stored and delivered wh en service is restored and outgoing mail from Unu chents will be del ivered normally. During the change m mfra.structure. an au to matic transfer will occur fo r each user The incommg e· mail spool will be moved from the cu rrent system to the new e· mail server. E.ach home darccton• will be scan ned for d•rectoru:s named "mail" and any fo lders found in these direc to n es will be moved to the new server... Procmall .. for warding rul es, ··.qmail " files th at t.n ntain forwarding ru les and "vJ cation .. forwarding mformallon will be t ransferred to the ne-w svs tern . Users will rece1ve an f'· mall message contaming a log of what transpired regardmg folde r move.>~ and forwa rdmg transfers . The upgrade will allow CIT to hudd an e -ma1lmfrastructu re tu support the increasmg demands , as well a.s provtde the flexiblill\ and scalability tha t will be requ1 rL•d to keep up w1th future mforma tion-tec hn ology developme nt . Acco rding to C IT, the ne"'-· e· ma.Jmfrastrudun:: will support mam· features o f L\N · based ma1l syste ms. mcludmg file attachmenb, ad dress books and access to the onhne c.::ampus dlret10r)'. Mobile use rs will be abit• to access e· mali from a vanct v of platforms and locat1ons Central e -ma 1l users may see changes 10 their serviCe. Oldt•r L. mail p rograms. such a'j elm . rmad and UCB ma1l , w1ll not worlo.. m the new clientlse rvt'r envuon nH: n t. Mon· mformat1on on h o~ these c hanges ma y affect speo fit ut1ht1es 1s ava1lah le.at ...- http:/ / www.clt.buffalo.edu / mall""> or "'' ~.-a i ling th<' C IT Heir J)e~L at 645-3542 . HUBNET e-mail system to shut down June 30 Ei1 The HUBNET electronic mall system wa ll be deactivated on JunL' 30. affecting individuals 1n tbe School of Medi ci ne and B1omcd1cal Scien ces and affiliated teaching hospttals . 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Believe it or not, scientists who study the p roass havm't been able to shed much more light on it. But now a paper publish ed in Science by UB physicists, in col· labo rat io n with resea rch ers at other instit utions, has revealed some surpr isin g details. The findings show that when a solid melts, it undergoes not just one intermediate phase change--<15 had been predicted previously-but two. The research is the first to show ample evid en ce of an unusual liquid phase that has some local char· acteristics of a solid, but which is still technically a liq uid. Melting p<ocesss lm't sudden This novel liquid phase is preceded by the hexatic phase, the existence of which now confirms earlier theoretical p red ictio ns. The new fi ndings sho uld help subsequent efforts to u nd erstand the melting proass in real systems. "Th is work p rovides eVidence that melting does not have to be a catastrophic event," explained John Ho, co-aut h or, SONY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Physics and associ· ate dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. "Things don't melt all of a sudden. The process starts at the surface and then propagates through the material." The researchers' ability to do the experiment with thin liquid-crystal films suspended in air was a key factor in their ability to isolate what was happening at the surface. "Melting can be a ~ry hard process to keep track of in real systems," said H.o. For that reason, scimtisu have been trying to capture the Chang.,. that a substance, such as liquid cryslals, goes through when it melts in two-dimerllio.W systems, a somewhat &impler procas: ln this research, the scientists used two-dimensional films suspended in air because use of a substrate can affect the experimenL "It's technically difficult to make measuronents on such thin films," said Ho. Serious technical problems To d ete r m in e what ki n ds of transitions were occurring, the scientists had to overcome som e serious technical problems, utilizing two of the world 's only scientific instrum ents designed to meas ure structural and thermal p roperties of films suspended in air. To u nderstand the phase tran sitions as the temperature rose, the liB scientists studied the m olecu· lar structu re of the filnts using a special electron-diffraction microscope at Roswell l'io.rk Cancer In· stitute that was adapted to sustain the liqu id-crystal films. "A solid is a very regular system," explained Ho. "Its molecules sit in fixed positi~ns with regular ·distances between them, with orien · tational ord er in certain directio ns." By contrast, he said, a liq· uid has neither positional nor ori · entational (d irectional) order. The two phases fo und by the sci- enlists lie betw<en solid and liquid. The first phase, which was p redicted by theorists, is the hexatic phase. In this phase, there is no positional order, but the molecu.Jar arrangem ent is not completely ran dom, either, and there is some orientational (directional) order. Another phase found "O ur two-dimensional, liquidcrystal film provides the first unequMx:al proof of the hexatic phase because its properties were r<Vealed in the absence of a substrate," Ho said. " Now be t ween th is hexatic phase and the liq.;id p hase,' w~ havt found another one, which has a slightly mor~ order~ molec;uai environm enl than a liquid." In this new phase, which has not yet been named, the imm ediate "neighborhood" of each molecule is more regular and , therefore, closer to a solid "The molecular arrangement is more regular locally, bUl it does not continue or propagate throughout the material and, therdore, it is still a liquid," said Ho. In the experiments, the material repeatedly demonstrated distinct ch anges in its temperatu re and density as a result of the applica· tion of heat: stronglysuggesting a distinct phase change. "This still doesn't constitute in controvertible proof of~ phase," said Ho, "bu t the data a.re extremely convincing.• Co-a!ltloors o n lh< paper were Chia-Fu Chou of Princeton lJni· versjty, Anjun J.Jin ofApplied MaterialS, ~.W.' Hui of RosWdl Park Cancerlnstitute and C.C. Huangof the Uni~ty of Minnesota. 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RESULTS OF AN EXERCISE STRESS TEST may help identify r=vering beart-attack·patients who could be at increased risk of heart failure and premature death, but the predictor in this case turns out to be lowered blood pressure, a factor usually ·roosiderod an asset. A UB study has shown that heart-attack patients whose systolic blood pressure <tid not rise above 140 min Hg while they were exercising had a significantly increased risk of dying as early as three years after the baseline test, compared to patients whose peak exercise systolic. blood pressure went higher. R.,.ults were, presented in Orlando, Fla,. )uile 6 at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. "As exercise increases, heart rat.< and sys· tolic blOod pressure should increase," said Joan Dorn, assistant professor of soci.a1 and preventi~ mediCine and lead author on the study. " If you do more work without getting a me ih blood pressure, something is wrong.• A systolic p,ressure of 140 rom Hs is only slightly higher than the resting high-normal blOod preSsure f'or men. "Tht.J1l<!l with lower peak systolic blood pressui. did not exhi)>it any major problems dW:U, the 1t1a5 test, and they were capable o f doing a significant amount of work." ronfirm ihe status of 90 percent of the men, Dom said "Based on those results, they nearlyhalfofwhom1>addied. They compared would not have been considered at in- peak blood P"'"""" with deaths, beginning creased risk of premature death. Yet over at three )'<3I'S post-test. time, more of them rued, predominantly "More of the men who rouldn't get their from beart ailments.• peak blood pres~ure above 140 wed than Careful blood: pressure measurements those who:d>uld. and the dfect was 5till strontt doring routine stress tests ofheart-attack. at the 18-yearfollow-up," Domsaid. "Surprispatients could be a simple, inexpensive, ingly, they weren't able to overcome. .this risk non-invasive way of identifying those at at all by ·exercise .•-, risk of early death so that further t<$ts born said the researchers have not yet pincould be done and lives saved, Dorn said. pointed the mechanism or .mechanisms that The 651 men in the study were partici- prevented blood pressure from rising in re. pants in the National ~ and-Heart spo115e to exercise in these patients, but owDisease Project (NEHDP), a clinical trial peatbeywereveryclooetoleft-ventriddailassessing the dfect of eUrclse on men re- ure at the time, a ronditioo the heart romcovering from myocardial ~ction, pensated for temporarily by beating faster, conducted at several centers in the U.S. nWipng the true problem. . from 1976-79. John P. Naughton, pmfes"Peaksystol¥:bloodpraoureunder140mm sor of medicine, was principal investiga- Hg durina an <:RI'cise stress test sbould aend tor on tbe trial up a red flag." she said. "Penoas at risk then All patients were between the ases qf 30 could be t~a~ted for the ~problem." and 64 at the study's inception. Tho;!f<Xl'l!AdditiCHJiil ~ on the study war p.leted a multistage treodmi!l eRrci.e test Naughton, Enrique Scbioterman and as pan of-the original projeCt. with blood- Maurizio 1~-evisu~, all ofUB, on behalf of the pressure meaiUremtnts taken at rest and NEHDP. The -lllfiPOrt<d at each eurcise ~!age. Participeb were by a pant from tbe National .IDJiituta of followed until their death 0< until Dec. 31, Hald!, Natioolllnllihlloe for o-iop: 1994, the end of the cum:nt fiollow-up pi- · mental Dioabilitia and Relubililatioa Reriod. At that time, reoearchtn _,.,able to .. searda iundalthe iDitial diniQI triaL. a cur.-.._..., n.. pa.... Dtl. - ~ • ~o ~LOSS~-~.&Illx>r �June 18.19!18/Vo1.29.11.34 Wade in the Water New York State Education Dept. approves six-year doctor of phannacy program The Sc:hool of Pharmacy's six-year, entry-level doctor of phar- macy (Pharm.D.) program has been approved by the New York State Department of Education. The new program, which is now in place, "African Dance" by Olilchn's Dance and Drun ~ Troupe from the AfricanAmerican Cultur-.1 Center, was part of sacred music c:oncert pen;- 12 in the follows a directive from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy approving the six-year Pharm.D., or doctorate of pharmacy, as the field's only professional degree. The American Council on PharmactuticaJ Education, the accred - iting body for schools of pharmacy, says that the last bacbdor's de- Cenlerb- the Ans, ~ Juneteenth Festival and Wade in the~ exhibit. Young adults: a picture of poverty ljl PA1111CJA DONOVAN News Services Editor tertainment programs. a groundbreaking ethnography of povertystr~ young Americans has been pub · li by eseardlers at UB and the Ci ty University of New York.. It offers compelling evidene<: that despite a continuous flow of sunny, upbeat economic reports that imply that we are all doing better than ever, millions in this group are doing very poorly indeed. Sociologist Lois Weis, a professor in the UB Graduate School of Education, and social psychologist Michelle Fine, a professor at the CUNY Graduate Center, are the authors of the study, published as "The Unknown City: The Lives of Poor and Working Class Young Adults" (Beacon Press, 1998). The book reports the results of a major study, funded by the Spencer Foundation, that assessed the effects of deindustrialization and two decades of welfare reform on the young urban poor. Scholars of public policy, including historian Michael Kau of Pennsylvania State Unive rsity, repeatedly point out that this is the very group that should comprise America's high-technology, skilled ' labor pool. Instead, Weis and Fine paint a picture of unskilled, desperate and poverty-stricken young Americans living on this country's social and econom ic margins. The study is based on three years of in-d~pth intervi~ws with 154 poor and ·working-class m~n and wom~n whos~ voic~s r~pr~s~nt millions of others in th~ sam~ pre- dicament, the researchers say. Subjects were aged 23-35 and living in Buffalo and Jersey City, N.J. Both cities suffered the loss of industry over the past few decades and con tinue to endure high levels of un - employment and poverty. The sample was separated into white, Latino and black subsarnples and into male and femal~ subsec- tions. Several chapters addn:ss issues specific to each gender/racial gmup, regardless of city. Interviews covered subjects ranging from desire to work and employment experience to family life, value sys't=s. child care, domestic abuse, dealings with ·w.lfan: wori<en and polkc, and a discussion of the portrait of thiS group presented by media, from news to en- During the interviews, subjects spoke directly to the changes in their homes and lives during the past two decades of changes in ~conom ic tions drawn by the study concur with the 1990 census, which docu - mented the fact that the Reagan boom years benefited only the top fifth percentile of the population while the bottom two-fifths lost ground, some of them a great deal of ground. Subjects' description of and public policy. They fe w employment opportunities described an inc r~ase in poverty, WDS despair, hung~r. domestic violence, sickness, ruined communiti~ ali~tkm , and ~co ­ nomic and sociai marginalization. "Thest" are the Americans whom conservatives would tell to 'go out and get a job.'" said Weis. "What we available to them are reflected by found, however, is that these young adults not only want to work. but many of them do work long and hard hours in a struggle to overco me poverty and better their Hves. "' We may prefer to see these people as irresponsible social and ·on- young - -.wool< ____ long- hwd ... ln. muggle .. to-.,.,....-ty- LOISWEIS educational dropouts who make up a relatively unimportanl segment of the society and the economy." Weis added, ..but we are wrong. They are, by and large, not irresponsible, but desperate. Their numbers are legion. And they are sinking fast." "Every day," the authors write, "these people suffer losses that arc unimaginable to most of us-the loss of community, family, self-esteem and economic stability. Still, they struggle to overcome the odds and find a place in American life. That struggle is their strength. II is America's strength as welL" "The Unknown City" has been praised as a"powetful, passionate and subtle book" by researchers in social policy, sociology and history who have cited it for documenting "the courage and strength of resistance that exists within poor and workingclass urban communities." Weis said that "many of the stories our subjects told are dist=singly familiar. Not only have the lives ofthose in this population' segment not improved over the past 20 years, but they've become markedly worse." The authors say that the observa- U.S. Department of Labor statistics that show markedly higher unem ployment rates among black and Hispanic gmups than among whites During their research, Weis and Fine discovered something they had not expect.ed-<triking differene<:s of opinion about issues thai fell along race and gender £ines, rather than along lines of economic class or location. The sou rce of violence of concern to white male subjects. for instance {violence from men of color), was quite different from the source of violence feared by black and Hispanic men (violent treat- ment by police). Both, in tum , differed from the type and source of violence feared by women (domestic violence, which is reported as pervasive and severe) . "This segment of our popula tion," the authors note, .. remains badly understood and silent in our national conversation, blamed by the public for their unfortunat e circum stances and punished further by those with the power and a uthority to effect change." Weis said she and Fine hope their research will alert the public and the press to the errors in popular belief about this segment of th r population. They also hope that their work will help direct public policy in a way that eventually will offer economic hope to the unem - ployed and working poor. Weis is the author of scho larly articles on economic class and race, and several books. including "Work· ing Class Without Work: High School Students in a De-Industrializing Economy." She recently co-ed- ited "Off WIUte: Readings on Race, Power and Society" with Fine, LC. Power and LA.M. Wong. Weis alld Fine also have WTitten a book that examines the articuJation of class. race, gender and power in society. Fine is the author of "Becoming Gentlemen" (with Lani Guinier and Jane Bahn ) and "Framing Dropouts ," among many other scholarly works. 1 gree in pharmacy class it wiU accredit is the Class of 2004. Any third -year student in the school 's baccalaureate program can track into the doctoral program; the first two years of the baccalau reate and doctoral programs are identical. The switch from th e baccalaureate to the doctoral degree is driving one of th e most dramatic shifts in emphasis the profes sio n has seen, acco rd ing lO Wayne K. Anderson , dean of the school, because it will produce graduates who will spend far more time on patient -ca re management than they will on dispensing drugs. Students in US's doctoral program must select. and be accepted into, one of four " tracks " that will allow them to specialize in a pa rticular area: ambula tory, which is community pharmacy pra ctice; clinical, which is primarily hospital practice; industrial. which involves working with clinical trials in th~ pharmaceutical indust r y, and research. whiCh mvolves drug discovery and anal ysis. quality control and research tn both industrial and academ1 c settings. At UB, the Ph•rm.D. progr•m fe.•tures: • An increased clinical emphasis, including 40 weeks of full -lime, clinical clerkships. up from 18 weeks in the bachelor's program . • New courses, such as ambulatory and in -patient d1sease-staH.' management and dinicaJ pathways courses, in which student\ learn algorith ms, o r decision points; how to manage drug therapy for dafferent diseases, and pharmacoeconomic.s, wh ich involves determin ing the economic impact of drug therapies on patients. • A modular, rather than a departmental, approach , in wh1 ch o ne subject, cardiology, for example , is team ~ taught by faculty fro m sev era! disciplines. Students who complete th e doctoral program will have had mo rl' than 1.600 hou rs of clinical clerkship. more than satisfymg the eli gibility requirement for taking the New York State board exam . St udents interested in applymg to the doctoral program should contact Cindy Konovitz in the school 's Office of Admissions at 64 52825 or by e-mail a1 <konovitz@acsu.buffalo.edu >. UB to offer new surn.iner language program for elementary-school children m Multilingual proficiency promises to become more and more important to all of us as we enter the new century. Such profi cien cv. experts tell us, begins with the exp loration of new languages a1 a · young age. This summer, UB will offer new. two-week introductory courses m five languages for chi ldren in first through sixth grades. The Lan guage Exploration Program will give elementary-school children an opportunity to devel9p a familiarity with Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Spa nish o r Irish Gaelic. The co urses will be taught through US's Wo rl d Languages Insti tute. They will run Monday through Friday. ju ly 6- 17. on the North Campus. Hindi, Japanese, Mandann Chtnese and Spanish will be !aught from 9 - 11 a.m . Irish Gaelic will be offered fTom 2-4 p.m. The cost of each course is S 150 per child. The program capacit y is limited. For more information, cal l the UB World Languages Insti tute at 645 - 2292, or send e-mail to < ub-wli@acsy.buffa.lo.edu >. The World Lan guages Institute offers a broad range of long- an d sho rt -term programs tn more than 10 critical languages from Ara hie to Haitian Creole. Visit the institute 's Web site a1 < http: / / wlngs.buffalo.edu/ ac:ademlc/ department/ AandL/ world-languages/ >. We Want to Hear Your Voice The ~~~Is UB 's commumty newspaper and we want you lo become involved. G ive us your comments on current topics relatmg to the university and higher education, as well as on tJ.md y subjects in areas of your expertise. w~ welcome articles, Viewpoints and Letters to the Editor, as well as news items. Send materials to Christi ne Vidal, Reporter Edi1or. 136 Crofts Hall, Buffalo, N.Y. 14260. Or con tact us by e-mail at <reporter@ubnews.buffalo.edu>. �&lllepariea June 18.!11/VIi2Ut34 Case-study approach to teaching featured . BRIEFLY at ECMC event _,__,_..dun>klgyond-nlloia!d>*d . . O. pomw1l d Uollo!lr. -~)lno13 --· ·~'!lll.lhe &lecauntyCenllr's~ Mntheldlnlhe C....... l<>r lhe Mson UB's North -.--d ~Tho-­ EO.IC's Oeplrtmenl d Urology, , lhe ~ e<kJcotlon fund ond lhel.hh!- ECMC's~ d\Jmlogy, joined E0.1C In 1979. H.,•• cently a><I<Yeloped ll1e EO.IC 'M>men's-CenlordWe!tem New Yortr, • multidlsclplino foi-.g I vlriety d women'sbll!l<ler~ UB ~te receiYes dissertation --u Kano l..atotollo, who- her -homlheDepwtmont d lndustrill EnginMtng In 1997, has boon named lhe1998d ll1e SIJnloy N. foilhebesldoctorolin I research Mel ~$ted to le'O- Aoocot- spocehuman-.. Tho-· which 1nduded • plaque and an honorlrium d JSOO, - presenled ID Latorolla c~ lnve5tigaling lntenup- th<!~·Wfider - - ol CDIIn Onlly, Joseph Sharit, .,00. prolossor, ond - Shalln, ronner assocloiJr proRssor, all d tho U8 Oopartment d Industrial Engineering. • t..-lsan..,_eer>gineerlnthe.Ctew~lnte­ grJtlon Brlnch at NASA~·Lir>- · Students critique faculty science workshop m By El.UIU;OI.DaAUM News Sefvices EditOI' F CED with the prospect f taking a notoriou sly npopular college course, studenu have been known to protest: "'You'd have to pay me to take it !" During the first week of June, 40 st udents at UB struck just such a dea l. Their professors hope that they found it in tell ect ually-as well as finan cially-rewarding. As part of a National Science Fou ndation-supported workshop UB sponsored on "Case Studies in Science," each st udent received SIOO--paidbytheNSF-topartici· pate in a simulated class and then to provide a detailed critique of it. "Scientific Inquiry" course' for nonscience majors. Their data show that when they useth<approacb.studentanendance rates jump to 95 penznt, compared to an average of 50-75 percent in some lecturepformat courses, and students gen=lly t.am and retain more than in traditional counes. AccordingtoHerreid,usingcase studies-standard practice in business, law and med.iqne-has enormous potential because it humanizesscieoce,involvingstu· dents in the most exciting aspects of what he calls "frontier science.• facts surrounding the issue and then are given the nee· essaryinfonnation withwhichtoso!v.i problems sur- rounding a case. Students must demonstrate their understanding of the science involved in the case "Textbooks give us something that is cut and dried, that looks crisptsharp and intelligent," he said "But I want to give students a sense of the chaos that really goes on in science, to demonstrate not how scientists say they go about doing science, but how they really do it." The approach involves the use of cases, iniportant and often controversial historical and con tern porary ·stories that concern scien tific ideas and issues, as well as basic principles about scientific phenomena. Examples developed at UB inelude " Bad Blood: A Case Study of through a number of possible methods. They may, for example, be asked to participate ln a laboratory exercise or write a paper that argues a particular view. In one course taught by Herreid, students staged a mock trial about the spotted-owl debate. "Witnesses" from the logging indwtryand from conservation groups presented their opinions;studentsrespondedtothe issues raised and wrote papers. Herreid said that the method is particularly engaging for students not majoring in science. "Students who want to major in science have this tolerance for the bad teaching that goes on in many college science classes.," said Herreid. ' They like the science so much that they know the material will get ~t ter. But people who are not inherently scientific do not have that toterance." He ,sajd that the case-study approach irnpr~ves. the ie~r~i~S-~ - gra t ing their strengths," said G r einer. who is chair of the CU BRC Board of Directors. "As a result, we expect there to be important improvements in highway safety that will decrease the num ber of fatalities. "This partnership exemplifies what is possible for our region when we work together," Greiner added. "By leveraging UB's strength in the area of clinical research with those of Calspan, a world leader in aeronautics, defense and transportation research and development. we have brought a total ofS48 million in re· search funding into Western New York during the past J5 year.;." Joseph Allen, Veridian board chair and a member of the CUBRC Board of Directors, noted that Veridian's Calspan Operations has been a world leader in transporta· tion safety for more than SO years. "The establishme nt of this new center, the result of Representative Jack Quinn's leadership in the Hou se, is a n extension of Veridian's co rporate values and culture as we work toward making our nation's highways safer for everyone," he ,sajd. Quinn, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, requested and helped secure the funding fo r the new program in the transportation bill. "The CUBRC center will have a significant impact on improving the safety and efficiency of our nighways," he said. "The joint res<arch project will help save tives in West· em New York and around the country by using the most up-to-date and innovative technology available." The new funding complements research efforts under way by the UB Department of Emergency Medicine and Calspan invo lving real-wo rld testing of advanced lechnologies to provide automated notification of crashes and improve links to the 91 J system. "The center will apply systems· engineering methodologies to ad vanc e the state-of-the-art for crash -notification and respon se systems," said Edward Starosie1ec, vice president of Calspan's Transportation Group. "We need to consider aU possible linkages, data requirements and necessary infrastructure to improve how emergency-response systems work. We want to identify technologies and systems that can work together across the entire spectrum from crash avoidance to crash notification.and emergency response, and identify areas where we can develop or test specific technology solutions." According to Calspan and UB researchers, automated crash-notification and response systems are a critical element in improving the highway and transportation "safety net." Through the use of Global Positioning Systems (G PS}, cellular co mmunications networks and advanced vehicle electronics, the '1 w.m to...demonstr8te not how Klenttsts say they go The workshop, which admitted on ly 30 faculty members. was de· s igned to provide professors at other coUeges and universities with an intensive education in writing case studies to use in undergradu ate science classes for nonmajors. Facultyparticipatingintheworkshop represented such institutions as Syracuse University, Pennsylvania State University, Indiana University and Purdue University. "I'm o ut to revo lutionize th e teaching of science," said Clyde F. He rreid , SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professo r in the Depart · ment of Biolog icaJ Sciences and workshop director. For the past eight years, Herreid, who has pioneered the case-study approach for science teaching, and other UB science faculty members have used it in the undergraduate the Tuskegee Syphilis Project," "Life on Marr-A Dilemma Case Study in Planetary Geology" and " Human Cloning: Dialogues as Case Studies." In each one, students learn the -doing science, but how they really dolt. " ClYD£ F. HERREID perience for nonmajors by getting them more involved. "The studenu care about these case studies," be said "They learn the material as they need to learn it• A few yean ago, be used th< issue of DNA testing in the 0.). Simpson trial as a way to teadl genetia. ~ I want to reach kids whm: they live," said Herreid "If I want to talk about DNA, what better way is there than to talk about the Simpson trial?" Herreid has teamed up with Nancy Schiller, associate h'brarian in UB's Science and Engineering Librar y and co-director of the workshop, who bas developed the Case Studies in Science World Wide Web site. The address is <http:/ I ubllb.buff•lo.•du /ll br•rles/ projects/ uses/case.htllll>. So tiu, the site contains nine de· tailed cases, including suggestions for how to teadl them by th< UB fBculty membm who developed them. Each faculty member who at· tended the workshop was expected to contribute one case to the site within six months; in return, they will receive $250 under the NSF grant. The site also includes numerous tinks to Web sites that are good sornces for developing more case studies, such a5 those including classic papers in various ·sciences, as well as sites for scientific publications and centers for the study of political and ethical issues rt· lated to science. Research centers gleyR.......chCeniK. Chlcftn wllh II-* .-tJvttls ~for study ChildrOn wich jiNenle- .... needed for a U8 .......:11 5lldy on thee«.cts c~.n -j>rogrom on the diseo5e, being conduciJrd bylhe~ol­ tion Medidno. P<dltilo ond Physical TheBpy. trition Sdences. ond ,..,. Resea<dim are looldng fOI' childron between the ages ol6 and 12 ror the eight-week p<ogram, to be c:ondocted Mondays, Wednesdoy5 ani! Fridays from 8 a:m. to noon in US's rehabilltauOO _ . . laborotory at Erie County MedOI Centrr. It Will begin as soon as school -.nds. ·There Is no chorge. ChiJ. dn!n pll1iclpoting ... recei9e prizes ond - . For more In- • formation, all Jl9tl.ol322. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR =l!lto the . . . . . . Tho .............. - . h o m - .............. lts __ JIDries ond ....-~~...-. shcUdbe- .. 100lorlgllt......_ __ .. ond moy beocllldb . . ond _ . . _ _ nl•clo)o- .,,..._ am&lt..- lime tlilopllanl...,.,.. ...... tlons,lhe ....... . .. -..-.l'ho)'nustbe r-'illdby9un.........,. .. be ....-..~ ... , . _ . . .. tNt ...... Tho ......... pnlon thot-.be.-on*OI' elodmnlaly It .................... , ... Continued from pagel determine th e most cost-effective techniques fo r retrofi tting existi ng ones The new Cen ter for Transportati o n Injury Resea rch being established by CU BRC will develop and eva lu ate systems and lech nologies to improve management of the transpo rtation and emergency- response systems to reduce injuries and loss of life resultin g fro m vehicle-related crashes. "C UBRC's Center for Transpor tation Injury Research addresses a cr itical national need-reducing the level of injuries and fatalities on the nation's highways," sa id Thomas McMahon. CU BRC ex ecutive director. McMahon said the center will bring together experts in emergency m edicine and transporta ti on-safety research to addres s crash and injury prevention, as well as to look at how to mitigate the personal and economic costs of crashes that do occur. An !mportant focus of the cen ter will be the development of technology to improve th e deli very of emergency-medical services to victims of rural crashes. Nearly 60 percent of all traffic fatalities occur in rural areas. where delays in crash notification and the de livery of emergency and definitive medical care are likely to occur. "The Center for Transportation Injury Resea rch wiU maximize the existing cooperative rel ationship between UB and CaJs pan by int e· researchers hope to exploit and improve on current capabilities, a! well as identify aJ)d test new sys· terns that will provide emergencyservice personnel with new tools for delivering better and faster care to crash victims. Dietrich Jehle, associate professor and vice chair of the Department of Emergen~ Medicine and an investigator on the CU BRC project, said the emergency-medicine aspects will include evaluating and testing new too1s to corre1ate crash severity and injury severity. " This represent s a critical knowledge gapjor those of us in· volved in the practice of emergency medicine, and represents an area for potentially significant savings in lives and reductions in in jury severity," said Jehle, director of the Emergency Medicine Departmen t at th e Erie Coun t y Medical Center. He noted that the UB Department of Emergency Medicine and the emergency department at ECMC. which has some of the best survival rates for trauma centers in New York State, are particularly well-versed in gathering and ana· lyzing this type of information. Anthony J. BiUittier, assistant professor of emergency medicine. and Alan Blatt, principal engineer with Calspan, will provide techn icalleadersbip on medical and en· gineering iss ues relative to the project. �Rap Ju~re 18. !I98IYii 2! IID.34 a...._ 7 Seymour Axelrod, 70, emeritus professor of psychiatry and psychology A rnemort.l service was held on June 14 in the_Center for lnquJT) for Seymou r Axelrod, 70, a psycholog1st who was profcs.sor erncntus m Grand Piano Times Four Six pianists performing on four grand pianos presented Kevin Volans' "Kneeling Dance" June 6 in Slee Concert Hall for June in Buffalo's Concert 9. Erik Ona was conductor for the piece, which featured Helena Bugallo, Claudia Hoca, Stephen Manes. SallyTodd, Heidi Upton andAmyWilliams. GSE forms network to aid schools Education researchers will help personnel identify, solve problems By PAT111CIA DONOVAN News Services E'C1ttOr T HE Collaborative Re· search Network (CRN) has been established by the Graduate School of Ed ucation (GSE) to assist local schools, teachers and administrators who want to substantively reform their curriculums and teaching methods or solve problems uniq ue to their schools or classrooms. UB education researchers will work with school personnel to identify and resolve specific prob- lems related to their individual si t uations. In turn, the schools will provide researchers with firsthand knowledge of admin ist rative and teaching practices in the field and illuminate for them some of the obstacles and incentives to educa- tional reform. Access to faculty expertise Teachers, administrators and UB facul ty members can propose ideas fo r 1998-99 projects to CRN by calling 645-2696. 1mmediate assist an~ is available to help applicants clarify ideas and connect with fac ,ulty members having expcnise in a particular area of concern. CRN will provide a simple ap- plication fo r a small grant to be used for equipment, materials and labor for collectin g and analyzing data, but participating schools are expected ttl provide matching re· sources. The extent of involvement ofUB faculty members in support of the collaborative research will be negotiated separately fo r each project. The network will be co-directed by Robert Stevenson, professor and chair of the GSE's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, and Suzanne Miller, associate professor in the school's Depanment of Learning and Instruc tion. Stevenson said the network is a mutual-assistance program that can help bring teaching practice up-to-date and research practice down -to-eanh. Answers for variety of questions The kinds of questions a local school might answer through collaborative research with UB faculty members are many and varied, he added. Researchers might help schools determine how weU different kinderganen and preschool programs prtpare children to learn to read in the first grade, for instance. They could help a school find out how well reading and writing are integrated in to its primary· grade curriculum. They may offer assistance to a teacher in deter· mining how the uses of primary sources like original documents, photos and artifacts might promote a more authentic teaching and learning of history. Other possible joint research projects suggested by Stevenson might concern: • The extent to which girls receive the same curriculum experiences and opportunities in math and science as boys do in a particular school • Howspecial·ed ucation resource teachers suppo rt teaching and learning in mainstreamed classrooms • How reader - response ap · proaches to the teaching of litera · ture serve to develop students' cri tical and creative thinking. CRN replaces and extends the UB school 's 3-year-old Profess ional Development Network, which increased cross-disciplinary collaboration among the GSE 's several departments and the specialized research programs within them . Stevenson said Lhc ne"w network also will promote the study of the relationship between educational research and the administrative policies and teaching practices of individual schools. This relation ship is of concern to many in the educational field, since it can in fluence the validity of research findings, as weU as Lheir applica tion in the field . Wort will help reform efforts "CRN will provide UB faculty researc hers a much greater degree of familiarity wi t h the specific problems our sc hoo ls struggle with on a day - to-day basis,'' Stevenson said. It will provide them with an opportunity to con duct research with front -line edu cators whose perspectives and in sights are different from their own. .. Their work," he said, "will ac - tually help education reform effort s initiated by individual schools or teachers. In that way, it will help improve classroom prac tices right here in Western New York." the departments of Psychiatry and Psychology. Axelrod, a faculty mern ber for 34 years who retired m 1996, died May 21 aher a long illness Funeral serviCes were held on May 22 in Delaware Pa rk Memonal Chapel. Axelrod came to UB m 1964 from Duke UniVersity, where he had been an assistant professor 10 the Department of Psychology. He taught re search tools and methods for psycluatry residents and lectured on such topics as resarch opportuniues.leaming theory and behavior mod.tfication, as weU as supervising theses of graduate and doctoral students. Known as a patient teacher and a skillful sciena writer, Axelrod web an avid reader, especially of dictionaries. For the past nine years, he was ac1M in Mendele,an international Y"oddish-interest online discussion group. Born m New York City, Axelrod graduated cum laude in 195 I from Washington Square College. New York University. He rece1ved hl.!o doctorate in psychology in 1958 from New York Univers1ty's G radu ate School of Arts and Science, where he was a University Scholar. He served in the Army Air Force from 194;-46. At UB, Axelrod was active in the Faculty Senate, serving the orga nization as secretary from I 986· 88, dunng which time he also cha1red th~ Elections Commi ttee. He had been a member of a number of committees m the Department of Psychiatry, chainng the Com mil . tee on Appointments, Promot1ons. Tenure and Pnvileges. He was president oft he Faculty Council 1n the School of Medicine and Bw m~dical Sciences from 1994 -95 and was co·chair of its task force on faculty develop men! . Axelrod also had ~~n a member of the ln stl tutional Revaew Board in the School of Health Related Professaon~ The au thor or co-a uthor of more than 50 sc ientific papers, Axelmd was the recipient of numerous grants from the National Institut e for Mental Health, the Na tional Institutes of Health and tht" Na tionallnstitute for Neurological Diseases and Blindness for re.!oearch 10 such areas as tactile and aud ito ry functions in blind children and neurological s tudi ~s of perceptual functions. He i~ survived by his wife. Jamce; a son, Ethan Jacob of Buffalo, and three daughters, Bryn Loizeaux of Westchester, L1eza Z10nt~ of Buffalo and Shoshanna Friedman of Provence, France. W. Howard Mann, 87, law school professor emeritus A memorf•lservke w•.s held In Mlnoul•, Mont_, for W. Howard Mann, who served as a professor of constitutional Ia...,. m the UB law school from 1967 -8; and was a former law clerk an th~ U.S . Supreme Co urt. Mann , 87, died June 4 in his home in Missoula. He retired from UB 13 years ago. moving to Montana in.l993. Mann. who earned national recognition as an outstandmg con stitutional law scholar, was known for his encouragement of excel lence and for has high standards in the field of law. R Nils Olsen, Jr.. who will become dean of the UB School of Law on Aug. I , noted in The Buffalo News that Mann "was a respected memlx-r of the UB law faculty. He dedicated tus profess•onal tife from his Supreme Court clerkship... to his many years at UB to the intellectual stud)' of law. His many colleagues will miss him and send rondolmccs to his family." A graduate of Monmouth (-Ill .) College. Mann did graduate work a t the Univers1ty of Iowa. Ht received a juris doct o rate magna cum laude from the University of Iowa College of Law. Mann served in the U.S. Navy from \94 I -43. retmng as a lieuten ant comma nder. He was law clerk for'JustJCe Harold H . Burton of the Supreme Court an 1945·46. Before coming to US m 1967, he taught constitUtional law at Indiana University School of Law. He was a visitmg Fulbnght Research Professor to the Supreme Co urt of India an 1965-66. Mann was a member of the Order of the Coif and the Amencan Academy of Soences. Survivors tndude his wife of b I years, Mary Elltn: two daughters . Karen Allen of Missoula and Susan of Kamloops. B.C.; a son. Enc, of Woodland Hills, Calif.; a hrother, J. Kcllh of Stanford. Cahf.. and five grandchildren . Deans named Contlnuedfrom-1 conviction remedies and environ · mental policy. A 1974 graduate of the Colum· bia Universi t y School of Law, O lsen received a bachelor 's degree with honors from t he University of Wisco nsin. He is a member of Lhe Lewiston-Poner school board, and has served as a member of t he boards of directors of New York Sta te Environmen tal Advocates, t he Youngstown Free Library and Great Lakes United . As dean of the School of Man- agement, Mandell wdl succeed Frederick W. Win ter, who left UB last July to head the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and the College of Business Administra tion at the University of Pittsburgh. Headrick no ted that Mandell "brings to UB extensive experience as an academic administrator. teacher and schola r, and has dem - onstrated success in working w1th facu lt y and business leaders to expand the resource base of a management school . "Dr. Mandell is committed to leading the School of Management to greater distinction and broader recognition," Headrick said. While at Marquette, Mandell e>· tablished an executive MBA pro- gram, a fully funded Family Business Center and a National Institute for ( :hurch Management. He also Manddl ha., authoTl"\..1 Ih O.:ll.,k.\ and funded and built a high-techno! more than 30 arudo m ltULh ..dlol ogy Executive Education Center. Prior to his work at Marquene, he served as associate dean and professor of finance and pol1t1 · cal sc1ence m the School of Busi ness Administration at the Una vcT.!oity of Connecticut. Has specialty areas includt.' banktng, cpm mercia l lending. 1..1\."liit cards and ronsumer cred.it arh•)Ournab a.' the lmmu1l af 1-rruma:. rlw}oamuJ of M oun. C rnlumul&nJ.. mg and The A.nun1m I ,lmcmru Rt' vww. He L' a l nundm~ t'li!tor -uh:hld of Fmanonl .\cT1'1Cl';) R."l'1€·n Mandell ea rned d bachelor\ dt· gree from Citv Colk"ge of Nt"\\ York. a master '!! degret' lrom ;\:nnh western Unavers1tv :tnJ J dtKtor.tlc from the Universah· ol !exalt �8 Rapodaa June18.1!!111Ji111.29.1i.34 Friday 19 --- . llenolondGU ~aul, :.~::::~:~?~J.... . Hospitlol. S a.m. · Sunday 21 Lecture l..udonhlp In Todoy's World. Howard Gardner, Ph.D., Professor ol Education, Harvard Univ. Center for the Arts. North Campus. 2-'4 p.m. Sponsor«~ by The Creative EduCation foondation and Millard FjJmore ~%~~~rant Wednesday :24 =:--.:........_. Infertility ond Tiutment .. atC!:O~fNI~arrick 634-2S2S, ExL 221. 26 :- c;-.- llounds · New Twists on Some Old . ~een~et~.t~=~- Auditorium, Children's · Ho:spita1. 8 a.m . : Tuesday :3o Golf Outing S.....th Annual US Friends The .......... publishes lbtlngs for .....b biting piKe on c_...,us, or for off-umpus events where UB groups .,.. prindpol :::::,~~~~9 Clarence Center Rd., Akron. 11 a.m·. r KRU are S70; for cocktails and buffet only, S35. =~ ~~umni information, call Mary lou Nelson, S29-260S . -lnthe"Wado In the Water( the nationally acclaimed Smithson"" tr'Ming exhibition that explores the profound effoct that AfricanAmerican sacred music traditions havo had, not only on btack Amerians, but on · Friday ---........ ~Cnftc-to Options. julie Kim, Phann.D. candidate, 121Cooke. North Campus. 4:3().5:30 p.m. SS fO< cultures woridwkfe, will be on d isplay in the Univenlty Gallery in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus through july 26. Gallery hours aro ooon·S p.m. seven days a week. Collection Meyer F......,. The prinu in the Meyer Family Collec1ion were created by artists Wlll1dng undo< the Graphic Arts Division ol the W!Ws Federal Arts Project from 1935 to 1943. They offer a broad spectrum ol te<hnical, stylistic and reprosontational diverli1y """ gi¥e a look at a unique historical rooment. in which artists, a burgeoning national audience and the gownvnent. were in an unprocedented COIM!nation about the rightful rolationship between American society. They wil be on e>chibit in the us An Gallory. Center tor the Arts, through SepL 13. Galley houn. a~Wed.·Sat, 10:30a.m.8 p.m.; Sun., noon to 5 p.m. art""" The Croativo cmt Center, 120 F~lmore. Ellicott Complex. will offer Summer WOricshops. beginning the _.. olluly 1 3. Wotfuhops aro scheduled In basic and lntermediato pottery, ceramic sculpb.Jre fort~. basic blade~ photography, basic and advanced colo< photography, camera use and operatiOn, aerial photography, nature photogrophy, night photography, basic drawing fD< teens, knitting and crocheting, woavlng. quilting. toxtilo design (Shibori techniques}, Brazilian embroidery, and creative kids art woricshop. Children's classes run on SabJ!days from 10 a.m.-noon and 1·3 p.m. Thoro alsoaro weeldy summer sessions ol childron's dassos (S60} beginning july 6, 1uly 20 and Aug. 3 from 9,30 a.m. to noon (ages 6-1 0}. 'Norks.hops run one night a woel<forsixwoelufrom 7-1 0 p.m. Fees are S30 for UB studerlls ilnd sso for all othm; early sign-up b advised. ""'"""" nfoonation, • schodAe """. map, caii64S.2434 from 1-S p.m and 7-10 p.m. sponson. Listings .,.. duo no later ttaan noon tho Thursday ew1 prec-.g publkatlon. Listings ..... A<· ---"'"" cept ed only through our a t http:/ / www.buffalo. edu/ _ .er/ cgl/ lnput Show You Cm,•e! United Way's Sixth Annual Day of Caring Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1998 Join with UB faculty, staff, students and thousands of other Western New Yorkers on Aug. 19 in volunteering a half-day of your time for the United Way's Day of Caring. Teams will be matched with local human-service cies to perform a variety of volunteer tasks, ranging .from painting, cleaning and landscaping, to working with senior citizens and young· adults. (Professional and support staff must arrange -with supervisors for approved leave from job responsibilities.) UB has a limited number of volunteer slots for this year's Day of Caring, so sign up nowl Plelpe Nblnt fomo at right as soon as possible to the attention of: Tint -....,, .uo Crvfts Hall, North c....,... (Jihone 6452.660, Ext. 262; Fax 645-6795). Teams that wish to .work together should submit all their forms in one pad<et, with one form per team member. ~ will contact all volunteers ·with additional information by early August o.y of Caring SdMdule: 1/2 day commitment is all that's needed. 7:308:30a.m.: Registration, continental breakfast and send-off cally at the Marine Midland Arena. 8:30a.m.: "Send-off (buses depart for agencies). 9 a.m.· 1:25 p.m.: Work at agency. 1:30 p.m.: Buses return participants to Marine Midland Arena. agen- YES. I Care •••Coaal Me in! Nuno_'----------------------------Phono_______________ 0 Faculty Fax _ _ _ _ _ _ __ E-Mail address _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ____________________ Campus Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ ostaff OStudmt D ep~en t ~---- be ...... -.q,...,,.,.. •........,,..,.,._,.,.pttr· ..-;, ,._to.,.. _____ , ............. 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It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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The state investment in UB's future was announced by Gov. George Pataki in a live telecast Pataki announces capital commitment $105 million in statefimdingwill be used to construct, renovate five buildings REVENTED by inclement weather in Albany P · from-per110nally Cleli...-: ing his message, Gov. George Pataki announud Monday via a live broadcast that UB will receive $105 million in state capital funding over the nat five years. The funding will be used to construct or renovate five buildings on UB's North and South cam puses. The projects will enhance student services, promote academic excellence, integrate healthscience education, provide economic opportunity and extend access to information technology. The announcement was aired in the ani urn ofthe Ccnta for the Arts. where more than 100 state Jesjslatorl; ~ ti-wtees; uB 1Auncil members, and UB administrators, faculty and staff,._ gathered. The funding is part of $2 billion in capital investments to upgrade facilities across New York State. Calling the State University of New York system '"one of the fin est in America," Pataki said the in vestment in UB and SUNY also is an investment in the future of New York State. and .. something our students need so we can have the finest-prepared workforce." He noted that a number of leg- islative ch,ges have been made to benefit students, including an in· crease in funding to the Tuition Assistance Program and a measure that allows students to purchase textbooks without paying sales tax. The relationship between the state and SUNY, Pataki added, is a "partnership" that he is "confident is one that has worked well .. and will continue in the futu~ to .. make SUNY and the state stronger as we head toward the 21st century." President Wi1liam R. Greiner praised the $105 million state investment in US, adding: .. This is a great day for UB, and we think it's a great day for New York State." Greiner noted that SUNY and New York State must .. maintain the quality of the more than $1 billion in capital that the North and South campuses represent." In times of budgetary crisis, he added, too many campuses try to find savings through "deferred maintenance" that winds up costing far mo.-. in the long run. "This is a gpod time to do"""" investment so we-..m't find ourseiYes in the pickle that a whole lot cf instirutions find the:rmeMs in.• Grriner said .. This is about investment. The future of New York depends on wise use of public funds." UB projects that will benefit from the funding include: ~-~· UB budget for 1998-99 is $230.1 million . , SW WUlTCHlll News ~es As5ociate Director U Bhasreceiveda 199899 budget allocation from SUNY of$230. 1 million under the new Resource Allocation Methodologr(RAM), an increase of $8.6 million over the 1997-98 base budget of $221.5 million. The$230.1 million indudes$77.7 million in revenue and $152.4 million in state tax support, a figure that is adequate to cover cont.raded saJ. ary adjustments, noted Senior Vice President Robert ). Wagner. Wagner stressed that under RAM, UB now Will retain the tu ition, fee and other revenue the university generates, which under the previous budget · allocation system had been pooled int o SUNY's income offset account. He disputed claims by United University Professions that under RAM-a new methodology devel oped by system administration to distribute state tax support to the campuses-US will lose $3.1 mil - lion this budget year. According to the union, UB was slatedtore<:<ive$232.2millioninthe E=:utivc Budget released by Gov. Pataki in January, but under RAM, that figure would decline to $229 million, a loss of about $3.1 million. Wagner said that the Executive Budget figure used by the unionwhat he called a "recommended appropriation" - "doesn't really teU the story" since SUNY receives a lump -sum allocation from the state. "Those numbers don't provide an adequate basis for a yearto· year comparison," he said. A look at previous years' bud get figures shows that while in th e end UB received more than the Executive Budget recommend ation in both 1994-95 and 1996· 97, the university received Jess tn 1993·94, Wagner said. The Executive Budget figure cited by UUP "is a reference point," he noted ... But if you look at it histori · cally, it is not a number that allows you to make year-to-~ compari· sons." Some years UB receives more than the executive recommenda· tion, and some years it receives less., he said. adding that a more valid comparison is one based on the base-level budget figures. "We did not take a $3 million reduction ," he stressed. With the first budget money distributed under the new RAM , Wagner said that US "fared as we had expected , but not as we hope to in the future.'' He noted that UB has so me unique programs and services. such as the law school and its hbrary· support system , as well as so me aspects of its research and pubhc·service m1ssions, that cur· rently"are not accounted for in the model." UB is worlung with system ad · mtnistration to identify th ose kinds of areas "that need to be in eluded as part of RAM ,"' he said. Wagner said that the I998-99 financial plan maintains the SS. I million in savings university-wide that was part of the 1997 ·98 plan. H~ said these savings are necessary to balance the budget .. because university revenues continue tore· main flat." The money will be used to fund initiatives in areas that have been deemed "institutional investments." Among them are the College of Arts and Sciences, the Office of the Vice President for Heahh Affairs. the Center for the Study of Urban SociaJ Work Practice. the Depart ment of Civil Engineering and the Multidi scip linar y C en ter for Earthquake Engineering Research. the new Department of Phys•ology and Biophysics and the Cen ter for Structural Biology. Investments aJso will co ntmul' to be made in info rmation tech nology, specificall y developmg student access to computers; set ting up laboratory and other rt' search support for new facult\ members; a merit· based under · graduate scholarship program de · signed to upgrade the profile of the entering freshman class. and the intercollegiate athletics pro gram, Wagner added. �Sally Pasternak is University Information's head operator. She is retiring this week after an,swering the phones at UB for more than two decades. r.un.y LM1o, "SIHDIIIID~-,.._ab ~"',.,....,. --~alb ... -~ ~ ......... at . . _,.m. l o g l a l - CliMI. A,..... ............. 19158, _ LMlell ....... d h _ , C.... lor~"""­ """ ~.--d.low. ln1!197,he-h ~~-- -lor Cornrntlr*y- """I>£. tlonlromh-ln~ olcon:er~ -.---7 --alb-~ Not all calls to the university come through the switchboard, however about 8,000 calls are a normal week and 14 ~000 calls around the beginning of classes. How l•rge • lUff does Unlver· slty lnfonn•tlon h•ve 7 -lohU.S.fiiMDty ao.d on CN1d Alluoe ond Neglect in 1994, LM1e h a s extenllwly on lllgll- ol d11d We have two full-time operators, one part time and four students who help us evenings and Saturdays. " " noglect""" hasIS " a rneri-bor o l - ll\bldng Group on ond Polty- operaton recelve7 ...g.. In CN1d-""" Noglea. His bod(. "HHIJ*lg Otion: A SocW HislDry." b ~. daWc Sludy ath"'*''lon ol d11d-.,seMc2slnhU.S. Levy tO be honored by American College of Clinical PharmaCology Wh•t 's the most frequently asked ·question you •nd your The questions we answer are varied-<!<!ch one is a challenge. Right now calJers might ask ..When do classes begin?" or .. Who is your president?" or "When is spring break?" Others might ask for the Admissions Office, student dormi tor-y-numbers or the Center for Arts ticket office. A very popular request is the dental clinic number. What 's the most memorable call you ever recelved'7 In the 24 years I 'v~ been answering caJis to UB. we've had many memorable ones. One I remember-a calJ came in ~arly in the morning from China. The caller kept speaking Chinese. We could .,._.,........,. _...__ 1"-.odlar.. Diolllond 5-UrWmllroiNow-·136Cialblioil. - - . (716) 64S.2626. ~ , -----~joonl)orlllg ......,._ -IDe-. -~ Mary-!pft How has people'• t .......... . etiquette m.ng.d dnce you've-., ---mg the ~s•tUB7 People are usually kind and patient, but-then as now-they forget to keep a pencil dose when taking a number or information. It is so much more important now, with not only a seven-digit number but an extension to go with it. Sometimes it totals 14 digits. Have the kinds of questions also changed over the yean7 Everyone wants information they can't obtain elsewhere. Timing is a factor, Since we are opt.n 8 a.m.8 p.m., whereby offices close at 5 p.m. You inight refer to us as probl~m solvers. Last year, a mother called from New York City to tell us her frantic daughter called her from a pay phone "on campus" stating sbe could not find her classroom or building. When we helped her with the information, she called her daugh~ back at the pay phone and told her where her class and building was located. do WMt you •Joy ,...t -yourjc*7 People are so appreciative. One time a caller said we were .. incredibly competent" and another said we were .. impressive." Both present and retired operators were very cooperative and liked representing UB. It is very gratifying. I never "didn't waor" to go to work. Do you UM the t......,_. lot when you 'rw not wMting7 When school starts in September or January, (tell my friends "don't call me, I'll call you!" It is so busy, sometimes I answer my home phone with a salutation of"Good morning-University at Buffalo." -7 5ome colleges h8Ye - t o d ~when you .... the gen- -- -· Are you In flavor . of~ or 8!JIIInst - I gdess that's the hew technol · ogy-but many people will tell us hoW wond«ful his to hear a hu- man voi~ . Sometimes we are so fast we are a..s.bd ..are you real or are you a recording?" 1•m not in favor of an automated operator-! call it "'touch 7tone torture." I'm just a couple courses sbon of earning my bachelor's degree. 1 may be back to tau some courses. Also I collect telephone paraphernaliasomeday I hope to pick up an old fashioned "cord" switchboard. -- -...-do ............ you wllh ~youh8Ye--lt7 Q: Who was the niost memorable person who called the switchboard regularly? It was Milton Plesur. He called u_s regularly. We knew his voice. When he reached a busy signal on a given number, he would call us back fo;our "secr~t number.~ He al~ays re- _ ferred to us as "Operatbr Dar- -· lip g.• By the way-the Reporter number is 645-2626. Dental problems may cortt;rilJute to heart~ UB studies suggest that periodontai baCteria.may play role in hardening ofarteries By LOIS BAIWI News Servk~ Editor ·- N _,_ .... ---c..lr---__ ---... ~s.rw.. not communicate, but he was very penistent. The switchboard was located in Goodyear Hall--<1 dormitory. We had a very nice Chinese man living in the room next to our office. We ran over to get him to take the call. He came over in his pajamas and slippers, but first asked if the caller was speaking Mandarin. After ·a laugh or two, he proceeded to take the emergency message and return to his dormitory room. EW st udi es by re sea rchers in the Sc h ool of Dental Medicine have identified several possible pathways gum disease may contribute to the development of heart disease. Scientists have uncovered evidence of a link between the two con· ditions: The question remaining is how the relationship develops. The new UB findings show that: • Componen ts of periodontal bacteria are present along bloodvessel walls in and around vascu lar plaques and may contribute to formatio n of the blockages. • The body's imm un e and in flammatory responses to proteins produced by these bacteria may be a factor in cardiovascular disease. • Persons with periodontal discase have increased blood levels of oxygen free radical, mo lecules known to damage blood-vesse l wails and set the stage for arterial plaque for'mation. Results of the studies were presented recently at the International Associa tion of Dental Research m eeting held in Nic~. France. Medical and dental researchers suspected early on that periodontal bacteria played a role in the . development of heart disease by contributing to arterial p laque fo rmation or hardening of the arteries, via several possible pathways. In on~ study to investigate the role of these bacteria in the forma tion of a rterial plaque, o r atheroma, U 8 researchers in oral biology collected at herom a sampl~s from patients who had undergone endarterectomy, a procedure that removes blockages from the carotid artery. The researchers extracted bacterial DNA from the samples, amplified it and identified the specific microorgan· isms present. Forty percent of the 50 samples contained bacteria of periodontal origin, results showed. ln addition, organisms associated with pneumonia and gastric ulcers, two other infections thought to be associated with hardening of the arteries and heart disease, also were found. Robe rt Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Oral Biology, said the findings suggest periodontal bacteria con tribut~ to formation of plaques that block arteries, and may be one way periodontal discase and heart disease are linked. Immune response studied Violet Haraszthy, a post -doc· toral associate in the Department of Oral Biology, was lead researcher on the study. Two othe r st udi es examined how the body's immune and in flammatory response to periodontal infection may contribUte to the development of vessel blockages. "The body's immune response to periodontal bacteria may result in the production of antibodies, proteins that 'tag' material for removal from the body," said Ingrid Glurich, lead researcher on the studies and a post-doctoral associate in the Department of Oral Biology. "In addition to tagging bacteria, however, these antibodies may also tag cells that actually are part of the vessel wall. This leads to tissue destruction and an effort by the body to replace the lost cells and Wall off' toxic material, resulting in a thickening of the blood-vessel walls." Antlbodles may "tag" cells Glurich and colleagues found that more than half of their peri· odontal patients had antibodies to heat shock protein, a molecu le shared by periodontal bacteria and human heart tissue. None of the healthy subjects had detectable antibody to this protein.The researchers are investigating the pos· sibility that periodontal infections result in antibodies to heat shock protein and that these antibocHes "tag" cells in the heart arteries, contributing to plaque formation and heart disease. The body also produces sub· stances in responst to.ba,ctc.riaJ infections known as acute phase proteins, Glurich said. "Acute phase proteins are known to play a role in lipid and cholesterol transport and metabolism, which have long been thought to be a major fuctor in the development of arterial blockages. Some of these proteins .,;, be found deposited along the carotid blood ~ where they appear to increase inflammation and tissue destruction:· The research group collected blood samples and assessed the levels of thes<o proteins in four sets of subjects: those with periodontal disease and no cardiovascular disease; those with cardiovascular disease and no periOdontal disease; those with both diseases, and those with neither. Results showed a three-fold in· crease ofC-rqctive protein, a type of acute phase protein, in patients with either periodontal or heart disease, and an eight-fold increase when both diseases were present, Glurich said. Levels of two other acute phase proteins also wc.re el evated in patients with both dis eases. F""' r.dlcals may be fMtor A fourth study cond ucted by researchers &om the departments of Periodontology and Medicine showed that the concentration of oxygen free radicals in the blood of persons with moderate-to-severe periodontal disease was fourtimes greater than in persons with slight or no disease. Free radicals are known to damage vessel walls and promote formation of plaque and blockages. Sultan Al-Mubarak, clinical as· sistant professor in the Department of Periodontology, was lead researcher on the study. �Auausl17. IDIVollkl llepadas 3 BrieBy. Day of Townsend named associate VP, special assistant to president Caring Nelson E.. Townsend. who has been on medical leave since expen encing a heart attack m April, wall assume new dulles When he re turns to work later thts month . Townsend, who jomcd UB 111 1987 as d1rector of the Division of Athletics. wall assume the dulles of assoctate vice president for student affa1rs and special assastant to UB Pres1dent Wilham R. Greiner. Bob Arkeilpane. who ha!l ~rved as 1ntenm athletiC' dt t"OWMSUC) rector smce Apnl. w11l '-ontmue m that position UB will commem:e a natwnal<~e.uch durmg the 1998-99 a'-adcm1l year to uJcnt1fv d ncw athlt•IH.!l Jare(tnr Rob Wr'rj#.left, and Dennis Gilhooley dismande a dinbing ldt b- kids at the Child Care Center on the South~ as pan cl their wori< tt the sixlh am.tal Dar cl Caring onAIJi 19. Faculty, staff and so» ems took pan in the event. Right: Pete Balisteri cleans tables and chairs. All three 'IOiunteers are from Creeley to host collaborative performance Sept. 5 EI1 Administrative ~ UB launches doctoral program to trairi rehabilitation specialists By LOIS IIAJIU New5 Services Editor M ore people are liv · ing with ph ysica l di sa bilities than at any time in history, thanks to medical advances of the lOth century. But the numbe r of rehabilitatio n specialists qualified to expa nd the scieoce and develop new treatment options to serve thi s growing population hasn't kept pace. The School of Health Related Professions is launching a si ngu lar interdisciplinary docto ral pro gram in reh abilitation scie nce this fall to help fill this void. liS aim is to inc rease the cadre of specialists qualified to conduct research and teach the science of rehabilitation at the graduate level. "The market is very thin for Ph.D.·trained facuhy in rehabilita· tion fields," said Barry Eckert, dean of lhe School of Health Related Pro· fessions ... UB has e:xceUent facilities for preptlring rehabilitation facully and researchers to fill this need." UB's program departs from the norm by providing a science-based curriculum that cuts across tradi tional health -ca re boundaries. It brings together specialists from three of UB 's he·alth sciences schools-Medicine and Biomedi cal Sciences, Nursing and Health Related Professions. Facull)' from lhe departmeniS of Occu pational The rapy; Physical Therapy, Exercise aod Nutrition Sci· ences; Communicative Disorders and Sciences; Rehabilitation Mecli· cine, aod Speech Pathology, as .wcll as from se=al nursingsubspecialties, form the program's academic core. William P. Mann, professor and chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy who will direct the program, said th e critical shortage of doctorally trained pro· fessionals in rehabilitation fields has been fueled by advances in health care thai have enabled per· sons to survive circums tancessuch as extreme prematurity, trau - matic injury and chronic disease Rehabilitation was developed. and conditions--that would have The UDSmr's tools for mea"iur· been fatal a decade ago. Theoe persons often survive with disabilities. "N. the same time, we ha.,.. apeci· enced changes in socielal anirudes toward persons with disabilities lhar emphasize accommodation and integra- ing disability-the Functionallnde· pendence Measure, or FIM, along with lhe WeeFIM fo r children-are tion ... he said. "We have IO find ways IO do !hat" - Pediatric rehabilitation wi ll be one focus of the new program. The School of Health Related Profes · s io ns h as received a $500.000. four-year g rant from the U.S. Department of Education to suppo rt doctoral st udents in thas area. O ther areas of funded rehabili ta tion research open to doctoral candidat es indudc assessing the a m o unt a nd t ype of a person's functional disabilil)'; studyi ng pal · t e rn s of disability and th e1r progress; resto ration and m ai nte · nance of skill and functi o n; pn: · vent ion of dysfuncti o n, and adap tation of perso ns with impa ir- ments 10 disabilil)', loss of function and societal limitation s. "The market Is very thin for Ph.D.-tralned faculty In rehabilitation fields . UB has excellent facilities for preparing rehablllt· atlon faculty resewchen to flU this need." BARitY ECKERT VB has one of the largest spon · sored-research programs on disabil· il)' in lhe U.S. Irs facilities include two federally funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centen-<>ne standards used throughout the world to assess functionaJ ability a nd measure re covery of persom. undergoing rehabilitation. UDSmr ECI<UT serves as a data rc posi tory for more than 1,300 reha bili tation programs across the g1ohe and aiM> fu nctions as an education. credentiali ngand consuJ tation ct:n tcr for its members. Research on speech and hcanng disabilities 1s ea rned out through UB's Department of Communica tive Disorders and Sctences and 1L\ Center for Heanng and Deafncs.,. Specialty research areas include child language development. language production, speech production and perception, and causes of hearing Joss and nt"\\' treatment possibilities. The doc to ral program will ac · ce pt the equivalent of eaght full time students per year, with the first year's enro llment already full. Nadine Fisher, assistant cli ni ca l professor of rehabilitatio n medi · ci ne, physiology. a nd medi cine. will coordinate the program with the assistance of an interdisctpli nary steering co mmittee. Steering comminee members an· Frank Cerny, associate professor aod chair of lhe Department of Physocal Therapy. Exercise and Nutrition Sa· ences; Dale Fish, as.sodate dean of academic affairs. School of Health Related Professions, and director of !he physical therapy graduate program; Carl Granger, professor and onlenm chair of the Department of Rehabilitati on Medicine; Brenda Robert Creeley, S•muel P. C•pen Chair 10 Poetry and the Hu manities, is one of the most mnucn11al and mnovatt\'t' Amencan last half-century. He also IS one of the best known , prm cipaUy for h1s many books of poctrv and cssays, and ht~ strong connecuons wuh some of th e greatest wntcr~ o f our day-Charles Olsen, Robe rt Duncan. Allen (;msberg and Ed Dorn among many others. Less well known arc the coUaborallons that marrv hl!l modernlSt verse to the v1suaJ an of hm Dme. for anstance . and to the music of excepuonal contemporary composer.; and perform ers. C reeley's coope rative mu sacal ventu res have mvo lved bnlhant amprovisational jazz arti sts-p aamst Steve Kuhn , saxo phonist Steve Lacy, bass guitarist Steve Swallow. as well as younger av.ant garde a rtists like Mercury Rev. Several havt' been recorded on C D and hav<" received c ritica l applause. On Sept. 5 at 8 p.m., the lncrar y senes. "Wednesdays at 4 Plu~ :· will open its 1998 -99 season 111 Hallwalls Co ntemporary Arts Cen ter with just such a collaborative performance. Crcelcy wlll host a program tn whach he will perfonn his poetrY with the music of a first-time tr10 composed of bass great Steve Swal low; avant gun.a r's "King Snake," David Torn , and Buffalo's own "d1f· ferent drummer," Ch ris Massey, who has been performing in Europt.' For additionaJ mfomurion on CreeJey, check the lnternl"f at http:/I www.levtty.com/ corduroy /~.html or type "ruben creeJey'' tnll l J search engine for links to more than 400 sites. For mformatmn on ~tcve 'wallow, go to http://www2.peom.net/ rmlner/ _home_notes.html or http:/ /wwwl. pcom . net / rmlner / ste~e_ lntervl~ws Chec:k out the ea: panded computing faohtu:~ now avatlahlt· at three UB lihran'-'!1. Ovt>r ISO new workstallons were IO!ltd.llt•d O\l'r tht' summer at Lockwood , the ~ocnce and Eng1neenng. and Undl·r gradua te lihranes. The workstation~ will prov&dt: acces~ to tht• l fnt versi tv Lihranes ' \Veh -based n·sources, the Internet. cle~.:trollll lllJtl. and a vant'ly of productivit y softwa re rncludmg Mu.rosoft Offiu· . WordPerfect, SPSS. Map le and ~:lou lab. The Undergraduate Library ( LIC I ) ~ at e.lucdtt•d on tht' first floor nf Capen Hall, will he opt'n 24 hours Monda\' through ThurM!.J\ and o ther exteoded hours Friday through Sundar to an:ommodate students needing to use co mputers and st udy a reas late at mght. Room :!26 UGL will be the base of the new Unive rMt y L1branes Help Center, which will offer individual and group mstructaon 111 using the new workstations. See the Help Center Web sate at http:/ I ubllb .buff•lo.edu / llbrarles/unlts / ugl/ help/ for detail!~ . Lockwood Library's site in the second -floor north readmg room {near thc Newspapers and Microforms Area I also w11l he open ex tended hours. Another location m the thtrd -floor Jtnum area vnll be open during Lockwood's regular hours. T he Science and Engineering Lib rary Site 1s at the south end of the third floo r, an area trad itiona ll y used as a group study area b' students. It will rem ain a group stud y area. and computers havt· bt·en arranged so swdents can uS(' them for collaborative actl\'llles All three sites have been attractively refurbashed wtth nt•w furna ture and carpeting , and 60 open data ports (fo r connecung laptop~ I will be added during the faU semester. They are part of an mlllativc between the University Libraries, C IT, University FaciJiu es and Unt versity Services. The project aims to m crease students' access to 111 fo rmation technology and to integrate it into the1r re-gular <~tud\ and research routines. Additional informat1on and a complt"te hst of accessible softwa re on aging and one on technology evaluation and transfer~ we:U as the Center for Functional Assess - Haughey, associate professor of nUI>· ong and social and preventive mecli· cine and head of graduate nurseedu· cation, aod Rc:>s<mary Lubinski, as· temp/computen.html For assistance in connecnng to rhe World Wide Web. conract tht' CIT ment Research, where lhe Uniform Data System (UDSmr) for Meclical sociate professor of ro mmuni ca~ d isorders and sciences. -Will· Hepfer •nd N•ncy Schiller, Umvemty Ubrane1 is on the Web al http://ubllb.buffalo.edu/ llbrarles/ unlts / sel / Help Desk ar 645-3542. �Summary of summer happenings• BRIEFLY ~~v tol1d Dlniolllyon,- d lheOIIce dc-l'larwiO!gllld .... rn<r~,hos-lhel"'­ n case you wer~ away, here's a summary of the stories that ap~ pea red in the &porter over the summer. The full text of each is available on the Web in the &porter's electronic archives, availableat -.loooffelo.-/~/ -llealgr*DI -fromlhe-lor~ cMion ... Dilll*y (AHfAD). The- ................... ~N'VD .,_Idol or.......,...• help _ _ ......._ pnljlalhlt ,.._ .-to ltyon- ~lor& t.IJiol*'llllld ~ ~ Olsllblod- -In ~-~. The -.-ho-ln 1.9 9 3 , h o s - · - .... . sourte io ~lnlhelold \llcesto _ _ _ lhd. plocelor ......... d -- ... to bmg tholr-*ol..-,s ~- .... -d-...:8w-*"ly-'oci- Yic.e ... apinlorls fromprofel:slcoMs In lhe l1old. Amemberdlhe-..! Admlnillnkln, ltyon named an~ l'rolosllonllbylhecxgorization ln1992. 11solher~ al1liations Include lhe NalloOal c..- DM~apment-. tlon,lhe A m e r i a n on~Educalionindlhe Western New Yortc cor-tUn of<;oltege,OisKA)'~• • ' ltyon - rocognllled In "Who's Who In Amerta" In 1'998, "Who'sWhOii>thOEast" In 1996 ll1d "Who's Who In Amerian 1994. HenoaiYodacloc:tonlleln -·In Grant to head College of Arts and Sciences Nr:wrofJegtrtaffimuunivmity'scommitment tiJ undergradua~ tdualtion Kerry S. Grant bas been named dean of the new College of Arts and Sciences at UB, a move that reaffirms the university's commitment to undergraduate education. The new college replaces the faculties of Arts and Letters, NatW111 Sciences and Mathematics, and Social Sciences. Biogeo endows $1.5 million neurology chair Biogeo, a leading international biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., bas establishtd the Irvin and Rosemary Smith Chair in Neurology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sc iences . Law rence D. Jacobs, professor of neurology and internationa ll y recognized authority on multiple sclerosis, is the first holder of the chair. Ricotta is associate higher~ odl•*lilltl•llpi • VP, dean of students from Barbara ). Ricotla has been named associate vice president and dean of students in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. us and ,_..,and bac- calaufeat2 degroes from 5ius College. c..;. FinancW aid 1'!'11 information now .,.. available on BIRD The Anancial Aid Ollloe noN lsdr.mg lis- thrau911he 1111lng. iniP>\-IIId Ooopl "'*!(81RD)toud>tone~ l1Yough BIRO, studonb wll be able to ........ their finlndalald ~....us. find oot ~ lnlormation !hoy sdl need to proYido. ........ their finlndalald pacbges llldlhe ldnds of aid !hoy have been offorod. and accept lind dodino SIUdentloans. To access, student can all BIRD at 615-7800 and select tho Finlndll Aid option. Additional infonnation aboul financial aid llso b IYOIIable on tho Web • • •//....... __ ,_,_ UB community asked to update E-Dlll!CtofY lnfonnatlon Iii The ..w.nily community Is beIng to utxl* lhe Information !NtIs llstod In tho UB EDirectory, tho online directory of faculty, stall and SbJdents The dn!ctory. which can be aa:esed at llllp://IMp. -........... ... cornprohon- slooand ssthableeloctJOnlc sourte of lnlormation !hat lndudes--.lllles,...,...oclphone I1UITiben and e- '*- malladchsses. ~ iilormolian In lhe directory Is-· -logging In, did< on "updllo" 10 bmg up lhe lorm l h l t - .... 10 upclaie pononal-and- e-mail-" male dlangef; Don't.._,.,... lholrpnforred UNIX - " " - 1 0 lng _ _ _ 645-35«). -lorupdat""'"""""-·byailng "'*'"- f)OOU need more~ al ,.... or help desk at 645-3540. Shechner to head English department Mark Shechner, a member of the UB facu lty for 28 years, has been named chair of the Department of english by K<rry Gran!, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Zastempowski is assistant dean in School of Architecture and Planning Theodora I . Zastempowski has been named assistant dean for stu · dent affairs in the School of Architecture and Planni ng. Revitalizing South Campus neighborhoods Plnn for housing rehab, resaleprogmm is 'feasible,' ua marketing study finds A plan to revitalize the neighbor· hoods around the South Campus by improving the area's housing stock through a housing acquisition, rehabilitation and resaJe program is feasible and would have a positive impact thai would be "un paralleled in the region," a marl<el ing study commissioned by the University Comm unity Initiative (UCJ) has determined. Faculty, staff, librarians receive Chancellor's Awards for Excellence Six faculty members. two librarians and four professional staff mem· bers have received 1998 Slale University of New York Chancellor's Awards for Excellence from SUNY Chancellor John W. Ryan. Changes in student fees to take effect in the fall One student fee will increase and a new one will be instituted this fall to ~ugment student life and student Web-based services, Dennis Black, vice presidenl for student affairs, bas announced. Zimmerman to head New York library unit Nancy P. Zimmerman, assistant professor in the School of lnformalion and ~Studies and coordinator of its School library Media Program. bas been elected president of the New Yod< Library Association, which is affiliated with the American Library Association as its New York Slate chapter. South Campus rehab is 'on schedule' A major project to rehabililate sidewalks, roadways and some parking lots on the South Camp us is on schedule, with moSI of the work either completed or set to be completed by the time classes start in late AuguSI. 1 Dental Esthetics Center to open Research a:ntcn to receive $24 million CUBRC, MCEER proj«tt to focvs on transportation injuria, seismic performance 1Wo research centers affiliated with UB each Will ...me $12 million Ov.r ibenexuix)081Sundertheideralll-ampor1lllion F.quilyAct irthe 2Lst <!IIIUr)l signed on June9 by President Clinton. UB names deans of law, management The uniYenity has named new deans 1o head the School of law and the School~l.dfoc!MAilg. 1. R Nils Olsen, Jr. a proCessor of law and viced<anlixacadanicaffilirs,has been named dean' of the School of law. J..ewis ManddJ, dean ofthe Colkge of Business Administralioo and professor of finance at Marquett< UnM!sity, bas been named dean of the School ofManajjern<DL Gentile, Wolck named Distinguished Professors Two faculty members a\ UB have joined the ranks ofdistinguished professors appointed bythe SUNY Board oflh1stties. ). Ronald Gentile, professor in the Deportment of Counseling aa.Hjd~~l ~~ap­ pointedaSUNYDistinguisb<dTeachingl'roli!soarinbonorofbis_oqtstmd ~ ing leaching at the gradua~ undergraduate and professional levels. WolfgangW&:k, professor in the DeThe first facility partmenl of Linguistics and an intt:rdevoted to training · nationaDy known linguistics scholar, dentists in the high-demand wasappoinu.l a SUNY Distinguished field of esthetic dentistry from the Servitt Profes!;or in r=gnition ofhis first year of dental school through atr.IOnlinary semc. 1o posl-graduate training and beyond the university community, as well as will begin operation in the School 10 the region, state and nation. of Dental Medicine this fall. conlributions Company Web sites: lneffective.com They may be flashy and gimmicky, bul most company Web siles would flunk a tesl of simple "Marketing 10 I" theory, a new Sludy by H.R. Rao, associate professor of management science and systems in the School of Management, suggests. Register your address in e-mail directory To provide a comprehensive, "one· stop shop.. for those seeking information on how to contact faculty, staff or studen ts at UB, Computing and Information Technology is asking all members of the university community to register their e-mail address in the UB elec· tronic " E.. -directory. Parents--get back in control! The chi ld -centered parenting movemenl, popular for the past two decades, has (l)w:n ru. to a national epidemic of families in which children are "running" the show, according to K<nneth N. Condrell, clinical assistanl professor in the Department of Psychiatry and co-a uthor of "Wunpy PareniS from Toddler to Teen: How NOT to Raise a Bral" Obituaries: AlbertS. Cook, 72: 'redrew map of literary studies' al UB. Russell A. Buffomante, 84, den tist, associate professor of prosthetics. David H. Nichols, 72, fonner gynecology-obstetrics profeSsor. Noted s_cientist gives MFC anruversary lectur In honorofits75th annillersary, which will be cdebratzrl ~!he 1998-99acadtmic year. Millard Fillmore Callqj:.in~withlbe Crea~ Education lOOn- dation and with support from lbe Baiid Foundation. JlR9'1lted a public lecture by Howard Gardner, a MacArthur Foundation Fellow, an aw.ud-winning samlist andmeoflhe most pr<MlC3IiYe theorists in social ps)<hology and education today. $530,000 gift to pharmacy school to tUnd scholarships Determined to open the door to an ou!Sillnding professional education lo even more students, Violet Newton has shown her philanthropic generosity again with a new gift of $530,000 to the School ofPharmacy. Xerox CEO speaks on Industry-University Day More than 350 people ~ the atrium in the Center for the Arts June 2 to hear Xerox Corp. OWrman and Chief Executive Officer Paul A. Allaire speak on the necessity of partnenhip among business, govomment and academia in maintaining a healthy U.S. economy. Director named for Polish Academic Center Tomasz Goban-Klas, an international authority on the sociology of OlliiiiiiUIIiat in Foland, bas been appoinu.l director of the UB Polish Aademic lnformatioo Center. Shedding new light on melting process. To anyone who's-nor left a chO!X)Iate bar on the ·dashboard of a car on a bot sUIDlXlet's day, the melting process is fairly straightfurward: Heat hits solid, solid turns to rnu.ob. But research at UB is the first to show that when a solid melts, it undergoes not just one intermediate phase~ had been predicted previously-hut two. Stress test heart risk in lowered blood pressure? Results of an exercise streu test may help identify recovering heart-attack patients who could be as increased risk of heart failure and premature death, but the predictor in this case turns out to be lowered blood pressure, a factor usually considered an asset. Young adults: · a picture of poverty A groundbreaking ethnography of poverty-stricken young Americans bas been published by n:searchers at UB and the Gty University of New York. It offers compelling evidence tlmt despite a fiow of upbeat economic reports that imply that we all are doing better than ...,-, millions in this group arecloingverpoorly. Six-year doctor of pharmacy program approved Th<School ofl'harmacy'ssix-~.cn­ try-level doctor of pharmacy (PharmlJ.) program bas been approved by the NewYod<St:ate D<portmentofEducation. Theneffprogram. which now is in pla£e. follows a eli=. tive from the Amer.ican Association of Colleges of Pharmacy approving a six-year PhamUJ.,or doctorateofphannacy,asthe tield'sonlyprofes<ional des= Students critique faculty science workshop A!; part of a National Science Foundation-supported workshop UB sponsored on "Case Studies in Science," 40studeniS reccM:d$100each, paid by !he NSF, to participate in a simulated dass and then provide a detailed critique of iL Th< workshop provided professors at other colleges and Wliversities with an education in writing case studies to use in undergraduate science classes for non-majors. GSE forms network to aid schools The Collaborative Research Network (CRN) bas been established by the Graduate School of Education to assist local schools, leachers and administrators who want to reform their curriculums and teaching methods or solve special problems. Obituaries: Seymour Aalrod, 70, emtritus professor of psychiatry and ps)Uiology. W. Howud Mann, 87, law school prof.ssor emtritus. �- Rese 27. llfli.l. Ill Rap ''=chDisesl Employing 'evolution' to develop new drug leads Just as <........-... --. are MOly as - " ' as the books on their shelves, chemical libraries synthesized by phannaceutical scien· tists are only as useful as the new compounds they generate. A drugclisaM:ry method being developed by VB researchers may be able to tum those chemical libraries, arrays of compounds synth.siz<d in the lab, into molecular "habitats" where only the most desirable drug candidates survive. Based on the application of Darwinian principles of evolution to a chemical system, the method is designed to endow compounds in chemical ti· braries with the ability to evolve into the best potential drug candidate for a particular molecular target. Called dynamic combinatorial chemistry, the new method could mean major cost savings for pharmaceutical companies because It has the potential to identify numerous promising drug leads in days, as compared to months or years using current techniques. It was desaibed in a presentation by Alexey V. Eliseev, assistant pro· fessor of medicinal chemistry, at the 39th annual UB Medicinal Chern· istrySymposium. "ln (traditional ) combinatorial chemistry, the goal is to produce many possible combinations and then screen the compounds individually," said Eliseev. " In our method we combine the steps." The UB method works by using molecular reoognition-the ability of molecules to bind to a target-to simultaneously form and screen mixtures of many chemicals for the best ones. Sperm abnomalities linked to low pregnancy rate -o.en In the School af and Biomedical Sa· enceshavefoundalinkbetwetntwospermabnormalities-prematw< chromosomal do::ond<ruation and pmnatw< acrosome reaction-end lowpreg· nancy rates. The abnomalities, whidl are overlooked in a standard semen analysis, had n""" been linked to low pregnancy rates, said Lani J. Burkman. assistant professor of gyneoology and obstetrics, and urology, and head of the Andrology Section in the Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics. By analyzing hundreds of semen samples and comparing them with Fert*y : • - • - .; I . --:,_______r__ · . Diet plays role In good dental health, researchers say Milk, orange juice: good for gums By LOIS IIAKU New$ Services Editor IL K drinkers and orange-juice lovers may be doing their gums a favor. Two st udi es by researchers in the School of Dental Medicine show that people with low levels of Vitamin C in their diets, and those who had too little calcium as young adults, a..ppear to have nearly twice the risk of develop· ing periodontal disease later in life than people with higher dietary levels of either nutrient. The two studies add a new element to public-health efforts to promote dental health, said Sara Grossi, se ni or research scien tist and -director of the VB Periodon tal Research Center, where the M women consumed less than the minimum recommended daily in take of 800 mi ll igrams, the amount in four glasses of mjlk, while the average for men was slightly more than 800 mg. Comparison of calcium intake with periodontal disease, defined by the amount of gum detachment from underlying bone, showed that " It Is no longer enough to tell children and - to brush their teeth, floss and see their dentist. Diet plays a luger role than we anticipated." SARA G ROSSI study was conducted. .. It is no longer enough to teU children and adults to brush their teeth , floss and see their dentist," Grossi noted. "Diet plays a larger role than we anticipated." Results of the studies were pre- the mineral in their diets were half again as likdy to develop periodontal disease as those who met or ex e<eded the recommended dietary sented June 26 i.[\ Nice, France at the allowance for calcium. annual meetingpfthe International Association for Dental Research. Both studies used data from National Health and Nutrition ExaminationSurveys (NHANFS) 1and In, carried out in 1971 -75 and 1988-94 resP<'ct;vely. N[iANES 1 involved 2,392 persons; 12,412 people were surveyed for NHANFS Ul. Analysis of dietary calcium for both survey periods showed that When only participants between the ages of 20 and 39 years were analyzed, low calcium intake doubled the risk of periodontal disease. in the total study population, men and women who had low levels of uThi s is a new piece of evi dence," Grossi sa id. "'We n eve r knew people so young were at risk of gum disease and of losing bone around their teeth. It points o ut how important it is for children and teens to get enough calcium during those form a tive years to reach their peak bone mass in the jaw and everywhere else. "It really is true that calcium builds strong bones and teeth ," she noted. " If t.he underlying bo ne 1s not strong to start with . it will not be able to counter noxio us agent s, such as bacteria and substan ces in cigarette s moke, whi c h a tt ac k bone, teeth and gum s." A sim ilar risk of penodontal dtsease was found among persons with low dietary intakes of Vitamin C. That study showed that those with the lowest intake were at the high est risk. and the association was particularly strong among smokers. G rossi said Vitamin C's role in maintaining and repairing healthy connective tissue, along with its antioxidant properties, was likely responsible for the relationship. ..Vitamin C in the diet increases the ability of tissue to repair itself and fight invading bacteria and other toxins. We found a very stro ng as sociation for all age groups. but the results were most pronounced in smokers. They experience more of an insult to the gum tissues, so they need higher levels of vitamin C to help counteract smoke's toxins." Other res earchers involved in the stu dies were Mieko Nishida , Robert G. Dunford, Alex Ho and Robert Genco, all of the Depart - ment of Oral Biology, and Maurizio Trevisan, of the l)epart ment of Social and Preventive Medicine. subsequent pregnancies in the couples studied, Burkman and coll eagu ~ determined that samples showing more than 14 percent premature chro-mosomal decondensation or m ore than 7 perc~nt premature acrosome reactions had only a slim chance of leading to a pregnancy. Burkman presented study results in San Diego, Calif., at a meeting of the Ameri + can Urology Association. The acrosome is an enzyme-filled cap covenng half the sperm head . Just before fertil izati o n. enzymes fro m .the acroSoin e. acti vat ed at the proper tim e, so ften th e egg's coverin g, all owing the sperm head to fertili ze the egg. If the e n ~ ym es a re rel eased too soon , a process called premature acrosome reactio n, th e spe rm is rendered useles!>. Premature chromosomal decondensation refers to the untimely uh raveling o f the sperm's genetic cargo. If th.is begins before the sperm has penetrated the egg, the sperm head swells and fertilizati on becomes 1m possible. " In our study, when pregnancy occurred, we kn ew that the partner's sperm were capabl e of fertilizing th e egg," Burkman sa1d. "When pregnancy d id not occur, the possibility existed that the sperm failed at one or more points in the fertilization process." Researchers analyzed semen samples from 250 patients. Eadl sperm slide was scored for percentage of sperm showing the premature acrosome rea' uon or evidence of chromosomal decondensation. Thi::se scores were correlated with pregnancy results. R£sults shOW<:d a very low incidence of chro mosomaJ decondensation or acrosome reaction in the natural pregnano group; in the no-pregnancy group. rates for both errors were significantlv higher. Warning sign indicates need to test for fetal risk condition Pl>ysldans tradltlonolly ....., looked for the presence of at least three clinical signs ofdlorioamnionitis before ordering a test for the condition. an inftammation of the fetal membranes that is a risk factor for fetal death. Researcher.; at VB are recommending that the presence of only one is reason to conduct a diagnostic test. Research results were reponed bv Lawrence J. Gugino. associate professor of gynecology and obstetrics and lead author, at the 46th annual clinical meetmg of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Chorioamnionitis is associated with premature rupture of the fetal membrane and prematw<ddivery. Gugino and oolleague:. reviewed records of 804 perinatal deaths that occurred m Children"s Hospital of Buffulo ~ 1988 and 1996. Chorioamnionins was found to be present in 243, or about on<-third of these case;. Traditionally, three clinical indicators, including maternal f<Ver. el · evated white cd1 coun t, uterine tenderness., foul-sme:Uingdischarge and increased fetal heartbeat, were considered necessary to justify screening for chorioamnionitis. By comparing patient records during the preg· nancy with results of the laboratory analysis of placental tissue after the fetal or infant death, Gugino and colleagues found that if only one of these symptoms is present, chorioamnionitis should be suspected and patients should be tested. �6 Reporiaa August Z7.1!1!1/VDI.ll. k 1 TRANsmoNs McMngln CIMrJ'I L,_ -·from...- sisUnt.cooch, MlcNgin StMe Unlvorslly, to~ at the Ull women's basketbil progrJm. -.....,,from heod ~--- ... ..aor. West l/lrglnll Sate Colloge. to ~tlng_ cooodinltDr rorua_., __ _..__ol "'"~ Eorihquolce ~-Contteot the lJr1Mnlty at Otlawa, to deputy- at"'" Muttldioclplina Center lor brthquake ~ Retotth (MCE£R), ~ atU8. Moving Up -.-..fromPrograrm ol EqUty ~­ F<ior, from bonellto oiSpomotod f'onor>. nel s.Mceo to acting director the DM!nlty, tiveActlonAdminiotmionOIIIce. KMioootooe at manager, to acting - Sporuored Programo Penonnel SeMces. L,_ z-. from mento coordlno!Or, --- oppoint· to _..,.t ..-it.~ Programo _,.lllft '"""doric Ill, to penonnol-.nt. 5pomo<od Prograrml'onanneiSerW:a law expands jurisdiction ofpublic-safety officers By SU£ WUfTCHU News Setvkts Associate Director U B public-safety office" will have th(! same sta· tus as municipal poUce office" when they venture off campus, thanks to a bill recently signed into law by Gov. George Pataki Effectiv. Jan. I, th< new law expands the jurisdiction of 504 SUNY officefli on 27 campu5<5who pres<ntly are limited to campus properties and adjoining roadwaysand changes their status from "'peace officers" to "police officers." John Grela, dirtaor of public safety, said the ncwlaw"prtMdes indernnilicttion for olliccrs when th<y operate off campus." As "peace offie<rs," SUNY pubUc-safety officefll have many of the same duties as police officers, such as making warranti<SS arrests and issuing traffic tickets, wh<n operating within their jurisdiction. But they revert to the statw of a private citizen when they leave campus, he ConthMdfrom-1 "-l!o , _ a t plol>nlng. Schoof at Althllectlft ond Plonning. t o - at"'" • Student s. ...lces Building. To be located on a site on the north side of the academic spine between Capen Hall and the Hamilton loop on the North Campus, th< building will consoli· date units providing student services-including financial aid, ad missions and career planning and placement-that currently are spread across two campuses. •sbldentAaess ComputeriAbs. "This initiative wiU support renovation of the Undergraduate Library on the North Campus to accommodate 50 perliOnal comput<n and plug-in ports for laptops. The library is one of several sites being d...Joped across the campus to assist the-university in implementing a new policy~ne of the first at a public research institution in the Northeast-requiring stu dents to have access to a personal computer by the FalJ 1999 semester. The poUcy is pan the university's on· going efforts to upgrade equipmtnt and infrastructure to support teach ing, research and administrative needs and become a technological leador in higher education. • ComprehensiYe He•lth Science Education Center (CHSEC). This initiative will apand campus- - Gtut,Cltlos lnsUtute. UniYenlty • -.director at Equal OppO.tunity/AIIIm..Actlon Olllce. c....,.,.., A. . . . . . keylioont Science. joM M • .._,. motorwhiclo - -.,.-. -.atP'·F~~ Department at Music L co.,loJ; OS10dote pm. - r...or. atptlysia. -S.-.poolesoor. ~ Schoof at~ ond,...,. -·-· niog . . - . c - . , ..mar JonyCO. ~ proleoso<, Department at Neurology. w.r-a.llpollto,ocljunct asoodate pRftsoor, DMslon at Athlotics -. .................... utllity operotions, Utility Opor>- -· -tions-UniYenity J. -..~ec~uror. Schoof at Phonnocy. dlnicJI proleoor, pedllb1c ~- -L-. -,co. _ ...... 0:....A _-_ _ doric ~ AaiOunling - · th<ir jurisdiction. Gr<k ncled !hat public..aityo{6cm1oplywillb<allowod10pursu< criminal~ off"""""' andaoistlocal policrb=Ofli=s alsoar< given tho power of to "pat di>wn"suspectsduringinterrogation stops wb<n then: is.....,., to beli<V< they may be carrying woaponsand thopowerto<=ute S<ard>.and arns1 warrant$, and transport p<r.lOOS to mmtal-h<alth fucilities. Tho n<W law'\viii mak<our job <asi<r; puticularlyin punuinginV<Stigations that lad off campus. G;.,la said. H< added that geographically, public safety's ar<a of jurisdictiot) will r<main tho North and South campuses. "We won't b<parmlling Univmity H<ighuor Amh<r-st," h< said. Trust Me! Jamie Dinero gees an assist in ~ a ''riloon-wal<'' from Robison Shih, lefr, and Hcq-Olil 01iu. r1ttt, cbir« an ~ 10 help fW!!N M8A SUJder-.s ~team spiit and trust held Monday at Baird Point. onenc..ooo capital funding Moving On at~ .. Clliaogo. added. With tho n<W status, pul>lic -safety offie<rs will ha"" th< sam< status as other municipal police offic.<fli wb<n they !<ave based, h<alth-car< education and research through the creation of CHSEC. Farber Hall on th< South Campus wiU be ronovated to provide a multidisdelinary dinicaJ teaching environment for the schools of M<dicin< and Biomedi · cal Sciences, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing and H<alth R<lated Professions. Patients will receive care from these diverse specialties in a single setting. • Acheson H•ll . The former home of the Department of Ch<mistry on the South Campus will be renovated to house the School of Pharmacy and a re search park designed to attract high -technology industry, including a pharmaceutical biotechnol ogy center, to collaborate with health-sciences faculty and expand job opportunities for West ern New York residents. • Mathematics Building. The new building, to be located n<ar the Natural Sciences Complex and the Computing Center on the west end of th e North Campus academic spine, will house the Department of Math<matics, th< last of th< ans and sciences units located on the South Campus. The design of the $7 million building is compl<te, with construction bids set to be opened in mid-Septemh<r. Presid<nt W~Jiam R. -Gr<in<r ca~ed the announcement "an a traordinary investm<nt"'that will' hdp UB provid< New York Stat< with "knowledg< and knowledg<abl< poop!<." "The future of this state will de pend on ·"its 'people pOwer,"' Greiner said. "But in order to edu cate the state's futu re workforce,n h< added, "wo n<ed to mak< invest· ments in physical capital ... The new Stud<nt S.rviccs Build· ing, Greiner said, will serve as .. a one-stop shopping plato" that will "make life bener for students." The new cente r also will open up space currently occupied by offices such as financial aid and admissions that will be converted into high -tech class room space. Ref<rring to th< Comprehmsive Health Science Education Center, Grdner said it wiU provide new, hands-on learning experiences for students in the health sciences by providing a p1aa wh<r< patients will visit and b< treated byt<ams of ~cians, dentists, nurs<s and th<rapists. Also praising the state invest - ment in UB capital projects were two state legislators and a mem· ber of th• SUNY Board of Trustt-es who were among those present for the an'nouncement. "All of SUNY moves forward with this major investment," said Stat< Senator Mary Lou Rath. who noted the investment will ben~fit not only the university. but busi· ness, by matching education with worlcforcc needs. UB, SUNY and New York Stat< all "look forward to a bright and shiny future,.. she saidStat< S.nator Dale Volku noted th< funding will hdp UB to con· tinue to be a player in what he caUed .. the world competition ... " UB is alivo, w<ll, and through the money the governor is delivering today wiJI be even better in the futuro," h< added. SUNY Trustee Pam<la Jacobs called the announcement of the capital projects "th< opening of an exceUent new chapt~r in the University at Buffalo success story... Calling UB "on< of th< finost insti tutions of learning in the tJnit<d Stalf'S, " sh< added: "Th< reputation of UB is something we're very proud of." nogrophor, Dlpoflmont olllologlal Sdenca UB is the big loser with the "new and improved" RAM system De•rColle..,es: RAM does not bring in mon: money to UB. In fact, UB is the big las<r with the RAM system. You may ha"" received a copy of Bob Wagner's ! !lllllli~. II SUNY budget isRAM, adequat< in 1998·99 for"th< negotiated lett<r regarding as I to did.rover In it,spending h< carefully stat<s that overall salary increas<s and budgeted inflation." This is correct, but doesn't ad· dress the issue of whether UB received enough to cover those expenses. US roe<ived $221.5 million for 1997-98. Then the Executiv< Bud· get aUocation for 1998·99 was $232.2 million, an increase of almost $10.7 million, or 4.8 percent. Then SUNY used RAM to recalculate our allotment, and with the .. new and improved" RAM system we were awarded a lower amount . Now the figures dif(er. SUNY figures. according to UUP, show UB receiving only $229 million. Bob Wagn<r's lett<r says UB r<Ceived $230.1 million. Eith<r way, SUNY chopped a big chunk off of th< allocation planned in tho Governor's Budget. Wagner's lett<r doesn't mention th< Executive Budget. Pan of US's allocation is .. revenue.. and the other pan is state tax supporL Wagn<r says$77.7 million is"rev<nu<"from stud<nt tuition and foes and other incom<. If thor< is a "shortfall" w< take: a hit, but if w< Obviously, of th< UB administration's hobby horses for many bring in moreon< r<V<nu<, it stays on campus. y<ars has been independ<nce from SUNY. This will be a t<St, it se<ms, of whether this campus, or other SUNY campuses, can survive as comp<ting coUeg<s. living off tuition and fees. football ti~t sales, alumni donations. etc.. I expect we'U hear a lot of pep talks on recruitment and retention for surviv:al, in the nat couple semesters. The administration apparently lika the new rules. Some of us feel quite differently. It's one thing to gamble with one's own money and futuro, but th< futuro of SUNY doesn't belong to any of us as individuals. SUNY should r<main publicly funded, accessibl<_to all students, low-priced and geographically dispersed so that anyon< can find at least th< basics n<arby. Now that th• gap between wealthy and poor New Yorkers is growing, it's no time to make SUNY less accessible to all. -fun Dickson, Am>ciatt Ubrorion, Lockwood Ubrory �August 27.1!1/Yi.l.ll.l Rep c .... 7 Obituaries Northrup R Knox, 69, banker, sportsman, community leader Nordwup L - a . national chairman of UB's Pathways to Greatness endowment campaign, which raised $56.3 million for the university from 1987-92, died July 23 in his East Aurora home after a lengthy illness. He was 69. His death fullawed by ""' rem and ""' months the death ofhis brother, Seymour H. Knox. m, who ditd May 22. 1996 at age 70. Past chairman of the Buffalo Sabres and Marine Midland Bank, and a prominent civic leader, Northrup Knox was dosely associated with UB. A director of the UB Foundation, be continued a long family oonntction with the university. His father, the late Seymour H. Knox Jr., was chairman of UB's governing Council from 1920-69 and his paternal grandmother, Grace Knox, established UB's first endowment fund. He was cha.irman and director of the Seymour H. Knox Foundation and vice president and director of the Buffalo Fine Art s Academ y, governing body of the Richard W. Offenhamer, 85, legendary UB football coach Albright-Knox Art Gallery that bears the family name. Knox reaivN the UB President's Medal in 1994. Heand5eymourlll reaivedhon - A prtw-•te service w•s held for Richard W. O ffenhamer, 85, legendary UB football coach , and a member o f the G reater Buffalo Sports Hall o f Fame, who led the Bulls to pro min ence in the 1950s a nd J960s. O ffe nh a m e r died Au g. 7 in Mill a rd Fillmore Suburba n Hosp ital, Amherst. Offenhamer, who had been a star quarterback, as well as a light-heavyweight boxer and catcher on the basd>all team at Colgate.Umversi ty, was head freshman coach at Colgate when he came to UB in 1955. Two years later, the Bulls won the Lam bert Cu p, making UB the top- rnted small school in the EasL O ffenhamer became NationaJ CoUegiate Athletic Associatio n (NCAA) coach of the week- and toast of the town--during that season after the Bulls upset highly regarded Columbia Umversu y. During 1 I coach ing seasons. his record was 58 wins. 37 losses and S ties. In 1958, he was named O utstanding Citi zen of th e Year by th e BuffaJo Evening Nrws. He resigned from UB in 1966. orary doctorate of humane letters from SUNY in 1996 during UB's sesquicenten nial convocation. Seymour's was bestowed posthumously. The Knox brothers, who brought major league hockey to Buffalo, were inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 1992 and into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame in 1996: Northrup Knox was a principal owner of the Buffalo Sabres from the purchase of the NFL franchise in 1970 until earlier this year. An accomplished sportsman, he was a past chairman and governor of the U.S. Polo Association and a former captain of the U.S. polo team in international play, as well as a champion court tenbis player. Survivors include his wife, Lucetta; a daughter, Linda Knox McLean, and a son, Northrup R.Jr. Patricia']. Eberlein, 75, computer science professor and former chair ~ Aug. 15 in the Unitarian Universalist Church, Buffalo, for Patricia James Eberlein, 75, professor A ......,orial serYke was emeritus and the first and only woman to head the Depanmentof Computer Science at UB. Eberlein died Aug. II in her home in Buffalo after a long banle with long cancer. One of the first faculty members and the only woman hired when the Computer Science Department was formed in 1967, A-· of ChrtJtlan lllurtal was held at Chnst the King Chapel of Canisius College on Jul)' 31 for William M. Bukowski, an mtermst and cardiologist who was a longtime clinical assistant professor of medicine at UB. Bukowski died July 28 after a long battle with amyo• trophic lateral sclerosis. or Lou Gehrig's disease, in Sisters of Charity Hospital, where he had been a staff member for 44 rearsBukowski, who graduated from Canisius College in 1943, received his med ical de gree fro m th e UB Schoo l of Medicine tn 194 7. H e was a captain in th e U.S. Army Medical Corps, serving as commanding offi cer of the 57 th Field Hosp ital in To ul. Fra nce. He specialized in internal medicine and cardio logy. establishing a pri vate prac- league as .. the most fascinating perso n I've ever met,.. Eberlein had a stint as a pilot flying planes from manufacturing plants to military bases during World War II. Af. ter a brief career as a fashion model in New York City, she married and ranched in South Dakota. William C. Niesen, 78, clinical assistant professor of urology Prtv•te funer•lsenlces will be held fo r William C. Niesen , whO served as a clini cal assistant professor of urology at the UB medical school. Niesen died Aug. 23 in St. Mary's Hospital, West Palm Beach. Fla .. after a long illness. He was 78. Niesen. a graduate of the U B medical school. served as a major in the Army during World War II. He was chief of urology at Buffalo Veterans Hospital before entering private practice in Niagara Falls. He was chief of the medical staff and chief of urol- William M. Bukowski, 76, clinical assistant professor of medicine A 1944 graduate of the University of Chi cago, Eberlein did not limit herself to the academic world. Described by a UB col- Eberlein served as chair of the depart Divorced and the single mother of ment from 198 J -84 and was acting two children, she resumed her educachair from 1971 -72. tion and earned a master's degree and a While sbe was chair, Eberlein signifidoctorate at Michigan State University. cantly increased the amount of sophisIn 1956, she joined the lnstitu~ of Ad ticated computer equipment in the de- ........ vanced Study in Princeton. The next partment, propelling it-and the univer- year, Eberlein went to the UniversityofRochsity-into the technological forefront. ester, where: she bttame associate director of Before coming to UB, she was a math - its computing center. She joined UB's new ematician at the Institute for Advanced Computer Science Department in 1967. Study in Princeton, where she worked on A member of numerous professional the"ElectronicComputer Project"that led societies, she was active in the Associa te the development of one of the first com - t ion for C omputing Machinery, th e puters ever constructed. The computer American Mathematical Societ y, the created under this project was designed by American Association for the Advance John von Neumann , father of modern ment of Science and the Association for computing, andnowisintheSmithsonian Women in Mathematics. Eberlein often Institution. spoke on panels about the need to attra ct Her research specialty was numerical more women to study mathematics and an'a.Jysis, particuJarly numerical linear al - co mputer scien ce. gebra and combinatorial algorithms. In She is survived by four daughters, Sarah 1984, she received a Visiting Professorship Wells of Oak Park, 111, Mary Wells ofRoch for Women Award from the National Sci - es ter, Kristen of Durham , N .C ., and ence Foundation. In 1988, she was a visit - Kathryn Klaber of Cleveland Height s, ing senior scientist at the Argonne Na - Ohio; three sons, Patrick of Chapel Hill, tionall.abora1ory. She was one of the origi· N.C., Michael of Amherst, Ohio, and Rob · nal members of the Gatlinburg group. crt of Glendale, Md.; a brother, William S. which now numbers more than 400 re - )ames of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; 13 grand searchers. children and one great -grandchild. ogy at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Cen ter and Mt. St. Mary's Hospital. Lewisto n. A member of the Royal College o f Sur geo ns o f th e United Kingd om . Niesen also maintained a practiCe in Niagara Falls, O nt. He was a past president of the Buffalo Urology Society and th e Health Association o f Niagara Co unt y. He moved to Fl o nda about I 0 years ago. Survivo rs include hts wife, lean ; a da ugh te r. Nancy Eddy of Palm Beach Ga rdens, Fla.: and a granddaughter. Offen hamer had coached football as well as baseball a nd taught English at knmore High School from 1936-46. After leavmg UB, he returned to the Kenmo re school system as an English teache r and guida nce counselo r at Kenmore East High School. Sho rtl y afterward, he was offered a job as director of player ~ rson nel for the Ne"'' Yo rk Jets. He dedined the o ffer. In 1979, the Clarence-Arilherst Cham bers of Commerce honored htm wJth th e fi rst a nnu a l Dick O ffe nh amer Awa rd, wh ich r~cog nizes a commu n it y membe r who has m ade sign ifi cant contributio ns to t he um versll y He was nam~ an ho no ra ry member o f the UB Sports Hall o f Fa me in 1984 , and was elec ted to the G reater Buffal o Spor 1.~ Hall of Fa me in 1996. He IS su rvived by two daugh ters. Leah Gerolam i of Las Vegas and Lynne Paohm of Kenmore; a so n, WiJiia m, of Atlant a: a SISt('r. Ruth Pollock. of Naples. Fla.; th ree ~rand child ren and two great -grandchildren I uce fo ll owmg ht s mil itary serviCe. An anendmg physician in medicint- and ek'\. trocard iography at Sisters Hospual . he wa.\ president of the medical .staff there in the earh 1970s. He also served on the hospital 's board of trustees from the mid - 1970s to 1981. In April, he was honored as Man of the Year by the Sisters Hospital Past Presidents O ub. Bukowski was a diplomate of t he Amen · ca n Board of Internal Medicine. Survivors incl ude hJS wi(e, M argue- r ite.~; fi ve d aughters, Joan , Barba ra A., Kate. Beth M . o( Wash ingto n, D.C. a nd Ma rth a B Th omson of Devon, Pa.; two so ns, Will ia m M .. )r. of Mo ntreal and Peter J.; two broth · ers, T ho m as of Alexan d na , Va . a nd Or. Stanl ey. and e1ght grand children . Charlotte Poole, 78, retired executive secretary A memort•l senke Is being pl•nned in October fo r C harlon e C. Poo le, 78. who served the university in a number of roles, including many years as an executive secreta r y in th e exec ut ive viCe p res1dent and pres ident 's office in the 1 9 60~ and 1970s. Poole died Au g. J0 in her home in Amherst. Poole performed secretarial duties for Peter Regan, beginning in 1966 while he was VICe president for health affairs. She contmut."<:t m hi.s office during the time that h(' was execu · tive vice president and while he was acting president of the universit)• in 1969-70. She worked for a time for Warren Bennt.!>, who was vice president for academic dcvel opment and acting executive vice president . then was executive secretary for Albert Somit, who was executive vice president from 197080. In 1981 , she was secretary to Senior Vice President Robert Wagner, when he was viCe president fo r academic services. a new un it set up by President Robert Ketter. She also worked in th(' offi ce of Robert Rossberg, who was vtce president for academ ic aff.ur!t from 1980-84. Poole retired m 1985. She was active in the Ementm Center for many years as an officer and a volunteer m the REV-UP program. One of her pm)Cd.S was monitoring the Furnas Memorial Room. A skilled gra mm anan , she was pain.:. tak ing in the proofrea di ng work that she d 1J ·on an occas tonal basis fo r th e Pubhcat10ns Departm ent foll owmg her retirement. Deepl)' m terested m th e arts, espeoally m usic an d th ea ter, she often rounded up friend.!> to attend m usu. and thea ter events at UB and frequentl y volunteered at Art Park and for the Buffalo Philha rmoniC Orchestra. Su r v 1 vo r ~ in cl u de a SIS ter. Mur1el Lockman: two n ep h e\~.!1 . l..arl and Martm Loc km an , and a g.rc:Jt · nlc.·u.", I .tura Lo ckman , all of the Ne'\ YmJ... l.\ tv area Marjorie Tiedemann, 75, former assistant dean A memori•l service w•s held )uu 25 tn Silver Creek for Ma rjorie T iedemann , a fo rmer ass ista nt d ean tn th e Sc hool of H e alth Re lat e d Professio n s . Mr s . Ti edemann . 75, d ied Jun e 29 in Tucson , Ari z. after a long illness. Mrs. Tiedemann. who lived in Cheel..1owaga. Snyder and Silver Creek_ in 1979 moved to An· zona. where she was assistant director of the Rural Heahh Offict> tn the HL"alth Xlt·n..:t' t l'n ter at the Ull!versit)• of A.nzona. She earned bachelor \ and mJ :o.tt·r ., ~k grees from UB and J do..:toratc.· lrom ttH Umversu v of Anzona. S u rviVo r!~ mclude a da ughter. !til k nl-1n ' ofTuc.!>O n: two son:-., Chnstian nt iLh....l iO dl l li Dav1d of Syracuse; 3 brot her, I \·k R ohert ~nn of Clrvcbnd. and stx grand.:ht!J n· n �81 Rep a..._ Allgust27.1!1!1/Vi.:JJ.II.1 Friday __ ·28 ,._ Studeot SeMces Foir. Student ~:f~The. For - more infOtTnltion, caH Ed Brodlco at64S-612S. ,._ __ Bus Toun otlklllalo. Deporting from Goodyoar Hofl Lobby and Student union Lobby. 2 p.m . Free. Sporuored by Student Ule. For more informotlon, all Ed Brodlco ot 645-6125. ~~=~~t ~~·,-::-the~~-N::;';., ~­ ~-Saum2. Sept-- ~:f~~e. For Sporuored by The GOOuate School. For more information, call jean Gr<la at 64S-6240. Eomlng Credit Gome Show. Student union Theatre. 3:30. ;;~;nJ.~S:::.oor<d by information, call Ed Brodka at 64S-6125 . Sept-- New Student Plcnk. Student Union Courtyard. S-7 p.m. Free for students who attended freshman or transfer orientations; tickets required for all Sporuo<ed by other>. · Student Ufe. For more Sept--- · Information, call Ed Brodka at =~~(Rain more intcrmatlon, all Ed Brodf<a at MS-6125. Tuesd•y, September I AtNetlcs Men's Socc.;. .._ Mkhlgan State. RAC field. North Campus. 7 p.m. 645-6125 . : =at~7-9 ~~~by information. QfJ Ed Brodka at 645-6125. Wednesd•y 2 Saturd•y 29 -- ........ VInyl ond CD Modness. First floor of Allen Hill. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. FreeferWBFO momben; -~~~ - ~-~=by : lnlonnotlon. 011"129-6000. :,.__ : Thursday 3 ~~::~t~~ionpop. :. vendors. :::.~='~ Spoo-.d by Student • l..lfe. For more inlcrmotlon, all . Ed8rodlcoat645-6125. :,.__ · ~Movle:jAWS . : =~~~(Rain ~:,:~- Association lind UUAB. For more lntcrmatlon, call Ed Brodlco at MS-6125 . piKe on~ or for off-<MnpUS- ..._.. UB _..,...., prindp.ol ___ Sund•y 30 Cnft-....... sponson. Ustlngs a n no a.ter tt... noon on - Thundoy ..--.v . . - - . Ustlngs . . . .. ,....., cepted only through 011r •• http://- - - ·· wvo Funck8lslng -Flm · VInyl and CD Modness. floor of Allen Holl. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Froefer WBFO member>; . odmission charge for generol public. Spoo-.d byWBF0- 88.7FM. For more lnlcrmatlon. coli 829-6000. Early Fell The Creothle Croft Center, 120 F"dlmore,- Complex. b offering eMfv f a R - - begiMlng the- of~ 14. \\brtcShops run one ia -forsix-from -1 0 p.m. Fees om S30 fer UB students and SSO fer aH othm; Chi~~~ Sawrdays from 10 a.m.-noon ~n~~-~~anda =SahtyC- mop, caH 645-2434 betwoen 1· S p.m. and 7· 10 p.m. The Personal Safety Committee will hold Its meeting of fim the Jobs ~ CJaultlod CMI year on Sept 8 at 8:..5 a.m. in ~~~-11)- 250 Student Union. The 134600. committee meets on the second Tuesdoy of the month, with meetings open to all Flepn-- "Infestation," by Billy Fehn, Ellen Dfaltal .._1.0,_.,. ~~~from Sept. J In the Art~ ..-t~CFA. 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The event was part of September Welcome. FSEC discusses-the future of Statistics Proposal incorporating department into Social and Preventive Medicine spurs hot debate IIJ CHtiSTlNI VIDAL Reporter Editor E faculty Senate Ex· ~c utive Co mmitt ee's 1998 -99 academ ic year got off to a v igoro us start Aug. 26 with an impassioned discussion of the future of the Oc partment of Statis tics. A proposal !hal look effCCI Tu<~ · day, according to a memorandum issued Aug. 4 by ProvoSl Thomas E. Headrick, incorpomtcs the depart · ment as a biostatistics un it into the Depanment ofSociaJ and Prevrntiw Medicine in the School of Medicine.• and BiomedicaJ Sciences. Discussion of the pro p o~al wa~ te nse from th e beg innin g. when FSEC cha ir Pe ter Nickerson , call ing th e move an issue that has hecn with th e uni vcrs ity" fo r qui te some time," no ted that he had serv~d on a committee that was asked to m ake a recommendation abo ut the fu· rure of the depanment as a mem - ber of the medi cal-school facu il y. not as chair of the Faculty Senate. "That's news to me," responded Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education. Good man and David 1. Triggle. vtce pro vost for graduate education and n· search and dean of the Craduatt~ School. both served on the commit tee and represented the pr ovn~t\ office ill the t:StC mct•ttng. "T he statistu::. ISsue • ~ orll~ o! co ns id e rahlc co nfusaon ." nntc:d Trigg le at tht" begmning of the: d1' cussio n. " I' ve hecn mvo lwJ With 11 for IS yea rs ol my life_.. The co mmittee on s t at a ~tlt' "analyzed the situation and t.tlllt' up with a report that offered three choices," Triggle co ntinued . Issued May ll , th e report of fered th ree solut ions: do nothmg, recreate the department o r mcor porate sta ti stiCS intu Soc1al and Preventive Mcd1cine. Calling the first cho11..t' " una~. ceptahle," Triggle told tltl' FSf( : th.Jt the department was hcmg mcnrpo ra ted mto tht' mt'dKal s...- ho~.,J 1n pari he1.au~ 11 • ~ not l.ar~~.· enough tu 'upport gr.Jdu.llt' · lnd 'tudcnt,, ,lfld Ill p.Jrt ht•I..;IU'l' gt\'t'll tht• " 11.11. Jtmm•shmg rt·,o urn·, ol tht· m''' lUI Hill \l' r~U!I wh1.·re Wt' lln'd Itt~~~ h..katlv ... to haw a first d.1:.' I kp.trt lllt.'llt of "latiStll..l>." " If we arc gtHng tn aLhlt'W ll.ltl! lil.ll pronunt.·n~.. e ," ( ;Ottdman add~.·J , ·· Wl' h.wt'" h ~ ~..ontcn trall" rntmrLt.~ .... \\'t· h.lvt' to ht· wdltngt\llet "lnlt' prtllt"\.1.'> go c:vcn tf program~ Mt' mtni1SJC3..l.ly worthy. I don't sec any alternative to 'iUch a stratll,')'. lf we're going to move •n that dirmion , wt"'re gomg to have tn make the dc..'CI~ton:. we 're makmg thtl> afternoon \\'e ....tn 't oppo:.c every dec1:.1on tu dumnate l pru grams ) or we will l"x"Comt~ •ncrt".L'> mgJ\' mt"Jmc.-rt' " "t>.h !tot.'ll!>l' t~Wt'Mt' nuk•n~ •• ~nt•\ nu~ mhtakt.•." ...ud lohn lk,.ot . prolt" 'or .mJ Lhau nl ~l.m.l~t~ment Xlt'nu .md "w'tt·m~. ~,· ho prc~·ntt-d .1 P·'' 'u lfl.lll' ,1nd kn~th' di'lllUT"'-'" ''Pr,.1, till! tht· propu'-.11 .tnd dct.ulm~ tht· dcp.lrlnll'nt\ mor:: rt"\..l'lll h1,1nn I k ,,mltht· ltlllllllilll'l" lornwd tu lotlk .11 tht• org.anll.llloll nt tlh' dt'"fl.lrllllt'lll \\',1, " h,lndpJ,kc:d In tht• pruvo'>t ." .111d ~..• •llt l'" lltkd th.ll ''' lllt.'"l'llng' h.1d no llllllllh.·,, Con l.lntoe<don p.goe 6 Giant sees 'can-do culture for new college By SUE WU£TCHE.R NewsServicesAuoc.iateDirector H E's worked long hours. Even pltiled a few all- nighters. But Kerry S. Grant says it 's been worth the time and effort because the merger of th e former faculties of Social Sciences. Arts and Letters, and Natural Sci· ences and Mathematics into th e new College of Arts and Sciences is the perfect opportun ity for UB to create what he ca lls a .. cult ure of expectations.'' It 's a culture "where that apathy. that la c k of a mb i ti on and expectations ... is replac~d by a sense of 'ca n · do' a nd we' U surely accomplish (o ur goa ls)," sa 1d Grant, who assumed the dean ship when the new college was formed on July I. .. Have expecta tio ns. Step aside from your disco uragement with life in an institutio n that's had an on · a nd · off history." added Grant, ex panding o n hi s th emt> fur the new college. "Commit yoursdr to th e moment a nd cha nge the place into wh at yo u wa nt it to be. " I do belirve it's possi hl e.'' he continued , "beca use so much ol what troubles us, what limits m , is based in a fru stration w1th t'X · pecta tio ns. so m e of wh1 ch are no lo nger reali sti c to ho ld a nd somt' of whi ch we m ay hold on to IU.SI because they give us some under standing ofho"' to stay (Onnel'ted with a n institu tion that h,.., .11 t tmt'S been di sa ppoint mg. ~ It 's lime to move on to a real se nse of ambit1on and fmmt·d growth ," he stresst'"d. Grant said the collegt>'s ftrst:.l('P in creating that culture of expect a uo ns has been in the draftingofhy laws. The committt>e devcloptng th~ set of proced ures by which the coll~ge will operate--a subcom mittec of the Founder's Comm11 - tt~e. plu~ a ft.'w other nU'mher~has Jg rr<'d to (~ ra nt \ rt·que'it that 11 "'t'er away from .t"htany nt '«hall nots'" and dt·vc:lt•p ,J)ot~t or pos•t avt' expC'Ct.J IIOm -" the .. h.lll,''_ that wt ll ''c reate: the plalt' we would likt" to work- sta tcmt.·nt:. that npt·n the d oo rs and crca tt' cx pc.•ctatlnn ~ ror th e fu \ti llmen t of uur ht.·~t ho pt· ior the outcnmt' ol the ~..o ll cgt• ." Tht·lw l a\~, ( ;r.m t 5.a.Jd. 'ihou ld In '"u:.on"wha twrexrx'"dotcach~)thcr " Rvl.tw" that 1ndudc.· what 11 '' wt• tlWe ca~..h Clthcr and tht· .. tan d oud' th.ll we wnuld use tu JSloe"~ wht· th cr Wt' wert·. m fan . met~ttn): tho'l' cxpettat1ono;, \If eJch otht'"r pub the polK\' tl>,Ut'" much d\hCr h) the ~ovrrn.Jnu~ tso;;uc ." hl· ,a,J. nottng that facultv ~overnan~..c 1:. the long -sta ndtng tradlt aon ol h1ghcr educat 1on. contrarv to tht• recent trend tn ha gher educa tion towa rd th e co rpo ra te m odel in wh 1ch the ad m inist rat!l)ll makes ;.t.ll the dec istons a nd facu lty ofte n fecl '"' unempowcrcd.'"' Thegoalor thet:ollege . .Jke' de ment of Provost Thorn.J\ lllt"adru.:k's repon un acadern1c pl.m mng, '-'to tmprovc th e dehwrv nf undergraduate;.· cducatum at L1A Crant. fo rmer dean olthe t-a~..ull\ ot Art.~ and t.t.11C111. s~ud Ulf:. rt' -t·m phas 1 ~ on undergraduateeducmun ~~ tn keeptng with the fed mg nataon ,JIIv--c:mbod ied Ill the" Bowr ( ·c,m mt~ston Rrport ''-'"' that re,.car~..h umverMtll.'"' have.· to do J lwut.·r 10h {II -.ervmg undergraduatt~," The formation of tht.' co llc.'gl' wall tmprovt• the undcrgraduatt· expenl'n(e Ill ~ewral wavs. he sa1d . Among uthcr thtng~. 11 w11l re movr: ":. trudur.Jlunpedamt·nts"namd)' three separa te facultac:s In cused on art:. · and ·scaenu·s dtsll pli nes-that prevented under g radua tes from exploring mtere:,t~ across the arts and sctences, and provid e a "se nse of ...:o mmumtv " Contt.Ned...., ~ s �==· . . ..... . -........ ....... .........._.,...... _CIIIIpua _ _ _ _ gill. ..........._ ........ 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Dinllg ...... 1011- Mooy-SjiN -~ .... ~ ., Nkolu C:Ooodman is vice provost for undergraduate education and professor of mathematics: He joined the university faculty in 1969, and has been vice provost since~ 994, after serving in an interim capacity for a year. ~ '1- MOlt ...nlflcllllt ~In u•ols F-.ote - catlolo .._. , _ - - • • pnwost for u~e soluutlon7 This summer's creation of a College of Arts and Sciences, which brings so many thing> to fruition that! and othen have worked on for years. Perhaps )'OU mnember the Council ofArts and Scienas Deans. which consisted for most of its time of Kerry Grant, Ross MacKinnon, Joe Tufarlelio and me, with. the help of Peter Gold. We impl..,..,ted John Thorpe's Undergraduate College general~education curriculum in the Arts and Sciences. We opened admission to the majors in the Arts and Sciences, so that there were no longer hundreds and hundreds of upper-division students in good academic Slanding but unable to get into any major program. We took - important steps toward the implementation of departmental advise· ment, usually provided by faculty. Grant created a student services center in Arts and Utters that began to provide students in that fuculty with an academic home. Later, Mark Krista! took similar steps in Social Sciences. But aU of this effort re· mained fragmentary and, I suspect, vulnerable in the absence of an ad· ministrative unit that could provide central leadership and support. We now have a framework that can serve general education, advisement, and recruitment aS a unified effort, that can provide a defuult academic home for )own--division students not yet committed to a par· ticular major, and that can help those students make a smooth tran· sition into upper-division work in their major and ~rhaps on into master's or even doctoral studies. sort of interaction in which they, as students, were not merely passive. We need great lectum-s,aod we need state-of-the-art student services, but what makes a I1IINmity attraaive to its students is caring teachers. ~-,ou..,tocen­ -·a-.._la ---~-- ................, _ dookas to ... -~. toat­ t-ua7 That's easy. We have more distinguished schoian and scientists. We have more to teach. We can bring students up to the current state of • knowledgr and sbowthem bow they can contribute to advancing human knowledge. We create the knowiqe that will go into the tatbooks that others will teach from in a few years. Why settle for heanay, when rou can talk to the soUl'<%? -·---...... - .............- . -a. -"t-uall._lortsr- estaolla..-.- U-·"'-1 a ~ ,._for ,__.,., lift• thole l o o t - •ltloiiJin!l the arts- sdenca7 Well, first let I1JC say that 1think rour emphasis on the arts and sciences is a ~!tie exaggerated. Yes, the Arts and Sciences provide the core of undergraduate education, especially in the first two years. But almost halfofour undergraduates end up pursuing professional aoil pre-professional programs. Much of the appeal ofUB to prospKtive students is in our wonderful programs in engineering, management, architecture, and the health scimas.l.e!'s not forget those programs. Having said that, though, let me concede that there is a tension lxtween graduate education and research, on the one hand, and unWh•t Is the most lmport•nt dergraduate education on the other thing U8 un do to m•k• the university •n •ttrKtlve pJ.ce hand. A5 President Greiner has for undergradu•tes? emphasized many times, we cannot Even though I am a strong advocate think of ourselves as having to of increasing the use of technology make a choice between those mis· in our instructional programs. and sions. We have to do both of them even though I think it is essential wdl and we have to make them that our student services be respon- contribute to eadl other's effectivesive to student needs, I still think that ness. There is a good deal of talk successful and satisfying under- nationally just now about involvgraduate education comes down to ing undergraduates in research. We affective relationships between stu- do a lot of that, and I think we do it dents and fuculty. I think learning, quite effectively. Related to those genuine cognitive change, is pain- efforts, in my view, are our extenful. I think we aU resist it. In order s ive internship programs, which for it to happen, the teacher has to enable students actually to experi· be able to involve the student's emo- ence the application of"what they tions. If you will forgive the jargon, have learned in the classroom. But I think there has to be a transference I do agree with your imaginary inin the Freudian sense onto the terlocutor that we have11 way to go teacher. I think that UB will succeed in making our university welcomin ~dergraduate education to the ing to undergraduate students. extent that our faculty increase their involvement with, and their com- How do you upect th•t the new computer .c:ce.ss pl•n wfll mitment to, their studeots. If the •ffect undergradu•tes? students feel that their instructors care about them, then they will think My hope is that it will fucilitate stu· that UB is a good university. h is dent access to the infrastructu.re of striking to me that when alumni of education. Looking a couple of years any university mnember their un . down the road, I expect that stu· dergraduate education, they think dents will access the full range ofstu· above aU of the faculty who influ- dent services through the Web. They enced them. And those are usually will access an enormous varjety of fuculty with whom they had some information through the Web, in· eluding much information that simply would not have been available to them in the past. They will \12computen to write papers. to do routine computations, to keep class not<s, even to 001>duct their social !Ms. But aD of that, I think, concerns tools. lo the final analysis, as l sug· gested above. education will always come duwn to personal relationships between teachers and students. out factual content Actually, doing mathematics can be ao intense aesthetic experience and a satisfying modt of teif. expression. It i.s an art form, li1<e music. AI d>e same time, as I have often argued in print, it is a natural science, like physics. It is not merely verbaL It gives profound insight into the world in which we live. To convey to students the aesthetic Howlau• d F duaiC-. and intellectual richness of mathematics is challenging . · Most of w rarely su<Xeed fully. Surprisingly ~!tie. There i.s more use of technology. Universities But only when "" do are we teaching mathematics well• make less of an attempt to control the motallives of their students. We .are np longer in loco parr:nJU. But the essence has not changed at alL - 7 I was an undergraduate at Jiar. l am fur frotJl being a mainvard CoiJese in the late l950s.At the stream mathematician~ I am time, my father was teaching Ger· trained in mathematical logic, man at Ohio State. He and I often which is an interdisciplinafield discussed thesiml:arities and differ. about one-third mathematics, ences between what 1 experienced about one-third computer sci· at Harvard and what his students ex- ence and about one-third phiperienced at Ohio State. Sol think I losophy. My professional scholhave a good sense of what under- arly interats have always been graduate education was like at that more philosophical than mathtime in the larger universities, ematical. 1 am c::iose proCession1 whether private or public. And I ally to what often i.scaUed cogni· think it was pretty much the same tive science. AI; I am 5lll'e some then as it is now. There were the of my colleagues in the Departsame struggles about general edu· ment of Mathematics would be cation. The same disagreements quick to point out, some of my about remediation. The-same ten· most successful scholarly puhiision betwem teaching and research. cationsareq~ofmathThe same sense that the students to- ematical content day are just not as good as the ones ..., used to have. The same sense of frustration that students come to college wanting to be prq>ared for a job, whenas..., want to offer them I wish )'OU had asked something an education. The same disagree- about my values, about what I ments about whether the traditional thinlc the goals of undergradu· lecture format is pedagogically ef. ate education should be. Earlier l mentioned myfuther, fective. Even the same quarrels about Division l athletics. Nothing to whom l was dose. His futher, my grandfuther, worked aD his essential has changed. ~fe in a steel mill. My futher, as You st.arhd out .._ ua as • he saw it, escaped from that nar- o f t h e - t.adty. row prison into !he wide intelb the lolggsst cllfhrence lectual and cultural world of the ~ ....... a faculty memuniversity, My futher saw it as his ber- .., aolmlnbtrator7 roletoheiproungpeopldoilow My experience is that research in in his footstep~ to lead them mathematics is a lonely business. It from a life whose most exciting involves longhoun af so~tary study cultural experience is a football and thought I think I would have game to one in which. they been a more successful research would have access to ~terature mathematician if l had been less dependent for my emotional weii- and art and science. I am deeply beingon social contact. Administra· committed to that conception of pub~c b.igher education. I often tion, on the other hand. is an intensely social aetivity. Administra- say that a university like UB, in· tors make a ~ving by going to meet· sofar as~ are discussing its unings. In that way, they resemble dergraduate programs, is above teachen. But, by and large, teachers aU an instrument of upward SO· are in control of what happens in ciai mobility. UB makes it postheir classrooms. At least that is true sible for )'Oung people to have of the old-fasb.ioned pedagogical economic and social opportunistyle that l have always practiced. ties not available to their parents. Administrators are never in oontrol I believe that But what I think of anything. When l used to teach, I is eva1 more important is that would work out in August what ""' make roung people aw.= of material! would·present in Novem- the enonnous richness of hu· ber. Today I am not even sure what man culture and open to than the opportunity to participate in l will be discussing tomorrow. that riChness. We offer our stuWhat's the most common dents the greatest gift that any mbpercsptlon the ~tution could offer them-study of mathematics? the human past and the human That mathematics is dry and with- future. _.......,._YOU, ................... -·. .-....,,..,... - ·t..__,__ __ _ ,_......._ do,_-.-u,_..__lt7 �Sepl!llber 3.B'VIiJI.k 2 lleporiea 3 North Campus child care center to open BrieBy .,WIN~ News S<rvicts Edilof EXT Tliesday, when the new North Campus Site of the University at Buffalo Child Care Center officially opens for bwineas, nearly 50 children and their families will be walling through iu doors. Tha~s just about capacity for the new, prefabricaied, 3,700-oquarefoot building located. at 100 St. Rita's Lane near Baird Point. The opening comes four yean after a blue-_ribboo panel concluded that child-care services were very much in demand on the North Campus. and jUst two yean after the Praiden~sTask Force on Women at UB desCribed a center on the North Campus as "a very pressing need" "Thirty-thousand peopl<-studyor work on the North Campus," said TamarM<yer,directorofUB'sSouth Campus child care center. who is overseeing the new site. "'You cannot study or work comfortably unless you feel that your children are in good hands," she said. The new facility still has several open slots, and is accepting names N for waiting lists. Faculty, staff and students are welcome to visit the North Cam us center anytime this week from :30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Meyer, ho has a doctorate in earlychil out that the new site will be operated with a philosophy focused on dmlopmentally appropriate activiti<o, as is the South Campus site. Last year, the Child Care Coalition of the N'.agara Frooti<:r selected the South Campus center as the best in W..tern New York. Accotding to Meyer, the UB administration has been "absolutdy phenomenal," in moving the project along so quicldy. She said that llernia Noble, professor of microbiology and chair of the women's task force, was rupoosible for putting the i$aue "on the front burner.• Meyer added that Uniwnity Faciliti<s was atremely responsive to concerns about early child care and educatiooal.-ls. In particular, she said, "big kudos. go to Dennis Black, via presidont<i'studootaftaits,andNaocy Mi<bal<o, associate via president Wr univmity development and chair of a Child Care Center board of dim:torsadboc committee on the new site. According to MichaiJco, the child care center will bring an important new facet to life on the North Campus. "llnivmity life revolves around community, for otudents, faculty and stll!;' she saii!;"but it's diflicult to have a sense ofcommunity when your children can't be near you. Now, families can put to rest their concern that their dilldren have to be somewhere else. "We wantrd our students on the North Campus to be able to get ofT the shunk bus if they don't have a car, and have access to quality day care." Michalko said. Thition is on a sliding seal< ac· cording to incornei low-inco~ stu- dent families are digtble for subsidies from a SUNY block grant. ProgTam coordinator for both sites is Nancy Wallace, who has her doctorate in early childhood education and special education. 1Wdve new staff members have been hired. The new building is a temporary structure; the univmitybas begun exploring funding poosibilili<s filr a permanentsite, whidtis""J'<'"<'IOhous< ISOc:hildml and becmnpletedwlthin fiveyears.Piansaretmdefwayto rmovate the South Campus center within the n<:XI five to 10 years. The center has two infant rooms, for children from ages 6 weeks to 18 months; two toddler rooms, serving children ages 18 months to 3 years. and one-presChool room for children 3-5 yean of age. A playground will be in place later this semester. Li!:msed by the state Department of Children and Family Services, the North Campus center was developed jointly by the UB Child Care Center and the university. Its operating costs are funded by tuition and grants, primarily from SUNY Central Administration and New York State Labor/ Management; the university covers rent, utilities and maintenance. For applications, call 829-2226. UB, mmunity: we're going to the games By C-IDNE Vf)Al Reporter EditOf' M Stoll also wedOrien- ISSION 1-A, the Division of Athletics' drive to seU 17,000 tickets to each home game this season, is on target and Bob Arkeilpane, interim director of athletics, says h~ is opti mistic UB wiU meet that goal. It's an impor- tant one. According to NCAA regu lations, the university must meet the to promote th e Bull fighters, a new st u dent o rgani- Tickets for all four Bulls home games are still available. Season tickets are $40 and $30 for reserve seats, and 120 for general admission . Individual game tickets also are available. Students attend games at no cost because they pay a student athletic fee . For ticket in- za tion de vo ted to formation, call 645-6666. be...-INg buddy supponi;1g the Bulls. The Bullfighters, Stoll said, pay a one-time membmhip fee in achangc for special privileges. compete at the Division 1-A level. such as a section reserved for them at Athletic; has r<eeived support from games, a hat. pin and a newsletter. The tltrriughout the UB community in its group plans to camp out at the bronze quest to 6JJ the stadium, Arkeilpane bufTaJo at Alumni Arena the night besaid. Alumni groups. including the fore UB's home opener. he said Alumni Association and school-based The Western New York commualu mni chapters, have organized ' nity also has stepped up to show its groups to come and show their sup- support, Arkeilpane said. Four area portfortheBullsathomegames. Stu- companies have signed up as corpodent Affitin has been "tmnendously rate sponsors at each of UB's four supportive:' be said "Derutis Bladtand fall 1998 home games_ Adelphi• C•ble will show its ~ Rirotta have the troops rallied." Athletics and Student Affitin have support for UB as sponsor of the been working all summer to ensure a Sept. 12 game against Lock Haven. strong base of student suppon at the Kickoff is at 7 p.m. The home opener will include the games. Their efforu began with Orientation, where students got their fir.;! "Empire Spons Stars Fan Fest," orimpr=ion ofUB's athktic programs. ganized by the Empire Sporu Netpresented by Man Stoll. otudent-rela- work and featuring sporu greats, inrions roordinator in the Division of cluding Gil Perrault, Derrick Smith, Athletics and Office of Student life. Charlie Ferguson, )efT Nixon and ..We offered a lot more of an ath - Tom Day, who will sign autographs. letics presence at Orientation thi s The BufTalo )ills will give a pregame y<ar," said Stoll. At check-in, Stoll and show and sign autographs. UB's mascot, Victor E. Bull, greeted Adelphia aha will otTer Kidzonc. students. distributed schedules and an- end-rone entertainment that will insw=d qu<stions about the program dude gift bag.. tare painting. a 22- foot · Theyahowereoo hand during theori· high inflatable slide and a visit by the entation program. introducing play- Rocco and Hey Arnold characters from Nickelodeon. Skyy Dog and ers and coaches and reminding studenu of how impo~nt the fans arc Rockin' Ray will perform at half-time. to UB's athletic efforts. And student and there11 be fireworks after the game. State at I :30 p.m. reaction was cn thusiasl ic, according to StoU... They were to tally into othC'r AAU univC'rsities," sa 1d Arkcilpane "We need everyone. to take ourplacewithother AAU w1M.nities." requirement in o rder to join the Mid-A merican Conference and this," he said. "h was awesome." Morgoon StAnley o-n Witter will sponsor the Oct I 0 Homecoming game as Bulls take on Morgan Clover MM\agement IS the corporate sponsor for the Oct. 17 game against cross-town rivaJ Canisius. Victor E. Bull bean-bag buddies will be given away at the game to the first 1,000 fans who bring two box tops from a General Mills product. And the Amhent Ch•mber of Commerce will sponsor a football "Spook- tacular" on Oct. 31 when the Bulls kickoff atl:JO p.m.against Western Illinois. Watch for the "ter - ror tent," gift bags. children's identification kits and "horrific half-time" "The home season promises to be fun, entertaining and the place to be" Arkeilpane said A lot of people shar< his enthusiasm-premium, chair- bock seating sold out so quicldy that four new sections had to be added While support has been strong. Arkeilpane has a message for UB and Western New York: ..Come to the games. This isn't just about football. This isn't just about the university. It's about the community." Athletics lS "a door to the unlven.ity," he said. a rom mon denominator that links prospet. tive students.. corporations and West ern New York to UB. Suppon of UB athletics benefits the area, a.-. well, because people who rome to tht• gamo bring economic lx!nefit to the regiOn. "We're going to be competing '""ith Author Suzanne Gordon to present Bullough Lecture Su.unne Gordon, )ounta~llst. author and health -cart commenta tor on public radio, will present the S«ond annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture, sponsored by School of Nursing, at 4:30 p.m. Sept_ 25 m the Ce ntC'r for Tomorrow on the North Campus. Hertopic will be- .. The C hallenges facing Nursing Our ing An Era of Market - Driven Health Ca re." The IC'cture will be: free, but reservations are required. The Dr. Bonme Bullough Lecture was established 10 1996 through a SIOO,OOO gift from Vern L. Bullough to honor the memo ry of his wifC' and colleague, Bonnie. former dean of the UB nursing school, who died in 1996. Gordon is the author of five books and more than 250 artacles about health care, nursing and women's issues. Her latest book, "Ltft Support: Three Nurses on the Front Lines," wa~ published by Linle Brown in 1997. Her earlier books were " Black Mesa: The Angel of Death," "Lonely in America," "Off Balance: The Real World of Bal · let " and " Priso ners of Men's Dreams." She is oo-editor of"Caregiving: Readings in Knowledge, Practace. Ethics and Politics," and .. The Abandonment of the Pattent: Tht Impact of Profit-Driven Health Ca re on the Public." Shr also ts a commentator on public radio's " Marketplace," and an adjunct pro fessor in the McGill University School of Nursing. Co-founder of Nurses Network for a National Health Program. Gordon is a co-author of the "Massach usetts Call to Action " of thr Ad Hoc Co mmittee to Defend Health Care, published in the Jour nal of the American Medical Association in December J99i For information or to make a reserva tiOn . ca ll8 l9 - 253~ Computer resources to be focus of new Library Help Center EiJ The Undergraduate Library has announced th e creatiOn of the Library Help Center ( LHC ). a new service desagned to teach stu dents how to use UB's computer resou rces. Staffed by librarians, tht LH C wiJJ offtr fn"e work."ihops, drop-Ill sc rv1ces, individual appointments and e- maU and telephone help on how to use BISON, e·mail. Microsoft Off1ce and the World Wide Web. Workshops are scheduled to beg1n Sept. 8 and will be held in 12 7 Capen HaJJ, loca ted 10 the Undergraduate Library (UG L ) on tht' North Ca mpus. Registration for wo rkshops is not required. Work shop schedules will be posted on the UGL bulletin board, on the LHC web page at http:/ / ublfb.buff•lo.odu/ lfbr•rtes/ unlts/ ugl/ help and in tht Rt'porrrr and "!Ju• Speer rum. Orop- m serviCt:~ will be avallahlt• dunng offiu:· hours posttd out 126 Capen Hallm tht U< tl .. Scudents mterested m settmg tndJvldual appom tments or 10 oh taming e- mail help o r telephone help can ca ll 645 -3528 or stnd t' mail to askugiO,usu.buffalo.edu ~ Ide "UB Today" cable show kicks off a new season on Sunday Cable viewers can learn about new even t ~ a nd program~ at LfR un "U B Today... wh1ch k1(k.\ off II!' new ~cason ~undav on Addph1d and TCI. The livel y and mformauvr hJlf- hour !>how, rchruadcast through out thf' month. a irS at 6:30p.m. ~undays o n AdclphtJ Channel!> 18. 30. and I 0, and at 6:30p.m. Fndavs on TCI 's Channel 21. The hosts of tht show are \Vilh am ). Evitts and Judith Schwendlt·r, executive dtrector and an ass istant dlre...·tor. respectiVely, 10 the LfR Office of Alumni Rclat1ons, wh1ch produces the program 10 coop eration with Adelphia Cable. Among the topi cs and intervll'Wf'C.!l sc h~dulcd for ~ ...·ptcmber Ml' • Regional Co mmunit y Po hcmg Cen ter. UB Pubhl Safetv !llrl'l tor John GreiJ and Buffalo Po lt cc Ot'parlml·nt Capt. lame .. Gm mmares1 • Offerings for non traditmnal students hv LIB'.!> M11lard hllmort· College. Dean George 1. lopo.!> • Ca reer services for UB s tudt~nts and alumm. l>an1d I. Rvan . d1 rtctor of the LIB Office of Carct'r Planning and Placcmcm • Sc1ence educatton and the UB Honors Program. <:lydc ~ Hcrrl·u.l . SUN Y Distingui~hcd Teachmg Professor mthe D~pa rtm cnt of H1o \o~H. al Sc1cnn·-. and dCademiL d1rector of Utrs 1-l nnor.!l Program Hang tag violators to be ticketed Parking enforcement In all parking lots for hang tag violauom will begin Tuesday. the Cam pus Parkmg Office has announced. Persons not ~.hsplaymg a current fac ulty, staff o r student hang tag m the parkmg lots w1ll he 11cketed. �4 Repartea Septl!llber 11!91/Vol.ll. 1*1. 1 BRIEFLY Ewlnatocllaas vlolefa In KhDols at "UB lit 5unrbe" F- ~andRe­ 'f'O"'In9 to VIo- -.·to lence in.our beheld from 7:30-9a.m. on Sept. 16 in lhe Centor lor Tomom:JW on lhe North Compus. In tile wille ofo runber of shoolinsis in Amertcon l(jlools. Ewl~oflowand adjunct p!Ofossor of~ wlloxamlnelhe natlftand ... tent otvlolence i n - fChools today and ouggestions for p<eventing and ""''IflClng to 5UCh violence. lv1 expert on tu-1ilt 11\o. i<nce. he Is l h e - of •Kids Who kil. (1990), which pre- dictedepklemlt tu-1ilt ....n _......by lho end o f l h o -. Ito .... ... COI1SUbnt and ..... pert-in crimNI and domoslicbials. Tile cost ofll)e ledure, which Includes a Is S10for-011Abnnland s121or lho gen- !Ill-., ._..,.,._ Sept. 1~. at 5urvlso"ls suppodOd Olllce af I.Jnlwnlly l)e. UI-SeMces, ~ of~and lhe l i b ond Urbon AI· lhe Olllai ·lor Public fairs. • For ~ .... , . . - . alll29- 2608. _ s~ to 111c1ure on 1 connd~ 1 tor ser~or 111amn1 • .... The cun*lg ollhe - . ~ ~ and-. . . . lho . . . . "'d1e tilodaft of .........._......., ,_ . . Siolar ..... ..-...c_ ..... -byd1e01· Jr.- ficeofAbml-.... Ph8llpa s--. ote~ol•llho F 'oil), wtllleMid1e....._,....,.. nlng at noon an Sept. 11 In the c..- forT.....,_ on , ttie North campus. His presentotlon wtn lnducle art and Olher m a - - depict I Reporter Staff -r--· U dlscuuionof"''re- 1 Steven Spielberg's World War II film loosely based on the family of UB's Pete Ntland l'f RON CHURCHILL p$)d1aloglst Chllte . . lljdtalflho .,.,.!iunflse"-lorlho1-- ' ((Saving Private Ryan" a real~life drama howandentand~ people and religions the coming of !he ml~ lennium. -aum;.- The cost of !he lunc:hl!on. designed for spousosand~IIS10por : penon. For"""" 1r1ormatton or to"'* reservations, al829· • 2601. EU to oiJtt classes In Englllh far i ltenllllianlll profeuloNis The English ......,_ lnsti· tule (W) wilt olio< English dassesfornon-natlve'fM!alt· lng proleulonab, residents; ·~who-toio>­ prove Engflsh slclAs, beginning Sept. 1~- Olleril)gS lndude advanced-for the-...-.... --.gand..,.... mar, American'lingll 1'<0" nundatlon, and TOEFl _ .. ration. Classes - held In the evening. For men lr1form-. lion, ull ~5-2077. B's Pete Niland re· members hi s trip to No rmand y, France, in 1974. At his father's request, Niland laid flowers at the burial crosses of his uncles, Sgt. Robert Niland and Lt. Preston Niland, who were killed in action during the WWII Allied invasion of Europe in June 1944 . The real· life image bears some resemblance to the final scene in the rece nt bl oc kbu ster movie, "Savin g Private Ryan ," in which Private James Ryan (Man Damon) re turn s lO the No rmandy grave site of Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) years after Miller helped return Rya n to his family after Ryan's three bro thers were killed in action . When Niland saw the scene dur· ing the Hollywood premiere of the film on Jul y 21. he co uldn't help hut think of his own famil y. But he was n't surprised, because the mov ie is partially based on hi s own family 's story. And he was well -prepared fo r viewing the movie aft e r meeting with Directo r Steven Spi elberg, participating in an HBO special on the making of the film, and nying Hollywood twice with a num· ber o f famil y me mb e rs. Th e Niland family saga is featured this week in People magazine. Altho ugh he uses the first nam e " Pete ," th e well -known assistant direc tor of residence halls-re· ce ntl y recognized for 20 years of servi ce to US- actually wa s named after hi s uncle Preston. Pete Niland's father, Air Force Tech. Sgt . Edward F. Niland, died in 1983. But unlike the movie line, Edward Niland survived the war. He was shot down over Burma in southeast Asia and was held by tht" Japanese as a prisoner of war for 11 - l /2 months- six months in solitary confinement. "Saving Private Ryan ," which premiered in Buffalo July 24, has been described as one of the most graphic and realistic portrayals of WWII and the D· Day invasion ever produced. Directed by Spielberg, the film centers on a parat rooper, Private )ames Ryan (Damon ), whose three older brothers are killed during the initial days of the Allied invasion. Private Jam es Ryan is th e movie's equivalent of Pete Niland 's uncl e , Sgt. Frederi ck (Frit z) Ni land, who was accidentally dropped ove r enemy lines in France along with other members of the IOlstAir.borne. Und er the War Department ·s sole -s urvivor policy- impl emented after the highly publicized deaths of the five Sullivan brothers who were killed while serving on the same war ship--Fri tz was located by a chaplain and sent home to his parents, Augusta and Michael Ni land, in th e C ity of Tonawanda. "They had trouble finding him ," Pete Niland said of the Rev. Francis Sampson's search, but th e "rescue" to Cate-- Pete -.left,.., lo . - . - - - S t - ~at a . . . . , . , _ _ - spaclol- the .......... of - - · . , _ . - .... ,_.,.,-to ... ....-...."-left:Mary,._, daughton offtlt&...-; -l'eto's mother, Sollan. ·s..~oog Diana was quite different from the one depicted in the movie. In the movie, Capt. John Miller (Hanks) leads a squad to retri..., Private Ryan from behind enemy lines and bring him home to his mother. who has been devastated by news of the deaths of her three other sons. '"Tbey flew us to....,._ twke... We W8'elnJad< stopped produdlon and bilked to us for an hour." PETI NILAND Although the "real" motherNiland's grandmother, Augustaalso likely was devastated by the news , he described her as a .. tough old German lady." who refused mqst of the media attention surrounding her family's real -life drama. She died in 1966. The survival of Pete Niland 's father is another striking differences between the movie and re· ality. Although Edward Niland was very close to being "missing and presumed dead " after nearly a year in captivity, he was eventual1y liberated from the Burma prison camp by British troops and spent his postwar career working in a Tonawanda-area post office. While growing up, Pete Niland, who was born in 1948, remembers hearing the stories of his father's ordeal, about the deaths of his two uncles. and about the return of his uncle Fritz, who eventually became an oral surgeon and worked in Niagara Falls after the war. But "as a family, you can only talk about it so much ," Niland said of the story, which was also included in the 1992 book " Band of Brothers," written by historian Steven Ambrose. The movie 's writers were partially inspired by ~-_,....,. the Ambrose book, Niland has said. He described Ambrose's por· trayal of his family's ordeal as "sort of correct." The following is the account of the four brothers: Sgt. Robert Niland~ 25, a paratroQper and squad leader with !he 82nd Airborne, was killed ·in action on DDay-)une 6, 1944; Lt. Preston Niland, 29, a memb<or of the 22nd infantry, was killed in action the following day; Air Force Tech. Sgt . Edward Niland (Pete Niland's fa· ther and age 31 at the time ) was captured by the Japanese and eventually lib<orated; and Sgt. Fritz Niland, a member of the JOist Air· borne who fought in Normandy, eventually made his way back to his unit in Carentan and was eventually mel by the chaplain, in · formed of the death of his broth· ers, and was return~ to the U.S. Before the war, Preston Niland attended UB, and the other three brothen attended Canisius College. But history aside, Pete Niland described his experiences this summer as "fascinating ... "They flew us to Hollywood twice." he said. The first time was in June to participate in the HBO special, which has since aired sev· era! times. It was then that he 6nt met Spielb<org. "We were in Jack Benny's old studio-Studio One," Niland said. The cameras were rolling for film ing of the HBO special when "Spielb<org walked in, stopped pro· duction and talked .to us for an hour." " He was fascinating,.. Nil~nd said, .. and he was fascinated with everything we had to say." " His father did exactly the same thing as my dad , in Burma," Niland said of the world-famous director. Spielb<org also related a story in wh ich he was walking backward while filming the scene at" the Normandy cemetery when he tripped over.a cross, looked up, and realized that it bore the name "John Miller," the same name as the Tom Hanks hero-character in the movie. "There were so many things," Niland said, recalling this past summer from his office in th e Ellicott Comp.lex. The second trip to Hollywood, in which his family was invited for the Hollywood premiere on July 21, "was just incredible." he said. " It was like a who's who of Holly· wood." Niland shook hands with Tom Hanks, Sylvester Stallone, and came into contact with coundess other stars like Samud L Jackson, Sally Fields, Adam Goldb<org, and producer arid actor Edward Burns. Spielberg mentioned the Niland family in a speech to tl:ie elite movie-goers just before the film publicly rolled for the first time. " It was a mob scene." he §aid of the premiere at Mann's Theater in Westwood, Calif., which Niland attended with his wife, Jan, and other family memb<ors. Due to the gtaphic nature of the film; arrangements were made for his daughter Briana, 10, to stay in the hotel room. "We got back from the movi e and she had ordered room service," Niland said, adding that Briana didn't seem to mind miss ing the 6lm until she learned that "Scary Spice." of the pop group the "Spice Girls," had been in atten · dance at the movie and at the reception. Meanwhile, Niland continues to b<o bombarded with media inquiries. In addition to the HBO spe· cia!, the People magazine story and intense local media attention, he has appeared twice on MSNBC, and has been mentioned in British tabloids and news media around the glob<o. In late August, Niland was interviewed by a radio reporter from Sydney, Australia, Producers at the Fox national TV netWork have also expressed interest in the Niland story. �Grant Contlnuocl from _ . , 1 for first · and second -year st udents who arc no t in specialized programs like engineering o r hcalrh related profession s. Grant noted that in addition to serving studen t.s pursuing study in the arls and sciences, the coUege will "take respo nsibility" for all students not fo rmall y in a specialized program. "Those are our students," he said. "We will have no o rphans at the university." A new Studen t Se rvices Center is now operating in 275 Park Hall to provide a "o ne-stop center" for arts-and-sciences students seeking information and forms. The center will provide peer advisors to guide students through the curr.i culum and fa culty men to rs to offer insight into the vari ous fields of study, Grant said. He stussed that a major part of the oollege's "agenda" will be to highlight US's distinction as being the SUNY institution with the greatest number and variety of professional schools. "The unique advantage to a stu· dent coming to UB is to be in th.e environmcn l where you can look at thost professions and e~n participate in some classwork in those professions while you are going through the arts and sciences.'' he said. "You don't have to go somewhere el.st to see what a law school looks like, if you are considering law." He noted that while UB has some Links between th e arts and sciences and the professional schools, such as the early-admission program to the School of Medi cine and Biomedical Sciences, there needs to be more such programs "that join our students directly to o ur own gradu · ate and professional schools." This cou ld include such initiatives as early admission to UB graduate or professional programs for outstanding UB seniors who might be carrying a tight course load during their last undergraduate se m ester and oould begin graduate coursework at that time ..and graduate (with an advanced degree) that much more rapidly," he said. "We want to make the academic links between the arts and sciences and the graduate ed ucati o n pro· vided by the prqfessional schools to be suffi ciently st rong so there is a genuine benefi1 to th e student to have selected UB with t he expec tation that they were go ing to go o n into professio nal school." Those links, he added, sho uld be deve lo ped as " no t the except ional , but the regular occu rrence across the arts and sciences." Grant also emphasized that arts· and ·sciences staff will be tracking student perfo rm an ce in o rder to intervene earl y wi th those students who get into academic difficulty o r those who m ake the wrong choice of maj or "and lose hearc." In addi ti o n , Gran t add ressed two iss ues of particu lar concern to fa culty m embers: • Tenure and Pro m 01ion. G rant stressed that in o rder not to disad vantage faculty members who are well into the tenure process. the college initial ly wiJI operate the thrt'C t t1-1 ure - a nd ~ promotion co mmit · tees assoc ia ted with th e three form er fa culties. It also wiJI form a fo urth committee that will serve as the central panel fo r the college and handle the process for alJ new and recent hires. The three pa rall el co mmittees eventually will be plines wathm lhe wile-ge l and fa cilitate the hea.Jth of thost".cullures.·· phased o ut in favor of th• fourth committee. spective of a musician o r a saenust • Culture dash. Grant , a musician by training, noted th at th ere has been a " lot of anxiety" among sci entists about having in cha rge a dean who n ot only is no t a scien tist, but who is responsible for 31 depa rtments, rather than the six that reported to th e dean of natu ral sciences and mathematics. The job of the dean of the college, be said, is "to recogniu those cultures (of the numerous disci - The dean is not to brmg th< pet to th e job, he added, but should "bring the per>p<etives of a facilitator,a problem-solver and an enabler." The dean need not be a Renat~ ­ sa nce man , one who can spout poetry while wo rking out complex physics problems, he said. "What's necessary for the dean," Grant added, "istoresp<et the expertise of the faculty, the needs of the institutipn, the obligations we have to our students and to blend those in the most effective oombination." Flickinger Court dedicated President Greiner was the speaker Aug. 26 for the dedi<:aoon of Burt P Rid<inger Jr. Court. UB's new groduace apartment-style housong.The complex on Chestnut Ridge Road, adjacent to the North Campus. os home to o400 graduate srudents. It was named on memory of the Buffalo businessman and philanthropist. father of the 19'13 World Un.....,rsoty Games and longtime member of the Umversoty at Buffalo Foundaoon. Inc. Board of Directors. Shown above wrth Gretner Burt. Flickinger's widow. IS Mary Aicktnger. New choral director invites area singers to join UB choruses H•rold Rosenb.Mam, the award -wmnmg nl·w dl rl'l. tor ol thl· l 1H ~.. ho ruses. invites si nge rs from Lhroughoulthe l;realer 1\uffaln lOilllllUillt\ h l tram and perform wuh the two ('horc1.l en.se mhlt~ hl' \.<1.' 111 dm·l.l at lhl· un1 versu y. Rosenbaum IS a choral mastt:r par cxu:llt:n"-e whose.· dstomshmg professtonal reputation dt:nves from 1:, year., a.\ a ~ond u (tor of world' dass cho1rs and choruses here and ahroad. I fe I ) wl·U known m Nl-w Yml.. C11y, where he d ir&."ts seven cho1n.. thrt"t:' nl whtch he founded Hts work at UB will Involve the Ulllvt."rstry chmr and chorw..I'WU pt-rfonmn~ groups with different repertmres and vocal "-'qW r<TlR'tlL'i.lhe UHCho= I"" forms lazJl<-=le ,.,rks like Braluns' i«quocn' Mendelssohn's Fliph and Haydn\ l JCallon. lts sv.L· as 110( limiu..- d lhedlOruS will meet ~for n:hc:arsab. lhun. days from 7- 9:.~ p.m. Ill 250 Baird Hall on rlk • Nonh CampLL\. ·there arc no audiuons. lbose mterested ..:an sign up at Sept I0 or 17 n.··hcarsab. The UB (lloir ~ a smaller group of "\()~ 50 members that requu·e, .1 htghc-r kvel of musiC stght -re-ddmg skill'i and a greatcr ume ..:omnutmL-nt.lt will nx•t"l for.rchearsal three rnno a wt.'ek. fmm 4-t. p.m. Monda)~ Wednesdays and f-n days. To sdleduJe auditions for the cho1r. cali64S--600. ext. 1141. Rosenbaum's chom have several ( Jh to the1r cn-d.Jt. 1ndudmg the popu Jar ·1nr Orpheus o n the ( :RI Iabd . HI .H MU511. Produruons soon wtll rek·.L"l· J scno of t-dited works under the utk IIJrold Rost"nbaum ( :horal ~·no. Elecb'ODid!ighw:up. Looking back, looking ahead 1!1 WhM'sln • ....,.7 Not mud\, when )UUa>nsodcr that the"WebofSa=" ondc= thou.<ands of journal artodcs on art, da.<SOcs. musoc. philooophy, iJO<tn and rd.igion among rountlcss other non ~SOI:ntific areas.. "That 's not to say that th~ scit.'nCCS are neg.loctcd, as S...lOO major JOUill<'lls acrQS\ I b4 SOCTtufit.. ch....a phnes also arc: indexed by tlus goganoc databas< that ~ the pmnocr dataha...· offenng by the Unovcrsity Librane; th~ aodcrmc )'.':!r. The "Web of Sacncc" offers the ability tomu and matdl scarchmg of the followmg ~ baJ... tt• 1992: the "Ans and Humaruucs Utation lnda," the ..SoL'fKl. (JtaiJtm lndex" and the "Sooal Saem:o Citauon lnd="lhe "Wch of goe. ht~>nd pmVlding thcstandani mfomuoonsuch asauthc:•r.artx:ll·utk,,c•ur nal titJe. vol ume numM, etc. Th.L., i.\ ht:•ca~· tht.· f..Tllnes mcludc an abstra~..1 (usually) and. bdlt"\'C it or not. the full hihltograph)' of nf~.·rerh.:o (J.lw-.J~ I ·That rcfen..'flCt hstmg of a ted sou~ b where the fun ht:gm..,,IX\:ali.St" of tht· "'ence" mnovJtM.•way ISI.Iht- rompany that pm:tua:s the"w.i>ofSacrkr." mampu latcs cadl hibliography using oomputcr technology! Sure. ~uu em do the stan dard author or top11. search. also known a.-. an .. ._.a~ ~ But lSI Llkc-. Uw amde btbltographJcs and tntrodure; a l'l"YY!uuon.arY oona-pt: f\IU. thl· rt· . searcher, are libemted from a purswt of knowledge that !""" ln:kw.ml' 111 time via the standard tracking down th<.· litcratun· J fd.~· s..:holar ha... t(tt.ll noted from an earlier publicatJon. Rather. )UU Clll look forward and trnd< the ,'I<Jiution of n:sem:handscholarlythinkinghydnonga"( :itcd Rekren<.r~.m:h" thai <.~you to find out when a btxJk.. pak.'TII or art:Jdc:.· ha.-. hu.--n L11l.'l1 1n the vcars foUowmg its pubhcation. You've <.-·nten.xl a rlt'W ""'M"id of -w..·ardun~ th.u .illows )«..tO. m lSI's \\\lrds, " dtsL'lM..T how a knc:J..vn tdca or 1nnoval1on h.:L, hcen oonfirm<.-,:1, applied. impr<M!d. extended or cum.~1L.J." And t"Vtn mo re fun--how about a littlc "ego surfin~' .. ....._,. ho.... ll1JII\ t1mes your hooks and artides havt• been a ted smu• 19':12 You ("an do"' ' from the pnvacy of a compull-r stallon. \-\'ho willl'Vt'r knc'w' The Web o{Scu:t1ce u availablr "" llmvrrsrry tllm.mes Cmnpuu·t •llHitlf!' or }or thoSe., wl10 access the Jmn-m•tthrough rh,~ UB Ttt'rworl tm rh,,r home or offict• t·omputrrs. The uri rs: http:/ / webofsdence.com. 1-c~r LUd m mrmt.' ftmg to tire UR r1etworl cor1tuct tile Compurmg G'tltf"f Hdp Ik~l m 645-3542. for more mformatJOtJ em rh,· \Veb of Srwr~u. comat1 l>c m Harrman unldont)acsu.buf•lo.edu, LocKwood L1bran•, 6-15 18 I - --Gemm• DeVInney •nd Don H•rtm•n. Umvemty llbrorw\ �Renowned authors to appear in literary series · aYMAaAMC~ News seMc.es Edltoriol Assistant " WEDNESDAYS at 4 PLUS," the bi-annual literary series sponsored by the Poetics Program in the Department of English, will feature a number of renowned authors, poets and playwrights in its Fall 1998 program. l'br series will open on Saturday with a oollaborali>epoctry-and-jazz per· formancc featuring musicians S~ Swallow, David Tom and Quis Massey, booted by Robert Crcdcy, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the English dcporln'lentand Samuel P. Copen QWr of Poetry and the Humanities. The series also will include an extensive, fiv.c..port French Poetry Festival featuring~ from Rm6c Riese Hubert and French authon Judd Hubert, Mkhad Dcguy, Ouistian Prigen~ Pic= Ouc!kt and Marcdin Plejonct. ........., . ./Wt_......,_ Other highlights will include rcadiilgs from contemporary American authors Eileen Myles, Robert K<:Uy, Fred 0 ' Aguiar and Lisel Mueller, winner of the Pulitur Prize for "Wednesdays at 4 Plus" also is sporuon:d by the james H, McNulty QWr (Dennis Tcdlock), the Samuel P. Copen <lJair of Poetry and the Humanitirs (Cndey) and the David Gray<llairofPottryand l.dtm (Oiades Bemslcin), aU in the Dcpartmcilt of English; the Mdodia E. jones OWr in French (Raymond Fedmnan) in tho Dcportn"1ent ofMo&m J..anguaees and Litmtures, and Poetry and Rare Boob CoUectioo Cwalor Robert Bertboli All events will be free and open to the publi.c . The fall program is dedicated to the memory of Albert S. Cook, who served as chair of tbe English department from 1963-U. Cook hired 25 literary luminari............,.ong tbcm Crcdey-who helped bring the Enslish dcpartmcot into national promincocc. He died on July 7. l'br series is procluced with the mcipcration of the Ccmer for tho Arts, tho' Dcportn"1ent of Media Study and 'Jalking LcaYcs boolcJtAn, h is made po&sible, in part, by l'oeil & Writcn, Inc., through • major gnat from tho Lila w.Daoc-Radcr's Dieost Fund and a grant from tbe Lilmdure Program oftbe !be Arts. CaD 64>3810 b more ioiJrmaioo. tlw1!10_.a....._ .. .- ...... .......... --............... ____ ........ ----,-==·=~ unltatSdlaalD ......_. "'-kklnt., ..._.,.. -~~~~~ schrlol. . .pMII. . . . .. . r::~,.- ,_ ............. =~=_.,. · ........................... -~~~~-ll:Jlla.m. anSopi.IOIIl . .C..Iar ... ... -~.., Ealnalllb .... __ CclogjlfiiMI_,._IIIII and _ _ . . ...... o-w..ys.~·-- ............ ___ .. ,.,..,_._,.._ ~ Nowllllllr.l•--· , _ .. l99211111_ and a~--.,.,. FedoniOpoR ...... c.-. -. .. ....,.._......,__ lng ... ~.....-ypallcy. l'nltlernty The- XI cNt*r ol AIPN Toua.._atua- .. ------~~~allhe 7Jod""' tlonal Cangoess hold Aug. 14 In 011ando, Fla.Sdnzlano, chapW po-.c; -.....--.. Francb~­ chapW -...;y - · accoptodlhe-. Alpha TMI bmoga. .... 143U.S.~._ ..... recognlllld lor Ill .......... an -....-..-.nlty-andllllllllllln- _,ln..-.-, .... s.tunllly: Musial pe"formllnce, St..,., Swallow, Dallld Tom and Chris , Ga.. 14: 1Nnl Jones Chair French Poetry Festival (d), llilinguol ~ Massey, 8 p .m., Hallwalls, 2495 Main St., Buffalo. Featured wiU be bAss · and ~ Michael Deguy, one of France's most celebrated poets and great Steve Swallow, •Avan1 Guitar's King Snake• David Tom and : pm!esseur des uniwnites at the University of Paris VIII, 4 p.m., ~ter Buffalo's own "different drummer" Chris Massey In a first-time trio per- . for the Arts Screening Room. formance to be hosted by Robert Crcclcy. . oa.. 15: Lecture, "Hannah Weiner. Clolrvoyance And Trauma, • Marfa Sept. 16: Poetry and prose reading, Fred O'Aguiar, 4 p.m., Cen· Damon, a~J~h!>r of "The Dartt End of the Stlffi: Margins in ter for the Arts Screening Room. A poe~ novelist and playwrigh~ Amerialn VAnguard Poetry.• She teaches literature at the UniD'Aguiar teaches a! the University of Miami, where he directs wrs1ty of Minnesota. 12:30 p.m., 438 Clemens Hall. the master of fine arts program. Ga.. 21: Poetry 119ding. Author Robert Grenier, who edited Sept. 17: lecture, "Jim jones in Paradise: Caribbean Utcrature the 1976 •Selected Poems• by Robert Creelcy, 4 p.m., CenSince 1978, • Fred O'Aguiar, 3:30p.m., 120 Clemens Hall. ter for the Arts Screening Room. Sept. Ia: Poetry readings, Robert Kelly, Gerrit lansing, 11 o.m.; Ga.. 22: Talk, •Realizlng Things, • Robert Grenier, 12:30 p.m., talks, 2 p.m ., 420 Capen. Kelly, a poe~ short-story writer, essay438 Clemens Hall. ist, novelist and editor, has published more than SO books. He Oct. a: Third Jones Chair French Poetry Festival (II), Bill,.. teaches at Bard College. lansing, whose lifework in poetry was gOal reading, Christian Prigent. founder of radical French mog&Zine TXT. leading practitinn<!r of experimental poetry, recently collected in a volume, ' Heavenly Tree/Sol uble F~· D ' has worked as editor of the poetry magazine SET. and Pltm! Ouellet. poet. novelist. critic and author, who S•pt. 22: McNulty Chair lecture, • comparative Poetry/Poetics: · · teaches at the University of Quebec at Montreal, 4 p.m., Center for the MK:rosystemic Soundings versus The World, • Paul Friedrich, 3:30p.m . _: Arts Screening Room. s•o Clemens Hall. Frederich, who teaches at the University of Chicago, . Ga.. &. Talks by Prigent and Ouellet, 10 a.m., 438 Clemens Hall. is the author of many articles and books of anthropology, criticlsln, · - · 4: Poetry reading, Myung Mi Kim, poet. recipient of two Gertrude · · Stein Awotds·and ossodate professor of creotive writing at San Franlinguistics and poetry. Sept. 23: Talk/perfonnance, "Ru55lan Poetry: Readings{Translations/ : cisco Slate University, 4 p .m., Center for the Arts Screening Room. Critiques, • Paul Friedrich, 4 p .m., Center fO< the Arts Screening Room. . - · 6: Silverman PoetJy 119ding. llsel Mueller, winner of 1997 Pulitzer Sept- ZA: lecture, • syntax in the Whispering Gallery; Geoff Won!, · Prize.for poetry, 8 p.m., 250 !laird Hall. author, edi!or, poet and head of the English Department at the Uniwr- : - · "Talks, ,"Keeping Score, • Eileen Myles. poet, short-story writer, sity of Dundee, Scotland, 12:30 p .m., 438 Clenlens Hall. . playwright and reviewer who writes from the viewpoint of woman, poet Sept. 25: Poetry reading, Geoff Ward, 8 p.m., Comenhop Gallery, 82 . and lesbian; and •~~~y l:ltopia. • Camille Roy, autho< of prose and fiction, lafayette St., Buffalo. · 4 p.m. 438 Clemens Hall. Oct. 6: lecture, "Talking From the Body in Nakata StOrytelling Perfor- : - · 11: Third jones Chair French Pbetry Festival (IIQ lecture, • Readmance,,. Brenda Farnell, modem dancer, linguistic anthrop<Mog1st. She . ing Performative Metaphors," Judd Hubert. author, professor Mleritus, teaches at the University of Illinois-Urbana. 3:30 p.m., 540 Clemens · University of California, Irvine, noon, 930 Oernens Hall. Hall. · - · 11: Third jones Choir French Poetry Festival (IV), Bilingual poetry Oct. 7: Ta lk/performance, "Speech and Other Gestural Movement>: : reading and talk, Man:elln Pleynet, magazine editO<, literary critic, art Toward a Dynamically Embodied Poetics, • Brenda Farnell, 4 p.m., Center . historian and novelist, 4 p.m., Center for the Arts Screening Room. for the Arts Screening Room . · - · 12: Third )ones Chair French Poetry Festival (V), lecture, • Retnf>vOct. !J: Poetry reading, joseph lease, author, poetry editor of The Bos- · able Boundaries: Illustration and Bookarts, • Rcn& Hubert , professor to n RMew. He teaches poetry writing and composition at Tufts Uni- : emerita of French and comparative literature, UniVersity of California, versity. 8 p.m., Comershop Gallery, 82lafayette St., Buffalo. . Irvine, 12:30 p .m., 438 Clemens Hall. FSEC c-lnuedfnHn-1 formal vote o n 1he fate of statis tics and that its final report " was signed only by Dean Triggle." Boot also staunchly supported the efforts of Irwin Gunman, professor and chair of statistics, calling him a "competent and constructive chairman," and a ..stellar mind, a stellar man and a stellar pcrfonner." .. He d~rves all our respect and .-..................... . -_..,.,.. ....,.._ Tho....,._ ...... ~~~~~-lmbdiDIOO_... ... ... ... . . . . _ ........ .... ...,........_ ITUIIIIQide ........ _ -~~~~~ _,.. rud:Jorlar..tllldlln. . . . . . .. . . ..-.:n-,--........, ..,,._.........-. 9am.MDnlllt'. . . . . . . . ........... Tho ...... ...... , ~--· •+=lEI I 2 S'-+ our condolences," Boot said. "It is sad that th ~ facuJty is r~ · ally not considered worthwhil ~ to be informed about changes in the structur~ of our school," said Boris Albini, professor of microbiology. He noted that changes in d~ ­ partmental structure in the medi .cal school have 10 be reviewed by a committee of th e school's Fac· ulty Council. "We'll reactivate this commi tt e~ and ask them to reco nsider this development ," Albini said. H ~ added that th e Faculty Co uncil was not involved in th ~ decis ion to move Statistics into Social and Preven tive Medicine, and first was in fo rmed of what was going on "earlier this month ." The statistics situation "has been h a ndl ed badl y," sa id Powhalan Wooldridge, associale professor of nursing. " 1 find it rather strange that this report bya panelofexpertssecssta· tistics and biostatistics as identical," Wooldridge notccl "To me, as a S<>cial statistician, I don't see them as the same al all .. .J doo't know how biostatiticians arc supposed to meet the oceds of a whole univmity. " It seems tbat there is a notion that a statistician is a statistician is a statistician, and that's naive." The proposed in<:orporation will mal«: il difficult for the university to rccrui1 prestigious mculty, be added " It is m y experience that highlevel people want to be idcot ified with something that is something in its own right," and not part of another un il, Wooldridge said. "\Vh a t stati sti cian of repute wo uld want to come to a unit that is part of another uni t?" A " build -up of bad decisions and practices has b ro ught the department to the verge of extinc· tion," said Herbert Schue! , profes· so r of anatomical sciences. "I don'l want to altiP, blame to anybody, but if we want to be a nationally ranked institution... we need astrongprograminstatistics....Wc'rc cutting our owo throats. A betterS<>Jution has 10 come.• The problem, sai d Vic tor Doyno, professor of English, is one of strong personalities. "'The issue underneath this is 'eagles' arc bard to maintain when they're on the &culty. They're demanding, sometimes obslrcpcrous. This school docs not do a good job of retaining 'eagles.''" Doyno said. Goodman called Boot's com· ments about the Oepartrncot of Statistics "profoundly misleading." "This is not a propooaiiO a.ate a superb program (in statistics). This is a proposal to get out of that business bccaust we feel we don't want to invest the resources,.. he said. Instead, the "modest goal" of the proposed move is"'to meet the statistical needs of. Social and Preven· tive Medicine." Boot qu estioned whether there wcreanyguarantccsthatcmptystatistics faculty positions would be filled by statistit'ians. Trigglc responded that "the lines will be filled by statisticians. I've spoken to Maurizio (Trcvisan, chair of social and preventive medicine) about it." The chair of statistics predicted the demise of his department. " Dr. Goodman is exactly right . This is not a decision about per· petuating statistics. Statistics will be ~cad; said Guttman, who also attended the meeting. But the death of the department will have ramifications far beyond statistics, he suggested. "Who will come here? I "'lUkl not have come here. I would not have looked al the advertise:ment twice," said Guttman, who joined UB in 1993. Instead, UB will be left with a statistics program "wo rthy of a community college." Calling the university .. prison· ers of our own history," Triggle said UB bas "to ma.U decisions in a whole host of areas.... We need 10 strengthen some areas and to take some chances. "I will coritinuc,aslongasl am dean of the Graduate School, 10 recommend that those decisions be made." The proposal to incorporate the Depanment of Statistics into the Department of Social and Pr~ven ­ tjv~ Medicine was referred to the FSEC's academic planning com· mittee for discussion. �Septellber l !IIVDI.lll.lt 2 Rap Wagner outlines budget for FSEC .,~VIDAL Reporter Edlto< C ALliNG it "a decent budget, not a good bud- get; Senior Vice Presi- dent Robert J, Wagner outlined the 1998-99 budget for the Faculty Senate Eucutive Committe< at its Aug. 26 meeting. Th e Sta te University of New York received a S66 million in cr~ in funding over the previous year's base budget, for a total of nearly $1.6 billion for the entire system. "A good budget would have some money besides for salary in creases. but at least we don't have to eat the salary increases," Wagner said. In all, UB will receive $230. 1 million in funding for the 1998-99 fiscal year. Of that amount, $152.4 million is state tax support, with the remainder coming from income, provided largely by studertt tuition at all levels. "' If we don't make our income target, we have less than $230.1 million to work with. If we exceed our target, we have more than $230.1 million to work with." Wa er said. " It appears we will have ad equate undergrad uate. and gradu ate student populations to gener- ate that $77.7 million• targeted in the budget. ·As part of this year's budget, Wognersaid the univasity liquidated $1.8 million of quasi-endowmen~ wbido was used to fund SI million in undergraduate merit scbolanhips. The scholarships are being used "to increase the number of highquality applicants," who accept admission to UB. Wagner said. and were initiated as a result of the recommendations of the Noel- Levitz marketing survey conducted last spring. Similar scholarship funding is expected to be offered again in each of the next three yean. "A number ofstudents," he added. decided to attend UB this fall as a result of these new scholarships. The remaining $800,000 that was liquidated will be used to fund the uoivenity's Campaign for US, Wagner said. The university also will work to maintain the overall campus savings factor, currently at $5. 1 million, wbich then is allocated on a modified all-funds basis. A number of projects are targeted to benefit from those allocations, indud ing UB's information-technology efforts, which is funded by the capital budget as well as by student fees, Wagner said. While athlctia rea1ves some of its funding from the state budget, Wagnn' noted that US's intercollegiate athletic program is fund ed by three sources: stud ent fers; revenue from NCAA gifts and grants, concessions and do natio ns, a nd state tax support. .. None of these initiatives 1s sup- ported just by state tax support," Wagner said. Wagner also briefed senato rs on the Resource Allocation Method in an attempt to dispel what he said are mispttceptio ns about the funding formula. "If we look at US's budget and took the old model, we'd have got ten within $200,000 of the $230.1 million," Wagner said. Enrollment drives 60-70 percent ofthe resources for RAM , he said. Campuses that did not face significant enrollment changes also did not see major changes in funding. Saying he wants to take out all the"folldore" about RAM , Wagner added that a simulation of the ef· fects of changing enrollmeniS would be conducted in October. .. We' ll bring it in and run the numbers and su what question s you have,.. he said. 1 a..... 7 TheMail.JII Basement space in Lockwood is vital to University Libraries storage Dear Reporter: We, the undersign ed members of th e University Libraries faculty , wish to express o ur suppo rt for the new Educatio nal Ttchnology Lab. We are anx1o us to partici pate in the lab's goal of assisting fac · ulty in mtegrating computer and web technology into their courses. Libraries pioneered thC' co ncept of collaboratio n between librar Ians and teachers wi th the advent o( media resource centers in the late 1960s. Today's explosion of com puter techno logy and 1nfor matio n-literacy needs of ou r students again places us together tn a common m1 ssion as tht' un ivC"rs ity moves to requ iring all ~tudents to havt' computers by Fall 1999. However, as stewards of the university's research library co l le~o. tions and servtces, we (eel strongly that th1s lab should not br located in the basement of Lockwood Library. A severe storage cnsas that impinges on the quality of the coll ection and physical aura of the universi ty's ma in research facility 1S fo remost in o ur m mds. Half of the space in quesuo n curre ntly ho uses 50,000 volume.!. that are regularly retrieved on a .. sto rage access .. basis. Other tern porary locati ons exist in Lockwood d ue to lack of shelf space ren dering these parts o( th e coUecti on ina ccessible. The recen t suggesti on to move the 50,000 Lockwood vol umes to a 30-year -old temporary buildin g o n the South Campus is not viable be ca u ~ of m adequate air-qualit y contro l. a la ck o f security and changes m traf fie-control patterns o n the South Ca mpus that would hinder dd Jvery and retri eval Such a m ove wo uld marginaliu these im portam resurch collecti ons and there 1s no voiced plan fo r a perma nent ho me fo r these materials. Weedin g efforts have focused thus far on duplicate titl e-s. Further reduci ng Lockwood space wo uld fo rce d ifficul t choices m future weeding. Combining this with a 32 percent redu ctio n iri spend ing o n monographs libraries- wide over th e last fi ve years plac~ there search quality o f the coUectio n at n sk.. Erecting additional staclu 10 open use r space would reduce the meager seating space and bf: aes theticall y offensive. Bo th of th ese are important co nsiderati ons 1n student recruitment and retention. The Universit y Libraries Five Year Plan: 1998-2003 addresses the serious space problems throughout th e system, the need to mam tain the libraries as a "focus of intellectual and social cultures" and the important challenge of balancing electronic and paper resources. Taki ng Lockwood space for the Educational Technology Lab will seriously 1m pede our abiliry to carry on the traditional missio ns of the university's main research library. We urge yo u to withdraw this space from consideration. ~•ren L. Spencer, Ch•lr, Faculty fxecutwe Committee Terr•nce McConn.ck, Ellen McGr•th, M•ry Miller, M•rd• Zubovw, "-'en F. Smith. Judith Hopl&lns, on. - e r . ,_.f..~· --. CyntiULWb,_.,.."'-, ~c. Un,Judlth.w-.-Volpe. -.D . ~ a.rt1. se...tlno """"-~. --...,....-lt. o.ms c.- ,_a. c-.- lrdeJ, D' Anlello, - ......._, Dorothy C. Woodson, ~Johnson-Cooper, Miguel )ullru. AJyue ,lord8n, Chrlotopher Densmore. Robert J. · c;.yle J. twdyD•vb , Nln• C•sclo, Debor•h Husted koshlnsky, Sh•ron C. Murphy, Amy J. Lyon•. lienee B. lkuh, Anulnd• St•rt, li<lncy P. Stimson, Lori Wldzlrukl, Junne M. Fielding Electronic Poetry Center resource should have been cited in article m Obituary prof~ssor Michael Meenaghan, 62, emeritus, leading dental researcher Mldwoel A. . .h ..., professo r emeritus in the School of Denta l Medicine and a dental researcher whose work over two decades significa ntly contributed to the use and safety of implants in the human body, died Aug. 31 in his home in Amherst following a lengthy illness. He was 62. While many o f MeenaShan's studies focus~d on the design of dental implants and the biocompatibility of various materials with oral tissur, he also was involved in evaJuating techniques for ..supercleaning'" implants for use in the human body and the long-term effects of umbilical -cord vein grafts. A graduate of American Interna tio n al College in Springfield, Mass., Meenaghan earned his den ~ tal degree and a doctoral degree in A fo rmer cha ir of th e- dent al anatomical sciences frQm UB. school's cultural exchange co mHe joined the VB dental faculty mittee and a member of the um in 1971 in the former Department versity-wide Provost's Coun cil o n of O ral Pathology, and reInternat ional Studies and tired last year as professor Program s. Meenagh a n in the Department of Oral promoted exchange proDiagnostic Sciences. grams with mo re than I 0 During his career at UB. foreign dental schoo ls. A lieutenant colonel wit h he served as director of the dental school's Electron the U.S. Arm y Reserves. 338th General Hos pital, Microscope Laboratories IIIIEDIAQtAN Niagara Falls, he re ti red and professor and chair of the former Department o ( Stoma - fro m the reserves in 1996. Meenaghan is surv ived by h1s tology and Interdisciplinary Sci ences. From 197 1-89, he served as wife, Barbara; fo ur sons, John and director of US's Surface Science Michael ofWilliam sville; Kevin o ( Center and from 1991 until his re- Ft . Mil l, S.C .. a nd Jose ph o t tirement was as an active member Lockpo rt ; a sister, Kathl e ~n of o f the Co uncil on Int ernatio nal Spri ngfield, Mass .. and six grand St udies and Programs. children. Dear Reporter: A no te to poi nt o ut a rather egreg io us error m }'our '' Bneflv " entrv fo r "Crccley to host collabor3t lve performa nce. Sept . S" 10 vour Aug. 27 th ISS ue of the Reporter. That error ll> th at vou fad to mc.•nt 1on an essential and widel y acclaimed reso urce (twtce acda1med by the.· Chromrl£ o{ Htgher Educarron; also Ci ted b)' Pu blulu•r 's \Verkly> pro· du ced here at UB. th e Elect ro me Poetry Cen ter. In fact , the FP( Creel ey autho r page IS perhap.!o the essen ual page fo r any alccss to Creeley o n the Web; the Repo rrcr Itself has ca ted the.· }- P( on nu merous previ om occasions, mo re than o nce tn relation to a ( n:ck\' re lated event . I thmk that 1t'3 l es~ than helpful tu urge reader.!. to "type' robe rt creeley' int o a sea rch engme fo r sti es to mo re.• than 400 Sites" when, whil e so me o ( th03C mav co ntai n erm r3, rt~.. .. unc c.•l th{' most ca refull y-b uilt and rcspons1blc Sit {' res1de3 on tht: l ' R ~o.am pu3. Fu rth er. when I tn ed your J> uggested l! RI o l http :// www_levtty_com/ corduroy/ creeley.html, the Sit e ""'"'·b unavadahk \\'h en there is such a nationally recogmzed poe try Wd'l Site lm 1...1n1 pus, why wo uld you neglect to o tc 11? Creeley'3 EP( pagt' IIH.IuJI.', num erous 1tems bra nd about Creclev, md ud mg cnth.alauthoru.J tlve texts by and abo ut Creel ey not ava il able elsewhere ( n·dc.·\ I' .1 UB pro fessor who IS well represented bv a UB re,oun..t·. I th1nk 11, a se n o us erro r not to cite th as resource and I lan't heir eve.· that . when It comes to a UB professor who IS a poet , \ 'OU do not even hothc.•r Ill consult th e El ectroni c Poe try Ce nte r -lou Pequeno Glazier, Olfector, Electrontc Poetry Center http:/ / wlngs.buff•lo.edu/ ep< �8 Rep ariea SePiemberll!WVol :uo.2 __ l*'rg Thunclay ~~ 3 _.._ .,..lnst.Ncdon ~~~~" . - -.,....,_ Cindy setz ot 64S.2017 Bud Welch: Agolnst tho =~~ bombing victim; modefated by Prof. Ch,n.s Can; Remartu by Prof. Snlce jadoon. 11 S O'Brian. 2-i p.m. For mort infoonation, call Chalfe> Culhane at 64S-2546 or 894- 2013. =~nt~ Moin Gym. 7-9 p.m. me. 111111 ; . . . Instruction BISON and Ubrory Catalog Demonstrotlon. Rm. 223 lockwood librory. Noon-1 :1s p.m. Free. For mort :;:!~ 'f'. toll Cindy s.e;u at 1 Art An-Opening . DlgluoiMessogos 2.0. Dei>artment Golfery, 84S CFA. s-1 p.m. Sponsored by Art Depanment. 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A fireworks display following the show celebrated the 20th ann~ry of Fall/Spring Fest. 'Leap foward' formed school in primary care Gmnts putFamily Medicine in pivotal role of administration, researdz at new centers lly LOIS IIAIWI News Services Editor · L HE Depart ment of Family Medicine in the School of Medicine and four-institution consortium of which it is a part, is one of ~hree centers out of 65 applicants na tionally selected to receive $900,000 over four years to con- ::SiOi'-liCaJsden'Us has duct reSearch on the way primary- ~ a leap ferwud on ihe state anp national primary-care scene through its leadership on two new granlJ totaling nearly S4 million. The univ<rsity, through the de partment, recently was named the lead institution on a thr~-year, $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund start up of an Area Health Education unter program, or AHEC, in New York State. The grant covers the first phase of a 12 year program with a potential for $22 million in federal funding. And earlier this week, the de partment learned ttfat the Center for the Value of Family Practice, a care medical services are delivered and assessed. On the AHEC initiative, th• UB Department of Family Medidne will team with the SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse and other New York professional schools to help alleviate the shortage of health professionals in the state's underserved communities, both rural and urban , by establishing clinical teaching and practice sites in those areas. Each AHEC site will be managed by a locally appointed director and advisory board, and will be linked to a SUNY medical school. Through these sites, res1dents1n medicine and dental medicine , and students in medicine, pharmacy, nur.;ing, allied health, den tistry and social work will get fir.;t hand experience living with and caring for patients in these underserved areas. The centers a!so will provide continuing-edu cation courses for hea1th profes sionals already serving the com munities, and assess the health care needs of each region. ..We urbanize most of ouT medJ caJ students during their training," said Thomas C. Rosenthal, profes· so r and chair of the department , who will ove rsee th e initiative. "The high -profile urban medical setting is what young physicians are comfortable with. so that IS where they tend to practice . .. They cluster in prosperous ar eas of cities and suburbs also for personal reasons. Most want to raise families where they wiU have the greatest opportunities, so it IS difficult to retain providers in underserved rural communities in particular. It requires a person who understands and vaJues ru ral America. The only way they will see themselves in those com munities," he continued, .. is to ~ in those communities." The New York program is part of a nationwide effort launched in 1972, based on the 1970 Carnegi• Commission 's .. Report oq Higher Education a nd the Nation 's Health ." AHEC programs now operate in 41 st2tes. An earlier effort to establish such a program m New York failed due to lack of mstitutional support. During the program's first thret~ years. VB will set up the state+w1dt adm1mstrativt o ffice in Its Depart UB receives $18. 3 million in private gifts By PAUlA WITitURI. Reporter Contributor T HE university received S18.3 million in private gifts during fiscaJ year 1997 - 98 , the highest level of private giving achieved during cale nda r year 1997 by any public university or college in theState University of New York sys tem. The total includes 5800,000 for undergraduate scholarships and a $2 million bequest to fund scho larships in the School of Nursing. .. We're very grateful to the many donors whose generosity made it possible for us to establish a new standard of giving at UB this year," said President William R Greiner. " Private giving is essential for UB to maintain its p~ent level of exceiJence in research and teach ing. and to reach our goals fo r the future ,"' Greiner added. "Through these gifts, the University at Buffalo continues to contribute to the economic and inteUectual vitality of Western New York... The increase ind icates growmg awaren ess by alumni and friend5of UB of the need for more pri vate funding. As state- funding for higher education decline s throughout the United States and in New York 's state universit y sys tem, public insti tutions have relied increasi ngly on private funds to provide the necessary investment to develop programs, att ract top scho lars. offer scholarships, staff and equip laboratori es and other research facilities . and establish endowments to meet future needs. " New York State now provides less than 30 percent of our operating funds." said Ronald H . Stein. vice president for universi ty ad vancement and dev elo pment. " More and more, we ar~ depen - dent upon the g~nerosity of pn vate individuals. foundations and corpora tion s like th ose who made this year the best ever for giving to the univ~rsit y. We'd lih to thank everyone who helped us ach1eve this new level of philan thropy." This year 's total surpasses the total of S 17.2 million raised 1n fis caJ year 1996-97. Stein noted that US's main focus is to ra1se g1fts fo r faculty and studen t support. "It is o nly through endowed chairs and professorships that we can co mpete nationally to attract and retain the very hest faculty," said Stein. "Similarly, endowed fel lowships and scholarships enable us to attract to UB, New York State st udents who want the finest pub lie higher education our state can offer." As private fundin g has beco me mcreasingly important, the pres1 - dent , pr ovost , and deans have worked closely with departments and programs throughout the uni versity to help them reach out to potential donors. Th1s change m philanthropiCculture through out tht" mstJtutJOn ha s resulted 1n many gifts directed to schoo ls. de partments or programs wtthm the umversny. Often g1hs fund a sre c1al need wuhm schools or depan ments. Amo ng suc h gifl!'> wa~ a S. ~ nu l lion bequest from the late Nova(, P~tsan to the School of Nursmg This ~ues t , the largest g1ft ever rece1ved b)' the school and one ol the largest g1fts from an md1v!dua! m the I 5 1-year h1story of the un1 versity, provtdes additional fund!' for the Nova G . Petsan and Gustave Pet.san Scholarship. whJch was ~tabljshed by a previOus g1ft from Mrs. Petsan . �September ll B'Yit Jl.ll. 3 Matt Stoll is a 1998 UB grad who has been hired by Student Affairs and Athletics to market the university's athletic programs to students. What are r - doing to get • -ts to go to t he gamel1 I probably could write a book. but after examining past strategies, I have decided to UK the basics-publicity. As a student. I don't re· call seeing much publicity about th< gam<s. which trying to solve with banners in th< union, f1yen on the spine, ads in "I'M SpectTum, a greater presence at orientation, setting up a table in the union, having presence at ched-in, etc. "Th<n: are many channels of publicity that I have been utilizing that haven't been used in the past. What about the cool stufll At the lint game, I am offering "Fall Feast '98," a Southwestern-style BBQ for students, co-sponsored by UB Dining Services. Studenu can have their Saturday evening meal at the stadium. I already have distnbuted I ,500 tickets and I am very excited about this evenL There also will be a bunch of activities for students to get involved in, including a dunk tank, basebaU throw, golf chip, hockey shot. a shot at the Guinness book of recnrds and much more. rm do --.....-.--t· · - 10ft of hocaat~Ya r - r f -• 7 Let's tallc about the BuUfighters, a brand ncw,student-run orga.nization that compl.eteJy revolves around the support of UB athletics. This group pays a one-time an nual feeof$15 and they receive special privileges, including a hat, a pin, their own section at the games, a tent party. newsleners, and opportunities to meet with coaches and players. This is an awesome incentive for the stu· denu to take advantage of and it is also my favorite by far! Why - do- tlolook -ts ·t go t o - , _ s7 If av~agr student attendance was plotted on a line graph, ynu would see what looks like a mUer coaster. There are many reasons for this, including the opecting of a new stadium, the success of the team, weather, lew:! ofawareness,<tc. CM:rall, my feeling is that students are 5lartiog to reaJiz.e the deep tradition that exists bere.lt would be fOolish if they did not want to be a partofthat _..........,. ... ___ -------·-1 I think there are a few reasons. The first iJ, they do not know about them, when they an, where they are or who we play. Second, they In my five years at UB, I think I do not know it iJ fru- AIIUB ath- only missed a handful of athletic letic games are free for students. evenll. l am kind of an aaptioo, Third, studenu see !h• game as though, because I interned with just a game and not as an event. the opentions team for two years For the past 4-5 yean, every home during th&t time period. But when football game has offered some I 6niJhed interning with athletics. kind of pre-game or post-game I SUf\'<1 involved by attending, volactivity. These events or activities . unteering or worlting the games. ~pwt are geared to both the sports en- _ _ _ ......___ thu.siasu and to the non-sporu fan, allowing any group of friends to come out and have a good time Yes. I wu an athlete here at UB. I around footbalL Fourth, tnnsporwas a proud member of the RoUtation~ One of the most common ing Rhinos, UB's men's volleybaJI suggestions that bas been brought dub. In my fo ur years with the to me since I have been in this position is to run shuttles to the team, I was the treasurer, president 1 games from Ellicott, the South and a dedicated member. Campus and Govemon. It already b - . ••. , - -.. Jty ... happens! There iJ a shuttle system -.nlty c that goes to Alumni Arena. ....... . . ""-tIn -~1 . OwrOne of the main responsibilities of .... ltudaoot my position iJ to link athletics and ·-..,,_...,7··-tloat- the rest of the campus. Student AJfain and the Raidmce Halls already haft: stepped ul?> but in order to have a ruc:caoful athletics program, the university community must support it. From there, the fever spreads into the BuJ&Io cnmmunityaod so on. AD it taka iJ a blue tie or blue and white dress the day before a home game; reminding students, co-wolhn, and peers about when the games are, or dropping by a game or two with the family. Ifanyone in the university community wanu to get more involved, give me a call and I'll try to accommodate your ideas. · _.._....,._... dow't - .a.o.tr- sheoslcl1 If people want to start a con-.ation with me, they can ask the names of my &op, what the temperature iJ like in Alaska in July and wby do I always have a football schedule in my pocket? __ _ _.,......do __ ,_......, ----·1 "What iJ Midnight Madness, anyway?" And I would have answered, it will t.ake place on Oct. 16 in the awetome Alumni Arena. A3 far as what exactly it iJ, you will have to come and see for yourself.... -·at . -·---7 Goodman urges computer skills requirement By atmmHl VIDAl. ReporterEdotor --·I I " ' _.,..._ __ ,.. ___ c!.:..'"::" ., - ...... Suo--... ~- a.::.:- T HE vice provost for un dergraduate education Sept. 2 urged the Faculty Senate Executive Committee's Educational Pro grams and Policy Committee to consider implementing a com puter-skills requirement for un dergraduates, as well as possibly expanding the curriculum of the former Undergraduate College to affm more students. "We are going to go to universa.J student computer access in the fall of '99," noted Nicolas Goodman. "We have two skills requirements aU undergraduate students at UB are required to master: English composition and mathematical skills. It is important to think about computer literacy in that context." New requirement possible There a.t"e a number of ways the requirement could be approached, Goodman told the FSEC. Students could face a new, third requirement or those skills could be roUed into the university's English- and mathskills requirements. Whatever approach is adopted, he continued, it is "'very important and very urgent because: when students come (to UB) in the faU of 1999, we'll want them to have the skills to taU advantage of technology." Goodman also asked th• EPPC to consider"'extending the Undergraduate CoUege curriculum to put-,_..,- the entire student body. I've discussedthiswithkrryGrant(dean of the College of Arts and Sciences) and be agrees." It is the formation of the College of Arts and Sciences. in addilion to changes in budgetary restrictions, that would make such a change possible, Goodman said. There already are a wealth of ways fo r studenu to acquire computer skills, noted Joseph Tufariello, senior vice provost for educational technology. STAR could meet student needs Tufari.Uo said he is considering putting a new program into place called Student Technology Assistants in Residence-or STAR-to help meet students' <l>lllplll<r-skills .-Is. A computer-skills requirement might be integrated into the already existing library-skills requirement, noted judith Adams- Volpe. The library-skills requirement already brings students up to speed on technologies such as email and using the lntem<L "You might have in place already much of what you need," she said. Faculty members' computer skills will need to be assessed as much as those of students, noted Dennis Malone, Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. An evaluation of the level or students' technological skills would be useful to faculty, noted jack Meacham, professor of psychology. "I would find it helpful as an instructor to be able to say on a syUabus, for example, you need to be up to level five to take this course," he said. Tufariello noted that the faculty-development issue "is an important one. I'm very interested and very concerned about that." He added that he intends to put together an information-technology lab with a small staff and graduate assistants who would be available to help faculty members ·with hardware and software problerhs, putting up Web pages and other oomputer·i-elated issues. The issues discussed by the FSEC went beyond that of universal computer access, as Malone queried bow the proposed expansion of the Undergraduate College curriculum would mesh with the SUNY provost's interest in a SUNY-wide general-education exam. Commented Goodman: "The SUNY provost would like an assessment instrument, an objective test created by a company, the Educationar Testing Service (ETS) .... This instrumen t, once developed, would be administered to aU juniors in the SUNY system to evaluate theii mastery of the concepts and skills that constitute general education. "I frankly am unhappy with this. The fundamental responsi)>ility.Pf the faculty is the curriculum an.d to have the curriculum dictated ...by the (SUNY) admin istration goes agaiast everything I believe in bow a university shOuld function." What iJ particularly troubliog, be continued, iJ the effect a SUNYwide, general~ucation enm potenti.ally could have on institutiona! bucjgeu. cooiJd Tests Influence budget "A smaU, but significant part of the budget could depend on the results of th< test. If we didn't teach some portion, it could have negative budgetary consequences,· Goodman~d. "I don't think there's much support for this on the campuses. There iJ some political support.• he continued. "If this materializ.es and we are faced with this. say, next spring... we'll bav~ to figure out whether this iJ something we need to be concerned about. One can imagine a text that examines basic skills....If this involves cultural apd historical content, this could be problematic for us and we'd have to respood to that and think about whether we want to modify our curriculum. "But I do n't want to strike th• flag before the fint shot iJ fired," Goodman said. The Undergraduate Co Uege curriculum, "by and large, bas been successful" and to abandon it before the univet:~ity sees wliat might be required by SUNY would b.e "foolish,~ be .aid. �September lQ 1!91/Vui.Jil,lhJ Rep aa"ter ~~ !~d;_~~~~~~~n T~~~~~d ~=~~e~~~o~~j.?c~ buikfing the communities around us. This spirit of outreach and active citizenship has made UB the national ~for United W;ry giving through the annual State Emp&oyees Federated Appeal campafgn. At UB, our daily wort< lffe demands that we attend to coltectlve endeavors. Performing our j~ effectively within the university means networic.- BrieQy I to the area ·~ best rewurces If you have helped to build commun1ty '" the past through contributiOns to SEFA agenoes, you can be assured that your public commitment ·~ widely appreciated; we hope that SEFA, and ou partnership with UB, can onc:e again count on your generosity. tf you haven't yet joined this proud UB tradition, we urge you to look through the SEFA brochure and to sele<:t one or several agenoes that ing with colleagues in other ftdds and sharing our expertise with them. We create a vital teaming environment and .sustain our competitive edge by exchanging knowledge across distipHnary bound- have special meaning for you . Some of these agen cies may have already helped people in your hfe aries. Yet our capacity for outreach has atways extended weU beyond UB. The same spirit of sharing that makes us a successfut academic community commits us to improving the city and the region that surround the university. Each year, we demonstrate our care for communities outside UB by forming partnerships with health and human service agencies in the area . These agencies depend on both volunteer and ftnancial contributions from UB partners. And with our support. they provide crucial help to friends, Othen have probably been active 1n redreu1ng social p~ems that are do~ to your heart. Thest> special agencies may even inspire you to volunleer time, in addition to making a financ1al contn bution. We are enormously grateful to all those who help to make the SEFA campaign so successful each year UB eXists among neighbors that it cares for, and SEFA is a crucial part of this identity. Thank you, UB, for the pride that you take in strengthemng our surrounding communities. -WIIII•m R. Crelner SEFA appeal: it's offto a strong start By LOIS 11A1W1 N~ Services Editor B kicked off its S650,000 1998 State Employees Feder ated Appeal (SEFA ) c ampa ign_~e dnesday to the so und of shovels digging earth. Ca pitali zi ng o n tbi s year 's theme, " Building Stronger Communities," campaign chair Dennis Black, vice president for student affairs, led sy mbolic ground b reaking festivities on the North and South campuses for SEFA vol unteers, aided by Victor E. Bull, US's mascot. Black was upbeat, predicting volunteers would do a superb job in meeting the ambitious goal , while acknowledging that the job is always challenging. "' We're a diverse community, al ways in Oux," he said. "Our personnel is constantly changing. We can't rely on people to remember th e need. We have to put out a strong message every year." Black reinforced this approach by holding leadership training sessions this year for campus volun tee rs that featured speakers select e d from the multitude of Un ited Way agencies that benefit from SEFA contributions. .. We carne away from these m eetings with the realization that these U SEFA-.... 1_._...,_ .---.--.---Ilk- -.yEd<en. - · loo for the be!~- w.dneocl.lly. - - : 1-s -....,Nicolas~ Gary Pacer, - EJ&u CONti< L ~.- Stoln, Donnell~. Olfford Wilson, o• M . . . -. E~c~.yT~e, are wonderful people trying to ful fiU the needs of the community withveryfewresources," hesaid '" It left us with a sense of what it is we have here, and how little others have to address very serious issues and to care for persons in need.n To increase the chances for success again this year, Black recruited the chairs of past campaigns to support Preside nt William R. Greiner in his ca mpaign to e n courage individual leadership gifts from within the universi ty co m munity. UB consistently ranks at or ncar the top in United Way charitable giving among American universi · ties with m ore than 5,000 employees. SEFA benefits a multitude of agencies and programs in addition to th ose funded thr ough th e United Way ca mpaign . UB ex ceeded last year's $635,000 goal by 3.6 percent, raising $654,479. Unil5 that helped piescrve the UB community's record of generosity by m eeting or exceeding their 1997 goals wer< honored at the kickoff. Those ent iti es were: Office ol the Provost; School of Arch1tec ture and Planning; Graduate Schoo l of Education; Sc hoo l of Health Related Professions; School of Management; Faculty of Natural Sc iences and Mathematics; School of Nursing; Office of the President; School of Social Work; University at Buffalo Foundation: Division o f Student Affairs; Uni versity Xrvices and Publi c Service a nd Urban Affairs. Youths lack financial sawy, Mandell says n.. fiMiodaolfutwe isn't so bright for America's It> buy a house years later, those unpaid bills come high-school Oass of '98, or for the miHions of American teens who win follow In their f!>otsteps. Debt. bad credit. poor mlrement planning a~ even.bankruptcy lie ahead for many of America's youth, according to a new boolc authored by lewis Mandell, <leon of the School al Management •aur Vulnerable Yo"uth: The Financial Uteracyof American 12th Graders• (Jumpltort Coalition for Personal Financial Uteracy, 1998), provides an eye-<>pening 1oo1t at the current state of personalfinance literacy among American teen-agers. It contains facts and de!Mis from Mandell's 1997 benchmark survey al more than 1,500 12th grad· ers, as well as the actual questionnaire used to determine students' flnanclalllteracy. . <>ver311, stud<!nts an.-red c~ just 57.3 percental the 31 questions In the survey. And only 10.2 percent scored a •c• or better. "The resuiU show that 1 startling percentage of students leave high school without a bask understanding al personal finance, • Mandell ~- •1n a society where one!s well-being is strongly tied to the success alone's financial decisions, that's a bit llk. .endlng lambs out to the slaughter.• •FOr instance,., ~ continues, •rm~ny .students go off to college not rNIIzing that they can do permanent damage to their credit rating by not paying their phone bills. Then when they wont bad< to haunt them, making It difficult to get a mortgage.• What can be done? Mandell ~ It is not enough to simply provide students with hands-on experience in credit-c.ard use, purchasing stock balancing a checkbook. According to the boo!<, students who don't use credit cards had higher test scores (5 7.9) than students who have their own card> (53.3) or use their , pa<ents' cards ,(57.7). Afso, those who own securities (either stocks or mutual funds) had lower test scores (56.6) than those that doti't'owit them (57}. "This surprising finding Indicates that experience alone is not a good teacher, • Mandell says. •,unles.s irs accompanied by conceptual or theoretical understanding, experience adds little to a young adulrs abllil)l to maneuver within today's complex world of financial services. We need to provide them with a fundamental understanding of personal finance and impress upon them that poor financial dedsionrnaldng can have devastating consequences. • Mandell advocates creation of new personal-finance courses and improvement al existing courses In primary and secondary schools nationwide. He has worited with Jumpltart to develop educator guidelines (contained in the boolc) for implementation al personal-finance curricula designed for the nation's 50 million stude!>ts In grades K-12. -a, JOHN DllLA CONniADA. RtpOI'!er Contributor or 3 UB to become computerbased, standardized-testing site The lntegr•tlon of te<:hnology •t the umvers1tv soon Will a.Unonstandard !u-d test takers to be tf'sted electromcally on the US c.am pus without fillmg m circle:, or waltmg weekS for s...:ore~ fhe Offi~_e of Can.•er Planntng and Placement . located an ."!S~ Cdpcn Hall on the North Campus, 1'1 one of SO Sites out of mort· than 200 appiKantY> seletted hv the l:.ducauonal Testtng Servh.t"" t fTS ) to offer computer -ha.scd tt'stmg begmnang Monday At the newly desagnated (nmputcr -testmg site, test -taker:, will u~ wmpu ter work ~lations des1gnated solelv for admmtstenng the tesh Upon tomr)lrt 1on of the tt"sts. they wdl rece1ve scores 1mmed1atch "\Ve are excite-d about the chance to better Soe'rve our students b' g1vmg them an oppnrtumrv to tdke d test at the1r own convc:menc:e and to get ln5tant scnnng mformat1on," s-ud J>amell . Ryan , d~rec..1or of ta recr plannmg and placement The UB si lt' was chosen based un location. number of prospt'l. I!Vl' test -takers, ab!llly to .cnsurr ... tahi ht v, reliabliuy and secuntv. a' well as the abilt ty to meet demand through adequate hour' of or erat1on and suffi cient work ~;tatiOn ) The career planntng offiu~· w11l offer dec-tronu.. vcrs10m of tht• Graduate Record l-.xam ICRF ), <,raduatt' Management Aptnude Te)t IGMAT), Test of Enghsh as a l-ore1gn Language (TOFFI ) and Pro fessionaJ Assessments for Begmnmg Teachers ( PRAXIS l. According tn Ryan. the offilt: expects to ddm1mster near!~ 2.000 tests durmg tht> 199R-99 acadt>mu.. year "Jests wtll he offered from K a.m .- 5 p.m. Mondays. Tue-sdav' and l·ndays; 8 a.m .-7 r-m . Wedne., days and Thursday); t'ven· ~aturdav m October. November. Decem her a nd Januan• (eXlcpt when tht: un~versny 1S dnsed ), and two !>at urdays per month durmg each of the remammg month~ . Test tal.. ers will be able to schedule tests at the1r convemence. For m o re 1nformat1on, contatt the Offi~-.e of C:areer Planmn~ and Placement at 645 -6859 Renowned child development expert James P. Comer to speak ,.mes P. Comer, intematlOnaUy known expert on heah.hy child devel op ment and professor of child psychia try at YaJe University. wiU lecture at 4 p.m. Sept 17 in the Center for Tomo"ow on the North Campus. Comer 's lecture, ..Stop the Turnover: Kids Need Co nrinw ty. ~ wtll hot· pan of the Charlotte C. Acer ColloquJum o n Urban Education of tht' Graduate School of Educatmn. Charlotte C. Ac.er, a UB alumna. ha... endowed a fund to facilita te lectures.. discussions and analy ses that address complexities of urban education. The le1.. ture wiU be free and open to the public. Co m er also will address a dinner of the Graduate Schoo l of Education Alumni Association to be held at 6:4 c; p.m. on Sept. 17 111 the UnJVersi t"J Inn . 2401 North l- o re ~ I Road, Amh erst . Maurice Falk Professor of Ch ild Psychmtry and D1rector of the School Development Program at the Yale Umvcrs1ty Child Study Ct:n ter. Comer also IS the associa te dean of the Yale School of Med.acme. He has devoted his ca reer to promotmg a focus on child develop ment a~ a way of tmprovmg schools. He 1~ the author of "\Va 1t111 ~ for a Mirade: Vlhv Schools Can't ~olve Our Prohlemo; and How \.\c Lan," whiCh asse rt s that schools are nut the prohkm. hut rather J reflect io n of prohlems tn sonet''- Competition opens for ti3 1999-2000 Fulbright Grants The United St•tes tnfonn•tlon Agency . tht· I William Fulhnght Fore1gn Scholarship Board and Institute ol lntl"rn,monal l:.duca tlon have announll'd the 199~ 1000 wmpt'tltmn lor Fulbnght Grants for graduJtc !ttudv 0 1 n.· .. t·.m:h Jhroad m atJdemll tidd!<o and for profeSSIOnal trJtntng 10 th e; dl'd(IVl' ,.Jnd rerl<•r111111g Jrt'i lht· Jpplicat1on dt:adhne I!> ~t·pt. 2~ Applicanb must be L'.S. atucn:- JnJ ht •ld J. h.t~..hdur .. degn..'t' or 11, t'ljU ivalent. Crrauw and r>t:rf<,rnung artiSts .m· nut r~u1 red to ho~w .1 bachelor's degree. hut must haw four vea.r' ,,, relcvanttra.JI\Jng l)r .. tuJ\ C.andidates m me<hane must have dn M.ll or l'\.}Uivaknt (e.g.. IUl.;-._, 0.0., etc.). All apphcants are requtre.J to have pmfic1enn 111 the W.n~rua~t· of the host cou ntry. Fulbnght full grants prov1de ruunJ tnp mtern.1 riona1 travel, maintenance for tht.• durauon of the grant, a rO(.'arch .Uill" ance and tuiuo n waivers, 1f apphcablc. Fulhnght tr.twl gran~ pron~k round-trip travel to the country where.· the student wi.ll pursue stud\ t•l research. They include supplemt•ntal health and acc1dmt m~urant..L• For program and apphcat1on Information , ~ec tht· hro~hurt' "Fulbright and related grants fur graduate study and reSt"arch ..1hr<1ad 1999-2000," or liE's Web s1te <http:/ / w .w .w.lle .org / fulbright UB studen ts should co ntact Mark As hwd l. Fulbnght program ad visor, in 224 C lemens Hall for brochures. apphcat1on form!> anJ more information. Con tact Ash will also at 645 -2292 or by t> -mad at ashwill@acsu.buffa.Jo.edu. UB's Fu lbright Wl"b sHe address I!> http:/ / wlngs.buffalo.edu/ fulbrlght �.-llli/Vtl.k 3 Historians to honor an tmcommon man AMW......-Indoniii- Influential intematronal scholar Georg Iggers is historian, ethicist, social activist Iii --~~ ............ IIJ'Iho a, PATIIICIA DONOVAN opmnlnlhtl--,atlul- ,......... HE retirement of a well-loved and enormously respected faculty member offers colleagues. academic peers. students and former students the opportunity to reflect upon a professional life well-lived and to applaud its accomplishments. In the case of SUNY Distinguished Professor Georg G. Iggers, such reflection inspires nothing short of awe. Iggers left full-time academic life this year after three outstanding decades as a member of the Department of History. He is well-known to mlleagues as a modest man and an WlCDUUilOO!ydecent one. They also know him as an inftuential int<mational scholar in the field <X German intellemoal history. Few, however, realize that in his roles as intellectual and "pragmatic social idealist." Georg Iggers had a profound inBuence on two of the most important poliiicai on<oYerDmts of the 20th cennu:y: the Amerian civil-rights l110'mll<llt and the 1989 political revolution in East Germany. David Gerber, professor ofhistory and a longtime friend and oolleague, gathering of historians at UB. They will participate in a colloquium, "Crossing Boundaries: German and Amerian Experiences with the Ex· dusion and Inclusion <X Minorities," from Sept 17-19inRoom350ofthe Student Union on the North Campus. Typically, lggers has requested that the presentations of douns of international scholars who will be in attendance not be in praise of his work. Instead. he hasaslcal them to address the issues and <X>DCI!2'Iis to which be has deYoted his life and his c:aRJer,issues that reflect what Gerber calls Iggers' "intense moral pa.ssioo toward intdloctual wodt that clarifies the unities of human ezislmce." The oolloquium will open at 6:30 p.m. Sept 17 with~ by President William R. Gmna; Stephen c. Dunnett, vice proYOSt for intern&· tiooal edualion; Kerry Grant, dean of the CoiJese <X Aru and SdeDces; Gerber, and Helmut Boehme and Heiko Koeemer, both of the TechnicallJoMrsity of l)armstadt in Germany; which has a kqlimeoocperatiYe o:dationshipwith Jgen and UB. The keynote address by Konrad jarauoch <X the lJoMnity <X North Carolina iii <l>apd HiD and ZaJirum fuer Zeithisto~ Forschung in compares Iggers to the influential ~Gennany.wo11beiii8:1Sp.m. 19th-century German immigrants whose fervor in pursuit of racial justice helped end slavery in the Unit<d States, also a fact of which few are aware outside of bislorical circles. Gerber has written that IiJce them, Iggers always has pursued social jus-tice with "oommitment .. tu!S\m'Ving. .. his vision at once practial and political (and) respectful of principle,_ ideology and dogma. ethical and idealistic.. Iggers' acoomplishments as a historian. ethicist and soda! activist will oontinue to color intellectual, cultural and political IMs far into the .21st century. To mark the unoommon contributions of an uncom mon man, the history department next week will host an international On Sept 18 and 19, a series of presentati~ns will be held from 9-.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Presenters will include c.r-tor........-OMIfaloSdloal~ ............. ~-ua'ISdlllaltll Doniii- Tht pogroon.- "1111 11 cloolgold.., Denlllt • ao: help-.... ~ tho _ l l p l l : l l ... procllao. . . . be hold In - . . . - - . Sopt. 19 n 20, w0ct. J1 aNo¥.1,on tho-~ ~......--.- · major_.......,... ............... -""' lncllnlll-.lt ... - . -- ID"P" proodl_.,._,_,., ..-..--.......... .... .. c.-. ............. n.......,. ...,.,.,...... __ lngiDOIIIiDMIID- ............ llonlldlll.t, ~ s1nlllgk llpll:ll Gl I ........ In'...... ." ....... ..........,,....... _...,...._ dal plaooNng. For...,._ ThtCXIItfll tho......-11 S1 ,2!15. or lnlor· ~althoSdloai~­ --·-UDOortho SchoaltliDonlll- at 829-2320. News Services Editor Iggers' coUeas.ues from UB. Darmstadt and other German universities, and ' by historians from lli1Mrsities throughout the oountry. A banquet in IF honor wo1l be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 in The litde White House. Williamsville. Reservations are requind and ...U.. is lim· ited. For inixmation on reserv.11ions caD Song-ho Ha at 645-2181, e:l1. 562. An updat<d oolloquium program and list <X participants can be found at <http:/ /wloop.-lllo .........,, _ . . . , . ,,An exhibit on Iggm' career recently opened in Lockwood Library. Georg Iggm has been so inlluen- -- 1 UB among fu:st to initiate a BJMAIIA~S News Services Editorial Assis~nt Soul Solidarity Day, a day-long spiritual exchange to be held Wednuday, UB will tak<theleadasoneofthe fir>! public universities to initiate a campuswide dialogue on religious issues and their relationship to academia. Soul Solidarity Day will mark the beginning of a two-year initiative headed by the Rev. David Moore, a Presbyterian minister with the Campus Church ConneXtion, to , help the UB oommunity recognize th< religious diversity of its population by providing an opportunity for inter-religious dialogue and activity. It will be a oollaboration of the Campus Ministries Association, Office of the Vice-President for Stu· dent Affairs, Campus Church ConneXtion, Newman Cc:!i,ter, Student Health Center and Living Well Center, all at UB, and the Presbytery of Western New York. Moore eooourages students, faculty, staff and members of the community to participate in this special event and is asking faculty members to try to incorporate it into their course curriculums. ·us must be a place wh= religious issues are acknowledged." said Moore. "We Want people to move from an attitude of indifference toward religious issues to at least toleranne, if not affirmation. Indiffermce is the greatest fonn of hostility~ It is not just religious issues but cultural traditions that need to be addressed. explained Moore. "Everyone needs to realize that many people in this world still identify _with spiritual tradition and ritual as part of their culture. Public uruv.r.ities may overlook the degree to which students' IMs often are shaped by religious Iilith and spirituality~ Donna Rice. associate vice president for student affairs, heads the universitywide Committee for the Promotion of Toleranu and Diversity that is involved in the planning and support for Soul Solidarity Day. "'ur campus is fortunate to ha~ tial in areu of his political cona:ms, perhaps because they arc deeply imbedded in the energy, intellect and OOUJ'all< that infutm his scholarly work. An intdlectual, intema· tiooal scholar, historian, teacher, podfist and inBuential ciYil-riB!tts activist, rggers also is notably ~ "outsider" and has repc:mdlymarried his oudmcla's penpectiYO to his e:amiDatioodtbe Wwer world.' He is a Germon in America, an Amrrian in Geruwoy,aalhunlooomopolilan in a poaodliol oetting. a rebel in the &mily. He also is a Jew or perbaps,many-GennanJew....... lar jew, orthodox jew. He came to oonsiderhis }udalsm.be says,"'ess in ethnic terms than as a rultural heritage which (exists) not apart from modem wltun! but as a put of it" He says he "came to reoogniu the poaible role of the rultural'OU!Sider as a lxi<IFl>etweenedusiYegroups." He'md his wm, Wilma, emeritus !K"'-rofbisiDryotCmioiusedlqje, are liilong IJumoo..r91ts llctiYills. h )'lllq faalky mmt>m ot a Southern all-bladt ~ !hey Jll¥d • significant role in the Amoricm ~ rD<Mm<l1l. In the 19501, they spearheadodthepreadem~chal­ ~tothello.-d oll!ducaliooofl..iule Rodc.Ark..~agJOSS-l'OCitS~ sistance to racism-that matbd a miJe. postinthecivil-rights"""""""'<Xthe 1950s md '60s. An internationalist, but not an ideologue, Jgen was an early skOptic of American and Soviet claims about the ofi8ins of and stakes im'oi...J in the Cold War. Gerber points out that he worked with monnous dediation and pa· lienee in the I 970s and '80s to open up the former German Democnotic Republic to Western historical scholarship. Jbrough his writings. lectures, teachiDg and the promotion of German-American university adlange programs. lggm enoot1l0j!ed East Germany's yo<ong historians in the nealization of historiographic.al alternatives ·to their oountry's Stalinist orthodoxy. '"Th<ttcan benodotilt;"Gerber has written,"that this intellemoal opening in the west that Georg helped to ~wasatactorin the lll89demoaatic~intheG.D.R."Gerber calls Georg and Wilma Jgen"the last <X a breed--Central European academicsooocedina~l914li><nland oecuiar CXlSIDOpOiilaoi that has just about run its oowoeculturallyand intdleclually.Aimoot:anydusootheD<:uhy oould leave or mire and be ~ placed by """""""' more or Ieos just mc., us," Gerber said, "But not Georg and his unique early 20th-a:ntury refup intdloctual oohort. Whm the last <X these people mire, no one will ever be able to rq>lacr them." academia so many people <X dilfermt religious boclcgrounds because it cmote:saoaturallearning environment for cultural and religious <IMisity;" said Rice. "It is important for students to explore the spiritual aspccl <X their lives, especially how it o:dates to academic progress." She added that Soul Solidarity Day is in accordance with the broad definilian <X dMrsity ~ by the~ ,.j,jch ~ racial. ethnic, .mgious. aokural and in- · that all religious &iths were. being deprived of a generation of bright young leaders since they were not developing strong religious identity as adults. He said Soul Solidarity Day will provide an opportunity to begin the exploration of such issues as interfaith marriages, the separation between church and state, the role of women in religion, science and rdigion, sauai practices, rituals of diffem>t Iilith traditions and their meanings, ·religious issues surroundinggaysand lesbians, religious oonfticts on an international scale and how to ~ tll1Mrsal peace Soul Solidarity Day will r.ature a performance by Bu110lo's Theatre for tdlectual dili:rm<zs. The initiaiM <Y<ll»ed out <X a 1995 Ow>ge.agroupocprofi:ssMlnalacta'S, proposal. 'TheAreopagus~" by writersanddirectorswho perform inMoore and members ofl>resbyteryof · novative intr:ractive plays, improvisaWestern New York. which addies5ed tionsand~d<alingwithcur­ ooncems that many faculty members rent life issues. The day wo1l <XlDdude in higher education had adopted a with a multiculnoral dance session <X oecuiar world view that did not take The Dances <X l1ni¥mal Ptace. All into oonsideratioo the minority <X ......Is ..;.,Qated with Soul Solidarity scholars who practiced religious Iilith Day are free and open to the public. For more information, caD Moore at traditions. Moore and his oolleagues felt 639-mn. �FSEC asks caution on awards proposal 11Ja.51WRVIDAL to stress the role the university too,wassurprisedthattheproposal Reporter Editor community plays in the selection suggested the tventuaJ elimination process, and market the award as part of the overall university recognition program. Over time the university award will gain its own identity and stature and become theawardofchoiceforUBfaculty. The SUNY Chancellor's Awards Program can then be phased out at UB," the proposal states. But Don Schack, professor of mathematia, called the proposal "'j uvcnile ... almost like thumbing our noses• at SUNY. " It's the dropping part I don't get." be said. ·Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguisbed Service Professor in the Department of Political Science, urged caution in consideration of the proposal. "I•m also concerned at the potential perception of thumbing our noses.• he said. SUNY Chancellor's Awards have a prestige outside the university comm unity that should not be overlooked, said Juctith AdamsVolpe, director of Lockwood Libr~. ~would like to speak up for the continued recognition of SUNY awards,.. she said. •mnational professional life, the SUNY award is going to have more of an unpact. I wou ld hate to see som e of our people ehmmated from SUNY award consideration " Provost Tom Headnck S3Jd he, of SUNY Chancellor's Awards. .. I was as surprised as anyon e that the chancello r's award program would be phased out. I think that probably comes out of the general posture of people on the fifth floor of Capen of having their fill of the people •n Albany:· Headrick said. If adopted, he predicted, .. there will be problems with the hierarchicaJ status" of the awards. According to the proposal, "The status of this series of award s should be prestigious, a no tch below the President's Medal. Award· ing it at the Convocation , along with the President's Medal, will help promote that level of status, although it will have to be devel oped over time. Formal recogni· tipn by the president, sufficiently publicized, presentation of a me· dallion for ceremonial wear and some form of permanent recogni tion in university publications or a gallery area wouJd provide val ued reward for the recipients." H. William Coles. associate di rector of the Equcational Opportunity Program and chair of the Professional Staff Senate, noted a discussion of the proposal by the PSS execuuve commmee"echoed" the FSEC's sent1ments ... It 's certamlywonderfu l to have more awards, but shouldn't chmi nate the SUNY awards," he S3Jd. E Faculty Senat; ExcculiveCommittee at its Sept: 2 meeting urged caution over pursuit of a new campus recognition program of awards proposed by the university administration that eventually would phaseout SUNY Chancellor's Awards at UB. 1be proposed prQgfaD1, the University at BuffaJo Recognition Pro- gram, would include annual awards in eight categories: teaChing; professional serVice; Hbrarianship; scholarship, research, inventive or creativeactivity;publicservice;servicebyastudent, andvolunteerservice. Awards would be presented at the University Convocation. Part of the purpose of the recognjtion prngraffi, according to the draft proposal that was circulated to members of the Faculty Senate and Professional Staff Senate executivecommittees for their review and corhmen ts, is to .. serve as a morale builder for all employees." According to the proposal, lbe original intent of exploring a uni versity recognition program was to replace tht SUNY award with direct recognition from our campus community. . r example, .. The Umvers1ty at ato Award for Teachmg would presented annually to the UNY ChanceUor's Award rec1p1 · Steps should then be taken ~ T~fe~disci"plinary .Ul·lJ J. 1 ., a.tS11NE VIDAL Reporter Editor NTERDISCIPUNARY structures are good for UB and should be oonsidered vital to thefutureoftheuniversity,acoordiog to a report presented 10 the FawltySenateE2cutiveCommittee SepL 2 by members of the Committee on interdisciplinary Studies. Therommittee,chairedbylain Hay, Grant T. Fisher professor and chairoftheDepartmentofMicrobiology, was formed in Nov. 1997 by Provost Thomas Headrick to examinethestatusofinterdisciplinary studies at UB and make recommendations on future policy. In its examination, Hay saici the committee found that while there are benefits to interdisciplinary study, there are a number a prob!ems that need to be addressed. ind uding "dear barrim"to the development of interdisciplinary activil)l at UB. An inventory of programs is needed, as is standardization of the current "hodge-podge" of names. There also are teaching issues that need to be resolved, he said I stru__.,, ,...es 'VI"tal' l u.l 1 \.... InterdisCiplinary structures should exist because of their academic value, and not because they are perceived to be ..cash cows," noted H. Lorraine Oak, associate dean in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and a member of the Committee on ln terdisciplinary Studies. In adwtion, promotion and ten· ureissuesstillshouldbeaddressed at the departmental level , a! th o ugh individuals wh o spend considerable time in interdisciplinary departments should receive credit for that work, said Hay. But FSEC members voiced concems that in terdisciplinary programs don't necess'-rily work in the bestinterestsofindividualdepartments. Faculty members who are in volved in interdisciplinary structures "sometimes take away from the department and don't contribute to the intellectual life of the d epartme nt." said Don Schack, professor of mathematics. "It's not a win-win situation," he said. "I know of several cases of proposals for interdis ciplinary centers because there's money in them thar hills." Interdisciplinary programs, he continued, are "something people worry about because people believe that the only thing less likely than a dean teaching again is a multidisciplinary stru ctu re being o ut of money again ." Hay disagreed. A number of multidisciplinary programs have been fo lded over the years, "al t h o u gh probably not all that should have been." he said. Fu nding of in terdisc iplin a r y programs also is a source of con~ tention, because the university has "no clue what these funds actually are being used for." said Cedric Smith , professor of pharmacology and toxicology. Tracking down how funds are being used is a problem, agreed Oak. '"The oommittee had a very difficult time even getting that much information. Weagrecoomplete!ywith what you'n: saying." she said ''I've had a number of people interested in where the individual costs go." c---~ Elec:bsoa~awaJriS Ill The Cyberdoc lS In "While rapelllng 1got rope burns on my finger·~~~-~~. tips. How can I treat them?" "Can you give me information related to treatment of auto 1mmune progester- ,-.,._ __, one dermatitis?" "What ts the source of the noi.st when you crack your knuckJ es? Is it the bone/cartilage or is it something else~ .. These three examples from the MedJcaJ Mall's Ask -a - Doc page ( http J / www.r•ln .org / - medmall/ adt/ uldandon.html ) illustrate a growmg trend on heaJth information Web sites--asking medical advice from qualified profes sionals online. Us1ng e -mail and d1scuss1on lists. these Web page\ are designed to prov1dc personal answe rs fro m a qualified profc~ sional. Some sites maintain d1scuss1on ~1sts or retam arch1ves of que!> tion s. O ther sites will post all quest 1on~ asked. while some will posl selected questions and providr perso naJ replies. Asamplingofask-a-docsitesisav.ulablefromtheBu.ff.Uofrer:-NetMecL· ca!Center(http:/ ;-.bulfalo.- / ..-...v........,_.htmiJ-). H= you will find sites sponsored by leading medical institutions Iii« the MayoOinicandl!ethlsradHospital.orindividualhoalthprofessionalswho are online 10 hdp.lt's not only doctor> -there's Ask the Pharmacist and Ask the Dietician.l'ractically """'Y medical specialty is represented somewher< on the Web highlighting a question-and-answer service. Famous doctors also will let you test their medicaJ knowledge For all types of consumer health mformat1on you can ask Dr. Koop. the former surgeon generaJ, on the Koop's Com muni ty Site (http:/ / www.drkoop.com/spl••h.up ). You need 10 register to ask a que> · tion of the good doc. however. Complemen ta ry medicint- guru. Dr. Andrew Weil, can be reached via his popular site, Ask Dr. Weil ( http:/ / www.d rwell.com/ ). Dr. WeiJ's si te features renowned sex thera ~ pist Dr. Ruth Westhei mer answering e-mail questions. You ca n ask Dr. Joyce Broth ers a question, too, on Good Housekeeping's Sit e (http:/ / homurtuom/ m•ll/ ghm•IIJ.htm ). When seeking information from the Web. especially health mforma · tion, consider the reliability o f the source. Just as you wouJd critically evaluate written materials. apply that same careful eye to where the online information is originating. Most hea1th-related Web sites carry a d 1s. claimer that their information is not a substitute for a visit to your health professional; this is especially true for ask-a-doc sites. Use the in forma · tion you gather wisely and in conjunction with your regular health care, and you can become a more infonned medical consumer. for assistance in connecting to the World Wide Web, concoct the ASC/T Help Desk ar 645 -35 42 . - Sue Neumeister and Lort WJdzlnskl, Umvers1ty Ltbrones BrieDy CAPEM conference attracts pioneers in a hot, new science The world's biggest nam es in a field devoted to the world 's small · est things are coming to UB for a Symposium on Nanoscale Science and Techno logy, to be held Oct. 23-24. Speakers will include Nobel Laureate ).C. Polanyl and nine national academy members (includ · ing Polanyi ), as well as other leaders in the field . NanomateriaJs measure one billionth of a meter, many thousands of times smaJier than a human hair, and yet they an~ changing rad1 · cally how scientists and engineers design new materi3Js for electron · ics and opto-electronics, drug-delivery, information storage and mo re. Nanopartides already are being used in some sunscreens because their tiny size allows them to block just the harmful ultraviolet rays. Sponsored by the Ce nter for Advanced Pltotonic and ElectroniL Materials (CAP EM ), the conference will focus on chemistry, phys· ics and engineering aspects of nanost ructures, nanostructure de vices, fabrication, and measurements and physics o n the nanoscale. Presentation topics will range from molecular self-assembly ap· proaches. the world 's smallest devices. metallic nanopanidcs, nanopores and new devices for data storage. Representatives from government agencies also will discuss new grant opportunities in the area. For information and reservations. call MaryAnn LaMilia at 645-64 75. Reebok to outfit UB athletic teams for the next three years Private gifts "Student aid is getting harder to of $80(),000 from the anonymous obtain. This is a great time for the _donor who established the fund. school to receive so·much support The gift brought the donor's total fo r st ud ent schola rships," said giving to $4 million, and has helped Mecca Cranley, dean of the School inspire additional commitments of Nur>ing. "These scholarships totaling $400,000 from others. The fund provides fuU scholargive the school a competitive edge in recruiting the best and bright- ships to academically gifted underest studcpts." graduate students. The latest cash Another important scholarship gift will result in a total of 75 Disfund, the UB Distinguished Hon - tinguished Honors Scholars being ors Scholars program, received ad - recruited and enrolled in alJ four wtionalsupport this year with a gift undergraduate years. 1 While the se generous gifts played a large role in achieving thi s year's new level of giving, this up · ward trend also was th e result of many other private donors wh o provided gifts at aU levels and to all parts of the university. Private gifts have helped fund a wide range of programs in recent years, many of which provide outreach to the locaJ community, and virtually all of which have a positive economic effect on Western New York. The Division of Athietks has signed its fi rst major athle t~e · a r pa rel agreement with Reebok, Inc. that makes the co mpan y the offi cial outfi tter for UB's sports teams through 200 I . '" This excl usive agreement is a win -win situation for both par ti es," said BobArkeilpane, interim director of athletiCs... For Reebok , it is an opportunity to maximize their exposure in Western New York and partner with a rapidly growing athletic program. For us . the resuJting savings, coupled with the monetary aspe<t of the agree ment, enables us to chan nel more dollars into our scho larship bud get as we enter this new era in our athletic history." The agreement will help to offset rising costs of umforms, sneakers and practice gear. As part of the agreement , Reebok will receive signage in UB Stadium and Alumni Arena for th e next three years. �6 Rep JoBS a...-. Septellber 10. l!I!B/Vol.3UJ 3 Student Union mural is ay - Report~ CHUIICHJU Staff TUDENTSstartingoffthe S school year last week may have no ticed a sparkling new, two-dimensional ad clition to the St udent Union. A mura l depicting student life at UB now span s a wall of ap~ proximately 8 by 70 feet in a cor - ridor near the Office of Stu dent Life. I SO Stud e nt U nion. Work o n the enormous paint mg began in February, and it was completed within the past week. said Geo rge Awad, a graphic artist for the Office of Student Life and a communication desig n major. Awad and Jennifer Rozwood, a fourth -year student studying art illustration, are responsible for the work that, according to Awad, is ..a visual sto ry" of student life at UB, beginning with student or)entation and ending with graduation. One of the main purpo ~ of the mural, in addition to ..brightening up the hallwn." was to portray the universit y not as a .. big, bulky, bu rea ucrati c machine,"but insteaO as a place for .. lighth earted " experi· cnces, A wad said. '" I ho pe we've captured that," Awad said. " h looks chaotic on the wall," he admitted, but to a certain extent, student life "is chaotic," he said ... It 's just a maner of juggling. That's what student life is--making sure nothing drops." AI thebeginning.orlefi-handside of the mural, students at the orientation stage of the mural have ..a look of worry," Awad said, while at fur end, or right-hand side, students in their black graduation r:obes show signs of "jubilation... they're all done." There are four main, fictional student s who appea r repea tedly throughout the mural, Awad said Named Jerry, Robbie, Zhinping. and Maria, thecharactcncan be seen near the FJlicon Complex. in a downtown setting. in the library, and standing in line to purchase textbooks, said Awad, adding that Rozwood did all of the drawing but that the mural project was "a ioint effort." There aJso are dozens of other faces in the painting. Most are fictio nal, but likenesses of Barbara Ricotta, dean of students and former director of Student Life, along with Ed Brodka and Toby Shapiro from the Office of Student Life, can be identified in the masses. The mural runs aJong the corridor that connects the "old" part of the Student Union with the .. new.. part. And for Awad, the mural constitutes "leaving my mark at US. "I like the fact that it will be up there for a while," he said. T he Student Union Advisory Committee is looking for other art ists with hopes of producing simi lar murals throughout the building. said Andrea Costantino, director of the Student Union, who also is a member of the advisory committee. "All they have to do is give a proposal ," Costantino said, adding that the committee expects to hear from various student groups and of student life ~Aw_,_,__ ______ ,..._ s- ,_ . they'w . ,.aoollpiOteollnU.....-.. . -.. . _ ,. ..,-_ ,._ _ to ,.-_ members of the art departmenL The proposals are submitted to the advisory committee, which is composed of representatives from student governm ent, the profes- sional staff and faculty, and build ing occupants. If a proposal is accepted, the art ists are compensated by the uni· versity, Constantino said. Research sheds light on control of genetic prOCess By ElilN GOLDIIAUM News Servk:es Editor a perfect illustration of ow str ucture determin es unction. researchers at UB have demon strated how an exquisitely organized architecture in the cell nucleus controls precisely when and where genetic processes are activated, apparently inf1uenc· ing gene expression and regulation. The work is reported in th e cur· rent issue of Science. Like a conductor waving a ba· ton , the UB team reports, the in tricate nuclear strudure so mehow orc hestra tes certain region s or "zones"' in the nucleus to engage in, o r refrai n from, transcription or replication at designated times. T he resea rch provides the best proof to date of how highly organized nuclear structures are, and how dramatically that organization affects the copying and writing of E genetic information in an organism. The results are particularly provocative, the researchers said, with wo rk on the human genome so close to completion_ ..There are so many great genetic probes available now that we will be able to test our findings on specific genes," said Ronald Berezney, principal investigator and professOr and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences. "We will look at, say, a gene that codes for hemoglobin, and try to find out when and where it r(:plicates and transcribes." According to Beremey, such experiments could lead to an understanding of how different genes-part icularly those implicated in disease-are related based on the proxim ity of their transcription and replicatio n sites. VB biologists working with re· searchers in the univers.ity's Department of Computer Science and En - gineering used fluorescence laserscanning confocal microscopy and three-dimensional image analysis. Usinggr.m fluor=nl tags to"'?resent replication sites :.Od red tags to indicate transcription sites, they have developed what they term "a dynamic mosaic model" ofhow such sites are distributed in the nucleus. The clustering of green sites wirh green, red sites with red and only very rare cases of yeUow, indica ting ove rl ap, demonstrates unequivocally that transcription and replication of DNA not only occur in two distinct areas within the cell nucleus, but that these sites occur as distinct dusters. The results suggest th at th e, whole genom~ is divided into sub· regions in the nuclear architecture and that different regions are activated in a progression. .. Huge amounts of genetic material are being turned on and off in a grand choreography both in space and Lime," said ~rezne y, "'which opens up the idea that then: may be a precise timing for when certain genes are express«!. That timing could tum ou to be really important for the normal functioning of the cell," he said, adding that when, for some reason, the timing is not exactly right, it could be dangerous for the organism. First au thor on the paper is Xiangyun Wei, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Biological ScienceS_ In addition to Berezney, the co-authors are Alan Siegel, a mianscopy specialist in the department; Jagath Samarabandu, formerly a post-doctoral associate, and Professor Raj Acharya and graduate student Rakendu S. Devdher, both of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The work was funded by the National Institutes of Health. New York State is required to be· gin funding the AHEC program in its 6th year, and eventually to assume fulJ financial responsibility. Dia.ne G. Schwartz, director of special projects for the UB medi cal schoo l. wiU be dep uty director of th e statewide program office. The $900,000 grant is part of a ma;or initiative being undertaken by the American Academy of Family Physicians to promote science--based research on the importance of an integrated, whole-health approach to the practice of fan\ily medicine. In addition to UB, the Center for the Value of Family Practice is co mposed of Case Western Re serve University in Cleveland, Uni· versity of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha and Lehigh Val ley Hospital in Allentown, Pa. Carlos R. Jaen, associate profes· sor of family medicine and director of US's Center for Urban Re· search in Primary Care, is the UB co· director of The Center for the Value of Family Practice. "This is exciting fo r us," Jaen said. "This initiative will give us a chance to help make family practice better for all physicians and patients." He and his fellow co-director> will dt'Velop a detailed map of the core strudures and processes of family practice. addressing five priorities; • Managing chron ic diseases within the context of each patient's needs and priorities • Increasing the ability of family practice to serve as an o utlet for applying new technologies • Integrating mental-health care into comprehensive medicaJ care • Developing practice-tailored systems to deliver preventive servicr • Increasing the community fo cus of family practice. Med school ContlnUedfrom,_l ment of Family Medicine. and help establish regional offices at the SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse and Albany Medical College/State University at Albany School of Public Health. Du rin g s ubsequent fund ing cydes, ce nter staff will help estab lish AHEC regionaJ cen ters at the: Sta te Uni versi ty at Stony Broo k and SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn. Each regionaJ center will be responsible for setting up rwocomrnunity-basedAHECsites in underserved areas by the end of the 12-year federal funding cycle. �September10.19!B/Vul311.k3 Repa......_ 7 Statistics: from a vibrant enterprise on an upward slope to a dwindled, demoralized group To the Editor: When the statistics department was transferred to the medical school, its mardUng onlersw<re to pay special attention to biostatistics and statistical consult· ing in bcalth sciences. My 1993 appointment letter from Dean Naughton promised two additional faculty to help bring this about. Sadly, these promised additional re- sources never came to pass. Fortunately, faculty turnover enabled me to hire two biostatisticians and one statistician with a pronounced interest in biostatistics, while our overall size remained much the same. We also launched a statistical laboratory that has been actively consulted by many hospitals and departments. All this and much more is discussed in my annual reports. These reports arc very specific and detailed, and cover teaching. =<arch productmly, ODD· suiting services, seminar series, faculty and staff, as well as lists of accomplishments and shortcomings. To the best of my knowledge. these reports were filed unread: at least I never received any response to them. From this documentation it is evident that by 1996 the future looked bright. Even as our department was flowering, the School of Medicine was wilting. Many medical faculty no longer generated grants, the lifeblood of medical schools. Unlike core faculty, pro fessors in medicine can never earn their ucp with teaching: they become deadweight. The resulting resource crunch was the reason the commitments made to statistics were never honOred . An exception to the general malaise is the Department of So- cial and Preventive Medicine, SPM. They are physically next door to us, and usc statistical expertise with a vengeance: the study Qf epidemics and large-scale lon gitudinal studits involve much data analysis. They have statistical expertise on their own staff, just as many departments have faculty well-versed in the use of (as op· posed to the production and design of) statistical techniques. What transpired when is still not dear to me, but when both SPM "in -house" statistical gurus tndi ca ted they wou ld leave in 1996, their chair, Dr. Trevisan, touched base with Dean Na ughton, who consulted with Provost Headrick, and overnight this triumvirate de+ cided to 1ubsume the statistics de- partment wholesale into SPM. Word of this development filtered through to meslowlyvia SPM stu dents and secretarial staff. When it dawned on me that the rumors were premised on fact I protested fiercely, but the decision had been made. The two years that lapsed between 1996 and 1998 were not used to study the relevant information or invite faculty governance input, but rather to let the department lapse from a vibrant enterp~ on a steep upward slope to a dwindled, demoralized, intcroally somewhat divided gmup. lts faculty is now, with death, departure and retirement all taking their toU, down to three. The administration believes that it will be possible to have a statistics unit in SPM that will do what all regular departments do, and then some. Whence this optimism? The chair of SPM is on reco rd that he IS not Interested m developing statistics. If the earher notion that the medical school would be a nurturing home for the statistics depa rtment, rather than a cannibalistic tribe, proved to be so false so quickly, what hope IS there in th is new struct ure? Of all the miseries encountered, I can unde rstand th e failure to make good on written co mmit · ments best. I bemoan this m my annual reports, but never went to the barricades, mindful of the gen · era! difficulties faced by health SCI · ences. What I find more diffic ult t o understand is the personal mean · ness. I came in good faith, and accomplished much in a short time. Yet , I am co nsidered a pariah. My annual reports are unread, m y contributions unackn ow ledged , my name is not menti o ned . my professional reputation is ignored. For the record, I can stand t.he pressure; I can live with the insults; I know it reflect5 on my detractors and not on me. Yet, it is grating. especially since this vindictiveness is so gratuitous. For Provost Headrick indica tes that the real problem is institutional pnon11es vying for scarce resourc&. We a.re not such a priority. Rather, empt y seats in astadium,law school, gen + der studies, exotic languages, a Center for the Arts that i.s a huge white elephant, a development offlee that advertises for .. many, lu crative.. positions--a list dC'Void of mtellectual pursuits and/or market -driven resource allocations. What f don't understand at all 1s the gleefu l attitude of the ad mmistrators perpetrating all thLS. the Grei ners, the Headri cks. the Naughtons, the Wrights, the Levys, the Trigglcs, the Goodmans. They appear to positively enjoy this di version , quoting Alice in Wonder land and ot her inanit1es, calling ou r demise- "biting the bullet " over and over again , and ac t1ng throughout even ~fore decrs1ons have been made. In another con text , G reenspan spoke of 1rratJO· nal a:uberance. In another con · text, Goldhagen spoke of willing executioners. As for G uttman. I am so dumbfounded words fail me _.rwtn (;uttJnan, Profes5.or The enhanced undergraduate experience-an enhanced bureaucratic expenence To t h e Edito r: Through the formation of the College of Arts and Sciences was premised on the need "'to enhance the und6-graduate experience," it was mentioned as a positive externality that it would streamline the bureaucracy. I took this with sccpsis, but harbored some hope that the legion of staff which surrounds deans would rejoin the faculty. Courtesy of the Reporter, we now have the scorecard. One uiideanecfaean has become senior vice provost for educational technology. His assistant has hecome associate vice provost for educational technology. The other supernumerary dean is now Sf'njor advisor for planning and operations of the college. His right -hand man is seni or associ- ate dean of the college. The (o ld ) dean of the Under - msult to injury, in many cases there Othcrstaffoftheolddecanalbu - graduate College is recycled to a is not the slightest indication thai reaucracies have also safely landed: deanship wilh another name, and the appointed dean has any dem as associate dean for sponsored three of hi s staff have redefi ned onst rated or credentialed compe programs of the college; as associ~ functions. Never fear, he promises tence in the relevant area In no case ate dean for graduate studies and that several add itionaJ functions was the position advertised or subresearch of the college; as associate will he created (including a recruit · ject to an affirmative action search. dean for educational technology of mcnt-and -retention specialist). It is dear that part of the "en · the college; and as associate dean These are not examples of ~s • - hanced undergradu a te experi for undergraduate studies of the l1ons crying to be filled, but of per ence" will be an ue nha nced bu college. sons crying for a position. To add rea ucratic experience," -tohn C. c;. Boot, Cha~rman, Department of Management Soence ond Systems, School of Management netghbortlood. Exhibit places an historic.ll perspective on the role information plays In the ongoing ~ of the loYe Canal and recounts what has 1e1t tt-. Exhibit will bo on view in tho Computer Art nudenu in ~ ~rtment of Art expk>re penonal vWon and expresion through digital ~. digital time-ba~ media, inter.Ktive d~ital documents, virtual objects and VIrtual spaces. Worics will be Sd<n« and Engineering Ubr>ry (SEl), second floor, Capen HaiL during ~ular SEl hours through Sept. 30. and ttvee-dimensional ani1'1"11tion, Events calendar C-un..odfrom - 8 Exhibits Lon c.w .. :Ill Exhibit ~ta4Arln~ry Exhibit hx.,.. on Love C.nal. pemaps tho country's most infaroous hazardous ::.::/:?:.=..~~ residents from the Low Canal ~ppened in the 20 yean since citizens Dlglbl-- z.o bh*t shown as d!9iUJ printouts. along with on-SCiftn diSplays ol two-dimtnsional algorithmic process art and interactlve projects. Exhibit will be on view In the Ar1 Departrm:nt Gallery, Center fOl the ~-~~~~-~~~~~-~~n~fl are a .m .-8 p.m ., Sat.. ll a.m .--6 p.m Meyer F..,llly Collection The prints in the Meyer Farnty Collecoon <=~~~at~":'"'~ Ms Project from 1935 to t943. They offer a broad ip«trum cl t~nical. stytcsbc and ~tatJonaj d~ and grYe a kx>tl at a umque hlstonc.al moment '"which artim, a ~ng natJONI audience and lhe goyemment ~ n an ~~~~=:u~an ~r:~~~~~~ ll ~ through Sop<. 13. 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Center 1<1< Tomorrow. ~ ~~r::= Wlformotion, col 645-2492. _...,c......... · ond Othor-~-. =. Dlperl. West--Prof 684 4 p.m. of of- ---~-of Dlnnorwlh ....... Comer. Guest Spool<or. ...... Comer, ~ MM.rlc.e Fill< Prof<ssor of ~, School ~ Yllle CenUir; A»ociato Deon, Yllle School of Medicine. .~2401 N. FO<o5t 6:15 ~m. S30 for s 5 for non,.,.,.__~by (;SEM. Rd., (;SfM rnernber$; Fo<... col Deon's Office, GSf. at 645-2492. ~-,... , �CONTENTS ........... _,, pafe2 Ddinitions page.2 -J: Prolcribed Conduct pagr2 - 4: Student Orpnizations ·p 83r3 • -5: · l)Mmity Staodarda ll."F3 . lllllcs of the Boanl of'lkulleos .,..,.. Supplomaltal Rules "" the M8inttDance of . PubliC Ordtt for the State Univenity ofNew York at Buffalo page'S -6: Administrative Regulations P1fF6 . - 7: Alcoholic Beverages, Alroholk llevetage Control Law page7 Artlde8: Drug Free Schools and Communities kt page7 Article !I Parking and Traffic Regulations page7 Article 10: Office of Student Finances and Rrcords pageS Artlde11 : Approval pageS sau.!Aasault Compliance Statement �2-------% Blud...t CoD ducl llal••· U alv ortdly • •- •- PRfAMBLE Ur~ r vm:rry disaplintJry proc~ lllh appropnau. tlC· t10r1 when student conduct diru:lly and significtmtly rnttr{tra with the Univrrsity's pritrUiryrductJtion~~l respomrbillly of insurir~g all members of its commu· mty the opportunrty to attain thnr tducation11l ob~ctrva'" consonanu TheK r~ulatiotu with IM instirution's rru~ndDtt. gowrning shldent ~hovior have been formultated to ~reasonable and rttdisric for all rrudcnu. Whtn a stu.dtnt luu b«n apprthmdtd for tht law of tht community, tht sttltt, or natron, rt u the UniY'trrity's position not to rtquat or agrt.t to spuial considut~t ion fort~ sllUhnt &ea. usc of hu or htr stwhnt status. It Utould be understood vroU. rw n oftJ that tht University is not a law enforument o~cy. At tfu: samt rime. the University dots not conai~ of r~lf as 11 "'sanct&ulry• for law lmakus. 1M Uni'l'tr· ury hlu alwaY'~" and should continue to be eot~ · cunLd tlult wh.mna studtnU art involwd in lLp1 probkrm they M tukqWJttly tulviW and rqnscnkd by qulllifiul counstl. A unrvrrsity, esp«rally a SIDtt Univrrsity subJUt to constitutioruJI rtquirements, mwt gwJrllrrl« students rlv rights whit:#! tit~ socinyt~nd irs laws protect. An Americ.£Jn university gullrllntus its studntts the~ ngltrs on Q Cllmpus. Stwhnu who violtJtt Q loc.al ordin.£Jnu, or any low, nsk tht lqal ~nalnes prescribed by civil authonnes. However, viokuion of law for wltidltlv student pays the ~n.£Jity will not ntcetJQrily itn'Ol~ a v1olanon of llauiem lt StQndtJrds or rules of the Univn-rity. The UnivusityCllnnotbtltddrespomibl.tfor off·cllmpus actmflt'J of its individwJI stu.tkntl but rnD intarn.s an inttrtst in all beluzvior, wltaltn- on or off-Cllmpw, wltrch may advcnely affect the Un iwrn ty. In ClUeS involvrng violtJtions of the law which occur off Cllmpw, t~ivtrsity '""Y M conanud with the mcUknu wh ich, by their naturt a.dvffsely affect the Unrversity's tdUC.£~tional miuion. In any Untvvsity diJciplinory procedure ant of tht h1ght::$t pnorillt::$ oft#w Uniwrrity iJ to StJftgWJrd tht' studt nr 's nght to due proem. Due Procns iJ not lln evasrw legal concept but rQther simply requ1rts the rudtmentary dements of lair pllly• in an tulm•nrstrative proceeding. To this tnd, all Univtnrty dJS(Ip/rnory procedum wiU at l.ttUt 11ffurd tht de fendant Q dear stlltt:mtnt oftltechtJrgesand the na · rurr of th~ evidence upon whidr tht cMrga llre bGsai Suondly, the defendant shall be givtn a fair htllr'".1:· ht allowed to confront and aos.s-a.amine wunNsa. und present hu or her own position, evidence and apiJJ nallort. lAstly, no disciplirwry action wr/J bt tQken unless the chll~ are substantiated by thl' evrdr.nct. The courts havt indiCtJted thllt if these mrnimal elemtnb of'"fair pltJy'" art fulfilkd. the dt {tndont will hllvt ~en afforded due proem undtr thrlDw. In summary, the Umwrsity txp<Cfs and asks for rts members no grtQter or no kss freulom or liberty t han exis ts for o ther persons in socie ty. Tht Un rw rsity's position, therefore, iJ nor to request or agree ro sp«ial considnation bealu~ofthe snclertr's status. The Univunty w1ll not interfere wllh IJJwen fo ru ment tJnd otht'T agencies. As part of its eduCtJtronaf mandQte, it wdl bt c:onurntd about student rehabilllorion and con mbutron to Cllmpus and so(l · ety now ond mto thl' fu turt . ARnCLE 1: DEFINmONS 1 . The term "Univusiry'" means State University of New York at Bufhlo. 2 . The term "student" indud~ all persons taking cour'ses at the University, both full time and part time, pursuing undergraduate, graduate, or pro fes.siona..lstudies. JA. The term "academ ic good standing" means: The University at Buffalo considers an undergraduate who ha.s completed a semester or mort at thr Un iversity t o~ in academic good standing only if. ( 1) the studeut's cumu1ative grade point avcrage (fo r work attempted both at thi$ umversity and at any other postsecondary in stitu tion the student may have attended) IS 2.0 o r above. and: ( 2) th e student's cumulative grade point average for wo rk attempted at UB is 2.0 o r above. Students who are no t in good standing are o n probation subj«1 to eventual dismissal JB. The term "Satisfactory and Timely Progress . lOward a Deg.r~ means: The Universit y at Buffalo classifies undergraduate studenu as"Sophomores" after they have compleu·d 30 credit hours, as "Ju niors" aft er they completrd 60 credit ho urs, and as "Seniors" after they have completed at least 90 credit hours. until th ey graduate. If st udent regist~rs for a cou rst and does not drop it during the regular drop and add period early each semester, it cannot be considtrf'd as havmg been completed until the studcnt ultimately receivt=s a pas.sing grade in the course. Thus, a courSt fo r which a student received a grade of•R"' or .. I .. (with course requirements not yet fulfilled), or a failing grade of" F" or "U" must be considem! u not having been completed. T hr UniVl"rsity at Buffa..lo considrn an under - graduate stucknt who ha.s complrt.ed a scmtstrr or more at UB to be makins satisfactory and timely prog.reu toward a degree only if. in addition to meeting tht conditions for good standins above: ( 1) The st udt.ot's grade point avtTI~ fqr the tn01t reant scmater is 2.0 or above. and (2 ) at least 75% of all credit hours for which the student was registered in aU semesters at UB have h«n complrt.ed.. A junior or senior is making: satisfactory and timdy progress toward a degree only if, in addition to meeting conditions (I) and (2) above. tM student is acupted and enrolled in a department or prog:ram offerins a ma;or. Students who arc found not to be makins satisfactory and timely pros= toward a c1eJrtt in two or more consecutive serncsten are on academic probation and subject to eventual d.iunis&al. .4 . The term •£acu.lty member• means any pason oonductins c..lusroom activities at UB. 5 . The term ·univttsityofficial• indudesany person employed by the Univenity performing assigned administrative or proft5Sional responsibilities. 6. The term •member of the Univcrlity community'" indudes any penon wbo is altudent. faculty member, University official or any other person omploy.d by the Uni...Uty. 7 . The cmn"Uniwnitypr=ises" indudesollland, buildings, 6acililie$, ond other prop<rty in the possea.ion of or owned. used. or controUed by the University or affiliates. The term •orpniution• means number of pasons wbo have complied with the formal requirements for University recognition. 9 . Theterm ·judiciaJ body-mea.nsany~nsau ­ thoriz.ed by the Director of Judicial Affain to determine whether a student has violated the Stu dent Code and to recommend imposition of sane· tioru. 10. The ttrm •Appellate Board· means any person or per10ns authoriud by the Director of Judi· d a..l Affairs to consider an appeal &om a judicial body's determination that a student hu violated the Student Code or from the sanctions imposed by tht Student -Wide Judiciary. 11 . The Via President for Student Affairs and the Dean of Students are the penonsdes:ignated by the University Presiden t to be responsible for the ad mi nistration of the Student Code. 12. The term •policy'" is defined u the written regulations of the Univusity u found in, but not limited to. the Conduct Standards. Residm~ Lift Handbook, and Graduate/Undergraduate Cata loss1 J . The term "'academic integrity proceedins• means the process defined in both the Undergraduate and Graduate Cataloss for dealing with such matters (sec also Article 5: #3). 14. The term "cheating• indudes, but is not lim Ited to: (I) use of any unauthoiiz.ed a.ssistana in taking quiu..es.. tests, or examinations; (2) depm dena upon the aid of SO UIU$ beyond those au thoriz.ed by the instructor in writing papers, prepa ring reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments; or (3) the acquilition, without permission, of t~ts or o ther academic material belonging to a member of the University faculty or staff. 15. The term "plagiarism• includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation , of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and dear acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials p repared by another penon or agency engaged in the se.Uing of term papers or-other academic materials. 16. The term "recognized student government" means Student Association (SA), Graduate Studtnt Association (GSA), Millard Fillmore College Stu· dent As.sociation (MFCSA ), Polity Student Coun· cil, Dental School Student As.sociation (DSA).Student Bar Association (SBA ). Graduate Management Association (G MA) and other student governments that may be o fficially recognized by the University dunng any year, 17. The term "dismissa.J" meam that a student is permanently removed, for academic reasons. from aiJ privileges offered by associatio n with the Univenity. Application for readmission may ~ pos · sible. 11. The term "swpension" means removing from a student, for d1sciplinary reasons. some or all privileges offered by association with the University fo r a specified period of time. 19. Tht= term "expuls1on" means permanently removing from a stude nt all privileges offertd by association with the University. 20. The term "dea.r and prr~nt danser" means immediate serious v1olence i$ apecte:d or past con · duct furnished ~ason to be.lirvc such conduct is contemplated; also, potentia.! of immediate future ~prtition of prohibited conduct, i.e., sale/possession of drugs. deviant saual behavior, et c. 21 . The term •temporary suspension• means un der ce:rtain circumstances a student may ~ d«med to be a CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER to the University Community and may be suspend~ immediately pendin-g a timely hearing on the charges. a. any - • a . - - vo R•~----------- n. Thr term "hearings· means incidmu of Rule Violation• will usually cause a student to be: •summoned '" to answer before a University sat)Ctioned Judicial Body o r Judicial Office.r. Sanction«~ bod. ies include Committee: for the Maint.t:nanc.t of Public Order, Studmt-Wade Judkiary. Raidcnc:e Life, Co mmunity Standard• Panel , any authorized Grttk letter Panel, Arbitration/Mediadon Panels. and authoriud bodies within University academic divisions. AII'TlCLE 2 : JUDICIAL AUTHOIUTY jUOJSDICTlON OF ..... U NMP.SITY 1. U.U....ity jurisdiction ond diJCipline ahaJJ per· tain to conduct whic:h occun oo University premises or off-ca.mpw_and which advene:ty atJ:ecu the Univenity Community, iodudins any of its members. ond/0< the pursuit of iu objectives. ~ Univcnityrepation~and~ahallde · tnmine the compoation of judiciol bodies and Appellote Boonls ond detonnine which judiciol body, Judiciol Advisor and Appellote Boord ahall b< au · thoriud to bear each cue. • The Dirmor of Judidol Al&in ahaJJ .,..,..., the dndopm<nt of polideo for the odminiatration of the judicial prosram and procc· dural Nlet for the cond uct of hearings, • Dedsionsmodebyajudiciol bodyond/or Ju · dicial Advisor Jhall be final, pending the nor· mol oppeol procao. • A judicial body may be deaig:nated u arbiter of dilputcs within the student community in cases wbic:b do not inYolve a violation of the Student Codt. AU parties must agrtt to arbitration, and to be bound by the de:cision with no right of appeol. J . The Vice Prov01U for UndUJraduatc and Graduate Education ahaJJ odu>inister the judiciol procedwuond policies for all cues of trudent vialotion of llniv<nily ocadmUc intqrily st.ondords. 4 . The !Rpart:rnent of Public Safety offia:n are appointed~ officen under the Education Law and the Criminal Prooedure Law. They haW: the authority to mab: arrests, and are empowered to enforce these regulation' and all applicable lawa on campus and on any propertie:s owned, rmted. • r leued by the Uni...Uty. The D<portment of Public Safety offictn have slmila.r authority to that of policc:men. Among their added powen are the power to exe:cute warn.ntJ, the power to~ ideo· tify and interrogate ipdividuals. and the power to i.uue appcannct tic:ktu. Victim's ·Rights When appearing or testifying before. • campus judicial body, the following principles apply: • The right of a victim tO have a pcnoo or persons of her or his choice accompany her or him throughout the cfudplinary h,e aring. • The right to mnain prestnt during tbe t:n · w. prnc<eding. • The right, as established in state crim.i.naJ codes. not to havt his or her irreleVant past sexual history d.iscUNed.during the hearing. • The risht to make a •victim impaa Jtatemnlt'" and to sugest an appropriate penalty if the accused is found in violation of the code. • The risht to be: informed immediately of the o ut come of the hearing. Sanctions 1 . Sanction I shall be at the di.scrrt.ion of the judicial body and ahaJJ b< limited only by the rulessov· eming the- Univc:nity diJciplinuy bodies. (For a list of specific sanctions which may be invoked, consult the pt"()ctdure.s for each specific Uni'W:nity Disciplinary Body. Copies of the proce:durcs of the Harins Committee for the Maintcna.nce of PubLic Order and the Student· Wide: Judiciary are: available in the Offia of the Director of Judicial Affairs, Room 405 Capen H.all, North Campus.) 2 . Tht jUdicial bodies have the power to institutt and/or rttOmmend• the foUowing range of sanctions: A. Warning. B. Restitutio n. C. Counseling D . los.s of privileges.. {1 ) Removal from University housing facilities. (2) Los.s of such privi.lqcs u may be: consistent with the offense oommiued and the reha bilitation of the student. E. DUciplinaryprobation with or without the loss of designated privileges foro ddinite period of time. The violatton of the terms of disciplinary probation or the infractton of any University rule during the period of dUciplinary probation ""Y b< grounds for suspension or c:xpulsion from the \Jn.husity. F. Suspension from the University for a definitr or indefinite period of time, c;. Expulsion from the: University. H . Community Service. I. Such o ther sanctions as may~ approved by the University's judicial bod.ie:s. ' Subj«t ro fim11 trnewa{rhe President, 411 aaron tMt is mandatory if suspnrsion or apwlsion is recommmded. AlmCU 3: PROSCIIIRD CONDUC"r; AroucAiu LAws, Ruw NIIO REGu!AllONS All ruin of the Boord ofTiusua df SUNY. and .U the laws of the City of Buffalo, the Town of Amhcnt. the Stat< of New York. and the United SUJa of America apply oa the campw and or< coo· •idered pon of the Student RWel and R<p!lotiom. The State of New York bws include, but are not limited to, the New Yc><k State P<nol Law. the New Yorlt Stat< Vehicle and Troflic Law, the New Yorlt Stole Education Law, and the Alcoholi<: Bevttose Control Law. Ali of the Niet and tq~ulotioDI in thae chopten sb.aU be co!Uidtted u JUpplcmcntins and implcmcntin& the apprupriou Nlet of the Boord of Ttu~te<s and city, 1101<. ond f<4enl loWI. ond ahaJJ apply to oll 1tud<nt1. In addition. lina RUdeatl will b< praumed to b.W: done so. JtudmtJ sboWd familiarize them· ..t.u with the followins lJniwnity Rqulotions: Academic and D<portmental. Unhoenity Library, Univcnity Moto< Vehlde. ~ IWio, Univer· 1ity Heolth and Safety. Scudalt Uoioo, Comput· ing a: Information Tech.oolosr coadi.tions of we statement, and other rqulations cstabliahed by Univenity uniu in punu.it of their misaiona.. All non-IICAidcrnic: r<JU1otiom obould b< IUb· mined onnuolly to lh$ V'oa Praideut inr Scudalt AfJain for review for a>n..sistmcy and aublequent approval. CoDIPicuo"' pootina ond/or ctissanino· lion to ~tudents olfected by the repationl is the raponoibilityof the individual i1ouiJ18 dcporunenL Anyoffmles orisina out of onrol the lowomm· tioned above sb.all be c:onside:rcd proper mane:rs for adjudication before the appropriate uniW:nity disciplinary body. General Conduct Rules and Rf&\llatlons Anyltudmt found to have comn:Utted the following misconduct is subject to disciplinary sanctions: 1. DISHONESTY-Acu of disboneoty, induding but not limited to the foUowing: IL Cleating. plaparism. or other form.J of aca demic dishoneoty. 8 . Furnishing false information to any University official, faculty member or offia. C. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any Un iversity docume:nt, I"C(()rd, or instrument ofidentification. D . Tampering with the dection of any University l«ognl2<d modent orpnization. ~ DISRUPTION-Disruplion or oilltruction of teaching. research , administntion, diKip1inary proceedings. other Univtnity activities, including iu public:-se:rvke functions on or off campus. or other authorized non-Uniwe:rsity activities. whrn the act ocxurs on University premises. The Uni venity reserves the right to determine wbcre cases of disruption of public order mould b< referred. 3 . PHYSICAL VJOLENC&-Phyoical violence or abuse (indudingac.quointon& rape). vabol obW<, threat&. intimidation, barass.rncnt, c:ocrcion andJor other condua which threatens or endangers the health or afrty of any penon. 4 . TRESPASS/UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY-A peraon knowingly mten or mnains unbwfully in a building. office, residmc:r hall room or any other properties of the univcnity at any time without pe:nnission or au~rization. S. THEFT-A penoo is JUilty of theft when be or she, knowing property not to be:: his or her own. takes such property for his or her own we, pleasure., or possession; and. theft of lt'rVice.:s. 6 . RUSHING/PLEDGING ACTIVITIES-Any such activities Iakins place. in the R.es:idena: Halls must be approved a minimum of three days be-rOre the date of the activity. 7. HAZING-Hazing. <k.fined as an act which cndangcn the mental Or physical health or sa.kty of a srudt:nt, or which destroys or removes public or private property, for the purpote of initiation, admission into. affiliation with, or as a oood.ition for con tinued membership in, a group or organization. a. KEYS/ACCESS CARDS-Unauthoriud po55<5· sion, duplication or use of krys to any Unhusity premises or unauthoriud entry to or use of Uni versity premises. 9. DOORS· TAMPERJNG-Disablement of a locking mechanism or blocking open a door in tended to be dosed and locked.. 10. RULES-Violation of published University policies, rules.. or regulatioru.. 11 . LAws-Violation of federal , state or loc.a.l bw on UniVttSity prtmises or at Univcnity sponso~ or supervised activities shall be a violation of Univc:nity Conduct Rules and Rq:ulations. A finding of a violation under this rule does not requitt proof of conviction in a non-campus legal procttding. 12. SUBSTANCES-Use:, pos.scssion or distnbu tion of n.arcotic or other controlled substa.nct:s and/ o r related paraphernalia except as expressly per· m ined bylaw. 1 ) , ALCOHOL-Use, pouoession o r distribution of alcoholic btve.nges aa:pt u cxpre:ssly permitted by the law and Uniw:rsity regulations. or pub-lic intoDcation. Permission to ~ alcohol must be obtained by applk:ation to t.he Alcohol Re-view Boord, -lOS Copen HoD. �14. IMPAIRED DRIVJNG-Op<ratlng a motor vehicle while undt.r the inll~,~~t:occ of drup or alcohol (S.. Section 9ofth< CampLU Pukingand1nf· 6c Rqu.btions) including but not limited to: A. ope{atins a motor vdaick while hil/her ability [0 do JO is impaired by the improptr or illtga.J UK of drup or the consumption of al- cohol; or a. operating a motor vd1ide wh.ik i.n an intoxicated condition 1 S . SMOKING-Prohibited in aiJ Univenity owned and ope:ratcd buildings. doorway areas. loading docb. st.ad.iullll and outdoor t'\'mU., and in all vehidca owned and operated by the University. (S.. R<aidence Hall RJUiation• abo.) 16. WEAPONS-Illepl or unauthorized post<S· sion of 6nanns, exploolva, olh<r wcapo111, or dan· gc:row thernicallon Univenitypremitcs. (Sec section 536.5 Supplmlmtal R.u.Ja for the Maintc:nancc of Public Order.) 17. DEMONSTRATION5-Particip1tion in a campLU dcmonrtratioo which ditrupts the oonnal opcntions of the University and infrinses on tbt rights of other memben of the Uniw:nity community; leading or lncitina othen to disrupt schedules and/or normal activities within any campw building or~ intentional obstructioo which unreuonabty intufnu with freedom of movement. 1 a. TRAFFIC-Obmuction of lh< fret flow of pedestrian or vdUcu1ar traffic on Univrnity pmnises or at Uni'f'ttS.ity sponsored or mperviscd functions. 19. BICYCUNG, SKATEBOARDING, ROLLER· BLADING-Prohibited operation includes: A. operation in any IJniw,niry buildin& or facility B. operation in a redias or unsaf~ mannrr c. -.afbiqdts within any 1Jniw,nity buildins or facility (Itt Raidtna Hall __.,alto) ZO. DISORDERLY CONDUCT-Conduct which is disorderly, kwd. or indt.ct:nt; breach of pcacr; or aiding. abming. or procuring another penon to breach the pcaoe on UniYmity pranises or at fuoctions sponsored by, or participartd in by.lh< Uni><niry. 21 . COMPUTER ABUSE-Thdt or other abuse of computer time, including but not limited to: A. Unauthorized entry into a file, to ust, ~•d. or change the contents. or for any other pur- po,.. B. Unauthori.ud tnrufcr of a fiJc.. C. Unauthoriud u~e of anocher individuaJ 's identification and password. D . U~ of computing f.acilities to interfere with the work of another stude:n~. faculty member or Univasity Official L Use of computing facilities and E-mail to smd obscene or abu.sive messages. F. Ust of computins facilities to interfere with in volume by Reservations .lUff andJor designee muJC be complied with upon notificaoon . 28. A1TEMPT-A person is guilty of an auempt to violate the Student Rules and Rtgulations. or 1o commit a crime, when he: or she, w1th mteot to viollte or commit same, enpses in conduct Wh1ch tends to effect the: vioiltion of auch Jtudent rule or rc:gulation or the: commi.Nion of such crime. l!J. COMPUCTIY-A penon it guilty of mmpljary when ht or oht aids, htlpoorotha-wiot ..U.Uano<hcr in Yiolatin&any rule opplicoblt"' lh< UniYmity. JO. ASSAULT-A penon is suilty of usault when he or she: intentionally slaps. kicks. shoves or oth erwise strikes another paaon. Jl . HARASSMENI'-A penon is guilryoftw..u. mcnt when be: or sM intentionally: A. thrc:atms or intimidltes a person aeatins a rational fear within that penon; or I . engages in a courx or conduct or repeatedly commits acts directed at another penon which would~ annoy a rational persoo;or C. c-reates a condition which endangers or threatens the hc:alth, safety or welfare: of an- other penon D. physically rntnins or detains any other person, or rnnoves any person from any place where: be: or she: is authoriud to mnain J2. Sf.l.F.DEFENSE SPRAY-Considered physi · cal uuult when circum.'1&Dctl do not justify the usc: of Rich a drvict. Other forms of m.isux indude: diapensing for the purpose: of disruption of University operations or events. JJ. STAUCING-R.c:peated rocrc:iw- actJ or offaues which tal= linsJy may bt non·tJu..lming, but col· ltaivdy instill a karol pbysicoJ injury or hann. Such a palltm may imoiY<, but is not limit..J to, lh< fol· lowing: phone caJis, physical and/or ..ro.J confron· tatiolll, bmolcingand tnttring (an.aportmtnts, locJ<. en. de.), vandalizing, the- purpost of which is to attmtpt to manipulate or control another penon. J.4. ARSON-A penon is liable if, by any act, he: or she: commits anon by causing a fire or explosion on any University building or property. JS. CONVERSION-A person is guilty of con version whc:n he or she, after having lawfully obtained possession of thr properly of another. wrongfully transftrS, detains, substantially changes. damages, destroys,_or mi.susc:s the property without the: permission of the owner. 16. MISREPRESENTATION-A person is guihy of misrep~ntation when h~ or she intentionally pervttts the truth for personal gain or favor. J7. POssESSION-Poatsaing property known by possessor to be stolm for his or her own we, bmefit or p~ or to impede: tht l't'Q)\I'c:rf by the- owner. nonnal operation of the University comput- Jll. DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY-A penon ing system. AU provisions of Article 156 of the N.Y.S. Penal Law (Offenses Involving Computers) apply at the UniYC"nity at Buf- is guilty of destruction of property when h~ or she falo. 22. INJURY TO UBRARY PROPERTY-A pa· son is guilty of injury to library pro~rty when he or she intentiooaUy injures, defaces. or destroys any property belonging to, or dtposited in, the University Librarie&. 2J. DETENTION OF LIBRARY PROPERTY-A person is guilty of detaining library property when he or she willfully detains Univusity Libraries property for mo~ than thirty days following writ ten notice from the library. 24. UNIVERSITY GROUNDS-Use of University space and grounds by an organization or person without reservation of the space or proper authoriza ~ ion . 25. JUDICIAL SYSTEM-Abuse of the judicial System, including but not limited to: A. Failure to obey the summons of a judicial body or University official. a. Fa.lsification. distortion, or misrepresentation of information before a judicial body. C. Disruption or interfe~nce with the orderly conduct of'\ judicia] proceeding. D . Institution of a judicial procttding knowingly without cause:. f. Attempting to disa>unse an indMdual's proper participation in, or ust of, the- judicial system. F. Attempting to in8umce the impartiality of a member of a judicial body prior to. and/or during the course of. the judicial proceeding. G. Harassment (vubal or physical) and/or intimidation of a member of a judicial body prior to. during. and/or after a judicial proc.ttding. H . Failure tO comply with thr sanction(s) imposed under thr Student Code. I. Influencing or attempting to influence anothrr prrson to commit an abuse of the judicial system . 26. ANIMALS-Animals arc not prrmittcd many university building at any time. except labor.r.tory animals or animals trainrd to assist the disablrd ( refer to Residence Hall rules and regulations for pet information ). 27 . AMPUFICATION-Use of amplificauon/audiovisual ~uipment in any of the reservation fa cilities must receivt advance approval from the R~ · ervations Office and, if gr.r.nted, must not interf~rc with any public, office, library, classroom, or other University function . Rtquests for reduction intentionally: A. destroys, defacc:s, materially alters or othrrw~ damages property not his or her own; "' a. creates a condition which endangers or threatens property not his or hc:r own, 39. FALSE REPORTING-A person is guilty of falsc:ly reporting an incident when he or she conveys information known to be falst- or baseless to any University official. 40. FIRE-Fire: alanns and fire fighting equipment, including but not limited to fire extinguish · ~rs. fire hoses, heat and smokt detectors, and sprin· klc:r systems, an for the prott"Ction of building occupanlS. Any tampering with or misu~ of this ~uipmc:nt is prohibited and may be punishable in the University court and in the appropriate Civil andJor Criminal Courts. Any time a fire alarm is activated, all people arc required to follow the evacuation procedures for thrir particular building. Occupants must comply with thr requesu of Housing sufl', Public Safety personnd, or emergency personnel Any violations will be rtferred to the appropriatr university and/or civil judiciary. 41 . REASONABLE REQUEST OF A UNIVER· SITY OFFICIAL--A person is guilty of failure to comply when he or she, knowing or having reason to know that the: requesting person is a University official, fails to comply with a reasonable request . For the purpose of this scction, a University offi cial shall include:, but not ~ limited to, an indi vidual innructing a class. a librarian or des1gnee in a library, a Public Safety Officer, and any Rest dent Advisor, Rc:sidcnc~ Hall Director o r st udent employtt, and membe-rs of the University staff carrying out th~ir duties and responsibiliues. 42. GAM BUNG-No student shall gamblr for money or other valuables on Umversity proprrty or in any University facility. 4 J . MISUSE OF UN IVERSITY SUPPLIES OR DOCUMENTS-A prrson ts guilty of mtsusr of University supplio and documt'nts wh~n he or she forges, alters, uses without authority. receives with ou t authority, or possesses without authority an}' University supplies or docu ments. (University suppiles and documents indude, but arc not limited to. the following : s upphes. cqu1pmrnt . keys. re<ords, files, documrnts. all forms of computer data, and other matt'f'ials.) 44. FALSIFYING UNIVERSITY APPLICATION C REDENTLALS-Students found to have d~liber · ately falsified application info rmation arc subject to 1mmedaatc: d1smusal from the UnJV~naty. 45. FALSIFYING GRADE CHANGES-In addruon to any sanctJOnS which may be imJX*d by an ac:a· dtmic dtan.olh<r pmaJtits maybe asrattd as a mull of a Studtnl· W'ldt )udiciuy hearing<>< pial "8'="<"L 46. ALTERING A STUDENTS REGISTRATION mgnus of an mdiv1duaJ to parllctpalt' m wch actiVIty notwnhstandins. Arty rc:gLStut'd studmt or ganizauon that commiu baring llsub)«<to d~Je1 · phnary action. J . RELATION OF THE UNIVERSITY TO STU· DENT ORGANIZATIONS O R STIJDENT DATA-Any student who. for purposes of fraud or misrepramtation, fahific:s. forges, dt'faces. alters. or mutilates in any manner any official Univc:rsity docummt or representation the-reof. R.egistntton of stuc:knt orpmzattOn~ shall not bf: u agrummt, suppon, or approval by the Uruve.rs1ty, but only u ruognition of the nghts of the orgamzation to nisi at the UnlVt"rslty, subteet to the conditions enumaated herem. AllTlCLf 4 : STVDIENT ORGANIZATIONS 4. RIGHTS OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS A. Registered student organizations may u.sc: the name: of the Univenity in their official titks 1. RECOGNITION AND REGISTRATION OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Studc::nu interested in c:stabli.shing an organuattOn on campus should initially inquire about reoog•u tion through an appropriate student government. Appliation forms and lhc: criteria for recognition vc available at student sovemmcnt offices. Student orpnizations not affiliated with an appropriate student govnnmmt may r~uest rqistntion through the Office: of Student Life. Registration will be: granted to organizations affiliated with the uni YCnityand agreeing to abide: by campw rules., rqu latioru, 1tandards, and policies. For gencr.r..l infor· mation about student orp.niutions and the r« · ognitionln-gistntion process, contact the Offiu of Student life, 150 Student Union. For information on the recognition process for social fraternal or· ganiutions, contact the University Liaison for Gr«ks, 150 Student Union. R«.ognition and registration polk~ and procedures will be devdoped and implemented by tht Office of Student Life. 2 . CONDmONS FOR REGISTRATION OF ALL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS A. When functioning on campus. aJJ rqistered student organizations will be hdd responsible by the Univtnity for abiding by federal , state, and local laws, u well as all Univulity regulations. The Um vcrsity will not become involved in the off·campw conduct of registered student organizations ~~ when such condua is determined to havt a substan· tiaUy adverse effect on the University or upon ind1· vidlW mcmbc:n of the University communuy. 8 . No organization with restrictive mc:rnbm.h1p di.scriminating on the basis of race, religion . ~• (cu.rpt u exempted by Fedc:ral ~ulalions). physical handicap. agr, or aec:d dWI obtain or maintain University rqistration. H~ver, special consideration will be given to the meriu of groups founded for the purposes of rc:ligiow practiet. C. Onlycwnnlly ~ srudcnu shall bt th· gibk for activt mc:mbersh.ip Slatus in student orgaruzations. Students may not be on Aadt:mic Probation: • to be a candidate for c:lt'Cted officr • to serve in an appointed office • to serve throughout one's dected or appointed term Recog.niudlregis:tered student organiza.uons and governments may establish additional require ments for offict or membership. D. The purpose or purposes of a student organization mwt not conflict with th~ educational functions or esublished policies of the Univ~rsny. It is incumbent upon any person presenting ob· JcctiOnsto the: application for registntion or con · tinuancc of an organization to dc:monstntc how and in what manner the rc:gistr.r.tion or continu ance of that organization would conflict with tht educational funaions or established policies of the University. E. Student orgamzat10ns wtll not be granted r«<gnition or registration status if the r«ogmtlon/rrgistration unit determines that its proposed purposes or funaions duplicate those of an csist mg student organization. Student orgamzation.s will not be permitted to retain recognition/regis· tration status if they do not fulfill their stated pur· poses and/or functions or violatr campus rule~ regulations, standards, and policies. F. Registered student orsanizatlons may not engage in hazing activities. Hazing is defined as any action or situation that red.lcs.sly or intenttonally endangers the menial or physical health or safety of a student or thai wiUfully dc:suo~ or removes public or private property for the purpose of am llation or admission into or affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership m, any rtg· 1stered student organization. Hazing includes, bu1 IS not limited to, any brutality of a ph~1cal nature. such as wh1pping, beating, branding, forced cabsthemes.. rxposure to tht t'lcm~nts. forced consum p 11on of any food, ljquor. drug, or o ther substancr, ur any o ther forced physical activny that could ad v~rsrly affra the physical health and safety of the andividual. and shall indude any activiry that would subJt'Ct the individual to extreme: mental strru. such as sleep deprivation . forced exduston from SOCial con tact, forced conduct that could result m rxtremt embarrassment , or any othrr forced ac uvny that could advrrsely affect tht mental health o r dignity of the individual, o r any willful destruc t1on or removal of public or private property. An)' act1v1ty as described in thu: ddimtion upon whtch the iniltataon or admiss1on 10to or affiliation wnh or con tinued membership in a reg1stercd studrnt organization is directly or 10darectly condttiOned shall be presumed to be "forctd " activit)'. the will - pawes co nst~ to indK:ate kx::ation, DOC mdorxmmt (sc:e Artick 6, Section Vlll) . orpni~tions may UK Univt'11ity facilities wbjc:ct to tM duly c:mblished written rules ~ming such use. C. Rc:gistcred student orpniutioru may pell tion for the UK of mandatory student activ· ny fees aubject to Univenity rqulations, student o rganization rc:gull.tions and student government manuals. 8 . Registered atudent AR'T1CU 5 : INVERSrTY STANDAM»S 1 . FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION A. ACADEMIC FREEDOM- The Univtniry supports the: principlr of acadc:mw; freedom as a concept intrinsic to the ach1c:vc:me-nt of its institu· tional goals. Thu pnnc1ple implies a truSI in the: integrity and responsibility of the member'S of the academic co mmunity. Samuel P. Capen. former Chanctllor of the Umvc:rs1ty of Buffalo. who is ~­ monbt'red for thr tndiuon of acadcmK freedom hr impleme:nted dunng h1s leadership of the Un1 · verSII)',saJd 10 19)5: ~Acceptancr by an anstltUtlon of the pranciplc:.. o f academiC fr«dom 1mphc:s that teachers 10 that mstitut1on arr fr« to rnvest1gate any sub,teet, on mattC'r how much it may be hed£ed about by taboos; that they art' fr« to make known the results of their mvcsttgation and their reflection by word of mouth or in writing, before thetr clas..ses ore~­ where; that they arr fru as citizens to takt part in any public controversy outside: the institution; that no repressive musures.. direct or indirt'Ct, will bt' applied to them no matter how unpopular they may b«omc through opposing powerfulmtcrats or jostling established prejudicn., and no matter how mistaken they may appear to be in the ryes of membc:n and friends of the institution; that their contmuance in offiCt' will be 10 all instances governtd by the prnailing rul~ of tenure and that their academic advancr:me:nt will be dependent on their scientific competence and will br m no way affected by the popularil)' or unpopularil)' of theu opinions or ullcrances; that students in the instJtution are frtt. insofar as the r~uircments of the StVeral curricula permit, to mquirc mto any subJect that interests them, to orpniu discusston groups or study clubs for tht!!'consaderation of any subj«t, and to invite tO address thc:m any speakc:r they may choose; that ct'nsorship of student publications shall be based on pre<1scly rhe same: grounds and shall atend no further than that ex ercised by the: Unittd States PostaJ Authonlles..~ 8 . NONDISCRIMINATION-The Umversur at Buffalo is committed to fostermg a positive en vuon ment for IC'aming, and to ensuring the: safC'I)', nghts, and d1gnity of every member of the Una · versity cor;nmunity. To that end the Umvcrsuy en courages each and every member of the academiC comm unity to assume indiv1dlW responsibility for rt'spc:cting the rights and dignity of othC'rs and for helping to promote tht' fr« and open exchange: of adeas 10 an atmosphere of mutual respe-ct. · Ce:rtam types of discrimination are prohibued by law. For aample, discriminanon on the ~is of race IS expressly prohibited by both fedcnl and state: constitutions and by a wide ran~ of frdera.l and state statutes. Otht'f state and federal laws prohibit par· ticular fomu of di.scrirrunauon based on such file . tors as sa, religion. naoonaJ ongm, age. chsabiluy, manta\ status, or veteran status Furthermore', Govtmor's Euocut.w Order No. 28.1 prohibats dtscnminattOn on the bows of so:u.al Ont'ntatton an em pkJyment and proviSion of SCTVtCCS by state agmoo. Students should be awarT that anyone who VK>lato laW5 prohibatrng specific fo~ of duc:nnunanon may lead to crimmal prost'Cutaon or c1vil pcnaltlt'S. The: State: Umversll)' Trustt>O havr adopted • pohC)' (Trust«'s Rrsoluuon 83 · 1161 whiCh dtrrcb th.tr Judgments about and actaom toward studenb and cmployeC'.) w1thm the SUNY system be b~d un then quahficataon.s. ab 1ht1es and pt"rformancc The: Trust«'s pohcy goc:~ on to sat· that dttltude~ practiCtS... nd prefcrenc~ of md1V1duab. that Ul.' tSS('ntlally prrsonalm nature, su .. h ;u pn\'alr n press1on or sexual onentat10n, "re unrelated tn pe-r formancc and prov1de no basas for Judgment F1nally, lll!li thr pol1cyof the UnavtrSJt\ a1 Bul talo to proh1btt mvadtous couegonc.a.l dtscrmunJ uon based o n such charactensuu~ a~ ra .. r . ~c:-• se.xual orarntauon, age. nataonal ongm . rd.~gton , vc:trran or manta! status or dtsabtht)' m all mat ters affectmg employment or cducauonal oppor tUDitlt'S Wlthm the Un1vers1 ty ll.SCif It IS thC' firm b<:hrf of thr Council. tht faculty. and thr admtnb �4-------'% ........, c-.l•et tratlon that Judgments about persons within the Univcnity should be based on their individual meriu, accompiUhmmlJ., aptitudes, and bdtavior, and that invidious categorical discrimination is wholly inappropriatt to the UniVCT'lity's mi.uion and values. Students who violate this policy shall be subject to unctions within the Univen.ity, up to and including cxpuUion. Any violation of tht ruin whtdl is motivattd by bias may be prosecuted and/or sanctioned as a more serious offense. CompWnll reprdinsany violations of nondis- ! \ cnmination laws or policies should be made to the Divt:ntty, Equity and Affinnative Action Administration Office, Suite 108, The Commons, 645-2266. C . PETITIONS.JNOIVIDU~EYCTfltudcnt ha.s thc nght to petition or diueminatc informa tion on c.ampus. In the residence haJls, those in · tcndins to ctrculatc petitions must identify thcmsdvcs to the appropriate Building Director beforr ~ny mdjv1dual or sroup pel IliOn is circulated . ( Note: The mtent of thu rule lito resp«t the pri · vacy of the rtSidenli, ~nd IS not mtended to deny thr md1v1dual's right to pet1t10n .) 2. STATEMENT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ABUSE The Uruvers1ty ~~ Ruffalo w1ll no1 tolerate sexual .auauh or abusc Sexual Msauh : any ;~ctual or auempted nonmnsensual.sc:xual actiVIty mcluding, but not hm llc-d tu, forCible anal or oraJ sex, attempted intercoursc , snual1ouchmg, by a pt'tson(s) known or unknown 10 the VICIIm. Rape Thr pt'rprtrauon of an aCI of suual in tcrooum w1th a person agamst their will and con scnt, whether thr1r will is overcome by force or fear rc-sultmg from lh t' thrrat of force. or by druS$ ad mtnllilcred wnhout co n.sem , or wht'n thr pt'tSOn is unconsc1ous or o thuw1sc- phys1cally unable to lOmmumcatc- wtlhngnt'ss. Rt'port1ng Opt1on s. lnc1denb of saual assauh may be repot1rd to Department of Public Safety. mumc1pal pohcc, rrs1dence hall officiali, or Stu drnt Heahh Unter by a viCtim or proxy. Immediate repor1mg 1~ recommrnckd. A disciplinary com· plamt may also bt filed with the Student -\Vide Ju · d•c•ary for action against the assailant if they arc a studenl . Th1.) may be- done m conJunction wnh or Instead of crimmal prosecution. Another source of assistance, adviet, or inter· vcnuon as the staff in the Diversity, Equity and AI· f1rmative Action Administration Office. Suite 108. lfhc Commons, 645-2266. You may speak co nfi GcntWiy to thr Affirmative Action Offict'r or the Associate Oir«tor. J. ACADEMI C DISHONESTY The development of intelligenet and nrengthcn •ng of moral responsibility are two of thr most im· porunt ainu of education. Funda~ntal to the ac · complishment of these purposes is the duty of the student to ~rfonn all of his or her required work without illega1 hr.lp. The University hu a rnponsibility to promotr academic honesty and integrity and to develop pro-crdurrs to deaJ effectively with instanc~ of aca demic dishon~ty. Studenu are responsible for the honest completion and representation of theu work, for the appropriate citation of sources, and for resp«t for othen' academic endeavors. By plac mg tht'ir namr on academic work. students ~nify thr originali ty of all work not otherwise identified hy appropriate acknowledgments. (Adapted from UniversityofWLSCOnsin, "Student Disciplinary Guiddincs." and UnMrsity of~lawarc , M Ac.ademic Comment Honesty and Dishonesty.") A . Thr following actions co nstitute major forms, but not exclu.tively all forms, of academic dishon~ty among students: (a) submission : submitting acadrmically required material that has been previously submitted in whole or in substantial part in another cou r!iot', without prior and ex pressed consent of the instructor, (b) plagiarism: copying or rrceiving material from a souret or sources and submitting this matrrial u one'i own without acknowledging the panid!llar debts to the source (quotations, paraphrases, basic ideas). or otherwise reprtstnti ng the work of another as one's own; (c) cheating: ret:civing information, or solic nmg information, from another student or other unauthoriud source, or giving information to an · other studrnt, with the intent to d«eive whilecom plrting an exami natiOn or individual assignment; (d) falsification of academic materials: fitbricating labo rat ory matrrials, notrs, reports. or any forms of computer data; forgmg an instrudor's name or miuaJs; resubmilling an examination or assign mrnt for reevaluation which has been altered with out the Instructor's au thorization; or submitting a report, paprr. materials, computer data, or exam•nallon (or any considerable part thereof) prepared by any person other than the studrnt responsible for the assignment; (c) procurement , distribution or acceptanct' of examinations, laboratory results. or confidential academic materials without prior and expressed consent of the instructor. AA allrged cases of academic dishonesty are ad JUdicated in accordance with the Disciplinary Procedures for Academic Infractions. which are administered by thr Vice Provosts for Undergradu ate and Graduate Education . The policy is printed in the Undergraduate Catalog and 1he Graduate a.J-. v..a.......~ .._• ......, ..;... ••-•· · - - - ··~------------ School Policies and Proccduru or copies of th!! procedure aft availabk from the Office of the Vice Praideru for Student Affain., Room 542 Capen Hall, North CampUL • • Ualowf1ll Sole o( Dl_,.tloaa, , . _ omd Tenahpen No penon ahall, for financial consideration, or thr promi.Je of financial consideration, preparr, offer to pnpare, cause to be prepared, JCU or offer for saJe to any puson any wriu~n material which the seller know1. is informed or h:u reason to believe 1s intended for aubmiaion as a dissert-ation, thesis, term paper, essay, report or other written assign ment by a student in a university, college, academy, school or other educational institution to such iru:titution or to a cour1e, acminar or degr«" pro· gram held by such institution. No perJOn shall tell or offer for sale to a.ny person enrolled in the State Univt:nity of New York at Buffalo any computer U$ignmcnt, or any assistance in the prepantion , research, or writing of .a computer usign~nt intended for submission in ful fillment of any academic ~uirtment. 4 . SEXUAL HARASSMENT Sexual harassment of emp&oyecs and students, as defined below, is contnry to Univenity policy and is a violation of federal and state laws and regulations. Unwc.lcome ~aw.J advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical condua of a sexuaJ naturt constitute so:ua1 harassment when: ( I I submission to such condUct is made either o:plicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual 's cmployrnmt or academic advancement; (2) submission to, or rejection of, such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment or academic d«isions affecting such individual; (3} such conduct has the purposc or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's \llfOrk or academic performance. or crtating an intimidating. hostile, or offensive environment. No Univrnity emplo~ of either SC:I shall im pose a requirement of so:-uaJ cooperation as a con dition of employment or academic adv:ancrment, or in any way contributr to or support unwelcome physical or verbal saual behavior. Any man bet of the University community who requires additional information, wishes to make a complaint, or to r«cive a copy of the Univenity procedures to be followed for complaints ariiing from matten related to the policies outlined above should contact the Affirmative Action Office, Room 517 Capen Hall . 5. DRUGS AND NARCOTICS Po!i$CS$ion without prescription of any narcouc, barbiturate, dangerous drug, or of most so-caJled "pc:p piUs• and "tranquiliz.cn" i5 contrary to fed eral and/or state law. Any studtnt found to be in iUrga.l pos.seuion of drugs must be reponed to the appropriate civil authoriti~ and may also~ sub· ject to disciplinary action by the Uni~nity. 6 . SMOKING AND FOOD STUFF Smoking is prohibited in all Univtnity facilities a;. ctpt as posted. The pos.seasion ofbncrages and food stuff is prohibited in all areas .so designated by the conspicuolU posting of appropriate signs. Thes.c areas include, but are not limited to aJI classrooms. lecture halls, laboratories., hallways, thr Katharine Cornell Theater and all University Libraries. All trash and garbage should be- disposed of properly. 7. SOLI CITATION A. Solicitation in the buildings. including resi dence halls. or on thr grounds is strictly prohibited. No occupant i5 to uS<C his or her room, or pt'rmit his or her room to be used, for any commercia.! purpose what~er. Any and all door- to-door solicitation is regarded as an un necessary invasion on the privacy of thr resi dents or occupants, and is therefore prohibited. This rcstriction applits to both commer· cial and non-commercial solicitation and to distribution of written materials as well as personal contact. 8 . "No authorization will be- given to private" commercial enterprises to operate on State University campuses or in facilitits furnished by the Universit y, or in any Residenc~ HaJJ. othrr than to provide for food , legal beverages. campus bookstore, vending, linen supply. lau ndry. dry clraning, banking, barber and beautician services and cu ltural events. Thas resolution sha ll not be deemed to apply to Auxiliary Service Corporation activities approved by thC' Untversity " (Boa rd ofTrust~s Resolution ) 8 . POSTING POLICIES Designated buiiC"tin boards m Norton , C:ape-n , Talbert and Student Umon arC' rcstncted to cam pu~ activities and/or Untversity a1 Buffalo related function!. . Any not -for -profit organazataon outs•d(' the University mus1 have approval before posung Commercial (for profit ) promouonal ma1erials arc not allowed and will be rtmovcd and discarded. • CamplU groups may post one poster or no tice pt'r event J>t'r bulletin board area. Thr six bulletin board areas are: Norton Cafrtrria, Ticket Office, Capen Lower Lobby, Capen elevators (ground, first and second) • Posters or fl~n may not exceed II inch~ x 17 inches. • UK rnu.kins UJH' only. • Posten or H}"t'n are restricted to bulletin boards. (No painted surfaces, &lass. pffiars, counten or walls.) • ~n or posters in another language mwt haW- an Engli.sh translation. • Flyen or notica must carry the namt or logo of the Univtnity or Univa'aity-rdatcd spon soring orsaniution (government, depart ~·. office, agency, etc.) • Groups m~y not mnow: or eovtt current notices or posters of other campw groups out of courtesy and respect for othcn. • Bulletin boart::b will be checked and cleared of inappropriate material throughout the week. Boards will be atripped of aU po<ted materialt: late Friday night. • Saln., renta!J., employment and ae:rvices announcements will be ratricted to designakd CUSSIFIED mCSMge boards loca!ed left of !he C.pcn Lobby Sales Counler, C.pcn el· evaton,. and Nonon Cafeteria. Announcements mlf nOt acted 5• I 8•. fomu available at Capen lnfotl'Mtion. Request Cor special corWdcration for exceptional aituations and/or unique material can be directed to the. Division ofStu<knt Af'fain Officr of Student Life, ISO Student Union from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays. -t 9 . RULES Of THE BOARD Of TRUSTEES (Part 535) Stott Uni..usity of Ntw York Section SJS.l of_......... The following rules an: !dopled in c:ompliantt wilh S«tion 6450 of the Education Law and sba1l be filed with the Commissioner of Education and the Board ofRqentsonorbefore}uly20, 1969,urequired by that section. Said rule~ shall be: subject to ammdment or revision and-.ny amendments or revisions lh=of shall be filed wilh !he Commissioner of Education and Board of Rcgmts within 10 days after adoption. Nothing be:rcin is intended, nor 5halJ it be construed, to limit or re:rtrict the: freedom of speech or peaceful assembly. Frtt inquiry and &.. aprt:S$ion aft indispensable to the obj«tivt:s of a higher cduc:atio~ inatitution. Similarly, apcricnu has demonstrat·cd that the traditional autonomy of t~ educationa1 institution (and the accompanying institutional responsibility for the m~intena.nu of order) is beSI oui!ed 10 achieve U.... obj<aives. These ruJea shall not be construed to prrvm.t or limit communication bctwttn and among faculty, students and admin.i.stration, or to rtlieve the institution of its special responsibility for sel.f·rqulation in the preservation of public order. lOOr purpose ls not to prevent or restrain con~ and dissent but to prnttlt abuse of the rights o( others and to maintain that publicordcrappropriatetoaa>lltgeoruniversity camplU without which there can M no intelle.ctw.l freedom and they shall be- interprt1ed and applied to that end. 5)5.2 Application of rules. These rules shall apply IO aU Sla!N>p<raled institutions ol !he State UnMrsity cx.ccpt as provided in Pa.rt 550 asapplicable to the State Univtnity Maritime College. These rules may be supplemented by additional rules for the maintenance. of public order heretofort or hereafter adopkd for any individual institution, approved and adopted by the State University trustees and filed with the Commissioner of Education and Board of Rt:gmts, but only to the atent that such additional rules are not inconsistent hen-with . The rules hereby adopted shall govern the amdua of students, faculty and other staff, licmsea., invitees, and aU other persons. whether or 00( their prescna:: is authorized. upon the camptu of any institution to which such rules are applicable and also upon or with rc:sp«t to any other pmnisc:s or property, undc:r the control of such institution, u.scd in its teachins. rtsearch, adminiscrativc., KTVice, rultw-al, recreational. athletic and Otht!l" programs and activities; provided. howev<r, IN! chUJ!<S apiru1 any studen1 for viola· tion of these rules upon 1M pmnises of any such institution other than the one at which he is in anendancc sh:Lll be heard and determined at the institution in which hC" is enrolled as a student. 5JS.J Prohibited conduct. No person, rithrr singly or in concert with others. shall : (a) willfully cause physical injury to any other penon. nor threaten to do so for the purpose of compelling or inducing such other person to refrain from any act which he has a lawful right to do or to do any ae1 which he has a lawful right not to do: (b) physically rntrain or detain any other per· son, nor remove such person from any place whcrt' he 1s authonzed 10 remam; (c) willfully damage or dtstroy prQpcrtyofthC' mstitution or under its juriidiaion. nor remove" o r Ust' such propt'rty without authorization; (d) without prrmi.ssion. cxpressa:l or implied, enter into any private offiet of an administrative o fficer. member of the faculty or staff member; (e) enter upon and remain in any building or facility for any purpose other than its authoriud uses or in such manner as to obstruct its autho· riud uiC by othen; (f) without author ization, remain in any buildin& or &cility alta it is normally doled; (g) r<fuJeiD any buildiDa oc facility IfItt being required 10 do 10 by 1D authorized Jdminiarat:ivt offic.cr. (h) obotrua .... rr.. ...,.......,, of penono!Dd ..bides in any piau 10 rula apply; (I) cloliber!uly ditrup< or pmoml lhc peoaful andordalyc:oodua ofda-.leauresand meo:tint!s 0< ddiberaldy inl<rfL:r< with lhc &.edam olmy pu·. 100 10 his views, indudina invilcd ..,..un; 0) knowingly have in hia poacuion upon any premises 10 which U.... rulaapply, anyri&e.ohot· gun, pistol, ~. or other 6tcann or we-apon without the wrilml authorization of the chid' admininratiw: offiar; whether or not a licen.ac: to poaaa !he """" has ...., it!ued 10 ouch penon: (II) willfully ind1e Olben 10 c:ommil any of !he acu Mmh prohibited with specific intent to procu.n than to do 50; or (I) taU anyaaion, crntt:,or puticipatt in the creation of, any situation which m::kkss1y or intentionally endangers mental or pbyUc:al health or which involves !he for=! consumption of liquor or drugs for the purpotc of initiation into or affiliation with any orpnization. a.... wbich- picketing---.. 5JS.4 - o f l p e e c h - -bly; (a) Nostudtnt, &cultyorotherstatfmembe:r or authoriz.cd visitor stWJ M aubject to any limitation or penalty $Oldy for the cspression of his vitws nor for havingasacmbled with othas for such purpo!iot'. Peacrful pickctins and othtt orderly demonstrations in pubHc art::u of ground a.nd building will not be interfered with. Thost involved in pickmng and demonstrations may not. h~r. engage in specific conduct in violation of tht provisions of the prece.ding section. (b) ln order to afford muimum protection to the participanu and to the institutional community, each Stat~-opcrated institution of the Statt University shall promptly adopt and promulgate, · and thereafter continUe in effect u revised from time to time, procedures appropriate to such institution for the giving of rcuonable advance notier to such institutiOn of any planned assembly, pickrting or de.monstration upon the grounds of such institution~ its proposed locaJt a.nd intended purpose; provided, h~. that the giving of such notice shall not be made a condition precedent to any such a.uembly, picketing or demonstrations and provided, further, that this provision shall not supe:nede nor pruludc: the procedurt-s in effect at such institution for obtaining permission to use the facilities thereof. SJS.S Peaaltles. A penon who shall violate any of the provisloos of these rules (or of the rules of any individual institution supplementing or implementing these rulea) shall: (a) If he is a licensee or invitee, have: his au thorization to remain upon the campw or other property withdrawn and shall be directed to lcavr the premises. In the event of his failure or ~ to do so he shall be subject to ejection. (b) If he is a trapasserorvisitorwithoutspccific license or invitation, be subject to ej«tion. (c) If he is • studm~ be subject to expulsion or such lnscr disciplinary action as the facts of the case m~y warrant, induding su.spension, probation, loss of privilqcs, l'q)rimand or warning. (d) If he is a farulty member having a tum or continuing appointment. be guilty of ml.sconduct and be subject to dismissal or termination of his employment or iuch Jesse{ disciplinary action as the faas may W"U"TaOt including suspension without pay or censure. (e) If he is a staff member in the classified seTvice of the civil suvicc, dc:scribcd in section 75 of the Civil S<rna: Low, J>e guilty ol misconduct, and be subjea 10 !he pen!lties pracribed in said section. (f) lfhe is a Slalf '""'"""'olher !han one described in subdivisions (d) and (e) ollhis se<rion, be subject to di:smi.ual, suspension without ~y or ttruurt. 5J5.6 - r e. (a) The chief odministri!M offiar or his desig· nee .shall in.fonn any licensee or invitee who shall violate any provisions of these rules (or of the rulrs of any individual institution supplementing or implementing these rules) that his liccn.sc or invitation as withdrawn and shaJl dirttt him to lea~ the campus or other propttty of the institution. In the evmt of his failure or rcftua.l to do so wch offiett shall c:aUSl' his ejection from such camplU or property. (b) In the case of any other violator, who IS neither a student nor faculty or othrr staff mcm · bet. thr chief administrative: officer or h1s des•gnee shaJI inform him that he IS not authorized to remain on the camplU or oth!!r propt'rty of theInstitution and direct h1m to leave i Uch prcmtsO. In the event of his failure or refusal to do ~such o fficer shall causc his ej«tion from such campus or property. Nothing in thiS subdiva.uon shaJI ~ construed to authoritt the prese.nce of any such person at any rime pnor to such violation nor to affect his Hability to prosecution for trespass or loi tering as prescribed in the Penal Law. (c) In thr cat~! of a student, charges for violation of any of these rults (or of the rules of any individual institution supplementi ng or implementing theK rules) shall be pre~nted and shall �- - - - - - - - - - - - - · • • c.-...t be heard and dttcrmined 10 the manner hc:rcinaf· tc.r providtd in section 535.9 of this Part. (d) ln the cue: of a foalhy m<mbcr """""'continui"l or term appointment. charp:of milcnnduct in mlation of thae rules (or of the rules of any individual inaitution aupplemmting 'or lmplcmmting thae rules) ohall be made, hcanl and dctmnincd in acamlana with thcoc rules) ohall bc mad<, hcanl and d«mnined in acamlana with till< D of Put 338 of th• policies of the Boon! of'!hlsua. (e) In the case of any ataff mcmbtr who holds a position in the c..l.aaif.ed civils.ervia, dncribed m &«tion 75 of the Civil Service Law, charses of misconduct in violation of these rulet (or of the ruLes of any individual institution supplementing or implementing these rules) shall be made. heard and determined as prescribed in th.t JtCtion. (f) Any other C.culty or sWf mcmb..- who shall vtOlatc any provision of thc:K rules (or of tM rules of any individuaJ institution supplementing or tmplemcnting these: rules) &hall bt di.sm.isstd, suspended or censured by the appointing authority prt:Kribed in the policies of the Board ofTrustttS. 535 .7 Enforc:emet~t progr..... (•) The chid administnativt officer shall be responsible for the enforcement of these rules (or of the rules of any individual m.stitution supple· menting or Implementing the$C rules) and shall dwgnate the olher administrative officers who a.n~: authonz.cd to takt acuon m accordance with such rules when requm:d or appropriate to carry them 1nto effect . (b) It is not mtended by any provision herem to curtail the right of students, faculty or staff to be heard upon any matter affecting them tn their relatiOns with the InStitution In the ca~ of any apparent violatiOn of these rules (or of the rules of any 1ndiv1dual in.st1tut1on supplementing or implrmenting th~ rules ) by such ~r50ns. which, in thr Judgment of the ch1ef admml!itrative offic:Uor his de11ignrr, does not pose any 1mmediatr threat of lntury tO per50n or pro~rty, such officer may makr rrasonable effort to lea rn the ca use of the conduct In question and to persuade those engaged therein to desist and to re.sort to perm1s.sible methods fo r tlu resolution of any 1ssues whach may be prt'· .sented. In domg so such officer shall warn such persons of the conscquencrs of persistence m the ohib11ed conduct, includmgtheit ejections from an prem1so of the institu tion where thelt con · tmu presence and conduct is in violat1on oflhesc rules (or of the rules of any individual institution suppkmenting or implement·ing th~ rules) . (c) In any case where VIOlation of the# rules (or of the rules of any individual institution supplementing or Implementing these rules) docs not ua.se after such warning and in other cases of will · ful VlOiatJOn of such rules, the chief administrallvt' officer or his designee shall cause the ejection of the viola tor from any premi5C5 which he oau · p1es in such violation and shall in it ial~ disciplin ary action as haein bc:fore provided . (d) The chief administn.tivc offittr or his des· •gn~ may apply to the public authorities for any ard which he dttms necessary in causing th~ ejec · non of any violator of these rules (or of the rules of any individual institution supplementing or impl~­ menting these= rules) and he may request the State University counsel to apply to any court of appro-priate jurisdiction for an injunction to re1train the viola tion or threatened violation of such rules. 5)5.8 Communkatlon. In mauers of the sort to which these rules are addressed. full and prompt communication among aU components of the inslitutional community, f.acuhy. students and administration, is highly ddinble. To lhe atcnt lhat trme and circumstanc.cs permit , such communica· uon should pr«cde the exercise of lhe aulhoriry, discretion a nd responsibil ities granted and impo~ m these:: rules, To lhese ends each State-operated in stitution of lhe State Univenity shall employ such procedures and means, formal and informal, as wfll promot~ such communication. .. 515.9 Notke, heartng and detennl· natkHt of charges agalnlt students. (a) The term chief administrative officer. as used in these rules. shall be deemC"d to mean and 1ndude any person authorized to exercasc the pow· ers of that office during a vaca ncy t herein or dur· mg th~ abliCnce or disability of the incumbent and for purposes of this .section shall al.so 10dude any des1gnet appomted by said officer. (b) Whenrver a complaint is madr to thedu~ f adnunistrative officer of any State·opc:rated mstr · tuuon of the Univtrsity of a violation by a student or students of the rules prescribed in this Part (or of any rules •dopted by an individual1ns111utmn s upplementmg or implementmg such rules) o r whenrver he has knowledge that such a v10latron may have occurred, he shall cause an invt'strgation to br made and th<' statementS of the complamts. ri any, and of othrr persons havmg knowledg<' ol the facu reduced to writing. If he is ~t1sfied from such mvdtigatron and statements that there r~o rtasonabl~ ground to belit've that there has been such a VIolatiOn, he shall prepare or cause to be preparffi charges against the student or studen ts alleged In havC' comm iucd such violatton which shall stat<' t h ~ provision prescribing t ht' offrnse and shall RaJ~•. ua~........t,r - • - - • a....a..--.... R•IJUI-•... '% specify the uJtimau facu alleged to constitute such offente. (c) Such charges shaU be in writmg and shall be served on the Jtudtnt nr students named thaein by delivering the same to him or the:m personally, if possible, or, if not, by mailing • copy of such charges by rqist:cttd mail to such student or stu· dents •t his or their usual place or places of a~ while •Uending coUege and also to h.U or therr home address or addresses. if differtnL (d) The notict: of ch.a.rJes so se:rved shaU fi:~ a date for hearing thereon not less than I 0 or mo re than 15 days from the date of SCTViet which shall be the:: date of mailing where' necessary to effect service by mail. Failure to appear in response to the charges on the date fiud for hearing.. unles5 there has been a continuance for good cause shown, shall be deemed to be an admission of the facts stated in such charges and shall warrant such ac· tion as may then be appropriate thaeon. Before taking such action the hearing committee, herein · aher referred to, .shalJ give notitt to any student. who has failt'd to appear. in the manner preKribcd in subdivision (c), of its proposed findings and rrcommendation.s to be submitted to th<' chief ad· ministratiV<' officer and shaJI so submit such find ings and recommendations 10 days thc::reaher un· less the student has mc::anwhiJe shown good cause for his failure to appear, in which case a date for hearing shall be ftxed. (e) Upon demand at any timo bcfort' or at the hearing, the stude.nt charged or his rcpr~ntative , duly designated, shall bc furnished a copy of the litatemt'nts taken by the chie.f administrative officer in relation to such charges and wilh tht' names of any other witnesses who will bc produced at thC' hearmg in suppon of the charges; provided , ho'-1' ever, that this shall not preclude the testimony of witnesses who were unknown at thr um~ of such demand . (f) The chief administrative officer may, upon the service of charges, SUSJM=nd tht' student named therein , from aU or part of the institution's pre mises or facilities, pending the hearing and deter· mination thereof, whenever, in his judgment, the continued prC$Cnce of such student would const1· tute a clear danger to himsc:lf or to lhe saft'ty of per.sons or proJM=rtY on the premiSd of the rnstr tution or would poSt' an imme(hate threat of drsruptive interference with tht' normal conduct of the rnsutution's activities and function s; prov1ded, however,that tht chief administrative officer shall grant an imm~diate baring on request of any stu dt:nt so suspended with respect to lhe ba5is for such SUSJM=nSion. (g) There s hall be constllu l ~d at each Statt'·oper.ated institution a hearmg committee to hear charges against students of v1olat1on of the rules for maintenance of public order prescribed by or referrC"d to in this Part . Such committee' shall consist of thr~ members of tht: admimstrative staff and thret' members of thr faculty, des1gnatC"d by th~ ch•ef adminutrauve officer, and thrt't' st ud~nt s who shall be designated by the members namC"d by the chief admlnlStratlvtofficcr. Each such m~m · ber .shall serve until his succeswr or replacemem has been designated. No mt-mber of tht' commn t~ shall serve in any case where he IS a Witness or ts or has bttn d1rrctly 10vnlved rn the evt:nts upon which the charg~ are based . In order to prov1de for cases whert' thert' rna)' be such a d1squalifica· Iton and for cases of absencc- or drsabihty. tht' ch11."f admmistrative officer shall destgnate an altematr member of the administratrve staff and an alter· nat~ member of the faculty, and hr~ pnnCipal d~~o ­ lgneo: shall designatt' an alternate student me m ber, to serve m such cases. Any five memb~rs of the committee may conduct hearmgs and makt' findings and recommendations as here1nafter pro vided. At any institut ion whert' the chref adnums· trativeofficerdt't~rmmesthatthe numb~rofhtar · ings which will be requi red to be held IS, o r may be:. so great that th~y cannot otherwise be d•sposcd of with reuonable speed. h~ may drtermme that the hearrng committee shall cons•st of SIX members of tht' administrauve staff and six member!> of tht' faculty to br des1gnated by h1m and of sax st udents who shall be des1gnated by thr membcrlt M> des1gnated by him. In such even t 1hr chrd ad mmistrauve officer shall des 1gnatt' o nt' of ~uch memb~rs as cha1rman who may d1v1dt' the mc.-m bership of the commrttee 1nto three diVISion:. cath to cons1st of two members of tht admrn 1Stra11vr staff. two faculty membt:rs and twu studenb and may assrgn cha rges among such drv1S1ons for heat 1ng. Any four members of each :ouch dJYIMon Old\ conduct heanngs and make rt·~ommrndaliun' ;~,.. hrrt'mafter prov1dt'd. (h) The ht•anng ~ommr ttcc ,hall nnt he.• hound br th<' tec hmcal rulrs of c.-v 1denct hut mav hc.·a r '" re..:~1vt" any testmlOnyor ev•dencr whiCh IS rdt·~·.t nl and materralto th~ JSSuC's pr~scntt·d b) tht• ~o.ha~t'' and wh1ch Will contribute to a full and fan ~unsrd rratron thereof and d~termmallon th<'rt'on A stu dent aga1nst whom thr charges art madr may ap pear by and wrth rrprescntauve~o of hts cho1Ct Ht may confront and ex.am1ne wttnesses agamst h1m and may produce witnes.ses and documentary ev1 dence in hts own behalf. There may be prt'scn l at the hcann g: the student charged and hili repreKn tatives and wttncues; other w1tncs.scs; rq>rrsc:nta uves of the institUtional admmiSUataon ; and, un less the student shall r('(jut1t a dosed heanng, such other members of the mstiiUtiOnal communrt y or other per.sons. or both. as may be adm1ttC"d by the hearing commm~ A transcript of th<' proc~d mgs shall ~made . (I) Within 20 days after the close of a heanng, the hearing committee shaJI s:ubmn a report of 11:. findings of fact and recommendations for d1spo Sltion of the charges to tht' ch1tf admm1strat1vr officer, together with a transcnpt of the proceed ings. and shall at the same time transmi t a copy of 1ts report to the student concerned or h15 reprC' sentative. Withm 10 days thereafter the ch1ef ad ministrauve officer shall ma.ke h1s detC'rmmauon thereon. Final authority to dism1ss the charges or to determine thr guilt of those agarn.st whom tht'V are mad~ and to CXJM=I. suspend, or otherw1sc d 1s cipline them shall bt' vested 10 tht' ch ief •dm rmj, trative officer. If he shall reject the find10gs of the hearing com mittee rn wholt or 10 part hr shall mili new findings which must be based o n substantial cv1dencc in th~ record and shall mcludr thonm tht' not1ce of his final detenmnat100 whach shall be .served upon the student or ~tudents w1th respect to whom it is madt'. 535.10 Rules for Organlz.atlons. -------5 proh1bn recklt"U or rntenuona.l endangerment to health or forcrd consumfruon of hquor or drup for thr purpose of initiation into or affiliation With any organru.uon shall be d~mcd to be pan of the by-laws of all orpmutJon~ whach opcr•t~ upon the campus of any State-operated m.smuuon used for educational purposc:s_ The natute hrnhtr rr qu1rn that each such orgamzauon shall revrew these by-laws annually With md1v1dual~ affih.atC"d wrth tht' organruuon (e) DIStribution C.Op1e~ of the provu10n ~o of th1.s Part whu:h prohtb1 1 reck.Jcs~ ur mtentJOnal en da ngerment to health or forced coruumpuon of liquor or dru~ for tht' purpose of rmtrauon 1010 or affihat100 w1th any organrzatron .shall be g•vco to all studtnb enrulled m each State-upc ral~d m SlliUtlOn l!.mrndtd l!.pnl I 970. }anuan I '170. 5tp lt'm b•., 191Ui, Orroluor 1981 1 0. SUPPLEMENTAL RULES FOR THE MAIN · TENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO "536.1 DlSRUPTlON A person as gu11ty of d1srupt•un when he ur 'ht h1 aCtiOn, by threat , or oth~rwrx( • ) JOterft·rr ... Wllh UOIVehll\ dlllltlln Uf ( b ) obstruct ... unrvrrltll) a~o.~avnat~ Umvt'r!oll) aCIIYII Je ... mdudt , but .ur nnl lam 11c.-d to teachmg. re\Carch, admtm ... tr.allon . puhll, JoC'f'V!Ct• functrun , ur otht't authunl.t'd ,adJYIII "' program on un1versny prem1~~ (•) Organi7..ations. Organiutions wha.::h op erate upon the campus of any State-operated m stilutlon or upon the property of anr Sta te ·o perat~d institution used for educatronal purposes shall be prohibited from authonzmg the 536 .2 UNAUTHORIZW ENTIIY conduct described m subdiv1sron I 1) of 5e(llun No person ~hall break mtn m •lkgalh enter dill 535.3 of th1s Part um,·ersll~· bu 1ldmg ur room, our 'hall an1 p••t"''n (b) Procedurt'. The ch 1ef adm1n•strauve of ~:nt~r or rcma1n m a01 pnl-d\t" ruum ur offiu· ol fic~r a t t'ach Srate·operatcd msutuuon shall ht re .my s;t udt:nt . lat.uh y 0\C'mbcr. ddnum ... tratJvr uthu·t s:ponsible for the rnforcement of this ~L t1on . and , orotht'r per!i>(JO un un1ven.1 t1 propnt\ w1thoutthr as US<'d he rem, the ttrm ch1cf admm 1strat1vt ul t'Xprc~ permi...SIOn ul tht' pt"r\tm~ J.uthnrr1cd to fic~r sha ll rndudr any dt'Signce appomtC'd hv ~.ud uSt' or hve 10 th.u room, our ~h.rll dO\ unauthn officer. rtlcd per\on enter l)f rtm.un 1n dO~ unrvrr\11 1 ( 1) Whenever the chtef adnunlstratiYt' offill·r bu1ld1ngor fac1l1t) at J t•m•· when thJt faclltt~ 0111 has determrnt'd on thr bas1s of a complarnt or p~r mall\· IS dosed or ilfttr thr fauhn has been du,ed sana/ knowledge that there 1.) reasonable ground because of spec•al or unu:oual t lrlumstanco l 'n1 to behevt' that thert' haj, b«n a vrulat•on of th!!i ver... •ty facrlrtte.\ 1ndudc, but arc not hmrted tu, thr sect ron by any organn.a tron. the ch1t'f admm1stra followrng. bUJ idmgs. parkmg lotlt. athlrt•c field} t1ve officer shall prepare or cause to lx' prepatt'd and all1.ampus area:. written charges against t.ht' o rgamzatron wh1ch 536.3 THEFT AND DESTRUCTION OF shall state the provisiOn proscrib1ng thr conduct PROPERTY and sha.ll speci fy the ultrmate facts alleged to con (a) No pcrM.In :.halltakt', steal, burn. d <'strov slltute such violatron . or otherw1sc damagr anr property not hu 01 her (2) Such WTJtten charges shall be :.crvrd up(ln own. nn the UOJ\'et)IIY ca mpu j, nr un ani' umvrr the prrnopal officer of the organtzatron by reg1." stt y properh tered or certified mail, return rrce1pt r<'qutstcd, to ( b ) Nu per!i-(10. rn an) manner what.sot·ve r. the organiut10n's cu rrt:nt address and shall be a. ~hall dcfacr Willh of any structure of the un1ver companied by a nottc~ that the organ •7..at •on m~~ "'tv. ~• ther on tht' mMde or th~outs1de of s.ard stru' respond in wnung to the charges w1thm ten I 10 ) ture Th .... 1n cludes the USt' of paml .... poster.... and days of receipt of sa1d noucc The n o u ~..e of the o~dventst'mcnb dffixed rn any arta\ other than tho)(' charge so served shallmdude a statement that tht• dcMgnated for ... u..:h purpose:) failure to subm 11 a responSt' w1thm ten f 10 ) day~ ••(c) Nu pet<;(IO shall knuwrngh· harbor 111 shall bt dermed to be an admiSSIOn of the fact... posse.-...... stolt'n pmperty whtlr on or rt'Sldmg dt thr , stated 1n such charge... and shall warrant tht' nnpu umvt'rltliY ldmpwt smon of tht' penalty descnbc.-d 1n subdrvrs1on Ill , A rovrJ b• Vnrvt'TSfl) ( oum 11 \t'{'tt'mbt'f ~~-~ ofthas .sect Jon . Thr respon:.< shall be ~uhm1 1ted ltl of Tru)rt'n A.ul(usr /. l~lto the ch 1ef adm rmsttat rvt officer and shall lOOStl .. AppruYt"d b) rhr C.oumri1Jf rh r ~hur l'lln·t'nUt 01 :-...-... lute tht' form al denral or affirmauon of tht' ult1 YorA. at Ruflalo 001 ,\fa) 18. 1 ~8 1 mrd approlYil b 1 rho· matt" facts alleged m the chargr Tht' chrel admm HoMd ofTrusru.....~pt~mb~r !i. /'IS/ 1 stra t•~e offictr mav allow an <'lten.m m uf tht' te-n SJ6.4 PHYstCAl. ABUSE AND HARASSNIENT ( 10 ) day responS<' per11ld A pt'r>On 1 ~ gu •ln ul physiCa l ..1bu~· and hara\~ (J) Upon wnnen reque'it. tw Jn authtlflll·d mt"nt whc.·n rcprrscntauvrofthcorganmlllnn , the chtt'tadmln ( • ) hc 01 ,he mtt·ntrunJII) .1~\.Jult). 'inlc-~ 1 rstratrvr officer shall provrde thr r~pre~ntau ·e tH threaten\, 01 lllllmJdate... any ptr..un. t> l gamzauon an opportuntl\' for a hcanng A ht'ar ( b ) he or sht' t'ngag~ 10 .Jtuun.c ul •onJud ang panel designated bv th<' \:hlcf admlniStratlvt· 11 \el .10\ pt-noduftrme.or rept-onrJI\ LOmmib ..... ,., whtch alarm 01 ~nous.ly an nov anntht'r person anJ officer shall hear nr rece1w any tesumony or cv1 denc<' wh1ch 1~ rt'lt-vant and matt'rrallo the t)S\It'' which w-rvt" no leglttmatt• purpu!l>t": 01 a!:!a ;~ea~::~~nbJ' ;a~: ~~~:~~;r:~.:::~:;~~ :'r~~t~~~~~r mmauon thereon . The organr7.atron's rcprt'~·nta 11ve may confront and t'xamiOt w1toesse' at:am~t rt and may produc<' WIIOtSSc~ and do..:unwntan cv•dence on 1t s ~half ThC' heanng pand :.hall :.ub mn wnnrn findrng~ o l fa~t and rC'co mmendatHlll~ lor d1s posrllon of thC' chargo: to tht' ch 1ef admuu' tratJYe oflicer wnh1n twent\' l.WI Jav~ aftrr lhr doS<' of the he:mng ( 4) Fmal authofll\' hl da~ml'} tht• l hdr!te' ''' 10 make d fin.1l dcternunatrnn ~h;11\ hr \'i.",tcd 111 the.- ch1ef admml,tratrvc- uffitef Nutlet• ufth<' dr, 1 ...un shall be 10 wnung. ~hall 1n~ludc lht• rcd"Jm ~upportmg SU\ h de~- ~~1("11\ , and ,hall bt· \C'rvrd t>n 1hr prmnpal uffllt·r oft he o rgamt.atrun h1 ma111n tht• mdnner d<'~\ nbcJ Ln paragraph 1.:! I olrhr' 'uh diVIltlun w11hrn a rco~'(lnahlc tun-.- Jftcr 'ulh dtn ,11111 J) made ( c ) l'cnalun Am urgam 1..1.11nn wht~h duthn fill'\ thr prnhihllt•d CO ndu ~o. l d\·I'H.-flhl'J Ill ~uhdr\ I ,1un ! l l uf'\elllnll <;'<; . lnfthl) Part shall hc,uh Wt I luthc reso.•~·il•lO tll pcrmrlt... lon lu opt•ratr upt.m lhe ~.unpu:o IH upon tht• proper!\ uf the 'tale -opt'ratrd mslllutmn used for educatronal purpo~ The ~nah) pruv1ded 111 thl.) ... ubdi\'l'iiOn ... hall b~ m addn1on tu any prnahy whiCh mar bc•mpo~ pur!luant to the Penal La.., and any otht·r prov1s•on of law, ur to any penalty to wh1ch an 1n d1 v1dual may be ~ubJl'Ct pursuanl to th1s Pan (d) Hy· laws. Scc11on64SOI I) oftht' Educat100 Law reqUires that the prov•s•on.s of thrlt Part wh1~..h whr~o.h ( c ) he ur she creak\ a cundauon un endanger s nr thrt"dlt'n' thC' hC'ahh or well · bemg of other pt'rSOm tor ul ntht·r propt'rt)· no un1vers11 y propert ) nt·~n)ardy ~fctv. 536.5 DANGEROUS WEAPONS ANO EX PLOSIVES ( a ) Itil a \IUiatlnn uf Nr~ ' "rl\ta lc ld~ JnJ ur ll nrvcnoll\ RcguldiiOn)o tur a pt·rMm IU rt'"~·~~ .r. nflc, sht•lt:un. fin·arm), .:~mrnunUttm . lirnra,l•·" \lf t'XpJoJol\'e} In Ill upon tht bu1Jdm~l \ II jo:II>UIIJ, 111 the- u/11Yt•r"l1 ""1thuu1 appropnal t' ""rlllt'O JU thunL.JIIun lrum lh<' dpjH<lptlill<' UOI•t·r~ll\ ''"' dal Thi> 1n~ludc-~ ronun ~o.andlt·~ ur ~11ndo~r ,urn hultllhlt•<, tH CX~Iitl)l\l'' ( b ) N<t rt''"m t'lth•·r ~mgh ,,, 1n "'lld'rl ">tlh othe-r), ~h•IJI,.'"'"" dnJ tJrn no"'"' J'fl•un.h "' 10 am· bu1ldrn~ u lth.- U OJ\'<'r~H\ .tn .uqtun. 1•1 •llhn IOllrument ur ..,,•,tpon 1n "'ht ~h tht· l'rupdhnt: h·r~r I' oil!. l.nrlr. dtrl., :otl lt'tttl. 'wlht(''. udt:··l. hlud gt•on , duh, sllng,h.u , tH utht•r thurg Jd,Jpto~l•k It> the purpo't' old wc-dptln , mduJm~ h.JI•m' ... n,·, llf )lnlllar ,lfti,Jr,, c.-x.lu.tmg onh urthupcJ1~ JLJ, dthll'trt t"t.JUipmc.-nt . .and prlllt·~t t>l ~t•n,lru.ll•m mall"rr.ll.'o and tuuJ, un pfl\()1 ul d prupc.-r ~Pt' • th, U.'>C li T purpo)(' UO tho: J.1~ 10 'lUe~tiUn ( c ) o per!>~.lll huN tor purpt'l..e-. ••I entnrung )!!(Uri!)", whC'1he!lllllcu 01 or m aJdmun 10 Depart men: of Pubhl Safrty offiler... may havt' m hi) 111 ht"r pus.lit'S:o•on m m upon tht' buildmp and 8round.. ul the UntYCrsm .t.n~· firtann ur other deadlv we-Jpun �&-------% StadeDI CoDduolllal-. QDive...tty St....S ....... - • w1thout Sptelfic wnttm authonzauon from the UmVttSityoffKWttn~tog;jwJUChauthoriz:ation.. SJ6.6I'ICX£TINC; AND~(a) In rc:gard to on -campus student actions and demonttra11ons that tend to c:ndangu tift. pubhc or pnvate pro~rty or to VlOiatc: local, State Of Fedc:raJ laws, each student wi.U taU the consequence: of hu or her own actions :u an iodividu.a.l bt:forc: the law, as well as being rdcr~ to the appropriate university disciplinary body. The cost of any damage to public or private pro~ny must bt' borne by those lcgaUy responsible. (b) All members of a Univttsity community must share the responsibility for maintaining a climate in which divcrx views can be expressed ftttly and without harusme:nL (c) The State Unr~rsity of New York at Buffalo has traditiOnally supported the right of its stu- dc:nu, faculty and staff to peaceful protcJt. AIW111ys implicitly is the understanding that demonstrators will not intedere with or violate the righu of oth ers. II U the obligation of all to assUt in maintainmg order and to usure courteow r«rprion of any ca mpus .speaktr or viaitor. (d) The followins p«tams to the conduct of those memMrs of the uni~rsity community who ful compelled to txpreu their dissent through packeting and other fonru of demonstration: ( 1) Pidt.rting and demonstrating must be or· drrly at aU times and &hould in no w.ay jt-opardiu public order or safety or interfere with the university's programs. (2) Picketi ng or de:monstratmg must not in · trrferr with rntra.nce:s to buildings or the normaJ flow of pedestrian or ~hicular traffic. (J) Thost invol~ in picketing or demo n mating may not interfere by mingling with orgamz.e:d met=tings or other assemblies for the ptlf'JJO$C' nf haruunent , since this invades the rights of othen to assemble and tht rights of sp~rs to frtr expression. (4) Picketing or demonstrating may not obstruct or p ysically interfere with the inttgrity of the class m , the privacy of the m.Kie:nce halls, or the (u ctionins of the physica.l plant. 536.7 orTEJIINC AND TliESI'ASS*C ON UNIVEilv!I\Y . CIIOUNDS Oil IN UNIVUISITY s (•) Any rson not a student, employee:, guest of a student o an emplo)'tt, or the parent or lesal guardian of as dent in attendance at the university, who loiter. in or about any univcoity buildIDS or any par! o( u ni~rsitygrou n ds without writ len permission from the president, custodiaJ or other person in chuge thereof, or in violation of post~::d ru lts or regu lations governing the ust thereof, shall be guilty of t respass. R.tgulations on each campus shall include the manner by which campus visitations by non-students shall be devel oped in acc.ordanct with the Penal Law. (It) Und tr New York Penal La\llf, Section 240.35, subdivision 5, a penon is guilty of loiterIng when he or she loiten or remains in or about a school. college or university building or grounds. not having any ruson or relationship invotving custody of or responsibility for a p upil or student o r any specific, lesitimatt reason for being there, and not having written permission from any perso n autho riud to grant thr same. (c) Under New York Penall.aw, section 140.05, a person is guilty of t respassing \llfhen he or sht knowi ngly enters or renWns unlawfully in or upon premises. Trespass is a "violation" punishable by a fine, or imprisonment of up to 15 days. (d) Under New York Penal Law Stet-ion 140. 10 a person is guilty of criminal trnpa.s.s in the third de:grtt when he or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfuUy in a building or upon real property which u fenttd or othe:rwisc: enclosed in a manner designed to adude intruden. This is a Oa.s.s 8 Misdemeanor. SJ6.8 SANCT10NS T he judicia l bodies established to consider cases involving student violations of the provisionJ stated in this section art thr studaH-\IIfide judiciary and the committtt ·for the maintenance of public ord~r. These ju dicial bodies have the power to in · stitute• the followi ng range of sanctions: (•) warn ing; (It) no tat ion o n record ; (c:) restitution; (d) loss of privi l rg~::s: (1) denial of use of an automobile on cam pus for a designated time; (2) removal from dormitory or other untversity housing; (J) loss of such privileges u may be consistent with the offense committtd and the rehabilitation of the student. (e) disciplinary probation with or without loss of designated privileges for a definitt period of t1mr. The- violation of the terms of disciplinary probation or the infraction of any unive.rsity rul~:: during tht' period of disciplinary probation may be grounds for susJftonsion or expulsion from the university; (f) suspension from the Uni~nity for a defi nite or indefinite period of time; (g) apu!Jion from the university; •s ubJ«I ro finol rt'View of the president, on octrorr th1u is mondotory if s~n or expulsion is rr:rommtr~dtd. ( h ) such other sanctions as may M approved by the University'• tribunals. 1 . A studen t will M subject to involuntary admintst~ tive withdnwal from the University, or from Unive:nity housing. if it il detttmined, by dear and convincing evidcnct, that the Jtude:nt iJ sufttting from a prycholosical, emotional, or medical condition or disorder, and u a result: (•) engages, or threatcm to engage, in bcha:v. ior which posa a danger of c.ausing physical harm to self or others. or (It) enpgea. or threatens to e:npge, in behavior which would cawe significant property dam· age, or directly and substantially impede the la\llfful activitin of others. 2 . Thac standard. do not preclude rcmovaJ from the: University, or Uniwnity housing. in accordance with provisions of the residenc.c hall oc.cupancy agrttmmt, or other Unift:rsity rules or rqulatiom. J . A student accust"d of •iolati.a.& Univcnitydi.sciplinary rqulations may be: diverted from the disciplinary process and withdrawn in accordance with thCK standards, if the studc:nt, u a re:sul:t of mental disorder. (8) lacks the capacity to respond to pending <Wciplinary chuge., or (It) did not know the nature or wrongfulness of the conduct at the time of the offmse. 4 . The Vier Pre.sidmt for Student Al&in or designee rnay also con~ne 1 Behavior Evaluation Com· mitt«, to consist of as many of the following as a~ appropriate and availabk W Krve: member of Counseling Center professionaJ staff, member of Student Health Center profeuional ruff, member of Residence Life profnsionaJ staff (if student is dormi tory resident ), a member of Academic Advisement profes.sional staff, member of P ublic Safety professional staff, and any other individual(s) whom the Vice President beUevcscan provide significant input regarding the student. The Beh<lvior Evaluation Committtt will meet to review the student's situation and recommend that: (a) no action M taken. (b) adviKmmt of student about services available, on campus or within the community, to resolve psychological, emotional, or medical difficul· ties. (c) advisement of student on voluntary withdrawal from the Univenity and/or residence halls. (d) invol untary administrative wit hdrawal process be initiated. · S . The Vice President for Student Affairs or design« rnay refer 1 student for evaluation by • University psychiatrist, psychologi.Jt, or other appropriate health carr professional if the Vice President or design« reasonably believes t hat the student may be suffering from a psychological, emotional, or medical condition or di.sordc:r, and the studt:nt's behavior poses a danger of causing pbysica.l harm to the student or others, causing property damag~::, or impeding the lawful activities of others. 6 . Students refer~ for evaluation in accordance with this Pan shaU be so informed in writing, either by personal delive.ry or by certified mail, and shall be given a copy of these nandards and procedures. The evaluation must be: initiated within five business days from the date of the referral letter, unle:s.s an extension is granted by the Viet President or design~ in writing. 7 . Any ptnding disciplinary action may be withheld until the evaluation is completed, at th~:: dis· crttion o f the Vice President for Student Affain. a. A student who fails to complete the evaluation in accordance with these standards and procedures may bt withdn.wn on an intc:rim basis, or referred for d\.Kiptinary action , or both. 9 . An intttim administrati~ withdnwal may be implemented immediately if a student fails to com· plete an evaluation, as provided by these standards and procedures. Also, an interim withdrawal may be implemented immediately if the Vice President for Student Affairs or design« determines that • student may be suffering from a mental, psychological, emotional, or medical condition or disorder, and as a result, the student's bc:havior poses an imminent danger of: (8) causing serious physical harm to the student o r others, or, (b) causin g significant property damage, or di · reedy and substantially impeding the lawful actiVIties of others. 10. A studen t subject to an interim withdrawal shall be: given written notice of the withdrawal either by personaJ ddivery or by certified mail , and shall be given a copy of these standards and procedures. The stud~::nt shall then be gi~n an opportunity to appear personally before the Vice P~SI · dent for Student Affairs or a dt'Signet=, upon re· quest, immediatdy afttr the interim Withdrawal. an order to rc-virw the following issues only: (a) the reliability of the information concernmg the student's behavior; (b) whether o r not the s tudent 's b~::havior poses a danger of causing immlntnt ,.sen ous physical harm to the student or o thers, causing significant property damage, or directly and substantially impeding the lawful activities of o then; (c:) Whether or not tht studen t has completed ~-11•.-a-u------------• an evaluation, 1n accordance w1th the:K standards and pf"()U(furCI. 1 1. A a~udent wbJ«t to inte:ram withdrawal may bea.uisted in the appearance before the Vice Prcsadent for Student Affain by 1 family me:mba-, ali censed psydlok>gist or jn)I'Chiatria~ , 1 health care profeuion.al, or a member of the campus community. The Jtudent may be accompanied by lqa.l counad, although the rok of counacl will be tim· ited to providing lcpl advice to the a~udc:nL 12. An informal hearing will be hdd within fiv• busi..,. days alln "" nudmt bu b«n ovalual<d by the oppropriatc mental health an prof<ssional. The 11udc:nt will remain withd.nlwn on an interim bub pcndins completion of the informal hearins. but will be allowed to enter u pon me campus to att<nd the bcarins.or fo< other n<aaary pwpo<a. IS aulhoriud in writina by Vi« Prcsidc:n1 for Student Affairs or dai&nc<· 1 J . Studcnu oubjca to an involuntarywitbdnwal shall be ll<lCOrdcd an informal bcarin& before the Vk:e President for Student B. When 1 studmt is charJcd by frdcnl. state or local authorities with a violation of law, the: Uni· ~nity wiU DOC. reque::st or agret to JPUia1 comideratioo for that indMdual bca.usc ofhil or her statuJ u • studenL If lht aJ.lcscd oft'cntc: il abo the: subject of a procccdins b<foft a judicial body un· dcr the Student Code,.how<wr. the Univ<nity may advise olf-ampw authorities ol the Clciotma: ol the Student Code: and o{ how such mattcn will be handled intcmally within the Uoiva'sity commu· nity. The Univ<rsity will ooopcralC fully with law <nforamcntandothcr .,...O..in thecuforamcnt of criminal law on campu. and in the conditions impoocd by c:riminal couru for the rdlal>ilitation of student violaton. Individualttuclcnu, faculty and llaff members, actin& in their pcnonal capoci· tics, mnain &... to irucroct with p>V<IJl!DCDtal rcpresenlatifts u they deem '-wropn.te. II . family Educational Rlg)lu and Privacy Act (FERPA) A. The State Univ<rsity of New York at Buffalo Alfain.. or 1 cbi&n«- complies fully with the Family Educational Rici>U The followin& suJddina will be opplicablc (•) Studcnu will be informed ol thetimc,dau, and loc:atioD of 1M informal hcarina. in writiDJ,. either by pcnonal ddivuyor certified mail, at least - bUiinaodays in"""'""'· (b) The entire cue file, indutlins an ovalua· lion propoml punuant to tbac st.andardland procedures, aod tiM name:~ of prospective hearing par· ticipanu, will be available for inlpcction by thutu· dent in the Via Preadent for Student Affain' o(. fia during normal bUJinCA houn . The file, which should be available 1 1 least two b01iness days be· fo~ tht informal hearing. need no1 include the personal aod confidential nolel of any inst.ilutionaJ officiaJ or participant in the evaluation proce:u. . (<) The mformal bearing shall be co ....... tional and non-adversarial. Formal rules of tvide:ncc will not apply. The Vacc President for Student Affairs or designer thaU curcisc active control over the procccdinp to avoid needless con· sumption of t ime and to achieve the: orderly completion of the hearin&- Any person who dis· rupts the hearinJ may be acluded. (d) The student may choooc to be assisted by a family member and a Ucen.scd psycholozist or psychiatrist. a h ealth care profSional, or by a member of the campUI community. The student may be aa:omparucd by lcpl counsel, although the role of. counsd will be limited to providing legal advice lo the JtudenL (e) Those auisting the student, ac.cpt for legal counsel, will be giYrn reasonable time 10 ask relcvanl questions of any individual appQring at the- informal hearing. u well as to prese:nl relevant evidence.. (f) The mformal bearing may be conducted in the absc:ncc of • student fails to appear af- ...rna ter prope::r notice.. (g) The health an profcuM>nal who propoml the evaluation punu.a.nt to tht~t: lti.Ddards and procedures may be ap«ted to appear at the informa.J hearing. and to respond to rdevant questions. upon request of any party, except for legal counsel. (h) The Vic:e President for Student Affairs or designee may permit university offi.cia.I.J, to appear at the informal hearing and to prcsc:nt evidence in support of any withdnwalruorrunendation, if the Vice Pruident or dt~i gn « drte:rmi ne~ t hat such participation is essential to the rnolution of the ""'-(1) The ioformaJ hearing shall M tape recorded by the Vice Prcside.nt for Student Affairs or designee. The tapc(s) shall be lc.tpt with the pertinent case file for as long as the case file is maintained by the institution. (J) A written decision shall be rendcml by the Vice President for Student Af&in ordesiplee within ~business days after the completion of the informal hearing. The wrincn d~n. which will be .Wicd certified or pcnonally ddi...-cd to the stu · dent, should contain a statement of reuons for my determination leading to involuntary withdrawal The student should also M advised u to when a petition for reinstate.men t would be considered, along with any conditions for reinstatement. (lr.) Thtdecision of the Vice President for Student Affiairs or design« shall be final and conclusive and not subject to •ppe:al. 14. Reasonable deviations from these procedures will not invalidate a dtcision or proceeding unless significant prejudice to a student may result. ARTICLE 6 : ADMINISTRATIVE REGULAnONS I. VIOLATION O F LAW AND UNIVERSITY DISCIPLI NE A. Um~rs•ty disciplinary procttdings may bt m stitutrd against a student charged with violation of a law which is also a violation of this Student Code, for rumple, if both violations result from the same factual situation , without regard to the pendency of civil litigation in court or criminal arrest and prosecution. Proctcdings under this Student Code may be carried out prior to. simultaneously with. or fo llowins civil or criminal proceedings off-campus. and Privacy Act oll974 in iu tmn...,tolsrudcnt educational roconls. This Act wu intcudcd to protect the privacy of educational ruorda, to atablish the-ri&bt ots<udcnu 10 inspca and rm.w their educational ruorda, and to provide ~r the: correction or dddion of inaccurate or millcadin& data through informal and fo,;w hcoriDp. This institution·• policy sut<ment for the Family Educational Rig)lu and Privacy Act of 1974 aplains in detail the proccdum to be foUowcd by the: institution for compliance with the provi.Aoru of the Act. A copy of the policy is noilablc m .the Office of the V'KC President for Student Affairs, Room !142 Capen Hall, North Campw. R<conls which ""' maintained by the Univ<rsity and the office mwhich they ... bowed is .. follows: ADMISSIONS-<>fficc of Admisaions CUMUWlVEACADEMIC-IIealrds&~ HE.AI.J1l-Cent<r for Student Health FINANCIAL-Student Aa:ounu PLACEMENT--Caner PlanninsJPiaumcnt DISCIPUNAII.Y-Dean of Stuclcnu a. FUPA The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affonls studcnu ~ righu with ..spcct to their education ru:ordl.. They arc: 1. The right to inspca and ~<View the s<udcnfs education ro<:ords within 45 days ofthe day the Uni· vusity rtt.eivea a request for acc:eu. Studc:nu should sub mit to the rcgiltrar, dean, bad of the ec:.dcmic ckputnlmt, or other appropriltc official. written requcsu that identify the r=rd(s) they wish to in· spect. The univmityofficial wiD maU amulii"""'U for a.cass and notify the: student of the time and pba: when: the m:ords may be inspcctcd. If the m:orcls ""' not maintained by the Univ<nity offi. cialto whom the request - oubmittcd, that offi. cial shallodvbcthesrudcnt of the corTC<t official to whom the req.- should be addruscd. 2. Tht right to fU~ Ut'St tM: amendment of the student's education recorda that the student believes are inaccurate o r misleadinsStudenu may ask the Univcnity to amend 1 ruord that lhq bclicvc U inaccurate or mislc:ad· ing. They should write the University official responsibk: for the ruord, dearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why i_t is ioaccu,.te or misleading. If the Univonitydccidcs not to amend the r=rd as rcqucstcd by the student, the Univonity will notify the student of the decision and odvbc the Shldcnt of his or her right to a h<arint! rcprtling the request for amc:ndmmt Additional infonnatioo rcprtling the hearing procedures wiD be provided 10 the student when notified ol the right to a~ ) . The right to consent to di.fdosures of per· sonally identifiable information contained in the student'' education records. cn:ept to the atent that FERPA autborius diJclo.su.rc without conacnt. One exception which pcrm.iu d.isdosu.re without consc:nt is d.i.sclosure to sc.hool officials with ltgitimate education.al interests.. A school official is a penon employed by the Univcnity in an administrative, supervisory, academic or racarch, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit penonnd a.nd health staff); a person or company with whom the Univenity has contracted (such IS an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board ofTtuste:cs;ora student serving on an official committee, such as disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting an other school official in performing his or her w.k.s. A school offidal has 1 k1Ptimatt: cducat:ional interest if the: official needs to ~Ill eduarioo rcmn::l in order tn fuiJiii his or her professional responsibility. Upon request, the Univtrsity clisclc»cs education records without conse::nt to officials of another school in which • student seeks or intends to enroll 4 . The right to file 1 complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning allesed fail. ures by State Uni~rsity to comply with the: rrquirt· me::nts of FERPA. The name and addrns of the Offict: that administm FERPA a~: Funlly l'olky Compll8nc:e office u.s. o.p.rtment of lduc:•tloft 600 llld.,andena Aftllue. SW Wuhlngton, DC 2020:1-4605 �_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .._deal C.aduct C. Directory Information Upon rcquut, the Univcrsny will release the following directory informalion: the studtnt 's narM, currc:nt addr~ telephone number, major field of study, dates of atundtncc, degreu, and aw..,ds. The Univtrsity wiU release the abovt in· formation only if the student i ndic.atn on h is or her Lattst student data form , under the appropri ate item, that he or she wishes to be listed in the Sludent directory. The itudc:nt mar II any time rtscind his or her permission for the release- of d.J . r«tory informatio n by notifying. in writing, the O ffice of Records and Rcgi.stntion. Ill. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION U\W Th.c UniVfility complies fully with the N~ Yorit State "Frttdom of Information Law,. (Aniclc V1 , Public Offic:cn Law, u ammded effective January I, 1978), which wu enacted to uwrc public accountability of state agencies while protecting ind i vidual~ against unwarranted invasion• of personal privacy. Records arc made available through lhc campus Records Al:.ass Officer. Peuoru scckmg acttS$ to records maintained by the Univrnity arc advU.rd to contact: Records Access Officer DenniJ R. Black Office of the Vice Prcstdent for St udent Affairs s-42 Capen Hall 645· 2982. To appeal a campus dental of access, peROns may contact: Mr. Martin R.t:td UniVttSit y Re.Latio ns State University of New York Stau Univenity Piau Albany. NY 12246 IV. CHANGE OF ADDRESS Each student is required to keep thC' Office of Records and Registration informed of till or her official permanent mailing addrn.s as weU as their Buffalo area address. Failu.re to adhere to thi.s requirement is a violation triable beJo rethe Student Wtde Judiciary. In addition, when charges a re b rought against any student, the judiciaries shaU US(' the address listed in the Office of RecordJ and Regtstration for Krvice of process. Service of process for disciplinary purposes shaiJ bt deemed complete when notice is mailed to a student at lhe ad rs6 furnished to the Office of Ra:ords and ReglSI tion. V. DENTIFICATION CARD The tucknt identification card ( the SUNY Card) will be issued to a studen t at the time of his or her first semC'Sler of enro llment . Th1.s IS a ~rmanent 4-yeou- ID card that wiU serve the student as long a.s be or she is a registered student at the Univer sn y. The ID ca rd sc""es as; official identification as a State Un iversity of New York at Buffalo student and entitles the owner to a wide-range of services ancl uding library privilcge5, admissio n to ho me athletic t~nts, Vld campus cultural cvtnts. participation in student-sponsored activit·ies.. voting in student electio ns. access to studen t buildings for which the student is authoriz.td access, and can also be usN as your dining service and declining bal ance card, a campus cash card, an MCI Calling Card, a Citibank Debit Ca rd, and as a vending machine dd>it card. ID cards are no n- transferabl e. Cards that are used illepUy will be confiscated and turned over to the SUNY Ca rd Office on campus. Since thr car-ds also carry a variet:yof finan cial services.. theft of a card or misux of a card can lead to charg« in the Scudent-Wide Judicia'\)' and in civil court. Stu dents ac:cu.sed. of lending c&rd.s and using another's card will be brought before the Student -Wide Ju diciary and charged with violations of appropriate sections of the Student Rules Vld Rt-gulations. As the official identification of student status. the 10 card should be carried at all times. Upon ff:quest by a University official, students a~ requi~d to present their University 10 card . ln.the case of loss of the card, a stud~t should obtain a new card by contacting the SUNY Card office located in Room 230 of t he Studen t Un io n o n the North Campus. and in Room 10 1 of Harriman Hall On the South Campus. A S 10.00 charge is madt for replacement of tht card. VI . STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE COUNCIL Election rules and regulations, pursuant to State Education law, shall be provided to the Vice Presi dent for Student Affairs no later than February I of each year. These ru les and regulations must be mutually agreed upon by the various student gov· emments and will serve a.s the guide for electing tht succe-eding years rtpresentativt. VII . ABSENCE DUE TO RELIGIOUS BELIEFS 1 . No person shall be expelled from or refuStd admission to an institution ofhighereducation for the reason that he or she is unablr, due to religious beliefs, to attend classes or participate in any ex aminatio n, study, or work requirements on a par ticular da'"y or days. 2 . Any student in an institution of higher edu catao n who is unablt to attend dassoo on a par ticular day or days due to religious bdiefs shall be excused from any aamination. study, or work ~ ­ quirements. llale~.. Unlvertdty •tand...._ and A cb.unt.trativ e R egulatio n. % ). It shall bt the ruponsib1ln y of thC' faculty and admimstntive officiah of each anstltUt iOn of higher education to rna.kt available to each student an equiva.Jent opportunity to makt: up any examination, study, or work requirements which he o r she may havt> m.iucd because of absence on any particular day or days due to religious be.lids. The institution shall mak.e available to the student an equivalent opportunity to register for c1uses and to compleu the work required without charging the student a fu of any kind. 4 . If classes, examinations. study, or work requirements are held on Friday afitr 4:00 p.m., or anytime on Satu rday, similar or- make up classes. aaminatioru. study, or work requirements shall be made available on other days whent'Vtt it is pos· sible and practicable to do so. No special fees shall bechargtd to the student for these rna.ke up classes, c:xaminations, study, or work requirements. S. 1n effectuating the provisiom of this sec tion, it shaU be thedutyofthc facult y and admin istrati~ officials of each institution of higher education to c:u:rcise the fullest measure of good faith. Students &ball DOl e:lpttiena:anyadvnseor pr-eju dicial dfecta due to the utiliz.ation of the provj sioru of this se.ct.ion . 6 . If any faculty or administrative official fails to comply in good faith with the provisions of this section, the aggrieved student is entitJed to main tain an action or procecd.ing in the Supreme Court of Erie County for the enforument of his or her rights under New York State Education law, Sec· tion 224-a. VW. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Health related aspectS of the environment and mat ters of personal and genenJ safet:y are the func tion of the Office of Enviro n~nt al HeaJth and Saf<ty. 1. Assistance is offered and concern is exercised in thr areas of. radiation safety, laboratory b1ohaz.ards. occupational health and safety, academic programs. extracurricular activitiu, hous· mg, ~drills, food service s.anitallo n, fire prot«tton , eye u fety, instet control, accident investigation, emergency practices training programs, public assemblies and stucUnt ~mb l ics. 2 . Environmental Health an d Safet y ruin . Rules and Regulations are not rcposN m a single document, but consist of: policies and p roc~ ures pro mulgated by the Environmental Heahh and Safety Committ« ; rules adopted by the Statr Um venity at Buffalo; laws of Federal, State, and Governmental sub-diYisions; and sta ndards published by professional and trchmcal SOCieties wh1ch represent a consen sus of nat io nw ide:-. and often world -wide, opinion. No penons shall inttnuonally ~fust to ob~rvc health and safety proccd urts o r regulauo ns established fo r the protectio n of perso ns o r propert y. J . Information . Advice and assista nce on matters of r nvironmental health and safety is available to all students from the Office of Environmental Health and Sa fety, 302 Michael Hall. IX . USE OF UN IVERSITY NAMES & SYMBOLS Rtcogniud st udent organizatio ns may use U ni~ r ­ sity names and symbols in connection with the1r programs and activi tieS bu t the use must be Ln "good taste: Use of names and sym bols o n merchandise or products 1s prohibited, ncept by arrangement with lhe coordinator ofOffict ofTrademarks and Licensing. X. BUILDING HOURS All universiry academi<i o r research buildmgs .shall be dtuned closed at II :30 p.m . unless otherwise posted. Faculty and staff who ~main in these fa cilities after closing hours must show proper iden tification to Public Safety officers o r area supervi sors when requested. St udents who rema.in in th~ fa cilities after closing hours must have written au thorization from the appropriate uniVttSity official and must provide it upon the request of a Public Safety officer or an arta supervisor. All admini.strative buildings shal l be d«med dosed at lhe end of normal business hours of the admin istrative offices located in thoK facilit ies. All ot htr buildings, except residence halls, shall be deemed closed at II :30 p.m. unless othe rwue posted, or one-haJf hour after the completio n of an authorized uni~rsity tvent, the closing of ali brary. or th e dosing of a food service operatio n m that building. Persons who remam m lh esr facih ties after the closing hours must have authom..a tion and must be able to demonstrate such authorization to a Public Safety o ffi cer or an area super visor when requested. Anyo ne remaming in any umvers1t y fa.: 1hh afttr the dosmg hour without proper authom.a tion will be escorted out of the buildmg and ma\ be subj«t to arrest. AIJ residence halls are locked and on I}' authu rized University personnel , res1dents and t ht·u guests a~ permitted to enter. XI. RESERVATI ON OF UN IVER SIH ' PACI· AND GROUNDS Thr seven recogmzed stude nt o rgamz.auuns. thC' academ1c department.s. affiliated organ1zataom and the administ rat ive umts of the State Umverslly ol New Yo rk at Buffa lo may reserve gro unds or no n depart mtntal space' for ext racurricular actiVIties Academi C clasS<'~ shall bC' ..cheJulcd fi rst an Umverslly no ndepartmental ~pace, and 1ntercol lcpte and mtramural athlettc ('Vent.sshall havC' pn o nty u5oC' or athletiC spaa- and playtng fields (lther nonacadem1c related actLVIhell w11l lx ~heduled o n lhe bas1s-of space avaalab1l11y. Reservation form s arc available from thC' h cilit1n Coordmator. Advance not ace of at last tC'n ( 10) worlungdays as requ1red an wntang for all rC'~ ervations. Furt her mformauon can be obtamed from the Faciht1rs Coordmator, Offia of Lon fer ences and Spc:c1al Evenu. Space under JUrtsdtctiOn of Ra1dence HaUs IS reserved th rough thC' Res1 dence Ufe Office. Residence Hall space lS r~ dJt«t..y lhrough the Office of Residence Life. O nly rerogntztd rts1 <knee hall groups an digible to reserve such spa.a AR11CU 7: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, ALCOHOUC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW All provisions of the Ntw York State Aicohohc Bev. erage Control law and all rula of the State Liquor Authority apply to the Stau University of New York at Buffalo. Spc:cial attention should bt paid to thC' following regulations: 1. "Any penon who misrepresents the age of a person under the age of twenty-one yean for lh C' purpose of inducing the u.le of any alcohoHc bev enge, u defined in the alcoholic btven.ge contro l law, to s:uch pc:non,ls guilty of an offcn$C' and upon conviction thueof .shall bt punished by a fine of not more than $200, or by imprisonment for not more than five days or by both such finr and 1m prisonment: (Alcoholic Beveragt Control law, Section 65- a) 2 . "Any person under lhe age of twent y-onr yt-ars who presents or offers to any licen5oC'e under the alcoholic beverage control law, or to the agent or empLoytt of such a Item sec, any wntten ev1dence o f age which is false, fraudulent or not actually has or her own , for the purpose: of purchasmg or at tempting to purchase any alcoholic beverage, may be arrested or summoned and be eummed by a magistrate having ju n sdicuon on a charge' of 11/C' gaUy purchasing or attempting to illcga.Uy purchas.r any ~coholic beverag~- If a dt'lermmauon IS made sustammg such charge the cou n or mag1stratC' shall releue such person on probation for a pc:nod of not exceeding o ne year, and may m :~ddu t on am pose a fi ne not e:xcttdmg onr hundred dollars." ( A.! ruholic Beverage Control ~w. Sect1on 65 · b J J . " Except as heremafter prov1ded. no person under the age of twenty-o ne yean shall possess any alcohohc beverage. as defined m th1s chapter. wnh the mttnt to consume such be~rage . A penon under the age of twenty-o ne years may possess any alcoho lic bevtragc- wuh 1nt c-nt to consume tf th< alcoho lic beve-rage IS gn•en : A . to a person who Ill a student m a curnl u lum hcenkd or reg1.stert'd b)' the Statr- Educau on Departmen t and the siUdent 1s requ~red to taste or ambibe alcoholi c beverage~ m courses wh1ch arC' part of th e requared cumcu lum, prov1ded such al coholic btveragell are used only for amtruct1onal purposes during class co nducted pursuanl to such curnculum; or B. to the prrson under twenty -one years of agt' by tha t person's parent or guard1an ~ ( Akoholtc Beverage' Co ntrol Law. S«u on 65-c. s ubd1 v1sum~ I and 2) 4 . "Whenever a peacC' officer as defined tn sub d1vis1on th1rty-thr« of section 1.20 of thr crtml nal procedu~ law or police offic:rr as defined m subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the cnml nal proudure law shall observe- a person under thc age of twenty-one years of age open ly m possession of an akohohc beverage' as defined m thas chapter wnh the in tent to consume such bevcrage m vaolataon of lhis srcu on. said offi«r rna)' SCIU the beverage, and shall delive-r it to lht' custody ot h1s o r her dcpanment . ( Alcohohc lk\'t'ragC' Con n o\ ~ w. Sect ion 65· c. subdiVISIOn 5J S . "No person hcensed to seiJ alcohohc bevl'r agts shall 5uffer o r permn any gambling on t he lt cenK"d premiSd.. o r suffer or permit such prt'miY". to become disordrrly. ThC' use of the ltcenK"d pre m1ses. or any part thereof, for tht' sale of lo ll t'r)' t tckc-ts, playmg ofb mgu or games of chance , or a:. a Simulcast fae~ht y or s1mulcast theater pursuanl to the racmg. para -mutual wagenng and b reetlmg I.Jw, when duJy aut honzed and lawfully conductC'd tht'rt'on. shaiJ no t constitUte' gambhng w1thm th c meam ng of th is s ubd1V1S1on." (Aicoho hc BeveraJ.te { ;,on troll.aw, Sect ton 106. subdl\'ISIOn 6 1 ARTICLE 8 : DRUG FREE SCHOOLS &; COMMUNmES ACT In conjunction w11h th e L>rug Free .xhooh and Communtties Act Amendme nts of 1989, the Um versit y II Buffalo and the St udent Health System art' com milled to dear and cune1se policies on sub~ stance abuse and a strong program of counseling. treatment , rehabihtat ao n, and reentry. Studenh should be aware of thc followmg infonnauon: Student rules and ~ula u uns prohibit the un lawful pos.sa5.10n. wr:. or d1stribut1on of ilhcn dru~ and alcohol on campu~ pro~ rtl ~ nr as pari ol Lb -------7 a\.t1v111e:. All provlSIOm '!fS.t:~te AlcoholK &vtrag.e Control law and all ruies of thC' State Ltquor Au thonty apply o n campus. No person un<kr the age uf twent y-onr can ~ any alcoholic ~v('ra~t w1lh the mtenl to consu me' . S.tatc and Fedenl drug and narcotiC law~ arr also enforced on campult Alcoholic brvrrages may be served on campu ~ bv groups and orgamuuom pruv1ded the br\Ot'r agn are not wid and that t.uch se""1ce 1s autho m.ed by the campw Alcohol Revt('w Board For mformauon. contact Student Affaars (64 5 29821 Aicohol and other .substanet abuse counsehng, rehabti.Jtat 1011. and reenl ry programs are offered 1n the cummun1ty. Fr«.confident1al mform.auon and assessmen ts are ava1labiC' at the St udent Health Center m M1chael Hall by calhng the Student Health Access LlnC' (829 27H9) for an appomtiT\C'nt Refe.-rals will"bt made to communat y treatmem p rogram~ af mdicated. The Student Counseling Center offers .a number of programs and act1v1t1es des1gned to as.s1SI students In add1t1on , chapten of Alcohoha Anonymous and Aduh Chaldren of Alcohoha mer1 regularly o n campus Employe~ are served by Vl Employee' AssastanCC' Program {829 -2155 or 645-3166 ) The Unl vtr51ty W1l11mpose app ropnate d1sc1 phnary sanctions on studc-nb and employee~ Stu dent conduct vtolauons are cons1dered by th e Stu den t- WidC' lud1c1ary or the Committee fo r lhC' Mamtenance of Pubhc Order. Sanct iOns may rangt' from warmngs to expul~1on for V1ola11un of um vers 1ty sta ndards. Local. state, and federal laws for the unlawful poSKS.!i tOn or d1str1bu11o n o( 1lhc11 drugs and al coho ! arc enforud on campus. These mdude thr State' Penal Code provasrons on thC' possess1on and sa.IC'of controlled substanas and federal controlled subslanct possessiOn and traffick1ng san c tmn~ Vaulat1nns of statt law~ can res ult 111 fine~ and up to hle m pnson Federal ltilnct1ons arr Mm1lar Tht USC' and ovrrdose or 1lhC11 dru&\ and alco hoi can lead 10 phys1al and psychologJcal dc:pen dnlce, behaviOral chang~ phys1l.al and psychologi cal damagt, and pos..'lible death f:.vt'n low do!;CS mav s1gmficantly 1mpau )udgmt'nl and coordmataon A complete copy of the Drug Fr« School~ and Commumun Act statement~ availablt' for st udent revltW DareH anqu~r~es to The L1vmg Well Cenlt'r . 223 StudC'nt limon ; 6<1 5-2837 ARTICLE 9 : PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS 1. Veh aclr Reg1strauon All facuh~ . staA and studC'n b arc reqUired 10 reg1ster motor ve h1 de~ annually wath the Parkang Office' on the North Ca mpu ~ All fa culty. staff and !itudents sh.lll Or boun d by tht' posted and publ1shed tram, regula I l O ll~ 2 . A o..upy o f the completc ~ tal C' Umvc:r~1h o l cw York at Buffalo Vrh1ciC' Regula110m may llt' obta tned from the Department of Pubhc ~afc-t~ . Btssell Hall , North Campus or Offio..C' ol t..ampu~ ' P;a rkmg and Transportat ion ~I"V I lc:~. L>1efendorl An n C'x , So uth Campult m Ell1cott Lo mpln SpauJdmg Quad., Nor th Campu~ ) . Perm ll.s. All faculty. staff and studenb wall bto 1s.sued a Veh 1de Rcgastratao n Pcrmn upon thC' completaon of veh1de reglStrat1on and the- payment of the requued feets) . The VehiCle- Reg1s trat1on Pcrm1t must be affued fro m the rearv1ew m1rror It w1ll be the- responsibilrty oft he motonstto kter the ptrmtt VISible. Othe-r permiL§ are to be affixe-d or d1splayed m accordance w1th tile pnmed 1n structions tssued wath the permtt 4 .1-1and1capped Parking Pcrm1u IIX'rmanent ) Thr Un1versi ty recogniz.esonly state ur muniCipal 1ty tssued handicapped parlong pernuu as valid for USC' m dtsagnated handacapped parlung areas on campus. Students Wtth permant'nt handacappmJ.t cond1t1ons should S«ure mumctpal pr-rm1t:. frum the1r home area Pohce Departmtnt or from tht• New York State Department of Motor Veh!dCll S . Hand1capped Parkmg PermiU (Tempor.m·l ~tudents who need spe-Cial parkmg co ns1dt•r.l t1on due to a tempora ry handKappmg condatton mu ..1 apply for !ip«1al perm1S.S1on from thl' Uffi~l- n t Das.abiln y L1vmg!Lcammg Srrnct's. 25 Upcn II all , North Ca mpus. A med tcal certtfi ....JHun ol Ja'-lhtl 11y mu.st aCLompan)' tht· appllldt lun 6 . Parkmg Poho• Automob1lr p.1rkmg nn thl' ~:~ mpus 1~ cons1dC'rC'd tube a pll\llc-gt• gr.mtrd h.. the Umversatv The- Admtm'l!rauon •~ a111.an· th.u t here ma) be- a ~hurtagC' ul ~onven1c:nt park an~ spacC's dunng peak prnnd ~ and • ~ au rm run ~ to • keep up wnh the hl':t\1' demand~ ul thc ~tudt·ol and fOlcu lty populatiOn ob effi ~·lc-nth· i15lin.ln~c.. .and land perm at . ln ordt'r to makC' parktng.a' ro..juat.ahll .as pouible, an effort Ill m.ade to kt't'p parkm~ rq.:u lataons rea\O nablt' and s1nc1h cn lor~ t·J I .~ ~h •tu den t IS expC'ctrd to wor~ ou t a \~hedul r r•t .arr I\ .1 l at the t:ampu~ whtch w11l allll\11. hun ur hc:r llnu· '" fmd a legal parkmg pia._(' IF-noran ~c: uf tht• rr~tu l.l taons Ill not cons1dc-red an excuse lor o1 \Lnlalllln 7 . Parkmg IS proh1b1ted at all 11 m.:~ un th r roadway~ (C' x~ept a~ po~tc:d l. ~• dewalkJt , la~~~.n, ground~. lanes. and th rough~~~.•a''' o l par~Lng art· .a• The Umver~ll~ rna\· hi!VC' tll e~a lh parked ..-c:ha.t,., towe-d awav .11 thC' o1w ner.. <xpcn'><" �8-------% - - a .t_ C:ea.• a ct ltal-. V alverdtw . .. . . ; . . _ - · • • •' • ' 8 . Park.mg Fines and Penah.ia:. A university parkang summons i.J Wued for any non -movins v•olat1on that occurs o n the campuses of the State Umvcnny of New York at Buffalo. Payment of thC' fine associated with such violation is rctumablr to the Offict of Studen t A£c.ounts within the time~ ­ nod s~cified on the summons. A plea agatnst a university puktng summons must be- returned in the manner described on the summons in order to r~ucst a hearing before- a hcanng officer. An appeal of the hearing officer's deCISIOn is made" to a three mcm~r rtviCW panel. 9 . Lu•bllity. The University accepts no liability for los..s o r damage to a motor vchidc or ii.S contents. Thu; andudts any damagt cau~d by moving or towing. ARTICU 10: OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCES AND RECORDS A . RESIDENCY Studcnu who pay tuitaon as non -restdmu of New York may apply to ~ .ncogniud as residenu.. An appl1cation form and a statement of the circum· stances which perm•t a student to be recogniz.ed as .. rc:s•dent arc available in the Student h:counu Of· fiu· at 232 Capen Hall and Hayes Anna. B. In tht event of a studtnl who has received fi. nanCial a1d based on non - residtnl status. and is then grantrd Nrw York Slate residency, and the fi . nanual ;ud rccctved as a non - resident is greater than the pt'tnllssiblr amount for a resident student, :.a •d student is obligated to return the differenct. B. PAYMENT OF TUITION AND FEES REGU - U.TIONS The Umvc:mty has a st udent invo1ctng system wh1ch prov1drs specific and complete mformation abo ut all charges, payments. and authori.z.cd de· lcrmcms. h also displays the vanous student sta · tu~ 111format1on u~d to dctcrmmc the bill. High · hgtus of the system arc outlined below : 1. St udents will receive up to four statements uf accou nt each semester. The first statement will bC' mailed to your permanent addreu approxi· mately one month before the start of the semester. TUitiOn, fees and other University charges a~d 1111 the first account statement will be due upon rc:u:1p1 arVJ arc co nsidw:d late if not paid by the penalt y date appcanng on your statc.mc.nt (students who <lllempted to rcgisur full time. bu t did not rcccwc all thctr COUT$t5 arc a:tillliabiC' for the baJa.ntc due on the account statement ). The remain · •ng \tattmc:nu will be sent at approximatdy ooc · month mtervals during the scm6tcr. 2 . Each account statement will list the amount dut' thr Umversny. Any unpaid charges from tht' prev1ous sta tement will be brought forward, and add1t1onal cha rgC'S. payments. and ctcdiu will ~ shown . The statement will aJso include in the cal· cu latlon of the amount due any authorized deferments. These indude TAP/SUSTA and tuitWn wa1ver:.. Students must provide th~ Office of Student Accounts with proof of the receipt of such an award prior to the penalty date in order to deduct the award from their amount due . ). Returning students that do not successfully regtster and, therefore, do not recci~ the first bill of any semester will be charged a$.)().()() late pay· ment fee plus a $}0.00 late processing f« for a to tal of $60.00 in late fees. These fees arc non - negotiable and must be paid. 4 . SJO.OO late processing fee wiU be charged to any new or transfer stu<knt attempting to register for the first time on or aher the tint day of dasscs. This fee will apply to all studcnu including those who receive late admission to the Univenity. S. Failure to pay the amount due. by the penalty date will ruuJt in the automatM: usessmmt of a late payment fttofS30.00cach timcthcacmuntLSbilled. This fee is nonnegotiable and must be paid 6 . Students should apply early for any finan cial aid that they expect to use to pay thc;r Univer· sitybill. 1 . University bills arc ~tnt to the permanent addrw that is on file with the Office of Rrcords and Registration. It is the student'' responsibility to keep the addreu correct. Failure to rcceivt a bill will not be accepted as a reason to waive the late payment fee . All payments should bt: made by check or monty order payable to the State UnivalityofNew York at Buffalo. Personal checks are accepted sub;rct to deposiL MasterCard. Vlsa and DiscovnC.ard p~nu arc acaptcd Studmu mu.st mmplctt the top portion of the bill if paying by MasterCard, v;.a or DiseoverCard. Paymmu forwarded by mail shouJd be sent in the return e~~ provided. The top portion of the account mtc.mcnt should be included with your payment to insure timely and proper credit to the student'• account. Students s hould include their ~non number on their checks. Studcnrs ar~ urged to pay by mail in order to avoid lines in the Office of Student Accounts. Postmark dated~ not constitute rccc:ipt of Jn!Y· mcnL C. NEW YORK STATE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND STATE UNJVERSITI SCHOL· ARSHIP TUITION ASSISTANCE (SUSTA) The slatcmcnt of account sent to students wiiJ include all New York State TAP/SUSTA amounts that are known to the Office of Stude.nt Accounts at the time of billing. These amounts wiU be in· du<kd in the cakulation of the amount due. St·u · denu rcc.tiving New York State TAP/SUSTA awards that do not appear on their 1tatemcnt of account mu.st provide the Office of Student Accounu with a copy of their award certificate. When this is done, the student may deduct the amount of tht award from the amount due the University. The combi· nation of all New York State awards may not ex· c~ the amount of tuition charscd. cxctpt in some cases for special scholarships. ~ipientsof special New York State scholarships who arc not eligible for TAP monies mUit still compkte a TAP appli cation to b:c eligible for the spedal scbola.rshjps. D. TUITION AND FEES COVERED BY WAIVERS, GRANTS. OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES There are a variety of tuition wai~r5 granted by the University. These include. c.mploytt tuhion waive~. Graduate Student tuition scholarships., and coopcr.uavc teacher tuition. waivers. Any tuition waiver received in the Office of Student Accounts by the billing date will be rcAectcd on the state· mtnt of account and will be included in the calculation of the amount due. One type of tuition scholanhip, the gn.duate student tuition scholar· ship, cannot~ fully processed until proof that the student has filed for a Tuition Assistance Progn.m Award (TAP) is provided to the Office of Student Accounu. Proof of filing consists of a TAP Award Certificate or apparancc on a TAP roster. This rc · quiremcnt does not apply to the other categories b--......,.__ ___________ of tu•tJon waivers. If a 5tudtnt ll rcuiving 1 tuauon waiver and •t doe5 not appear on the ltatc· mcnt of account, tht student must provide the. Offict of Student Accounu with proof of rc.criv~ mg the tuition waiver before the tuition waiver can M deducted from the amount due:. 'IUition waiv· en do not c:t.1VtT fees and they, therefore. must be paid by the due da~ in order to avoid a late ftc . Studc.nts spon10rcd by Grants and Govun· mental Apcies must provide doc.wne:nted proof to the Office of Student Accounts befOre deduct· ing sponsored amounu from their amoun.t due. Where. there arc two or mort means of relitv· ms a graduate student of his or her tuition~ the University will alWifl tum to the ruition waivu budgd last. For aample, a gradua~ Uliltant ap-pointed to • tUeaTCh usdtantship ia alto aupported by his or hc:r sponaor. The Univusity will bill the. sponsor cvc:n though this research assistantship pcnition provides a tuition waiver. E. STUDENT FEES The Colltge f« is a state assesscd mandatory fee. The Studtnt Activity Fee is a nudent aucucd mandatory fee. Student Health huurance is man· datory for all full · timc studon1, graduate ltUdenu carrying nine: houn or more, and all forrign stu· dents. It can be waived by providing proof of ad· equate exist ins coverage: to the Student Health Insurance Office prior to the deadline. date. Transportation, Health Se:rvlce, Athletic, and Tcchnol· ogy fees art usessed for all studtnu, but may be waived in certain circumstancn (e.J. a health profHSions affiliation that requires a student to reside outsidt' of Buf&Jo for a scmcster). Students should contact the offices rcspon1iblt for fee assess~t to uce.rtain eligibility and application proceduru fora waiver. F. TUITION AND CREDIT REFUNDS Tuition 1st week l!nd wcck O'Mo 3rd WC'C':k 4th week 50'Mo 70'11> Sth week IOO'M> 30'!Io ) . Entering actiw: military scrvicL. You must submit a ropy of your military arden. 4. A documented procellina <mil" mode iD my Unn..mty offico. L<ttcr Oft UnMnity omioo<ry is requind. A atudent who is eotide:d to a refund hu oot ynr from the elate of th< ~~to r<quat the rd'und, or it is forfeited. Note: All fees and expense~ are subject to change without notice at the cfuattioft of the UniYc.nity. CO . UNPAID UNJVERSnY ACCOUNTS A student witb an unpaid and cwuduc uni· vcuiry account wiD not be permitted JO rqistn for the foUowing 5emelter. Nor will a student be entitled to receive a ltale:mmt or transcript of h.is or her credits until hil or her tuition, feu 1nd all other chargea autboriud by the Stalt' Univtnity, induding but not limited to char&cs for damagin& Residcnct Hall property, haw been paid. The University d~ not act as a coUection agency for commercial outside groups or indi· viduab. H. PENALTIES No student is digibk to receiw- • dq;ru, ccr· ti5catt of accompli.shment or bononb&e diunisuJ until all charges due to the University or to any of its related divisions arc paid in full and all University property has been murned in acaptablecon · dition. The University reserve~ thc riJht to change or add to its fees at any time. Official inforrncion am~ ceming tuition and fees and their .-ymentl should be obtained from the Offict of Student Finances and R=rds (829-2181). When a st·udent reg.imn it is specifically understood that he or she will Jn!Y in full for aU ch.a.rsts assumed at rqistration. Failure or inability to at· tend class docs no1 change the payment due: or c.ntitle tbe nudent to a re:fund. Students who officially resisn. change from full time to pan-time or w-k employer on company stationery, statins tbc be· ginning date of employmmt plw the date of chansc in th< work ocb<duk. O'Mo IOO'M> IOO'M> IOO'M> IOO'M> on a parHime buis reduce their schr8uJc will be charged on tht following bas:i.s: Several exceptions to the prorated refund schedule do exisL Student5 who officially resign from courses and provide the documented proof listed ~l ow will reuivc a fuJI adjllltmt:nt of thtir tuition charses for the COWStS involved. 1 . Medical reasons that occur during the. first half of the 5.cmcstcr which prohibit thc student from completing the se.mcster. Documented proof must be submitted from a phy5ician, on the physician's stationery stating the beginning date of illness and that the student is unable to attend class.. 2. A chanse in thestudmt's workschtduleduring the lint half of the IW)(':Stt:r that makes it im· possible for the student to attend c.1asses. The job must be one that the student held wbcn he or she registered. A letter must be submitta:i from the If a studcnt is dismissed from the Univnsity or any of iu related divisions for cauaa: other than aadcmic ddicimcy, all tm (Wd 0< to be paUl ohall immediately become due and payable.. AIITICU 11: APPROVAL Tbcse Ruin and Regulations have. been approved by the Council of the State Univcr1ity of New Yofk at Buffalo in May, 1998 and can be made available. on caSKnc tapes for the visually im · paired in the Office of Services to the Handi · capped, 25 Samuel P. Capen Hall, North Cam · pu1. These Rules and Rqulations shall remain in effect fantil supc:nedtlt ~y Jesit:Jatfon ot amended by the. Council the State University of New York at Buffalo. Qut:Stions, comments and suggestions related to Student Conduct Rules, University Standards and Administrative Regulations shouJd be directed to the Officc of Judicial Affairs/Ombudsman, 405 Capen Hall. or Notke - PHOTOGRAPHS pf UniV<mty nents and ~ben of the campw community are regularly taken and sub5e· quently display«~ depicting the vitality or UB. If you do "ot want your picture. used in this manner, please advise the photogra · pher! -Student Aff•lrs, !,4ay 1998 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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Researchers are required to obtain written permission from copyright holders and the University Archives prior to reproducing or publishing materials, including images and quotations. For inquiries about reproduction requests and permissions, please contact the <a href="http://library.buffalo.edu/archives/">University Archives</a>. If you believe material in our digital collections infringes copyright or other rights, please review our <a href="https://library.buffalo.edu/about/policies/information-use/notice-and-takedown-policy.html">Notice and Takedown Policy</a> for information on how to report your concern. https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/files/original/9ef4aed768352a707a3fd16678452bd7.pdf 95898e98481c8cd347a9b0ca3556be8e PDF Text Text Student Spirit How do you spell school spirit? These two display their UB letters life-sized and skinside at a pre-game celebration before the Bulls' home opener Saturday. Fortunately, it was a warm day-and the Bulls won handily, 40-1 7, over Lock Haven. An IT 'revolution' sweeps through UB Ambitious technology initiative gives competitive edge to university, students By E1.LEN COOlDBAUM News Services Editor U NTIL a couple of week.s ago, the informa- tion t~chnology rev_olu ion sweeping through UB was a relatively quiet one. More than 400 sparkling new co mputers equipped with the Windows NT opera ting syste m and numerous text and graphics software packages had been in stalled in refurbished public labs. disk space for students had been increased I 0 -fo ld, the number o f modems had nearly doubled , open ports fo r laptops were in place and the most robust password securit y sys tem avail able a nywhere h ad been install ed on the universit y network. In most of the publi lab s, though , screen s were blank and mo uses were stationary. AJithat changed wh en stud ent.!> returned to campus. Just ask Emily Krey, a senior in electrical engineering and supervisor of the new Bell Hall Com puting Lab. no w open 24 ho urs nearl y eve ry day. " During peak hours. thi s place can be insane! " she said. Dunng so me a fternoons, she added , there have bee n m o re student s wh o want to usc the machin es th an there a re comput ers. .. These are so conveni ent," sa u.i C.athenne Jacob, a se ni o r in me chanicaJ and aerospace engineer• ing, noti ng that p revious ly, engl neeringstude.nts had to usc- a room that sometimes housed classes. so it was impossible to predid when machines would be availahle. It 's a fa r c ry from last semester. when Bell 10 1 was full o f anCient terminals that onl y offered e - ma il and simple word processing. The 350 brand-new, 266 mega· hertz computers sitting in the pubfic sues .on campus and th e 70 SUN work statio ns in BeU Hall an: JUSt o ne piece of an ext remely broad rr strat egy fashioned by UB and supported h y a co mbinatio n of m stitutlo nal fu nds and student tt'Ch no logy fee-.. "U B has co mm itt ed itse lf to us m g IT to 1t s co mpetit ive- advan tage ," ~a 1 d H1nn ch R. Martens, as '>O(Ia te vacc p res1dcnt fo r co mput mg a nd mformat1o n techn o logy. O nt> aspeCI o f whal m akes IT al U H specia l. he sa id , b the lead ershi p fr o m the se na o r admm astra t ive level th at is re nec ted Ill tht• h1gh le vel of s t a ndardn~ a 11 0n am o ng IT serv1ces, a be nefi t th at 1mpacts studt·nt s da rectl y. At so m e o th e r ca mpu se!l , fo r exa mpl e, student s d~ahng 111 fro m off-campus face limitati o ns 111 rc so urces to whi ch th ey have access. " Beca use o f o ur adh e re nce- to )tanda rds, UB students arc t:on nected to us m thC' sa m e way, w1 th access to id entica l resources, m cl udm g e- m a il a nd the Internet. whethe r th ey a rc sitti ng 111 t ht' dorms. us mg a pu bhc sJte on ~o.am p us, o r d 1aling- m from off- ~..am pus," Mart ens sa1d . ' ··we never had eno ugh resou n.e!1 tu support a nyth1n g hut a fu lh·- m teg ra ted ce ntra li zed computa ng enviro nm ent." he sa id. " Th is put s us where we want to bC', am o ng the hest umversltit'.!l 111 th e nat10 n." T h <.· maj o r foc us o f UB'.!> IT !olrategy fo r Fall 1999 is th e student access llllttatl~t' requiTing all 111 c-tlnued- ,..,. • Greiner's report past highlights, future initiatives By SUE WUET<HER News Servkes Aisociate Director RESIDENT William R. Greiner reported on t he highlights of the past academic year a nd looked ah ead to the upco ming year and beyo nd in his annual address to the votin g faculty on Sept. 9 . Among th e major initiati ve!'> forecas t for the 1998-99 academi c year, Greiner noted the review and posSible reorganization of the prac Lice plan in the Schoo l of Mcdicm e and Biomedical Sciences, the incur· porat ion of the Research lnstitutt~ on Addi ctions as a fr("(' · Sta ndm g UB cen ter. the creati o n o f a task fo rce addressmg issu e.!> .J ffec tln g underrepresent ed group!<> a nd a shift in focus o f th e O ffi ce of tht• Provost to ward graduatt•t'li ut .tllun and sponsorcJ program s. Before beginning his talk. ( ;rcmc:r advised fa cull y member~ that nea- P ther hlS report on the past year no r his observatio ns of the future wo uld be complete "becau se th ere is so much happening on campus ... that there is no way to really effectivel y encapsulate" everything. He then po inted out the numcr o us fa cult)' members who ha w t'l th er retired , died o r left the untver sit y for o ther posi tio ns. "We o we much to those peo pl e," ht· sa aJ . adding tha t vacanC!e!l sw: h as th esl' w1ll leave UB wat h "extraord marv turnover"-700 to 1.000 appomt m ent .!l that might need to he m ade ove r an e1ght ·o r-nme-year pcn od. '"\\'hen \ 'O U look at the hst (of pt>tlplc who are no longer Jt UB I. rou u nden.tanJ what a loss 11 I!> for tht· unavt•rsJt)' to havt' people who have giVen so much to us over such a long tame leave us:· he s.-tid, l:.tllmg 11 .1 "necessar)' as1x'Ct of a life t-yclc ot an lllSlltUl!Oil like a WlJVt'TSll )'• "To tho M' who lt>aw. tho:-.r wh11 have helped to b udd the mstJtu tl o n to whcrt• tl as no w, we havt· an o bLgat1o n to leave th1s placC' het ter than W l' fo und 11." Cr c 1n e r i.. h a ll e nged t a~.u l t\' membe rs to "take full respo nsihtl tt y for d ellv e r •n g o n tha :uhligatton ... a nd at the .!la me tllnt' take advant agt· o l the o pportunm lor renewal of th e unt vcrslt Ywh u:h II pn:sent s to u~ Us1ng ove rht.•ad sli des to 111m. t rate ht ~ pmnt.!l. ( ;rem t• r d eta il ed h1 ghll g ht s o f th t· past aca d eml t year. Amo ng them were: • Ma1o r acad e ma ~. appom t mt"nt.!l at the vKe pres1de ntta l and dccanal level s. lo mm g UB \' 't' rl' Mu:hael Be rna rd m o a!l v~ee prt•s adent lor hl'a hh a ffat r!l, Lt'W IS Mand ell a !> dea n of the ~ h no l uf Man.1gem ent, Jacqu el)'n Mitchell as dean of th e l ;raJuate School o f 1·d ut JI IO I1 J nti l ..:~ wrt· n ct· Shulm.m .J!> J ea n o l the ( ,r,Jdu ,uc ~ dtonl of ~Q(I ,J] Work Pro mo ted to leadn~ h• p po!<> atao n' from wnh m t he- liR ran l !l " ·c-rt' Demm Black J.~ V!Lt' prc.!>ldt•n l for st udent affa1r,, Barhara R1Wt1J J_, dean of studen t.!>, Kt~ r r\ l .r Jill ,, , dean of t he < :o ll ~o.-geo l Ar t ~ and"'-' c: n ~.t'!'>, .mJ R. N il ~ t )\~en,,, dc.tn '' ' th e ~chon l o l I .1\, Th t~se l l'adt~ r s h lp .lppotntmt·nt ' t.k mo nst ratt· that LlH I!'> "'tJp.1hk ,,, a tt r .K II n~ exce ll t•nt pt·opk Irom nu tsadt· J nJ aJvarhtn~ t"\ l dk n t pc-opk from wll hm ." ht· ,.ud • lm plernt'n tat ton ol .1 nt·'-' Kt so urce AJio~o.a u o n ~kthoJo l o~' b' SUNY l;re !IH.'r lJIInl thl· llt' \' meth oJ lo r allo ... .Jtln~ 'tJ !t' ' ·" su pptl rt to tht' t..lmptl,l' ' ,1 'l·n promas. mg Jl'Vt'lllpn\t'IH " ·\n lllll).: th C' bt·nefits. ht· ))ault' th.11 undl'l th e llt''-' mt• t ho d olo~\ . tht• ~. .H n p U Sl,:!> rt: t<I IO th..- rt'Vt'nUC: tht'\ gt·n erJtc . m ~. lu d a ng. tllll lOn .md kl'' • lmpl cnwn tat aon u l ,, li\l' ,l.•H �BRIEFLY Rebecca Bernstein is associate director of publications and director of electronic media · at UB. A 1981 UB graduate, she became a member of the professional staff that same year. NPII~It Jaddl,_.to.....,. ilftonWifO -·.-.........lldll ~. -­ ~·be- k on~.m.l • I p.m. Wlednedly. Tho hour-long -oll)'don~ ~ origlnlllng """' _ , . ,._.;T.--e c-. St..-· 622wll.be folowal byo~ _.....,._by Mort 5allt. lldon\ - " lk on 1ft's ,_.,_..... "to4onnrog fdl. ticon,• .... lloiogs ~ 'AWO'~ -East ond - -· Shthos ~lorlftflamthe lor"""" than sbc ond .... port ol the teom tloot-. o po'llliglou& Alred I. dul'ont-Columlolo ~ lwtwd ln 1992 1or """""!'"ol t h e - QJII-. Sht Is the outloor ol "Undnwlos ond legends of Uptown• ond "'aq>tet ol the llo*n ol Shobo.. puloli!hed by HougMm ~ In October. • Tho annual 'MifO mOmben ~ .. coppootl>nily ID· .,_~OS wol os o boQit signWog. lrom U'.lO p.m. Mernloenwll-the ..,.... • no doorge. Tho pubic ,.., - b y pun:t.,ing ol> 1«1,- ... - ID 'MifO ......-olp. - d o }'OU do .. dlrKtor of - - - 1 a7 I'm charged with developing UB's online Interne-t presence. BecauS(' of the high volume of traffic we get on UB's Web site (http:// - w.buffalo .... u )-about 5.6 million hits a month. with more than two-thirds coming from outside ofUB-thc university funded a Web team to show leadership in developing .. best.. sites that promote UB to the outside world and to create wonderful tools that could be used by the entire UB online community to improve academic and administrative sites. I'm the leader of that team. Where does electronic medle fit Into liB's needs and go.ls7 How people "shop" for higher education has changed over the past 10 years. Their needs and expectations, tfie demographic composi- tion have shifted radically. Pan of wha t has changed is influenced by economics, competition, shrinking financial-aid and scholarship pools and higher customer-service expectations. The part that relates to my job is the expectations of pro spective students, alumni, friends and our own UB community that the university will have a rich, in tuitive online presence. Whet ere some of the projects you 're wortdng on now7 R EPORTER Tho lloparW .. · commurol!ypoAollhod loy lloe llMIIoon ol -·-· ___ ___ --c..--__ --- lWwonlty Senllces, s-lWwonityoi,_Yoric .....CROfts ""',_ loaled • 136 ~ - - (716) 64S.2626. ~edu _, ....... ,. ., -.-..------.... Owtsdne\lidli loon Donzlg ........ oc..lnlloolnoiQ l.olo- . . ,. _ spn. Polriclo DancMon Ellen~ MiraMcGinnls llon ehuod>a There arc so many I could fill this entire paper. Some of the more interesting projects the Web team has worked on are the online interactive calendar <http://www. buffalo. edu/ . - ->; the new site giving directions to UB <http://www. buif e lo . edu / direction s >; Quick.Search, a fast "finding" service <http://www.buff•lo .edu / -.Jotml>;the News Services site <http :// www.buffalo .edu / OMWS> that bosu the latest infurmation promoting UB's accomplishments (my favorite thing about this site is the new suhscription servia), and the site that won a top national award, UBcxplorcr <http:// ~. buffalo .... u/uplorer>. Coming up in the near future is an admissions site that will gM a personalized portfolioofinfurmation to proopecti>-< undergraduate students, and a fully sean:habl< campus map that organizes infurmation both by . buildings and the departments that arc located in them. How ' - Is your staff1 We have five COn! full-time lDCillbcrt and a group of the most wonderful ist before. The Web t.eam loves to Web! US's Web is liU an cco- cballcnging one. systml; it's asllr<>ng as its weak- olts- What onoojor }'OU rvn lnto7 have That there are not enough n!SOuras ~toustodoallthethings t.ha1 - need to do to make eUB truly a rustomerservice-orimtedsite,dlodr. full of the n!SOUJ'a$ that everyone needs. It filrcrs us to tum down opportunities that- would really..,.... to toke on. The good news is that~­ cryotherunivenity that- compctt with is in a similar situation. What' s }'OUr f.norlte- site andwby7 Cybcrtimcs. the online only so:ction of The New York 1i,.. <http:/ / _....,__,.,.,_,.,, students on the plan et without ~.-:> Forbreak­ whom we could not even begin to talte on wbat we do, as well as partners all over campus who help us shape and maintain the sites we create and support our infrastructun. ing news, ridingCNN,butto find out how the world of technology is being used and wbat into'esting issues are bei ng raised, 1 log into Cybertimcs. The other thing is thai it provides links to pta= that toke me on wonderful non-linear adventures. If I can shamelessly plug. my other faVorite sites are nuvs 007 shrine, <http:/ /www.-.._./ Jboncl/ >, because I am <http:/ I www: b== d PLCOift/>,and UB art gallery <http://www.art ~.-.....~. all done by Web-team studerits. First and foremost among these partner.; is Computing and Information Tcchnology(CIT). Whet's the most exciting pert of your Job7 I thrive on every project being a dif- ferent set of challenges. I'm a person who ahvays needs a duolJcngc. I love coming up with ideas and solving problems, the more unsolvable the better. I also love technology. I've been computing now since 1976and am proud to be part of yet another digital revolution. new Whet 's the most cheUenglng part of your Job 1 Creat ing approaches to electronic communications that did not ex - What is your vision for UB's create and the act of creation is a rm k-- ··something people don't }'OU- should? I have an amazing 6-year-old daughter, Dakota, who knows more about computers than I do. What question do you wish I had asked, and how would you hn"e enswered lt7 est link. All of tbe parts inteTr<late and strengthen each other. Content maintenance should be distributed to the people best able to maintain accurate and timely infonnatio.n. For example, financial aid should have the best, mosttimely, and accurate information on financial aid, ad.mis - sions should have tbc .best information on how to apply. Sites should link to that information 111thcr than taking precious resources creating it and maintaining it themselves. We should be moving to a more dynamic. database-driven presentat ion whe re customized contcnl is available fo r our <visitors. UB's Web site should provide a customer-friendly, intuitive environment where people do not have to searcb for the content they desire. For example, what if you went to a mall and walked into a store to buy a shirt, only to find that you had to go to one store to find the buttons and another to buy the sleeves, and there were things about the shirt that you knew you needed but you could not even begin to be able to imagine what it was. Your expectation would be to walk into a store and select a shirt indud· ing everything you need off of the rack. Similarly, we need lo have a.site that builds information relationships between our e. -visitors and all of the information that they are seeking, and delivers the information to them. UB makes critical investment in electronic securitym By Ell£N GOLDilAUM News Services Editor T HE univ<nity just spent S I million to make its campus computer network as secure as is technically possible. It was a big expense, paid in part by student technology f~d one that only a few other universities have made. But, admin istrators note, it 's a step that all uni versities wiU have to take eventually. "We are providing the best security that current technology can provide," said Hinoicb Martens. associate vice president for computing and information technology. He noted that the exponential growth in computer use by stUdents for roursework. registration, payments and access to grades and other personal information has made incre:osing electronic security critical for universities. At the same time. the multiple platforms. applications and vendors in a university environment make the process of implementing a security policy extremely complex, particularly sine< different security applications cannot "taak" to one another. lbe approacb UB has cbosen os called "distributed computing environment," or OCE. Widely used in the financial and high-tech sectors, it provides the best-known approadt to date to facilitate aa:css to infonnation for a laJgc community. DCE functions lilo! a series of gates to various parts of the nm.<>rk. To open a particular gate. a user must go thmugh two identification procrsses; authentication and authorization Thefirstallowsthesystem to verify the user's identity, based on his or her password. The scoond allows the system to dctcrminctowhich resources a user is privileged to have acrcss. Both P"""""" are instantaneous as soon as a 1.l5er logs on. Services at UBthat o:elyonDCEfor authentication include SOAR. dial-up Internet = . e-mail, public worlc.stations and Usenct news and UNIX. "In most univenitics, students, fac- Cybci'SfhlCC has rule\ of conduct -on-. UB that problems with electronic mail and other online seoviccs ""' r<>t limited to those re5VIting lrom deliberate attempts to misappropriate inlonnaticon. As more and more people become proficient online (450,000 mail messages are sent loom and received by UB peoday!), the chances tO< inappropriate use multiply. Sometimes, it's a matter of not ~ng the ..rules" of conduct in cyberspace. To disseminate irtonnation on •responsible use• ond to ooprimand individuals ~ use electronic """'"""" inappropriately, UB has assigned. ful~ computerdisciplinaty officer. "Mroy _ d o n , halle anyone ..-.tooting the n.Jie, • said~ A>derod, ~job k ~to '"'I"Jr1d to c:omplair<s. •0ur fiost approach is to educate people about. how to be responsible in their use of the Internet. • Issues that t)'picaly come'-"..., the gamut loom off-topic oontJilutions to specific~ to~ ot •mail boorbs" (v.twre somecnedelibe<ately dekJges a maibox with incxlmng messages). Sometimes, Axlerod explained, people truly don't undeostand whars acceptable and whal's r<>t on the Net "We toy to get them to realize that """"' you go out to the Web, the .mole worid watches, • he said. When a complaint about an individual is substantiated, the oeaction loom UB is swift. "We immediately deactivate their accoun~ • said Axlerod. -E.G. ulty and staff are burdened With remcmbcring,andk«pingsccurc.many different usemarnesand passwords to """"their dectronic otS<JUltZS,. said Daniel D. Anasjid, l,INIX system admil)istrator at UB. "Whiie other institutions struggl< 10 integrate dispo.rate securityanddirccuxyservices, UBcan corx:mtrateon providing new and expanded services by building on a solid security infrastructt=" DCE protects an individual's in formation through a complicated encryption process. "We'vt: gone to g=t lengths to ensure that private materials for our students are just that private; said Rick Lesniak. director of academic services. Whenever students, facult y or staff forget their password, th ey must obtain a new one, which re quires an in -person visit to th e computing center on campus. The DCE environment is only as secure as an individual's password. All members of the UB community are reminded to keep tbeir passwords private and' to cbangc them periodically. To do so, log onto UNIX and usc tbc "passwd• command or visit the CIT homcpage at <http:/ / www.dt.buffalo.edu>. �Technology in the classroom: unusual? No, it's the norm lly SUE WUETOIU NI!W$ Services Assod.Jtt Director K OUGH universal ac· ess to computing will ot be implement<d ofcially until next fall , use of techn ology in th e classroom "is prospering at UB. Faculty members are using tech nology in a vari<ty of ways, ranging from creation of Web sites on which instructors post course materials. to listseris to facilitate class c:liscussion, to accessing the Web during class, to US< of software packages designed by faculty members to complement specific courses. In fact, usc o f even the simplest telhnology-posting co urse ma terials on thew~ become so commonplace that .several faculty members co ntact ed by th e Reporter doubted that what they are doing can be called "innovative." " I assume these practices are common around the ca mpu s," no tes a member of the Depart - use of technology, and that "five years from now, U B will bt" a very different place." Although statistics on the number of faculty members using some kind of technology in the classroom teaching skills have not improved just because he is incorporating computers into his lesson plans, thinking about how to use technol ogy in instruction has, indeed, im· proved his teaching. art not available, a ..sizable campo· "Thinking about how computers nent of the faculty already has begun to move in this direction," says )o5<ph Tufariello, senior vice pro- and technology might be u..d in vost for educational technology, adding" that there are cenain disci· plines, such as chemistry, where U5< of technology is "fairly extensive." Tufariello calls un iversal com · puting access and the use of tech · no logy in the classroo m "the wave of the future," with many univer· siti es beginnin g to mo ve in this direction. Alth o ugh UB is not the first university to require univer· sal access, it is .. running with the front of the pack," he says. Among those UB faculty members who have been in the .. front of the pa c k" on ca mpu s is Jac k ment o f Sociology. Meacham, professor of psychology. Meacham, wh o has published Mary Flanagan, assistant professor of media study and a member of the working group developing guidelines for faculty u5< of technology in the classroom, says that usc of technology in class in 'truction has become ..an accepted orm." .. , see a lot of work ing done th at is promising; facu are get· ting int o technolo Y, says Flanagan. wh o uSes tec H o logy exten sively in her own class She points out that while s e is a relatively new member of th~ US fac ult y-she came to UB in Fall 1997-s he se nses that .. a lot has changed" already at UB during the past five years in terms of facult y a rticles o n the use of technology in the cl assroom , has been usi ng listserv discussions in his1arge lee· lure classes sin ce 1994 . He and Lara Bushallow· Wilbur, former assista nt ) ibrarian in the Under· graduate Library who now works at th e Johnson Center Library at Geo rge Mason University, devel · oped a Web si te fo r st udents that provides links to co urse- relevant Internet sites, as well as links to reso urces on how to co ndu ct sue· cessfu l research on the Internet. He also plans to use the elec· Ironic rese rve that has been init i· ated in the Undergraduate Library. Meacham notes that whiJe h is teaching has made me think more carefull y about what the learning goa ls are for the students in m y classes," he says. "I'm making more deliberate choices now about what to teach with technology and what to teach without technology." Although he was an earl y convert to the use of technology in the classroom, he cautions that technology ca nnot be adapted in to every classroom situation. "Teaching with technology will be the right thing for some courses. for some topics, fqr some faculty, and for some students, but it will be entirely wro ng in other cases ," he says. " Indeed , in most cases, a small c1ass in which fac · ulty and students can listen to each other with respect and have a sus· ta ined, in ·depth discussion of the course material is likely to lead to far better teaching and lea rning than anything that is do ne with co mputers and technology. "'1 believe that we have a lot of work to do a t UB in the n ext couple of years as we learn what a re app ro p ria te and pro ductive uses o f technology in teaching and what are not ," he says. O ne fa cult y member who has been able to adapt successfull y the use of technology into her teach · an g-i n fact , one arts and sciences faculty member has called her the "nerve ce nter" for such activi ty- is Flanagan, who teaches v1sual art. With the assistan« of Otristopher Egen, a doctoral candidate m com· puter science, she has created a Web site and software to facilita te the eJec · tronic submission and class cntiqu mg of student multimedia projects. The software ..creates the setting of a seminar on the Web," says Flanagan. h gives students direct access to course material on the Web and allows them to submit material to the si te without going to a server o r worrying about different file transfer protocols. she says. .. They can concentrat e on the content , not get bogged down with technical issues," she adds. Mort'()Yel',sincrstudentsmust JXlSl their ""rk on the Web site-il more public plare than just circulating the work in the classroom-they may spend more time on it, she notes.. Critiquing work via the Web also may benefit students who are more quiet and prefer time to compose their comments, rather than speak· ing off·the·cuff in class, she says. An informal, unscientific poll by the Reporter has unearthed many ot her faculty members who use techn ology extensively in courses they teach. The number is too nu merous to detail in one story. But among the most noteworthy are: • Scoh Grant, assistant profes· sor of lea rnin g and in stru ction , who has developed an "Observa · tion Simulati o n" using CD and Internet tec hn ologies to help stu · dents lea rn h o w to obse r ve a school setting and to take raw and expanded field notes. T he si mula· tion allows st udents to post notes they 've taken after viewing a series of videotaped segments on a en to a class page on the Grad uat e School of Educa tton ~rver . Stu dents then can pnnt each others· notes . critique them and hr1ng them to class for discussion . • Joseph Conte, associa te profe; sor of English. whose course " Mul· t1medm Li terature" Integrates the teachmg ofl iterature with multi me d1a, on · lme and digitaJ reM>urcn . Students read fiction , poetry and cn ucal essays m both pnnt and dec tronK formats; partiCipate m class room multimedi a exerctses usmg IBM -, CD-ROM - and Ethernet equipped teaching stations; pa rt 1c1 pate in an online d iscussion List, and develop a Web site devoted to an author or literary-electronac top1 as pan of a final research proJect. • Robert Allendoerfer, assoctatt' professor of chemistry, who has de veloped an elect roniC cu rnculum for hi s introdu cto ry chemis t ry course. Thee-text, which was avad - able on the Web in the Fall of 1997. is now available on CD- ROM. Hts VtzQu.izsoftwareprogram tests stu · dent5 taking the general introduc· tory course. Srudents have been us ing the "electronic homework" com· ponent ofVizQuiz for rwo yea rs. • Barb.llra A•lla-Shah, 3SSIStant professor of modern languages and literatures. who. along with other UB Spanish instructors. uses a software program called ATA)O in all elemen· tary and Inte rmediat e language courses. The online program, acces· sibl e through the UB mainframe, provides a basic English· Spanish/ Spanish -English dictionary. avo · cabulary section and verb con} uga· uon. h also allows the mstructor to print a "log" that shows \\'Ork done by students using ATA)O. A rich lode of attractive and informative Web sites at UB "Virtual UB" offers high-quality information, visual interest on subjects from the new to the old By PATIIKIA DONOVAN News Servk:6 Editor W HERE information· ectlnology is con· emed, there is some- • lnstltvte f<W Research and Education on Women- Gender (-c;), www.WGmellancl ~. buffalo.-/ IREWG is new entity at UB but al · number of facu lty members and ready up and ru nning online. This site beautifully represents the idea of an inte~active community of scholars. Colorful , welco ming , staff IT-literate, "virtual UB"boasts warm, good-looking, the site de- many exceptionaJ ly informa tive , clea rly·designed and attractive Web sites. The following is a sample of what's available,on UB's Web sites. scribes the concerns and research of women faculty members. Th e Web site also is gateway to a well researched and well -o rganized se· lection of the best in.ternational Internet sites on women and tech · nology, education, research, femi · nism, social change, wo men's stud · ies., health , support networks, services and many, many others. hing you should know about UB. Not only are a large • c;raduate School of Education, www.gJO.buffalo.edu/ For color, clarity and speed, this is one of the best sites at UB. Simple, confett i-colored navigating icons keep viewers fOCUS<d while directing them to specific locations. Program enve· lopes are logically organized and the entire site is easy to negotiate. This is a very user· friendJy site. O n top of eve r ythin g el se, tt s handsome visual d esign suggests th e cl inical depth of the center and the dignity with whi ch it regards its patients, man y of wh o m are very young. Parent· fr iendly. gall ery o f poems, tape!! of tnh:r vtews UB 's grou ndbreak.10g NPR program LJNEbrcak, lin ks to th<.· Poetics Program 's jou rnal RIFri . This site p1cks up where the su • The UB Electronk Poetry fa.lo,"prod uced by the Poet ry/ Rare Books Coll ectton leaves off. ubllb. buffalo.edu / llbrarle 1/ unlts / pi / SOyears / lndex . html will show you a few sc reen shot!'t. Center (EPC), wlngs.buffalo .edu/ epc/ In addition to terrifi c graphics and photos. this site is filled with well o rganized informati on on the programs and people who put UB's English department o n th e inter· national map. It has lin ks to many info sources on contempora ry po· e ts a nd poetry plus specta l sec · tions: UB's unique Program an Po· etics, the EPC so und room. EPl • CEDAR: The Center of Excellence for Document An•lysls •nd Recognition, www.ceclar. buffalo.edu/ lntro.html • School of Arc:hltecture and The page has clear, good-lookPlanning, www.arch.buff•lo ing Web.design, uses visual cues .edu/ An attractive site, well"{)rganiz.ed to organize large bodies of in {note the site index ), with consid - formation for reading and erable depth of information. Some browsing and includes bib· liographies, dissertation ab· faculty data are missing, unfo rtu · nately, including pho tos and de · stracts. industrial affiliations. faculty and staff, and re· scriptions of research and teach a.,.. ing in terests. Where faculty and search projects. project sites are linked, however, • Center for Hearing they are often quite arresting and anciDufnus, include portfolios that add to the wlngs.buffalo.adu/faculty/ resean:h/ chd/ abovt) si te's fin e visual content. for Research and Education on Women and Gender pe rb CD-ROM , " Poetry In Buf • Tap Into a well -Illustrated, nicely condensed description of UB 's famous Poetry / Rare Books Collection, ubllb .buffelo.edu / llbra rl e.s / units/ pi/ It is the most co mplete collect~nn of lOth ·Cl'ntu r\' poetrv m 1-nghsh and 1-. ngla!roh translation tn the world and tndudes first eduions. holographic manuscnpts. nm c hooks, printers proofs. pa intm gs. letters . drawing !~ a nd personal memorabilia of such lumm ant.~ as James Joyce (one o( the bec;;t col 1l~ct 1 ons 111 the wo rld ). l:.zra Pound, Wil ham Ca rl os William s, Robert G ravt"s, Wyndham Lew1s, Robt'rl Duncan, Joel Oppenhctmer and others. B1g coll ectu.m of ht erarv 'zmes, as well as decades of lffial ltterarv publicattons. The "iiiC ot fer) a good run 1hrou~h nl the.· hol'-hng!'t . • UB A.n:hl•es, ubllb.buffa lo . edu / llbrarles/ unlts/ arc:h lves / T ht' UB a rchtvlsts ca n ta ke }'OU nn quite a nd e through the ht,ton of Ufl. wr,trrn Nl'\'1.' Vorl.. .IIlli mam of the: l!'t:ouc..·, th.tt h.tvc.. dfft•dt•d both t ) V('f th e.• ld,l I SO \'ear' l<'arn .JhtHJI th e..· QuJker. Mormon , ft'lllllll\1 and !~pt ntuali s t movemcnl-ofthe 19th centurv, tht· l.onr Range-r and Love Canal. Spe (13lttes anclud e: LIB h1!ro tory and pub la cattoll !l. Frank Lloyd Wnght and Da rw in Martin . women 's organizattom in WNY, popular c ui ture. and a host facu lt v collectio ns. or �4 llepoa4ell SeP!ellber 17. B'Vol.30.11.4 IT 'revolution' B RIEFLY ------to ~-. . . . 1'!'1 for computer~ lolol COqlullng o n d T - - . , ond lho l.lrMnlly . . _ .. opao-.go- -ID lnd o .-lor lho rww -~ --In~ Hoi ond l.odooood Ll>rory. Tho)' . . -.g • nome c h o l l l - ond oppoolng. _..,.....,.._ .... - - - o n d ls o paoiiM.Idonltty l o r - oc.. COS ID IIOChrDagy. Ul. ~"""'lnlho~ ls o --..-pllnlwiXII1>pu10r.lklo-·••· .... ,._UI_or . To-. • -·-.......... ---wln- -.ells g i l aut lho lorm ~, a • • , ...h n llcnloSopt.JO. MemorW celebration to ........ ____..-._ ·-IMry Chls!*n . AIIWIIOIII-ID~e­ _"' _ l h o . . oi!My~ ..... Api 2f.... be held Sopt. 261n lho----164 A -ond ~---- "'- . ~helped- .... ~~.... -~ In kiXilho-o( .... prominence. ~-lsdplinolyop­ proodi Amerialn studies, wlik:li now! 30 )'0011 ogo, combinecl- emj>hmis on hlstoty, ond lho oru with o new ~lion ot lho sodol sdonce. This multlciJd. pllnory Slrltegy hos slna been adopUd widely In lho field. Thellll!riiOriolcololntlon wWI Includo • """"' meol 11om 6-7:30 p.m., followed by opportunltlos to shire memories 11om 7:30-9 p.m. ond a pony with 1M music 11om 9· 11 p.m. Those planning lXI attond are asked to call 838-270 7. Women's Club to open S3rd year with membership luncheon The U8 ·· Ob wl """' its S3rd yiN Sai>Jiday with a hill rnembesl1ip ~ In the Conl!rlor Tomooow. Registration for actMty groups begins It 11 a.m. by a noon lndloon. ' The prog<anl wWI include a perlormance to be presented by the Buffalo dance company directi!d by Dorothy Lewis. • Genildine N. Ryder and No!ma L Zimmerman are hospltolity chairpersons. f« more \nfonnatlon, call Geraldine Ryder at 833-8699. The ~­ lettmliomcommenting on its SlDries ond cunCI!nt. letl!rs should be lmit!diXI soo-us be - l o r Sl)'le ond longth. letl!rs must lnWde tho wrill!r's ond. day- onct.may name.- tme~,__,_lor_ Clition. Because ol space !Ions, tho ~arnlt jUllsh ol iettm ~They must be """"""' by 9 a.m. Mardi~¥ to be consldon!d lor pullblion In that Continued from- 1 a computer. This initiative will permit faculty to require students to usc computer resources. It also permits the Col- The university also is launching STARS. Student TecluUcal Assistants in Raidrncc, when: trained students will staff help desks in the dorms. The premis< underlying the stu - lege of Arts and Science; and the dent access requ irement is that other schools to incorporate computer reso urces co mprehensivel y into their programs. The other major pieces of the stra tegy are: • technology support available continuo usly for students, faculty and staff at the university and departmental levels • public computing sites fac ult y should be able coming freshmen to have access to • support for classroom technology • online availability of student services, such as registratio n and bill-paying • on -campus, high -performance computing capability for sophisticated research, including UB's membership in Internet 2 • access to library reso urces o nline ..Almost nobody is doing this as co mpletely and exaensively as we are," said Joseph Tufariello. senior vice provost fo r education tech nology. The key at UB is the integration of all of the pieces. "O ther institutions are letting a th ousand flowers bloom indepen dently," sa id Voldemar Innus, sen ior associate vice president for university servicQ. " We are planning and impl e menting our IT investments as part of a compre· hcnsive initiative." Cooperation between admmJstration, faculty and staff- not aJ ways a given on many cam puses- has been key. Makin g co mputer access a n ex pectation of all stud e nt s was dee med a priority by both admin · istration and faculty. The Faculty Se nate passed a resolution praisi ng the admin istratio n for attempting to increase student access to com puters and urged implementation he moved up o ne yea r, which has occurred. While ownin g a compu ter out right wi ll not be req uired. it will be strongly recommended. On ly a handful of public institutio ns have made si m ilar decisions. O neo nta State College will impleme nt a student access requirement , but UB is th e o nl )' SUNY university center to do so. All a bout communication A8ministrators note that undertaking an IT strategy is a more difficult task for universities than for coUeges because of the wide varia tion in programs and requirements. Yet , in making student access the basis for its IT strategy, UB took its cue from small liberal -arts colleges. "The who le .point of this is focused on improving communica tion between students and faculty and among students themselves," said Rick Lesniak, director o f aca demic services for UB. The public sites, he added, are a key part of facilitating that communication. "We have 24-hour a day'just -in time' help for students at all our IQ expect that all st udents have access to computers for course-work, assignments and communication. "We' re trying to provide a better experience to students in this uni - versity," said TufarieUo."Wewant w make learning more enjoyable through computer use and to facilitate communication between and among studrnts and faculty." By requiring computer ..:=s, UB graduates will know how to use fundamenllll computer tools, such as email, the lnlm>et, word processing and~ programs. They also will be able to communiate with professors, par ticipate in study groups online and learn how computers are used in their disciplines. Computers already are causing a quantum change in one of the oldest and most widely takm coUege courses around: freshman comp. A new Composition and Com p uters Classroom has opened ln Clemens Hall, with 24 new PCs, audiovideo and projection equipment , a visualizer and scanner. Networking among the computers allows students to share and critiqu e their classmates' compositi o ns, as well as communicate electronically with instructors. A new skiD to be taught in the course is ..cybernetic literacy," ex- plained David Willbem, professor of English and associat< dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. " Lit e racy in the 21st century must also be understood as intelligent access to knowledge in the cybernetic universe and technically as basic familia rity with co mputer app li catio ns in word -processing and Web-brow-sing,.. he sajd_ O utside of class, the new IT in frastructure will allow students to cOnd uct busi ness with UB, such as reg istering, paying bills and accessing grades o nlin e. While the requirement requires students to have access to comput ers-a nd access through public labs will not be considered suffi cient- it stops short of m andating that they own a co mputer. "This in itself is not as big a step as some peop le think ," sai d Tufariello. A report issued this week by th e Office of Academic Information and Planning found that69 percent of this year's incoming class at US already own a computer. up from 61 percent last fall. Jt stated that al most all freshman-9 7 percentexpect to be asked to use educationaJ technology in their courses. Ho w will the requirement be enforced? It won ' t be . .. We're not going to have the IT poli ce," lnnu s stated flatly. " We don't have th e tat.book police ei ther. We tell students, ' Here arc the textbooks you need in order to be effective in this course.' Some stu - dents opt not to buy textbooks and a few may choose to do the same with computers. But students will .............. """""""""""' thot leUm beThe reaMd on disk or public sites." he said. That kind of - . a l l y II clearly be at a disadvantage if they sernce is available at smaJI colleges, but rarely seen at large universities. do not own a co mputer." To encourage and support fa c- '*":"'*'··· .......... , ... ~,d ry participation, an edu· cational technology lab is being organized with support from the Office of the Provost , the Office of the Srnior Vice President for University Service; and the Office of Educational Technology. Its initial focus will be on large- that is so enraordinarily important to the student in terms of section , lower-divisio n courses. Departmrnl of Computer Science and Engineering. said the market for used computers is thriving. "Students looking for lowercost alternatives should be able to find them," said Burhans. She noted the "sunyab.forsale" Tufaridlo said the lab will offer softwareandCD -ROMs,scanners, instructions for faculty on aspects of educational technology, and possibly assistance to faculty on developing Web pages. The lab is expected to be operational by the end of this semester. Paying for It During the next few months, infonnation on the type of computer students should purchase will be released by the Eduatiooal Technology Advisory Committee, headed byTufariello, in conjunction with the IT Steering Committee, headed by lnnus. UnliU campuses that req~ stu dents to buy a particular type of computer, UB will~tq~ certain capabilities, not a specific platform. Generally, it will be a comp uter that provides access to e-mail, the Internet and productivity tools, such as Microsoft Office. Purc~ased new, that type o f computer probably will cost about S 1,000, according to In nus. "Spread over fou r years, at SZSO per year, that's a very small part of th e total educationaJ cost," he said, "and 1can't think of a single thing value-added education." Debra Burhans., a lecturer in the news group is a prime source to obtain exceJJent, used machin~ . Assistance programs are being dneloped for students facing fi nancial hardship who can demon strate"clear and convincing need." Through the UB ROCS program (UB Recycles Old Computers), students who can demonstrate financial hardship may be provided with one, possibly for a nominal fee. The program refurbishes and upgrades older computers from throughout UB, as wdl as from donors. UB also is aggressively pursuing leasing and loan arrangements with vendors that will be offered through UB Micro. However studrnts gain access to technology, they ultimately will be the first to know just how big an effect it bas had lf use is any barometer, then stu dent aa:css may already be a sucass: fust visit any of the public sites on campus, and don't be surprised if thm:'s not a blank screen to be found �September 17. 1!11/Vul.311.1h 4 llepolrtea 5 Ellison: making the future happen Everything's online in this pioneering professor's courses By ROH ~CHal. Reporter Stoff HN Ellison saw the future coming, and he's making it appen. The associate professor in the School of Information and Library Studies is a pioneer in US's distance learning prog~am, and there's no question that he's k«ping the paee with modem technology. Ellison currmtly is teaching all of his courses over the Internet. And he's not just teaching. From registration, to class discussion, to final exams., to course evaluations: it's all online. And students from as far away as Germany, Italy and Poland have caught onto Fllison's niche. Ellison runs his ooones starting at a single Internet page located on the UB system. It looks like a regular home page. but "Everything goes out of that. From that, students ean go to the Web chat, to the Web bulletin board, they ean acass the courses. Everything is online: I00 percrnt." There are li nks for registrat ion, f links t o o nlin e reso urces and co untless other options. UB fir>t began the distance learn · ing prpgram when the university devel ped its first special classroom e early 1990s. Using state-of- technology, lectu res could livered to stud ents from UB rt . at t sepa rate loca ti ons. both about I miles from campus. St ude s could be seen by the professor,\ the studen ts could sec their classma tes in th e classroom wi th the professor. But the current technology wave began when Ellison, who earned his All24 students had elected to use the Internet method. It was the lint distance learning oourse at UB that did not require students and teachers to be in the same place at a specific time. Thus, the first asynchronous Internet course was launched at UB." Ellison said. When Ellison join~d the Distancx Learning Committee in 1995, "They raised all types of questions, but nobody was doing anything. So I felt like I had to do something so I could answer the questions... "You ean't find the answen sitting in your office, scratching your head," Ellison said ... You can't just answer questions in a vacuum without trying it yourself. So I tried it. Additionally, eve n th o ugh Ellison is physically farther from the students because he teaches the classes from h is home, he 's noted that they .. feel closer to m e than to professors in classrooms. "I am readily available. They put a message up and they get a response. They don't have wait for office hours... he said. '"The Internet is the answer," -,.... 923 messages. WMt the heel< do,.... do Ellison says. "The Internet ean reach anybody, anywhere, at any time." His method is far from easy. "I've had tremendous problems." For ex ample, "You wake up in the morn - wlttltlwt7" ing and you have 923 messages. "You - e up In the ..-nkog IOHNEUJSON "At--that time, the department hadn't even issued m e a computer. I did everything from my ho me." Nearly three years later, Ellison is teac hin g his library-sciences courses, and even a VB I0 I class, over the Internet. Some of his approximately 75 students who want to srudy the management , market ing and public-relations aspects of library science, come from California, Illinois and Alaska. Th ose st udents pay regular, out-of-state tu ition. " I've on ly had o ne student who never finished a course--out of several hundred ," he noted . doctorate at Ohio State University Rea:ndy, Ellison has been transfer· and has been a faculty member at UB sin ce 1971, was asked to chair a ring videotape--related to a library mercha ndising class--o nt o CD ROMS "so the students can actually follow along" by watching the video dips on their home computers. After his init ial 1995 in vestigation, Ell ison found that one of the problems with the specia ll y eq uipped di stance learning class roo m s built by the unive rsit y is that they require synchro nization . The student s, the professor and t ec hnological supp ort staff have to be at Distance Learning Co mmittee in the Fall 1995 sem ester. One of the purposes was to explore the meth ods and problems assoc iated with distance learning. A few months later, on the first day of class in the Spring I996 semester, Ellison offered students in his Academic and Research Libraries d~ the optjon of taking the course over the Internet via a listserv--a type of exclusive cyberspace discuss ion group--or coming to campu,. He was ready and willing to teach the class o n campus, but "the semnd day of the course when I entered the classroom, I was alone," EIJison said. specific places at specific times. The "asy nc hronous" Intern et method , despite its co ntinuin g challenges. is. in Ellison's opinion, the answer for distance learning. .. If the students are wo rking dur ing the week.. . they're still involved in the class." What the heck do you do with that?" Also, "You have to type the lee· tures,'' complete with analogies and examples.. he said. "That takes a tre mendow amount of time, initiall y. And I'm still really in the initial stage. I'ou have to really delineate what it is that you want. The preparatio n has lObe detailed and complete. "And testing and co urse evalu ations-these are new things that have never been don e." One of th e solutions to "assure that the student is no t using ot her reso urses" during testing, Ellison sa id , is to "set a very rigid time -fram e." "If they d o n't have (the answer~ ) •n on time, they sta rt losing points. That prevents them from looking things up or checking thei r no tes or talkin g with other prop le," he: said. Placemaking: Urban Redevelopment on the Web Waterfronts, M•ln Street m•lls, revitalized neighborhood ~. \ ' 1 bran t urban g reenspace. View an array of successful c11 y proJects through text and •mpres sive grap hics with the click of a m o use! The new Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Exccllencf' Web s11e lei ebrates fun ctioning urban -development project'> throughout North America that integrate economi c, envu o nmental and social perspel tives-the process of "placemaking." Since 1987, there have been ap proximately 700 entries composed of !.ext and graphicaJ matena1s that have been submitted for consideratio n for the Rudy Bruner Award . A partnership among the School o f Architecture and Plannm g, the Bruner Foundation and the University Ubrartes is engaged in a pro1ed to d igitize the Bruner Award entries and to create a publicly accessible Web site. Text fo r entries includes a profile, abstract, " perspectiV(.·~" and often articles. Graphi cs integrated in Web-site ent ri es mcl ud e ar chitectural plans and drawings, pho tographs, brochures and maps. You now may view the growing Web site, whkh is funded by the New York State Library through the Western New York Librar1es Resou rc~ Council, at http://ubllb.buff•lo.edu/ llbt-•rles/ projects/ bnlner The Bruner Award Web si te , with 1995 and 1997 entn es in dtg• t1 zed fo rmat , already includes projects such as Ca mpus C ircle. a neighborh ood revitalizati o n initiative m Milwaukee nea r Marquetlt' Uni ve rsi ty ( http: I / ubllb.buffalo . edu / llbrarles / projecU / bruner/ 199S/ campus_clrcle/ cclndex.html ); Harlem Meer, a rec rea tion landscape with in Cen tral Park ( http:/ / ubllb.buft.lo .edu / llbr•ries/ pro\ects/ bruner / 1995 / hartem_meer / hmlndex.html ), Casa lorna , ho us1ng for iow -m..:ome, 51ngle - head-of-ho usehold fam ih es 111 · Los Angel es ( http:/ / ubllb .buffalo.edu / llbrarfes / projects / bruner/ 1995a/ casa _lom• / malndex . html ); C r a n t.~\ Roost Altamonte,central bus mess district revitalization in Altamontt' Spnngs. Fla. (http://ubllb.buffolo.edu/ llbnuies/ P"'fe<ts/ bn.oner/ 1995a/ cranes roost/malndex.html ), and much more. The 1997 wm nmg entry, Time5 Square Support1vt' l-lousmg. will be o nline soon. In addition I U the Web ~l i t', thl· L•hrane!'> C.ltalog {http:// ubllb .buffalo.edu / llbrartes / e -resoun:es / blson / ) prov1de!l lull ca ta log m g, cx tcns1ve su h1ell ant·!l)l and ll'ngthy ahs lral'h ol Brunt.·r Award en tri c!l from 198 7 10 tht· prc~cnt Ali l~ ntfll')l from I~X 7 tn d ate art• :wadable tlll nucrofichl' 111 thl' Ardltll'dllrl' .mJ Planning l1hran·. .~~ wdl a.:. Lm.·kwood l1hrarv. 'lo wan·h the BniiH.' r Award l'lllr!t'~ lomprdlt'lhl"-'d\' nn urh.tn dt'\'elop ml'lll topu.!' ol llltl'rt''t 111 \ ' liU. \''t' ,ug~t-,1 'ear~.hmg thl· l ' K [ •brant·' l .1 t.dog U'> lng the J...l'V\vord 'l'.Hlh mnd l.'. hu n:.1mpk J.. hrunt·r .md watalronh J.. brunt'! ,mJ hllll:.lllg .mJ p•H'r J.. hrulll'r Jnd puJ..., .llld rcdnl·lopnll'lll \>\',ll.._h tht' lh lldl11ll urb.tn rl'dl·vchl!HlWIH 'Itt• ~fP\' d.t\ ll\ J.n uR /- (lr lhSIS itlTiu ' lfl illlllll'< 1111,._: t< l til,· a((Plmt, . '""r.,,r tit( •\ 'c \\ 'or/,/ \\111/t• \\'cb 11 1r.-lr t '··~~ ar t.-15 II</ ( 'H <lHII('lll<'l •s -11 - Deborah Hust e d Ko shlnsky and Judith Adams-Volpe . John Ellison says the asynchronous Internet method he uses ls the .nswer for dlst•nce '-nlng. Umvenlfy ltbrat rt'\ BrieDy Obituary Louis Bakay, 81, retired professor, chair of neurosurgery A memorial service was held Tuesday in th e chapel at Forest Lawn for Louis Bakay, a brain surgeon, professor emeri tus in the US m edical school and retired chair of th e Departm en t of Ne urosurge ry. Bakay died un expec tedly Sept. 10 in his Buffalo home. A native of Hungary, Bakay re · ceived his medical training a t the University of Budapest. He ca m e to the Un ite<.t_ States in 1948 as a Harvard Resea rch Fellow a t the Massach usetts General Hospital, where he remained until 1961. He was appointed that year as profes sor and chai r of neurosurgery in the UB medica l school, where he served for 23 years. Bakay focused his resea rc h o n the bloodbrain barrier and aspects of cerebral ede m a. He was the author of several books on those topics, as well as chapters in 14 surgical han dbooks and more than 100 scientific pa pers. Seve ra l of hi s books were translated and published in Span ish, Russian a nd Japanese. After h1s retirement in I 984, Bakay wrote a memoir, "Gallery of Ghosts," fol · lowed by "Gastronomic Exotica." He ~ccived th e Distin guis hed Alumm Award tn I989 from th t' Massachusetts c;enerai H(1sp1taL .m honor given to o nly five graduates o l the hospital's neurosurg~cal program who had made significant contribu tions to neurosurgery. Bakay wa:. cited for hi s p10n ecnn g work on bram inJuncs. In 1997, the LoUIS Baka}' NeurosCience Laboratory W"..L'> dedicated at Buffalo ~e neraJ t iospt tal, and a fell owship m neu rosurgen was established in his name. ~urvivors In clude ht s vn fe. Na ncy; a daughter, Stcph am e ol Boston ; a so n, N ic hola s of I Of> Ange les, and a s1ster. Marg111 de Balas- Pir y o f Buda pc:-.1. Hun garv Volunteers needed Saturday for Beach Sweep '98 Volunteers ages 16 and older an: Dl't' JcJ un .).Hurd.n IPlk·,an UJ' and do(Umt·nt dt.•bris found alo ng ca mpu~ w ..ncrway~ Junng tht' lOth an nu al Great Lake)~ Beach Sweep. The two hour event wdl help dean up UB'~ portiOn of the Grea t Lake~ Wa tt•rshed- Ltkt· I ·•~~lilt· and a secti on of Ellico tt C reek. ew Yo rk Sc.-a l ~rant 1!) a co -sponsor of th e tffort. along "'lth tht· (j rcat Lakes Program. Data gathered \\Ill! be u~-d to detcnlllnl' wh.tl ~ tep~ tmght be taken 10 red uce or chmmate dumptnr, of debrt!> Those int erested Ill part 1c1pat mg sho uld call Helen Dnm~kl' , J~ SOCia te d1rector of th e t~rea t Lakes Prog ram, at !04 JarVI!> Hall. M 'i 3610 or 645-2088. Participants w1li meet Sa turd ay a t 9·45 a. m. rJ111 or shm e, near the ent ra nce to Ja rv1 s Hall next to tlw 1-urn.a!< p.trkmg lot. 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US students this semester have been taking advantage of the more than 150 state-of- the -art com puter workstation s in four new public computing sites in the Un dergraduate (UGL), Science and Engineering (SEL), and Lockwood libraries on the North Campus. The sites, which are designed for individual and group study, are located in remodeled areas on the thini-Hoor atrium and second-floor north area in l..ockwood, the south end of the third Hoor in the SELand the first-floorsouth area of the UGL The second floor Lockwood site is an extended hours location open until 2 a.m. during the week while the first-floor south area in the UGL is open 24 hours. a day, Monday through Thursday. All sites are open during the library's regular hours. In October, about60 open ports for laptops also witl be available at the sites . .. I'm very excited about the new areas that have opened this faJJ and the opportunity we have had to collaborate with Comp uting and lnformation Technology, University Facilities and University Services to provide access to comput ing resources and library information via these sites." said Barbara von Wahlde, associate vice president for University Libraries. "Students are thrilled by the new sites," said judith Adams-Volpe, director of Lockwood ubrary. "The powerful computers with the new furniture, carpeting, lighting and painting create vibrant, attractive and engaging atmospheres." Adams- Volpe added thattheli · braries have bec;ome even more central to stud ents and facuhy •members for access to informa - ~---- .........- -·--. ....,.._,_ ..... ._.-._..-.-.--...--of-.. .........Lila_,., -1ibnry and adds "human IDueb" tion in all formats. "These new computing sites reinvigorate the libraries as partners in the curriculum .... The sites are places where students work and study together, develop projects and share ilills and discoveries using a r<· source that integrates technology and information." Aax>rding to Kan:n Senglaup,dira:tor of acx:= services for the libraries, thesittsareusedextensivdy,cspecially in the late and <Mmight hours. "1be onlytirnethereisaluJI(inthe24-hour site) is between 4 and 5 a.m.," notod Senglaup. Onthefirstdayofdasses, shesaid.alloomputminthenewsitts wereinuseby9".30a.m Margaret Wetls, director of the UGL. explained that the mended hours recognize the busy schedules and diverse study styles of students who often have jobs and other obligations that may l=p them from using computer and library re sources during normal hours. The libraries also have implemen ted a convenient new electrooic resource by posting course reserve materials on the World Wide Web, enabling students to print them out from computer workstations on and ofT campus. In addition to instructional and technical support available at each public-«>mputinghbrary site, a new ttntralized Library Help Cmter located in the UGL provides professional one-on-one, on-sit.< assistanceforusm. The center also runs about 20 woikshops each week on such topics as e-mail, surfing the World Wide Web, creating home· pages, word processing and using BuffaloWormationSysumONiine (BISON), the Web-based system of the University ubraries' holdings. The workshops are free and open to all UB students, faculty and staff. Wells, who oomees the functions tt theLibraryHdpC<nlfr,saidthecmlfr enhana:s UGCs role as a toadJing a in these new high-tech environme:nts by providing srudents with paaooa!izm i.nsttuc:ticn. 11v: I.hary Hdp Ca::tur aa:xxnmodat.s a broad rarli!IC tt students, &om thooewithlillleornoezpe~ to experienad uom, she said, pointing out that making <XllllpU1a"S availablewithinthelibrariesc&sstu- dents easier aa::eso 10 assistancE using BISON and other resources. "BISON offers students aca:ss 10 an unprecodentod sdectioo of research, induding fuD-tm articles from magazines. n<WSJ>"'ler5 and journals." she said Foravirtuallookatthenewlibrary computing sites, go to <http'// ~-/ Ml/'-/.-.puten.html>. For information on worlcshops. visit the new Library Help c..nt.r Web site located at <http:// ubUb.buff•lo . ....,.....,.../unlts/ugllholp>. A axttest is under way10 name the sites. To enter, go to <http://wlngs. ....,_....,....,..,.__,.. Greiner's report Contlnuod from- 1 SUNY capital program in which UB will receive SIOS million. The new program allows for greater planning and flexibility on the campus lex_el, he said. • Creation of a new College of Arts and Sciences • Re-establishment of a vice presidency for health affairs • Program consolidation and collaboration, including the new Department of Computer Science and Engineering, the incorpora tion of the Department of Statistics as a biostatistical unit within the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and the probable merger of the School of Library and Information Studies and the Department of Co mmunication . • The ongoing academic plan ning process that was staned by Provost Thomas E. Headr ick and is being advanced by the deans and the faculty. " I think there is rea son for enormous optimism ahout this institution, given the kinds of planning efforts and choices th at are being made at the level of the deans , the facultie s a nd th <" schools," he said. • Enormous strides bei ng made on the information -technology front , particularly the decision to call for universal computing access for faculty and students by Fall 1999. • Improved quality of campus life, including the opening of the Flidtinger Court graduate-student housing, the construction of a day care center on the North Caritpus and the hiring of a professional hoteUfood service manager to run FSA. Greiner then addressed major initiatives and key issues for the 1998-99 academic yea r. Among them were: • Numerou s construction projects, including a new math building, student -services building and under graduate student housing on the North Ca mpus and the Co mprehensive Health Sciences Education Center, reha bilitation of Acheso n Hall and renovation of the dormitory towers mto apartment-style housing, all on the South Campus • Efforts to get the SUNY trustees to support .. financially and in other ways-" what has been US's .. historic mission" as SUNY's comprehensive. flagship university known for its excellence in all programs. from undergraduate through graduate. "In order to do that, we're going to have to make choices .... What we're going to pitch is that we're the only thing the State of New York has that looks like one of the great Mid - western universities." • Review of clinical programs and practice plans by Bernardino. The practice plans "are extraordinarily important to faculty and the future of the departments in the medical school," Greiner Said. With the nu·merous hospital mergers in Western New York, "it's imperative that our faculty be organized as a group. They function together. They present a powerful, effective and efficient force in terms of health-care delivery and patient care, which then provides a basis for building our future health -care education and clinical research. Right now, we are not realizing the potential that is there with our clinical faculty." • The changing role and mission of the Office of the Provost. The provost's office has been a .. surrogate• dean of arts and sciences and vice president for health sciences. Greiner noted. With the creation of the Cotlege of Arts and Sciences and appointments of Grant and Bernardino, the provost's office now can focus heavily on graduate education, especially at the doctoral level; qual- ity control; analysis of the quality of programs, and sponsored pro - grams administration, including strategic planning and research support for young faculty, he said. • Affirmative action/diversity issues. A task force to address issues affecting und~represented groups will be put in place within several weeks, Greiner said, adding that he has asked Nelson Townsend, former director of ath letics. to •take a major leackrship role" in the task force in his n~ position as spe-cial assistant to the president and associate vice president for student affairs. • Refocusing campus programs and units "to bener serve the community of which we are a part," including Western New York and all of New York State. Among these are the UB Business Alliance, the Center for the Arts and the University Community Initiative. UB also is negotiating to add the Research Institute for Addictions. a state agency affiliated with UB. to the university as a free-standing center, and is further developing partnerships with Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the HauptmanWoodward Medieal Research In· stitute, Health Can Industries As· sociates and Calspan. �Septl!llber 11.1!1!11fi1UJ.Ih4 Rep a..._ ~·- Arts and Sciences deans deserve plaudits, not brickbats TotheEilttor, The current ooncem of gadfly aitic Professor John Boot Ienbana:d bureaucratic experience, 10 September 1998] is that the creation of the College of Arts and Sciences result«! in unwarranted administrative ap~ pointments (not"pooitionscryingto be 6lled"), and unworthy appointments ("persons crying for position"). Hisoommentsspecificallyand pubticly denigrate the worth and reputation of faculty colleagues who have rettntly rome to the fore to assist UB in one of its most challenging undertakings. The associate deans are engaged in the making of a new College of Arts and Sciences that is to benefit all undergraduate students and all university programs. They have accept«! the challenge to change fundamentally the undergraduate environment and to preserve and enhance the graduate and research mission. ln more than one instance, my colleagues reluctantly agreed to rontinue to serve in one cl the associate-<lean positions because of my appeal to their~ and my importuning lOr their support lOr the new college and the high expo::tations we have for iL Perhaps Dr. Boot disagrees with the~ofthenewcofiege. but his lllrJll:!ing of the associate deans is ill- and thoughtlessly oonsidered It is difficult toreconcileoomplaints that the appointments of the current associate deans represent the manifestation of favoritism to the old boy (and girl?) netWOrk of deans long engaged in their work and the at tainment of administrative appoint ments by those devoid of"demonstrated or credentialed oompetence." They have aU served as associate deans in the administrations of the three fonner faculties and with instances of d.istinguishedservice.lbeirappointmentstothecoUegedocanalstllffwere the r<SUlt of neither d.mult nor selfporpetuatiug netvourlting. Theamalgamationofthreeadministrativesupportunitsintoonethreatenedtheoonfidenceofthefacultythat they, as individuals and as dq>artments, would be adequately represent<d in the formal and in the in!Ormal=tionofadministrativefunctions in the oollqije. h was our strategy that Dculty\\OOid be a!* to find in the offia!s <1 the college those CXJIIeagues in whom they aiR:ady had ooo1idence In mid-July we f3ad the c:hallalt!e d dooing out the old academic }031" with its legacydthreeclispualeadminislra!io, practicesaatll55threefilcultiesaoostarting up the new }031" with a unified oollege administratioo..ln the midst of """"''ingdlarl@<Sanddostabilizationwe adopted the sttn<r that we in the Oflice of the Dean \\OOid serve both the old faculty stnxlure and the new CoiJese while the tran<ition was undertakm. I am prOOJundly indebted to the associatedeanswhoassistedusinunderstandingthepastaodpreparingforthefuture oftheooiJegeandso.tooshouldbeevery member of the CoiJese of Arts and Sciences. Glosidernble mrlit mUSI also beemndedtotheprores,ionalanddassifiedstaffwhoperfunned.andoontinue toperfonn.withdecJ.icatntandpulenc:r during change and una:rtainty. In the complaint that "In no case was the position advertised or sub- ~oot~all U8 40 , Loek Haven 17 A balanced o«enstve aaack and were rcassiSnments in the form of duties drawn from existing respon sibilities expanded to serve the en· tire oollege. There will be staff ex · pansion in the future to serve the large agenda presented to the College·of Arts and Sciences on behalf of the entire university. Few, if any of these new positions will be filled at the level of associate dean. The staff of associauo deans will change over time. The associauo dean for undergraduate studies agreed to continue for only one semester. The associate dean !Or graduate studies and resean:h has yet to agree to a specific term of service and the dean for educational technology is also on a timited appointmenL 1n the meantime. UB and the faculty in the ans aod sciences are served wonderfully by oolleagues who willingly shoulder a new load on behalfof the common good. They deserve plaudits, not brickbats and not unwarranted criticism of their character and competence. Ultimately, it is the faculty wh o must regulate faculty co ndu ct. Perhaps we are not yet mature enough in our self-governance to regulate sta ndards of collegial con duct, but we should at least be able to uphold our worthy colleagues. An apology is due them. Whether it is forthcoming or not , they need ou r suppo rt and deserve o ur a p preciation. Therefore, I hope that faculty and staff co lleagues will, in light of the unwarranted dish on ori ng of members of our academic jcct to an affirmative action search," with its unwritten but insidious im plicat ion of racism and sexism, community, exp ress directly to the reputations are agai n bt.-smirchcd associate dean s o f the College of without warrant. No new positions Arts and Sciences appreciation for were created in the CoUege of Arts the exceptional effo rts they have and Sciences. No individual was ap· made during an exceptionally dt· poin ted to a new post. Rather, there manding tim e. ~erry S. Grant, dean, College of Ans ond Soences four touchdowns by jlrior futlback )osh Roth lf.'d dM! Buns to a <40--1 7 win OYer Lock ~ UniYenity before a record crowd ol20,760 S.an-doy nilftt In UB St>dium. The kmi ~ a nine--pme !osin& ....... datlng bad< "' last year foo- en. S..tm. Buflalo pounded out 274 y>rds on en. groond. with Roth ptnong , ~-high n yv-ds and sentor Dwid HtnSOn added a areer«s:t 91 yards on t7 ames. Senor Amonlo Pe<ry led en. Buls with 8(l>t IXIdes. wl-oile .....,.. Dan hod ... t>dcle< ond 1.5 soda. Volle~~all UB l, St. Bonaventur-e 0 UBl , Cornell 0 UB 0, Northeastern l UB l , l...&fayette Colleae 0 The UB women's voUeyball team def'uted SL 8onavent1J~ Sept. 9 .IS--6. I S-8 15-IO.Vld 'Nent 2-1 this past weekend in Ithaca at the CCH'TleiiBig Red lnviu.tional. On Fnday.""' Buls 'f'l• t-1. mng"' ~In •lhree-pme-" M.tch 2 ;.-oon.J ond d<loar.d hoot Comdlin M.tch s day. l-t The BUis km to ~ I S-6. IS--9, IS-6. 1n dle vaor-y CNer Cornel. the BuRs ol""' ol""' d<loar.d!heBigRod.tS-tt . tS- ti.IS-tl. OnS.runby.!heBulb-...tw.,..n. ~ln•lhree-pme-tS-I . tS-O.IS-9 Averaging 16 asslsu and five digs per match, juntor Somer Desdu.mbautt was named to the Big Red tnvitatJDNI All-Tournament Team ~occer WOMEH ·s UB l, Ca.nisius 2 U8 4, Uberty 0 UB l , Funn~ I The Bulls maintained their perfect record on Sept.. 9 ;u they defeated vtsmng Canisius. 3-2.and cbJmed lhe 1998 Umbro Classk KICkoff" tide by dc:loNmng hos1 Furman. J- 1. on Friday and Uberty. ~. on Saturday. Heacher Colins wu rwned the tournament MVP,......, bod-. sisten Paula ~nd Julie l..istnni and mdielder"Tan Donahue made the AirTournament Team. MEH·s U84, St.Joseph's( Pa.) I U81,WVU4 The Bulls men's soccer team took pan In West Virginia University's Mountain~,. Clauk this paSl --Neekend, upending SL Joseph's (Pa.). 4-1 . on Sawn:by. and k>sing to host WVU +-I . on Sunday. junk>< fo<w.nl S.... Butcher K<>«d two «<:ond-luH ph ond hshnwo mtdfiekk!r john Stwv-lon carne off che. bench to lead Coad'l AsOJdiUo 's team to vktof'y on Saturday. UB goalkeeper- Jim Schoenbert had six SZ¥es for the wV\ners Botcher tallied the Bulls" lone goal in Su~'s match ~n.st. undefeated tournament champion WVU. Buffalo finished in second place out of the four teams m the tOUrnament.. lenni~ Clarifying points on religion, influence on political change WOMEN 'S Dear Editor, I very much appreciate the wonderfu l article on my retirement in the Reporter of Sept. 10. T here were, h owever, two possibly embarrassing The 'NOmefl's termis team wa.s tn acoon at home this past weekend Vld won qainst ~ So.te:. 7-2.on Sawrdzy and lost to BuckJ,eii, B-I ,on Sunday impressions left by the piece that I would tike to clarify. First, although the article did not explicitly state that I am religiously o rtflodox, it m ay have left that im· pression. J consider m yself to be re+ ligiously Jewish but have not been religiowly o rthodox since my youth. The second statement that con· cems me is that I had a "profo und innuence" on ... the 1989 pol itical revolution in East Germany. ln fact, my role was much more modest. Beginning in the 1960s, I established dose con tacts with many h istorians in East and West Germany dates from the UB history depart · The 1dea that I strongly mflucnced the politicaJ changes that occurrffi in the late 1980s may have lx:-en suggested by comment s p rev10us ly published by other!! o r hy the fact that in teaching and worki ng wtth East German students and s.cholar.!l over the years. I have promoted hts tonographteal alternatives to their cou ntry's Stalinist orthodoxy. I do not want to overstate my role in this regard , hnwl'ver. Thank you for the opponunity to men I and young scholars from tht' Academy of Sciences in East Berlin. clarify these pomts and agam, for the arode itsdf. which was overwhdmmg. and succeeded after the early 1980s in arranging meetings between the German historians and their coun terpans in the United Sta tes. Some of these meetings took place in Buffa lo. I aJ so arra nged an exchange program involving doc to raJ candi - -Georg G. lggen, Distmguished Professor Emeritus_ Department of H1story UB 7, Cleveland State 2 UB I, Bucknell 8 MEH ·s UB 7, Niagara 0 UBl , Ha.rist -4 The men's tenms team spht lhetr first two matches of the seuon. defe.1.t1ng NQpn.. 7..1J.on Friday and losing to Manst.<4--J. on Saturday ~ro~~ ~ount~ UB 15, Niagara 50 JuniOr M;;uie Maander p.lCed the UB ~mers to a I 5-SO VIctory over VISiting Niagan University by setong a. new school recon:l of I 8:50. I 1n the S.QOO..meter run. The US course record prev~ousty was held by !Yren Ully who fimshed the 1997 US lnvlaoona.l in 19:08. Senior 5-Mn Burroughs (21:04) edged out te.amnute junior Patnck Nob.n (271>5 .2) for top honors 1n the men·s 8.000-meter race . The Bulls clatmed the top five fin1sher spou .n the women 's race .and the top seven tn the men 's race Events calendar Continued hom page 8 Wednesdays at 4 Plus ~~=::~ Readl~~ul Thursday ~ago. Friedrich, Univ. 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Cohn L Powell, former cha1rman of the lo•nt Ch1els of StaH Alumni Arena 8 p.m TKkeU at var10us pnce1, call the Center for the Al'ti Bo• Office at 645-ARTS Spons-ored tht' evacudtlon o! rt'~•denu trom Love Canal netghbomooo L-c.h1b•t plac~ a h1~tonul on the role mfomattan plc1y~ 1n the ongo•n(J -.aga of the lo\lt' Canal and rt.>C.oun~ what ha\ hapP'@f\e<l ,.. thE' ZO yean S•nCE' C ltl.tE'n~ leh there hh1b1t w.U be on ~~~ev. m the S(lence and Engmffnnq library (5E.l), se<:ond floot Capen Hall. dunng ff'9Utat S£1 hour) through Sept 30 the penopecti\IE' Digital Meuage1 2 0 hhib1t Love Canal at 20 Exhibit Sc.en1 1f1c/ E.nv1ronmental ~:~~f. ~~~~~:~~se~ on country's most 1nfamom hazardous waste s1te Aug 2 markt'd the 20th anniVt'~ry ol Computer Art studtm~ •n tht< Department ot Art e•plort> P'@f\onal VISIOn and expre\SJOf'l E.•h1b1t wtll bt' on v•e-w 1n tht'An Department Gallt'"ry C Pnlef lor thf' Arts, through )ept 15 Callery houn are Tues I 0 d " ' 5pm , Wed-fn lOo~m -8 pm , Sat 11 dm -6pm �a Rep a ..tea September 17,19!Mul. 30. h.4 Thursday 17 =._I>Ygnostk Sdenc:ts Do Russian U.kes Root • ~~~~Bal... · Diagnostic Sciences, Director, ~~~"':'~live Dental Medicine. 3SS Squire. 8-9 a.m. ::=.....-.....g ~:::~~~r:!y. 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September24.1!HI/ ti 30.1*1.5 Big MAC Welcome UB women 's soccer team slaps hands with its goalie, Mary ~n,bB~F~sgame with Marshall University, the fi~ in the Mid-American Conference for any UB team. UB defeated Marshall 3-1 . UB's academic state 'good, getting better' Headrick oudines agenda, changing role ofprovost's office for Faculty Senate 11J SUE WUETCHU News Servk.es Alsodate Director T HE academic state of the university is "good and getting better~· Provost Thomas E. Headrick told members of the Faculty Senate Thesday. Headrick briefed senators on his agenda for the current academic year, as well as what he sees as the changing role of the provost's office. He said that the appointment of Michael Bernardino as vice president for health affairs and Kerry Grant as dean -of arts and sciences will move issues that had been handled in the provost's office .. more closely to when: the faculty and the action occurs within the institution."' Moreover, with the new SUNY budget allocation system-RAM- said, to~ keep revenues generated by the individual schools at the school level, rather than funneling them into the central UB coffer. This will provide incentives for the schools to expand enrollments, S12 million and S24 million to pay generate new revenues and add such a fund and develop mechanisms for maintaining it, he said Headrick noted that his "key" programs, he said. · He said his office will IX' "invest · ing and supporting innovative programs that the school s and deans normally won ' t o r don ' t support " for a variety of reasons, including because they are outside of a school's purview or involve several schools. Headrick cited as examples the College of Arts and Sciences, thr proposed merger of the School of Lib rary Studies and Department of Co mmunicatio n and the Environment and Society Institute. retaining on tht campuses revenues He proposed the creation of a spe- generated there. it "makes sense," he ciaJ " innovations fund" of between for such programs. While he ac- knowledged that the deans are not happy at the prospect of giving up rC"VCflues to such a fund, US must work to devdop a strategy to create agenda item for the coming year is the submission of a mission review sta tement as requested by SUNY central administration. The basic message of the statement, which likely will be submitted in Oaober. will be that .. US is a comp rehen · stve, public, research, flagship uni versity; a st rong university that is compet itiv<' with o ther good pub· ltc universities a nd is woefully underfunded . We have established an exceptional record of strengths and accomp lishments. gtven o ur la ck of adequa te suppo rt , he said." Headrick also said that he 1s wo rking with a group of provosts, graduate deans and research offic ers fTom the four university cen ters, Cornell , the free -stand ing health sciences centers and th e CoiJege of Environmental Sciences and Forestry to develop and pro· mote a SUNY research initiative. The five -year plan, which is to be submitted to SUNY trustees tht s fall, addresses special needs, such as increased graduate stipends. greater support fur matchtng funds for external grants and matching fund s for research startups and equ1pment. In other business at Tuesdav's meeting. Ute Senate approved a reso· lution advanced by its AffirmaUvl' Action Comrninee recommendmg lhat UB create a mentoring and retcndon mitiative for JUnior facult\• (S..,...,.. .a.,. .... t) Y2K problem: you can run, but you can't hidem By nuN GOI.DIIAUM News Services Editor Y OU, th ere! that you ca n take time to address the issues," he noted . Carolann Lazarus, VB informa- You think the Year 2000 issue is somebody else's problem, right? You don't need to know about it because yo u're not the .. computer person" in your department . And you don't anticipate a problem becau~ you've purchased new tion systems auditor, added: "People think this is a problem that 's over a year away, but to do any of this, you need resources and time. lf everyone in a department finds out they software and hardware, right? Sorry! UB faculty and staff who Plus, she added, there have been rumors that some software vendors need to buy new, compliant software or hardware all at the same time, it will kill their budget." haven't done a thing about the Year will be jacking up prices as the Year 2000 can no longer bury their heads in cybersand. That was the message that was delivered last week to the Faculty Sen- 2000 draws closer and stock may ate Executive Co mmittee by Voldemar lnn us. senior vice president for ~ty services and chair of the Year 2000 steering committee. .. The Year 2000 date is not go· ing to change. This is an issue everybody needs to look at now so be limited. Earlier th1 s month , a YlK steer· tngcommince and affiliated work · ing groups were o rganized to find o ut just how much (or how little ) university departments are doing to confront the Y2K issue. The steeri n g committee will manage and monitor the Year 2000 plan efforts. be responsible for en - suring that assessments and remedia tion are co mpleted and make reco mm endati ons to US 's senior leadership. A working group composed of hands-on coordinators represent ing all university departments wiJI provid e guidance and support to impl emen t the Year 2000 plan and bring to the steering committee's attention issues that come up. Subgroups dealing with awarenes>, a conference day, student support. inventory and assessment tools. and risk assessment arc being named. A .. SWAT" team that will be avai lable to handle unforeseen emergencies also is being created. "We're still at the point where we don't know how badly we could be hit," said Lazarus. Units across the university were notified in June of a timeline for Y2K compliance. For a copy of the timeline and othe r tmpo rtant mfo rm atton on th e Year 2000 problem. check out the UB Y2K Web site at <http:/I www . win g s . buff•lo . ed u I ye•r2000 >. The site is upd ated uftc n and includes nc \v fix -11 gu td elines, as well as tmportant lmks to mformatton about com phancc for sp~cific products According to lnnu s, th e proh lem can be d1v1ded mto four rna JO r ca tcgones: I · lnstitutt o nwtde ap ph ca tt on~ that are considered critical to UB's mission. such as budgetmg. per· sonnel, reco rds and registratt on 2· Applications d~veloped and maintamed in the individual a~.-a demic /a dmini strattve a rea!!. on campus. 3- Vendor - provtded softwan: and hardware (off-the-shelf packages such as word processors and spreadsheets ). �-· - :=:r N.mette Colem•n is president of the undergraduate Student Association. A junior from Westbury, she's majoring in communication and political science, with concentration in global studies. ::.: . . . . . . . ..... ........,........ Tho ..... Whet got,- lnt.....ted In " ' - ~ . . . UIMIIIJrlllo- . lrla ........ -ow-- tal<.... 011 ............ of belng ............. "'SA? "'~~Inc.."* --.-.'ftl ... _ .. ' 11'0.......... . . , _ , . _ ___...,_... !'...-,·-·-..._.._..,__ _ by ...... - - 5lrllght ,.,......_ ....... lng-. 'b*l. -~!Jon -Sjlloe. lng- ...... --111' the~HIIgl!ls- - . ... begin. 2 p.m. Tho 11'0 ... pn.m. 'p.m.. _..,5lrllght -· ___............ I'.Q_ ,·---- 4 p.m, Tho-· bllng""'" _ _ _ by -ol _ ••_ COIIIIIUIIIJ- theii'O. A - - - Part of it was th(! people. When I arrived at UB, I fdtsupportt:dandthat I'd found a niche. Part of it was my predecessors, who were doing positive things, and the students who w=doingpositivethings,lalsonoticed things that oeeded chan!!"> and I wanted to be part of that change. You havetobepartofthecbangeyou want to see in this world. ......... bring.--.. ,.,., . ....._....,. .. J*l*bldl- ._. ~: .....-.............. ""' ..... ..........,..._...._ ........................ ........,_, .....,o,...._ OCL11-A,.._aoe ~--­ ............. 184110R EPORTER _·-·_ __,. __ --- Tho~ ....... carma~~~r ..... (Uilithod"' .. UnMnllr~ ..... d Slo4l!IJnMnllrCitNewY<><it toC.t.d • 1 )6 Clafts Hal, Amhent, (716) 64S-2626. ~-edu llllft , _ - - ua•o 1 IAIIb- - , . . . . . . What'• y - b1ftert ............ _ I .. SApraldent7 •--• IICdooo? In a word, change. That outlines our entire administration and our goals and objectives for the year. There weu a lot of positive and negative wheels that had been set in motion. The things that an posi!M, we want to ""J"llld on, and the things that an not so positive, we want to work on changing. We want to tnnsoend the box we've been placed in--and sometimes put ollJ"Sdves in-and work toward strength and legitimacy in the next year. Yes, I have on nwnerous oc:asioos, but not as often as rd & There an some administrators that fw:bad an ongoing <X>~ with and oth... who an notaseasyto readl.l have gotten positive r.sponsesfrom sonle, but sometimes nono positive from others. But thooc not-so-positive reactions mah w p.-epareour presentations better. It doesn't deter us. though, the not -so-posi!M, because ,..•..., fightiog on behalf of the stu· dents. We'..,doingthep<Opl<'swork and ,..•..., determined 1o get there. ----___ .....__ r::.=-.... ....................... ...... for--. .............. ----7 . "fllln- . . coldandunfrimdly.And,thatp<Opl< an merdy numbeR. Freshman year I foundallthattobeuntrue.lwasin a number a niches. I was a member ofthe"""""ttam,theMinorityAademic Achie>mlent Program, the Student Association vida> axnmittee and the women's oen~. My interaaionswiihthoocfourgroupoon a regular basis made the university 10 mud> smaller. Whetdo,--the .... caoocemed There are so many different issues. Many issues are specific to students we have on campus. We have a diverse population with diverse needs. In fact , the other day we brought together a group of freshmen to find out what their needs are and what are the issues directly affecting them. They saw adjustment to college and commuter issues as the major problems, and we have formed a freshman committee to address those concerns. What 11 the biggest mbconceptlon"students have about UB7 That it 's a huge instjrution. That it's - . . . Ito ,.._ Probably the people. When I lint anMd, I pulled up to the uni..,..sity and thought it was Buffialo, it was 10 big.I!Yorywhere lwmt.l mel friendly people-upperclassmen, professon.l wu uneasywben I lint got here becaux it wasn't borne, but a lot of people wmt out of their way tomah sure that I made it I wu aiming to go home the first week. I a.rrived with the intmtion of transferring after two years. Within a year, that turned around becaux of the support I received. Whet---··to What do,_ think p f computer-ace... . , . _ _ will take effect nut t•7 1 A major cooc:em of mine was the 2000 bug. which I raised to P=ident Greiner the other day. The uni· versity is surging forward-d>ere's a technological revolution going on-and it's good to seethe urn..,... sity at the front of the wave. Students have access to technology that wasn't available a year ago. With any growth there has to be responsibility. The university is moving forward technologically, and as long as they're doing so responsibly, it can be a great benefit to students. What do,_ like best about UB7 _......,.-ua7 Organized, somewhat. I'm a struggling organiud penon . Wllh the <X>ostaDI meetinpand clasres and the influx oflb>d<nts I talk to on a daily basis, it JIOIS 1o be a lit!le much. My orpniur and Pat Kujawa, SA odministn- · tive dir<ctor, are my belt friends wben it oomes to orpnization. Struggling is a good word. For fuol LotJ of things. I'm a nature buff. II""" being outside, hiking. biking. sports. Also a big jazz, reggae and daWcal mwical faa. l'm,like, a ooffeesbop, Wei -back, shooting-pool kind of penon. ,....._., __ What' ·---- Thtnegatiw:peroeption that is sometimes projecud by lludents, student leaders, student publjca1ions. f:arulty , _ _ _ 7 and odministr3ton. Yes. our campus was suppored to be biwr· Yes,~ That rm human. Sometimes 1 were suppored 1o be residential Yes, think it surpris<s people wben we wen: suppored 1o be downtown. they see me out on Friday or SatNo, the Metro did not reach the urday night I'm 20 years old. North Campus. No, there are no Studeol govmunent is one of buses to the mall. What ..., an is a many passions that I have. I'm work in progress. in • Sl2le of very approachable and I change. growing and ""J"llld- talking to students and rm the ing. I guess it's hard because --r· type of penon who will help one wants to see all this rulminate whcoeva-1 can.l'<ople shouldn't and see all this chanjje happen. and be afraid 10 ask for belp. we'"' not all going 1o be here to see it. w.·.., w.·.., WhetdoJMOtloiRitW-. to do t o - . . . . , . . . ltudent Jove __ _ ............. ... ,_-....- , _ _ _ _ lt7 ~7 UB needs to listen to its students. It seems as if we surge forward with plans and missions without asking the students. Granted, we have 15,000 undergraduate students who need to be informed and who need knowledge, not necessarily of every decision, but of the decisionmaking on our campus. We have not done the population justice. AI SA president you oeem to be everywhere. Art you an or· ganlzed penon? Whet do you do for '"'fun7 .. Does SA have an official agenda? I'm officially announcing the agenda of the undergraduate Student Association, our mission, goals and objectives. on OcL 7 at noon in the Student Union Social Hall at a joint reception for the Student Association, its staff, the Student Wide Judiciarl' the Student Association Senate and any and aU faculty, students and administrators who would like to attend. -...- .... _., ~-CoroiiSmitlo- ........ ., ---. ........... T --'1:.£ _------...... .... ~-llilnllg $500,000 Toshiba grant to fund stroke research Fluoroscopy, blood-flow analysis studies to aid in prevention, treatment ofstrokes By LOIS BAJtlll Nt!WS SeMces Editor -......rtll _......, -...... a-M HE Toshiba Stroke Re· search Center at UB has received a three -year, $500,000 grant to further its work in improving prevention and treatment of strokes. The grant from Toshiba Ameri· can Medical Systems, wruch estab. lished the cen ter at UB with a $3.6 million gift, will fund res~arch on the dynamics of blood now and improving the ability to view structures in the brain while decreasing X-ray exposure. One of the most advanced neuroimaging facilities in th e world, the center house s a multidisciplinary research team of experts from neurosurgery, me chanical and aerospace engineering, radiation, physics, computer science, surface scie nce, cli nical engineering and neurolog y. Grants from The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation and the John R. Oishei Foundati o n . both of Buffalo, also helped get the center started. The new grant will support work in progress in two areas: region -of-interest {ROI} fluoroscopy and blood. now analysis. Researchers on the fluoroscopy proj ec t are developing a high resolution image processing unit to provide the clearest possible view of pin-pointed sites, or .. regio ns of interest,.. in the brain, whiJe at the same time decreasing the patient's X-ray exposure dur- ing diagnosis and treatment. The newest treatments for stroke involve threading tiny in· strunlents through the veins in the body until they reach affected areas in the brain, where they are used to seal aneurysms, dissolve blood clots, or place an implanL Imaging methods that provide clear views of tiny blood vessels and miniature implants deep within the brain arc cri tical to their success. US researchers in the center's Hemodynamics Division are studying blood - flow patterns and their effects on atheroscle rosis, aneurysms and blood-vessel malformations, all major causes of stroke. Colleagues in the Prostheses Design Division will use this information to design better implantable prosthe- ses that are used to correct aberrant blood flow. This work has enabled L Nelson Hopkins, professor and chair of neurosurgery, professor of radiology and the center-s director, to successfully implant in two patients an c.xpe:rimental stent designed by UB resean:hers specifi· cally for usc in patching brain an eurysms. The Food and Drug Ad ministration approved the use of the stent for experime.nt'al purposes in July. Successful new imaging capabilities, implant design, and surgical techniqu.. developed at the Tosruba Stroke Research Center will lead to better treatment and prevention of stroke in humans, the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. and the number- one cause of adult disability. �September14.19!B!Yol.30.i1.5 Repaalea Mentoring: why UB needs it Minority farulty leave for long list ofreasons, Malave teDs FSEC lly SUE WUETCHU News Services Associate DirKlor A n Hispanic woman , Lilliam Malave canalttst to the .. frustration"' of being a minority fa culty member al UB. "Today, after 19 years, I happen to be the only nonwhite person (faculty member) in the Graduate School of Education, besides the dean," Malave, associate professor of learning and instruction, told her colleagues on the Faculty Sen- ate Executive Committee during lhe group's Sept. 16 meeting. During discussion of a propooal lhat recommends the creation of a menloring program for junior facuhymembel:s,she noted lha1 she has ~ member.; of minority groups JUred for fuculty positions, only 10 leave for a variety of reasons. Among them are loneliness, lack of onllegial role models and heavy committee and advising respo!ISibilities. Ust Is long. story sad .. The list (of reasons) is very long and I think it 's a very sad story," said Malave, who described herself as o e of the few minority faculty m hers who .. made it" (received enure) at UB. The en ironment at UB also is hostile for omen faculty members, She ad " lfyou(wom n)wanllogettenul"e, you don't n a husband, you need a wife," sheljoktd. " There is a lack of understanding from our weD-esteemed, well-respected male colleagues about the tradition of women faculty," in addition to that of minority faculty, she said. The men to ring proposal from the senate's Affirmative Action Committ~ rteommends that all junior faculty members-not only women and minorities- have the opporlunityto request and be assigned an advocate/advisor or a oommittee as soon as he or she is appointed lo the unM:rsity, or at any point within the tim few years of service. The program is designed to in crease the retention of junior fac ulty members , in particular women and minorities. But "there's no problem with retention if you haven't hired anyone,• Gerard Rosenfeld, professor of anthropology and co-chair of the Affirmative Action Committee, pointed out. Others express concerns Rosenfeld mated lha1 he had been al UB for25 years"and 111 say, quit<: frankly, lhat bad I lmowh lhe mix would be as il was all those 25 yean, I never would have oome here." In those 25 years, be said, the anthropology department, "with one exception," has hired no minoritieo. l;ie.o.o_led lhat il is particularly disappointing in a department whose members fancy themselves 10 be "globet rotters" whose work brings them to locales across the globe. The concerns expressed by Rosenfeld and Malave were echoed by Loyce Stewart , associate director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Affirmative Action Administration. Ahhough UB does not formally conduct exit in terviews when employees leave the university, Stewart told senators that she has heard the same com plaints from faculty members as those expressed by Malave: lack of direction and motivation , heavy committee work and burdensome advising responsibilities. She cited the case of one faculty member who had advisi ng duties for all minority student's in the depa rt ment- morethan l~..o nlybecause the faculty member ha p pened to be a minority." William Fischer, vice provost for faadty development, stressed thai menloring "begins at the point of hiring. Departments musl understand lhat they are not hiring for den>ographics..IIO bringlhework of a particular faculty member into the department in a way thai is in~<:­ graled, appreciated and supported" Don Schack, professor of math ematics, suggested that the senate get more information about mentoring programs that are al ready in place in some schools, such as those' in the schools of law and engineering; .. before we put something in place .. .lel's study what's actually worked." Fisher advised against spending a lot of lime studying other mentoring programs. Good will, energy needed .. What's clear to me (from the engineering and law programs) is that each discipline and locale will produce its own particular system that's appropriate for the pressures and requirements ·of those envi fonmentst Fisher said. " I would recommend not spendi ng too much time investigating and producing evidence on this. The main issue is to get the responsibility down to the deans and chairs. " I don't think this ( mentoring proposal ) needs 10 be elaborate," he continued. "When you finally come down to it, mentoring is going to rely on the good will and volunteer energies of the faculty. That's what 's going to make it successful" MBA program to return to China By J(ltiN DEU.A COHTltADA Reporter Contributor HE School of Managemen t is re turning to China 10 offer an MBA program for top Chinese executives. China's Ministry of Education recently approved the program, to begin in January at Renmin University in Beijing. Graduates of the program will be awarded a degree frdm UB. The UB program will be the only U.S. program in China lobe affiliated with a nationally ranked Chinese sChool of business, according to John Thomas, associate dean of international programs. From 1984-91, UB operated lhe first and only U.S. MBA program in China, which graduated 216 student s . many of whom have since risen to prominent positions in Chinese and American - based businesses in China. That program, affiliated with China's Dalian University of Tech nology, ended after funding from the U.S. Department o f Co m m erce expired. The management school 's deci sion to laun ch another program in China reflects its belief that the count ry in the next few years will T overcome its economic troubles to continue as a major player in th e global marketplace, said Thomas. "In the next century, China will have a critical neel:l for executives familiar with Western -style man agement practices," Thomas said. " By providing the Chinese with a top -notch management educa tion, we not only wl!J help China advance its business goaJs, we will be improving U.S. access to the Chinese ~arketplace." •.., prow~o~ng- ... top.notdl ~edualtiool.­ not only- help CNna ad- - I t s business gools,- -be Improving u.s.- to the O*>ese ..-etp~Ke. " JOHN THOMAS The two -year program , de signed fo r executives with a t least fi ve years of work experience. will be taught in Engli sh by UB fa c · ulty members who will travel to China to teach courses in two-week modules. Renmin facu lty experi enced in Western business practices also will teach in the program. T he School of Management also operates an Executive MBA program in Singapore, established in 1994, which has en ro lled more than 80 executives and will gradu ate its first class in March. ..The UB management degree ca rries co n siderab le weig ht in Asia," says Thomas. Startup of the Execu tive MBA program in Beijing is aided by a S200,000 grant from global gas manufacturer, Praxair. which Op· erates six joint ventures a nd two wholly owned co mpanies in As1a . Lewis Mandell . dean of the School of Managemen t. says that the ne w program will hel p the school build importa nt new relation ships in Chin a. He plans to link the Beijing program with tht' school 's do mestic MBA program, which would create opportun iti es for student s to stud y in Ch ina. a!> well as pursut' career opportuni ties with C hi nest' busi nesses and with U.S. businesses tha t have en tered o r see k tn enter th t• Chmt·se marketplace. "We also hope to use o ur ex per ti se a nd access in China to a id lo ca l, regional a nd natio nal co mpa · nies that want to lea rn more about d oing business in that co untr y,'' Mandell added . 1 BrieDx . 3 . Lawre~ce Castellani r~signs as chair of UB Council Lawrence C••tell•nl. ch•lr of the UB Council, has resigned h1s posi tion. effective Sept. I. In an August letter to Thomas Egan, chair of the SUNY Board of Trustees., Castellani said that he had accepted a position as president and chief executive officer of Ahold Support Services, South America. and will be headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina_ .. , am not comfortable maintaining such an important leadership role at UB knowing that I will not be readily accessible o r available to state. universit y and volun teer leaders." Castellani wrote. CAJTBJ.ANI Castella ni. former president a nd ch1ef executive officer of Tops Markets, In c.• a subsidi a ry of the D ut ch firm Royal Ahold NV, was appointed to th e UB Council by Gov. Geo rge E. Patak.i m January 1996_ He was named chair by Pataki in January 1997. Castellani noted that during his term on the council, the group de · veloped a closer and more effective relationship with the SUNY Board of Trustees, and worked closely with President William ll Greiner and his staff to advance the university's mission and successfully execute a plan for two state-of-the-art student housing complexes. .. The council 's important leaders hip role is vital to the success of the University at Buffalo a nd to ensuring that UB remain s a topflight, nationally respected resea rch university," he said. " I am con fident that the council's highly skilled and co mmitted mem bersh 1p will continue to strengthen th e university." Castellani has been affiliated with the Boa rd of Trustees of the UB Foundation, Inc., sln ce 1986 and served as chair from 1993 -96. He was named Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year by the UB School of Management in 1995 . PS&UA seeks proposals for Facu1ty Development Public Service Initiative Ill I The Offke of the VIce Pre1ld ent for Publk Service and Urban Affairs is seeki ng proposals fo r its Faculty Development Publi c Service Initiative. The purpose of the initiative 1s to provid e UB faculty with opportunities to engage in scho larly resea rch a nd/o r new service project~ that a re designed to consider and en ha nce the ro le of public service in the unive rsity. Preference will be given to innovative proposals for new projects that integrate scholarship with the university's public-service mission and/ or promote faculty application of scholarship directed to public needs through development of related activities, such ¥service learning, teach· ing or direct involvement with the university's various communities. A limited number of projects will receive funding of up to $10,000, and must be completed by Dec. 15. 1999. Deadline for submiss ion o f proposals is 5 p.m. Nov. 2. Awards will be announced on Dec. I 5. Applications for the initiative, including its objectives and guidl• lines fo r developing award proposals, a re available in dea ns' offices. department chair offices. the Office of the Vice President for Public Serv ice and Ur ban Affa ir s a n d o n the PS&UA Web s itl·, <wlngs.buff•lo.edu / psu•/fdpsb . For more informtUIO"· call 645 -2097 UB parking lots to be reserved for Colin Powell lecture A number of UB p•rklng lots, mcluding lots loca ted on the south side of the academic spine, will be reserved starting at 3 p.m . today for patro ns who will be att ending th1s evening's Distinguished Speak ers Series lecture by Retired Ge n. Colin Powell, former chair of the Joi nt Chiefs of Staff d uring the Persian Gu lf War. Lots thai will be affected are the Alumni and Stadium lots. Sir< A. Slee S. Baird A. Baird B. Coventry, Spectal Evenl. lacobs A. Jacobs S. )acohs ( , Hoc.hsten·e r A. Hochstetler B, Cooke A and lOOkt B. In addition. the Arena lot will be reserved for handicap parking permit holders. Faculty, staff and students arri.vmg on campus after 7 p.m. who an• no1 anend mg the 8 p.m. program are ash-d to park in the Center for "IOmm row lot , Crofts lot, all lots located on the no rth side of the academ11. spmc.nr the EUJCott Complex lots. Shuttk· service willlx- pmv1dcJ. For more 1nformat1on. ca ll the Office ofConfc rc n n~!> and Spt•u.tl Fven tsa t 645 -1)14 7. We Want to Hear Your Voice The Reporter Is UB 's commumty newspaper and we want vou to beco me involved. Give us your comments o n current topll"S relat ing to the universit y and hi gher education. as well as on t1mel y suh )Ccts in areas of your expert ise. We welcome a rtiCles. Viewpomtl. and Lette-rs to the Edi tor, as well as nt>ws items. Send materials to Chnstine Vidal, Reporter Edi tor, 136 Crofts Hall, Buffalo, N.Y. 14160 Or contact us by em ai l at <vldaiO buff•lo_edu ':>. �Floods, fires, age-they can make books toxic B RIEFLY Nursing School rwnes new assocJ.te dean Library disaster-preparedness research points up some surprising hazards to humans Kan!n 1. . , I'ATIIICIA DONOVAN News Semces Editor - : 1 nune physiolo- gist, has_,nomed _ - far ~ -lntho - come School d Nursing. -·from tho UnMnity d she-., IUOCilte ~d ""'*'g In tho School .. Nursing ond ... professor ol phlm1ICOiogy ond physiology In tho School oiMedldne ondDentiStly. Sho eomed a bachelor's de- gree in nursing from l.oma linda lJnlvonlty School .. Nurslrlg. a master's degree In logial sclenas from Boston UnMnity School .. Nursing and a master's dtgrft as a fom. ily nune pBCiitioner from tho College o1 Nursing at r.... . Women's uniYesity in Houston. 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N this el Nino year, library workers and users may be endangered by books made toxic by infectious or irritat · ing residue left by floods. fires and age, say UB librarians. Such residue, sometimes invisible to the eye, is produced by 8ood water oontaminated byS<Waj!eor industrial waste. or by the interaction of books or other library materials with intense heat, smoke and the water or chemjcaJs U5ed to put out a fire. Kathleen Ddaney, an assistant librarian in the An:hives, is n=rching lilxvy disaster preparedness, but what she has to say applies to personal libraries and rollections as wdL Delaney says that besid~ flood water and fire. other threats to a library include mildew, mold, fungi and insects, all of which can destroy entire coUections. Corinne Jorgenson, assistant professor of library studies, cites the danger from insecticides sprayed on coUecrionssent to the U.S. forsafekreping during World Warn and book coUections traded by European nations for tracto rs during the era of the Marshall Plan and later. These materials often are very toxic to humans. which wasn't realized at the rime, she says. And they remain so, capable of making users sick many, many years after handling them. Book residue of aoy age can be allergenic as wdL R<cmtly, while catlloging the Archives' t..ov. Canal collection, Delaney developed an allergic ram on her arms due to _a chemical reaction produoed by 20 years of interaction between printer's ink and newspaper; l(s not the sort of thing that usually would be considered dangerous, but goes to show that librarians protect the stacks at risk. if not to life. at least to limb. Fungi can spread throughout an entiremllection, often before anyone knows they're there. Donna Serafin, preservation offi~ for the nine UB Student L~adenhlp Libraries, say> that it doesn't take a 8ood or leak to bring on mold bloom "Fungi can develop after materials are dampened by smaU ceiling leaks or by a sprinkler symm that goes off by mistake." she says. "Evon damp or humid weather can cause a mold bloom, particularly if air-conditioning units break down as they sometimes do during a long siege of very hot weather~ we've seen this year in many regions of the country." cal research on the haUucinogenic effects of old books. Delaney agrees. however, that a casual stroll through <Veil very moldy stacks is unlikely to send you Oying. ubrary disaster also can be proW>ked bybook-chompinginsectsand vermin, which wuallyareattract<d by food,a<XJJI'CiinstoDdaney.Tha(swby smart libraries allow no eating in tbe 5laCb. Cockroaches, disease-vectou Delaney -.s, "Sane organic tm:-· those produoed by the ergot fungus, can evtn produce haUucinarions in librarians aod researchers handling contaminated books." R.J. Hay, one of England's leading myoologists, agrees. In an article published in the British medical journal The Lancet last year, Hay wrote that, even at the levels found in contaminated Hbraries, ergot spores can, indeed, mal« you daffy. "Many great literary figures," he wrote, "may have been 'insp~ed' by inhaling spores from moldy books." No one knows how much library time it would tal« to become high because there has been no empiri- that thrive in dark, moist an:as, are the most troublesome of the five most common library pests aod are very hard to eliminate. she says. .. They transmit disease, consume all sorts of paper and bipding materials, especially those containing pastes and glues, and can surviv~ by eating crumbs and other dead insects., including one: another: she says, adding that insects often foUow widespread fire or flooding. "Librarians work very hard to save their coUections before and after a disaster strikes," Delaney says. "but these thinp often affect hundreds of small bbraries at the same time-most with neither the staff, ins,~ apertiK nor equipment todetmify their damaged docummts.• Fortunately, written disaster-pr<paredne$5 plans can offer added protection, often ensuring that threatened oollectioos are ovacuated in time to prevent serious dam.oge. " For instance, wet boob and documeots need to be packed out to freeurs within 48 hours to kill bacteria and prevent mold, mildew and insect infestation,• Delaney says. "When an entire community is un der water or fire-dam aged, however, there is often neither the time nor freezers avaibble for library emergency use.• She says that for that reason, contact lists an a good part of disaster preparedness, since bbrarians &om other towns or regions usually are available to assist the book evacuation and dean-up effort, and commercial operators can provide refrigerated trucks and commercial fiee:un for temporary use. Do the UB libraries have a disaster plan in place! "Oh yes! " says Delan~eck out the UB Libraries' Central Technical Services (crs l link on the bbraries Web site. .. It's very compreheruive. It's tl)e work of many bbrarians here aod covers a multitude of contingencies. It's all very lijgh tech, of course," she adds, "but we also have it on paper in case the electricity goes OUL• "First, - evacuate tbe p«lpie. o{ wwse," she says. "Naa,pch lilxvy willsaveitsirrepla<zable~ the )ames lo!<z, Darwin Martin, History of Medicine and RJiisb colloctions, the archit.ctural slide mllocrion, original musical srores and other documents. Theoe all are prioritiud and cited by specific location. .. When it's over, we'll all meet at the flaiJ>Oie and after I 0 minutes, look for hundreds of librarians at Starbucks." Development Center Faculty, staff urged to use leadership resources By MAliA McGINNIS News Sefvices Editorial Assistant approac hes its oneear anniversary, the t udent Leadership evelopment Center is encouraging faculty and staff. in addi tion to students, to utilize its offerings as a professional-devel opment resource. Located in 230 Student Union, the center specializes in address· ing leadership concerns and in fostering individual and group lead ership development for the entire UB community. The center offers training and guidance on such topics as listening skills, conflict management, creativity, diversity. conducting meetings, publi c speaking and teamwork. "Students are still our main focus and will always come first," noted Frank Ciccia, director of student leadership development. .. But if professors and other university professionals are able to take on an enhanced leadership role, it will en;tble them to better meet the needs of students." According to Ed Brodka, assistant director of student leadership development. several departments and offices on campus are moving from a hierarchical structure to more of a team -oriented structure:. "We can point them in the right direclion ," said Brodka. "We don 't teach 'how to be a bener boss' but rather how to form coalitions and partnerships with people lo in crease the effectiveness of a group. If faculty and staff are working better in a team structure, then they will be more effective in how they deal with students." Brodl<a and Ciccia noted that they have an extensive list of resources, including books, videos. audiotapes and CD-ROMs. They emph¥ized that with the increasing emphasis on intensive teamwork in the classroom, as weU as within individ ual departments, it is extremely important that everyone in the UB community is able to take on a leadership role in different settings. According to Brodka, the resources on conducting mutings are the most pop ular wi th UB employtes and students. "No one really talks about how to meet. People love it because we have guides on everything from how to formuJate an agenda to tips on running a productive meeting." All of the services and resources provided by the center are fr« to the UB community. "We are not trying to sell a book, an idea or a concept, but rather trying to meet the needs and concerns of students, farultyandstaffhereat UB," noted Ciccia. "We're encouraging the staff to use the materials in the center and to take advantage of the trained student consultan ts we have on staff... Some leadership development workshops being offered this fall include: .. Running an Effective Meeting" (Sept. 28 ), "Tune Management Strategies for Succc55"' (Oct. 14 ), "Successful Teams" (Oct.27) and "Skills to Diffuse aod Resolve Conflict" (Nov. 3 ). For more information, contact the Office of Student Life at 6456125 or e-mail the Student Leadership Development Center at < felldubeacsu.bllff•lo.edu >. �Seplember24.1!91/llill.IL5 Rapa..._ Piano Panorama You . - be )'OUI' own travel agent witb a tittk help from travel Web sites like Travelocity <hHp:/ / www.travelodty.com/ > and A thousand and one pianos! Well, almostthe aiJUn d the Center for the Arts was filled with baby grands,~ and organs last weekend, waU1g for:,_ owners in a sale conducted by Baldwin, which provides pianos for the CFA School violence: beyond fistfights Ewing advocates :zero-tolerance policy in "UB at Sunrise" talk By RON CHUIICHIU Reporter Staff V IOLENCE in America's schools isn't just "pushing, shoving and Cistfights" anymore, Charles Patrick Ewing, professor of law and adjunct professor of psychology, told a record-br6il5lig crowd at .. UB at Sunrise." Serious school violence has. become a "national epidemic" in the past 10 years, he said during tbe Sept. 16 talk, which was titled, \ .. Preventing and Responding to Violence in Our Schools.· Ewing made his point by citing several recent high -profile school shooting ·cases, including one in March in which two studenr.s:'agrii 13 and II , are charged witb staging a false fire alarm and ambush- ing students exiting a schooJ in Jonesboro, Ark., killing four students and a teacher and wound ing I 0 otber students. Among...,..,..)otbeoCilUDples,he also cited a ca5e in May in Oregon where a 15-yar-old boy allegedly sprayed his high-school cafeteria witb automatic gunfire, killing two students and injuring 22 otben. "These incidents all occurred in rural or suburban areas," Ewing said ... The message sums clear: This can happen anywhere.• But Ewing pointed o.ut tbat tbe location of violence in a school .. in many cases is Httle more than a coincidence. I say tbat because school viol~nce is r:t;a!Jy part of a much larger problem of juvenile violence, and schools are where juveniles spend most of tbeir waking hours. .. Today, our nation is faced with an epidemic of juvenile violence," Ewing said. .. The rate of violent crime committed by juveniles in tbe United States has quadrupled over tbe last quarter of this century. .. On a percentage basis,.. Ewing said, tbe lilcelihood that a child will be killed in a school today is "minuscule." One federal study estimates that an American child now has less than a one-in-a-miJiion chance of dying a violent death in school, he added. "The much greater problem today is ... the non-lethal violence- in our schools," Ewing said, like assault , robbery and rape . Citing another study, he said, "O ne out of every 200 children will be the victim of a serious or potentiall y serious vioiC'n t crimC' at school during any given school year . That 's a large number." He also said he expects "the youtb violence problem will get mu ch worse before it begins to get bener. .. Some schools have developed zero-tolerance policies for all acts of violence, however serious, and I ad · vocate that as well: Zero tolerance for violence in our schools. Period."' A5 causes of juvenile and school violence, Ewing cited an increast in child abuse and neglect, vio · lence in the enter· tainment media , mental illness in child ren and in · creased substa nce abuse among high school students. Of the man y warning signs of a potentially d an · gerous student , s pe cia l concern should be given to st uden ts who make verbal th reats to kill or harm others, Ewing said . .. That seems to be the biggest rcri flag. For example, in all of the recent school shootings. the juvenile perpetrators have warned others 111 advance of their deadJy o utbursts." Ca n vioiC'n ce in schools be d1 minished ? 'Tve tx.•en advocatmg...a pubh( health modd for pr~ventlon of school violence," Ewing sa1d. A5 part of his model, he mentioned mak. · ing violence pr('Vention part of the curriculum, having administrator.. assess the risk of violence m the1r schools. and taking a closer look at st udents who fit the risk c.a tegones. 5 Trnve~ocit•r'1 Yahoo!Travekhttp://-yohoo.com/ >. 1U T Travelocity includes a reservation serv1ce, destinatiOn gu1des, maps. weather/sa fety updates, and special fare bar· gains. Yahoo!Travel1s similar. but provides currency conversions and slightly longer guides. 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Another useful gu1de page 1s th e Nauonal Park sue Parknet < http:/ / www.nps.gov / parks.html > , wh1ch prov1de!i phone numbers and addresses, along with park maps and mform a tion about fees, reservations and d 1scount p rograms. The Web also can be useful in loca ting bargam airfares. Travelocll\ has " fare watcher " email that sends low-fare updates to vour ema1l. Mi~rosoft 's Exped1a Travel Agent Se rv1 c e < http :/ I e.w.pedla.msn.com > provides hnk.s to alrhnes' \owest published fare~ (click on "Travel Agent ") and the Mmmg Compan y's Web GUid e to Air Travel <http:/ / alrtravel.mlnlngco.com / > o ffe rs thC' lat!o!'SI news on fare wars-· click on .. Hot! Fares & Cyberdeals" fo r the lat est news. Strangely enough, the best deah arc available fo r last -mmut f' travelers; many a1rlines offer \Veb-on ly specials or email l1sts o flast minute bargains. You ca n subsc nbe fo r free to US Airways E-Savers Program < http :/ / www. u sa lrways . com / travel /f ares / esavers.htm >, for example, which will notify you of special week end getaway fares on USAi rways . Fo r similar email deals o n other airlines, check the Mining Company's Web Guide to A1r Travel, wh1 ch maintains a list of airline Web sites. Please note that several of the sites mentioned above requ1re regt.!. Iration , but all are free . Check the UB Libraries ' Reference Sources on the Net page <http:/ / ubllb.buffalo.edu/ llbraries/ e-resoun:::es/ selected.html> under "Travel .. for mo rt> travel -related sitcs. For QSSISllWCe "' comrecturg to the World \'\l'idl.' Web. contact the en Help Desk at 645-3542. -Austin Booth and Nina Cascio, University Libranes BrieBy Conference to examine legacy of Love Canal It has been 20 years since famihes we re C'Vacuated from Love Ca nal in Niagara Falls. How far has the environmental movement come smcc then . and how has the evacuation affected policy? National and regional experts from academia, industry. govern · ment and citizens' groups will d1scuss the legacy of Love Canal at "The Twentieth Anniversary of Love Ca nal: Lessons Learned" on Oct. 8-9 on the North Campus. Vice President Gore has bem invited to address the oonfercnc.eon Oct. 9. Issues to be discussed include how Love Canal has shaped en\'lron mental mO\'emcnts and how it has affected industriaJ poli cy. public policy and law. Panelists also will examine Love Ca nal's h1story. UB's response to the cns1.~ and research mt o science and heal th nsks. The conference 1s sponsored tw the UB EnvlfCmment and SoC!el\' Institute , the UB School of Law, the La \'~-' School Mitchell Lel-t urc Fu nd and the Buffalo Envrrottrrrer~ t al Law /oumal. Registration. including lun ch o n fridav, IS $20. t-or m nH· mfor mat ion, contact Errol Meidinger at M 5-:! I ;q New system to streamline, simplify data access, reporting The Administrative Computing Services section m Computm g and Information Technology has se lected a new, Web -based svstem fo r general data access and repo rting at the umvers1ty. l.nfospace SpaceSQL has been selected to streamline and s1mphtv Jatd access and reporting at UB. It will be used for such anformauon 35 da~ li sts. enrollment data, admissiOns reports and accounlJng reports The system is designed to support a large number of users withou t the common administrative problems. In add ilJon, the system a..:com modates both power users analyzing data and basic users needing a.. cess to com mon reports through a .. pomt -and -dick" interfuce. The S\~ tern also enables unified data access across multaple oper.ttmg system~. �6 Rap D..... Sept bei24,1!1!1/Vtlll. 5 (Great liquid blob hurtling throUgh space' leaves impact on · · · walls Joss "F D4S-iltl...,. Ia,. ............ llltliiiMI/ -~ ..... fll.v.tc--...ad- . .... -.g~~ ·Clolall_........, -........,--~ -fila.-,. -.gff.. &...-.a-.g-7. ~·-·"'-­ <..- ..... ---l)on. lillly.-.g-. ....m .,. MAliA . ~~ News Servkes Editorial Assist:.nt ( ( STURDAY morning cartoons were my catechism,• says artist Mark Dean Veca. . That influence becomes obvious when you view Veca's latest twostory-tall apocalyptic mural covering all four walls-and then some-of UB's LightweU Gallery in the Center for the Arts. Described as "a great liquid blob hurtling through space and suspended against the gallery wall moments btfore impact,"' the as- tonishing acrylic mural covers about 3,000 square feet of the gallery. The New York City artist says it is the largest and most cballenging insJallation of his career. Veca, who spent 300 hours over a five-week period maneuvering his' way around every inch of the gallery in a boom lift that <:xtended him 35 feet into the air, is known for his impressive floor-to-ceiling installations characterized by popsurrealist, cartoon-like images. UB's .. El Gloominator"' is no exception. Viewers see asteroidal figure Upon entering the room, onlookers are confronted with an asteroidal figure frozen in space a few feet above the gallery floor. A series of red, orange and yellow hues shadow each other in rainbow order to provide a horizon -like backdrop for the dripping, liquefied object. The walls that surround the site of impact are paint~ with vast "gmnos." Veca calls them---<leep, cave-like areas adding a "gloomy; mysterious spirit to the piece captured by its name. · UB Art Gallery Director AI Har· ris discovered Veca this past spring at a Hall~s show and commissio ned him to take on the lightwell Gallery. The artist, after observing the verticality of the gallery space, decided to create a piece that wouJd emphasize gravity as a vertical force. The speeding image about to crash into the gallery floor achieves the desired effect and comes to ljfe with vivid areas of as -----~·-__,_"'ICI I I .• color and a textutal look that illustrates Veca's tendency to play with the elements of depth and repetition. Expressionist, pop-art Influences In addition to his inspiration from cartoons. Veca notes that be has been influenced by the work of abstract expressionist Philip Guston and Los Angeles pop-an . ist Edward Ruscha. Other works by Veca include a repetitive rendition of the cartoon character Popeye's disem bodied forearm and fist , on dis play earlier this year in The Drawing Ce nter in New York, as ..... ~ _ ..... _...,._,.. ...__,. Also opening in the UB Att Gallery is a multimedia exhibi- tion of contemporary Toronto art tided ._Version City,• curated by jobo Massier of Toronto. •version City" features video, large-scale sculpture, pbotosra; phy, paintings and prin ts that demonstrate bow the artists represented in the exhibit often unconsciously reflect the problematic condition of Canadian identity in their work. Both exlubits will open tomorrow night with a naptioo to be held from 7-9 p.m. in ibe gallery. Veca's mural will remain in the lightwell Gallery until june 30, 1999. "Venion City" will be on display until Dec. 20. But there are many other types of systems in the university. Inn us noted that it is individual researchers in the university who are of highest concern. "They're doing research with ve ry specialized equipment and software and nobOdy except those individuals is in a position to do an assessment," he said In addition, servers and local area networks in individual departments are extremely difficult to assess in terms of compliance. The Y2K working gmup will be working to identify an integrated method of conversion. There may be, for example, an advantage to sharing compliance software among departments that use the same programs. Systems managers warn that even though .some vendors may claim that their products are compliant, that may not always be true. meetings of the Y2K ~ gional gmup. ofwhich she is a member, I..az.arus said participants dis· cussed the fact that while Miaosoft Excel and A= are described as compliant, cutain sp<cific functipns of each packaf;e are not. These are the kinds of idiosyncrasies that will surfuce,she noted, only when people begin to undertake the cornx:tive actions on their systems. a step that the working group strongly r=mmends units should be activdy imolved in almody. Lazarus summed up why the Year 2000 problem is so mystifying. "We won't really know enctly how we are going to be affected, until jan. I, 2000," she said. wellu mura}s in New York City's KravetsfWebby and PS 122 galleries. A graduate of the Otis Art In• stitute of Panons School ofDesign in Los Angeles, Veca bas participated in many national and international gmup exhibitions. He recently r=ived a New York Foundation for the ArU Fellowship and has been commissioned to do a mural for the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art that be will begin next month. Toronto' art on exhibit Y2K problem c...-fnlm-1 ro _ _ _ .., , .....,....,._._ }o/la..., . . . . CDIIIIICI_ flfls.Mrll'la ....... ....... ......... Mutn ........ ...,.,..._....., ......... 7 .... ~ . . . . . . . . Qejb. 4- Embedded chips that reoide in a variety of equipment that may or may not be IT-related,such as a chip in an elevator that tracks maintenance based on the (late, medical or laboratory equipment, even VCRs. .. The first area we have ad dressed, by and large" said lnnus, noting that the campus' transition seven' years ago to an IBM system made these systems compliant. The other three areas remain a co ncern, he said. .. Things literally may not work o n Jan. I, 2000," said Inn us. And while it is perhaps difficult to imagine, syslems as basic and pervasive as telephones could be among those that are affected, he said. In some cases, it may just be that the display on the telephone will simply read the wrong date. On the other hand, where the date is tied to the electronics of the phone, the whole system could f.UI, he said. "When we do have failures in January 2000, our customers are no t really going to care whether or not it 's because it's part o f a central or decentralized system," he said... They will simply see it as an institutional failure." Some units have completed their inventories and assessments of the types of systems that could be impacted, including how compliance can be achieved and how much time and money it will take to do so. For the most part, units with sys tems that are s upported by Co mputing and Information Technology are believed to be compliant or at least well into the process of assessment At""""'' �New life for old computers '-LJOnacu·m by Rich Products to help needy students . , IUBI Ci0U1UUM News- Editor mmputing and information technology, making computers available to student> wbo cannot afford theDi is part of the student T 's UB'o high-tech twiJt on the autornotive "chop obop.'" a home for orphaned and dys- access initiative. functional computers when: But with new machines running they are made whole again and put at least $1 ,000 each, the univenity back to work somewhere at UB. ia simply unable to provide needy UB ROCS (University at Bufstude-nts with new ones. falo Recycles Old Computers), a *Instead. we will be relying on program coordinated by Mike ge-nerous gifu like this one from Rott and Frank Bartscheck of Computing and Information Technology and staffed mostly by student., has to date been responsible for rehabilitating 369 compu!erJ, printea and related equip.....,..... _ _..lllllloe ment. Most of the old machines came from offices on campus that were upgrading equipmenL This semester, the program has expanded its efforts ro accept donated computer components from off-campus and Rich Products Rlch ProductS, as well as on our Corp.• the family-owned, Buffalo- ?_wn ability to.reqcle-and refurbased frozen food company, has biah machines," he said. stepped up as the first participant, In addition to UB ROCS, the donating more than IOOusedcomrepair facility at headed by putea ttnhe- university. Ron Cichocki will participate in rehabilitating old computer comRich Product's donation is a response to· the announcement last pc;nents for stude-nts io ~made spring of UB's new student ac:ceSs - -~Yanable through UBMicro, the initiative. whid! requil<s that, start- · lln-campus conspu~ store. ing om fall. all incoming freshmen Rich said he hopes his company have aa:ess to a computer. has begun a new trend in Weste-rn UB President William R. New York. Greiner said "the deptll. of Rich • "We hope that othl'f companies Product's commitment to the in the Buffalo aiea will consider growth and development of our· donating their students is outstandin!. used cmnoatei·~ "This innovative alliance besyste-ms as they tween UB and Rich Products will continue their have a lasting and important impact tech no Iogical on our students," he added "UB i.s advancements very grateful to Rich Products for in their own orthe leadership role it has taken with ganizations," he this project and for its continued said. "Technolsupport of the uni\omity~ "'President Greiner has created a vision for all students at UB to have access to a computer for their course work, beginning in 1999," said Robert E. Rich , Sr., chairman of Rich Products Corp. "As Rich's moves forward in expanding its own technology, we felt that by donating our used but full y upgradeable equipment, we could make our computers available for those students in need."' According t·o Hinrich R. Martens, associate vice president for I ...... but..., ... .err I " drives, as well as mooito11 that have been recycled through the UB ROCS ~ The four- and five -year-old machines easily will sati•fy the needs ofUB students wbo will require basic spreadsheet and word processing capabilities, as well as Internet acce-ss and e-mail. UB officials are developing criteria to determine which students will be eligible ro ~ a refurbished computer; all such students will need to demonstrate a "dear and convincing need," said Martens. It is hoped that by the end of the semester, the refurbi shed computers from Rich Products will be made available ro needy students through a pilot program. Staff and students at UB ROCS and CIT Repair are well into the process of upgrading and testing the computers, giving the students an "u!Kiose-and-persooal" opportunity to learn about electronics. "These stude-nt workers get to learn about working on computers with none of the downsides, because thefre not working on new machines; said Rott. The jobs are in high -demand , with a waiting list of applicants. And, Rott noted, there's another payoff: •Every computer we recycle is one less in the landfills." __-·-··loft.._. ,. ,. .,. . . ._. ._b odonce ltuMnt. - h 11•e • - ..rc~ Tochooalogy. - -- foot~all UB 16, Llofayette 14 So>ttK.illorlcicloodal'l-,.,-dWdpl will> 1:11 Wtlrutw '"''""',...,.to ..,..1hei!Uis'IC.I4~ -'""""'"" 1he rood. The .... mc>ooedlhel!t.tsiD2-1 on che season and snapped a sbcpmo rood~- K.ler lddood. ~ - - ...... (lrom 23. 34 and 29 ~) . ~ che Buls O¥ef'CCifne a 14-7 defick. Thel!t.tscld..,.-apolr'< ln lhe....,.,.jfaftolhehost~ (G-2~ 1he tint ..... «hey- shut. team OA In the sea:nd hal sh:::e a 14-IO...,otHolslnonNo..Z.I996. The game-winnln& drive was set up when senior delonsiYe end Dan PotAsenlorced an lncomj>ledon on thinl-oncl-thro lrom <he Ubyea.e I ().yanlllne. The Leopards - - . pimed deep alter • 34-yard punt by Mike Masucd wu downed at lhe thi"H:. o.- Hadcbd ~<he l.alaroae punt 21) ~"' 1he Leopards' 29-yard line. Six pilrs lator.l<ellor modo 1he 29-yard ~l<ellor has modo .. - "'*"'"""'- field.pl..._""-- olhls and 14.,.... Thel!t.ts-wuledbysenlor--IWTywlll>l3addos ond. --~...,Eric Plplcn added 12 - · - ~ ond. Unble ~. whiejtrb'-Danc..-..hod IOI>ddos.Thel!t*......-..1 i.mblos In 1he- and only pelhe bol up ora.Sonior ....... [)Mj Hinson hod a~ 52~ on It ~and 1he pnei l i n t lrom 1M ~ out. hA>od< Josh Roth added -16 ~on II ames. Volle~~all UB 1, Younptown 3 UB J , St. Francls 0 UB '1, Canlslus l UB 3, Columbl• 0 UB 3, N iapra 0 n...........,;~ ,_, ........t toll-Son lhe_,....,.losrcto""'5aoe(IS.I2.1S.IO.I4-16.11-IS.It -t5)on5opt.I8.-.Sc.fnrds(Pa.)(IS.3. IC.I4,1S.7)and CoLmbia t..lnMnitl'(l~ IS.7.1S.Il)on Sopt.l91n ,_,....,. cxrierer<:epnos lnAbml-and-. ~ (1>7.1~1>11) and "-'« toc:.noa.s(IJ.-IS. 15-S. 11-IS.IS-7. 9-IS)onSopt.:ZOa<Nilp>. On Sawrdly.- middle hiaor Heather Barluss led <he ., <he two II ...._while junior ...,... Sam. Desdwnbault ~ 25 usisu lor <he day. In <he Bulb' ...., over Nlopn. Dosdwnbau~ had 36 usisu and lroshman outSide hiaor Ken had t 3 klb . mat.does."'""""' ~occer WOMEN' S UB 3, M arshall I UB 0, Ohio U. t The SuUs women's soccer ceam was victorious In ia: first Mtd-Amenan Conlenence contost u ~ downed visiOn& Ma<>hall. 3-1. on 5opt. 18. but lncun-ed ia: first km of the season w undefeated MAC powerhouse, Ohio UniYersity. 1-0. on 5opt. 20. Senior co-apuln Tr>cey Britton netted ~pis to ..cure !he win lor Coach Jean Tusy$ "l"'d opnst Manhalt. Sophomore Heather eo.ins became the first UB athlete to be honored by the MAC when she was named che week on Sept. 15 con~e·s women's soccer pbrer-of-the- MEN 'S UB 2, Adelphl 0 UB 4, C anisius l UB 0, Siena. 2 During ;a week of pmes on the road, the: Bulls men's soccer team rTlO'o'ed to 7-2 on the season as it defeated UntWs.+-l.on Sept. 16,shut out Adelphi. 2-0. on Sop. 19. and finally lost to Siena. 2-0.on Sept. 20. Aplnst Untstus, junior forward SteVe Butcher domina.ted the Gokien Griffins and led hb squad to .nctory with u.,.. pis. ndudmg !he game-wWme<. and one assist. 8ut.c::her me netted an unassisted pl in the shutout a.pinst Adelphi. Sophomore forwanj rm 5ongeo- had • goal and an .,.;n In !he c.rus.u. pme and abo lounjl me bade ollhe net m<he Adelphi outing. Senior goalte and co-apain Jim Schoenbuf1 recorded his third shutout In <he 19'18 ampaT> >p~nnAdelphl. LrnssLount~ WOMEN 'S UB 35, Cornell 4 7, C o lpte 61, Syracuse 88 Faculty invited to take part in Family Weekend activities The women's aoss CCUltJ"Y team receiYed top honon. at the UB Tnangubr Meet. """"'& 35 polna.(Comeii47.Colpte 62.Synruse 88). Coach Dldc Bony$...,;,. was poced by junior )enniler Foldo!mer. who pbced <tUrd with a ...., ol 1852110 ).nlor Marie Maander lolowed closely and ln.hed "'""" at 19:02.70 MEN'S To •II memben of the unlvenlty community: UB 30, Cornell SO, Syracuse 60 , Colgate 86 The university's' annual Family Weekend will be Oct. 9- 11 . This exciting weekend provides an opportunity for parents and family members to share part of the US ..experience .. with their son, daughter or family member. The festivities will include Division I athletics, lectures by faculty and administrators, Sunday brunch and an evening of comedy with Elayne Boosler and Anthony Clark on Saturday. You are more than welcome to take part in any of th ese activities. Tickets for the comedy show are S 15 advance purch~ and $16 day oft he show. They can be pu rchased at the Center for the Arts Box Office, the Student Union Ticket Office and through Ticketmaster. As you schedule exams. we ask that you be sensitive to those undergrad uat es who will be spend ing tim e with their families throughout Family Weekend. If you have any questions or conce rns., please contact the Office of St udent Life at 645-6 125. The men' "l"'d abo won ;a meet with 30 pooncs.lollowod by Cornell (50). Synruse (60) and Colpte (86).The Bulls cWmedlh< top two finisher spoo "' the race as sophomore Tony David (26:04.90) edged out tealTVT\ate 1un101" Patrick Nolan (26:07 .50) for the victory in the men's 8.000 meter run - Shelby H• rrl• ""d Toby Sh•plro, Office of Student Life lennis MEN 'S U B 7, N lapra 0 The men's tennb squad defeated host Niapn. 7-0, on Sept. 17 8udi SuRnto. Onk:e Murdono. &n McGrath and Justin 8ido:l ~ch horod '<'tCtOneS 1n bcxh thetr singles and doubles matthes. I---- ----- ---- - �Thursct.y :24 ASOT-.....,. Web- Design: Tips ond Con~ 9 A.m.-Noon. Reglstmlon ond s10 deposit · =)~~information, · Monct.y .28 :=· 't 1SpMk.n . Ant Lecture of the 19911-99 . Series. Colin L Powoll, """"" . • . . . . saturday 26 cholrmon of tho joint Chid> of Stoff. Alumni Arona. 8 p.m. Todceb at vorious prices, coli tho us Cen~ lot tho Arts Box Office at 645-ARTS. Spomo<ed by UB and tho Don Davis Auto Worid l.eclumhlp F<Jnd. For more Information, call \MIIiam J. Regan at64S-<;1~7 . wectnesctay l"he•terat UB 30 ~~~Hor~ond piM:e on~-~ off........ - - ... - - prlndpol opoouon.Ustlo>gs-the Thune~.,- prec-.g ,.-......Listings Oft Conte' lot lhe Arn' International Attistic C1JitLnl Exdlange · ~- =~~~~for lhe Arts, Dr3ma Theot!o. 8 p.m. Gorden. Center lot tho Am' lnternationoiAttistlc CUI!utol ~'.Tn':"~~ Friday Center lot tho Atts, Drlml ' Theatre. 10:30 a.m. Genenol 25 public S10, student> S.S. -··~ =~~.v:r!~t. only K<eptecl thnJugh the olo<tronk submission fonn for the on-line ua Calendw -·-··-' of bents at <http:// ....,_,login>.--of SpoKe llmlt.ltlons, Tuesday not • events In tiM eledroftk calendar will be lndudecl tnthe•oporter. ... · !!:~~~ Gener.ll p<.tJIIc S10, student> SS. Sunday 2'l K9thAnnulll Undo \'11om Sit MonaWilun.ln front of AUTri Mna. 10 a.m. lor~ 1n1orrnation. ai645-3H1 . 29 ASOT~ ___ ,.. ~~~.~~sk_'9 Reglstrollon andSlO ~ ~ui~~~-tlon. The l.oYe of Don Pettmplln ond Dona Belba In - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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The former chainnan of the joint Chiefs of Staff gave an inside view of major events on the wor1d stage. (5efstory onpage5.) ·UB to be proactive in planning for future Greiner sees great Midwestern universities as modelfor building an outstanding institution cated along New York State's westem ~ mos t edge, it's still hundreds of miles east of this country's heartland. Yet iiisthettinAmerica's Midwest-not on the East Coast, not in New England-that President Wdliam R. Greiner focuses when he describes his vision for the furure of the University at Buffalo. When he looks into the first decade of the next cenrury and envisions the potential of SUNY's largest and most comprehensive campus. he does so comparing UB with the ~t public universities of the Midwest, such as the University of Michigan or the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. These are universities, he nores, that pro· vide c:: utt ing-edge research and public service. in addition to offering superb il~i<;J. As New York's only Midwestern style ~niversity, he notes, UB has enormous potential to benefit the people of Western New York and the rest of the state. Reaching that goal will require strategic investments in se veral areas; many of which have been ini- 1 sive public universiues like UB." He points out that the mission review statement being prepared by Provost Thomas E. Headrickwhich Greiner prefers ro call a .. missionagenda"-willoutlinetoSUNY ccntral'administration US's vision for its future. Headrick re · cently told the FacultySenate thatthr message to be sent JNVESTJNG UB S JN • to Albany is that FUTURE "UB is a comp re - tiated in recent years and others that are yet to come. Greiner sees an acceleratio n of opportunities when people ..grasp hensive, public, research, flagship university; a strong university that is competitive with other good public universities and what an instirution of that type is woefully underfunded. We have can do for the state. We have to assert in New York the advantage of having one or two comprehen - established an exceptional record of strengths and accomplishments, given o ur lack of adeq uate sup· port." Greiner is even more succinct : .. 'A'e're going to challenge the system to get on board with w ." The- emphasis, he adds, will be o n the state either allocating more money to UB or .. removing barn ers in o ur operation." He notes: "We're being aggres sive about the proposition that the fu ture of the state turns on it ~ high er-ed ucation infrastructure:· With the proper investments in its future, Greiner stresses, UB ca•n rise to the level of the great Mid · western universities. RAM sets the stage for expansion SUNY's new Resou rce Alloca tion Methodology (RAM ) is thr li nchpin in UB's plans. The meth c~-,....,.. Fall enrollment picture is mixed lly~PACOl News Services Director E NROllMENT for this semester is down 188 full time-equivalents (ITEs), or 130 students, from the targets budgeted for Fall 1998, but administrators are stress ing that the university is not experiencing an enrollment problem. repon , based on a "snapshot .. taken on Sept. 18, shows that at the un ~ dergraduate level, UB this full has exceeded its targets for both freshmen-with a headcount of 2,932, 132 above the target-and transfer students--1,683, 83 above tar~ get. It's the second year in a row that numbers in both categories are up. ter en rollments are not over-tar- While the number of continuing! returning undergraduates is 52 belowthetargetof 11,100, the shortfull is significantly smaller than a yea r ago, when it was 260 below target. get by 188 ITEs. "The university's fall enroll- Nicolas D. Goodman , vice provost for undergraduate education, ments overall are healthy," said Senior Vice President Robert 1. noted that there not only are 117 more freshmen oompared to last full, but that the mean combined SAT score for members of the Class of 2002 increased II points, to 1145. Still, the campus may be faced with reducing expenditures by as much as $500,000 if spring-semes- Wagner. "At the graduate level , some programs have not met their target s and there are se lec te d graduate programs that have to be looked at and addressed. But it's not like other years when there was a 'structural problem.'" In fact , the official enrollment .. We have increased the size and the quality of the class," Good man added. Sean P. Sullivan, vice provost for academic information and planning, said the largest shortfull this semester has occurred with continuing/re· rurning students at the graduatelprofessionallevel, where the enrollment of 5,544 is 256 heads below the target. N.ew enrollments at the level were 37 off from the target of 2,200. The shortfall at the grad uate level, be stressed , sho uld not be viewed as an ac ross- th e-boa rd problem, but one occurring in "pockets" and focusing on a hand - ful of programs. A report prepared by Sullivan's office noted that at the graduate level, three schools fell below their target by more than 10 percent: School of Nursing enrollment is 22J percent management, health related pro· fessio ns, and law-is over target. David ). Triggle. vice provost fo r graduate education and dean of the Graduate School, said several fac · tors account for the shortfalls at the gradua te and professional level. Triggle, who this week attended a national meeting of graduates..:hool deans. noted that part of what is occ urr ing at US at rh e grad uate level is a nationaJ trend . ..Graduate enrollments at many institutions, but not aU, seem to have plateaued off this year and appear to be declining overall," he added. The economy and favorable job is off by 15.9 perccnt and enrollment in the School of Pharmacy is 13.7 percent under target. market are having a negative im pact, wi th some college graduates who have obtained employment not pursuing grad uate studi es and some graduate students cutting their studies short in favor of a job. Enrollment in six units-arts and sciences, information and li ~ brar y studies; den tal medicine; ~-,... below target, enrollment in the School of Architecrure and Planning An unfavorable job market for particular ca r~ rs .. also can have a �George Lopos is dean of Millard Fillmore College, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary. He joined UB in 1995 from the Uniyersity of Iowa, where he was associate dean of the Division of Continuing Education. lsMFC_ .................. _ CIMMHRit):, . . ~f REPORTER ,.........," ........ ._......,_ ___ _--__ c..to-- publlohoclby ... of llnMnll;y--. 5-llnMnll;y of New York ......... &lloriololllas . . loalodlll136 Oafts'Hol, Amherst. (716) 645-l626. __ . -- ,_ ~.edu .. Mhurl'ogt Seventy-five yeats ago, the University of Buffalo recognized that working adults and some "youths" were unable to attend the univer· sity during its traditional day session. The university created the evening session, later renamed Millard Fillmore CoUege, where the non-traditional students could study the business sciences and the arts. Millard Fillmore CoUege was created as an extension of the university and its mission was s-ervice to the public through education. I don't tliink so, either on or off campus. On MFC is still seen by some as the traditional "night school" that educated adult students by cloning undergraduate day prograDU and making them convenient only by their evening hours. This is a limited vi~ of MFC. which is a "different side of UB." In stead, MFC's programs need to be redesigned to aaommodate the working adult's lifestyle and learning sryles-we're talking about more than just convenience, "-hutheroleofMfC cunged over the put 75 ye•n? but serious reconsideration of Fo r three-quarters of a century, MFC has embodied the protean spirit of the university. Changing with the times. MFC has expanded and contracted its mission accordingly. With the "evening coUege" as its core, MFC has provided comprehensive oont:inuing education as a division of the university With degr-. credit courses, non-credit programs. conferences and even served as an administrative home for WBFO. Gls returning from WW!I, Korea, and Vietnam found access to UB through MFC. Workers retraining for new jobs during Bulhlo's economic downturn found MR: as their educational home at UB. Today, MFC still serves the working adult, but also the traditional day student. Besides serving the public, MFC has served the univer>ity'senrollment management by acting as a release valve for overcrowding in the past and more recently supplementing day-course needs. [n some ways. MFC's mission is not as dearcut aS it has been in the past. ------1.<*- Moly- . . . SO l YEARSI androgogy versus f'edstiogy, to use a distinction developed by Malcolm Knowles. As- for Western New York, we> have found an al>sence of awareness, and some confusion among the public. We are developing mark<ting and advertising that focuses upon MPC's UB connection--stressing it as a part of UB, not apart from it. The gen<ral public may not understand the collegiate structure of a university-MFC is the only named college at UB. And the name itself may cause some confusion too--we have a local hospital by the s;une name. It may be time to rename _ .. ,__,_wa I su the MFC of the future as worlrlng closely with UB's academic Coueges to offer a variety of undergraduate and post-beccalaureate educational programs through tnditional classrnom and new distance-learning technology. Mf.C will emphasize continuing studjes and the extension of university programs, but designed for special audiences. Continuing education and university exten· sion are institutional responsibilities shared by MF<; and the university's academic coUeges. --- . . . _ ...... _ _ of MFC to more accurately describe its mission and scope. - - ......... pi-,.· --t""-1' • -FUI- College """'-ts,- thefutuN7 how will th•t future? ct..i.ge In the If we exclude day students taking MFC courses, the "true .. division 3 student is over 31, married, working, with a family, and split about evenly between maJe and female, most of whom live and work in Erie or Niagara counties. ... ex- I expect it will, maybe not as tensively~ some predict, but it will be significant for those inStitutions that commit to this tedinology seriously. The term "distance learning" is unfortunate because it focuses upon the wrong issue. It's not distance but .,access• that is the es· sential issue here. Whether through lnt<rnet (asynchronous) courses, cable-television tdecoWRS or real-time (synchrooow) interactive classes, the dWJenee is to malr.e UB's courses aa:eaible to studenu wherever they live. ......................... -·-......... ....... ~MFC7 Among the degree programs, management and enginc><ring are most populai. But there is increasing interest in MFC's certificate programs and noncredit sbort courses. _ .. _..,ot_ _ _ ...... MFC'-7 The challenge for MFC is to refocus itself upon serving non-traditional audiences with courses and programs designed to meet their nc>eds. . We nc>ed to decrease the dependence of traditional day students upon MFC for their courses. This is going to be an even greater chaiJeoiewith the impl<rnentatibn of -new budgeting proposals curimtly under consideration. _ ____ ---It? _.....,.,.._ ............. Possibly-wbat contribution . can I malce to UB and its mission! During the time I spent in Iowa," I came to appreciate the contribution a great public university can malce to the public good through its continuingeducation, outreach and extension programs. I hopethatMFC can provide leadership at UB and work with the academic coUeges_to better ~trvethe public through continuing education and extension programs. NSF grant to support new doctoral program One-ofa-kind concentration in geographic information science to begin nextfall By EllfH GOI.DIIAUM News Sbvtces Editor A --""'-....... -~- ,loon DoN!g campus, I cxpc>ct this student profile will continue, possibly become older, but with an increasing number of students from other counties in West<rn New York .nd beyond. Whereas today's MFC studmts are talring undergraduate depea, I expect that !heR will be increasing intereot in post-b.calaureate certificates and degrc>es. Student demands will increase the nc>ed to provide short courses; modulardesigned, content-focused programs offered on weeunds, starting and stopping at times outside the traditional S<rnester system. w multidisciplinary, doctoral-level concentration in geographic information science-. believed to be the fir>t in the nation-has been established at UB with the suppo rt of a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Starting next faU, approximatdy 18 fellowships of $15,000 per year will be available to doctoral students in seven departments. The funding, which also will support student research and the administrativr costs of the program, wasawarded to UB's National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCG IA ), one of thrc>e sites of an NSF-funded center that conducts research in geographic information science. Out of 630 pre-proposals, the grant to UB was one of only 16 awaoled under the NSFs Integrative Graduate Education and Research Thlineeship (IGERT) program. Geographic information science (GIS) is booming, according to the University Consortium for GIS: it's a $2 billion-a-year industry in the U.S. and is expanding at an annual rate of 20 percent. Applications of geographic information science are addressing important social pro~lems ranging from the handling of medical emergencies, to fighting crime, to monitoring agricultural crops. Currently, almost every student with GIS skills. even at the undergraduate level, gets a job in the field; more pc>nple with advanced training are needed for positions in both education and industry. "This is a growing research area that has a lot of important problems and there is an increasing demand for researchers," said David Mark, professor of geography at UB and director of the Buf· falo site of the NCGIA. In particular, Mark said, there is an increasing demand for fac ulty in other disciplines who are familiar with GIS. While geography departments are generally t.he home base for GIS studies, Mark explained, the field reaches into engineering, social science, philosophy, computing and beyond. Doctoral students in the new concentration at UB will take a core of required and declive GIS courses while they earn degrc>es from one of the seven participating departments: anthropology, computer science, environmental engineering. industrial engineering, philosophy and political science, as well as gc>ngraphy. "In terms of the breadth of our offerings and the number of faculty involved in geographic information science, UB is easily among the top 10 universities in the U.S.," said Mark, who added that the university's emphasis on research thi\t crosses disciplinary boundaries has hdped put it at the forefront of GIS. More than 50 faculty member> at UB in a broad range of depart ments are conducting research that in some way relates to the science of geogfaphic information science, a field that, by its nature, m is multidisciplinary, he said. At UB, research<rS are using GIS to analyze patterns of crime in specific neighborhoods, develop suburban deer· management sot£... tions and examine problems in caring for the dderly when family members live far away. GIS researchert across the nation are particularly interested in funding for a major new project proposalrdubbed "the digital earth" that was suggested in a recent speech written for Vice PresidentGore. A kind of human genome project for the planet, "the digital earth" is envisioned as a powerful technological tool with the potential to map scientific, environmental, historical, political, cultural and other informi.tion tied to geographic louiions around the globe. More information on the grant is available at <•ttp:/ /www. -.buffalo.-/lgls>. Wormation on GIS research is available at < hti;p:/1-w.geog. buffalo.-/ncg!V_and <http:/ /--.ucgls.org>. �Octoberl,mi/Volllll.& Reparias BrieD Moving UB receives NSF grant for high-speed computer connection Music It was a dcdlly ITlOYir« concert by !he l!t.aJo f'hllarmorjc Ordleslra on Sunday-planned b- Sruh earr,:.us IINns, !he-concert ITlCM!d to St. Josephs University Olurch, 3269 M3i-. Sc., when the weather didn't cooperate. Grade replacement gains support FSEC sends resolution to full Faculty Senate for second reading a, c-nw« VIDAL Reporter EdJtor T 3 some students from pursuing rnajorlithat require them tohaveaGPA of 2.5 in certain cowses in order to bedigibletoenterthatdepartmenL Calling the resolution "very valuable,"Mdvyn<l>urchill,pmfesoorof chemistry, oot<d that a student who HE Faculty Senate Ex ecutive Committee at its Sept. 23 meeting sent to the full Faculty Senate for a second reading a resolution that would allow students to re- experiences academic difficulties is likdy to "have trouble fomoer" unpeat courses in which they have received a grade of C+ or lower. -t.ssheorsheisabletorepeat<X>WSeS. Critics of the propo<al have conCalling it .a resolution abo ut "preparing students for the classes tended that aUowing students torecy need to take."' senators overall peat courses is unproductive, but DonSchack,professorofmathematoiced support for the measure, tempered by concerns that aUow- ics. noted that is only the case from theviewpointof "producingdegrees ing students to retake COUflies oould rather than producing education." allow them to inflate their GPAs. Currently, u_ndergraduate stu de s may repeat courses in which the ive a grade of D+ or lower. The . rst and second grades for the ~to getcourse are averaged in the student 's knowledge they need In grade-point average, an d credit hours are counted only once. Under the proposed policy, the THOMAS SCHROEDER grade oounted toward the student's GPA would be the one earned the Schack also voiced concern that second tinle the course was taken, by using the second grade in calcuregardless of whether that is the lating a student's average, "calling it higher score. Credits earned count a GPA is misleading." He recom only once, and students may repeat mended that these grades be noted a given course only once, although with an asterisk on the transcript. there is no limit on the number of Critics of the proposal also have courses that may be repeated. voiced concerns that the grade- reStudents "should be encouraged placement policy would allow stuto get the knowledge they need in dents to artificially boost their G PAs. order to proceed" with their stud"This replacement is not free," ies, noted Thomas Schroeder, assaid William Baumer, professor of sociate professor of learning and philosophy and a member of the instruction and chair of the Fac grading committee. " It is expen ulty Senate Grading crimmittee. sive in time and tuition. On top of The current policy may prevent that , the impact on the GPA fo r o ne course is not that significant ." Raising the grade in one course from a C to an A will boost a student's G PA by only 6/IOOths of a point, h e said. "There are too m any speed bumps that will discourage students from (repeating large num hers of classes in order to raise their GPAs). We ought not burn a lot of tim e and effon worrying about th is," Baumer said . Judith Adams-Volpe, directo r of Lockwood Library, told senators that she has .. significant problems with the proposal " because it "takes the burden" away from staff and faculty members for providing good·teachingand support services. "'We arc, with this proposal, ig noring our responsibility for that kind of o utcome." She added that the grade- replacement proposal should continue to pertain only to grades of D and F. .. The problem of where we set the bar-Cor D-is an important issue," said Schroeder. Grades of C. he said, are not ad equate for continued study in some departments. Mathematics. for example, requires an average of higher than 2.0-above a C average--in certai n courses for entry into the major, aJthough according to un iversity policy, no depa rtment can require a GPA above 2.5 fo r entry into a major, he noted. For tjlat rea son, the cutoff for retaking courses was set at grades ofC+ or lower. The proposa.J will receive its sec.: ond reading at the Faculty Senate's Oct. 13 meeting. FSEC votes to monitor attendance Thefaallty-Ex-~ iscrack­ ing down on senatofli who &.ilto attend meetin&'The FSEC voted at its Sept. 23 meeting to more closely monitor attendance of the senate and the FSEC, beginning at the end of the second full Faculty Senate meeting of the semester, to be held Oct.13. " Last year, a number of times we didn't have a q uorum and couldn't act (on resolutions),"' noted Peter Nickerson, professor of pathology and ~n ­ ate chair. "The question is, how should- we deaJ with the issue?" Under the cliarter of the Faculty Senate and the FSEC, " If an elected senator and his/her al ternate are absent from two consecutive meetings of the senate, or from three meetings during the academic year, without explanation o f such absence satisfactory to the chair of the senne ... or if an elected senator and his/her al ternate are absent from four meetings during the academic year even with ex planation, the senator's membership in the senate shall cease (terminating thereby the service of th e a lt e rnate)." The same respo nsibiliti es apply to sena tors elected to the FSEC. When requested to look at the iss ue of meet ing quorums, the Senate's Bylaws Co mmittee was asked to draft a proposal th at wo uld redu ce th e size of a quo rum of the senate and the FSEC from a majority of the voting members to 40 percent. But the committee felt that the first step in ad dressing the problem should be strict enforce ment ofthe provisions of the charter, said Judith Hopkins, technical services resea rch analysis officer in the University Libraries and chai r of th e bylaws committee. Hopkins asked that not ices be sent immedi · ately to absent senators to Stt what effect it would have on attendance. - CHRimNE VIDAL. Reporter Editor The unlvenlty h•s received $350,000 from the National Sci~nce Foundation as its share of a Sl.75 million grant to a consonium of New York State research universities that will aJlow the group to hook into the VBNs, the very· high -speed bac.kbone network service that ti es togethe r the supercomputing sites in the country. The grant would aid the consortium-known as NYSERNet-m its NYSERNet 2000 Project. a partnership with the state to build a high- performance network infrastructure that paraUels th~ Ne-w York State Thruway and will provide connectivity to the VBNs from Nc'"" York Cit y to Buffalo, says Hinnch Martens, associate vice president for comput ing and information tec hnology. Trave lers along the Thruway no doubt have noticed the huge spoo ls of multi colo red cables that were used to build the network, Martem says. The VBNs is .. the way to conn ect the sta tes together mtn one net work,n says Jerry Bucklacw, UB network engmeer and the umverstty'!! engineering representative to NYSERNet. Martens expects the connectiOn to be ready b)' May. NY ERNet, which , in addition to UB. mcludes all pubhc and pn vate resea rch universit ies in New York State, was created a.s a not for - profit o rganization 10 1985 to advance the usc of cuttmg-cdgc networking techno logy to support resea rch and education. A subgroup of NYSERNet co nsistin g of UB, Columb1a Umver sit y, the Univers it y of Rochester, New York University and the Roch ester Institute of Technology actually received the grant. In addition, UB has joined lntern~t 2-t he .. next generation.. of thl· Internet--a move adminjstrators and faculty members say will improvl' and incr~ the scope of the university's research activities and keep UB a .. player at the table.. wi th the top universitiC$ 1.n the coun try. In ternet 2 is the new netwo rk being developed by a consortium of 134 universities to suppon research activities and other data· and voice·co mmunicatio n needs that cannot be handled by the commer· ciaJ Internet, says Martens. The VBNs, which links the supercomputin g silo at such u mver siti es as Co rnell , Piusburgh and Illinois, has been called the '" fabn l .. that weaves the Internet 2 universities togcthrr. ·Greater Niagara Frontier Dental Meeting set for Oct. 8-9 Adv•nces In dental lmpa.nts, materials, techniques and producb wiU be among the topics presented at the 2 1st annuaJ Greater Niagara Frontier DentaJ Meeting, to be held Oct. 8-910 the BuffaJo Convention Cen ter. The event is sponsored by the UB Denta1 Alumni Associa tion . The program will begin each day at 8:30a.m. and continue until 4:30p.m. Members of the dental alumni association who have pa1d their dues are invited to attend a pre-meeting forum from 7-9 p.m . on Oct. 7 wi th dental school Dean Louis ). Goldberg, other mem bers of the schoo l administration and fac ulry members. SEFA CAMPAIGN PROGRESS REPORT l \t I \ Lilli( Olllce of the Pl'cM>st School of Architecture and Planning College pt Arts and Sciences <... .. II 25,000 lo~II(II\IUI lo>ll\ 4,201 L" II 16.8 10,000 3,29.1 32.9 110,700 28, 136 25.4 School of Dental Medicine 32,800 7,026 21. 4 Graduate School ol Education 15,900 4,38-4 27.5 School of Engineering and Applied Science~ 39, 300 4,247 t0 .8 School of Health Related Professions 9,800 4,695 47.9 62.5 School of Information and library Studies t ,800 1, 126 S<:hool ollaw 15,100 5,215 34.5 School of Manag ement 24,700 22,387 90.6 S<:hool of Medicine and lllomedical Sciences 10.8 139,900 15, 191 School of Nursing 7,900 185 2.3 School or Phannacy 9,500 3,022 31.8 Office of the President 6,500 63 .09 School ol Social Won 4,500 1,560 3<4.6 UB Foundation 2,700 0 Student Affairs 30,600 1,53<4 5 .0 University Seryjces 134,000 7,330 5.4 0 0 VJCe President tO< Resurdl 3,300 Advancement and Dewlopment 8, •oo 0 �41Reparier October 1. B'Vol:ll.ll. 6 Future Coft-...t from - Movi"? In - - . . . from IT1InlgOr ol i!clution ond ammunlly cut'"""" WNED-111, a-..117, to ~. a.riaAum eenc.r. Eric · CDOCh, Eisenberg. heod Tilden Highfrom School, Broold)'n. to ossbtlnl CDOCh, men's bislcetbil. KeMn-_ I r<eent UB groduate, to_.~ co- O<dinator. Scott lllcMIIIn, I .-It U8 91""'- to strength ond mncltionlng COICh. .-·s - - Kevin Edoott, irom Ohio llnMr- sity, to issistant COICh. women's ~- Moving Up FronkV*"II, from assistant CDOCh to ISSOdote heod COICh, men'sboslc<lball. · RonoldTcwgabld. from assistont CDOCh to director ol blsf<etboll operollons, men's blslcelbol. Dun Cooper, from admlnlstntive assistant to ISSistant COICh. men's b&sk.etball. Moving On s-., Helen L dlrectorollr>tematlonol S.-'irlnd Sdlolar Services, to director ol lntema!lonll Programs ond Student Servkes, Sin jose State UnMnily. -nt profes!Of, _DOportment ol Geology, to ll<plrtmenl ol Earth Sciences, ~illtmOUih College Colt E . -· from RetJrements: Rkhord E. llolclwln, ossodate d lroctor, eonr-ncei 1nd Spedol E<lonts. ----.. .,. . ;s;ng janhot; eustodiii SeMc:es. o..td L lonlln, lnstructionol support techniclon, Doplrtmerit at Geology. Donldtjl M. ......... supeMsing lonlto<. CUStodill - - SII!phen L llrown, professor, Deportmontoll'dualtionll Leodershlpond l'lllcy. jolln L Buclzynsld. delner, Cus- todiiiSeMc:es. Moryc-.-,- - - lint, Computing o n d - . lion Technology. ~L Cady, secm.y I,Uni- .onity "'-*">' Progroms. -.A.c...-.,- admiSslonsi<Msor, AdmissionsM. Dau, professor, - qeportment o1 Statistics. A. DIGiulo, data entJy machine_..,, Adminlstra- tives.Mce<. t..Mence D. Drolce, assistonl dean, Milord Fllmon! College. Corole A. Rlplolr, Secreboy ~ Depl<tmtnt ol Otalllyngology. Ann M. fonb.., Secreboy I, Animll f - sor, Donlld Monlgement · - Sciences ,__ one! Systems. Chortes M. c...tc1c. ossodate professor, ~ ot o..l Health ond lrlormodcs. chlr.w.- -. Honoy~-pm­ fessor, ~at Physla. Glen E.~ professor, John don, ltondol. - physl- c..... lor Student-- _ . _ ........ professor, Deportment at Nt. -w.-. ..-.De- portnwotot~r....lor- - shipondf'lllty. - A . - - os:iociiiO -.~~ , ......lt_,_pm- -·School at~ 1 odology for allocating state La.x support to campuses allows for the retention of aU tuition and fees by the individual campuses. The new methodology, Greiner maintains, will allow UB to expand in both enrollment and programs. .. lt'scrudaUyimportant that we build out; part of the goal should be to get bigger,.. he says. In addition to increasing enrollment, the vision, he says, is to be "first and foremost better in the quality of the program we offer; better in the quality of students we attract; move slowly to expand our graduate component .. . and begin to attract more students from outside of New York State." including international students. To be seen as a truly distinguished university, UB must play up its distinctiveness, those programs that "give us the edge, that set us apart," Greiner says. For example, he notes, the Graduate School of Education is focusing its programs on urban ed ucation , while the Graduate School of Social Work program is combining research and practice, with an emphasis on addictions and how they impact on family life. "We shouldn't try to do everything anywhere across our aca demic enterprise," he says, noting that choices will have to be made and programs consolidated. "If we do that rigorously over the next I0 years, we really can transform this institution." To make that happm, he says. i(s mandatory that 'the wllvttsity target new funding sources, including its 140,000-150,000 living alumni, many of whom have done well professionally and financially. "We hope that we can begin to change the vocabulary about philanthropy for public institutioos in New York." he says. Partnerships are vital UB also must form partnerships · for public-service work, since the state allocates little or no funding for that purpose, he says. .. Other great state universities do huge amounts of public service based on a leveraged approach in which they have some state investmc:nt." he says. "We need to petSuade the state to invest and then we've got to leverage iL"The year-old Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth, he notes. already is a prime example of a small investment by the university that can return "many fold that original investment." The university also must fo rm closer connections. with private business, such as its fi rst univer- to depend on the state providing total funding? The state funding it does receive must be wed wisely and Owbly. Public Is "better" Although be is a product of private higher education, Greiner insists that public education is "better." "We take seriously the fatt that we are of a larger society and we serve a larger society," he says. The great Midwestern wllvttsities "have demonstrated that )'OU can be both superb academically, in terms of )'OUr teaching and )'OUrresearch, but also be outstanding in terms of the way )'OU provide publi' service." Although the people of New York State built UB with their tax dollars, "that doesn't mean they have to (continue to) payforiL We ought to say, 'Thank you for )'Our investment. .. now, please; let us take advantage and leverage that for you. Let us figure out how we can develop additional support for the institution.'" us. he stresses, increasingly is taking the initiative one! being proactive. "What )'OU can't do is have a 'victim mentality' and not do anything; )'OU have just got to keep plugging." For example, all undergraduate applications to ~UNY campuses must pass through Albany before they go to the individual cam puses, Greiner notes, because New York State high-school oounselors prefer that procedure. But, he says, there's "absolutely no reason"to pass transfer-student and out-of-state applications through Albany, since the oounselors are not involved with these students. As a resul~ UB will begin to accept online applications directly from these students via the World Wide Weh. He suggests that in approaching the state Division of the Budget and SUNY's ·central administration, UB should be saying "Look. this is the way real universities are run ; let us run like that: Why not let SUNY have a university that is the equal of a Universityoflllinois or Michigan" and that doesn't have Alhletla l1lise prollle of - Altbougb some hllve criti<:i2<d UB for spending precious r<SOW<IOS on atbletic:s instead of in tho daosroom, Gr.iner nous tim one in which tho major Midwestern public unMrsiticshllvedistinguisbod thermdvesin tMr Slate, .. wdl .. in 'tho oatioml arma. is through tMr atbletic:s progrmas. Wtth its mum to DiviDoo IA atbletic:s this fall, UB is Slopping up as a member of tho Mid-American Conl<reoce. traditionally viewed as a Midwestern, Ohio-booed~ " If we want to be seen in the same light as the other great universities in the United States, ,.., have to do what they do," be says. Even the elite private institutions. such as Harvard and Yale, have athletics programs. he notes. Division 1-A programs are important to building school spirit and alumni pride. They also can help bring a focus to campus life. Again. Greiner draws on the MidwesL Anyone attending a football game at the University of lllinois at Urbana-Champaign, he notes, will get a sense "of bow that (ath. letits} ties you to a community and how it makes the kids in the community feel better about it." Michigan has not been harmed by having quality athletics, be says, and Northwestern, which has no problem recruiting top-notch students, increased its applications by 20 percent the year after the foot ball team played in the Rose Bowl. But perhaps more impo.w;tly. he says, student athletes "bring more involvement and investment in the community than maybe the average student; As be looks to the univenity in the first decade of the 21st century, Greiner acknowledges that if UB is to achieve its goal of becoming a great Midwestern-type institution, it will require buy-in by everyone in the campus community. lovesting in the future of UB is not the . job of the univmity administration alone. It rdies on the efforts of faculty and staff member. as well. "We're all part of a oommunity that has a important job to do," Greiner stresses. "E-r single personwho'samembe:rofthecommunity ooritnbutes to that job." from the grounds crew to the professional staff to distinguished professors. "We have to try to build a sense of community and com munity pride at all levels." does not negate the fact that overall UB's professional schools could "do a better job in recruiting" graduate students and that "we have to make some of our pro· grams more attractive. .. We have to think about what the ma rUt wants," he added, "not what the faculty wanL" In some programs, he noted, stipends for graduate students faU shan of thQse offered at other universities... That hurts us in the end," he said."We have to catch up there." Overall, he added, "there are a whole host of things we can do" to boost graduate enrollment. Sullivan noted that the shortfall of 188 FTEs this semester wiU require that spring-semester enrollment be that number over target if enrollment for the 1998-99 academic year is to be in line with the university's budget and revenue projections in its financial plan. Wagner noted: "Our efforts will be focused on making the tuition revenue shortfall as small as pas- sible. We frankly hope it won't e.x ceed $500,000." SUNY this year instituted a new Resource Allocation Methodology to allocate state tu: suppor1 that allows for the retention of all tuition and tees by the individual campuses. Wagner said that for campuses with a revenue shortfaJJ due to enroUments below-target, the practice will be the same as in previous yars: campuses need to !educe expenditures by an amount equal to the shortfaJJ to balance their budgets. -r --....,._llolp.,_,_ In t h e . _ , c_,nlty to help build- -.llJ of-,__ sity-wide partnership with Xerox. In 1997, the two signed a five-year memorandum of understanding outlining ways in lfhich they will provide benefits 10 each other in areas induding research, information technology. and education and training. As UB examines ways to provide fu ture support and resources, it increasingly will be looking to such partnerships. Another model is the new UB Business AJJiance, in which the university has merged its economic-development activities into a single organization, creating a "one-stop-shopping approach" for companies seeking to partner with the university and raising the profile of the university's economicdevelopment efforts. -r Fall enrollments Continued from pogel negative effect, Triggle added. He noted that he sees the shortfall in nursing students at the graduate level as related to the fact that managed care in general and this year's merger of three of the Buffalo area's largest hospitals, wi th a possi ble red u ction in total workforce, in particular causing some to rethink pursing a master's degree in nursing. Triggle said the ability to iden t ify facto rs impacting negatively o n graduate enrollment at UB �October l. mJ/Voi.Jil.le.& Repa..-. 5 ~~~:!3!!!!'!!!1! m Twenty Years Later: A Look Back at Love Canal The Race That Wasn't Diehard rumers br;r;ed a heavy ~r Sun<lay to run the Uncia Yalem race course, even though the annual event was c:aled ~because d rp~ It wifl ncx be rescheduled. Insider's view of world events Powell regales record crowd with accounts of military career, politics By .ON CHUIICHIU Reporter Staff L. Powell captivated an estimated 5,000 people in Alumni • Arena Sept. 24 with firsthand aceoilif!l of major world events, his views on current political happenings.aod his more recent pursuits in helping America's youth. Between standing ovations and rounds of applausc,-Powell, former presidentiaJ advisor and former chairman of the )oint Chiefs of Staff, kept the record-breaking crowd silenced, especially during discussions of his military roles in matters of national security. The first guest in UB's 1998-99 Distinguished Speakers Series, Powell, who is perhaps best known for his commanding role in Operation Desert Storm in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and his status as a possible presidential candidate, covered a vast array of topics. Introduced by President William R. Greiner as "the embodiment of the American Dream," Powell said he's sticking to his guns about not entering the presidential race. Citing his previous claims of commitment to his family and the fact that he's "still fundamentally a soldier" and not a politician, Powell said ..therc's a requirement for public life that 's so invasive ... that we couldn't do it as a family." He noted the intensive medi a coverage that followed him and his fa mily during th e height of hi s fame. " I found reporters looking in my garbage can. I found them folJowin g- my famil y members," Powell said. Of special interest, he cited one investigative reporte r from a British tab loid who traced Powell 's family roots and made 14th century connections to the Royal Family in England. A headline to the effect, "Powell is Royalty: Re · lated to Diana and the Queen" soon screamed acro'ss the globe. " I thought , 'This is cool. Why should I run for president ? J'm in line to be king!'" But Powell took a serio us ton e when talking about the possibil · ity of presidential candidacy. 'Tm finding a new way to serve now," he said, referring to his new position as ch air of Ameri ca's Promise-The Alliance for Yo uth , a nationaJ campaign launched to help young people get the support they need. "Eve ry c hild a t ri sk must be made a child of promise," Powell said. His message and challenge: «Get involved" with programs Like boys ' and girls ' clubs that c reate .. sa fe pla ces" for yo uths to go during after-scho'?l hours and supply yo uths with go<l<i adult rol e models who also spent two tours in Vietnam. In 1986, Powell, as a lieutenant general of infantry, was given com- mand of 75,000 soldiers and the same o rders. "Go to Germany" and " In a time of war do not let the Ru.!> sian Army come through, do you understand?" PoweU was asked. " J understand. I've been doing that for 28 years," he quipped. But soon a ft erward came something Powell thought he would never sec. " He was unlike any Russian leader we had ever seen befo re," Powell sa id. " H is nam e was Mikhail Go rbachev." In preparation for "Big Sisters." President Ronald child at risk ~e either get Reagan 's first visit to hack to the .task of l must be made • child Moscow in the spring building (up ) our of 1988 , I:'owe ll and of pn>mlse ... lt's time children, or let's then-Secretary of State to stop building jails just keep building George Schultz trav jails," Powell said, eled to Moscow and - g e t back to drawing a round met with Go rbachev buHdlng children." of applause. "And and an assemblage of in Ameri ca, it's Soviet military person t ime to s to p COLIN POWEll nel.lt was th en that the building jails and get back to build· shock hit Powell. ing children." 'Tm end in g the Cold Wa r. It 's On current politics, and with ap- ove r," Gorbachev said to Schultz. parent reference to President Bill Gorbachev then turned to PoweU , Clinton's admission of inappropri · who remembers the event vividly. ate relations with former White "thro ugh the eyes of a soldier." House int ern Monica Lewinsky, " He slowly turns back to me. and Powell said, "As we've seen in our na- when he's absolutel y sure that h ts tiona1life recently, it's very impor- eyes are locked on mine and m ine ta nt for a nation, for a society. to are locked o n his, he leans forward have a sense of shame." ever so slightly and says 'Generale, Powell spoke at length about his Genera1e, I'm very, very sorry. You "35 years. three months, 22 days, and will have to find a new enemy."' eight hours" as a professional soldier, " I immediately tho ught to myand he divided his life into three self, 'I don't want to,'" PoweU said. stages: his service in the Armed 'T ve got a lot invested in this par· Forces that ended with his retire- ticular relationship. You know, ( al · ment in 1993, two years spent writ - re a d y mad e ge neral on tho. ing his best-selling autobiography, deal.. .th e strategic assumpt ions of "My American Jo urney," which was a lifetime ... aU I have trained to d o published in 1995, and his current fo r 28 years... depends on this rela · pursuits with the Alliance for Youth . tionship." Powell spoke of ma_n y iss ues T he next year. the Berlin Wall dealing with fore ign policy, but the fe ll. and the n in 199 1 the Sov1et crowd soaked in every wo rd as he Union ended. "It simply qu it." spoke of his ro le in the general na Powell said. "They had been living t io nal strategy that dominated the a li e for 70 yea rs." first 28 years of his military caree r: Powe ll noted the co ntmu1n g T he .. containment " of com mu p roblems of today. but also ci ted nism and the " Evil Empire." an mte resti ng phenomen on. " In As a serond lieutenant in the Army case you haven ' t noticed , Mr . in 1958, Powell was given a miss1on: Gorbachev has appeared in Pizza Command 40 soldiers in Germanr Hut comme rciallt. to guard for possible Soviet invasion " I said to m yself, ' look what I across the " Iron Curtain." have Lived to see. The 'Evil Em pire' "Over the next 28 years. everything se llin g pizza. Is democracy and I did was related to that same contest capitalism great ? Or is democracy (fighting communism)," said PoweU, and cap itaJism great?' .. !"Every Love C•n•l w•.sn 't the flnt o r the worst toxic waste si te in U . ~ history. b ut it managed to attract worldwide attention by th e t1me health officials ordered the evac uauon on Aug. 2, 1978, of th e nearby neighborhood 's residents. What 's happened sin Ce then ts the su bject of an exhibit currently on dtsplay in the US Science and Eng1 neering Library (SELl, with a part1cular focus o n the role mfo rma tion has played in th e unfolding- and continuing-saga. An accompanying SEL Web site, "Love Canal @ 20" < http:/ I ubllb .buff•lo. edu / llbr•rle5 / unlt5 / 5el / exhlblts / lovec•n•l . html >, p rovides maps. transcripts, press releases and anides from online journalS to add a unique historical perspecti~e . There's al so a bibliography of related matenals available at SEL and an extensive list of Intern et links, including the University Archives Web site about its " Love Canal Co ll ection" < http:/ / ubllb.buffalo.edu/ llbrarles/ project.s/ lovec•n•l! >. That coll ection co ntains the reco rds of the Ecum enical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier, which is bemg se lectively digitized . Testimon y of L015. G ibbs taken on March 21 . 1979, is o ne of th e- do( ument.s currently ava ilable onhnt>. Another forum for explormg the 1mpact of the mc1den1 1s an upcoming confercnc<" entitled "The 20th Anmven.arv of Love Canal: Les sons Learned,"' to be held at UB Oc1. 8·9. Co-sponsored by the UB Environment and Soc1ety InstitUte. the UB La...,, School. and the Ruj f"lo Envtronmentaii.Aw Journal, the event has a Web sue with additi o nal mformation at < http:/ / www.buffalo.edu / glp/ new5 / agend a .html>. To regJster,contact Errol Me1dinger \'Ia email (ee me1d @1acsu . buffalo.edu 1or phone 645 - ::! I 'i9 l-or lliStsttmce 111 (Or111ect m g to th r \·Vo rld Wtdr H4·b. conran tht• t./1 Hdp Desk at 645-3542. --N•ncy Schiller •nd Will Hepfer, Umvers1ty Ltbrane ~ BrieDy Noted Indian musicians to perform at UB on Oct. 4 An evening of cl•nlcallndlan music featuring noted perform e r :!~ Ustad ( maste r ) Rais Khan, Ustad Rashid Khan, Samar Saha and Jvot1 Goho will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday m Slee Concert Hall o n th e N~rth Campus. The event IS co -sponsored by the Department o f Mu s1c a nd TRJVENI, a local organizat ion that, for mo re than a decade , h ..b brought the best of In dian music, dan ce, film and other arts to Buffalo. Well -known in Indi a and other parts of the world for 11s skil l a nd talent, th e qua rtet will VISit UB as part of a North Amenca n tour. Us tad Rai s Khan , a c hild prod1gy and direct descendent of court musicians traced ba ck to the 15th ce ntury, plays th e sit ar a nd IS recognized fo r his musi c 1n many Indian film s. Vocalist Ustad Rash id Khan ( n o re lation ) has won many award s and pt:r formed to packed concert hall s 1n ln d 1a. the United Kingdom . Fra nce, It aly and the U.S. Samar Saha, on tabla, and )yoti Go ho. on harmonium, a re facu lt; m e mbers of the renown ed Sangt.·et ( musi c) Rest>a rc h Academy 10 C alcutta . Advance gene raJ ticket price admission is $1 5; $8 for student!> and se nior citizens. At the door, ticket s are$ I 7 for general admission and $10 for students and sen ior citizen s. T1 cket.s are available through Sl~e Co ncert Hall hox office at 645 · 29~ I . Minority Student Graduate School Awareness Conference is Oct 10 Student5 from •II dbclpllnes are 10\' lt ed to att e nd the sc,ond annual Mino rit y Student (;raduate School Awareness Co nference. to be held from 8:30a.m . to 4 p.m . Oct. 10 1n th e Un1vers1t y Inn and C onference Ce nter, 240 I North 1-orest Road . Ge t zville The statew ide eve nt aJm lt to prov1 de m1n o r11 v 3t udenb w1th mf or mat1 o n about th e apport un1tu~ s assonated wnh an e ndm g gradu ate sc hool. Presenters will 1ndudr prok s~ um als m va n O U :!~ fidd3 . graduatt· students, facu lt )· members and graduate adm 1ss1on repre se ntatiV e:!~ The conference is free: comp limentary break.fa!>l and lunch will be se rved . It IS sponsored by the Nat 1o nal Soence f-oundatiOn gran I that funds the SUNY Alliance for Mmontv PartiCipation Cumor tium (SUNY AMP ) and the New Yo rk State EducatiOn Oepartmem gran t th at funds th e CollegJatt' ~c 1cn ce and Technologv Ent rv Pro gram <CSTEP ). Attendance IS limll ed to I SO part iCipa nts. UB student:. can reg1ster until Tuesday by laJhng Shanna C rum1~ at 645· 22 .\4 . �& Rape._ October 1. B'Vol.30.!1.6 Family and Homecoming events set for Oct. 9 -11 A weekend of football, carnival, JoBs Faculty - Physics.l'osll!>!ltf-8035. """--Oeportni.nt at ,. slstont/~Ful _. sor~ at Physics. Post· lng tf-8036. _ , _ ate Prolestor~at N· ricaf>.American - . Posting IF-8040. -~ at c-,l'osllng IF-8049. Asslstont/--~ portmont at 1'1ychi11Jy,l'osllng lf-80SO. _ , _ · Professor (two poslllons - . oble}l><panmentatBioch<misuy, Posting IF-8051 . Research s.a-,. to Dire<tcw.CEDAA, Posting tR-98073. Professional Martoetlng ~ (SL.-5).\JB lklslness Allianu. Postin9 fp. 8014. 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Ctoh By MAliA Mc«;INNIS News Services Editorial .t.ssistant performancebycomedian Elayne Boosler. a football game between the UB Bulls and Mor· gan tate University and a carni - A val and bonfire on the shore of Lake LaSalle will highlightth< UB Family and Homecoming Week· end. to be held Oct. 9- 11. Other weekend events will in· elude a performance by the Cassatt String Quar- tet, men's and women's socce r games and a se- rie s of educational presentations for studen ts and their families. Th e football game a t 1:30 p.m. on Oct. I 0 will be prec~d<d by an alumni pre-game party, featuring lunch and entertainment, at II a. m. at the UB Stadium south-gate t'nt rance. Tickets for the party, sponsored by th< UB Alumni As· sociation, will be SIO (advance purchase ) and $15 (al the door) for aduiLs; $8 for UB studenlS; and $5 for children under 12. Other pre-game activities will include a student pizza -tasting co ntest , with pizza provided by local vendors. Half-tim e events at the game will include the crowning 9f th e Homecoming king and queen by Pres ident William R. G reiner. a US dubs parade a nd a performan ce by th e re nowned Mo rgan State Marching Band. The co medy show featuring Boosler and special guest An thony Clark will begin at B p.m. on Oct. I 0 in Alumni Arena on the North Ca mpu s. The doors will open at 7 p.m. All sea ting will be general admissio n. Boosler, known for her feisty mann er and thoughtful political material, is one of today's most popular touring comedians and has performed at the White House for President C linton and Co n gress, and in London at the 75 th anniversary of the Royal Co m · mand Performance. She has written and starred in seven comed y specials for cable televisio n and has appeared on "Comic Reli<f," "The Tonight Show," "Late Night with David Letterman." .. Larry King Live," "Th< Today Show," "Good Mom· ingAmerica" and the "Arscnio Hall Show." She also h .. appeared on several popular sitcoms. Special gueSL Clark. of the tele· vision series .. Soul Man" and "'Boston Common," is known for his honest, blue·e<>llar brand of humor. He also ha s ap peared on .. The Rosie O ' Donnell Show," "Ellen" and " The lale Show with David Letterman." Tickets, which are s 15 in ad· vance and $16 at the door, arc availabl< through all Ticketmaster locations (852-5000), in Room 221 of the Student Union on lhe North Campus (645·2353) and al the Center for the AtlS Box Ollie< (645-ARTS). A portion of the proceeds will . benefit UB's SEFA campaign. All weekend evenlS will be on the North Campus. Events scltecluled for Oct. 9 Include: • Men's soccer game, UB Bulls vs. University of Kentucky W~dcaLs, 4 p.m., soccer field behind the S\3· dium scoreboard. Fr~e and open lo the public. • Millard Fillmore Col· lege Alumni Reunion Party, 4 -6 p.m., Center for Tomorrow. Tickets are S5 per person . Call 829· 2608 for ticket s and information. • Homecoming carnival and bonfire, 6 p.m. to midnight, western shore of Lake LaSalle ad jacent to UB Bookstore. Spon sored by the undergraduate Student Association. Free and open to the public. There will be rides, car· nival games and live entertainment. • .. Friday Night at the Movies," Student Un ion Theatre. Scheduled screenings arc "The Wed ding Singer " at 6 p.m., " The Truman Show" at 9 p.m . and " Blue Velvet" at 11:30 p.m. Tick· ets are $2.50 for registered UB students and S4 for others. Sponsored by the University Union Activities Board. • Bedhoven String Quartet ~e, p<rformed by the Cassatt String Quartet, 8 p.m., Sloe Concert Hall. Tickets, Sl2 at the door. -- fwOct. l O • ·Educational present.i.tians, I 0 a.m. to 1 p.m., Student Union. Topics will includ< "Anci<nt Cui· tures Meet the New Millennium: UB and the Oassics,""Wby Jill Got Hired and Jack Didn't" and " Us· ing the World Wide Web in litera· turtClasses.." • Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Research lectures at 10:30 a.m., 11 a .m. and 11 :30 a.m., Red Jacket Quad in Ellicott Complex. Pre-registration rt quired. . • Open House Archaeological Survey, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 262 Fillmore in th~ Ellirott Complex. Demonstrations and display of artifacts from Weslem New York. • Alumni pr<-game party, lunch and entertainment, 11 a.m., UB stadium south-gate entrance. Tickets, $10 (advance) or SIS (al the door) adults; S8 UB students; $5 children under 12. • Pre-Game pizza. Tasting Contest, noon to J: IS p.m., UB Stadium north end-zone. Free and op<n to the public. • UB Bulls vs. Morgan State Bears, I :30 p.m. , UB Stadium. TickeLs available at the Stadium Box Office (645·6666). Evenu set for Oct. 11 Include: • Farewell brunch for students and families, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m ., Pistachio's in the Student Union. Pre - reg'is tr ation re quired . • Women's soccer, UB BuUs vs. EaSLern Michigan Eagles. 11 a.m., soccer field behind the stadium scoreboard. Free and open to the public. • Men's soccer, US BuUs vs. University of Kentucky WildcalS, 1 p.m., soccer field behind the sta· dium scoreboard. Free and open to the public. The series of specialbeing planned for 5.1'.UUT. wee!<, coordina~ by tho Student Associatiooi as a Jftlude tn Family and tiorne• coming Weelcend, inckJde: ............. KOIIDAT SUccess ~ Students will paint "what suc.cas means tn thorn" on the windows of the ~Union . 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Four to be inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame m the Divisi~?D levd, that the univer· sity had dissolved al the Division 1 The UB Alumni Anoc:l•tlon will induct four new members into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame at a dinner to be held at 6 p.m. on Oct. 16 in Alumn i Arena on the North Ca mpus. The Alu mni Association established the ALhletic Hall of Fame in 1965 to acknowledge the importance of intercollegiate and club athletics. It honors o ut standing athletes, teams, coaches and other individuals who have represented and served UB's athletic program in a professional o r participatory capacity in an exemplary manner. This ye•r's Inductees •re:: • Angela Blaser Baggeu. who earned a bachelor's degree in man agement from VB in 1992, was an exceptional freesty le and backstroke swimmer. She is a 14- time All -American in NCAA Division 11 (6 individual. 8 relay) . Baggett was twice voted O ut · - standing Female Athlete and twice voted Most Valuable Women 's Swimmer. She held nine different swimming records, and until last season was the UB record-holder in the 50- and 100-meter back stroke and the 200·. 400· and 800· meter freestyle relay. • Kelley A. Brennan, who received a bachelor's degree in the social sciences interdisciplinary program in 1990, and had an outSLanding volleyball career as an outside hitter. Brennan was the MVP at the 1989 ECAC C hampionships after leading her team to victory. She also was the team MVP in 1988 and 1989, and was honored as the 1989 UB Female Athlet< of the Year. At the time ofber graduation. she held 6ve UB voU<yball records, including three of the most signi6· cant: Most Kills, Kill Average and Most Kills in a season. • Bill Dando, UB's 19th head foot· ball coach, wbOS< oommitment Lo the program aod the great athletes and studenlS that be produoed ar< credited with aeating the base for th< university's rise to Division 1-A. Wben hired as head ooach in 1977. Dando had tn rebuild a program. at level in 1970. Among the highlighLs of Dando's 13 seasons with the Bulls are the 1983 Learn. which posted a reoord of 8-2 aod whose of!ense reoorded numbeos that still stand as UB records, aod the 1986 toam, which posted a reoord of9·2. 6nishing 6fth in the East aod 20th in the NCAA Division mpoll • lyndaJ. Glinski. track-.and· 6eld and cross-country Slar who gradu· ated from UB in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science. A four-time All American in indoor and outdoor track (800 meters). Glinski was team captain and is the current school recordholder in the 800 meters and the 400-meter hurdles. Foe more information on the Hall of Fame, or to ma.kt a reservation for the dinn<r, e<>otact the Oflicoo of Alumni Relations at 829·2608. �Trzcinka testifies before Congress Mutual-fund fees under scrutiny by subcommittee on finance tual-fund perfurrnance and whether .,_,...,. providedadequat< information about prices when oonsi<lering investments in me bond rnarkrt "When mutual fundsareoompared acrossbroaddassesofirMstments, me mutual-fund industry is spectacu larly sua:essful." Trzciftka told suboommruttee .-neni>ers. "Ifrompetition is defined within the mutual-fund industry by romparing funds against each other, me story is very diffi:rmt" NVESTORS have a han! time detennininghawmuch they are paying in mutual-fund fees and ha.. an even """" difficult time determining what services they are getting for their fees, a UBeamomist testified this w.:ek before a oongressioruu subcommittee investigating fees and pri<!' oompetition in the mutualfund and bond markds. "Some fees are hidden and many fees are charged in a complicated fashion; Charles Trzcinka, associate professor of finance and I Trz.cinka•s testimony noted a number of concerns about mu tual-fund fees and competition: • Total expenses paid by investors have not fallen over the past de - cade and probably have risen. managerial economics. said m his prepared testimony delivered on Tuesday before meHo~Suboommru~on Finana and Hazardous Materials, which oversees the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). "AA best, me total lee can be estimated from me~ofnx5 funds. but if an investor decides to estimak fees. it is very diflicuh to OOtllJ'3l" portfolios of risky securities. There are limitations in applying all measures of risk and there is a lack of uniformity in their application. Finally, the law interfi with the market for financial 00 tants,"Trzcinka said. oome """"oomplicated. Hidden fees appear to ha.. grown. It is dear-.that the current ~ of fees has little relationship with me quality of the fund when 'quality' is defined as a better return for the risk taken. Wrth this definition ofquality, nx5eoonomists view tliCoompetition in this market as imperfect and believe that the rompetition is not improving." he said. Also testifying at the hearing were SEC C hairman Arthur Levitt; Michael Lipper, president of Lipper Analytical Service, and industry representatives. The hearing examined whether investors arc getting their monefs worth for fees paid on mu tual funds. me impoct of fees on mu- • There is no relationship be tween level of expense ratios and risk-adjusted performance except that large, expensive ratios substantiaUy reduce performance. • There'is no evidence that man aged mutual funds have per - formed better than funds that simply try to match an index or a combination of indices. • There is little evidence of persistence of good performan ce; there is stronger evidence of persistence of poor performance. • Information available to inves tors on mutual - fund portfolio management is poor. Trzcinka,a nationallyknown expert on mutual-fund fees and performance. is author of the Forbes magazi ne Stock Mark<t Course and an associate editor of the /ouma/ of Corpomw Finnnce and the Financial Review. When does a change in duties become a change in job? The newly configured College of Arts and Sciences word s " reass ign ," ''expand" and .. nl'w " all po1nt to a has top administrators exclusively appointed from different job. the cadre of dccanal staff which used to reside in th e And if it "is" a new JOb, why no post1ng ~ J)ean CrJnt pre-merger dean's offices. None of these positions clamors th ere is no o ld boy/g irl network tn play. But were posted or affirmatively searched. what else is a "strategy" which fill s positions l'xdu Dean Grant argues that no new positjons are in - sively with co ll eague~ who ( to a m an/ woman ) art• al · valved-it is just that dutiesare .. reassigned " and "ex- read y (some so rt of) dean? pandedn: Thesecolleaguesare shouJderinga new load. The new College needs ou r sup port . \\1e Dt'ed to If dishwashers are asked to vacuum room s instead. improve our undergrad uate edu ca tion. I work hard(•r it could arguably be construed as a reassignment of on that . in the front lines, than many. That 1.:. wh r I duties. But what if dishwashers are asked to mow am so co ncerned about th is dcvelopmt•nt. wh1t.:h tr1 e~ the lawn? As with dishwashers. so with deans: when to graft a new plant on old roots. '10 he su re , thn art· does a change in duties beco~e a change in job? The sturdy roots, hard to eradica te. - John Boot, Chair, Department of Management Sdence and Systems, School of Management Obituary for Eleanor H. Verduin Millonzi., a civicleadcrwhosescrvice totheunive,. ity was reoogniz<d in 1995 with the Chanallor Charles P. Norton Medal, the university's highest tribute.Mrs.Millonzi,86,dicdSept.25 in her home after a short illness. Earlier this year, Mrs. 'Millonzi donated $250,000 to endow the Robert I. and Eleanor V. Millonzi Distinguished Honors Scholarship, wh ich enab les VB to recruit and (.-ducatc the best artists/scholars-in training. Her'l'a te husband , Robert Millonzi, who graduated from the UB School of Law in 1935, chaired the UB Coun cil from 1978- 1981. Honored in 1987 by the UB Alumni Association with an award for service, Mrs. Millonzi served as vice chair- woman of the Center for the Arts Advisory Committee at UB and was a member of the -...OND board of direc tors of the YWC A, the Elmwood-Franklin School, the Episcopal Community Services, the Buffalo Philharmonic Women's Comminee, serving as its president, and the Buffalo Philharmoni c Orchestra Board. She also served in a variety of vol - unteer leadership roles with me Arts Council of Buffalo and Erie County. the Bulfalo Council on World Alfair.o. Bu«alo .-.dood up • ~ S29 yonls. but wotd1ed the Mnut.etum bur turncJt¥en Ao 2" pOOa. The &Ms imited UMus quorterbad< Todd &nld>eod. who hod "'"""' b- more than 700 yards In mM his first t'f'ii'O games. to 13-of-30 ,_ ___., ._, ....,. ~"" 192 yards. The Buls trMed I W in the first ogainst Mloml otio 0! • quarter before their offense came to overtime and also mode!M _ _tie.,the_ life. Senior wkSe receiver Kali Waddns c;auptto12-yonltouehdownwii<r as the !luis de!Hted Duquesne. from .....,._ Chad Salisbury wid> I o4S 2-0. The .shutouts 'oYf!f"e Jamie's left in the opening stanZa. Watkins second and third G the season. mtshed the pme with sew;n catches 1..- 114 yonls,s.tubury "" 27. ol-40 ro.- 375 yards. The Bulls tied the came at when freshfTWl Demck Gordon ~cored from 12 yards with 12:27 left in the first half and Drew Haddad aught thl!' two-point conversion from Salisbury. Haddad tied h i~ career-high WJth I I receptions for I 73 yards. The Minutemen took the lod for good after Josh Rot!> fumbled ot the UM"' 29-yonltlne. In the second ha!f,Todd &nkhead extend~ the UMas.s lod t.o "1 -20 one ploy oft.er Gordon lumblod mlde the UB I0-yard line. UB opin .-..ponded when Roth scored his seventh toOCttdown of the season from one yard out. capping a 13-?aY. 80-yard drive. Tailback David Schmidli had 35 yards rustung and rece:Mng on that drive to cut the lead to 41-27. l.JMou put d>e pme ""'( wl>on Jonmy Remson suwed In h-or< olo s.t.b.xy u scor-. I" out- pass .-.d rewmed • "' the a.Ablo dne-yonlllne early in ... fcunl> - - " " " " Quinlan scared yank plo)s b...-"' put ... up 48-27 Roth led the UB ground pme with 64 yards on 12 c:arries. Tight end Gabe Kogier had a career-high thrN: cau:hes for 39 yards Defensively. freshman Chrts ~ty led the wq with mne tackles. 1ndudmg three for losses.Another freshman linebackef". Brandon Jordan. added ergtu ta.ddes and a sack. Cornerback Tory Smith added eight tackles. a blodcrd field goal and a pus breakup for the Bulb.. from""" Volle~uall ' UB 0, Miami (Ohio) l UB dropped ru MAC cun.::amr.u~er 1n three games to Vlsiong MQ.ml (Otuo) ».wrcby. IS- \ I , IS-11. IS-l .Somer Desc:tu.mt».u\t had 18 asslsu and autstde hitter Ken Shiels had I I digs. UB 2, Duquesne 0 UB 0, Miami (Ohio) 0 UB I, Bowling Green 2 The Bulk holt.od Duq.oesne> ~-"'"-- =n>es. weak~. '*-""« the """""- 2-0. Heatheo- Colins scared 54 seconch Into the I""" .-.d Pa<k l..Jstnni notChed her !"'llr1d'l r.:J me )'f!2l" tater ., me half on a pass from her sister; ).jie. Buffalo went on the road for a MAC weekend, and lost a 2-1 heart:breaker n Bowling Green Saturday Caryn Davis scored on a header wfth just 2:57 re:ma1mng. but the hosu countered With just I:33 remaining on a 2-on-1 . A day later at M1am1 1n Oxford. sophomo~ goalkeeper Jamae Adams rmde I 0 save~ ;u the Bulls and Red Hawks batded to ;a double-overome scoreless tie MEN ' S UB 1. St. Francis 0 The Bulls played onty one match dunng the weelo.. hosung and defeaung SL Franm (Pa.). 2-0. on Tuesday Sophomc:>n!: midfidder ,lohn ~booted home he. fim d the~ ho &k" """""__,.,., belore lulfome ID ~d>e g.vnewrning gaol. Shamon then """ ell""""' Doug Gelleo- on ' b<eolaw>y -n ' perlect pass at midflefd and the: defenseman beat me goalkeeper n the second lulf for his fim career goal at ua Senior goahe and co-capetln jim Schoenber~ recorded hts fourth shutout of the 1998 campa1gn WOMEN "S UB 8, Canisius I theAmherstSaxophoneQuartct ,the Greater Buffalo Opera, the City of Buffalo Commission o n Human Relations, the International Institute, me American Red Cro&s.ArtParkand ilie Studio Arena Theatre. WOMEN ' S lennis Eleanor H. Verduin Millonzi, 86, civic leader, Norton medal recipient A memort•l service w•s: held br"""" """"""ln~oSt -27U>the l k M n i t y c l ~ In 11<Quri<So<bn ~occer TheMai- Tuesday in Trinity Episropa! Chun:h Marcoii!W,.,b-•""""'~230 yonls .-.d lJ8 hod or Mrs. Millonzi was a graduate Eastern Mi c higan University's Co llege of Education. H e r daught er, Mary f::.l("anor "Molly"Raiser,ofWa<hington, D.C., served for four yea rs 1n the Clinton Administration a.!! tht· stall' department'SChief prOIOCOJ. Wl lh the rank of am bassador. ln addition to Mrs. Raiser. she is survived by an - or other daughter, Elizabeth I. "Bet<y·· Levinson of Concord , Mass., and fo ur grandchildren. The Bolls defeated Cantslus.. ~I , n ;a rnakL't.4l match hekl Sept. 2"Annette Dillon and Nio::* SarJent ead'l vr.on her Ulgle:s mau::h. then teamed br a fim -do..bk!:5 tTUnph Oilon wu me oriy ~over the ......eekend., losses at ~and Pitt. MEN' S UB 9 , Coa.nis;us 0 The Butts blanked marches Cam~1us. 9-0. and dommated all s1x smgles and three double1 Lross Lount~ The women ·~ cross country team defeated I 2 other schools and bowed to only host Westem Onano m the Mustang~· lnvttaoonal Saturday UB ~cored 66 poinu. 20 more than Western and )9 more than Syracuse Umversrty. the th•rd place fin1sher Junior Mane Macander was Coach 01ck Barry's top fin1~he1 Tummates Usey Spencer and Eileen Rose were II th and 12th. re:specuvety with US's Jennifer folckemer coming m 15th. and l1sa Luce placmg 17th The men 's ~quad ~cored 1-% po1nu to fimsh ~1xth m the I) -team field at Westem Onario. Pat Nolan wu the Bulls' top fimsher Hrs ume of l2 SS 1n the I OK event wu good for fourth place and was 40 second~ behmd the wmner The Unrversrty o fWindsor won the meet wrth 46 pomu �8 Reparlea Octoberl.l!I!I!Vul.311.11.6. .ucrr-......, Thursday lntroductlon to MATIAB, a opplc:otlon. 1-< I p.m. Rogistrotlon and S10 ~~~-~-~ Hktooy Spulror5ou«es of ScMet Polky. Prof. ~ 8onnott. UB, Prof. Peter Holquisl. Cornel UniY. 532 Pltlt. 3-5 p.m. Free. Spomcnd ~.:..~:-=., 645-2181 , ..n. 582 0< james Bono at 645-2181, exL 553 . - ~~~~-~~~ Reg~tration and S1 o depo<it ~~'1-·3~~ infonnation, ~Conte< Mkrosoft Word f<>< Beglnnon. Capen 127, U~te Ubrary. 10-11 a.m. F,.. (Open only to UB ...-,u, foaJfty and staff). Fof mO<e information, cal ~ ~ Help Center at 645- 2 ~Conte< BISON for Beginners. Capen · lfiou~~oa~•,!;i_t>;'~ ~=~:~~:= information. call the Ubrary Help Center at 645-3528. .ucrr-......, More Unix. Port II . 1 :3G-4 p.m. R~istr.ltion and S10 =~~;~-~-=~Center Surfing the Web U~ng Internet~- (Clpen3 Capen 127. 4 Thursday Cooourt -Sloe. Kolwl. -- Kolwl. Dopt. ol"""' 6 p.m. AdYance: S15, S8; Door. ~~~~ Monday Why Soc!M Identity Is R - 1 ftw Epistemology . Prof. Uncia Alci>ll, Syrocuse Unlv. 280 Part<. 3 p.m. 5 a-Nstoyc-.. New Couplng Te<tlnologio£ ~IO~Prol. _,_ __ ~T·-· Malyland~NSM. ~ p.m. ~~~~ Cooourt ~ Gobbetti-Holfmon, llutel a...dia Hoa. plano. Dept. ol Music, Slee. 8 p.m. S5. For mO<e inle<mation, call 645-2921 . fell =~ ~~ -r.8:45 ~~Physksof Supeicooductors •nd CNbon ~~~~Ys~.~:.e~8Ren. Natural Sdenc~ 3:45 p.m . Free. Comp~x . ~Center ·~~l~~~::u~Ubrary. ~ : 30-5:30 p.m. Free f=~:M~::,~ information, call the Ubrary Help Cent..- at 645-3528. FUm. VIdeo- Two owonl-winnlng films by Toronto-based t<orean filnvnakef The Report..- publishes listings for events taking place on c..-npus, or for 1 off -campus events where UB groups ore p<tndpal sponson. lbUngs are due :~~,~· ~N-=-~andthe .~~~Oh = m Beach as star-aos.sed lovers. The films are part d the /;:8.~~~rtment cotlabofation with the Asian Stud;., program. no l.ater than noon on rhe Thunday ~edlng publkaUon. Listings arc only accepted through the e lectronic: submlulon form for the on-line UB Calendar of Events at <http:/ I www.buffalo.edu/ Friday 2 - ...... -....... lntomotlonol Hurnon Rlghts Non-GovernmentAl =~~~~, ~~ Free. Sporucnd by Baldy calendar/ login>. Because f:~~~.~ram. of space UmltaUons, not all Claude Welch at 645-2251 , exL 41 7"' Baldy Cent..-. 645-2102. e ve nts In the electronic ul~dar will be Included In the: Reporter. 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For me<e Information, call Peter Rizzo at Undergraduate ubrary. 3-< p.m. F,.. o t o UB student>. . For more information, the Ubrary Help Center at ~S - 3528 . a -Ciusluirroor.lnfotmation, cal645-2921 . l'hllosophy c......... .ucrr-......, Sunday lntTodudlon to Miaosdt Exal. ~!t~ Ph~~=tlon ~Campus. ~-S p.m. Free. Contlnuklg-- ~~(~Support. Outlve lnsefllices, 111 0 Kimball Tower. 4-8 p.m. S55. Sponson!d by Continuing Nune Education. For morr information, call Or. Mary Finntd: at 829-3291 . Tuesday 6 9-11a.m.~and S1 0 =~~.ucrr-......, ~tt~~ Regisl1>tion and s10 deposit ~3~rroor.lnformation. ~~ ~~6 Diefendoof, Campus. 2- - 2:SO p.m. Free. A Niysls Seminar. Prot. Aharon A12mon. T!!I-.OMvUniY. 103 Diefondolf. 4 p.m. Ftoe. Applying to • Mojor- _ . . , . .. 4Pius ~Thonpy =::,~~ Diefendoof, 11:50a.m. Ff'ft:. lllnols-Urbana. 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From left Muneko Otani, )ennffer Leshnower, Michiko Oshima and Kelley Mikkelson. Wright named dean of medical school Performance as interim dean, focused leadership cited by Headrick, Bernardino lly LOIS IIAIWI N~ Services Editor OHN R. Wright, interim dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences since fan . I, 1997 and chair of its Department of Pathology for 23 years, has been named dean of the school, effective Oct. I. Provost Thomas E. Headrick, m announcing the appointment, praised Wright's performan ce as interim dean, citing his ..extraor· d.inary job in the most cha11eng ing of times for medical schools and health care in general. " His wide knowledge, perceptive understanding, openness and resoluteness have made it possible for the university and the m edical school to move forward toward fundamental changes during a difficult period ," Headrick sa1d. Ht' added: "I look forward to his con- after 2 I years m the combined tinued help and guidance through ' post. He continued to serve as in the thicket of concerns affecting terim dean following the appoint health care and medical schools." ment this past A.pril 1 of BernarMichael E. Bernardino, vice dino as vice president for health pr~ident for health affairs, praised affairs. Wright as well . Headrick sa1d the dt:CISJOn to .. John Wright demonstrated his forego a forma l devotion to the medical school by search for the posi tion .. wa~ pre servi ng as interim dean during a very turbulent time," Bernardino nuscd on the m scud." His wisdom. thoughtfulness, escapable need and honest and focused leadership for co ntinuit y of en hanced my transitiOn 10 the leadership at th1~ university. and I look forward to cntica l tJilH' working wuh h1m as we stnve to while hn~pttalll fulfill the miss1on of the mediCal art' under rcMgamzatton, health school and universi ty." ~.a r c IS under fi nanc ial pressun:!. Wright was nam ed Ulfs 1ntcnm and SUNY I!« m transit ton to a nc\' v1cc president for clinical affair~ finannal system:· and dean of the mt'dJCal schoo l cf Wnght rect• Jved hill mcdKal dt· fcctive Jan . I. 1997, followmg thl· ~rt't' from the U ntvenJtV ol resignalion of John P. Nau~hton 1\1.1nttoha tn Wtnrupt·g tn 1~54 He interned and was a resident m tnternal medi cine at Winmpeg General Hospital and in pathol - ogy at Baltimore City Hospitals. completing his res iden cy in pa thology at The Buffalo General Hospital ( BGH ). He also was a National In stitutes of Health Fel low 111 endocrmology at BGH and recetvcd a two -year Buswell hi lowshtp from UB tn 190 ~ h7 . whtch he spent teachmg and con ductmg research . 1-f t~ returned to UR 1n 19 7 4~n cha1r Jb Department of Patholog\ dfter se rving se ven yean on tht· pathology falulty of The John' Hnpkms MediCal School. He rt· matned ( h,m of ht ll dcp.Irtmcnt until hcmg namt•d mlt'nm dt'.tn . Hl' also wa~ ht'ad l'l pJtholog \ .11 Bl;Jt durmg t~o' c n .• ar' Contlnue<d-p..-411 UB moving forward on academic plan BY SU£ WU£TCHU News Services Associate Director T'S BEEN nearly 20 mo nth s since Provost Thomas E. Headrick presented his aca demic planning documl'nt to the UB co mmunity. The release of the document. which outlines the cha nges-both admin istrative and philosophi cal-t hat Headrick says thc unt versity must undergo if it ts to be co~e a premier public -research institution, stirred up the campu:o. like nothing clst' in rt' ant memory. But the dust appears to havt• settled, and the university is m ov· ing forward , with the acadt"nll planning document serving as a blueprint of the "investments" UB must make in the: educationaJ portion of the en terprist'. The university is making steady I progress 1n implementtng th e 111 tllt ratton . The mes-'>..lgt~ nl the.• 'tatt' dividuaJ goals detailed in the plan. nu-nt~lutlmtng UR'~ vt.smn for Jt.; according to Headn ck. lutur will he that"llR Ill a l.Om In fact, he says. in five yt:ar.; LIB prehenstvc . puhltl., n·search . fl.1~ wiiJ measure up to those goal:-.. .;h lp UlllVt'rslty; a Strong_ UOIVt'rll lt\ And when it does, '' I thmk \Vl.'lJ that IScompetitive wtth C\t hl'T g()(KI get a recognition put'llic univer~Jttt>!> wlthtn New York and Ill wol·fullv State that wt' are a undt·rfundcd:' kt')' part of the eco Prt's1dent Wtll nomic rebirth of tJm R. <:n:•ncr'~ our region 111 Nt"w VtSIOil fur l ' R York and (in } sm place.!> tht· umver tammg the gcneral HCONO ARTIClE IN sity on a par wtth A H A lE~ c.·~onom t ( developthe great Mtdwest · ment nf the state ." t'rll unJversJIIC\ , he sayll "That 's cntJCall y impor- such as the Umverstt)' of Mtchigan tant for New York , as wdl as for or tht' Univcrstt y of llhnol ll at Ur defimng the role of the university:' bana · Champaign-u niver stl leS. The rolc of tht university. (;reincr notes, that prov1de cut · Headrick rtXcntly told the Faculty tmg -<'dge resea rch and public !>c:r Senate, is being detailed in the mis VICC, in addition to superb aca sion review statement that is bemg demics. prepared for SUNY central ad min Headnck's vis1on i~ a m 1te nar - INVESTING IN ua·s FUTURE rower, dt lt•a,t lnr tht• munedJdlt' Juturt' l 1H wtll h.wt• to 1111. rt·a ~c .!>t~111f1 ..:.mtlv liS enrollmc.•nt In 1m the L ur rt·nt 2."\,tK)() 10 order to ht• '\om pc.•tlltw .ltro!->~ tht· hoarJ " wtth tht· m..t1or MtJwt·,tt·r n llllt\'l'T-.ttu~,, ht· \.\' t' ~d lo lll tnm' ,tnd Wt' haw: to ~l' thrllll)!h North Laro ltn.l and \ ' ~rgtn1a : ht' liJV:o., rl'lernng tn the m1d :o.t7t•d untverstnes .~..u lleagues with LIH 1n the A~sona110n o l Amencan L'nt VC'rSIIH.'.S. th at ht• l'n\ l.!>l(lllt'd a' UB's peer !~ tn hill pl.1nnmg. J~ll.U ment . The docunu·nt prl'M.·ntt•J lt1ur matn goals as bt•mg kev to l ' R\ overall objec t1 ve of beco mtng. a prem1er, public -research untwr s1ty: reo rgamzi ng the arts and ~c· enct's, encouraging tnt t'rdtsc Jpll " fklort• l\1td11~an , c-t!IIMtM-~6 �2 Rap ariaa Ottilie! l J!I!I.IWJ.II. 1 BRIEFLY Glamln ID Mldress Emeritus Center Joel A. Glomln. ~<I the Clty allullalo, ... _ "lltgionoo ec-nment and lis lmpocl l'oll<" on_,- whor1the~Cem« , _ It 2 p.m. TUI!Idly In the South Lounge al102 ~ Hoi, South~ Theanlor's-aldnt· loiS ... ,_It 1 p.m. Lecture set on •a.na at the Guggalhelm• ~Siw\-~al ortlllsDy, ... _ . . - •on • the GUggor>-• 3 p.m. "-">ndoy In 19 "'*"·· ClornonsHII, -~ Guest curiiDr ol the Solomon ll GuggorNim Mu- T- seum I n - - and 1ho Guggonl>eim- . . , , Shen CX><r.niDf at•A Cenlllly In Obis: and Modomity In 1ho Art al 20111 Cop. llJiy Chino.. t h e - hall al the 17-.g ~ "'W: 5000 - . . · ... . . . . , . - In 1ho 5olto, - - a n d Hillettlnil--by -~- the~~""~·- C o RRI.:CTI O N lnlho ................. _ - - ' .. lho Oil._ 1 .... ., lho......,.. ....... _ lclonlllo!!l•• ...... ..-. \ She-.,._., ...........,_. nunlng Why H. Wllllllll'l Coles is chair of the Professional Staff Senate and associate director of the Educational Opportunity Program at UB. the Job .. members. What is intended to be areas are well under way. We also did,._- choir of PSS1 I've been at the university for quite a while, entering as a freshman in 1965. As a graduate assistant to Bud Kuntz in the early 1970s, I had the good fortune to work for him and Helen Wyant as they and others established the Professional Staff Senate. Interestingly, we were called NTPs, or non-teaching pro· fessionaJs, at the time. Recently while working with PSS past chair Michael Stokes, I became impressed again with the importance of PSS at UB and the opportunities it offered all profes-. sional staff to have an active role in what happens at the university. With the encouragement of Michael and Henry j . Durand, di rector of the Center for Academic Devdopment Se rv ices/Educational Opportunity Program, I decid~ that it was my tum to contribute to PSS and UB. What •re your priorttle1 for PSS7 Increased information flow to professional staff, better communication among staff and more visibility for the Professional Staff Senate (PSS). Within any organization or, for that matter, within any family, there arc usually probJerns with communica tion among expressed is frequently not the would like to work on less formal message received Even under op· timal circumstances and with the and structured arrangements best inteotio~ information in- where professional staff are able to work and train in offices other tended to be delivered is frequently not done so accurately, completely than their own for specific or in a timely manner. The results can range from confusion and re- Senate and Faculty Senate arc sentmeflt to alienation and anger. To increase the flow of informa· lion to professional staff and promote communication among staff, PSS has expanded its Web site and is in the process of establishing a listserv of its 1,600-plu.s members. The Web site will contain: the names and addresses of all officers and senatoro; the dotes, times and locations of meetings (general membership. senators', areas and committees); minutes from past meetings. and the charges, members and minutes of all committees. The listserv will allow all interested members to receive and to respond to messages from fellow staff, sena· tors and offi.ars. 1am very inte rest~ in continuing PSS efforts to establish and promote professional development opportunities for staff. Thit has been very successful in University Services, thanks to the efforts of Senior Vice President Robert ). Wagner. Plans to extend it to the vice presidential and the provostiaJ projects. The Professional Staff working closely to establish train· ing prognuns for administrators and mentors. ~ --. ..... ...... ot-,.............. --.-r-t~- Professional staff are concerned about the proportionolly few numbers of professional staff relative to faculty and to total num bers of employees and students. UB ranks very dote to the bottom in -profesaionaJ staffing relailire to other pu'blic Mil institutions. This has potentjally seriou.s impli· cations for workload, opportuni· ties for professional development and stress. Wh•t , _ . , . . . - , _ ..... to get- to the ..-oily c-lty-the-.7 PSS was SUNY's fint professionalstaff govcrnarice organization 'and is one of only a few such organizations in the nation. It provides an exaUent opportunity for pro- fessional staff to play an active role in the policy decisions at UB. PSS is a forum for =hange of information .and ideas. Professional-staff input and imolvement is vital to tbe community. A5 staff,..., ba.e to take tbe time and .,.U an effort to ·express our opinions and concerns. What professional staff think and say are importanL We have a responsibility to the university and ourselves to get more involved, and to participate, ...,.. if it's on a limited basis. _ _ , _ ...e t o - ch8n9M-IIa7 We hope to promote more of a caring and appreciative atmosphere at UB. We plan to enhance our efforts to welcome: new staffand to provide them with supportM con- tacts or mentors. Also. more should be done to~ staff when they leave tbe university. It would be nice, when pos· sible, to pobliciu, as appropriate, the names of those planning to leave so that the university community can express its appreciation and say good-bye. UB is such a big part ofour lives, staff arrivals and departures are noteworthy events and the interval in-between, short or long, should be as productive and rewarding as possible. REPORTER The 1loportor Is ......... c:<>rm1IJI1Iypubllhod by the DMslon al -............... ~~ 5-~al-­ ---____ - ·(71ll) 1)6Cnllbtlll, Amhlnt. 64S-2626. ~ -....c-le_...,.. _., Mlul'lgo ., -_ -----':'"..::::= Ovlolftllldll .... ,...DoNfg .,....._ Lois- ,..,._Spft -~ hlrldoo..- --MnMcGIMis llonO..U. UB institute launches State of the Region project Task farces will define and mmsure regional performance in the Buffalo-NUlgara area EiJ a, planning, publi c safety and reTask force leaders are: Over the next few weeks, wkSUE WUETCJWt N~ Servkes Associate Director A new project to define and measure regional performan ce in th e Buffalo-Niagara area is under way in the UB Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth. The Stau of the Region project wiU develop a series of regional indicators to track changes over time, highlight patterns within the region and support comparisons with other areas. For each indicator, the project wiJI not only mea sure performance, it also wiU propose goals for progress and develop strategi es for reaching those goals. The institute wilJ compile and distribute State of the Region reports as a practical working ref· ercnce that can be updated as new data become available. It also will issue an annual "re:gionaJ progress rePort .. in each subject area. As consensus develops around goals and action steps, the institute will promote efforts and partnerships to achieve specific regional goals. Project plans call for formation of State of the Region task forces to define and meas ure performance indicators for II areas of regional significance: economy, education, environment, equity, government, health , human services, information/ technology, gional assets. .. The State of the Region project responds to the overwhelming net'd for regional accountability,.. noted John B. Sheffer, II, director of the Institute for Local Governance and Regional G rowth . "This project will help us determine where we stand, where we want to be and how we can close any gaps." .,............. '9 -for reglonol - - - , .... )OHN a. SHEFFER, II Each 12 - to 15- member task force, representing substan ti ve expertise and a range of perspectives, will consult widely to de velop measures, evaluate progress and propose goals and action steps. Community leaders who are knowledgeable in th e respective task - farce fields have been recruited to head the gro ups. "It's a dream team ," said Sheffer... Eleven of the region's most respected and engaged people are leading the task forces and, to a person, they're co mmitted and enthusiastic." • Economy: Marsha Henderson, president, Western New York District· Key Bank • Education: Muriel A. Moore. president, Buffalo State College • Environment: Errol E. Meidinger, director of the US Environment and Society Institute and professor of law 8 Equity: Lana D. Benatovich, executive director, National Conference for Community and Justice, Western New York Region 8 Government: Mary Lou Rath, New York State senator 8 Health: Donald W. Rowe, pub: lie health director, Genesee County Department of Health • Human Services: Robert M . Bennen, president, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County 8 Information/Technology: David M. Straitiff, president, InfoTech Niagara and president and CEO. Syrinex Communications Corp. • Planning: Gail Johnstone, executive director, Comm unit y Fou ndation for Greater Buffalo, and former director of planning. City of Buffalo 8 Public Safety: the Hon. Michael A. Battle, Erie County family court judge 8 Regional Assets: Richard T. Reinhard, chief operating officer, Niagara Falls Redevelopment Corp. force leaders will work with the in· stitute to select task-force members from the eight-countyWestern New York region and Southern Ontario. The State of the Region project will be direct~ at the institute by Barry B. Boyer, professor of law, and Kathryn A. Foster, usistant professor of planning and director of research for the institute. "Tbe focus is on measures that matter to Western New York=, like theperc:mtlgeo~NewYork· en without health insurance, the per· centage of area high-school and col· lege graduates taltingjobs in tbearea or the number of acres of productive agricultlU111 land converted to nonagricultural use,• said Foster. Boyer added that wk forces will be asked to select .. no more than eight to 10 indicators" per subject area. "The challenge is to find rep· resentative , reliable, results -ori ented yardsticks that the region can use to measure and make progress," he said. Sheffer noted that the State of the Region project will "begin in ear· nest:"" in October, as task-force leaders convene their groups. Initial re· suits are expected in Spring 1999. More detailed information and updates about the projeCt ~I be available on the institute Web site at <http:/ /r~~lon•l · lnstltute.bvfflllo.etlu>. �October 8.19!11Nol. 30. lk1. 7 Men's brains, women's brains Study overturns century-old assumptipns about cognitive JUnctions By PATIUCJA DOHOVAN News: Services Editor In reviewing the few neuro imaging studies that have focused on sex differen ces in cog nitive function, she noticed that, despite T HE fi rst study to use Positron Emissio n Tomography (PET} to compare the cognitive functions of men and women has fouild definitive evidence that although in many respects male and female . brains operate in much the same way, they function differently when performing complex linguistic tasks. Thjs con tradicts the assumption widely held by neuroscientists for conflicting results, the studies suggestM that functional differences based on sex were more likdy when the linguistic demands of the task are greater. Although the UB study set out to examine that premise, Jaeger said researchers were amazed at the clear and consistent panerns of differentiation that emerged. PET scans were used to track more th an a ce ntury that the brains of women and men are or- ganized functionally the same way for language. The study by UB researchers strongly implies the existence of other sex-differentiated cognitive functions. It predicts a major new direction in pure and applied research ·in neurology, developmental psychology, pediatrics, linguistics, aphasiology (the study of the language disorders caused by brain trauma) and other neurosciences. The study, p.:Wiished in the August issue of NturoReport, was headed by Jeri Jaeger, associate prof<SSOr of linguistics, and Lockwood, professor of neurol and nudear medicine, and adj ct professor of comrders and sciences. 1 e mb ers of th e university's Cent for Cognitive Scien ce, and Lock od is director o f PET Operations in the Center for Positron Emiss10n Tomogra phy, a joint project o f UB and th e Veterans Administration of West ern New York Healthca re System. The principal findings a re : • In m en, the brain is o rganized bi la terall y only for si mple i a n ~ guage fun cti o ns such as simp le rea din g tasks. When th e task is co mplex, that is, associa ted more with grammatical or lexica l tasks th at require in -depth linguist ic processi ng, males show more ro ~ bust left lateralization of the cerebral cortex. • In wo men , th e brain is organized bilateraiJy for both simple and complex language fun ctions. That is, regardless of the complex ity o f the task, females solve it by engaging the left and right hemi spheres of the ce rebral cortex. The higher ac tivation in females' occipi tal and/or cerebellar regions suggests sex differences in basic readi~g strat egies. • Despite sex-differentiated vari~ a nces in neuraJ-act iviry patterns, blood flow in the cerebral cortex of nine male and eight female subjects as they performed two simple and three complex language tasks, Blood flow in the corW< indicates the ebb and flow of brain activity. Th is s-.-..,.-.,._.....of ........ of -IOIIIjecb (top) -- ~-)­ Mll·o p e d t k - l n ....... ...,...... octlwated .. they _,_-of tiNt......,..• llnguhtk ......, ...... KtMty Is 1-..r by bright ...... Dut1ng thh ....... ....... brain KtMty I• on the left side of the cortex; temaJe br..n demonstntes a more symmetrical ,.ttern of activation. there were no meaningful differences in outcomes between male and fe- male subjects as measured by speed of performance and error rates. The brain lateraliza tio n patterns un covered in the UB stud y may cor relate with sex- based differ ences in informati on process ing. supe rior female perfo rm ance on language tasks and superior per formance by men on visual-spa tia l tasks, accordin g to Jaeger. She said th ey also suggest th(" need to develop gender-based re· habilitation str ategies to tr eat a phasia and ot her d iso rd ers related to traumatic brain injury. Until now, the fundamental and controversiaJ question of whether the brains of men and women are organized functionally the same way for language has remained unan swered, despite more than a cenrury of research in cognitive science. Contradictory outcomes reported by previous studies are due to the fact that...,n when test subjects included both men and women , researchers usually did ,;ot analyze their results by sex, Jaeger said. methodofogy locates the specific areas of the cortex activa!ed during the performance of discrete tasks. The researchers found that dur· ing simple language tasks, aU sub- jects demonstrated bilateral activity in the cerebral cortex (i.e., ac- tivity in both the left and right cortical hemisph eres). Thi s indicates that when solving simple tasks requiring awareness and judgment, the brai ns of men and wo men op erate in a similar way. During complex tasks, howt"Ver, men exhibited strong left -lateralization, while women co ntinued to de mo nstra te bilateral activation. This finding runs counter to prevail ~ ing assumptions in the field that language is left- lateralized for t"Veryone. The lo ng- held assumption that language function is located in the left cortical hemisphere is based largely on brain studies of men , Jaeger said. Upon it rests a vast body of research that models and p red icts bram development, bt· havio r and th erapeu tic processes. " Unfortunately," she sa1d, "we've had th e mistaken impres.s1on that what we've learned from male subjects can be applied to women as well. " In fact," she said. "virtually all of o ur ideas about the brain from the olec ular We lln ess" will be di scussed by phys io logy expe rt Frank W. Booth in the lOth annual J. Warren Perry Lecture at 4 p.m. to mo rrow in the Screening Roo m in the Center for the Arts on the North ~mpus . Booth will review the integration o f health -care re sea rch spanning the fields of molecular biology and epidemiology. A reception will follow the lecture, which is sponsored by th'?School of Health Related Profc:ssions. Booth, an editorial board advi sor on molecular biology for Exer- ci.se and Sport Sciences Reviews. is a Robert Gree r Pro fesso r of Biomedical Sciences in the Depart ment o f Integrative Biology a nd Pharmacology in thi G radu a te School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas at Ho uston . He also serves o n the editorial boa rd of the Journal of Applied Physiology and is an editorial board member and advisor for other pro fessional journals on physiology. The Perry lect ure began in 1988 with a gift from J. Warren Perry. founding dean of the School of Health Related Professions from Law school opens securities clinic Recogn izing the Im portance of serving the localmvl'stmg com munit y, mcludmg investors of modest means, the schooh of Law and Management have opened a ~ecuntles C l1m c to prov1dr both legal aSSIStance and mvest ment education to local mw:stur!'>. The d1nK, one of on ly thret· m the nat1on. IS a membe r o l the Pilot Arbitration Securities CliniC Program spo nsored by th e L 1 . ~ Securities and Exchange ( ~omm•ss•on . Itt ~ the only clt ntc tn theSE< ' pilot program that ha~ an Investment Education ServiCe destgn ed to provide an unbiased education about th e vanety of mvestmenb availabl e and how to evaluate whether these mve s t~1ent s met' l an investo r's goals and objective~ . The Investment Educatton SerV T(e will conduct regular pubh~.. semina rs on effective mvestmg tOpiCs and 1ss ue a newsletter address ing effective investing and analyz in g new investment opportun1tu.·~ "The Securiti es Clini c will benefit both th e localmves tmg com munity and st udents," sa id Cheryl Ntehols. ass1stan1 professo r ol law a nd co-director of the cltmc with Joseph Ogden. assoctale prl' fessor a nd chai r of the Department of Finance and Managenal F.t.o nomi cs. "Investors will receive quality legal asststance and unb1 ased inves tment information , while stud ents wtll acqu•rc know! edge and ski ll s in secu r i t ie~. a so ph•stJCated and co mplex area of law and business." Nichols said the clinic also IS tnt ended to compleme nt the recentl y established Center for the Study of Business Transact to ns, also a JOint effort between the law and management schools. It also will offer a Dispute Resolut ion Service to prov 1d(" legal rep resentation to in vestors who can not afford legal assistance m rt• solving disputes with investment professionals wh o do not feel com fortab le representing themselves in an arbi tration or mediation pro ceeding, and whose claims are too smaJI-$25,000 or Jess-to b(" pu rsued cost-effectively by the private secu rities bar. The Dispute Resolution Se rvice will aid investors in resolving d isputes with investment professio nals thro ugh arbitration , medtatton and the preparation of letters of com plaint to the approp riate in dustry self- regulatory o rganizations and/o r government agenctes. Fo r more i11fo rmation on the Secun ti es Clinte , contact Nicho ls at 645-3 193. Eberlein memorial set for Oct. 16 A m e morial service honoring t h e m emo ry of Patricia Eberlem . professor emeritus 111 th e Oepartment of Computer Soence, will he held Oct. 16 at .l p.m: tn 250 Baird Hall . Eberlein, who dted Aug. II. tamed UB's new Department of Co m puter Sctences 10 1967, se rved as department cha1r from 1981 -84. and reti red 10 1986. Sh(" was the first and only woman to head the department. SEFA CAMPAIGN PROGRESS REPORT iEfA Un1l Office o( the PTOYOSI. (.u.Jl (unltlhUIHliH ol Go.JI S2S,OOO S8,116 32.4 School of Architecture and Planning 10,000 8, 11 8 81 1 fields of neurology, psychology and College of Arts and Sciences 110, 700 52,167 47.1 linguistics are modeled after st ud ies of male brains., as are aU the ideas on cognitive function in our text books. They will have to be re-evaluated, new cognitive models designed and new therapeutic approaches to women developed and tested." The study co-authors are Robert Van Valin , Brian W. Murphy, and School of Dental Medicine 32,800 14,632 44 .6 Graduate School of Education 15,900 11 ,066 69.5 39.300 18.226 46.3 9,800 8,058 82.2 DavidS. Wack, all of UB, and David Kammerer, of the University of Iowa. lOth annual Perry Lecture to feature physiology expert (( M BrieBy 1966 until hi s reti rement 1n 1977 Perry's extensive wo rk m the field of allied hea lth earned h1m recog nit io n in " Wh o's Who in the World,""Who's \V'ho in the US." and "Wh o's 'Nho 1n MediCmr and Heah h Care:· Poster presentations o l research by health related professiOns fa.._ ulry members are planned pnor w the lecture from 2-4 p.m . Ill the lobby outside th e Sc reen mg R<lom in the Center for the Arts. The lecture is free and open to the public. No reservations art• rc · quired. School of Eng ineering and Applied Sciences School of Health Related Professions School of Information and library Stud • e~ ! ,BOO 1.2 11 67.2 S<hool of Law 15,100 7,241 47.9 School of Managem ent 24.700 26.040 105 .4 School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences School of Nursmg 139,900 42,818 30.6 7,900 3,585 45.3 9,500 3,663 38.5 School of Pharmacy Office of the Pres•denl 6,500 63 School of Social Won< UB foundation 4,500 2, 105 46.7 Student Affairs University ServiCes 30,600 6,255 20.4 134,000 30.215 22.5 Emeritus Center Vice President for Research 8,626 3.300 Advancement and Development 8,400 Public Service and Urban Affairs 21,200 Student Organizations Tot•ls wings.buffalo.edu , se fa 0 2.700 0 0 0 4, 128 0 19.4 130 ~ $256,464 39 .2 gif.J �Ottobel8. 1!1!11 Vel. 30.111. 7 l\ccountability' is Grant's CoiWocation t4eme ~ ShR c. ......._. clnlat1$10d... prcllesct, ~.,,.. thology. Ge.F. -.dlnlcolauodlte prcllesot, Deportment ol Oral DlognostJc Sdonces. L~janltor. CUSIDdiaiSOMces. Joteph H. Kite. }r, prcllesct, ~d~. -C.IOunlpp.- ond budget c:oniJOiollia!r,ludgtt Qlllu. Corripullng-.-- joy A . l = - t , - - - for, domic SeMtes. -C.IAIII*Ig.motor ... hide - - - · Opetadonol Support~ Gary lll.osel.- ond 00. smllh, ClcaJpalionll ond fnyl. ronmeniOISole\)ISOMces. · c. "-<y. senior stonog. Moly rapher, Admlnlstrotille s.Mces. MottMw L Mkholsld, lnstluc· tloool support speclallsl, Deportment ol Chemistry, -.c.llnd,'-"' DoN M. lhec:hllr, ~dGeology. c.- . Lewis photographer u•.M ond Photogrophic - . Computing ond Info<- --........- Technology. prcllesot, d Alhlotia. ,dnlcol • Deportment ond ClbsUirics. ........ A. IIUOCillit d \llrglnlll sisQnl. _,,.. ogy-.nd ~L toyce..,.... CuolodloiS<Mces. EdWard D. - . c:onslr\JCdon equipment opentor, Faclillos Opentlons. MnoMorto-. koyboord - - ~ School ol Low. c.olyn A. - . koyboord spedolbt I, Computing ond lnformollon Technology. PhllpM. ~,clnlclllo­ struclor, Depor1ment dN<deor M<ddn.. OWWY........ 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G r ant called on administration , faculty members and st udents to " make a new commitment to community and morale" during his keynote speech at UB's fourth annual University Convocation on Oct. I . G rant, who assumed the deanship of the CoUege of Arts and Sciences when it was formed in luly, told a crowd of several hun - dred of the "utter necessity that every member of our university~ an active participant• in bring ..a sou rce of suppon and energy." During his speech in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Ans, Grant focused on ac· countability and UB's faculty. "Progress," he said, "must ulti· mately be driven by changes in the facu lty culture. A need for this is a heightened sense of accountability. "Faculty, please listen ca refully. It 's accou nt~bility to each other. Not to the administration. Not to SUNY Albany. So ]turn to the faculty and ask that each of you ask the other that each member carry a fair share of the load. .. ft is a very simple matter,.. Grant added. "Everyone co nlributes, everyone gains, everyone is equally obligated." During the talk. Grant outlined his own story, describing himself as a "marginal high-school student, an ill-directed junior·colfege studen t and an atraordinarily naive uru~r­ sity transfer student" However, he said, he was "transformed " by ..encoun tering professors who cared enough to be criti · cal and demanding in ways that somehow challenged, rather than rejected." Referring to a recent report from a consulting firm hired to ~aluate UB and its public relations, Grant noted: "Remarkably. it reported t.hat the faculty and the staff view more negativel y our service and our outco mes wi th our stude nt s than did the students who received our se rvices." Grant compared the effort required of fa culty members to that of a mountain -climbing team. .. If I were here to cheerlead, I'd be wearing a varsity sweater," he added . "It is time to start climbing again. " Imagine trying to move a climbing team forward in which various members arg ue, ' I don't want to climb any more. I've come this far, and I'm entitled to continue on wi thout further exertion.' "Each of us mu st climb for ourselves, and yet each of us mu st climb for the group at the same time," he said. ''Because the university teaches young people, and because we as farulty enjoy positions-which. if not the most lucrative in our soci - ._.,__,...._._.,,_ ________ __ ,_-----,c--Oct.1 . ~-. - · - tookpwt ... - - ety, are so privileged in every other Nickerson, professor of pathology way~ university constitutes trust. and chair of the Faculty Senate. "Therefore, its members have Among those honored during ethical rdponsibilities that greatly the convocation was Senior Vice exceed those of the ordinary work- President Robert ). Wagner, who place," Grant said. was presented the United Way Nowadays, higher education Leadership Award for Outstanding "has lost iu cachet as a guaranttt Public Service. of a job-a good job or perhaps Also recognized were Wolfgang any job; the dean said. WOlck of the Department of LinHe warned of higher education guistics, namod 1998 Distinguished becoming ..an industry" and also Service Professor, and J. Ronald of a tendency to focus on ..creden- Gentile, a faculty member in the tials rather than education." Instead, the public-research university shouJd offer a "transfonna ti~ education" that leads to "intellectual growth and change." G rant said. "We need to control the cost of higher education. We need to manage our personnel and facilities bet· ter. We need to reconsider many aspects of our values and praaices. .. We are, indeed, well under way on our journey at the University at Buffalo," Gran t said. "And even if the old axiom is true that 'You ca n tell when you're on the right road because it's all uphill,' we have come a great distance." Co mmenting on Grant 's message, President William R.. Greiner noted, "We do need more, and our way of getting that is not going to be to hold out a tin cup. It 's going to be work harde r and smarter." The convocation was preceded by a procession of faculty, staff and administrators dad in ca ps and academic gowns, from Founders Plaza to the Mainstage. Accompanied by students carryi ng banners representing ca mpu s organiza tions, the procession was led by a bagpiper and mace-bearer Peter A. J tlo-.,- 1998 Distinguishod Teaching Professor. In addition, six faculty mem bers, two librarians and four professionolstalf members were honored as 1998 recipients of the SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence. Recognized as recipients of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence chMr of the FIKlllty Senote. in Teaching were Rodney L. Doran, professor of learning and instruction; Michael G. Fuda. professor of physics; Philip G. Miles, professor of biological sciences; Richard T. Sarkin, associate professor of clinical pediatric. and director of pediatric medical student education; M. Beth Tauke, associate professor of architecture~. and Nancy P. Zimmerman, assistant professor of library and information studi~. William Hepfer, associate li brarian in Lockwood Memorial Library, and Ellen T. McGrath, associate librarian in the Charles B. Sears Law Library, 'were honored as recipients of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship. John M. Grela, diredor of the Department of Public Safety; Eileen L. Hassett, assistant to the dean of engineering; Sean P. Sullivan, vice provost for aca demic information and planning, and Nelson E. Townsend, associ ate vice president for student affair s, special assistant t o th e president and former director of athletics, were recognized as recipien t s of the Ch a ncell o r's Award for Excellence in Professional Service. cer Institute Alliance Foundation. NationaUy, Wright is immediate past -president of the Association of Pathology Chairs and a former member of the National Caucus of Basic Biomedical Science Cha irs and of the admini strative board of the Council of Academic Societies of the American Association of Medical Colleges. Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, named ----b--........ Wright ContlnuedfromfNI!J"l Wright has enjoyed a long affili ation with Roswell Park Cancer In stitute as well. He served as interim director of the institute from July 1985 through Odober 1986. and was a member of the mstitute 's board of visitors from 1981 until it disbanded in 1997, serving as presi - dent from 1987 on. He remains on the board of the RosweU Park Can- �October 8.1!1!11/Vol. 30. No.I Repoa-lel: 5 Training system dft eloped at UB Sci~ce puts· Fall Foliage on the World Wide Web DJ swnnmers on fust track By LOIS 11A1W1 New~ ~ Editor A PHYSIOLOGIST ANDaswimmach from UB ha"" devdoped a training system that results in perfortnanc% imp!lMOliCrlls l>w> to three ~gJ<31er than those achieved by Division I mm'o swim teams using traditional training mc:thods. The system allows the coach to develop an individualized, computerized program for each athlete that measures his speed at vari· ous stroke frequencies, charts his performance and sets new perfo(manc.e targets. rather th.aJi applying a standardized program to all. This approach has been applied equally well to other sports: Both the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres have used parts of the VB program successfully. A four-year VB swimming study, presented dmd this summer at the Vl lllntemational Sympo- of--...~ __ g i............. ...... f t _ _ ,.... ..,.....owt lghbln-of sium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swirnmit)g in )yvaskyla, Finland, reported that.th< UB-trained group improved an average of 8.75 per- along with a metabolic-velocity curve, which m o ni · cent over four years, compared to a 1-3 percent im- tors energy consumption at variou s speeds. Once the baseline stroke-velocity data are known, new prove,ment by o ther teams in the conference. "1 · is is one of the few models available of science and curves are planed, representing each swimmer's immediate goal. The athletes are trained to match the higher t ology appued to sport researdJ and performance in very specific way," said David Pendergast, professor curve (caUed ..shifting" the velocity-stroke curve in of iology and biophysics. swimming jargon ) by increasing the distance the body .. I the only program where performance in train - covers with each stroke, thw swimming faster. ing is a ually quantified-where you can measure the The light-pacing system comes into play at this june· velocity chieved at different stroke frequencies. It's ture: Swimmers appear to have no concept of how fast also the o y program that provides precise individu - th ey are moving, making it difficult to know if they ......... ----............. , -·---..- ....--... ....... alized tfainiilg and direct feedback to swimmers." The program is grounded in scientific data obtained through a "swim meter," developed by Pendergast and Albert Craig, Jr., of Rochester. Training is enhanced by using a computer-programmed, underwater, ught -pacing system . The pacing system was developed by Pendergas~ men's swim coach Budd Termin and equip· ment designers John Zaharki n and Michael Zaharkin. all of VB. A patent on the system is pending. Using the .. swim meter .. in a special ring -shaped poo l in the Center for Research and Education in Special Enviro nments, where Pendergast is associate director, he and Termin clock each swimmer's speed at increasing strokes per minute, and measure oxy gen consumption and lactate produdion. ( La ctate acc umulates in muscle and blood during intense ex ercise and impairs performance. ) The data are plugged into formulas and transferred to graphs, forming a baseline stroke-velocity curve, are hitting their target training speed. The pacing system solves this problem . A strip of computer -programmed lights is placed at each meter along the training lan es on th e poo l floo r. As each swimmer ent ers th e lane, the computer adjusts lhe lights to flash consecutively along the lane at the swimm er's targeted speed . If th e sw imm er passes over the light as it flash es, he is o n the m a rk . O nce the swimmer m atches th e new perfo rma nce curve, another is set. '"This method provides individu alized tra mm g for each ath lete," Term in sa id. "That 's un ique. Th e m am · stream approach is kind of'one-si7.C- fit s-all." Rut th e m echanics of each person are differen t." Pendergast and Term in have been developing anJ testing the system fo r eight years. UB m en usin g the system have impro ved the ir stro ke freque ncy-velot ity rati o by as much as 30 perce nt ove r a coll ege ca reer, Pendergast said. I October Is arguably the loveliest month in Weste rn New Yo rk. tha nks to an abu nda nce of rad tan t falJ fo li age. Duri ng this month , and o n mto Novem ber, the ent ire No rth east is ablaze wJth s pe~-. tacular colo rs. Seve ral Int ernet sttcs can help yo u m a.umtZC' your enjoym ent of th e seaso n With useful m fo m1a tion abo ut peak foliage viewin g tim es, scenic travel ro utes, faU facts and fall festivals . Autumn Co lors 10 Ne w Yo r k S tate < http: / I www.oleanny.com / Follage.htm> prov ides at a glance the dates fo r peak fa ll foliage in differen·t parts of lhe state. while RoundTh eBend's Fall Foliage in Upstate New York <http:/I www.roundthebfttd.com/ nysfoU.html> gives a region -byregi o n descriptio n of when and wh ere to view th e autum nal d isplay in o ur area. Autumn in the Adiro ndacks <http:/ / www.adlrondacks.com/ fallreport.html > lists scen ic autumn drives thro ugh th is vast pa rk land, as wel l as ca m p grounds that are o pen during the fall season a nd local fa iJ festival s-everything fro m apple fests to craft fa u s. Fo r those of you wh o m igh t want to go out · of-sta te to expen enn· fall in all its glory, Fall Colo r in th e Eastern United States < http:/ I www. ncnaturaJ.com/ Paric:way/ Faii-Colon.html> lmk.s to reg10nal fall informatio n fo r Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, West V1rgm la, No rth Ca rolina and Michiga n. It also links to the FalJ Color hnder <http:/ / ncnatural.com / wfldflwr/ fall /ldgulcle.html >, a n onl1nc primer fo r autumn tree identifi cati o n. Ano ther excel lent reg1o nal Weh sit e is the "Fall Fo liage" sedion of the M imng Co. Gurdr roN,,.,, l:n glan d for Visi tors < http: / / gonewengland .mlnlngco .com / msubfoU .htm > . For so m e backgro un d mfo rmatt o n on t he soetH..t' t'wh1 nd th 1 ~ na tural ph e no m e no n , The C he m istr y of FaJl Co lo rs < http:/ I sdfun.chem.wfsc.edu/ chemweek / f•llcolr/ faJicolr.html > pro vid es a succinct expl a nation of why leaves change th eir colo r. And fo r sto ring up a ljttl e fa ll color fo r lhe lo ng wint er m o nths ahead . Collecting and Preserving Leaves < http:/ / www.cgs.clemson.edu/ ~~es . htm•COLUCT > p rovide~ step-b y-step instructio ns for pres!.· mg leaves. For assistance 111 con necr m~ co tht• Wo rld Wide Web, contact rl. e C IT Help Desk at 645-3542. --Na~cy Schiller and Will Hepfer, Umvf'mty f.J branes BrieBy Weis to talk on lives of poor and working class young adults Lob Web, professor of education, Departme nt of l:.ducat lon.tl Leade rshi p and Po licy. wil l disl." uss her new hook. "T he Unknown C it y: The Li ves o f Poor a nd Work1 ng C lass Yo ung Ad ult s," at 4 p.m today in 2 18 Bald y Hall . T he book is based o n 154 m -dt.•pt h mtervtt•ws w1th poor and worl.. mg ·d ass white, l.a tin oll...a tma and Afrtca n · Amen ca n youn g men and women. and focuse~ o n th e fr:.K iurt'd nature o f U.S. so~.· ie t y as tl en tt.•rs the 21 :. I centur v Th t~ l t•ct ur~.· will he fret· and open ttl the puhl tt. Walker completes program at State Police Academy Edgar Walker, UB public safety officer, has completed d I )- wt"el.. prog ram a t the New York St.ttt· Po li ce Academ y. Th t.• program focused on aJ m1 n tstrat io n of juSII LC, ha~11. Ia\.\', t..:llll pus pt) hce p ro ced ure~ . firl'Mm~. defe nsive t actt c~. l." n mmalmvc,tl gat io ns a nd huma n rcla tloth 111 a ca mpus set ting. T he gra dua tion l't'rt.•mnm nn Aug. 27 wa~ the first tm StJ.tt' l !m vc r ~ it y Ia""' cnfnrccmcnt nfli~.cr' ~mer the enat.:~mc nt ol le~1:..latum cha ng1 ng th eir sta tm from pC.ht' nflila:.. to po ht.t· nffic~.· r ...md t'X pa nd tn g their JU riSdi Ctltm to pur.,Ut" (flllllllJ I Inn·.,tJgatUlll:.. oft l•llll pu~ a nd assis t o th er Iol-II ptlhlt' rnr c t.·~ . PSS to offer workshops on improving quality The Professional Staff Senate w il l pre:.ent work:oohop .. 1l fl th e 1111 porta no:· of im prov m~ 4 u.Jril\· at L'B from noon liJ :! p.m . ( lfl l l~ t 14 a nd Nov. 18 111 Daffod il's rest;IUra nt , 930 Map le Hd .. \\'ilham!lovdk Do nald Bake r. (llren or of tht" John 11. H rorn1 Centl'f lor Quaht' and Appl ied S t at t ~ tl oo, Rol."hes ta lnst ll utt.· ofTe(h nnlobT)'· ....,,11 1g1w tht· fi rst prese nta uo n on ·· Empire ~ l a t c Adva nt age Excell en(t' .1t Work:· T he M'CO nd workshop wtl l bl' g.1vc:n b)' Cecelia ( Cd.:e) ( ;nrJon . .Jd va nct· services man age r, Xerox Ru smess ~ crv1ces. Cost of ind iv1d ua l workshop:. ~~ $ 14; $24 for hot h. I.UiKh 1~ 111 d ud c:d . T he fc:e is non - refunda hle, bu t so m eone may attend tn your pla(c. 10 reg ister. se nd a check made o ut to UBF/ Profess Jonal ~taft Senate to: Profess io nal St aff ~l· n a t l· Office, 543 Ca pt'n Ha ll , No n h Ca mp u!~. Bu ffa lo, N .Y. 14 260. for mo rt.·mforma ll on, ..:-all MS - 200~ �October B.l!B1/Vi.ll. lh 7 Investing in Education Contlnuedfrom-1 FKUity nary activity through the creation of centers and institutes, reworking programs to make a master's degree Assbtont .....,._.()oplrtrnerit _.1 ~~. ,..... ,. -~ sor~ot l'l1ysb. """' · ing Profess«-Deport· mont ot Classics. Posting lf8049. Asslstontl•f'ro. '->r.()eplrtment ot P>ydllaby, Posting Asslstont/As_ ......_(_posl- a"target .. degreeand improving the quality of doctoral programs. ~f-~~036. ~f-~~050. }Ooportment ot BiochomlstJy, Posting IF-80S 1. Anlstont , . . . _-Deportment ot Mothemolla, Posting IF- lions - 80S2. Assistont/~ Profess«<- poslllons - - lble)-Oeportrnont ot Chomicol ~Posting lf-l!OSl, 80So4. Assistont/AsJoclooo/ftll - ( s i x positions-lble)-Ooportmont ot Medldne, DMsion d Medical Oncology. Roswe11Por1cc.ncerlnstitute, Posting If-BOSS, 8036, 80S7, BOSS, 80S9, 8060. Research Postdoctorol-..oep.rt. mont d Microbiology, Posting I JI..9808.4. ProfessioN~ -s,.on.- - . ....... (!W}UI --....~~14. ~.oi-­ (~---I'Oitlng -~ ... College of ArU and Sciences just "the beginning" Headri ck acknowledges that having strong programs in the arts and sc ience~ is crucial to any rna ~ 1o r university. And although UB created the Co llege of Arts and Sciences this fall to do just that , forming the college .. is the beginning; h's not the end," he points out. " We ca n't have a major univer~ stty unless we have strength in the art s and sciences." Once the administ rative reorganizatio n of the former faculties of Arts and Letters, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences and Math ematics is complete, there will have to bt "some serious planning for the arts and sciences as a whole" that will emphasize some programs more than others. he says. "We'vegot to reviewwhere~are and then make some more explicit determinations about how each of these areas is going to develop and where we're going to invest, in terms of maintaining and building real strength and excellence in areas where we want to maintain credible, solid programs. but not necessarily ones that are going to be outstanding on the national scene." A stro ng program in th e art s and sciences will aid UB's goal of making the master's degree the .. larget " degree. a standard that, Headrick explains, will be expected as the nation moves into the 21st century with a work force that will require broader and higher levels of competence. In making the master's degree the target degree for students entering the university as freshmen or transfers, UB is .. trying to stake out a place in higher education and in SUNY; it would give us a very distinctive cast," Headrick says. A combined BS/MS program in medicinal chemistry already has been approved by the state Depanment of Education, while proposals for combined programs in math ematics, applied economics and civil, structural and environmental engineering are pending in Albany. This strategy also would alter the un iversity's enroUment mix to in dude a greater percentage of gradu - ate students, which would help in stemming the recent decline in graduate enrollment, he says. Graduate education-particu larly on the docto ral level-received much attention in Headrick's plann ing document. And wh ile the documen t rec omme nded that one-quarter of US 's graduate programs be in the tOp q uaitile of the National Re search Council rankings, Headrick says he now thinks at least onethird of the progr.tms should be in that quartile, with a few .. well up in the top quartile." Mosl o ther major universities rank about one- third of their programs in that range, with seve ral in the top 10 or top 20. he adds. But investing in so me doctoral programs to bring them up to that ___ -MIM~andSd- ~~-c-.. (SI..~andtionT~Paollng-7. - -..f o r - ( s t . . S)-Schooll d ~ JIOotlng Ill'( ~lorUbon~ llf'~100. -- (SI..J).Cintlr lor IJibon ~I'Oitlngllf'-8101 . 1NI ~~(SIA)<­ ~-~f'ro. _.,.lnlonnotionTedrdogy Pn1enhlp. JIOotlng llf'~106. 8107. - - (~Paollngllf'- 8108. -UNX Eft!~Nw(st.. 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Headrick points to faculty members as playing a key role in determining which programs to drop and which ones to emphasize, since they should know where student in terests, as well as demands in the job markrt, lie. These types of factors have contributed to recent program consolidations, including the merging of the Department of Computer Science and the computer engineering component of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences into the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and the soon-to-be merged Department of Communication and the School of Library Studies into a School of Information Studies. There are broad areas where UB as an instit ution "clearly has a leg up on the rest of the SUNY system ,.. Headrick says, such as the health sciences, including the bi ological and chemical sciences, and engineering. "Those are the areas in terms of academic research development, in terms of translation of that into meaningful contributions to the economy and society, where people are looking to universities to bemajor engines of innovation and contributions to the economy," he says. UB's size fosters Interdisciplinary actlvtty Headrick notes that one of the strengths of a mid-sized university lilo: UB is the opportunities faculty members have to work with colleagues from other disciplines, "devdoping new ideas. new knowledge and innovations of one kind or an other that won't necessarily come out of working within the tradi tional boundaries of the disciplines.• Moreover, the diversity of UB's arts and sciences programs and the variety of professional schools represented at the university also encourage interdisciplinary activ ity, he says. While that type of work already is happening at UB, he stresses, "we can do more." Among interdisciplinary pro ~ grams recently established are tht' Environment and Society Institute and the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender. Initiii.'P,~ for both groups came directly &om the faculty. In addition. the UB site of the National Center for Geognphic Information and Analysis. a National Science Foundation-funded center devoted to the study of the booming field of geographic information science (GIS), incorporates the work of faculty members and graduate students in a broad range of departments. The university's e"1phasis on research that crosses disciplinary boundaries has helped put it at the forefront of the fidd. The National Science Foundation just this month awarded UB a $2.2 million grant for a unique project in GIS_ A ·new multidisciplinary doctoral- level concentration in GIS-believed to be the first in the nation-has been established at UB and starting next fall, approxi mately 18 fe Uowships of S I 5,000 per year will be available to doctoral students in se-ven departments. Headrick says that the committee that was formed to develop procedures and policies for the creation of interdisciplinary centers and institutes has presented its ini tial report. That report currently is making its way through various campus constituency groups. Opponunities to build interdisciplinary interactions with col ~ leagues and maintain important faculty in&astructun. such as laboratory space, equipment and staff suppon, are kqs to investing in faculty, both in retaining valued faculty members, as wdl as bringing in topnotch faculty members with fresh ideas and approaches, he maintains. Investing In the quality of life UB also is investing in its stu dent body. both academically and socially. On the recruitment front, the Office of Admissions is making more direct -mail contacts with high -school students, as weU as conducting telemarketing using a computer program called Forecast Plus to identify and personally call prospective students who are considered more lilo:ly to enroU at UB. It soon will open an offi~ on Park Avenue in Manhattan to in crease the university's outreach to prospective students in the New York metro area. The unive rsity also has insti- tuted a merit -based scholarship program to raise the profile of the entering freshman class. · 'I'M dfon appears to be paying off. At the un<krgraduate leY<I, UB this fall =-led itslllrgdS for both freshmen-with a beadcount of 2,932, 132 shove the target-<l!ld transfer student5-1,683, 83 above target- l~s the second year in a row that numbers in both categories are up. Moreover, the mean combined SAT score for members of the Class of 2002 increased II points. to 1145, an improv<ment that ad ministrators say faculty members should sec in the classroom. To improve retention once students enroll, UB has begun some block registratio~small groups of studmts in theprne sections of required oourses,-so they • get to know one ano'\er. The university also lias expanded greatly the number of S<ftionsfrom 10 to ~f the "UB 101 " orientation coune it offers each fall to help more freshmen learn their way around the university. As the univetsity's chief academic offiar, Headrick notes that his natura) focus is on the academic needs of the students. But it 's also ex· tremely imponanr to address their other "support" needs, he adds. "Truly one of the strengths of having a College of Arts and Sciences is that we' re going to get so me focus on how to, in total, serve the needs of undergraduate students, both their educational needs as well as the other support ,. needs of undergraduates in this kind of environment (a large, comprehensive university). .. Without the students, there is no reason to have a university." The university is moving to add ress other ..quality of life" issues in various ways, including the con ~ struction of housing-both graduate housing with the Flickinger Court complex on Chestnut Ridge Road adjacent to the Nonb Campus, as well as the current projtct under way to build undergraduate housing on ~ site bounded by the Audubon Parkway and Hadley and Rensch roadsand the upgrade of the athletics program to Division I-A, to be completed next fall with the move of the football progrnm into the Mid-American Conference. Headrick notes that for UB to move forward toward its goals, all members of the university community will have to bt involved. • we've all got to contribute to improving, not only the quality of this univtrsity as we know it . .. but we've all got to participate in shaping the image of this university that 6ts with our aspirations and our reality, so that we are att-rac· tive to students, so that when we make commitments about what wr'~ providing, we honor tho~ commitments to our students and to our graduates," he says. "'These are criticaUy important.• �Octaberl!I!II/Vtlk7 Rap a .... 7 Lookingatangerinanewway ~ ~ qwyiRustingsiUdies why some individuals are more anger-prone ll)r- ~ Reporter SUfi D RING her graduate studies at the Univer- sity of Michigan, Cheryl L Rusting became fascinated with a particular type of person: "somebody who doesn't have strong emotions."' •rve always wanted to know why some people are more emotional than other people,• said Rusting, now a reSc.rch psychologist at UB. Rusting found her niche in trying to find out why people peraive the world in diffmnt ways. "Why doesn't everybody just ha>oe th< same reaction to a situation?" she said. One focus of her current re search is on anger, which she describes as .. part of my interest more generally in personality and emotions." The assistant professor began her career at UB in the FaU 1997 semester, almost immtdiately after fini~Jling her graduate work. few ~les on anger With a focus on social and personality psychology, Rusting says she "can't think of a particular tifQe" when she was struck with an interest in emotions, or more specificaUy, anger. Instead, there was a "gradual realization" that there was relatively little being done in the field. Some people just seem to be "anger-prone," Rusting said. They perceive the world as provocative and hostile. Also, they aren't as likely to seek escape: from the emotion of anger as they are from other"'nega- tive emotions." such as sad ness, guilt, nervousness and depression. Traits of the emotion of anger also sparked the interest of Rust ing because they seem so very different from those of other nega tive emotions. Anger is different for two main reasons, Rusting said. First, it 's ..outward directed." \o\l'hile negative emotions such as nervousness, guilt and embarrass ment a re focused on the self, an ger seeks its target out in the world; for example, in another person . " When you're angry,.. Rusting said, .. you're focused on something else ... Second, "Other negative e:mot.ions make you feel bad, like depression, where you want to get ' out (of it). I think it feels bad to be angry, but some· times people want to stay angry; she said. "I don't think people have a desire to get out of aq angry like they . do with other negative emotioru, RuJting said. • TheBullsdu&~oJt.tO hole S.wrcby ond th<n nearly dimbed out cA ;c before biWlg to Cornell )4-J ' · " Schoelkopl Reid. The nllled behind the .... ~ """'"" bocks Demdt GonJon and josh Roch, u well as :a speaawbr perfomw>ce by junio< -Drew Hodclod. GonJon rushed for • a,_--hicf> I 21 yards on f7 carries wit:tu touchdown and Rc::JCh had a C:ll"eer· hi(~> 89 y.vds on IS came. w;d> 1 score. f-bdd:ad.~.had ni'ood." stitute of Mental Health, Rusting iJ !tllo:lyq~ Regulating ang er .. How can you change that? " Rusting asked. Enter a separate but related part of her study, uprovtding effective means for regu lating ange r and the judgments associ ated with it." Two main strategies have come to light, Rusting said. First, the dis · traction method focuses o n dis · tracting a person, by various means. from angry thought s. It 's believed, however, that this method is not as effective as one thi t introduces a •positive focu s.. into the scenario, Rusting sa id. In the latter method, test subjects are persuaded to .. see things in a different light ," Rusting said. .. When you're in a good mood, it's much easier1 to remember good things," Rusting said. The opposlle also is true. Keep s research separate Does Rusting herself get angry? How does she deal w1th anger personally? She would on ly say that she tnes not to let her research influence her persona l life beca use she's not yet solved thl' problem of the best way to deal with anger. Before rece1vmg her doctorau.· m perso nalit)· psychology from the Univcrs1ty of Mtch1gan . Rust mg earned a bachelor's degree m psychology from the Umversltv of Ca lifo rn ia at Berkeley. She is teaching several psychol ogy courses. including Introdu ction to Personality. Psychology of Emot10n. Top ics in Emotion Re sea rch. Modern Person ality Rc search and a sta tistics cou rse Hour1 for the UB Art Gallery and tht An TranSJhons. Deon-.: B GloooNnotor Mar\: Dean Yeca's installation. £1 Cloominator, is described as -a great Hquid blob hut1J;ng through spac• and ;~::::I:m:~~acryllc fl'IJrai.>M"lichaJI'o'efSx-Witbdttw: ""' ;,p..d by =oon. popartand~'NOC'b..ltwilbe fu:~~ur,~.~.c ...... Vonlon City Version City, a ca sual survey ol Toronto ~~?a~~~~~,.~~!r b~~~~~:~~~i ~~n Second Floor Galleries, CFA, through Dec. 20. Artists repres~nted uxluM :r: rma Glavin. Greg Hefford, ~ren Hendenon, Nestor Krug~. Luis Jacob, Susan K~ealey, Anda Kubis, Stac~Laou.ster, Euan ~~~~~: ~!~ St~~~~~~ Turino 1 The Bul.lelboh;nd.31-l 0 on "' 8-yonl poss from Hood to Joe Splendorio w;d>l:.l7le4t .. the mmol>od<. Go.don C1Jt the leod to 31 ·17 when he scored from lour y.vds out with 12o56 left_ Roth. me.nw!llle, copped • 13-pby. 87 ·)'1.-d dri¥o with olour-yord bum for hi> . ; g h t h - ~the.....,.,"' cut the eom.u te.d to 31-24 w;d>3 :36 ~ Ha~ then electrified the crowd with his schocM-record return before the BuNs ran out of time. The Bulls rolled up ......... yards of meal offense on che day, wMe the Bta; Red ""d 439.The UB delerue wu p><e<i by fre>hmon linebod<er 8t>ndon jonbn. who ha.d a c:arMr-high I 3 naps. Senior AntontO Perry :added I I tx:ldes and a forced fumble thrd"""""-.. ........... - Volle~~all UB 0, Bowtinc G reen l UB I. Akron l The women's -..olleyball teml dropped two matches on the road dlts week. one 1g11nst Bowling G.-.en (IS· 7. I S-11. I S·l I) ond the othe.-o< Akron ( 16- 14. IS-I 0. ll·I S. IS- II) In ~tun:by's match With Akron. hshnan outstde ~ ~ Shiels. Ol!d US's ~for most lndMdual dig~ In ;a much With JO.The team bro6cr the school ~ for most dcp ., a matdl wfttl 122. The squad aka tied the Bdblo record for most lcils 1n a match (70) and brola! the Bolts nurk for most digs 1"1 a match (Ill) F~ middle hitter Heather Barfuss had I I kills in the loss ap~nst Bowling GrMn on Oct. 2. ~occer WOM EN 'S UB 0, Northern Illi n ois 2 The women's soccer team was bbnked, 2..0. by host Nor-them llilnofS 1n a M1d American Conference match on Oct. I Freshman goalkeeper ja1me Adanu made I I stops 1n the loss The men's and women's cros.s country teMns ~rtK:lplted 1n the No~ Dame lrMtationa.l on Oct. 2. T_he women placed I 5th (385 poinu) out o( lJ squads. Freshman Usa Luce wu Coach Dick B.tn-y's top flnishet- (67th. 18:21). Sophomo~ Ei~ Rose foUO'Yrl'ed dosety and came in 69th wtth a orne of 18.28 The men's squad accumulated 197 points for a ninth-pl:acl!! finlsh out o( a field of 16 teams. junior Patnek Nolan and sophomo~ Tony Chvld finished fifth (21:34) and n1nt:h (21·48). ~- oot of an •m~s•ve ~ck o( 126 rui'VIf:n p m . Sundays Art Tr.nsltlons an examu'\al1011 of tht an proceu, will be on vtew 1n tht- Art Exhibi g~~~=e~~~~~~~:· .. Com~l took advantage of both Salisbury's mlscues to score a ~r o( touchdowns.TniUn& 7-3 In the second quarter. Nate Asdler stepped w-. front of ~=~;:~~~~~h ~tu~~a~.-~S Ugh"'"" c..y, -.6lldfolndl0 _ a Salisbury pass and returned it 61 yvds to the UB 26. T"'Hns 17-l . the Bulb bo<.wlce<i bock on 1 I l-yord TD strike from Sal><burt to ~d wtdl I:Jlleft.Howeoter. the Bi& Red came back to repin a t'M> toudldown o<Mn- before holf-dme on • 65-yord dri¥o ., 1M ploy>. ~=~ico~~=~II6H24J...4, between 1-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m Notices ....,w ""'"OurirCINi""""' \_..,.. . - . . ........ c-11 Bob Interceptions. high and low in anger-proneness--interpret sitDations and events. One of the initial questions is, • whr is person X more anger-prone than person Y?" AIJ'of the results aren't in, but so fur it's pretty clear that "people who are prone to anger are more likdy to interpm th< situations they encounter in life as more anger-provoking. or more hostile." Rusting said. "What is it that's making them more angry! We think it's because they're really focusing on the perceived hostility of, (for example). another person," she said. Some current research involves "giving a person a scenario that could be interpreted in either way, benign or hostile ." Not surpris ingly, people high in anger-prone ness tend to view the situation as hostile or provocative. Creative Craft Center is located at 120 Koudelka, host, at 64S-J...489. e -ft ~ --. Funded by a grant frOm th< National In- ~ ~~n~=~B~_I:;tivf!- For -..--__ and a touchdown. His schoo'-rec:ord J9pmes.Botiaa.....-m.Buls 94-yard poot retum widli:03 to to .. - - dl-2 for the pby puled UB to withon 34-J I A.fter a failed omtde lodr: attempt. the 8otk held Comet! to -2 y.vds on th,... plays to 10' the boll bock wnh JO seconds ............ Aite.- 1 21-yard pass to Haddad. the Bulls'lut-dnd1 effort ended u. the pas quarterback Chad Salisbury wu intercepted on a "'1-bil Mary" attempt. Saltsbury finished thepne 21-of-"12 for 224 yards With one touchdown and three Seminar ~~=~~rft~~~ a a,_--hicf> 12 aa:t... for I37 y.vds Events calendar ~~~~~~==-·=~; ATHLETE OF THE WEEI{ UB li , Comelll4 continued from page a MKMnlsrns In Gene foot~all ~~ht~.t~~'6ct~;2~~nter houn are Tues., 10 a.m .·S p.m.; Wed.· fri ., 10a.m.-8p.m .; sat,11-a.m.-6p.m Letters to the edito1.· BrieBy Schussmeisters Ski Club to begin another season Schussme1sten Slo Club. beg1nmng 1ts 38th ~e a.wn . ~~ not 1ust tor US \ tu d ents. UB faculty, staff and alumm and th~r ram1he1 are 10v1ted to fOIO the d ub, whiCh offers slo•ng 10 tunes a ~ The club often daytime skiing on altemat~ng Mooday-1 and fhuf"Ktdy\ dl Kissing Bridg~ and Hofiday Valley, Tuesday and Saturday ntghu at Ktl$1ng Bridqe, Wednesday and Fnday mghts at Holiday Valley. >.Jturday .md Sunda\ days at Tamar.tek. altemat•ng Monday and Thursday mghu at K1u1ng Bndgt' and Holiday Valley Out-of town-tnps and part1~ also are planned Membership prices are· Faculty, naff and alumm S14 S (after Oct lO S 155). Fam1ty memben S 155 (after Oct 30, S165 ) llh tK.keu are 1nctuoed 1n the membeml•p fee Bus transportatiOn IS prOVIded trom both c ampu~ ror Tuesday. Wednesday. Fnday and Saturday mght skung Rental ~ and leuom are availatMe lOt a nom1nal fee ProspectJYe members can ugn up 10 360 Student Umon. Monday\ trom Q a.m .-7 p .m ., Tuesday through Fnday from 9 am -4 30 p .m Bnng your lac ulty/staff card For mor~ 1nformat1on, call 645 -1100 �8 Repa.-... OctoberB•.l!I!I/Vui.J.Io.J . Thunday a Men's loa• UB vs. Kentud<y. RAC field. 4 p.m. frft . =:r:..:........, .• -..mlng CMnlval and -odjocent· Shoi< of Lake LaS*, to tJnlwnlty =g.:.t.~~ As>oclatlOn. For """" lnlt><motion, au 64S.2950. =:r..:r-.,: •• ~~-~~m. S2.50 for UB students; S4 for family memben one! - ~·~~~ . :"!' -:"._!!"---· ~M':cs~~~. =..~=Rosh· : ~.~~l;y lnfonnatlon, coii64S.2957. Conc:ort _.......,. ....... S5. For """" lnfonnatlon, an 645-2921. =~~,.=... a..«..o. 8 p.m. ForiTIOIO p.m. Free. g and l..ltentures. Student Union. 11 -11:50 a.m. ffft. 10 informatlon, aii645-<S12S . --- Meg.wati, B.J. and Wiranto- WhO WIH Pmfallln Indonesia? Utf Sundhaunan, Unfv. of Queensland, Australia. 250 S1udeot Union. Noon· I ~i~i~~~~":ian Hstlngs for - tailing p&ac::e on c.lln'1lpUS. or for off-<.-npus e¥enb ~ UB groups - ~-t.. COY<n weel<end costs. 5ponso<ed by Offke of ~Conlplex. 10 . Asians-.- e.g The Reporter.......,... ~=.~~· - ~~.262 . ~~~. 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For l1lCit'e infofmation, call Rent Hauser at 645-6000. ext. 11«. ~try Topology Seminar lhe kontseYich Integral and www.buffalo.edu/ calendaf'/ logln>. BK.use of spac::e limitation~. not all events In the electronk caJendar wUI be Included lnth..llepoH:or. =~~~;:~t~e~Ue. 103 o;.!ondotf. 3:30p.m. f ..... Alumni Party Millan! flllmor.. College ~or:~~~~~4 l:;.m..:.;f~,m;/i:'c~ l'1'lOf'e information, 829-1:!02. Chemistry Colloquium ~~-=~~~~y~~ Francesconi, Hunter COUege. ~5~~0t·t~~~ Oxychem and the Foster lecture Endowment For more information, call Barbara Raft, 6<45-6800, ext 2020. •• Saturday OponColebnoteNewYorltS- • ASCIT w.tuhop · Introduction to Mulberry. 10 ' a.m.-Noon. Registli1tion and :-rr-r.,:: information, cai64S.3810. Student life. For more infOf'JlVtlon, ca1164~12.S . friday Information, coii645412S. Using. the Wot1d Wiele Web In Utenrture Clusa. ~--oonMg Fomlly Weeloencl Ch«ll-lri. Wotnen's Soc:c• UB vs. Toledo. RAC fidd. 4 . Office of Student lh. For more WMkend '98 Stress: Wh~t to Look For, What to Do. Diane Gale, free. Sponson!d by OffiCe ol Student Ufe. For more information, caii64S..fi12S Family- -omlng WMkend '98 Financial Aid Questions or Concerns. Financial Aid Office. Student Union lobby. 10 a.m.Noon . F..... Sponson!d by Office of Student Ufe. For more tnformation, caii64S..fi125 . ::!Y.:.."'!:--omlng Campus Mlnlstries Association. Student Union Lobby. 10 a.m.-Noon. Ffft. ~f':""~f:<~t!,~t 645-6125 . =:.r.:.:--omlng What Matton In College7 Jac.k Meacham, Profes.sof, ~f~""r=~- OffKe of Student Ufe. For more information, call645-6125 . · Tuesday 13 MoureenJome5011,As>oclate Professor, Modem L.onguoges fa< more lnformalion, all Elaine Cusker at 645-0026. eonc:-t Opus: ClosJics ~.No_ WllfO,- Hal--..n. 7 p.m.-eonc:-t UB 'Mnd Emenl>le/s..h L ~~if?!!.. irWormiCion. coii64S.2921. ~~!7~~ Thunday ::.~.=='-UBMorgon St.tt. 15 ¥S. UB Stodium. 1:30 p.m. f..., for&~~S6 ~ister throuQh the Fwly weekend bnxnure; sa J>O< ticket for the - ' poblk at s-.m UB Box Office. Sponsorod by DiYIJion ol Athletlcs. For more information, aii64S-6666. =:.,:.--·'!1 ~"'=~ =~.:.~ Guest. Anthony Clori. Main C""*'!J the llowtdory, ~"~~m~r.;m· ~~=~!~i{~ in ~~=~ Geotge Stooey, ~. =r&~':Y,;, s= s-<5, ~~~~~ advance at UB Tteket Offtee, 11 221 Student Union, and at Center for the Arts Box Offtee. rKkeu available at S15 (~us Member>. S75, Non-memben. ~e charge) at rocketMaster. Sponson!d by Office of Student life and Undergroduate Student Association with supp<;>rt from more Information. caR Michael University Union Activities Board. For more information, call645·6125 . frisch ot 64S.2181 , ext. 531 . Wednesday 14 - Sunday II ASCIT w.tuhop Women's Soccer UB vs. Eostem Michigan. RAC Field. 11 a.m. Free. Men's Soccer UB v~ Miami (OH) . RAC field. 1 p.m. Free. Monday ASCJT w.tuhop lntroducllon to Computing In UB Pubic l..obo. ,_ea.-. ~~=~=informatlon, cai64S.3540. _....,. ....... IWmoh Wolner: CloiM>yonce .Kt TI'MIIM. Maria O.mon, 438 Clemens. -Campus. Mor'e ~1.: Tables and ~~~~3810 ~~"'tltto~ infomlltion, ASCIT w.tuhop Forms. 9:30 l .m.-12:30 p.m. Registration and s10 deposit lntJi>cMIIon to .....,..,_- for Windows. North ~ ASCIT w.tuhop lntrockJdlonto-.ct lW'~.=e-.= &0 for Windows. North irlonnalion. cai64S.3540. more Wormadon. cai64S.3540. ASCJT w.tuhop "-nttResoones:Finclng ~~.m..:z:roi:' ~~m;:'f:t~' more irlonnalion. cai64S.3540. 12 Men's Tennis UB vs. Conblus. University Tennis Center, Enicon Complex. 3 p.m. free. ASOT w.tuhop Introduction to Mople for Windows. 10 a.m.-1 p.m . Reg~tratlon and S1 0 deposit Physlcs~m __ ----- =~~of ~~"tl~o~ infOfmltion. ASCIT w.tuhop ~~~"::'.d~· 1 ·3 ~=~i~-~-~. ........ -. .....-. .....-. Optometry Students. 250 Student Uillon. 5-0 p.m. Free. ~e. Einstein Conclon..tion? Prot. 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The water gun gallery, shown here, proved very popular. Proposal puts MFC in Arts and Sciences College should focus on continuing ed, distance learning, Headrick tells FSEC move wouJd no:mean ..doing away The college, he said, has had a dif- MFC's instruction l1es, wouJd leave By SUE WUETCltOI News Services Associate Director M LARD Fillmor< oll<ge would ~ ­ me part of the Uege of Arts and Sciences and focus its attention o n continuing education and dis tance leanling under a proposal under consideration by the Office of the Provost. Under this plan, responsibility for offering engineering and man agement courses cur rentl y handled by MFC would move to the schools of Engineering and Management, Provost Thomas E. Headrick told members of th e Faculty Smale Executive Commit - tee at their Oct. 7 meeting. Both Headrick and Pres1dent William R. Greiner stressed that Lhe with Millard Fillmore Colltge." M FC traditionaUy has opcrat<d the evening and summer sessions of UB. offering cou=, certificate pro· grams and degrer programs for working adults and other nontradi · tiona! students. Many"day" students who have pan-time jobs also take MFC courses because the times th1.· courses are offered are m o re conve· nient for their sch<dules. But Headrick not<d that mroll· mcnt in MFC has be<n falling at a " pr~pitous rate," with the coUegr losing 8 percent of its headcount h<· tween the fall 1997 and '98 s<nl<,>· ters. MFC .. seems to have surren dcreda good chunkoftheadult-<du cation market " toother local institu UO!l>, he said, adding that that might account for the decline in enrollment. ficult time positioning itself and determining what its role should b<. Ea rlier in the meeting Headrick had told FSEC members that a> part of the acadrmic planning process under way in the tndlvidual units, so me deans have asked that the summer session be integrated into the units ' overall academic offen ngs. turning UB mto a "'12- mo nth campus." Part of becommg a 12-month campus might mdude having the university operate as an .. aU-day. all evening campus." with the units offeringdasses from 8a.m. to !Op.m .. "when students want them , and not segregating o ut one section of the day from the o ther," Headnck sa.Jd. Movmg MFC into the College of i\rts and Soences, where the bulk Oi to the engineai.ng and management schools responsibility for mounting programs ..o n an aD-day basis." This, in turn. would free up MFC to .. develop better ou treach to peopl r who want part-time education, leading to degre~ par· ticularly in the arts and se~en es," as well as expa nding d1stanu learning opportunities. UB "still needs an entity that look.' after . .. the nbntraditional st udent :· C remer stressed... We have to dehver a program in a way that IS very user friendly ... that 's where we 're gemng beaten at the switch." Robert Baier, professor ol ora! d1agnost1C sciences, told C remer and Headnck he thought it would bt>a m1stake to pa1r MFC. with the UB's research mission adds value to education By CHRISTINE VIDAL Reporter Editor I T wasn't long ago that geo- graphic information science wa s barely a twinkle in a researcher's eye. Today, GIS is a rapidly expanding. $2 billion industry in the U.S.and UB has -blish<d itself nationaUy as a leader in the field, the backbone of which is software that sorts and u= data pertaining to space and kx:ation. UB is one of three universities that are sites for the NationaJ SCIence Foundation-funded National Cen·ter for Geographic lnform a tion and Analysis. Last month . the NSF award«< to the university a $2.2 million grant to support a new multidi sciplinary, doctoral -level concentration in GIS. And m o re than 50 UB faculty members in a number of departments are con ducting research that relates to G IS in areas ranging from analyzing neighborhood crime pattc:>rns. to developing subu rban deer- man · agcment solutions, to examinmg problems in caring for the elderly. While a major focus of research pability to address the state's htgh priority prohlems and issUt'!o . •h. cordmg to Vu:e Pres tdent for Jh~ sea rch Dale M. Landi. Among the dcfin1ng tan or-. drt· a t UB, GIS is only """""'""'""'""'""'""'""'""';,. l !H'!o location and one of some 85-90 theneedsofW«l. disciplines in which e rn New York, 700-800 faculty res ident s. members art" project Buffalo's locatmn directors for exterm the Great L.ak~ nally fund<d research basin, for example. THIRD ARTICLE IN that 10 fiscal yea r prtd.isposes the um A SERIES 1998 totaled nearl y versit y to th t- re Sl21 .6 million . sea rch hcing ..::on l-aced with seemi ng ly endl es!l ducted and coordinated by the(; rcat chOK('S-a nd yet finite resources Lakes Program, dcvo1<d to the devel of 1ts o wn- how does UB focus ih opment , evaluation and svnthcsts of efforts when 11 co mes to inve-st mg scientific and technical knowledge on tn re-search ? the Great Lakes ecosystem m sup(Xln The research m1ss ton of New of public education and policv for York State's largest public unave-r· mation. However, by far t.h e most cntlcal sity is guided by concerns for the well-being of the state's citizens. as fac tor determining the university's well as the unive rsity's unique ca - research focus IS its faculty mem INVESTING IH UB'S FUTURE ht.'rs and thctr areas of expc:rt1se, l.and1 adds. In add1t1on to bem~ educators. faculty memhcr' at a lllJtor rt.'search UOI\'ers1tv Jre ex pectcd to be cutting-edgt' rt.~drch ers w11h the abdttv to secure tund mg to !oUpport thear work, to .1ttr.Jtt top graduate and doctom! st udent:.. .1nJ to help elevate the unavcrsll"\ \ nat1onal profile. 'Whtle fa~.ultv .11 d four -vear ~.ollege tea~oh !olUdenb about advances m knowledge . "'u dents at ma10r research tnst1tut10m like UB are taught hv f.JcUJt\· \\lho are makmg those advance~ Hinng new faculrv memt"'lt·~. <tnJ later determmmg whether thev art· granted tenure, are ..::nt1cal dei..Uton~ that shape a research unwerstty .. lt '!o an rnormous investment." says Landt, and, in turn , places maJor respon51bilities on tht> mstituuon. .. We need ro prov1de them wuh an enviro nment where th e\· can c..._.....,..._,....,. �October 1~ 1!!11/Vol:3fl. k 8 can.,............_,._ The t o - .......... - Cheryl Dozier is head coach of the women's basketball team. .. c:c..._.,..,....... ·-~ ..._ ..... .......... Former assistant coach of women's basketball at Michigan State University, she joined the Division of Athletics in June. 0<1.23-..vh~AI ....... 7.1te I!II'J/fllft-~4210~ o.mg tho . . . _lhot Coot- dlolr ol Engillll. he hnd2.Siac:ullr ............... Eftglllll._...,_ ~paoll--­ p!Dlg W'l on tho,...,......,_ lng tho ..... olllnoy The lil(.uwlllnr:Wo-- lngs.., fnglllh ...,..._ ,.,.., -.gllabolt Clftloy. Clrf ~ ..,..,.,.., l<slo -. Moa-. Fedormon, Mig .,....,_ Mig~... Sy~Yester ... Muslcwll bepn!OIIkWbytho Amhont Sltolphane ~ ond - . - ... ... ...a. School of Soc:lll Wort to olfer mlni.-:tures The ~ SChool ol Sodll - this ,.. ... -·,.. -who -lor.or will>. fT1ini.locNre sorieslaogell!d ~ ---Doued<,- How did you dlscO¥er tt..t you IO¥ed the gome of basketball? I discovered my tremendous love for the game during my college years. I believe during those years you re.Uy find out what the game brings to your Ufe as a whole. Do you come ffoom • fo ...lly of basketballloven7 community ogonOos ond orgonizalions, IS IS socJol. ca use of the school's reputation toll< .., ment ond OCher ~from 10 a.m. to ,_, on Sowrdoy In 101 olllldy Hall on dot North c.mpus. ~ 1.-.nce SIUTwl will The Kiva,,_, give tho SO!Cilll!IIJir, "fngggglg tho Clonl,. from ~p.m. on Nov. 91n Room 14SA of tho Sll.wlent Unk>n on tho North Campus. For,.,... Information. coii 64S.3381. REPORTER The lllporW ... '*"""' community._....... -It--___ --- ,._..,tho OMolon ol lkMnlly~ SIR~oiNewVbrit ...-8t .. _t_ Howls ......... - ·...... -piqued,......_ ... UB was a very in teresting job be· ate doon, ..,._ "IUolcAuess- it's important for young~ to have good role models that they can learn from, and as coaches we wear more than one ~g bat. MlchlgMo St.te7 I did not come from a baskrtball family. I have three o lder b roth- · The biggest difference in running ers and one older sister who all the UB program is that now I am were swimmers in high schooL the bead coach and the buck stops But with .U those older brothers, here. At MSU, I was an assistant, they made me one tough cookie. and there is a big difference beThey helped develop my game as tween being an assistant and a a high -school player, and took head coach. But maybe that's a pridt in the fact that I went on to subject for another article. Arelhwe _ _ _ to __ play college ball. lng •MAC _ _ . . . . .... • c - . g t h e u a -·s - 7 _....to •lllg 1 0 - - 7 ward The fOries will lOci< alf-. I because, being a woman, I can undcrsund why they react the way they do to certain situations. Also, I think academically. So when I looked at the job, it had the total package for me. It had a tradition of exceiJence in the class room and the womt-n's basketball program also had a tre· men do us tradition of success. The biJ!gest advantage is that now I can implement all the things I learned as an assistant for nine years. N. an assistant coach, I bad the opportunity to work under four different head coaches and I took certain things from each of those aperiencA!S that I will implement as a head roach.. All of those coaches helped prepare me for this opportunity. Your predecessor was male. Does being a female coach of the women 's team have Its adwantage~ and, H so, what are they7 What's been your g~test chollenge •lnce Joining the Ull othletlcs stiff In June 7 l think bt"ing a female coaching women definitdy has its advantages. My biggest challenge has been re · cruiting, becaust' I got the job right before the most important time for recruiting. We also moved into a new confermce, so that meant educating .U of the recruits and the u nivenity community about the MAC conference•. ___ 1_,_ .......7 The 1998-99 season kiclu off tomorrow with Midnight Mad · ness, which will lead us into the first p ractice. This is an oppor· tunity for the UB campus community to meet the players and new coaching staff, also to get them excited about this year's squads--both men and women. By entering the Mid-American Conference, people will see an exciting new brand of basketball p layed at a higher level than seen before. What's your grutut concern year's squad. 1 am one of a few coaches in thiJ country who took over o winninJ propm. I told our playel'l that I am not looking at thiJ as a rebuilding process, but a relo~g time. They know how to win-they prov·ed that time ana time again-so now we implement a new system and continue the winning tnoditions here at _ .,_...., ....... UB. ' don 't _ _ , _ .... s"--d7 I would likr people to know that I am very approachable and have an open · door policy, whether it's my play- ers or anyone else I can help in any way. - .-uon do you wish ~---· ---"' obout the 19911-9!1 season7 youhlvelfts-lt7 My greatest co ncern about thi s year's squad is our depth in the low post area. We will have to play certain players out of their normaJ positions becau~ of our lack of size. The one question tha t I wish you would hav e asked is, what is the most important The Ull women 's bask«ball progr.... trodltlonolly has fielded 1 •trong t ...... Whot's your asseument of thls ye•f"• te•m7 I am extremely excitaJ about this th ing to yo u as a yo ung coach? Th~ most imponant thing to me is the developm~nt of my players as people, not just bas· ketball players . This game teaches us so much about life, and how to achieve things in life. Computer owners: Do they perform better? Burhans conducting pilot project in her basic computer course otlullllo. 136 CIOftl Hoi, ,_ Atnhotst. (716) 645-2626. ~.odu C..WSmllh- -.,. --<1 ----...... .-......... l<oYin-----· -<I-s.;..._ a-.. \Mol .-,OONig ...,..., Lois - llcncMn Ellen ..-in ....,._Sp<\a Mont t.AdAris ~~on a....:n. ' By EllEH GOlDBAUM New3. Services Editor o co lle ge s tudent!~ wh o own co mputers perfo rm any differ entl y in school th an those wh o don't ? To find o ut . Debra Burhans, a co mputer sc ience lecturer at UB. has divided the bas ic computer co urse she teaches into sections of .. owners" and unon -ow ners." Th e secti ons were organized in part to gain information in prepa rati o n for a universit y- wide re quirement that students have access to computers uarting in Fall 1999. Acco rd ing to Burhans, the st udent s in th e course. for the most part. arc not science o r engineering maj o rs and so are an excellent general po pulation to study. About 70 perce nt of sc11: nce and engineering majors at UB own com puters, while th e number is about 50 perce nt for non -majors. .. Th(' purpose of th is pil o t project is to find ou t what ski lls students need to make ownmg a computer in ~o llcge'worthwh i le,' " she said. Burhans expectS to write a report on her findin gs and ultimately develop educational software to be used in teaching basic computer courses. To Owill use detailed q uestio n - D '1 . - to "'-If .-who own computers-_, ..-.. computer-lltenote to begin with. I "'-from "'1 previous-- Just ownk1g- does not",., molte you 1 better student." DEBRA BURHAN!. nai res at the end of each lab project, a m('thod that wiU aUow her to keep tabs o n how students' use of co mputer s is changing throughout the semester. One liunus test for finding out how technologysavvy both owners and no n -owners have become, Bu rhans said, is whether they start using the com puter for purposes that have nothing to do with the class, such as for projects in other classes and for personal information -gathering. Where S[Udents d o their com p uting also is an important co n sideratio n. "We 'll be asking student owners tf they do a substantial am ount of co mputing in on · ca mpu s labs. even if they have a computer at home," saKI Burhans. She expects that thi s will be the case because labs have become centers for socializing. " UB is p utting a lot of effQrt into its public sites and that 's critical," she said. At the same time, she said, with commuters making up the majority of students on campus. in creased use of computers probably will help to bring students closer and provide more communit y, even ou tside of class. Burhans cautioned that some preconceptions about computer o wnership are not necessa ril y tru e. " J want to know if students who o wn computers are any m o re computer-literate to begin with," she said . .. I know from my pr('vio us classes that just owning one does not a priori make you a bet ter student. ..At the same, using a computer to educate isn't a priori bett er than using bla ckboard s and chalk. We need to see where th e computer really can make a diffe rence in education and com - munication among stud~nts and faculty.• Burhans also will be asking both sets of students to look at th~i r initial ape:riences at th~ course out~t and compar~ that with how co mputer-literate th ey feel by co urse's end. The pilot project a.J so will be used to get information on how well the university's network is servi ng its students. "A kry question wiU be, ' How lo ng does it take you to dial-in to the netWork from home?' .. she said. Jn addition , she n o ted, th t" project will shed som (' light on which kinds of learning are en hanced thro ugh in ttracti on wi th co mputers and which are not. The project received seed money to re - ~quip an under graduate computer science lab from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. the Office of the Provost and the Qf. fice of the Vice Provost for Educational Technology. �October1~ 19!11/Vot 30.II 8 Rep a..._ Center for Assistive Technology receives $4.5 million grant llyLOISaAIIU New> SerW:es Editor T HE Center for A&sistive Tedmology at UB bas reaiveda~y=.S45mil­ lion grant &om the U.S. Depanmentofllducation's National lnstituteonDUabilityand R<habilitation R<sean:h to establish a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) fo r technology transfer. The new center is the only one o f its kind in the U.S. Housed in the Department of O ccupational Therapy in the School of Health Related Professions, it replaces and builds on UB's RERC fo r Technol- ogy Eval uation and Transfer, establi sh ed five years ago with a grant fro m the same agency. That fu nding expired in August 1998. T h e Resea rch Tri a ngl e In st itute in No rth Carolin a is a pa rt ner w ith UB in th ~ new RE RC, alo ng with t h ~ W~s t er n N~wYo r k ln d~ p e n de n t Livi n g Center a nd AZTech. I nc. , t h e loca l non - profit company found ed under the previous grant t o license device prototypes to m a nufactur- ers. Jnaeph Lane, director of the new RERC and associate director of the Center for A.uistive Technology, defines uchnology transfer as "the process by which ideas becom e prototypes, which are then transformed into products for the marketplace. • we will look a t th e u.nm et n e ed s of end- users and the assistive-technology industry, and search the scientific and technology infrastructure to find the tech nology to meet those needs," Lane said. The center will approach this challenge from two ptrspectives: • Identifying unmet needs of con sum ers and companies for imp ro vements in existing assistive d evices and finding n ew uchnologies that can malce them better and m o re marketable • Researchi n g th e latest tech no - logica l innovation s and identi fying way s those 1nnovat10n s cou ld be used to d~velop new ass ist ive devices or update exist ing ones. Cen ter staff will concentrate on one specific aspect of assistive technology each year. T he fir st year will be devoted to finding new technologies fo r imp roving m obil ity d evices, with a particuJar em phasis o n wheelchairs. Lane said staff mc:mlxrs will investigate possible new mater ials , co nt ro ll ers a nd power cells. O ther areas to be investigated in su bsequent years of the grant are au gmenta t ive comm unica t ions. vision and hearing devices, prostheses and orth ot ics, and telecom municatio n and info rmat ion systems. In each of these areas, the new RERC for technology trans fer will work wi th RERCs arou nd the U.S. t hat cond uct research in each specia lt y area, including UB's RERC: on Aging. Senate supports SUNY unit in opposing achievement~ By SUE WUETCHUI News Services Associate Director T HE UB Facu lty Se nate Tuesda y un a n i m o usly suppo rted SUNY's Uni versity Facul ty Senate in o ppos ing a SUNY-wid e stu dent achievem ent t est T he UB senate joi ned 28 o th er facult y governance o rgan izatio ns fro m across the system in endo rsing a reso luti o n advan ced by the SUNY senate urging SUNY Provost Peter Salins to susp end h is plan to assess student lea rn ing using a system -w id e test aft er t he fir st two yea rs of u nd ergradu ate study. Th e reso luti o n a lso reco m mends creating a Student Achievem e nt ,Co mmitt ee co m posed of fac ult y a nd o th er relevant con st itu encies to develop a plan for a cam pus-based, student assessment program fo r SUNY. Johnstone calls plan 'mischievous' Senators were w.rged to su pport the SUN Y se nate reso lu ti o n by former SUNY C hancellor D. Bruce Joh nsto ne, University Professor in t he Depa rt m ent of Ed ucat io na l Leade rsh ip and Po licy. Johnstone called Sal ins' plan a .. ve r y, veq• m isc h ievo u s, nt wicked. d irectio n the new SUNY trustees and the ir p rovost arc takmg us. Jud ith Ad am s- Volpe, din:ctor of Lockwood Library and a SUNY se nat or, br iefed m em be rs of the Facult y Se nate on the Satin s pro posal, which was the to pi c of m uch discuss io n at last week's meetin g of th e Un ive rsity Faculty Senate. She said that th e SUNY senate believes test ing and assess me nt of stud ents sho uJd rem ai n based 111 the in d ividual ca mpuses. "Th ey are very concerned about the effi cacy of a test that wou ld try t.o m easure general education over a ll th e t ypes of ca mp uses that co m prise SUNY, includin g two year cam puses and technicaJ co lleges," Ada ms-Vo lpe said. Th e gro u p, she said , would like to see m o re analys is abo ut the pote nt ia l effi cacy of th e test , and mo re d isc u ssion abo ut what it wo uld try to measure and how th~: test result s m ight be used. Adams-Volpe noted t hat Sa lm s to ld SUNY senators at last week 's meeti ng t hat he want s to usc the tes t to p rod uce da ta to measure st udent improvement. Consequences a concern She sai d man y SUNY senator~ q uestioned what wo uld happen 1f students d id no t show sign ificant im provement when the)' were re tested afte r t wo yea rs of st u dy. '' T h e n wha t mi g h t t h e conse q uences of tha t be fo r the cam pus?" she asked. "Would there be b udgetary consequences, fo r in sta nce, if some ca m puses show mo re im prove m ent than ot hers?'" Ada ms- Volpe added that SUNY C ha ncellor Jo hn Ryan . who also attended last weck "s meetm g, In fo rmed SUNY sena to rs that he wa~ "not invo lved at all in the pnKe s~ or po li cy m aki ng on t his 1ssuc." In ot her business. UB senator~. afte r m uc h debate- . fina ll y ap proved a pJan to all ow students In repea t co urses in wh ich they havt· rece ived gra des they deem to ht· lt·s ~- t han -sat isfactory. Se nators a m ended the o n g1n al resolut ion f ro m th e G r ad 1n ~ Committee t hat wo uld have rt•st.ricte-d such a practice to course~ in which studt·nts have rece ived u grade of C-+ or lower. The f('Solution a s approved st rikes the C + lim it, effectively al lowing st udents to retake an)' cou rses, no matter what the grade earned. However, the grade earned tht· second t i m t' w il l be t he o n t.> cou nt ed in ca lculating the C.PA. even if it proves to be lowe r than the first grade received. The senate o n Tuesda)' al so J~:-. cussed a reso lu ti on ask1ng that Prcsidt~nt Wi ll iam R. (',rcinr:r sign the Ta ll o ires DeclaratiOn and 111 s truct app ropriate un 1verSII)' groups to u ndertake or continue the actions listed in 11 . The 10 at tams outl ined in the dedarat1nn 1nclude such items as t·stabhshmg insti tutional recycling and energv conservation po lictes. and devcl o ping curncu la. research mit 1a t1ves a nd o ut reach actiVItiC!> to support an cnvironmcntall v sus tainable future . Welch introduces resolution In mtroducmg the rt"!>olutJon on the Tall oircs Declaralton , C laud e: Welch , SUNY Distinguished SerVICe Professor 111 the Department o f Po lit1caJ Science. said the docu men t arose from a 1990 meetmg of a gro u p of umvcr~1ty presidents who we re concerned that they and thc1r peer!> should be takmg a lcaJ ersh1p rnle on env1rnnmt•ntal '' sues. While st•naiUr!> .t~rt"t'J With the pnn..:-1plc:!> detadt·t.l m the dcdara t1011 - and no ted that UB alreadv I!> Jomg nhtn y of thnse th ings!> lll11 e vo 1ccd co nce rn that there mav be.:· many s 1m ilar "good t dU ses"' awaiting senatt· endo rse rnt·nt. The resolut ion will come up for .1 vote at the senate's nc:<"t met•tln g on Nov. 10. 3 BrieOy Acclaimed neuroscientist Henri Korn to lecture at UB -.n Koonls • Fnnch neurobiologist ofinternauonal reputation known for his inteUectual passion, deep knowledge of Amer1can culture and hts ae<X>rtlpli:shn,ents in OOth n~uroscience and the humanitit:s. For m any yea rs a visiting research professor at UB, Korn is director of the Laboratory of \.e llular and Molecu lar Neurobiol ogy at the Pasteur Institute m Paris. He will return to VB on Tuesday to present the 1998 Samuel P. Capen Lecture tn the Humani t ies, the maJOr humanities lectureship at UB. •OM His talk. "Society a nd the Scientjfic ImaginatiOn .'" Wlil take place at 4 p.m . m the Scree mng Room m the Cent er for the Arts. It will be free and open to the public. Although h1s pnnCipal research IS m syna pt iC transmiSSIOn and the functional o rgamzatlon of tht> cent ral nervous system , Korn also 1s a lo ngtime seno us student of phrlosop hy and lite rature wh o m recent years has become mcrl'asmgly conce rn ed w1th the mterplav between scientific and humanist iC mq01ry. In his lecture, Korn will reflect hiS broader concerns 111 addressmg a number of provocative LSSues: How sCientific unagmauon .. works." the role of metaphor m SCientific mqu1ry and m ta.Uungabout SCien tific work. the role of probability and chaos theory m brain SCience and how nouons of predictability and free will held by scienust.s and human•uo >Cholan are changing and how the1r mqULn ~ mfom1 one another. The Capen lectu re 1s spo nso red by the ~a mu e l P Capen ( :h,m m the Humanities. held bv Bru1..e Jackson . ~UNY D1stmgu1shed P r< 1 fcsso r in the Departm.cnt of l:nglish . and co - ~ponso r ed bv tht· Melod1a Iones Chair in Frer11..h . held by Ray mond Fe-derman. "L' N) Distinguished Professor 111 tht· Ocpartm~:nt of English. Jackson desc ribes Korn a.!>··,, true mtcllectual. a man w1th d rc lentless passion for mqLm y mto J.nd d1SI..USSIO!l of 1d ea~ ._ H1 s knm...,l edge of Ame-rican c ulture IS pr ofo und .~ Jackson said, .. not JUS! bt~ ca use he is a paSSIOnate reader {If be ~..-a u se of the many yean he l1Vt'J m the Um ted Stat ~ while doing rc!>ea rch at UB and the AI her! J-:m .;;tt·n Medica l Center. Jt "s also because he has traveled w1delv Jnd ha' an uncann y abilit y to get ordmary pt•opl e to talt hrm mlO their iJvc:!> and let h1m sec what they're- real I)' about." Although h1 s research Jt Pasteur focu~c~ on the wav the nervl·~ ~ talk" to each o ther, he sees SClt' nllfi c inqu iry no t as a realm apart , bu t as part of the wo rld of tdeas and soctcty, whKh, 1ackson !>:ud , was why he was invltt•d to g1ve the lecture. Kom rect.ived medical and doctoral degrees from the U ruven~tv o t Pan'rrom I~1 - 93, hcwasSl..-ientific advlSOr to French SecretarvofOefense Piem· Joxe. In 1992, he was awarded th< Richard Lounsbery Priu by the National Academy of Sclencc and the Acaderrue des Sciences. He was elected to thc.:Ac.ademia Europaea t 198q). the French Academ)' of Sciences ( !9901 and the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humamlle-5 t 19(} ~1 SEFA CAMPAIGU PROGRESS REPORT of Sf.f A Unst C.o.1t (ontnhutwn\ Office of the PI'Ovost 2S,OOO 8,922 3S.6 School of Architecture and Plann1ng 10,000 9.656 96 5 60.2 College of Arts and Sciences C.u.1 l 110,700 66,7SO School of Dental Med1one 12,800 17,49} 53 3 Graduate School of Educa tion 1S,900 13,835 87.0 School of E:ng1neenng and Apphed Soences 39, 300 26.7 41 68 0 School of Health Related Professions 9,800 8.248 84.1 School of Information and Library Stud1es 1.800 1. 291 719 School of law 1S, 100 8,679 57.4 School of Management 24.700 26.747 108 2 School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 139,900 69,158 49.4 1. 900 4.272 14 0 70.6 School ol Nurs1ng School of Pharmacy 9,500 6,710 Office ol the Pres1dent 6,500 1 051 16 1 School of Social Work 4,Soo 2,986 66.3 UB foundat ion 2.700 Student Affairs 30,600 11,S1l 37.6 134.000 65.831 49 t Un1versity Serv1ce ~ Emeritus Center 12,164 Vice President lor Research l . JOO Advancement and Oevek>pment 8,400 Public ServiCe and Urban Affa~ro:. 1,200 z Student Organizations wings.buffalo.edu ; sefa 0 0 0 6.707 Jt 6 130 $)68,887 S6.4 Wa �October1~19!11/Vut. 3UJ.8 4 Repadaa US's research mission BRIEFLY C-from-1 ltuckensbln gives Barnett l..ectlft at Yale , ---- EI ~SI.M'0.... guished -In lhe o.port. mentdOwn*:ll~ F. OodgoJllllln· gullhed l.dft In Own*:ll Engnelng Oct. a ot lJniwr. "* !lly. ~s topic- "Jhenno. clynafT*:s d Dispenlons." Tho lecture series is named in honor ofBomett F. Dodge, p<ofesso< of ch<miclll eng;.-. lng at Yale who seMOd os chair of the chtmlcal engineering department there for 30 )'OMS. """""""'at tJB slnc.e 1973, Rud<ensleln~-­ ~ COYIRd neMiy ._,. ~ of chemical engineering. induding tramport phenomena. cotolysis, ..me. phonomena.-. emubions. and blocompotible surfoces and - - He hos been honored by the A.merian Institute of Chemlal E.nglneen with the Alph• Chi Slgmo Award In 1977 and the Wll ll~m H. Walker Award in 1988. The American Chemical Society presented him with the Kendall Award In 1986 and the E.V. Murphree Award In 1996 and in 1994, the Langmuir Distinguished lecture Award f om the Society's Division of ollold .and Surfoce ChemistJy. A member of the National Academ:r of Engineering. he receivecl:the Sentor Humboldt wlrtj oY'the German go-mnt ·for reseai'Ql in surflc· !n 1985. Tho U8 Tn>mllone Ch<*, ccnducted b y wl J>I'!SO"llhe flr>t corart d lis 39th season ot a p.m. on Oct. 23 Sleecaurt Hol n-wl be Richard ....,..... In ... -~-.g lftislwl be~ land. orgonlst, and-...t-wlbe Roronce ..... IIIIo £nglllh hom dlhe . . . . U I \ - performng-- . , l h e choir his long_, ~asonedlhe-.g ..-db-lnlhe ~--~~-- In 1960by....,_ trombooeotU8sinc.e1955 and prindplltrorrb>nlst oflhe &1lalo Orthostn from 1955-94. Tho ..-Tible per- ...-of of forms • wide YOriety music. Including more INn 80 _ . mentsby....,_ T h o - - will include two worid pren-lor'es; • composition for Engli>h horn, trombone choir and lin1JIIll by U8 gnoduote joseph DIRienzo, and by the distinguished Americon ~ -Hortfey- ·-Music.. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR lrom- Thell<plrllr-am-rWIIIng on Its -ond _ b e·~~-. _ . ,_ _ ' and moybe-lor lljloond lenglh. 1 - . nut ln<Uit lhe tlme"""""""_""__ ............... -ond•dlf- --of-- ~ lhelllpoltoramat..- .. - . ........lhoynutbe ~9o.m.Manllly•be CXJnlldloodlor~ln IIIII --· - 'lhelllpoltor.,... --.beiiCIMdan,.or sq&k£1' m .. Triggle notes: "We need to pool succeed ." he adds. "They need to perceive that they' re at a place o ur visions and resources, coUabo~ where they have a good chance at rate and share. Going it alone is success. Thatmeansprovidingfucili- not the way to do it." Collaboraties and equipment for research, and tion, he adds, includes work across administrative services that they need departments within the university, as weU as with coUeagues at affilito sustain their research programs~ O n the other hand, "resouras ated hospitals and institutions, are limited, and we can't afford to such as Roswell Park Cancer In give everyone everything they stitute, and other universities. It also can mean sharing expenwant." notes David ). Triggle, dean of the Graduate School and asso- sive equipment that one institution ciate vice: provost for graduate edu- alone cannot afford to purchase. cation . In some fields, such as the physical sciences, he adds, setting Benefits of woridng togeu• we need to have good instituup a researcher in a proper lab can cost the university in the neighbor- tional mechanisms that allow researchers from various disciplines hood of a half million doUars. Because of such costs, UB needs to work together," says Landi. The to define the educational and re- payoffs for such efforts can be very search areas it wants to pursue. la rge. For example, UB's n ew a nd "encourage departments to multidisciplinary, doctoral-level fo cus their hiring on those areas," concentration in G lS, which a tlracted $2.2 m illion in NSF fun dsays Triggle. ing, is a coUabor ation among In recent years, the university seven academic d epartmen ts. ha s provided researchers with Res<arch in the health sciences, "seed funds" to help launch new in particular, will require a "syn· resea rch endeavors by awarding ergy among departments" that has small , one-time grants on a comnot existed before, says Bernarpetitive basis to faculty team s dino. ""We've got to move people through the Multidisciplinary Pitoward thinking and working tolot Project Program. The program ward a common goal." encourages resea rchers to work But working toward a shared across traditional di sc iplinar y goal is nol always easy, Triggle adboundaries to demonstrate pre - mits. " It's not going to be that easy liminary results that they then can to be in agreement." he-adds. " Evpresent in proposals to external eryone says, 'My area is much more funding sources, a process that le- important than anyone else's."' verages their university grantsTriggle 5ays that's why Provost •dglbllt...,. ......... ......., .,.t- l o o - T - Strollo which t ypi ca lly rang e from Thomas E. Headrick's academic - C - o r. S 18,000 to $20 ,000-lo obtain planning doc ument, ou tlining not bottomless, major research uni- addressed .... All of a sudden , bemo re substantial external funding. changes-both administrative versities are placing more emphasis cause of the tremendous advances and philosophical-that UB must on development efforts to identify in information science over the Seed fu nding pays off undergo if it is to become a pre - potential funding from private and last 15 years. we're faeed with revoThe program has been extraordi- mier publi c- resea rch un iv~ rsity, public foundations and agencies, as lutions in the way we conduct renarily successful For every doUar the also must serve as the strategic search in the arts and humanities." well as the corporate world. university invested in 1994--the plan that wiU allow UB to focus its What should VB do to encourage A prime example is the partnerfinl year of the program-research- research resources. ship that has evolved between the and maintain ~in research? ers received S 14 in external funding. "O ur research policy needs to be university and Toshiba America · Go back to the basics, sa ys One of the first seed projects, funded run out of the provost's office," he Medical Systems, Inc. UB's reputa- Landi. for $ 19,100, earlier this year won a says. "That's the place where deci The university must be disci tion as a center for pioneering reS 1.3 million grant from the National sions have to come from, with lots search in the treaunent and preven- plined in recruiting and promoting Institutes ofHcalth (NIH}. of advice" from the decan allevel. tion of stroke was boiSiered two faculty"because it's the faculty who "Seed funding gives researchers External collaboratio n-with years ago when Toshiba established cond uct that research who are the the cap ital to enable them to ex - business and industry, as weU as the university's Toshiba Stroke Re- engine of UB's research enterprise. plo re new ideas and prepare pro- with other universities and affili"If you do that less well than you search Center with a $3.6 million gift posals that are competitive at the ated hospitals and institutions-of advanced image-guidance equip- could, then research here will be natio nal level ," says Landi. also is in tegral to the success of ment. Just last month, it increased less than it could be." And co mpetition at that level UB's research initiatives. Investment in resc:arch, Landi its commitment to UB with a three· can be ext remely stiff, particularly Industry, keenly aware thai il no year, $500,000 graot to further the stresses. must be "rontinual." includfor fu nding fo r basic researc h . longer can remain competitive by center's work on the dynamics of ing the investment in the faculty. Wh ile the NIH, for example, has relying solely on in -house research blood flow and improving the abil "You have to expect some faculty more research funding available and development, is turning for as- ity to view structures in the brain to leave because they'U be highly than it ever has in the past, greater sistance to research universities like while decreasing X-ray exposure. sought by other institutions. You numbers of researchers are com - UB. Praxair, one of the world's largcan'! retain all faculty members, no est suppliers of industrial gases. and peting for those fund s. Research strengths a re broad matter how good your retentiOn ef" If we don't get in there, we'll lose Enidine, which manufactures and Landi stresses that UB's research forts are." When outstanding re o ut ," says Michael E. Bernardino, markets industrial shock absorbers, strengths are not limited to the searchers leave, he adds, UB must vice presidenl for health affairs. UB's seismic dampers and vibration iso· health an9 physical sciences. He be commined to replacing them medical school alone. he notes. must lators, have agreements with th e cites work being done by faculty with "excellent, mid-level facul ty~ And as important to the univerincrease its external research fund - university that allow them to take members in info rmation sciences, ing by S25 million over the next five advantage of UB's advanced -tech - biomedjcaJ sciences, pharmaceu - sity as external funding is, a sense o f balance is equall y necessary years just to maintain its state fund - nologies and scientific expertise. tical sciences, advanced materials The importance of coUabora- and environmental sciences as ar· where research is co ncerned. ing under the state's new resource ~e live in an age where it 's un allocation methodology. tion with other universities is un - eas of"special strength ." Such mandates, as well as the derscored by the internationall y "We have great strengths in the realistic to try to maintain a major extremely competitive funding recog nized success of th e behavioral sciences, as well," Landi research university without large environni ent at the national level, Multidi sc iplinary Ce nter for says. Psychology and sociology, for sources of external support, includincreasingly make collaboratio n a Ea rthquake Engineering Research example, ""are important areas of ing research support," Landi says. "However,""' can't allow ourselv<:s given when it comes to research . (MCEER), which is a co nso rtium research for the university where "Internal collaboration is more of leading academic institutions. there are fewe r opportunities for 10 be driven solely by the search for important than it's ever been," says In its 12-year hiSiory, MC EER suc- gaining external support, but they external dollars and ""'can't measure Landi. "Societal problems and is - cessfull y has leveraged S56 mi llion are n o less important than the suca:ss by the doUar siu of external sues-iss ues paramount to the in NS F funds to anract additional ot her areas and require a different support because: there are many arpeople of the Stale of New York, as support totaling more than S 120 approach if they are to flo urish in eas where external support is achievable without large dollar.; and they're well as nationally and globallymillion, including more than $26 the university environment." Law, urban development, higher equally importanL We need people don't come neatly packaged within million in matching funds from a discipline. It's important to find New Yo rk State, for research , edu - education, the arts, Landi contin - to maintain balance and perspective ues, " have different requiremen ts in .a research university when they a way for talented people to work cation and outreach programs. together on these problems." Because government coffers are a nd issues that need to be look for exaUena:." - - ----.,..._.,,.,.......... w �Octobe!lU!I/Yol :11.111. 8 Rap a .._ ___ W Taking steps to curb binge drinking .,Students produce video on drinking dwices aspart ofinitiative NMs SeMces EditDrial Assisoot jTHOct.l9 marking the beginning of National Collegiate Alcohol Awarenell Week, a powerful momentum ~by last fall's trqic death of Scott Krueger is moving the UB community to take stepS to prevent · such a tragedy at UB. "AAcohol is the number one problem on campuses today and the number one drug of choice among college students," says Laurie Krupski, UB's drug and alcohol counselor. "Many students fail to realiu that alcohol is lethal and has the potential to cause death. They don't associate'! can die' with going out and drinking." One year ago Krueger,an Orchard Park resident attending the Massachusetts Institute ofTedtnology,died of acute alcohol intaxication at a fra. lmlityparty. Despite Krueger's death and that of other students under similar circumstances in recent ytars. bingedrinkingcontinues"unabated" on campuses nationwide, according to a study released last month by the Harvard School of Public Health. Noting that 42.7 percent ofcoUege students are binge drinkers, the study found increased intensity of drink· ing among those who drink, more drinking to get drunk. more frequent drunkenness and more aloohol-re- lated problems, such as drinking and driving. sine< a 1993 study. inandfontoincreasealooholawareness in the UB community, several students and fuculty and staff membm h:M prodUC<d a 22-minute video, "Making Oloices: College Drinking." that presents the consequences of the ranseof dloi<rs oollesestudents make whm it comes to drinking. Steve Turkovich and Danielle Thri<ovich. Anglim adds that the video doesn't I"'C<ZZAriiytdlstudents"don't drink," but ernpba.sius that the choie< to drink.oc not to drink. is in their power. The studenu esplain that the ef. fectivenessof the video.lies in its balance between real-life testimonies of studenu and the dramati2ed reality ofUB's drinking sane. "The video allows students to send other studenu their persoDalized message about responsible drinking." explains Krupski, also interim director of UB's Living Well Center. "We wanted UB students working on the video because they know what goes on here at UB. There are a lot of videos out there. but this one is specificaUy for and about UB students." While Krupski and the students agree that it is unrealistic to try to eliminat< binge drinking. they emphasize the imponance of students deadly situation. The video shows how to recognize the signs of alcohol poisoning and demonstrates the steps to take in such a situation. Krupski says the video, which is gaining national interest. has been weU-received by groups of faculty, staff, studenl5 and parents of local high-school students. They have been impressed by the dfons of the Living WeU Center, Student Health Center, PublicSafety,CounsdingCenter,Resi· dence Life. Inter-Greek Council and local busir>e«es,induding Molly's Pub on Maip Street. In observance of Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, UB wiU hold "FaU Fun Fest '98" at 7 p.m.Oct. 23 in Numni Arena. Tables wiU be set up next wed<. in the Student Unioo lobby. ~ student "power a<Mx:at<s" will ~e alcohol awareness. Krupski will visit donns to give presentations on the dangers of binge drinking. Mandatory workshops with a screening of the video and a panel discus~o n by students and staff rommitted to addressingaloohol CXJOCmlSOO C3!11J'U'. wiD be held during the wed<. for fraternity and sorority members Proposal Contlnuoclfrom-1 arts and sciences. It should, in · stead. be "allowed to pursue con tinuing education ... mo re vigo rously," he said. It has been his experi ence, he said, that the schools of l\1anagement and Engineering have been so busy attending to their existing move the .. extension" miss ion o f MFC to a unit- such as the U B Business Alliance-that is better able to handle entrepreneurial programs and does not offer a tra · ditional degree program Millard Fillmore College "offers the traditional University at Buf- needs and charges that MFC has falo degree for a whole lot of become a "fall-back operation" for entrepreneurial effons tO aid local economic development. He cited as an example a proposal to create a program in food engineering. "' We're shooting ourselves in the foot by e liminatin g Millard FiUmore Co llege from this (entre preneurial effort )," he said. G reiner replied that the university must offer certificate programs and entrepreneurial programsthat's one of the reasons for creat ing the UB Business Alliance-but "the problem with what we have now is that you expect Millard units ... Given the enrollment in th e arts and sciences, .. we can't just give up that aspect o f Mill a rd Fillmore," Greiner said . .. We've got to separate the two missions (of MFC); we think thi s might facilitate that." Fillmore to do all of this but you can't " because the college is ..so tied .....in with producing traditionaJ degrees and supporting traditional programs in the arts and sciences. "We can 't have it both ways." It would be better, he said. to Don Schack, professor of math · ematics, noted that " it seems son of unnatural" to require individual sc hool s to operate their own evening classes but to ex~d MFC to do so for the arts and sc iences. Schack also questioned why the unit with responsibility for distanc(' learning would reside in the College of Arts and Sciences, when . he said, the arts -and -sc ien ces d1sc1 plines have been at the back o f the pack in terms of interest in distan ce learning on campus. " It seems important for the um versity to have a segment that can A Six-Week Bonanza of Scholarly Articles 'em while they'"' hotl Through the dfons of SUNY's Officr of library and Information Services, UB faculty, students and staffhave been given a trial subscription to the OCI.C FirstSearch Elecrronic Collecrums Onli,. (ECO). ECO indudes full -t<Xt versions of more than l, IOOjour nal titles. Participating publishers indude Academic Press. Blaclcw<U. Chapman & HaU, Klu""', MIT and the Royal Society of Otemistry. While the current ECO list of publishers leans more toward scientific. technical and medical disciplines. the service is branching out into soaal-scienaareas such as education, psychology and sociology. For a list of aU the journals available for searching. visit the ECO Publishers and Journals homepage at <wwwl.odc.e><g/ odc/ fseco/ publlsh.htm >. To start using ECO, p oi n t yo ur Web bro wse r to < http:/ I ubllb.buff•lo.edu/llbr•rte:s/ cgl/fs.cgl > and then cl ick on .. Sta rt helped lWll'k on the video and continue 10 promott alcohol awareness and responsible drinking in the UB community. "The video is a first step in.the monumental task of.trying 10 c:banse a.culture through increasing awareness and education," aplains knowing how to savt their own life Elecb'Oa'licHighNap m CAt Ansfim, l;>otb high-school friends of Krueea's and """' seniors at UB. or the life of a friend in a potentiaUy 5 look to the no ntraditional st ud ent, that ca n look to the no ntraditional progra ms and develop no nt radt tiona! modalities.,.. he saJd. " It doesn't strike me as a natural thing to put that inside the arts and sclences." Headrick agreed that the art s a nd ~s ci e n ces disciplin es have no t been as aggressive as oth er unitsn o ta bl y e ngineer in g and ou rs ing- in pursuing di stanct: -lea rn ing o pportunities. Bu t J oca tt n~ MFC within the Collcgt< of Arts a nd Sciences could help "1 um p start '' such effort s. he sa td . 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Though most of the publishers in ECO use Ad9be Acrobat to present their full -text, a few use RealPage software, wh1ch can be downloaded for free at <http:/ / 'ZD4.1S1 .7 .91 / t"Niploge.htm ' The trial access to Elect rom c Collecttons O n/me will t:nd on Nm 30. Take advantage o f th1 s oppo rtunity to obtain useful scholar!\ ma tenaJ from the convemcnce of yo ur com p uter. Pl ease send your feedbac k conccrnmg ECO to libwt:b@acsu.bu ffa io.edu . For ass1star•ce m comtecrmg ro the Wo rld \'\!'ide Web, amtaa the ASCIT Help Desk at 645 -3542. For ass1stcm cc m searchmg Elearomt Collect10m O nlme. contact Don Hanmnn at ( unltlon@acsu. buffalo.edu) or645-6582 -Gemma DeVInney •nd Don Hartm•n. Untverslty Llbrone) BrieOy Third International Film Festival, "About Women;, to open Tuesd,ay ''Living Out Loud," a co medy sta rring Ho Uy Hunter an d Dann) DeVit o, will open th e Th ird Inte rn ation al Film Fes·tival "'Abo ut Women" at UB o n Tuesday. O rganazed by the Institute for Resea rch and Edu ca t1o n on Wo men and Gender ( IR EWG), the festival sho w cases the best of recent intern atio nal film s on wo men's a nd gender 1ssues by bo th female and male filmma ke rs. All the fi lms will be show n a t 7 p.m. 1n th e Sc ree nmg Roo m 10 the Ce nt er for th e Arb o n the Nort h Ca mpus. Tickets a rt: S3 for stu de nts a nd semo r citize ns a nd SS fo r th e general pu blic. O the r spo nso rs are the College of Art s and Sciences. Ce nter lor the Ar ts. Department ofMed w Stud y, UB Art Ga llery Resea rch Cl'n ter to An and Cu lture, Cou nc1l for Interna ti onal Stud ies and Pro gra ms. M(N ult y C ha1r ( Dcnml> Tedloc kl. Jones Cha1r ( Raymond Federm an ), UB a nd the Amcn ca n AAsocaat1on of Umvcrs1tvWoml'n . Buffa lo chapt er. For more tnfo r ma t w r~ , caJI Prrr J...a 'J...achko~'a at 8.?9-3451 The schedule Is: Tuewiay, .. l.ivmg Out Loud" L·~A . 1998 . An adult comedy d1re..:teJ by R1 cha rd LaG ravenese. 11 <; t ar~ Holly Hunt er a nd Dan ny Ot"\'llo Oct. 27, "Conceaving Ada," USA, 1997. Dmxted by Lynn llershman Leeson. tht.• fil m teUs the storv of poet Lord Byron's briUJanl daughte r. cons1dt:red by many to have uwent ed th e fi rst comp uter program . through a time-traveling, 20th-centu ry woman co mputer program mt·r Now. 3, " Esmeralda Comes bv Ntght." MeXJco, 1997 D1 rectt>J bv Jaa m t: Humbe rto Herm os illo. the fi lm depKb the li fe of a nur.,t· hap pily marri ed to five hu sba n d~ Now. 10, .. Bent Familia." Tums1a. Jljq7, d arected by Nou n fkmud lhre-c.· friends meet to find mutuaJ suppon : a housewtfe m an unhapp" ma r riage; a divorcee with two children who is exposed to pubhc d1sappn wal. and a refugee from Algeria av..ra ittng a VIsa to hve m Europe. Nov. 17, "P riv ate Co nfess io n s" Sweden. 1997. d1rec teJ tw ''' Ullmann . ln gmar Bergman's scr ipt fo ll ows the story of J woman who dc:cides to leave her hu sband for an affa1r Wtt h a youngt.•r man Dec. 1, '' Rad ia nce" Aust ralia, 1998.dm·cted by Rachel Perlm!>. T hc;fi rst feature film d1rected tw an abo n gmal wo man .. met' Trace' Moffa tt , it 's a stoq• about three SISte rs, each fa th ered bv a d1fferent ma n, who reumte at their moth er's dea th. Dec. 4, ~ y m pos aum . "'Wo men and Gender an 1 n t t~rna t lo n al C1nem.~: 2 p. m .. Screenm g Room. Ce nt er fo r the Arb .~ n:ceptton w.J I fn llov. �October 1~ 19!1/Vi.:Jl.lt 8 6 Repodaa Dining services to get complete overhaul Joss F~ -~af~ · Posllng-.--.r/- . dill!" I a oOI;i&-ild tanl/_........,_ ~-.-­ .,.- FSA director aims for 'customer satisfaction' ! ' IDQ tuatt - 1. af~ . . . . . Atllltanl P I D$E.iWC oi~-.IIJ.I052, -.!~ ..... -~..-~ ,...._oiOWI*:II......... lng.-.gtf.CSJ,81154.tanl/__,.. ...... (* .-..~ ol---~fll­ ~-l'lllua.-n. ...... ~tf.«<S5, ~ 8057.~-.-­ tanl/--(llno .-..~ ol MeclwDI ond--£1>. ~-.-1.11062, 8061.--.()opori. nattaf~~llf. 11064. Research B y - CHURCHIU Reporter sun T HEREaremajorchanges in th~ works for the Faculty Student Association, Inc., starting with a com· pl<te OV<rhaul of the dining services provided to UB through th< 1101-forprofit corporation. And Mitch Groen , the newly hired executive director of FSAwhich provides a variety of services to the university- has found his first major task in addressing the results of a consu ltant's report focusing on FSA's dining servi~s. The evaluation, conducted earlier this year by a research group affilia ted with Marriott Interna- tor for coUeges for 10 years prior to his recmt appointment Most recently, he was with the Roc:hesterbas<d Fine Host Corp. Before that, he was employed by !le'm2i universities in th< food-service am~ and his experimce tol21s 20-plus years. Mucb of what is included in the Marriott report "has real validity," Green said, especially criticisms of "how we present our services to tbe campus, tbe quality of our services. the timeliness of our services and orgaoizational structure." The report included analysis of data, consumer-need and satisfaction reviews; benchmarking against peer institutions, operations and facilities audits and analysis of man - tional, inc.. identified severaJ prob- agement structures. in the Student Union. Those two proj<cts an basically oompleted." The $250,000 physical overhaul of the Goodyear dining area on UB's South Campus has made the lems to be addressed by FSA. They Consultants conducted si~ visits and m<l with key campus constituencies in an effort to provide from its previous state. "Goodyear used to be your typical; straight- UB with recommendations on success fuctoTSt rustomer satisfaction, line cafeteria ,• Gree n said. But now, in addition to new furniture, and cost and budg<ling models for FSA and campus consideration. According to Oiff Wtlson, associate via: president for student affairs, Green has what it takes to put a plan into action. "He has wonderfuJ experiences in private entuprises the facility was transformed over mdude low customer satisfaction with the existing food service and problems in FSA management. FSA, which operates on campus under a contract with SUNY, is ad ministered by a board of directors drawn from campus facuJ ry, staff and students. In addition to dinmg services, FSA also provides rec reational services. dry cleaning and laundry services, administers the UBCard ID-card program and has a number of other functions. Green , who was hired in August and has his home~ in the Statler <:Ornmissary, is focusing on addressmg the problems in FSA's dining, catering, vending and retail sales. "We ~to look at changing the organization of people responsible (for food service),"Green said. With regard to patrons., and especially students in the dormitories, Green said there can't be a mindset of simply "we're happy to have them." Rather, "We're in a competitive environment and we have to re · spond to that ," he said. The job now, he says, is to "make sure we're operating on good busines.~ practices and not on historical practices." (;reen worked as a food com rae- facility almost unrecognizable the summer into a marche-type dining hall. Students sec their food pre- pared "up front," and several different stations offer a variety of foods like 'pastas, sa uteed veg - Wtlson said the report focused on what service; FSA should be offering and what customers =lly want. etables, tortillas and pizza. "We've tried to break up that area and incorporate the kitcben into the serving area so food is prepared dose to its point-of-service and students can see the fOOd being pre· pared." Groen said. "There's noth - .. They were very good at pointing out what we do well and what ing hidden, and there's much more vari<ty than we've ever had." that run food-service operations around the co untry. He brings a whole variant of experience to the campus that we desperately need.. we do poorly," Green said. "They Student feedback regarding the didn't give us any real implementation plans." It 's up to him to help tum the "blueprint'" into reality. So what 's been done to put the plan into action ? "We renovated the Goodyea r di ning hall," G reen said , "wi th a diffe rent style of service. which is running q uite n icely. We also put an ... ice cream and pretzel concept changes at Goodyea r has been .. very positive." Green said. For breakfast and dinner, dormitory SlUdents on the regular meal plan get an all-you -can-eat ticket to the different stations , which also indude an ice-cream station, a deli -bar and a .. Char ' n Grill " station for sandwiches, submar in es and hamburgers. Lo oking to the future , Green says the same concepu are being ~ed for the Governor's Resi - dence Halls, and plans are under way for a major overhaul of facili ties on the North Campus. The Marriott report indiated it might be more efficient to OO"'!'tidate the three major feeding areas in the Ellicott Complex: the Red Jacket and Ricbmond dining areas and the Student Club. There also is the possibility of building an addition to the Ellicott Complex to accommodate the change. "We're trying to bring together all the groups that this would alf= I need to talk with residence life, stu dent activities and the housing folks to sec what we're going to do. We need to get people from the physical plant involved and see how vi able it is to renovate that space." One of the major reasons to make changes, Green said, is the fact that "ou.r customer base has changed" over 20 years. In the past, "there was a mind s~t that the students wouJd live on campus, eat thr« meals a day here and that they wouldn't be very mobile." But now, ..we have a very mobile customer in our student population. Students have cars. There's Pizza Hut, there's (all types ofbusinesS<S ) that can deliver food." .. We 're in a very competitive environment and we have to respond to that competition.·· Work-related disorders are real, report says m By ELUN .GO~AUM New< Se<V~ces Edotor ..Our repon says that you cannot found that people who are ex - dismiss musculoskeletal disorders as posed to high levels of physical In addition, he said, individuals National Academy o f Sciences/ National Research Council steering comminee, co -chaired by a UB professor, has concluded that there is good evide nce that musculoskeletal disorders are , in fac t, caused by the physical forces people put on their bodies, including those encountered at work. T he committee's repon , .. Work Related Musculoskeletal Disordcrs: A Rt>view of the Evidence," w3s delivered to Capitol Hill recen tly and is available at <http:/1 www.n•p.edu / re•dlngroom > (search for musculoskeletal ). .. The question posed to our steering comm ittee was. ' Do we have a scientific basis for saying th at these disorders are, indeed. caused by wh at you do to your body?'" said Colin Drury, professor of industrial engineering at UB and co-chai r of th e com mit tee. being all in the mind,.. he said. The steering committee wa s convened in August at the request of the National Lnstitutes of Health to exam ine the cu rrent research base on work- related d isorders, such as repetitive stress injuri es to the back and upper limbs. The purpose of its charge was to review and comment on the quality of the science in the field that can then be used in the (X>licy debate. Some expe rts and legislators have stated that musculoskeletal disorders are not related to siressors experienced at work, with some going so far as to say that such diso rders are no t legi timate physical complaints. The committee found a strong bio logical connection between suc h disorders and a high level of exposu re to physical stressors in the workplace. "When we looked at the data, we forces at work are more likely to experience these disorders," said Drury... Also. if your job is one that has one of the hallmarks of stress, such as low social support and high demand, you also are mote likely to experi ence them." The report states that specific interven ti ons are effective in re ducing the rate of such disorders for individuals, but cautions that such interventions must be indj vidually tailored. Whi le work exposure is a key factor in such disorders, Drur y added that the committee found that it is not the only one. Otherfactorsindudehowone's job is organized and how much latitude an individual has in determining what task he or she will do next. " It is not just the biomechanics that can ca ust these disorders," said Dru ry, "but that, plus the may simply have more or less tal erance to tissue damage based on fac tors such as age and the presence of diseases like arthritis. "When we looked at the relative magnitudeofthephysicaleffect.s.as well as organizational and indi vidual differences, we found that none of them alone will predict who is susceptible to such disorders and who is not," he said. The committee foundthatthebiologicaloorrclation is strongest when forces are the greatest, and weakest with low-level stress. such as repeti~ stress injuriesexpcriencedby computer-users. "With disorders su ch as carpal tunnel syndrome, the evidence ts there, but there isn't the same degree of agreement," he said. The report cited estimated costs associatcdwithabse.ncesandcompe.nsatio n claims re:lated to these disorders·ranging from $ 13-20 bilLion annually. A 1<-.g - - ( N S r l, pout limo)(_,_. -~Fdllel. Uno liD b o - CloonOr (SG-5) <l*tllmo) (lla . . - . . -~-.... Hils, Uno M30l0, 4i0Sl, 43060,·00112, 43211 , 4)212. ~Classified Plontldllot- ($Gr9)~~Une 1)4470. c.lallllloniCioull M ~llllidlnce Hils, Uno Ml187. whole social milieu you live in." �Octobe! 1~ 19!1/VIt:ll,la. B . Rep a..._ Symposium focuses on ethnic identity m rwgbter, all 645-2444 during business hours. The ..,,........,.....,..--'_.,...,....,.. Web lile c.n be found It ........ • • . . . , ._ JI'IIWIIIIanll culural flow wilt (1)1'1\.inUe to bring ond n;101e people cl ~lind Hisclororrt lniD "'"""'-'life. olong with • host of .................. polillal ond economic expectations. E-. a INJ their need for cultunlf Identity, ~ ond Latinos living hfle have modified Amlrlca'1 cl its own national ider)tily ond have hod-lind wll a>nlinue to .__., enormous lmPICt on our llwed cullln. "Our purpose here, • ~ C'nda. "lllo llln>e cl the fundlmenQI Issues IK8I by HiTplnla ond lalh>J "*Y· Their presence IIIII impld o n - JOCiely c:onnot be Ignored ond their vo1ues,- ond righU must be talcen Into - - b y t h o - papullllon It large." . He pointed out INt. contnry to the opinions of mony, l...ltlnc>-HIIp tull1ft Is for from homoge. _ made up a · it Is cl clff..-.nt origins, races, llnguoges, ~ polillal olllliotions, wstoms, llldollllllludet, phy5lcal oppeorances, cllsses, eco- l i n d wtes. Partldponu will diJcusl how the concerns cl thb diverse population ""'* - nomic-. ore p.yed out.aoss Hngulstlc lind cultural lines, In gender ond fwnily roles, ond In cultinJ structures. The t.pe.~kers and commenutors will lndude ~. Rodalfo 0. de Ia Gatu cl the Univenity o: T-llAuslln, john ladd cl.._, University, Ofelia Schutte cl the Univenlty of Florida at Gainesville, Pablo de Greif! of UB, Wolter Mlgnolo of Ouke Univenlty, Suzonne Oboler of ..._, University and Iris Young of the University of Pittsburgh. · P.ukla Donovan UB )5, Mor1an State 17 The Buls--. Map> Sara. 3S-17... Inn ot. Hornoccn-q ~oti9, 8S4 .. UB-.... Thel!uls'-m>d< d 500""" yards- led by wide .-.....Koi-lhe~ -lorlhedof(si><~lor 158 yards~ ;ond quoneri>ocl< Cad 5olsluy ( IJ.d. I< lor 270 yards~ The two combined for three passes that resutted in t.ouchdawns. fndudioa a Sl-yard bomb :a.t 4:35 in the first quarter; Watkins " three TO receptions wu a career-high for the senior tri-aptaln. Rumirc- Demel< Gordon. ""'*W loader (.... ~ lor 91 yards~ sm.d< fin< lor "'" "'"Buls' Buls w1tt1 1 one-yor<ITD"" oro, 2:42 i'wD "'"pme. He left"'" pne .. "'" """"""'""*'C- """"""""""-. tpralned loa<. DMd Sdmicll earned his fnt careet" TO on a 13-ymj n.11 boe r. the dird. Sc:tvrd Fnshed wltt1 35 yards rustq.- Ubck Josh Roch added 63 yards on 10 ames. )o.nio< linebadce< Josh Trexler led the defense lor COld> Cnog Ort>us' squad wtth 1-4 addes. Cornerback Carlos Spmcer and linebac:Jt.en AntoniO Perry and Chris Shetly tud nine nops each, vwt.lle defenshoe lineman Sob Dzvonkk added eight tadde:s and a quarte~ck sack. Volle~uall UB 0, Northern lllinoi5 3 Obituary Gustave P. Milkey, 81, associate clinical professor of surgery A memortaltervke was held Oct. 9, in Kenmore Un ited Methodist Church for Gusta ve P. Milkey, a retired surgeon who had served as an associate clinical professor of su rgery at VB. Mil key. 81, died Oct. 6 in Kenmore Mercy Holpital after a long illness. A 1939 graduate of Syracuse Univ<rsity, Milkey received his doctor of medicine degree in 1943 from the CoUege of Medicine at Syracuse, then interned at Buf· Iillo Gen=l Hoopital. He served as a captain in the Army Medical Corps from 1944-46, when he returned to Buffa.Jo, where he served as resident surgeon at Millard Fillmor< Hospital and E.J. Meyer Memorial Hoopital. He opened his surgical practice in 1950 and retired m 1987. A member of numerous medical o rgani7.ation::., he was certified by the Ameri can Board of Surger y and was a fellow of the American College of Su rgeons. Survivors indude his wife, Janet; a daughter, Susan Elaine Cronin of Syracuse; a son, Edward G.ofDes Moines, low.i.; two sisters. Elaine Gregory of W'ddwood, Ha.. and Ruth Austin of Montague. Mass.. and four grandchildren. Philosophy Colloquium 22 bh6blt: Architecture and Plonnlng Semlnor The StructlJn! ot AdiYe Gramicidin A.. D< Brian a..tchaldt. Haup<man-Woodwanl .ucrr~ More Power Point 10 a.m.Noon. Regbtr.nion and 11 0 deposit required. For more klfom'lation, ull &4S-3 ~0 . Confennce Vla S.telltte Crutlng Tomonow's l....,.,.. Centered Envlronments-- Todoyt Donald M. Noftis. Key Presenter and Panel MOderator, 120 Clemens. 12:3().HO p.m. flft. Spons<><Od OfficeandOT. by-· Wednesdoys •• 4 ...... ReoiDng n..gs. Robert c..n.r, ~~~~S-~10 ASOT-.....p Internet Resourus: ptac:es- surflng the Web, Part M«icaa-- Molocul¥ Biophysics Dopl t 1< Hochst<ru!<. • p.m . Free. For rr.cn infonnation,. caD Dr. Paul GoliAd. host. at 645-2887 . Concert GIShohom, - =~· 8p.m.lt2, 19, 15. f«"""" lnlt>rmo- tioo. can 645-2921 . Dance ZodWtque Dance ~=:t;;;25_ =e'cf~:~~~tl~l~;~or Children and All worluhops run one mght a week lor : ~=';~ fs7:t~~~~~o Early sign-up is advised. Children's clas.ses run on Saturday from 10 a.m ~~~~. ~~~:l~O~re Introduction to the GNU Ern«S Ecfltor on Unlx. 2....o4 p.m. Registntion and SlO deposit required. For m<n Information, call645-35-40. UB 0, Eastern Michigan 0 scoreless, double-overtime grudge match In the game a.ga•nst MAC competrtor Toledo. sophomore ~ Paula Ustn m scored on the fim shot of the pme to sui the vK:tory for Coach .fun Tassy's squ<~d. Freshman goalkeeper~~~ Acbms r-Korded her fourth shutout of the 1998 ~tgn in the win Acbms made I-4 stops '" the scoreless match <J.Pinn MAC force bstem M•chlgan on Oct. II UB 2, Hioun i (Ohio ) I The men's soccer team dropped its Oct. 9 home match apinst ~wdcy. 4-2. and tTiumphed ewer visiting Miami (Ohio). 2-1. in OYertlme. • Aptnst K.enwcky. sophomore forward Sreve Butcher, the MACs top scorer (I) goals. four us•su). and freshman forward Pnin McC&llion netted goals for the Bulb '" thetr fin:t MAC loss of the 1998 ampa~gn. On Oct. I0. Butcher netted the overtlr'ne pme-w~nmng goal to SKure d'M! MAC VIctory for Coach }ohn Astudillo F~hman Luke &.kun scored the goal dut evened up the game tn the fin:t-half Noon and 1-3 p.m. Creative Craft Cen~ Is located at 120 2!;. ~~~=aii64 S2'1 3-4, ~ 1-Sp.m.and 7-l Op.m LfOSS LOUnt~ Mari: Dean Yea's installation, El Gloominator, is described as "a great liquid tHob hurtling th~~e and The men"s and women ·s cros.s country team; paroc~ted tn the Albany lnvra.tiON.l on Oct. IO.The women placed second (9) pomn) out of 19 squads Senior Jen Folckemer was Coach Otck &rry·s top finiSher ( llth. t9·l2). Juntor Marie Macander followed closely behind sophomore Eileen Rose as dley finished 16th and I Sth. ~pecuvely The m~·s squad accumulated 205 po~nu for a stxth-pbce fintsh out of a field of 22 teams Freshman John Fnm pbced )Oth for the Butt's top finiSh acryfk: mural, whtch coven all lour walb of the Ughtwell Gallery, was inspired by cartoon, pop art and :;/!ressiom!.t BrieBy Exhibits Mar1c Dean Veca; EJ Gloomlnator ~twT~~~mg:.O: ~ ~~~~~~:terrc:rn~AIU. through june, 1999 Dept. of Theatre and Da ~. Center fortht!ArtsDr.una Theatre. 8 p . m . ~PubiK ItO, Student> 15 For m<n intonnatK>o, call 64S-ARTS II. 2....o4 p.m. RegiJtr1tion and .ucrr-.....p UB I, Toledo 0 The UB Bulls women's soccer team bb.nked VISiting T~ 1-0. on Oct. Bto smp a three-match \osin& str"Uk and tied mltinz. Wt.em Mich~ tn <1 UB 2, Kentucky • Thomas Hobbes: Telling the Story o f the Sdence of Politio. Prof Anal Biletzki. Israel. P~rlt 280. 4 p m fa r mo~ information, c.a11 judy Wag~. 6-45-2444, ext . 707 The Urb.nlsm of Dlstrkt Sl.w:--Capoe Town, South Alrla. Ia""" O,..tt Gal~. 335 Hayes. 9 a.m .-5 p.m. free . ~occer WOMEN' S MEN ' S Events calendar ,___1 Thursday UB 0, Ball State 3 The 'NOfllen's YOIIeyball team was unab'e to get a Mld-Amenc:an Conference wtn vwtlile on the road Uus .....eekend, los•ng in nn.ight seu to bcxh Northern IIUnois {7-1 S. 8-1.5, S-1 S) and &ll State (2- 1S. 7- 1S. S-1 5) freshman ouWde hitter K.eri Shiels had I I kills a.p1nst Northern W1no1S and 12 ~mst & II State and etght digs rn each match Notices Hour1 lor the UB An Gallery and the ~=~l=hl~t3u0~~.~~-5 p.m .. Sundays. Art Troftsltlons Transitioru, an 6am1nat10n of the art proc.en, wiD be on view Ill the An. Art ~~t~"%~t<~a~;""' ~~;~~~P.~.~~~~ r:a~~-~--~ UB hosts guest media artists for Asian film and video series The Department of Media Study, tn w llahor..1110n \'' lth 1he A,1Jn St udies Program, Lhi.s fall wiU present a film ..1nd ' 'Ideo 'C.'nc...,. ""l.tx•k..•n~ Asian," fea!Uring acdam1ed fu.mn -Arru."rKan and l..an.ldi.Ul mt--diJ .trt t::.ts. The sencs will mclude ::.creenmp t•f award ·"'-1nntng and exr"-·n mental films and v1dcos. wh1(h wiiJ be pr(.~ntt-d t-l\ the.· ~uc.~l ,lr\hh The works explore 1ssues ol As.an 1dcnllly. fcmak -.uhlt'\.."11\'ll\ . ga\ 't:\ U aJity, cnvironmental/socJal actiVISm and ltngt.'nng hurd en.:. lll h1,tnn They arr" armada-A Valley Rises" h' Ah Kanmt, to he.- ~m"ff 1o..:l.t\ "'Sniff.'"Sianted Vts1on,'' and "M)1.h t~)ul C:reanon'' ~ ~hng. Yut'fl '\ \\.1 on Oct.29 and "Strawberry Fu~ds"hv Rea "lat•n on r-:\1\ lt.i l"he scret.•mngs. frt."C and open 10 tht" puhh~..-. \.,'llJI"k"g.lfl .11 - p.rn. 111 tht Screerung Room tn the Ccr11er for the Art.\. !x'flo courdm.attll L' tndcpt•n dent video maker Richard Fung. UB \1SIUOg professor of nx·l.h.a ~1\h.h bung,\ own award -wtnrung '"'urk has bt.-en shCMn at nwll(."TmL~ rilm and Vldt't • fesuvals and an centers.. For more mfonnaoon. c.1ll N ;-t'1'Kl:!. ext 14~4 �8 Reparlaa Octoberl~l!HI/Yol. :ll. lo. H his film . Screening Room, Center lor tho Arts. 7-8:30 p .m . Flft and open to tho Thursday 15 ~~~~ ~lOili< Sdoftces ~ : lmogtng of the o.tBa~ ~~M~ M Professor ~nd Chair, Dept. of Radiology, School of Medkino and Bk>medk:al SCiences. 355 Squire. 8-9 a.m. r.:.=<~':.tr, Dean of Alb and 5donc... FO< more Information, coH Dept. of Media SIUdy a1 6-45~902, ext. 14!1-4. Frid ay 16 Tho_,_ _ _ ~"'ti!~U.:~~=: ~=·hll Addraslng ond =~·s':.~Hotet =~b.of Crossing the Boundary, outhof, Geotge Stoney. Memben $75, Noo-n1ernbon ~~~~doys~~ more inf~tion, caR Michae4 Frisch at64S..2181, ext 531 . ~Idol Rodollssuosln the Chomlal Maurice Curlee, Daemen Cotlege. 8:45 il.m.-4:30 p .m . 160. Sponso<ed by Tho Institute fOf Addictions Studies and Tl'3ining. For more information, all Peter Rizzo at ~Cont.. 6-45~140 . PINE f<>< Boginnoon. Capen 127, ~eon... =~~~u~ Microsoft Excel f<>< lleglnnon. Capon 127, Undorgrod(laU. Ubrary. 11 :30 a.m .-12:30 p .m . Fr.. (open~ to US lJndergroduat< !Jbraoy. 11 a.m .. , more infofmation, caN the lib<ory Help Conlef a1 6o45-352S. · ASCIT -.J>op Introduction to Computing In UB Publk Lobs. North Campus. Noon-2 p .m . Regblr.ltion and 110 deposll ~u~"'f·l~O~ information, _....,.at ~noh-...: and 4 Plus Clokvoyonco T.......-na. Maria Damon, 438 ~- North Campus. 12:30 p .m . For more lnf<><mation, aii6<5-3S10. ~Cont.. ~~tinp2~~~racfu-::· Ubrary. 1-2~m . flft (open ~ :~s For ,..,.'; fiKUily information, aN the Ubrar.y Help Center at 645-3528. ASCfT -.J>op · lntrodu<tlon to the Microsoft · Word for Windows. North . =~~~'~d'~. ~uJ."'t·l~O~ information, ~~=.Z., ca~-For 352S. ~c-.. Mkrosoft Power Point for Beglnnen. Capon 127, ~~~=U~ry,O~ s!Udonu, lacully and mH). For I'T'Kn information, call 64S- ~Cont .. TheRqoorter~ listings for - Uldng f,a.ce on ampus. or for off...,__..._.. U8 groups ..., prindpol .,.......,.... UstJngs..., due only .ccepled through the ASCIT-...op lntrodudlon to MATI.AB, 1 mothemollc.ollpplcatlon. Noon-3 p .m . Registration and -c-...-.. Comblnotorlcs of Rnlto ~~towith ~. Prof. Andreas Dross, CUNY. 103 Diolondorl. The Urbonlsm of DlsiJict ~ T-.,South· ~~~s~.... - UB vs. Conlslus. US Stlldium. 7 =-~ Sunday f:~~~ 3 p .m . flft. p.m. Free. IS =-.Np The c........ Buffalo Momorlal Sodoty, Inc. Dr. Raymond Dannonhollor, ~ofthoU!~rian UniY<rsallst~ of Butlalo, 695 Elmwood Avo. 2:30p.m . flft. Monday 19 --. The Urbonlsm of District Sbr~ Town. South ~~~5~.... ~of c-.. o=a~by AMolocullrP~on Modem Hurn.an 1. Or. - ·.v...,..... ~~- ~FO<by~l UB vs. Ohto UniYerslty. Alumni Amla. -4 p .m . Free. ai6<S.JS40. =~~\\~~ UB vs. MMshlll. Alumni Arona . S p .m . Free. =.,ur'~lntemces: Prof. Carlos R. Cabrera, 1Jniv. of lxY!It:--- .._, - ·v...,..... Eahtit:Ardllt-- Puerto Rko. 205 NSM. 4 p .m . ~ed by Dept. of 9-11a.m.llogillrotion~ inbrnltioil. ASCIT-..... 3:15p.m . free. ~=-.. ~U:~"' dopolk ~. For"""" ~. '~i~U~omO<O ChemlsUyC.......... FromSoii-Auembled Asar-..... Svante Paabo, Univ. Munich. Hilleboe Auditorium, Roswetl Park Cancer Institute. 12:30 information, call Marie Vallina, al 845-3108. ~thelellOl...-: ~~"_"ft-- a~~ -In ~~ OWnlew of tho UB Chomlal Englr-.tng Doportrnont. -.-Cir1 R. F.l.l.nd, _....,._._ ~~~3o~.!~~ more Information, con Dorfono Innes al 6-45-2911 , ext. 2202. =~~RoO<n. ~-~tfs;r lnloriNtion, ~~ s,_- 19!11 C•=.ts:::;:3 ~4:3().5~ c..-..--For more lnormolior\ al Olrlone ...... 116-45-2911, .... 2202. =.~~· Kiron-.. 8SN. RN. 7lO Klmboi!T....,.. 6-9:1S p.m S12S. ~rc::~~ al Dr. Mlry-11~3291 . - .......... IA<two NudNrMoclldnoGBnd --HoNor Dossmon, ~~UZ,30 g;~~:z~ Information. coM Robocco A. Goodman al S38-5889. COpus: Classla UYo. Allen Hall ~ sr:!M~ ;:,ud~~·- faculty T....,.._S-tSonkos Ubrary. 3-4 p .m . Free (open •nformation, call the Ubrary Help Center at 64 5·3528. Men's Tennls UB vs. CanlsJw. University Tenni5 Center, EJikott Complex. 3 p .m . Free . Physics Colloquium Manuel De llano, Dept of Physics, Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. 228 Natural Sciences Complex. 3:45p.m . Ff'ft. for the on-Nne UB Calendar of Events •t <http:/ I www.buffalo.edu/ c•lencbrllogln>. Bec:.au:se .n events In the electronk In the Rqoort... BISON f<>< lleglnnon. 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Mid-semester progress reports to be issued Early intervention can reduce failure rate, improve student retention, studies show E3 By SUE WUETCHEII News Services Associate Director OR the first time in recol lection, this fa1J all UB first - F semester undergraduates.. both freshmen and trans- fer studen ts. will receive progress repor ts on their perfor man ce at mid-semester with the goal of reducing the failure rate and improv ing the st udent - retention rate. The reports providing instructor feedback are being issued as there sult of a new policy implementt;d by N icolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education. at the urging of the Faculty Senate. Goodman noted that the initiative is more in line with pmctico at small coUeges and universities, as opposed to those of research universities. UB is taking the step. he added , because studies conducted at other institutions th at issu e such reports have shown that early intervention by advisors in cases where a stu dent is identified as performing poorly can reduce the rate of fai lure and improve the rate of s tu ~ dent reten tion. To facilitate faculty submiss ion of information, Goodman said U B i!. among the first-if not the first - institution of high er educa tion tO coll ect the data via a Web site, <http:/ / wlngs.buff•lo.edu/ web/ m&d.semester>. Faculty members who teach courses that include any first -~ m cs­ ter undergraduates--both freshmen and transfer studen ts -have unt1l Monday to submit the infonnatlon. The fa~..."1.1.1ty member must mdicatt' whether the student IS makmg satisfactory or unsatisfactory progrt.'SS in the course, Goodman said. Ahhough the grading symbols "S" and .. U" are used, a mid -semester progres!. report should not be considered to bt• a gradt• for any particular fract1on of the course, he stressed. The policy is the dm:-ct res uh o l a resoluti on approved by tht.• Fa culty Senat e last spring designed to identify students who are a t risk of failing so that advisors can m tervene to make sure that the stu· dents are aware of the1r situatiOn and can take appropnate act1on. The Monday deadlin e for film g the progress reports allows tmlc for students to withdraw, if the y wish. from a course Jn whKh they m;n be performmg unsausfactonl y Good man lauded the work of Thoma3 Schroeder, J.3SOCiatt' pro ic:~or of learn1ng anJ mstrut'twn a nd formt"r ~..h;ur o l tht:" Facuhy ~ena lt' t ,r;Jdm g l 'nmnllltt·e, who :!o hcpht•rdt•d thr propns.tlthroup.h the co mmlltn• and to 1h tina! ,tp proval tw the l-.Kuh' ~ett.IIC SchroeJer "'dt'3t."n'c' J. grt•;it dcJ.I of crcdll for getung thl " thtng g11 1ng." Coodman scud . Under the new lfB polln·. l ;h uhy nu·mhn' will re~o.t" I Vt' J h:.t of namc:s of '\tudenb 111 tht' IT cour't':-. for whom a mtd -semestt•r progress rt·port ts requtred . \'1a the Wt"h .. tt e-fac ulty members o nlv need to usc their UN IX ust·rnamt' .mJ password to log tn- m .str ut"l n rs ca n file a progress report either hv filling in an on lint: buhble sheet or hv uploading an appropnate fik Once all of the report~ an· rt· ct'lvcd. s taff m th(" Academu; Ad vtscmcnt Center will co mpll e th l' data and se nd d letter and cma1l tn those studt•nts they havt• deter llllnt·d to he most at rl:!ok , <~oodman satd. Ce nter s taff tht·n wtll attempt to make per so nal t'O ntact With each student, e1thcr 111 pt:rson or through a telephone (a ll. ht· sa1d. Th;~t (OntJ.(t (uuld h~..· made w uh the <~S:.I!>Ian . . t" ol thl· Student ~erv1ces Cenlers 111 tht· md 1viduaJ sch ouh and other pro ' lt'SSIOnal adv1:-.ement n·nters. su ... h .1:. those .serv mg stud en t -athlete:-. .md <.iludeniS Ill tht~ Edu~..· atmnal l)p ,~ nrtu nll\' Pr,1gr.tm and the l "nlvt·r-.11\' ll onor~ Progr.lm!', ht• JJdeJ l he mnnllonng ol .. tut.!t·nt' pro~rt':O..l> IS ,\0 CSSt' lll13} tn{?.rt'"d lt' nl 111 acadcnlh: ~w:u;~ .tnd a rc,pon sib tilt y that mmt ht• sh.tred hv hoth tnstrut'tor:, anJ ~tudent:. . ( .ood man stressed. Tht· nt'\o,' mid se mester progre!>S report:. wtll pro v1dc a m ea ns for enh.tn~o.lll~;t th e tommunh.:alll)ll betwt•<.•n tnstrut tor:-. ,md !'tudenb. ht· noted . Improving infrastructure to enhance student life By CHIIImNE VIDAL Reporter Editor mere quarter of a cen turyago. UB's 1.200-acre Nonh Campus was un · developed land. Eight million square feet and $1 billion A later, an academic community thrivt.~ on a site that once was wetland<.;. The university's root s go even deepe r on th e South Ca mpu s, which has been home to UB since the university pu rchased the 150· acre Buffalo Plains site in 1909. Once the un iversity's only campus, it increasingly ha s taken on a health -ca re/ professional focus as the North Campus has developed a nd the focus of undergraduate plant and educational reso un.. r' that const1tutc UB's mfrastrut""1ua· <..;ov. Pataki announced recentlv that over the next ruties to more than 23,000 students and, five ycdr!>, the state m doin g so, have bewill make a cap1tal come a major ceomvestment of$105 nomic engine for mill1on in the the region, pumping North and ~outh an estimated S I A I campuses. FOURTH ARTICLE IN hi lhon a vear mto UB abo ha:-. A SERIES the Wes t e rn New made a com mit · York eco nomy. rn ent to 111\'est And UB's 1mportanct' to the fu .. $100 million over 10 years m the ture of the region , as welt as the South Camp us. This investment state, is likely to become even more wi ll focus on developing a prem1er pivotal as the universit)' and the health-science education and re Stat!' of New York continue to make search center, improving the physical appearance of the ca m major investments in the physical p rograms has s hifted to Amherst. Together, UB's two campuses each yt-ar provide educational opportu - ..:========INVESTING IN UB•s FUTUIJE ru:-. anJ upgr admg rt·~..n·J.tlon.li anJ otht·r lanhtlt' ~ lor 'tudt·nr.. Among the pnw.''l.:ts th.u arc un dcr wav or ar~ m tht" planmng <;,tJgt"-. • Tht~ fir~t nt"\\ hous1ng prowlt t"Onstruncd dt L"B m mnn: than .:.'0 years, wh Kh will prm 1dc apprux1 mately 620 undergraduate stu dent:!o with on · ~o.ampus . .tpart ment -s t v lt hou :, tng ( urrt•nth undt.·r constructum nn .1 10.\1 d~ f(' :!olle hounded bv Audubon ParJ... way and Hadlt:y .t.nd Rem(h ro.1ds. the S 18 mdh o n ..:::omp kx 1~ ex pected to be readv for O(cupa nn next full. • A $ 7 mdl1 on mathematl(s building , tfl be located near the c-u....-~~-,...• �2 Repoder October 2t 19!11/Vul.30.1t 9 BRIEFLY l.edlfttDbe .......... by Mllh deslldst --Mollo -rod-- Jennifer Roth, general manager ofWBFO-FM 88.7, has been a member of the UB staff since 1990. Prior to joining UB, she was co-producer of the National Public Radio program, "The Thistle & Shamrock." · W)iloodlhe lJnMnlty of -.g. &lgloMl ... ~.pom~ctalt-"51. ally( It 2-p.m. IOmOnOW In Room 22{) allhe- Sdence Complex on 1he North campus. Wylce wlllook It C1JI. Why have you chosen • career In publk r ...lo ln•to... of commercial rNio7 lure have ~ted and used Roman Images in 20ChGontuly popular Wtu~ , _ nolably In cinemltlc Images of Growing up, I was glued to commercial radio, just as my own kid is toda y. I especially loved listening to the Vikings' games and-in and 1he rodeal" .da5>lcal body. the wee hours, when everyone else was sleeping-to clear channel the Roman- FacuttY members, 'alumnus to be honored station s from discant places. In 1972, when I got my first radio job, at KUOM at the University of Mmncso ta, I had never before heard a public radio station. But there it was, ..All Things Considered," and the bridge was irrevo cab ly crossed. For me, the possi bilities (fo r using imagination and creativity, for engaging the mind and the soul, for reaching some· one in a meaningful way) aU lie in public radio. Plus. 1 ca nnot bear commercials. m-- Wh•t'• the mo•t c-,.lftg thing ........ .. ...... _ .. of • 2A--r-....lo •tlltlon7 REPORT ER The ....... b.~ cornotUiily- publshod by 1he DMiion of . UnMnlly s.Ma!s, . ..-. -olllces-at ___ --Sl* t.JrMnlty d Now"""' 0 136 Crofts Hill, Amh<r>t, (716) 645-2626. ,_ -~bullalo.«<u __ . -c_ _ ...... ...._...., ..... s.rwtc. Mhurhge .-.---Sue\Mottcho< .. Ovistine""" loon o.n,;g ......,._F"""""' llebKca KltYinBosinski Nftn lenokes -..ron lois ..... Patridl ()(Jnown Ellon~ Mwytled>Sj>lna ...... McGinnis y I think the most challenging thing about any job is U<ping it fresh. If you're a manager, then you also have to instill that drive in others. Then there's the challenge of be· ing responsible for something that never sleq>s and never stops. In the olden days, when many stations signed offal midnight, I would heave a huge sigh of temporary re · lief along with the .. swoosh" of the transmitter being switched off for six ho urs. Now, even when I'm on vacation, I'm wondering who's on board at BFO, how things are going, and I can call in from any· where. any tim e, and actually hear what's on the air. etwaF07 Fund-rlllslng obvlouoly b •n lm_._t pMt of tho lifo of _ , . . , . . ....loltetlon. Voluntoman: here at Allen Hall right now, answering pboocs in "Pledge Central." bringing in food to sustain the troops and giving 1.111 moralsupporL Macy Favor, host o("Jazz Fawrites," just arrived to produarus show for Sunday's broadcast. And tomonow w.'re <:<pCCting the rest of the weddy program wlunteers to add their unique ~ to the BFO schedule-Dick Judelsohn , Ted Howes, Joanne Schlegel, Barbara Herri<X, Jdfl'ieayinski and Family, Randy Keller, Rob Campbdl. Others, like reporter Jcn Gold and our UB student interns. will be around later. Volunteers help m.U the station what it is. _ .. , _ ...x t -o7 You just happened to catch us in the thron of our Fall drive, which gives me an opportunity to ask the UB community to supportWBFO with a membership pledge if they haven't done so yet. "Now is the time, dear professor, administrator, staffer and student~ to come through for your NPR station. You can help us meet our goal of $145,000-our highest goal ever. Call 829-~nd thanlcs!" --.--,_ ----_,_t ... - ·. get:tl.... ~-7 ..... Two on-air drives • year-Fail and Spring-is what it takes to reach WBFO's membc.-.hip goals. These contributions make up a third of our operating budget, with the rest of the fuel ooming from UB, our annual gran~> from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and business underwriting. Tared of fund-raising? I wouldn't be honest if I saiditdidn'ttaltcatoll. But it's a golden opportunity to get l'ecdback from the folks wbo usc our servicc.Wehav.5,000mcmbcnand a weekly audience of nearly 100,000. Our audience oomes to life via the phones and I can't begin to tell you what impact that has on the staff of WBFO (not to mention the impact of the financial rontnbutions on our ability to provide the current level of service. ) Wh•t role do volunteen pl•y -·to-to7 We usc a number of criteria. Here are scva-al of them: quality, quality, quality. Our Program Director David lleodcrs puts new and proposed shows through aauciating tests, asking questions like "How would it fit into the schedule aod what would it rq>laa?" "b something like this already available to Buffalo listeo<i's?'"'Would our audience be interested in it?"And osedcs out opinions o( ~ Advisory Board, for aampi~­ Core signing on a new show. Any suggestions from you, RLporterreaders? Do,_,._..,,<"- to waFO's lngln the fwblroe7 We're always trying to mili WBFO an ever-better radio stationi we're keen to learn what listeners like and don'tlike; and we're always open to change. Right now, with listenership and membership SUPJX¥'1 in creasing. our plans are~ con· tinue strengthening the primary formats-NPR news and jazz. WhY Is waFO's history . -... ... Jazz, ............. to, Ntf, c:laulcl.l or I4MIM other style of 7 Buffalo's own history is rooted in jazz, so it makes sense that WBFO would dedicate itsdfto exploring and furthering thiJ important form of music. especially given that the .classical music radio niche is already filled here by WNED and several stations coming in from Toronto. Btrt Gambini, our music director, does a terrific job making jazz sing o.n WBFO. -....--y-......... .1--. y-.--·1 What .,.. the rtetlon '• mort Ask me what I think iJ WBFO's greatest strength and I'JJ answtt it's our staff members. who k<q> the station running wondrously According to Arbitron, our toprated shows are Saturday blues, .. Car Talk," •Morning Edition" and-in terms of market share-"Sunday Polka Party.• well, day in, day ouL I am grateful to them for what they bring to the workplace and I eojoy learning from them, watching them gro..;, and working together to m.U good radio. _.__1 Rodriguez to lecture on cultural diversity Award-winningjournalist to address issues ofHispanic identity in America By PATIIKIA DONOVAN N.ews Servtces Editor T HE meaning of the term .. Hispanic" and who cons titute s the rapidly growing pop ulatiOn of Americans of Spanish and Spa nish -Indian descent are amo ng Hte questions to be ad · d ressed ncxl month at US by Ri chard Rodriguez. one of the country's mosl controversial and highl y rt:garded journalists. His lecture "Has anyhody here seen a Hispanic?" wiJI address the cultural diversity among the many Latino and Hi spanic groups in America and how issues oflanguage and cultural identity shared by these group are redefining America's social and political landscape. The talk. which will take place at 7:30p.m. on Nov. 5 in the Center for the Arts on the Nonh Campus; is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College of Aru and Sciences. It is open to the public. Tickets are available for $15, S I 0 and S5 (for students and UB faculty/staff only) at the Ce nter for the Arts Box Office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, or by calling the box office at 645-ARTS. Rodriguez is an Emmy- and Peabody Award -w inning writer distinguished by his critically acclaim~ autobiographies, newspaper and magazine commentaries, and radio and television essays. He is known as weU for his ability to alter audience perspective on the issues that concern him. Rodriguez cites the prediction by th e U.S. Census Bureau that by the year 2050, one in three Ame r icans will claim to be Hispanic. He says it is im· .OO.COUU ponant for Ameri cans to understand wbo and what the terms .. Hispanic," .. Latino" and "Chicano" mean. Because so many people an: confused by this question, he said, many assume thatAmericans of Spanish and Spanish-Indian doscent constitute a racial group. whidl thcydonol Rodriguez has raised controversy with his political commentary and provocative positions on such issues as affirmatM action aod bilingual education, which he opposes. He also has produced provoca· tive essays on crime; his teachers. the Sisters of Mercy; the religious revolution of Protestantism sweeping Latin America; language and meaning; cultural identity; history; cities, cultural oonOict and change, and many other subjects. He continues to watch closely the changing roles of Mexico and the United Stales and how issues played out on their shared eco· nomic, political and cultural platform shapes us all. Rodriguez. who describes him· self as "a gay, Catholic , Mexican, Indian educated by Irish nuns who now lives in the ChinrR city of San Francisco," was born and raised in Ca liforn ia and graduated from Stanford University. He later studied religion at Columbia University and was a fel · low at London's Warburg lnsti~ute . His doctoral work in Renaissance literature was undertaken at the University o f California, Berkeley. His award-winning 1982 autobiography, "Hunger of Memory; doscribes the impact of his schooling, inclu'ding many years of Catholic education, on his life and on his opposition to bilingual education and affirmatM action. His scoond book, "Days of Obligation; is subtided "An Argument with My Mexican Father" aod was one of three finalists for the I993 Pulitzer Priu in · non-fiction. His thind poole, "The Color Brown; iJ fonhooming. In addition to his work with PBS, Pacific News Service and the Los Angeks Times, Rodriguez is a co ntributin g editor to Harpu's Magazine and U.S. News and World Reporr. His articles also have a·ppeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal , The American Schola r, Time, Mothtr Jones and The New Republic. lie has produced two documentaries for the BBC and was the subject of a profile on Bill Moyers'"World of Ideas• television series. His awards include an 1992 Emmy for Short Historical Essay for his piece, "Pari Harbor Anniversary;• the Frankel Medal from the National Endowment for the Humanities; the International Journalism Award from ihe World Affairs Council of California; a National Endawmcnt for the Hunianities Fellowship; a ~'~!~bright Fdlowship,and a 1997 Gcorse Pabody Award for television axnmentary. �Oclober 21. B'¥111.30. k 9 llepaa'tes Midnight Mani.a BrieBy I Business Week cites UB's MBA program as «best value" The noise level created by thousands d celebrating swdents almost blew off the roof of Alumni Arena on Friday, during Midnight Mania.The annual event, with its music, dancing and contests, also g;r.<e students their first introduction to the 1998-99 basketball teamS. A look into med schoofs·future Bernardino presents "reality d!eck" on changesfor schoo~ hospitals • y LOIS loAIWI News Services Editor . ICHAEL L. B<rnar· dino, UB's vice presi d<nt for health affairs, _ presented a realit y check on th< changes in stor< for the UB School of Medicin< and Bio· medical Sciences and its teaching hospitals in th< y<ars ah<ad at the Oct. 13 " UB at Sunrise" program. The inevitable pain that will ac company the chang<S, h< assured th< 170 peopl< at th< program in the Shera ton Inn, will be worth the M v~~~~~:< can get through the ext two to three years. th< people f this community will look back at e changes and will b< very, very roud," Bernardino said. " If we can accomplish even half our goals, we will have signifi cantly improved th< quality of car< in this comm unity." Bernardino, whose topic was " How an Academic Health Center Copes in a C haotic Environment ," took office as vice president for health affajrs on April I. H< cam< to UB from Atlanta, where he was director of managed care with the Emory University System of Health Care, Inc .. and professor of radio logy at Emory University School of Medicin<. Bcmardino said he has set out to achieve th ree goa ls for the UB medical school: son o ut the gradu· ate-medical-ed ucation puzzle with affiliated hospitals to increase ben efits to the public and improve resi dency programs; increase devclopment and research revenue, and ot diatrics and cancer; the remaining stabilize clinical revenue. UB and its teaching hospitals, h< two are still open for discussion. Noting that stabilizing dinical rev· added, ar< in th< process of sign· ing affiliation agreements, the . en~ has been his major focus, &r· nardino said that govmunent inter· h<art of which vention will b< an ever-larger forcr deal with resias incnasing numbers of patients""' dency trainingc:xJm'ed by Medicare and Medicaid. graduate medical Greater govmunent involvemen~ he educa t ion-and added, will bring closer scrutiny, in ownership of the th< form of audits of the medical reimbursements school's practice plan. from insurance The practice plan is the mecha providers that .......,_ nism by which universit y-affili fund th< training. As the provider of residents to ated physicians, under contract hospitals and source of a major with the university, agree to return revenue stream, UB must play a a certain portion of their clinical larger rol< with the hospitals than practice revenues to the university in the past, Bernardino contended. to support essential, but non-rev.. We need to be general partners enue - producing aspects of the in the future, not a limited part- medical school, such as basic-sci ence education. In the past, each ner," he said. Bernardino said that some area clinical department maintained its hospitals will dose because WeSt · own practice plan. " In this environment, we can't ern New Yo rk has far too many b<ds for the population, and that operate a practice plan in a decen the closings will have a sizable eco - tralized manner with decentral · nomic effect. The imperative dur- ize:d a uthority," Bernardino sta ted . Underscoring the need to intro· ing these changes will be to main duce so und business manage · tain quality of care, he stressed. ment, he added: .. We need a cor· "UB should serve as a co n science," he said.ln terms of qual - porate mentality rather tha.n a cotity of care, he added. "UB physi · tage-industry mentality. We must cians s hould st rive to achieve emphasize the group needs rathe-r maximal o utcomes in the 60 -75 than individual needs." Bernardino said that in th< current percent of patients, rather than the chaotic health"""' <nVironment, the 50 percent national norm ." ln an effort to increase revenue medical school needs to constantly from research and deve lopment question conventional wisdom and so urces, Bernardino said the UB determ.ine its own path to a new level medical school in the fu tur< will fo· of stability and excellence. " I have no q uestion about our cus its clinical and basic research on four national centers of aceUence. survivi ng," he said . " 1 have no Two obvious areas, he said, are pe- question abou t our thriving." Getting a handle on the Year 2000 m . Y By ELUH COOI.DIIAUM News Servic~ Editor EAR 2000. Y2K. Dooms· day bug. Cal l it what you will , it 's comi n g and UB needs to be as ready as possible for this most unpredictable event. For th at reason, the US Year 2000 St<ering Committee is hold · ing a UB Year 2000 Awareness Day on Nov. 5 in 120 C leme ns Hall on the North Campus. Open to :he university commu · nity, the day-long even t will feature Year 2000 status reports from represen tatives of Computing and Information Technology, Facilities, Libraries, the Research Foun dation, tbe Provost's Office. Stu dent Support and other universit y units~ 3 Th< pr<Sentations will descr ib< what the universi ty has done to date to address issues related to the Y2K problem, what still needs to b< done and, most importantly. what the university expects individual offices to d o. Techniques on how to take an office Year 2000 inven tory and then make systems compliant also will be covered. UB's Y2K W<b site and oth er reljable Year 2000 Web si tes also will be covered. "T he program is designed to answer the question, ' Ho w wiU the Year 2000 problem affect me and my work?"' explained Carolann Lazarus, information services au ditor and chai r of the program. Topics to be covered are : • 8:30 a.m., "What is UB's Plan for Year 2000?"Voldemar Innus. chair of the Year 2000 Steering Committee U :SOa.m. to noon, .. Who's Work · ing on What? And Will it Affect Me? Issues and Status of the Uni versity Y2K Project" • uo p.m ., "What's Everybody Else Doing? Technjques and Tools of Inventory and Assessment .. • 2:30 p.m. , "What's Availabl e O nline?" • 3-4 p. m ., " Who, How, Where. What and When ?" A panel discus 3ion in which UB's Year 2000 ex perts will answer questions. Individua ls may a ttend all or part of the day. Reservations are not necessa ry. For further information , contact Lazarus at 6452644 or lazarus@acsu.buffalo.edu In the meantime, check out the UB Year 2000 W<b sit< at <http:/ I wlft9s.bufflllo.edu/ year->. 1 Bu.slnn.s WHk m.g•.dne hal cited the full -lime Master of Bus1 ness Administration program in the School of Management a~ one of the best values an the country, accordmg to at.s popular " Best Bus1 ness Schools" assuc, whach h11 newsstands last week. Published biennially, Busrr1ess Week 's " Best Bus1nes~ Schoob" tlo sue ranks the top-25 bus1ness schools m the U.S. Although not ranked m tht' top 25, the UB management school was one of I 4 bus mess schools named by the m agazine for g1vmg students the "best return on anvestment " in terms of expected salary earnings compared to the to tal -dollar mvestment requ1red to com plete the two-year MBA program . According to th e magazine , UB MBA graduates can expect a 75 percent increase m the salary they earned prior to enroUment in the full-time program at UB and a 22 percent annual return on the $75,900 they invested to co mplete the program , wh1ch m cl uded two years' tuit ion and two yea rs of lost ea rmngs . Dealing with school tragedy is subject of conference A conference to Mldren methods by which school administ rators, counselors and teach<rs can best address school tragedy will b< held from 8 a.m . to 3:45p.m. today in the University Inn, 2401 North For· est Road. The conference has been orgamzed by Thoma.s Frantz., associate professor and chair of the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology. The UB Center for Continuing Professional Educauon is among the co-sponsors. .. What appears to be the explosio n o f vto lence among FLUITl school-aged children receives a lot o f natio nal press atten tion ," Frantz said, " but it is actually far less likely to occur than deadly car accidents and other commonly experienced traumas. Suicide. for instance, one of the most co mmo n disasrers to st rike youngsters. ere ales as much fear as anything we can think of. even for many counse lors and psychologists." Frantz notes that sui cide- ranks thtrd as a ca u ~ of death among young Americans aged 15-24. Beca use suicide is not well understood but is, in at least some circumstances, preventable, the act and its af· termath will be one of the principal concerns of the conference. Prese-nters, induding therapists.. polke officers and sociaJ 'NOrk.ers, will discuss the nature of shock and grief in children and adolescrnts, and how to handle legal issues pertaining to crisis intervention and sui cid< prevention. They will discuss the "hidden gri<r of school staff cop· ing with stress in the aftermath of tragedy, ways to identify and hdp students who may need therapeutic intervention, as well as school-based crisis management programs and other resources available to schools. SEFA CAMPAIGN PROGRESS REPORT ~ I: fA Uno ! .. (..., 1l (onlrthtJI H oll \ C...1 1.J I Office ol t h e School of Architecture and Planning S2S,OOO S9,4-42 37.7 10,000 10.462 104 .6 College of Arts and Sciences 110,700 73,171 66.0 School of Dental Medicine 32.800 18.486 56.3 Graduate School of Education 15,900 H , 188 89.2 School of Engineenng and Applied Sciences 39.300 28.773 73.2 School of Health Related Professions 9,800 8,963 91.4 School of Information and Library Studies 1.800 1.295 71 9 School of law 15,100 8,679 57.4 .School of Management 24.700 28.041 113.5 School of Medicine and Blomedial sC)en<es 139,900 7.900 80,146 4,292 57.2 School of Nursing School oll'hartNcy 9,500 6,8<10 72.0 Office of the President 6,500 4.586 70 5 School of Social Wo<l< 4,SOO 4,026 89.4 54 3 UB Foundation 2.700 2.556 94 6 Student Alfalrs University Services 30,600 17,968 58.7 134.000 90.651 67 6 Emeritus Center Vice President for Research 3.300 Advancement and Development 8,400 Publ ic Service and Urban Affairs 21.200 Student Organiz.ltions 12,789 0 S,389 64.1 9.302 43.8 130 �4 Repariel: October22.19!11/Vol.:ll,k9 Infrastructure BRIErLY Continued '""" - Owtallie Poole MlmaltlltD ·····A......... 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'--ITUit lncblelhe ......... __ ondldo)<- --"'-.,.__,. . .,.._,.Intime......,. ..........-. ticn.lhel¥ I caoiOt,...., .. - . ....... lhey .... bo -byfam._.,tobo ....... .. --.-.n. ............. --bo~ondlllt .. -*"llyll , 1 Natural Sciences Complex and the Comput ing Center on the west end of th e North Ca mpus academicspine. lt will house the only arts and sciences department still located on the South Campus. • A student -services building just north of Capen Hall o n the North Campus that will improve student access to critical services, such as admissions. finan cial aid, and career planning and placcmenL • Renovatio n of Goodyear and Clement halls on the South Cam· pus inlo a part m~nt - style student ho using. as w~U as the construction of add itio nal bowing on the North Campus, possibly sponsored by the UB Alumni Associatiorf.' • A major factor guid ing investments in UB's infrastructure is the effo rt to make it "a student-centered institution,.. says Dennis R. Black, vice president for student affairs, echoing hi s division 's motlo, .. Students First.• "When we talk about planning; says Black, "we build into the de· cision -ma.king process what stu dents need, what students want and how best to listen to thos ~ vo ices and meet those needs.· For instance, student-services offices "all need to be in a core area." he says, referring to the need for a new student-services building, .. so the answer to a problem isn't, <You're on the wrong campw' o r ' You're on the wrong side of campus.' At most, the answer is 'You have to go across the street."' While UB 's investment in its physical plant includes significant construction projects, some of the changes that are occurringar~ mort subcle, but also vitally important. Like maintenance of existing buildings. "UB struggles like all universities with taking capital resources and managing them in a way that bal· antes prognm needs, such as new space, with the =I infrastrucn=building<. roofs, air-a>nditioning sys· terns, dectrical systems," says Senior Vice President Robert ). Wagner. Infrastructure support vital Putting off necessary rnainle nance, he says, can be very costl y. 'fhi.s summer alone, the universit y spent more than $4 million on both campuses to reconstruct sidewalks, roadways and parking lots; repair roofing, and rebuild entryways. "The university has so many program needs thlit often people would like to tradl off infrastructure sup· port, which in the longrun turns out to be a strategy that costs more ifld doesn't provide the buildings and services people want," Wagner notes. .. We've spent enormous energy putting in buildings. It's time to be saying 'We need to do a better job maintaining them."' Investments in UB's buildings andgmunds,headds,mimportant to student, faculty and staff morale. They also are an important part o f student re cruitment , s ince buildings and grounds arc seen as a reflection ofUB'squality, hesays. "What the capital plant looks like, how il is maintained, is im· portant," he says, noting that for the first time, UB's budget this year includes funds to improve appearance and aesthetics. Those improvements incl ude a ... ......... ,. ,. . . . _._. . . . . . . T-----. -. -....., no.....,.. _____ ., ... ____ .,.....,_. flfiM--._ $2.5 million signage program that over tlie nat 18 months will dra· 1112tically change the way those unfamiliar with UB's layout n1vi· · gate the campuses. · In addition to improved build· ingidentification,akqpartofthe program will be locator maps that will divide the campuses into colorcoded sections. This will add to the quality of campus life, Block says. "They will say, 'You areliete. and wherever ebe you want to be, you can get there from here,'" he ..y5. The univenity's ~ibilities are "at a transformative point," according to Black, and much of the sllift can be attributed to students' changing needs. For example, the type of bousing that students want has changed &om traditional, dormitory-style livingarrangementstoaprrtettnce for apartment-style bowing. Aickinger O.urt, UB's new apart· ment· style bowing complex for400 graduate students on C hestnut Ridge Road adjacent to the North Campus, is fully rented and has a waiting list. Construction of a similar,on-campwcomplcxfor620 un ~ dergrad uate students was begun over the summer and is expected to be ready for occupancy next fall. Additional on-campus apartment. style housing is planned for the North Campus, with roru;truction beginning possibly as early as 1999. Long· rangeplansalsoincludereno· vating some South Campus dormi· toriesintoapartment-stylehousing. Student dining preferences also have changed, Black points out. Goodyear Hall 's new "Main Street Market" has replaced the familia r cafeteria tines with stations where food is prepared to order when studen ts make their selec~ tions. The marche-stylc dining approach is being co nsidered for th e No rth Campus as well. Another investment to improve student life is the upgrade of UB's athleti cs program and the move thi s year to the Mid -American Conference. ln conjunction with the move ofUB's football program to Division I-A next fall , UB Stadium is being expanded by 14,500 scats in a project slated to start next spring and to be completed before the home ki ckoff of the 1999 season. Adding seats to the stadium is about more than expansion ofUB's athletic, po:ograms; it's also about campw lnditions, says Blodt. "We're attempting to u>e athlet· ia to jump-start student life and to invite the conmiunitytopartici· pate. We know how athletics con· tributes at other irutitutiono. We don't havethathistoryorlndition here,• be says. "What athletia.can bring to campus life and student spirit was demonstrated at this fall's first footb1ll game. That needs to becortte the norm ." Upgnde In aatdemk "!U AnGthcr upgra<\e that will occur nat fall- this one in theacadcmi<: arena - will be the requirement thatallfreshmanenteriligUBhave ac~ess to a computer. The new computer-access requirement is part ofUB's ongoing efforts to up· grade equipment and infrastructure to support teaching. research and administrative needs, as well as to become a technological leader in lligher education. UB administra· ton say that universities that have instituted similar measures have experienced increases in admission applications and acceptances, as well as improved student retention. UB is "trying to address students needs in new and creative ways,• Black notes. "We want to make the university anractive to 'students and to retain them so they get &om us what they came for." The computer-access require· ment will change instructional dy· namics, as classroom ltaming is enhanced by technology. It pia= a responsibility on faculty mem· beTs to usc technology in their in· struction, and on the University to invest in new hardware and software, provide training and upgrade existing equipment and facilities. This summer aJon~ m·ore than 400 new co mputers equipped with the Windows NT operating system and num erous text and graphics software packages were irutalled in refurbilhed public labs. di.sk space for students was ina-cased 10-fold, the number of modems was nearly do ubled , open ports for laptops wt:re instaUedatvarious siteandthe most robust password security sys· tern available anywhere had been installed on the university network. More than ISO of the state-ofthe-art oomputer workstations are located in four new public computing sites in the first floo r of the Un~uate Library, the third floor of the Science and Engineer· ing Library and the second and third Boon of Lockwood Library. The second-Boor Lockwood <ite is an atended-houn location, while the first-floor south area in the UGLisopeu 24-hounaday,Mon· days through Thundays . There is no question that the technology upgrade requires a major investment of fuods, ,some of whi<h will come from the five· year, $105 million capital plan. Prtsident William R. Greiner lauds the state for its tiYe-~irMstment, but says UB, as a "big economic powu in Western New Yodt," ne<ds more than $105 million when it O:)[nes to investments in infrastruct:ure to make its vision a reality. With shrinking state resources, it's vital the university target new funding sour'ccs, Greiner adds. As a result, UB's development efforts have become increasingly impor· t2nt to iu future fucal health. Bridges wtth alumni Coinciding with iu expanded development effort, the universjty is in the process of infrastructure improvements in the form of ..rebuilding bridges with its alumni,: a resource that the university essentially stopped tapping for support in 1962 when the then pri· vate University of Buffalo became part of the State UniversitY of New York, says Ronald H. St~in, vi ~ president for advancement and devdopmenL The results to date, he notes, arc encouraging. "You need to understand that individuaJs are giving back to the unjversity because the university or one of its programs has given them something," he says . UB has 155,000 alumni who are leaders in their fields or in other ways very successful because of the edu· cation they reaived at UB, Stein says. And they're grateful to the insti· tution. Many were the first in their families to go to college. Others worked their way through college. " The y'r e indebted to th e universit y... for m aking th eir dreams possible. That's very exciting," be says. And the contributions that those alumni make to UB are the funds that, among supporting other investments, "allow the uni venity to compete for and retain the very best students." • �October 'IJ..l!WV1li.JII.It9 Repodar Archivist's work on front burner For Densmore, it's b~ a year ofprofessional production, recognition a, PATRICIA DOHOVAH News SeM<es Editor N American historian, author and respected specialist in ~vera) aspecUofNewYork State hi>tory, Christopher Densmore recently was named director <>f the University Archives. After nearly 25 year& in the vaults, hi> colleagues call his a promotion richly deserved, but it is just one of the high points of a year marked with professional rec- ognition and productivity. In August, after several invited wks throughout the state on the Quaker origins of the 1848 Women's Rights c;.onference in Seneca Falls, Densmore was a special guest at a reception for the descendants of the original conveners d uring the I 50th annivrrsary celebration of the conference and its .. Declaration of Sentiments." Earlier in the year, in connection with the same anniversary, he and hi> staff praented a symposium on There are tales of the Buffalo the recent history of women's rights groups in Buffalo and a historical abolitionists. anecdotes about the 1 exlub tion rulled from their ooUec- region's Underground Railroad operations, the state's Utica-toRochester "burnt -over district" Yo 's women's organizations. is Saturday, the archives will with its plethora of 19th-century . open e "Frank Uoyd Wright in radical religious communities Buffalo conference· and a related fro m Millerites to Oneidans. He of material from its knows about the ideological restlessness that oompeUed thousands Martin Collection. In December, Syracuse Univer- to travel hundreds of miles regu sity Press will publish Densmore's larly to the (still) quiet country biography of the great Seneca dip- town of North cOUins to hear dylomat and orator, Red Jaekel, that namic speakers like Frederick examines the va1idity of various Douglass, Susan B. Anthony and stories of his binh, act'ivities, spiri- Sojourner Truth opine on the social politics of the day. A Quaker tual beliefs and death. Among them arc questions himself, he is deeply informed about whether or not Red Jacket about the role played by the Sociwas an unreconstructed pagan, ety of Friends in pressing for radi and where his post-mortem cor- cal social refonn on many fronts . poreal travels took him. A folk figure and legend in his own time, it has been claimed that Red jacket "With the adoption of was both a Christian convert and computer technology •• • a refusnik to the end. His body suf· fered several burials, exh umations, c:ommunkatJon de¥k:e, a possible snatching, retrievals and _ .. theory8nd reburials before its final interment in Forest Lawn ~metery. ' prKtlce ·~ undergoing "Although not particularly ananodkal revision ... tivist, he thought Indian peoples would and should adopt those as CHRISTOPHER DENSMORE peers of European culture that were useful to them," Densmore said, "Red Jacket worked diligentl y In terms of the UB collections, to preserve a place for native cul- D;nsmore's appointment is good ture within American society. It's news for those who troll the sacred ironic that in death , he and his bins and stacks looking for the hiswo rds beca me ornaments in a tonal sites of the three Norton Halls. that wax head of Richard Nixon or white man's cemetery." A grad uate of Oberlin College the mysterious payroll book. And J"'S, who holds a master's degree in it is agreed that Densmore can be American history from the Univer- entrusted with Darwin D. Martin's sity ofWLSCOnsin, Densmore joined paper-dip collection, which is curled the University Archives in 1974. He up as safe and sound as Manin's was named associate librarian/ar- many jouma.Ls. clippings, notes to chivist in 1980 and acting director workmen and six decades of daily tem~ture reports. oftbe archives in 1995. The Martin-Frank Uoyd Wright As indicated by his professional correspondence constit utes one of activities, Densmore has a particufavorite collections. Densmore's lar interest in the social, religious "They were both intelligent, arand political movements centered in late 18th allQ 19th-century New ticulate men," he said. "They both York State. Because some of them wrote well, and were in teresting were fairly squirrelly, he makes an people." Other favorites include interesting companion on a stroll the collection of the late UB phi · losophy professor Marvin Fa rber, from Capen to Clemens Hall. ___ _ ___ .,_.._. _,.._ .... .. - -. Oorlllllfllor-..-..... _...,.-.-.. • becaUR it is tied in so many instances to the history of the 20th century;" the speeches of the late UB Chancellor Samuel Capen, whom Densmoreca.lls "a remarkable person for his advocacy of intellectual freedom and academic innovation,"· the Western New York Women's Collection, and the papers of the late Milton Plesur, UB professor of history, who, like DeOsmore, loved the irony and ensuing humor that attends the activities of so many of our public Pooh-Bahs. The wax head of Nixon was Plesur's. "Milton would have loved this Ointon-l.ewinskything." Densmore said. Plesur was an expert in, among other subjects, the love lives and sexual peccadilloes of American presidents. "He would have had an absolute heyday." A 1990 recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Lib rariari.ship, Densmore is acutely awa re of the enormity of the iss ues facing archivists in the era of information technology. "With the adoption of computer technology as a co mmunication device," he said, .. archival th eory and practice are undergoing radical revision. Materials once saved because they had been identified as the ..original" doc ument, for instance, are no longer easily labeled as such, since the "original" is electron ic and all prints are identical. "Authenti ca tion of documents for legal purposes also is problematic and the proliferation of Web pages that change from day to day and week to week makes it more difficult to track the development of ideas ove r time through electron ic documents," he said. "Archival standards call for paper documents to last at least 500 yea rs, but we don 't know what happens over time to documents saved in a machine or on a computer disk or on a data tape. How long will these last? Two years? Two hundred? AU of these issues are being disc ussed and solutions proposed. It is a very int eresti ng time to be an archivist." 5 Elecbvnid!ighways ED Promoting Academic Honesty: Anti-Plagiarism on the Web ""'you seof'Chlng for repositories of downloadable ® papers to which your name may be affixed foraeademic credit? Did you realize how simple it is to copy and Pia m paste information from the Web into your research papers without proper citation? Have you realized that possible consequences from such actiVity may mdude academic failure and expulsion from th1s or any other university? Many a ca demi c~ haVl' faulted the Internet for a tendency toward increased campus plagiarism becaust of the rt:ady availability of information and the east" of downloading and duplicating such material. Fortunately. there are nu · merous si tes on the Web dedicated to combating plagiansm m aJI 1t ~ forms. The university 's Student Condu ct Rult'S <h tt p :/ / www.u b Jwdklary.buffa lo.edu/ art5• .html>, under the headmg ..Academic Dishonesty" clearly mention plagiarism as a form of academtc dt_.. honesty. Plagiarism is defined as taking the writing or the ideas of another as one's own without prope-r crodiL Two excellent essays that discuss basic aspects of plagiari>m are "Plagiary and the Art of Skillful Citation" by John Rodgers <h ttp :/ /conclor.bcm.tmc.edu/ Mkrolmmuno/ c:ourses/ lgr/ homertc.html> and .. Plagiarism" by BraJ Fiero <http:/ / west.cscwc.plma.edu/ - bflero/ plognm.ht m >. Unconscious plagiarism results from careless notetaking, overusing quoted passages, or keeping catchy phrases or ideas in one's mind and replicating them without recalling that they are actuaUy someone else's. It is beneficial to examine your own writing to ensure that it 1s truly original in thought and word. Glatt Plagiarism Services has de vised a simple test to detect whether you may inadvenentJy have plagiarired. This test <http:// www......-....com/ self.cldecLhtm> is based on memory retention of text and is fr~ of charge. Instructors who suspect plagiarism in their classes may use the Internet as a detection agent So~ search engines. such as Alta VlS!a <http:/1 www.altawllta.dlgltal .com > and Hotbot <http:/ I - - . c - .>.mayassist inseardlingundlaracteristicphrasesthat may appear in a tat to determine whether the phrases may have been duplicated from elsewhere. OptionaUy, an instructor might employ an ou~ service, such as Plagiarism.org <http:/ / www.ploglortsm.org>, which checks submitted manuscripts against other documents on the Net to detect blatant instances of plagiarized text_ Unfonunately, there is no single way to prevent your own material on the Web from being plagiarized by others, but there are some tools to assist you in protecting the rights to your work. One possible solu · tion is to use Hyperstam ps <http:/ / www.hypentamps.com/ >. These are downloadable labels you can affix to Web documents specifying the limits of rights alJowed to others. They may range from free use to fuU international copyright. The Hyperstamps may be freely used. Chargeable services include serialized registration of documents or detection of possible plagiarism and/or copyright infringement. The best prevention of plagiarism ;. 'education. Learn tips for your own writing such as in Sharon Williams'"Avoiding Plagiarism" <http:/1 www . h a m II ton . e d u I ac a dem l c I Re s o u rc: e I W C I AvolcllngPiagi.t.html>. The University Libraries offers links to sites on proper citation of electronic resources <http:/ / ubUb.buffalo.edu/ libraries/help/ >, under the heading "Guid<s to Using the Internet ~ And for instructors. it may help to know locations of commerciaJ paper milb and to incorporate anti-plagiarism strategies into your cl~ planning. Both are offered by Bruce Leland at h1s "Plagiarism and the Web" sitt· <http:/ / http.ecn.bgu.eclu/ users/ mlblll/ wlu/ plaglorlsm.htm >. For assistance in cotwectrng co til l' World \Vidt> Web. cotit aCt tlu.' (.Tl Help Desk at 645 -3542. -Oebor• h Husted Koshlnsky and Rick McRae , Umvers:~ty L1brane5 �6 Rep a..._ October 2U!9J/VIUI.II. 9 ,~ 0 ber toa.npu~ facJil.. l 9 .$» tf ties, lncludh•g caM p us r etl detKa MMI s.e- crime- prevention and safety-awareness program. The Dcpanmcnt of Public Safety conducu a series of t ho • • In to- sdf-dtftnse, personal safety, na nce of ca •- and general crime preven- Annual Securl•t y :::.~:':.'~ 0 e pus facUlties. tion. Presentations= madt The cam- in the residenci halls, at cmpushas a Ptrsonal ploytt and student orienta· Saftty Commit- · tion programs. campus actec, which con- tivity fairs, and for campus ducu facilities au- bargaining units on r<questdits fromasafetyp<r· Tomaktammgtmcpts for a ,. ~.... spcctive. Deficiencies .,,, (>,. N co mplo · )t 0 f N e 'II ance with the re quirement s of the dons or other fedtral law, and in an oc:cu"""' on . _ policies concemhtg the efforttopromotethe ~·s .......-eoiiiCh personal safety of the aca - reports. demic communiry, the fol The Department of Publowing information ha s lie Safety is the university's been prepared for campus law-enforcement agency. It review. The information is has an offi~ on the North updattd on an annual basis Campus (Bissell Hall) and a and is available to all cu"ent sub -station on the South students and employees, Campus (Clement Hall) to and to prospective students facilitate the reporting, preand employees on requesc. vention and investigation of This report focuses on criminal activities and to university programs, prop- provide for prompt response erties and facilities owned to other emergencies. or controlled by the univerMembers of the academic sity. UB has campuses lo- community and visitors to cated within the City of Buf- the campus are encouraged falo and Town of Amhersl, to report crimes to the and .;,ch municipaliry has department's dispatcher by I w-enforcement agencies telephone (645 - 2222). a d maintains crime statis- C rimes and emergencies tiqs. For informa t ion on can also be reported by ussafety and crime in the lo- ing one of the campus' 28 ca l communities, conlact strategically located "blue the Dtpartment of Public . light" telephones that imSafety. (Consult the "Living mediately connect the caller Off-Campus" brochure pro- with Public Safety's dispatch duced by Commuter Str- office. This office is operated vices-Office of Student 24 hours a day, seven days a Life and the Personal Safery week and dispatches patrols Committee ). to emergency calls and to The univer sity is con · investigatereportsofcrimicerned about crime in the nal activity. A5 appropriate, community and works with th~ department in teracts local law enforcement agen - with local crisis -service cies in the investigation of agencies, law-enforcement crimes and the promotion o f safety-awareness pro- units, emergency healt hgrams aimed at redu cing the care agencies and prosecunumber of incidents. tors. The following •re the cur...... . . . _ pollct.s ...... rent campus polldes concerning ..w1ty- access f o r . . _ u o . - a c- I •••pedes ---- The,_.,.,-.. . . ... ~:~:;~~~:;:,o~s::~il~ UB C'-"'"' Slah,loc' Cu:lenda1· Yca1·.., l<J9:J ; These statistics reveal the nature.and frequency o( reporte\1 crime on the Univenity at BuffalO campuses. In ~ with the revised Campus Security Act. the more inclusive category o( sexual offenses• has now replaced that o( rape. In the category o( burglary, forced entries . , rare: the rnajority o( thefts are from unlod<ed student rooms. One o( the most challenging taslcs we have b to educate students to lock their rooms at all times. I I. . 1117 IIIII 0 0 Murder 0 llabbely 7 11 2 Aggravated Assault 19 10 . 8 151 2211 lulgllry 17 Motor Vehicle Theft H 26 ,. group presentation, call art idtntifitd and cor- · rected when reported. Campus communiry members . withsecurirycoocemsshould · contact tht Department of Public Safety diroctly. Moot campus facilities are open to the public under a- · isting campus policies. Residential areas are limited to residtntsandguesu.AUresi- · dential rooms = provided · with locks, an d exterior . doon are controlled through , a card rtader system. · PublicSafetydirectly.lnformatinn about Public Safety is also available on tbe computeriud campus-wid< information system "Wmgs," under "Universiry Services" or "Student Lift." . The Campus Personal Safety Task Force prepares an armual report on campus securiryfor review. The task force also conducu open farums, distributes printed information, and ammges for appropriate campus safetyTIM , _ . , . . . .....- · related signage. Tbt director . _ , . . . . _ _ . . . . . , · oftheDepartmentofPublicSafetyservesascbairper... ••L <orce. . . -(I), tJoo .., _ , son o fth e t..... . . . . - , ......., tiMir In addition, safety and se_ . . . ......-......- curiryprogramsforstudents tJoo state leal pollee are offered by Residence Lift : - "' (II) " : and Student Life offices. Residential students discuss •II crt- to t1oo safety issues at nlandatory 1 poll<&- tho - - " ' • · floor meetings and art propollee -">· vided with securiry-related Public Safety personnel printed materials. Student have the full state authonty Life conducts orientation to enforce and investigate all programming on campus, laws and regulations. The which indudt securiry infordepartment is in daily con- mation in printed studtnt tact with the Ciry of Buffalo guidebooks, distnbution of and Town of Amherst police a personal-safety brochure, a departments, the Erie sexual-assault prevention Counry Sheriff's Office and brochure and related presenthe New York State Police. tations on these topics. The The department maintains presentations are conducted 24-hour-a-day radio and by Student Life, Public Safety teletype contact with area and the Uruversiry Counsellaw-enforcement agencies. ing Center. Jurisdiction of campus . _ .._.__t r--. of •"" ,.::::r::;.:... <-• law enforcement ~rsonnel as peace offietrs is limited to the campus and highways that are adjacent to or trave] through the campus. Personntl may engage in "hot" pursuit into the surround- _,_,of.-. ....,_.....,..__ .. ..... . IJIM ,.._....,_to de11t1 •nd ••ployHs to sh•r• retpotulltlllty for ..wlty- tho -own -.yofotloon.- ---..,oll- ___ . __ .. • ducrlptlon of crl- Public Safety personnel conduct crime-prevention and aw=ness programs for the campus encouraging mernben of the communiry ~.-~---.. io"' take responsibility for 1 . 1 2 -Forcible their own safety. They 9 t2 0 -Non-fordblo screen saftty videos; distrib· t6 12 3 Bias-Related Crimes ute printed materials; dis .--hr. cuss safery topics with stu~ 2 0 4il!uor Law violation dent, faculty, and staff z 5 L groups; publish safery alerts. ~ 0 2 -Weapons possession and participate in campus• Tlw carrgory ofwual olfen~~> indldes lotdbl< acts (ropo. lotdbl< wide safety events. sodomy. s~xuol obust and stMual misconduct) and non-fordbft · The campus has an active acts (SIUruto<y,..,.. ina>~ artaln a>~~> of wcual ~- ___ "stet•·---· . _ _____ ··---·-of __ _ ........ ---· ....--.-...__ ., _.__ .......... The followl il• d escriMs . - . _ policy ,.. .... ~ ..... •••tof ,..,_... ....., ... ._., --efuyol...... * - 1- The campus complies with state and federal"laws · regarding the possession, sale and consumption of alcohol and illegal drugs. AU students are provided with : an annual Drug Free · Schools and Community · Act compliance statement, · which dttails ~pus policies, treatment ansi counseling programs, and education efforts. Faculry and Staff members receive this statement and the campus Drug Free WorkpJ:oce Policy. For additional copies of these policies, contact Stu. dent Affairs (542 Capen Hall) or Personnel Services · (108 Crofts HaU). . · · vices wiU provide a Crisis . Services Sexual Assault Advocate, .and f~e officers = available to assist at all times. Victims also have the right to change their academic _and livin_g si~tions and wiU be a5S!Sted m doing so if they choose. In the ~t of a sexual ~ult, II IS IMportant that ev1dence be preserved. Information concerning \!> uniy~tfs =--=--=--= . . sexUal .dsault"protocol and .._...to _ _ . . . . -. · prevention are availablt in a Tbeuniversiryconducua number of universiry bro: number of training and in- dlures, which r<CQve widt forma~on programs to fa- . ~~~~~b~tl~~~o: r~"::'r':t~~ miliarize faculry, staff and : sexual assault information students with the proced ures to follow should a line (6-4 5 -3411 ) for inforse:m.al assault occur. These mation on action to take in the event of a sexual assault, programs are conducted by options in reporting andrethe Public Sdery, Universiry sources available to a victim. Health Services, Studtnt ., •TIM . - - . h W 's UII\Li<e, and by stuu.out groups pos policy o• tl-.ly ,._ including the Anti - Rape · ports Task Force and the Sexual- · ....., .. - ( _ . . . . ity Education Center. Resi - to _ _ , _ _ .._ d ent stud ents a tten d man - ••forc••••t that...,~ • pol-TIM , _ . , . II W 's <em- datory floor meetings on tlal threat to other st.this topic and it also is cov- or ...,._._ Sooch pus policy ............. . ered in the university's ori- ,.....tl . . be,..........to throoo!lh ..... - - entation sessions. 9_.. In lty Ul stto<lent s . Students are. informed that in the event of a sesual -<Wiy pertldplotloog ... .......... .,~ assault, the universiry wiU The Department of Pubpus ............... fotdud.. impose maximum disci- lic Safety publishes a weekly plinary sanctions. It advises lis!ing of crime on campus the victim of his or her that details the date, time, Local community law-en- rights to notify law-enforce- location· and offense of all forcement agencies are en- ment authorities and the campus criminal incidents. couraged to monitor and re- universitYs willingness to The listing is circulated to spond to criminal activities assist in such a notification. campus offices and is sumtngaged in by off-campus If victims wish to press marized weekly in the stustudents and student orga- charges, the univeniry wiU dent newspaper, The Specnizations. The campus par- arrest and .charge the ac - trum. ticipates in a neighborhood cused offender on campus. In addition , Public Safety Disciplinary action could advisory board to monitor uses the student newspaper, indudt dismissal from the student activity in the area Tht Spectrum, telephone university. The accuser and surrounding the South calls, posten and local methe accused wiU have their Campus. Law-enforcement dia to communicate more legal rights maintained, inpersonnel and community urgent securiry information cluding the same right to leaders are invited to meet have othen present during and can provide bulletins to annually with student orgadisciplinary bearings, and departments and units on nization leadtrsbip, particu- both wiU be infonned of the crime activity as warranted. larly the.campus fraternities outrome of any internal and Proportd by: and sororities. external proceedings. The Olfict of tht V"ICt Pmidtnt to< Students are advised if victim is notified of avail - Studtnt A/foin ond tht Dtport· thty are apprehended for a able counseling, mental mtnt of Public Soltty In compli· violation of a law of the health and other services, onct with tht ftdtrol Sfudmt community, state or nation, both on camp us and in tht Right-to-Know Ofld CDmpu1 Stit is the un,versitfs position community. Public Safety curity Act (Titlt I~ not to request or agree to · and Universiry Health Ser- ntU ond CDmpu1 S«urity). special consideration for the 9/98 _ __ __,_......., _....., __...... ____ .,. ..,........ .,,._ __ to._,. ._ <- _._ _ _..,_ .........,___ __ ........... •t••ct••> ... -of-- ...,_ --.- rlty-----. -ing community. . TIM.--.-- student becauseofbisO.. her student slatus. Students who violate a local ordinance or any law risk the legal penalties prescribed by civil authorities. A...,,.. �October 7119!1Nul.30.II.9 Rep odes I Letter from ~ President • • • SporlsRe cap~Ot~all • Parameters on pofuical C3ll1~10111ng, r -o--.. . . . . ""':· ToW c-muoolty _ . , _ ., Election Day-Nov. 3-ls fast approaclting.lu we mark the dO«: of the 1998 election qde. and in thelighl of the university's ongoing work within a political environment. it is appropri.ite to remind UB 47, Canisiu• 0 The Bulb had a school-record 486 yards on the &round and posuod """' fim shutout sinc.e 1991 . dominatin& crosstoW'n rtvaJ Canrsius Conep. 47...0.befor-e a crowd d 20,079 on Satu.-d>y "'&ht In UB Sudium. The Bulls (4-J) also had a school-record 628 yards d roa~--...ln <he pmo. The last""""" !hat <he Bulls had posted was a 49-0 win""'" Duquesne on No>. 2. 1991.MA>ack)osh Roch lod <he pount U8 ....... pmo wtd1 a """'-Nato Ill yards on 17 ames m scon!d his ninttl toue:hcicMn oi the seascn Sophomore tailback Theron Walke.- added a career-hlat> 96 yards on I J ames.whUe freshman D2't'kt Schmicli had 12 carries for 74 yv-ds as U8 . . . . . an lnlpressNe 7.5 yar<ls pe' ca"7. The Bulls put <he pmo _., .....- <he end .d the lint hall as .....,.. split end wllo had scoo-.d eatieo- on a JO.yant-.e, Qliod his second rushrc <oochdown d <he game on a 52-yanl ...,olfat.kepu>twtdliu't:Oloogo. jun;ot- fbnke.- Drew Haddad had a pair of touchdown receptions. a 40-yvder from Chad SaJisbury in the >e<ond q=w- and a 17 -yam if such circumstances give either the reality or appear· ance of ooercion. UB personnel should not solicit such contributions. nor attempt tn compel any other political action or vote, from those individuals over whom they have supervisory authority. No university telephones, faus, supplies, letterhead, postage or other state resources of any kind ~be: used for political purposes. These and other restrictions are primarily contained in section 74 of the Public Officers Law, Section I 07 of the Civil Service Law and Section 17- 158 of the Election Law. Copies of these New York State laws are available for pickup at the circulation desk of Lockwood Library and the Law Library (205 O'Brian Hall) on the North Campus, and at the circulation desk of the Health Sciences Library on the South Campus. It is important to understand that, pursuant to state laW, political activities on state time or property may subject employees to criminal prosecution and thel~ss of employment. We at UB should be: willing and eager to take an active part. in the political processes of our community, state and oountry. lt is critically important, however, that such activity be pursued as individuals and within proper parameters as established by the laws of the State of New York. Thank you for your careful attention to these issues and absolute compliance with applicable restrictions. -R. P'esident ourselvesof~importantparameterspertain­ ing to political fund-raising and other campaign activities by or among university personnel Such parameters are found in state law, and it is essen· tial that,VB employees stay within them. 1l>is Jetter is not intended as a com~ review of existing law on the topic ofpolitical activities by state employees. but is intended to respond to several practical inquiries raised in the current.election campaign. Your attention to, and oompliance with, the following points are of great impor!ance: There must be a dear separation between political campaign activities and the performance of duties as emplo~es of the State University of New York. Political activities, including fund-raising, may not be: conducted on state property or state time. No political fund-raising tickets may be sold, purchased or transferred on campus, inside or outside of buildings. Similarly, no money or checks may be paid or collected on campus for such purposes. Moreover, university employees are prohibited from soliciting political contributions in off-bow. and off-campus from other university employees, 7 1<>1-_ ATHLETE OF THE WEEK strike in the third quarter. The Bulls defense ncked up a seuon-hl&fl (ou, quanerl>acl< sacla In the pme. Fr-eshman linebac:lo" Chris Shelly had tigllt toddes (five solos), wlllleiLW>iol" josh Tl'exle' llad ef&trt a.ddes and his first intercepdon of me seuon. UB also got lnurcepdons from~ jeff t.awr.nce and Eric Pipl<ins. The Golden GriffinS di'O'Ie to a fimandpl atthet\1111'0 bte In the founh quarut", but~ thwarted wtth two quasurl>acl< sacla and an lntercepdon by Plpldns on 411>-andgoaht the 17. Volm~~all co-. UB I, Marshall] uao, Ohio 3 The women's ~ team was unable to pt a t1id-Americ::an Coderence wtn at home ll'ols -losrc IX>- Ohio~ (12-15, 11-15,+15) and Manhaii( U)-15, 12-15, 15-7,9-15). mstvnanoua;dohlaorKa!SI-.Iolshadfj,. 1 I Soccer - WOMt)I'S U8 0, C e ntnJ H ichi1an l C......... to H ~.m~~n Ofsease. Dr. Roberto 8ruzzone, Pasteur Institute; Neurovirology and Nervous System Regeneration Unil 114 Hochstetter. 4 ~.t::~~oo!t.~~i~~ Or. ..........,........ Alhlslng Early Assur1lnce Program fo r S<hoot. 330 Student Union. 5:30-7 p.m. F.... Sponsored by AaderNc A<Msemont Center-l'reprolessionol ~Elaine~~;:;r~;rmtion· Donee-. ~Donce~25. Dept "'Thoatro and Danco, Center fOI' _ _ _ , EIQoonw.at or popllltand ~ """"'- k wil be on di5ploy In <he Ughtwoll C.lley, Centeofof<heArn, lfvough June. 1999. c..g Helfotd, ..,.., Hendenon, NestO< The Creative Craft Center ~i nning Nov. 2 offers !all W<>tbhops in basic and intennediate pottery, basic b'ack and 'Nhite photography, ba5ic and advanced color pholognplly, creative photography, amera use and operation, darluoom techniques, bask drawing, textHe design (Shiborltechnkjues). knitting .00 crocheting. 9uUting, ::n!~er:g~~~~ng. JX)ttery for children and mixed media for children. AI worlGhops run one night a 'Neek for sbl weeks from 7-10p.m. Fees are S30forU8 st-and sso 101' .. othets. Early Wgnup ts advised. Chilcnn's dasses ru1 on Saturday from 10a.m.-Noonand 1-3 p.m. MKI-American Con'"'-:e outing. junio< fullbacl< Enc M-.ola scon.d <he lone p i for UB. Bufb)o ~ outShot 26--12 In the game. Ughtwoll Gd<oy, Will insplr<d by cartoon. Noti cai645-Ntl5. UB I, Akron 5 The Bulls men's soccer team dropped •u match against hostAkron. S--l .ln Friday's ~r""'~galler);~acryfic fTliJRit. .....tlk:h «Mn ~walls of the Cr.tt Center F• WcM11Jhops P\blc SI 0, SllJdents S5. For"""" Michipn 2 MEN ' S MMtt DMn Yea's instM&Ition, EJ Gtoominltor, is descrbed "as •a great liquid blob lulling llvoogh space and -City Ver$ion City, • casual survey of Toronto art, gue:R<ur1ted by John M.tSSer, is on displly In the UB M C.llety's Fku .00 Second Roo.- Gollori<s, CFA, through Dec. 20. Artist> repmentod lnci<Jde ""'""" Dnlmln-. 8 p.m. Gener.ol ua l, W estem The UB Bulls women's 50Ccer team 'ost w host Central Hlchipn. l~. on Friday. and defeated houWestem Mkhipl. 3-2. in an OYertime dlriMer on Sunday. ~man goalkeepe' Jaime Adams made eight steps In Friday's loss. In Sunchy's MAC match apinstWestem Michigan, sophomore forward Paula Ustrani scored the winninc goal in OYe:rUne on a penalty kick. Sophomores Heather Collins and A.rrt'{Woods scored the Bolt's oc:her t'NO pis. Conno!dns: From i - - ldls,tllree se<Vice aas and II dip In the loss .pr.t OhiO.SI-.Iols and Heolher Borlusi ~ lor J I lcills and 17 dip to lead <he U8 ellon apnst ManNI. LrossLount~ The 'W0f1""1en's cross councry {2afn ~ted 10 the bst.em CO.!epateAINeoc: Conl..-.nce Championships In NewYori< City on Friday.The Bulls placed 5dl (167 polna) out ol26 squads. Sophomore 61een R= was UB~ tOpfVdsher (18th. 19: 19). Senkw- l..a.ura Folckemer followed ~ behind juntOr l'1arie ~ u they finished 27th and 26th. ~. The men's squ:;ad accumubted 291 point1 for an I Ich-pb.ce finish at the Cenu--al CollegiateS u Western Michipn l..lniYerstty on Friday. Sophomore Tony David placed 28dllor the Bull's top finish ~:.o~~::~lavln. ~s:'~~"e:;:~~ey- Anda ~~t!: ~~~~ Turino. BrieBy Houn for the UB M Ga!Sery and the ~=.~~~~h ~~~~~:·~~5 1 Pre-retirement Planning Seminar p.m., Sundays. - Art 11-.nsltlon• Art Tramition.s, an examinatk>n of the art procen, will be on view_in the Art Penonnel Services l.s Offering t h e th ird semiannual Pn.• Retlrcmenl Sem in ar for e mpl oy~ interested in drvdoptn~ a strategy for .1 fin.111 dally sucn'S.Sful retirement. Th is darlong !W.·rmnar, lor pc:opk hl.·twct·n the ages of 30and 49, will be held on No\'. 6 rn tht• t :entt•r forTonll)fn)'' ~~.'~Zo.~~i~'"' ~7~~!~-P-~-~~~.~f:a~~-~- ~ - Creative Cntt Center i:s located at 120 filmcxo.- ~North Campus. For more Won-nation ai64S-243-4, ~ 1-Sp.m.and 7-l Op.m. Exhibits ~ Claulfled Civil Keyboord Speclolist I (SG-6)- -~~~::~6=~~Atd, Une 12042. on the North Campus. The program is scheduled trom R:30a.m. 4 p.m h will fea t ure presentations by representauves from th e New Ynrl.. State Employees' Retirement Sy~tem and the optmnal rt'tlrt•ment program T IAA -C REF, as well as tvtET Li fE. Aetna Inves tment ~t'l vices, The Copeland Companies and the Sooal Sccunty Admuw. trati on . Also featurt>d will be representa t ive~ from Amcrh.:an Exprt'" Financial Advisers and John Han cock FinanCidl St•rvlt.t'.\. If you are a member of a retirement system and <lrt' t"lctwc:t'n tht· ages of 30 and 49, you received an announcement on or .1hout t ltt 19. Seat ing is limited, so make your reservations as )oon dS pm)lihlt: If yo u are interested in a ttending you must mail a rese r vatton form to Co nfe ren ces and Special Events in 202 C rofts Hall. If you hJw an)' questions, please contact caU Brian Hines at Human Resource Services, 645 -2646, ext . 11-4 or <bhlnes••vpc.buffa lo.edu >. �8 Repo..._ Orta erltl!I!I/VtUI.Ie.!l . . lllunday 22 _..,. ........ -.g~AobortGrono< ~~~~S-';10.· AKIT-.Mp Introduction to the GNU ErMa Editor on Unix. 2-4 • ~. m. Registrotion and S10 - ~=-~-~~ " AKIT-.Mp . Internet Re:sowces.: . Ploc:es- Sutflng lhe Web, Port . ~i~~~~Fc!~ Information, =·3540. Tuesdlty ....,.. ColloquMn 27 ~=-~•and lhe s.JperTidlonc:e of :. Univ. ~~.sg;:~'f:· 228 NallJral Scionce5 . Complex. 3:45 p .m. Free. .............., ColloquMn =~~the Pol6cs. Prof Arnot Bileu!U lstael. 280 Pirt. 4 p.m. ~ - ~.:~m~.:l.'101 =!~~ - ~~m'"<ular ............ Theatre and Donee, Center for the Arts, o..ma Theatre. 2 ~;~."~\=~?rc~t,it Information, Call 645-ARTS. ....,.._ Monday =~-:. · (;ollnid. Medical Research host. at 645· 2887. c-cert • COl Shlhlm. ..,., - . : ~~irw.-~.~ """"information, calt\45-2921 . D.nce liB-.. off-ampus-pttndpol sponson. Listings ... no a.ter tt... noon on lhe 1horJdooy ......-. _.............,._ Zodlaque Danc2 c~ of E-ts .. <Imp:// www.buffolo.- / .-!login>.- ofsp<Ke-tlooos,not . . <--be .-tslnlheelec:tnonk lnduded In !he Reporter. Introduction of the exhibit. Urbanism of District Six, a r~~T=~cape Prof. Kiron Lalloo, )ame5 Dyett Gallery, 335"Hayes Hall, South ~c!..ro.g';d",.Am..,. ~~~~~~0, C-ert f~U.·~~S12, S9, ---· information, all 645-MTS. ==--~~ ond Doner, Conte< 10< the Am, Dnma- 8 p.m. General Public S10, Studonts SS. For more information, calt\4.5-N!TS. WNYT-.oloaY Tools ond G.-lines f0< CreotM Thlnldng ond J. Puccio, Ph.D., Oif'Ktor, Center for Studies in creativit)' at Buffalo State College. Center re36~3o~.~1r· ~~:.~~ _Information, coll636-3626 . E.lthlblt:ArdoltoctunPionnlng The Urt.onlsm of District Six-Cope Town, SOUth Atrial. )ame. Dyett Gallery, 335 Hayes. 9 a.m.·S p.m. Free. --· c......- =~ =s~·· ~~i>~:~S::.For - more lnfonnation, CAlli Ann McLelan at 64S-2251 , ext S21 . AKIT-.Mp Introduction to M.-ny. 10 o.m.-Noon. Reglsntion and ~ o Home P:1fc Using ~!n:i~~­ .,_~c­ UnMnlly ot lluffolo Trorni>oOe Choir. Dept. d Music. Sloe. 8 p.m. Hee. For more lnfonnation, cai64S.2921. ~~-... Advisement Conte<. 145A Student Union. 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Acodemlc: A<Msement Center and career =~=~~J;.t" 6125. - 5-..IA<ture D9llng with the Crime of AportiiOid: The Truth ond R.__Proc:essln South Alllao. Prof. john Daniel, Univ. d~. South Africo. 502 Part. 1-2:30 ~~~by=- lnfonnation, col Cloude Welch, 645·2251 ext417. AKIT-.Mp SPSSforWindows:- ~:;:~1~lg~ -Uw-- =-3~':""" Information, cu.......t Issues Related to the FDA. Peter Borton Hutt. Covington and Burling. Center for the Arts. 4 p.m. Frft. Sponsored by schools d low ond Medkine and lliomedicol Sclenc.,. For more Information, call Sheila Shulman, 645-2584. =:---...-, ~-~­ Prof. Neil Denlri, - Coli!. lnstlllJte ol AR:hlt«tt.n. . 114 Wonde. 5:3G-7 p .m. Free. .... _....,. =-~':""" Information, =-~~~ Natural Sciences Complex. Successful Teoms. Fronk Coccia and £d ~ Studont ~~.:..,~~~ttr. ~.~~:l~o~ ~~~~ ... Acedooftk-.- ~~~~ 23 =~~~AKIT-.Mp Ufe-.....ps Men's Soccer more information, caii64.5-N!TS. Friday 11 ~~sfo NO<th Campus. 3:45 p.m . Free. UB vs. Northern Illinois. RAC Fiekf. 7 p.m. Free. Public s10, Sluderib ss. For Cancldote ~~·~)'- ~-~Sc"'~~ Dnma- 8 p.m. General Problem~- (;efard for the on-line ..- c.lendar ~~the Architecture and Planning. ...-.Listings ..... ==-tCIInter _.,. .occeptod dvoolgh the =~~Asar--.. Dance PwfonnMtc:e p.m. Free. liD'. ';;111:4 .... ll*d jones Ololr' - Y - (H). Clvlstion Prigent, Plem ~ (». Screening Room. 4 p.m. fO< ~-Information, ¢oii64S. · lntrodudlooi to SurH>osed X· · Gramkidin A. Dr. Brian Bolidlardt, HiiYptman· ~U.~5~~ =~~~'":'c:iro/~ut .,....._c..,_orfor 25 ~··Socc• U8 .._ Kent Sboie. RAC f"teld. 1 · Woodward n.....-...-... ~~'!.Energy AKIT--.. 9-11 o.m.~ond$10 =~Ab~. · The StnKture of ActiYe lstlngs f o r - blldng CIMpnlstrJ ColloquMn -ID--bal. Sunday (;ood Eotlng: An Introduction to~-ond · Non Simpson, Locotion l1IA. 6t~,;o~ SponsoMf by . cDpus: Closslcs 1M. 'MIFO, Alon Hal-...., 7 p.m. - - John o..ldson.ln BUUY. Cen~ for the-. Moinsllge. .• 8 p.m. S37 .50, S35, U2.50 and S27 .50. For more Information, CAIII645-ARTS. all Student Life, 64S-6125 . c- Thursday S i e o - Dept. ciMuslc. Sloe. 8 p.m.-- For""'"' 29 information. cal645-2921 . ...., John ll.wldso!lln IUUY. Center for the Am, Molnstage . 8 p.m . U7.50, U5, U2.50 ond S27.50. For more information, caR 645-ARTS. Wednesday 28 __,. ... - ll*d jones Ololr- =.=-'A~ aemens. 10 Lm. For more information, coii64S.3810. ASOT-......, ~.:.tt~30~ s Roglstnltion ond 10 deposit roquired. For more information, coN 645-3540. ........,.c-.- ~-~~~ 280. 3 p.m. fO< ITiore ~]~wagner, ~-,..., � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LIB-UA043 Title A name given to the resource Reporter Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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In addition to massage and reflexology, Funfest's 'natural high' elleflts included soccer, volleyball, rock climbing, a bungee run and gladiator jousting. Scholarships bringing best and brightest to-UB Merit-based awards aimed at increasing the quality of undergraduate program lly SUE WIIETOIIII News 5Bvices Assodite Director cruiting the best and bright<St students to the un iversity. Similar cf. ity cou"" enroUment, sptcial-seminars and the opponunity to live in given to 143 freshmen. And for the first time this semesaward~ ORE than 500 freshmen who entered UB this fiilJ have receivM forts also are under way at other honors housing units. ter, UB has SUNY institutions. A total o£526 first-semesttt &esh- The bulk of freshmen enrolled in the Honors Program this fa1J- .. Merit -based Scholarships" of $2,500 a year for four years. Th~ sch_olarships of $2,500 or more-totaling more than $1.3 million thi s yearthrough several programs designed specifically to attract the best students to the university. One of these programs, a $2,500a-year, merit-based sch olarship that was added to the mix just this semester, has been credited by a senior UB administrator with reversing the decline in the profile of the entering class and making UB competitive with private institutions for the best students. The scholarships are part of a concerted effort at UB to compete with privafe institutions in re- menreceivedpartialscholarshipsof at least $2,500, a sum of$1 ,333,000 for the 1998-99 academic year. In addition.22freshrnenwereawarded full scholarships as Distinguished Honors Scholars and one student received the full Robert I. and Eleanor Z. Millonzi Honon Scholarship for the Performing Arts. Over the past few years, UB has increased both the numbers of stu · dents accepted into the University Honors Program and the amount of money awarded to those stu dents. Besides yearly scholarships, members of the Honors Program receive special programming, such as access to faculty mentors. prior- 157 students-were given awards of $2,500 a year for four years. In addition, 12 st udents are receiving $4,000 a year for four years, and seven st udents are receivi ng performing-and-creative-arts scholarshipsofS2,500ayearforfouryears. UB also has esiablished "Challenge Schotar.hips" that provide students with $2,500 for the first year. At the end of that year, they will be invited to join the Honors Program-and retain the $2,500 scholarship for the next three )'l'ars--1f they have a grade-point ave rage of 3.5, said Josephine Capuana, admin istrative director for the Ho nors Program. Those scholarship~ wen: awards. which are· offered to students who rank just below thelevd to qualify for the Honors-Program M 207 students orOlallengeScholanhips,arebased on cumulative high-school average through the junior year, rank in the graduating class and SAT or ACT scores, said David Cook, assistant director of admi.ssifms. Cook noted that the Admissions Office offered these scholarships to 838 applicants. with 207 enrolling, a yield of about 27 percent. Nicolas Goodman, v1ce provost for undergraduat e education , credits the merit·based scholar· ships ,.,.ith "'significantly" mcrea~ ­ c.Onu.-c~-...,.. University takes lead in community development By SUE WUETCHER News I Servic~ Associate Director T'S considered to be one of the most ambitious community-development initiatives ever undertaken in Western New York. The strategy is for UB to take the lead in tackli ng the myriad o f community problems- housing , business development and education among them-affecting the neighborhoods surro undin g the university's South Campus. And after four years of planning. and barely more than a year after the formaJ announcement of its creation and game plan, the Uni versity Commu nit y Initiative is well under way in irs efforts to sta bilize, rebuild and revitalize the neighborhoods. Spearheaded by UB, UCI os a collaboration bctw~n the university, the Ci ty of Buffalo a nd the Town of Amherst, and perhaps the most visible example of US's public·service mission, of the univcr- of the co mponen ts of US's tnpar tile mission. But Gres ham .1sscrt ~ that public service is really appli ed sch o lars h1p. an exte ns ion or "stretching" of the tradi tional V IC'W of research and teach ing. Publi~ se nu.:l' takes all that vast knowledge that we have co llec tivel y vice president for here at the umverpublic service and sity and takes it out urban affairs .... We side the classroom. spent four years takes it outside the r•t.,..l-1 \"'-G .l. ST conceptualizing, .~T 1 C LE II>,\ SEP IES universi ty, and uses doing studies, asthe community as a se sing, analyzing, debating, and lab, if you will," she says. now we've finally come to a point Moreover, she says, the activit y where~ agree on a strategy. based that goes on in the applied setting on all of that research. and now should co me back and inform we ' re in the implementation what goes on in the classroomphase." the service-learning model that The notion of .. public service" occurs when students are sent out usually com~s third, behind re - into the field, something UB has search and teaching, in any listing been doing for years. -=========;, . L .. Publa~ H' r VICC rl'a Jiy IS a .:omplementar y act !VIl )' that an so many ways can enhance and t'A pand th e research an d teaching cx peraen ce. And Pr e~1 d en1 Willi am R Gremer n o te:~ that the great Mid wester~ un1ve rS 1t1 ~1he type of ubt ltUtl on that h e foc use-s o n when d escribing htS VISIOn for the future o f U B-" h ave demon strated that you can be b01h superb academica ll y. 10 term .-. nl you r teachi ng and your re-search, but also bt outstanding m term s of the way vou prov1de public ser VICC. Work bemg do ne by faculrv and staff in nearly all areas of the um · versity already demonstrates .. UB's strong commitment to developing knowledge for the benefit of people in our community and the State of New York." adds Greiner. c..u....~_,....,. �21 Rep w'tea October 29, 1!19l/Vul.ll,,..l0 BRIEFLY ,. - a d tD .... forthe,..., John J. Peradotto, Andrew V.V. Raymond Professor of Classics and a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, is an internationally recognized Homeric scholar. Apple-.- apon lor. 20........ .,_,., ........ lor tho lllpottlr. bogmlng In'"""' "1· The .,_,., Is apon "' ~ IIUdenlsonly. ond of. len • tulllon sd-.lp lor tho What piqued your Interest In t he ancient cultures? must-- spring-.......... . . One day in college. a fellow student who had gone to a Jesuit high school recited the first I0 lines of Homer's "Odyssey," which he'd been assigned ro memorize in his Greek class. That did it! I was snared for life. That was a language I wanted to learn. I took as much of it as I could, for a philosophy "1· Applconls lent Wrillng M s ; -... ~lopn!lomr:l . Applar1t>.,.. urged ID !l!nd ond CtNf:f ....... irnfne. ciolljy "' Owlsline ...,.. """""' - · 011.8- SeMces. 136 CroftS.Hoi. lkAblo, N.Y. 14260. - ~== major. Then, when the time came Poul lleiton, profesiOf emeritus in the Depoflment of Geology, wll be tho. speolrer lor to choose a graduate-school concentration, cloissics appealed to me because it was an area study, the first and maybe the only successful one. lt offered me an alternative to narrow specialization, allowing me to move freely through a range of subject areas in the ~ separate. but related, cultures of Greece and Rome: linguistics, literature, history, the visual arts, philosophy, ar· . -.......... c.olloqulum "The Gtealhouse Efhct onct Giabll a..Chongo:The calloqiOum. . __...,.tho __ Sc:hoallll"- _ , . . . ~ 4 p.m. In Hoi an the - ... behold ot 21 2 111 O'lriln c:.mpa. ...__ ..... chaeology. I mean, in what other Anllllll . . . . . . . be field can one move, as I did last week, from a graduate class where we did a close reading of 150 lines of Aeschylus' Agamemnon, to an undergrad uate honors class in Greek intellectual history where we discussed the philosopher Parmenides and Zeno's paradoxes? " - have claulall otuclles ehaftgad since you' ve In· -lnthefleld7 ............ ........_ __ _ . ..... .,CIIciaiiiNewo Sellfl:.lll . .' * - ' 111 liMII!r~ -~~~~-- ----__ --c.w-__ -------loallld lll 136 Crafts Hoi, Atmont. (716) 645-2626. _., _,,.. ., Suo- c t - . 'Mol .... DoNig -.,,.,.,., .......,_ l.cbo..- . Ccoldboum "-7-Sfllno -.Ndllnnlo When I began my graduate work back:in the '50s, there was a general disinclination in the profession to teach students other than those in· terested in language study. Since then, economic necessity has stimulated the profession to realize the educa· tiona! merit in teaching a variety of general, non-language courses, such as classical mythology, literature in translation, ancient history, to men- lion but a few. Another, and perhaps more significant,change is the open· ing up of the profession to interdis· ciplinary perspectives in scholarship. something in which, hy the way, the -UB classics department played a lead· ership role in the founding of the joumaiAmhwa bock in the lau! '60s. We published, for <xample, the first oollection ofstudies on women in the ancient world. Following that _.. special issues on sud! topics as popu.· !arion policy in Plato and Aristotle, classical Literature and contemporary rnodtsofanalysis,semiotiaand classical studies, rethinking the classical canon, Roman ~and <Xll'p(lC.al discourse, and the challenge of the conli<M:rsial book"lllackAthena," to mention only a few. CMI--- WMt ......,......_......._, todoly frGm sudo .. - · . o.lpuey"7 That is a question for a lifetime of answers! But to concentrate on the one <xample you cite, it is not acddental that' ..., use the term "odyssq" to signify an arduous intdlec- tual or spiritual quest. Where Homer's "Iliad" brilliantly explores the heroic urge for comp<titive acellence, its beauty and its potmtial for tragic loss, the "Odyssey" seeks to define quieter social and cooperarive virtues, such as wisdom, justice, courage, temperance, endurance. Besides.being a darn good stol')fo it lays the groundwork for a history of cultural rellectinn on the self and its relation to others, a history that we have yot to cease from. What - of clauk.al study do you ..... pM'tJcoolartJ .... evant to t.....,.., otudents7 To a classicist-<Jctually to any hu· manist-"relevance" is a nasty word, unless you redefine it to include the development ofskiDs and values that havelong-tenn, not always tangible. outcomes. One big lesson classical study teaches is alternative perspectiV<S on the world When you read Sophocles' powerful representation of the obscurity of fate and then go on to read the historian Thucydides. with his sense of rationality at risk to chance, you comeawaywith twodramatically different ~ions of the world. Butbothoftliem,and Homer, and the Pmocralic pbilos<lpbon.and Euripidescombin<d give us a picture ofthe world that is~atodds with thost who have believed that somehow in this 'life or the non; morally ifnotmaterially, there is saJ. vation, 0< if not that, at least that there is something at theworld'sboart that responds to our hopes and desires and rnak£s sense of them. This is no vision for Pollyanna. but it is one today's students owe it to thanselves to consider, ewn if they ncYer adopt it. HoW II-~ of daulo _..__7 ~Ill··--· We have lost considerable stm>gth in areas sucli as Byzantine studies, tenual aiticiam and paleograpby, mainly·because of retirements. In place of that we have chosen to develop archaeology into a major program that now attracts consi4ttable numbers of graduate students. We need now to recoup the stmlgth in language and literature that the outside world identifies us hy, largely because of the joumal, Amhusa. .. _ You'" .,ot a fNIIl w.lo , _ ,.... __ _.... t . . . . . --~_,- ., ...._ .... a..·s - l o b . - t o ancient aolturas7 It is an oxymoron (see, you're speaking Gred!) only if you've bought into the stereotype (more Greek!) of the classicist as someone who cherishes cultural lag as a point of pride. It's simply not the case. Classical studies has been in the forefront of technological applications to scholarship and peda· gogy. We were, I believe. the first among literary and historical dis· ciplines to exploit the potmtial of CD-ROM technology in producing the "Thesaurus Linguae Graecae." a CD· ROM containing all of Greek literature from tht beginni ng througll th...ixth<mtury G.E.. together with dcdicoled fwd· wan: to perfonn lishtning-fast sean:bes.Anolber CIOllllple is the Perseus Pr.oject, an evolving digital library of resouras for studying the ancient world on CO-ROM and on the Web, ineluding ancient t<:xU and translations, philological tools, mapo, ~ illustrated art cata· logs and secondary essays on topics like vase painting. One can, for example, bring up the Gred text .of Sophocles' "Antigone." together with an English translation, did< on any word for a complete morphological analysis and links to a fuD-sakGreek-EnglishleDcon, as well as images and detailed data of rdevant archaeological sites and art objects. ---...., tel - .-....& .... (...,. . _ _ _ , Uilas)7 Depends on which of the Greeks you read. To me, as I've said. one of the moot attracth<e featura of classical cuJtUn, is its bold refusal !0 leave anything out. For every· one on 'qne side of an issUe, y<iu can find someone else on the other. this is thO case with their take on technology. For ~e eighth<mtury B.C.E. conservative BOeotian · fi[JD.er-poet Hesiocl, Prometheus, the firebringer and god of r.dmology. is a vlllainous tricbter, upsetting or circumventing what a farmer would have called the "nonnal." traditional rdation between la9or and its fruits. By contrast, for the fifth-ctntury Athenian dramatist Aescbylus, citiun of a thriving. democratic industrial poWer, Prometheus islqelyrepresented as a creative culture hero-<>ne who needs to learn """"tact, to be sure, and ~ for estaJ>. lished order;but still a hero. Plant-based fat may help fight pros~te cancer By LOIS IIAIWt News Services Editor UTRITION researchers at UB have provided the first evidence that ami· nor plant -based f~t called 8-sitosterol appears to play a role in inlubiting the growth of hu· man prostate-cancer cells They found.that the phytosterol 8sitosterol, a fat abundant in vegetar· ian diets, enhan= an intracellular signaling system that tells cells not to divide. The study showed a 28 per· cent inlubition ofprostate-can= cell growth after being exposed to 8-sitosterol for five days in vitro. Atif Awad, head of UB's Nutri· N tion Program, presented the re· suits on Sunday at the Sixth Inter· national Conference of Anti-Can cer Research in Kallithea, Greece. "This phytosterol replaces some of the cell membrane's cholesterol, which changes tht membran e lipid composition in such a way that signal transduction (second· ary messenger activity) is stimu- lated, and that activation inhibits cell growth." Awad explained . " If cell proliferation can be stopped before it becomes uncon trolled, cancer can be contained . When we treated prostate-cancer cells with phytosterols, cell prolif· eration was inhibited. We have found the same effect in vitro with breast and colon -cancer cells ... This activity may help to explain why vegetable fats. such as olive oil, in the diet reduce the risk of devel· oping certain cancers, Awad 'said. The work of Awad and colleagues is grounded in epidemiologic stud· its showing that prostate cancer is less common in Asian countries where diets are primarily vegetarian, and that rates increase when these people migrate to western societies where rates are higher and diets art primarily animal-based. Working with sterols, a group of minor lipids. Awad andcollcaguesset out to examine theactionofthemain plant steroi--J!..siti>sterol-<md the main animal steroi-<holesterol-on prostate-cancer cell growth. · In previous work, they identified activation of a cell-signaling path· way called the sphirlgomyelin cycle as one of the inhibitors of cell groWth. The UB researchers felt that increased levels of 8-sitosterol may amplify the signaling capability of two enzymes that act as second roes· sengers in the sphingomyelin cycle. thus in=asing its inhibi)Ory action. To test their theory, the re searchers supplemented human prostate-caAcer cell tissue in vitro with either cholesterol or 8 -sito- sterol and monitored cell growth. They also measured activity of the secondary messenger enzymes. Results showed there were 28 percent fewer cancer cells after five days of 8 -sitosterol treatment, co mpared to tissue cultures supplemented with cholesterol. This inhibition ofcell pro1ikralion was accompanied hy a 50 percent increase in the activity of one enzyme. The second enzyme showed a 31 percent increase in activity after one day of treatment; an increase of II pen:ent mnained after five days. "If we know how phytosterols work, we can advise people bow to modify their diets to reduce their risk of prostate cancer, or we could eventually design drugs to target this syStem," be said Phytosterols are used widely in Europe to treat enlarged prostate (benign prostati< hyperplasia), Awad said. and are known to lower the risk ofcardi<msculardiseasehyinterfering with choltsterol ~ Jl., sitosterol is abundant in unrefined vegetableoils,sudtasvirgin olive oil Also contributing to the resc;a.rch _,Y<qmeiGan,a~studeqt in nutrition. and CarolS. Fink. clinical assistant prokssor of nubition. �OctDber 29.1!!1/VolJO,11.10 Repariar 3 New Pulitzer Prize-winner Mueller to present Silverman Reading Stamp Unveiled It ..... dooAlle oelebndon Sau.rdOy fer l.6lda ~ lefr.b.nder and chaDr d UB's ~Dance Co~ ... .-bolotOll> had Ia national~ In the Dnma Theatre, C".enair fer the IVa. The IJI1IIelllng colndded with Zodiaque's 2.5d> ..-.atyand more than eo Zodioque a~<.nv; aaaldedthe~­ rV'ot Is jan1e 1'1)1 "'"~"'" d st3mpS and reall tor the Erie County Branch d the U.S. Pos~ Service. h Preparing faculty for Access '99 Educational Technology Center expected to be ready by spring By SUE WVETCHU tivity tools, such as Microsoft Office. In briefing senators on the sta Educational Technology tus of Access '99, Tufarie.Uo noted Center to help faculty that the ..equity" issue is one that members prepare for the Educational Technology Advinext fall's student-ac- sory Committee, which he heads, cess-to-compu g initiative--now has been very concerned about known offici ly as Access '99and is "addressing forcefull y." should be in lace by the spring seHe mentioned the U8 ROCS promester, the gram (UB Recycles Old OJmputt:rs) the initiative t that refur~:artd upgra<ks older computers from throughout.US. as Ex<cutivt OJ Joseph Tufarie lo, senior vice well aS fromoutside donors lila: Rich provost for educati na) technology, Prod_ucts 0Jrp.•. that wiJ\ be made said the center, to located on the available to students who can demsecond floor of Capen Hall in the onstrate 6nancial hardship. He also said a Standards COmmitScience and Engineering Library, will oversee the faculty-develop- tee, headed by Stuart Shapiro, chair ment component ~f Access '99. It of the Department ofOJmputer Sciwill offer faculty members short ence and Engin=ing, is investigatcomputing courses and access to ing hardware and software packages equipment they might need, such to determine the types of equipment as scanners and CO-ROMs, and that will be recommended to stuprovide graduate students who will dents. Once those standards are set, assist faculty in their offices on such they will be used to negotiate with projects as designing Web pages. manufacturers the best possible The cen ter, which will be prias for students who choose to buy headed by David Wtllbern, asso- their own syst<mS, he added ciate dean for educational techno!· Student training is another im· ogy in Jhe OJIIege of Arts and Sci- portant component of the access ences, also will manage what initiative, Tufariello said Thfariello called the "course team The Educational Technology Adapproach" -focusing on the visory Olmmittee will help to coclasses in Fall 1999 that will have ordinate the variow training prolarge freshman enrollmenu, such grams that already exist on campus, as "World Civilization• and intro· including those offered by Olmputductory courses in chemistry, psy- ing and Information Technology, the libraries and UBMicro. That inchology and computer science. "The idea really is to focus on formation will be posted on a Web site for easy access to all, he said thos~ courses and to make s ure In additiOn, tht university will that the faculty in those courses arc prepart'd for the access initia- initiate the STAR (Student Techtiv<as it begins in Fall '99," he said. nical Assistants in Residence) proIn addition, the center will fa - gram where trained students will cilitate some travel for faculty to staff help desks in th e dorms. co nferen ces a nd univ ersities Voldemar lnnus, senior associwhere the access initiative already ate vice president for university services and UB's chief informais under way, he said. Access '99-the major focus of tion officer, told senators that the UB's information technology strat- IT Steering Olmmittej!, which he egy for Fall 1999-will require that heads, is ..observing and advising" all incoming freshmen have access . the Educational Technology Advi1'0 a comput~r. The initiative will sory Committee o n the stud ent· permit faculty' to require studenu access initiative and ways to en· to use computer resources.. and wiU han ce faculty development. allow units to incorporate comHe described the variow ways the puter resources comprehensively steering oommittee is helping to support Aaxss '99 "from an -infrastrucinto their programs. ...._ Tufariellosaid that students will be ture point ofvi<w," including increasasked to "beoome acquainted with, ing the siu of the modem pool to and somewhat proficient" in the ust' 1,000 from 450 to ease dial-in access of email, Web searches and produc- to the UB server from off campus News SeMces Associate Director A and upgrading the public labs, including the new labs in the Undergraduate and Lockwood bbraries. Claude Welch, SUNY Di stin guis hed Service Professor in the Department of Political Science who was serving as the .. voice" of Fac ult y Se nau C hair Pe ter Nickerson, who attended the meet· ing but was silenced by a case of laryngitis, told FSEC members that the se nate 's Compu te r Services Olmmittee would be asked to pursue two charges during the coming year. They are w continue to ad· vise the senilte on the progress of Access '99, and to track the ways in which facul ty development is being .. enhanced so as to take advan· tage of the new (IT) ca pacities and use them effectively in our educational programs," Welch said. Robert Straubinger, associate professor of pharmaceutics and chair of the Computer Services Committee, raised a number of concerns voiced by members of his com mittee, as weU as other faculty members. They ranged from co nce rn s about the overall IT planning process and faculty access to com put · ing to the nodes and student com· pute.r literacy and ace~ to hard ware and software, he said. In other business, the FSEC was updated on the efforts of th e senate's Public Service Committ ee by Chair Michael Frisch, professor of history and American studies. Frisch told senators his committee was working with the Founder.; OJmmineeoftheCollcgeof Arts and Sciences, since the creation of the coUege provides an opportunity to advance the idea of public service in disciplines where it has been "less weU-understood" than in other disciplines, lila: the professional schools. The college will be establishing its own criteria for pro motion and tenure, offering the committee a chance to champion the inclusion of public service in the dossier for promotion and tenure, Frisch said. Both Frisch and Mary Gresham, interim vice president for public service and urban affairs. stressed that public service must become part of the universit y's .. rewa rd system" if it is to expect fac ult y to parl icipate in publi c -se r vice projects. ! Llsel Mueller, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, essayist and transla· tor, wiJI present tht 22nd annual Oscar Silverman Memorial Poetry at 8 p.m. on Nov. 6 m 250 Ba1rd Hall o n the North Campus. The event. whi ch is part of th e Poetics Program 's "Wednesdays at Four Plus" l11 erary sen es, will be fTec of charge and open to the public. The reading will be presented m memory o f Osca r Silverman, the daslinguishcd UB scholar and teacher wh o chaired the Department of English and directed the um versity libraries. Silverma n also helped to develop iJ R's remark.dble collection of 20t h -centur y poetr)'· MueiJer won the Pu litzer Pr ize fo r poetry 1n 1997 for her latest collection, ..Alive Togeth er: New and elected Poems." Critic Joh n Taylor described Mueller 's poetry as responding to "h1stoncaltrag edy, to o ur own ' heartless age,' to familial grief, to child· rai si ng. to love for her husband and. increasi ngly, to death ... 11 1s mfused w1th intimacy, authenticity and clarity.'" Mueller, who ned from Nazi Ge rm any With her family at the age of I 5, also is a 1ranslator from the German and has trans lated a verst" play, a contemporary novd and three volumes o f prose and poet r)' by writer Mari e Luise Kaschni tz. Other books by Mueller incl ude "The Need to Hold Still," whtch was chosen for the National Book Awa rd ; "The Pnvate Life," wh1ch was a La mo nt Poetry Selection, and "Wavi ng fro m Shore ... whi ch received the Ca rl Sandburg Award. Her work has appeare~ in major literary journal~ . as well a~ 111 The Atlan tic and Tl1e New Yorker. Nominations sought by Nov. 12 for chair of Faculty Senate The E.lectkt1u Committee of the Faculty Senate is seekmg nomi nations for the chair o f the senate for the term begin ning July I. 1999 and ending June 30, 200 I. The duties bf the smate chair include S<tting the agenda for the Faculty Senate Executive Olmmittee, which meets weekly, and proposing to that body the agendas for the full senate. All full-time members of the voting faculty are eligible to submit nominations to run for office, and to vote. Send nomi natio ns, induding the nominee's name and phone num· ber or email address, to the senate office, 543 Capen Hall. Nomina· tions must be received by Nov. 12. The Elections Committ« will contact nominees in order to determine whether they are willing to run for office. Nomin ees will be reqUired to ftlrnish a campaign statement. For more information, caJJ the senate office at 645-2003. S EF.Ii CA MPAIGN PROGRESS REPOR'I I ~II ! , Olllce d the l'nM>st School of Architecture L. , d S25,000 l, , I> l ( d S9,480 37.9 10,000 t 1,868 118.6 110,700 80,929 73.1 School of Dental Medicine 32,800 19,450 59 .2 Graduate School of Education 15,900 15,188 95.5 39,300 34,021 86.5 9,800 8,963 91.4 100.2 and Planning College of Arts and Sciences School of Engineering and Appl ied Sciences School of Health Related Professions School of Information and Ubrary Studies 1,800 1,805 School of law 15,100 9,185 62.1 School of Management 24 ,700 28,301 114.5 School ol Medldne and 114omedlcal Sciences School of Nursing 139,900 7,900 89,8n 4,292 64.2 54.3 School of Phann•cy 9,500 '6,8-40 72.0 Office of the President 6,500 4,601 70. 7 School of Social WOO. 4,500 4,026 89.4 UB Foundation 2,700 2,676 99.1 Student Affairs 30,600 8-4.4 University Services t 34,000 25,856 t 06,523 79 4 Emeritus Center 14,784 Vi'ce President for Research 3,300 Advancement and Development 8,400 8,222 97.8 Publ ic Service and Urban Affairs 21 ,200 16,082 75.8 Student Organizations Totals 0 130 ~ S503,969 77.1 �4jllepoa-...r October 29.191/Vi.:ll,la.IO Community development ~--1 "Th= efforu show our neigh bors and peer institutions how UB's capital-our knowledge and our know-how-is an important asset for our region." Public service has become even more critical, Gresham points out, because society typically looks to universities during times of transition, such as the coming of the next millennium. Traditionally, universiti~ have been "repositories of all the best knowledge of our time. When there are change points in society, you can always see people coming back to the university to ask us to help generate the kind of knowledge and the people with the kind of knowledge that's needed to help out in society," she says. "When there's change, when there's pressure in society, people look to the university; that's part of the reason for the attention we're getting now and the pressure we're getting now to be more service-oriented. "We're not just educators; wereally impact the world around us in very significant ways," Gresham notes. Adds Greiner. "We take seriously the fact that we are of a larger society and we serve a larger society." Gresham calls UCI, headed by Project Director Danis Ge.hl, an "exemplary example of appiied scholarship." UB re5p0flds to residents Residents of University Heights, seeing transition in their neigh· · borhood and an erosion of its ·identity as a middle-class community, asked US-the largest neighbor in the Heights--for help stabilizing the neighborhood. Thus, UCI was born. University researchers did what they do best: They analyud the problem and developed a strategy. That strategy encompasses a comprehensive neighborhood stabilization plan that Gresham says includes "not only investing and partnering with ed ucational institutions, but also working with small businesses and working on UB's own image on the South Camp us." It also includes working with the housing stock and with residents, neigh borhood block clubs, the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority and Common Councilmember Kevin Heifer. The strategy focuses primarily on housing. she says. because that's"the single biggest factor that influences the perception of a neighborhood." UCI commissioned a marketing study that determined that a housing acqu.isition, rehabilitation and resale program designed to improve the housing stock in the neighborhood is feasible. Gehl , Helfer and representatives of the UB Foundation, Inc. are working with local banks and the Fannie Mae Corp. to fprther analyze the marketing study and a business plan. Gresham noted that a pilot project involving all or part of three streets in University Heights will be conduct~. with UB investing $250,000 in the program. US's investment in the community also focuses on the South Campus with a commitment to spend $100 million over 10 years to develop the campus into a premier health-sciences education and research cmter, improve the physical appearance of the campus and upgrade recreational facilities and quality of life for students on campus. Individual projects include creation of the Comprehensive Health Sciences Education Center that will provide on-campus ambulatory health care and patient access to health professionals"'from diverse specialties ifi a singl.e setting; development of an on-campus research park, possibly in Acheson Hall, to attract high-technology industry to collaborate with health-sciences faculty and expand job opportunities for Western New Yorkers, and enhancement and improvement of the physical appearance of the campus with such projects as new signage across campus and the installation .and repair of sidewalks and new landscaping along the camp~s perimeter. Several projects under W"Y -In addition to the housing project, UCJ is moving forward on several other fronts: • It soon will open the Regional Commu nity Policing Resource Center, an unprecedented, crossjurisdictional collaboration among police agencies fr~m Buffalo, Amherst, Cheektowaga, Tonawanda, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority and UB. Located in Room I 00 ofAllen Hall oo the South Campps, the· cent~ will create a venue where police officer> will work in .partnersbip with residents, businesses, governrtJ.ent and social-service agencies to prevent crime and address community problems that impact on public safety. • It is working with the UPTOyvN Coalition, Inc., a group of area business owners, property owners and residents of upper Main Street to implement an "image- upgrade program involving streetscape, landscape and building enhancements." The master plan for the project was devised by UB graduate students in planning and de~ign, working with Hiro Hata, associate professor in the School of Architecture and Planning. • It has forged an alliance of organizations, agencies and university departments to address nu merous educalionaJ challenges} including mastery of new academic standards, career education and job training, welfare reform and self-sufficiency, and capacity building in public schools. Activities include after-school enrichm~nt programs held on the South Campus for approximately 500 Buffalo school students; summer residential programs in math, science, technology and general academic courses; the America Reads literacy program, and partnerships between UB and public schools in the Buffalo and Amherst Central districts. Gresham notes that one of the newest of these partnerships in volves a coUaboration just under way this semester between the Center for Urban Studies and the __ _ . .-----·---Atwwu.6,• .......,. _ ,....... c.ar.,.,....._,_ _....., _______ _.......,. _ _ )6_0.,. ....... schools of Nursing and Social Work, and Wmdmnere Boulevard School in Amherst and Schools 53 and 74 in the City ofBuffalo. The study will examine everyday life and culture in the schools, the school district and the immediate community that surrounds and feeds into each school in order to help the schools assess imponant issues-such as increased diversity of the student population and universal pre-kindergarten-that they will have to address going into the 21st century. Such projects under the UCI umbrella constitute "applied scholarship at its best; Gresham says "What we do best is think, research and analyze, and come up with a concept and then take it out and test it.• . . Another key example of applied scholarship is the institute for Local Governance and .Regional Growth. Headed by former New York State Sen. John Sheffer Jl, the institute assists area governments and other service providers in promoting regional opportunities throughout Western New York. chological Services Center in the College of Arts and Sciences and jhe Office of Rural Health in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, to research initiatives such as the Calspan-UB Raearch Center and the Cen~ for Assistive Technology. The university's public-service activities also include efforts to aid economic de-velopment in Western New York. The primee:xample of this is the =mt merger of UB's economicdevelopment activities into .a new organization-the UB Business Alliance-to make it easier for companies to partner. with the univmity. The UB Business Allian~ incorporates four critical services UB provides to indUfUY: The Geqtt;r for Industrial Effectiveness, the Office of Technology Transfer Services, the UB Foundation Incubator and Health Care Bupness Center, a new partnership with the Health· Care lndustrks Association that links researchers, manufacturers and local health-care providers with UB resoun:es. The reorganization of the univerSity's econo·m ic-development and industrial-outreach activities-is ):hi result of UB efforts to make economic development and industrial outreach a priority of the university. Wori<shops, rese.rd> sponsored It sponsors conferences and workshops, and conducts ......,.ch projects on various aspects of re· gionalism. The institute recently began a new project to define and measu~ regional performance in the Buffalo-Niagara area by devel- , "One-stop shopping" oping a series of regional indicaThe UB Business Alliance has tors to track changes over time, been describe'd as a one-stophighlight patterns within the re- shopping approach to "econpmic gioo and support comparisons development, whereby potential with other areas. For each indica- industrial partners can make ooe tOr, the project not only will mea- telephone call to the university sure performance, it also wiU pro- and receive the assistance they pose goals for progress and de- need ..Such assistance can be in the velop strategies for reaching those areas of research and development, staff training, testing a new goals. Gresham notes that the second product or licensing a UB invencompendium of public-service tion. Whether the activity is in the activities recendy published by her office includes contributions from educational, health or economic· more than 200 individual faculty development realm, both town members. ~d I wouldn't even and gown benefit from UB's pubpresume to•say that's all that's go- lic-service efforts. "The university gets tremen ing on; on campus.• she says. 'T he range ofUB's investment in dous benefit from the kind of pubthe community runs the gamut, lic-service activity the faculty and from the Educational Opportu- staff engage in," Gresham says. nity Center, Millardl'illmore Col- "People outside the university relege and other continuing-educa- alize that we're not this iY9ry tower tion initiatives offered by many of that they've accused us of being. theprofessionalschools.tohealth- They realize we are invested in the services initiatives such as tht Psy- community." �Octnber 29.!11Vo1.lli.10 Rap Economics journal honors Gort 11J PATIICIA - A N News SeMces Editor T HE Society for Economic Dynarnia has dcdiated the second issue ofiu new journal, Review of Economic Dynamics, to Michael Gort, UB professor of economics. All of the articles in the issue relate to Gort's principal themes and ideas, notably the nature of technological change and its impact on other variables. A member of th.e UB faculty since 1963, Gort is a specialist in the field of industrial organization. His res<arch and publications focus on the economics of innovation, the measurement of technical change and the economics of regulation. "The far-reaching influence of Michael Gort's work is only now becoming apparent," writes Boyan Jovanovic of the Department of Economics at New York University in his introductory essay. Referring to the fact that Gort served from 1954-57 on the re search staff of the National Bureau of Economic Research after obtaining his doctorate from Columbia University, Jovano.vic notes that his work " has consistently been in the l>H:t bureau tradition," which focuses on bringing '"relevant, sound evidence to bear on interesting economic questions .' .. To work in this tradition;" he adds. "one must useecohomictheory to select appropriate data and procedures, and having done so, understand the quality of the data and the limits to whjch oondusions cap be pushedl'ro=ding in this way, Gort has measured economic magnitudes not previously measured ... and he has estimated parameters not previously estimated...• Jovanovic adds: "The unifying theme of Gort's work.. . is iechnological chango-its nature and its impact on other variables. "For example, in his study of di versification Gort enmined technologicallinlcages betwttn a firm's base industry and those into which it di versified His work on mergers dealt with the impact of economic shocks (including technical change) on dispersion in valuations and, hence, merger frequen- cies. Gort's study of the diffusion of innovations and of firm survival rates established a syst~tic product life-cycle and some of its attributes. Finally, his work on productivity examined the role ofleaming by doing, of capital at)d organization learning. and the impact of vintage of capital on productivity." Gort's oontributions to the field of dynamic economics are of major significance. say his ooUeagues, citing in particular his important papers on firm and industry dynam ics, and on productivity and mergers. aU of which have added greatly to the understanding of how a market works from birth to maturity. Jovanovic points out that with co-author B.H. Babk, Gort wrote the definitive study of learning at the industrial plant level. He also was among the first economists. to conduct an empirical examination of the legitimacy of aggregating capital service, an issue that has occupied North American and Eu ropean econoinic theorist s for more than 40 years. Gort's research on the diffusion of innovat ions and of firm survival rata was important because it tstablished a systematic product life -cycle and some of its at tributes, Jovanoyic says. On a personal level, he notes: .. Michael always impresses me with his intellectual cu riosity and his modesty. He rarely mentions his past work-he would rather tell you about his next project. Past a..._ -to a lodcl an lntenuotion.. dimension to your research paper? lnterested in finding out more ~! about contemporary topics such as land mines, ~ international trade, human rights, peacekttping, ~ the InternationaJ C riminal Court, the rights of ~ women and children, or the state of indjgenous peoples worldwide? These and many other issues are the focus of the work, he once said, will'speak for work of the United Nations. locating UN documents and publi caitself.' WeU, this volume and the tions is now easier because of their growing availability online. many references to Michael that it The United Nations homepage <http:/ / www.un .org/ > is use contains shows he was right! .. ful for finding seleded UN materials from the last few years and for A graduate of Brooklyn College, fuiJ-text searching of certain groups of documents. Broad subJect Gort received a master's degree from areas on the opening screen mclude Peace and Secunty, Interna Columbia University in 1951 and a tional Law, Economic and Social Development, Human Rights and doctorate from Colu mbi a three Humanitarian Affairs. Additional buttons offer other access point s. years later. He served as an associate It is necessary to click on each button to d•scover what ts included an professor of finance in the Graduthe ca tegory. For example, after chck.mg on ..General Information,"' ate School of Business at the Unimany diverse choices appear, mcluding CyberSc.hoo iBus <http:/ I venityofO>icagofrom 1957-62and www.un .org/ Pubs/Cybe rSc hooiBu t./ >. presemtng curncu lum as a consultant to the Office of Busiideas, classroom resources, imeractive educa ti onal games and m ness Economics in the U.S. Departformation on the Model UN. ment of Commerce from 1962 -63 . If you fed intimidated by the vast array of UN documents pub He was a visiting professor of li shed. then United Nations Documentation: Resea rch G u1d r economics at Northwestern Uni <http:/ / www.un .org/ Depts/ dhl/resgulde/ > is a good place to versity from 1967-68 and from begin. It provides a well-organized overview of, and lmlui to, differ 197 1-75 served as director of the ent types of documents and publications issued by the UN (e.g .. Research Program in fndustrial reports, resolutions, meeting records. sales publications and pres!l Organiution on the senior rereleases). The UN documents' symbols are demysufied and bas11. search staff of the National Bureau reference tools are described . of Economic Research. Human Rights is one choice in the Research Gu1de under the cat The author of .. Diversification egory .. Special Topics," providing rnformation and links to UN bod a nd Integration in American In ies working in the area. A link to the Treaty Bo<hes Database < h ttp :/ dustry .. ( 1962, Princeton Uni ve r· / www.unhchr.ch/ tbs/ doc.nsf/ > allows o ne to loca te state partv sity Press), Gort also has written reports for particular conventions. Th1s can be a valuable resource monographs and more than three for researching the human-rights situation in a specific country. dozen articles in economic jour- 1 Another "special topic" in the Research Guide is International Law. nals and publications. 1 Links are provided for various international courts and tribunals. He has held fellowships with the as well as principal legal bodies of the UN. The United Nations Treat y NationaJ Science Foundation, Na Seri es Database <http:/ / www.un .org / Depts/Treaty/ >, which one tional Bureau of Economic Re must register to use, also can be found here. 1t contains the full text search and Social Science Research of many tr~ati es deposited wirh the UN and selected status infor· Co unciL He bas served as a conmarion . sultant to the New York State De The United Nations Sc hola rs " Workstation < http :/ I partment of Health; the U.S. Dewww.llbrary.yale.edu/ un / unhom e .ht m >. created by the Yale partment of Health, Education University Library and the Social Sciences Statistical Laboratory, and Welfare; the U.S. Federal Trade 1s ano ther useful site. It is a well -developed , well -organized guide to UN sou rces, both official and unofficial. It includes collections Commission, and the U.S. Depart of texts, finding a.id~. data sets, maps and pointers to print and ment of Commerce. electronic information. Research approaches include Internet ac · cess by UN organizational structure, by research topic~ and by geographic area. Networked and attached to a high -speed printer m th e Law L• - &ffl brary is UNBIS Plus on CD-ROM. UNB IS Plus starts coverage in 1979, is updated quarterly, and includes bibliographic access to UN documents, non -UN materials, and speeches, as well as access to the full text o( resolutions and to voting records. Finally, don't forget the Law Library houses the most co mplet e set of UN documents (beginni ng with 19~5 ) in Western New York. For assista11ce i" cor~necti"g to thr World W1de Web. co rHacr the CIT Help Desk at 645-3542. ~· -Au s tin Booth and Nina Cascio, Unwen•ry Ubrar~es Recipe Contest for UB Cooks Timt> to share rour best reope ~· uh tnt·nd' and ..::olleagues at UB--a nd win a pn tc:-. too. 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II~' how you created 11, what kmd of tradu•om n rcpresems. how many }'C'3f\ vuu\·C" ~rvl•J 11 to rave revu~ws. etc., mcludc- th.u . 100. �&lllepodea October29. 19/Voi.JD.-10 Anthropologist sees Increased activity among mlllennlallst groups I TRANsrnoNS Moving Up - ~.from- ... dote, to assistont-ol Compus PanuOg ond Trampo<,.tion SeMces 1nd Pul>k Slfety, Dopartm<nt d Public Safety. Alson LMolwnmed,fromport. time faculty mombor ot U8 ond wistMlt in tho Olfic• d tho Vlco Presidont !0< Studont Affairs at Buffalo s..te Collog<. to director of recruitment,. admissions and student affairs in the Graduate School of Social Wort. Cults gearing up for millennium, Stevens says News services Editorial Assistant s the 20th century comes to an end, a UB anthropologist antici· pates there will be in - -.....,.staff A Moving In the new miJJennium. ..The concept of the millennium as an end to the existing life and the RDSMN~ Berardi, from assistant district counsel for tho lJnitod s ..tos Immigration .00 N.!turallution SeMcos In Now Yori< Oty, to Immigration spodal~~ Olfico ol tntomationol Students and Scholar Services. creased activity among rniiJennialist groups and a degr.. of hysteria as members of such cults prepare for rebirth of a better one has formed the basis for religious group s throughout history and through· out th e world ," notes Phillips Stevens. Jr., a VB associate professor of anthropology who has spent more than 25 years studying religio n, cults and cultrnaJ change. · Moving On Mary ldzlor, from irrwrigration spoclalst. Olfoco ol·tntemotional Students ond Sct1c* Sorvlcos,.ID a position at Prinaton Unill<r5ity. Millennialist groups. he suspeas, are "quietly gearing up" for the Year 2000. He notes rhe recent and sud- Lorry J, Gtftn, prolossor. [)o.. partm<nt ol Orthodondcs. den disappearance from Colorado of the "Concerned Christians" group, which is believed to be bound for its defined "Holy Land," as an example of such a group. proiOSSO<, Dopartm<nt ol Oral Biology. Stevens explains that man y C hristians believe seriousl y th at Retirements E..--· Lon'- Wolerowk:i. I. <alc:ul>tlons dofl< '· Gronts ond Conltacts SeMces. Sl*loy I._..., dertc '· UnlwnitylJbrarios.<:ontJ;II Toct.lcal SoMces. ~c. -.derit t, -ond~ c . -~ mociotl! pn>- ~ ol l'hyslofogy ond liaphysla. '""""· ToiUbmlt~ about- UB ....,..,..., lho2....., orlho2 ---f"'Jfffi*d,- dml:-- by tmalroTransMIDmotflllsad- Thi!-511111-[)MI. OllfTI'I'l~ ........ Pirt l of • Int-. - - a n tho ~ol......,rgquolly at U8 an No< 18. 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"These movements do coincide with periods of real or im~gioed social and economic stress, however," says Stevens. He cites the ex - great religions of He adds that the recmt surfioc. ing of violent cults that have tried to hasten the millennium through ures such as Elvis Presley or Princess Diana. "Cults aro absolutely l1llMnal and integral to society," says Stevens. "These groups are real, immodiak tho world began with groups that could be labeled as cults as the word is , . _ used today." amplos of the many 19th century religious movements in New York State and the peaceful "G host have reinforced society's as.soda - tion of cults with sinister and ovil. Dance" movement pra.c ticed by the Native American tribes in the late J800s to save themse.Jves from the oppression of whites. Stevens also notes that as the year 1000 A.D. approached, considerable unrest occurred in Europe and when millennialist expectations were not met, many publicly criti- cized the church. Monumental historicaJ events such as the Christian Crusades and the several inquisitions foUowed in an attempt to prepare for Jesus' return by eliminat- ing herotics and infidels. He explains that due to a change in the word 's popular .beaning over the past few decades, cuJts have a reputation for doom and negativity and are generally mis- understood by society today. Stovens emphasizos that cults. in" eluding rniiJonnialist organizations. destructive means, such as the Or- der of tho Solar Tempi• in Switur· land, Aum Shinrilcyo in Japan and Heaven's Gate in the United States, There are several traits that are co mmon among destcuctive cults, including a si ngle male dominating leader who controls tho members physically, sexually and emotionally, says Stevens. PHIUIPS ffiVENS, jR. He explains that in the 1930s,"cults" referred to religious groups with radically dilferont beliefs and methods of practico compared to mainstream religious beliefs of that time. "Bytheeodoftbo 1970s, tho word 'cult' had developed a sinister and even Satanic a>nnotation due to the rise of groups which wero often led by a single powerful, megalomaniac who used questionable recruitment tactics which wero believed to in· cludo 'brainwashing,'" says Stevens. He cites such groups as the In• · ter national Society for Krishna "Tho friondly mombers and an often charismatic loader also may satisfy basic fundamental social needs for some people," says Slovens, adding that such· groups also attract poop!• by offoring some degreo Qf interest and excite· ment to thoS< who may simply be bored with their current lifestylo. He explains that destructive millennialist groups are able tore- . cruit ine.mbers i>eguse in geniral they appeal to oppressed and vic· timiz.ed peopk with low oelf-est..m by taking advantago of their vulnerability with a promise of paradise or a better uistence. offemlbytbe...,.X.ilmllwed. "UB~Ibuaict"wiil-our cixpenise to orpnize lDiomd 11!ICIUI'r.eS 011 public ballh and 10 teach health-depertment sc.ft'to -.h tbeoc t10111ta dl'eclively.'" · The UB project bas~ 11101'0 tbon 700 public-hooaltb probsionak fOr worbbop ~Dining, includiac epi<'emM!L ..... pbpiclans, nurses,deotisls,toeial......:ken,SIIIiwianu lldadmiuitotiillfi,tobeoaid. A Woblitelinkizlgillformolioa oilawiBbecloYelopedandCOIIIJitbaltb doplltrilent po:ogram JDIIII8I"S> bealtb COdiiDilliDn<ID and tbe w..tern New York Public Haith Coalition wiD collobondle 011 the project. NLMDim:torDoooldA.B.I..indboqllidtbepojeclsfiuidedwilnallr it poooible b pablic·bolllh ......- m .JrJ,. a vm.ty cL CXJIIIDIIIIIilybaollb pmblems. They wil be ate m lapond 11101e eflot:liwly m ..,_ oudnaband..,.iiODiDtlllllbolllhritb6:11os<lll:ft!1"C!!!III....., The project- deoiped brGrar. Maurizio ~ pro(aoor and cbaircLtbe~cLSociolandPrew:u!MMolcJicini,;lldJertO'Sheo, emorilus prof<aor cLIOCial and ~ medicine, and noio of tbe department's adjuDa ~ Erio County Haith Crmmiainnor Arnold Lubin and Joaiuos Berlin cLtbe- bolllhdoponmenL Contlnuedfrom-1 ing the mean SAT sco re for the Class of 2002 to 1145 from thr mean score of 1134 for freshmen who entered UB in the Fall of 1997. "The effect will be felt in our classrooms and seen in our reten tion numbers." Goodman said. the mean SAT score faJi ing from .............. .-ondilt and fallen throughout histOfY and so ught by miUennialists in th e next 14 months. Many Christians anticipate salvation or damnation in 1,000-year cycles, but, according to Stevens, thousands of cults characterized as millennialist g·roups have risen Scholarships l!h ol - . - Thoynust bo _ . , , o.m. Mandoyll> .,_...., ......... and aiticaJ to our past, present and Consciousness, Sun Myung Moon'• Unification Olurch and Jim )ones' Pooplo's Tempi• as procurson to the fean of Satanic cults tllat 5pl'<ad through tho eotiro world from the 19805 through tht: mid-1990s. Stevens ooles that the fear of imaginary Satanic cults finally died down because there was absolutely no evidence to validate the lllnry-- --ol-flml. bo-lor~in tive. noting secular cults such as thoso organized around popular fig· a $50,000 infurmatiooaccess project grant from the National Institutes of Health and other federal funding agencies..It will ~ used to bdp mo.., than 700 public: bealthprofessiooalsinrural'upstato communitiosbookuptotheinl<met and acquiru = to a broad range of bealtb information DOW availablo onlin• through the National Library ofMedicine.(NLM) and its affiliated modkal libraries. The project will 5eiVe the 17 counties of Westom and Central New York. their co_un"ty bealtb departments and the regional office of tho stat• Department ofHeaitb. ' . The grant was awarded through a program called "Partners in Information 'J!Jxess," funded by tho NLM and iu National Notwork of Ubraries of Medicine, of which the Health Sciences Ubrary is a member. Other .funding agencies ""' the Centers for Disease Coouol and Prevention, tho Health Resources and Services Administration, and tho Association of Stat• andTorritorial Health Officials. Sharon A. Gray, UB project director, senior assistant librarian and head of reference and education services for the Health Sciences U - • brary, said the program is designed to inaeaseawam>esooftht:services 11oe IIMIIII-.. He noted that the profile of the en tering freshman class had been declining for several years, with . . _ . . . . . Thl! . . . . .pre- are not always violent and dostruc- Librarians to Unk public-health workers to national health-inforn1ati0n network ~ '*""""",...,.,.,. ... _....,....,.conapb- included leaderS s uch as Nero , Muhammad, Saladin, Adolf Hitler and Saddam HusS<in, also may be o ur facul ty on the one hand, and the aptitudes and needs of o ur un dergrad ua te students on the other." While the Honors Program at tracts top students, it is too small to have a significant effect on the overall profile of the student body, Goodman said. Moreover, the effect of recent tuition increases has hem that the tu· ition at UB is now not much lower than the discounted tuition at private universities, "making it Vtty difficult to compete for the best studonts. schools." he pointed out. The.refore, it was "crucial to the continued q uality of OUI undergraduate program that we offer a significant n um~er of attractive, merit -based scholarships." he said. "There aro few more important things we can invest in than the has produced "a mismatch between "We've seen some students we quality of tho student body. I'm thrilled"" havo hem able to do that, and that President Greiner has hem willing to make this invostmenl "These scholarships milk it possible again fo r us to attract the best students in order to be the kind of our curriculum and the i nte~ts of really ought to get , go to other institution we want to be~· he said. 1151 in 1995, to I 143 in 1996. to 1134 last year. This downward trend, he said, And once UB .. creates the perception" that it is attracting excellent students, '"we will attract rD.ore excellont students." he said, adding that this upward spiral in the quality of the studont body will improve the quality of all the university's academic programs. "S tudents learn from each other." Goodman pointed out. "A good student m akes education better for all. If we improvo tho (overall) quality of Sl':'dents, all will g<t a bettor education. (With the new scholarship program) we're doing that." �October 19,19!11Yoi.311.111.10 Rep ana. Newman reappointed chair ,of UB Foundation board U B 24 , Uberty 27 Rogln•lciB. · II, president ofNOCO firm of Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods and Energy Corp., has been reappointed chair of the Goodyear, secretary, and Carol V. Kocicla, se · board of trwtees of the University at Buffalo nior vice president, Regional Commercial Bank, Foundation, Inc. Marine Midland Bank, treasurer. Prior to becoming chair in 1996, Newman, Th e foundation also elected several new who has been affiliated with th e board since trustees for three-year terms. They are Sal H. 1989, was vice chair of the foundation and had Alfiero, founde r, chairman and CEO of Mark ~rved as chair of the investment comIV Industries, Inc.; Dianne Bennett, mittee. president of Hodgson Russ; Luiz F. The founda tion promotes the activiKahl , president of Vector Group, LLC. ties and programs of the University at and chairman of the Niagara frontier Buffalo by providing support and adTransportatio n Authority; Ross B. vice regarding fund-raising and manknzie, former chairman and CEO of aging gifts and grants on behalf of the Goldome; Northrup R. Knox , Jr. , university, providing a wide range of founder and principal in Noonmark financiaJ services for various units of Nl'WIIAN Capital; Delbert W. Mullens, president the u niversity, developing and managing real and CEO of Wesley Int ernati o nal, In c., a nd property on behalf of the university and pro- Walsh. vi ding a b road baK of private-sector support Re -elected to three-year terms as tru stees fo r the unive rsi ty through the fo undation's were R'andaH I. Bendcrson, vice pres ident , trustees and directors. Benderson Development Co., In c.; Ellen E. The board of trustees, which participates in Grant Bishop, comm issioner, Erie County De th e university's development program, is re- partment of Mental He alth; Frank L. sponsible for raising community awareness of Ciminelli, president, CimineUi Develop ment the need for private support for UB, soliciting Co., Inc., and GeraldS. Lippes, part ner in th< gifts on behalf of it and managing assets re- law firm of Li ppes, Silverstein, Mathias & ceived by the foundation . The board also pro- Wexler. vides advice and counsel to the president of the William H . Pearce, president, Pearce and university on matters involving the UB co m - Pearce Co., Inc., has been named trustee emerimunity and its constituencies. tus of the foundation . O ther officers appointed by the foundation Re-elected to three -year terms as directors are Jo hn N. Walsh, III, chairman and chief ex- werr Sheldon M. Berlow, chairman, Berlow Real ecutive officer, Walsh Duffield Companies, Inc., Estate, Inc.; Lawrence D. Jacobs, UB professor vice chair; Richard E. Heath , partner in the law of neurology, and Leonard Rochwarger. Events calendar c-trom-a Research, Posung iiR-98093. Assistant to the Director-ToxM:ology Rtsearch· Center, Posting I R-98094 . Protect Staff Assoc:~IHJJBRC, Posting IR-98095 Administrative AuisUnt I· Oc:cupadonal Therapy, Posting •A· 98096. Secretary 1-Department of Ovll, Structural and Environmental Engineering. Posting II R-9809 7 Exhibits n..~to v-s-.. Shew-Second Second-year studenU will exhibit the1r =~~c:t~'ih:'~~~~ OcL 3o.Nov. 11 . Gal1ery hours are Profession.! SenkM' Admls.sions Advisor (Sl-4)· Adi'Tlis.sforu, Posting IP-81 08. Sentor Tues., 10 a.m.-5 p.m .; Wtd.-Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p .m.; Sat, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The c.-dent of the Martin House -COnydlff UNIX Engineer (Sl-5) (two posttlom avaJ~) -Computjng and lnfOtTNt!On Tech~ Posting IP-8 109. Sentor ~~~c~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~,p~nd Darwin 0 . Martin House and the Graydiff estate. Featu~ are archival 81 10. SenkM' UNIX Systems Analyst (Sl~)-Computing and lnformat)()n =~~~~6.,~~Martln Manuscript CoiJection, rocont r~~p~= ~~~(st 1 em.:~~~';!,~ $)-Computing and Information Un~. (SL~) (two positions avallable)Computing and lnfoml.ation d~ r;c:~:::~:!1~~~1yf1 landK:ape plans from Comell The exhlbitk>n offers unique insight into the way the Martin family expefienc.ed the gardens, through images, writings and oral histories. Wright once stated, '"'Study nature, loW' nature, stay dose to nature. It will never fa il you." This ~ri~~·~~(L':3~;.1~t;!~tor ~e,f~;:rh~ra~~~~rwin o. Jobs commissioned Wright to design the Martin House (bu;~ 1903-04) and Gr3)'Ciiff, thtir sull'Ullb residence (buih Faoculty Aulmnt/AsJodote Prole...,.. (tiw-ee 1926-27). The exhibition, running until January, 1999, is on -.iew on the Special Collections Reading Room, ·UO Capen Hall, North Campus. For more information. caU 645-2916. The~ al District SIJt The School of Architecture and Planning is hosting an exhibit, wnte UrbaniYn of District Six," curated by Kiran l.alloo, visiting professor of architecture, through 'NO>o'. 30 in the lal"'''eS ~ Gal~, HS Ha~ Hall on the South Camptn. Oistricl SO.. located ;n Cope Town. South Africa. was dedared a \'Vhite area in 1966 and the goyemment spent milliom to mocate 55,000 Africans and Indians to remote arNS ot the city, making the district a famous examp6e of the ;gn<nnc:e d apant>e;d. The exhi>l includes cope. d ong;nat drawWlg> from an urban study on District Six coodocted by the Urt>an Housing Un~ d\he Cape Technikon pro;ect team. ~~ay~~~ ~~':y. ~0~ t:e· infonmtlon, c~1 829-~85, ext. 120 positions IIVollobfe).{)epartmenl of =n~~~~=~i Prolaso<-Oopanment d Geography, Posting ff.-806.4 . Asslstant/Asso d ate Prolesso< (three positions avollabi<)Department of Oral BKNogy, Posting ff. 8065, 8066, 8067. AuJstant/ Associate Professor-Department of Management Sdenc:e and System1. Posting IF-8068. AssistAnt Professor-Medicine, ~r~;;.~~~~'· Profetsor·Oepartrnent of Bectric:al Enginf!'ering, Posting IF-8070. Assistant/Associate / Full Professor· Deplrt.ment of Electrical Engineenng, Posting lfF-8071. Researdl Research Support Spedallst-Center tor Research and Education in Spec1al ErMronrnenli (CRESE), PoslJng MR· 98081 . RegkMlal ()evek)pme:nt Secretary-~t, Posting II'A· 98082. Prospect Records CoordinatOf'~~t. Posting tR-98086. Research TKhnkian 11-Pharmacofogy and Toxicology, Posting tR-98091 . Secretary 11-Nuclear Medicine, Post1ng NR-98092 . lnsti'\Kt.Of'-Toxkofogy Audit, Posting IP-8116. Assistant to Chairman ( SL-3)-0epart.ment of Physiology and Biophysics, Posting •P 8117. Assistant Director (SL-3)-AJumnr Relatioru, Posting IP-81 19. Mkrocomputer Help Desk Manager/ Backup LAN Admlnlstr.ttor (SL-1)Student Finances and Records, Post1ng IIP-8123. Assisumt House Manager (Sl· 1).Colleg<! d Aru and Sdences. Posting IIIP-8124. LAN and User SuP!""' Spedofist (Sl-2}-Tec:hnology SeMC~, Posting IP-8125. Assistant Athletk Director, Compliance (Sl-4)Athletio, PoSting ltP-8126. ~rector, lntematk>nal St udent and Scholar Services (S l~) -Off'tce of InternatiOnal Education, Posti~ ltP-8127 Production ~~~~.r (SL-3)- ublicatiom, Post•ng ~a:~ ~~~'(3.~-=s(~v~l~~~ U n~ty Un.......,. The Bulb ""' • tremendous second-Nil rolly co >wry u host l.ibeny dod thepme ;n the finoiiTIRMd puflinaout•l7-24 ....rome win OYer the Bulk I O.SJ I lam ;, Wiflioms Sodium. before """'-before Thelk.lscnoled2f-J;nd>ed*'lquo<U<bol<n nlyfrc-21stnW'<pc*atoale•24-2 f lood -..-""-"'~""'~ - . ... - - 34yordsln •pay. to od-ooof......,.. b<eUB\frRooonimeln In oYtt"'tJme. che Buls ~ stOpped on oa fourttHncl.lnct pby " the ~ 16 on ._. fim poueuion. The-~- ­ to the us fNe before Hom!lson lacbd ... _.,...from n yon~o OUL AII-Amencan anctida~ Drew 1-bdt:bd became US's ;all-orne leader 1n career punt· rewm ~rdage '" the game and ;also went OYer the 2.000-~rd mark. receiving I 0 atches for 166 ~rcls VoiiB~Dall UB I, W estem Michigan l U B 0 , C entral Michigan l The.....arnen's~teamwa:s~roget~ Mid-American Cortfetwa: w4n whire on the tosrc .. rood"" four pnes to 'lllestom f'1khipl on Fricby (S.I5.S.I5. IS. I I . 6-15) ond., droe pnes 1D c..v./Hodwpn on S.u.rcbr (1-15. 9-1 5.S.I5). ~-Son..... ~lodthelk.lsd-G­ tJ::JaJrc s1 ilSSIStS In the two rma:hes. LfBW WOMEN' S The UB women's crew t.eMn tnYeled to Ph•Qdelptua dm we-ekend to competr 1n the Head of the Schuykin regat:ta. The~ 8&ftt coodnued to nWa! up tim< on li&l>~ pow<rl>ouse Vlllancwa. COfT'Iin&: in second pbce with ;a time of 16: 18.T'he 'MXTlen 's heavy 4--plus I'UWI!d to v-. lfkh..pbce finish with ;a time ol 18-.3 I. In chdr fim. rxe, the novice r.am post0c1 , wona e11on. pbdog 25m ;n , fidd 11w OOuded ....,. from Princeron. Syncuse ~ Mtc:Npn. Its orne was 19-16. Swimmin~ WOMEN 'S UB 16 1,You ngrtown State 70 In ra fim meet of the 1~99 seuon. rhe women's sw unmmg teoam wu vktorious oat Younptown State. defeaong the Pengu1ns.. 161-70. on Sawrday Sophomon! nandoot Inger Rooneem paced d1e Bulls with foor tim-place fimshes in the meet. ~OCCBr WOMEN 'S UB 0 , Ken t State I The women's soccer team lost ;a hoard-fought pme Sunc:b.y oaftemoon. blhng. 1..0 to Kent St2te In OYrrtime. Kent got d>e gomewimeo' " d>e frn""'"'""' penod on a goal by K.ty Hoggord. ...-d by N>C1o Dc>.ney." 0.. 95o39 """'-justINe-.., mo d>e extn .....an The Bolls played most of the much a nun down u Tracey Brnton drew ;a red card m the 24th minute. Despite pbymt-one down, US domnu.red the tim ~If. ouuhooting Kent. 8-0. but could not capitalae. The second half saw Kent ~r down the Bulls. The Golden Rashes ouuhot UB, 7-l.•n the second half The only d\ot '"overtime proved to be ~I dut was needed by Kent. MEN' S U B I , Marsholl J UB l, N orth ern Ill inois 4 It was a back-oand-forth batrle. With Northem llhno1s prevallrng. 4.). over UB m men's soccer oacuon fncby mght. W1th the los.s.. the Bulls drop to fourth ~;ace '" the MAC sandmgs Tied art 2-2 oat the half. me Husloes took a qutdt lead In the Slnd mUli.Jle. but the Bulls came b;ack u Bnan Mc:Uihon netted the equalu:er-. h1s second goal of the evening. on an assnt from Frank Butcher- 1n the 74th mmure A!. orne wound down. both teams were nackmg to ;r101d overnme An NIU shot wu knocked ;away by UB gooalie Jim Schoenberg. but M1ke Genole put the rebound back m for the Huskies for the +3 wm UB took me e.oarly lead in the first tulf Steve Burcher usrsted McUihon on ;a goal in the seventh m1nut.e on a break3way Butcher tht!n s.co~ h1s te.oaml1!2dlng 14th goal of the year in the 28th minute for :a quiCk. 2 .0. Bulls· lead NIU fought b;ack wn:h two b.te goals to oe the pme oat 2-2 :at the ~If 1ne Bulls ;also lost. 3- 1. on Sunday m Hunongt.on.WV..., to M;arsh;all The Thundenng Herd stabbed the BuHs euty, Konn& all thr-ee of ItS gc».b m the first hatf. Sophomore John SNnnon sco~ UB\ onty go;al oat 76-()() tn the ~econd h.Jtf off an us1st from Bnan McC.a!kon Faolite, Une II to be t:6e:;}i~~~!':;. ~':tk~~).ator Spaulding Quad, Une Jf-46144 ~tltlve Cluslfled Civil OentJrl Assistant (SG -7)-0eacOI"'e\~ = HOSp!tal Dental CliniC. Line 1127515 Fot mtxt rr1otmatxx1 on pbs listtd ab:M>. conrocr Pm.onneJ ~ · tox ~!Jot .,., by-.g 645-1843 and .-...g thtt "''Oa' 7 inslruaOn. Fot tn/onnatl()l'l ~~;~~~ lBnnis UB 5, C leveland State 4 The 'N'Omen\ team bced CJevebnd State In tU fvgj match d the fall U8'\ No I and No.3 doubles """' 1cm. S.l ond S-6. ~- wnole me No 2 doubles ...., of Jen"""c ond KrisVanschoonhcM!n""" ns match.S-2. D.noell< Ral<owsky (No J ..-.gfes~"""c(No.S.;,gies)ondVanschoonhcM!n(No.6..-.gfes)""""""' rna~ to tie the meet. 4--4.The ~ po!llt was the No. 1 ~ match between s.enior Annulea Oiflon and Brandi Cenu. Cerna \oiiQ'I l:he first set. 6-4 .uld Oilton took the second.~ . ln l:he third set. Dillon savoed soc match pOiflts ;and arne back from :a S- 1 dcfiot -ro beat Cerna. 7-6. 1n the tiebrea1<er- �8 Repo.-tar October 29. 1!1/Voi.JO. 11.10 Saturday Tuesday Wednesday 3 3 4 ~c-.. Soft Tissue Losloru of tho OBI Friday tr~r'~~~~ Prof"""' lnd Chair, Dept. ol P•thology. Roswd Paoit C.ncer Institute. 3SS Squire. South · Campus. S.9 a.m. ~Center PINE fo< Beglnnen. Copen 127, Undergroduato Ubrory. 10. 11 a.m. free (Open ooly tD US students, loculty lnd staff). For """" informo-. C>lll.ilnry Help Center at 6-4S-3S28. -..say. at 4 ...... Third jones Chair f...och Poetry festlvill (II) . Christian Prigen~ Pierro Ouellet. 438 CJemens. 10 a.m. For more information, caii64.S-38 10 . 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Staines, E><ecutivo OlrectDr of ~~~~ l.anguoges and UterattJre. F<lr ,..e Information. col Emily Tall at6-4S-2191,ext.1199. ~Center Microsoft Power Point for Beglnnen. Copen 127, ~-~.:l"'~u~io1J8 students, faculty and stoff). for more lnforma-. C>ll Ubrory Help Center at 6-4S-3S28. .._Lecture_ ~~~ ~~-.. ~lnstituteol ~~~~ 3 p .m. fn!e. Sponscnd by D<pt ~=~· =~~~ Arts and Scierlces. - l1oe . . . . . . . ,......_. u._ . . . , . . . __.. t.lstisop-""~-­ ...... at.. _ _ Phytla Colloquium !~~~W~'li Prof. James Cowan. Ohto State Univ. 205 NSM. 4 p.m. Dept. of Mathematics Colloqutum Topic TBA. Prof. Joyte ~\;.' ~iolog ical Sciences; co. ~=at;;d the Foster lecture 'Diefendorf. 4 p .m . Free. Endowment. For Semlnn Connexins: From Intercellular Channels to Human Disease. Or. Roberto Bruzzone, Pasteur information, call ~~~u1sl~h"st~~;'~~~ ----__ _____ ---......- -fl_.., o9lor>.-- New ~~eson Chemistry and Drug Design. Free. Sponsored Institute; Neurovif"Ok)gy and oot dollp:/I NudekAdds: 3:45 p.m . Free. ~*~~~-~~~~fo3 .,. - Chemistry CoHoqulum Metals.wnd Physics. Prof. Scott v.lllenbrock. ~~~~~~':c~:=· Free. For more infonnation, call Dr. Bruce Nicholson, host. at 6-<S-3323 . ... space _ _ • Ubnry Help Center WoltuhopGettl"9 Started with Mulberry (emaiQ . Capen 127. ... ~.~~~u~~~;~B =~o~~ cal~~~~r H~p Center at 645-3528. ~-Health ~-=~·~= Union. 5:30-7 p.m. Free. =:t~ Preprofessional Health Advising . For ~ information, call Elaine Cusl<er at 6-<S-6026. Western NowYori< Ubrory . I Resources Counci. 1~ llald)i. Noon. Free. Spomorod by tY.A Student Chopto<. Donee Zodlaque Dance ComponyCelebnotlon 2S. Dept. of Thealn! and Donee. Center lor the Arts. D<ami Theatre. 2 ~~~~~0, info<ma-. coli 6-0S-ARTS. U B -'tCW. lnterNt.iot'YI Feast: Greece. Ambrosio, Elmwood at Hodge, 8uffa1o. &-1 0 p.m. S2S Jf C;·~~'.'r.o.: lnfo<ma-. call Julia Cohan, preslden~ at 688-6890. Monday 2 Llonory- .....-. Anolylls- ..- Curvllureond ~of ~"~~ UB. 103 [);ofendotf. 4 p.m. Free. ___,. ~~.i.~Mi4 ~~:~o~in!OOna-.call ~ {)pus: Classics ~ Anthony Franco, dorinet, ond Dovid ~· Allon Hall -s-Spomorod more Dr. Hiroaki Suga at 6-<S-6800 exL 2170, or Dr. ~f~~elka. Concert The Cassatt String Quartet. Dept of Musk:, Slee. 8 p.m. For more informaoon. call 6-<S-2921 . D•nce Zodlaque Dance ~=J.;;;zs. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts, Drama ~~· ,t~;· 110, Students ss. for more information, call 6-0S-ARTS. ... ~ ~FJ· l-.undlng OMS/ Sd>odt*tg- 241 -Quoil.-~8 ~~c!:..r""e more Wormation. coii6-4S-2776. ~ry/Topology 3:30p.m . Free. ......... _......., ,..,._._ ...... ::;.~~~~. Sunday, November Merwco, UB. 103 Diefendorf. Park. 3 p.m. For more information, call Judy Wagner, 645-24«, ext. 707. -campus. - 1· Holwitl. dirobcr, jewish Community ~ ftlnd. 930 ~:!::~p;;;~~~~s- ~,-~~eb~~.e~T.'f8Ju. Batton. Tschors c~. Columbio UniY. 218 C>ll Hank Bromley .. 6-<S-211 0. A Construction of Pseudo- · Ptillosophy Colloquium ~~'""" lltt>on Girls ond Their Mothon IMng ond 1--.g In P..-.rty. Angelo~ more Wormation. coll6-4s.NITS. d Geology and c:o-sponsorod by ZEAL Needs You! Center for tho Arts, Printmaking. 8-27 . =-~=- 8 p.m. G<nonl Pullic S10, Sludonts SS. F<lr Popoalped. _ , . . _ PINE for AdvAnced Users. Copen 127, Undergraduate -.....-. L-... The- of jewbh CUtin In ...... and~ Martin Sediment Enlrlllnment by no ~~-~~- .um-...... p.m. Free. f= ~ Unll!, Port I. 9:30 &.m.Noon. llegistmion and ~~~tS.F~~~~~ For more informatiOn, all Ubrory Help Center at 6-0S· Microsoft Won! for Beginnon. Copen 127, lJnde<Qrod. ~~':. _.., __ .um-...... Thursday 5 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. 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November 5.1!111/ ti 30.1*1. 11 Costume Parade Dressed for Hallov.ieen, the Pep Band marches into UB Stadium Saturday to entertain the crowd at the football game against Western Illinois. About 12,000 fans, including many costumed students taking part in the Spooktacular Contest, were in the stands for the Bulls' final home Headrick to step down as provost Jan. 1 Triggle will assume dual role as provost and dean of the Graduate School W Bi' SUE WUETCHEII News Services Associate Director ith the new CoUege of Arts and Sciences formed and ope:rat ingandtheacadcmic planning process well under way, Provost Thomas E. Headrick will step down as UB's chief academic officer effective Jan. I , President William R. Greiner announced Tuesday. Headrick will return to h1 s former role as senaor counselo r 10 the president, a position he held prior to being named provost. David j . Triggle, vice provost for gradua te education and dea n of th t~ Graduate School, wiU assume the dual role of provost and dean of the Graduate School. Headrick assumed the roll' of provost on May 3, 1995, aftl'r tht· _,uJ den death of then-Provost Aaron Bloch. Universi ty -wide academic planning was his platform for academic lead=hip. His academic planning document-which engag<d the campus like nothing dse in recent memory when it was released on Feb. 14, 1997--outlined to the university commun ity the changes, both admmiStrntlve and philosophical, that Head ri ck believed the university must undergo if it is to become a premier, public- research institution. "Tom has done an absolutely remarkable job," said Grei ner, notmg that Headrick held a number nf .. troubleshooting jobs" at UBOVl'T the.~ }'Cars. the biggest of which W.b step pang 111 JS provost after Bloch's death. "i:veryonc who worked with h1m 1). goi ng to miss him. He's a real team player and a real universny citizen." Among Headrick's accomplish menb a!!> provosl. Greiner ci ted the.· crea tion p f the CoUege of Arts and Sciences, the creation of the Depart ment of Computer SCience and En gineering, and the pending merger of the School ol Info rm atiOn and ·Libr ary Stud1e'> and th e OepM t· ment of ( .nmmu lllC3110n. Headr11..k al~o Mo rchestrated the re~trul..lunng ol leadership of UH's health "CLCih.. l.'s," mduding the h armg of M achad Bernardmo a .. \'LCt' prcsadent lor health affa 1r,, ,,., wd l a!> hcgmmng to bu ild,, nc.'" rt""IUTu.' ,\tltKalwn wstem lor the ;u. Jd c.>tn l\ unit~ and 1mp lcmc.·nt1ng long. term hud ge1 tng. plan!!. h\' ,1dded (.remer ....11J f k.1dnd wdl ,1!1''"' ln~~k tn th e furtherdt·, ,gn o lthl· hudgct and rt·source -a /l ocati o n system and m the subm1ssion of a m assto n report as requested by SUNY central administration, 1n o rdc.-r cu "ma1ntam con 11nuuy on !hose proi("CI!!> ... ·1r •gg lc and Headr11.k h ave worked closely togethe r for more than th ree years and both agree that con tmu1t v as essentiaL As provost and dean, Tn gg.le also \'1.'111 contmuc to work on academu. "'t rateg_.~ c plan nmg. along wtth the deans and olhcr cons tltuencl~. and \"'Ill ovc: rsee the day· ttl -day wnrL ul the Provo!>!'!> Offiu:l .rea ncr noted Tngglr: wall dr: vole parti\Uiar Jtknlum 1u thr: 1:. \Un of grJduah.· t·dul.ll tOn .wd rc.'M'.JH.h. Jnd wil l work wath l>ak M ( .l!lda, \ H.t.' pn:~!> l dc.·nt lor rc "'-'•'r'-h. "ttl tullv ant<.·gralt'_lhr: l )f C::onlhlt,~~ on~ 6 UB Business Alliance: offering one-stop help m BY ELLEN GOLDBAUM News Servaces B Editor US I NESSE~ on IVrst rrn New York and ht.'}'Ond have: a new and 1mprovc.-d way to access the Umversityat Buffalo in the UB Busi ness AI liance, an organization designed to enha nce the universit y's partner· ships with industry. The UB Busin ess Allia nce. tht• launch of which was announced at a press conference today. will pro vide a central focu!> fo r the economic·developmcnt and industnaloutreach activities of the univers1ty. Whelher companies are seek.ing assistance with resea rch and devel opment, staff training, testing a new product, licensing a UB m venlion or att racting student m terns, they now wilJ find it with just o ne call to the UB Business Alliance. The UB Business Alliance combines four critical services the umver'> ll\' prov1de, In mdu .. tn • The Center tOr lndu!!>tnal f-Ile."\. tlvenl.'" ( TCIF ). affihJtcd w1th th\· XhocJI ol l-.ngmc.'t.'nng ..1nJ Apph(.'l.i ~Xlt'lll ~. whiCh otfa!l trauung pro gra nu, r\.-scarch -..tnd-dt•v(.• lopmL'Ilt ~'ls tanct·. technh. al ass astanC(.' .1nd assess m ent~. and tran.slatl<lll ~rv11.. L~ • ()fti(t• o f Technolog,· I ran!>kl ServKe~. wh1ch !<tptc l a h zc.·~ 111 tdc.·n tlfymg, patentmg and lac.:cmmg to the pn va te secto r mvenu •.m .. df vcloped at UR • UR Fo undation ln cuhator. op erated m cooperatiOn ''' llh the.· Western New York Te..:hnology I k velopmcnl Center, wh1ch suppo rt!> the establishment of nr:w t<.-chnol ogy-intensivc bu:,inl"SSCS. Many are run by UB fa culty, s tudenb or alumni; commercialize UB inven t1ons, or provide applied· learmng opportunities for UB studen ts. • Health Care Business Ce nter, a partnership with the Health Ca re lndu .. trn· ~ ·\.,,11\l,lltnn . \\ha.h lll~l'lhl'T f«.' 'l',tl.hn' !ll,Hl\tl,h.. IUil'l" .Hhl ll'l..tl hl'.llth ...tn: pn'' tLkr' '' 11h !ht· Ulll\t'r"''' lll«.'nh.ll1u'lhc.· hL·.Jith <...Jfc.· mdu .. tn m \\'l'!ltt: l n :-..;~,..,, Yt~r~ Prt''Ldl'l\1 \\'i lil ..tm R l rfl'llll"r de.,\ ntwd th\•LI H Bu 3 111('~.., Alb.mu· ·'' ..., ' at.ll l m~ 1n the UI11Wr3tt\ '., t'\lllltlllll<.. d('\'chlp mcnt dlorb . " h wdllwndit n~11 nnlv the un1 \l'r.. uv, but lhl· rq~ 11 m '!!> hu)>otlll'!l!ll'3 ..tnJ an Just n e.... !lc.~rv m g a_, a convt· llll'll t pumt ol r:n tn· for l..'0111panl<.':o 3t>l.'kmg tht· expcrt iS-l' o l l'B '~ lat ult v and c.lepa rtmenb." he added. l; remer sa 1d th<tt tw umtmg 3c-\ c:r..tl ol thl' umvers1tv 's mdu stnal as:,1stann· program!>. the UB Busi ness Alliance will allow the univer sJt y .. to be more respo nsive, flex ible and entrepreneuriaJ in work mg with companies. MThe Business Alliance will provide them with greater access to 1-Htllg~ l R dc.·,cl,,pt·J tnH·rHalln' . a. . k ,, .. ,1nd l' \P\'rtl.,t' •n ,,PrJ.! ~lJ"' lll,lfllll.lllllrlll~ Jlhllll.lll . l~l~ llll'l\1 pr.tdlll'' AnJ th,ll., 111 lane. \' all • thl' unl\'c.~r,,t, .. dl''lfl' lt l m..t!...l' \''-'' l1<111l11.. Jndup nwn t thl· lllfth'l 'tone.· ol l ' H\ put"llt\ •t'T\ a,t· Ill I" '1on . \\c.· \\,llltto t"lt· ,ll...c.·\ pl.l\n an r\'\ Ll<llttlllg thl' rq~hlrl.,l'l-lliHIIll\ . Ro1Mid All m.lll. pl.ull TllJil.l~l-1 ut ·\nu·n ....m Axle.·&. t-. ! Jnuf.ldunn~' lOnJwandJ !·nrgc.· la1..1ht\ ..tnd ~..h..t lr of tht' LfB Hu!!>tllc.~ Alhanu:.•.tdno;,on hoard. !1-.'Ud that lu~.u....mg L'B'!I c.·c.o nomic·devdopment and 1ndustnal outreach a('ttVllll':!l ""1.1! modemur: and sunphfy mdmtrv ·~ abdtt\ to match need!!> w1lh thl' un lvt'rMt' \ expenise. The UR Bu~•nessAII I aJKt' will enhance and facihtatc lhl' acce; sibility of the universu y's resourcn to mdustry in New York State." Th e idea of an al1iance combtn ing services that UB offers to m ~- ....... �2 Reporiel November~ 1!1/Vol :11. t1.11 I<:uoos ~ -.IItie ,..,..., ··In the~"' Compuler Science fngiMft>g ond odjun<t , . _ ol phlosopily, p<eonled I tole, · - Computen Con ll**: A ~will! Cmie; 0<, Kmwl<dge RepmenWion fO< NoiJ.nl.l.lnguogeunderstlnd· lng.... port altho ·excep. Madison L. Boyce is the university's ombuds~an. His office is located in 405 Capen Hall, :North Campus; telephone 645·6154; email <heybud@acsu.buffalo.edu>. Wh•t cloeJ the unlvenlty om· budsm•n do 7 a t - . . , . Polytechnic: lnstJ.. Hears and investigates complaints objectively. These usually origi · nate from students and may in volve anything in their university tule. experience. As appropriate, we pubic-- tlonll Mlnsb/Exceptionol """' dllnes: Minds ond Mlc:hi['OS" held Oct. 8 - ·· ·EnnancMcs,ossoclato -of-Student Lifo ond Buf. 1a1o c.nt.r chap!... """'to< o1 United UniYersity ProfesSions (UUI'), has boon otorud to the UUP oxecutivo boltd. Eimlnolllo has 5<IWd UUf' in Ylrious apocities It chapter lnd and b p.olf of UUP griovance committee. He also has boon appointed to the nogotlatlom committee lor the upcoming -fowls the- UUP conflict tolks. . (including the assistant ombudsman and graduate -student advoca te) may adopt a position of ad vocacy for/with the student. Our ultimate goal: bring the issue to resolution . Why did you choose t o work In this • re•7 I spent more than two decades in Residential Life administration . In re trospect. I guess I received my training for this position through "baptism under fire." My long ten ure a t the university-when coupled with my desire to work directly with students and makr a differencf' in their lives-made the n· -c reation a nd building of thi s office a wonderful opportuniry. Also, I both studi ed and emulated the work of colleagues and m en to rs in the process o( getting to the position of ombudsman. Wh•t kind o f tr•lnlng Is nec: - e.snry to become •n ombudsm•n7 A " training plan" for this position almost defies description. Famil iarity with the workplace--its nu ances and constitu ents-is terri bly important. Dedication to the principles of objectivity, ind~n ­ dence, accessibility, confidentiality and justice are commonly cited as cornerstones upon which a suc cossfuladvo6cy program is built. Wh•t would you do, for Instance, If • student came to y- with a •-plaltlt about the <las_, practkes of a professor, teaching assistant What kinds of problems a re brought to your office, end by wtlom7 Classroom P.r.tctice complaints ar• especially difficult for a student to make. We assure them confiden ~ tiality at the boginning of their as· sociation with this office, but ad vise that a point may come beyond which we cannot be of help if con· tinued maintonance of conlid<nce is required. We listen to the stu dent, attempt to pinpoint what the student wants and then pursue-creatively, if necessary-an out come that is mutually satisfactory. We strive to facilitate win ~win out ~ comes. Ou r door and ears ar~ open to any perso n who brings or refers an is sue to us. Although there are no restrictions as to what investigations we may initiate, we will make an appointment for a student with a more appropriate problemsolver when we deem that to be more expeditious in reaching a solution. An objective for us is to serve as a one~stop-shop as often as possible. We are willing to discuss any issue a studenr wishes to share and we address the issue of confidentialit y early~on. Recent issues: faculty/student co nflicts, sy llabu s issues, graduation re quirements, academic dishonesty, student account disputes, harassment , etc. Wh•t's the most common problem th• t your office h•ndles7 More often than not, communicati on difficulties become apparent as a problem is dissected. Student/ professor issues usually (Op our semesterly analysis, with depart ment, program and grading issues followmg closely. o r -7 Why Is It Important that a uniYenlty •n ombucbmUI? h••• · The need for an ombudsman service probably increases propo rtionately to the size: of the student population. For anyone not in this .. business," it would be difficult to conceive of the number of things that can (and do) go wrong in a student's ~fe.l have noticed mem bership growth in tho University and College Om buds Association ( UCOA) as the valuo of this stu· dent service is being recognized and made available at more colleges and universities. The fore sight o f UB's dean of st udents en- abled us to incorporate this is· sue-solving service for students into the Divisio11 of Stud<nt Affairs nearly nine years ago. Countless solutions to sometimes difficult issues havo been dovised during these years. " - mOfty COMplaints does your office lnftrtlgate uch,..-7 This office doesn't log every contac t made with us . Frequently, a single, thoughtful co nversation results in the identification of a strategy for solving the problem. I estimate more than 100 cases per year require more long-term work. What _.tlon do,._ wish lhedubd, -bow would you hllft .... lt7 How do students com~ to know about the services of the Ombudsman's Office! Peoplo often rome to this office after having been through a number of other places within the uni · versity. Over tho years. we have tried to creato a positM: rappor1 with th< student' body, faculty and aruninistration. Therefor•. word-of-mouth often leads people to our door. We 1trive to remain neutral in the process of bringing issues to closur< and I am happy to stand upon the record we havo compiled. REPORTER 1111~11·­ ~""""""""' . , . _ "'"'" Olllce oiNew> ' SeMces In the~ ol 90 seconds per patient could save many lives Doctors: tell your patients to quit smoking "'--·-· ---.... F ---__ c..-__.. UrMnlly SoMcos, -IJI-*Y By LOIS IIAIWt NI!"M Servk~ Editor -·136Crolb Hall, ~ {n6) 645-2626. --. _..,_ _., --...,_ - f---Mlvhge Suo- a - \/Idol ...,o.n,;g ..,._ KM>- _ .,.,_, laloW. -...-.... ...,._ spno . . . . M<Qnnb AMILY physicians wouJd add only about II minutes to their workday if they co un se led all of their smoking patients to quit at every visit, a study published in The }ourtlal of Family Practice has shown. Those II minutes couJd make a major difference in the publi c health, said Ca rlos R. )aen, lead investigator o n the study and associate professor of family medi cine io the School of Medi cine and Biomedical Sciences. He suggested that physicians should stop thinking of smoking as a bad habit and start thinking of it as a chronic disease. "We know that advice from fam ily physician s about the dangers of "We know that lldYke from family physldans - the dangers of smoking can be very effective." CARlOS R. JAiN smoke, according to a 1990 repon of the Surgeon General. A 1996 study showed that most family physicians are confident they can help patients change their smoking behavior. Yet, researchers on the current st ud y found that while physicians advised patients to stop smoking du r ing more than half of "welln ess" visits, they did so with only one-fourth o f smo kers see n for a chronic illness, and only onesmoking can bt very effective," said third of smoke rs suffering from ]aen, a member of the federal panel chron ic illnesses related to smok that developed the 1996 clinical ing. The study was designed to find practice guidelines on smoking cessation. "One of the reasons physi - out how often, and under what circumstances. family physicians pro cians give for not doing it is time . .. We've shown it takes an average vide non -smoking advice, and how of 90 seconds per patient. Even if a lo ng they spend doing iL It involved physician sees 30 patients a day, and . 138 family physicians in northeast a quarter of them are smokers (the em Ohio and 2,655 of their patients. Nurse researche rs sat in on connationaJ average).that amounts to only about II extra minutes a day." secutive office visits on two sepa rate days and recorded in seconds Smoking - ~ tion advice is the most important preventive service and minutes the amount of time physicians can offer patients who the physicians devoted to each sub- ject or activitv. They also noted the reason for each patient's visit, i.e., for a chronic, or long-term condi tion ; an acute, or sudden illness, or a regular "wellness" check-up. Patients completed question naires after the vis it that included thei r smoking history. Assessment of the data from questionnaires and office visits showed that: • Only 25 percent of smoking pa· tients received advice on quitting. • Fifty-five percent of"wellness· visit" patients received non-smoking advice. • Among smokers with ch ronic co nditions, th ose with smokingrelated illnesses were more likely to receive advice on quittiog than tho se whose illnesses were n ot smoking-related. • Only 32 perttnt of smokers with chronic conditions rdated to smoking r«eived advice on quitting. Jaen said there are many r.asonstime is one-why physicians don't talk to patients about smoking. "Most people are sick when they go to the doctor, and physicians have along list of things they have to attend to. There arc many competing demands on the physician's time. Or, the physician may know the patient is uncomfortable talk· ing about smoking and is waiting for a good time to bring it up.• Physicians also may fed tboir ef· forts are a waste o~ time, knowing smokers won't quit the habit unless they are ready, )aen noted. .. There is the notion that the physician is a failure if he can't convince the patient to quit right on the spot. We don't hold ourselves to that same standard when we are dealing with high bl ood pressure or diabetes." The clinical practice guiddines on smoking cessation now caU for including smoking history and ad · vice on quitting as part of taking vital signs, along with blood pres· sure, heart rate, etc. Jatn said this approach seems to be increasing the number of patiealS receiving advice on smoking. .. Nevertheless. we ought to strive for 100 percent," he stated.. Also participating in the study Benjamin F. Crabtree, Univtt· sity of Nebraska Medical Center, and Stq>hen J. Zyzanski, Meredith A. Goodwin and Kurt C Stange, Case Western Reserve University. w= �NovelllberU9!11Nol3Ut 11 Reparias Preventing substance abuse in children $12 million grant tv fond three-year study by School ofSocial Work ··y MAllY IIEnt SPINA News Sefvk.es Editor Sl.2 million three year federal grant to evaluate the effective· ness of family -skills training to p.revent su bstance a bust' and other problems in chil- A to participate in the study. from a welfare setting," Kost said. "'A major goal of our research is t o detrrmine what prevention models and services are the most effective in strengthenin g factors SFP is composed of 14 skills-training ~ions of approximately two hours each. Both parents and chiJ - within the family unit so the children will be less likely to abuse al - dre.n attend separate classes durin g the firs t h ou r. During the sec- School of Social Work. The grant is being funded by the Centtr for Substance Abuse Prrvention within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrati on of the U.S. Departme nt of Health and Human Services. Buffalo will be one of 18 sites in the U.S. where researcheB will exam- the project, which is being oonduaed under the auspices of the c:cnter. Skills training sessions for fiunilics will be conducted Wlder 5Ubcontract by the Erie County Council rorthe Pre-- ond h o u~. they work together. The program also will incorporate social activities, including meals. She noted that the first group of families will be stodied beginning in thespring,addingthat"at leastahalfdozen graduate and post-graduate students in the School of Social Work will assist with the project," Kost explained that the 1997 New York State Welfare Rcfonn Law re- vention of Alcohol and Su bstance quires that applicants to the Tem - Abuse, BuffuloGeneral Health Syskms and l..ak.: Shon: Behavioral Health. Kost said th e project is an ex- ine and evaluate the effects of fum ampl e of innovative projects and programs that the Sch ool of Social Work is undertaking as part of its mission to work with commu nity groups and agencies to identify, exp lore and develop creative strat egies fo r problems facing today 's families and children, particularly m urban setti ngs. "The loca l componen t is the: first time the Strength enmg Famt !Je~ Program (S FP ) has been evalu ated with a populatiOn drawn porary Assistan<r to Needy Families (TANF) Program or the Safety Net Assistance (SNA) Program must be screened for alcohol and 9rug abuse as a condition of eligibility. If found positive, they must be assessed and. in dren in welfare families where par- coh ol and other drugs now and the future ," Kost explained. ents are involved in the abuse of alco hol or o ther drugs has been awarded to resea rchers tn the Work Practia, is co-lnvestigator on ily-skills training on enhancing protective fadors and minimizing risk factors for substance-abuse prob· lems. They also will look at how the training affects children's risk factors forbchavioral.cmotional,social.cogmt ive and physical problems. Kat hl een A. Kost. UB resea rch assistan t professo r and pnnctpal mvcstiga to r. said that nearl y 500 Ene Count y welfare families with ,t ch1ld ages 9- 11 will t: rec ruit ed B~enda Miller, director of US 's Urban Social ~t£r fo~ R<search on T he pictures that accom pany a UB paper 1n th1s week 's issue o f Sneu cc show what looks like an exq uisi tely uniform fi eld of wheat , or a close-up of a neatly tnmmed " buzz cut." In fa n. the perfectly even row~ of tall , sktnny. ca rbo n nano tubes re prese nt a maj or adva n ce that brings resea rcher!> mu ch closer to deve loping the flat panel disp la ys that o nt" day will make it possibl e to hang yo ur TV or co mput l'r mom to r on the wall like a picture. Hat panel products currentl y on the m a rket , s uch a!> laptop co m putcn, arc based on technologies that can n ot produce the excelle nt view ing angles a nd high resolution that carbo n nan o tubes will make possib le. Th.e technical adva nces made by the UB team arc precisely those that will hel p make flat panel d1splays made .,~fith carbon nanotubl."S affordable. " We have made three maJor achievements." said Z h ifa.n g Ren , UB research associate professo r of physics a nd chemi stry. a nd first author... O ur nano tubes arc beau tifully a ligned, they grow at rela tively low temperatures and they are grown on glass." G lass is the preferred matcnal for moni tors. costing o nly a few do ll ar~ as co mpared to seve ral hundred dollars for silicon-based materials. which would make the cost of flat panel display products prohibitive. Carbon nanotubes are actii':llly tiny, elo ngated, tubular versions of c.,. the soccer ball-shaped molecule also known as the "buckyball." What makes them so tantali zing 1s their incredible strength . at least 100- 1,000 times stronger than the strongest steel available. Ren ex p lained , along with th c1r very~ hi gh stabili t y and excellent electron emission capab iliti es. The co mbinati on makes them 1deal for usc in fl :H panel displays. " In a conven ti ona l television , a h1gh -voltage electron gun IS con stantly in m o t ion, hombarding each pixel on the screl.·n, dod that 's what gives yo u your piCture ," Ken expla ined . " But 111 o rde r to have: e nough room for the gun to scan the whole length and breadth of the screen , you need abo ut a foot." That~ tclevistons and computer moni tors thc..'ir unwieldy bu lk.. Flat panel displays. on the other hand, need less than a millimeter of space bew.'t"CCl the c:u-bon nanotub<s, which act as th<.· cll"Ctron emitters. and the phosphor screen. ''With these .tisplays. becaosc each pixel is an dectron source, there is no need for scanning and therefore nn need for that distancr between the clectron source and the scrt'Cfl," Ren said. Hut technical problems have pre · vented fl at panel displays from ad vancing to the development stage. "We know from earli er work on carbon nano tuhes that elect rons come ou t o nly from the tip of each tube, not from the sides," said Ren . "Therefore, it is necessary to have a ll the nan o tubes positioned e~ actly pl'rpendicular to th e sub strate on which thq· are grown . lf th<" alignment is not good, th en )'OU cannot obtain good cle~tron · emission properties." Previously publis hed work on carbon nanotubes has shown poor alignment, with nanotubcs. in some BrieBy Ludwig to discuss "genderlect" in "Ul3 at Sunrise" program The dffference between women 's and men's use of language will be the focus of a "UB at SunriS<" breakfast program to be held from 7:309 a.m. Nov. 19 m the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. Jeanette M. Ludwtg, assooate professor of modern lan gu ages and hteratun:Joo, will d1sc uss "Genderlect: Women 's and Men's Language ." Ludwig's wmy, pcrcepllvt' analysts of how men and women use language differen tl y will suggest there art ways I..LDIIIIIK to commun1cate more effectively a ross the gender gap. A UB faculty member since I'J 77,l~d wig is d1 rector of graduate studies for the French Program and d!fector of the Language and Linguistics Program offered jointly by the Oepartment of Modern Languages and llleratures and the Depa rtm ent of Lmgutstics. Sht> is the recipien t of a SUNY C hancellor's Award for E.xcellence m Teaching. A graduate of Drake University, Ludwig earned master'5o and doctoral degrees from the University of M1ch1gan . The cost of th e .. UB at Sunrise" lecture , wh1ch mcludes a full break fast, is $10 for UB Alumm Association members and Sl2 for the general public. The deadline for reservation s IS No\. 16 For more informat ion, or to make reservations. ca ii 829·260M . "US at Sunrise" is suppo rt ed hy UB's Office of Umvers1ty Devel opment. Office of News Serv1ccs, Office of Pubhcauons and ( >ffict• of the Vice President for Pub he ServiCe and Urban Affa1rs if ncedt-d , part icipate in treatment. AIJ applicants to the two programs 111 Enc County who are assessed posttlvf'l y for alcoho l or drug problems and a re mandated tore ceive tre;:ttment and have a child between 9 and II w ith whom they reside and play a parental role will be asked to participate tn the prolt'CI ur 1V like a picture? e&~llrch may make it happen BY ELLEN GOLDBAUM News Servtees Editor 3 \..a.ses. resembling jumbled stranili ol spaghetti. Past work also involwd growing carhon nanotubes on ma tc:nals ot her than glass. wh1\..h wa ~ necessary because of the htgh tern peratures required for th t' synthc s1s of the nanotubes . To use glass as the suhstrate. syn thCSL"i temperatures have to he hc:Jm, 650 degret.'S Centigrade. the pou11 <It whtch glass begms to deform. "Our work shmvs that large arrav:-, of wdl -a.lignc:d Lt.trhon nanotuhe!<> \..dn he grown on Jnvthtng, l>O long ,lS the ~ uhstrate ~.an take tempera tun."S of 650 C:\.'plamed Rcn Hc bt:hevcs that the rc.:a:.on th ..nanotubes productd bv tht· L' H n· o;c:a rchers grew at such umlpJr.l uvelr low temperaturo I!! th ..·u.,..· ol am mon ia, instead of mtrugen , Jut mg the syn thesis. "For th e fir~t ttnll', we found ammonia at:t1ng.b J ca t,l lyst," he said. I thmk that th1s hdp!! th e disassooat10n uf a{.ctylcnc . which is n ec~y dunng the !!Yit thests of the carbon nanotulx-...." Ca rbon nanotube~ ha\'e m.tm ot her app hcat 1ons. from compu nen ts in energy-stor.1ge dcv1u'" 1<1 super· st rong cable!!. Thr UB rcsearchl'r!! ,tho .m· Ill vestiga ting the possli>lht,· of Ul>lll)!. nanotubes in scannmg lunndmg microscopes hlenham.t• rc!<>olutJ\10 The paper's co-author!> art• Vl~lt mg s..:h olar Zhongping Huang; lu1 II Wang, F.imletn Professor ofX1ent.:l'. and Jianwc1 Xu, dot:toral candtd.u ..· 111 th ..· Dep.-utmcnt o( ( :ht:llll3trv.•til 111 the UR Materials Synth~13 l...1h.. , ratory. and Peter J. Kush. dlrl'\.·tor o l the US Instrumentati on l c:nll'r Other CO· authors are M1chad ~tc..pl dnd Paula ProvenCIO at ~a.nd1.1 N,1 tto nal l.ahoratory. c:· Nominations being accepted for Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching The Offke of the Vke Provost for Undergraduate l:.duwllon 1:. accept mg nommations for the Chancellor 's Award tOr 1--~cellt:nct· Ill Teach mg. The awards are mtended to recogm/A' o;upt'nor tcach mg at tht.· und(:r graduate, graduate o r profess10naJ level. All fu ll -time Instructo rs. rc gardless of acadenm rank. are e!J~•bl ..• 1f thev have completed at le;b.t th ree vears of full -tune teachmg at l ' B pnur to thr Fall 1998 semcstt·r Completed nomm~ t10n s, mdudmg .t \ummary Presen tation Stale ment , up -to-da te vtta and ll'tter ~ of support , mu st he rece1ved 111 the Office oft he Y1re Provost for Under~radu.l t t• Fdu (a tJ on. 2S5 <:apcn Hall , tw the clo~t· o( hU!! ID €""" un I k~.. . II Film festival will pay homage to Spanish director Berlanga Thb weekend, the Department of Modem languages and Lit eratures will presl' llt J film fe ~ t 1va i -C i dn dr C m c---o n the work of the great "ipnn13h film d1rec tor lu1 !! lra n. 1a Berlanga. The festival wdl ft:a tur ..· ~~..r ..·l.'nmg:. . tdlb and d l !<>lUs~•ons th.tt w1ll ex plore Berlanga\ mflut"lll\' nn film 1n \pa•n 1\11 filnb w11l hem ~p<tnl\h onlv The t..·..,tl\.11 . tc1 t.t~t· pl.ht' 111 th\· ~ . . rt't'lltng Room :n th t• l l'llt\·r h1r the Arh on tht• :\:orth ( ..1m pu .... wdl hl' lrl'l' uf ~..hargt· .mJ open to the puhh~.. ( .0 - \j'H.m ...or" .trc th t· l tlllq!t' ol Arb .1nd ..,lll"ll~o.l'' · ..,1gm.1 tkha P1 .md tht• \p.i1tl !> h Mnll..,tn· (If hm·1~n :\ll..tlr' It up ..·nl<> ~.uurJav With tw11 ,1\\'.lfd \\'tnntng hl.11..~ .t nd \.. hnc liJm, 1h.11 drt· ums1dcrt'J tn ht.· t\.. o ot lht· tim·,t t'Vl'r produ~o.t•J 111 ~ p .un " RIC'fll "t'rlldtl, Att Mu nhlilll\\'d..,tllllt', ~ l r ll.ldr'ih..l\1 " \"1;~ ,. 111 tw 'h''"''n .11 ~ p . m .. Jnd " F/• •adu.~of! 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A:)tll lllUillllt'l> 10 ll.lult1 Ethnl( ~oetlt'!! .'' wh1 lh h lfltl'mkJ hll'X,IIlllnl' prohll'rn:.f.J~o.lllg tit vt'r~ ..· l'lhlllt 'o~tt'llt'!! i'llUII .tl!!o ...,.tJJJl•JJ .I dJ ~C U lo.!>Hln On the: A.!tiJil C:I..Onilmll 1..fl\l'' .II noun on Ntl\ 20 m .:!50 StuJ ..·nt Um on on tlu· North Ca mJ'll' d' J'.lft ot the.· l 1 R A!<tan ~tudtes Program'!'> "Asta Jt Noon" fdll \t'rtn Puun . who rl'(C"tlt ly IOIIled th(' liB fa cu lty, ha~ wntten exu•n,l \'l'h o n rq!,lllllalt z.ttl o n and trade pattern) m Southeast A:!ol.l dnJ Europt·. the: 1mpal1 uf h)rl.'tgn mve~tment on th1an et"onom ll !'i and Th 1rJ \Vorld e..:un(Hnll (kvdopment . �4 Rep a...... IIY!Iber ~ 11/WI.:Il,la.ll BRIEFLY Mf'O~illewiD fNture Greiner, lllldl -ails dullng Groirw ...lhle - - )'OUf al!*iol fon.mtobo--7--p.m. No¥.1 2onMf081.7fM. Spedoi!JUS ... bo Dennis Blodo,·vice po-.tor sludont olfojn, Lla8len con all 82!l...,.,. Of cor>- 6000 - coms-~. 8roM1IIelds remedladon Is topic ot colloquium ~ICing,-chcto< ,.._. __ ofOIM00-1111 ~ eo.po. , _ , ... bo . . . - - "'*"".;.,.._....,_ tlc--..-u. doytorM ....Oi. . . . - Pions.""'"~­ h- scndbyh~ofa..~ -c.--..• bo-M4p.m.lnZ12 ~Hollon Com~ TopaiDbo~· -........--.-..... - -CiooniiCioon ... ...._... ,....,.,._,..,.,...,....... !Wig Con Llld ... ........ -...--..................._ ~ ':llw ............ . . . . . tloly -·~~~~~ hofooll ....... ....... ... ·~ ·..! hloNII UB Clinics Take Aim at the Flu Bug Student Health Center clinics have been ~aswat:ttlhetkl t..g thisfal.~ shots on both campuses. Here, Meirnanat Grant. R.N. adminisb!rs a flu shot on Saturday to Amy Ma~chilok 20, a chemistry major, in the Student Health Center In Michael Hall on the South Campus. Another clinic will bo held from 9 a.m. to Noon on Nov. 14 in Michoel Hall. The shots are ovailable at a cost a( $3 to rne<rbers ollhe ll'liYenity OOITWTUlity. who can come to the Immunization C linic in Michael Hall each Moodily from 9-11 :30 a.m Reconfigured statement may be presented to full Senate Nov. 10 Ethics code debate continues at FSEC BY SUE WUfTCHEII News Services Assoc:iat~ Director proposed code of ethics gov<ming consensual r<· lations between faculty members and students re-emerged at the Oct. 28 meeting of the Faculty Smat< Executive Com· mittec. with thO>< in attendance dif· fering on the seriousness of the problem, as well as whether to link the issue with sexual harassment. fohn Boot, professor and chair of A the Depart ment of Management Science and Systems and chair of the senatr's Academic Freedom and Responsibility Committee, to ld .udw ., .. laNC. .............. - tk/W'a- .....,.a lJIImo CllnlpiiiiJ' . . . . . . . .,.._ M2p.m. -.g ofh,..... Center In 1 h e 102 '-ot ~Hill on 1he Soulh <:.mpus. Hor lllplc . . bo "His- - l<l<y of 1he lJIImo Calftplny: Tho - I Do ond Why I Do ~~.•)ld< _ .-..-........ ... pllllde .... of cfnclols -.g a1 p.m. ='!:'Y a-.. ~-I.Jbnlty will hold from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on No¥. 12 and 13 neM 1he second-lloor .... 110nce. For this cash.only ~. hordcoYets will bo S2; paperbodes, S1 . Annual holiday print sale to be held Nov. 20 Tho Oepartrnent of Art ond Its Prlntmoldng Pl'ogram ... hold 1he annual 1-.y Print Sole Benefit from 11 a.m. to &'p.m. on No¥; 20 In lhe lllrUn of lhe Center for 1he Arts. Proueds wll benefit UB's Printmaldng Pl'ogram ond ef'IC (~Print tmaglng Center). Artist prints by m.dents, alumni ond ePIC'S community ~ portlciponts wll boon dbploy lor purthose. Cosh or chedls wll boat· cepted. Half of 1he ~ pro- . ceeds ... b o - t o " - ' 1he Prlntmllldng l'logrom ond ef'lc. )e«--. For..-~all 1369. 64S4I7I. ext. FSEC members his committee continues to grapple with the issue, and sought input from the FSEC. A version of the proposed code had been rejected by the Faculty Senate at its Feb. 4 meeting. with some senators questioning whether there really was a need for such a code, while other criticiz.ed the specific language of the proposal. That version stated that a faculty member should not have an amorous or sexual relation, consensual ' or otherwise, with a student who is enrolled in his/her course, or whose performa nce is supervised or evaluated by that faculty member. Boot said he personally felt that it would be prudent for VB to havo a statemmt "that states in no unce:rta.in terms thal it is unwise for faculty to associate with students in their class or students they supervise in any other than a teaching or mentoring capacity." In the "real world," any company that does not have such a sllltement is severely di.sadvanlllged if a lawsuit is filed, he said. Boot questioned how widespread the problem of stucknt·faculty ro· mantic relationships is. telling senators he had poUed female students of Western European descent who sought out his help during his regu lar ofli« hours and asked them if they had ever experienced a situation in any of their classes that they would consider improper. He said he did not question stu dents of"'Eastern.. descent because "I know from experience that East ern students have a different approach to these things and I'm not l·1was~ surprtsed-- by- response from my collellgues ... (who ~-to dlscuu -Issue I I publldy) ....Even . . - ~. they- hit utremely ~to rdrlbutlon - otiMr ldnds of professlooYI dlsdpllne... sure whether I could come across in such a way they would properly understand~ 1 w.u saying. "To a person, iheysaXl, 'No, they've never noticed anything like it.' To say it's widespread is incorrect.'" But, he acknowledged, consensual relationships afe "not a non event on campus." There is a "substantial element of mischief along these lines." he added. Loyce Stewart, associate director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Affirmative Action Administration, and several senior female faculty members-all of whom had been invited to the meeting at the behest of Boot and senate Chair Peter Nickerson-disputed the contention that while the problem does exist, it is not widespread. Stewart noted that consensual relationships are a problem, "not just at UB, but at all universities." She pointed out that the issue not only affects the faculty m<mh<r and student involved in the relationship, but also affects other students who may feel that they are being denied opport unities because attention or benefits that are due them art going instead to the student who is involvtd in the relationship with the faculty member-a situation Stewart caUed "third-party saual harassment." ~ Acara,professorof phar· macology and toxicology and chair of a subcommittee of the Women's Task Force that is preparing a poticy on sexual harassment, told FSEC members she had conducted a poU of six female students. All of the stu· dents told her consensual relation· ships do occur on campus. and that they mal« the students "very uncom· fortable." Acara n:ported. Notlng the differences betw«n the results of her poll and Boot's, she said sh e tho ught the .. re sponses are different, depending on who's asking• the question. judith Duchan, professor and chair of the Departrmnt of Com· municative Disorders and Sci ences, called consensual relationships "nunpa.nt in the (academic) profession," adding that the exist· ence of one ucan make a whole department dysfunctional." She said she favors having a policy on the issue that depart · ment chairs could point to and say .. it 's not sanctioned." Bernice Noble, professor of microbiology and chair of the Women's Task Force, said that through her work with the task force, she has talked to female stu dents who recounted cases of consensual relationships among their peers and faculty members. The students were "extremely unwiU ing" to discuss the issue because the lack of a un iversity policy makes them feel "extremely vulnerable." Moreover, she noted that when she brought up the issue during a meeting of women full professors, .. there was a very heated discus· sion; everyone had a horror story." But when Noble suggested the group sponsor an open forum on th·e topic. " I was disappointed, sur· prised and ed ucated by t he response from my colleagues.· Most of them, she said, were unwilling to discuss the issue publicly. •Even as full professors. they still felt ex· tremely vulnerable to retribution and other kinds of professional discipline. We'U never get a good picture of how serious the problem is ana how people are affected by it because of the fears of those likely to have a problem." she said. Boot presented to FSEC mem· bers for their consideration p. new version of the ethics code that had been pr=ted to the senate in fei>. ruary. The new version states that any relation other than a teaching or mentoring relation with a student in one's class or under one's supervision is unprofessional conduct. The stlltemeo~ be says, "says what we should be doing, rather than what we should not be doing." However, ~ =riY< com· mittec members preferred the "old version," ooting that the new version would exclude "social relationships" between faculty and stucknts, such as meeting for a 01p of coffee or an ~dinnerorate.nllisJillltch. William Baumer, professor of philosophy, said that a policy that excludes such social relationships would .. put constraints on the teaching relationship that is just 180-degrecs. opposed to what we want to sec in terms of the facultystudent rel.itionship." Don Schack, professor of math· ematics, took the issue a step fur. ther, suggesting that faculty m<m· hers be required to report such social relationships to their supervisors so that the faculty member's authority over the student could be transferred, if necessary. Baumer recommended that the smate consider the issue of oonsmsual relationships at the same time as it considers the proposed poticy on sexual harassment, wjllch Acara said was in draft form and soon would be presented to the adminis· tration. Consensual relations "all too eas· iJy fall into harassment when the r<· lationship goes bad," Baumer added Acara noted that the draft policy on sexuaJ harassment only ad dresses consensual relations in the context of "third-party sexual ha· rassment... She suggested the issues be considered separately at this time, with the consensual-rela tions issue being includtd later in the sexual harassment policy. The FSEC rejected a formal motion by Baumer that the senate combine the two issues. Boot said he would take the in· put from the FSEC back to his com· mittee and bring a reconfigured stlltcment back to the body for con· sider.Uion at its Nov. 4 meeting. and possible inclusion on the agenda for the full senate meeting on Nov. 10. �Monmber I. 1!81Nol Jfi.lti 11 Reporiea UB gives generously to SEFA Involvement with wmmunity, wmmitment keys to cam[Xlign sua:ess ~anng umvers1ty community has contributed mor(' than half a m il· li on doll ars to date to support those 111 need througho ut the Western New York community. And wh~ e the 1'998 SEFA/United Way ca mprugn has passed 1t.s condustOn da te, it '!a not too la tt' to make a cont ribu tiOn to the dn vc. U B has a trad it io n of g•vtng, and g•vm g generously. M of Nov 2. UB A had reached 88.6 percent of 1U 1998 goal o f $653,6<X), w1th a num be r o f u mt !'l- th(· '-lchool of A rch•t eciUre a nd Plann mg, tht· "tchool of ln fo r matwn a nd l1h rary Studies, the 'xhool of Malldgemt"nt. th e Schoo l of "'o'"1.t l Work , l ' H t-u unda t1 o n , \tudcnt Afhur !>, the Offi~..e of tht' \ ' 1u· Pres1de nt fur Re:,ean.. h. and l' ru vcn. ,t y Adva n ~.-c m t' nt J nd De vdop mc:nt 'XLeed ulg thetr goab . \\'ha t a rc th e •n g red1c nt!J th a t go IIlio LOnliUct tng d SUl.Ct'SS f uJ SJ.:J-A ~.. ampa t gn ) A t rad 1t wn ol Involveme nt 10 tht' u1 mmu n1tv 1s key. ~ar~ Ruth Hr ya nt. .tss tstan t dea n for pc rso nnd and d e velo pm e nt to th e School of Arch1t en ure a nd Pl a nn1n g and 11!1 SEI·A ha i!J(ln ~tJ \ l" 1 School of Arch itecture and Planning t:~ d Ms ond Sclenc:es w make t h e :!olhool's LLl j UlflllllUOII )' OL"t."ti ) pt•rhap:>, thcln tlhcr d 1SC1phncs he-cause of lhc Vl'f\ n.uu re of wh at Wt' do." ( .a llm g Sf. I-A " a n 1mpurtant 1111 lliHI \It" o l th e un •v~rM tv," Br ya nt ctd d!J tha t the s~.. h ool a lso wo rks to Hh td l t h a t se nse o f (omnlltmc nt Ill li S SI UdC O b , l' IILU Uragm g th e m to take part m proJeCts that hencfi t o then.. l·nr exa m ple. each su mmer DICk YcnL:cr, d 1rt'Ctor of the school\ shnp tao llues. hea ds st ud(·nt c re ws w h o h utid two h o m e~. fro m the g ro un d up. fo r Hab ll a t for Huma n1t y "When you sta rt tha t ca rl )' un , 1nt c rms o f g1v m gsom c th1n g haLk. 11 h<"co mcs part of t h e (U it u re." 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L>o you have a lawnte recipe: you'd to share with coll~g&Aa 8t UB? It muld win a great prize,.-. bring I""' fame IUid fortune! YOUT r<eip< c:ouJd be publisbt<f In the ll<pDrt<r and if.i<'stht a>oat winne<.you11 r:eaive a ftanicbome coffee-table cookbook! So oend us your holiday ..Ope-the one that ....;ybody 1'0'!<$ abouc Clo!r ...... _ . , e.test . way. Yltia-. ....,IMiple: • It's opea to ta.;ulty, staff 11t1d students. Is.....,. (Wannmoftbepootthnoc,...son:oot.....) • The ..Ope c-toaoon.-nt)thould be typed in mokbool:. ..-,le with ingr<di<nu finl. direct~ fo llowing. • PIR J'OUl name. adru- department. UB utkanclpllooc: number at the lOp th<poge recipe..,. aute We ' ll~ 1 - ....-e•t. -'gin.-,. of P"P••- and •If~ abricf"story" aboutthe~ -J'OU aeoted it, whalltind ollndiliona it...,._,.., how many.,..rs it 1 0 - m-iewl. etc.. include that, too. ,.,...._served ' �6 Repcwtea Movember ~ 19!ll/Vol.ll.lh 11 BRIEFLY Headrick c-tlnuodfn>m-1 fi~ of the Vice President for Re search into the Provost's Office." Sin« the university has not had a search for a provost sincr Bloch's appointment in 1992, Greiner said he will head a broadly based search committ~ for a provosL Ideally, the search process will be completed by the end of 1999 at the latest, with the named provost in position in Spring or Summer 2000, he said. Headrick has held a wide vari ety of academic and administra tive positions during his more than two decades at UB. He joined the faculty in 1976 as dean of the Law School. holding that position until 1985 when he returned to the faculty as a full professor. Outside of th e law school , Headrick served as intc.rim dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters m 1990 and chair of the General AsS<mbly of the Undergraduate Coll<ge from 1987-89. He. returntd to administration in the Law School as associate dean for acad<mic affairs from 1992-94, with prime responsibility for the school's curriculum revision. He was acting law dean for the fall 1994 semester while then -Dean Barry Boyer was on sabbatical. He was named a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, the highest rank in the State University of New York system, by the SUNY Board of Trustees in 1993. Trigg!< also holds the rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor. He joined the UB faculty in 1%2 as an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemical Pharmacology. He served as chair of the depanment from 1971-85, when he was nolmtd dean of the School Business Alliance Contlnuedfn>m-1 •zallon d- ,-.ong . lel:hnc>logY lltld ..,.. pica!lcns ane!~ . · ~- Sho-onod43~ I'Klno<!d during ASM'$ ......... rneei01g. Chong. who ...., ~ Nioglnl ~Prmsoord~ Reseotth at U8, was honom:t for her oo1S1andlng contributions to • the deYolopm<nl of strucllnl c:omposite moteriolslltldrnechanialtesting. Graduate assistant wanted to write for the Report6· Appliclllons.,. open 10< • 20hour.. wee~< posillon writing for the R<pO<ttr, beginning In Janu"'Y· The posillon ~open to graduate students only, ilhd of. fe<S • tuition sdlolorship 10< lho spring semester, .. ... 511- ary. Applicants must ~excel. lent writing sldlb; newspaper ... p<rience ~ pm.m.t. Appiants ... Uf90d to send ~ lltld CJM< leaers lnvne<iately to Christine VIdal. R<parttr E<itor,ll U8 136 ernfts ~~. N.Y. 14260. News-. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The.R<parttrmmesletlorsflom-CXI<I>- mentingon itsslllriesandcontont L.ummAdbelrrilodiDIOO "((Od! and...,.. b e - lor style aoilllonglh. L.um ...... - the--.namr.-and• claylime IOiophont- for ___ --d~lml­ t>dons, tho ........ amot publbhoi-.-Thoy ...... be ..aMd by") a.m. Mondoy ID bemr-.o.ifor~ In ..,........,. ......or_.,.,• ... P'*Shl-bt..aM<Ion eM _, dustry res ulted from a bench marking study of similar services at 24 major research universities undertaken in 1996 by T he Cen ter for lndustriaJ Effecti veness, the Office of the Provost and the Offi ce of the Scmor Vice President for University Services. The common thread among the most successful services was that all of their industrial -assistan ce programs were under one roof, said Rebecca Landy. chief operat · ing officer of tht> UB Busines.or, AI liance. The new o rgaruzatton wiU be a "one-stop shop" for businesses con· tac tin g UB, sa id Mark Karwan , chief executive officer of the UB Business Alliance and dean of the School of Engineering and Applit-d Sciences. "Before, a company might de cide to call our department of industrial engi neering in search of, fpr examp le, expertise in industrial hygiene," he explained. "The de partment would respond that in dustrial hygiene is not part of m dustrial engineering, but that pos · sibly experts in it might be found an the medical schoo l or nursing ~chool. The caller wou ld ge t this hounce from one department to another a~ each of us tried to refer the company to the proper source. "Now,a company wiU place one call and get the answer." That will be the case. regardless of bow specific or technical the request , Karwan added. For example, if a pharmaceutical company needs structural informa tion on a molecule that can only 1x provided by nuclear magnetic resonance spec troscopy. th e alliance, through its new database, quickly will identify where in the university the instrume~t is located, as well as the appropriate contact person. If a company is looking for someone who can translate Ietten; or contracts int o an o ther lan guage. the UB Business Alliance wi!J identify an appropriate expert. As has always been the case with UB 's business -assistance pro grams, the U B Business Alliance will continue to identify the best people and facililies to solve a problem, whether they are at UB . another educational institution or even a non -profit or government agency. The UB Business Alliance 's most up-to-date, detailed information on UB programs, research and cent ers is available on its Web si te <http:/ / www.ub•lllanc:e. buffalo.edu > and in its recently printed "Directory for Business & Indu stry." A key function of the UB Business Alliance will continue to be assistance to manufacturing firms, which make up 70 percent of the firms to which UB provides ~rvices. For example, SPIR, the Strat<gic Partnership for Indust ri al R~surgence, a cooperative effort that leverages SUNY 's engineering prog rams at UB and o ther SUNY units, provides research facilities and resources turing firms. Since its inception in 1994, this program alone has contrib uted to there- in Western New York, as well as to total sales increases of more than $20 miluon. It aJso has provided valuable. o n·the -job experience to more than 700 UB students. TClE has been credited with creating or saving more than 5,000 jobs in mor~ than 500 Western N~w York firms of all sizes since its inception in 1988. Those efforts have seen increas ongsuccess, with funding forTClE jumping to more than $3 million from just $250,000 in the past five years. Whereas just a few years ago, 90 percent of TC IE's funding came from state grants, the center now receives about two-thirds of its rev enue as fees for service from companies that it assists, Landy said. For more information and a free copy of the directory, con· tact Jacqueline Badura, industry co ntact coordinator at , 716-636 3651. of Pharmacy. He held that posi· tiOn until he wa.s named dean of the Graduate School and vice provost for graduate education and research in 1995. Triggle's internationally recognized research focuses on how drugs interact with calcium channels, cellular mechanisms that regulate the entry of calcium when stimulated. He has conducted pioneering research into the action of calcium -channel antagonists in the cardiovascular system and studies calcium channels and aging. He bas served on numerous internal and external committc.es relating to pharmacy and healthsciences curricula and the future of graduate programs in general. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1975, Triggle is a member of numerous professional societies. He serves on many editorial boards and is editor of Pluumauutical N<Ws and co-editor of Drug Dt:vewpmmt Resarch. He .is the author or co-author of 10 books, 140 book chapters and reviews and 250 scientific papers. Among his numerous honors, be has ree<ived the Otto Krayer Award in Pharmacology from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeu tics and the Volwiler Research Achievement Award from th e American Association of Coll<ges of Pharmacy. A native of London, England. Triggle received a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Hull and a bachelor's degree from the University of Southampton. �7 UB to reinstate baseball, softball William]. Breene named head coach of baseball program T HE Division of Athlet ics announced Thesday that UB will reinstate its intercoUegiate baseball and softball programs, and has named WilHam J. Breene, associ · a te athletic director, as head coach of the baseball program. The Mid -American Conference requires that institutions participating in th e conference must field teams in six sports, which, in addi ti o n to baseball and softball , include football , volleyball and men's and women's basketbalL Base ball and softball, which have operated at the cl ub level at UB si nce the 1980s, are expected 10 play a non -conference Division 1 sched ule in the spring of 2000 and are expected to become offi- cia! members of the MAC in the 2000-2001 academic year. In announcing Breene's ap po intment as baseball coach, Bob Arkeilpane, interim director of athletics, point~ to his outstanding baseball background and commitment to UB. .. Bill has remained extremely active in baseball and has great Lies to this area,"' said Arkeilpa ne. .. His knowledge of the game , combined with his excellent ad ministrative experience, made h im a narural selectio n for the job. His tenure here at US h as been marked by his com mitm ent to helping this university ach ieve its Division I goals."' Brecne was a four-yea r schola rship baseball and basketball player at Southern M•~s•ss1ppi and also spcOl three years there as an assistant baseball coach. Upon graduation from co llege, he signed a free -agent co ntract with the St. Louis Cardinals. He also has coached Junior A baseball in London, O ntari o, and has remained active in coach · ing on the local and regional levels. The Bulls hope to have a new softball coach in 1999. The soft· ball team will play its games at the diamond adjacent to the new US stadi um, which will undergo renovations next year. The baseball team most likely will p lay its games in th e Amherst Pepsi Arena while reviewing plans for an o n-cam pus compl ex. Obituary ington , D.C. Highly regarded as a teacher m the UB med1 cal school, Riwchun was the author of num erous papers on eye disorders and eye su rgery. A diplomate of the American Board of <i>ph ~ thalmology and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalm ology and Otolaryngo logy, he was a member of th e Erie County Medical Society and the Buffalo Academy of Medicine. He served as president of the Buffalo Ophthalmology Soo · ety, th e Maimonides Medical Society and the fo rmer Buffalo Eye and Ea r HospitaL He was a volunteer for the Uni ted Way and the Universi ty at Bu ffa lo Co ntributing i-=und. Active in the Sight Conservation Society, he was a member of th e advisory board of the Buffalo Eye Bank. In 1979, he and his wife. Ann. we-re JOintl y na med Outstandin g Ci tizens of the Year by The Buffalo Nt'WS for their work with the blind. Events calendar from- Jobs :.:20 infomll~~r:~8rr ---.: EI~tor =~t!r~ns~~~~~ 11 ~t"o,"'J:~~~F~. ~'::r ~~~~·:C,o;;;~ h!ni~·: dis UB ! ,A kron l Senior ouutde h1ner Owsey Swbler led UB ~ To'edo With 12 k1Us and I I d1gs Against Akron. 1umor sener Somer Deschambault had 48 a.ssisa and 20 d•&>Fre.shman ouatde h1tter Krn Studs and mtddle hn;r.er Heather Barfuss turned In 1mpn!ssrve performances N1 the match. Sh~s recorded I 2 kills :and 19 dtgs :and Barfuss had 14 kills and 16 digs ~occer WOMEN' S UB l , Stony Brook I The women's soccer team fin1shed the regular susan wtth a l-1 ,vtetary at Stony Brook. The Buhs now will take thetr 10-S-2 record on the road to play at Northern Illinois tn the first round of the Mtd-Amenan Conference Tournament. After ~ scoreless first hatf. the Bulls nruc.k first wtth :a goal b)' Jennifer Keefe Paula Ustram sco~d her tam·hlgh 12th goal of the season at l:he 6J :JS mark for :a 2-1 lead Heather Collins then added an msur-ance goal for the 3- 1 VIClOf"Y UB 1, W e stern Mich igan 0 The men "s soccer team ended the regular s~on b)o defeatmg Westem M1ch1pn. 2-0. 1n the last home game of the susan All the sconng took pbce in the second lu.Jf and all came off the foot o( UB AII-Amencan candidate JunkM" Steve Butcher The fim Butcher p i came from :an nslst from nm Songer. But.c:her b.ter toOk a pa.ss from John Shannon and chipped It In from the left Side for I:M gamewsnner The ShutOUt marked the sixth th1s season for goahe jtm Schoenberg Th<Bpy, Posting OR-98096 SeaoUryi-Oepattmmt d CMi. SlruCIU<al :;'~~ foundotiool'wd--.g. Posting ••·98098 Prof es.aon.l Senior Resea«h AsK>Ciate (SL-3) (two iobs .v~)-Center for Urban StudieS. lay t~ Posting tP-8100, 8101 . Director of Internal Audh. (MPlB)-Intemal Aud1t, Posting IP-8116. As.slstant to Chainnan (Sl -3)-Drpartment d Pllys;otogy and Venlon City =-s~~u:t~!ia~sant Posting IP-8119. Mkrocomputer Hejp ::t l:,~f~~~~;~~h g:,:~~~~~r·~~vin, ~. UB 0, Toledo l The Bulls dropped both Mtd-Amencan Conference matches dus week. losmg u TcMedo (7-IS, 13~ IS. 13·1S) on Oct. 28 mel to Akron ( 15-9. IS- 12. 9 -IS. IS-S) 1n Alumni Arena on Oct. 3 I ::.t\~~ """';_'9 Version CJty, a casual wrvey of Toronto Greg Hetford, Karen Volle~oall Research Center, Posong JtR-98094 Oc~ Mart Dean Veca's installation, EJ Gloominator, is described &S "a great liquid b.OO hurtling thr:t spKe and d~~~~~~~!r~~~~~~~ wtth two long sconng dnves to san the second half Enk Rogers completed an l l ·pl~. 6S -}'lllrd dnve wsth an 11-}'lllrd burst to makr 1t 17-0 and AII·Amerian aitback Aaron Stecker (11 8 y:ards on 21 camesl sco~d on a Dne--}'llln:l lup wtt:h l ]] left 1n l:he d11rd quaner to grve WIU ~ commanding 2-4...0 lead The Bulls' only .core ol <he gom< came on a three.yan:l run by Davtd Schtm1k wtth 9:35 )eft Wl the pme The UB rush~n&: offense, whtch ranked t -4th m 1-AA footbajl ~~the pme. wu hmJted to 11 4 y:ards on 32 ca~ tn the game .The BuHs also were hun b)' d'lree turnoven. anduding twO tn d'le firsth<llf Western IHtno1s se1z.ed control earty when Donnie Caldwell n!tumed ~ punt 62 rards the first ume the leathernecks touched the ball WIU led. I 0-0 at the half after a 36-y:an:l joe Lopez field goal Bufblo split end Drew Haddad beame the s.choo''s all·time leader m recepdons wtth ffve catches for SO y:ards to lead the Bulls" offense. Fultbadr. josh Roth had yards rushing on ll carrJeS. A pa~r of freshmen ked the UB defense. as linebacker- Brandon Jordan lu.d I 0 uddes (slx solos). W'hde C r:ug Rohlfs had nWie stops. MEN' S Contlnuod 8 ~houn are 9 a.m . to 5 p.m .. . in the Ughtwell Gallery, Center for Arts, through June, 1999. The Leathemedu were hmited to 85 rards of total offense In the first half. but took control of the ptM n Meyer H. Riwchun, 95, former professor and chair of ophthalmology SerYkes were held Oct. 28 in Temple Beth Zion fo r Meyer H. Riwchun , an internationally known ophthalmologist and eye su rgeon who had served as a clinical professor of su rgery and chair of oph thalmology at the UB m edical school. Riwchun, 95, died Oct. 25 in th e Mit chell Ca mpu s of Hospice Buffalo after a brief illn ess. A graduate of George Washington University, Riwchun earned his medical degree from the UB medical school in 1927. Riwcbun , who maimain ed a private practice in Buffalo !To m 1929 to 1985, headed the depart ments of ophthalmo logy at both Buffalo Gen era! and Children's hospitals in th e 1960s. He was attending ophthalmologist at the former Deaconess Hospital and ophthalmo logist-in·chief at the form er Rosa Coplon Ho me. He was a lieutenant colonel in the Army Medi cal Corps during World War II , servi ng as chief of eye service at Walter Reed HospitaJ in Wash - UB 6, W estern Illinois 41 The m;~w.sum """"" l..eadlemeda exploded lo< 3 I secondhalf potnU to defeat UB, 4 1-6,'" UB Sa<fium b<fore 18.648 fans. Nestor ~·~~~E~~Iey, AOO• ~~: =~~~~~ Turino. Desk M"""9"'/ s.dwp LAN Administrator (SL· l)-Student finances and Records, Posting JtP-812 J. Auistan! House Managr<(SL-1)--Collegeol An> and Sc~b. Posting IP-8124. AJslstant Athletic Director, Compl~nce (Sl-4)· Ath~tics, Posting •P-8126. Director, International Student and Scholar Servkt's (Sl~}Office d lntemaOOnal Educabon, Post1ng iiP-8127 Production Manager ( Sl-3)-PublicatJOtU, Posting •P-8128. ~ross ~ount~ The men·s and women ·~ cross country team~ [nveled to Bowl1ng Green Scue UniYersrty t o take pan m d'le 19'98 Mid-Amencan Conference CtwnpK>nsh1ps on Oct. l O The women's squad fimshed II th (298 pomu) out of a field of 13 tum ~ Sophomore Eileen Rose. who placed 46th out of I0 I runnen.. wu Coach D•ck Barry's top-fimsher at 19·3 I The men 's team placed II th out of 12 teams w1th 307 pomu Juntor Patnclo. Nolan, the Bulls top runner. crossed the fimsh hne 4 I st out of 92 rynnen. (26c15) ~wimmin~ Houl'l for the UB Art Gallery and the Light-Nell Gal~~ 10:30 a .m .-8 p.m ., wednesdays through Saturdays; NOOJl.S p.m ., Sund.tys. ~:~ WOMEN' S :O!;i(l~e~(~~~~=~ The S""-Second· YurStudenb UniV'Cnity Faolit.es, l.ant' II to tHo determined. The women ·s S'Wimmmg team opened 1ts home ~euon Oct. 2q defe.aung Ni:a.pra Lhwersrry. 207-90. in the AkJnv·u Arena natatonum Tne Bulls W'ef"e led by Inger Rooneem, who took three first -place fintshes tn co.-.•• --studont>wil--~~T~~::t.~v!:d.~ .,theM Depar1m<nt Galleoy. towo.IMI, 10 .un 8 p.m.; Sat... 11-a.m.-6 p.m. ToobforJ~~OtJplr.b!ed ~rontoct~~ · m '!'f"""'I)OI""by-.g 645·JB•J and ~ ~ ~prorrfll .nstnL"tiJrn. To obforn ~ 6n Restatdl jam, conroct Spornond l'rogo'om> ~ • 16 Vdt' UB 107, N iaga.r.a 90 l:he 100-mete.- butterfly (S8.9S). IOO.mecer freescyte (Sl 07) and the SG-meter freestyle (2-4.21 ). Other first-place finishers for the Bulb were ROJQflfll!' Kub<l (2()()..meter f~tyle) . Julte ~enn ( 100-meter ~ckstroke ). K1m Theege ( 100· meter bi-Hststrclu!:) and Andrea Skillman 1n dNmg �Thu rsday ·s =---Special - s . - . y, Thormoolastlc Contxt. and .ucrr-......, lnlrodudlonto- I.OiorWndows. North Urnpus. 1-3 p.m. Regblration and s 10 depo>it ....-. 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Registration and ~~~=. ~~~:lf~~re ••Ida ~ ~":;~':'· - =-~~--· '--UwOowntown The fods About Long-Tenn --·M8llt ASOTw.tuloop Web Site Detlgn: Tips ond eoo.-.ollooos. 1-'l· p.m. Reglstntion and J 10 dtposit UBArtCiub~ ZEAl. Needs You! c.n.... for the Am. Prinlr'rlll<ing. B-27.11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Sponsaed by ZEAl. tho StlJdent M Club and Printmaking. For"""" inlofmation, caH Jeff 5heNen at 64~78. e>rt. 1369. County. 103 lllolendo<f_ South CompUs. 4 p.m. froe. c--.-.. -~ ... ~~:~· =15p.m~'IS. loUw Edotion.~~ Exhibils --eo..,.. ~altho Dorwin D. - a n d tho Cn)dll "-"d . . ~and doo.Jmonts estate. Wrigllt~=Uojod Mlooscript~ gifts from tho Martin and ~'*':;"~ plans from Comeii.JnMI1ity. The .,.hibition offon unique =·~:-Miftin =·~~ ==!"~-~ ne"''e'~ )'OU.• to nab.ft. h. wil ~~:'tiD =who commissioned to::m:;thoMartin ~1 ~)and tho!r summer reld<nco (built 1926-27). The exhibition. running untlf jar'M..wy, 1999, is on view on tho 5pOdol COIIeclions RHd1ng ~4%,C:~ Cl~2916. ..,._.,_Six The School d ~and !:W:e't'C~~ ~byd~~Wiling through Nov. 30 in tho Jomes ~~·t;~Hal District Six. loated in Cope Town. South Africo. was deda~ 1 'Mllte aru tn 1966 ~=-~s Africlns and Indians to remote =~malang~ 5 i E e d =. The original tudes t ~ urban~ Sbt ~~:e~ Technil<on project tum. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Attired in~ and latex gloves. stu:lents leim to make ice cream using liquid nitrogen aklng IMth the U9.Jal cream, sugar and vanila. From left jamanion Keenan, Aaron jackson and Dwight Reed. Sheridan in Nicaragua to studymudflow UB volcanic expert aims to find out what trirgered disaster that killed thousands By nuN GOlDBAUM News Services Editor A UB scientist who is an expert in volcanic mudflows left for Nica- ragua on Saturday to eva1uate the possible causes of the devastating mudflow that occurred with the catastrophic collapse of Casi ta volcano and killed thou - sands of people in severaJ villages. Michael F. Sheridan, professor and chair of the Department of Geology who ho lds 1he largeSI grant in the U.S. to study volcanic mud sl ides , says scientis ts have much to learn from the tragedies in Nicaragua and Honduras so that other populations do not su ffer the same terrible fate. "The mudflow in Nicaragua is the worst volcanic disaster of this decade," said Sheridan. On Oct. 29, he presented research at the Geological Society of America annual meeting in T9ronto that descril>W how computers are being used to interpret satellite data to predict the likely sources. sizes and paths of volcanic mudflows so that populations at risk can be informed and safely evacuated . Using a mathematical model, the research also projected the potential devastation that would occur in a key industrial town near Colima volcano in Mexico if extremely fast · moving volcanic mudflows art" un leashed when the volcano reach~ the climactic stage of its eruption cycle, which is expected during the next decade. The largest mudflow the researchers calculated from Colima would involve a wall of water and debris 200 feet high. "We have an ideal research pro gram to incorporate data from Casita volcano with our findings on Mexican volcanoes so that we can understand better what cause5 these huge mudflows," he said. In Sheridan's estimation, mud flows are the volcanic phenomena posing the greatest danger to popu lations. In 1985. a volcanic mudslide 1n Colombia killed 16.000 people. ·· My goal in go· 1ng to Cas ita volca no IS to find out ~~~s ~a:;~~r~~r:i~ 3 DIYIDAH collapse of the volcano," hc said. Initial reports from Nicaragua have indicated that it was I-I urn cane Mitch that caused the terri hi!: mudOows on Ca!li ta volcano, hut Sheridan noted that other possible con tributing fa cto r~ . mcluding the decompression of a geothermal system on Casita. cannot be ruled out. "And last week, Ce rro Negro, an adjacent volcano, has also begun to erupt," he said . .. We need to ex plore the connection with this ad Jacent erupting volcano." Sheridan plans to do fieldwork on Casita, checking to see tf th e matenal that carne out of Cas1ta was hot, which would mean that a geothermal system was mvolv!'d. "This is a unique opportunity to study a major collapse of a volcano before the evtdence IS removed or changed by geologic agents," satd Sheridan. After gatherihg the field data . Sheridan plans to use rcmotdv sensed data to test his assumption that satellite info rm ation can pro v1de a kind of "gcolog1c X-rav" to tdcnllfy soft spots at the surface ol d volcano, particularly those a rea~ that are 5usccptiblc to a cata strophtc collapse. Funding for Shendan\ cxped1 lion comes from the Noutonal Sci ence Foundation. Back to the drawing board for ethics axle By SUE WUETCHlR News Servicel Associate Director proposed code of eth · ics governing consen sual relations between faculty and students was sent back 10 the drawing board by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at its Nov. 4 meeting, an action that resulted in cancellation of the Faculty Senate meet ing scheduled for Nov. I 0. During a lengthy debate , execu tive committee members haggled over language in th e proposed code, questioned the la ck of a committee report accompanying the code a nd revisited the issue of social relation s between faculty members and students. john Boot, prokssor and chair of the Department of Management A Science and Systems and chair of the senate's Academic Freedom and Responsibility Commi ttee, pre sented to FSEC members a revised version of a code that his committee had drawn up that incorporated comments from an Oct. 28 FSEC discussion of two previous versions of the code. During that discussion, seve ral senators had noted that those versions would prohibit social relations between students and faculty, and specifically asked the comm ittee to rework the language to allow such relations. The version presented to the FSEC on Nov. 4 states that .. rela · tions with st udents in one's class or under one's supervision are pri· marily teaching or mentoring re lations. So:cial interactions which preserve symmetry among stu- dents or serve a clear educational purpose are also encouraged . However. social activities which treat students differently and serve no clear educational objectives areunprofessional and unacceptable. This includes ente ring into sexual relati ons with a student in one 's class or under one's supervision." Noting that the revised code had been presenled lo the FSEC with · out an accompanying committee repon, Lou Swartz., associate professor of law. questioned whether the Academic Freedom and Responsi bility Committee had actually met and endorsed the document. 'Tm concerned that an effort to have something for the Senate to talk about in a few days (Nov. 10) is driving a very important process forward." President Wilham R. G re1n er also lamented the absence of d co mmlttt'l' report. "Yo u need a dear report th.H sets a record as to how the com rn1ttce came to th1s re~uh ," he sa1d Cremer also wondered how the ~SEC's work has evolved from .. thl' diff1cult. but very important. task of trymg to rev1cw the tssue ol snual relatwm between (acult ~· and student~ to th1 s mu(.h broader attempt at some h ow regulating social mteracttons:· He asked senators to <.o ns1der how their co lleagues would rcce1ve the proposal. "It seems to be an awful b1g leap from nothing on point to thi s broad, general statement that 1s going to tell me how to conduct ~-,... · �21 Reparier Movember 11.1!1!11/Vu130. ~ 11 'Kuoos s.,oloa Abo..~1n 1ngu1111q at ue, has'-> hurWmity'J 1998-99 jUdiCh T. Melamed MomorW I& lowlhip. Tho is ID' amually by lhe Englill1 Philip G. Miles. 1' •n expell 111 1hr 1-m> lngv of plants and fungi , and serves as pres1dent of the World ~ooe t y of Mushroo m Biology and Mushroom Product> A facult y memher stnce 1956, he is a 1998 reci pient o f the C hancello r's Award for Excellence 1n Teaching. sz.ooo- ~lnstiluteiDan<JUt. SUinCing lntomationol ~ SIUdonllnmemoryoiMellmod. AftAilright5CholarondUBpnM""from197SI.Wltilhordeith ln 1989, '""!tt widely In lhe Far East ond plor-..d lhe .-wng of Engli!h .. . Second ~atua DonbolliumniMidlooiA. Meonoghan ond.Aian ~ Gross ..antly _..~by lhe U8 DenQI Alli11ni- dlring lhe 21 st omuol c...t.r r-.iagan -DenQIMtollnQ. Tho ---~poot- tunouslyiD ~ pnM!00' omorltusol .... ~ Jd. ...,.., lor his Ul'llimg endoal<n to~ lhe growth. dMiop- ..-and .ua:essollhe sdlool. """" clnlaol associate~ olretor111!Yt dentist!y.and <hetor of faculty~ lorlhe -tchool. _"'"._._ manbrlln-lor his ccmrit..-ID denlistJy ond mncom lor - a n d lor dstlngulslllng hln>...... -lnlhe"""""'-''i. -~~one. -oldisablity """""' has'-> nomed ID the -.:loldire:tlorsollheAlilodotlon on ~ £dallon and Dis-.y~a-ol """"*"""'and~· tloni.N'VOisan-ol....,_<lcepiQWootoing In thealege and ...-......y~~ • .,.,..,.,. dlhe--""""1990. -•dloirollheTaF<ln2cin Acalllllljl of N'fK) Conloronas and lllormft fluri 1995-, 96.HIIIoo1woo-_..s""""""'"'""-ol~ In h l g l - . - otN'VOin- -""*""'"" Tho Aoporllrls. campus communltypullllh<d by lhe Office ol News SeMces in the OMsion d t.kMnlly SeMtes. SIR \JnM!nity ol , _ Yorlc at Bullalo. Edtorialdliceare ___ It 136 Crofts Hal. Amhetsl. (716) 6-45-2626. Yld.llebulfllo.edu ,_ -....c..... Smith- -- ,otnct. of ..... s.ntc.. Arthur Pogo ...-.-..o~ Suo- ........... -.... )oan....,.;g Clubtin< """ ---. Rebeca fomhom ....... KM\Bos.irukl Hews Servka Wton l ois Bale« Patric.LI DonoYan Ellen Gol<t>aum o.wy B<th Spino \\'hen I we~, ..1 graduatt' student thert' wa' ~rt·at tme r ~t m fu n g~ c~.~ fihet Mu-.hruorn-. lnnta tn -.tgntfi ....an t amo unt!. of water· M•Iuhlt· v1 tamms (thtamme , riboOavm, m a un and a~orb 1 c aod ), 3!o well a!!< lnl!lt'raJ ~ J'hert' also IS t"V tdt:n Ct' o:pa1mental organisms, espellalh th at \ome spcoes produ ce co rn m the pound.li that enhance the paue nt'll host deft'n se mechant s m , wht ch mav off~t som e of lhe detnmen tal sade effects brough t about hy antt -c.a ncer chemotherapy. u( huxhcmu..al gr:nct ll'l tvh first siUd t('' tnvo lved re 'll'3 rLh on the genellt t.o ntrol and phyo;tolog v of >exual m echantsm s. 111 ha.!Hd1omyce t ~. a class of fung1 mdud mg mushrooms 1n whKh the ~enet t c con trol of sex ualttv ts rela ttvdy complex. For years. my stu dt~ nt s and I ea rned on mvest 1ga t tom tnvo lvmg a common wood rt.l tt tn g bastd t o m yce t ~ ca lled ~c'luzop hyllum commUne, wh ich ts ,lfl excellent cxpe n men tal organ · "Ill AJtho ugh Sch1zophyllum 1s n o t .tn r:d 1ble mu s hroo m , about 20 vc:an ago I began to apply som e of th e thmgs that we had learned dhout the genetlc~r~ and develop men t of t;chtzoph yllum to ~me of tht.· t"JJhlt.· h..!.sJd J o rn yL(' It"~ Many o f tht.·-.c.· mu ~hruo m s had proved to ht· 1n.dlut ran t m frUittng 1n cuhun:or dfl"d m mu!>hroom h ouM>~. and the1r ge llt' I H.~ h ... d not ht>t>n firrn lv estah h~ht>d At thL' ttmt'. I J!so heca m e a ... ulleagucnl Prof \ I l.hangoftht· c · hmt'~ t!mvt:rs •rv of Hong Kong . wtth w h t.llll I hdVt' lO IJdhorat ed lnr many vear ~r~ a.nd who ., a world 3 U thnntv 1111h1 ~ field . a.,-. wdl as work Ill~ wllh otht·r ~ut·ntt.l>t!> 10 .o\.~ td of edtble lllU.\ hfOO nl!o 111 3 1Ud t t'~ REPORTER - What got you lnteres.ted In Jtudylng edible fungi , es.pe dalty mushrooms? Do you e•t m•ny muJhroomJ younetf1 Y~ . I enJOY mam mu:.hroorn:... t."'J"lt' t:1aily the lre.h .shutakc. wnoJ's ca1. portahell a, and ot hcf' th..tt nc,.,... an: rl'adtlv availahle m our ln<..al markr-b Wh•t h the benefit to adding muJhroomJ to one 'J dtet7 ~'-1u s hrllo m ~ art' rd<~t t vd\ h tgh Ill prntctn '''good 4 ualtt v. u1nta mm ~ .11 1 thl" t''~t·n t t.tl dllllntl dl td .s .1nd heu 1~ r1~h I ll h ·,lnt' ,an d lt'uune \oJ h t ~..h ,l rt' t.· Hht.•r Itt\\ tlr ladung Ill llltl\1 'taple ~Neal loolh i\ lu !l<h ruom' .Ht'" low lfl tot.tll.tl and havt• ,t lu~h f' t'ht'll l.l~t' o t pnlnlll.)d!U r.ucd t,un dliJ~ !'ht.'\ h.tvt' rd.! IJ\t' h lar~t· anwunh til tar h~..1hv lir .Ht'' · .1nJ nu"'t -.pt•llt'" po-.M.·~-. nutrllltln,tlh v.tluahlt· .unu unt!o ol How can you tell • ct.ngerous mushroom from • good one In the forest <KIn yow- to.ckyorcl7 t.verv . . ou~ or textbook on mycol ogy (the sc t ~ n ce that deals with fu ng•l carne5 a statement such as th1s. Th~re are no S1mple tests to tell a po1sonous from a non -p01.sonous mushroom. An accurate 1denufica uon as to spec1es 1s essenttaJ and then o ne must know the h1story of that speaes a.'i the ed..ibilny. You may o nlv rnakt one mtstakt'! If 11 hasn't lx't·n grown on a mushroom farm ~o l d tn the market . 11 sho uld h<· dV01deJ cxt.ept hv those capable ul malun~ 100 pert.ent accurate 1den uti ..at •on.-. You rna\' mt.ss w mt' verv ta3t~ mushrooms m thts W3)', but at k'3..'tt vou'IJ hve to cn1oyothcr thtn ~ .anJ Wh•t b your f•vorfte muJh · room~lble or nonedlble•nd why7 f"ll hedge on rht· dnSwt·r to thlll 111 thr followmg wav I Mv fa vontt' t"d.thle mu.~hmom 1S tht"" pme m ush n10m l'fruholoma matsurab• l for rt·a~mol tiS lahulous flavo r. whKh t'n hdnlt"!rl manv dashes It IS o ftt:n uM.'"d 111 su k1yak.J 111 Iapan . It IS ven e:xpens1ve an d not readilv avatlahle 10 the Unttr:d States. I have two fa vo nte non ·edib le mushroonu_\cht zop hvllum co mm tau· tor val ue as an expenmental or~an1 s m , a nd (,cmodt•nna lundum fot th l' produds tt produu:s that are he-m~ demonst ra tl'd t o ha ve tmportanl med1 cm al vaJu('~ 1" How h•J the growing lntereJt room!o have lx>en eaten and <"nJOyt-d h11 a long penud of ume. while we Arne r1 c:ans had o nl y th e button mushroom or champtgnon (Agan ~ w buporu.s) available in th~ market nw that mushroom saentists havt" learned how to produa mushrooms sut h as sh ut.ake , the oyster mush· room 1Pkuroru.s osrrearus J and oth· er.s co mme rCially tn mu s h room h ouses.~ h.Jw a greater cholcc.. T1"u5 greater interest has cncourag.d many to study mushroom b10logy. How could mushroom devel- opment solve glob•l hunger problems7 It can't solve the probl~m . but 1t can t.:.ontributt' to the soluuon./\5 pre· v1ously ment1oned , mushroom s are a good sou rce of protem, wh1ch "deficient m the d!et of a lugh per ce ntag~ of the world 's populatJon Fu nhermore, they can be grown on waste mat~na l s from agricultu re, fore-stry. mdustry and h o u se hold ~ . ll<l the subst ratoare tne.x:pens1ve.ln addttton , not much land o r spat.tc 1.\ r~ u ued for mushroo m farms Workshops have b~ en presented wo rldWide on mushroom cultrva tton tn developmg countrtes. Today manv dcvelopmg co untrt t"~ are pruducmg m us hroo m s tn large .~mount~. ( )ne of the most grattfy mg ex.penence3 111 my professional ~ a reer wa.\ to vtstt a number ol plau~s m Chm a to leL,ure and par t tC! pate tn work.~ h o p<!i o n mu sh rvom ~o. ultl va tJ u n Are mushroomJ hard to grow 7 l rrowmg mushroomli IS an art. 3!o well as a scu.• nc.e. much 111 the sam e way that wme rna.k.mg JS . HoWtver, the bas1c prmctples are weU known and ea.•;y to understand. If one want!o In stan a 3maJI mushroom farm , 11 '" hest to gam some p ractical ape nr:nce hy spendmg nme wtth a ~Ul · "-t.~ful grower. There are also shon w urses gJven at p laces such as Pt'nn \tate o n mushroom l·u luvat1on tn gourmet mushrooms, Juch u shllt•lr.e •nd pordnl, •f· fected your rese•rch 7 Wh•t m•lr.eJ MHYte muJh rooms h•lluc.lnogenlc7 l11e gru"'·mg 1ntcrcst m gnu mu·t ur to prodUt.e hallucmogcmc co m · mushrooms LS the dJrt'Cl result nl rl'"st.:a.rch (not mme ). In Asta and m hmJpt'. many speclt~ of mu.)h · po und, . The best kn own of these genera as Pslfocybt, and 81 spcc1e:; of P.srlocybr have been reporte-d 10 exotK o\ few gem·ra o f fungt are known be hallucmogenu.. !'here are~ compounds of whJCh psilocybin is best known, and these compounds haw hallua · n ogemc properties similar to thoS< of d -lysergic acid diethy lamide (LS [) ) When o n ~ bean the way that they act on the ct:n · tral nervous system. 11 ts dear that no sensible pe:rson would to nsJd~r recreati o nal u se of pstlocybm Thetr consumpuon can be dang<roU>, although the drug IS less potent than LSD S('v~ raJ Wh•t 's something that people don ' t know -.rt mushrooms but should? Theu ro le a~ tra.~hburn~n . H~re natur~ · ll I am s~ mg of fung1 m gen~ral Fung1 and hactena are esscntialm de c:o mposmg orga m c matter 111 nature and thus play an c:ssen tJaJ role in the cycling of carbon Wh•t question do,_ wish I hlld uked, •ncl how would you h•ve answered lt7 What IS a mu.sh room?TradJnon ally. the mU>hroom has been de fined as a fleshy, aerial umbrella shaped, fruiting body of the cias. BasJdJomyc.etes. Common usag~ had mduded some mem~rs of the da.ss Asromyutes. such as the truffle, as mushrooms. T h est' dfld others should be induded m the definioon of mushroom. so we defino:J a mushroom m the foUo wing way. A mushroom as a macrofungus wtth a c:hstmct.Jvt fruJung body that IS large enough to be see:n by th~ naked e~ and to be p1cked up by hand. It can be ~Jtha above or ~ow ground. mdud e both fleshy and non fleshy lextured macrofung. and also mdudes edible, non -edible. p01sonous and medicinaJ spe CICS. The disapline that IS con c.erned with the scientific study of mushrooms is Mushroom 81 ology. The World Soc1<t y of r-J.ushroom Biology and Mush rtX>m Products has had rwo tn tcmauonaJ conferences, the first m Ho ng Kong m 1993, the sec· ond at Penn State in 1996, and the th~rd will be held '" Sydn<r. Australia, 111 October, 1999. �'98 football ticket sales at 79,(XX) Community support helps university surpass NCAA minimum By CHIIInw. VIDAL Reporter E.ditof T HE Division of Athlet - ics--and the university co mmunity- has suc- cessfuUy completed the latest step in US's effort to reclassify its football program to the Divisio n 1-A leve l. According to -Bob Arkeilpane, 1nterim director of athletics, the university sold an average of 19,940 tickets to each of its four home games, or more than 79,000, thi s faU, comfortably surpassing th e 17,000- paid- ticket minimum required by the: National Colle giate Athletic Association . " We 're really pleased , because the opport unit y for us to go into th e Mid - Ameri can Co nference and compete at the Division 1-A level in foo tball is somethin g a lot of peop le 1 ha~ NCAA regulations require that gam<s be played in a stadium that seats a minimum of 30,000. Construction of a 14.500-seat expansion of UB stadium is scheduled to begin in April and is expeaed 1o be completed in August in time for UB's first home fOotball game on Sepl II . Additionally, th < 17,000 per· game attendance figure still re mains a factor. By virtue of its new conference affilialion, UB retains its Division 1-A status when a ma Jority of the schools in the MAC meet the minjmum requirement. "Tbe opportJ.nty for ... to... compete I l l - DMslon 1-A l e v e l l n -.. b sometl*lg • lot of people ---t.lngt-.-d for • long time." been working to- wa rd for a long time," he said. Arkeilpan e acknowledged that the past year has been a difficult one for athletics, between the stiff atten dance targets the division was required to meet and the loss of former Athletic Director Nelson ·10wnsend, who experienced a heart •mack in March and in August res1gned as director to assume the d ties of associate vice president for dent affairs and special assistant UB President William R. G reiner. Rut with the apparent success of 's ticket - sa les effort s -those fig'ures first mu st l)e verified by an NCAA audit-the universi t y has "turned a co;ner," Arkeilpa~e said. It 's not the final corner, he noted. 808 ARKEilPANE The MAC also mandates thatJI .!l members field teams in six par· ticu lar spo rts. Includ ed amo n g this list are baseball and softball , which the Division of Athletics an nounced last week will be re1n . sta ted into the program. But for now, Arkcilpane sa1d he 1s pleased that UB has m et th1 s fall's goals for reclassifica tion to Division 1-A. It could not ha ve h appened without the universit y communit y and its su pport. h~ added. "We hope people enjoyed the en · v1ronment that was created and hope they wtlJ continue to be suppon:ivc 3..\ we move into the Mid-American Conference," Arkcilpane saod. .. This isn ' t ' mission : accom plished,"' he added ... The miSSIOn has just begun." Many people worked hard th1~ year to provide game-goers with new and unique experiences. such as Kidzone, distribution of V1ctor E. Bull bean -bag buddies and the HaUoween .. Spook -tacular." Bu lls' fans should expect to enjoy simi lar attractions next year, he sa1d Tailgate parties arc another tra dition that Arkeilpanc hopes to see co ntinue in the 1999 season. "People were tailgating evt:ry where," he said ... To arrive two to three hours before a game and see group after group afte r grou p was a great feeling." Arkcilpane had h1gh pra1se for ~he Office of Campus Parlcing and Transportation Services and the Department of Public Safety, which he said did a great job untangling traffic s narls as the season went on. "Who ever though t there 'd be a parlcing problem thi s early 10 tht' growth process? " he noted He a lso gave kudos to D1n1ng ServiCes, which catered a meal for students at one game. and to the Facu lt y St ud ent Assouat10n . which handled stad1um l011Ct:.!l sions for the fir stt1me thi s season But perhaps most exciting was thlatmosphere that the games crea ted . .. What a great environ m ent for kids . It 's really a family event." Arkeilpane said. "I t 's the same positive athletic expt:nence you get at a professional foo tball game. hut at a very different price ." UB construction ''live" via Webcam Ei3 Y2K@UB What is the Year 2000 problem' To s.ave ••luable stor~ spM:e o n early compu ter systems, 11 ~ been standard practice in the computer mdustry to use two dig.u.s rather than four 10 designate the caJendar year Unfortunately, thts means that the year 2000 will be translated bv some computer systems as ..00 .. or .. 1900" or even "1980," causmg errors when performmg calculations, sorung, com panng, and indcxmg. <.omputer applicalloru may p rocess transa1.11ons mcorrectl y,systems mav (ra.~h and data may be corrupted. The year 2000 is a leap yea r. Will that affect my computer? n m.y. Noncompham w mputcr'o----and t>vt:n !>Omc lompl1ant o nermay not treat the year 2000 il.'l a lt:ap year Ttus ~ ~ partly becall.S(' otht"r century dates. such as 1800 and I900, art• no t leap yean, so some programs assume 2{)(X) also IS not a leap year. Th1s could giVe nse to rwo problems: The date Feb. 2'1. 20CX), wtllhe treated as March I. 2000; and aU subsequent dates will be out ol step hv om· day. If J vendor statt.":S thm their software IS wmpilant , you mu~1 mqUirc as to whethl~T o r not tht:u defimt1on mcludo (:Orred rccogn 111un uf the lt-ap year. Alo;o, any tesliOJ.! for Y2.K should mdude tesung fur propt:r rt-cogmt1on of the le-.1p vtar I( you have Y2K quesrwru that YO I4 would l1kt· amwt'rt•d m rh o t ol 11m71, email them to • goldbaum@buffalo.edu BrieBy Wmter parking rules start Sunday Campus P • rklng •nd Tr •nsportatlo n Services rcmuld ~ the: unc vers1ty COffimUOit f that Winter rarkmg rUJl'S hegtn \unda\ Through April 15. no o vern1ght p.ukm~ 1s Jllowl·J lrnm m1dmgh1 to 6:30 a.m. , except m des1gnatl'd .!!pill t".!l or lob l·at ultv. staff and st udent s an· as ked not tu park 10 fin· l,mc:-. or to tnplt' p.~rk I makmg thret· lanc::,. ou t of two ), whKh m.l\ re~u lt m vchKie.!! bem)! towed Overnight parkmg n restricted to the followmg loB * South Campu s tdestgnated an·a.s onlv 1-Abbo11 ''uJt~nt lot • Townsend. Parker. D1cft:ndorf: !'!herman. MJChad: Mam - Batley. =i= North C• mpus tenure lo t t·xu·pt d!t nuted l--<~o v crnors E, (;ovcmor.!l B: <:OOkc A. Hochstetter B (de51g nated area ). Jacobs B (deslg.nall..-d .rn..'3 ), Baud B~ Alumm, Furnas · (des1gnated area ). larvt.!l B (destgnatcd area ). Ketter !des1gnatt-d .UL'a l. !'lpauldmg, R1chmond. l-argo. • Fa c u.lt y-~tafflot ~ udenc pt-rmll ) n••t •·ai•J- .t m 11 1 \ p m . J'\!tmdav-hJJd, In add.Juon , mdcment WUlter " 't<t t:hcr· mav cauM? bu.s-sc:n'la:' ddayc;. l..ampus Parkmg and Transportatulll ~:n' ICl~ ask~ that .!lt udent.s aUm.. ext ra time to get to d~sc.·~ .lS poor Wl'3ther and road o.mdmom nn wm try days may create .;orne Blue B1rd tran!>!purtat•on ddan By MARA McCOINNIS News Services Editorial Assistant C SEFA CAMPAIGN PROGRESS REPORT ONSTRUCTION of US's first campus housing in 25 years is becoming a world -wide event, thanks to a new live Webcam that captures-and displays online up+to~the-second progress on the North Campus housing site from a window of nearby Cooke Hall. Anyone. anywhere with Internet access ca n monitor the progress o f construction of the toWnhouse-style undergraduate apartments, scheduled for Fall 1999 occupancy, by visiting the UB Webcam Web site at <http: / ; ..... buff.lo.edu > . The viewing experience h as been made possible by the Universi ty Residence HaHs. UB W~b Team, Computing and lnfo r ma · tion Technology and the construc tio n management team ove rseeing the project, taking place on I 0. 9 acres bounded by Audubon Park way and Hadley and Rensch roads. The Webcam uses a unique soft ware package that allows one visitor at a time to control the camera and to "look" in eight different directions, pan 180 degrees. tilt approximatdy 70 degrees and zoom-aU from the comfort of their own computer. "The reason we chose this parti cular software to run the cam was because it gives viewers the chance to co~tro l the camera and is al most true-to-life with a new frame every .6 seconds," said Will iam B. Wieners )r. , UB Web Team design archi tect. ol SUA Unct Office of the Provost School of Architecture and Planncng College of Arts and Sciences Webum shows construCtion progress•t 12:49 p.m. Wednesday. Remote control, Inset, lets vlslton look In eight different dl~lon s, use zoom feature •t the clkk of their computer mouse. Visitors are allowed two minutes to navigate the Webcam using their mouse and then the viewer who is next in lin e is prompted to take o ver. Others visiting the site at the same time watch as the "contro Uer" navigates the Webcam. Those who want to control the view may have to wa it in line to fu ll y experience the Webcam ':. high tech features. The sit e. al cordi ng to Wieners, was h it mon· than 1.000 times alone in ItS f1rst week and there have been as manv .1s 50 people on the si te at once. " It 1s a neat , fun thing intended to huild ex:citemen t for peopk con nected 10 the universit y," sa1d Wieners. "Wit h the amount ot changes and advancements gomg on at UB. one of th e problems 1s that everyone doesn't always know what is going on. This gives people the opportunity to actually he part of what is going on.'' He added that each day a still shot is taken at a specific time and savrd dcctronicaHy. which will allow the UB Web Team to put together a tune lapse movie of the housmg un1t \ construction once it 1s completeJ. "Hopefu ll y it will generatt' cx u tcment am ong studen ts on -(am pu.!! SinCe the)' could be the first 0( ~upants ... sa1d Donald Erb. resJden tlallaclhtlt."\ manager for the UniverSit y Rt.'SH.ie!Kt' Hall~ . " People oft campus will \'1:.11 anJ reah1..c US 's commi tm ent to Pn ~...unpu s hou.s mg by watchmg thl· dlm.trlKtlon of the new Ufilb ·· Erb added that whl'n tht' protl.'\.1 ~:. ( Omplete, the Wcbcam tan b<.· sc:t up m different campus loc.&tll)n:> tn h1ghhght aspects of UB dt·vdtlp ment . mduding fu ture constrw..1Jon C.oJI Contrabutwn\ C.oa l S25,000 S29, 727 118.9 s tO .OOO 12 I )2 121 110,700 98,701 89. 1 School of Dental Med iCine 32,800 26 .~9 ; 81 9 Graduate School of Education 15,900 15.853 99. 7 School of Engmeenng and Apphed Sc cence~ 39 JOO 38 I S2 97 0 School ol Health Related Professions 9,800 9, 173 93 .6 School of InformatiOn and library Studce~ t.BOO 2.0 1 J 111 8 School of Law 1S,100 14,8S7 98.3 School of Management 24.700 29 ,294 118 80.0 s Schoc:>l of Medicine and Biomedical Sdences 139,900 111,937 Schoof of Nurs1ng 7.900 6.067 76 7 School of Pharmacy 9,500 8,393 88. 3 Office ol the Pres•denl 6.500 6,S36 tOO 5 School of Social Worit 4,500 6, 354 141.2 UB foundat1on 2,7 00 1.9 10 107 7 Stud<!nt Affair1 30,600 33,Sl5 109 .S 134,000 137 . 351 102 5 UnNers•ty Serv • ce-~ Emeritus Center 18,904 Vice Prestdent for Research 3. 300 Advancement and Development 8,400 Public Service and Urban Affa1rs 21 .200 3. ll8 101 1 11,631 t38.4 23.603 1113 Student Organizations Tot•ls wings .butf.1lo.edu / se fa 16S J6D,tiOO J647, S44 1>9.0 Wa �BRIEFLY -- ... ~ ..... ,.,... .... ................. ................... """ _~ I-llV Medication Adherence Clinic is world's first Program developed by School of Pharmacy offers education, support to patients Nem Services Editor ..--. A 1s- - .......... lni- --. ......... IIIIIM.Hor ~~~~ - - - ........ ~-­ ~~~~ the clm1c opened m September 1997. It IS funded pnmarily by the ly ULf.N (;OLDIAUM R receiving the devana! ing news that they have AIDS, HIV patients have to go through a Morgorilo \llrgll no longor Is second shock: The knowledge that - " ' lho Ulllnoll*>o s~ Progrom. k 11y Gusl'llleo. their lives now will ~ go~med by pills, sometimes as many as 40 or mo re per day, many of which carry unpleasant side effects. Right from the start, the way that A Phormocolhoilpy lor c..--.-..s,m. posio.lnwllt.--• ...... IDS p.m. on-19ondla.m. ~In tho to 12:30p.m.... SheroiDn Inn . . . . Allpaot. 2040_/llie.,....... ~ byh ~~~port. , _ " ' l'llonnocy - I n tho School "' l'llonnocy .... tho School"'-.. .... lllomedlcaiSc:lsal, . . _ .,._..._,._ ..... slumwll,_ _ _ ., ~ nolislllll_d_ . --. The~-lstlr· _.........,............,. ...... --.....-. g<UdiD ............... _ lion_,., _ _ liorl. <11645.-2111, 8111. 147. =-~ Technolaglal--ln pnedawlll»-cUtng. U8--~ _.... ............ -20111 !hoC..- lorT-on tho ond- Not1h Compus. The~ will be~ D. F...... tUB d dlnlal alumna genolicsoMces .. Cmurlnslitute. ,tri< Among l h o - she will discuss will be lho sodtl,logol and ethlctll"lllnifiatlons d ~ netic testing .... counse~Wlg. The tho~. deigned lor U8 senior alumni. their- .... gu<5tl. wll be coot"' J 10 per penon. fOf """" info<. malion or to make ,_...lions, call 829·2608. Golden Key holds 11th annual induction The U8 Chtpt<r d tho Golden Key Naliontl Honor Society coodjJctrd IU 11 lh lni'IIJIII indue· tlon ceremony on Oct. 19 in S~ Hall on the Not1h Campus. This yett, lSO junioB and seniors with gndos lhtt ~ them in the top 1 percent"' their doss were hono!<d, along wllh 1M! new honorory mombers and two,jiWards to espedally cfostingui5hod students. The 1998 honorory members are Cloude E. Yilek:h, )r, SUNY Dist.lngulshed Service Professor In tho Oeptttmont d Potillcll Sdenco; Ulr1d\ Boor, tant professor d physics; Gerord R"""'r.ld, professor d onJhro. pology; Undo Chottin, lndusbial ~lecturer, and Mar· garet Welts, dii'Kior d the lJn. s dorgroduate Ubrary. • li-11)'.. Pari<, • junior maJor· lng In English. and Mtrgaret· Chojnadd, a senior with • Sf* clal major in broodcast and print journalism, were hono!<d tor high~ and extrt-<Ur· ricultrachiellements. ,_.Gold, associate detn d the College"' Arb and Science5, has been the c:hoptf<sin« tho chlptor was founded In 1988. DolTon Ko, . maJor In physics and English. Is U8 lhb)'O'In~ patients respond to that prospect makes a major difference in their dtnicaJ o utcoma. The most detn mentaJ thing a patient can do is In terrupt therapy once it has begun. To maximize the chances that patients will do well with such ~.o mplex . medication regimen s, School of Pharmacy. ..Adherence 1s cruCial to tht" suc - cess of antt· HIV drugs." satd Esch. who operates the clime. --got "We- know- the lint lit drug thonopy b the o n e - - - makes or brulu lt. If thonopy Is drugs---.. lntenupted...the - - - - - a s the lint ones." LORJ ESCH the School of Pharmacy has devel · oped the world's first HJV Medi cat iOn Adherence Clinic. The clinic was described dunng a presentation Sunday hy Lon Esch, assistant professor of phar macy ·practJce, at tht- meeting of the American College of Climcal Pharmacists m C incinnati. Based in the ImmunodefiCiency ~crvices Clinic in the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, th e H IV Medication Adherence Clinic i~ designed to provide patients wah intensive educa tion and supporl about their medications, len before they take their first pill. Staff members have counseled more than 200 HIV patients since or- properly so that they have the best chance of working properly." At first , said Esch, patients were skeptical, but after their first con sultations, most became very en thusiastic. Follow-up 15 intens1ve, generally occ urring afte r the first day of medication, then once every one or two weeks for severa,l months. Esch said the purpose of the clmic is to take a comprehensive approach to ensunng that patients st1ck to the1r medicatton regimen . 'lbat could involve something as sunple as a pill organizer, medication beeper or other reminder aid, or the development with the patient of a reasonable st rategy fo r fitting the medications into his or her lifestyte. .. The difference between com · phance and adherence is the difference between ' Do as I say' and 'Do as we agreed,"' she explained . Each patient has different bar ners that need to be addressed . "One of the biggest ones is that II was founded by Esch and col leagues in the School of Pharmacy's Department of Pharmacy Practice, under the supervi SIOn of Gene Morse, professor and department cha ir. "We now know that the first shot we get at drug therapy with patients 1s the one that either makes or patients who are working find it dif. ficult to tili compla regimens of pills." she said. "Other patients don't have stable home lives; either they""' breaks it ," Esch said. "If therapy is homeless or arc in and out of short - mterrupted for any reason, the sec ond-line drugs will never work as well as the first ones. The purp<)6e of our clinic is to try to spend time with the patient before he or she even stans their medication , to get them to understand the importance of taking their medications term rentals. We work with each pa· tie:nt to find a way to work the medi - cations into Jheir.sch«iulQ.". The adhcrmce cliniC makes = · ommendations to physicians on what drugs might be pr=ribed for a particular patienL It also hdps pa· tients manage side effects of drugs. or drug int<ractions with food, aJco. hoi or other drugs. JOm<tim<s re<· ommending that a~ be changed. .. We may assist a physician in selecting specific drugs for a patient at the outset," said Esch. ·~ may know, for example. that one drug works a ~ttl< betkr than another ont" but that its side effects are extremely difficult to deal .with." After the regimen has been se lected, Esch will discuss it with patients in lay terms. "This is what pharmacists have been trained to do," she said. A key clinic emphasis is provtd mg pati~nts with information about how the drugs wiiJ make them feel before th.ey sGirt therapy. "We prepare them for therapy by telling them , ' Look, you are probably going to feel worse than you do now when you start taking the medicine, but this is a transtent thing; it will pass."' This is critica.J information because the most dangerous thing a patient can do is interrupt therapy once it has begun. " Before they stan therapy, theu v1rus is very stupid, sO the minute we give them medication, we are usually guaranteed to knock it down," said Esch, "'but it also give5 - th.e-virus an opportunity to begm fightin g back, or mutating. So when we start therapy, we want to makto sure patients are ready for 11 . that they u.nderstand it and are committed to sticking with it." �NoveRiber lt 19!11/Vol.:11. 111.12 Rep o.-tea Headrick's academic plan m will continue, Greiner tells PSS By OIIIISllNE VIDAl. Repo~ pick it up and go," he said. Editor A Htad rick forming search committee the Unl versll y "~me peopit" havt· talked about so m e k..md of yearly re~.ognttlon." ' satd H . William Cole!'. PS~ 1.hau In add1t10n. th e trad1110n of pre )t: ntmg to fatuhy and ) taff a p1n markmg each de~..o:t.de ol )erv1u should he rethought. rem.trl...nl sena tors . lud1th Mtller, dm:-l..lor ol pu r cha,>,1ng. suggested th.11 memllt.-rs 11f the umversny c.ommunllv llt:' gtven optmm., such as ''a golf umbrella or The president said he expects the search committee to be composed a lntle more useful" m ht·u of J pm Greiner THOUGH Thomas IS stepping d own Jan. I as p rovost, there will be no .. loss of momentum .. in that offiu. President William R. Grriner told members of the Professional Staff Se nate at its Nov. 5 meeting. While Grei ner noted he expects also told senators that a formal scardt for a provost will be oonducted and that he will chair the search committee. He added that a request fo r proposal has gone out to identify an uecutive-search finn to help select appropriate candidate>. 'Tm not comfortable w1th the way we've run provost searches 10 th e pas t," Greiner sa1d . the Office of the Provost to evolve mto .. a very different office" in the future, he sa1d the appointment of Oav1d Trigg le, vice provost for graduate ed uca tion and dea n of the graduate school, in a dual role as provost and dean ofthe graduate school wall assure that the wo rk Hcadnck has done to re - ,o,truc t ure and reo rgan•ze UB's academic programs will cont1n uc . Accent on graduate education UB's undergraduate prog ram,., are 10 good shape, and the office of the provost now needs to turn Its attention to graduate and postbaccalaureate education and to research, G remer said. .. David can do that . He can JUSt someth1ngfurtheJrd es~somethmg of about IS people, who will include representatives of the Professional Staff Sena te. Faculty Senate, under ~ graduate Student Associat1on , Graduate Student Association , se· lected vice: presidents and deans. a member of the UB Council and some faculty and key staff peopiC'. .. We're goi ng to try to run as ught , effective a search as we can." Greiner said. In othe r bus1ness, the PS~ d1s cussed what individual unit ~ and the umvcrsity can do to show the1r apprectation for ret1 recs. and to a1. knowledge the1r contributlom to Id eas for recognition requested Coles asked that nwmbcr) of tht~ profe~1onal3taff contact h1m w1th 1deas rcgardmg appropnate wan to recogn11C stalf whu n:tJrt· Of who arc ~..debratmg anmvcrs.tnt·' of sc r v11.t' to the univers1ty. He also noted that the PSS Web Slh' has brt-n modified and that the sen ate 1.!1 "tm ng to get more mforma 111111 (JUt to profes.s1onalstaff on what we' rc dnmg, <b wdl as on how thev Lan get mvolved m the organization " The PSS \\'eb SJte ~ ~ avadahle .11 <'" http:/ / www.pss.buff•lo .edu · Sheffer in Beirut on local government mission John B. Sheffer, II, d1rector of thi.' Institute for locaJ Governance and Regtonal G rowth at UB, has jmned a th ree-person delegation charged with a.'iSCSSing the strudurc a nd needs of locaJ government in Lebanon. The United States Agency for lnternauonal Oevel· opment (USAID ) has sent the team to recommend a strategic plan for local govcrnment5 m Lebanon as that nation--emergi ng from a devastating 16-year civil war-works to reinvigorate its democratic institullons. "The strength of local governments m this post · war era will be a criucal fad or in the rcbuildmg of Lebanon," Sheffer said ... Succt:SSful mumctpal ele.. tionswcre held this year for the first time smce 196 .~.·· Organi7..ed hy the Center for l..t-glslat JVC Dt•vdop- l men! at the UnJVersJI"V at Albanv, tht' two -wC\·1... nm s1on to Lebanon c; a part of a 'mulu vc."ar dTort hr the center to p ursuedemocrati< devclopml'nt Jl11Vltl~ 111 that natum . The team , mdudm~ Abdo I. BaakJ.uu.dlre\:torof tht•ccn ter.and James P. Ketterer, th t•u:ntcr') proJect manager for tht> program. will work. with loca1t•ffiLmlsand tht' Minl!t1rYtlfMun1Ctpaland Rural AI fatn. 111 l.c-h.mnn. Tht· team w1ll r~· tum tn tht• Umted Statt":!t the week t>nJ hclort' Thank.sgl\'mg .md draft lb. .l.'\.'<.':'!.311lt:nl .1nJ rc."CIIfllfl ll..'ll(l,ttlnn' Junn~ lit-~. em h<l UB's mini-vet school is a winner By LOIS BAKER Nem; Servic~ T Editor H F 240 pet owm·n .md an1 m al Ioven fi lltng. Bu tler Auditortum 111 th e Sc hool of Medtctne a nd Biomed ical Sciences watcht.xi mtently as Kevi n Ku hn, D.V.M.with the a1d of Bud the Bouv1er des F\a nd res--demo nst rated how to ta ke a dog's p u lse, clea r 11 ~ th rOa t of o b stru c t ion s and g1vc ca rdiopulmo n ary resu sci tation . Followi n g the prese ntation on pet fi rst·a id, the aud ien ce heard a lectu re on hypothyroidi sm , d iabetes and o th er e ndocrine d isorde r!. commo n in dogs a nd cats. T h e ra p t a tt e n dees were e n ro ll ed in t he fir st .. m ini - vet sch ool" for lay people in t he U.S. It is an o ffs h oot of UB's popu lar m ini -m ed ical sch ool. wh ich just co m p le ted its sixth sesston Lectu res m the series, whiCh ope n ed on Oct. 29 and run s th roug h Dec. 3, arc be tng prt' · se11ted by veteri nary specia lists tn gast roen terology, ophtha lmology. oncology, parasitology. denllstrv and der mato logy. They arc bemg h eld fro m 7-9 p.m . u11 Thu rsday), wi th the exceptitln ofTh anksg 1v · 1ng, 111 Butlt·r AuditorJumm I·JThn Hall on the ~outh Lampu' The cost ott he full sent·, ~~f Jll' port iOn of ll , mdutlu1~ a sm~lc: lel tu re--1s $30. or SlS ior ).t:nJOr 1..111 z.cns. l n fo rmat 1011 Jbou t tht~ mm1 vet school may he nhtametl lw ~.all mg8l9-l 168. One of the part1 Ct pat1ng vett'rt nanans is James Brown. D.V.M .. a LIB alumnus who practice" at tht: Blue Cross Animal C li nt .. 1n Eggertsville. UB's mmt -medii.Ji school, whiCh offers five -week. ses sions destgned for lav people ffl . cu smg on chronic d1scases and or ga n systenh a nd taugh t by !tOilll' of UB's finest fa.:u lt y mcmhen . was a frequent top1c of \.onvcrsa tion among pe t ownt~r<i patrnmt ing the c lim e. Intrigued, Brown conta~..·ted Harn Sult7~ di rector of the program . <~nd floa ted the 1dea of puttmg togetht·r a similar scnes oflecturC"3 on the s.:1 ence of veterinary mcdJi..,llt' \\'1th Sult1 ·~a pproval. Brown rt.x runl'd I 0 vete rinarians to presc:nttht·lrl..'turt·:. "This is not two hours of lip:. on ho"• to ra1sea pct."said Sult1 "Tht'!-t' arc rea ll y K1en11fic lc~.,urt')l. I ,tm Impressed that vetennarv mcdl l..lllt" mvolves so many speoaha.'!>" I .t~h ''''" h11ur lc~turt' u>Vt'r' J ,uht ..·l..l th.1 1 i ' )1.\lH..iJt'd rn vt~ten n.tn ,~,.htuti , .Jihclltn lllll, ldt:rJhl' gre.Ht'f length "A\.h~·v · Bre.!k.\' !lour· '' tkvntc~l to mu ~~..ulo~k.i.'k tal dJ".'a)l.e~. 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I utlh · J~ uldmjl@laou.buflalo.edu 1 I '" •t'IJnlt IIJt• \\ 'r/1 t iHdf11g, tl • wl'l/ o1 • /1 fiHJrt' UISirlltll (H/' tJt/ lf111' {(I ~lie ' 10 (t't't/llth 11111 k. IIJtllflt I ifbweb @aou.buffa/o.t>du PlnJ' r tlc•tl t iJ, If o tflcllltthff far H 'tHt hm~ In till. rt' >:11rd /f·" 111 "$1rlh o a(flfwtrd II!Th l "H t ' ' " ' '' all 1'('11 tlc·c·d '' ,, rd nc 'l t'' l\c + ltllilfv~ tltll" 1< ctl/Hf('tii{J/1 -Gem m a DeVIn n ey a n d Don Ha rtm •n. Un'"'""''l- lthru,,.. �love111ber 1t l!!B/Vol.JO. kll O bituaries . ~--far 20-lou... -paollian ..... lng far the ,.,..... boginJ*'9 I In )anuooy. The,_, .. - l0~-0f1l)!.ond olfen I IUIIJon - . n i p far the sprthg - · I S wol IS I Rita J. Boucher, 64, former nursing-school professor and administrator A Mass of Christian Burt.l was held in Our Lady Queen of Mar- solory.~ ...... - alentwrillng.-;- tyrs Catholic Church, Woonsocket, R.I., on Nov. 4 for Rita J. Boucher, former nursingschool instructor and adminis- a-.-. ......... trator at UB, who died Oct. 31 in her home in North Smithfield. R.I. She was 64. I!XpOiiorn Is , . . _ , Applconls f t '"9ld ID ,IOI1d r&.m&ond.--.lmme<ilt8y10 Ed~D-, It II' -SoMce, 136 O*Holl, N.Y. 14260. a.-. DeiBIIso Is Wow of natJonll raclology unit Angelo Delllolso, prolesor ond choir"' tiJO Deponmonl "' - ology, has boon- I folow "'the Amerbn COIIogoal-*>gy {KR). The ACJt B I -lion~32.000 orgonlz;l~radio­ -- lion ono:>logisls ond rodiologial phy>idsu. 5<l<cled far -.clog COI>tributions 10 rodiology. Del8olso b..,. "' 103 - - - nomed last ,.,.,.,th duo1r1g the Klfs onF-.tolpolo_ , . .•.. nuol-.g lllllbul9'- - . _.. Ogniliant-orclrjcol ~ soarth orcot*blllons 10 l1tlnOJR In radiology. Olhor~~-.gin ~- Bouch~r. an assoc1at~ professor of adult h~ahh nursmg at Peter Heller, 78, a professor of Ger man and comparative lit eratu re who had served as chair of the old Department of German and Slavic Languages and as acting chair of th~ D~part ­ m~nt of Modern Languages and Lit~ratures. died Nov. 7 in his Williamsville home after a long illness. HeUer, a scholar, writ~r and poet, retired in 199 L Heller directed several National Endowment for the Humanities summer semina£5 for coUege and ....- seM!asthelutinstilullonfor the Februory 1999'~"' t h e - althe Auododon "'lnlernllionll rdatlon Ad(AIEA),the notion's premier orgoniDIIon ~ within~ programs,- ond policy. scripts for the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She receiv~d her bachelor's de gree in nursing from Salve Regina Co llege, N~wport, R. I., and a master's degree in medicaUsurgi cal nursing and a doctorate in educational administration and supervision from Boston Univer- sil'y. In 1977, she left UB to become assistant &an of the Uni· versityofRhodelsland CoUege of Nursing, then went to Emmanuel College of Boston. where she established a bocalaureate nursing program. Following her retiremmt in 1985, she served as an education and administratin consultant. secondary school teachers at UB and served as vice president of the Society for Contemporary American Lit· erature in Ger· man. H~ was a of his childhood analysis with Anna Freud His books on German litcature and philosophy indude Di•l«ria •ruJ Nihilism, £5say< on Lasing. Nietzsche, Mamt and Ko.jkil and founding member Studies on N~rzsche. of the interdisci - Throughout his life, he wrote and published poetry and fiction in Ger· man and English. A Festschrift in h>S honor, Crisis and Culture in Post-Enltghtmment Germany, appeared in 1993. plinary Graduate Group in Modern German Studies. During his career. he =rived several NEH and Guggenheim grants. He recently published an account HeU~r earned a licentiate of mu sic and a bachelor of arts degree from McGill University and master's and doctoral degrees in German and oomparative titcature from Columbia U~ity. He had taught at the Univ<rsity ofMassachwcttsfor 14 years before coming to UB in 1968. He is survived by a son, Stephen; four daughters. Anne of Cambridge, Mass.; Joan Humphreys of Ashville, N.C.; Vivian of Red Hook and Eve; a brother, Marc, of Coopemown; and six grandchildren. LUis Mosovich, 72, former associate professor of pediatrics l9gues ond the cammunlly. lJlo..-Mntlrhll.t->- to . funded by the U.S. Department of Health. Eduation and Welfare. She was a consultant on nursing manu- Peter Heller, 78, retired professor of German and comparative literature and chair ,..,.,._,flit..-~ U8tohostMA n-clng ~ FellnMry UB from 1970-77, aJso serv~d as acung chan ofth~ D~partment of Graduate Nurs~ Education . She was actively involved in ~stablish ­ mg the university's rehabilitation nursing program. The author of "Pnmary Care: Readings and Guidclines.n pub lished in 1976,shewasa project di rector for a primary-care program Funenll services were held Tuesday in Delaware Pa~k Memorial Chapel for Luis Mosovich, 72. r~tired pediatric direc to r of the int ensive care unit at C hildren 's Hospital and an associate professor of pediacrics at UB. Mosovich died unexpect · edly Nov. 7 in hiS home in ButfaJo. Mosovich, a native of Argen tina who received his under graduate and medical degrees from the University of Cordova, Argentina , joined the staff of of the intensive-care unit. He Children's Hospital in 1956. He Survivors include his wife . Gloria; a son, Jonathan; a daughter, Lida; and a brother, James, of Buenos Aires. specialized in the treatment of chi ldren with diabetes and cystic fibrosis before becoming director retired in 1!191- . ... , T~l.AIAIIinbei;ISJC>dole vice p!<M>It for-~ alion at UB, b --e.ctof the ~ondwil ......... that oftice at the N£A ........ .-ting. In -.donwiththeAIEA E.<ecutM! C"""'*"". the~ lariat_lhe_of the a:s.sodltion ard seN~eS as ., inloonation clooringhouse for membon ond- prdesionlls irwcMd in'lhe- of lntemotional-«t. fX0!1IITlS. lhoAIEAp!OIUs olonrn for lheechongeofldeosondi'lorml- tlonand-ID""""'*tlonale<lJcooicn<rl~ i>­ ,...,.lhe-ofiW!m>tlonalprcgom~do­ "'*'P ........... P'*Yond-1 llliliod~on-clo:>n­ amiDimnllirool.....,_, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~::-a.= -lrom- Thelltpotttr- conwnontlng .., lis- ond contont.L.-."""*'belmllod - 10 800- ond moy b e for st)4e ond ls1gth. 1.-. mull indudo thewrilor's-,... ond_ I cloydme _ teiepiDno_ of"'""' lmiJotiont, the ......... connat pulli!h .. e mull b - by9 a.m.They Moocloy lObe~ for publcotlonlnlhlt_.. ,.,.,.,... _...... _ Thellebore-ondl*or-.aiyot ,....... , F' =+ Ethics code f.:.ontlnued from page 1 my relations wHh my students This is a problem, th 1s a maJor problem for y-ou il!l ta cult)','' he ~aid, suggesting the senate need!> a more "exact mg .. repnrt before acting on the issue. Noting that his committee had , in fact, met, Boot said it envis1ons an environment at UB "whe re stu~ dents feel welcome and professors are inteiJectual and social animals. The fact that you see only the out put of the committee (the pro· posed code) doesn't mean there wasn't substantial discussion" on the issue, he said. Powhatan Wooldridge, assoc1 · ate professor of nursing, noted that of the two ve rsions that had be~n presented to the FSEC the previous week, senators seemed to be unanimous 1n preferring the version that included th e wordmg "sexual relations," as opposed to the version that was less specific. Boot replied that h1s commi ttee had induded soc1al mteractions in the code "because that ·s what the committee felt was appropriate ." But, Wooldridge insisted, the new version of the code can be 1nt~rpret~d as preventing faculty members from accepting social mvitat ions. such as att~nding a graduation party at a studen t's house o r JOinmg a student for a ..-up of coffee at Starbu cks, because tho!>c activ ities would constitute "asymmetncal" relationsh1ps, fa vo nng one st udent over another. out "a kind ofbemgn, generaJ statement of pnnciple" actually would affect faculty behavior, and won dered how diverse interp[etations of a code would be handled and Don Schack. professor of math- how the policy would be enforced. L·matics, told senators that over the yL·ars, most of the complaints he has fielded from students are of the sort, '""So and so's kid is in his class; how am I gotng to g~t an even break'? " It may well be that . .. the issue of ~x ual relations with someone in you r class is a much more serious issue. However. the other type (of relationship ) is a much more fre qu~nt issue," said Schack, adding that he once received a complaint from a student that a class m~mber played tennis regularly with the in structor and that relauonship af. fected hi~ access to the teacher and the fairness of the grading. "There are a lot of things which worry the students; there are a lot of soaal activities which are, quite ob\'JOusly, to be mispcrceived by one's classmates. I don't think that, in fuct. 1f you're really going to deal with the LSSue of how our interactioru with ou r students affect the entire class's perception of their access to th~ professor.! don't think W< should be ignoring those issues, either." Swartz questioned how putting " This Isn't • kind o f - w~-..---......... ~~ (faculty,_,_..), It's • code of conduct." IOHNBOOT Boot told senators his comm it tee was proposing "a code of con· duct; it is not a penal code," and that UB is "behind the times" because it does not have such a statement. ul don't see this enforced in any legal sense at all." The code is a document that can be used by chain to point out to f.Jc · uhy members what the acceptable standard of conduct is, Boot added. .. This isn't a kind of situation where we have the sexual campus police pursuing (faculty mem · hers}. It 's a code of conduct." William Baumer, professor of philosophy. pointed out that the FSEC the pm'ious week had rejected a suggestion to combine the issue of con- sensual relations with the sexual ha rassment code that's being drafted Instead, senators decided to present to the full senat~ a general principle gov~rning consensual relations that, upon presumed adoption by the ~nat~. then would be covered by the enforc~ment procedures of the ~mal harassment policy. Bau m<r recalled. .. 1 suggest that, having commit 4 ted ourselves to that cou.rse and havmg, in dfect. invited John and th~ committee to proceed along that lme, we ought not, at this point. to tum the canoe around and dump us all in the water," he said. Baumer's motion to present the proposed code to the full senate was defeated He then made a motion to return th~ code to the Academ1c Freedom and Responsibility Com minee with two instructions: That supporting comments cxplairung the principles outlined in the docu · ment be appended to the code, and that the committee reconsider some of the phrasing used in the code. m light of the FSEC discussion. That motion wasappl"OYI:d by the FSEC, which then voted to cancel th~ FacuJty Senate meeting on Nov. 10 becauS< of a tight agenda. �November11.19981Vot.31J.Ikl11 Repcwter Du!Mai!JII SEFA should address issue of discrimination To the unlwenlty community: As a memb<r of the univ<nity oommunity, I have b<en atremdy distr<SS<d to observe ontt again this year, UB's mstitutional suppon of the annual SEFA campaign (through weekly exhonations to achieve 100 percent compliana:, etc.). Although I do realiu that SEFA provides the opportunity to donors to give to many worthy causes of their own choosing, I can't under>tand why the Boy Scouts of America is allowed to remain a memb<r organization of United Way. The Boy Scouts of America openly discriminates against gay citizens, refusing to aUow openly gay individuals to become scouts or scout leaders, citing its status as a ..private organization" that can legally exclude gays for"moral rea sons." (I don't rome by this information anecdotally, I've repeatedly attempted to volunteer with the Boy Scout organization---Uley don't even answer my letters.) OK, so mayb< now ynu're thinking. "weU,gee, though I think of myself as a lib<ral, tolerant per>on, it does make me a bit queasy to think about havinghomosauals around my child_" Or. one might say, "no one has to gi\'(' to the Boy Scouts through SEFA. 1r'~ an mdJv1dual choice to whom one gives." Here's the quest1on I put to you: does SEFA have any member orgam7..atJOru thai deny memb<r>hip to African Americans, H15paruc.>, the disabled. or any other minority group or md1v1duaJ based on a condition of birth? Wouldn't a good many of you ~ o utraged if this were the case? I think that SEFA/United Way needs to b< held ac countable for the discriminatory practices of 1ts mem ber organizations and I would ask that until th1s JSSUt.' is resolved that UB reconsider its commitment of stall' resources, material and time in support of SEFA. It may not be illegal for the Boy Sc.out.s to discriminate, but it's the opposite of what I would call moraJ. As a gay man, I would say on b<half of gays that we ar< just Like any other group of people: we try to live moral lives; we don't recruit; we don't molest children-and common decency dictates that we be treated with the same dignity and respect as anyone else. -foseph Murr•y. Deportment of Geography Vigilance of Getzville Fire Company is appreciated Letter to the Editor. members ofthe response team, they go on the as This is a brief, but sincere, note of appreciation to the Getzvil le Fire Department, which on Oct. 27 an· sumption that a real and present danger exists from swe red an ala rm i.n th e Cooke/ Hochstetter build the alarm signal (fa uil'y or not ). I know we all bl' come somewhat complacent m our day -to -day rou mg complex. While the actual problem lay in a faulty smo ke alarm , the response can only be termed as tines on campus. but it is very comforting to know that th ere is a safety apparatus in plact', ready and amazin g. In addition to a campus response from Public Safety and Occ upational and Envi ronm en willing to answer when the need arises . On behalf of our faculty, staff and students within the l ..ooke/ tal Safety, the Getzville Fire Compa ny sent three fire Hochstetler com pin. thank you , Getzville F1re lk trucks and a full hook -and -ladd er crew. Why was th iS done, when in fact there was no real danger of partment, and to the other Lam pus safety offi~· •ab fire {o nl y a fauhy alarm)? As exp lained to me by for their vigilanlt'. --Mkhael S. Hudeckl. research professor and executtve offtc(r - Ron•ld Berezney, professor ond chalf Deportment of Btologtcof Soen<es Events Calendar contJnuod from - a Venlon City Exhibits Venion City, a casual survey of lQf'Onto The COonions o f - Martin llouH ~~~ra~~~~~)~~~sr: -The UniYmJty GriiJCIIffArchiYes ~ts ill sp«aal archival Wlibition on the gardens of the Darwin 0 . Martin House illnd the Graycliff :s~~~~~~~ Lloyd Wight-O.IWin o . Maron Manu>aipt Collection, ..cent glu from ~~!:'!~~and landscape plans from Comell UnN<nity. ~exhibition otfen unique ~ht into ;::=.':h~-=.,.~~ the oral historiel. \Yright once : : {"Study nann, OYe natln, stay dose to nature It will rr.oer fJH you." 1hCs conc.ept was appuent. to Darwin 0 . Martin and he f>mily, who convr6sioned Wright to design the Martin House (bUll 1901-04) and Gr,aycliff, their summrt' ~e (0011 1'926-27). The exhibitk>n, running unul 1anuary. ~~ on view on the Spec~! Col'ectw)m Reading Room, 420 CApen Hall, North Campus. For rTlOf'e Information, call 645-2916. Second Floo< Gallerieo, CFA. through 0K. 20. ArtisU ~ted Include ~~~~;::.·:~~n. Greg Hefford, Ka~n Hcndenon, Nestor ==: ~s~~n~~ley. Anda ~~~;:;,Tunno Houo for the UB Art CaiM!ry .md the ~=~~~~~1~t3~~~.!~~-~ p m ., Sundays Jobs F.culty As.slstMrt./As.sod.M:e ProfH!Of Depattment of ~t Soenc.~ and Systems, ~ OF-8068. Asslmnt Professor-Medicine, Pulmonary/Cnocal C... DMsion, RPCI, Pmting •F-8069 Asstst.lt/ADodate Professor. ~";~El,'f~., FuM Proles>o<-Oepartment ol Electric.ol tr'..,~~~~72~- Tho u.tJonlsm of Db-. Sh The School of Atchftecture and ptanmng 0epart:ment d Computer 5dence and ~ Postng lf-.8073 Auociate/ visiti, profei501" of architecture, thrnrh 807<4 An1stant/Auodate Professor (four posltlons avallat:*e)-Oepart.ment ol Computer Sdence and Englf'leef1ng. Posting IF-8075 . Auistant/As.sodate Professo< {CFT}Oepartment ol Pediatrio,. Posbng "F-8076. Assl.st4nt Profenor-Oepartment o1 Ped.alnO, Postng "f-.8077 . AnlstanVAuodate ~~=1f:~~~~~r~1~ol ~~~~:~~~~';· n 01strict Si,., located m Cape Town, South Afnca, was declared a Wh1te area 1n 1966 and the government spent millions to rekKate 55,000 Africans and Indians to remote areas of the ciry, ~~~~~is~nc:~~=~~~~~~~' 1ncludes copies of original draW'I~s from an urban st~ on District S1). ~f~~~~ec~nik:a~~~~~n~t ~~~o a~ ~~~y t~~ ::::e· 1nlormat~ 829~1485, ext 120 X:a:o'~:!~Ter Proles>o< {CFT}Oepartment ol POOiatria, Posbng IF-8078 Anodate1 Ful Professor (GFT)-Oepartmt"flt o1 Pediatria, Pcnting lllf-8079 Aisodate Full Professor (GFT)-Oepartment ot ~iatria, Posting jjf...8080 A.uin.tntJ A.1sociate Profeuor..(}ep.trtmt"flt ol Pediatnu, Posting ff-8081 ClinKal Assl.stant/Assodate/Full Profeuor Department ol Ps)<hology. Powng •• 8082. Assistant Profeuor-Dep.vtrnt>nt or Orgamzation and Human Resourc~ Postlf'l9 lf~1 Assistant ProfeuorDepartrnent of Accounty and l..lw, Posung •F-8084 Senior As.sistant UbntrianHealth Soence1l.JI:wary, Post1ng •f-808 ~ Research Prosp<Kt Records Coordinator =~~~=~Ria~~~ ,'"(tb 98087 Clerkal Specialist !-Grants and Contraru, Posung lfR-98089 Purcha ~ Anodate--Research FoundatiOn Purchasing. Post1ng 'R-98098 Oeril II Procurement Servic.es. Post1ng •R98099. Caertc ll~an::h f.oundatJOn Purch.ulng, Posting I'R-981 00 Ulboratory Manager-COS. Post1ng •R 98101 . Secretary 11-Soc:aal and Preventive Medidne Women's Health IM&atrve, Posung ifR-98102 . Research ProfKt Coonilnator-Sooal and Preventi'V'e MediCine Women'i Health IM&atrve, Posting itR-98101 Dental ::,:!~~n!RC:::ff~menl ol Oral BIOlogy. Profession&! AulsWrt. Director, NY Metro Otfkr of AdmiWom {SL...}Office ol"""""""' =::~(=-jobs"":=.., Center fOI' Urban Studies, Postng 'P-81 00, 8101 lnstroctional Support Tedvlklan ~~0~.~~~=~· Internal Audl\, Posting IP-8116. ~~:t.'=~' Student Ftnanc.es and Rec:on:i!., Posing •P 8111. Assistant House Manager (Sl-1)College elM> and Soences. Posting rP 8124. Assistant AtNetk: Director, Complonce {SL-<)-Aihletics. Posting •P 8126. ~. lntematlonal Student and Sdlo&ar Services (Sl-4)-0ffk:e d lntemaoonal Educabon, Postng IP-811 7 -Manoge<{SL-1~uom 7 Spoa·~ ­ Volle~Dall Northern Illinois l, UB 0 Ball State 1, UB 0 The 'N'QfT1en's volleybaM team km. to Hld-Amenan Conference opponenu &II SQ.te (11 - IS, 10-IS. 7- 1S) Uld Northern lll1n0ts ( IS- 17 9- IS. 10-IS) bsc - k 11'1 Abnn1Arena.. . In Fncby's match against BaN Sate. freshman Ken Shieh led Coach Sob MU'N'ell's squad wtth ntne ldlls, one ser'Vlce i~~Ce and ettM dip Ap1nn MAC powerhouse Northern IIIUlOtS. ~ and Apritle S.....eeong had 13 kllk ~e Shtds i~~dded IS dtgs Ctwsey So..rb4er contributed wtth II kills and 20 dor ~occer WOMEN' S Northern Illinois 2, UB 0 The women's soccec te.Jm completed ra season With ill 2 -0 loss to the number-t'W'O Red, Northern che quartet"ftml of the Mtd-Arnenc:an Conf~renc~ Tournament. The seventh-seed Bulls ma.naged onty one shot on p 1n the contest. and rernamed scoreles) until the second half Sophomore goalkeeper jamte Adams stopped I I shots tn the loss l"100n·'" MEN' S UB I, Northern Illinois 0 Akron 1, UB 2 The men's soccec te<rom competed an exctung week of MAC chi~~mptOnstup games. upsetong Northern lllinocs, 1-0. m illn overtime thriller on Nov b . and finally endmg the1r season With ill ) . 2 loss to Akron on Nov 8 m tnP'e overnme In UB's quarterfinal wm, fUOIOr Alt-A.mena c:andi<bte Steve Butcher booted the pme-winmng goal ofi an USist from 8run McCalliOn UB goalkeepe,. j1m Schoenberg ha.d SIX aY6 to preserve the V\CU>ry for the sixth-seeded sqt.ad. McCalltOn and Butcher scor'ed boch goals for COilch john AstadiUo ~ tNm 1n Sundq's semifirW loss to number-one seed Akron. Butcher') goal came dunng the first of chree ~rome penods m ~a~Ketoall WOMEN ' S Syr-acuse A ction 7 4, UB 63 The women's bu~JI tum dropped ru lone exhebftlon game d the season to the Y1srttng Syracuse Aroon. 7-4-6) ' Setuor pomt guard Cathenne Ji~~cob led first-year co.Jch Chery+ Dozter's squilld wtth I 7 poents and four as.s1sts Sophomore guard Sonia Ort~ i~~nd sophomo~ centet"" Tifbny Bell ha.d s~ rebounds apece. wt-.He Bell added I 0 points Sen101" forward Sanunttu. Cerny wn five--of-~x from the chanty stnpe and i~~dded I I po1nts 1n the loss MEN ' S Premi er All-Stars 77, UB 76 The men's basketball team lost 1ts fii"St exhlbttl()fl pme to the Prem1er All-San 77 ~ 7b . on Nov~ mA.IummA~ Sophomo~ N 1koli111 AJexeev md Koran Goodwm led the Bull's offenseve uack With 17 and 16 pomts. SeniOr Nate johnson grabbed 13 ~nds and contnbuted e1ght pomts wh1le wphomo~ Ryan Peterson added seven a.sststs md five pomu ~wimmin~ WOMEN ' S Posing jjP-8128. Assistant Dean tor UB 116, Howanl 22 =K~~t ~~-Oean\ Tke UB women 's sw1mmmg te;~m milllnt..lmed IU perfect reco rd by defeaung Howard 116 -22. and C illnt S IU ~ 12 ] t I m t he Alumn• Arenill N ;u:atonum The Sulh ....-ere led by lle.se/le Tnn1did. who rook first -place fin1 ske~ 1n me 200-metec tnd1v1dual medley (2 18 t 7) 200~mete r buaerlty and t 00-meter buaerfly (59 01) She i~~lso wu a member o f the wmmng 200-meter rei~ · medley squad ( I·S t 52). along With Knsten Z1mmerman K1mberley Tkeet:ge J.nd ....."""""· Sd>ool ol ~ Posting •• 8129 AIXSystems~ or(Sl-4) =t~~=~h. Admlnl.str.ltot (Sl-4)-Center lOt Computational Research. PostJog IIP-8 1 31 Coordinator oflnstructk:lnal Technology {Sl...)-W.Ikway Technology Mode. Posting •P-8112. Web SpedMis1 (Sl-1}-tnstltutt> UB I 23 , Canisius I I lnget" Rooneem ~~~=.r;:~~.~ Theet:ge J.I)O had Ylctones 1n thE' 100-meter bre.uu troke t I 08 101 and 200 meter breut.Stn'>ke (2 ) I 60) And~ Sk1llnun dommued the d1Y1ng evenu placmg fi rst 1n botl"o me one illnd three-meter drve' With 2._. S i~~ nd 2H ~~ po<nu ~~~;:!~~t~~lt\ MEN ' S Ok'Kt.DI" ( MP- 3)-~r's Office. PostJnQ •P-81 34 Instructional Suppott Technician (Sl -3)-0ean\ Office. Arb dnC1 ~e. Post1ng •P 8136 Non-Competttlve/ labor Claulfled Clvtl Servke 8uiding s.e.Mc.e Aide (NS-3, p.vt time, temponwy) {U... .,.,._,available) Un~ Fac~itll!'1, LIIW • to bt> determrned Fo'trPPrbmXJot'l()'l,c.t7.iRttl'cna..:.l.d~-J ~ b~~t'ml2~ 5 J84 J cniobt:J,. ,,..,. ..Xf' pn:1fff1f mtn,d0'1\ lu lrllormorOJ Dr' 5pon~orl'11 Proqram1 ~41 6 C/'oll \ R,. lffirt h ,ob1 conroc r UB 21 2, Howard 63 The men 's SW~mmmg t~m won 1U f1n.t nu tch of the ~euon .1pun~l 1-io·····:u d 2t2-6l John N1lles and Chn H1ckey led Coi~~Ch Budd Tennm \ SQUJd Wi th three first place fimshes ap~ece Nllle) won the SO-meter freestyle and the l 00-mete r fre~style . while Hickey claimed top-honon rn the I00-meter backstroke ( I +4.28) illnd 500-metec freestyle (<4 Sl 10) Both i~~b O were membe"" of the v1 ct on~a 400-meter treesryle rei<~) (1171<4) �81 Repo.otes November 1~ 1!198/Vol. 311.11.11 _........,.._.. --Gnnd-. = Thursday =~= 12 ---CA.117Portoer. 6-7)0J=~~ informltlon, alll<l>ec.a A Goodmon .. 838-5869. ~ofOrol '*P-*Sdonws- c- TheRelotlomhlplletwe<n Oral ond Syst<mk 01-.e. H-..]. Genco, D.D.S.. Ph.D., Dpa: Clos!lcs !.hoe.~- - ~~~- 7p.m. DistinguiW!d Prof.,..,. and Chair, Dept of Oral SUNY 8""o.9Y. School of Oent>l Medkme. 355 Squire. 8-9 a.m . ~ Ull Student Art Club -tlng · ZEAL Needs You! Center for the Arts, Printmaking, B-2 7. Center lor theM$ lnl<motionol - a n d CUOnl e.d1onge Seios. =~~~.m.~10 · ~~=~2£&-~:ree. ""'"'Wormation. ai64S-Mn. Student Art Club and Printmaking. For more Thursday Information, can Jeff Sherven at 645-6878, exU 369 . ~ m .. %h~~~~~~. Undergraduate Ubrary. 3-4 f~~~ ~~~!:; ~s~~~~For more information, call Ubrary Help Center at 645-3528. Pegrum LKtllft Series Atmospheric Paleockwlotloo and Continental PateodkNitr. . r.i"~a~~J:~"t ~~. [)epl of Geological Sciences, · UniV. of Michlg>n. 216 Nawral Sciences Complex. HO p.m. · Free. S~ by D<pt. of Geology and D<pt. of Physia. ~~­ M.lthematkJ Colloquklm Patten Formation In Metal Alloy!. Prof. Thomas wanner, Univ. of Marytand/Baltimore County. 103 Diefondorf. South Campus. 4 p.m. Free. MlaOJOft- fo< ll<glnnen. Capen127.~ Ubrary. 11 a.m.-Noon. Free =~~~8~ information, call library Help Seminar .~~:..~=-~· Center at 645-3526 . A Cilppello Concert . In the Nerwus System-A ~e.'!'H~i. Y:'ioS:~IoS'~ ~~~"!"~ng more information, call Jason ~~~~114 Hochst~er Hall. North Majewski at 829-4575 . Monday in.formation, call Or. Ronald 8erezney (Host) at 645-2363 . 16 --.. Ubrary Help Center Microsoft Power Point for ll<glnnen. Capen 127, Undergraduate Ubrary. 4'30BO p.m. Free (Open only to US • students, faculty and staff). For rTlCIR! information. call the · Ubrary Help Cmter at 645-3528. -Nunlfl9'A ~ROom~~· Tower. 6-9:1 S p.m. S3S. Sponsored by Controing Nurse Education. For ~ information, call Or. Mary Finnidc. at 829·3291 Thollop>rt..-...-- lbtingo f o r - Uldng J11.-ce on Ull'llpUI. «for off~-­ UII groups _.. potndpol ___ oponson. Listings ... - no a.ter U.... noon on thoThundrJ~ ~Listings­ ,_ only oe«pted thn>ugh - for thr on..llne UB 13 Political Sdence Colloquium A Culture of Dependence? The RelaUonshlp 8et'ween Pubtk AssiJtance and Publk Opinion . Saundra K. Schneider, Univ. of South Carolina. 280 Parte 9:30a.m . Free. =~Center ~ of Events at <http:/ I www.bulblo.edu/ calendar/login>. aec...w of .-ce llmlbtlons, not Friday .n eva1ts In the electronic c...aenct.r will be Included Corrvrunity ColeQe--<llean Campus. 312 N. BarTy~L. 01ean~. m. Froe. ~~~~ Ros.seland at 829-3325. PriY<Ite Confesions.. Screening Room, Center for the Atts. 7 p.m. S3 for SbJdents and seniof" . ro; Education and Resean:h on - information, cal Penka Skachkova at 829-3•151 . --a.~ ZEAL Needs YOu! Center for the ~io~~~~- For ~~~1<t:Jell5hetven --Locbortl- - Unklown atf. Poor and ~~~~.Tum -.:~land £dJcation on \'obmen .-d Gender. For""'"' inlorrnalion. caiiRfWG at 829-3451 . 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November19. l!HI/ti30.1*1.13 Nobelist atUB No..,.._ 1111............-.-... -........... .. next Week 11. . . . . .auldi,. ,., .... . . . . . . . .Lilli DK.hnd ·::-..":...:"" Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Bie Wiesel speaks at a press conference in the Center fo r TomorTOW preceding his lecture Nov. I 0 in UB's Distinguished Speaker Series. Wiesel has dedicated his life to relief of human suffering worldwide. His talk focused on the Holocaust and the legacy that the 20th cenwry will leave behind. ., _ ~to look at cicOmjllelltlesllllillelllltles of viSUAl (~ ............ ............ ".,.........._..... ~"'IIII....... ~ ~. . .._..._I-S p.m. _to SllulloiiW .... C.. lor ... poiUn . . beho ... -~--- lhi ...... A . . . . . . . . . Iallow lrtlhe--Cilloly. IIIIa*.-...,. -F.-dlheUIM CoiiiJ. - · b e Dou<iftJ Olmp, ....... ., ort hi>- tory.----. ..- .,...,_............. ~ o..--fiMIIII~ (11-.0IIolge. ... - ~c:= lory.lhe,........, ... be ..... Ul,--- lrtpeot!irt:onllnnceln lllodpiiMI• . . . .II!'IJ!P"...... ...,_,.,_w..m. .. .......ond tion. cai64S-691 2. Symposium coocludes ;,AbOut Women" Aim Festhlal A Syrnpaolam. . _ _ ond Cendorlrt-Q,. ....... lobe-·Zp.m. Doc. 41nlheScNang~eer­ ... __ · "._-, ·--· lorlheArtl, ... _lheThird -flmfelllvll. .--.-- ,.,.......~ ... be: -~-,.-,or. ~d-Orgo- Paley; .... QJpjor. ..-.[)e. pollmlntfl ~­ ~-..-. De­ pollmlntfl Allwlwl ~ s.1111 .... . . -. o.p.lmon<d -~ Mory""'-!. ... Retention focuses on freshmen, transfers Progress reports, expanded UB 101, block scheduling among initiatives to keep students 8y SUE WUETCHOI News Services Associate Editor effort's effeCLiveness are not yet available, Kaars says it appears to H be paying off. AVING successfully bolstered its under· graduate recruit ment efforts, the university has turned its attention to keeping those studenu it worked so hard to enroU, this fall initiating new strategies and ex· panding existing ones designed to increase retention of freshmen and transfer students in particular. The key to these new strategies has been an emphasis on more personal contact with students, combined with new .. technolog1 · cal tools., that flag those who arc in trouble academically or are at risk of doing poorly, as well those that ..empower" students to takt cha rge of their academic career. says Janina Kaars, director of aca demic advisement. And whi le mea s ure s of the Citing anecdotal evidence, such as co mmeniS from US 101 in · structors and the reactions of stu · dents who receive proa ctive telephone calls from advisors, Kaars adds: .. I'm optimistic we will see improvement (in retention ) with the extra effons." Among thost' ..extra efforts" re cently implemented by the Office of t he Vice Provost for Under graduate Education is the institu · tion of mid -semester progress re ports for all first -semester under graduates. Faculty members who teach courses that include any first -se mester freshmen and transfer stu dents were asked to report whether the students were pe r forming satisfactorily. Those who were not were contacted-both by lett er and personal telephone dll- with the goal of mcrcasing communication between students and instructors, reducing the fail ure ralt- and improving the stu dent · retention rate. Kaars n,ates that aJthoogh not all faculty members complied with the request to submit tht- progress repons, the ones that did gener ated a " lot of positive feedback." Morrover, .. a lot of studen ts havt' taken the letter senously"and spoken with the ir mst ru ctors . she adds. calling the tmt1at1ve ··a hugt' first step."' Another maJor effort has been a Signifi cant tncrease Ill th r num berofsections ofUB 101 ,a weeklv one-credit course that offers trcsh men, 10 groups no larger than IS . mformatton about hfe at the um versuy. study skills, t1me manage ment and resources that are avail ah le to them . More than 1.000 freshmen are enrolled m 54 sec · t10ns- up from I 5 a year ago--of the course, which is taught by vol unteer faculty and staff members, with the assistana of undergradu ate and graduate studen ts. Kaars says the course offers persona l atten tion and .. another small-class experience" for fresh men in general, similar to those that have been offered tradttJOn ally for first -year students m th e Universit y Honors Program, stu dent athletes and students in the . Educational O pportunlly Pro gram. With the muh1phcat1on of se( t1ons of UB 101 , Kaars not e~ that ahou \ half of this yea r's 2,932 nH:mher freshman class are en rolled tn courses to help facthtatc thet r trans!ltOn to the umverslty Another new tnn ova11on 1' hl ock sc heduling Under the ar -~o.p.lmon<d -~~GIIIort.os- Electronic-age preservation: archivists' nightmare _.......,.,..._.d -~-llllm,­ Knaiolll._._.... ....... .,..,._.."'_ _.......,Dopnnorotd ~1-..;Mog _..._ . SUiy; IIIIHd .... . . - . -..-...~­ lA19111110 ... _ _ ond -.....~--.,..,. , . _ ... dl*, -.~.on- 1111---~ b y t h o _ l a r _ ... ... - - . ... Gonder. By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor T HE electroni c age ha s transformed nearly all fields of human en deavor and one of th e con und rums in its wake-how to preserve historic records--turn s out to be enormous and ironic. ,.,_.-.,cal_ Cluistopber Dcnsmo~ university arclllvist, speaks for an international -·129-3451 . network of archivists when he says that because of the explosion in m· formation technologies. the latr 20th century will be one of the worst documented periods in history. The problem, he says, is that the preservation of information pro duced and stored in digitaJ form ts far more difficult, time-consuming and expensive than it is to save documents on paper and micro fiche. Continuing improvements in electronic media of all kinds have provoked legal, organizational and financiaJ nightmares for archivists, librarians, museums and other in formation administrators. "New technologies allow us to produce, alter and dispose of records and documents with un usual efficiency and facility ," Densmore acknowledges. There is much expenst' and many complications involved tn their preservation. And , he and his colleagu es have serious concerns about the stability. longevity and hiStoricaJ significance of computergenerated and electromcally filed document!>. They warn that however Jacked In you are o r however many killer software applications come down the pike, if you want to insure that your work product and pi"()C(:SS will be available to future schola rs, it\ a good idea to save it m hard copy. It 's impossible,of course. for pa per copies to capture the nature of many co mplex, ephemeral, color ful, often ·animated and scored electronic documents with theu hypertext rcferenQS and links to a daunting phalanx of Web si tes around the world . Thts mdicates the enormous difficulty of archwing such records for histori cal, legal and other purposes. Still, a prodigious effon has been launched by archiv1sts to avoid fu . ture problems. ln defining the problem, expert~ say that as we increasingly digiuze resorch, literature,journals, finan cial and tax records, legaJ docu ments, family photos and even those email love letters, we should be aware of two facts in particular. "O ne," Densmore says. " 1s that dtg1tal mformat10n IS extremeh fragile. Little IS known about the stabihry even of old t echnolog1e~ like magnetic tape , wtuch lasts onlv about 10 years. Much less is known about th e generations of disk ~ (floppy or hard ) and COs that have evolved so far." It IS known, how ever, that magnetiC 1mpuJses dett norate and that va n ous coaungll and physical materials used in lhest· products degenerate at different rates under different cond1tiom. ..Second," he adds. .. little ts known about how to retncve mformatJon from the hundreds of different lund.\ of obsolete hardw-dre and softwan· that produced and n~· store mil lions of significant documents. Th" were no doubt stored thts way WJth the assumption that thrv would be c~-,...s �2 Repoctes lovelber lUB/VIill.lh 13 I<:uoo s Al'ldlaoorL_._......,.. ~<1--by . . UI Claude E. Welch , Jr ., SUNY Distinguished Servie< Professor ~....,.-..... in the Dq>artment of PolitkaJ Science. ha.s written extensively on Africa, hu · man rights and the politicaJ role of armed forces. An internationally recognized expert on military topics and terrorism, he has been a faculty member at UB since 1964 . IUoo, · - . . , . _ .... tieclrKml*)ala-cf. roaord~atN­ folo-C..(O..::Iand .. ,.,. p!SWtt<l c.., Coop.\ Advlna!dTect1nclcgrC... ai.ndoL,.,..._o-,_Sil>dllltnlhe_<l_and loctodto _ _ _ __ -~ ........... ""' llioon forlheAmoricJn-tmy d Flmlyf¥dn (/NV) for the 1998-99 M:adonicye-. OwlsqllwCIJbr.- . . - ""dnulr.hlls.,_,_ ... wlmeranod 11*,..../0CR. Deen!T¥>< ........ ~.,_ ruilyiDAmoricJn Uhmond jo<.r--boobond-on "'-"'cft_for ___ lora. Gilbo' ll1ido, ~­ v..,. po.dshod .. 1ht ~--nthe ~ond~-at­ f!tJOIY.HeWibe-ata reapdon Dec. 3 .. Momillln. Heather Holmes, diroctor d new student_...,., Soro stensg..-d, coordinator o1 the Freshman YeM Experience and Matt Welgoond. gr-. iWI>tlntlor . - studeot progrims at UB, gave a preentltion on eXtending oriontltion into the flrst-yeor curriculum at the recent Orientation Dlroctors AssodationllrWlUII notional conlorona! In Austin, T....._ • • ~ w. bnllol. dinbl ~,..,..._In the School d ~ hos- the second ainnull Doln's - l o r Ex-.c.ln Teodllng fll>m the school. Klmld- -=md by • ~lhot-nomi­ - o f cun.-loculty submiib!d by - . SIUdonts. fac.ullyond-. I- REPORTER The..,.,..... ~­ publllhod by the Olllce of News d--·___ Services In the - o f tJnMnlty ~ -UrWnty fdllorillaftlceore loaledltl:l6Cftllls HIII. Amhenl, (716) 645-2626. ___ . __ c..le-. --"'*' -.............. ,_ Terro rism is bot.h a tactic and a strat£gy used by proponents of political chang~ . As a tactic, it means the usc of violence by a small group in order to gain attention and sympathy for their cause. As a strategy, it based on (to me) the romantic idea that widespread, popular sup- pori and/or immediate, radical change can be brought about by the acts of a few. It is thus generally not a coherent ideology of either right or left, but a means of insurrection, which persons of very different political convictions can utilize. Is terrorbm bec:ondng lncreas-. lngly prevalent notlonolly ond lntemotlonally7 It is being reported more widely; in general, however, it is becommg less co mmon. Take some ob viow examples: the steps toward peace in Northern Ireland have • ~alated those who prefer bombs to po litical bombast and negotia tiOn s; inter -ethnic killings and government -direcred violence have dropped considerably in South Afri ca; even in the Middle East. incidents flare up more in accordance with the rhythm of political negotiations. rather than much of the time. On the other hand , the Ameri can populace has become far more aware of the possibilities of terroris m on our l10me soil. The bombings of the World Trade Cen ter and of the federaJ office building in Oklahoma City- two auac.ks carried out for diametrically opposed political reaso ns-made many Americans shudder with, to me, unreasonable fear. There is more danger to life from a drunk driver, or even a wet shower-stall noor, than from a terrorist here at home. In 1972,4 2 Americans died in terrori st attacks. II in 1984. D-..- VIdal )oonllonDg Rebecafomhom -.......,_ Lcisloloor .... PMrldlDon<won ~ MlrylolhSpino . Mwa McGinnis First, and to me by far the most imponant, government -sponsored orgovernment-mcouraged terrorism against citizens has dropped considerably. I mentioned South Africa earlier; much of Central America .is far less dangerous now. Second, aircraft hijackings have practically disappcaud, as security arrangements have been significantly improved. Hostages con tinue to be taken, but the purpose often is ransom rather than political impact. Yes, car bombs continue to be used. ... _.....,---soot car bombs are. fact of life In cities ... . . - - ........ of t.......tsm acalatesln the U.S. 7 ...but not in the United States. Yes, watch out in Tel Aviv or Karachi for vehicles carrying bombs, but the threat here comes far more from the inebriate than from the terrorist. We in the U.S. have the great advantoges of a multi-level, reasonably responsive goV«nment and of an economy that continues to create jobs (albeit many of them at ridiculously low wages). In this country, "terror" ~ more the result of random violence eased by the availability of unregistered handguns and a drug culture than by car bombers. Are Amerkans naive about the possibility of teiTO<Ism In our own country? computer programs, electr icit y supplies or public health. But are terrorists more a tb.reat in the United States than the Y2K issue? Than a cascade of power failures from an overloaded generating plant? From a sudden genetic mutation creating a kiUer like the post-World War I Ou (which killed more than the ~war to end all wars• did)? But we need to recall that a strength of democracy for citizens. namely its openness, is also a factor aid.ing terrorists. Democratic societies sddom take effective preventive action against potential threats; our pcnonalliberties are more impo~t. -for Is It the U.S. to pollee . . . . - ...t__._..,7 No. The American role comes best in using its immense technological (a.k.a. spying or intelligence) resources in tracing wireless oommunications, bank transfcn and weapons shipments by would-be terrorist groups. We should not expect U.S. strike forces to turn up in odd parts of the globe because of terrorist threats to other governments, unless they arc very closely tied to our own. But we can sha.re infonnation, provide training and, in gen eral, seck to build international consensus against the use of terrorism. Judging by Nonhem lrdand, South Africa, C<ntral America and, argu ably; the Middle East, the results have been reasonably satisfactory. Yes, we are. We do not like to ad - How has the Internet ch.nged the culture of terrorism 1 mit that other Amer-icans are capable of major terrorist violence. Consider the early reports from Oklahoma City, finge ring ..a person of Middle Eastern characteristics," and the local embarrassment when the perpetrator turned out to be a decorated veteran. Modern urban society is highly susceptib le to terrorism targeting Information can be disseminated far more rapidly-for would ~be terrorists, as well as for their opponents. Witness, for example, how rapidJy news about the assassination of Dr. Barnett Slepian was sp read, as well as the publicity given to his home address on some anti -abonion Web sites. lnstruc - ti on on making even nuclear weapons can be found on the Internet. So, too, can cockeyed theories of political changr that could inspire some to terrorism . What new twists on terror- l n g In the nut century7 ,.,. do,_- More experimentation with (but bopcfuUy not utilization ofl) biological weapons by terrorists. Sabotoge of vital com munications centers might be cxpccted, although the multiplication of means of wireless communications has redu~d the importance of ground centers somewhat. Have you ever been • vic- tim of tern>tizatlon 7 No. but my eldest daught<r, a 1985 graduate of UB. was hijack<d on a flight in Southeast Asia. It turns out the "e:.plosive" tbe Bunncsc students'"""' carrying was nothing rnoR: than plaster stotues with attached wins! -_.......do,_ ,_......_ _ _ _ lei wish , _ __ _ lt7 I wish you had ask<d whytbe media arc: so fascinated by terrorism I would have responded tha~ yes, it ma1c.es for good copy or visuals, but thce>planatiomfO< terrorism nxxive tittle attention. Further, I hoped for a question about government~oouragcd terrorism: &r, fAr more dtaths have resulb>:l in this century from deli>er-ak adS of ~~"""'ida! n:gimes than from all terrorist actions from below. Fi- nally, I would bavemjoycd a~ tionastowh<lherlrmlrivn"pays" in tmns of tongible nesults---<lnd I would haYe said, "'n moot cases, no." Its effectiveness is drastically ~a lesson lcamed in some cases only <MT decades. Honor volume's theme Is naturalness of nature Festschrift pays tribute to UB philosophy professor --- K ---Suo- How has terrorism changed In the fNisl 10 , .... 7 By PATliiCIA DONOVAN News Services Editor AH Kyung Cho,SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the De · partment of Philo so ph y, ha s been honored with a fcstschrift on th e occas ion of the 16th ann iversary of the founding of the Korean Society for Phcnom · enology. Cho is an internationall y recog · nized au th or and expert in the philosophical fields of pheno m e n o logy. exi ste ntialism and hermt"neuti cs. He has identified himself with the eastern philoso phy of nat ure typified by Lao -tsu. helping to mak(' possible a meet ing of East a nd West at a very deep level. He also has immersed him self in half a century o f German phenomeno logy. fo r which he has become well -kn own amo ng Ge rman phil osophers. Cho has been affiliated with U R for 30 years, fi rst as a visiting Fulbright Professor in 1967-68 , then as a member of the UB phi losophy faculty since 1970. He is also as..~ociated with US's Korean Studies Program. lbe society publi shed the fest.schrift-a vol ume of writings by different authors presented as a tnbute to a scholarund e r the t iti C' 010 .. Phenomenology of Nature." It indudesartidesbyfivtGerman phil osophers, four Ja panese scholars. three Americans and one Austrian. Fo ur of the Germa n scholarsO tt o POggele r, Ern st Wolfgang l1 rth , Kla us Held a nd Bernard Wald enfels-have served as president of the German Phenomenological SociC'ty, a position now held b y the Au s trian con tributor, Helmuth Vetter. Anot her of the contributors, Seung-Chong Lee of Seoul's Yonsei University, received his doctorate in philosophy from UB. The unifying theme of the vol ume is the naturalness of nature , which is one of Cho~ lifelong research topics and one in which he criticall y confronted Edmund Husserl 's "constitu tive phenom enology," which tended to reduce nature to a correlate of human conscio usness. Although Ma rtin Heidegger largely overcame this methodologically constrained view of Husser!, his mentor. Cho, dem onstrated that Heidegger, too, was not entirely free from the anthropocentric vision of the universe. A native of Korea . Cho is a graduate of Seoul National Uni versity and received his doctorat(' from the University of Heidelberg. He is the author of" Philosophy of Existence" and co·author of"Ontol- ogy," but is best known in German scholarly circles for his book "Bcwusstscin und Natunein,"which has hem translated into Japanese and Korean. He also bas edited.....-.! anthologies and has written more than 60 articles published in German , Japanese, Korean and English. Cho serves on the editorial boards of the international phenomeno logical journals Husscrl Srudies and Phiinomenologie- Text f' und KoTJte:xte, and as general editor of Orbis Plwerromenologit=, the prestigious international publicatio ns series wrinen by the world's leading phenomenological scholars. He has been a visiting professo r at Yale University; the Unjversity of Texas at Austin; Ruhr University in Bochurn, Germany; Japan's Osaka University, where he lec tured as a fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and at Soon Sit University in Seoul. �13 Movember 19.19911/Vul :m. • 13 RepGI'fer Holocaust (preventable; Wiesel says Nobel Laureate appears in Distinguished Speaker Series By EUlH GOUieAUM News s..vices EditDf HEapplausethatgreeted Nobel Peace Priu Laureate FJie Wiesel when he stepped up to the po· dium in the Mainstage theater to deliver the second lecture in this year's Distinguished Speaker Series on Nov. 10 lasted longer than usual. More than the polite response of an audience interested in a renowncd au thor and speaker, it felt and soundec..llike an expression of appreciation, a celebration even , of the simple fact of Wiesel's survivaJ of the Nazi death camps. After living through the horrors of the Holocaust, he has dedicated hi s life to the relief of hu man suffering around the world . The audience learned that WteSel still has the oourage to believe in the powet of good over evil. HOW<V<I', he ispersonallytroubiedbythelegacythe 20th century will leave behind. "It is a century that has gone from assassination to assassination:· he said, beginning with the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hun gary that sparked the first world war, which was followed by so many oth~. the Kennedys, Martin ther King. Anwar Sada~ M<nachim and ltzhak Rabin, to name a few. hey were, all of them, good T people," Wiesel noted. What do thest assassinations of good people teach our children' he asked. "' Hitler was not assassi nated~ Mussolini was not assass• nated," he added ... Does it mean that evil has power? Are we con demned to lx victims of power?'" Several times he referred to thr Holocaust as"entirely preventable." To make his point, he traced some of the events that preceded it, beginning with Krist.allnacht in November 1938, ..the night of the braken glass" when 750 synagogues and thousands of shops run by Jews in Germany were destroyed. " How come the doors didn 't open then~ " he wondered. '" How come people didn't say, 'You are my neighbor, come in?' Where were the 'good' people?" Even more mystifying, he said, was the response from the rest of the world. "The story of Kristallnacht was reported on the front page of The New York Tim<S , and probably The Buffa}q News, too." he said. But nothing was done. Only rnooth<; lar<r. he oontinued, the St. lruis.ashipwithrnoo:than !,(XX) Jewish men, """""' and childrm---wtne visasb-Gbl"""'suddenlyann~ wastumedawayfrom the U5.andsent bod< to Germany. " How was this poosibleintheU5,inthisglt3leS!democ- racy, a IDUlliJy that is t:a.<d on the <lea tldai~I-talunescrnM.,.,.. he...t.rl"Wa<thcn:ndxxlym the WlllU' House who <XJUid say; 'Oby, ""can af bd 10 take these people m?"' Wi~sel described the Mumch agreement as one in wh1ch Bruam and France essentially sacrificed Czechoslovakia to appease Hitler. With each step forward, he said. Hitler was testi ng the world's reac tion, and when there was none. he proceeded with the "Final Solution." Wiesel cited other aamples of human tragedies. such as those suffered in the former Soviet Union and in South Africa under apartheid. Ooser to home, he mentioned the recent murder of Amherst doctor Barnett Slepian, who had been targeted by anti-abortion activists, calling it an outrage and adding that the community was to be praised for its support for Slepian's family and its peacdul response, such as the 24 hour prayer vigil held last week. "Be wary of beginnin!;'-" he cau tioned. for that is wher-e evil starts. " If )QU don't stop evil, evil grows and then it is too lat<." WICSd said he still agrees with the French existentialist, Albert Ounus. who said that ultimately there is more in the human being to celebrate than there is to <k'O)'. " In spite of all that has happened. I force myself to be hopeful:' he added. Y2K@UB Are computers the only things affected by the }ear 2000 problem? l"he Y2K problem can affect both hard ware and soft ware of maul frame and perso nal computers. as well as HVA(. svstem.s.. elevator ~. VCR.o.-v1rtuaJiy any lund of equtpmt.·nt that usc!" embedded logu. .. htps. Th1s mcludes ddibnllaton. dl'c'lrontu 10 automobtles and ldboratory equtpment . Also. 1tcm.s. prepnnted wuh a 19 _ . ~uch a' checks and busmcss form~ . nt'ed to be updated . Man y system s With embe:dded chtps probahlv wont he.· a problem . hUI cnti Lal system ' need to be tested What's going to happen- a-t L'R and beyond--on fan. I, 2000' It's h a rd to gtvc a pn:ust· dll~we- r 1t1 th1s qucstum becaU\C . ohv iOU!>h . we lack any pnor cxpcnenu: Mo.!>t prohlems prohablv will not ht· cn t1ul; for examp le, we most hkdy w11l havt' power, water and phont' sen•1ce, although there '-Ould bl' local or reg10nal outage~ . The centralJy supportt:d system~ at UR probahlv Will be oka\ There arc more concerns wuh the d1 ~ tnhuted system~ h<·cau~c wt' know there will not be enough lim e or reMJUrLt.·~ to dlltiCJ]>ate all th e:· Year 2000 problems. Tht embedded .. hlp'> Jre another as pect thai md\ have a larger impact than an11C1pa1ed l>t·partmental phonl' or \l'~ u nt y systems may fail. In general, any computer Laltui.J tJun that mvolve.!l a date -~ u .. h as a co nsumer cred it -card transaction. payroll. a ut1l1t y slatemC"nt , a mongage calc ula ll on and so fo rth-<ou iJ y1eld mcorrelt result, Those mcorrect results can cau'ie vanOU.!> tYpe ~ of failure~ If you have YlK questwm that you would M.r tmswt'rctl "' tim wl unm, email tht•m to <goldbtJum @buffalo.edu ~ SEFA CAMPAIGN PROGRESS REPORT \It • l I ( . , 11 S25,000 l ... 1111 r dllil '"II\ S30,248 (..o.JI 120.9 School of Architectu re reatment for ADHD discussed m By LotS LUEit News Services Edit01 HI LOREN with atten tiondcficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD} need to receive behavior rnodification therapy along with medication if treatment for the disorder is to be long-lasting. Wtlliam E. Pelham, Jr., told the National ln stilutesofHeaJth (NlH ) Consensus IXvelopment Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD in a prcsentationatNIHheadquancrsin Bethesda, Md., on Monday. Pelham helped t o plan th e three-day conference and was one ofJO researchers invited to present theirlatest findings befqre a panel of scientists and Jay people. Based on information presented at the conference, the panel will prepare a draft consensus statement with treatment reco mmendations fo r physicia ns and consumers. The draft wi ll be availab le on the Weh • at <http:/ / consen.sus.nlh.gov >. The purpose of the conference was to review the current state of knowledge on diagnosis and treat· men! of ADHD and identify dirt'C liOns for future research. ADHD ~ ~ the most common mental · heahh disorder of childhood , affecting 3 S percent o f the population. A UB professo r of psychology, Pelham is one of the leading Tt' sea rche rs in ADHD in the U.S. He d1rects US's ADHD program and conducts a highly successful he havlor· modification su mmer pro gram at the university for chi ldren with ADli_l). At the NIH confer encc. he prov1ded an overvu~ w ol current psychosocial ( non - dru~ ) mterventiom for the disorderapp roa ches that ha ve found a place in ADHD treatment becau se C medica tion hasn 't proven 10 he I he answer for aU children. "Although it is very helpful for many children, currcnl medi ca tion provides no long· terrn ben efit,.. Pelham said ... lfyou stop tak ing it, you lose the benefi1:" He also noted that o nly a small minoril y of child ren who meel I he criteria for ADHD actual ly receive medi cation for it, and that a survey of prescriptions in one New York county revea led that the vast rna jority o f ADHD children for whom medication was presc ribed rece ived o nly o ne to two months' worth of presc riptions. "The implica tion is that many pare nts did nol like tht' effects of the medication and did not have the prescriptions refi ll ed," h e added . "T h e~c data suggest that despite evidence that medica tion IS effect ive in the s ho rt term m controlled studies, it is not being used appropria tel )' in real life . which limits its effectiveness Ill the long term ." Shortcomings such as these jwaify examining the usefulness of psycho socialtrcatrnents.hcsaid,addingthat he believes neither treatment alonr IS the an swer. "A combmatum ul tre-atments is best," he said At the co nsen sus devclopml·nt ~..onfnence, Pelham presented a rc v1ew of b() studies on psychosocial Interventions. ffft"ctivenes~ of .t treatmt:nt w.J !> ml·asured usmg various cnt ena. depending on the study des ign , .tnd mclud ed 1m provc ment in areas !>U(h il!> fa mil y functioning. clas..'>roo m heh ~tv 1or . aca demic product I\ 1tv .111d .~chievcment, scores on .. ogn!llw tests and peer relation s hip ~ . I·v.tlu .It Ions wen.• made by parents, 1..h 1l d ren. teachers. peers and/or d1111 Clans, depending on th C" st ud y. Pelham presented the following observa tions: • Behavioral inter ve nti on 1n das.sroom se ttings is a well -estab lish ed trea tment, found to beef. fective in 23 studies and is w1del y used in schoo l senings. • Training parent!. to do bchav ioral interventiom wa~ found to be equally cffC\:tive. • Clinical behavior therdpy of the type likely to be implemented by th erap1 sts in ~.:om mun11 y mental heahh , primary -care and private practice se ttmg~ res ult s 10 dmi cally tmportant1mprove ments on multiple measures 10 home dnd school. although lmprovt:mcnts art: not as la rgC" as thme llh tain ed in medication studie!>. • Psychosociallnterventtorl!iare most effective when they arc mtenstw, htghl y stru..:tured, dosclv molll torcd and mdudc mamtcn.uKe pro grams once gain s hav~..· ht•t.•n achteved. fh1 s rt.'qUiro nu,or ..:om mitments of parents and teacher.. • Many psychosoct.tl trcatrn\·nt!'i used 111 mental - health !'l'ttmg !>, such as tnd1vidual lherapy .tnd plav therapy, h;w~..~ n ot been sho"'n to h~..· dfc..:ttve with ADf II> childrt'n 1-\-!ham adnowlcrlgt'<i that t=llln!< wnh nlt.'lhcat10n IS b,., CXJ'll'Tl.'iM.:' than mter\SI\'e" hchavk:lral mtcrvl,lllOib. but that mmhuunf. the 1~ may be.~ nlOSZ dfi."Ctive. 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Our-- �4 Repo.-les lovelllier 19.1!91/vtJO.•. 13 Art exhibition, roundtable discussion planned BRIEFLY Graduate assistant wanted to write for the Reporter Appliations 1ft open for • 20hour-o pooitlon Wl1lng for tho R<poft6, boginrjng In JonuIIY· The pooitlon b open to g<oduote students only, and ol· len • Wltlon 5Cholonhlp for tho spring-· .. - ... soiIIY· Appliconts,...,.. hove exallent writing s l d l l s ; - ... perionce is .,..r.m.d. App4iconts .... U<g<d to send ~and imfne. diol<ly to Christino llldll, ~ port..-Edito<, at U8 News s.r. vices, 136 Crotts Hoi; lklllolo, N.Y. 14260. CJ:N<r'"""" Women's Club to sell holiday poinsettias The ..,...... poinsdlio and wouth '*olthoue-...n·s Club b now In progross. The salo proceeds bonefit the Groce CopenAademiclwnldfund. Plonls In r1!Q,- ond pink ... ..-lnpotslntheing sil!os: ~1/2 indles (J1.50), ... 1/2 indles (J 3.50), 6 indles (J5.50), f>-1/2 indles (l8.50~ Hanging-ft-ln 1().1nch sizle (JI.5) and 8 indles with side holes (J 1~ The dub also sells lrosh bol- Moving Up P. c.ln.frcmosslslonl to the pteldonl for communlcalio<)s ID doputy ID the pmldon~ Office o l t h e Oebonlh A. - . . . . . .. !rem grant proposolwrtter, Office ol a...lopment. ID senior stall writer, Office ol the Pmldent. Constonce C. Holomon, !rem assistant ID the pml- dont foropentlon$, to.""'' to the pmident for unlll<nity rolotlon$, Office ol the Pmldent. L Guy, 1rcm records ond lnlormotion resource manager, fo opentJons monoger, Office ol the Pmldent. Thomas P. Rolobote, IWI>,.n\prolossor ol donee, to dl· rector ol the UB donee pro9"'"' and mistant choir for donee, ~t ol Theatno ond oance. s.- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendin~= to the TheRqm<r---.s letbnlrcm-~ on Its SIOOes and contorc. l..ellm sha<Adbelrrill!dto800ond may be .dlt.d tor~ ond length. l..ellm must Include the wri1of'snome,addn5sondodoytlnle~runbertorwrtl­ cation. ll«aJse ol"'""'dons, the llepot1l:r annat publsh olletbn · Theyribt be - b y 9 un; MondllyiD be ~tor~lnlhllt ........... _ . . ...... The ~~~!porter"""" lhllt-be-ondlokor ~ ...-..... Events at UB to celebrate creation of Nunavut, new Inuit territory .,. MAJIA McG-S N~ Services Editoriil Aslistant TER inhabiting th e lands of Ca nada 's Northwest Territo· ries for thousands of years, the histori· cally nomad ic Inuit people will take charge of their own destiny o n April I. 1999, when the co untry 's map is officially re · drawn, granting them their own place in the Canadian federation . To celebrate this historically sig· nificant event and explore its aten· siV< social, cultural and political im· plications, UB is hosting a special four-day exhibition of an by the Inuit community, beginning tomor· row and concluding on Monday with a day-long series of roundtable discussions on the Inuit's culture and new Nunavut govemmenL A It is being organiz<d by the Buffalo Council on World Affain, the Canadian Consulate Gen<ral and the Canada-U.S. I.cgal Studies Ccn· tre in the UB Law School Other sponsors are First Air of Canada. the Western New York International Trade Council and the UB Cana· dian-American Studies Committee. The new territory has been rwned "Nunavu~· which translates to "our land" in Inulcitut, the language of tbe Inuit people who will mal<e up 85 perttnt of the population. After more than 20 years of the Inuits arguing for their own lands, the Canadian Parliament enacted the Nunavut Land Claims Agr«· ment Act and the Nunavut Act in )u~e 1993, which ratified the Inuit land claim and authorized the creation of the new territory in the eastern Arctic. dwlge.---- 'Tothe_,......_ofthe.........,.lonot......., •_ pallialbnttorW _ ._....,..,.....,... pallia The...-t~the opportunity to nlled on-~ of the culture....,. - t h e - ........... LAURA MANGAN HOW<Yer, the creation ofNunavut has not been an easy task. Division has meant splitting up gavemmmt bureaucracy, dividing assets and li· abilities, tnining new civil woric= prints from 40 different commu· nities. V'wton to the gallery also will haV< the opportunity to see Inuit artist Alex Alikasbuak at work, since he will be poaenting dem· onstrations of his stone·carving process as part of the exhibit. Alikashuak's work is said tore· fleet a vision in which simplified s hape , abstracted form and strong composition reveaJ themes that are based on his cul· tural heritage. Originally a means of survival, carving is an age-old tradition of the Canadian Inuit. Their carvings reflect the spirit of the physical life and natural cnvironmint of their northern ancestral land. and the monumental achicYcnent of devising new constitutions and new forms govmunent. According to Laura Mangan, associate director of the Canada· U.S. Legal Studies Centre, the four· day event wiU explore the overlapping politial and cultural identities of the Inuit people. "To the Inuit people, creation of the territory is not simply a politi· cal and territorial change. Inuit an and Inuit politics are not completely separate. The logic of hav· ing the an exhibit is that it also affirms the integrity of Inuit cul· ture and offers the opportunity to reflect on howelemeotsofthecul· ture may affect the new govern· ment," explained Mangan. She added that the Canada· U.S. Legal Studies Centre is especially interested in this issue, considering the extensive legal impliatioru of creating a state within a state and the impact it will have on re· gional development. The roundtable discussions will cover, "'Art, Identity and Sover· eignty" in relation to the Canadian North aod"Nunavut Environmen· tal Policy," followed by a keynote address in which members of the Nunavut Implementation Com· mission will explore the opportunities and challeoges of "Creating a New First Nations Polity~ The an exhibition and sale, " Vi sions of the North," will be held in the UB Art Department Gallery and will feature more than 75 Inuit art works, including soapstone carvings. deoorative wall hangings, aboriginal clothing and stone-cut "Wheo I pick up a stone and start working it, I never know what it will be." said Ali.kashuak. "As I can>e, a form takes shape. Each stone possesses certain unique characteristics and has a purpose. I am con· tinuing a long tradition and com· pl<ting the cycle of nature." Arnak Art , a Buffalo-based gallery specializing in North American Indian and Inuit art located at 223 Great Arrow St., is coordinating the procurement for "'Visions of the North .. and will bave remaining artwork from the exhibition available for sale at the gallery through the end of December. problems or lack of social skills. Kaars says the system is "'powerful in beginning to open conversa· tions" between students and advi sors. • C reation of a campus-wide advisement council in which ad visors from the individual depan · ments, the Student Services centers in each dean's office, the Un iversity Honors Program, athletics and the Academic Advisi ng Cen ter meet regularly to exchange in formation. uwe're now building a real seamless web of advisement," she says. • Major technologica1 advances, such as BIRD, OARS and SOAR. that enable students to access easily their transcripts and schedul es, as well as universit y and major re - quirements, financial · aid information and co urse registration. Kaars notes that 9,000 different student s used SOAR (S tudent Online Access to Records ) on the first day of clas.ses. When students .. empower .. themselves to take charge of their academic careers, .. you see their comfort level grow· 1ng and that makes for a happier student," one who wants to stay at UB, sh• says. Also on the technological front, UB lnfoSource allows advisors to query the UB mainframe for specific dala on students. For ex· ample, using UB lnfoSource, staff members from the Academic Ad· vising Center can ask for th e names of all undergraduates with 60 or more credits who have not or Al-.iiSSOdotedwith"'llssons ol the North" wil be rr.e and open to the pOOle and wil be held In the Center for the Ms on the North Umpus. ,...., "'llssons ol the North, •• --ond-dn.it ~ oponswlthai'OIClOptlanfrom S-9 p.m. In the lJB Art~ Glloly on the 1at t1oor In the c.nt.r lortheMs. The-wilbeondisplay from 10 &.m. . . 5 p.m. SIILidoy. , _ , ID 4 p.m. Stnloy. ard 1-8:30 p.m. Mondlly. ~- s-uy: Ston< Alex-..... ~daooa1o-sbylo-.oltat· lot 1·3 p.m. In the M~GIIoly. ~ All roundtable discussions ...-be held In the Screening Room on the flost lloor ol the Center for the Ms. -----ty" l :JO.J ..... " Art. Identity Aiex-....,lnultaotisl;joln ~ctiofl~dthe IUvvut k ....... - . Commission, ond Diolo ll!ronol*'l. owner d The Na!WeArtsl'loce ln(Oodan. Ont., wll clscuss the o.nique ~ d art stytes and expressive media ""'"'!'!n91nthe~Noothard how l g;... ~ to • people's ... -d~ln-Ann ~ UBpoole>orolanthropok>gy. and (alone RlcboQ, lJB poole>or ol ati-Oslooy, wl onode>· ... the dioamion. J:JO.S P.•· · _,.- Enri- join Msritl,logal"""""' tor the NoJrwMa ko ... oeo!Mbo Commis- sion, wll...ponthe""""""IM1at ftthe...Ssorious~lodng ther.-territofy's~ policy?-wl the~ between the ........,.,.. and the economy be doljnod7Sh<Udbe signlicant <Nngos 1D post paidos? can • !Pdln9 .-vision be - Emll Mel<lngor, lJB profossor ol ....... _ .. t h e _ S:J0.7 ..... . . , _ - . : -~---­ ~ Amlgollik ond Merritt wl addross the many opport1Jnities and challenges """ ie aheod In aelting the,_ IUvvut lefritO<y. Robert Beogor; dre<:IDrolthe lJB L.awSdlool's~.S.L<gooiSb.d­ ies Conte-, wl be the modeootcr. 7-ap.-. Clooloot .............. - - o f - -"lnthoM Oeportment Galle!y. Retention efforts Contlnuedfn>m-1 rangement, based on the concept of a .. learning community," stu· dents enrolled in a particular sec· tion of VB 101 also are registered in three other common classes. With students seeing each other in class daily, the premise is that the small group will bond; establish study groups and exchange ideas. Kaars says. Among other initiatives high lighted by Kaars are: • Implementation of the Noel · Levitz Retention Management System. About 4,000 entering stu dents filled out a questionnaire during o ri enta tion that helps identify for students and their ad· visors factors that might put them at risk for academic difficulty, such as poo r study habits, finan cial dec.lared a major. Or they can identify the students who have not preregistered for the nat semes· ter. " It allows depanments to idenlify problems and flag siUdents before the problems become too enormous." Kaars says. She points out that while staff from Noei - Levitz- the enroll · ment · management consulting firm UB has engaged to hdp with recruitment efforts-say there are no "silver bullets" to solve the retention problem. they also have praised UB's dforts to address the issue. In fact, staff from the Aca· demic Advising Unter have been asked to discuss UB's retention ini· tiatives at a natio nal co nference, she adds. �NOYellbei 19.1!1Noi.JII. ~. 13 ~ Preservation c-..... __ , · readily and permanently available for use, which turns out not to bt the ca.sc. It is safe to assume that today's documents will be equally difficult to retrieve using tomorrow's hardw.lfl' and software." Citing a 1996 report on online electronic documents and distrib- uted databases produced by the SUNY Office of Archives and Records Management, Densmore nQles that electronic information systems are not inherently de signed to serve as record-keeping systems in the archival sen~ of that term. .. No one knows how stable electronic files are or how long they'll last," he says. " Right now, the average book published on acid-free paper by university presses and stored in a library is expected to remain useable for 500 years . That's the archival standard for paper documents, photographs and microfilm. So material stored today in those formats will be available to our progeny in the year 2498. Disks' survival an unknown .. Contrast this with the stuff of floppies, which, with gnat care, might last until 2028 ' d, without care, only 10 years, r until 2008. Optical disks migh survive in tad until 2058," h~ sa ... No o ne really knows for sure. As Jeff Rothenberg ted in Scientific American four ears ago. today's COs may last fo 30 years and tomorrow's DVDs l.the next generation of COs) may last for 50. Even if such materials are stable for hundreds of years, however, they won't be readable unless the hardware and the operating system that produced them are available. Given the variety of hardware and software programs that have been heralded and then discarded ove r the years, Rothenberg is describing a colossal rdrieval head ache. Densmore agrees. "Already, information produced by now-defunct software on re tired hardware can't be read by today's computers," he says. "And it is very difficult to find an old computer that can read it for severa l reasons. Not o nly may th e document be readable only by a specific generation of old computer, but by vintage software that may not be available any more. "Of coU rse, today's computers and programs will eventually be defunct themselves soon enough, ra ising questions about the Viabil ity of documents being produced as I speak. On top of that, although most disks have their interface system on the disk itself, computer operating systems also degenerate, so alt hough th ey may look like they work, they may be useless." Densmore acknowledges th a t technologi cal changes in reco rds production have been an iss ue among archivists long before th e dawn of th e new electronic media. ..Arch ivists like to have the au thenti c o riginal document in their collection for evidentiary reasons," Densmo re po ints out. ..... He explains that a fil e kept by a particular office or official is the "official file" and, archivally speaking. ideally contains the o riginal documents produced by that of· fice or individual. If you lose control of that original, official mate- rial- if, because of copying, the copy (not the original) is in the fil< or if copiei went to everyone. then everybody's got the file or parts of the file and no one may have the original documents. "Years ago, mimeographing and photocopying, for instance, raised problems because they produced multiple copies of records, which later were found in the hands of many people. Now it 's possible that all the copies are identical to the original; Densmore says... It's also the case that the original or its 'copy' could be altered-perhaps officially-<llld copied again, making it very difficult to identify advertising, I suppose, but historians trying to Uep a record need to know how accurate these things are." Finally, in rev iewing the scope of the changes that confront archi vists in this regard , he says that the biggest problem may not be tech nology, planning or the availabil - ity of trained personnd, but the cost of these undertakings. "' It is an expensive: and e no rmously complex task to maintain old hardware and sofrware so library users in 2030 can read what a professor typed into his Mac Classic six years ago or into several incarnations of Dell PCs from 1994." he admits. "It is also expensive to regularly migrate vast bodies of software to and authenticate the origi nal document." new generations of technology and impossible to maintain the depth of reference of hypertext original. Which Is the original document? "So we' ll have to carefully assess these costs and compare them to the costs of traditional method · ologies as we set about to digitize the entire contents of a library, for instance, or accept archival mate rials in digital form , which will require expensive upkeep." Today, he says, printers produce virt ually identical copies, with none of the degeneration manj - fested by mimeos and Xerox copies. So it is also almost impossible to identify the: original document at all. They all have the same cha racteristics. ..Also, because docum ents arc frequently mailed electronically," he said, .. the archivist may not know who rec.C"ived copies and was therefore: in on a decision. The o rigina1 item also may have been edi ted electronically, making it very difficult to document the process by which the: decisions were made to change a cu rriculum , build a science building, promote a professor." New issues that confront archi vists are perplexing and difficult to resolve. One of them is the question of whether libraries should maintain a coUection of equipment and operating systems that can read old electronic mate· rials. This would be a formidable task. Densmore cites another new problem to be aware of as well. To- day, photographs taken on digital cameras are stored on zip drives or some other media. They take up a great deal of storage space and so th ~ data often is discarded to make room for storage of a new digital photo, so the primary document is gone even as it 's used. He warns that published versions of such photos are not as nearly as reproducible as traditional nega tives and even if saved, the disks may not be readable in the no t -so· distant future. Even more difficult to deaJ with is the electronic manipulation of photographs tha t are then used to "document" an activity or person in a more attractive fonn. Changes result in inacruracy .. The result may be more ap pealing visually," Densmore ad mits , "'b ut if you go a round straightening or whitening teeth . mov ing trees around , changing hair color or adding characte rs to a scenario, altering bodies to con form to current standards of al · tr ac tiveness, then you a rc n o longer documenting fa ct, but producing an aesthetic. but inacc u rate, document that may not re nect realit y at all. That 's finl· for A Laptop in Every Open Port · MWoglng ,......- with you has never been easier! A joint vatture b<1ween the Univenity l.!braries and Computing and Information Technology (CIT) has resulted in OpenPort-<iirect access to the Internet for your portable computing devices. Dcstgned for the laptop user, OpenPort is available to alliliated UB rommunity member> with a UB IT name. OpenPort connections have been installed in varied environ men u in five different libraries on campus. Lockwood. Law, Science and Engineering and Undergraduate libraries all have OpenPort jacks in open areas. The Health Sciences, Law, and Science and Engin eer· ing libraries have both individual and group rooms wired w11h Ope:nPort connections . Visit the OpenPort Web si te < http:/ I wlng•.bufflllo.edu/computlng/openport/ > or the individual h · braries for any restrictio ns or use policies. The technology is not yer .. plug-n -play," so be sure to read .. Cam pus Access"' documentation available in each of the above: men tioned. ljbraries and outside 2 16 Co mput ing Ce nter before yo u use o ne of the OpenPort areas. Support for O penPorl IS provtded by CIT through the Help D<sk at 645 -3542, and through two newsgroups, wnyab.openport.announce (moderated anno un ce ment info from C IT ) and sunyab.openpurt.dbcuu ( publu. newsgro up ). The FAQ also is ava ilable on the Ope n Po rt Web Slit' . For assistance m using OpenPort connect ions, contacr the CrT Help Oesk at 645 -3542. -Sue Neumeister •nd Lort Wldzlnskl, Umventt y Ltbrafle'> Preserving electronic documents If your records are in digital format, you need to have the wherewithal to preserve and maintain them. Solutions recommended by a variety of state, federal and professionalassociation records-management administrators that can be applied to both institutional and personal electronic documents include: K_lt......._ • Files in a standard format are more likely to be readable in the distant future. When you store formatted word-processing files, accompany them with simple-text venions that will better stand the test of time. Image files stored as simple bitmaps without compression are much more likely to survive. • Store data with the particular lll!fSion of the software that created it. • Keep two copies of digital data carefully in two separate places. Fire, flood, mildew and assorted insects can destroy digital materials, as well as paper. • Keep saved software and hardware in a cool, dry place. · • Use high-quality media. Avoid brands you never heard of or that are particularly cheap. • Inspect and refresh data even on optical media {see data migration strategy, below) • Develop an archival plan before you upgrade hardware or software. The latest version of either may not work well with the material created in earlier versions. • Keep your archives where you can get at them, not in a place that may be hard to remember and find years from now. "--long.-gital_....,_ __ last.__ to-It-- • Paper storage is bulky, but advantageous in that documents on paper can be read ·easily, lasts a very long time and degrades gracefully. Longevity is significantly increased if the paper is acid-free and stored carefully at lower temperatures and humidities. • The. life expectancy of data-storage media depends on several factors: the quality with which the media was manufactured, the number of times it's been used over its lifetime, the care with which it is handled, storage temperature and humidity, the cleanliness of the storage environment and the quality of the recorder used to write the media. • Tll!sting by lmation / 3M and Kodak, for instance, indicates that their CD-ROM m edia will last intact for 100 years. Optical disk media can last for several decades. Magnetic tape will last for about 1 0 years and digital magnetic tape 30 years. If you want to be certain yotir documents will be here 500 years hence without concerns about hardware and software, preserve them in both paper and digital form . • life expectancy is enhanced if media is stored in a clean, dry storage case and not left sitting around on desktops; not flexed or twisted {diskettes). Do not touch the media exposed in 5 1/4" diskette windows; do not write on diskettes with a hard-tipped pen or pend!; keep from exposure to magnetic fields and, if the diskette is used frequently, it should backed up with another copy in case the original disk wears out. Develop • mlgr•tlon str•tegy to move - - • from one genet'lltlon of technology to another • Ensure the preservation of imaged records on existing media by paying careful attention to environmental storage. You don't want to migrate damaged records. • Maintain the functionality of existing hard ware and software through upgrades of equipment and source code. • Make plans to migrate optical imaging systems, im,a ges, indexes, data files and related information through successive generations of technology. Remember that these will include hardware and programs not yet a twinkle in the eye of the granddaughter of tod<ifs.corhputer-engineering student. These suggestions were culled from sources that include the National Technology Alliance Web site and "Guidelines for Ensuring the Long-Term Accessibility and Usability of Records Stored as .Digital Images, • which is publication No. 22 in the Government Records Technical Information Series. To obtain copies of the publication, call the Government Records Services office of the State Archives and Records Administration at 518-474-6926 and ask for publication No. 22. �&lllepories IDV!IIIber 19. 91/Voi.JO.IIo. 13 frame: comput.cn. that will bt no othft savic.ca an.ilabk durins the curtailment , suchucomultins.computn repairot net · work~ices. As was tht cue last year, tht Comput · mg Ctnter r«<mmmdl that all critical data files br bacbd up brforr powerin1 your computtr ~uipmcnt o n D«. 1998. If then arr any 5p«ial concrms rdat ing to th~ rff«ts on computina during curt.ailmmt, please conlaCt Hinricb Mar· tens at MS-3S80 or Dmnis Hcnnanan at 64S...3S04 . _._ .. Special Mote: Spo•i ored ProSpoiUO«d Pfo&.ra.ml Adminlltration will be doJ.td during tht: curtailmcnL Howrver, anyont needing auiJtana from a manbc o( tht: Sponsored PfOI.I'ml Administntion staff to bandk urpt busi na.a ahoukt leave a teltpbone mt:SASt at 64S...2980 a .L 104. A rnt:mbcr of tht: staff will rrtum thtc.aU and makt~u to provick nt:aled assistance. HUMAN aESOURCl SERVICES (Has) E•ploJe• Optlon1: Alternate Stat< poyd><cb and du.a dcpooir statcrnc:tta wiD be diltribu&.ed on Dcc. 23. 1998. lf it is necaaty to withhokl any IUIIt: t:m~'s Dec. 2J ~ uni'+'t'nity dt:partmcntJ mw:t notify HRS-Stat<Porn>ll•64>2600br'lbw>d.y. Dec. 17, 1991. To acop a dirtct. dt- pooit.plcu<no<ilyHRS-SUrcPayrollby Thunday, o.c. 10. 1998. 1bt last state studcnt-auistant pay· No- day bt:fore curtailment it Thursday, Doc. 17, 1998. tribu~ .. dio- will be ~Sit· Mooll Campus Mail Strvius Cmttr will bt open cocb b<Wnas day (O.C. 2<-0.C. 31) to son inc.om.ina federal mail. indudinglct· "' mail. ~«Mili<ddpriority mail Employta who wU.h to work oo any or aU of tht fivt. regular workdlys. but who au not t:mplorai in areas that will be open u a rauJt o( an armption. or who cannot make altematt: llTI.Op:rnmU. wiD be commodatcd It tht altcnu.tt: work which is ond po=l pooL The Campus Moil Scrnas Cmttr will bt dosed on OK. 25 and Jan. I. rtaloQRS. • In tht rv..-n t t•f snowfall, only road wa~ n~rd for tmtrgtncy acc..-.ss •nd a few ~orlect..-d parlc.mg lots w11J he plow..-d • PuhlK ~fcty and Umvt"JSIIY 1-aciltuo suff will pn.wldr nro::s&.U"Y campus and bu1khng Sil.fcty and sa:unty • l lnltss an eumpt10n h;u been ~ram..-d . ;uun 10 dosed bu1ldmp wdl bt u•vrrely reslriCied T hr ~HHlp~ re.sponsiblc- for ca u.s ~ ­ ' unty. JM"rsonal s.afety and urld mg upcral10n nerd to know i umver '*'¥ spacr u bemg u.sed Unan liltuncrd U.)(" of spacr ern 'haz •rd to allmvolveJ · bemptions In accordance w11h the lnterkSSIOJl l .urta1hnen1 Pro5ram Pohcy and EJ. c-mp11011 Pmccduro.. tht followmg um vrrstt y facih lles/acuvltlt"S have been gra mt"d automauc eurnptioru during 1h1s year '' lnterSI."SSIOn Cu rt.ailmenl . Campus Child Care Both tht North and South Campus locauoru. will be doKd duri"£ tht curtailment. a.nldng MM:hlna AIII.Nnk.mg machine!lm campw buildings w1ll br turned off. All funds stored in tht machinn will be: rrmo~ brfort tht cur · lailmc:nt. Libraries lllr Health Sc1cncn Library (HSl), the Undcrgradu.ate Library (UGL) and tht SCI · cnce and Engineering Ubrary (SEL) will be open during part of lhc curuilmtTIL HSL will lx: opm from 8 Lm. until 6 p.m. on ,D«..24;from 1'1 f~Sf Non. lkf/unU for a b111/dmg a:nnpuon bryond t~f' prograrmlfarilrl~n luted abm'l' mlUI M rturwd by Nov JO, /99S, m a proctclurt' prrvJowly outlmrd Residence Halls J"hr followm~ rn1den..:e halh wall be open 10 mtcrn alaonal studrnts dunn~ I he ( Urtaihncnl • RtchmonJ • chntun • c lrmtnt • Macdonald Public Safe t y l'ubhc ~afc-ly will oprralr full sh 1fu 1hruughout lht' cu rtai lmrnl p<:riod :0. 1..-p~ w1ll br lalc.tn to guard agam.st theft and prov1dc JK'rsGnal protection 1m thr hnuttd numbtr of ..-mploy«:s •nd s1 uden1son campus. Caf164S · 2222 tu rc:J>Orl a ny suspicious activity Telephona bution of mail to individuals (i.~. mail can be pkkrd up for ~ts only). Houn of opc-atioo will bt 8 a.m. U) 4 p.m. A<COWitlng - .. n.. ('.ollqc Work Study (CWS) payroll p<· riod, Ore. 10, 1998-0ec. 23, 1998 has bttn divided inro rwo Wftldy poy p<riods (Doc. I~Dcc. 16 and Dec. 17·0cc. 23) to cnsurt timely chtd: discribution to CWS Jtudmu d uringcurtailmenL For tbeprriod Dcc. I~ Payd><d<o ro. .... will OK. 23. For thr pertod new appointmmt forms 10 be...,...... by""' _....,, S..Mc... bv o.c. 18 and o.c. 23. Pl.anninA, and Mwic) an a.m. and 4 p.m. articles will be pick- up al Lockwood Library or futd at no chargr. Books will be charged for pick -up a1 Lockwood bct'tltttf18 a.m. and 4 p.m. Two· hour,lill mt-day rrspon.sc will be provided for calls madC' btfort' 2 p.m . Computing Thr Computing Unt~r will dose iu un "tral facilitie!l and all puhhc si te!! during th~ curtailmtnt. During thi~ ~riod, on~ opt rator will ~ on duty at the Computing C:tn trr ~twttn 8:30 a.m. and •:30 p.m. Wttkdly5, rxctpt Christmas Day (Ott. 2S), Ike. 26, D«.. 27 and NtwYear's Day {Jan. I ). Jan. 2 and Jan. ), to monitor the com puters and networks, do backups and handle a limited numOO o f requ~ for tape mounts. No output will ~ printcd, • distributed or dc:IMK'd from th~ Comput mg Ctntn, dr any of iu rcmot~ faciliti~. From 4:.30 p.m. to 8:30a.m. Wttltdays. and all day on Wttkrn<h. the systems will bc lcft in opcrator-unattcnded modc , mnning that no tapc mount requests will ~ possible. Also. during unatttntkd tiJM. A rt"duccd schcdulr of tdrphone op«ator SotJVICC:S will tx- provic:kd. Opna should Other the systems or lldWOrb lx:wrs will be on duty I)«. 23, 24, 28, 29, ...,_rome inopcratift for some reason, restora· \0, Jl and Jan. 4, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 tion will notocruruntil thenew:tschedukd Jl.m . At all other t1m~s. calls to the opcntor-attcnded shift. (Pieut Itt comun•verslty's main numbcr will be plctrComputingCc:nttt lnterxssion Curhandled by the telephone amwering tailmmt schedule. ) 5CI"Yicr. Ouuidt of providing accns to main - foranadpay, and~ at an aJtcmaDr: 'W'Odr: silt' sent to Sandi Thuntoo. Tun~ Altcndana: Coordinator, HRS-RF P<nonnd,416Qofu Hall, Nonh Campus.inwritinJby Dec. 1. 1998 (ter Em· pi<>Jft OptioN). FINAHCIAl. SUVICU Ore. 16, new appointment forms and timtsh«ts ~to be m:zM:d by Acmunting Hall, by Doc. II and O.C. • Alllahor.uory ammal facilitio • The r>ors.htimer G rttnhoust • AJlrmtrgency ch m cal!trcatmrnt fa !'he follo wmg buildmgs will rtnlain av;ul3blt' during tht' curt;ulmenl • Bonner Hall • C.amJ)US Matl C.tnler • Cary/ hrbcr /Sh..-rm an h.alb • Cookc:/1-icKhstetter halls • Foster I taU • Fronczak Hall • furnas Hall • larvas Hall • Ketter Hall • Natural Soc-nco and Mad\01\aUa I • Bimnt'd1cal Research Buildmg • Squlft' II all Althoush ....... will ""' be any mail d<l;...;..duringth<cunailmcn,CampuoMan Scrnaswilllooditocleli'"')'INCbforfus1. day-bock cleli'"')' of all ocxumulaled mail. Expect Monday, Jan. 4, 1999, to be a benier rhan ...W day. AU =ulared pua~.­ willlx: <lc&m'ed on Jan. 4, 1999. [)q>artmcnu: lhat wish to rtetiYe thdr mail durin&~ cu.rtailmmt Jboukl cootact tht Campu~ Mail Snvica Ccnttr no later than D«. 18 at 645-274) to make the necessary arnngmt~u to pick up thrir rm.il al the Mail Center. There will be no distri· Ruewdl Foundation Grants and The followlsog ..,. dotes fw ...-..&o. of . _ . . , . . op..---~r-: off durin& can utiltu accumulated nation, pttiODAl or compensatory 1t:avt: accruals. or can cboost to takt: tht days off without pay. Employees who plan to make use of the latter option should write a letter to tht:ir aupcrvisor, who will prcpart: a lost timt ldtt:r and forward it to flizabclh Dundon, HR.S-Sutt: Penonnd. I04 Crofts Hall, North Campw.. by Dtc. 14, 1998, indicating lht sp«ific dates they wish to take without pay. Sid: leave accrual& may not be ~ For tholt: tmpiO)ft:S who do not ba~ fift days of vacation and/or compensatory accrua4. but wbo wish to bt off whh ~)' during this pniod, the un.ivcnity willadvanct up to frve days of vacation accruals. Smte rmploytts who c.hoost: to work on a ny or all of the fi~ workda)'l that bll within the curtailmtnt, and who are not cmplo)'t'tS of a dtpart~nt that has been granted an nrmption, or who aR unablt' to maU altematto arrangr:menu, must sub· mit a " 1998- 1999lntc:nession Curtailment ~uest to Work at Ah.t:matt Work Site" form no later than Ore . 7, 1998, to Adrienne Collier, Emplo)ft Rd.ations ~ ­ sociatc, HR.S-Statt: Pusonnt:l, lOot Crofts Hall, North Campus. This form requira tht signaturdapproval of the emp~'s supnvisor. 'Thtse fomu art located on the Human Resou rct Services' Wrb site <http://www.-. _,olo,edu/ hn/er> undtr"Fornu.."oryou may contact Ms. Collier at 645-2646, at. 11 7, tmail: a.collicr@ avpt.buf&lo.ed.u. tO obtain a form. ~ 12J05198..1:V11191 I!ol<..lall: flll2ilt 121001511 12/0W98 f-... .,. 12/ I ~IJOI/99 lV1111911 OIJ0lJ99 The dotes fw IUbMIIIIon of ho•rfy tiMe .--.r.wthe._... poyroll: ~ llill2ll< flll2ilt 12/05191-12/ 18198 12121/98 IVll/98 IV I9198-0 ifOJ/99 01106199 01 / IS/99 PayroU checks nonnaiJy distributed on Jan. 1, 1999, will bt: mailed to the tmpioytt's mailin& addrt:SS cu.rrmtJy on fik. A ~yroU inJt:rt on this subjt:d.. will be distributed on Nov. 20,1998. Special Note: UIIF PoydMdu UBF payc hecks and direcl -deposit mtemmts will br d istributed on Dt:c.. 23, 1998. Ouringcuruilrnt:nt, UBFwill ha~ staff availabit each working day from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plca.st call Josephine Zmoskyat 645·.3011, if you have any qutttions regarding UBF pay· roll issues. PIIOCUUMEHT SIEJIYICU · FowMiotlonl"rocurementSerricu ~i.sit ions for mattriab and supplits needed during tht curtail.mt:nt must bt rtct:ivcd by 0«. II, 1998. Vendors with pmding orders will bt contacted to requrst ddivny Prior to 0«.. 18. 1993, or after Jan. 4, 1999. �IDYelllberlUI/Yol.ll.tl.lJ Reparies 17 Obituaries Walter MacNeil Macintyre, 67, computing center director Funenl......kes were held Now. S in Boulder, Colo., for Walter MacNeil Macintyre, 67, who had served as diredor of computing services at UB. Macintyre died Nov. 2 in Boulder Community Hospital. Macintyre received his bachelor's degree and his doctorate in che mistry from the University of Giasgow i"'Sco~and, then ~n h is career as a fac- computer instruction in Buffalo public schools. He returned to Boulder in 1980 to direct the National Ccnttr for Atmospheric Rtsearch (NCAR) Scientific Computing Division. While there. he took a leave of absence to atu:nd the New College Theological Seminary inF.dinburgh,Scotland,completingrequirementstoenl<r the ministry of the Presbyterian Olurch of Scotland. ulty member at Brown University and the University ofColorado,wherehesp«ializ.ed in crystallography. Before coming to UB, be developed the computing center at the University of Colorado in BouJder and became chairman of the cen ter. He also directed He returned to work at NCAR until 1987. when he began serving as a minister on th e 1slands of Sanday and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands the computing cent.er at the National Institute of Medical Research in London, England. In 1976, he became director of UB computing services. While at UB, he also p~rticipated in a committee that began the campus network and was involved in setting up pastor of churches in Holyoke. Mass./and Wood River, Neb. He retired iq 1995. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth , a physic1an who had served as a clinical facult y member m the US medical school. off the northern tip of Scotland . Macint yre also served as a minister in Northern Colorado and was MatthewGrnppone,_30, installation services manager for CIT A memorial service was held yesterday in the Newman Center Chapel, 490 Frontier Road , for Mal thew R. Grappone, 30, manager of installation services for communicatio ns systems engineering in th e Department o f Computin g and lnformationTechnology (CIT ). Grappone died Nov. 15. A 199~ graduate of the School of l:.ngmcermg and Appli ed Sciences,G rappone went to work. for CIT that sa me yea r. He handled numerous projects providing commu nications se rvices to the univers ity. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon. ~urv1vors include his mother and stepfather, Frances Events Calendar Contlnuod Philosophyfrom_., Colloquiuma Do We Need Tnrth Bearers? Prol A.rtur Roiilcnk. Po'and. S.ldy 684. -4 P-"! For rrtOf'e infOfTNtion, all ludy wagner a1 ~a~Ket~all sisters: Kim, Pam and Wendy Carter, and an aunt, Mana Zabk.o. FuneraJ serv ices will be held at 8:30a.m. tomor row 111 the Goddard -Crandaii -S hepardson Funeral Hom e, 3111 fames St., Syra cuse, and at 9 a.m '" Transfiguration Church, 740 Teall Ave ., Syracuse. Burial will be 111 Assumpt1on Ceme tery. MemoriaJ contributions may be made to Transfigu rat ion Ch urch, 740 Teall Ave .. Syracuse, NY 13206. IJersion Oty, a CD.YII Sl..lro'e)' cJ Toronto an. gu5-o.nted by )oM Ma:ue', 6 on dGplay lhe UB Art~ Fnt and Second Galeries. CF.\ through Dec.. 20 F . • Eric.~ Greg Htffon:1. kMen Hend!non. Nestor Kruger, lJJis ~. =~~- ~-~~~:!t~~~ ~~~~~ef. co- "-PPalnductlon c_, Center for Tomorrow, North Cafl'IPO'o. 7 p.m. Open to Metnben. Sporuon!d by Gamm1 Kappa ChapteJ-STil. For I'1"IOil' infonNtion, call Scott Erdley at 8291218. D....:o Studiowertu. ~ - of l'llut.re and Dance, Ctnttr for the Arts. 8 p .m . All tickets are· n . For more information, call 6-IS-Aim. of-- Exhibits The c;.rdeu -er.,ctlff Max Sttec:her, Rocco Tunno Houn for the UB Art Gallery and the Lightwell Gallery are 10:30 a.m.-8 p .m .. through Saturdays, Noon- S p.m ., Sundays. Wed~ """"""""C. Hogan. AN. MSN. FMN. Jobs N""" WDM£H "S ~ Version City McMaclr.oo. \llliQI bod1 pna ~ the Wrliam Morpn Cbsslc on New. I I iit t..odq>on. HiJV1 Schoolapnst ( 16-IS. 1~. IS--4) andCanUM (17- 15. I S-9. 17-1 S).and then dropped bod> MKIAmerican Conference matches d\1$ -...tlosincn0hlo(4-IS. Il- 15. 1517)andatl'lanhai(S-15. ll-15.15-17). Serior ouaide ,.,.,.. a~>u>.. s.:u~>~o.- 1 led Butblo ap;nst NQp;o wid> I lcllls and 10 dies and agUm c.n;.., 18 lcills and D dizs.Aj>rille s-ti-1& added six RtVice aces apinst NQ,pn M\d 12 kills and 14 digs "'""' Conisius. Freshman ooWde hta:.er- Ken Sh~i had 13 kins and I0 digs a.galnn Mii~lt Vld four kills and nrne Stubler had six kills and eight digs in the mat.e.h The U8 Buls 1am Grappone: a specia l friend, Anna Stave of Cecere and Roy Carter of Syracuse; his father, Will Mmlftar Group at UB. For more information, call Dr. Bruce Nic.holson, host. at 645-3323 UBJ,NiapnO UB J, Canisius 0 Ohlol, UBO Mon/WI J, UB 0 Ont.-onta: a SISter, Rachele Jawan ofVi rginia; thn.-c Mcp- 6<45-24«, ext. 707. New Functions for G.p )unctioni Dr Dlvkt Paut, HaMIIrd Medical School; Volle~~all dtgl iiprnst Oh•o UB 86, Canlslus 75 UB Head Coach Cheryl OoZJer s:a.n.ed her Buns· coachrn' car-Mr wnh .~~n mpressiw: 86-75 victory over the Untsius Gokien Griffins in AJumru Aretu The BuHs showed some ~-opentng jrnen.. shooting just .296 (8-of·27) from the field in the fim tWf. indudinz JUst I -of-8 from three-potnt range F~ throw shooting kept UB.,.. the pme dunng that fim haH. hiwng on I 5-of- 19 (.78'1) from the charity nnpe. The Buls used a 12-1 roo to pul out to a 19i)Ciint lead. -46-27. fi'Y'e f1"'lnUteS IOto the second ~. The team's brgest lead c:arne at the II :+4 mark. wt.en r-"bn McClure hit a ~to put LIB ahead 56-.3S. Canasaus coJd get no doser d'QI'I firut I I point: fTWiin rat d dle pme as the Buls ..on their season opener; 86-75 There were a total of 63 fouts. ll a.pinu UB and 3 I apinn Canislus The Bulls toOk advanta.ge. hitting '29-of....o4/ (.707) from the t.ne as a team. The Bulls shot much benet- a.s a team In the s:econd half. hrttmg .528 from the field md finW>ing wid> a .429 (27-of-Ol) to.- the game McOure led UB with '21 poina.enduding 11-of-t 3 shooting from the ff"'!f! · thi"''\\III' line. Three other Bulk hit doutHe figures in s:c.orinz. K.lm Coon added 17 potnu. Utherine jacob SCOf'ed I 5 and Wn Cerny added I I potnts otf the bench The Butts conr.roled the glass as well. OUt -~ CaniSIUS -45-31 Courtney joseph led the wq with a P"*' and canee.--hlgh I -4 rebounds. induding seven on the offensrve end. me me MEN' ' N lapn 85, UB 63 The UB I'TM!n's ~I r.ewn ~t hard and nayed even wnh the Purple Eap:s first half. but fetl behind early rn the second co'lose its season opener. 85-6J The SuUs never uai~ N~ Unrvenrty by ~ tNn five poina rn d'le fim half. which saw five lead changes and four ties before the twO teMru went into the locker room. tied 3-4-M. at halftime . In the second hatf. Ntapra came out strong. using a 2J. 2 run to open the luff to cake a 21 -point ~ S7-36. and a.ke control of the game. The Purple Eagles ~ by as many a.s 2S poina. 7 I --46, With sill minutes ~irung en route to the 85-63 win owr the Bulls.. UB wu led by freshman Bogdan turebtn. who dupped rn 1'2 pomu off the bench. d\e onty double--figure scorw for the SuUs. Sophomore Will Campbell ted the team on me boanH with seYen rebounds and a.dded eight poinu. 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DD-•-~l... :J . c.-..-... 7 �I The Best and Worst of Tim.es: I Affirmative Responses to the Age of Diminished Expectations BY KERRY S. GRANT DEAN, CoLLEGE OF ARTS AND SciENCEs Address given at the Fourth Annual University at Buffalo Convocation October 1, 1998 T is the series of dramatic changes in higher education in the last dozen or so years that I refer to in the first phrase of my title. It is derived from the famous opening of"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens, whose other work on my theme, "Great Expectations;' is not as cheery as its title might suggest. Prospects are not always what they seem. This has certainly been the case for educators of my generation who now work in a social and political context entirely different than that we ~ntered at the outset of our careers, as I will outline in a moment. I The allusioq in the second part of my title, the ''Age of Diminished Expectations;' is drawn from a popular book about American economics written by Paul Krugman in 1990. He coined the phrase to summarize his key message that "Many Americans feel that they live worse than their parents; even more fear that their children will be worse off than themselves." The age of diminished expectations has presented its challenges to higher education in multifarious ways. Kerry s . Grant �In the years between roughly the end of World War II and into the 1980s, higher education was one of the privileged sectors of funding at most levels of government. Good public policy for education was universally understoo d to be ample funding (commensurate with the economy of the moment) with nearly complete autonomy and little regard to accountability. Accountability was unnecessary. You could easily judge the benefits of education in the lives of young people as they marched, even raced, past the social and economic status of their parents. Education transformed the lives of the privileged who had access to it. Its efficacy was unquestionable, its expense tho roughly justifiable and more than amply recaptured with impressive dividends in the lifetime of the student. A college education today is no longer the magic lantern reliably granting the wish for an enchanted life. It has lost its cache as a guarantee of a good job, sometimes, any job. With this loss has come the loss of our spell over the public. Once the public's vision cleared and they examined higher education more closely, they did not always like what they saw. They grew critical, even captio~:~s. Even the elite schools were not spared the indignant demands that they account for costs and, particularly, escalation in costs. Since government subsidies underwrite a large portion of education, public and private, through student aid, research support and myriad other ways, the public and private institutions shared vulnerability to critical inquiry. In relatively short order, what began as a reasonable call for accountability in education became transformed in the bureaucracy into expectations and models of assessment predicated on the definition of productivity familiar to economists: the rate of output per unit of input, used especially in assessing the effective use of labor, materials and so forth . Seemingly overnight, val ues and practices with origins in the very founding of the university fell by the wayside, replaced at a still-escalating rate by models of management and assessment drawn from the manufacturing and service industries. We have been and remain in a period of severe stress that is calculated to move us away from habits that even we must admit are not good for us. We need to control the cost of higher education, we need to manage our personnel and facilities better, we need to consider the relationship of the activities of the individual to the purpose and mission of the institution and we need to consider many other aspects of our values and practices. But the demand for reasonable change does not require that we abandon essential values and we should remain true to them. NKNOWING and unaware, outside forces would have the academy become an industry, and student throughput, not learning. become our most important product. The trend exacerbates an already pronounced American proclivity to be concerned with credentials rather than education. There is no hyperbole an'tl no uncertainty in my declaring that a larger segment of the American public and the national leadership than ever before is content to view the student mind merely as a vessel to be filled, whereas educators are driven to light the fire of individual intellect and imagination. The research university, arguably the highest and the most expensive form of education in the world, has as its unique justification ~e mission of providing graduates who possess knowledge as a foundation, but who manifest imagination, creativity and prescience in their chosen ca reers. It does not matter whether we are considering stu dents of the arts and sciences, or the professions, undergraduates or graduates. Teaching facts and skills to those who are fully capable oflearning them on their own offers little gratifica tion. The acquisition of these should be merely a prelude or an accompaniment to an education that has the capacity to transform the student from intellectual bondservant to intellectual freeman. Skeptics fall silent. I do not claim that we succeed in transforming every student or even most But, we must never lose sight of our responsibility to provide opportunity for every student to discover in themselves the uniqueness of mind, the intellectual passion and the personal vision that is the true, time-honored, exalted purpose of the research university. Education with those who are themselves on a continuous voyage of discovery on the faculty of the research university allows our students the opportunity to questio n their own capacity to innovate, interpret and create. We need credentialled individuals. But credential development, per se, does not require the elaborate in.frastructure and the high cost of the research university. Our purpose is distinct, our outcomes predictable only in that our history and personal experience assures us of the possibility of transformative education . It is perpetuating this possibility of transformatio n for all worthy students that is the special mission of the public research university. We have Peter de Vries to credit for putting the matter succinctly. He writes: I am not impressed by the Ivy League establishments. Of course they grruluate the best-it's all they'll take, leaving to others the problem of educating the country. They will give you an education the way the banks will give you money-provided you can prove to their satisfaction that you don't need ir. The disaffection with higher education over the past decade included dimensions other than productivity. Once the social contract that had spared higher education weakened, critics seemed to surface in every conceivable corner of the country. A flurry of publications simultaneously reported and escalated the public's dissatisfaction. Withering attacks were made op the curriculum, on the alleged indulgences of the working conditions of faculty, on the spirit and practice of political correctness, on political liberalism and advocacy in instruction among other complaints. Faculty were first incredulous and then dismissive of these crit ics, but the criticism took hold in the popular press and among politicians, governing boards and the public. One of the central skirmishes in the conflict was over the very heart of the curriculum. Long sacred subjects such as American History and Western Civilization as traditionally taught were declared by academics to be lim ited, exclusionary, no longer applicable or adequate in transmitting societal values. Moderates are still looking for the workable mix of the great books of literature and history and the wonderfully complimentary material reflecting a broader, more inclusive worldview that contem porary scholarship has made available. In the midst of these epochal changes, a hitherto unknown wave of consumerism broke over higher education. The American penchant for wanting the best quality and best buys on products and services, was extended to higher education. The U.S. News and World Report, Money Magazine, later the Kiplinger Report joined the ranks of providers of college guides. However, whereas the familiar popular guides by Princeton Review, the Yale Review, Fisk and others had been largely anecdotal and opinion driven, the new guides sought to establish criteria allowirig direct comparisons. In place of anecdote and opinion is an impressive statistical report The methodolOgy and presentations suggest that the quality of a college or university can be measured and reported with the same precision as a consumer product. The American competitive spirit quickly led to rankings becoming an important influence for a variety of purposes. Once content to know that they had received an excellent and wholly satisfying education from their alma mater, alumni and donors joined with trustees and politicians in demanding to know why the retention rate at Whyme Univt!I'Sity was 3 percent lower than that of the University ofWhyu. Rivalries once denoted by the annual Fall football contest now included dueling graduation rates, quality rankings, cost comparisons, class sizes and average SAT scores among a host of other indicators. The rankings,·if controversial, have nonetheless grown influential with politicians, regents, trustees, administrators, foundations, donors and evm prospective ernplof~=. �These have been difficult times for higher education . Before I finish today, I want to be sure that the uni versity community and particularly the members of the College .of Arts and Sciences know that we are indeed well underway on our journey. And even if the old axiom is true that you can tell when you're on the right road because it is all uphill, we have come a great distance. E have paused for a long moment of introspection, self-examination and self-aiticism at VB during the Provost-led assessment and planning effort. Now, as an institution we have set our direction, we have assayed our strength, checked our provisions and it is time to start climbing again. About now, a wise speaker would abandon the mountain and head for safer ground, but I can't resist pushing on a little further because the image seems so apt As is a party of climbers tackling a difficult ascent on an unexplored peak, we within the university are simultaneously dependent on our individual strength and wits and on the collective strength, intelligence, skill and cooperation of the other members of our excursion. Each of us must climb for ourselves and yet each of us must climb for the group at the same time. We are an assemblage of individuals with intellectual skills and attainments, with varying capacities and strengths, operating simultaneously as self-contained individuals and as essential members of the collective, a team that must be whole and fully functional if it is to progress as rapidly, efficiently, and as far as it aspires. The analogy extends still further in my mind as I think about how to express the utter necessity that every member of our university be an active participant, a source of support and energy for the effort we are all making. Imagine trying to move a climbing team forward in which various members argued: "I don't want to climb anymore, I've come this far and I am entitled to continue on without further exertion." Or how about: "yes. all well and good, someone must climb, but why all of us? Surely others can go ahead and cut the footholds, place the hardware and ropes and then I'll start." Then there are the impatient climbers: "yup. I know we haven't plotted a course yet, but up is up and we're moving out. When you guys get through diddling around with the maps, give us a shout. If we like the direction you're taking, we'll take a vote and decide whether to join you or not. By the way, we'll be taking our share of the provisions." Of course, I've left out some of the likely cast of characters in my analogy of the ascent team and the uni versity. There would be the guy who never got on the mountain at all because he couldn't find a parking place at the base. There'd be the guy who stayed home watching the weather channel just positive that, clear forecast or not, you shouldn't be on the mountain when the weather might turn. And, of course, there would be the guy who would look at you incredulously and declare, "climb, climb, my good man, can you not see that I merely await the arrival of the rest of you. I am already at the top." If the institution has set the direction of its ascent to greater reputation, what is it? The Provost has outlined principles of priority setting, general goals given largely in statements of outcomes, and some forecasts for the uni versity. He has declined to chart the individual plans for each of our enterprises. Not that we let him off the hook for that. Our campus reaction suggested more that he had genetically re-engineered the university in his singular vi sion than given us directions about as specific as "Go West Young Man." Let's be honest, we rather like a lack of direc tion. We don't like having no direction, but that's different than a willingness to receive directions. I think the Provost has been amazingly bold and clever. And yes, I would think so even if he hadn't ap pointed me. His cleverness, at least that which most im pressed me, is that he managed to force us away from all of our assumptions and security with the status quo with- out erecting a vision so specific as to give us something to overturn. We were in essence left shadow boxing with no possibility of a knock-out punch. His specificity of assessment, his willingness to call it one way or the other, right or wrong, on target or off, as others saw it, and to stand firm under the return fire has permitted this campus to move where other institutions have remained immobilized. Other campuses have gone through the travails of our journey, suffered similar stresses and, in the end, made little, if any substantive progress. Al ready we have reached way stations on our journey, includ ing a College of Arts and Sciences dedicated, in part, to im mediate and notable improvements in undergraduate life. and a number of interdisciplinary research centers that are in one form or another of advancement. For us, collectively, a difficult part of the journey is ahead With courage and ambition, we, we the faculty and staff have the opportunity to create anew the University at Buffalo. I want to urge upon all of us--administration, faculty and student alike--a new commitment to community and morale. I know, I know, we are in Buffalo, New York. How chipper can yo u feel in a city that for a time relished the slogan "City of No Illusions" (except that one, we might point out). The place where the bridges are more troubled than the waters. Buffalo jokes aside, we have much to be positive about. Positive morale, after aU. is both an outcome and a commitment. Recently, my sense that we go overboard in self-deprecation was validated by the consulting firm hired to evaluate UB's public- relations and marketing efforts. It was startling for me to discover that, in general, VB faculty, administrators and staff are more negative in their assessment of o ur efforts to serve our students th~n are the students themselves. Our ten dency, particularly after the rugged years past , is to focus on o ur limitations rather than the possibilities. I have had the experiences of a lifetime representing VB to Poland, Ch ina and, most recently, to Cuba. On these trips I encountered working conditions that would dispirit beyond hope most American academics. University buildings in sad disrepair, once-great research libraries unable to afford the range of periodicals found in the av erage public library branch in America, entire colleges and schools served by one or two badly outdated computers and research facilities unworthy of the nam e. NO yet, the essence of the university, the life of the mind, the transmittal of knowledge and the value of inquiry is practiced unchecked and with a sense of commitment and determination that is genuinely inspiring---even humbling. Many of our colleagues overseas were educated in America. They understand the relative deprivation in which they work. Yet, they offer the world books and articles of great importance, they educate and inspire, and in their emerging countries, they take leadership in the formation of the fu ture of their economies and their political systems. We all have the good fortune of working with them in our exchange programs. They are, or should be , a constant reminder, that however much we relish and wish for the latest in technology, the best in campus amenities, the resources to travel extensively or any other of the rest of our desires, we are not bound to the inevi tability of failure or to second -rate intellectual status beca use we lack the best , the latest, or the most. We have a good measure of all three. We don't have as much as some other institutions, but we ask too little of ourselves if we are complacent about our shortcomings in the be lief that the only solutions that matter will come from o utside in the form of the effort of others or of more resources. We have limits, but they are not so limiting as we occasionally allow them to be. I am not urging a climate of denial. And if I were here to cheerlead, I would be wearing a varsity sweater, not �academic robes. But it is too easy to rest in the relative comfort of cynicism and the escape of the surrender o f commitment. In accepting responsibility for our morale we regain direction over it. Progress on the goals before us must ultimately be driven by changes in the faculty culture. And that is how I will move ahead, by requesting from the faculty, by creating policies and by encouraging and rewarding, changes in what we do, who does it and how we reward it. Much of what we will undertake will immediately gratify the focused, hard-working faculty. Over time, all of us will experience the pleasure of working in an increasingly open and healthy environment that more fully recognizes the efforts of the willing and effective faculty member. This same culture will insulate us a good measure from changes forced upon us by those who do not understand our enterprise. We can preempt external intervention by comporting ourselves within our traditions of self governance to meet any reasonable standard of accountability and productivity. EEDED for this is a heightened sense of faculty accountability: accountability to each other. So I turn to the faculty and ask that you ask of each other that each member carry a fair share of the load. Our loads needn't be identical. The needs of the institution are many and every effort contributes to the success of every other. There are a hundred ways for each one of us to make a full contribution. It is a simple matter, really. Everyone contributes, everyone gains, everyone is equally obligated. We should accept the President's challenge regard mg the focusing of our activities and our mission. Higher education has had a sharp focus for years: we are focused o n the disciplines. These have been, and will remain, the chief delineators of much of what we do and how we do it. I wouldn't advocate changing this. I would advocate the inclusion of other influences to a stronger degree than we have, in most cases, admitted in the past. There is a context for the University at Buffalo. We clearly know this. There are strong signs of regional iden tity apparent to even a casual observer. This institution is. and aspires to be even more, a national and international research university. But our focus on the distant horizon must not distract us from what is immediately in need of o ur attention . The future of public education is signifi cantly grounded in the faith of the public that the universities that it supports represent powerful resources for changing the future . This requires our being visibly and effectively engaged with their concerns. There are man y ways to express our importance, but we are called upon to focus some of our effort on the problems of those upon whom we depend for support. And let m e say it again , this is in the context of seeking broader recognition within the disciplines that account for our larger reputation . This is not an either/or choice as many choose to cast it. You can anticipate that I will strongly encourage a climate that actually does those things that justify the ex ceptional status we enjoy in society. We defend academic freedom as an essential right, yet how often do we exercise it in a manner that meets our ideals. In principle, the uni versity is a place set aside in which ideas can be exchanged and viewpoints advocated without fear of retaliation. But how many campuses have you been on in the last decade that had anything like intellectual ferment going on. In much the same spirit that we decided a generatio n ago that the peaceful university was the hallmark o f a well -run institution , we have adopted over time a campus climate in which anything could be said, but where pretty much o nly the right thing can be said . O ur limits a re no t the rc suit of an a utho ritarian presence, they a re th e res ult of a social contrad that has forgotten a provision for sustaining the highest degree o f resped and collegiality while passionately and honorably disagreeing on issues. Our heritage o f inquiry, challenge and intellectual tolerance is in need of renewal. if not outright reclamation. As yo u, I strive to make the wo rld around me con form to my understanding of how the world ought to be. The idea of the university in its most general sense holds a place in my values not too far from religion. I have time left to tell you only a few of the defining ideals that guide my understanding of the university, but it will be a start. • The university is an institution that does not merely facilitate learning: at its best, and for willing and capable students, it provides a transformative education. In this sense, I am not speaking of economic transformation, but personal growth and change. • It is a place of intellectual and social tolerance, where a changing society can critique its past, define and model its near future, and boldly propose and explore directions for its social, artistic, intellectual, technical and scientific destiny. • It is a place for taking risks, where failure is supported as part of the process of learning and where success is defined so as to value the achievements of all of its members equally on the basis of widely differing values and expectations. • Because a university teaches young people and because we as faculty enjoy positions which. if not the most lucrative in our society, are so privileged in every other way. a university constitutes a trust. Therefore. its members have ethical responsibilities that greatly exceed those of the ordinary workplace. • The university is a humane meritocracy that seeks to elicit the highest achievement from its teachers and its learners, without loosing sight of the human conclition. But, it remains a meritocracy amidst enormous pressures to be otherwise. • And, finally, and in a much less noble tone: it is a place where the inmates do run the asylum and properly so. If it is not a linle crazy, a bit out of step, a tat curious, even quizzical, then it is probably failing through conformity, dullness and indifference. With all of the attributes I have ascribed to the institution, if our society was not just a bit uneasy about how all of those freedoms were being exercised, we could hardly warrant the exceptional conditio ns that we expect for the carrying o ut o f our work. You will ascertain from all that I have said, that I think the university is an extraordinary place and I am very fortunat e to be part o f it. I share in my mother's wo nderment that m y life has taken me into this enterprise and that it has embraced, even trusted, me. She, as I, marvel that a distracted and marginal high -school student, an ill-directed junior-college student and an extraordinarily naive university transfer student could be transformed. Transformed by encountering professors who .cared eno ugh to be critical and demanding in ways that somehow challenged rather than rejeded; by discovering that with the latitude and option to fail came the freedom to succeed, and by being led to the discovery of my own d o rmant desire to know, to know more. to know even more. With three nearly grown daughters of my own, I now share in that perspective that sees our offSpring as children regardless of their age. So I have finally learned to take pleasure in my mother's declaration--<:m occasions such as my being here--when, with evident motherly pride, she declares " I just do n't know where yo u came from 1" lt reminds me of what I owe to my education. And come to think of it. I'm surprised to be here too. I thank the faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the President and Provost for the opportunity and for the privilege of working with you to create the institutio n that we all can embrace in o ur ideals and in our hearts. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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No.14 Barrio Fiesta Student dancers perform Nov. 21 in the Student Umon Theatre during Barrio Fiesta, an evening of festivitie s presented by FASA, th e Filipino-American Student Association . Dances offered expressions of a Philippine culture influenced by Islam, Spain, aboriginal mountain tribes and rural lowlanders. Library space a concern, FSEC hears Senate members ask committee to Look at need to preserve 'unique' space lly SUE WU£TCHUI mtttt·e I SSue a stat rm{·n t say mg New1 Servicel Auociate Otre<IOI that library spact' ts ~sa uosa n ct " l-l o wt'ver, one FSEC memhcr Faculty Sena te Exec utive mmi"eewhoaJsoare I• brary facuhy m e mber ~ urged their co lleague:!~ at the group's Nov. 18 meeting to ask the senate 's Information and LibrarY Servtces Comminee to address tht~ urgent need for more sp ace in tht· Universit y Librar ies. The librarians were exprcssmg concerns abou t what they view a!! increasing efforts by other units on campus to claim space that trad1 tionally has been reserved for h brary services. Dorothy Wood son, a ltb ra n an in Lockwood Library. 1old FSH members th at "peo pl(· with tapt• measures are always walk1ng around looking a t o ur spotCl' .. To ha ve an a dm111i ~ t rat 1 Ve group come into a liBrar r a nd de cide it need s thi s space or th a t space for some functio n tha t cou ld be handled in another ve nu e and then to suggest we put 1t<.·nu 1n storage in an o ther ve nu e, I find really appalling;· Woodso n sa id, She suggested that the Info rma tion ~nd Libra r y Serv1l:es Co rn - questioned whether sp ace can b e rcservrd solel y fo r o n e us£' and not ano ther Dun ~ cha ck, professor of m;llh ema t1 cs. told Woodson that thl' u n• vrrsttv recently took :!~Omt· dassroo ms "off Ime:· p resumahlv lor "so m e noble purpose. "Space gets grabbed o ff all the li m~ ior all so rt s of purp oses. co unter to all sort s of Interest~." Sch ack sa 1d. "I don't know 1f we would really want to . .t~ a hcuh) Se nate, suppo rt a reso luttun that 1dt•nt1fies ont·typt.· uf <ipdl"e ,1, "•h rosanct ,'' over o ther typC"s of )p,h..l' But Woodson pointt·d o ut th.-11 hhr..try space 1 ~ "u niquc" 1n that 11 must meet cer t a ul d11n a lt' ,lfld lo.1d -hcaring conditions. Barbara von VJahld e . ..t:.Mkt.Jit' viCe preMdcnt for umvt•rslt)' llbrar •cs, emph asizrd that hbruv :,pa ... l' has been tight for some ume . A plan to co nvt."rt Bethune Hall at Mam Street a nd Hertel Avl'nut· mt o library sto rage space ha~ "dl.lo appeared .. du e to a ch ange 111 th e way SUNY construct 11m funJ, ..trr allocated . "O ur l.ampu.!! doc:)> not !libra ry VH."W that spa.:.e ) as a h1gh pr10nty - ye t ." von Wahlde sa id. )lo l or.tge e n o u gh She add ed that rht·rt· .trc pro(L'., !> lo nal ~tanda r ds governmg ho"' much space •~ alloca tt>d for var1 nu.!l functiOn!>, co\lectmns .tnc.J al I I VIt l t'S with ll b raneo; "We probably have ex;.eed(·d .til o l those a.!> wdl." !>he ~ • d Karen Spen cer, a.!>.souau hbr.tr mn In thl· Ia~ hhran·, noted th.ll li b r ary latultv memhers wert" not cons ulted 111 prdmunarv d!SlU' swm Jhuutlol.ttmg the new 1-.tiu ..:atU>nalll.·ch no logv <:t~nter 1n thl base m en t nf lockwood l•hr.H y The lt'll lt' l' m~ t c.-.1d wtl l ht· ltllatcd 1n tht' :-,ucnn· .1nd Engnlet·nn ~ l 1bran• 111 l .lpt·n Hall '\ht ,1ho ~11d th.n 'ht• .llh.·nded .1 meet mg .11 whllh \tlldt•m.Jr lnnu .... l11r L'B\ d11d mfurtnJtum ofli~..~r . .....uJ th ..u llw hhr.Hie' wnuld h,l\'t' to g1H' u~· 'tllllt' ~n' lll':!l Ill onkr to t..tl...t· •H I "te..:hno lngh.. almnm·atum" " Notmg th .u the llh ranl'~ wen· the lir:!lt umt tm ldmpus t<' ''cmhr,llt' and lntegrJh' tt'l"hno l o~, :· '-lpetht'l pomted out . hm..' t'Vt'r , th.tt mll ..til 't'lliOr .1.\!'>(ltlalt' \'lu' pre'llknt l\111\'('r'i.IIV \t'f\'lll':!l anJ m form.ttlnn 1:. dt'ltrnnll. and will •nut hecome :!10 111 tht• fuiUn: ''R~w-sean:h -q ualtty mft1rmatu>n •~ not suddenly fTee or less cxpcnstw lx.'Cfuse o( nt'W technofogr." she saJd. .tddmg that lihrant~ wtll con tmut•lt) aL4U1rc, store .md arch1ve 111forma liOn, as wdJ ,15 hdp rx--opJe u.se lt . 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I"' ~ ..,,hft- " Pt•tn \li~o.l...t"r,tlf\ lh,ltr 11! ttH ~J ... ult\ '-~t'lldh' .1nJ pr11k"or 111 p.1 t hnlu~\ , Jll .. trudt·J tht• lnh1r mJiton . mJ l1hr.tn '-le n It("' t 11m mltll' t' lh~11r eJ h\ R1lh.uJ lt•t prnk, .. or ol mt•Jtllllt', to n:Jflllllt ho th tlw "PJU' anJ \1 .. 11111 ..,.,Ut'' ,1, p.trt ult" wor~ th1' .tl.iJl'lllll \t',\1 Jacobs appointed chair ofUB Council By SUE WUETCHER News Services Associate 01rector J EREMY M . )acoh,. Sr.. chau man and chief execulJVC offia·r of Delaware North Cnmp.1 nies.. has been appomted chat r of the Universit y at Buff.tltl Co uncil by Gov. George E. Pa1ak1 Jacobs. who w'ds appo mted to tht· council in l997.succeeds l.awrt·nu • P. Ca.s~llani , who resigned from the council in September when he a. . cepted a position as president and chief executive officer oj Ahold Suppo rt Services, South Amenca. A gradu..tll' o f U H, J acob:!~ :!lt'f\'t·d tht• Untvers ll y at Ruffalo 1-ound.t 11on. In c .. a:!~ a tru:!~ l t.'t' anJ Jtn'l tor from I 972 96, and 3:!1 found..t tton l ha1rm.1n from 19~0 X7 As cha trm an a nd CfO uf l>el.t " '<Ht' No rth , Jacnh<. o\t"r't'e:. .1 lumpa ny th at ha.:!~ ~ruwnunder h1~ leaJer:.htp mto a S I b1lhon plu ~ pr 1va t e h o ld tng compam· w 1th pnncipal subs1dianf':!l tn food ser V Il:e. retail , sports. sportl. -ta uhtv t.n"ners h1p and manage m ent. ;ur port se r v ict's, h os plt.Jiit \' anJ parks serviCes mdu s tne ~ anJ pan mutud oper.1t1on' '-ltlll..l' 1'-N~ . I .I~o.(lh~ h.1~ ~.,h.ttrcJ tht· l 'mvcrsH' .11 Huff.dtl Kt1 . 1rd nl \ · ,~~ tor....t~rnuptl! 111 h·m.lllllll,JI k·ader' that •• dvt~ l 1Hon ..tralt'gllt:.sut-.... l k fl'l..l'l\'t-d.J'-Il ' :"\\ hul1\lf'J.n I lot1or Jtt' ol llumant· l.t·ttcr. hnm l lH m JA,COBJ J acob:!~ 19YO and ht~ famlir haw het'll :!lt ron g supportt·r' of tht· U H ~hool of Ma.n a~e rn c nt , wllh the •>..:hool\ h· ltllt'. tht· JJ~.,, 1h' [\ 1 .tn<~~t·ntt'nt < -t'n lt't !lt.·tn~ n,tnll'J 1n thnr ht~IIOI ' )t•rt'l'\1\ ' .1ppo111tl1lt'lll ,,, l ll Ull ~..~J . . hJ.Ir ., . . upc rh." ...11d l 1R Prt.' .. l dent \\ dh.1m K I .rt'lllt'r " Dt•t•ph \Oilllll lltt•d to l ' H, ht• h,,, wrn·J tht' U/11\'t'r'il\ lnv..tlh ,1/ld wdll1ll more than ~~ H'J.r~ I Jltl proud 111 ,t~t' lint' nl uu1 own gr.tJu.Jtt·.. 111 th l ~ ~real Jeadcr\hlp ro\IIIOil , ht• I' ,I diUnselnr, kader .md .Jdvt 'o r for all ol U :!~ at UH.w Tht' UB Co un cil I.!> tht·lm.al gm t•rmn glOUil\.11 nftht·llnwl'f-..t\ .11 Ruffalo �2 Repades OecemberJ.I!!II/Vol.:ll.• . 14 BRIEFLY Graduate asslsblnt wanted to wrtte · for the ,..,_ Harvey Breverman, professor of art, heads. the Printmaking Program and is co-director of ePIC, the Experimental Print Imaging Center. A frequent international exhibitor, he has been at UB since 1961. ~--for•»- ,.,..... -~-.gfor the"""'""'......,ln~n-Y. Tho.,.-, ls _.ID~ - o r l y. llnd- a1>1ition sdlolonlip the .,mg- for '"'·"' .... ••Sillily.Applanls ,.....__-.g_ ~""'"""""'iiiJI'Iom!d. Applanls ~~tlogod IDISm& ond <ial!ly ID Clwllllno \otill. """"""' «Mr-. ...... Edill:w, .. ~- 5eMces, 136 lkhlo, N.Y. 1~260. Crofts ~ ~~Etl E-OirectorY WurmatJon Tho"""""*Yc.otnr'IU'Iity ls tJe. updob!""' lng to lnlorthlt Is _ _, ihe U8 EDir1!dooy, the~ clrectoly of fxulty, ond · be Tho ...., chclaoy.an ~-.....,~ IN::P =-=~-·~ _ o f _ _ .... -ond---*"<onnt 2 --... - ---.amp.» .._pllone ....... ond ~--lnthe chcmoyil ...... -logging _IRI'S ln.ction....,......IDbmg thebmthlt . . ................. .,. .........,_ - . ... lMG~ Is - ~ -clllngl$; ...... do-l<nowtholrposshM ~reset by aolllng t.. 540. When did you first ,....llze ttt.t you WMted to pursue •rt pn>fesslonally7 G rowing up poor in the multi-ethnic Hill District of Pittsburgh. a world both mysterious and magi· cal, I filled scraps of paper with invented dreams and imaginings in pencil and crayons. Even then it was an obsession! Special art classes were out of the question. I did not visit an art museum until my sophomore yea r at Carnegie Tech (Ca megie-MeUon U.) Slowly a nd imperceptibly, t h e world opened up. Did you think, when you st•rted out. th•t you could m•ke • living u .,. •rtlst1 Making art makes living worth ~ while, so I never gave it much thought-still don't. But, after 75 solo shows and hundreds of group venues here and abroad, involvement with dealers, coll ecto rs and institu tional curators, I've found ways to navigate wi thin the constrain ts of a d ifficult, seemin gly glamorous. occasionally unsavory, often un predictable and magn ifi . cent professi on . Parenthe tically, from the privi leged position of teach ing, one ca n maintain a lo fty, ethical stance vis-3 -vis the ma rket place. Wh•t Is your f•vortte medium to work In, •nd why? REPORTER Draw ing , unqu es ti o na bl y. 1n formed by painting and pnnt · making strategies. To coax a van - et y of marks deftl y and swiftly from humble materials and coalesce these into an imagt: and idea is inderd extraordinary. The possibilities are limitless-the sketcb or notation, a plan or diagram, an elaborately finished statement. What's the greatest chwoge In the ort field since you started teaching? · In the last four decades, the visual arts have found an academically respectable place within the uni versity context, both for facu lty and the serious art major, and appear to be on a par with other fields of scholarship. In the art world, there is a genuinely greater tolerance for a much wider spectrum of artistic expression. What kind of ort do s t - t s today show the most Interest ln7 If a dedicated and caring teacber lights a spark and instills in students a sense of wonderment and an insatiable curiosity for serious, investigative inquiry, helps nurrure and requisite skills to mediate and begin to find one's "'own voice, .. then figure drawing to co mputer-art imaging become rewarding experiences. How many people from ua h•ve been the subject.l of your wort 7 About three doz.en. Among th ese have been Creeley, FiedJer, RaynerBanham , Federman, Barth , Coetzee. Chisolm. Bunn, Bernal, Kenned y, Dennis, Hamm o nd, Elkin, Guitart, Jacobs, Sussman, Berlyn , Somit, Fradin, Serres, Pcrado11o, George Levine, et. al After flipping a coin to see who would go first, Bruce Jacbon and Diane .C hristian became subjecu in a five-hour drawing marathon; leaving us aU emausted.lt's a formidable cbaUeoge to fix "significant moment,• a gesture, a stance, a personality with a series of accumulated glances from model to paper. Three weeks ago, at a UB press conference with Elie Wiesel preceding a reception and public lecture, I was seated with sketching materials about two f..,t from the Nobel laureate. During the isminute Q&A, I drew like mad, while a television camera behirid me recorded the event. With a series of moves by a discip lin ed han d , a co njunction of fea tures came together and , I h ope, revealed the penetrating mystery of this human face. a Who- you not yet*- or palntad- y o u - - to7 Chance and circumstance dictate who I will draw and paint, instead ofbr premeditated plan or design. How does ll..tfalo com......, with other similar-sized dtles In ternu of venues for •nd comn'lltment to •rt7 O rganization mavens here can offer a definitive, statistical an swer. I'd say with alternative-space opportunities, we're ~ay ahead of co mparab le cities. Who Is your fovol'fte ortlst, -wily? Velizquez, Rembrandt, Goya, Giacometti, Sutherland, Bacon, Balthus and Freud have infused a certain timeless and enduring content into their images. Among artists of my genera ~ tion I know-R.B. Kitaj and Irving Petlin have a potency that breathes excitement larger than modest provincialism. What's-lng~ don't luoow .-you and should? It's the artwork. not the personality. ---doyouwlslt ·askad.hto y ou -on-I ?w Your most memorable ahibi tion-the formal reception at the 1963 Corcoran Gallery of Art Biennial under the patronage of President and Mrs . Kennedy; my 8- 1/2-foot vertical painting hu ng between Edward Hopper an d Rico Lebrun . For a young artis~ entering the profession, being part of an ongoing artistic co ntinuum was deep and long-lasting. Your m os t m emo rab le year- I 997 wa s daunting , wi th eight solo exhibits and 20 group shows. including in ternational venues in Spai_n, Poland, It aly, Bulgaria and Ja pan . Tho ,..,.,.Is.~ <X>I11II1IRlypubl5hod by the Oftlce of News Services In the ~of ___ ---·- l.JrWorslty SeMc.es.- u~ -olllc!sen of,_l'oot<otllullolo. located ot 136 Crofts Hoi. Armen~. ,.... 6) ~S-2626. __ -- _..._,._ c-le Smilll- -.:...-"";;.~.., -su. ........a... Clv1stlne\'ldol --Donzig .....,._ 1\ebecatFomhom ......~­ s..ec..-..:on l.oh- -DonoYon ....,_ Spino ..... -a...~ ~ Project offers help and hope for the homeless School ofSocial Work joins Salvation~ in collaborative effort to aid at-risk families By MARY BETH SPINA News Services Editor IND IN G permanent . affo rd able ho usi ng doesn 't always solve the problem of ho melessness fo r some fami lies, particularl y those headed by parents at ri sk for substance ab use. memal -health prob lems or hot h. But th ert>'s hope and help o n the horizon for these"a t risk" fami liel:l .thro ugh a co ll abo rative effo rt betwee n th e UB Sch oo l of Soc ial Work and the Salvati on Army. The social-work compo nent i1:o a key pa rt o f a three-yea r, $302,63 I transitional hou si ng program grant to the Salvation Army from the federal Department o f Hou sm g and Urban Development i HUD) . The UB team, headed by )anet PaJya, assistan t dean fo r field edu ca l ion and off-ca mpu s programs in the Schoo l of Social Work, will adapt the: successful Strength ening Families Program (S FP ) model to th e project. Alt ho ugh th e model, developed by resea rchers at the Washington · based Center fo r Substance Abuse Prevention. has been used elsewhert> around the co un tr y on other projects, UB resea rche-rs wi ll F be the first to adapt it for use with ho meless and tran sitiona l ~ h ous ­ ing families. Described as o ne of the "' mosl powerful famil y-change program s in the co untr y," SFP focuses on recognizing, understanding and changing behavior patterns that co ntribute to dysfunction of the family. .. Unless dysfunctional behavior patterns within the family a rc changed through a comprehen · sive, stru ct ured program, the cycle of homelessness is ap t to con tinuc," says Palya. Palya n o te s that h o mele ss fa mi lies in which s ub st a n ce abuse and menta l-heahh prohl em~ are not major iss ues, also may. given time and stress, be lOmf' " at risk." The SFP will include 14 separate sessions for parents. their children and the en tire fa m ily. Parents \•,:ill learn how to 1111 prove their pa ren ting. communi ca ti on and nurturing skills; chil · d ren will focus on improving be-havior$, and the fa mily members together will di scuss and demon· slrate what th e-y 've learned in their mdividual sessions. A total of 45 fam ilies wi ll participate in and complete the UB - run program, which Pa lya says ca n be tailored to fam ilies fro m different backgrounds, cul tures and environ ments. Palya h o pes the first fami ly will be read y to enter the t r ans it io nal -hou sing program th is month. Erie Co unt y BOCES ll , C onsumer C redit Co unseling and Co rn e ll Coo pcr a ~ tive Extension will provide s kiJls training in such arras as education / voca tion le-a rning. rr rso nal finance , mo ney m anage ment and nutri tion . O nce families "graduate" from the program, the y will be fol lowed for six months by Salvation Arm y staff, who will moni tor their tran si ti on and , wh en necessary, offer ass istance and counsel ing. Although UB researche r s won't be formally involved with the families after the y leave the p rog ram , an evaluation co mpo · nent will help them track SFP's success rate and how it might be chang ed or improved, Palya adds. N<\ncy Smyth, associate dean (or academic affairs in the School o f Social Work and associate resea rc h sc ientist at the R~search Institute on Addictions , will se r.ve as a co nsult a nt on the project. �December l9Miil k M llepcwtes Noon Music 3 I Y2K@UBta Could an ordinary device like a garage-door opener be impacted by the Y2K problem? The general rule is. if a p1ece of eqUipment pnnts o r dasplay., date' h35 acrrv1ty based on dates or needs mamtenance based on elap~d t1me. 11 ... hould be eva.Juated for Year 2000 compliance If you art (.Om.crncd ahout an important p1ece of equtpment m your opera t1on and don 't k.now rf 11 ha!. .r date Iunction . be sure to LontaLl the: vendor a:, soon a~ po!osible llowever, even dev1L<:!i that dun 1 need to he date aware- like ga rage door openers! - m3\' have J date -Jwarc embedded log1c chtp Un le:,!> •t ':, (t' rtam that the date aware funct1on of the ch1p operate' mdependen tly, there IS the pm~1hdttV that the entrre ch1p--AI.I nf Its funcllon:,-may fall when the d.rte -aware tunct10n fa1ls fha!> 1" how a garage door ·upencr mav lw affeued bv Y2K The An'lllEnt Saxophone Quartet's newest member. Susan Fancher, joins, from left: Russ Carere, Harry Fad<elman and Stephen Rosenchal for a noon concert on Nov. 24 in the Slee Hall lobby. What are embedded logic chips? Camera views tinv brain vessels New imaging technology developet/at Toshiba Research Center By LOIS IIAIWt New1 Servk:~ Editor neurosu.rgeons, engineers, physi- R SEARCHERS at us·s Toshiba S1roke R<sean:h Center have d<Velop<d a protolypc camera !hat can lum blurred X-ray imago: of brain stcnts made of thin wire into ima~ dear enough to detect thr condition of wire as fine as a hair. The development marks the first of this technology, ca lled a high -resolution region-of-interest USt' microangiographic digital detector. for viewing sten ts ·placed inside blood vessels in the brain. The stcnts can prevent stroke by shor- cists. biophysicisu and radiologists. Scientists at the Toshiba Stroke Research Center are in the forefront of research into intravascular treat· ments for stroke and other circulation-related disorden of the brain. Intravascular interventions ~ the body's circulation system as a tunnel to the brain. Neurosurgeons or neuroradiologim thread micro-thin instruments through the laJge artery in the groin until they reach the damaged area. This approach avoids the need to open the skull. mg up weak spots in arteries or blocking off aneurysms. The UB protolypc provides im· ages that are significantly dearer than can be produced by any cur· rent system, and may allow the viewing of even the tiniest blood vessels in the circulation system, Stephen Rudin. professor of radiology and physics, reported in Chicago yester· day. He introduced the proiOiypc and its image-enhancing capabilities at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society ofNorth America. Rudin heads a resea rch group composed primarily of physicists within the Toshiba Stroke Research Cen ter, an interd isciplin ary re sea rch effort involving US STEPHEN RUOIN Having dear X·ray images of thr vessels and instruments is critical to reaching the repair si te without damaging vessels aJong the way. .. Even with the most advanced imaging equipment avai lable at present , we weren 't seei ng features we knew existed," Rudin said ... We expect this detecto r prototype to help us locate the stent optimaUy in th e vessel, visualize its integ ri ty m place and repositaon It tf nt>ces sary. If you can't see exact.ly what conditi on the stent ism when u 's deployed, it's not possible to change the deployment .. The detector technology 1s s1milar to that bemg introdu c~ now in mammography," he said. .. In mammography, the stte being vtcwed is static. We are developing the techno logy so 11 can be used in rapid -seq uence imagtng at that very high resolution .'' Rudin said this en hanced tmag mg capability should allow vu·w '"g of vessels as small as the 50· 200- m1cron ones at the vt>ry end of the circulat ton system of the bram, called perforators. wh1ch cannot be set>n at aJI with conven tional imaging equipment. .. Without this new capabilu y, we would have difficul ty treating ~n eurysms that were near tht>se vessels becaust> we cannot see well e nough to av01d damagmg th e very small healthy perforators " The resea rch was funded by tht· U.S. Army and the Toshiba Stroke Research Center. Additional mem bers of the research team are AJav Wakhloo and Dame! Bednarek. both assooate professors 10 Lhe Schoolnf Medicine and Biomedical ~ench. and C'.hang· Ying J. Yang and WLIIaam I·.. Granger, doctoral GlJldJdato. Sheridan leads science team to Nicaragua By l.LUH GOLDBAUM News selvices Editor T HE deaths of 1.650 people and the utter destruction of two villages last month in Nicaragua wert caused not by mudslides, as originally thought ~ but by a Oood su rge traveling at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour that was triggered b)' the outbreak of an avalanche dam, according to the leader of an international scientific exped ition that 1raveled to the volcano last week.. "Tht• avalanche aJone probably would not have killed anyone," said Michael E Sheridan , professor and cha1r of Lhe Department of Geology .11 UB and leader of the team, .. but Hurncane Mitch dumped about 2 fcrt of ram o n 0L1.. 30, more than has ever been reco rded u1 th lS area." He saJd Lhat the avalanche, caused by so me very distmcttVt.' geologtl features on the Cas1ta volcano, toge ther wi th the torrenti al ram s, made fo r a lethal combmation. Last month, Sheridan presen ted research at the Geological Society of Amer ica's annual meet ing that described how computers are bemg used to in terpret satellit e data to predict the likely sources, sizes and palhsofvolcani debrisflowssolhat populations at risk can be infom1ed and evacuated. "What happened at Casita volcano IS the perfect test case fo r my hypothc:sts, namely that sat ellite data can be used m conjunclion with field work to prov1de a kind of 'geologrc X-ray· to rdentt fv soft spots o n the surface of voka· noes,particularlythosethatare,rul nerable to collapse," he s.md. Sheridan ~ id the wcaJ....neM• on Casita o riginated deep ms1de Lhr vol cano wilh a geothennaiLm.·ulatton system that cau...~ ~..ertam J.uJ loll lu110ns to arculate Lhrough Lhe rock.' mside Lhe vulcano. '"llus cau..'>t.~ thl' rock toOCbaU1<.-d tn what t.Scsscnttalh an aad bath," he said. "so thl' mml'l aJs Ill the rock. chan~ to da~ wtth hernabte, o r rust,coatrng the fraL1U1'(~ Over thousands of yean,. these aoJ., CJ.use the rod to become.· hntlk J.JlJ fracture over and over ag:un:· Large earthquake fau lts also nrt through the volcano, he said, mak mg thi s zo ne eve n weaker and more dangerous. The 10rrenual ram luhncated th1s bntlle matenal on top of the volcano and a stde o l the moun tam broke off. trawlmg lor ahout ~ mtles un tJ!II !>10p~-d .Jtlht· base of ,1 ''et·p slopt' on tht· vol lano. hi(Kktnl! J vallt"\'. "ThntJt~ ol the voll.llltl tu\1 SttEatOAN l.llllt' lra,hm(! J1w1n . m.1k1n~ .1 htg, soggy p1k· at the hottnrn nl the va llev," ShenJan '-<!u.l I ht~ \\' ,lll'T \On trnut>d to J.Llllmui.He then· un ultt hrokc through one !> tde ut tht· ,-J.Jie\ . unl~hmg J kmd nlt•arthh tiJ,, J w.tve that deluged the village' Shendan ~ud Lhr storv olthe dt~, ,Lo;;tat lon 1~ wnltt"n tn the barT('n lanJ 'l•l!'t' '"bcre 1 ht· rwo vil lage:-. on\t' . . tt'M.xi and 111 the rememhran~.-~ ol J It"'" t'vt"Wltnes.o;e.; who still L';!nnol he h.-ve what they ~ved through A repon ISSUed by the M:lentlfil tt:am recommt>nds that the area. <cttled only in th( past St>Veral decades to develop sugar-cane f.aml.S, not be m:Jevdoped for human habi tat ton. Embedded chrp:, or control p rocesso rs are like tmy (.Umpu ters em bedded mstde of a larger deviCe They can he found tn wnstwatches. on work.statrons 1n a1rcraft ea rn ers. 111 manufactunng equrpment. tn sensors and other momtonng deviCes . 1n chem•cal plants. m mm mg. SCientific, lab and mediCal equtpment , on sh1ps o~nd planes, tn radar and other traffic systems. and so on There are probably dozem m the typiCal modern home or ol fice- in appliances, :,ecunt\' alarms. heatmg!AC systems and con sumer electromcs. There mav he hundreds of thousand:, m a o,;angle manufactunng facili ty For more 111{omumor~ . to <wtngs.buffalo.edu/ year20 > If yo11 havr Y2K questro11s that you woultlllke answrre'll m rJm column, t>mml rhrm ((l <goldbaum@buffalo.edu> BrieBy New payroll system to take effect The Offke of Human Resource Services, ~tate Pavroll ha,., announct.'d that beganning thts month , paycheck..' and/or dm-c1 -dt'l'l0:,11 stub!> w11l be prepared under a new system desrgned to make p.~yroll mfom1at1on easter to read, a:, wdl as more pnvate Under the state's new PaySR payroll system, checks and d1rect de pos11 stuhs w11l provtde more detatlt>d mformat1on o n emplovee earnmgs. such as regular pay, overtime pay and location pay. a!o well as taxes. mclud1ng federal mu>mt· tax. Soc1al Set~uncv, Mcdrcare dnJ sta te and local rn come ta.Xe). In addnton. the new system wall ehmmate codes lor deduliiOO!I such as retirement. umon dues and SEFA con tnbut1ons, ~A'hrch wtll be li sted 1ndtv1dual\y accord1n~ to thctr current deduct1on amounts and yc.-a r-tu -da te totals Some employees may noii Lt' <1 -.ltg ht dtffert•n(.e 1n take homt' pon rl'sultmg from the sys tem . whtch ro und s earnmg~ tu the neart'"' penny and utiltzes annuahzed. rather than biweek.h·.tax tahle!l A ~ J resu lt , paycht•cks and drrect -depostt !>tubs may -.howt~n tn\rea~e 111 decreaS<' of a few cent s per pav penod The new c ht~k_, wtll be folded and sealed on three <>tde!o t-mpln\ et"!> a re encouraged to follow tht· npenmg dm~·ct1om to prevent am damage to the chf'ck or stub The first l:hecb tssued as part of the lll'W system wtll bt· Jl:,tnh uted today to emplon·e!> on the "tudent · a:,srstant payroll All otht·r ..;tate emp lovees wdl he pa1d v1a tht new S)'Stem on Wt"dne!oda\' State employers reC('tvt"d an rntmductory matlmg last wed.. An other. more detatl('d, matl1ng wtll bc.""dt~tnhutt"d 111 a frw d,l\'' hi! mort· tnlormatton call Susan Krt\':,tofiJ.k .rt MS 2600 Student Life's "Festival of Traditions" to begin Monday The UB Office of Student life J..no'"' thl· hohda\ 'ca,on \\Puldn 1 he ~..omplete wnhnut "Ho'' tht· ( orHH.h '-lh1k ( hn,tm.L' · Th1:. lavurtlt' Dr '-lt'U" hnlld.J\ 'tun \\Ill hl· :.h\l""'n t'\'t' T\ h,llll llll the hour m the ~tudt· nl l nton I h~·.~trt· lrt101 Ill J m to X p m \Vednt.•.;dJ\ J.:. pJrt ull ' B' .mnu.d \''l't''- Jon~ J-c,t,,,d ul lrJdl11nn ' \ 'it'WC'f' .Jrt' hc mg ,\,'-t·J 1\llll,lj..t• .1 Jt•llJ.IIIlll 'Ulh ,1, ,J h,ll ti l p.lll ••I !!lnvt·, tH nul It'll!>, Jl tht• door t11 twnl'li t tbc ~ . 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Melrap•• •Opera The~- New technologr. can read your mind tionlly ocdalr.- ....... lan Aloin II 3 p.m. Sundoy In Sloe Hoi Communication professor in forefront of infonnation-systems revolution ln theTzmo-. By PATIIICIA DONOVAN rtat CMcort. port at the Sloe -.g Ne'W\.Servicn Editor ,._UI_nl_ Altlstss.tos.AMI, who Is lOUring"* --thelntetContempcnln and ........ Boulel...... """"' he< dellutll the Melnlpolllan Open .. ~a/ the Nigh~ In MozMt's "The Mogle Au1r' on Dec. 14. Altdn, who hos boon • member at the Deutsche Staatsoper - since 1992, hos perfonnedlt c.meg;. Hoi. the Vi<nnl Open and the Sllzbufg Festival. Lost susan she performed Hlndol's - · wltll t h e - -monic om-. under Zubln MehtA. ~ with Aloin II UllwWbe-E.MIItln.pl•no, and Shawn Kronberg, -- T lcMts for Aloin's Sloe Hoi conc.ert- $12, $9 and $S, and 11'11)' b e - · the Sloe Hoi llo>! Ol!b. the Ul Centlr for the Arts llo>! Ollloi and It l1clo!tMisUrMutua to spuk I t ' - ' meeting on ._,... rtghiS :':~=::': UIHumln Rlghls C..., ... beagUost~~·· -..-.g ... lhoiDpk. •50 -.- .... ~~ ration at Humlnllghls: Is the Glass fnllly7 Or Hoi FuF' 'IN! ..-.glshenlaponll>lho pul>lc. "'be hold It 7:30 p.m. In the Centlr lor Tornonw~ on 1ho _ , c.n,.us. by the -.:y Committee at theAmorlcon The- Is """"'"" ~~at-.. NewYorlr,ln~wlth the Center l o r - s~ the UB .._ Schoo4. the ~ Resou!<e Conte' at _ , New Yorlr, the league a/ Womon Yoten at Glute' Botlalo, the VM otgll1iDtion for world refugees and the Western New Yoot Poe• Center. ---.-ol&.woAbo spealdng wll be Rabbi pMnAIIWnfortheArnericMI lewbh Committee. Among the topics to be <!lscuuod wll be dlmlges lor hurnolwights lions, A!llglous and radii cution, discrimination against """'""' e>eploitltlon at chlld!on andiOitiJre. For~~call 877-6234. Emeritus Center to hear program of poetry and music A program at poetry and music by members of the Ust Buffllo Medii Association will be presented at 2 p.m. TIJes. dly•t•~olthe~ tus Center In the South . Lounge ol102 GoodyHr Holl, South C.mpus. ~willndudeOon Metz. - · - o l t h e ~Gallery. !P- botlsl;- Colquhoun, ftut.. Jst. andMichlel-.....- -llnllln. UnNnty JJ. brlries.-- ~at the program wll b e - by Mea andBaslnsld. The Emeritus Center board of directors will mHt at 1 p.m. T HE nex-t area of u plosive growth in in formation technol · ogy will be in the field of embedded information systems that mo re or less read your mind. That is the prediction of Joseph D. Woelfel, professor of communication, who nearly 20 years ago developed C ATpac {CATegory PACkage ), a unique embedded sys tem of inform3tion retrieval and analysis now used by researchers worldwide. Embedded information systems are able to read and recognize in dividual neural patterns and from them predict lxhavior. The nature of these systems offers a glimpse into the complexi ty of the new elect ronic age, according to Woelfel. They point to the speed with which vast technological changes inform our lives in ways of which most of us are hardl y aware. Whether we know what they arc or not , within three or fou r years, Woelfel says, these embedded sys tem s wl\1 provok.~ enormous changes. Hc:- notes the possibility of: • Cars that will talk to us and ac cept verbal commands, predict our destinations and get us from one plaet to another by telling Us where to turn and warning of detou rs and accidents a head. They'll remember that you often fo rget to turn on your headl ights, for in stance; read the level of outdoor light, and query you. • Household appliances that not only will recognize and remember the way we like our coffee brewed or o ur b read toasted and prov ide both automatically, but will teU us when they need new parts. • Commercial applications that will recognize the way we usuaJly shop. anticipate our needs, suggest items that might interest us, advise us of pertinent sales or ask us befo re we leave the store if we fo rgot to buy shampoo. • An array of satellite networks feeding data into compu ter net works that not only will individu ally and collectively see and track us, but know what we are likely to do or where we arc likely to go next "All of th is raises new and diffi cult ethical, legal and philosoph1 cal questions that must be exam · med carefuUy and wuh co nsider able knowledge of the rapidly changing field of commumauons Lcchnology," Wodfd notes. "This is a very diffi cult job be· ca use such change~ will not onh· he cndem1c, hut will prov1de Ill · fo rmation 10 strange rs about many different areas of our lives," he says. "On top of that, mu ch of the programming is 'hidden.' The average person may become aware of new applications, but won 't know wherl" they came from, who 1mposed them and why or how else they may be applied ." The embedded systems of which Woelfel speaks ar• intelligent systerru that are inside other systems and are not themse.Jves new. They see what information is requested and, based on that information, make additional suggestions to the user. fo r example, the World Wide Web is an iotdligent system and a search engine is an intelligent sys· tern embedded in the Web. How systems worit There are two ways these systems work, according to Woelfel. The first, and weaker m ethod, he says, is "oollaborativ< filtering." This is the one with which computer users are most familiar. It coUects information passively by recording what you select on your computer, or actively by "asking" you what you want or where you want to go next. It then measures and compares the coUected data and fmds other customers who searched the sit~ like those you've searched or bought what you are buying. Then they suggest to you the choices made by these other users. "This method is popuJar co mmercially," Woelfel says, "but it will only come up with the most obvious choices-the same authors ' names, Web sites or broad in terest areas, for instance." The seco nd, newer and much better method by which embedded systems can work allows them to recog nize how we th ink a nd make predictions based on ou r neural patterns. "\Ve now know enough abo ut human cognitive functions to simu la te them in a computer," Woelfel says. "Using a method of sim ulating ne ural pa tterns, the comp uter can learn an individual's behavior pattern-what kinds of mformation he seeks, wha t she buys, what channels t h e user watches-and can predict wi th co nsiderable accuracy what that user will do next. " It isn't anyth ing nearly so com· plex as the human brain," he adds. .. These are rather simple art ificial neural nerworks, b ut they work very, very well By recognizing part of the pattern, they correctly pre dict the whole." More accurate martc.et research In addi tion to helping us by or· ganizing, prodding and remind mg. so me of the most popular co mmercial applications, like the nne developed by Woelfel , make new and highly accurate forms of market research possible. Although the communications revolution frequently is co mpared 1n Importance to th e Neolithic Revolution, the lndustriaJ Revolu tion and the vast chang~ that fol lowed migra tion from rural to urban areas. Woelfel goes further. .. , think this revolution is bigger and even more Important than the ot hers," he says. " It is chang ing our lives in unpreceden ted CATpac: Quar1titative of QuaUtative Data An~is ways, and most important, with unprecedented speed. We aU know that we barely have time tb become familiar with one new tech nology when a new, im p roved, faster, better, more complex system arrives on the scene with its benefits and problems. And this is happening in aU fields at once, of course, provoking more and more change on every level." \Aihile admitti ng the amazing number of opportu n ities being c reated daily in the jacked-in world of information technology, Woelfel , like most experts in the field, emphasizes that a change this massive provokes social, political and cultural questions that we barely have begun to address. "You know, if you carry a ceU phone," he says, "your service provider knows where you are within 30 inches. Lawyers now subpoena cell -phone records to track the exact location of individuaJs at a particular time on a particular date. "The poli ce want access to these data files, too,.. he adds. •eommercial concerns want ac · cess-it's intrusive, yes, but then again , if you're buried in a snow storm, your location could be pinpointed immediatdy within a few feet."' In addition to the application of value systems to technological innovation, some of the greatest IT headaches we'IJ face as we plow through the '90s and into the next millen n ium, says Woelfel , are the staggering problems presented by the need to retrieve data from old hardware and from discontinued software programs., so that it asn 't lost. ..We also have to rewn te exJSt ang programs to ac~ommodate new operating systems and soft · ware. That is definitdy a challenge I spend a good deal of ume up · dating the CATpac programs used by thousands of analysts and re searchers. It 's tedious and bon ng work, but it requires techno logi · cal skill. So that 's another problem to solve." �December 3,19!1/Yot 311.111.14 llepaa"tes Elech"O&"IicHighw:afS Web sites focus on time; help Women need to be more direct, men must 'listen more actively' you check past, future dates ~ offered for 'genderlect' By MAltA MC~IS Nf:\¥5 SeMc.es Editorial Assirtint A prese ntation that a distinct diffe.rencc exists in on .. Genderlect: Women's and Men's Language" by Jeannette Ludwig, associate professor of modern languages and literatures, kept a recent .. UB at Sunrise" audience laughing with humorous ex amples of how men and women interact, interesting research find- the situations in which men and women talk. .. Men talk in formal situations where there is a concrete, instrumental task to be accomplished. Women tend to talk more in informal, unstructured, non-taskorient~ situations," she explained. "There are societal expectations about when or where women should talk. Women are assumed to talk about small things, which is often perceived as too much t.alk ings and suggestions on how men and women can co mmunicatt more effectively. or gossip." "We have to keep in mind that no one in the world interacts with"Men -In tonn.l o ut a kind of veil, or film of culture, which acts as a lens through which we view the world," said concrete. ..tasll to be Ludwig ... Over the past 30 years, we have come to know that words do not reflect reality, but rather act t o - ,_..,.., lnfornwol, as struct ures thrqugh which we view the world ." More importantly, she noted , .. we create meaning in our interaction, whether we like it or not " and it is crucial for peoplt to un IEANNETTE WDW1G derstand that speakers do not con She also said that women often trol the entirt meaning of an in - arethoughttobelessint.erestingand teraction ... How something is re- less inteUectuaJ speakers and writ c:eived, constructed, understood is ers... For example. how many solo every bit as important as what the fcma.lt news anchors do we see on speaker intended." television .. ..The environment 1n In reference to the longtime best which women work is corrosive bese ll er, u Men are from Mars, cause they are not taken seriously.n Wamen-ace from Yenu.s,• Lud.wig _ • .aile ci~ anothec study done in pointed out that, in fact, we are all the I 970s of naturally occurring "'earthLings," but that some Lin - conversations in public places that guists and communication expens found that 96 percent of the in · do believe that men and women terruptions in the interactions can be seen as two separate cui - wert by males. She referred to the tures. act of interruption by males as a Despite the common myth, she ..dominance device." stressed that men actually talk Another related p1ect of rt' · mort than women . search, she added, studitd the-m · .. Myfavoritepitceof research is teractions of three couples and a study where they took co llege found the males to be successful st udents into a room and asked in raising new topics in 28 of 29 them to describe some pictures anempts. Women wtre success ful while being recorded. One of the in 17 of 47 anempts. " Women cry to interrupt. hut guys began by sayi ng 'WeU , there is a man in a st udy and thert are what do we wind up taking about? some books. Let's see there are one, Whatever 'the guy' want s to talk two, three, four, five, six .. .' and about," she joked. counttd each book o ut loud ." One Ludwig noted that studies done o~ the o th er male subjects, sh e since 1922 show that men in same said, kept talking until the tape ran sex groups talk about busmess. ouL sports, other men and technology, However. she told the audienct while women talk about men , --therels• dothmg and relat10nsh1p$. "Whal IS mterestmg,"' she added. "1s that when women talk about the~ top ICS on th e JOb, 1t "s VJt'wed a\ gos Sip. Another difference, she added, that women work harder to keep conversatio ns going by back -chan neling, a term used to descnbe m dications people give to show that they really are paying attentiOn . such as "urn hmm ," "oh" and .. re ally~ " Men do not engage 10 backchannelmg nearly as much as women, according to Ludw1g. She also addressed the d1ffer · ence between men and women 's co nstruction of "personal space." Ludwig noted that whil e men m America claim much more personal space than women do . Americans claim much more per· sonal space than other cultu re!>. To demonstrate how men tend to take up more personal space, Ludwig placed her hands behmd her head . "What does th1s tell you?" she asked . "This sa}'S, 'I'm 1n charge. There's nothing you can tell me that I don't already know.""' she Joked. "Have you see n women engage in this very often? .. After t.h e laughter died down , she added . " I rest my case. n Her tips for women: lk more d1 rcct. Speak up. Be ready wath evi dence and arguments. Look for wap to make cont rolled contributions. t:or men, she advised: '"L1s tcn more actively. Acknowledge co n tents thoughtfully. You gam a great deal of mileage by hstenmg and responding before you make a de · cision ." She cited a relevant hne from a Bob Dylan song: .. Th<" man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest."' Ludw1g added that men a!>k fewer questions than women be cause they feel that they may gtvt" up som e- of the1r pOWl' r and au thon ty. "Weill have to tell vou th 1!>: Men do ask for directiOns. Mv hushand says to me all the time, 'We don't know where we are; let 's a.sk for d1rect1ons . Here. roll down your w1ndow ... ."" She told the men ....1rv g1\"lng up a little power and you will gam a grea t deal of powt"r IS H Grant to fund study of endometriosis, toxicants E!*l-lolovlst CiemiMM ..,.. has received a one-year, Sl 00,000 grantto conduct a pilot study on the potential relationship between endometriosis, a major cause of infertility in Women, and exposure to certain environmental toxicants. Endometriosis is a condition in which fragments of the uterine lining, the endometrium, grow outside of the uterus. It affects up 10 percent of women of reproductive age; between 30 and 40 percent of those women are infertile. Buck, associate professor of social and preven ~ tive medicine, said there is increasing speculation, based on animal studies, that environmental contaminants called halogenated organie>whlch include dioxin, PCBs and pesticides-may play a role in the development of the condition. "'Dioxin exposure has been associated with endometriosis In laboratory animals and in Rhesus monkeys, • she noted. "Only a few pilot studies have been conducted in women, which is the reason for this study.• The researchers also will determine whether cer· taln proteins in endometrial tissue may act as biomarkers of exposure to dioxin . The study will allow investigators to assess the severity of endometriosis through actual exposure, based on blood and fat samples, as well as through concentration of biomarkers in the tissue . Study participants will be recruited from women between the ages of 18-35 in Western New York newty diagnosed with endometriosis, whose disease state, biomarkers and exposure levels to the toxicants will be compared with information from control groups of women without the condition. "The data from the study will help us determine whether environmental exposure at low doses adversely affects reproductive function in humans," Buck said. -lOIS BAKU. N~ Sel"\l'ices Editcx 5 m A.s the year l1 rapidly approaching It~ end. and a!> a nt"w de1.ad~ . centurv and m1llenmum art" appeanng on th e hon1.on. the top11.~ nf c.alendan and time seem relevant The Web prov1de:. u' w1th anum her of llmely mformatton rt"!>nurc..e~ VVlulc.- <.o nducttng h1ston cal rc..,carch.tt mav hec..Oml· nt.'tes!kln t11 1..u nvert date!> fr om o lder c..J icnd ar svstem!l to th l' prt"!>t'nl d ~n t .rego nan system. o r VICe ver!kl At th e "Lalendar ConverSiOn!>·· pagt' <http:/ / geneatogy.org:SO/ - .Jcottlee/ c•lconvert.cgl > . vou tJn enter any date- and ret neve all t'4u1valent dates 10 tht> Juhan , k .... J!ih and 1-rcnch Republican caJendar-, If you are planmng a futurt~ e~,oent Jnd need to learn all the pamtu Iars for that date, vou can VISit the !>lit.' .. ( .a.lendarHomc.com"' <http:/ I calendarhome.com/ tyc/ > \eb.l. for example, the 2()()(}.. under thr: .. ChooSt' different centun•" cho1u" and enter you r propo!>ed month and year, let's say November 00. You .,. ,JJ rctnevt' a November 2000 calcn dar. w1th wme hoLday dates noted to the s1de. lf vou dick on .. Novem bc.--r 2000" at the top of the page. ynu wtll retnevc a laq;er L3..1endar thai you may pnn! out and u..-.e for makmg notattom Rack on the first pa~e you retnevcd . tf you click on the nght or left arro~ ad,aant to No ve mbcr 2000. vou w1ll retneve Gl.lendan for preVJOU!i and success1vt' month.\. Also. 1f vou chck on "l.alculator," vou can enter anv two datb and learn exactl y how many day!> there an· between them There also a re some Web sues that penam to duck lime !"he l" \ Naval Observatory Master Clock Silt" <' http:/ / tycho.usno .n.vy.mll/ what . html ;;; offers a number of preose ume cho1ces. mclud1n g "USNO Ttmt" Ln Standa rds Tlml" Zune~.""T.onvcrtmg fmm U m ve~l T tmc" or even how to .. Compute Loc.al Apparent S1dereal T1 mt' "'The "Oa te and T1me (~ateway" <http:/ / www.bsdl.com / d.tte/ > allow~ you to check both the date and t1me for numerous mtrmauonal sue-s Finally, to explore tht: hJStorv and nature oft1me. the Nallonallnstt tute of Standard.l and Technology offers "A Walk through Ttme. the EvolutiOn ofTime Measurement" <http:/ / physlu.nlst.gov/ Genlnl/ nme/tlme.html>. an illustrated chrorude of docks and calendar"i 0\¥1 the centuries. Or, you m1ght be mterested m reading jOC' Hanm1k \ ~ say. -on the Nature of Time" <http://home.e•rthllnk.net/ -orte<h/ tlme.html >, whiCh ancorporates philosophy and theoretical phVSK.!> For assrsta" Ct' m co nnectrng to tht· World Wrde Web, comarr rheA\( Help Desk ar 645 · 3541. n -Debor•h Husted Koshln1ky •nd Rk:k McRae, UmwrSit) /1h ru n.-• S•turday, M•y A Medical Honon. Program and Rt:a.-puon !-ochool of Medt(.lnt" and B•omed.ca l ~oent:c\ IOa.m. . ~ p.m Health Xll"nLo I jhran ( enter lor thl· Art~ Frtd•r. Moyl-4 Ph1 Beta Kappa lndudum <.; raduale School (;raduate Fa1.ult1c!it 'ollegl' of Art s Jnd ~... t·n .. t"' llonors Convoc.. atJOil S•turd•y, M•y 1 S .)chool ol He-ahh Rel.rteJ Professtom .)..::hool of ~oual Wor~ School of Nursmg. .)..::hool of lnformat1un and L1hran· Stud 1e11 :-.~.-· hool ol t.ng1necnnF, and Applied Sul'lllt'' ~chl)ol uf I a\' ~chool of Pharm.1~.-' on~.-ert ~pIll \lt:l' l 2 pm < enter tnr thr Arh ; pIll < en tl·r 'IJ m ~ J 01 Alumni Arl•n.r ( t•nteT tor tht· -\rh \In· ~ ofhl"rt !lall '"l .1 rn 10 tht.' Arh l"ht<llrt:. \tudt·nt l"mon JIll I pm I pIll I p m 101 Hall -\lum!ll ·\Jl"ll,J cntl·r h1r tlw -\rt, \lt•t·< .~n~at JL\11 t ~~o.hooJ Of Art:htlt"~ IUrt' and Plannmg .)(hool of Managl·m ent xhool ul "'-::al Wor' Sunday, May 16 Unlvt"r!> lt y Commenu·ml·nt Undergraduate l-a~.-ultle!> Co ll ege ol Arll> .rnd !--uen~e' Spt.---cJal and lndlvlJuah7<>ti Ma,or.. Assoc1ate Dewn·l> School of Dental Medt(ln<· ' pm ... pIll !.J\\n ; f' t l"flll•t 1\11 111 Jid\t"• li.l ll -\lullllll -\rcn.l !ht \1!, Jli,tlll -\lunHll ·\rt"llJ ~p.m. i.. l'nll't tnr the Arb �6 Repories Oece11ber 3.1!91/Yol.:11. lk1. 14 TRANsrnoNS Moving In , fnMOo v.,...... from director ol dtWiopmont lor Troalre College t o - director ol deYOicpmont In the School ol Monogement. -c.-.... from din!c- t«-ol the """""' fund. speclll ....,IS llld public relotlons lor c.nislus High School. to tont dltoctor ol dtwlopmont In the School ol Pharmocy. from family nune p<actltion« to COO!dinator ol the School ol Nunlng's -,.tt. ........ · degree In dlsionc.e. lumin!l progrom )omes1Dwn. -----PI'>' Moving On ducllon monogot lor U!Wonlty Pubblions, to publcotlons moniger It 8UIIIIo -Col- · ~ego. Retirements ,_,__,_,_dl'rector, - ...... .,.-.School Comput- lngs..bs. ~.-..-.­ ol ~ ~L ........ oaoc:iolepn>--~olr.tuolc. TV IIDw-•nounc:es ~lne-ilp The'!'!-" ond _ . , ...... kelbiiCC*hel . . b e theampus--tunld dullng t h o - ol ~ ----. ... _.................. -ture_. . - a n "\\I r...,.: a holt· monlh an thoAdolpNI ond TO ~~ ~ tho pllljlels ... ,......., tho ....... kh .......... go-._.., __ ..... ~ .,...,.,... ............. lam~ M i l . _. . . . ol.._..-.., ... _ flolno .........,_.._ol tho E.t,OIIdhold.....,. c.r-.~---al thoSdatlal~­ kelbil.-flesa.,t~ ond11m ~ ond Seymcu Gitln,~-­ o n d - al theW. F. Ablght ol Ald-*>gial J!e. seorchln....-n. "UB Todoy" oln on Adelphia cat>1o c111nno1s 1o ond 1e ot 6:30p.m. on Sundoys ond at 9 p.m. on Mondays on Chonnel 1e, and ot 6:30 p;m. on Fridoys on TO ~'s Chlnnef 21 . The Rtpa(l<r wol- comes letters from rr.ters commenting on Its stories and content letten should be lmlted to 800 words ond ITiil)l be edited fo< style 'ond length. l.ottoB must Include tho writer's name. addross and • doytime telephono number fo< wrillcotlon. Because ol spoce limitations. the ~., connot pul>lish .. ..... ceiYed. They must be roceiYed by 9 a.m. Mondoy to be oonsideml lor pubbtion In thlt -.-The~Jn­ r.nlhot-.berec:.Mdon cl.aareloc1IOnic.ollyot v'AcW . , ... Alan J. Gross, 71, dental school faculty member Servkes wen held MoncS.y In Delaware Park Mem onal C hapel . Buffalo. for Alan ). Gross, a faculty m ember in the School of Dental Mcdicinf' and a practiCing dentiSt for more than 44 yea rs. Gross, 71. died Nov. 28 after a year's illn ~. He was h o n o red recently with the U B Dental Alumni Association 's Humanitarian Award and last week at a cer emony, which he attended, with the creation of the Dr. AJan ). Gross Student Resource Center in Squire HaiL Gross graduated from the UB dental school in 1952, afler serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II'. In the 1960s he was a clinical instruc tor of operative dentistry at th e dental sc h ool. He earned a master 's degree in oraJ sciences m 1983 and . bt"caust' of his in terest 1n general dtntistry, clinical research and dental tducation, enrolled in the doctoral program 1n education psychology at UB, rectivi ng his doctorate in 1996. A popular teacher in the dental school, he twice was honored as !he Alpha Omega dental fraternity's Educator of the Year. He received the William M. Feagans Award for outstanding teaching and the Educator of the Year designation in the 1990 School of DentaJ Medicine yearbook. Gross was director of faculty developmenl for the denial school and taught an orientation course for new faculty members and a course on teaching skills for the dental faculty. The author or co-author of 52 professional publications on den - tistry and dental education, he served as president ofth< UB Den tal Alumni Association, the local . chapter of the Alpha Omega lnttrnationaJ Dental Fraternity and the UB chapter of the International Association of Denial Research. A fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and the International CoUcge of Dentists, he was a member of the American Dental Association and the New York Stat<, Erie County and Eighth District Denial societjes, the American As.soci.ation of Dental Schools and the American Educational Research Association. A cross-country runner, Gross competed in the Boston Marathon five times and was one of the founders and directors of the Slcylon lnt<mational Marathon. A bicycle racer, h< competed 1M times in the Empie< StattGames, winning a bronz<orsilv.r medal in his age group for each race. On ,.,.,.,...) occasions, Gross rode his bicycle more than I SO miles.to Watkins Glen. He abo raced can at Watkins Glen, 5mled on the ski patrol and was a ski instructor at Glenwood Aau. A musician, Gross was in · valved in community theater and served on the board of Young Audjences and on the board of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo. He is survived by his wife. Nancy; a daughter, Susan Cooperman of Denver; a son, Charles lester; his mother, Minnie S. Gross.. and a brother, Gordon R., both of Amherst. Donald L. Ehrenreich, 70, clinical professor of neurology Servkes were held In Temple Beth Zion on Nov. 20 for Donald L Ehrenreich, 70, a clinical pro· fessor of neurology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and a neurologist with the Buffalo Medical Group. Ehren reich , who suffered from cardiac and ot her m edica l problems, died Nov. 18 in Buffalo General Hospital 's Hospice Unit. Hi s compassion. sensitivity and humanity touched not only rology in !he medical school in 1961 . his patients, but their families as weU. When he became iiJ and an nounced his retirement, patients Stnt many cards and leners thank ing him for his sense of caring and offering wishes for his recovery. Ehrenreich earned a bachelor's degree from UBin 1949anda medical degree from the UB medica) school in 1953. He became an in· structor in the Department ofNeu- Sina 1983, he had 5mled as a clinical professor in thai department. He was acting had of the neu rology departmental Buffalo Gen eral Hospital for six years in the 1980s, served as president of the hospital's medical staff in 1986 and was a member of the board of trustees for six years. ln 1978 he joined the Buffalo Medical Group and later served as chairman of its board of directors. In 1964, Ehrenreich was among the lint group of U.S. neurologisls invited to <lUna to teach neurology to Otinesc physicians. Survivors include his wife, Rivona H.; a son, Mark D. of Kenmore; a daughter, Beth E. Lichtenberg of Chicago; a brolher,Arthur,ofPhoeoix;asister, Margery Rabow of Sarasota, Fla.. and eight grandchildren. Richard H. Webber, 74, professor emeritus of anatomy A M•n of Chrtstl•n SUrt•l was hdd Nov. 27 in St. Step hen's Church, Grand Is land, for Richard H. Webber, 74, professor emeritus of anatomy in the VB medical sc hool. Webber died Nov. 23 in Millard Fillmore- Suburban Hospital. Webber was anending Cornell Univcrsiry in 1943 when he joined the Navy. Following h1 s di sc harge . he comp le-t ed hi s bache lor's degree a t St. Be nedi ct's Co ll ege. Atch ison. Kan . He ea rned his master 's degree in zoology from the University of Notre Dame in 1949 and a doctorate in anatomy from St. Louis University in 1954. He was an a..~ istant professor of anatomy at the C reighton University Medi · ca l School from 1954-59, where he was principaJ investigator for sev eral research grants from the U.S. Public Health Service, and was an associate professor at Temple Uni versity before coming to UB in 1961. The author of numerous scien tific papers, Webber received grants from the National lnstitules of Health to study involuntary nerve pathways to blood vessels in the leg. Webber's major research inurests involved studits of the autonomic nervous system. In later years, he studied neuropeptide changes in gingiv~ re.lated to aging and periodontal disease. He reti red from US in 1990. He was a member of Phi Rho, a professional and neurological society; the American Association of Anatomists; the Cajal Club, an anatomy o rganization; Sigma Xi, and the Americ:an Association of Denial Schools. He was a fel low of the Human ,Biology Council. Survivors include his wife, Donna Marie; six daughlers, Michaeline Reining and Donna Goss, both of Grand Island, Margaret Hooper of Ogdensburg, Palricia Majtyka of North Tonawanda, Annr Smitlr of Pullman, Wash., and Kimberly Marshall of Buffalo; a son, Thomas, of Rochester. and eight grandchildren. �December 3.19!18/Vnl.311."'.14 SEFA offers many choices of agencies to support EiJ the Editor: Earlier"!ast month , Joseph Murray from Geography took a very "broad brush"andused •ttopaintall the"""kofSEFAI . I :. . United Way in the Ileporkr. 1 I I• think that was both inappropriate and unfortunate. SEFA is a single combined giving p rograms periodically to ensure campaign for all employees of New they meet required standards and York Stlte. It makes it possible for provide services to meet priority US and other state organizations needs. This year, employee and stuand agencies to support a wide va- dent suppon through UB's SEFA riety of services, induding critical campaign may go to 194 different work on behalf of the elderly, chil- United Way agencies, 131 independren and disabled, on behalf of in- dent and non-affiliated agencies, 32 ternatiOnal and environmental oon- international service agencies, 31 cems, and to address issues related independent Cllaritics nf America, 16 EarthS~ agencies and 18 En 10 substance abuse, f.lmily suppon vironmentaJ Federation of New and youth development. ' An employee SEPA Steering York agencies. For more informaComminee works to serve the wid - lion on SEFA and the work of the 450 supported agencies. log on to <>1 possible number of people in our community. They evaluate local, <wtngs.bufflllo.edu/ Mf•>. state, national and in ternational · Given the extensive array o f To ,/.·. - • - agencies. services and perspec t ives represented by these nearly 45 groups, I suspect that some UB individu als may find they do not sup port one or more of the agcn des, for any number of personal and legitimate reasons. That is why, as Mr. Murray noted , every invitltio n to give indudes an invitation to designate aU or a portion of a gift to specific agencies or federations. Mr. Murray, hold the individual organizations accountlble for their practices. That is appropriate. But as .. Partners in Caring" attempting to assist in "Building Stronger Com· munities," common decen cy di ctales that the campus continu e to provide \lfl opportunity to support , through individual decisions, the workofsomanydeservingagencio, working o n behalf of so man y unmet needs, here and everywhere. -Dennb R. Black, 1998 UB SEFA/Unrr~ Way Cho1r The joys of crossing boundaries, opening doors fa lo. New rk, which I knew little .1ho ut whcrll went to ljve and teach dll' re 30 yea~ ago, I shall think of myself, in part , as a person who hdonged. for a while, o n the ca mpus in the Free State. l say"i n part .. and .. for a while" because we all have many sid es which we can ex press in different places at different times. To belong wholly to o ne place for all of o ne's life may have a ce rtain sa tisfaction , but it has a limitation as well. For myself, I have found it exciting to move beyond the fa miliar boundaries of city, state and country whi le return ing hom e through the study of American lit erature; and, co nversely, I like tn rc:ad abo ut o ther culture s and lO Untri es when I'm at home. Reading. as you doubtJess have discovered, is an mexpcnsivc way to travel And travel , as well as being a pleasure in itself. is also a means and mode of self-discovery-an Amen ca n invention that takes It s place alongside the Franklin Stow:though I don't want to suggest that what is ..outsidr"usand what ts "in sidr" are unrelated. So, k·t me donate a few books to you r lihrary that get at M>mc of the contexts in whu.:h I have lived and which may prove: to be useful to yo u as artifacts and icons: .. Lincoln: Selected Speech~.~ and Writings," an .. O utlm c of American Literature:· a sturdy "Thc Norton Anthology of English l.&t crature," th e "Triple AAA Europt' Travel Book " ( 1996 ) and "T I1<· World Alman a\" and Book of l·acb .. ( 1977). As you ca n see, my lllll·~ mn\l' ou t from Lu11.:o ln's 19th t..t' lltllr } Ameri ca to th e world in our ttlllt' They art- , in th is sen se. m n st~ ll'nt wtth my themt- for 10day: lrL)!-1, ing boundanes and expand m g my self. Opcnmg doors . And I want to say in th1 s lo nnectton th at I am particularly grateful to yo u because I ha vl' li ved 111 ,1 women 's hostel all year at t-rn Statt• Un&vcrs it\' ( Wdwttl~ ht a I wtthnut gc tt mg 1n meet o ne ' tu dent. I have o ften 1ho ughtth.11. .1, a mattt·r nf fact. th1 :-. !'lol tuatt on wet' a metaphor for muLh of wh .tt needs to lha ngc 111 the world W e need tn mct"t ou r neighhor:-. fat..t· to fat..'e ; we need to sec that pcoph· v.•hn lt>ad cu lturall y dtfferrnt It' t'' .trt' prohahl)· not that dtffert·nt from us: we need 111 'i.Ct' th a t tht· d.11111~ u i you th and dgc . stud t'nt .1nd teat..'her, child and parent , arl' !WI lund amentall\' •~alated !rom l',t~o.h o th er. In anr ... a.ltl' . l hopt· 'lt ll ll' (l! VOU \Vti[ Wfllt' Ill me \II th.t l ""t' t. Jil \.lii11 111Ut' I n ll J' t'll duur!'lo. -Howard Wolf , p • c• fc··~·" ott /n-.:lt-'1 M .... Dean Veu: £1 Gloomi~Y~lor ~=~~r:~":~dnd momenu ~ore ~ impact~ The cKryiK mural, which c~ an four walb of tht> Ughtwe" Gallery; was 1nspired by cartCJOf\ pop an and expressiorust wor1u ~~c:!'~~~~~~ lurw V..nlon City Ven10n City, a cawal survey ol Toronto ~~~~~ra0~~~~~~:: Secood Floo< Galierie>, CFA. ih<OU!Jh Dec. 20. Artists represented Include g~=-~~~~~E~~"'n. GA!CJ Heftord, Karrn Hendenon, ~Of ~- Luh Ja<ob. Swan K.. ley. AAda KlJbG. Stacey Lancast~. E.uan ~=: ~!'!~~~ Tunno Hourl lor the US Art Gallery and thto ~twtll Galltry a~ I 0:30 a.m .-8 f.'m p m ~,Z~~rough Saturda)", t · S ........,. Jobs- Anlshlnt Pro fessor-Department ol K.iw.tkm a>meaed"" ...... ~ tx>ud-odown ....... w...... finished the pme with seven '"'"!'<ions b" I 4o4 yuds >nd a... TDs.lt was the I I d1 I ~yard pme i 49~1Nin. of his career. an aJ-.Une: school -lllrauN led the women's ...a>ni.Soishxy~ 19-d-3< bolioolll. . 4-liOCIJ<d and .,..... ""270 yuds.Josh Ro!h loO " wos nomod to the Rutge<> AJIrushrc- 88 yuds on 18 amos T.....-.nont. Team. She~ Drew Hadcb.d Nd four 12 P'*'l> tnd ..... retxu-ds per rKeptiom for 2 yards and oed hts game on the - t n d ~ O¥m recOC"d for rKepooru: m a 13 .5 points per game in the seuon With 67 Antonio Perry led Rutgen Too.mament. the defense wkh I I tackles. while josh Trexter added Nne taddes and :11 pus breakup. Enc Pipkins had etght acldes and returned UJ tntercepoon S6 prds for his firn C21'M:r wuchdown ....,to. s Volle~~all C e n tral Michigan l, UB 2 Eutent Michigan 3, UB 0 The '101~1 sqouad ended ~a season unable to get :11 ww-. .., the Hid-Atnenc.2n Conference.losmg matches"' Centnl HicNgan (8- 15. 14-16. 15-2. 15-7. 15.1 l i ond E:ostom HicNgan (5- 15. IG-15.8-15) NO<. 20-21 lnA!unnAn:na. CNssey Swb'er led the Bulls with I 3 kil~ two service :t~ees :and I 7 dip :ti(UlSt Centnl Hid>1pn. Some< Desdwnbault had two kllk ond I 5 "'' apins1 E:ostem Hochopn ~asket~all UB 74, Robert Morris 41 UB 75 , Soutt.west Louisi~a 5 4 UB 73 , Niagara 61 Rutger-s 70, UB 4 7 UB 70 , Rhode IslAnd 61 On Nov. 21. the Butb defeated Roben Morm. 74-41 H epn HcCny ~ t:he team with 18 potna Vld SarNnttu Cerny ~d 10 potna.rlfbny Sell pulled dowYI s~ rebounds In t:he Win lnlthe Ruqen T~ US lost to the host Scarlet i<nl&ht1. 70--17. '" the openirc f"'Uld Bdlled UB wrth t2 poena Mld ~ ~Han McOu~ tud 11 po40t:5 and s« rebo..n<h. UB then defeated Southwest Louisiana. 7S-S-1. Four Butts' ~~" ~. a.o by M<Ciun:- 16 po;nu.Ca..,.,.,. jacob _ , IJ. Bdl_,llondKrn Coon_,IO The team ~eated host Rhode Island, 70-61 , on New 18 Vld vtSidng NC:t~.g:t~ n.. 7J-61 , on NoY 21 Coon led With 16 potna :tiOd three boards. Bell M\d HcCiu~ prt.Ched Ill 15 :tiQd 12 poma <~.nd Cemy had seven ~ M\d ntlle polflO. In the non-confen!nce wr1 apn51 the Purple E:acfes. four~ 5COI"e::ln c:to..be ~...._ BellloO ihe woy _ , 16 porn> ond "" bauds. C...., >nd jawb poon:d " I< pon:s apM!Ct • ...,... ~ ~ I J pomlo ;and CClllCrb..rted M ~ MEN ' S UB 4 9 , Canisi us 48 US 64 , Contell 63 Duq uesn e 7 5 , UB 5 6 US beat bitck .. com~ ck by Cam~IU ~ to hold on for :11 19-"'8 wm m the Bulls Nov H home opener UB wu led by Lou•s Umpbell wuh :11 areer-hrgh 18 potnts and N•kob• Ale."<ee'o. who came o ff the bench tO sea~ 11 pomu ilOd gn.b :11 pme· and areer-h•gh erght rebound1 Alexe1 Vuille"t also had e1ght rrix>unds u UB out-rebounded 1U opponent for the first ame th•s seuon The tcvn spin games on the road. defe..ung host Com~! . 6-4· 63 . on N O>< 18 and losmg to Duquesne . 75-56. on Nov 21 Aglmst ComeU--U B '~ first wm of the sea.son--the Bun ~ .....-ere led by Konn GodWin. who ~cored I) p01nu o R dle bench lou•~ Campbell added .. ureer be~t I6 pomu and s1x steals w,u Campbell pulled down e•ght boards and blocked three shou. wh1lc Ryan Peterson added s•x .ustsU Ag;unn Duquesne. UB wa.l. led by Mahso L1borm WTd"t II po1nu ;and \ever' rebound~ Vas•lte:Y also scored .. Grtreer-h•gtt I0 pomu · ~wimmm~ Events Calendar Continued hom- 8 Mark Dean Veal'' N'\SUIIahon, El GloominatOI', I' described al '"a grt:olt The Bulls dosed out the 1998 sason "--ow. 21.1os1nc 4-4-36 to l--lofw-.. Theronw.krlnshod- 86 ,..,OS on 17 anies.Oad ~ >nd WOMEN' S Dear F.culty, Staff, Students, and Friends of Christian Brothen College (Bioe.,.fonteln, SOuth AtJtc.) : n I left America at the end of I uary. I 997 , I had little know!· edg o f th e l·ree State , le ss of J ~ l ocn ontcin, and none of Chns- root~all H ohtn 44, UB 16 ME.N ' S ~~:~~::~n:,~:r~~:ssor- Oepartment of MusK, Post1ng •F-808 7 A.lslsU!nt Profeuor, Sodok)gy of Edvution -Depanment of E.ducat 1onal Leadership and Polley, Post1ng n ~8088 AsslsUnt Professor, Uteracy/ Read ing Spedallst-Oepartment of Learnmg and lnstru<:tkm, Posting lf -8089 Auod ilte/ Full Profenor, Rehablltutlon Coun seling Depa rtment of Counseling and ~:~~~~c~~~~~~r~~~:~~~~~~~~ IF-8090. Professor and Ch air · Department of Computer Soence t~nd E.ngineenng, Postmg Mf -809 1 Resean::h lm:tn.Ktor-Department ol 8101ogJCal Science~ . Post•ng •r -8091 Research Secretary I (part timt)-CAM8t Po\Ung •R-98079 ProfessionAl Assb:t.nt Director, NY Met ro otfKe of Admiukwls ( Sl--4}-0ffK:e of AdmtHtOIH Post1ng IIP-8089 Senior UNIX Engkleef (SL-5}-Computmg and lnlormatJon Techno6ogy, Post•ng IP 8109. Auistlln t Dean fOf" Resource Man.gement ( SL- S)~Oean·~ Otfk~ School of Health Reldted Profen.am, School of Nurling. Post1ng IP -8129 AIX Systems AdmlnlstratOf" (Sl--4)-Cemer for ComputatMlnal Research, Post1ng ltP 8130 IRIX System' Administrator ( Sl 4)-Center fOt Computdtlonal Re~drl:h Po~tn19 IP-8131 ~b Specialist (Sl 3)-lnstitute lor local Governance Reg1onal Growth, Posting IP-81 3 3 Instructional Support Te<hn kian (Sl 3)~0ean'~ Offke, Art' and Sc.ence-~. dnd ~~n'~! tiL~ru'~!~~;~~fV1lr\ 1 Po~t •ng NP-8136. Associate Olre<tor tor Special Evenu (Sl-4)-Speoal ~ven a Po~ttng MP--8137. Man ager of Fire and lift Safety {S l - 3) ~UnNen.•t y Faolitll!'~. Post1ng •P-8138. Music Tet:hnology Director (Sl·l)-Oepartment ol MusK Po~t1ng ltP-8140. Director, Natural Scie nces Services {Sl-4)Undergraduate Academ•c Progrdm\ dlld ~=:~~~:;?~!~~! ( SL -S) ( two polition,)-Center for Compulallofldl Re-SE-arch. Pc»t1ng •P-8\44 814 \ Non-CompetltMo/ lAbor Clustfled Civil Service Bu ilding Sffvke Akk- (NS 3. pdrt time, t emporary) (three politiom avollllable)-Unrwn.•ty l tne- • ~detetmlrled f.dnlil f"\ US Ill , O Uiitnd 10 8 The men ·~ SW1mmrng tea.m rem:t~1ned undefeated by dowmng v•~•ung O;~kbnd Un1ven•ty 123-IOS. on No-. 21 The Bulls wen- led by }ohn N11le~ who took fin t ·pb.ce fin•she~ ,,., tt"te SO-meter f~tyle (21 2S) and the 100-meter freestyle (16 83) He wu also :t1 member of the wmmng -+00-meu!r freesryko relay squad (l I 0 M ). along Wtth Bnan BerUtekmt. Jose MonciOn and Dexter T.u um Fln:t·pt:tlce fin1she' ;also came from Dan H.ckey 1n the 200-meter ln-estytc (I 1] S) and Jason Mcl.a.chlan '" the 200 1nd1vtdu3! medley (I S8 ] II Dave Soler captured both d1vtng evenu by pbcmg first '" the o ne ,utd three-meter d•ve~ wtth 236 6) and 250 80 potnu re~peco-wely WOMEN ' S The UB womens SW1ffim1ng team eamed •u fin:1 MAC vtctOT)' No~ ]I defuung host Akron. 198-9) K1m Theeqe ( 100 brusutroke I Q8 92. 200 brusutroke. 2 .J.4 69).1nger Rooneem ( 100 bolclutroke I{Xl2t 100 freestyte S3 M ) .llld l..Jeselle Tnntdad ( I00 butterfly. I{XI 22 200 butterfly. 2 1] I II had r-...o fin:t-pbce finiSh~ euh Theeqe. R~. Tnmdad .and M ICh~le Bncknell :lisa were memben of the ~onous 200-me-tet"" mediey-reby ~d I I 52 5]1 Wrestlin~ Teo To abram more mlormatl0f1 on ,001 hh'11 a~. concoct Penonn~ 5en--Kf'~ to• respon~ ~ysrem by collmg 64.S J84 J orJC1 following the VOICe prompl 1nst nx110m lo otxom 1nformall0fl on R~rrh fOb) , con /oct SpooSOIPd Programs Pf'n.onrvl 4 16 Croh1 The wrest:hng t.e:t~m opened With Its fir-st WUITWT"Iflr'lt oi me season. fin1sh1ng second 1n the Bkxxnsbu:-g lrMDtOOf\al The Bulb throe capa1ru ..&un Schul (1 25-pound cb.u). j:tlcob Scmus ( 174-pcx.nd cbs.l) and M<tn Rxc1 ( 184-pouncl dass~l took fir-st pbce. Other top finlshen for UB 1ockJded _lohn ~cheolclder •n second place '" t:he h~ght dMslon and thtrd-pbce fimshes by Bill J:tlcoutot :t1t 11t pounds and Josh Sates :tit 197 pound~ �B) Repoder December 3.1!91/Vol.30. Ill. 14 -setoN.~ Polldng Hotrod: All Altemlt!Ye Model of Policing DlscrdJon . Jeannine Bell. Univ. of MichigAn. 50 2 Part<. North C1mpus. 9:30a.m. Free. .. -AitCJub-.g l£Al Nftcb You! Center for the ~3o~~~ ~,:;. ~~- for rT'IOI'einformation, call)eft Shefven at 645-6878, ext 1369 Roswell P..-k Staff Semln.r To be announced. ANan Salmain, Ph.D., Cancer Cell Center, Univ. of eaufomia at ~- Hilteboe Audttorium, Elm and Urtton Sts. 12:30 p.m. Free. For more tnfOf"fmtion, calf Charles Wf:nner at S4S- 3261 . Alumni lecture. Kenneth Paigen, Ph.D., Director, jacluon Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME. Hilleboe Auditorium, Elm and Car1ton Su.. 12:30 p.m . Free \ Do We Need Truth Searers7 Prof. M ur Rojszcz.ak., P~and . 684 Ba)o/. <t p.m. for morr ~~f~~2~.c:;~!1J'7 ~agnrr Tblnllnt- Rim fatt.ol: - - ~~=:.r Clnem~~ . Screening Room, Center for the Arts. 2 p.m. ~=~~=~~" 1/oJomen and Gender. For more 1nfonnation, call Penka Skachkovo at 829-3-451. ~~Exhibit 'Nhat Is the Length of a Potato7-An Introduction to Geometric Measure. Prof Strphen H. Schanuel, UB. 10 3 Oiefffldorf. <4 p .m Free Drinkthewat«. l.isso Isabel. 845, Center fcJr the Am. 6 p.m. free. for"""" informatioo. call M Dept. at 64>6878, ext. 1 350. UB groups ~ponson . ~ prtncl,-1 Urtlngs a.re due no later than noon on the Thursday prec:edlng publk.t.MK\. Listings are o nly a<eepted through the ele<t ro n lc: submlnion fo rm '•nun.. kappa Induction Ceremony Rosemarie C. Hogan, RN, MSN, FAAN, Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. p .m . Open to members. Sponsored by Gamma Kappa Chapter-STII For more information, call Scott Erdley at 829-3218 7 Concert UB Ch o ir/ Harold Rosenbaum, conductor. Dept of Music, Slee. 8 p.m . S3. For more 1nf~atton, call 645-2921 Dance Studloweri<s. Dept ol Theatre and Dance, Center for the Are. 8 p.m . All tickets are S3. For more information, cai164S-ARTS www.buH•Io .edu / c alendar/ login>. Bec::a u se of ~pace limita tions, not a ll even h In the e lectronic: calendar w ill be lnc:luded In the RepMf~- Concert Amherst Saxophone Quartet m\~. ~~~~~,!~~tion. Friday 4 SupplementAl Training Announcement An 0vetv1ew of Treat ment Modalities and Concerns fCK Cannabis,. Cocaine, Heroin ~~!:Taa~of CASAC, Business and Commerce Burkfing. Daemen College. 8:45 o.m .--4:30 p .m 155 . (Lunch not included). Sponsor<d by Institute lor Addictions Studtes and ="2;-~nr~~. call 64 5-6 140. 6 OIUKe Studiowerl<s. Dept ol Theatre and Dance, Center for thr Arts. 2 p .m . All tick& ""' n . for """" tnfonnation. caU 64S-AATS. _,.. L.K-._ - . W h o Abuse Drugs --· 19!18 - - :::=..., Lectuns on Science a.- Hurt: The C1rde of Ule . Christine E. Sddmon, M.D., C>n!ctDr, Cardiovasculo< Genetics Service, Brighom ond · · Hospital lrid HaMird Univ. 120 Oemens. 10.11 a.m .. free. ~ %'ndust1yl Un~Center Biosuifac~ OUCB). """" lnlotmation, call Susan Arnold at 829-3560. 1---~ .....-onSdonce ~=='=p Ufton, M.D., Ph.D., Professor ol 2~. r~!"b."":ncr Spc>ni<nd by The 1nstil1Jle for Addklloru stua... ond ~ 1\Joroscence ond Commen:e Building. Daemon College. 5:45-9:15 p .m . l35 . ~··~·ru Concert ~by U8 Symphonk Band/ Jon Neson, CO<ljluctor. OepL of Music, Slee. 8 p .m . Free. For rT'IOC'e informauon, caii 64S- 2921 . ~~~~0~~· Concert U8 IMnd Eruemble/Saroh L Of MuUtlons lind Malodles. Christine E. 5eidman, M.D., Director, Cardiov.l:scular Genetics Service, Brighom and Women's ~tal arid Harvard Univ. 1200enleu. 1()-11 a.m . f.-ee. Sponsor<d Industry/ Un~Center or Biosuifac~ (IUC8). """" informotion, call Susan Amold at 8l9-3S60. ?, =:"...::'-"'t...., on Science Lectures The Kld.:C,T~~~-:. ~Ph.D., Prolesso< of Medicine, Genetics and =~~~School """""*"" ' ~~~2921 . Exhibits 19!18 Rumsey Award =:u:l:b::~~ ~~.,""~ ~~~~ ~~ ~wlbe~ ~t.Jn~b 10oJn-5 p.m., Tueday; 0 a.m..& p.m.~ 11 a . m.~ p.m.. . __ c;...,..,., The Gllnlens " " - - ~~~~" ~~~.~~~ estate. featured are an:hMI ~-=·~menll ~~i:P?!~ >\light-Darwin D. MartinLloyd information, call645-2921 . Lectures on Science ~ole U8 OlonlsiHaroid 64~. The ..nibitlnciJdos lonJe ol 1.-ging lecture Nudellt' Medicine G111nd Rounds. )ame5 E. Carey, Jr., M.S., Univ. of MKhig.ln. Ann Arbor. 117 Porl<er. 6-7:30 p .m . free. Spo~ by Dept. ol Nuclear Medicine. For rT'IOI"e information, call Rebecca A. Goodman at 833-5889 . 19911 -Institute - Hughes Medical Holldoy Coacort ~~~·g;.:d Michal K. sumu"l"~~~...:.ular Shift-Register 5ynthesls and a ""'"'~~for Alico Collrolh. ' - .. - Semlnlll' flft. 1 f<!>logyond ~lion of Cellular Growth MatiMnuotks Gnoduate ~~. ~~ 'l%l~~ -- 4 ~frte.Co- conca.ctnr. D<pt. of Music. Sloe. call Susan Arnold at 829-3560 ,,_,_ ... ~1:~,~~~information, 9 ~st':i~p~ -Alcohol: How~ Punish How They Their Chllchn. Df. Biondo Miller, 105 Horrimon. 3-5 p .m . Eduation on WcMnen ond Gender. for """" lnlormotion, caiiiREWC 1t 8 29 ~ 3451 . ~c%~~~r1ace Ubnf')' Science lecture Ubr.lry Assodatlom: An They Worth the lnvestment7 Ann Snoeyenbos, Ref..-ence Ubr>rian at New Vat Univ. 14 Baldy. North ot ~~~au2:i~ Wednesday (IU~ more information, presid<n~ ===- ext7S7. ~~:SchOO of Medicine. 120 Clemens Hall 11 :30 a.m .-12:30 p .m . Free. TUESDAY Sunday ~~UB~. infonnotion, call)ohn C<Mt:oran, 881-1640 or 645- Athletics UB Women's BaJketball Tournament. Alumni Arena 6 p .m . S7, S5 . Free to students with ID . Dance Studlowerlu. Dept of Theatre and Dance, Centet' for the Arts. 8 p.m. All tickets arr n . For rT"I()Ire 1nfoonation. call 64 S-ART'S 11 :30a.m.- 1 p.m. l.unch<oo l 12 . 7 ~,.'!~·~.::.. South~am pus. <4 p .m . free Men's Ba.sketball vs. Akron Alumni Arena . 7:30p.m . S10, S8. S7. Free to studenU With 10. lorTomooow. 829-3560. all Julia Cohan, 68S-6890. toll 645 -292 1 Athletics for the online UB Calflldar of £venh at <http:// 5 SIR. Center Susan Amokj at Blo<hemkol ..,.,_ology Saturday ~ ~&... lor Bios<mces QUCB). for"""" inlormotion, call ~~\~.~. Medicine. Genetics ond information, call Dr. Bruce Nichobon, host. at 645-3323 Soup's On; frte. ~ - · Logic c.olloquUn ~f.\~ ~susro,s:: p .m . D•nce Studtowertu. Oepl of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Aru. 8 p.m . All tickets are S3 . For more Information, call 64 5ARTS ,_- of Medlclne. 12.0 Clemens. 11 :30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday tnformabon, call 64 5-2921 ~pat UB. For more p&ac:e on cAmpUs, or f or ~~cal~£2921 New Functions for Gap ~och~e~ ~ms~:~co- off-campus events where Concert U8 )ou Em<ml>le/Som Falzone, conca.ctnr. D<pt. of Junction.s. Dr. David Paul. Harvard Medkal School; Neurobiology Dept. 114 lb tlngs for events taking 645-2921 . --· Concert The Cassatt String Quartet. The R.,...r., publlshes =.~·3"rm.s'iz~· of ss. For IT'IOf'e information, call Thursday 10 ue s..-.t "" Club ~ ZfAl Needs You! Center for the Arts, Printmaking. B-27 . ~~~-~EAt':~:... student •rt c •nd Printmaking. for """" infotmation, caH Jeff Sherven at 645-6878, exL 1369. Manuscript C~t itt> from the Martin . and ~donors and reproduCtions of recently discoven!d londfcape pions from Comdl Univomy. =;dY ~'!:"~ family the gardens. ~~~ and his family commissioned \Might to~ the Martin ~1 ~)and G · , theO-sunvner rosidence (built 1926-27). The-.~..,ti ~on >Iewin 5pedol <:_,Hall,5 ' $ :420 for """"information, ~-,... 7 2916. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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December 10.111/tiJO.Ikl. 15 Bert at the CFA If you like Bert, you'll be happy to know there are dozens of h1m (and Em~e, too) 1n Sally M cKay's mixed med1a works, a popular display 1n the "Version City" exh1b1t 1n the Center for the Arts The Ses.ame Street buddie' will continue to entertain VISitO~ to the UB Art Galle,-., through july 1 Ruckenstein awarded National Medal ofScience Highest scientific honor recognizes distinguished career, extraordinary breadth of work By El.UH GOLDBAUM N~ Serv•ce~ Editor RESIDENT Cl mlon an nounccd Tu ~sd ay that l:.li Ruckcnstean. SUNY n,., 11 nguished Profes . . or 1n th e Department of Chemtlal l:.n gmecrmg. ha..\ heen awarded tht.· Na 11 o nal Medal of ~Cicnce, tht h1g h est ho nor awa rded 111 the l : ' for :o.t.:tenufi <. achl t.'vc menl. RuckcnslcJ n, a UB f..1cuh y Tlll'Tll her sm~.e I ~n and ,, mt·mh~..·r o l 1he prcst1gmus National Academv of Engi necnng, is the fir ~ ! LlB pro fessor to receive the covrted award He and lh<.· e1gh1 oth e r reop1 <.' n! ~ will rece1 ve th elf mcdab rn January du nng a ~.e re m o n y at thr Whit e I louse C linlon Cllt:d the rcnptenl!i for "th eir lifetime of pass1on,persever ance and perststencc to bring abou1 new knowledge that extends lh t" limits of lh r1r ficlds and drives our nation forward int o <1 ncw ccnlury." Cons1dered th<.> U.~. equivah.'nt to th r Nobel Pri n·. 1he award ts hl'!itnwed on mdiv1duab who have made: ou tstandmg LOillnbullon .. to knowledge in the cht.• mt i.J.I. physical. bio \ og~eal. mathcmat!L.tl . t• ng l nt·e n n~ or sona/ s..: • t·n~..c;, "T ht~ '-" une ol tht.~ lllO.'>l pn.·.. t • g10u~ honor., t'\'l'r reu"IVt'd tn ,1 laLUit\' memht>r m the htston ol thr llnJvcr~ ll\ J.l Ruffalo, .wJ J wdl -dt•snvcd honor fm l-1!.' ...11d Will~olm R l .retnl·r " lie ha., had an t'XIraurdr n.Jr\ H1' ~;e\e(lhlll /or thl· :-.lot "\\'ha t 1...Ulllll' Ill '~il'llLl' I~ Ill!\ dtv." he \.ud ·· l.ullllltc.·rc....,tt'd mJ.Jnh I If\ l~ldt:\dtll' .md II po..,!>thlt• linJ U\dUJ .1pp/1 lllllt'\\ Ldt"a.\,WhlLh ...llltlll' llnh'l'\t'l I dtlll I ~~jUCt'll tht·ml(lft'\l'f lh1' I!! ,,h . u kc.•c.·p, rm wor~ t'Xdllll~ \,u,rdtn~ Pn·<>Jdt.·nt RUCKENSTEIN ••lh·n to\,1 tn .111 'IPf\ ~ilft't'r ~ud,l'fl\lt.'lll ~ )!LHiliJ.It' 'IULh:llh tiona\ Medal o( ~... 1enu· '' a tc'\ld mt'ntto the strcnglh and n.1 t1onal rt·putatwn of tht~ sut~nLc .. ,\1 l ' H We are t.·xtremelv proud o f Fl 1,1nd thank h1m fo r hu, outs tand mg \t'r VJ((' 10 th e UI11Ver ~ II V " Ru~.k~.• n s lcln 's r~.~ ... car~.h lnlt'rt'.'>l' .md ~.ullt-o~~ut·' hdit'H' that tht· h~.·~t pJalC hl tfn J htt'r.J IUft' 'i,(".trlh •Hl tup!l 1~ h1' otTilt' lht·\·t·xpldlll that h' t.JII..m g wtth h1111. tht'\ .. an t.tp tlllll h1' t'lllVlltlpl·dt .. )...n,,.,..J t-Jgc tllt·vt·n ~.hem i L .t l ~.~ng_~nt~t·rtn!! ridd I It- '' ._.tt d tn jlll!o.'>l''" ltt'.Hh ,\II\ havc Lnvl'red nearlv ever~· ,J,pe~.t photo~rdph•~ n·~.~tll nl of chem1 cal c ng1n eenng .•t hre.Jdth rJrely St·en 111 the work ol .1 'mglt"'"t.'nllsl He all rth ut t'.'> th e rt.·m.~rl..ahlt· hreadlh of h • ~ 'Lh.'nl rfil wor!.. 111 h1:-. own llllt.'rt.•o;t 111 nc.,..· ,111d t'\dt mg 1hing:-. n.tl p.1pcr ht· h.J!! t.'Vl'r rt·aJ Ru..::lt'll!ilCIIlltmdu~.t .. bt11h lht'o fl'II~.J.I Jnd c:\pt·rmwntal rt''l'J.rlh thJI/HI\ on h hd... ~.hant-:t·J "1..\t'Tltl't' und~.·r,t.mdrng til tilt' tum!J.mt·nt-11 flhl'llillll(.'!lo\ tl/ Lhl"fll)l,ll ~lf\)lt' ..!ot'-., hut h.r ~ k•J 111 tht· dndopnwnt nl t'\'t'f\ touT ~.·nh.Jn~..c.·J rt''t' .H~o.h nwtht,J, .tn.t o... ,, m.uc.·n.1b Ht.' ha' m..1Je ~n ,undhn.:ak1ng '-''• 1 tnhutltlru.ln an. \l:l m.Judmgtraru.f"1n lo/(,1/Vo;/.,, .. urf.Jlt' flit Jlht.'/ltl/lll'/J.I , thllllt.'II.J, lltrt.k";.Hllln , ulllt•rd.'t.,l."lllU I 'ltlll.-....Jnd h""-''llll"llthlt~ "urT.h..t...-. .lr ... l matenab. lht" h.!vt· ranged from ap pht·t.f rnatht'lllJlh. ~ J.nd ~...a tah~l' teo roh·nlt'r'. t'll/Vtlk lolloll\''1', .. url.lu j'ht'IH 1/lll'n.l, ~o.t ,j!,utb .mJ t'lllUI~u 111 ~ .. ,l!l'llt l ~t' ~t't' hi\ Wtlrk Ill IIIU lldd .mJ thml.. 11 •~ t lllhtJndmc 111 .111J ol rl ..dt. nut rt.·a hnn~ ht' 'h.l' nl.ldt· t"'4UJih ~tgmfi..,.tnt dml nbu IHIIh m "4-~ver.J.I otht·r .. J' \1.d\ rt m.lfkL.J ( .•trllund. ch.m nl tht.· I k p.tnmrnt o il :hem!~...all-. ngult'l'rlnt!Rudtt"llSit'lll h.t~ pcrtomwd ("'HI llL't'fl lll! work tln tht" tht'1.li"\' Of tr.m~ IL'r pht>nonwn.1 . tht· (hem!!iln •ll .. upp<lrtt-J metal ultalvo;;b, ~.atdh'IJ~ lt•mhu!>lit lll, J~~tagent.-. and tht·thcr mtx.Jvn.mlh. !> tl/ llll•.:nxnlub.um .. a~1J ttt hcr ~.umple:\ flUid.-.. I It· p•nnt.'t'rt'\l 1ht.·r nH,dnl.llllll ll11Lfnt..'mubrnm. and Continued on ~ 1ht.·n r tt'' 111 li'-tuh.l ll\,t,tl~ 4 Senate votes to consider censure proposal By SUE WUETCHlR News Services As50ciale T D1re-ctor H E Facult y Se nate o n Tuesday agreed without debate to consider a pro posal to censure the ad mmistratlon regarding its actions Lll folding lhe Department ofStatLStJ.c.s into the Departme nt of SociaJ and Prevent1ve Medicine ( SPM ). The m o lton. offered fo r a first reading hy John Boot. p roft"ssor and chai r of the l kpartme nt ol Management Snence and Systems. asks the senate lo u·nsure 1he ad ministration for not followmg UH and SUNY procedures regardmg the abo li(ion of dcgrec -grantmg programs, for its "brazen dtsregard " of faculty input via established fac uhy gove rn ance .:-nu nu\ ,, and lor thc:.· "acluaJ Slt>ps 1aken l dtsmanlllng of thr statistiC!i department ). wh1ch will come to haunt u!i 1n the t'liu of our students, m tht• ad vancr men l of 1he sc!cni..'t"!o ol !old lislics, 10 competitiveness ol our g rant proposa ls ac ross the sprl I rum of health sc1ences and corr campu s areas. and m our ahlilly hi met>! th e m·eds o f New York Stall' a nd w1dt'r .:-onstltuenclc .. for 1ra1ned stat tst1oan s." Tht motion by Boot came on tht' heels of a plea by lrwm t;unman, chatr of the former Depanmen1 of Stam· tJCS.. askmg senators 10 ~a motion of censure "to try to send a s1gnal that the admuustration cannot fail to un derstand: !.hat they are accountable." ~.allon I ht· nHHIOn , t.uttllldll ~.uJ . .,..·ould !i lat t' th.11 .. .,..,h<l t VtlU tht• admlnl s traiJ On 1 d1d. that ''· \k mol!sh stai! SI IU•. 1:0. wrong .•ul<.l. •mporta nllv. what vou d1d nut do . that I!>, follow t•;;ta hltshed prou• durl' ol fat.:u h\ ~wvrrnan..::<.·, a~ ha~ hee n the cast 111 o lher m starue~ " StatiStKs had bt•en a free-stand mg dcpa rtrnent W!lhmlh e Fat.'ultv of N.nur al ~Cit' n ces and Ma th t'maiJL3 unlil 1988, when 1t moved d:o. a dcpartmen tmt n the School ol Medu. 1ne and B10medKal ~1.1 e-nct>S. On ~cpt. 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REPORTER The /tq1o1Urk . •r SUE WUETCHUI News Services Associate Director U s athletes are per · forming in the class· room, as wdJ as on the court or on the field . In fact, the director of the office that provides academic support for athletes says that between 30 and 45 percent of UB's athletes can be co nsiderM .. scholar athletes ." The most recent example is tht" football players who soagg<d five of the 20 spots on the 1998 GTFJCol· lege Spons Information Dirmorsof America (CoSIDA) Academic AIJ. District I football team. Led by senior defensive end Dan Poulsen, who has earn«! a 3.84 GPA in physi· cal therapy and a spot on the GTFJ CoSIDA all-academic team for the second straight year, the "academic aJI ·stars" include junior· offensive tackle Mike Garofalo, with a 3.41 GPA in management; junior offensive guard David Pruce, 3.80 in po· litical science; sophomo re linebacker Brandon Nishnick, 3.36 in history, and rcdshirt freshman run nmg back David Schmidli, who is cons1dcred a sophomore academi cally and intends to major in physi cal therapy. 3.S4. District I includes all Division I A and 1-AA schools within the states of Co nnecticut, Maine, Mas sachusett s. New Hampshire, Ne"W York, Rhode Island and Vermont. and includes schools from the Big Cast and the Ivy League. Moreover, these football players. dTt' not the only athJetes at UB to earn academic honors. Paul Vecchio. sports information director. notes that other stellar scholars include: • Catherine Jacob. senior guard on the women's basketball team, who has been selected two consecutive yean to tho GTEJCoSIDA Aademic All-District r women's basketball team and is considered a " lock~ for a spot again this !='· Jac.ob also was named the "scholar athlete" of the prestigious Rutgers Invitational Toumamcnthddtwoweekendsago. • Members of the men's swim· ming team, which placed first twice in the past five yean-bas«! on team GPA-<Jn the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) All- Aademic Team. The team also placed 12th this year o n the list of NCAA all· academic swimming teams. • Members of the women's swim· ming team, which has placed in the Top 10 twice on the CSCAA team • The wresting team, which has plac<d in the Top 20 among all Di· vision I wrestling teams, based on teamGPA "As a group, athletes generally do well " academicaUy, confirms Stephen N. Wallace, director of the Office of Athlete Academic Services. Wallace notes that between 30·45 percent of the 500 varsity student athJetes at UB on averagc arc co nsidered "sc holar ath letes"-earn ing a GPA of 3.0 or higher in graded courses during any particula r semester. That percentage is "considerably higher than the percentage of the general student body," ad& Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguish«! Service Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and NCAA facuJty athJetics representative. Coaches of Division I teams e~ ­ pect a certain level of performance from their athletes, Wallace says. noting that leads to significant demands on thc athletes' time for practice, competition and travel. " To deal with that and the academic demands (of UB) is a real feat." he says. AI. faculty athletic representa· tive, Malone describes his job as "trying to represent the interests of the athletic program to the fac ulty and the interests of the fac ulty and the academic program to the Division of Athletics: He points out that the NCAA'j motto stat~ that student athletes an stu· dents first and athletes second "Int...... of the,.._... . . . . . . ....,of 8thletes, the ""'-s-ty ... a...- ........ be. proud of the ........ perfor1nMKe of Its athletes." DlNNI') M ALON ( .. Maybe I percent of st udent athletes even get a look by a professional spo rts tum ," he says. "That's something our students perhaps understand; they take the (NCAA) mono quite seriously." The Office of Athlete Academi c Services has put into place an aca demic suppo rt program that is designed to " maintain the aca demic integrity of the (a thletics ) program," Wallace says. Each team is assigned an aca· demic advisor and team members can avail themselves of tutoring and mentoring programs. As freshmen, they participa te in a co urse similar to UB 101-but geared toward athletes-to help them learn about the university. The office staff includes a leam mg specialist-a doctoral student &om the Department of Counseling and Educatiooal Psycbology- who worb with othletos aperi<nc· inglearn.ing problrmsranging from learning disabilities to ah inability to get organized to poor study skills. The office also is in contact with athletes' instructon at least three times a semest<r, which gives staff a good indication bow students are doing and allows them to help correct problems before the students get into real academic trouble. Wallace says that the real key to athletes' outstanding perfor· mances • is the sense of commu· nity and connection and support among themselves. " II ma..kes a difference to kids when a professor knows their name and asks them how their mom aod dad are doing," he says. Malone dispels the widely held notion that athletes generally are concentrat<d among easy majorrthe "rocks for jocks" syndrome, pointing out that the distribution of majors among athletes at UB is in no way different than the distri· bution of majors among the gen eral student population. "There rea.Uy is not an Casy rna· jor at UB." adds Wallace, noting that a surprising number of athJetcs major in engineering, considered a "fairly inflexible" course of study. Malone notes that people mali,< generalizations when it oomes to athlet.s-"the big. dumb guy is one." But these people "sirnply haven't looked at what the faru show," he says. " In terms of the general aca demic quality of athletes, the uni · versity can be, and should be , proud of the academic perfor mance of its athletes." ~ communltypubllhed by the Office of News SeMces in the DMslon d UniYenily SeMces, S,-llniYersity d Now VOlt It Bui!Jia. ___ Edlt.orialollic<sft It 136 Crofts Hall, ~ (716) 645-1626. - Athletes at UB are top performers in classroom, too --.-.... ,_ Carole Smith ,_, ~­ ---- .. --....,_ --lob-- lllnf-::...~Suo- Ot-..VIdll JoonllioNig RIIteccofomlwn ....... -Daocwon .....,._s,o.. ElllriCoioltoum Mira McGinnis UB stroke researchers develop new technique Method to measure blood rate-of-flow will be used to treat brain malformations By LOIS BAKER Nt>WS Servtces Ed1tor new tt•chmqul' for de termmmg the rate of blood now, developed by researcher s at th e UB Toshiba Stroke Research Cen ter, will enable neurosurgeons using digital radiographic imaging to ch aracte ri ze and treat cere b rovascular abnorma liti es called arter iovenous malformation s (AVM s) more effect ively. The new method, called dual contrast injectiOn. which has not been used elsewhere for this co n dition . was described Nov. 30 at the Radiologi ca l Society of Ame rica annual meeting in C hi ca go by lead researcher William Granger. a UB physiology and b1o physics doctoral candidate. Ncurosurgeons w1th tht· Toshiba ce nter have used the procedure on 21 pataenh, w1th no comp lications. An AVM is a tangle of fragile vessels in the brain or spmal co rd that forms betwe e n an artery. which carries oxygen~rich blood to the brain, and a vein , wh1ch drain s oxygen -depleted blood back to the lun gs for replenish ment. It creates a short -circuit be tween the two ci rculation systems. A shunting blood directly from the artery into the vein, effectively by· passi ng the brain. An AVM can leak o r rupture if tt isn't treated. The condition is thought to be co ngenital, and is diagnosed most frequently in young adults, Granger said. One way of treating AVMs, and the method of choi ce o f neurosurgcons at the Toshiba cen ter, is to seal off the entrances to the blood vessels nourishing the AVM . ca ll ed feeding pedicules, with a glue -like substa nce. With the feeding pedicules sealed off, circu lati on resumes its norma l path, full oxygenation of th e brain IS restored and the threat of bleed mg or stroke is eliminated. For thi s technique to work maximall y, neurosurgeons must be able to gauge the exact ra te of blood flow th rough the AVM so the y ca n de termine the transit time of the glue from the injection po tnt to th e site to be blocked . They then ca n formulate the glu ang agent so it hardens at the proper point as It is carried along by the b lood flow. This ensures that blood flow is blocked to the AVM without occludi ng the main artery or vein. Current techn 1ques for deter - mining rat e of blood now use two app roaches, both involving inject ing a contrast medium into the AVM through a tiny catheter threaded through the large artery in the groin until it reaches the damaged area. The contrast me· dium is tracked via digital X-ray imaging. One approach involves injecting a solub le contrast medium , which is effective in showing the internal contou.rs of the vessel and its twists and turns, enabling neurosurgeons to determine dis tance through the AVM . But be ca use the con trast medium dis solves and diffuses into the blood stream, it does not produce a dear. leading edge necessary to track how fast the flow is moving. An alternate approach uses a non · soluble contras t medium : small droplets of a poppyseed oiJ based agent containing radioactive iodine. These droplets provide the necessary leading edge to provide precise information on speed of the flow. But beca use the contrast medium doesn't dissolve and fill the vessel , tracking the oil droplets alonc provides no information on the path, or distance, the drop has traveled, which is necessary for determining the rate of flow. G ran ger's idea was to adminis ter both contrast media simulta neously. Dual contrast injection allo'!s neurosurgeons or neuroradiologists to gauge both distance and tim!! with one interven tion. He said the technique never has been used elsewhere for determining the rate of blood flow inAVMs. "The two methods together aJ Iow more exact means of deter mining ratc of flow," Granger said. "We can determine the exact timc for the glu e to rea c h the ar terioven u s junction. Our method is more accurate in deter mining flow ve:locity than either single soluble or non · soluble in jections alone." Additional members of the re search group were Afshin A. Divaru. doctoral candidate in mechanical aod aerospace engineering; Stephen Rudin. professor of radiology aod physics; Ajay K. Walthloo, associate professor of neurosurgery; Baruch B. Lieber. associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, aod Daniel R. Bednarelc, associate professor of radiology and physics. allofUB. The research was fund«! by a grant from Toshiba American M<dical Systems. �Oetember 1l1!1!18Nol.:ll, 1h 15 Repoa ._ SEFA success wins plaudits for UB Chair's Cup goes to SILS; other units honored for contributions _...,.of thi ""'-'lty community have demonstnted their deep commitment to the people of Western N~ York by once again .. helping UB to exaed its SEFA goal To date, UB faculty, staff, students and volunteers have contrib~ uted $677,698, 103.7 percent of the 1998 goal of $653,600. In all , 14 of the university's 21 SEFA units met or exaeded their goals: the Offi"" of the Provost, School of Architecture and Planning, Grad uate School of Education, School of Information and Library Studies, Law Schoo~ School ofManagemcnt,OfficeofthePresident, School of Social Work, UB Foundation. Student Affairs, Uni versity Services, the offices of the Vice Presidents for Research, Ad vancement and Development, and Public Service and Urban Affairs. "'Any time you're asked to foUow up on something that has such a history of success, there's a feeling of trepidation-will UB be able to do it again? " noted Dennis Black, viet president for student affairs and chair of th is year's SEFA campaign. ..As the 1998campaigncomes to an end, the SEFA administrative team is overwhelmed by the positive response of the universitycom muniry, and left with rwo thoughts: a senst of how important what we do on campus is to the community, and the sense that no matter how committed and successfuJ we are in 1998, we need to be even more committed and successful in 1999." A number of units were hon + ored this moroing for their co n tributions to the 1998. campaign. The C hair 's C u p. which recog+ nizes the unit that exceeds its goal and demonstrates the greatest in crease in con tributi ons, was awarded to the School of lnform a+ tion and library Studies. In addition, certificates of achieveme nt were presented to units and individua!s who made PROGRESS REPORT \ •" lo ; ,~ ~ ";" ":"" l fl (. ' •II I I I 10,000 12,156 121.5 110,700 100,943 91.1 32,800 27,164 82.8 15,900 15,923 100.1 39,300 38,681 98.4 9,800 9,173 93.6 1,800 2,013 111.8 15,100 15,715 1<>4.0 24,700 29,353 118.8 139,900 12~.533 89.0 7,900 6,545 82 .8 9,500 6,500 8,523 89.7 6,536 t00 .5 ~. soo 6,3>4 H1.2 School oll'hormocy Office of the President School of Soclol - S C IENT ISTS at UB have sh{>wn that marijuana -li ke compounds called anandamides, found in the testis , uterus and oviduct, ma y play a role in regulating fun ctions of human sperm and influen ce their ability to fertilize eggs. The srudy, to be presented Tuesday in San Francisco at the meeting of the American Sociery of Cell Biology. shows that human sperm contain n-ccptors for amnabinoids-<:hcmiml compounds such as TI-IC:. the actl\'l' substance in marijuana smoke. Further, the study shows for tht• first time that cannabinoids can af· feet three key fertilization processes: • Inhibition ofacrosome reaction, the normal release of the sperm enzyme. that enable sperm to penetrnte the egg. • Regulation of very active sperm swimming paH e rn s. ca ll cd hyperactivation. • Prevention of s perm bindmg to the egg cover, or zona. The ~ could have significant irnpOOiicmk.-diagna;lo;oflllknilityand unda-standir4! ln!ic human biology and rOOocular rontrol, said Habert Schud. /{I just bought a new PC and new software, do I have to wony about Year 200()? add ress hardwar~ and software separately. Hardwart": If you have a manufacturer wJrranty certtfymg that the PC~ Y2K comphant, you should be okay. HoweVl'r. 1f thts PC 1~ cntlcal to your JOh or pro1ect, 11 1s sttll recommended that 11 he tested for compliance Rc:g.~rdles~ of when yo u purchased your PC. 1f you didn 't purchase one thdl IS 1..ert1fied ~o.ompltant. you'll havt.• to check v.••th the manufac turcr. Most vendors have onl1nc sues hstmg whiCh oft hear systems arc Year 2000 compliant. UB'.!> Weh l>t le < http:/ / wlngs.buffalo.edu/ year2000/ vendor.html "> ha!l hn~ In many of them Sof.ware: For vanou.!> r cJ.~m!l, upgradmg your ~oft ware w1tl not neces.sanlv shteld you from the Year 2000 problem. l:.ven 1f you have the most recen t vers ton. th1s does not mean 11 IS Year 2000 compliant. Some vendors will not have compliant versiOns ready unlll somettme m 1999 Also, 1mporung from an older verston can cause problems. For example, you r o ld sp readsheet ma y miSinterpret a two-dtgll date a nd save the incorrect information. When you 1mport tt to your upgraded sp reads heet , the softwa re will read the- date however the old softwart> interpreted it; the new software will have- no reason to suspect that the date might be tnaccurate . Another problem exists with programs and custom11 cd t"ode wnt ten in +housc. Your softwa re may be com pli ant, hut 11 may still be possible to have 1n -ho use or c..us tom code usmg two· d•g•t dates and hard-coded 19_ for a yea r valut' Th1s can s ull produtl' maccuratl' results , even if you arl' usmg cum phan1 upcra11ng W\lt'm" and !>Oh ware packages. UB Foundation 2.700 2.9 t0 107.7 If you have Y2K questtons that you would ltke answered m thts Student Affairs 30,600 3-4,431 112.5 column, email them to <goldbaum @buffalo.edu > University Services 134,000 140,768 105 .0 &neritus Center 22,809 Vice President for Research 3.300 3.350 101.5 Adv~em~t a!'d ~opment 8,400 11,778 140.2 Public Service and Urban Affairs 21,200 24,259 114 .4 s.~t Or!janiution< Totals Jj55J,aD important con tr ibutions to put ting this year's campaign ''over the top.""They include: • G reatest percentage o f rcspon · dents-U B Foundation ( 100 per· ce nt ), Office of the Vice President for Research (95.2 percent), Office of the President (93.7 percent } • First unit to reach goal: Sch ool of Management • Greatest increase m respo n ~es. contributions and g •vcrs: School 3,165 -r $677,6911 103.7 of Social Work • Administrative Team SupporL Univers it y Services, School of l:.n gineering and Applied Science~ Special campus recognition a.bu was presented to )ames Nadbrzuch for his leadership role in the campaign. and to Kevin Seitz and lim Murphv for their Day of Caring effo~ R. Nils Olsen, Jr., profes~or ul law. will serve a~ chai r of the 1999 ~E~A campaign. Marijuana may affect fertility, study shows By LOIS BAKER News Services Editor Y2K@UB Ill L~t 's SEFA CAMPAIGN 3 pro("""' of alliJtomy and a:ll biology in the School of Medicine and Biomo:lirnl Sciena:s and ro-author of the srudy. "We've known for 30 years that very heavy mariJuana smokmg h<b a drastic effect on sperm production within the testis. which can lead to higher rates of infertility," Schue! said. "Our new findings suggest that anandamides and TH C in mari · juana smoke may also affl"Ct sperm functions required for fertilizati on in the female reproductive tract . "The additional lood of ca nnab inoids in the systems of people who abuse marijuana Ooods the natural cannabinoid receptors and appears to ha~ adverse consequences for repn 1 duction in both males and female..." Pioneering work by X hud dnJ colleagul'S previous1y had shown that :.perm from the sea urchin have art'\ ogrution site, or n.--ceptor. for cannah moids. They also provided C'VIdcnl'r that cannabm01ds and anandam1do can prevent St."a· urchin sperm from fertilizing eggs b)' prevcntmg th e spenn acrosome reaction when tht·y arrive at the egg surface. Washmg away the cannabinoids rcv<.·rsed the inhibitory effects. lbe current research on human fer Lill1. .ation was earned out m will bora tion with lam J. Burkman.dJI'C'Ctur(ll the Andrology Section (the study ol male fertility/infertility ) in tht• L'fi medi<:al school. and Alex Makriv.lnn~>, profe;sorof mecticinal chen11Strv at tlw University of Connecticut These researchers have found th.11 human sperm con tain functiOnal canna h inoid receptors. allowmg TH C from marijuana . as well ali natural amnabinoids {anandamJdC'S l, to bind to spenn. In 30 trial!~ usmg mod1fied fertilitr laboratory prncc durt·:,, Schue!. Burkm an and ~.nl leagut>s ml·ubatt.·d prc · M:rt'cned hu mdn !>Jll' rm 10 .t st unulatiO(! nlt' dium co ntaining difft•rt'nt CO ih.. t·n trJtjom of ·n-iC or AM .'\SO, J :.-vn tht.·th. ClJUIV.Jil'nl of the n.llural J.nandam1de. Re!>ult s showtJ thJt a fur !11:\ hour!>, sperm cxpost·d Ill TIH o r At-. I -JS6hada67pen:ell1 rt'JudJ on Ill prt•mature acro~nnll' rcae1 1ons. lomparcd to co ntroh . Mottltty stud 1es s h owed th at h1gher lt'vds of AM -356 inhibned hyperal'tivated sw1mming. while lower conce ntration s actually stimulated hypc:ractivation . In the zona experiments. AM -356 inhib 1ted sperm binding by 75 percent. BrieOy Equipment donation helps UB advance Internet technologies The university is partnerlng with academic mstllUtlom aero.,., the co untry to take the lead 1n dcvclopmg the next gem· rat1 on ul /niL'Til l'l tt•chno /ogv. a ll3110ila/ proteCt re(('IVIO~ Wldt>SprC'ad SUp port from Indu stry partner~ and the fL"deral governnll'lll. ·1o ~upport us ·~ effort!:!. 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Ill tht· llt'lf.hhnrhtli•J 'urround mg thl' ~uth (..ampm '' tht· lmu .. ol .t llt' " l'K 'tuJ\ . p.u 11.t1l\' funded by a S2:..1XX) gth trnm J. I Yt~ ;' .tlumnu,, Rni:X"rtl, .\ ltlrrt'''' Pt~kskill . m the hope' t.ll unuiVt·n ng ..tht·rnJI\Vt'' h1r rt'' u .dum~ tht ne ighborhood. Morn!> undcrsr.anili the.' unpat1thar J unl\'t'"lt\ tiT "'''llt~t has on Its rommunnv and n..--cognu.o the tmph~..uaon!'- tht· fj, t' \'t.",u o;tuJ, ..:an haw o n the long+terrn \'ltality of the Mam ~lrt.'l'l Jn~.t. !'he st udy, headed b,, Barry l.cntnek, profr:-.:.or ul goograrh' ,mJ J., !'>0("13te director of the Cente r for Reg1onal I kvdupml'nt .md Pol h.' w11l exam me the development ol \'aldntlanJ. propert v 'aim'!'>. la nd u't and employment m the ~uth Ca mpus ne1ghhorhond Tht· mtorm.l tJOn will be ul!oe'd by tht" Universm Com munuv lntttatlvt', J \.ollahora Uon between the Town of Amherst. City o( Buffalo.. Town of IOnawamL .tnd UB. m its efforts to stahiiJZC." anJ revttalJz.e tht• ne1~h borhooJ �Detetber 1U!Iti1UJ.IJ.15 Junior is winner ofrecipe contest U The UrWonity ........ - oc. c e p d n g - for this )'Oil's a..--.- for zma Siddiqui , a junior in the School of Management, is this year's Report~ recipe contest win ner. Siddiqui, who is studying mar- Elcalenc.e In~· ~moybeofotty keting and plans to co ntinue on for her MBA, works part time as a student assis ta nt in the G raduate Sc hool. Sidd iqut. who is from Islamabad. Pakistan, lives on campus and does her own cooki ng. She learned to cook from her mother rank and must haw c:c>mpleUd It leal tine~ y9fS in a full-limo appointment., a prof--otUI prior"' nomlnllian.ln - lion, nominees rnJJt possess the M.LS. degree. Only the usodate vice prt5ident for Unlvonity Ubrories b ineiglbl. fO< oominatJs>ns fO< this IWOtd. and grandmother and says she adapted the winning recipe from something the &mily oooks at borne .. to make it simpler and easier." Her recipe uses vegetables and although she is not a vegetarian , Siddiqui says, " I hardly eat any red meat-! tend to eat wh ite meatand it 's hea lth ier to eat more vege tables." She entered the recipe contat on .. the spur of the moment" and her reci~ attracted the attention of th e judges, members ~ Penons on sabbotbl ~ dur· lng the fall or spring..,_ prior to the year of nominotion moynotbenornlnated, nor moy pcevious recipients of the award be ronominltod. Posthu. mous nominee wil not be considered. Compleled nominations, infn>m the cluding a _____ ...,, aJ¥0<"""'"-lila- cur- ten _of.,..,......,of llbnrtonship,. and to fhlo - . of support. rnJJt be ,.. al¥edt,.noononjon. 13. Nomlneesforthe-.- ; Alonzo hrtley. a st udent in mechanical engineering, sent in this recipe for butter tarts made with so ur -c ream pastry. He noted : "These butter tarts always had rave reviews!!! It was•handed to me by a next-door neighbor who grew up in Val D'Or, Quebec. She used to look for me when I was walking home from sc hool wh en she freshly -haw along rOCIOid of ..,. Yice. but performance rnJJt be baked them . I loved these tarts. Unfortunately she passed away a extraordlnoly. few years ago, but her daughter left Complele oomlnadon packages moy be ....... to Elen McCnlh In the .._. Ubnry. ""' me her recipe. She said that her mother always enjoyed having m e more inlomlldon · the~ the...:::!. over after school for tarts and milk. and she wanted to leave something or_.x,n ofanomlnollon pac:koge! ...... McGralh .. behind for me to always remem - .............. SOUR CREAM PASTRY Yield: t'WO 9n pie crusts o r 2 dozen medium tarts 1 cup butter 1'/1 cups flour '/ cup sour cream 1 Ble nd butte r and fl o ur until th e consiste n cy of coa r se oatmeal. Add so ur c ream and blend until pa stry begi ns to ding toge th er. Dividt> dough in two ba lls. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrige rate at leas t 4 hours or overnight. Let dough stand for about 5 minutes to remove the Ch ill and ease ro lling; roll o ut on a lightl y fl o ured boa rd or o n a pastry cloth . -<tliL4W'.., • ....., ..,>or 'Mil Hepler .. ~ "'ntroduction to Japanese" short course to be offered The ~ l.lnguages Institute (Deportment of , _ , ...,.. and llterlturos), will of. f<r I short Courte boglmlng jon. 27 and conllooing through Mardi 3 for thcKe who moy be Interested in unde<Uklng a fO<. mal study d the . _ _ fon. guage. who hawlhought about enrollng In.__·cotne • U8 1 those who~~ planning a trip to Japan or Jim. ply would like to loam m0<0 about Japan. 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BUITER TA RTS Use above pastry 1 cup white sugar 1 cup seedless raisins 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla '1, cup butter 4 tablespoons cream or half and half 1 /J cup broken walnuts Beat eggs. Combine with remain ing ingr<djmts acq>t nuts, and boil at medium beat for 3 minura. Add nuts. Fill unbaked tart shells and bak< for 15 minutes at 375 degr<es. Wendy Bluk, head coach of women's c rew, subm itted thi s recipe for Anise-Raisin Soda Bread. Black noted, "I made this recipe up because I was sick of eating bagels at races. I wanted a bread that was good for you, but didn't take a lot of time to make, like most yeast breads. I also didn't bave a loaf pan at the time, so I needed something that could be made o n a cookie sheet. It travels well and tastes good warm or oold." ANlSF.-RJ\lSIN SODA BREAD 1'/1 cups white flour 0 J•":1'.: • '. ' ' ~;.: ~ 1'/1 cups whole wheat flour cup oat bran 1 1 / 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon baking soda '11 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons dnnamon 1 2 tablespoons anise seeds '1. cup sugar 1 cup raisins 4 tablespoons butter, melted egg 1'/1 cups milk '11 cup maple syrup Extra flour for kneading Heat oven to 350 degrees. Co mbine fl ours, bran , soda. powder, sa lt , ci nnam on, anise, sugar and raisins in a large bowl. Mix to combine. In a n o th er bowl, combi ne melted butter, maple syrup. egg and milk. Sti r togeth er. Sti r wet ingredients into dry ingredien ts until well - mixed . Turn dough o nto a fl oured surface and knead for three minutes until dough is J elastic and easy to handle. 1 ! Divide dough in half and form each half int o a round loaf. Make sure the loaf is more round than " tall ." Place on a cookie sheet. With a sharp knife, slash the top of each loaf about three times. Cook for approximately 40 min· utes or until loaf is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped. Cool on wire rack. Sto"' wrapped in plastic. Tastes great spread with cream cheese and a little honey. of the News Sttvices staff, for its combi natio n of spices and •because it's so differenL.. For her prize, Siddiqui reaived " The World's Finest Food" (Stewart Tabori and Chang), a colorful coffee-table cookbook with 180 classic recipes, scenic photos and maps from around the world, edited by Margaret Olds wi.th reci· pes by Ann Greber, text by Elisabeth IGng and photog;..phs by Phil Wymant. From Dr. bj Ach.ry-. professor of oomputer science and engineering, comes this recipe for Veggie Crepes. "This has been a family favorite of oun." he says. "During the summer months, we add fresh vegetables. sometim<S sauteed in olive oil and a dove ofgarlic. in Winter,we add fresh, grated ginger lO the vegetabi<S." VEGGIE CREPES 1 cup Cream of Wheat cup flour 2 1 / 2 cups water 1 small, finely chopped onion 1 small bunch of chopped broccoli 1 small, finely chopped sweet pepper '/4 teaspoon baking soda Salt to taste Fresh ground poppet' Cooking spray Ch..se of perwnal liking (can be omitted) Add all ofthe above ingredients except dlccse. Add more water, if necessary,to make a watery ronsistency. Heat a griddle. Using a big serving spoon or ladle, sooop the mix· ture and drop in a circular motion on the griddle. Move the pan so that a thin lay.r is created. Use medium heat. Use coolcing spray only on the outer edges and WYer and oook until the edges are brown, about 2 minutes. Add a slice of cheese on one half, ONLY if you like the tastO.and fold. Serve hot with sauce of you.r choia. If made ahead, layer with wax paper so that the crepes do not stick. Here's an easy, hefty, one-pot dish from MM-g.nta v_., associate professor and dlairofthe Department of Modem Languages and Uteratures. PORK AND CHICKPEAS S pounds pork, cut in chunks 2-12 oz. cans of garbanzos (chickpeas) 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 onion (diced) 1 tomato (diced) 2d garic (chopped ()( prased) ' 1 hot serrano peppe< (~ deslned) Fry last four ingredients in large skillet or pol. Add chunks of pork and garbanzos with liquid. Cook for approximately two hours (or until pork is tender). Serve with fresh Italian or French bread. w.............. 1 a _. ..., u.+ 1=1 u,............... 1 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z..J J ts r ..,.._ IJIB .... ~llllt ~~ Hell alaDd..WIMCIII- ioa.JirybobouiSiale- onl11idiaiD '-IIDd add 1M rJrwts oadfldic. . Ak oboul45 _ . .... !Mipica Prr a minute ... Jaw heot.llir· rina~- ICibe spica bep>ID bam, add a litdc- Ns..&i cbe .cboppcd ll'iucb-' let it ...... 1bis willllleobout far._ lG-15 --.AMaJitde water, if requir<d NoD. add lbe diaod polllloa""" stir "'..,_ me minaeos. 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His investigations of colloids and emulsions led to the modern theory of microemulsions. Ru c kenstein ha s developed separation processes that have high selectivity for aromatics, very useful industrial solvents. He previously was a professor at which IBM has licensed and is us- Polytechnic Institute in Bucharest, ing in its mainframe computers. the University of Delaware and Clarkson University. In addition, he has developed He has held visiting professorships at the Catholic Univ=ity in Uuvm, Belgium; Tedmion in Haifa, lsrad; Bayreuth Univ=ity in West Germany, and Carnegie-Mellon University. Ruckenstein has been bonored by the American lnstitutt of Chemical Engineers with its most prestigious awards: the Alpha Chi SigmaAwanl in t9n fo<=tiie:ncr in chemical engine<ring research and the Walker Award fo< exrdlence in oontributioos to cbemicaJ. engine<ring litera~ in 1·988. He received the 1986 [(.,ndall Award of the American Chemical Society for"""'~ theories and ex- periments in coDoid and surface science and. in 1994, he received the society's Langmuir L<cture Award In 1996, he was awarded tht American Chemical Society's E.V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engine<ring Chemistry. He reaived the Senior Hwnboldt Award of the Alexander von Hwnboldt Foundation in West Germany in 1985 fur his lVOd< rdated lO demg<nts and the CreatiVity Award &om the NatiooaiSci<n<z Foundarioo fOr his work on proo;n separation. �5 Yahoo, Yahoo, Yahoo, Have a Virtual Holiday! a.toclaphw-.. _...,. ............. ......-.. cllglbl .... Is shown •t wort.: In .., editing suite In the C.ter for the Arb. Millennium class is helping others Students at midpoint of busy year with majors set, careerpaths in view ~OR'S NOTE:~ i5 ~latest in a se-- psychology because I'm looking to d occasional about tho 0... dnes2<XX), profec1artidos the Rlpattrbegan in 1 the Fal d 1996 by asM1g 25 freshmen to · go mto r 1t· h ~r tea chi ng or coII ege student services when J graduate... J'vealways loved to dance and we have such a spectacular program here that I just had to do it, too! " She says so far junior year has been busy and hrctic, particularly since she is registered for more than 20 credit hours. "I'm trying to take advantage of all that VB has to offer. .. at least aJJ that I can handle!" Gerberich,whoworkedasan orientation aide at UB over the sum - filouta~about~why they cho!< UB, thar hopes 100" on.;- edu- c.aoon~~we~thesesame~ dents.YA'loarehal..waythtoughtheir~ ior )'SI'•. tor an update. Twenty-ttvee ol the~~ stil attend U8. \'\11!1 ~toodl~.':':'~the< B MAliA McGINNIS N~ Servkes Editorial Assistant ( ( S TRESSFUL!"is howmostof the Class of zOOo describe the first half of their junior year at UB. Other one -word mer, says her most recent activity is the Bullfighters, an~ UB dub dedi- descriptions include "fast:' "boring" "crazy " and '' hectic.. Most ~f the busy st~den t s, al though challenged by more difficult cated to getting people involved on campus, especially. she says, to hype up the new Division 1-A Bulls. Some of the students an the Clas~ courses with heavier work.1oad) compared to their first two years, arc pleased finally to be settJed in their majors and on their career paths. )enniferAbbatadecidedtochangc her major to communication after pursuing first computer science, and then business. "Now 1 am trying to pick up the pieces so that I don't end up at school for too long." Minoring in both human resources and marketing is a way, Abbata says, to do everything she wants. She says that this year she finally has an understanding of how US works. .. Ndw I find myself answering questions and giving advice to younger students." Magg.ie Zak switched her major last semester from architecture to communication... Switching majors was a little difficult, b.vt I am now satisfied with the work I am doing and the path that I am on. I am much happier and more motivated." Zak says she hasn't exactly m astered managing time, money and stress, but she has stopped wast ing money on unnecessary things. '"And I still swear that time speeds up when I need it to slow down... Her involvement o n campus as a resident advisor, a UB STAR tour guidr in admissions and member of a national oo-ed fraternity has enhancedherUBexperience."lteUmy tour groups aU the time that one of the most important things besides academics is to get involved" Another resident adv isor, Kaya Ge rberi c h , says h er maj or h as changed just about every month so far. "Now I'm a psychology major and dance minor. I picked of2000 have moved off-ca mpus to the University Heights area and a a· enjoying the freed o m and pnvacy. "The dorms are good fo r the first year or two to meet pt.'Ople and to get involved, but living off campus. I feel, is much better. I don't f<."CI a... confined and I feel healthier," sars Susan Deacon, an archjtecture rna jor...This semester has kept me mo re busy than ever before," she add~. Speech and hearing major Elan a Steinhaus says she likes living offcampus because she enjoys living in a house with friends and be cause it is not as crowded a~ the residence halls. Steinhaus is a UB STAR, mem · ber of Phi Sigma Sigma a nd a writer for the campus newspaper Ari. ..1 am learning that I am ca pable of doing anything that I put my heart and mind into and that I can survive: living on my own. " I go out less because my classes have gotten much harder and I have to spend more time in the library," says Steinhaus . .. 1 enjoy my classes more. even though they are hard , because they are concentrat«< on things that I want to do in the fu ture. Reality has definitely set in as I get closer to the working world... A business management major, Jennifer Cotignola agrees that being ajuniorhasmadeherrealizeitistimc to prepare for th~ cal world ..There is definitely more (school ) work in volved and I feel more mature." Sean Webb says he l.ikes living off campus b eca use there are fewer people around, making it is easier to study. Hehaschangedhismajorafew tim~ but finally has decided on his- tory, with a minor in education. However, the death of a close friend from home this semester has made it difficult for Webb to keep up with all of his school work. " Juni or year has most differed from my first two years in the amount of work and the hardsh ips I have gone through," says Webb. Unlike the majority of the stu dents, Erin Cala finds she actuallr is more at ease this year."I've found that I don't get as stressed out itS I used to," a1though the English and env 1• ~nmental-stu~es majora~mit'i that IS not nec~ly a good thmg. As far as managmg ume, stress and money. Calasaysshedocsn't think that is JXtS· sible "~er only 20 years." Christo~her Fedo~admlts th~ has been has most dlffiruh semt."Stl'r so far. "~ of my c.lasscs are harde.~ and requ1re .mo re ume o ut of class. The me'(ha -study maJor ha.' de c1ded to concentrate in d.Jg 1tal art and minor m marketing. FedorctaJ..., who has been involved in l"Vcrythmg at UB from WRUB radio and UBl\' to the Anti-Rape Task Force. spent six weeks this semester pledging P1 Sigma EpsiJon, the nationaJ busin~ fra ternity. Fortunately. he says hl' fig ured o ut how to manage t1m c, money and stress last year. Overthesummer, JasonToto. whn )Crve5 o n the Residence Halls Association Executive Board, was a UB delegate to the Nonh Atlantic Affih ate of Colleges and Univrrsity Residents Halls National Conferena. Toto, who anticipates being ac cepted into the nuclear medi cal technology program next semester, says junior year has h«n hectic. " 1 have less time to myself, more things that need to be accomplished, more responsibilities and a lot more stress." However, he adds that what he has m ost enjoyed about junior year is having a steady girlfriend Yvelisse Oniz. a nursing major from Rochester, says if she cou ld change one thing about he.r UB ex perience so far, she would have studied harder her first two years. But co llege ha s taught Ortiz some imponant life lessons . .. I feel I am more open to things and 1 have more insight on things that 1 did not used to think about o r know about. I feel like 1 have learned a lot of things here that 1 would not havelearned if I did not experience college for myself." Winter Solstice? Kwanua 7 Hanukkah7 Chrtstmas7 Need a gtft for someone spec1al? Of course therf''s o nl ine shopping, but there's somethm g even better! For the person who has cvc rythui g, con s1der dunatmg mo ney 111 that person 's name to a worthy o rgam za lion . ( ,o to Yahoo <http:// www.yahoo.com / >. click on .. 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Morphy, 51, professor and vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry and senior medical officer for the Veterans Administration Western New York Heahhcare System. Morphy died Nov. .30 in his home in Snyder. Mo rphy received his hachelor's dega..:e from Ho bart College 1n 1968 and his medicaJ d ,_jree from UB in 1972. He served as chief of psychiatry at Veterans Hosp1taJ and later was promoted to chief of psychiatry services for the VA Healthcare Sys tem of Western New York. as well as senior medical officer for th e agency's entire healthcare system of Western New York.. lnvolv«< in the training of hundreds of young physiCianS stud)'lng to become psychiatrists, he is cre<hted by h1s peers with the ability to combine scholarship with excellence in dimcal care and admmastra tion . Wid~ly published in prestigious m«<1cal !Oumals, he prese-nted papers at psychiatric conferences worldwide. Morphy was a senior examiner for the Amencan Board of Psy chiatry and Neurology, and was elected pres1dent or the Na11onal Association of VA Psychiatrists. A feUow of the American Psychi.atnc Assoctauo n and the Amencan College of Psychiatrists, he served as president, secretary and treasurer of the Western New York Psycluatric Society. �6 Repoll'lm Oecelber10.1m!VolJII. Ih15 BRIEF'LY Phelps ~ early prevention as Three students receive Fleming Merit Aw.rds Tine U8 SWdonU how roC..tv.c! vital in child health disorders 1- Scott Aomlng MoritAwwds from the l l . - y Sludent Alumni Boon! (VSAB). Tho lSOO awonlsorepmentedtofuiiUme studenu who haYO demon· Jtrated I commMlent to U8 and enhanced the SWdont experience tllrough volonteer wort< and -.nip. Tho awords .... nomed in honor ala former ... ewt!YO chctor ol the Ofllce o1 Alumni Relations. ,twatd wW1ners ~; • Penny K. senior mojoring "'""'"""""t!YO dband sciences. A .,.,.,._ ol UB STAAS; • SWdont group tho! giYes ampus ...... to P"" spec!M SI&Kients, she has helped ..auk studenU i'o Long r a-...,. islofld.-. hi!;>• Dollid M. Montag. • junior ~mojot.Aionnor Wlll<es<ln Hoi Council ...-.~ he was notnMI Hoi Council MemberoltheYeorln 1997 and1998-.nAdvlsotol theY..,., Helsaseniorossoclote jusiJce In jucldol Albin, • member ol UB STARS and a wbsthe U8 Child Cote Center. • Nicole Piotrowsld, a junior ma~major. Pl<5ident ol the Foculty Student Assodatioo, she b chair o1 SUb-Boon! rs ramming grant commltt.. has seM!d in the Student t.tlonSenm!. -for "'*"'t...- COfmlOOitylsbe- to updU the'lnformaUon tIs 1isUd in the UB f·OfrectOI)I the -directory ol faculty, SUiff and SI&KienU. Tho cirectoly.- Cln be accesed at dlllp:/I .....~,islcom­ p«hens~Yeand- electronic source ollrlormatlon that Includes names, titlos, compos email-- • 1 MAaA Mcc;- •s News Servk.e$ Editotiil A»>sUint HOO I. psychologist. professor and prominent re earcher LeAdelle Phelps has devoted her ca reer to the challenge of identifying prevention, intervention and assessment strategies for health-related disor· ders in children and adolescents. And, she says. if she ruled the world for a day, she would mal« sure that prevention efforts began with eduClting new parents how to adequately and effectively function as the major inOuena: in their child's life. Phelps, who has written more than 60 book chapters and journal entries on assessment issues and health-related disorders in children and adolescents. says she is strongly committed to investing in community prevention programs. .. If we want to make a difference, we need to begin working with threc· year-olds ," says Phelps, professo r and director of US's School Psychology Program in the De· partment of Counseling and Educational Psychology. .. Long-term problems ofte n develop as a result o ( inadequ ate parenting and a fauh y environment, rather than from bio logical differences." Her interest in p~tion surfaced t•a rl y in her ca reer while she was working in a dinkal setting with a 3S-year-old paronoid schiwphrenic. "There was so little that cou ld bt• done to help the patient ," she reca lls . .. It became so abu ndantly clear to me that if we want to make a differen ce, we have to start doing something at the ch ild o r ado lescent stage of development." Ea rli er this year, Phelps edited a S gui debook published by the American Psychologieal Association entitled"Health-Rdated Disorders in Children and Adoles cen ts" to he.lp educa te teachers, school psychologist$. clinieal child psychologists and medical professionals about 96 different medical conditions affecting children. Phelps' most rC'CC:nt research interests have involved adolescent eating disorden and their prevention, the effects of prenatal cocaine use on early child development, and ass~ing the cultural bias of intelligence te:su. She has done extensive research and programming on the pervasiY< social problem of eating disorde.rs, which, she notes, have increased dramatically in the past 20 yean as a direct result of our sociocultural influences, particularly the mtd.ia. " Look at Marilyn Monroe," she points oul. .. Ou r sense of what is beautiful has changed. Today, if yo u look at women in ads, as weU as female actresses and performers, it becomes evident. Many of th ese women would meet the cri teria for anorexia... The most common misconcep· tion about eating disorders like anorexia nervosa-and bulimia, she notes, is that they are rare or in· dicate a dysfunctional individual. "The truth· is that this is a fairly common phenomeno n, but it also is a ' hiddm disorder; meaning those who are affected tend to hide their symptoms," says Phelps. "Fifteen to 30 percent of women participate in behaviors that can be characterized as eating disorders at sub-clinical, rather than diagnostic. levels." Based on her research, she has found that the most effective way to deal with the problem is direct prevention programming for both female and male young adolescents that identifi es risk factors while reducing elements that may put adolesa:nts in jeopardy. She links sociocultural pressures to the acceptance of a thin, yet unrealistic ideal which, if internalized, can lead to body dissatisfaction and the motivation to take part in weight-control or· eating-disordered behavior. ..As ea rly as 12 years of age, yo ung women with self-doubt and low self-esteem are psychologically vulnerable to body dissatisfaction, which can lead to eating disorders," Phelps notes. A prevention package she .and a research team developed has been very sUccessful in reducing the risk fo r adolescent females and young women to develop an eating disor· derby building physical self-esteem and personal competence while reducing body dissatisfaction. She also fou'od that it is essential that prevwtion incorporates males but the sessions need to be done in separate gender groups. The presence of males during the sessions decreased the amount and depth of group discussion and self-disclosure among the female participants. The program, which also was adapted for coUege students in sororities, is outlined in a book chapter titled "The Efficacy of an Eating Disorder School-based Prevention Program: Building Physical Self- Es teem and Personal Competcna:," which will appear in an upcoming han dbook on the prevention of eating disorders. Acxording to Phelps. it is important to focw on prevention in the school-setting, since schools today are becoming more of a socializing agent. She adds that society cannot depend on parents to tili the ap· propriate amount of responsibility in children•s development. "The attitude has always been that school s ars just for educa t ion. However... many behavioral, emotional and psycbologieal problems can affect academic performance." Many communities are: moving toward the idea of a fuU-service school, Phelps points out. "Schools are b«oming a place where stu dents receive much of their health care, including mental-health care." - - phone I1UIT1bers and Computing and Information Tedlnolo9Y Is osldng for the IJilillonity community's cooperation In molc01g sure that the Information contoined In the diroctory ls ~ Updating Information in the dir<ctoryls~AA«Iogglng in, clidt on "update" to bring up the fonn that will- users to update penonallnlormatian and insert their ptOf..-red email ada.... A UNIX password is needed to make changes; ._,who 'l<' no< know their password an -~-by~64S.ls-40. Instructions for updating lr>- formatton are available online. P..-som who need """" assistance can call the CIT help desk at 645-ls-40. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sending letters to the ,.,_ lho~wel­ comes lerun from reodon commenting on its S\Ofles and content. L<ttm should be lmited to 800 WOlds and may be.edted for styfe and length. L<ttm must lncludethewrtter's.,.,._ address and • daytime telephonefor-tlon. Beausoolspace lmit.ltlons, lhe Aoporter connot JU>Iish ollerun ...-.They must b e - by9 o.m. Mondoy to be o&v.idond tlan'lnthat--.lllue.lhofleponer prtflon that- be ... lor.,.-. -ondsk or -*-'lyat .......... h*h+ Archives papers to aid in Graycliff restoration UB's holdings expected to help in effort to obtain funding to replicate house, gardens By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor ARWIN D . Martin 's D paper~ and memorabilia, preserved in the UB Archives, are helping preserva tionists in the.ir efforts t o re to re Graycliff, the summ er home fran k Uoyd Wright designed fnr Ma rt in, his longtime friend and patron, and Mart in's wife, Isabelle. The arch ives' extensive holdings related to the planning. building. dCcor and use of Graycliff in its heyday-incl uding letters, blue · prints, photographs and interviews with family members-also arc expected to enhance req uests by the Graycliff Co nservancy for funding fro m state and federal fund ing agencies, private founda tions, and corpora te and individual donors. Bu ilt in 1929 on a 60-fool-high gra)' shale cliff in Derby. overlookIng Lake Eric 's eas tern s hore, Graycliff is cons idered to be one of Wright 's most overlooked mas· terworks. The residence was an ;ury. open, sunlit dwell ing wrapped in elements of its natu · rat landscape. It originally was sur· rounded by 8 acres of trees, hid · den gardens and grassy meadows. Graycliff was abandoned by the family in 1941 . however. and th e Piarist Fathers occu pied the house for decades but co uld not afford upkeep and repair. The propert y is now held by the Graycliff Co nservancy, which is moving to re· store the residence and ga rdens. But str uctur a l changes in the o riginal property and the sale of all its fu rniture would, under most circums tances, make restorati o n to its o riginal state very difficu lt . ln Oc tober, the UB Archives helped to move the Graycliff restoration process along through a sym· posi um titled "Frank Uoyd Wrighl in Western New York... Speakers ex· amined lesser-known aspects of SCV· cral of Wright 's buildings in Buffalo and Rochester, including Graydiff. In connection with the event, the archives also has mounted an ex.hi· hit ion ofGrayclifT plans and photos from its collection. The exhibition will be open through January in tht• Pot·tr y/ Rare Books Roo m . 420 Ca pen Hall, dunng rt•gular bus1 ness ho urs. Rodney Obien, a~ 1 s t ant to Un ive rsi ty Archivist C hri stop her Densmore. was largely responsible fo r the exhibition. While preparing for it, he turned up some hereto fore u n iden t ified plans in the Co rnell University Library that are certain to inform the preservatio n and restoration efforts. The discovery of these plans. coupled with the archival photos, Obicn said, will make it possible for the Graycliff Conservancy to replicate the fine ga rdens while the house is restored. Graycliff should be understood in the context of the popular archi· lecture of the day and Wright's own canon, preservationists say. US's ex tensive collectio n of letters be· tween Wright and Darwin D. Martin illuminate the coll abo rative manner by which the two men and Mrs. Martin debated, disagreed and determined th e final plans for Gra}'Cliff as an infinitdy more comfortable home than the family's residence on Jcwctt Parkway in Buffalo, according to famil y consensus. Craycliff's Ooor plan and room o rientati on, which the letters indicate were suggested by Da rw in Martin, recall those of the then· popular English ma nor hou se. Wright employed aspects of this basic plan, but added innovations like native construction materials, and opened the entire structure to lake breacs that cooled the interior and made vast expanses of lake and sky visible from many rooms. Cantilevered balconies, so loved by both Wright and Martin, are seen in photos to open over the gardens and onto the lake above a cliffside esplanade that helps meld the resi dence with its natural environment. Interviews with the Martins' grandso n, Darwin Fost-er, and his sister, the Rev. Margaret Foster, who spent their childhood summers at Graycliff, are held in the UB collection and provide a rare and intimate ldok at the relationship between a home and the fam · ily that appreciated and enjoyed its most engaging features. Darwin Foster called Graydiff"a beautiful place. A wonderful place. We all just loved it there.... We had one whale of a good time in those days." Margaret Foster recalled that when the windows were open on both sides of the house. "the wind would blow right through - clear, dean and marvelous - it blew so hard that the poplars would double over, but it was a warm wind. The windows set up an environment, so that wherever you turned. you could S<e and smeU the blue of the lak•." So despite 60 years of benign neglect, the archives offer ample evide nce of Graycliff's o rig inal warmth and welcome so resonant with Martin's documented urge to gather his family in an architec rural embrace. �___ Senate December IQ 1!91/VIiJO.kl5 Rep ode~ 7 , prognuns, both UB rules and SUNY rules," ... added. Boot praised the work of Guttman, notingthatbewuastellar scholar and bad been a "competent and constructive chairman" of the department. He also introduced a resolution for a first reading, accq>ted by the senate, stating that "any and all as~rsioos cast on Or. Guttman's r:enure as department chair from I993-98 are an outrageous assault o n the truth." Both of Boot's resolutions will he considered for a second readingand final senate action-at the body's n<Xt meeting in fanuary. Earlier in the meeting, Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of f'o. titical Science and chair of the senat<'s Academic Planning Committee, had submitted to the senate a report on the statistics situation compiled by his committee which deplored the lack of faculty consultation in the de· cision-making process. C ommittee member s arc "deeply concerned about the two- way nature of dialogue about the future,"Welch reported. While faculty have the responsibility to eogage in meaningful discussions. in which the possibility of suspend ing or even eliminating programs "is not ruled offthetable," administrators, too. must engage in that process, he said. '"They must recognize that they may not he persuasive to all, that 'talk takes time,' and that the best health of the university not only involves malting difficult decisions, but also requires extensive atten tion to effective governance,"Wek.h said. "The dKisions on statistics in· volved far less of the serious, in formed, open dialogue they should have received, at S<'Veral points." William George, professor of mechanical and a.erospace engineering. described the statistics situation as"a colossal history of mismanagement over a period of 25 years. "I don't know what we can do about that except to insist that the administration in the future fol · lo w our bylaws,"' he said. The charter of the Faculty Sen - ate states th at "The Sena te shall review, pnor to ad option, all pro · posals regar.d ing th e formation , reorganization or d isso lut ion of academic units." He introduced a m o ti on. ap proved by the senate, to accept the Academic Planning Co mmittee's repon and to instruct ~nate Chai r Peter Nickerson, professor of pa · thology, to communicate to the administration the senate's "extr~me displeasure.. that th e proper procedures regarding fa culty con sultation as outlined in the Faculty Senate charter were not followed. Provost Thomas E. Headrick. speaking to the full senate for th e last lime as provost, declin ed to comment on Guttman's remarks, but noted that the universi ty community .. was well aware of these plans ( to merge statistics with SPM) for over two years time .n If the issue was no t .. properly dis - cussed or brought befor< the Sen · ate,l will take responsibili1y for thai as appropriate,.. Headrick said. He also told senators that he be· lieves that m ore of the decisio n- making authonty-both for finan - acs, and devdoping curricula. re- cial and academic matters--should ~s hifted from the Provost 's Office to the schools, and wathtn the schools to thedepartments, .. where th e reaJ faculty mvolvement m de · cision-mak..ing ought to occur." He 5ald he has bttn working to search initiatives and outreach ac · OVJUe:s to suppon an envuonmcn redefine the role of the Provosl's Of· fia as one in which the offict ident1 6es projects that an of acadmuc 1m porta.oce to the university but that are not being pursued. and to act as an advocate for those proJects. Co nv e rsely. the off1cc aho sho uld id~ntify those pro1ects that a re no longe r useful and suggest ways for th e unJversuv to drop out of them . In other act10n at luesday's meeting , the scnat{': • Approved a resolution askmg President Will1am R. Greiner to sign the la.Jlo ircs Declaration and to ask the appropriate university groups to undenake or continue the act1ons listed in it. Th{' I 0 act ions outlined in the declaration include such iterru as establishing inst itutiona l reC)' ding and energy-conservation poll · tally surutinable future. • Referred to the Bylaws Commll t~ a proposal by GW rge to m~n mto the Faculty Senate charter a statement o utlining th e sena t~ 's responsibili ties for gradua te and professio nal education. The state ment would be a direct paraJlel to the statement in the chan~ r out · hnmg the body's respOns1b1ht•es fo r undergraduate educatiOn. In introducing the proposal. <....eo rge noted th at while most of the members of th{' facultv ar{' {'ngaged primarily in graduate and p rofessiOnal education, most of th{' ~na te 's busmess con~rns un · dergraduate ~ducatJon . W1th the format1on of the College of Arts and Scu:nces to better address un dergraduate educatiOn, the sena te now can "turn Jts attention to be · 1ng a senate for the whole unJ vt>r Slfv," George said. The proposal ask.s that the 8\ laws Committee report had.. to tht> ltena te m March. TheMuiiMEi1 J We cannot afford to be complacent: all departments need to focus on Year 2000 problem To the unlvenity community: As you know, the Year 2000 Prob- lem (Y2K) presents a major challenge to our university. UB's environmt"n t is so dependent on computers.. and the computers are so interconnected, that o ne small Y2K "gli1eh" could well impact numerous systems. We cannot afford to be complacent. Eac h department and/or node-including research labs, support those processes. This re· sponsibility inevitably means that your unit will have to defer some current and planned activities for I 999 and focus those resources on solving this problem. UB does not have special o r central reso urces available for it; that is unfonunatc, but true. Fixing the problem nex1 year should be less expensive than suffering the consequences and po· tentialliabilities after fan. I , 2000. ln June, we sent you a set ofY2K a nters, academic departmen ts, business offices and all other fu nctioning units-is respon· compliance steps and a timeline for sible for Y2K compliance of its own processes and thedecentral· iz.ed systems and equipment that have completed an initial invento ry and assessm ent of your computer unplementation. You should already eqUipment and electronic devices. The assess ment process mcludcs prioritizing your Processes and supporting systems based o n how cri t1 · caJ they are. A system or proccs.' ts critica1 if its loss could: I. seriously impede a umt 's abll 11 y to ope rate; 2. 1mpa ir opera li o ns th at are required by law, such as leg1slatavcly mandated business functions, or o ther lega l o bligati o ns; o r 3. Jeopardize the healt h , safet y o r financial well -being of patient!.. students, employees and o th er~ . Docum ent yo ur priorit1za tto n. We wiJI be asking for this tnforma · u o n as we develop act1un plam fm ha ndling th e im pad ofY 2K. As part of our awareness campatgn, we havC' dcvt"'oped a YZK Question & Answer sht.-et, wh1ch LS bemg dis· tributed and posted. Please lake the 11me to read 11. The more a'N'ilrenes... wt> generate, the feweT surpnses we will experience come lan. I. 2000. In the pas! months, numl'rou s actio ns havr been taken to support Y2K efforb. Tht> Year 2000 Steenng Committl'e was reorgam1..ed. wnh Voldcmar lnnu s.C I( l,a~ cha1r. \'an ous subgroups have ht."'Cn forml-d to " 'o rk o n spt'Cific IS:,Ut'!l . such a::. awareness, gUJdehnN> and tnob. and stw.knt support. A Year 2000 Awareness Day was held , wlth another full -day {'vent planne-d for sp nng '99 If vou have questinn.s or con · cerns abou1 prepanng vour unit for Y2 K compliance. please con tac t Ca rol Lazaru )., Year 2000 Support, lntcmal Audn, by phone a t 645 - 2644 or by emad at <lazarus@acsu.buffalo.edu >, or v1sitthe YlK Web site at <http:/ / wings . buhfalo . edu I year2000>. - Thomas E. Headrick, Provost Robert J. Wagner, Semor Vice Preudent UB community can impede Iranian government's goal to close the open university in Iran To the unlvenlty community: 'file university community is being asked to assist in blocking the Iranian govmunent}s goal to dose the Baha'i university in Iran. The Baha'i Institute of Higher Learning was started in 1987 after Baha'is had been refused admission to rolleges and universities in Iran since 1980. It is the only es- tabtishment of higher education forBaha'isin !ran. Theyhaveheen denied admission to aU other universities in Iran solely because they are Baha'is. This action by the Iranian government is a campaign to crush academically and economically the Baha'i community, which preme Leader Ali K.hamene1 signed the document. The policy has resulted in over 200 executions of Baha'is for their religious betiefs, the most recent being in July of this year. The elintioation of higher education is part of this plan. Exclusion of Baha'is from universities is in dear violation of Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ( 1948) and Article 13 of the Interna- Cultural Council in 1991 , that was uncovered by a special represen- tional Covenant on Economic. Social and Cultural Rights ( 1966). The Baha'i Institute of Higher Ed u ca tion operated mainl y by correspondence and grew to enroU more than 900 students and !50 facult y o perating in private homes. The University of Indiana recognized it formally first. Stu· dents cam{' t o the USA and Canada for graduate studies. Their course work had be co r1_1~ ~o re up- to-date than other universitieS tative from the United Nations who was investigating human rights abuses. The Iranian Su· in Iran. Suddenly belween Sept 29 and Oct. 3, 1998, 36 faculty and staff were a rre sted . O ver 500 is the largest minority religion in Iran. This policy was confirmed by a secret document called the .. Baha'i Question," wrinen by the Iranian Supreme Revolutionary ho m es were ratJed , dnd rL·cords, computers and other equ 1pment were confiscated . This system at1 attack to close a private institution of higher learning is another co ntravention of Article 13 of thL· In ternational Coven a nt o n Eco nomic, Social and CulturaJ Right s. ln th{' words of o ne student "AI· though they were soon released. dur· ing their imprisonment they were commanded to stop the activiues of this university rompletely for Iran government beli{'ves that Baha'1s should no t educat{' more than h1gh school. We (new students) had only a f<'W clalsesdunng a month, but they were aJl dosed and now we havt to study o ur subjects in home and do o ur homework assignments accord - ing to the schedule handed to us a1 the beginning of the semesler. The conditio n is much worse for higher· level students, who had to ane.nd more daises and study more difficult subjects. Thus, as you may guess. a state of mental bewilderment has come to enstenct' to Baha'Jstudenb and no one knows fo r sure what'sgo mg to happen m•xt ...." T he o p{' n unJ ve rs•t y has been raided before and equ1pment con · fiscated. T hl' recent cvent.s are th t' first attempt to shut it down . How can the UB com munu y affe •.: t a c hange ~ AcademiC freedom llt not lU St a local. but a global, concern. The Baha'is at UR ask you, as pan of the academ1c communit y of a prommcnt univerSit y, to wnte to the United Na ti o ns Ed ucat tonal. SCientific and Cultural Organt7.a · uon to com mumcatt· the demal ul the right to learn . Send vou r letter::. to : Dr. Fredenco l\.la vor Director Ge n{'ra l, l lNES< () 7 place de Fon teno)' 75352 Pam 07 Sl' Fra n1..e And to write to cxp r~ disapproval o f the I ra m an government'.s a 1 tempt to sh ut down the Baha'I um versity. send lett ers to: Dr. Mostafa Mom M mtster of Culture and IIJgher Education '-.hah1d Behesht1 Avenut." lillt1 Square. Com~r of Shah1d SahonchJ <;hahod Adaee Buildmg Teheran fhl· iltlamJt Rcpubhc ot Iran Pleas e \'J)II our \Veb Sit{' at <http:/ / www.us. bah•l.org / openuniY / > for more detatle-d documcn ta uon. ~..opit") of ed • tor1Jis. nn thl' \Ub){'CI 111 Htt> N,..,, ~C1 r.l.. Tmft') .tnd Wa shmg Wfl Post and lhe rt":,pon:,es !rom the l' .!) ~tate Dep.utmtnt Jnd tht· Wh1tc House \\'l' hopt" that lhl· a~..ademJl ll•mmunat' \.\·dl n.:J.pond , too -8rydon J. 8 . Representat~. Grant, MD Boha 'r forrh Campus Mrntstne1 A5SOCIOI IOrl Professor al Mf:'dK:rne PhylKJiogy and~ iJMsKJn Hrod. Pulrronary and Cnt~eal Core Medrotlf �....... · eont.wtce on ttum.n : =~~ . . 1~SSOJd<nti.Jrion. . 10:30o.m.- p.m. fn!e.Fcr"""" . infoonalion. al Malt< Garrison •• 871.()227 Of 64>211 0. ZfAL No<ds You! CeniJ!r f0< the --··0111> l n - l l t u n d l.21 0 Studenti.Jnion. lla..m.-1 p.m . F,... 5pomo«d by UB 'ltbmen's 000, lntemitionll Cornmitteo. Note r-.- time. 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For Monday 21 Sixth Annual Winter Conforon<o Critkallnck:tent Ttauma wtth Appllatlons to Griof Interventions and Addktions. - Dr. Roger Solomon, Dr. Nancy ~~- W1Cic Center, Daemen p.m. 13S ,/.~•1Cfu!ios,l~~). ------..__. =:;...~ Ex«uttw MilA and ProlosslonoiMBA Progroms.106 jacobs r.:..~':'~J:,n':'c..ll 645-3200. Coolcast Opus: Classics U.... Mir All. ~e~~~~­ ~=,;y~~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Kwiatkowski, New Yori< Air National Guard, who placed wreath from President Ointon. UB, Roswell Park to join for research institute Patakiproposal aims to create biotechnology initiative, spur economic development in area By SW WUETOIU high-tech enterprises found al011g RosweU Park proposal for the insti· Reporter Editor Route 128 in suburban Boston or near Research Triangle Park in lute. wouJd be the ..creation of a truly unique resource benefiting existing biotechnology companies. support· U B and Roswell Park Canctt Institute would ....,.;..,ss million under a plan by Gov. George PallllO to a<atea <X>Op<rative research instit'Ute to advance work in mioo· bioengineering and pharmaceutical biotechnology already under way at the two institutions. Provost David Triggle says the initiative will serve as a catalyst to spur economic development and job creation in the region . Supporters envision the ini tia· tive as building on the strengths of UB and RosweU Park in the phar· maceutic.aJ sciences in order to .. lay significant groundwo rk for a stronger biotechnology enterprise in Western New York"'..akin to the North Carolina. The plan, announced by Pataki in his "State of the State Address" on Jan. 6, would be the first, formal , joint, technology-<levelopment program between UB and RoswcU. It caUs for funding two separate high-technology facilities-<>ne at UB devoted to micro-bioengineering and one focusing on pharmaceutical biotechnology at Roswell Park. The labs would be created in existing space in both institutionson the UB South Campus and in the new Medical Research Complex at RoswcU Park-and would feature research-and-development space, as well as bwiness-incubation spa~. The result, according to the UBI ing a number of research projects with commercial potential current1y under way at UB and RosweU Park. and potentially serving as a magnet for economic dcvdopment initiatives in Western New York." ln announcing the initiative, which is subject to legislative approval during the state budget process, Pataki stressed that it "draws on the area's strengths: An aceUrnt univttsity, a world-class research hospital and the substantial presence of bio-tech in· dustries and ccpertise from Toronto through Buffillo, Rochester and Syra· ruse. Our hope is this incubator plan will help grow new industries for Western New York and new hope and new jobs for the future as wdl." Triggle, who was instrumentaJ in drafting the initiative, said it is designed .. to capitalize on the existing criticaJ romponmts of thCSC' (micro- bioengineering and pharmaceutical biotechnology) enterprises currently in place in Buffalo and to use this catalytica.Hy as a spur to economic development... Triggle added that development of the initiative jointly by UB and Roswell Park .. is a critical signal initiating a new era of cooprlation between these two major sources of research and imellectual cap1· tal growth in Buffalo." The UB/RosweU Park proposal notes that the pharmaceutical saences have been ..deemed a crit1 · cal component in America's future competitiv~ness." FSEC notes displeasure at trustees' action By SUE WUETOIU Reporter Ed itor T HE Faculty Senate Ex- ecutive Committee bas gone on record voicing its displeasure with the SUNY Trustees' adoption of a gen- eral·education curriculum for the system's four university centers and 13 four-year colleges without consultation with the campuses. The FSEC, at its last meeting of ~e fall semester on Dec. 16, unani · mously approved a resolution ex- pressing appreciation for the SUNY Trustees' extensive consultations in the development of standards for the undergraduate academic program. On the other hand, the reso- lution also expressed regret that the standards adopted by the trustees were not made available for com· ment by faculty in advance. The SUNY Trustees on Dec. IS adopted a general.education cur- riculum that requires candidates for bachelor's degrees to complete at least 30 credit hours of coursework in mathematics, natu ral science, social science, Ameri can history, western civilization, other world civilizations. humani ties and the arts, foreign languages, basic communication and reaso ning,and information management. The requirement will apply to all freshmen entering SUNY insti tutions in Fall 2000. Trustees left the responsibility for establishing the specific course requhements and content of the curriculum to the facu lty of each institution . President Will iam R. Greiner told FSEC members that although djscussion on the topic of generaJ education had been going on within SUNY for about two years and had involved the SUNY Faculty Senate, as weU as some indi - vidual UB faculty members, he had expected that the final proposal on general-education requirements from SUNY Provost Peter Satins would be submi tted to the indi vidual campuses for comment before going to the trustees for action. But th e final proposal came "very quickly," and was sub mined by Satins directly to the trustees for action, Greiner reported. He called that action .. not an in significant event for state university. .. I can't recall the SUNY Trust ees at any time in the past adopt · ing a specifi c c urr ic ulum pro - posal," he said. " My sense is that the expectati on. especia lly on a curricular matter, is that it would have been referred to the campuses and campus officers would have referred it to the faculty, who would have responded ... that was not the way it was done," G reiner said. .. My main concern," he added. "is you folks were not afforded an opportuni ty" to respond . Neither Greiner nor N1colas Goodman, vice provost for under· graduate education, found fauh with the substance of the curncu - lum per st. " It 's an en tirely unremarkable. conservative, perfectly acceptable outline of a general -education curriculum ,'' Greiner said. ca lling th e general-education requm.· ments of UB's CoiJege of Arb and Sc1ences .. somewhat more expan sive"but ..consistent at every turn" with those approved by the trust ees. The problem , he sa 1d , 1~ that .. something of this substance wa~ adopted by the trustees Without the active engagement o f tht> cam puses. Goodman agreed with Grcmc.•r that the curricul um m th e Co llege c...u.-4 ... ,...6 �2 Repolll"'ee: January14.1999/Vul.:ll,lo.16 I<uoos School.,_- ~-"-11--­ oftho ~gooelhe . . . . . ld- · d!esslltho- ........... ol the-of-GIN- In lied--~ Son Diogo>. 'lho held rooencl¥ COI'Ifoftnc.e--·(.el. ebrating nv.e Oer:ades of Sue. Ed Mkhael, director of athletics for intramurals and recreation, coached the UB wrestling team from 1970-91. He is a member of the UBAthletic Hall of Fame. ~who.....dasbsoc­ Wltat 10rt of programs are offeNd to fiiCUity and staff who'we resolved to 9«'t In shape In 19997 U..onAWPs-...nts We have many programs in placx for i:eu.• Pony. I loundw of lhe CKond , _ . , _ . _ . . s i n u l b - l n 1!167. 'lho-~ Aothot's- ol the Jcum!>1 ol ----·tho ·· ~Pony­ - ( ; _ CJondo, professor anddlardthe~d ~lntheSchoold~ -toIn . ~~~-...--,.,_ cendyby-and - o f theAmollan D o n l l l - ~for..-.lng theN»>s Ccud an ~N­ ton. Appointed ID the caunci 19941n_...dhl5-liseln _ _ ,.___ ogy, Ciancio- ... member yntll1997. He was council Vice chair this past yar. He obo was named by Dlnlistry Today as · one of nation's leaclng 1ec:tu1en in continuing - educotion. those who have resolved to get in shape for 1999. Through our physical fitness testing center, individuals can choose from a variety of assess ments a.nd programs that in - elude comprehensive, pcnonal-fitness testing and individual exercise prescription; submaximal physicalfitness testing on a bicycle ergometer or treadmill; consultation and fitness-program setup, and body composition and girth measurements. ln addition, we offer pro- grams that specifically target faculty and staff. For spring. there will be a maintenancx class for those already exercising that meets on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 a.m. and a master's swimming program that meets at 6 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We also will be stalling our annual tJB FIT health screen- BRIEFLY ing on Feb. 19 in Alumni Arena. Soon, fuculty and staff will receive - .' assol:lal2l1Rctor': eofNewsS<Mc;es, the' addilionll dl>- . ' . tho llpotltr, be- issye. joined NoM StMo!s•on ln1916,15o groc1lllo of the l:.tMnllroiNoln! Domewhol'ddsa ,_..de- gree In""""*""""'-. -~· -""'*'!~ tDlJI,lho-asalual ihlrtoncl--wllll "" fYenhg Am and""--. ln~"'-lhoaloo had elplllonce ..........dlr -and "''Il'-· whoosllpotte'-lince 1994, Ovls1lne-. -.ned.-._... has ties .. online - I n News SerVices "'"" Donzlg mnllnueo .. """' - c~a~e..-dlhe~­ ing-.--forc:lltul>tian and clllrtlullan d the ...... virtually all of our programs when they are recreation-pennit holders. Annual permits are $150; semester permits can be purchased for S61 . 'lho lloporllrls ......... communlly""""""""" pobl!hed by the Olflu of News Servkes In the OMslon of ___ __ c.w-- UnMnlty - . . . . - UrWenity dNew-atllullolo. Editollolalllces.e locatoc!llll6 Crcfts Hoi, Amhent, (716) 64S.2626. ... · w u -.edu .-....._., ..... ,.,. -.. ------------SuoIOonDINig ....... Loll ..... -~ Mloy-51*11 ~...::::- participation in wdlness/fitness activitieo, such as training with~ cardio activities, like walking. josging. swimming. aerobia das&es, and activities liU yoga Making time for recreational activities seems to be more difficult as our lives bemme more axnpla ·P1:rbaps this is why peopleareloalcingtodoactivitiessuch - a t's tha most~ rec:rutlon/lntramural pt0gra1111 aspbysical-~lllliningtbatdonot The single most-popular r=eation activity is working out in our genera! 'fitness center in Alumni Arena. The second most-popular is jogginglwalking on our 1/6 mile, carpcted.indoortrack Thereisatiefor thirdamongpick-upbasl<.etboll,racquetball and lap swimming. In terms of intramural sports, basketball is the single most-popular activity. Last year saw 1,159 participants in baslcetbaU. with vollqball a close second with 1,037 players. team or have a pmon to play apinst. !!~quire a penon to be a member of a We reantly apanded our pro shop/equipmontroom~ ¥k rxM pnlO'ide, in addition to lodrzr raltll.tooods<Mzaod<quipment loon, u,., sale of athletic equipmen~nutritionaldrinb,and fixxl and penonal hygiene products. In addition, wo rent mountlin bikes. - - a - - 2 1---urs_...,. ---s-- _...._,_1 __ _ You fit the exm:ise in where it suits )OOI'scboduie. Ouldoorpunuiis.such _,...._ ........ .. _...,.. as rodcdimbingandwbile--raliing. oontinue to grow in popularity, as well uwelght ......... - - 7 I certainly have. In tennsofthe use of our fi'D<"al6tness czntm in.Alumni Alma and Oadt HaD, 40 Pl'fO'Ilt of . the users are WOD'l<D, up from about " - many fiiCUity- rtaff 20 perant 10 or 15 years • I n our ........,... participate In rec aerobics/fitness das&es, about 85 perprogr•ms eiKh semester? cent of U,., participants are women. About600 faculty and staff. I wish \\\>men are also well-repr=nted in we had more. However, I know a the numbers of people using our substantial number work out at walkingi"JOI!gingtracl<.as well as swimvarious local health clubs. ming laps ip our two pools. Women are heavily impved in indoor soa:er, How h•we the types of recre•tlon/lntr•mural progrants Boor hockey, baslcetbaiJ and outdoor th•t •re offered ch•nged ower soccer. In filet, 25 percent of the inthe ye•n7 door-soccer players are .iomen. Over the past 20 years, we have seen I undentancl tiNt,the ncre- · a change from people primarily en- atlon departmaftt h a s - gaged in team sports, such as bas- oped a full,sarvlce :c-pOketball, voU<yball and softball, to nenL Tell m e - It- My UB team winning the 1978 NCAA Division Ill Wrestling Olampioosbipaminlystand<out in my mind. Aloo, being induded into UB's Albletic HaD ofFame in 1997 is a special ocasion for me. Toll _ _ . , . . . _ 1 ~that- ...... don't . . _ boot ....... __ ,....--·1 I have been married to the same wonderful lady for more _......, ..... than 38 years. ---·,....-1 Do you practicr what you preach rq;arding health and pbysicai fit~I"""<h lg:neralyjog2-U4to 2-1/2 mil<s, five to siic ~per week. I always ilretdt out well on days that l run. On my"olfdays,"I try to ll'l in at least 30 lllinutls of rnoc!t:r;R~actiYjty.~ ' times, labs the ixm ofyard""''<. I also trym p!1ldEr a hl:althydiet wilh alotofliuils,filerand~ Sexually abused children at risk for stress disorder· McLeer study shows need for screening, treatment for those diagnosed with PTSD By LOIS IIAKUI News Services Editor C H1LDREN wh o have been sexually abu sed are.at high risk of devel- opmg pos t traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and should be screened routinely for the dis- R EPORTER ' the Recreation & Intramural Services Spring structured-recreation brochure that details these pro grams, as well as many others. I want all of our faculty and staff to know that they can participate in What's new for 19997 Spinning, the new indoor biking experience, is here. It's a group cycling class. with a trainer, that will make your adrenaline rockd. We will offer 16 spinning classes during the semester, in Alumni Arena. Classes start Jan. 19. order, even when th ey show no outward signs of psycho logica l trauma, a UB child and adolescent psychiatrist has shown. Susan V. McLeer, pro fesso r and chair o f the Department of Psychiatry, found that more than one- third or•• group of 80 sexuall y abused children who weren't referred for psychiatric evaluation by the investigating agency were suffering with the disorder. Results of the study appear in the December issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psycl1iatry. "These kids suffer in silence," Mcl.eer said. "They don't get referred for treatment after experi encing sexual abuse because they aren't viewed as having a need . Their behavior isn't out of control and they aren't suicidal "This study shows, however, that they are at very high risk for PTSD. We believe there should be a system for sc reening aU sexually abused children for PTSD and that those diagnosed should rea:ive treatment specifically targeted to the disorder." PTSD is a specific form of anxiety that comes on after a stressful o r frightening event. Some of the abuse or psychiatric problems. children in the Mcl.eer study diagnosed with PTSD also had sepa- Theirs is one of the first studies to investigate the effects of sexual ratio n anxiety and major depression. In addition, a majority of the full group was experiencing vari - abuse on children who weren' t perant reported rWxperiencing the trauma,44 Pl'fO'Ilthad three or more episodes of avoiding ·non-threatening situations they associated with tbe abuse and 57 percent suffered hyperarousal of U... nervous system, preselected based on the need for clinical services, Mcl.eer saici The sexually abused childt'en were refer red to the researchers by the Philadelphia Department ofHealth, based on three criteria: the abuse was substantiated by authorities, it . had ended within the past 30-60 days and the per- hypcrvigilana and trouble sleeping. These results wer< markedly different from those fowtd .in either of the two romparison groups, Mcl.eer noted. In the psychiatric referral group. 2.6 per= I reported re-experiencing trauma, 9.1 peroenl: reported avoidance behavior and 13 perant bad symptoms of hyperarousaL In the school group. I pera:nt reported ous symptoms of PTSD, although the symptoms didn't meet the cri - teria of the full -fledged disorder. PTSD is especially harmful for children, Mcl.eer said, because it may cause them to miss growth-promoting expcriene<S that are crucial for transition into healthy adulthood. Avoidance, one of the three major categories of PTSD symptoms, is particularly p~lematic, she noted. "Oilldren with PTSD may shrink from people and things that aren't dangerous and are often critical for their social and oognitive development These youngsters experience a triple whammy: the initial sexual abuse, the direct e!rects of the PTSD symptoms themselves and then the avoidance behavior that may result in iost. aperic:nc.cs important for success throughout life." To arrive at their results. Mcl.eer, along with coUeagues at the Medi cal College of Pennsylvania, compared psychological profiles of 80 sexually abused children between the ages of 6 and 16 with 77 nonabused children being seen in psyc hiatric ou tpat ient clinics for other symptoms, and 73 school children with no history of sexual - petrator was at least five years older than the child. AUdlildreninU...studycomplet.ed several standardized tests to identifY PTSD symptoms. Results showed that 29 of U... sexually abused children w= diagnosed with the disorder and within this subgn)up sevmol also exhibited separation anxiety and/or major depression. Only one child in the psychiatric group was diagnosed with PTSD, while none of the school children met the full criteria, al though some showed subthresh old symptoms of the disorder. A b.reakout of individual PTSD symptoms showed that in the full group of sexually abused dtildren, 65 including easy startli..ng, re-aperiencingearliertrauma, while 8 pera:nt reported avoidance behavi6r and thesameperantage reported hyperarousal symptoms. While setually abused children are at very high risk of developing PTSD, standard psychiatric ap proaches used with children, primarily talk therapy and play therapy, are .not effective with PTSD, McLeer said. "These childrm need to be identi6ed early and they need very special wgeted treatmen~sucb as cogniti..: behavior therapy," she stated "Very few studies have been undertaken on the effectiveness of oognitive treatment with childml, but the results with adults are very positive. We need to do these treatmentstudieswilhcbilclrmwithPTSil" �January 14.19!!1fiol Jll.ltl 16 New York City admissions office to aid student recruitment effort By SUE WUETCHU Reporter Editor U has opent.•d an ad missions offict- m New o rk C11 y to a1d the umvers1ty's student rec;rultment effor1 Ill the metro New York area. The office, located dl 125 Park Ave . Suuth 1n Manhat - t.m auo~s from G rand Cen tral <;ta l JOn, wiiJ provtdc an overal l pres enu· for the universlly m the area, !lervmg UB's dJumm and development <:fforts, .ls well as admissions. The office will scm: as the ooor<h - natmg \leflUt: for UB's outreach actM 11cs to pratpectJvc undergraduate stu dtnts, thC1! parents and counselors at h1gh schtk.lis.,oonunun.Jty agencies and «:>lieges in the metro New York region. It 1!1 the latest in a !'cries of 101 tJat Jvcs hy the univtTIIillf to m crease the nwnbe:r of undergraduate ap plications it receives. Other effort' m the proactive strategy indude telecounscling and the use of software packages that bencr track ron tact.s with students and refine thoM" contacts to students who are most likdy to attend the university. The new office will make it ea5u~' for prospective students and theu parents to vtsit with a UB represen tative at a Silt' near their home. It will help cem en t tht' relat 1on s hips be tween New York metro· area counselors and the U.B adm1s SIOnS staff through increased Op port unities to participate in profes \ io naJ orga n izatio ns and enhanced partic ipation in recruitment eve nt~ sponsored by area schools and or· ganiza tions, sa)'5 Regina Toomev. dtrector of admissions. Havmg a prescnt..t: m Nc;-w York Ctty will provtde an opJXlrtumtv tn offer "more personaJtzed atkmmn· dtrectly to pmspct.1Jve studen~ ..tlld the1rfamthcs., Toomeysar-_-Jllevt...JI I stop m the office, taJk to an admt.., ston.s counselor. ask qu est 1tm ~ pit..!.. up Lterature ahout the umversnY and "get to know us a little bu betta · "For prospectiVe metro New Yori.. studenb and their famil..te... the l·n, versiry at Buffalo IS very a.:ct"SSiblc tn plane, tram, bus and auto," TonmC\ pomts o ut "'WE.· hope to be able- to pn 1 Vldeenough serviC< through ourloul (New York) offia to encourage st\J dents to travel to Western New Yori.. 111 check us out in person ." The office 1s open from R:JU a.m lo 5 p.m_ Mondays through ~ndon>. 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''udenl' <;ttl! wdl he able to rece1ve somt' of thetr monC\' thl\ wee!.. Student s afft>cted b} the dda\ .trt> eli~lhlt·to rct..CI\'t· Jn o.~J vanu· ul 70 p<"rcent of thl· gross mcome due. and nl<l\ <~pph fur rhe ddvantt· from I 0 a.m . 10 4 p.m . tud.ay, lonl\lrro,~ . 1 ue3Ja y or Wt•dnt·sda\ m the basement ut Croh1o Hall on the North (..ampul> The amount dut' Will be mdudl·d \\'lth the Jan . 28 pavchecl-. Appltt:ant s mus t preM.·nt prop<'r photo !dl'nllficauo n and com plete a··ne mand Note" and a " Power of AIIOflll'V.. form , whrch I11U 3t be notanz.ed . A check \\1111 be lltltUCd for th t' amount of the advan<..t . whiCh Will he dedul.lt•d from lht• l..t/1 2~ ranht~t..k Tht• hal.wce WJIJ be 13-!>ued 10 a separate t..hetl.. 1-nr more mformat1on ... Jil ll4 -" 2.Mh. t'XI Ill By SUl WUlTCHlll Reporter Editor IVERS ITY al Buf alo e ntrepreneur s may be able to brin g , th eir inventions o ut of garage and eventuall y to the sembl y line via a new investment d designed to provide seed n ey l o fledgling high -1ec h ~..o mpani es in Western New York. T'Ple university has joined a part nership o f local and state institu · tio ns th at ho pes that by providin g financial assistance to help tech nology en trepreneurs establish new companies. it aJso will stimu· late the creation of high -tech jobs in Western New York. The creation of the Western New York Busin ess Ikvelopment Fund was announced at a press ronferena o n Jan . 6 in the VB Foundation ln cubalor. ln addition 10 U B, the pan· ner.; in the $750,000 fund are the New York Slate Science and Technology Foundation, part of the Empire Statr Development Corporation ; the Erie Co unt y Industrial Developmen t U ~ Agency; the Amhmo Industrial 0.vclopmenl Agency; I he City of Buffalo, and the Western N<W YOrk Tech nology Oevclopmenl Ccnlcr (11XJ. which will administer the fund. The fund will fi.lJ what some have described as a void in regional eco· nomic -d~elopment efforts, provid mg seed and growth capital to assist companies at the ea rly stage of de· vdopme:n t, well befo~ traditio nal funding sou rces m ay become in volved. Entrepreneurs may receive up 10 SIOO,OOO fro m lhr fund- $25,000 in the tim phase of inveslmen~ wilh thatamounl robe matthcd bytheentttpreneur,and$75,000inthe serond phase. with that amount to lx matched from any source. Presiden1 William R. Greiner nooed that the portner>hip role is a unique one for a university. But he pointed out that Western New York had a "great run" 20 or 30 yean; ago when C.aJspan and Moog brought to the area many top · notc h scie ntists who spun off their own companies. .. We need to accelerate that . tu make it easie r to pu sh the b ri ght 1deas into new busm ~ses," he !<>aid Mark Karwan. dean of the School of Engintering and Applied Scimc(."' and chief executive officer of the UR Busines.llii Alliance, sa1d that UB\ membership in the investment part ncr s hip fits in well w1th th e universit y's enhanced econo m1 ( development service m 1ssion . It was a " no-brainer" to join the partnership, Karwan .sa1d. not in~ that it is hoped tha t some of th e companies that th e fund invests m will be those founded by m embcn of the university co mmun ity, and that so me of the companies will locate in the UBF incubator. U R has invested SIOO,OOO in the.~ fu nd and will provide experuse m assessing applications fo r eqult" funding, as well as idenlifylng prom tsing business proposaJs from umvcr siry faculty, soaff and soudcrns, he sard UmversJty faculty, staff and stu dents also may prov1dc cxpt'rl l'l. to help cum pan ics rcce1vmg fund ' to further their tdealt. he 3a1d. For more mlormatlon on tht· fund. caU the TDC at 636- ~h2h Four graduate students awarded EiJ Fulbright Scholarships for 1998-99 Four U8 gr•du•te studenU hav<· hecn ,n,.rn..it'J l-ulhr1~ht "'"hl,l..tt sh1p~ for th e !99M -99 acadcmh. ve.H The rt'Liplelll ~ an~ Knstine Hornt·r ~\JI11lllll! \\drrt•n ,, ....,., ... K.trerl t"1emd ,md N.Ua!tha \nvd1.·r !turner Manmng . •1dcxtor..tl l ..inJ!d.ltt' 111 tht· I kp..trlmt·ntlll ;\ I11J nn Languages Jnd I ilerallHl~s. 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T ..... .. -.......... ... ,...... - -= ., ., JOHN DfllA COHI'1lADA •............. .,._.,......,.0 ro. ............ gnnt_ ......... ~ ~-- :'r':' <J~'IniiMIInln lllln>.• TheNSf ....... ll . . noncifll_ln_and slgnedtD ----...,_..and.,.._ _.,._........,_,.,. b y , _ . .... _ _ ............ lng----......,_and..,_.. small or large, to get carried i.way with implementing the latest man· agement fad; some have even gone bankrupt," says Pegds. ness environment. but buying into "Often managers become en - these strategies can cause man y com panies to falter, not improve. warns a new book authored by a UB management professor. In "Handbook of Strategies and Tools far the Learning Company; C. Carl Pegels, professor of man agement science and systems in the School of Management, contends that companies that focus on just one or two of the "hot~ strategiesforimprovementoftenjeopardize the success of the.ir busi- amored with one or two manage ment strategies that improve a few areas of their business, but in the meantime other areas of the businesasufferaod themtirecompany slides downhill as a result." A5 an example, Pegels poinu to companies chat have focused heavily on strategies for customer-service improv<ment at the expense of productivity. only to realizt later that they consistently were being outperformed by the competition. the bteot management fad.• This ap- proach, he says. is caUed the "learning company• strategy of management. It requires a companyto adapt constantly to chanties in the external environment by practicing oontinuaJ renewal of its structure aod pnctia:s. "To be suaasful in todays business environment, a componymust reinvent itself constantly," Pegels says. • It must continuaDy assess its piau in the market and then makr improvements and adjustments basedonwbatitleams.Otberwise, the competition will pass it by.• Literary series to feature Poetics Program fllCUity, students, distinguished guests Wedriesdays at 4 Plus to open Jan. 27m .,_MC_S News s.Mces Edkoriol Assist.lnt " W EDNESDAYS at 4 PLUS," the biannual literary series sponsored by the Poetics Program in the Department of English , this spring will feature several faculty members of the Poetics Program and successful students nnd recent graduates with established literary careers. The series will open Jan. 27 with a visit &om award-winning fiction writer and MacArtbu.r fellow Joanna Scott aod poet aod critic James Longenbach, bolh professors in the University at Rochester English Department. Other series highlighu will include a poetry readingfhypertext performance on March 31 by _Loss Pequello Glazier, direct?r of the UB Electronic Poetry Center, and Jim Rosenberg, a prominent hypertextuaV web poet and theorist from Pituburgh. On April9-l0, extensive collaborative events featuring distinguished guests in the literary and art world will accompany two weekend events: a special tribute to SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Raymond Federman, acclaimed writer of experimental fiction who has retired after 30 yean at UB, and the opening of " In Company: Robert Greeley's .... Z7: " ' - aDd Po<try Radin&o )oonM Sc:ou, )una Loapbach, 4 p.m., Cent<rforthe Aru (CFA) ScrtaiiJia Room. Lcctur< by ~boch:"S.. aDd the l'lliDSCyleilleoa_...,.AIIIeri<:all Po<try; lla.m.,431a..a-.MKAnbur li=llow- Scott's """"" iDdudo •PocliD&o• "My . . . , _ Bdle; "The Cloocst Pouiblc Uoion.""Am>pswc" ODd "The Monildn." Loopnboch's boob indude "Tbr.shokl" and •Modem Po<try After Modernism." Both a,. profa"'"in the EnsJUI> Department at the Uoi\omity of lloc:b$er. """'*' ,..._ r ,.., ... ............................... ......- ••• ·a.. .. ,we,... coii64S.aon . IUns wins Ford Felowthlp F411i< ..... ~ ........ In the ~-a.nlo­ ............................ ..... ...,...._ .,...,...._.._,....,.. .,. _lhe_,.,.,..,.. ........ .,.......... NIIIGMI_............ by,lw . . . . . . . . . . - Faundiifaiii'Ndldlilll,._ The ......... I!Hitl . . portwlill ......... ll....,... _by ......... _ Caunclo-IIQ . . . . . ..... 'la.l.:lt .......... ~-51111.--­ lngtD-....-and _............,.. ,.........,__ .>. LooYe- _.. w.: - , .-..., ,_ o-.elly, Leolic-. a liltS).-·---.. . . . . . . p.m. ~a:z...,....-.-~·--flll-n..lulia Sei" ClidF Boob. Caanol .Pott ODd n. Gmn. -U: Let:iuR:"Sipott.-and~O...oi-o..-.liip Feb. 10: ~R..ding.AntdmBcnipn,U..Iamot.4p.m..CFAScrecnintiRoom )&.-ODd ~ UB 8f>duates, oqpnine n:attinp at one oi New York's most important podJ}' oentm, The~ Project of St. Made'• O!wdl. )a.-'s"""" boolc ;, "Some Oihcr Kind oiMillion.• 8crripn authorul "lnlqrity ac DrvnoUc: Ufi:." inAmctia.1650-IISO,")Iy . . . . . . l2:30p.m.llaldyla..,-lOL . . . . . . .\ boob indudc "PPodiplo .... Pilpiml: T h e - ......... ~ l'lailldiol ~ 1750-1100" &Dd"Da::orias llidcpcadrDce: , . . _ Nalural ~lad ...... 17: Book Puty.Cbades Bm>stein, 5:JG.7,JOp.m.. 'OOcina ....... -.~!58 Main St., llulfalo. Book Jisnins to. "My Wry: Spocches ODd llxms" (UniYenily of ClliaiJ) l'ml) and "Los Rhythms." ill..-nt<d by Swan Bee (Gnuary Boob). - ,._ Zk --,.~)oooncllJFo a......-.4pm..CM ........ )oooncJtrF"•-book • .,..s,- ·- ... ... -.s.,.n...... Sho- in lloliDOi, CIIW. ,.,.,...., ........ atlk, . . FrialloDderiltheautborof"Seeeccaa -·;u. ... rn. ............ Heilfio- iahitlshio clocuinl- at UB. Co-_,...! by Jual-lloonryc-. Fe1o. a: Rading. Bemadett< May<r, Pdcr Gizzi..2 p.m.. Hallwolla, 2495 Main SL, Buf&lo. May<r'a boob iodude "The Dcoites oiMolbcn to """"Otb<ri ill t.tt.n" (!Wd Prca) and "!'roper Namo ODd Othu Sloria" (NeW Dilecllolil). Gizzi. who recently rccci...t bio doctorate &om UB. il the author oi"Anlficial Heart• (Bumillg Deck) and teaches at the UnivmityoiCaliiomia at S...ta Cn1z. Sponoorcd by Just Buffiolo Utcrary Ceni<r. -4: ....... J: ~R..ding.Elmi~l.ainiHIIDI.4p.m..CFAScmnincRoom. 1>lk, EJmi Sikdiauos.l.ainl Hunt,S p.m., Portablc'IWb, 19 flodale A>e.. 19,11ulfalo.SikdiaDos, whoae .....,, bookii"TheBookoillDcloal," ila_.,.. a>onlinitorat the St. Mark'l --,.Ptojcc:t and ilimo>Md .,.......,.,. 11om the Pn:ndlandGiedt.Huntiltheauthocoi"'Thouandlat>CjSnowCowitJy:" Slzlianoo' "Pomblc Ulk" il entitled "'n the Sublime;" Huot will dioews "Some Nota 0.. History. Writins." · 16: '!ilk and__,. Readin& Nancy Show, Pei<r ~.8 p.m.. Comcnbop, 112 Lofayett< AV<.o Bu!Dlo. NancySbaw, a K<.-.y School of oi ~~tiring and author oi"Sooptoaatic"wil ...... "'OIIunn 1\xtia." JaqprwiDgiw a reacJins. He is a I'OctiaPnJsnm Fcllowtt 19!l8-99. Writing.-- ......,.,orv.n.:ou..r', 17: --,. R.cading. K.cvin Davia, Nancy Sllow, 4 p.m.. CPA Sa<mina Ruom. K.cvin Davia, lit. Nancy Shaw. isauociat<d the K<.-.ySchool ofWrilins. - m . p · - - . ... . -oiUII'a--,c--oad*"-for*GaliFttEArtl.dSci- -·--.,.,.......... ~ .,.,_""~Goillc.· . . 7: _ , _ _ _ _ ___ ~ moot recent book it"No.1112.7.93-10.20.96." Hilo<herworb include"Fidt<tr "Soliloquy" and "73 Poems." He will read with the Podb PnJsnm'• Martt - . , wbo a>o<dinatea The DduJ>e Rubber R<odintl Seri<J.oi whid>lbio il the finr ...,.L J1 :11>dry~---JimlloaenbcrJ, ..... Pequdlo Glaicr,4p.m..CFA5crocnqloom.-.ilaleodiai~poct md_..bilbeot...._,_II._.,_"C!ooli*s,-).Giolis, .. . Hallwolb: - · ZJ: Po<try and Prole R<ading, Ketuidb Goldanith. 7:30p.m .. 2495 Main St... BuitiJo. A GOnccpcuaJ poet and iDitallation artist. Goldlmith'a thea.liu«of~He-•Sianlonl. y nlngland....._.... . . . .. Ollollngl ..........Mo _ p ...... T h e _ ............ _ Collaborations" in the Castellani Art Museum at Niapra Univenity. Other literary figwa appearingtluougbout the .....-rwillindude IC'mnetb Goldsmith, oonaptual poet aod installation artist; loonne Kyger, author of 15 poetry collections aod. prominent figure in San Ftancisco poetry cirdes; author Nancy Shaw, former editor of Writing; New York City poet Kevin Davies, aod rmawned Frmch poet Michel Deguy, editor of Pos 6- Si<. The entire Wednesdays at 4 Plus Spring 1999 schedule can be accessed electronically at <http://wlngl. _ _, __,pMda/CiilAU evenu are free and open to the public. "Wednesdays at 4 Plus• is sponsored by the James H. McNulty Chair (Dennis Ted.loclr.), the Samuel P. Capen Chair of Poetry and the Hu manities (RobertCreeley) and the David GrayCbairofPoetryand Letters (Chari~ Bernstein), all in the Department of English; the Rar< Books Collection curator (Robert Bertholf), and the Melodia E. Jones Chair in French (Raymond Federman) in the Department of Modern Languages and LiteratUIJ'S. -The- b produced - the coopention ol the Cent<r tor the ....... the Oeponrnent ol Media Study rd T~ QII64S-31tOtor mcrelrDmotion. o -· ......._ ... -·Far- - . ~ In his book, Pegcls analyzes lhe large menu of management strategics available to managers today and discusses the strengths ind weaknesses of each strategy within different business environmenu. He suggests that i.nsteadofimplementingcookie--cuttersolutionsvia the latest management tm>ds,companies explore all artas ~they arc weak-rdative to the competitiol>-4lid then implanmt a portfolio of management strategies to address all of the weaJcnesses. 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Tht popular MOl course, although primarily made up of tr.shmen and sophomoru, has taught doctoral candidates, as well as law students and postbaccala ureate mtdical-school candidates, how to enhance thtir learning experience by thinking critically and--<ot tht same time-'-raising thtir grades. Schapiro, clinical associatt professor in the Gradual< School of Education,soys the ooune helps students becomt actively involved in thtir own learning pro=ses by developing an appropriate mind-Kt for learning. practicing aitical thinking, rtrognizing and using effective learning strategies and engaging in an ongoing self-assessment "Wt are not teaching study-skills," says Schapiro. "Weare teachingleamingstrategies thatltad to student-effectiveness. Students need to know that learning is making meaning. Since all learning takes place in the ead of the Ieamer, learners must re<ponsibility for their studies. eycannotdcpcndonwhetherthey rulve a good or bad teacher." Students in the cou rse, as well as Schapiro, agree that it is by no -means an "easy A."· The CDUtX deman<js.an extei1SM _an:IO!Ultofmrl<thatrequir<sstudents tO focus -on~ aspects of knowledge through analysis (learning to use note-taking proc:Mures to d>eck Wlderstanding on a daily bosis), synthesis (learning to prepare sununary questions, Oow charts, information maps and other graphic rq>menllltions to hdp clarify and solvt problems) and evaluation (l<aming to un derstand cvaluatiV< materials by analyzing past exams and prq>aringmod< exams to use as study aids). MOl allows students to learn, practice and dtvelop thest skills in careful self·regulation and con tinuous self-assessment with the help of an individually assigned personal peer monitor who works with each student on a o ne-on o ne basis, explains Schapiro. -egles-- - - .... not telld*lg study-....._ We""' telld*lg-... to ~·ectl·•---- to..._ SUSAN SCHAPIRO •It enhances the educationaJ astic, persistent, well-paced and aperience ofUB students by pro- happy to learn , are more successviding an environment in which ful academically than studencs they are taught and encouraged to who participate in mechanical "actake personal responsibiliry for tive"learning strategies. what they learn; she adds. Active, or classic. learning strat "Students coming out of high egies practiced by students, such as school often are learning for extrin- knowing and actively engaging sic rewarc~s,• explains Schapiro, who themselves in the material, knowtlught philosopby at The Buffalo ing how to get into the instructor's Seminary and Nichols High Sch&ol , mind and obtaining feedback on for 5eYmll ~ before ooming to what they have learned, are helpful UB. "Even once they are in oolkge, but do not stand alone in the dethey often only want to learn what termination of academic success. is going to be on a test. teaming is ""1bis new finding comes as quite much more complex than thty a surprise, since it was traditionally think_ Most students don't ha.e an thought that academic success was understanding of how data turns based on a oombination of a high IQ into concepts. They are not inter- and doing the right thing<, such as ested in long-term strategies-" taking the right notes, knowing what Several colleges and universities the instructor wants and so on ... says across the country have adapted Schapiro.Sht dtcidtd to test the aspects of the UB MOl program theory hmelf on students in MOl into their curric.ulums. .. However, and round that whilt actM: strategies says Schapiro, "no othtr campuses, are important. the dynamics ofleamto our knowledge, bave as intense ing are the real drivers of academic and academic a program as we do." SUcces$. She found in recent studies The MOl program, which was that MOl seems to be successful in developed by Schapiro with a positively affecting the dynamics of $235,000 grant from the U.S. De- learning in its students. She is interpartment of Education , is an ested in whether or not these dy elaboration of a program devel - namic strategies can be lllught and if oped in ·\983 by Marcia Heiman theyarepru:t.ofthe~~p. and Joshua Slomiankn known as After teaching high ·school for the "Learning 16 Learn" program. many years, Schapiro says the chal"Many were surprised that I re- lenge of teaching critical thinking ceived tht grant," recalls Schapiro. gave a "new life" to her car~r. es "While completing my doctoral degree here at VB, I came across an article on the 'Learning to Learn' program which turned out to be quite interesting. I was encouraged to write a grant, so I did.lt just happened to be perfect timing because it was at th e beginning of a devel oping interest in critica1 thinking." She notes that former Vice Provost John Thorpe was a great supporter of her efforts and was instru - mental in helping to bring the program into the mainstream at UB. Most recently, Schapiro ha s tested the theory that "dynamic" students, or those students wh o are risk-takers, curious, enthusi - pec.iaJly since there was not yet a lot of material on the subject at that time. Study in the areas of cogni - tive psychology and philosophy also played a big part in Schapiro's conceptualization of MOl . Since she began the MOl pro gram, Schapiro has been most re warded by the many students who have enjoyed the course and taken something away from it .. I get love leiters from students expressing their appreciation, sometimes two or three years after they have taken the course, saying they didn't real ize at the time how valuable it wa~ ... Schapiro laughs... What more can a teacher ask for?'' Olyrnplc gold med•l swimmer J•net E.••ns will be the keynote speaker for the lOth annuaJ UB Girls and Women 1n Sports Break fast, to be held at 8 a.m. on Feb. 4 10 tht Tnple- Gym 1n AJumm Arena on the North Ca mpus The breakfast, whJCh IS bemg held o n the 13th annuaJ Nat1onal Guls and Women m Sports Day, is destgned to recogmzc the achievements of girls and women in sport!l and to encourage aU Buffalo women and g1rls to partiCI pate in sports and fitn~ activities. MorC' than 200 UB athletes are expected to altend the breakfast In addition to Evan s, speakers will include amateur hoxer L1sa Hedges and UB athletic trainer Sue Rocque. Awards will bt' presented to an ou tstanding UB scm o r female ath Jete and a member of the UB commumt y who has helpc:d advana women's athletics at the universit y. Other activities being held m conJunction w1th the event will tn dude a community outreach program m which U B athletes will v1s1t Buffalo schools and talk to students about National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a ..create a picture .. contest for local grammar schools and a week of spirit activities for UB athletes . For further information. contact Wendy Black at b4 5· 7941 H. Wayne Gerhart elected chair of CEL Alumni Association H. W•yne ~•rt, president of Moldt~ch , Inc .• has been elected cha ir of the Center for Entrepreneurial Ln:dersh1p (CEL ) Alumn1 Associa·tion in the School of Management. The other officers are vice chair Kathryn A. O'Donnell. president of Botanicus, and treasurer Robert B. Lenhan . Jr. , president of The Environm ent Serv1ces Group. The CEL Alumni Association fosters continued entre ~ preneurial growth for graduates of the CEL's core pro gram. which provides assistance and guidance to talented Western New York entrepreneurs who wish to grow, enhance or re focus their businesses. The association's membership includes own · ers and managers from more than 120 area businesses. First annual "JOBSapalooza" held for local students, grads UB helped to gtve more than 400 locaJ college students and recent graduates the chance to explore job opportunities at the first annual .. JOBSapalooza" held on Jan. 6 m the Buffalo Convention Center. The free job fa1r was a s ue~ and will continue as an annual event , according to Oan Ryan , director of the Office of Ca reer Plannif1t and Placement. "The point of th1s effort is to help Western New Yo r~ retam tl.!l best and brightest students and graduates ," satd Ryan , wh o no ted that although some o f the.· participants came from UB. a sagn1fi ca nt number were Western Nc.~ w York nat1vcs who attend out -of-town co lleges and univcrsitlt'!l Ryan added that employers--who reprcsentc.-d .til an.'a.) of mdustrywere especially impressed with the determination of the job seekers who braved a severe snowstorm to attend tht· fair. More th~ 80 TCgJOnal em ploycrs. including Manne Midland Bank, Dunlop Tire Corp., BeU Atlan tiC, Delaware North Companies., Int., (A:Jmputer Task Group and Hunt Real Estate Corp.. part1npated to recrUit for available positions. The JOb fair also was sponsored b)' the Buffalo Niagara Partnersh1p. the Empm• State lkvdopment ( orp. and New York State Elt•ctnc and Ca-.. Anonymous donor gives $2.5 million for engineering scholarships One of the IMgest ~ ever made to UB will be an investment in the School of those within. as well as o utsid e the university. care deeply about UB 's students and 1ts Engineering and Applied Sciences student body. The $2.5 million bequest commitment will future . This IS an ove rwhelming vote of confidence from a member of the UR famil y .. fund schola.rships to recruit outstanding undergraduate and graduate engineering stu + Mark H . Karwan , dean of th(.• engineering school . agre<.>d that th <.> bequt"st ~e nd ~ a dents. resounding messag<.> about the strength of the communi t\•'s cnmrmtment to the wdl Proceeds from the bequest, made by an ano nymous facult·y member through an being of the university. estate plan, also will support a potential professorship. " This bc:qucl!lt from J UB fa culty mt"mber 1 ~ m strumcnt al m JL·mumtratmg to nur The donor targeted scholarships .. because this area needs more help finan cially to alumni , fnend!> and ~..orpora te partner~ ho w much w<.> ca re Jbou t o ur mslltut1 on . Wt· 3rt' enable engineering students to attend and receive an exct"ptional education at UB . extrt·mdy fortunat e to have such a demomolration o l leadt:r"h•p and d(.·d~~:atum :· 'a1J State support is insufficient. I want to see this bequest grow in tht• years to come to Karwan . benefit many financially needy students in the future ." H.t• addt·d thai fundmg sc h o lar s hip ~ I!. vttJilll effort)!. t't' tht· ,,hnol ;:mJ Ulll\t"r,ll\ h1 President William R. Greiner praised the donor for hi s dediCatiOn to futurt' L' H a..:11vcly recruit o ut st and 1n gstudent~ . students in financial need ... UB's School of Engineering and Appl1ed Scwnces 1s among " Top s~.. hool :. art' based on the hcst studenb , fa..: ult~ . ~tatT .mJ lauilt lt', ," ,,JuJ 1\.M\,.tll th e top 10 percent of the nation 's schools of engineering. And we \vant to stay 1n that " Because th1 s bequest IS funding ~c h o larship~ . it will a~:. l ~t o ur 111111JIIV(.'S hi attro~~ 1 .u1d e.J.Eiusive group,.. said Greiner... This support guarantees that man y bright and tal ~ retam the he!>t and bnghtest students a nd help studenb atTord a qu .dtt\ edu~.. ~H lon In ented students will not only be assured of the opportunit)' to study here, but they can doing so. the g1ft wil11mpact the overall quality of the cng1ncenng ".:hool·· \\'ht•n fulfilled . the endowed )(h o larship fund will be n ea tt•d wuh .1 ht·qut''l up\lll th<' do so knowing UB believes strongly in what the r have to offer to engu1ct'nng." The bequest, noted Greiner, also "sends another strong and very positive message that dL~a th nf the donor. The first schnlarsh1ps will be available at thJt tllllt' �6 Rep ariel: January 14.19!Mui.JO.Io 16 BRIEFLY $2.50,000 _ .. lid dental KhOol..-dl UB's e!lortsto-.the role ol truting _ . ... path ID I helllhy ' - t llOJ ~ gilt In support "'• JUly thot is being .conducted by the School ol - . szso,ooo Dental Medicine. The gilt is from Atrix l.abo<ltories ot FL Collins, Col, ond Block DNg Co., Inc. ol Jenoy City, N.j. "We're grotoful for this very generous gift from Atrix I.IIJ<n. tor1es ond Block DNg eo.: said Robert Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor ond c.Nir ol the Qeportment ol Onollllology, who is din!ctlng t h e pn>g<om.....,;ng the role ol "'"'ll)foctlonsln systemic diJ. ellO. "Their gilt will help support the continuation ot our wort<oswe....mlnethedlsease medulnlsms IOd elfects olb9t· ing periodontal - I n n!duv lng the risk ol ' - t atrocb." Ull-lodbyGenco were omong the lnt 1 0 - -ondon-lncl- strllle the~- po- doiuo t - - Nowthot on~ t . tweongo.m - ... - _.,.._,~ •• ---d. I---......... Genco IOd Ns...., ... -..pi to fdlntlly t_ h -_ by__ riskol __ _e __ ----the 9'""---therisk ol hlolng ln--~INs ,....,..~~- ~--.....-. -- . . . - . . ...... d.-10 ........................... bocaml.. 1 Domed observatory houses university's new computer-controlled rejlecting telescope By EUfH (;OI.DIIAUM News Servk.~ Editor S TARRY -eyed UB Sludenos used to have to trek out to a small, unheated hut in a field behind the Ellicott Co mplex to usc th e universi t y'~ telescope. No mo re . Starting this semester, students taking the yearlong cou rse .. Intro duction to Astronomy" (Phys ics I 2 1/ 122 l to satisfy their general t>ducation science requirement can check out the constellations somply by going up to the roof of Fronczak Hall, the same building where their lab sessions arc held. There stands a domed observa· tory that rot ates 360 degrees and has a sliding shutter on the roof that peels back to reveal the bril · liance of the night sky. UThis telescope puts us in a far better teaching situation than we were ," said Bernard Weinstein, professor of physics who teaches Physics 1211122. "Fo r the first time, I ca n assign a semeste rlong project to stu dent s where they learn to align the telesco~ . ~the right eyepieces and take pictures with it." Equipped with a digital camera, the new, 10-inch reflecting tele· scope allows students to take pic· lures of the sky and then down load them to a laptop computer so that they can study and refine the 1mages later to obtam tft e best view. Weinst ean said the fact tha t the tel~ope is controlled by a computer makes it much easier to loca te speci fic object.s in the sky. "Afte r an initial alig nment on the North Star. you punch in the coordinates {right ascension and declination ) of a faint object, like a galaxy, nebula or star cluster, and the telescope turns to that loca tion," he said. That~ he added, is an ..enormous improvement" over the older telesco~. which sometimes required several hours' work before a faint object in the sky could be observed. "Also, because of the new telescope, one of the objectives with this cou"" is realizable: That is, to give student.s enough knowledge and experience with telescopes so that they can pursue astronomy as a fascinating hobby after they leave UB." Weinstein noted that the addjtion of the new telescope makes US's introductory co u rse-its only offering in astronomy--competitive at the introductory level with other universities that offer full-fledged astronomy programs. University facilities staff constructed a wooden deck fo r the observatory dome, with a steel platform to support the telescope. Funding fo r the telescope and it.s observatory was provided by the ......- FSEC Cont"'-d from pege 1 Thelllp>·-· ... """' ladorl ""'"""*'!'on lis -llid-~­ be lmllood 10 100'- and moy -lor.,.. '"""""'_ ... _... be Checking out the stars over Fronczak and longlh. Lot· --ond....,..._ pla>tnnlborlar-kCIUII!oiJi*e-.. ...... pcnr_.,._. ..-. .. celloild.lhlr ...... _ _ by 9un.--.,1Dioe~ lar..-lnlhll ...... .... lloe .......polod ... -.loe . . -....... --....y. < ....... ,,+>. of Arts and Sciences already con · forms to the trustees' approved cu rriculum, noting that his office intends to bring undergraduates in schools and colleges other than Arts and Sciences .. on board" with the general -education require · mcnts of the new college. Goodman did note, howeve r, that tht language requirement in the trustees' plan could prove to be a .. sticking point .. for students in professional schools such as engineering and architecture, but that likely could be worked out with Sal ins' office. "I don't see this (general -ed uca tion curriculu m ) as a crisis in substan ce, alt hough it is absolutely outrageous that this was adopted without letting anybody (the campuses) know a h ead o f time ," Goodman added. W illiam Ba umer, proftsso r of philosophy, suggested the FSEC "go on record" acknowledging the extensive consultation process that went on in the development of the standards for the undergraduate academic program, but also expressing it.s"regret they (trustees) put this set of criteria before themse.lves for action without giving the faculty of the ~niversity the opportun ity to comment. If all we do is sc ream 'you screwed up the process,' we are going to make ourselves look like fools" because central admin · istration afforded the SUNY Faculty Se.nate and other groups many opportunities to participate in the discussion, Baumer said. ..1 think the one place where we can fault the process is ... this rather precipitous action" by the trustees. Powhatan Wooldridge, associate professor of nursing, urged scna· tors to separate their views regarding the process from their views regarding the substance. " I do think it is possible to condemn the process without necessarily condemning the outcome,.. he said. The resolut ion introduced by Baumer ..complements"the beginning of the process, which Wooldridge described as collegial and consultative, and ..condemns" the final resolution of that process, .. which is simply an unwarranted. unkindly, inappropriate, counter· productive and noncoUcgiill way to end what had a good beginning." Greiner asked senators to study the substance of the trustees' gen eral·education curriculum so UB can give a "'very careful, very mea· sured response to aU of this. All right, so they didn't ask us in advance; but we ought to treat it as if it's stiU on the table and respond to it" Peter Nickerson , senate chair and professor of pathology, said he would consider wheth-er to refer the issue to the senate's "overloaded .. Eduaotional Programs and Policy Committee, or to create an ad hoc committee to address the issue. In other business, the FSEC approved a resolution congratulating Thomas E. Headrick, who stepped down as provost effective Jan. I, .. for his substantial contributions to the university's academic p~ in his term as provost." The resolution notes in particular Headrick's"effcctive advocacy" on behalf of the for· mation of the College of Arts and Sciences., his efforts to recruit new deans, his work on the mission planning statement and, "most significantly, his academic plan." 1 Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Natu ral Sciences and Mathematics before it merged in to the new College of Arts and Sciences. Additional support for equipment and openotion came from the Department of Physics. The telescope is open Mondays and Tuesdays from 8-11 p.m ., weather permitting, primarily for class use and will be avaiW>Ie on a limited barn to the community after March 15. For more information, call Weinstein at 645-2017. �Januart14. l!DJI'Im.ll.la.16 Rep aria 7 Shulman book to be used in China Sporlsl!ecaptf . , MAllY KQINews SeMces Editor TI updated fourth edition "The Skills of Helping dividuals, Families, Groups and Communi- tics," a textbook autho red by Lawrence Shulman , dean of the School o f Social Work, has been chosen to educate the first generation of social workers in China at Beijing's College of Social WorkPublished in Fall 1998 by F.E. Peacodr. Publishers, Inc., and soon to be translated for use in China, the textbook haS been revamped a nd expanded to reflect today's chang ing m odel of th eory and practict of social work. Selected portions of the book will be used by the Chinese students as their tint text as they embark on their social-work education. Traditionally, social workers have been taught to focus on their inter· action with clients, whom they perceived as "victims" ofbirth, circumstan<z or society, Shulman says. This model virtually ignored positive factors, such as a need for different types of supervision, availability and use of community resources, as well as clients' motivation, strengths and coping skills, he notes. But the emergence within the past few years of managed health care, mandated welfare reform and other societal changes have demanded a readj ustment in the way social work is practiced and is being taught, he points out. Drawing on Shulman's rich experience and research as a social-work educator. the edition advances theory and practice models that acknowledge and incorporate recog- nition of, and building upon, dients · strengths and learned coping skills. Shulman's tat was selected for USt' at the Ollnese uni versity by Net work Norway Council and fac ulty members at Norway's Oslo College tn con · junction with Col· lege of Social Work faculty members and the Chin<>< Ministry of Civil Administration. The textbook has been a staple in the classroom and in the fidd for more than 100,000 social-work students in the U.S. and Canada since it first was published two decades ago. The third edition, published in 1992, was translated for use by so· cial-work students in Bulgaria rwo years ago. Obituaries -loh•vka_IMW,_.. ment of Music and 3. noted com· poser. Sapp. 76, died)an. 4 in Cincinnati,wherehehadservedasdean of the University of Cincinnati College Conse r va tor y ·of Mu sic (CC M) , professor of music and comr>ositio n , and associate d ean fo r special projects. He retired fromCCMin1993andwasemeri tus professor of music at the time of his death. A talented composer of 139 mu s~cal works. Sapp'~ compositions have !><eo ~rmed by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Cincinn~ti Chamber Orches"tra, th e French Radio Orchestra and many others. " He was quite prolific in the 80s. He was actually quite satisfied he was able to hear so much of his music performed in rrcent years," said his son, Anthony Sapp. Sapp served in the U.S. Army from 1943- 1945 as acryptoanalyst, serving in England , France, Bel· gium and Germany. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Harvard Univenity, where he also taught early in his career. He came to Buffalo in 1961 as boardoftheBuffaloFineAruAcademyfrom 1961 -75,adirectorofthe Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1961 -75 and a director and vice president of the Studio Arena Slee Visiting Pro- Theatre during 1962-74. He also fcssorofComposition, joining the UB faculty that year. He servedasa professor fro m 1961 -75 a_nd as chai rm a n of the was a trustee and vice president of the Buffalo Ballet Company from 1969-75, executive director of the American CounciJ for the Arts in Education (ACAE) frpm 1972-74 anddirectoroftheNewYorkFoun dation for the Arts from 1972-79. Department .lAPP of Music from 1961 -68. He wasco-directoroftheCeotcrfortheCreative and Performing Am from 1964-68, headed the Division of Languages, Literature and the Arts from .-96567andwas directorofCulturai M fairs from 1966-71. He served as ch airm an o f the Council of College Masters from 1968-70 and was master of Coll ege B from 1968-74. While in Buffalo, he was involved inmanycivicandrulturalactivities. Sapp gave the dedication address at opening ceremonies for both Baird and Slee halls. He was a trustee and musicadvisor to thechairmanofthe Before going to Ci ncinnati in 1978, he served as provost of the Division of Communication and the Arts at Florida State University and executive director of the American Council of the Arts. Sapp was the fo rmer president of the board of trustees of the Cin ci nnati Chamber Orchest ra and served on several boards, including that of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Memorials may be made to the Ci ncinnati Chamber Orchestra, 1406 Elm St., Cincin nati , Oh1o, 45210, orto the American Classical Music HallofFamc,4 W. Fourth SL. Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202. Jael Sabina Sobel, 63, professor of anatomy and histology Services were held Dec. 7 for Jacl Sabina Sobel, 63, professor of a natomy and histology in th e School of Medicine a nd Biomedical Sciences. Sobel, one of the first scientists to successfully fuse a cancer and non -cancer cell, died Dec. 5 'bf breast ca nce r. A native of Israel, she came to the U.S. in 1944 a nd graduated from Co rne.ll University in 1957. She rece ived a master's degree from Columbia Universi ty and a doctorate in zoology from the University of Wisconsin at Madi son in J964. She completed a postdoctoral feUowship at the Sloan Kettering Me.moria11nstitute for Cancer Re· search in New Yo rk, where she fusedacan cerandnon -cancer cdl. In 1970, sh e ret urned to Israel Colleen E. Weingartner, 34, lead programmer/analyst A Mass of Ch..UU..- wu held Dec. 12 in St Albert th~ Great CatholicOnm:h, NorthTonawanda, forO>UoenE. Weingartner,34,a lead programmer/analyst for the Office of Student Accounts who died Dec. 6 aftersulferinganapparentaneurysm. She was pronounced dead at Mount St Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Weingartner received a bachelor o f science degree from Buffalo State College. She joi ned UB in 1990, working first for Administrative Computing Services and lat er for St u dent Accounts . Weingartner, who was in charge of the teller system for Student Accou nts, developed th e dired-de posit system for stu dent s. Sh e served on the department 's Y2K planning co mmittet and was a member of the UB Golf League. Weingartner 1aught religiou s education at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church , where she served o n the bereavement committee a nd other comm un ity-service groups. ATHLETES · . . OF THE ' WEEI< ' MEN ' S Bowtin1 Green 62. UB 59 Miami (OH) 76, UB 48 ·-w The UB men's baskel:batl team dropped two pmes last- agann M;d-Amerian Conlerenc:e opponena In Alumni Arena_ The Bulb lost to Bowt;nc G._,, 62·59. on Jan 6 ond to Mi>mi (OH). 71>-48. on Jan 8 l.oub Ca.r¢ell ond .NO<ob! - led tho Bulb """" Bowmc G._, wnn t8 poona lopiece. The 18 points ~t~Wre a careerhigh for AlexMv,a sophomore. who ai10 had nine rebounds,fust mrssmg a··~" for the second stnlgllt game.The Bulls lost desp<te """"' 5-ol·9 shoa from 11>.-.eMid-American Conference polnt range in the second tuff. In Fridzy's bss ~ Miami opponent Al<ron, 68-60. belon!. ·~ 3.014 Bulls_.. led again byAI<xooo. who had 14 poina Mid f'M reboo..nds.. WiH Umpbetl added I 0 poent:s. wtWe seneor Nate joMson had I0 rebounds Mid four polnu off the bend\. """tho WOMEN' S Allen D. Sapp, Jr., 76, professor, chair, Department of Music 9 in Corbett Auditorium on the Uru-.ityofCincinnati campus for Allen Dwight Sapp.)r., former profcssor and chair of the UB Depart- ~oSKBthall to perform research and teach at Tel Aviv University. She returned to the U.S. in 1977, working at the Un iversi ty of Ca lifornia for two yea rs. She ca m e to UB in 1979 as an assistant professo r, performing research in embryo!· ogy. Sobel's teaching dut1es In cluded medical and dental stu dents, wh o voted he r outs tan ding teacher in 1983. Rita B. Gibbons, 83, assistant placement director UB 68, Akron 60 After ~vYing IU rmtch u W~ Mtehtpn on jan. 6 postponed bec:auu of indement weather, the women's b:a.sJcetball team ~ted ~MAC opponentAkron,68-60.on Sawrday SophOI'I'IOI"'e Tiffany Sea led Coach Cheryl Oozier's tum wtth a double· double (22 po;na ond 10 .-.bounds) . ~ Marl McOu.. pitt~>«! In II potnts and nine rebounds. Senior point guard Catherine Jacob added ntne pomu and seven assists to the: w;nntng cause. The Bulls outse~ the Zips. -41 -28, tn the second hal( while shoot~ng 57 7 percent ( 15-of-26) from the field Wrestlin~ Pittsburgh-Johnstown 26, UB 9 The wresding team opened its dual-meet seuon >Nith a 26-9 loss to Pittsburghjohnstown. ranked flm in the nation in NCAA OMslon U.The Mountatn Cau defeated the Bulls. 26-9. U8 winners lndoded senior apams Jacob Schaus vtd Matt Rlcd. Sc:Nus was a 3-1 winner at the 17-f-.pound weight cbss md Rkci wu a 7-"1 wtnner at I &4 pounds. juotor john Escbectfdder was the Bulb:' third winner, taking a 6-2 decision in the heavyweight dMsion. UB partidpati large-Sc:ale trial of 11le ........,.• .,.,...... ., - . . . . .!11'1~~'-'-lcn ""'*the puticipating in the fi.nt 'Mill t We~. ncciae 10 prevent iufection wilb HN, thr viluldllt-AmS. 'lbeltlldywilltat the~ of aqcalledAIDSVAX B1 B. delelaped by Vox9m, Inc., to provide proi<Ction opimt the m8jor HN 11nim in the Ameri<as, Western Europe and Australia'lbe ubonollllldy will iJivooM 5.000 male and fnnale ~ wholftcarrmdy HIV-~ bulare at liip risk ol acquiJ:ins the viruo lllrausb .......rlralllllliaoion '-<! on cumnt lilistyle habits. The Buliloaiii,IDinvohe90porticipenls. wil bqpn lotertbismonth. Raafhil.'-lcf1he tliliiannfHJV Mocldatond mediaidi'OCIDr u.s_ ol'lmnuuoclllicScma•l!rirc.our.yMediaolc....r(ECMC), will ..........lbeaiii,IDbealbdlx:ud-ollbeECMCHIV dinicand lb< I!WigiwatlolllhOinicm Soulb em-.d...._. in llul&lo, apealalby~Scmaofw.niNMbk.lnc. "''m es:iJid eobelllle10c6rpnc;p.imin dlil......., I""P"' to""**mNew'lllk~·Hewillllid. ~...,.ts,...oicar­ iaa far peope wilb HJV infeaiaa. I ' - loolaod b..-diD lbe cby wbm aatldlie~wa:ine . . . . HIV -*!be~ lMn wilb~--ia-ofthe..._,~HNinic­ tiaalt ..... _claialllcthm!Jaliasit. Wbiletbis....aa. is not 'llill,...... . lbe_,.....,.~ltlhowry......,._lintllq>.. be. . . ..aoivacciat8n.-dne,.... n.irHJV ___ .......,oi..-..illr.............. wil be~ ...........IIWatbt-'lhlllb<-m.JIIQibzd ..................a,....,....--~ A M.ss of Christian Burial wa.s held Dec: . 14 in St. Amelia 's Church , Town of Tonawa nda, for Ri ta B. G ibbons, 83, a retired assistant director of placement for VB. G ibbons died Dec. 13 in St. Francis Home, WilJiamsville, after a brief illness. She joined UB in 1960 and retired in 1985. .-t.DCII*tlllbeai*IOcldllminolhe ........saauttl.,...aM ~ ........ 'llJllobeai.-HJVpooiiM . . . . Ibelriol ..-be .................... flocwa:ine-lllleiO"""""'Iht.nJiood, ........,....., .... 11ntll~aodp.abo-con- . -..s........._...,..._ ... _.thrwa:ine,ind:tis '*Mllallj)e*** ...... ane-dliai.,.II<!Ma ....................... lbe~-lhtmodicalper­ ................................. ~.lbe . . . ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . o[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . be.-1 ~'!lae'-liD ........ IIIao*falllleHNV.Cdae Hallne......._AI Wonno1ioa wll ranain t1lllfidential. · �81 Repaa"fea January14.1!!191V1l:ll.lo.16 . (ase.ksedl.eaml":9· Alan R. , Saltzman, M.D., diniCol prol. ol . medicine and clinical director ol medldne at ECMC, and Murray ). Ph.D., SUNY Ettlrf.!: · :tl~~ol~~:n . 355 Squire. 8-9 a.m. Free. ' Clutlwe Croft c.tM fMiy Spoing-........ The Creative Croft COf1ter, 120 Fillmore in the Ellicott . Complex. will offer Early Spring • 'No<tcshops, beQinning the • weet<olfan . .ZS: ~in~~. ba5ic blod<-- ~baoicand ~~· nature~. creotiY< - ~~~ . ~~ advonced stained : ~~ ~children. . so.-.1 A·new exhibit, SEL Rocks!, showcases a VJriety of rocks and minerals, as wellll a selection of books in the Science and Engine«ing Ubnuy collection devoted to minera~. In part a tribute ::n~!~~~?oc~:e SEL Rotksl will be on disploy on the second floor of Capen Hall during library hours - through )anuary.. SEL librarians . have compt&ed an · for more lnformolion. a ochedule • . and I mop, aii64S-201 from · 1-S p.m.lnd 7-10 p.m. !G~~~~n~~!!~at lists additional books and Internet resources on the topic. UB expands its international education programs ' lly PADICIA DONOVAN News Servkes Editor The ................ ........ ._...,,.,.. listings ,.,.. - - taldng off~-­ UB _..,..,. prtndpol ............ ..-. .i"- ______ no....,. tlwn noon on .... ,.,.,..., ..-.. ,.-.Listings ... only <Kcepted ~tho ..............._,.,..,;. , ,.,.. .... - - - liB Caloliilor ofl....u at <loltp:// calendor/logln>. ~ of ._e -lions, notal evenulntho- calenclor- be Included ................ U B has expanded its student/faculty interna - tional education effort to include fonnal aca- demic exchange programs wilh China's Hangzhou University, Maharaja Sayajirao University in India's Vadordara Gujarct State, South Africa's Univer· sity of the Western Cape and the University of Havana in Cuba. Stephen Dunnett, vice provost for international ed~cation, said the universities involved in the new exchange agreements are among the finest in their re· spcctive nations. The new programs reflect a st rong effort by Kerr y Grant, d~ of the College of Arts and Sciences, to fur- ther ibternationaliu UB. Grant said be is doing this by expanding the university's exchange offer· ings and by strengthening and diversifying its under- graduate and graduate populations of interna· tional students. UB-Hangzhou University (China) UB last year signed a com- mas. TWo UBstudentswere enrolled in the program in the FaU 1998 S<!mester. prehensive exchange agree· ment wi~ Hangzhou University, the largest· comprehensive university in China, UII-Mihlnja Sllylljlrao UniYenlty ot Baroda (India) The summer of 1998 also marked the establishment of U!l's first comprehensive that wiU help strengthen UB's Chinese and Asian exchange prog·ram with a studies programs and better university in India, the architecturally beautiful Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India (MSU ) . The exchange originally was suggested by MSU alumnus Muchand Patel, professor and chair of the UB Depart· ment of Biochemistry. MSU is one of the major ~rve the growing number ofUB students interested in Asia or in professional op- portunities in that region. The first UB faculty mem ber to participate in the exchange was Barbara Bunlc<:r, professor of psychology, who deliveml a series of lectures at Hangzhou last spring. Hangzbou offers a broad variety of undergraduate-, gnduate- and professionaldegrteprograms.lt was one of the first universities in China authorized to confer master's and doctoral degr<es. The university is an active participant in more than 50 international programs. ln the last decade, more than 1, 100 Haogzhou faculty have been sent abroad for advanced training, as weU as to give lectures, conduct research and attend confer- compfehensive universities in India, enrolling 35,000 students in bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs across 13 faculties. Unlike most Indian univ~­ sities, MSU incorporates extensive research .activities on its teaching campus. The university attracts stu· dents from all over India and from overseas, particularly to its highly regarded programs in the fine arts, performing arts, education, home science. management. technology and engineering. MSU will send a member of its performaJ>« faculty to UB this spring as a visiting artist and UB expects to enroD students at MSU in the fall UB-Unlwnlty of tavana Ag.--nent (Cuba) • The landmark exchange agreement signed last summer by Grant and Yolanda Wood, dean.of the Univ=ity of Havana Faculty of Arts and !..etten, was the lim of its kind between UH and an American university since 1959, the year Havana fell to the revolutionary forces of Fidel Castro. The agreement oommits UB and UH to the joint development of a Caribbean Studies Program with an integrative and interdisciplinary nature for the purposes of amducting r=arcb and teaching. it already has launched S<!Vtral ini- tiatives. UB-UnMnlty of the Western cape (South Afrka) UB has a formal memorandum of agreement with UWC dating back to 1995 and is in the process of de- veloping the programs stipulated under the agreement. These include join·t research, staff and student ex- changes, exchange of research and of teaching, learning and informa- tional materials and other ventures. Although a steady stream of academic and ~ trativevisitors&om UB ODd UWC have visited one anothen' campuses since 1995, limited dormitory and home spaceh- fumgn students at thus far has pre.mted the enrollment ofUB students. The University of the Western Cape (UWC) was founded in 1960 specifically to cater to the colored population of South uwc Africa's Cape Province, who_, then barred from attending ")mite" institutions. UWC's first stall' was primarily whit< and supported apartheid. but by the late 1970s began to..,. ject the ideological grounds upon which the univenity was founded. It then began to~ as a center of intdlectual and political resistanoe to aput. heid and leading faculty meniben have~ invited to take positions in the Mandela government. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Moneissa Green, Alinka Wadolowski and Roxanne Evanitsky. Supercomputing facility established at UB New research center 'puts UB on the map' for high-performance computing Ell 11f WD1 GOlDBAUM appronmately S1.2 million m com News Sefvkes Editor T HE university has estab· l ish~d a world -cJass computatio nal research facility, dramatically transforming the university from a campus without a supercomputer into one of the top - I0 academ1c supercomputing sites in the U.S. Creation of the Center for ComputationaJ Research, whic h will provide faculty members. studen ts and indu strial and educa ti onal panners with the best t echnologic~ available for creati ng and advanc - ing knowledge, was announced Fn day at a press conference by Presi dent William R. Grein er. The center. featuring more than $7 million in computer eqUipment, has been made possible by a gtfi of puter equipment from IBM and a substantial co mputer-equipment grant from Silicon Graphics. Inc. The center also is being supported by S I million in funding from SUNY. a S300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF I and a gift of 5300,000 in computer equipment from Sun Microsystems The university is making an 101 I tal investment of approx tm ateh S 1.5 million to create and suppon th<" centf"r. Thettnter's 58· processor IBM R..\t 60tX) SP computer, a next·generauon version of the- Deep Blue computc.~r that beat chess grandmaster Carn KasparOY m May 1997, IS one of onlv a handfuJ of such madunes man .t~o.a ­ dcmiC laboratory in the U.S. The.· ccnteraho fcatur~ aM -pro cessor S11i con G rapht cs~» Ort gmlOOO Scrverrw that ts one of the most advanced models of tt.s kind in the State o ( New York and among the most advanced 1n North Ameri can umvers1ttes. The 'cNUMA ()n gm system with more than 6JX)() proCe!tSOr.'> )t't the record as the World '!> rash..--st Compu ter on Nm 7. 1998, runnmg mort' than 1.6 tnl lton ~o.alculattum 1-.cr stxond of SU!t· tamed pt>rformJn~o.e on UNPACK Th!!t carnc.-d ~1hum l. raphKs tht' top spot on the lop ~) ( umputer l1~t. the et..~utvalent nl the lndta napoh.s SOO race 111 tht' u)mputt·r tndu.strv Ta ken together, tht· ~upen.Pm puter!l 111 the l·enter wdl he ahlc to I..Mf\1 out more than 60 bilhon operat ions per SC'(Ond. They wdl g•vc the cen ter th<' Gtpah tlll \' of pt•rform mg a calculation m one day that m1ght take two years to complete on a h1gh-end personal computer "Thi~ cenrer puts UB on rhe map 10 terms of htgh -per(ormanu' wmpuu ng,.. S3ld Russ Miller, pro fessor of co mputer sctence and en gme-enngand th .. center's dnector. "II takes Ul> from hemg a mator teJ>earch UOI\'CtSIIV (Omple teh lackmg 10 h1gh -performance com putmg to being one of the leadm!:! academH. mst ituttons.,m the u)Un trv Ill terms of supercumpu11n~ power The fac dntcs ava il able 111 the ~o.l'nter wtll allow our fa c. uJr, ,,nd rt·'Oearch affi hat eJ> to pur\Ut' \tgntlu.anth- more advan,cd lOmput.HtonJIIv hascd Sllt'llle and all ow our mdustnal partnt'r' to step up the-tr R&D effort" " Bemarclino retools med school offices, staff tif ~uth ERSONS who thought they had mastered the in tricaoes and idiosyncra s ie s of the medi cal school 's Ca ry- Farber-S her m an complex will need to draw a new mentaJ map this semester. Michael Bernardino's a rn vaJ .tl> vice president for health affatr\ , with responsibilit y for ove r secm~ th e university's health -sc lt'nc..e:sc hools and reva mpin g the med 1 cal school's clinicaJ practice plan. set1n motion a se ri es of offin and departmental relocations. A new ahhrevm tion also has bec:n added to the camplL-. Iex•con - BEH - wh1ch rcler!t to the Btomed.Jcal Education Butldmg.. known since 1b constructton '" IIJ82 a.J> the CfS ad dition. Tht· R1o lllC't.ltc..al Educauon Building 1s not tn ht.· confused w1th the BiomediCal Rt~an.: h Building, Campu s'!~ newest strul ture. whiCh was complct(."<i m II.J96 The foll owmg IS a sum mar\' ol stgmfica nt ~hangcs . All move!\ Jtt' expected to ht' co mpleted hv thr end of the thtrd week m lanu.uv Vice Presid ent's Wing The first floor of the )>\llllh wm~ of the Biomedical Edu(J. tH lll Bu1ld mg. formerly housmg \lean Jo hn Wngh t and the med1caJ school )ur port staff. ts bemg transformed mhl the \'ICC pr'--stdcnt 's wmg. Th1s sune ult \tTi~o.t'.!> \\'tJI hol.l.l>e Bemardtno and lm "t'l' rct.Hv . .1long w1 th the staff ol the ncwlv ftmned LlHAssooa tt.~. tht' mt•JtlJ.J "t'r\ ,. . r organtzat1on that wtll provtdt• ~o.t•ntrahu."<i accou nung. managt'mcnt ,md legall>Crnu.~ for the dtmal pra . . tl~o.t· plan The a:-.ststanl \-I~T prn td t'nt anJ gene ral cou nsel. th t' . ts.st .. tdrH VI ce pres 1den1 for re~omtrlt' m,\llagt: ment (fo r ht·alth ..~ffdtr' ). tht· ~ h1 e l opcrat•n g offilt'T lor tht· prad1u· plan and th e rned ~eal C<\mphand.· officer tor the prMIIl"t' plan Jl ..o wdl he ln~ated here Dean's Wing Wngh1 .md h tl> .!> tall wil l mow mto the fir )>! floo r o l thr RFR' north wmg ahovc tilt' ,unum. 111 .m Jrt'alurmerlv OHu pu:d tn ~tu dent stud\' larrcb Jnd the mt•dt ~o.al aJmi J>.!>IUn' offilc I he .. tuJ\ area ll> nov.• loldtt'd tHl tht• th1rd floor ttl !·arher Hall, whtle medt ~al adm tS!!IOtb moYed Jov.•nstatr' 10 the.· ~round noor. tntn thl' for mer student lolkt't .Hl'.t. !'ltu dcm loLkt'n Wt'rt' delt·ntrJit7t·J thro ugh o ut tht· hliiiJ1n~ Bruce t lol m, dl>Mll.: latt· dt'dn lor research and graduate studto. and ht.!> !itaff will move mto offiet.~ Jl"ro~ tht· hall from Wnght 's l>Utte, 111 rt'lli)V"J tt'\.1 1>pacc used fom1erlv a.!> a staft luunf!t' and SmaJI t.nnfc rt:'OU' rtlOfll rht• Lrpp:.hull l .onterenu• Room LX~o. u p1cs tht• remauung sp:.u.e m thL, wu1g_ Mt·d•~o.al !lc.hool dt"vdupmen t .mJ Jlumn• affatr" offi\C) . fm merh lo\,att-d on tht• BI-R' l!r"l tlou r 1 n wh.ll 1~ nov. 1 ht \ 1 ~ ,. prt."!lldl'Jl(!l SUitt', WJ\1 be \t\l,HCJ t \ 11 the lin.t Ooor of l ..Jn 11.111 Relocation of Communicative Disorders and Sciences rht• Dep.trtn1t'lll nl t ommunr\ . 1 ttvc l>1~lrder' and 'xtt·n . . t-... t ll\ mnwJ trnm Par\.. H.t..llto the "-t luth (..J.IlljlU!> Ill late lk'\:Cillhc.·!,.tltht\U)!h 11 rt•mJJO.!> .th~n t'ti J~o.adt'lllk.t..lh w1th tht' ~ ollegt•ol :\rt.\ .lll\1""-l{'nu-... I ht mnw unllt"'i tht· dep.Jrtmt·nt ' \ .tn Pll' ~o.OitlJ"'(\fll'nl"llll \llll' ~.lllljlU" lb c•ntt·r lor Heanng and I k . ttnt''" .1 l 'H Lentet of (-_"(lt'llen.. e th.Jt lllll . . t·ntrdte>. on ha..~11.. rt~drlh ulto tht nt·uroh•ologt..:.tl and t'll\ tnmmt·nuJ l~tu ~~ of Jt·.lf11~'· h.1... ht"-'11 ln....ltt"ll t Cont..,._. on p..- S �2 Reporie& January 11.19!19Nol. 30.No.17 1-cuoos .... ' -· ~al chemistry. has botn oppointedlt> a >«<Od two-yur tetm on tho editoriol boltd aiTI>«nttmm ChmJistty Aca>unts-1'-y,"""" putation and Modtl;rg. TCA publbhes al asptCts al _.n:h ;, u-etial and c:omputation.ll chemistry ond molotulor modeiW>g. Goo also """"'on the ed;tort.lboold altho }oumol ofMof<tulorGrophla &Modd- ing, publbhed by tho Moloculor Grophics and Modeling Sodety and the American Ch<miClll Society's DMsion a1 Computers in 01emlstty. - j . ....... dir..:to<al Conferences and Spodol belts, has botn elected chair a1 the boardalditectonalthe AmheBt Chamber al Commerce. f1<9on wiH begin his term Jon. 28, when he Is sworn in at a chamber h.Jncheon at da.ssics V Restaurant in Amherst. - - . _ .... odjunct prclessor in the Department of American Studies, has an exh lbl~ •st<><e Front Churches, • documentary photos taken from 1958-60, on display In the Erie County Historical Soci- ety through March 27. Theseries capturing the fervor of congr~ small African-American gations on BuffaJo's East Side was the fint majol effort for Rogovin, a natk1nally recog.. nlzed d'oc'umeiltary"phofogro- pher. 'c......S ,._;..t..n, oO.id Groy Professor al Poetry and lette(S i nd the author of ~ tha.n 22 bOOks and critiGII es-says, Is appearing In a series a1 ' adverti$ing spqts for tho "Yellow Pages* that ... being shown on nat:lotul tek!Yisiont · inclUding during rnany a~ ·the top sporu events. Actor Jon L<wi_tz .(*S.tu(!lay Jo!lght live•• *City Slickm") plays the •autho<" al the Pages" book and Bernstein plays Its critk-hlmsetfo Bernstein Is • ldentlfoed as ·poe~ essayist and critic" in the caption. -v.- If i'OO , _ t1tWS about <urnnt """""and- rraiv<dby mmrl>m of 1M UB (]ll7ll7l(lr!it molr< sur< ~ In Kudos! Send the inlotmatioo by rmo/1 to oiiP<on ~>. isa campus community newspaper pubr!Shed by the Offoco of News Services in the Oivtsion of un;..nny SerW:es, State Univenity al New Yori< at Buffalo. Editorial olfUs are located It 136 CIOfts Hall, __ __ ---- Amherst. (716) 645-2626. _VIce_,_ _,_ _., c..... wuetch-.tfalo.edu Smith,_, MhurPoge ., -Sue-)<>on o...,;g M- .......,_ R<OecaF~nBosinstd News,_...Wton LoU ..... Patridl Donovan Ellen Golcl»um ....,....., SpiNo ChristineVodal .................. Man! McGinnh ,_.colleges- ties-. .... .-t by UB scientist explores hormone, cancer.link REPORTER The Rtporter Peter klllh1n, djrector of marketing, began working at UB on June I . He previously was senior vi ce prcsidentldirector of communications for Marine Midland. responsible for all business and corporate marketing efforts. co ntinuously changing environ - that will assist individual un its an joint effort With snoeral groups achieving their recruitment and on campus, including the ofAll too often people define mar · ment and a very savvy customer financial goals. Implementation of fices of AdrnU.ions and Publiketing as the process of adverti s- with a variety of needs., in order for these plans is scheduled to begin cations and University Faciliing and sell ing a product or ser· us to compete and excel in this en · during the spring semeste r. ties. This lobby area was a key vice. But that is only a small part vironment and continue: as one of impression spot for many of of it. In the broad sense, market - the nation's top universities., it's an Wh•t's the biggest ch•llenge absolute necessity that we establish · our C-ustomers, including proto Ull's m.orltirtlng efforts? ing is the cumu lative total of all activities that are necessary to rnp a long-term plan to effectively meet A larg< challenge we will all face spective studenu, parents, cura group focused on its customers' the needs of our customers as we continue on this integrated · rent students, staff and visitors. needs and adapting its products throughout their lifetime. An inte- marketing path is to reach a bal- The objective of this project and services to meet t.hose needs grated marketing approach is a ance between the distinct needs of was to create a warm, welcoming envir~:mment focusing on now and in the futu re. Basically, major component of such a plan. the individual units and the over· our divenity through the US<e of the marketing mix consists of th e Do you n..rttet higher educ.all branding effort of the univer4 Ps: product, price, place and protlon In t h e - Wrty you do-- sity. A strong marketing program a variety of large photographic motion , all of which must con- -product. such .. is a combination of image/brand - panels. In addition, we wanted tmually be reviewed and adjusted puteor~senlc:e7 ing and individual-unit programs. to create a signature wall that based on the co ntinual feedback of While marketing higher education These efforts have to work hand would proudJy display our inthe customer. To suc<>essfuUy un: presents some very unique chal · in hand . Individual program s terlocking UB and supporting dcrstand your customers. ongoing Jenges. the overall process that one should in one way or another con- typography. In the near future, research is an integral part of any must undertake is essentially th e tribute to the overall branding of we hope to expand this prosuccessful marketing program. same as with other produ c;ts and the university and our central gram to various other key loserv ices. We are all in the cus - branding effort must help units cations thr.oughout campus. Do tomer-satisfaction business and in achieve their indjvidual goals. Tell me something n..rttetlng prognom, or b this • MW tnnd7 yourself th•t molt people order to be successful, we must Wh•t's the most m•rlc.etable don 't know but should? Whi le most colleges and univer · insure that our programs have the •spect of Ull7 s 111es co ndu c t so me aspect of proper focus and address the vari - Recently, a first -year graduate stu - I have an open -door policy and market mg . II ts definitely a new ous com ponents of the marketing dent described the university as a love to brainstorm ideas with mi.x . No matler what produd or trend to app roach marketing in sleepi ng giant. I think that was a people. In fact, I truly believe an mtegratcd manner. In th e past. service you offer, you still need to very accurate description . The there are very few new ideas think about customer perceptions, (ollcgcs and univer s ities have university has a multitude of posi - that are generated, just old looked at marketmg from their competition , target markets, prod - tive att ributes that are not asser- id~as given n~ life ver). O.euct attribute:i, dist ribution chan paspec tlve and offered a produ ct 1 tively commu ni cated to past. ativ~ peo~l~. for sale . The customer co uld nels. price , value , promotional present a nd future cus tome rs. Wh•t question do you wl"' ( boose to buy or not. Today, more tools, location , etc.--all focusing Among these is the diversity of our f INcllllked.. -....,. would and more universitt es are looking on meeting a customer's need. programs. faculty, staff and stu- you h.ve answet'ltcllt 7 to the cust o mer for the product ~ What Is the focus of US's mar- dents. This diversity creates a How can we help with the marand se rv ices that will be so ld . keting pl•n 7 learning environment, which keting effort? First, by reme:m -' Duncg the past several years, UB meets th~ needs of a wide range The 1999 strategic marketing plan bering that everything is driven has been m -the forefront in help · of customers and allows these custng to ch ange how we approach wi ll focus o.n the evolution of ou r tomers to excel in both individual off of then~ of ot.rr customvisual identity and the develop · ers. O ur job is to find sensible marketing. and nationally renowned pro ment of an agg re ss ive image / sol utions that advance the unigrams. In addition, this environ Why Is m•rketlng Important hranding program. These plans versity and provide solutions for to US's future? ment is available at one of the best evo lved from a variety of research our customers. Second, we need values anywhere in the nation . The answer to that quest ion an he projects in vo lving the di rect feed · to continually be aware of th~ summed up in one: short phrase: back of many different customers I undershnd you were revisual identity of the university "c ustomer va lue ." Today we .1re and target audiences. In addition sponsible for the new look for and help to promote this image Capen Lobby. Tell me •bou! tt. faced with increased competition , to the overall image program , in everything we do. Remember .1 more 1nformed target market. a there will be many ot her projects Actually, the lobby effort was a that marketing is you! Home pregnancy-test developer studies homwne detected in testsfor involvement in tumors By ELLEN &OLDBAUM News Services Editor T HE UB scient 1st whost· basic resea rch in the 1970s led to the dcvd · opme nt of the take hom e pregnancy test IS exploring a possih le link hetwecn the hormone that test detects and so me cancers. "There ts a lot of evidence tn the lit erature that point s to the fact that human chorionic gonadotro pin ( hCt.;) is involved in the de velopmcnt of some malignant tu rnors." sa1d l)m Bah! , professor of b~nlogJCal socnce~. Accordmg to Bahl. current dt agnost iCtests detect up to 70 or 80 pl.'rCt'nt o l tumor~ . If hCG 15 Ill · vo lvt·d m tumor development . ht' addt•d, expandtng cancer ·screcn 1n~ effo rt ~ to tt·st for tl o r II!> suh unit s rmght tn crcase the y1eld 111 terms of tumors dt'tt'ltcd hr 2- \ jll'TCCIH. The ho rmon t· 's norm.tl tun c · uon, sa 1d Hahl. 1!> the one with which sc ientists--a nd any woman who has had a baby-are most fa miliar. During the first trimester of pregnancy, it stimulates the p~ ­ duction of hor mo nes necessary for implantation o f the fertilized egg and the maintenance of pregnancy. nuue growth function is suspect The hormone aJso promotes tis sue growth and 11 is that fun cti on that co uld have a link with ca ncer. Hahl explains. The largest amoun ts of human chorionic gonadot rop1n Jrt: produced hv utt.'nnc tumo rs; lung and tes lt lu lar tumor!\ abo produ ce 11. The ea rl r · prt'g.nancv tc.·s t ~ used today Jre des1gned to d.t:tect hCG tn urme . They are based on results of Bahl's rc~e-arch some 20 year!> Jgo. wh1ch later was li ce nsed from U B by C.ortt'r-Wallace, ln c. Bahl 's new preliminary st ud1e!> .1ft: cxamim ng the ro le of hCG a.s a growt h factor in tumors. Specificall y, he •~ lookJng at the in tr ace ll ular signali ng mecha nisms tha t are responsible for hCG's cellular growth -promotion and differentiation properties. " We want to answer the cause and -effect question,n sa id Bahl. ··we don't know if it is hCG that ca uses the tumors or the other way arou nd ." Bah! said it already is known that hCG induces genes responsible for producing proteins th at regulate growth. " Excessive growth would indicate that these genes are being con· tmuaJiy activated," he said. Sub-unit> In hCG isolated in 1970 In 1970. Bah I isolated the sub units in hCG,_only one of which is specific to the hormone . That work and subsequent research he performed at UB resuJted in the development of the widely used p regnancy test , which can deted pregnancies in urine as early as o ne mont h after conception . Baht 's patent for the antigen used in the ea rly -pregnancy test wa s awarded to the Research Foundation of the State University of New York in 1981. A UB faculty member since 1966, Bah! continuously has received research granrs since then from the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization. A winner o f the pres tigi o u s Sc hodlkopf Award of the Amen ca n Chemical Society, he is listed 111 "Who's Who in Ameri ca." " Who's Who in Fro ntiers of Sct c ncc and Technology" and "Who's Who in American Edu cation Bahl was h o nored with th e Medical and Life Science Award ol the National Co uncil of Asian In dian O rg anizations in North America and was a Dernham Fel low of the American Cancer Soci ety. He served as chai r of the De· partment of Biological Sciences from 1976-83. �January 11.1!1!19/Vul. 30. lo.17 Changing the face oflibrarianship Success afUB diversity recruitment strategy wins national attention By PAmOA DOHOVAH News Servk~ Editor I N 1992, the University Ubrar· ies initiated an o riginaJ and aggressive racialJethnic diversity recrui tm ent strategy that has proven so successful that it has attracted applicants from all over the country. And those who have become part of the program not only have infused fresh new blood mto tht> libraries themselves, b ut are helping to cha nge the face of th em to consider the field." of the program. Wells and Johnson-Cooper note as weU that mino rity students who As one part•c •pant1s co mpletin~ a maS"ter's degree at U B, two oth ers--min on ty graduates of SJL<; or any other librar y sch ool m tht· U.S.-a re getllng a leg up. proft>S s1onally spea kjng , 111 a two -year professional residency as reference/ mstruction librarians with the rank of vis it ing assistant Librarian . During their residencie-s, these do complete degrees in library studies frequently face th e usual extant discri mination whe n ap plying fo r thei r first jobs and so find it harder to acqui re the pro fessionaJ experience and publish ing opport unities that will he lp them m o ve up the ladder. '"This program helps overcome the employment barriers for these pro- libraria nship in the United States. graduate students, getting hands-on The program was developed in "utlno, NJOtlve American res ponse to a 1991 Am eri ca n Li - tnary Association repo rt citing the vast underrep resent atio n o f mi · norities in the library field. Margaret Wells. director of the UB undergraduate Library, points out that only 13 percent of librarians in the U.S. are from minority groups and - them,' so they "-e very few role models to encour~ that are even moreunderrepresenwd ~ c\eased instructional programs, bet tel" o ne-o n -one service to student s, cxteUent ro le models fo r mino riry st udents, un usuaJ exhibitions and performance programs, fresh pro fessional perspectives and mcreased staff creativity and flexibility. Librarian Glendora johnson-Coo- per, manager of the UBprogram,S3ys the problem of underrepresematio n stems in part from the fact that young people from minority communities often don't rtal.ize the excellent career opportunities available in the h · brary field, most with good benefits and salaries and many offering great opportunities for research and proft..'SSional development . " La tino. Native Amer1 can a nJ hlack st udents rare!)' see librari a ns who a re ' like them ,' so they have very few role models to ~nco u rage students rarely see Ubrarlans who .,.. 'like them to consider the field ." in academic libraries. The aim of the UB program ~ ~ to an c rease the pool of Nat1ve Am e rica n , La tin o and African American librarians by aggres sively recruiting minority students mto a three-year program of (jbrary education, internship and residency des igned to enhance their profcsSio naJ statu.-; and employability. The program, which now serves ll.!l a model for o ther academ ic m t1tutions. also h as produced many nexpected be nefits fo r UB-in - young librarians spend a great deal of time in direct con tad with under GLENDORA JOHNSOP«:OOPER fess•onals." Wells says. " It kicks ex cuses for underrepresentatio n to the rurb. At the same time. it has allowed us to offer much better service and education in library research meth ods to our undergraduates, and particularly to our minori ty students." Wells emphasizes that the pro gram could n ot have been devel oped without the help and coopcra tJOn o f UB's School o f Informatio n and ubrary Studies (SILS), the Offia.· o f the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affajrs. the UB Libraries and the O ffi ce o f the Vice President for Student Affairs. Sh e desc ribes th e int ern sh1 p / res idency program that has so far tra1ned n in e librarian s as one that accommo dates three participants at a time in a st ru ctured three -year program of academic tra.ining and wo rk experience At any given time, one of the three is a Schomburg Fellow, a minonn· graduate student enrolled in the U K School of Info rmation and Librar:-· Srudiesand working toward a tnastt..T's degree in information and library studies.. Upon completion. that stu dent begins a two-year library res•dt..-ncy that makes up the second pa rt teaching experience as weU as p rac tical experience in collection devel - opment and special project_<. During their residency years they receive full support from the univer· sity for professional traveL Wells says the program also provides st rong , mentoring from fellow librarians, the university and the profession. " Residents work with the newest techno logy and contribute to our DigitaJ Libraries In itia ti ve,'' say~ Johnson -Cooper, "and they're sup· poned by UB as they develop theJI research agenda. We also help them to prepare a schola rly a rticl e for publication in a peer- reviewed jour· nal and get them involved in locaL regio nal and national professtonal o rgan.tZatlOns ~ S3ys theopportunityto praale< and enhance professional skills andestabli<h a research rerord early in thCJI careers makes thcrn fTl()fe compenuve when seeking ernploymenL "When they're finishcd," )ohnson-Cooper adds, ~ they have an impressrve record o1 professional acoomplishment, wtuch ~why many of them already 1\avt, positions in academic libranes..~ iohnson-C.ooper says the program offers many advantages to UB as well " It makes our ~'brari<s a friendlier place for minority srudents., who comprise more and mo re of our undergradu ates.'' she says. Th e acadcrruc lihrary am be very intimJdaUng to st udents who have never encountered such an ctl\1ronm ent. who don't k.now how to d o bas i( research and don't know who 10 ask. l:or som e minont y !'tu dt•nt~. a librari an they can 1dent1ty WJth and talk to will makeaJ I the d1f ft:r~na· in th(· world 1n whC'ther the' feel at home- h ert~. It may t•vcn hdp to keep these kids enrolled ." The interns: a record of accomplishment Recent gr.duate Musa Abdul HokJm ~ typical of the young li · brarians being tr.Uned in the LI- toriographical and discograplucal taxonomy of Mande studies, which rc- brary Internship/Residency l'fo- to the Mand inga gram. Watching htm at work in the people and to their homeland in Mali. He taught 25 li - fm to a large Afri=language family, UGlduring his internship {liM' Onlookers a dear picture of his special ronnectio n to students. They readily tumt'<l to him for assistance. He warn-.ed to them immediately, asking one student about tu.s d.'lSSeS. cajoling another to ex pcriment o n BISON with tech niqucs that he demonstrated, SlJ!t· gcsting to one oonfu.<ed young man new ways to find library maiL-riaL He told some about exhibits. autho rs and topical material. H ak im already h as es tab Lished an e nviable reco rd of pm fessional accomplishment. He has pr&--nted papers to professional organizations and puhlished a Ius- brary instruction classes and work- shops. and assL<ted the Dqxliimcnt of African Arnenclfl Studies with the development of ada - taha...,. He pn-'<t!lltcd t"<}exhi>uion;, oo Flmina Slave GNles in Ghana, W'S AI llGl. and ''Africm inftU<JlCfSon the Mu .sK.oftheAmcricas." Upon complenon ~1 1 the UB residency. Hak:itn was h1rt'\J ,1 \ibranan at Buffalo State Colk-gt.' Hi-.acrumplishn-.ents are rnany,hut he .... oo an unusual case. Program unpant M1guel Juarez finish ed hL\ ma<;lt.'f·~ and has ~ a book on d.'> rw the desert murals of FJ 1".150 and a journal artJdc about IJ"lOelSing Latino porticipatioo in museum and public history srudit_-.. He amted a case-law pathfinder for the Umvers1tv of WJSroOSin'sCofrin l.ihr.II)' and wn~e a biography of artJSt Mage> llrut>1 Gandara for the antholof.~· "llnil nary\1\bmen, ExtraordinarY l.J\,_,.. Fir>t-)'!lli re;identA!ys.«.· ll.lor dan has been tcaclun~ undL'rgr..du atcs and developing research gu•b Iili th< UGL Wcb~tc.Shedt.,.,Jor<'<l la.\1 sumrner'!i Pa~ r1 l mcntauon 'x~ 11..·m.;; \Veh srte. l"Oorduwntxll f( ;1 p.-u11~.-1pauon m .-.css•orb for i_:;(X) lrt.-shmcn and n""'-'l!ot'd the I.Jbrary '\lulb Wnrkhook lor the Fall 1998 ~11x~cr Shl' l'lt"glm a llt"'\V ,uh t.tus Jlll.l/lth,l'<;tU,j!iOC:OI.."'e ll~ Ul."inK · tn111 u"<.mhnahJr/soaa.l "-nrk lib rar t.Ul 111 the U.·hm.m Si..x1al ~•enccs Lthr.tn ,11 l .ulumh1a Umverslt\'. Y2K@UB Can my computer or any of my software "catch" the Y2K bug' No rhe Year 200U p r o hl~m IS nnt a \'lrU\ and '0 ~..annu l ht' Iran\ lllltlt'd tht' wav~ \"lru~e' ~..a n Ho wrve t. vo ur P( ~..ould " carch~ bad data from another P( . LAN st:rve r. or ma1nframt· 1f the program that produu•d tht· d a ta ust•d J 1wo digit date format Al\o, yo u r h.trdwar e LO uld he u>r rup1 ed tl HlU download nonLompltant soh ware !rom the Weh and then pas~ that data to vou r systt·m This .. lret.•wan·'" J' well a~ 1llegal -.oftwa rt' 1-.ohwart· that ha~ not het.'n ltLt.'n'>t.'dJ - InJ\ he non Ln mplt.tnl .1I..n f)o I have to test everything' You p robablv won 't have tht.• rt'~l urn-s tCllt"'!ol t'Vt.'rvthmg rh.tt' wh\ an assessmt· nt ol vour cqutpment aod 1b funl11on i~ ~~ Important II vour assessment 1dent1fies an\' LrltKal w-.tem~ ( Jn o tht•r wonh, sv' terns that are c nt~<:al to the wnr~ Vtlu r 11ffi ~.:t· paforms i,then vou mu't test those sv-;tt'ms. And don 't for~t't support sv-.tcm~ vou depend on to function at work . such ;c. al.trm ~y.;; tt·m:. on t~ntranLC doors .tnd departmental phone svsten1:1 th.u mav bt.· date -dept.·nden t If you haw Y21\ qru•strons tlwt I"P U would J,j_,. mrswt"TI'ri m tin ~ to/ unm , ema1l them to c goldbaum @buffaJo.edu • BrieBy Elizabeth Grosz to present Distinguished Faculty Lecture The e&ploratlon of possible connect ion s ht'tWl't.'n I )arwm\ tht·o ncs of biologica l evo lu tion anJ ft·mmt sm w1ll h<' the !opt~.. ol the ftrs t UB Ins titu te for Research and l:.du GH1o n on Wumt.·n anJ ( rt.•n der Distm guis hcd f;ac ulty Sprmg IY99 Lecturt· 'Wrtt.'' Ehzabt"th Grosz, proft•ssor of ~..ompa r at\Vt' ht aature Jnd nc:wh· dppom ted Juhan Park Cha1r 1n Human1t1n . Will d•~~.-uss '' Darwm and Ft"mmJsm: Prelm11nary lnwstt~atiOn ., mt o a Pos~ 1 ble Alhan~e' at 2. p.m . Feb l 0 m the <.en ter fnr tht.• Art s Saeenmg Room A recept 1on w11l follow 1n tht.'t.t'ntt"r for the Arts Atnum l• l hun11r l ,rosz. wh o 10 10 ed the UB faculty th1s semes ter. The lecture .tnd n.· ~.ep tiOn Will he fret.· and ope n to th <" publi c. A s..:holar m fcmlll!SI theorv. poh t KS dnd l:untpt'an phtlomphv, l ;ros7 has pubhs hed more than 80 Journal article\ and book chap tcrs. and has edtted mne antholog1c!'> ()ngmal ly from Au~rral1a. shl' !aught (Tt tr cal theory. phdo~oph\' anJ women 's stud ies from 1992 9S at Monash Umversity m Melbourn e, where shr was dtrectur of the lmt1tutc for Cultural and C rrtJc.al Theory. She also h.ts taught at the lln1vr rs•t y of Sydnn, tht· Un1vers1ty of R1chmund .l ;<·orge Was hm~wn l ln•vcrsll\' and The Johns Hopk1r1 ~ lJ niVt'rSI{ \' Her hoo~ m dude " ~exual )uhversllllh. Thr.:c ht·n ~.h 1-emull~b.' "' lacqut~s Lacan . 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" mo.~nd~t.·, I• • t~flortJt·~sh· ~Oil\'(' \' t\\'P COntrJJ\l\OTV lOn(Cph th:1t t'\.hl Ill lt-~,11 rescar\h I I lt'~.-hnulo~\' .tided legal n·~ear~.-h ... .tn pr•n Jdt' great aJ va nt a gt•:. tu a ltorne v~ .md ~ I kno"· kd~e tll tht· nll·thnd' til alu:'" 111~ tradlt lnn.ll 'ouru·, ! h<mk' and m•~ rofnrm' I L.tn 'nndarh p111 v1dc an ed~t' 111 litl~.ttlnll .. �4 Rape tea Janu~21 . 19!19/¥o1.:1J.Io. 17 UBevenb calendar makes It easy to publicize university happenings Mlrwwl:-the Put all yoill campus events online! m • .,. ~of CNcogo Pres hos ~ •A Conellogyof tlonsofSGdll-01 Hance ..... fnglond from By CtllllmNE VIDAl News Services Editor -"'the fi!ll*allh Century" by . . . ~ ....... "" of t«looogy. .NI_of_ ----..__ ~ .. the~- -..,._., ... Amorbn 5hans'" by SCiplwl L Dyoan. ,..._..of-.. hos sily of ........ ..... • Kadmiorz ...... . . - o f --dora, ~-- · .-lily ~-Do~ (lnlradlll:llan .. '*-*'11) <--:~-·­ o f - "Tojomnnca --~,.,_. les) (lertwclrun: ......~ • "My w.t' by a.tos --... ....~DMICinly,_ of fngllh. hos j u l l - poD- b y the~ of 011- ., Se.A¢ t· .,_--. _,._C*ra-~ lllglldad , _ - b y Simon ~.-..-of ... c~o~ogy: hos-~ .. - - b y c.nboldgt!MIwnily , _ _ - ... poD- -the--, •"Solhft.··-ot_,..,_a..y wrlllln-1P761nd 1983, hos-~by •Sago,___ -lllre<IIGN. hos pd>- -~Cirdeslnd c..u..- llao,r.Naat 1'-..p"llr-F..... ..-ofiiCICialagy. BRIEFLY L OOIGNG fo r the best way to di sseminat~ informa tion about your campus event? Look no further than the o nline U Btvents calen dar. Launched in July, the interactive and searchable calendar takes ad· vantage of the latest technology to make it easily accessible to mem bus of the un iversity community and allow them to publicize their events more widely. The database also is the fo undation from which th e Reporter calendar is compiled! A unique feature of the calendar is that information from its dat.aba.se can I>< sorted based on topic. kqword or email account of the indi· vidual submitting the info"!'"tion and display<d as a customized calendar o n another Web site. The School of Nuning has crttted such a calendar by pulling the entries submin ed by registered usus who are faculty, staff and students in the sc hool. This capability a ll ows submitters to manage digital assets by avoiding redundancy in calrndar creation and aUows events to be publicized !><yond the scope of a departmental or school Web page. Creation of the interactive and searchable o nline events calendar was an initiative of the university's Web Team that involved work by professional staff and student as · SIStants in the university's Office of News Ser vrces, EJectronic Mc-dia Uni t in the Office of Publi ca tions and the Office of Comput - mg and Information Technology. The calendar"s amplementation has involved an even larger col laboratio n , s1 nce its success and effectiveness involves input of in formation from representatives of schools, departments , centers , programs, offices and student organizations located on both cam puses and at affiliated teaching hospitals. More than 170 individu · als on campw already are contributing items about events held on a.mpus or under UB sponsorship. UBevents can be viewed anytime, anywhere by anyone wh o can access UB Web sites via the lnternet. ll provides instant information that can I>< identified by day, week and month. The online calendar also is in· stantly search able. information can I>< searched based on factors that include keyword, date, range of dates and location. It also is searchable by the type of event: academic, alumni, athletics, con feren ces, exhibits, films, lectures, intram u rals , meetings, performances, readings, seminars, stu dent events and workshops. The online calendar is available through a number of Web sites, including a link on each secondary page of the UB homepage, <http:/ / www.buff•.- >. the homepage for UB Wings <"ttp:/ / wlngs.bufflllo.- > and the Of· fice o f News Services Web si te < http:// www.buffalo .edu / news >. Users enter information for the calendar on a Web-based submis- saon form , which is available at <http:/ / wlngs.buff.....edu/ ul· ..-/login> and may be used by anyone with a UB UNIX email ac· count. Instructions on how to submit information to the calendar are availa bl e at <http: / / wings. buffalo . edu / calendar / lnst ruct.htmb . Thc>K wishing to submit information to the calendar first must fill out a registration form that includes a protected user name and password for their university email account, and indicate the categories of events for which they are requesting submission dearance. Registration is instanL To use the fonn. submitters each time m ust enter their user name and the associated password , which prevents anyone outside UB from submitting information and anyone from submitting information under the guise of someone else. It also holds the subminer accountable for the information he or she in p uts. since it can be traCed back to the submitter. Once information is submitted, it will I>< reviewed for style, as well as appropriateness and content. by one of several ..calendar administrators." Only after it has been reviewed does the information go "live." Enl.ries are reviewed twice a day, five days a week. Ce rtain in.formatioo, such as type of event, the title of the lee· ture or event, date, time and loca tion, is mandatory, and events will no t be enten~d into the database if th ose details are missing. A numberoffeatur<S are designed make the calendar easy to we:. Submitters who fail to input all the information needed for their event to be posted will receive an error message prompting them that some of the necessary information has been excluded. Further information input in the site's "optional information" cat egory allows submitters to link to their Web sites and provide more detailed information and graphics about the event. This allows usus to rnari<tt evma ll"l<n fuDy by pmvid· ing additional information that's 001 induded in the Reporter al<odar. For aample, more detailed information about "Out, Loud and Proud," the upcoming March con· ference of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi· sexual Alliance (LG BA), including a photo of the conftrence's kqnote speaka. Dan Renzi of MlVs "The Real World Miami," can be accessed at ~ /wlngs.alo .eclu/ u / lgbai/ conference. htnol>. 1be submission form contairu a basic spell-ch«k function. as wdl as options that allow usus to edit,oopy, preview and remove information they have submitted. The site also allows users to create a template for frequently occurring events. Once an _,has hem ~ by the calendar administtators and rDCMd to the liYe calmdar, users still can make changes to the entry, aJ. though only the person who submit. ted the infurmation and the calendar editor havethatcapobility. ~ about making those dlangoes is <Milable on the online calendar Web site. lrwltedan..._...,. ~~ 1'!'1 Conduct . . . ---a>m- ---- l)le Oftlce of~- .... nually menton the Student Conduct Rules,~-- Madison L lloy<:e, dlroctor ol the Oftlce of Judjdalltlfoin and IJt1ivonlty ombudsman, Is osldng for input from the Unive'· sily community regarding suggested changes to this dowment. The next generation of "rules" wil becomo l!llec:tiYe for the 1!1!19-2000 acodomic - The -.ling of~ pl<lpC)I<!II chlnges cwlbe- "'Boyce .. Room -405, Clpen Hal, .,. 60160S, ~NY, H26G-160S, or,....lliaemallto.-.,._. - - .. SUggosllons """*!be-"' Boyce 00 laeorthan)ln.29. -onn.ios and~is-onthe W!Dat•• . . . . , ,. - . . . .. CidtoniU!sand Reg&-. Boycewil...-d a prhed copy upon .......... Bloch fO spei1k to Mlmnl of SUNY l.JrWenity Centers U8 alumnus Ericl1 8lod1, • member ol the Councl on Competit!YenessO.-.gmn. D.C. and - - o f the National Sdena Foundation. will addn!ss the illumni ol the SUNY llnM!rsity c.nters It Bullalo, Albany, ll01ghlmiDn ..... Stony Brool< at 8 a.m. Feb. 9 01 the Albany Club Room of EtropR State Plaza's Main Concou!Se. Bloch's tallr, alogislotive brea.kfast briefing. wtll be on the topic "The of Roseon:h: Economic o...lopmen~ Job O.atlon and the Role of the University." UB forges landmark exchange agreement with Cuba Program with University ofHavana is first for U.S. university since Castro took. over By PATRICOA DONOVAN News ServKes Ed1tor HEformaJacadem lc ex change program tha t UB has forged with th e Umversny of Havana in C uba is the first such agreement be tween that u nive rsity and an American umw: rsity under the Castro regi me. The landma rk exchange agree · ment sig ned last su mmer by Kerry Gran t, d ean of the Coll ege of Arts and Sciences, and Yolanda Wood , dean o f the Universit y of Havana Faculty of Arts and Letters, was the first of its kind between UH and an Ameri can university since 1959, the year Havana fell to the revolu tionary forces of Fidel Castro. The agreement co mm its UB and UH to th e joint devel opmen t of a Ca ribbea n Studies Program with an integrative and mterdis ciplinaq· nature for the purposes of conducti ng research and teach · mg. It already ha.!o la unched st·v eraJ imtiatives: • A joint workmg group has heen established to develop th e Ca nh hean Stud 1es Program and \\' Ill meet at UB an Apn l. • A mastcr'.!o ·dcgrt"e program m Ca ribbean studies 1s expected w be on plae< at UB by I he Fall 199'1 se mester. Tht" two umverslt lt:'.!o also will develop a master ·~ degree an tht.· art!. and lt.·ttcrs of the Ca ri h · T bean that will be joi ntly designed and managed. • fernando Remarez de Esternoz. first deput y m101Ste r of t he Cuban Rep ublic and head of th e C uban lntere!lt Section tn Was hm gton. D.C. . wlll VISi t UB March 4-6 to di.!oCUS.!o the new mitiat l vt~s and thetr possi ble expansion. • UB expects to ~s t ablish a re - sea rch cen ter in Caribbean StudIeS at UH as soo n as possib le. G aven th e cu rrent sta te of eco no mic affairs in C uba, the cen ter will be o utfitted by UB with PCs. a fax machine and other office and conferencing equipment. • The two universi ties also have agreed to develop a research pro gram with jointly sponsored ac · tivities and publications focusing on Caribbean studies. • US 's very successful summer abroad program, conducted in Cuba in 1997 and 1998, will be expanded. In 1998, the summer program en ro ll ed 33 students from U B, Columbia Universi t y, New York University, Princeton Universi ty and Binghamton Unt versity. Eight courses offered in Havana <turing the summer were taught by three UB faculty and rwo UH fac · ulty. Students chose from among five study options and earned up to si.x credit hou rs from UB. In addition , the program featured IS visiting lectures and opportunities for student contact with an exten sive nerwork of art ists and intel lectuals throughout Cuba. T he 1999 program is expected to enroU 35 students who will remain in C uba throughout July and will earn gradua te and under graduate academi c c redits. Three professors at UH will be teachmg 10 this year 's program with two members of the UB faculry: Jose Buscaglia, assastant p rofessor of modern languages a nd literatures and director of the C uban and Ca ribbean programs at UB. and Henry Lou as Taylor, Jr .. assoctate professor of Amencan studies and dtrector of the UB Center for Ur han Studies. �January 11. 1!1!!1/Vol.:11.18.17 Repaa-ta. 5 Advocate f0r fluoridation ra ta Easley's ~b site_ serves as national resource for information .,LOU&AilU News s.Mc:es Editof W A most wekome addftJon to the HEN the American Dental Association needed an cq>ert to comment on the bottled water boom and its potential ill effects on children's teeth, it ealled on UB's Michael Easley. Easley is a public health dentist, an associate professor in the Department of Oral Health Services and lnformatics, a specialist in the fluoridation of drinking water and the ADI<s designated spokesman o n the issue. He is also directo r of the Webbased National Center for Auoridation Policy and Research, which was made available to the public two months ago. The $ite contains approximately 1,000 links to l•temet sites that provide access to everything you ever wanted to know about fluoridation, as welJ as information that you'd probably rather avoid-hundreds of antifluoridation sites leveling charges at fluoridation proponents ranging from mass medicating to conspiring with communists Some of thcsr sites refer to ley by name and not in friendly terms. In addition to advocating the public-health benefits of flu o· ridation, ~ is a high - profik de - nker of the specious claims of gro ps who oppose it. .. the antifluoridation folks," Eas ily said , ''I' m Pub lic Enemy Number 1." From a public·health perspec· tive, fluoridation is clearly a success story, and Easley is happy to tell it. "Fluoridation prevents up to 70 percent of cav ities in communities where it is ava ilable," he stated. "It makes no sense to have people experienct a disease when there is a very easy and economical way to prevent it." The National Center for Auo· ridation Policy and Research <http://-.- · -·- / ncfpr> serves as the only com pre· hensive central repository for in· formation on all aspects of fluori · dation. Easley said he created it as a resource for scientists, educators, public officials, organizations, the media and the public to provide access to timely and scien tifi cally based information on the issue. The Web site is particularly useful to communities preparing to fluoridat e their water. It contains case studies from already flu ori dated commu nit ies, transcripts of lawsuits filed against them and sci entific st udies on fluoride 's safe ty. With his background and cxperi · ence in public health. Easley often is ca lled in to help such cummu nities get started. He helped the State of Califor· nia write its 1995 bill mandating statewide fluoridation. He also worked with the State of Delaware , which recently passed a fluoridation mandate, to develop public· health messages aplaining the benefits of fluori dation and to combat false or mis leading information disseminated by antifluoridation groups. These groups are adept at tailoring th~ir message to the sensi · bill ties of each comm unity, Easler sa id. "Sometimes it's the anti · biggovernment argument. Some · tim~s they will concentrate on th e concept of forced medication . Then there are th e contrived arguments that claim fluonde is re sponsiblc for every disease known to man; that it is a chem ical pol lutant, a toxic byprodu ct or a car cinogen. There is no scientific ba SIS for any of these da1ml>." Now you can search these collectionS onhne through the Central Library's new Web -based catalog , BEACON, and (when you type 10 you r public library barcode number ) a variety of lnfoTrac databases from home, office or other libranes From th e main menu , you can diCk o n "About the L1braries" and connect to general1nformataon. such as borrowing polic1es. library hours and descriptions of the Cent raJ Library's various departments "Reference Desk" features an Internet tutorial. plus link..s to nu merous search engines. A link to California State University's .. L1 brarians' Index to the Internet .. allows you to select categoriud hsts of Web sites from a wide range of topics. You also can dtck on an extensive list of business-related subJeCt directories via the Central Library's Online Business Center or a myriad of locaJ and regionaJ Web resources via the Buffalo Free· Net. .. Kids' Corner" and .. Teen Page" a re aamed at youthful con cC"rns. with age-appropriate reading lists and online homework help. Here K-12 students can find advice on using the Internet to do school work, as well as links to basic referC"nce tools, such as dictionanes. encyclopedias and atlases. There's also a useful link to college in for mation aimed at high schoolers. A list10g of all Buffalo & Ene County Pubhc libranes allows you to dick on their indiv idual Web pages for location. hours, dm~· c tions and information on programs. Th~ neighborhood coJie, tions are a tremendous asset to our community and now you can enJOY them virtuaJJ y. as well as 10 person. Another way to access the BEACON catalog as v1a BISON (the U B ' Libranes' Web · based mformall o n sys tem ) by clicking on .. Online Resources " then "O th er Library Catalogs .. and "Western New York/ Southern Ontario Catalogs ." Or go directly to < http :// ubllb.buff•Jo.edu/ Ubr•ries/ e -resoun::e5/ wnyltbs.html > for a I1st of links to regaonallibrary catalogs. including BuffaJo Sta te College, Canisius College, N1agara Umversity, Rochester Institute of Tech nology, St. Bonaventure Umverslt\', SUC-Brockport . SUC · Frcdo nia and Umversity of Roc heste r. For 3l>Sistan ce 1n u mnt:cung to th e World Wtdc Web. conta ct thl' C rt Help Desk at M > 3>4 Z - Will Hepfer and Nancy Schiller, UmvenJty L!bra ne~ Bernardino Continued from- t in Parker Hall on the South Cam· pus since 1987. CDS faculty offices now a re lo· cated on the first fl oo r of Ca ry HaJJ , in space formerly occupied by the Department of Biophysics, which m erged with t~e Depart · m ent of Physio logy in 1997. That co mbined department is head quartered in Sherman Hall. The Speech, Language and Hear· ing Clinic now occupies the ground floor of the BEB, which formerl y housed the University Physicians • Office. The Center for Hearing and DeafneSs will remain in Parker Hall. Standardized Patient Center In 1998, UB medical school was designated a regional center for test · ing medical students in basic clini· cal skills, medical-history taking and patient interaction, using standardized patients. To accommoda te this new function . the school renovated space on the second floor of Cary HaJJ into a Standardized Patient Center, which contains examination rooms equipped with video cameras to record student performann· and obse rvation rooms for faculty monitors:'Standardi zed patients a re persons trained to simulate actual pa· tients for use in medicaJ education. Nevv faculty, staff for medical complex New fKu1ty and . . . ' - ·..... an the Soulh Clmpusin --s-.llnd..... .__onbolrd to . . . ~whktlwtl .. ............ clr*ll pracllce 111111. willie illlhorl- liked to .. niodalsehool.-.des. Oftb Clf , _ I'IBident for ...... Main -=. . =....- • ..... L "--t, asslstont .tee prooldent 11111 generol counsel. Is . . . . . ~andholdoa ,..._~. ofl-.Sheameto ........................... IIW aflflnll.llldi11111WiciDor. LLP. ....... _a~lntht' .141-.lth'Cft PrKtlce . . . ._ . , . Horris .. ...-.- FaltandSlemer,LU'. oiWIIOlo, honcllng coopcnleflelltll.<.- Issues. • She also ha'serv>ed as a health·care attorney with Hancodt &: Estabmolc In Syracuse and a lltlgatlon assod.ote with jaedcle, Fleischmann &: MUgel in Buffalo. Her .UB duties Include handling legal issues 1nvoMng the clinical prK11ce plan and admin· istering contracts with the teachIng hospitals. •T-c..-, formerly assistant vke president for fiscal af. fairs In the lJB medical school. has joined the staff of the vKe pres;. dent f o r - IIMWs as assistant vice p<esident .... _ . r\lanagen)ent · -J.--. chief operot· ing alllcer of tho clniCII proctlce plan, holds on MIA from Cornell Unlver· sity Grocll*e School of Business and Publlt Adloolooisllltiotc Most recently, he was ..,... vke president for fiOMla! and odminlstnotion at Trlco Producls DMtlan and prior f..:-0:::,~In...-. J:"~t.,:oi 1t11n10ge111ett positions with Frontier Corporation, Computer Coruoles, Inc., and SchlelJel Cooporotion. .. a/Rochester. • _ , _ 0 . _ , compliance auditor, holds a degree In medical records administration from Daemon College and Is In the master's-deg<ft program in health services administration at D'Youville College. Beloft coming to UB, she was a full·time Instructor in the Health Information Technology Program at Trocai,. College. •- w. -...,. lormer1y • ..,. S9rdl physicist in the UB Department of Nu<:J.ar Medicine, now dirocU the Health Professions Information Technology Partnership. His group manages eduaotlonal sa/twa,. develop- ment for the health-sciences schools and provides intOnnation-technOiogy support. •nm - i s an instructional designer and software deYeloper for the rr partnership. He came to UB from the University of Iowa, where he developed .....-.1 types of instructional programs, including software to stUdy head 'and ned< anatomy, and slmulltioru of human temperature regulation. He is developing a program that can be customized for teaching histology. a ...._ SdlrMoller is a computer artist and multin)edla designer for the IT partnership. He is a 1996 graduate of UB's fine aru program. • ~ ttn.-, who isle· gal osslstont to Kathy tamb, formerly was with the firm of Cooper &: Coo. per In Hamburg. Dean's office ~ assistant dean for mlnori1¥ affairs, fills the vacancy creoled byMaggie'Might'sretRment. She wil help reoUt and ret3in minority medical and graduate students and soan funds to support these efforts. Hamilton was assistant director of admissions at University atAibany before coming UB, and prior to that held the same position at SUNY at Delhi. She also spent. .... years .. £dJcational OpportLility Fund acMsor at Stodcton State College in Pomcino, N.J., arid has taught Afro.American histOI)I and cui· !lftaxnes at both Stodclon State College and Saginaw valley State University in Michigan. Hamilton graduated from SUNY at Clneon1a and holds a master's degree from Atlanta University and a doctorate from the UfWer. • c..alyn to sity at Albany. • ·s-dn -,·formerly as- sistant dean for resource management for the School of Health Related Professions and the School ~~~i~r:O =~et?ut~~ sistant deanfor resot.m! management. A UB economics gl3duate, Drabed< has been at UB for nine years. She also tw serYed as as· slstant to the provost for budget and personnel administration. •~• Marti• has been appointed director of taborat<><y Animal Research Facilities. An Australian, Marlin formerly was director of the animal-a,. program and a senior lecturer at the !)nlversity of South Wales, the most semor position In Australia in laboratory animal medidne . He has extensive experience with a range of species and has practiced as a veterinarian in sev· eral countries, including England and Iran. He h~ds a doctorate in veterinary pathology from the University of Sydney and an MBA, begun at the University of Sydney and completed at New York University. He is a research professor in the UB Department of Pathology, worlting in the ar· eas of serolOgical diagnosis, neurologiclll effecu of baderial en· dotoxin and orthopedic repair ~~tiso:!:eo~~~~l.e and �6 Reparlez Januil!l11.19!19/Vol.30. No.17 UB grad shares his secrets In an online " bistro" BRIEFLY Toles to spellk on economics Pulitm prile-wimingcartoonist and UB M.mnus Toni Toles will !pUk on "£conomics Made Simpler than £conomlsts Make 1\. •• • ot 12:30 p.m. on feb. 1 In the Screening Room ol the Cent« lor the Ms. Toles' tolk, wNch will be ..... and open to the publi(, Is part olthe irwfted ~- ol the new m&>ler's program In applied OCOI10f1'1ia. - N<ws,anoonist Buffolo T o l lor e -"" a degroe from U8 1n 1973. · HisWoft oppoors In more than ~In the U.S. and Canoda, as woll as TM Ntw Republic and U.S. NtwS onil World Rfpott. For ~Information on the tall<. all Shelly Cohen It 64S2121,e:xt. 19. Tho fllonds altho Schocl ol /V. chillec1ln and "-*'!!-of. r.rtng. """*'!~-to ..... ___ ._ . ......-..-"lias cab! MW-~ID conm..ct·- .g IDUnoltown .._during the....,.,.,., llltl __ .. .., ot ll'JO&m. F<!b.l31nlto!ellllon -~-dlho Schoold--~ dh nl. ....... -lllllhlllllge. lll!ft inlannlllon and to orr~ a~ ttii29·3S43, or 129-2297.- Tho_._MIIIInlglng ~ (ei'IC) olthe ........... lng Progrom In tho~ oiMII--.ga.--ol _.....,. thllsptng. Tho-adq"shop- ... bt ....... flan 3:30-S ....... on r.b. 1S, 17, 22 and24. Tho-~· series will be - f r o m 3:30- s p.m. oo Mon:h 15, 17, 22 and 24. A worbhop oo "Non-Sillier for Printmokers" wtr be oll.r.d from 2~ p.m. oo Aptfl2 one! . Apri1 9. Eoch worbhop series Is S60 lor students and ePIC .,.,.,.... and Sl 00 lor the public. All sessions win be heki in the Center lor the Arts. "ComrTullty Printshop" and "CollboroliYo l'ltnllng" pro!lfWI'S wll b e - 00 . . Jnci. Yiduol bolls, boglrw*1g Mondoy through Apl23. For ·~ Information or to r.gisler, all Jell Shewn It 64S6878, ext. 1369. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~ Tho..,., _ _ ~rom.-~onlts -lnd-L.I!blrf~ bo lkrilildiDSOO-Ind moy bo - l o r Sl)llt lnd longlh. I.A!t· tmrrpt_tho_.. .......'ldcftoo .... _.... ..... ...--.tho phone-lar-llespoce /fro QIIJIO d potllrGIJMDl..-.. -~ ~They nut b e - b y 9a.m. MondoyiD.Ji!"- lar~lntNI: ....... illue. Tho,....,... ... - . .. . -........ -.u~y . <wiiiilltCkuftet:+?. Cheap ways to spice up menu--andlifem By MAliA McGINNIS News Services Editorial A5s•stant E MINENTLY Palatable Pancakes, anyone? CoUege students looking to find quick., simplt! and cheap ways to spice up their limited menl15 can visit an online "bistro" created by a recent UB graduate who shares his coUege culinary expertise o n his personal Web site. "Bill and AJ 's Bachelor Bistro''loca ted at < http :/ / www.cs . buff• lo .e du / - •hunt / r e cipe. h t m >- is a co llection of tips for co ll ege stu de nts and others on food . dnnks, parties and enter taming co nst ructed by Alan Hunt. a gradu ate of the Department of Computer Soence. The Bistro--named for Hunt and his former roommate-claims to be " the place w go for stylish bachelor living" and "the hip, new hang~out for young folks who want to brush up on their recipes, get th e latest tips on social excellence, save the world or just kill a few moments basking in the enlightening views of its proprietors.'' Hunt , who received a master 's degret" from UB last yea r, also re-ceived his bachelor's degret" from UB. He- says he created the- "neverfaiJ delicious rectpes" section of his We-b sit.e as an undergraduate because, at that time, he and his room mate were having so much fun cooking that he wanted to I'TlaU the recipes available to friends. "That , a nd I found the sectiOn an easy target for some collegiat e humor and I can never resist an easy gag," he adds. Recipes are divided mto several ca tego ries: Little Snack}· Things. Breakfast R<cipes. Lunches, Dinner, and Drinks. and indudeooncoctioru such as the Breakfast Sandwich of Clwnpions, Omelet of Death, Fried Potatoes with Stuff and the featured "The Tomato and Olick<n Stuff I Always Mm for Women lhat rm Trying to lrnpr=." Hunt says he has mad< this dish countless times over the yean with "almost univ<rsal sue· cess in respect to the title. "Some things I picked up just because I was lazy some night and I had to cook with what was in the ftidge," Hunt admits. He says he never intended to have much of an audience but that he has received several e.mai] responses from students asking for recipes for a certain occasion and poople look· ing fpr party-theme ideas. "Bill and Al's Patented Party Tips"' includes info rmation on theme, dinner and movie parties. Hunt warns that if having parties seems to be a relatively simple affair to you, .. it is a sure sign you are doing it wrong." Suggestions for theme parties range from the Mexican fiesta, a Middle Eastern get -toge ther, a French soiree and a redneck hoedown. He even goes the at:ra mile make f o r - that I'm trying to 11t1press 1rWiy don1hoYoo nome lor this dish. 011, I suppose 1could nome k "Poulet mefMige de Tomoto. • or something equoly ~tious, or, S<ff. servlngfy, "Chicbn Alon. • flul since ~ b lhe one dish that h&s ......,. como oot bodly lor me. I do tend to '"""" ~ when I hoYo compony. Thus, the name thlt )'OU soe lbow. .....,_, 2 boneless. sldnless c:Ncken brHst> 1/2 con blad< olive, sliced I Iorge onlpn . 16 ounc:es coniled tomatoes I Iorge gran1 cup tom1to juice )IIIII-- tho...-lngl-...s l·l/2 wps - - ' Once l d<M gortic Spice ID be named Iller <•- li the - ---~~~~--- ...... lnd)'OUanlms ln - ) ' O U - . tho ' ~-~"'55iiillai'-'~~ct~cad n""'g~ ·~IIIII, -lnthe....-lhollhoy .. gllllogo _ I . . . . , . .... ., and includes hyperlinks to sites about wine and music for prospective hosts. The site on party tips-partially un der construction-is located at <http:// www.cse.buff•lo.edu/ - """"'1.,.-tytlp.htm>. Hunt, who now works as a com puter scientist at Calspan, encourages everyone to learn to cook. .. Life is better if yo u eat well .. . Not to mention that culinary ability is se cond on ly t o giving good backrubs in the attractive skills ca tegory for the modern male." But those who are health con sc io us. be forewarned . The disclaimer for the rec ipes read s: "WARNING: The things that you read here are not for the calorically timid or for the cholesterol em powered. If you get squeamish around grease or use "light" cream cheese, you might as well just 'http' to some health-food page because you will probably have a coronary." Noh actors to perform, teach ancient theater art By MAliA MCGINNIS News Services Editorial Ass•nant T WO renowned actors of Japane se Noh th eater wiU perfo rm . teach and demonstrate the elements o f this 600-year -o ld theat rical form during a week- long resi denC)' at UB Feb. 17-23. The series of eve nts, sponso red by th e Asian Studies Program, De partment of Theatre and Dance, Cenur for the Arts and the Col lege of Arts and Sciences. wiJI fea ture Ha tta Tatsuya of Tokyo and Fukano Shinji ro of Kyoto, bolh of the Kanze School of Noh. Tatsuya, an ad or of the Umewaka branch of the Kanz.e School, per· formed his fir st leadi ng ro le in "Yoshino Tennin" in 1989. He has performed in distinguished festivals in Japan , as well as in Ca nada, Eu rope, Russia, Hong Kong and the United States. Tat.Suya fonnally was recogni1.ed by the Kanzc School as an independent actor in 1994 . Shinjiro made his Noh debut in I 958 and since has appeared in such Noh classics as "Okina ," "Dojoji .. and .. Kin uta." A student of the Urata family of the Kanz.e School, Shinjiro was named to the prestigious Soci- ety of the Art of Noh in 1995. Noh, which t ran slates to "talent " o r "s kill ," is a form of mu sica l dance· drama that originated in the 14th century. It is Japan's o ld est ex isting professio nal theater and one of the o ldest liv ing theat rical traditions in the world . The Noh form differs from drama familiar in the West as the stage is The schedule: • Feb . 17-19: Series of master dasses for select UB students; for more information, call 64S-6898. • Feb. 19: Asia at Noon Brown Bag sen~. discussion with actors Tatsuya and Shinjiro on ·rhe mostly undecorated and the plays are perfo rmed by a leading character f~~~.~~n~~.s~:b ~~~~~~r~ (shire), who is usually masked, and a supporting actor (wakz). and open to the public. The form features monologues and solo dances, and female roles are portrayed by male actors wearing masks. The actors share the stage with drummers and flu tists and a chorus of slx to eight chanters. • feb. 20: Publ ic performance woricshop, 10 a.m. to noon, Center for the Arts Drama Theatre; to register, call645-6933. • f<b . 21 : Symposium, "Tho Pot;. ~0 =~ ~~ng.~ ~:: mation, call 645-2066. The language is poetic and cos· tumes are oolorful and heavy. Mm-ement isddiberateand theperfunnana: seems Iii« a solemn observana: as the symbolism of the drama is rooted in Zen Buddhism. Noh actors tell cJas. sic stories through their subtle appearance, gesrure and inflection. Highlights during the week will mdude a series of master classes k-d by the actors to teach select students in the Department of Theat re and Dane< and the Asian Studies Program the movements. sounds and narraIM:s ofNoh. The actors also will lead a public performance workshop. fo r high -school teachers and stu dents on Feb. 20. The wo rkshop is free and open to the public. but reg· • Feb . 23 : Noh performa nce "Hagoromo" and demonstration of Noh robing. 8 p.m., Center for the Arts Drama Thea~; for ticket in- lormation,caltMS-ARTS. Tocllalye riCketMaster at 852istration is limited. In conjunction with the actors' visit, the Department of Comparative literature will host a symposium to eqJiore the gem~ of Noh in its local and global setting. Papers will be presented addressinglbku~wa Noh, Showa, the history of"high" drama and Noh in the literary lives of Ezra Pound and W.B. Yeats. On Feb. 23. UB will feature a tra· ditional Noh performan ce and demonstration of Noh robing byac· torli Tatsuya and Shinjiro. assisted by UB theatr<·and -dance students. The play, "Hagoromo," or "The Feather Robe," is based on a dassiciapanese legen<i Tickets for "Hagoromo" are SS for students and S I0 for the public and ar< available at the Unter for the Arts Box Office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. and at all licket.Master locations. All events associated with the Japanese actors' visit wilJ be held o n the North Campus. �-=----1 Supercomputing The center wilJ accelerate significantly the research of scientists and enginttrs conducting research in fields ranging from pharmaceuti cal drug design and molecular biology to volcanology, atmo - spheric science and automotive and aerospace design. It also will offer new research opportunities fo r undergraduate and graduate students, as well as spo nsor scm mars and workshops, and a summer program for highschool students. Establishment of the Center for Computational Research "will catapult UBinto the ranks of the nation's top academic supercomputing si tes." Grein er said. "O ur fa cult y have long wanted a high -perfo rm a nce compu ta tto naJ cen ter of thi s ca liber. It will allow them to condu ct more-ad - nat< most of the research funding today." said Smarr. "But the Internet revolution is changing all that and ease epidemics, target drug there's a whole new order devdop- discovery, transponation and ing in cyberspace. Universities lik< UB that understand how to position themselves into this emerging grid automotive safety," sa 1d could tum over the existing o rder." The decision to develop tl\e UB Center for Co mputational Re search was made followin g a uni versity-wide study of high -performance computing need s undertaken a year ago at the req uest of then-Provost Thomas E. Headrick_ Establishment of the center is on~ in a series of recent university initiatives to provide faculty with tools to enhance their research, aUowing for more. high-profile scientific ad vances, ultimately increasing UB's ability to anract and retain high - quality faculty and students. va nced compu tationally based scientific research , offer new research - a l t h o c:.ntor opportunities to our st udent s a nd forCompo-.olenabl e our industri al partners to tho m crease their o wn n:Sl'arch -a nd devclopm~nt efforts. ..... a l t h o -·· top " Without a d o ubt , th e ce nter w1ll en h ance US's sta ture a~ one aaodomk~ of Am~rica's premi er research unJ · sites." Vt'rsi ties," G re iner added . " We are t·xt re m e ly grateful t o Si la ·on PRESIDENT GRE.INER l,ra phics, M . th e Na ti Onal So A s upe ri or, high -pcr(orman ce e n cc Fo nd atio n a n d ~ un ~..omp ut ing infra.o;t ru cturc also Will M1crosys ems for th e•r support." A mult 'di sci plinar y field th a t enhan ce UB's opportunitu.•s to at tract ex ter nal funding . unites com ter technology with "The availabilit y of this fac ilit y m a n y kind s f di sc iplinar y re and its supercomputing power will ~ea rc h , compu tiona! scien ce aJ cerL"li nly make UB a princirxrl plarer ready is b~ing cf.ll cd the third SCI 10 th e. incre~s i ng l y ~o mpe_tltJ Vt' l'llCe. com p lementi n g :th.eoPCllcal . are~a- of sponsored research--both a nd labo ratory sc1ence. public and private-thai demand!\ Ad va nces in computa tio n al Sll au;css tO powerful computl n)! redl t•nce are driving th e next wave ul nology,'' noted Provos t Dav1d I. brea kthrough s in s uc h cuttin g edge field s as stru ctural biology. Trigglc. "We anticipate an mcre3SC'1.1 computatio nal ch emistry, m ateri - level of support . both for the md1 a l!> sc ien ce, hig h -e nergy ph ys1cs vidual p rincipal inve~ll~dh.H .mJ an d global climate change, as well also in th e program -g ranr area where groups of scientrsb M:ek col as making fea sibl e sophis ti ca ted stati st ical analyses in the social scl - laborat ive fundin g," Tn ggle added. "Additio n all y, the cen ter sh ould t·nccs and the crea ti o n a nd storage of enormo us graphics fil es b y be a magnet for coo peralive ven tu res betwee n UR a nd Wt·s~t.·rn digital media artists . " What UB has don e 1~ exactl y New York institutions, both ala demi c and i ndu s tr1 Jl. Th t· what a r~a rc h universit y prcparmg itself to en ter the 2 1st centu ry superco mputin g facility wil l ~t~rve needs to be doing," said La rry Smarr. as o n e of t he key r~search foCJ thai a member of the White House Ad - U B is now d evelo ping. and will visory Commincc for High Perfor·' have a sig nifica nt impacl on tht· nature and scope of our degree mance Computing and Commun1 ca ti o ns, Informa ti o n Techn o logy and certificate program,." Miller said that RoswcU Park t .an and the Next Generatio n Internet and director of the Nalional Center ler Institute, the Haupt man - Wood ward Medical Research lmt 1tut e. fo r Supercompu ting Applicatiom. (NCSA) at the University o f Illinois Occ ident al C hem1 cal. East m an ._ at Urbana-Champaign. The NCSA and the San Diego ~uperromputing Center are the NSF-funded centers desrgned to provide academic researchers with aca5.'i to the most powerful supercomputers in the world. "Tht• new UB center greatly em powe rs loca l resean:h ers in that they have smaUer vers1ons of these large machines close to th em," ) marr sa id , "giving Buffal o a scam :t>ss connec tiOn to th l" <." mer~lll ~ national grid that tics togeth er n: sea rch universit ies with th e nation ally funded, h igh-end co mput.en•." Sm arr no ted that ur\l versillcs a rt' ar J cr itil.41 stage similar to th e o1w they were at after Wodd War II when major universi ties were positioning themselves to lake a leadership role 111 the nation's resea rch enterpnse. "Those are the ones that still domi - _..,..~Into Kodak, llrauir, Calspan and other major resea rch institutiOns In the regio n alread y havr vo1c<.-d mt eresl in usmg the ce nt er·~ faci lities. "In many scientific fields today. sophisticated \'isuali7.ation is require<1 hy sc ien tists in o rder tu dft·ctJvely evalua te the huge quanti II ~ of datJ prod uced hy the rypcs of h•gh· pl.'r lnnnance computers thai we nm.. have at o ur disposal,'' ht• lH.Ud . Offinals wi th IBM and ~ilium l;raph 1cs ~a id th e1r tOitlflJllln wert• pleased to he abk lu plav .w tmpo rt ant rolt• 111 lht' t'\t.lhh :!oh ment of lhl· cen ter "T h e ln (n·d •bly 'uut'''lul ... ~..NUMA a rchll ecture ul tht• t-4 processor Silico n <.;raph •cs$) l )r1g1n 10()()1'1>l ~erver 1:-; ch;uged \\l ith lltlt nn ly proll'l"tlng th e nauon\ nu ... k.u :!ohKkpilt', hut l'X(Cb Ill prniKll\'t' ar~. such as modeling of global climate, wildfire. dis- Chodi McReynolds, director 'The U B men's ~~~ tWTt dropped CWO games la.n we6 against Mid-A.mencan Conference opponents on the road u it lost to Mantu.ll, 82-62.on Jan 14 and Oh10. 90-!)0 on Sawrday E~ thougt"l ~ Bulls led the Marshall of education marketing at Silicon G raph ics. "All these applications require the 'big compute' and ' big gra phics capabilities that SGI offers the Thundenng Herd. l7-36. at ~me . they were unable to get thetr first MAC wtn for Couh T1m Cohane Sophomore Nikolai~ ano freshman Alexei Vu.il.e¥ spearheaded Bufblo s offense wrth I J pointS apteee 'Nhile Louts Urnpbell added 12 po~~~u and 10 rebound\ In ~wn:by's bu a.plnst Ohio. the Bulls ~re led aptn by VudteV. who lud I 0 po~nu rwo rebounds, one us1st ~nd one neal ofl the university in thi s partner - ship." Loo lli£lno, vier presodent for Solutions and Strategy, IBM RS/61XXJ.noted, " IBM isexotcd to suppo rt innovative and ambitious educationaJ pro- grams, like US's, through the IBM Shared Uni versity Resl'arch Grant program and power of the RS/ 600JSP. .. l n today's economH. clm1a tc. ski lls in high -performance co m puting aren 't a luxury, but a ncc ~ssity. UB students and facult)' now have access 10 the latest IBM technology to so lve real -world. 'deep computrng ' problems, such as drug design. computational ~.. hemistry and automotive manu facturing simulat1ons." Miller emphasized that the centl.'r I) comm1ttcd to mvolving undergraduateand graduate studenl!t an Jl\ res~arc h . Under the d irection of ~ruce Pitman. professor of math · t•matlu, the ce nter ls dt"velopin~ master's and doctoral -certificate pro grams Ill computauonal science, :1!> well as Wldenmg the scope of com putallonaJ· !oCICncc t.-d u ca t•on Jt the undergraduate level. In add it1 on to oflt>nng J pro gram of ~tmmar~ and workshop:!o . h e -.a id th e center l:!o plann 1n g ,\ su mmer program fur Wes tern New York h1gh -schoo l stude nt <;;, ht~gm n ing this summer. He noted. "\Vhile ~ 12 'ludenh Jre- becommg profic1en1 ar usmg ~.:omputl'rs to record data. analrzc mformauon and present findm~ 1t b unportant to educat.c these student-'> on how to use soplusucatcd madunt:'S and tools to generate n('W knowicdi--'<' throughmoddmgand SJmulal!on.l-or l.'xample, if o ne can accuratdy modd a car and its sunm mding crMrurtfi'K.,lt. crash tests can be Simulated u ndl·r ,1 w1de van ety of conditum!'>... l\ Iiller said then· \~-' w1de~prl'Jd 'uppo rt for th e cent er w1th1n tht· unrversit y. The inrli al mvest1ga11un was hcadt•d by Sean Sulltvan. Vlu ' provost for academ ic rnformat1on and planning, who has ~.:o nunu~..·d to support the pro1ec1 and conrd1 nate numerous a.>ipec-ts dunn~ '" development He also cited the ~ uppnrt of the L('nter 's fa cilities by t he S~.: I CIKl' .llld ~. ngm l'C nn g Nod(' ServKC":!o ( S ~. N~ ), under th e d!rt'll lun ot { url..v Br un ski ll. "Tht· ~trtmg rdatJtlll~hij' h(·twt•c ll l ' ( H anJ Sl· N~ h.1, pnlvt~n Ill ht· J ~..ntiLal lmJ... Ill de plovmg till' ma chlll t':!o Jnd • ~ t'). pt•...tt•d to LU lltlllU t', even alh'r tht ~t·n tt•r hm:~ ... upport 'iitaff dunn~ tht'l1U l11nl! month:!o ... rvltlkr .Jlhkd I k pr.H:!ot'J \ 'uldt'lll.lr A lnnu .... 'l'I110r J!'>:-o...J.tlc \"lle prt·,,Jt·n t hH Ulll\'t'r'llv 't'T\'Iu':!o ..w d H11hnt I \\'at-!ncr . 't'IIHir \" l~t· prt''idl'llt , hn ht'lllg lll\lrllllh'lll.l) Hl \l'~ Urlll!! lunJ111g lrom ~l ' N'I l·urthrr mtormJIIIHl ,JihiUI thl· Ll' lltl"l 1!1 Jvailabk at 11.\ \\t•b "tl', http:/ / www.ccr.buffaW.edu bend> WOMEN ' S Kent State 86, UB 77 UB a•.Bowling G reen 5 I The Bulls pbyed rwo MAC opponents last Wftk u they lost to host Kent Sate 86-n. on Jan . IJ and beat Bowting Green.&4-51 .1nAlummArem oo Sawrday The UB 'NOt'l'\en nearty ended the Kent State G<Mden Flashes' JO-pme home-wm st.reak. bot despite eight playen s.conng 1n double figures. 1ncludmg sophomore center rlfl2ny Bell's 19 pomu ~nd SI!'Yefl rebounds. Cheryl Dozier '\ squad f~l short of a victory On Satuf"day, the Bulls shot 54.5 percent from the field . h1mng Jb-of-66 ~lld were led by semor forward KJm Coon. who netted 2J poinu Bell g~ ., career-high 19 rebounds and scored I) potnu SeniOr Cathenne J;acob contributed 12 po~nu and a tea.m· hlgh e1gi'H ;~utsU 'Nhtle sophomore forward 'BITior Andersson recorded;~ areer-tugh I 0 po~nu Son1a Ortega had a solid performance. WJdl seven pomu. nme rebound~ so• ste.1.15 and four ilSSISU ~wimmin~ WOMEN' S SL Bonaventu re 187 , UB 113 The UB women 's swimmmg team moved to 5- J on the season ah.er losmg w Westem N~ Yorlt nv;al SL Bonaventure. 187 II ) , In the Alumni Aren;~ Nu:atonum The Bull\ were led by tumor Inger Rooneem. who took first-ptace fin1shes 1n the SO-meter freestyle (1~ 37) ;and the 100-mdl'ltdual medley (1.10.66\ She Will> also 01 member of the WJnntng 200-medley relay squad (J· / 0.89). along WJth fr-eshman Mkhefle 8ncknell.1umor- K1m Theet&e and seniOr l1eselle Tnn1chd Mrst-pbtce fin1shes also ame from freshman Carne Qu1nlan In the I00meter butterfly (59.25) and semor Andrea Sktllm.Jn tn the one-meter dMng compeuuon wtth lJS 95 pomu Wmstlin~ Ohio U niversity 10, UB 12 Ed inboro University 20 , UB I 2 The UB wrestlmg te.1.m opened ru home seHOn Sawn:b:y With twO loue1. 1ndudmg a loss tn ItS first-ever Mtd-A.rnenar.n C~e match In the rnorTWl& meet. the &As tel to Ohio l.Jrvver'Sity. 20-12 J:arob Schaus was a S-0 wnner b-l.A!.on 17~ pc:x.nd!. Jam E!.chenfelder-ovne.,.,.,.. -m ilfl ~ wtn ..-.the ~ ~usrt! a Clkedown ..-. o-enme b- me ""'Wl. &WI Schaal wu the ot:herl£......,..-.erat 125pcllll(k In the aftemoon match. the Bulls fell to Ed1nboro Umverstty currendy ranked m the top JO rutJonally. losmg 20-12. Bru.n Schul got h15. se<:ond wm of dle <Ry Wlth an 8-'1 deciSion at 125 pounds Bill J:acourot w.JS a I 0-7 for UB at I ~ I pounds The Bulls also got twO de<tsiOils from Matt RIC CI, ~ 7 2 Winner Jl I&4 pounds and from ,lash Statel>, ;~) - 1 Winner at 197 pounds BrieBy O utstanding musicians to appear at UB The Department of Music will f'rt'"-l'nt prn~rJill"- t-n Jlltcrn.Jtl~ •n allv ~H.. dJIIllCd mU..,Il"IJn, , d' wdJ.t, h\ 1Wht.wd1n~ 1~•"-·11 palorm c r~. du tht· mnnrh nt IanuM\ I >ullh J.lnnt~tht llarn "pJrn.t.n . thl· \,11rJd' k-.•dm~ !"-'' formt·r of tuntt·mporan lllU.:!oll lo1 1-...L"-' d.lflllt'l. .tp(lt."'Jr' 111 J rc"- nal Jl !WOn todav Ill H.urd Ht'\"ll,tlll,lll \\'dl ~1\'t'r 401' 1wnd..... havl.' hc."'i"n wntten t'!lopt'\J.LII\' lor hm1 lw 'uth LlU1'\Il!.N..'r' ,,, Monon l·ddman, lunann fkn nJnd Hn.m hTncvhnu~ I ht· T8COSTIUH) rt'(! I,JI w11l mdudc mu:o.J"- h\ A.Jroll L.l!l.'ilh . l.u11t' l •. trdn~·~ l J. 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Pumt.t C.J.I110.'71oNc~ I. ( >p. i5 .11 ~p.m. lut~l. •' I k ,d." ' h'lll.ip 1"-•tr Ill d !ot ~(l(")Uiltl n.utal at Hp.m. J.ut J()_rJd....1., an:$ 12 hlf"t".k.h Lllfk.l'l1. \\1th tibL"ollnl\,1\';u~thlt• IIK"\L'IliOr.\arx.tstulk'lll\.AIIIm~t'-U' tn•n1ll'k· ltil-..J.i, l ~ 11 1 ...:tT1 w1l1 hrnc:rit tht' llt.1~trtmt'nt ul l'\h1''l ",u,\.ut �a llepalrtea January 11.1!lM'ol.30. lo 17 Thursday ~ree. 21 m o r e =.=9eFor Ros5<land at 829-3325 -- Spomored by f.,.;ly UBC,.........TU<hlng Contor-......, Or.. Dl.ognostlc Sdenc:es Introduction to UB ~ngs . Capon 127, Undorgroduate LJbmy. 2-3 p.m. free (Open ~:~~~~jJ~~~f ~:,~s~ faculty, Murray J. Ettilf:, Ph.D., SUNY =.-.......tics medicine and clinical director of medici~ at ECMC, and ~~~ ofe;:~~~~n 355 Squire. S.9 a.m . Free. Physics Colloquium Magnetism of Alloys and Compounds: The Laser- Mossbeuer Method . Prof. Monica Sorescu, Phys;cs Dept., Ouque:sne Univ. Room 205 Nawral Science$ Com~x . 3:45 p.m. Free. Athletics Men's Swimming vs. St. Bonaventure. Alumni Arena . North Campus. 4 p.m. UB students free with 10 . ~:~~en':! ~t ~r:8. 8 ~'P?.:::::. ~=-~r· Prof. Oiefendo<f. 4 p.m. free . Wednesday 27 · Athletics Men's Basketball vs. Ball State. Alumni Arena. North ~;~~i~~-~~~~'il, ~~Lectuno by l.ongonboch Sex and the Ploln Style In Cont~~ Friday 22 :~~~sXn. 11 a.m. Free. For more information, caU 645-3810. R-PIIItoSqffGenotlc Effods from Mon to Moose. Muk:Nnd Patet, Ph.D., ~a1~~~. Cary R68~ Studies Center; Elm ~~-~:,:'~:%. more information, call Charles Saturday Wenner at 845-3261 . 23 uec,.........T-.g ~-....... ~~~~FN)for Athletks WCM:nen's Swimming vs. ~~~-,~~~~~ena . free( faculty Ond ~te~~-~~. . for rnoro Information, ca US T~hing C~rie> Center, 645-3528. students free with 10. Athletks · Men's Swimming vs. BowUng GrMn. Alumni Arena . 1 p.m. UB students free with 10. Athletks · Men's Basketball vs. Central . Mkhigan. Alumni Arena . . North Campus. 7:30p.m . S10, S8, S7, UB students free with 10 . Monday Tho.,__...-._ lbtlng> f o r - bldng '*f"- _ . . .. for off-ampus- ..._.. UB _.,...., potndpol ..-.-..l..lsdn!Js .... no ...... llYn noon on - Thondoy .,...-.g . . . - - . Ustlngs ... only O«eptH """""""tho electronic ...-..Jon form for-....-UB~ ot E-.t> ot <httJ"/ I www.buffalo.-/ calendar/login>. - of s.p.ace l&rnlbt:lol», not . . Poetry llucllng Wodnesdoys lit 4 Plus. Joanna Scott. James l.ongenbach. GA Screening Room. 4 p.m. Free. For more information, Cal 645-3810. Thursday 28 ~~ Woricshop:s run one night 1 weel<fO<sb<weelatrom 7-1 0 p.m. fees S30 for UB s:tudenU and S"SO for aN others; earty sign-up is advised. a"' Children's das.ses are hekf on Saturdays from 10 a.m . to noon and 1-3 p.m. for ""'"' infoonatioo, a 5Chedule and a map, cal! 6'15-24341rom 1-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Exhibits ~ Rqorfer. on the second floof of Capon Hall during library hours through January. SEllibrarians have compi~ an 2~c~~~t~Jr!';fs~~'Jlat lists additlonal books and Internet resources on the topic. Dental Management of the Cardiac Patient. Thornal R. Berardi, D.D.S., Oinical Ass.lstant ~~M~~~"=''fss Squire Hall. 8-9 a.m. Free. Dept. of Phyllology ond Biophysics Vestlbul.lr Reflexes: keeping Your Head Stra~nd Your ~t.s!r~. Baker, Northwestern Umv. Medical School. 108 Sherman. South Campus. 4 p.m. Free. For more information, call Or. Joan Baizer al 829-3096. ~~~:reaching Center at eo.g. vf UB Cybrarles Teochlng Arts=~ Sdonces l«ture !:.1-~ =·~~~~~~~~': Edward J. Patton, Executive Director of the Westem New ~~~~ti~~lertor the ArU. 7:3cJ p.m. free. Sponsored UB Cybntles Teochlng Contw-......, Using Mkrosoft Word to Write Your Papet'. Capen 127, Undefyraduate Ubr.uy. 1011 :30 a.m. Free (Open only to ~!=~~~.~t~W· Center-......, Getting Started with Mulberry (emoll).. Capen T27, Undergraduate Ubrary. 3:30. 4:30p.m . free (Open only to ~! ~~~lo'~~~.~~w· Cybraries Teaching Center at 6'15-3S28. Adjunct Foculty E.ahlbltiMo The ~ing reception for the ~~uu~~ac~~ ~h!= in floor, will be h:ffrom 7-9 r~;;~~~~!;t~~ will adjunct members of the Department of Art. Hours for the UB Art Gallery are Wed .Sal, 10:30 a.m . to 8 p.m .; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. nfbute to ltudlensteln AsattbrtetoEi~ SUNY Distinguished Pruleoor ;n the Department ol Olemic:al ~,:0 by College of ArU and Scienc., Sc~~'T~n110:~ National Medal ol Science, the information, call 645-3692. tn i"n!' rlc!n ~~~~.e SEl Rocks! will be on d;splay -- =:re~ events In tho electronic calend.r wUI be lnduded Sil-l A new exhibl~ SEL Rod<sl, showcases a variety of rocks and miner1ls,.. as Wetl as a selection a/ boolcs In the Science and Engineering Ubrary collection devottod to miner.~~. In part a tribute Or.! Dlognostlc Sdenc:es 25 Aluniftl ~~~ -~this month in a vmte Tuesday 26 N606-CIInlcol-. Seminar for f¥nily Nurse l'<actltiooe<Stud<nu. Rosemary Donahue, Ph.D., RN, CS-fNP. Aut Prof., School ol Nursing. 811 Kimball. 1:30-4 - House ceremony, the Science and Engroe<ring ~~~IS~ papers. pateniS and-~ describing his cootributions to the kro.oAedge ot science. Malerials ... dOplayed ., the exhDt case near the! elevators on ~~~~Hal. worbtatior6 in the sa Rf!ference Ar<a. --.-.:u Gloolnlnotor Mart Dean Veca's insta llation, El Gloominator, is deKribed as •a great liquid blob hurtling throu~h space and ~:r~~~~a~~~~~~:ltery 1 :tfc~ C:~~ !~7~~r ~~~l.of the Lightwell Gallery, wa s inspired by cartoon, pop art and expreuionist works. It r~~~~~t~~~i~n t~hee Center for the Arts through june. Hours for the lightwell Gallery are Wed .- Sat., 10:30 a.m . to 8 p.m .; Sundays, noon to 5 p .m . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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'*"'"' ..-·p.m.·ftl>. •..-.to be hold. 7 Campus 91n . . MI.-· ..............CJA_.... •• ~~C..Iorh .,-talowodbyo Address p..... _..., ...... _ dlndng. Opon to,. ampusond """"""*Y.l ... drlnlo, - De5pite the recent Inclement weather, wori< continues on the new undergraduate bolla ... _...,._,._. ~bylho.-..ty's --ec.j.lho- Mle Gloor\ ..., ... _lho .,..._.flll*lgi dltr*lng In I ho~ng cornp~. Had ~ Village, on the North Camfl'J' l'v1ore than 550 students have ... ailed "One Nl!faCin - · ~d~· Tte-·- signed up for the 620 qlpOIIod by ·lhellWIIan ~~~ _.._ available bed spaces 1n the complex. Co~n~,cnorlar . . ~ l.Hwf.. lily---~ -ondta-.gc.n... FIA*~c--.gond .......... - . ..... ~101 , ..,. cloopl.-s.donl~ ---Hol~l.odo­ _l.boly._o,>pcrll>rity~ UMnllyfdler, ~-~~ Greiner fonns task force on racial, ethnic diverSity Nominations fo r membership being sought from various campus constituencies S..Wond-SIII.se- Martln U4her King. Ill, . -. to speak at King commemoration Feb. 25 .... d . . . . -.l.ubr~r~na ~-........ ...--•L8'<23od.... .... Mlrlnt..-lllna~-­ lion,IDbohold• 7-.39 _,__dlho Sculhlrn~ l.eodo:r>hlp~­ hosoanllnuedNs~slogocy by -.g <qUIIIy ond .. people. Tte . . . . "*'"lor -is~ by . . Siudent~ls­ ond opon tolho fU*.-. . , - -b rocp*"d ond CM>bo-by~64S- 6147. Qoup-.gb--. PSS to meet today by teleconference Tho---wil ,_.,...............,.from ._,to 2 p.m.IDdoy In 120 Clornens Hoi on lho North Qm. pus ond 815 5clonces u. bnly on lho South~ Tho-..-.gIII'OngOIIID--and porU1g ~ ol'd to pr<Mde more PS5 wilh 1ho opporllrily to -.cl. sold lam~ Ill. PS5 choir. Tho ..... """'*"" H.- ~ltlntlorlho­ was , _ pc>!i1tlle by Computing ond lrlormlllon Technology. -~Wogner. -l<ice ciiU!""" ,._.lor ..w.nily prosidont. ond"""' ........ ~ ~ wll ~., updoCo on lhobudget.A~ . -period ......... For,_ ~ ai64S-2003. By CHRIIDNE VIDAL N~ Services Editor ALLING it " urgent and importa nt ," Pres id ent WiUiam R. Greiner has anno unced the fo rma tio n o f the Task Fo rce o n Rac1al and Ethnic Diversity at UB. "'T h e fo rm a t ion of o u r t as k fo rce is a direct result o f o ur need to address the key iss ues of d iver sity in o ur un iversity com mun ity," G rein er sa id in a mem o ra nd u m da ted Jan . 21 . "A me n ca's h1 sto rv regarding racia l-, f'l hnl ( · and gcn der· based into lerance diCtates that its inst itutio ns regul arl y revtew the co ndit io ns a nd att it udes tn our c urre nt e nviro nm ent to be ~ u rt· that we co ntinue to move fo rwa rd fro m o ur past m these regards. "At UB, we have been careful ovl·r the yea rs to ;tddn·ss t hc:st~ t!'SU CS bv poltcy and legtsla tive m anda tl' However, m recent year's, Wt' have not condu cted an in -depth mternal review o f the causes. ext ent and res ults o f racia l and e thn ic d i5 cri m ina tion and their im pact on the um \lt' rsity comm u nity." The tas k force will be asked tu assess th e ca m p us cl imate regard mg raetal a nd ethnic dive rsi ty. as semb l t~ a nd a na lyze d ata on earn pu!l prog ress and ad vtse C remer on what !lteps need to be: taken to tm p rove t he umve r s u v·~ pt· rfo r mance tn th ts a rea . "We can't solve all of ou r MX. Ietv '!l proh l e rn~ tn thts regard, hut we ccr tam ly ca n try to do our fa1r share and more, and to he Jeader!lmthu. a rea," Cremer sa td. "Th r neat ton of th1s task force IS a step towa rd devdop mg stra tcgll~ .md a~."'t t On!l to aMiu re tha t we take- and re mam m ~w.. h a leadersh ip role Th•~ •~ ur gent and Important wo rk, J.nJ m order that the task fo rce mJ.y gcl lt\ work underway soo n, l a~k that we '-·ons rirui C" 1h e memhnshtp ·h promptl y as possihle " Accord mg to i t .~ 1..harge. thetas'-. fun. t· wil l he made up of five fa .. uhv m(·mber3 . three profess1onal staff mt·mhe rs, two cla~s.tied-stJ.ff membe rs, three !ltudt·nt and two I..OilllllUillh' mrmhrr\ J"he preS!· dt·nt wdl appotnt tw11 ~.tl ~.hJ.tr-. from am o ng II !<~ mt·mhl·r .. 1: -o(fi( 10 mrmht·r!l " ''II be: w lt·...ted from tht· untH'r .. ll\ ,t.1ff. Ill pdrth.ular. the offi;_c) 111 HumJ.n H.e .. ourtn, Adm i'\'IOn,, .1nJ ltj Ult)'. D•vc r <;.~t) and Alllrmatl\t" Adaon Adnltnls tratum Nomination~ to th e t..t ~ k lnr .. t· Jrc bemg sought from tht· pruvu't. scrllur vKt' pre<i ldrnt. 'IH' pre' I dt'nts; deans; l·ac uhv St'nate h t· ~.u t lvl' Comm Jt tt·c; Profess ional ~taffSena t e hccutlvt·Lommmce. Un n ed Unl\'e rstty P rofc:ss•on' lleahh Soences and Buffa lo Ccn ter chapters; LIB Local 602. ~l'r'' l((" Employee-s Assoc1atmn. Counnl 82, Local DIVISIOn JS8. Publt;_ l::.mployct.-s Fede-ration; ~ t u dent A!>.30C1alton, (.raduatr \tu dent AssoCia t ion . (,raduate \tu dent Employees U111on. the l' K Co u nul. and the UB Alumnt "-' .. ouat1on . App01nrtncnb to tht· t.J'ik force wi ll he madt• h\ ( .rcmt't T ht· deadhne for .. uhmtl!tn~ numtndllon~ ~~ 1-ch ); nommatum ' ,th1u ld ht· <it'll! to 1-tll't'n ( dtn ~krul\ 11 1 tht· prt'!ltt!ent. i·o r nwn· tnlurmatum, calll am dto-1:.· .:'901 I he ta .. '-. hlTlt' "!II he .. h..ngcJ Wit~ 1mprnvmg the ~..am pu !~ d1 c,,-,, Conlllnved . . p.g.o 1 Mary Gresham named VP for public service By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Edito r M ARY Harl ey Gresham has bee n nam ed vice prcs1dc- nt for pubh l serviCe and urban affatrs, President Willi am R. t~ remn has ann o unced. Gresham has 3erved as mtrm n vice presiden t sut u · Augu .. t 1~ 7~ fo ll owt ng t hl' .tppl'llllll1l'llt PI formrr ln tcnm \ ' •n· Pre.,1dcnt Jo hn B. Shcfft· r. II. a~ Jlft' dtH o l th l~ ln slllut C' for Llll..<ll ( oll\'l'rll.llht' and RegtOnall.wwth (;rrs ham IS rl''il'\'"''hlt• 1t1r u1 o rd 1n a tm ~ umva"ll" "en h.t· 1111 t la t tves 1n such .t rrJ:o .1 .. put,l! , edu ca tJon . urban rc' lt.dii,Htnll . e:ttens•on program .. tor \\'or '-.111~ pro t c~S i o nal ~. nrw part nt·r"hiJ" bC'Iwct'n UR a nd tht• We~ l l.'r n 1\Jn, Yo rk reguln and rt't"Tlllt mt•nt .111d r<·tent ton p r o~r:llt h io r !lllhknb from und crrc- prrse nt t•d gmup!l She will work ' ''l th Provost J)avtd Tn gg lc on rrstruct unn g M 1llard Fillmo re College and estahl ishmg .1 downtown cen ter for worktn g protl·ss to nals 111 orde-r to further rdint• and exte- nd UB'5. urhan m i\!IIOil Um ts w1t h tn the offiu: IIH..Iud<" th(" Um vt·rsitv l ·,lmm un 11v ln1t 1:1 t1ve , 1-du cdt iOna l l)ppnrtunlt\ ( (' 11 \t'r, lrb tll Utl' lor I tl\.J.I ~ oO\t'f nanu·.tnd Rl'~tunall,ro \\'lh,l ur.t P. 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Tho program. • weoldy discussion 1<riesleoel.mg attlcol topics on preontod fmm 5: Wl!dnesdoys In MO<dlln the wil be :r:: BCWAannuaf Soda! at S:30 p.m. Tho ue speoken topiaOit • Feb. 10: jessie Poon.IWistltnt prolesor, Deportment of Geography, ·~ : Tho Shadow of theMirllcle.• • Feb. 17: jerome Slater, prolos""• Deportment of Politial Science, "Weepons of Mus Destruction: lle-<metging Threat?" • Feb. 24: Tomolhy llloul<olt. graduate student. Deportment of Political ScJence. •eentra~ Asia ~ Coolcor: Tho Caspian Basin and Iron.• • March 17: Claude E. Welch, )r., SUNY Distinguished SeMce Prolesso<, Deportment of Political Sciena!, "U.S. Role In the UN: A Otanglng Dynamic.• REPORTER Thollfpotte:lsa~ communitypUblished by the OffiGe of News s.Mcosln ~ DMsk>n of ___ ___ s.r-. tJnMnity s-lJttMr>lty of, New Vorl< at lkAialo. Edfturillolllcesare located at 136 Crofts Hall. . Amherst, (716) 645-2626. ,_ __ ---wuetcher«<uula.edu _...,._ _, Corolo Smith- ., --s..-.n.r loon o.nzlg -.......,.., ......,._ ....,_ ·-- Newt SwwlcH Edton Lob ..... Bien~ MOQ!e.ths,.N Christine VIdal ..................... MII... ~Ginnb How many concerts does UB present e.ch year? We have several series, including the annual Slee/Beethoven String Quartet Cycle of six concerts, the Slee/Visiting Artist Series of five conce rts, the Slee Sinfoniena Senes of thret concerts and an Or gan Rec ata1 Series of five or six co ncerts . The Department of Mu sic sponsors between eight and I 0 fa culty recitals and a large num ber of st udent recital:,. What kind of performance b the biggest d raw? grom 1wil be .......... It depends very heavily on th e reputation of th e artists we wish to engage. While we usually plan a year to a year and a half in advance, there a re some artists we are conSidering who need to be engaged two or mo re years in advance. At the mo m ent, we are- finalizing o ur co ncerl se-aso n for 1999 - 2000. However, there a re cu rrentl y one o r two arti sts we are interested in .vho are 1n very high demand,and need to be contraded now for the 2000- 200 I season. Pmno a nd v1olin recital s tend to draw the best, especially if the per fo rmers are wcU -known . What 's the most challenging a.spect of pulling together each season 's schedule? One of the most challenging issues fa cing any concert presenter today IS how to creat ively "stretch " the budget in order to prese nt the highest qua lit y, which in most cases translates to the m o re expen S IVC, artbt s. I have truly enjoyed facing this chalJenge. II was very rewarding, for example, to be part o f bringing world -famous violinist Gil Sh aham to UB this past October. People raved over that concert for severaJ weeks afterward. What mu1k perfonnance at uti h..,• ,._ ..,foJ'ed most7 This is a difficult question because there are many concerts that I have enjoyed immensely for a variety of reasons. Last year, for example, the music department auditioned six st ring quartets for US's st ring quartet residency. Each quartet under consideratiQn performed one concert in the Beetboven Q uartet Cycle as part of the audi - tion procedure. All of tho~ concerts were very exciting. The Cassatt Quartet, chosen from that auditio n procedure, has performed a number of truly o ut standing concerts in Slee HaJI during its first semester as the Slee Quartet-in-Residence. The Slee Sinfonietta, UB's professional c hamber orchestra formed in 1997, has performed a number of very exciting and interesting con certs in the last coupl e of years. Another major highlight , in my opinion, was last year's captivat ing recital by Emmanuel Pahud, principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic . ) have never heard such mesmerizing flute playing! What are the best concert bets this year7 T here are many. The Cassatt has a number of concerts coming up that shouldn't be missed. TheSlee Si nfo n ictta wi ll present another co ncen as part of the M- 1 C..on · temporary Music Festival in April. Also, as part of that festival, the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the world-renowned contemporary chamber orchestra from Paris, will be in Slee Hall performing one of only four conceru in the entire U.S. thU year. The Kionos Quartet will perform a concert in the Center for the Arts in March. -.ot got , _ lnt-ed In thetu... 7 When given the opportunity to sign up for music lessons in elementary school, my dad wanted to encourage me to follow in his foots teps. He pulled out several of hi s high -scho o l yearbooks, which included a number of pictu res of him playing the tuba in his h igh-sc h ool band. That 's when I d ecided I wanted to play the tuba . UB has IOIIM unusual perform....:e grwa,-... perauslon enHtnble trombone choir, to name two. Tell me - t h e m. These two ensembles are exactly what their names imply-an en· semble of a variety of percussion instruments and a i choir" of t 6· 20 trombones. Ont can imagine the unique sounds and rhythmic intensity that could be created by a number of different percussion instruments performing together. The sound created by a largt num ber of tro mbonists, on the other hand, is one of the m ost gorgeous, rich brass so unds I have ever heard . They each have concerts co ming up thi s semester, and I would strongly en couragt thost who have never heard th em to make tht effort to antnd. .,,.....-..-.,.... ..... .....- .............. _ . . , . _ , _ ... tiM _ _ ,......,..tow? One of my all-time favorite musicians, and one I wish 1 could have heard in penon, was the legeodary Horowitz. ! have a number of his recordings. all of which I adore. A contemporary artist I would love to book in Slee Hall is Cecilia Bartoli. I think she is an absolutely captivating performer. Tell me something_ _ ? ,don't . . . . ._ ...,most people The one thing th at many people don't know about me, which I wish they did, is my deep, personal faith in God and my Savior, Jesus Christ . _ _ _ do,....wlahl ______ ,.... _ _ _ lt7 I wish you had asked how people can find out mo"' about the won derful concerts presented by the UB Department of Music. There are a variety of answers. People can call 6452921 and ask to be added to our maihng list and/or our listscrv. !hey can e mail me at < rebard @acsu.buffalo.edu> with questions. Our office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, if people wish to stop by with questions. Our events are covered regularly in the Reporter, Tht Spectrum, Tht Buffalo News and Artl'Oice. Also, WBFO and WNED - FM announce our events faithfuUy. Our web address is <www. slee.buffalo.edu>. Faculty urged to get involved in student clubs Increased support for organizations nealthy' for campus life, Dennis Black tells FSEC By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor S TUDENT academic clubs could be the venue for get ting m o re facu lty members involved in st udent life and fi ll a vo id that h;ls existed o n cam pus since the 1960s and '70s, a senior faculty member told o ther members of th e Faculty Se nate Executive Comm ittee at the group's Ja n. 20 meeting. During a discussion of facu lt y involvement in stu dent clubs a nd organizations, Dennis Black, vice president for stud ent affai rs, re co unt ed the history of studen t dubs wi thi n the SUNY system . Black noted that du ri ng the tur moil o n campuses that existed durmg the late ·60s and c:arl)' '70s. sys 1<.· m admin 1strat1on adv 1!>ed th<.' t.:a mpu!>CS to take a "hand!> -o iT o~p proach" with rcg<trd to student dubs amlurgamzatiOil!'> The ca m pu~~ wc.·rc told to collt>ct stud ent actlvtty fcc~ . th en tu rn th em over tt11hc !'>t udents, who were to d c:CJde how to spend the monl'y without any in stitutio na.l involvement. That decision, Black said, in effect stopped many forms of faculty involvement and advising for stu· dent clubs and organizations. .. What that did was create a di vide, a void, that has been in exist ence since then and leaves us today in a situation that is not healthy; it's not healthy for campus life and it's not healthy fo r the life of the clubs and o rgan izations ," he said. " It dearly doesn't prov ide the opportunity to be as helpful as it can in providing opport unities for out -ofthe-classroom. faculty -student m volvement." Desp ite th e hands-off mandate.' from SUNY, "t here is the realiza tum here and in o ther pla ces that we ca n mneast' the expenence for stud(.·nb and mcn.•ase the cxpt•rt c:nce for th t.• Lampus w1th greater mvolvem<.'nl (ol faculty 111 student duh~ a nd orgamzat1on.o; l," he sa1d. p01ntmg out that there already a rc.• :.onll' "~ u cccss sto ne!> .. of facuhv membt.•rs work.mg with stud ent orga n1 za ttons. This involvement is not to threaten student authority or redirect their funding decisions or membenhip requirements. Black added. .. It 's simply to say that we have so me thin gs to offer in terms of o ur experiences, in terms of support, enthusiasm, stability; it would be helpful to find opportunities for app ropriate in teraCtiOn In re-sponse to a question from C laude Wel c h . SUNY DIStin gUis hed Serv1ce Professor in the Department of PolitiCal Science. Black e-stimated that of the more tha n Sl mill1on m student activ It Y te<.'S expended b)' th e stud ent s tHl ca mpm eaLh year, a relativel y :. mall part - less than $50.000-is :.pt·nt to fund academic clubs. Welch suggested that many faculty mcmbeno would be Lnterested in becommg invotved U1 student dubs that haw "a dear academjc focus." He lamented the fact that the typical b ud get of many student academic clubs runs from $500 to S1,000 for the entire academic }rear. "I think there would be more and serious faculty interest and involvement if, in turn, the stu dents were willing say that 'gee, we havt a p riority with academiC clubs' in a way that does not seem to exist '3-t this time," Welch said. Black said that as an insti tution , UB aJso hasn't dont its part, mak ing decisions to support some stu · dent o rganizations and not others. .. Whether or not those invest ments have paid off is highly questionable," he said . For example, should the university be providing the same level of support to aca demic clubs o r honor societies that it is to G reek life? he wondered . Black said his office would be meeting with the Faculty Senate Student life Committee to discuss student dub funding priorities, as well as ways to increase faculty involvement in student dubs and organizations. �January ZB.l!l!tl/Vol.Jll.lo.18 Fa~ty senators delay action Y2K®UBm J)o I need to worry about word processing? on adininistration censure By SUE WU£TCHUI Roportor Edito< ER con tent ious de bate- including im pa.uioned pleas 6y sevral faculty members and a charge that the chair of the Faculty Senate was partly to blame for misinformation on the issue-the senate Tuesday returned to its Executive Commjttee for furth er refinement a proposal to censure the administration for its actions in folding the former Department of Statistics into the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. The body also postponed indefinitely action on an accompanying resolution in support of former statistics chair Irwin Guttman that la bels .. any and all aspersions" cast upon Gunman's tenure as chair as "an o utrageo us assault on tht truth." Faculty members were hesitant to ad on the resolution with out hard evidence that aspersions were in fact cast upon Guttman. The censure resolution, offered for a second reading by John Boot. professor of management science andrsystems, asks the senate lo cen · sur. "the administration" for not fo lowing UB and SUNY proce d res regarding the abolition of d ru -granting programs, for its "br n disregard" of faculty input via es blished fa culty governance counci and for the ..actual steps taken (dismantling of the statistics department), which will come to haunt us in the education of our students, in the advancement of the science of statistics, in competitiveness of our grant proposals across the spectrum of health sciences and core campus areas.. and in our ability to meet the needs of New York State and wider constituencies for trained statisticians." Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education and an admitted participant in the administration's actions regarding the statistics department, opened the debate by dissecting Boot's resolution paragmph by paragraph. He criticized Boot's timeline of the events. noting that the decision to ,tempo· rarily suspend admissions to the OK given department's programs was made in a lett..- from then--Pro>rost 1bomas E. Headrick dated )an. 27, 1998, and not in 1995 as Boot oontends. He also pointed out that the doc toral program in statistics has not been deactivated, as Boot insists, an action that would require the approval of system administration. Goodman directed his strongest comments toward the senate itse:lf, noting that Chair Peter Nickerson received a copy of the Jan. 27 letter, as well copies of ..all documents of consequence in the dossier... In fact, he said, Nickerson was a member of the committ~ that was created to recommend a structure for statistics, aside from depart · mental status, and which discussed "a great many issues at great length. uTo say to me ... we failed to in · form or consult the senate is frankly ludicrous," he said ... 1sub· mit to yo u that part of what we're dealing with here is an internal dispute in the senate ." Nickerson participated in all of the committee's decisions regard· ing the statistics department, ubut Peter didn't choose to share that information with you," Goodman told senators. " No doubt that was a grievous fault , but it 's not a fault o n the basis of which you ought to be censuring the administration." Re spo nding to Goodma n 's comments, Nickerson said that he viewed his strvice on the commit tee as that o f a faculty member, not as the sena te cha ir, a1though he acknowledged that his role on th e committee was not dearly defined in the letter of appointment. Many of the is sues discussed were no t .. something for the sen ate to become involved with ," he said, adding that he also did not seek senate advice due to th e com plexity of the issue . "There is some blame on m y part," he admitted. "but I'm not sure what I would have d one differently." Some senators speaking against the resolution objected to censuring the abstract uadministralion," as opposed to specific persons. Several spec ifically referred to a mem o from Provos t David Triggle to Pruhably n o t. However. 1f you use da tes for .wrtmg or 10 spread !>hee l functton s. you should evaluate your software. Also. wo rd · pro cess mg files can be corrupted by noncompliant ope rating systems Nickerson m which Triggle stated that it is .. totally inappropriate for 'the administration' to ~ coll ec tively censured and that h e hoped Boot would offer a new resolution .. that names specific individuals that he deems worthy of censure." Triggle aJso offered to discuss his role in the events, "'absent a Is there a list of hardware and software that I don't have to test or worry about? Unfortunately, no. Vanous Web sites list the compllant statll.) of hard ware and software. For examp le, an EDS Services Co. Web site < http://www.eds.com/ vendorZOOO > lists compliance for thousands of pack- cloak of group identity." Dennis Malone, SUNY Distin guished Service Professor in the Department of Electrical Engi neering, called a collective cens ure "an absolutely silly thing to do." mathematics, disagreed, describing the administration as"a well-defined entity; lik< "the faculty." While indi- spo~ibilities of specific offices may appropriate to cite the administra· tion," he said, calling Triggle's memo "specious" and "not of use as a serious basis for any action that we take." President William R. Greiner said he was offended by talk that the university was censuring ideas, and that any request by Triggle could be co nsidered as "specious." Greiner tojd senators that if they did no t want to name specific in· dividuals to be censured they could name specific officers or offices. A collective censure .. rues in the face of any notion of fairness and due pr<><:es.s." he said, suggestjng that the theme of the senate debate sho uld be about "the sen ate's co ncern for process and coUegiality." For the senate to oonsider "fobbing aside" a direct request from one of its coUeagu..- Triggle-to address the body on the issue .. ) think would be a shameful thing to do and not in the hest interest of the body and certainly not in its best traditions." He volunteen:d to head the list of those to be censured if senators insist nn the censure resolution, and told senators they oould add the names of Triggk and Headrick as wdl "You"d belter address that. and be willing to hear from David {Triggle ) or else. frankly,thisbodywilldl<honor itself." thl> BrieBy vidual administrators and the re - change the fad that the administration is responstble for the major decisions governing the university. It is W: If yo u have Y2K quest1om that you would hkt an swucd 111 column, email them to <goldbaum@buffalo.edu > But Don Schack, professor of change over time , that .. doesn' t Ji ~~~ 1lJf% ages, and a Brown Umverstty Web site < http:/ /www. brown.edu / Aese•rc:h/ Unlx _Admln/y2000/ Win t•ble.html> li sts the compliance for popular univns ity packages However, you need to be aware th at problems may he caused hy a combinatio n of hardware and tht' type and vers1on of operattng svs tern and/or application so ftware I MFC offering a telecourse m on "The American Presidency" Mlll•rd Fillmore College ( MFC) and Adelph1a lnternattonal Cah lc will attempt to help Western Nt'w Yorke rs understand the prestden tial impeachment proceedings 1n Washmgton byoffenng a telecourse on "The American Presidency" to VIewers only days after the mate nalas discussed tn the classroom. The three -credit course, which began Tuesday. ts taught tw hm Twombly, ass asta nt professor of politica l scaence. The telecourse IS open to the Western New York co mmumt y for th e cost of regu lar UB tuition, plu s fees baSi'd upon student statm h also is available to members of the public who can vtew the tele vtsed class sesston s vaa local cable-access tclevisao n at no charge but without receiving academiC cred1t "This is intended as a commumty sc rv1 ce from UB to help every o n e understand the recent headlmes m greater depth ," said \ames Ande rson, director of mstructional technology a t MFC. ~ It also IS a grea t opp~rtun1ty fo r regular and non · trad1t1ona l s tudent s to take a UB telecourst' tn thc1r home." Twomb ly. a popular poht1C.J.I com mentator. sa1d the timely cours(· is not a historv class. but ratht·r "a look at the America n pres1dency a.s an anstitutlo n as shaped by the indiv1duals who occupy the of flee." He added that ht' IS gomg to alter h1s syllabus for the cou rSC' bv beginning with the top11. of Impeachment. MFC offers several o the-r telecourses on local cable televaston . but thi s is the first tllllt.' a telecourse has been offered dire ctly from a UH classroom With a tape-d deldv of o nl y a few days. Those regbtcnng for crcd11 are reqUired to haw Internet access . For more informatiOn . go to th e dass Web page at < http:/ I wlngs.buffolo.edu/ soc-sd/ pol-scl/ courws/ psc306/ lndeJ<.html >. The class sess ions will be tape-d Jl tJ B on Tuesday and Thursd;w mornings and air at 7 p.m . on Tut•sdavs and II p.m . on Sundav!> , repea ting at 5:30 p.m . and 7 p.m. the followmg ~aturda\'. To register for credtt , call MH . at 829 -2202 and reg1st"er for pl..,( ·' 06 Sect 1on "'T " uf "Thc Amcncan Pres1dency.'' to vote on trustees issue Call for nominations for Chancellor's Awards for · Excellence in Professional Service The requirement will apply to all freshmen entering SUNY institutions in Fall 2000 . Trustees left the responsibility for establishing the spedtic course requirements and content of the curriculum to the faculty of each institution. JudithAdams-~pe. OO:ctor ollodcwood Uixary and a SUNY senato<, pointed out that the trustees' adoption of the cuniculum violated their own policies, wh1ch place faculty in charge of curriculum iSSLe. William Baumer, professor of philosophy, added that although the SUNY Faculty Senate has been working on the general-education issue for more than three years, system administration and tru st · ees "ignored .. the body's report. Malone warned that a greater danger to cam puses than the general·education curnculum wa~ the plan by central administration to institute a system-w1de student achievement test that will determine .. if we taught (the curriculum) the way they want 1t taught.,. And the results of those tests could well come back to haunt the campuses v1a the performance-funding component of the new resource allocat1on methodology (RAM), he said . Although the sena te lacked a quorum to prov1de an official 1nstruction to SUNY seoatOI'l, Maklne said he felt it was the "sense ol the house.. that SUNY senators should end~ a resolution to censure the board of trustees. The Professional Staff Senate (PSS) ha,:, annoum:ed a ca ll for nom1 na 11ons for the 1998 -99 C han~.rllor \ Award!! for t--..xcc llcnu· 111 Pro ft'ssional ScrV I(t'. The award~ prm ld t· \llNY -wuJe rc~.ClgnHHIIl to1 oub tandmg pcrfo rrnan l.."t· dnd J~ hlt'\'t'mt·nt h\ prok,~lmldl 'en~~~ cmpluyt.·cs. Rellplt'nt S wdl ht• honored .11 .tn award!> ltllh. ht•Pn llllh t 'prmg N11 11 Hnt'e' w1ll hcdr.1wn lwm llltii VIdu.tb tn lull ttmt· pn,tn ... lll!l ,\1 ...(.' rVII. (' " 'lth mort• !h,an SO per~.t·nt o ltht· J!>'lgnnwnt 111 nnn lt"d1.h 1111! 't'f\ 11.."es. 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IVt' a nomina tion package. c.J II Anna Kedz ln'iikl dl M S 200~ Nomtnallons mu st ht• submltlt•d to the P~~ Offitt". :;;4 ' I .1pcn Hall . no later th.1n c; p.m . on Feb. 4 The university's represent•tlves to the SUNY Faculty Senate received the go~ahead 'at Tuesday's UB Faculty Senate meeting to vote in favor of any reso-lution expressing no confidence in the SUNY Board of Trustees that may come up at next week's SUNY Faculty Senate meeting in Cortland. Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and a SUNY senator, told the handful of senators re· maining at the end of Tuesday's meeting that he ex· pects a resolution to be introduced at the Cortland meeting to censure the trustees for their adoption of a general ..education curriculum for the system's four university centers and 13 four·year colleges without consultation with the campuses. .. I need to know ho_w to vote on this issue. should it come up, .. Malone said. The UB FSEC on Dec. 16 passed a milder vers1on of a likely SUNY Senate resolution , one that expressed .. regret" with the trustees' action . Th e new general -education curriculum as approved by th e trustee s requires ca ndidates lor bachelor's degrees to complete at least 30 credit hours of ~ursework in mathematics, natural science, socia l science, American history, westem civiliza tion, other world civilizations, humanities and the arts, foreign languages, basic communication and reason. ing, and information management. �4 11eparteao January 111.19!WVol.30. lo.18 Artist/writer Joe Sacco brings his award-winning work to UB BRIEFLY Pan-Am families' . lawyer to speak. exhlblt photographs Allan Gerson, - - for low and organludon for the Council on For<lgn Relations in New Yort<, will vblt U8 on Wednesday to pment aid< and attend the opening rocepdon of his photogrophy being held In the School of Alchitecwre and l'lannOlg. A 1966 .,._of the Ull ~of £<onornla, Genonallo hdds a taw degree. a - o f odonce of taw and~ mater d taw degree. His legal ~hOsirM>Md~­ - case!, irdd'lg ...,....,... ing the - o f victims of the l:lomllOlg ofhr>Am Fight 103. Gerson will dlsam 'Tenorism and GcM!mmentAccount•bility: The c-ofl'.lf>.Am103 VIctims Venus Libya" from 2- 3:30 p.m. In 50S<:_, Hollon the North Clmpus. The~ ... aptian w4l begin It 5:30p.m. in the,.,.... D)o!!t Gallery tn ns Hayes Hal on ihe Souch earr...,. TheOIChlllt,wl'«h-on landsaopes ond llbon ....... of ond Souch Amertca, wi be on cllplay tlwtlgll r.b. 12 The gallery Is open from 9 1.m. ID 5 p.m. Monday through Northf ' ......... ,..and ID the pubic. Gerson h a s - IS cNef 1D the United States to the United-. -attorney gen. -acMsoronlnterlft.nlntheU.S. Oeof )ustlce. lncUie'The Ol!>l<>r'*Y -Apology, The U.S. Ill the United - . . . 1911-85, • .,_ roetThew.st . . . andlnllma....... and "Uwyer>' Elhks: Contempotaty Olemmas.. Zodlaque dancers plan 'anniversary' concert The Depar1ment.of- and Dlluwll _ . the~ art.._...,_,_. ,_ Dllu~'Pinsl ..... - I n the Dlamo - o f the c..-1or the-. -wllbegt.on r.b. 11-14 ondfob. 1&.21 . ~ do): ~ ond 5alnloy performonors w4l begin 1t8 p.m.; s.ndly palomwDI w4l be It 2 p.m. The<X>ne*t . . -~ ~by-ondlllnlle fabAty,as,...•by~ a1uom1. Oin!aor Tom- de!al>e k•"a - o f t h e plft joy of dondng.. T1drett, at 510 lor the~ pOOIIc and ss for students. .. at the Center for the Ms Box Olllo! lnd ~locations. for more lnformlltlon. CIII 645-N!TS. ~B projects, programs atr on cable TV show A fTind.ecpandlng woiiiTlUfOI thlt resembles I cartoon equivolent of • blodcbusterrT'IOI'ieondcamon nanot\Jbe ,.....a, that oould contribute ID more affordable wall-hung 1V .aeons . . two of the feobns that wil ... in February oo •ua Today: the unM!nity's ~-fl1'091M\. ' The show, - - 00 lld<lphia and TO able channels. highlights projects ond programs featuing farulty. - · S1Udents and altomi. Each new show i s , _ . . . , _ ..-.I lOnes during "'J8 Today" an 11.4:30 p.m. oo Sundays 00 lld<lphia cable Olamels 10 ond t81ntemationat 9 p.m. Mondays 00 Olannd 181ntematlonal. ond 6:30 p.m. fridays 00 TO Olannd 21 . ""'month. Into the 'comix' netherworld By PAT111ClA DONOVAN News Servkes Editor a CE upon a tom< , tran sgressive cu i· tural discourse took place principally in union halls, on cam · puses o r among tiny bands of art · ists, musicians an d theater folks. Fo r the past 60 years , however, it also has stalked the pages of comic books- not .. Richie Rich" o r "Archi e," b ut the alternative a nd underground ..comix" written and d rawn by ca rtooning anarchists. The VB Art Gallery will offer a peek into the '90s version of th is global netherworld with an exhibitio n of work by in s urgent co mic-book artist and writer Joe Sacco, who se award - winning documentary wo rk has garnered praise fa r outside his field . The show will open tomorrow wit h a public reception for the art · 1s1 from 7-9 p.m . in the University Gallery in the Center for the Arts. I! will run through March 7. Sacco wiiJ lecture on his work at noon tomorrow in the Center for the Arts Screening Room. The talk is free of charge and o~n to the public. 'Cream of the crop' cartoonist Sacco is co nsidered one of the absolute cream of the crop of al ternative and underground cartoonists . Thi s tough - minded breed co nstitutes the political and artistic progeny of)ulcs Feiffer and Robert Crumb, the radical godfather of some of the most notori ous .. toons" published during the Silver Age of comic book art . Joined at the brain, dastardly writers and cartoonists gleefully wing their brickbats from the cultural margins. That 's where artists live. That's how you know they're art.ists. We duck, but sometimes they hit us right in the head with an appalling visual assault, then in the brain with an agenda destined to horrify young RepubUcans. Like their predecessors, they use new styles of visual art and borrow old narrative fo rms--myth , legend, parable, and even Saturday morning cartoons-to makr their point. Some stories are fantastical , some hilariously manic, some very gross. And some, like Sacco's, are deeply rooted in fact and about as .. comic .. as having your foot blown of( by a landm ine. Comix to shock The usua l targets: hypoc ri sy, sex_ism, racism, power madness, o ur political alli es, people who hat e fat peopl e, all ma nner of violence, viciousness, destruct ion a nd deceit- the com ix shock, knock and mock. They also take ai m at terrorism , fooh. corpora te greed. impenalist governments and life on the lower rungs of the c.1p1tal 1st o rdc:.·r There adm llll' dl y I!> plent y ollh e U!>Ual sinew and women -flesh m these publkations, and some au thors write thing~ that"d kill your dog with one sniff. All mall. how · ever, there'.!> a lot of" Zippy th e 1'10 head" (before he wen t legit ) 10 them there ra cks. Genealog1 ca lly speaking. Sacco co mes from th e Art Spiegelman (" Maus,"" Maus II") branch ofthe comic -book fami ly, in that he practices "'cartoon journ alism." , His stories, logged in pen and ink, have chronicled the struggl e for an independent Palestine, war- . mongering and the daily misery and horror of the Bosnian conflict and The Hague war trials. Satire and personalization are loa ded on top of piles of dead bodies and ruined cities. Sacco makes readers see what he sees-that good and evil are not adusive categories; that we He to o urselves about our own c rimes; that humans of all comics and cartoo•nutg..:>acro races, creeds and nations murder received the comics ind u stry~s o ne another every day, then slave prestigious Harvey Award and an to develop more and more effi - American Book Award in 1996. cien t ways of doing it. The sardonic voice of Sacco's Story of society In breakdown On< of his latest books is "War comics (some, by the way, are collected and sold in bound versions) Junkie," a collection of stories that would make ma instream news chronicles a society in total breakpublications wince and run . The down. These are accompanied by comic-book genre, on the other Saa:o's dear-eyed and What someone hand, always has had a wicked edge called "disturbingly bonest pmonal the political right loves to hate. This narration of his own depression.· nus is an apt topi<: for romics, since is just its latest presentation. Having traveled to Sarajevo to clinical depression is thought by document the Bosnian war, Sacco many to manifest the stress and horwrote and illustrated five self-con- ror of oontemporary life. tained "Stories from Bosnia" that "'War Junkie" was compiled make chop suey of that nation's pur- from short and harrowing stories veyors of violence men who weep that hall appeared in the periodi when their own are ~sla u ghtered , cals Yahoo tmd Drawn and Quarthen race to hop into their own terly. ln meticulow line drawings sniper outfits. Critic Ouis Hedges, and commentary, Sacco offers writing in The New York Times, de- what one critic called ..a whip scribed Sacco's Bosnian drawings as smart dialogue/travelogue on the "stark, realistic visions of the gray, Persian Gulf War, the civ ilian depressing world of a land mangled bombings of Europe and Japan in by artillery shells and deformed by World War 11, Libya and Malta." poverty." His story "When Good Bombs Sacco conveys the banality of Happen to Bad People" is a history this particular evil by showing the of air warfare that targets civilian sam< guys ("The Man Who Plants populations. The pictorial narraLandmines,""Th< Great Fighter" ) tive is punched up with devastatin ch..,.y outfits sweating through ing r<al-lif< quotes from military mating rituals at the local dance and poUticalleadcrs as it thrusts the haU. Time after time, in nation af- savagery of this stn~ to the foreter nation , he links deluded con- front. It even has a bibUogr.~phy cepts of "manhood" with appall - and footnotes. ing acts of violence and cruelty. This show will featu re work Last year, Sacco's Bosnian storia from Sacco's early Yahoo series were nominated for two J 998 ( 1988-92), several chapt<n of Pallgnau Awards--named after car- estine and several chapters from toonist George Herriman's brick- Soba, a 40-pag< book that opens wielding mouse. The award is con- his "Stories &om Bosnia.. series. fer red by Small PubUshers Expo for outstanding achievement in To place )oO 5oca> in context. k is uwiiA 1D -some of the popul.- art......,. ... titles in COfric-booi< richly drown a n d - . ond ... pensMiy printed; othen ... speedy demons that - l o r a low Issues and <isapp<ar - VdMI.Intiretigious.salDiogical.cut.e,tobloidt>o--,ou name it. It's published by an ltP<pendent pres that has • f<latively small, b u t enee. Cornia Control in Buffillo Is ~ Oty Boolcs on Main Stroet, where )'OU tin tJke I comic~ thrill ride and listen "' the r.gulan -..ewhethe<S.tmanlsc.oole< thin The 'tooners In "Chlsing Arrrf'?lt's o mve out then!. • "Mininun Woge Book 1" exposes the of proto5lod«n who langUsh in low .. so.m..xl. You won't lice 'em but )'OU'I recogl'llize 'em on the bus. • "Fat Gmt." comic series by cortoonlst Nony Lamm, • young rodic:al component of the "fat..a:eptanc:e rn<>v<ment. • graphially Cltllogues and battles "tot prejudice.• • • •candor,• one In a series of trueIWe boles published by 0011< Hone Press, feotut<S the enormously irritoting HaMy Pebr, • neorty deranged hospitol file der1c who lives out the iruect~ilce OJ<istence of many low-flll!IO bureoucntlc hlirbolls. Through his Job, Hltvq "witnesses" torl1n,. murder, suicide, arson, child abuse and aH of daily Arnerian moyhem, which he generously and Spawn.-""' new- ,...,_!Nos grophlcally shat<s with his • "Sake )Od< Comicks" is 1 top-sellIng loponese series mort<ed by K· t1on accented with glirnp5es of dirt<. dlsturbJng and a>nfused ... pects of Japonese life. • for 1<01-!Ke tales, ched< out the worit of Dennis Elchom ("RNI Stuff,• "R..I SnM. • "RHI Schrnud<"),. seii-Oescrlledstud-wimp-jodl~end<r­ bouncer-lftfighter-substonce abuser-rock 'n' roller-sinner and Sllnt whose sordid -.go .... published by Cutting Edge Comix. --a • "lnc1SrioJ GotNt" "'"*' ... CX>n- Rod Selng themt. a ...... i n - psledlon and bMJty "*the dly ond t h e .. -ln!D I'Lge prisons. Hey, Joey, is data_, on~ nod<1 • 'The -.go of Hotheod hbMI" from Oeis Press f8tures •n eponymous homJcJdaJ terrorist (which Is. by the way, the p<OVIiling cultJ.nl definition of "lesbian") who olfeB cathanls for~­ etyl>ody, including menl • Ontheighterand--sld<. Sllw Labor Press puts out • Action Gir1"- I series of M. gOI-paoitM! - . , . most!yfenole oomic-book writing stors. l i e ¥ Rlrrich,k4~ lrt. look "" ""' apocalyptic "8<-. Moo, •• book o f of roodom<lay glaclatcrs who ldl for money n a of tog. Sacco's "Soba" plants ~-- by dooy, commits fuhlon crime by nlght. �JanuafiZB.l!I!PJI'Ioi.:Uo.lB Rapa..._ Innovation in health care New business center to mave research into marketable products ay lUBIIOOLDaAUM marketing manager and with the News Services Editor UB Office of Technology Transfer. I through the efforts ofAssemblyman Robin Schimminger, the HCBC also has been able to hire an experienced MAGINE Buffalo, Rochester and so uthern Ontario as an internationally recog· nized corridor for innova- tion in health ca re, with UB as a critical component. That's the vision that led 10 the formation of the new Health Care Business Center (HCBC), a joint vmture ofUB and the Health Care Industries Association that will allow the region's heallh-<ar< indust<y 10 capitalize on marketable products and pi'<X%SS<S that develop from research at UB, Roowdl Park Can= Institute, Kaleida Health and the Catho~c Hospitals. According to the Health Care Industries Association, a nonprofit organization designed to support and promote the regionaJ health care industry, this corridor repre- sents the fourth-largest meilical deve lopment market in North America, with more than I00 research institutions, 265 medical manufacturers and 95 hospitals. Strategically located in Cary Hall in the School of Meilicine and Biomeilical Sciences on the South Campus, the HCBC serves as a focal point for fostering n~ opportunities between locaJ companies and UB r<S<archers--whether they are in the schools of meilicine, dental medicine, pharmacy, engineering. management or arts and sciences. "Locating the Health Care Business Center at the hub of medical research at UB is key," said Luke Rich, vice president/regional di rector for the Empire Stare Devel opment Corp. More than half of the inventions registered with th e UB Office of Technology Transfer have been in the area of health care. But, explained Rich , getting to the next step-where an invention is refined, adapted and mar keted-is hardly a utomatic. "Traditionally, the diffi cult y with academic research is in mov ing it from the paper or project stage to the product stage," he said. That's a complicated process, he said, and that's where the Health Care Business Center can really help. The HCBC will work closely with the UB Business Alliance's new With state funding, obtained technology-transfer liaison. .. Hiring someone who under· stands the methods of transferring the research and knowledge gained by the r<S<arch community at UB and Roswell to companies that can tum them into products, grow new jobs and expand is one of the most important functions of the Health Care Business Centc," said Rich. Together with Mary Ellen Ra.stunan, executive director of the Health Care Industries Associa - 'The cllfflcultJ with --.nk resun:h lsln moving It from the ,;._ or profert sbge to the product stage... LUKE RICH tion, Rebecca Weimer, the HCBC technology-transfer liaison, will be working to maximjze networking between and among UB health care researchers and industry. Weimer, who worked for I0 years at MDS Matrx. most recent1y as di - rector of the international department-says that the kq to a flour ishing health -care sector in Western New York is networking. "The whole foundation of th e health -care indust ry is netwo rk - ing," she said. "People like to do business with people they know ." To that end, the HCBC is putting out the welcome mat to both local and regional health -ca re companies and to UB researchers. ..The mort we learn about how professors work and develop research, the bette we will be at hook- ing them up with business people." she added "This is a hotbed of opportunities fo r coUaboration; we've got to make sure that starts happen ing with the goal of keeping business in Western Nl'W York." For the first time, the HCBC will provide UB rf!Searchers with a di rect connection to industry. .. Fmdtng a company w1lhng w take a discovery. test and refin<" 11 . m anufacture 1t, get 11 approved bv the FDA and market 11, ~~ 'JO per cent of the battle," sa1d Bruct" A Holm. a~ociatc dean for resean.. h and graduate st udi es in the mcd1 cal school. "This liaison servrce l!i not reaUy within the repertotrl'S of most scientists, isn't readily atthe1r fingertips and has not ever been available at this mstitut1on ." The most pressing goal of the HCBC is to sta rt to turn around the venture-caprtaJ chmate m Buf falo, Weimer said. To that end, the HCBC, m coop· eration with Rand Capital Inc., will sponsor the .. First Western New York Venture!E<j uity Forum" March 3-4 in the Hyan Regency. Efforts are under way to bring in vent ure capi talists from outside Western New York to hear presentations on the strength of the local health -ca re mar~ to convince them to invest in local companies and stan-ups. .. We are puning together a pro gram that wiU bring a focu s to th1s area as a health -ca re m ecca," Weimer said. In addition to presentati o ns by officials from major investment fi rms, a technology showcase will demonstrate the great variety of 5 EledroaUc:Highways Search engines for news junkies has to be the first to know about the most recent Washmgton sca.ndal, o r the hottest happen mgs on Wall Street. or perhap> the latest Middle East cnsiS? If so. then the An you a news Junkie-<he lwld of person who ne-ws- spt."Cific search engJnes on thc-lntemet are th~c to feed your hab1t. One of the more sophisticated search engmes for · news as Newsbol ...-http:/ / www.newsbot.com ">. Newsbot scam over 150 Web sites and uses its own search algorithm to buiJd subJect se~ ofbrowsable headlines. The site permits book-an search techn1ques and allows you to sort search results by date or rel evancy. 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You'll find these news engmes and much more on the redes1gned BISON (Li branes' Web ) ~search Engine" page at <http://ubllb . buffalo . edu / II bra rle s I se arch I searchlnt.html >. 'f~M~t!~ ForasSJstarJCe 1n connecrmg ro th(• World · J Wrde Web, corHacr the CIT Hf'ip Desk at -Gemma DeVInney and Don Hartman, UntvenJty LJbrones medical product!l being developed locally and at UB. some of which are available fo r licensing. In .-.oognition of the fact that most start-ups form with an emphasis on engineering expertise, as opposed to busirn:ss skills, the HCBC is.creating a Business D<vdopment Program that will provide new companies with assistancr in marlccting. 6nancial planning. human resotJJtES and regulatory issues. With the cooperation of all the major health -care institutions, as well as UB, HCBC also has devel oped an economic-development proposal a nd submi tted it to the governor's office. .. There's a really exciting feeling about this." Weimer said. " Everybody has signed off on it, including UB, Roswell Park, Kaleida Health and the Ca tholi c Hospita ls. Everybody's o n the same page." For more information, rontact the cmter at829-3888 or fax at829-3885. BrieDy Researchers to conduct study on health risks of police work Researchen In the Sc.hool of Medicine and Baomed1cal Sciences have received a one-year grant from the Nataonallnstitutt of Occu pational Safety and Health to conduct a pilot study on health and psychological stress among Buffalo police offilers. Tht goal of the project is to determine problem areas of health and stress, and provide a starting point for developing servaces to help po lice officers. Results of the project may be used as a model for police agencies throughout the U.S . Previous research has sho wn that police wo rk is a high-stress, high risk occupation and that the health of officers is affected adversely by such co nditions. Psychological stress experienced by officers may have an impact on personal hea!th . family life and work performance. John Violanti, clinical assistant professor of social and preventivt medicint and a 23 -year police veteran, i.s tht lead researcher on the project. Violanu has conducted several research projects investigat mg potential health risks of law enforcement. John Vena. professor of social and preventive medione and a speoahst an occupational health risks, will be co-1 nvestagato r. The study will be conducted th rough the Department of Socaal and Preventive Medacme's Center for Preventive Medu.: mc . located on the South t.ampu~ . University community urged to report paycheck problems The new state payrollsyllem, P.w"R . tmpknwnt~.-•,.J tn I k\. cmlw r ha~ ~Omt• wrinklt~.,thatlht~ {)fliLt' (ll llum.tn Rn,, urlt., 't•n Ill·'· ...,1 ,1\ t Payroll. 1:. workm~ w •ron out Due tn !>V:<>lt'm prnhlem' .l'>!>II\.JJil'd h llh unpkml·nt.lllllll thl·t\' h:l\t' bt~ en a k\\ Jldh- ht~ d.. p.lillht·' th.11 h .t\ l .•til l·, 1cd .1 ,tn.lllm• n••J ll\' of tht• Ulll\t'r,JI\ d )nllnUnll \ . l to.~ll tdHI)! h• ... U,, H I }...1/\,lltO.I I.. m.~n.tger . .. tatt~ pavrnll 'l'r' l~ t'' 1-.J..:uh\ , :.IJff JnJ ''udt'llb .1n· u r ~t·t lltt rn ll." ,.11dulh 1hcu, th·,l.. ,lui" and d1rnt dc:p<l,l l 'tul·" ,·,pc. l.l lh l• l l tht tlt""\! !,.,,I'·'' J't''' nJ, . fur .tu. ur.ll\ .tnd \t• rt·p,•rt .Ill' J,,, Tt'!'·•''' lt., .,. 111 I'·'' ,,,Jt ''' li n · .11 M :; 21100 .. \Vt• Jrt' worl...mp. \'\ uh tht· l Hlh.t o l l hl "'·•ll 1 ••nlr,,Jkr .lll•i'l ' ) "'""!em Adnunl:.tratt nnto \. (lr rt·,ttht·'r '' , Jt•m prohkm, 1'.1\ ' '{ rq~ fl'M'llh a hug•· \.h,tngt• tn tht• hoi\ l ht• p.!\'rPJI h J' l llll." t'\1, , ,ll,j Kr1ystoliak "' \\'c \t)OI.. lorward hllnnv. h 'r m hcnd1b .111d J jlj'fl'll.tlt vour a~-"~tan c e a~ Wt' move tnrwarJ •· �61Reporte. January 18 19!!1/Vol JO.Nn 18 International students take lessons In culture, language to WNY classrooms BRIEFLY Brown 8aQ VIdeo Series to De presented Thr.. videos In the spring 1999 Brown Bog - Series will bo pr.....,l<d in Februoly, Mon:h and April by the Pl'oleslonal Stiff SenAte ond Its Prole>ionol Doveiopmont CDmrnittft. The video ~llltlons ... co-spon- K>f<d by t h e - L-.hip ~Center, Ollluol Student Life. All tine videos will bo 5hown from noon to 1 p.m. in 106 Jocobs. A one-hour video on •Humor, lllil< ond Chlngo• will bo shown feb. 16. The video will help audience merilbers fum how to dul with chlnge •nd stress by ~ting a '"humor perspectlv<.• It is designed to help J)'rticipanu overc.rne fear of embarras.stT"'ent. ~cess joy In odv<nity ond <>v<reome "termlnol prolesslonolism" by taking the self lightly and th• ;ob seriously. A 39-minute video on "Effective To........t, • georod to a.. ating more effecttYe wott telm$, will bo ~l<d Mon:h 17. The 00.0 wll expllin ~for <rolling • lHm constitution, collaborating to crutiY<Iy solw problems ond conducting ....., ..-.g., Porticlplnts ... encouroged to llllond with their team~Tl0~1l~>ers. The third - I n the series. "Be Pn!plrod to Spool<.. wll bo offered on April n . ~will sup-by-step pooces ot ooiline a composing ond doWering quo!~ ~lions ond speeches. To oll<nd the video pn!SOI>- ta!Joru. Qll 645-2003. Emeritus Center to hear Henly Louis Taylor, Jr. Herwy Louis Toylor, Jr, assodoto prolossor In the Deportment of Amerlcon Studies ond dirociOr of the Center for Utbon Studies, will bo the~ wh<n the Ernerit1ls Center moots ot 2 p.m. on Feb. 9 In Goodyoeor Hill, SOOth Lounge. T h e - will bo proceded by an Ernerit1ls Cmter boord meotlng all p.m. Dental-school dlnlcs enrolling new patients The School ot Dental Medlcino is enrolfing potlonts In need ot all ospects of dentol are. Clinics """"""_,the"""" a.m. to noon and l ...f p.m. ~through o/9 Fridly ond of. fer a COf'IYe"'ient. ~ al· Global Ambassadors open world view to kids By PATRICIA DONOVAN New~ Sf'fVIC"ro~ T !rom !Jon i ll \\nriJI..tn~u..tt'l''lli \ I IIU!t' WII dl l'K h..t • dn oul lt'd ~h p1ogr.111 1 lt\t \,llfltJ . . t "" ''h dc:mc:ntarv .tnd h1~h hhool 'tudc:nl\ !rom throughout Wc:stern Nt· .... York llu: program , caJied ~c ,Jotlal Am h,t,~tJ,,r, ," wa.\ developed hv tht· W ll m ~nllaborahon wtlh thc:l)ffiu· , ,t lntc:rn.Jtum.U l-duwlmn It offer, llltt'rt...,.tnl K I~ '!>tudc:m:t ..1nd then t~..·.tlht·r, ·• hn.thand tntroductJnn to tn tnn.Jtton.tl .._-u lture. a.nd lanb"Uagt> 'tudtt"' w-.th the: il'l.\IStanceof l 1R stu ,lt.·nb fro111 nMm' natiOO!I •\t tht• H"Jllt"l ut d tea...hcr. mtc:r The RtpOtttr wek:omes letten from f'9defs commentJng on i~ flnt A.~ HWI U mosl part, ha!! prt>vl<lu.\h nut lll>t.'n n:qum.x l of Amt'ncans WYoung Amew..am nt1'1.1 to rt~dl li t' that ' human nature ' ts not svn om• m ow; w1th ' the Amc:nc.an char J...tcr .'" Ashw1 ll satd .. Our global amhas!ladors have been verv sut u·ssful help1ng to prompt tht!l awart"ne~ . even m young children tn \ ''' t1 1f' .tl'>~ • hdp 'it udcnts to !lalnple tht· 'l't.'.ll.t:r' language and answer thl'tr I.Jtll">llllll!l, !IUch as what \ tht· nw:mtll~lll tht·lmuh the: rt>Jdot that I..L\1 lndt.m wnnwn •Jitt·n pe~u11 on tht·u lureh~..~.aili ' \t,tri.A., hwtii,J ,rt.'\.ltll oltht'\\ II and tht"tr 1nterna ttona l guests," he " It ~endits both th e voungs tt·r!l -.a1d " It g1ve~ the tnternalto n al c;tu dt·n t'i th e 1r first expenencr of an A.mc n~. an !>dlOol a nd pre!lent.~ dn oppor tumtv tor th em t o o ffr r tn lormat10n Jhnut th e n l.tnguagt' .1nJ ~. ulturl" ttl an c.tgrr and mt c1 t',tt-d audtelltt' " In turn ." A.shwtll ~'l t d . " tht· v t!lt 't udt·nl!l wtll h..tvt: to tk vclor .111 llll dt·r.wnJmg' ,, hh' ht'Vlllld tht• l lnllt'\l tnr ~ o ffer Am e n ca n sdwol ktds .J flnthand v1ew n f tht· world h e ,·ond th t: l ' ~ hH manv o f tht> ... t.Ut-.... I hi!> t\ '>~ll llt'thm ~ that . h 11 thl.' '\hPol .. htldrt·n tht" Yl'll h,,, Ho ughto n Coll~e das!l Houghton 's small student popu lat10n hm1ts the num~ r of mter nat1onaJ studenL'i attendmg St.hool there • At Tonawanda H1gh Sch ool. In dnnestan and V 1etnam~ student' made pr~ ntatt o n s to an mt ema uonaJ busmes!l dass m.ukcd 1heu f1rst meetm g wnh a per!>On lrom an ot h (' r to untrv " ( .lnbal Ambassadon have made • A French student srudy mg phar num<'rous prese ntat iOns 10 Jrea ~c h ooh, each of wh iC h reflected the age and comprehen sio n levd ~.uhu r t' prog ram at Kenm ort \ macv at UB partiCipated fo r etght weeks 10 a fu ll -fledged language/ I md~rgh Elementary School .. VJ'hen the Lmdbergh program fin 1s h ed," sa 1d Ashwt11, '" the chal of the aud1cn ce Among them • Ros1 Garoa -La.... telan, a Mextca n student . spokt" to 80 fifth -graden d ren had n ot onlv learned quat a hn about han ... e. but wanted 1t1 at St C regorv the G reat sch ool. when· sh l' dtSlU!I.Sed tultural events study French Now the KC'nm ort' M tddle School has new recru1t!l f,,, t~ nd llft-style tn Mex1coCity; sh ared tts French language program ~ The mternatto naJ st udents have told mt that tht>v found the Amen many c ultural a rti fa c ts. like map' t.Otn!l, ~~eh gJOu!lu.uns a nd postcard.\ wtth the stud ent,~;, and encouraged them to attend coUege • ( .o ura n ga Sa h a. a studen t !rom lndta . !iopokt· to fres hm en o;;odal ,~..~cnLt' siUdenl!l a t Wtlltamsvtllt' "ou th llt gh <)t hoo l .tbout poht1 ~a I and econ om tc tSSU('!I m lndJ.I . Ha ngladesh and Pak1stan • Lu1 s La hre ra, a student f rom <.olo mbt a, VISited ~~ V mc ent l>t:Paul ~- h ool m Elma • Thrt'e Iapan ('~ '\IUdt·nts madt• ... an studen ~ vt:rv tnthusta.suc . at tt'nt tve, we ll -hehaved and cun ous.' ht· ~ td .. They seem genumclv m tt'rested m other cou ntn ~ and cui lu res and ask many questtom ~ t-or mfo rmatto n, call the World Languages lnsurute, pan of the l>epartment of Modt:rn Languago and Lllt>ratures. at 645-2292, or VISit the <;(obaJ Ambassador homC'page at < http : / / wlngs . buft.lo .edu / globalambauadors ~ Clinic offers treatment for anxiety disorders By LOIS BAKER Nf>W\ Servtce-~ ld1to1 A " ,\ t.tnv thera piSt<. st tU l'mploy tbe mon·tradtttonal trt"atmcnlli th.Jt ll n d!\<l fdl.'r' .Hl' t ' \ trn11t·h ~nnunun 111 tht• l ' ... dl!t•\ 1111~ ! ~ mdJtt,n J~t'Pplt· t'.J, h !'ht• ~1"-Ki nt"W' l\ I h,u 1ht•n· ,trt• d kdiVt' ll"t'•lllllt.'lll' for moo;! ol til<'>,( !lf"llhk• tll' rvt•n hc.•ttt' l llt'W\1' t/1.1111 1 \Vt.., lt'rn !".t""' hnl... ,utlt:rt'f\ ~..tn n · trt',ll lfll'lll .ll ft•d thl'd Ut't .11 l .lh ·\n'( tt'l \ I h!•nrdt•f'( lnu .. . wh t.. h \ l'l\t' ,,, rHith ' ' .1 dodoral tr.u nm ~ P'~' ~r.un 111 .... lmll.•t! p•.-vthn l o~\ I ht· ,/1111~ ''·'' ntahlt,ht·d 111 I ~~N .tlld l urrt·nth 11 .un ' ht·t\~ t·t·n ' '' c ,11111 I II luturt• ~ ltn~< .t l I'~' , hnlngt't' .t \t.•\1 .l m1 .. . ,,t Hithcrl' stories and content letten shoold bo llmll<d to 800 words and· may bo edil<d for style and length. lettm must Include the writer's na~. address and a daytimo tdophone number for verification. Because of space limitations, the Reporttr cannot publish all letters received. They must be received by 9 a.m. Monday to bo c~ for pubtication In that 'ft'eek's issue. Tho Reporter prefers thatletten be received on disk or electronically at~. u..s. -.g-.._.trom--CDW11ry.'' MAMK to~ ' ' udym g how language tsleamed od>oal kids • """ .....,... tho ¥bit has mwked - rht' program also hel ps spa rk Stu dent tntere-st 111 the vast po!lsthth Itt'!! o f the changmg world p•ll/lt' ••ttl th.tt 111 tlrdt:r ttl \UU.l'' tuJJ, n.t\ l)!.llt' 111 tht· 11 .;;t u •ntu n . ,,~t.~..~ ... , c:lem~..·n t .trv Jnd h 1 ~h '>l...ht)(J\ offer~ flnt hand . - of tho wortd beyond tho 1\.IIIIJ!l.ti ' tuJt."nl\mrolled at U B vL'ill .Hl~d .. la.-..,nKJIIl~ to tfu.cuss the hlsto n ·. t'\ lllliHil\ , ~l't~raphv. pohttcs and/(u , ultur.U !tic ,,j tht·tr lUUntno Ttw community. Anyone Interested in be- Sending Letters to the Repo1Ur ''The vlslton th..tt hrtn~' \tuJent' m.JI1\ l ulturt~, tn tu pn~u~ I .1rr' IIJ "'' k ''" ''t.Jnt ,~rlllt''" n ,,f p wt.hn l tl~ \ ,1nd Jne ~ 101 o)t tth LETTERS TO THE EDITOR d lJnguage and tulture pre~ntd tdtlOr ternative to privote-pr;Ktice denIll care for mombon ol the UB coming a dink: patient ml)' call 829-3891 to obllln an admissions pockel CJ U5t' In n~ term t-re udt .tn hhed a ~~ proa ... he~ whose: dfc:l'tiVt.'l\l"S.\ l!o harJ to nwa ~urt' ~ener.JIIv . J nJ wiH~.h nut pnwt-d to tw pMtlluLuh d l t'I. II VC' ltl l dOXIl'l\ .'' ht• \diJ hdvt' 1\.twl.. anJ MKhad RJultn . ...J u u ~.tl a"o\.l,tl <' prok~or of pw"-h l1l ~~~' .ualtounJt~ ro! the dtntLir.itn J o..tural ' ' Udt'llb tn tht' l tl'd lml·nt appr11d.1..h ~..a ll t'J ~.ug OJtt vc heh,l\ 1nr tht·rap, , 111 wh t ~.h the t hl'rapt 'l 'er\t' ' n Hlrt· d\ .an c:Ju .. .Jltll .tnd ,n,t . . h th.m an a n alvst ·· K.Jthn than ~M(.h lur tht· hq!m IH il ~ nl tht' prnhll'm . 1..ugJllllvt' he: hd\ 1oral tn·ot tlllt'lll t!> more h"-1..1-""-',.1 ••n tht• pr~nt ," Hawk "lid \ \ t• If' 111 dctt~rm lne h,,...., tht· pn•h n JIH Hl""' '-h lt·m 1s .t iTt\.'tlltg d !cnb ' lt vt.~ n¢lt n~'"" .UIJ ltnd \\'3)11 IU help tht.1ll Tllt'\'1 thteH ,hnrt.t ~t· o f pwthologl'" tr.llllt'd 111 tht' nh"t ,urrt·n t anJ lilt)'' t' l ll' .. lllt' lrt'.llrtl t'nt nw thood' !.tr tmmfih.tlt' F.Oab. lllt' treatnwnt '' art1w and collahorattVt' than tr.tthtumalmet.hoJ.•,, aJm<.'\1 at dla n~ '' mplont ' ol diiXlt't\ 111~ heh..tVHH. thought patlt'Til-" .md 1' .t mort' hoJtlv rf':<lf"-,n'iO ci..'o.')O(tatt:d Wlth tht· ttom prohlem • Rec urrt:nt dtstres.'>mg tntru:ttYt' tho ught.\ m tmagcs, mt enst· douht or repe titi Ve ht:haviU rs, su~h oH ~ I h 1:t 1\' flt' ol t rt'dllnt:nt ha' 'hown r~..·peated l ) to he ve rv e ftc: ~ llVt' 111 peopl e who h.tvt: an:uetv.' H awk 'ia!d "It !I realh· rather n· lll.lfk.Ahlt' " Anx 1ct v Joordcr!lutvolve unt' or mun· of th e fu llowmg so:nano!l. w ht ~. h 01.1..U r fr<.-quentJ y over wt::ck., or lllllllth!>, dre ex<.ess tvt' o r 1rra tum .t l. J nd mte rfere w tth wml.. rddllunsht p!l or otht'r a:tpeth of ltk . Hawk :td td checkmg or hand washmg. u~d 111 reduct anxtetv • Intense fear or lc:eltng~ l•t numbneS!I followmg d t raumattl l'x pcnen..-:e Treatment lor these p roblcm:t Jt the AnXJetv l >tsorders C hnK ts pw vtded b y doctoral students. SUpt't vtsed by Hawk and Raulin. Must ol the t reatments tnvolve 12 16 '>l'\ • lnt t'lhe lear \ of pMII~ular :t ll u dtlon lH ~.,h, c..:-1!1. !> Udt a:. .an tm db . ''uns lastmg u ne to two hour' ! lawk noted that for persons ....·tth lnlell tUib. tht• ''ght t)l hluoJ 01 '01.1d! tnteral' II OO\ • J-Xl\'!1!11\'l' WUTT\ a h< IUI ~t'llt'T.1J '-liUJ II Oil~. SU1. h a <. ht•aJth , ITIOnl'\ lamtly and work u ut1hsurance or thoSt wuh lamth:d ~.ove rage: , profess tonc1l treatment tor a nXJ.etv svmptOm!l ..:an lx pn 1 h1btttVt' Treatment prtwtJt'J • Rq,t·a ted " pan1 .. Jttalb ." t1 r ft·e ltngs uf fea r or terror that stnkc J 'i Uddenly and repea tedly. o flen a~. ~.o mpamt•d by ractng heart , sweat mg. . diZZ iness m c h o km g se nsa through the UR dtn11. 1s <ltlert'd .tt redUlt'd lt't• h<.·ldUSt" 11 IS part ol .1 tloctoraJ trammg program l-or morr mformatto n about tht dtn11. . ca ll tht' PsychologKaJ \t•r VtlCS C enter at MS 3697 �January211.1!199/Vol.JO.Io.1B Repodea 7 O bituary A- Edith E. Sproul, 92, professor emeritus of pathology ..me. Is ....... planned for Edith E. Sproul, a renowned pathologist who served as a pathology professor at-the UB medical school and as associate chief cancer research pathologist at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Sproul, whose work with George Papanicolou of the Cornell University Medical School in New York City led to d<Vdopment of the pap smear, died )an. 19 in Roswell Park after a brief illness. She received her medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia Uni versity in New York. Before coming to Buffalo, Sproul was a professor of pathology at the Columbia Medical College and later was chief executive officer of the Department of Pathology of the American University in Beirut. While in New York she was the first to describr the relationship between gene raJ thrombophJe. bitis and pancreatic cancer and the first pathologist to describe the histological characteristics of MElt'S St. Bonaventure 61, UB Sl Central Hlchl1an 7' · Ull 70 early prostatic cancer. Along with Charles Gutman of Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, she discovered the association bdween pros- apinst Mid-American Conference opponents: BaJ Sate, 64-S8,onjan. 21,and Contra~ MlcNpn.79-70,on S.wn!ay. tatic cancer and the prostate specific enzyme acid phosphatase. =~~oric~~~~sf::;:,;:'!:: •!li"'IIJ!.."'IJ! She was a founding member of the pathology committee for the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and a member of theAmeri.can Association for the Advancement of Science. She is survived by her husband, Arnold Mittleman, professor emeritus of su rgery at =·~.:~~~ts shoodng 9-ol-11 from the field and 2-2 from three-point n.nge.. Win Campbre'l added Is points and 12 rebounds off the bench. led~ ~w~=of~~~,.... Godwin. Godwin scored 12 points in fWoe minutes offirst~acdon to pull Bufbkl w withtn JS. J2 at 1ntennbsion. He finished the nl&ht with a ~r-N&h 26 poina. Louts Campbell added 12 points and dght r't'bounds for Bul'r:llo. whUe Nate johnson had Sf!V'efl .-.bound> off the bench. Task Force root in the spring of 1997, when the Faculty Senate's Affirmative: Action Committee recom mended its formation to address issues pertaining to race separately from those pertaining ex· dusively to women. The recommendation was en · dorsed by the full Faculty Senate in November 1997, and the rec· ommendations were forwarded to the president. At that time, the Faculty ~nat~ recommended that among Jts du ties, the task force consider salary inequities; recruitment and retcn · tion of minority students, faculty and staff, and indusion of minorities in po~cy and decision -making, and recommend solutions a.s they may seem appropriate. Focus of the Task Force The Task Force o n Racial and Ethnic Diversity at UB will assess the campus climate regarding racial and ethnic di versity, assemble and analyze data on campus progress in th is regard, and advise the president on steps to improve our performance in this area. In particular, the task force will advise on: (4) Methods of identifying, en couraging, developing and retain · ing leaders from underrepresented groups; (1) Improving the ca mpu s climate for racial and ethn ic minorities, with full consideration of the special needs of diverse and underrepresented groups; (7) Means to assure that faculty, staff, and student governance bod· ies reflect the racial and ethnic di· versity of our society, and (2) Possib le d~leterious effects of past university policies and practices regarding racial and ethni c diversity in our campus community and steps to remediate any such effects; (J) New or- revised university policies and practices regard· ing appointment, advance ment, co mpensation and re· tention of faculty and staff, which may be necessary 10 ...prder to assure that UB's fac · ulty and staff reflect the ra · cial and ethnic diversity of our society; (S) Recruitment and retention of a student body reflecting the racial and ethnic diversity of our society; (6) Methods for developing a cam pus environment that is free of ra cial and ethnic intolerance; (&) Developing processes of re · spo nsibility and accountability at all levels, and from all members of the US community, regarding our progress in achieving a campus whose popu lation reflects and celeb rates the racial and ethnic diver· sity of o ur society. The task force will deliver an tn · terim report to the president on or about Dec. I , and co nclude its work at such time as determined by the president after consultation with the task force and other ap · propriate co nstituencies. The task force shall bl' com prised of five fa culty members. three professional-staff members. two classified-staff memht:rs. three students ( undergraduate, graduate and professional ), and two community mem · hers. The president shall appoint two co -chairs from amo ng this group. The task force will include as ex officio members se · lected members of univers1ty staff, particularly from Hu · man Resources, Admissions, and Equity, Diversity and Affirmative Action Admini~ ­ tration. The president shall ap · point th e members of the task force from a pool of nominees proposed by the provost ; senior vice pres1 · dent; vice presidents; deans; Faculty Senate Exe cu tiv e Co mmitt ee; Professional Staff Senate Executive C.ommltlee; Health Sciences and Buffalo Center C hapter s. United Umver si ty Profe!> · sions; UB I neal 602 , Ctv li St• rvKc..' 1--.mployee!> A~so.:1a · t1on: <.. :Ouncil8 2. Lo..:all )tV I sion 358, Publi( Employee:"~ Federation; Studt"nt A ...sot::Ja · tum; <.;raduate Studtnt A!\50· C1at1o n; Gradua te Student Emplo)'cc..·.., Unwn; LI B Counol. and Alumn1 A......u oatmn. SOt po;ms.tr..assistsandlourst.eals. The &Is only tnlled by ctv... poina" halftime. 33-lO,durinc the pme opinst Boll Roswell Park and UB. and the state - to actively develop and advance the most diverse, equitable, progressive and productive climate for higher education." Noting that the population of New York State is one of the most raciaJiy and ethnically diverse in the nation, Greiner said that '" historically, New York has had a large and very significant commu nity of African Americans, but they are being joined by rapidly increasing numbers of Hispanic Americans. Asian Americans and other emerging ethnic groups. "The future of New York State will depe nd on this highly diverse populace, aJI of whom deserve and must have equal educational and economic opponunities." Creation of the task force took In the lou to t:he BonNes~ 2.457 fans In ~~~ ~=~~~ and~ rebounds.AMDit'Vuitie¥ conoibuted C-from-1 mate for racial and ethnic minori· ties, taking into consideration the special needs of diverse and underrepresented groups, and making sure that faculty, staff and student governance bodies reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of society. The charge call s for th e task force to deliver an interim repo rt 1o the president by Dec. I . The Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Diversity at UB, Greiner said in his memorandum, "will enable us to better serve our large \ 1 and richly diverse university com · 1munity. Its creation signals UB's absolu te commitment to uphold · ing our responsibility - for our own UB family as well as our many consti tuencies across the regi on Ball State 64, Ull 5I WOMEN 'S UB 59, Central Michigan 56 Northern Illinois 77, UB 68 The Butl's WOO'M!:n's ~~ team nwncuned fa perfect home-<ourt record (g..()) a.s it defeated MAC opponent Centnl MChipn.S9-S6.tnAiumnf~ on Jan. 21 . UB lost on the road in a double overtime thriner- to Northern IU1001s. n ~.on Saturday. In me vk:tory qajnst Centnl Michigan, seniOr point guard Cathenne J;acob · became the ninth pbyer in UB ~'s basketball history to score I ,000 pomu in her career at the 19:00 marl< in me second half. Three pl~n scored in double figures.lnduding two with double doubles Jacob~ the team with 16 points and pol~ down a career~ 10 rebounds. while sophomorf: center irffany Betlrec:.orded I 3 poinu and I0 rebounch. SeniOr forward Sanuntha Cerny was ~so in ~ fi&ures: for the BuRs wnh 12 po;na. Sophomo"' gum! Sonia On<ga paced the 8ufblo defense with sex ne.l> In Sawn:by·s MAC action qajnst NIU, 10m Coon paced Coach Cheryl Do:uer·s team through two oYe~ with 22 points. whi5e Mvl McClure added 16 poinu. Bell scored 11. ~wimmin~ MEN' S UB ll6, St.Bonaventure 101 UB 161,8owlingGreen75 The UB men '5 5Wtmmtng team mama.med ~u perfect record and moved to 1·0 m the MAC (S-O ovenll) last week after defeating Western New York nvaJ St. Bonaventure, I 36· I 0 I. on Jan. 2 I and -Mnnlng lu first conference meet of the season agatnst Bowltng Green, 161 -75 . both m Alumm Naatorium In the meet agatnn the Bonntes. the Bulls ......ere led by Ertc Stimson (200 tndivtdual medley· I :S7 45: 200 backstroke· I Sl.33: <400 medley reby1:27 71 ). Dan Htckey (200 freestyle- I :o4l.4l. 100 freestylf'-'46 .7: 200 freestyle relay·) I 1 16) and john Nilles (SO freestyle -21 19: 400 medley and freestyle relays). who had three first-place fin1shes ~ece 02Yf! Sofer captured both the one-and thrM--meter dMnc compe:ooons wtth scores of 226.65 pomu and 247.57 potnts . ~ Other fimi)bce finishes orne from Juon McUchlan tn the SOO frft.sty5e (4--45 07) and Krvtn Kelly on the 1000 t-tyl< (9-.52.65) In the meet aga•nst Sowhng Green. the Bulls were led a.pJO by Somson wttt1 umes of I:S7.8ltn the 200 tndMdual med~. I :SS.90 in tfie 200 ~~ and 3:28.66·.n the <400 medley reb:y for three fim.ptace finiShes. and Mclachlan. who had WinS tn the SOOfrHs.ty\11!: (-4-49 21) and the 1000 ~ (9--4197) WOMEN ' S UB 152, Bowling G reen 148 The UB 'NOf'Of!n's SWtmmtng team tmproved to 2-2 1n the Mtd-Amencan Conference and 6-l cwen.n as n; narrowty defeated Bowitng Green. I 51. 1-48. tn ItS last mf!f!t of the season tn Alumru An!m Natatorium. Inger Rooneem led Coach Doru ~d's squad With first-place VKt.Ones In me so~ (2-4 4S) , the 100 freestyie (53.08) and the 200 tndMdua.l medley {lciO.• I). Jen Broderick (.500 freenyte 5· 1-4 98, 1000freestyle-IO:S996) Uld lftoselle Tnnicbd (100 butterlty-S8.37. 200 butterfly-2.1 I 76) had two fim-pb.c~ fintShe opec•. Wrestlin~ N ew Yor1c State Collegiate C hampionships lhe UB wrestling team finished third out of 21 team~ 1n the New Yorlt SCtte CoUegiate Championships hekf at Binghamton Jacob Schaus was the Bulls· lone champion. fimshtng m fin:t plue m t he 17-4-pound division . Schaus finished With a -4-0 record tn the toum;~men t and used a 2-0 dec1slon over Dan Pe:rry of Oneonta to take the champ1onsh1p. Schaus also recorded falls m hts first three wm s of the toumamenl. 8run Sch;uJ toOk second pbce tn the I 2S-pound dMSton He fin1shed Wl th three Wins- two by falls Uld one by techntc.al fal~fore losmg to A.Jron Taylor of Com~! in the champlonsh1p John Eschenfelder took third place wtth an mcredtble perlorm;~n ce 1n the heavywetght dtviston. EschenfeJder lost hts second match and had to come through the consolaoon bncket. He fimshed w1th ,. S- I re<ord wtnmng all five matches by fall Three of those five were falls tn the first minute The Bulls fimshed thtrd WTttl ,. sco~ of Ill Cornell won the champtonshtp wtth 188 potnu and Hofstn fint~ se<ond wtth Io4 7 5 Columbc:J fintshed behind UB in fourth pbce WTttl 99 S pomts �8 Rep a..-. January 28. 1999/Yol.311.18.18 - - l t .-TomTolos, The lkhlo News. C..... lor the Ms. Scroemg Aocm 12:34).2 Thursday =Sponsored s.r!",:~ 28 by-..n lfflillod In Appiod - _.,._tic-.. Dentol Monogement of the CMdloc ,....,._ Thomos R. Beran:li, D.D.S., Clinial Assistont ~s"'~..~ 3S5 Squiro Hall. 8-9 a.m. "'""- UBCJIInriosT.-, c -... - . . . . . Using Microsoft Word to Wrlte Your c.pen 127, Und<fgraduote Ub<ory. 1011 :30 a.m. Free (Open only to UB students, faculty, and ~ - r.,.... For I'T'IOf'e infOI'TTWibon, ad UB Cybraries Teaching Cff'ltef, ~ Deni!<Guthrio at 64S-2121 , ext 31. 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The- olfen lrique ASCJT-......, lntroductk>n to Mulberry for ~- ~~-= ~·=~= ~~~rtin and hi> famly commissioned ~·to~~~ ~summerreidente 27). (bui Cferl< I (S..-6)-0ffite of the Controller, Une 126691 . To obtain rnot't infonnotion M JOb> 6sted obow, contoct l'<r1onntl Slrvite:s. ""' ,.,.,.,. system by toltin!J 64S-J84J ond ~th<"""'promp< instructiOtU. To obloin infotmation on Rt:Uan:h jobs, =~~/'rogrom> • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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This professional chamber orchestra is made up of UB faculty and students, members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and other professional musicians from Western New York. Budget 'gaps' to have $6 million impact on.UB Pataki proposal fails to provide funds for contractual salary increases, inflation costs HE executive budget proposa l released by Gov. George PataJci last week· fails to provide money for SUNY contractual salary increases and inflation costs, a move that would have a $6 million impact on UB, administrators say. The budget, which Senior Vice President Robert ). Wagner de scribed as "not surprising," also contains a broad variety of"adjust· ments" in the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) that would cut aid to eligible New York State students attending colleges and universities in the state by $1 14 million. The cut would affect approximately 5,000 students at UB to the tune of more than $2.5 million, Wagner estimated. The TAP program provides fi nancial aid to not only SUNY and CUNY students, but also to students attending priva te in stitutions in New York State. The governor has proposed a to- tal operating budget for SUNY of $ 1,589.3 million, an increase of only $1.6 million over the 1998-99 appropriation ofSli587.7 milli on. The proposal would maintain tuition at its current level. The SUNY Board of Trustees had requested an operating bud get of $ 1,631.7 million, a figure that Wagner said included inoney to cover negotiated salary in - creases (S32.2 million ) and infla · tionary costs ($ 11.8 million ). The amo unt of state aJlocation co ming from university income so urces--mostl y tuition-would remain at the 1998-99 figure of $768.1 million in the Pataki plan . The budget reduces by $56 mil lion-from $280 million to $224 million-the funding in the second year of the five -year capital budget plan. (See relotecl story, Poge 3) Wagner said that despite the cut , the capital plan was "still reason able," although th e goal last year had been to develop a five -yea r plan "with consistency."The Pataki plan .. begins to alter that," whi ch he caJJed a "ca use for concern." T he governor 's proposal allo ca tes $501.1 million for TAP, a fig ure that reflects a number of"ad justments" that are designed mainly, according to th e proposal. "to encou rage students to progress toward timely co mpleti o n of a n undergraduate degree ." Among the adjustments th ar Wagner said would have the most impact on UB students are: • Establishingan"expectedstudent participation" (ESP) equal to 25 percen t of tuition while providing a TAP award of75 percent of tuition. Students would be expected to meet the cost of the ESP through federal grants, campu s- based aid, work study o r student loans. Students now receive a TAP award of 90 percent of tuition and must fund the remaining 10 pc:rcent through the other revenue sources. • Redefining full -Lime study as 15 credits vs. the current 12 credits for receipt of TAP. Students enrolling in and earning IS credit hours per semester would receive full TAP awards. Students enrolling in IS credits but earning Jess than 15 credits would receive 80 percen t of a fuU -time award. • Conforming famiJy -mcome eli gibility used for determining TAP awards fro m the cu rrenl state net taxable income to th e more widely used federal adjusted gross income. Over the next ~raJ months. UB will need to look at its ongoing costs and determine how to manage them for J 999-2000, based on the fact rht· budget doesn't increase fundmg. Wagner said. He pointed out tha't the budget process is just beginning with the release of the governor 's plan. In the past, the legislature " ha ~ been supportive of moves to restart' programs for which we have ongoing obligations,~ of student access., including TAP suppon," he said. So what 's the next step? last week's release of the execut1ve budget is just the beginning of what most likely will become a "massive battle" for restoration of funding, according to )and. Prnk.sa, associate •vice president for university services responsible for US's state-relations programs and initiatives SUNY was not alone in taking a hit in this year's executive budget. Penksa noted at the )an. 28 Pro· fessional Staff Senate meeting . Hosp itals also were hard hit, which will affect both medical students and patients. The proposed bud Continued - ~ l Alcohol abuse study looks at effects on kids By MAllY BnH SPINA N~ Services Editor R SEARCHERS in the School of Social Work have received a four - year, $1.4 million fed eral grant to study maternal influ ences and behaviors on children when the mothers abuse alcohol. The research , funded by the Na tionallnstitute on Akoholism and Alcohol Abuse, will examine the factors tied to their mother's abuse of aJcohol and drugs that put s these children at risk of becoming alcohol abusers. Most research on children of al coholics has focused on the effects of fathers ' substance abuse. Brenda Miller, professor of social with both practice and policy. "The study is particularly excitmg because it includes both mothers and their children. and is among the first work and director of the School of Social Work's Center for Research on Urban Social Work Practice, is principal investigator on the study. Nancy Smyth, associate professor and associate dean in the School of Social Work, is co-principa1 investigator. their youngsters nowandinthefu ture... Miller said. The study is among the first to be conducted under the auspices of the center, which was created by Dean Lawrence Shulman to integrate the school's research findings maternal behaviors may be espe cially important in protecti ng chiJdren from the ris~ of exposure to fami ly violence. to focus on how the mother ~ ' prQblems affect She added that Researchers will mteTVlew ;so mothers and one of their children lx.'tWeen the ages of I 0 and 16. In terv1ews wiU take place m the re sea rch center's Harriman Famil v Center, located in Harriman Hall on the South Campus. Mothers with alco hol problt·m.\ to be interviewed will be selelte-d by local alco ho!J sm treatment age ncies. Other study participants -who may have alcohol problem ~ and/or be victims of domestic vm lence -will be identified by com munity orgamzations and tw otht:r agencies . �2 Rep a ._ february (.1!!!9/Yul :.1; 18.19 B RIErLY ___....,........ . :·w--.. OUetoat)poga: smrylnloll_... . . --Moly~ klt poJblc - - - ,_ llinslrn l•911t1977. It should- ...tAuguot 1997. We regrt!l the error; I<uoos _.,_,_..,In the Sdloolril ~­ , __ _ _ DirecPionnlng, .... sea-, ril the~ IIIII)' ril -___ ..... -vice lln lllylnt . . . . . cNir rilthe Community folnfodon lor"'Buflllo. ..-..-.. ril~..-ta.lr>­ lmmthe-o n d - ~(llel)-11 14th -eo.,.whold .. s a:ndyln-~lr>­ dla.1HBJIII_ril_ lhln100- ....... !ions -l(uoO, .-In .............. ~ -lnthe-~- ~--ss­ ond~rilllllilosonhu- ,.,.,_._, ....... monllm. He Is the ..... ril s.u.r-. . . . . . . . . . . . the Coundllor -thec.mo-..... so. :.-....:e-"'~~ Toby Shapiro, Parent Program coordinator in the Office of Student Activities, helps parents and students who have questions relating to building and maintaining a successful experience at UB. - ·-most tion you get from"--o-t ...,....U7quesI would say th~t most of the ques - tions co ncern academics. I hear from a number of parents because a student is having a problem in a particular class, the student doesn't know what to do about it and the parent is uncertain as to the best advice to offer. Unfortunately, in many instances, the student didn 't tell his/her parents about the problem until he/she was in a crisis situation. In most cases, it also turns out that the student hasn't utilized the many academic services that are available right on campus. The university has a broad network of studentsupport services that arc designed to help students succeed. Wlult's the most nM:moraltle q-lon/~ you•..., received from • pwent7 about her classes than engaging in productive studying. Her sdf-confidmcc was very low, she was convinced she would never su=<d at UB and she thought the best solution was to withdraw from school She also was complctdy ·und<cided about a major, which further fueled her frustration. I suggested a number of university rcooura:s to her, indueling her professors, her academic advisor, the Learning Center (where she reai>ed free tutoring), Career Planning and Placanent. and "Food for Thought" workshops offmd br theCounsding Center on issues sud! as time and stnss management. and study skiDs. I also set up r<gtllarn=tings with her. As her first S<mestel' unfolded, we gradually watched her study slalls and her grades imi""""At the end of her scrond year, she made the Dcan'sl.ist. We also focused on her career options and where she could obtain the .information she needed to help her choose a major. To make a long story short. with help My most memorable phone call was the week before Family Weekend in 1994. The lilther of a 6rst-year stu- and~~shebecamcana­ dent called to tell me that he was cellent student She graduated last corning to Family Weekend, but that May with a major in emri.se science; he didn't think he'd be staying be- she is currently wodcing in her field cause be thought he'd be talcing his and is a very happy, sdf-oonfident I daughter home instead. Tlie .lilthcr young woman. told me that his daughter was doing """ the types of _.uons IIOk dNon9ed IInce you poorly in all of her classes, had failed two exams and was convinced that st.rted wortdng 1ft the Office of Student ActMtles7 UB was too diJ!icult f<X her. He asked me if I would call and speak with her. I don't think I've seen any signifiTalking with students is one of the cant changes in the types of queshighlights of my job; it's something tions I've received since I began my that I thoroughly enjoy and that I do current position in September frequently, but I always ask the par· 1991. As I said earlier, most of the ent in advance how the student will questions ~lve around academic react to my phone call In most cases, issues. When students leave the I prefer that the parent alert the stu· teaching environment of high dent to the fact that I'll be calling. II a school, it often takes awhile for student resents his/her parent's inter- them to adapt to the learning mifc;rence and, therefore, my involve- lieu of college, to become aware of men~ my ability to be effective is setheir own learning styles, to adapt verely hampered. In this case, how- to different professors' teaching ever, the lilther told me that he knew styles and to make the appropriate his daughter would be very grateful adjustments. Many students share if I called her.;The Iii!her was comet; their insecurities and uneasiness his daughter was delighted that I with their parents, while they tell called and we set up what would be their friends about the positivi asthe 6rst of many meetings during the pec!S of collegiate life. Mom and student's yean at UB. In talking with dad don't always hear about the the student. she seemed to be dcvot· challenging class discussion, the ing enough time to studying, but the student group that is planning an study methodologies that had been exciting program or the new friend successful for her in high school If you could g i f t - piece of didn't appear to be working in col- edvlca to . . . , . . t s - their lege. She also seemed to be spending .._hter or 10ft lltMtl M .llll, more time worrying and panicking wh.twoulclltbe7 ,.....,ts _...... ..,., Clo*r4INIIIIiiltllt..... ,,...,__....,_ _, ......,., ,._ ...,... lir-lll ........ fli. . U1 ........ s...l .......... S'...,. I ... RE PORTER _..,.......,... ~*"""·~~~ PIM!bldb)'. . OIIctci- ........ ,....... ...... !MIIftfli .,......... l.w..nllrS.W.. I!IJII&InMnlly ~ I act ually have two pieces of advice for parents that cover two very different topics: Always keep the lines of communication open between you and your son or daughter. Let your stud.ent know that it's okay to share his/her successes and his/her disappointments with you and that you will be supportive and understanding, regardless of the situation. The Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a federal rcgu· lation written in 1974 and amended in 1975, stipulates that only students have access to tbrir university records.In accordance with FERPA, parents are not notified of students' grades. An open relationshit>between parents and students is, therefore, very important. It's so sad to see students who are in a aisis situation whose parents had no idea that there was a problem because, for whatever reason , the student never told them. My other piece of advice concerns credit cards. I have received several phone calls from parents concerning a student who obtained a credit card without the parent 's knowledge. It's -very frightening to see how easy it is for full-time students, the vast majority of whom have little or no income, to obtain credit in their own names. My advice for parents is to discuss the issue of a student having a credit card before the student staru school and periodically thereafter. do,_ like most ...... P-Pn>g . . . . , -7 Wh.t I consider my position to be one of advocacy for parents and students. I truly .enjoy hdping parents and students, allaying their c:x>narDS, answering their questions and doing whatever t can to ensure that students will have a successful experience at the university. _____ ,__ ·---.--.....w you--117 One question yna did not aslr. is what support sOrvi= the <>flia of Student Activities offers to the parents of UB undergraduates. Weviewthe relationsbipwithstudents, parents and the university as a portnenhip. As portnert, we s<ek 10 create a pooiliYe alliance that provides students with the oplimal support 5JIS!ml to help them adapt to and SU<aed at the university. This partnenbip begins with the Family Orientation Program, which paralldsthe Student Orientation Program for both freshmen and transf.r students. Our partnership continues each year in October with Family Weekend and culminates with graduation. 'IWicea year-in Sep- tember and~~ I think one of the biggest hurdles that first-year students face is developing the time-management skills that they need to meet the disparate demands of college life. While each student needs to find the proper balance between curricular and extracurricular endeavors, it is important for students to become involved in activities outside the dassroom. In order to do this and to also maintain good grades, students need to de.elop ef. fective time-management slcills. One of the most important items that every student needs is an academic planner to r=rd commitments, assignments, exams, etc. and to develop a productive study schedule. a 'parent ~.The~ which is sent to.!he parents of all undergraduates. To assist parents in helping their students find solutionstoprnblemstheymayencounter, we also open~ a Parent Advisory Guideline. The guide- . line, which is aa:esoible either by e-mail at <ubplrcnt@acsu. bldJalo.edu> or by telephone at 645-6125, offen parents information, options and re:fcrrals.. The purpose of the Parent Advisory Guideline is not to directly solve a student's problem, but rather 10 provide the parent and student with the name, telephone number and location of a prof<S$ional in the appropriate univenity department who can offer the best guidance for a particular situation. We encourage students and parents to remain in dose contact with one another so that the parent is comfortable that the student is seeking an dfeaive resolution to the problem. funding restored, she said. Once base funding and TAP arc secured, she and others will be working to ensure funding for projects more specific to UB. "We're going to have to be agg.ressive...and have. a strong advocacy program; she said. Those advocacy efforts will involve both the SUNY system and individual campuses. The SUNY system will call campuses together to lobby jointly the Slate legislature. In addition, UB will talk to each legislator from the area, as well as legislative leaders, in an effort to get funding ;..,~red. ..We will )eave no stone untumed." Penksa said. UB's lobbying efforu also will need to expand beynod the lnlditiotlal bigher~ucation boundaries. OCWe need to reach out to the business and medical communities for advocacy, too," she said. Anddoo' expect to see a final budget passed before tl, April I deadline, despite legislation that withholds legislators' pa)'dled<s when the budget is late, Penksa added thlng•_t _ _ -·· ---~t - - he or she Mten 11117 cBudget ___ , get also decreases funding for K· 12 education. "And all this occurred, despit< a $2 billion surplus." she said. 5o, with a surplus on one hand and a budget that recomm ends "pretty big reductions" throughout the state, Penksa said she expects this year's budget negotiations to be "a lengthy, contentious budget dance.• Penksa, who joined UB in December, spent 14 years working with the New York State Assembly, most recently as secretary to the Ways and Means Committee. She was chief advisor and lead nego- tiator for assembly lu.dersh.ip on all fiscal and economic matters, as well as responsible for final preparation of the state budget. It now is up to the legislature to act on the 'budget, she said. The governor also has 30 days to amend the executive budget Af. tcr that, the budget goes to the legislature's fiscal committees. "Our strategy is going to be, firS!, get together with other univenities and talk about maintaining the base." as well as working to get TAP �february4.1!1!1!1/YoLJIUo 1!1 Rep a ' - Student Development Center A new name for office devoted to multiculturalism, diversity By SUE WIIITCHU Reporter Editor T HE Office of Student Multicultural Affai rs has changed its nam.,_ and broadened its scope -in an effort to serve a larger segment of th e student population. But Nelson Townsend, associate vi"ce president for student affairs who is heading th e new o ffice, st resses that although the office is now known as the Student Development Center, it will continue to pro m o te diversity o n campus. "'ne ri the rnojcl" i!oues (ri the new cmta")isdM:rsityandmulticulturalis" Townsend SO)'. "The shift w.>< not made to de-emphasize any particular program, but to strengthen all programs (under the auspices of the center). Multiculturalism implies that all~ are~ and should beinduded." The Student Development Center incorporates the programs that made up Multicultural~ Student Support Services and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Ba=laureatc Achievement Prngram--6S wdl as the Student Leadenhip DcYelopment Center, formerly part of the Offi ce of Student Life. Breaking multicultural affairs out as a distinctive fourth unit of the new center .. places additional importance on multicultural affairs,"' consistent with President Viilliam R Greiner's efforts in establishing task forces on women and gender, and racial and ethnic di=sity, Townsend says. Student Support Services is a com· prehen sive, aca demic suppo rt program that ... si.n.s lo w-incom e leadership conference IS des1gned to encourage freshmen a nd soph o m o res who are not yet m valved in campus actiVIt If'S and/or campus leadership pos1t1on s to get involved and eve ntua ll y become: '" leaders,"both on and off campus and first -genera· to develop a stronger scrv1ce compo~ nent within the center and ts work ing to organize a community tutoria1 program through the Student tion students, par· ticularly those enrolled in the Edu· cational Opportu· nity Program, who are in need of support services to succ.essfully pur· - sue their college education. The McNair program is an extensive, aca· dernic-year and summer res<arch in· ternship program designed to de· velop students' a.ruUytical and re· search skills, and assist ~ prepare them to enroU in graduate school. Wrth Studmt Support Serviczs and the McNair program designed to serve the .-!sriundm-eplaentod minorities, the Studentl..r:odmltip DeYelopment Centa" is key to broadening the reach of the office, Townsend notes. Leadenhip qualities and good com· municationskillsare"essential" to all students, no matter wi1;u their bod<· ground, he says, adding that "all of our programs are g<ared tow.ud deV<Iopment of the totaUtudmt." The new center wilJ spo nsor its Townsend says he also would lik.' Leadership Development Center. Townsend, who served as d irector of athletics for UB for I I years until suffering a heart attack in April, notes that his new positio n as head of the Student Development Cente r has brought his career "full circle." ..\\/hen this o pportu nity came ... it became a chance for me to do what I chose as my first love to do," he says, pointing out that although he miSSes athletics, he began his career as a teacher and counselor and enjoys di· rect interactio n with students. first event, the Emerging Leaders He emphasizes the importance of making the \>Uri< of the former office of multicultural affairs "accessible to the mainstream" of UB students. "We can't beaD"" potentially can be if""'"' isolated, if we're dealing only with a small segment of students," he say>"We needto b<alme more visible, be· come more iJ1voM,d with the broader needsmthestudent popylation. Then Forum, on Feb. 20. The day-long everybody's fortune rises." PSS _u pdated on capital budget By ~Nl News SeMc~ VIDAl. Editor W HILE news c on - erning the operating ide of Gov. George ataki's 1999-2000 exec utive budget is a source of consternation for UB, the capital budget remains o bright spot, Se· nior Vi c e President Robert ]. Wagner told the Professional Staff Senate at its Jan. 28 meeting. ( See rel• ted ltM)I, P"9e 1) Wagner noted that the capilal bud· get is drawn up through a "different process," one that was tremendously improved in 1998 with the imple· mentalion of a IM:-year budget that says they're pulling into the Un i· versity at Buffalo, rather than on e that says, 'don't park on this road.'" Another capilal project about to begin, Wagner said, is the expansion ofUB Stadiwn, which is necessary to comply with the requirements of NCAA Division 1-A play and the MidAmerican Conf= That apan· sion, which he called "modest...from the persp<etive ofconstruction," is ex· pected to be completed in time for the first borne football game this fall The university also is trying to line up design wo rk fo r the New Student Center, which will serve as ho me to offices that include Ad m issions and Student Finance and aJiows the university to plan and Records, and could be co mpleted make choices, unhampered by not knowing what resources will be avail· able from year to year. in about two-and-a-half years, .. if we're lucky," Wagner said. UB's appropriation in that bud get, Wagner reminded senato rs, is $100 million, which wiU be used fo r new constructio n, infrastructure work and rehabilitation of the un iversity's physi cal plant. Among the projects that UB will begin this year is co nstruction of a $7 million mathematics building on the North Campus, which is targeted for occupancy by the Fall of 2000, Wagner said. The university also will embark o n a major signage projtct that will make it easier for both the campus community and the Western New York community ·to identify buildings and navigate the campuses. Calling it ..a fairly modest investment" o f between $2.5 millio n and S3 million, the project will include installatio n of major signage at campus entrances, Wagner no ted , so that .. the first sign peopl e see In addition, funds from the capi· ral budget will be used for infra· structure support. "A great deal of resource will be used to protect the existing campus," Wagner no ted. On the South Ca mpus, he said. capital funds are being earmarked fo r add itional laboratory space in Ca ry. Fa rber and Sherman hall s. That project is expected to begin on the next fiscal year and continu e over the next three years, depend ing on the needs that are identified. Harriman Ha ll will see so m e .. modest" improve m ents. Wagner added. A "significa nt " inves tment will be m ade in the So uth Ca mpus' Mc Kay Po we r P lan t . whi c h is "m any years beyond its projected useful life" and which will receive a major upgrade a nd repl acem ent o f infrastructure, Wagner said. .. We could have added an o ther $100 million (i n renovatio ns and upgrades) easily, b ut we had to prio rit ize." he said of the projects. Asked whether Acheson Hall was on the list of South Campus capi ta.! projects. Wagner no ted th at th e building has been on and off the list of projects because it is expected to cost about $25 million to renovate. .. It 's a n importa nt prio rt ty and needs to be do ne, but at th e mo ment, it's moving to ward no t (be ing o n th e li st ) beca u se of too ma ny o th er pri o riti es," he sa1d. In o th e r bu sin f!'ll!l s. senator) voiced concerns about t he cond1 li On of ca m pus pa rki ng lo ts and the u niversi ty's choice to remam open d u ring Ja nu ary's inclem ent weathe r. .. We've all had trym g times d ur· mg the past month ," no ted Wagner. When staff encounter specific problem s as a result of snow and icc in pa rkin g lo ts, .. 1 ho pe people are confident a nd fa m ilia r eno ugh to report problems to the Universit y Facilities help desk." he said. But d on' t exp ect U B to close when the weath er is bad , just be ca use the surro unding schools do. Wagner said. "Yo u do the best you can ," he said. " I go t calls at 4:30 m th e mo rn ing ... a nd you just make a judgment call." Mos t sc h oo ls close b ecause smaU children are waitin g o utside fo r the school bus, he co ntinued. But during th e Ja nu a ry sto rm s, classes were not in session at UB. He noted that wea ther co nd iti o ns ma y m a ke it d iffic ult for som e sta ff to get to the un iversity. .. If you can' t m a ke it in, yo u can't make it in," Wagner said. " But we'ie not go ing to cl ose just he ca use the o ther schools close." 3 Y2K®UB m Do I need to worry about spreadsheets' Yo. 1f you use spreadsheets that LL"C dates m cakulauons ur for sorung. Also, 1f you need to pnnt a four-d1g~t year m a cdVcolumn that currenthappear!t as two digits. you may need to resl7£ the enu re spreadsheet Where can I get more information about the Yenr 2000 problem' Information can~ found at the U n•vers Jt~· a.t Buffalo YlK mlorm.J 11on Web site .Jl < http://wlngs.buffato.edu/ ye.ar2000 ..>. Tht· L'H Year 2000 Wch SJte provades r e:-.o urce~ lo help umverslf y unah under stand the I »Uc~ rdated to the Yt·a r 2000 computmg problem and ho~,o, !hoc 1s.sues mav afTm t~em . It <~bo descnhes uniVCCSity effons to ma1n tam !>V!>tcm mlegnt v and mdudt.·.., hnks to other Y1K mformatJon If you havt )'lK qucst !OtJ5 rJwt vou would llkr answt>retl '" th u wl w < goldba um@buffal o.edu >. l-or m ort mfonrw 110r1 ora Y2K usurs. ' ' 1511 the \\'1'1' 5111' at < http:/ / wlngs .buff•lo.edu/ year2000/ > . urmJ, emlHI them BrieBy Live teleconference set on HIV/AIDS resources Ei1 The Health Scien ces Llbr•ry and the Western New York l.1hran Resou rces Council \\till host a hve telec.onference on HJV / Ail>~ m fo rmat io n reso urces sponsored by the <.ente rs for Disease Co ntrol and th t.• NationaJ Lahrary of Medtcme from I l p.m . Feb. II m Room B 15 Abbott Hall on the South Ca mpu s The teleco nfe rence, which is open lo the puhhc, IS a1med pnma riJy at public -health professaonah, who a re responsible for prov1d mg HJV/ AIDS serv1ces and 1nformat10n m thc1 r commumt1es Ad mission ts free hut registratum 1s req uared due to space hmn a tions . The hroadcast will prov1de an ovcrvu.•w of electron I ( resoun.e~. d 1scuss cri teria for eval ua ti-ng and selectmg the best resou rces, dem onstrate on line sea rching and p resent Web -based tutorials that will serve as a suppleme nt to the broadcast. Facult y presen ting the broadcast will be Gale A. Du tcher. spcc1al assistan t to the associa te di rector, specia1ized inform ation system.s. Na tio naJ Li brary of Medicine, Beth esda, Md. ; RoseS . Foster, group manager, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak RJdge , Tenn., and Maryan ne P. Blake, ou treach coordi nato r, Pacific North west Regio n, National Network of Librar ies of Medicme, Seattle. Two ho urs of con t in uing-education credit will be offered. Additi o naJ sponso rs include the Public Health Trammg Network . Public Health Practice Program Office, National Network oflibran~ of Med icine, Association of State and Te rrito rial Healt h OffiCials and tht' Na ti on al Assoc iatio n of Ci t y and County Healttr Offic•als. Int erested pe rso ns may register by call ing Amy Lyo ns at 819 -3402 or by ema iling her at < alyons@msmailbu.ffaJo.edu >. More mfor ma u on on th e broadcast is avai lahle at < http:/ / www.cdc.gov / p h tn / 130019.h tm >. Acclaimed British flutist to headline February concerts The KdaJmed Brftbh flutist William Bennett. pnnc1pal flutiSt of the English Chamber Orchestra, will make his first Buffalo appearanct· in aconcen at 8 p. m. Feb. 18 in Sk"t'Concen Hall. Pianist Gifford Benson will join Bennett for the performance, whiCh y.'i.JJ mdude Reynaldo Hahn's \iana 11o ns on a Theme of Moan and Ben· jamin Godard's Sune de Trms Morceaux , Op lib. Ticket!> fo r the concen areS 1S. lknnen also Will present a flute rna.-. ter class in Slee at .\ p.m. Feb. 19; admiss1on IS S I0. Other February h1ghhght s on the Department or Music's co ncert schedule include a program, "Romantll. and Beyo nd .'' by pia n ist Stephen Manes, UB professor of mu sH. . dl Rpm h:h I ~ in Slee tha t will feature piano lt!t.'ratun• from the" rom,tn tl t" t' r.t .ulll the 20th cent ury. TIC kets ares :; The Cassatt Quanet will contlllUt'tb run ol ~U~o.l..(~,fuJ~..,l n .. crb J~ thl· Slee Q uartet-in -Residence With rwo pcrforman~t~. one at 8 p.m. tn m orrow as part of the Slee/ Beethoven ~tnng Quartet l.vdc- ,( .oncert [\ ·. and a St.--<:ond at 8 p.m. Feb. 26 as pari of t.he Slt."C Visumg ArtiS! \<'no. Concert V. Tickets fo r b()th concert) art· I.!, $9 and $5 The t.a~ll will give a master class at 3 p.m. Feb. :!.3 tn Slee. There 1~ no aJm1~....aon char~t.' Eastman Orgamsts' Oay feh 19 wdl hnng thrt't.' young soloalttl> Ji -yoen Cho i, Jaso n Leister and NICole Kellc.·r- tn ~ l ee Hall. Tht' th rc.·c.· have perfo rmed in numerous l l. 5t. tltlt'!!t and plated m J numl-oc.·r tl l o rgan competi tions. Ttckets Jre S" for tht· Mp.m (Olltt'rt lbe Amherst Saxophone Quartt't will presenl a program .11 ; p.m Feb. 27 in Slee that includes one ot the most Slgmficant ple"(t.":> t'Vt'T \Oo' rtl ten fo r saxophone qua n e-t, Qu(,rtett for Sa:cophone!>. lw Alexandt:r Glasu now. T ickets are $ 10 and SS. The qua net also will appc.-.Jr at no< In Feb. 22 in t he Center for the Art~ Atnum There 13 no .JdmiS.Shln charge. �41 Repo~-ter febllla!l4.1!1!19Nul 3!1. lo 19 BRIEFLY Exhibits to note Black History Month TWo exhibits alelntlng 8lodt Histooy Monthwilbedisplo)o<d on the North Campus dur1ng Fobruoly. Dr. Mortln lJJther lOng. Jr.'• I 96 7 Wit to Bufholo, doc:umented tlvougll photogrJph>. ,.,., dipping> and • copy d hb pt<><ntollon on the fu1lft d Jn. legrollon wil be on cllploy in the UIArdWo>, 420~ Hal. The1 964Nobol~..oo spolce ot lGeinhara M.oic Hal .... dor the __.tip d UB~ G<1<1> ateStudont Am>dotlon,originllly wa> scheduledto!pOOic in Norton Union on the South~ The oxhlbit, ,... and opoo to the public, b on dlsploy from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdiys from mid-f<brual)' through eoliy March. Origir\al lett= ,;good photo- ttWd.....,- 9"1'h> and - ~ ... pall d the Hi>tory Month~­ entitled 'They, Too, Had A Dream." ~by-­ d the c.nt.r lor the Ms ""'· Throughout Fobruoly, vi>J. ""' to the >tCond floor d L.odwood Memorial Linl)' con view Items from such oobble African Americans as comedian Jackie "Moms" Mobley, singe</ acttoss Ethel W.t!n, actress and perk>nnor PHI1llliley, ~ Roy \MIIcins, executivo- d the NatlonoiA>sociollon lor the Advancement d Colored Poople. Buff~o Chips to per:fonn in Valentine's Extravaganza The Bufholo Chip>. UB'>1m a , · =-~~=· annuaiVIIentfne~DoyA C-'>~IDbe .~in.tllo~ .ln the Center lor the Arts. Sevonteon Y<Jice strong. The Chips ri. ~"""" d jw.· dents mojo<ing in albjects ranglngfromoerospace~ to . . - . . . tD music. Founded In 1995, The Chips . . under the dinlclion d Dam!llllelch andEric-.ry. T h e - O'ipl- ,.,.,;ng their mort on the national Kl!nt. estolliOhlng theonseMs., one d the 12 best CXJioge • cappolla in the notion. with • !«· and-place finish in the >tCond round d the National Competi- llon d ColegiatO" Co!>Pok v.1th two suaesful CD rolea5e, ·-· and~ .. /UJt Hopptn«/1' they ...... to -·third,·- . . . Songs. . thb spmg. na.ts lor the event are n . ovoltoble at the CFA Box office and all Tlcketmaster loca~ . UB to host first Miss University Pageant - in w..tomN<w'tort<bo- - t h e ages of 17 and 24 wil nr....onelllOn!"''f'CJ''Urlitto win scholanllips and c:ompete In the Miss New Yoflc Stlot.. Pageon~ which I> on olllclol ptONmlna<y competitlon lor Miss - . . with the CJHiion of the new Miss lJniwnlty Pogeant. The_.. to be hosted by UB, wil be held at 7::10 p.m. Apt 17 in the ~ d the Student u.- on the Nooth ~ ,_;,g for potential partidponts witt be held ot 4::10 p.m. Feb. 19, in Room 3:10 of the Student Union. \'He the"" lkMr>ity Pag..... ... be held. UB. pricipolion Wit not be lr'rlbc! to UB stucler<s. An Informational Afll*:ations ... - - in the Officed Siudo!ntNilln in Room 1SO d the Siudont Uoion or by coructing t.onie Tumer-Proulx at 84S. I So-4. Conference to address growth of sweatshops in American industry By PATRICIA DONOVAN "-'StMco>Edlto< T HI ung01n~ h.t11lt· a~a1n't humo:~n 11~h " ahuse:o. o:~nd lahor cxplm ta ll on o:1 1 h omt· and .:~hroc~J ha~ provoked 1- l'B t'llll li t'!> . tn .. lud•ng t he I o:~w ~t..hl1n l l 1nt1 rd U niV~r s ll\ Proft·sstom . thl' ~ald v t .e nte r. th e undergradua t ~ \t udt"nl A~!1oouat 1 on and severdl ~r.tduatt· \tud t•nt d.'l'iOC tatt Oil!>. ttl .._,, sp<m'm a LO nler~nLt" to explore the mea nu1g ul wor~ and addr("S.) tht> growth of th e "nt>w Amenca n \wl'atshop " Th e first annua l Ant1 Sweat 'ho p Co nference, sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Assoc aation of the Student Bar A:o.soua t1 o n. will take pl ace fr o m Y JO a . m to 7 p.m on Sa turda v 1n th e Jane Kee ler Room , 1-tllmore AcademiC Co re: , Ill tht." l· lilco ll Co mple x on the North ( amp u.'l Working more houn lhga n11.e rs potnt o ut that s 1n~.-e the 1980s . Americans " wo rktng hours have increased stead il y wit hout any in c rease 1n actual be nefits or pay. T hey say the y will de monstrate to confer ence partic ipants how cur rent global econom 1c tren ds fos ter the crearion o( sweatshops, and how declining working condt tions, even in higher· paying jobs, have lead to led to o ur loss of con trol over t he· t ime and qua lity of all of o u r li ves. T h e event was p rec ipi ta ted by incr~ased in ten sity and visibility of labor abuse, partic ula rly tha t of imm igran ts wo r kin g in the U.S. and of lahor('r s 111 dt"vel u pmg ~.- uunlnes v.•hn are wo rkmg for lJ." co rpo rat iOn), o rgantz.er !i ~ay ~pt'ake r s will 1nt..lude Nds OIHn, dean of the UB Law ..,chool. Law School Professors I rotnJ.. Munger a nd James Atlt·~o n . and Belly Yu , coo rdma · tur ot the New York C 1t y-based Naoo nal Mobilization Against ~weatshop s ( NMASS ). Panel dis l U)S ions will feature U B stu dents, garmen t workers a nd rep · rt!loe nt a t• ves of local. sta te and na t tonal human -nght s o rganiza tio ns Film to depict struggles A bnef film, "American Tien" by N MASS Theatre Troop, which dep1cts th e real -life struggles of garment workers in C hinatown, WJII be shown in the Katharine Cornell Theatre (ac ross from the Jane Keeler Room ) during the conference. To regi ster, see the conference program . Further informat ion about the conference is available by emailing < ant iswea tshop s_ conference@yahoo.com >. Joane Wong is chair of the 1 Asian American Law Studen t Assoc iation, and one of th e p r in ci pal move rs behind t he confe r· c=nce. She poin ts out that human nghts and comm unity o rgan iza. lion s have been successfuJ in sev eral campaigns on behalf of low· wage sweatshop workers, whom she sayi live de hum an ized lives, particula rl y those wo rkin g unde r treacherous condi tio n s in develo ping co u n t ries. "' We overl ook the fact, how eve r, that there a.re m an y tho u · sands of low-wage sweauhops in the United States," she says, "and t ha t sweats h op co nd itio ns are now develo ping in job areas o ut side of t he low- pay sector." As a rcwult , she says. as dis tu rbing as it m ay so un d . you or someone you know al ready may be worki ng in a sweatshop. Historically, the term "'sweats hop" stem s fro m low - unsafe. miserable and dehumanizing c:nvironment like those that prevailod in the U.S. ganncnt industry a1 the tum of the century. This industry in the U.S. an d ove rseas again ha.s been indicted by la b or un ions and h uman · r ig ht s ac t ivists for the condi tions in which many thou sa nds of wo rkers labor. The American garment industry h as bee n linked to .specific sweatsh ops here, and that ofte n bru t ally exploit cheap foreign labo r and child labor Wong points out that it 1!1 through the exploitation of th= workers that the industry is abl e to provide low-cost clothing to ready-to-wear houses, which . 10 turn, sell them at a very high profit to American consumers. She said that conferenc( o rga nizers wan t to explore solutiom offered through the djverse expt" riences of the conference attend ees and to create a chapter of NMASS. a group founded by Slu dents and young professionals in 1996 to fight for better worktng co nditiOns to r all worken J•n. 9 r•lty In New YOftl Ctty by the Union of - . c i a, lndustrialoncl Tutlle Wootoen (UNITE) pnoteru olleged swut· Jhop condtt.loru •t New a.&.nce FactorleJ •round the world . I ""Phololl)"'~ A.dOAn0 1 �february 4.1!!1!1!¥ul.30. h 19 Repca-..r Professor's mission Is fostering musical expression In youth Omlie Keil: he's the News Sefvkes Edftc:)NI As.sisQnt M=:~ merengue, samba, bomba, plena, polka-you name it. All UB ethnomusicologist Olarles K<il asks is that you "give dance a chana." While many people today overlook the vitality of music and dance 1n daily life, Keil has made it his life. For 30 years. ths professor of American studies has coordinated so ng-dance -drumming classes at the university to teach students how to exp~ marC' of themselves sdves through human rites," says Keil. In keeping with this theme, his studies have tended to focus on music in Polish-America, Afro America, Cuba and Greece that stilJ suppons people's rites. An expert in applied sociomusi· cology and ethnomusicology, Keil has written five books and taught1 7 CO UI'SC$ at UB on exploring music's effects on hutnanity and society. He is working now on a documentary of Romani (gipsy) n\wiciaits in Northern Greece titled "The lnstru· ments," to be publishJI next ytar. A foundirig member"OfBulfalo's famo us Afro:La!iq ,flal_lc~ band "O uter Circle Orchestta," Keil con· ti~ues to practice what he preaches with the " 12/8 !lath -Band ~ and .. Biocentrics.• another Afro· Latin dance band. And although he plans to perform "until death do us part." it is oo secret tllat his true passion is fostering musical expression in young people. Keil 's method , which he calls " paideia con salsa," men to the Greek concept of restoring con sciously formed and pursued cul· tural ideals using Afro-Latin mu sic-dance as the focal point. He aplains that Afro-latin mu· sic-dance is the central tradition within all the Afr()-European syntheses that ha"" dominated 20th-=· tury music and dance. It has strong aflinities with styles that children al· ready are familiar with-rock, jazz. reggae. disco, salsa, soul and funk. Since 1974, more than 1,000 UB students ha"" jumped at tht chance to spend thrte hours a week drum· ming for academic credit in Keil's famous "Afro..Latin Musical Praxis" co urse . The popularity of the course has proved Keil's suspicion that a growing majority of American young people are deprived of cultural expression. .. Every semester I have to turn away highly motivated students who love music, listen to it constantly, but can't nwte:r the most basic coordinations after practicing hours and boun for a week,• says Keil. The problem, he believes, is that society needs to empower children at a young age to "drum, sing. dana: and dramatize superlatively well," especially in today's global era. So he decided to ~o ~mething about iL "My,.......,..._._ lsln I ~ ...... ....--, young people. toupnu -ot~dvough -rttes." I CHARliE Elec::trouicHighwap Eil Rave reviews for review sites ByMAIIA-S through "musicking... a co ncept that refers to how performing and composing, as well as listening and dancing to musi4 allows people to make meaning for themselves. " My primary interest is in helping people, particularly yo un g people, to express more of them - Is K~ll In 1990, he founded Musicians United for Superior Education (MUSE) , Inc., a unique not -for profit organization of artists and educators dedicated to increasin g children's access to culturally di verse performing-arts instruction. It~ main p.rogram , " MUSE In The Schools," is dedicated to em· powering children with the vital energies o( the music and dance of many cultures. More than I 0 Buffalo schools have participated in the program since its inceptio n. ..As far as we know, it is trul y unique," says Keil, .. No other non profit organization is doing yoar· round, hands-on, feet -<>n. traditional arts education instructed by African, African-American,l.atino and Native American artists, teaching music and dana at the same time, encouraging mentoring with the goal of building a self-sustaining tradition in each el ernenwy school "If we achieve our gnal by show ing school systems how to build self sustaining music-dance traditiom with multicultural local talents on limited budgets, we will make a big differena in children's lives everywhere," says Keil, who serves as presi · dent of the MUSE board ofdirectors. MUSE is supported by publi c and private grants, as well as by in dividual donors, induding such fa · mous musician s as B.B. King, Mickey Hart , Wynton Marsalis. Carlos Santana and Ani DiFranco. Keil says that in recent yeats. budgetary exigencies ha""tended t o eliminate musit:, arts and sports from the schools at the very time when they are most needed. "In many Bufl3lo inner-<ity schools, there is no playground anywhere in sigh~ no activity, no gym. no art. no music bdaw the fourth grade to ease the repression or oll<r a direction," he says. "We prornol< activity, participa· lion and joy by sending a team of a drummer and a danctt into a sdlool to start a self-sustaining tradition in wbidl dozens of fourth and fifth grader.; bemme~dananan:ldrum· rom who can mentor pr<--K through third graders. teaching them their rhythms and dance moves." The life-lessons from such an ex perience are endless and can't be taught from books, aa:ording to Keil "Activity and participation in a music-dan ce traditi on prepares children for a life well-lived at many deep and mostly unconscious lev els-how to be in time. in tune, in graceful syn chro n y with ot h er people, how to be an energetic pres · ence and a shin ing individual m tight relationships with many oth · ers simultaneo usly," he says. "We have to rei nvent the traditions before they're com p letely gone ." Hn•e you ever wished th•t vou had SCC'n a rev1ew before go an~ to the m ov1c!i or sp~ ndmg vour hard - ~arned mont>y on a hardcover hook o r mu su.. CJ>1 You're 10 lu~..k' There are a number of good rt.• v1ew Sill'' on the Internet that let vou M"arth and read revieW'> nt popular and nut ·su popular tltll'.!t For rnovlt>!o. whether vou gCl to the movu: thc:ater or rent one to watch at ho me. l.lnl"mal:'hme • http:/ / www.clnemachlne.com / ~ ~a movJe -n.·vJew \Carch engme that prov1dc-~ hstmgs of mov1e rt vJews for film!> of all genre~ <.1nemachme gather!> hundreds of movrt rev rew~ o l nt"""'' rdea!-te!o, cla.ssH.. film~. popular hits and mdependcnr features 111 o ne conve n1ent hstrng Th e rnformJtion 1.!1 ~..urrcnt, srnu· 11 sea rches the Weh everv dav for new mov1e n.· vtew' from leadmg newspapers and onhnt· film ~ •tc , , tndudrng The ( 'htlago \un 'I,,,., C rneman1a . Mr Showh 11 Mm 1<' (,uJde. Thr .'\Jrw YorA Tum· ~ Ree!Vu~ ws, USA Totlay. Varwr\ and The Wash "'Kton P(W Scarchrng C rnema ch 1ne ~~ ea'\ You ~an "ea rth for a film trtlt' til select one from the New Relea..M'!i menu In addrt ron , there 1~ a wt"t"k.h recommendat1om hst lor :.coops on the be-st new films You t:an search for review!i by entenng a film 's fulltllle rn the sea rch box and 11 wiJJ return a hst of rev rew!o for that film If vou are un surt" of a wk or the spelling. yo u can enter nne m two word~ cn ntamed 10 the title and It will re-turn a list of tllle!l tha t do!oely mat ch yo ur sea"h For book rev1ews, Tire New YorA Tmtes on the Web: Books < http:/ / www.nytlmes .com/ boolu/ ~ I) a good sil e to find full- text re views, news and a uthor tntervrews . Reg1strat10n IS requ1red. but It'' free o f charge. It includes the co mplete New York Trmes BooA Rt' vrew, daily book -relat ed news and rev1ews, and a sea rchable archrw frorn 1980 to the present of mort" than 50,000 New York Trmes bool.. reviews, bestseller lrsts and more. In additiOn , every week. The e"' York Times on the Web brings you a new selection of first chapters from books reviewed in Th e New York Trmes Book Revtrw or th.a t appear on The New York Times bestseiJe r hsts. Th~re are two sites recommended for musrc r~v r ews : Rrvre-ws & Pr~view O nline and Music Boulevard. Brllboard's Rev1ews & Pre· views On line <http:/ /www.blllboanl-onllne.com/ , _ _ ./ > has a searchable archive of more than 30.000 en · lries from 1970 to the present. You can search by artist, title, genre, producer or keyword . Many reviews com e with aud1o samples that can be heard with the L1q uid Audjo pJayer. which can M down loaded for free. Music Boulevard <http:// www.muslcblvd.com / >, an o nline. retail music store, is an other useful site for music reviews. Not only does it have more than 200,000 titles on CD, cassette tape a nd vinyl that you can purchase, it also provides music news, reviers and artists in formation . You can search for a panicu · lar a rt ist, album o r song and your results will List r~views , song samples, track listings and more . For a.msranct rn connecting to the World Wide Web, contact the CIT Help D<>k ar 645 -3542. - Sue Neumeister and Lort wtdzlnskl. Untverslty Librones BrieBy Gift to law school by family remembers 1926 graduate A f•mlly gift to the Law School has become a living tribut e I n the- m ~mo r y of Harry A. Ra chlm , a I 926 gradua te of the school Buffa lo a tt o rn ey Lauren D. Rachhn of Kavinoky and Coo k, and fami ly member!> have given S25 ,000 to th e law sc hool to be used for th e Harry A. Rachlin Pnzc in Propeny and Real Estat e Law Lau ren Rach lin said it wa s a Joint decis1on among the s1b lings and grandc h ildren .. because th ey k new th e law sc hool wa !l very importa nt to my father and they wanted to let h u namt' and the law sch ool connect1on co ntinue ." He added that hr 5 fa ther had .. a great interest in th e welfare of law student!~ and vuung lawyers. particularly in th e area of p roperty law." Ra chlin , wh o received an undergradua te degree from thl' l 1H Schoo l of Management, said he hopes " th1 s k1nd of grft can serv<' as a catalyst for o ther alumnr to gi\·e ba ck to th e unrvcrstt\ ·· The first two Harry A. Ra chlrn pnzes wt"re awa rd ed to ~tt'\t·n Sturman of Buffalo and Sarah Rudell of Wrllramsvrllc . whorl' ceived thcrr awards durrng th e Alumni ( n nvocat 1on fl1r thr: ).I \II Sc hool. Srurman , a 1997 g raduate of the Law ~~..honl. rt~u· tv t"d tht awa rd on behalf of his effort .. 1n helpmg 10 organ 11c th e t-d"'11l f-. Jaeckle G overnment Law { l'nter, wh1 c h deah With propt'rt' law and local land u1.1e . Ruddl 1s a thrrd year stud ent ""'' ho rt· ceived the award for her "' tudr r' rn prnpl·rt v !Jw �6 Repoa lea february 4.1009/Yol.311. lo.19 UB often courses, Web Information on " hot" political Issues Joss Ointon and the impeachment process By MAltA McGINHIS News Servk:.~ T Editor IRED of the media coverage of the impeachment trial? Looking for fresh insight o n the situatio n? UB i:, offering some academ1 c outlets and viewpoints via the cla.uroom. television and the Web--to Jccommoda tc those seeking mfo rrnation on th1s momentous occa - SIOn 111 our count ry's history. Barry Smtth, professor of philosophy. has created a dass on the philosophicaJ aspects of !he Ointon issues; Jim Twombly. assistant professor of politicaJ science, is teaching a tdeco urse on .. T he American Presidency," and Lockwood library is featuring a resource o n the UB librar- ies' Web site tit1ed .. Impeachment: A Select Guide to information." Smith says his new Am erican Plura lism co urse, .. Clinton : A Philosophi cal Exploration,n deals with general topics, including lymg, adulter y, ho nor, authority, role model s, sexual harass ment and po wer, rather than narrow, day- to-day political issues. Since American Pluralism is a ge neral -education requirement, Smith's co urse has enrolled about 200 students with a wide range of majors and interests. "Student reaction has been tremendous,n says Smith. "Contrary to what people sa id in anticipation-that people were bored stiff by the Clinton maners--1 find a very high degree of class interest and involvement" Smith says he tries to teach "argument by example" in his· class. .. I try to show stu dents h ow they can deal with im portant issues of race, class, gender and sex in a rational way, by invo lvi ng th em in discussions and debates in which opposing sides of an issue are given eq ual time. The C linton matters were, it see med to me, an interesting focus point for a wide range of issues of this sort ." Political Science. However given According to Smith, college stu- the current presidential situation, dents today are "confirmed in their Millard Fillmore College (MFC) somewhat anarchistic., relativistic., has added it to its list of telecounes. happy-go-lucky prejudices by Pr<si- The three-credit course is open to dent Clinton's seemingly magical the Western New York community powers to escape punishment from for the cost of regular UB tuition his enemies." and fees, based on student status. However, he also believes stu It also is available in televised dents are " beginning to be class sessions via local cable-access troubled by a small whisper, com- television at no Charge but without ing from deep within themselves, academic credit. "The course is intended as a whic h tells them that cutting moral corners may be wrong after community service from UB to all...and that objective morality help everyone understand the recent headlines in greater depth," wiU win out in the end." Smith also has posted an inter- said James Anderson, director of esting collection of debalable read- instructional technology at MFC. Twombly says th< course is not ings to be used in his class online within the "Clinton Philosophy "' history class bul rather "a look at the AmeriCan presidencY as an Deposit " located at <http:// wlngs.bufblo.- / phllosophy/ institution as shaped by the individuals who occupy the office." facult)'/smlth/dlnton>. The class sessions will air at 7 Twombly's course, "The Ameri can Presidency," traditionally is of- p.m. on Tuesdays and II p.m. on fered through the Department of Sundays, repeating at 5:30p.m. and 7 p.m. the following Saturdoys. For those who would ratM read about the impeachment matters, Lockwood has compiled a wdl-<>rganized Web guide intmdcd to "place the situation in contt:xt" at <http:/ / ubllb.buffalo .edu/ llb r.,les/ u n I U /1 ml / gowdocsu b J/ hn-'>ment.html>. librarians haYecamuiiy sel<aed information in an attempt to ;woid partisan sources. The guide is broken into sections including "' Report of the In dependent Counsel," "The White House Rebuttal and Supplementary Documentation," .. Relevant Sectio ns o f the Co nstitution," "Non -Partisan Background Information about impeachment ," .. President C linton's Situation" and "The lmpeacbment Trial" Highlights indude a section on the "' Impeachment of Andrew )ohnsoo." which links to a w that has rq>roduoed more than 200 excerpts from Harper's ~ print..! betwe<n 1865-69,a link to a site prepam! by the National Archives on "Watergate and the Constitution," as well as links to legal briefs presenting the president's position, proceedings of the trial in print and audio-visual formats by C-SPAN and CNN, and the Senate's rules for conducting the trial. The impeachment gu ide is found on the .. Fatured Resourc~" · page of the UB libraries Web sitt, which highlights new or important resources or services at UB. Visit tbe -page at < http:// ubllb.buffalo.edu/llltradu/ featuNd / >. The decline of the traditional family UB sociology professor begins study on why some choose cohabitation over marriage lly PATIUCIA DONOVAN News Services Editor acwmmodate new kinds ofrelational units and intimate liaisons. • HE obvious decline of Magdol expects her study, now in th~ ~radi t ionaJ family is Cherlin, a leading family demogra- the pilot stage, to clarify the ways atra1smg co ncern among pher, notes that the divorc< rate in the titudes toward marriage and family so me sociologists and 1980s was twice what it was in the are OYO!vingand where they are beadpolicymakers. The increasing rates 1950s, and has dc:dincd only moder- ing. lt will involve in-depth interof divorce and cohabitation, two atelysincrthen. To put this in another views with approximately 50 couples of the trends that mark this de- p=pective." says Magdol, "In 1880. of different ages and stations in life cline, illustrate Americans' para- two of every 1,000 couples divorced who are living together outside of doxical attitude toward marriage each year. Today, 20 of every I000 marriage, rome for decades. and family, a UB sociologist says. couplesdivorceeachytar-<!10-fold "AJrady, we've seen a marked Lynn Magdol, assistant profes- increase over I00 )'Cil'-" difference between the reasons sor of sociology, rece ntly began a • The U.S. birth rate is down. young adults live together and why qualitative study of cohabitors to • More Americans elect to have those in their 40s, 50s and 60s live find out how and why they choose children outside of marriage than together,.. she said. this arrangement instead of mar- any time in our hi story. Magdol said her research team riage. She also conducted a quan - • Cohabitation is on the rise in aU wants to know why couples adopt titative survey of UB students sectors. The 1970 Census estimated this non -traditional lifestyle on a about the ir changing atti t ud~s to- that 500,000 households consisted temporary or permanent basis. Do ward these new arrangements. of heterosexual unmarried couples. couples fonnally share this _decision, "Marriage and family are idealized Today, more t h an 3.7 million she asks. and what benefits do they in this country," Magdol said, "and, households fit thai description. think they derive? How does their officially at least, we hold them to be • Sixty percent of divorced people behavior and expectation correlate sacred On the face of it, our behav- who remarry start out by living with those of married couples? ior seems to suppon that position. together. Conversely, a substantial The study will produce ati insidNearly-aU of us express a desire for n umber of divorud persons who ers' penpective, she says. as opposed an exclusive, intimate association; at to much of social-science research, cohabit remarry. least 90 percent of us say we want to The result of these changes, said in which an outsider impostS intermarry, most of us do and the major- Magdol, is that Americans spend pmationsonbehavior-thatofthe ity of us want to have children. less time married over the course researcher, according to Magdol. ..As traditionally constituted, of their liv<s than they used tn MarAmericans havt .come to accept however, marriage and family ap- riage is less crntral to our we COWS< broader and more varied definitions parently aren't satisfying the social and less crntral to our decision to bear of "family" and "tnat:riage" than they and intimacy n ee d s of many children. "It isn't that we'"' jusl toss- haYe in the past. B<causeofthis,more people." she said. ing the traditional forms out the win- and more of us will be involv<d in She cites the evidence: dow," she says. "Most couples who live such non-traditional arrangements • Although most Americans do together <Yentually marry. Wt are, in years to come. Magdol says. bemarry at some point, they are delay- however, SIMching and molding the cause it will carry less stigma ing marriage until they are older. instilutiom of marriage and 6uniJy to This has imporlant public - T LETTERS TO THE EDITOR • Once married, demographers projccl that married couples haYea 50 perrenl chana: of divorcing. Andr<w policy implications. she notes, and ' the study is likely to suggest new avenues of quantitative research to help adapt policy to reality. She agre<s that thett are some who fear that the increased rates of oohabitation herald the decline of the larger social institutioo we eaU 'liunily. "The truth is,"MafPll says.."oolmlatico has alw.!ys existed, but it has bem more or less invisible until recently. II usuaUy iiMliYed thot;e on the """" end rL the ~and socialsade,and was stigmatized by the middle classes. The reasoo that it has drawn so much atlflltion ofla1e and carries less shame, slie says, is thai thot;e same middle classes hav. come to praaice it quite openly. No one need wonythat marriage is dead, however.~ points out that there are many pbysical. onotional. social and ecooomic benefits ofli:red to those who are married E= if we experimoedivon:e, we tend to tmla!T)'. "A broader definition of'fiunily' is growing amoog Americans, one that embraces unmarriedoouples,intmacial and inlfmlltur;ll families. adopted families. 'CO!istructed' or non-kinship families of wu-elated p=ons.gay and lesbian fiunilies, and so on." Although some may want to relurn to the narrowly defined "family values" that they fear bave been left behind. that is unlikdy to happen, Magdol says. "Some are constructing new, perhaps mo"' efficienl and~ ways 10 haYe traditional needs met: she says. "and we'd lik< to explore their perimd= �february 4.1!91/YnlJII.Io 19 Obituary SportsRecap - Bill Kinser, 67, associate professor of art; headed Communication Design Program Bill Kinter, • popul•r teach•r who headed the Communication Design Program in the Depan mcnt of Art, died suddenly over the weekend in his h ome in Boalsburg, Pa. He was 67. KinSt"r, an associate professor of art, was a popular teacher who~ Inventiveness and promulgation of n ew methods, forms and tech nologies in graphic d~ign took his students to the frontiers of the communication field. .. Bill was always full of energy and enthusiasm-a really crazy guy," said Tony Rozak, professor of art and Kinser 's close frie-nd. .. He was an exceUent designerreally an exceptio nally creative art - ISt-who was always fulJ of great ideas." Rozak said. "His talent is wel l-known in the 6eld. He was already a legend when I was in graduate school." Rozak's comments were echoed by department Chair Adele Henderson. "We'U really miss Bill; she said... He was such a smart guy and he always had something to co~trib ute that made us stop and consider a new perspective." Kinser was assistant professor o( art at Pennsylvania State Univer· sity before he joined the UB art faculty in 1988 . He taught under· graduate and graduate courses in computer graphics. com · munication de sign, aperimental media, typog· raphy and electronic publications design . Before Penn State, he was on the faculty of the University o( Illinois and the Atlanta School of Art, where he chaired the G raphic Design Department. During his professional career, Kinser developed a personal com pu ter program for graphk design ca.Ued RUNE, an interactive expert program for the non -designer. He served as a design consult · ant for a number of coUeges, uni · versities, museums and corpora· tions both here and abroad, and was vice president of Forever Toys, a Pennsylvania company headed ...... by his wife , Charlene , thai pro · duces handmade: plav things for national dis tribution . His articles have ap peared in such maga · zines and journals as lication ), the Ge rman publication Novum Gebrnudls-grapluc and in design publications in Japan. His books include "The Elements of West . em Typographic Style." "Design for Desktop Publishing" and , wtth Neil Klienman , "Tht Dream that was No More a Dream: A Search for Aesthetic Reality in Ger many, 1890-1945." Rozak described Kinser's loss as .. terrible for the stu · dents, for UB and (or me person· ally. I can't believe he's gone. I just h01ve a hard time 'knowang' H. I'm going to miss him very. very much . We all will." censure: correct English and custom express no confidence in bodies, be they football teams. courts or what ever. Professor Malone, in the very same meeting where he calls censur· ing the administration "an absolutely silly thing to do," apr= himself in favor of a motion of noconfidencr in the Board of Trustees. To be sure, not all admmistrator ~ are equally involved in the statisttcs disaster, jwt as not all players on a losing team are equally culpable m defeaL Yet, the team is blamed, '" screaming headlines, as a collectJVe. The administration , while 1m ploring us to talk suDstance and on the merits (rather than process and personalities), is itself quick to con· jure up specious linguistic inanities to avoid talkmg turkf.")' (as well as quick to levy accusations against Professor Nickerson , which are wildly off base.) Recently, boxer Tyson was a~,. cused of being a .. rapist reduS<.' " This angered him because, he said, he was not a recluse. Here we have a motion that the ad · ministration be ce n sur("d , which angers them because, they say, there is no adnumstr.l tion to be censured. The censure itself, by their comments. would be "an honor.n Meanwhile . I do wanl Ill commend the admm1strat10n on forming a supercomp utmg ce nter-well done! -fohn C. G. Boot Choir, Management Science and Systems ~--1 Exhibits noor, 8 p.m.; Sund.y, noon to S p.m. _._,._£-. "Thoy Too, Hod A O...m. • b tho thorn< tNrd in In Anr"WJal series of autographk; exhibits In honor of Black of the The men' ba!.ketball team dropped a pa.~r of pmes on d'le road lut week to r-enwn wtn~s 1n d'le Mtd· American Conference Buffa~ dropped a 74..o46 deoSJOn at Northern llhnots on )an 28 u 1t was outSCored 5 1-22 '" the second twf aftu lead.ng 24-23 ;u tutfame L~m Umpbell ~ the Bulls wrth rune potnts as the tum ~d no double-figure scorers. Nne johnson led d'l~ Bulls Wld'l mne rebounds. while WiH Campbell ~d seven points and four ~ The Bulls then moYed on to Kalamuoo Mteh ~ they dropped an 82-65 deci:SO"' to a hot shooting Westem MK:htpn squad The Broncos \hot s.-4 percent 1n the second twf to hold off the Bulb who outscored WMU. 43..-42. in the penod Sophomore Nikolai Alexeev led the Bulls Wid'! I 7 points. while lou1s Umpbel had I 1 Uld johnson a career--hizh 10 po~nts. The Bulls were outl"eboundecl 4()..28 in ~r lid'! straight lou WOMEN' S Mushall 76 , UB 59 UB 63 , W estern Michigan 58 UB 71 , Boll State 63 The Bufls' women's tum spilt games on the road this week. los1n1 ~ Mld-Arneric&n Conference pme to Marshall, 76-59, on Jan. 25,defea.tingWestem Michtpn,6l · S8,on )an 28. -.nd mama.Wtlng a perfect home-<ourt record (9-0) in a win OYer MAC opponent Ball State, 71-6). 1n AkJmni An!N on Satu~ In the game against MarstWI. serVer po~nt guard Catherine Jxob and sophomore center rrfbny Bell turned 1n impr"essrve performances With I 5 points apiece, despfte the lou. Bell led wrth etght rebounds, while J~cob pn.ched in five boanjs.&..e: asSJsu Uld four nea.Js Mar1 McClure paced the Bulls to vtetory OYef'" WMU wrth 20 po~nts. s1x rebounds, SIX autsu ;and t'WO steals Bell contributed 16 points and pulled down IO...t>ounds. On Sarun:by, Kim Coon led Coach Cheryi Ooner"s team wrth 18 po~nu while Bell (llpts.. S nebounds).jacob (17 pts) and sophomore guard Son.a Ortega (10 pts.) e.Jch scored 1n double figures for the Bulls ~wimmin~ Miami ( OH ) Ill , UB 102 The men's li'Mmrrung team f~ in first defe.Jt ofd\e season in a 13l·I021on ap~nst MAC opponent Mwnt (OH) in a meet hosted by Bowhng Green on Sawn!oy Dan H1ckey led Coach BuddTenrun's squad with .....;ns 1n che 100 (46.85) and'200 freestytes )I :4 I .61 ). He wu mo • memboo- of the vktorious ..00 freestyle squad. along wnt. )oM NUI<s, Bn.n il<.u..lotte >nd jose Monoon. Other first..place finishen •nduded Eric Stimson 1n !he 200 backnr-o«e ( I 51 18} and Juon Md•.achtan in the S00 freestyfe (4:4282) WOMEN ' S Cornell 158.5 , UB 140.5 The WCH"r''err·s swurwnulg t.evn nanowty lost to host Cornell, I S8.5 to 140.5, on Sawrday, desprte the perfonnance of Inger Rooneem, W'ho led Coach DorSI !Uynolds' squad wtth first-place vkt.ones 1n the SO~ (24.39). the 100 freesty4e (51.04) and the 200 indMd~l medley (2.1 0.09). Rooneem was also a member of the Winning 21XHnedley rei")' teUll ( I 49 5 I) with K1mberly Theeq:e JennHer Quinlan ~nd Ueselle Tnnidad. Tnnldad also placed first 1n the 100 butterfly (58.84) and the 200 butterfly (2.-()9.75). while Andrea SkJUman ca.prured both the one- and three--meter d""1ng Wre~tlin~ UB 21, Kent State 17 UB 28, Miami (OH) 6 UB ) 6 , Syracu se I UB 20, Eutem Illinois 19 The wresding tNm '41111'00 ~ pa.r of d~l meets Sarurday afternoon, mcludmg IU fir-n-ever Mtd-American Conference VICtOry,~ win OVf!l" Kent Sate UB tn.lled the ~~ State Golden Rashes. I 5-0, after the first four we~ghl classes and was down, 18--4, with four matches l"'t!fTWning in the~ But Jacob Schaus ~lted the team with-. win by fa.ll OYer Ben Dobies at the 2.:15 rN;rlc.. The biz momenwm swin& for the Bulb came 1n lhe 184-pound we.Jht dus Sen6or Haa Rkd fought a tough rN;tch Uld ~led with ~ wm by fall. Josh Sates Uld John Eschflf'lfe4der then closed out d'le last t""' rN;tehes wn:t. dedslon victories u the Bulls p~led 22- 17 In the second match of the afternoon. d'le Bulls defeated vtsrtmg Syracuu Untvef'"Sit)' ]6-1 Rko recorded his second YIC'tOf")' by fa.ll of d'le <by, pmmng Shzwn Thomas at the 5:H mark. On Sundzy, UB ~ its second MAC Win wtth a 28-6 VICtOr)' at Mwn1 (OH). The Bulls then defeated Eastem llhnots, 20--19, "' ~ non-conference rNtch For the weekMd, Schaus and )akA! Partiow both ""•"ent 4-0, wh1\e Eschenielder and R1ccl bod'! Wf!nt 1·1 Events calendar Adtton<t f«uuty bhlbltlon Northern Illinois 74 , UB 46 Western HichiJan 81, UB 6S MEN' S To The £dltor: The Adjunct Faculty Exhibition in the UB Art c:.aKefy, seconcf fe.~tures recent """" by adjunct momben of ... o.panmont of Art. Tho •t.>w w;n continue to ~ - 26. HoUrs for the UB Art GIJ~ a... ~ .-Sit., 10:30 a .m . to ~a~Ket~all MEN' S Print, Idea . Graphu , Horizons (a USIA pub - r~llective 'lbeMail.It is amusing to observe how an administ ration, which never tires of blaming Albany, sud denly finds fault when their own administration is taken to task as a collective: .. This flies in the face of any notion of fairness or due process .. they aver with a straight face. On previous occasions. some quite recent. where 1 did name names, I was accused of ad hominem attacks-and even when llefw>ut names and chal lenged specific offices, the ad ministration complained publicly about my (lack of) civility. It is both rorrect En~h and established custom to censure or Repodea J7 M.tl Dean Vee•: U C.loomln.tor Martr;OeaniJeca's.nstalatioo. EJ GklorniNtor, rs described ti "a gNl tiq"" blob huttling through - · and ~=the~~~acrybc mural, which CoYefl a~walh ol n ~ Gatloty, W3> ;,p;..d bycartooo. pop art and expres.siorist WOib. It oMfl bt on display in tho Ughtwol Gallo<y ., u.. Center for the Arts through june Houn for the Ugh~l Gal~ an!' 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Now playing other club teams, they hope to face off aga1nst women's teams from Cornell and Niagara Univers1t1es. $5.7 million Nlli grant to fund hearing studies Investigators to expand multidisciplinary research into causes of acquired hearing loss By LOIS BAKU News S«Vices Editor system tha t aim to determir-e how and why noise and certain thera· T peutic drugs cause loss of hearing. Acquired hearing loss, as distin guished from hereditary hearing loss. affects approximately 28 million people in the Unitai States alone. The project is grounded in a dozen years of research conducted HE Cen ter for Hearing and Deafness, one of the world's leading hearing- research labor'atories. has received a $5.7 million program project gr.mt from the National Institutes of Health to expand studies geand to Wlderstandiog and treating acquired hearing loss. The five-year grant funds four projects on the function of the peripheral and central auditory at UB by a tam of internationally recognized scientists in the Center for Hearing and Deafness, a multidisciplinary effort i,!\,olving 30 scientists spanning eight depart - mt'nts and three schools withm UR. A program proJeCt grant. some times chara cterized as "b1g sc1 ence," provides re sea rch er~ with the funding to tadde problems, such as acquired heanng Joss. from several directions at once. Richa rd 1. Salv1, professor of communicat 1ve disorders and SCI ences and o tolaryngology. 1s ch1ef mvestigator on the grant . "This grant as wonderful news for the university," said President Will tam R Gremer. "It will enable Pro- fessor SaJv1 and h1s team to expand thc1r pathbreakmg research mto the causes of acqu1red heanng loss. .. The1r outstandmg work lS a stel lar e.x.<uTJple of r.hco interdisciplman rt"search that we foster at L~ B .' C. remer added "Thor studies prom 1se not only to advance SC1ent1fic knowledge about acqum:d hearmg loss, but to benefit millions of people who suffer from thlS affl.icuon. "We are proud that our center received thas presllg~ous NIH ~- ..... 7 The crash:' CIT working to restore email service ·y~VIOAL News Sefvk:es Editor F OR the sewod time in less than a week, UB's central email server crashed this past wedc.eod,and n:mained down for about two and a half days. leaving the majority of the unM:r.ity's 13culty,Siaffand studmts unable to send or receivo email And despite round-the-clock work to fix the problem and restore the system, its cause has left Computing and Information Technology (CIT) administrators and personnel with as many questions as answer>. (See ~ted story, Page 2) There was no way to foresee the aisis,and ona: the problem has het:n solved, the university will need to examine how its email system ls set up to c:nsu.re that this does not occur again, acrording to Hinrich Mart= associate vier president for computing and information technology. "We have to live t hrough this week and come to some stable operation again ," Martens added . 'lhm we need to do some seriow thinking and evaluation. The server failure looms as a rnl worrisome problem because we have a major commitment nat fall with Ac:u:s.s '99 .._ hllve to live through this week •nd come to some IUble opera~ ageln. Tben we need to do some serious ternoon and a temporary server was o nline by mid-afternoon Tuesday. The previous week, the system went down late Wednesday afternoon and was available again by Thursday evening. Hardware for US's cent raJ email se rver is supplied by Sun Microsystems. Inc.. a leading provider of network computing sys tems, including workstations and ~rvers. and US's preferred vendor for more than l 0 years, Martens said. The server's software is supplied by Vcritas Software Corp., one of the largest ind~den t suppli ers of storage management soft ware th at has partnerships with Sun, Microsoft, Hewlen Packard and numerous other vendors. While no other university that ht• knows of uses this hardware/soft ware mstallation , Martens sa id. Part of the problem may li< wtth the uni~ersity's decision to centraJ - izc the majority of its email functions. thinking •nd ..,...,.tlon." _ , . MAIITtHS and don't want to 1x exposed to this risk again under any cimunstances." The system crashed Saturday af- some son of point where the- system IS getting wacky," he satd . many compan1es around the world use it for ftle storage ... Given UB's performance requirements. there is nothing bener out there," he said. The problem is the quantity of email that UB generates, he noted. Each day, UB faculty. staff and stu · dems send and receive 160,000 to 200.000 pieces of email. In addition , the ce nt raJ email server sto res m o re than 8 million files. And those numbers grow daily. "To provide an ema.il serv1ce of this magnitude, in terms of mes sages-per-day and total volume of files, puts us near the edge of tech nology," Manens said ... We have the capac it y to process those 3!> long as the system remams OK." UB has had thts particular system. hardware and architecture m place for a year, he added. The only difference between now and a year ago IS "the volume of the load bcmg pro cessro and the number of files we are storing have IOL"feased bevond "We have made a choice to pro vide- a centralized email server, and .put ourselves at the leading edge of what 's available. Basically, we're usi ng software that is commg out of the development laboratories with the ink drying . (It's) been tested, but we're into the first de livery of the softwa re. and exposed to th e problems.'' Marten s sa1d. So exactly what happened ' Although the problems now seem to have begun a f(W hours ear~er, at abou1 8 p.m. las1 Wednesday, Feb. l . CIT staff noticed that the centrJI email system was not performmt! normally. Maneru SOld. Th< probl<m was traced to a faultydiskcontroliC:'r . wtuch did not wve a dear trouble s1g naL In add1110n. the overall l ' ~IX svstem faUed to aJen opcra10r' nr managers that thcrt• "'"m .t pmbk·m lhremaght,anempt.s wen· made h 1 rt:store the fih:~ . but even at th.n pomt. CIT operators d1d nul k.no"that rhc problem hc~d heen c.~u:.c:d lw a hardw-are fuilun.· That pn1hlt~m �2 llepodea february 11.1!!19/'lui.JO.Io 1D BRIEFLY Correction --lhe Charles Bernstein, award · wmning poet and essayist considered by many critics to be one of the major literary theorists of his generation, is David Gray Chair of Poetry and Leners. He has been a member of the UB faculty si nce 1990. An item thlt ~In the l(u. dossedionoflost-.- of C""'flUle' SdenGoDopnnent ll1d ~· ing. w. regrot the "'""· Asian Studies offering summer faculty grants The Asian Studies Program. through • u.s. Educotion [)e. portment Title...,-~ b - · ing tw<\ summer focuhy grants ol $2,500 9dllor undergraduate coune dewtopment in Asiln m.dies. The locus must be on hunilnlties courses It the 300/ 400 -·The end product con be a neYt Asia-centered murse, • signillantly . - Olr.ring 0< an Asian module in an exbting or project<d coune. Appliations- be sent by Morch 1~ to Tlmolhy Rutenber,-...,. proYOSt lor lntenolionol educotior1. 411 Capen Halt For more """""'"' tion ond oppllations, contoct ThomasW. ~ - o l Asian studies, It 645-3414, 0< Your wort& as a poe:t. crtttc and e.ss.aybt has received much acclaim from those In your field, but Is little under· stood by the rest of u s. What Is " language" poetry? The name co mes from L=A=N=G= U=A=G=E,a magazine I edited with Bruce Andrews &om 1978 to 1981. In the magazine. we focused on con temporary poetry and poetics that was not conventionally representational, som<lhing that is perhaps more familiar to some m tmns of painting (at least in the pe· riod &om Picasso to Jackson PoUock) than in terms of writing. - b I t - contemponry ~·....._~." ca.-to mokes __ _ _ etc.-It - 10 . .7 . .. ~t..ff,'n-he>. DIBenedetto to head dental alumni unit for second year Paul R. DiBenedetto, 1 1979 grodua~ ol the School ol [)en.. tol Medicine, ..... be<n named prosid<nt ol the 4,!JOO.member UB o.nt.l Medidno Alumni ,.,.. sodation for a second year. DiBenedetto served as c~> chair tOr the 1998 Grutor ~=~~ng lllet!llng as woll. He poKtlces in Cheektowaga. Michotl D. Ehlen, who graduoted from the dental school in 1985, will """' .. president-elect lor. second year. He b • dinial k)structor of rostonotive dentistry at UB and has a p<Ktlce In Boston. N.Y. David R. Ric••• 199-4 dentotschool graduate, begins his first term .. SOCI<ta!y. He b • clinical instructor ol res!Dfotive dentistry . and has a poKtJc• in Bulfolo. Richard J. Lyneh, a 1983 dental·schoof g r•duate, will serVe as treasurer for a second y•ar. Lynch i1 1 past pruldont of the de'Otll alumni assoda· lion. A partner In the Western Now Yorlc Dental Group, P.C., he practkes In Williamsville. REPORTER Tho ~lsoampus cornmunilypublished by the OffiC• of News Se!Vices in the Division ol Un~ s..vtces, State lJnlvmity ol New YO!!< at Buflllo. • Edtcrial olllc:es . . located at 136 Crofts Hoi. The major problem may simply be a lack of familiarity with it. Any art form with which one has no famil tarity wliJ seem difficult. For me, the most int eresting poetry does things wtth words that cannot be done m any other medium. Some of the poems I like may at first seem strange t o ~o me o n e wh o primaril y read s straightforward narratives, whether fiction or nonfiction. If you try to read these poems~ if there is a mt•s ~gc to be extracted, or as if they are teUmg a story, o r Cb 1f they are de !>4-.ribmg a ~cn e, then you are likely to he.~ frustratt."<l. lt '!t not a question of exlraL·ling infonnatJon but of at tendmg to mood , style. vocabulary. ~tr w..1ure and syntax. II"~ .IS 1f you .1rc: trymg to use ))OS ...:o mmand.s m a Windowsenv1ronmenl and yo u kt:ep typ1ng ''click" at tht· t.:o mmand wmdow rather than enterm g tnt o the operattng environment In playing with langu•ge a nd me•nlng, what Is the best thing you 've le•med ? POt·try l.an be playful and much ol mtnt' L~ howcvcr. meantng is not a game wtth fued rules. Words mean many more things than we mtcnd when Wt' try to control what tht•y say. Poctry's a wav to tap mto that lingu1s wu~.edu _..,._ _, ........... ., CototeSmith-. Sue.... Oonzlg .................. ....... Loio- ...,_Sf*IO !llonGalil.um Chrislint llldll Motalol<.Onnls What Is I t - t h i s - that lntltg!Ms , _ so much has led to,......_. to- ..... ets using- - . y forms? So much contemporary culture IS made to be easily consumed and readily disposed. The obsession with simplifying everything pervades not only mass culture, bu t also education and journalism. Complexity and difficulty are too readily frowned upon and that means our level of public-but also private-disco urse is disturbingly limited. The problem is that the emphasis on the accessible often produces very bland an that may be high on moral or emotional sentiment but lacks an mtellectual and aesthetic and ethical intensity. Besides, "unpopular" art can be the most fun and also the most enthralling. How should we •s re•den •pproach these new forms of ex pression? W.th open tar~ l.istenmg for sounds and textures and rhythms and tones and turns and tumbles before asking what 1t's "about." It may be about about , or amund about, or beside 11 self and then some. A good introduc· uon would bt· UN.Ebreak, a radio series of haJf-hour readings and mterviews I dJd Wlth about 30 poets omd novelists. wtuch was broadcast lib! year on WBFO and other statJOll!t. The whole series IS available m Rea1 Aadjo on the Web at the Elt.-c Iro ni c Poetr y Ce nter <http:/ I wtngs.buflalo.edu/ epc >. Wh•t Is so unusu•l •bout the UB Poetks Progr•m ? What makes our program umque is that "'-'C have a core group of poet!~ and fidi on wnters who teach litera ture at the graduate and undergradu ate level. At most universities. liter- ary artists teach creative wriung, but at UB there has been a }().year tradi· tion ofbaving poets teod1 what llik< to call crea!M reading. Presently, our co re faculty consists of Robert Credey, Susan HOW<, D=nis Tedlock and myself~and in the Fall I am thrilled that Samud R. Delany wiU be joining us. Raymond F<dmnan has been for me a auciaJ presena in the program, so I greeted word of his retirement from VB with sadness, though I exp<ct he wiU continue to give readings and talks at UB. But focusing on the faculty misses what really makes the Poetics Program work-and that is our remarkable graduate students. The Poetics Program is especially designed to allow poets to work as literary scholars, while at the same time providing a forum for their continuing development as anists. The goal of the program is to produce graduates who art well·suited to teach both writing and literature classes, and who...., capable of combining aspects of the scholarly and artistic approaches in their criti cal writing and their teaching. This approach has produced poets and scholarswhoarehavinga ~and n=ry infiuena on the 6cld of lit· erary studies. I'm glad to= that some of the most intcresting)'JWlg<l' Amcri. can poet ·scholars have UB Ph.D.s. onduding Juliana Spahr, lena Osman. Elizabeth Willis, P<ter Gizzi and Mark Wallacr-and I should add B<n Fried· lander and Yunte Huang, who are just completing their degrees. When you consider asking • poet to read here, wh•t do you look for? \o\.''hile I coordinate Wednesdays at 4 Plus. the writers are selected by all cor< faculty of the Poetics Program and we also consider suggestions by the graduate students in the Poetics Program. We try to pick writers whose \.\fOrk is relevant to our classes and who are not only able to read their work. but also to mc..'Ct with students. The key to the series is that it is student·centered. Before ~ch of the readinJ!'o the gu.... mc<t with a class of undergraduates who have read at leas! ooe of their r<· cent book.<. The undergr.tduates also attend the readings. For many US undergraduates, this is the lint chance they ba"" had to meet with poets and fiction writ· m and to attend li1=ry readings. Taking poetry out of a book and putting it into perfo~ is a crucial dimension for appreciat· ingUt<ra~ not just of the present. because the S3J1l< lessons can be applied to older writing. And getting to mc<t writ= and hear them talk about their back· ground and their work tends to personalitt what for many stu· dents maySttm a very distant OC · cupation. We also ammgc for the visitors to meet with one of our graduate poetics seminars. This can be as m-varding for the visiting writers as for the students. What's on this sp<tng's Wednesclloj lit 4 Plus ule that someone new t o thb subject shouldn 't ·mlu7 The schedule is posted at the EPC and listed in the Reporur week by week... I don't think it 's so impor ~ tant which reading one goes to-but just to start to go to pocuv (and prose) readings in the war one would go to concerts or TllOV ies or sports ~ents.. So Why not stan with the next one. on Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Screening Room--Joanne Kyger and B<n Friedlander. Wh•t question do , _ wish t h..t llSked. -would you hne answered tt7 Where &n you ge1 poetry books in BuffaJo? We are very fortunate in having one of the very best tit· erary bookstores in the U.S.: Talk· ing l.eav<s Books (across &om the South Campus). I consider Talk· ing Leaves an integral part of our Poetics Program and am grateful for their suppon of poetry and of the writ~ we bring to town. Faculty looks at consequences of email crash By ELUN GOLDIIAUM N~ Serv•ces Editor O M E people arc callmg this week 's email system crash a prev1cw of Y2K . Others describe a kind of email withdrawal, wondering wh o has been trying to contact th em. Still others fear an irrevocab le loss oi important material. And fo r a campus steeped in the virtues of educat ional tech nology. the:.- crash has fo rced faculty to see just what 1t s limit s are and how they will work around them in the future. " If we're becoming so dependL"flt on this tL'Chnology. then what are we going to do when there are problems?" asked Deborah Burhans. a lee turer tn the Department of C..om puter SctenCt' and Engmt.-enng, a department that has its own server and _____ S --------------Amhefst. (7t6) 645-2626. t1c and sonu. nchness. both for the pleasure of the activity and to explore how language shapes our ways of perceiving the world. Language is as much a probe for discovtry as a way of capruring the already known. ""was unaffected by the cr.tSh. "Thb experien(e argues for a course 's onlint' component to be Web-based and not email-based," she said. For students expected to email their assignme nts to professors. the crash has earned them a short extensi on on their dead lines, whi1e course listservs have been silenced temporarily. But on Tuesday, when Burhans asked the ISO st udents in her Com pUler Science I 0 I course how many of them were severdy ham pered by the crash , the answer sur prised her: Almost none . She also was surprised by the fact that about a third of her students said they had ou tside emai1 accounts, a point that makes sense, she said, considering many of them live outside the area and need to have an additional account for use during vacations and the summer. faculty, staff and students infor- mall y polled by the Reporr" sar that while they have been seriously mconvenienced by the email sys - tern crash. they have been able to work around the problems so far. But for others, the consequences are far more serious. One facu1ty member noted that there could be critical ramifications if email me~ ­ sages concerning grant applica tions or paper publications a re mtssmg. Of course, the longer the prob lem continues, the more se ri ous the consequences . "It'sacompletedisastc:r."said Hank 1. Bromley, assistant professor of edu· cational organization, administra tion and policy. ... It is as though someone came into my office in ttK: middle of the night, pulled things out of my file cabinet at random and threw them out and then left a note saying 'We'n: sorry, some unknown amount of your material is gone and we don't know what's missing.' This is comple1ely unacceptable." BromJey, who said he uses his email as a filing system, explained that he works "tethered to my email." He uses it to communicate with colleagues and students, and to organiu national conferenc.es, a task that n:oquires communicating the same message to many people at the same time ... The worst part of it is I simply don't know what rve lost." he said. Other faculty members reponed 11 was frustrating not to have email available, ospccially if students were trying to contact them. Mary flanagan, assistant professor of media stutly, noted that the crash wiU force people to think of how ex· tcnuating circumstances lik< th= wiU affect how they worlr. and teach. "W.'U have to think of aU the 'what ifs,'" she said. "So if the ........,. go<s down, wiU students be able to par· ticipate in an online learning environment and what are the altema· tiv<s? We'D have to design for that be· cause failures wiU happen." �february 11. 1!!19/'llll :m.lo.1fl Reporier Panel to refine censure proposal FSEC crea~ subcommittee composed offormer senate chairs 8y SUI WV£TCHU Reporter Editor T HE Faculty S<nat< Executive Committee has formed a panel com · posed of former chairs of the senate who currently sit on the FSEC to refine a proposal censuri ng the administration for its actions in folding the former Department of Statistics into the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. The subcommilt ee, crea ted at the FSEC's Feb. 3 meeting, would have a range of options in dealing with the proposal , from sendjng it back to the senate to killing it. Th e proposal had been returned to tne FSEC for further work by the full Faculty Senate at its Jan. 26 meeting. Some senators speaking at that mee ting objected to censuring the abstract "adminis tr ati on," as opposed to specific persons o r o ffices. The censure resolution, which had been offered by John Boot, professor of management science and systems, asks the senate to censure "the ad mlnistration.. for not foUowing UB and SUNY procedures regarding the abolition of degree-gran ting pro · grams and for its "brazen disregard" of faculty input via established fa c- ulty governance councils. It also seeks the ce nsure for the .. actual steps taken n - the dismantling of statistic..:; as a department and its incorporation as a biostatistical unit within social and preventive medicine, ef- fective Sept. I, 1998. Bootuked to review with FSEC members •what I consider very false accusations made b y Profes- sor (Nicola..) Goodman against our chair." At the January senate meeting, Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education, had insisted that the senate was in fact in formed of the administration's actions regarding the statistics department because senate C hair Peter Nickerson had served as a member of the committee that was created to recommend a structural organizati on for statistics, aside from depanme~tal status. Boot told FSEC members that Nickerson had served on the committee only at the insistmce oflrwin Guttman, chair of the former department, and in the capacil:)' of a medical-school faculty member who served on a medical -school pand that was considering the issue. "There is no document that shows that his (Nickerwn's) """"'ever was mentioned in the context of chair of the Faculty S<nate," he said. In any event, there was nothing to discuss with the senate "because there was no proposal made; it was in debate," Boot said, noting that paperwork on many topics under discussion on campus may be circulated to the chair of the Faculty S.nate but .. are labeled very carefully 'not for distribution'" to the rest of the senate o r any other group on campus. " Th e fact that o ur (c h air ) knows it does n ot mea n that it ts tpso facto shared . " In th1 s particular case, th ere was n o reason to assume that 11 would be shared and it 's certait1'1 y not lud icrous o n thr pa rt of Pro fesso r Nickerson not t o h ave s hared it with us. " He knows a lot , he d oesn't have to disc uss it a ll w ith us and he ca n 't. . . because it's in debate. " For Professor Goodman to stand here (at the lan.26 Senate meeting) and say it 's ludicrous . .. for Pro fessor Nickerson not to discuss it is re ally a misrepresentation of the sequence of events." Boot also challenged the sequence of events regarding the dismantling of statistics that Goodman had out lined at the senate meeting, imply- ing that documents had been altered and individuals had been added t o document -distribution lists after the faCL .. In this day and age of word processing, it's perfectly possib ly to add things later," Boot no ted. " I think it 's aU an indicat1on of fraud ," he cha rged . Th e panel of fo rm er se nat e chairs formed at th e meeting tn · eludes Nickerron; Denn is Malo ne, SUNY Distingu ished Service Pro· fesso r in the Department of Elec· trical Engi n eering; Claude Welch . SUNY D istinguished Service Pro fesso r in the Department o f Po ht i· cal Scienc~; William Baumer,lpro fessor o f philosophy. and Boot. Malone suggested th at the panel. in addition to deciding what to do with the censure resolutio n. o ffer c........._.._,...,. Arkeilpane named director of athletics By LOIS BAKER News Services Editor R BERT Arkeilpane was in- troduced to the Western New York community as the new VB director of athletics during a press conference on Monday in AJumni Arena hosted by President William R Greiner. Arkeilpane was appointed to the top position in the D ivi sion of Athletics after a national search. He had served as interim director for the past !()months, succeeding Nelson E. Townsend, who accepted the position of associate vice presi dent for student affairs and special assistant to the president last year. "You can't possibly understand how excited I am that my jpumey has led me here today;' Arkeilpane told an enthwiastic crowd of alumni, staff and community supporters. That journey began on the Little League baseball and midget football fields of Amh=t, continued at Sweet Home High School and then Syracuse University, where Arkeilpane earned J bachelor'sdcgrcc in sp«ch commu· nianion and .....as a four-year letterman o n the van;ity football team. He also holds a nlilster's degree in sports administration from O hio University. Before com in g to UB in 1995 as assistant athletic director for devel opment and director of the Blue and White Club, he was assistant -.. athletic director for development at Miami University of Ohio· and at California State University at Ful lerton. He also held development positions with the University of Cincinnati Foundation and the UB Foundation during the 1980s. As director of athletics, Arkeilpane will have overall responsibility for all intercoUegiate athletic, recreational and intramural athletic programs. Working with the lmercoUegiate Ath letics Board, he will develop and evaluate programs and policies, de- velop strategic plans for establishing the UB athletics program in the MidAmerican Conference, and recruit, '"-"~--_j s upervise , a nd Al:kEI...PANE evaluate coaches and other staff. fn announcing Arkcilpane's appointment, Greiner said he was very pleased by the outcome of th e na · tionwide search. "We had a very effective search, which produced ex ceDent candidates from around the country," he noted . "Bob Arkeilpanc has a national reputation for excellence, is extremely knowlcdgcahlc and has an excellent reco rd of achievement here at UB a nd in h1s prior work. He is very well -regarded by his peers around the co untrv. "Bob's candidacy was strongly sup· ported by the leadership of the Mid American Conferrnce (MAC). and he has overwhelming local support, both at UB and in the We;tcm New York community;' Greiner said "He's the right person for the position as we complete the job of developing our Division 1-A athletics program." Arkeilpane, in turn, said that he has never encountered a lead~r who understands and vaJucs the rule:: intercoUegiate athletics plays in the ed uca tional m ission of an institu tion and the delicate balance he tween the two as has Greiner, and credit ed him with shepherding UR to its Division 1-A status. He al_.. o praised Townse nd 's efforts m at complishing " Mission 1- A." At this juncture, UB reminds hm1 of Syracuse in the late 1970s when the university had a great academic repu · tation but was struggling to regain ~~ athletic prominence. Arkeilpanc !talli. Noting that 45 percent of VB athlete> achieved a grade-point average of 3.0 or better during the Fall1998 semes· tcr, he pledged to aim for an equalh high performance in the athletic arena. '' From game pro moti o ns and ticket sales, to the hospitalit v we.- ex tend to those au ending o ur cv~: n ts. Wf." will be recognized as first cia~..... he said."While we readily admit that we haven't yet figured out all the for· mulas, I can guarantee you we won 't stop trying, or listening to the wn structive feedba ck we ret.~e ivt: frum our tonstitu ent... " HC' cmpha..<iiZcd th.u merd' f.t'l tmg to D1vi310n 1-A 1~n · t the goJI . " lmtc-Jd , wt· will h o ld o u rselves <11.. w u111able and compete like cham p10n ~ in the classroom, Ihe commu mty. dunng recruiting battles and on the fields of competition," Arkcilpanc sa id " I ask you not to judge us by our words., not to judge us by the outcome of a single contest, not even to judge us by the ou tcom e of a single season. But do jUdge us by o ur attitudes and actions." 13 Y2K@UB Ill Will additional funding be avaiklble for fixing Year 2000 problems? No. Each d epartm ent, un1l or node 1s expected to halam:e tht" need fur Y2K reso urces wuh o th er pnontles How do you fix the Y2K problem? You fix the problem by mod1fymg program" m dcv~ecs to work prop erl y. replacmg them w1th complmnt o ne' nr figunng out a wav to wor k arou n d any potenual damage that w uld be tau~d bv non co mplian ce. The solutiOn you chomt" ~· •II bt· hased on vanous tal to r!!.. 1ncludmg how c ritica l the svstem IS to ~..on 11num g operatJO fb t.ns t of the so luti On, availat-ulll\ ol vendor upg rade,, tlmt· 1mpa..t on resources and cnnt m gencv plan .. The Year 2000 rt:med1at1on pnH.t.''i~ t.uns 1 ~t~ o l thc~c !> h:'P" Step 1: Inven tor Y \tt·p 4 Vahda t1onrlestmg Step 2: Assessmenl t AnaiY!> I ~ " ltp S lm plemen tdtlon Step 3: Convers1on ( Rt:nov-J tiOII I ~ t cp 6. Monuonng Inform ati o n on each of thc3t: 'i lcp., Lan ht· found on LIB\ Year 100fl Web site , undcr "t-=ix -lt (,u1del1nt:~ " Jt <http:/ / wlngs.buffalo.edu / ye•r2000 >, alo ng w1th d tunehnr and so m e gu . delmt"~ for ulm plcting the remedJalion prn1..e\~ If you lwvr Y2K 'l tH'Stwm thut \' Uit would J,J..,· tmHVt'rt•d umn. em 01l them to <goldbaum @buffalo.cdu •. HI tl11 >( o/ BrieBy Philip Coppens named Woodburn Chair of Chemistry Philip Coppens, SUNY D•stmgUJsht·d Prut e~s~•r tn tht· Dcparlmt'lll of C hem1stry. has het·n named th c fi rst Henrv M Woodhurn ( ..h.ur of C hemi str y I ~,.," Wood burn . who was dt:an olthc l orJJu.llc \~,.hnollrom I 'i<'rved as professor of chcm 1st rv from 192J 7 2 A UB fa cult y membt· r Sln (t' ll:l6~ . < uppt'n!> hJ!> JliPlln·rt·J 'tuJ1n of the use of X-rav-diffratt lon tc:~..hnu..jUt'" to 'tluJ, tht· nature of bondi ng he tween at o m., Ill mnlel ulc~ anJ (f\'Siah h' <iitudv m g the d 1stnbut101l of electron' 111 ,1 lrvs tal Ill :-. tcxthO\lJ.. on the s: uht t:ll was published m 1997 The Coppem resea rch group,., dc:·velopmg method~ for time re !lOlwd diffraction . whll'h will J! IVt' mlormat1on on ~ hort hvc:d spc llt'3 of unpo rt a nce 111 eledro n tran sfer. photot:hcm~eal reaC"! Jons. <...I talyS I!'i a nd b io logiCal prrn:esscs. ~ync hro tro n so urces and h1gh -powt'r ultravio let lasers at t\rg.onne and Brookhaven Nau onal l..ahorahl nes will he used ( :o ppens 1~ pnn(!pal HWl"'>tlgat o r lor thl' "LlNY ht'amhnc at tht Na tiO na l Srn chrotron l1ght Sou rCl', lo(a tcd at Brook.hJven Natton.JI La horat o rv on Long bla nd The SUNY beam hn e ts the rt:.ult ol .t dost· cn ll aho ra tum be tween rc~t·arc h l'r\ at UB. "llNY ~IOfJY ArnnJ.. a nd thl" College o f CeramiCs at Alfred . A re..:1p1tnt of the Royal Swed 1sh At..adc:nw ol SCie nt..e., · prc ~tlg tou ' ( .regon Aminoff Pn7e, Coppen s IS a form er president of the l n t t~, natiOnal Un10 n of C rystallograp hy. The au thor ol morc !han 2l'W tt·l' hni ca l pa pers a nd a r!Jd es, h(· has se rved a~ prc:s1d cnt and \ l ~t· prts1dent of the Amt:rtl31l ( .rV!>ta llogra pht i.. A~~onatum . •md w,J, t he rC'c ipu.' nt of t he a:.:.oc~<lllon \ Huerger A ~· ar d '1 ", Nominations due March 1 for Phi Beta Kappa candidates NomlnaUons are due by March 1 fo r elect Jon to tht· ()m l(rnn ~h .1p ter of Ph.! Beta Kappa, the Iliiii Oil.ll-hono rarY M>(Jtt\ for <iituJcnt' Ill liberal art s d~ree progr<lm~ . (:and1datcs shou ld h.JVt' a ~rdtit'· Jl\llnt ,J\ erage of 3.75 or h1gher w1th .It least s:;, hour' w mplt•tt.·d. m J50 1H h1gher \\'lth at least 100 hour'> wm plt·tcd. hn ~tudent.!o \\'lt h tra n ~kr n cdtb . the UB ;.wcrJ~c. J.!o well ,\!> the (l\'l'f,\11 ,1\'erage. lllU<iil mt·t~l tht•.,r anJ .u lca.!>t .\2 hou r '~< lllll:-.1 h.lvt' ht•t'll t.lkt·n dt l ' H In <~d<lllllll l. ~..a n . .t.J.ue:-. must havc .kh lt'VcJ hrc.tJth Ill tht· lil">t·ral .Jrh .•11 .1 ll\ll ll mum sa tis(a(t lun o t thc untvl·r, tt ,·\ !!l'll t'ral t•Jul .ilitlll rt'ljlllfl'lllt'llb St'll l o r ~ g.raduatllll_!lll hlwr.tl.lfb dt·y.rt'c prog.rJn~:-.- H . 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W11rl.. i •r .t detailed description of such work sho uld lx- !>t'lll \Vlth a nommatmg lt·n c1 from a faculty member by April I to Bono 10 the Dt'partmcnt ol l-n glish. 306 Clemens Hall. North Campus. Matcriab submmed wtll he rt' turned to the student directly if a self-addressed envelope!.'!< provtJeJ New student members will be inducted on May 14 m''''"'''· �4111epa..._ I*IIY ll.l&W.l k21 Is the lake,. ice safe? ' AskUB's Iceman ..__ _ break through. )'OII'n: Probablr fine pro=dinga~out. How- c.n 7:JOp.IIL ...... In hc..-torlr>- I- ...,...*'!•llllcwwt. 1310-- -.-- Kurtz,.o-.on his )lnully- II> humonistnwtinglnindl. - sionlsfree. The ua-_,. .,._·or Notift ond -.·I -loc- tln o n d - a/ tho gor- dons ond . . . . _ a / Ftri I.Jord W1ght's ~ houoos, It 4::10 p.m. ftb. 261n . . ~­ slty An:hlws, 420 ~ Hll on tho Norlh Cnpus.lt Is he a/ ~ ond _ . . . . . poblc. ~ ... b t _ s,-. ... Connie Lydon a/ 4'don Lnloapo ond ~lnc.,ond-Niri a/ thoo.wln D."'"'*' Houle Resll>niian ~ 4'don Is lllo)doapo ........... "' 'Mtght'sU....,..,_In -D.-· - o n d ........... --·GIIrdfln ~Nojl.._....._ ... _a/.. . roc-.--."'"' ........ . - - - . ... 6452916•-- ~.......... bt... _ _..........__ ln~wlh eotoiJit"''ht~al . . --ond~b- _..., ....... ""'*-Y In 420 Qplllllll. ........ ~ ............... ~er, with an icc auger, an ice spud. a meter stick and a co upl e of screwdrivers that hang from a string around his neck_ Kenton Stewart, professor of biological sciences, is UB's ice man; in fact, h< may have thelarg<St scientific inventory of lake-i~ dates in Nonh America, covering more than 250 lakes in New York State alone , and several hundred in other states. Stewart teaches limnology, the sciencr of bodies of fresh water. One of his research projects in volves st udying the freeze and thaw dates of lake ice as an indi cator of global climate change. That work has led him to d<vilop some skills in determining whether or not a lake's ice cover is safe to walk on; at UB, he has performed this sometimes risky servi<% almost every winter for the past 20 years. On a r<:eent expedition to test the ice on Lake LaSalle, be strode quickly out onto the middle of the lake. His guests stepped corefully behind him as swiftly as they dared. "'I'm not worried about the ice on this part of the lake." he said, noting that just a few days before, he had measured I 0 inches of cover o n the lake. Still, he decided to demonstrate just a few feet from shore how, when he's Jess sure of the conditions, he makes certain he's not putting himself in danger. He held the ice spud, a long rnd with a sharp tip, in both bands and slammed it down into the icc. '"This is the one-two-three test," he said. If the spud's tip goes completely through the ice on th< first slam, he aplained. i~! time to get off the ice because i~s ddinitdy not safe. If it takes two slams in the same spot to · b=k through the ice, Stewart said ynu have "a little margin of safety, but not much." If ynu slam it hard three times in the same spot and ynu can't Stewart cautioned, since ice thickness varies in'dilfermt locations, it must be rechedzd frequently. Thirty paces ou~ Stewart decided to take his first measurement.. He brushed the snow away from the lake's surface, then plunked down the ice auger and began drilling a hole into the frozen Ooor. He turned the handle. going deeper and deeper, then pulled it free. Just inches from his arid his guests' em, a small spring of water gurgled to the surface. Stewart stuck his meterstick down into the water. 29.5 centimeters of ice, or about 12 inches. "This is twice as thick as the maximum amount of ice we had all last year," said Stewart, adding that last year the lake was thick enough to walk on for only one week and there wen: 54 days of i<% rover, the fewest number sin<% 1975. He pointed out that last year also was a strong El Nillo year, a phenomenon that reOects differences in sea-surface pressure between the eastern and west= Pacific Ocean. When those differences are especially pronounced, that spells an unusually mild winter for paru of North America. 11tis winter, on the other hand, is La Nina, the winter followin~ E1 Nillo that usu;illy is characterized by colder weather with mor<: precipitation, which Buffalonians came to know all too wdJ ·earlier this year. "El Nino events vary in their impact and do not affect all paru of the globe equally," he said. "The biggest unknown is what the effect is regionally." To examine how different .-.gions are impacted by E1 Nino, Stewart monitors more than 250 lakes throughout New York State and hUDdreds of othen in other states. "l do these long-term studies to see whether lake-ice dates can serve as proxy indicators for climate change," he said. Strictly a grass-roots effort, the project began around 1970 when .w..-~oo-. ---....--of~-. _ ... loo_ .... .___ Stewart was loolringata fc:w of the Finger baka. From there it escalated. Stew.art obtains data from a vast network he developed of ordinary citizens who live near 1.akes be monitors. To find observers, he uses any method works, for that isliihg Ceri!rrals from local sporting-goods shops, post offices or from a local game warden. Through phone calls or postcards. the observen let him know when their lakes freeze over in winter and break up in the spring. According to Stewart, over the years, some of the lakes ha"" beg.ID to show one sign of global climate change: an earlier break-up ofioe in the spring. He praented so""' of his research n:suhs last summer ot a meeting of the International Limnology Society in Dublin. Asked wby he organiud the network of obo<rven, he said that the proj<ct provides him with a lot of climate informa- tion that be couldn't get any other way. He also enjoys making his own !aU-ice measurements, working in the beauty of nature, which is also sometimes a challenge. For example, when conditions on Lake LaSalle ·a ren•t gnnd, he makes sure to take along a life jack.et and a tobog- gan, which be can pull up to the edge of the ice_ Tha~s also wby he always takes scnw drivers with him, so he can "claw out" if he falls in. Luckily, he hasn't had an accident sin<% ljl, was a graduate studenL •1t"s. strenuous work and can be a little nerve-wnclring at times," he conceded. "But it's the most direct way to get this information. That's part of the lure of science." An•-·tu··~­ lwl<lldh_ond_ -ondlnocaaGtp!<>Gicllonlln . . . . ~ ton ond ~ ......... UB. --·- of fino lftS degree from tho North Corolnl School a/ tho Ails ond.- a/ lftS . . . . from-~- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sending letters to the Repotte.- ... ~ Thelllportor--- from- corrrnenllng on 11:1 -ond-1-..shoukl .. .. 800-ondmoy be-li>r.ondllr¢1.et- tm mustlrdJdetho ........ - - o n d • ..,.,.. phone-lar-lleauooa/ spoot~ tho,. ,.,...... ~ .. -.re- -lhlymustbt-by .... 9o.m. -.dlyk>be- lar,._ln The . . . . ., _... . ... _ .. ..-ondllllar-*llyot < . . . . . . , -+r>. Censure ~--J wording to be included in th~ Standing Orden of the Faculty Senate that '"sets o ut the process by which these things (departmental =rganizations) are brought to th< attention of the senate." Don Schack, professor of mathematics, agr<:ed. The subcommittee should not serve as "wordsmiths." he said, but rather should develop a .. more concrete plan about when and how the Faculty Senate should get involved in issues such as these." The senate, he said, should have "an agreement with the administration as to the approach to be taken, so that both the administrotion and the faculty !life confidence in the way such are handled.• Boris Albini, professor of micro- a+ biology and chair of the senate's Governance Committee, pointed out that the senate.' l charter states that the body should be "informed and consulted" on all proposals repding the formation, n:naosins, n:organization or dissolution of academic units. "I think i~s not really necessary to have new prescriptions before these old p.-.scriptions are followed,• Albini said Nickerson praised Senior Vice Provost Ken Levy for his efforts in informing the sen · ate about such matters. But, he noted, the issue is not whether the senate should be consulted, but "' when (at what point in the process ) sho uld the senate get in- volved." �lebruary11,1!!9/VIII.ll.le.ZD Repa..._ 5 The measure of an Olympian IDechsoa~awuvs Iii Janet& throurJ, ,..A..,...,.rl.., · of cha 'a!'5 says grace IS'·"'"""'~..}' ts true test a mpion ., JOietf LAVELU ~Contributor HOUGH she had won four gold medaiJ and a silver at the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Olympi cs, swim mer Janet Evans says she did not really understand what being an Olympian meant until tht 1996 gamc:s in Atlanta, whert sht pl.ae<d sixth. Evans, the keynote speaker at the I Oth annual UJI Girls and Women in Spor ts Breakfast on Feb. 4, told those attending the b1eakfast that the Atlanta Olympics wiU always b< her favorite b<· cause it was there that she truly became a champion. A champion, shr said, "is having discipline in the traditional way. but also to b<l.ieve in oneself, to have class and grace through adversity." Evans had been chosen by thr 1996 U.S. Olympic Team to carry thr Olympic flam• to Mohammed Ali, who lit the torch before 60,000 spectators and I billion television viewers at the games' opening ceremony. Sht said that at that moment, as Ali lit the torch and she looked out over tht thousands or athletes, she understood that although some of them would place last in their events. "it didn't mili them losers, did it? That mad< them champions because: they were there trying their hardest , doing their best, repres<nting their families and their countries and their friends, who loved them. And that was it" Evans began swimming at the age of 18 months at the local YMCA. "I never remember not swimming," sht said, noting that she had rompeted in local swim meets because: her brothen oompeted bdon: her. But it was when she and her parents attended tht 1980 Olympics in Los Angeles that shr d.cided to rompete for a place on the Olympic A team. Fulfilling this goal meant yean or starting the day with swim prac· tice at 4:15a.m. until it was time for school, and then swimming another three hours after school. Competing in Seoul in 1988 at tht age of 17, sht said she discov· eled that even though the East German tean\ had dominated womrn's . , . , . . . . . _ , . . . . _ _ 1 _ _ Girls_ ... Spwts - - ... swimming, "it was not lhe best, fastest or most talented that pre· vailed. but the most motivated." It would be motivation-or the lack or it-that would dog her for the rest of her career in swimming, she said, noting that she quit the sport severaJ times, only to return to try again . dlsdplne In t h e - ..,,--...to ....... -.to-dass..-1 ln grKe1hrough - . ! t y."' JAHflEVANS Evans-wh o had been consid e red lhe c hief co nt ende r for a medal for the U.S . swim team in Seoul-won thr« gold medals in those games, breaking her own world record in the 400m freestyle and ~tting a new O lympi c record in the 800 m freestylt" . In Barcelona. she won a gold medal in the BOOm freestyle and a silver in the 400m freestyle . She said that before th e Seoul games, she had met seve n -time gold · medal win ner Mark Spi tz, who had asked her what it meant to be an O lympian. She said that she had told him that it meant "you get free clothes. You ·· 1ltple co,.... get free trips to Hawaii. You get to go to Disneyland. You get to cu t in line and I get to put 'I'm an O lym· pian· on every singlt job application and rollege resume I .,..- fill ouL" But, she said, Spitz had prom ised her that ont day ht would ask her that question again . And when she sa w him while boarding a plane after the Atlanta games, she said shr finally understood what bring an O lympian meant. Evans retired from swimming after thr 1996 Olympics and now travels around the coun(fy giving m otivational speeches. She also serves as a volunteer coach for the University of Southern California women's swimming team. The UB Girls and Women m Sports Breakfast was held to honor athletes of all ages on tht 13th an nual NationaJ Gi rls and Women 10 Sports Day. In addition to Evans, oth e r speakers at the breakfast-which featured the theme ..All Girls Al lowed" -mduded Lisa Hedges , a local amateur boxer who spoke on having the cou rage to stand aJone . Tracey Brinon, a mcmbtr of the var sit y soccer team , was honored as o utstanding senior athlete. UB a thl eti c tra in er Sue Rocque r<' ceived the Recognition Award as a member of the VB co mmun it y who has helped to forward women's athletics. 1 NetPast: Internet History How did the Internet origln..e7 ln what ways has ll tvolved from a U.S. defense - baste:~ d osed system mto an enormo us. ever-expand mg global entity? How has ats structure bee-n governed and by whom' Some: informati o n on th ~ genesas and growth of the Net has ber-n made: accessible: by the Intern et Soc &et y v1a 1ts page of Int erne! ht~ to ry links <http:/ / www.lsoc:.org / lntemet-hlstory / >. Several of the pioneers tn conccaVJng and desagrung the Internet. m duding Barry M. Letner, Vmton (; l.erf and DaVId D. Oar!.... have u >lh t1vdy authored A Bncf HISIOf)' of !.he lntt'rnet <http:/ / www.IMK .org/ lnternet-hlstory/ brief.html .., Although the dlSCmsJon leans hea:v1h on techmca1 mformatJOn, tha~ c:o.s.av outlmes ~ me of the {!mu ndh reakml! conceptual ideas put fonh m the late I ~ and 197Cb Fo r a mo re conc1se p1 ct ure of th e Inte rnet's past. Hobbes Jnterm·t TtmelinC' < http:/ / www.lsoc.org / guest / z.•kon/lnternet / Hb tory/ttn.html > prese nts a upsula ted chronology o ( ~y even h. Irom 1957 to 1998. Pro mtn ent at th ts sttr arC' enhgh temn g graphl> and charts plotting tht" staggcnn g growth of Int ern et hosts, netwmL, and do mams fTom 1969 to the present. The stte also lanks to NctHtstorv <http:/ / www.geodtles.com / SUkonV..Iey/ 2260/ >. a very readable vtew of tht" lntern ~t dunng tht· pre· World Wide Web era, when BITN ET served as lh<" retgrung net work. Browsing through thts S it e'~ archwes of early nel'work pubbca tions and the personaJ essap by BITNI:I gurus can pruvtde a snapshot of the years of te.xt ·only Internet, whiCh lS dtfficuJt to unagm e today Tim Berners-Lee, one of the creators of the World Wide Web, ha.!t contributed his history of the Web {tn quesllon · and .answer form ) 1n The World Wide Web : Past , Present and Future < http :// www.wJ.Of9/People/ aer-n.Lee/ FAQ.html >. Stmila~ly, USENF'I HISTORY <http://www.YnL.net/ usenet/ hlstCM')'/ > dtscuSS<S the tremendous expansion of the hterarchtcally structured newsgrou~ Finally, an entertaining and eyt:-catdung approach to In!<met lustorv LS GregoQ' R Gromov's History of lnt<met and WWW: Tht Roads and Crossroads of Internet History <http://www.lntemetvLOIIey.com/ mn..a.html>. This site is wonh VlSiting, as much for tl5 unorthodox ap proach using dazzling visuals and hypertext styl< as LIS oonu:nL For assistance in connecting to the World W1d e Web. lO ntact th e C IT H<lp Dc:sk at 64 5·3542 ~bor•h Husted Koshlnsky •nd Rick Mctt.e, Umvers1ty Llbranes BrieBy Commencement Committee seeks student speaker The Unlvenlty Commencement Committee Is sedung a stud ent representative to address graduates at the I 53rd Umvers1ty Co m mencement May 1.6 10 AJumm Arena. The co mpetitiOn for a stu dent speaker is open to aJI graduatmg sem ors m th e College o f Art!. and SCiences, mcluding speoal and 10divaduahz.ed mat'ors. Nicolas D. Goodman. v1ce provost for undergraduate educatJon, wtll cha1r a selection commmee compnsed of faculty, staff and studC'nt representatives. Seniors who Wish to be rons1dert:d must submtt a wntte-n versiOn of lheir speech to Goodman. Each of three finaJtsts will present htslher address before the comminee. The winnmg speech will be pre sented by the student at lhe Umversity Commencement. Speeches should be no longer than three minutes. Sd<ttion will be based on relevancy. appropriateness of content and delivery. Submit entnes by Ma~ch 25 to the Student Speakt:r Selection t.ommitte<, m care of Goodman at 255 Capen Hall, North Campus. For mor< informaticn.call64 5· 299 1 �februaryll,l!!I!I/Vul :uo 20 Ithaca College cinema/photography chair to lecture on " The Face of Madagascar" Joss Impressions of a 'troubled paradise' ta By PATRICIA DONOVAN N~Servtc.6Edctor M Afr~<..a 's A()At.A SLAR IS Jan tee I ev y's Ball H 'at , a remote and exotH. tsland off southeastern coa.o; t wtth a land~l-ape of extraordinar y beauty Jnd a po pulatiOn kno wn for tts w.trrnth a nd o pcnne.s!l '' I was cnthraUed," says the photc~r.tpht'r and wntcr of her tir5t VlSII m I ~ 2 to what she refer.!> to as a "truuhll'd paradtsc'' She smce has ITJ Vdcd CX1Cil SIVeiy In that ISland n.t lltm. photographtng her ampres\lt m., ,,( 1t.s land. culture and people. I(_'''' wtU present a slide lectur(' ,,j hn ~tunnmgphotographtc senes. · I ht· l--ace of Madagasar," at 2 p.m h .·h 2 \ 1n the Art J>epartmcnt Gal lt·n . B4 " l :.Cnt er for the Arts on lhe Nor1h ( .ampu.!>. rlu: talk wi ll bt· free ol \ hJ.r~e and upc:n tu the pubhc . I t ' V\' <. ha1rs tht" Department <'f t am·ma and Photography 10 the; Km II Park \ chool of Photogra ph' .ttlthdt.a Cullcgt• and has been d ' ''Hang lecturer or anstru ctor Jt lht· R01.:hcster lnst1tuteoiTechnol \ 1~\ , tht' llnr vcr,ll v t~ Mt cht gan \ ~ hnol o! Art ,llld tht' Unavcrstt\ o l Madag.t!lt. a r il l Antanananvo -_., __ ..... ___ _ __ . ............... 19!1)-_,...,.,. ,._,,_ , ..,., llghl:~ __ __...,,._ ____ ~,.._,..,., ,.. .... ,..,..tllfd,., .___ stories of its tribal paSL .. Fo r the MaJagasy, prove rbs are J form of poetry and literature," Levy writes. "Th rough the use of thas sty le of metaphor, they ad d ress adeas about aU aspects oflife. "10 choose the appropriate proverb for a particular situation is an tndrcation of great wisdom," she ex plains . .. The ability to const ruct a speech using proverbs is a skill that 1s much admired ~d respected. " So 1mpor1ant is thi s skill ... she u mllnue s, .. that when a young mJn wishes to ask for a woman 's ha nd in ma rr iage. he will prepare a proverb -lade n appea l to the woman's famil y. " If he demon stratts wisdom through an illustrious co mmand of the poetic language and rich tradition of the Malagasy proverb, he is more likdy to win the hand of the woman ... He r award . winning work hall taken her to Cuba (for a "misadven · ture") and to many regions of the Una ted States. From these expen ences, she haS produced phot o· graphic series, documentary video wa\ discovered rhu rsday nt o rntn~ . Martem !laid. By t.•a rl y T hur!<.dav evemng. (: IT had replaced the fa uhv hardware and put UB's cen tral emrul !~ )' Stem hack mto operat ion after the m tcgnty of th e file system wa ~ Lh(.-cked and vcnfied. But there con tmue to he unexplamed activit ies !rom that systt:m crash . Martem sa1d. "The system should have giVen a stgnaJ to operators and UN IX s~ ­ tem admuustratur~ that there was ;a Jav, and mw mmg email was bemg yucu(..J, some fi les created or receiVed problem and provule a clear diagnoslhat l.'i one of the womsome asJX'ctli of tlus whole ''l"sode," he saJd Opt"ra tton s \eemcd normal o n a !Cmporary email systen1 up and run· nmg. and on restoring the las! files. On Monday morning. CIT de that must be resurrected. and in part bet.-.ause of the constraints of time. "A backup (of the central email system ) takes more than 12 hours to occu r. and it's done in bits and pieces so 1t doesn't all conglomerate at the sametime," Martenssaid... When we do a resto re--and thJ.s is the first lime we've had to do a complete file restore-w<' have to examin e and 1dentify electronically each file. It's very time· consurn ing because the clock o n the wall con tinues to tick. " Routine opera ti ons arc on a 24 -hour cycle that must be com · pleted at least once during th at 11me period . Otherwtse. we fall beh tn d, and that 's the position wr're in now," Martens said. lin ~·t.dag.t \ \ photogr a ph !~ t'Xh1h11eJ Ill 191J 7 Ill Huft a loor. ( l- PA ( odllt·r v. •1u om pan1t'd tw Mala~aw prnv<' r b ~ . \•.: ha'-h . 111 th,lt l. nuntrv 's oraltra d1t1un . weallt.' together t.olortul \'t' rt' production.< and phy10graphid1ext. She has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions and is a highJy regarded commercial photographer. Some of these projects reflect her concern for T hird World health -care issues and she has de voted time and R:rvict" to hands · on primary health -care projects 111 the developing world, notably in Madagascar and in Mexico for Project Concern , where she taught labora t o r y analysis to prtmary heaJ th -care promoters working tn Gua tema1an refugee camps. As a photographer, she ha s worked as a instructor and program consuJtant for the American CuJturt Center in Antananarivo. Madagas· ca r; the Kellogg Foundation. and ()peration C rossroads Africa. email Continued from ~ 1 lic. l·nd.n·. ·· .~nd (onttnued to be sul.'h un11l prohahly noun on Saturday. Wt· were actually quite sa ti sfic.-d tll.lt th<.· prohlt:m was t r;acca ble to .1 hardware failure," Martens sa id. ~ mn· opera tions seemed stable, 1m ~t u rday < decided to proceed \~l t h a pn•vrously planned hardware up~radc . The system was backed up. 1he n powered t.lown. Everyt hin g ,lppt.~arcJ normal, Martens said, and CIT procccd<.·d With the upgrade , whKh 1nvolved msert ing a power .1rray J.nd a sohd· statc d 1sk array. Because then.· already we rt" con · ccrn s about the capacity of the .._cntraJiJed system . whiCh sto red mort.· than 8 n11llwn files . the .. mgle file syst<.•m was dJv tded mt o smaJie r volumes hold in g approxl mal<ly 700.000 10 800.000 files. Based on al!Stgn; Friday and Samrday. everything appeared normal 10 :1T CIT smlf. But when lh< S)'ICm was re· stlrted, it lumcd OUI!hat a0 lh< 6Jcs on !he system wo-. destroy<d, Manms said. While a backup exists of 6Jcs !hal were created before noon on Satur· i>etween noon and midnight on Sat· urday may be u~lc.headded. ''We don't know at this point what al.'tuall y happening. Needless to say, th1s IS of great concern to us," Martens said Monday afternoon. err. Ill consultation With Venta.-.., h,u. heen working to find out what 1S caused theS)"SICmtocrash. Efforts early tllis ~haw been lix:uscd on getting c1ded to split the university's central email activi ties into two parts The first, which wc;-nt into effect Tuesday, aJJows users to read and re· spond to mail , but does no t allow them to store th e mail into folders. nor to access previously stored ma terials. At thr same time. CIT is mak mg a copy of aU incoming mail and saving it. ThlS way...at least people can read their mail and respond to 11, but you can't store it," Martens 5ald CIT also IS working to rebuild users' sto red files. whiCh il> ex p<.·ctcd to take some time By th e t1mc the restoration IS complete, Marten s sa1d , C IT staff hopefullv will have a definitive answer from the software vendor on wh a t ( a used the system failure . All mail !hat users cannot file will be redclivt:rcd nexl week. "Unfonu natcly, poople will be seein;; a repeat of mail, but ~ feel this is an effective way to provlde mail service. ActuaJ SIOrag< and sorting will hav< to wall until next week,.. Martens said Then: was aboolutcly nowayiO fore· see this crisis, Martrns emphasized. US is "one of the very few sites in the world using !his software and pushmg this many pieces of mail and supporting this many files," he said. The university nreds to better educa te the UB co mmunit y about the adva ntages and disadvantages of (.'entra l mail serv1ce versm dis· t nbuted scrvu,: es. Marte~ s said. "V..'e need to educate ourseivt"S J.hout the pros and cons of our longtt>rm strategy. and we need to acccl eratt' our development efforts toward beco min g a more 'b ull e t· rroof emai1 system ," he said But, he conceded, a fail -proof ce ntral email system may be as likely to find as Utopia. "You can't co mplrtcly protect you""lf, but you can !akt steps toward becoming more 'buJ Ietproof," Martens said The d<iay in «Storing saved files The problem is salability, he is in part a result of thr quantities said ... The prople who work in the l.Omputing indust ry run 11110 th1s fro m lime to lime, that you have a hardware/softwa re configuration that 's working fine as long as you don't exceed a certain point.. .it's a constraint in th e systrm, a bug , that you have to identify and fu." That's difficult to do with a maiJ system that is constan tl y being challenged by demands for greater and faster service. Martens said. And even o nce the so urce oft he problem is known and has been co rrected, the stab ili ty of thr sys tern will not be certain right away "We will know it 's stable after two to four days with no 'hiccups.' Mar tens said. "'We have to subject the system to the real World, the pecu liarities of how traffi c comes in."At any one time, 1.200 to 1.400 people art' working on the system. That kind of load cannot be simulated." Manens said he hopes !hat clividing the file server will help 10 eliminat< fu. rure problems. In addition. UB mar need to CS!ablish a la!j;er ~ be IW<'Cfl operation ieYels and potenoal 11<00. insrallinghighcr-~semnand disks !hat ""uld double the capaat)'. ~ and perforrnanc< of UB's com puting environment in order to create a safe and comfonable ~of use. "We suspect that th is happened (Saturday ), either during the shut down or during the restart after the hardware upgrade. that the-se files got corrupted. Everything was working up to the point wr shut the system down." Ma rtens said. And he said he is absolutely con· fident that thr source of the crash will be found and, m o rr impor· lanlly. fixed. �february 11. l!!l!I/Vul. 30.•o.ZO Repa.-ter Hearing studies CCJOttlnuedfn>m-1 grant, and look forward to its contmued success as a worldwide leader in its fie ld ." ~aSKBt~all Hearing Loss MEN ' S Provost David J.Trigg!< noted that .. program project grants provide funding loa group of investigators at an institution with the opportunity to r=arch several related directions sim ul taneously. The process encourages multidisciplinary efforts,oft<n a very productive pathwayin cutting-edge areas of sciena:. "Hearing researt:h;TriggJeadded, "is such a process demanding intercLsciplinary research and is of in- Eastern Michigan 54 , UB S I Kent State 7l , UB S I The men 's buketba.ll team dropped Mid-Amerian Conference games to E:utem Mk:hipn. s-4· SI.on Feb 3. and 1<2nt Sate, 73-S I , on Feb 6 both In Alumnt Arena.. Alexei Vasihev wu dle onty Bull to reach double figures ap1nst EMU wrdl 10 pomu, wh1le Ry.;tn Peterson recorded seven pornu . five rebounds and fiW: ass1su rn [he pme The Bulls controlled much of the first tu.lf and pbyed outsa.ndrng defense. holding the Eagles to JUst 29 percent ( 18-for-62) shootlng frnm the field, but lost the ba.tde of dle boards, 46-H. EMU pulled down 23 offensive reboundl.. compared to creasing significance. given the multiple impact on human hearing loss ranging from age, env iron mentaJ noi~ 3?d ototoxic agents." T he Cen ter for Hea r ing and Ocafness wa s es t ab l is h ed i n 1987 by Do na ld He n derson, pro fes so r of comm u nicative dtso rders a nd sciences and oto - ~ action as he got the o nly fall of the day at Ilea~ against Eastern Michigan on Feb. land had two wins on Saturday, one by pin in 24 seconds. Alpda Cl'o•k hel ped the women!s indoor track .quad place tim at the Class of ' 32 Invitational as she placed first in both the triple jump (11.12 meti!IS) and the pole vault (2.90 meti!IS). UB's <>gt>c UB;ieadr«""""'~"'-K.en< Soato Goldm Aa5hes was Maliso lbom. who had a areer-~ I3 pcllllG. ~ II 11 dle first half l.ouc$ Carnpbe4l had ;, orner-hlgtl brain to Inner ear can mutt In hearing loss nearing 90 pen::enL la ryngol ogy, and Sa lvi , both of whom c ame to UB t h at yea r from t he Un iversi t y of Texas in Dallas. They were joined in t he m1d -'9 0s by researchers Robert F. Bu r kard, associa te professo r of co mmuni ca t ive disorders and ~ne n ces and oto laryngology. a nd Sandra L. M c Fadd e n . n.· !lca rc h aSSIStant professor of ~.._o mmunr ca tr ve dt sorden and ' lt'IH.t'!l and psyc hol ogy. The team in recent years ha' pro ~o..ed . 1 Oody o f groundbrcakmg ha .., , researc h into tht> ca u!l es dnd rn nisms of acqUlrcd hearing \( I!!...,. Me 1b('rs have active colla bo ra uon s With tht" Univers it y of Rn("h f'<; ter, Albert Ein s te in Coll ege o! MediCine. SUNY Hea lt h Sot'n .. l'' Lc ntt'r 111 Brooklyn, South ern II hno1s Umvers l1 y. tht.· Roben "Ltll Re~ ea n.: h Labs at the Na tional In stlluh.' for Occupat1onaJ Safet)' and Health , and the U.S. Navy. in 1994 . the Ce nt er for Hea ring and Dea l ness was designa ted a C:entn ol J·. xcc ll cnce by U B. In recen t yea rs, the t.:ent('r \ rc !>earch has focused on four overlapping themes tha t form the basis for the current p rogram project grant. The proj ec ts ta rge t m o lec ular a nd cell ul a r mecha ni s m s of hearIng loss, effects of ototox.i c agents a nd noise on coch lear function, functional alterations of th e ce n t ra l audi tory b rain regions after partia l o r temporary hearing los~ .~nd the ro le of t h e ears' 1nner hair ce lls in the bram 's pru(e!>S •ng o f au d itory stimuh . "To unde rstand wh y a pa t ient experiences d iffi cu lty in pro n.·s~ mg co mplex sou nd s, we need fir:-.t to understand how t he aud iton• system processes acoustic infor ma t inn a lo n g the entire auditory pathway," sa id Salvi. " Damage that originates at tht· pl·r iph er y, or in ner ear, can cas cadc t h rough the system, disturb m g act ivity t hro ugh o ut th e entire a uditory pa thway, even s p ill ing over to ot h er sensory. moto r, cog ni t ivc and emotion cen ters . Thno. fun c t io n al reo rga ni za ti on. or p lasti city. is poo rl y und ers tood because of a lack of a n in tegr a tive research app roac h to ac quired hearing los5. O u r project provides '!'Ych an approach ." Each of t h e four areas of study funded b y th e g rant addresses a major p rob lem, w h ile relat1ng ~~::had~tl :tree wins during last week's SIX as.stm for the Buh WOMEN"S and interacting w ith the othe rs. As in their past st u d ies, t h e researche rs will use chi n chiHas as an anima l model beca use their heanng rang e •s s im il a r t o a huma n 's. The pro Jec ts are: UB 87 , Miam i (OH ) 8 1 The Role of the Ean ' Inner H•lr Cells In Hearing and Hearing Disorders Headed by Sa lvi, 11 w1ll fo<.u~ on the fun\.·ti on and behav1 or of the ca ro;' 1nner hatr ce ll.!> at the lt>vl·l of :» Ingle aud1t oq• nerv(' fiber!> . ~wimmin~ Re5ponses of the Central Au ditory System to Peripheral Damage Th 1 ~ projel·t, headed lw Hur~.uJ , wdlt q· todl·ter!lllll t' h(n'' tlw 1.,_('1l tral aud ll orv ,.,..., tcm rc~pond' wh en :»Onll' ur .111 ol 11 ~ auJtton ncrv\.' mput !:» cll h<·r pcrm.llll..'"rHh or temporari lv climino.~tt·d The Role of Antioxidants In Nolse· lnduced Hearing Loss In th1 s proj elt . H endl~r\on wdl h is exploratHlll uf thl' rl' lat 1o nship between concc ntrat10 m 11f prot ective antioxJdanlt'll7\" llH~, and tht.· degree of ntmt• m dru~ 1nduced hearing loss. l"h r .wn 111 the !itud v will he findm~ W, l \'' to prote~.._· t th e mncr car lrnm d;Jm age . ~o ntinu e 'To understand why a patient experiences difficulty In processing complex ....m.- need flnt to understand how the auditory system processes acoustic lnt........tton along the - -..y pathway.'" RICHARD ~LVI Efferent Influences on Susceptibility to Cochlear D•mage Th1!> project, headed by Mt:Fadden , also will explorr ways to proh.Yt thl' car trom "noase- and d rug- mduced damagr . lt wi ll seek to understand how specialized nt.'rvt· fiher~ from th e brain innuenn; thr dcgrct~ ol cochlea r d amage frnm 110 1 ~c .md ototOXJC drug.!>. UB 7l , Oh io 71 The women'1 basketball team had ;, perlect week ~tnst Mld-Amenon Conference opponenu as It extended tu home-<ourt wrnnmg 'itre.»: to I 2 gvnes wtth a duilltng 87-8 I overtime vrctory over Mramr on Feb l, and a defeat of host Otuo, 7). 71 , on Feb b The Bulls rode a oreer prne from sophomore Tiffany Bell. who poured .n a career-high 37 pomu and pulled down I 8 rebounds ~lnSt dle Mramr Red H>wlu Krm Coon 01dded l S po1nts for the Bulh and Man McClure had an aU around game wtdl 12 po1nu, stx rebounds and s1x ustsu McClure led Coach Cheryl Do ver ·~ ~quad to a narrow vrcwry over the Ohio Bobcats WJth 21 JX>InU and s1:- rebounds Other Bulls sconng rn double figures were Bell ( 16 pu , 7 rebounds). Megan McCray 111 pu . 9 rebounds) and Cachenne jacob (I 0 pu S .ustsU) MEN' S N o t re D ame 124, UB 99 Euty evidence shows th•t tre•tlng sen50ry cells with certain drugs c:an prevent c:e ll d•mage and preserve he•rlng . In .ad J1t1 on Ill thc11 h..l!>ll ~~ 1 t·ntllil nlt'rlt.the fuur prott'd ' HI !lw program ha ve amplt ... J i hllh lor prcvcntmg .md trt·atln~ ht·.1r tng lnso; 111 humam . !\a lv1 'rud the tir,t lwn proJeCts wcrr mt Jtlva tnl ]!, . 1 grOwlllg awa r c nt''>~ th.tt tht• l'.tr:»' lflnt•r han ~..elli<h~ lll;J\ un dnht• manv of the perlt'ptu .d dllf1l ult1c ~ cxpl'rll'lhl"J h' pt'Opk with S('ll!>M IIh"Uf..IJ h(',lr •ng lo.!o:» J.nd hy ~.._on\.crn ovn tht· bH. k of chm cal method~ fur ,1, 'l'Ss mg loss of th t' l"ar.,· 111na h o.~n u• lh . The thtrd an d luurth proJl'l.._h were motivated bv th e scnM' that !> USCeptibilit y to hcarmg los:. ln•m o totoxiC drugs a nd no l ~l' mav van tremendously a m o ng md•v•du,,J, . that identify ing factor\ t!ldt wn trihutc tn suscep tibilit y llld\ ht· crucial to prt>vl·ntmg or trl·atln~ .tcqui red hea nng l o~:» and th.11 ;J poss ib ility exish that pharma u1 logiC mt erventi o n may redule tht· ht~a nng loss produu•d hy exp<h urt· to lt015e o r o totOXIC drugs. Additio nal U B rc~t' a r c her ~ 111 vo lvcd 1n the prOJt'CI an· Da h an I >mg. a neuroanat om tst Jnd rt' sea rc h s upport s pe Ci a li s t , and X1ang Yang Zhen g. an au d1t orv phys10 log•st anJ rt·~carch ass•~ tant professo r, hoth 111 tht• !lt• pa r tment of Lo mmulll l3trve D1 so rd r r :. and S\. l t'nu·~ . Th t> ~rant abo prov1do fln,Hhldl !> upp() rt and r t.·~earc h tr .unmg lor graduate ..1nd undergro.~duatl' :-.tu dents . Cl eve la nd Stat e 138, UB 97 The men 's swtmmrng team moved to ~. J on the season after Josrng tts last home me~t to vtstong N otre Dame I H -99 Of1 Fnd::ay and fa.llrng to host Cleveland Sene, I 38-97 on Saturd;,y ln t:he te<~.m"s lone home lou th1~ se<~.son ., unror Enc Sttmr.on led the Bulls ag;unst the Frgtmng lnsh wrth wmr. m the 200 rndtvtdual medley 1 I S7 7 3) and the 200 backstroke 1 f S2 68) He als.o w.u a member of the vrctonou' 1()().. medley relay squad (3 28 30) .along wtth Carl Carlson. Josh Pl.Jn and john Nrller. Juntor Dan Htckey had rwo wrn ~ for Coach Budd Termrn ·~ team ( I00 lreestyle-46 98, 200 freestyle- I 10 97) N1lles had twO wm~ agarn~t CSU w1th first-place frmshes •n the SO (21 )0) .1nd I00 {16 59) freescytes WOMEN ' S UB ISS , Cl eve la nd State 81 The womens sw1mmmg team defeated host Cleveland Sotc 15~-81 on 5.aturday Inger Rooneem led Co<~.ch Dors1 Raynolds \quad wrth frr<>t-place vrnone1 m the SO fret!style (2 -4 16) and the I00 freestyle (52 6 t) She <~.lso w;u a. member of the wmnmg 'IOO·medley relay team )1·03 121 along wtth Krmberty Theetge Came Qurnlan and l.Jeselte Tnnrd<~.d Mtchelle Bncknell captured top honorr. m the 200 1ndtv1du01l ""'edle~ !2 1716) and the 100 backstroke (I 02 S I 1 Wmstlm~ UB lS , East e rn Mich igan University 3 UB 27 , Seto n H a ll 12 UB 22, Buck nell 18 The wresdrng team dommued E.astern Mrchrpn Untversrty rn a Feb 2 meet m Alumnr Arena . and then wem on to defeat both Seton Halt 27 -I 2 and Bucknell. 22-1 8 . on Sa tu rday The Bull~ now have wo n seven str31ght matches UB got off to ;, gre<~.t stan ag<~.mst EMU a1 Gary Cooper wrenled the first match of the day at 165 pounds . ukrng a techmcal fall John Eschenfelder got the only fall of the day at heavywerght, u he pmned EMU s Pat Herr ima n at the I S7 mark, The Bulls " Btl! J<~.coutot wres.tled wrth an •n1ured 01nk,le . but fought through the p;~m and got a late ukedown for a 7 ~ wrn at 1-4 1 pounds Eschenfelder had two wms dunng S..uurdays actton. one b) pm "' 2-4 seconds Bnan Schul ~so h.ad two wms over the weekend. one by techmcal b.ll lnooor lracK Both the men 's ( 179 pu) and women'' ( 18 2 pu) mdoor track teams plalt-d first at dle Cl:us of "32 lnvruuonal ho ned by Colgate Unrverstt)' on Saturday for the men's team, Kamau Halrm capwred both the long tb -4 1 meter-.. I and tnple jumps ( 11 16 meters). whtle R.uhrdt Greene set a new Khool re<:ord rn the we1ght throw wfttr a I S 91 -meter toss. Ruth Conlon also set a new record for the wetght throw ( 16 55 meten) whrle Meltsu Ryan broke the school ~ord rn the 55-meter htgh hurdles (8 2-4 ) Atyc~ Croak placed first rn both the tnple 1ump ( ll 12 met en) and the pole vault (2 90 meters) �8 Repa ._ f*uarJ11.1!!/Mlla.211 Thursd•y -~~~of ·11 ----.~fcwal"'::s. 2#4, ect.707. .Center to. ~~~197 ~;y.m.uJ=.- ~ a..Malc.o.-t Sloe Conart Hoi. 8 ~::::.. ~ Moster --~ Clau on Fridoy. lor ~~al ASCIT Wortuhop · lntroducUon to Plne/ UBUnix.. 1:30-4 p.m . Registr3Uon and rofvndable 110 deposit ~--·64S- ~'t.~-l~O~e information, UB Cybr-. T-"'ng Center Wortuhop Gottlng Started with M.-.y (ernolij. Capen 127, ~.. tb3<y. kj(}-4:30 ~~=~~f<>r more nlonna...,, calll-4>-3528. Sund•y 14 Physics Lecture tmprow:menu In the Reaflutlon of the Unit of Temperature. Dr. Moises Tochle<. Depl o( National Measurement Standards, Na~ lost. of Industrial ~"it~~~::::,a~s u..-~­ WBFO' s n• North Campus. 3:45 p.m. Free. of the Un!Yenlty. Tune in to WBF0-88.7 FM. 7 p.m. Free. - LO<tun ~~~~~ ~~~"?'!.~~bi. ~ UnN.; Organismic and Evolutionary Biolc?9Y Dept NSM 210. North CampUS. ~ p.m. f,... Co-'f"l''''fed by the er.duate Group In Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. f<>r """" ~:~a:t~~f~e Monday AlfnciHttchcod<- 15 Rope (19-48). UUAB, Center fa< the Arts Screening Roa<n. 9 p.m. free. ~--­ ~---~~E~:.'r~~ 827. 11 :-45 a.m . to 12:-45 p.m. free. for morr infonnation, call left Sherven at 645-6878, exL Wednesday ' 17 1369 (sponSO<). ASCIT Wortuhop lntroductJon to Sun XWindowlng . 1-3 p.m. ~nts= Mldu~~~e . Frld•y infonnation, ~I 645-3$40. 12 ASOT Wortuhop __ ................ ....,. ...,.. ..... ,........ ~-­ _.........,.. ___ __ -~-:-­ . Introduction to UNIX. 9:30 : 1.m. to -noon. Registration and rof\Jndable 110 deposit call 6<45-ARTS. 16 Thursday 18 u e -··Ciub Valenllne~T- . Conter fa< Tomonow. 7:}0-1 O:)O p.m . ~~~~by Information, call julia Cohan, 68S.6890. DMKe Pertonn.nc:e Zodloque ~Company S!Mr~. 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UB's central email service back online m Tentative analysis shows failure caused by size oftvtal mailfile system, wayfiles are distributed aY~VIDAI. News Services Ed itor F OR the third weekend in a row, UB's central email server was dow n thi s week. But unlikt' previous weekends, this tim e the shutdow n was deliberate. T he u n iversity's central email server went offline at midnight Fri day to allow Computing and Infor- mation Technology (CJTJ to di>· man de the temporary email server and resto re to th e ce ntra l em a il server all the co m puter hardwa re that was scavenged to create it. As o ( Mo nday evening, after a n ea rl y two- wee k abse nce. US 's ce ntral e m a il se r vice 1s back o nline, albeit with a lim ited num be r o f co nn ect io ns, but wi th all fo ld ers and inbox m essages da ted Feb. 6 and earlier resto red. _,.,.,.,.... __ ,.._11\Spljoi.INII&id ....... Sponllh. . . Tapoo-,1151Nholdflum 6l::tOp.m.-lllnlho ... lho Nts on lho Nenh CIMPuL _.,.,.~ -Alumni-..-. . . ... --140..--for ~llyiWUIAiumni ~--(lghl--~ 111o gonn~ ...-and no_, lor and-~rcr­ t~o<-. Qlllbt Olloo c i RNIIonl It 129-2101. Weekend mail , in terrupted by the decision to taU th,e server down for three days, has been delivered and the nearly 500,000 m essag~ that were sent to the temporary system and queu ed-ma il received between 12:0 I a. m. Feb. 7 and midnight Feb. 12-have begu n to be delivered, a process that is expected to take at least a week.. T he mai n em ail se rver, wh1ch stored more than 8.5 m illion fib.. has bee n reco n fig ured mto 12 smaller segments, a move that IS cx pccted to prevent futu re problems. And desp it e the crash. which Va ldemar ln n us. sen ior as~ocia t e vice president for university services and US's chief info nnation officer, called "catast rophic," the va.st maJorIty of the nearly 500,000 p1ecL-s of L·mail received between Feb. 3, when the problem first eru pted. and Mon - day, when the centraJ email s-erver finally went back on line, has been received o r is recoverable. There's no question that the crash was an extremely seriow event, Inn us said In fact, he added, the o nly scenario that could have been WOrst' wouJd have been 1f there had been a fi re and the universit y had lost aU of 11." cent ral email server hard"A'3.rc. Hut a.lo ofTut·~da' aftt·rnoon, all mdica t10ns " look Ilk<' 'A'l' rr tum mg b. h.: k fine ." he.~ satd \o wha1 happrnt~d ~ !'he fa tl ure of the u•ntral t'lll.ld scrver w-as caused hy tht· ~ 1.te of the.· totaJ mail file system, wh11:h cxc:L't"dc..-d 8.5 million files. c.ombmed wtth thl· way the files are distributed over the d i.o;;k arrays, said Hinnch R. Mart en~. as.soaate \'lCC pres1dent for com put mg and infonnation trchnologv. But that analys1s 1., tcntatiVl' , ht· emphas1zed. T he software vendor, Vrritas, IS asse m blin g a d u plicate system the size of US's in an effo rt to reproduce the failure and confirm the analysts. The crash came as a comple te surp rtse, bo th to UB and Verna .. according to Inn us .. We were rev tewmg our stratcg' on the growth of that file wt th the vendor all along, and the vendnr l!avc no md~t.atJon that the growth wo uld G lU!-K' a problem:· he s<ud l'hrnughout the crtsls. l .IT ha' ht't' n m LOntaCt "nh Vent.ts, and la't wn•k th e o;oftware Lompam " ~a\'t' u' the mdiL..Hion that thl'' J.ltfl't' " 'llh out tentatiVe .malv'l-"' ol the pruhlem,'' ~!Jrt c n o; ~1d . ( .onf1rmat1o n notw1th.lo tand1ng . C IT ha... taken a numhet of o;tcp., '" prevent the cent r-aJ c1n.ul ~.-rver fn ~m crashing agam. u....u.....c~-....,. 6 Enrollment is 'top priority; Triggle says By SUl WUETCHER Reporter Editor changes gears and establi shes himsel f as UB 's ch ief academic officer. Provost David Tr igglc points to enro llment , both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. as being the issue that must become the to p prio rity fo r every m em ber of the UB comm unity. " Beca use. if we don't fu: the en· ro llm e n t issue, th en basica ll y no thing el se m arte rs,"Tri gglt' says. But fi xin g th e ISS ue- an d re- versing the dcc hne- in e-n rollm ent , particularly at th e grad uate levelco uld m ea n m a king some harJ dec isions a nd shi ftin g rc ... o u rce!> that som e fac ult y m e m be r ~ m;n no t be happ )' wi th , he says. Mo reover, a fai lure by depan m ents to m eet thelf enrollmC"nl targets coul d prove to be the deat h knell fo r so m e progra ms, he say~ A In a Wldt' - ra nging 1n terv1t.· w wa th the Reporter, Triggle outhned what he sees as hi s top pn o n tlt.'.lo as he begin s his ten ure as p rovo ~ t And en ro ll men t tops the li.'Jt .. It's not too m uch to S3) that the fu ture of the mstHutlon as we k.ilO'A' 1t rea lly dcpend.lo on our att ractive ness to th e stud ent s: that's wha t we're here for," he says. "And if \"t' fail to att ract students, for wha tever reason, then we won't he hl"rt' ·· UB h ~ been foc usmg ItS effo rts o n strategies th at in crease student mterest 111 the unive rsi ty at the u n dcrgrad uate, grad uate and profe_.. sao nal levels. as well as incrca.~ "stu de nt s' potl'rltlal"- rcta m themonce t ht~y are here, Trigglc say.lo. He no tes tha t he has sched ukJ two mec tm gs this week--one with the dea ns a nd o ne with depart ment cha1rs- w1th th e agenda of both bem g devo ted so lely to en ro llme nt str ateg tes. "It '_. t~vervonc 's prohlcm. 11 ~ not NKk { •t'ltKhnan's prohlcm, 1t \ nnt rvllck Thom pMln's prohlcm. It\ not ttl\ prohlcm alonl':· Ingg.k dS sen~ "1-vt'rvonc..• , ISSUt'l.lotudt-a.i'A'llh thr t•nrollmcnt str..t l <-"gi~ -- TlUGGU Thc ~<lCxl new... he '-'t'"· . ., thai tlw Unl\'C~II\ I~ qJ.rl mg to nu.'l'tll.3 unde~radu.Jtc w.rget-•. although a lot mon· tll'(-d,, to ht' Jont' Tht· bad news. though . ,_.. that graduate t'nroll mem (Ontmut'~ 111 dcdmc. ln fa(t.a h hough ~radu..ttt­ siUden t en rollmen t has ~non th l' downturn nat1onal lv- a Jc-..: l111t' tll .t couple of percentage pomh over the past coup le of wa r "unfor tunately. wt>'re ahead of that curve, we're dedm mg f.J.ster than tht· na tlo nal average." Tn ggle, who remalll!'> dcan,lf the l .raduate Xhotll. pomh It) ,t~vcral rt·a ... c..m~ fo r the downturn m g<'ltxi I or rdatn•t' h ~nud l t"lOtltlmh lllllt''· nMnv p.trl lllll t' 'tudt·nt!> do not dllt~ nd graduate 'L htlol ht·L.Ill't 1t·, c.J.lo \ tn tind t'tnp ltl\ mcnt , rn.tn\ 111 l'H' prn~r.tm' · art·n 1 J' "dl J,..,,,,\n and .11tr.hll\~' a' thn ,houiJ t"lt'." ..t nd '!llllt' otl ' R' p111 )!r.tm' Jft' ,m.1.ll .tnd not \Cf\ '1 ... 1hle . or .lrt~ ntH ltllllPL'IIIJ\t' P,trl ol tht· pn1hlcm .thtl ... J.n l'>t tr.t u"l.ll<l thcJt'H'Illrall7nl n.uurt· ••I gr JJU,ltt· prtl~TJnt' at lht• Utll\l'r'll \ ht· ,,n•, ~lo 'l Jq'.trtmt· n-. anJ .... h('ltll' h.1nJk 1hc..•u "" n rc, nul men! .md .t Jnu~lol\ ., .h.11' lilt'' .uh..l m tlllll...., ''' dt'\..lmm~ rl....,,,ur\t...., ,j,. lltll h,l\'t' thl' llllllll'\ lt l lllllUIII .1~ ~n~ ... IVt' rl''l. runnwnt · tll ,tudcnt' An o nhnt' apph"-.tt lon pn "'-t...._, h 11 ~radwtt' prog.r.um that "lt\111 "Ill ht· put mto place~:t~ uiJ ca.'l·tht· pf\'k.t...._, lm <~pp h canl\ fht' 'i'"tt.'tn will ntll �2 IIepa tea felul ll1.,.1.11.21 BRIEFLY Respirlltory disuses symp,oslurrf set A<Mnces in lhe~ ­ Tom Ralabate, assistant professor 1n Lhc Department of Theatre and Dance, is co-director of the department's Danct Program and dir«tor of the Zodiaque -d'"'!**"Y - wl bo lhe focus d • S)'l"lliOIUn to bo hold from 8>45 a.m.ID 5:30 p.m.~- from. a.m. "'12:45 p.m. Feb. 25 in 1ho LWYmlty Inn & Corftrena c.m.r. 2401 Nor1h Forestlloocl, Arnhent. The ~d ­ phtoty Diseo5<s ~lor pharmadsts in .. proctlce ~ has boel dMiopod by thelle- -dPharmocyond lhe School d MecliC:ino- -~wilh"""""" from Mittt, lnc. The program ibo wl-lhe~ a n d - -..nips that ho... --1ho-Now YOIIt<XlfT11TUlitydph)'sicians and plwmacypradtianen. Upon~ 1hopn> -gwn. por1idplr1b . . bo ... "' dioam lhe podqAIJtilgy d '"'I**"Y-.I'f\>'llle., <¢aeron1ho~d a>tlma,-~- 10< pNrmodsts in 1 h o - montd '"'I**"Y-. .... W!wlhe phormaa>k>gy d cNgs usodloriii'IOIIing~­ dioam ~Golion- be~-that -IDIII'IOIIing-. All!ndoosc:an...,upiD 12 aract lnnd MCOI'IIInt.i'lg- ec1Jcation ad. To "'!JJ*r, al 645-211116, eel. 2A7. -d nnnltus therapy to be topic pf presentation sr.pwn'M. Nlglor, lhe--u....-TiflnllusCinitln _.., wl. opeakon~ T.-nent"llwolql-· cUing 1hol1mllul Support Group~setlor7p.m. Feb. Company. wh •ch wiJJ How dkl you flnt get lnYolved In d•nce7 )'X'"&""'· I would rome home from school ev.ry day to Vl<W Dick Clark's "American Bandstand." The show was tlped in Philaddphia. where aft<r school they would bring in local high -school stud<nts to dance. My cousins, who livtd in Philadelphia, ""uld oh<n appear on the broadcast. As I look«! for my cousins on the dance Ooor. I found myself imitating the rn<J'ieft1Cf1ts to the popular rock ·n' roU sounds. My sister. who is 22 months younger than I, was a perf<et panner IO play and fool around with the Jinerbug danas that ~ popu· lar at the time. Having tittlr interest in sports; I asked my Dad if he would send me to dance school to learn how to do that which I was watching on lV. To my surprise. he started my sister Kippy and me in tap and jazzdance classes. About the same time., my parents beg;ut taking group baUroom-dance classes with friends and deaded that,.., should also learn how to do more social -type dan= like the Waltz. Foxtrot and Ola O!a.Littlrdid any of us know, this ""uld lead to a compctitiv< Ballroom and dance career. Despite the t<aSing of my peer> for studying dancr, I never deserted my dream, knowing it ""uld always As a be a major focus in my life. Being blessed wlth supportive parents made 11 ea.s:1er to pursue this goal 251nRoom104d-Halon lheScMh~The_,r. lion Is frte rod open 1D lhe pOOiic. Nogloris • ...-goon - lus tirri- -who was foroodtD qUI prodidng becalse d lhe o:rdtion. lis ~led -mtor ...m--- You h•ve won six prestigious •wanh from D•nce Masten of A.meric•, Including the Ivy Hall Foundation Award, also won by Gene Kelly. What does It take to get this kind of recognition In the dance world 1 him "'retnroing 1horapy. a treatment thltuses extem11 sound, ...,_,lions ID 1ooch potlonts how ID disn!glrd. 0t boaJme habituated to. lhe ringing in !heir ean that ~tirrltus. The lJ8 sp..ch. l.anguago and Heoring Clinic wl bogin d fering this theapy ID loaf tinnitus patients In the near future. REPORTER 1\eing a rcxtpu:nt of any award ha.o; always given me cause for humhle re ncction. For these achu:vcments are never the result of a single pt"f'SOn, hut thf.· colh."cuve mnuence of many tal ented indivtduaL... Surroundmg my:<>elf with exceptio nal teachcn., artist-; and colleague!> in my field hns all o"~,·OO mt· In grow and mature a.' an artl!>t . You take all n( tht~ knowledge and taJ<.·nt and applv lll'Omtslenth• pr~nt Dan~ SiJver Anninnary, its spring concert , this weektnd. throughout one's career,always strivmg to make a difference, creating tht opportunity to set higher standards. Perhaps consist<nt hard """' is 99 pcrcml and tal<nt is merely I perrent of the equation. The Ivy Hall Foundation Award was awarded to mt for outstanding oontnbutions in the establishment of educational standards fot- dance. Oeating a jazz dance syllabus and jazz exam for teacher mtification into Dance Masters of America entailed all of the compon<nts pmoiou.sly mentioned: hard work. life experi<nce and taking a chance by making others aware on a national lcvol of the growing need for educational standards in dance education. Wlult type of d ...ce do you enjoy most? I truly <njoy aU types of dance and re- the different approaches and journeys one tak<s to discover movem<nt Jazz dance.~. embodies a spirit which is free and rich in tradition. I S<O I= dance as a multi~ baUct heavily based in African and Euro-Am<rican traditions. Its colorful terminologybo"""" from historic roots. =ulardanas,social danas, tap, ethnic, American lllOddn dance and musical theatre danCE. II connects socially and politically to the pulse of the time. Sin« Jazz dance and Jan. music evolved together, this style of dance allows for a marriag< between music and ITJO\Ielllel'll Being a musi spect caJ person, my cho reography and ~room instruaion tend to ut:iliz.e this type or union. What Is your most memorable perfonnance7 As a pcrfom1cr. my most memorable performance was with m y sis te r Kippy at the North American L..aun Ballroom Da nce ChamptonshiJh. Bemg the youngest couple compe1 · ing 111 what was our first exposure to an mtcmatio nal competitive pcr(or mancc, we were not expecting to win. llu· ("ven ing was magical. Ou r dances were eXC"CUted as dose to perfection J.S pol!Si hl c . \\"hen we wert' an - nounced as tht winners, m y eyes shifted 10 my dance coaches. 8arbar.t c:arn...on and Jeff Hensen (fonner Canadian professional dance champions), whose faces wer-c calatic with joy and approval ofourpcrfonnancr and accomplishment The fuJi )UC of prq>aration paid of[ And while I will always remember the look of joy and approval on their faces, the real value of what lleamcd was the importance of proc<SS and preparation, and that winning a trophy is just frosting on thecak<.As a choreographer, I have had many memorable moments. If I had to pick one pcrforrnana, it would be a duct I choreographed in 1993 titled "LOVE GIFr." Stephen Hunneshagcn and Martin Nagel. performing tneritbm of the Zodiaque Dance Company, performed the male pas de deux for a spring concert titled "International Afiiurs.• A month before beginning this project. I viewed a new play presented by the Department ofThcatn: at the UnivesityofMaryland<ntitled "The Quilt A Musical Celebration." The play is based on the individual stories of love, pain, fear and rom passion that comprise the many stories from the Names Project AIDS Mmlorial Quilt Thesubj<ctofAIDS inspired me as a vehicle for a piece of choreography. This performance became memorable wh<n I heard an array of bravos at the curtain call for the two performers. Of coune. along with the bravoo camc the objections and disdain for this contnMnia! subject IT13ner, and the choreographic dtoires I made to pr<S<~~t this work. Bemg able to """" an audience to such heights on so many emotional levels WiJ5 a first (or me. This experience opened a door for me to explore and take risks with my work. and integr.tte more oontroversiaJ topKs with dance. What Is the most challenging aspect of putting on a Zodlaque performance1 The most challenging aspect ts ere att ng a repe rtoi re that cha11engl"5 the company members on a tech meal, arttst ic and educational level. The per(orming and ed ua · tiona! focus of the participants has &om its inuption been a strong tradition established by Linda Swiniuch, founder and director of Zodiaque and t.l)e UB Danct Program. As the newl y appointed dir ector of Zodiaque, my cballengt is to hold onto this established Ira· dition and move the company rorward with a promise for the future. This semester, I fed I lutvc met this challenge. inviting for tht first time two distin guished Zodiaque alumni as guest artists: Jeffry Denman and Jon Lehrer, who have choreographed works for Silver Anniversary, our J999 spring con cert. __ __ _ ---do ..., you wish I ,.... ..... . . - .. ? This spring semester, ..., will accept our first candidat<s into ·our newly approved degree programs: BA in dance. BFA in dance and theatre. and a BFA in music theatre. In offering a professionaltype degree program such as the BFA. I wish you would have asked what makes one a professional? To be a professional, you need to ask yourself, "Do you lav< what you do?" If the a.nswer is yes, then it is expected that you take responsibility for the well-being of your professional life. As a pro(essionaJ dance educator and company director, a part of my profcssionalljfe is the type of instruction and program that I provide to students. lfs paiamount for me to make sound choices.. takingastronglookat myscll and asking what have I done to ensure that the teaching methods and programs I hdped institute are the best they can be. My ac tions indicate the value I place on my profession. In doing so, I be- come a role model and amtplar of responsibility for students. The fl<porttr is. campus community newspaptr publishtd by lhe Office of News Servic~ in the Division of Univenity s.Mces, Stat< UniYenity d Now YOIItatlklffalo. EditoriaJ offlces·~re loatod •• 136 Crofts Hall. Amherst. (716) 645-2626. __ _ ----wuetch..ebUifaio.odu _...,._ Auoctet.Yin ~ ,_ c:..oleSmlth ..... News--_. otr.l• of Mhur Poge ... ----)Don DINig R.o.u.Fomham ..,.,.....,.. ....... .......... ...... s.nc"Wton •""'"'""""""" Blon Goldboum MooyllethSpN Chrittine~ Editorial Aubt.nt MaraMcQnnb Research vital to med school's future, Bernardino tells PSS By LOIS BAllER News Services R Editor SEA RCH and biOt<eh - nology will dominate the future ofthc medi cal school and th e o ther health sc ien ces at UB, Michael Ber· na rdm o, v tce president for health affai rs, told th e Pro(essional Staff Senat t' at It s Feb. II met"tmg. "The growth of UB's Hea lth So ence Ccnt,•r as no t o n the cllmc.al s1de. but o n th e research S1de.'' he told th e group mect1ng 1n thrLtpp!>c hut z Co nference Room on the So uth Ca mpu s. "If we mtcnd to ge t good, qualit)' (alu h y, we have to be o~c kn ow ledged a1o ,1 sttc when· (alu lt )' arc nurtured ." A!l ,1 ulll!>t.'lJUt'nlt.~. he .. a1J thl· monn that h.t!> lx-t·n o~lln~. .ltc:d lor ,, ( llllll.ll ll t.·ahh Suenu..~ EJul.t t1un ( t·nt l't . ( ' !I S!·( ., wtll hen· ... h<lltlll'll'lj \tl ltl\.U!<Ill n thl !~ llli~HIIl , w1th emphasts o n ga mmg nati o nal and international stand ing in (our resea rch areas. Pedia tri cs, along wHh cancer-m partn ership with Ro)well Park- are two natura l chotces, he no ted, wtth three or fo ur other 1deas bemg considered fnr the rcmaming two slo ts. The goal is to mcrcase research dollars by S25 millton with in five yea rs. to rehabilitate 10 laborato · nes per year and bnng m scien t1s1s ro work m them, he said. " \r\1tth the NIH ( Nationalln sti tutcs of Health ) do ubling its reo;ourlCS for med ical r~arch. we Jlsn will have to double our rt' \l',trc h effort." Tu pos11ion Itself for tht!> challc ngt.·. the mcd1 cal sc hoo l IS rc \Jillptng 1ts cc ntrdl and depart mental admtntstrntiom and reas..e!<t.lllng tl !<. hulldingll and accoun! •ng prml1pab a nd pral"ti\.C!>, ht· said. "To be a better-rated school, we need to use ou r resources in a st rategic m anner." A maJo r item on this agenda is up- tions services will take lo nger. "We're not sure we know what the statutes m ean in this health ca re e nviro nment ," he noted . pomting ou r that the dimcaJ prac dating the physi - tice plan was established by SUNY before the advent of managed ca re, -- cians' clinical prac u ce pl a n"bringing it mto the 20th ant ury." Bernardtno noted . In re sponse to a question concerning the time frame for the revamping, he said some changes will lutppcn quickly, others will tal« longer. AJI department s within the medi cal school are converting to a w mmon corporate structure, and a central accounting servtee with departmentallockboxes is bemg sct up. both or whtch should be com plcted br th< end of 19'1'!. he s:ud. But M·ttmg up billmg a nd collcL a nd that its do min ance no" ' may req uire statute changes. Speaking britfly about the university 's relatio nship with 1t s teaching hospitals, Bernard ino re- ported that UB and Roswell Park have been working very closely. recruiting a nd hir ing jointlv 111 some c35es. and capitalizing on each other's strengths to bring in faculty and grant support. The challenge, he said, will be to conv in ce all the hospi tals to view UB as a partner, rathtr than as a comptt itor. " That (competitivd ap proach does no t servt the com · munity well~" Bernardino said. �februaryllJ!I!!INoi:JJ.Ioll Repa...._ Distinguished Honors Scholars Anonymous donor gives another $800,000 for scholarships By SUZANN£ CHAMRII1AJN and research for talented students Reporter Contributor who lack financiaJ resources. President William R. Greiner T HE gift comes anony · mously, but the results-- noted that the scholorships funded US's Distinguished Hon- by the donor's gifts .. have bro ught som~ ofthe nation's top students to UB." The first participants graduating this spring .. have been true leaders in our classrooms and labs and have contributed greatly ors Scho lars Program and the talented undergraduate students it attracts from across the country-arc highly visible and in creasingly well -known on campus. Co me May, the program, launched when an anonymous donor in 1995 made a S 1.6 miUion cash gift to fund it , wilJ graduate u s first class of I 0 students, who entered US in Fall 1995. Some have taken double majors. One studied a semester at Oxford. Others have combined graduate and undergradua-te studies. Most are plan ning to attend graduate o r profes sional schools, st udying in areas from medicine to management, to mathematics, to computer science. to the quality of campus life." The latest gift from the anony· mous donor, Greiner added, is ..a gencrow and fitting tribute to tht exceptional students in the Distin guished Honors Scholar. Program." He noted: ..The word is out about these fine schola rships and the high -calil>~r education we offer, because we're seeing a greater num- ber of top students opplying to and an ending UB... · Kerry S. Grant, dean of the Col lege of Arts and Sciences. said the A recent cash gift of $800.000 value of the donor's gifts is greater from the same donor will provide than the individual scholarships. "Scholarships that allow excep- full scholorships for 15-20 fresh men entering UB this coming fall, when more than 75 Distinguished Honors Scholars will be studying in all four undergraduate years. It brmgs the anonymous donor 's total cash con tribution 10 datt: to S4.8 millton . "The success of thts program smcc its m ceptio n ts a testament to L!B's commitment to ensuring high Lalihcr undergraduates arc bencfit mg from tht: exceptional <.-ducat ion 1 offered by the university," the donor sa1d. The goal of the gifts has been to expand opponunities in learning tional students to attend a premier public-research university are excel lent investments... Grant added... In addition to benefiting good students directly, these scholarships enrich tht: entirt: campw community. This core ofbright.highly motivated stu dents elevates the gencraJ level of academic performance among thei r peers and constantJy challenges our facu lt y to be their best." Among the lO Distinguished Hon · ors Scholars who will graduate tn May are Lisa dos Santos of Long Island and Joshua Berne of Brooklyn. DosSantos chose UB hcLJU'tl' or the Distinguished Honor~ \lhol ars Program. which has pJaJ ht·r tuition , room , board, fen .tnd transportation to and frum lJJH pus for the past four year!~ .. Th~ program gave ml' J 1TUl' love of learning and the sc hol.:ar ship freed me financially so I could study and continue my figure skating ... the other pan of my life.'' she explained. DosSantos will at - tend UB medical school. Bcnie is still selecting a graduate school, where he will prepare to become a research professor in math ematics. The Distinguished Honors scholarship kept Berne safely in school, even after his father lost hos job during his freshman year at U 8. "The scholarship was very valu · able because I didn't have to worry abou t earning money, so I could spend my time taking g raduate rourses along with my und~rgradu ­ ate work,• Berne added While the anonymous donor has offered a st rong base for the Distinguished Hon o rs Scholars Program , he believes university alumni and friends must contrib ute as well so that this program can conti nue into the next millen nium. One such response was the." an nouncement last May by the latr Eleanor V. Millonz.i that she wa~ donating $150,000 to endow lh,· Robert I. a nd Eleanor V. Millon1t Distinguished Honors ~chuLH sh1p, whiCh every four years wdl fund a full scholarship for an ou t standing stud ent in art or mustl. Asia residency to be part of EMBA By JOHN DEllA CONTRADA Reporter Contributor NROLLMENT in the Executive MBA (E MBA ) E program in the School of Management now will in- clude a first -hand look at the world's largest emerging market, Asia. Beginning next semester, the EMBA curric ulum will f~a tu r~ a one -week rcsi d~ncy in Asia, during which studen ts will tour Asian businesses, 11'\FCt with officials from top Asian compa nies and visit regions where many of the." students' employers do business. The residency reqUirement will take plact during the fourth semester o f the 22-mooth program as part of the EMBA's interrtational business course. The EMBA pro gram is designed for high -achiev mg managers who wish to develop the skill.!. needt•d to co ntr1butt' more effectively to tht: stratt'g~t 1n1 tiatives of their organazataons. .. International experience as par ticularly important to Execu tive MBA students, most of whom are likely to assume greater responsi bilities in international bu saness.'' says Co urtney Walsh, executive dt rector of th e EMBA program . "This experience will build profound understanding of interna tional economics. the role of govern ments,emerging trends in the global market and the inOuence of culture on busmcss prnctaces," she adds. The international- resadcncy pro· gram will benefit from the School of Management 's lo ng history of tnnovation in Asia. From 1984-91 , the school operated the first and only U.S. MBA program on Ch onesc soiJ, which graduated 216 stu- dents before funding from th e l 1.!'1 <:ommerce Ocpartment expm·d Tht' school this year launcht.-d .tn EMBA program in Beijing and 11 also op(:rates an EMBA progrdlll m Singapore that as m 11~ fou rth vcar. Through the !Ot£>rnat!Oilal residency program, UB studen t!! m Buffalo, Beijing and S1ngapo n • t•vcnl ually will work to get her on group proJeCt:.. "We have bef_un to dt~ vd o p nt'\0. ways for Srhool oi Managcmcnl students world\"'lde to mteract anJ learn from one another." !o3\'' Lew1s Mandell. dean oftht• ~chool of Management. " In add1tum to lnterna! Jona l-rt·stdcnno pro}!ram ' and study tours. we plan to tmpk men! dl.stancc -lcarnmg anJ \-Vl'h based progrJmS that \votll a lim' ll" to deliver managem<.·nttmtruLI\1111 anywher<.• tn the world ." 3 Y2K@UB m Where can I go to hear a discussion abow Y2K issues and products, specifically as they refllte to UW t-rom 8:30 .Lm. to 12:30 p.m. on M.trch 2., the UB Y2K Steenng l..omm11 -;pnnsuran educational event on "Y2K lssuo .md ~luLJon~."( >pt:n to thl' unJVerstty communny. pn.~1t.&t1on~ wt.ll focus un comphance for ~pcctfit hardwar(' and software product.'> . .1.'> well a.'> on Y2K utaJuv r.ro gram~ . It wtll bt.· hdd to 12:0 Clemem H.all on thl' Nonh ( .ampu!> Itt wtll The schedule: 8 :)() a .m .--lntellssues: An overvte.,.. ol theY l.K t.i.'>Ul~ ulln!d ha'>C.-d claent servt:r enVIronments tn h1g.her-eJ uLJlton t.'nVlronments; an"luJl"t J dascu.s.slo n of what can ht- dont: w1th the tunt·left tO 1999 ~peaker): "Judd Bender, dtrectur of consuhmg praL""tlces; Allen ( .att:S, <,('n1or systt:m.'i lOll sultant; Paull\yczynski. scntor antegratum au.nunt manager. aU wuh IK< )f\. Office Soluhom. Oestgncd tur both general and tet.:hntcal usen 9 : )0 a .m .-Mlcros.oft Product.s: An owrvtt.•.,., o f Y2K tssue~ ol Macrosoft products, mcludmg Word,l-...xccl and A"<.~. Presented m ~.:o operation w1th the ~hool of Management Mu..n:x:umputer Tramtn~ Program. Speaker· Jordan Fvam.. \()M tnstructor I >estgned for the Jtt"n eral user. 10:45 a . m . ~ Utilities: A dt.·mom.tratlon of the foll owmg Y2:K softwa re tools: GM2000, Norton 1()00 and ~vm.tntt'l, Btestfix.ext· Speaker: Dave Sc:pulveda, CIT Repatr '-tl•rVkt'). De~ tgned pnmanh for the technical user, although generJI u~er" abo rnav hnt.lll helpful Noon-UB 's Y2K Web site and others: A pre~entatton of LiB\ and other informational YlK \·Veh sHes . ~pcakcr· Mark (,reenfidd. CIT Web mast<.'r. Oesagncd for gl·neral and tcchntLal user~ More mformation as ava1labk at l ' H\ Y2:K \Vd-. .. ue .11 http:// wlngs .buHalo.edu/ year2000 .. 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In Hadighi's award-winnirig work, a glimpse of the architecture in 2020 !If PAlliiCIADOHOVAN News SeMtes Editor N 1989, a natio nal compe· tition for a proposed "peace garden" at Hain~ Point in Potomac Pa rk in Washing· ton , D.C., ga rn ered mo re than 2,000 proposals from landscape archittcts, botanists and horticulturists across the country. In fact, the winning entry proposed a conventional garden of white flowering planu, bushes and trees lhrough which peace-seckingvisiton could meander. Pretty. Predidable. Nothing scary or "darey; either. Mehrdad Hadighi, associate professor of architecture, in col laboration with his wife, Shadi Nazarian , assistant professor of architectu re, submined a very different proposal for the garden. Their proposed " Peace Armor" would employ the materials and visual language of war to product a 160,000-square-foot metaphoric landscape in which the visitor co uld actually move toward, and then experience, a sense of peace. Their submiision called for the construction in wood of an el egant, open rectangular landing gro und ed in the bank of I he 'Potomac. Out of the landing would rise at a 20-25-degree angle, a long, svelte, armor-plated ramp. The landing appears to "la un ch" the ramp into spact where finally, it is cantilevered over the river to caHy th e visitor into a broad, open, empty, space that would alte.r the visitor's surround in a man ner conducive to contemplation. As she moved up the ramp toward its farthest edge, a visitor would tntverse a sleek, steel surface whose flat planes and riveted edges suggest the steel casing of a battleship, tank or bomber. The sur-face is designed to reflect the sky above, and as she progressed up the ramp, she physically would "leave" the earth and be taken into the open air, into a silence punctuated only by the sight and sound of the river below. .. Peace Armor .. is designed to physically replicate the meditative journey and to provoke a sense of "satori ..-enlightenment through a sense of universal peace and oneness -by "melting" visitors into a unified sensory landscape of sky, rdlectiV< ground and flowing w.>ter. T h e projec t received the competition's award for best conceptual design and was also named joint winner of the '"Landscapes for the 21 st Century"' competition by the American Society of Land scape Architects magazine. Hadighi joined the UB architec ture faculty in 1994, where today he teaches upper-lcvd graduate studios and seminars, along with courses for incoming freshmen. In 1996,hewas elected by a nationally recognized jury as one of six notable "Young Architects" in the U.S. by the Archi· tectural League of Now York. In his work, Hadighi says, he "investigates the nature of archi tectu re so as to uncover th e possibilities of architectu re, which architecture itself obliterates." Because he is, above aU, a conceptual architect, Hadighi's awardwin ning work represents an inves- tigation into the nature and possibilities of architecture iUclf. It is experimental, theoretical, investigative and architectjlra] at the same time and, as with the peace-park proposal, th""' is always more to his projects than meets the eye. His thinking and complex conceptual approach illusttate the changing world ofarchitecture, a world that the holders of the public purse are not as yet quite willing to embrace. '1te brings to h i s - pedlgogy I fresh- deslgn. ...He's been • gr.lnsplmlon to his studonts." BRUNO FRESCH1 It takes many years for an architect to be recognized , and more time to have his or her proposals actually constructed. Since he is you ng, Hadighi 's work offers a glimpse of the public architecture of the year 2020, an era in which the architects of Hadighi 's cohort, then in their '50s or '60s, will be· gin to sec their work become flesh. Bruno Freschi, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning. calls Hadighi"one of our really prized faculty memben and, I think, an extraordinarydesigna in his own right "He brings to his studio pedagogy a fresh and idiosyncratic approach to design,.. Freschi continued. "He's been a great inspiration to his stu· den~y of them haY< said that to me directly--and even more interesting is that he has an architec· tural practice as wdl. That's very unusual for the faculty of this ~ool" Hadighi is in private practice with Nazarian. Their firm specialius in the design, documentation and construction phases of residential, commercial and institutional buildings. The two architects, together or sepa· ratdy, also haY< been commissioned to design renovations and original homes h...., and in other states. Among his professional work, Hadighi counts a stint as project ar1 chitect jjx- Japan's Kansai lntmlalioml Airport Competition, out of which arose the design ofthe newmil<-long intematioaal airport built on a construcl<xlisland in Osaka Bay. While living neat lthata, he wori<ed as project architect, and befor"t'tha~ as a junior architect for several school-design projemand prMte residmcrs inCen· tral New York, Ithaca's Citizms Savings Bank and lOr Promenade, a 12· story condominium in 5araso1a, Fla.' The many prius he has received in national and international design competitions-too numerous even to list-indicate Hadighi 's prodigious gifts in several media. A 1995 prize was for "The World O utside." a limited edition handmade book later distributed thro ugh Printed Matter at the Dia Art Foundation , the only distributor of artists' books in the Un ited States. The book also garnered a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship for Hadighi, along w:ith a $7,000 cash award . Another 1995 prize carried a cash award from a German juried competition for best conceptuaJ desigri. His proposal was selected by a nationally recognized jury from among 500 mtries. Both Hadighi and Nazarian are trained in the fine arts as weUas in architectur~e in music, he in studio art and art history-<~ fact that they say informs their intenlis· ciplinary work. In fact, they have collaborated on a project called " REALtheaTER." in which they proposed to "construct" the threshold between theatricality and reality, the actual and the virtual In 1997, a project funded by a UB Multidisciplinary Pilot Project gnnt, was undertaken jointly by Hadighi and Henry Sussmao, professor of comparatiV< literatures. Together, they explored the poten· tial of textual space (S ussman's realm} to delineate architectural and urban strategies to support construction of unprecedented spaces in the City of Buffalo. In one of his most conceptual projects to date, Hadighi pre· sented at Buffalo's Big Orbit Gal lay a study of"hinges in time, location, construction method s, families and behavior.• This was articulated by a hinged, moving st ructure that could s imu.lt aneously define a specific space and hinge itself into a Oat W2ll form. rnschisays his students hav<done extraordinary work under Hadighi, gui<lana. They hav< entered national competitions that put them up against ca::dlent architects and stu· dios &om all over the country, and in many cases hav< come up with at least an honorable mention. "This is very unusual," rnschi said, "since the competition deadlines do not usually with the studio time frame. This places great pr<SSUl<' on the students to complete complex proposals in a rdativdy short time. " In ad4ition, he designs his work on the oomputer and is very up-to· date on the latest programs and techniques," said Freschi. "This is a terrific boon for the students, of course, and it's necessary because today a skilled designer must not only link mind to hand, but mind and hand to digital tools." Colleagues often cite Hadighi's intellect in describing him as one of the more interesting and provocative thinlttrs on campus. According to Freschi, "discourse is a passion with him." adding, "by dint of this, a very courteous manner and his engaging personality, he's brought a civililing air to the school• "You sec flashes of brilliance among young architects like Mehrdad." Freschi said, " He's brilliant, engaging, very creative, strongly grounded in professional skill , daring, full of fresh ideas, well-liked and seems to haV< a real p edagogi cal edge. He's exceptional. Keep your eye on him." conform �Feluiyll111/Vi.J.II.21 Rapa..._ Plans are dropped for WNED-AM to simulcastWBFO programming WIIIETOiia ly SUI Reporter Editor LANS for the financially troubled WNED-AM to suspend operations this month aod simuk:ast programming from WBFO 88.7 FM will not happ<o at thi.s time, said }enoifer Roth, WBFO general manager. However,whilethetwonona>m· mercia! stations will not pursue plans to apply for a gnnt to study ways they could work tog<ther, WBFO-UB's National Public Radio affiliato--mnains open to the two stations possibly working together in the future, Roth said. An outcry from the comrnunit y prompted officials from the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association (WNYPBA), owner of WNED -AM, WNED-FM and WNED- TV, to drop plans to suspend operation ofWNED-AM and haveWBFO'sprogrammingsimulcast on WNED. Critics bad called the proposal to suspend operations ofWNED-AM, the former all-news station WEBR-AM, another blow to local radio journalism. 1n the meantime, the WBFO Advisory Board has opposed plans for the""' stations to apply jointly for a Cocporation for Public Broadcasting gnnt to fuod a study of ways the public-broadcastingmtitiesin Westem New York might oollaborate. Roth said that although the WBFO board did not take a formal vote on the issue, it was the "sense oftheboard"thatWBFO"isastrong andsuccessfulstationmovingahead intherightdirection."Theboardfelt it should not do anything "that might change that direction ," she said. She stnssed that although the rwo stalions rumntly are not pwsuing joint fuoding. WBFO will a>ntioue discussions with WNYPBA regarding ways the stations might wllaborate in the future. "There might be projects we could do together that would be beneficial to the community; Roth said. She pointed out that while WBFO and WNED-AM both broadcast NPR's weekday news magazines " Moroing Edition• and "All Things Considered"-programs WBFO has aired since their inception and that had been picked up several years ago by WNED-the majority of the ""' stations' schedules consist of different programming, both locally and nationaUy produced. And evm with that small duplicationofprogramming.list="get dilfm:nt local S<rVic<s altogether" in the presentation of that programming. such as local news, public serviceannouncementsand oommunity infonnation, she emphasized. WNED-AM will kick off a nine· day, on -air fund -raising campaign just prior to WBFO's spring fund raiser, scheduled to run from Feb. 27 through March 6. Roth said that many Western New Yorkers might believ< WBFO is pan of WNYPBA and she hopes that will not impao WBFO's fund-raiser. "We're not legaily or techni<:ally connected in any way, but share oommoo missions, goals and needs," she said. -w,bopeWBFO'slist=uoderstaod and~ the distinctions between the ""' entities and gM as gmerously as they can to WBFO, especiallytheUBoommunity. Asoftoday, there are (in Western New York) three noncommercial public radio stations, each filling a marker niche; that's aterrific thing," she added. " It's saying something about the people ofBuffillo that they are willing to support these three different services." We advocate all sorts of changes for the outside world, but wben it comes to change in our own environment. we're extraordinarily reluctant to rnake these changes," he notes. AL:ademics tend to believ< that "if you only bang on long enough, thi.s problem wiU go away and I can go back to doing what I've alway> done. But it isn't golng to go away," stresses Triggle. "We are going to have to mal« and not simply move on 110 the next toy in the sandbox, which we have a bad habit of doing," he says. For example. sina: UB has made a major invr:stment in the Center for Computational Research, that has to be a major focus of the llfliv=ity for · the immediate future, he says. "We have t'O see the romputer sciences and supercomputing center as integral to our future in education at the under· graduate and graduate level, in service to the community and in research. It has to he one of the things we now focus on," he emphasizes. "We've 'made it a priority by investing all our money. and now it's insane not to ron· tlnue to invest in that and make sure ""absolutely maximi7.e the benefits." In addition to the information sciences, Triggle identifi es three other areas in the sciences where UB should concentrate its resources: • Molecular biology. The 20th ce ntur y wa s dominated by the great discoveries of physics, and the 21st century will be dominated by molecular biology, he says. • Materia! science. This science will derive new materials that are supe· rior and have better properties than anything we've seen before, he says. • The environment and infra · st ructure. UB already has signifi. cant strengths in this area, includ· ing the Environment and Sociery Institute and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineermg Research, he says. Triggle notes that 10 the rc · sou rce·all ocation game, the liberal arts "clearly need a lesse r scale of mvestmcnt." In fact, UB already has anvestcd significantly in the liberal arts. he says, citing as an example the Center for the Arts. But the sciences "demand a scale of mvestrnent which is really so large that one must be careful in making an investment ," he says, adding that a more modest invest · ment in the liberal arts brings a bigger payoff for the university. Triggle c_,_,_, only monitor applications. but also wiU provide a longitudinal database of every graduate program so UB can compare its programs against those of other universities, he says. Neverthde.ss, failure to meet e.n· rollment targets will continue to bring a financial penalty, Triggle says, adding that with a Resource Allocatio n Methodology in place in Albany that links enrollment to resources, UB has little choice but to assign these penalties. To turn the decline in enroll· ment around , he says, UB must look at the areas that are not at · tracting students and ask a series of questions: ls it due to a lack of interest? A lack of quality? Is some· thing missing from the program, o r is there no further need for the program? Should it be smaller, or should it vanish ahogether? A failure to meet enroUment tar· gets, as well as the quality of a program, could be among the facto rs that determine which programs con tinu e and which ones are phased out, Triggle notes. But, that doesn't mean that priori· ties only will be deterJllined by "the bonom tine;' he stresses, adding that programs that do not pay for themselves may continue if the university decides it is irnponant to the institu· tion to retain them. Those decisions. he says, must be made "in terms of the context of knowing what it costs ... with full knowledge of all the variables and malcing sure those variables are known to everyone." Thellfliv=ity must be able to shift its resources to meet the demands of the student and the institution, he says. "Since we play basically a zerosum game, much of that shift of re· sources has to come internally; there has to be an internal decision to move resources from one area to another," he says, "And that's something that's anathema to the academic;~ don't like to make changes. Academics are a paradoxically conservative species. substantial dlanges~ The changes that he talks about are linked to the university's mission·review process, which the provost identified as another top priority. UB is in the final phase of refin ing its statement for submission to SUNY central administration. "The mission statement ought to be your guiding principle," he says. "The trick is to draw it in broad enough tenns that it provides you with the ability to still respond to the microenvironmental changes that are bound to occur in the next 25 years~ If UB fails to chart its direction and simply responds to what · ever happens , it .. will flounder around over the next 25 years. One has to rnake basic, strategic decisions about what the university is going to look like in the next century." Triggle prai~s former Provost Thomas Headrick's academic plan· ning document, calling it " key in providing, perhaps for the first time in the university, a university·wide planning mechanism that enables us to think about our future." With ever· tightening reso urces. UB must set its priorities and make critical decisions in terms of programs and research direction , he says. Headrick's document ha.s .. provided the basis for progres sive ly sharpening our focus on where we want to go." Some of those decisions will be easy to make. "We hav(' to learn that when we invest in something, we have to maintain that investment , 5 Wh•t Is the book th•t Vln<ent (John TraYOIU) is reading 10 " Pulp Fiction" ( 1994)? Which author's works were made into mov· ies such as ..After Dark My Sweet," "The Getaway,'" '"The Grifters" and "The Killing?" Does US own these works? If you' re interested in the answers to these questions, popular Ill erature and film . stories o( vJolenQ and redemption, nuclear para noia, or postwar alienation , then check out the University Libranc-.· George Kelley Paperba ck and Pulp Fiction Collecti on Web sue <http:/ / ubllb.buff•lo.edu/ llbrorle•/ unlt./ lml /kelley I >. As Quentin Tarantino rcmmded us, pulp is .. a magazme or book containing lund sub jed matter characteristically pnnted on rough , unfinished paper." The Kelley coll ect Jon consists of more than 29,000 pulp·fiction books and magazm~:. from the 1940s to the present Kelley, an alumnus of UB, donated the collectio n to Lockwood I• b rary in 1994. To find Kclley-co llectJon materialm the library cata log, look by author, uti<. subieu or by the keywords "kelley" and genre heading- for example. "kelley and detective and mystery sto ries." Material from the Kcllev Lolleo •on may be used at Lockwood Library only. The KeUey Web site con tams an extens1ve liM of resources about puJp fiction. The homepage mcludes lmks to an annotated bibliog raphy of print reference sources a nd- under " Internet Links" -an annotated list of links to literature metasites. popular lucrature and pulp· fiction sites, and o ther speCial collections of pulp fiction and magazines. The "'Collections" link on the Kelley homepage provades links to many mor~ print and online resources concerned with the various genres that comprise th~ Ke.Uey coUection, including adven ture, detective, erotic., fantasti c, horror, legal, science fictton , war and western tales. From the collections page, dick on the genre you are most interested in to find annotated lasts of specialized Internet Sites. bibliographies, biographies and encyclopedias and handbooks. l..ockwood Library recently received a gnnt from the United l1niv<rsiry Professions Technology Grants program to create a database providing extensive, critical subject access to the detective and mystery fiction in the KeUey coUection. Library staff will be looking for volunteer abstractors/indexers among faculty, staff and students Anyone interested in being pan of this initiative should contad Austin Booth at < habooth@ acsu.buffalo. edu >. ,.,..-.· . ' ------ -------== ~·- For assrstana m con nectmg to tilt World Wrdi' Web, contact the CIT Help ::!.,....., ~= Desk at 645-3542. - Austin Booth •nd Nln• C•sclo, Umvenlty L1brones Answen: ~Modesty wo rks . Bla1M'" b)' Pt't~r O'Don ndl: hm ThompMtn, all of the can bt' found m the Kelley collt"<"uo n m~nti o n ed �6 Reporiaa February 18. 1!!19/VIi :11, lo.21 Son of late Israeli prime minister to discuss ways to bring peace to the Middle East JoBs Rabin to speak at Wasserman Conference By MAltY 1ET11 SPINA News Services Editor UVAL !Ubm, son of the te Isradi prim~ minister tzhak lUbin and head of a major Is raeli gra ss~ root s movement dedicated to finding ways to bring peace to the Middle East, wiU b< the keynote speak<r at the 13th annual Wasserman Confcr<no!, to b< hdd from 1-5:30 p.m. March 21 in Norton Hall on the North Campus. The conference is presented in memory of the late Arthur and Louise Wasserman by Hillel of Buffalo. Co-sponsors are the American Jewish Committee, the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropy and the Jewish Student Union. Admission is $10 for members of the community and Si for stu- dents at the door: There" 1s no cost fo r students who register in ad vance by calling 639-8362. Rabin , who heads the movement Dor Shalom (Generation of Pea~ ). will discuss .. Pathways to the New Millennium" at 2 p.m . in Woldrnan Theatre. The movement, which aro~ in protest of the 1995 murder of Rabin's father, is dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East and unity between the religious and secular right- and left -wing factions in Israel A younger generation views its nation's future path differently than did the previous one, which fought for Israel's independence, Rabin says. To those who were born after Is rael won statehood in 1948 and fo ught in the Arab-Israeli Wars of !967 a nd 1973, the younger gen eration feels it has a choice about Israel's future. Its goal is expressed in the slogan "Dor Shalom Doresh Shalom" (A Whole Gen eration Demands Puce), he says. Curreouy· living in Washington with his wife and two chiJdren, Rabin is a software engineer and product-line developer for the high-tech firm Emultek. Following Rabin's speech, six workshops will be held from 3:305:30 p.m. in nearby classrooms in Norton Hall. Major topics addressed will b< freedom of speech, retigious free· dom and freedom for all. 5peakm and moderators will include Rich When mail stored in the bold queue-mail received betwe~n 12:01 a.m. Feb. 7 and midnight Feb. 12-is released, it will be delivered in reverse order, with the most - r«ently received mail sent out first and the oldest, "stale" mail delivered last. Mail in the hold queue will b< streamed into the system during off hou~s. a process that was ex pected to begin yesterday, lnnus said. Unfonunately, not ~ery piece of email rectived since Feb. 6 will be recoverable, according to Marten s. He estimakd that as many as o ne out of four email messages received on Feb. 6 has b<en lost, with the most criticaJ periOd occurring between noon and midnight Du.rmg that period, th•log file also was lost, so there is no way for CIT to trace which messages wc-e affected ..Chances ar~ about 15,000 pieces of mail were lost , and unfortu nately, there's no way to tell how or to whom it happened ," Martens said uEveryone must be aware of that and try to deal with that." He recommended that mem bers of the univ~rsity community who b<lieve they should have been in communication with someone, during that period of time contact senders and ask that they resend any message that may have been transmitted at that point. .. Individuals have to decide in their own way if that 's something they need to do," he said. F.ven when th e central email server is up, running and full y functional , C IT will be working to make sure that something like this never happens again . C IT is in the process offo rm1ng a campus -wide committee that will be asked to review the ap · proach that was taken in the res · toration of the universit y's central email service, examine the central e mail system and recommend changes, including longer-term changes, such as replacement of the system, if necessary. However, US is not considering chdnging its central email system in the short run, Martens said. "O ur goal is to recover to where we were two ~ks ago, but with the appropriate changes to safeguard against aoother sysfem failure." CIT also plans take further steps to continue to improve the system, he added. Those steps include having the committee look at other large in· stitutions to provide some sort of b<nchmark of where they, and Ull. are in terms of email. uEmail is something most insti rutions at this point an'WOrking on hard , grappling with," lrmus said. "Th• big thing here is, with this experience, we need to review what the institutional strategy for email needs to be." Eartier, UB looked at the general approach olh<T institutioos are taking to their informatiolf-technologyinfrastructure str.llegy and budget. uwe knew where we were compared to other places, but we didn't look at specific systems like email and administrative systems. As we move forward with IT planning, we' ll be looking at those areas ," lnnus said Should UB have brought in out side help to sol"e the computer crash? "When you tisten fully to the details of what went on and steps that were taken to restore st"rvice, ev eryone will be in unanimous support of the expertise of our sLaff. That 's not to say we can't benefit from the input and wisdom oft he review committee," Martens sa1d. "We believe we're doing our best and our staff is highly qualified , but we welcome recommenda tions rar the future." O n Monday, Martens sa id he had '"a ver y high level o f con fi dence that we have a so luti o n to a full y resto red server." But he asked that the umvers1t v community be patient o nce m es· sages that have been stored begm to make their way from the ma il server to individua1 email a ccoun ~. .. It will be at least a week be fore a ll queued - up mail is del iv· ered ," Martens said. During that time, C IT will continue to post updates as necessary on its Web site at <http:/ / wlngt.buffalo. Kellman, senior news correspon dent at WGRZ-TV/Channel 2; Debbie Katchko-Zimmerman, cantor at Temple BethEl; Rabbi Hescbel G=nb<rg, director of the )<Wish DiKovery Center; !Ubbi Michael FtschOOch oCTem pie Beth Am; Elio< Kkinman, regional director or the Union of American Heb...W Congregations; local civil-rights lawyeDavid Jay and Helene Kcrshntt, assistant chair and lecturer in the UB Department of Computer Scieoce and Engineering. A photo alllbit of the Jews of Kiev and how their lives and economy are suffering in the aftermath of the breakup or the former Soviet Uoion will be displayed in Norton Hall. Email service Continued from ,.-ge 1 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR "What we've done as part of the restoration process is broken the file system into 12 smaller systems, and we ' re absolutdy sure that we 're not going to run into the same probl e m a s before ," said Martens. " If the (total of) 8.5 mil lion files wa s the source of the c ra sh. we won ' t experien ce it aga in. Thi s al so gives us a more manageable size if we uperience a problem again." Breaking the server into smaller sf stems also decreases the chances that all of them could b< affected at the same time, so that if another system failure were to occur, there would be a smaller number of files to recover. and restoration could o ccur in ''a matter of hours, not days," Martens said. The decision to shut down the server for the weekend wa~ made . Friday morning, taking into con · sidcration the limits of both the equipment and the people work ing to ftx the problem. "We took it (the centra l email server ) down tQ give people time and sleep and the resources and the wherewithal to bring the system fully back up," said Mar tens. The bulk of the work th'at went into toggling together a temporary server and restoring central email service has been performed by eight members of the CIT staff: Gretchen Phillips, Paul Graham , Lisa Maira , Matthew Stock, Stephen Comings, Steven Roder, Leonardo Miceli and Patricia Den nis. All are part of the UNIX sys· tern support group and have expert knowledge of the mail system, how it is constructed and how it operates. They also are the individuals who are most familiar with the soft ware company, Martens said. " People were working literall v night and day to restore service. We know how important email• ~ t o the universit y communit y." Inn us said. Martens added : " ll 's not an ex· aggeration to say they' ve been working close to IS-ho ur days. Some people spent ent ire nights here monitoring the system t o make su re the vital signs were there to assure continued progress of the recovery plan. ..On Friday, we decided to cut our losses short. take the system offline, rebuild it and give people a c hance to sleep a little bit.. .. When you're tired, you make mistakes." he said. Those people "are owed a tre· 1 mendou s ' thank you ' and a cknowledgment for their effort in sustaining this restoration ." "It's not., euggonllon to ..,. they've-. wortdng dose to ls.hour cloys. Some people _ . , t - nights '-e monitoring the system to...aulre mndnued HINRICH MARTtNS By las t Friday, CIT personnel weren 't the only ones reaching critical mass. Weekdays , the universit y re · ceives new, incoming email at a rate of 160,000 to 180,000 pieces each day. \.Veekends, roughl y 60,000 pieces are received daily. The temporary email server that was in place last week was configured to allow users to read their mcommg mail and respond , but because the server was not co n · nccted with the permanent central email server, mail received could not he filed . So C IT set up a hold qu eut• to make a copy of each piece o f em ail received by the temporarv ser ve r. O n ce t he: central e ma1l se r ve r wa:. res t o red . th e h o ld queue: wo uld rt"Se nd all messages 11 rece1ved :.o use rs co uld sa ve th em 1f des1red . 1\v J·eh. 12, the sys tem had ac · uunulat ed bcrween 400.000 and 450.000 pieces of ma il in the hold queue, Mart ens said. " If we'd let the interim system continue, we'd haw acc umulated between 800,000 and I million pieces of mail," he said, and there was con ce rn about the server 's ability to handle that quantity. edu/ computlng/ •lert/ >. �Job placements 'promising' for '99 MBAs lly jOHN DU1A COifRADA Reporte< Contributor P REUM!NAitY job-placement statistics for the MBA Class of'99""' very promising. acmrding 10 staff of the Carttr Resource Center in the School of MaJl3!1"1'l"rlL Thirty MBA students ll3Y< been hir<d to date at an . , . . startingsalaryofS50.300. withrustudents reporting starting salaries of mo"' than S65,000.1f this tmld continues, it would marl< a dramatic upturn in starting salaries fOr UB MBAs, oomparod tothelMr.lll'salariesofJ'Hl and 1998 graduates, which"""" about $41 ,OOl and $42,00), respectively. Among the Class of '99, one student fielded six job offers befo"' acceptinga position with IBM in Denver. Other students, likr Lauren Is- rael, had "">or three job offen. brad bendilal &om ~demand in the houclt<IMBA jobmarlcm, wnsulting. and lidded threeoffm &om big-lliUTle firms beK>re aa:epting a position with Arthur Andenen Business Consulting. Cynthia Sho..,, assistant dean and director of the Carttr R<sourc.e Center, said her office has experienced a busier recruiting season than usual, with most of the increased activity coming &om companies seeking to mi multiple positions. ibe big boys ... ddinitdybod<and ... eager to hire lots of talen4" SOO.. said, ..Cerring to the large firms that visited campus. "We'"' very pleased with the quality and the salaries d the positions. Many d oorstudentsll3Y<Jandedgreat jobs." While some of the incm!SCd ..,_ cruiter activity is attributlble to marketplace trends, Shore and her staff ll3Y< helped to sparl< r=uiter int= by aggressivdy markrung student.> capabilities to blue-dup compante<. which usually offer the most -anracuv.positioos at the most -atlmctiw sala ries. GE already has htred five UB MBAs &om the Class of '99, M&1 Bank has hi..d "">and EV>I:.ntcr prise Solutions has Jured II student;, at MBA and undergraduate levels. Praxair, Inc., which traditionally ha; hired MBA students only from Harvard, Northwestern and other top- 10 business schools, has hired one MBA &om the0assof'99.lmpressed with the quality of VB candidates, Praxair has commined to an annual recruiimentstopintheSchoolofManagernent Other companies that ll3Y< hir<d Class of '99 MBAs include National City Bank, Xerox, Fisher Price, Dun and Bradstreet, IBM, Eli LiUy Pharmacruticals and Paine Webber. TheMuD . myself in favor of a motion of no confidence in the Board of Trustees. A5 appears to happen all too frequently, Prof. Boot seems to have gotten some o f hi s facts a bit skewed. In the senate meeting to which Prof. Boot evidentJy refers, the point I raised was whether, should such a motion of no confidence arise at a (then) forthcoming meeting of the SUNY Senate, what would be the opinion of our local senato rs on the issue, since th e SUNY senators represent their colleagues' opinions-not necessarily their own-a point which occa sionally escapes Pro( Boot. Had such a motion come to the floor of the SUNY Senate. I would have opposed a censure of the entire board for the same reason I opposed a si milar motion in the maner be- The men's buke~ tum dropped Mid·Amenan Conference games on the road lut week to Toledo. 101 -Sl,and Bowltng Green, 84-lll Fruhman Bogcbn turebm had a career high 19 poinu and I0 rebounds to lead Coach Tim Cohane's squad a.pinst Toledo on Feb. II . In the pme ap•nst the Sowting G!"Mn Falcons on Sa[Urdl.y. NikoW AJexuv sc~d 16 pomts and added seYen rebounds, while Louis Campbell contributed 14 points. ~ ..... ......_!Yda ca· · reer high 19 points and TO rebounds to lead the men's-basketball ream in a loss at Toledo. Sophomore Tiffany Bell again led the women's basketbitll team, pouring in 26 points and pulling down 16 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season in a home MAC loss against Western Michigan . WOM£N'S W estem Michigan 56, UB SS The women's baskecbill team s:zw ItS I()..prne home W'l'lnrC SO"eak CCJrne to VI end last~ apna Mid-Atnencan ~e opponent~ 1'1id'wp\.as 1t lost.~ SS.nAUmArrna on Feb.IO. The Buns once apr! were led by soph~ Trfbny Bdl. who scored 26 poina and gn.bbed 16 rebounds for her mndl double-double ol the seuon »rnat\tha Cerny added 10 po1nu for Coach Cheryl Doz.er's te<am Facts 'skewed' on comments about censure TO THE EDITOil: In a recent Letter to the Editor ( Feb. 4 ), Prof. Boot objected to a co mment of mine in which I cha racterized a motion to censure .. the administration .. as being a silly thing to do and then claims that I expressed ~asketoall M£N 'S Toledo IOI,UB Sl Bowling G reen 84, UB 6 1 fo"' our own senate. I would have moved 10 either list by name the offending trustees, or to use a pllr=suchas"thosetrusteessup· porting the (offending) action." At the meeting in CortJand, the sena te indeed rejected a b lanket ce nsure in favor of a motion asking reasonable ac commoda tion to th e matters raised by the board's actions, least as an initial step, partiall y because of the blanket indict ment. I would hope that we c.an bl" equally rational here. a' -D.P. M•lone, Dtstmguished Service Professor ln~oor lracK Bodl the men and women's mdoor tnck turns took part 1n the KMle lrMt:ational, hosted by Cornell Unrversrry. on Sawniay WMe seven! UB runnen pbced second 1n evenu. dle lone vktory for th.e men's ~dwu from the ''A" 4Xo40()...meur~ tum (3 22.91) Ruth Con6on captured the women's we1ght thi"''W ( 16 metei'S) and Udo Okel<r: won the 'NOfllen's800-meter n.Jn (2 IS BS ) • n ~wimmin~ MEN 'S Ohio, 146, UB 90 The men's swrmmmg te;am lost to hoSt MAC opponent Oh1o UnfYff'Srty 146- 90,on Feb 9 In their fi~l du;al meet or the season. the Bulls were led by Enc Sumson (200 bockstrol<e · I '52.89).john Ntl., (50 fn•enyle · 21.H) ond Dan Hockey (200 frfts~ - 1·41 .8l).W'ho each had first-place finiShes •n the meet. Somson ;and Niles also were members o( the v1ctonous 400 medley r-eby tevn (3 :28. 19) . ;along wtth Josh Punn and C..rl C..rlsor-. !Obituary Irving Cheyette, 94, director of music education Funeral services were held Feb. 7 in PaJm Beach, Fla., for Irving Cheyette, a pioneer in music educa tion who came to UB in 1955 at the invit at ion of Cameron Baird, founder of the Departmen t of Mu sic, 10 develop a mu sic-ed ucati on program in cooperation with the School of Education. Cheyettc. professor of music who served as director of mu sic ed uca ti on u ntil his reti rement in 1972, died Feb. 3 in Palm Beach at th e age of 94. He earned a bachelor's degree 10 1929 and a master's degree in 1931 and became- one of the first to receive thl' newly creat ed degree of Doctor of Education in 1936, all from Teachers College. Columbia University. The au th or of 33 texts on musi c teaching. he was a composer of m usic for school band~ . orchestras and chotrs. Tramcd a ~ a v1olin1st and violist. he wa.s a Fulbrigh t profcs)>ur 111 Iapan in 1954-SS, where ht' helped to found th e Japanese Music Educators Na tional AssoCiation . \\'hilt• there. he learned to perform on traditional Japanese instrumen ts and dur mg hts ret iTt'ffi l.'nl wntmued to g•ve lecture perfor mance)> on JapanL'M' I11U!>II. and thl' arb. MemonJJ~,. ,m trihutum s may be .!lent to th e lr v ing Chcyettc Prt7l' 111 [\lu\11. EdulatJOn, 10 Lare o l Endov.•ment .111d hlLOillt' t:und Re1mbu rsabll' Al count ServtlC'!I, Room ]06. Croft!> H.tll. Buffalo. N.Y. 14260-7009. The prize ts awa rded to out standing UB undagraduate music-ed ucatton stu dents. Contributions also may be se nt to the h tcr Rcss lnstltutl' of New Duncnstom of Palm Beach Communnv < ollege. Palm Bea(h, Fla Wre~tlin~ Slippe ry Rock ll, UB 17 C entral M ichigan •1 . UB 6 The UB wr-estlmg tum lost iu l;ast home meet of the suscn. fallmg to Slippery Rode Un•vers!ty. 2J - 17 . Feb 9 mAiummArena,;and then losing to the e •ght-ranked team m the n;auon. MAC opponent Central M1ch1pn. ~ 1-6 . on Sund.y The Bulls (ell behmd e;arly. losmg the f•r-st five matches ;and trallmg 17-0 to SRU. but fought back to m;ake 1t close m the end Jacob Schaus stan.ed the comeback w1th a I S-0 techniCal (all wm ;ar I H-pounds He was followed by M;att R1cc1 who dommated h1s opponent. p1nnmg Trav1s Fnedman .n the 2 ~7 mark. Josh States then won by forfe1t at !97 pounds io ue the meet at 17- 17 Slippery Rock held on to wm the fmal two m;atches 1n close dec1s1ons for the 2J-17wm Agamst the Centr-al M1ch1g;an Ch1pewas. the Bulls got off to ;a good stan. wmn1ng the first twO we1ght classes John Eschenfelder won a 9 -S dec1s<on 1n the he;avywe•ght d1v1s!on He wu followed by sen1or tn·Capta•n Bnan Schu l who took a I S-9 dec•s•on n 125-pounds Those would be the only two w1ns on the d;ay (or the Bulls. ;as Centr-al Mtch1gan pr-oved 1t IS one of the top teams 1n the country Events calendar Continued fTom - a Thursday 25 ASCJT Wootuhop Web Ske Design. 1--4 p.m . Reg1stratK>n and refundablt 11 0 deposit ~wred For ITIQI'e Information, call ~5-35-40 S~t Succus Wootuhop Test-Taking nps. 10-40 Nonon 1-2 p .m . Frft. 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Dean Ve<:a'\ •nstatlatiOf"l, El The Adjunct f.teulty E.xhtb1t10n m the US second floor, Center lor the Aru, features recent woriu by adjunct members olthe De:pan.ment ol Art The ~ w.N con t1nue to feb 26 Hours tor the us An Callery are ~ . SdL, 10 10 am to8 p .m . Sun . noon to S p .m Cloomuwtor, Art Glllery, ~~ do<nbed as ~a gre<~l ~~= hu~~t~~~~ and ~)l&aWAarnHastae, ~ w.n.. drT'OI'Q ~ e~~ee~ dn>ctor Roy Capentt.M Or Maltll"'lutht>r King. If \ 1qo l ~'til ~n°t~~'Y~~~theUghAru~ruugh june~n for the lightvoldl Cal~ry art' lectu~ and group seaung.. cal 64~1-4 7 To obtain bekeu, vtSrt the CFA Bo111 Offic.t' Wed -Sat , 10]0am -8pm , Sun noon-S p m Exhibits Bl•ck History Month Exhibits A show of WOI't by candidate tor thfo annual Evelyn Rumsey lord ScholaM1p otelTI!:UE:thelwatm,~Pe.sis.ailtytt.. Patnoa 1tberU Ham!. ini NAACP lmg\I'T'If' IJghtwell Galle<y. w a . - by cartoon, pop <lrt and exprns•or-ust wor1u ~!Center Rumsey-Potenu Candkbites =~~~ momenu b:fore the 1mpact." The acryiK mUl111, wtuch c~ aU four walls ol the undergnlduate Student AsWcw.tiOf"l f.ot more inf0f11'\iltior\ progn~m inlormaoon Unexpect:rd Connections Between tfbmAn Chromosome FragHity, U snRNA Gene Dosage Compensation, and Nudear CoRed Bodtes (Cbs). Distinguished Prof. Dr Alan ~ner. Vale Unrv., Dept of Molec. Biophysic and BIOChem 307 Hoc:Ntetter North trr entl'l" rrontn •11 ~an::l 61ocatednl..ocJo.'oM:x;l t>AernoniJ!t.brary, wcocO'ldlba. n&:r lt"lt' aclAaoon dell The (>.l(hbt ( ClnWl of CV'QII\.tl lockwood Memorial Llbr•ry "They Too. Had A Dream, ~ fit the thfmt> d ~=.,n~~BLlc~~~fu! e...Nblt.~bylb'i\o~cilhe Y'I\IT to Butfa6o, documented ttwOUQh phot~~ cllpp~<~ncl" '""''"' hD ~tatiOJ"' on the tuturf' of tntegraOon, ~on d~ n thf' llB 1\n ~ 420 (dpen Hall Tht> 1964 Notwi laUfl'tllt who~ at Kle<nh.lm MUSK hdN unctt-< the -.pon~ol US\ C.riKJudtf' Stu(jf'olt ~\Otkl t !On, ong•naltv wa\ 'l(h(>duled It spedk 1n Norton UniOn on tht 'ioutt"o Campu~ Thf t'-'hlt)ll i~ ,~r'(j opf'n It •1..puoill ,.,ondr\f)ld'ltromQo~m It' 'oil" \Nt't'kO.IV\l i'WOUqhf'ctrll. 1\ldnl' �a IIepa....._ feblllarr 18.1!1!1!11V1t:l.le.21 s.--... --.glorMiss Thursct.y 18 ~ThoPolltk:sol of~ Room Oomons.- ~-..y~ .. - ==..~lor ~6!.= =m~~,_ Long Sluclentlir*>n. 4:30p.m.-. Ullot-.e ~ln~ for""'"'lroloomotior\all.oorio r.....,-l'ioo8.&411-1504. 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No.22 Ancient tradition Wearing a mask used to represent a young woman, Fukano Shinjiro demon· strates techniques of Noh, a 600-year-old japanese theatrical form, to students during a worl<shop presented Friday in the Center for the Arts Drama SILS, Communication to merge July 1 School ofInformation Studies to offer programs in information and communication technology a, PATRICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor T HE School of lnforma· lion and Library Studies (SfLS ) ana th< D<pan· ment of Communica tion, part of the Colleg< of Arts and Sciences, will merge on July I, creating a unit that will enable VB to oonduct more produ ctive educa- tional programs in information and communication technology. The new School of Information Studies (SIS) will consist of a De· partment of Communication and a Department of Information and Library Studies . Provost David Triggle sees the new school as vi t al to the university's mission. "In that TV series, 'The Prisoner,' now of cult status, Number 2 is always s tating to Pa trick McGoohan , Number 6, that ' he 1 wants information.' That is still an appropriate quotation for todayinformation and its use are hot co mmoditi~s." TriggJe said ... The scient ific and social aspects of in formation gat hering , tran smissio n . recept io n and analysis are of JACGeSON increas ing importan ce i n this kno wledg<-based wo rld . Sll.S Dean George Bobinski and .. The volume of informati on Thomas Jacobson, chair of the Ded o ubles at an ever-increasing rate panment of Commun1cat1on, sa id and o ur ability to communicate ef- the merger IS bencfic1al for both fectivel y in the future will depend umts, since the work of both focuses ever mo re o n our effective use of essentially on the users of mformainformation," he said, no ting th at tlon and th e human aspects of the "the ' information technologies' will impact of informatlon technology increasing]y dominate the educa''We share com mon values, do tion , research and service missions mains of interest and research meth of the un iversity. The formati o n of odologies that provide o pportuna · the School of Information Studies ties for productive collaboratio n, a is an important first step for us m fa ct reflect ed in the m1ssion state· executing these missions." mcnts ofhoth Sll.Sand the Depart · ment of Communication," Bobinski said, adding that both units are con cerned with the information system and th< delivery syst<m, and with m · terpersonaJ networks, social net works and mass net work5. "We are also both concerned With the effects of faithful, correct infor· matlon circulation and of incom plete, mcorrect and m isleading in formation." he said, noting that .. the rwo areas are becoming increasing.ly mtenwined in our increasing]y net wo rked society with concerns t..fta1 are, in some cases. parallel and m ot h e~. complementary... Ja cobson a lso appla uded th e merger plans. noting that hiS dcpar1 mt:nt facult~· hOb \\'Orked wnh the Sl L'\ fucu ll'" on thts plan for somt' tame ... Wc'rt' alllookrng forward to the m erger," he. sa1d. "' It p ro\•td~ J Conu..-.d-,....4 CIT installs new software to prevent system failure was shut down again briefly this week to allow Computing and lnfor· mation Technology to install software that should prev<nt a system failure similar to the one that occurred Feb. 3 from happening again. According to Hinrich Marten s, associate vice pres ident for com puting and informatio n techno ! ogf, the problem that ca used the crash, crippling emai l servi ce at UB for nearly two weeks, has been identified by Veritas, the compan y that supplied the server's software . .. We're cert ainl y ve ry reli eved thai this has been identified and pinpointed and we' re also certainly relieved that email has been restored," Marten s said. Veritas notified UB on Friday that the system · wide fai lure was indeed ca used by the number of files o n the server, which had grown to mo re than 8.5 millio n files. CIT personnel are relieved that the source of the problem has been fo und , a nd that th e software company's fmdings "confirm what we'd suspected ... ( and) confirm that we took the right tact when we d 1 vided the filesystem" into 12 smaller fi les because the p rob lem wa~ ..dearly related to si1.e," Martem !lo3ld. Veri tas has provided U B with a "fix," or softwa re pa tch that was mstalled early Tuesday m o rmng to prevent the problem from occur rin g agai n . Se nding custo mer!> J " fi x" is a co mmon practice when a problem has been Identified by a software manu fac ture1, he saad. Gaven what the university was up against, Manens said he felt the soft war< problem had b«n identified in ..a very reasonable time frame." In fact, given the severity of the server crash. he sa 1d he thought things had been handled as well as they possibly could have heen . And while tht' reacllon of t he universitY community could haw bt"en vatn o hc. feed bad, has been "amazmgh positive ... very understandmg and very sy mpath eti c, (.'XCCpt for a few 1solated exception!>," he sa1d . " VVe vc been able to dn prett\ wcllm livmg through and surv1 v mg this process," Martens added . A!> he had md1ca ted earl u:r, Mar tt~ns said a ca mpu.s- w1de comnut tt't' has been set up to rcv lt'W the approach that was taken in restorat1on l)f th e uni versi ty's ce ntral em ail server and recommend changes. an el uding possible long· tcrm change. such as replacement of the system , 1f that is deemed necessary. That committe< was scheduled to hold its preliminary meeting th is week. While some members o f th e university commun ity found two weeks wi tho ut em a il to be a hugt· othe rs ba rely noticed , espec1ally departments that U!ot' .a o;epara te ero a1l server. !'luch wa!l thc: (ase ...,,1th the Ul fi~,.e of AdmiSSions , \vh1ch reu.'IVl'' an average of 80 em ail me~~agc' .1 d a)' from prospective :,tudenh . sa1d Mary Wea therston , ass 1 ~tant d1rector of admasMnn' mJrkt•llng d1~rupt1on, ~:omm unu.:at1 o n s. If adm 1ss1ons had ht'en un lht· l.l'ntral c:mad :,aver. " we would hJve had an awful lot of Jnntwnl pm!>ptctl\'t' student\. The\ wt)uld have thought we wt'rl' 1gnon n ~ them , and how wou ld tht•v h.avt· known (diffcrt•ntlv )1 " sht· .~... J..cd Some mqumes recetved h' dd nliSSJons may have been affel'tt·d . she noted, smce many of the mes sages th ~ office receave!l a re fo rwa rded to a no ther department lo r a reply. If those departments were c~-,....7 �2 Reparlaa Fmary2~1!1!191V!t311, 1o. 22 J-~ UDO S . -· --cu. c......... ~- ..... Dipllt- mnclo.l,~. . . Lelia {Lee) Baker has managed the REV-U.P program for nine years. She also serves as president of the Volunteer Administrators of Western New York. -~­ the Dan stonclng _ _I lhe_Cnol..._ collonc.e n --... -- SU~ontJ Reseordl Foculty Conlonna! • SUNI' College o f ond Rnslry In s,r. ape. His-·.,._,..,._ tide~ During ~U*Ig..__ ctsling Tectnquo.• - died for Its ""'"""' quolily In ~ Wh•t Is II:IV-UP and how d&c:l It evohre7 REV-UP is an acronym for Retired Employee Volunteers-University Program. It is a program through which retirea can remain .. con- nectrd .. to the university while car- "'"-"~ -d•pn>- duc:IMir by . . joulnol CJniall rying out mutuallywonhwhil~ ac· tivities in support of activ~ faculty and staff. Th~ idea was th~ • brain· child " of Rosalyn Wilkinson, form~r manag~r of human r~ · sources d~velopment in P~rsonnel Services, along with m~mbers of the university's Emeritus Center. One of the earliest projects was the 1986 Empire State Games, when more than 20 UB retirees helped out with all aspects of the games. Three years later, it was determined that this concept needed a coordinator and in February 1990, I became a part-time employee of Personnel Services. Under RosaJyn's able guidancr and mentorship, I assisted in the further development and direction of this expanding idea. conlb:lod&ThoONo -t)i.. ~--Tho'*'* Wh•t Is the Emeritus Center? Wflllrlll~- .. The Emeritus Center is an organization of retired university personnel and their spouses which grew from the efforts of the late Professor Rose Weinstein. The fa vorable results of a survey in the spring of 1974 , authorized by then -President Robert Ketter, led to the establishment of the Emeri tus Center in 1977 to provide all retired university personnel with a means to continue their relation· ship with the university community. The cen ter now is housed in the South Lounge of Goodyear Hall on the South Campus and has a membership of more than 500 retirees who may attend monthly meetings featuring a guest speaker ><arthond~ . -IL~- of t h e - allnquOy prognm In lhe ~ Schob1 al Edu- cotion, hos '-n ><lecleclos one allhe -~ outs1anding fir>tyur student~ by lhe N.ltionaiAo!outle CA!nllr for Tho A11t-Y-~ ond SllJdents In Trnition. Silo- honarod Feb. 20 •the ...... N.ltional c:onr...nce on the e.pe. rlonce • lhe Unlwnily ofSoolh C..... in CCII-. She..., ... be-In I *"Yin the Rnt1'<0' fJtptrlmcr- Rrlt-- n.......,...t-*CIIIIal theSdlodal _ _ _ t--.,.-(QS)In fesionshos--llllllng the IDp IS 1UC11 .....,_In ~oiT_a....,_ "'* ~ lhe 1-.tr cll\ln...,...IIMMd127calllge • ........-..._ ..., ........... ..-.aya.s.......,.. 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The hours of service are greatly in creased for the Division of Athletics during football season, when nearly 30 retirees maintain an imponant usher presenu for home games, and during special athletic events, such as last summer's NCAA Track and Fi<ld Championships. Much volunteer service is rendered to medical school areas. including admissions, medical education, Office of Medical Computing and the mini-medical school program. Much of this is •ongoing service,"' when a volunteer oomes to the department once or twice weekly, for an average of three to four hours, to support clerical staff on. special projects. How m•ny wolunteen do you "-e7 During the past nine yean, REVUP has grown from an interesting idea to an exci ting reality. At present, more than 35 univeTSity departments have benefited from the volunteer service of more than 90 retirees, both in short-term assignme.nts and longer, ongoing situations. Retirees learn of the program during pre-retirement semin.ars; upon retirement, they""""""' Emeritus Center membenhip information, along with a letter explaining the REV-UP program and an intmst survey. Within this questionnaire, retirees can indica!< their inlereSIS and the specific area or areas where they ""uld liU to \'Oiunt=. Ther. is absolutely no prossure put upon the member. of the Emeritus Center to participate, bt!t for many ofthem,REV-UPserviabecomesan ideal way to stay oonnected to the placewheretheyhadbeenemploy<d for 10,20 or even 30-plwyean. What are the most , _ . . t Nquests you get for IIEV-IIf' volunteen7 Three times a year I compile a Service Hours Report, and the volunteered hours for a given department or area often will change depending upon the period of the report. However, the most consis· tently high numbers of service hours are given to the music department, medical school, Center for the Arts and Athletics. The concert manager for Slee Concert Who-- MART consum ers will take some precautions to pro tect their personal fi . nantes in tight of possible Y2K problems, Lewis Mandell, dean of the Schoo l of Management , suggested to a "UB at Sun- rise" audience on Feb. 18. Although he believes th ere is no reason to panic--estimating the possibility of a major Y2K problem in the U.S. at "less than I0 percent"-MandeU offered some tips for those who want to be prepared. He advised audience members to withdrawS 1,000 from a savings account at the beginning of December. The Federal Reserve, he noted, will step up its reserve of cash from $60 billion to $250 billion in antici pation of such withdrawals. "Anybody that doesn't do thai is really footish," Mandell said. "Don't wait until the week before Christ mas to go to an ATM machine. If nothing happens, the money can go right back into the bank." Individuals also should keep all their receipts, and have their bank S books balanced by late December, he said. He urged those with stocks. bonds and other investments to determine if the brokerage house keeping the certificates is Y2K comptiant. If not, investors sho uld switch brokerage houses or obtain the actuaJ paper certificates and store them in a safe deposit box until any problmu are straightened out, he suggested. On Jan. 3--the first business day of the year 2000-the world will know who really was prepared for the coming of the new millennium and who was not, Mandell said While the U.S. '" is better off than any other country," there are some foreign companies that don't "have a clue.. about the Y2K problem, he said He added that he believes there will be fewe r corpora te mergers this year than in past years because companies do not want to intermingle computer systems. The Y2K problem is only one of the problems to be faced in the coming millennium, Mandcll noted in his lc:cru..,, entitled "Coping in a Be- Ktlve : I wouldn't begin to touch the "age component" ofREV-UP. lt is not a factor of the program at all There is a quote from Samu.d Sinclair Baker's "Conscious Happmess" wtpchsaysitb<st;"Youan:asyoung as your c:nthwiasm, as old as your disinterest." REV-UP volunteers and all volunteers stay young at heart because they are focusing on helping othen, finding ways to be needed and acting upon those ways. I have sent 80th birthday cards to numerous REV-UP member. in the past nino yean. There an: 18 retirees who have been activdy involved in REV-UP since before 1990. Tell me SCNIIethlngyourself that most people don't know, but should. After 24 yea rs of active involvement in the UB Women's Club, Protect finances from Y2K By JOHN LAVIU£ Reporter Contributor the - - I n IIEY-Uf' hlstory7 nearly 10 years of association with the university's retirees and a personal.ity that c.an hardly be oonsidered shy aod reserved, my life is pretty much an "open book." Ptthaps this is the opportunity to an swer one question I am frequently asked: My hair is not permed, but naturally curly! I also run 2- 112 miles, three times a wrek, with my husband, Jack. wish I -----___ do,.. , _ _ _ lt7 You might have uked if I had a favorite REV-UP volunteer, and I would have bad to answer, "'yes, my husband, Jack Baker!" Jack retired from ExerciSe Science in 1995, currently is president of the Emeritus Center and is an ongoing volunteer in the Office of Medical Computing. An other question I would have liked is about the annual REV-UP Recognition held in May to coincide with the Emeritus Centtr meeting. Most of the volunturs would prefer no formal recognition and tell me that they volunteer because they want to and they enjoy iL But it is a lovely event with printed programs that list each REV-UPmemberandth& · hours served. Last year, 83 REV-UP volunteers gave 3,718 hours of service to UB; since March 1990, tbe total hours volunteered was 22,912, and counting! This is truly a wonderful program, but it is the wonderful, giving VB retirees who make it happen. I have said many times, I fed honored to be part of it with them. Mandell urges wildering Financial Environ ment."' Another major problem is the number of bankruptcies being filed The dean said that more than 2 million families nationwide filed for bankruptcy last year. He said that States, notin g that cons umers today must make many more decisio ns concerning their finances than those in past years. For example, he compared the defined benefit pension that in the past had been offered by most employers, whue an employ.e who worked for a company for a cenain number of years could expect a pension based on the number of years of service and his or her exiting salary, to the defined contribution pensions that have become popular today, such as a 40 I k plan, where the employ.e makes a contnbution, the employer contributes a like aniount and the sum is invested in S«Urities, oftrn of the employee's choice. "This demands that you make, ala very early age, a very sophisticated choice of instruments ... without any training." he said. Mandell said that th<r< is much conum about the ability of young people to make decisions that may have lifelong ramification s. He pointed to the results of a question naire used to detamine students' financial titeracy as part of a 1997 benchmark survey be oonducted of 1,500 high-school seniors. Ov.ral.l, students answ'<l'ed cor=tly just 57.3 peroent of the 31 questions in the survey, questions .. that everyone needs to understand at the age of 18 in order to go out into the world," said Mandell, wbo published the survey results in a book "Our Vulnerable Youth: The Financial Lit eracy of American 12th Graders." He stressed that the public mwt become"OWU< of the need to teach young people at the junior-high and high-school level "life skills" that will prepare them to make wiSe financial decisions. �februall 25.1!B/VtU1.1c.Z2 Rep What are the possible legal ramifications ofY2K problems and how can they be avoided? Lack of faculty consultation in preparation ofdocument cited T HE latest iteration of UB'a: mission-review statement underwent the scrutiny of the Faculty Senate on Thesday, with many of thas< speaking criticizing Provost David Triggle for what they called a lack of faculty consultatinn in the preparation of the dowment One senator went so far as to suggest that faculty members attach their "<llisenting voices" to the document as an appendix. Faculty members ' criticisms ca me de spite the fa ct that the senate's Academic Planning Committee (APC) had reviewed three versions of the document. The documc~t. which will be submined to SUNY central admin istration within the next few weeks. o utlines the direction the university will take as it heads into the 21st century. It proposes UB make rna lOr investments in four major sci entific areas: Molecular, biological and biomedical sciences; computer sciencr and information technology; materials sc ience. and th e en- vironment and infrastructure. AJthou8h Triggle was out of town and did not attend the senate merting, President Wtlliam It Greiner called the provost's document a "conceptual and forward-thinking ~ew'" of the future of the insti- tution_ Although based on former Provost 'Jbomas E. Headrick's academic planning document--in fact, Headrick prepared two earlier versions of the document-Greiner said the 'IHggk v=ion tried to "focus on the main institutional mues.. and not "fall into the trap of selecti.ng out every area of the university for comment." Much ofthe quantitative data that were in the main body of Headrick's text will be included in th e documen(s appendices, he added. While the document focuses on the so-called "big sciences" and docs not address research in the sociaJ sciences and the humanities, it "'assumes we will go on and continue to do research in those areas," he said. Claude Wdch.Jr.• SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science in the College of Arts and Sc~ences and chair of the Aademic Planning Committee, told senators that his comm.jttee has reviewed thrtt versioru of the mission statemen tincluding the o ne before the senate-and forwarded extensive oomments to Triggle. In reviewing Triggle's document, members of the APC had noted that large partS of the College ofArts and Sciences were "conspicuously absent'" from the mission-review statem ent, Welch told senators, panicularly programs in the second quartile of the National Research Council rankings " in which modest personnel investments might both enltana academic quality and boost enrollments ... Welch pointed out some gaps between Triggle's document and the 37 questions posed by system administration that were to be ad · dressed in campuses' mission- re view statem ents, including a lack of clear performance indicators, lim ited attention to US's genera l education program for undergraduates and deta iled d1scuss1on of links ~~hmen agree with Access '99 I a survey of freshmen en ring UB in Fall 1998 is any dication. the universit y is on the ri ght track with At cess '99, the initiative requiring aJI freshmen to have access to co m puters beginning this fall . The survey of incoming fresh men con du cted during o rient a tion sessions last summer by the Office of Academic Information and Planning found that almost all freshmen - 98 percent-agreed that a requirement of compute r literacy is .. an essential feature of J university curri culum as we pre-pare to en ter the 2 1st century." And 97 percen t expected to br asked to use educational technol ogy in their cou rsework at UB. UB will become a "high -tech institution" with the impiCJllcntation of Access '99 this fall Campus in forma tion-technology o fficials say that universities that have adopted such strategies have seen increases in admissions applications and acceptances, as well. as improved retention. Providing"convenient and affordable" computing access to students also will personalize and customize instruction and increase student s' computer proficiency, making t hem more employable, officials say. Students apparently agree. Sixty-nine percent of freshmen surveyed by Academic Informa tion and Pla nn ing expected to have their own comppters at the start of the Fall 1998 semester, an in crease fr~m 61 percent a year earlier. Most of those students had a desktop unit (87 percent ) with a modem (93 per ce nt ), a Web browser (87 percent), a CD-ROM drive (9 1 Percent ) and multime - dia capabilities (89 percent). Of the 31 percent who would not own their own co mputers by the beginning of the fall semester. 89 percent expected to need equip ment and 9 1 percent expected UB to provide computer access. Computer access was an impo r· tant factor in students choosing U B, accordi ng to the survey re · suit s. About 40 percent of respon dC nts agreed somew h at or strongly th at they would have been further encouraged to apply to UB .. hecause computers are important to my expec ted career plan s." About 40 percent were neutral , neither agreeing nor disag reeing with th e statement. Only 20 percent disagreed so mewhat or st rongly th at a mandated com puler purch ase would have en cou raged them to apply to UB be · ca use of the importance of com pu ters to their career plans. O nl y about IS percent of those responding felt that the additional financial burden of purchasing a co mputer migh t cause them to reconsider UB. with a majoriry of respondents saying the requirement would not cause them to reconsider attending US and 30 percent re· maining neutral on the issu e. The survey found that freshmen entering UB in Fall 1998 already had a solid background in the use of computer - re lated so ft ware. Nearly all indicated they had at least basic proficiency with word-processing software (95 percent ) and usc of the Internet (91 percent ). About 84 percent reported at least ba sic pro'ficie ncy with email. A majority indicated at leas t basu.: proficiency with database software and presentation software (66 per cen t and 61 percent, respective ly). Only 9 percent of respondenl.s felt that a mandated computer purchase might have led them to recons ider applying to UB because their .. level of co mputer skill s wo uld put (them) at a competitive dW.dvantage ." The data were provided by en teTing freshman via a UB question naire, as well as the College Student Inventory (CSI), a component of the retention -management system implemen ted b)• the umversity last yea r at the recommendation o f the consulting firm Noel- Levitz.. In additio n to the information on students' computer proficiency,Aca· demic Information and Planning uncovered other details to ro und out the profile of the freshman class: • The entering freshmen had ex tremely high , lo ng-term academic goals. with 84 percent expec.tmg to earn a graduate degret'--t"tther a master's. doctoral or first profcs.sl(.maJ d<'grec. Nearly half-49 percentexpected to earn that dcgr('(' at UB. • More than four out of five mem bcrs of the class rated "being vt:n well off financiaUy" d.!!> the m o~t highly rated of 18 personJ l, longterm goals. That fi gure indudcd 4i percent who rat(•d that goaJ a:, .. (":, · se:ntial " and 35 percent that rated it as "very important." About two · thirds rated "raising a famil y" a:, an essentia l o r very important goal. with 61, percent ratin g " hclpmg o thers .. as essential or very important. The o nly other goal to lx rated essential o r very important by more than half the class was "obtaming recognition from my colleagues for contributio ns to my special field ," whJCh was scored highly h y 59 pt.>r· cent of respondents. • More th an three -quart er:, of student s cited "to get a better Job" ( 78 percent ) and .. to make mo re money " (77 percent ) a.s ve ry Im portant reasons to go to college. Among the other rcaso m rated by more than half th e class were "to Jearn more about things that m · tcrcst me" (76 percent }, "to gam a genera l educatio n and apprecia tion of tdeas" {7 1 percent ) and .. to become a mo re cu ltu red person .. (54 percent ). 3 Y2KOUB m Senate eyes mission-review statement 11y- WUETCHEII Reporter Editor a.--. ' Readi ness disclosure statements should be included on aJI Y2K sta tus reports, internal memos, Web sites and replies to vendors, bust · ness panners and others. A fuU copy of the federol legJSiatwn, Year 2000 Readiness Dtsdosure Act (Public Law 105·27 1). is available at <http://WWW-J 2k-<om / ~-htm >. Frequently asked qu~tions o n Y2K legaJ &ssues are addressed at <www-yllt-com/leg-"llq.htm>. Enacted and propas<d legislation at federal and sta te levels relating to Y2K is available at <www-211011Uw-com/htmllloglslatlon.html>. Other legal links are the Year 2000 Law Center <www.ye•r2000.com/ la wcente r / -..oter.htmi>; Duke Univemty Legal !.inks <-olt-cll*e_odu/ doa/ y:zk/ y:zk-leglolresources_html>. and Texas A&M University I.e gal !.inks <www..odu/ ch/ tums/yr:zk/ Unlu_legol_html > In the eve:nt that litigation does arise relating to Y2K. you will need to provide evidence that reasonable effons were made to try to resolve Y2K issues. For that reason, all documentation showmg how Y2K IS sues were addressed for your area sho uld be reta ined. l>ocumentat1on should include the Y2K plan, inventory and assessment. test plans Jnd results, contingency plans and other relevant mformat&on. See tht> Y2K Compliance Steps--and ot her mformatum, d..\ well as useful hnk.oi--nn U B's Web site at <hnp:/ / wlngl.buffalo.edu/ ye•r2000 . .> And don' t forget the Y2K Issues and ~lu t1 o n s Workshop. to he: held from 8:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m luesday m 120 C lemens. Des1gnl·J for the general user, presentattom wtll focu" on Y2K co mpiJance lnr specific hardware a nd ~oft ware products . .1s well a.:, on Y2K utJiil \ programs, gencraltnformatlon and great Y2K link!. If )'O il llavt· Y2K lf ll t'st/Om that you would 114.t• Ufl fh'l ·n~d m rlu• um11, rmatl th,-m to <y2k-questions@acsu.buffalo.edu · 111/ BrieBy PSS to offer workshop on building personal commitment to change The Professional Staff Senate will present a symposi um , .. Butld mg Personal Commitment to Cha nge ," from 9 a.m. to l :30 p.m March 12 in Oa((odil:, restauranl , 930 Maple Road. WiiJJamS\'JIIc The symposium, des1gned for members of all)' organization or de:.· partmcnt who want to adapt to chango Ill the workplace. will be led hy lacktc Stroh , prestdent of Jacku· ) troh Pt:rsonal and Professional Oevd opment. The Lrammg and human r('\OUrccs consulting firm special t~ m tc-J.m -buildmgand mterwntum-.. TQM facil itation skills. managemelll development, ronfl td pn·,·cntlon and unc-on -onc workplace coac.hmg Regist ratio n will begm at \l J .m .. followed hv a wclcommg addre~' lrom Senior VICe Pr('Sidcnt Robert I. Wagner. Among the tOp iC) tu he:.· d1scussed arc "llndcrstandmg th e Need for Change," " Partnermg tor C hange" Jnd " Thlll~l\ to Do 111 Your Office to Fo:,tcr Cha nge." The cosl o tt he:.• sy mpmtum '' S~i. wh1ch willmdudc:.~ a conttnt'n tal breakfast and lunch. Cht•(b shou ld he madt· out wl/BF/ Pmft'' s10 nal Staff ~enate and madeJ to lht· Prufrsstc.mal ~ tafl Sendti.' 01 lice. 543 La pc:.•n HaiL Nort h <.ampu'. 1\uffalo. N Y 14."!60 l·u r nwn· mformntton , \..a ll 045 - 2003. FBI agent Bernard Tolbert to speak at senior alumni lunch Be rnard A. Tolbert, FBI :,pt'(lal Jgt~ nt tn charge o( th e Buffo1ln ol fice, a Buffalo natiVt' and a UB graduatt•, will offer lip:, nn ho"' tn dVO id fa lling prt·y to .. ~.ams and cons durmg a presentatiOn 1\.tar(h \l Jt a UB semor alumm lun(h con. to be held at noon 1n the Ccntn for Tomorrow on the No rth Campu!l. Before Tolbert JO mcd the FBI 1n 1980. ht· hndl v t.Htght !'!lh()UI o111d for five )'l·ar!'> was a soual- \vo rk prufe:,smn.1l w1th 't'vera l Jrt',l serVICe agencic:,. For the pa!~-t 30 vears. ht' ha:, been acti vely mvolvcd with Lradk Keach. a rc~ii dcntial summer camp that serves roungsters With a ran~l' of phys1cal. emoti onaJ and soc1al developmental di sabiliti e!'l An o ut standing track star. he wa:, named to the L1 R At hit'! h. I!Jll of l·ame m 1988. <:ost of the luncheon. dcs1gned fur l lB "en10r alumnt, the1r :,pou!<c .. and gue!'>b,l:, S 10 per person . For mon: mformat1on o r rc:.•:,ervatwm. ull the.· {lffin· ol Alumm Rd.1tions at 829 -2.608 Study seeks adults with bad breath Are you concemH about your brea th 1 The Department of Or .1l D1agnostic Sciences in the School of Dental Med~em e IS co nductmg a twoa-week clinical study of treatment for bad breath. PartiCipant !'~ must make three, one- hou r vaslls to the dental schooL hc:.'t' treat ment will be offered in co nn ection w1th the study. PartiCipants must be age 18 or older and m good ~en(• ral health Call Leslie Gai nes at 832 -983 5 fo r a scree-nmg appo mtmc:.·nt. �41Rapa..._ ftbrua!Y 25;1!HIIVDI.:ll.lo.11 Gregg makes flrst computer simulations of ·uncterse.l eruptions BRIErLY . ' . . "' . Professor Clives' undersea bo_ .......... . to study volcanic eruptions ,_......,..,.,. ___..... '*..., . 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" How would it compare, for example, with a volcano on Hawaii?" Unlike volcanologists who study like if the submarine became caught in one, Gregg responded that it would be quite dangerous, mostly be- eruptions on land and who can cause the divers wouldn't be able to sec anything. "The net effect would be like being caught in a blinding access detailed historical records about each eruption, Gregg has almost nothing to go on. " Ies as if I'm a detective and I'm trying to figure out who the murderer is, and all I have is a chalk outline of the body," she said ing a place about 500 miles southeast of Easter Island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. About once a week. an 18-footlong submersible vehicle called Alvin tam Gregg on dives about two miles undern~th the surface to a place called a mid-ocean ridge, where the earth's tectonic plates arc broken up. Gregg-who is using email to keep in touch with her students at __...._.,-.e.-___ '1-to--~ enopdons- _ _ _ _..It - .•.with • volcano on Hawall7" U8-expects to use geologic samples and data obtained on the cruise to develop the fim-cvcrrom - puter simulations of undersea erup· tions. These simulations will help Gregg and other scientists begin to figure out how these eruptions contribute to the formation of the earth's crust, and to the whole sys- tem of plate tectonics, as weU as how the chemicals and sheer heat they unleash may impact climate change. "This is the place where most of Earth's volcanoes erupt," sajd Gregg. " We don' t think about it because we don't see them, but they are very important because they are constantly putting heat and chemicals into the ocean." Gregg bdiCV~:S she is the only scientist in the world wbo bas dedicated a career to figuring out what an ac- . rive undersea eruption looks like. TRACY GREGG During dives, G regg enters a strange, dark world where the only light is that provided by Alvin. Inside an 8- foot-long, titanium sphere, Gfegg kee p s her eyes trained on the view outside th e submarine's tiny porthole. She searches for interesting rocks , pieces of Java pillars-beautiful, arched structures _as high as 15 meters that form in layers after eruptions-and other evidence that can be manipulated into the sub's basket to be studied back on the ship and in Gregg's lab at UB. Images of the ocean floor that are taken on dives will be digitized, aJ. lowing scientists to make accurate measurements of volcanic features. Asked to mala: her best guess of what such an eruption would look blizzard ,.. said Gregg... The intense heat from the lava would warm the overlying seawater, which would rise and violently stir up ., ___ __ .._ . 'DiqGo-.-~.__- all the sediment down there, as well as bacteria hiding under the sea floor." By reconstructing what undcnca eruptions arc liU, Gregg-hopes to help determine their impacts on the world, both above aod below the ocean's surface. Elfcctsofpasteruptions may have been nearly apoca· lyptic, Gregg said .. The aster9id that may have killed the dinosaurs was just one a.ample of how a species became extinct," she said. It may turn out that the in ten~ heat aod chemicals that undersea eruptions spew into the oceans and, subsequently, into the atmosphere .could have caused mass ex· tinctions as well, she said. Gregg noted that there is some evidence that mass extinctions, including the one that occurred at the end of the jurassic period, may have been caused by a massive increase in the rate of volcanic activity at mid-ocean ridges, which heated the oceans and ca used ocean basins to become more shal- low. That caused the oceans to flood much of the bod that was the dinosaurs' habitat. · once we have an idea how big these eruptions are, then we can estimate how much heat they put into oceans and during what kind of time frame," she said. During her trip, Gregg has been in regular communication with her students at UB, correcting homework assignments and providing fresh insights from her dives. So far, Gregg has reported back to her students about the unaported discovery of a fresh lav-. flow and a brand-new hydrothermal site she and her . shipmates dubbed "Bhudda's Pbce" after the submarine pilot's nickname. They also turned up evidence that a hydrothermal site that was teeming with sca.lifc in 1993 is now nearly dead, typical of the short life-span of hydrothermal vents tliat arc nourished hy the beat of indi vidual Volcanic eruptions. SILS, Communication Contlnuedfrompagel LETTERS TO THE EDITOR --bo-·---ond.............. Thl!'¥=• ....•• ..... ,· -ond--~ < ......., ntt. fram<W9rk within which the challenges that derive from the evolu tion of information technology can be addressed." A national search is under way for a dean to head the new school, which will continue to offer de grees now available through SILS and the Department of Communication, including bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in comm unication ; a master's de gree in library and information science, and a post-master's degree certificate and a cooperative doctoral p rogram with the Graduate School of Education in higher ed ucation /aca demi c librarianship. In addition, the school plans to offer two neW' degree programs: A doctorate in library and informa Qqn science and an interdisciplinary master's degree in informa tion anc.tcommunication that will foc us on the use of computer and nttwork applications as e~ploycd in a wide range of organizations and jobs. The possibility of merging [j. brary Studies and Communication has been under oonsideration "\Nelhwe<oniiiMWIV-.domalnsof---J. 1 ~- prowldeopportunltlosfor~ <-..ton.. fact reflected In the ......... - - sa.s- of the~ of Comrnunlmtlon.• GEORGE BOIUNSKI for several years. Former Provost Thomas Headrick addressed the issue in his academic planning document, recognizing the program for its low cost and effi ciency of operation and calling it a "successful graduate professional program" with a "respectable reputation." Bobinski pointed o ut that Headrick saw SII.S as a major part· ncr in a very important proposed initiative in information and communication technology, proposing that the school link with cognate disciplines in information science and technology and broaden its program. "This," said Bobinski, "was a decision that concurred with the findings of the 1995-97 Sll.S Task Force on Program Expansion.• The work of the task fotU involved ,extensive dis.cussion with sn.s faculty from the departments of Media Study in the College of Arts and Sciences and Management Science and Systems in the School ofManagcrnent,as well as the rogni#vc sciences, and in particular, the Dcpa{tmcnt of Computer Scieqce and Engineering in the College of Arts and Sciences as well as Communication. The eventual r:esult was an increasiQgly d,. rc· lationship between S!I.S and Communication. In 1997, a joint tonunincc was appointe!~ by Bobinski and Jacobson to study a possible merger. In the 'Pring of 1998, the committee issued a report recommending a merger, which was approved by both faculties with oo opposition and only one abstcn· tion. Ja100bson and-Bohinski point to several advantages of the merger . for both academic areas. In addi tion to offering the ne:w fifth -year interdisciplinary mastcr's-dcgrcc program and the previously ap.proved doctoral program in library and information studies, it will enable the combined faculties to: • Leverage their limited resources to strengthen existing programs and hire new faculty • Incorporate a cognate area in communication into the new doctorate in library and information science • B:ccomc major pbyers in a proposed Institute for Information, Communication and Computa· tion, particularly in the area of knowledge and research into the h111Q80 aspecu of communication transttr .. Develop an intcrdisciplinaryn:scarcb program dealing with the personal, organizational and societal aspects of information transfer • Seek and obtain funding from sources whose missions concern public policy on information organization, retrieval and de~ livery. �februii!Y25.1!1!!1/Yii30,1o.21 Repo..-. Gallstones linke9: to~~~~ Study implicates sugar, fat, lade ofexerase m chrome medical cimditwn .,LOISIIAIWI News SeMces Editor T HE Western lifestyle of little exercise, lots of saturated fat, loads of refined sugar and little fiber is a major risk factor for the d~velopment of yet another chronic medkal condition-gaU· stones--a new UB study shows. Published in the February issue of the American Journal ofOiniCJJI Nutrition, the study is onl' of the few population-based investigations of factors affecting the development of gallbladder disease over time. lksults showed that body mass index and intakt of refined sugar and saturated fat were directly as- sociated with ·the formation of gallstones. The relationship between saturated fat and gallstones was stronger in men than in women . Co nversely, physical activity and a diet high in monounsaturated fat and insoluble dietary fiber were protective against gallstones, re sults showed. "T his study confirms that gall - mon pathophysiological mechanisms may underlie the chronic diseasesaffiictingWestempopulations. Gallbladder disease is increasingly common with age. and affects more women than men. '!Wenty percent of women are reported to have gallstones at autopsy. 11le study was conducted in the gallstones than in those who did not. Dieting, caffeine and smoking appeared to have little effect. Dietary analysis showed higher intake of monounsaturated fats and higher expenditure of calories lowered the risk of gallstones, while higher consumption of refined sugan and saturated fat were directly sma ll farming co mmunit y of Castellana in southern Italy. In J985and 1986, researchersadm.in - related to gallstone formation. Particularly interesting was the finding that saturated-fat intake istered ultrasound scans of the gallbladder and took appean to have a stronger relation ·ship to gallstone for- blood samples from I ,429 men and I ,043 women selected ran doml y from the population. Persons ~ !~=:c:~ marion in men than dMit ~ disease bone o f - women, Trevisan said Women had higher rates of gallstones at the Ml three quartiles Western ~~=;~i:~~db~~t :e~~ ''This study conftrms dileales of amined by ultra · sound between May dwllultlon.'.. risk increased slowly a s consumption in- 1992 and june 1993, MAIHUZIO tmiiSAN creased. However, the andcompletedq uestionnairesconcerning socio-demographk status. medica) history, dietary habits and risk doubled for men at each quanile of consumption and at the highest quartile, men were at a physical activity. higher risk of developing gallstones The 55 men and 49 women who than women. bladder disease is one of the dis- haddevelopedgallstonesduringthe "These findings seem lo sug· eases of Western civilization,.. said epidemiologist Maurizio Trevisan, chair of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and au thor of th e study. "It is one more message that a diet igh in fat and refined sugar and a p ttern of low ph)i;ical activity can st udy period then we.re. matched with controls from the study popu lation. These participants provided information on how often they ate certain foods to giv~ a more com plete picture of dietary intake. Analysis of the data from new cases and controls showed that age, body mass index (an indication of obesity) and prevalence of diabetes were higher, while physicaJ activity was lower, in those who developed gest tllat other factors, suc h as hormones or metabolism. may be m o re powerful risk factors for gallstone formation a m o n g women than sat ur ated - fat in take," he sa id. The research team was head ed by Giovanni Misciagna, chief of the laboratory of ep id emio logy and biostatisti cs at the Jnstitut(· S. De Bellis in Cas tell ana . ge you into all kinds of 1rouble." The results are interesting to epidemiologists. he said, because they suppon th e hypothesis that com- Plant fats may cut prostate-cancer risk By LOIS IIAIWt News Services Editor R LANT -based fats may CUI e risk of prostate cancer y reducing the levels of both testosterone and certain enzymes that metabolize tes tosterone into more active form s, a new study by UB nutrition researche.rs has shown. The study, published in the Journal of Nut ritional Biochemistry. reported that feeding rats a diet rich in phytosterols, the type of fa! found i.n plants, reduced testosterone in the blood st ream by 33 percent. A high level of testosterone has been implicated as a risk fa ctor for developing prostate cancc.r. The levels of two enzymes-S-a reductase and aromatase-that metabolize testosterone into end products that also are implicated in the development of prostate cancer were reduced by 44 percent and 55 pen:ent respectively, results showed. Lead researcher Atif Awad, head of US's nutrition program. and coUeagues have been trying to un derstand the mechanisms responsible for vcgctariaris'lower rates of hormone...c:Jependent cancers, and for the lower mortality rate from prostate cancer in Asian countries, where populations eat little meat. With fats known to play a role in the-development of several cancers, Awad's group has been focusing on the phytosterols for possible answers. He reported at an international conference on can~ cer research in Greece last October that the phytosterol B· si to sterol appears to play a role in in hibiting the growth of human prostate-cancer cells by st rength ening an intracellular signaling system that inhibits cell division. The object ive of the c urrent study was to examine the influence of vegetable fats on the metabolism of testosterone in live r, testis and prostate tissue in rats. The fact t hat prostate ca ncer doesn't develop in men castrated before puberty or in men who have low levels of 5-a redu ctase sug gested to Awad's group that suppressing the action of the enzyme might be useful in preventing prostate cancer in high -risk groups. The enzyme aramatase converts test osterone to estrogen, also consid· ered. a possible risk factor fu r pros· tate cancer. To determine if high levels of phy- the basal and control groups. The enhanced diet reduced the activity of 5-a reductase by 44 percent in the liver and by 33 percent in the prostate, but did not affect the enzyme's activity in the testis. results showed. Phytoste rols re · duced the activi ty of aro matase by 57 percent in the prostate, but had no effect in the liver or testis . Awad said hi s research team continues to examine exactly how phytosterols bring about these changes, but he believes one path · way involves the .. fluidity" of the membranes that harbor the en · zymes ... Every enzyme requires a specific fluidity in the membrane in which it resides in order to be activated," he said. " If the mem brane is too fluid, the enzymes may not function properly." Other options include the poss•bility that phytosterols compete with testosterone and its produc.ts of me- tosterols could inhibit these e.n - tabolism fur the enzyme's active re· zymes, the resean:hm fed one group of rats a standard, or basal, diet. A second group, designated the control group, ate the standard diet. plus cholic acid, which stimulates "the absorption of vegelllble fats. A third group ate a standard diet enhanced with a mixture of phytosterols, plus cholic acid The trial lasted 22 days. lksults showed that rats fed the phytosterol diet had betwten 33 and 48 pen:entless testosterone than the animals that recrived no additional phytosterols. There was no difference in serum testosterone levels betwe<n ceptors, or that they reduce production of the enzymes th<mselves. "At any rate, the combined effect of reducing levels of testosterone a nd the activity of its two main enzymes suggests that a diet high in foods containing phy tosterols could he.lp reduce the risk of prostate cancer," Awad said. O ther researchers on the study were Maria Sri Hartati, a master's student, and Carol S. Fink, clini cal assistant professor of nutrition. The research was supported by a grant from the Allen Foundation. 5 The millennium sans hype The millennium as a cultural phenomenon will be impossible to 1gnore during the next 10 month s, but you can rise above the hype with a few Web sites that eschew th~ frivolous and focus on schol arly or practical considerations. The Ce nt~r for Millennia! Studies has an academic Web site at < http: / / www.mUie.org/ > that re searches apocalyptic thought and th e millenarian movements it generates. CMS publishes scholarly article.s in its online }ourntJI of Millennia! Studies and offers a highly informative FAQ, glossary and bib liography. rher~ are many well -orgamzed links examining the millennium histo n callv and cu lturally, plus an exceptio nally luod overv1ew of the Y21< compu ter problem The Millennium In st itute Web sit e at < http:/ / www.lgc .org / mlllennlum / ~ promotes env ironmental sensitiVit ieS and seeks to u ~e the renewal properti es of tht· Year 2000 tu move the world towards a mo rt sustainable::, peaceful , just and humane fu ture. It link_o;; to several documents propo., mg strattgle!o for personal. communlly, na tiona! and tnternationa l chan ge. and hsb worldwtde even ts that have been planned Ill co njun ction with 19991200\ , wh1ch thev refer to as the Millen nial Moment Even the 'A'hite House IS gettmg mdlen nium mileage w1th 1ts Web stt e a t < http :/ 1 www . whItehouse . g ov / In It I at lve s I MIllen nl u m I lndex.shtml>. A White House Mi11ennium Council was created to promote meaningful activities to mark the new m!llenmum . To that end , it is supporting a series of Millennium Even1n~. which are lectures and programs featunng scholars, creators and visionaries that havf' been or will be cybercast around the world v1a satellite. Tran scnpts of those that already ha\'C' taken place are available at <http:/ / www.whltehouse.gov/ lnltlatlve.s/ MIIIennlum / evenlngs.html>. Virtually all millennium Web sites feature or link to one, and usually more. co untdown clocks showing how mu ch time is left before the new millennium arrives. The reason for multiple clocks, which is acknowl edged by most Web sttes, is that the actual date is debatable. Although the majority of experts agree that the second millennium won't begin officially until midnight on Dec. 31, 2000,it'squitedear that the masses are intent on partying hearty come the end of 1999. You can track their co urse via the Co untdown 2000 Web sue < http :/ I www.countdown2000.com/ > and 1ts hnks to news stories about millennium -related travel and celeb rations, doomsday alarm1sts and the turn of th e century as a time of religious significance. ' For assurance w con nectrng to the World Wide Wtb, contact the C l1 Help D-sk at 645 -3542 - Will Hepfer and Nancy Schiller, Unlvenlty Libraries BrieBy Center for Computational Research to present lectures The Center for Computational Research will present three lee tures given by Thomas Fu rlani. the ccnter's,associate d1rector, tom trodu«' parallel computing to the universit y community. All lectures will be held at 4 p.m. m Room 215 of the Natural Sc1encts Com plex. Feb. 25 : .. An O verview of CCR" will focus o n the ce nt~r ·!i supercom putin g resources, mdudmg the SGI Origin2000 and the IBM SP. It also will include a very basi c discussion of parallel com · pulers and programming. including distributed versus shared memory mod~l s of programming. March 4 : "Code Development for Distributed Memo ry Computen, Using Message Passing Interface .. March 18: ..Open MP: Programming Language for Shared Mem orv Comp uters." For m ort information, contact FurltJm at 645 -6800, ext. 2120. o r <furlani@ccr. buffalo.edu >. FSA to sponsor food extravaganza FKUtty, staff ....:11 stuclenb who are interested in fr~ food and fun can participate in the Fourth Annual "FSA Day.· sponsored by Lh< Faculty Student Association, to be held from 10 a.m. 10 2 p.m. Mon· day on the fin;t Boor of the Student Union on the North Campus. The event is a food extravaganza that will feature several local food vendors who will be providing free product samples. There also will be giveaways and prizes. For more information, caJI Scott Beahen at 645-3519. �february 25.1!!1!1Nol. 30, 18.22 " One America: Conversations That Bring Us Together" UB, Buffalo to join for race dialogue March.24 D1 Mc- . , MAliA New5 Services Editorial Auistlnt EMBERS of the UB and Buffalo oommunities will have an opportunity to voice their ideas and conams regarding the issue of race during •one America: Comenations That Bring Us Together; a fonnal dialogue on the issue that will behddfrom 3-5-.30 p.m. March 24 in the Center forT<>morrow on the North Campus. The <Yen~ port of the White House M lnitiativt on Race: ..One America In The 21st Cennuy." will be moderated by William E. l..dtwich, Ill, deputy assistant secretary of defense for equal opportunity. It is sponsored by the CoUege of Arts and Sciences. .. US's 'O ne America' dialogue prom ises to be an affair which will move us closer to a community that is absent of the fear and suspicion that too often chatacterize communities all over the country today," said Brenda Moore, associate pro - fessor of sociology and organizer of the event. A mil itary soc iologist, Moore serves as a presidential appointee to the American Battle Monuments Co mmiss ion and to the Department of Defense Advi - sory Commi ttee on Wom~n . In 1997, President Clinlon asked his advisory boa rd fo r the .. Initiati ve o n Race," chaired by historia'n John Hope FrankJin, to reach o ut to local communities and organize co ns tru ctive dialogues with Americans from different races and background!i to better understand the causes o f racial tension. In September 1998, th< advisory board submitted a report calling for a continuation of these types of discussions, which have been held in cities nationwide since the initiative began. The current initiative for •=-: - Award from the National Association for the Advanc.ement of Colored People (NAACP). Moore explained that she chose UB u the venue for the event in the spirit of"building bridgeo" betw<en the City of Bulf.alo and the university. "The UB administration is committed to promotin&plurolism on campus. Hosting this dialogue will reflect and reinforce this commitmmt,• said Moore, who chaired the Faculty Senate Committee on Affirmative Action from 1996-98. Among the UB participants in the dialogue will be Oaude Welch, Jr., SUNY Distinguished Suvice Professor in the Department of Political Science; Barbara H. Tedlock, professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology; Henry L Taylor, Jr., director of the Center for Urban Studies, and Donna Rice, associate vice president for "OneAmerica,"head.dbypresiden- ' from the City of Buffalo. student affairs. Mark Devasagayam, tial appointee Be.n Johnson, will President William R. Greiner a!J<I a former student in Moore's • Race continue through 2000. Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello will and Ethnic Relations" class, will .. Several race and ethnic issues give opening remarks at the <vml represent students. Moore noted that Leftwich will already have been identified in the City of Bulfalo participants will City of Buffalo and it is important submit a report to the White House include FrankMcsiah,presidmtofthe that we examine these issues," said initiative based on roncerns raised by BuffilbNAACP; Lana Benatovidl of Moore. "UB needs to be part of the the participants during the dialogue. the National Conference forConunudiscussion. As more people of difLeftwich direcu the develop- nity and Justice; Ellen Grant-Bishop. ferent cultural b:ickgrouhds niove ment and coordination tif equal- rornmissionerforthe Erie County Deint o leadership positions, we can- opportunity polici'i' and programs partment of Mental Healthi Brenda not function as a university, a city, affecting virtually all ' civilian em- · McDuffie, president of the Bufl3Jo Uro r a nation without eliffiinating ployees and military personnel ban League, and J<lmes Pitts, president the existing stereotypes." within the U.S. Department of De- of the Bufl3Jo Common Council. Dialogue participants will in - fense and exercises staff supervision The UB "One America" dialogue clude prominent figures of differ- over rwo directorates of equal-op- will be free and open to the public for ent racial and ethnic groups from portunity professionals. observation only.Ttckrtsait requiled. · A member of the Advisory To ob<ain tick<IS or for more inforthe Buffalo and UB communities who arc weiJ aware of the racial Committee on Minority Veterans, mation, call Bruce Kolesnick at 645and ethnic problems in th e City of he also is an a-officio member or 3705.' Mo re information on th~ Buffalo, Moore said. the Defense Advisory Committee Whitt Ho use Initiative ,.O ne The di scussion panel will be on Women in the Services. In America" is avaiJ.able at <http:// co mposed o f approximately 40 I995, he received the Benjamin l. www.whlteho&ne .gov/ lnltla members. 20 fro m UB and 20 Hooks Distinguished Service tlves>. ·=. ..._. ·rneM«ii•Bollingen Prize, not sports, should have been featured Ladles and Gentlemen: UB is striving to becom~ a great public university, the Berkeley of die east coast. Great universities ~re measured by the greatness of their academic programs, not by the quality of their sports activi ties. The prominence given the latter in American cuhure can be traced to lV commercialization and trivia.Utes how university performance is. and should be, measured. I wa s therefore quite appalled to sec the cover page of the most recent issue(Feb.ll.l999) of the Reporter. The top splurge wa s a large picture of the UB women 's hockey team practicing at dawn , while the award of the prestigio us Bollingen Prize in Poetry to Rob ert C reele y, Samuel P. C apen Chair in Poetry and the Humani - edition and followed it with an eloquent edirorial on Friday. The Friday Spectrum didn't even care to comment. It is crucial that we make sure Dawn" should have been left for to stress what is most impqr· one of the back pages. Even The Buffalo News, not th e tant at our university, namely, greatest newspaper by any mea - quality academics and the Resure, reported the C reeley award porter can, and must, lead the quite prominently in its Thursday way. -Michael ltam, Professor of Phys1cs ties at VB, was relegated to a shon co lumn on the side. The Reporter banner should have been the C reeley award and " Hockey a t Counseling Center oflers infunnation on assisting rape or assault victims To All Memben of the C.mpus Community: Sexual assau lt, sexual abuse, support and assistance, there is sexual harassment, stranger rape and date or acquaintance rape arc monumental problems for our society. Unfortunately, col· lege campuses are not i~lSulated from these harsh realities. It is likely that as a member of a college campus community, you will know someone who is o r will be a .rurvivor of rape, assault. abuse or harassment lbere are imponant steps we can take to assist someone who has been victimized. If someone who has been raped or assaulted chooses to come to you, as a friend , for much you can do to help. Note: Both men and women get raped and assaulted. The suggestions bt-low are framed in terms of the women, since more women report these incidents than men . However, the suggestions are for ALL rape and assault victims. Listen: • Allow her to express her feelings without interruption. • Be patient with silence, as she may be slow in talking. • If she needs help continuing, try repeating back what she has said. Be reassuring: • Believe her. A great fear of survivors is that they will not be believ<d. • Reinforce that the incident was not her fault, no matter what the circumstances. • Comfort her as much as possible verbally. • Be aware of physicalrontact,asshe may not want to be touched, but you can always ask if you can hug her. Don'i treat her as if she is amtagious. • Provide things that make her feel warm and saf~a blanket, sr-uffed animal, hot tea. • Make sure she has a safe place to sleep that night. • Do not talk about getting n- venge; focus your energy on her and her feelings. Encourage her to seek help: • CaU Crisis Services hotline for professional guldance834-3131. • Go with her for a medical examination immediately; contact Center for Student -Health at 829-33 16. • 10 preserve evidence. discourage ber from changing her clothes or taking a shower. • Help her~ munsding to ....X through the trauma, even if the rape ocntmd some time: """ but she still hasn' t~ through it. �Software ~"--' on UB's c:cntr111 emaiherver, the answers obviously would have been delayed Electronic communication in the student-services node also continued pretty much as usual be-cause people in that area all are on a separate server and were not affected by tile crash, said Susan Eck. coordinator of the student services information technology node. Except Eck. he....,Jf, that is. Ironically. she was the only one in the node who had opted for an .. acsu" account and lost her email during the two-week period when the server was down . lt wasn't en - tirely a bad thing, Eck said. "I spoke to people I've never spoken to on the phone before." she said, noting these were peo ple whom she emails on a regular basis and has met from time to time in meetings. but has never actually conve~d with on the telephone. Even classes that rely heavily on address is available and used by technology were able to carry on some students and faculty to reach me. However, the UB account is without major disruption. John Ellison, associate professor of information and library studies, uses distance learning to teach a number of his cl~. While the server crash had an impact on com munication with students who at tend his classes in remote locations, the courses themselves are delivered over a Web Bulletin Board and were not impacted by the email forwarded to my local Net server. Should one account go down, slu dents and my coUeagues can nearly always reach me," he said. Unfortunately, his students who have just a UB account were at a disadvantage while the central server was down ... Many students working on course-related r~rch projects develop their design meth- problems, he said. odology in cooperation with me via But "students were unable to reach me via their email accounts at UB, so we lost nearly a week of 'personal communication tim e,' which is a significant part of teach ing via distance learning,"' he said. Ellison has an email account through a local Nel server in ad dition to his UB email address. .. I have never had a problem with my local Net server. My UB email email. Those with only UB email accounts lost their ability to reach me during the time the email system was down," Ellison said The temporary loss of email was not com pletely without bendit, though. "On the up-side of the UB ema il down-time,! was able to focus more on my own academic projects. since neither my coUeagucs nor students could reach me." he said. Facultv Senate But despite the APC's review of several versions of the document as outlined by Welch, some senators said they did not feel that faculty had been adequately consulted during the preparation of the mission statemenl Samuel Schack. professor of math- technologies on teaching meth~ which the provost had written would displace the "traditional Mr. Chipsian mode of instruction" -and what Schack called "grandiose" statements ~ding the uniqueness of the Ac- administration's instrud.ions to the campuses on the mission - review in pro=s"rc<Juired (thecampuses conduct) extmsive discussions with the faculty ... There has been,! would say, not evm adequate discussion, much less extensiv. discussion (at UB)." Schack said he would not find the lack of consultation as "troublesome" if Triggl<'s statement had been just a "reiteration" of earlier vmions of the statement prepared by Headrick when he was prtMlOI."But. in f3ct. in my reading ofi~ it commits us to major dir«tions and major ideas that have not been subjea to any f3culty scrutiny;" he said. For example. he wondered, how did 1liggle determin< that UB should invest in those four areas of sciencx. "Where do these come fromr· Schack askod. "How can an entire institution be asked to make a commitment to tho6e areas ... if they haven't been subjeaed to serious faculty analysis?" He al.oo questioned assertions that 1liggle made in the document r.garding the impact of distance-learning pro sing that the senate inform cent administration, if the UB admihistration chooses not to do so, ..that more faculty consultation is essential before we can commit to the directions outlined 111 this mission review." form to Albany," Schack said, John Boot, professor and chair of the Department of Management Science a nd Systems, agreed with Schack's complaint about a lack of faculty consultation. "It shouldn't have been a one-man show," he said. He suggested that faculty attach its response to the document as an appendix, making the statement "whal it in fact is, an administrative report , not a faculty report." Attaching fac ulty comments to the document as a ing to be held to the fire if the faculty has not discussed the document," she said, recaUing that the faculty got to "kick around" Headrick'~ planning document quite a bit .. before we got sort of wrestled to the floor." Dennis Malone, SUNY Distin · Exhibits documenu from the Arduves' frank Uoyd ~~rwin 0 . MartWl Manuscript . . . . . _ . - . . Condldates ~~~~ condudes tOfTIOI'T'OW, is on view in the Schotmhlp ls on display in the Att Wllery, Center fDf the ArU, and wift continue until ~rch 4. Gallery hours •re Tues.. 10 a.m. to S p.m.;. \Yed.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Silt., 1 t a.m. to 6 p.m. ~rtment ~,......,.Exhibition ~~~~s!c~~ty=~~=:~~~ Arts, fNtures rKent wortcs by iktjunct membel'l of the Departnlent ?f Art. The show will concl~ tomOfTOW. Houn for the UB Art 'Gallery a~ Wed.-Sal, 10:30 a.m . to 8 p.m.; Sun., noon to S p .m. contnbution to th~ document Max Wickert, associate professor of English. said he found particularly troublesome the second para graph of TriggJe's cover letter ac companying the document thai states that the document must be written ... by one person and not by a committee of the whole.n Wickert said, lbe implication of that paragraph is that the document is essentially written by o ne person, and that will be the voice of the unMrsity," adding that that one voice will suppress other, dissenting voices. Jeannette Ludwig,associate profes- Events calendar annual Evelyn Rumsey lord Sdl()(aMip and the S.Hy Hoskiru PotMZ.a Memorial guished Service Professor ll1 the Department of Electrical Engineering. propoocd the senate devote an entire me<ting to discussion ofthe document "if we feel we haven't discussed this adequately; we all feel this is a critical issue." The meeting would be held with the undemanding that discussion generated would be the faculty's sor of modem languages and litera tu res, questioned the true " importance" of the document. .. I wonder the extent to which our feet are go- con,_trom_a A show of wort by candidates for the """"-hall, ~sanda~t7 pcina and added ..,. robounds"' load &..&lo-- Nonhem snapped • t 1>-pme ~core"""" lor <he &<Is. ~back to a M-1 CMr f-bwai..t-Mo on Dec. 29. The point~ Ym the~ U8 has g;on up since an ~ wW> <NO< Oiaco Swe IX> dose <he 1996-97 season Campbell's ei&tlt rebounds matched a career high. He also hit liour threepointen to sparlt the BuUs' offense. -The,.., M'"nwtllle,junior Jon l(le;don had a areer-h.gl> tO .-.bounds and~ had a areer-best eight bkxked shots to pace the UB defensive effort. Ubomfs e:1ght bk>cked shots are the third-best toa.l for a pne in schoot history. tying htm wrth KeMn ~ . who aca>mj>lished <he feat durlrc <he t 993-94 season. On senior night. Johnson had seven rebounds. four points, nooo assists and twosteals. WOMEH'S '99 student-access· to-oompul ing initiative. '"The genuine problem here is that should not be sending even a draft ematics, stressed that central eamoc # Con--~-) between UB and other SUNY units. two MAC opponentS lost -.losin& "'t'brshal.73-63.on Fob. t7,but its ftrn conference w;n ~ Nonhem lftinois.S7.-47,on Sownby. Apinst Monhall. BufhJo pbyed a tnllin& 39-33. despite shoo<in& 50 pen:en<lrom tho field. The _.. led by sopl>omo<-e Louis Campbell. who nea.d 22 points on 10-ol-tS shoodn&- MaHso Ubomladded t I points lo< UB. t AJexeiVuiffev had IO. Senior center Nate johnson mat:dted his a.reerhigh with 10 .-.bounds. andothe<t';,.,""'::v:t~ Special Collections ReodMlg Room. 420 Capen Hall, North <;amJX". Fo< """" mfonnatlon, al6<5-2916. Martto..n-.:a~ Marl< Dean Vec.o's instat~tion. 8 Gloominator, is dest:rib«J as '"a great liquid blob lutting ttvough spac1! and ~rtho~gai~~OO)ik fTU"af. which C<Wef'S ~wals of the Ughtwelt <;allery, w.s insp;r.d by cartoon. pop art and~ worits. lt wil be on display in tho l.lghtwolt Galto<y n tho Center for the Aru ttvough J~. Hours fOJ ~ Lightwdl Gal~ a~ Wed.Sat, 10:30 a.m . to 8 p.m.; Sun., noon to5 p.m . .....,. -Histooy-~ L.od<wood --.wl..lbowy 1Jl<Y. Too, Had~ o...m, •;, tl]e theme fom1al appendix will make the comments ..a matter of record,.. he said. Greiner called Wicken 's suggestion a good idea, and urged sena lors to also submit thcir co mment ~ on the report to Trigg.le in writing. Akron 84, UB 58 The women's basketball team lost Its k>ne MAC game of the >Neek a.s It dropped an &4-58 decision to host Akron on Saturday Samantha Cerny and Marl McCiu~ scored in double figures for Coach Che:f}i Dozier's squad. with 12 and I ] points. respecttvety Ta~ Perrier added mne points off dle bench Wrestlin~ liB 28, Duquesne I 5 Spen<:erport High School Feb. 18 and defeated host Ouquesne. 18-IS,in the Bulls' final dual meet of me season on Sunday. ..,._ Cornetl.lhe - g o t twO viaorles '"'"' • couple ollhe team c:apc:Uts.Jacob Sc::haus won a 2- 1 cwerdme dedsion at the 17+pc:x.nd woetght cbss The win ~ Schaus' record to 30-9 on the season as he beame just the t 3th n US history to .-.con! a 30-wW> ....00. and <he ~ t.roder rurnnt ~ coach Jim B.ek:Mer: Matt Rkci wn the only ocher Buns winner, Wciog a 9~ decision at 184 pounds.. RJcd irnproYed to 11-10 on the season. UB got early wins at Duquesne from John ~ at he2vyweight and Brian Scha.aJ. who recorded a p4n at 125 pounds. Despite those two wins, the Cornell 28, UB 6 The wresdin& team k)st to Cornell Unr.oenrty. 28-6, at tr~Ued I S-12 before taking the last four weight classes to secure the W~n The four nnlght wins to end the meet sQned with Jake Pa.rdow at I 57 pounds with an 8-6 dedston. ~ry Cooper rewmed to action after a midseason injury to record a 6-5 win at 165 pounds and Schaus continued tus impressive season with a 10..2 win. improving to ll -9 on the yur. Rkd then finished dllnp off With a win by fall for dle 18-1 5 vK:tory Bulls lnooor lra~K The Indoor cnck team tnVeled to Kent State UnJYen•ty lnt >Neekend to ake the Sam Ba.Jr Open Theresa Hummenn apwn!d top honon 1n the YttOmen ·s 600-meter F'\Jn ( 1:38.10). while Jen Kilborn won dle triple jump (1087 meters) The women 's 4x-400 rtiay squad wn also 111ctorious (3:59.64) Ben Moskel wn the top performer for the men Wldl a second·pbce fin1sh •n dle 800-meter run ( 1·55 >4) ~rt in !Obituary Ferdinand A. Paolini, 74, emeritus clinical professor of medicine A Mass of Christian Burial was hdJ hh. 19m St. Benedh.'fs Catholic Church, Eggertsville. for i-=erdmand A. Paohm. 74. a phv· s1cian who had a long association with tht• UB Schoo l of Medicmt• and Biomedical Soences. Paolini. " 'ho rt't1reJ 1n 1979 as t'Olt'fiiU ll chmcal professor of mediCine. d1ed l·cb. I h 111 hit' Cu untv Med• tal Center {EC MC) after a lo ng 11lm•ll:. Pao!Jm gradua ted fr o m thr l ' H meJ~r..alll(hooiJn 19-t i' After hill re-sidency tn mterna l mcdJ cme J.t the former l:.. l Meyer Memonal Hospttal. nO\\' ECMl . he served Ill the Army Medical Co rpll After hill army serviCe, he: returned to ECMC and durmg hlll long tenure there serwd a.o. dm."\."1ur of t:h n1c.' and amhubtnry carl~, a1o well a":~ president of the hospital 's mcd•..:al ~J c nlaJ staff. AI UB. Ill addition to hts teach1n g dutlt'S, he lle rved formam years as a member of the medJcal schoo l's Admiss1ons Com nlltttT After hts rt't1rement from UB , he het:ame medi cal dJre( tur olthl· Brothers of Mercy Nursing Home Ill C larence, where he wa o; m strumentaiJn t')t.thlishtn g the fa(I !Jtv as a ma1or rehah1htawm center. �a Rep a.,.... februatY 25.1!Hl/Yol. 30, 1o 22 ~4p.m.F!oe.~ Thursday 25 =..r~andthe t'o!t..-l.o!ctun! Endowment. -~ Loctwe Of Nlltute and Shelter. ffonk l.loyd Wl1ght's House Monday, March I c...-~~205 North~ ~~~~ Prof. ol Psyctoiotoy and Pediatrics, Director, Podiatric ~.'?'~...Jn~m."' 1Confess (1953). UUAB, Cusatt String Quomt with Stephen Manes, piono. Sloe Concert Holl. North c.mpus. 8 Cent..- for the AilS 5cre<ning Room. 7 p.m. F,... e:~r.~~: For more infon'natlon, call Philip Rehatd at 6<15-2921. ~~~~~~f.s&. AJan Weiner, Yale Univ., Dept. of ~ular Biophysia and Siochemistry. 210 Natural Sciences Complex. North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. 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Institute on Addictioru (RIA), currently~ arm of the New York 'State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services(OASAS), isslatedtobecome part ofUB as soon as the New York State Legislature approves. Having RIA integnated into UB will strengt1>en the university's researdl in addictions and broaden its opportunities for graduate education in the field, said Dale M.Landi, UB vice president for research. "Addiction isone<Xthe great problems facing us in the nat century. It is becoming more serious and more oostly. Conducting the research necessary to learn how to deal with this problem is one of the national im- pera!Ms of our time." Landi said late last week. The proposal calls for RIA to function as a freestanding research institute within UB, reporting to the provost. It wouJd retain its identity and remain at its present location at I 021 Main St., Buffalo. Administration of its sponsored programs would be transferred from the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene to the SUNY Research Foundation. Landi said Gov. Patalci has introduced the bill and made appropriate provision in his <:UCUtM budget to The proposed legislation was approved by the SUNY Board of Trustees on Nov. 17. and a memorandum of understanding between UB and OASAS was signed Dec. 8 by President William R. Greiner and Jean Somers Miller, CASAS commissioner. Landi briefed the Western New York legislative delegation on the proposal providefOrtheintegration. "\\\odon't expect any opposition; he said The proposed legislation on integnating the two entities stipulates that RIA personnel currently employed by the Research Founda- tion for Mental Hygiene - about I 00 people - . would become SUNY Research Foundation employees, with comparable classifications and compensation. The approximately 45 RIA employees on the state payroll would be transferred to SUNY without change in compensation or accrued benefits, the proposal states. "All parties affected by this are excited about the prospect of a merger and everything it has to offer,• said Gerard }. Connors, Ph.D., RIA director and UB research professor of psychology. Connors .said the institute would continue to focus its research on alcohol use and disorders, but hopes to expand its emphasis to include compulsive gambling and drugs other than alcohol. The merger will bring RIA back to its roots. It was established at UB in 1968 by the state Department of Menial Hygiene to conduct research into alcoholism and potential treatments. Cedric Smith, UB professor of pharmacology and toxicology, was RIA's first director, serving until 1979. "The institute came into exist · ence because of 15 years of effon .~-~~ Gen-ed curriculum to be extended ay SUE WUETCHU Reporter Edk0< T :~~r~ that most students entering UB ;,s freshmen and majoring in theartsandscienas have been following since 1992 will be extended to all freshmen-41though without the ~guage requirement for some--beginning with those entering the univmity this fall Oflicials dlarged with <Mneeing undergraduate education say that with the creation of the College of Arts and Sciences, the unr..mty now can complete a plan that has been in theworlcssincethemid-1980s--d!at is, to offer one general-education curriculum to all of its stUdents. Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education, stressed that UB's general-education curriculum meets the new, SUNY-wide general-education requirements recently adopted by the SUNY Board of Trustees. Al- education requirements.) Goodman said there are numer· though the trustees' plan at this point is vague and gives faculty on ous benefits in providing ..a comthe individual campuses the au- mon educational experience" for thority to implement the general- all undergraduates, including education curriculum, "1 would making it easier for students to argue that US's curriculum is switch from one program of study close, and even bener, than what to another within the university, the tru.Stees have in mind,.. he said. improving advisement for stu.. This is really a significant im- dents and simplifying the cu rricu· provement in the education we're lum.lt also will provide the "genoffering to our students,.. said eral foundation for expressing the Goodman, pointing out that the values of the institution..--a repgeneral-education curriculum of- resentation of the UB consensus fered in the ans and sciences has as to what all undergraduates received favorable national anen - should be·taught, he said. Peter Gold, associate dean for t ion. He noted that it bas been frustrating for administrators to general education and student serhave spent so much time over the . vices in the College of Arts and years planning and achieving a Sciences who played an integral consensus on the new, core cur- role in developing the curriculum riculum and then not being able as associate dean of the former to implement the curriculum for Undergraduate College, agreed the entire university. (See accom- that it is a much stronger program panying box at the end of this than the knowledge-based curstory for details on the general- riculum that now is followed by all transfer students, as well as those outside the arts and sciences. " I'm so pleased this is finished ; it was part of the original plan. to have one general-education program for all students," Gold said. .. It was the direction we always intended to go, the direction we always expected to go." When the revamped, general education curriculum was implemented with great fanfare in Fall 1992, it was required only of fresh men pursuing bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in the arts and sciences. The Und ergraduate College, which designed the curriculum under the leaderjhip of former Dean John Thorpe. did not have the resources to implement the plan effectively, Goodman recalled. Although the curricul um finally was imple mented fully in the arts and sciences faculties by the Council of ~-~7 �21Repa..._ llldi4.111/Vi.l11.23 .. .. --5111*--.. ltoiHo8lc.---.-rllllllmMC'alllill. .... )Kquellne Reyes recently began work as assistant director ,..,_._ .., for admissions based in the New York City office. me_.....,..._.,_. _,.,._(IDJ ......_.... .. _ ,, - " - · - · . - . UJMd -------· Caurdan~ ~. HoriDI* ..... ._.. The_ ...,.llllllaram. 'lnlheO.W~-c:.,... eer-.-........ - . Colege. __...,...._...._ To-.cl,-aS1019- Inltion loeby -17.. . -~lloomMCal- logo. 4:110 ....... - . . . Nl\ 14226, ..... 1JNUZ, Cologe.l'lllllng ............ ln-rii-CMII+4CWW Foro_f/1 . . . . . . ""-..--.s.sA a de•• ~·-· _,...........,..., ... ..... Clnlngla ...... 129.2791. ~ ......... ................:u .. .. ~b..._ontll\ ..... c..,.. Tell I have over 3 years of significant experience in recruitment. Some of my recruitment experience1 have tnen me as far as Southeast Asia. My previous position was at New York Institute ofTecbnology, where I was responsible for the coordination and implementa~ tion of international and local recruitment. NYIT is a technology~ oriented, private institution offeting programs in professional fields, as wdl as in the arts and sciences. _..........., What -.octad,_ to this I felt it was a great opportunity for me to utili:z.e my expertiJe in a different environment. I believe the University at Buffalo has the potential to do ~ weU in the New York metro area. This. coupled with my knowledge of the area and a strong belief in the nurturing of students, made UB Admissions an opportunity I couldn't resist. - . . . I s - office loaotad7 The oflice is loated at 115 Pari< Ave. (15th floor),aanss the street from the newly renovated Grand Central Terminal Our oflic:e will have a staft' of thr..; an assistant dinc:tor (me), a fuD-timeCX>UDSdor-Karen Staller, a 1997 UB gradua~ an admin- istrative assistan~ who is not .y<t in place. Our hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and our tdephooe number is 212-808-81 16. The email address is ~buflillo.edu> or <Sta.ll~ons.buffiolo. edu>. What-..... - t s , ,_this oflke7 Karen and I will generally be available to attmd day and ~g college-information programs. And, in time, our alumni network will expand what we can do. In the of6ce, we will host individuals and groups who are seeking information about UB undergraduate programs. We will aiao be happy to servt as an initial contact point for students interested in graduate programs and professional study (and will relay appropriate information to UB departments fortbeirfollowup). Weareabletoconnectwith the UB Admissions data network, allowing us acx:eas.to the most up-todate student and applicant informotion. Applicants can call upon us for help about applications th<y already have filed. -offlce7·- - - ..... forOverall, our goal is to increase UB's undergraduate- opplicant market share from this region. TbiJ population-dense region is critical to our enrollment in the years to rome•. Competing inslitUtions recruit heavily and far morecost-dl'ectivelyin the region due to their locations. UB needs to be highly visible in order to counteract the presence of the other uni~ity centers and private institutions in the region. Additional goals include establishing a presence for UB in the minds of the N.Y. metro-area counseling community and regularparticipa· tioo in counselor networks. committees, etc. to positively influence counselor recommendations re· at UB, th<y will recei~ a top garding UB; establishing a net- education taught bywodd-rework of alumni who can provide nowned faculty. The bigest high-quality ronta.c:u with pro- weakness we currently ore facspective students and parents via ing iJ the lack of knowledge scbool visits, int='iews and re<q>- about the university in the tions; providing local, friendly, · metro orea and the llipDa uknowledgeable counseling services sociated with "Buffalo.• We are on demand for students and the already attacking our first parents in the region; serving as an weakness by opening this ofadministrative center for regional 6ce in Manhlttan and making recruitment, receptions. open a presence in the metro area. houses and tramfer day events, 1be more people see us and and bcilitatina visits to UB by pro- hear the UB name, the more spective ltudents in the region. familiar th<y will become with the great opportunities ovailable. Once they visit the campus, they will see what a wonderful place Western New York My initial impression of UB was can be. neither good nor bad. I simply did not know enough about the uni- c....- ............ ~ity in order to have an impreasion of it. Howcw:r, after visiting Tbe most important thing is to the facilities and becoming more keep us in mind. Make sure familiar with the many great op- prospective students in this reportunities UB boa to offer, I must gion are told about us if they say I am ~ impressed and feel contact you. K.eep my office init's a place with 1 lot of potential formed about your activities; for students &o!" N~ York City. send us literoture about your ptOgra'mi and regular updates about sisnificant c:haqea and accomplishments IIDODg your Sludents and stalt Come to see us in your t:ravds to New York. Recommend olumni &om this region who may be interated UB's biggest strengths are its pro- in 'working' with Irish-school grams, faculty and staff, and up- and collqJe students, eapeciaJiy to-date facilities. When we are out th~ olumni who may be ohle reCruiting. students and parents' to host ltudents in their bwiwant to know what kind of edu- ness or homes. We will have an cation they an going to n~ctive . electronic library for students; Who ilgoing to be teaching their send us videotapes. CD RO¥s c:hildren? We can usure them that and ads about your units. _...._ ___ ""·---_,_ .... __ ......____,, Yortl•• _. _..__, -aa-ef•- __ .. __ ................ ,..-. __ ,....., ___ ,_ ...... ,..........,_ .........,. ------7 ..._,_.,.._ .. UB inventors to be honored at reception •r E1LEH ~- REPOHILH ..........,....... OIIIcie-Jt ............ . .,.-..sby ... -lnhlllilllonf/1 llrMnlir~ SIIII'"'"'*Y f/1-'lllll<•luloiD. kllllll. . . . . . News Servkos Editor HIRTEEN UB inventors willbehonon:tlatareception to be held at 4 p.m. March ISintheCenterfor Tomorrow on the North Campus. Tbereceptionisthefirst to beheld by the Office of Technology Transfer and Licensing in its new role as part of the UB Business Alliance. Jerry McGuire, the new director of the Office of Technology Transfer and Licensing. noted that the office nbw will be taking a much broader approach to tech transfer. "You need to have the technology and the pateqiS in ordesto do business, but we also have to be able to capitali:z.e on them once you have them," he said. "If it's patentable, grea~"said~ "HoweY<r,ifit's not eligible for a paten~ but still could leadtoanewproductortoaneotrepreneur establishing,a company in Western New Yosk thai could create new jobs, that's great. too." Inventors who are named on B U.S. patents iJsued to Tbe Research Foundotion of State U~ity of New York in 1998 wiU receive awards &om President William R Greiner. Tbe inventors are: • ..........,. - . . . , , professor of medicine and microbiology, who T was granted two patents for compositions and nucleotide sequences for BrrmlulmeJio catarrluilis, as well as recombinant vectors containing theseseq~ces. · •......., P. Full,_, professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology, inventorofamethodforusinganeffecrive, inflammation· reducing amount ofaliquidorgaseousfluorocarbooto reduce the in11ammatory response in tissues of a patient. Co-inventors are 4'nn Hemm, assistant professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology; andassistantdirectorofthel.abora- . tory for Animated Structures at UB, andMaiTong.researchinstructorin civil, structural and environmental engineering and special assistant to thedeaoforaHlpprojeas. • Daniel D. laboratory mechanician for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, co-inventor of an easy tnnsport seat for seating and transporting physically challen'ged individuals. StevenKerbisiJco-inventor.Cook a)so received a patent for 1 vortex eliminationdevice,suita.bldorinsertion into a container of liquid. c-•· MicbdePapo;DavidSI<inhorn,associate professor of pediatrics and anestbesiology, and Stqlhen Flaim. The patent has been licemed to Alliance • Pae.t. priDcipal research scientist of electrial and romputer PharrnaceuticaiCorp.ofSanl>iego. . ~inventorofutanoular • ,_...... ..... formesly proe... sorofoomputer science, inventor of an optical character-recognition method and appan~USthat~ a bit-mapped, digitized Unaa< of a documenL Tao HOD8 is oo-inventor. • - _ . C. U.. director of the Multidisc:iplfua C<nur for Earthqll&ke Engineering Research and Samuel P. Capen Profesoor of EnsineaingandAppliedScienca,inventor of 1 method and apporatus for real-time,~modificDn~ .. Z!><q Liang, research assistant prnfesoor of medwlical and IICI'OSJ'I"< ~ particulorly useful for cardiac patients. Dennis Policastro, formerly dinicalassistontproRooor.andKmoethl'eebles,engioeeringderipassistmtandoeniorlaboratoryequipmentdesisner,areco-inventors. • inventor of 1 method and apparatus for designing a family of CFET logic circuitsforwavepipdining. Zhang Xuguang iJ co-inventor. • II. - . research professor of biocbemical pbarmacnlogy,inventor of1 proceso for immobilizationontothesurfacesofEUSA plates of a <XK11pound carrier rompia and for immunization. Kalyan RAnumulaiJco-inventor. • Deloenlt D.L c-., N'IAglrO I •• - - · fumacethatddiwnprecioetm>pesa- MobawkProfesoorofMat.erillsSci- turecontiOI that maybeuaedin the heat trea1ment of mmrials, indud- ence and professor of mechanical and aeroopace i.ngioeerlng. inven- · tor of a rompooite materiol strain/ stress senso& • ,.._, - · professor of biologicol sciences, inventor of Qj>lid pol1peptida capoble of in- ing supera>nductirJ tope. Ptederick C. ~isoo-inventor. . • Sc- L - . formerly associate professor of cbemical engineering. ~tor of a method for assaying components in an enzyme-protein substnte system. Jung-HeWu iJco-inventor. • a.a..rt 1 . . ., .., professor emeritus of mecbonicollnd aerospace engineering. inventor of a oon-invuive device. for estimating central ~nous pressure, a device hibitiJrc 'rin1 ~ Wensbeos Yoo il ~ . . . , . . . . . . fonnaty.,..._,. ofcbemicol~.,_,.of low-4moitymiaopanluapo1Jmers and proceso, c:opoblo of adlitria& 1 supercriticol condition. Robert Stewart is co-inventoc. �Mllii4,111!1S/Vi.:l.ll.2l Y2KCIUBEil Can I get information from the federal government on potential Y2K problems affecting consumers and organizations ? The President's Cou ncil on Year 2000 has a toll-free telephone num ber (888-USA-4Y2K) that has mformation specialists available who can answer questions about Y2K from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. There also is a fax-on-demand serv1ce that will al low callers to receive printed material on Y2K issues. In addition , pre-recorded m essages that answer frequently asked questions about Year 2000 arC' availablt- to callers with touch -toot> phones seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The messages pertam to how computer systems, telephones a nd ot her products and services will be affected by the approaching millennium. Information on the messages is obtamed from govern ment agencies. companies o r In dustry groups that are reportmg on measures taken to prepare for the Year 2000. The line is supported by the J-ederal Trade Com mission and the Federal Information Center of the General ~rvices Administration. Information also is available at th e council's Web si te at <www.y2k.gov>. His father's dream unfulfilled Martin Luther King, l.IL speaks at UB commemoration II)' JOHN LAYElU Reporter Contributor T \ I HE Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr, rnesmerired the 0 250,000 people who came to Washington in 1963 to bear him tall< about his dream for America. But more than 30 years later, the eldest son of the slain civil-rights leader told a UB audienct that that dream has been dekrred. "My father's dream has not been realized. ..that day has not yet arrived," Martin Luther King. ill, told the erowd attending )lis keynote address at the 23rd annual Martin Luther King. Jr., Commemoration held 'on Feb. 25 .in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts. King, who was only I 0 years old when his father was murdered in 1968 as he stood on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, Tenn., said his father had felt that racjsm was the nation"s greatest moral di lemma. And it remains so today. "It has the potential to destroy us." he said, calling racism, along with poverty and violence, an "old dog.• "The dog may look kinder and gentler, but it's still the same old dog." he said. "We are a hetur nation than the behavior we are exhibiting." I<ingearlierinthedaytoldreportersattmdingapmscooli:rm<zinthe Center for Tomorrow that incidents suchasthedrasgingdeathofablack man by several white men in jasper, T=s, point out that racism remains a critical problem in America. " Poverty, we knov.:. proportionately has grown; violence is atepidemic levels and racism is certainlyon the horizon." he said "We never could have envisioned that we would be dealing with an incident like (the one that occurred in) Jasper, Teris, at this particular time in our history. We thought that kind .of incident we had put behind us." King, who serves as president of the Soutliem Christian Leadership Conference. the organization his father co-founded during the civil-rights stiugglo:s of the 1960s, said he was opposed to the execution of James Wtlliam King, the man convicted in the Jasper murder. "My position has always been-and my family's position, we have always been, as Christians. l should say-that killing is not the answer. I have been against the death penalty." King said. There is a growing element of racism in the nation, he noted, citing paramilitary groups and hate talltradio as"tilling the soil for hatnd"Headded that he believes that hatred is something that does not happen accidentally, but that is "programmed" into young people. King suggested that on<. of the waystochangetheproblemsofihju"stice, inequality and hatred is to change the curriculum of history studies in the schools. History, he said, is being taught from a Western European point of view, and itwouldhebettertoteachchildren about the long and llJlcient history of the Native American, as weU as African-American, Asian and Latino history. "Every racial group has made a significant mntribution to this nation," hesaid,addingthatalthoughaUethnic groups came to this country on differ-ent boats."We are aU in the same boat now, caUed America. If w<Stop perpetuating the things that divide us and start acknowledging the things that link us, we can move towards realizing the dreams that Martin Luther King. Jr., dreamed" Murr)hvawarded $1.5 million ~t to diVel'op vaccine against ear illfections II)' LOIS IIAitBI News Services Editor T IMOTHY F. Murphy, professor of medicine and microbiology, has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue development of a vaccine for bacteria responsible for 3.5 million childhood ear infections an nually in the U.S. The organism, Moraxtlla mu.rrludis, also is responsible for about 30 pen:ent oflung infections that develop in adults with chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Mwphy, who also is chief of in«ctious diseases at the VA Western New York Healthcare System, has been q>nducting NIH-sponsored research for I 0 years in his VA laboratories into possible vaccines to pro- teet against bacterial ear infections. His work has resulted in four new U.S. patents in the past two yean. Eighty pen:ent of aU children ex- perience a middle-ear infection by the age of 3, statistics indicate. Ear infections are the most common reason for visits to pediatricians, and the most common condition for which antibiotics are adminis_tered to children. Repeated ear infections can cause hearing loss , which in young children can lead to delayed language development and learning disabilities. .. Vaccines to prevent ear infections would go a long way to relieving the pain and suffering that children and their families experience and would help prevent learning disabilities." Mwphy said. Morrue/Ja mtarrhalis causes about 15pe=nt of aU ear infections. he said. Adults with chronic lung conditions such as emphysema and bronchitis also could benefit from a vaccine for these bacteria , Murphy noted. "People with these illn~ aperience periodic in feetions, and about 30 percent of these infections a.re caused by MoraulJJJ aztarrhalis. These infections lead to hospitalizations in these patients and an~ a significant cause of death," he said. With the new grant, Murphy will study two specific outermembrane proteins of the bacterium to determine i:f they will be effective vaccines and to understand how the vaccines could be creatt'd. The NIH is also funding his research into a possible vaccine for Hatmopltilw influen.zae, which causes similar infections. If you have Y2K questions rhat you would like answered m thu column. email them to <y2k-question.s@acsu.buffalo.edu>. For more Y2K information, visit th t Wtb s•tt < http:/ I wtngs.buffalo.edu/year2000/ >. BrieD Nobel prize-winning researcher to lecture on prion disease at UB St.Mioy B• .....,._, internationaUy known neurologist, researcher and 1997 Nobel laureate in medicine, wiU speak at 4:15p.m. on March 22 in Butler Auditorium in Farber HaU on the South Campus. Prusiner, whose controversial research suggests that rogue pro· teins called prions, not viruses, are responsible for disorders such as .. mad cow" disease, will discuss "Clinical and Experimental Neurology of Prion Disease." His presentation will be a combined Harrington Lee· ture, sponsored by the School of Medicine and Biomedi, . _ cal Sciences, and an Edward fogan l«ture in Neurology, sponsored by the Department of Neurology in the medical school. It will he free and open to the public. Prusiner is a professor of neurology and biochemistry in the School of Mt'dicine at the University of California at San Francisco. as well as professor of virology in residence in the School of Public Health at the University of California at Berkeley. His research came into international prominence in 1996, during the "mad cow" disease cr'isis in Great Britain. A nationwide panic erupted after it was announced that 10 young people in Grea~Brit ­ ain had contracted a new strain of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD ) and there was reason to believe theSt cases were caused by eating beef from cows infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (SSE), a fatal brain disease commonly known as "'mad cow" disease. This focused attention on the research ofPrusiner, who, in 1982, advanced the theory that C JD, SSE and related diseases were caused by rogue proteins that he called .. prions." At that time, hi s hypothesi s was dismissed as .. heretical" by many scientistso th e prevailing wisdom was that C JD and related diseases were caused by viruses. No one had ever heard of a self-replicating protein. much less an infectious one. su ch as the prion suggested by Prusiner. He persevered with his resea rch and over the years has produ ced a wealth of evidence on the existence· of prions. His data pointed to the prion as the product of a mutant gene that causes disease by altering the shape of normal versions of the same protein . ln 1997, Prusiner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medici ne. only the sixth person in the past 40 years to win the award without any co-winners. The Nobd committee praised his work and strongly asserted that it believes his conclusions to be true, but the controversy over prions continues. Prusiner's still- hotly-contested .. prions," implicated in such d.iseases as CJD, also may have a role in learn · ing about apparently related diseases, such as Alzheimer 's, mul tiple sclerosis, Parkinson's di sease and ALS ( Lou Gehrig's di sease) . Prusiner is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Microbiology and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received numerous other awards, in · eluding the ·Richard Lounshery Award for Extraordinary Scientific Research in Biology and Medicine from the National Academy of Sciences, the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the Wolf Prize for medicine. A cum laudt graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Prusiner has been affiliated with the medical school at the University of California at San Francisco since 1974. �41R.p: ... lmH 111/Vi.l.llll lm.,.ct of drastic changes Intrigues Gerber Historian explores creativity in living' ., - McGMti News Services Edltoriol Asslstont • ., a .., Apotl . . . . . . . . . . . . tD _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . paolly ... . - . ......... _Apt 16111 . . _ , . . . . ...... ~-~ Y studying HoUywood movies, UB historian Dav id G erber h as de 10""' important discoveries in his career-loog exploration of how circums~ces of drastic change have impacted the lives of individuals in American social history. His interat in how the plight of disabled veterans was portrayed in post-World War U HoUywood encouraged Gerber to study movies of the era and to personaUy intervi<w Academy Award -winning actor Harold Russell. whose performance in "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)andreal-lifeadjustmenttobis own disability brought widespread encouraganent to disabled vet<rans. "Mnvies at this time were a_powerfulagentfurrq>r<S<Dtingtheutxieties of American society roUowing the war," saya Gerber, who also has studied·such movies as "Pride ofthe Marines.-(1945) and "Bript Victory"(l95l ). Hefeelsthatthemovies rdlect the hopes accompanying the end of the war, as weU as fears of how to mnr<pte the veterans into societyandofamumtothedepressionofthe 1930s. ...The Best Years of Our Lives,' is very skillful at dealing with these hopes and fears," explains Gerber. • The narrative elements of the movie closely foUow the expert discourse of 'the veterans' problem; both in its depiction of the able-bodied ·and disabled vet=' readjustment difficulties, and in its dependence on gendered prescrip- tions to resolve them." The movie imooiva the ..mr.plion strugle &<=I by Navy ..man Homer Parrish, played by Rullell, a real-life bilaleral hand amput.ee. "I most enjoy observing the resiliency of individua!J aod their creativity in living. as well as their efforts to find meaning in their experiences,• says Gerber, a UB faculty member since 1971. He says be conside~ .. The Best Years of Our Uves,• •a cultural event, deeply rooted in its time andintheconveotionsoftheHollywood rystem. tbroup which can now locate the consensus of belief$ and attitudes surrounding the figure pf the disabled veteran." AfterinterviewingRussellinl991, Gerber discovered that the part RIMoell ployed in the movie was cootradictory to bis own real-life experience as a disabled veteran. "Movies about people with disabilitiesofthemid-20th-anturyera teod to be narratives ofstrug1e and which overcoming. . acantuate the diJiiculti<s people fat;, to make the American Reader." Gerber is putting toeed><racolloctinnof ...,sbyhistorians tidod "Diooblod 1kunos in Hislory;" to be publithod next yea<. Gerber believes his interest in studying the effects ofsocial change on personal identity is rooted in bis childhood. wbere be lived and observed the differences between the three gmerations of bis fmtily, beovercoming more pow<rful. even if ginning with bis immigrant grandthe portrayal is inacrurate," Gerber parents, who left Russia under diffi<>plains. He argues that in actuality, cult and dangerous circumstances, persons with disabilities oftm come "Myfather aod bis sisters were aU to r.d their ~'-L"'ty 15 • li-'- _ hom in the U.S. or carne bere when ......,... ""' ..~ • than an inconvenience and see. Y<CYfOUlllland grew up surrounded themselves,notasdefeetiveorfreak- by immigrants and refugees and ish, but.as different in an unimpor- within my grandparents' •otd tantway.Thisattitude.hesays,is:es- Wodd' household. Then, there were pecially prominent today, as both my brother and I and our oousins. the social anceptance aod the social wh~ ~.were ~t enjoying the rolesofthedisabledrapidlyexpand. safety, prosperity and banality of a Author of "The Making of Ari middle-class American childhooci" American Pluralism; Buffalo, New Gerber saya that among the best York," and co-editor of "Identity, movies about inuniuants to the u.s. Community and Pluralism; An are "The Godfather, Part I" and "The "Emigrants" bccawe of their visualizlliort oitheilldioiduofs ~ Ofa.-lmd.He..,..__,that these mnviesd!>DOidwdl Oil the development of the immigrints' inner adjustments or personal identities. He also is studying personal correspondeoa of 19th-<mtury British iJnmisrants to the u.s. mcl.how letters to t.miiy aod friends were an attempt to proserve penona1 identity. "Personal identity is rooted in continuity, having the sense of ynunelftbat tells you that you are the same today that you were last year, or 10 years ago or decadesago."Gerbersays."lmmigrants-Uke aU people living within the circumstances of great transformation in personal cir· cumstances-have to cba.nge many aspects of their lives. What is interesting to me are the ways in which people seek to preserve this sense of continuity in them selves.!' person Conference to focus on gender, changing curriculum Distinguished biologist Anne Fausto-Sterling to be keynote speakerfor IREWG event Although b iological science is Atteodeeswill be invited to partici- social activity and. like any other hupate in breakout groups that will dis- man activity, is largely the ...Wt of her platform, the arguments put NNE Fausto -Sterling, a fel - cuss "Career Trajectories, Gender in social interaction and negotiation. rorward by Fausto-Sterling lilcewise low of the America n 'My Discipline.""Constructinga GenFrom the point of view of some caU for a reassessment of our asAcademy fo r the Ad - der-inclusive SyUabus," "Gender & . fmUnist critiques of science, these sumptionsaboutgeodered.ahilities vancement of Science Technology"and"Gender&Media." findingt are home oot in the way the and intelligences in other realms of and one oftbe world'sleading auFausto· Sterling is a di stin - structure and practice rdlect the p~ academe, where, she says, they prothorities on the biological bases of guished ceUular and biochemical vailing androcentrism of society. vide a ntionale fur sexism in edusexual expression, will be the key- biologist, and an expert on the Fausto-St.erling shows how even the cation aod employmenL note speaker at a daylong interdis- interdependence of modem social mostobjectiveofexperimentsmeant Fausto-St.erlingisanotedbiologist ciplinary conference on women to structure and biology. She has to prove the biolosical bases ofsewal and author ofscientific publicatioos" be beld March 18 at UB. written· broadly and critically difference can be profouodly biased specializing in the developmental The cooference. "Gender aod the about the role of race aod gender by that male-antaed oemibility. genetics of the fruit tly and the evaThis bias is manifested. she says, lotion of~ lbility and of Changing Curriculum: Educating in the construction of scientific With( out) Difference(s)," wiU take theory and the role of such theo- in the design and interpretation of sewal and uexuol .,-us of reproplace from 9 Lm. to 5 p.m. in the ries in the construction of )deas experiments, the hierarchical duction in Planaria. She also has Cent.erfoiTomorrowontheNorth about race and gender. · structures in the teaching and de>:. written ODd lectuml widely oo the Campus. Spo010red by the InstiShe is proksaorof medicallcience ing of science, ~iological deter- bin1ogia1 dim<nsioos of intenautute fur Raearch and Education on in the Division ofllinlogyandMedi- minism (the ·use of data to rein- alityoDdibimpticatioosforourowo Women and Gender (IREWG), it cine at Brown UnMrsity, wbere she lOree social &trUetures that are then oociety.ln.....-.1 ~she bas anawiU be opeo to the public. An ad- also taches in the l:iepartmeDt of grounded in genetics and made lymicritiaollythemleoipreconc<pvance registration fee of ~5 in- Women'• Studies. She is a strong irrevocable ) and limitations tioos about ~~"'Cia" in the llrueturdudes a hom! lunch and morning advocate of the idea that an under- placed on the participation of ingoitbeoriesofclndopment. and afternoon refreshments. Call standing ofscience aod fmUnist in- women in the scientific enterprise. She is the author of several 829-3451 fur infurmation. ~ilportialladymngrouncllreakins wurb. including sipts into science are of central The conference will examine importance to feminist students, cerned wilh.......,...a that~ "Mytba of Gender" (Basic-Books. how university curricula can be. scientilt.s, scholars and researcben. . are simply .... io1r:J1iFnt than mm. 1992) IIIII theMI-Cmwu .:tidetbot In her "writings. Fa115to-Sterling She also tUaClll ocimtiols who claim . ~ in The Scimas, "The Five transformed through the inclusion of women in academic, sci· raises important questions about that women ha¥e a dilli!ftnt sort of S....: WbyMalraod Female are Not entificaoddecision-makingroles. whether objectivity and ratiooality- intdli@ence than men. ooe that is F.Doush-"Herowowoddswiddyanmcn..rbol tban>ilual orlpOiioi.Sbe tboloped aod sbeil the ....... edi~remarks wiU be made by "standard" hallmarb of scientific Jeannette Ludwig.proC.ssorofmod- praetice---4CtUally are inherent in qll<Siions both the techniqueo Uled tor of "Raa. Gender. aod Science" em languages and literatures. Her that field. She points out that reant ·in theop<riments that aremamtto ( l996), in whichsomeofthenation's topic will be "Setting the Agenda: studies on the sociology of science prove these cliffaeDces and the ob- most ~ scientists lltddress Educating fur the 21st Century." reveal the extent to which science is a jectivity of the scientists themselves. the interplay of these three subjects. By PA11110A DONOVAN News Services Editor �lllli4.111/W.I. • .ll __ No elbows at an etiquette lunch .,Students learn that~ do rount, especially in business lWrid News SeMces Editortll Assistant P ,ROPI!R dining manners and self-p.esentation &kills were on the menu at last week's first annual "Etiquette Luncheon" at UB, hosted by tbe Office of Career Planning ,..d PlaamenL The mock business luncheon. hdcl in a>njunclioo with the FarultyStu- dent Asoodation, was led by Susan Makai o( Personal Best, who talked 114 students tbmugh a four-course lund! with detailed rules ofoonduct covering everything from how to dress and what to talk about to what utehsils and glassware to use. "The event was planned in re- anxietY sponse to the level of our students feel when they are in a formal business lunch or dinner setting." explained Dan Ryan, director of career planning and placement. "How students present themselves in this setting plays a significant role in how they are viewed by potential employers." In an era where college students live on microwave dinners and fast fond, students can be intimidated by more than ne fork or spoon at their place ting, Ryan added. "Proper e quctte is extremely important y because we're in averycqmpet 'veworkworldand these skills are ot stressed as much at home ymore," Makai t you to be told stu~ts. " We able to have a fo meal and feel comfonlblc about it." • . Studeatl Mre forced to tidd~ pel$ and rice, a piece of chicken with skin and bones, and a awn· bly pastry dessert COVtred with powdered sugar-which made it troublesome for students to eat and converse gracefully. "The catch here is that you're being served some really difficult food-arypical from what you should normally order," Makai explained. "In a real se tt ing, choose something easy to cut and eat while having a conversation." Sbe began by going back to the basics: Uquids on the right. Solids on the left. Start with utensils from the outside and work your way in. No elbows on the table. And don't eat until everyone iS served. If there was one thing she could not emphasiu enough, it was "Don't lick your fingers at the table." However, some of the rules were new to the audience, particularly the many international students The students ,..,.. fuU of questions for Makai: What do you do with your napkin if you have to aruse yourself during the meal? Do you found the differences interesting. "I am considering an internship here and wanted to 6gure out what was oflicial,incase I have·to go toam«t· in( ~ ~ look at the new millen- ~:===~=-==~-==~:-~~=~,...if:li:ll9 nium. But what about the • Y2K computer problem, especiall y as it reJates to this university's commun ity? What are we doing on this campus? What should we be doing? The answers reside on the University at Buffalo Year 2000 Web site at <http://wtng .. buffalo.edu/year2000/>. This recently revamped page has sections entitled Frequently Asked Questions., Issues & Solutions, and Planning & Activities. The Issues & Solutions region pres~nts the nuts and bolts of a ss~ ssing and remed.iating campw functions and systems impacted by Y2K on cam · pus. It includes fix-it guidelines. Y2K software tools, Y2K vendor sites, embedded chips information, legal considerations and more. The UB Year 2000 issues and Solutions region makes it as easy as possible for all of us on campus to address Y2K as the clock ticks on. For aample, the fix-it page includes ready-to-print blank and sample sheets for inventorying hardware, software and other Y2K-related items. The software tools page has information on Y2K compliance-testing software, including a comparison chart devel oped by the C!T/OSS Repair Department on campus. The vendor sites page includes Y2K-compliance statements from more than 30 major hardware and software vendors. The embedded chips page provides a link to the dcfmitive lEE Millennium Problem in Em bedded Systems si te at <http://www.lee.org.uk / 2000rbk/ >. The legal considerations page provides information on when to use the Readiness Disclosure Statement as specified by the Readi · ness Disclosu re Act (Public Law 105-271) and other important legal resources. The \:JB Year 2000 site also provides links to other college and universityY2K pages, including the EDUCAUSE Current Issues page with Y2K commentary and presentations at <http: / I www.eclucMI.se.edu/bsues/y2k.html>. And for those interested in buying Year 2000 countdown watches, T-shirts and bug spray, there is a Hnk to the Year 2000 Information Center at <http:// www.ye.ar2000.com/y2k-malnl .html>. Members of the university community who have a question re · garding the UB Year 2000 site or the Y2K problem should send a message to <y2k-qU:est"ions@acsu.buffalo.edu >. If you are interested in subscribing to the UB Year 2000 listserv, contact Carol Lazaru s at <lazarus@>acsu.buffalo.edll>. stay aw?.y from alcohol at a dinner or luncheon because •you never know what will happen." She also noted that in the event of a b.uffct, avoid overfilling yo ur plate or making several trips. Other "don'ts" Makai noted in cl uded name-dropping, gossiping, leaving cell phones turned on, put· ting noteS or bags on the table, tucking one's tie into one's shin, stuffing the napkin into the shirt collar, complaining about the food , telling off-color or racist jokes, leaving the table abruptly and talking while chewing. She advised students to accept Marc Zimmer, a German gradu- Last w . . k 's column fo- cused on a variety of Web pages that take a scholarly compliments graciously, thank the host, speak clearly and slowly, be af- ate student in eogihecring, also "l£1 tum your coffee cup upside down co mputer-science major from often."' .f-· . . . ---- - - - if you do not want coffee! Who picks up the check! When is it appropri ate to order an ala>holic beverage? Makai advised students to try to who attended. Jennifer Chen, a China, enjoyed the opportunity to learn appropriate American man ners. "It is much different from the dinner manner in China," she explained. " I don't have a chance to practice wing a knife and fork too UB'sOwn Year 2000 Page firmative in responses and ask open-ended questions. She also told students to be sure to keep their pace consistent with the rest of the table. To make the experience more reali stic. local employers representin·g such companies as Marine Midland; Tops Markets, In c.; Veridian Engineering; Clientlogic; Ingram Micro, and MDS Matrix sat among the students. "Part of the day's success was having the employers there," Ryan noted. "They were able to provide t~ 'real world' perspective that ltlldenb w~ue.· -Gemm• DeVInney •nd Don H•rtm•n, UniYersity Librar~es BrieBy Kronos Quartet to headline March music events The Dep•rtment of Music •nd the Buff•lo Ch•mber Music: Society will join forces this month to bring the exceptional Kronos QUartet to the Center for the Arts. · Since its inception in 1973, the Kronos Quartet has cmcr~d as a leading voice for new work. Combining musical vision with a dedication to experimentation, the quartet has assembled a body of work that has captured the attention of audiences worldwide. T~e Kronos will perform at 8 p.m. March 23 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts. Also on the concert schedule at UB this month are recitals involving several UB faculty members, the fifth concert of this season's Sleet Beethoven String Quartet Cycle with UB's Slee Quartet in Residence, the Cassatt String Quartet and two programs in the Organ Recital Series. Concerts this month Include: RIA ~--1 into ala>holuse," Smith related. " UB got it because the univrnitywas able to put together the best proposal.• Through a series of changes in ad-ministratiop, both at UB and at the state level, the RIA ended up under the administrative jurisdiction of OASAS, he said, but the two institutions maintained close research and educatiolpal ties. This coUaboration has resulted in various joint research pro grams, the most ambitious of which is a five.-year study of the relationship of alcohol use and chronic diseases, ful)ded by an $8 million federal grant awarded in 1993 jointly to RIA and the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. The RIA currently pumps $6 million a year in federal research doUars into the local economy, in addition to expending a state budget of $3.2 million, Landi said. When Patak! proposed in 1995 to consolidate addiction research downstate - which would have taken research personnel and dol lars out of Western New York then-RIA director Howard Blane, now retired , and Ross MacKinnon, then dean of the UB Faculty of Social Sciences, submit· ted a proposal to integrate RlA into the university. Since then, a transition task force has been working out the details. Landi said all operational elements will be in place by the time the bill is passed, so the changeover can take effect quickly. Mardi 5: Pianist SaUyTndd presentsner third faculty recital , 8 p.m., Slee Concert Hall. Tickets are $5. March 1&: Jon Nelson, trumpet , o ne of UB's newest faculty mem bers, 8 p.m., Slee Concert Hall. Tickets are $5. 19: Roland E. Martin, organ, and the UB Trombone Otoir in Concert V, Organ Recital Series, 8 p.m., Slee Concert H'!il Tickets are $5. 23: Kronos Quartet in Concert VI, SleeNisiting Artist Series, 8 p.m., Mainstage, Center for the Arts. Tickets are S15, $12 and $6. 2A: Cassatt String Quartet, noon, UB Art Gallery. Center for the Ans. No admission charge. March 26: Cassatt String Quartet in Concert V, $lee/ Beethoven String Quartet Cycle, 8 p.m., Slee Concert Hall. Tickets are $1 2. S9 and $5. March 27: Michael Burke, organ, Anthony Miranda, percussion, Zodiaque Dance Company. Linda Swiniuch and Thomas Ralabate , directors, in Concert Vl , Organ Recital Series, 8 p.m., Slee Co ncert Hall. Tickets are $5. �&I Rep a..._ Mldi4.1!1!11/Vi.l,ll.23 Sumo Jos s Skirmish Spectators cheered the foamclad conteStants who took to the "ring" as the Society of Women Engineers presented Sumo wrestling Feb. 24 in the Student Union Social Hall. Chris Truskey is at right. Far right are James Bryant and Jerry Gall. illuminating the study of how the mind works By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Servk.es: Editor EW, real -time oeuroimaging technologies that allow us to watch the brain in action have revolutionized the field of brain science. They have op<ned up major areas of research in severaJ fields, including anthropology, Jinguistics, philosophy, psychology and neurology. Together, these disciplines form the "inter-discipline"' of cognitive scien~the. study of how the mind works-investigating the conceptual organization of the mind and it.s neural and computational properties. Newapplicationsofneuroimaging in the cognitive sciences will be discussed April2 when ~owned cognitive psychologist Michael I. Posner presents the 1999 Distinguished Speaker Lecture sponsored by the · Cenl6 for Cognitive Science. Posner's ~ " Development of Attentional Networks for Regulating Thought, Feeling and Behavior,.. will take place at 3 p.m. in Room 225 of the Natural Sciences N Building oD the North Campus. It is free and open to the public. leonard Thlmy, associate professor of linguistics and direc10r of the ceolet, calls Posner "a pioneer ""!~ leading authority in the use of oeuroimaging as a a-edible, .....nte tool with wbidJ to undmtandhuman cognition and solve clinical problems." A professor of psyd>ology·in the Department ofPsydliatryat Cornell Medical College, Posner directs the departmenf~Saclder Institute, a center for research in child developmenL The technologies to be discussed byPasnerhaveproduced~ investigative tools -that take pictures of the brain as it works on specific tasks, rendering aspects of thought visible in real time. By allowing scientistS to see the physical changes brought on by mental activity, these technologies, principally positron emission topograpby or PET, are helping to rev.al the-connections between diflmntparts ofthe brain and specific functions of the mind This area of cognitive study is called "brain mapping" and Posner has pinpointed many of the pbysi- cal mechanisms of the brain in- ceived the 1996 William James Book volved in perception, learning, AW2ld. Thebookoffersanbistorical memory, attention and other higher tour of the devices scientists have cognitive functions and emotional used to "watch" the mind and exprocesses. This data is being used to plains bow neurotechnological deinvestigate normal cognitive develop- vices work and what they measure. The Center for Cognitive Science ment and Jeamin&and todeo.dopimportant, DfW infonnatioo rdated to presents weekly colloquia co-sponsored by the departments of Linguisr=very from brain injury and the tics, Philosophy and Psychology, aU t=tment of various pathologies. Research in this field using in the College of Arts and Scima:s; neuroimaging also has been under- theDeportmentofAnatomyandCell takm by mernbeni of the UB Ceater Biology in the School of Medicine for Cognitive Sciq><e. notably Jeri and BiomedicaiScima:s; the English Jaeger, professor of linguistics, and ~Institute, and the School of Alan LockWood, professor of neurol- Information and Ubrary Studies. Posner's visit to Buffalo is part ogy and director of the PET Center at the VA Medical Center. They re- of the colloquia series, which will cently published r<SUits of a study continue April 7 with a lecture by that used PET and language tasks to Chris Sinha of the ln~tute of Psyidentify the specific site when< i:om- chology at Aarhalls University, plex cognitive taskS take place in the _D_enJil!llk,fo!IQw$<1)>yzt.a,lkApril. 14 by Carolyn Korsmeyer, UB probrains ofhealtby men and women. This study, too, has revolutionary fessor of philosophy aod a memimplications "for the fields of brain- ber of the ·cognitive science centrawna rehabilitation, linguistics and ter. To receive email announcements 'lhout upcoming talks in the developmental psychology. With neuroscientist Marcus series, send a message to Dawn Raichle,Pasnerco-authored "'mages Phillips at <dcp4hcau..buffalo. of the Mind," for which the pair .-.. edu> or caD 645-3794. -~------------------------~ TheMail ~------------~ New state payroll system puts added stress on beleaguered staff An Open Letter to the University •t.Buffalo Community: I am the supervisor of Payroll Operations for State Payroll Services,Departme:ntofHumanResource Services. last week, wereceived, via phone and fax, informarion regarding a very serious complaint lodged against the businessoflite<byareantlyhired distinguished faculty member. The complaint alleged mistreatment by sevend business oflia5. butthefinalcatalystunfortunately was the Payroll DeportmenL I am extremely sorry this fuculty member encountered the problems he did, but I am not surpriscdabit~cvensome- ... _,.. . . . ~:·. ~ ..... _... ,_, • :,.:;;_- ~ ~ -.(i.t~ . l:J_. • w· • what grateful--that someone 6nally filed 3 seriow complaint The Payroll Department is a disasterwaitingtohappen. Wejok< thatweperformaweaponscheck upon staff entry in the morning. On a recent payday, we had a Public Safety oflicer on the premises because we anticipated so many payroll problems with the stat.e'snewonlinepayrollsystem. Onanygivenpayday,wedisoover numerous employees~ been paidincorrectlyduetocircumsiante< beynodourcontrolthatoccurin this new system. We have no way of knowing how many we don't discover. We have a grand total of three full-time employees who process the entire state and teaching/ graduate assistant payrolls. We have roughly 5,000 state and 1000 TNGA employees. The volume of transactions processed each payroll probably averages 300 to 500; peak periods are much higher. Every payroll comes right down to the very last day before we know if, in fact, we are going to meet Albany's deadline and actuaUy get everything processed. We are severely understaffed in every area of responsibility. We have, for an extended period of time, only been able to accomplish the most cri ti cal function s necessary to produce paychecks. Virtually ev erything else has to wait until we hopefully find a spare hour or so to catch up. Even so, we routine.ly work overtime and work through lunches, breaks, weekends and yacations. This situation is notrecent or short-te.nn. This has been going on for three years. When we hire additional staff, they don't stay. Who would! The atmosphere is awful. When we lose staff, we lose the funding and can't bire again. Every one of us has been treated for stress-related problems. last year, I left the oflice for a routine doctor visitandendedupinthecardiac-care unit. I wonder what it will take fot someone torcalizetheseverityofthis situationaodtakestepstocorrectthe problem. I hope it will change before a staff person becomes seriously ill or an employee becomes annO)'Ed enough to injure someone. One of the criticisms voiced in the mistreated faculty member,s complaint was that the business service's unit has forgotten who the customer is and how to ·provide service. I totally disagree. We have not forgotten, by any means. We simply Jack the time, energy, and stamina to tili what is thrown at us on a day-t<>-day basis and still provide top-level semce. To pro- vide e:xcellent service requires a commitment of effort, as well as resources. In my experience, the philosophy of "service excelJence" has chiefly been expressed on paper and not demonstrated in fact. Every single staff person in the Payroll Ser-vices unit bas expressed their concerns; and these same concems bave been reinforced time after time by our director, and the raponse remains "due to budget constraints," etc., etc. We aU know the refrain. There comes a time when a choice has to be made. Can we con tinue to sacrifice heahh, family time and quality of life to provide excdlent service when we see that, in the order of resource priorities, giving Payroll Services the staffing and funding we require is about as remote as our desperate at· tempts to win the New York State lottery! The choice has become our job or our health and weU-being. What would you chosd . -a.tlo.._ J• . _ _, su,_nsor, Payroll Operotion �ll•tH 1!1!19/Vi. :ua Zl Rap a..._ 7 Gen-ed ~--1 Arts and Sciences Deans in the mid1990o, it could not be emnded to the entire ~ity because the dearu' council lacked the formal structure, raources or authority to do so. he Aid. Studenu in the professional schools, as well as traosfer studenu, continued to follow the knowledge-area curriculum in which they took courses in sit: "knowledge areas" that were intmded to serve as introductions to the subject areu;'Teaturing strong writing orquantitui>e components. Now, with the College of Arts and Sciences in place and a deanKerry Grant-who is staunchly "committed" to the curriculumit can be required of aU freshmen entering the wliversity, Goodman said, noting that almost aU of the components of the curriculum, with the possible excePtion of some upper-division science courses, fall under the auspices of the college. Moreover, the great sucoess of the curriculum in the arts and sciences, and the "credibility" the program has achieved over the years has helped to pave the way for agreement from the professional schools on atending the core curriculum to those uniu, he said. Although improvement of un dergra uate education was not the sole r n for the creation of the Coll e of Arts and Sciences. it was of any university," he said... It's the desire to do that right that has driven us inexorably to creating the College of Arts and Sciences.• While aU studenu entering UB as freshmen this fall will be required to follow the core curriculum---5tudenu who already are matriculated will not be affected-those majoring in areas other than the arU and sciences will be able to dmp the foreign-language requirement Fulfill ing that requirement would pose a "very significant additional load" on students whose coursework already is heavy in science and math requirements. Goodman said, addmg there also is a resource problem tn providing language instruction to aU freshmen. Theuniwnityplans to phase in the core curriculum to tntnsfer students OY<I' the next few years. he said. Providing a common. core cur· riculum for undergraduates will simplify advisement and mak< it easier for students to change fTom on< program to another-<llld possibly speed progress toward degree--since they will not have to retake general-education requirements if they move, for example, from a professional school, where they would follow a knowledgearea curriculum, to the arts and sciences, where they would follow the core curriculum, he noted. He said that many studenu tal« general-education courses during their fim'yean at UB to build a foundation, then tal« more specialized counes during the last two yean. But that strategy won't work if general-education requinments vary from school to school, and students don't know which general-education courses to take un til they choose a major. A common, general-education curricuJum .. makes for a better way of organizing undergraduate educa· tion," he said "At least students are confident of getting their generaleducation requirements out of the way.. before pursuing cou rses in their major course of study, he said. Ia MEN'S Ball State 71, UB 59 The rqubr season arne to an end fOf" the men's basket:ball tom on Feb. 24. with a 78-S9loss at Ball Sate UnNenity. The Bulls sa.rted off hot. jurnpin& out to an 8-3 lad and a 12 · S lead In the llrst four minutes o( the prne . --hod ue.-.lWO- e.rly"" the hot hond porun: to open the pme and then a clrioq bnJp lc< UB's llnte9'< pom. Vuifiev continued ro tad me 8uUs in what became I break-out game: for him. sconn1 1 game- and areer-hi,tl 2B points on 10-of-17 shooting. lndudin& fJYe threepointers. NikobJ AJexeev added efcht potnts and a pme- and areer-tuch I <4 rebounds. 12 coming on the der.ruM end WOMEN 'S Eastem Michigan 13, UB 74 Kent Sea~ 84, UB 48 The women's basketball ream rounded out its season by dropping an 83-7<4 decision to host Eastern Michigan on Feb. 23 and losing its fkst~ MtdAmerican Conference quarterfinal game on Friday against the defending MAC ~. Kent State Golden Fluhel.&4-48. Even thou&f1 the Bulb d>Ot 50 percent 'P""' EMU. they wore unable to aYert their bJrth consecudw! conference loss. ~ Marl McOure ~ In a aroer-hl&fl 2B po;nu m the knlng eflon. whHe Tofbny Bell added 19 points and nr.e rebounds. In the MAC tournament quarterfinal pme against Kent Sate. Coach Cheryt Dozier-'s ream was lee:! by senior Kim Coon. who SCOf'1!d IS points. while Bell contributed I I po'na and eight rebounds ~wimmin~ WOMEN 'S The women's rwtmrning team placed eighd't out o( nine tqUads It this ~r's HK!-American Conte..nce dwnponships hosted by Miami (Ohio). Inger R<><>neem wu the top perlonner for Coad1 Doni Raynold>' oquad She placed third In the 100 freestyle (52.t l).fourth In the JOO ~ (S7.55) and wu a member o( the third~ace 200-medley relay squad. aJong w.th Kim lneetge, Ueselle Trinidad and Carrie Quinlan. ln~oor lracK Men placed-9ttl at MAC championships Women placed I I th at MAC championships Botti the men's and women's indoor tn.ck teams took part in the MAC champ6onships last weekend In Bowlinl Gl'ftl'\, Ohto. The men pbced ninth out of I 0 teams, while the women pbced I I th out of 12 ~qUads. Top finishers for the Bulb Included Ruth Conlon, who pbced fou.V. In the 'WOI'T\en's wei&ht throw (16.83 meters), and K.amau Halim,who pb.ced fourth in the men's triple Jump (1 4.88 meters) and fiftt,';n the ion&~ (7.13 meuors). Stanislaw Mrozowski, professor emeritus of physics St•nlll•w WoJclech Mrozowskl, 97, professor emeritus of physics, died Feb. 21 in FL Lauderdale, Fla. Mrozowski was a professor in the Depanment of Physics from 1949- n, when he left to take a position at BaU State University. He was the author of more than 130 scientific papers and served as editor-in-chief of the lnter>UltWnal /uurnal of Carbon from 1962-82. A member of th e American Ca rbo n Society, he was chair of the o rganiza ti o n from 1%7-63. A native of Poland, Mrozowski had served in the Polish Army during the Bolshevik War and re ceived the Cross of GaUantry for Defense of Warsaw and the Battle of Grodno in 1920. He earned his doctorate in 1931 from th e Universi ty of Warsaw, comin g to th e United States in 1939. A member of the executive committe<' and a trustee of the Kosciuszko Foundat ion. Mrozowski was awarded the Kosciuszko Medal in 1981 . Mrozowski was one of only 10 members of the Polish Physical Society, two of the others being Marie Sklowdowska-Curie and Fredtric Joliot -Curie. Memorial service to honor William Kinser A__... ....tee ""-ring WUIIMI'I Kinser, associate professor in the Department of Art, will be held at ll a.m. March 27 in th e Screening Room of the Center for the Arts. Kin~r. an influential design educator, died suddenly of a heart attack on Jan. 31 at home in Boalsburg, Pa. He was 67. A popular teacher who challenged his students and his co lleagues as well, Kinser was internationally known as a designer, consultant , advertising manager, art director and illustrato r. The award -winning designer had his design s and articles featured in Graphis, Print and ldra . as well as many other publications. Kinser 's family has requested that memori al do nations be se nt to the Bill Kinser Memorial Library, Department of Art , University at Buffal o. Box 606010, Buffalo NY 14 260 · 6010. Events calendar Continued from page 8 Exhibits ltumse)'-Potenu ~es A show' ol work by candidat~ for the annual EYetyn Rumsey Lord Schoi.Jnhtp and t~ Sally Hoskins Potenza Memorial ScholarVup is on diSplay •n the Art ~~ ~ Gallery tn the Centf!ffor the AtU and win continue through t~ Gailt'ry hour1 art' Tue1 , 10 a.m. to 5 p.m .; Wed.-fn., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat.. 11 a.m to 6 p.m M.vk De•n Vee• : U Gtoomln~~tor Mart.: Olean Veca '~ installatiOn, El Gloormnator, IS ~ribed al ·a g reat hqutd bklb ~~w~k~rt~~:r;:u~~~~u:a~=~~~~w~ =~~~·~~:~::1:~~=~~~~rlorord;~~~~~ Gallery are Wed.-Sat., 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sun .. noon to 5 p.m �.... Uldi4.111/Vi.lla:23 BIRapcw:laa _, ThurMt.y 4 c-t:erAw.,...... Commuter Coffee Brule.. SWdont Union Lobby. 9-11 ~~i.=t~~ Office =~=-:~.s.=nt lnfOt1'T'IoJtiofl. calf Sonli Cinelli At 645~125 . ASOT-...op lntn>ductlon to Sun ASOT-...op X- Windowtng. 9-11 a.m . ~n·= and~~~. information, ~6-45·3~0. _, Using the Bel 101 Public Lob. 10 a.m...-,. 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No.24 Spanish wine fest Alumni Association members and guests sampled wines and foods from four regions in Spain at the Spanish Wine and Tapas Festival sponsored by the UB Alumni Association March 11 in the Atrium of the Center for the Arts. Here, Jonathan Foresta of Premier Wine Group pours a glass for Roxanne l.afomara. Enrollment 'sag' could impact on budget Decline continues in graduate admissions; undergrad, transfer numbers exceed targets By CHRimNE VIDAL News Services Editor T he university could face a budget deficit of as much as $1 million as a res'ult of it& 1998-99 enrollment shortfall, a deficit due largely to a decline in graduate enrollment in several key academic areas. UB's enrollment for fiscal year 1998-99 failed to achieve targeted budget enrollments by 362 annual average full -time equivalent en rollment (AAITE). according to Sean Sullivan, vice provost for aca demic information and planning. While enrollment figures normally "sag" betwttn the fall and spring semesters, this year the university is experiencing more of a shortfall than it normally does, he said. The· financial impact of the shortfall originally was estimated at $2 million, although SuUivan said the latest indications are the actual figure "is probably more like SI.S-2 million.• h is not yet clear precisely how the university will make up the gap in its budget resulting frord th1s budget shortfall. According to Sullivan, th e provost's office has calculated the amount of the deficit anributable to each academic unit that did not achieve budget enrollment goals. Provost David Triggle will be dis· cussing this issue with the deans a.'i part of the process he has established to reach budget agreements with each unit for fiscal year 1999-2000 and beyond. Sullivan indicated the precise budget impact of the enroll ment shortfall will not be known until SUNY begins its 1999-2000 fis cal year budget-allocation process. In examining this enrollment shortfall, he pointed out, the biggest concern is the continuing decline in overall graduate enrollment. UB's gnduate-siudent base has fallen from roughly 8,600 students six years ago to 7, 700 this year... Those are shonfalls that we did not expect and need to rebuild," Sullivan said. .. Our short -run problems are an certain graduate programs-Ar chitecture, Ed ucation, Engineer Ing, Nursmg and Social Workthese units have shortfalls that we must address together to turn around the budget impact." He added that the number.!> for new freshmen and tran sfe r stu dents exceeded the targets andre nect successful efforts by Nico las Good man , VICe provost for under graduate e du ca t ion; Regma Toomey, d1rector of adm"issions , and th e adm 1ss10ns staff to tn c rease apphcat1ons and tmprovr the yield o f accepted applicants. In a report prepared by Sullivan 's office that broke down the universit y mt o 16 academ1 c units, 10 did not meet their over all enrollment targets for \998 -99. The la rgest AAFfE enrollment shortfalls were in the School of En gineering a nd Applied Sciences ( 144 ), the G raduate School of Education (7 8 ), the Sc hool of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (66) , the College of Arts and Sci · ences (65), T he School of Archo tecture and Planning (53 ) and the School of Social Work (45). .. HistoricaUy, UB has alwar-; en rolled a number of students abovt: the budgeted enrollment 1arget.!l Overthe past IOyears.wit hS UNY'.!~ concurrence, we have been reduc· ing enrollments in a planned fash Ion to balance enrollments and available funds. However, over the: past three years, our en rollment!i have fullen below levels required to mamtam our base-budget JUppon. With the tmplement att on of the new SUNY Resou rce Allocation Meth odology ( RAM ) and wnh campuses now manag1ng theu own tuition revenue, there is now a much more dtrect relationship berween enrollment performance and unt versity budget," Sullivan concluded. " Provost Triggle does not wan t to reduce academic budgets fur ther than they have been over the past few yea rs, but in this current enrollment situation, he may have nO other alternative." FSEC continues mission-review debate ay SUE WUfTCHER Reporter Editor M EMBERS of the Fac ulty Senate Executive Committee, meeting in a special session on March 10, continued to lambaste the administration for what th ey consider a lack of faculty consul tation in the preparation of a mis· sion-review statement. But some FSEC members ac knowledged that faculty senators may not have: done enough in solic· iting the opinions of their oolleagues on the issue. And others admined that many faculty memben ~no interest at all in mission review. The meeting. which was devoted solely to a discussion of the latest version of Provost David Triggle's mission-review doc ument , was called by se nate C hair Peter Nickerson in response to complaints expressed at the February meeting of the full Faculty Senate that faculty members had not been con sulted in the preparation of the document. The statement, which could be submined to SUNY central administ ration as soon as this week. outlines the direction UB will take as it heads mto the 21st century. Co mplatnts about the lack of faculty input in the mission · re· view process cont10ucd at the spe cial FSEC meeting , with Louis Swartz, associa te professor of law, circulating to h1 s co lle agues a statement assertmg that faculty members largely ha\'e been " bypassed" in the development of the mission - review statement and have been brought into the pro cess .. too little and too late." Swartz asked President William R. Greiner "to take responsibilit y for the way this mission-statement process has been handled. " The fact is, the work of Provost (Tho mas E.) Headri ck (wh o prepared early versions of the document ) was mostl y on his own, assumedl y preparatory to co nsultation with the faculty," he said, noting that the senate's Academic Planning Com mittee had access to early versions of the document. Swartz urged that, regardless of whether the mission -review docu ment is sent to Albany in its present form, Greiner and Triggle"tili steps very quick.ly to involve the facuhy in a much more substantive way in terms of the planning process." Boris Albmi , professor of m tcro biology, said that most of his colleagues 10 the medical school '" had no idea that a misston statement was betng prepared ." He urgcd that the administration begm con sultation with the facult y on such 1ssues .. as early as possible" 10 the decision -makmg process so that discu ss ion ca n take place 10 a '' quiet and cons tructive mood." instead o f a "press unzed way" Greiner wondered why facuh~ senators from the med1 cal school had not Informed the1r colleagues of mission review, and why thev weren 't pushing the admintstra uo n and the dean of the school for �2 Repartea Uartfl18.1999/'lot30.h14 BRIEFLY Janet Penksa is associate vice president for university services responsible for UB's state-relations programs and initiatives. Prior to joining Us in Deeember, she was secretary to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, serving as chief advisor and lead negotiator for assembly leadership on all fiscal and economic matters, as well as being responsible for final preparation of the state budget. "Faculty 111111" to beileflt fellowships The School ol Law \WI~. "Faculty jam, • 1 concert by ..Ous Action," 1 jizz band made up ol prolesson and law and music SWdents, to benefit sumi'Ttef' felloWJhlps for students wtio worilln tho public'""'""· The""""" \WI be hold .. 8 p.m. todly In the Cak.rno< Arts Cafe. 56 w. 01lppev.ol St.. llulfolo. Thin ... be. o:Nel chorge at the door. The bond ... pefolm on bast, plano, drums, ttun'f>e\, altoond- .... """*>onoond ss flute, "'.welos oflenoals. "Mind 'OYer Mytt( to discuss hate crimes The disturbing rise in hate crimes in America will be the subject of • Mind Over Myth, • a public~ atfairs television show produced and moderated by Il ene R. Flei.\ch mann, assistant d ean m the law School. The show will air at noon on Saturday on WKBW~Chan · nel 7. Guests will include Char1es Patrick Ewing, Professor of law and adjunct professor of psychology; Denise E. O'Qonnell, U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York; Bernard Tolbert, SJ)Kial agent in charge of the Buffalo Oivisi n of the Feder»! Bureau of In estigatlon, and kevin J. Co erford, chief of staff of tlie Bljff•lo Police Depart- • t. ,l m I Photogra er Jeffrey Hoone, director Ught Wort./Com· munity Darkrooms In Syra.r cuse, will give a fecture and slide presentation on his ph~ lography series, "Hoole Une & Sinker, • at 4 p.m. March 25 In the Screening Room, Room 11 2-;in the<:enter-fOr the Arts on the North Campus. •Hoole line & Slr)loor," Hoene notos, "Is I ol pholognophs ol objecls lhot .... named for, I n c ! - by, their fonn, function or use. The title ol lice the saying. plays off the Ideo ol being ....., In, or surprbed.• The - . Is spoosott!d by the Deportment ol Art In the College ol Arts and Sciences. the-. REPORTER - The ,.,.., IS I ClOI.,us ci>mmunit¥- What exactly Is government relatlonJ7 Is It t he same thing oslobbylng7 Gove rnmC'nt relations means pretty much what is says: devel oping good relations on behalf of UB ~ith the government sectorin the state", that includes the two houses of the legislature ( th~ senate and th e assembly), the gove rnor's office and state agencies. The term "advocacy,"' rather than " lobbying,n more appropriately descr ibes the efforts of a public institution seeking govern ment support. One tends to think of a lobbyist as a .. hired gunn representing a number of private clien ts, in contrast to a government relations office, which typically is part of a si ngle institution. -t. the principal......_ or area of concern being carried to AIINony tocley by publlcrese.rdl lnstltutloru7 Does It differ from the.-cenu of -SUNY Institutions? Of prt. vote colleges ond unlvenltles7 The princi pal message of the publil" -research universities is that they are key to the eco no mi c growth and vitality of the state. Recently, the newspapers have been full of the latest economic statistics that show how upstate New York, par· ti,u larly the Western New York region, lags the nat ion considerably in terms of job growth and eConomic growth, generally. The state hae; a tremendous economic re source and investment in the form of its research universi ties. many of which are public institutions. The national mo del s of success arc clear: Stanford University and Sili con Valley, MIT and Rt.. 128 in Bosto n and. of course, North Carolina's Research Triangle. With the right investment, New York's public universi ties, and particularly UB, can be significant cata lysts for high-tech economic devel ~ opment. This investment requ ires funding stability so that the uni versities can focus on pursuing an aggressive resea rch agenda. rather than mcrdy preserving the status quo-and putting a priority on expanding the pool of government funds available for university spon· sored research. long--·-·you-·-.....- LetiW.ton l!sten to lobbyists all clay c a r e - , _ lsiue7 The first step in getting a legisla· tor to care about your issue is to get them to care about yo ur in· stitution. Good relations between the university community and government officials are critical. Every individual associated with th e University at Buffalo is key to this effort. For example, we have an active and energetic Alumni Association that has established a UB Gove rnment Relations Co mmittee. This committee has successfully been advocating UB pri ori ti es in Alban y each and every year. This past February, with tremendous effect, they o rgani zed the alumni commiuees from the other three university centers and sponsored a legislative breakfast and advocacy day in Albany tha t featured Erich Bloch,. former director of the Na ti onal Science Foun d ation, as th e keynote speaker. In addition , the faculty and staff of thi.s universi ry and the imp-o rt ant research and public se rvi ce t h ey conduc t are ex tremely impo rtant to a st ron g government-relati9ns progra{Jl, EquallY impOrtant is ' the role o ur st uden ts play through their collective participation in SUNY Day, the premier lobbying day in Albany for the public-university sys tem, and thro ugh thei r indi vid ual advocacy efforts, as well as through their reputation for aca demic exce ll ence. Governme nt officials respo nd to all these efforts. Once st ro ng partnerships are forged, it is up to the university's government advocate to p rese nt a clear and co ncise agenda on behalf of the univcrsit y. The support of the members of the Western New York legisla- -J tive delegation for UB has been tremendous over the years. b TAP so oftot1 a budget terget7 Many think TAP has been a target because there is a perception that New York's spending on tuition assistance is out of line with what other states spend. Whether o ne agrees or not, perceptions tend to take on a life of their own and must be addressed. UB and, thankfully. many of our legislative members believe the TAP program has enabled many New Yo rkers, who might not have otherwise had the opportunity to do so. to get an outstanding education dals. We are optimistic that when the legislature passes its budget resolutions, there will be significant restorations for higher education. Much work still will nffi! to be done to ensure that higher-education restorations ace in the final negotiated budget bills, but we feel we have made a good stan. The legi51ature has consistently vaJ. ued the state's public-research universities. and UB in particular. As the individual and col· lective work of this institution continues togrowandgain recognition, it will only make our advocacy e.f fons easier. - - - do )'OU wish How did you get Into thb line ofwork7 · - ........ -how would youh•ve.,..-lt7 J began my career aS a graduate scholar with th~ New York State Assembly. As an avid political science student , I was incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to experience the legislative process firsthand. O nce I completed my scholarship in Albany and gradu ated with my master's degree from SUNY Binghamton, I accepted a position with the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, the budget and appropriations committee fo r the assembly. I ·s tayed with the Ways and Means Com minee for 14 years and worked my way up fro m analyst to staff di rector. After •o many budget battles, it became time fo r me to leave and govern ment relations seemed a natu ral fit for my experience and capabilities. UB presented me with a great opportu nity to represent a well -respected institution. I wish you had asked me the question I hear most from people, which is "Do our local representati ves have any in fluen ce in the b udget delib· erati o ns, or is the process all leaders hip driven?"' Over the years, the press has done a good job of convincing the public that the bud · get is negotiated by the socalled " three men in the room:.. the governor, the senate majority leader and the speaker of the assembly. Atid, as a result, our local legislators play a minor role in the p rocess. In my experience, noth ing could be farther from the truth. The legislative leaq. ers are elected by their confei4 ence members to represent their members and their interests. Oftentimes, the budget in Albany is so late because th e leaders are representing the needs of their members and refu se to ask the mem bers to vote on a budget that does not address these needs. A phrase yo u often hear in Albany after the budget deadline is m issed is .. I 'd rather have a late budget than a bad budget." What can the unhentt:y community do to help your efforts to see some restoration of the budget? The university comm unity has al ready contributed greatly to our efforts to restore thi s year's budget reductions by providing the foundation for our good relationship with many government offi- pubi5hod by the Office of News Services in tho Oivlslon of UnM!r1ity s.Mces, State UnM!rsity of New Yotlc i1t lkilolo. £dltorillolllces""' loaled at 136 Crotts Hall, Amherst, (716) 645-2626. __ ---W\let~.edu --1'-...N1141111 C"'*"""""""" ............. ....... ..,._._ ., fw ' -----·-""""""" -.... ...,._ ..,.,. Donzig ttebo<QF......... ....... """- ...,_Spina -~ ~- MalaM<Ginnk Lockwood explains how brain responds to sounds 'UB at Sunrise' audience hears neurology professor lecture on 'Listening with Your Brain' By LOIS BAKER N ews Servlc~ Edi tor N Lockwood, professor of neuro logy and di rector of operations at th e US/Veterans Af· fairs Medica!" Cen ter 's Center for Posit ro n Emi ss ion Tomograp hy ( PET), discu ssed how th e brain responds to various sounds in a March 3 ''UB at Sunrise" presen · tat io n titl ed "Listening With Your Brain ... A specialist in t he brain -im agi n g t echnique of positron e mi ssion t o m ogra ph y. Loc kwood is co ndu ct ing some of the ne wes t studies o n th e links between th C' hum an audi - A complished, researchers can track the brain regions acti vated by a specific task. heretofore unkn ow n co n · ~ nections between th e sites ~ To makC' his poi nt that in the b rain that register hearing invo lves much more than sound reaching the ears, sou nd and th ose that co n· 1 trol emo ti o n. C urren tl y. 1 Lockwood em ployed some of those brain scans as he is co-pr in cipal re ill ustrations. He sea rcher on a S 1.5 mi ll ion grant using PET imaging to in compared the vest igate hearin g loss and tinni brain's response tus, the so metimes incapacita t to silence and to in g .. ring ing in th e ea rs" expC'ri· a noisy enviro n· enced by about 10 percent of ment , and then elder ly peop le. guided the audiPET sca ns ca n register blood ence th rough a fl ow in the brain , and beca use se ries of scans blood flow increases in the part of taken while stud y participan ts the brain where work is being ac- performed mental tasks requirtory sys tem and th e brain . Hi s research has s ho wn ing varying degrees of attentiveness. He·was able to show how brain activity increased and more rC' gions became involved as a task progressed from passive listening to syll ables, to respond ing to a target syllable, to identifying spe· cific spoken words, to picking out words from cocktail-pa rt ylike chatter. He also demonstrated that grammatical tasks activate diffe rent areas of the brain in men and women.• that aging brains respond differently than young brains and that sounds received by the right and left ears acti· vate different brain regions. �Man:ll18.1!1!19/.YollO. Io.24 Reporte. 3 a-c•rchDigest ~ Passive smoking may be major cause of periodontal diseasem Gum disease and heart attackm UB researchers identify specific oral bacteria likely to damage heart By LOIS llAIIUI NeM ~ces Editor RAL biologists from the O School of Dental Medi- cine, among the first researchers to report a relationship between gum disease and risk of heart attack, now have 1dentified the specific types of bacteria that are mosfdamaging to the cardiovascular system. If the findings are Confirmed, it may be possible to target the bacteria with antibiotics or vaccines and lower the risk of heart attack in ~r­ sons with periodonlal d~. acco rding to Robert J_ Genco, chief mvcstigator on this and carHcr stud l l"S on the connection between oraJ bacteria and heart disease. The findings are consistCf\1 with the hypothesis that specifi periodon tal pathogens are im Heated in the development of c diovas - <ular disea>e, added Gene SUNY Oistinguished ProfesSor an of the Department of Oral Biology. Oral bacteri a en ter the bloodstream via small ulcer) that dcveJop in the gum tissue of persons with pe- riodontal disease. They are thought 10 increase the risk of heart atta<:k by: I) contributing to plaque formation , which narrows blood vessels and increases the chance of dots forming, 2) accumulating around dam.1.ged tissue, such as a lesion in the blood vessel or a replaced heart valve, which also can narrow blood vessels and CJuse dots, and 3) inducing plateleu to aggregate, which in creases the chances of dots forming. " We've known for some time that o ral bacteria ca n precipitate these kinds of reaction s," Gen co said . "We now know that these re · actio ns help explain how bacteria that ca use gum disease can also m crease the risk for heart disease ... Trying to identify the specific oral bacteria that are most responsible for contributing to heart problems. he..· headed a case-control study of 97 heart-attack patients and 133 con trols who were tested for the presence of eight types of oral bacteria. Results showed thar the heart -at tack patients were h eav ily in fected with all bacteria 1y pes, but that the risk of hea rt aMack was related sig nificantl y only 10 three types: B. forsyth us, P. gwgtmlu and C recta, organisms thought In cause periodontal disease 10 adults. Depending on the bacterial con ce ntraiiOn . the in creased ri sk of heart attack in perso ns with one or anothl"r of these bacteria ran ged fr om 200 -300 percent. co mpared to peopl~ wuh no ~'· 1d ence of tht" bactena, <-;t"nco sa id . For more detail. go to < http:/ I www . buffalo.edu / n e w s/ Lat · est / Ge ncoBact CVD.html >. Study may result in better TMD treatment m By CHRtmNE VIDAL News Servic~ Editor TUDIES conducted by a S UB dental researcher could lead to betrer treatment s for temporomandibu lar disorders (TMD ), a condition that can affect sufferers' abilities to eat , swallow. yawn-and kiss. Richard Ohrbach, assistant professor of oral diagnostic sciences, and coUeagues presented their find ings Friday. Their research co uld affect treaunent ofTMD and other chronic pain disorders. TMD is characterized by pain or dysfunction of the masticatory syslem . The condit ion can lead to difficultie s with ea ting, drinking , swallowi ng, talking- any activit)' Ihat involves the mouth and jaw. even kissing, Ohrbach said. In a study that examined the effects of relaxatioh on TMD symptoms, participants wert random!)' assigned to spend 30 minutes a day listening to a relaxation tape or, as a · control group, listening to the music of their choice for 30 minutes. Also as part of the st udy, research ers examined the effects of muscle rehabilitation by randomly assign mg members of another grou~ jawstretching exercises. C hronic pain o ften is accompanied by muscle lightness and shortening. Research ers wanted to srudy whether stTetch· ing into pain could result in better pain reduction. Participants were divided into thr~ groups for musdt- rehabilitation treatment. O n e grouPs tretched its jaw mu scles , bu i' stopped short of the poinr where strelching caused pain . The second group was asked to stretch into pain. The third. control group. was asked to massage its jaw muscles. After three weeks, all st udy par · ticipants were asked to rate their symptoms. Surpris ingly, both the re laxa t ion and music groups showed s imilar result s. Managing time and taking con trol are fundamental to pain management,Ohrbach said, noting that of the 4 I people who started the program, I I dropped out because they could not find the time to do the 30-minute relaxation exercise. Researchers also fo und that par· ticipants who had st retch ed int o pain co mpared to the o th e r musde treal("ents repo rted a significant decrease in their TM D pain when opening thei r jaws, sug· gesting a way to improve a treat · ment already often used. James Uyanik, a senior hon orlrl student, helped design and con · duct the research stud'f. A second study, conducted in collaboration with Ca rl Granger, professor and chair of the Depart m ent of Rehabilitation Medicine in the School of Medicine an d Bio- medical Sciences; Samuel Markello, research assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Brenda Horrell . a graduate student in the Depart ment of Oral Diagnostic Sciences in the School of Dental Medicine, looked at developi n g a reliable measure of jaw disability. The scale looks at the hierarchy of increas· ing disability associated with com mon behaviors, such as eating, drinking, swallowing and talking. The project was designed to allow researchers to develop a scale that would allow health practitioners to assess the impact of TM D m terms o f functional limitations. A third study looked at trymg ru understand the physical and psychologicaJ dimensions that explam the problems TMD sufferers have . "We have a lot of ways to mea su re pain," Ohrbach said. But re searchers have had limit ed ways to quantify the sy mptoms of TMD and their interrelationshipS. Colleagues at the UnJVt'rSI IY of Washington conducted a five -yea r st udyofTMD pain to better understand the relati o n s hi p betw<.•en TMD pain , the physical characteristics and the ~-ychological impact that can accompany the dtsease. such as depression, anXIety and somatization, or non · spt.-cifu.. phY'' cal sympto ms. The resu lts show that there .lrl' reliable and largel y independent aspects that charactc.>rize TM D: pain, physical status and psycho · logical !' tat us , suggesting thai all three domains need atr ention bc · cause eac h exe rts it s own impal·r o n the individual. "We' re trying to understand th e din)ensions that explain 1he pmb· lems people have," Ohrbach sa1d. ..A lot of people who haw pam have problems thai extend beyond the body," he continued. "The pam may have begu'l with somethmg that 1!1 wrong with the body. hut there are secondary problems that keep the patient sedting treatment for something that often no longer ensllro, at least 10 its original form. Our research ... indicatcs that thC':S(: multiple aspects cannot be 1gnored." For m ore detail, go to < http:/ I www.buffalo .edu / news/ Lat · est/ OmiNichTMD.html >. Paulve smo king, Implicated In m1ddle-ear 1nfect1ons and as1hma in children , also may be a maJo r ca use of penodonraJ d1sease m aduh non -srnokers. 1he firs1s1udy to look .11 th 1s relat1 o nsh1p has shown Research co nducted by oral hu.l lugls ls m the ~chool of DcntJI Medi cm c has sho wn that pass1ve ex pos ure to tobacco s moke.· 01J\ mcrease the nsk uf developmg gum detalhmcnt and hl tcdu1g gum " m adult s by up to 70 percent. To mvest1gate the relationsh1p bt.1wc."t'n passl\'e o,mokmg and pen odontal di..sea.sc. Sara G . Gross1, sc.-n1or roearch SCientist, and colleagUt..""\ analy.t.ed data from 13,798 part1c1pant5 10 tht' Th1rd National Health and Nutrition Examination Surv('y ( NJ-IANES Ill ), a populatJon · b~d survey conducted in the U.S. from 1988-94. All participants were Ot~ tween the ages of 20 and 90 and had at least six natural teeth l'a!>'l\'l' smoking was based on exposure in the ho rne o nly. Analys1s of the data s ho wed that persons expo~ed to pa-'>slvt· ~llltJ~ mg were at sigmfi cantly mcreased n sk of having more lrol'VCrt" pc.·o odontal d1sease than those who were not exposed . aft er adtu \ llll)! for age. ge nd er, race, education, m t..o m e and diabetes mclhtu \. 1m portant known n sk factors of gum d1sease. For more details, go to < http:/ / www.butfalo.edu/ ne w s/ Lat e st / GrossiPasslveSmoke.html >. Link found between gum disease, high alcohol consumption m Oral biologists fi"'m the School of DentaJ Medkine have shnwn It u the first time that heavy alcohol consumption o r a diellow m antloXJdant vitamins can incrC35(' the n sk of devclopmg gum diSeaSe'. The n.·se·..1r\.h was conducted 10 the Periodo ntal Dtsea.sc Rt."Se'arch Center dlf(.•cted tl\ Sara G. Grossi, senior research 5Cientist. Both studies used data fro m th e Third National Health and Nutnllon Ex.cmun:JlJOn Survey(Nf-IANI-~.., Ill J For the alcohollpt.."nodontal dJseasc study. researchers analy1..t-d data from 6,492 subjects betwe<.11 the agesof20 and 90seil-cted rnndomly from the full sample. Persoru who reported con.summg alcohol from any sourer W(.Tt' divided into four groups based un wnsumpuon levd.startmg With fivt-dnnk.' ICS-\ and progressmg to 10-pc..."'r wtXk or more. pt.""T "-'l'Ck or "As alcohol cons urnp11on mcrea.lrocd from fiv~ dnnks per wec:k to 10, IS and 20. 1he n sk of penudnn1al disease rose from 10 pcrct' nl to 20, 30 and then 40 percent ," Cross1 sai d . "\-\'hen we lrocc thai k1nd o f relation ship, we know tht· findings a re solid ." Ln a rdated study, Grossi 's team examined serum levds of anun-odanl nu trients and their relauonship to periodontal disease. using data from 9,862 subja:ts""""""' the ages of lO and .90 who participated in f'.,'HAN£5 Ill. R<sultsshowcd thai selenium ha, the strongest assoaation with gum diseas<, with low le"':is increasing the nsk by I3 fold. low le"':is of vitamiru A and ( . a-cu-otcnc and b-oytoxanthm also oncrcased ~gnificantly the risk of gum diseasc.'Thc only antioxidant studied m which low levels were protec:tivt- wa.' lutein; Gf0$1 said the mechanism for tlus rclabo~p remains unclear. "Clearly. low levels of most antiOXIdants arc a n sk factor for pen · o dontal disease and infectiOn ," sh<.' sa1d. "Frt't' radicals are released as a result of bacten a clearance and kil hn g. Periodontal tissue de pends on na1ural antioxidants to ove rcome th1s o:odative stress and maintam homeostas is . When ant1ox1dan t.!o ar<.' depleted . the ab1l1tv of gu m t1ssue to overcome UX!datJVt' stress , mamtam normalt1ssut' and co ntrol the bactcnal damage appears lo he co mpromised." For more detail , go lo <http:/ / www.buffalo.edu/ news/ l.atest / &rossiPerioAicohol.html ">. Bacteria from gum infections linked to diabetes, lung diseasem Diabetes and chronk lung disease c.an be added 10 the growing llsl of systcmtc disease:. and condit1ons assocm1ed Wlth bacteria from m lccted gums. new studies from Ihe School of Dental MedKmc havl' shown. TO 10vest1gate the assoc1at1on of penodon taJ diseast• With dm het~. a r1..'St"arch team head~..-d lw Sara t. ; . G rOSSI, senior research SCil'n ttst. concenlralc..xl on msuhn resistan1..t", J known prtX"ursor of actl\t' d1abctes,m wh11.:h cells do not ab~rh nuuhn from the blood .!olrt'.llll As theu study group. the resean:hcrs used I I, I98 subjects from the Tlurd atJonaJ Health and Nutnuon 1-Jc.ammation Survey(NHANFS Ill ). mclud · ing all non -diaht1.il NHANF..S par1Jdpants bt.1w1..'t'n the ages of 20 and 90 who had at least s1x natural tCi'th. Rt.'SuJts showed that those with Sl"Verc penodonlal dLo;ea.'it' lgum detachment ), regardJes:. of we1ght. have a h•ght.·r mdex of msuhn rcsLqancc than those v.'lth littJe or no dJsease. The stud\' on the rc.latmnslup bc."t\\'CCO penodontal mft'ClJon and ..:hnum lung disease was dc:s1gm·d lo follow up ~cr reporu nf a link ht-n"'l.'t'n poor nral hyg1cne. gum dlSeaSt' and chrome lung~. also usmg data from NHANE.'\ Ill. Fr.mk ~napi<.''Cl).. assiStant professor of oral biology. ana !ned d3ra from 1.',792 adult.\ concemmg the madencc nt pneumorua. .ISthma. bmnLh1lL~ and/or emphysema and tht· condition of the1r oral health. usm~ de..~ ul gum dctachmenl from bone as an md.icator. Rt.·sult.!o showcd thar persons w11h chronH. lung co ndit iOn~ haJ m o re gum detach men! than those w1th no lung diSC'ase , after cor · rect1on for age, gende r, race, ethnJCII"Y· educa ti on, income , frequcnn• of dental viSU.!o, s mokmg and alco hol co nsumption. For more detail, go 10 <hnp:/ / www.buffalo.edu/ news/ latest / &rossiPertoChronlcDis.html >. �4 Reporiez Marci118.19!!'Yol.:ll.llll.24 Mission Impossible? Not for UB grlld students B RIEFLY __ _ Studentsm.t '" wleoconference _..._,. ln ~wllhlollftldlys l'<llord, . . c.hiii!U*ond tUigolylneolho-- Troolyo.g.-..- """' Uland -loglolonion IJnMnlly -In liM . -NaaiD-tt.. ---.. ........ ThiJt& .... I t;--. ex>mo!llletlllt ........ !J«». rttys,.eomln~· ­ sporwnd bylho -~ --C:....In.. C<>logod - - SdlnaL . -~ond--.lcn thoU.S.*IobyT._-. I(Jao,-dlho-~ demit-C.... "This- (19*'11 d tho IC- . - , '*"'-'')wll bo~& . . - a c n e d tho nat - ~--ln199!J,• -loged-,.cn.w.dthoC<JI. ----."This ......... -•au-us .,._..,., thoap- -IDIDIII(s-..gy." ---~--" Student~ ,_._ iOught _l---· n. . . . .1,GOO ....... .... ., _ -illlll*'l _ diOOI*-. Chillies H.V. Eb01t. SUNY ~T~­ sor In tho Dlplr1menl d ~ rophy In tho Cologo d - ... Sdenc:es, . . _ ... - """'tho Sky. Tho- ... Ellects of IJglllr*lg" tor "'" Col- loge of- ... Sciii-.Aiumnl Lecllft ~ 1D be hold • 7:30p.m.- 291n tho Cen- . . . . --*'D-· Ebat'J toll: wll locus an how ...-.clng tho l1lllft . . . --ofllgbtnlng . phenomenl Cll1 ~pllyslcll llltJocturo b ln!e ... open ~-----· to tho pubic Assignment: Build a pilot water-treatment plant 'from scratch' •r fll£H GOUJaAUM News Services EditOr E YEN for experienced civil engineers, getting a pilot water-treatment plant up and running takes weeks of planning, skilled project management and close adherence to diag rams and in structions provided by the manu facturer. But imagine having no experi ence and not a single page of in + st ru ction s-a nd yt"t knowing that yo ur master's degr~ rides on the outcome! That'5 what happened to four 5tudcnt s pursuing master 's de grees in rhe School of Engineermg and Applied Sciences. Their mission was to a5.semble and test a pilot water· treatment plant at the Buffalo Water Trt"at + ment Plant for their final master 's project. The final project is de sig ned to test the ability of stu dents to manage and implement a real·world project. The students not only suc ce ded at their task and went on to raduate , one of them landed a job with American Ang lian , tht" company that owned and manufactured the equipment the st udents used and which operates the Buffalo water -treat ment facility for the c ity. .. The 5tudents did not have the benefit of a parts inventory or process diagrams, .. said John VanBenschoten, associate professo r of civil, st ruct ural and environmental engineering wh o was the students' supt"rvi.sor... They faced only box after box of equip ment. Their chaUenge was to first understand the theory of the treatment process, and then to translate that theory into practice by assembling and running the treatment plant... This wa s no ordinary pilot p lant for processing drinking ,couseol""""-.., . . ,. - lind. doytirnop h o n e _ f o r _ Botho 11<- pomrcannot p<.dsh lllettm .... They must toe naiYod by 9 a.m. Mondo)' to be consicler.cf for publicalion In that"""""" issue. The~ prolas tNt leUm be naiYod an dist<"' doCironlclly at ~- the benefit of • fM"b Inventory or process ........ They-only box--of~" JOH N VAN8lNSCHOT£N According to Steven Waldvogel. one of the master's students who is now assistant project manager with American Anglian's Buffalo office, the project was an invalu abl~ expt"rience. .. It taught me what a great need there is fo r proper planning ahead of time, and fo r proper monitoring and measurement of perfor· mance, both in the technology it + self and in the people working on the project," he said. Some aspects proved to be fairly easy to fig ure out. .. We all had a general concept of how the technology worked," said Waldvogel. .. It was easy to see wher~ t he tanks should be in the treatment train . Bu t the plumb - -thoplot.,.._,_....,.__.....___ ...-- ~--llft,---.....-. -oftho-who of d¥11, - - wnlwaowlltll woglnooirlng: ing and some of t he vaives and too m uch about it u n til six to meters that regulate and moni - eight weeks had passed and weretor the flows were much more alized we weren't even near finconfusing, and so was the filtra + ishing!n tion systein at the end of the Assembly of the plant took three trealment... months; start-up, calibration, adIn t h e end , the students justment and testing took another found that perhaps the most month . valuable lesson they learned Once the plant was running, the was just how much work-and st udents found that it consistently time-it took to get a project produced treated water of bt"tter ·quality than that required by Envi off the ground . .. We greatly underestimated ronmental Prott'Ction Agency regu· what it wou ld take to finish the lations. Their final report, which project,n Waldvogel said ... Pro- co mpares the pilot plant to the Buffalo water-treatment facility, is fessor VanBenschoten had esti · mated that it wo ul d take us si.x being submitted to American to eight weeks. We didn't think Anglian. Speakers from the ''front lines" to offer perspectives on dealing with violence N~~6Editor S1orles ondmnll!nll.dl!rssl'<luld be limited "'800 -mind moy b e - for Sl)lto ond ionglh. let· tmmustlnciJdo tho- . '1'be students cMd not 118ft Conference to focus on anti-choice violence By CHaJmNl VIDAl The~-lettm 1n>m . - . oornrnonting en Its water; it was a dissolved air flo tation (OAF) plant, an altema· tive to the conven tional sedimentation tanks that are t he most widely used in the U.S. and that currently process drinking watn for Buffalo and Erie Co unty. OAF plants are q u ite common in Europe. Whereas sedimentation works by allowing particles in water to settle to the bottom of a tank, where they are removed, OAF works by floating them to the top. That simple difference is an advantage for particles, such as algae, that are difficult to remove by'sedimentation. In areas where algae is a problem, as can be the case with Lake Erie water, OAF can process more watt"r faster in the samesized tank. T HE UB Law Advocates for Choice will present a conference, "Lega l Perspectives on Anti Choice Vio lence: A Co nferenct: Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. Barnett Slepian," 6n March 27 in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Ca mpu s. It will be free and ope n to the.~ public. Registration will begin a1 JOa .m. Th e~onfercnce will fca1ure a number of speakers who have dealt direct!)' with anti -choice protesters on the front lines and in the co urts . They will discuss the legal means that have been used to dis - courage and prosecutt" anti-choice violence and intimidation, as well as legal st rategies fo r the fu t ure. "The recent murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian has focused our attention once again on how anti choice extremists a~ increasingly turning to harassment, threats and violence to accomplish their goals," said Lucinda Finley. professor of law, who will serve as moderator. "A woman's right to privacy in her reproductive choices is upheld by the Constitution, yet the threats and intimidation used by anti·choice protesters necessitate stronger laws -such as the Reproductive Health Care Services Acces.'i and Anti-Via· lcnce Act now pending in the New York State Legislature--to protect patients and health -care workers and ensure sah: access to reproduc· live-health clinics.• The speakers will include: • Vicki S•port•. executive director of the National Abortion Federation ( NAF ). the largest professional association of aborrion providers, who will discuss NAF 's fight to ensure that abortion rem ai ns sa fe and accessible • Donn• Lleberm•n, head of the Reproductive Rights Project at the New York Ci vil Libertit"s Un ion , who will discuss issues of free speech and how they affect clinic protests and incite ment to violence toward abor t ion providers • S•r• LoYe of The Femlnbt MaJority Fund, who represented the National Organization for Women in "NOW v. Scheidler." a case that successfully used the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Law (RICO) to con vict a group accused of attempting to shut down two clin ics through threats and physica] violence Tentatively scheduled to speak is Maria Vullo. cou·nsel to Planned Parenthood in the recent Portland, Ore., case, "Planned Parenthood of Columbia· WiUamette v_ American Coalition of Life Activists." For more information on the oon· ference, email U B Law Advocates for Choice at < UBProChoice@yahoo. com>. �Ilardi 18.199!1/Voi.JUo 14 ay SUE WUETCHU Reporter Editor A OUGH Gov. Pataki 's budget proposal fails to include funding for SUNY contractual salary increases and inflation-a move that would have a $6 million impact on UB-Prcsident William R. Greiner is confident the Legislature will restore those funds. "The vibes are that the salary money- the contractual increase money-and the inflationary money will be put in (the final state budget) as an add-o n to the governor's budget," Greiner told the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at its March 3 meeting. Greiner, who had just returned from a trip to AJbany, also said that he believes legislators will restore Pataki's cuts to the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP ), noting that there"doesn't seem to be much pa · tience" ln the Legislature for cuts to the program that proviPcs fi - nancial aid to eligible New York State students attending colleges and universities in the state. The executive budget cuts TAP -which provides aid to not only SUNY and CU NY studen t , but also to s tu~e.nt~ <attcn..ding ivate mstitution s in the stau•-by 114 million . Th~ c:;ut \YOUid affect proximately 5,000 students at U to th e tu ne of more than $2.5 mil -l lion, Senior Vice President Robert 1 J. Wagner has estima ted. However, Wagner told senators that the $2.5 million figure could be higher due to changes in eligibility guidelines. Restoration of TAP money. as wdJ as baseline funding for the ne ~ gotiated salary increases and infla · tion-which together, Wagner said, make up aS I SO ~ 160 m illion short · fall in the SUNY budget-topped the list of items outlined in UB's state advocacy plan that was pre· sen ted to the FSEC by Wagner. A third priority identified by Wagner was the restoration of th e 20-percentcut by Pataki in the 19992000 aJiocation for the five ~year SUNY cap ital plan th at was ap ~ proved in the current fiscal year. That cut, he said, essentially"takes a five-year capital program and ere· ates a six-year capital program. The effon will be to restore those dol- Ian in the capital budget for '992000 consistent with the five-year theSMART-NYprogram,afocused rcsearch-invest:ment program led by plan." the four university centers and In addition to these state items, UB will be lobbying for some items Comell,similartotheGraduateResearch Initiative; the Undergraduate specific to the university, Wagner Engineering and Applied Sciences , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Initiative to incr~ said. These include; $2.3 million to the number of engi- • continue to upgrade ncering graduates in the DiVision I athletic program-the foot ball team will play at the Division 1-A level beginning in the fall the state; the Eminent Scholars Program that would endow new faculty chairs by American Confer· ence requirements. A ponion of the money would. be used to attracting private co ntributions and matching them with \Mihout base-budgft state suppon; gender restondons, "theft's equity, and business systems and techno! · achieve gender equity as part of the SUNY no point In btlldng Inwstmonts." -and to meet Mid· initiative to ensure that women have an ROBERT J. equal opportunity to participate in athletics at those cam · puses moving to Division I athlet 1cs. • S2 million to support UB's plan to reform and modernize admin istration of the practice plan in the Schoo l of Medicine and Biomedi cal Sciences. The request is tied to SUNY's efforts to obtain funding for its three teaching hospitals at Syrac use, Brooklyn and Stonr Brook, Wagner said. • SS million in capital support for the joint US/Roswell Park Cancer lnstitutc Biotechnology Initiative, as weU as development of a Center for Advanced Tedmology (CAT), a uru versity-sponsored research and bus1· ness · development partnership to ensure the success of the initiative. While the capital support would provide the money to build facilities for the biotechnology initiative--of which about $2.5 million would be used for facility renovations on the South Campus and for the purchase of equipment for UB la bs-<~ CAT could provide the operating support for those facilities. Wagner s;ud • Support of the proposed tram fer of the Research lnslllut c on Addictions to UB from the sta te Office of Alcoholi sm and Sub stance Abuse Sc;rv ices. Wagner said that UB also will fo· cus its lobbying effons to support some targeted SUNY system-wide initiatives for 1999· 2000. indudi ng ogy development. UB will conc~n - trate its efforts first WAGNER on getting th e baseline funding fo r univer~lt y program s restored before movang onto the other items., Wagner stressed, no ting that with o ut ba se- budget restoration~. "thert"'s no point in talkin g abo ut mvestmcnts Greiner told FSEC mcmben he felt confident that money for TAP and the negotiated salary increases would be restored to the budget. "My reading (of the budget sllu at•on ) is that maybe th e governor 's folks. tht· ones that adv1sc himand they're the k.ey. in many respccts-are ... rcccpllvc to a mes sage that SUNY's pa1d at tlu: office for over a decade; we arc now down at a very low level of tax support," he said. He pointed out that New York is 50th in the nation 111 term!<. of state tax support spem on oper ating expenses in higher education over the past !Oyears. Morcovcr,m terms of absol ute dollars. state tax support for the SUNY opera tm g budget has declined nearly 18 per cent over the past decade, he smd. But, Greiner said, there are longlime Albany insiders who are "look· mg for ways of dealmg Wlth th1.~ en.· ativcly, within the constra.intl." (Im - posed by the Division o[ the Budget 1. "We could, conceivably. go mt n a different mode, with so me vcn good outcome!>," he sa1d. "At least it would appear at tht' moment that we' re not go1ng tn take a major hit." Rep a..._ 5 More •nd more Americ•ns are seeking an ahernative to tht: traditional Wes tern approach to health ca re. A recen t study published m the }o11mal of the Amencar~ Medical AJsoc1at10n stated that VISit\ to ahernatJve health prac 11 tioners are up 47 percent smce 1990, most often for treatment of ch ronic problems. This trend is also ev1dent m the growmg number of Web sites that offer alternative heahh info rmation. Ou tside of searching for specific types of therapies, such as homeopathy. herbal medicine or massage, there are some general sites that offer good starting points. Two of the larger Web indexmg sites provide good places to begm yo ur searching. Yahoo's Alternative Medicine page at < ht"tp:/ I dlr.yahoo .com / Health / Altern•tlve_Medlclne / > and the Miningco.co m 's page at <http:/ l •ltmedlclne.mlnlngco .com / mbody.htm7COB• homefiP'IDz 2729>, both offer an array of spe cialty links. There is some duplication on thest" pages. but many are different , so a visit to both is beneficial. Another outstanding s11e uJm piled by our colleagues at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., 1s Alternative Medicine Health Care Information Resources at <http:/ / www-hsl.mcmaster.ca/ tomflem/ altmed.html ). Th1sstte 1S a hnl t• lengthy but very complete, and the annotated listings mah selec-tm~ sites easy. If you are researching alternative med1cme. the lleahh Sc1enLCS L1 brary has compiled a guide to library resources, Alternative Med~emt· and Holistic Health Resources <http://ub11b.buffolo.edu/ llbrories/ unfts/ hst/ ref/ guida/ Aitenned.html> . There is also a ljst oflnternt1 si tes at < http:/ / ubllb .buffalo.edu/ llbrarles / unlts / hsl / ref / lntemet.htmiMcomplementary > and a list of the library's muhimt• dia programs o n alternative med1cme at <http:/ / ubllb.buffalo.edu/ llbr•ries/ unlts/ hsl/ mn:/ altmed.html >. On the natio nal lcvel,l:On gress has responded to the growth m the aherna t• ve-mcdlcme industn by appropnatmg SSO million to establish the Cente'f for Complemen tary and AlternatiVe Medicme. Part of the prestig_~ous Natmn:1l lnsu · tutes of Health, 1ts Web site 31 <http:/ l •ltmed.od.nlh .gov/ nccam/ '> can g1ve you up·to·date mformation on the various fields of practiCt'. research and grant opportunities, and thei r newest addiuon, the CAM Citation Index with 180.000 bibl1ographic citation~ on alt ernauw med1 cine ex-tracted from rht• Med/me database. For more mfo rm at1 0n on alt ernat iVe health re~oun.:c!>, ~..ont..ILI th~· H ca hh Scu:onccs L1braq' hv phont• at 8.2q -)}35 or emad < askhsl@acsu.buffalo.edu '> For rus1sWna m comwctmg to thr WorftJ Wiele Web vw Uruversay tU Buffalo computer accowJls, co111acr the CIT Help Desk at 645 -3542 - Sue Neumeister and Lori Wldzlnskl, Umvtrs,ry L1branei BrieBy Polish film festival :?,.~,P~~.:?.~:~~~~<>tS:~orth ~ Amcnca dt>Voted !10lcly to Pohsh dtl\."umentary film. w11l open today at 7 p.m . m the Cen ter for the Aru. Scrcen mg Room on th~· North C.ampus With a n·ccptlon J.nd M.Tl'Cn mg of severaJ film~ by fest1v.t.l ~..· urator. filmmaker and Pol.tsh T\' producer Mana Zman-KoczanO\'o'h.r Zmar7 · t.:oc-zanowll..7, who also 1~ 19'18 99 t.:osc1uszko h:llow 10 tht· Polish St ud1es Program at UB. wdl be present to mtrodut'l' hc:r filnb The fe~tl\'al marks the fourth edit 1on of t he successful Kmo Polsk.1~· film fcsuval. whKh wa!l Ia~ I pre~t·ntl·d m I qqs More than 50 short and featurc: -lcngth documt·ntarv tilnb \\'Ill b t' screened at three d1fferent venues- HaJiwalls Co ntem po rar v Arto. C:ent er. 2495 Ma1n St., and the Adam M1ck.iew1C7 Librarr & I>ra maliC C1rde. 612 Fillmore Ave., a~ well a~ the Center for the Arh S(rccnmg Room --dunn~ th e .:nu rse of the seven -week festival Among 1he numerous spon~o r s of th e fesll"al a re several group' at UR, 1ncludutg tht· llepartmt·nt of l\'lcd1a SIUd,, in the Co ll egt· ol Arts and ~ICnLC!<, the AmencJ.n Studu.•) <.~rad u a t e l;ro up, the <~radu .1tc Stud(·nt A sso o..~a110n , th t> ln!llltute lor ResearLh and ~dw.:atu1n on Woml'n Jnd ( ·t·ndrr. th e Ofli~..t~ ul Internat iOnal ~ tudu.'~. tht· Po l 1sh Stud It'' Pro~ram ..1nJ lht• Poh ... h Student A~MIUatum .'\ndr7t'l hJvk . dn~.. umt·ntJ.n· ti lmm o.~kcr and heaJ ot the I h11..11 men1..1n I >t\' 1!1-lllll ot l'oh~h 1\ . '''Ill lll..l~t· twn .tppl',lrall(l',- .11 l'l p m . '-l.llurd.n· m ll.llh,·all-. ;md .11 - p m . l\.·1 ond.n 111 tht· l t'ntt·r h11 thr An ... 111 pre,rnt h 1, ,,·or I.. 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JTIISI ludith Yourman rc<.ogmzc~ the h1stoncaJ merit of such "femaJe ofTcnders" m "Offendmg H1story.'' a multimedia exhibit I npenmg m the UB Art Gallery that cleverly un cove r !~ outdated, gender- h•oc.ed vaJucs emheddt.-d an the medJa portrayal of female cnmmaJs. T ht· cxh1bll. whach runs until flguN skatOI'T....,.o Honllng h - of tho--· M ay I b. wtll open tomo rrow wllh t ..tund In Judith -.......,·, " Off......., lthtorJ" ...-. a TCl.Cpllon fro m 7-9 p.m. tn the galler y m th t.· Ce ntt.•r fo r the Arts The exhib it evolved from Yourman's popular "Femal e Offender" series and her critica.Uy acdai med"Nightmareat the H~lmslcy Palace," an exhibit in which she considered the media spectade of Leona Helmslcy'!l tax-evasion trial. Her work, which has been exhibited nationaUy and internationaUy, argues that an established, but often subconsciol.I.S. puritanical morality continues to influence how women, particularly"female offenders," are portrayed in the media. I mages from television n ews o n th'-· Nu rth l. ampu ~. c.;aller y h o ur ~ are 10 :30 a. m . tn 8 p.m . Wcdnt.<.!>day through Saturday and noon l o 5 p.m . Sunda y. "'( Hfcndmg Histo ry," a paradoXJ ~ .11 but engaging contributio n to Women's H1story Month at UB, wiU explore the media "misrepresenta tiOn " of such viUamou~ women who havt..._ln the eyo of societ y-aJicgt.·dly betrayed womankmd by Vlolat mg unwn ttcn cultural ru l e!~ with the1r "unfemjntnc:" conduct. coverage and trial testimony are ca ptured in computer inkjet prints, video installatjons and art ist books with superimposed text from several 19th- and 20th-century sources of documentation , including Victorian morals manu als, etiquette books, codes of behavior hom old Gi rl Scout hand books and criminology texts. "The exhibit frames what happens as these women pass from h~adlin~ into history,.. expla ins Lisa Fischman, gallery associate curator. "Ou r culture is fascinated TheMuil# with women who break these social laws. .. The titl~ of the exhibition questions how female offenders fit i nt o , challenge and perhaps c han ge socie ty's conception of ' history as a grand narrative of progress.'" Fischman adds. Yourman carefull y has chosen moralizing text to demonstrate how traditional values subconsciously affect the public's op;,;ion of women criminals and how the media help to manipulate and magnify that opinion through their use of dramatic imagery. According to Fischman, Yourman chooses text that challenges and clarifies the unspoken j udgment embedded in distorted media rq>resenmtions of female offenders. A banner installation features a print series of figure-skater Harding on the ice contradicted by such phrases as "Do a good tum daily" and "Display modesty in attire.• Another of Yourman's striki ng pieces shows Susan Smith burying her face in her hands at her triaJ . accompanied by the caption: "The maternal instinct dominates ev erything else, for from the cradle onward, woman is mother, mad with motherhood." I Two important projects that need provost's, faculty's attention Ill To The: Editor: In the.: present dLSCusslons about the provmt's proposed miss1on · sununary statement for SUNY. It 1s important to separ,He what as urgent from what is n ot. Nearly one year ago, SUNY sent this campus 37 questions for which it required answers.. That response was du~ some six months ago and providing it now is inde<d urgenL The president remarked at an FSEC meeting on March I0 that developing the answers would not be difficult and that the questions are. in fact, more modest in scope than the mission su mmary now being prepared. The provost's sta tement, we are 1old. should be rega rded as th e neXl stepJn the planning process initiated by Provost Headrick. A5 such , tt requiresconsiderabl~ fuculty discussion. And finalizing it is of co nsiderably less urgency, though perhaps of no ress importance, than answering Albany's questions. The two tasks should not be con founded . At present. the proposed summary statement establishes new directions a nd makes sweeping pronouncements on a large number of significant topics--directions and pronouncements about which, in recent meetings of the Faculty Senate and itsexecutivecomminee,many members have expressed serious reserva· lions. (For my comments on an earlier-but, in the main , similardraft , go to <http://www. IKJU . buffolo .edu /-~ .) In addition. senators have strenu · ouslyobjectedtotheinadequat<consultarion with faculty prior to the document's preparation-and not merely on 'the"obvious procedaraJ grounds. It seems fair to say that, at thispoint,theissuesaddrtssedinthe summary still require the serious study, data gathering and analysis at which faculty and librarians arr particularlyadeptandtha~withoutsuch study, no consmsus can be formed within the&.cultyon any approaches toth.,.,issues. Thus, it would be premature for campus representatives to present condusions on these matters to SUNY. I believe that the administratio n will stop conflating th e two projects if they receive enough re· quests that th ey do so. Thus. I suggest th at we each write the provost -Samuel D. (562 Capen, triggle@ a leiter request ing: (l) that he respond directly to the 37 questions sent by SUNY, referring, where necessa ry, to Provost Headrick 's planning repons, and (2) that he suspend wo rk on revision s to his mission -summary'docu ment until he establishes, and receives reports from, appro priate faculty committees. If you choose to writ< the provost on this topic. please send a copy of your letter to the Faculty Senate's Acad~mic Planning Co mmittee (5 43 Capen , <cwolch@acsu.buffiolo.cdu>,as the FSEC has a.skl!d it to monitor the faculty response to the mis· sian-summary document buffalo.~du ) Schac~ Profesror of Mathematics Albany asks for answers to serious questions; we give them Biblical quotes To The Editor: On Aprill, 1998_. system admlll · istrat ion sent a lertgthy docu ment to the campus presidents on mission review: " In order for SUN Y to m ai ntain-a nd en hann·- its standing, we mu st co me together, both as indi · vidual campuses and as a co mprehensive system, to exploit the opportunities for improved stu · dent learning. the discovery of new kn owledge and enduring service to New York." No one can quibble with th ese objectives. Also:"Presidents should consult widely with faculty, administrative leadcrs. students and other constituencies in framing a response." And .. there should not o nly be ca ndid dialogues within each campus, but also among cam· puses and with system administration" on the campw roie within the system, inter-campus cooperation and such. Sound sentiments. The document ends with 39 pointed questions. A sample: .. What institutions, in terms of overall academic characteristics, do you regard as your current and asp irat io nal peers? " .. Against which institutions. both within SUNY and elsewhere, do you compete for undergraduate students?" " How do your campus' academic programs complement tho~ of· fered by other SUNY campuses?" Good questions. The response was due by the end of September 1998---<1 deadline we fuiled to meet, though 1101 on account of time-a>nsuming. broad consulmtions. Rather, Provost Headrick went at it alone. He took his time to produce a large number of pages teem ing with statistiC> and the roy plain! "We welcome mission revi~ as a theyareincreasing.tyimportant or way of clarifying SUNY's commit- increasinglylessrdev.mt,thcyare increasingly critical and increasment to UB's mission and goals." This document , incidentally, ingly knowledg~ driven-you was never in the public domain, it name it, it is increasingly so. The was not shared with the FSEC, it document versions t.hmuelves, was not available upon request: meanwhile, get increasingly vermy copy is a black-market copy. boseaodinatlsinglyboring.and At this point, Provost Thggle took even ifincreasing.tyimproved. will over the helm, and he also went at it not be equal to the task. as a solo project. Triggleprodua:dan But it cannot be improved by evolvingdocumen~ in which he leefine-tuning-it is beyond re turesA!banythatourstudcntbaseis pair: What system adrninistranolongcrexdusMiyderivedfromre- tion asked for, and is getting cen t high-school graduates, that hom other campuses, are colearning is indelibly associated with gent apswers to se.rious questhe creation of new knowledge, and tions widtly discussed and that an educated citizenry is critical deeply pondered What we are to the futur< economic integrity (?) giving them are biblical quotes. of New York. "We are," Triggle pontificates, The provost's prose is smug and "simply put, bigger:" I would humorless. Things arc in=asingly add, in Thgglelcsc,"and in=asuniversal or increasingly ditrermt, ingly not better.• -folon C. c;, - t .·Chlllr; !Hpt. o1 M a , _ t Sci<nct and Systtm> �Marcil lB. l!!INol. 311.Mu.11 MEN 'S Finished 6th in MAC Cha.mpionship!ii The men's 5'NIIllfTWll team competed "lheMAC~.nd placed =h. fnshong 260.0 pants. M.ami took tim pbc.e The Bulls' Dan Hrley wu named to the a.ll conference first team to. Om perlormance.. Hockey took trn place " !he 200 hestyle with a orne ol1 .39.76. He aiso fwlrshed sixth ll'l the I 00 fTeestyle and ninth i1 the 500 ~. In addition. Hid<ey wu • ollhe 40(). fTM ~ team tNt finished fourth. Other top fintshen for UB were Eric Stimson who pbced fifth tn the 200 backstroke and socth m the I00 backstroke. and john Nilles who fin~ sixth tn the SO freestyle The 400ne .....,. team ol Hd<zy. N.... Bnan llenhelotte .nd)o<h Fun placed ~ ol allhe UB ...ay """"fincshrtg in fount! with a tnle of 3:05 <IS Esc.henfelder took first place rn the holryweight division. go· ing • pedect 3~ in the tour· nament and improving to 24· 9 on the year. With that first · place ftnilh, he abo qualifieS for the NCAA Championships. to be held a1 Penn State University todoy through Saturday Hickey was a first.J>Iace fin isher in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:39.76. He was also a part of the 400-free relay team that f1nished in fourth pla ce Wm~tlin~ Finished fourth at MAC Championships FSEC Contlrued from- 1 more involvement . He no ted that all deans had rccetved the numer· o us version ~ of the mi ss i o n - revie\~o' do~ ument and many fo rwarded th ir comm cn1s to Tngglc. l.illiam Malave, associate profe!lo · s r of learmn g a nd tn !lo tru ctllln , a •tted that pc.:rh ap~ se na to rs hav 10t ac t1 vely so lic ited in p ut from hear c o ll eague~ o n lll3)(1T campu issues. " I don 't reca ll a ny fa culty k.nator ever calling me and asking fo r my input," she sa id. " We need to change o ur ways." Judith Ta mburlin , resea rch a.!>sastant professor of clinical laboratory science, told senat ors she had conta cted her dean and de partmen t chai r about the docu - ment and had photocopied it and circul ated it to members of her faculty... To my knowledge, no one respo nded," she said. "A lot of facu lty truly don't want to be bothered. If you look at the to tal faculty, I don't think man}' a rc engaged at a ll; I don't think they've even bothered to read it." Gre in er challenged the senate to "take respon si bility" for engaging facu lt y in the mission -review process. He urged the Academic Plan nin g Co mmittee to develop a "careful, th o ughtful critiq ue {of th e final version o f the mi ssion rt>view document ) that worries about th e substance .. of the docu m en t, ra ther than the process, .. because it i an open -ended thing . "We're going to have a conversatio n wi th SUNY and wh ere we com(' o ut as to what ou r miss ion revi ew document in the end looks like is going to be the product of lot s more iteration. But we need to start somewhere ... we need to try to begin to have at least clo sure o n the in itial stages of what will be an extended conversation." Sa muel Scha c k, p rofesso r of mathematics, s uggested that Nickerson send a one-page INter to faculty members notifying them that Triggle's document is posted on the Web <wlng•.buff•lo.edu/ provost> ~-d urging them to send co mments to the provost. Triggle to ld senators that while he has been involved in the m ission review process only for the past five or s1x weeh, he tncd "to be as co m municative and open as possible." He added that he has posted ver s1o ns of the document on th r Web a nd has c irc ulated cop1es to th e deans and department chatr~. Moreover, he added, he has invited written comment from mcmhcrs of th~ university community, and has mcorporated many of the suggc:~ tions he has f("Ceivcd, pointing o ut that the document is an iterative one and can be changed. ~en after it 1s submitted to central admmistration. In discu ss ing the substance of the mi ssion - revi ew document, some FSEC members took 1ss ue .....llh what one se nator descr ibed as the document 's "ove rstatement ·· of the impact of technology o n th e future of th e universit y. Swartz contended that "drastically replacing traditional teacher-student pedagogy with elecuonic-based in struction" will lead UB "almost ex act:1)' in the wrong direction." James Holst un , associate proft.~~­ so r of English , agreed . He submit ted to sena to rs tha t Corn ell will not abandon .. the face -to -fa ce, Mr. Chi psian mode of instruction ," and that SUNY Geneseo is "deamng o ur dock" in undergraduate enroll ment. not because of electronic in stru ction . but " because th ey'w bolstered ... fa ce - to- fa ce in stru ctiOn • Sc hack also argued agamst the notion that the future of higher education is in dectronic iru:truction and technology. There is no evidence that technology is moving as fast as is suggested in Ttiggle's document, he sa~ d. callin g that premise " hugely ovrrstated ." He said he found it "parti Cularly tro ubleSOl)l e" tha t assertions arc made in the mission -review docu ment without any comment from fa culty. Triggle disputed Schack '~ Vlt.....' on technology, suggesting that It was based on an early vers1on o l tht· document. He read from a secuon of the most recent vers1o n that stated th at UB "must recognize that we are living between two revolutio ns - a paper revolution that is not full )' spent , and an eledronic revo lution that is not fullydcV<Ioped. Such in- terfa~..e!l art~ nlHonouslv un~table and finaJ directlom very difficult to predtct. \'\l'hilst our 1111tml Stl"ps mav he disappointing]y slow and mcomplete, we sho uld not underestimate the long-term implications of th i~ electronic revolution for schola r. li brary. university and .sooety." SchaLk also dtspute-d C remer '!I assertion that Triggle's m i ~Mo n - rt· v tew document is ha sl· d on Headri ck's aca denll c - plannlllg documcm, noting that maJOr im uauves and goals ofTnggle's dol·umen t arl· mentioned m passmg, or not at all .m Head n ck's plan. whtl(' maJOr thrusts of Headnck'!t an.- nut mcluded 111 Triggle ":, Among the m , he !laid. art· tht· goal~ of upgrading the doctorJl programs- at least o ne-quartt·r 1n the to p quartil t' a nd J lm os t all 1n the top half of th e Na t iOna l Rt• sea rch Co un ol rankm p - ami th e c~taOiishmcnt o f the m a~ t t.'r · !l degree as th e terrmnal degree In fact, Tngglc 's co ntenti On that UB mu st target 11!1 rt'!!Ca rd1 tn vc!lt men IS m "four (Urrcntl\' l<~!ihH.lll ah!t~ art·a~·· - molecular. h1olog1 ca l and b1umtd 1ca l :.Ul' fH. t':<~; ~..t>m puler ~l.. ll' n ce a nd 1nformJ11on techno logy: matenal!! :.c1ence. anJ the env1ronment and mfr ast rll l ture - appear!! to ·· unJcrmmt··· tht• goab of H eaJ n l k·, plan . ~c h ad sa1d. " I don ' t Set' how Wt' lJn "' quickly turn away from a \'!:<~!On it! the future we emhraet·J n nlv two years agu.'' he said. (;reincr noted that tht·luUJ t'm pha!!lll area~ were chosen he~.-au,t· llB has "great streng'lh" tn th C!!l' Jn.>a!l. Moreover, the ~ M AKI :\'Y tnlltat •vt·, a n:.- scarl h -!nvelll m t·nt pro~ram lt·d by the lo ur um vt• r,ltv u."nten and Corndl. lo ulJ prov1dt· add1110nal mont'\' for rc,t·.trlh 111 thl"SC' four area~ . ht• \Jtd ~(hdck ~ug~estt·J th.tt LIH 1111 mediatdy addrt·~~ tht· " ur~ent " task of rcspo ndm g Ill ~L I NY hv submitting answers to the _ ,7 '4Ut"!1 · tions o n miSSio n rev1ew posed h~· SUNY and attach to that a co p'' of Hcadnck 's planning docume nt. The FSEC then should fom1 com mittecs to study the other • s~ut·~ raised in Trigg.le's document , he said. The wresding team P'aced fourth at the MAC Champ+onshiP'- hcld M;arch S ar Northern IllinoiS' Un~Yrrsrty The BUb lMhod _ , 55..1 pc>onn. Cernnl M"""'" u..-..ty """' _, 121 S Ohto I.Jnrversity was second wrth 60.5 Mld ~t Sate l...lnMenrty thtrd wrth S6 0 US's john Eschenfelder was che lone champ+On in che huvywetght drvtstOO defeaung Neal Harvey of Ohta.l-2. to totke first pbce The Bulls h;ad three w~ers fimsh tn s«ond place. G~ry Cooper ;at 165pounds. e;amtng co-FI"6hrmn-of-the- Yeoar konors. Br~an Schul at 12.5-pounds and Jacob Schaus at I 74-pounds Three UB w~sders-Schul . Schaus ;and Eschenfelder-1111 qua.lrfied for the NCAA Champ+onsh1ps. and Cooper wu selected ;u an alternate. The NCAA Ch;amp+onshtps will be held ta<hy through Satun:by u ~n Sa.te Obi ary Elliott Middleton, Jr., 73, professor of medicine and pediatrics A memorial 5ervlce wa s held Marc:h 12 m Chebeague Island lln ltt.'d ~..tcthodt!!t L:h urc h , Ma1ne. for Ell1 ott Middleton , lr .• 73. fo rmer profc~sor ul m.._•J11..1ne and pcd 1atrics in th e ~..:h oo l of Medl cme and BIOI11t'd1cal Snt.~m. es. Middl eton. an a ll erg1st and researcher who had !>t'rvcd as director of the Oivis1on ol Allcrg\' and lmrnunulogv 111 the Department of Internal M t·d~e m c, d1ed March 7 Ill Mame Medi cal Ct nt er. Pori land , after a bnef 11lne~~ He had l1ved in Mame smce h1' MK)OUTOH re11rement lrom L'B 111 1995. M1ddlcttln , who had Sfrvt.-d ,lS dlrtXtor of d Jrucal :.CTVl ~ and research <it the ( :h1ldren\ Asthma Rt"St'arch ln~tttute and Hospitalm Denver and ...,.,onaa· dmu.:al proft'!\M)r mtht' I )epa.rtmcnt of ML"C!Jcule at the Universnv ol ( .olorado. het.:ame prok~")r ot lllt.'\.i!cint: and ped1atn\. ~ at UB m 1976. 1>unn~ h1~ Ill vears .u LIH. ht·umtnhut.._-d t•xte n~ J velvto rt':<ar~..h on ..tSthm.l .111d unn1unolo~)' and rece nt! \ tnvt'St lgatcJ tht• h1olog.tcal t'flt"-''-' ol d 1ctan• plant compouncb un hl-ahh dnJ dt sca.~· An mtt.·rnatlon..tllt·Lturer. M 1ddh:ton ......1 ~ .1 p.ts t prt'MJc:nt o l 1hc: Anl<'nla n A.:.1dc mr of Allcrgv lmmunoln~\ . 1-rom IYSJ -88 he Wd' ed 1tor nl the }ourrwl of Allag} an. I < lmhal lmmtmlllu>t'. He Jl~ll wa~ l.'tii!Or-111 ~.. htd for tht• fir st tivt• puhh'\hcd t'til t1011' olthc: It'\ I hook '"A ller~}' : PntKtplt'~ and Pra~tllt··· I h· rt·u:tvcd the I l l!lll ngutsh ed .)cn'lf..c Award I rom tht· :\men, dn A.. adenn ul Aller~\ a nd lmmun ologv 111 JY9J He w.t_, d J1rlnmalc nl the Amt~flldl1 Bodrd of Allerg\ Jnd lmmunolO(!\' . ..,.,h1 .. h ht· u l founded .•tnJ the Amt•ncan Board ol lnternall\.kdt~.mc: ~1iddkton , v.tw anl'Oded Prm\.t·ton l ln•ven.ll\' under the NJ\'\ ·~ \\nrld War II .Klder.Ht.-.J \ '- 12 program, unnplt•tt-d Ju, !lt Udl l~ tn l'.J-16 anJ rt· (t'tVt-'d a dcgret' 111 \. lll'mL.;tn• m IY-17. He rt"CC!Ved h1~ meJt~..a.l d~rt'l.• 111 IY50 lwm Lolumh1a Umvcrsny\ l ollegt' ol Phvs1~laJb dnd ~urgeom MenHmJh may he !lt:nt to th e Edul.tllnn anJ Re't'.trlh lru't. A.mt'n .. Jn A\. adem\' of Allt.•rgy. Asthm.1 and lmmunolu~v. \. l tl ,\111 w.tukct' l-ou nJ attlHl , 1020 Nort h Hrn,tdw.n. ~ l thvJukc:t·. \\1 ;,~~~~ Events calendar Continued from page 8 Exhibits The G.raduate Show---Fint -Year Students A show of worlt by ftn.t-year MFA studenu •n 1he CHp.trttTit'nl ot An _( oliE"gt' o1 ;Vt' and Soencr,. g!X"i on dtsplay toda y m the An Dep.artmt'flt Gallery lowttr lt>vt-t Center 104' I he Aru, will contJnue through Apnl 4 ThE' opemng r&.ept•on Wllltw hekj today tn the Art Departmenl Gallery !rom 5 10 7 p m Gallery hour\ art' Tuf'' 10 c1m to5pm . ~ -fn . 1 1 a.m to8pm , Sat . llc~m to6pm and Martt Dean YKa: El GkHHnlnator Marl: Dun V@oca '~ 1nstallaoao, El Gloomtnalor, tS de~rtbe-0 a~-. gre.a1 hqwa b lOb ~;:!'c(·t~~k;u~~ ~~~~aga~:~::U~a~~~;~d~~=~n~:;:~~t' ~h~~rt~~~~~·~~~~~:;~~~~~~~~~~u:!ew~:,.., t~rd;~~~~~~l 0 Gallery art Wed.- Sat , 10·)0 am to 8 p m . Sun noon 10 5 p m �8 Reporiez Mard118.1900/Yut. 30.111.24 Asloot- Thursday Polltlcs In lndonoslo. Mike Mo~=~Jin :'I S ~- 280 Plitt. Noon to 1 ~i~~~::Z,.Aslan Uw-.Jftg UB Uw Alumni Bollird of 1 , ~=1~~.71 :For more information, call Ilene Fleischmann at ~.S-2107 . ASaT-.hop Using the S.ll101 Publk Lab. Coxeter Group ond the 3- 3 0 Student Success Wortclhop Series Study Skills Wonuhop. Norton 1040. 1-2J!.m. Free. ~~~t~!i~_emk Physics Colloquium Critical CasJmlr Effect Near the Superflutd Transitton. Prol. ~J~~ ~re\ro~rof· Natural Sciences Complex. North Campus. 3:45 p .m . Free Ledure lo t~ -relationships of Gene Transcription with Nuclear Architecture.. Or. Gary Stein, unrv. of Massac.husetu Pv1ecf~eal School, Dept of Cell Biology. 210 Natural Sciences Com"j:Mex. ~Ft;~J:~ ~~ ~r~onald Be<ezney, hos~ at 645-2363 . Philosophy Colloquium Thought and Emotlon In . Eastem Asian Philosophy. Kindon lee. Harvard Untv. 684 Baldy. 4 p.m . Free. Co--sponsor: Asian Stud~ . For more information, call 645-2444, ext. 707 . Wllblt Opening -eptlon The Graduate Show: Arit-Year MFA Studenb. Art Deporuneot · Gallery, 8-4S Center for the Am. 5-7 p.m. Free. For more information, call Art Dept at 645-6878. ext 1 3SO. lAw FIKUity jam . BPILP Facu~ jam . Calumet ~~~~8~.m~ifrc~t., cha~ . Sponsored by Buffalo · PubliC Interest Law Program. · For more information, call : jennifer Snyder at 645-6726. : Play Our Town. UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts listings for .....u uldng place on urnpus, or fdr off -campus events where ~:~~~3-S ASCJT Workshop Mkrosoft Word for Windows. ~~~~~b~1fJ=:tnd The...,_.... ...-..... ~==tt: c..lture at Emlgt-.m In the p.m. F,.._ Sponsorod by Dept ol History. For IT1<n lnlmnotion. call Liana \fafdi at645:-2181 . ~ut.et· ~, ~re infonnation, · =-"'!.r::-· ~;.~~b~~~~tra~f;d ~u~~\~o~e informallon, : information, cal Thomas W. Burl<man at645-3474. ::c~ ~\~':e~ rnFt;~~~n. call 645-ARTS . ~r~t.::::.. ~~~Univ. 103 Diefendort. 3:30p.m. Free. Chemlstry/ lliolo!l1 Lecture Cu(ll) Maaocydes .. Synthollc ~~~ 228 Natu:al Sdences Complex. 4 p.m. Free. Sponson!d by DePL ~~~of ~~:~=~~~t For more information, call Dr. janet Morrow, host, at 6456800, ext 2152. Classk.ol Musk Concert UB Trombone Choir and Roland E. Martin, a:rgan. Richard Myers, conductor. =t~~~: ~f.~ of p.m. S5. For more information, call 64S-2921 . Play Our Town. UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts ::c~ :l.xF=et~~. caii645-ARTS. ~·t4Pius r=c:::,y~2 --tho. . . -· L.ofa)'ette. 8p.m. F10e. Fcl<more lnfonnation, cofi64S-3810. Concett~e joules Grow!sln Cone<"- )ouiE5 """'"" c...... lor the Am ~"MJB~~ Center and~ I. fcJ< more information, cal U8 _,..,., Center at 645-2950, ext 67. Rajecbs and lntraub Movement Theatre. Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. 8 p.m. Free. For more .nfonTiation, call 645-ARTS. Saturday 20 no later th.n noon on pubkation. UstJngs are only occepted thraugh the eiKtronk wbmlsskM\ form for the online UB Calenchtr ulendar/ logln>. Because of space limitations, not all events In the electronk calendar will be lnduded In the Rrpolte-. Sponsored by Engl~h langu~ Institute. 22 Spring 1999-..... g=~~~~'2J=:'~o:ddress Me:ntallllne:ss. )ohn Crilly, Daemen College. 8 :45 a.m to - b ocytasls-Singlo Fusion - o n d T . - -. Or. -~ Sdlool ol ~~.~ lmt. for Medical _ , Dept ol Molecular and CA!I _ , l-lddelbeg. Germony. I 08 Sherman. 11:30a.m. free. Spclns<nd by the _ , Group Synop5<5 and the Dept ol Physiology and Blophy5io. in ~~~~~~~~· _...__ _25 OpoiiSchool at Nursing Open House. 82S IOmbaiTowor. 5 p.m. Free. ASCJT-...op ~~wstudent For more information, call Peter Rizzo at 645-6140. lntroducUon to Mkrosoft Excel. 10 a.m. to noon. ;n= andu~~~re ~I - information, 645-3540. Student Success Wortlshop ~.z=~~ The Wrong Man (1956). ~~~~AB~trtor p.m. Free. Claukal Musk Concert ~~~t104D.1 · 2:30p.m. free. Sponsored by Academk Advisement Center. =:~"J;,\':Io~:ber Music Society, Center for the Am Mainstage. 8 p.m. S1s. S12, S6. Co-sponson: Anwice and Center for the Arts. ---Wednesday Career Fest '99. Center for the Am. 3-6 p.m. Free. --..... Investment Resources on the Web. Mike Lllvin, Assoc. Ubrarian, lockwood Ubrary Business and Govem~t ASCIT-...op Poworf'olnt fo< lltglnnon. Capen 127, Undergfaduate Ubnlry. 1().11 a.m. free (Open only to UB students. faculty and staff). For ~ information, call 645-3528. Int...... - . . . . . Gowmment ~es on the Web. Ed Herman, Assoc. Ubmlan, Lockwood Ubnlry Business and GoYemment Documents Center. 109 Lockwood "-"'"'<>rial Ubrary. Noon Ill 2 p.m. Registrotion Screening Room. 9 p.m . Free. 19 ~~e"w:J....,-.g Internet Resowces-Ptaces. 2-'4 ~~~~~. ~ P-~~~·,S~~r:l%cial ~Continuing EducaUon. Job Folr ~~'"1-l~o~ infOfTT\ation, ASCJT-...op ~mrc~:'lo.~by Friday lntroductJon to Computing In Publk Labs. North Campus. 10 a.m to noon. Reglstntion and refundable S I 0 depcmt Union LDI>by. 11 a.m. Ill 2 p.m. Free. Sponsored by A£adomic Advisement Center. For IT1<n infonnation, cal u,a Sandquist. ~J.~]~o~ information, MONDAY ~~-:r-MM.~ed -=~~r67s-~2~,..,. of £vents at <http: // www.buffalo.edu/ japan Nlte: 1999. JIS, Center for tho Am. 5-8 p.m. SB. Classical Musk Concert U6 groups .... prindpol sponson. Lhtlngs .... due -· caii64S-ARTS. Documents Center. 223 .___ Lockwood Memorial Ubr.~ry. Play Our Town. UB Dept of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts =~·~~rJ~~. call 645-ARTS. ~ f::re ~%:~.r~;:ired. Mike Lavin at 645-6211 . - - . .·slllsiOfy- =~~~"~~ Dept 21 0 Student ~~~r~~~~- Unton. North Campus. 7 p.m. Sunday 21 Ploy Our Town. US DePt of Theatr< and Dance, Center for the Arts ::c::r~~ ~~~. ASCIT-...op ·fntJoductlon to Plne/UBUnlx. 9:30 a.m. to noon. R~lstntion and refundable S10 dOposit ~~"tl~Omore information. T-.g c:-ter-.....,. U. C)tlowtos thlng~wordto\M111! :;..._,..-. p.m. 15. For ~ information, call Takesha at 645-5663 . 24 H~tOI)' ~.%usmore information, call Women's Center at 645-2950, ext. 67 . Y01r .._.. 1091..odwood Memorlaf Llnry. 10.11 :30 o.m. - · (Open only Ill U8 >WdenU. -- ~~~~- ~s.:::&= and~ U8 Gallery. U8 Music Tuesday 23 for- . . . . . Folr Mljon Folr. Not In • Major, ... Thlnldng of a...glilg Their Major. Student Art · fcJ<. IT1<n infoonation, e>l645-2921 Art Gallery. Noon. - - · ......Dlc!lorwy c.......~Logic ~.... ~~r;'J., Coronrut 881-1640 o«l452444, .... 7S7. Thursday � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Nn. 25 Fun at the Carnival Alaina McGowan, 9,1eft, listens intently as Kirstie Pete~ of the UB Uterature Association reads Dr. Seuss' "Go, Dog, Go" to a group at the Community Action Corps' children's camival held Saturday in the Student Union. Triggle addresses Faculty Senate Provost cites need for universities to move quickly in development of new programs niversitics must learn to adapt to change: and begjn to work to gether in o rder to succeed in the 21st ce ntury, Provost David Triggle told the Faculty Sen· ate at its meeting Tuesday. In his first major address to faculty since assuming the position of provost in january, ·rr·iggle said that universities have to be "more nimble on their feet" in the way they conduct business. "The need 1~ to be responsive to what is upcommgand respond quickly, so that one can, m facr , not always be a follower, but ... be a leader in the development of new programs and generate.· th<tt area of competitive advantage." But high f. r education faces a d1 lemma tn tq•ing to lnovc qu!CkJv, 'lriggle said. because the acadtmll decision · mn.king process it; noto · riously slow. And ~cause of thh. ~Wl' ofll·n miss that area of compeutivc ;tdvan · tage because it's shpped by"becausc vaJuable lime IS taken discussmg the process b)· wh1ch to make the det:l sion, rather than arnvmg al the at tual dec1sion itself. he ~ud . "We' re going to havl' to tackle: this in the future because 11 willll~.· ,1 death knell ." Moreover. institutiOO!I tend In make too many .. indwidua/" deL"• sions. he said. UB must "show a grent deal more cooperat io n'' with It !! neighbonng institutions, most notably Roswell Park <:.tnccr Institute:.· and Buffalo State College. ht· !..tid Tngg.le rdatt"XI that whrn ~Wlt' edu cat1on Commw-.oner RIChard Milb w.u m town several n:ar5 ago. he re marked that he was ''pleasantly su rpr\5«\" by a\l the academic raft·nr m th e Buffalo .uc..t and that 1f all tht· maJCJr cdw.:at 1nnal IOS:(ItUtiOn5 would JUSt Sit down tn gt•ther, "we would TIUGGU ;l~.-1ualh• get a great numht:r u lthmg~ d(l\lc." " ln~orcasmglv, the nw.,•nn nf thf tuturt~ 15 to tn to ...,or\.. far nwn· dosdv tngctht·r." lngglt• 'au..! The provost nott>d thdt periPr manCl' 1ndilatnr~ will hcumlt~ much more important 111 tht· fu lure wtth the m c rca.5 mg profik ol hagher eJu cat •on 111 .50ctl't\'. Statt' glnc rnm l"\11\ worn .1hout how state m StliU tl ons ~pcnd stdtc t.n. dollar.!> And ~.omumers hdvt• ht' Lnme more ~kep u ~.-al Jhnut the ro le of h\gher educatton and mm~. conl·crncd about the nsm!:! dhh L' R ha... been gomg through .t var1cty of program evaluatiOn' and will undergo many mon: m the fu · lure, Tngglc satd. The::.e evaJuat1on' mu.5t ask several cn ttcal ~.Juest•nn,, •nclud1ng: \V'h at 1.5 the m•~saon pf the program Ocmg t•valuate<P Is tht· progrJm .5t lll worth pro\' 1d1ng; Would L' B nfft·r tht• progr..tm 11 11 weren 't alrcad\' pan of the stru~ turc .md h1storv of the mslltutJon " "The...c are .50ml' of the qucst1m1' we h.we tn address Vt'n ~enou~h o\l'r the nc"t ~t·vcral vear5," he ...ud I nggle told o;;enJtnr" th.Jt t•nroll mcnt umtmue' to he the 1\\Ut' thJt C:.onunu.ct on ~ 4 Consensual relations statement sent to senate EARLY two years after the issue first was brought before the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, the body !las forwarded to the full Faculty Senate a statement governing consensual relations between fuculty and students. Although the FSEC recommended at its March 17 meeting that the full senate adopt the statement. the vote to do so came aher lengthy-and sometimes rontentious---debatc and after the group defeated thrt'<' amendments to the statement that their author said would strengthen the statement and provide mort pn)tection for the university. The statemen t as forwarded to the sena te-and titled "Alert for Instru ctional Staff" - state5 that " Members of the teachmg staff should be aware that any roman · ti c involveme n t w ith the1r stu - dents may lead to formal actton against them if a comp lamt l5 reg IStered by a st ud enl. " Even when both pan1es have consen tl'd to the dt'velopment nf such a relationship, 11 is the mstrul tor who, by v1rtuc of power dtffer entia! a11d spe(tal professional n · sponsibility. mar ht' held account able for unprofessional bchav1or. "Those who arc dm:ctly or md1 rectly affected b)' !luch a relationsh•p arc invited to d1.~cuss thctr co n ce rn~ with the Office of Equtty, Dl\'t'rsttv and Affirmative ActiOn for profcs !olonalJy competent and confidential d1scuss•on of thc1r complaint." In matenal di st ribut ed to FSEl. members with the propn.5cJ. stat~.-· mt'nt , John Boot , chatr of the:.· sc natt''5 Academi' freedom .md Responstbi1ity Committee , notl·J th.H the "p rimary hope .. of th e alert is that It " may help prevent unprofess ional and unacceptable ht•havior," as well as to have some- thmg 1n wntmg that~.-an hl· shared w1th 1mtruLtor' who .Ht.' thl' o;;ubled1) ol co mplaint s. Boo t poanted llUt thJI 11 1' not CIWIMOiled that a \'!Oid l\011 of the alert alone w11i hl' ground!! for punli!VC all lOll). "Yt.• t, If the LOill plamant lodges a formal gnevanu· .1nd effectt vely a(cuses an mstnh. tor nl 't'xual har..t.,s mcnt , thl· t':.. 1\tcnce of the written alc:rt lllJ\ ~ trengthen the case lnr the ~.om pl.1mant." he sa1d. "It nta\ al~o hdp lmut tht' liab11it y ol the untvcrs!lv. "h o uld a wmplamt be reg•s tt'rc:d w11h a tederal rcguldtory agt'nC)·." lud1th Adams Volpe. ht.•JJ ul Lockwood Labrary, .1grec:.·d th.tt UR nt·eds s u ch a statement be(ausr theri." arc "moral and i."thicaJ reru.on:. for U!o to care about our Mudcnb." The statemt•nt abo 11) Ot'ed ed . .5he satd, to protect th1.• unavcrs1tv '5 liabilit y. Court cast.-s )uch a.s Korf v Ball State Untvcrsll). wh1ch e) tahlished liahilll v dc~pue tht• wn · 'it'nsua l naturl' of relat iOnsh ip!!. .1nd Naragon v Wharton. wh1ch l'~to~hlished lt abllll\ evt~n wh~.·n thl' rt' was no dtretl tc..tt"hmg rda tmn ... h•p. have cstahl:shed thai un•vers!lle'!> that Ju not mak.e "uh 'IOU5 attempt\ to nt·atc .tn atm n spht.•rt• when· thl\ ktnd nl adl\'11\ 1!1 not .lpprovt·d of ~.-J.n ht' hdd II .ihlt- lor that kmJ ol atmmphcr~.· · In .1dd1tnm. tht· um~n5ual rd.1 !tons pohoe.. ul ~uJl utuvcnltlt" J.' Yale. Mmnoota and Penn ".t.ll dl!o(."\.1.5.' the Uabilin to tht' untvt'Nin ." ~t' ...uJ.. l.ouL,Swaru~ .L~k.'ldll'pn•t~•rot I.Jw who wa..' Jdded to tht· A~..ldt'lnll 1-rt't'\.lom .1nJ Rt.".!ipon~ihlht' (. om m1ttcc Jl tht• r!'\.lllt~l ol '>tlllll' lllt'lll her5 ol thl' I-SH .Jitl·r ~w..trti t"' prt'!'!!ll'J. d•"at!Stat"tlon ""lth tht• ~.-nmmmt"l~ ·s \\'OTk on e-arlier ¥t'T.51Um of tht.· S1atemcni.I.JU01Joned ,,.hl'tht.'r ,uch a su temrnt u nt"l--de'd to prt.,_ lt.'\.1 tht· UOIVCfSit)' from ltabdil\ If that's the c..t~e. the cnmmltlt't' Conttnu.d on ,..,. 6 �2 Repowte. Marcb25.1!!!1Noi.:Uo.15 · BmEFLY Jessie Poon, assistant professor of geography, is the author of the forthcoming book "Asia Pacific Transitions." She was in Singapore when the Asian economic crisis broke out last year, and traveled throughout Asia during that time. Auction to llld pubicInterest scholarships The llulblo . . . _ _ - uw ~·-Oigoniza­ tion in the ..... 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Hilel to .olhr Seden, adler PIISSOWI' mNis ---- Morn>onolthe~ c.om­ """*r--to-port in ~---dly- ol Uh-- . · loos.li....., ln..4ipla on the -~The- . . .pa....dbyttlof, l momberol _,ln ltes'- _ <*bnltos _ the lsraol- -·--·lp<dll<"'*-·--·mb eg,.pt. on thelitt- ~ 111e Tell m e • little Mtout your ~7=--:~ .::,:~~=lget trade and Investment Issued Both international trade and foreign direct investment have always been important rngines 'Of economic growth in Asian countries. When I ftrst went to graduale school in the later 1980s, most shirts I had bought from j C P<nney had the "Made in Malaysia" or "Made in Indonesia" labels on them. Today, I am more likely to 6nd shirts in the stores here being made in China. Op<n up your computer and you are likely again lo find a chip with "Made in Tajwan" or"Made in Singapore"labels. I had never rn:n seen most of these goods in Asia bcause they were pmdua:d in certain designated areas called expan pi'Oa5Sing wnes with American, European and japanese capital So I had to 6nd OUI more. What caused the East Allan fl . nanclal crbls 1 The Asian financial cris is is a very complex phenomenon. But most analysts argue that three causes stand out. First, overborrowing on a short -term basis with a number of loans going to unproductive activi ties, such as real estate and property spec ulation as in Thailand's case, or to grandiose projects, such as the aircraft indus try in Indo nesia (Indonesia does not yet have the necessary technol - when they learned that some of the loans th ey had made were non -performing in Thailand and South Korea. They then pulled out K- Are y0<1 >Urprlsecl tllat the u.s. • .........,...-...._ while AJI-. have In ouch tunno117 wholesale, even though countries Not really. The U.S. economy un- like Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan were doing all right until then. You might recall that this panic spread as far away as Russia and Brazil. Suddenly, all emerging markets were problematic to in- derwent a series of corpor~te restructurings in the 1980s, which made the corporations more com- vestors. Third, many of the countries had weak institutions that encouraged whac Americans might view as collusion between government officials and businessmen. East Asian governments had always believed that their probusiness stance in the past helped build some of the most competitive industries in the world (e.g., automobile and dectronics indus- try in japan, and shipbuilding in South Korea). 'They failed to account for the fact that without establishing strong checks and balances through institution-building, the success of their model depends on a continued flow of hon est and competent bureauc rats. This is kind of a tough assump tion because bureaucrats are hu man . In Southeast Asia , the most eco nomically success ful ethnic group is the Chinese, who had migrated there years ago. Unfortunately, the Chinese (orm only a petitive today. Also, U.S. investors are the least exposed in Asia, when compared to the japanese and Eu ropeans. 11 thh a good tiiM: to In Allaftltodu ancf bondJ7 Invest There are a lot of mega-mergers going on now in Asia, parocularly in Korea, because investors figure that Asian companies' assets are now cheap to buy. Others are eyeing the stocks and bonds because they think that they have hit rockbottom and the only way is up now. I would say, you will have to look at it on a country-by-country basis. Indonesia. for instance, is still ____ __ trying to restore politieal stability, while South Korea is a little further ... gat-Is._... ........ along in its economic reforms. C o u l d , _ - on stories tanceto _ _ _ _ ·-----·· ......__ _ _ to _ __ prvducts af-.... upblf...ous for . . . . . n.d search by my student, the reson contradicu the expectatioru of many tourists in Bali, sincr they are nor in Bali to see California or to experience rock 'n' roll The Balinae are furious because their. own cultural assets are being -. - __ ---cllp7 __ curn.t-.. . . . passed a= for something more American. Producing the global does not always nea:ssarily ....wt in consuming the global. ......... ..-..-...7,_,_ - - - - u.s. Jorulsbln--fl- We have already a:perienced three major ones in the past 20 years or so. Not another one soon I hope. ,__ - ... the Thlnl-7 Many thing> CUl be said, but I will only focus on one. On the one hand, a few countries lik Singapore, Hong Kong. South Korea, Taiwan , Brazil and Mexico may have moved from a peripheral to semi-peripheral status ( 1996 per~ capita income figure for Singapore on a purchasing-power parity ~ basis ranks the country over even the U.S.). But many countries in small proponion of the popula- . ,......._etplece7 --·~In the the world, particularly in· subSaharan Africa, continue to be ....... ..,...._ond ..... ogy to build its own aircraft, so tion and are sometimes resented by the indigenous populations. bono. ond pney. such a program is largely unproductive ). Further, because many The Chinese frequently resoned to marginalized in world eco nomic development. Only S percent offoreign direct investment to d~e.lopiog countries went to Africa in 1995, com- mooi--·P*ol 'l""- (O.....r,);-""'-;.- llie_ ... behold ll6:30 p.m.-31nlllpllin diolinllio-lrion. Ccotis Sl2-'l,orsaltr-. 011.- _ _ ... be cblo-. held In the Clf11>us Cenll!r, Room 210 .. The Commons. Thoy in- ss per ponon. to beheldot.-.Apotl, 2.. 5, 6. 7 ond a. Dimon wll be held. 6:30p.m. Apll 2.. 5, 6 ond 7 .. $7 per penon. 01 639-3362 for .... ..-ar,.,..,inlormlllon. REPORTER The ..,..,... ... campus convnunlty r-.popor publbhed by the Office of News ___ wu- Serk.es in the QM:sk)n of l.w..nily 5eNice, - . UniYersity of,_ VOlt< II 8<4oio. EdiiDrioidllces . . loated ot1 36Crolu Hall, Ari1IM!M. (716) 645-2626. _.,._ Dlnd_., ..... ,.,. -. ----""'-----Clnllt Smith ,_, s..kH Mhu-Page Suo""""""' corpora ti o ns failed to hedge against curren cy de valuations, their d ollar-debt burden increased when their currencies depreciated. Indo nesia's currency, the rupiah , depreciated by as much as 75 per· cent. C reditors also assumed that economic expansion in Asia would la st fo rever. lea ding to sloppy homework in ri sk analysis . Sec o nd , investors so rt of panicked OST people don ' t think of the design of M an aircraft or auto motive part as a particularly contentious proct"SS, but a UB professor has received a presti gious National Science Foundation grant to apply game theory- th e sa me theo ry mi litary strategists use--to improving th e process. Kemper 1...-wis.assistmt professor of mechanirnlandacrospacr~ re<:ently was awarded an NSF Faculty Early Can."<T J'levdopm<nl grant that .....,._ ....Lois.._., -MliylethSpino a.-\1dol -.M<Gimls {Americans, Singaporeans, Euro- the Chinese had a head star! in busi- peans) are trying to build a beach ness, since they had been heavily involved in commeru and trade in Southeast Asia for many centuries. walkways for pedestrians like those This island is adored by surfen all over the world. A hotel' is being built right on the seafront with a mission .. to produce a unique and fun experience in the spirit of 'rock 'n' roll.'" The people behind this resort with palm-lined co ncrete here in California. According tore- pared lo 65 percent in Asia and 30 per=~ I in LatinAmeri&, and most of that went to one coun- try, Nigeria. So I would say that significant economic disparity exists between Third World countries and it is Wldear that any global economic development over the past 30 y<ar> has Jed IO gap being dosed. "'!' UB professor receives prestigious NSF award to apply game theory to design process By E1UN COOLDBAUM News Services Editor can pay up to $400,000 over four years with industry support. He ts working with Alison Rolls Ro)<:e En- """"""""'*' the southern tip of Java, Indonesia. economic favors to certain govern ment officials in return for their political protection. Thus, a pa tronage system is fairly widespread in Southeast Asia, except in Singapore, and this encouraged corruption and bad investments. To be fair to the indigenous populations, Military strategy: the way to better autos, aircraft "'""~ AobeocoF- good example of this conflict may be found in Bali, ao island off A gine Company; Praxair,lnc.; Milliken R=arch Associates, a company that consults in the design of race""'- and NASA-langley R=arch Center. The awards recogni ze young fa culty members who have dem o nstrated outstanding potential as science and engineering investiga tors a nd educators. It 's not , Lewis explained, that designers arc at war with one another. It 's just that the whole design · process for aircraft, cars, buildings, copiers or any large-scale system is so co mplex, and so many vari ables mu st be considered all at o nce, that arriving at an optimum process that will resuh in the best product is extremely difficult . .. In war, there's the issue of non cooperation in terms of the enemy," said Lewis. "I n design, t he parallel is isolation. Design teams are isola ted from the information they need, ei ther from other designers or design teams. They may have to assu mt a worst -case scenario and that can lead to suboptimal design.'' The goal is to create tools and methods that will help designers make the best trade -offs, situa tions where a change in one design parameter significantly affects o ne o r more design objectives, constraints or disciplines, such as structures or aerodynamics. While the basis for the research ;, to simulate design , processes math - ematically, lewis noted that there are undoubtedly some politics in - volved as well. " If we can get design teams to recognize the important trade-offs inher<nl in their design processes," he said, "they can stan to =cis< these trade-offs using rationaJ decision making; which will lead to better cooperation. Then we will he able to break through some barriers, which in practical lenns means breaking through some of the politics." At the same time, the project aims to provide desig·ne_rs with tools that will help them deal with uncertainty and to figure out which aspects of a project they can compromise on when they don't have all the necessary infOrmation. "This is all about process and product optimization," said Lewis. We're trying to gel the right product but in order to do that , we must determine which process gives us the product ~want ." lewis conducts research on game-theoretic and design -based approaches to com plex systems design, multidisciplinary optimi · zation, mixed discrete/continuo us design optimization and produ ct and process trade-offs. He earned two bachelor's degrees from Dukr University and master's and doctoral degrees &om Georgia Institute of Technology. Le.wis .is a recipient .of a Sloan Foundation New Faculty Fellowship, a United Engineering Foundation FeUo'l¥ship. the krox Engineering Excellenc.._e in Design award and th,e UB Riefler Award. �3 Study points to improved fitness as key to longer life after heart attack •y LOIS IIAIWI News Servk:es Editor NCREASING fi tn ess, not merely enrolling in an exercise program, appean to help men live longer foUowing a heart attack. the first long-krm fol low-up study of participanu in the National Eurcise and Heart Disease Project (NEHDP) has shown. Resulu of the research were presented yesterday in Orlando at the 39th Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology & Pr<vention by Joan Dom, assistant professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The NEHDP was a three-year, I m ul ti-center, randomized, clinicaJ tri al conducted in thr U.S. from 1976-79 to determine if participation in a stru ct ured exerciSt progra m imp roved lo ng-term survival of men who had suffered a heart anac.k. John P. Naughton, professor of m edicine and former dean of the medical school, di rectfii the initial study. Twenty years ago, prescribing exercise after a heart attack was considered risky because the pre- vailing wisdom called for rest. The NEHDP was designed to answer the- exerci~-or-no-exercise questi on. Darn completed the follow up a nalysis in 1998. " If yo u just compare the men who were assigned to an exercise program with men who weren't, there was no difference in long· term survival at the 19-year fol~w­ up." Dorn said ... But the men who improved their fitness during the three-year study did live longer, and the most likely way to improve fit - ness is through exercise." The explanation for this finding probably is due to contamination between study groups, Dom said. The men were assigned randomly to a structured ~rcise group or to a control group whose members were told to maintain their normal routines and not to l2U part in a regular exercise program during the trial. However, by the end of two years, 23 percent of the members of the exercise group reported they had stopped attcising, while 31 percent of the controls said they had begun exercising regularly, Dorn said. "The observed increases in litness probably reflect the men who were most diligent in actually perfo rming regular exercist," she noted. •Although we have no mea - sures of fitness after the three-yea r study period, the thought is that the men who actually exercised after a heart attack probably became more fit, were likely to stay with it and, consequently, Uved lo nger." The original trial involved 65 I men between the ag~ of 30 and 64 who had suffered a heart attack within eight weeks to three years of the trial's start in 1976. Before bei ng enrolled, and at every six months of the trial, participants received a phys ical examination and performed a multi -s tage , gntded exercise test on a treadmill to est imate oxygen uptake, an indication of fi tness, at djfferent lev els or stages of exertion. The high est stage comp leted and oxygen uptake at the end of the trial were designa ted as the participant's maximal physical work capaci ty. Darn and colleagues assessed mortality rates of all partiCipants until their death, or at three, five, 10, I Sa nd 19yearsafterthcotrial's completion. Results showed that at th ree years. exercisers had approxi mately a 30 percent lower risk of death than non-exercisers, but the benefit did not reach statisticaJ sig· nificance. This small, early benefit derived from a structured exercise program dissipated over time and had disappeared at 10 yea rs. On the other hand, those who increased their capacity to do work during the study period lowered their risk of death at em-y time period. Resulu showed that each in~ of one stage in work capacity reduced the risk of death by about I0 percent. regardless of which study group the men were assigned to or their initial level of fitness. "The in creased capacity to do physical work most likdy reflects the actual exercise performed during the trial," Dorn said. "' If this is the case, our results indicate that exercise performed at a level sufficient to increase physical work capacity as measured by ou r testing method may have long-term survival ben efits for heart -anack survivors." T he follow-up study was sup portt:d by a First Independent Re search Support in Transition Award from the National1 Heart , Lung and Blood Institut e. T he original trial was funded by th e Rehabilitation Serv ices Adminis tration of the then Department of Health, Ed ucation and Welfare . Additional researchers on the follow-up study were Naughton . Dai lmamura and Mauriz1o Trevisan. all of the Department of Sonal and Prevent ave Medicine. Paper sheds new light on air pollution By £U.EH GOI.DIIAUM Nem Services Editor T INY aerosol par ticles in th e upper at mosphere may act like highly effi · cicnt chemical reactors, playing host to incredibly com plex reactions ihat can crea te carcinogenic by- products, even from the combination of fairly benign rt.'agents, according to a paper pub- lished Monday by UB chemists. The researchers discovered that si nce these particles o.r dusters can contain up to thousands o r even millions of molecules, they act ually may have an amplifying effect on the reactions, causing them to play a much larger role in polluting air than previously was understood. 11te work, reported in the cu rrent issue of the Journal of Chemical Physics, may give govern m ent and industry a belter handle on just how air pollution forms. .. If you're going to regulatecom pounds in the upper atmosphere, you have to be able to show indus try what it is that happens chemi cally in the upper atmosphere that makes certain ones generated at 4 ground level harmfu l." said Jam es F. Garvey, professo r of chemistry and lead author. While muc h resea rch has fo cused on which co mpo unds are being generated in the upper at · mosphere, relatively (jrtle work has exami ned how they arc generated. Resea rchers gene rally have assu med that many pollutan ts fo rm from simpl e reac tion s between two molecules that happen to bu mp together in the atmosphere. Garvey and his co-authors, Dong Nam Shin . former post doctoraJ researc her in the Depa rt ment of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Robert L. DeLeon. adjuna associate p rof~r of chem4 istry, decided to look at what happened when they created in their lab a gas-phase duster of ni tric oxide-one of the most common industrial emissions-and methanol, a com bination known to be generated in the upper atmosphere. "This was the first com bination we looked at and indeed, when thrs nanodroplet was exposed to ultra · violet li ght . it ahibi ted chemical reactivity," said Garvey. That was surprising, Garvey ex · plained, since under normal con ditions, nitric oxide would no t be t·xpected t o readil y rea ct with methanol. a volatile organic com · pound. But when Garvey's lab generated th ese mixed gas-phase clusters, the two no t only reacted . but did so qui ckly and repeatedly. The result was nitrous acid and methyl nitrite. a known carcmogcn. 'O ur wo rk is one of the first dea r indications of a complex. at · mospherrc rca c ti on ouurr1ng 1nsJde a ga!> pha!lt' clust<'r:· said Gan•t·v. "II IS the frr!lt trmt· people havt: oh St"rved within a gas-phase cluster. nitri c ox1de reacting wrth an o rgame molecule to create an aCid and a reactive ca rcinogen:· He noted that while atmospht:nl reactions of nit nc ox:.1de w1th oxy gcn and water arc well-known, the: UB research shows that new mol ecuJes, such as volatilt.• o rgan iCcom · pounds, may make mtric oxrde an even more.> harmful pollutant. .. Th1s I!> a brand - new chem 1cal reaction that occu rs only ins1de these dusters," sa1d Garvey. a fact that he- noted hopefully wiJI attract more attention to the role that tht.-se clusters play m air pollution. "Th1s i!> on ly the lip of the ICe hcrg. " It leads us 10 believe there may be a r11::h family of react1ons occurring in the.> atmosphere be tween nitric oxide and a vari<'ty of volati le o rga ni c co mp ounds. which go o n to generate.> complex pollutants." BrieBy SILS cited in U.S. News rankings The School of Information and Ubrary St ud lea (SILS) has been cited as one of America's leading graduate schools in the 1999 rankings compiled and published by U.S. Nnvs & World Report. The magazine ranked a total of 2,000 top graduate schools in various disciplines, based on the results of a national survey of deans. program directors and fac · ulty affiliated with accredited schools m each field . SILS ranked 18th among 48 graduate programs accredited by the American Library Association, topping such highly rated programs as those at the University of WISCOnsin and Kmt Statt Univenity. SILS. headed by Dean George Bobinski, has enjoy«! a vital resurgence of <n · ergy and program ~lopment due to the revolution in informatton technology. This sununer, SILS will further advance iu reputation and the development of its cybertech programs when it merges with the Department of Communication to form the School oflnformation Studies. Other areas of study at UB ranked in the first tier thjs year a.re Nurse Anesthesia Program in the School of Nursmg (6th out of 237); the School of Pharmacy (13 th out of 65 ); programs m audiology (21st out of 118 ) and speech paLhology (29th out of 225). both in the Department of Commumcative Disorders and Sciences 10 the Coll ege of Arts and Sciences. and the G raduatt." School of Education (46th ou t of 188). The Law Sc hool ranked 1n the second tier of law schools, just below the top 54 programs an the coun try. WBFO's fund drive l!]lnlJ:tJGjfi[il•• • goes "over the top" on goal More t han 500 new rnem ben JO!Oed WBH_ ) -88. 7FM, the National Public Radio affiliat< operated by UB. during the Spring "99 Fundraiser-held Feb. 27 through March 6--putung the spring caffipaign "over the top." According to loan Wilson , WBFO membership manager, telephoneand mail pledges talJjed through Ma.rch 9 show that tht' stauon receiVed more than S t39.000-with 525 new members joming the WBFO fam . ily-<luring the fund-raiser, exceeding the goal ofSI35,000. "Twice a year we put WBFO on the line by asking listeners if our ser· v1ce is v.'Orthy of a contribution;· said Jennifer Roth. WBFO general man ager. '" lt"s a scary process. but also exhilarating: 'BFO staffer. v.urking hard to make the case:, and people responding.. Amazing. that response' ''All of us at ·sFO exp re-ss deep gra titude ro our community of new and renewmg members, who help to mak<' programming on WBFO possible. "Even several weeks after the end of the dnve, my hat is still off to the 'BFO staff and volunteers, led by Dave Benders, program direc tor, and Joan Wilson, who worked way beyond the call of duty (a nd fightang the flu hug d!l the way! ) to make the drive a big success." Applications open for University Development Fellowship Program TM Office of the Vko Pftsldont for Advancomont ond DoYolopment is accepling applications for the Unavcr..-lty I)('velopment FeUow ship Program, an internship program that auns tu cncour..g~.· undergradu ate students from minorit)' groups to consrdcr fund· rarsmg as a ca rt-er. It offers hands-on expt:nencc.> ln a wide range.· of dt•velopment area.-..mduJ 1ng planned grvmg. corporate dnd foundat ron relattons, annualln.-v.lonal prOSJX'CI research and donor relations and .stc:wardship. Int erns will ren•1vt monthl y Stipends and an undergraduate.· tu 1t1on waavt·r Partrupanb must he willing to make a two-yc.·ar com m1tmc.·nt to the program . To ht.· cltgihle. applacants must be cntenng the1r tunior vear, have a m 1mmum 2.A GPA. b<: self-motivated a nd have a dcs1re to exp lore fund ral.\10~ a!> a ~.-a reer. Two lettt."n of recomm endat iOn hy facuh\ or prult:SS•onal ->taft member ~ mu st accompany tht' apphcatum lleadhn<' tor apphca tumt~ 1s April9 . Applications drc avarlahle 10 the Office of tht· Vru· Pres1dent for Advancement and J>evdopm<'nt. 1)03 Capen; the HlP Office, 208 Norton ; the Student Dt:>Jclopmt.'nt t cn lt·r. 220 1"\orton , and the Ofrice of Student Acllvitie!>. I SO StuJL·nt Unum l-or more 1nformatron. cali64S -2925. Graduation, student honors for Reporter's Commencement Extra The Repotta- wlll publish Its a n n uai .. Commen cc ment 1-.xtra" edr tion on May 13. Please send hsts of students receivmg graduatron or other honors, identifying honors conCisely. Informa tion mu!ll ht· received no later than April 30. 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Thoqulz a - • l h o tion architectures of UB's c~ntral and distributed email services. The UB Email Committee was formed following the failure of the university's c~ ntral email server in February. .. Wh~n the ~mail syst~m came down and it took us over a week to restore service, it bccam~ dear that UGI.~- the system that we had for backups -... be""'""*d througll todoy. T h o - · was too lengthy," said Voldemar Inn us, senior- associate vice president """---- Tho--- llon ............ dlhe-of .. ~Cord Oolol, Cindy Shemlln, Luelle .... ,.,. . -l.uclle Clfton. lhO UGI.IIoo Is~· qu1z cams lho ~« -. -toll~ on · ~aS15glltwr*-lrom for information technology. "We also began to question our overall email strategy, and it seemed wise to put together a broad-based group to look at the issues people had raised" Headed by Brian Murphy, dire<:- Tllldng l.eiYes - .. f:l~...=,;n -a . aJib..,..._ help.-.........,__ A special_., dlllgned to for.,.,__,_ lal leldonh!P their by lho Cenlor being- (~In lho Sc:hoold~ Tho 1-fni!9V &-. _.......,.cioo~Fodlor $'..:.:0- ------.........,JO..... lho~- .. - - - wa...,._,Ffl. )D 'Tho""""".........,IIOQ) a.toam. .. .JO, . . . . . . . . . . . . 'llleCIIIIIIiollm.... - ................... _....,........,... --. -__.................. Pirlldponls wlllllhlnce thor~ . . . - ....... ......... Thocost d l h e - l l SS99. FOr,_.. o - . al 64.5-30110. ......,._........ ... ...._CIIllllllm. lnlll121b-CB.IID .... graonb lllail) ·~...lOp to be held :Apri10. n ,~.-....-allg­ __ ___ ........... IJIIIII«~ ... behllld lnln9 am. to4 p.m. .olpll10and111nJIIiom146of lhoC..IorlhoAIIS. Thoshop. II> be a>nduclal b y - , ~dlhoUIMI!IIydliJIII>. .ondiiDSCIUio~ ... deslgnl wlh lho help d-~tarlho-.ap, wf'«hwll-l!O,Islho~ . . . . . . -.-.an For _ _ _ .. , . . l'wmftiQ. •CII!PoPhYIDdoly. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR :::-a=: Thollrpnlr--lmm- cmwnonling on b """'*' ond ......... l<llon be In*<! to 1100 _... ond rnoy be-forstyleondl81glh.lel- name,- ""' .... - l h o - d¥ime- ond I pl1ontrunbr-~ ,_...... caaod-~._,.._ ..-~--~ aMd.lhoyiTIIIlbe-by 91Jn.Mondoy1Dbe~ . lor~lnthlt"""*"luue. Tho llrJIOt1trprelon !hit-. be rectMd on dbt or <loctroo*:aly at to r of health -professions informa- tion techn ology, the UB Email Committee wiJI play an important part in determining the future of the university's email system and the way resources will be expended in the delivery of email services. The committee has been asked to assess and review the email system l,JB c urr~n tJ y has in place. In addition , the committee also tions and other leading academic will ddine specific email policies and review standards, based on an and commercia) organizations. Finally, th~ com mitt~e will be asked to make a set of recommen - analysis of how AAU peer institu- dations"on how we should proceed with what we have," Inn us said. tions, such as Colorado, North Carolina, Iowa, Pittsburgh and Virginia, are handling their email str.negies, and benchmarking UB's email capabilities against those institu - 1 as the work proceeds. The process is expected to take "a number of mooths," lnnus said. In addition to Murphy, members of the UB Email Committee include Rebecca Bernstein, director of electronic media; Charles Brunskill. director of Science and Engineering Node Services; Ray Dannenhoffer, assistant dean for suppon servicrs in the Department of Anatomical Sciences; Olarles Dunn, director of technical services; Olarles Kaan, assistant vice president for sponsored programs administration; Jo~h Kerr, assistant vice president fo r technology services; Joel Kuntz, in· structional suppon specialist in the College of Arts and Scimces; Richard Lesniak, director of academic servias, Computing and Wormatioo Technology; Joseph Mantione, assistant vice provost for technical services in the Office of the Provost; Gretchen Phillips. manager of UNIX suppon services in CIT, and Stephen Roberts. associate director of the University l.tbraries. Recommendations will be re- Information about the UB Email Committee is available at viewed by the IT Coordinating Committee and then forwarded to <http:/ / www.hpltp.buffalo. edu/hpltp/URmall>. UB has "too many small programs. cation. The body "has only limited Triggle . andiMend-.- ..- co mmitte~ to oversee and evaluate the email policies, ser- Mlldl-lhe -.ncz "'"'" U~l.llnry (1JGl) on lhe DiFranco the IT Steering Committee for fi. nal approval. Progress reports will be made to · the IT Coordinating and Steering university-wide com - "Rocognillng-"""' m Continued '""" ~ 1 is "first and forem os t " on U B's short-term agenda. " For better or for worse, it drives most of what we do in terms ofbudget, in terms of programs. in tenns of our ultimate interests and repu tation to the outside world," he said. Failure to meet enrollment targets results in " fai rly draconian consequences." such as loss of state operating revenue and loss of revenue from the tWtion those missing stu- denl5 would have brought in, he said. Failure to make the overall 199899 enrollment targets will cost UB about $2.5 million - S 1.1 million in tuition revenue and $1.4 million in state tax support - "a very significant reduction," he said The deficit is due to declines in enrollment at the graduate and professional levels, "whid1 are significantly below (the targets ) in both the fall and the spring," he said, pointing out that this decline is pan of a nationwide trend and UB is not unique in this regard. He noted that the institution has spent nmch tim e and resources o n undergraduate education in order to increase student retention. in· eluding offering merit sc holar ships. providing honors programs and provid ing services designed to make life easier for stud ents, such as iinprovcd registration pro cedures and access to grades. Retaining students is particuJa rl y important , he stressed , beca use upper-division students are much mo re "financially valuable" to the in stitution, cspeciaUy because as many as 50 perce nt of entering fr eshmen ex press an inte rest in pursuing a graduate degree at UB. "We have an enormous oppor· tuni t y here. if we ca n capitalize upon it with the right programs, to move stud e nt s fro m und er· graduate programs into graduate programs," he said. Moreover, UB has room to grow, since the institution is at its low est enrollmen t in a number of years- as many as 3,000 to 4,000 fewer studen ts. "We must make the institution an attractive place for students to enter and enroll, at both the under· graduate and graduate levels. whilst we examine our priorities in the co ming decade and look toward reorganizing a number of programs that l think will set us on the track to where we will want to be in the 2 1st century," he concluded. In response to a question from De nnis Malon e, SUNY Distingu ished Se rvice Professor in the Depar tm ent of Elect rical Engi neering, Triggle sai d t here were several notable p rob lems in trying to deal with the decline in gradu ate enrollment: • Inadequate gradu ate stipends, particu larly in science and tech nology fie lds. UB does not have the resources to increase st ipends. and efforts to have the state legi s· lature include money in the bud· ge t for that purpose have been unsuccessful, he said. The univer· sit)' has alloca ted money to th e Woodburn and Presidential fel lowship programs, a nd Trigglt' said he wou ld like to increase that amount over the next yea r. " But that money will have to come from so mewh ere else," ht' said. " It 's going to be a priority decision we're going to have to agree upon; if this is an impo rtant issue , we accept th t' co nsequen ces of taking th e mo ney out of something else. Because yo u can 't have it both ways ." • Failure to make programs as "a ttractive as they could or should be.'' too many invisible programs, too many programs that are seen as the personal prerogative of a sm all number of faculty" who haven't been concerned about graduate applications because the applicants had always been plentiful, he said. "Times have changed; we have to pay more attention to the clients of our programs." • Students looking for programs that span a greater breadth of dis ciplines, and US must develop programs that offer this variety. • Many students want to earn a graduate degree, but UB only offers a doctorate in many fie lds because, like other American universities, it has "downgraded"the role o f the master's degree, whkh often l.s considered to be the ..consolation prize ford u.mb Ph.D. stu dents .n But the master 's degree " has a very real role to play" in many areas, and serv~ as the termin:ll professional degree in such fields as engineering, Triggle said. In other business at Tuesday's meeting. the senate postponed until its A'pril meet ing a proposal to amend its charter to provide the se nate greate r a uthority over graduate- and professional -degree requirements. The charter already gives the senate dear authority over the undergraduate curriculum. A proposal to modify the charter was brought before the senate in December by Wtlliam George, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, who lamented that while most members of the Faculty Senate were from units that have no direct responsibility for undergraduate programs, the senate spends most of its time o n busi· ness related to undergraduate edu . responsibilities" for graduate and professional programs. he said George proposed that the char· ter be modified to include a paragraph stating that '"The senate shall discharge the powers and duties of the voting faculty regaJtiing graduate and professional degree req u i.rem~nts. These include, but are not limited to, educational requirements and other matten of academic policy common to the graduate and professional programs of the university." The wordin~ of the proposal parallels that in the charter that gives the senate authority over the undergraduate curriculum. The senate's Bylaws Committee, chaired l>y Judith Hopkins. technical services research analysis officer for the University Ltbraries, had r<a>mmended that no chang< to the charter be made since the document does givethesenatetheright to review and make proposals ooncerning degree requirements and curricula for graduate and professional programs "if it chooses to exercise that right." However, Hopkins noted. the current text is "broad in scope" and gives the senatelesspowerthan it has over un dergraduate education. The se nat e voted to repl ace George's original resolution with one, st udied as an alternative but not recommended by the Bylaws Committee, that would drop all distinctions between undergraduate-, graduate- and professional degree programs when outlining th~ senate's authority. Senators agreed to postpone discussion of the revised motion until April to give senators more time to consider what many view as a crucial changt' to the body's responsibilities. �Marcli 15. 199!1Nul. 30.Nn.15 UB 101 called a success Students, instructors say course provides link to university By SUE WUETCHE.R Reporter Editor A HOUGH the ultimate verdict won't come ln until the retention figures for the Class of 2002 ""' recorded this September, students, instructors and ad.minislntton affiliated with UB 101, the University Experience, say the course appears to have accomplished its mission: to give new students a sense of belonging to the university. And administrators hope that connection to UB will translate in to more freshmen returning fo r their sophomo re year. A one-credit course for first -se- UB 101 "pve students the chanc:e to learn they weren't .aone, - bsues that concern them concern others; It's • way to talk about and deal with them." P£TE.A GOLD once they arrive at the university. " If you want to make students happy and successfu l, you must their education," he said. In fact, for some studen ts, UB provide them with social support," he said. "This project ( UB I0 I ) is academic semester," he added . really beneficial in that way." mester freshmen that tea<;hes stu - Peter Gold, associatedean for gen- dents about life at the university, eral education and student services in the College of Arts and Sciena:s study skills, time management and the resources that are available to them , UB I 0 I is conside red by some to be perhaps the single most important and effective key to im proving student retention. In rec ognition of that, the number of sections of the cou rse was expanded from the I 0 offered in Fall 1997 to 68 sectio ns in Fall 1998 . About 1,000 students participated, about half of tho ' eligible :o enroll. Anced al evide n c e, cour se evaluatio s, focus g roups a nd in terv iews ith ad m inistrators indi cate .lhat t e task has been well worth the eff, t. "T he course as been a positive experience for e instructors, the teadting assistant's and the students." said Sara Stensgaard, freshman year experience coordinato r for the Office of Student Activities who serves as coordinator of UB 101 . UB 10 1 has proventobea .. grcat s ucc ess," particular ly when coupled wit h block scheduling. noted Nico las Goodman, vice pro vost for undergraduate education . Stud ents have related th at th e course " was a significan t help to them in getting adjusted to campus, in getting to know people, in form ing a social life," Goodman said. He pointed out that the nationa l literature on t he rete ntion issue suggests that the most important problem fr eshmen encoun ter is isolatio n- they do n't know anyon e' who helped organiu the counc and recruit instructors, agreed. "We need to aeat< a dima~where students can support each other and be su=sful." he said. By linking UB I0 I to block schedulin~r-where gmups of students with similar academic interests are enrolled together in UB 10 I and three other common classes"we're beginning to change the climate quickly." UB 101 "gave s tudent s th e chance to learn they weren't alone, that issues that concern them con cern others; it 's a way to talk about and deal with them ," he said , not · 1ng that having a .. st ru ctured " place to "gr ipe" and get feedba ck and suppo rt can ea se studen ts' tran siti on to college. Student ('vaJuations of UB I 0 I have been " highly supportive" o f the course's faculty and object ives, Gold sa id. ln fact, in comparin g the student evaluations of US 101 with evaJuations of oth er freshman gen · cral -education courses, the US 101 average respon ses a re genera ll y much higher- students cited more "stronger" and "bcrter" respo nse.-. on the evaJuations, he sa id. Students generally were ve ry pleased with the teaching, with tht· course content, with the amoun t of fa culty contact, with block schcd· uling, with knowing other student s in class and with " knowing mo re about UB" and "better managing 101 was "the high point of th eir Stensgaard noted that students especially liked the"out-of-class experiences,"' such as attending the Colin PoweU lectu.re and trips to resour~ like the Office of Career Planning and Placement, Alumni Arena and the Undergraduate Library. These activities gave them the feel ing that they were "better equipped to handle the univenity," she said. Gold pointed out that many of the most highly rated instructors were professional staff members, who brough t "a lot energy and enthusiasmn to the task. In fact, most o f the instructors for th e course--all o f whom were volun teers - we re profess io nal s ta ff members or gradu ate student s. O nl y 12 sections were taught by fa culty members, he said . Gold also cited the collabora· tion between the O ffice of Under · graduate Education and the O ffi ce o f Student Act iviti es as be ing cru · c1al in getting UB 10 1 to wo rk on such a la rge scale. Stcnsgaard said that plans fo r next yea r's UB 101 offerin gs wi!J include a pilot program to block schedule commuter students and those Ji,.J ng in particular res1dence hall..... Co urM· instructors also will U St' a n t~w text, developed by the O ffi ce of Student Activities, that 1!<1 spl'Lifil to UB. Th e t t'X t will address what Stcnsgaard said ha.-. bt."Cn thc biggt-st complaint about the co ur~: stude nt ~ wa nt m o re informatio n that 1s spc cific to UB. l;or example. "thev d idn·t w.mt to know how 10 U,:,t' ,1 lihra rv: they wanted to know how to uSt.' t.ht' Undergraduate Lihrarv." she sa1J Reporier 15 Electnmicl!ighwm Monet in May... and more Along with womoer- and t.nclful-.ghts, thisspnngprom ises the arrival of a major exhibit1o n to Buffalo's Albright -Knox Art Gal lery, .. Mo net at Givem y: Masterpieces fro m the MusCe Marmottan," from May 29 through Aug. 29. The gallery's Web site on this exhibition <httpo/ / www.albrightkno• .org/ Mlndu.html> provides an overview, along with gallery directions. ho urs, membersh1p informauon, ucket dt.SCount.;. fo r members and other usefu l informatio n. The site offers links to help prepart- visllors for the exh1b1t. Under .. Educatio n Monet," th e .. Public Program s" link <http:/ / www. •lbrlghtknoa . org / p•ge&.html > leach to a descriptive listing of thrt"t' gallery lectures that will he held m early May-" ln lht· Beginning: Mo net from 1840 to 1883,""Norway hi Lon do n , Be ll e - Isle lo Rouen: Monet from 18M"\ to 1926" and "TheGrcalcst Work of A ll : Mone t .tt Giverny. 1883 to 1 92~ ... In MBefo re Yo u V1s1t .'' < http : / / www . •fbrlghtk n ox . o rg / ~ge7 . html > , th ere are so me use ful suggest10m for obtaining guides for visitors, pa rents and tea, herlio. T ht· end o l the page o ffers a link to the Mo ntreal Museum of Fme Arts v tnu al tour o f thi s exhibiti o n < http:/ / www. mmf• .qc .c• / vblte -vr/ •ngl•ll/ lndu.html >. If yo u would Like t o condu c t som e Mon et - relatcd re search on your own , th e Uni ve rsit y Li brari es BISO N Web site has mu ch to offe r. Fo r references, 111cludin g so me full - te x t a rt icl es abo ut Mo net, visit th e"Art/ Art History Da tabases" sectiOn of the "Databases by Subj ect" on the BISON page <httpo//ubllb. buff•lo.edu / llbr•rtes/ e -resources/ art .html > . Try keyword searching ro r " Monet and Givem y" m the Wtlson An Abstracts o r try" Monct'. and " B~t,gra ph r·' 1n lhe"Advanced Search ~l tion" of lhe" Bibliography of thC' H1sto ry of Art. Database." There are also helpful and thorough art -research pages offcn.-d by the Undergraduate Library <httpo//ubllb.buffalo.edu/ llbrorie>/ unlts / ugl/ center/ art.html > o r Lockwood l ibrary <http:/ / ubllb.buffalo. edu/ llbnuies/ unfts/ lmi/ Collectlons/ •rtlnter.html> , which prov1dc guidance and access to condu ct mF. an-related rt'$("arch 111 both pnlll Jnd electronic mt.-dla . So, ga th er your \o\'eh ~ Itt·~. l:ll atH IIlll and spnn g-likt· tho ugh b hl hdp n 1u prepare fo r the:: lOio rtul pos~ihi bt v of v!ew1ng " Monet al {~ I Vt'rn\· · · For asst .;w , n· '" t Oil " €'' 1111,1!. to tlu· \\'orld \VuJt \\ ',·b. 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Consensual relations Coni tnued from pege 1 · should seek Lhe opinion of a legal expert in the field, said Swartz, who admitted he was not that ex· pert. But, he noted. members of the committee arc "vigorously op· posed" to seeking such an opinion. Further, the committee has pro posed no "protective procedures" that would apply to possible violations of the statement , and "obviously has no inte ntion" of doing the enormous amount of work that would be required to draft sue~ procedures, he said. Swartz acknowledged that "things are not perfect at lhe present time at this university in this matter ... but that o n balance, we would do better to leave things as they are." Loyce Stewart, director of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Affirmative Action, told committee members that Title VII and Title IX of the federal Civil Rights Act provide legal justification for UB pursuing such a statement. Moreover, she sajd, "this is not a procedure issue; this is just a stateme nt .. . this is a statement to advise faculry of what could be the consequences of consensual rela · tionships.'" William Baumer, professor of philosophy, noted that the point of the motion was not to set a regulation; th e motion is merely an alert for faculty. He added that there IS another committee on campus that is drafting a sexual · harassment policy for the univer· sity that would include enforce· ment and disciplinary procedures. "'As we discuss this, we ought to keep that in mind,.. he advised. Dennis Malone, SUNY Distin · guished Service Professor in the Department of EJcctrical Engineering, told his coUeagues. "I'm more convinced now than I initially was that such a statement is desirable." The statement could be summed up with the first paragraph of the pro· posed alert. with the additional line "and therefore you're a damned fool if you let it happen. I don't know what more you need," he said. Adams· Volpe proposed three amendments to the alert designed, she said, to give the statement "the power that it needs. to protect the university, as well as the students." After lengthy discussion, FSEC members defeated the amend · ments, which proposed to: • C hange the title of the state · ment to "advisory" from .. alert ;" • Add the sentence "The University at Buffalo considers relation ships of a sexual nature between instructional or administrative staff and their students to~ unaccept able professionaJ conduct," and • Add the scnt<nce "Concerns may also be brought by students not in· volved in a relationship on the grounds of diminished opportunity resulting from actual or perceived favoritism to other students." The full senate will receive the proposed statement for a first reading at its April meeting. "Tbls Is.--to- faculty a f - could be the consequonces af cOIU8ISUIII dependent study, noting that therr have been cascs of students earning UB degrees with as many as 30-50 independent study and tutorial credits. In most of these cases. al· most all of these credits wert earned with grades of"A." he said. • Forwarded to the senate a resolution proposed by Samuel Schack, professor of mathematics, that asks that President WUtiam R Greiner and Provost David Triggle provide ..a.donshlps." to SUNY central administration "direct responses'" to the 37 questions on mission review it had LOYCE STEWART posed to the campuses, and "sus· In other business, the FSEC: • Forwarded to the fuU senate a resolution to limit the nwnber of credits students pursuing bachdor's degrees can earn through tutorial coursework, or independent study, to 18, with no more than 12letter· graded (A. 8, C, D) credits of tutorial councwork counting towards the 120 credits required for gradua· tion. The restriction, which wou1d be effective for students graduating in May 200 I, was proposed by the Educational Programs and Policies Committee. Commin« Olair Jack Meacham, professor of psychology, said the aim of the proposal is to prevent abuse by students who may attempt to earn numerous credits through in· pend work.. on revisions to Triggle's mission -review document .. until they establish, and receive reports from, appropriate committees of faculty and librarians charged to study the issues raised in the present and recent drafts." Schad<. ....ned that it was "urgent" for the UB administration to submit responses to the 37 mission-m-iew questions to central administration sintt they were due last September. and "less urgent" to tackle the com· pia issues that Tri!!gle rais<s in the document. As the next step in the academic-planningprocessinitiated by former l'roYost Thomas Headrick, Triggk's mission·m-i<w document requires"consid=ble l3culty disrus· sion." he said, adding that "the two tasks should not be confounded." �March 25. 1!19!1/Ynl. 3D. No.25 Match Day 1999 season this ~the good news on - where they'l do their residency ~ il )Jiy are fourth..)oear medcaJ SI1Jdents Moly )>col> Schaus sUierod some bad luck ~left,andSusan He oponod"'""' t Mooney a/ Ovion ond wu -.tod 3- t .f""''!: hm In the cauotadonBeause a/ an '4"«- Schau. lhen had to face six1IHeeded DMdw.ls o/Col-l'oty Schaus proceeded to be.t w.ls. 6-2. ond acMnce. Then come !he imp<oboble. Kerin Boross of North Carofina State defuted first seed ~ ~ted Matk Smtth of Oklahoma State. who wu bYored to win the indMduaJ tide. forcin& Smith tD the consubdon bncket to bee Schaus. kt a tDUJh mau:h. Schaus kept" dose but Sm<tll held ""'(,..4 win. elimiouting Schaus ""' endin& his cotlqe career with 98 career VJCt.Ones. -hGchwondochermard> ouu:xmes that Jon:ed hm tD bee three wresden seeded i"l tt.e top- I I ·-juan 00"" johnEschenfelde<olso~at!heNCAA~quol ;fyong m The extension of the current arts general education part of a uru~­ and sciences generaJ-education sity education. Part of learning to think creatively and think critically is getting out ofthe intellectual paths one has habitually followed, and learning a second language inevitably forces one out of those ruts. Second, the r=gnjtion of intellectual diversity is a crucial pan of the recognition of other types of diversity. Studying a foreign language contribut"" to the univ=ity's goal of fostering an appreciation of diver- There are at least three strong i eUectuaJ justifications for arequ ement that all UB students wh are native speakers of En glis meet a foreign- language requirement. First, studying a for- eign language broadens a st udent 's intellectual world through the encounter with dif- ferent ways of thinking about the world as expressed through language. Monolingual individuals typically believe that the way their language characterizes things, actions, events and ideas accurately reflects what there is, and as soo n as one begins to lear n another langua ge. be it Spanish, latin or Korean, o ne is immedia tely confronted by the fact that there are o ther ways to characterize the world and the things in it and that the ideas and concepts expressed in..other Ian · guages arc not always the same as those expressed in English. This should be an intellectually liberating experience and o ne of the m ost important facets of the wresdon """"'"'"' In ""' NCMNotionol~. fsposiu>. They celebrated wilh dassmares at the Sd..ool d Medidne and Biomedical Science's arrual Mattf1 Day on ' . March 18. requirements lO all US freshmen is a positive step. but the failure to include the foreign-language requirement in them is not. While the debate about having a foreign -language requirement is often phrased in practical terms (e.g. how useful foreign-language skills are in an increasingly global economy), the ultimar. justification for such a requirement at a university like UB must lx intellectual, not practical. post-- The U8 wres1lrc"""' ....clod "' sity. It com plements the American Pluralism requirement in a natural way, since most of the modem lan- guages offered at UB are spoken by a minority group in the U.S. Third, studying a foreign Ian· guage enhances a student's knowledge of, and appreciation for, English. It is o nly when one comes into contact with another language that one can begin to appreciate o ne's own language in a new way, as now for the first time the student is forced to grapple with new words and a new grammar, i.e.. with a new way of formulating Ills or her thoughts. Thi s leads inevitably to a com parison between the new way and th e old, familia r ways. This, in turn , leads to en hanced native- language skills, and thus. perhaps pa radoxica ll y, foreign -language study furthers the universit y's goal of improvi ng the native-language sk.ills of its studen ts. Finally, studyi ng a foreign lan guage is traditionally part of a li beral ed u catio n , and th e AA U sc hools wi th which we co mpare o urselves require it. There are, of course, numerous practical reasons for acquiring forcigri-languageskills. The primary one ooncems the globalization of the economy. Studying a foreign language gives students a skill that is of ever-increasing irnportana in the global economy. Americans in international business, po~tics, etc. are held in much higher regard when they are at least minimally knowledgeable about the language of the people they are dealing with. If one always deals with oth.,., while relying on them to speak English. then one is at a perpetual disadvantage. the ~gilt-· He drew th;rd-•eeded Lesi.. Apedoe o( V!'1t In ""' first round MlCI was defeated, 8-J . In the wresdebuks, Eschenfelder defuced Brent Unaster of Georze Mason, 7-4. to advance. Again. doe to an upset. Eschenfekler had to bee ninth-seeded Wes Hand, a member of team nauonal champ6on ~In a dose and hard-fought mau:h. Eschendfdder couldn't hold on for- the win, faJfina: 8-5 and ending his season. Brian Schaal at Ill-pounds was the third Bulls wresder to quaJrfy for me ~;p.. School d.-.w the tougl>eot fim-roond matchup o( any a/ the UB pat11clpants. fadns oecond-oeeded Jeremy Hun"'' a/ f'.nn Sate, ....t1o wu cornpedn& in front of his home crowd. Hunter used that home-crowd advana.ge to defeat Schul on a cechnkal fall. 18-2. at the 5:25 mark. Schaal then faced lee CarroN of North Carolina Sate in 1M ~cks.. c.nott p out "' , qua 11-J the firn period. School wu: not png to giYe up easity on the mau:h and the end of his college a.reer School fought bod< tw-d. sconna ......., nnlght po;n.. ., ""' tut ""' periodo. ~ • near fall. but loll shon a/ the wm.looin& t I·IO. Schaol ended h" """'"'d01c II ~~~~~':mW::ish~;nr:;::~~u~::;UnMnrty \ with I.S points. Iowa "WOO the t.eMn tide. edglna out M~ ~&- Just t'Ml points. Iowa finished with I OO.S potnts and Minnesota 98.5 poinu. 1 ! 1 II I Hence, ~tudents with foreign - ~utooor lracK Bodl the men"s and women"s outdoor track teams tnVeled to Wrnswn-Sa~ . N.C., to take part In !he~ Forest lnvitaoonal Top finishers for the Butts Included Man Strena. who won the men's deathton with 6.662 points ond S.<>h Kranz!e,. ....t1o placed lounh ;, the women's hepothlon with 4,057 potnu. 1M Butts will a.ke part in the Raleigh Rebys tomOtTOW and Rochester lrl'lit:aticl~QJ language skills will be more com· petitive for the increasing number of jobs with international connections than those witho ut any fo reign- language training. Second, the U.S. is becoming increasingly multilingual, espe cially in large states like New Yo rk, Texas and Ca lifo rnia, a nd job applicants with foreign -ian · guage skills will have an advan tage in th e compe titi on for many jobs in these st a t e~ . Third , for students interested in graduate school, many gradu · ate programs have language requirem ents, and in many fields. graduate students must be able to read material m la nguages m... S...rurdq. (Obih.aary Neil Munro Goen, 69, budget control officer Funer•l senkes were held March 20 in Ce ntral Park Umted Meth odist Church. Buffalo. for Neil Mu11ro Coen. who served as an internal audito r and budg~:t co nt rol offi(erdur ing h1s 23 yea r~ of service at UB. Goen. 69, died March 17 m the Center for Hospice and Pa.lliat1ve Ca re m Cheektowaga after a long illness. A graduate of th< Umversny of Maryland, CoUege Park. Goen served m the Air Force from 1951 -S4. 1kfore going to work for UB. he wru. an assoaatc in the controller's offi e of Xar:., Roebuck and Co. in Philadelphia. He jomcd VB in 1962 Ln tht· OfficL" of Internal Audit. St'rvmg a... budget control officer from I%3 -80. when he took d leave of ah~ncc to Oe an adviser to th<.> Philip· ptnt.~ MiniStry ol F.dut.:::tlttm .tnd L ulturt· 1n Manila. Fron) 1981 until h1~ ret irement in 1985. ht• wa.., an as.soct.tte 111 tht· l..""Ont ro iii.'T"'s office at UR. Cot·n. who wa:. a(ttw m numl"fOU!> orga n iz.at1nns .tnd co mmit tt·es at UB. was a mt.·ml"ll·r ol tht' Professional Staff Senate. serving 3.!> chan from J\}H4 R'1 . I k wa' a member of the SUNY Faculty ~enate and the Eash:-rn Al>Mll:Jatlnn ol Co lk·ge and Unive rl>i t y 1\u:.mc:s.!l Of· fice rs. He also was .KtiW m lnastmal>tt.•rs C lub act ! VIllt:.!o. scrvmg 3.!> pn:s1dent of the CPA Toast master.!. t: lu h of Buffalo and as lieutt.•n an t governor fnr ll l,t nt.l t-.:i ul "lnJstmastt.Tl> lnternallonal other than English. There are, thus, compelling rL-a sons, both intellectual and prac tical, to extend the fore 1gn -lan guage requirement to all UB stu dents who are native speaker.. of English as part o f th eir general educa tion requiremcnb. -Robert D. Van V•lln, Jr., Professor and Choir, Depanment of LmgUtSllo Events calendar Continued from_.,& We want to hear your voice WWO's Opus' CJau1a U... Opus: ClAssics Ltve. Hosted by Barbara Hernck. Allen Hall Auditorium . 7 p.m. Free . For more information, call 8296000. Thursday, April I Uti c,tw-. Te.chlng Center - h o p M icrosoft Excel for Beginners, Capen 12 7, Undergraduate library. 3:30-": 30 p.m . Free (Open only tO UB students, fa cu lty and staff) . For more mformat1on. call 6<5-352!1;_ Horhoru SA Foculty Pftsenbtlon lm.gining the future: Peering Past Postmodembm or What's on the Other Skte of Hlstory. Prof. Thomas Barry. cw.s;a Dept. 215 ~tural Sc;ences Com~. North Catnplll :a~· ~~ ~~ SA For mo~ informaoon, 9 Exhibits The Gradu•te Show--Rrst-Ye•r Students A show of work by first-year MfA students 1n the Department ol Art, College of ArU and Sctences, ~~ on d1splay m tht- Art Depart.mmt Gallery. lower~ . Center for tht- Aru, through April.(. Gallery hours are Tue~ .• 10 a .m to 5 p m. ~ -Fn . 11 a.m to8p.m .• ~t. . 11 a.m to6pm Mutt Dun VMa: El Gloomln.tor Mark Dean VKa's installation, El CkK>mJnator. ~~ ~nbed M ·a iJ:a~~ki!a~.=n~ ~~~~~-~Kaga1mt mural, which covers all four walb of the Ughtwell Gallery, wcu irupi~ by cartoon, pop art and expressionist woriu. It will be ~,!g~:~~::="~e:f!!f~-~~l~-30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sun., noon to S p.m. The Reporter Is UB's community newspaper a nJ we wa nt you to become invo lved. Gtve us your com ments on c urrent to pi cs re la tin g to the univer~ity and higher education a' well as on t imely suh1c<h in a reas o f yo ur expertise. We wekome a rticle~. View points. Letters to the Editor as well a' new' item'. Send m aterials to Sue Wuetcher, Report<'r Fditor. 131> C roft s H a ll , Buffa lo, N . Y. 14260 ur cmatl Jt < wuetcher@buffaJo.edu. > ' �B Reporiea Uarch25.1!!19/Vol.311.1a.Z5 118 Cybnftes T-'Mg c-tor-...op r:::.~ez:~'1:1J27. a.m. kee(Open~toUB ~. cal~~28. 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Much to the deltght of a sold-out crowd, Dave Matthews, shown left, and Tim Reynold s ftnall y made 11 to the Mainstage Theatre on March 18 for the concert postponed from Feb. 1 The easy, relaxed banter, as well as the musiC, worked well for the talented perlormers in a more tnttmate sett1ng than the usual arenas Events to celebrate Creeley and his work Exhibition, readings, panel discussion among festivities to take place this month the cou ntr y's best · known poeb. will be hon red dunng a serie~ of events to be held this month at UB. Creeley has deserved the sobn quet "eminent" for many years but during the last few months his fa ce and name have becom e, well, ubtq uitous. H e's on the news. he's tn nt!WSpaper ads, he's 111 thr mtddle of a litera ry co ntroversy and now hr's about to be the focm of a ma · jo r Robert Creeley panegvn~o.. somethtng that is becom tng an an nual t:vent in Western New Vorl... In February, C r ct" lcy wa~ awarded the Yale Untvrr s tt y Library's CO\'eted Bollingen Pnzc for Pot• try. o ne of the most prestt giou s awards of its ktnd in th r Unt ted States. M a resuh, Lredey and hts work once agam were ap · plaudcd hy his co Ueagues and stu dent!!, the national pres ~. Amertca·~ poetry communll\' (at least most of 11 ) and n o douht h' ~t<mford Un ivers it y, wh~eh tu~l . .aw an mucas(' 1n the value of 11-. \uhstanttal C reeley archtvc In March. followmg d ndtton all y- repo rt ed literarv (0 11{1 cit· {11' rts, hl' was elected tn the Bo.trd nl Cha nc (' llon of the o\mert~o..ln Academy of Poctr\ ! t\AP , alun~ wtth several other ptonn·r1n~ wn tN ~ who rcprt'!<.t'lll m1nnr1l\ forms, themes and appnhh.ht·' 111 (1" tie nrclt> Amcncan I tic HisdL"Clion put" ( . n't'lt·~ tn .l P'' Sitton to mflucncl' the dt.strihutuHl o f a number of the tu..ademv".\o prt7l.., and fellowshtp~ m a manner th.u '' c:qx-cted to take tht' ,~~..adt."nw m nt"'' dtre(ttbn' It " fu~t ~.HJI.t" 1\tr tlw g()ose, though. hen hdon· h11o t•lc~. tt on, <.redey had been publt ~..h lauded and Wide\v TC'COI0'17..cd :1!\ OPt of tht• most mlluenttal ('l~t"l~ 111 th1 I.Jit' lOth lt"ntUf\ Th ts ~unJav. l .rn·ln ,,.,JI .appt·.u tn d lull page dd\t"TII'-t"nH·nt t .. r tht· '-lt.ttc: Lln•wr'll' ol :-.Je'"" '1111tn the " 1-du i..Htun l11t" "' -.up!'lt nlt"lll of The• Nt'\1 )pr ~ I Hilt"' AnJ ~o.tHTIHl~ up thl ' mnnth l H ,, ,11 parttftp.uc m.t -.erlt"'- tllt"\t'nt' ~t'khr.J tt ll~ ,t-.pt·~ '' 111 tht· pot'l' ,oll,thur,llrun' \\llh 1111 ~~ •mmunrt\ 10 " 'h1Ch he h<b Lwd tor nttlrt" th.tn ~0 \'t""'.Jf\ ll e 1~ a tnt"nJ 111 rnan\' m i\uffalo anJ h1:o. ...ottspokl·n ,rn(ert· , t•verv~uv demt-ann1 malt·' hun .mt.llrn~h .tppnl,tthahlt• lor ,t m.tnt•l ht' btcraf"\ !olaturt· In lllllnnllun w11h tht· .urrt·nt ~o. t•lt:t-.r.ttlllll tht· Jt·.tn ,,ftht· l .tlllq!t , j ~~" .111d \dt"ILI..t" ' ,Jnd tht ".tmtll"l I' 1 .t~'t'l\ I h.atr 111 Pot"! n .md tht 1\um.tnrtLt"' wdl -.pPn-.t~r .t p.tnl'l Jr,,u .... ulll h'.IILHLII!!- m.q~tr o\llh."TI\olll .trthl'- \\ htl h,l\t" \\tlrl...n1 1 pruJU\l" ,,.ll.th•· J'l'Tit•rlll.tlht \"'rth \ r-.u.tl rt·prt"'-t"lll.lltnn .tn d u•nttn..,:t·nr tht"lllt"'- "" \\,riL..tn~ tht ll''t-: ktll~·rt ( rcdt"\ .rrrJ tht· \ ''u.J. 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U B is far below the norm of peer research umver:,~ttt"l- m hoth hinng a nd salarycquuy"' .md I' nnl ..among th e nalion a llcad rn; Ill .td dressi ng iss u ~ of gender trlt'qult according to tht• repon. prt·pan·J by three fa c uhv mt·mhl·r-. 111 thl· Collegl' of Art s and ~l.lt'nu·, wh,, in November allendN-1 ,, natltm.tl v:· conference on women m Tt''-t".JT~o. h universities held at Harv,1rJ l ' n1 versity and Raddifft· ( .o llt· ~l· The reporl was prt•p;nnl IH C harle!<. L. Stanger. st"mm .J.»O(Ia h· dean and professor of hr!ot on, Deborah K. WaJters.associate dean for unde rgraduate stud u:!<. and "" sistant professor of <.omputcr '1..' ence and enginttrtng. and ( ..arol ~I Zem el, professor a nd ..:hJII m tht Department of A rt !-Iiston It no trs that .. 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Ca th erin e Emlhovlch "associate professor of counseling and educational psychology m the Graduate School of Education and director of the Buffalo Research Institute on the Educatjon o fTe~chers (BRIET ). Her research interests include children's language use in classrooms and peer relations; sociolinguistic studies of learning and instruction; metacognitive processes in com puter instruction; language and literature, and race, class and gender equity in education. What Is IIIIIET7 Th<S< new standards will have a How will the new certlflcatlon cent) suggests that VB has been crit eria, particularly the reable to accomplish that goal. BRII:.! stands for the Buffalo Re - s1gnificanl effect on our programs qul.......,t-.UtuciMn search Institute on Education for sinct there will be new certification have .,...ter's ..._,...,.... titles, n~ requirements for COUIK Teaching. It is both the certification t hey can be certified, llffect' yourself that people u nit for anyone at UB who wants to content that""' aligned with the stu- liB's program7 don;t know, - .-1111 dent -learning standards and a new get certified as a teacher (graduate As I noll!d abaYe. this requirement I majored in drama in oollege. o r undergraduate), and an institute requirement for external accredita· is currently under vigorous debate. a major that has aboolutdy noththat conducts research on curren t tion by a recognized educational and one oompmmise poQtion for the ing todowitb what! donow,exagency. The time period for acquirteaching and learning issues. ing a ~·s degror in order to oon- state is to issue a transitional certifi- cqx for the fact that I'm t:ardy Tell me llbout the new Regents tinue teaChing beyond a transitional cat< with a master's ~ nquired uncomfortable speaking in front requirements for lt-12 stuperiod also will be shortened from in three yean for initial certilication. of any group. Actually, I have dents7 - • they really make five yean to, most likely, three years GSE fuculty are designing different gi¥en some serious thought to the ourstudentsbetter~7 Are .., _ . . . . - of do(although this still isbeingdeball!d). paths to cmification that !aU this idea that p rospective teachers Ing Regents-level worlt7Since all teacher-tducation pro- possibility into acwunt, as well as should have a coune in either grams also will ha..: to be re-regis- progl"OlllS that allow students toaxn- drama or public speaking. sincz The new Regents requirement is plete c:ertiJication and a master's de- a part of teaclting does inmlve that all students will have to pass tered with the stale education de- gree in 1M-and-a-half yean. performance.And unfortunately. partment by Fall, 2000, to incorpofive Regents exams before they can· withourmedia-""'fgeneralion rate these new standards, a Teacher graduate from hi~ school. In adtlooo cunwot , . . . .·_ .. of students qnerging (the M1V -.-_ -_ Education Work Group has been set The dition, the State Education Depart· cr<Md), the ability to bean engag........ for ....... ......, ment has developed the New York up by the dean of the Graduate ing performer is becoming inState Learning Standards for K-12 School of Education to undertake =asinglyimportant for tead!ers. this work. We are devdoping some -·- ....- students in elementary grades and m aU content areas. These new stan· dard.s do focus more on the kinds of sk.iiJs and competencies students will need to have to succeed in the next century such as greater use of problem -solving strategies, ability to analyze and synthesize different so urces of information, etc. So, in that sense , they will result in better prepared students if they are prop erly implemented. It 's aJso the case that many more students can d o mo re challenging work than tht"y have been given previ o usly, but whether a.ll students can master these skills is still an open question. Unfo rtunately, the state decided to impl ement these new s tandard ~ and assessm ents before teache rs were sufficien tly prepared to cope with these cha nges. so I believe there will be a period where stu dents' performance will go down before it improves. Helping veteran teac he rs ret hink th ei r teachin g practices to help studen ts succeed with the new standa rds will be Ont' of the maj or challenges facing both school districts and teacher-educa tion programs in the next few yea rs. I undentand that teachen also will have to meet new standards, as recommended by the Regents Task Fon:e on Teaching. H- will this affect how UB trains teKhen7 _______ ---t-· --....,.;I ....... ....,_ .,.._with ........ _ _, ---. ... -.....,. ........... tM......__ exciting new models that will maintain our reputation for quality and that..., hope will attract more students into ~ching. has tile explosion of technology llffected teacher tr•lnlng7 Almost all&hool districts now require new applicants to document , ~~.-· thesyst-. ....... - - , ~---Ina cl!o- fleld7 I ha..: two responses. One, teaching is a professional field whett the knowledge of how to teach is as that they are proficient in using mul- 1 tiplelorms of technology in instruc- equally important as the knowledge tion. The new certificate program in of wlwr to teach- If an advanced deEducational Technology that has gree wore the only prerequisite for been d e veloped is one way for good teaching. then college campuses preservice teachers to meet this re· across the oountry would be filled with great teachm. The data from quirement, as well as veteran teach · student evaluations, however, suggest ers who want to upgrade their skills. Many GSE farulty also have begun quiteadifferentpicture.Second.New York State has long been known for using more technology in their own the f.u:t that it requires a minimum teaching to demonstrate how it can of pedagogical oour= (six, plus a be used successfully in the curricu · student-teaching experience), while lum. A worrisome trend is the de· ve lop ment of teacher·ed ucation programs that are being offered en tirely online,as weU as professional· d eve lop m ent courses that new teachers will need to take to main tain their certifi cation . At so m e point we will need to sit down and think about how we will respond to these trends, especially in a era of looming teacher shortages, where the pressure will be very strong to create easy options-by which people can get certified to teach. at the same time requiring a strong content or liberal·arts preparation (36 houn;). My own belief is that the foci-amtent and pedagogyneed to be perceived as complemen- , _ _ _ lt7 I wish you had asked me about the moral dimensions of teaching. because I believe that teachmshould notonlybeconcmled about promoting students' cognitive achievements, but also about helping their students recogniu the importance of being productive and engaged citizens (e.g., registering to vote and then doing so), people who are aware of the growing inequities in society, and bow they might be redressed to create a more just and equal community in which we all want to live. There is a great quote from a feminist philosopher that sums up my beliefs about teaching: "The question is, this: how will you refuse to let the academy separate the dead from the living. and then, younelves. two d eclare allegiance to life? As tary, no t oppositional, and that a strong preparation program incor· porates a mix of both. The fact that BRIET students pass the liberal Arts teachers, scholars and students, how available will you makt your own knowledge to othen as tools for their liberation?"While I certainly would agm: that it is im- and Studies Test and the Content Speciaity Test (the two disciplinebased parts) and the Assessment of Teaching Skills (the pedagogical part), at very high rates (95-IOOper- their field well, I think it is equally important for them to know why they are teaching.·and for what purpose. $1 rnillion gift to fund pha rrnac) It •• all helping others. Jha~s the legacy camed on by Violet Newton, who has given an additional Sl million gift to the School of Phar· macy scholarship fund that she and her late husband, Cecil, began in 1995. The Newtons created the scholarship fund In gratitude for the out· standing education and trai ning that Newton, who died in 1996, received at UB that led to his successful business and professional career. Violet Newton's latest gift to The Cec il J. and Violet W. Newton Scholarship Fund brings the fund total to more than 12 .1 million dollars . She thinks of th e gift in terms of students helped rather than dollars given . 1"uition is so expensive, I am wholeheartedly in fa vor of scholarships to help students get through schoo l," she added . A banker by training, Violet Newton said she and her husband.J:re· ated their wealth together and they donated together. "When I am able, .. she said, .. , continue to give to ca uses we both cared about, because there is no such thing as having done your share." Wayne K. Anderson, dean of the pharmacy school , praised Violet Newton's continuing generosity. "She's quite a remarkab4e lady who has a strong feeling for US's pharmacy program and a passion for our students ... Anderson said she has met some of the scholarship recipients and was impressed with their character, ethics and behavior. He added that the students were equally charmed by Violet Newton and appreciative of her financial support. Anderson sai d scholarsh1ps have become mcreasingly •mportant for US 's pharmacy students be<:ause of the higher costs associated with 1_......, __ _ -~·,....- portant for teachers to know ~cho!:~r,.hip·, the switch from·a five~year to a six·year professio nal doctoral program. He explained that the switch was drMng one of the most dramatic changes that the industry has seen, because it will produce graduates who spend far more time on patient·care management than they will on dispensing drugs. In addition, student5 in the Pharm .D. program will specialize in one of four areas: ambulatory, which is community pharmacy practice; clini· cal, primari ly hospital practice; industrial, which involves woridng with clinical trials in the pharmaceutical industry; and research, involving drug discovery and analysis, qua lity control and research in both indus· trial and academic settings. The Newton scholarship fund currently provides scholarships for about 40 pharmacy students. With this additional gift. Anderson said even more students should receive scholarships, which are awarded for both need and merit. A 1928 graduate of the US pharmacy school, Cecil Newton spent most of his career with the Walgreen Co. as a phannadst and store manager from 1933· 78. His only time away from the company was when he served in the Special Brigade of the 5.3.2'-1 Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment of the U.S. Army from 1941-45. Newton retired from the army as a lieutenant colonel. The Newtons lived in upstate New Y<><i< and eom.ctiaJt throughout Cecil's phatmaey caree<, until his retiremenL They moved to Florida In 1979, .....,_ tually settling in Bradenton, where Violet Newton stil resides. �Aplill. 1!!!1/Vol JO.Io.Z6 User-friendly SOAR fully operational: studen~ ~register for clasSes online m .,. a.sTIIII VIDA&. services such.., these is intmdcd to dovetail with Aa:zsfl'), the initiativ< now are able to requiring all fnslunen to ha>e acregister for classes online- cess to oomputers bqpnning this fall. instead of in line- tbanb Nicolas Goodman, vice provost to Student Online 111:J:ess to for undergraduate education, said Rtcords, better known .., SOAR he is "absolutely delighted" with According to Susan J. Eck, assis- the introduction of online regis· tan! via provost and roordinator of tratioo for classes. student services information tech"The timing is perfect," Goodman nology, undergraduate education/ said "Frahmen will do their regisenroUment management, online tration through SOAR and that will course registration made its UB de- fit in well with the rest of the mesbut on a limited ba5is in January and now is fully operational, just in time for students to register for th~ir summer or fall classes Students can register for classes from SOAR's homcpage -located ~--t.ght at <htq>:/ / - - - • - ->by cliclcing on "register" and following the prompts. (SOAII) Is.. The registration system is usern., ..... regllbotng for friendly and self-explanatory, although visitors to the site areenoour- . . f o r - f l n t - on aged to learn about the electronic -Web." r<gistration syst<m bydickingon the Newss.McesEditor S TIJDENTS ;."·-:-: _:_'· ·~ _..,.,In ..-w ......... to-.. . . "'First Time?" prompt located on \ SUSAN I. EOC SOAR's homepoge prior to registering because the syst<m is "livt" and sage about the kind of experience we anything that is dropped or added hope they will ha>e at UB." changes the studenfs schedule. With the introduction oflv:c<ss99, The most difficult thing about he added, the university needs to using SOAR to register for cla5S<S, present a oonsistmt message about Eck said, is "learning how to sign the importance of technology, not on-students have to use their UB only to students' oou=wodc, but abo IT name." And just in case they've because "we want them to usc their forgotten it and their password, in· computers to enhance ace~ to a structions are available by clicking broad range of services. on the •us Userid"' prompt. Ease of usc was not the only pri- ority in setting up the system. Security abo was a primary concern, Ed< noted. "How do you make SUr< ifs them (registering)? How do you make sure other people can't hack into it?" The university spent nearly two years designing SOAR's encryption system, and its level of protection exceeds that used at most other colleges and universities that offer similar Web access. Freshmen entering the university in the Pall 1999"semester will register via SOAR this summer during orien tation. "Freshmen will be taught carefully in special sessions toknowwhere(SOAR) is. They will be registering for classes for the first time on the Wd:J," said Eck, who noted that offering computer-based .. Online registration is an important contribution t'o making this a more modern and wirM campus." Registration via the Web abo re- fleets incoming students' increasing computer aptitude. Each successive class of students is more technologically aware than those that preceded i~ Ed< noted For example, she said, although the Degree Audit R<cord ing System (DARS), the univtrsity's automated reoords system, b.. been available sin"' 1995, it is students who enter<d UB in Fall 1998 who took to DARS most enthusiastically. It was a "'conOuence of forces" that prompted that enthusiasm, she explained. DARS reports previously had to be picked up in person in Capen HaU during a one-week period. The reports went online in August 1998, making them more readily availablt to students. "'Thosr students really wanl D~t's more convcruent to get. and they'r< actually reading it and sending email about it," sht said. "They want to be able to get a DARS report at 9:30at night because that's when they thought of it" I..ikewise, students tntering thr university next year are more tech· nologically savvy than their predea:ssors. This year, the Office of Admissions has received more email inquiries than it~ b.. in the pa51 from prospective students. "'For them, registering online will be the only type of registralion they'vt ever known," Eck said. Tha~s quite a statement, considering that just four years ago, students had to register for classes manually, sometime waiting in lines for hours just to drop or add a class to their schedule. Eck recalled watching students gathering at 8:30 a.m. to stand in line, "probably for at least a couple of hours," she said, in order to make schedule changes. UB offered its first alternative to manual registration-Touch-Tone Registration--in Jan~ 1995. .. We're trying to eijminate th e things that students used to have to go and stand in line fod! she said. The SOAR Web site also solicits feedback from students who hdve u:s ed the system, and so far, the response has been positive. The only negative reaction has been th e limited hours that srudents are able to use the system. Students can register for classes through SOAR from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. "'Students are used to having ac· cess to information on the Web 24 hours a day, seven days a week be· cause most sites are static." Eck said. But SOAR still needs human support. While a number of schoolssuch as Berkeley, the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers and the Uni · versity of Maryland-also offer Web-based registration, none that she knows of offers that service 24 hours a day, seven days a week. EY<'n expanding online registra lion to sevtn days a weelr. will require the university to think about its re· sou.rces in a new way, Eck noted. IREWG to salute women's scholarship .,. MAliA- Editorial Assirugt HE Institute for Re - News Servicos T search and Education on Women and Gender (IREWG) will presen t its "Second Annual Celebration of Women's Scholarship Across the Disciplines" from noon to 4 p.m. on Aprill6 in 105 Harriman Hall on the South Campus. The evm~ which includes a lunch buffet and poster exhibition and presentation, is a cdebmtion of the quality and div=ity of work being done at UB. More than 30 poster submissions will be on display at the event, which is free and Oj>eJ1 to the public. MargaretAcara and Isabel Marcus, ~o~.willweloome the participants. FJien Grant Bishop. commissioner of the Erie County Department of Mental Health and clinical instructor of psychiatry and family medicine in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will prtscnt opming remarks. Bishop, who formerly served as vice president of Buffalo General Hospital,holdsabachelor'sdegr<ein sociology, a master's degree of sociaJ work and a&x:toraJ degree in rom · munication, all from UB. Author of t~e book, "Managing in Black and White," she also has wrinen for prestigious psychiatric journals. From I:30-3 p.m., the following selected poster submissions will be presented: • "' Brains and Language: Does Sex Make a Difference?" by Jeri j. Jaeger, associate professor of linguistics. and co-authors Alan Lockwood, professor of neurology. and Robert Van Valin, professor of linguistics • "Interdiscip lin ary Women's Health Microscopy" by Patricia McCartney, clinical assistant professor of nursing, and co-authors Patricia Orsini, a medical lab tech· nician in the Department of Mi· crobiology, and Peter Johnson of SUNY Stony Brook • "'Women Writing Women: How Do We Reconcile OffidaJ Historv versus Fictional History?" by Janine Santiago, doctoral candidate in the Department of American Studie) in the College of Arts and Sciences • " Role of Estrogen in Blood Pressure Regulation at Rest and During Stress."' by Bong Hee Sung. research associate professor of medicine, and co-authors Marilou Ching, clinical instructor of pharmac y. and Michael F. Wilson , professor of medicine and nuclear medicine. For more information. contact IREWG at 829-3451. 3 BrieBy William J. Jusko honored with AAPS research award William J. Judlo, professor of pharmaceutics. received the Research Achievement Award in Pharmacolonetics, PharmacodynamiCS and Metabolism from the Amencan Assoc1aUon of Pharmac.euttcal Scientists (AAPS ) at the group's annual mttting 10 San Francisco, Calif. Jusko, a pioneer 10 clullcal pharmacokinetics and thera peutic monitoring of diverse drugs, is a Fellow of AAPS. as well .., of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and the American Associauon for the Advance· ment of Science (AAAS ). JUS&O He earned a bachelor's degree tn pharmacy in 1965 and a doctorate in 1970 from UB. He Wa5 an assistant prof<SSOr of pharmaoology at the Boston Univtrsity School of Medicine before returning to UB in 1972. Jusko, who serves on the editorial boards of six journals, has pub· Lished 380 research articles, book chapters and reviews. His research interests involve clinical, basic and theoretical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of diverse drugs, particuJarly the corticosterOids and other immunosuppressants. Among his honors are a doctor honoris causae from Jagielloman University in 1987, the Russell R. Miller Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy in 1988 and the Distinguished Scrv1ce Award from th e American College of Clinical Pharmacology in 1989. University Honorary Degree Committee seeks nominations The· unlvenlty-wlde Honor•ry Degree Committee is soliciting nominations of exemplary persons in the!' fields of public affairs. the sciences, humanities and the arts, scholarship and education, bus1 ness and philanthropy, and social serv ices to be considered for 3n honorary degree from the State University of New York. The honor ary doctorate is the highest honor the State University can bestow for meritorious and outstanding serv1ce to humanuy at large. The deadline for nominations has been extended to Monday. Eligibility for nomination is restricted tO persons of state, national or intemationaJ stature. Nominees who have made extraordinary contributions to UB also will be considered if they also have made significant contributions to areas beyond UB and the Western New York region. Nomination forms may be obtained from University Advance men( and Development, 503 Capen Hall, o r by calling 645-2925. Nominations must be submitted to the Honorary Degree Commit · · tee, 503 Capen Hall. - - -.......- o t - 1 - . g < - . p u s - • Faculty and Professional Staff Senate Offices, 543 Capen Hall • Health Sciences Library. administrative area • Lockwood Library, information kiosk near the Circulation desk • Office of Student Life, JSO Student Union • Office of the Provost, 562 Capen Hall Successful nomination packets from the past aJso may be rev'iewt'd at the above locations. Sean Sasser to speak at Spring AIDS Memorial The AIDS Coalition of Sub Board OM at UB will host its annual Spring AIDS Memorial April 14 in Slee Concert HaU on the North Campus. Keynote speaker will be Sean Sasser, partner of the late Pedro Zamora of M1V's Real World 3. The memorial will be an I SAUUt evening of remembrance, unity and hope in the fight against AIDS. Doors will open at 6:30p.m. The program, which will begin at 7 p.m., will include l,""'try and verse readings and a reading of the names of friends and loved ones who have passed away from HIV/AIDS. as well as Sa5ser's presentation. FoUowing the memorial, there will be information tables and re· freshments, as well as a "'meet and greet " session that will offer the opportunit y to meet Sasser. TICkets (free to UB studenb, SS general public ), are available beginning today at the Sub Board One tiCket office. 221 Student Union. Fo r more mformation . call Heather Ligouri, AIDS Coalition supervt sor. at 819 -2025 or 829 -2584 Graduation, Student Honors for Reporter's Commencement Extra The Reporterwll1 publish Its •nnu•I "Cornmencement Extra '' t'dl tion on May 13. Please send lists of students rece1vmg graduatio n or other honors. identifying hon ors co ncisely. Information must he rt~ · ceived no later than April 30. Because of production requirements, the Reporrer only Will a( cept information electronically. No fax submiss1ons wJ!J be accepted Inform ation ma)' be submitted on disk, specifying the program 1n which it is written and includ.ing a printout of aJI informatiOn con tained on the disk, or by email: <wuetcher@ buffalo.edu >. All submissions must include a co ntact name, department , cc1m pus address and daytime telephone number. Disks may be delivert"d to 136 Crofts Hall, North Campus. For more information, call Sut' Wuetcher, Reporter editor, at 645· 2616. �April I. 1999/Vol 30. No 11i BRIEFLY Murphy named Niagara Frontier Inventor of the Year nmothy f. Murphy, pro1esot of mediCine and microbiology in the School of Medicine and Biom<docal Sdences, ha~ been named 1998 N~agan~ Fronuer Inventor of the Year spec1ftc: outer membrane protCim of the bacter•um M oroxello cotarrhalfs and thetr potenttal as vacc•n~ The Inventor of the Year Sooet~e the Council of the Ntagara Fron~. Murphy al.s.o won 1n 1992 for hts patent for a vacctne for another bacterium, Haemophills influenzae , also implicated tn middle-ear inlecttom. Murphy's latest invention has been licensed to Wyethlederte Vacc.nes and Pediat.no Ht ~ research has resulted in four patenu in the past two yea~'$ . Murphy, who is chief of in tectK>Us dtlease1 at the VA Western Nf'W York Healthcare System. has been conduc-t1ng NIH~ponsorsed h1~ VA h.Hln l u, I ),1\tdt .r.t\ l hrll,fl"IIL l'r•• ''-'"l 'f "' I'Pl"ll \ ·'"'' J',l l!t"'• I II I h• "~ l,t I. LIIllllh"rll,ll' l t',Jitiflll~ utr ll t' '-IL.IIl Jon I tt\11/ .tnJ lnr .1 ,~,.hul,u nl t"'nll"lll •l. h1.·' turnt·d tiUitll ht• \l'f\ r~opul.tr \\ rth Murph)' has re- ........., cetVed a 11 .2 mtlllon five--year grant !rom the NatJonallnstJtutes of Health to cont1nue th1s worl!,. wh~eh center\ on study1ng rechmcal I !IlL Ill' " )diLl \\ dren tS ~sored by Y vaccine research in for 10 yeao laboraton~ Art exhibition opens Saturday in CFA Atrium The UB Student llisual Aru Orga· nJZation will sponsor an exhibition of~ created by undergraduate and graduate studenU in the Oepanment of Art In the College of the Arts and Sciences opening Saturday and continuing through April 19 in the Center for the Aru Alnum on the North Campo!.. The exhit>t will dOplay print>, paonting>, drawings. photos, des.gns, computer art and sculpture. A thesis exhibition by graduate student Sandra Berry will run concurrently in the Mairutage exhibition cases. A sculpture by Berry will be exhibited in the Mainst~ area of the Atrium from April 1 2 to AJ:-ril 16 for more informatk>n, call Jeff Sherven at 645-6878, ext. 1369 Conference to focu s on women's leadershi p in higher education A conference for women in htgher education titled lhe female Advantage: \\~omen's Wa'f) oll.oader>hip,. will be held April 23 by the Western New York Re- gional Committee of the Netwtn for 'M>men leaders in Higher Educ.atioo (fonneriy ACf/N.I.P.). The conference will be held at Pendleton House Meeting and Conf~ence Center, 6856 Transit Rd., lockport . It wilt begin at 8:15a.m. and conclude with the presentation of the Bernice Poss Award at 1:30 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Sally He4gesen, a consultant and author on the role of women in the neYJ economy, who will discuss how women c.an customize their .....oodfves in a wcry that reflec:U their needs and talon!> ~t differ· ent limes in their lives. A graduate of Hunter College, H~ ts co-founder of The Exodus Dialogues, a group that studies the exodus of htghlevel women from corporatioN. To attend, mall a check tor S4 .S (UO for full-lime graduate students) made out to ACE/ N.I.P. by April 14 to Mary Ann McQuade, Empire State College, 61 7 Main St., Buffalo, N.Y 14203. For more information, call 853-7700. lht· puhh ~.. I ht· humt•rt•u ' .u.J, lltut tlw " \d In\\ P.tg~.- .. ·· "' .m '-'P''- ''- ntlt'n h' J m 11/ ollltl htl !lw ollr'-lJ\ l'\ JU1111 ~ tlw J.tnuJf\ lnw.l ~.mu·,. In them. lkrn !>lt·m pl.tr' htm:.dl . J lttaan ~.nttl who.t.!>"e"">'-'S thc.•d•ret.lon J' ,, rc.•ft'H'lltt' :. tit' for th e ,h,f11n ~ ~u· r11: of langu.lgt• reprodu ction Hang on . 11 all ht'COillt'~ d~..·ar ·1ht· ' tun· hegan whc:n d1redor kif Prt'l'.!> .tttc:nJed a lt1erarv rt'.ld tng 111 w h ith 'lkrn !. tetn ~t·ad ,1 poem dt•vi:.ed from tc:lcphonr h !- 1 mg:.- h ts " Bob's" poem. " I U!>l' J lot of lists. form!> , mdc:\c:~ .md tompt.· ndium~ 111 my wnting tu c).pr~ such thtngs as c hangrng llll tural foc u s or tnh.~rcst." explamed fkrnsh:tn who also b profe-.sor ol l·. ngh~h and comparative llter.uun.· 111 I he College of ArLS and Sc tt·n ~.- ..-s. "' That particular poem 1s anal ph.tb ..·tKalltsting of hu'\tllt'!> 't'!lo 1n ,, tdt·phont· directory, hustneo:;se' th.ll prc,umahl)' belong to a gu' nam~..·J ' Boh' - B(1h\ Bod r !'lhup. Bob\ th'' · Boh"s that - a lot ol 1\oh'. Thou \ the pot.• m lcfl ht·artl .'" I Jll'r , wlll·n the Ye ll ow P.tg._., Puhlbht·r, .o\~'t''-'·JIHIII l.tun ~.hnl 1h fir :<t l .td t.tmp.ugn 111 10 yc.·ar!>. Prct'~ WJ..'l ~.u nHn t'!'l 'ont·d Kt~..hmond \ 1\larttn r.tdut .1nd ldt·\ 1'1"11 'I'"" .hi \t" IIL,IU.,: illl )din\\ / ',l~l·' IIIII 1111h ,1, J l! .ldillllll,lfl dt"IL.."Illl \II( tl/llt but,,, ... nut~.t·bttttl.. '"' tdt-.h I tl\ Ill ,!-. tht .Jtl!IHII .tud1• •I.IJlt•d .1nd tililtt'\l ll•lltlll~ th~. ttlUI\ 11' ,,,I. ttl)! h1' .Judlt'll .. t"' ''' loo~ IP tl ll" "'\dlo\\ P.t!-!t·,·· !111 th'\'.tnd l"\lll lll~ 1Jc.t ' ,thltUI \lith th lll l-t' ,l,hnnw unpru\t'llll'ntloh, lk .al -.t • td(, L.. tlfl.!>UIIh:f\ hm\ hl' Jrfl\l'J ,II tht• ltk-a of wnung.tht· hnuk. ·· Jlw hardot thmg to do '' h> (ttlllt up ''-llh J ... ample: tdea th.u 1:. J.ho grl.'"J t," \.JV!'I 1-'wllJ m tht· .1d~. "And I tu!'lt tho ught . 'l)h. the ulphabct!'" I ht· agency deoded tu 1 ncorpu r.lle a b11 o l t"X t t• mpor a ne ou' ··~.. ntit:al commen tar y" on l.uvtt7 . ' worl....' Rt·c.alling tht.· ' Hob's' poem , Prca ~11 :.uggcsted that tht· crca iiVl' team enlist Bcrnstcm m tht• project o;mce the subject m att er was clearly up ht s scho la rly alley. The rolt.· oftht• "cn ttc '" \\'il ~o ri gt ­ n.tlly expected to be pcnphcral. hutlhe producer'> were enchantl'd h y Rernstem 's improvtsational re · flt·ct•on~ on post -li te ra te c ultural expresswn . '" \ \1c wanted the commentanes to have spo ntan e tt y, weight and au lhentiC,\J y." 11a1d agen cy repre .. c:n ta tive laura Sutherland. "We .tuditioncd a lot of different wnt e r!l , but C-ha rles Bc rn stcm wa!lo th e be)t. He's JU St great." Tom Poe, w~o also r<:pre!'lent!> the agency. said. " We had no 1dea C harle' wa~ gomg to h e ~o popu lar. li e's terrific, but we didn "t know whal we had until we !l tartt~d In roll the film .'· ( In Buffa l o·~ Sl'C ond -degn."e -of-scpa rarton trad1 t1011 . Pot~· , wtfe lr orn fl"ll l'-1 .\n, n .. hnnh' I l"lll"f .. tor his new patents lor ' vaccines to prevent ear tnfecltoru in chil- compet.uon Bernstein a hit in radio, television commercials By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Servtce\ Ed•tor lH Agt.'IK)" to d1 'We auditioned a lot of different writers, but Charles Bernstein was the best. He 's Just great." IA.URA SUT HERlAND \\'d lt JOH\ di e an d hr!<~ two brother~ graduated lrnrn LIH I Although h• ~ trt · ttqu(~, Jrl' 1n one se nse , OYrtes Bernstein h the altk In humorous..._ lk hve rt·.,t tongue - tn " by tal lung about the 'Yellow Page>; thet•k. Bcrmt~..·m t\ umquc tn the not unlyas'phone book ' but ascul way he: hlt·nd:. humo r wuh pomted ture-carnt· r. l thmk we've been able tommcn tary aho ut language. to convey tmportant point~ about " II wo r k...," sJ ys Bernstein , bt~ language itself and m aybe broaden ca u se the "Ye ll ow Page s" an· a tht~ popular nouon about what ht so urce of tdea!l. Thev' ve heen a ._•ra turc it IS and can be." source of tdea!'l for my poetrv. for 1\crnste zn IS the author o f lS an stan ce. The lt :.t 1ngs arc a matt· hooks of poet ry. two boolu of t:.-s nal arttfact of our c ulture and can sa ~·s. and three poetic translat1ons be discussed in those term s. from the t-rench. He ha!<~ edited a "The telephone represent:. thl' numb~r of p1oneenng JOurnah begmnang of the revo lutionary age and a ntho logies as well as a CD. of electroni c language rcproduc" L1ve at the Ear," featunng lueran llon . Like th e telephone ttsrlf, the readings and p e rformances at the telephone book when it first ca me l:.ar Inn. ew York C ity, and a seo ut represented new ideas about ri es of intervi~ws on LINEbreaJ.... communication. Like the culture that p rodu ces i1 , it shift s its form a nationall y distributed public ra and co ntent over time as it marks dio program produced by UB. th e chang ing values we place on He also has wntten librett o~ tor urtatn tdcas . practices and :.c r - operas by composer Ben Yamolinsk1 vtu· s. It tllu st ratt.·s nt·w wa ys '" tha t have been performt.'Cf in Ne" whtch we categonze o ur world.'' York and a lihrctto for composer Ail hough the co mmerc ials dre Dean Drummond 's New BanJ wrv and satirical. Bernstein said, lOur. FGSA plans tribute to Raymond Federman rre11ch Spring Conference to celebrate retirement, contributions ofauth9f. scholar By MARA McGINNIS News Servtce~ E.d1tonal A!.mtant T Ill l 1H l·rt·nth t . r~ldU.IIl' !'.tuJ~..·nl :\"tlli,IIIO/l I I(, ~ .>\ !. .... p.trt ol th ~l'ulnJ i-rt'J1lh !'lpnn~ t tHlkrt·th.t', will hold "t\ I nhull' lt) I{.J ym u nd hdcrman ·· un Apnl Y. followed hr .1 w':.mn on "' 1- r~..·n~. h 1\1argm.t l Wntt,: r,·· nn Apnl 10 Ft>JertHJn , .t grou ndhrt·<tkm g expatment.ll nuvclt ~ t . po ..·t , l:fltll . translator, Samucl l~l'(kt' lt ..,.._ho l:u ,Inti SUNY l>lstl n gui!<~hcd Prnft·' !'lor 111 th~.· I >c:partmt·nt ol l: ngh !> h 111 tht· <:ol l('gt.• of Art!> and ~ttcncc!'l . h.1s rt:.·tlrt~d aftt•r .\5 rc:a r:. .tt B. Tht· conferc n n· w tll lt·kbrate h •tkrnJan'!> retircmt.·nt frmn UH.tnJ hi !> nm trihut ions tn LIB's J·. ngli ~ h . Frt.·n Lh .md CtHnparauve lltt'raturt• (kpa rt mcnb, ~,y:o. ·nll'fl'M' T"i<.·ng, .._o urdina tor of tht• H ;!'lA confl'rl'llu· All rvenb will lw hdJ on thl· ~orth L1mpm .1nd wtll hr lrt' l" .111J npt·n to th ..· puhhL t )n Apn l 7. 111 .1tldtttnn tn th~..· u •nkrL'Il ((' t'Vt' lll' and a' p.Ht ol th ..· \ \ 'nlrlt',J.n·' .11 l-ou r J>Ju, \11 t·r.H\ ~t-rte,, l·cd crrn.lll JnJ rt· no\,· nnl l· rt·tHh ptH' t .\l t~.h~..·l Dq!u' h"tll prt''t'lll ,, pL1t'ln .111d pr"''-. r~..·.JJIIlg .tt 4 p m m tilt' ( t'll tcr h1r tht• Art~ <.. .. rl'l"ll lll~ ~till Ill :\].,tl .• Jt4p. m . Apnll-ih' llll~· atilm prnt'nl.ll!tlll Ill tht· I t'll tt'l hu th~.· Art-. 'xn'l·nmg J{, 1(1111 . Tht·li lm . lltlt'\.l .. Prott'\ I A." tlr " " l <uvl.thn~ :· '' .1 1111\l"d \ttl llJlii'IIHlll OJ ll.lft , ll i\'t". \· hor~..·ography. mush. .tnd ,t .JI Ilk tmag.t•s ha.!'>l'd on Fl'dcrm.an \ non·! "'A \ '01ce m the: Clo~t:t:· Till' Ft.-dcrman Trihu tt· wtlll~gm offiC1.11l y .11 noon nn April q wtth .1 lundJcon, followed hv opt:.·ning rt.· m.Jrk!'l h )' Pres1dent Wi ll ia m R. (;re mer. At I p.m. 111 120 C lemt:rb 11.111. Gc r.trd Bu(ht·r, UB profe!'I!'IOf o l l·renth and compara tive lite rJ · turt•, w1ll gtve a bilingual pre!'lt'nt;ltton titlt•d " Votce in the C:lo1oet: To Inwnt Yr•u Fetll'rman ," fu ll owt.-d by J. I :.\0 p .m . prc scn tatton hy I-ederman on h1 s book '" Aunt R<JChd 's Fur," m which he will dis · lU!>:<t "c ritification and the relat ion ol fic tt on to autobiog raph y." h·dcrman will be mtrodu ced b y long -ttme fnend Hru ct" Jack son. SUNY D i s tin gui!<~hed Proft"sso r in the t>c:partmenl of English in the Collrl!t" of Art!'~ a nd ~c i enLe~ an d ..,<tmucl P. Cape n Prole :.~or nl Amt'rK.Hl< :ulture. At 2 p.m., tht:rt wJII ht· an tnlor · rn.1l p.mcl di!<~CUSSIOn hv l>ougliJ!'I l{l.._t·. l 'n•vcrs•tyof K.cnt -Salc:m; ThoIll.!~ ll.trtl, Univcr~ tt\' of ~!Jhurg : l.trn t>.kt:.t!Teq•, ~an Dtego !'.tJtC:.' l 'nl\1.'n.tty:anJ tt,umaJI.'lt Bob R.JeJel. ,til rduors ol J r{'(ently publtshcd ht l'1!r.tphv un Federman 111leJ '" h'tkrman: !·rom A to X-X-X·X." A tal~ m l:ngltsh h)' Rent'<' Hu bert ••n'"H.cnHwahk Boundarit.-s: lllustra Itun .tnd Hook.1rts " "~ l l follow .lt3 30 p.m . ll c:r hu ~ h.md , ludd D. llu hert , tHit"ntl ·t'(krnt.~n ":<t lttrmrr prok~.~•.nr., wtll spt:ak at 4 p.m. 10 French on "A t-.1argmal Genre: The theme on ridil:u lt• in poe1ry from !~oUCh authors as I >~ uq•, Scarron and Richer." Both !>peakers are profl'l>SOI"!'It'mcriti at tht' UntvcrsityofCal •fornia,lrvim·. Event~ sched - uled for April I0 will be conducted mostly in French and .... feature a student. round ta ble discussion and 1a lks by SC\'eral " marginal " French writers, including Suzanne C rosla , C hristian Onikcpe and lonathan NgatC. Federman's w r itmg:<t have been widely translated in Europe and hf' has a sign ificant following among Arnt:rican university audiences. He won the !-=ranees Stcloff Fiction Pnz.e. -w the("'"""" National Book Award and the Panache Experimental Fi(tio n Prv.e for h1S novei "Double or Nothang." !lis novd, "Smiles on \<\'ashing· ton ~uall."" \\'Oil the AmtTiGm Book Award m 1985. Dunng th e tnbut ..· t"Vcnt. h ·derm.tn w11l bt• pre1oentN wtth a gtft of art that svmboh ze-. ht s life ach 1rvement:. crc:ated by U B stu dt.·nt arttsb Kell y Myer~ and M at t Colt•man . The FC!'lA tS .t ...Yeptmg ~..on trihuti o ns for the gift. l-o r mort~ mformation . contat.:"l There!'~~· T!>C ilg ;It 992 -2 L\4 or v1a t' llldtl.tt ~ volt aire@buffnet.ne t'> . �Aprii 1.1999/Vul. 30. No.16 5 Today martc.s the birth of Canada's newest territOf')'- t'Uil.J\'UI t prn lliiUil ~l-J /lU\1 11,1 \'HUl l ( ...JT'\c.."ll tlUitll thc..·l'.l!olt'rll 1'1(11 111111 nt the..· '\orth ''t''t lt·rntnnc..·, , .....:un,t' ut lllc..'.lll' ·o ur l.uhl " 111 l nul..tllul . th~o.• l.tn gu.lgt· ot llw Inut! who ~o.omprhc..' ~0 pt· r~o.l'nl ,,j r-\un ,1\'ut \ pupu l.1t1n11 Th~o.· < m11llll ltu ~o.o l htrudt·J .1 \\ch ''It' on Nun.l\'ut thttp:/ I www.ccu-cuc.ca/ en/ llbrary/ nunavut.html l wnh.1 kn~'1ll\ l1't ol well L.m.tdhln l 'lll l\ h,,, 'Daughters' to visit UB April22 Annual event will bring 500 young women to campus work sites Ell By MARA McGINNIS News Services Editorial Ass•stan t o f the an n ual n.t ti o na! celebratio n orga ni u d hy th (• Ms. Fo und a ti o n fo r g ir b ages 9- 15. UB wili ho ld its Fo urth A <H I Annual "Take O ur DJu g h tl'rS to Work Day" o n April 22. T he d ead lin e fo r fa c uh y, sta ff .m d stude nts to registt.·r wi th thei r da ugh ters. o r "s urroga te" d a ugh ters, is April 12. UB holdsoncofth e la rgest "l ake O ur O ~u g ht crs to \<Vo rk Day'' pro - grams in th e Buffa lo a rea. It fl'aturcs a diverse. in teract ive program all owing girls to explo re ca reers in such vari ed fields a.s in form ation technology, med icine and bi ological scicn cs, de nt al med icine, law, photography. danllie, business. environmental studi es, a th leti cs, speech and hea ring, rad io broad casting and early chi ld ca re. The day's pu rpose is to expand gi rls' ca reer horizons and in crease th ei r self-cs tt"e m , acco rdi n g to Debo rah Sch iffc rle and Bt.• rn icL' Noblc.co-chairs ofthc UB 'Iakc O ur Daughters to Work DayCommittcr. '' lteccnt research indi cat es' th at th t.• sclf-t.·s tcc m o r m a n~· (:t lrl ' plum me ts hy the llllll' thq• read1 the age o ( 15," nnt t·s Sc hiffcr k "That 's why ou r progr.un will t•m phasi1c a varit.·ty o f t:art·t.·r o p t i o n ~ fo r thcm ,t~s p cc ia ll y th ol'>e in math and sc ience, two fi d d:o. wht•n; g1rl' • stil l lag bch1nd hoys acadcmi callv." As man y 31'> 500 gi rl s arc c..•x pcctt.•d to participatt' lll t h i~ year') program . including 175 g1rh. fnun innl'r-ci t)' Buffalo wh o wi ll he .It · tend ing throu gh l'n.·ve nt ion l·o- tionalphotugraphil pro~.· t''!>t'" .md cus, In ~.. a Buffa lo non-profi t su b- today\ d igit al imagmg. l'o tann· -ahu w and tt.'t'n -pregnancy Corporate :o.ponso~ supportmg tlw preven ti on agc n (~ . l'Vcnt .m.· Buffalo Partners Lmk•ng to Reg istra ti o n w1ll h<:g111 at H:30 AddrcssAdolocent Nl,.'\.'\b.C :hildrl'n\ .1. 111 .. foll owed by opcnmg cc..·rcmu- Fou ndation o f Eri(• Cou nt ~. 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Th,· than 40 s ite~ o n the Nort h and Bead Gall er y. Huffn lu Zou, l-=.1!> 1 Sou th ca mp uSC!'>. Frank!,, Ha rd Rock C.ll('. L.l.!ot.'rt ro n. Mo rni ng sessions will i ndud~..· a M a.~ Hart 's Diner, O ffile hmut urt' tour ofUB 's Phannacy Museum and Center. Ro~.t n ne 's Ha1r "hop and turn·of· the·cen tury apothecary: a S.l. McCullagh. ht-. design -your-own-\\'cb- page lesson: Un ivt.·rsi t v a n d uHlli11U I11 l\ a behind -the-scenes tour o f the Cen- ~po n so r :o. arc Alpha 1'h1 t ) mq;.t. ter fo r the Arts: a cake-decorati ng les- Alpha Ph1 , Div1s1on of Athlctl l!>, son at the UB bakery; a workshop o n C SI·A I o(,ll 1000, l·.11 1ng l >t"H journal-wri ting; a hands-on demon- tkr !> o l \Vc:. tcrn Nt·w Yor k l-.11.. stra tion of new t<.'C hnology for per· uh \ - ~ tud e n t As:o.n~. I.Jt l on. 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Ill ,lflfltllllll.lll~ lhc..·gr.Ull "The..• worJ.. ht· m~ palornll'd I" l ' ){ l't''t'.lrdll'r' h.~:- bt·ndih. n••l •lllh tm \Vl':o.tt' l n Nt'\\ \ttrl..~.·r,, hut fo1 pt't)pk . 1~ ''''' th~.· n,llltlll .h \\t'll �~Uaw.l.ll21 Creeley- ~--' The discussion Will focus on the many joint artistic ventures between Greeley and the panel participants. They will indude fun Dine, the eminent American painttT,sculplorand grapbic artist; John Ownberlain, one ofAmerica's most distinguisb<d sculpto..., not<d for the improvisational air of his colorful we.lded scrap constructions; the proli6cand popular bistorian and author William Lorm Katz, whose documentation of black life in the 19th century overturned many erroneous.,.. sumptions about African American bistory. Texas sculptor }ames Surlswillalso join the talk, as will Jonathan Will- iarns, the idiosyoaatic publish<r of the idiosyncratic =d highly-regarded }arson Press. • poet long ... sociated with Black Mountain Colkge. which Cndey helped to bmd. The panel will be moderated by curator, writer and critic Kevin Power, chair of American literature at the Universiry of Alicante, Spain, whn bas written exteruively on American poetry and arL On the-day. theCastdlaniArt M.-un of Niopra UnMnitY will open its specill Clhi>ilion, "'n Company: Robert Credey's Collaboraticios,• curated by Elizabeth Liala, with. public r=ption fian~ p.m. Tbeesbibitwill run through June 13 b$ntmYding toNewYodr. aty, the University of North Carolina, the UnMrsityofSouth FloridaOmlrmponry Art M.-.m. Stanbd Uni.asity and other sites. Museum bows are w.dnes- daythrougbSarurday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 1-5 p.m. A concurrent exhibition 1p0n.-. sored by the UB Poetry/Rare Boob Collection, Apropos Robert CreekJI will be 00 display Aprill2June 31 in the Poetry/Rare Boob Room, 420 Capen Hall, on UB's North Campus. Tbe exhibit, curated by Robert Bestbolf, will be open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The i:stMtia wiD alao includt • poetry readina. t"eaturin& writtTJ Bobby Louise H•wkins .nd Michael Palmer, wbo also recently wu named to the Board of ChanceJlors of the AAP. The readins is April9 118 p.m. in HallwaJis Contemporary Atu Center, 2495 Main St., Buffalo. Finally, Creeley buffs can g<t jazzed at a pedi>rmaoce for tbe poet by janartistsAaii'Iiaharand Solie lhana Aprill8 at 8 p.m. at HoiJwolls Contemporary Atu Cent<r. UBwomen the stick whm it comes to money." ~--' she added. \ . BRIEl LL ~-·· .. .... ~ LETTF:RS TO THE EDITOR . ~~·-. ~- -..__....,.......... ... . _ ...... ~' J.i ....... llle . . . . . . . . . .. . ......' _,_.._IIIIUII ._. bl ................. ~.~~- Noble stresses that the picture is not entirely negative. "We have certainly been satisfied with administration foUnw-up to some of the tal~ force recommendations, Noble also cited thelnwpercentase of women faculty members; the lnw percmtage of women full professors. the uoder-representation of and we must give credit where female studenu at UB and the ab- credit is due. President Greiner sence of any serious effort to recruit and former Provost Thomas women studenuto UB, particularly Headrick have, I think, attempted in the sciences.. to resolve S<Jf'e of the more <SreThere also is a noticeable dearth gious and l~Qvious pmblerns th.t of women in administrative offices. were r~ m the report." she said. "The bigher you go in the She praised efforts by the adUB bierarcby, the fewer women you ministrati<)l\ to addreas saJ.ry inwill see and th.t's just a bald fact." equities, the opening of a day-care On the academic side, noted Jean center on the North Campds and Dickson, president of UUP's Buf- · the establishment of the Institute falo Chapter, UB's women chain for Resear~ and Education on can be counted on three bands and Women and Gender (IREWG). the women deans on two fingers. Noble added: "For a university Group corwened Itself One recommendation that was to be women-friendly, it needs to helve a critical mass of women in - not foUowed up on was the convolved in university business at all vening by the president of an aslevels. Women, like men , want to sociation of full professon to serve be around othen who share their as an advisement group. "Despite several post-report reperspective and can support new quesu, President Greiner did not ways to resolve. old pmblems. "It benefiu all of us very much." convene the group. So it convened she said, "Men have a great deal to itself, which is a very rare thing,"' Jearn from their female colleagues, she noted. The group is called the Associawh<tber they realize it or not. To ignore that fact in this day and age tion for Women FuU Professors puu us way behind the eight ball (AWFP) and is beaded by Margain terms of creative initiatives and ret Acara, professor of pharmacolrecruiting and keeping top flight ogy and toxicoloir. Noble said the fact that the female faculty and studenu." president did not convene the asSexist patterns Institutionalized sociation has iu plus side because Law Professor Lucinda Finley as a resul~ AWFP is entirely selfagrees. "It is certainly the case," she directed. "We have been influential alsaid, "that specifically sexist patterns in biring, pay and promotion are ready: Noble said. "As a result of v.ry much institutionalized at UB. continued heckling from our That means that those who don't members. I think the administrasuffer the consequences usually fail tion has been more responsive to to see the patterns th~ and having women on important often don't want to hear about it at search committees, wbich means that female candidates may be all from those who do see them. "It's difficult for men to under- taken more serioUsly." Another association for women staod the pr;oblerns pos<d by practices that may benefit them," Finley faculty members that has been added. "They are real pmblerns for formed is composed of the nine women, howevor, and many suffer womm chairs in CoUege ofArts and serious oonsequences as a result Ul- Sciences-the highest number of tirnatelymanywomen,theoneswho female arts-and-sciences chairs in could easily be chairs and deans. but UB's history-who support and unrecognized here, leave and go on educate one another as peer mentors and bring issues to the fore that to distinguished careers elsewhere. "Others look at the numbers might oth~rwise go"undiscussed and say they won't come here to The group calls itself"Women in the teach, do research or to complete Kingdom of the Chairs," a tonguetheir graduate education ,"' she in-cheek reference to the dearth of noted. "They're not blind to what female chairs and deans at UB. This numbers problem, said goes on here. UB is losing a lot by not bringing more women into its Susan Cole, chait of the Classics Department, and Barbara Tedlock, faculty and administration.• chair of the Anthropology Depart- feremial hiring.~ and promoment, bas more to do with gender- tion, sexual~ verbal abuse hued role asaigmqenu th= to ei- are among them and it can D10U ther the number or qualifications things quitr difficull, ""Y stralful." of women faculty at UB, The mentoring project apects Women faculty leaders are par- its first program to be a series of tiwlarlypleased with efforu to pro- tallting panels conducted during mote and publici2e women's schol- the next academic year on such arship by IREWG. ~by subjects as getting tenure, getting Acara and lAbel Marcus. professor fuU professorship, teaching; and oflow. Tbis....-er it praented the committee responsibilitia Women faculty members said a fiJ"II IREWG Distinguisbed Faculty Lecture and JPOnsored a residency disturbing issue is th.t UB is one by a distinguished Canadian multi- of few universities of its size with media artist. Last semester, it held a · no policy regarding sexual harasslecture series and organized the ment. third annual international film fesPolides not gender-spedflc tival, "'About Women.• Finley said the situation is apOn April 16, IREWG will present iu second annual Celebra- palling, since in the absence of even a written policy,much less iu _tion of Women's Scholarship Across Disciplines. reloot.d enforcemen~ the university would be held legally liable for such beotory on Pege )) IREWG also has proven to be a havior. Tbe language of sexual catalyst for connecting. women harassment and ~consensual relafaculty and staff and for linking re- tionship" policies adopted years searchers-both womtn and ago by universities across the U.S. men-from many disciplines with are generally not gender~c. one another and with sources of They are adopted to discourage funding. The institute affiliates predatory sauaJ behavior, a tool with academic women's groups by wbich one person attempu to across campus and throughnut the coerce behavior from ait0ther~ uscountry with which it shares in- ing leverage based in the unequal power relationship between them. formation and resources. The largely male Faculty Senate IREWG is a major sponsor of the new mentoring program for Executive Committee bas argued junior women faculty memben for more !ban a year over both the need and wisdom of. adopting a being conducted by AWFP. policy toward intimate relationNew mentortng protect ships, consensual or not, between "We're looking into possible aca- studenu and faculty. demic support for female faculty '•ne nature of the argumenu and studenu in the sci"ences, in- made against such policies,• says cluding. perhaps a dormitory for Noble, "indicates, despite considwomen's science students and an erable evidence to the contrary, an institute for women in science," absolute denial by some th.t this ·Acara noted. ~This is a very excit- is a problem at UB. ing time for us and I think we're "This is a staod that infuriates the moving with great mergy to sup- nianywomeo berewbo baYesuffered port and expand opportunities for this behavior and; she added , women at UB." "wh<tbertheytbemselves are dim:tly The AWFP mentoring project is invo1wxl or not. they baYe sem its headed by MafY Bisson, professor of detrimental effects on students, facbiology, and Susan Layd>odr.. profes- ulty and staff, and on department" sor of phannacologyand toxicology. and classroom morale. "A policy to repudiate sexual haBisson said she beJiev<s women need more mentoring than men do. rassment or to discourage 'consenWomenfacultymembersagree,say- sual' faculty-~! intimacy is not ing they need .S much help as they an attack on the male faculty and can gtt to Crack UB's 'glass ailing.' staff,' Noble noted. " It is an effort to "Mentoring opportunities are protect both m.les and females fewer for womm at UB th= for from the consequena:s of behavior men," Bisson said, "If most of ber that is going on nnw and here. anQ, colleagues are men. issues that are that is broadly adcnowledged to ofimportant-even crucial-to a ten be troublesome for the iristituwoman's success may oew:r arise or tion and can baYe v.ry serious conmay be discounted. Child care, dif. sequences for the participants." <- �Al!rill,1!11/Vo1.lll.2fi College of Arts and Sciences hosts dialogue BrieD Discussion takes on issues ofrace News- IIJ PATIICIA - A N Editor CISM-among other things-is killing America's cities, the dim:tor of Center for Urban Studies told a White House-sponsored dialogue on race held in the Center for Tomorrow on March 24. In an impassioned commentary outlining a pattern ofdeliberate economic deprivation based on raq: that has occurred in the U.S. in recent decades, Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. noted that "fewer than 60 years ago bla~ and whites in this community shared residential space and attempt& to separate them f.Wed. "Then came a period of rabid racial hatred followed by those with the best jobs and opportunities fleeing the city and leaving the worst off of their fellow citizens in the inner city and on tht bottom rung of the employment ladder. "We have less Ove~ hostile racism today. Why! Because there's much more segregation now than in 1935,"he explained. "We have dying cities full of economically deprived people while hose who can, avoid them by R us·. moving farther and farther our into the country to get away, ru ining farmland , producing concrete sprawl ... vast, undefined 'deopmenu.' It goes to show that rae m ruins a lot of things besides the ·ves of African Americans ... 11 lor was among speakers discussing racial attitudes in the Buffalo area at during ..One America: Conversations That Bring Us Together." Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, it was organized by Brenda Moore, associate professor of sociology. The event was the 38th in a series of discussions about racial affairs in America led by William E. Leftwich, Ill, deputy assistant U.S. secretary of defense for equal opportunity, in cities across the U.S. as part of the White House Initiative on Race. More than 40 individuals-including UB faculty members ~d staff, religious and community lead- ers a,;d political figures-participated in panel discussions,speakiqg ofamoems about racism,tthnocentrism, class conflic:t, cuJttiral repre· sentation, sexism and the class system that much of America denies. iJB !'resident William R. Greiner told the 300 participant&, "The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line," quoting the distinguished American soci ologist and activist. W.E.B. DuBois, author of the pioneering 1903 work, "The SouLs of Black Folks." Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello, who has promoted dialogue across racial and ethnic divides, beginning with his 1998 initiative, Roll Call Against Racism, promised that his administration will develop policies and programs to strengthen all communities and to help bridge the racial gap. Panelist Rodney Appleby of Buffalo State College noted that "a discussion on race is not really discussion of race and color, but discussion of character. If one person uses opportunistic attitudes to take advantage of others, we can't legislate against it. It is character that has to change." Frank Mesiab, longtime president of the Buffalo Olapter of the National Association for the Ad - vancement of Colored People agreed, noting, "Children learn to hate. We need to know what it is in this society that produces this hate in them. It isn't enough to know it's there. Americans must-they must dig out its roots if we are ever to~ a united people." Mesiah said racism can be quashed. "'We learned to hate the Germans and then we learned to hate the Russians and now we've learned to lave the Russians," he said. "and if there was a serious UB departments and called the university's public radio station, WBFO, to task for failing to "represent and serve the diverse community of which they are a part." "Where is the women's programming?"hedemanded. "Where are the stories on and the music of Buffalo's Latinos, Asian-Americans and Indians! How can they call themselves a public radio station when the programming is so one-dimensionaJ?" SPIR has funds to help create jobs m! IIJ UJ.IN COOUIUUM News Services Editor T HE local branch of the • Stnltegic Parthership for lndustriaJ Resurgence (SPlR), based in the School of Engineering and Applied Scienas and administered by the UB Business Alliance, has up to $50,000 available to help small-and medium- • si.ud companits in Western New York create and retain manufacturing and high-technology jobs. In 1998, the state-funded program awarded nearly $200,000 in grants ranging from $500 to $30,000 to more than 40 local companies that were able to add jobs. achieve standards certification and launch new products. "The SPIR grant allowed us to expedite a very impo rtant new 'j)roduct launch as a result of the provided technical assistance. laboratory faci lities and o ther relevant resources," said Richard Greco. senior vice presidr:nt of operatioMire:gulatory affairs for Silipos, a medical device manufacturer based in Niagara .Falls, which was awarded a $20,000 SPIR grant. Ohmcraft, Inc., based in the Rochester s uburb of Honeoye Palls, a manufacturer of speci~lty resistors for electrical campo· nents, rr:ceived an $8,500 grant that allowed it to improve pro· cesses, develop a new product line and create new jobs. "In just two yean,,_,•.., tripled our total ernploymen~ from 20to60," said Frank Collins, president ofOhmcrali. Inc. "Most of those jobs were created as an outgrowth of new business stimulated byour.SPIR grant" FlexOvit USA, Inc .• based in Angola, which manufactures abra· sive grinding wheels , used iiS $9,800 grant to improve productivity and red uce scrap mattrials. The link to UB through the SPIR pr<lgrarn is "crucial in order to maintain a competitive posture in our world market through advanced technology," said jacob lliohan, FlexOvit USA chairman and chief eRcutive officer. SR Instruments of Tonawanda. which ma_nufactures medical scales, used its $4,990 SPIR grant to help the company achieve 150 9000 certification. To qualify for a SPIR grant, projects must be tied directly to 275,000 raised for athletic scholarships love the Germans. Wt learned to effort to accomplish it, we could learn to love one another as well. "It isn'tdone,"hesaid,"because racism serves a pwpooe in this country and we have to """'S"ize that it continues to exist and reveal wby it exists before we can er.odicate it." Several speakers. including Erie County Commissioner of Mental Health Ellen Grant-Bishop and Lana Benatovich, president of the National Conference for Community and Justice, encouraged pressure on corporations for indusion and advancement in the minority work force, to encourage them to give up some power in order to tap into the talent& and creativity of those who have a different perspective, other kindr of knowledge. " What these institutions don't recognize," said anpther panelist. "is that it is they themselves who are losing the mosL This nation won't be a European, white-dominated nation for long. Holding on to the past is a refusal to gtow, to celebrate the inevitable change and to 'become' part of the new A)nerka. It's foolish, childish and wasteful." Andres Garcia, vice president of Kaleida Health for Wesl'side Community Health Services, cited UB as one local institution ~rife with racism." He cited the low number of women, Hispanics, blackl. Asians in retaining or creating manufuctur· ing and high -technology jobs, in creasing company productivi ty or sales and/or maintaining company facilities in New York State. Through the UB program and similar ones at the SUNY univer· si ty centers at Binghamton and Stony Brook, SPIR aims to bolster the state economy by promoting the transfer of knowledge from uni'fersity to industry and by pro· viding consu1tation, technical assis· tance, research faciHties and re · sources for industrial restructuring. Funded by New York State, the SPI R grants will cover up to 50 percent of a project's cost for uti · lizing faculty members, students and other technically trained per· sonnel and fees for using sop histicated research facilities , such as those available at UB. Local firms that would lik< to apply for SPIR grants should submit appliCltions to the UB Business Alliance, which acxq>ts them on an ongoing basis. For more information, amtaa Tun Mat1ulke, SPIR pmj<ct manager at the UB Business Alliance, at 6J6. 2568, fax at 636-5921 or email at <mattliiU@acsu.buffalo.edu>. Rap: ... The Divisio n o f Athletks raised the bar again on the annual Blue and White Club drive to raise funds for scholarships for athletes and once again cleared it with flying colors. The four-week drive netted $275,1 18, well i m -· over its $250,000 goal. Making the feat even more pressive was the fact that this year's goal was $50,000 more than last year's and was raised in two weeks less than previous drives. Andy Hurley, athletics director of development, said final num bers for the drive may exCC'ed $300,000. To put the achievement in perspective, the drive's goal in its first year-just four years agowas S I 00,000. "The success of this drive hmges on the work of our volunteers and team leaders and, needless co say, they put forth a maximum effort and helped us reach a significant goal in the growth of our athletic program," said Hurley...All of our athletes and coaches owe a debt of gratitude to the unselfishness and dedication of these vol · unteers." Gina Collora, president of Hunter Placement, lnc., who chairf'd the fund drive, was confident that the Western New York commu· nity would respond to the challenge. ..There wasn't an o unce of doubt in my heart that we wouldn 't reach our goal," said Collora, a UB grad who played women's basketball at the university... I was very excited for the volunteers and new team leaders who came to the plate and did a great job. The people in the Blue and White Club make the whole process worth while and they are a reflection of the all the people who come out to support UB athletics." Volunteers are needed for Student-Athlete Day 1 Coaches, student·athletes. staff and administrators are in · vited to assist the Office ofStudent·Athlete Sr:rvices and Student · Athlete Advisory Committee, which will host a celebration April 13 in honor of National Student -Athlete Day. About 300 fifth through seventh grade student& from the Buffalo Publk Schools will come to UB for a day of recreation and sports activitjes to be held from 10 a.m. to I p.m. in AJumni Arena. Volunteers are needed to help with activities as well as to be part of the NSAD Committee. Those interested in becoming a comminee member or a volun· teer are asked to email <cummings@acsu.buffaJo.edu > or call645· 3998. 1bree UB faculty members to take part in series of summer seminars at Chautauqua Three members o f the UB facu lty will take part in semi nars this summer produced by The C hautauqu a Department of Religion . These ''C haut auquas within Chautauqua," will focus on intellec · tual inquiry into and theological reflectio n on key issues of con· temporary society, including, "What Is the Chautau<iua Idea of Re· Creation?" ( July 19·23); .. What is th e Chautauqua Idea of Peace?" (July 26-30); " What is the Chautauqua Idea of Beauty?" (Aug. 2-6) and .. What is the C hautauqua Idea of Justice?" (Aug. 9- 13). Among the UB scholars who will join eigh t ,C hautauquans for the seminars are: Claude E. Welch , Jr., Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science; Jeannette Ludwig, assOciate professo r of Modern Languages and Literatures, and Elizabeth Mensch, professor in the School of Law. Randall Falk, rabb1 cmcri tus of Congregation Ohabai Shalom, ashville. Tenn .. who serves on th e adjunct faculty o f Vanderbih 01vmHy School. also will he part of the seminars. The se minars will be held in th(' Hall of tl.'tiS Sions from 3:30 5 p.m ., Monday through Wednesday. On Fnday of each ...,.eel. se minar participants will meet in an open forum 111 Smith Wilkes· Hall to present an interim report ~ummanztng d1scus sio ns of the week and addressing questlonlt r:used 111 the open forum. A report : "Religion in the Public Domain : A Chauta uqu a Open Forum" will be published a t the conclus ion of the sem1 nars. We want to hear your voice The llqH>nff Is UB's community newspa per and we want vou to become involved. 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WolfBlitzer to speak at commencement CNN senior White House correspondent, a UB alumnus, to receive honorary degree T HE university has landed one of its most famou s alumni-Wolf Blitzer, C NN 's senior White House correspondent-as speaker for US's 153,.. commence· ment ceremony, to be held at 10 a.m. May 16 in Alumni Arena. Blitzer, who will be awarded a SUNY honorary doctorate at the ceremony, o ffered to give th e speech when informed of the hon · orary degree by President WiUiam R. Greiner. And Greiner was quick to accept Blitzer's offer. .. Wolf Blit ze r is one of th e world 's m os t tru sted and respected journalists," Grein er said of the 1970 UB graduate. "As both a newspaper and tele- vision reporter, he has reported on many of the mo s t important events in the late 20th ce ntury, maintaining the highest levels of journalistic integrity and excellence," Greiner added. .. He has won awards for his o ut standing coverage of the Persian Gulf War, the Clinton administration and the tragic Oklahoma C ity bombing. He is an inspiration for today's UB students, which is why we arc so delighted that he is returning home to his alma mater to address the Class of '99." frbm the National Acade m y of Cable Programming for its coveragf' One of Blitzer's biggest fans as colleague Douglas Turner, chaef of of the Persian Gulf War. the Washington bureau of The Buffalo News. "Wolf Blitzer maintained his prof<SSional impartiality and integrity Blitzer has cov ered President Ointon since hi!. election m No vember 1992. In addition to being CNN's senior White House cor· IIUTZIJt respondent, he IS host of .. Inside Politics Weekend," which airs at 7:30p.m. o n Saturda}'J, Blitzer, who received a bachelor's andreplaysat !0:30a.m. on Sundays. In 1994, Amerrcan Journali sm degree in history from UB, joined CNN in 1990 and served two years as its military-affairs correspondent at the Pentago n. He was among the team of CNN repon.e:B that won the prestigious Golden Cable Ace Award Revrew cited Blitzer and CNN .ts the overw helming choice of read crs fo r the magazine's coveted Best in the Business Award for "best network coverage of th e Cltn ton administ ration.'' th ro ug hou t the enti re Mom ca t.ewinsky scandal when almost ""· crybody else in the electronic medJa was losing their head,"Tumer noted. "You never knew what WolfBtitzer really thought and that is the mark of a journalist with intellect and dtscipline," Turner added "He showed htmself to be head -and-shouldm above all of tus colleagues. It ts not easy to do what he did-<o repon the news, do talk shows and be behmd the macropho ne all ho urs of the dav and night and never show vour per sonal feelings. I ha'::e tremendous c-u...-c~-,..,.J UB wired? Yahoo! Internet Life says it certainly is • By WDII;OI.DUUM News ServicH Editor College appears as No. I ofTech nology at Utical Rome is No. 95. T's one thing for UB to claim that it's .. wired." It's quile another for Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine to say it. And now it has. According to the May issue of Yahoo! Internet Life, UB is one of the I00 Most Wired Colleges in the U.S. UB, which was no t o n the list last year, is listed 47". Now in its third year, the Yahoo! I 00 is a closely watched barometer of the most technologi ca lly ad vanced college campuses. Landing a spot on the surve}' has become incnasingly tough. with the magazine reporting that it rtc.eived 30 percent more responses this yea r than last,"making the ranking more compedtive than ever.'' UB is th e o nl y univer sity •n Western New York o n the list. Of the three SUNY campuses li sted . UB ranks highest. Ge neseo State 49 and SUNY Institute O ut of a possible sco re of I00 (the top schoo l, Case Western Res e rve University, sco red 9 1), UB sco red a healthy 75.99. "We are delighted to havt> m ade th e list of Yahoo's 100 most wi red co lleges," said Joseph Tufancllo. senio r vice provost for ed ucattonaJ techn o logy. " From no t eve n bein~ listed last year, UB has vau lted to the number 47 position this year." He sa id th at the establishm ent of the new Cent er for Co mputa tio nal Resea rc h . as well as the planned introd uct ion of Access99, l ' B's comp uter-access program for st udents. were probably th e mos t 1mportant factors th at pushed UB into this elite group. In th e " Notes and Co mment~ " section on UB's entry. th e magazane men t io n ed th at UB " 1.., home to a next-genera · ti on version of IBM \ chess - playing Deep Blue super-compu ter,'' a refere nce to the state · of- th e-a rt eq uipment at th e Center for Com pu tationaJ Resea rch. U B's selectaon a!i one of the tor I 00 is .. very h1ghly deserved," sa1d Htnn ch Manen s, asso(ia te vice p restdent for co mputing a nd Ill for mation technology. "Our ca mpu!l stands vt>n• well among its peers. certainly m term~ of ca mpus net\vorktng and th e emphasis th at we a re pla cing o n access to computtng and in forma lion resou rces fo r our students," ht• sa1d. What cont ribu ted to UB's Oern~ hstcd ? The magazm e n01 ed· + the availabiluv o t 1.! . 0~ ~.om pu ters per 100 student!~ • the percentage nf puhh~ ~.om pulers (5 0 pe rcent ) that we rt• pur chased m the past two vear!l • puhhc computers that o~rt> .. ,.111 ahle 24 hours a day/7 da}'S a " 'eck • the fact that 75- per~..t.· nt nf l ' A' dorms a re w1red LIB's strength s an o~..:aJcma~ M eas, suth all the ava al abd11\ ~\I nn lan e regtstra ta on, drop /aJJ (O Urse sc hedules, trans ..: npt ~ .md d1stance learnang also contnhutt-J t o 1t s bemg o n the list Additional critena u!>ed h' ~(,}wc.J' Internet LJfr 10 dcvelopmg tht· ranki.ngs i.ndud<.--d the av.:nlabllll\ ul a computer requarement for studenl" discounts for buytng co mputl.'~; ln;•t; servKe~. such J.~ amount o l Weh space and network file space ~ar.m teed fo1 students; ..:ampus tech MIP port; free alumnt access to lht• "-hool's ncn.-.·ork, and studenl,· .t .. ..,('!'\.' I~\ email accounb for hfc �AprilS.1999Nol. 30.No.27 Kunos a..dt E. \l\lekh, jr, SUNY Dislir>guished S<tvico Prole5o< in tho Department ofl'olitbl Sdonce in tho Collego of Aru and Sdonce, has betn appointed to t h o lOt)' Committee altho U.S.Ivmy C<lfl'Wnlnd and Generol Stall College, fl ~!<an. Tho coAoge awards tho ~ most« of military 11ft and !dence. Eacl1 year, nine indiYic::lt..ra are irMted to join the boatd of~ civilian the instib.rtioo on·its policios. programs and pr>cticos. <ducaton"""'- -~ prot...,. ;, tho ll<partm!rt ­ "' Scionce.,..; Engineemg ~ ., tho Cole]e"' All>.,..;-hasbeen~a $25,000!1"" bythoNr FOI<e<Jffi<eolReseorth toc.onWct .......0. on Information oNvabltyn dsobrted ~.,.....,...lrbmation ... ""'"""in tho wake"' ..... .,..; rnalc.na attadcs is an~ D.- >Uentoda)/sdsbilo.AJ!d.,.....,... Upacf1yoyo's ......0. addresses tho OMiopment ol a"""' rile intrusion de!ection.,..; ......,_, scheme booed "" • sig'lallmg ~Tho fulds ... beU!<d to COI1IO.e t h o - Updlyaya began at thoNrFoceUl>oroloy in Rome. N_Y.Iasl unmer, as wei as ....ate he has conWc:U!dontho~ol a proiDt)'pe system Dorothy f. Glass, prolesso< of a~ hlstoty, has been appointed Chair of the Committee on Professional DeYelopment "' the Medieval Academy of America. Tho committee seeb to assist those at the! beglonjng of their "'"""' ., well \ as~tsct-.oWs.. Cteslaw Z. Prokopayt<. assistant profesor in the Department of I Modem languages aod IJte<a· tures and director of the Center tor Polon StuOes, is tho .otor of a new bool<. •l!nJno Schutz, - . , Documents and lnter'pf"etations,,. published by Peter l;log Publishing. Most altho authors"""' havo contrb.Jted to tho volume concerning this major 20th century writer are 01" 1'\ir.te been associated with UB, including Henry Sussman, professor and associate dean and dnctor of tho c:.ompal>IN< litmllJre progrom ., tho Col· lege of Arts and Sdences; tho late Pet« Heller, prof"""' of Gelman and compan!Mo litmture, and profes>ors judith DomplcowsiU Mitch Green, executive director of the Faculty Student Association, Inc., has more than 20 years experience in the food -service field . Wh•t Is FSA •nd wh•t services does It provide1 f:SA is a not -for -profit co mpany co ntra cted by UB to provide a va n cty of aux ilt a r r ( non -academi() servl(eS to the umversity comm u nlly. FSA ho~ s annual ~les that ex \.eed $14 mdh on. Best known for opera tin g all duung and catering :.crv1ces on hoth campuses. "''e also run th e U BCa rJ office. ca mpu s \.O nvenien ce s tores and candy ~.o unt e r s. athlettc co n cessio n s. L.1 mpu s Tee's and Sweats, vend mg. the C rafts Center and even the Oasb and th e Outfi tters, which rent s recreatlon .tl gear in the 1-. llicott Co mplex . · Have students' eating habits and food preferences changed ove r the yean ? Are students more concerned with nutrition and he•lthy eating these days ? Have their tastes become more sophisticated? Bt·~.au:.t~ callng hJbll!> at hom e h.nt' i..' hJngcd . Studl.'nl s bnng !hmc..• hahll:o; to ca mpu s. Students \\,tnt morr nam c -hrand. familiar p mdud '>, li~c Taco Bell . for cx .1mplc. wlw.:h we ufft.>r at Putnam'~; . rtwv .m: wtlltng to wall for made to -o rder. lrn,h ly prepared items. I he volume of our hccf purchases 1' dnwn. wh1le ~. h1 c ken and turkey .1ft' up . ~tudcnts prefer to cat .-. mallcr mea ls o r :o;nacks through ou t the..· d.J)'. rather than the tradi tional " thrc:.·e square..'!>." They like h reakfa!>t 1tem ' offered at non breakfast times. Overa ll. 1he re IS m c reascd nulrtt1onal awareness. but it l!i " rela ti vely !~ ma ll , albei1 vocal, percentagr whn consistentl y cat " hea lth y" foods; o ur best -se ll ers arc sui! fned foods, burgers. ptz.7..a and J.ll)'thing wuh cheest.>. A!i for so pht sticated t~tes. student s arc seeking the "restaurant cxpc nen cc" they grew up on. They know what I he "hot" food trend s arc. How do you •ccommodate • popul•tlon- student, f.culty and .staff-where • .slgnfflcant percentage comes from out~ side the U.S. 7 V!/e've tri ed to be responsive to the entire university communi t y by including more ethnic foods on o ur menus. Especially in October, which is '' International Month ," we co ntact all major international student groups for suggesti ons on items to incorporate. We also try to accommoda te unique ea ting pattern s. For example. we offer rice o n breakfast menus because many Asian !;tudent!i arc used to eating thi s as part of their m o rn mg meal. \Ve have also developed our o wn wok program 111 Gove rnor 's t o respond to our Asian studen t!;. We hope that by providing a large variely of differt• nt food s, people of any back ground can find menu items they are comfortable eating. Quality of the food seems to • be the enduring gripe of college students n•tlonwlde. How do you monitor cus·tomer satlsfactlon7 How do you h•ndle the lnevlt•ble complaints •bout " mystery meat ?" In I998, an outside consulting firm d1d a maJor surver of FSA's opera tio ns and se rvices . At that time , hundreds of students. faculty and .slaff were surveyed, and their responses led to many changes were currentl y impl ementing. We also do 111- umt surveys, focu s groups. tomment ca rds and bi - monthl~· "Meet the Manager .. events to elicit customer feedback, the results of which are posted in each unit. We offer a "Satisfaction Guaranteed .. policy, by which any unsatisfactory item is replaced or refunded. no . queslions asked. And at"FSA Day," which was on March I in the Stu dent Union, the university commu nity gets the opportunity to sample products and offer input on current and future items. As for "mystery meal." we will gladly explain lo any· one who asks the ingredients and preparation of any item we serve. What sort of ch•nges h•ve you Instituted at UB since you lolned the unh,enlty7 We have made many changes over ohe lasl couple of months. The cafeterias in both Goodyear and Governors havt' been renovated . We have moved Taco Bell to the Putnam's food cou rt and added the Red Hat Deli concept to this unit as well. We have added a made-to-order salad outlet and a Mrs. Rich's Bakeryoullet in Ben's. We expanded the menu at Hubit''s in the Ellicott Complex and also crealed a dining room to suppon the operation. We have updated our Web page to in cl ud e th e residence hall dining menus and have greatly expanded o ur schedule of special events in the dining halls. We have begun a feasi bility study to develop a neY.' dining get bored. We do obis by regu larly introducing new items into ou r cycle menus in the rcsiden - oial diningcenoers and respond ing to customer requests for new items in aJI of our opera tions . Moving Taco Bell t o Putnam's was based on cus tomer request and we ho~ to make a couple of other changes in Putnam's over the summer. Wh•t 's your favorite dish on the UB residence hall menu7 Popcorn ... Actually I a m a big food fan . I rtlll y en JO Y the woker y concept in Governo r's dining hall and the garlic chicken on the regular menu . C hme~ Do you cook7 Yes, but my lime is limned to coo k as much as I'd like. I cook for friends at the h olidays, but that 's kind of a busman's holi day. It 's amazing how much time I spend in the kitchen at olher people 's houses. Bul mostJy I try to eat at FSA's op· erations so I can constantly monitor our products and ser· vice for myself. Wh•t question do you wish I had asked. and how would you h•ve answered lt7 " What are F'SA's futurt' plans?" facility for the Ellicon Complex- Then I could have oold you Wh•t Is the biggest obstKie In pro•ldlng food •nd other servkes to a university the size of UB-wh•t ls essentially • sm•ll city of dose to 30,000 peoplti7 about the new board plans for the residence hall students, the new conve nien ce s tore in It 's a co nstant chaUenge to m ain tain an ever-changing variety of selec tions so our customers don't Hadley Village or the upcom · ing renovations to Richmonq. a nd Red Jacket and elaborate more on the possible changes in ohe Ellicon Complex. and Dorota Glowadul, who obtained their doctorates from UB. REPORTER The Reporttr is a campus community n~per pubhshed by the Office of News Services in the DiVIsion of Unfvers•ty SeMc~. State Unrverslty ol NeYot YoO:. at Buffalo Editonal ofhc~ are at I 36 Crotu Hall, locau~d Amherst, (716) 645·2626 wuetcherlilbuffakt.edu A.uod•te Vke Pruldent for Unlwenlty Servk•s UroleSmith Petro Dlrec:tor of News Services ArthurP~ As~te Director of N-s Senic::u anclldltor Sue WUetch« Asaodate btitor loan Danzig Art Director Rebecca Famham D•slgn ASJistant Ktv~n Bosmski H_, s-vke-t. Edlton Patnc~a Ell~ Dono\·..n Gokib.lum Mary~hSpina ( hrtsti~Vid.ll Editorial Auht.nt M<lr.tMCC.I!I fll} Blitzer Continued from page 1 .1dmmuion forh1111 ." 131ilzer JOI!Wd ( :NN aftt•r :.t'r\'111~ lor I.!\ \'t.'.lr' J:o. the..· \\',,!i hmgtun hu ll'·lll dHellor the..• }t•ru .solcm Po>l In .1dd111on I ll lu:. \\1.1\hii J ~ltln hc..·.11. he..· 1.11\'t'r('d h rc..·,,l..mg \tnnt•, .1mund till' horld lor the..· lll'\\' 'P·IPt.'I . 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" lktwccn WJsh1ngton ..1nd kru ...tlem : A Rl·portc..·r\ :"-Jutdlo<)l.." t l hlord U nl\'t' r:..lt~ Prt'!<>!-, I ~N S l Jnd "lc..•rrll(lr\' 11! IJC'l<>" ( Harp<.·r and Row, 1989) . The stOr)' of Jonathan JJ y Po llard. an Amen ca n mtdlt gence officer convicted of spymg for Israel. the latter wa:-; cued hv 11u· Nnv )Vrk Tmu'S BooJ. R t!l' U'w a:-; Ollt' of ohc moSI nooable books of 1989 Blit7t:'r also hold s J ma ster of arb degree 111 international rel atiOil!i from The John~ Hopkm .. Un Jversit)' School of Advanced In tern.J t ional Studies. �Allri18.1!!!1/Vol l111.17 Senate endorses statement expressing no-confidence in SUNY trustees 11J SUI WUETCHIJI Roporter Editor T he Faculty Senate Tuesday endorsed a statement expressing no confidence in the SUNY Board of Trustees, joining the governance bodies at Stony Brook, Albany and a number of the sy>tein's coUeges in supporting what the statement's originators call an effort to end the "dysfunctional and destructive ac tions of the board of trustees." An unprecedented collabora· tion of the SUNY Faculty Senate posing a mandat<d genenl-education policy for all campuses without thedireainvoMmmtof'legitimate" faculty rq>resentatives, chief academic officen or campus presidents • Disregarding well-established practices of oonsultation, communication and open discussion within the university community and with the board of t:rumes and excluding legitimate representatives of the faculty and professional staff. "We oonsider these aclioos of the board of trustees to be harmful to the fundioningofStm UnMrsityoiNew and United University Professions, Yod<asaquality~ofpublichigb<r the statement calls for the immediate appointment of a new board of trustees "that will property·carry out the statutory mission of the State University of New York." Individual campus Faculty Senates and UUP chapters have been asked to endorse the statement by tomorrow. A formal notification of the vote of no confidence will be announced publicly in Albany on April 20, and faculty members across the state are being asked to wear black armbands that day to protest the trustees' actions. · e statcment.. which the SUNY ulty Senale and UUP have c led a "defining moment" for , cites numerous instances whe the board of trustees has .. faile in its responsibi lities." education, and damaging to its rq>utation and star><tq in the academic commwlity," the J1l<aSUn< states. "We ~ this board of trustees has also disregarded the public's support for public higher education in the Stmof New York. Never before have we so spoken, and we do so now only from the deep conviction tha1 the university is in a time of guat jeopardy." Several UB faculty members speaking at Tuesday's Faculty Senate meeting objected to the inclusion of the hospital issue in the statement, saying that UB does not bave"standing" on the issue bccawe it docs not own a teaching bospital President William ll Greiner bad Among . em a.re: propriate" for the SUNY trustees to look for a model on which to oper- • Allo 'ng ideological views to dictate the academic direction of the university • Seeking to "significantly dis rupt" the public mission of high quality, health-care delivery to the people of New York by attempting to remove SUNY's teaching hospitals from the university • Violating its own policies by im- cautioned senators against basing a vote of no con6dence on the hospital issue, since it was .. not inap- ate the other SUNY medical centers that is similar to UB's and because the issue is ..dearly a matter for co~ective bargaining.n Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and a SUNY senator, said that while he felt UB did not bave stand- ing on the hospital issue, including the issue in the statement was "'critj- cal to the membership of UUP." He said that although support of the statement mizht be interpreted by some as opposition to a genc:raleducation rurriculum-when in fact UB is strongly committed to genc:ral education--he said be objected to the way in which the board ignored SUNY Senate President Vincent Aato's attempts to express his views at the Dec. 15 meeiingat which trustees voted to impose the curriculum. Judith Adams-Volpe, head of Lockwood Library and a SUNY senator, told b~ coUeagues that the trustees' actions have caused .. unredeemable damage to the university." •t(s time to tabo a brave stand on this," She said. She pointed out that although the hospital issue might not affect UB directly, the issue is addressed in the statt:mc:nt in terms ..of what it might do to the health """ofthepoople ~ Yod<...from that point of view, I think it is a sta.ternent we can SUJ'PO(l" John Fisher, professor of pathology and a SUNY senator, said that the board of trustees was trying to "destroy the centers of medical excellence" in SUNY and ..endangering these centers and their mission of teaching medical students to become physicians and physicians to become specialists." He pointed out that UB's five affiliated teaching hospitals could bave their funding cut, like the SUNY teaching hospitals. jerome Yates,prokssorof medicine. said he was concerned that "not every avenue has been explored" in dGiling with the trustees. Changes in the health<are system have made it dil!irult for university hospitals to operate profitably, and many universities art "examining the wisdom" of operating these hospitals, he said. State budget late? It may not be all bad By CHIIISTlM VIDAL News Sefvk~ Editor T HE April! budget dead - line has come and gone in Albany for the 15th year in a row, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, accord ing to Janet Pcnksa, associate vice president for university services. Missing the deadline will give UB more time to pursue its agenda with legislators, Penksa told the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at its March 31 meeting. She outlined the university's advocacy efforts in Albany, which,she said, so &r have met "with some su=." Penksa also offered insight into the budget proc<ss based on her experience as a former member of the legislature's prof=ional staff responSible for preparation of the budget. "It looks like i~s going to be along budget season in Albany,7 she said. Part of the reason for the delay in passing the state budget is the different political philosophies among the governor, senate and assembly, she noted "Everyone agrees there is a state (budtl<l! surplus." Penksa said. But the big question is, how much of a surplus is there, and how should the funds be allocated?The governor, senate and assembly do not agree on the amount of the surplus, "and you can't negotiate a budget until you know what the number is," she said. There also is disagreement over how to use the surplus. The governor and senate are advising fiscal the sena t ~ and governor's office. In generaJ. we're arguing for full bas<' restoration,"' Penks.a said. Both senate and assembly pro - prudence; the assembly takes a less- Tuition Assistance Program and provide funding for new faculry lines in science and technology. Of concern is a measure that conservative approach, she noted. '" The issue is, how much to spend and how much to save." The issue also is how much to spend on higher education. Under the executive budget propt>sed by Gov. Pataki, funding for SUNY took a tremendous hit, and "the total is $200 million to bring higher education home,n Penksa said, with UB's share of the shonfall estimated at S6 million. While both legislative bodies would restore SUNY funding, the senate's proposal falls more than S II million sho~ of full restoration. The assembly's recommendation, in ad dition to fuU restoration , would in - crease funding for higher education by more than $25 million. In terms of base costs, the senate's and the assembly's recommendations both would restore funding for negotiated salary in=ases. The assembly's proposal also would restore funds to cover inllation and revenue loss. although the senate's recommendation does no~ a shortfall of$19.7 million. u.w~·re now focusing efforts on posals would restore funding for the would stretch funding for the fiveyear capital plan into a sixth year. a move that would amount .. essen tially to a 20 percent cut" in capital funding for 1999-2000, Penksa said. Other legislative recommenda - tions,she said. include senate proposals to establish a working group to evaluate the administrative and financialstatusoftheSUNY Rfscarch Foundation_ to establish a ~ggroup to review flexibility issues and the status of revenues at SUNY teaching hosprtalsand to create a newOfli<rofHigher Education and Technology. 3 BrieDy Symposium to focus on the role of public service in promotion, tenure process The Offke of Publk Seni<e and Urban Affaln •nd the Fac. ulty Senate Committee on Public Service will spo nso r the sec · ond annual "Symposium on Publi c Service: Assessi ng Applied Scholarship for Promotion and Tenure" from 2-4 p.m. Mo nday m 250 Baird Hall on the North Campus. The symposium will foc us o n understa ndmg ho w applied schol a rship in public service can be addressed in the develo pm ent of faculty reward structures in prom otton and tenure. Symposium speakers will be Walte r Ellis. as.soc tate dean for aca demic programs, and Devo rah Liebe rman , d irector o f teachmg and learning, both at Po rtland Stat e Umversi ty's Coll ege of Urban a nd Public Affairs. Ellis and Lieberman have wo rked toget her on tss ues related to reshaping Portland State Un iversit y's pro mo tio n a nd tenure poll cies, which now include the scholarship of co mmunit y resea rch Both also serve on the universit y's Assessment Co un ctl , destgned to facilitate greater understanding of the role o f appli ed scho lar ship in the promotion a nd tenure process For more information , ca ll 645 209 7 UB schedules 5-week mini-vet school for pet owners Attention pet ownenl The untversit y's m im -vetennan nwdH.al school wiU be in sess io n from 7- 9 p.m . Thursdays, begmn mg to da y and running th rough May 6 10 Butler Audito num o f Farber Hall on the South Ca mpus. It will be sponsored by the School of MedJ ctne a nd Btomed 1ca l Sciences and the Niagara Frontier Veterinary Societ y. Lectures will include the causes and treatments o f a variety of conditions that affect pets and so me of1the latest advances in veterinary med iCine fro m area practitioners. Each two -hour lecture will fot us o n a subJect covered in veterinary school. Topics and veterinarians who will speak mclude: pet first-aJd, Kn'm Kuhn, Afton AnimaJ Hospital; cancer in animals, Ro~rt Rosenthal, Veterinary. S~c1alists of Rochester; gastrointestinaJ upsets, Patnc1a Tamke, Veterinary Lnternal Medici ne; musculo-skeletal diseases, Rene van Ee, Veterinary Specialists o f Western New Yo rk; endocrine dtseases. David Brummer. O rchard Park Animal Hospital; dental d is orders, David Hansen , Town and Count ry Animal Clinic; behaviof problems. Susan Wylcgala. Cheektowaga Animal Hospital; parasites and zoonotic diseases, William lames Brown , Blue Cross AmmaJ Hospital; o phthalmology, Ktmberly Stanz. Vetennary Specialists of Western New York, and skin and ear disorders. Mtchele Rosenba um. Vetennary Specialists of Rochester Class stzc will be ltmtt ed and advance regt) · trat1on IS required . The cost w11\ be $30 fo r tnd tvtdu als, S4 5 fo r co uples, $25 for sent o r citi ze ns, S40 for se nto r cttt zen coupl es a nd $20 fo r students. T he re wtll be a di scount fo r Mint -Med iCaJ Sc hool Alumnt Assoc1atto n nu· m be r ~ Call 829 -2 196 fo r 1nfor matt o n and reg tstratt on. Ma1or crcd1 1 ca rds are accept ed . Graduation, Student Honors for Reporter's Commencement Extra The ltepottr.r will publish Its ann ual .. Co mme nce me nl Extra·· edition o n May 13. Please send lists of student s rt."Celv tng gradua tion or other hono rs, identifying ho no rs conc1seh• lnfo rma llon must be received no later than April 30. Because of productton requirements, the Repo rter n nl v will al cept information electronically. No fax submissions will be accepted. Information may be submittt"d on disk, spcctfying th e program m which 1t is written and including a printout of aJ1 info rmation co n taincd o n the dt sk, o r by email: <wuctcher@buffalo. edu > All submtssio ns mu st include a conta ct na me. departm ent , Gtm pu s address and daytim e telepho ne number. D1sks mav he dc hv ('red to 136 Cro fts Hall, North Ca mpus. Fo r mo re mform.u JOn . call Sue Wuetchcr. Repo rter ed itor. at 64 5-2626 Assembly proposals in cl ude eliminating funding for the Charter School Institute; m e rgtng the Higher Education Services Corporation and its programs, such as TAP, into the state education depart ment, and providing a $75 million package of tax credits and reduc - tions for businc:sses and other taxpayers involved in w:tiversity-sponsored research and technology transfer. We Want to Hear Your Voice The Reporter Is UB's commumty newspaper and we want vo u 11 1 beco me invo lved. Give us your comments on currenttoptC5 rela ttn g to the university and higher education, as well as on umely subJects m areas of your expertise. We welcome articles, Viewpoi.nt.s, Utters to the Edi tor as well as news items. Send materials to Sue Wuet cher, Reporter editor, 136 Crofts HaJI, Buffalo. N.Y. 14260. O r co nt act utby email at < wuetcher@buffalo.edu>. �41R•pa .._ AJillattlll.ll " - r s given •nnu~~lly to recognize c- Kcompllsh~• ...tee to UB, c--*J Alumni Association to present nine awcuds .,_.nt _ News s.Mces Editor N INF.individuals, eight of them UB alumni, will be honored when the UB Alumni Association holds its annual awards dinner at 6 p.m. April 30 in the . Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. Reci pients will include the president of a major Chinese university, a member of the crew who died aboard the space shuttle Challenger and three eminent Buffalonians. The awards are presented annually to individuals who have distinguished therpselves in their careers or in service to the univer· sity o~ the larger community. Tickrts for the dinner are $50 each. Further information and reservations may be obtained by caiJ. ing 829-2608 by April16. UB President William R. Greiner; Jean C. Powers, president of the Alumni Association, and Donald C. Roberts, chair of the awards committee, will present the awards to: • .......,. T. J. st-.wt. vice president ofAdvest InC:, who will reoeive the Samuel P. Capen Award for notable and ineritorious oontributionHotlle-uniW!Rityahdiufamily. Stewart has for decades given his time, expertise and financial , _ gineerina from UB in 1.990. The dilbd c. Punw .t.word tOr programs to fund hooors scholar- signilicant contributions by gr.duships and to provide financial re- atcs of the Sdlool of J!nsineering sources for management faGulty and Applied Scienasor the former dew:lopmenL He earned a Bacbdor Faculty of Natural Sciences and ofSciena degree from UB in 1948. Mathematics will be awarded to • ..... H • ....... . . chairman .,.,.... 1'. -r.,ter. president of and chief executive officer of Taylor De'l<iceo of North Walsh Duffield Companies, Inc., Tonawanda, and poathumouslyto who will receive the Walter P. c;r...., a. ..... an utronaut Coo.ke Award given to a non- who died oboud the a..Jienaer.. alumnus who has made notable T.ylor bas distinsuished himself and meritorious contributions to nationally and internationally for UB and its family, inftuencing the claipa, prvcluctiaa md oppligrowth and impro•anent of the cation of dmnpina dni<a aoal in university. Walsh hu provided building construction md by the leadership through the UB Foun- military. He reoeived a Bacbdor of dation, the University Honors Science degree from UB in 1971. Jarvis rec:a..d a Bacbclor of SciProgram and the UB Council His successes in fund-raising for UB ence degree in engineering from have profoundly impacted on the UB in 1967. A UB flag the astronaut quality of education at the univer- · carried aboard the OWlenger was returned intact for the dedication sity. • Anoop S. Mollh•, a distin - of Jarvis Hall. His widow, Marcia, guished structural engineer who will accept his award, Distinguished Alumni Awards will receive the George W. Thorn Award, given to a UB graduate un- will be presented to four alumni der 40 who has made national or in recognition of their actptional international contributions in his career aa:omplishment:s, commuor her career 6dd or acadtmic area. nity or university service, research MOkha has distinguished himselfas or scholarly ac_tivity. They are: a structural engineer at Skidmore, • - , 1. S. eM., who received Owings and Merrill of San l'n!n- a bachelor's degree in 1972 and is cisco, one of the world's foremost president of marketing for the architectural engineering firms. He Paramount Domestic Television earned a doctoral degree in civil en- Division of V~.acom, 'Inc., one of IOWUS to the uDMnity, endowing the wadd'alap liYe entertainment md ~ CJIIIIiomeratcs. • -.w I. - . founder, president, chief <2CUtiYe officer and chairman of the.baud of FHC Heabh Systems, the largest privately held company providing behavioral-health aervices in the u.s. and ean.da, and oeamd-largcst mental-health, JllaDal<d-care cxxnponyin tbc llllioCI. I>ooorm ~ ceiwd I Bacbclor of Ana depe in 1958 md a modical clepe in 1962. who holds more duoo 511 U.S. _. fllreign patents fo< ilnna .-M ioo ad!i>p ranging from borne kitchens to surgical suites. He is a specialiat in •real world" chemical applications that can, among other things, reduce the.numbcr of post-operative abdominal adhesions, control microbes in hospitals and contnbute to such well -known consumer products as V"M paper towels. He -urned a Bachelor of·Arts degree in 1938 and a doctorate in 1941. •n- 111. praident ofHnazhong Uni'lersity of Science and Technology, one of China'stop universities. Zbou bas amtributed his knowledge, talent and creativity to higher education in OUna. He is respected by academic communities in his country, as well as internationally. Zbou earned a master's degree in 1981 andadoctoraldegrecin 1984. .,_..,.a-t FSEC hears overview ofnew uniform service fee 11J a .srw. VIDAL News Services Editor verview of the General University Service Fee, / { a new administrative f~ that will be charged to Income Fund Reimbursable, Research Foundation, UB Foundation and Faculty Student Association accounts, beginning July 1, was presented at the March 31 meeting of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. l'he 7 percent fee will apply to funds derived from or related to sponsored programs. projects, activities and services ·that involve university employees or the use of university equipment or facilities. Between SOOand 600 university accounts will be affected by the new fee, according to Leonard Snyder, senior associate vice president in the Office of the Controller. In the past, each of the units administering those funds- !FR. Re: search Foundation, UBF and FSAhad its own set ofpolicies and guidelines, and the fees fo< administering those accounts also varied. "We came to the conclusion that the savings by having a uniform policy would outweigh the costs,• said Susan Ham!en, associate professor of accounting and law, and chair of the Faculty Senate Bud- get Priorities Committee. Each ofthe units dwgingadministrative fees operated under its own set of policies and guidelines and, as a result, there was no consistency in rates, aemptions or waivers. In · addition, each unit charged its own administrative fee and, in the case of 1PR accounts, a maintenanceand-operation fee also was charged. 1FR policies were established by SUNY and provided no denbility at the ~mpus level for setting rates, exemptions or waivers, and a sicnificant portion of the IFR overbeod UICSmlent was not retained on campus. But since jan. 1, each campus has been allowed to~itsown!FR policy and to retain all the fees generated, opening tbc door for UB to develop a campus policy and guidelines regarding a uniform service fee to replace the I)1Yriad administrative and maintenance-and-qpe:ration fees that have been in effect. The General University Service Fee will be charged on all funds · generated through the use of university faculty or staff time, excluding sponsored programs. and/ or the use of university facilities. Exemptions include accounts funded by OYerbcad revenue, such as institutional accounts that support various uniYenity educational, researc:b, public servia, administrative and suppon functions. Also exempt are sponsored-program activity adrnini#Ored by the Research FoUDdation and UBF, as well as accounts where the aervice fee is recovered through the RF qr UBF indirect cost rate. Sponsored prognms are thpse that are supported primarily by an outside sponsor, are conducted over a specified time period, obligate the university to sponsor for the performance of specified aervices or the delivery of specified work products, and are conducted in or on university-owned or -controlled facilities or invo!W the use of university personnel in the coune of their university duties. Further exemptions include clinical practice plans, revenue from the campus' state-appropriated allocation and dormitory income fund reirnbunable. But Robert Boier, pror..ororora1 diagnostic sciences and chair of the senate's Research and Creative 111=tivity Committee, W<>D<Iered if the new service fee would makr things easier for faculty, or put up barriin. The new fee certainly should not put up barrien, Snyder replied, noting that it is hoped that admin· istration of the fee will be more timely and the criteria will be bcrter clarified. Calling it •a better system than the one it's replacing." Baier added that enforcement of the new fee's criteria will be aitiaJ to its sue- cas. According to a memorandum issued Dec. 7 by Senior Vice President Robert J. Wagner, "implementing a unjform service fee...will both simplify policies and procedures, and ensure a consistent cost of doing business. The service fee rateof7 percent is reasonable and will result in lower fees for most programs. It is also expected that this lower rate will be an incentive to expand entrepreneurial activity.• To ease the transition to the new system, a campus-wide committee chaired by K.evin Seitz, associate vice president and controller, has been set up to guide the estal>lisbment, iinplementation and monitoring of the fee, Snyder said. . �~l1111Vi.lkZ7 Drug seen as effective for ADHD .•StUdies show .,LOIS_ - . College and University Rankings on the Web SeMces Editor HE 6nt trial of comparable doses of Ritalin, the standard treatment for children with ottention deficit/hyperactivity disord<r (ADHD),andAdderoll,anotherdnJI used to troat ADHD, bas sbown that Addenlllastsloow:rthan Ritalin and is·at kast as effective. In addition, staff supervising and observing the children during the trial, who were blinded to the treatment regimen, preferred Adderall three-to-one over Ritalin as a continuing.treatme.nL · • Result~ of the study, Jed by William E. Pdbam. professor ofpsychology in the College of Arts and Sci- . encesanddirectorofUB'sAltention Deficit Disorder l'rogJam. appear in the April issue of Prdiatrics. Pelham concluded that. based on the trial findings, Add'erall should be added to the repettoire of effective treatments for ADHD, especially for .children in which Ritalin dissipates rapidly and who need a longer-acting medication. The first studiesofAdderall'saction hadSI.I@III'Siedthatits lastslotll!" thanRitalin's.raisinS possibilityof diminatingamid daseofADHD medication in a requimnent that is inlluSM, potcn ing and often r=lts in ance, Ptlham said. Ritalin . quicldy,andits dfecubegin ish after three ilooB. This designed to compare the ability ofthe t>;u druS' to control ADHD.symptoms over time. on acacl<moc, 5<JCIIImdii!CJ'OIIionol oet· tinp. The children spent nine hours a day in the pnl8X2In. Eadl child .... ceived one of the fuUowing medications twiaa day.CY<r)'day,in random order. 10 mg of Ritalin, 175 mg of Ritalin, 75 mg of Adderoll. 12.5 mg of AdderaJI, or placebo. All children in the study already were taking Ritalin. Each child was rated throughout the day by counselors, teachers and additional trained observers on their success in meeting targ<ted behavioral goals. and each received a daily report card. These adult supervisors also indicated daily if they thought the child was medicated that day or receiving pJaoebo, and if medicated, wb<tber that medication should be part of the child's ·continued treat~ men~ based on the child's behavior. recreational group aettinp and in adliemnent during mo6l classroom activities. • Adderall was at least as effective as Ritalin in improving behavior and academic performance of children with ADHD. • AdderaiJ was generally more ef. fective than Ritalin four-to-five hours after ingestion, a time when Ritalin is expected to have worn off. • Staffrecommended AdderaU spe· cifically as the medication of choice for 52 pucent of the children, with 85 pucent recommending the low dose, while Ritalin was the treatment of choice for 12 pucent of the children. Sixteen pucent did equally wt1J on either medication. • Both medications had minimal side effects at low doses. The trial was funded by Shire Laboratories, makers of Adderall. A dose look at technology's meaning lly PATIIICIA DONOYAH News Sorvtces Editof I N our collective exuberance over the astonishing explosion in the field of information technology during the past two deca~es, we may be overlooking something important: The thoughtful and sustained investigation of its meaning. This observation by the faculty members and graduate students who oomprise the Critical and Cultural Studies in Information Technologies group has led to the~t of a new oourse of study at UB that is among the fil:st of its kind in the na· tion. Called Critical and Cultural Studies in Information Technologies (CCSIT),it is not a formal program, but a cross-<lisciplinary anay of gr,oduate oounes that explore the fot-cesshapingtechnology and its use. Thea::srr groupindudesalliliaud faculty members from the Colletle of ArtsandSciences,theGracluaSchool of Education, the School of Architecture and Planning. and the School of Information and Li>rary Studies. Its formation ~ spurred by Hank Bromley, assodate professor educational leadership and policy, and associate director of the Center for Education and Rtseardl in Technology in the G,:.duate ScbOCII..,of Education, and Thomas Jacobson, associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication in the College of Arts and Scimas. "1<chnooogies .... not just 'things' or - ·,.. 111 Or #5 or maybe 146. People's confidence in collese and univenity raokings always seems to be in direct correlation with how high their favorite instiJutions place. The Collese and Univusity Rankings Web site ( <http://www.llbr..-J.uluc.edu/edx/ r-lngs.htm >) from th"Education and Social Science Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign not only Jisu and links to an extensive assortment of rankings, but also helps to put ranking systems into p<rspective. A clickable menu the left side of every page links to rankings on the World Wide Web covering undergraduate, graduate, business, law, and international (non-U.S.) programs. The U.S. News & World &port's ".edu The Rankings"Weh site, Money MagAZine~"Co l ­ lese Guide Value Rankings" and the National Research Council's "Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States" are there, along with B/aclc Enterprise's "Top 50 Colleses for African Americans" and Mother fonos's "Top 10 Activist Schools." Print resources also are indicated, including the popular Gounnan RqJorts and Barron's Pro· files ofAmerican 0>/legos. And there's a bibliography of articles providing background information on how to evaluate-and why you should be skq>tical-about rankings. Perhaps the most enlightening section of th~ Web site is entitled "Rankings Caution and Controversy," which has links to numerous articles challenging school rankings, including a 1997 article in the Chronicle of Higher Eduattion, "Changes in Annual Collese Guides Fail to Quell Criticisms on Their Validity," and the Collese Board's discussion of"Rankings & Ratings" in its online journal EnroUment Management R<Yiew.Asa countermeasure to charges that many rankingsystems don't adequately explain their criteria, U.S. News & World Report's Web site now includes a series of pages about "How We Rank! Methodology," "Criteria & Weights," "Category Definitions" and "How We Collect Data: the Common Data Set." The raokings and the debate about the.ir validity and usefulness are likely to be With us for a long time. The UI-UC Web site, which is updated frequently, Is certainly one of the best places on the Inte.rnet to access current rankings information and to help us understand what all the fuss is about. For assistance in connecting to the World Wide Web, contact the CIT Htlp D.sk at 645-3542. -Haney Schiller and Will ttepfer, UniverJity Ubrories that technologists use." Jacobson explained. "A more oompl<te underslanding of technology reoognizes it as a function of social investment; a series of social relationships that, in turn, pmduce and support specific cultural values. References to an 'infonnation society; for instance, assume that the information sector is the mo6l important sector in our cuiture and that it should and must be treated in a particular way by all of us. Is it the mo6l important sector! And if it is, what does that mean for us now and in the future?" Through such oourses as "Technology as a Social Practice" and "Cybertheory and 'rechnoculture," "Digital Storytdling" and "Video Analysis,• "International Telecom· munication" and"SociologyofCommunities," students will engage a vari<ty of issues, explore the meaninS' attached to information technology andinvestigatewbobenefitsfromits development and who does not. Pnstbaccalaureate students )Day takeanyoftheooursesinaiticaliT studies, and CCSIT is available as an unofficial doctoral concentration in the Graduate School of Education and the Department of Communi· cation, as wdJ as a minor within these and several other participat· ing academic units. "TTtepluase 'aiticalandcultural studies,'" said )aoobson, "was chosen to sisnaJ both a cohermce built around the questioning of assumptions, the examination of what con- ventionally goes uneaamined and und!:illensed,andthepluralityofapproaches within this shared project." He added that he hopes the new Schooloflnfunnation Studies, a marriageoftheSchooloflnformationand Library Studies and the communicationdepe.rtmentthatwillbeginoperation this summer, will reflect oon· sciouslyon the irnpoct of information ta:hnologies. "Communication thearists tell us that our melbods of communicationandolhert<dmologiesgo a long way to Coon our cultural values,"Jaoobsoosaid,"anditisimportant for us to eaamine those values and their oonsequences to us. "If we're to do more than play catd-a-up,producinglawsafterthef3ct to protect us from the consequences ofnewiniOrmatioo t!dmologies. ...,1) neednewlcindsofcivicorganizations." he added, "those that repn=rt differ. ent perspectives--feminist groups, environmental groups, consumerprot.edioo groups,proiossionaiOIJ!anizations,thooeofeducatorsandolhers *Massive investment in science without...re&ction on longterm considerationsd'itseffict is what has producedenonnousenviroomcntaldam- age. suburban spr1IWI that has decimated our countryside, and other consequeooesthatweregretbutnow have great difficulty controlling," )aoobson said. "If we can begin to question the meaning and oonsequences of new technologies now, ""'may be able to manago its outoomes in mere significant w.rys." BrieD Seminar to focus on mental-health issues affecting women A daylong seminar on mentaJ· health issues affecting women featuring Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, U.S. assistant surgeon general, as keynote speaker will be held April 23 sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry in the School of MediciJ).e and Biomedical Sciences. The seminar will be held in the Radisso n· Hotel and Suites Buffalo, 424 3 Ge nesee St., Cheektowaga. Registration for this special grand ro unds program is $65 for the general public and $60 for faculty and staff of UB and its affiliated institutions. Medical students and residents may attend free of charge. Susan Mcleer, chair of the Department of Psychiatry, will open the program at 8:30a.m., following a continental breakfast. The lecture schedule is: • 8 :45 "Broken Hearts: Wome n, Depression and Ischemic Heart Disease," by Donna Stewart, professor of psychiatry and OB/Gyn at the University of Toronto •.m.- • 10:20 a.m.- "What Makes Granny Run," by Leslie Hartley Lise, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Hawaii • 1 p.m.-"Early Detection and Treatment of Alzheimer's dis- ease," by Gary Small, professor of psychiatry at UCLA • 2 :10 p.m.-"Women's Health: Present and Future," by Rear Adm. Susan Blumenthal. A 3:30 p.m. roundtable discussion moderated by Marion Z. Goldstein, UB associate professor of psychiatry, will wrap up the session. The seminar aims to help atlendtfi understand the gender differences in depression following myocardial infarction or unstable angina, learn about the connection between physical and emotional stressors throughout a woman's lifetime~ learn about the effects of endocrine changes on the brain, recognize early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and determine appropriate thuapy and assess current scientific and health-care policy implications of studies on women. · �&IRapaa.._ A!Kii8.11MUJ.Ie.27 lnt-tlonal event to honor life work of UB Hls..-nlsts J-eading schqlars to address Hispanic conference m · . , PA"niCIA _ , A N News SeM<:es Editor SARIO Ferr~ . Puerto Rico's most ~lebrated and popular author, willjoin eminent critic and editor Diana de Armu Wilson as a featured speaker at "Convergencias Hisp'-nicas: an international Hispanic studies conferen~ to be held tomorrow through Sunday at UB. Ferr~ and de Armas Wilson are twoofthemostdistinguishedscbolars and writen in the field of Hispanic studi~ Although there is a registration fee for those participating in the oonference. their lectures will be free and open to the public. The event is sponsored by the College of Arts and Scien= and its Department of Modem Languages and Literatures. It will honor the life work of two ofUB's most highly regarded Hispanists, Edward Dudley and Mireya Camurati, who will retire this year. Both Dudley and Camurati have authored and edit«! several books. Dudley's most recent is "Endless Text: Don Quixote a.n d The He.rrneneutics of Romance,• whidt was select<d as an outs1anding aca.demic book in English of 1998 by Choia, the magazine of the American Library Associatio!L Camurati specializes in the wnrk of)orge Luis R Borges apd in Latin American llVQIItgllllk li!erature from the early to mid-20th century. Conference oommor Elizabeth ~ assiltant~ciSpu­ where sbe is an auociate isb,said the purpooecitheadoma: is "to fur1hor Hilponilm, !be study ci Hispanic cultures,iocbfins tbooeci Spain and Latin America. and of Latino cultures in !be u.s. "Theoonference will iolluR IOCiiooo ... alltore studies and litaolwe, film and linguistics. and '-ollraa.dpraent~ from Spain, Portup1. Canada, California. Texas and lJtlh. Ferr~ is a very popular and prizewinniDg noveliJt, poet and short fiction writer whoae work is beautifully crafted and considered very accessible to readers. It can be found in virtually every hbrary in the United States. ·Ferr~'s latest book is "Eccentric Neighborhoods,• but her bestkuown novel is "The House on the Lagoon,"" a 1995 nominee for the National Book Awanllt won the Critics Choi~ Award and was a Book of the Month selection that year as weU. Both novels explore the constant historical struggle ~ .Puertq R,ico's. oompeting races, languages, rtligions an'd classes through sensuous tales of upper-class island families. · Ferr~ has spoken at innumerable conferen= in the United States ptciarorofc:omporotiYeliteratures at !be UnMnity of Puerto Rico- ............,... ......... ... .....,., ................ ......... _ .. "'lot.ther ~ ..... .,If-In ......... "-kkl. ... ., .......... ..,._In ... U-5.~ Critic Mark Childress, writing in the New York Trmes Book Riview, noted that her books are not replete with the kind of magic realism that has lovers bursting into flames. Instead, ·be writes, "the magic in Ferr~'s fiction arises from the intertwined aperien= of human beings, carrying the story of 20tb-a:ntury Puerto Rico in the arc of their lives." Her books have been translated into German, Dutch, Frehch, Greek and English. PerU will present a talk in Spanish, "Mi easa es Todas las essas· ("My House is ~ne's House"), at 5 pm.Saturdayin the Center for. Tomorrow on the North Campus. Diana de Mow Wilson is an eminent Hispanilt R.enaiuance scholar whose work, which oombinespoychoonolysis and &:minism. is widely anthologiu<l She has written three books and serwd as sole editor oftbe 1998 Norton edition of CervanteS' "Don Quixote." A professoT ofEngliah at !be University of Denw:r, sbe has lectured and presented invited pspers at conferen= aU over the United States- The author is widely published in eminent journals and has received manyprofasionol bonon_ She wiD lec:tur< in English on "caribbean Convergeoces: Cervantes, J:ldOeand Cannibalism" at 4:30p.m. Friday in !be eem.r lOr Tomorrow. AU other conference sessions will be closed.to aU but conferen~ registrants. The registration fee will be $80 atthedoorofthe Center for Tomorrow. For further information on programming and registration, contact Scarlett at 645-2191, ext. 1197, or log onto the oonferenai Web site at <llllp:/ ,......._ ____,_, .......-v~-'11 > . Admissions criteria in m1dergrad catalog may change FSEC akdfor.input on~ language dealing with academicprepamt.iot?, aa:eptance 8y~YIDAI. News SeMces Editor N OilNGthattbc fa<Uity Senate is responsible for setting the admissions criteria recommended in the university's recruitment materials, Judith Adams-Volpe. director of Lockwood Library and a member ofthesenate'sAdmissionandRetention Committee, asked senators for input on proposed changes to language in UB's undergraduate catalog at the Faculty Senate Executive Committee's March 31 meetiog. The Admission and Retention Committee is recommending changes to statements in the undergraduate catalog dealing with academic preparation for admission, acceptance measurements. supplemental application infOrmation aod individualized admissions. The recommendations are being oonsidered in light of changes in secondary education, such as requiring high-school students to pass five Regen(s exams in prder to graduate, and the tJmd among high schools to no longer c:ala!late rank in class. The proposed change in the statement regarding academic preparation for admission would recommend that students have a Regen(s diploma or its equiwlent in ooursev.uk. and further ....... that students ooosidering eD(!ineering or sci- encecareenb.Moornpidrdfiluryoars ofmathandscionce<DWSeS. The-mentnolooFr..w!dinduden:mmmendations on Enslisb.social studies and second-language studies. Language regarding a=ptance measurements would eliminate the rank-in-class component, and incorporate the possibly applicant's performance on Regent's exams and optional advan~-placement exams. The changes being considered by the committee also would ·ask prospective students to provide supplemental information in addition to completing the SUNYwide application, possibly with the form available in an online format through UB's admissiQns Web site. Emphulze. mid-range profile The committee also recom mended that "individualized admission• criteria be changed to emphasize the recruitment of students who are in the mid-range of UB's accepian~ profile, rather than at the margin of acceptance. Individualized admissions most often are based on documented evidence of special talents or special circumstances, such as creative talent in art, music, theater or writing; special academic achie\lmlent; demonstrated leadership; athletic ability, aod community service_ Special circumstances that may have affected a studenfs academic performan~ also are considered. Nicolas Goodman, viceprtMJStfor uode!graduateeducatioo, told senators to be careful in their consideration nf academic requirements. TheRqplt's~ilrgnodu- atioo is under debate, he said, and....., philosophy, told senators he was mayoot<nd up with asituatim where "appalled" that !be PSEC oould proit's unM:rsal. Tho:re's a Ia\ ci political pose that appliants have a Rqent's disagreemenL ..and UB ought not diploma, "and then jump up and axnmit itsdf to thisauriculum with- down• over the SUNY Board of out doing some iiMstigalion." 1iustees requiring a standard SUNY He also noted that about one- undergraduate curriculum third of high schools do not measure rank in class, and while, in Recommendllllon too generol He also told senators be was "ap- · tl)ose cases, UB estimates where a student would compare to his palled that,., are chasing marginpeers based on previous aperi- ally qualified students,• rather enct with that school, "I person- than top candidates. Both Lilliarn Malav~ associate ally am in favor of dropping it." Samuel Scbac:k, profiesslrcimath- proi:sooro&mingabd instruction, ematics, criticized th~ proposed and Jm>es Holstun.assoc:iatepro{<schange in academic preparation for sor of English. ed>Oed concerns that admission, noting that recommen- !be nMsed academic recommendadations in the current undergradu- tions _,., too peral. and Malavt expressed concern that relying on ate catalog are more specific. "You can m.U it simpler, but stanclanli2lOCI measur.s works against sometimes simplicity is not a vir- ' minority students. Sbe also voiced support foroootinuing !besystem of . tue," be said. individualized admissions, and reStudents 1N1Y bed~ minded senatorslhat UB is a public Schack added that be would not institution with a respoDS1bility to like to see the catalog recommend serve minority students. Robert Baier, professor of oral diapplicants have a Regent's diploma because it might disoourage out-of- agnostic scie:rices. also voiced support for iltdividualized admissions state students from applying. Requiring supplemental infor- requirements, suggesting perhaps mation could have a similar effect, they oould be rolled into supj>lemental information. "I wouldn't be continued. "I don't object to such tilings in want to deny a person the opporprinciple, but keep in mind that tunity to come in through the nor· mal application process,• he said. ev~ry time you ask a student applying to college to do more, you Peter Nickerson, chair of the have erected a burdle...Students Faa!lty Senate, told the oommitmay decide, 'I'm not interest«! in tee to continue its work on information !hit will be listed in future doing aU this extra stuff for William Baumer, professor of undergraduate catalogs. us:· �Aprill1!1!11/'ii.lla.21 Rap a..._ Letters to Reporter _'wide of the Il'lal'k; president saysm To ... . . _ , · ThiJ iJ prompted by two !etten in th< Rqortn'1 "Mallbos," 18 Man:b I !199. Both !etten odd......s UB'• mpontcs to th< SUNY miJJlon rrnew proc<JJ; on< from Prolaooo-Somuel D.Schack. Department o( Mathematics; the · 25. Hanloopi<Jo{ollofthil,and...,.ear· lier clnftl. - - piVrided .,. ibe Faculty -~Commiar<CX>ID1IICIJCin& in mid-r.bnllry.lbt Faculty- Aadmtic~Ciommiltoot.s""""-'11111 oftb<K~and---­ _b<m.,_. olher from Profeuor John C. G. Boot. cha.ir, Department of Manqanent Science aad SyMmu. · In 'my view, bach lcam ... wMie o{ -.-.-tol>oamber l'l'le.lnod· th< mul:on ._iooucl,butthcy,.... th< UJdUI- o { - . .....,bon Iince Doamber 1998. Our approach to the miuion review proaa iJ unique to thiJ catnpUJ.I think. toth<focttbawe . . .,_.inth<miJ.. tionJ<Yicwdiolop. Much pel wiD be ...,.,.s by th< UB CXIrDIDWiity . . _. mmtin tblldioJotue, row aad.,..,.th< """'......Jwodcllmonlbs. Thonb to th< o{ modern ini>rmadon lecbnolosY. that - · mmtc:anbe-byJDYin..,.. eoted party solos tn <lottp:// ...... - ....- , , . ..... t>. wbere'th<......J docwncnullli>o:Umd toJ)II<moftla: ... IYillalil.liJrolltoOC<, and lOr oil to CIXDin<nt upon. 1!orlier i......,.. of moot ofth<K documcnu 00 th< w.b CXliiiD1CDCing in mld-Fd>ruary;andth<..-recentitan, "Miaioo Review" and -"Raponse."fintp<>Jiedon th< w.bwoa March 17 and tbeCllJ!m.l venion went out.Marcb ..... b<m dilioo.th<in th< Iince a inoqCiDa in foil l'l'le. and thcy ..... """"-'~ oopieJ o{ lllil<nbons and foUaws &om our determination to intq.rate our c:unpus academj,c plan· •ins with t h < - office procea.ln my view. all the docummtt now on the Web an: ~ tn thel7 (notl9) queJtlons poled b y - office in their -tolicitation to the 29 ttate campu.aca.ln my view, this was a sood choice on our pan. While It moy provide of· 6cr with more than they bad anticipated. iialso provides thrm and w with a much mort compreb~ review of UB'a plans and aspirationa. and will en- gage them mort dir«dy in our planning efforu. We all Jbould W<lcome the opportunity to work with our system col- leagues on mission and pb.n.s for UB. Since the million review is an ltemr.:e procc:sa, u is ow onprins academic plaJmins proce~~.lll rncmben o{ th< community haw. an opportunity to porticipote Iince Ill o{ thiJ is now ...;t. obleon th< w.b, to all who wish toparticlpote. So join UJ in t h < In the meantime, W<expect tliat th< Faculty Senate Academic Planning Committt< wiD taU the leod role for the Jmate in ruponding to Provost 'frfalt'• contcttu.al CMrView of our c:urrmllituation and his observations ·about dir«tiom we need to take in order to ..... th< monychallenp fac. ins us. I join in his views and in the wiJe and percq>tlvo obtcr>.tionJ aad planning principle. and pJrlUil<lert laid out by l'ro¥oJt Headrick in his 1997 plannins report. All three of .. look forward to hearins from all who willertpF in the process, and particiPJI< in th< dlaJosue. c.ooa.n bioouosofproa:ooisalw.ys _..,butbyJOdoinawe,.,..,.. pnwide,..II>Oib«vlcloryo{proa:ooOY<r our..-~ and =~~:= -~~ -~10< Adlund-~­ - -School of--~ Posting IF-9018. Aalstont{- Prof'es. ...--Doportment of English. Posting llf. 9019. - . c / - - - ~o{ Ot.cuplllonol Therapy, Posting IIF-9020. -.tAuodote --Doportment of SUrgery, Sur· ==~ 1111-~of- surgery, School of Modldne and Bio~ Sdena!s. Posting lf-9022. fU,. -.p.partmont of PharrN<yl'ndlce, -~~~-4ofdole/Ful- =x=- Posting lf-9024. ="'--Y~=~Clnkol Medidno, Posting lf-9025. ==--~~ Clnkoi---Departmont of ""-rnKy Pracllce/Rodies Generol, Posting IF-9027. Clnlcal fU,. -,....._-Department of PilarIN<)' Proctlce/Ao$woll Pori<, Posting IF, 9028. Assodote/Fuii--De- r..t""'~~= dole --Department of Occo- l!"~so=~or90~~try, Assoclot~ull Posting f F-9031. Professor-Department of Psychiatry, ~~~~-~~~.t-:s~=t :F~~;], ClniatiAsslstont-~rt­ ~·• Atltletic:s (Sl-2}-Depart· ment of Athletics, Posting t P-9046. Director. Comrnunlc.otlon (SI.-3)-0epartment of Alhletics, Post· lng IP-9047. CoonlnatDr for Suite/ SeosO<t/Group Tlcloet Sales (5L-3)· Depalt!nenl of Athletics, Posting f p. 9048. Reaultlng ond Ugfblflty Coonllnotor (Sl-2)-Department of~ ~~~~ Department of Athletics, Posting fp. 9050. Assistant- Directo< (SI.-3)-UniYorsity Honon program, Posting tP-9051. Director, Op- =.,~~.;.~~- mation Technology"':'Cng IIP-9052. IAN Systems Sr. Progromrne. AMIyst (SL-4)-Department of Computing and Information Technology, Posting I P-9053. lnstructlonof Pn>grommer (Sl-3)-Walkway Technology Node, Posting t P-9054. s..- Progrommer/ Analyst (Sl-4)-Science and Engi· Deering Node Se<vices, Posting IP9055. Lud Programmer Analyst (Sl-3)-Science and Engineedng Node Se<vices, Posting IP-90S6. Research Study Director-Center for Research on Urban Social Work Pr3ctlce, Posting f R-98105. Resurdl Support Special· 1st-CEDAR, Posting I R-99020. Radlologlal Technldan (part lime)· Women's Health Initiative, Posting #R· 99027. Clinical Nu"" Specialist- ment of Ocrupational Therapy, Posting ff-9034. Women's Health Initiative, Posting IIR99028. Registered Nu"" (part tkne}-Women's Health Initiative, Post- Professional Ing IR-99029. !AIMS Project Assistant-Health Sciences Ubrary, Posting tR-99030. IRIX Systems Adminlstnotor (Sl-4)Center for Computational Resorch, Posting IP-8131 . Senior Dlre<to< of Dewlopment (MP-31)~ fp. 9016. Sr. c..........- Systems Analyst (Sl-4)-Department of Computing and lnformotion Technology, Postitlg tP-9024. Progromrne./ AMIyst.(Sl-3)(two positions ovolloble)· Student Flnac>ces and Recotds, Posting IP-9025, 9026. -...Counseling Center (Sl-6)-Counseflng Center, Posting tP-9027. Director, Opera- ~~~~~~n =~~:::1~~ Posting IP-90:10. -..of c.Planning ond Plocement (SL-5)-Ca· gn~er:.':.'"a~!.':'\'8~~"'~· p.~.~Fri., 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sat, ,...,. Planning and Placemen~ Posting 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ·s Toledo 7, UB 0 Eastern Mlchlpn 6, UB f The--.; <ennis team dropped MAC""""-' opinstToledo. 7-4.on Friday eo-n t1ichlpn, 6-1, on Sabnday. _ . _ _ , . , P r<S/Mnt WalkWoy Technology Node, Posting t P-904i. e - t C - (Sl-2)· Department of Alhletlcs, Posting I P· 9043. Clort< Hol..-.g ~. C - for Sports Clubs (SL·Z)Department of Alhletb, Posting tP9044. ~ for,Opef> flecre. Faculty A .OOW of wort< by senior MfA students in the Oeportmont of Art. College of Aru victories.,..,., three '"""" .. 8udi Susanto defeated his - - 6-4. 7-4, and )Jstln Brdo> _ , 6-3, 6-1. Bod! the men's and__,., tradt teams placed third in Ohio Unlw.nity's Jobs The-- Mid-AmeriCan Conforenc:o opponena Bowlin& Grew\. 7-4,on FridJyand eo-n Mkl>ipn,S.2.on SWrday. Bufblo's B1U came from tho number two and number - produa. Ea.-.. Mlchlpn 5, UB 2 llowlin1 G,_, 7, UB 0 The ...... tennis team lost to ~ut~oor lrac~ an~ Rei~ ca...---· The UB Student Vosual Aru O!ganlz.otion ;, sponsoring an exhibition of wort< by undergrodoate and groduate students In the Doportmont of Art in the Collego of Arts and Sciences In the Center for the Aru Alrium. The .OOW of prints, drawings. photos, designs, computer art and sculpture conlinuos to April19. A thesis exhibition by Sandra Beny will run concurrently in the Mafnstlge exhibition cases. A K~Ure by Berry will be tllhlbltod in the Mainll>ge a..a of the AlriumApril12-16. MEN'S -Concomb-andnothing more.bdiates tbt more important o{ lhopins futur< outa>mes; pro""' is important. but il should not be Events calendar sExhibits _ _ _ ......., lennis IP-9032. Pn>grommer/Anol)'st (Sl· 3)-Student Se<vices Information Tech· nology, Posting t P-9034. Mechanical Designer (SIA)-Unlve!slty Facilities, Posting IP-9035. Trolnlng Gront Profoct Assistant (Sl-2)-UB Bosiness Alliance, Posting fP-9036 . Devek>per (Sl-3)-Department of Computing and Information Technology, Posting fp. 9038. Networt. Monager (Sl-4)· Non-Competitive/Labor Classified Civil Service Building Service Aide (NS-3, part time, temporary) (three positiOns avallable)-University Facilities, Une If to be determined. Competitive Classified Civil Service Cieri< I (SG-6)-CIT/Operational Sup· port Services-Une 126704 . Keyboard Specialist I (SG-6)-Human R esourc~ Services-State Personnel. line 120616. Keyboard Specialist II (SG 9) (M/q-Human Resource Services- State Personnel, line 120788. To obtain morr information on ;ob1 JiJted above. contact Penonnel Servkes ' :t ~":43'C:dt~r:; c::;~~;,, lmtructions. To obtain information on ~~~~~:fi ~sor<d- McOonolcfs lrw!Qtlonal on Saturday. Am-place flnlshen for 8ufblo lndudod Shelly Hamilt.oo in the hi&f> jump (5'10"), Alyda Croak in the pole V>Uit (IO'), Ruth Conlon in the hammer (17T I") and Katie Scoa in the 400-meter hurdleJ ( 1:03.43). Obituaries Erederick Gustav Stoesser, 95, associate clinical professOr of surgery A . . - Ml'¥lce wiN be held April 25 in Juno Beach, Aa, for Frederick Gustrv Stocsser, 95, a Buffalo surgeon who bad S<TV<d as an associate clinical profeSsor of SUCJ!"'Y in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Scienas. Stocsser, who taught at UB for 32 years before his retirement &om private practice in 1969, died March 8 in Waterford Health Care Center, Juno Beach. He had !)!tired to Tequesta, Aa; in 1970. A 1929 graduate ofthe UB medical school, Stoesscr was president of his graduating class. He practiced as a board-certified surgeon from 1940-69 at E.J. Meyer Memorial Hospital and Millard Fillmore Hospital, where he was chief of surgery from 1961-67. He also was a consulting surgeon at DeGraff Memorial Hospital and Lafayene General Hospital during that time. A past president of the Buffalo Surgical Society, be also served as president of the UB Medical Alumni Association, the Buffalo Academy of Medicine and the Millard Fillmore Hospital staff. Stoesser's research included work on the use of hyperbaric oxygen to treat disease and he was instrumental in bringing the first hyperbaric chamber to Buffalo. In 1956, he received a patent fo r a vein stripper and proceeds were turned over to the UB modical school for an endowment to support medical students in financial need. He authored 12 ankles in medical journals. BrieD Students receive Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence Four !a itudonts "-e-.'-- with the 19990lana:Uor'sAward for Student Excdlence, presented March 30 at a .-.ception held in State University Plaza in Albany. OlanceUor John W. Ryan presented awards to Cynthia Rudin, Michael Tackett, Stephen Turkovich and Joshua Walker. A total9f92 awards"""" given to students &om 40 SUNY campuses. "This award is our way of honoring students who have shown th e courage, ability and will to succeed," said Ryan. The award recipients, nomi nated by thei r campuses, have demonstrated outstanding academic achi evement and have received national or international recognition for their efforts. Rudin , a UB Honors Scholai- and a member of Phi Beta Kappa , is the winner of a Barry Goldwate r scholarship. Tackett, a UB H<!nors Scholar, a member of Phi Beta Kappa and winner of a Barry Goldwater scholarship, received the Me rck Index Award for Excellence in Organic Chemistry. Turkovich, a VB Honors Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, has received early acceptance into th e UB School of Medi ci ne and Biomedical Sciences. Walker, winner of the ). Scott Fleming Merit Award, is a member of the Golden Key Honor Society and !he Order of Omega Nati onal Honor Society. �AJ~tlaw.l.k21 · 0,..0 p o n - far Acap&lld . .1:301....._._,, . _ - -Froo. O'lriln Hal. For . . - -.all jld<Cox It 64s.6233. ~ ....... E:=:r =":V:.-r:,~ . ~~:rSC'F:: by · ""'*'~ ·--Milt:=--.... """".....,_,all the TDC 11636-3626. FromCIIsllc.ll-to Quooom--lhe Origin of the S<lv-.ger (Qiiltlon. Prof. Y.C. Leo, Dept. o(Phy>ic.s. 205 Natural Sciences Complex. 3:30 p.m. Free. Sponson!d UB. .::.:= s':r:"o... ,.Ciomlns by _ _ __For..- ~ lnlormollan. all 11645-2292. Tuesday ·13 . Sundily II Milt Hal. ...-=:::.-of ~ __ ·- -~ . =caloge.12:45-4:15 . ~....S!zl.i"t.!\."!':... _......, :;!===140. : T...-.g11p&.1040. 1·2 ~ ·=.e.:=-: ,_.,.,c-..!!:<· _........, :12 ~ · jonoll*l_,. Cenl<r for the . Arts~ 7:30f.m. S20, . $12, Genorofi'IJblic; 18, $10, . UB •ICUI!y. Still and ·Students. . For """"1nformltion, call 64 5. ARTS. 0 .: . : 1 ,........ ~Cneloy's -~-~249SM1in5t.lp.m. . 3.f:r;.~FO. - more lnfonnolloil. all645. 2 -. OIL 1117. a 'c:...a.tw:L ....... ...................... Slloolel~ · =~:e~. to . 5 : 30p.m.~ lectu!e .... ,... (dosed seuions!OqUR Ill S80 r.gislnlion ,..). For"""" . lnformllion, all Prof. ~ Scari<ltlt645-2191 , ext. 1197. -..-..-u.-..,..._ ____ _ prllodpol ---·IT- ....... ..-u.~ . ~~\Wson, ~7Cipen. 101.m.· noon. Fr«. Sponson!d DCC. by . --far of_ll....,// -/leP&>--. ____, u.c,.,.....T-. of---.-. ~-.... lleglnn<n. 109 i..ocloMlod """""""l.lgy. 10:3().11 :30 loo 1 M - · a.m. Fr«(Opon;:J'IDUB _ _ .. _ . =-~,cal~~28. ............... ASOT_......, end·- . Sannlng ~- 1-lp.m. .m"=:~r:-mor< A-- infe<mltlon. call645-3540. Mon's Tennis vs. Tol<do. Un~lty Tennis Cent«, Elliott Complex. 1 p.m. Fr«. ...... :~ __ ... . . . -- ~r:=og-.4 all645-3110. .=-=-ID-A __ :·c-...--. -.... :,..........,_,......... . .._...., - ~=S.10:30 ·=1- Free. For more Wannlllon, col · un.lfte. For"""" ir*Jimldor1. 645-3110. '; · ..-on~- · all CB. oftlcut645-3000. . ASodll-s IOQol . ~::t=.~.::.by - . .......... far-LDw :=c-r::...ut::=~ ~=~-.__,College. 8:45 l .m. to .McGII. Unlv. o l -. · 4p.m. $60. ~by 146 : =~::Sir. - ~~~ : 294) . For more inlonnalion, all P<t<r . Rim> ll64H140. Hontd!.- Hll : ~~:-~ -rr._.-1,,..,__ · The c - . CIIIIICIIdo. ~~-end~ . - . a ~.m. s1o, G<norll . Pubic; ss.- For- lnfannlliorl. aii64.5-MT'S. • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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SUNY Disli1gUshed Professor n the Department c1 Engish, examines art S}'l1'lboizWlg his iiChie\<ements presented April 9 n Clemens Hal at a tJb.rte in honor cl his retirenenl Looking on, from left Kelly Carrigg, Mariame Bagate and Therese Tseng. all cl the Ffencn \..radJate Student Association. The 'Mlri< was created by student artists Kelly Myers and Matt Coleman. FSEC verifies it no confidence in trustees Senate's vote relates to academic issues, not union concerns, committee tells Greiner M EMBERS of the Faculty Senor£ voted DO confidence in the SUNY Board of TrusteesonApril6preciselybecause they have '"no confidence" in the board and not because they wished to aid their union in its collectivebargaining process, members of the senate's executive committee told Praident William R. Greiner at the body's April 7 meeting. Greiner had asked FSEC mem bers to verify his "interpretation" of the senate's action the preceding day in which members endorsed a statement of no confidence in the board of trustees that had been drafted jointly by the SUNY Faculty Senate and United University Professions. He said he ~ly would be asked about the vote by colleagues in sys- portion of ito membership affiliated tem administration, and wanted to with the hospitals. Greiner told senators that he begive an accurate response. Greiner's request came in the lieved system administration W1IS wake of a letter he and other am- making a mist:&U in attributing the pus preSidents rcaived from SUNY vote of no confidence to an attempt Chancellor John W. Ryan in which to influence the collective-hargainRyan charged that the SUNY Fac- ing process. He said he had hoped ulty Senate W1IS wging its.mernbers ·to avoid that appearance by suggestto vote no confidence in the trust· ing at the Faculty Senate meeting on ecs in order to give UUP "an ad- April 6 that senators drop the hospital issue from the statemenL vantage in contract negotiations."' The statement, he said. shoUld be Among the laundry list of grievances against the trustees outlined viewed as "the vehicle through which in the statement of no confidence is the Faculty Sntat< has gone on record an item charging that the board is saying it is unhappy with thewaythe seeking to "significantly disrupt" the SUNY trustees ha"" treated faculty public mission of high -quality interests and responsibilities." He cited two issues that probably health-care delivery to the people of New Y6rk by attempting to remove co uld be considered the " most egregious" examples, from the facSUNY's teaching hospitals from the university. The hospital issue is a key ulty perspective, of trustees' indifone for UUP, which has a significant ferCnce to legitimate .interests on the campuses: the New Palu affair, in which Trustee Candace de Russy asked Ryan to remove New Palu Pr..ident Roger 8owm from office after Bow.n allowed a controversial conference on sexuality to be held on campus, and trustees' imposition of a systemwide generaleducation requirement without input from the campuses. Dennis Malone, SUNY Distin guished Service Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and a SUNY senator, told Greiner that part of the problem with Greiner responding to the chancellor on th e issue is that "Chancellor Rya n is part of the problem, not part of the solution." Malone no ted that Ryan was present , but remained silent, at the Dec. 15 trustees' meeting where c-u..-~-,...6 UB researchers develop crime-fighting tools 11y llliN CCIUIMUM News SeMces Editor SOM noteo---liketheinusonein the JonBmet Ramsey murder case-<lDd other handwritten documents that provide dues to Criminal cases may soon be easier to analyze, thanks to new software being developed by UB computer scientists. Researchers in the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR) are being awarded a gnmt from the Nationallnstitute of Justice (Nll) to develop computer-assisted, handwriting-analysis tools for forensic applications. The new tools will for the first forcement investigators quantitative methods for analyzing handwriting in an effort to identify writers of documents who also may be suspects in criminal cases. CEDAR is the largest research center in the world devoted to developing new technol(>gies that can recognize and read human hand writing. In the United States, il is the only center in a universi ty where researchers in artificial intelligence are applying pattern-recognition techniques to the problem of reading human handwriting. For more than lOyears.CEDAR's largest research project has been developing and refining the software now used by the U.S. Postal Service to read and interpret handwritten addresses on envelopes. CEDAR researchers continue to refine and improve it for the USPS, as well as for Australia Post, which also has adopted the CEDAR system. That expertise att:r.lcted the attention of the National Institute of Justice, which invited CEDAR to compete for this grant. Ironically, according to Sargur Srihari, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the UB Department of Computer Science and Engineering and director of CEDAR, the Nl) project requires rl'Se'3rchers to look at human handwriting from a diff~rent perspective than that required by the Postal Service project. "Previously. \.YC never were interested in who the author was." said Srihari. "The main focus of our Handwritten Address Interpretation system W1IS always to say, •What is common or average about this handwritten address,' not 'What is special.' But with this project, we will be saying, 'What is special about thisr~ Current efforts to analyze hu man handwriting in criminal or civil cases have involved obtaining samples of writing from potential suspects or witnesses and then comparing them with the writing in the· document in question. In the JonBenet Ramsey case, for example. potential suspects, in cluding friends of the Ramseys, were made to write some of the same words that appeared in the ransom note so that investigators could compare them with the original document. In another high -profile investigation. Monica Lewinsky, accord ing to the Starr Report, also was made to submi t sam ples of her writing for analysts to compare with handwritten notes found during th e investigation by the Office of The Independent Coun sel. At th e same time, many lesssensat ional cases have involved forged wills and other handwril · ten documents. But because relatively few. if any. objective criteria currently exist for analyzing handwriting, it has yet to be regarded with the same ~-p...-4 �~ 1~ 111/Vtl.ll.ll __ .. ____ ----- ..................... _.............. .... __ .....,.. ....... ..... Jerry McC;ulre joined UB this semester as director of the Office of Technology Transfer and·Ucensing after a 27-year career in marketing and technology transfer with Westinghouse Electric Corp. inventions; marlcdins. which promotes the sale of t1B t«boooogy; licensins. which plaas UB t<dmolI am responsible for the three main functions of the deponmenL We facilitate the patenting proaoo for inYelllioosolUB faculty and staB; marled globally all UB t«bnooogy with an emphasis on 5Upport to firms Jo. cated within New Yorit and &llilt Jo. cal business dew:lopment through utili!ation oflllklrMn t«bnooogy and intdleaual property. _.. ,_.,..._.......,. ,....- .......... ~1 ogy in the bands ol other orpnizations capable ol <Xli1IIIX!tiali it to the bendit ol all, and adminiltration, which pides and moaiton all ol the other dements. This rer..-1 eftOrt bas theoupport olUB's _ __ ........., ...... ..... .. .............,. ..,.....,__1 senioradminUualion and is considered. top priority of the university. _, At ....................... ~ My biggest priority is to create I would oay within minutes offor'Wealth through the utilization ofUB mulating the idea, if JlO"ible. A!; ' strange u that may sound, I betechnology., Tht .definition of the tiew: that Tedtnology 1'rarlskr and term "wealth" in this cue may be Licrnsing can provide services to best described in the following an inventor at all points in the crepoints that comprise the prime obativity timeline. For example, with jectiYes for t«bnooogy tramlier at tbe the traditional academic preaure university level: facilitate oommer- to "publish or perish," premature cialization of raeardt results and public disclosure may nullify the university inventions tor the public patent rigbu of an inventor. Guid. good; induce closer tits to industry; ance from Technology Transfer generate ina>m<; create ao environ- and Licensing may mitipk discloment that .-.wards, retains and re- sure co.n arw for UB inventorJ. cruits creative faculty to UB, and promote economic growth rtgion·~_, ally, nationally and globally. __ ...... ...... ............ ....... .............. ,.. ........, '' ., ............ _.,T......._ __ .... .._.,.7 _..........,7 . ------- A!; part of the t1B Business Alliance, we ha1, a mission and commitment to be flexible, rcsponsiYe and enrre= preneurial Therefore, in concert with the alliance's priorities, Technology Tnnsfer and Licensing will be getting back to the basics of tedlnology transC.r as I know them. W. will focus on the four basic eltmenu of a technology- transfer office. These are intellectual property, w!Uch establishes the value of t1B -~ Don't be afraid to use your aeativity, no matter what subject is........! by the idea. It does DOt haw: to be a cutting-edge tedmology or oome from a proli>und cliocipline to haw: an impact on the .....nl. Some of the most imporiantinventionsspawned from simple ideas produced by addressing a pera:iwd problem -·..-clt)r--- ............. rwt-Wt ,..,.....-Its...,.__ .._.. Wh8t d-M Itt or --..-.7 lllffele, .... - . . . . . fit Both cili<o shore similar experieDas and traits. Both haw: had to doal with the virtuol diminalion olalart!e ind_umial bare; both have • strong oommunity opirit and an <:>rrdlmt work-dhic in their worldon:e One of the aspects utiliml by the load<.sbip in the economic ~ in Westm! l'tnn~y~Ymia-toaooiltin the generation ol woalth tllrouBh technolosies provided by ill two great reoeud> unMnibos. Canqit Mellon UniYenilyand the Uoiwnity of l'ittsbwJh. I believe Bu1litlo bas a similar situation with t1B and Roswoll Parle. Theoe and the tedmology that they ~ will play a pM>cal role in Western NewYorl<'sea>n<mic:rmval __ .. ,........., .......... __ _.,_ TAP d . . 1111 . . . . . . . . . . . llo7 My Weotirtpouse career bepn in 1971 as an dectriatl.,..u-r from the UnMnityoll'ittsbwJII. Wtthin • rrw ,an. my responsibiliti< includal in~ licensiiJ8 and 1technology transfer. WeJtinsbouse bas alway$ been • world leader in technology trans(cr. For a number of yean. royolty in<:ome oa:ounll!d tor-25 penmt ol"'" <X!IJlOnlioo's inalme. WeJtinsbousehad. dive<sified producllline, - doins basic raeardt and plo<led a 1art1e em· pbasis 011 international 1ioensing. This afforded me the opportunity to complet£ licensiiJ8apemmts ii! ~ than 40 CXlWltries 00 six diffem!toont:inentsduringmy 20-plus years in t<dmology transC.rfdr the company. ., ,..,.. .., ....., ,.... Yes, 1\oeoem "}eny Maptft." f oe JIOIIm IICCUStOID<d to ""'""' the 4ncnt on the li<a ol pooplewboapea 10m Cnaioc ID ditapj c· appear upOII finl ~ - r.. cndundthealoto"....... me the 111011<)'. Jerry;" ...... ~thdeoa. the notoriety bas aenoed tolplllt~wilhiiiiD)' people around the world. The ....... e.perialce fw:etXXJUn· tered on tbiJ IUbject occumd during my lut trip to LatiD America. The "fuss" had died u.s.. down in the but my arrivol in South America coiocidod with the ta.-oltbe film oourh olthe bonia-. I can't count the Olllllbeof times during tbot mo-.-~< aiptbot Jwosdmiodholdor,.._ taurant.-...noliooobywmypropridon bdiovins I - a prmk caller when I mentioned the namr that the raenaboo- ID be under. I now can fillly c:mpothioe with all tbooe "rqp.ttor illls" out~ t.-.1 " " - Gwnp! ........................ .... ......., ,._.._,_ I haw: a :zo..,...-old 1011 wbo il a rabid Bullilo llillo 6ut. Nolwith- ............. ,........ ..... .............. _ ~tbatbe-bom,roiaed and llilllioa in PilllbuiJb. ----lt7 What do you lillc bat about B~cY. My...._,. -wei be "the people!" They go out of their way to make you Rei "at home.• Thanks, llulfalo! B~dmgfurfuefuttrre m Conference tiJ focus on environmental~ in commercial, Tt?Sidential amstrnction llJ EI.LDI COUIUUM as for community leaden and any- News s.Mas Editor one interested in reducing the impact of the built environment o.n the natural environment. T HE construction and operation of commer- cial and residential buildings is a costly endeavor, in environmental as well as economic terms. However, a small but growing group of architects and other professionals in the in· dustry are beginning to strive toward environmental sustoinability in their buildings and projects. On April 26-28; both technical and nontechnical issues of thi s quiet revolution will be tJPlored in "Building for the Future: Sustainable Building Design and Construction Training Workshop." Sponsored by t1B and the New York State Energy Research and Devdopment Authority (NYSERDA), it will be held in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. Geared toward a broad audi ence, the conference will be useful for professionals in the field, such as architects, designers. planners, engineers, developers, builders and building code officials, as well Natlonll experts to be fulured One of the first conferences of its kind in the state. "Building tor the. Future" will feature national <Jq><l1S in sustainable design from Steven Winter Associates of Norwalk, Conn., and Washington, D.C. SWA has been involved in awiy nationally ricognized commercial and institutional buildings. inclUding the Four Tunes Square Tow'er in New York City, which puts to use many sustainable design principles. Also presenting will be Hillary Brown, assistant commissioner, New York City Department o f Design and Construction, and Craig Kneeland, project nianager for green buildings at NYSERDA. Walter Simpson, UB energy officer, will describe the univenity's effuns in the~ of environmental stewardship and building design and retrofiL · The conference will offer in- structioo in how to apply •green• building strategies. including site c:xperitnce irutituting energy con£erVation and applying grem prin- selection, building orientation, dayligbting and other solar re- ciples in its campus operatioM. sources, environmentally friendly building materials and wayo to Create healthy indoor environments. Participants also willltam about some of the unexpected bendits of sustainable design, such as market performance, reduced costs aod resoun:e consumptioo,.bigberproductivity and improved human health. Also to be discussed will be · New· York State's proposed tax credit for grem design ofbuildins:< . Software demouslratlous Shoring ........ "Wt know from our own experienoc that swWnable dtoipt prin-_ ciples can make a huge diffa-ence," Simpson explained. "New construction is vuy resowce-inten5M and building-deoi8Jt decisions affect operating costs and environmental impacts for decades to come. Now, wt: have a chance to shore some of our knowledge and that of national experts with the rest of the community." The conference was made possible by NYSERDA:s co-sponsorship with t1B and by support from 50 other local aod ~tatewide organizations. For information and registration, contact Simpson via phone at 829-3535, faxat 829-2704 or email New softwatt programs that enhance the ability to design and evaluate energy-dlicient buildings also will be demonstrated. A free panel diJcussion on "The House of the Future," hosted by the School of Architecture and Planning, will be held from 6:30- at <eca.I1Ms dHdcs buf&lo edu>. 8 p.m. April 27 in 30 I Crosby Hall Workshop and rqiatratioa inon the South Campus. fonoation is available at <llltp:/ According to Simpson, the con- . , ..................,.-.left/ ference developed from UB's own fiiC/...............>. �Aarill~ 19!19/Yt l.k28 __ ---- IIepa..._ Public service scholarship .,Works!wP speakers discuss its role in faculty promotion,.tenure "Scholanhipofcommunityservice and iu .relative importance hu a lot 10 do with the culture of an institution. The need for a university to identify with and help so1oe the nee<14 and probkms of iu community hu a lot 10 do with survival and pinins political suppon," EJJia expWned •community outreach bas helped us (PSU) to build and maintain a group of alliances very Waltl!llil,asanciokdeanofurban beneficial to helping funding at and public affairs at PSU, and our institution,• be said. Devorab Ueberman, director of Ueberman recognized that sevteachins and leamin& empbuiud era! misconceptions aiot around that while ebanBin& the piddines . defining scholarahip; particularly for promotion-and-tenure policy to scholarship of public service. To public aervice can be "iQ- clarify whether an activity can be vigoratins and enri<:bin8." it does consideral scbolarsbip. she says. it notbovetodenigraleaistingpolicy. should meet the followins aiu.ria; "Aswe(inhisJ>erecluc:ation)la!k requires a hisb lew! of disc::iplineinaeasinsJy about the role and va- rdaled e.patiae,breab oewsroun<I lidity of public aervice, recosnizing or is innovative, can be r<plicated or ' thescholarahipofpublicserviceis elaborated upon, ciao be docua way of enrichins. broadening and mented, can be peer-rmewed and diversiqoing the way we assess basasignificanceorimpactamtriJ>. scholarship," Ellis told' faculty utingtoalargerbodyofknowJedse. members attending a workahop on She emphasized that these crite·~g Applied Scholarship for ria hold true for all scholarly activiPromotion and Tenure.• "It is a ties,whethertbeytakepl.aceinalab, more-beigbten<d assessment ofthe class,aom or community iogency. underlying bedrock values•llftnc Ellis and Lieberman also noted ditional scholarship.• that whether the faculty member Ellis explained that in order to gets paid for a particular publicbegin assessing an<\ acknowledg- service activity is irrelevant. What ing public service, PSU first had matters, they maintained, is to redefine its mission statement whether or not the activity fs peerand then rewri~ the Rromotion- reviewed and contributes to a and-tenure guideliries to reward greater body of knoWiedg_e. faculty for such actiVities. However, the presenters emphaOne of the problems with siz<!Itbatnnn-scbolarlyprofessional, changing the guidelines, the pre- university and community service is senters noted, .is that the process expected of all faculty members and will fundamentally change an "cannot be substituted for distininstitution's culture. lt..i, guishedperfonnancrinoneormore R EPRESENTATIVES from Portland State Univenlty cleacribecl to UB and Buffalo State eon<&" faculty memben Monday how they have worked 10 bro.den the definition of scholarship in their univenity's promotion-andtenure policy to include publicservice activities. recosruu of the categories of professional academic work.• Another point made during the symposium was that since UB faculty members already are engaged in scholarly public-service activities, changing the promotion-and-tenure policy to recognize these activities simply would mean documenting such activities in a new framework. The President's Review Board at UB is working on revising its po.licies to better recognize faculty members' public-service activities (See related story, page 6). Ellis and Lieberman discussed the importance of a wdl-developed dossier and provided outlines for organizing a dossier, including bow to document effectively the scholarship of teaching. research and public-service activities. ,.A welldeveloped dossier makes the process so much easier and cleaner, and gives the faculty member a much fairer assessment," noted Ellis. In response to participants' inquiries, Ellis and Lieberman explained that by recognizing public-service activities as scholarthip, such activities will not be considered as replacements for traWtional scholarship activities when a fiiculty member is evaluated for promotion or tenure, but rafher 'wiU enhance a faculty member's dossier and may offer a slight advantage in the process. Lieberman suggested administrators and faculty members engage in dialogues to discuss and help define what public-service activi ties they would conside r "scholarship /' versus what is "plain, old community service."' Friedan to give Stockton Kimball lecture at Spring Clinical Day . , lOIS IIAIIIIt News Services Edito< B ETTY Friedan, consid- ered the foremost feminist of the 20th century, will p~esent the Stockton Kimball lecture May I at tbe 62nd annual Spring Clinical Day, ,.iuch will be devoted to women's bealth issues. Spring Clinical Day is sponsored by the MedicaiAiumni~tion of the School of Medicine and Bio. medical Sciences. The event, to be held in1he Buffalo Marriott, 1340 Millersport Higbway, Amherst, will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude with an awards luncheon. Friedan will speak a'i II a.m. Her topic will be "Better Than Medicine: Women's Empo:~rment." The registration fee for the full day is $55, or $10 for medical interns, residents and fellows. Duespaying alumni attend at no cost. Reservations for the lecture alone are $5, and for the luncheon, $15. Reservations close tomorrow. No registrations for the lecture will be !liken at the door. Friedan is a founder of the National Organiution fo~ Women (NOW) and the author of "The Feminine Mystique," pubiW!edin 1963 and a major catalyst for the professor of gynecology-obstetrics women's movement. Her most re- and chair emeritus of gynecologic cent book, "Beyond Gender: The oncology at .Roswell Park Cancer · New Politics of Work and Institute Fam-.ly." was published in • &:SO a.m.- " Breast Cancer Diagnosis: An 1997. She currently is distinUpdate," Wende W. guished visiting professor at Young, founder of the Cornell UniversitY's School Elizabeth Wende Breast of Industrial and Labor ReClinic in Rochester and lations, where she directs a clinical professor of diagnostic radiology at the project aimed at reshaping pub.lic policy on the issue of work University of Rochester and family, sponsored by the • 9:20a.m.-"Breast Cancer and School:S Institute for Women and Women's Health," by Stephen B. Work. She has been a dislin - Edge, UB associate professor of guished visiting professor at the surgety and chief of breast surgery University of Southern California, at Roswell Park Cancer Institute New York University, George Ma- • 9:50 a.m.-"Genetic Risk As son University, Mt. Vernon College sessment and Testing for Breast and Florida International Univer- and Ovarian Ca ncer: Practices, ·sity, and an adjunct scholar at the Perils and Promises." Carolyn D. Wilson International Center for Farrell, UB clinical instructor of Scholars at the Smithsonian lnsti- pediatrics, director of clinical getution. ..netic services and nurse practiOinical sessions will address up- tioner and genetic counselor at dates on breast and ovarian cancer. Roswell Park Cancer Institute Student research exhibits will be Topics and presenters will be: • &:ZO a.111.- "Gilda Radner: on view throughout the morning. Could Ovarian Cancer Screening Alumni Achievement Awards will Have ·Made a Difference? ... M. be presented at the luncheon to Steven Piver, founder and director Elizabeth Olmsted Ross, '39; )ames of the Gilda Radner Familial Ova- E. Youker, ' 54; Lawrence W. Way, rian Cancer Registry, UB clinical '59, and Stephen Scheiber, '64. (TCIE), assisted four local. companies in receiving more than $336,000 in training grants from the Economic Development Fund (EDF) of New York State in the fourth quarter of 1998. · The UB Business Aniance now is the largest recipient of New York S.tate training grants. In the past fo ur years, 95 percent of the applications submitted by the UB Business Alliance on behalf of its customers received funding from the state. The recent grants were awarded through the Empire State DevelOpment Corporation to Buffalo Chiria. Ingram Micro, Protective Closures Company and life Technologies, Inc., who are using the funds for capital improvements, skill upgrades for existing employees and stra>gthening the quality of the company's internal trainers and training programs. The $38,130 training grant awarded to Buffalo China is allowing the company to compete more effectively in the tableware industry by providing training initiatives for management and skilled-trades employees in ,the wake of an incentive provided by the state that prompted Oneida Ltd. to consolidate its distribution at Buffalo China. The $169,783 JOBS Now training grant awarded to Ingram Micro is enabling the company to strengthen its internal tr.iining program through facilities expansion and trainer certification programs. Life Technologies, Inc., which recently revolutionized its world wide distribution system by centralizing its order-entry operations at its Grand Island facility, will be able to successfully implement the new process by using the $49,952 grant to train customer-ser· viCe and manufacturing employees. The $78,426 grant awarded to Protective Closures Company, a division of Mark rv Industries, will assist the management team•s focus on quality and long-term planning issues as it expands 'the company's facility on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo. For more infonnation on the UB Business Alliance's training-grant administration program and other programs designed to assist businesses, call636-2568, send email to prv-TCIE@buffalo.edu or visit its Web site at <www.uHIIIance.buffalo.edu>. Oozfest time-·-here's mud in your eye and everywhere else It'll be • ·d own -and-dirty day of mud-play April 24 as hund~eds of volleyball players from the U.S. and Canada compete in the 15th annual Oozfest on the North Campus. The event is sponsored by the University Student Alumni Board (USAB ), the student affiliate of the UB Alumni Association. Touted as the largest. continuous, voUeyball-in-the-mud contest on a U.S. coU<&" or university qunpus, some 96 teams will slip. slide and compete for prizes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the mud pit behind UB Stadium. Oozfest .has grown from a few funloving teams that wanted to hit a few over the net in a muddy field to a UB tradition that attracts hundreds of serio us players. as well as fans who cheer o n their filthy favorites. There are several returning teams. including the tuxedo-dad crew !D"de up of alumni living in the Washington, D.C., area with the unlikely moniker of Poached Trout in a Whit? Wme Sauce. The SII 0 registration fee paid by each team of six to eight players benefits USAB's annual J. Scott Aerning Merit Award scholarship. Aerning was a Conner em:utive director of the Office of Alumni Relations. Players will receive free team photos, commemorative programs, food and tee shirts featuring a referee equipped with a whistle, hat and sunglasses. half buried in mud, designed by Rana Grieco. Hot shower facilities will be provided. There'D be contests and prizes for the dirtiest and cleanest teams at the end of the event. Music will be provided by the local band Good Fudge and UB's acclaimed singing Buffalo Chips. Volun~cludingstaff, faculty, students, alumni and members of the communil)'---<lre needed to~ run scores to the judges and work in the food tent, according to co-chairs Michelle Lord and Jason Majewski. Anyone interested in receiving more informalion or in volunteer· ing at the event should call the alumni office at 829-2608. Those assisting with Oozfest include the Getzville Fire Department; the CoUege Store; Domino's Pizza; WRUB, the UB student radio station; the Alumni Association; Delta Sonic Car Wash, and Lasertron. In addition, Studio Arena Theate.r; Amherst Theater; Anderson's Frozen Custard, Inc.; the Buffalo Zoo; Campus Tees and Sweats; the undergraduate Student Association; UB Bookstore; UB Dining Services; UB Residence Hall Association, and First USA Bank. Also, Tun Horton Donuts, Kaplan Co., Buffalo Blizzard So=r,Artparl<. UB Engineering Alumni Association, UB Print and Mail Service. Bill Marshall and Ed Majchrowi(z. �41Reparies A!Jnlll. 1999/Vol JU.No18 Celebrated architect to lecture a t UB Libeskind sees architecture as 'spiritual domain' ThM'I be 00 equestriln OYOnb01the~ <NW"~t,.the By PATRJClA DONOVAN But"""" Newman c.ntm It UB. INn 150 people .... ecpocU!d to partlcipote 01 the SK race ond 2K ..... thlt ... begin It 10 &.m. Moy 8 •t St. )ooeph's l.lr'Mnity Cludl. 3269 Milo St. A porty wiN folkJw the race •t noon. with trophies for the fnt three finishers in various age and gender divisions, IS wei IS for the first-place winners from among UB malo and fomalo studontt. Tho """ is named tor the dlurch steeples , _ the Sou<ll Cifnll'A. Starting ond ending •t the c:hurdl, the route viii con...,. along IMnsf- ond Bailey ~to Main Street. Rogislr3lion ... be hold .. St. """""'' from 8:30-9:30 &.m. Moy 8 . ~lion ... be hold ~ from noon to 4 p.m. May 7 CMJ 636-74951or men lnformaoon. Pre"egi5tration,.. per ponon • 112 u.s. flnll. 116 Utnidiin; <OCe day, 115 U.S. I 20 Canocian. Th<costlorlJBstudenttis l lO. Pmc<eds will benefit Jl'09'3f11' ot the Newman Centen. MFC sets teleconference on student services Student service and support 1ft often the most~ e4ements n the suc:ceu tX failure ~ ~ ogy-Oased educ.ltion. Students ....., ..,, "'!jisteo" eosiy, get mateia!JiatrO<get""';, the 'Y'" tern, get llJmed olf and drop OUl To address that !Ubjed. Milafd and 1n fluen11al tht·ort"tt tal po)twar ar~..h1 It'Ll who on ly rc l('fltl v ha.) :.t•t•n h1:. wnrk heco me llt~\h . Ht !l exu·pt10 na l and stun JedaratHHl of the fa il ure o f rt·a .. on to produ1..e fundamenta l 10 ''~ht toto human .. be1ng .~ l' mqut· and often startling. tht'\' .m:. he sa1d "a danon ~.all to tho)e who ueate anythmg to remvent !he human relatton shtp \Oo'lth th e 'P'rtt, and thus open the door to a rww era ot ~o.reattvtt y and m'vcn ttun .. H1 ' uln trovcrs taJ hut bnl lianth .. unLclved dC"s1gn for the lt'\Oo'tsh Museum m Berhn, an fan . lt·J one lfltll to dub h1m "t h t' my11 th. ol I tndenstra.)Se." the streC"t on wh tLh the mu se um o;ta nd) l.thesktnd Will present d lt."dun: .. ponso rcd hy the ~ h ool of Ar1..h1 tt"l..lUre and Plannang at 5:30p.m tomorrow Ill 114 Wende Hall on the '\outh Lamp us The talk t!l fret' 11! .. har~e and opl'n to tht· puhlil II \Oo'tll takt.· pla~..e Ill lOilllt'ctton ""tth " Maq~1nal 'tp.H c A Pre~..!) .' a h\ tht• l ' K Jt \ussrnan . prnlt'\ '~IT u l ~..ompa rJii\'t' htt"raturc~. an...! ,\khrJ dd ll.hfJ~hl. .t"''+.I<Jtt· prt~ will bring IDg<lhe< experts ;, sllJclont ""'*"'and distlonce 1oomOlg ....., ... dsam WllfS to =ate - Poetry winners to read from works vmn.n ot student poeiJ)I con- their"""' ........ read from at noon tnmom>w 01the Special Collections Roocing Room. 420 Copen Hal1 on the North Campu>. Those reoding Include Dayatro ~. wW'wler, and Kim rclauonshtp w1th the !tpmt "hut rt'u1vwrcd from a d 1ffercnt f'"KIInt of Vlt"W, bcanng m mtnd !.he t'Xpenenc.o oi tht" lOth crntury. AJ though umo. art dark and complex. there t.s hope and we mtght lx at the verge o f a tremendous creative era." n1ng butldmg~. he ha.!o :-.cud . are a ft'\ ""'and stall, effec!M!. student.frien<ly - ~..elehrated I t."n ter lot th<' \tudy ol \pall.', l1llmon! College confemu on "The 'Third Bement Student SeMces frx ()is. tanco and Distributed l.eonW1g'" from 3-4:30 p.m. today ;, 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus. Tho teleconf...nce, open to UB facully ond 1 101 .. hould nut h< rem.stated," he sa1<l wmpo\!Uill ur~.tllJ7ed wil-. - .10J h.t,c:J un d1t1cn:nl pnnuplt·, N~ Set"VICC~ ldt!Of tl'J tw l l ~..·nn· !n lttwskmd\ Vlt''-' , ~u~h h.n rdr .. dll tht• II oint ,lu~t. ll aro!>h ll n.t .mJ tht· m.tm ~l'nuudt·, ,111J hru t ..dh l'nfor~nl Jaa~p11:-a ~ "' mal hun~ \•t rdu~et'' un thrt•t• +.IHliJ llt'lll~ •'Vt.'tlhl· pa..,t It-" dnJJt·~ .art' tht· rt·.,ult 11 1 rat1onah sm . tht' d\ 'liillptmn that rt"a:.on .tn d t'Xf)t'fl ,·nu•, ratht·r than th t· nonratton.tl ,tn• th ,~ lu nd.t rlll'lltal .. n tt' n.t 1n the "'lutum o l proh lt'nl !> .. t·rnm rHt'-' ,m," LJhe!>k.I!IJ h.t.~ '-''rtttt"n ," cvt·n human ~..rea t1nn w1!1 hJvt· ltl U Hll t' Jhout 111 a totaJh dtl Clvnielewia. honcnble mention, Ac.idemy ot Amoricon Poets Poetry Prt>:e; Anna Foontis, winner, and }effrey L fhe .. mystery" of architect ure an tmponant p lact" tn o~.-<.up • e!lo sc mbles a mass1ve, brokrn sh1p, l1heskand 's wo r k. Hr co ns1der.s agro und 10 the alien com. Its toteno r IS a senes of tortured, oddly shaped corndors and arcane v1sual references., illuminated by the light from a thousand wmdows, aiJ but five un ique. The resuJt ts a ~nse of mystc:now but sacred space. Libeskind has bttn saJd to have a profo und desare to represent an upenenct of architectur~ armed at the liberation of spacr. The task of a.rchltecture, he has sa1d, ts to map the sensibilitJes of literature, math emat ics, music, astrology, philosophy and o ther fields , and to add somelhmg else---something new. fresh, J=VWusly unknown. He has recetved such awards as the prest1gious Ftrst Pnze of the l.rone dt Pietra at the Vemce 1\tennale . 1985. 1n 1987. he was 10 · v11ed to the last urban destgn com pt'tJ tJ o n o f th e InternatiOnal architecture tu be a spmtuaJ domam , a realm of anv1sible presence 1ha1 deals w1Lh th e unspeakable Thas sensab1 h1y as very mu ch m ev1de nce an the arch it ect's first ~o.o mplet ed bu lldan g, the FehA Nusshaum Budd1n g Os nahrU c k . t.e rmany . wh iC h opened 1n 1998. An extensiOn o t the Ct ty's Mu~um of Cultural Hts· wry, 11 IS dediCated to the life and work of N ussbaum, a maJo r 20th ~..tntury German artast. The museum desagn as based on d system of anterrdated bnes sym bolumg Nussbaum 's restlessn~. exLie and has search fo r onentatlon. I he mazc · hke butldmg uses wood , ~..u n ~o.re t e dlld 1.1m s heetmg, and an ~..o rpor a tt: ) a 17th ~..entury hndge un~..overed dunn~ .. o nslrucuon rhe lntC:fiOT SpaLe IS a moodv anJ V I ~> Uall y arrestmg St"nes o l co r r.Jor) dnd s pau~~ whu:.e unusual .. hapn .t.nd Sal.fed aura a re pru Ju~..ed. an part. In unusual natural h~hlirl~ In fa.._-t,tht· buddmg 1t:.dl ha., Jn aura u l pres<'ntlment tha t ~t·La ll s the light :nfu:.eJ pawll np ul MarJ.. 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He has published m many jour1M~ and 15 the fo under of Archltec · t ure lntermundtum, wtuch., he says. " fun~..,,ons as a laborato ry for those mterested m the hfe of arch.neaure, mdependent o f o ffice rouune and msttrutlo naJt7..ed curncuJa .. othl"T Burghauser, hono<Jble mention, friends of the Univonity Ub<ories Undefgroduote Poetry Prize; Rebecca Man~. winner, The ScriWen Prize, and Steve'~ Helm icld and S.nth JM Kolberg. winnen, The: M hur Axlert>d Memorial Award. The UB communitybimlitodtoon.nd. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sending Letters to the RlpOtter Tho Rtport..-wolcorne lettm .-~en comrnenl>lg on its stories ond mntonl LeiiM 5hould be 1mted to 800 words ond may be edited lor Slylo ond length. Let""'IT"lJ5tirdJdethe writrl's name. address ond • dlytimep h o n e - l o r - Be"""" of spacr li'nitations, the 11<port<rcannot JXblish aliettm .... celvod. They ITlJ5t b e - t , . 9 a.m. Monday to be CXIIllidmd lor pubiation .. thlt ................ 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Using an animal model, researchers found that treating the inner ear with leupeptin before exposure to high-levd noise, comparable to a jet engine, reduced the loss of sensory hair oells by 60 pereenL Hair cdls convert sound waves into dectrical impulses that are sent to the brain. Ltupcptin, however, did not protect against the damaging effec ts of th.e anti -can cer drug carboplatin that can cause deafness in treated patients. Results of the study, lead by Ri chard ). Salvi, professor of communicative disorders and sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences and co-director of the center, ap· pear in the current issue (Vol. 10, No. 4) of Neurpfleport. "The results are very exciting for two reasons," Salvi said ... First, they provide d ues to the cdlular events that lead to sensory-cell death in the inner ear. Second, they suggest a potential drug-therapy approach to protecting the ea r against sound damage." Salvi, his colleagues at UB, and collaborators Alfred Stracher and Abraham Shulman, both at the SUNY Health Science Center at Brnoldyn, have been investigating ways to protect the auditory system from darnajje via noise and ototoxic drugs. common causes of deafuess in Western societies. ,. .......... _,. adllng- dMJ ...... . ,..._... ....., .... musc ular 3trophy in ca ses o f trauma o r geneti c di so rders ." Stracher noted. Salvi and oolleagues set out to de- termine if leupeptin also could protect the sensory hair cells in the ear from noise and ototoxic drugs such as carboplatin-knowing that such insults cause an in crease in caJpains-and thus prevent hearing loss. RKHAIIO SALVI controls. of aU animals Results served from the noise exposure study showed massive loss of hair cells in the ears not treated with leupeptin, while only a few hair cells were missing in the treated ear. This study was based on tbe knowledge that, in many cases. degeneration of nerve function is caused by a cascade of events, beginning with a trauma that induces an increase of calcium in nerve ceUs. Excess calcium, in turn, increases the levd of enzymes called caJpains, which promote the breakdown of proteins and other faaors critical to nerve functioning. "Drugs that inhibit the action of calpains-leupeptin is o nehave been shown to decrease or preve nt destruction of n erve functioning th_a t results in neuro - News Services Editor F EMALE soccer players were able to perform longer at a higher intensity on a diet composed of 35 percent fat than on diets of 27 percent fat or 24 percent fa1, researchers at UB have found. The higher-fat diet, achieved by adding peanuts to the athletes' normal diet, had no effect on weight, percentage of body fat, heart rate or blood pressure, findings showed. ' Peter). Horvath, associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Ex.ercise and Nutrition Sciences in the School of Health Related Professions, will present the study on Monday at the annual meeting of.lhe Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biologybeing held in Washington, D.C. 'ine women went 1.2 to 1.5 kilometers farther before reaching exhaustion while doing very-high speed in - tho high-fat diet, compared to the lower-fut diets,• said Horvath."That is really a striking difference. " Women are better fat metabolizers than men. Our earlier diewystudies with male and female competitive runners showed thai while both improved their performance on a higher-fat diet, women benefited more than me:n. One im plication of these findings is that di etary m:omme:ndations for women athletes should be different from men's," he said The study involved nine female collegiate so=r players who ate three diets in a randomized crossover design-their normal diet, normal diet plus 41 5 calories of oil-roasted peanuts per day, or normal diet plus an equal amount of extra calories from carbohydrate-rich energy bars. The women consumed each diet for seven days during the luteal phase (the second half) of the menstrual cycle, when a woman's ability to mrubolize fat is greatest, Horvath said. Carbohydrate intake was highest-3 percent of total caloriesduring the energy-bar diet. and lowest 51 perce.nt~uring the peanut diet. Fat was highest during the peanut diet-35 percent-versus 24 percent on the energy-bar d1et. Pro· tein and calorie intake. and caJon ~. expendi ture remained essenuallv the same across the three diets. Endurance testing was des1gned to mimic soccer play, usmg ' constant speed running ~ and running at different ~ rates on a trcadmiU, plus · forward running with a y . ..,.. ~ ~ History and Life, and Historical Abstracts, are n..o w available o n BISON at < http://ubllb . buffalo .edu / llbrarle s/ e -resources / hlstory.html >. America: History and Life focuses o n the histo ry of the United States and Canada from prehistory to th e present. It covers key English -language historical journals, selected histo n cal journals from major co untnes. state and local history jo urnals a nd a targeted selection of journals fro m related disciptines. Published since 1964. the database contains more than 400,000 bibliographic records . Historical Ab stracu indexes the historical literature from the rest of the world (it ududes North America ) fro m 1450 to the I 05 decibels. The left ears as~~~~=~~~~!~!~~~; A similar study, designed to determine if leupeptin would pro ted against hair-celJ loss caused by carboplatin, showed leupeptin offered no protection, Salvi said. Additional resea rchers on the study were Jain Wang and Dalian Ding, research scientists in the Center for Hearing and Deafness. The research was supported in part by the Martha Entenmann Tinnitus Research Foundation . ·-Female soccer _p_layers perform . better on high-fat diet, researchers find IIJ' LOIS IIAitEII Two mafor abstracting and lnduJng sources fo r history, Amenca.. The researchers treated to noise, at 100 d ecibels or _..,...__....daonage." side-step maneuver performed on a force plate. The athJetes were tested until exhaustion on the seventh day of ea ch diet. Treadmill speed in - creased progressively. which meant the longer the athletes performed the harder they had to work. Results showed that the soccer players traveled about 15 percent farther on the peanut diet than on normaJ diet with or without energy bars, with no lessening of muscle performan ce, as measured by the fo rce plate. "When women consumed the high -fat diet , the y performed longer at th e highest intensity," Horvat h said. Dista nces were 11 .2 km on the high-fat diet, I 0 km on the normaJ diet and 9. 7 km on the high -carbohydrate diet. "These resu lts support our thesas that supplementing the diets of female athletes with peanuts or other fat sources can help build up their energy reserves and improve performa nce," Horvath said. "A low-fat diet may result in a poore r performance for women in a long, mtermittently intense sport like soccer. especially during the late r phase o f the menstrual cycle." Additional researchers on th e study were Rita Genovese, Ba rbara O'Reilly. Renee Melton-Bork and Louise G ilchrist, all of the Depart ment of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, and lohn Leddy. clinical assistant professor of o rthopaedics and assistant directo r of the Sports Medicine Institute. The study was funded by a grant from Shcar/ Kershman lab, In t. 5 Premier Sources for History on BISON the right cochlea of chin chillas with leupeptin for 14 days. On the fifth day, some of the animals were exposed ~~~~g;j ............ tDpral8dlng- Repariac present. Published since 1954. 11 IS the largest bibliographic database for world history. Both da tabases are searchable by keyword. subject keywo rd , autho r/edtt o r, title, language, document type and time period. Another great BISON resource for historians is Archives USA <http:// an:h'-s.chlldwydt.com/ >.This database provodes on formation on primary source materials from more than 4,800 archjval and manuscript repositories in the United States. Archives USA draws from three major information sources: the Directo ry of Arch1ves and Manuscript Repositories in the United States (DAMRUS). the National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) and the National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (NIDS ). The database may be searched using "Colleaoon Search" and/o r .. Repository Search." .. ColJection Search .. may be quened b} subject keywords, for material from particular dates or pen od s. and for materials located in a panicular repository or in spectfi c towns or states. '" Repository Search" will give the full address of reposito ries and . if available. a hotlinked address for the repository's Web site. HistoricaJ sites beyond UB on the Web are highlighted by the Lockwood Library guide "Jn Search of His1ory: An Internet Sa m pier" < http://ubllb.buff•lo.edu/ llbr•rles/ unlts/ lmi/ Collectlons/ h lst lnter. html>. Among the many significant h1sto n cal Web sites listed are Index of Resources for Historians, whi ch tnc.ludes more than 4 ,000 link s b y subject < http :// ukan•l a . cc.uk•ns.edu:IO/ hlstory/ > and H-Net , whi ch features more tha n 100 electronic di scussion lists including Cinema History, H1 stor v of Childhood and Yo uth . Labor Histor y. etc . < http :/ / h net2..msu.edu/ ::>. . For more it~formatzorr orz hzstory resources, contact Charles D'Amello at lddoarl@ocsu.bujfalo.edu. or by phoroe ar 645-281 7_ Forassosume< '" coro necring to tht World Wule Web. COfllt.la the Help DesJ.. at645-J542. en:. --Gemma DeVInney and Don Hartm•n, Umver11ty L1brones BrieDy _ Financial aid office wins two national awards EiJ The Offke of Flnai\d•l Aid to Stu dents has received nationaJ recognition for projec ts that enhano: service to students. UB received two awards-to taling SJS ,OOO---of only eight presented this year by the SaJhe Mae Educat1 on l mutu t ~.· Th e awards recognize UB's direct loa n cnt rame ..:ou niidmg o n th e VVeb. and the umvcrsity 's finan cial-ald. tow.:h tn nc.· telepho nt• ,om ponent. The entrance·((JUnseling co mponent pl.tc.c.'' the.· L"..) lk pa rtmt·nt nl Education vid eo o n th r fin a nu a l a1d \\·d, 'I t ~.· < http : / I wlngs.buffalo.edu/ servk:es/ fln-•kf>. \~:h e rr ~.tuJcnt.' . . an vtc·w It from the1r homes and dormitory roo m ~. An ada pt tw lJ Ul~, l•u nn al rl' ....-a., Jc.· ..-eloped to emure that student s haw graspt.--c:l the llllormath)ll m the.· video. The other award -w1nnmg program all o\" )t ud enb tu dwd.. 110 the status of their financial -a1d apph Latum ' a nd ad1m1 .1nJ d~~.c.·~~t their awards vta tou ch -to ne pho m·. Th e ~. tud e m ·~ 3Ht'ptanH· 11! .1n award o n the vo i ce- res pon ~e systrm upd ates th e :)1gm.1 \ tuJrnt -\ 1d Management (SAM ) 111 real ttm e. ~~~ ~. t a ff time and doJJ.u, .1re '·1''-''-l h)' the redu ction 10 the net.-d fo r d.lt a l"ntn Th e awards are to he u.M.:-d to prov1de need -h.bc.·J ~rant'''' I'·'' d own the balanLt' o f ed uca tumalloa ns fo r )d t'ltt'd <oiUJ cnh Informatio n o n UB\ award -wmnmg p rotc..·~.-h w11! he m.:luJc.•c.lm .1 hook.let to he se nt to fin ancial -atd p rofc..·~•nll.l i ' .u..rth~ the.• ~.nuntn �6 Repamlam Allrill~ 19!1WUI.Ie.28 Obituaries Memorial to Peter Heller to be held Saturday A mernort..lln honor of the l•t• Peter HeUer, professor emeritus of modern languages and literatures who died Nov. 7, 1998, Will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the Emeritus Center in Hall on the South Campus. Colleagu .., friends and family will gather to honor his memory. The event is being organized by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures in the College of Arts and Scienc... and the Heller family. Heller, a scholar who wrote and published poetry and fiction in German and English, served as chair of the ._... former Department of German and Slavic Languages, and as acting chair of the Department of Modern Languages"and Literatures. He also founded the Graduate Group in Modern German Studi.. and served as director of graduate studies in German. Patricia Coty-Loncto, 48, MCEER information services manager A Celebration of •-branc:e wu held April 7 in Cooper Funeral Home, Niagara Falls, for Patricia Ann Coty-Loncto, 48, manager of information services at the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER), headquartered at UB. Coty died April 3 in her North Tonawanda home after a 4- 1/2 year battJe against breast cancer. Coty, who held a bachelor's degree in biology and master's degrees in library science and education from UBt Joined th e earthquake center as an information specialist in 1987 and .. tablished the information service, along with iu first manager, Jim Webster. She became manager in I 989. In I 993, she received the Sl!NY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Profasional Service. The author of numerous artides on earthquake information, library managemen and media studies, she was a member of 1M advisory oomrnittee of thf ational Information Service for Earthquake Engineering at the U · of California at Berkeley and served as secmary of the Upstate New Yor chapter of the Special J..ibraries Association. Before joining CEER, she was administrator of special projects for the Western ew York Library Resources Co uncil and earlier served as associate director/associate Jjbrarian in the UB Science and Engineering Library. Coty was a local and national advocate for breast cancer research. She founded the Breast Cancer Discussion and Support Group of the Tonawandas and in 1997, received the annual survivors' award o f the American Ca ncer Society of Erie County. Dorothy Tao, acting manager of information services at the earthquake center, noted that Coty was ..a leader in our field ... highly respected by researchers and engineers practicing worldwide. "She was truly heroic in her fight (against cancer), seeking out experimental lreatments and researching all viable possibilities. She applied her talents in advocacy 1.0 her own cause and wrote a letter to Hillary Clinton that Effectively changed the rules for patients in expe rimental treatments after clinical trials have begun." Robert W. Schultz, 62, clinical assistant professor of medicine A memorl•l service was held Ma{ch 30 in Westminster Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, for Robert W. Schultz, 62, a clinicial assistant professor in the Department of Medicine who died Marc::b 27 in his home in Amherst after a long battle with cancer. Schultz, a graduate of the UB medical school and a past president of the VB MeC:tical Alumni Association, had sen"'d on the faculty at UB since 1970. He maintained a private practice in internal medicine. renal di\ease and hypertension, and had published numerous papers in his SOM.n areas of speciaJ ty. Schultz served as chief of nephrology at Millard Fillmore Hospital and was a consultant in nephrology for Sisters Hospital, Kenmore Mercy Hospital and DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Instrumental in the development of Western New York's firs t outpatient dialysis center, he also founded the High Blood Prasure Control Program of Western New York. A past president and board member of the Western ~ew York chapter of the American Heart Association (AHA), he served on the board of directors of the New York State affiliate of the AHA. In 1984, he: was named Man of the Year for the AHA's Western New York chapter for his dedication and support in the tight against heart disease. Schultz was a member of the American Col1ege of Physicians, the American Society of Nephrology, the International Society of Nephrology and the 4n>erican Sociery for Artificial Internal Organs. He was a member of the National Kidney Foundation, serving on the Western New York board of directors and eucutive committee. In I 975, he received the organization's Distinguished Service Award. Sen•te committees gr•pple wfth service portion of UB's mission Validating ptililic service efforts 1!J SUI WUfTCHUt Reporter Editor A Faculty'Senateoomrnittee reviewing draft revisions of the President's Review Board's policy g<Mmingevaluatioo of professional academ.ic work has praised the document's broadening of the definition of scholarship to indude public-service activities. But 1M dlair of the Committee on Public Service, briefing manbera of the senate's executive committee on April 7, said his pand round the document's use of the tenn "prof..sional Service" to be oonfusing, and suggested the KCtioo addrasing the "service" portion of UB's tripartite rnission---<:tJrreDtly titled "professional service".-.be titled simply "service," or "public, professional and university/oommunity service" to better clarify 1M various dimensions Of service. Michael Frisch, oommittee chair and professor of history and American studies, noted that the d~ent uses the term "professional service" in two different senses: service to one's profession and service by a professional. He recommeoded that the term "public service" refer to applied scholarship, while "professional service" be identified as work to one's profession. such as editorial or referee work on journals, organizing professional meetings or holding office in pro(essional associations. Frisch said that no one f¢5 that service and mearch, as discrete entities, will be seen as "parallel in any important sense, ct:rtainJy notin tenure decisions and not even at associate prof...orial promotional levels." But the aim of tht committee, he said, is to make "legible ... the kind of scholarship and tbe kind of work that people do that often doesn't fit comfortably into any of these baskeu (UB's three missions of research, service and teaching). It is trying to ..provide a clearer set of guidelines so we don' t end up endlessly mired in 'is service ..__.,.._.....,.ln-IIID..... _tlllll._ ...., ................_.,_._,...................... ..... odoalorty_..., _ _ _ _ ........... _ ... . MK:HAEL FIUSCH serving in the church choir or being a volunteer for the boy scout jamboree, all of Wtuch are important acts of citiunship but not things that are going to matter very much to tbe PRB." John Boot, professor and dlair of the Department of Management Sc:imce and Syslmls, told Frilcb be was strug1ing for a precise e:ample of public servia_ "It is awfullytridcy, when pusb oomes to sh<M. to cite a concrete eumple" of public service; "it's what be does because be's a scientist, because be's a scholar and be does it out of the goodness of his . heart ... just because he wanu to help." Frisch pointed out that the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs has published a compendium of numerous public-service projects conducted by faculty memben. Samuel Schack, professor of mathematics, noted that faculty members do not have nearly as many exampi.S of public service as tbey do of research. Tht public-service committee could provide a valuable service for the faculty and the PRB by roUecting a broadly based list. of publicservice projects from various sectors of the univtnity that arose out of scholarly activity. This would give faculty members •a sense of what you're talking al>out," Schack said, adding that the concept "becomes ooncrete through exampl..." Denrtis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Service Pmf...or in the Department of Electrical Engineering, stressed that univmity service is not necessarily discipline- related, while public service is related to discipline. Moreover, he said, there isjl difference between volunteerism and work that is done as a result of one's discipline. -what we're talking about, I think. art thinp you do as a result of your discipline.• Mitdldl Harwitt,....,.,.professor of economia, sugated that some service wodt. ouch u editing a joumol, can raJIIII'IIli)'Wheft from poper-shuflliDa to "IOIIItlhing rally hard anddeeplyinvolwd in raemil. "Aod that's where the romplicatinn arises. We don't want to make such simple, dear distinctions between Pot A and Pot B when, in fact, even what we dearly think of as u:rvice to the university is not just a use of time," he said, adding that it may not be so simp!.: to categoriu activities. Frisch said the real issue to be considered is not tbe abstract one of "bow do we rome up witb a universal definition (of public service), but the very real one of which damples are going to end up counting before the PRB." He pointed out that numerous "reSponses to phone calls• from members of the oommunity-socalled u:rvice to the public-will not count much toward tenure in an otherwise weak case. "What inteiested in in this (PRB) clocwnent is tn make sure that those kinds of publicservicrtbat baYe grown out of and then looped back into raJ scholarly stan<lin8 are rendered visible and aa:ot1JUabie and oountableso people baYe acbanoeto have that validaled,• be said "Aod in tum, bymalcingthatsignal, we will be enoouraging people to feel that when th<re is the opportunity to go in that direction with a major project, .S opposed tn a more conventional one, they won't feel they art cutting their own throats" if they do so, he .ald. were \..orit FSEC c---~ the. board imposed the general- ulty Senate having been co-opted education requirement after refus- by UUP is on the face of it-an indiing to let SUNY Faculty Senate cation of the wrong attitude toward Chair Vincent Aceto and others faculty. It's genuinely an ,insulting attending the meeting speak be- interpretation," Harwitt said fore the board voted. Faculty members were not co"All he oould lu>ve said was, 'Let's opted, but were serious in listen, firs~ before we vote.' But he their action in endorsing the statedidn't even do thaL If he attempts ment, he said to portray himself as the leader of "Facuhy do feel very seriously that the system, he is very wrong be- areas in which they are genuinely cause be is not leading the faculty and deeply roneerned have been any more," he said. ""Ultimately, I intruded up6n in a way that destroys think that if the senate feels that its the process of the institutioiL" Faculty members feel that any input has been treated with oontemptuous disregard, eventually chance of oonsultation or oollabothe faculty is going to do something ration with 1M board of trustee> has about that. This is it; they say they been "oompletely broken," added have no oonfidence in this board." Judith Adams-Volpe, director of Mitchell Harwitz, associate pro- Lockwood Library and a SUNY fessor of ecnnomics, said that the senator. "Aod that's why this statestatement of no confidence is the ment was necessary at this poinL• first instance that he knows of in In addition, she said, while the which the SUNY Faculty Senate hospital issue may not aff.ct UB diand UUP have made a joint state- r<ctly since the univmity does not own its own hoopitaJ, it was imporment of general concerns. "Aod tn characterize it as 1M Fac- tant to show support for oolleagues verY in the other SUNY bealt)l-science centers on an issue that does affect them. SamudScbadt.professorofmathemati<:s, said be found Ryan's letter to be "disrnissiv. and looking for a reason to ignore the faculty ><>ice." He advised Greiner to take the "siinpl~t interpretation: This was a vote of no oontidence; if anybody asks what it l'neans, it mean•s that the faculty has no confidence in the board of trustees." Endorsement of tbe statement does not mean that ~ faculty member subscribes to~ item in the list of grievances, or even that tbe majority of faculty members subsaibe to the item about the hospitals, be said. "It simply means that in the ..-egate, watching this board of trustees' behavior over sevmtl years,...., have now subscribed to the belief that they are an ineffective board of trustea for this university and...., have no oonlidmcz in their guidance for this university:" �April! ~ 1!1!19/Vol.:al.lo. 28 nteMail Universities qn gain public support, confidence by clearly defining goals and objectives To-Editor. America's~~Xlep!anee ofThomas Jefferson's and Ben- jamin Franklin's view of public education as nea:ssary to nurture an informed. politically responsible public has long justified public support of scbools. Expansion of that support to institutions of higher learning was a natural extension. The place of publicly supp<>rtO.I univ<i.ities among democratic institutions was aptly described in the 1984 Master Plan of our own unM:nity. •...public higher education is directly a.nswemble to the society at l:lrg._ Supported by public funds. it has a mandate to deploy its resources in pursuit of the public.good.lnstruction and research are part of the process; so is the function once called outreach, and = t l y known as public service." Over the years, taxpayers provided a wealth of resources to public universities. Historically, however, it is unclear how "the public good," in pursuit of which those resources were to be deployed, was defined and by whom. Most taxpayers hold the view, perhaps unrealistically, that, besides developing competencies that will enable students to be productive members of society, higher education also should be an experience that prepares them for the ethical, . social and political responsibilities of adulthood. Unfortunately, the public 6naliy has come to realize that the education of students ·is.not a top priority among our institutions, that universities p t research ahead of teaching. It is no secret that If-promoting and often esoteric research rejects, rather than teaching, occupy the time of any of the highest-paid fuculty. Diminishing financial support is the predictable r nse of a "disillusioned public. The semblance of a ublic mission is further eroded when reduced state bsidies result in tnmsf~rs of tuition increases fro m ayers to students. If judgment d~y is here for tax-supported universities, how are they meeting the need for pub- -tt.,., lie accountability? Do public universities have dearly articulated mis.sioos with well-understood goals and objectives that provide a rationale for making painful choices, while assuring the public the "quid pro quo" defined in their master plans? It is not that administrators do not regularly produce documents that purport to spell out their educational objectives. It is their unwillingness to state those objectives with enough specificity and practicality that they might be held accountable for not achieving them that is the problem. How many public universities evidence the will or political courage to use budget situations as opportunities fur improving educational quality by targeting certain units for growth and others for retrenchment? An unwillingness to identify the educational activities of most importance to do weli makes it possible t<? only dilute dwindling resources by trying to do some of everything. Finding ways to. enhance and protect excellence in core activities while operating at ihe cutting edge of change demands extraordinary leadership. Perhaps. it is time to reconsider the criteria on which public universities are judged to be "great." Conspicuous ronsumption of research support in the absence of quality teaching and community service carries little weight among those judging the cost-benefits of public support of higher education. Difficult times provide exceptional opportunities for enlightened stewards to emphasize the populist service responsibilities of publicly supported universities and define the "public good," in pursuit of which their resources arc to be deployed. Such an accomplishment would go a long way toward regaining public confidence and rationalizing the annual budget decision process. To do less is to hasten the pr-ivatization of public higher education and make the term .. public uni versity'" an oxymoron. A. SUtb., profeuor of social and preventive medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences c---• Repw._, ~rew ........ . ._ . ,.......,.plomdoltlhlh pload tnt, _ .. HorqtaJnt ~ The crew tam took on Hamitton and Met"C)'fwrst at the Mercyhurst Regun ot Findley. N.Y. on S.OJrdoy. HI&I>IJ#la included first-place finishes from the men's varsity four (7:07.54) and the women's nOYice ei&l>t(H7.61). lennis MEH'S Toledo 7, UB 0 Ball State 7, UB 0 The men's tennis team rernamed winless In the Mid-AmeriCan Conference u k>st to visttifl&Toledo. 7..0, on Friday and BaH State, 7..0, on Saturday. 1t WOMEN' S Bal l State 7, UB 0 Bowtin1 G reen 7, UB 0 The women's teMis tam dropped MAC matches lllgajn.st Bowtlng Green. 7..0. on Fri<by and Ball State. 7.0. on S.OJrdoy. ~ut~oor lrac~ an~ ~iel~ The tnoek team tool< par< In !he -4th annual Millenville Multi H-lhlonl Dealhlon hosted by MHienville Unlvenky lut -kend m Mal.,.vHie. P:L Top finlshen for Bufblo included Sanh IV>nzler (3,908 pa.) and Chriss,. Maw-s (3.704 pa.). who pbced second and third. respectively. In en. hepalhlon. K...m.rapwred first place in lheloogjump (IT 1-314"). The Bulls also competed In en. Budcnelllnvlodonallut -"'nd. Rulh Conk>n finished second In the hammer wid'l a throw of 1611. Rashkii Greene fi"lished second in the men's hammer with a school ~ord throw of I 7T I" Keith Gentes fin;shed lhlnlln en. lwnmer. BrieD WLI to offer instruction in Yoruba Tile-..__ in the DepartmentofModern Languages and literatures in the College of Arts and Sciences will offer instruction in Yoruba. the fir.;t language of 30 million w.st Africans living in Benin, Nigeria, Togo and Sierra I...cone, beginning in the fall. Mark Ashwill. director of the institute, said that because of U.S. national int=sts, the language has been r<a>gnized by a national panel of language teachers as a "fir.;t priority language" ~ng the less commonly taught languages of th< world. The course will be taught by Cluistian Onikq>e. i native speak<r from Nigeria and visiting assistant professor of French. Events calendar Cluslal-~ F.-. WBFO's Opus: Classics !.he leoturlng the Woodwind Quortet. by Barblro Herrick. Allen Hall Auditorium. 7 p.m. ffft. fof' more lnformltlon, call 829~. Concwt C<>n>put<o" Music Concert. U8 Dept. of Music, Center for the Arts Droma Theatre. 8 p.m. Free. For more information, all 64S-2921 . The A show of wort< by senk>r MFA students ;n the Department of Art. College of Arts l.agawvW at 645-6800, exL 6101 . Lecture MammaliAn Mitochondrill Protein Synthesis: Slmbrttles .00 Differences ~,::::::z:~r:::~. Dr. Unda Spremulll, Univ. of North Carolina; Chemistry Dept. 210 NatuiCIII Sciences Complex. North Cimpus. -4 p.m. Free. For more information, can Or. Margaret Hollingsworth, host. Thursday at 6-45-2968. - . . . . , . Colloquium The Rotlonallty of Rights. Samantha Brennan, Western Ontario Univ. 684 Baldy. -4 p.m. Free. For ~ informatiOf\ all645-2«4, ext. 707. 22 UlatSunotMSpukons.rtos Envlronmentoltlourds of lAwn c.r. g=:;=A.~,;.-~·~1 ~=~9~~i~~!ff ard Alumni Auoc:Jotion meml>en S1 0). For """" infomlation, call Jude Schwend!e< at 829-2608. WNYTDC-...op Mort.et~ Smolt ~~ ~==~ Center. Advanced Trolning Center, 275 Oak Sl, Buffakl. 8:30 1.m to 5 p.m. $150. 5ponsot<d by Western N.wYort< Technology Development Center. For more infcmnation, call 636-3'626. l'oetTy lleacllng AlAn Shoplro Poetry RN<IIng. Poetry CoiiKtlon. ~20 C.pen. ~ p.m. free. 5ponsor<d by Charles D. Abbott. )r. Poetry Vrsitorship Fund, UB Dept. of English. For rnot"r Information, call Max WK:kert at 6-45-2575, ext. 1032. -Dinnor Earth 01y Potluck Dtnner. Pistachios in :6 ~~ t~with ::rak,dish, Animal Rig hts Coalition ~q. For information. caH Reesa at 8381798. I'I"'Ire Exliibils Student worlu on dlsploy ,..~ President's Review Board Meeting. ~:·~~=~r,3~or. Student Union. 3 p.m. F~. 5ponsot<d by Office of the Provost and the Faculty ~te . The UB Student Vrsual Arts Organization is sponsoring an exhibition of wort by u~raduate and graduate students in the Department of Art In the College of Arts and Sdences in the Center for the Arts Atrium. The show of prinU. dmvi~s. ~ COeology P<ogrum photos, designs, computer art ~~the~,p~ Natun~~l ~~=rt~t~~~~l. ~H:=a~!~~~~o2~. p.m.; \'m::t.-fri., 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sat., ~a~tols6~ ~~'j ~~tion for Martt Dun Yeca: u f;loomln.ttOf' Malt Dean Veca's installation, EJ Gloomlnator, ls described as ..a great liqukt bk>b hurtling th~space and ~~""'the~-~ acrytic. muraL whlc.h covers all four walls of the Ughtwell Gall<ty, was ;nsp;ro<t by =~:r:ert~~t Ughtwell Glllet'y in the Center for the ~~~~re~.~~~0:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Jobs full'rolessor.Qep.wnent of Psychoat<y. ff-9032. Aulstant l'rofessor. Schocl of 41f-9033. Clnical Assi:sWlt. Professof'.Qep.wnent ~ Ocrupationalfuoapy. - 41f-903< Senior Assistant/A.uoclate Ubrarian- Law,- Educational Technology Center, Postrng •F-9035 . Profeulonal IRIX Systerm Admlnlstrato< {5l-4)· =~~:~ ne.dopment {MP-38)-Dovelopment Department Posting •P-9016. Sr. Convnunlcotion Systoms Analyst {Sl-4)Departmont of Computing ard Information Technology, Posting ·P-9024 . Programmer/ Analyst {~3Xtwo posJdons IYallb&t)-Student Finances ard ~~<cords. •P-9025, 9026. Dlroctor, Counseling Cent<r {Sl-6)~PostingfP-9027 . ~ard~.=c .. Technology. Posting •P-9030. Dnctor of CMftr Plionnlng and l'lac<ment {SL-5} Career Plarwmg ard Placement Posting Reseudl Study Dtrector-Center fOf R~arch on ~~~.~!!~~=·s=:.R- (JM;rt CEDAR. Posting ·R-99020. Radiological Technkiln tlme)-Women's Health lnitiatfve, Posting tR·99027. Clinial Nurse Speda.llst-Women's Health Initiative, Posting tR-99028. Reglstend Nurse (part thne}-Women's Health Initiative, Posting IR-99029. lAJMS ProJect Assistant-Health Sciences Ubrary, Posting t R-99030 IIP-9032. Programmer/Analyst {Sl-3)- StOOmt Services lnlormation Technology. Posting ·P-903<. Deslgne< {Sl -4}-UnM!nlty F.ames. Posting •P- ~C.i>L~""..l.oc""t'~ 9036. DeYOioper {5L-3)-Department of Computing ard lnlormation Technology. =~~~tn {5l-2)-Depanment oiA!hi«ks, Posting IP-904-4. Coordlnotor for Open Rea. .tion {SL-2)-Department of AthleOcs, Posting ·P-9045. 1ldcet Sales ~/Marlcoting Coordinator for Women's Athletia (SL-2)-Department of Athletio, Posting •P-9046. Dftctor. Athletia Communication (SL-3)- =~~·P-9047 GroupTldcet Sales {SL-3)-Department of ~.:::.:Stt.r~ ~0:.~ Building Servke Aide (NS-3, part time, tempoBry) (thrft positions avallabte)-Univt-rsity fKilities, Une 11 to be determined. Cleaner (SG-5, time, tem porary)-Unrverslty Residence Halls, Une it43042 part ~tltlve Cl• ssffled O YII I (SG~)-CIT/ Operationa l Support Services, Une 126704 . Keyboard Specialist I (SG-6)-Human Resource Servic:es-St:ate Personnel, Une 120616 C~rt Keyboard Spedollst II {SG-9) {M/ C)· Human Resource SeMCes-State Personnel. Une 120788. Keyboard Specialist (SG~)-Vtee Provost for Undergraduate EducatiOn, lme 123313 mfum1orl0fl on fObs hsted =i~==~n~~~~l~n Department o f - . Posting ···9049. Coonlnator of Student AtNete Setvices {5L-2)-Department oiAthleOcs, Posting cases. A sculpture by 8My will be a~a of the IP-9050. .....-.tAdmlnlstntiYe vorc~ Dlroctor {Sl-3}-UnM!nity Honan mformorron on R~s~rch JObs. contact 5pon"""" Progronu Pmonnd ' 16 Crolt< concurrently in the Mainstlge exhibition Dr. GefilJd Smith. UB. 216 Senior- and Reception Sciences Complex. North Campus. 3:15 r:=~.~~Dept. exhibited in the Mar~ Atrium until tomorrow. Program. Posting lfP-90.S 1. Director, To obtom morr abow._aa,.,..,.s....c.s·!Jx,.,...,. 'l"'"" by~ 6<5-18<) and 1o1owong rt.. prompt mstructrom To obtam �8 Rape..._ All!ill~ 1!199/Vt I. ...Z8 Thursday 15 ·T...-., , Sunday :20 18 Saturday 17 ~· ~~~':':f~iry, : Frld11y ·1 6 off-ampus events where ~ -lllophysla no IM:er tt... noon on ~=-~~:x~~­ publlaotlon. Listings are only accepted through the ele<tronk submission form for the online U8 C.lerwbr of bents •t <http:/ I www.buffalo.edu/ calencbr/ logln> . 8eatuH: of spoKe limitations, nOt all events In the electronk calendar will be Included In the Repcwter. 2 nd Annuolt..aaosse Alumni Wo8end. ~Mold IOd Coltor ~Gril. 1 a.m . $20 per penon. ~ h1fOI'1'Nition, call Lynn Gillette at 82~7S . Athletks Event Men's Tennis vs.. Mlaml. . _...... listings .... due the Thundoy pn<-.g - Athletics bent Women's Tennis ~- MJamL Universay Tennis Center, Elliott CompleX. 1 p .m. F,... plac« on canpus. or for UB-..., prlndpol 1310SweetHomeRd. 10a.m. to 3 p.m. free. For more inft>nnotion, call &45-2444, ext 707. :~~~s~~~n Noon. Free. Athletks~t Women's Tennis vs. Marshall. Un~ Tennts Center, EUiott CompleX. 1 p.m. F,... c.....-.,s.r.~c. King Urban Ctnte<-4ioalth Screenl~. King Urban <;onte<. 5i~':~by ~ information, ~I Shannon Newman. Law Lecture No Vohklos In the Por!L Prof. Pierro Schlag. univ. of c Law School. S..S O' Brian. ==~~-~'rPmt. Schlegel at &45-2746. Hlstooy Lecture ~~s:t'~s ~=;'7j~~of 532 Part. 3-S ~m . F,... Sponsorod by t a/ HistOI)I. FOrlllOI"einfl)f'Tm , call Richard E. Ellis at &45-2181, ""'· S69. Unrvmity Tennis Center, Emott CompleX. 1 p.m. F,... 0 . . . Pwfonw.ance =-~~'=:::~~~For ~- The c-aslln Clool< Clrde. Dept. of"The.atR ond Donee, cen...- for the Arts 0romo -=.eJ.~~c. inft>nnotlon, all &45-ARTS. -oi-(M.M.) Depee- Gretdlen -_flutist. UB Dept. a/ Music. Sloe HIM. B p.m. Free. 19 ' - - Lecboro Center f<>< the Study of Business.Tr1lnsacllons l.ectu"' Series. Prot. Wllbm Allen, New von. Univ. School a/Law. s..s O'Brian. 3 p.m. F,.,.. s~~te<for the S a/ Trans~etiom. For ""'"' lnlormotion, c.oll Amod Chaudhary at862-9274. T_ _ _ T_at_CAS TIMTlf!f'~at843-1504 . Concwt UB Pommlon u.-nbie. An~ Mlnlndo, conductor. U8 a/ 1\.!Wc. Siee'Conctrt HaM. 8 p.m. Free. For more .-nation, con &45-2921 . 11Matw Pertonn.nce The Caucaslorn Chair Circle. Dept o f - and Donee. Conte< lor the Arts Draml 688-61190. ~s..- "~~Doris Sorensen. wu . 204 ~;-:~:r;~~~ ~~~ Un<MIA<tion: Sodol ond .. ~:~ HitchcoClc. Biline & Huber. 12:1S p.m. Free. For~ informltlon, all Ilene Flebchmann at &45-2107: _.,., 1---....g Celebration of Nursing: Part. Present and Futu,.,. University Inn, .ynhenL 38:15 p.m. S30, studenll; SSS, "!1':""'"1 public. Fo< '"""' rnf<lmlltion, call Scott Erdley at 829-3218. "::3 ~~~~~~~· &45-3528. .._s...~:t~~~- ~na C - D r . Michatl R. Clemtns. 4-S p.m. Free. . Sporuon!d b y ~-Institute. Fo< mort Information, coli &45-2292 . :.~~~- T om Curuln (1966). UUAB, Conte< lor the Arts Saftning Room. 7 p.m. Ffft. Edtlstdn, Ph.D. Rlmapo Colltgt of New )tney. 280 Part. 4:30 p.m. Free. Co-spon><:wed by Environmtnt and Society Institute ond Depll. of 21S9. Concwt Ploslon: The UB Flute Ensemble, Cheryl~ ~i~. ~~c. - ~:.~~'f.'s mfotTNition, can 645-ARTS. ~~ca~S-2921 . '21 c---.. 11th-,..._._ . . _ Motriotl. - ~.,.,,..,_ - ~~~ - ~~Bnnch -Society for . For ITIIn il1fcnnaljori,cal-ot . 829-24Si- a.-c-...--a/UB ~~9:30 --......Care=·- . iUTI. to 12:30 p.m. ""'"- For . rro:n Wonnotiorl. al Prof. s.- Integrating Distance ond OnCompus Teaching: Face-to- ~T-.gcFace, (able lV, and High Resolution IP/lV. Jim Mkrosoft PowerPolnt for Beginners. capon 127, Undergraduott Ub<>ry. ?.--4 p .m . F,.. (Open to UB more Information, e~llleslie McCain at &45-3102. the door and at the Nnhent Chlmb<r a/ c.orrmorc.. For rro:n Information. al Lorrie · 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. ~by u_8 Women's moreinfonnotion, · all julio CoNn, . , . _ . , II :!:"'!i~~- the Miss l.Wvonily EJce:utive d~1~TrdrotSIIesat IINndt. 210 Student Union. .... _..., Monday =~s'ifia~~~~- =-~-J:':~~B, I';B"· ss· ~~~ .--··a.~t · ~ntemo~~ano~s..-.. Clemons. Noon to' ~ Sponsored by v.brkl 1 - . For more infom\otlon, all &4.5-2292. =~-Miu =~ : Widn1U., - Altrocl HltdKodc - Concert The Sloe Slnfonletta, M - M<lrtenuon, . conductO<. UB Dept of Mu>lc, Sloe Conc..-t Hill . 8 p.m .. $12, S9, SS . For mort tnform.ation, an 645-2921 . - Mong<*j. &45-2428. ~ :=Jo:::r~~ Ostrow, M.D. tor lor Tomonow. Noon. S10 odvlnc:e crru~~by ~~t~ ASCIT--.. --~~ ~~Formoro informltlon, &4S-3i-40. ~:.::.J...--=~....-.y =..,.~~- =·and~.&4S-3S2B. For.-. inforrilatlor\ C....,.tght- ~s~~ Fa><, ~4SB Sl>Jdent Union. Uo:; Ltgol ~~mort lnlon'nltion, all &4S-30S6. --.c-.r- E-8owd Eloctlons. Women's Center, HSD Studtnt Union. S:30p.m. Free. '--- =-=..~- =~~~=icol• l.awSiudor1ISAssodllion (lALSA). For , _ lntormallon. al frlndoco "'tWo .. &45-2143. ~- ..... , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. 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The up<lose-andpersonal event was held Saturday to introduce accepted students to UB academics, resources and people. Faculty Senate amends its charter Action expands authority to include graduate and professional education ay SUE WU£TCHU \ ' Reporte< Editor T HE Faculty Senate Thesday amended iu charter to give it more s-pecific authority over gfaduate and professional education, a move that supporters say will help prevent "'mischief.. by the university administration. Senators approved the charter change, which drops all distinctions between undelgraduate-, graduateand professional-d~ programs when outlinilig the senate's authority, despite a report from the BylaW> Committee that took "no stand" on the issue. BylaW> Committee Chair Judith Hopkins, technical services research analysis officer for the University Libraries, said the charter already g;Mthesenatethe right to review and make proposals concerning d~ requirements and curricula for graduate and professional programs But William Georgo. professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. who first proposed last December that the charter be revised to give the senate mo"' specific authority over graduate edueation, persisted, giving senators~ reasons for doing so. He said the body has been chartered to oversee graduate education through the bylaW> of the Voting Faculty, no other democratically elected body is overseeing graduate and professional education, and because ..it needs to be done." "We have witnessed already the problems we have to deal with because we have not exercised our responsibilities," he said, alluding to recent controversy springing from the merger of the Department of Statistics with the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, as weU as the ongoing debate over the faculty's input into the mission· review process ... The only assurance a "faculty or school has that its own internal governance and proce· dures wiU be followed in decision making is that the senate is watch· ing and that administrators will be called to explain their actions." He told his colleagues that it as crucial that they act on the ts.sue now, as the university plans for the 2 1st century. "We have an opportunity to define the senate of the future, and perhaps with it the role the faculty will play in the decisions about the future of the university," he said, noting that the provost has made it dear that .. big changes are going to occur. The question is whether we're going to participate in those changes. We can , of course, duck-we have a history of doing that. We can take our chances with the practices which have so frustrated us in the past. Or we can seize the moment, and co ntrol our own destiny." Samuel Schack, professor of mathematics, agreed with George that this resolution was ..an Fpor· tant moment for the senate to stan exercising all its responsibilities." It does not mean that the sen · ate will start "meddling" in such "minutia e" as whether two or three languages are required for a doctoral degree in mathemati cs, he said. ~-..,...s UB system detects military, medical targets By ELI..lH GOI.DIIAUM News Servkes Editor K ARsystems employing image-formation algo· rithms developed by a UB associate professor -and likely being used by NATO planes to spot hidden targets in Yugoslavia-have the potential to significantly improve medical ul trasonic imaging. Used in the Gulf War, the imag. ing algorithms developed by Mehrdad Soumekb, associate pro· fessor of electrical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, produce high-=olution maps that enable users to pick out targets hidden in dense foliage or in crowded urban envirolliJleJlts. Soume.k h recently received a $500,000 grant from th• U.S. De· partment of Defense to establish at UB a high-performance computing ce.nter to test and refine the imaging algorithm s. But Soumekh says the system may make its greatest contributions in medical ultrasonic imaging. "While these imaging methods have provided powerful tools for information processing in surveillance and reconnaissance radar systems, these high - resolution and department, Soumekh dew:loped the algorithms. which process data mrasured by Synthetic Aperture Radar systems on planes flying ovl'r enemy territory. The work is de· scribed in a new book by him titled .. Synthetic Aperture Radar Signal Processing" (lohn Wiley. 1999). high-speed systems-and their associated algorithms-would have a He said th e military has been more willing than the medical · imaging community to accept and far greater impact in diagnostic adapt the imaging algorithms. medicine, leading, for example, to Soumekh's original intent was to develop and refine what are known as wavefront reconstruc tion algorithms for ultrasound applications. His 1983 doctoral dissertatiOn at the University of Minnesota focused on their appli· cation in ultrasound for the early detection of breast -cancer tumors. At about the same time, the defense community berame interested earlier tumor detection," he says. Because of the high-speed nature of their measurement system, the imagi ng algorithms could make ultrasonic imaging up to 200 times faster than current commercial ultrasound systems without a tradeoff in resolution. an important issue in imaging dynamk targets, such as the human heart. With funding from the National Science Foundation and defense in high-=olution imaging for nearrange enemy targets in reconnais - sance and surveillance for militarY and drug-enforcement applications. In 1992. UB patented Soumekh"s algorithm and the Department of Defense began working with him m applying them for use in foliage penetrating radar. Since then , So umekh's work has been funded by the U.S. ALr Force and Navy, and defense departm ent mdustrial cont ra ctors. But it is in medical appltcatwns that Soumekh believes the- algo· rithms will do the most good. "The utility of these algorithms is particularly evident an target imaging problems in wh•ch the conventional approximata o n based methods rapiclly fail . for ex · ample, in imaging near- range tar gets," he said. "Such problems are more often encountered in d1ag · nostic medicine with ultrasound than in radar surveillance." (........,_,...7 �2 IIepa..._ Apiii22.1!199/Vil38. h.29 1-~UDOS ... ,_.., .. 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Lob...... ,Mridl Oonowwl EllonGoldbUn Mo!y-spna Owlllintlotllol MiraM<Gimls ., In ch...,... How- ......- . Iince you began worll fMicl7 the The major transformations have been in modes or access to information and the scope of information available. I began my career in 1975 when the first computer systems arrived in libraries and we've been mastering or embracing emerging technologies at a constandy accelerating speed for 25 years. The revolution in access for everyone to worldwide information resources has made I.Jbraries very possibly the most democratic institution in our culture. This is what ma.kes our profession so rewarding. Today, a challenge for libraries is to create effective gateways to all this informatipn that are responsive to the different ways we learn. Us ..old fogies"' are linear-we approach information by readiug front to back, top to bottom in a detectable sequence-while young folks are "twitchers," jumping around following intuitive, fast-paced connections. Do you think there will eYer be ·-~eo. · llbr..tes7 The greatest roadblock for virtual booldess libraries is the impermanence of electronic media. To date, the lifespao or digital technologies is very short. Paper has the proY<n record, it can last 500 years and more. Even Lockwood has a couple of boob about 400 years old. CD· ROMs haY< been found to be reliable for only five years. while digital and access technologies continually change, forcing repeated cosdy reformatting at the least. With the lnternet and networks, extensive coU«tions may now reside in only one place on one server that allows univ....I access. However, the dark side of this fragile dependence was dramatically demonstrated to me in the last couple weeks as I looked at Lockwood's books on art and arChitecture in Kosovo and Yugoslavia- th~ books, held by many bbrarit:s throughout the world, are perhaps the only historic record of treasures now destroy«~ by war and (!One for- e=. computer user. The American Library Association recendy led a successful coun batde to strike down astatutewbich would have held any institution legally liable for simply providing the network a minor could we to access pornography on the Internet. The iJsue is a clear demonstration of how the value of occess can leod to repression. A much brooder iJsue than pornography, censonbip is a central threat to our democratic values. Research libraries are at a moment of transformatiOn. Our cballenge is to decide what a bbrary will be in the coming millennium. Budget and technical realities force us to make fundamental cultural choices. Will our library respond to the demands or most of our users and become a digital gateway! Will it be the preserver of our cultural heritage and the reposi- The bigb-profile case iJ the Hoitory of human knowledge! Will it lywood director/producer who be a juke box of information re- was caught with storage lockers sources, a venue for teaching in- full of bbrary boob and claimed formation literacy, ~ collaborative hiJ "art" places him above library service organization for the inte- policies. But mY favorite comes sn~tion or technology in the acafrom Alabama, where at Auburn demic curriculum? Lockwood's University a patron wouldn,t recirculation statistics have taken a tum his boob until spring benose-dive since the introduction . cause be was using them to help of access to hundreds of online, insulate his cbickeo coop--<u>d, full-text and other databases. wbenwefinallygotthembackand More than 2Q million pages have were forced to discard them due been printed from computers in to "infestation,• the library got in the libraries from July through tro~ble for tossing boob. March this fiscal year. Should we How did )'OU get lnt-- In keep acquiring diose boob on art stuiiJiag ~......t pM'b7 in Kosovo? A balance among all these desired roles is almost cer- dety7 tainly impossible. Having grown up on the Jersey i..Jbn..t.ns.,.. f - for their shore, my fondest and most vivid ..,.,....w- to .c •sonhlp: b childh~od memories are of my Dad talting me to the boardwalk and the amusement rides on Censorship is a critical issue to warm summer evenings. An aracademic and research Libraries ticle on Coney Island as a cast because it is these institutions study or technology and social that preserve the historical change was the spark that resulted record. Librarians and archivists in my book on the history or have been murdered by many amusemtnt parks. Amusement political regimes so that rtcords ven ues have been the testing could be altered or destroyed. ground for new technologies and Today, the Internet has generated have refleded our social culture, great societal concern about the starting with the World 's harmful effects of inSidious por- Columbian Exposition in 1893. nography easily available to any Walt Disne.y's father served as a __ -· --7·-----·... ,__ ............ -•the1t•us-so- __ .......,7 --...---In construction worker for the expooition, and EPCOT iJ very much a perman.ent world', fair. As the century turned, Coney bland threw off the grandeur and instilled wonder, stripped away inhibitions and intimately minsJed the immigrant masses. In a seminar course I taught at UB on the •American Dream."' one of our brilliant students summed it ilp perfecdy: "The.Colambian Exposition made America LOOK good, Coney bland mode America PEEL g<>!>d." As we approach a new millen· nium, will our amusement venues lure us to give up our societal and corporote quests to pursue our peuonal dreams? _ ··-··Jilt-,.,.,....,,., ··-··-t,.. ........ -----.•,_,_. ...,..__ ,..... of-...... f...tte aleual ot-Uk•--· ......7 My favorite ride proves that there is a. dark side to this mild-mannered librarian-! love Disney's "Space Mountain"' because, for glorious minutes, your fate is com· pletely out of ynur con.trol and you can't even see it coming! Cedar Point in Obio is my fa • vorite amusement park for its charming blend of biJtory (it has preserved many elements from its more than hundredyear life, including the Hotel Breokers with its palatial verandas and Tiffany chandeliers) with bigb-tecb saearn machines. And also its unique, open expanse on a spit of land sunounded by Lake Erie makes it feel J.i!nidess. M. for riding --superman" at Darien Lake., ask me to write a reaction piece for the R<pDrtd and I'll do it. Eoowwwl ·taw alumni association to recognize six at dinner IVE graduates of the VB Law School will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards for their valuable contributions to the legal profession and the community at the 37th annual VB Law Alumni Association meeting and dinner, to be held at 6 p.m. May 6 in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. The alumni association also will recognize a non-alumnus, U.S. Rep. Thom.S M. Reynolds, who will receive a special award "for outstand· ing service to the communiry." Awards will be presented to: F • The Hon. Fronk A. Sectlt., Jr., •60, New York State Supreme Court judge, who will be honored "for his conscientious and diligent perfor· mance in the judiciary." A fonner family court judge and former chief judge of the City of Buffalo. he was named Citiz<n of the Year in 1993 by The Buffalo News for his work in housing courL • Samuel L. Shapiro, '65, a senior partnerwith Kavinoky&Cook,LLP, who will be honored "for his leadership by example as a private practitioner." A specialist in corporat~ banking. finance, leasing. construe· lion and health-care law, he is past chair, co-chair and lecturer for the Practicing Law Institute's National Panels on Equipment Leasing. lm· mediate past president of the Ull Law Alumni Association, he is president of Temple Beth Zion and a member of the board of directors of the Jewish F<deration of Greater Buffalo. • The Hon. P•trkk H. - y e r. '77. New York State Supreme Court judge, who will be honored .. for his commitment to public service." A forme~ Erie County attorney and U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York. he has been active in the Attorney General's Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of}ustice, as well as a member of the U.S. Anorney General's Council on Crime and the Erie · County Task Force on Child Support Enforcement. •co.yteLV. ~ •as, a partner with Jaeclde, Fleiscbmann & Mugel, who wil) be honored "for her many contributio~ to the betterment or our community." Concentrating her practice in trusts and estates, elder law and adoption, she is former president of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York. She is president or the board of directors of Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled and Disadvantaged of Western New York and a commiJ· sinner on the Erie CountyCommiJsion on the Status ofWomen. • Anthony J. aenoldo. ·so. a senior partner with Renaldo. Myers & Palumbo, P.C., who will be honored 04 for his exemplary perfor· mance in business.• Concentrating in land use, be has served as attorney to such local projects as student housing and The Commons at UB, the Tops Distribution Center in Lancuter. Canterbury Woods Rrtirement Community in Amherst and the waterfront condominiums in Erie Basin Marina. A catalyst in the revitaliz.ation of the Law Alumni Association in the 1960s, be bas served as president and vice president of the group. •u.s.a.p. .,_M. ..,_.. who will receive the Aaron N. Bloch Memorial Award, named for the late UB provpst, "for outstanding service to the community by a nonalumnus.• Elected to the New York StateAsxmblyin 1988andtoCongms in 1998, be rep~ts New York's 27th consressional district. He is a member of the House RUTes Committee, and serves as deputy whip in House leadership. �,.. 22.1B/Yi.llt 2! A navigation-friendly Gllllpus New signage amongit;nprovements to UB aesthetics, council told .,~­ Nows s.Mces Editor Kl!tulMrsityismaking a significant effort to improve campus aes ~ thetics, including the implementation of signage that will make UB easier to navigate. This was the message that Michael Dupre, ~ssociate vice president for unhottsity facilities, brought to the UB Council at the group's April 13 meeting. During the 1990s. UllMnityFacilities' operating budget saw significant reductions, Dupre noted. " Between 1990-91 and today, we;re down $7 million annually, so that's bad an impact on what we·~ done (in terms of maintenance and aesthetic imp~ents)," he said. But the reductions were ·a good exercise," and "in 1998-99, we mo~ into a ~-year-plan that will help investments on campus." Among those investments is an estimated $2.5 million that UB expec:ts to spend on exterior sigoage, which currently, Dupre said, is "horrible_• In all, the project will invol~ the constructtion of I ,200 signs, includificant new masonry signmade ofbrick on the North T ca. as well as ve. g. pedestrian and special signage, Dupre said Bu.ildings themsel>es also are getting a facclift, including exterior restoration of buildings on the South Campus and the demolition of metal bu.ildings "as possible." Dupre noted that Parker Annex already has been tom down, and others will be demolished in the future. "Moving math to the North Campus will help," be said. The exterior stone walls of Foster Hall ha~ been steamcleaned to remove yean of dirt and stains, and future efforts will focus on Crosby and Hayes halls. Oark Hall has been painted, something that hadn't been done in 20 years, Dupre said also outlined improomneots to the ground Ooor of Capen Hall. a transformation that President William R Greiner called "miraculous." • That placet• Greiner com mented, • we could not keep it clean. I come in that way every single moming .... Students were notusingiL ..Nowwe'~redaimed the spaa as an entryway and as a gathering placz for students." Campus renovations also include improvements to sidewalks, parking lots, fencing.landscapi.ng and roads, Dupre noted. But Jeremy Jacobs, chair of the council, took issue with the work being d()ne to the campuses. It "should never have gotten to that point." Jacobs also questioned the practice of hiring outside contractors to perform restoration work. as weU as to design and construct the masonry signposts that w.ill mark each campus entrance. Greiner responded that the current universitystaffingwas"optimal." and noted that "for capital projects, the tradition is that you go outside." "We certainly have the expertise on campus .. to design the signposts, added Robert J. Wagner, senior vice president. But, he noted, .. we tend to go to outside finns because..., don't ~ the expertise to go from conceptual design to the construction process." In other business, the council was updated on new student housing being built on campus. Noting that Hadley Village had sold out before students could even get in to see whal the apartments would be like, Greiner announced He that Foit-Aibert and Associates has been chosen to design and bu.ild South Lake Village. to be located on the south shore of Lake LaSalle. Construction is expected to begin this summer, with occupaney slated for August 2000. Tbe complex will add 500 to 700 bed spaces to the North Campus and could be expanded to housing for a total of 1,700 students. Dennis Black, vice president for student al&irs, called the project "different than anything we:ve offered before. "A university our sitt and scope in another setting would be expected to have twice the (on-campus) housing -·~provided." be added Black noted that no determination has been made whether apartments in the South Lake Village complex would be co-ed, adding"there are few co-ed complcxos on campuses in the State of New York." He also told the cou ncil that the university still plans to renovate the residence halls on the South Campus, although UB won't be completing any of that work for two to three years. Two things are going to happen to student housing on the South Campus, Black said. "The residence halls will become more connected with the acade mi c programs on that campus ... and the number of bed spaces will decrease, and we ' ll measure future neWs for housing on the South Campus." He added that UB will continue its work on the University Community Initiative and th e stabilization of the community around that campus. Provost search committee named Preslclent William • · c;relner has announced the members of the search committee for the po- sition ol provost. The committee. which will be cnaired by Greiner, with Senior VIce Pn!sidentRobertJ. Wog:>er ser;ing as vice chair, represents .. major campus COI>Siituencies. The committee will recommend a successor to Thomas E. Headrick, who resigned last fall as provost. David J: Triggle, dean al the Graduate School, has filled the duol role ol provost and dean of the Graduote School since Jan. 1. The provost""""' as UB's dlief academk officer, providing leadenhip in all matters that affect the faculty, the quofity of academk programs, research and scholorship, and student academk lne and learning. The provost reports directly to the ~ den~ and is the univenity's secon<kanldng officer. Greiner sold that kleally the search process wili be completed by the end of the yeor, with the named provost in offiCe by spring or summer 2000. The memben of the committee ore Mkhael E. Bemordino, vice ~I for heolth offal"; Christina Bloeboum, associate professor ond chair al the Deportment of Mechanical and Aerospoce Engineering; Noniette Colemon. fonner president at the undergraduote Student Association; H. William Coles, ass«<lte director al the Center for Academk Development Senlices/Educotlonal Opportunity Center and chair al the Professional Staff Senate; Meca S. Cranley, dNn al the School al NUlling; Robert J. Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Oral Biology, and Tyrone Georgiou, professor of art. Also, Jorge J. Gracia, SUNY Distinguished Prolessor in the Departmental Philosophy and Samuel P. Capen Professor al Philosophy; Mary H. Gresham, vice president for public service and urban affai~; Tonya Guzman, president al the Student Bar As5odalion; Jeremy M. Jocob>, Sr., chair al the UB Council and chair and chief executive officer al Delaware North Companies, Inc.; Genld S. Lippes, member al the UB Council and a partner in the &lfalo law finn al Lippes, SiiYer>tein, Mlthias and Wexler, and Lewis Mandell, al the School ol Management. Also, Peter A. Nickerson, professor of pathology and dlair of the Fa<:ulty Senate; Jean C. Powers, president ol the UB Alumni Association and a partner In the Buffalo law firm ollaeckle, Fleischmann and Mugei, LLP; Youcef Rustum, ~ior vice president for scientific affairs at Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Deborah K. Walten, associate dean for undergraduate education In the College of Arts and Sciences and assistant professor of computer science ond engineering, ond Carol Zemel, professor and chair of the Deportment ol Art History. Ex-<lfficlo memben ore Eileen P. Cain, deputy to the ~t; Carole Smith Petro, assodote vice president for univonity services, and Loyce Stewart. director al the Office ol Equity, Divenity and Alfir. m1tive Action Adminlstnltion. Rap .... BrieD Fulbright.grant competition opens 11oe U.S. JnbmationA@I!ncy(USIA), the~ William 1'ullxl!bl Foreign Scbolarship Board and the Institute oflnternatiooal EducatioD (DE) h;M opened the 1998-99 oompetition fOr Fulbright and related grants fOr graduate study abroad in aadonic fidcb and fOr proe.s.;ooa! training in the~and perbmingarts. Applicants must be U.S. citizms at the time of application and hold a bacbekx's degree or its equivalmt by the beginning date of the grant. Oea!M and perfunningartists are not rtqUired to h;Ma bacbekx's degree. but they must h;M lOurY""" of ~t training or study. Cand.idat<s in medicine must h;M an M.D. orequivalmt, (e.g., D.D.S., O.D. etc.) at the lime of application. Applicants are rtqUired to have suffic:ient proliciency in the 1anguatje.ofthe boot country to carry out t1xir ~study or researdl. FuDgrantsprovideround-tripintemationaltr.MI,rnaintmanctilrthetmurcoftheaward,a researdt allowancr and tuition war...., ifappticable. Travel grantsprovideround-tripinll:mationaltr.Mlandareavailabletoaaed<nmtries to suppl<mmt maintmanc:e awanls from other souras that do not provide fund< fur intematinnal trawl or to suppl<mmt the app!X:ant's pmonal funds. AD grants indude supplemental bealth and aa:id<nt insuror!a. ~progr.unandappliabooinixmationi<<Xlrll2inldinthebrod!ure, "Fuuxightand Rdated Grants iJr Graduate Sludyand Rt:soan:h Abrood,21XX). 200J." UBstudolllssbouldaJnlact MarkAsbwil, ~ progr.un advioor, in 224 Clem<ns HaD, North~ or caD 66-2292 iJr broclues. applicdion filrm<and !1l0ttinixmaticn Deadline fur rea:ipt of applications is Sept. 24. c--.--- Speech and Hearing Clinic to hold open house 11oe ~Of Sdences lD the College of Arts and Sciences will hold an open house from 4-6 p.m. tomorrow in the south wing of the Biomedical Education Bu.ilding on the South Campus to introduce the public and the South Campus com· munity to the new location of its Speech, wguage and Hearing Oinic. The clinic provides a variety o f services to child/en and adults in the evaluation and treatment of speech-language and hearing disorders. The department and its clinical program moved to its present location in January from Park Hall on the North Campus. The open house will include tours of the clinic facilities and the department 's research laboratories. Refreshments will be served. The department educates specialists and conducts research in a variety of areas involving speech producti on, language comprehen sion, and the physiology and functi oning of the audjrory system . In addition, the following services are offered at the clinic hearing tests, hearing aid selection and dispensing. aural rehabilitltion and counseling. and evaluation and treatment of such conditions as cent:raJ auditory processing disorders, deft palate, autism, augmentltive communication, phonological development, language and learning problems, aphasia and related neurogenic disorders, voice and laryngectomy, dysftuency/stuttering, and articulation and dialect differences. UB Securities Clinic to offer investment workshops Afraid your lnYestrnent portfolio won ' t provide for your rrti rt>ment? Do n't know whether to practi ce .. do-it -yourself" investing or use a pro fessional? Int imidate-d by investment termino logy? Then you' ll want to attend three workshops scheduled from 811 :30 a. m . May I , 8 and 22 m Room I 12 of Jacobs Mana.,gement Center o n the North Cam pu s. Designed for the general public, th e worksho ps are being offe red through the UB Secu rities Clinic, one of only four of its kind in th e U.S. The clinic, a unit of the Center for the St udy of Business Transactions, is a collaborative effort between the Law School and the School of Management. The workshops a~ sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons (MRP) and the C<ntcr for the Study of Business Transactions. The investment -education workshops arc part of the Secu riti es Clinic's multidimensional outreach services that include indepen · dent evaJua.rions of individual investor portfolios and specific fi nancial products, as wrU as dispute-resolution services. Speakers will be Joseph Ogden, associate professor and chair of the Department of Finance and Managerial Economics in the School of Management, and Cheryl Nichols, assistant professor in the law school. Nichols, an NASD Rigulation, Inc. arbitrator and a former senior en· forcr:ment anomer with the Securities and Exchange Commission , has more than eight yean of experience in the financial -services industry. Ogden has testified in litigation cases involving investor-broker disputes. has written extensively on various topi cs concerning the fi nancial markets and has won several research awards, incl uding the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII ) Award of the Financial Management Association for Best Paper in Investments. The first workshop on May I w.ill focus on mastering investing basics. The second session on May 8 will concentrate on how to chC>OSt mutual funds for retirement and allocate assets in a pension fund. The final workshop on May 22 will address managing investments. Team members will be available for one-on-one consultations. Individual workshops are $15 per person and $35 for the series. Space is limited. To register, call Beverley Prendergast at 645-2167 �4 IIepa ._ ~122.1!1Mi. :ll,lo.Z9 IREWG conference he•n Ellen Gr•nt-Bishop, county menul-he.lth commissioner BRIEFLY ~ Comtne11cement '99 ~~ ..... __.,.................. ~..- --.____ ......... . _ ... _........,_ --__ ......... 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The conference, sponsored by the UB Institute on R<search and Edu- cation on Women and Gender (I REWG ), took place Friday in Harriman HaD and featured presen- tations by researchers from 1M: disciplines and poster presentations by two dozen others that described research by or about women. In her keynote ~ GrantBishop discussed the large number of mentally ill American women who are neither diagnosed nor treated correctly because primarycare pbysiciai!s do not properly diagnose the physical symptoms of clinical and sub-dinical depression. She said that during her tenure, the county bas moved to improve sensitivity training and education programs fOT its health-care workers, promote better outreach efforts and raise awareness of the consequences of substance abuse for the physical and mental health of women. It also bas expanded day-are fllcilities to acmmmodate · women in substance·abu.se treat· ment progranu, which bas significantly increased attendance. She warned that drug use is exceptionally dangeruus for women, whether or not they are the usen. "A large number of black. Hispanic and poor women are living in homes where drug use is prn-alent, and alcohol aod substance abuse are very, very strongly linlced with violence against wom.t.n ," Grant-Bishop said, quoting from the Commonwealth Study on the effects of substance abuse. • Men who abuse drug.l are 28 times more likely to abuse their wi..,. than those who don't abwe drugs," she pointed ouL "Women living in such conditions ar< II times more likdy to be murdered than those in drug-Cr.., homes. "Dapik the serious threats to their mental Ood physical wdl-being." Grant-Buhop said, "these women often find mental-health servi!:a diffiadt to ocx:ra. porticularly in rucal anas where there are few ~andalod<oftranspoc­ tation. In the city, the lad< of tranopor;tatioo and of child..,..., facililies oo- oroff-lilemakeail-r~ some for these women to avail tbemoeMs ofthebdpthal is offend. "o..ntuiDy, this ladtofc:aremakea their oooditioo wone and provolra serious problrmo in ~ dDidrm, &mily and <XliD11lUDity,' ""' llid. Grant-Bishop also discuaed li>!' high rates of affective disorden, eatins disorders, poor health care and~ and-..,! obwe reported"""""~ siriL She outlined some of the pro- grams that ""' and County Elr.ecutive Dennis Gonki " - helped institute to improve these condi- tion•-<ultural competmcy training for staffers working with people outside their own ethnic. racial and economic communities; day-care facililies at mental-health treatment sites, more outreach propams. values-darificatio training.ronsurner training and mentoring. The commisaiooer, a former vice president and director of the Community Mental Health Center at Buf&Jo Geoenl Hoopital, called for programs that offer better linbges with churchea and community p-oupo. focus on the serious emotional problems facing many teens. prornc4e upwanl mobility and help girls to dewlopa better bodyiJnatle. A tbr. .- time UB alumnu1, Grant-Bishop is a dinicaJ insttuctor of psychiatry and &miJy medicine in the Sdl.,.;l of Medicine and Biomtdical ScimceL Sbe is the author of the book •Managing in Bladt and WbilL" been used for the past thr.., years to teach hands-on microKOpy skills to advanced nwsing gradual£ students. SaootJooeo, a gradual£ student in the Department of American Studies, who discussed how official history can be recon- • .-e ciled with the onl and •fictional" histories written by women from outside the recognized authoritative structure_ In ber talk, "Women Writing Women: How Do We R<concile Official History with Fictional History!" she used "House on the Lagoon." a prize-winning novd by Puerto Rican authorand ...ant UB lecturer-Rosario Ferre to illustrak ber point that •a11 histories are provisional" bec;awe they all involve wues of power and inclusion. .....proe..or -,_,research.. .,._ ciate of~ wbo praented nsearcb findinp that indicaltthal ......... plays an impor- Followina Grant-Bishop's talk. scientisis diKuaaed the teSults of their raeardL AmoDB·thcm _.e preaentatiou by: •toot ...... UIOciak profeuor of 1inguistia, who cliscuAed her grounclbrealtintJ research on the cognitift functions of male' and female brains conducted with Alan l.ocl<wOod. of....,_ tive effeCts of sttess on women's blood .,......,. by pmoentinc the restriction.of...... blood flow produced in anxiety-producing situations. Her nsearcb...O.Son this study _.. Marilou OliD&. clinical feuor and chair of the Dq>artment ofLinpistica. ' medicine md nuclear medicine. The -conference poster session indud<d research praentations in such 6elds as cdl biology (effects .,...,c-or rology, and a.bbat Van Valin, pro- ........ ~·w.t!I!.P~­ .-..1 ... ~·~ plinary Womm's Health .Mjaoorop}"' instructiooal module clemoped bynuninl and miaobiology faculty. She said the module bas tant role in oouotaactingthe nep- instructor of pharmacy, and Michael F. Wilson, 9rofessor of of phytoestrosens), Amecic:an studies, literature and sociology (~ relationship between idealized body types and women's physical and mental health). Alexandridis wins NSF career development grant .,ELLEN~ News s.Mces f.dltor W HAT do cdl membranes, shampoo/ rooditionen, the ink your ink-jet printer and thermoplastic elastomer polymers " - in common ! They all rontain amphipbilic molecules, which means they"- an af- in finityfordiffm:nt media, allowing for distinct prOperties to be built into a single system or product. These molecules, which may be block copolymers, surfactants or lipids. can self-assemble into extremely" complex and often very useful advanced materials. ·Paschalis Alaandridis, assistant professor of chemical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, bas been awanled au- an NSF Faculty Early Devdopment grant to study these extremely promising molecules. The grant pays up to $4j)O,OOO over four years with industry support. The awards recognize yuung faculty members who have demon strated outstanding potential as science and engineering investigators and educators. The work Alaandridis is doing is geared toward making intricate structures at scales ranging from nanometer (one billionth of a meter) to micrometer (one mil· lionth of a meter). "Miniaturization and nanoma- t<rialsareemerging thanes inscimce and technology:' said AleDndridi.s. "The....,.,.,...,.-lmgthscall:sarenot aa:essible by <X>DY<Dtional machining. SC! wellftld to build them by uoing molecules as 't.go&: My 'Legoo' are amphiphilic moieaJies, and by tailoring them,"" can build into them specific functions, such as molecular recog- nition or non-linear optical behavior.'" The project is aimed at llllCOY<ring the fundamental science bebind the self-assembly of amphipbilic mol<cules,suchas blod<ropolymen. AaxlnlingtoAieundridis, the key to the research is essentially finding out how to build a desired ~based on the self-assembly of block cOp<>iyi,7,ers, and with the bdp of sohmts. It also is <XlllC<%lled with maintaining through polymeriution or crosslinkiqg. for eample, the stability and other properties of this nanostructure that are nemoary to rnalcetheresultingproducts useful and practi<al. Applications for these nanoma terials range from new catalysts for the chemical and petroleum industries to formulations of pharma=ticals or personal -<are products. One familiar example of the principles these kinds of materi- als are based on is the shampoo/ conditioner packaged in one bottle, says Alaandridis. "Wrth these products, you " two ingredients formulated to gether, but perii>rming two separate functions," he explained "First, the shampoo cleans your hair byremovingtbe dirt and then therooditioner deposits on the hair mOlecules that rnalce it smooth and shiny." lbat aample demonstrates the basic issues Alexandridis is studying: the fundamental problem of bow to build nanomaterials and the applications of how to put these molecules together in fOTmulations that achieve a~ function. He cunmtly is studying bow to capitalize on sdf-asaemblyin seven! such systems, such as bow to devdopbetterinksforink-jc:tprinters by finding dlicientwayi to rombine rolor and nonbleed ploperties in ink. as wdlas bow to deYdop better ron~act-leus materials with the besl microstructures for making them romfortable on the eye. The m05t basic application of an amphipbilic molecule is the cell membrane, he explained. · "The secret of life is to keep all the important molecules in close proDmity so that they can interact with each other," he said. "The cdl membrane that holds things together is based on the self-assembly of lipids to form a bilayer." A faculty member since 1997, Alexandridis earned his doc:tqnl degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts lnstituk of Technology. His raearch interests span the areas of polymers. c:nl.loids and surfaces, with a cunmt focus on block copolymers in the prosenoe of solvents. Other ongoing poly;,er projects deal with polymer solutions, gels, and adbesjon. In the fields of colloids and surfaces, Alaandridis bas contribut<d to the self-asaemblyof ampbiphiles in solution.lyutropic liquid tryllals,and polymer-swfactant interactions. His nsearcb is funded by the National Science Fouodation, Petroleum, Research Fund, Bausch &: 1.omb, Xam. Fl<xOvit USA,Silipoo. l>rotec:ti.e Closures Co. and Proaer & Gamble, as wdl as other souras. and imooMsnwn<roUS national and international oollaboatiOOSAI<:DDdridis is the autbo< q;.mautborofmorethanSo~ar­ tides and book chap~>m,~ bas prqented more than 60 lectum at national and international scientific meetings, at universities and industry. His honors include the Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award from the American Society for Engineerins Ecluatio!', the Am~ Oil'Cht6ust.' Society OutstaOOing l'resentation Award. and dection to the Sigma Xi Scientific Raearch Society and the New York Academy of Sciences. �ADri121.1I!!/Yit :11, ... Z9 Panel reports on make-up work Developing 01Je-size-fits-alllanguage is difficult, FSEC told ., _ _a.a ~EditDf EFINING a policy reuiring faculty memto provide miliup tesu or additional instruction for students who mia exams or classes due to other u.oiversity-supported commitments has proven to be frustrating for a Faculty Senate committee. Jack Meacham, professor ofpoychology and chair of the senate's Educational Programs and Policies Committee, related his panel's difficulties to the Faculty Senate ing the "actual wording (for a policy) that does what's right for the faculty, that does what's right for the students." The committee bas devoted two meetings to discussion of the issue, and bas assigned the task to a subcommittee, he said, adding that the committee will spend one more meeting wr<Siing with the issue. ...... ......... . _......... ~.~ Executive Committee at the group's April14 meeting. Meacham wed the example of the student-athkte to illustrate to FSEC members the issue of students who essentially have "two contracts" with UB: a contract to pe~form on a team-or some other"univasity-sanctinned commitment"-and a contract to fulfill all of the requirements of the courses in which the athlete is enrolled. There may be instances, he said, where the athlete is expected to partidpate in an athletic con- \ test out of town on the same day an exam is scheduled in one of the athlete's classes. In these cases, students are "caught in a bind as to which contract rules.• Although providing make-up work usually does not pose a problem for faculty members teaching small counes, who easily can mili other arrangements, Meacham acknowledged that for faculty teaching large courses of 100-450 students, the notion of having a policy requiring them to provide miliup exams or additional instruction for students with a variety of com· mitments or legitimate absences is "frightening." "There are two 'goods' here that we're trying to balance," he said. "What's called for is balance, reasonableness and fairness on the part of both faculty and students." Meacham said his committee was having a hard time develop- won't get through all the situations that arise," Meacham replied, not · ing that students do have family ~and at least half of stu· dents work and may miss class due to a change in work schedule. Wtlliarn Baumer, professor of philosophy, told FSEC members that he has made it a policy to give make-up exams. In addition, he said, he gives students a certain number of absences they can use before their grades are affeeted and suggested that that kind of policy is a reasonable way to spare faculty members from the inevitable "dy· ing grandmother" acuses. Meacham pointed out that most faculty members have a variety of JAC1t MEACHAM In response to an observation from Mitchdl Harwitz, associate professor of economia, who suggested that tbe problem was isolated to large classes with "particularly rigid schednling problems or a particularly rigid faculty instructor," Meacham pointed out that some small classes do require some set-up, such as laboratory facilities, that would be difficult to recreate a few days later. Moreover, he noted that there arc some courses, such as the American Pluralism course that he teaches, in which students learn through interacting with each other in class. While he can relate to the student the theme or the class. '"that's not the same as having them struggle for an hour and a half through a number of exercises with their peer> and debate the issues and come to insights in their own mind. I can't recreate that experience for the students." Harwitz suggested that in those cases, the facultY member put a "'lag on the syllabus that says there are aspects of this class that can't be rescheduled . .. the student has to make a choi<x." But having such a warning on the syllabus "doesn't guarantee that we procedures that they use in these situations, procedures that differ from department to department , discipline to discipline, and also depend upon tb,e personality of tbe instructor"and to some extent bow many times you 've been burned recently." The committee's difficulty has not been with developing ex· amples of procedures that have worked for faculty members, but with developing language that, if presented as a Faculty Senate resolution, would work for all faculty and all departments and all types of classes. "We're stuck at that.; Mc:acham admitted. Samuel Schack, professor of mathematics. said he didn't think the Faculty Senate should try to .. micromanage how instructors conduct their courses." The reason the committee is having trouble developing a regulation, he suggested, is because there should not be a universitywide regulation as to how faculty handle these types of situations. What might be more appropri· ate, he said, is for the senate to develop some sort of appeals pro· cess that a student might pursue to receive an impartial hearing when a faculty member is not thority, the senate will continue "'The strongest insurance you have against mischief is that somebody is watching." The senate frequently complains about "mischief done" (by the administra· tion) because"we haven't watched. This is a resolution that says ' put it in the charter that we will start "1<\tching.' Let's do that." Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science, complimented Georg< on his oh- For ass zstanct in connecting to the World Wide Web . contocr the C IT Help Desk or 64 5- 3542. -Sue Neumeister and Lori Wlclzlnskl. University Libraries BrieBy Earth Day activities today ~--1 "to ignore all the problems going on around here and then, afterwards, insist that somebody misbehaved. Earth Day '99 and beyond o.,. Throughout the world, Earth is recognized as the symbol o f environmental responsibility and stewardship. First launched in the United States in 1970 and celebrated every April 22. Earth Day is the largest environmental event worldwide. Today, we cdebrate. along with its founders. Gaylord Nelson and Denis Hayes, the 29th ann i, versary of the birth of the environmental movcmenl. These events have inspired the U.S. Congress to pass dean air and water acts, and to establish the Environmental Protection Agency to research and monitor environmental issues and enfora environmental laws. You' U find scveraJ Earth Day sites on the Internet, many which have the same information, including the history of Earth Day and events calendars. However, there·are a few that have unique topics. The Wtlderness Society, which sponsors Earth Day '99, <http:/I .-...s.,..- . . . . s.org/ > addresses wilderness and wildlife p=· ervation, as weU as protecting America's forests. parks. rivers and deserts. It also includes a "Teacher's Lounge" where they've put together tools to teach about the land and con.se.rvation year-round. The motto of earthday.org <http://www.eartJHUy.org/ > is "Make EVERY Day Earth Day!" It contains many Earth Day events and activities. ceo-educational resources for teachers and more than 700 Web pages of environmental information. If you want to ex· change information and ideas within the environmental community, Earth Day '99 Online <http:/ /.-...s.,..-.org/> has the Envirol..ink Forum. Featured forums include religion and ani mals, forest issues and book reviews. Earth Day Canada <http:/ /www..-...s.,..ca/> addresses how Canadians are participating in Earth Day activities. In Canada, Earth Day bas grown into Earth Week and even Earth Month to accom· modafe the profu5ion of events and projects. This site bas programs and resources that can help you organize a successful event or project in your organization or community. It features event ideas. projects and activities. and assistance and tools to help you achieve your en-. vironmental goals throughout the year. It's not too soon to start thinking about Earth Day 2000! This will be the largest environmental event in history and the Earth Day Network <http://www.urtlMII.,..net/> can help you participate. Earth Day Network, the in~ernationaJ organization coordinating Earth Day 2000 events worldwide, is launching the ' New Energy for a New Era' campaign during Earth Week 1999 (April 18-24). The Earth Day 2000 campaign will be a year of education, outreach and activism around ene.rgy production and use, and its impacts on human health, air, water, land use otnd wildlife. To find out more about environmental issues, try the Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory < http:/www. -bcllrectory.com/ >. This search engine is dedicated to helping others keep in touch and informed on the Internet. With thousands of sites. it is the largest exclusively environmental organization directory on the Web and includes sites from more th~lOO countries. willing to accommodate the student. Faculty Senate Mo=ver, the bylaws of the Voting Faculty give primary jutisdiction. to the academic units. However, he said, he does see the possibility that, despite new au - 5 jective: •making faculty governance real: The Faculty Senate already has the power, responsibility and obligation to oversee graduate and professional programs, Welch said. But the body should proceed slowly "doing what we can do already" to avoid ruffiing (jurisdic· tional) concerns," he advised. " My sense is that the powers arc there, they need to be exercisedthat's the way to avoid mischief. The opportunity ~ have is here and present for us to take," he said. ln other business. the senate: • Approved a proposal that would limit to 18 the number of credits students punuing bachelor's de· grees can tarn through tutorial oourseworlc. or independent study. Senators rejected a provision of the proposal that would limit to 12 the number ofletter-graded (A, 8, C, D) credits earned through tutorial co urscwork that could count toward graduation. • Unanimously approved a resolution recognizing former SUNY Trustee Arnold Gardner for his .. superlative service and accomplishment in support of.this great public university and this cam- pus.'" Gardne r, who served as a SUNY trustee for 19 years, is now a member of the Board of Regents. • Heard a first readin g of an ..alert" warning faculty members of the perils involved in engaging in coQsensual relationships with their students. The senate will vote on the issue, which has been floun · dering around the senate for two years, at its last meeting of the se· mester May II. will feature special meals Today Is Earth Day! To celebrate the nationally recognized day founded to increase environmental awareness. two UB groups are inviting members of the campus community to share a meal with them today. The UB Environmental Network (UBEN ) is hosting a vegetarian picnic outside the Student Union o n the North Campus, beginning at 11 a.m. The picnic is open to all members of the UB COJllmunity for $2 per person and will include a rock-climbing wall, music from a drum circle and nutritious, vegetarian foods served on reusable dinnerware, which means no paper. plastic or Styrofoam! In addition, the Buffalo Animal Rights Coalition (BARC) will sponsor an all-vegan-no meat, fish. dairy or any other animal prod ucts--potluck dinner at 6 p.m. in Pistachio's in the Student Uni on. BARC is asking that attendees bring their own plact settings to rt · duce waste. The cost of the dinner is $2 with a vegan dish and $4 without one. Earth-Day activities at UB also will include an exhibit in the Un dergraduate Library on the North Campus featuring books on a wide variety of environmental topics. The exhibit, on display on the first floor of the UGL until May 3, was organized by Aprille Nace. a stu· dent in the School of Information and Library St udi es. �UB senior is first 'Miss University' Tara Ann Neil, a UB senior, is crowned the first Miss University by Deana Herrera, Miss New York State 1998, at the Miss Buffalo and Miss University Scholarship Pageant. The pageant. an official preliminary competition for Miss America, was held Saturday eYening in the Student Union Theatre. Neil, who will par:tidpate in the .Miss New York State pageant in June, is president of the Undergraduate History Council and senes·on three departmental committees in the Department of History in the of Arts and Sc!ences. No oonception delay from eating lake fish Study finds no lag in concepbon related to male consumption of lAke Ontario fish OMEN whose part· oersatelaUOntario port 6sh, known to W be c.ootami.n ated with residua of PC& and pati- . cida, did not take longer to conceive than women whose partners didn't eat such 6sh, UB raearchersinvolvedintheNewYork State Angler Study have found Many contaminants found in Great taUs 6sh have been linked to adverse reproductive and <levelopmental effects in wildlife populations that eat the 6sh, and these contaminants · also have been found in the human Diale and female reproductive tratts. Tim;. one of the first population-based studies to focus on the role of paternal contaminated- fish con: sumption and reproduction. Results of the study, 1-w hy Germaine M. Budt,associak professor ofsocial and prewntivemedicine in the sdiOOI of Medicine and Bio- •we found no evidence of an adverse effect of taU Ontario 6sh coDIUIIIpCiaa on risk of CDII<Zpticmildolr." Buck oaid. "lic>weftr, the liDdiap..., rdnmt oalj> for couples with a known time-topr<SJIIDCY. Women wbo did not con~eive. of which there were -many, or who didn' t know bow long it took them to conceive, aren't included in this study." ThoNewYorkSialeAII&bScudy was undertdm in 1991 to determine the ~ CODIOCjuenc:es of eating fiah from LaU Ontario, known to be the moot polluted of the Great Lalra. 'J'bC, study bas assembled a populatioo-based <XJbort oflioensed ansJen and their spouses or partners &om 16 counties sur~ taU Ontario, imolvins 10,S17 men and 7,4nwomen who were~ the ..,.. of 18 and 40 when the study bepn. The sample for this investigation was composed of785 women who bad bad a pregnancy~ 1991 -93, and for whom the investigators bad complete information on patcmal fish consumption and time-to-pregnancy. Concq>tion dday was defined as requiring more than 12 menstrual cycleS with unprotected intermurse ......... ....., ........ . _ - educaliooal-ttdmology gants ilr their JlRlll!lSik fur the~ tt infurmatioo-t:edmologyapplications in theclassnxm. The11Wa1'1k,givm for the 1999-2000 ymr, placz emphasis on introductol'y-ieYel altll'lleS preparaiDiytD the inauguration o{theA1:1:1s99 initiatiYe. The wassp<nomi bytheOfticeolthe SeniorV~ee Provost fur Elhntinnal.'lklmology. 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Sixty-six pen:mt Additional rcsearchcn on the of fathers reported eating LaU study wen )obn Vena of the UB Ontario fish between 1955-91, DeputmentofSocial.andi'reYenwbile only 38 percent said they live Medicine; Pauline Mmdola, bad eaten it duribs 1991. formerly ofSociol and PreYentive R.esultui>OW<d that in this study . Medicine and DOW with the £m:i. group. none of the measures of ronmental Protection Aaency; paternal fish consumption re- Lowdl SeYer of the Battdk ~ suited in an increaaed risk of de- tcrs for Public Health Raearcb layed conception, Buck said. The and Evaluation in Seattle, and findings held up even after re- Hebe G~ein, James Olson stricting the analylis to men whose and Frank D. S1q>bcn. oil of the partners ate no taU Ontario fish UB Department ofPbarmacology to minimize the effect of female and Tmicology. ,. 6sh consumption, she said. The study was funded in part Buck cautioood opinst constru· through grantJ from the Great ing these results to mean that eat· LaUs Protection Fund and the ing taU Ontario fish bas DO ad-...rse Apcy for Tom Substances and effects on reproduction, hownlcr. A Disease Rqistiy. ~ory-l.ewl Coones in ftaxh.~ Won andSpnb;'Slo,rol * .... •• I ...... assistant profaoor, Department of Art. imlts< docvelopment and manipulation, $4,887 . , * . . - -.c-. educational ttdmclosr spcci.J;st. Coll:c8e «Arts and *- Seier-. "SupppcmcntaiSclf-PaoodMultimcdial.eamingToolsinCol- legc «Arts and Scimccs Introductory Sboliotia Courses," $9,940 ~ diftdorctluJIInilics ocrvias, tJDdorsnodu*ladcmic .......... aixl Scmas,ColqjectAnsmdSciCDccs,toCXlOIOUCI:a CXliDIDDII 'Nib- a "\\bbd Oviialion" CJIUI1C ooctions, $9,200 * .............. ........,.clilmar,~ofllioloBiaiSciCDccs,ID dMicp~andqberWJob"Biooqgy ICD"and"Biooqgy 10f;"$91100 * 'lliiiJ ..... ~te profasor, Deportmmt of Art. 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The,_ advanced c:ommercial ultruonicimosinB aystema generate picrura by focuaing ·tbe ultrasound beam point by point on a target repon, a method that Soumekh says is prohibitiftly time-coiiiWilinsBy contrast, bii propoaed .,.... . tern for diagnoatic ultrUODic imopng is baaed on a fundamental theory in optics tbat says that it iJ Trac~ an~ Rei~ not necessary to create imqes tbrougb the con..,ntional pointby-point method. Men and__, placed lint at Albany lrwleadonal - "'" "*'~ (1'10 po.) and -~ (20S po.) tndt"""" pbced llru .. " ' " , . , lrwtadonold>ls p o s t Top tlnlsilers lor lklfalo i>dudod Rud1 Conlon (disaa - 3'1.22m. hlnvne< . 52.77m) lor lhe -~ _,and lla>Ndl G....,. (disaa - 4S.28m. hammer • 51 35m) and o..td Monic (200m- 22.57,<00m • <9.66) lor lhe .,..,.,_ AI three hod two ftnt,place-- apoce. The-~ <41<100-morer•...ay squad (-48.00) and""'~ .quad (3:56.42) bach pbced lim. ~ ··olso ..... vicmrious wl<h. lime of ):20.7<. Some merrben allhe Buls .quads will W<e par< In the ·Penn Rebys ttm -.lklfalo hom tho UB Open d1ls -.bod. This theory, called the Gabor Wavefront lte(.onstructiop Theory, developed early in the 20th century, makes it possible to exploit otate-of-the-art computational.,.,.,...to generate fast, higbre50lution iJnases. "With this theory, it iJ as though · I am focuaing tbe camera at a act of points along one line," be ex~ plained, "and aU other points or targeu before and after tbat line · appear smeared. Then I tili · ose data, put them iA the com; puter, and use algorithms buedon niy theoretical work to essentially eblur the targeu." e compares the situation to while""' ..... quiddydown a atreetseeawhen he loob at the curb. "Your eye is making a measurement of what it sees,• said Soumekh. "In ultrasound or radar, it is the same thing; the target looks blurred. But that is just the signature of the target." According to Soumekh, bii al- gorithms model what would be the motion of the car and the target. removing the blur from the picture and producing a signature of the target that is in focus. "It allows us to distinguish the target from its surrdundings," h e said, • whether it is a man-made target bidden in foliage or a small tumor in. a human organ.• ..... ..., Put student-athletes in 'Kudos' To T1oa Editor: As an avid reader of the Reporter online (in New York City), I bel lieve that you have left out of your "Kudos• column some very im· portant people at UB. These people have brought honor to tbe school this academic year. There has been no credit given to the numerous student-athletes who have pur the word ..student• in the phrase "'student-athlete." Athletes o n both the men~s and women's teams have won honors for their academic prowess, combined with their athletic skills. I believe credit should be given to all of these students, as well as tbeir coaches and the administrators in the athletic department. It is through the coaches and administrators who assist the studentathletes that the student -athletes are able to excel in the classroom. as well as on the fields of play. . Therefore, kudos and a tip of the hat to the true student -athletes at UB who should be recognized in tbe Reporter. It iJ these student- • athletes that make me feel p ro ud to be a graduate of tile top sch ool in the SUNY system. Events calendar ~--· _.,._... __ _ ~~!~-=== Mid\101 L - D.D.S . - · Comumer Products- ond o.v.lopmenl. --Umbeft Corp. 3SS Squire.ll-9 o.m. - AC.,..c- -llonald &alter, UB I 980. Brooklyn, N.Y. Senlor Sprtng SMw. The · ~-------------------- Bullolo Olips, Comol TheolTe, Elkx>tt -~ The~Student Union~· Ron- ~.~~~--~ ---....... -__ ---...... - - ffft. Co-~ by""' OllicO al Student AaMtlt> ond lhe Sllldent Asoodltion. For more informotlon. aU lnlonnation. cal 645-2972. It 64S-612S. PaoiT.,.toro.KeCompony. The Keylllnk Donee S<ries, C..... for lhe Ms. B p.m. S18, S15, S9, SWdenU SS. For Study- -.op. Norton 104D. ~~~byAademic mono informotJon, aii64S-ARTS. Exhibits ....,..~ ........, ~ns=::-~ ldHI Quantum Gases. Prof. M. How.srd too, ~ al Phy>ics and A>uonomy, ~~p.~sF:~Scienc:es • ~Colloquia -on-.lngs. lntemll States. and~ Objects.Dobo<oh MoOrolo. Univ. aiRochestH. 68-4 Baldy. .. - p.m. Free. For more Wonnation. aQ 64S-2#4, ..... 707. An exhibit of t<flior student projects In lhe School al Archkoctu"' and ~;~~~~--:~~~~~~~~11 ........ n.a--- 335 Hoyos Hill on lhe South CAmpus. Hours 11rt: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit b frft. A show al worl< by senior MFA =u~n~:f'S:is~b~ ~~~ di.spt,ly ln the An ~rtment ~a:~~~gyand Sciences Comple>c. North Campus. .. p.m. F,... CCHpC>Il50<0d by lhe ' Chemisby-Biology Groduote Croup. For more lnfo<motion, aU Dr. Ceroid l<oudol<o, t.lst, It 645-3<89. Gal~ lower MI. Cent~ for the :::rues~Pt .~ t! S ~-~~~-rs 1 9 Fri., 11 a .m. to 8 p.m.; Sat., 11-a.m. to6p.m. ~T---c.tor G-.g S-..1 with - . y (emoll) . ......, 127, ~I< l.ibrlly. S-6 p.m. F,...~ only to UB ~~·::.'f.ma: For"""" 'II!Pt•.....-""'8 ~.. Obituary Joseph K. Link, 85, medical school faculty member A - . of Christian Burial was held Friday in Christ the King Catho· tic Church, Snyder, for Joseph K. Link, 85, a lJediatrician who served as a faculty m ember in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sci· enccs. Link, who was a pediatric consultant for chronic-disease re · search at UB, died April l2 in h is Snyder home after a lengthy illness. ln addition to condu ct ing a private practice, Lin k was chief ped iatrician at Sisters Hospital, where he also was p res ident of the staff in 1967-68. Heretired 12 years ago. Link, wh o received h is medical degree from Marquette University, served in the ArmYfo r two years in the Pacific and in thC' Phil ippines during World War II. Throughout h is career, link worked extensively with disabled chil· drcn. He was physician-in-charge at the Erie County Health Facility for Children and School 84, and the new School 84 was dedicated in bis honor. He was clinic medi cal director fo r th e Muscular Dystrophy Association o f\VC'S tC'm New Yo rk at the fo rmer E.j. MC"yer Memorial Hospital and at WCA Hospital in Jamestown. The Muscular Dystro· phy Associatio n prese nts an annual meclicaJ award in his name. Link conducted research on cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy, including clinical tests on ~ drugs for treatment of the diseases. He was chai r of the Western New Yo rk chapters of th e Cerebral Palsy Association and the Muscular Dystrophy Association and for several years was chair of the New York State Cereb ral Palsy Advi so ry Board. He was a membC"r of thC' board of directors of Special Help fo r Special Ch ildren and the medical advisory committee for the March of Dim es. �a Reparlaa: __ bdllll------ln ......,~ ,.._. ....... :::=--. D111L d . Phy*l, UniV. cl Ullh. 219 F - . 3:45p.m. c- .:-c.aa: ::::-~ su. Hll.. p.m. S9. ss. For""""--.. ... 645-2921 . �Millard Fillmore College Established 1923 'I !is of continuous LEARNING �Fint IlK !loon Clcnnce S. Mcnh . ~great new moveinent in popular education is under way, the adult education movement. The movement has already attained such magnittule andgathered such momentum that it constitutes one ofthe foremost socialphenomena ofour time... In the stimulation of it, in the direction ofit, in the satisfaction ofits most important needs, the urban universities are destined to play a major role." - Samuel Capen, 1927-28 UB Annual Report \ D uRING t:he culy decades of this century, a great wave of interest in adult ed ucation swept through out nation's colleges and universities. Millard Ftllmore College (MFC) was a product of t:hat national movement. MFC's development is also a major chapter in t:he history of t:he Universiry at Buffiolo (UB), sinee some of UB's most imponant.culy development occurred in M FC. A time traveller to the culy 1920s would not have recognized t:he University at Buffiolo; it was nothing like the institution of today. Although UB had by that time already been in aistenee for seventy-five years, it still had no central campw and no full-time presiden't, and it consisted of only three scbool.r--mc:dicinc:, dentistry, and law-scattered across the city, plw a fledgling undetgraduate arts and sciences program whose future would have seemed uneer- Townoend Hall ta.in. In t:he fall of 1922 UB had, however, managed to recruit a remarkable:, nationally known leader, Or. Samud P. Capen, as iu first full-time chaneellor. Chancellor Capen brought to UB his aperience as president of the American Council of Education, which he had recently founded as an outgrowth of his work during World War I in coordinating contributionS to the war cffon by the nation's colleges and universities. This work gave h im a vision of wflat a progressive, state-of-the-art institution m ight be, as well as an un derstanding of what could be achieved if academics, industry, and communiry were brought together. A prominent featUre of stare-of-the-an institutions in the 1920s would have been an evening college. �Thus it should not be surprising that the Evening Session was the very first of the many new schools the new chancellor would establish at UB. To create this unit, Dr. Capen recruited the director of Nonhwestern University's evening business school, Clarence S. Marsh. By the f...ll of I 923, the UB Evening Session had begun operations at the old Townsend Hall, on the present site of the City Coun building on Niagara Circle. The lim paragraph of the Evening Session's first bulle- tin announced the mission of the new unit: "The University of Buffalo exisrs for service. For more than three-quaners of a century, in iu day sesssion it trained young men and women in the arcs and sciences and the professions. Now it seeks to extend irs sphere of usefulness by offering instruction in the Evening Session to youths and adulrs whose occupational necessities prevent their attendance in the day session of the university.• Public response to the new program was overwhelming. Although planning had envisioned a lim-year enrollment ofonly ~ut 400, pulr lie demand for the new evening classc:s was so enthusiastic thar 1071 srudenrs had enrolled by year's end. Enumerarors w.:re surprised and pleased to repon the significant number of adults who were college or normal school graduates (25 pe=:nt) or had previously attended college. The lim class was composed of aue "lifelong learners." The first evening classes included "practical• subjecrs, such as ac- counting. economics, and journalism. Because classroom space in Townsend Hall was limited, classes were also hdd in libraries and public meeting spaces throughout the city. UB faculty were promi- nent among insuuaors; however, because much of the course sub-ject matter was new to the unive!Sity, the Evening Session also turned frequently to adjunct faculty-"successful business men and journalists from the leading business enterprises of Buffalo"-to serve as instructors for these new classes. By I 925, demographic data gathered on evening srudenrs were surprisingly similar to those ofMFC today. The average age of evening srudencs was rwenty~scven years, six months, Libtory m Townlet'ld Hall ..... n.o.t By 1928, five years after its inception, the Evening Session had en· rolled more than 5,000 adults. From its initial classes in accounting and economics Dean Marsh had established the universiry's School of Management (in I 926) and had been appointed its first dean. Evening classc:s ranged well beyond day classes into an extraordinary number of new subjects, not only in journalism. the sciences, and humanities, but in technical subjecrs, including the beginnings of what would become the School.ofEngineering. The Evening Session also offered non-credit classes in a wide variety of topics, ranging from the "high technologies• of the moment (radio and aeronautics) to professional updating (grain grading and life insurance). It would soon begin to offer extension classes in Angola, Dunkirk, Jamestown, Niagara Falls, and other surrounding communities. Adult students would continue to leave lasting impressions on their faculty. Chancdlor Capen said of the Evening Session: "Its srudents an; drawn from all economic classes and all social groups. They come; they come back; their number increases at an embarrassing rate. The university has no more enthusiastic members, The grand within a range of seventeen · to seventy-one. More than half were concurrently employed in business. Ftfty-six percent were men, 44 percent women. Interestingly, faculty meetings of the times recorded by now long-familiar observatioru as to what made adulrs both especially challenging and especially rewarding to teach. Dean MaiSh reponed to the chancdlor: "These srudenrs, having more social experience and many of them holding rather responsible positioru, enterain a wholc:somdy critical attitude toward their instructors. They are quick and frank to ptaise one )Vbose knowledge and experience they deem adequate, and equally prompt to express dissatisfaction if an instructor seems to lack necessary qualification." no more loyal supponers. Some of its most brilliant srudents arc: in evening classes. Moreover, the eager devotion to learning experiment of Millard Fillmore College has succeeded because its students "truly wanted to be there. " AL111t:n+~ Also in 1925, DcanM=h,suppottedbyagrant from the Carnegie Corporation ofNew York, directed a survey of adult education for tbeCityofBuf121o. This srudy bore the charaa:eristic markings of Samud Capen's statistical srudies for the American Council of Education and rdleaed his inteic:st in calling upon all of the community's resources; particularly those of industty and the profc:ssioru, as well as cui rural and educational instirutioru. This imponant work-one of the first of its kind conducted in the United States-became a landmark contribution to the literarure of adult education. Published under the tide "Adult Education in a Community," the survey reponed the rematkable proliferation o( adult education throughout the City of Buffalo. It showed multirudes ofbusincss, civic, and culrural groups already activdy engaged in adult education and it offered, for the first time, a detailed picture of the demographics, background, and motivation of adult srudenrs. The published repon had two noteworthy results: It gave the uni· versity "a definite formulation of the desirable devdopment of the university's offerings in the fidd of adult education,• and it attracted wide attention throughout the country as the first comprehensive attempt by a community to analyze its adult education problems and to plan for their solution. and che high levd of attainment of the majority of evening classes have proved a tonic to the whole institution. " In I 933, Dean Marsh ac:Cepted a position in the New Deal as director of education for the CCC Camps, where he proposed such novel undenakings as courses by radio and srudent-initiated learning. Under the leader· ship of dean Uwis A. Froman (I 934-1 948) and dean John A Beane (1948-1952), the development of certificate programs and associate's and bachdor's degree programs became a priority. In I 937, the Evening Session was renamed Millard Fillmore College, in honor of the university's first chancellor. Evening enrollment continued to increase , exceeding 3,000 per semester by the' early 1940s-more than twice the enrollment in undergraduate day programs. The Division of Nurses Training, the School of Education, and the School of Social Work were established first as depanmenrs in .Millard Fillmore College, continuing th e college's role as incubator for UB's professional schools. In I 953, Millard Fillmore College moved from its downtown base on Niagara Square to the Main Street campus. Concerns that student access might be adversdy affi:cted by this displacement from the hean of Buf. falo to the outskirts were allayed as enrollment continued to grow. , . . . . , . . . . . SUllY When the University at Buffalo joined the State University of New York (SUNY) system in I 962, Millard Fillmore College acquired new missions and reduced ruition rates that attracted nren larger audiences. Backed by the resources of the SUNY system, MFC began a massive expansion, parallding the expansion of UB itself. and wdcomed the new state charge for continuing education, as stated in the SUNY Master Plan, to provide "programs for persons who wish to keep abreast of the latest developmentS in chci.r field, community service ro assist commu · nities in dfons to solve their problems, and culrural enrichment for the intellectual and aesthetic growth of the people of New York State." �....... Uadorthe lt.lmbipafdeua liDbcrt F. llcrner (1952.-1975), Millani Pillmcue Collcp- tnlllformed inro a full-scale DivWon ofContinuias F.ducMiaa 1111 the mocld of lbooe ar the "Ilia 1o· univenicies and lu>d-pm ccllepa. Ia a razwbbic clcade of propu. MFC added four DeW uaia: the Ollicc b c-lir-Fr...Piograms. rhe Office lOr Urba ~ the Adulr AdWanaar Office. and UB's ndio arioa, WBPO. The larpafdwR- uaia, theOIIicc lOr Ualir-F= Progruns. IIIUIIIed the rolo: ofCJ8'clq ~ u..uaioa in an aronilhing varier:y of lllpia and P-. ................ ooe4ay iosri-...-.........-~-~ ......... thepmfeo- --"'P'...,.. '-' 5 I - Ulldepanmau&. Ia ~-the.-..­ .slucar. The lllljority hdd collowe ...il\lll~~~l'-111 .._and cle.dapncnt" or - "liiiong learnr:n,. ·• �I IM ~ · .... '! .... Millard Follmore College continued iu tta· dition of nurturing o:bc initial dcodopmcnt ofUB rcbools and up.iu. I< silpporud. UB's new School of Architec<un: and Environ- meow Design, serving u <he home of <he school's lim bachelor's degree program for iu finr five yeal$. And during me critical period when WBFO operated u a unit wirhin me Division of Continuing Education, <he srudenr-opcrarcd radio station rransform~ iudfinto a nationally recognized member of <he National Public Radio nerwor:k. Millard Follmore College and its.prognms rapidly expanded duougbout rhis era, tad.ing a peak scmesrer enrollmeru of 5,100 adulu in 197~ <han that of many SUNY MFC <X>ncinued iu ttadition of inn<m.(ij'S1o <Xlllc!g<,.,oier oounocsvia tdevisio11 and 6ftiab year wim an adtie¥td in the 6dd U8 groduotion c. 1955 gin their uiaulr on barriers thar had hi<heno prevenred <heir career advancemenr in business and <he professions. Having usisted thousands of reruming vercrans, MFC would now rum ro hdping women prepare for me cha.llenges ofentering or reenrcring <he wodd of work. Under deans Donald Brutvan (1975-1978), James Bladthtm< (19791,982), and Eric Sttalf(l982-1994), Millard Fillmore CoUege v.ould ona: rransform i!ldf ro addn:ss <he challenges of rhis DO¥ cra--<llld cspe~rthoecbmgil>ge~:oncmic: din>a~rinWcsa:m New York. This eta would plant closin&< and <he gradual dissolution of manu&cMilbrd Mllmore CoUege bad long enjoyed clooe rCawhich emplo)'ed many MFC srudena and 1970s. MFC bad provided local !inns with readily ro help <hem mainrain the skilled workforce ~~~~;~~~~t~~~~-~~=~=.:~:!1~~~~~~~~::! ~ lll'~iQIII· ·..,....._,... in these firms bad their beenjob ablethere ro count on a adw111a:1~t <hnoogb combined MFC::::-,aoid, for~ the fum's ruition R:irnbuneilfi'•'J/t:tollli~f.l!~c~=~t m"""aincd its awn MFC srudent dub ...,.,.., '"""'"".l~.leaving a job madct:r ~~~lllfD·~~III(i~~IIID~A<luiDWO&J.td hcmorelikdy ~ii3tefor= ro offer ......~~..~ skills specific. ; I �than I, I00 Malaysian students in the late 1980s was administered through MFC. MFC supported extension programs in Rochester for the School of Social Work and the School of Infonnarion and Library Srudics, as well as numerous contract programs for the School of Engineering, including a program in nuclear technology for the New York Scare Power Authority. In the 1990s, Millard Ftllmore College operated as "UB at Nire.• Irs primary emphasis remained evening programs for students who could nor attend the university during the day; illCJClSingly, howev<:r, irs counes wac popub.ted by day-school students who found ir more convenient ro anend the evening session. MFC served the universiry day student as it had served the adult nontraditional student: with arts and sciences courses and degrees, and professional school degree programs in engineering, m=agemenr, and architecture. Nontraditional as well as traditional day students enrolled in MFC's array of for-credit a:rtificare programs. R11p1 ue·, North Compu' c 1979 The new certificate studies did nor dispb.ce MFC's core programs, which remained bachelor's and associate's degree programs in the arts and sci~nccs and the professions. Enrollritem in management and nursing degree programs, for example, remained as strong as when these schools had begun as depanments in MFC. Millard Fillmore College remained one of rhe few evening colleges nationally ro offer professionally accredited degrees in engineeering, as well as the only universiry-based evening coUege ro offer evening srudy toward a bachdor's degree in architecture. 5tlldeM S......,t .... s.wlces Adult educators had long known that the experience of raking one course might have as great an impact on an adult's life as completion of a full degree program. MFC's admission policy had long been based on this insight. To make education accessible to the uue "lifelong learner" -the occasional student-in the mid-1970s MFC rededicated itself to making the enrollment process as simple and nearly invisible as possible through drop-in advisement periods, one-stop admission , and benc:r program articulation . MFC also refocused its srudc:m suppon programs to address other obstacles faced by adults trying ro reenter college. Primary among these was a lack of scholarships, which were readily available to younger full -rime studenu but nor ro aduh parr-rime stu- dents. As the economy of Buffalo weakened , so did the availabiliry of employee tuition benefits . Fewer MFC students would be veterans; more would be women, often single parents. Underem ployment, and temporary and pan-rime employment, became common. Surveys conducted during the 1990s revealed the startling information that significant numbers ofMFC nudenrs age rhirry and older had family incomes barely above-and often, below-the poverty level. These problems would be amplified when SUNY tuition and fees suddenly doubled. In response, MFC lobbied extensively for "parr-rime TAP," and when New York State created this new financial aid program, MFC developed outreach efforts to encourage students to rake advantage of rhe new resource. Jr also introduced a program to support aduh minorities (ESTEEM}, free tutorials in mathematics and com puting. and courses in critical thinking. The evening student as sociation conducted very popular weekend career development workshops (dubbed "The Saturday Express}. A data-processing dub .was organized, and a gallery for exhibiting paintings by • at. ... n. .... •r•••• lr • I c.... The 1990s saw the educational landscape of BuiF..lo and Western New York continue ro change. paralleling regional economic c:lungcs. Eruollmenr in MFC reflected declines in local popub.tion, our-migration ofbusinesses, and illCJClSing competition among local collega for nontraditional working adults. But changing rimes also brought positive c:lungcs in Millard Ftllmore College- With the advent of computer> and other efficiencies, adminiscrarive and student services in MFC became more convenient. The universiry introduced irs touch-tone tdephone registration system BIRD (for Billing. Inquiry, R=rds, and Drop/Add}, and irs automated srudent academic information reaieval system DARS (for ~ Audit Reponing System}. When dean George Lopos arrived in 1995, MFC rook a leadership role in developing UB's Distana: Learning Program. The new dean reintroduced PBS tdecounes on a= cabk television systems. MFC created a Dist:tna: Learning Program ream and began using two fiberoptic distance learning sy=ms for our=ch education via ~ve interactive video tranSmission_ MFC also entered the world of the Internet with online counes and certificate programs. The night school of the early 1920s has begun to yield ro a more robust and flexible education-<ldivay system emphasizing aro:ss to the wider universiry. By combining traditional classroom in.strtfrion with distana: learning technology to deliver nontraditional academic programs, Millard Ftllmore College is positioning itself for a new role as the universicy moves imo thenar millenniwn. .............. ~..__.. Anyone who examines the history of Millard Ftllmore College cannot help bur be srruck by ~ kind of awe that each suaxeding generation has a pressed toward adult srudenrs. lr is as if each generation fcds itself the first to discovtt that adults do take their studies seriously and expect all others ro do the same, that they have no difficulry competing academically with younger students, and that they make asron4hing sacrifia:s to rerum to school. Comments by faculry attending MFC reaching-effectiveness seminan in the 1990s mirror minutes of MFC faculry meeting. seventy )'<a" earlier. praising adults for their eagerness to participate in class discussion, analyzing why the experiena: that adults bring to class makes reaching them both more challenging and more rewarding. Perhaps the reason for each generation's new astonishment at what irs predecessors undemood well is that the commitment to learning that adult srudenrs demonstrate is a truly remarbble phenomenon. Ir is difficult not to be astonished when one observes hundreds of adults penisring through ten ro fifteen ycrs of part-time srudy ro complete a degree, returning again and again ro campuses that were nor designed for them and where they might well fix! out of place. Indeed, the grand experiment of Millard Fillmore College has succeeded because, as is often said, its students "truly wan red robe there." Equally true is that ir has succeeded because most of those associated with MFC "have wanted robe there"~h for different reasons and evening an students was created. CLEP r~sring and credit for experiemial learning programs were introduced ro help shorten the time needed to earn a degree. often without much awareness of what those diffc:rem reasons might Some new programs were offered at no charge. Under a SUNY associations contributing time and energy in their quest to upgrade initiative rhar MFC implemented in the mid - 1970s, senior citizens could enroll for fr~ in any UB undergraduate class on a spaceavailable basis. Soon hundreds of seniors would enroll, bringing further diversity to classes throughout the university. Later, as tht" their communities, academic departments seeking reaching experi- closingofBerh.lehem Steel and irs related industries loomed, MFC responded by offering speciaJ classes ar no cost ro rhose lefT with out employment. Acada•lc: ........._ ..... o-alap••nt Millard Fillmore College continued ro play an active role in planning and devdopment activities for universiry schools and depanmenrs. In 1979, MFC assumed responsibi~ry for the universiry-wide Summer Sessions. A UB program conduaed in Subang Jaya. Malaysia, that graduated more be: part-rime faculty reaching for the opportunity to reach, UB faculty because rhey find reaching adults enjoyable, local professional their professions, professional schools seeking further connections with ence for their graduate students, adult educators examining adult learning theory. coUege graduates returning to school to prepare c.hem - selves for medical or law school, adults raking classes to set an example for their children . 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University at Buffalo April Z9,1999/ti30.1h30 fv1edal of Science In a ceremony held Tuesday at the~ House, Eli Ruckerutein, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the UB Department of Chemical Engineering, receives the National Medal of Science, the nation's highest honor for scientific achievement, from President Clinton. FaaJltymem1xl."s to receive Norton Medal ~li"RuckenStein, Robert Creefey to be honored with university's highest tribute .,414~ ~Editor Poetry and the Humanities in the Dq>artment of English in the Colll~ and Rob- lege of Arts and S<iCDI'e5. is there-ert Crftlev, l1I1Mnity at cipient of the 1999 Bollingen Prize Bolr.lo ~ m.mJ>en in "Poetry, one of the most prestihonored tliis year· with · gious literary aWiias in the world. top national awards in their fields. The Norton medal is presented will ~the Chanoellor<lwles annually in public recognition of P.Norton Medal, UB's~tnb­ a person who bas ~ in Norton's ute, at the univmity's 153rd com- wordJ, .. performed some great mencement ceremony May 16. thing which is identified with Ruckenstein, SUNY Distin- Buffalo .. . a great civic or political guished Professor in the Depart- act, a great book, a great work of ment of Chemical Engineering in art, a great scientific achievement, the School of Engineering and Ap- or any other thing which in iuelf plied Sciences, was presented the is truly great and ennobling and National Medal of Science, the which dignifies the performer and higbestbonorawardedin the U.S. Buffalo in the eyes of the world." for scientific achievemerit, by President William R. Greiner Pr<sident Ointol) on Tuesday in a noted, "'This year, two UB professors ceremony at the White House. areerninentlydeservingcandidates, Creelty, pioneering 4Jnerican rdlecting the national and internapoet and Samuel P. Capen Chair in tional breadth and stature that E Chancellor Norton had in mind" He added: "The achievements of Profe.ssors Cree)ey and Rock.enstein boost the value of our UB sroclc. enhance our morale, embrau science and the arts as central to our purpose as an institution, and remind us that truly great faculty members are this university's most valuable asset. "The Chancellor Norton Medal signifies cxcdlence in our community; this year's recipients arc particularl y worthy and make us proud to be members of their e.x tended UB family." Ruck.enstein, a UB faculty mem ~r since 1973, is the first UB professor to receive the coveted Na tional Medal of Science. Considered the U.S. equivalent of the Nobel Prize, the medal is be· stowed on individuals who have made outstanding contributions to knowledge in the chemical, physical, biological, mathematical, engineering or social sciences. Ru~eio's research interests have covered nnrly every aspect of chemical engineering. a breadth rarely seen in the work of a single scientist. He conducts both theoretical and experimental research that not only has changed scientists' understanding of the fundamen tal phenomena of chemical processes, but also has led to the de· velopment of enhanced research methods and new materials. Ruckenstein has performed groundbreaking work on the theory of transfer phenomma, the chemistry of supported metal catalysts, catatytic combustion, ~- ..... 1 UB's 153rd commencement set for May 16 W LF Blitzer, CNN's senior White House correspondent and a 1970UBgraduate; Lucille Clifton, Western New York native, poet and author twice nominated for. a Pulitzer Prize, and Oifton A. Poodry, UB alumnus and director of the Division of Mi;,.,;tyOpportunities in R<search at the National Institutes of Health, wili receive hon~rary degrees at the universitfs 153rd commencement. Blitzer and Clifton will be awarded an honorary SUNY Doc· torate of Humane Letters. Poodry will receive an honorary SUNY Doctorate of Science. Graduating seniors from th~ College of Arts and Sciences will r«:eive deg,_ in tbe ceremony at 10 a.m. May 16 in Alumni Arena on the North Campus. Eli Ruckenstein and Robert Creeley, UB faculty members hon ored this year with top national awards in their fields, will receive the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, the university's highest tribute, during the ceremony (See above story). Blitzer, who also hosts CNN's"'n· side Politics Weekend," will speak at the ceremony, as will President William R. Greiner and Joshua W. Walker, a graduating senior and winner of the Division of Student Affairs Senior Leadership Award. Degrees will be awarded by Greiner and Provost David J. Triggle. Walker, Cynthia Rudin, Michael R. Tackett and Stephen J. Turkovich will m:eivetheChancellor's Award for Student Excellence. Four graduates will receive the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's O utstanding Se nior Awards: Jonathan W. Federick, for the arts; Thomas Varghese Kozhimannil, for the humanities; Alyssa Marie Johnson, for social and behavioral sciences, and Rudin, for science and mathematics. Twenty-seven students also will be honored as outstanding gradu ates from the College of Arts and Sciences. Student vocalist will be Dana Goldstein. The general commencement ceremony will be one of 13 commencement ceremonies to be held at UB May 8·16. Blitzer, who received a bachelor's degree in history from UB, began his journalism career in 1972 with the Reuters New s Agency. He spent many years covering the nation's capital, including several as a Washingtotfcorre· spondent for Tht/erwakm Post. He joined CNN in 1990 and se rved for two years as th e network's military affairs corre· spo ndent at the Pentagon. Blitzer was a member of the C NN team that won the presti gious Golden CableACE award from the National Academ y of Cable Programming for coverage o f the Persian Gulf War. Senior White Houst correspon · dent forCNN since !992.Blit7.erhas covered the White House and Presi dent Clinton. In 1994, he and CNN won the Sm. in the Business Award from American Journalism ~· for the network's coverage of the Clinton administration. ln 1996, he won an Emmy for his coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing. Clifton will receive a SUNY honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters for her outstanding accom plishments as a versatile and pro~-,...z �2 Repa .._ April2l1!199/Vol. 30. ID.30 TRANsrnONS Moving On Red! ements: _..,.,._,.... ..,._ ... .._ .... sor, Deportment ol ~ date profesor, Ooportmont ol Family Medicine. E.-. - E. cary auodate profesor, Deportment ol Music. 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REPORTER """"""'b campus ·CXl111111&1'1it - I pubishod by tho Olflce ol Nows Services in tho DiYblor1 ol lJnMnity Sorvk:es, StmUnlwnity ol Now Volt lll s.Malo. Edtorialolllces n locatodlll 136 Crofts Hal, -----'-*---------Suo-Alt-----Amhetsl. (716) 64.s-2626. -..--.odu ..,_..,. .... Dinllg .,....._ Loll-....,._SpN -. .... Golflun , Ow-.- ..... M<Qnnls of Counseling and Educational Psychology in the Graduate School of Education. He has spent 25 years working in the areas of bereavement, mourning, grief, suicide, murder, coping with death, stress, counseling and related issues. Whet Is the grut..t challenge facing the students who surrivecl t he Coloreclo school shootings? To learn to I rust again. Most of us go to work or school each day feol ing relativfiYsaf~ in ourworkplac~ or in o ur school. W~ don ~t ~ven think about iL We automatically feel safe. High -school lcids don't think about dying much. And all of a sudden this unthinkable death invades their school, their friends. their classroom. And _it tends to pull the rug ou t from underneath their trust and their faith in the world. All of a sudden you can't ass ume you're safe. So it's going to be hard to devolop that faith and trust again. It's going to- be hard to get free of the fear that this co uld happen again. The advantage of being young is that gradu ally that will dissipate. We usually find that when a tragedy hits a school, the effects are keenly felt during the remainder of that sc hool year. When a new year starts, much of the effect of the previous year's tragedy is gone; it's like starting over. What .do you thlnll of reports that Columbine High khool may be demolished, or at the least not reopen 1 O rdinarily l think that would be a mistake. An unus ual, extraordinary event has happened and it creates a lot of fear. How do you co mbat fear? Fear breeds in the unknown. You can reduce fear by making the unknown known. When things are thrown off-Iciiter, if you can get back to routines it makes peoplo feel safor-back to the usual, back to tho known, back to the regular, back to the normal So that ordinarily in a school-let's say a student has committed suicide .or a student has been murdered-we want to opon the school the next day and we want all tho lcids to como to school becauso normally you go to schooL Plus, tho school can be equipped with counselors and psychologists to doal with the emotional trauma. So ordinarily~ we wouldn't want to dose the school or tear it down, that would be almost lotting the tragedy, tho evil take over. And whon I say got back to normal, I don't mean gloss over as if it never happened. I just mean get ;u much as you can back to normal as soon as you can while you deal with it. How can counselon and fam. lly ............ help )'OUng -..M who have faced this kind of tragedy? We doo't want to. feod the fear; we don' t want to make it worse. So that means· that we want to provide as mudt Security and safety and normalcy as we can. That will reduce the fear. And to listen to their kids, support their lcids and not give thoir kids advice. Tragedies are not a time for advice; they•re a time to Listen, su pport. <_,...........,,.. __ ·---.... " - c-'cl the two....,. who - t o ........ thet they-help? Thore were people that rorogniud it; thero almost always aro. The issue i•n't that they don't recogniu it; tho i.ssuo is that they don't do anything about it. Wo havo in our country wbat some people call the • Kitty Genovese phenomenon;" wo stand around and watch but we don't intervene, even though we know somothing terrible bas happened In my limited und entanding of the Colorado tragedy, there were a number of people wbo were awaro thesolcids wero behaving in unusual ways. amassing weapons. tallting about things they would do. Thoy just either didn't know wbat to do or chose not to do anything. So I think the issue is not recognizing, the issuo is how do we got people in our country to take the risk of holping esch other. signs-. tnlubled-- -en-ofthew-lng kid .. . - . , ' help7 Any chan~ in behavior is a sign that something is going on, something is not U.ual This porion's &.bavior is changing: they're acting out more, they're swearing more, they're lato for school, they'rr dressi!)g differently.lt's aD a sign thatsomethuig's happening. And so tho thing to do is to find out what's going oo by tallcingto the child Usually!ml. . . will bqin to tolkdiffr:rmdy, they'll mal« bizarre <XliiUDC:Dls or they'll mal« cryptic remar:lcs that beg follow-up. Very ofton they'll bqin to withdraw from some of the things they're invoMd in. And they also maintain some love~ of secrecy. ---_to.....,_ two boJs·- - this tragedy .............7 Th< fust 51q>: somebody bas to notice that something is going on with theso kids. Pay attention to lcids. And then when you notice something. you baYeto follow up by connecting with the toenagcr. )f you rocogniz.e that thoy'ro hutting, that they're alienated, that they fed alono, put upon, mocked out-dlese are aD things one can recognize. When you r=gnize that your child;., burting-=<~ rd say tbeso boys,..... hurting a lot. they ...... in pail>tho intervmtion that will work is to COflDec:t with theQI. to let tho sttident know that ,.Ou•ro aware and that you care: Every limo wo do this with a teenager, wo throw them a lifolino, wo mal« a connection, · we let them know they're not so alone,~ dq pay attention, they are important And then ~.-._less likdy to r.:,J _ the need to get attention some other way. -. ~"'­ Tho Thomas Frantz is chair of the Department Commencement Continued from page 1 lific writer and a voice for social change. Born into a dose-knit AfricanAmerican family in Depew, she is a nationally renowned author and po<1 whose works have appeared in every major American and African-American titerary anthology. Recipient of three National Education Association Awards, she has twice been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. A Distinguished Professor of Humanities since 1989 at St. Mary's College in Maryland, Clifton is a fo rmer Maryland state poet. In J969, she published her first co llection of poetry, '"Goo d Times," which was immediately cited by 11te New York Timt!S as one of the year's I0 best books. C lifton is a prolific writer of children's stories and author of morr than 20 books, which have been highly prais<d by education experts. She attended Howard Univ~r ­ si t)' and SUNY Co llege at Fredonia . Poodry, director of NIH 's Divi sion of Minority Opportunities in Resea rch, will receive a SUNY honorary Doctorate of Science as a leader in biologicaJ research and a major advocate for min o rit y ed ucation in the sciences . He was born in Buffalo and raised on the Tonawanda Seneca Indian reservation . Poodry earned a bachel or's de- gree in 1965 and a master's degree in 1968, both from VB, .and the doctoral dcgr.. in I971 from Case Western Reserve University. As an important voice on issues related to higher education in the sciences, an outstanding administrator and a distinguished university professor of biology, Poodry has won numerous grants for his research and teacher-training ini tiatives, including a S I million grant from the Howard Hughes MedicaJ Institute Undergraduate Biological Sciences Program. He joined the faculty at University of California at Santa Cruz and later became chair of the biology department. Poodry also served as acting dean of natural sciences and acting associate vice chancellor for undergraduate affairs. During his career, Poodry has beon devoted to improving educational opportunities for Native Americans and other minority students. He served on the advisory board and faculty of the Headlands Indian Health Careers Program at the University of Oklahoma and is a past member of the minority sci· ence education advisory commit tee for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will hold the first of the 13 commencement ceremon ies scheduled at UB May 8- I 6. D. Bruce John -stone. former SUNY chancellor and acting di rector of the Center for Comparative and Global Studios in tho VB Graduate School of Education, will spoak at 2 p.m. May 8 in the Center for the Arts on the North Ca mpus . Greiner, Triggle and John R. Wright, dean of tho medi cal school, will confer degrees. Other ceremonjes scheduled at VB, speakers and thoso who will confer degrees are: ~ Greduete School, 2 p.m., May 14, C<nter for the Arts. Kerry S. Grant, dean ofthe Collego of Arts and Sciences, will speak. Triggle will confer degrees. ~ School of Health Related Profeulons, 9 a.m., May 15, Alumni Arena. Michad E. Bernardino. vice prosident for health affairs, will speak and confer degrees. ~ khool of Social Work, 9 a. m., May 15, C<nter for tho Arts. The Hon. Margaret R. And erson, Buffalo City Court judge, will speak. Kenneth J. Levy, senior vice provost, will confer degrees. ~ khool of Nursing, 9 a.m. , May IS, St.. Concen Hall, Nonh Campus. Linda D. Oakley, associate professor at the Univeisity of Wisconsin at Madison School of Nursing, will spoak. Trigglo will confer degrees. ~ School of llnfonnatlon UbrarySbdes, IOa.m, MayiS,Studeilt Union Theatre, North Campus. Dean George S. Bobinslci will speak. Groiner will confer degroes. ~ E.nglo.-tng -Applied Sci_ I p.m.. May IS,AlumniArena. Triggle and Dean Marlc H. I<arwan will speak. lHgsJe will amferdegr-= 1!1 Law khool, I p.m., May IS, Ce nter for tho Arts. Tho Hon . Donise E. O'Donnell, U.S. attorney for Western District Of New York, will speak. Doan R. Nil s Olson, Jr., will confer degroes. 1!1 khool of Pharrnaq, I p.m., May IS, st.. Concpt Hall. Doan Wayne K. Andorson will speak. Greiner will confer dcgroes. 1!1 khool of Archltacture and Planning, 3 p.m., May IS, lawn outside Hayes Hall, South Campus. Speakor will be Kent Kleinman of the Department of Architecture at the Univorsity of Michigan. Dean Bruno B. Freschi will confer degrees. ~ School of Managament. S p.m., May 15, Alumni Arena. Dean Lowis Mandell will speak. Triggle will confer degrees. ~ Graduate School of Educa tion, S p.m., May IS, C<nter for the Arts. Yolanda Moses, president of the City Univorsity of New York City Collego, will speak. Groiner will confer d egrees. the ~ SdM.ol o f _ . . - ·.... 2 p.m., May 16, Center for the Arts. Charlos Bertolami, dean of dental medicine at tho UnivorsityofCallfomia at San Francisco, will speak. Bernardino will confer degrees. �Aoril la 19!1!1/Yol.30, ID.311 Growth hormone deficiency Babies with CGHD normal length at birth, UB study shows growth have produced conflicting resulu. The strength of this study, MacGillivray said, lies in the fact it involved children from a single regional medical hormooe treatment, but thetr growth patterns wen: not different &om the and don~t begin to experience center, Children's growth probltmS until about six montlu of age, researd! by UB pediatriciaru has found. The work helps to answer the question of wbether growth hormone deficiency interferes with fetal growth, said Margaret H. MacGillivray, professor of pediatrics, a pediatric endocrine specialist in the School of Medicine and Hoapital, all of whom had access to the same care. (One former study done by another MMQUMIAY researcher involved data &om 12 countries). In the UB st udy, researchers evaluated growth in 46 infanu with clearly defined CGHD born between 1962 and 1997. All were fuUtmn babies. Mosthad some type of medical problem at birth, predominately hypoglyamia (low glua>se levels in the blood), bypoumia (low oxygen I<Yds) and/or jaundice. Newborns are routinely saeened at birth for hypoglycemia, which is a potential marker for CGHD, MacGillivray said. Babies wbo are hypoglycemic, or show other signs that something is wrong, are tested further. All 46 infunts in this study requi.t<d tr<atment for deficiencies in pituitaryhormones.Babieswhowere hypoglyoemic received early growth infants who have co ngen ital hypopituitarism," MacGillivray sa1d. •• LOIS IIAKU News S<Mces Editor B ABIES born with a co!'genital growth honnone deficiency (CGHD) are of normal length at birth Biomedical Sciences and at Children's Hospital of Buffalo and senior a:uthor on the study. " People born with a growth hormone deficiency don't S1ar! out short," MacGillivray said. "Growth isn't affected until after they are out of the womb. It 's at six to 12 m o nths we really start to see chil dren fail to grow." Results of the research will be pre~nled Saturday in San Fran cisco at the annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research. Previous studies into the ques- tion of the effect ofCGHD on fetal babies wh o d idn 't recein early growth hormone treatment. " Thi s study shows that bt rth length is not helpful in detecting "Instead, persistence of hypoglycemia and jaundice are clues tha t should prompt an evaluation of hormones produced by th e pituitary gland, i.e., growth hormone, thyroid- and adrenal-stimulating hormones. Replacing these ho rmones protects such infants fro m the long- term complications of hypoglycemia, such as seizure disorders and mental retardation . " In addition, the study confirms that fetal growth is oontroUed by hormones other than growth hormone," she said. "The main influ ence on fetal growth is good nutri- tion, which depends on a healthy placenta and a healthy mother." Additional researchers on the study were Susan Pena -Aimazan , fellow in pediatric endocrino logy/ diabetes; John G. Buchlis, assistant professor of pediatrics; Susan Miller. a medical student , and Barbara ). Shine, nurse speciaJis1 . Study of diabetic women shows osteoporosis begins after teens markers of bone metabolism- • By LOIS IIAilD News Services Editor bone formation and bone resorp- EARCHERS &om UB, seeking to determ ine l{ tion-isfairlynew, sowtdon'thave a natural history of ostwporosis in when the bone loss that results in osteoporosis Type 1 diabetes. We need to follow young women prospectively so we in 19 percent of diabctk women can pinpoint the mechanism and begins, have found that mean bone perhaps intervene to stop the bone loss. Our study is a beginning." density starts to decline sometime after the teen years. The teen-agers in the study were Their study of 15 teen -age girls aU between the ages of 13 and 19 with long-standing Type 1 (i nsu lin dependent) diabetes found that and had been receiving treatment fo r diabetes for at least five year:s in measures of bone mineral density were still within normal limits, but lower than their age- matched con trols when adj usted for body mass the diabetes clinic at The Children 's Hospital of Buffalo. They were age matched with teen -age girls wh o did not have diabetes. Bone mineral density and bone mineral co ntent mea suremen ts index (BMI), a measu re of obesity. Study findings will be presented in San Fra nciscp Sunday at the annual meeting of the Sodet)' for Pediatric Research. "Osteoporosis is well -described in ad ult women with long-stand ing diabetes, but thert is not a lot of information on when it starts," said Teresa Quattrin, asse ciate professor of pediatrics and lead re· Searchtr on the study. "Th e ability to assess various I\ tr. r \ were taken of the spine, neck of the femur, wrist and total body by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, o r DEXA, one of the most accurate and advanced methods of determining bone status. The results were corre- lated with measures of glucose ctontrol and bone metabolism osteocalcin, a marker of bone for mation , and N - telo peptides, a marker of bone resorption. l·;(l~Jll\• ·r1r•t1r1H ,J Peter A. logenen, a professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a 1999 Guggenheim Fellowship Award. He is one of 1 79 scholars, artists and sdent1sU selected from among 2,800 applicants . Guggenheim fellows are appointed o n the basis of unusually distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment. The fellowship will provide support for Rogerson's research on statistical methods for the surveillance of geographic patterns. The methods that will be d e-~eloped will be applied to early detection of changes in crime and disease patterns. Rogerson's research area also involves the geographic distribution and redistribution of the population of the United States. Much of his wortl. has fo- JUU<l Results sho wed that bone min eraJ density in the diabetic teens was lower than controls, but still within normal limits. When ad justed for BMI, which was h1gher in the diabetic teens than controls, there wert statistically significant differences in bone mineraJ denslt)' at the spine and for the totaJ body. While glucose control was less than optimal in morf" than half of the patients. it was not a predtct o r of poorer bon e mm eral den sity, Q uattrin satd . In additio n , bo nc mineral den si t y was no t ,nnu enced by high~ r insulin levels Further stud1es in larger sampl ~ of pauents, which UB researcher> will be oonducting, mduding prospectivtmonitoring of guls with Type I dJa betes, will help define the cours< and natural history of osteopema and osleoporosis m women Wlth 1Vpe I diabetes. Quattrin soud. Addi tio na l key researchers on the study werf" Jean Wactawsk! W~nde , asststant professor of gy necology and obstetrics, and RIChard P. Donahue. professor of so cial and preventive medicine. CtiCJCJt'l1heim Fellow cused on interstate migration--how individual and family decisions to move, and where to move, are made, and how those decis1om aHect the dem o~ graphic and economic character of the ongm and destination . He is 1nterested in the eHect that the aging of the baby-boom generation Wlll have on the magnitude and direction of mtgratton. and where adult chi ldren live m relat1on to the1r parenu. Rogerson was part of a team of re:)earcheo awarded a S192,000 National Institute of !ust1ce grant 1n 1998 to participate in a consortium to des1gn and evaluate computerized cnme.analysis tools for U S law en forcement agencies The project's goal was to develop and test software based on geographic InformatiOn systems to prov1de police departmenu with tools to optimize thetr resources, such as when and wher ~ to deploy officers. BrieBy A meiange of music events to be presented on campus in May M•y wtll brtng • v•rlety of concerts to UB. mcludmg conceno co mpet1t1on winners, singers, JaZZen. dOd a symphony of saxe~ Concert s this mon th incl ude· M•y 1: UBu ffal o Symphony. Magnu s MArtens.son. conductor. fea turing wmn ers of thi s year 's Bat rd Lonce-rto Com pttu1 on. mdud mg Keara Kowal. Yun - Joo Song and Vikr am Ra1an. 8 p.m ., Slce (..on ce rt Hall. Ttckets are S3. M•y 2: Faculty recital, featunng Me li ssa Thorburn . mezzo soprano, and Bnan Z unner. ba nt onc- , with Cheryl <..obbett t- Hoffman , flute , and Kathryn Burns, ptano, 3 p.m. Slee Co ncert Hall. Tickets are SS M•y 2: UB Jazz l:.nsemble , ~am Falzo ne, co nductor. fea tunn g Don Menza, tenor sax, and Sam No to, trumpet , R p.m .. Batrd ReCital Hall No admisston charge. M•y 3: UB EclectiC Ensem ble, Jon Nel~n. wndue~or , noon . Ce nter for the Arts Atnum . No adm ass aon chargf" M•y 3: S.O.S. Symphony of Sa.xes. 'lo•.:ith UB ~axo phont· f-.nscmhle , alumni and invited guests, l::.dward Yadzmsk1 , <.undu ctor. f'l p.m . ~le-f" Concert Hall. No admtss1on chargl' Ticlrets can be obtamed at tht' S/ec Hall Ho.A OffiH'. L c11ta l{lf th1• A m Box Offia or at TrckctMasrrr harwns Coles re-elected chair of Professional Staff Senate H. Wllll•m Coles Ill will 3.!1-'>Umt.' c1 se~.:o nd . two vear term a~ th.11r tll the Professio nal Sta ff Sf" natt·. t"fft:t. tJ ve Juh· 1 Coles, aswc1a te d1rector of thf" l::.ducat!onall)pportumty Pru~ram . :1 defea ted V!Cf" C ha1r Ke1th Herms, se m o r progra mm er/ analyst an Umverslt )' f-aci litieS, man elec tio n held ear l! ~r 10 the yea r. Ja m es Rdmsey. an ad m1 ss1on~ co unselor for FOP. wdl becom e V!Cf" cha1r and Anna Ked.Z.1ersk1 , staff a~Jo i St a nt for the PSS and the Facult y Senate. will become o;ecreta ry. They will rf"placc Ht•rms and Maureen Kana lt."v. ass1stant dt recto r of financial a1 d, respectively. Smce Ram ... ey and Ked1.1Crsk.J ran unopposed-a nd a second call fo r ca ndidat es failed to producf" dny v1able <.:a ndtdatel>-thf" scna le vo ted at its April 22 mcettn g to d n ec1 the sec reta ry of the se na te to cast onf" ball o t for each Alan Gross Resource Room opens in dental school Students, h.culty and suff 10 the School of Den tal Med1une Vt"' tf"rday ho nored a popular teacher and mentor posthumous!) \\'lth the grand openmg of the Alan J. Gross Studen t Resource Room 1n B ~ 14 Squm• Hall on th e Sou th Ca mpus. G ross died last Novern bcr after a lo ng hanle with ca ncer. La ... t Octobe r, C ross rt.•teJved the Dental Alumn i Assooa t1 un o; Humamtanan Awa rd for :-t1s comm1tmen1 to dent1strv, W IH..ern tor otht'r!i and for distinguishmg hml · self as a leader m the wmmun11v. Twlct• voted AJpha Omeg~1 caoss dental fra termtv 's f-.du~..ator oi the Year, he also rece!vf"d tht' William M Feagans Award for uutstandmg. tt'achmg and W<l3 dt."S ig nated Educator of the Year 10 the \990 dt'ntal school vcar hook. He hdd four d ~ rt't'S from L'R an d had het.'n on the drnr.J.I !>(hool fa cultv Jo!Ou' 19R.1 At the grilnd o rt' nlng o l tht.• resouru:- room dedKated to h1' memory, l;ross wa_, rtmemhert•d for hts " mt ense mterclot m 1mprm mg dental edutat 1on and a dt"ep co ncern for student!> " The spa~o.r will he devntt•d to 101prnvm~ the t.JUaiJh' of the educa t iOnal em·• ronme nt for Jf"ntalo;tudt'"nHi At present . resources mclude a pnvalt' tutormg a rt·J , J se r a rate- st ud' area Jnd copvmg serv1ces Plam Jrt.' undn wa \ tn t•xpand th e ' tu Jv a rea mto an ad1o•nm~ span· Tht' rt'snu rce room will he 11ren ~4 h11U r' .l d av "UB Today" sets May schedule 'lJB Tod•y." whkh aln on AdelphJ. Cable, m Mav \\'tJI h1ghh~ht facuhv mernhcn; who arr conduct mg rt.."'ie'drch on lhc role 1ll J""lt.'l.\ ,\., 'i\fl')o..' rcdu~t.-rs.. Millard Fillmore CoiJcgt..'!> 7S- \-ear rolt· m eduu.tuon and lht· ( .c..·n tcr ft1r Hcanng and J)eafuo_.., one of tht· \\-Urkl 'o; k:ad.mg ht.-a.nng- r~-an."h lalx1 ratont."'S. The half- ho ur program utn 1w Vlt>Wrd at h \0 p.m "un JaY!\ un Addph..ta (:Ommumcauon.."l :hannd 18 lnttTnJ.tlorul; (}u nnd ~I ( :ttv of Rufful~ ( lt.'lnnel I0 10 l.an..:a..~cr. lJan:nu>, ( )n:hard Jl.dr\..... l.ll•. J•4"- 1n .md FJma. anJ at 9 p.m. Monda\'5 on C:hannd 18 lntemauorul On the May show will be: George Lopos.dean ol Millard Filhnon- l «lit.')!< (MR.:). who will talk about M FC's hiStory and Its rule m cduwtlon th n 1u~ out its 7) years; Kaml Allen. n.."'iGU"Ch SOt.TitlSt m tht· Depanrm·nt of Mt.-..J.J cme m the SchOO of Mec.ilane and Rtomedica.l Sc 1 en~c-s . who wall d t.'>t U.!>.' her research on the role of pets m rcdunng human phvs1olugKal rt' sponses to stress; R1cha rd Salv1, cO-d!rC'l10r of the Centt'l for Heanng and Deafness, who Wlll discuss n..'M."MCh on heanng pruOlems related 10 agmg or nmse exposurf" and the mne mdtvtdual s who wtll bt.~ honorc.-J at tht• alumn1 associati o n's awa rd!~ dmnt.•r tomorn1\\ �Events being plllnned to celebrate program's 30th .....av.s.y with U8 .nd the~olty African American Studies: years of social ~e W HENtheUB Black Studies Pro- ram was tstablished in 1969, it wu during what one of its founders, fun Pappu.~ scribes as "a heady, exciting tin»one that illustrated the best and the worst of academic life.• The program, which evolved into the Department of African America n Studies in 1973 as perhaps the first truly interdisciplinary academic field at UB, will eel- · ebrate its 30th anniversary in the 1999-2000 academic year. The department's anniversary plans will be ann ounced in the fiill1 according to Pappas, who served as chair in the late '70s and early '90s. and Margaret Gillette, the department's former secretary and administrative assistant, both of whom are on the anniversar y planning committee. They expect to present a series o f events that will involve many UB departments and Buffalo's African -American community, with which the program has been in volved since its inception. \ < wldwF 72 dt • Strengths In Atriatn"So many in the community went through this program,• Gillett< says. "or their kids did, or their grandchildren. So they support iL" Department Chair Peter Ekeh, a native of Nigeria, san thou since it was founded as a program in African -American studies, the department has developed addi tional strengths in African studies, the African diaspora and African Caribbean studies, and hopes to strengthen iu graduate program in the coming years. But the 30 intervening years . weren't always easy, Pappas recalls. "There were times when we saw the best and worst sides of the aCademic community," he says ... We stuck to it, though. We believed in what we were doing, were-close to one another, had the academic credentials to provide very good courses and excellent teaching. And we've always had studentsnearly 1,000 in 1972, for instance." "In the 1999 spring semester. more than 500 undergraduates took courses through our depart ment." Ekeh adds. "We also have 3540 majors and several graduate students." The civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s encouraged an in · terest in the study of black history and culture. By 1968, 26 courses that qualified as black-studies cour= were being taught by vari ous UB departments. The actual birtll of African -American studies as an academic field, however, arose in the wake of the grief and fu ry that followed the assassination o ( Martin Luther King. Jr. Black-stud· ies programs sprang up almost overnight in high schools, colleges and universities across the United States. UB was no exception. In 1969, the university agre«< to organize its relevant courses into a new program of study to be called the Black Studies Program. Archi - . . .._.-.------.. . ------"'-Doplot_.,AtrW.t _ _ _ lt _ _ lts _ val documents indicate a broad base of support among the faculty of departmenu ranging from geography and law to music, English, education and the social sciences. "In those days," Pappas remem bers, "there was so much energy and devotion to the exploration of our culture and the pursuit of so1 cial justice-it spilkd over into academic life and ultimately transformed it in substantial ways we can clearly see today... Ubonls .....,_ml progrwn Having garnered considerable support amongUB's white, liberal faculty, the Black Studies Program was, in iu early days. well-funded, socially active and very popular with studenu. Although iu popularity among students continued, the very premise upon which it was founded later was questioned and criticized by some of the same faculty members who had support~ it, provoking much discomfort and unpleasantness. In addition, scholars from Africa-who in many cases had come to the U.S. for graduate school or to escape civil war or government harassment-were more supponive of the American capitalist system than were many African American academic activists. who considered capitalism an agent of black oppression. The Africanists wanted to expand the department to include the study of the history, language, politia and cultures of Africa and the African dia!pora. Across the couotry, conflicts arose over these issues as well, a}. though UB's curriculum always has included the study of Africa and the Caribbean. After much debate and some an tagonism, the UB Department of African/ Afro-American Studies was founded in 1974 and quickly changed its name to African Ameri· can Studies, a co ncession to Africanisu in other departmenu. Pappas describes the beginning as a time of intense academic de· bate, largely about issues of social change and justice. Within the city's black community, there was a great deal of involvement with UB, as the inquiry into African American culture, history, psy· _ . . . . , . ... , ,__ chology and values was raised to the level of university studr.. " In the late '60s. early '70s, there was a strong sense of faculty fellow- ship, inclusion, a broadening of academic int~ a sense of being comrades-in-arms--blacks and liberal whites tOgether in oppoSition to conservative, white, Eurocentric academic hegemony;" Pappas says. And "The money was there." be recalls. "We were able to sponsor many academic lectures. co-sponsor events with other departments and with rommunity groups. bring in well -known scholars and support· visiu by well-known black literary figures and musicians.• As with all change, how.ver, there was a dowruide. From the beginning. the new programs in AfricanAmerican studies held an alien and antithetical posture in a hostile academic world, posing a deliberate, head-to-bead cballenge to the very system that had borne them. l'rogqm blgolry, "So with the excitement of change came years of difficulty as well," Pappas says. "Then was hypocrisy. administrative distrust, freely expressed bigotry, dcait, aademic turf wars and personal at tack-not just h<re, but everywh=. We're talking about the mid-70s. • Many of our studenu were activists, which did not make the going-any easier, administratively speaking." he points out. "Today, ours_tuden~theyoung ones---ere still interested in the social and cultural aspects of black studies, but ""' less-attuned to the battle for civil righu. They want to study hard, get a job, make money. And this iS what we aD fought forso that these kids wouldn't have to. "We know now that the historical period in which African American studies was established as a discipline marked the beginning of tremendous social and cultural change in American life," Pappas sa~ . "and these changes literally altered the way most of us looked at the world and changed our thinking about it. "People wbo had been ignored, even hated and debased-black and Hispanic Americans, Chicanos , N~tive Americans , _ women , gays-began to demand recognition of their lives, cultural values and ~ way of experiencing reality. It was also a time that pro- · voked the best and the worst behavior in academic life,• be sa.id On the positive side, he notes. it Wi.s a ti'me Of inierise, academic debate, largely in support of social change and social justice. Within the city's black community, there wa.s a great deal of involvement with UB. Pappu and Gillette recall the opposition to the little program in so'm'e · quarters-tb'e g.raffit i, name-calling and other rude and hostile' bel\avior continutd ·for several yeirt. " It was ba<l enough that we got it from a few angry white students," Pappas uys; " but we go4' it from faculty and staff, too. "There ..... of betrayal in the department, too," he continues. "Some of the same col leagues wbo bad encouraged and sponsored it from iu outset, just stepped back, 'forgot' or denied their original support." The most volatile critics at UB and other univemties insisted that the tendency of black studies to include., and even embrace, non · traditiqoal students and enlarge traditionaJ courses of study diluted a university's overall aca · demic quality. They claimed that the new programs were unable to cope with the rigid demand s posed by traditional scholarship. Pappas stresses, however, that the faculty at UBwashighlyqualified academically and taught in content areas covered nowhere else on campus. Ekeh concurs, noting that until very recently, aD aspects of African history were ignored in every department but his own and th at African art and culture might not be taught at aD if African Ameri · can Studies did not exist. By preparing the hard ground of American culture for future change, the civil-rights movement in all of its incarnations and the black· studies programs th at evolved from it; including UB's, have served as models for other in dusion movements, Pappas says. sense �__ Ap0129, 1999/Vul.Jl. le.ll .,.Baseball belongs to funs, lasorda says - 5eMces EditoriiiAssisUnt F Ull of joka. stories and a bit of inspirational advice, former Los Angeles Dodg- err manager Tommy Lasorda ddigbtcd tho audienc;., in tho Centa)or tho Aria April 22induding aome die-bard Dodgen tan.-es be toudttxl oo some ofhis _ _ .......,. _ _,.....,.whootewr -want. but _ _, only ....... _ . _ through t h e - of- __ .. most memorable moments in 50 yean with what be refared 10 as "the · greatest orpnizatioo in baseboll." .. 1 don't win championships Referring to God as the "big Dodger in the sky" and Dodgers wjth •tryers,' I win with 'doers,"' added Lasorda who, in 1997, was Stadium as .. blue heaven on eanh,• Laso rda, whose talk closed out the named Manager of the Year and was inducted into the Baseball 1998-99 edition of the DiSiin guished Speakers Series, said his epitaph will read " Dodgers sta dium was his addnss but every ballpark was his home ." Lasorda , now a vice president of the organiza ti o n , managed the team for 20 seasons and led it to two World Championships, four Nationa l League pennants a nd eight division titles. .. 1 st ill want to work for the Dodgers, even when I'm dead and Hall of Fame. "Now, ifGod had intended for me to be a high-school or coUege coach, my objective would be to impress gone," he said. Then he asked : .. How many people in this room want to contin ue working for your organ izatio n after o u've died? " I don' t care w at your job is, you've got to love t," he told the au ~ dience. "Anyone o loves their job has never wor,ke a day in the\T life ... Self.:OOnfidena: · the lim step to success. We must ·eve we can achieve what~ we wan but we can only adU<:V<: our dreams through the avepuc of hard work." An important part of motivating pla)'<'rs is "getting them to play for the name on the fronLOf. their sbirt and not for the name on tbe back of their shirt," said Lasorda, who also noted that, even though baseball players make million-dollar salaries they still have to be motivated. By SUIE WllfTCHU Reporter Editor W I T H t he21st=tury on the horizon, institutions ofhigher edu cation can no longer be "aU thin&' to aU people," but rather will have to seek out specific roles and areas where they can ace!, Provost David Triggle told members of the Professional Staff Senate at th e group's April 22 meeting. However, defining thost specific roles and areas wiJI involve mak mg choices--sometimes "discom forting choices ..-something that individuals in h.igher education are .. reluctant to do,"' Trigg.le noted . He pointed out that the call for change comes within the context of an increasing demand for higher education and expectations that coUeges and universities will~ th ~ .. focal points and integrators .. of economi c development. But with these expect at io n s come the •"four-letter' words: ac co untability, productivit_z and quality," Triggle said. The pro vost said that , particu larly at the stale level , colleges and universities increasingly will be as ~on their educational perfor- including an inquiry about the most dramatic moment in his ca reer, which. he said, was undoubtedly when an injured Kirk Gibson hobbled up to the plate and hit a game-winnjng, two-run homer to paralyze the Oakland Athletics in Game I of the 1988 World Series. But when asked about his favor· lle player or all-time favorit e D9dger rotation, Lasorda said: "There have been so many guys that I loved so much, I ca n't pick one. In more than 100 years of the game of baseball, only t• manag ers have been inducted into th(' HaH of Fame and it was aU of m y players that put m e there." He also commented that overall. pitching in baseball today is"weak" compared to that of pitchers of the past. "Do you think MeG wire and Sosa would 've hit all of those hom· ers in 19501" he asked. "No way." Later, he noted that the Dodg· ers' own Sandy Koufax was the greatest pitcher that he had seen in bis career. The best hitter? Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox. When asked to comment on the late baseball icon Joe D iMaggio, Lasorda caUed him the .. greatest baseball player ever. .. He made us lutlians very proud of him. When we lost him, we lost a tr~mendous person and a tremendow ball player."' l.asorda stressed that somethin g needs to~ done to mili the gamr o f baseball better for the fans, not ing the increase in pri ces for game tickets and concessions. "This game does no t belo ng to the players or the ow ners. but to th e fans," he emphasized . .. We need to make the fans know how much we love them . "Today the players have become rnerrenaries. Your favorite player may be playing somewhere else next year. The fans always haY< to pay. Some how, we need to hold the salaries down so that everyone starts at the same plare." Referring to the famous line ..show me the money" from the movie " Jerry Maguire." Lasorda said, "that's what it is aU about today." When asked if he was runnmg for the job of baseball commissioner, Lasorda answered , 'Tm run ning away from it. " Loyalty is an amazmg thmg," he added . " I love the Dodgers and I want to die a Dodger." mance and outcomes, whi ch will lead the institutions to develop new measures of accountability. B4t these are issues that faculty, for the most part, " have never deah with very seriously," Triggle said, noting that he thinks this exercise will requin colleges and un iversi ties to refoc us and revise their campus missions . "This will bting a great deal of angst to people as we challenge long -cherished and lo ng - held views of what we should be doing and what we are all about. "Olange is a very difficult issue to deal with at a univt'rsity ... he said. Triggle suggested that institu tions of higher learning can be placed into three categories: the " brand - name"' institutions, such as Harvard , Yale and Duke; the "convenience" institutions, such as Phoenix and Motorola , and the .. mass -market " institutions, where most state universities-i ncludin g UB-and liberal arts insti tutio ns li e. These mass - market institu tions, he said, will be "i ncreasi ngly buffeted by the white waters of change.'' They will not survive, he warned, .. unless they respond to the chang- ing demands of the marketplace and establish roles and functions and niches they can uniquely sat isfy relative to the competition. "Unjversities face massive issues of change," he said, adding that VB. as wd1 as other institutions, currentJy are in the midst of such issues. Unive,.ities will have to establish perfonnance indicators, not o nly to satisfy the public, but also so that the institutions know intemal.ly the suecess and impact of their programs. Triggle said that VB is looking at all its programs and asking such q uestions as: What is the mission of the university, school, depart mentor program~ Is the program still wonh providing? Would UB offer the program if it weren't al ready providing it ? Moreover, when establtshtng new programs, umversllte ~ mu st look for "areas of co mpet1t1vt' ad van tage," he said . But the dilemma presented m (,.Lit ung unproductive programs and t'!> tablishing new ones is that the dt"l.""l sion - making process mherent m higher education 1s bad, a process that Triggle described as an "endless loop" of large, participatory commit · tees that meet for mo nths. and whtch among the young<ters that education is more important than win - ning. But in the major leagues-forget it-you have to win." FoUowing his talk, Lasorda an · swered questions from the audience., Asn.otlvesof--Y-have long and happily known, summertime m our region means more than many days of delightful weather. The area also offers a nch variety of anractive and popular events and festivals over the warmer months. Now that UB 's academic year i.s winding down, th1s might be an opportune moment to' begin planning if you are staymg m the area. Here are some Web hnks to help you mark your calendar The 42nd annual Allentown Arts Festrval (http :// www. allentown.buffnet.net ) takes place 10 the second week in Jun e Featuring more than 450 artists, the fest1val draws aroond 400,000 visitors each year. Visit the Web stte for a descnption of th e fest1val and the neighborhood it represents, along wrth photos of an work.... artists and some of th e more colo rful attendees Buffalo's Shakespeare 10 Delaware Park rank5 St.'lond on!)' to that 10 New York Ci ty as the natiOn ·s most successfuJ outdoor Shakcspeart• festival Its Web sue (http:/ / www.thebard.org / J not onlv list ~ th1 ' summer's fare ( Henry IV, Part 2 and Measure for Ml'a~ure ). hut ol fer~ htstort cal background. merchandise and t'Vt'll .1n onhrh· Shakespeare co lonng book. A rich vanety of festivals c dchratt.'~ the Ul\ \ diVt'r'''' ~ hdlllh ca lend ar of fesuvals and summertime l'VCnt:-. I ll pro' 1dl't.l h' llw Grea ter Buffalo Conve nti on and \' Js ll on Hurt•au ! http :// buffalocvb.org/EvenU_O.html ). Here are IJstmgs wtth um ta ... t 111 formation and some dm~e1lmlu for the C rt.'d.. Helleml Fesuval. thl' Juneteenth Festival. A Taste of Buffalo, the Fnendsh1p Festival. tht.~ Italian Heritage and Food Fesuval, a nd numerous o thers. l-or a w1dn scope of destinations, the Western New York Travel GUide offers an online li st (http:/ / www.westernny.com/ thlngs.html ). Amon~ the attract.aons hsted are parks. museums, trails, haston c Sit es, and thea ters. The alphabetical hst can ht" browsed o r can bt" narrowed to s~ci fi c county or reg•on. Two long -standing cultural m~tltuuons north and south ol th e city are weU worth vtsltmg. Artpark (http://www.artparll.net ) gears up for another summer of conce rts. musical theater and day lime art workshops for child ren and adults. If your browser ancludes Netshow as a ph.igin. you can vu.•w a narrat ed slide show about th(' park and 1ts offenng s. The Chatauqua lnsutuuon (http:/ / www.chautauqua-lnst.org/ J celebrates its \25th anniversary thts year. 11us renowned center for the arts.. religion and education offers a hefty program offectures and per formances for residents and v1S1ton.. The Web sue con tams lt.sungs of C hautauqua events. an o nlmt' bookstore and hasto ncal mformat10n on this unique commun ity. So before it gets too niCe to rema1n tndoors, use the Web to help plan your summer schedul t' of reg10nal activities. For asszstanct m connecrwg tu tlrf World Wzdt Web, contact tht C/1 Help Desk at 645· 3542. -Deborah Hulled Koshlnsky •nd RJck McRae, Unwemty the end result of the proct'S..\ IS, In fact, process., with no dOClSIOn . .. We need to make decis10ns . Wt' need to listen to people. we need to we1gh the fa cts, we need to get a~ much information as we can, bu t 1t needs to be done 10 a timely wav ; we need to make exped1t1ous dec1 s1ons that overall are- to the henefit of the institution .. " he sa1d. Academics, he S3.ld. tend to define success in the following way: "shoot an arrow and when no one.> lS look mg draw tht' hull's eye around it. "We need to get away from these ~o rt s of deCISIOn - making pr o ceS!>cs," he sa1d. UB first mu st de fine the target and the miSSIOn. then use performan ce mea su res, ac rountah d1 ty. productiVIt y dnd quahty"to measure hO\.Ot' dose we've rt'ally come to ddinmg the hull's t'\'t' an th t' center of the target." Tnggle told sena tors that enroll ment CO nttnUe!> tO be hiS top pn nntv a!> provost because tt 's "th e most important , smgk fa~..· tor th at \.O n fronts us Failure to mret enrollment targets re-su lts m a loss of the tUitiOn n.·v enue from those st udents .,.,flo arc no t att.ending UB, as well as tht' l o~ of state tax support . he sa1d, no11n~ Llbran~ that the los.\ of the tax suppon ts a permanent bast: -budgct reductiOn Tnggle sa1d he also ts workmg to develop a resourcf'-allocauon meth odology wuhm the umverstty that rewards those units that meet mu tuaiJy -agreed -upon enrolJmen t and performance targets. Moreover, UB needs to he ahk to mobihze resource!> to take ad va ntage of m·w demands and new d1rect1ons . "Wc tan't allow th t' umversity to be fixed 10to a de partmental paradigm" that was crea ted in the Ge rman resean.h unJve rsit tes tlf the late 1800s... [),~ ct phnes change vastl y s10ce thclf o ngmal crea t1on . We must be able 10 move mto n<''"' area~:· he lkltd . ;.t ttng th e enornw u !> demand <.~mong students fur compu ter - !1~...1 cn'e co urse~ and maJOr!~ Tnggl e told sena tors that tht· top1c of resea n:h at UB w1ll be an o the r of h1s top pnormes. He ~1d hr \.O,•ill be stud y1 ng the way ~ 111 wh~~.:h research poltq IS st•t. wa\'~ tu encou rage faculty and staO 1<1 take on research pro!t'l ts , rt'shap 10~ resea rch bounda n es to reflt.•t. t new diVISIOil!> and d1soplmes. anJ ways tn prov ide re!lcan.: h IO;.en uves �ADrilZS. 1999/Vol. 30. lo. 311 BRIEFLY Mnl ....... tdloal b:to::hllp===r:.c.e .. lJnclonUrdlg hoollh .... and molcWig k - l o r )'011 . . . be tholacusolo~mW­ rnodlal«<loGG- doll!iral fo(mernbonolt11o~and ot..-. 'flCII'D'd by t h o dnoand lliornd:IISdna The ......... ... ,.."""' 7JJ p.m.Miy11,11and25~ ..... Al.dtorll.m ~ Hoi orrlhf South c:ar...,.,.. almslo holp""" F- ...,., become,__ .... cNnges and amnt"""'""" ~ - - . . . y. Thi coune will be~ ...,ted by Hlny A. Sultl, <hetor ol tho mecllal !Chool's --~Pro­ gnwn. and Krilllno M. Young. executiW dlroclcr ol UB's Heilthcaft car... Center. Sesion ,,.. locus on under, stonclr1g -~.,..,.... Julure-and-- -. and tho fnWISIDtho.,..,..,...The..., end- ... """'*"'* 00 ~ ......... gmi:y--~ and_,.._,..~ ond U/1. The llnol-...... lerf>t,.. t*lhe ~-ol Modcooo.~~ core. bas"'......, and 1he fu. t>.nol-~ SUtz ond llulg-""""" lhors o l - c.e USA: lJndor. stonclr1g ... and [)e. !Moy,"tho bym<ft ~"' -- 2011~ lhe._.._ donllt ~ S)'Dnto ond. A fo<mer - ol tho U8 Schoolol- - slons, SUIIl-ls ~In tho~ol and Mod1<.he In 1he -sdloal. 'l'c>oAng.•--.INe-'<r,_,.......... ASL narrows the gap between cultures of deaf and hearing By MAliA~ N~ Servkes Editorial Anistant ORN deaf and raised in a hearing family, ~ Dray spent the first 16 years of B her life unexpos~ to the culture and language that now de· fi ne- her identity and career. Dray, who is the instructor for UB's new courses in Ame ri can Sign Language (ASL ), hnp<S to help narrow the gap between cu ltures of the deaf and the hearing, as well as expose hearing people to the deaf cu lture of America. " I grew up in an oraJ environment, attended public schools and n~r knew sign language. I was not introduced to another deaf person until I wdS 16 years old." explains Dray. When she was not accepted by he r deaf peers as a teen, Dray real tzed that there was a distinct deaf <.u lture, sepa rate from the main ~ tream hearing culture, with its o wn rules . expec t a ti o ns a n d meam of communication . .. The reason why I got involved teaching ASL is that the cross-over mto other culrures is very difficult . I want to make it easier for both cultures to appreciate the other and hdp both hea ring and d<af people bt""tter understand each other." In Fall 1998, UB joined several othe r Amencan colleges a nd um vr rsi ties th at recognize the va lu e and impo rtance of A~1. by offer· ing tw o introductory co ur ses. which fulfill th!' universiry's foreign language requirement. through the Worldl.anguageslnstitute(WU)in the College of Arts and Sciences. the greatest challenge According to Dray, EnroUment in the lint-year, lintS<tnesterASLforthecomingfallS<mester is at capacity, with more than 50 students and several more onawaitinglist,accordingto Mark Ashwill, WU director. "ASL bas already demonstrated the potential for phenomenal growth ," says Ashwill. "We also are offering an introductory ASL course this summer, which .is aJ most at capacity." The culture surrounding deafness, including the basic apecta· tion s, values and traditions, is what Dray exposes students to in her ASL courses. "Naturally, studentsarequitenervous when they· begin the course and don't really know how to respond." explains Dray, a graduate of Gallaudet University, the world's only un iversity for deaf undergraduate students. She says she en co urages students from the beginning of the course to use gestures or fmgcr-spelling, rather than wrinen words, to express themselves. .. We begin by covering how to approach a deaf person , what to do when you meet a deaf person, and so on," explains Dray. "S tudent s have reacted very positively. Some first come to dass thinking 'O. K. , this m ay be in teresting,' but then they get really into 1t and reaJju how much there reaUy is to learn. It reaUy gives them more respect for the language." in tead>ing hearing students is that the hearing population is rather uncomfortable with touch and exp...sion, which is essential lo learning and communicating in ASL " I trytoencoul28" students to u.se their facial expressions and to get them to be more comfortable --Sign~ (ASI.). using their body. They oftt:rrthink rather than their own distinct cui'reading' oign language means just ture. The other major misconceplooking at the hands and focusing tion is that ASL is univttsaJ; in fact, ononesrnaDarea,butilinvolvesthe each country has its own version rac.,, theeyes,thedistancebetween of sign language. the hands and the body and other However, Dray explains that body language~ ASL has its roots in French, rather Students in the courses are not than English, due to the influences allowed to speak verbally, US< " EnofThomas Gallaudet and Laurent glish mouthing.. or use other sign Clerc, who came to America in the systems during d~ven if it is 17th century as deaf advocates. to interpret another student-acDray, who also teaches students cording 10 the courS< syUabus. at SL Mary's School for the Deaf, Dray says she takes advantage says the ideal ASL instructor has of the computer as a resource for experience in both cultures, flu the in troductory ASL courses by ency in both languages and is able using email to communicate with to teach in a second -language en students and referring studenu to vironnient. Web si te s that s upport the She adds that learning sign Ian classwork and offer insight about guage i s a benefit to anyone as a deaf culture. means of non -verbal communicaO ne of the most common mistion ... Those who learn it a~ at an co nceptions about deaf peopl e. advantage because they can apply acco rding to Dray, is that deaf so me o f the prin ciples to other people as a group are .disabled cqmmuni ca tion situations." lmarol_nl,._.. -..,~~os...., ~ <XIIpOIIIion "' ....... _ Holpbl and -C..I'IIn, Inc., and ..... , . _ . . for~ - a n d dMioprlwll; for Mlonl-ltol!ll* She Is llulg 8r - ,.-ot-M. Tho ClOit for lheCIIIO.I'IO.Is Us lor.,.__ 1'40 I* aqJio. $20foro- . _ _ S301or a -<DUple and S15 for sWclenb. n-llo clo<ountlorUB Due,..---~ dallon rnernbm. 5pOCI', -.:.llgllliJIIan II re- quhd. Qll29-21968:30 o.m. ond 4:30p.m. Mondoy ~ond~ EOPtohold~ convocation The fducatlonal Oppo<11lnlty ~will held Its IMUII Honors ConYocollon and Cefer1lonY It 2 p.m. II> monow In the Student Urian Thoatre. During 1he ceremony, EOP thin wit_...,."""' ~1S51Udentswhohawotllintd • QI'A o! 3.0 or higher, lncWing more thin.~ who haw ..mtd-.goslbcMl.S. lnildditlon,157~ wll be honored. lncW- - ing l l w h o - - . cu. . - QM oll.Oor higho<. 94whohaw-.......ln "Who's Who Among 5ludenls In Americ:on'CGiog and LW-and19who'-re- __................. aMd~- EOP.• ........ a..dlho .... - .. N I I t - ......._._ and ~ Aloh. oiiiSCilloge . ....,_andii.IIIPIIIIID~ -.......... _......_ ......, Flawless lawn could pose health risk, Mang says "UB at Sunrise" audience hears professor speak on pesticides and the environment By ELUH IOOLDIIAUM News Services Editor VERY year, while Amen cans spend more money on c hemi ca ll y t rea tin g their lawn s, T homa s S. Mang says th e incidence of certain types of cancers related to pesticide expos ure also increases. At th e sa me time, he adds, by t~ea t i ng lawn s a nd garden s with pesticides, Americans are ensuring that nex t year's bugs will be even harder to eliminate than this yea r's, a recipe for ecological di saste r. These an<! other disturbing facts were part of Mang's "U B a t Sun n se" talk last week on " Dangerous Lawns: The Health Risks of a Flawless Lawn." Ma ng, a climcal and research associate professor of o ral and max il lofacial surgery in the School of Dental Medi ci ne, served on the City of Buffalo Pestici de Management Board from 1991 ~ 98 and also sat on the Town of Amherst Pesticide Advisory Board. He told his a ud1 ence sa1d that Amer ica n s con tinu e to spe nd mo re money each year on chemi cally trea ted lawns, in spi te of new mformation and studies publis hed in prestigious, peer-reviewed journals. Those studies, he said, repeat edly have fo und that pesticideswhich include herbicides and fun gicides-are related to increases in E certam types of cancers. .. Each year, there is a S-8 percent increase in the usc of lawn -ca re chemicals," sa id Man g... and a 3-4 percent increase in non -Hodgkin 's lymphoma." While no direct correlation has lx'Cll proven between those increases. he noted that non -Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of~ that debili tat es th e immune system, has in many studies been linked to pestia<k exposure. For example, Mang said, iDdi viduals who handle pesticides in thei r jobs, such as farmers, are fo ur times as likel y to develop nonHodgkin's lymphoma th an are o ther people. He cited a recent study noting that in people who are exposed to pesticides for more than 20 days per year, there is a three- to seven-fold increase in the incidence.' of non -Hodgkin's lymphoma. O ther stud ies. he said, have show n tha t in children, exposu re to pesticides significantly increases their risk of developing leukemta. Even pets, said Mang, are vul nerable, with dogs that have been exposed to pesticides demonstrat 10g the same types of inc reases tn these cancers. Mang said that peslJCJdes persast in the atmosphere, often for mo nths at a time. He cited a re· cent Environmen tal Protection Agency study that found that 23 kinds of pesticides can be detected 10 the dust inside homes. But it is not just current exposures to pesticides that are the problem, he sa id. Future generations, he added, are being affected, too, through birth defects linked to pesticide exposure and through infertility problems found in animals and now being seen in humans. "A lo t o f pesticides a re estrogen mimics and they persist in the enviro nment," said Mang. These pesticides, he added, can have severe effects, and have been linked to in creases in breast and testicular cancer. as weU as to an increase in sdme very rare birth defects and in ~vere drops in sperm co unts in human maJ es. But ironically, Ma ng said that at th e same time that the scientific link berween pesticides an d cancer and birth defects has been growing, Ame ri ca n s have been spe nding more, not less, on these products. The public, he said, mistakenly is tak..i ng comfort 10 labels that say products are registered with the EPA. .. The Environmental Protection Agency is not a consumer-protection agency," he said ... It is a registration agency. All the EPA asks of a pesticide manufaau~r. is ' Does it work against the target organism?' If the answer is 'yes,' that's good enough (for it to be registered)." In fact, he said, it now is against the law in New York Slllte for any pesticide manufacturer or applicator to say that pesticides are safe, ~ when used in a proper manner. "We do not know enough about th ese substances," said Mang . ...We don't know about their metabolic fate because it 's not part of the testing procedure. We don't know how they interact with each othef or with some medication that you may be taking." But probably the most important reaso n not to use ~ti cides, said Mang, is that, ultimaidy, they cause pests to do mo~not less-damage to lawns, plants and crops. " We're creating a drug-depen· dent environment,.. he said. ·we are killing the easy pests and selecting out for the tougher ones. We don't need to sp ray our o rnamental bushes every year ; we 're just breeding a tougher bug." Instead, said Mang, consumers sho uld try non-chemical W3)'5 of controlling pests. such as integrated pest manage ment (IPM) , which advocates non -chemica.J and least toxic solutions. They include mechanical contro ls; physical barr iers, such as caulking to mp pests from com ing indoors. and chemical oontrols, such as fl y strips that contain sex hormones that attract insects. He noted that information on IPM is available from th e state's Environm ental Protection Bureau and its attorney general's offict. �April ZS. 1999/Vul. Jfl. lo.JO Oozing with mud UB Blue defeated UB White, 14-0 A bolonced - - . , o&n. nddrc ............. _ _ DCb.ledlho Thenu:lwas sUtably tnd< and luldreds c:J oonll!SI3I1IS l'l!l'l!led il it Sao..rd!r dlril: the ISdl anrual Oazl'est on the Nonh ~The dcJwrHnd..dirty ~at UB is routed as the largest CXlf'lli"lJOUS Bbecmmtoa I~..W..OM"ft 1/Vhke In ... """" -1/Vhke 'P""C satnmatl<" U8 SacUnonSo.nclor-ln•<ioy-bo<h clonwmed.lho e;..,"""' used a pair d 5COrir1: passes to roaJ the <riy polna In the pme. s.no.Dnow H>dcDd caugt>t• ~ wuchdown I"" from Mi<e ~ to open che KJ:rio'l& in che second quartef'. That touchdown was set up by•sock>n<lfo<udfun-<>l<by ~!<em M<Unhy >nd the Blue''"''"" b ..... Tho Blue- ~ Insurance tciiJdldown on dle bst pQy ol the game .....nen KMeem Smmons a.ught a M-yard p= from joe freedy. freedy wu the most wccoulul of the U8 _,.,.. lour"'""' ~contest on -~ l!k>l-1s !'"""' fo.- 99 ""*'""" •.co.-e ...... pbrrog fo..-. n-.. e;... dolense wuled _,_who had..,.., a U.S. colege or lriYersity c:allllUS- both Top. Craig l..ogiln. dearly the winner by~ c:J 'Mudciest Guy' oontest. Far rWtt. Craig Caplan gea the baH over the net for his team, "PoachedTrout il a 'Nhite Wne Sauce:' ~ ~ eiJort by Bin ~ met a sack, whie:Adolphus Bar1ax' added M tu:ldes and broke up a p;w 1n oockJe the end grot defense. alk1wlng only 198 p rds of toul offense. led by redshin (rtihnun jam1e Guern and seruor josh Truler junior Enc added nme Dcldes and two pass breU.ups for the White team. ··••til~ zone. The White also pbyed some his former high-school t.eamrNte ~m )ohnson had etght t::ackles Sophomore Dahnel Singfield paced the Whrt.e offense wtth four cat ches for 5 I yard~ lennis TheMOi•:IJ Teaching standards-and policies-need to be addressed To the Editor. I am retiring from my university teaching position this sum mer, after 36 years as a facult y teacher: he has a first - rate intellect and analytical mind, is highly articulate, has g reat enthusiasm for member, 33 at this universit y. h1 s subject, and has a pleasant and One of my major reasons for engaging pC'rso naJ ity. oing so has been my increasThe problem was that the stu · disappointment , especially dents, in the aggregate , were, to i the past decade or so, with put it straight, a pretty unimpresthe quality of my teaching c.x sive bunch. Indeed, some of what pe r ie nce in und e rgraduat <' went on in class was downnght courses. appall ing , especially con sidering In the last couple of years, I thai this was an upper -division have spoken with many faculty course, prima rily fo r majo rs: colleagues, and almost all of 1. Attendance was gene rally low. them report the same experi - 2. Students felt free to wander into ence: students typically a n~ dis- class long afte r the 9:30 a. m . start · engaged from the cou~ mate- ing tim~some as late as I 0:30! I rial, don't participate in class dis- am not talki ng about a few stu · cussion. are absen t far too often , den ts: an every class th e majont y wander in and o ut of class of the st udents were late. For exthro ughout the schedu led pe · ample, in a class last week. I o h riod , fail to complete the as- served that at 9:35a.m ., there wt·rt• signed reading o n time, if at all , mne student s in da1>.!! (nut of 40): and as a result of aU this. get me- by the lim e the class e nded , there di~ grades o r, alternatively, in h'ere about 30. this age of grade inflation, get ). It was dear that many, perh aps higher grades than th~y deserve. most , of th e stud e nb were no t Of course, there are m any excep- completing the ass1gned rcadmg tn tions to thi s gloom y report; time, if at aJI. The problem was no t no netheless, in the aggregate, excessive reading assignments. The undergraduates are no t as good . class was assigned onJ}' fo ur novel s not as serious and don't work as for the ent ire semester. hard as th ey o nce did . 4 . On ly a handful of the students Until recently, I entertained the · participated in clas s d1 sc ussio n uneasy tho ught that perhaps my with an y regu larity. own experience and that of other S. From what I understand, the senior co lleagues was mislead - overall quality of written assign · ing---perhaps we had simply lost ments was mediocre. touch with the you nger generaI have seve ral suggestions on tion o r were simp ly not such what can be done about this p robgood teachers as we once were. lem. To begin with , mandatory stuNot that I really helieved this. of dent evaJuations of faculty should co urse--! am just as enthusias - be discontinued. In m y exper ience tic a nd pres umabl y n o les s in the tenure - review pro ce s1> , learned about my subjm maner ... teaching evaJuation" and .. student as I haV< ever been. Still, th e pos· evaJua ti on" tend to be treated a ~ sibility couldn't he dismissed. tho ugh they were synonymous. l o HowC'ver, during this past se- be su re, everyone gives lip scrv1et' m ester I audited a cou rse in En · to the idea that we must go hevond glish literatu re, taught by a jun - student evaJuations. and everyon l' ior ass~t a nt professor, a recent is aware of the pitfaJis tn the stu Ph . D. out of Berkeley. Th e dent -evaluation system; no ncthe young professo r is a te rrifi c less, because student evaluatio ns a re t ypi ca ll y th e o nl )' .. ha rd data" available, m practiCe they are given far greater we1ght than they sho uld. Beca use of th1s, JUniOr fai. ulty are particularly vulnerable to student resentment and per haps retaliatio n if they tr y w ma mtain standa rds . Th ere a rc surel y so me benefits fro m stu dent evaJuat1 o n. especi all y 111 pro viding instructo rs fcedbad.. that may be useful , a nd fo r this reason they should co ntinu e. but only on a stri ctl y vo luntarv basis, and di vo rced fro m th e tenure-review pro\.. t'.!ll> . Beyond that , there sho uld ht• university or, at least. depart mental poli cies put m to effe(t to deal w1th a numbt•r of prnh !e m :; that seem to he end cmh.: 1 . Attendan ce shou ld he ta ken 10 every d as~ . 2 . Stud enL' m ust he rt•y ua rl·J to bt• o n lim e; la tt· a rr l\·a l, should no t be all o wed to s1g n th e a tt e nd a nce sht·e t . wh1 Lh should be pa., sed aroun d atth l' beginning of class. ) . After three abscnCl'S, g rade penalties sho uld begm 4. Papers and assignmenl!. mu ~ t be completed on time, w11 h rarl' exceptions; no late papers \)rex ams should he accepted. S. Students who perstst Ill d1s regarding these rules should he asked to resign from tht clas!> wuhin the fir st eaght weeks. O f course, individual fa cult v sho uld havt' the nght 10 mod1fy th e rules when it seems appro priate ttJ do so. Noncthclcss, with ove ra ll u nl vt· rsltv -o r de part ment -wade pohm~s m effect and dl"Mi)' pro mulgatt>d to all undergradual(' classes. fat"uhy. partlcu · larly Jumo r faL ulty, wo uld be re lu:ved of burdens wh1ch are both unfa.Jr and destru ctiVe of the faculty's need to uphold 1111111maJ academ1l st andard~ -ierome Sl•ter, Professor, Deportment of Political Soence MEN ' S Northem Illinois 4, UB 0 The met'l's lerY'IIS team~ wnless 11 dle Mld-Amencan Conlerence u 1t lost to host Northern lllinocs, 4-0. on Saturdzy Coad1 Russ Crispel's team .....,. U'3'o'el to Mln:ie.lncL thiS 'Neek to ake part 1n ItS fim MAC tournament at Ball Sate ""-"'Y WOMEN ' S Akron 7, UB 0 The wornen·s tenn1s team dropped tu home MAC match Fnday a.pmst Akron 7-0 Caach K.ad-lyTWist·s team wtll be ;jjf the: MACTourmmenr tocby &trough Sun<by ~t Ball State ~utooor 1rocK ann fialo The men's and women's U2d: C2aiTIS hosted me U8 Open 1:ut ~ 11 US Alfred Sm.. c.r...u. Colox< >nd en. Convruvty Colox<- " - " m,m c.n..b,p>roap>r.d.Top perlom>en fo.- the"""'''''"'""" nduded A1yaa C""' (pole "'""-l7S m. >nd 01ple ...,..,. t 1.58 m) >n<1 Rum Corion (<is=. 33.02 m. and twTvner throw. 5056 m ). who had tv.o first-pbce fnshes :apece. £Rvoe ~ (aoo.m....-. t5S.04),Enc Cnboi (1 .500.<r•••or.4:0l70).pson Udcle (pole v>uk.4.<0m).>nd Keth G<nas (lwnme.- dvow.49. 16 m) _..top perlom>en 1o< dle men's team The: Bulls wtll host the UB lnvn:atiONI this weekend - teamS Norton Medal Continued fTom page 1 d l'tC'fgl'nt' . 1nJ tht• t h l·rm~.J,-nJillll' ,,J mt~ nte mul .!! l o n ~ a nd o ther (.!Jill pl c::x fluiJ , Ht• Jl HHll'l'rl·tlthl'rllltl(hll.llllll thl'Oflt''> of ffi l lrOl'm ul ~ l on~ .1nd lllJ UIJ ~n-.tal~ tlldtl·xplaln thl·lr ,t,lht lll' Jnd ""d~ olll' •lllhl~ fi r,! It t p roro~e nl t)d cb tor thl· dggreg.Jtu•n 111 'ur l.h.l . mt mttk.._u) ,·, 1n "'lu I It'll. wh h.h ht•IJ!t:T l'Xtl'llJl·d to (1\hl'T llllnp\ex lluhh RuLkcnl>h: m 11> a nll~mix·r ol tht· p rl-...l l ~luu' SJtU.nJI -'tlJlknn t'l .. n~t nl•enng. th e h1gh est prof~1> 1 una.l J 1 ~t11htHm J.n t·nglilt'<'r ~Jt"'.l~htl'VC mtht· U n l tt~d S ta t ~. In 1996, h" Tl.'(CI\'('(It hr -\mt'TIT..IIl ( hem t.._JI"'"'-Il'l\ 'prt•, taglOUl> 1-.. \'. ~·1urphrce A\'\~.uJ 111 ln J u~tn.1 l ,mJ l-n~ann·nng t ' hl'llll~tf\ Th" award. sponsoreJ by the f..xxo n Rex•.1r'-h & I n~lllcl· n ng l n J.nJ h \Tln Chema(al CH .. IS giVen to ··stimula te tundamcnral r"'l'ar~,_h Ill llldu:..UIJI and cngant'<'rmg chem 11>try, tht" dtvclopnwnt ot (hl'lllll.ll cnp lwt·nn~ J'~TIIl (I pies and their applicatio n to md u1>tn Jl prnu-...'t'-. · t )m: of tht· most mtluentiaJ poet!. ot hi!> tmw . l rl"l·Jt·, .., . t:• .tn ,, n~mJhll ''' the .. Black Mo unt.am" school of pot'trv. wh1(._h l·l>tJh h~hl-J .1 Ill'"" .1nJ .mit aGtd(•m JC poellt trad111o n that hill> lx>t:n rd ll'\.1.l"li 111 the ,,·orl.. 11! mJil\ pt><.'b who haw com" to ocrupy Slgruficant pla \..~ 111 the ~Oth - ~,_en t un llll'r Jr. ....lntlll H" co- dm.•cb th t' U B Poetl lS Program . ,,·h1.._h h<' Jnd h1' ~o lll·.t~ul·' ('ha rles Bt"rn steln . Ray m o nd Ft:de rm.lll. ll·l> ll l' 1- lt'dlt·r. I knn1' lt·dlt)~ l.. and Susan Howe developed to en H) u ra~e th t• n plt lr.lllull ''' l.t n)!u.t ~t a nd 1ts ca paut y to express Jnd rc pr ~s~,_· nt hum,m l'Xpt·fll'll• ~,_· ·h thl· 1999 reCipi ent o t the Rolhn gen Pnte m 1-'twtn twliltht ) .. J, l 'rHvt· rc.i!v L1 b rary, C red ey JO IIl ~ an d nl· g rt,up thJt Hhlu ..le' \\II Audcn, ('.(' ( Umnung~. Robert Frost . Rolx-rt Pt·nn 'v\'ar n~n ).I nit'' f\krrd l .m d Jo hn A1>hhcry. The Bo llingen I!> p n:~e nt "d hll' lllli .J ih ,, , Jn '\illl'r l ~an pnt•t for the b c~ t hook puhhshed d unng t ht· prl'\ u•u' ''' P 't'.Jr' "' tor l1fet1 111t' a(: hl evcme nt Ill poetrv { .rt"d ev. who ha.!. !!('rved o n the UB l:nf_lll>h J l' fM rt m t: ll t l .•~ ull\ '''' llh!ll than JU vc-.1n. n.'\:cntl)' W<b eln 1.ed to tlll' Board nt l hancdltlr' ''' thl· -\nw1 1 ... an A~ de n n of Poetry IAA P J alo ng With M'Vt: ral o thl·r p1ttlll't." nn~ "nta' who rt•proent mmo nt v fo rnh, tht· mel> J.nd approa(ht·' 11' ri'' 1lc '"·,/, Am l' ncan lite He has n.'Ct'IVc.•d a numtx·r ot prestlgH IU l> ldJ,,w-.hi J" ,tJld awa rds, an d udmg th <.· Robt·n ho~ t Mcd al fro m t hr Pm·tn 'ltldt' t \ 111 Am e n c.1 Ill 19S 7, thl' vear he wa.!! dt'\..1t'li tt1 the Amerh..Jn -\.,_,llknn .mJ lnslltutl' o l Arb and l.ctt er1> In 1988 he rl'\.l'l\'t"\1 thc \\'ah \ \lutman { 11.1 11011 fro m tht• NewYt) rJ.. ~t a te Wn tt•r-.· ln ~ tllut e .1nd. 1n J.o.. 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At left, the headliner, Sugar Ray. performs for the enthusiastic crowd . EIC aims to change UB learning environment Educational TtrhnologyCmternowapen, ajJers ~IT helpforfaculty members til a.r SUE WUETCHU Reporter Editor C ITED by many as a criti - cal component of Ac cess99, the Educational Technology Ce nler (ETC) now is open in Capen Hall to help and encourage faculty members to use information tech nology in their teaching. Located in 212 Capen, adjacenl to the Science and Engineering Library, ETC's short-term goal is to help those who teach under- graduates to meet the demand of Access99, the student-access-tocomputing initiative in which all fres hmen entering UB in the fall wiU be required to have access to a compuler and be knowledgeable in document -preparation soft ware, email and the Internet. But the center's long-term goal, according to Direotor David Wtllbem, professor of English and associate vice provost for information ted:mology. is to .. produce a aitical mass ofiT-enhanced cou=s thai will permanenrly change 1he learning environment at UB ... ETC will help develop specifi c courses. enhance general IT literacy among faculty and teaching assis tants., and collect and coordinate various IT efforts across campus. The center is open to all full - and part -time faculty members , TAs. adjuncts. lecturers and Millard Fillmore CoUege instructors. " If we expect students to have computers. we have to have the courses that use technology ." \\rt!Jbem says... We have to align faL ulty (comput er skiUs l hctter With those of the students commg m." Joseph Tufanello. sc n10 r Vll<' provost for educational technol ogy, calls ETC the .. cemerp1ece" o f the faculty-development compo· nent of Access99. 1t is designed, he says. to provide faculty with rhc opportunity to ga1n expenence in the uses o f computers that the y may not have been exposed to be fore, such as Web-page design . Java scnpt and PowerPomt The center also has a software library where fa culty <.an try o ut va n ous software package.!> and get training m their U!<>C hefore dcc1d mg whether to purchasc them Moreover. three graduate stu dents and two full - t•m e st aff members will be available to travel to fa culty offices to provide g01d a nee on -s ite for spectfiL problems. "We' re trying to pr ovi de the most co mfortable way we can to enable faculty to become part of the (Access99 ) program in as completea way as they desire." Tufanello say> Faculty mvolvement 1s "cntKal " to the success of Access99 . he say!> .. lfth~ faculrydon 't adopr this par t1cular approach to the1r mstru1. t1on . 1t's ( Access99) not gom~ work on campus." Many individual fucuh y member> have followed the1r own personal tnr<r<Sts and alreadr have dC'Vdoped IT apphca11ons fo r thetr courses. he stressed. But "what '• mtsSmg m thepldUrt~ IS the fa cul ty member who\ bt.-en tempted to get mto the area . but doesn't k.no"""' \~ere to tum to get help. We'll bt> 10 a poslllOn to prov1de tha! help w1th the ETl :." Willbern no ted that some farull\ members arc ''.mx.~ ous" about thl· umvcr slty '.!> move toward th e 10 creasmg use of IT 1n the classroom c-~-,..... Senate unit takes 'censure' out of proposal BJ SU£ WU£T<HE. Reporter Editor d hoc committee of the Faculty Senate ha s toned down considerably a measure asking that the administration be cen su red for it s actions last fall in folding the Department of Stalls· tics into the Department of Social and Preventive Medicme. Th'e committee instead ha s drafted a proposal, whi ch will be considered by the fuU senate at Il l! final meeting of the semester on May II , asking thai the chair of the senate be brought into the loop all early as possible whenever any kind of reorganization of an aca · demic unit is under consideration by the administration . The proposal. wh1ch was for warded to the senate by its Execu tive Committee a11he bodr's April 28 meeting, specifically asks thai A .. whenever initiation, termmat1on . amalgamation, d.iviswn or maJor reorganization of an a cadcm1l unit is under co nsideration, that shall be reported promprly hr lhe cognizant dean, vice president o r the provost, to the chair of Lhe Fal . ulty Senate, who shall report 11 to the Executive C ommittee . The Executive Co mminee shall deter mine the actio ns to be taken by the ~enate ." It defme3 academiC units as de · partments. mduding the Univer + s•t v Lihranes. research units. any mterd1 sc•phnan• program recog · ntze-d lormally bv the university, any degrec -gran tmg program and any school or college. The ad hoc comm1ttee alsu prt> sented to the FSEC a "statement " supporting Irwin G uttman . former chair of the Department of Statistics. The statement , which was forwarded to the full senate as well. !>a)'ll that .. tht.• !d ~,..ult\ recog m ze that Dr. lrwm (,u ttman • ~ dn rxccllcnl S(holar a nd w1 s h c~ to extend thetr appre(latJon of h•" stewardship of the Department ol Stat1st1 c.s. We look forward to hl!'o contmu ed co ntnhu11 o ns to th e dt sc ipline and to tht• utllvt:rslt\ and WI Sh him aJl good SU CCt"S!<o" G uttman now ho lds a facult\ position 1n the Oepartmenl o l Mathematics 10 the Collt>gt: of Art\ and SCie nces. The ad hoc comrmttee"--\..om posed of former senate chatrll wh o c urrentl y are mt>mb~r s of the FSEC-was fo rmed by the FSEC to refine the censure proposaJ af t£'r the proposal was rt>turne-d to lh< FSEC for further wo rk by 1hc senate. Some senators had ob Jected to language m the resolu · tion asking the senate to censure the abstract .. administratton ,"' as opposed to spec ific perso ns or of- fiCC"'i Tht' lensu re p roposal. \"'hiLh had twen prel!entt:d to the senatt' tw John Boot, professor of man ap.t·ment \I.Jenle and w..,tt·m,, J~ (U\ct.J "tht admml\tr.mnn .. lll not lo ll owmg L'B and "--l ' S' prnll Jurt·, regardtng tht' ahoiltllm 11! Jegrt•e -grantm g. program" anJ II H th "hrazen d1srt·garJ " o l ta~ult\ 1npu1 v1a estabhsht.·d laLUit\ gtl\ erna n.;e co un .;•b llcnmll Malont.' . ...,l.' t\' lh,tln gu1shed Se rVIL t' Pro fc..,... or 1n tht lh·pa rtm e nt of 1-lt·Lirh.al tn~ 1 ne-e nng a nd a mt•rnh(' r ol tht· a~i hoL LOffi mlttec , told I-SH mt"m her~ on Apnl lEI thdt 1n J.ddJt1o n to dl'k.nowledg1ng the l'\lntrlbu t1om of G uttman . the panel\ m tent was to ..establish a pruHdure so that 11 makes 1t clear what hap pens when an ISSue li.k.c- th1s shou ld occur m the future" c-u.....-~• �2 lleporiaa Uarll!I!I9/Vul.:tlo.31 BRIEFLY ~Clair .. ID,.._fOIIIIb....s ~_...., NeiSOfl L Townsend, associate vice president for student affairs and former director of athletics, heads the Student Development Center. _c.. ........ ----UOD.... d _ _ _ ........, •uaduring ._ . . ,...,_ lngtht _ .....,. tloo1 Plogronl. Ill ......... 2 p.m.~ ...... - . . . -It What h the 5 - t De¥elopIIMftt Center and wto.t offerotudents7 dthe~c-­ Th~ Student ln~HII wos croated in the Fall of 1998 to embrace and expand upon those services previously offered by the Office of Student Multicultural ----..-----...... _ '-- ... - · rnonogor d the -the......,_. <or· ,. ,.-olllloJOUI ~-~ ~~ '"'"'~­ Ptogrom. ........ r.l\. _ _ a/ . . . . . . . ~...... . . . .- . -. . .An-. llod~· Development Center Affairs. The center, an advocate for all students, assumes a role of promoting and conducting programs that celebrate diversity of the student body. In doing so, the center serves as a liaison between students. the faculty and the admin· istrative staff and community or· gani.z.ationslagencies. _,_.,.the Office of Stu.. d e n t - - . , . Aft..,. Into the Stuc&.d: D... elop~~~ant Centet'7-dothetwoa.... relfte7 ---..... &-··••a.elun- _ _ .,._llrlhe The Office of Student Multicultural Alfain is. principal student-<I<Vel· op ment vehicle. Programs supporting multiculturalism represent some of the most important work the university ddiven. The diverse student population enhances the academic and social climate and adds immensely to the fabric of the university community. The reason for merging Multicultural Alfain into Student Development is that multicultural atJai.rs programming contributes significantly to the de· velopment of all students. These areas are neither distinct nor djf. ferent; they are one. What ... , _ fvtUN plaou few the c..,ter7 The plans for the future are many, i.e., gain an identity and diffuse any speculation that any one program or group might be enhanced at the expense of another, improve upon our program r.cilities to more ad· equately serw the student need, increase siudmt participation in wm· munity involvement and help to d<Velop more posi!Ne and active relations between local business, agencies, institutions and our stu· dent population. We will accom· plish this through programs sud! as our l.eadenhip Devdopment Cen· ter and our cultural programming. -1 athletics program. There is a lot of work to be finished in athletics, but I bdi<Ve my II years were pro· ductive. I know they were a rewarding experience for me. lish the issues, plan effectively and get out of the way. Good people will mak.e good thinp What h , _ - _ _ , . happen and you will look. good. of Ull .othletkl7 That 's my basic philosophy. There are so many of them I Further, in each role, I am asUd wouldn' t know where to start. to serve students. I ~ been Probably the day the giant attempting to do just that for press conference on the football 38 years, long before I became fWd to announce our election to involved in athletics. the Mid-American Conferencz. To T. . _ _ . . . . , _ have seen our program elevate . . . . . .. t _ __ from the lower ranks of NCAA Di· vision ill to the height ofi-A dur· ing one's tenure of leadership wos I ha>e had the pleasure of serving os fond a memory as I can recalL as a member of the United States fan, Olympic Committee this past NeJ000•--7year and it hils pnMdod mrgreat ,__..._._,...... -· ·.-t- We-,..,...... .,..__r' •• - -..,..a of , ... Ull for the The moot.aitical~ tor UBin the Year 2000 and beyond is student retention. We must provide programmin8 that will meet the social and academic needs of our student popu· lation. Through our Studmt Support Services l'rtl(ram. Ronald E. McNair Program, and multicultural and l<adeoship effixts, we can eniJaox% the quality of life and, thereby, add ionmensdy to the attractivmds of the lllli=sity. 'f'!dent Do you mils letkl7 -Inti In .oth· Certainly, I do. However, I have not regretted for one moment the need which separated me from.the closely int.erpret<d, no matter what fidel we are in. Hire good people, help dndop and estalr t-(l)doJ000-7 pleasureanda.,.,.~lt I will always be a Bulls fan . The coaches, students, staff and sup· port staff mean a lot more to me than just members of a team; they are like family. No matter where I go, or what comes next, the Bulls will always he special with me. Am I a Bills fan! Yes! I had a say· ing when I was in athletics: .. Bills or Bulls, the onlydifferencz is ' u.'" It's almost impossible to live in this town and not get caught in the Buffalo Bills' mania. has increaoed my intm:stand kM tor ........... athletics. .u-tcw__.,_, did , _ Joll .. atloletk __ ,_·.. c~o~tog-7 The role of an administrator is ___ _ ,_....,.. _.......,. ... ,..,.._ ----·7 What made it possible tor you to give so much of your time and energytotbedeYdopmcntofath· letic programs. here at Bull3lo and at other athletically developing uru.a.itial That's the question I sometimes ask mysd£ The answ<r is simple, but significant the~ondlayol"'!'PP"! of a wik and family who always (I'M' their support to whatever university I chooe to lead them to. Rooylll'lldlos,UI)- · ape~~-. Two more Issues of the lkpotfer this semester The li<pottrr wil publish two more Issues during the spring ,...__,__.slssut,the onnuol Gomoneocen- Extra -·--mMoy20. loturlng-~ts, ,.., _ _ wilbe --- ~ REPORTER _....,......,.. 11111 ......11 ........ publlloodll)' . . 01111» of News - I n .. DIIIolan d ~~--~ a/ - ' l i l t lllllllllo. ......... Coooio--.. __ ----· ---Eollallll . . . . . loclllllll1JIOolbHIIL ~(7146U-2126. ........,_.._ ............. ... _ ----------.--s...- .... .... Donlig .,..._ lAIII- ~­ ....,._ -~ International office recruits students in 15 countries By PAT1UCIA DONOVAN News Services Editor P ROFESSIONALS who staff the office of lntema· tional Enrollment Man agement (IEM ) under the vice provost for internationaJ education are among the best-traveledand sometimes the most tiredmembers of the UB community. Jionardi Hindrawan, director of IEM, and Steven Shaw, assistant director, are the university's prin cipal interna tional -student re cruiters. Their job calls for them to spend a great deal of time representing UB at overseas recruit ment events fo r students who want to study in the United States. Since the office was established last year, Hindrawan and Shaw h~ve participated in 35 such events in IS countries in Asia, the Middle East and North America . In consultation with the Office of the Provost and the deans. IEM has developed a strategic plan designed to increase and diversify interna tional enrollments. While maintain· ing or increasing enrollments from Asia-the source region of most of the universitYs international student.s-IEM also is developing mar· kets in the Middle East, Latin America, Europe and Africa. "What we want to achieve." says Tun Rutenber, acting vice provost for internationaJ education, ..is a sustainable, diverse and balanced popula· tion of high-quality international students from all ov..- the world." Hindrawan and Shaw are assisted by colleagues in the Office of International Education, the English Language Institute, the School of Engineering and Ap· plied Sciences and the Graduate School. The recruiters have spent time in Argentina, Bahrain, Bra· zi l, Ca nada , Chile, Colo mbia , Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indo· nesia, Italy, Japan , Korea , Kuwait , Malaysia , Oman, Singapore , Spain, Taiwan. Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. Although the job may sound ex· otic., the recruiters say overseas re· cruitment typically involves many hours standing behind a table in an overheated exhibition hall, talking to hundreds of inter<:sted studen ts in the course of a long day, then fty· ing to another city the next day to do the same thing again. The pace is hectic. exhausting and may stirtch over a period of S<'Veral weeks. "The crowds at some venues, particularly those in Asia, are very, very large," says Hindrawan. "A recruiter from a popular school is mobbed wntinuously from morning to night by groups of 20 or more young people interested in getting informa· tion or in applying for admission." Nevertheless, Rutenber says the direct person·to· person approach oontinues to be the best to recruit overseas students. "In the last decade, overseas recruitment drives have become im· pe.rative. even for universities like UB that ha>e a long, ~t~cassful his· tory of attracting large numbers of e~Uent studenu from abroad," Rutenber explains. "The reason for this is that the recruitment of uni· versity students has become a highly competitive global enterprise. .. International studenu an~ im portant institutional asseu, not only for the economic contribution they make, but also for the important role they have in research, teaching and the cultural life of their host campuses.• The number of int=tional stu· dents coming to the U.S. continues to inc:rease--more than 481 ,000 in 1997·98, according to the annual census wnducted by the lnstitut<-of International Education--but the ;....y number of institu~ons trying to enroll the bat students from ov..-· seas has grown even more rapidly. "The schools competing with UB are not onJy peer uniVersities and colleges in the United States." Hindrawan says, • but institutions in Australia, Britain and Canada. These schools ha"" recently under· taken aggressive, well-organized international recruitment campaigns aided by government and immigration policies that particu· larly favor the enrollment of inter· nationaJ students.• Although wmpetition from for· eign institutions has made int~ ­ tional recruitment more challeng· ing, UB has been coceptionally SUC· cessful since 1995, the year the uni · versity first participated in overseas recruitment events. By last lidl. the int=tional undergraduate enroll· ment at the unive.rsity reached 423-an increase of 58 peo=t over 1994 figures.lnt=tional gradu;lte students now number 1,504, an in· crease of l3 peo=t since 1994. "So far this year, the number of int=tiooal applications,..•..,,... cei...t susgests that enrollments will again be up significantly in the nat academic year," Hindrawan says. �May6,l!!Mol.ll,lo3l Repadea 3 Jacquelyn Mitchell dies at 59; dean of GSE BrieBy Educator applauded for her commitment to urban schools 11J PADICIA ooNovAII News Services Editor memorial service was held yesterday in Glen Park. Williamsville, for Jacquelyn Mitchell, 59, dean of the Graduate School of Education, who died at home Friday after a short illness. MitcheU came to UB in 1997, the first African -American dean in A the university's history. She quickly established a reputation as an innovative administrator and educator with a great commitment to u rban schools. " Jacquelyn MitcbeU's death is a majo r loss to the university,• said President William R. Greiner. "She was a highly energetic, inteUigent person who brought new vision to her faculty and the university. She had barely begun her work at U B when she was diagnosed with a terminal illness. ~ a profile in courage, she was extraordinary." Throughout her career, MitcbeU co nducted research in ethnographic and sociolinguistic studies, cognitive development and community intervention, particularly among low-income children. Her interest in the interfac:t" of learning with race, ethnicity and gender led to her studies of ed ucational decision -making in st u dents' careers, literacy resources in a pre-school context , family stress and coping strategies, and neighborhood S9cia1 organization . Her friend and coUeague, Mecca S. Cranley, dean of the School of ban centers and on· the changes beNuning, ~ that of aU the inno- ing wrought by technology on the vation• MitcheU had hoped to methods. content and structure of implement here, education. Her vision and her belief she was especially that the school could make a differproud of new re- ence in the real world of classrooms, search, teaching ch ildren and co mmuni t y is her and other coop - legacy to UB." Headrick said. erative programs Before coming to UB, MitcbeU planned with the was a visiting scbol.ar and researcher Buffalo Public in the laborntory of Comparative Schools. Human Cognition at the University Provost David 'Iiiggle noted, "In of California, San Diego. the brief time she was with us, Dean In 1979,sbeeamedadoctoraldeMitchell had shown her desire to gree in education, cultural antJu-o. move tl\e Graduate School of Edu- pology and sociolinguistics from the cation in new directions and to Harvard University G raduate launch many new enterprises. To be School of Education. A graduate of deprived of her vision in such an Trenton State CoUege, she held a untimely fashion is a great loss to master's degree in educatio n and the university and community." child study from Smith CoUegc. "One of her great sorrows,besides Widely published, she received leaving her cbildrm," said Cranley, many national and regiona l "was not being able to complete her awards. In 1989, she was named an work here_ She was entirely devoted American Council on Education to the Graduate School ofEducation Fellow at the Center for Leader and her extraordinary commitment ship Development in Washington , to urban schools was enhanced by D.C., and received the Distin her 21st-centuryvision of a univer- guished Scholar and Resea rcher sity-school district partnership that Award from the American Educa would strengthen the university's tional Research Association. g raduate teacher- training pro Mitchell is survived by her mother, grams and benefit urban children." Ethel MitcbeU of West dtange, N.J.; Former Provost Thomas E. sons Michael G ibson Of Tucson, Headrick noted that Mitchell cam< Ariz., and David Gib>onofNewYork to UB with a ..quiet determination to City, and daughter Jili'Cibson of move the Graduate School of Edu - Phoenix. The fiunily requeSt.< that cation in a direction that would re- memorial donations be made to the spond to the demands of 21st cen- UB Foundation, Box 9110, Buffalo, tury education and would focus on N.Y., \4226, fo r the benefit of th< the needs of our children in the ur- laequelyn M;tchell Memorial Fund. Empowerment has had important impact on women's health, Friedan says By LOIS IIAKU News S~rvices Editor B ETTY Fri ed a n , th e first president of the National Organization fo r Women and the n a ti o n' s bes t known feminist, presented an in fo rm a l talk o n th e: impact of women's empowerment on their phys ical and m ental health Saturday du ring the 62nd Spring Clini ca l Day, sponsored by the VB Medi cal AlUmni Association and held in the Buffalo Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amhe rst. Friedan was the first woman to p resent the Stockton KimbaU Lec ture and to receive the association's Stockton Kimba ll.. Award. "Women's Health" was the theme of this year·s Spring Ctinical Day. which featured several presenta tions on breast and ovarian cancer. Accustomed to speaking before gatherings anended almost exdu sively by women, Friedan opened he r remarks by joking abou t the number of men in the audience, a legacy of a profession that for many years was almost exduslvely mal~. She contrasted that h istorical stat e of affairs with the current situation , in whic h enrollments in man y medical schools are half women_In fact, the class entering the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sci-· cnces this faU will have a majority of women for the first time in the school's !SO-year history. The empowerment of wo men through the wom en's m ovement 20s, 30s and 40s:· As women e n · tered the profe!> sions in large num hers, the concept of the working wo m an lOok on J negatiVl' tnnc. Friedan oh..,erwd "Th e hvpt· w,1.., 'Women havt· 111 have 11 all, ... :ohl· sa id. " But nobod v ever says anythmg about men havinl! it all For 30 yea r!-., ...,,._., _ _ _ _ .,_,,..., .. people have been Wllght,ll--togM _ _ _ tryingtoprovrthat of t he 1960s and '70s clearl y brought about this change, Frieda n noted, pointing out that this change has an important im pact on women's health, as well as their economic status. She men tion ed an early study that found that women's mental he a lth peaked when they were in their 20s and dropped dramatically after age 40, compared to m en ... It was thought no rmal for women to go in to depress io n in menopau se." Friedan said... It even had a dassifi cation-involutional me:lancholia." When women were defined o nly by their feminine role, not as a person in their own right, life Mo't15 over after 40, she noted. "The love story was the only one women could be a hero o( But now, women's mental health aft er menopause is bener, maybe better even than it was in their women's empl oyment is had for children and they couldn '1 do 11 . Now the newest study s h ow~ that IS good for e mpl oyme nt children ... Big News! Of co urs e ...vomcn arc- happier when they aren't Living exclusively through thetr chil dren , and they aren't seething With frustrated rage," Friedan said... There is also less stress and pressure on the man when he ISO 't solely responsible for providing for the family. Thai ha'i to be good for child ren." Frieda n noted that. wh1le l~ m pow~:rmenl has had a posi tive effect o n women , 1hey h1stoncaJi y have !Jved longer than men . and she suggestt.·d. th1s d1screpancy IS a fer tile area fo r s1udy. "Som et h ing abou lthe male role must be a killer. There shou ld be research into the things abo ul women's roles that are good for life." she sajd. Student Comprehensive Fee increase under consideration m The university Is considering • modest lncre.ase in the student Comprehensive Fee for 1999-2000 in o rder to further enha~ce stu dent technology programs and improve the quality of campus life. The annual Comprehensive F~ for fuU -time undergraduates could increase by $ISS to $1 , 14~from th< 1998 -99 feeof$98'>-under a university budget plan being cons1dered. The fee for full -time graduate and professiOnal students would mcrease by $75 per yea r tp $860 an nually, up (rom the 1998-99 fee of $78S. Fees would continue to be prorated on a credit-hour basis for part time students and the currenl waiver pohcy would ~ mamtained The Comprehensive Fee includes the SUNY College Fee and suppo rt for technology, stude nt health, transportation , campus life and intercollegiate athletics (undergraduates o nl y). lndtvidual stud ent government activity fees are not part of the Comprehensive Fee The proposed increa ses would suppo rt increased techn ology. main tain parking and transpo rtauon systems. enhance cultural arts programs and con t ribute to the upgrade and expansion of mtercol legiate athletic programmtng. Although the state and SUNY budgets are not ye1 final, It 1s not expected that the budgets will in clude additional state support , says Dennis Black, vicco president for student affairs. The fee mcreases are being considered to enable the universitY to cont inue mvestments in programs and services that are essentml t~ del1ve-nng a h1gh -qual11V ed ucational experience, Black says. T he final decision on tht' fee mcrea.'ie \'.'ill be made after consulta tion with stud ents and later in Ihe state budget process, he says, add - ~g that state suppo rt has been sought to reduce the need foe some cif the increases. In addition , he no tes, Ba rhara Ricotta, dean of students, will met•[ with the Co uncil of Student Government Presidents th1s summ er and faiJ to develop reco mmendatio ns for wider camp u ~ cons1der at1on of fu1ure Comprehens1ve Fee mcre:ase:s. If adopted, the Comprehensive Fee: adjustments wo uld be reflected m student account sta temen ts distributed to all returning and ne"' student s in mid -Jul y. "While shght ly mcreasmg the cost of attendance, UB rem ams one of the nation's best buys m higher education ... Black point5 out ... W 1th mcreased investment~ in technology and lampus Jj(e, UB will con tmue 10 be a major public uniVCrSIIY and the premier pubhc mstllu tum 111 the North east." More info rmation on the ( .o mprchensJve Fee. the proposed 1n creases and the wa1vc r proces~ l!l avadahle at .... www .stude n t affa ln. buffalo.edu/ compfee > Com ments o n the p,roposed fee adJ U S inu~ nt!llJn bto made v 1a emad to • compfee@vpsa.buffalo.edu "" Tango to be foc us of guitar duo's "UB at Sunrise" presentation Th e t ango--th at roma n tic, La 11n :\mencan dJ.nu: form - w •ll he lht· MkhMIAndrtocdo folU!I of a "UR at Sunn!le·· program " UB id Sunrise. 1-lv tht· LlstcllJ.m/ AndnauiO I>Uo lo he hdd from 7· .'\0 9 a .m M on 27 111 the t :e nt er for Tomorro"'' nn thl· Nonh Cdmpu!>. In th e presentation , tlt ll·d " With \tnng~ Anachcd : Breakfa.-.t w1t h the Alda1 med Cas te lla ni & Andr1acuo t~u1 tar l>uo." loannr C.ts lcllanl , a ll"tturer 111 the L1 B Department ol Mu S11.. . and her hu:o hand, M~ehad And nacu o, w11l take part1upant!l on a rl'markahltJOUrney wi th the tango a!l thl!> Illus ive danlt' form nl<lke ~ tt.., w,n around the globe O ne of t he foremost guitar dutl~ 111 thl· \o\'<lrld wdav, tht· l . J~tdl.tm Andr iaccio Duo has performed to enormou:o lrltlCal pra1~l· on thrt't' continents. h has been the renp1en1 ol marw award:to and dtstllll lions, mduding the Na ti Onal Fndowmt'nl tor Ihe Arb prt·sti~IOU' Solo Reci talists FeiJowships. Ho th Castellan i and Andnaulll a rT alumn• ollht·l·K mm11.. l'l'T formance program. The cost of the "UB a1 Sunnst''" lec-tun-. wh11..h mduJl·, . 1 lull hn:.1h. fast, IS $ 10 for UB Alumnt AssoCiatiOn ml·mbas .t111.i $1~ tur tht ge neral pubil l. For more mform at1 on or lo malt' n~~t·rv.Hltm .... ~.Ill 829-2608. The Alumnt Assona11on , UB\ t lffitc ol t on l eren~..t:~ anJ :-.pt"ll.t l Events, Office of News Se rv1 ces ..1nd Officr of Pub l u:auon~ pr\}duu· "U S at Sunrise." It a lso 1s supported hy the t)ffic(" of Un1ver-.11v [k velopment and the Offi~..r of Ihe VKe Prestdl"nl lor Pu hh , !'l~rv 1 1..l' and Urban Affair!-.. ~­ !IM ·--t or H �4 Reporiara Kuoos lhyll!I!RIYii Jl,lo.31 Iu Ind...,_.. -L-..,.,.-al compuW ldolp lng. recently~ Science ~ ~ in Olbgo on ~eo .-ell in lf*"Yal ~· The ~-'" II <WW .. ......_ _, - - / __ , - ' >· Selmon will present I J>II>Or<Oouthored- Lince """-· UniYenlty al Olbgo, lnll p..., AdUrt, I UB gr--. EDITOR'S NOli: lNs is tnt bltest. in • series ol occasionllonidol obcU tho a... ol 2000, • projec1tho , . . .... . _ , In thofllol1996by~2S-to sludenl. II the tllh ...... Inter· eom. notlonol Computing lnll binotorics Conlennce, to be held in july in Tokyo. -oJ. ~ ­ profesor al compuoer ldonce lnll ~ t.lght1 moster elm, ._lD hss 11Umg Ttl!: SyntAX Sdlbllor UndorIW!dlng -~· to grodua lludonb In the - c:........,. gnmln~ lnll ~ 5donce, Apt 1hwel, study abroad on agenda for many in millennium class 23 .....-.He--ottheu.-..yot lpodc--. ·A~ --jolnlly donlll'*"Yal~~ ~·on - - A.llllldl, I 1_ . , . _ a l t h e UB IJe. ~ al Compulllr Science l n l l - .. - . . ln the l:loplmwot aiMIIb- l n l l Compulllr- . ·--C41oge. filout•>UM)'abol.t~~ they"- UB, thdr tqle b- thdr .0... cotlon and tho funn. Recondy, dena, """ . . finillllng up jcnor ""'-lhe!e ........... ""* ""* yeor, foran~ T~oltho original groop d -.:1 UB. W.1 a.y in touch ttwo..gt-.... ~ _ . ,with . .them , ottho..-...y. By MAliA Mc~S News Servkes Edftorial Au.i:stant P APERS, group projects, cnms, internships. jobs and campus activitie~ ....., keeping the students of the Class of 2000 busi<r than they ever have been and at all-time-high stress levds. Now wrapping up their junior year, students say they wish th<re were more hours in the day, but are looking forward to the su.m· mer, which for some includes travel and study abroad. "This sanestcr has been 'lei)' beetic. I am laking 19 credits and trying toget~gsituatedintennsof Four.....,.., ... Sdlaalrr ' ...... ::..::~·~.... · -· , ••• ijbl -..~ goN!ng,.._.., .. 5ptng ClolciiDia ... ..... - ... -- lo--af Modlcll-~ held SoluldltJ In ......... 11til,_.,........., ,,,.,.._ .,._. ......... CIIn-' . . . . malogllt" , . _ jRCIIotln llullolollnce1944 ..... £. ......... 1954 ~- ........ lnll ch*al . . ~alalogy . . . Modlcll Caloge al • .._..W.~I1f59 graduating on time," says communication major Jennifer Abbata. "Th.ings are getting more inttnse because i~s getting down 10 the count and graduation isn't that far away." She adds thai she thinks she fi . naJJy has learned how to manage her time: .. , think that the more classes I take, the better off I am, the less time for procrastination ." Management major Jennifer Cotignola agrees. "As usual, these· mester was strasful." Anything she could do to make it less stressful? "Do not procrastinate," she admits. Cotignola keeps busy as captain of an intramuraJ softball team and as University Union Activities Board ~lnllwlcoch*althe ETC u.-..yal~otSon Continued from page I ~He Faculty come to the universit y ex pecting to be researchers, teachers and sit on committees; now they mistakenly feel they're expeded to be Web masters with expertise in complex html coding and intrica te software packages, he said. Wtllbern and other administrators stressed that faculty will not be forced to participate in the IT revolution. But for those who are interested, the ETC is there for guidana. The center features a 20-seat. hands-on computer classroom in which center staff wiU offer instrut tion in standard softw are pro grams, Web -si te design. co urse · m.anagement software and other special applications. When not be· ing used for classes, the room will be available as a public computing site for aJJ UB instrudors. The cent<r also has a large open area with six high-end PC workstations and 19-inch monitors that also can be usedfor group insLruction. ETC also will be the central site for the ·course-team " concept . which focuses IT efforts on high enrollment freshmen coursesChemistry 10 I, Computer Science l:loplmwot"' s....,. the UCSPs - - . c . - I n the~"' Surgey. • 5llephon C. ~. o1964 grodua lnll , . . _ al psj· cNol!yot-- un-slty. Helslltoon...-pm,.,.,.,.. al p$)'<hioby • t h e a! Collego aiWIKonsln. ~~.,en-- . groved pewll!r a., lnlll fram e d - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR :'::&.,~ The,.,..,.""*""'"'_.. fmm roodors CDm10nllng on lis -lnll~l-.­ be-IDIDO-rdmoy be - l o r llj4! rei longlh.Let· 1m ITUillncblethe_.. --lnll·¥nep h o n e _ l o r _ Be- ,.,._.,._.. _.. ... caae .,,_,. ...-., the .... l o. -.n,. ...... _ b y 9 o..m. Mandtp .. II I lor~ ..The ....... pttlon ..._be . -........ -.a~~yot < ........... S: *'· secretary, a position that allowed her to work hospitality with the band "Sugar Ray" at Spring Fest this past weekend Cotignola, who plans to work at CBS in New York City this summer, looks forward most to living in a house off-campus next year, but is not looking forward to "taking the Blue Bird in the snow." Tanya Stanger, a management major, confesses that it has reached a point at the end of UU.. semest<r whe~ she does not even care about her perfonnance in her classes."! am drained and would honestly only see myself happy right now if I were deserted on a beach island!" While most of the students went home or worked over spring break this year, psychology major Kaya Gerberich went to Panama City, Fla., for a "wonderful W«k of funin-the-sun.• Gerberich, who holds two jobs on campuj',' is a VB STAR, a resi· dent adviili'r, a member of the ex· ecutive board of the Residence Hall Association, a teaching assistant for Vli'IOI , and the first-eve'r president of the National Residence Hall Honorary, an honor society for residence-hall leaders. "I'm re.ally looking forward to my position next f.ill in the undergraduate apartments ,.. says Gerberich, who has been hired as a community assistant in the new Hadley Village apartments that will open in August. '"The position is the first ever of its kind here at VB. Plus, the facilities will be amazing!" Maggie Zak, a communication major, says she also feels stress at times due to all the activities in which she is involved. "On top of 101. English 101 and 201, Psychology 10 I, World Civilization Ill · 112 and Biology 200. The focus is on these courses, says William Fischer, vice provost for faculty development and coordinator of the "course-team" approach, because "the studen t expectations will be among the freshmen this year. If they (freshmen) go into their courses and they find that this expectation is for naught~ then they are going to be disappointed," he said. Faculty-development working groups have been formed . consisting of the core faculty and teach mg assistants who teach these su: courses and have shown interest in information -technology development. as well as coUaborating support staff from the libraries, C IT. the academic nodes and ETC. In fact, a core group teaching the World Civilization coursr---which, beginning UU.. fall, will be a general-education requirement for all undergrnduates---will participate inaweek-longse:minarMay 17-21 designed to help those instructors use educationa1 technology more ..,. -.... ____ _ , _ . ,_, ___ -.. . -a«.-_._ ............. being a (resident advisor), a tour guide, a member of a business fra. ternity, I also work for the AntiRape Task Force as assistant ser· vices supervisor," she explains. This summer, Zak will study in London and Paris. She plans to graduak on time, but says she is not 1oo1cing furward to figuring out what she wants·IO do after graduation. Most of those in the0assof2000 who have · - in ronlact wilh the -,. &porter szy they will graduak on time nat year, if DOt early. An:hitl:cture major Susan Deamn is loolcing forward 10 the possibility of early graduation, since she will study abroad ~ the summer in Costa Rica through the School ofAn:hitl:cture and Planning. "It rounts as a full semester and 1 will be hanging out in the rainforest with the monkeys!" Christopher ~orczak, who is not $0 happy with his lack of sleep this semester, !'ays he enjoys the classes he is taking. "I'm taking a 30 character-animation co urse that is great, I've learned a lot and had a good time doing iL Doing an internship at Channel 4 bas been a great experience as ~orczak is looKing forward to backpacking through Europe from August until mid -September, when he begins his study-abroad wen.· prognm in London. VB has changed <X>DSiderably in Fedorczak's eyes since he was a freshman. •When I got here, it seemed really large. with huge lee· tu"' halls and crowds of studenu. Now, most of my classes are small and sinoe my department-Media Study-is relatively small as well, I know most of the professors and students. I also am isolated in CFA for the most part. so rm only really exposed to one building. which. also makes the school seem small" A couple of the students have ventuffi! into the Office of Career Planning and Placement for help with post -graduation plans. "I have an easier time finding jobs and internships through my own research and intuition,• reporu Fedorczak. But others, such as Elana Steinhaus, found visiting the oilier useful"! went last year to have my resume critiqued,.. says Steinhaus. "They were helpful; they gave me some advice on bow to fix it up... St<inhaus says the'- thing about this semeskr is that she is doing ....n academically. but that. unfortunatdy, she spends too much time stu<¥ng and ne= leis hcnelf max. "! look forward to bmigasenio<... but at the same time. \he !hotJsbt of it being my last year in oollege scares me." --... -oil -...,. ....-... T~ -ETC-holp ~ ..... --.to - . 9 9. effectively in their teaching. But Fischer stressed that the pedagogical imptications of infonnation technology will be just as important to those involved in AJ:ass99 and the ETC as the technology itseli "The t<chnology isn't going to be worth anything if all'"" do is reproduc:r slick, ronventional methods of teaching-Pow<rPoint replaces the blackboard, a video replaces the lecl:tJro-<Uld all ynu'n: getting is the same mode of teaching. the same methodology in a more expensiv< version," he said. *What we're all struggling to learn is what the really sman applications of the t<chnology are to improve teaching and student learn ing." The ETC. he said, will be the site where faculty member> will learn "how to make those improvements. how to make the technology work to improve teaching and learning. It (the CC!nter) won't ha~ been entirely successful if aU we're doing is familiarizing people with the tech· nology. We havt to work on th~ teaching and learning aspect of iL" WiDbem said faculty members who are interested in learning more about how to apply IT to their teaching methods can stop by the ETC or access the center's Web site at <http:/ / www.etc. buffolo.edu >. �May6,1!!!1/Yoi.JII.Io.31 Hodgkin's surVivors fuce second-cancer risk Studies recommend lifetime monitoring for second cancers •1 LOIS 11A1W1 News SerAces Editor P ERSONS treated for Hodgkin's disease in childhood are at higb risk for developing a second malignancy and should be monitored closely by their physicians throughout their lifetime, researchen at UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI ) have shown. Results of two studies on this issue were presented Sunday in San Francisco at the annual meet ing of the Society for Pediatric Research. The findings showed that persons treated for Hodgkin's disease as children were at nine times the risk of developing a second cancer, with risks of developing certain types of cancer much higher than that, compared to patients without Hodgkin's disease. The risk of developing thy roid cancer in males was especi ally high-164 times that o f controls. .. These an big relative risks," said Daniel M. Gre<:n, UB professor of pediatrics, a specialist in pediatric oncology at RPCI and senior researcher on the studies. "These studies should alert physicians to the need for careful and continuing screening at a much earlier age than the Ameri ca n Can cer Society recommends for the population at large." The st udies involved 182 pa tient s treated at RP C I for Hodgkin's disease between 1960 and 1989. All were less than 20 years old when their disease was diagnosed. By the time they werro 30, 27 percent of the patients had developed at least one sec- ond cancer, excluding skin cancer. A second study re - ported on incidence of skin cancer only. The relative risks ~~A.~: ;I 41W'- ' for developing one - ~............. of the more prevalent second cancers were found to be nine times greater than for persons without Hodgkin's disease in both males and females. The relative risk for thyroid cancer was 164 times greater for males and 39 times greater for females; for breast cancer, eight tim<1 greater for females; for non - Hodgkin's lymphoma, IS times greater for males and 23 times greater for females, and leukemia, J 9 tim es greater for males and 25 times greater for females. "With higher survival rates for Hodgkin's disease, we are going to see more second cancers down the road," said Iulie A. Reynolds, pediatric resident at The Children's Hospital of Buffalo and first au . thor on the study. ,.We ne.ed to look at the data to see the influ ence of various tre.atments and to educate the patient about the need for screening." No single treaunent was found to have a significant ef. feet on second-cancer risk. ln the study on basal ceU cara noma alone, headed by Gre<:n, find · ings showed that the most irnpor1llnt variable was combined treatment with radiatio n and chemotherapy. . . . . for Hodgkin's dlseue, we are going to 1ft mon second canc:en clown the .....t." fULIE A. REYNOLDS Of patients wh o rece1ved rad1a tion therapy alo ne, 3 percent de - veloped skin cancer by the age of I 4, and 5.6 percent of patients who received combined therapy devel o ped ski n cance r by the ti m e they were 20. "Children and adolescents who have been treated s u cc~ full y fo r Hodgkin's disease ~hould be told a bout their ri sk of developing no n- melanoma skin can cer and shouJd receive thor'ough c;xamin a tions of th~ skin and be well schooled regarding safe sun expo sure," Green said. Additional researchers on th e studies were Maurict P. Barcos and Michael Zevon, both of UB and RPCI,and R. Jeffrey Lee and Brenda C. Hall, ped.iatnc nu rse practitioner m oncology, both of RPCL Plant fat inhibits breast-cancer cell growth By LOIS 11A1W1 partment of Ph ys ica l Th erapy. New5 Services Editor Exercise and Nutrition Scie nces ant-ba sed fat abunda nt in vegetarian diets and sho wn t o inhibit th e growth o f pro stat eand colo n -can cer ce ll s in vitro also inhibits th e growth in vitro of on~ lin e of breast -cancer cells, UB nutrit io n researchers h ave in the Schoo l o f Hea lth Relat ed found . The study, presented earlier th is month at the annual m eeting of the Federation of American Soci e t ies of Experimental Biolog y. showed that the phr.toste rol 8 -si· tos terol redu ced the number o( breast -ca ncer ce ll s grown in a laboratory setting by 66 percent , co mpared to cont rols. Effect varies with type of tissue " The se ruults go h a nd- in hand with o ur finding s o n pros tate and co lo n cance r;' sai d At if Awad, director o( UB's Nutrition Program and senior research er o n the stud y. He no ted , ho wever. that resta rchers have n 't identi fied how B-s it os te ro l 1nhihit s breast -c ancer ce ll g ro wth , but th ey d o kn o w it does no t appear to be th e sa me m ech a nism th at IS at work in prost ate -and colon ca ncer ce lls ... The effect of B-s itosterol apparentl y varies with the type o f tissue," sa id Awad , an associate professo r in the De Professions. He and colleagues at UB have been trying t o understa nd the mechanisms respo nsibl e for veg etarians' lower rates of hormo nedependent ca ncers, and (or the lower mortality rat e from such cancers in Asian countries, whert· po pulations eat littl e meat. Focus is on the phytosterols With fa ts known to play a rol e in th e development of seve ra l cancers, Awad's g roup has been focu sing on the phytosterols (or possible answers . He repo rt ed at a n international conferen ce on ca ncer resea rch in G reece last Oct o ber tha t th e ph ytos te ro l 8 si tos tero l appears to p lay 01 role 1n inhibiting the growth of hu man pros tat e-cance r ce ll s bv slre ngthenin g a n 1nnacd lul ar stgnaJing sys tem that mh1h11)o cdl diVISIOn . An ea rh er stud y by Awad puh lished in 1998 in the }ounwl of Nu t ntional 8Jochem1 stry repo rt ed that plant -based fa ts may cut tht· risk of prosta te ca ncer by redo.._ mg the levels of testostcrom• and cerl ain enzymes that m etaboh u testos t erone tnt o m o re act1ve fo rms. .. If we kn ow ho w phytos terob work . we ca n adv1se people hm..· to modify th e ir diet s to redu ct' their n sk of ca ncers , or we co uld eventually design drugs to ta rget syste m s t hey mflu ence," Awad no ted . "Meanwh ile , these fi nd1n gs re in fo rce the 1mportan.._e of 1n cl udm g la rge amount' ol veg etables in th e da·t." In th"" current work. Awad ·s re search team cxammt--d tht: effect ol B-sitosterol and another prevalent p la nt fat, ca mpl·sterol. on thl' grow th o f a pa rtt cula r lml· ol t'.) trogcn - mdependent breast ,,:a n u• r cells, des 1gnated M 11A M B-.23 I Cell c ultures Wl'ft' supplemente-d wah en her of tht· two plant fat!. or cholesterol. A control culture re cetved no suppll·mentat1on 66 percent few e r ca ncer cells Cell ~o.ounh alter livl" <Ja\'!1 .)howed that ~o. ulture!l supplcmentl-d w1th B sthlSterol had 66 percent il''"er breash.an(er cell!> than con 1rob nr ( ulturt'.) supplemented wuh ..hulesh.·ml or campestero l. B-s110 ' !l:rol haJ nu effect on the actlvtl\• 11! an enzyme ralled PP2A, wh1ch wa..' fnund tn ht!o previOU!o stud)' to play a role Ill rl"dunng prostate ca ncer cdl growth . AdditiOnal rl"sean.hers o n the 'tu d y were A. Do w111e , a graduate student tn nutn110n , and Ca ro l S. Fmk. chm caJ asststa nt professor of nutrit1on . IIepa ._ 5 , Briefly International Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization to be held at UB The J.rd Wortd Congress of Structur•l •nd Multldlsdplln• ry OptlmiD~tlon , a n international co nference that focuses on research m to aJI aspects of the opttm al des1gn o( st ru ctures and systems, w1ll be held May 17 -2 I m the Natu ral Sc1ences Complex on the North Campus The confe rence. whJCh IS bemg held tn the U.S. for the first tune ever, IS sponsored by UB and the UB Cenler for Advanced Des1gn Co -spo nso rs mdude rhe lnternauonal Soc1ety o( Structural and Muludisci plinary O pllm1 zat10n and the Amencan Inst itute of Aero nautics a nd AstronautiCS The general cha1r of the conferen ... e IS Chnstma Bloebaum, asw Clate professor and cha1r o( the Department of Mechamcal and Aero space Engi neering. Other members of the o rgamzmg commmee are Kemper lt-wis, assistant professor. and Roger Mayne. professor. ~,th ofthe Depart ment of Mechamcal and Aerospace Engm eenng. Pa~rs will be prese-nted by hundreds of researchers from mst1tu tion s around the wo rld . Stru c tural op timi Zati on Invo lve!> op ttmt zlng the performance o( structures, such as mmim1zmg stress 1n a conc rete bndge or determining the best topology fo r beam!lo 1n a br1dge Multidi sc iplinar y o pt1mizat1 on IS conce rned with op tlmtzm g the des ign of co mpl ex system s, suc h as a1rcraft and ca rs. that mav mvolve multtpl e d 1sc ip lines. sui.h as stru ctu re!!., con trols and aero dynam 1cs UB resea rchers w1IJ present papers on a range of 1 ssw~·s, mdudmg how the Internet and com puter vJs uaJizatiOn can be used m the field . as well as how concu rrent engmeenng practJces have mfluenced the bott om line in several Western New York a nd O ntario co mpam es A case study conducted by UB researchers of opt1mal resourCl' allocataon tn the expansion of the BuffaJo Niagara International A1r port also will be presen ted Astronaut to speak at UB on Science Exploration Day More th•n 1 ,000 hlgh ·school students from bit.' , N1agara, Ca u a raug us and C hau tauqua coun t/e.) will vtslt th e North Ca mpus o n Ma y 18 during the I h!h annuaJ Sctence Explo ration Day. Pre5entauons, whtch will range from prt' panng for naturaJ disasters to weather forecastmg usmg state-of-the-art technologv. will he held from 9 a. m. to I :.30 p.m. Most .sess1on.s w111 Of held in Baldy. Non on, O'Brian and C..apen hall, A maJOr speaker will be l.ockJ'9rt native and NASA astronaut William Gregory. who served aboard tht~ space shuttle Endeavor m 1995 H1s presentation will be g1ven at 9 : IS and I 0: IS a .m and I 2:45 p.m . 10 20 Knox Hall < urrentlv spacecraft -operat 1on.s brani.h . _ hu:f at lyndon B Johnson ~pace Center 1n Ho uston, Gregory 1~ a grad uate ul Lod.. port ''It: nun i l igh School and th e U.S A1r f- orce A.. adenw I i c also ~ ~ an alumnus ol < olumht.l Ll nivt• rsttv and Tro)' ~tatt· Lfnl't.'rSH\· . St·1e nce F.xplo rat1 on Dav I\ 'Pilll!onrnl hv the :--.ha~ar ,t 1-rnntll'f ~t:1ence ~u pervi so r s A!o.)OCiatJun 1 N I · \~A ) and the We'itern ~e\ttun of thl~ ~c 1 ence Tea( hers Assot.latmn ol Nt·w Yor\... ~tatt· Also. the LIB Coll egl' of Arb .1nd ~dcnu:s . Offiu~ nl Adn11s~wn' . ( ;radu att· School of Education, l-Juc.l!lonal l nhnulo~\ \t•rvl(c.; and ~chool o( Enganeenng a nd Appht·J ~Ul'lh..t.'' In add ttton, the New York ~t·a loran!/( oreal l.ak.l1> Program. \\·JI,o n ( ,rea thatch, Ltd. and West Valin :"-Judear ~erv...:l'.-..l o .. Wl'stmghou,t· rh e program i!o hemg orgam?cd h\ Koh \ur(-ll!o('n , i. hdlr of the ....... I t~ncl·l>epartment at Spnngv dlc lonftith ln,tltut e and l l·ntrdl \(hl)(•l and prog ram coo rdm ator fur N I- ~~A . .tnJ Rodnt'\ I I loran . VR pn• fcs.sor ofl earn mg and mst rud1~1n and (ampusulorJm.llot h•r Sl\\>\ L.trgt· -gro up demunstrat101H ....•t il featurt· lroUI.·h tup1r..' .~, ne .... ter..h m que!lo on wea ther lort'i.a!oiJO~ h\ !>on Paul. WI\'R 1\ 'r..h 1d nw teorolog1st; sctcncc 1n l·wrvda\ Ilk h\ Donald I K1rJJ . ,\,.)Or..l.llt professor of sctence education at Buttalo ~ta l l' l..uill'J!t• Jll\lthc r..ul\l world of cryogcmc~ hy Rohcrt ~kUellan , a ter..hnnlol:!*'' ..tl Pra~.111 l)th t"r 10p1cs wtl llndudt· the humane ... arc anJ tht.· nllt· \I I lab,11 ,1 to rv ammaJs 1n cancer rl''t·an:h hv Mtkl~ Mcl .arn . d1rnttH \II ( ab,, ratorv An 1ma l Resource!> at Ro.)well Par\.. ( .uh.t•r ln,wutt' . .md tht h1storv of radl oactl\' lty h\ Runald Palmer. prtnlt~l.ll ~ lt'ntl'l a1 \\n t Valley Nuclear ~crvKe.) Round1ng out the large -g.nmp M.·sslolb ....· llll-x~ prl'!ot·nt.tlll.lll!> Ill\ pn , lt"\.1tng endangen.-d spec1es hy Andrew ~tedman. wlldllk 1mpc-r..11•1 1111 the U.S. FISh and Wildlife ~t·rvKe. and prt'Vt'ntlng hl'ati and 'PmJ.I u1rd lflJUf)' b}' Krisann P1azza, coord matm of the Thmi..l-tf"'it pru~rJm 10 till Department of Neurosurger\' at M1Uard F11lmore H o~pll.t.l Some .lO add it io nal !ot:SSiuns also wtll ht• held on ~urh top•\' .t)o thl· phys1cs o( sound .d1g1tal procc-.!o.)ln~ and a smlulatcJ Wll"flnan ml·dt cine surg1ca l prm.l·dure �6 Rep DE... llay l1!91/VoL 00. 18.31 .. Some students' PCs hit; sharing of digital-musk flies a maJor fKtor ........ ~-~~ BRIEFLY Olemobyl computer virus has little impact on UB _,....._,..........._. .... . ,. . . n•• 1 .... elitfiS... ~~;;:;:;!;:;~-~ ............... ay EUIH COOlWAUM lorn ) affected. UB Micro staff New> Services Edito< T HE university has pretty much "dodged the bullet," experiencing little impact so far from the insidious Chernobyl or But some students weren't so The virus most likely spread quickly through the residence balls due to the widespread sharing of files among students, said BrW> Costello, lead computer technician at UB Micro. "That's why it was a problem II=," said Costello. "The students are posoing their progranis bad; and forth." In particular, CIT and UB Micro staff pointed to the MP3 format, a wildly popular format for sharing digital music over the Internet. According to Costello, some stu· dents whose computers had been hit by Chemobyl had as many as 800 songs stored on their hard drives. If the virus infects all of the pro· lucky. Of 71 calls relating to the virus that were tracked by the CIT help desk, most of the reports of grams on a computer, and one of those programs is passed on to another comp uter, it then infects the virus were on studeniA"' personal machines. Created by a Taiwanese engineer-who confessed to the deed last week-the virus wipes out most of .the data oo a computer's hard drive, sometimes rendering these machines useless. " This is one of the worst viruses, in terms of how malevolent it is," said Lesniak. .. It not only wipes out all of those files, too . Outages also were experienced in the walkway node. which serves the Graduate School of Education, the School of Law, the School of Library and 'information Studies, and the School of Social Work. According to Sarbani Banerjee, director of 1\J,,walkway tec!mplogy node, nine l'tS were affected in the lab in 200C Baldy Hall, while four were affected i" the lab at 403·405 O'Brian Haii:AU of these machines had their BIOS affected. :::::.=· .........,... CIH computer virus, according to Rick !.aniak, director of academic ~rvices in Computing and Infor· .................... ......,........., mune to this virus because they run Windows NT, " !.aniak explained. Designed for corporations and large institutions, NT is a more robust, more secure system than Wmdows 95 and 98, p~ that . . . .! ' ' . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .1 ............ ,..,...._.,...I Ill.. -~~ •:J ·::==::s: ........,....,..._ . . . . UIFQ . . , ....... flalllnotllo .............. .......... .Alii ............_ ~.- .-. ..... ............ ...................... .............. .............. _.._ ..... - 1 .. . . ca... ...... "' ---....... ll'll"'**a ......... SludlnliiiLIIt....... . ~ ..... 1 ~ca.~~~ Ll!la:4 . . . ......... ln~QIIiii-0. bolo . . . . . PSStD,._.rewlllw tJ'Ciftdiap .. ct.tge proofnt.-... _....,...,.._ T h o . . - . - - ... lttolbtci ~-a.vo.·~oam ,_, ID 2 P..1ft. MIJ 271n Dol- -...-.-. ,...,........,....,_ ... - - - - . P30 to.-po Tho-.apll~lor . - . . . - wlio..CIDtdopl IOdotrogosln . . ~ ousPSS.,...._ __ ~--foamtpoM­ 12wll _ _ ..,..._ wloycfw9 11 ,..... _ _ said it is certain that more ma chines were hit. but that in many cases, students were able to help each other reinstall operating systems and software. mation Technology. In particular, none of the public labs open to all onernbm of the uni· versity community have experi· enced any problems. "All of our public labs were im· were hardest hit by Chemobyl hard drives, but corrupts BIOS, the most basic program that ex ists on computers." UB Micro has repaired about I S computers that were hit by the v iru s, with only about a quarter of them having had thC' BIOS (basic input output sys - ing to faculty memben abo were affected. Still, in terms of how other institutions around the U.S . ._.. af. fected, UB appean to have fared much better than some other univenities. According to a story in The Washington Post last week, 500 students at Virginia Tech ...,_ ported tlof'ir oompukn had ~ infected. while about 100 studenu each at Princeton University tnd Boston Colkgc reported their machines had been·hiL What an people do to prokct their files from future viruses! •The most important action you could take is to keep viruS files updated." &aid Cootdlo. "The other thing we recommend is to run the virw-ddection program right off of tlloppy that you know is clean." bani tbeendollhil," warned Ray Volpe, dir<clor of UB Micro. "There are 'npeat performanca' e.pea.ed." "We.....,, Repairs were made to the ma chines in between classes, which are held in these labs; all had been repaired within a day of reports of problems. Two machines belong- 1 0 _. . _ . , _ c:Nngo. thecfw9- chtnge~ the~ dlunctior*og _ . . . . , . - . . - - w l o y l liOIOOO!IIIIy 10 portner wllhchonge. " " ' - - 10 -lhrough Tho t.lty 21 -"shop wll be led by jldde Stroh, ~t of jldde Stroh Pmonol lnd Pn>lesslonal o...loprnent. AeglsVttlon ... begin It noon, - b y bld1 and t h e -- session from 1-2 p.m. Tho cost of the -"shop b S1 2, which wll lndude bldl. Chodes should be mode out 10 Stall Senote mtllod 10 the - Ulf~ SI M I - Olllce, 50~ Hal. Norlh'c.mpus.llutlolo, N.Y. 142110. Forroae ioolormttlon, aoi64WOOl. BusNss o.s to be held -1.5-16 9 ThoWo--~al - - 0.,0.. ..,....cl by the Olllce althe . . . . . \'lei ........... c..llr,.ll sdotlluiiiiiDr •1$.1eloo the C..IDr....._ .... ............,...... .,.._....._., ..__............ --.c.ntpua. <We . ......,.. . . _ . . . apllllliln•~• ~- .-c:a.atfptdltlwnblnd . ~"' ThoS&o\-wll«· gonllltllal~ wllo,... _........,....... . ... _ .. . . . . , .. . .ptllo. ........ Mi!MNwa...,.owllbe _.~, _ , . . I P S ..... Connection to Internet II to aid research efforts By CHRJrnNE VIDAL Nt!W1i Services Editor U B joined the " n ext gener ati o n" of the Internet April 9 when it connected t o Internet 2, the ne\\' network devel oped by a consortium of universities to suppo rt research activities and other data and voice-commu nication needs that cannot be handled by th e commercial Internet. And UB administrators are ask ing faculty members to begin thinking about how to take advantage of this increased capability through new collaborations with colleagues at other institutions. lnterneo 2, officially called the University Corporation for Appli cations in Internet Development, will allow resea rchers at 140 participating un iversities, including UB, to utilize much higher·speed, data -transfer capabilities than have been available before, accord ing to Hinrich Martens, associate vice president for computing and mforma tion technology at UB. Faster data transmission Researchers using Internet 1 will have the capability to transmit data at 150 megabits per second, a rate six times faster than the com mercial Internet's capacity of 25 megabi ts per second. It also will allow users to establish point -to -point connections from a UB researcher's desktop to another researcher's desktop at another location . In addition to the direct connection, Internet 2 will offer a quality o f service .. that assures that two researchers who have established a connection will have guaranteed bandwidth allocated to them for certain durations of time," a factor very important to collaborative re~arch efforts, such as tho~ in volving remote manipulations that require real-time data and video links, Martens said. Information can be merged In ter net 2 also will allow re sea rchers to draw on different kinds of da tabases to merge or overlay information to perform certain studies. For example, Martens said, researchers at US's Na tional Center for Geographk In formation Analysis ( NCGIA ) could tap into health information developed and maintained at onC' s ite , then blend it with demo graphic information obtained at another site and city maps that are maintained at a third site, compiJ· ing the data to achieve a research objective. US's Internet 2 connection is funded in pari by a S350.000 grant from the National Science Foun- dation to hook into the VBNs, a network connecting tht supercomputing sites at universi ties all around the nation. UB received the money as its share of a maximum $1.75 million grant from the NSF to five core members ofNYSERNet~a not-forprofit organization of New York State research and educational in stitutions created in 1985 to ad vance the use of cutting-edge net - working technology to support research and education. The grant funded the NYSERNet 2000 project, a part· nenhip with the state to build a high-performance network infra. structure that parallels the New York State Thruw.oy and provides connectivity to the VBNs from New York City to Buffalo. Seve n New York State institu- tions-US, University of Rochester, Syracuse University, Cornell University, Rensselaer Polytechnic University, Columbia University and New York University-are level research institution-and provide information to justify the connection, such as coUaborations with othu universities that require high-~peed communication on dedicated bandwidths. Several centers will l>enefit In addition to the NCGIA, con· ters at VB that Martens said he expects will benefit from the capabili· tles offered by Internet 2 include the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER), the Center for Compu· tational Research, the Department of Computer Science and Engi· neering, and the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR). But the potential is unlimited, Martens notrd. "We want faculty to be awarC' of it (Internet 2) and start thinking about what they can do to oollaborate with their pttrs at other in stitutions.• he said. .. We need to start up and take advantage of this part of the t'IYSERNet network. new capability through joint ap· and another four-SUNY Stony Brook, University al Albany, plications for funding to .support thC' new research capabilities in an Clarkson Univenity and Polytech- expanded dimension." Martens also noted the impor· tant role played by Jerry Bucklaew, nic University in New York City- have applied to join. In order to qualify for oonnec· UB's network engineer, who tion to the VBNs, applicants must worked with the NYSERNet engi· be dassi6ed as either R- 1 or R·2 neering group to achieve the local institutions--US ·is an R- 1, topM campus conne:ction. �Mi!l6. 1!100/Vut. JO.Io.31 The men's and 'NOfl'len's tnck ...,.,. hostecj Erie eon.....n.ty Colleze. Robens w..Jey>n Colle&e.SUNY-Pbasbu'Jh. SUNY-IIingtwnu>n. Ed;nboro Alli>dallbn ChampionUMenlty cl Ponn.yMnia and ~ teams from Canada ar ships her first-place the UB Open Ill~ pan _..,d jump of 5 ' 11 .25" at the UB Several BuMs ~ new Ope<! hosted by the track records n me meet. induding team this past weekend. senior Shdty Hamtk.on, who broke her own school rTW"k 1n the high jump and ~ty qualified foc the NCAA Championships wkh her first-pbce jump of 5'1 1 . 25 ~ JuniOf"A!yaa CroM pbc~ .ec.ond In the triple jump (38"9.25"1 and set • new Khool .-econj. Freshman Suah Knrttler qualified for me joniOf" Nauonals as she placed tim in the hepathlon with 4.166 points. Course evaluations are roadmap for improvement, should remain mandatory To the Editor of the~ In a letter published in last week's Reporter, Professor Slater re ported on undergraduat<: education from the other side of the desk and, not surprisingly, was appallod at the behavior of many of his fellow studmts. He speaks for many of us who are troubled by the apparent transfonnation of the live classroom into a parOdy of the virtual uni¥ersitywhere an image of unengaged students beside a 1V n:moll: control or an ATM oomes to mind ;; fective wachingand learning is an unpleasant battle. However, his worry abo ut the effec t of tougher classroom policies and codes of behavior on the subsequent evaluations of faculty is unfo unded . Previ o us ly in t he Undergra du ate College and currently in the College of Arts a nd Sciences. I have regula rly rev iewed hun dreds of student eval uations. I know th at the more stud ents have learn ed, the better their evaluation of the instructor and co urse! I know that studen ts evaluate well an organized sec - tion where they are held to ac count and the inslr\J cto r is fa ir. 1 know that evaluations, good or bad, are rarely a surprise to faculty. I have seen no evidence of the the teacher and the university about what needs improvement aild what is worlring well. B u t they must also be mandatory to obtain the benchmarks we need. Furthermore, when st udent evaluations are abused beca use they an the only information about teaching, it is the tenure review that needs fixing, not the evaluation. Let us not exaggerate the imponance of student eva lu ations by elimina t ing them. ·~ There are many courses where the very classroom policies Professor Slater calls for aJ~ old hat and the st udents a re accountable for their learnin g and be havior. I'd b et that , taken to gether, the student's evaluations in orderly sections are no worse: and probably better than those in the undisciplined section s, like the o ne he audited . To me, this si w ati on cries o ut fo r more than rul es for st udent behavior. Excel lence in the classroom is a responsibility we hold in co m mon and ca nn o t so lve alone. New fa culty should have an ex perien ced colleague as a class room mentor. and we shou ldn 't entru st to student s those parts of the eva lu ati on that a rc right fu ll y the res po nsib ilit y of fac ulty. Every classroom shou ld be a place for effed ive teaching and lea rning. Evaluations ca n on ly help. student retiliation and resentment that Professor Slater fears and which leads to his call for an end to mandatory evaluations. I have been visill:d by student delegations carryini the most severe complaints about faculty members and received their assurances that the entire. class was in rebellion and would show it on the evaluatio n . The terr ible evaluations never materialized bccau~. while students well understand resentment, they cannot believe that a course evaluation offers possibilities for retaliation. Written comments-always a forum for extreme opinions; but most often only useful as feedback to the teacher~ffer an opportunity to vent but not to retaliate. The disaffected students described by Professor Slater won't seek revenge because they also are disengaged from th e eva lu ation . They probably were absent when the evaluation was administered. Course evaluations do offer the teacher a roadmap for improve ment. The research is very clear about the improvement of teach ing and learning-it can happen and can be measured. The range of ratings a m ong facu lt y and co urses tells us about real differences in the classrooms of UB. Course evaluatio ns shou ld remain mandatory because they remind ~eter Gold , Associate Dean, Colfege of Am and SoenceJ Clarifying general service fee policy m To the Editor: The April 8 Reporter article titled "FSEC bearso=viewofnewuni; fo nn service fee .. contains informatiqn that requires clarification. The General University Service Fee (GUSF) policy promulgated by Senior Vice President Robert Wagner in December can be sum- marized as foUows: • Effective July I, 1999, the 7 percent GUSF will be assessed on revenues from eligible activi ties which a re deposited imo state (income fund reimbursab le ), University at Buffal o Fo undati o n (U BF ), Researc h Fo undation (RF) and Faculty Student Association accounts. • The 7 percent GUSF replaces the aCbninistrative and maintenance and operation fees tha t currently a re charged by these four university entities. • T he GUSF is charged on rev enues deposited into the accounts from sources external to the uni versi ty. Therefore, tra nsfers be · tween the accounts of the four approved entities will not be assessed the GUS F. • The following revenues are specifically exempl from the GUSF: • Sponsored program activity ad ministered by the RF or UBF in direct cost rate • Clini cal practice plan revenue • Revenue from the campus' statt"appro priated allocation • Account s funded by overhead revenu e • Dormi tory In come Fund Reim bursable accoun t revenues • Gift revenue (covered by other po licy) -«.e.-In Setu, • End owment {covered by other policy ) To guide the transition from existing policy 10 new policy and procedures, the GUSF Commit · lee was established. The GUSF Committee is charged with overall responsibility for ensuring the integrity of the policy and guide· lines in the establishment, imple mentation and monjtoring of the se rvice fee . The co mmittee is chaired by Kevin Seitz, associa te vice president and controiJer, and includes campus·wide rep resen tation . Doc um ents rela ted to GUS F and an email link to direct ques· tions related to the new polic}' can be found on the controller's Web site at <http:/ / www.a.-pc.buff alo.edu/ >. associate vke president and controller Fer""'"""' squ>d.serior hanYner-<tv-ow ....,.,. <;._,. broioo the .macl ....,.,..j wid> att>SS cll7'9'~". - ftshnun Kdlh Gsus ~second ( 1n7") and quailed 1or the po- Nasionok.Jown Ud<le ....-.ec~ ., • ~ and...,.,... pri>rmana ., ""'pole ..... (1 5"9").Tho 4><100 ""'r ,_, ~ ol ...... """' QuaPm.;.no.-,.,.., Scnot-c.""""""""' - OaMc and ;.nor 0... McdalsobroiootheKiloolnwi<(~ l 'l5)onowot<x>•~lnsh The 8utb will host the UB Cbssk tomorroW and Saw~. lennis WOMEN ' S Aleron 4,UB I Northe.m Illino is 4, UB 0 The women's tennis team completed R::s season l:h1s past~ at the MAC Tournamern: hosted by Ball Sate. 8ufbk) finished lOch in the conference a.s the squad lost matches to Akron (4-1) and Nonhem /UinOO (1-0). MEH' S Ball State 4, UB 0 Northern Illinois 4, UB 0 Eastem Michigan 4, UB J The men·s tennis team llnished eighth 1n me Mid-American Con~e as n: lost to BaU State (W), Northern Ulinots (4-0) and Eastem Mkhipn (4-l) at the MAC Championsh;p• Budi ~to and Tom 8eQemen won ltle1r smgtes matches apinst EMU opponents and Sussante Mid Onke Murdono. and 02ve &nihcMch and Juson Brrlco ¥ton rhelr doubles matches 1 The UB crew successfulty took pan 1n the New Yorlc. Sa.te Ctumpt<>nsh1ps held last ~kend in Rome Both dle varsity lightwetght e1ght and onrsrty four plac~ first 1n their fin.al races oand won gold medals Th1s was the varsity e~ght"s fim gold medal. the novice four 's second-stnJght gold medal and Bufblo ·s best perfol"TTlaOCe at d"le state championships Obituary Memorial service planned for Elliott Middleton, Jr. A memort•l service for Elliott Middleton, Jr., a lormcr prolc~sor of medicine and pediat ric~ m the School of Medrcmc: a nd B•ometil cal Sciences, will be' held at 3 p.m. Mav 1.' Ill Tr"intty Ep1scopal C hurch , 371 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Middleton, who reti red from tht~ V B laculty m 1995 afler 19 vea r!!o of service, diecl.,.March 7 at age 73 m Ma1ne Med1cal Ce nter, Pun land, after a brief illness. An allergrst and rest"archcr, he had st:rvt"J as directo r of the Division o f Allergy and lmm u no log}' tn the l k partmenl of In ternal Medic1n e. Ht' had lived 111 Ma1ne smu• h1 !1 rr tirement. �8 Rep adaa llay 6.1999/Vot JO.Io.31 Thursday 6 . . · · Tochnolog)' Semi,... a-Is -llyl.<s lkeakflHt Set'los. 218 IIOldy. 9:30-10:30 o.m. Spomo<ed b)' Walkway Technology Node. for"""" infonnation, call Steve Sturman ot6-4S-3S02. " UwAiumni-.Jng . AnnuAl Meeting - . altho .._ Aluri1nl Dinner Assodotlon. Hylll Regency. . S:30 p.m. sso per penon. for more irrforrmltion, an Ilene • Fleischrmnn at 645-2107 . . _...,....._ - =~o:=ond ~~~91.m . . to~ p.m. SlOO per penon. . Sponsored by DCC. for more Information, call Kerri Cabana . at6-4S-3S68. : ~.. fo<ulty- -.. - Triggle, =~"'~, PhD., prOYOSIInd dean of tho Groduote School, Center for Tomorrow. 3-S p.m. ~"ro.~ lnfocmation, call )ein Grela at 6-45-62~ . no.-: Tenth . The Cote al _ . . . , ' - e. . 201 Sdonces Complex. 7 - ~.m.f-~A!Wl Albin. -a C:O..tlnuecl from- calendAr will be Included In tho llopo<t<r. ~-~~ Hyatt R<Qencv Bolroom. Bul!illo. ~- Mirk Dean V<e~'s lrulliiotion, El Gloominotor, is described os •a greotliquld blob hurtling ~h space and J:llery ~;rr;!:~ga~~~ ~ct~:v~ ~~r ':.~~ 'ot 1 the Ughtwell Gallery in tho Center for the AtU will be on ~- S221or students lnd ol spclll50ring Df90niz3tions; S2S lor al olholl ~~~~~~~~~·.~ti, 8 medical -school faculty member. not as the senate chair, but acknowledged that his role on the commit- ministration .. for what was construed as misbehavior. ter was not clearly defined proa!dures. in the letter of appointment. The statement asking that the chair of the senate be notified when unit reorga nizations are being dis cussed makes it "'very dear that the chair of the senate need not h< perplexed about "Th~y're p .m .; Sun., noon to S p.m. 1 who was serving as a mem ber of a committee that was created to recommend a structural organization for statistics, ~did not feel comfortable bringing the issur to the senate, partially due .buffolo.eclu/ , to confusion on somebodfs part as to his representation events In the electronk floproclucllw Choice into tho - - V . C O: EI Senate unit c.lenct.r/ logln>. Because of space llmftatlons, not al -in 21st c.nwry. Nlchob~ School. 112facobs. 8-11:30 a.m. SIS per session or SlS for all .lhree >esslons. Spomo<ed by UB and AARP. For more infocmation, call 8ev<rly Pr<odergast at 6-452167. ate chair Peter Nick$rson. - =~~Nt. ChefYI tho 1'hundloy ~ of bents ot <http:// 636--3626. South Clmpus. S-7 p.m. free . for more lnformotlon, call Of!ice of Student Afflill at 829· a..w-...op Part of the problrm , Malone noted, was that sen- for the online UB Calendar lorl'~w;8:15-0 :30 1.m. $60. by N\'SEG. for """" lion al TDC It Golat6-4S-61~0 . ~~· Ph.D , ~sand no IMer ttYn noon on electronk submission form ~ information, call Rosem1rie II . Investing for Retnrnent. only accepted through tho - - . . ..center Tuesday ---...op ...-Ustlngs- Daemen College, Business ond Commerce Building. 8:45 o.m. to ~ : 30 p.m. $60. Spon>Ored by lrutltute for Addictions Studies ond 331~. : Saturday oponsor>. Ustlngs 1ft - :::~·;...:..::· =of-.....Open on- .t.:.....stud<nt-. UB _..., ore pflndpol Off-In Chemi<M Dopenden<y Treotment. - ~~lor . Marxist SbJdy. Grl<lJate lnd . ~"""'" C<nter. aff-<MnpUl-- ond:,/a!:: =::.~ E_.....,t Retention of tho African Americon b- Training. For more : ~~Cooods. piKe on umpus. or for 12 ----. ......---Wednesday · : Centerlor =~-llw ond =Policy. BUiolo Council ll>tlngs f o r - Uldng I MOfjorie llfittlln Hommoc:k. .--..., The llopclmr fi'Ms'- Monday on that committee... Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education, has insisted that the senate was in fact in - formed of the adminjstration's actions regarding the statistics department because NickerSon was involved in the discussions. Nickenon has said that he viewed hls service on the committee as that of a and in particular a failure to follow already-established already sup posed to inform us .. .I think we should h< aware of that and consider whether this really does say anything that we haven't already said." President William R. Greiner said that the statement docs have a purpose: officer should go to the chair of the Faculty Senate." James Holstun, associate professor of English, noted that the word "censure" has disappeared from the resolution, adding that Malone had said that the major point of the statement is to ensure that the issue never happens again. "'Well, the major point When the chair of the Faculty Senate is informed of about this, as I read it, is that you ·don't think il has ever happened yet; theno's no ref. erence to the di.sappearancr leagues... The major point such issues, be or she is to of statistics in either one of (of the statement) is that this sort of thing should not happen again." Samuel Schack, professor of mathematics, pointed out that the ad hoc committee's work e-volved from a motion designed to censtm the ad- report them to the FSEC. these statements," Holstun said . "I do not think the moon would turn red or the stars fall if we would say, at some point, that the admin- whether he should bring this to the attention of the senate." Malone told his col- Nickerson was unsure about what to do about the statistics issue, Greiner said. "I think this makes it clear. It also makes it clear that istration should not have your desire is that the com- proceeded in this fashion, and then we censure them munication from the proper for doing so." Malone said be understood that censure disappeared from the statement •because this committee felt that was totally ineffecLive at this point. The president has already said, 'Yeoh we screwed up and we' re not going to screw up again.' .. The committee felt , he said. that censure ""was just ineffectual and, frankly, not likely to pass the senate." In addition to Malone, members of the ad hoc committee include Boot; Nichnott; William Baumer, professor of phil010pby, and Claude Welch, Jr., SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science in the College af Aru and Scienas. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. 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Keck Foundation hu given a $1 million grant to UB tha t will move the university to the forefront in single-molecule and biomedical research. The grant will allow a team of re· searchers in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to pur· chase high -speed compu1ers thai will accclera1e greatly their studies of the activity of ion channels, protein structures that regulate the How of electrical current in cells. The UB resea rchers-Frederick Sachs and Anthony L. Auerbach, professors of physiology and biophysics, and Feng Qin, research assistant professor of physiology and biophysi~ the developers of groundbreaking software programs that are revolutionizing the way that scientists interpret the activity of ion channels. many of which are implica ted in diseases. President William R. Greiner anno unced today that the S I mil lion grant will fund creati on of the W.M. Keck Fou nda tion Center for Computational Biology. "Thanks to the Keck Foundation, the University at Buffalo will be able to conduc t path-breaking research in biomedical science for years to come," G reiner said. "UB is proud 10 be the first and only public campus in New York Statt to rraivor ~cr- &om rhe Keck Foundation, which is world renowned for its suppor1 of mnovative research in science. engineering and biomedical science. It was a great honor for UB to be awarded this support from the Ked; Foun dation. .. This grant provides n:cogrullon of the I.ITlportant work bemg done by Frederick Sachs, Anthony Auerhach ;md Feng Qin, and enhances our poSition as one of America's major rt'search universities." Provost David J, Triggle noted that .. the ability to measure, visual IZe, manipulate and p ro be indi vidual molecules, as opposed to populations of molecules, reprrsent:s one o( the most dramatic recent advances in science. It is not comcident that the March 12 issue of Sczerzce. from the American Assoaa tlon for the Advancement of "-.1 t'nce, was devoted to singJe mol· e(ul<.~. .. Tht" program that Professor .. Sachs and Auerbach are propo!!! mg enables them to srud)• th l' structure and fun ction of oomplc:\ large molecules. su ch .t..., 10n chan Senate adopts consensual-relations 'alert' By SUE WUETCHEJI Reporter Editor HE Faculty Senate Tuesday adopted an "alen" warning faculty mem · hers of the possible con· sequencc:s of becoming roman tically invoJved with their s rud ~nts. The action was taken after somewh at contentious debate about the meaning of the proposal and its relationship to sexual harassment, and afte r the defeat of a motion to postpone a vote on the statement until the fall. It came more than two years after the is· s ue first was brought to the se nate's Executive Co mmittee. The statement, titled "Alert for Instructional Staff," was drafted by the senate's Academic Freedom and Responsibility Committee. It states that " Members of the teach ing staff shouJd be aware that any romantic involvement with their students may lead to formal action against them if a complaint is reg istered by a student. "Even when both parties have consented to rhc developm ent of such a relat ionship, it is the m structor who, by virtue of power differential and special profes sio nal responsibility, may be held acco untable for unprofessional behavior. "Those who a re directly or in · directly affected by such a relation ship are invited to discuss their concerns with the Office of Equity. Diversity and Affirmative Action for profess ionally compe tent and confidential discussion of the1r complaint ." Discussion of the issue, as it ha... at past meetings of both the sen ate and the FSEC. again focused on the alert's purpose. John Boot, professor and cha 1r of the Department ol Manage · ment Science and Sys tem ... and chair of th e Academll.' f-rt·edom and Responsibility Commlttt.•e , told his colleagu e... that relatton · ships between facult)' members and their students that start out as consensual often result m recrimi nations. including complaints of sexual harass ment. The alert wa.'l designed to serve as a "warning" for mstructional staff that they are "playing with fire" if they engage m such relationships. Boot sajd Loyce Sl<wan, di=tor of the l )1fice of Equity, DIVersity and Affirmative Action, called the alert a "statemc::nt informing faculry that certam behavior may have an adverse effect." Stcwan added that sexual haras>ment, induding third-pany haras;ment, is one rypc of complaint that may arise from relationships bctwt.'Cn students and faculty. William Baumer, p rofessor ol ph il osophy. noted that th e state · ment was not adopted as a harass ment code. " It 's a warning; that 's all 11 1s mtended to be," Baumer sa1d, adding thai "it's badly needed." But Samuel Schack, professor o f mathematiCS, insisted the stall' mcnt is abou t sexual harassment. He pomted to what he call ed the 1mplied "subtext" underlring the d1sc..uss10n: "a kmd of moral valu · allon of such relationships , a no · 11011 that somehow these rela ti On ships are ipso facto wrong." Noting tha t .. many" of his UB co ll eagues met tht"ir spouses tn classes they taught. Schack !>3.\d: " I find 11 a little bit difficult for us t('l stand and piously claim that such relationships are ipso faao wrong .'' He added that the senate has not considered the coiJa teraJ effects of adoptmg such an alert. The statt> ment as b..1sed on the bc::Jief that faculty and students will mJsb<' have. he sa1d, nottng that H wtll tnnucnce whether facultv mcm hers wtll meet w1th the1r qudent ' 111 private. "I think we ... hou\d .. ~ ,nqd t' r ... whether we reallv \\'31llltl.,t.> l "I' that kind of mentalll\· wtthtn tht' mstltution." Lilliam Malave, <bSOCl all' pro it."~ ~ur of learning and tnstru ~ tu m who told her colleague!!. thJ t .,hl' we~ ... speaking from th~.· l'•l Jrlt of V\t.' W of a facult v ITil'mha and .1 former female studt·nt , di~gr l'l"d that such an alert \"'ould d! .. \o ur age h<.·r from mec::tmg h'lth male students or "'ith a male proft.·s~or She ~. o mplained that th e F~t:.<. . of whKh she IS a member. spen t m uch 11me over the past two \'l' ar ~ c-~-,..,.l �May 13,19!!/Vol. 30,111.31 Company officials can 'fly through' the factory when It's still In blueprint sbge BRIEFLY AIDS..._tiWHts Software designs factories-virtually 111 W.AIDS-.Ine..,_tdll kl laylU.EH IOOUIIIAUM News Services Editor ............ ..................... ,., .................... 2Dd T....,_ n. .................. .,.Mil-Doran be- lng.......,..,lll'sllMIIond ttV~ ....... .................... dNc. ..,., ........ p. qSIMcos llflltCoillll¥ ........ c... lhelaralllllllo-d50- _ ..u.s.-.glhe-. -alo. . .,...,....__amndy "*"'..... _.. ...........I\'"WullhnJ<91 -MY!NAA .. . 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"It it will be presented tomorrow at becomes very intuitive.• the IEEE International ConferIn 1996, Kcsavadas and colence on Robotics and Automa- leagues at Iowa State University, tion in Detroit. where he was then an associate It provides companies with a scientist, developed a virtual~re · three-dimensional method ofim- ality mockup of a factory to help· mersing themselves in and virtu· visualize a plant for Sa.uer ally designing large-scale plants. It Sundstraod, a maker of eogialso simulates operations, en~ neered hydraulic systems for off~ abling manufacturers to identify road vehicles. and avert potential bottlenecks · u.we were building a new, flexlong before breaking ground for a ible machining system and Kesh new plant. and his team came in and proThe software can be run on ci- grammed what it would look like ther a high -end graphics environ- in virtual reality," recalled Richard ment, such as an SGI workstation, Brimeyer, who was ·production or on a Pentium-based PC. manager for the company. u.It re"Our software can provide ally enhanced the visual nature of manufacturers with tools that en- the plan, and it probably helped able them to model before they us seU the investment to manage~ build, to simulate before they pro- ment because they could get in duce and to anticipate and solve and walk through it and get exproduction problems before they cited about it," he said. "It also occur, all of which has the poten- helped verify that our layout was tial to lead to significant' cost sav- sound."' ings," said T. (Kcsh) Kcsavadas, as· At UB, Kcsavadas and his colsistantprofcssorofmcchanicaland leagues have advanced this idea aerospaccengineerioganddircctor significantly through the use of ofUB's Virtual Reality Laboratory. mathematical algorithms and "UB VR-Fact! allows individu- models so that the software simualsto immerse themselves in or' fly lates not only factory layout and I the formation of families of parts, but factory production as well. Using probability-distribution equations, he and his colleagues have used the software to simulate an entire week of plant operation in just half an hour. With supercomputers at 1JB's Center for Computational Research, more complicated plants can be simulated effectively. "The simulation can rcvcal how material flows through a production process invoiYi.ng 200 machines and 50 different parts," said Kcsavadas. "It tdis you where the potential bottlenecks are. Then you can simply change one pa· ramcter and do it again." Oth.e r features of the software include automatic generation of most standard machines using the process parameters, detec ~ tion ~f ergonomic problems, monitoring of shop~ floor activities and interfaces with database systems. Applications arc especially promising for companies that ano considering building new plants in other countries. "Suppose GM wants to start a factory in Russia," Kcsavadas said. "Instead of incurring the substantial oost involved in sending a team of designers to the new site, the company ·can configure the plant virtually at iu headquarters.• Kcsavadas nolcd that software packages currently being marketed can help to design plant& in two dimensions, but he believes this is among the lint to do it fully in.thrcc-dimcnsions. "Eventllllly, though, all of the design packages will go thrce-dimcnsio.nal," he Slid. He and colleagues arc working on developing ncw'm"lions ofUB VR-Factl software that will simulate· the operations of individual machines, making it possible to 'touch' the machines' controls. as ...,ll as simulate the assembly of individual parts. Funding for research in UB's VIrtual laboratory is provided by Praxair, Inc.; A.me.r ican Honda Motor Co., Inc.: the National Science Foundation; Veridian, and UB. " Created on a Silicon Graphics ONYX 2 computer, the virtual file. tory can be visualized using a stereo head mounted display and Crystal Eye stereo glasses. For information about this and other VR projects at liB, visit < http:/ / w -.vrlalt.ltuffalo. - >. Faculty senate contlnuod from poge 1 "massaging" an issue that resulted.. in "a very simple statement for a very serious issue. "It's just not a piece of law; it's ,just a simple alert." Malave said some of her colleagues are "naive" to assume that the issue of consensual relation ships and sexuaJ harassment is not a problem at UB. It was a problem when she was a student at UB 20 years ago, She said, and it remains a problem for her students today. William George, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, suggested that the senate postpone action on the alert to the. senate's first meeting of the fall semester. The senate is "not converging" on the issue, he said, noting that he also was not comfortable with the legal issues involved and would like to see the sexualharassment policy that is being drafted by a subcommittee of the President's Task Force on Women. Stewart noted earlier that UB does have a sexual-harassment policy; the subcommittee is drafting formal"procedures" to implement the policy. George added that it makes little sense to adopt such an alert in mid-May when many faculty Statistics. Guttman, who senate type of reorganization is proposed membefs will be leaVing campus Chair Peter Nickerson said was on and to make clear the responsibilifor the summer months. u.My sabbatical leave in Scotland, is now ties of the administration and tlie sense is that it will be quickly bur- a member of the faculty of the chair of the senate. •'It is an atied and forgotten . We want this to Department of Mathematics. tempt to prevent recurrence have some effect in the fall." The measure to inform the sen- of... the kind of nonsense ..., got However, several senators . ate chair is a toned-down =sion with regard to the Dcp&flment of · stressed that the issue has been of a proposal asking that the ad- Statistics," he said. The censure motion had acdiscussed at length in the senate ministration be censured for its and it was now time to make a actions last fall in folding the De- cused the administration of not partment of Statistics into the De- following UB !"'d SUNY procedecision. "This is not rocket science. It's partment of Social and Prneotivc dures regarding the abolition of not nuclear physics. lt,s not brain Medicine. The Version approved by degree-granting programs and for surgery. What it is is a statement the senate Thesdayspecifically asks failing to oonsult with faculty on that many find difficult to grasp," tha! "whenever initiation, termina- the-issue. jamesHolstun,associateprofessor said Boot, "I think it would be tion, amalgamation, division or unwise to postpone it. .. I see es- major reorganization of an aca- of English. asked wby"any notion of sentially obstructionism and I see demic unit is under cOnsideration, censure of the administration seems only male obstruction and I resent that shall be reported promptly by to have disappeared" from the revised it." the cognizant dean, vice president resolution. "What oould an adminThe motion to postpone a vote or the provost to the chair ·of the istntioo do that-..ould bc"WO!tby of on the alert was defeated by a vote Faculty Senate, who shall report it ccnsuno if not dismantling, as per to the Executive Committee. The procedUral fashion, a univmity deof34-15. In other business, the senate Executive Committee shall deter- partment!" be wondered. Baumer said the word "cmsuno" approved a resolution asking that mine the actions to be talcm by th~ was not included in the measure the chair of the senate be informed Senate." Baumer, a member of the ad hoc because "the committee didn't think as early as possible whenever any kind of reorganization of an aca- committee of former chairs of the we needed to take that action. The demic unit is under consideration senate that drafted the proposal, president already bad apologized by the administration. told senators that the measure was .profusely. cxplidtly and repeatedly It also approved a statement "intended to clarify and put on the forthc &ilures to deal properly with supporting Irwin Guttman, record for all to see" the actions procedural.issues with regard to the fondtr chair of the Department of that are expected whe.o ever any Department of Statistics." �llay 13. 1~. 311.18.31 State Board of UB hosted a receptloo and informal discussiOn 'session for the state Board of Regents on Monday. Pictured, from left to right, are Cart Hayden, chan<;ellor of the board; President William R. Greiner; Regent Robert Bennett; Regent~d Gardner; and Richard Mills, state education commissioner. The board was in Bufblo for its monthly meeting. which was held at Bufblo State Coli~. Tackling cheating head-on FSEC subcommittee urges faadty to make efforts more 'proactive' •1 SUI WIIETOIU against students they suspect of aca- Reporter Editor demic dishonesty, she said. Faculty members "carry around in our heads a value system (concerning academic integrity) that doesn't alway> get transmitted to students," she said. It is critical, she streSsed, .. to make: dear to our students what tbat means. it's an obligation that we have because it 's the rules we work under." Ludwig also said that many cases of cheating are handled with the students receiving failing grades, and are not reflected on a student's .. permanent record." The subcommittee discussed the possibility of strengthening procedures to establish some kind of" repository" that would collect data on persistent cheaters. she added. Melvyn Churchill, professor of chemistry, told his colleagues that while a faculty member can take action against a student suspected of cheating, the student also can take action against the faculty member via a grievance procedure. If a student accused of any kind of academic dishonesty grieves the action of the faculty member, "the chance of his not winning is approximately zero," Churchill said, calling the procedure ..an absolute nightmare" for the faculty member. ..The grievance process has got to be dealt with at some stage so that it becomes something other than a legal 'footsy;' it is, at the current moment, ludicrous ... Churchill applauded the idea of establishing a repository of information on chea~ but noted that if it .;'nty contained informatino on those students against whom formalactinn had been taken, "it will be the world's smallest repository of information." In another discussion at the FSEC meeting, the chair of the senate's Tenure and Privileges Committee reported on the role interdisciplinary centers and institutes should play in the promotion proCess. Margaret Acara, committee chair and professor of pharmaC<)Ingy and toxicology. told senators that interdisciplinary centers and institutes are "important in the scholarly ~fc of the university community.n fostering interaction among diverse areas of the universi ty. However, these units are not intended to ~­ place the departments, she said, noting that departments should con· rinuc to be the sole venue for fac- ACULTY members need to be more proactive in F communicating to stu- dents what constitutes plagiarism and academic dishonesty, the chair of the Faculty Senate Student.UfeCommittee told memb<:rs of e senate's E=uti"" Commit! at the body's meeting May 4. This"proactivity" should include e inst:rtion of a statement in each syllabus spelling out exam decO m and behavior, defining plag· m and outlining the conof academic misconduct, Jeann Ludwig, committee chair and associate professor of modem languages and literatures, suggested to her colleagues. Faculty members who have inserted such a statement on their syllabi have reported that it"saves them unending grief" when cases or suspicions of cheating arise, Ludwig said. She pointed out that some institutions-most notably Thfts Uni versity-have Web sites that are readily available to students that specifically outline what constitutes plagiarism and academic integrity. At UB, the rules and regulatinns for student conduct-including those applying to academic integrily--<lr< published by the Division of Student AffiUrs each yeat in the &port6,she said, wging senators to study the disciplinary procedures outlined in those rules and seriously consider including them in their syllabiaswdl. Ludwig reminded faculty members that they have the authority to impose numerous sanctions when a determination of impropriety has been made, including admonition , warning, revision of work. reduction in grade, mandatory resignation from the course or failure for reasons of academic dishonesty. ..Some students are not aware that those are all legitimate and usable resources at the faculty's disposal ," she said. She also noted that some faculty members feel that the burden of proving cases of academic dishonesty falls to them, rather than to the students. It is important to provide institutional oypport~n moral support-for those instructors who have witnessed cheating or suspect plagiarism on the part of students and who decide to pursue cases co ulty hiring and promotion. But in order to promote the growth of interdisciplinary units and encourage faculty participation in these units. .. it is essential that such participation be fairly considered and evaluated in promotion decisions,.. she said. Among the rules the Tenure and Privileges Committee has recom mendedare: • A faculty m~mber's participation in an interdisciplinary unit should be discussed with and agreed upon by the department chair and the head of the interdisciplinary unit. • Credit for teaching and research associated with units other than the faculty member 's department should be considered in the promotion process. The head of the interdisciplinary unit should be consulted by the chair in the preparation of the dossier, including providing a letter, providing appropriate names for the solicitation of reference letters and participating in all discussions of the promotion by the department's voting body of record and during other discussions of the candidate's case by the department The FSEC voted to transmit the committee's report to the full senate. Senators also heard a plea from a representative of the English Graduate Student Association for their support in opposing a pro · posed increase in the student Comprehensive Fee. laurie Ousley told senators that graduate students cannot afford an in~ in the Comprehensive Fee. which, she said, constitutes 10 per· cent of teaching/gradual< assistants' salaries, after taxes. The Comprehensive Fee, which includes the SUNY Co llege Fee and support for technology. st udent health. transportation. campus life and intercoUegiate athlet· ics (undergraduates only), wouJd increase by $75 per year, to $860 annually. for graduate and professio nal students. and $1 SS per year. to $1.140 annually. for unde rgraduates under a university bud get plan being considered. Administrators say the increase is ne«<ed to further enhance stu dent technology programs and im prove the quality of campus life. The FSEC referred the matter to the senate's Budge t Priorities Committee. I Obituaries Allan V. Gibbons, 84, professor of dentistry for four decades A memorial service will be held by the family for Allan V. G1b bons, 84. who had served as a professor of dentist ry in the School of Dental Medicine for more than 40 years. Gibbons died May I m Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga. after a brief illness. Gibbo ns. who graduated summa cum laude from Hanuh on Col lege in 1936 and from the UB dental school in 1939, served m the U.S. Army in North Africa. Italy and France as a member of the 2.' rd Ge n ~ral Hospital, achieving the rank of major. After maintaini ng a private practice from 1939 throu gh the mtd 1970s. he chaired the dental -hygiene program at Eric Communttv College and was instrumental in maintaining its continu ed a ccrl~dt tat ion . He was a life member of the Amcrtcan Dental Assoctatlon. tht· New York State Board of Dentistry and th e North Easl Rcgumal Board of Dental Exam iners, servi ng as its president !ro m 1960-69 He also held a life membership in th e O rmcron Kappa Up'ldon I fun o rary Den tal Society. In 1956, he was elected a fellow of the AmerKan College ol Den tistry and received the organization's Distinguished Serv t(C Award In 1986. �4 Repariaa ... May l3,l!li!/VIi 38.18.32 Comm.IICWI. .tt c-- School of l'l\lonnocy. 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The pro ~ teins we study are used to send signals throughout the body and when they mal - function, they can cause any number of serious clinical symptoms, such as weakness, paralysis, spastic be ~ havior or cardiac arrest."' The UB reseaJ"chers are the developers of software programs that are revolu tionizing the way that scientists interpret ion-channel activity, which is so complex and time-consuming that, until recently, many re searchers simply gave up on it. With their "QUB" software, res earche.rs around the world are abl e to d iscover in minutes how long it takes for an ion channcl to change shape. Previously, such calculations wo uld have taken months. According to Sachs, it was actually Feng Qin, at the time a UB graduate student . Sachs describes as '- brilliant," who developed the . . algorithms o n which the ICS. software is based. Besides ion the "For 20 years, scientists programs also are applicable have been collectiog data on to the study of many other the random movements of important biological and molecules, but they didn't chemical problems, such as know how tO interpret this characterizations of the information," said Auerbach. force between fundamental "Qin made several break- ' contraction units of muscle. throughs and now the analyThe researchers intend to sis is relati~ly easy." link PC& together with highScientists and software speed networks in a cluster, vendors have responded an approach that duplicates positively to the methods supercomputing capabilithe UB team developed and ties at low cost, in order to the instructional workshops achieve the necessary comthat they hold are well-at- putational power. Roxanne Ford, medical tended. .. Our programs are be- research program director coming the 'gold standard' of the W.M. Ked Foundafor ion· channel research,• tion, said, "In its science and said Auerbach. "The Keck medical-research programs, grant is important to our the foundation bas long fofuture because it provides us cused on supporting cutwith computing power that ting-edge research and the will allow us to push the development of new techlimits of molecular dynam - nologies that may lead to channd.. breakthrough achievements in a particular field. In this tight, - are yory proud to suppon the singk-molecule kinetics work of on. Sachs and Auerbach at UB." The Keck Foundation grant fits into an ongoing structural-biology initiative of the university and builds on other recent corporate grants that are helping to make UB one of the top-10 academic supercomPuting sites in the U.S. The W.M. Ked Foundation, one of the nation's largest philanthropic organizations, was founded in 1954 by the late W.M. Ked, founder of the Superior Oil Co. The foundation's grantmalting is focused primarily QP pioneering efforts in the of higher education, medical research, science and engineering. r., ��M111 n. 1999 Ruckenstein, Creeley to be honored at commencement journalist WolfBlitzer to speak, will receive honorary degree . , MAllY IIETit SPINA News s.Mces Editor W OLF Blitur, CNN's senior Whiu House comspondent and a 1970 groduauoflJll. will speak at the univenity's 153rd commencement ceremony, to be bdd at 10 a.m. Sunday in Alumni Arena on the North Campus. Blit:u:r, who also hosts OIN's "Inside Politics Weekend." wiU be awardc:danhooorarySUNY Doctor. au of HUI!lalle Lettm during the a=nony, where degrees wiD becoo- femdupongroduatingsenicrs&om the College ofArts and Sciences. • Lucille Clifton, Western New York native, poet and author who twice has been nominaud for the Pulit:u:r Prize, also will be awarded an honorary SUNY Doctorate of Humane Letters. An honorary SUNY Doctorate of Science wiD be presenud to Oilton A- Pnodry, UB alumnus and director of the Division of Minority Opportunities in Research at the National Institutes of Health (NlH). Eli Ruckenstein and Robert Creeley, UB faculty members honored this year with top national awards in their 6dds. wiD ...:me the OJancellorOlarles P. Norton Medal, UB'shighesttribute,atthe<JemDOny. Ruckenstein, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Depanment of Chemical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, was presented the National Medal of Science, the highest hqnor awarded in the U.S. for scientific achievement, in a White House ceremony April27. Creeley, piopeering American poet and Samuel P. Capen Chair in Poetry and the Humanities in the 'Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of the 1999 Bollingen Prize in Poetry, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. · Degrees will be awarded during the ceremony by President William R. Greiner and Provost David J. Triggle. Joining Blitur as speakers will be Greiner and Joshua W. Walker, a graduating senior and winner of the Division of Student Affairs Senior Leadership Award. Walker, Cynthia Rudin, Michael R Tackett and Stephen J. Turkovich will~ the Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. Four graduates will receive the College ofArts and Sciences.Dean's Outstanding Senior Award s: Jonathan W. Frederick, for the arts; Thomas Varghese Kozhimannil, for the humanities; Alyssa Marie Johnson, for social aod behavioral sciences, and Rudin, for science and mathematics. Twenty-seven students also will be honored as outstanding graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences. Student vocalist will be Dana Goldstein. The Norton medal is presented annuaUy in public recognition o{ a person who has, in Norton's words, "performed some great thing which is identified with Buffalo •. . a great civic or political act, a great book, a great work of art, a great scientific achievement, or any other thing which in itself is truly great and ennobling and which dignifies the performer and . Buffalo in the eyes of the world." Ruckenstein , a UB faculty memher since 1973 and a member of the prestigious Na· tional Aca<kmy of Engineering. is the first UB professor to receive the coveud National Medal of Science. Considered the U.S. equivalent oftheNobeiPrize,themedalisbe• stowed on individuals who have made outstanding contributions to knowledge in the chemical, physical, biological, mathematical, engineering or social sciences. Ruckenstein's research inurests have covered· nearly every aspect of chemical engineering, a breadth rarely seen in the work of a single scientist. He conducts both theoretical and eicperimental research that not only has changed scientistS' un"derstanding of the fundamen tal phenomena of chemical processes, but also has led to the development of enhanced research methods and new materials. Oneoftltemostinlluential poets mencement ceremony, received a bacbelor's degree in hUtory from U8 and began his joumalism career in 1972-with the R.eutas News Agency. He spent many years coveriJJsthouatioll's capital,induding several as aWash ington correspoodent for The /tnu4Jmt PostHe joined CNN in 1990 and served for twO years u the net- work'smililaryoffainwnapoodtntotthel"eabb@Pn. Blitur was a mem.ber of the CNN team that won the prestigious Golden CableACE award from the National Aca.:Iemy of Cable Programmin& for coverage of the Penian Gulf War. Clifton will n:c.tM a SUNY hanorary Doctorate in Humane Lettm for her outstanding accomplishments as ~ versatile and prolific wriuranda voiceforsocialcbange. Born into a clooe-knit African- AmericancommunityinDtpew,sbe isauationallyrenownedautborand poet whore worb have appeared in tor of the "Black Mountain" school ofpoetry,alongwith<llarlesOison, everymajorAmericanandAfricanAmerican literoryantbology.R<cip;ent of three National Education Associotion Awards. sbe hu been nominlllod for the Pulit:u:r Prize_ A Di,tinguiShed Professor of H~since 1989atSt_Mary's College in Maryland, Oilton is a former Maryland state poet_ In 1969, she published her lint Robert Duncan and Denise collection of poetry, •Good Levertov. Black Mountain established a new and anti-academic poetic tradition that hu been <dlected intheworkofmanypoetswhohave rome to occupy significant places in the 20th-century literary canon. He co-directs the UB Poetia Program, which he and his colleagues Charles Bernstein, Raymond Times," which was immediately ciud by The New York Time< as one of the year's I 0 best books. Clifton is a prolific writer of children's stories and author ofmore thao 20 books. which ha~ been highly praised by education "'P"fS. Poodry, director of NIH's Division of Minority Opportunities in Research , will receive a SUNY honorary Doctorate of Science as a lea.der in biological research and a major advocate for minoriry education in the sciences. He was born in Buffalo and raised on the Tonawanda Seneca Indian reservati oiL Pnodry earned a bachelor's degree in 1965 and a master's degree in 1968, both from UB, aud the doctoral degree in 1971 from Case Western Reserve University. As an important wice on issues related to higher education in the sciences, an outstanding-administrator aod a distinguished university professor of biology, Poodry has won numerous grants for his research and uacher-training initiatives, including a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical lnstituu Undergraduau Biological Scienees Program. He joined.the faculty at the University of California at Santa Cruz and laur became chair of the biologydepartmenLPnodryalsoserved as acting dean of natural scimces and acting associaU vioe cbancellor for undergraduate affairs. . ofhistime,Creeley~anorigina- Federman, Leslie Fiedler,, Dennis Tedlockand SuSaD HowedeY&ped to encourage the aploration oflanguageanditscapacitytoapressand represent human aperience. As the 1999 recipient of the Bollingen Prize in Poetry from the Yale University Library, Creeleyjoins an elite group that include$ W.H. Auden, e.e.'CUlJlminp. Robert Frost, Robert Penn Warren, James Merrill and John Ashbery. The Bollingen is presentedbienniallytoauAmerican poet for "!he best bqok published duringtheprevioustwo_yearsorfor lifetime acbievoment in poetry. Creeley, whohuservedon the UB Englishdeportm"!lt&cultyformore than 30 years, recently was elected to the Board of ChanceUors of the AmericanAcademyofPoetry(AAP) along with several other pioneering writers who represent minority fonns, themes and appr:oacbes to fin lk sietk Amerjcan life. His election puts Creeley in a position to influence the distribution of a number of the academy's prizes and feUowships in a manner that is expected to take the acaderny in new dinections. · Blitzer, who will receive an honorary doctorau at the general com- fWi<i Duringbi.!canoer.Foodryhasbeen devoted to improving educational opportunitia tor Na!M Americaos and other minority ltudenu. . He serve4 on tho odvioory board and faculty of the Headlands Indian Health Careen Proplm at the University of Oklahoma and is 1 past mm>ber of tho minority science education advisory commit.ue for the American Aosociation for the Advancement of ScienceThe School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences held the tint of the 13 COIIliDtDCaDent ceraDODies scheduled at UB May 8- 16. D. · Bruce Johnstone. fonoer SUNY chancellor and acting director of the Cenur for Compuative and Global Studies in the U8 Graduate School of Education, <peR at the school's ceremony May 8 in the Cenur for the Aru on tho North Campus. Gmner...l\ialk aad Jalm R Wright, dean of the medical school, conferred cksr-. Other caemoOies scb<dul<d at UB this "lftekend, apeaken md those who will confer dqp-.a are • Graduak Scbool, 2 p.m., tomorrow, Cenur for tho Aru. K.erry S. Gr:ant, dean of the Co1Jcae of Aru and Sciences, will opaL 1Jiale will mnfu degrea. • School of Health Adated Profasions, 9 a.DL, Saturday, Alumni Arena_ Michael E. Bemordino, vice president for health affairs. will speak and confer degrees. • School of Social Work, 9 a,UL, Saturday, Center for the Aru. The Ho!'- Marpret R Anderson, Buffalo City Court judge, will speak. Kenneth J. Levy; senior vice proVOlt, will confer degrees. • School of Nwoing. 9 un., Saturday, Slee Concat Iiiii, North pus. Linda n Oaldey. pror..or at the tJoiwnilyoCWioamoin at Madison School of Nunio& will speak. 1iigle will coni:r ..._. • School of 1nformatioo and LibrarjStudies, lOun.,Solunloy,Siudent Union Theaue, North Campus. Dean Georso s. ~will speak. Greiner will confa- cksr-. • Engineering and Applied Sciences, I p.m., Saturday, Alumni Arena. Triggle and Dean MarJ< H . Karwan will speak- Triggle will confer degrees• Law Schoo~ 1 p-IO., Saturday, Center for the Aru. The Hon. Denise E. O'J;)onneiJ, U.S. attorney for the We$tern District of New York, will speak_ Dean R. Nils O!Jen,Jr., will mnkr degrees. • School of Pharmacy, I p.m., Satutday, Slee Concert Hall. Dean Wayne K. Anderson will speak_ Greiner will confer degrea. • School of Architecture and . Planning, 3 p.UL, Saturday, lawn outside Haya Hall, South Campus. Speaker will be Kent Kleinman of the Depanment of Arcbiucture at the University of Michigan. Dean Bruno B. Frescbi will confer degrees. • School of Management, 5 P·"'-• Saturday, Alumni Arena. Dean Lewis MandeU will speak. Triggle will confer dqp-.a. • Gnduate School of Education, 5 p.m., Saturday, Center for the Arts. Yolanda "Moses. president of the City University of New York City College, will speak. Greiner will confer degrees. • School of Dallal Medicine, 2 p.m., Sunday, Center for the Aru. Charles Bertolami, dean of dootal medicine at the Um-sity of California at San Francisco, will speak. Bernudino will mnfu degrees. c.m- -.a.. �May 13, 1999 ___ Academia, leadership, t alent t o be recognized PresiclenrsMe s sage .,CAS to honor six students New1 SeMces Editorial Assistont EVERAL graduates of the CollqjeoCAru and Scienas (CAS) will receive special recognition at this year's cornmencanmt~ny. indud- S ingfu~~~from~ .than 2,000 students graduatinc thU year from CAS who will rea:ive Dean's Outstmding Senior Aw3nls foremaordinasy accomplishment. Dean Kerry Grant will present each with a cash award and artificate of recognition . The four awards, which rq>resent fu~ areas of the am and sciences, are based on students' overall academic achievement, invo1~ent in the campUJ community and contributions to their area of study. c,-o. - will~the D•••'s OutstMdlwg Senior AwM'II In Sdetoco Math- . she received Outstanding Graduate Awards from the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Music. Rudin, who majored in math/ physics and music theory, also has received a Goldwater Scholarship. SdruJa Memorial Scholarship and Grace W. Capen Award for Academic Excdlence. Rudin's r=arch has ranged from the study or caUJOS of avalanches. to solar studies, to empirical models of th< ionosphere. She compl<ted a senior thesis on modeling epitaxW!y strained solid films and a separate thesis on the harmonic and structural analysis of Maurice Ravel's " Le Tombeau do CoupOrin.• A member of the UB H~Pro­ gram, Rudin also is a member of the Golden Key and Phi Eta Sigma hOnor societies and has worbd as a physics instructor and tutor. Joaethato W. Federici!, who majored in both media study and English , will receive the ·· ~-Awenlfor the Arts. He is the Outstanding Graduate Award recipient for the Department of Media Study. Federid<has garnered praise from bisprnfeaorsfurhis work as a sc-reen writer, director ~ aiticoCfilmand literature. ~ his undergraduate career, be directed five filmsandsix"""""ploys,and wodr.ed as • production assistant fur Seen< and Herd Produaioos,a local film compony. A""""""'oCthe UB Honors Program, be is a recipient of a Grace W. Capen Award and is a m<mberoCPbi Eta Sigma and Goldm Kq national honor societies. Alyue Merle ,..._, who majored in both psychology and health and human oervioes, will receive the __ -··~ ........ ... Sooolw~ ............ Sci-. She~ the Outstanding Graduate Award fur th< Department of Psydlology, a Grace W. Capen Award and is a member of Psi au and Golden Kq oational honor Oflice of Disability S<rvices. n.om.~ ...--,.,..tho-will ~ tho-·· ­ - . He roceived tho Outstanding Graduate Award from tho Department or History. Kozhirnannil. who concentrated his study ofhislory on medieval ~ UJing visual art as a window into th< civilization, also achieYed pro6cieDcy in six languages and prq>ared fur medical school. Listed in "Who's Who Among Amerian Univenities and Colleges." h<isthewinneroCaGraceW.Capen Award and is a tw<>-tim< recipient of tho Milton Pl<sur Scholarship. Kazbirnannil also is a member of th< UB Honors Program and a number of national bonor soci<ties. Jolhue Welker will be r<cognized as winner of tho 19!19 Senior .._....,. Awenl, presented by the UB Division of Stud<nt Affairs. Walker graduated with thre< majors: English, political science and a sper --::::;;o;::"--, cial major in political journalism. He served as editor-in-chief of Thr Spectrum fur 1997-98. H< also bas S<rVed as th• art dir<ctor or Ari, the · jewish student nowspaper, and as a reporter for WBF0-88.7 FM. H• has sorved as a l<ad<rship poor educator and vice pn;sid<ntof th• Ord<r of Omega National Honor Soci<ty, and helped to plan campuswide ovmts and """""' as a liaison bttw<en th< UB Greek community and the administration. o-COoldsblft hasbeenoelected societies. sorved as aJohoson clinical research ...- . KOl_ __ assistant in th• psychophysiology lab at UB and helped to d<velop and implement studies on disruptiv<-h<havior disorders and depression. She also _... worked as an intern at tho Buffalo Psychiatric C<nt<r, a counselor at th< Fing<r Lakes 0.velopm<ntal Disabilitios S.rvicos Ofliceandastud<ntassistantin UB's tho to perform at cornrnencemcnt as the Voceltrt for Clou of 19!19. Goldstein, who majored in music education, began her car«r at UB as the reCipient of th• Porforming and Creativ< Aru Honors Scholarship. She was a member of the UB sel<ct choir for six semesters and had a supporting role in the UB opera workshop's production of "The Magic Aut•-" Sh• also is foundor and musical dir<ctor of UB's female a cappella group. the Royal Pitchos. Golds!<in is a mom her of the Phi Eta Sigma, Goldon Kq and Mortar Board national honor societies. To the ben of the University •• Buffalo Cles1 of 19!19: This month. tho univn!ity, your fri<nds and your families are cdobrat- mg th• success you haY< had as students bere at UB. You haY< worl<ed hardandyourachiovements haY< brought you to this day. Youhav<evory reason to enjoy this milmon< event in your lif< and to ..X, groat prid< in your accomplishm<nts. Commencem<nt signals the successful completion of your education at UB and the start of a ne"W aa in your life. We are cdebrating what is beyond our measur<: your potontial to further d<velop your skills and younelves as profossionals and as citizens; your potential to challenge. chcrish and chango= soci<ty 10 meet tho d<mands o( tho futur<. We are confident that whatever your specialty, whatever your careor interest. a vast array of possibilities await you as you movt forward to the next stage of your life. For the past <ight yoars.l haY< rdished this transitional mom<nt with thoUJands of UB graduates, imagining. tog<tber with them, th• excit ing futures that they will creal< for thomsdvos. This month, I look forward both to th• successes of individual mombers of tho Class of 1999 and to th• stan of a new period in the world's coUoctive history. As th<last class to gradual< in the 1900s, yours is th• class that, figu ratively and symbolically, g<ts to reset the clock back to uro-zcro, conduding an ora of both great triumphs and great despair. Think of the incredibl< discov<ries that hav• been mad< during th• 20'" century, such as advances in medicine-the discovery of antibiotics, the structure of DNA, extraordinary biomaterials and major improvernonts in dinical health care and epidomiology. Yet w< cannot be too complaant Mother Natur< reminds us that wo still n<ed to achieve breakthroughs to cur< AIDS. cancer, oven th• common cold. P<rhaps whm you reset the dock. those will be among your generation's achievements. On another front, we have witnessed scientific discoveries that afford us penultimate insights into the nature of maner, time, spa~ and the lllliven<. On th< down side, during th< 1900s, wo opened'up the doomsday macbin<-th• atomic boml>-caUJing untold mis<ry and coUoclive aruti<ty. This e<ntury has been host to great horoes and villains. My own favorit< h<roes. whom you may know only from history books. indude Harry S. Truman, Desmond Tutu, Martin Luther King.)r., Mahatma Gandhi and Grorgo C. Marshall Each had human imperfections, but each took great steps to bettor humankind They W<r< models for the world to see. Truman and King. among oth<r groat leaden. set out to obliterate the last vestige of chattel slavery-Truman by paving the way for th< int<gration of our armed forces in 1948 and King by leading the civil-rights movem<nt of the '60s. G<orge C Marshall, our chief military leador in World War II . ~~ his sword into a plowshare. conc<iving the Marshall Plan, which r<lieved the suffering of millions of victims of that dovastating war and rebuilt Europe. Gandhi and Tutu established the use of nonviolont forms of protest to end oppression. These were heroes on a grand scale; but in everyday life. w. seo groat individualactsof horoism. lt was Rosa Parks. who refused to move to the back of the bus in Birmingham, Ala, who paved tho way for the civilrights movemenL Think back just a few woeks ago to !he startling fuotago of a crane operator, trapped above a burning building in Atlanta, who was rescued by a couragrous fu<:man. Still. anothor rocent example. perhaps too painful to recall, is the heroism displayed by ,;ctims and survivors of th• Columbin• High School massacr< in Littl<ton, Colo. Such acts of co~• roveal tho goodnoss inhorent in humanity. Unfonunatdy. lh< 1900s also rovealed the groat villainy of AdolfHidor, Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot and, more rocontly, the <tbnic deansingatrocitios in Rwanda, Croatia. Bosnia and Kosovo. Our capacity for inhumanity is also groat and <nduring. Whm your generation res<ts the dock, vow to do bettor. As studonts hero at UB, you already have been asked to learn new t<chnologios and to apply cutting-edge r=arch; your professional lives certainly will call on you to do more or th• sam<. Th<l<adors or the now millenni= will be thoso who can both adapt to the t<chnological contexts in which wo live and j'>articipate with other human beings in shaping th~ contats: M you graduate from UB and enter an economy more prosporous than any in the world, you are positioned to frame the debates, define the probloms and local< th• solutions of th• future. Your lives will, no doubt. also be aff<cted by major structural changes in global political arrangements and oconomies. As goods and sorvices continue to Row freely across national boundaries and as multinational organizations increase in number, you will need to become citizens not only of this nation, but also of the world. Perhaps you already have worked together with people from other cultures, and also may have strong opinions on conflicts taking place overseas. We encourage you to continue to be engaged internationally. UB has given you the educa· tion to mal<e a r<al differmco in the changing world; you have th• chana now to apply that training in th<most productive and progressiv< ways. The now mill<nnium will noed your skills. your training and your VI sion. As graduates of th< UnM:rsity at Buffalo, you have hdped to realize UB's commitment to serving the public and advancing the current state of resoarch. W< hope that UB has prq>ared you woll and given you much to take away into the world. Your adlievements herr at UB constitutt" J. bright beginning. a tim sua:ess in me<ting th< challonges and shapmg the realiti<s of a new contury and a now millc:nnium. We ..X, great sa tis faction-.and tho groatest or p~ celebrating your acromplishmonts. Ke<p up the good work. We believe in you. Th< clock of tim< is yours. It's zero-zero tirtx. And "«'re rounting on you. Congratulations! - William R. Greiner �4 ~y13 , Reporter Cemmucomnt Ext11 1999 A SALUTE TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT G RADUATION is a time to recognize student.' hard -won academic effons and to salute their many achievements in research, community service and artistic performance. This issue of the R"/'ortu pays tribute to the contribution.s that have brought student. distinction on many fronts. Among the award> presented this spring are those listed below. The list, by no means complete, is based on materials submitted by various univcnity department.. M.Ardl.: Eric. J. AD&moo. l.aun ~ a.n.opha J. Omblt, Burit BrmAI.n )anaeo. Anti Erilba klrtibr, OuiltOop'hft' DaYid Pu. AjuLI AllU r.w.r, Juu Pau. )ohft Charift WatobG .,_..._.....__... . . . ~· lhe ....... m.jorw\ •• 101 .. Hddi Rncnd, Nauuko Hamadt, Hope: Lynnt RWidl and Joanna Okbon. __ __ Al'chitecture cmd Plcaming . . . . (__ to-· ,...., ~tofP!Minlng .,..,.~ with hi&fteot GM _ . , . f o r Onal ................ EfWitoonn-..ntal MUP=I..iYM.~{].IlS) to ltUCitlnt rwtumlna for~ otudy) BaacrTauro BPS: Emmd1 Tmpu (1.102) M.A,d,.: MkhadWnuk(l.901 ) aAEDAcademk. &~ Award Mad: Ridwd Hold.rm (3.71)) to--"'" Acad.mk~Awanh (owonlod hl&fteot __.GM) Frulunan: Su Mao Qucmk Tona (l.l56) Sophomorr.Cal.btriot FaTaril (].716) __ __ Jun tor: Emmdt Tmpu (1.102) Senior. Scou Ad.aml (U9l) Academk:Ach~Award rot,_ J..yr. _, Gnuluot6 ............... ~nnifu" Hendrkb-Hoffman {3.176) , .,.,..., Ea.-....... (owonlod ... Frabman: Rachel Martin Sophomore (t it ): Ta.ma.n Cbcnu. VM.n Uan5 Jun kw {tic ): Thcodort Lutz. A._ln Sdd Senicw (ck): Mk.t..d M ...~ ~ ~Jtll Deslp Exc.llenca Award l ·yr. G'*tu. ·~'~first.,..,. Su-HyuoYl Service and Leadership Award K.mon Milkr Alpha llho Chi Modal wru;., looq>b G""'r HatthewW. OetGaudlo Award wmw.. looq>b G""'r Chalr'JAword Afwinl Dwi Ebwati H.,..ry Adami Gold Hed&l John Clwiel Watobtdt (U ll) Henry~ c.rdfkattl Arali Krubna l.lnibr (3.796) Architectural~ c.,...,. Consortium Kina Student Medal Scott S.um """WWESTNY Sd>otanldp Fit~t Pt.acr. Barrie Brmnao Jarum Xcond Piau (tie): fuoa Or, Karm htmon Thi~ Piau: Mkhad }ttagio Fourth Piau: Korydon Smith sponsored by die Ollic.e of Scudon<- end die Scudent-..Biod<- one of _ . . ... ,. -...,. ., faculty and sa4f who-~ ofche- class.~ breolcfast. o...ian. Mut:.r of u,.. BAED: Matthew Micbld Shipker (4.0) .._._,_ ....... "'"" .,..,..._( of Architecture ... ..,_G.,._...,.for...,,_) ~rtment DeMis Block, 'rice presidont for scudont ........ p.. _, UB dodcs to~ seniors clurq die .,.., Senior Broolcfut,- - hold April )() In che Scudont Union.Tho lnolclolt,. Senior Colelnrian - . - co- ollhloon ............ (MUP) Acadomlc - · - (do) 11.-hy Purid< Bo<tky (U91) Ramoa c. Garcia ().191) - · .,.,__t.l -.......... --"'tc'Brudoo w. Odtta Oepu1:ment of Amertc.u St:ucfln Oepu1:mentof~ "--<ofArt """"'"-""'"' " - - < o f Art History MUI'·.._.n..k HddiW. ~ n-hr Purid<i!ud<J<r MUit~AWU"'d Oepu1:ment of ............. Scloncoo Matthew Smtt Ballinl KeithE.Giks AICP P!Minlng £xcellenc;e Carrtn M. Simpton I Oepu1:ment of Chomlstry ModiW<td« "--<•fCiaalcs Mlch.adJ,.~rown ~of~unkadon KathkomA.c.on..lcrEwlyn llurnMy Lord Summer Scftof.. anldp (for jun~ art major) Amylwu<bl Salty H-'dnl P'Qtenza t1emoriaJ Scholonlolp (Junior t..ol art major) M.kh8d srtriuu .......... -.... ""lllp C. andVl...... la Cutbbert Elliott o.p.artment or Economics l'olndfta Scholanhip Oun~ maJor tn the hifttlna ltf'OI"W"t wtth out-•candlna ~and lnt:ernt In the -ofpalndnr) Katbcrinc Sdlt an...., Julius atoom .......,.... Scholanhlp for u:~ oUn~or "' ttte Communkadon Deslp ~trocram) OtristintTom Eupne L Gaier ltrtntmaldna Award S.rlh Morebouie (r.ll Kmatcr) Sopbia .RuuJ (tprinJ KmCSt«) Eupne L. Galer Eac.eUence In DrawIna Award )ohn V..nlkrlindtt forb_,_ .. .,.,...,, Dennls Oomkowsld M..noria~Award He~~tber Kaba ~md Adxna 1\cmbdb Cart E.andVIrafnlaW. SenttAward ~ofc-munka- Dilofo­ o..nie:lk T. GR'ICNpOD ~ofc.......-- SdoMe & EnP-tnl }olhua W. Benw: Nltsumoto How. Oepu1:ment of £nrllsh MocliWcbkr ,__.ofUn,....,a o...Jdk M. Aopm o.p.mn.nt of Madtemada CrnthilniWdJ.n ,_..._..of Media Study Jonathan w. Ftdcrick " Who.. Who" Cwdfkatu Oepu1:ment of f'hilooophy Hddi"'-<1 -~-·­ M<rid<thM><I<ay WNYAaAword u.. Rtna ad Modi~ ..., Collapol-·-~ ObliDCtion o.m.IGibooa • ClodyPoola ........ c,onthloo. ...... w.....l"-""""" ---.........."""'""' ow..,.. --"'~ Maud"""""" .............. Uoo--..-. Todd Alonzo. _.....,_ __,_, o.ya....A~ Dnid T. PbiDipl -A.- Caodacc c. DrMartl (stllitx}. Don. J. Gtykys ..., ......... ,_..._..of....,...,. (......~ .......... ~- (iwUo<) ood Llod- Mkhacl A. Jaia; ,_..._..of~ Science -~Dorid ~-- (iwUo<) ood .....,. ...... f ..... AIChl ,__.SonlorAword Sotirb: t:HIImaotb --.....Junior- -·-, lntwdlldplnarJ l'ro,ram 'In Social Sdencoa Amy Lynn A<Unnan - .................. limbulyB.- R 'agklal &i- • 1...... 11-Knolllodl Endowmont sd.oianbtp ........ 1L ~ prolalor cmeritv.a and a 1930 llutMU£, topnMdc linandaJ aaiAa.Da to ate:· kct numbtrol ouUWJdin&lmdmu in the bio~Kiax:a -)ooq>bM. Moriu Roacr Pswlow.ki, Dcmctriua Suiaiaania, Dooald V1sco. Jr., UMI Scott Wim:cbowlki (all st-lal """'" ,.....,...., ..... ,_a,~o ............. .........,.,,...... c. Aa!WNYS«dooOu......U.,.SW<wA.anl ,..,. ........... ' _.__Ciouyl C."'- 1bdcl"'-""'~- .......... Dhicp.~l.flllo. ........._ f•oad<owld.. DoN J, Gl"""' ....,_. D. .........u;, lklwd 8. .......... Joo Y• ...._ .,_,.._.......__c._""""' .._......,_.....v.!S."'od--T-"'od- Mwtorlo ~ E-ScholanlolpAword ~lol>oocwSidn<yM.M<Oooby.wbo atlmded UB io 19JO.,uwl bk wife-, Marjorie, to .......... ood fuwodally ... ,..., ............ undcrpaduata., b..ed oa acadank acbic¥t'- ~jot Wdiua t.aboana, Amy ............ lr.. Brba Tho awl WOdi ~ N:;S.,.._ol.....,_~ ...... A,_..(.....). .... .,..l... (or- Oepu1:ment of l'ay<holop ' Aq,.Nad<Johnooo ' ,_..._.. ofSodolo&J $arab A. 'Pbillipt DepartrnMrt of'T'heatre and Dance ............... sw-, ........ KdthGi&a H .... Distinction ....,.a.... andu.oro- Oepu1:ment of Music 0utstanct1n1 s.n1or ~ward Timotbr ~bel, ~uaa Wu.k Lu. Wc.rc:.t_d Mobur, ILobttt G. Sobuut.. Jr.. and Modi W.ttjn ScnmMauro ,__.of_.__ ""-"- Hl&fteot Distinction apcrieDcc: and 6naodal Dft'Cl. DavidWanns Tboow VUJbetc Kozhimannil Art History Ericbon N. Marq~ DandJ L Maya, Rocco Patridt Mtna1ualc, ICtrron Vau1ban Milkr, Korp0:1n Howard Smith, KdJ,q MatW Tapia __ -- ----a-wa --·- ,__.of......,. Roba1 J. Murphy . , _ _ , o f History """' ........ Scor.tE.Adama.~ LHo.ria.AmityKwwlu, ................,,_,.....,......__ ,_..._..of G_..,n,. Cn;o M. WWJamo American lnsttt:uc. ofAt"chttiKbi American Architectural Foundadon Scholanhlp """- Aw- ~oi-Amwicon lap M. Put. Maartta QuarurtiDo, Lila .._ ..._'IWd,.........,.""""w.~ Alba1Siu,Robat G•..-,,_,........, L spa.n... SbowD ~ Sayjb, )a-rid 1bW, ..... T. Tn.n. (korJc: S. 1\akYtki, Mocti Weuicr and OoonklYoo. I'WiipM.- ...... ~u,.on - euute AbiJiaa. nmot.h1 lochd, ~:ama~;oc Oblft&N. Manbcw l.lriah..., Nm:a! WolDar, Brtoctaa Mon. Sriaku a..p-. Lila Rdftl. _ -·-..... ..... _ -IL-" " " " ' - - ''· """",_, ood ..... Witiuki ..... ,._,.~ummwu..-.,..... 11.-hyBoob<l C:U.It Abajit.n, Job Bcb, ~ Melina """"'* Hull.llmt....,m-..... W. ""'· w.....l......_ ...... _._ _Wi.Ucr, __ Victoria Lft.aadowdd, Glua Jr., toG,Sriofftaa.p.. AlbcrtSi.D,Sbnr'll~ . . 'l)u. Dorid .,_, ... - - Iriaohdo . , _ . . . _ .. Orpftk c..;, _ _ _ Dorid..._, ~<-'*-> Niool<- ..,..a-..._ Dorid ....... Jordsa Warktaaaa, kbccca ... JUoiv. ~r W~&acr, Wodl �May 13, 1999 _ • .___ Reporter Ca ••tocoatol Ext11 1999 Student Poetry Contest Wmners Notl - . _ . . . . . ld--~·Uo<n­ 5 . _,. ...... Acadomyof--- WJaa.r.o.,.rn-. Kooorabk MmUaa: kim tiM__,. "'*"". _,. ...... --JdfnrL ....,.._ ~ -of a..a.r.w 1 Wi~Ut~tr.Aaailfoluttil '""'............... ...... '""'--....... Award Scnal HdmidU aDd Sarah Ul ....,._"-" Micbad lrowD aod Eric O.um c..... orArto.-..o.......... ............ Ina-Award KD)ttter, the followina HAlon haft beu awarded~ Dildnctioa. Ot.bth who achine thb: kvd tfuouab tbeit final semattr will su.blcqumdy bt to bonoftd. Yowol _ _ _ , _ _ ..._ Mbblooq>hAII<o.IA<d>oolaoi- t'-YBorl<,avO-Kn-loS-LCbao. ooi---Qomou1r.l!loclriooi~--Cammioo,lo­ -..--- AniOftio Theta. M.A.. Fulbri&ht Fellow Drrid Cal Ot:mcau., Ph.D. }twUtaBut.PIL.D. Mad:Hl'WIOG,Ph.D. Jmaikl' JCoch.Cihloa. Ph.D. ZWrionllh.Ph.D. Sc:laool ol Eaglaeeriag cmd ' .KjtplledSclences Enatn-rtna Dkdncdon Hnlna ~China~ an •wnse olatleut .U in all ~c:ouncstakm throuab the Falll998 ~.........., -Mkhod- John Ryat~ Sandnu, Mechankal --Ant'-YSmhb ........... Enainmia~ ----a..;,-.;. dustria.l G ..-.--tlo-""" ........ ...,......,.,.. ..... _....,r....,Rdnhut.O>anlal Eoaio«riq; Jeffrey William ~ c:.n.la<z Cbem.ical EnJin«rins; Dombrowold.Christine ~marti, ----Jooq>h So<irioolllamoodo.a-bl£oPoorioi;Joa>l> An<aha Pnlwh 0.0. -"" Alla>D;.,Ioledw>kal-1/'uboll>uo, Electrical £nt:ine:e:ri n ~t Ethan Livln.pton Hakdd.M<cbonbi~ v... Huono-ll«1ricoo~MuU<u Dnb IJunaa. &ctricaJ ~Philip /UJ · thouy '"""" lnduarial £.,.;- Rldoanl ManJoo Kim., Medunlca! ~Sana Kyu J:wa.k, Chemical En&Jnc.erin&; Ann Hul Lle:w, Electrical £nalnccrlna; John Dnld Macthetti, EJccukal £Dttncuiq; Mich.d Ricbud Martin. lndustrial Eftpn«rina: )ame1 P.1rick M~. Elecu1ul EnJinocrlna; Tbans Due Nsu,m. EJ«ttkal En&fnetrina; Ouilco- """ AnthouyO'OW., M«hanl<ai -~ Jati)'Dn Marie ~jak. ~rotpea EoJlnt'crina: -John Pnaul. Ovil Enol........ Thomu RwKU Prunty, ElcariaJ ~ - Final Preparations Ross Howonh. who will receM a law degree durin& the lzN School's comrnencement ceremony S.wrdoy, picks up his ap and gown at the . lJnlvwsity Boobtore. Tumon.~ £naioerritc Slnm Jamet Van Du W&lkrr, ln · dultrill ~ o.I Van Vu. El«tricaa En· ~ lin& Cbq \\One. lndUitriaJ f.n&i· .......,Doriol>oOd-·Eioarial£nPn=- ..., .... Xu. El<arial ~ Graduadna Students ln ,._,York Nu, Tau !leta Ill, Nadonal En,tnMrin1 Honor Society T_,.,P.Aidrow,Eloariooi...,_Miah J, A1kn. Muhank:a.l ~Erik R. Bardy. McdwUcal ~Tmor R. Bnucn.CMJ EnP«ri"<'lolu>M..a..;.El«<ricoo-"'"' Collin M. Coot. Ovil ~ JdL<y W. Dombtowski.f.Jectriaa!~Mkhad D. Dcvicboo, d•il En~ Cauda« C. Richard E. Dolllnpr Enerp Systema lnstttute Scholarship, Erk K. Althoff. Ekarical Ettpn«nnJ. )uon U Bu.nro,Ekctrical~ Joseph Haride Dinner f1emori&l IH Scholanhlp Sctpb.atlit D. Schi.nzi.oa. lndUittial Enpn«rmg In~ Hanufacturin1 and ProQMna ~tNC~octonJ Fellowship Carol Romaaowlki. tnclwtriaJ EnJinen•nt Frecterkk H. Thomu Award for Out· stanc11nJ Industrial EnJ,tneerln1 Junior Karianne Paokt, lndllllrial En&intttms Society of American Military EnJineers Scholarship Stephanie D. Schln:tina. lnd\lunal Enpnc:enns a-t Industrial EnJineer D lasertation PI"'ppsaiAward Ani Man. Sarmiento. lndwuul Enpn«nnJ Danuti.O>anlal -"" """ ' P. 0.0. Electrk:aJ EAJiattriac; Sodrios Dillmant~. Rosalyn Z. Gamm...m.n Scholanhlp O><miai-Joa>I>A-[>;n,M.dw.l- Oliao-Wcn li\I,Cbemk:al Ensineering cal f.nai.necrinl; Ethan F.dwanb. lndUJtrial En· ~ Tboow J.. Hakcti. M«hanKIJ Enp· IX'Uintt PbDip A. )uoa,lndu."'"' £nainuring.. ¥.nat kiT. Ekaric::aJ £n&inetrial; Sen& Kyu Kwak.Qanlcai~MichMT.~. Qanical ~ T~ D. MdCK. Olcmi· _John ... ,.,..Pojok._.._...,_.._ ooi.._...ThqN_I'lodriool_ N . _........ R. Sandoer, Mechanical Eqin«rins; Briln M M«b.nial.EnsinecrlnBf HOWird A.. Santif&o. Smith, _ _ ,..,.M.ScnoobwJ, Civil~ James: P. \lemllk,Oicmkal f.n.. slnccrini;KqWonz,.lnduiiN.I~Min Xu, fJmrical EnJin«rin&: Cn11 E. Zoll0wlk1, <l><mbl- SEAS Student Schol•rshlps for Spring 1!199 M. ~jlwi!Uki, Civil. Struct\lral and Environ · men til ~ng; Stephanie D. Schin:rinJ. In· dUJtrial EnJinecring; Jaime M. Strauburg. Civil, St111ctural and Environmental EnJin«rlns. G .-.,ory B. Jarvis Scholanhlp Otvid T. HOWC", Memtnical EnJinttnns Gustav and Gn!ta Zimmer Research S<ftolarAward U·Te Uu..Medwuc:al Enpnttnna £1brldp and Stephana Townsend Award SUnky Bikt.ch1, Computn Sc~mce and Eni!J· n«rins. Electrical EnsiD«ring Beraquist Doctoral Fellowship In e,..,.., s,.tems Jennifer limfdd. Electrical EnJinttrlng Custom E&ectronla H.uten FellowHarold M . Gill. Electrical EnaiMnlnJ SEAS S.rdor Scholan M~ J, A1kn. c.;.il Struct\lrd and Environ· meatal EnJioetti.D«< 1'rn'or D. McKet, Olmu· cal En~ Bcnjlmin P. &anUiey. Civil, Structural and Environm~ntal Ensin«rins; Thans 0\lc Nsuyn. Electrical Ens in«rins: John M. Cboi, Ekctrical Engirwrlns; O.rillophn A. O'Hare, Mechanical Engifl«fins; Catlin M. Cook. Ovil, Struct\lral and Environm~ntal f.nsinenin~ J, Ryan Sandnn, Mechanical En· Jincniq; kf'frry W. Oambrow'lkt, Comp\lttf Sdc:ncr and EngiD«rina; Howard A. Smilh, ~ EnsiMnins; Antt&ba P. Deo. Compu ter Seirncr a nd Enginc:crina: latmc: StlUibufJ. Ovil. StNctunl and Environmen · tal Enpnecring; Ethan L Ectw.rds. lndwtnal Ens;in«rins; Mich.ad ), Tuman, M«hankal En· sincerinA< Thomu J. Hal«kt, Mechanial En · Jln«rinBO larnc:l P. VcmiUe. Owmlcal Ensinttr· inc; S.ng·Kf\1 KWllk, Chemical En&inttnnJ. Mina Xu. E.kctrical En&inttrins- Edwln G. ,...,eft,Jr. Award )uon WiUi.anu, Civil. SINCC\Iral and EnvtronmmtalEttsin«rlnl Jun. and Nancy Dean's Award for EnJineerinl Achlwement Each )'HJ' tbr School. of Ensm«nng and Ap· pt~ Sckncn prnn1U IIJ h1ghn1 ht>nOI tO I ptt'IOI'Iwtloh<umadc:anacrptJOiliiWntrlbu lion to the pr.atu of mfl,lntttlftJ. Tho yc:u lhc: . school U. honored to h•vc: two r«rp~c:nu Eh Ruckmlkl.n and John Ell l•hor~n Rudrenrt~n R\lck.nutetn, SUNl' l:>!sunsubbt'd PfoftMOt an the Dtpanment of Olmual Ensu)Hnn~ . Ia.. mJo1rdano:UIOI'dmaryUrftt Ht~roeardl1n teresu han covcrtd ntuly every hp«t of chemial enganttnng, • brudrh urdv K"tn tn the work of a •msk andtv1dual RuckmAan mnducu bocb thton-uaU IDd n · pcrunmtal raeuch that not only tw dwlgtd nur ~of!hcfundamc:ntal pbcnommau( chc:micalf'I"'CZZIl'S.butaiJotwkdto~dc:Ydor En..........n1 Alumni Auodadon Sdoolanhlpo tacob Din. MedUin,c:al Eft&anttnna; Bcnjaman Mc:Lef"non Sdoolanhlps Eric Fulrina. Mrcha~iul Ena•nruinJ. Karianne Paolo, lndwtrial EnJinc:rnnJ; loltph Moria.. OM:mia.l Ensin«rins- dnna.:: uperuw P'fO"'dc:d • buu fOf the: l>cpan ment of lndu..una! Enpn«nnl'• MaJitr of En pn«rins prosn.m m F.nJlll«f1n& M..&nasrmmt He: te.cha (o\lr ttiJh)y mroUed c:i.u&t5 1 JUt '" this program, and abo hu r\ln lndu.u nal EnJinttrms's undc:rgndul!lr lntc:rruhtp pm v•mnnce \91) Zabot1an•1 manqemmt and coMUltlnJ n pntiK wu OfV of tht fuundaUOOJ !ot ThC' ~n tn (or lndwtnal Effc:ct~WDCM CTOEJ at U8 Under hu kadenlup, tunu from tht M::bouls of EnpnttrutJ and Manaannmt coruu.hed wuh many local indwuit5. findinc wart to hdp thc:m profit by stayms m, w byap~nd.lns Wlth1n. the: local area. In 1989 a..d 1991, TCJt m;c:1vtd -Project of the Year~ --.rds from tht Njuonal Auoc:"'tion of Managemmt and Tedmlal M · IUWKC Cm!CB (NAMTAC) for IU work Wllh 5KF·MRC Bc:annp and General Mills Zahonan wu tht kadcT o( both PfOJCCII mc:nt ol r:nhuacrd raardl mc:thodi and . - rna ld'llb.Hthurnade~ roatnbullora tn moA arcu of chmucal ~UK!~ tnnspon ~ atalysb. surfxr pNnom ena.nudc:a!.JOn,culbdJ,~and rJYtnub A UB(acultymemberinlct 197Jand amtm br.r o( the prnllsioUJ National Acadtmy uf En &inrrring, Rudennem 111hc: firu UB profn.wr to~ the: Unilcod Staw Medii of Sclti\H the b1gbut honor 1wardnt tn thc: U.S for w:1c:n t1fic ad:r.Wvnncnt. ~ hD bftn honomJ by the: Arum can ln:ltir\llleofa.m.aJ Enpn«n wuh the: AlpN Clu Sipna Award tn 19n aulkncr ltl ct.:nu. ~ l't!lt1ltCh and lhr Wll!tn Award 1n 1988 fof aaUcncr tn mntribuoom tu chc:nual rw ~li1cnture. ~ki'C'CCMdthr1986Kmd.UI Awant of the: Amman <knucal 5oorty for rn-· .nvr thtorics and cxperimm11 m oo&.ct and JUI'· =~~994~~~7:!'~ he- .-tded the Amerbn Dlnnical Soody\ E.V. MurphrerAwan:lmlndultnal andE.nglncoer 1n1 ClJcmDuy. and in 1991 , rrai¥cd !he 1Kub F SchodDwpl' Medal from the \\btnn New Yori. ~oltbeAincric:lnClaemicaiSoaety. ln 1985.. bt rrai¥cd the Sauor Hwnbo&dt Award fmm the: AJcundcr vun llwnboldl Foundwon in West Go· many (or hil work rd.lk'd 10 ddcrp:nu and the Creativity Award £rom the National SOma- Foun d&rioo btu. work 00 prokin wpm. lion. Rudtt:rutein r~ bad:r.dor and doctor~! dqrcain cnginttnnsfrom the Polyt«l\nlC In · stitute in Bucharut, u wdl u In bononry doc · toraldcpft In \99) from hbalma matn John Zahorjan John Zahorjan, adjunct profewor of mdu~;mal msirt«rln&o fOjo( thtoUJb the rmb ol rmnu · fact\lrinJ lnd\l.llry from the 19S0s to the: 19801 10 b«ome vice preside-nt O( Opt'tahoru fur Fishtt-Pria: Top. rctirina in 1983. Durlns hu tm\IR" u rior prcaidmt, Ftshtr Pncc apandcd IU oprratioru from rwo p!an111n tht U.S. to 6vr, u wdl u two in Moxo and rwu otben in ~ · huuummtal in modnnizms quality control. he c:mptwized rdiabUiry bdonit wu tU.bionabk 10 do to. placinJ value on Q · tn'ldin&tbefuoctionaJliholproduwrNny·fold. A y:adu.att of Columbia Univoenity with • degree: in indwtrial ~ns,.he earned • doctorate' from U6 in operatioN raearch tnJI· ncerin& while at Fisher-Price. addins acadrm1~ credentials to hU alnady imprcaivc lndwtnal ones.. In 191), he: pcMntd the faculry of the UB School nl En8intetit~~ and bep.n buildans an activr c:ons\llting carn:r. H1s industrial and •c:a· Advanc:4td Dental AulstJna Provam Marla Boyan1cb, Wendy Ruu, Tnc:.~ Carol\. lynda Cauwtb. S&ndn O..pman. Otant Goad. Cathy Dut!Dfl, Pamda E.ari, K..thy E.wn, Vut,.. Elhthoqk-, OltTyl Ennll. Chttyf GI'O$io, M~ehdk Hall. EH~e HdWIJ, Cuohnc: Hrnchen, 1111 Htndtnon. K.ren Hyde:, Puno.a ltyde, Slaron Knutt, Docma Knywidt. Rcbctt..lamptun. ~ Luddm, Kann Mahohd.. Tnn McOnn. W.. Milkr, Mccbdk Myhn$.An0l' otrmtead.l>nnn.. PTICC:,S¥f't1am Rorzn, Kathy Sb-k. M•ry Btth Sojb, Lisa Strons·Ummn, Gail SWladrr, Oomu Ttbo, Kathkm Tl'lt.1. tAn Th\lf110n, Rn1oe'nvtv Whitney, Pam Wurl Trxi Wu.rl Administrative Office Anistant ~:r;:,:nn s.A::::·u A:;:~t~ :::~;'(· ,::~~=~· 1 H4ITU1k Kdly. kulca McPhcnon, lbwn Milkr Janel Moroky, Carol Murra y, Ioyce Powell Slw:lu R.obuuon, Yalanc: M.ou.. Sh•tOnt"! RUJM'U, E"clyn Book.u, Mrhn• Moya, Kathle~n \'•n•ernam, Tl.kna Chancy, Slaton Cwlklm)lJ. Undy F1dcb. Jan Lmc:nz, Klmbt.rky Marurw Academic VocatJonaJ Pror-am ll.armce Adai!U. Eukid Ab;,ttndn, lonnM' A.n thuny.Aibtn &rbn. Kt:aha &mo..Anrta lknl<m, Cymt1.1 Bnu.. lama Brown, (}mouyll\uduNII, Robm c...u-.y. Tmc:W <hel. ~ Cunni). LfQ!.uJha Corndlow., Nnl Dobbins. M!Chu.l OWed. R.ubtdah ~ s.nt1ta Ev.:rhardt, NIChollf.tnuncltt.T~F!ddt..Shrilaforbo.. M•rganu Gucu., ConnM' Guy, ~ Gladdc:n. }.uno Glmn. l.II.Oyl (.ondm;.n. RurYid Gnlwn. Erncs1 Grqory. MICbc:ILe H RodrtJ\IC.l.. M~rlo !-laky. MIChelLe Hams. Marprc'l Han. Anrubrl 'tkrrw.nda.Jnunor lnpam. )l.ru ~Sean~ ­ IUl, To)'IJotwon,AritmJonei.,K:&t~ ~ to.. l.cbron. knnalne l..cb:luntc:. N.nhatnd locL laWandi ~ko.n.d. Juon lo.icKn~ht ,Cynth11 Mcodma. Ana Mmda.. Ourl~e Mn'cduh. Damon OutllnJ. Gn.a.w.ly P.Jin. Tam~ra Parb. lwa na Plluon. ~f>ilsn.m.ttarw:yR.ay,Pl!"*'u Robuuon. kmd ~b-.uh Shelt&. OunJ\1 Stmmont. K1mberly Simmoni, Phonruv•nh S!mptl.kUth, Vien11thong Suouphonr. ~m Smuh, ShnTy Sbllworth, Sana Tat\lm, AJ\thom Taylor. Hdame 'Thompson. M•ta~:t Ill\~ Kruttn Yc:asky, Violcca Vtrhagm. Ronald Watd, Glenn Wuhmston , Karetma WuhmKIOn, lo.bneh ~ MontatYo.. Nina Ba.IL Gil brn lowman. Cynthia HOUIC,Anthony ~ l.uu ~Urunrz.. ht1h Sh.lw, Makotm Smith. Cllmune Saltn lluslneu Office Tec:hnolop ROfodyn &ron. Marilyn Tor~• Child Care Tralnln1 Rowtll McOa1n, Glona Tr•vu. -..:<'•lu ln•llc" Kruun luirulu.. Communication & Media Arts Roy HennmgJ, Rosita Jo~e Ln~J ..<\m1 M•~thrtl c, Raii'IOL Computer Sldlls Tab!lhl Couch, Ntwk lohruon. \c:rn• t..rnnN1 Edmund Malcolm. Nak.u OhiTt l:.nu Qumn. lrw.~c: R\lffin, Duknc Whuc: . l•n•~r "tUum.• Dental Aufsdn1 AntOnia Cutro, Yola~ L>an!rl... t.uu Han-,, Anunda Kn.rr~t~, Tam•u laRue:. ChnllilM' RoM, ('.cocil~a Smuh, Machdlc: Thomu. Cyntbia Tarado. Ttffany Tomuc:llll, Cyn1h1• Tanaka tuna. Z.OS,tpho. �6 Reporter c.............. utro Enu.pr.neurtal As.Jstanc:e Pr'OI"'U" M lil A~-Gou, P..uniu S.tn, kadilh fkrwrron. """' """"""· .....,.. O>opmon. .....,. a.... I~UoNn. Can. c,n.. MclodrEIJill:b, Vw:nr t ..aro. l..llffalnt 1"-rd. IMfthCI: ,lotlnlon, Manr ~ul&tn. Fnncft Vlpa. SlbV Raltwd. Otbon.h . Shrop5h~tt, Mary s.kD, ltJu YouD& ,.rovam Emvpnq-TKhnklan K.rrn1 l..lllk, Nikiuu Samud, tnsrid !M:hulll . Wil to n V~ lu q uu , Au: l h a Willia , Ua Yid lkdnartk, Rtam•h Bon illa, Mehn l>c:lt~u), ~ • b lJuuwa, Pt-tn llunet, Michdk Sunk), Tarme Vakourw. EnJIIst.-Aa-A.s.concJ..Lanauap Yolancb Arocho, Eckn Barsh, Ew.:l yn &lil t. , Run IH t lthman . Sonia Bonilla, Nade ida Hurdultov, Hui Lrnz Chen , Myrla Corde ro, Vaduln~phol Crt.M.nd, JoAn Cnu· ~ Lada <..odrn, Kim Tnn Huynh. ~ Jrnwna. I!JOr t.o.. lnn. Lot.. Marwli.. Monttlvo. Mt:hri Mdm, Xwma11 Rlvna, Raul Modnsun. An n ua Tr-an, Tn f• re Petro. GED Omu Abdul!&, .\fran Ahnwd., MICh.! AknJhl, Ruhtd Annopr, ~ Babad, Enc B&nnittn, o.arl!ta Bema. Rftar &una. blph 8d. Robu fld1. Ccmdl Bmlon. )ama lin-. Dt.riut Bok:r, kalme Bonk. Du-ran Boola. Sbaaa. &o,m. Olrud ..................................... ......_ lcnnifer Brwh, Dav1n1 Bryant , El i u~lh Butc:n• . Lash~>nda C. mp. luon C hapmtn , C huanda Cherry. Chahu Coleman, Anaclo Collnu. IKqudiM Cook. St\a!U'IQn Cum.minp. knn1fn D&limook, Jacquduw Duia. Y-wonnc: O.VU. Frirdtil Dlwkinl.. Minc:rn ~Jaw. s.nctn IJrebui.John~ T<wnrniC Duwni"lo Wancb EJiioU, U.. hltowsiU, Sttpf\amc Fortlon. ChrUtina Fowkr, Auon Franklin. Michdlc Fundt:rburk. ~rdan Fuqua, JcanMtk! Garcia, Robin G.uthkr, Alli.Jon Gorom, Shirlq Gr«n. Gdbc:rt Guunan, C.thlttn Hau. Muna Habir, llu pl' Haky, Hanar Hawn.mr. Ruhawn fUya. D•vKI Hcmandn, GkJrUI Ucrnandn. JC.thlttn tlnnanda. Eu~ Uicks. tuU. Hoi mo., Patrick ll001ier. Tiffany Horton. Anpctc How.rd. Mytinda llunt, OuUtOpOO ttupkowia. Elfonw Jack,ton, Candia John, l.atcd'a Jotm-\. Sparkk Jotuuon, Donald Jones, Olcryl krwin, S.muk Krttle, Tonya 1G1J1. Olunarit Lapta.Darrow lA:ounk, ......... L<wU. """"'"' U.d<jo!u>.D<ju<n . _ ToN M.a. ku;ica Mallard. Mannion.. a:wdl, Cynthia Mayn,Ansd-McBrlck,S Mc:G«,Latop McKinney, Shlllca Mmlr. , UUi.n Merc.do. Chruroplw:r M.ilkr, Aimc Morsan, William lathkcn Pow· Morris, lan« Park.u, Ruth ' en., Samud Quloo~ ll Oanid ~Edna Rmn., Latonp Roblnaon, Bruce ......... -· l.mninc:<l>rlooph«....._ Ro~c:nthaJ , Habcebah S lahuddin, UUian Sanchez. Sbarmainc 5&Ddcn. k Shelter, Krvin Shdtcr, OuiMopber Shdwy, Km.twth Sherrod, Thonpavanh Sbouphonc:, M.kolm Sml.... ..,.. ...... _ _ ......... Mario Soto, ,krani.ah SpUI. Cathy-Ann Spenn. Da.,.id Staley, Demetria Stepney, Cc:nrd Sttwart, Nlima Skw.rt, AnscJioc Tarva, Ronnk Taylor, Nicole Thrult , Diondrca Thurmond. Maria Totra, Lettie Tyc:a, Bart Urynowla, Criate Walkn, Mia Wallaor, NcMc.te Walkn, Candau Wublnston, Lcthaunae: Wilcoxen, Laoy Woods., k-.ia YtaF", Aktbea lkown, Jm· nlfe:r Fairchild, Etuhiwot Abc:bc:, Rebecca McPhail, l..iJ.a SteWart, Ar-cdla Vckz. Darlcnt Schncickr. G~ Oflke.Aulstant M8J U,1999 0ma,...... Maribel Gonuln., Gonu.1a, Anoetll: Goz.dan. Debra Cradz.ewia. R.ode:ridl Cnham. Sr.. Carmen Grau, l.a.top Crnu, le:rn-.dctk Green , Stephanie- G r i nasc:. Tncl Cutbrk, 1>1on"" Guunu, Joru Hait, Franbt H&k, Trynarl Harnt., e.dyD 1-l.arwy. Ttkilcba Hc:a.nt, Dianne Hinman, Bdinda ,. ... .,. . . u._. . ._ lloilmbouol>.o.dlo - - - . . . . , . 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S1auDou, nmib K. Mu: Smimotr, o.-rid F. Smith. Jus ~-·­ Horilon S.Sob.bob<IC.Solooo.~ ............ .xrvicJr, sman. AJbnto S. Soaa., SMrme S. Spmcer, Shau.oa L. Strom, Anna. Tam. Yucn Ho Ttun, Tlnko Tau, Debra 1. Thr:t.Ko, Andre 0. Tbom.u. Jamil A.. Tokhl, Vinny C. 1\u, Patty P. T~~.n~o Robert T~ [)e:-w:oa P. Tucke-r, Sharod n.~ , Sont Tunab&iri. N~oin.i 0. Udo., F..-....b M. Valda. Da.nid C. Vdet, Anna V'~ Vcoakr A. Vinr:a, La Ta.oya K. Wahoa, Suan M. Waoddl, Subona Wans. Xlu Waoa. PauJ J. Wciu, Tommy T. Wdch, Marie: E. White, Rac.qucl L. White, '!)root Wtbon. Jr.. 1Wia M. Wtnfidd., -·c. Wio<, Onld -.~~~~~r-.. Md·Un& - . . ... lw> Andy Wo, """" z. ..... ........................aw.-m. beth Yoo., Tamdl Youma.oa. BIUy Yu, Locnd Stepha.ait- 'Ytl, Mri·Zhen Ya.. Drrid Yuo. ICdtb M. Zdn>j<wokl. i'O XI Zhoo, lion Zh<n. ..... Ji lJoona,-XIDZhu. -~-PILO..Couoo<ID>o...,......,.. 1914, ac:aHlftt ~ CU'altiw, and f'omwr -rice praident .... found. ...-~~­ Ocuwatcr,FJ&. ~E.Bo'*-PILO..UlP«1910, dr:u and profc:NOr, ·School o( Alllnl Hr:llth, ud: dire:dOr, Ct-etu lbr Crathoe: lD· .uuaioo, We:dial Col..le:p ol Ohio . . . ... _PILD., __ .....-......- ........... -.ol£1· ~tuyEducationmd~Bcatl'»oSt.ll: Ooll<p ...,_,"',._............ GSE O....'s s.ntc.Awwcl .....,. H- Gmbam. PILll., """""'""" hy<hoi· -- _,..,_ wt.u ....... Unhomity ac hffalo .,...._Tiolnldna.,._ ...""""""'""""""""...,......,. - . ........ PILll., .,.,..,.._ ofC.W.- �May 13, 1999 Rl:porta COIIIIIUCIMOII 7 Extro Heallb Related Prolesdons Wh.o's Wh.oAwanleeo laU'CIMSclence Oaac a..hikc lurk£, Samud Un -.,Technology McKmxit, Johan:n,t. WbllM)' Milkr Give it a Whirl Physical~ One of Sentor l'nnaoA.Muuc popular t!Y'eflts, Senior Brunch. brought swdents to the Student Union lobby April 30 for ~onve"" ­ Mlchul Anthony Cappu. hhrsaret Muy Patmte, Rrbc«a Mary Rued Occu.,.uonal ~-...,. Dina Raqw:l Adama. Rm.tt Marie Gurbadi, Hutber Sun Knoeful, Pamda Franc~• History lonotlw>Bmo.Ciwko_""'_ ltl.ur Undet-Jnduata History Jonathan B.un {1991-99) Nl~hipt; In Completion of the History Honan l1oj<w San Wbltt' Out:atandlna Graduadna Senior In the o.p.rtment of·Hlstory Thomu ICo:thittwmil Out:atandlna GraduatfnJ S.nlor In the HUI'Mftldel: (dlosen by a comof CAS faculty Tbomu lozbinv.nnil m- Schoolo Maaage O....~Award For aca.ckmic ucdkncc by Prncntcd to 1 MBA nudcnt. the MBA atudent compilfns the hiJbatpdef'9lnta~( waytie). ChetifY. Skiman and Muk V. Delta Slama ~I Scholonhlp ICey For academic ar.dlcnce by an und.aJnduatc ttudau. Praentcd to lbc fuU -timc underJradu· ate student wbo compile~ the hiJhnt manage· mcnt sndc point """s-,_Award · For .c:ademic ~ by- a Millard Fillmort Colleae ttudeot. Pre~eotc:d to the Millard Fillmore CotJcsc ltudent who compiled tht hiahett pde polnt ..na&c-. Kennnh R. FenW Thomu k.or.himannil (199?-98, 1998-99) SuaWhik(l991-99) .wnp or all disible sndu- atinc studcnu. Chrio"'Ph« 1.wbon a...t. H. ow.ndorf Awanlln RnMc:>e Prrimted to the trudcnt who. in the judpent o( the tiKulty. ll\.lde the JUIIUI contribution 10 tM finana dbcipline. Abipil&.Malnes Skln.y N . Kahn Memorial Award For MBA lfucknt excdlenoe in ala and nwk.etina. Pretented to the MBA ttudmt who, in the j~tofthe&culty,tw:made thepnt ­ at contribution 10 the fadd of .ala and mar- Media Study GraduatJnc ••nlon In the Department of Medla Study art: William Jo· Kph AI~ Brian Caotilloo Applepte,l:fisb· «I Distinction; Jc:remy CbrU toph~r Bailey: Paul Jonuban Brady; Richard All~n Cues: Dewey Chan, Diuinction; Adlata Tc.uytDevore , Diltlnction: Dnid Paul Duffy: Jonathan WilJitm Fcdalck: HIJhut Dhtlnc· tion , Out•t·ar.dln& Senior; Marc Thomas Flemina, Hlsbat Diltinction; le,.ica Ann Fnsale, H iahe~t Dlsdnrtion; Emily Laabcl Garber, Hiaheat Dfltinctlon; Marc Andrew Ginsburs, Hish Oiatinction; David D.Cracon, Hiahcat Olstin(tion; Todd Michael Griffin, High Oistinuion; Ridt David Kleirumith , Highesl Diltinction; David Thomu Kuhn , Diltinctioo; Laurm l't'J'l..uaNI. tliah Disdnc· tion: Chan Lim, Hiah Dininction: ChrUtophcr Coffey NaJewict, Hi1h Discioctlon: Donald Nlcbolu Niccoli; Antoine lttmaine Pcrn.; Cbriltophc:r Wernu Suhrcke; Christine Wood Toh. DUtinction: T.ocbou Wei; Tbom.u Paul Wojdtebowski; Jokph Michtd Wrncn , Hiah Diltinction. Medical Technology Awards hav-t been pmmttd to the following nudcnCJ; in the Program in M~ Tedtnology. lkpartDKnt ofOinkal Labontory Science Sara Marie C~ll MemoriaJ Scholonhlp Award MicbcUeOttcrstein Mary Cedna Rtfora'ato Scholarship Award Matpm Puente, Rcb«a RuOO ketin&- Scto-.Award Robcn J. McNeill 0ut:1tancNna lm:.n-of.th.y_,. Awards Marpret Parmte Pruented to die wukfll'duate or MBA •tudent who, ift the Jud&mmt of the hculty Adritory Committee on l ntenuhlps. h.u performed iD an ouutandi~ manner ift n"nf dimcJU,lon ofhh or bet- inte-msbip. The ewud il pretc:nted toallucknt in e-ach oft.M foUowina internship IJQI. Who._ Who Awardee. Mlc:had Cappu, MarJaret Pan!nte, Rtbec ca Rucci. Out:standlnaT-.dllnaAaistant Mkhod~ tMwYortc State Chapter of American ~ F~Oaun&· for CUnkal Laboratory Schtnu Student of the Year GmcnJ M~nt-~er DW:Iar Marprd Paru~te Human Retourca-Lany 1.. Brunner lnt.cmal Audit-Am~ f. Gdu Manqane:nt Science a: Sptcmt-l'aul C. Kdly UnderJ'raduat.AchMI¥ementAward Pmcnted to the ttudmt wbo. in the op(nK>n of the Undcrchdwne Mana~t Altodation, £aculry, and Manap:mcnt Alumni Auodation, tw:dcmoDJtl"ltcd tcbolutk aa-lknce-and alto hu rmdcm:l outsll.ndina cnracurricul.v let\'k.c to the tcbool and the uniY\'flity, Danidle-M. O.uc:'a MBAAchieftm.ntAward Preu.oted to the ~.BA student who, In the opinion of the Gnd utte Minasemen t AJso.. da tion, Faculty, and Manapmcnt Alumni AsIOdation, hive demoutnted ~utic ezalleoc.c and have abo rendered outstandins elltracurricular .uvice to the school and the university. l.ow<nbnd AclriaN llyN ThaJef' Memorial Senior Award in M.,...._.na Preteated to the tm6or markrtina Jtudtnt who bat dcmonllri!H aa.dcmic acd.lmc:r, leadermip, marketing prnfell,jonalism and penonal motin.don. DanielkM. O.uria Unl¥entty at auffalo AccoundnJ Aaoc:iadon Mim-I s. Dodcery Memort.l Sen lor Awards Prelmted to the ~eniot accounting JtUCknu who, in the opioioo of the membmhip oN.c AuGdation, Mftcontn'butc:d inampcriorwayto the lnJtitutt of M~t Acmuntants and W KOOuntin,a profaaion. the Allo(iaticm itJdf, fd · low lludmt&, and 10 the School of ~t. Barbara A. Eva.nt. ~e f. Geiu, An~tt a E. s........... most tion and • panakes-ond-sausage meal served up by faculty. st:afl•nd adminisu-ators. induding President and Mrs. Greiner-. who found a moment to dance a little jig to the rune of the Bee Gee's "More than a W oman." ~hi -Kaf>p• Jd'frq GlocWk. Joahua 1Wuottk. April Kiln, Tbomu J:o&b.imannil l'hl Alpha.,_ (Notional History HOftOf"Sodoty) Jonathan Barn, Tnrit Boluu, William Boh, Rru Ca.ndla, Ellubcth DiA•nci. Ch.rle:a Fkm.i.na. Man: Fkaiina. Kristin Loup, Andrn Marotta, Tan Ndl, ~pttc hlkttcr:it:, Erin Sobkowald , William St.ck , }lmu Stonebraker, Jr.. Joahua Twaro1ck, Eileen Whcdu, San White C~ebration 's Hursing Shirt.,- D. DeVoe Communkadon Award This award is e~ by Shirley DeVoe, a diJtinpished al umna and fricDd or the School of Nunlna. who rud¥cd both her b.chdor't tnd mutef'l ~in nunins from UB. h is p~­ smtedtoapu.tingb.ccalaureattllDdlfldu ate atudcnt who have dnnonstnted superior Jkillln c:ommuniatins with and for their P"· tie:ntl and clknts. Gradua~ Jean M. Carp<nter UI'Micrvaduate: Michelle Rican S. Mouchly Small Award The S. Mouchly Small Aws.rd wu endowed by a distifttWshcd nuJSiq alumna. Sophie Small, to booor her late huab&nd,S. Mouchly Small, prokuor emeritus of p$)'Chiatry in tbC School of Medicine and B.iomc:dical Sdmccs. The award roc;optl1CI a anduati"' ba«:alaureate 5tudcnt who hu demotulrlted mpcrior- knowiedF and Kill in psfclliatrk mental health nunitlg and who ahibiCJ; an undentandina ol and lmlitiv· ity to the •pecW n«<b or dicntJ and their fami Uct.. u well u the ability to rtspond to these ott<~<. Undergraduatt: Mariana Cutillo Slama Theta Tau, Gamma Kappa Chapblr Award This award U made by the c;.mma KaPJ* Chap· tn of Sisma Theta T1u, the national nursing honor ..ocicty, to encourqe and r«oaniu su perior Kholanhip, leadnship and achkvement in nu ning. Th~ award fKOSDizn 1 anduatms ~ureatt'aodsr-duatelludmtwbopo~~t~~ theM: chantctcrUtla and who a~ currmt rnem· ben: of the chapter. GMuate: Gotanb Vucmoric Underp-adua~e: Kimberly G. 'sweeney Ruth GaM EhMrAward Jor Excellence In NurslnJ Aesean:h The Ruth Gale El&r Award rot Eudlma 1n Nun.ins Rantql wu cstablis.bc:d by Ruth Gak Elder, actina dean of the School of Nunint (1978-80) and nu nlnseduator.lbeaward rccOJDius I anduate ltudmt who b11 dcmonl tnted outstanding k.nowledse and .bllity in raearch and wbo holds &pedal promise ror kad nship in nursina racarch. Mutn'.. Mlcbad A. Qinc: Ruth T. McGrorey Award for Excellence In NunJn1 This award is named in honor or Ruth T. McCrorey, former dean of the School of Nun· inA {1966-13). The- award mogniul a b.ccalaurutt ltudmt who hu dcmonstntc:d out standins t:oowkdp of nunfng tht"Ory andes· cdknc:c in nun.lns practice. UndcrJraduatt: Nun A. Z.pau Anne Walloer Senpu.ch Award for LAadenhlp In School and Community Acttvfties Thh award is ntmed fo r Anne Walker SengbiUCh. rounding dean or th e School o r NuninJ (1936-65). 11 mo&niu:s pduating t tudenu who have provided notable kf'Via and lndmhip to the School of Nutsmg, the univrr· sity and/or to the community. Graduatt: Brian K. Jacbon and ls.abd M. Kouk Underz.n.duate: Valn-ic A. [)cmmm NewYortc State Nurses Association District I Award The New York State Nurwa A.itOC!allon Dutrict I Membenhlp Award b p r~senu:d to o ne sndu1tingaenior fro m each of the area nun ina sc hooh. The snduating 1c n•o r mu5t demonstrllc professinn1lilm In nun ing 10 hcr/ bi a inten c ri o n~o wit h cllcn h and collusues, and mus1 intend 10 pract1ct nursm g inDistcictl. Undc'!fldua!e: Chrullc- L Dug.lc:T Scholanhlpa The Co~tta A. KJua Fund Award TbeCokuaA. Klus Fund was esubllshf'd by ra cuhy and alumni to honor Coltua A. Klug, former chair of the lkpartmcnt of Psychiatric Mental Hulth Nun:ina and profe1-10r rmeritu~o in the School of Nunins- Th~ award , now en · dowed by Colen a Klu&- prtn"ldn mondlfY sup· port for educ.auonal, dinkal or rnnrch acuvi · tics in psychU.tric mental health nuning by thc~ed baccalaure.au and/or gnduJic studtnl r«ipic:nts. Graduate-: knnifer Johengen-Vosd and lNbd B Molina The ND¥& G. Sc:holanhlp Fund Thi• fund wu established by Nova G. Pc-tnn for the purpou or providinz acho lars h ip• (both undervaduate tnd llldUitC) to JIU denU in the School of Nunins. Pctun, a 1922 graduate of UB, holds the profnlion of nun ina in th e highest rtgard. Dc.mon.~tration of high· ande tchola nhip in s.cholarly counc~o and of fiDiflcial need, without restriction to men or women, 1ft prerequisites for the award ofthi•Kholan.hip. Gnduate: Xiaoyan Bu ,_tsan Millard Fillmore Scholanhlp Tbilac:bolars.bipwucstablishcd by the Millard Fillmore Hoqital 0111 of 1953 to be: IIWirded to a rqillercd nunc wbo anduated from the Millard Fillmon: Hospital School ofNutlmgand is punuin1 further 11udy at the School of Nu tlinsGndu1tt : Jennifer M. Dztald. and GaylcZukwslti-Dalton The A . f4arau'et Larsen MemorlaJ Scholarship Fund The Larnn Fund l lo ntmed fu 1 th e ''" ' docttually prepared fa c u.l~~mbrr m !he School of Nursins . A. Marsar~ t lu 1rn served on the: fa cult y m the School or Nu r~o mg from 1940 -7 1 a.nd waJo int trumcnn l m beginnintthc m u t~r '• program In nu n m~t at UB. Scholauhtp. lctiviun •nd need u c con•idch•d in the ~le c t i on o f litudcntl to rc ceivt the scholanhip. Graduate: Oarlrnt M. Alia and l>wK E. M<Guirt' Physics Barry Goldwater Scholarship Cynthia Rudin hdd tbil Kholanhip 1997 -98 Sekula Sdtolarshlp Tbc Dr. Stanle-y T. Sekula Scholmh1p was n · tablilhcd In 1990 by Mn. Anne Sekula 1n memory ofbu huiband , who rrceind the B.A 111PhpictfromUBin 195 1. MX:faci.Buia.Danm (Olin) ~and Adam Kubik. NadonoiSclonoof'oundodonfollowoi>lp. MJchad Buk:c; Qrnthia Rudin, Honorable Mention SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence Cynthi1 Rudin rcuived thu a'tnrd Sprinz 1999 aemcster d u n n~t the: Depart:ment of Physics OutstandinJ Son lor Michael Buice Collete or Arts and Sciences Dean's Departmental Award Micbad Buice Collep or Arts and ScJe.nces OutstandlnJ Senior Awa rd In Science and Mathematics Cynthia Rudin Departmental Honor-a Hisftest Honotl Mk had Buiu .Cynth•~ Ru dm High Honort Evan Crocker Phi Beta Kappa Michael Buice, Darren (ctun ) Ko . Ad.m Cynthia Rudin, Robert Sproull Phi Kappa lambda., National Honor Soctety Kub 1 ~. Mu sl~ Cynthia Rudin Phi Eta Slama Michad DuKe, O.nut (Oun ) Ko-Pm;u.Jnll of dw U B~pter,Cynthia Rudin, ThomaJ. Downes Golden Key NadonaJ Honor Society M~ehad BuKt:, Darml (Cain) Ko. Cynthia Rudm Mortar Board SenkJr Leader-ahlp Honor Sodety Dt tnn {Chin ) Ko-Alumnt Ch:m Who's WhoAwardees Darr~n (Olin) Ko. Cynthi.l Rud•n .=.........,. . _,_ ~·----· , Social Sc:ienc:es lntenlisciplinary Amy Ackerman, president o f the Hc.alrh and Human Servia:s Student Asaociat1on. will be rec osmu-d IU ~auutandmg G r~duaung ~n• or •n tht Sooal Scief'lceto lf'lterduc tphn.a ry Pro~raml • fo r 1999. The followlnJ will receive Departmental Honon: Tin• A.lvik. S h~ Abel. Jill Albr«ht, N.a1.ahc Amuuof18. Dawn B«k,innoanro Bdlavll, Amy Billi ng , Meli n a Bo bak , Mtchtllt Bo n an n• . lorraine B-onnet , Daniel So ttmg. Ehubcth Bridon, T~ Bnnon, Nancy Bronsp1gd. John Bukoski, loseph Burke, III, Jmnifn C.tama, Can Chnk.in, Jennifer 0 -.iang, Paulina O un, Apnl Chiu, Amy_Crow-nc. Nikoleuc Curry. Thernr Davidson, Dcni$t Dent, Nlcok Derenda. P:ltncu Dipuquak, Minh Han l>uon&- Kathryn f..dwanh. Meliw Eidrnt., lauren Ff':ldman, Jaso n Fcisc-1, He.ather Foringer, Mocanma Forqthc. Cryst•l Fosru, Shc-il.t Ftawky. Kell y Fr«kncb. Jennifer Frunpong. NKok Ganc1. Cynth1a Ga nzmmulln. }mnifer GtlbcT t. Audre-y Gobi~ . &dyn Grtayk. Mldldle Gu-y. />.iorna Hc:add.. 1\m 1-knkd, lcax:a licbrand. Kendra I·~ L.a.urro Honig, laton Jeroul. Alyua lohruon, Ouuti.nt }o~ Yoo-Kyrong lung. Jennifer lung. Wend) Kaplan, Ann Kmney, Omd Klun.tehcUhy, lctgh Ann Kmb. Skphm Kozak. Douglu l&by. Ymg Ll. lUthy Umrlll. AkDndn- Lwu.. Michda MatoLa. F..nc Mallon. Nancy M.ub.Jmnifer Mamn, Rachtl Martin, Brym MathiS. Nncyd.t Matot.. Vi~n1.1 M a.ulilk 0.W0 McKinky. Su:annr Mocoo., M~ L the-w Morun. MIChael Muehlba~~n, Hdcn Murphy. Mc:ghan M~. Nancy Naptd"~Ll. Oa.-.d NMam. ~• .ann Naughton, Cmdy Ntvar ro. K1et My Nguym.RichardNictiOls.~Now.ak.lmrnftt NoWickt, Steven Polyak.. Daria P111tchcr, Todd Ranucy,Aian Rcid.Ouutopher Riley,VICION Robnu, t.tichdk Rod.np:z.. L.awi RomhOO. Hn.tbcJ Roa, Kathy Ann RiKh.lan Sack. Rachel Sad.!, Huoko ~ to.BnanS.uen, G~ ~Ent Schwtnjl'r. .. A'--- : ........=...-.r;JooiM. s'f'~..aJ.Sodl.~ .. 1·e 7 . _ . . .. . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . _ ,,, ' .......ru.. ...._.~ ~ Ann Marie Scorsone, M1chael Seibert. N.ancv Shddon, Ann Shepard. O.V1d Sunmancc, Bran Spdman. Mate! Tepper, R)'llfl Tobtn. Party :rwng. Vit.a Vcrnacr. ...tarla Y4.ia. Natabe \-\bA. Gmchm Wtlhdm , Ryan Wrobe l. lome• Yu. B:u ba11 Ziemann. Elkn ZkTtt Po6tical Science Political Science O utsundlna Senior Steve- DomanowU• - Stern Prlz.e fo r best under-gr-aduate P"P'" M•lc.om Seymo ur The followlna students U'lt araduadnJ w ith department honor-s: Kimberly Con1d1, Suunnc- 1..-v William PhiUtps l • ~~ Mc-rrc- n Sociology Lucia Maria Hou pt Award Frcdcnck P L.a.For~ KoreM SocioloJY Alumni Award JoyceO. Gya mfi Oeparttnenul Hono" Ioyer 0 . G)-a m fi . N.atlo.a I' luhf'l•" "· \.1u h .o, Phtlltps. l~n M Sack. Uln.af'ln S...hc-!nl'l ~~~not- 1 W. We-bb. Manl'lc-w Za ppcn Alpha Kappa Delta International Sodoloay Honor Society Na than T Chavkm. Davtd D Gracnn. lovl c- \ 1 Gp mfi, Fredcnd. P Uff>rgc. Donn~ \·h chn•' Fvan D Rothenbr r11. l..onann S.::htln<'l, MatrhC'\0 I Z...ppc- n �8 Reponcr Commencement E.ltre UB's Class of 1999: Four Eventful Years FreslunanYear September 1995 _ Oct. 4 , 1995 Oct. 10, 1995 Oct. 11, 1995 \li NYt.ARD~ ~&urn h&r .:ndrd.rN!plCU(Wlp t :BS-lVwcdrJy Snquicaumnill kJF u.morikd11 pmt~ •tid plant rot cdcbnrion oi VB'• I50th birthday '"' &MOUnC.td.. H.ishtilht:. fow-dly cckbnlrion in O...loodootf · 411 lloun.." IIJ ani rtplM:n lfUikm ntWifn.IIUIAC , C01'1V IO ~~"':J~ :mJ:::~' ~ - aa.aa.:ank ~I Control rnnn:h prusram and Ulln'VX'W ~~= 1996.witba~.:.dernic Onobn ... ~~~~~~ u.s. Pod l..awak Riu u.s. ........ - , . Ricblrd W. Rie)o comes toUBaaot.crw:how ........ ""'""'"'""""""""'- :'!';:;;::'.loon ...,.,...,. r~ t' .,...,........Sp<ok<n ScrieLDI:Jow-. African American 10 official honor in d•r«tnrofthtpn~m ...... 10, 1995 ~-Wcral _ _....... 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Karccm Abdui-,.bbtr. llc~- K.nnptldr.c1K-tttb tho~nW it old UB bulblo.~tWM'ilnl•r F.mmy Aw&n:l-winnifll ••lKI•wn Mit in-'- :~~~ Sp<WnS..... \0100, winnina 0\'n" Maine,)5-)l , lnd ~sant-l~r JoeUOn muk, UB 1 bet ~inDMaionl Aug. :za, 1997 fhc: IKuhrcs o( Aru and Ut~R., Sooa.l Socna-, ~nd'Natunl Somca ~ nd Mathcmalio will lit' ~mtoa<:.olqtof NBAH.allo/Fanw:rand <0-lutiMwof"BI«:k Ptolib in Coura&c: lpnb at Martin l.utherKiD&.JL. Oct. 9, 1997 Oct. 10, 1997 Oct. 25, 1997 J--r19!18 UH 10 imat SIOO Vtctor E. Bull, N"Wty rmamcd rnaaaM fot UB, UB Stadium W11l add 13.000 MW -U b dw uniwocnlty'il999mtryinlolhc- Mid-Amencan Confcrmcr.. UB eo play IOotbell powerboulcs Syncuse and Uniwrsiry ofV'trpnY bqinning m An1andScimca.. ~~~ c.ommunity wilhhoJJ.in.. Mfrty, education and 10 bol.&tn """"""'dndopm<n' l'nMJSI Hadndt wdc:om£1 crowd al tlomn:omios. \999 and 2000. ,.... 14. 1997 April 24, 1997 ~~~~.=:::::t' author Tbn1 MotriDI thellltl~lcicnc:aandthcaatiM o/ ~u.otuklandoentcn. Conunnnonrion. 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Kristen earned a master's in music pelformance; Sandra, a doctorate in biochemical pharmacology, and Ted, an MBA. The family is from Chili, N.Y. UB, ECC plan educational center downtown Partnership proposing relocation of Educational Opportunity Center to ECCs City Campus Greiner pointed out that there T HE university and Eri e Community College are moving ahead with plans for a partne~ship that would relocate the EQucational Opportunity Center ( EO C) to ECC's City Campus and create "an educational center.. in downtown Buffalo. Although the plan remains in the "discussion.. phase, a meeting held last week on the proposal drew about 200 admini strators and faculty members fro m both institutions. "1 think this is o ne of those true 'win -win' situations," said Presi· dent William R. Greiner. " There is a good deal of synergy, a good deal of merit w ith u s working to· gether." is some "dovetailing.. of EOC and ECC programs, noting that the .. next stopn for many EOC graduates is ECC, while EOC offrrs many of the "training-school to work" programs that ECC used to offer. EOC provides educatio nal job training and related suppo rt servi ces for lo w- in come population s of Wes tern New York , in cluding literacy and English -asa-second -language educa ti o n . G ED tes t preparatio n , co llege preparatio n a nd a full range of care e r-s pecifi c trainin g p ro gr am s in allied hea lth , busin ess, co mputer techn o logy, a nd co m munica tion a nd medi a. Greiner said th a t ECC, with three campuses, has a surplu s of space, while EO C must find new quarters, sinoe its building a t 465 Washingto n St. is part of the sitf' of the proposed conve ntion cen · ter. " Thi s (co ll abo r a t ive pro posal) is a majo r, majo r p lu s," he sai d , no tin g th a t it Wo uld a ll ow b o th in st ituti o n s to con tinu f' th eir pr ese n ce d o wnt o wn . "It ma kes a n e no rmo us a m o un t o f se nsf' to th in k abo ut co- locat m g. Ma ry Gresham, viCe pres1dent for public service and urba n affairs a nd UB's po m t-person in them·go tiations, said such a collabora t io n w ith ECC would pruv1dt: " mo re {edu ca ti o nal) op u ons to t h e po pul a t io ns t h a t we both se rve. Fo r EOC, Gres ha m sa1d, t hat woul d mea n "a di rect, sea mless, well -art icul ated pipeline fro m ba - s1c-s ki lls preparatio n through to the associate's degree leve l, if that is desired , o r th ro ugh to a broader range of vocatio nal and technical options that will res ult from our wo rki ng together." Creatio n o f an edu cational cen ter in th e downtown area would provid e easier access to a variety of edu ca tio nal o ppo rtunities, she ad ded. " Wo rkforce d evelo pmen t 1s com m o n to bo th (EOC a nd ECC) mi ss io ns, and we believe that it is bett er to wo rk together to delive r th is to the reg ion." she said. It is likely tha t some of the UB p rofessio nal prog rams. suc h a~ manageme nt and law, wo uld be mte rested m offermg programs at a dow nt own !lite, she sa 1d. a l though no forma l di~cussio n s have taken place yet. Innovative phannacyprogram a hit with patients • A By ElUH COOLDBAUM N~ Servkes Editor n innovative program that operates commu nity pharmacies jointly through the UB School of Pharmacy and Tops Markets, Inc., has resulted in better care fo r patients and better use of pharmacists' skills. and also is responsible for significantly increasing business in the pharmacies-in on e case, more than doubling the number of prescriptions filled . The program was featured as a national model at a conference held in Chicago on "The Role of Shared Faculty and Co mmunit y Ph a rmacy" sponsored by the National Association of Chain Drug St ores and the University of Oklahoma. The US/Tops program was described Tuesday during a sessio n on " Pharmacy lnnovation and O ut - comes" by Linda Schultz Rc*berg, coordinator of clinical pharmacy programs for Tops, and Mel issa Metzger, Tops/ UB pharmacy cofaculty member. "This program is a 50·50 model of cooperatio n between a cha in drugstore-in this case, in a superma rket-and the university," says Wayne K. Anderson , dea n o f the School of Pharmacy. While o th er sc hoo ls of ph ar· ma cy across the U. S. a re expl oring similar strategie ~. th e U B/To p s program is co nsidered by fa r to be the most advanced. Anderso n credit s th e UB phar macy schoo l's reput a tio n as th e reason its progra m with To ps has pro gressed so qui ckl y. He a lso no tes that UB is developing simi lar programs with o ther local su permarkets, chain drugsto res a nd independent pharmacies. To date, there are three clini cal sites at Tops markets. staffed eit her by perman ent Tops pharmacists o r by UB pharmacy st.udents. By the end o f thi s summ er, that nu mber will jump to 10. Eve ntu ally, Tops a ims to have cli nical pha rmacie!. in th e m ajo rit y of It s stores 111 Western New York. In the cl in ics. ph armacasts go far heyo nd t he usual dispensi ng a nd co un seling fu nctio ns, wh ich no...., are req uired by New Yo rk State law. T hey ask custo mers abo ut ad verse effects from their med icatio n, but they also ask about sympto ms and abo ut other med icatio ns the customers are taking. Wh en fi lling a prescripti on fo r an antibioti c, fo r example, pharmacists make followup calls to the custo mer a few days later, checking to see if they a re still taking the med ication a nd if they have had any side effects. The pharmacists always ask per· m 1ss io n to ca ll pa tients a t home; Ro thb e rg says th ey have never been t urn ed down . Patients also can make appmn1 ments with pham 1acists to d1scu~ concern s abo ut thelf condit iOn and medications. PhysiCians an~ uwolvcJ 10 the proet.'SS, often prov1ding tht· pha rmacists wi th lab-test results 11 the patient has g1vt·n pcrrms.... lon A pati ent wi th asth ma , for t'X ampk. IS taugh t how to U-'C an m ha ler and about o rdmar\" ~uh stances t ha t may tngger anack!>, while d iabetic patlcnls art~ taught how to use a glucometer and ho" · to manage the1r dascasc through proper diet a nd li fes t yle "Pa tien ts can co me and talk 10 us and not feel judged and get good mfo rmati on abou t the1r med ica tiO ns and h ea llh issue~ ." ~an ContiiiMteollon,.,. 7 �llay 20.19!!11¥111.:ua.33 21Reparias Study shows low-tech, low-cost aids help frail elderly ~nd.lon, reduce hullt:h-ure costs Devices offer independence to the elderly BRIEI'LY tty LOIS 11A1W1 News s.Mces Editor randomly to either the intenention group or the control group. The case-control study of treatment group received the necfrail elderly, in which essary assistive devices or home half of the participants modifications indicated by their received assistive de - assessmenL The control group's vices and home adaptations as "usual care• involved hospital or needed and half received "'usual nursing-home care, at-home health care services," has shown that par- care and any services provided by ticipants in the intervention group oommunity agencies for the elderly, sustained a higher level of inde- such as Meals on Wheels, and help pendence at the end of the IS - with shopping, household chores month study. and pe=ilal care. The treatment group also spent All participants were con !acted significantly Jess on health care-- by phone once a month to collect an average of S14,173 per per>On, information on new problems or compared to $31,610 per pe=n services received, and in the treatin the control group. ment group, to find out if they The study, published in the needed new or different assistive May/June issue of An:hives ofFam- devices or home modifications. ily Medicine, is the first random- · Participants also received an inized controlled trial of the effec- home assessment every six months tiveness of environmental inter- to determine their functional sta· ventions and assistive deyices in tus, health and costs of care. Findings showed that individumaintaining independence and reducing home-health-care costs als in the treatment group had received an average of 14 devices among home-based frail elderly. "The study demonstrates that a from the study, or a total of 681. relatively inexpensive intervention The control gr~up averaged about can resuJt in significantly lower two additional devices per pe=n health-related eXpenses,• said Wil- from usual service providers, for liam C. Mann, professor and chair a total of80.Assistive devices proof the Department of Occupa- vided by the jllldy were very lowtional Therapy in the School of tech for. the most part, involving Health Related Professions and primarily ~th benches, meal1 principal researcher on the study. prepaiatioliiaids, canes, walkers "Most importantly, higher levels and ·a variety of devices to help of independence brought im - with fine-motor skills. proved quality of life, and fewer The iin_,t group received a and shorter hospitalizations." total of 69 home modifications, At th<>Study's inception, aU parwhile the control group received a ticipant5--104 frail elderly living total of eight, the findings showed. at home-underwent a compre- Most environmental interventions hensive assessment of their home cost Jess than $500. The most freenvironment and their functional quent modifications were addition abilities, using the Functional In- of handrails, lowering shelves and dependence Measure (FIM), an making storage more aa:essible. assessment tool developed at UB Assessment of the participants' and now used internationally. FlM functional change at the end of the employs a seven-point scale to 18-month study showed that while qu.antify performance in a wide aU participants lost some ability to function, the control group derange of daily-living activities. Participants then were assigned clined more than the treatment A group in all categories, and had spent four times more on health care. Mann said the functional dif. ferenczs appeared to be directly related to the interventions. "For aample, the control group showed significant c!edine in the FIM wallring item, from 5.43 to 4.n, while treatment group participants who received ambulation equipment and instruction did not show a significant decline. Similarly, the dressil)g ilml on the FIM instrument indicated there was no significant declipe for the treatment.group. but the control group declined more than orie poinL" A one-point decline on the FIM seale, in this case from 5.29 to 4.09, represents a change in the amount of care required, Mann said. A decline from 5 to 4, for aample, represents a change from •supervision only" to " minimal assist," be noted. UB researchers are following both groups to monitor differences in functional status and health-related expenditures over time. "Low-cost assistive technology and environmental interventions may pre\'alt and pooq>one motbidity in the frail ~Mann said. "As our aging-population grows, obtaining delinitiYe answers on the usefulness and cost effectiveness of these interventiotu become increasingly importanL" Additional researchers on the studyw= Kmneth ). Ottmbacber of the School ofAllied Health Sciences, Univessity of Tens Medieal Branch, Galvestonj Linda Fraas and Machiko Tomita ol the UB Department of Occupational Therapy, and Carl V. Granger of the Center for Functional Assessment Research in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The research was supported by the National institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research in the U.S. DepartinentofEducation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the AARP Andrus Foundation. Festival to bring student composers from around the globe lhe ............ - . . . a>rmU!Ityr-..- _....__ ~bJtheOIIIatd­ ___ __ c.w----· Senllc:es In l h e - d UniWnity Sorwlall. 5I* UrWUty ,._ ................ -·1»~.-. .... .vm..t (716) II4Sol626. __ .. _ ---~ _., Ntlvl'lge Sue........... ---loon o.nz;g Aft- Rtbec:OI FJmham ....... """"'LoGBobr ...,._spn. PotricloDonovon Ellon~ Clwistlne V1dol ..... M<Ginnb �llay 20.1!!19JV111.:JJ.Io.33 pledges Headrick named acting dean of School ofArchitecture and Planning $1 million for CAT Wade Sigurdson (background) director of the Confocal Microscopy and 3D Imaging Lab in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, explains the functioning of equipment in the lish a Center for Advanced facility to state Assembly Technology (CAT) at UB. Speaker Sheldon Silver dur- The CAT would advance ing a tour May 13 of the Bio- biotechnology and biomedimedical Research Building cal engineering research unon the South Campus.While der way at UB and Roswell at UB, Silver pledged to Park Cancer Institute, and work to include $1 million would be linked to the $5 in the state budget to estab- million proposed by Gov. Thomas £ . H•aclrick, senior counselor to Presidenr William R. Grei ner and former provost, has been named acting dean of the School of ArchiteciUre and Planning by Provost Davtd Triggle Headrick will fill in for Bruno Frescha. who will taU a one -year sabbatical, effective Aug. I. Freschi, who has se rved as dean smce 1989, will travel to Italy and Morocco during the leave, and will assist the Moroccan governmen t in designing a cult ural center. Headnck, who stepped down as UB provost Jan. I , has held a variety of academic and administrative positions during his more than rwo decades at UB. He joined the faculty in 1976 as dean of the Law School. holding that posll1on until 1985, when he returned to the faculty as a fuiJ professor. He also has served as interim dean of the former Faculty of Arts and Lette rs and as chai r of the Gene raJ Assembly of the former Un dergraduate College. Pataki to create a cooperative research institute at UB and Roswell. The CAT program was established by the . Legislature in 1982 to encourage university researchers to work more closely with businesses to develop new technologies. Densmore writes modern biography of Red Jacket High PCB levels found in breast milk ~!~:Uen w!o eat Lake Ontario fish 1 W ronmental Research. "This work supports previous studies that also indicate that lac · tation is a primary means of re· moval of these persistent contaminants in the femal~," said Paul J. Kostyniak,chairofthe Department of Clinical Laboratory Science in the School of Medicine and Bio· medical Sciences, director of the Toxicology Research Center and primary author on the study. .. " Most of a woman's excretion occurs via the milk during breastfeeding, so generally, the more children and the more breast-feed ing, the lower the levels will be. "The data on individual PCB subtypes also allow researchers to quantify exposures to specific sub· types, all of which have different rates of elimination from the body, different degrees of toxicity and, in many cases, different toxicologi cal effects." The New York Stat< Angler Co· hort is composed of licensed an glers and their spouses or partners from 16 co unties surrounding Lake-.O ntario, a to tal of I 0,51 7 men and 7,477 women who were between the ages of 18. and 40 when the study began. The study was undertaken in 1991 to deter- 3 BrieBy Silver OMENwhoeatfish from 1..ake O ntano have sig mfi ca ntly h1ghe r levels of PCBs and pesticides in their breast milk than women who do not eat lake Ontario fish , results of a st udy of lactating women in the New York Stat< Angler Coho rt has shown . Findings in the study, conducted by UB researchers, also showed that concentrations of these toxicants in breast milk declined as the number of c hi.ldren and the time spe nt breast-feeding increased. The study ap~ in a recent issue of Envi- Rella...._ 300 I 1 250 200 / 150 + 100 50 mine the health consequences of eating fish fr o m Lake Ontario, known to be th e most polluted of the Great Lakes. Many contam ina nt s fo u nd in Great Lakes fish have been linked to adverse reproductive and d~d ­ opmental effects in wildlife popu· latio ns th at eat the fish . Dietary intake is the main source of expo- sure to these compounds for the general population and is a critical determinant of the toxicants in human milk. This research reports results of the analysis of 100 breast -milk samples fro m 98 lactating women in the cohort. Fifty of the women were nursing a firstborn, while th e remaining 48 had two or more children. The women completed a questionnaire that provided data on the date o f the milk sample; number of children; history of breast-feeding; heigh t and weight before, during and after the most recent pregnan cy, a nd detailed in formation on amount and types of fish eatrn from Lake O ntario and its tributaries in the 12 month s before the most recent pregnancy. Milk samples were analyzed for 77 PC Bs; DDE, a metabolite of the pesticide DDT, a nd the pesticides hexac hl o ro benze ne ( HC B) and Mirex. Analysis of milk samples showed tha t DDE and nine PCBs were found in all 100 samples. Mi.lk samples fro m fish-eaters had significa ndy higher levels of several PCBs tha n that of non O ntario-fish -eaters. The two most prevaJen t PCB subtypes, shown to be 30 percent highe r, were also the most prevalent contaminants an Lake O nta rio fis h. DOE level was not related to fish cons umption fro m Lake On tario, ana lysis showed. Kostyniak said this type of data is critical for estimating th e dosc.-s of individual PCBs to assess expo su re risk in newborns. A prospcc · tive study of pregnancy rates and of children born to mothers in th e New York State Angler Cohort is being conducted by UB research ers in the Depa rtm ent of Social and Preventive Medicine. Additio nal researche rs on th1s stud y were C asey Stan son and Hebe B. Greizerstei n . both of the Department of Pharmacology and Tox ico logy; Jo h n Vena and Ger maine Buck of the Depart ment of Social and Preven tive Medicme, and Pa uh ne Mendola, formerly at US, now wi th th e U.S. EnvironmentaJ Protection Agency. The research was suppo rted in par t by gran ts from th e G rea t Lakes Protection Fund and the Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registr y. " Red Jacket: Iroquois Diplomat and Orator," a new book by Archivist Chnstopher Densmo.re, is the first modern b1ography of the legendary Seneca In dian who represemed the Iroquois Nation in some of th~ most importan t diplomatic m1ssao ns of hts hfet1me. Tried as a wi tch, admired and fea red by the Europeans, mocked a.!> a coward , accused of betraying h1s people, the formidable lroquots diplomat Red Jacket was one of the most compe lling and contro versial figures of his time. Densmore's book. published hy Syracuse Un iversity Press, explores Red Jacket 's life, accomplishments and the role he played for the eno rmous and powerful Iroquois Nation in its treaty negotiations with the U.S. government under (.•very president from George Wash ington to Andrew Jackson . Red Jacket- his real name wa~ Sagoyewatha-was distinguished for having held firmly to his ins rstenct" on the rights of native peoples to their own land , beliefs, trad1t1ons, government and way of life. mdependen1 of the encroaching American influence He also held out for the peaCL·ful settlement of dtspute.!o through diplomatic interaction . Densmore's resean:h Wa.!. complica ted by the fact that Red Jacket nc1 ther spoke nor wrote English and hts diplomatic skills and oratoncal a~..co mphshmt:nt.s were reported b\' ~A'ltnesses. somet1mes years later Gift to establish high-tech accounting classroom Louis DIBerardlno, a tas partner an the Ci ncinnati office of Ernst & Young and a 1980 graduate of the acco untmg program in the Sc hool of Managemenl , has partnered with his firm to make a S60,000 gift to the School of Management to create a htgh -te<.: hnol ogy accounting classroom. Co nstru ctio n of the new classroom , to be located 1n 112 Jacub.!o Management Cen ter on the North Ca mpus, will begin this summer. The facility wiU use state-of-the-art accounting software and Internet access to en hance teaching effeciJveness and provide studen ts wnh real-wo rld instruction on emerging accoU nt ing practices. The classroom also will offer a professional environment for de- hvery of co ntinuing-education courses and seminars, which will help the schoo l generate additionaJ reven ues to benefit all curriculums. Bill Heninger, assistant professor of accounti ng and law, will serve as th(.· classroom's faculty manager. "The generosit y of Mr. DiBerardulo and Ernst & Young s1gnafi ca ntly enhances the Department of Accounting and Law's commat ment to p rov idi ng our students wath the htghest quality education expc n ence," says Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of Management Creative problem-solvers to gather at UB What Is billed as the "" largest crea ti ve gathering on the planet:· th t· 45 th Creative Problem Solving institute will be held at UB june 20 2S Nearly 1.000 adults and teens from more than 30 countnes wdl gather o n th~ North Campus for the institute, sponsored by the ( : re aLive Education Foundation, to develop strategies fo r creatively deal ing with those life .. lemons" that inevitably turn up and appear to he p roblems but really are challenges a nd opportunities in disgu1se. The keynote speaker will be Dian< Ackerman. author of the bestseller. ""A Natural History of the Senses." Her work has appeared in The fok><• Yorl. T"""'- The New Yorm,fbmdto, Nano..U C".mgraphir and other puhlicallon > �llay ZO.li9JVDI.JI,Ie.33 41Repa...._ Paper vs. computers not an either/or Issue, but one of selec:tlon, I<:uoos Nancr--- proloaor and--., the SChooll.lnoy _ , . . . . In the SChool.,_ and Ubrory ~has been elected councJor-ot-lllge ol the Arnericonl.lbn!yAooodlldon (!U.), the~- and-. of-·· tlon 11Zlmmennan~ term will run through 2003. · -~­ proleuorol.......-- and englr-.g. h a s - . Serior Summer -..:h FoaAty ~11om the u.s. Nl\l)' to a>nductroseon:h security lit t h e - - on"""""'"' ~lnwaolllngton. lJpoct1yoyo ..... has - • Fon:e ~ .-:11 ~In Rome. N.Y. to contniO roseon:h he begon lost......,., In the .... ol lnln.aion cjollldlan, damoge ... controct 11om the Nt - a n d -. _,_111m ,_.~hasbeen<l<ctod to • topreMnllng 01s1rta 2 an ........... - ol theSiudonl-~ 'Siudoni-C$AME'l ____.. , _ . . ,. .QudlarM- _and...,...olfdu. ...(\JSAI),,....,., •........-. -(CASE). A_.,.oiUI's 1-...ySiudoni-- and.n...,...,. .-n1s1 ...-~n Nowjonoy, ... Will Colmbll Yoot.. ........ the Ols1rta., Onlorto. •I ~ . -blldgolong.- .........,..,.._,. benolllltthe Arnericon ol CMI En- ,.,gil-.~ ...... - t h e - -Mige Compellllan hold ....., Ill Camll ~.llle_has_ the bridge_, • tlfp .. the fl. , . , being hold - . a y _UI's _ llwough june_ 21 n_ - -_ . •,...and~­ pllald lll1h and-..-· IM!y,- the 14 - I n tho contest. BRIE FLY U~ librarians say Iii · Electronics to replace books? Don't bet on it .,. PATIIICJA DOHOVAH News s.Mcts Editor O NE aspect of the rich and complex his- tor y of human knowledg.,._iu re· cording, transmis- sion and preservation--has been altered irrevocably by the advan~ ­ ment of information tedlnology. New technologies have broadened vastly the spectrum of infor· mation resources that augment the book, and also have raised questions about whether, in librar- ies at least, elroronic communication actuaJiy can replace books within the foreseeable future. UB librarians say anything is possible, but the replacement of the librari es' millions of bound volumes by electronic versions is no more than a twinkle in the eye of someone who is not a librarian. "Information technology is being touted on campus and elsewhere as the drug that will cure everything. But nothing cures everything," says archivist Christopher Densmore. .. First, we learned that there are some things information technology can't cure. Next, we find out that it actually cures no thing," Densmore says . .. Then, we learn that IT does cure some things, but not the things it was expected to cu re, and can produ ce new and diffi cult problems of its own." Judith Adams· Volpe, director o f Lockwood Library, agrees that issues of technology acquisition an: dicey these days and predictio ns are difficult . "'We're involved not in an eitheror (paper vs. computer) situation," she says, .. but in a process of evaluation and judicial selection and ap· plication of technologies in a constantly changing library environ· menL Some applications will work better than others. Some decisions · will stand the test of time; othen will reflect our nearsightedness." On the pro-tech side, the librarians a pplaud how th is a m azing new science has facilitated access to, and use of, the nine UB libra ries. You can't beat comp uter tech rlology, they say, for performing ., ...... to tell..., . . . - - Ull t.....,_,. clrectCII)' ....._.. - ·d _..,.t need ......... ...,_It onlne.-_ I wu wrong." IOHNEOENS catalog ~arches, accessing reference material, storing government documents, linking to online pe· riodical.s, ordering paper copies of cataloged material, requesting in· terlibrary loans and directing US· ers to sources of additional information, however distant. Advan= in online publishing now enable customers to down load volumes into hand · b~d electronic books, and for a da.s.s. tven download an entire course or· reserved" reading that might include books, chapters, journal articles, research abstracts and so on. Although the popularity of this methodology has yet to be dern · onstrated, it is expected to be part of the next big tecbnology drive. Digitizing the 18 million bound texts in the UB collections is quite another story, however. " It would be virtually impossible right Q!lw." says John Edens, director of tkbnical servi= for the UB Libraries ... The time re quired and cost systems and human resources .would be prohibitive, even if we thought it should be done, which we don't. "'Even all reference material isn't available electronically," Edens points oul •And it may never be. The production of electronic databases is commercially driven, so while the full texts of popular ref· erence materials are online, vast amounts of scholarly material are still available only in journals and bound volumes. It doesn't sell well because it has a small audience." Ellen Gibson, director of the Law Library, said that while the new technologies are very helpful, she also doubu that they ever will replace written texts. ul..ct's say we ran out of money in our budget one year and couldn't pay for th e online services of Westlaw, Nexus or Lexus. If we ,te of the hadn'l continued to r=ive full. text, paper editions ofthe law jour· na1s, we'd be out orluck," she says. Densmore notea that the archival problems related tosavingd<aronic doc::umentsis another consideration. "We lcnowtbat paper lasts at leastSOO yars under the right oonditions. We ha.e no idea bow long the informa· tion on a CD-ROM, a rornputerdisk or a bard drivowill be retrieYable, but we know it's only a mattt:roldecades, ifthaL" Edens also stresses that some documents are just more useful in bound form. " I used to tell my staff that soon UB wouldn' t need a paper telephone directory because we'd have it online,• he says. "'Well, I was wrong. The UB electronic directory is Car les.s useful to most of us than the bound paper volume." Barban Von Wahlde, associate vice president for University Libraries, says that 80 pe=nt of the libraries' acquisition budget is used to purchase hard-copy texts. But ooUections that are growing constantJy require space, she says. "Putting library materials online does save space, but it changes the physi· cal configuration of the ~brary in ways that may alarm traditionalists." Those changes are very visible at UB. They include the prolifer1ltion of ~brary "cybraries," the addition of oncr-forbiddeo ootr.e ban and refreslunent stands insid< the ~brary, the reduction of curds and putting more ol the oollection in storage. Whatever the changes they pro· voke, Margaret Wells, director of the Undergraduate Library, says the new "cybr'Uies.. are a godsend for most students. "They can find information fast," she says, "and they're more likely to extend their search beyond the Web site. They still have to read, understand and synthesize the material, of course. Our jqb is to make the information available to them." Gemma DeVmney, coordinator of Web development and servi= for the UB Ubraries, poinu to the enormous growth of BISON, once simpl y UB's electronic library ca talog, as an example of the changes that await us. " BISON is now the name of the overall UB LibrarieJ Web site <http://ultlllt.buffolo.edu/ll· ....,._>."DeVmneysays, "ltJam· plified function riJaUs it a true 'virtuallibrary'-from the oomfort of your offia, residence-hall room or home, you can perform many stan· dard library functions over BISON: do primary resean:b, ask refcren~ questions, make sugestions or use it as a gallOWay to vast numbers of other digitization projects, such as the Ubrary of Congress"American Memory Project.'" In the meantime, Wells says, "the Undergraduate Ubrary at UB is more central to student life than it has been in a long rime. Kids are online, sitting and reading. having coffee, working together in groups. gathering to talk or to help one another. An unexpected feeling of community bas evolved from the expanded availability of computer technology in the UGL this year." If the bookless library isn't just around the bend, neither is the paperless library or the paperless campus. Edens points out that students , once forced to take judicious notes from bound text.s. now regularly pull and print hundreds of linear feet of re:cords-90 or more pages at times-from hbrary computers. Libraries today. he says, actually generate much more paper than they did 20 years ago. Since victory never goes t·o the Luddites, we can expect the •=I· erating rate of change to produce an astonishing new chapter in the mingled histories ofbooks,librar· ies and technologies. "We're at the very beginning of an extraordinaril y exciting era• says DeVinney," and the changes already in place here serve as sign·. posts to a very different kind of li brary yet to evolve." Howe elected to American Academy ofArts and Sciences By PATRICIA DONOVAN New. Services Editor oRITIC David Meltur has called UB English Professor Susan Howt "one of America's covert triumphs of poetry... ( whose) manifold brilliance is grounded in a deeply webbed sense of self in history and history in self"' A noted literary critic as well as a celeb rated poet, Howe is o ne of nine literary figures frOm here and abroad recently elected to mem bership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Election to this honorary learned 50ciety is one olthe greatest distinctions C inintellectualandattistic~l Founded during the American reY<r lution,theacaderny's3,300fdlowsand 550 foreign honorary members are from thearts,scic:ncrs, humanities and public life. and include 168 Nobel laureates and 58 Pulitzer· Prize winners. Howe is strongly associated with the Language Poets' movement of the late 1970s and 1980s, and her poetry and scbolarsbip can be described as language-based and experimental. lit· erary critia ha.e applied her observations of Emily Okkinson's work to Howe's ownv.ttk:"Poetry.'"shewrot.e, "is affirmation in negation,ammunitionintheydloweyeofaguntbatan allegorical pilgrim will shoot straight into the quiet of nigh~s frame." She is the author of several books of poetry, beginning with " Hinge Picture" in 1974 and continuing through major idiosyncratic and significant works, such as"The Lib· e rties ," " Pythagorean Silence." "Defenestration of Pragu e" and "Singularities." And she is the author of highly regarded books of essays, including "The Capture Morpho! ogy." More ~nt books of PQetry include "The Nonconformist's Memoria!: Poems by Susan Howe" and "Selected Poems: 1974- 1978." Her books ofcriticism indude"lndoser" and"TheBirth-marlc:Unsettlingthe Wilderness in American Literary History." Howe is best-known, how· ever, for her acclaimed critical study "My Emily Dickinson" ('1985), con· si de red a land· mark in creative scholars hip. By employing his torical sourc<s,she was able to fuse Calvinist and In· dian -ca ptivit y texts into "influ ences"that entered into early Amcricanrhetoricasrelatedtospiritualand material ideologies. Her work has been widely an~ thologized and celebrated with leetures and poetry readings at major national and international univtrsities,literaryfestivalsandconferena:s. She twia has~ the lletin Columbus i:oundation American Book Award--fur"SecretHistoryoltheDividing Line" and for "My Emily Dickinson." Shealso has~ n.<J Fund for Poetry Awards and the Rny Harvey Pierce Award for a Poet and a Critic from the Urllv=ity of CaJi. fornia, San Diego. Howe has been the subject of a number of critical analyses, in eluding those by Marjorie Perloff, Ra chel Blau Du Plessis, Bruce And rews and Charles Bernstein . The periodicals Abacus, The Difficulties and Talisman have devoted entire issues to her poetry. In the academy's literary section this year, Howe's fe:llowinduaees indude poets Lucille Oiftnn and Iori< Graharn;~l..ouiseErdridl, Tun O'Brien and Edmund White, and "Prairie Home Companion" author Garrison killor. In the fine aru sec· lion, new members include actresses janeAI=nder,MeryiStreep and Uta Hagen;directors~Mik< N'idlolsand~Spidberg;dancer/ chomlgrapber Mikhail Barysbnil<ov, and a:llist janos Starl«r. �II ay 20.1!!~9/V~. ll. lo.33 Rapaa._ 5 Very low-fat diet may compromise BrieBy runners' immune systein, study says Database for Lower Great Lakes . , LOIS IIAIWI News Setvices Editor RAINED runners who sev<rely limit the amount of fat in their dietS may be suppressing their immune system and inaeasing their susceptibility to infections and inOammation. a UB study has shown. In findings to be praented Saturday at the fourth International Society for l!xm:ise and Immunology Sympooium in Rome, Italy, lead au- thor laya T. Venkatraman will report that running 40 miles per week on a diet composed of approximately 17 perant fat oompromised the runners' immlllle response. The medium-and high-fat diets, co mpo sed of appro.ximatel y 32 and 41 percent fat respectively, left the immune system intact and en hanced certain components, the findings showed. "The data suggest that higher-fat diets may lower the proinftammatory cytokines, free radicals and hormones, and may enhance the levels of anti-inflammatorycytokines," said Venkatraman, an associate professor of nutrition in the Department of Physi Therapy, Exercise and Nu tritio Sciences in the School o f Heal Related Profession>. lier studies published by a UB group headed by David t, professor of physiology and bioph ics, reported that com · petitive ru ners who increased the 1 proportion of fut in their diets im proved their endurance with no negative effect on weight, body composition, blood pressure, pulse rate or total cholesterol. However, since a high level of fat wa s thought to be immunosup pressive, the researchers sought to dotermine if increasing dietary fat would compromist various elementa of the immuoe system , while improving performance. "In gmeral. moderate levels of aercise are known to enltanao the im mune system." saidVenkatraman. "But hi8b-intensity exercise and eodwana am:ise produce excess lcvd.s of free radicals, which may plaa stress on the immune system. 1011 Since we have shown that ath· letes perform better on a high erfat diet thlln on a low-fat diet, it was important to determine if the higher-fat diet would further compromise the immune system," she said. "We found that it did not, but the very-low-fat diet did." The study involved six female and eight male competitive runners who trained at 40 miles a week and were part of a larger performance study. They spent a month on their normal diets, followed by a month each on dietS composed of approximately 17 percent, 32 percent and 41 percent fat. Protein remained stable at 15 percent and carbohydrates made up the difference. The immune status of the run ners was obtained by analyzing co ncentrations o f essential com ponents o f the immune s ys t e m-1 e uk ocy t es, cytok.in es and plasma cort iso l- i n bl oo d sa mpl es taken befo re a nd afte r an enduran ce exercise te st. The tests were conducted at the end of eac h fo ur~ week diet period. Result s sh o wed t hat natural killer cells, a type of leukocyte and on e of th e b o d y's d e fe ns e mechanisms ma rshaled to fight infection, we re m o re t han doubled in runners after the high· fat diet, compared to the low- fat regimen. Levels of PG E,, inflam · mation-causing prostagl andin s, increased after the endurance test and were higher when the runners were on the low-fat d iet. This study is pan of a larger investigation to determine the effects of dietary fat on performance, biochemical and nutritional status, and plasma lipids and lipoprotein profiles in distance runners being conducted by a study group composed o f-in addition to Venkatraman and Pendcrgast-Peter Horvath, associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Scien=. and John Leddy, clinical professor of orthopaedics and associate director o f the UB Sports Medicine Institute. CEL receives Coleman grant for entrepreneurial internships UB 202: new course developed to help students explore career options ByMAIIAM«<-S News Servk~ Editorial Assistant U NDERG RADUATES wh o are undecid ed about what c aree r path to follow ;oo n may have an easier time figurin g it all out, thanks to the new " UB 202" co urse to be offered in Fall 1999 through the university's Q f. fice of Ca reer Planning and Placement Dec isi o n - m a ki ng str a teg ies. identifying ca reer o ptio ns, findin g an internship, resume writing and intervi ewing skiUs are examples of so me topics students will expl o re in " UB 202." Developed by st aff members of the O ffi ce of Ca reer Planning and Placement, the new course targets sophomores as a foUow· up to the freshman .. University Experience" course, " UB lOI ," but is o pe n to all undergraduates. However, unlike .. UB 101." which is a o ne-credit pass/fail course, " UB 202" will be a graded , three-credit course. "We are trying to reach students at an earlier Stage of their undergraduate career," said Daniel Ryan. director of the career planning and pla'lJtlenl office and "UB 202" in structor. "Students often wait until their senior year to stan planning for their future. We want to ex-pose issues. work environments and using the lntemet as a career resource. them to their options earlier and give them the tools to research those possibilities so that they can make Ryan added tha t the class SIZi' will be kept small to ens ure that each student receives indivad ual an educated d ecision." Ryan wiU be teaching one of th e initial three sectio ns to be offered in the fall. The other two sectio ns wiU be taught by Steve Ha rvey and ized attentio n for a more mean ingful experi ence. Course goals.. as Listed on tht' syl Iabus, are to understand that the components of career choice ind udf!' career, personal and educa ti o nal awareness; to recognize that a career is a lifelong process that involves con tinuousevaluationandreprioritizmg of values; to identify personal i.nterests.. skills, and valuo. and compan· them with several career options; to learn the skills involved m rcsean.:h ing and acquiring a job- and to leam how to make dec:is 1 o n~a n d St."t shon and long-term goals. Students also will be rl''-JUi reJ tu take the Stro ng Int erest lnventon and Myers- Briggs pe rsonaht v tcsb to help th em de tc rnll m' careen. th at best ma tch thc1r tntcresb and perso na lities. "S tud ents usua ll y hdve ~omt· adea abo ut what they wa nt to do. hu t they don't have the bread t h of experie nce that we wan t them 10 have when it co mes to explonng and develo ping t hese mt c rests ," explains Rya n. Sand ra Hand y, ca ree r· planning· and-development associates. "Stud ents o ft en get info rmation a bo ut ca reers fro m the popul a r medi a, whi ch res ults in false n o~ tio ns abo ut what certain pro fessio n a ls ac tu a ll y do," ex plain ed Ryan . " For example. most undergraduates think they have a good idea of wh at lawyers d o, but the y have absolutely no concept of the research or the business sid e of 1t." He c it ed th e televis ion shows "Ally Mc Beal."" ER" and "The Prac · tice" as contributo rs to students' unrealistic. o r glamorized . image of som e caree rs. He added th a t an importa nt com ponent of"UB 202" will be to provide stude nts wit h more realistic in fo rmation about careers they may be pursuing. Students also will study such im portant topics as eronomic trends for the 2 1st century, workplace-equality developed as reference tool m A searchable databaH on the lower Great Ukes has been developed by the Great Lakes Progr am at UB and New Yo rk Sea Gra nt. Its pu rpose is to provide research · ers. legislators, staff members. agency representatives, administrators. Sea Gran t extensio n staff a nd students with resou rces and contacts for JOIOI proJects and collaborat1on.s an valved with Great Lakes management and protect iOn. The database was developed specifically to provide the recently orga nizcd New York Coalition of Great Lakes legl.slators w1th usable refer ence tools that they could easily access in order to bener understand the players and polkies that infl uence Great La.kes management 1ssues ..There are over 650 organizations and agencies that have some son of governance mandate in the Great Lakes basin." said Joseph V DePinto. director of the Great Lakes Program and professor of crvil, structural and environmental engineering. "This database IS sordy needed by all stake· hold~ as a means of determining who to con tad with questions or com ments on the many important issues faa ng Great Lakes basin residents." It was developed by DeP into and Helen Do mske. assoc iate d1 rec to r and New Yo rk Sea Grant extens1on specialist. wtth support from New York Sea G rant, the Great Lake~ Program and the Great l.akes Resea rch Consortium. "Tius project is an excellent example of how well the partnersh•p lx· tween the Great Lakes Program at UBand New York Sea Grant has worked to serve Western New York and the whole state with respect to mfom1a tion and education on its most precious natural resource ... said DePmtn T he database is accessibl e fro m the G reat Lakes Program Web Slit at < http: / / wlngs .buffalo.edu/ glp >. Cu rrently. to run the database. users must have ACCESS97 under W indows 95/98/NT. By m1d -summer, the database will be sea rch able from the Web sate The Coleman Foundation has aw.uded a $25.000 grant co che Cen ter for Entrepreneurial Leadersh 1p (C ELl tn the School of Man age ment for developmt:nt of a program that partners CFI wtth the school's internship program The proposed program wtllmtrodu(e undergraduate students 10 the responsib il ities, rewards and n s k~ of ent repreneursh ip b)' plac ing th em m i n te rn ship~ at bmme~scs owned by CEL entrep reneu rs, acco rdi ng to CEL D1rector Ma ra annc Sul li van . The students will be requi red to anaJyzr and d 1scus.s the1r mternsh ip expenences as real · life ca.~ st udies of how busm es~es operate and funct 1on. "The grant provtdes an opportumty to lmk two of the school's most ~uccessful out reach programs for the benefit of students wh o have an Interest 111 becom mg entrep rt:ncur~ ." ~a1d LtWIS Mandell. dean of the School of Managemen t CE I was one of 10 educatiOnal program~ nau o n...,•1de to be.> awa rded t he gran t by the Coleman Foundauon, estJblisheJ 111 I ~S I by t he lat e Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Stetson Coleman, founders Qf i-anna• May Ca nd 1es. The fou ndat iOn supports educatiOn programs that reflect 1b ph ilosophy of" self-suffiCiency t hro ugh self- emplovment .~ Estabh.shcd in 1987, C EL has helped more than ~50 WeMc:'rn Ne'' York busmess owners grow and refine the1r busmesses. The ~chnol of Managcmcnl's mtcrnsh 1p program annua ll y pla("CS more than 300 student s an mt crnsh1 ps that prov1dt hands -on tra1n mg 111 dlCOUnt mg. finanl.C , human rt~so urce ~. mternal aud iting . mJnagt~ ment sv~ tern!> or m.t rket mg. Hate-crimes forum to be held A public forum on hate crtmes will be held at 7· .'\0 p.m f\tondd' 111 the Center fo r Tomorrow on the Nonh Ca mpu ~ . Kl'n neth S. Stern, prog ram speCialist on extrc m a ~ m . b1~otn Jnd ant1 - Scmlll~lll for the AmerKan )ew1sh Co mm1 llt't' ( :\j( l. w11l f-t· tht' l..evnote :.peakcr at the forum, wh 1ch 1 ~ free o l ~.hug.t' Jnd npe n to the puhht.. h rst Amendment and ..:hurch/ sta te 1mphcal10n~ mvolvmg h.llt' crlmCS,l(lmmunlt y 1nvolvemc:'nt, hate -crimt":!languagl',t.'d UI.Jium JnJ JegJslauon/ litlgatlon will be addressed durmg tht:' panel di:.( U.!>Sio n Panehs t ~ wil l be an orney Davtd Jay: Ba rb ra A. Kavanaugh . J~.SI:. tant att o rney ge ne raJ in charge of the Buffalo reg10nal ofti..:t·; !· rani.. B. Mes1ah, p resident o f th e Buffalo Chapter oft he N.I\A(]>, Jnd Allan RIChards. field organ ize r for the Empire Sta te Pnde Agl'nJ.i T he for um 1s spo nso red by the Amencan )ew1sh Conumttt't' ,,1 Weste rn New Yo rk in cooperall on with the UB L.a"' School. the .. om muni t y ~ re l atio n s com mi tt ee of the Jew1sh Federal lOll of Crt"atn Buffalo. th e Empire State Pnde Age nda. the League of Women Vnt ers of Greater Buffalo and the Nl'twork of Rel1g1ou ~ Commumtae~ For m fo rm ati on, call the AIC officl' at A77- 62 .14 . �6 Rapa..,. llay ZO.l!!MII. :II.~. J:l B RIEFLY Regattll set tot June S The Zl»r Vlllloy - . g Club ond tho Ul Olllce ol ~ Pursuits wll tho 511! .... nuol .Dice Fun Run" logotU June 5 on cau...gus Cleolc from Gowondo 1 D ~tho..-whlch w l l - Tri-Courlly- . rial Hospilol. f'l'*lponls ... --Along canoe -1ho CMWougus CJftk from Gowondo 1D tho woy, there ... be c:hod<- points where partidponls an stop ond " - tho opporiUnity to win priza. IV. the ol tho trip, there ond __ ---- .-.lor wll be. bootJecue .. f'l'*lponls ~ ..... . sic. - ond prloes. Mondoy- .,.._ 1211""- c~o~e • no"" ponon. be 11!11.. ..... ond Piddles ...1'_,.....lor_ poclllllond ~­ ..---..QII lor porllclponiL lheyan be Into the wilderness -·~). For. -Ciilpljl. Ul~ o f . . - punuits, ot 64522&5. Gejfoer leads UB educational expeditions By MAliA M<COINHIS News Sei"V'ices Editorial Assistant ·"'-"'· - -wll hostoprw........,r.,... PENDING a week in the Adirondacks hiling, horseback riding and mountain climbing may sound more like a vacation than summer school, more but for th e past six summers, ' Folowlng tho ............ perlorIT\IIfla of "Tho~ of tho · nfordGeffnerhasled VB students S In - o l l h o 7511!.,.. • Cologo (MFC). 1ho Clllogt lor dly If> blo llljou C... ' lfw1 UO MFC · ou of the classroom and into the m o tain wilderness for a week - •lumnlwll-. long ~ucational expedition. His winter excursion: a week-long exploration of the FJorida Everglades that has students trudging through waist-deep cypress swamps. canoe-- Open· ot - · · Porlorlring Arts Center. TldleUior tho C!Y«<b.-e~out M MfC 75111 ..-...yexl>blt IS on dllploy ,_In tho ' - ' Hllllobbt'. T h e ... '"""' 1D tho*' Grile for 1lledoy's roaption. thon 1D tho ~Hisllorical Socloly,~ tho,....,.._, ing through mangroves and snorkeling around coral reefs. Geffner, an avid naturalist and in structo r in the UB Environmental ... ....,.,.., lor Studies Program in the College of Arts and Scie nces, has been giving students an up-d ose look at nature for nearly 20 years in such courses as "Ethics ofSurvivai,""Field Ecology" and "Ethnobotanical Surveys." Pamelll Keen named director of TCIE Ul--- Pomolo H. !<eon his t-1 fliiTIOd -ofTheCAnia' for -..-~~~oc~~wnm (TCJE). - "--oci- The s ummer trip to the Adirondacks, as well as the winter ofTCIE'snlr*lg- *'<le1993, sucuD llll>otco . ~-.--·­ ,..-. trek through the EV<rglades, are "The Ecology of Unique Environments" ~-ofthoUI- ·-d-. . __ . .,..__ _,...., --......, ltlf.~- .. - of~n:IAflllllld~ courses Geffner developed to give environmental-studies s\udents the ---.~ opportunity to study unique and threatened environments through - - /la-ofltlf.,..... challenging and intensive field study. "!do my best to giV< them a better sense fo r field studies and, ulti - ....... ............... lncUitbofl- ,..........,._ond,... mn,lalilgllng. puodll*lg. aJIMd.....-..n:l ..... dol~ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR == The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. __..CIIb _ond_._._ _ ......... ... ,.,.amot.............. be . . . . . . ....,........,. be .................... .... lln_lodllll. ..olon ~ phalle ................. ... aueol...,. .......... ,.._ _n., __ ......,loy 9 ..... t.ltinlllr 1Dioecnldllld for~ .......... .... .........................,. The . . . . . . . .lhll .... be <......... ,.,_ mately, their role within the envi-.. ronment," says Geffner, who points out that his courses also help provide students with more viable career options... There is a great need to enhance awareness for the way the world works. My goal is to make all of these students naturalists, regardless of which aspect of the environment they pursue." Geffner emphasizes how valuable field experience is to a student pursuing a career in the environmental field. He says he has received letters from former students now working in the field who are grateful for their experience and the opportunities made available to them in his courses. The cod'tses, which are dosW to non -majors, require students to k<ep detailed field journals in which they list and illustrate 100 of the plant and animal sightings observed during the field study. On a typical trip to the Everglades, Geffner says they ideotify some 240 plant and animal species. "When students complete this course, they often know the Everglades better than, the par~gen. In fact, the rangers often request to join us on our field excursions in order to en hance their &1 appreciation of the park."' r What makes these environments "unique" is h~ ru-y and politia have impacted upon the ecology of · these particular regions, explains Geffner. His approach is to expooe students to this ecology of the environment and teach them how that integrates with the history and political <ituation surrounding the area and its eco-systems. -=-or - "The uniqueness of the Ad irondac ks revolves around the fact that you Slinfonl~ _,....,ts ....... have the largest state park ..,..the_ the in the country-6 mil lion acres-and il is both .,.,.._to private and public lands, which makes for interest - ing dynamics." Geffner admits that part of his interest in studying the Adirondacks and the Everglades comes from a peroooal fascination with these areas. "The Everglades are sub-tropical, so it is completely a1ien to what we are familiar with. The systems are different. Life is different . It is a very different world and an exciting one at that." Geffner also notes that pan of the intrigue of the Everglades is that all of the eco-systems have been disrupted due to farming and urbanization, resulting in a con certed effort in the past 10 years to rebuild the area. .. St udents are awestruck and amazed," reveals Geffner... Everything is so new to them and it is quite intense, since they learn an incredible amount in a short week." Thi s past winter, for the first time since the course has been offered , Geffner and hi s studen ts were lucky enough to spot the ex tremely rare and secretive Ameri can crocodile, which Geffner has been seeking for the past six years. Other highly .,ndangered species Geffner and students have identi - L eft: C...... trip In . ·the E........ gifts --~ loolr at nllblra. fled on their Everglades ventures are the Everglades kite, bald eagle, woodstork and manatee. Surrounded by the potential dangers of alligators and poisonous snakes, the students are trained to proceed cautiously and are accompanied by a certified emergency medical technician. Another one of Geffner's cour.;es, "Ethics of Survival." explores the impact of religion and lllCXlem science on pert:q>tions of nature. as ...,U as survival skills that are deYe1oped during a .. survival expedition"' to IAdtworth Sta~ Park. On this weekend trip, students must use their a-... ativityand endurance to build a functionallodge and make their own meals using such foods as wild mushrooms, leeks and nuts that they collect. "The students soon learn that the more you know, the less you have to do to survive, and the more you can simply enjoy and learn," says Geffner. Geffner, who built his own logcabin residence in the Colden Hills, never strays far hom nature. In addition to his work at UB, Geffner and his business partner, Herb Burgasser, associate professo.r in UB's Educational Opportunity Center, run the non-profit organization Earth Spirit, Inc., which offers nature-education programs to schools, community groups and the public. According to Geffner, UB's Environmental Studies Program has grown dramatically as a result of shifting priorities in our society and heightened awareness among today's college studeots. In response to environmental crises, he adds, students have beoome increasingly concerned with preserving and appreciating the environment The instructor, whose focus in en- vironmental work evolved through a series of in~mships. says his experiences led him to the disoovery that he could make a living teaching in and about nature... There ~ many ways to effect changes," he says. "My way is through education ... �Rep May 20, l!I!!IVDI.:uo.33 a..._ 7 BrieD Innovative . ~-1 Rolhberg. "AI thuame.time, we can Athletes of the Year be physicians' eyes andean, leeing whether or not a patient has been compliant and then communicat- Shelly H• mltto n and Steve Butcher were named Female and Male Athletes of the Year by the Divis1on of Athleucs at the annual year end athletic banquet held recently an Samuel's Grand Manor Hamilton was the first female athlete at UB to become a D1vJs1on I All -American with her 12th-place finish in the high jump at last year's NCAA Trac.k and Field Championships. Hamilton broke the school record for the high jump with a mark of 5'11.25" set during the UB Open, held the first weekend in May. With that effort. she also qualified provisionally for the NCAA Championships that w11l be held Jun e 2-5 at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. Butcher had a record-setting season as a member of the so~.:ccr team, finishing with a school-record 18 goals, seven assists and an other school-record 43 points on the season. He also set !1-Chool records for career goals and career points scored. A junior, Butcher led the M_id -American Conference an goah and points, and finished 12th in the nation in goals sco red and 14th m points scored. He was named a MAC first-team, AIJ -Conferenc(' se lection, as well as being named to the MAC All-Tournament team . Rich Skrabucha, a member of the men's cross-country team , was honored at the banquet with the Sk.erker Scholar Award. The Skerkn Award is given to the stude nt -athlete who shows strong determ1na tio n, bot h on the field of competition as well as in the classroom. The men's soccer team was awarded the Quan tum Leap Award for most -improved program. The team finished the year with a 13 8 record, a five-game improvement from the previous season, and opened the season with a win over Michigan State. ing with the physician." Physicians, as well as patients, must be educated about how pharmacists wiJJ augment, not replace, their role in patient care. "AI tint. patients don't expect to " - to sit down and make an appointment with a pharmacist," says Metzger, whose job is to-develop clinical phannacysites at Tops where the pharmacists are heavily involved in patient care. "We've had to cnndition patients to expect that servia." But ona patients"- had an ap-pointment, they are quick to rea1iu the ~ts.At one Tops, pharmacy staffexpeCted business todedine because a competing supermarket had opened across the street. In fact, the number of prescriptions filled there continued to climb. Driven partly by new profes sional pharmacy standards and by the tremendous growth ahd com plexity of drugs on the market, the apansion of pharmacists' duties Yendells' gift will endow scholarships at School of Management into aspects of patient care and away from traditional dispensing functions is an inevitable shift, When llob Yendell gr..Su•ted from Ken•lngton High School m 1942 at the age of 15, he had no intention of enrolling in college. even though he had excelled in his studies. After aU, no one in his family had ever attended college. Fonunately, YendeU's homeroom teacher recognized his potential and encouraged hi m to apply for a $200 merit scholarship to the University 1of Buffalo, which he was awarded . Yendell would go o n to graduate with honors from th e School of Management in 1947 and then embark on a very success ful, five-decade-long career in industrial accounting. To demonstrate his gratitude to the teacher who encouraged h1s college studies, and to others who had positively )mpacted his life, Yendell and his wife, Nancy, last week gave S I00,000 to the School of Management to endow undergraduate scholarships at th e school. While walking across UB's Sou th Campus last week, Yende\1 , who now resides in Chaltanooga, Tenn., reflec ted on the path that his life h as taken- from his years at US, to hi s bnef stint in the Navy, to his career at Sylvama Electric in Buffalo and eve ntu a lly a t Knowlton Brothe rs 10 Tennessee, from which he would retire . "I feel very lucky to have had people all my life who have encou raged me to succeed," says Yendell. "Now I feel good that I can help orhers achieve their goals." Beginning in the fa ll semes t t~r of 2000. the Rohert and Nanc-r Yendell Scholarships will begm to be awarded to dt·servJng School of Management und ergradua te stud ents. according to Anderson. But it is a shift that still depends on convincing physicians, insurers and the public that the specialized training of pharmacists has real value in the health -ca re system. "It's a catch 22." says Anderson. "Pharmacists want to counsel patients and they have been trained to do it, but there still has to be some rttognition that counseling patients has real value in managing drug therapy and that that, in and of itself, should be paid for." Ultimately, the patient -outcome data gathered at clinical sites run by Tops and UBwill be used to convince third-party payers of that. "We want to see a change in how pharmacies are paid,.. explains Rothberg. "Like lawyers or accountants, we Should be paid for our cognitive abilities. We've been giving out this information on a daily basis for free ." RINWeb site offers,information on Niagara Region m T HE Western New York Regional Information Network (RIN ),a 5,300page Web site offering access to a wealth of information about the eight~county Niagara Region , has been established at the Institute for Local Governa nce and Regional Growth at UB. The institute will showcase RIN <http:/ / rln .buff•lo.edu > this morning dur ing a presentation in the Buffalo Co nvention Ce nter. John B. Sheffer, II , institute di rector, calls the Web site ''a resource (or the region's ci tizens and lead ers. as well as a richly informative !l-ite for users ou tside the area, and an anchor -point for a broader ap proach to creating on line access to \\'estern New York. "A number of different groups wi th different approaches are working to enhance the Niagara Region's Web presence," Sheffer said. " We believe--and it's a belief that 's ce ntral to the wny the IU N works-that aU of us who are en gaged in these efforts can collaborate and network so that Web visi tors see a coherent, user-friendl y, sensible region, rather than a frac tured public face with several dozen unrelated access points." The RIN is, in part, an electronic directory of public services and municipal jurisdictions in th e eight -county N iagara Region, providing contact informati o n even for agencies and jurisdictions that are not yet on lin e. The RJN also lin ks to extstlOF. homepages for municipalities and publ ic agencies, as well as some not -for -profit orgamzat1ons. and offers training for munJCtpal and school officials and pubh r-se~..· wr serviCe providers who want to l"rt' ate a Web pres~n ce for th('ar orga nizations and agenc i e~ . ln addition , the RJN offcr!t user" connections to national and interna tional sites that demonstrate some "best practices" in regional Web ap- proaches to such 1ssues as economiC and community devdopment. "We j ust keep growing ,.. sa1d O livia Arditi, the network's Web ma!:ter. "With several hundred mu nicipal jurisdictions and a broad range of public services in the eight counties we se rv~ . there a re always new dimensions for the RIN to cov~r. "As more a nd mort" munidpali lles and organizatiom tak(' an in tcrest 111 going o nlin e. the RIN will co ntinue to become a more complex and dynamH to o l.'" Ardttt !laid . "'That's th e cx.otmg nature of tht· Weh- 11 l'volvc' ~.on~tJntly . whKh make !> 11 an ak.tllnf,,rnl<lttunal re!>uuru· ,,, ,1 rq;wn dcvc:lop!> ."' Rl' Vl~ rh A. ~anlord . d!>\I.XIa tt" Jt rt'llm of thl· •nstl tUtl'. nntrd that tilt' l'!>Sl'nn· ol the Rtf\: 1:o- ~o:o ll aho rat 1nn . " We depend on mulll l" lp<~.l ot ti c.:e!> and c.:o mmunlt\' agent.:IC!> tn let us know how they w;mt to ht· represented on the Web," she sa ad . " If they want to create the1r own Web sites, we help them do it. and then we help RJN use rs find them . "Beca use of thts fundamental collaboration. the RIN can pro· vide access to a broader, deeper range of regional information than a ny one agency could ever mainta1n on Its ow n ." The RIN evolved from ,1 I ";J~fl Tl'l"O I11111l'lldati OI1 hv the l 1B l ,m t•rnaJhe ProJc:l..l Thl· protl· .. t' r~· purl , "(,lwernalhl" 111 f r1~· l .ountv: A l·oundat1nn lnr l ' ndl't ,t.mdut~ ..IIH.i A..:tlnn ."" 11 111t"J th.u '" mth.h gnoJ mlorm.llltlll •Ill ~"' t•rnanu· l'\l'h \\lthtn thl· rq.:um IHlWt'Vt"l. nnKh "' 11 ' ' d~,~~a,cd nr IO,h .. l"''d""llt· ·· -\ !1 .1 rt·,ult 111 th1 , f1nJut~ . tlh ~.~w~·rnan._ ... Proll''-1 l t·am ...tlkd hH J regmnal mlorm,l!Hl ll Ill"! \\'ork "' for tht• ex ..·hangt· nl mtm m.111on betwe en ..1rea rc ~ td l'll!, , govt."rnml."nt!l, hu~llll"!l!lt'!l, loun JatH11h, not lor -profit lll!ltttu li on~. ~(hoob~ and otht·r potcntt.tl U!loef!l. l1av1d C. Pcrr\', tuundmg dtrc1.. tor of th e RIN and now dtrcllor of the Great C JtJt'!l Institute at tht• Umverstt y of IIIIIWI !> a! Ch1\..1go. !r<a \T '"The goal of thr RIN rr mamlo alo sunpk alo tt!r< ta:-.J... 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B-11 :30a.m. S1 5 us ""' session 0< fO< all ttu-e.. sessions. Sponsored by U8 and MRP. For rT'IOt'e information, call a.-ty Prondefgast at 6-452167 Monday 24 Uiw Forum On the Issues Forum--Hate 'Crim es: The Community ~:~~h ~~~.s~~ Specialist on Extremism, Btg<>try and Anti-Semitism, The American Jewish Committee. Center for Tomorrow. 7:30p.m. Free . ~~~;;:~:~s Committee of the Jewish Fedelillion of Greater Buffalo, the Emp ire SUte Pride Agenda, the l ugue of Women Vote~ of Greater Buffalo, UB taw Sc~ and Network of Re'igious Communities. For more information, contKt the AJC Office at877-6234 . Spealten With Slrings Atlllehed: Bnool<fast wllh the Castellani/ AndriKdo Guitar Duo. Center for Tomorrow. 7:30-9 a.m. S12 (UB staff and Alumni Association members S 10). for more Information, call Jude Sc.hwendler at 829-2608. The . , . . ... publbhos lbtlngs ro.. evenu bldng campu5. Of' --......m- IA<biN How to Undenbnd ond SuMY<Y2K. ~rlnnw, U8 Chief lnformolion Officer. Center for Tomonow. Noon. 110 advance only. 1t:llon =%';.!:"'I lnfo<motlon, call Jude ~ler ., 829-2608. for 4 C.r.....te Student Conference ~"e~..!c~'~:z. ~~~tth ~r::s~:!imb/Je·~l. pubk.tlon. LlstJngs are only acce pted through the e le<tronk wbmlsslon form fM the online UB Calendar of Events at <http:/ I www.buffalo.edu/ ca&endar/~n>. Because of space limitations, not all e vents In the electronk calendar will be lnduded In the Rqottn . Business Doys lnfonnotlon Sessions. Univenity Business. SeMc.es. Center for Tomorrow. 9 a .m.·2 p.m. Free. Exhibits Thursday 10 ..WOotuloop o.p.rtmenl of Medldne City-Wide Grond Rounds. ~~~~~:~;3~~~~~ free . For more infOfTTlation, call Mari~ W'ysocki at 898- 4328 . Monday 14 FredPryorlemlnu Conflict Manogement ond Confrontatlonill Skills. Joe Gendwo. 120 Clemens. 9 Jobs Foculty Asslsblnt Professor (tuolf ~~~~t ol ~ mology, Posting IF· AsslsUilt Professor (funding""':"~~ ~~39. -s...­ o:,elriaIF-9040. ~t ~ ol • Posting AssJstant Profeso</ Coordinator of Coming ~~~~rom-e=~ Olnla~nt tF-9041. Professor/ Coonllnota< of ~;:~b!~r.~ lomestown Extension information, callkffli Cabana ~ rom-Graduate School of Social Worlc, Posting IF-9042. ., 6-45-3568. Clinical AsslstMlt Professor/ To obtain fT10ft information on ;obslisttd ~. contact PersonMI ~ · fax mpon~ S)"Sttm by calling 645-3843 and follorNing tM voia prompt instructbns. To obtain Information on Rt:Sftlfth jobs, contact Sponsored Programs Pmonnel. .f J6 Crofu. UB gnoups .... principal lhe n.wsd.oy pft<odlng -- of Social and Preventive Medicine. for rT'IOt'e infonnation, call Julie Baker, 829-2975, eJ(l 63-4. off-arnpus events where .,.,.......... Listings ""' no &Mer thMl noon on Wednesday 16 Frtday Gabrye', and :27 piKe on Conllnuing Educotlon. For ll'IOf"e information, aft Peter Rizzo 6o45-6HO. ~tz~~eSc~~r· E~~er, Ms. ~ Schwartz, Thursday . 15 ~~~ol Saturday ~ Sunrtse Tuesday 'Smart concrete' could eliminate truck weigh stations By EllEH <;OLDBAUM News Services Editor T RUCK -weighing stations on high· ways could become a thing of the past as a result of a new application for "smart concrete" developed by US en gineers. A paper on the research authored by Deborah D.L. C hung. Niagara Mohawk Chair of Materials Research and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, a nd Ze ng -Q iang Shi. a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 1s published this month in U ment and Concrett Research . "A highway made with smart concrete would be able to tell where each vehicle was, and what its weight and sp<ed were," said Chung. "As a result , vehicles cou ld be weighed while traveling normally on the highway." Developed and patented by Chung. smart concret:e is concrete that has bee.n reinforced with short carbon fibers. She previously demonstrated that the electrical resistance of con· crete thai has been modified with a very small amount of fibers (betw""n 0.2 and 0.5 percent of volume ) changes in response to strain or stress. The ooncrete acts as a sensor because the carbon fibers are much more el«trically con· ductive than the concrete mix. "Concrete modified wit h carbon fibers turns Qut to be a very sensitive detector of strain ," sajd Chung... Strain, which relates to stress, is detected through measurement of the electrical res istance. As the concrete is deformed or stressed, the con· tact between the fiber and ce ment matrix is affected, thereby affecting the vol ume electrical resistivity of the concrete." By calibrating t.he smart concrete prior to the testing, the researchers were able to determine the relationship between resistance and weight. In their lab. the research ers duplicated the weight and motion of a truck trav· eling on a highway by rolal · ing a car tire between the cylindrical surfaces of two concrete rollers, one of which was made of smart co ncrete. The researchers were able to control the speed of rotation , as well as the load on the tire. Four electrical contacts at· tachrd to the smart -concrete roUer measured changes in electrical resistance of the concrete near its surface as the wheel roUed on il. According to Chung, the electrical resistance of sman concrete decreases revers·· ib ly wi th increasing stress up 10 I MPa (megaPascals, a unit of stress equaJ to 145 lb per square inch } and is independent of speed up to 55 miles per hour. Other applications for smanconcreteindudeusing it to sense real-time vibrations of bridges or other highway structures or buildings for use in dam~ning Vlbrations.orforearthquakemitigation. C hung said that the <Xtra cost of adding short carbon fibers to concrete would increase the materials cost of concrete by about 30 per· cent , s till significantly cheaper than anaching or embedding sensors into roads, a method already in use by some highway au thorities. The research was funded by the National Science Foundation and Sensor Plus, Inc. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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A first for UB, the elite camp is for varsity high-school players with college-team potential. Sports camps on campus this summer include men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, baseball, football, wrestling and hockey. Shutdown set to increase UB's email capacitym Central server to be split into two Mailhubs; impact ofa crash would be cut in half By SUE WU£TCHEJI Repon.er Editor T HE univenity's email system willbe.butdown for several days next month in order to double the system's capacity in anticipation of increased usc with Ace~ . The shutdown, the dates of which had not been scheduled as the 11£porter went to press. is nol related to the failure of the university's central email server in February that crippled email service at UB for nearly rwo weeks, officials stress. Although users will not have access to email during the shutdown, Web service will be available, and the ppp service on dial up will be available so that users off campus can dial into the UB computer to access the Internet. err Richard Lesniak, director of aca- demic services for Computing and Information Technology, said the email system is being taken down in order to inaeasc the capacity of the system and ..make sure we're prt"pared to handle the (email) load we have prediaed, through June 2000." 1n order to in=ase that Clj>!City.crr staff will be "twinning the Mailhub"tittrallysplitting thec:maal email S<TV<r. or"Mailhub"that handles email at UB. into"'<> servers, Lesniak said However, the procedure " is not as simple as adding one machine," he said, pointing out that the disk system that the central server now uses will have to be reconfigured so that two servers can share the system. During the shutdown, staff also will perfo rm maintenance on tht· email file system "to improve per formance." he said. The shutdown ts being scheduled mcommg email at a rate of 160,000 to 180,000 pieces each weekday and so that it will occur during the system's lo west usage pericxi, Lesniak said, although he acknowledged that UB has many"365-day-a-year users" who rely on the email system regard less of whether dasses are 1n session. l'ou never cannot impact people" wtth a shutdown of the system . 60.000 pieces daily on the weekends. "too many people are being served by a single Mailhub." Usniak scud. Havmg""' Mailhubs will a11owcrr to "split the (email) load so we hav. rwu:< the capacity." he added. aa4l,onlyhalfofUB'semail """'...,w,t ~.shouldoneoftheMailhlb Although the exact date for the beaffocred.besaid."mnllOI~ shutdown has yet to be dctermmed rut the impac! by SO pen:ent, but also shorten the time it ...,w,t tak< to bnng the server OOd<. online. UB's email load has been mcrea~ ­ tng by 100 percent every 15 - 18 months.. he said This increa.sc:..-d w - due to a delay in a shipment of hardware ne<ded for the -.urk. the job must be done before classes m the School of Mediane and Biomed.Jcal Saences begin in mid -August. he 5ald. The dates for the shutdown. whc:.·n they become known, will be posted at <http://wings.buffalo.edu/ com- putlng/ alert >. With the UlliVCTSlly r{"'(.('IVIOg nt"'A', age includes no t only more ema1l messages, but larger messages. he said. as manv users email multtmed1a documents o r hypertext documents. ConllrtYed ... ,..... 7 ................ Project to develop 'poor man's supercomputer' ~~:~~UM ............ ....... ..--........... -.......--·UI, GilL......... ............... -.~dthe . . . ..,EdeO..,IM*II Socll\'. . 15. 1ho - . I - .,~ ....... the'--*'11~ ---~·-dthe --dO>IIgos -~Mos.,.,._ nlly _d.._._, ----dtheComru- _ .....llalldd-for theiiiAio--~ IIIII dloh the l'llrrilg ¥ fOI<lt lor the ~-lorl.oaiCDe­ ,..,.11111 loglonll~~ ­ a/ the lllglan fllojocl. • T HE Center for Com pu- tational Research and Sun Microsystems have launched a research part nersh ip aimed at developing a network of high -e nd worksta tions that will deliver the power of a su percomputer at a fraction of the cost. "While it has become common place to link together tens, or even a hundred or so PCs into a tightl y coupled cluster, this is the first time such an approach will be tied to high -end Sun workstations," said Russ Miller, CCR director and professor of computer science. At the core of the projed is a collection of 64 Sun Ultra 5 333Mhz workstations. "We're developing a poor man's supe r computer," said Co rky Brunskill , director of Science and Engineering Node Serv!Co (SENS ) and co -le ader of th e project with Miller. This high -visibility, first -of· tb kind project-undertaken at UB by CCR a nd SENS-casts th e university as a member of the product -development team for o ne of the world 's maJOr hard ware developers. "For so me app li catiOn S, tht ~ type of archi tecture represent s the fu ture of supercomputers," ~atd Miller. " It 's the first step toward a whole new methodology of supercompu ting." The 64 wo rkst attons W(·re Jl qutred Wtth a grant from Sun Microsystem s and matchtng funds from UB. Miller and Brunskill noted that today's supercomputers fea ture many tools and enhancements that less- powerful platforms can ~ not support ; therefore, th e work · stat aon cluster 1s still several years away from competing with toda y·~ general·purposc supercomputers. However, m applications where certain mtegrauon tools are not criucal. indudmg computation forcer tamsaentificproblcms.datami.nmg, mail servmg and Web hosting, the UB rCSC'J.rchcn. say that workstation dusters qmckly may l:l<:come vtable competitors to the htg machmcs. " If thts works . socnttsts wh o crankoutcomplcxslmulatt onson supercomputers that today cost seve raJ mill ton dolla rs wtll sOffit' day be able to do 11 on mach me !~ that on ly cost a fe-w hundred thou sand," said Brunskill. Todeveloptheworkstat1ondmter, the UB researchers will usc L..mu.x. a UNIX-type operat ing sys tern--the system of choice for set entific applications on PCs--whtch has several advantages over UN IX: • Linux is free software ava ilable to anyone on thc .lntemet,souscn; arc not commmed to a smgle vendo r • It prov1des users With a ve n • d fioent operatmg systt'm 'it·cn a !I comparable to the more expl"n 'i l\'l' L' NIX systems • It t!l usable on a vanet v o l~.. ~~ m puling platforms, tndudmg Intel. Power PC. Alpha o r )paa . whtl h ~ ~ the on(· Sun oper a te !~ o n 11, workst a ti o n~ . Jmon g otht'n " I mux ts hke a ~..ar that t u ~t hd' .1 bo d y a nd an engtn t' ... ~ .t t d Brunsk.JII. " It's software th.1t '!> h.1 J all the bell:, and <A'htstles taken oil :,o tt'!>lighter and more powerfu l .. In addu10n, smcc It l!l.watlahk 111 the public. any software devd o pl'r l.aflWntecodeforl.muxandpunll to any o therhardwareplatfo rmru n nmg the Lmux ope-ratmg system. The U B rt'scarcher~ wtll u st· Beowulf software to tte the b4 111 d1vidual workstattons together c-o-...-,.,.. 1 �21Repa..._ JIJt1e 24.1999JVItlle.34 __ Ell coune started a friendship that spans ocean B RIEFLY .,Classmate from Japan cheers on Hasek ~n:= l»'AihSclona -~ ...... -d~ Sdonce" lhe Deponr.- d 0111, SINdl.nl and En.I- -Engrleoring.hlo.,nomodorecfpilrl. d tho.1999 Normln - b y lhe Am<ric1n Socil!ty d CM1 &>g;. F ORKeijiOkuboofJapon.il reaDy is a small ..aid aft<raD. While studying at UB a few years ago, Okubo, a hockey fan and Sabres season ticket holder, found himself seated next ....,.,_ .- neor>~Soong-­ to Dominik Hasek in a listening course offered by the English Language Institute (ELl). It just happened to be 1994during the National Hockey League lockout-and the Sabres goalie decided to brush up on his English speaking-and-listening skills and enrolled in the EU's In· tensive English Program. At first Okubo wasn't aware of from the Czech Rq>ublicand I work the identity of his Czech classmate,· in Buffalo:• who he says used to sit with him By the end of the program's lisin the back of the class. tening oourse. Okubo had become a ... We would talk about our stud- dose friend and 1ayaJ bn of Hasek's. ies, families and countries, but The dassmotes have sustained never about hockey; recalls Okubo, their friendship, despite the distance who also was taking courses in the between, them. Okubo, a TokyoSchool of Management. Finally, based employee of the Japanese John Fitzer, director of the ELl and Ministryoflntematiooal'!Iadeand instructor of the class, noticed that Industry (Mm), now checks the the two had become friends and scores of the Sabres games on the revealed Hasek's identity to Okubo, Internet and faxes messages to who was pleasantly surprised. Hasek. When it started to look like "Domin ik had come into the the Sabres might make it to the program after the semester had al- Stanley Cup finals, Okubo sent ready sta rted ," explains Kathy Hasek a message saying. "Keep tick- ' Curtis, associate director of the ELl. ets for me if you make it!" "Since the two had become friends, Hasek honored the mJUest and we felt that Keiji could help guide Okubo and his wife, Etsuko, travDominik along in the program. eled from Japan to Buffalo, where "Dominik was very low-key about they attended the third game of the being a hockey player," remembers Stanley Cup 6oals. visited the Hasek Curtis. "He would introduce himself family in their East Amherst horne by saying. 'Hi, I am Dominik. I am and enjoyed a visit t;, EU. ~-i11997. lho modolls-.led to on •....,.., ~"·---be judged """"'¥ d '!*ill """"""'" dolion lor .. ""'!!t ... c:onlrt>utionto~scleru.· He wl....,...lhe- alheASCJi;'! ....... .,._.," Ol:ld>e: Soong. lleodlngIn ongir-"'!1 olrudunll dynomla, r-..-y and arirol, - la>pindpol ~ d l h e - Sdonce Founda- tion grants l h l t - UB's NolioniiC....Iar~ ~- .. 1- andlhe~C.... ""~~Re­ search In 1997. . _ , c.rtls, _ to I'OCI!llle lhe ci61goM'ed modol lnR!Cilgl1illondhls-."SSrur;· · ..... Conlrd: Pa!t."'"""' MR." ..tich_.,t" lhep.mdd --... ------.. -----. -- News Services Editorial Assistant _,tloew, -..-....... ,_,,,.., Clop-.. StaroloJ "Dominik told Keiji before that, if the Sabres~ to the Stanley Cup 6oals. Keiji must oome to Buffalo, to give suppon," Clplains Mn, Okubo, who also is an employee ofMITL Okubo found the game io Marine Midland Arena mudt dilfermt from those he used to attend in the Aud. "It was a feeling tollllly different from the regular season; he says. "Everybody was so acited." The Okubos also cheered Hasek on to a gold medal for the Czech Re· publicl.ast.yearattheWwterOlym· pies in Nagano, Japan, where they also enjoyed a brief visit with Hasek and his wife, Alena. During their recent visit to the Ha.eks' home, the Okubos watched tOotl!!e ofthe aldlration io the c..ch Rq>ublic IDIIawiog the Olympics and ~giftswtththelimeks.Hasd<. presented the Japanese oouple wi1h some IIOlM>lirs: ajarofHasekhot sauce. bottled Vermont Pure .. Dominator Wall:? and a Hasek teddybeaJ: Curtis says .i t is that students in the lntensiYe English Program devdop strong rdationships. ~have helped pe.ople.-ttheir spouses and their best frimds," says Curtis. "What is remarbble about the relationship between Keiji and Dominik is that they have maintained their friendship, despite the dmlandiof each of theirr:an:rn." Through the yean, not<s Curtis. other players and players' wives have taken oourses at the EU, including Alaaoder Mogilny, who studied there when he played for the Sabres. as well as Alena Hasek and Luda Zhlmik,wifeofSabrosdefmseman Al=i Zhitnik. who have partici- -llllOOiliiDOO pated in the institute's intensive English or evening programs. Conference discusses sites suitable for Surveyor rover Mars landing on minds ofvisiting geologists Byll.UN COOWBAUM News Services Editor W REPORTER ..,.....b I campus corm-unitypublished by lhe Offlce ol News SONJces In the DMsion d UniYenlty SeMces. stotellniYersi1y ol Now Yortcot liUialo. • Edlloriololllces . . iocat<dlt 134SOuftsHIII. Tho ___ __ -""--.......... Amllerst, (716) 64$-2626. wuetcherebuffol..... _. ~­ c.oteSmilt>· _. mon with the pla.-1et Mars? Quite a lot, geologically speaking. !n fact, tomorrow and Saturday, a group of leadingplanetarygoologb1swill ~t th< Falls to better undcntand th< g<ology of Mars. They have been attending a oonferenreon Mars landing sites forth< 200 I Surveyor mission. as well as th< 1999 Planetary Geological Mappers meeting. both hosted by UB. At th< Mars meeting. geologists have been discussing possible landing sit<s for the Surveyor ro=, which in Fall 200 I will carry experiments designed to demonstrate technologies """"""Y ---SUe--- W -o.n.lg R<becaHrnlwn .......... .... _. -Dar\oolon --~- -Elen~ Mlryltlhlt>N Chrtodne\'ldol MnMcG/nM HAT does Niagara Falls have in com- to support eventual human ooloniza. tion of the red planet, aa:ording to Tracy Gregg. UB assistant professor of geology and a member of the work· shop organizing oomrnittfe. "For aample, -will ,.., be able to extract useful materials. such as oonstruction supplies and metal ores, &om Martian rocks?"she asked. "And can we extract oxygen &om lhe soils?" The mission also will include experiments to help detmnine th< oornposi· tion oi'Martian redo;. the resul!sofwhich will assist scientists in wxlmtandingthe evolution of Mars, as well as detmnine if lhe planet has marerials that can be mined to support oommunitics there. Studded wi1h giant cralfrS and huge "*""<>es. the Mars surf3cr is a tough placr to larxf anything. especially a re- rnot<-aJntrolle ~ equipped wi1h dollars of equipment and smsitive scicntitic instrurnenls. Gregg-..! that whil< starching for evidence of life on Mars is always important,theSurve)tt, which has a range of aboot 2 miles. or 3 kilomet=. can land safdy only in <main places "Most of th< places available for safe landings are not optimum places to search for Martian life," sbe explained "Instead. we are trying to maJrimiz.e the science return; in other words, to find a plaa: that will give us the greatest ac• to the widest variety of diff=nt types of rocks in a small spaa." Ai the meeting. which oonduded yesterday, Gregg and volcanologist Mark Bulmer of the Srriithsonian Institution explained how their experitens of millions d = ence exploring ~ volc:aJ10e5 using a nmotr-aDtro1led ~may be relevant to missions on Mars. ThePlanetuyGeologicalMappers meeting included presentations of geological-mapping studies and discussion ofplanetary geological-mapping procedures and issues. The scientists will oontinue their work tomorrow when they don hiking bopts and embwk on field trips in and around Western New York. oourtesy of their UB hosts. "The rea· son for the field trips is that there is someoonll'<MrS)'O)':I'wbetberor not glacien may have existed in the past on Mars," Gregg explained "So ,..,1] be showing thesegoologistswho specialize in Mars what glaciated l<rr.!in and glacial depooits really look like." Changes announced for on-campus telephone dialing ith the new Hadley Village apartments set for occupancy this fall, the current four-digit plan for on-campus telephone dialing has run out of num bers. Under a plan designed to solve the problem, dormitory residents at U B will dial five digits instead of four for on-campus service, beginning in August. Dorm residents on both cam puses will dial five digits for in - terco m and intercampus calls to other dorm residents. The .. 9 .. access code for outside calls for dorm residents on both campuses will not change. The plan will yield approximately 2,000 new numbers for dorm residents and 1,600 numbers for admin· istrative use. "This should provide more than enough numbers for the balance of our present ronttact with Bell Atlantic," according to Valdemar Inn us. senior associate vice president for university services. There will be no change in dial ing for the majority of administra· tive users. lnnus says. Administrative users will continue to use fourdigit numbers when dialing on their own campus and theaccessrode ...8" when calling administrative numbers on the opposite campus. The only change will be in adrninistra· tive calls to students in the dormitories. When dialing students, an access code of''9," plus the campus prefix-4129 or 645--must be added to the four digits. Such calls will not incur any local charges. The procedure for student calls to off-campus numbers will remain the sam<'-"9" plus the seven digits. Students in the dorms calling other students and administrative num· bers will ha"" to dial ·s; plus four digits, for South Campus numbers and "5." plus four digits, for North Campus numbers, oo matter which campus they are calling from. �June Z(. I!199/'lot :JJ.Io.34 Urban historian looks to future Michael Frisch sees opportunities in changes dep~ental By I'ATIIKIA DONOVAH News Sefvkes Editor INCE trail-blazing, urban historian Michael Frisch joined the UB faculty in 1969, he's operated at the vanguard of radical new directions in his field, which, in tum has .focused national attention on UB. Frisch was one of the first historians to be involved in the urban study of .. rust belt .. communities, industrial-heritage projects and oral-history methodology. As an adjuna professor and chair ofthe Department o(American Studies from 1984>91, he secured for that department the largest hUI)'Wlities grant in UB history, which established a Jl"'55igjous Rocl<efellerCenterforthe Humanities at the llllivmity. Frisch is a former edi tor of the national Oral History Association's }oumtll of Oral History and, at his urging, the group held its annual meeting in Buffalo last year. In the past I 0 years. he has written two highly r<garded scholarly books and was sdecu:d to he the first holder of the first chair in American studies inltaly,an ' intmentthattookhim S MkiYel Frisch holds an wtlfact from- ,._ AnMri<an bposltlon. and Education on Women and ~nder. Frisch is thoughtful and at times sanguineaboutthefutureof American studies at UB. He.is given to nei ther nostalgia nor obituaries, however, and says he hopes the change that will take place won't provoke too much .. prosthetic echo"-the urge to scratch a limb that 's gone. .. The decision to dismantle the department Ls and was administra· tive, and m ost of us lamented it . afraid that wh at we'd worked to "We need to look t o university and its ---ulstlng future, to new models rorrunwlity. Even with all o f these distinc tJons--and many more--under his .--Interests." belt, a high point in Frisch's career as his recent election as national president of the 5,000-member MICHAEl FRI!iCH Amencan Studies Association. which represents the interests of 261 university programs nationwide. His election, however, strikes a paradoxical note. By the time Frisch takes office in the year 2000, the UB Department of American Studies--the model for srores of American studies programs here and abroad--no longer will exist know it What will take its plaa, he hopes. willl'<l"""'"t a deep institutionali2ation of the "radical" 3J11'11<1a of the deportment and its furulty. Having returned to the Depart-' ment of History facul ty full time, Frisch observes, from a short dislance. the major changes taking place. " I know that many people lament new directions," Frisch says, "but the American-studies program we built as..., is no longer there. II hasn't been there for some ume.'' Larry C hi s h o lm , brought in from Yale to organize the program 30 yea rs ago and a major n atio n al figure in th e field fo r decades, died last yea r. Charles Haynie, an ad Junct facu lt y member, has been on medical leave a nd won 't return until th e fall . Elizabeth Kennedy, an award-winni ng anthropologist and o ne of the founders of 1he field of women's studies in the U.S .. left UB two years ago forthc Un iversity of Ari zo na. C harl es Keil retired this y~r and impor- tant scholars who left over the past I 0 years, like Hettcr Eisenstein, haven't been replaced . The Women's Studies Program. once a part of American Studies, a l· ready is bperating under the ae · gis of the Insti tut e for Research build dunng ou r academiC hve:s here would be razed," Frisch sa1d. Now he thinks lamentation may be unnecessary... C hange can be painful and productive at the same time," he says. "and ifUB cares about its own future, it will not trash the American-studies department , as some feared. Wiping aU of that ou t would on ly hurt the universi ty's own stature and attractiveness at the very moment when th ~ are m ore important than ever. So I think UB, produ ci n g a new model , will 10 build on the respect and visibility of the department." Noting that program s like th e ''old" model of American st udies have changed the academy in many positive-.ways. Frisch thinks it is time. anyway. for American studi es to broaden itsstudcnt -fucultybaseand develop stronger connections to the university system itself. " Like it or not , what was th ere is no lo nger. We need to loo k to the fu ture, to new models tha t will serve existing needs and interests." The model that is heing pursued, one that was proposed by fom1er J'ro. vost Thomas Headrick in his aca demic-planning document, t5 the establishment of a center for the study of the Americas that would link related cuJturaJ-studies: programs under an interdisciplinary umbrella while keeping those programs anchored in departments. Such a renter, Frisch says. if it has its own culture. pon of entry and administrative funaion. would suppon an expanded role for interdis· ciplinary multicultural studi es of this hemisp here. "If well-planned," Frisch says, •the center :.ovill offer new and more s ubstantial opportunities to institutionalize: the very principles upon which the UB Department of American Studies is based. It so unds very, very exciting.'' Ke:rry G rant , dean of the C_.ol lege of Art s and Sciences, ac · knowledges that such a cen ter JS expected to promote greater com munication and interdisciplinaq· work among various programssome of them new-that m1gh t fall under the rubric of ..AmerJcan studies." " It will embrace the stud y of the history, literature, culture and arts of the Americas, incl uding indig enous peoples of No rth . Central and Sou th America, and of Ca nada, different Latino and H1s panic cultures and of Caribbean peoples," G rant says. Interdiscipli nary s tudies are likely to mcl udc co nversa tion among new fields of mqUJry-<ommunication and tn formation studies, for mstance UT he new model also ha~ tht• advantage of doing this without provoking the k.ind of departmen tal resistance common in the past," he says, noting that departments co mpete for c red1t hours and don 't a lways want their faculty members teaching c ross - lis t ed co ur ses- Ameri ca n s tud1 es ' co urses often are cross - li sted whose credit s accrue to anothn department. .. The center itself will not com pete with departments for at"d lt hour attribution ." Programs will be linked under the center's "A meri can stud1e~ · umbrella ," G rant says, and offer th e American studies degn."es th at already are in place with a vam.•tv o f interdisciplinary academJ( ('on cent rations. " If it 's going to be succe!lstul .' Frisch adds, "the center nn.J.., a u m: body of cour.;cs, fucul ty-<~ peoaU v junior fucuhy membeni tt·achmg nut side thrir career·track departmcnl..! and the Hcxibilitytodesign co urse~ t•l study that take advantage of the Jnlc._'f e5ts and experiences of o lder and rt' tunung students.." h n("('d,s to ofter dt· grt'<Slhat mdudcthepossihilltvof "'"' and exatmg 1nterdisc1phnary worl. he says. a nd . above all, mu!'>t he grou nded m Its own culture. "It ISthehopcofaJJofusthat LIB '> m·w ven tures m this field w1LI not JUSt delete Amen can stud1es. but n.• tam .tnd build on the department 's great strength. versatilitv and sense of purpose." Fnsch says. BrieBy UB teams receive multidisciplinary research grants Fifteen faculty teams at UB w1th ex... ellent 1deas for ongtnal. multJdJSC lplmary research have bet•n awarded grant~ totaling nearh $300,000 by the untverSIIV. -,he grants . rangtng from $16.7 t;O to $20,000, are part of a UB program , now m Its fifth vear, dl'sJgnt'd tn provide seed fumhng for multJdJ~CJphnary pilot prole(. I'> m nrder to Improve the1r chances of Jllra,tmg extNnal support Appli cations wert' evaluated hv expert rt v tcwer~ at other m\tJtu t1ons a rou nd the wo rld who had no personal o r fi'nan c Jaltlt''> tn tht applicants. Proposals wnh the htghest ratmg!'> were funded Research proJects had to bt~ 1n dO Jrea central to L' R\ gr aduJt t· educatiOn, research and pubill -'lervJ Ce goah "'pntal~.. t m <ii u..krdiJ~ tn was g tven to proposals that c rn:o.~t·d trad1t 10nal b"undanl'" tJ! J ,.., unctJy different d1sctplmes . The funded project s and thetr lead mvt>~llgator ~ art' • Magn etic Re-sonance lm agmg for Quant1tat1Ye Mea5url' mt'nt u l Water Flow and Co ntaminant Transpor t 10 Fractured Hoclu, Mat thew W. Becker, assista nt professor of geo logy • Type 2 Diabetes and Non -Invasi ve Measures of Coronary Hean 1),,. ease. Richard P. Donahue. professor of sooal and preventive med1cint' • Function of Polymorph isms 1n Human ( ' YPIA I. IA2 and I Bl , Adam T. Drahushuk. resea rch assistant professor of pharmacolog" and tOXICOlogy • Controlled Release of An llmJcrobJal Prote1n~ fu)m ()raJ Ba!oot'J Sol -Gel Silica G lass Monoliths, M1ra Edgert on , c!Jn Jcal a.ss1stant pro fessor of restorative dent1stry • The Public Casting of C:itJes. Frank Fantau77J , asMstant pro It·., sor of archuecture • Shon -Chain Dehydmgcnases and Mctahohsm of Androgeru. anJ Retinoids in the Prostate. Samuel Gallant. assoaatc professor of pathologY • Hepatitis CVi rus lnfect1ons•n 1'-.gypt. John Hay, C..T. Fisher <:hau and professor and cha1r of the Department of M 1crobtology • Theo retical Models of Hvdrogc:n · Bonded L1quJdS. Harrv K1ng. professor of che m1stq· • Virtu~] Analy~1s of Frank Llovd Wnght 's Martin House(_ om plex, Jea n ·LaMa rche, assistant professor of architecture • Effech of AJkylattng M1nor Croove Bmders o n DNA Repbla li on. Thomas Melendy. asststant professor of m1crobJOiogy • Photomcs C r ystals: A New Fron ll cr 111 Phoromc.:-. Matenals. Pard.'> Prasad. Sa muel P. Capen C ha1r and SUNY DJcamgu1:-.hed Profe ~ !>or m tht• Department of Chemtstr v • Molecular Markers of Drug Action . Robert M !'ltrauhmger, a ~ .;,ncJate professor of pharmc~ceut1~o.S • NM R and X ray C r ystallographv : ~vnergy JnJ I >1fferrnu.· 1n l;ramJCidln ~lructu re l)c lermJnaiJon ). Thoma.:-. ~zvpersk1 , a~)0\.1 Jte professo r of chemJstn· • No1sc Induced Expre~s10n o f Inner l:.ar l,ene~ . R ThomJ' Ta~art , n.•searl h d~SOCI<lle prnk-.~or of <.ommumcat1ve dJ.'iordt·r, and sc 1 ence ~ • Oevdopment ot ,1 Tr.tn)geml Model lur Pa .-k.m)on '.:-. I>J~t:a~t· . Cerman Torrt:~. ;J)!'.I'itant profe)'>llr n f psvchologv Medical rehabilitation conference set for July A conference on lntupretlng and understandmg the result!i ol mcxi1 cal rehabilitation and Its cost cffectJVen~ wtll be held Jul)' I i. 18 Ill lht· Shera ton Inn Buffalo Airport . .2040 Walden Ave .. C heektowaga. The conference 1s sponsored lw the Pepartment of. Rt.•hahllli ,J t1on MedJCJOC 10 the ~chool of Mt·dKme and BIOmedical SCit'nlt'' h :atun-d speakrrs will mdude rehabilnauon -med1cme speoahsts from ~.enters across the U . ~ . •1nd from the LIB c,·ntcr for FunllJunaJ A!>St"S!> mcnt Rt..-scJr(h JnJ tt!i affiha t(' , the U01torm Data 'w'itcm for MN11..al Rt•hJbd JtatJon (l ' ()\m rl. whiCh drt' llllernatmnallt·adt•f' m lht• fidd l'ht· reg•~trJtlun kt' lor the two dav ('Oilil'rl'llll' . .llmt'd .11 rt·h.t hdli,JIIOil profe~~JonJb .tnJ ph\'SI31fi SIS , I ~ $42) < arl \'. <.;rd n gcr. dJrtYinr ul tht~ Centt·r lor 1-undJmJ..d :\!> ... t'"'Ol t' IH fh·~t· arlh Jnd l ' D~mr. w d llhan the conkrenH~ JnJ hf J k.llurnl 'pt:akt'r Among tho~(' Jl!io makm~ prcscntat1om wtll ht· • Helend Va lv,mnc- l'ommd,J. ~l:'lllor JdVJSOr. rh~O\.ldllon PI l 1n11 l:!<oh Lo~o.al .tnd RegJonJl Authont•e.;,, Hd~J11k1. hn!JnJ • Margart:"t (, , Stmeman. a.'i.SOCJJIC prolc)~or nt rehJhlhtJIH in nh'J t llllt', Umver<;Jt\ of Penn.wlvarua • Rt:g L. \Varrrn . \' j ('(' rre~Jdl'IH nl OUit..001t'' ft''t'.Jr .. h l'o\ ,1 \ .IT t' In~. .. ol Hmgham , Mame l ' R pre~enters . rn add111on hl ( .rangt·r. wJIJmdudr R1 .. harJ l1n n .l)'iJS IJnl proks~or nf rehabJiltatiOll me-dlllnt' . lleho rah K \\ ahl'r ' J~~uuatt· p r ofes~or ol computt•r .:o.L Jt'n~..e ; Jaml'S Phd1p ~. < H ) ~.r l f ()~mr . R1chard K. Orhrbach. a~s1stant profc.;~or of oral J1agn~ h Ill sc1ences: Anne Deutsch, rt::<ot"an..h analvst for L10)nH. Jnd \Jmut·l I Markdlo. dm:·llor ol a nah'1u.·.1l ~eT\' I~o.t·~ ,111d out~..:omt· ~ .J~!<t<'"'lllt' ll! U DSmr For mort• tnfo rmat 10n on the ... ~mkrenll" . ~...tlltht· < t' llter h1r l-u1 h tumal Assessmt·nt Re.l<can:h .11 ~2':) 207n �--......... -....... ...-QMIL--..-...-.....,._._....., June 2(.1!1!1!/Vi.ll.la.:M 41Repariea a.lowWt:..-.. . . . ......._. UB •...,.~ -­ sea>nc~ .......... ~ ... 1999 Milo -- - ~1'111- . . . hlld)lne 17-19 ~- Nel. w h o - hor t.dlolor's . ~from Ullin Mly ondwl begln~-ln.-y lllk . ~a~. --·u.soo-- . >hlp. Thtt.b-ondt.b ~ ~,..... - _ i>r*hrY.........,., Ior .... _ 1¥"'"""'-· sfty, -honcndi¥ ....... 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Thtbril dlanoll*~"lho!lillof ~~ftrnls,"""" and c.c.mu-.·~~Dr~~y-• leclldlo-..... ~ of·llldll-ln0Willlo4in!ts Survey ofUB grads reveals student job success ______ Report on Oass of1997 shows 80 percent ofjob hunters found oork within six months By MAliA McGINNIS News Services Editorial Assistant A recent survey of UB graduates has fo~J,nd that about 96 percent of graduates of the Class of 1997 responding to the survey reside in New York State and 80 percent who sought em ployment secu red jobs within six months of grad uation. Conducted by the Office of Career Planning and Placement. the st udy was the first in more than 25 years on the post -graduation activities of UB degree recipients. It surveyed 4,863 graduates from the Class of 1997 residing in the United States in the summer of 1998--one year after graduation. Of those su rveyed, 3,000 were bachelor's-degree recipients and 1.864 had received graduate and professional degrees. The response rate was 41 percent. The median starting salary for bachelor's-degrec recipients in the Class of 1997 was between $30,000 a nd $35,000, according to th e study, which also reported "no statistically sign ifica nt difference in I salary between genders." The median salary for graduate and professional-degree recipienu was in the $35,000-$40,000 range. .. For the first time in recent history, we have some hard data to bolster our anecdo t~l evidence that stu dents are successful in both their employment and pursuit of further education. This in formation will help our career counselors and academic advisors as they work with students who are uncertain about how different degrees can be pract ically applied," said Dan Ryan. director of career planning and placement. Approximately 96 pe rcent o f respondents were New York State residents, while 3.9 percent lived outside of New York, with the larges t number residing in North Carolina. New Jersey and Florida. The study also revealed that most graduates were working in a position related to their field of study at UB. Of the graduates with bachelor's degrees working full time, 53.4 percent considered thei r position closely related to their academic preparation, while 28.2 percenr ____ _ ....,..._ . .........,..._t_.,..._ IIII<USdulln- - at further eduadon." DAN RYAN considered it somewhat related and 18.4 percent considered their position unrelated to their academic preparation. "We also intend to usc the data to measure ou r effectiveness as an office, adding new programs where needed, and marketing our se rvi~ to students in those ma jors who have not fully utilized our services,.. added Ryan. UB resources were reported as the most useful to graduates in their job search, fo llowed by want -ads. networking with family and friends. employment agencies, direct mail to employers, professional associa tions and the lntemet. The study also found that one year after graduation, 96.8 percmt of un- dergraduate~ recipients wm: working full time or were enrolled in graduate or professional programs. with 68.3 percmt employa:l and 285 percmt going to school About 33 pcr=>t of working respondents found their jobs within one month of graduation, while about 60 percent found their position within three months, according to the study. About 26 per&nt relocated for their current position. The highest percentage of employed respondents-36.9 percent-reported working for com panies or institutions with more than 1,000 employees. Results from the study also found that abput half of working undergraduate-degree recipients believe that they likely would earn a n advanced degree at some point in the future. Ryan said the Office of Career Planning and Pla«!ment intends to survey a smaller sample of graduates in 2000 to establish trending data, and then the full populatio n of graduates again in 2001. Cologeoi-- Radford receives Nai, ACLS fellowships __......,......,... GIIE.~-..-In --- ..-· -·__--...........,_ .-- ,... tho ClopnlwaoltMiy In ... CologeoiAnsond Sdlncel. ha ... ... tles(l'eOondfromlhoCol.rdof--IIQS}, AaSUds'--......tl. wllhbP*~"'""'"* ,u,_.,_.,..-.u. -..-- .. . ,,........ _ ..""*"' ,_ "lho .......... ., ......-. c-n. CCopoolllanlond-· A...., ......... llUI*"" 199), ...... _ _ IJJI)'U.S.._,. III VIolators who Ignore warnings will be ticketed Driving on lawns, sidewalks: it's a no-no M otorists wh o drive on si dewalks a nd park in unauth o rized areas, esp ecially on grassy areas surrounding the South Campus, may be ticketed by Public Safety officers, who began issuing warnings to offend ers th is month. Considerable damage has been caused to lawns and otha areas by service vehicles, state vehicles and deli.,rytrucks.as well as by motorists with special permits who fail to use the parking spots provided for them, according to John Grela, di rector of public safety. Grela said be will notify department heads when vehicles continue to park ln unauthorized areas. Two types of tickets will be issued, depending on the severity of the offense-campus parking tickets at SIS or New York State s ummon~ for moving violations, for which the motorist can be as sessed up to $50. In a rece nt memo , Senior Vice President Robert J. Wagner nou~ cJ..that UB is taking steps to improve the appea r ance of grounds o n the South Cam pus as part of a growing need to focus on the recru itment and retention of students , faculty and staff. O ne of those steps will be to reduce th e ainount o f damag e ca used by veh icles being driven on sidewalks, Wagne r said. ln order to facilitate better access to buildings. a number of improvements have been made, including widening of sidewalks in a number of locations, adding more parking spaces adjacent to buildings and creating parking spaces reserved for UB service vehicles o nly. A map of the So uth Campus that o utlines service routes and special parking areas, includin g patient and handicapped parkin g. loading zones , area s for tho se with state and vendor service per· mits and those for state vehicles only. can be downloaded from the University Facilities Web site at <http://wlngs .buffolo.edu / set'Yices/foc/ >. Click on "what's new .. and then click on "campus driving restrictions'" to find the article with the map.· �June 24. 1!19!1/itUI. b. 34 .MUr-8don 1hls p1p are ··-t--ollhe ........., UB ldendscs this Societyand for at. . . . .!:h. tllld In a.kirnore. P!ll!lllraftlwArneric:an Colece of First major study to look at relationship Study finds gwn disease-stroke link 8Y LOIS IIAKU News ~H Editor T he first national popula· tion-basedrohortstudyof periodontal disease and cerebrovascular disease, conducted by UB researchers. has shown that pcopl< with """"" gum disease are twice as likdy to have the typ< of stroke caused by bloclo:d arteries than thO« with w:xxt oral health. The relationship of gum disease and stroke was stronger"""" than the link between gum disease and heBrt disease. said lead author Tiejian Wu, research assistant professor in the Department of Social and Puventive Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. :;:u::~..:~::! been a few other very-limited studies. the number of subjects was smaU and was drawn from reslrictcd popu· ons. This study also lool<cd at subups--men, women, blacks and ,q,.bJad<s. Periodontal disease was associated with an ina-eased risk for cerebrovascular disease in all groups." Maurizio Trevisan, professor and <hair of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and the study's oo-author, said: "While more studies are needed for a rond~ statement ""'"_..,.oil -.....- .............. "" the ___,__. the _ _ .._ ~......-.for about the ca~and-dfea 3s.sociation, the consistmcy rf the findings in difkrmt ~and racial groups. and thestreng!hoftheassociation be""""- duonic axxlitions preva· lent in the adult population may have important implications for individual and public health." The study cohort was comprised of9,962 adults from ages 25-75 who took part in the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES!)conductedfrom 1972· 74 and its follow-up. which was com· pletcd in 1992. Respand<nts' oral health was categorized as no periodontal disease. gingivitis, periodontitis or toothless. based on information collected during NHANES I. Gingivitis, an inflammation of the gums. ~ a relativdy mild form of periodontal disease. Ptriodontitis an infection of the gums. mem· I . ae- Repc tea •n:hDi-'-". 5 ~~ Dehydration aggravates exercise-induced asthma If •thletes from elite to nov1ce needed yt1 another rason to dnnk pl~nty of Ouid.s during exercise, a new st udy by UB aerci.st sacntasts provides it Their research shows that dehydration may induce bronchospasm even before exercise and makt- eurcist-induced asthma worse "'The message continues to be. 'Drink Huids whenever yoo gd the chance.'" said Frank Cerny, associate professor and <hair of the Department of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences m the School of Health Rdatcd Profe. sions. "If yoo have asthma. deh)dration may make n ""rse. partirularly durmg excrase." Cerny said ex<rCIS<'-mduccd asthma probably ~ caused br.lnes at the bose rf the teeth and the by heat and wat<T loss from the airways. "By dehydraung ~ lxine. is a severe fonn and )'OW'df, the airways also become dehydrated," he noted. isthemajo<causerfloothkm in adults. Asthma is a major health problem m the U.S.. with experts plaang the Cerebrovascular-disease events incidence among children as high as 40 percent. Cerny said 80-90 percent were confinned in the foUow-up of asthma sufferm experience eurase-mduccd bronchospasm. and that survey through hospital records and about I 0 percmt of elite athletes have the oondition. death certificates. In their current study, UB researchers put eight persons between the ago R<sults showod that periodontitis of 19 and 29 with exercise-1nduccd asthma. and eight persons of sunilar age ~a significant and independent risk without the oondition, through SIX minutes of high-intensity <=rase on a filctor for developing =broYascular cycle ergometer and/or treadmill. Each person's forced vital capacity-the events and for non-hemorrhagic volume of air blown out in one second (FEV 1 )--was measured before and ~olblood flow to the brain alia exercise. both when fully bydrated and alia 24 bour> without HUids. due to a blod<a!le rather than a burst Results showed that among the non -asthmatics. hydration status had ..,...;. P!:riodontitis was a=ciated with no dfect on the FEY 1 before, during o r after oercise. However, the FEV a two-fold increase in non-hemor· of the asthlnatics was significant1y lower, both before and after or:ra.se, rilagic stro1<e risk. The study found no when they were dehydrated, compared to their respiratory performance ao;oociarion ~periodontal disease when completely hydrated. and hemorrhagic strol<e or l1A. ~ found that the rate of resprratory decline remamed the same Wu said periodontaJ di sease is in the asthmatics during c:xm::ise, regardless of their state of bydration. but thought to increase the risk of stroke they started out with I= capadty when they were deh)drated. Cerny saxl. in much the same way it increases the Paula Maxwell, a doctoral student in the Department rf Physical Therapy. risk ofhean attad<. "Baruria. endoExt:rcise and Nutrition Saenccs. was the lead researcher on this study. toxins and other bacterial products from gum pod«1s enter the circula- 1 tion and may promote an infiamma. tory response. causing cdls to proliferate in the blood vessds and the liver Met recove1ng from a ' - t attack who are at the highest risk of a second to increase production of cloning fac · artack-und thw wouJd benefit ~ from a KlSCientious participauon m an tors. Bacteria may also attack th(' vcs exm;ise program--<11'< the least likdy to do so, a UB study has found. sd lining and darnag<endothdial cdls. Rt:sults of the study showed that hean-attack survivors who were least likdy "Further,~ periodontal pathoto tak< pan in a prescribed rehabilitation program tended to be CNer IJ"1SC3n induceplarelet~and weight. have high cholesterol and triglycmde levds, and smol« tobacm. maypromoteplaqueformationthatcan "The dropout rate in cardiac rehabilitation ~ a huge problem." saKI Joan cause blockages and dotting." he sax!. Dom. assistant professor of social and preventive medicine in the School of Medionc and Biomedical Sciences and lead author on the study. "We found that the people who were at the most risk """' the ones who attended lea.<C The """"-l'Ch 1nvoM.od 308 of the 65 I participants in the National Exerose and Heart Disease ProJt'Cl i NEHDP I. a three-)'!'IT dinical trial conducted m the U5. from 1976-7'l. des.gncd to determine if a structured exemse pm gram could unprove long-term survwal. John P. Naughton, professor of medl ane and fonner dean of the UB medical >Cbool. directed the trial. Part1opants in th~ study, all m<-n lx1WI.'l-n the ages of )()and 64. random!)' wt.~ asslgnt>d to take part in a st nu.1ured carchac-n...ilahilitattoo exercise program. Thi<i "treauncnt" group first ext.-rrued ror eight weeks in a laboratorv semng and then began the full rchabil1tauon progr.ml. mvolving joggmg, ,:vding or swimming at a targetOO ht'at1 mte thrtt tunes a week. Dom found that men With a h1gher work capaoty. h1gher peak hean rate, and h1gher HDI were more likely tn stay With the exemse progrant. Th<,• al"' tended to he older than thO>< who dropped out of the program. ThO>C who stopped CXl"TOSing were morr likdy to IJC.ovcrwcighL have higher total Dropouts in cardiac rehab are the ones who need it most = Exercise may prevent diabetes Leisure-time physical activity also may protect heart, study says a., LOIS BAilEil News SeMces Editor G ett in g off t he co uch and on to th e jogging path, or the bicycle, o r th e treAdmill after work may help prevent diabetes, a new UB st udy has shown . Lead au thor Jian Liu, a doctoral st udent in epidemiology in the Department of Social and Preve ntive Medici ne, reported th at physical activity carried out during leisu.retime, but not at work, was associ ated With a lower incidence of in sulin-resistance syndrome , a precursor of diabetes mellitus. Since leisure-time physical activity ~thought to hdp protect against heart disease, and insulin resistance is a risk factor for heart disease. Liu said the ability oflcisure activity to lower insu· lin resistan<r may be the mechanism hy which c:xm::ise protects the hean. "The important message from thi s stud y is that a sedentar y lifestyle is not healthy," Liu said. "Being active promotes good health in many ways. Lowering insulin re sistance is one more benefit." Insulin-resistance syndrome de - saibesadusterrf metlbolicabnonnalilies--lligh blood pressure. high trigl,.,:erides. high gluaJ<e and low HDI.rthat causecdls in the intestinal lining to resist the absorption of insulin. 1bis study involved data from 7,485 men and 5.856 ""men between the ages of 20 and 69 from the Risk Factors and Life Expect· ancyStudyconducted in Italy be""""' 1978~7. As part of the initial data gathering. participantswereasked to rate their activity level during work and leis ure as sed entar y, Lholest<.ml and tnglycende.., and a h1g.hcr dt'PfCSSlOn SI."'re. Dom findings may incLcate that this program asked too much, too SlXln moderate. heavyorveryheavy. Existence of insuJin resis- • tance syndrome was determined from blood-pressure readings and analysis of blood samples taken at the beginning of the study. Rt:sultsshowed thatpreva· lcn<r of the syndrome was ~1 .9 penmt--<lXTlJ"''<dto 3.8 penmt among sedentary"""""'· Liu said the study implicates insulin resistance as a potcntiaJ link between the Study finds no link between male fertility, testicular cancer lower in both men and women who"""' active dur- ing their leisure time. but work activity appeared to haYe nodfea. Amongthe!Tlffi,thepertmlil!Poftha.e having the syndnrne jumped from 1.8 percmt in the heavy-lcisure-aaivitygroup to 35 penmt in the sOOentary group. Among women, thO« in the moderardyactive-Jeisure..timecategory had the lowest prevalen<r of insulin-resistanc< <i.~ud the benefiaaJ eflt:'\_1..." ol leL.;:un· t1me act1vtty on comnary hean disease risk. and that leisun-Umespen t in sedentary p un.wts 1.'> an mdepcn · dent risk factor for msulin -resLStanet· syndrome. Researchers are not sun• why work act.Mry didn't show a 51m1 lar relationship. he said. "Peffiapstheaaivitypooplepursue outssdeof work is mon- vigorous. even if they haw physically active jobs." I.Ju speculated. " We don't know the an swcr to this question." A new UB study has shown that th<' eventual dt"'Ydopmmt of tOlh.l.!lar cancer appears to have no efft'Ct on tht.' ability or these men to fathc:r ..:hildn:n pnor to di.agr1n.sL'- Saentists had Spel"Uiated that tesocular canccr mJ' ht· miriatl'd by some event that ocm~ during the male chikl'!i dt"vdopment 111 the ut~srud lead author julte Bakcr.a graduate studcnttn the lk-,annlt'lll llr Soaal and l>m"CCltive Med.tane 1n tht•School ofMed.iane J.nd S.omed•L..J.l ~encn.. If that were the GlSe, she S3.ld, men who Jt"Vdop the di.St."aS(" l.ut'T 111 h.ft' could have trouble futhenng childn...--n m the mtmm. In a study oompanng fertility pall<.TI\5 m men wtth teooocular l..o1.1lu'l .md nonhormonal cancers. Bakt..-r reported no such rclauonshtp. "llus should ~­ a bit of comforting news for men 10 theu reproductiw yean.." saHJ !Mkn "Not only did we find no rdationsh1p betwet_'fl rcrtility and a suhst."qllt-rlt diagnosis or testicular cancer, mel\ with fhe cf.L.;ease had n10f'l' children I }0 average prior to diagnos~ than controls: 2.3 compared to I.!." 'Jbe srudy in~ 129 men wtth m nfirmed testirular canu.-r ....n(, . . '-·n· matched by age IO men with canCl"no or nonhormonaJ ongm--4an, iu n~. colon, rectal and head/nt."Ck--who formed the control group. Jl3rui...1p..·ml\ were seen at Roswell Park Cancer lnslltut<' from 1981-98. �.lule24.1!1!11Yi.lll.34 Brid e Buil~ers B RIEFL'\' Eugi -"rig's. bridgebuilding team is shown with "Spread Eagle," their~ in the National Steel Bridge Competition held recently in Anchorage, AlaSka. Although the UB entry didn't win, it received praise for aesthetics and presentation. Awards rfcognize service_excellence projects T he Division of Univmity Servias presmttd its 1998 So-via Elrali<oce Awards on May 25 at a aemnony intheClnterfirTomonow.~­ \ 18. • ing llnivmityServias<mplcl)us..bo have undcr1akm initiatives that ad· vana:thedivisioo's..ru..ion to provide higb-<Juality 5ervia in an dfec:tive, t:f. ficicnt and mvironmmtally responsible manJ1« that wiD enable the Wlivmity to meel its teaching. research and public-servia mis.siaos. T"" catqlpries of projects ,..... meogniud: Jarso-scale and limited-scale. 1i:ams """"' nominattd fir oomplaing projects or activities that ilDpro.e the qUality rf servi<z rf one or more units by improving dlicienq or produclivity,saving timeormoney,reduc· ing bwauaacy, meeling specific customer needs and improving staff morale. oooperation and understanding. Sp<cial a>nsider.llion was ~ to projects that resulted from a benchmarking process, used crossfundional t£ams, d<monstratecl a""" 31M use of ttdmclogy, impn:Md the culture or climate of a unit as a whale or made a significant impact oo the univmity's customers. The~ Project md Project SQ\R tied fir first pla<z scale proj<m. 'fhe<.¥r.uies l'rujocl'ftUl ~fir the aeatim tt newar"" fir~ study. res<arth and learning 00 theoeoood and thUd floor.; ommg. tt~ 1.i:nry, the first floor tt J>Oicgj\~Educabonand tbe~linryanltbetbid floartttheSc:ien<zand~[j. Student Finana:s and Rmlnk. The WBFO 'limmlilkr Upgndo and the UB Cllmdor tt Ewmb tied brary. The projc<1 inYclwd ~ and >Yirq pll)'ical facilitirs, ~ and instilling~ and open porU, inslalling network scrvica and ~irand~inltrudimal and ta:lmical-support ..mas. Participoots indud<dstafffiom the Univmity l..ibraries, Computing and lnfonnation 10chnology, the Gr.dlate School of Education, the College of Arts and Scien=, the ()ftia, of the ProYoot, the Oflicr of the Va l'nMlot fir Educatiooal Tedmology, UnMrsity Facilities, l.Jnd<rgraduate Education, the J)q>arttnmt of Computer Scieocr and Engineering. ~ ment Services, l.1oM!isity Serviasllnfirmation Tedmology, the Oflicr of the Senior Va Prosidt.nt for UnMrsity~Millard FillmoreCollegr, the School of Archito:ture and Planning. and the Oflicr of the V~ee fusident for Health Afl3irs. ProjoctSO\R--Studmt Online!v:to R=rd>-wcn ~fir the ~ and mot-saving W:b-basod sy.;tanthatallcl.sstudmtstoaazsstheir = academic~ Gil'. infurmation,sdxdulrs, UB~AJJ­ dit ~~ ~) rqxxts, ciC., fiom anywhere in the ..aid~ astandan:lw.h"""'Participants included staff from Computing and Infurmation Tech- nseaJDd.pla<zhooonommgJarsoscale projects. The W1IR) Thtnsmittor Upgrade indud<d the inlrallolion ofa D<Wtransmitterandantmoathat allowod UB's nolioool.,.mlic radio Slation to more than double its broadca<tpowerandestmdservi<ztoa new population tt about 100,000 people in Erie, N'"'1!U3and Geneseemunties and So¢l<m Ontario. Participants included staff from WBRl. UniYenityFacilities,theScbool of~ and Applied Scienas, and l'loamm:nl Servicrs. TheOnliDe UB Cllmdortt&mb Project produa:d UB's first Willi""' hmsi>.e, uniYenity-wide ...-. calendar. The inslandy scartbable c:almdar, ~24bowsaday,......,daysa """"to all mernbcn of the UB oommunit)l prtMdes instant inixmalion that can be idmtifi<d by-*, day or mooth.lnilnnalionisa>lmdbymore than 240....,. fiomaaoss the uniYersity on a W:b-basodSIDni!oioo form. Participonts indudod staff fiom the OfliceotP\tiicolions,tbeOfliceciNews Sevicesand~andloiJrma.. tion 'lldloaklgy ll><Focililiesl'lonningondDaiip JniJnmlionSyllrmtiod,filrfirst placr in limited-scale projects with the OnlineTJmeShedsl?rojea. TheW:!>- bosed fac!lib<s Planning and Desitln Infunnatioo System, which makes poosible ...... distriJutioo oCbuilding andprojectinixmillion,wasclesignod to...,.. <lJSIDm<n more dficiently. Participontsindu<!<dstafffiom the . ()ftia, tt the l'nMlot and UnMrsity Facilities. Tbe<lolft'Ilme9>oolsl'rojoctampuaimlamaouolplDCI!S.savirlgtime 31\d dbt.Mm!Nyand 1:»-...atytme slmsil<fill..timeprobi<nlandd&sified..service aDJllol- tt UniYenity Facilitiesnow...,~online. Participants included staff from UnMrsity Facilities. 1Wonew5yllrm Collllw:tsir)onitoriols..,piosandl'lumbiasS..,.... tied b 5<allld placr in limiled-scale projectswmExpalilodMIIilom-y. The new system alll1r.ldS provide a primary, one-stop Y<Ddor baD Univmity Facilities' needs "' plumbing and janitorial supplies at a CXII!IPdi· rive price, with ddiYery within 48 bows. The S)'SimiS eliminate poporworlc and prcxzsoing time. Participants included staff from University Facilities and Procurement Services. The Expedited Mail Delivuy Project developed. a coordinated plan for fast transport and deiMry or university federal mailings to the u. s. Postal Service. ParticipootsindudodSilllffioml'rim and~ Sevices and Campus Mail. Photo exhibit tells moving story of hospice By PAT111CJA DONOVAN New$ Services Editor ( ( M y generation or ~11!Ji!ll!iiMIJ!!IIIJfiJ!I ~ Americans never learned toropev<ry well with death..." So begins a catalog essay that accompanies the remarkable and moving aposition. "Hoopia:A Photographic Inquiry," 00 display through July 25 in the UB An Gallery in the Clnter for the Arts on the Norih Campus The exhibit, which features the work or such nationally regarded photographen as Nan Goldin and Sally Mann. originated at the Corcoran Gallery ofAn in Washing· ton, D.C., in 1992, and has toured the country for the past six yean. The show is free or charge and open to the public. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call the gallery at 645-6912. The National Hoopice Foundation conc:tived the project as a way to expand public understanding or the power and importana or hospice care. The insights shared byexlubitors, who include some of the country's most sensitive artists and writers, is born of their immersion into hospice and the people it ~dyingandtheirfiunilies. David Levy, president and direc· tor of the Corcoran, praises "'the gifted photographers who accepted this creative challenge to achi..., a level or communication and meaning that only an makes possible." Mann, Goldin, )an Goldberg, Jack Radcliffe and Kathy Varga.sthe major contributors to the eXhibit's visual aspect~t hundredsofhourswithdyingindividuals and their familid in order that they speak in their own voices or \heir'experiences on what Levy calls one oflife's"most difficult and emotionally treacherous journeys." ThOrpbotosarejoinod by essays by Marilyn Webb and noted photographicsddar )ane~inter­ vicws by Philip Broolanan and stilk from a film by $usan Froemke, Debonh Dicbonand.Ai>en Maysles. In their presentations. neither photographer~ nor writers put a gloss on the dying process. Although some images. Mann's in particular, are metaphoric-and no less powerful for that-most subjects are presented directly and con=tely. The sensitivity and tenderness or photographen, writen, caretal<en and patients in the &a or in=r1lble loss are oftm unexpected, astonishing and revealing. Audrey Hill, a 59year-old ""man, was dying or met!· static cervical cancer. Her son reponed at the time: "She's said that, except for the fact that she is dying. ---· this has been the most torrific time of her lik." One or her caretakers called Audrey's death •a birthing." The exhibit is sponsored in Bu1&lo by the UB An Gallery, the Marks Family Foundation and the Clntor fir Hoopicr and PalliatM Care. The exhibition hrochuno will be in En· glish-andSpanish-language-.ions and the show wiD beocxompanied by a number of educaticmalevents. �June Zl. 1999Nol30.No 34 A Chemlc•l fnglneertng Symposium In honor of Eli Ruck.t:mtem . Myroslaw Hreshchyshyn, 71, professor of gynecology-obstetrics, social and preventive medicine A funer•lllturgy w•s offered May 29 in St. Hospital, Millard Fillmorr Hospital and the ~n·· Nicholas Ukrainian Ca tholic C hurch for County MedkaJ Center until 1996. HI.' oversaw the.· Myroslaw M. Hreshchyshyn , 71. professor of Reproductive Endocrinology<:Cntt·r. v..tuch ''run gynccoll,gy·obstetrics, and professor of social bytheUilmedicalschooland Children's lluspn"l and prevcnttvc medicine 111 the School ofMcdi· llle author or co-author of more 1.h.m 125 .tr Lmc and Biomedical Scienct.."). Hrt.'S hchyshyn tides in professional pumak, Hreshchyshyn w~ dtcd Mar 24 10 Lviv, Ukrame, where he was internationally n."C..gguzcd for lus research on an workmg on a gync..:ology and obstetric" t l'X1· HRUHCHVSHYH cersof the female rq>roductave system. hook to he published there. He helped initiate, and served as a consultant to, the A native of Kovcl (Volya) Ukramc, Hreshchyshyn USAJDAmerican lnumational Hcald1AIIiana: Medical Part rt.'l.':etwd hl!lnu:-d•ul dL'gTt."C from J.W. (;oethe Unt \'\'T· tK'I>hips l'mgram. which exdlange; medical personnel and ,,1\ mh.mkfurt , (;crman)',m 1~51. mfonnationbctwxnt"<>hoopitll<inb<ivandMillardfillmore Hl·...-amc to Buffalo m 1':157tuscrveasa fellow mdlc1no· H""'~tal. He was an ~tor with the National Institute. tht.-r-Jpy at Roswell Park Cancer InsLJtutc,Joining the UB of Health-funded Women's Health Initiative at VB. medical sdlool faculty in 1962. After rismg through the ranks 1-lreshchyshyn was a fellow of the American College of •L' ass~1ant and associate profcssor. llrcshchyshyn lx.'CllllC a Obsterrics and Gynecology, founding chair of the Gynecofull pmfcssor in 1970. He served as chalf of the Department logic Oncology Group from 1971 -75 and president of the of Gynecology-Obstetric; from 1982-96and also headed its Buffulo Gyncoologic and Obsterric Society from I m-78. A l)rvi.sion of Gyncoologic Oncology from 1972-86. member ofmore than 20 professional associations and sociHreshchyshyn also headed the gynecology and obstet· <'lies. he contnbuted 10 rnaily civic and educational org>nt· ncs departments at Children's Hospital, lluffulo General zations. especia11y in the UkrainLan-Americtn community. Milton S. Carlin, 85, editor, News Services writer Funeral services were held May 29 in Lester H . Wt>dekindt Funeral Home. Kenmore , for M lit on S. Ca rlin , 85, who had worked as a pan -time writer and editorial ass istant (or UB News Se rvices for 10 years after his retirement as c ity edi tor of th e Tonawanda Nc1'S. Carlin died May 27 in Millard Fillmore H spita l after a short illness. CAllUM : oulin. who was th e first student to receive a J urnalism degree from Bethany College in Beth-a y. W.Va., in 1936, went on to a ca reer that in cluded orking on the radio desk fo r the United Press wi re ser icc in Buffalo and New York City. He joined the rival 1Associa ted Press as 3 writer and editor in 1940. working in Buffalo. Syracuse: and Albany. His career at the Associated Press wJS mtcrrupted by World War II, when he served in the Army Corps of Engi neers in North Africa and Sicily, receiving the Bronze Star and the Purple Hean. Carlin then became d1ief copy editor for Army public relations in London. He left the Associated Press in 1953 to become copy editor and assistant state editor at the Syracuse Post-Srcmdartl. In 1957. he joined the Tonawanda Nt•ws, becoming tele graph edi tor and swing editor befo re being named city editor. \o\'hile there, he also taught news writing courses at Buffalo State College and Medaille College. After he retired in 1977, Ca rlin also worked part time as a co py edi tor on the former Buffalo Couner-Express. Ca rlin was honored by th e Bethan y Co llege Alumni Associa tion in 1986 fo r outstanding achievement in journalism. He al so won several Buffalo Newspaper Guild Page One awards for headline writ Ing. Judges in tht· 1996 NYSUT Jo urnalism Awards co mpetition singled out Ca rlin 's column when the y gave an award for ou tstandin g writing to The Act we Re11ree. a publi ca tion for union retirees. Ca rlin was 3 charter member of the Greater Buffalo Pre s~. Ra· di o and Television Association. Francis J. Clifford, 86, professor emeritus of anatomy A Memorial Mass was held May 22 m St. Patrick's Church , Lad-port, for Francis ). Clifford, 86. who wa~ professor emeri tus of anatomy at th e UB School of Mcdjcine and Biomedical Sciences and a fo m1er Niagara County commissioner of health. Clifford, a 1942 gradu ote of the VB medical school, died Ma)' 17 in Lockport Memorial Hospital after a lengthy iiJn css. He was a general practitioner in Lockpo rt from 1953· i3 Jnd was Niagara C...ounty health commbMoncr from 1973 until his retirement in 1983. Oiffotd served twi<r as an Army physician. I)uring 1\brld War U, he was st:ttioned in Northern Europe with the 83rd Infantry Division and \\13Sordcrcd to ac:ti\>t:duty awUn during the earl)' 1950s,servingat Thule Air Forcr Bas< in Gn."lland Clifford was a fellow of the Ro)"'l Soci<l)' of Health 111 England and o f the American Colk-gl' ol Surgeom.. ..,l i ~Y I h't 1ngu1shcd Prof~..,or m tht Department of ChemKal F.n~1 wa!> hdd June I H 19 Ill the ( £nter for the Ar~. 'J>Oil~lrl.J h' l ' H. thl' I kpartment of<..ht'lllltJ.!I-ng.meenng.Jnd the 'xhool of l-n~1 nc:c:nng.md Apphcd 'xlt'llll'~.thc .;;ymposiUm rt'Loglllll~ Ruckcn . . tem., Larcer.~.ontrlhutlllll' .111J JLhlt'\'f'lllcnt..,on thenu•.:bton ofh1' rUL'I\'111}! the 1~K N.tllonal f'okdal ol 'x tt·n~.e Hu.:l..cnstem reLelvcJ tht' J\,,mJ last mlmth dunng J \\1ull' I lou ....· H'rl'lllllll\ hu~tcd lw Prt~1dcnt ( .lmtt •11 ~vmpo.., I Uill 'll('fll.....·r.. Wt.'fl' lohn I . Andtofli:m. profeswr .md dt"Jn of { :arn'-1Pl' Jn.,tnull' ul l cthnolt~'· t ..Irnt.:'gJl' Mellon l 'lli\-Cf'\11\'; Hmhtrd BrcnnL·r. WiliJrd II I lo'' Pmk,•;cn, ~t.L...••.J(hU!K't~ lru.tltUtl' ol 'kchnol Ol't'nn~. Ob')': I-_)Jilll'\ I )a\'1''1, prok'"'lft 1! thl'llllwil'ngnlL't'rmg. L'm\'l'r.ll\ of \\'.bh mgt on; !,_thin L . lkhenL.Jclll.< l.t'-'''' 19:;(1, Prote~.\o(•r 111 lnguwcnng .md AppUcd XtellCl' and (h31r nl the I kpJrtmcni 11f ( :llt..'lllJWI t · n~llll'l'fl ll)! . Pnncctun UmVtTStty; Murton ~I I knn. prok~1r and p.c.t ..:h.;ur ol tht Department ofChemh...JII-ngmL"l'TIIl)!. l'niVl'rMiv uf ( ..1htom1J,Ikr~dl·\ Also, J)enm~ L. Pru.·n:·. ( ,ulf Prc•ft-..,.,or nf ( 'hl'llltt..al I ll!!llll'l' TIIl ~. Carnqpt· -Mdlnn Untvcr~nv; W I l.mnon RJ\ , \ ·,J.t., Rl-..t~.trJl Prok,•.ul Um\·crMtY ofWiscc)ll.)ln ·ll.t.tdl"m: '\t.mb I \.mdll'r. Hcnn 1\clnl JuPtlfll Profe~.)lH uf Chl'lll l ~t n and Blot..hl•mt,tn. L101\'l'r'tl) ol J>d.m.:trl· Ashutosh ~harma, Profl's~Jr 1..1f ( "ht'ml~.-.tl 1:-.nganccrmg. lndtan ln ..tllull of Technology, Kanpur. India, and Ralph T. Yang, profc:,.sor .md Lhatr ul the Depa rtment of Chc."flltcal Enginecnng, UmverSif)' of M1Ch1gan . .ami fo rmer chair of the UB llep.trtment of t:hem1cal fJ1gtnccnng. EMBA program graduates 19 III Ninet een business people have graduated from the l:.xet..utl' l' MBA (E MBA I program in the School of Management. The gradu · atcs complet ed an intensivr 22-mon th curn culum des1gneJ for highl y experienced manage rs who " 'Ish to develop expertise Ill com plex management skills. The UB EMBA program is one ol I :.o ,,~,. credited programs worldw1de and 1:. th e on ly one m We:.a·rn NL·w York. More than 125 Western New York exec uti ves havt· graduated from the program s1nce its establishment Ill 1994. The graduates arr Karen Adams. vice pres1dent and collateral examtru tion manager, HSBC; Timoth)' Balkin, dir<Ctor of financial planmng and analysis, Moog; loscph llell. product-tine manager, Moog; James Busser, regional account manager. Conrail; Michael Casseri,district manager, W.V•l. Gnoinboer; Mary Ann Deb, associate professor of nur.;ing, Trocairc College; Mark Hall, reliability engmeer, Dow Coming; Sally Haughey, controller. Bechtel &1tis; Vaseen1 Iqbal, pediatnc radiologist. Medical Partners of\'VNY. and Kath)' Kubiak, program manager. ACfS Testing Labs. Also. Michael Rataja.ak. tech nologv center director, Moog; Dolorb Rugg, \'ICC prestdcnt (o r human rcsou rc~. Eldcrwood Affiliates; RJvr Rungta , st.i.ff engin eer. Delph1 Harnson Thermal Systems; Douglas Scheid, principal, Scheid Architectural; William Scnif, director of sales and markctmg. Reid P«.> troleum Corp.; Donald Sci12. senior finanaal analyst. Moog; Zs01.sanna Snow. audit project leader. Xerox Corp.; Otnstopher Tzetw.dmx tor of marketing, T7.ct7.o Bros.. and Mehssa Wikman. manager of accou nt market mg. Fisher-Price. For morr mtormat1on abo ut the Exc:cutiw MBA program. call 64S 3100 nr "I Sit the School of Mana~ement \Veb site at < http:/ I www.mgt .buffalo.edu :>. jobs Continued from page 8 AWstan! (Sl·Z)-School d Soaat """' I'Os1lng oP-9071 Strength and = c~~ Email ~e 1 7 Symposiwn honors Ruckertstein Obituaries Continued from Reporier prood1 that was takt..·n in the restorn uon of the university's centrnl anail scrvice. cxaminethecentralcmail sr~­ Brian Murphy, cornm lttl't' chair and director ofhealth-profcss1oru mfor· mation technoiOb')'· Murphy noted that the committee posts the minute-. of its meetings online at <http:/ wings.buffalo.edu/ IT/UBEma~ > and mvites input from mt111bers of thL· university community vi:1 a list!ot.'f\' available on the \'Vtf, s1tc . While an additional Mailhuh will ~w tC111 and n.'COmmend d\<Ulb'CS. indudthe system enough processing cap..lbil- i.ng longer-term changes. sum as reity to "stay current for tlUs year"- and placement of the system, if nea:ssary. handle the increased usage expected • 1be committee has been m{.'{"ljng with Access99, in which all incoming n.ogularly and should ha\'C final rC'I.:· freshmen will be required to haw ac· ommcndations by next spring. satd Ct."SS to a computer and workingknowlt.."CCge in basic software packages, the What yoo can do about email during the shutdown lnu.mct :md email-it will not solve the Although email seMce at .US will be shut down for several days next month, "ultimate, long-teml growth issues" of there are things unlvenity fKuhy, staff and students can do to al~ate any inc~e the shutdown might cause: the system, Lesniak noted • If users have other, non-UB emaA accounts, they can forward mail from Ull suffered a debititating disrup!JOn their UB KOOUnts to those other accounts <http://imap.buffalo.edu/imap/ ofitscrn.1.ilsystem in f·cbruolry,lcavingthl' lndex.htn'\l>. Users shouki click on "create a new filter," ~scroll down to majorit)' of d1e univmity's fuculty, smfl. the "forward" option and enter the address of the account to which they woukt like to forward their UB mail. and students unable to seod or rcceivr • u..n v.llo do email aa:o.nt may- one ol tho .-.merCI}'k1.i.l for days at a time. An estimated ""' free email accooots iMiiloble on tho Web, ond !hen folward thei' U8 mai. 1he!e 15,000 piere; of mail"~'"' loot during the seMces lnWde- <htlp:/- C X J m >, loot> <htlp:// unc:xpt."'Cled shutdown of the system. wwwjln>.com> o n d - <htlp://www.IOdcOimiLCXJm>. Mn !htlugl emaiiS<Mces will be !IU down, acres to tho""""""' and ""' CIT officials auributed the crash to ""'-email- such .. and_,.., tho! ... Wel>ba!ed. an inability of the centm1 email server • Pldc up tho telephone and a! !hose with""""" )'OU maintain email CDffi10 handlr thc...._volumc, which cxct.'t."Ck'Ct mrnica!lon,·O' email them""""" tho shutdown, 10 let them koow that !he U8 8.5 mill ion files . The se rver was system will be exporiendng """"doYon time. llis Is espedally ~ f<>' .......:~>­ ""v.llo with thei' gronling agencies via emoi, no<es Richald rt.'Configured into 12 smaller segments l.e5niok, di<KtD< ol ocodemic S<Mces for Computing and Information Ted>nology. to better handle the load. The . voc.JIIon rules" ......., that automa!blly-. memge bade to !he sende.In thewakcofthecrash,acampuswide wil be WOI1dng during tho lhutdown, Lesnlal< adds. rommittecwas fom"X.'d to review' the ap- III not....,."""""" """'!Iii,.........., """"""""IE not oc< (Sl·l}-T..che< Ed.<aoon lnst<ut~GSE,Posti'lgiP-9085 De.nd tho School ollrl""""""" Sb.dio5 (MP· 2)-0ffia! d tho 0&1n, C'*9< dArt> and ~~-;~~~to iWld Recorcb. Post.-.g •P-9072 Research Research Support Specialist-CEDAR. Posting •R·93007 Research Support Specialist-CEDAR, Posting ~rR-99020 Programmer/Analy:stii·Unwen.tty ~l Post1ng "R-99037 Programming Project leaderUniVef'Sity Development Postmg •.R Supercomputer Continued from pag e 1 "&'ttWulf aJiow~ you IOIR'<ll .tnd n1<1na~w till' workstatiOn du"tl'r ,\.'. .t :.m~lt· rL':!o(IUTCC, ra ther than h,l\ mg to managt· 04 1ndcpcnd~..·nt ..:ontptttl'n.." cxplmncd 1\ 1iUt.•r. Nt·two rk.Jit[!. ...-apabtht1o will hl· pmvtdl'Ct hra Nortd S\\ltch. wtuch allow!\ m,Khino h' share .1 lot nf infonnation verv qu1ckly. An 1111 ponant f"ll1 nf tht• projt\.'1 will he: 10 va]k.btL~ and lxndln1.1r~ thr nt•w system ag.tinst thl· b1~ m.~chnll'' that CCR ha.,. In .tddition 10~ !ilk.'.uxl llruasktll. 99039 Project Staff Assktant (hatf· time)-Oepartment of Physiology .tnd B!Ophyslo, Postmg trR-9905 I A.dmini5tratrve Assistant (60 percent)· Department of family MediOnl", Posung IIR·990SZ Administrative Al.sistant 1VICe Provost l or Acader'nlc lnformat.Jon ,md Pl.tl'lfllng, Posting JJR-99053 Res-earch Technician ll·lnfecliOus lAse~AMC. Posttng •R·990S4 Non-Competlttve/ l.Jibor Classified CIYIIrServke Buikfing Service Aide (NS.l, part time, temporary) (three positions availabk>)· Unrversrty FaCIIitJe.. l.J~ • to be del"'""""" ro oblo~n more wtfomloriOf'' on {01:» 1mro CO"'toct Pt!na1nel ~ ..') ta' obao."'?. ft'1pOfiW'i)'S tembycafiUJq6.t5 J84Jwld followrngthf>I'OICt'protrf)/ll'mnJCl.orh To obtow1 mfomtatiOt'l on Rnrorrh fOb~ cor~ro.. r SponJOff'O Program) PervJnt!f'l .t I t1 (ron tht.·l!Btc;.llllU'It.:h.b hlfllhtrluu..t,... 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Uftlted W.Ys Seveutlt AniiiMI Day of Caring Wednesday, Aug. 18, 1999 f05ting n. ---• YES. I Care..•Coaal Me illl ~------------------------- Join with UB faculty; staff, students af1d thouwlds ol other Western New Yorkers on Aug. 1B In volunteering a half-day of your time for ihe United Way's Day ol Caring. Teams will be matched with local human-sel'ollce agencies to perform a variety ol volunteer tasks, ranging from painting. duning and landscaping. to WOfiling with senior citizens and yo0ng lldults. {Professional and support staff must arrange with supervisors for approved leave from job responsibilities.) UB has a limited number of volunteer slots for this year's Day ol Caring. so sign up nowl ...... .....,.. , _ .a right as soon as possible to the attention of 11111 - . . . , , 4a ·Crofts IWI. ......, c....,.~ MSZ660, ut. .J6Z; fu 6U-6195). Teams that wish to work together should submit all their forms in one packet, with one fonn per team member. 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Julie Kotary, a graduate assistant in the Curriculum Center, pins runner number on Pat Connolly, commumcations assistant in the Division of Athletics. Coalition helping at-risk girls ofBtdfulo Basketball program at UB amongfirst GAL activities planned for urban teenage girls \ ,' BY PATIIICJA DONOVAN New$ Services Editor K ATHRYN N<e50n noticed that although sports participation has ....,., fuund to have many acadmtic, health and social beodits for )OODg people. !her< ar< such opportunities for urban girls, particularlytho<efrom low-inoom< l2.mili<s. So she did som<thing about iL In January, N<eson, a UB alumna. form<d a onalition of onnc<m<d prof<SSionals wbo have a sp<cial interest in working with ynung city girls. Together, they found<d G.A.L-the Girls Athletic League of Buffalo-and so f.u- have developed two girls' basketball programs. on< at Mount Men:y Academy and a seonnd at UB. Neeson says G.A.L. directors hop< that these programs ar< the first in a network of ongoing citywide, multi-sport camps for girls conduct<d in saf< places and in a multicultur.U atmosphere. The UB camp. which will Wv< girls ages 9- 12, will begin Monday and run through July 30 in Oark Gym on the South Campus. r.w Besidesonadlingand instruction by lll<rtlbm of the UB wom<n's basketboll the camp will <liM workshops and presentations by Neeson points to extens1ve re search, including a stud y co · authored by former UB socio\o&ist Prnentionfocus,Inc.-Buffalo'slarg- girls who participate in sports and <SI adolescent pmo<ntioofmt<nmtion other extracurricular activities are ag<n<y--<l<sign to help~ the girls' potential and siriUs. and cnlarJ!e their vi<ian. Faculty and students ofthe Department ofAmerican Srudi<s also willlll:IU p!<5Clltations designed to promote understanding of multicultural issues and of the social, eonnomic and cultural issues that will affect the girls' futures. Camp is cxp<ct<d to be fun and instructM, with T-shirts. free breakfast and lund!, worlcshopo. tropbi<s. equipment and a dosing ceremony and party. The""""" for its<Stabli<hrn<n~ llawtver, is serious business, indeed. "Th< girls of Buffalo and considerably less lik<ly to drop out of schonl and less likely to h<com< pregnant in their teen years. Thty also perform better academically than then non-1nvolved. peers. Miller's study found that teenage female athletes were more likely to h< virgins (54 percent ) than thw non-athlete p«:rs (43 percent ) and reponed fewer sex partners overall She also found that white. black and Hispanic athlete> all show<d sigruficantly r<duced rat<> of pregnancy. It is also the case, Miller onntends. that sports changes the way girls think about th<rns<Ms and their bodies. Previous studies haY< demonstrated that teen girls wbo play sports are belt<r stud<nts and haY< higher sdf-ot«m than girls who do not. "We specula!< that through regular athletic activity, tecnag< girls onm< to S«therns<lvesas"dom" instead ofjust observm," Miller says. "They'r< less pas5M in othcr parts of their lives. too Lackawanna arc in peril ,"' says Neeson , who currently heads a counseling unit at Prn-entionfocus. "They have the highest t«n p<q!nancy rate and infant mortality rate in the <ntirc Stat< of New York, and U.S. Census figures indicate that 40 percent of them livt at or bdow the poverty line.· Kate Miller, that has found that They aocomplish a great deal thar un't related to how they look, how they dr<so and what boys think of them." Adds Neeson: "Y...,. of l'<SCli'Ch indicaus a causal relationship bctwec:n extracurricular activities, induding sports, and a host of academic and social beodits. But - haY< woefullv negl<ct<d our girls in this regard .. Our community offers many and varied recreational activities for boys." she points ou~ "while giQs are not offered the same opponunitie:s. "G.A.L was found<d to address this need. We w-.Jlt to promote ath letic skill and build the girls' sp<rn and identity. This in turn, we hope. will influence their school anen · dance, pregnancy rates and overall growth and development." Neeson says this is the perfee1 tim< for this effort to b<gin--<ln the coanails of the U.S. women's soccer team's victory in the World Cup and the rising inter$ in wonxn's sporu. "This is ~ exciting for all of us." she says. "We hop< SOm< time in the no<-too-distant future. our girls will be walking down the streets of Buffalo wearing GAL attire and a new senst of sdf-awarcncs. and sdf-<>t«rn• The new model MFC stresses access, flextbility 87 5Ul WlllTCHU R~erEditor EORGE Lopo> likes to boJTOW that advertising line made famous by General Moton-~·..., not ynurfuther'sOidsmobilr"-when outlining the changes that are Wldcr way at Millard Fillmor< Coil<ge. .. We're not going to be your father's MFC; we ar< not going to be the old night schonl," says Lopos. who for nearly four years has hcad<d the unit that traditionally has operated the ~ng and summer ses- G sions of UB, offering courses. certificate programs and degr« programs for working adults and other nontraditional students. While MFC will continue to serve the "nontraditional" student, Lopo> stresses, it will do so by shifting its attention to distance learning and spcciali.ud continuing-educati on programs. "The old night -schonl model u not viable any more," h< says. The typical ...rung-division studrnt-working full tim< with fam ily and other rosponsibiliti.,...._finds it ..excruciating to find enough time to get to campus and take one course," says James A. Anderson, dJ. rector of instructional technology for MFC. By providing onur= via distance learning. MFC is able to offer students the flexibility and access they n«d, he says. whether it's at 6 in the morning or 9 at night. .. The question is not distance; it 's access,• Lopo> strcss<s. The onll<g< has made slow, but sigrtificant, progr= sine< it kick<d off its distance-learning initiative two years ago with two tel<onurs<s and one Internet -based ooursc: • It will offer 5('Yell tdecourscs tn the fall Ul a van<ty of sub)<CIS. 'Ill< courses.. wh.Jch au on educatiOnal access channels via Adelphia Cable and Lockport Community Telt"Vl · s1o n, allow students to !tarn b' watching t<kvision in the onmfort of their own home, ratht-r than anend ing on-ampus lectw-es. UB furulr. members provide addinonal stud> mat<rial and instructional suppon • It hasccpondcd its lnt<met-based <DW>l< olfeings--<llso call<d the asyn chrooous l<amingn<twork-to 2110r the fall. Srudcnts can aco::ss the a>w>< mat<rial 6:om any piau at any nme. ~- ..... ., �21Repories Ju~ 11. 1!1!19/Vul 38. No.J5 EiJ High-school students Interact with world-class scientists In summer program BRIEFLY A~,..._ ~~In~ A jmnpstart on computing, super style )OHph F. Alldnoan, proleuor and - . . tor ol grodullutucl· los In the Deportmont ol CMI, S!ruc- IUI'IIandEiwlnln- __ __ - ol ~and fnglr,..;ing In the Sdlool 'Applied Sc:lena!s, hos • J, Fullright Scholonhip lo lecture and <:OfdJct . - d l in tsraet. . Heedolthelkidmochlria-....,.lll.e, and .. -~..-ol the Gnlll ~ fta9om. He _ ..... - . g - olthe~~ and Sodoljl_ond ....... tloniiSdlnmfcu.-..-- .... ~ ........ farlniiiJo-' ~~ ~ T"**''l~t1119111hJc- tion..... ,............ __ a.,.,._.. ... OUMgl*,-rd.... lnlo- -----fl .............-. . .... 1111*11 ...... lnAuplll. _ . . CIIIIII.-... - .................... far • --.....~­ ......... -.1\ . . btlr>_,........,_and .!llqran...,.......,._and ................ -~ COIIIIIond-~ . Since joining lie~ . . . . .. ~,..,.,,. 1914,-.anhos !,;, P*>dP!I or COflllndplllr>~onllnlod- laiiiJng , _..... 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"The purpose of the program is to provide local students with an opportunity to significantly ~a: their education by interacting with some of UB's world-class scientists and by utilizing the extraordinary resources that our center provides,• said Russ Miller, CCR director and professor of computer science. Established in January, CCR is one of the nation's top-10 academic supercomputing centers. Th< two-week program. which ran from June 28 through July 9, taught students about oomputational sci· ence, an em~rging discipline that unites mathematics and oomputer science with disciplinary research in such fields as chemistry, physics and biology. In particular, the students fi>. cu.sed on using high-end oomputers, coupled to visualization systems. to so!v. problems in chemistry. "The students develop an understanding of what's ""hind the big compulers and why you need them ," said Bruct Pitman, profes- sor of mathematics and directOr of the summer program. "They find out that, all of a sud- den. the big questioru in science don't work on a little PC." Thestudentslt3mod to"'lrk with a molecular-simulation program developedfilrchanical~ students by David Kalke. professor <L dlemical~andhisrol­ leagues at other institutions. By the end of the session, the students. who ga..: presentations on what they had learned. knew how to run molecular simulations onsuperoomputen.howtoimplement sorting algorithms in the scientific computing language, FORTRAN, and how to prepare computer programs to run on ~­ _. ._.... Fudani,..,... ~<X CD; Hanyl<q.proboor<Xchemimy; TaliGao.proboor<Xdmlistr)laod Matt jooes,a:RSiall' scimtist. Since there currently is no dedicated fundihgoource fix the summer prQgr&JD, Miller ex· plained that the cmtet is pursuing funding opportunities so that it can oontinue to offer oowses and wockshops to middle- and high-school, students,.as well as programs for bigh-scbool, middle-tchool and elementary- school teachers. . Th< CCR Web site is located at < l d 1 p : / / - - - - -. • Management school's new center will focus on family dynamics in the workplace By JOHN D£UA COHTliADA Reporter ContributOf' IG into the history of almost any Western New York business and chances are you'll find a family at its genesis. The survival of family-owned businesses in Wmem New York, and throughout the United States, is a testament to their ability to D problems that confront all businesses, says Marianne Sullivan, director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) in the School of Management. But while many family-owned businesses arc able to survive for decades, many more fall by the wayside due to internal conflicts, unsound business strategy and a lack of succession planning. "The family dyoamic adds a di- ----_...... "''m said Pitman, who pdoglyadded. glad rm oot oompetingag;Unst them." lnoddilioo1D Pilmaoaodi(o6e. lbepropm'.sioslruaon-.Thm Strategy for family business survival, su~ and opetators face these challenges. Sullivan and the School of Manage· ment this fall will launch a Family Business Center that will enroU up to 50 businesses each year. The center has signed six sponsors: M&T Bank Trust Depart · mcnt; Hodgson Russ Andrews Woods & Goodyear LLP; Pruden- mension to business operation that can "" diflicult to manage." says Sullivan. "'Compensation, hir· ing and firing, employee training and satisfaction, strategic planning-all these functions become m uch more complex when family members are involved." To help family-business owners at least three people from the seem unfair to some family business participate in the pro- members. " Most family-business owners are expert at hondling gram, including two generations of the family and a key manager. Succession planning-the passing of the business from one generation of the family to the nextand the development of business knowledge among family employ- ees are the chief concerns of most family businesses and will be a overcome challenges unique to the family business, as well as .... -CIIIIJiluM supttcompuien. Such slrills are known by a rdotM!Iysmalloumber of professionals who deal with sophisticated scientific ~tions. .. This program gives ~me of tbesebrisht students a jumpstart on what real-life computing is about," said Glts1iyllgema; physia teacher at Ott:hard Park High School, who had two of llinrodents in the UB progranL "They get e:xperienc.,.olving problems that they sqme day will "" working on in the field_ And I think the chance to work on some of the top supercomputers in the oountry is exciting." "These are ca:q>tional students." MARiANNE SULLIVAN tial Insurance; Arthur Andersen; Mass Mutual Insurance, and Business First. The activities and curriculum of the center will "" modeled on those established by School of Management Dean Lewis Mandell while he was at Marquette University and the University of Connecticut . Each family business that enrolls wiU be encouraged to h ave major focus of the center. In the United States. according to Mandell, family businesses account for an estimated 90 percent of the 15 million total e:nt:etprises. But only 30 percent II13kit to th~ semnd generation, and just 8 percent survive for the gtandchildren. Many potential successors simply lack the know-bow re- quired to continue the bwiness and ma'oy others are forced to sell the business to pay hefty tax bills. "Many family-business owners who arc close to retirement have two goals in min<!," says Mandell "They want to keep the business intact and they want to keep the family intact. They may bave several children with uneq~ interest or ability to run tbe business and they have to mili tough decisions about who should run the business-decisions that may quantitative bu\iness decisions: be adds. "'but they an unprepaml to hondle the psychological and emotional aspects involved with turning over the ~eins to other mem""" of the &mily.• To help with these "softer" business decisions, the center will conduct meetings and seminars led by national and local experts in family-busi- ness operation and management. Members of the f.unily not involved in the business also will "" invited to attend sessions to help them undetstand and better cope with the presswa and responsibilities of business ownenhip. According to Sullivan, the center already bas F.J=ted interest locally. Tbe decision to establish the center wu based oo requests from Wnily-busi- nessowoers who bad completed lbe CI!Cs IG-IIlOI!tb entrepreneurship p-rogram and who wanted to oontinue their edu. catioo with a program tailoted to family businesses. �Repa.._ Ten receive Olancellor'sAwards UB faculty, staff, librarians recognized for career excellence 11J IIIAIIA McGNm News - T diversity initiatives in the University libraries Poer Recognition Program. in 1994. Neumei!ter began her UB career as a gradua~ assistant in the Health Scien«s library while pursuing her ~s degree in library studies at the university. Now bead of bibliographic control and rec:ftpts in tht acquisitions department, sht coordina~ all activities related to the pre-order and order process formaterials in all fOrmats for the University ubraries. She is the author of numerous joumlll articles and r< - Ediloriil AislsOOt HR.EEfaculty members, four profeuional staff members and three li- brarians have received 1999 Sta~ Uni~ of New York O>ancdlor'a Awards for Exrdienc< &omSUNYO>anallor John W.Ryan. The <hncdlor'sAword fur Eullen<z ill Teaching honors thooe who consisuntly have demoostra~ RJ pab t<acbins at the undcrpaduare. graduate or profi:ssiooalloY<I. R«ipicniJ""' Carrie Tu-ado 8ramen, assistant profeuor of English; john Rinslaod.a<oocialeprol"noor~mathematia, and Vljay C. Swamy, ......0ate prol"noorand chair of the Deportment ofBiochcmicd Pharmacology. The Owtcdlor's Award for Excdlence in librariinsbip recognizes • sl<ill in librarian&hip; servi<Z to the campU$, the university and to the field; scholarship and professional growth, and major profesaional achiemnen"ts." Recipients are FJlen M. Gibson, ~~ dean for legal infonnation servi<Zs and dirtctorof the O!arl<s B. Sean Law ubrary; Sharon A. Gray; associate librarian and head of referen<Z and educational seM<Zs·in theHealth Scien= lib , and Swan M. Neumeister, · ~ hbrarian and bead ofbibraphic control in Univmity Li·es Central Technical Services. <llanallor's Award fOr Emllenai . Professional Servia: honors ~"both within thepooilicn."R.ccipimts= judith Appld>oum; 0550C:iate directoroftheOftia:~Caroa- Planning and Placzmcn~Madi1oo I.: Boyce. director ~ studmt judiciary and ombudsman; Flias G. Eldayrie. ~vice p!OY05t for erircillment management, and Parn<la c. jones, senior sta6 assistant in the School ~Den1al Medicine. Bramcn joined the Department of English &culty in 1994. She teaches courses on American pluralism and American literature, and has taught courses on U.S. Latino li~rature, Latino cultural theory and multiculturalli~ture. She was named an honorary member of the Golden Key National Honor Society in 1997 and received The Milton Plesur Excellen<Z in Teaching Award &om the,Student Association in 1996. Her publications include several journOJ articles and two fOrthcoming boob: "The Uses Of :Variety: Modern Americanism and the Quest fur National Distinctivmess" and "Meat CuJtw.:: Di<teticsandNatiooalldentity in the U.S. 1865-prescnL" Ringland joined the Department of Mathematics in 1990.Theauthor of several publications in refereed physiCs and mathematics joumals,he has developed two computer softw= programs, including one that allows fur the graphical esploration of mathematical relationships called "Dynamic Diagram" and one that acts as an esperimental toOl fur to~logical surface dynamics. Ringland was indu~ into the Golden Key National Honor Society as an honorary member in 1997. Swamy has been teaching at UB · sin<Z 1969.._He has ~ as chair of the Department of Biochemical Pharmacology since 1993 and as dirtttor of undergraduate studies in ceived an award from Online Audiovisual Catalogers in 1997. Applebaum, who came to UB in 1986, has managed placement services connecting thousands of students, alumni and employers through campus recruitment, re- entific journals and has received sum~ referral and vacancy listing services. She has received numerous awards for =ellenoe in career planning and placement, including two fur innovatM programs &om the American Association for Employment in Education. She pioneered the oomprehensM, award-winning. UB Career Service Home Page that made UB among the first institutions in New York State to initia~ and implement a stik-ofthe-arL Internet-based career office system. She ·also founded the UB Alumni Mentor Program with the Office of Alumni Rdations, which aidshundredsofstudentsandgradua~ with career exploration and has been espanded to include faculty, staff and employers. · Boyce joined UB in 1968 as the head of the residen<Z-life office and held that p<)oition until 1990, when he assumed his curm>t position as director of judicial affain/ombudsman. In this capacity, he helps students and other members of the uni- several grants to pursue his re - versity community with judicial search interests. Gibson, who holds tlie rank of associa~ librarian, has been a UB faculty member since 1983. She has received the Anthony P. Grech Memorial Award &om the Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York and the Joseph L.Andrews Bibliographic Award &om the American Association of Law Libraries for best ~nee hook of 1988 for the first edition ofber"NewYork Legal Research Guide" (William S. Hein & Co., Inc., Buff.Uo). She r«Zndy published "New York Leg.il R<search Guide 2d," a complete revision ofthe hook's first edition and the first ·comprehensive leg31-research guide on New York State, New York City and Indian law in New York State. Gibson, who alSo is a professor problems using a mediation-based system. Some of his accomplishments are·the sucx:essful restructuring of UB's judicial system and the creation of the community·st:rvice program in which 550 students participateannually. He is a former president of the CoUege Student Person· nel Association's New York State Division and received outstanding service and leadership awards &om the organization in 1984 and 1985. Eldayrie. who joined the UB professional staff in 1993, currently oversees the entire operation of Student Finan<Zsand Rtcords, which includes theofficesofR.ewrds a.rxl Rtgistration. Fmancial Aid, Student Servia:s Celter,Student.Aaoontsaod lnfor:mation Technology. He also ~ches courses in organizational behavior and ad ministration in the School o f the department sin<Z 1976. His research interests include the analysis of receptor mechanisms. the sources and the role of ~alcium in srilooth muscle re sponses, and drug action ani! vascular reactivity in normotensive and hypertensive states. He has authored numerous articles in sci- of law, teaches "Environmental Legal Research" in the Law Scbool. Sht was named Environmentalist of the Ytar by the Buffalo Auduhon Society in 1996. Gray began her UB career at the Health Scion= Library in 1992. She is the author of numerow peer-reviewed arudes. hook chapter..and a hook. "Health of Native People of North America: A Guide to Resow=" (Scarecrow Press, 1996). She was named a distinguished member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals by the Medical library Association andreceived the Bright Idea Award for Management, where he received his master's degree in business administration in 1997. )ones, who has heen a UB staff member since 1979,currentlyworks as assistant to Dean Louis ). Goldberg of the School of Dental Medicine, where she serves in the capacities of personnel administrator, budget manager, office manager and liaison to the university and to professional associations. Jones, who holds master's and doctoral degrees in microbiology &om UB, has focused much ofber research on the immunopathology of psoriasis. 3 BrieBy President Greiner signs Talloires Declaration President WIIU•m R- Cirelner has signed the Talloires Declara tion, bringing UB into a select group of least 282 other colleges and universities around the world-includang 12 AAU mstitu tions--that pledge to take a leadership role in support ing env1 ronmentally sustai nabl e developmen t and advancing global en vironmenta11iteracy. Greiner signed the declaration at the urging of numerous campus constituencies, including the Faculty Senate, Professional Staff Senate, Student Association and the Environmental Task Force. The declaration wu drafted in 1990 by the Association of Um versity Leaders for a Sustainable Future, a g·roup of universit y presidents who were concerned that. as leaders of institutions of higher education, th ey should be taking a leadership role on o ne of the most critical issues facing the planet at the end of the 20th century. Signatories agree to take actions designed to address .. the un precedented scale and sp«d of environmental pollution and degradation, and the depletion of natural resources." Among them are establishing programs to produce ex~rtise in environmental management, sustainable economic d~elopm ent, populations and related fields; establishing institutional ecological potici~ and practices of resource conservation, recycling. waste reduction and other environmentally sound operations, and working with community and nongovernmental organizations to assist in finding solutions to environmental problems. joseph A. Gardella, professor of chemistry and chair of the Environmental 'rask Force, noted that UB already is recognized as a leader, both nationally and internationally, in environmentall y sound and suslainable policy, practice, curricuJum and research. ..It makes sense that we should nol only sign on to these principles, but lead this group in the forefront of educational and re- search in\titutional thought," he said Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the De· partment of Political Science and a member of the Environmental Task Force who brought th< issue to the Faculty Senal<, called Greiner's signing of the declaration ..an appropriate action, given the strong suppon given to the declaration by major university constituencies." Three open houses planned for supercomputing center Faculty and staff haYe been invited to tour UB's Center for Com putational Research, one of the nation 's top - 10 academic supercomputing centers. Three open houses have heen scheduled to introduce the UB com· munity 10 the resources of the center, which was established in )anu· ary. The open houses will he held at 11 a .m.Aug. 24,25 and 26, beginning with a presentation in 14 Knox Hall, foUowed by a tour of the facility in Room 9 of Norton HaU on the North Campus CCR resources, which are available for faculty-sponsored research projects, include a Silicon Graphics (SGI/ CRAY) Origin2000 supercomputer, an lBM SP supercomputer and a visualization laboratory featuring a Pyramid Systems lmme...oesk. Onyx lnfiniteReality systems and high-end computer-graphic workstations. R=archer> outside the university may request access to the facility as a research. educational or industrial partner. For more information, ca1J 645-6500. Brown-bag seminars $et on PSS m entor/protege program Brown·bag semlnan on the Professional Staff Senate (PSS) men tor/prot~e program to enhance career development will be held next f!'Onlh for professional staff, with sessions planned for both campuses. Tht South Campus seminar will he held from noon to I p.m. on Aug. 4 in the Lippshutz Room, 125 Biomedical Education Building. School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The North Campus se>· sion will be held &om noon to I p.m. Aug. 11 in 106 Jacobs Hall in the School of Management. Professional staff members are invited to attend either session to meet campus colleagues who have participated in the program and to learn about their personal experiences as mentors and prot~k. Participants in the program can learning more ahout, or share skills and insights on such topics as setting short- and long-term goals. writ · ing a better rkum~. confronting problems, recognizing effective vs. ·efficient work methods. understanding UB's culture and political en· vironme:nt, and recognizing and taking advantage of car~r-develop­ ment opportunities. Mailings~ heen sent to professional staff mernher>. Anyone in· terested in attending one of the seminars should reply by July 30 to register. For more infonna~on , contact the PSS office at 645-2003. �July 22.1!191/Vt 11. ...35 Anti-violence programs make schools.safer Ewing says programs with faculty, student, staffinput belong in school curriculum NTI-violenceprograms that include input from students~ staff and teachers must become part of the curriculum in ordl:r to mili schoob safer, a UB forensic psychologist maintains. Although a majority ri schools already have some typ< of program aimed atpmullingviolence,thoy wry in <Dntml, quality and duration, says OlarlesPatricl<llwing.pro(eosorofbw and adjunct prober ri po)'Cidlgy. Ewing. a nationally~ authority on juvenile violence, tiMxs a public-health modd that io<ildrs rifering anti-violma education prograrm .. part ri the curriculum, altering the sdlool environment to minimizeopportunitio:si*violen<zand ... A ~hcdinostoallrtollicialstopo­ tartially violent penons or situations. Until society dfoctivdy deals with the greater problerru that cause youth violenoe, Ewing emphasizes, every reasonable step should be taken to restore order in the schoob and protect children and teachers. Ewing said that based on IUs re..arch and c:xperimce as an e.pert witness in cases involving violmt behavior, be would be shoc:k.d U: in a case such as the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, there were no suspicions from anyone that a stud<nt was contemplating or actually planning violence. "Key among aD the warning signs are aplicit or implicit ...m.l threats to hurt or kill others,• he 12)'1. AJtbousb students JbOwing one o< more ria myriad ri other lip may not act bcmicidally at sdlool or onywbere else, be points out that they oould be ll!li!rred to appropriate ..,._ vices in cr out cl sdJool. "l!wn if no action is talr.en," Ewing says, "ochool p<nllODdoouldrapondmorequiddy ifthoy~awareritbooestudenu." Warning signs include low selfesteem and feelings of powerlessness; being the peq>etratOr or victim of bullying; exceuive interest in violent media; fascination with fire, weapons or aplosives, and being victimized by or witnessing violence in the home. Moreover, changing the school environment to minimizetheoppor- .... , . . . . . . . ... . ...... tiona are wananted. Schoob also oould amidt:r esllhlisbing QlOfidmtial bodines to be Uled by students and oth.ers to report threall or suspicious behavior. "Zero-tolerance policies that are being adopced br 111 inaeasing number cldlnols deodyenforoe the rule.tbot ~""" mili • tbrat cl vialeDae Will be '-tor . . octo.s.• tunity for violma is anotber-cxl oftm rdoljydyinespenoi~tiYe ~ ochool o8icialo CIIJ Theoe indude requirins audenll andll410-pbol0 idenlifiation bodp, chqing ~ IIJd lmdICOflial oullide the dlnol, limiling a suspended,pen<lqfurtberinveotipboo," Ewing says, DOiiDI that lows already on the boob cxwer criminal charp that faa thoae """bring~ to sdJool. 4sdr· schools sbould have a plan ifviolencesboulderupt, inbuicq-.IIIOUIIIiac-...- cluding notifying parents, dealroainbaloand.......,......"""'P" ing with the media and, in the ons cld.ctnn mel iDIIIIIina vid<o wont -case sa:nario, identifying DICIIiton 00 ochool ..,.....to IIJd in griefClliiDidonwboCIIJ bdp stu~ Olber llqll indudeequipdents and Sial[ "Eor the time bepqtmcbonandlllllfwihalpilones ~at the wry'- .... """ work or two-woy ....SO. and J1ioaniaB apd .,...10 ndaim our schools, to reheaning "110p mel drop" drills, provide our childral wiih an edusbould vialenct erupt. atimol..,..,.._inwbidl they JlwinsA)'Ibe's notlli(IIIOitinsthat an learn witb<U "-;and to~ JChnols .-ltoiiRonycrd rithese ' the kind ri 1<admiOp future pp!!MIItM ............ but obould, of- enlioos will .-Ito seek the oolu.... assessins their own likdihood of tions our 8l""f'f'ion oould not, or violence, IIRwbateversofetypm:au- YoOOid not, see; Ewqsays. Seatbelt use can hinge on,driver's behavior . , EI..UH c;QUJ&WM ......,..20percentmorelil<dytodrive unbelted if the driver was unbelted than they were if ,the driver had budded up. ( ( FRIENDs don 't '" "We call this negatiYe modeling," .· ~ friends-or their spouses or ebildren said Kritkausky. " It seems that -<lrive unbeltecl" people are less inhibited when they ·. That should be the theme of a pub- seethedrivernot-aringaseathelt." lic-education campaign aimed at inIn addition, passengers said they creasingseatbelt we,aa:ording to an would be significantly less lil<dy to industrial engineer who recently wear a seatbelt if the driver was completed a study on the subject someone of authority. while pursuinggraduateworkat UB. That finding is particularly sigIt iswiddylcnownamoogsafi,tyand nifican~ Kritkausky said. human-facton aperts that while ~.~ People need to be aware of seatbelt use in other indust:rialized their negative influence on each oountries is around 90 percen~ it faDs other and especially on their closer to 70 percent in the u.s. children, who will certainly The study was conducted to deter- model their behavior," she said. mine how passe!)gers are affected by She began the research, which drivers'-use or non-use of seatbelts. became the basis of her master's "People do sec:m to modd, that is, thesis, after doing an experiment imitate each other, with seatbdt use," for a human-factors course in said study author Kate Kritkausky. which it became dear that driv; Kritkausky found that passengers ers and passengers exhibit the News s.Mces Editor . CE same behavior with seatbelts. picked up a study. subject and " In the overwhelming number drove a short distance of cas_es, drivers and passenger& 8 AqUestioooaireinwhiduubbehave exactly the same with re- jecllreportedonthmseatbdtwe gard to seatbelt use," Said Colin and(I'D<Illlb.althandrisk-talcing Drury, professor of industrial en- bebovi<}rs. Unlillr some previous gineering at UB, who taught the studie$,Krillcwsky'sstudydidnot coune and served as Kritkausky's find a relationship between thesis advisor. seatbdt use and so!ch behavior "So you have no idea whose beIn the observational study, havior is being modeled," he said. · Kritkausky compared seatbelt Kritkausky design.ed her study so we on campus to seatbelt we in that it might be able to address the community. that question. As. has been danonstxated in Th<study,whichinvolvedSOsub- other studies, sbe found that jects, was one of the most compre- seatbeltuseincreaoodwiththet....r hensive conducted on seatbelt use ofeducation.On"""'"l'>therate because it included three parts: wasabout82 percent, while on city • An observational study in UB's streets, the rate was 74 pcrcaltparking lots and on city streets precisdythenational~ Where seatbelt behavior of passenKritbusky, who reaived ber gers and driv= waS recorded master's degree from UB in May, • An experimental study in now is working for a consulting which a driver, who either was 6nn that specialius in safety and purposely belted or unbelted, erJ!OilODlics. Trials begin for 'garden variety' hepatitis Bvacdne pocatoesproll>:l +inotlq:ataisB? Rvo....n PdrkCarxzr ln(RPCI) and the Boyoe Thompson Institute (BTI) at Qxnell UnMrsily ~ dinical trials July 7 at RPO to test thesaityand im~clthe\Wldd'slirstpotm­ tia1 oral vaa:ine aglimt the hepatitis B virus. The vaa:ine will be d<IMred by eating pocatoes tp>elically designed to cmtJin the vaccine. More than two billion people worldwide are affected by the hepatitis B virus, a leading cause of liver cancer and the cause of more than a million deaths annually. Although an elliaive vaa:ine is available 10 prew:nt hepatitis B.~ nations cannot allixd it. h must be imported andrdiig<ratedata006tri$100to$150 s·virus into tobaa:D leaves. An immu- ThanavalaandMartinMal-on.)l UB perponon,IJI!d~threeinjediom wbidlprobi>itsmassimmunizationin nologically~ protein antip .............. riimiymedicine Third WJdd countries. · 1cnown as H&AG was partially puri- anddinlaorrithe RPO ~ The trial that~ this month is the fied ~injected into~ fkakhOinic.Th!ywi!ll;e.q,..,_ cubninationriSMral >-'rioollabo- the same immune ...pons.. in mice as obiityir~anddini­ rative prminieal work by Yasmin that obtained by tbe CXX0IDe1ria1 vac- cal_,.,_, rtSpCICiivd)< Thanavala, UB research assistant pro"We are very pleased to be takcine.Mcn~thereseard>enpro­ r...or ri mic:robO:>Iogy. and pro(eosor duced this vital protein in potatoes, ing the om losieal step with this and canczrresearch scieoti<t in the~ whim are edille, malcing them more research," said 11wlavala. "The partment of Immunology at RPCI; suitable for testing oral vaccines. <Dntinued support rimy basic .... OwlesAmrzm.pmic!.ntandCEOri In the curtall placzbo-controlled, search by the NIH and the World BTI andadjunaproe...orofbiological ~Pba lstud)lhaoltiH:are Health Organimion, alon8 with sci<nasatOxndl UnMrsily,andHugh ..mm wbo p-evious[y respclOiiod to a the recent collaboration with Axis Mason. BTI assistant research scieoti<t lia:mod.injoctllllevaa:ine.....;,..anoral Genetics, off<rs us a novd way to and assistant pro(eosor ri plant biology boooll:rdooe. Thistlooe is d<IMred by a impact public bealth and control at ComdL The program is funded pri- sample ri tramgeDic potato that ex- hepatitis B worirjwide." marily by the National !nstitutl!S riAl- presses the hepatitis B surf8ce ..,... Rosearch with~ engilergyandlnklious Diseaoes,partrithe m tpxrated tbe potatoes uthedini- neered foods opens up limidess National !nstitutl!S riHealth (NIH). caltrial with 6nancial support~ poosihilities for~vaccines. In previous pilct studies, researd>en byAxisGenetics,P.:,ri~UK. not only for bcpotitis B. but for such inserted DNA cttracSed from bcpotitis The clinical trial is coordinated by diseases as malaria and leprosy. �JU!y Z1_ la'Yi. JJ.Io.35 Raparka Is BrieBy Changes in on-campus telephone dialing to begin Aug. 2 Ch•nge• In on ~campus telephone dialing to accommodate 1n creased usage will be implemented at 7 a.m. Aug. 2. Dormitory residents on both campuses will dial five digits instead of four for intero:>m and campus calls to other dorm residents. The "9" access code for outside calls for donn residents on both campuses will not change. As in the past, administrative users will use four-digit numbers when dialing on their own campus and the access code "8" when calling ad ~ ministrative numbers on the opposite campus. The only change willlxin admirllstrative calls to students in the donns. When dialing studen ts. an access code of "9." plus the campus prefuc-829 or 64>-must lxadded to the four digits. Such calls wiU not incur any local usage charges. Student calls to olf-ampus tUlll1be!s will remain the same--"9" pia. the seven digits. Dorm residents calling other students and adrninistr-atM nl1111btn will dial "8," pia. fiJur digits for South Gunpus ll1Jillh<n and ·s,· pia. four digJts for North Gunpus nwri>ers. no matter which campus they are calling from Calls to university police wiU continue to be made by dialing zzn from either student or administrative phones on either campus The....,._ ... _ .. ..--.-.~.,. . - - - . . . . . . , - - . . , . . . . . . . "'""~ ........ to - - - - oflluffolo. - f t w t h o :Z001 PM -Exposition. The Buffalo News donates $50,000 to WBFO Turning an industrial area green Jlw . , _ has donllted $50.000 to the Local Program Fund of WBF0-88.7 FM, the National Public Radio afliliate operated by VB. to al low the station to upgrade equipment and hire another reporter/producer Stanford Lipsey, publisher and president of The Buff<W Nt'WS, s;ud 11 " important for the newspaper to lx- a leader in supporting local pubh, media outlets. "'We see public radio as a vitaJ dimension of life in Western New York." Lipsey said "We believe that WBFO has done an exceUent job on behalf of its listeners and the community, and it will continue to do so with additional resour= made possible by this donation." jennifer Roth, WBFO general manager said: "We are honored that The BuffaW .News has chosen to make such a significant commitment to WBFO's local news service. It demonstrates their faith in our mission and their recogrution of what we have been able to do for the community. even on a shoestring budget. This gift will enable us to provide more mdepth coverage of local, cultural and public-affairs programming for the 00"\efit of our current audience and to reach new audiences." Designs by 1999 architecture grads dazzle Buffalo city officials By MAliA~ News S<Mces Editorial A>sistant 1999graduatesof ool of Architectu~ and Plann ing are . ·ng heads in Buffalo City HaH with eir resQurceful building designs d progressive plans to create a n district in an underutilized area o uth Buffalo. Srott Adams, joshua Alter and CoUeen Ryan have hired as design consultants by the City of Buffalo Divisiori of Planning to pursue ideas that eventuaUy could tum a former industrial area adja· cent to the Cobblestone District and the Old First Ward into a distri ct they call the " Industrial Green." Their proposals also involve designs for buildin&" that may themselves serve as exhibits for the 2001 Pan-American Exposition. The plans and designs were de· veloped as part of an experimental architecture course taught by G. Srott Danford, associate professor of architecture. The course requires students to apply studio architec· ture work to a real-world project. "We chose this area of the city beca use it is underutilized and has great potential with respect to land for development and opportunities to build and reuse existing struc· tures," explained Ryan. "We are hoping that the upcoming Pan-American Exposition will serve as a catal)'lit fo r innovative future development in this area."' The fOrmer students envision the lndustrialGreenasaoentralwot:kdistrict for environmentally minded groups and individuals. The district would promote and utilize "green" technologies. reneWable energies, rec• tarnation of brownfields, smart growth and rec.1ded materials. Adams explained that he and his coUeagues hope to change the per· ccption of the area as a solely industrial, commercial district by instiUing a sense of commllhity and family. The area would have histori· cal and cultural attractions-possibly a children's museum--and serve as a site for community events. T H the been "Ideally, we ~t to create an environmentaUy responsible district with an underlying artistic theme." Adams added. The plan is being sponsored by Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello; Joseph Ryan, commissioner of community development; Frank Manuele, directo r of planning; Council President James Pitts, and the Green Gold Corporation. ' Another major supporter of the plan is Joan Bozer, former Erie County legislator and current presi- "We are hoping that the upcoming Pan-Amerlcan bposltlon will serve .. a aou1yst for Innovative future development In thb area." COUHNRYAN d,ent of the Western New York Sus· tainable Energy Association, who has endorsed and promoted the former students' work to tbe city and the Pan-American Centennial Planning Committee. Thefonnerstudentsdesignedtwo buildin&" fol' the district--dubbed "Symbiosis" and "The Atrium"and have redesigned the existing Elk Terminal, fonnerly the Nickel Plate Railway Terminal. According to the plan, Symbiosis would serve to display renewable energies and house exhibits for the 2001 Pan-American Exposition. After the exposition, it would serve as the centerpiece for the proposed district. Located at the site defined by Perry, Srott, East Market and Chicagostreets,itwouldbelinkedphysicaUy to the existing Elk Terminal. The main feature of Symbiosis would be the "WaU of Knowledge," which designer.; Adams and Alter said would become an icon of Buffalo's past, present and futu re. This curved, concrete monument would divide the building's interior and be etched with an artistic in- terpret.ation of the city's past on one side. The other side of the wall would present a virtual image on polished concrete to reflect the building's exhibition space. The waU would be constructed from the recycled conaete silos of the Kmmore grain elevator.;, which are to be demolished this fall. The Elk Terminal would be trans· formed from a warehouse into a multi-use commercial site. Its major use would be as a business "incubator" for environmentally conscious businesses, aUowing them time and resources to establish themselves within the Industrial Green. The third building, The Atrium, wo uld be located on South Park Aven ue between Marvin and Chicago streets. During the exposition, the central atrium would exhibit such green technologies as photovoltaics, passive/solar paneling, recycled materials and gray water SJ"i· terns. Afterward, it would become a clearinghouse for environmental information, as weU as headquarters for profit-making and non-profit environmental organizations, ex+ plained CoUeen Ryan, who designed the structure. The design consultants, who also run their own innovative arch.itcctural-<lesign team caUed 1nsite, are working with the city to generate funding from private donor.;, foun dations and corporatio.ns to begin this major project, However, with limited government money avail able, financing the project remains their greatest chaUenge. "Right now, it all depends on some keyplaj<os." said Alttr. "We are hoping people will reali2r the importance and implications of revilalizing this area" In the meantime, to give their ideas some vistbility, efforts are under way to organize an international mural competition for a design to be painted on a vacant structure in the area. This building, which many con· sider an eyesore, wou.ld be transformed by an encompassing mural that would market the proposed Industrial Green district by incorporating ideas of progress, change, technology and the environment into the design. 1 Gift to endow fellowship for doctoral students in English 1 A ~ to the c..-_ of Arts and Sciences is providing a competiuve edge for the Departmmt of English in attracting top-notch doctoral stu· dents through increased fellowship money. Sterling and Kathryn Doubrava have given S181,000 to VB through a trust to establish the Marilyn A. Doubrava Endowment Fund in honor of their daughter, Marilyn, a 19~ graduate of the English department who died in 1995. Marilyn's brother, Max. a 1959 graduate of the School of Median< and Biomedical Sciences, remembered his slster as a creauve musician, pamtcr and poet. and was delighted that h~ parents. who died m 1997. chose to honor the university that played sudl an important role in her life."My m1er was very unhappy until she transferred to VB, and what she found here was a complete English department and a path for her life." Doubrava saKI. MarkShechner, professor and chair of the English departmen~ said the gift · is the first named fellowship endowment in his recollection. "This couldn't have come a1 a better time, as we stnve to lx- recognized as one of the besl graduate programs in the country;' Shechner said. The money willlx- used to augment othertf3dlingand non-teachingf~lx- said. "enabling us to raise our fellcM.hip offers to selected graduate applicants, and to attr.ict th= high-caliber students who might have gone elsewhere without the extra money" The first Doubrava Fellowship recipient is Roberto Tejada, a photography museum curator at the Uni\"ersity of Texas.. He will begin his doctoral stud ies this f.ill and wiU receive the Doubrava fellowship for the next four year; From golf to God; the Golfers' Mass lt's6:45 onagloriousSundaymomingandgolfersare~~ ­ but not on the links. n-.,y're in the Newman Center chapd on the North Cam pus. where R.v. Msgr. J. Patrick Kddlel,dim:torof the Catholic Gunpus ~lull.'o try, offers a Golfers' Mass e=y Sunday during the sununer. When he found that his Sunday crowd was dwindling m the sumnl<.'l' due to a tee-time conflict. Msgr Keleher came up with the idea of an early Golfer.. Mass. The serviC£ is another example of the priest responding to the ll<.'eds 111 specific groups, such as holding late Sunday-night Masses for students. '!he early-Sunday Mass has become popular, and not just with golf=. .. Welcome golfers, gardeners, insomniacs and others who aren't su rt' where they are," the irrepressible Msgr. Keleher quipped as he houndt'J into the chapel one recent Sunday. Golfers often post notices about tht· service in locker rooms. And Msgr. Keleher even has adventsed 111 71w Buffalo Nt'WS' sports pages. "They wanted me to put a notiCe 111 the: religion page, but I said no, because golfers don't read th e rehg10n page::· he said. " J wanted it in the sports pages." Msgr. Keleher's admaren :.a\ that offering an early-morning serviCe 1s typical of what th1s dcrgvman will do for those he meets. In fact, (or him. it's JUSt par (or the ~.- u ur:!tt' �6 Repa..._ Jufy21.1!1!11/Vi.l11.3!i Han~ B RIE l LY ....._ MltAithur on art Ngenlui" grMt ~SdiDCII--.-. ..no.-.... __. . - - . g lid!yii>P"J''dt Jruska Tosta, a teacher at the North Campus site of the UB Child Care Center, helps Jiyoon Chung with finger painting. The North Campus site, which opened in August 1998, is located near Baird Point SeMng the children of students, faculty and staff, it provides a diverse program which enhances all stages of child development. -"""-"'"""'* indeplnlonl.....,.. .mlngin.........,.~ _,_.,.pel!. <XJ<'OJIC{"' ,_, hos - I- rjtJus "grill"_..., 11om Tho 1otn D. ond Calhortlo T.-.,. liorooM1z, """" !JI*Iulted from the U81ow IChoolln 1992, ottomey, has .......tiS uOOn orgonizer ond public de,..,.,., in Now Clly. Found.d In 1995, Wootdng Todoy offm men thon 95,000 rnembeB such-.. .. - able hooldl lnsuronu. tochnlcol asslstonce.legol- ond .... ben- tiremont- pions. Mom, from ""-"'Y..... 10"""" """""""! eomers If. tluent ~In,_ hightech jobs. Paper documents ~havlor of species with reputation for monogamy percent d u.s._....- the leYongo r . - y ID negollote Bird infidelity? It happens, biologists report lor goods ond - - b«ouse they . . By EU.lN COlD&AUM News Services Editor ltls_lhot_30 -laomoly,._,....,....,_ with o n -. lishedhoroson~lm­ porw. IOObln palcy~on issues such IS~ penoion ond ~~ond ~-for- ~Sheis ... a../____ 32-• . loci.dtllls_ strictedJIIIIPCI'I,rongO!gflom $2110,000 ID $375,000 <NW lw yean, ond 10--... projects.li<Jr9Witz wll ~ $275,000. Mlni-MedlcM School offers August session UB's - Schoalwll be in - f o r the pcmk this"""' mer, --.go.........,., M ale and female blackthroated blue war· biers. a bird species common in the northeast U.S., have a reputation for practicing monogamy and sharing in the raising of their young. However, the mere presence of a fertile female in the nest next door can be enough to cause a male to stray, leaving his female mate un guarded, according to a paper scheduled for pubtication in the July issue of Auk. the journal of the American Orni th~logists' Union , authored by Helen C. Chuang, a " In this case, if a male has sever.ol neighboring females that are egg· laying at the same time that his mate is, then the male is more likely to have <Xtra· pair young in his nest." explained Webstor, pointing out that among birds., fertilization usually takes place during the time that the female is laying her eggs. "Our interpretation of these re- sults is that, faced with the o!""'r· tunity to mate with neighbOring females who are building nests and laying egg.<. the male spends some time pursu.ing matings with these females and docs not guard his own mate from the copulation attempts of other males,• said Webster. That, in tum, makes the mates of the straying males that much more course cMing A19J1t on rn<dcol · doctoral candidate at US, and grond-. loons II> _ _ _ _ Michael S. Webster, assistant professor of biological sci en=. Although previous studies have shown that otherwise monogamous bird species often do have <Xtra· pair vulnerable to attention from other roaming males, thereby escalating the chan= that the male also will find e:xtra-pair you ng in his nest young in their nests-birds that are not fathered by the companion mate An alternative explanation being tested by Webster and his coUeagues is that breeding synchrony makes it plelod----Ill-11om ~~ . . l.tiMMIcol School Tho----....., by the 5choal ttl Modlcft o n d - - 5deras, -c~e- " YOiopod . . . , . . ... by Horly -- . sua.. cll.aa/lheprofeooorlll _ _ _ _ A. ......... -.x.z ...- ol the 5choal o l - - U*lg-c.t-ond tau!# by U8 . . _ . . ond polholo- giltl.theausewll-- tay._....,._.,_ ... ~--­ -~-theclo!P> sisonddMiop-pln. Tho-wllbehlld 11om 79 p.m. Aug. 10. 17, ~ .... 311n !loom 144 ol- Hoi on the Sooth eon.,... --...- ~wllbo-E. """""'d""""*'!r.-.. ~..-. SO<djlllhomgr.Nin~ SUNr~~­ ln tho~riOIIDIIpao- dtSdlral;-~,- _,.._,jlllhomgr. -~~~-"""­ _ _ ,.._., --140·---~K.IIII. ...... ~.,.,-~ ..,.,.....,.. ...... dtho S4S,.......,su..,-... Tht-IIUII~ ...................... ,,.......... ==-= l20for ......... of the 111other-this is the first time that biologists have identified a rea son for the phenomenon: local breeding synchrony. "These birds are socially monoga· mous but genetically promiscuous.," explained Webster. While this is a puzzling scenario, he said it often is the ~ with many other birds and mammals, including humans. whe:n he returns. easier for females to compare and contrast potential extra-pair mates. "When many females are building nests, the entire breeding grounds may be lik< a big 8ea marl«t, with many males ammising their wares through song and the females comparisonshopping," said Webster. The biologists idmtified the <XIra· "Mating with more females means more offspring. and in ''Tbese birds ere socWiy I -but genetlcaRy ,._.tsaaous, H MKKAEL S. WEBSTER pair young through fickl ape:riments in New Hatnpohire and through molecular (I<DCiic analysis of DNA takm &om blood samples. They found that a relatiYely high proportion-<Jbout 30 percmt-<>f the young !hey observed were fathered by a male who . was not their"social" father, that is, not the companion mate of the mother. Webster explained that when a nest of young was produced at the same time that nests were being produced on neighboring terri to· ries, the nest was likdy to· contain extra· pair young. O n the other hand , when a nest was produad in a territory wh~n others were not being produced in the area, the focal nest was unlikely to contain extra -pair young. The question the researchers now face is whether it is ma1~ male· guarding or female mate choice that is responsible for this panern. According to Webster, the male's evolutionary motive for the extra -pair mating can be ex - plained fairly simply. terms of Darwinian fitness, the number of descendant offspring is key." he said. The tridcier issue, be added, Is finding out whafs in all this for the female. "Females could be obtaining 'good genes' by mating with par· ticular extra-pair males--those that are particularly bealthy and havesenes malting them r<sistant to disease--<>r she oould be obtaining direct benefiu," be said. "For example. the extra-pair male may allow the femak to forage on his territory once she has copulated with him." Webster and his oo-author. belicYe that being guarded .. a<tuaJly cootlytothefmlalesinait pmoents her from mating with oth<r males. "Extra-pair copulationo and mate-guanling represent a con· flict of interests between the male and femak in an Olherwisecooperative pair." said Webster. The paper, "Extra-pair pater· nity and local synchrony in the black-throated blue warbler (Dendroica cam!lascens)," was co-auth"ored by Richard T. Hoboes, professor of biological sciences at Dartmouth College. The research was funded by the f'lational Scicna Foundation. �Ju~ Interns take on business projects ACHsummer,asmallplatoon of fr<Sh-f.Jced talent marches out into the Western New York business oom.munity, eager to exchange hard work for valuable resume credentials. They arc interns from tbc Sdlool of Management and their arrival is gratefully anticipoted by area business owners and managm who hire tbc students to complete special~ gather research or bolster thar staffs. More than 50 undergraduate and MBA srudents from the school be-gan internships last month at a variety of private and not-for-pro6t organizations, including M&T Bank; People, Inc.; Dunn & Bradstreet, Xerox, Ingram Micro. the Buffalo Bisons, Catholic Health System. 1lico Products, American .Red Cross and the lnttmal Revenue Service. "We never have had to market the scrvia:s of our stud<nts; positive v.urd of mouth has given us aU the business ""can handle," says Ger-aldine Kogler. director of the internship program at the Sdlool ofManag<menL "Companies know that our students deliver real value in terms of what they can accomplish." And because demand for the in terns far exceeds supply, Kogler says E there is an dement of competition involved in hiring the students. Companies offering the most interesting assignment\ usually win. The interns' projects this summer include sales and mar-keting research, database design. development of personnel handbooks. investigation of exporting opportuni- ties and design of customer-servia questionnaires. MBA student Brian Crimi, for instaoc:c. is performing a cost analysis for the Catholic Health System. His suggestiom for reducing costs and maximizing dficiency already have been implemented by the hospital system. prople who work here were oncr interns. It 's a great ent ry mt o th lS business." Most. but not all. o f the mternl> are paid fo r their servtces by th t• sponsoring companies. And be cau~ each intern earns three cred its for completing the internship. the school 'NOrks do.st:ly With companv supervisors to make sure that m terns ptrlorm tasks tha! are benefi cial to their educatio n and career goaJs. The interns also are requ1red to submit progress reports and J portfolio summarizing the1r expc nences and accomplishments. !.'The students get I references, lob leads ....t .. Internship supervisors a1 th e: companies are like on -sate profb - experience." sors because they play an tmportanl role in the student 's professional development," Kogler says ... Th t' companies enjoy being m touc.: h GERALDINE tcOGlEA with the university and they find 11 rewarding to be a part of a student 's grutprvfesslonlol "Brian has had a big impact in just a few weeks,.. says his supervisor, Aimee Brace. vice president for pri - mary care. "I'd hire him full time if he wasn't going back to school." A5 an intern with the Buffalo Bisons, undergraduate student Lauren 1iartmaytt is hdping to promote special evenlS, write advertising copy and manage sponsorships. "Lauren is meeting business com munity leaders and is devdoping great contacts," says her supervisor, Jim Mack, a senior account execu tJ ve with the ball dub." Half o f the Sanford I. Nusbaum, 64, clinical associate professor in dental school A memorl•l service was held lui) 7 m Co n g r~at1 on H J.,ur<~h W illi am svJIIe, (o r Sanfo rd I. Nusb.1um , d m teal assoc;ate proft'.,.,•H tn th e Departme nt o f Oral a nd Max1llofaoal ::,u rgc ry m thl· ~t.h(lol of De nt al Mt.- dtcm c. u sba u m, M. a dentt st and o r al maxJ ilo lau.Jl ' urgeo n tn Western New Yo r~ ~tn..t• II.Jb '· d1ed Ju ly" m hl'i Buffalo hn m t' aft er a lu ng ill ne~~ A gradua te of th <' LIB dcnldl !.~o.hool, Nu,.hotum wa.!t dJrt'llor Pf u ral dOd lll d.X tllofaeta l s urgen at { h tl d r en ·~ Hospttal. wht•rt· ht· fou nded the <. ra n1o faoa l C.ent er uf Wt'!! t('rn N('w York . hom I ~KII q I, he had ser ved as ( h alf of the llcpartm('n t of Den t ast r v. Jtrt'lltH of th t' l> tVISIOO of O ral an d Ma.ullofa.: tal ~ urge r y and dtrt•ll nt ,,, ge n eral pr a~-.u~-.c res tden cy a t M illard h llm n rt' Hos p11 al f le wa.!. a p d.!. I prel>Jde nt of the O,o.,tcl\ ol <lral and MJxtllut.h 1JI ~u rgt·om. of Wt'stern Ne w Yor~ Jnd wa.!t electt"d d f elln~ ol tht lnln na t1o n al Coll ege of l>en t1sts In I q70. a~ pa rt of Pro 1ec1 Ht lpt· hl" a nd ht ' famth hH·J m ...,, 1 l.otn ~ a l01 a Vt'a l. where h e se rved a!> a v t s llm ~ profc.,.~m of or.tl Jnd max tl lo fal tal \u r gt·n at th e U m ve r ~Jl\ of { ev\nn BrieBy learning proccs>." Often the internshiP> lead to Job offers. Kogler estimates th at the: school's internship prograrn--<>ne of the largest in the country-places mort than 300 interns throughout the y<ar. Some years. nearly 40 per TWo UB facutty members wiD lt•ach a m ulJ-<:oUrY at th(. (haut.au4u.J cent of the students arc~ o ffered a joh by the sponsoring company at the lnst.ttutmn thl.) summt..-r that IS destgnOO t<l d t.-ar up oontuSJon t..nmumt...,... mav have about chango that are under ~'3) tn the U.~. health-cart' "~l t-n l conclusion of the interruhip. she says. "The students get references. job leads and great professional expen Harrv A Suh1. p ro fC""SSOr of ~xtal and preventlv(' m edtctne anJ dt rt.'t. tllr •11 tht." ht:alth "Crvices resea rch d tVJSJO n tn the School o l rvkdtl tnt .md Blo m ed tat l X 1ences. and Krl.!.ltlla Young. d miCaJ a~ as t a n t p ro ft..., ~P r o f ~k..J..l\ and prt'Vt.'nttve mt:dJI..I Ilt' and executive dm:ctm n l l .K ' Hcalth(.ar('( ...tr<.'t:'r'>Lent er, will pre.cn1.. l 1ndcrstandJng U.~ I kalth { ~Lrt· Past, Pr<.'"'>t.·nt .md t·uJUrc .. fro m 9 HI \()..1m Aug. 23 2fl m th\· \hdJon Hall P I 1- d ul.ttJun dl Ch.1u1au4 u.J l op 1 ~' II• ht.· Jt .,..·u .....'-l'ti willllhiiJ•It rnan.1gl'd t..drc , tnftlrmOO co n:.c.~nt. p.lt Jl·flt <tdVtll,t\> .md ~,.-ho•"lll~ h{·,llth l.trt· prnvtdt'r., .Jnd msu rt'r' r ht• Ul\1 o l the u mrsc.· h $ 1; ,)t~l \l''-.\1011 or St-.0 lor Jlllour '(..,•• ,on ' { .111 \"7 6\4~ lnr m ore tn formdtltlll w to p n·· regl\tt·l ence," Kogler says...The compam cs get enthusiastic workers who can a... complish important gnals...and th•y ge1 the o pportunit y to tram the1r fu tuf(' employees and colleagut."S 1! \ d great "11llat1n n for cwn•oru" ·· Sultz, Young to teach course at Chautauqua on health-care changes Endowment fund honors former chemistry profe sor MFC COflllnueclhom-1 "off-campus" student, he says. provtdl'S a good foundauon lor u_ , effo rt.\ to provide to the c.hstam.e lcanungstudent such VItal supports ali. regi strati o n , tex tbo oks an d grades, as weU a.'i technical 35.\ 1~ lance. Anderson ~"We're set up to do that :· Lopo.!. sar-o. "and can troubk-shoot flor the student ) as nen'SSarv.·· M FC's mvo lvement tn sy n l hr o n o u s k a rntn g differ s so mewhat fr o m th t' dts tan ce lea rnmg foc us o f most college!> and UOIVerSitteS, whiCh centers solel y o n lntt'rnt't -bast'd learn mg, Lopos says. But with MR..:'s connecuon to .. We're looking at continumg education, and the adult. nontra - CityNt:1 and Project Connect, "wr have the opportunity really to a ditional student, primarily;· he say:.. MFC has been "refigured and re· engineered" for the distance-learn lngcnvironment, Lopos points out. The number o( staff members on tc11d classroom -style instruct1on throughout Western New York." as long as they have access to the hmited until former Pro vost T h o Internet. In fact. students can earn certificates online in such subject areas as paralegal studies. computing and network managernen~and pub~c relatiollS'and advertising. •It has partnered with the School of Nursing to offer courses via in teractive video--the synchronous mas Headrick assigned respo nst bility for the distance-learning im tia tive for the university to MFL sever al years ago. Although UB this fall will implement Access99, an initiative requiring aU en tering freshmen to have access to a computer and network-to students in Jamestown have a working knowledge of ba interested in pursuing bachelor's degrm; in nursing from UB. MFC also plans to partner with the School of Social Work to offer councs this faU to students in Corning. Jamestown and the Rochester area. Moreover, MFC is involved in Project Conn~ct and Buffalo CityNet, two video-based, fiberoptic networks that link participating sites, including virtually every school d istrict in Western New York, as well as video classrooms in Baldy HaD on the North Campus. Abbott HaD on the South Campus and the Educational Opportunity Ce nter o n Washington Street in downtown Buffalo. • About 470 students received instruction via distance learning during the spring 1999 semester, a sic software packages, the Internet and email, those effort s are cL rected specifically at on -campu s substantial in~ over the SSstu denlS enrolled in the first distan«"leaming courses two years ago. .. We're the point of contact, the point of presence for the university in term s of distance learning," Lopos says, noting that UB's distance -learni ng efforts h ad bet.•n Rep oriel: Obituaries Manapzent-sdwol students gain experience, help area companies ly JOHN DfU.A COH11IADA Reporter Contributor n1!l!/Vol30,1o.35 students, Lopos says. MFC will use the Internet and o ther distan ce learning tKhnologies to target th e the college's ..distance - learning team" has expanded fTo m one to four within the past two years.. m duding a full -time student advisor and a full -time instru cuonal dt" sig n er who works with fa c uh v members and the academtc units to "translate" traditional instructio naJ methods into one of the tJu-e.e di.!l · tance -learning modalities -Id e courses, asyn chron o u s learning (lntcrnet-based) and synchronou; learning {interactive video }. lnaddition,MFC'sbackground 111 serving the nontraditional !>1udcnt Lopos says. adding that "different people learn in different ways" and the synchronous learning nt:1WOrk gJYes MR.: another avenue to provtding distance learning. He cautions, however, that this m creasing emphasis on dtstanct' leammg will not mean the end of the university as we know 11. " l-or the traditional under graduate, the undergraduate campus experience lS critrcal," he sa~. ··sut there arc o ther people whost life circumstances simply preclude that. And we ( MFC) have a rt.' SJXmsibihty to them:· Adds Anderson: ;'Wt."'n• lUSt ex panding opJXlrtumttt.'"!<. ... Jot.eph V.cca,. who receiYed a d01..1orate m chenustrv from l ' R m I'l~ \ ha.!> establisht.-d the Pet:er T. I.Mlsh urv 1-.ndo wment l-und to honm PI l.a nshurv, professor cmentus of dlenm trv who ~·J.S h1 ~ r~ rch advt""H The tund was created by Merck.. \ alld !\ emp l ovt~ r . With d s~~.noo ~ill to U B, Va ~-. ca\ hcnefi c1arv of choh.l~ Vacca ..:h ose.~ U B a.'i the benefic1an 11 1 tht· l >t r l·l h lr ·~ A""•a rd-gtwn h\ Merck tn rt.X"ogm t1on of Vacca'!> Wtlrk 111 dl'vtloptng. Jn !\ II)", Jru g. hccauJ~C of the role the universtl\' p lawd m h1s ~a rt.'C"f "U B W<l!l wht."rt' \learned tu he J chem tst anJ Dr I.J.n~hun wa., tht· dn vmg fo rce. Ht:.· msptred m e I n ht· d ~.. h c mt st , ht• wa~ a h tg mtl uenu· tm nw career.'' sa td Vau_a In add1t1on to the tllltJal award m ont'\ lrom f\1crt.k. \ 'a .. ~o.a ~J\'t' J S~.M l pcrsonaJ do natto n to UB. wh1ch w~ ma tcht-d lw Mcrc"·· ~uch a gtft from a person like lt 'L'. tn the p n m e o l h 1~ ....trt't't, I!> un usual . We an: pleased that he chose tt1 rt'COJ!Ol7t' tht· 'P'-''al lllt'lll11n ng relallons htp w1th ht!> resc.-arch ddVI..!.nr:· '-l td h m '\1\..-()(xi . ~h.m n l tht· Depanment of ( :hem1stry. T he first Peter T l.anshury Awa rd w.t~ prt"'-l·ntl"li 111 o\n.Jnd \ "a td vJ during the cht mtstn department\ .~wa rJ!> .. ere m nm l.t.,J month Tht award will fund summt>r research Vact.a recetvcd lht.· Dm.'t.1or'!l Awa rJ Irom "k rd, m rt'ltl~ rltl loll ut hL' leading contributions tn the dt.stnwn nl ( .rn .tvan . Jll I ll \ l"'rtltt·o~.""" tnhibitor. A Merck employee Stnd.' 141-ll . \'.tll...l n 11~ '' c:xn Uti\ t" dtrt·~ tor in the company's medicinal ..:henus1n depart m t>nt I )unng h1' ...1 reer, Vacca has wntten nc-arlv SO artt d t~ Jnd ha., n· .. l'I\L'\1 !lhlrt· th.111 .'11 patents (o r h1~ dts-.. oven o . La.nsbury ts thnlkd Wlth the rnogmtHlfl tn 101 ht' It •rmt't .,ludt-n l I·~ wa... JUSt pheno me-nal the best of the bc..~t ." rt't.allt-J l..dn:o.hu f\ . "ill • rt·tt rn1 tn 1995... He was highly motivated and had dn unhc.•lit', -ahlt· .,..lt'llllh .. \,..o rk t'thtc. I had to deal WJth tht· ta1..1 that he " "d..\ trt'\.lut·nth , •lit ,tq.., .J.hcad of me. lt "s great he deod ed to g1w h.Jt.:l 1t1 h1~ gr.tduJtc 111'111Utl••ll Lansbury has had a dtsungUJsht'li l-<Ht"l' T. '<rvm~ •111 tht· l K t.t .. uh' to r mort." tha n 3S years. Dunn g. th.11 peru)oj. ht· ~' J.' .J!'t' .t '1,11\ll~ In turer at the Umverstt y o f illin o ~.., J nJ ,, ' 1\tltng .... h. lid. I ..11 ll.1r-.JrJ ( ·nt wrstt y L.tnsbury has be-en a Na t1o n.1l :..... tt"llll. hl u nJ.I t ~< • ll Prt'l.l,~>.l ~ lr.t l FdJow. an Alfred P. Sloan l--u undat1un 1--d l n~ dnJ rt.'t.lrlt" tlt •'llht· l.1~''h I· Schoellkopf Medal. dwa.rdt"d h\' lh t' \\ t"'lcrn \it•,, )\1r~ ,...·~ lt••n ,,, lht .'\merll a n C:henlllJI O,ont't\· 0 �Ju~22.1!WVal.:tii.J5 8 Repariaa ._.....,. · -.ttheETC · Introduction to PowerPoint. II<Y<r1y Spellef, instructlonal · S<Jpport techniclon, lnstructlonal Tochnology · Services, err. 207 Copen (ent« . lh~~~~1 :30 fducational Technology Center. For more tnformation, call 6-45· 7700. ·rr- rr Expenditures'"' 1999- . =m~~or,:,s, CIO. 120Ciomern. 1:3(}.3:30 p.m. Free. For more 1nfonnation, call Kern Cabana at 6-45-3568. 14th-NewY. S.. ==== ---·.~ te--f.,.. - ~~:...~~Frederick Cooley, Ph.D., Daemen College. 9 a.m. to ~~,~~~ and Training . For more infOfTTlation, all645-6140 Sunday, August I . Wednesday '28 IT- The,..,.._.,.....,... ~-~~ listings for p&.c:e bldng on~ or for ofY~-- UB _..,..,.. prindpol ............. Ustlngs ... no a.ter dYn ,_,on the Thuncloy ~ .....,.._Listings.,.. only Kcepted through the -submission form --.-.... for the online UB c.lendal' of Events •t <http:/ I / LawScboolClass of '89 Rewtion. Dunn Tuesday Thunclay 29 _.....,. -•theETC Putting It AI Tc'Tc~~ assodatr vice pnNOSt for oduatlonal t~ 207 Copen \enter lh:?.: L). Noon to ~.m . F-. pons<nd by Educobonal Technology Center. fo< mc><e informatiOn, cal\6-45-7700. ~llbem, __ ---- ......... under 5. For f'r'tCn information, c.olll.isa Mueller at 6-45-2115 . Cabana at 645-3.568. 31 .._ ... ~hrld~~;~~~:n =~~~aft·~~=at 6-45-2115 . Saturday noenb In tlte electronk Lllw Closs of '89 Reunion. wke ' n' Ollie's, Noon to 2 Forum. Autodesk iltld ~~~=· F~~o rTlOn!! information, call Keni <-/login>.-o f - e - . - . . , _ .. ·-....c.-I'- Closs of '119 "-'ion. The Pier. 6-8:30 p.m . S12. fo< more information, call lisa Muellef at 6-45-2115. 23 TllfliOI- T-.g Teochlng Asshtant Worllshop. KIPP. HerT<Id, Ph.D., SUNY ~~~ Clomern Hal. 9 o.m. to 3 p.m. ~~~....,. lnfDmlltion. call Jean GreY at 6-45-6240. !;9"!;,::W~- 17 -- Monday ............ Monet Exhibition (SOlD OUT). ~t-Knox Art Gal~ 10: 5 a.m. to 2:•5 e -m. • per penon. FOf"""" ~=a~U~608 Wednesday 18 ~T-......, Centw ......... tai:IIWI Vendor Demo of D I - d. 207 Capen (within the ETQ. 10 a.m.-noon. Fl'ft. Sponsored EducatioN\ Technology enter. :?; ---Ul School of l'horlnKy •t SholtespHre In the PaR. Oelaworo hilt. 6 p.m. Froe. fo< more Information. c.o\1 Roche~ MO<an at 6-45-6303. The J.u:z Dance Worid Congress '99 will ~<strom all OYer the to UB In August for 1M! days of master J.u:z danu classes. discussions and performances. The congtesS willp<esent concerts shoWasing some of the world's bet professionol companies oo Mainstage in the Center for the Alts Allg . -4-8. Udl concert willoffor • varied ~ram performed by at least dance companies. Evening concerts will be p<esented Allg. >4-7 It 8 p.m . Afternoon perfonnances will be~ 4-7 at 1 p.m. a Aug. 8, :IS p.m. :t1· ~at this year's ~ ... Gus Giordano J.u:z nce~), Les Balleb J.u:z Montreol, Donny Grouman Dance Compony !?nodi), Instincts lM Media once~ (1..o$ Angeles), Ted l,o,y (Now Otk~ Washington Dance trt (lDs Anijeles), Action Machine= Chortes McGowan YOtk), Mia Michoeb ~.:~t!Otk), ~and Utah Cootemporary Dance Theatrt. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Helping to refurbish the old Central Tenminal are jo hnny Garcia, reservations coordinator, and Cindy Halm, office manager. in the Office of Student Unions. UB opens first new campus housing in 25 years m Hadley Village, apartment-style complex on North Campus, will house 620 undergrads By MARA McGINNIS Reporter As.slstant Editor ADLEY Village. the first n ew s tudent H housing built o n the UB camp us in 25 years and the univers it y's fi rst apartment -style housin g for un dergraduates, opened Aug. 17 with a ce remony at the complex on the North Campus. HadJey Village----13 three-stor y buildings and a commun ity builcT. ing on II profess io nall y land sca ped acres between Audubon Parkway and Hadley and Rensch roads o n the west end of ca m pus- is located wirhin walking d is tan ce o f the North Ca mpu s academi c a nd student -se r vice!! buildings. Each of the 13 buildings co nt a ins 12 four -bedroom a part - ments to h6 use a to tal of 620 jun iors a nd se niors. " We a rc delighted to be open · ing thi s exci tin g new hou si ng com p lex for o ur upper- level u n · dcrgraduates," said. President Wil liam R. Greiner. " Hadley Village i!l a vital cornerstone of o ur plans t o build new ho using for UB's stu dents . We want to create a vibrant residential co mmunity- a t rue ' home away from home ' for o ur student s." The openmg of Hadlc:.·y Village completes the seco nd phase of a long - term plan to provtde nc...., housing for student!! and improvl' th eir quality of life. T he fir st phase was co mpleted ~in FaJI 1998 with t he opening of Flickinger Co urt. townho uses for 230 graduate and p rofc.•ss 10 nal st u - de nts at C hest nut Ridge and Sweet Home.• roads adjacent to the North Ca mpus. \.round was broken ear lier this month for another apan ment -s t yle h o u s 1ng projt'lt South Lak.e Vi llage- a mtx of stu dio a nd one-to - four - bedroom apa rt me nts on the ~o uth shon· uf Lake LaSalle that will house 5~0 undergraduat ~ (see story, pagc 71 . Tht: hous ing plan also wdl m vo lvc the fut urc co nver s1on ol C lemcnt Hall mto apa rtment style ho us 1ng a nd the re novatiOn of Goodyear Hall , b o th res id ence ha lls on the South Ca mpu s. " We look forward to add iti onal ~uu.. ess a:. the next p hases get un der "'ay.mdudmg the So uth Lake Village protc.•n and the rcnova tum of h ou~ m g on tht: !->o uth Ca mpu-" mc.O nJUIKtton wnh thl' lfm,•er,lt' <.nmmum ty lnitmti ve 111 Un1ver Heights," added C re m er. Accord ing to Denms Black. VICe president for student affairs. pos1 tlvt' studen t response to the pro wet has becn "ove r whelming ." Ht• added tha t the co mplex was at full mL upan cy lo ng before a model apartment could be viewed by stu dents . "S tudt•nt llllt'rcs t Ill the prOJ('( f has been tn·m cndous nght from tht· .!. tar t." !la id Black. wh o t ' X plamcd that ~ tud t:nts were tn vo lved 10 the bui1dmg dcstgn . a~ well as the furnis~ing discusstom "The prOJed gtvcs uppcr · divt sJon undergraduat e student!~ J new and excit in g living o pt ton." he added. "They ca n rcmam on cam pu.s, with all of the campu!i mn c-o.-d-....-7 :. I I)' Quake puts focus on MCEER experts By RllN GOLDBAUM New1 Services Editor S the people of Turkey rontinue to cope with last A week's ea rthquake-a temblor that so far has killed more than 12,000 and threat= to rival the country's most destructr.~ quake that killed 33,000 people in 193~e phones are ringing off the caused thousands of building..;; to fail .t fcdcrallyfundt.-d pmlt'CI to tmpmvr the: in the ea rthquake. the key to the country's recovery from the disaster L'> the rondition of its roads and bridges 10 the quake's aftennath , said Mander. an expert on how bridges. highwarand o th er transportation s~ tcm s Sc.·>isnticperfumlailU' ofthc surfua.tr.m' portat:ion system in the U.!:!. Studying the TurkL'>h t."".lrthquak" cou1d he especmllv hcncfictal for t ·. ~ c-.uthquakt.· engmc.oer.. anJ st'!Sill\llll gtsts bet.""aUSt'. ao; UH engmt.-cn ng !>t'L~ mologtst Apostolo:. Papageo rgt()tJ ptnnts nut, the qu..ill t..JU..·urred on .1 tault that is a "tcxthook c:tample" nl ..1 transform fuuh like C.t.lifurn.a'~ ~111 Andreas Faul L Moreover. thc earthqua.ki:-'s unlLo;ual Slgnah.tl1'--t"''O ruptures of the fault .11 !cast 20 sc.-conds apart .J!EIY have madt· it exceptionall y destructtve . Papagrorgiou sard As an engineering scis mologtst. withstand earthquake damage. John Mander. arociate proli:ssor of dviL sttuctur.!l and mvironmental engi~and a principol ~tor with MCEER. ~in Turl<eythi> "'-'<kas pan a "A society's ability to respond to an c:.-..uthquakc d<:pend'i to a large extent on rnakmgsurt"that the infrastrudurt' IS intact and opemtmg." he said. "Without highways and ports \..-orkmg. tht· whole socict)• mme!i to tl\ knc.-e." Mander said the te-am 's mam goal LS fad -finding. 'We will he taktng a lot of photos and, where appropriate. measurements in ordcr togct son1e tn sights about whptructures collapsc.J:· a~teamroon:linatedbyt!Y Earthqual<r ~ R.e;eu-ch IJNi. the earthquake engineer said last """"' befure leaving Buff..lo for Turkry. rnodeis for faults in order to simulatt· the kinds of ruptures generated by f"'· tute aOaldand Cali£ MCEER ~ lpOO· Hewillbeespo::iallyinterestal in what he can learn from bridge; and highway.; as theyp<rtain to the..OO..he ~cumrnly ta1n types of ground motions. Thes< models.~ to simulate specific canhquakeevents.are used to program UB's shake-table, upon which UB and hook at UB's Multidisciplinary Center lOr Earthquili Engitleering Rt=rch. As usually happens after such an <Vefl~ UB and MCEER scientists are in the middle of the news.. ~Mander'sJl011ici!xuion While news reports have focused on the shoddyoonstruction methods that oonductingwithMCEER~on J>~ou de\.clops mathematical m MCEER enginc!'l'T5 test the carthqu::tkL· rt'!ii-.larKX'of nxxJeb ot !!1niL11tre.. " h '~ like a double earthquake:· h~· ~ud of the rc..-cnrd he nhtamc.'\.lnlth,· Turkish ljUake. .. I ..:an '\t."l' from thL' rt'\.ord that there WCrl' tWO rurtun-... llll' n'COrd was oht.amcd tw can h ~1uakt- eng1nc.~er l;o khan Pe\..~.1 n pnstdlX1oral rt'M:',uchcr at l ' H .~n J MCEER. and .1 natlvt' ofTurk'\ I ht• anfonn.111< ill • ..!V.Uiable- on tht· Wd'l Jl <.hnp-J"'-W\\'..koeri.boun..edu.tT ·. W.l' n·tm·vt:J tmm an accelerograrh th.11 o perated hv the KandiUi t )h:d valor)' and Earthquake Rt."SS..'afch In stltute m Istanbul anJ louutXf at tht' surface of the ground Uterallv dl tht· earthquake's epicenter. "'e"t o l t l(lk.-ul The accekrog raph rt'LnrJ~ !ht' ground muuons of the pomt 10 thr earth wht.'fl' it is located from thest' w.tS tneaStlTC:ments. re:scarcru..n easily can determine other measurements.. such as velocity and displacement. c~-~7 �Michael Dupre, associate vice president for university facilities, has held a variety of positions in his 24 years at UB. He recently was named interim chair of the Environmental Task Force. I began my service at UB in june of 1975 at age 25. I was hired as a cleaner at nights-my shift started at II :J()....;md I reported to O'Brian Hall, which was the only academic building open on the NQrth Cam· pus. At the same time, I was pursuing an electrical technology degree, which ultimately helped me to be promoted to the Electric Shop. I spent a number of yean in the trades a.s a journey-level person and then moved to various levels of supervision- Eiect{ic Shop supuvision, senior trade supervision and so on. While at the senior level, I started thinking about where I wanted to be long-term. I'd always loved UB, so I knew that I wanted to be here, I just didn't have the credentials to go as far as 1wanted. I resumed my education and obtained a bachelor of sc ience degree. Si nce then , I' ve served in a number of senior facili · ties positions, then as the director of facilities. When Ron Naylor left. I was asked to takr this position in the interim. But I didn't make myself a candidate for the permanent posi· tion during the first search. How· ever, over time. I changed my mind. This was largely due to two factors. Thr people in facilities were very supportive and it was dear that many people wanted me to be suc· cessful. Additionally. during the course of the 1990s, facilities has gone through so me very sizable budget reduction.r-about $7.5 mil· )jon over the past nine years. In most areas, we're doing better than ever as far as work-order timeliness and customer satisfaction. There have been some areas where wt'~ had a diminished lc..:l of service, but by and large, our customers art very satisfied. I think that speaks very well of th< character of th< p«>pl< in th< organization. I got to the point wh<r< I thought, how could I not want this position? I did a rev=al and mad< mysdf a candidate for the associate vice president's job after being in the position in the interim for about a year. Wh•t speclflc units do you o-7 University Facilities is comprised of a number of departments. These include all the trade areas-these are p«>ple who repair the building systems-as wdl as utility crews, custodial, grounds, central stores, facilities planning and design, de· sign and construction, fl~t main· tenance, warehousing, stockroom and occupational and environmen · tal safety services. We're an organi· zation of about 460 people. Your pl•nnlng •nd de:slgn unit h•s been blusy l•tely. We've had a tremendous workload over the past couple of years, mainly due to the demands of UB's capital program needs. The student· housing projects, in particular, are very demanding of staff resources. The student-housing projects are emanating out of Dennis Black's office in Student Affairs. We look at Student Affairs as our customer. Additionally, UB's five-year capital plan, which holds considerable promise for the university, requires much staff time and energy. What Is the noost challenging part of~· Job7 Making the system we work in work. The bureaucratic restraints, guidelines and policies of New York State are very encumbering. The most rew•nllng7 The p«>ple I work with, both in facilities and in the university as a whole. Dealing with Dennis ~!lack and his staff on the student housing has been an outstanding~ ­ rience . J~s helped develop the pro· fessional relationship between the two large units. The people I work with are great! You 're hklng o~ as lntertm chair of the EnYironmetttal Task Force. How do you bill· anc:e environmentally friendly polkles with the needs of the lnstttutlon7 As interim chair, J'U need to broker a relationship between the ETF and the issues of good environmental stewardship, and align them as best we can with the mission of the uni· versity. A pressing issue facing UB is recruitment and retention of studentsandstaJf,andcampusappear· ancr has a lot to do with iL The en· vironmentally friendly thing to do is to let the dandelions grow, but does that help with campus beauti· fication effons? There is a desire by senior ad,ninistration to be aggres- siv< in our landscaping plans to mal« this campus look a lot more attractive. My role is, bow do ~ do thai in the most envj. ronmentally friendly How do you balance the views of the ETF with the of the uni· versity? How do you develop plans that both fulfill the desire of the institution and good en· vironmental stewardship? To be blunt, it ain't going to be easy! pled; _ __ _ HadleJ VIllage Is - _OCCU· war. needs kenfCM'SouthUite~ conn ....- Is COfttJMIIng on tl!e new .,..th '*'ldlng· What's next. In terms of maJor capital Pf'>l«ts7 Student Services Building. We're juJt going through the consult· ant-sdcct:ion proct5S to hire the design services. This facility will be a building on th~orth side ofCapen.lt'sdcsign beone· stop shopping for all dent· support ~rvices--adn:l ions, financial aid, etc. The completion of this facility will allow us to de· molish Hayes A, Band C. Addi· tionally, major capital investments will be made in Cary, Farber and Sherman to support the future needs of health affairs. Tell me somethl"!!l about yourself -that most_.- don 't know, but .-lei. I'm a scuba diver. I love it! I've gone to Costa Rica, the Caymans, Turks and Caicos Islands, Hon· duras, Beliu and StThomas. It's my avocation; pure ~pism. UB program in criminal law is only one in nation Buffalo Criminal Law Center to administer new Master ofLaws program By SUE WUETCHER REPORTER 1he----ls·- ____ t:arm11.111ty . _ , . . . p<AIIIIhod by the Olllce ., News SeMces in the~ d ., ·---__ _ c._..-__ -,. ..... --- lJniwnlty SI!Nia!l. -~ loaleda1J6~ .... - - (716) MS-ll626. --~ ----.... --------...... _. Reporter Editor HE Law School this faU will offer a post-professional master of laws ( LL.M .) program in criminal Jaw, the only program of its kind in the natio n. The program , which has enrolled eight students from the U.S. and ab road for its initial semester, wi11 combine practical, hands-on courses with a variety of other offerings that will allow students to devote themselves to the in-depth study of a wide range of topics in American, comparative and international criminal law. Designed for students with a law degree (J.D.) or the equivalent, the program is administered by th e Buffalo Criminal Law Center, one of the nation's premier research institutes in criminal law. The cen · ter is headed by Markus Dubber, professor of Jaw. "The master of laws program prov ides American and foreign law graduates with a unique opportunit y to develop and stiengthen their expertise in criminaJ law,.. said R. Nils Olsen, Jr., dean of the Law School. .. It further energizes an area of excd- T lence in the US Law School cur.riculum." Added Dubber: "The LL.M . program in criminal law forms part of the center's effort to assign L:riminal law its rightful place in American legal education . If we want to imp rove the qualit y of criminal justice in our country, we need well · trainerl and well rounded prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys." Students design thdr own indi vi dualized curri culum from a wide variety of courRS, including "Advanced Criminal Procedure," "Comparative C riminal Law," "C riminal Fo rensic Evidence," "Death Penalty Law and Practice" and .. White Collar Crime." They must complete 24 credit hours of course work. either on a full - or part -time basis. One of the courses offe red , ..Advanced Crim inal Law Clinic," will provide students with the oppo rtunity to work on a-ctual cases and interact with clients under the supervision of an ex perienced attorney. Students also will participate in the Buffalo Criminal Law Center's projects and activities. These indudc: • An annual criminal law con· \ ference that brings leading experts to the Law School to tackle a central criminal -law issue of topical interest. Past conferences .have dealt with the role of victims in the criminal law, the reform of federal criminal law and the reinstatement of capital punishment in New York State. • The Buffalo Criminal Law Review, one of the leading criminallaw journals in the country. ~ent publications have included symposiumissuesonfederalcriminallaw reform and special issues on criminal·law theory and new developments in criminal procedure. • The Herbert Wechs ler Na tional Criminal Law Moot Court Competition. The annual compe· tit ion, named after the drafter of the Model Penal Code, focuses on topics in substantive criminal law, including th e constitutionality and interpretation of fe~ral and state criminal statutes. The only national moot court devoted specifically to substantive criminal law, the Wechsler competition is hosted by thr center in collaboration with the Buffalo Criminal Law Society. an organization of US law students with an interest in criminal law. EiJ • The Buffalo Criminal Law Center's Web site < http:/1 wings. buffalo.edu/law/bclc >, which hosts one of the most comprehensive online collections of materials on American and for· eign criminal law. Founded in 1996, the Buffalo C riminal Law Cen ter is dedi cated to the st udy of American, co mparative and international crimina·! law. It provides state and federal legislatures with in depth analyses of criminal-jus· tice issues to encourage the de ve lo pment of long - term ap proaches to the problem of cr ime and punishment, serves as a forum for innovative research to reinvigorate the st ud y of criminal law in the U.S. and of· fers s tudents in the U B Law School the opportunity to con du ct advanced re search on crimiaallaw under dose faculty supervision. For further information on the center and the master of laws pro· gram in criminal law, visit the center's Web site at < h ttp :// wlngs.buffalo.odu/law/ bclo or contact. the center at 645-3407 or via email at !<cr imi nal mrihcau.buffalo.edu>. �AuousiZii. 1!!!/Vol.31. No.1 Project to retool CSE 101 Pew TrjtSt funds effort to enhance teqching while cutting costs By PATRICIA DONOVAN News ServicrJ Editor T HE univmity this full will begin a two-ymr project 10 pilot a coun< in infonnation technology designed to enhana: the quality oftcadllngand learning while reducing class 005t Th< project will be funded by a twoymr, $200,000 grant from the Pew Owitable Trusts (PCT). lJB was one of only 10 institutions nationwide 10 receive funding under thiS initiative, many diffm:nt departments. During the Fall 1999 semester, the project team will collect baseline: data on inslructional coots and the quality of learning produced by the course as it is now oonstituted. Team members also will redesign CSE 101 and otf<r the new vmion in the Spring 2000 semester. Th< team then will compare learning and cost data of the redesigned course with the baseline: data and rt:finc: the design acmrdingly "' that the new course can be offered in the Fall2000 semester. Walter.; explains that the goal of an how!y rate to staff the lab dunng the rest of the open lab hour.;. Th< redc5tgned cour"' will provide multiple means for ach tevmg th(' project learning outoomes, Walters says. Lectures will be de-emphasized and proportionally replaced by Web-hosed active-learning material, thereby re during the number of faculty contact hour.; and saving money. Individualized assistana: 10 students will in=ase and the course environment will cltangofrom one that~ predominantly face-to-faa to one that is more online. wtUdl ~~101indsome"""'"" She says short individual proj<CIS will 10 one of the moot hotlyddloted questions in education today: whether the both th e cur r~nt and redesigned supplementmulti--=kgroupprojects use of informatio'l technologies in the course is to educate students about tha1 incorporate computer-supported classroo!n actually improves teaching tt:chnologyin genera! and about axn- collabora!M learning on the Web and and promotes leilming_ Some educa- puteB in particular.Students will learn in lab. Th< use of online. computertors claim that oomputcrs do not sig- some basic skills, such as how 10 use a graded diagnootic pre-qui:zzcs. qui7zes nificantly impr<M learning outoomes word processor and a spreadshoet. as and exams will f3cilitate learning. offi:r and that the continual pun:hase and ·well as the concepts underlying the gn:at<r feedback 10 students and inupgrnding of computer systems, plus skills. This will enable them 10 deYelop =ase filculty productivity. In ordertooffi:r more effective techthe coot of instruction in their use, are the capabilities 10 cope with the technology ittdf, as weU as with the inevi- nical support for the a>ur.;< and the driving up the coot of education. lab,graduatetcadllngassistants willbe UB project director Deborah table changes 10 it. Until now, the course has be-en replaced with undergraduate learning Waltm.professorofcomputersciena taught in large lecture sections of apassistants. Th< graduate teaching asand enginttringand associated<an in !he College of Arts and Sciences, says proximately 200 students each that sistants will be r=signed 10work wilh that the project~ hosed on the hypoth- tmet for three hour.; a week. In addi- adva.nc:ed oomputer-science students esis that c=fully selected changes in tion 10 !he lecture, the students hav< wilh whom !hey tend 10 work more teaching methodologies will imp"""' two hour>offormallaband two hour.; effectively. Walters poinrs out that while a learning outcnmes while reducing in- of open lab time per week. A full-time, non-tenure-track fac- prime motivation in redesigning CSE structional 005t WalteBsaysthat macoordana:with ulty member teaches two cours< sec- 101 is to increase student learning PCJ"s request, !he locus of the experi- tions per sm1ester and a temporary through more hands-on, one-to-one ment will be one ofVB's larger das.es, lecturer mvers the third Lab sessions •learning opportunities., she and her C..omputer Science and Engineering are taught by""""' graduate teaching team expect the ami'S( to save the de10 1 ICSE IOI ),a freshman-levelcom- assistants. They also help to staff the partment at least $65,00) per semester ifrourseenrollment remains stable. puter-l.iteracy course with an annual lab during open lab hours. Undergraduate students are paid at and even more ifenrollment increasa enrollment of 1,000 students from Advanced Honors Program for juniors, seniors begins this fall By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor N Advanced Honors Program desig ned to draw new studenr:s into the honors category. as well as bener serve current honors students in their junior and senior year.;, will begin this fall, administrators with the University Honors Program have announced. Informational sessions fo r prospective students and faculty mem· ben; will be held at 5 p.m. Wedn esday and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 2 in I07 Talbert Hall on the North Campus. Although the advanced program is open to current honors students., its primary thrust ~ to bring new students into the honors program, administrators say, adding that the ex ~ panded program will help UB recruit quality students. as well as relain them once they come to the university. Kipp Herreid, academic director of the University Honors Program, noted that the traditional honors program has been .. front-loaded," focusing on students' first two years of study. Although students rematn m the program as juniors and seniors., they are "largely abandoned, in a sen~. to the departments." said Herreid, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences. Nkolas Goodman, vice pr<Ml5t for undergraduate education, aw-J the A traditional honors pFOgram "d~ nothing significant in enhancing the (academic) experience for students m their junior and semor years. Th1s (the advanced program) is a sigmfi cant step forward,'' he said. " I'm looking forward to an even larger role for the honor! program in enhancing the academiC quali ty of the university." Josephine Capuana. admimstra tive director of the honors program, called the advanced program a "sec a nd stage to the honors program." Students moving from the traditional honors program to the advanced program wiU move from a program that is broad -based to one that 1s more focused, she said, adding that students will detennine that focus. The program will be open to all students who have completed 60 hours of university credits with a grade-point average of at least 3.5. Students with a GPA of 3.25 to 3.49 may petition for an exempt1on from this requirement ' Students will be selected for tht~ program based on two letters of ref erence from UB faculty members and personal letters from the appli ca nt s addressing the reasons for thei r applica ti ons and outlining their plans for the future and their areas of specialty. The application deadline is Oct. I for th~ fall semester. March I for the Spring 2000 .semesrer. Once admitted to the program. stu- dents will recetv<.' all the "perk.s.. oftht· tradillonal honors program, tndud mg pnorit)' registration. library rep." tratJon, tr.tru.enpt notatJ(JO,gmdu.1tt' ~ool advising, summer research 1n forrnat1on, an online newsletter and c.-vcmng programs with faculty. To complete thr program, studen~ must maintatn the 3.5 G PA, complete a senior thesis o r project. completl' th ree honors or graduate courses at the 300 level or lugher with a grade at le.rn a "B.. and complete an ap proved commumry St'rvlCC, overseas study or intership program. Students successfuU y compktmg the Advanced Honors Program Will rece~ve a special transcnpt notat ion . Establishing an honor)> program geared toward upperdivlslon stu dents will aUow UB to serve many ex ce llenr students who cannot bt· served by the traditional honors program, Herreid s..:ud. He pomted out that while there are mur(' than 2.000 students with GPA.s of J.S or h1ghe1. less than a quaner of th<:m are mem hc-rs of the honors program. Many of these h1gh -ac h1 evcrs are .. late bloomers'" who d1d not qualify for the honors program as freshmen, he srud. addmg that the advanced progmm W J.S craht."d "wnh thest serious scholars m rrund." It is expected to "open the doors to many more excellent students and grrady enhance the reputation of UB as an outstanding undergradu at~ institution," Capuana said. Repone. 3 BrieD . y Donald Roberts elected president ofUB Alumni Association Donold C. - . . who n:a:ived a bachelor of arts degr« '" 1993 fmm UB. has been elected 10 a one-year tmn as presxlent of the VB Alumm As.soaat1on. A Kenmore restdent, Roberts lS an 1ruurance exccut:rve wtth No~ C.orpJJ\JUer, Harris & Scherrer ln Wllliamsville. He returned to UB to earn a bachclor'sciegm'after earning an associate's degree in 1964. The Roberts family's associauon With VB extends to four gencratK>ru. Donald's gr.mdfuther. lay G. Robtru,and father, Myron ROOerts.both gradu ated fmmtheSchool ofDentaiMedione,m 1905and 1930,respecttvdy. HJS oon, Donald C. lOw-tie) R00erts. r=.-J his law <Iegree from lJB in 1997 Other otlia:n recently elected for I 99'!-2000are David). Saleh ofCorfu, JJ1 78. B.S. '75, an attorney with the Batavia linn of Oshlag and Saleh. presidentelect; Richard I_ Friend of Williamsvillc, M.BA '70, B.S. '68, a supervisory complian<r alii= with the Nauonall..abor Relaoons Board VIC< presxlent for athlctics; Margaret W. Paroslo ofBulfulo. M.D. '80, medial~ director of the F.sx: County Medical G:nter, VIC< pcesl<lcnt for constituent rdaoons; Karen K. Noonan of East Arnher.;t. Ph.!1 '86. MA "66, BA "65, a rrored lJB adnurustrator, via: preodcnt for finana,; Robert A Evans of Clan:na. M.BA 71. B.S. "63,a rnanag<ment consultant, via: preodcnt for memberstupand rnarkettng. and lennifer B. W150~ of Bulfulo, M.BA '96, BA '92. a seruor market ""'">"for M&T Bank. via: president for student rdatJons. Newty elected to a two-~ term on the OOard of dm•ctors .. are N1role A. Gavigan of Amherst, Ed.M. '97. BA '93; Olarles C Swanekamp of East Amhem, ).D. '79, M.BA '80; Alan R. Mollot of Willwnsville, B.S. '65; Thomas A Palmer ofWtlliamsville, 1.1>. '75. M.BA '71; Pnscilla A McNeal of Buffulo. MA '83, B.S. '78, and Tara L Germano of Rochester, B.S. "88. New membtn of the executivt- comnuttct' are E~ WtSml"INSkl; louiS M . Caa:iato of Wtlliamsville, W . "M. BA '61. and Burton Notanus of bast Amhem, M.BA '67, B.S. '65. Student engineers win contest for 'clean environment' project A group of~ mojon fmm lJB has won a "'l"onal design competition for devdoping an apparatw and procedun· to punh and recycle a solvent used in !he rubber mdustry. The student team, made up of 15 undergraduates from the Depanmt'fll of Olemical Engineering who are part of the UB student chapter of the American Institute ofOlemical Engmew:rs fAIChF. ), will goon to compere m the national competitJon in Octoher Th< conte;t. sponsored hy the AICM. requtm.l students to'"des.gn. bwld and operate an apparatus that dernonstrntes how chenucal·engtneenng pnn ciples am be applied to pollution ~uon and/or crMronmcntal cleanup .. l1lc students developed an afiiXlr.lUl'; and tedmique for purifymg and ra-..• d mg nx.1.hyi t'th)'l ketone. a substanCt" used ~a snM..111m the ruhbt•r mdttStn Mark Swihart, assistant profes.<;Qr of chenucal engmccnng and taruh'· acJv1 "'1r 1o the lfB student chaptcrof AI<:hl·.. cxpbmed that thestuck.'T1l'icie.1tulc..'lf ..1 ... nrnnlt'r'Oa1 sc:ak unit .for the solvrnt recydmg and then ..:almlated ~· 11 \.\.\lUkl hc:.11dit a c..Umpanv. "Theu' econonuc analysts show{:d that a small ru~ he.,- rompanv that u..o;o nntv IS gallons of soh.'er'lt per \\"f'd... woukl save mort' than S7U.IXXl and use ahout 20,000 soM:nt """a \I)-year penod h\ 1mpk111c..'T1Ung. thru solvent -recycling system," he said rht' pru!<'l1 team leaders are ~·mors Tracey Blaszak, Gilben Dtlllc..t't, b ~1ca IWorck and Paul Trill17..1o. "'"""'less Presentation with Internet videoconferencing succeeds How long will It be befon-}1-.lUcan paruapate m a VKleoconferena-or"V\SJt .. With an<J\.o'mieaSdient without leavmgyourdesk? If a rt"Cent ~.rnent at LIR 15 any uxiicmon, 11could lx· mudl sooner than many people thmk.. "'It worked beautifully:· said Nancy Campbell-Heider, assooate professor nt nursmg, of the dt'T11onstrat1on 10 wh1ch UB ~1aff brought h1gh -qualm Vldrooonfcrcnang and vxko to the desl.1op""" the Internet. The success has ma~r m)phcauons for health-care dciJven· m remote ar t."as and for distance leam mg, t"Spt.'-=13.1.h· wtthm the next fc."'\\• \leH' whm lntemc..--t2, w11h ll'l huge bandwldth GIJXlOT)', L'i up and nmmng. 1he purpose of the ~runent was pr.K-1lCll UB nUNng facutty \\-"MMlL.J tll tap mto and broadcast an cvaluaoon ol a student ....oriang Wlth a JXIDCnl 10 .1 cLmcll scttmg for a confen.-nce prcscntahnn m Califonua ahout the.~ u.-.e nl vldcoaJnfen:nangtortn'l()(tfvcvaluateSiudents..Buttheu.-w..alvldeooonfen:nu.f¥ hnkup USUlg telephone lines was not ,tvailable at the confcrcncr Site. So LIB mfonnauon -technologv staff deodt.-d to use the lntt'l'llcl .•m 1.":\ 1remcly attracu~ ledmtcallv challmg.tng--opuon. Ih.: mtt·r-a~o.1l\'\' 'l~ s:1on was transm1ttt.-d to desktop \'ltwtni at UB and throughout the ,,:hmw.l Silt' at Enc County Med1cal Center m'l-r an lnternt-'1 cnnft.·renc..t• "bndgc'· Jt Oh1o StatelJnivcrs.iry. The experiment taxed the resoui'Ce'> ofUB staff and fuc..'U II'v. Rl¢lt up unul rurtime, staff members were workmg to fix technical glitches.. Pt1cr Joq;en.'!>l.:n. st.•ruor programmer analyst. literally was shang into c:ables Wlth a kmfl' Ill remedy a problem that was interfering wtth VIdeo transm>SSIOil. ln the 111<':10 time, James Whitlock. associate director of computing St"fVVCCS who was roordinating controls from Maine, where h<: was on vacation. was making plam to fly equipment to Bullalo, if ne=ry. ludcily, with four minutes lefi unul scheduled airtime, Jorgensen found and 6xed the problem. =•"!' �4 IIepa..._. August 11i. 1!1!!1/Vul.31, lo.1 David Ballard travel1 nationwide u part of pit crew for auto racing team ?!~~car m:~~~:~~:~~~~~!l~n~~~ti~E:rmg Jos s R~er As.sistant Editor T may not g('t as much I pub~ Ucity m Buffalo as hockey or football, but according to David BaUard, auto racing is on(' of the biggest sports in W('stern New York. And Ballard should know. On the weekends. the associate director of student unions at UB suits up for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Winston Cup and Busch Grand Natio nal Series races as a member of the Exide Team pit crew for NASCAR star-driver Jeff Burton. .. You'd be su rprised how many race fans there are on campus. not to Ballard ... I was in Michigan a few wedcs ago for a race and ran mto at least 100 racing fans from Buffalo." the Ellicon Complex. But Ballard was interested in racing long before he came to UB. NearlyeveryweekcndfromMay through September for the past three years, BaJiard has flown out of Buffalo to cities nationwide to take his place as a member of Burton's team. ''I'm what th('y call a ' weekend warrior,"' he says. Ballard began his UB career 19 y('ars ago in Univ('rsity Facilities. In 1995,hejoin('dtheDivisionofStudent Affairs, where he h_elps ov('r· see the operation of student facili ties, including the Student Union on the North Campus, Harriman Hall on the South Campus and the "I have been inter~ted in cars and racing ever since 1 couJd hold a wrench," says Ballard, who rttall.s as a chiJd going to the raas at the Lancaster Speedway and the now· extinct Civic Stadium at Jefferson and Best streets with his father and undes."Formostofmylife,lhave be('n inVolved in auto racing in some capacity, whether it be as a driver, owner or mechanic." Ballard's rac('-day duties in dude overstting the comput('riz.ed techn ical data, such as tim - ...... .............. s_." ::-;":..C-.g W l'ostlftlfl~ n CEQM, =rgaac:=w . . . . . . ~7)-ISI - lb_,...,.__... Squire Hoi, IJae - ·}rlbs -~-,.,.,. fuel consumption. "Right now, our expectation is to win the 1999 Winston Cup championship," says Ballard . .. So far ihis season, we have .already won four races and are ranked sixth in national points in the pre· mier NASCAR series." Th~ most exciting moment Ballard recalls this yearwas m May when th~ team woo the World 600, one of the most prestigious races of the Winston -Cup series. Ae emphasizes thai just like in any other sport, members of the race team, which includes crew members and the driver. have to work together and that each participant is a true athlete. Ballard also maintains that auto racing is the fastest -growing sport in the world. "Overall, it has more televised, prime-time presence than any other sport around and the fan basr is constantl y growing," he says. He regrets that auto racing, mmpared to other sports, gets little att<n· lion in the local media. "l don't think they believe it is of mterest to the pui>tic." explains Ballard. "Many local fans call me during the """'"' for updat<S and accurate details about the ra= A lot of fans also have to depend on the lntcme1 for raa: results. "J think the biggest misoone<ption aDout racing is that people don't realize that auto racing is a real spon with millions of fans. Driv<rs, as weU as crew members. are just as physi cally fit as any other athlete," he adds. .. Crew members can change four. SO-pound tires, fill acarwith 22gal· Ions of gas. dean the windshield and make adjustments in 15 seconds... Ballard explains. " lt really is a team sport with intense preparation , planning and strategy." From left to right: Frank Stoddard, pit crew chief; )eft aurton, drtwr, .ad DaYe .....,.. celebrate victory after a recent race . ._liard spends ntarty every WHitend fntm May through September as a member of the pit crew for Burton, monttoring fuel conwmptlon and overseeing the computerized technical data, Including timing, scoring, track posttton and lap time. College~~ - U8 progiWN lllgllly .... _ _._.. .. ....,.y. ~~~-~~~~-- -lllpr! .., u.s.- - aologos. 1llo Cologe tlf!d ~-~~~--<1/lhe belt 120 , . -IIIII publt uni- ... . . _..,..Malg WI1itleilnlheaJUIIIIy. ThoUBSchaald--SLNY ............ . . _ ,...tlf!d_lllpr!_ _ .......... u.s. --U8'sf11'119111"601h -~- ..... grwnolllli<rowlcle. lhe---UB's.....un- ~..-. --'lllo........... ......-. The_.._.._ !PWftllnCirglheMII:cl- !PM' ...... 62n1illlltlllg doc.. -- ............- ,_SIM....,..nl lint..._. --~~~ .........,. Cologe .... - . . . . . . . ...... .... ..... ~ ~-- =·'== .--""',..~ -~ -· .... ~...,...~'*.l!): .. , •...c Giant to establish rehabilitation research center Initiative will fond international personnel exchanges, Web site,_ conferences and lWrkshops By LOIS IIAkEII N~ Services Editor T HE untversit y ha s re ceived a five-year, $2 mil lion federal grant to es tablish a center for col lecting and disseminating information on in ternational research and practices in rehabilitation. Called the Center for lntern atlonaJ Rehabilitation Research In fo rmation and Exchange. o r C IRRI E. the initiative v.•iU mvolve: • A Wo rld Wide Web site fea tu ri ng a datahase of international research • Funds to stage U.S. conferences on in ternational rehabilita tion research, for travel expenses fo r international experts to participate and for U.S. aperts to participate in in ternational conferences sponsored elsewhere • Exdlanges of research personnel between institutions intemationaUy • ~elopmg and disseminating info rmational mon ographs and sponsoring workshops on the cuJ. tural practices and mores of the most prevalent immigrant populations in the U.S. to inform and educate rehabilitation providers The grant, which will t: effective Sept. I , was awarded by the National Institute for Disability and R<habili· tation Research of the U.S. Depart· ment of Education. John H. Stone, clinical associate professor of occupa tional therapy, will be project di rector. The center wiJI be headquartered in US's Center for Assistive Technology. a component of the fl r partmcnt o f Occupational Therapy in the School of Hcahh Related Professions. .. Clearl y al l the work we do an rehabili tation both in the Depart ment of Occupational Therapy and at the Cen ter for Assistive Technology places us in the top tier in the country," said Barry Eckert . dean of the Sc hool of Health Related Professions. " Receivin g this grant underscores the prominence of our programs ... Stone said NIDR's selection of UB for its international anter is a rec ognition of all that is happening in Buffalo in the field of rehabilitation research. The CJRRJE database will be de· veloped by the Health Sciences Li brary, in conjunction with US's Center for Functional Assessment Research. which houses rehabilitation outcomes from 1.331 rehabili tation facilities around the g]obe. The World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization also will contribute information. The sit(' will contain full -texts of published r<>earch in aU standard rehabilitation categories, and will be searchable by category and country. Conferences on in tern ational rehabilitation resea rcb-Wi ll be sponsored by UB in the third and fifth years of the grant. CJRRIE also will fund travel costs of international researchers to an end conferences sponsored by other institutions and individuals funded by the U.S. Office of Special Educatio n and Rehabilitation Services, the parent funding agency. Travel of U.S. experts invited to int('rnationaJ rehabilitation conferences also will be covered. U.S. immigrant populations that will be researched for monographs are the Mexican, Cuban, El Salvadoran, lndian, Jamaican, Korean, Filipino. Chinese and Vietnamese, and persons from the Dominican Republic. The mformatioo will be compiled in collaboration with specialists in the UB School ofNursmg and the Boston-based Institute for Community inclusion. The information will be used to develop educational workshops for health-care providers. US is an intrmationaJ leader in the fields of rehabili tat ie n re search and assistive-device deve l· opment. In addition to the new ini t iat ive, the university also houses the. Reh abilitation Engineering Research Cen ter on Aging and the Rehabilitation Engioeermg Research Ceot<r on Technology Eval uation and Transfer. �August Z6, I!!!Mol.31.111.1 Rap a...._ 5 UB~of(~gAmerica BrieBy Grant aiiis work on Pan..Ameriiim Exposztwn documentary UB forms Dean's Council for College of Arts and Sciences IJ PAl111CJA DONOVAN News Services Editor T HEUnivmityatBuflalois one of only seven universities nationwide to receive a small but significant "Imagining Am<rica" grant through a new initiativ< oo-sponsored by th< White House Millennium Council and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The $5,000 seed grant was awarded to UB---along witli WNEDlV and the Buffiolo and Erie County Historical Society-to begin work on a collaborative educational docu mentary involving a multifaceted "virtual -reality" version of Buffiolo's I 90 I Pan American Exposition. The documen tary will be produced by area historians and media artists using historic artifacts and new video technologies. It is a unique undertaking, they say, and an important and innovative contribution to "Pan Am 2001." Buffalo's civic centennial cdebration of the exJX>Sition. viewers undentand th< Pan Ani in different ways. It will offer m ost lltiffaionians their lint view of th< expooition via virtual tJu-ee..dirnens tours of its elaborate grounds and exlubits. It also will discuss the complex historical moment at which th<exposition took place and compare it to the millcnniallllOI1l<llt that marks its=· tmniaL Produce.-. will employ digitized film footage of the exposition originally shot by Thomas Edison and 3D r<a>nstructions of the exposition'• layout architecture, exlubits, arbor>, parkways. lakes aod streams. Viewers will get a look at the exposition's spectacular lighting as wcll. Fueled by Niagara Falls, this brilliantly =ted lighting design was the first of its kind in the nation and one of the Pan Am's m ost amazing displays of new technology. The grant has a significan~ that far excttds its siu, Frisch notes. It means that UB and th< otho- six univmity gr.mt recipients.---<:ornell, Producers envision as a second MIT.~EastemConnecti ­ project outcome the development of educational formats that will employ the material in ways that will be useful to schools. These might indudc an interactive CD- ROM, dis- cut State and th< universities ofMichi- tance-learning networks and other uses that Michael Frisch, professor of lustory and American studies. and ootnvestigator for the Buffalo project, says will"vastlycxpand the depth and reach of documentary materia1s and the is<ucs explored through them." Filmmakers say that when com pleted, the documentary will help ganandPennsytvania--<pris<th< leading edg<ofth< multi-)"at" lmaginingAmerica Initiative, a major national undertaking instituted to mark the end of the 20th a:ntury and the beginning of the next millennium. he says. Its goallS to create partnershJps among humanities scholan. pubLc agencies and community organmt· tions to promoc.e a better public un dmtanding of local and global grog· raphics. the process ofculturnl creauon and th< meaning of civil society. US humaniues schoJars...-hlStt ) nans. computer scientists, media art ists. sociologists and archivists-will help shape the content by definmg the meaning, rontent and impaa o f the original Pan Am Exposition and by assisting in the design and devel· opmcnt of the video art involved. ln addition to Frisch, UB project participants include Roy Rou ~ l . chair of the Deparunent of Medta Study, and Debor.ili Walte.-., profes· sor of computer science and cngi . neering, and direaor of the IDEAS ( Integrated DigitaJ Explorations in the Arts and Sciences) Center 1n the College of Arts and Sciences. As the repository for major dont· mentarycollectionson the Pan Am, the historical society-the only permanent structure built for the original exp<l6t· tit>n--holds in its an:hi= such aniftcts as tabletop models, Pan-Am guidebooks, photos, paintings, engravings, maps and souvenirs. Under its direaor, William ScintY, the society wiD help select and digititt th< mo5t appropriate hisutncal l1lalerials for visuali7ation and link The foundation for the nationaJ initiative was laid at a White House thcsetothetmtrallmtoric~ meeting of higher-<ducation leaden; and federal officials in March, where a consortium of colleges and ruJturnJ institutions-the Imagining America WNED will work with A:nlr and More, lnc., a local multimedia rom pany specializing in computerV-«.-..:1 ·' 0 modeling, anima Lion and dat.t v1 suahzarion cap..-.hleofoutput to v1d('{1 Consortium-was founded. ~fortl·dufi-·<kx:umcrltary Drought, heat are normal, Ebert says ~~A~~~ ~c!:.OVAN i'FAR ~ot ! The dog days op- F presS In@ much of t h e country with miserable heat, drought and brown· o uts are a normal part of the dimatologicaJ pattern and do not portend disastrous climate changes, a UB geographer says. .. No, it's not globaJ warming." says Charles H.V. Ebert , SUNY Distin· guished Teaching Professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences. "That couldbeoccurringasweU ,ofcoune. but based on 100.000 years of geologica1 evidence, we just seem to be go ing through a warm phase of our clim atology. " Drought occurs 1n almost every n.-g.ion on earth on a somewhat regu lar basis," Ebert poinl5 out . '" Patterns of relatively wet. dry, hot or cold weather usually run in six· to· cight· year cycles. Drought is a result of one to three~ofparticularlydry,hot weather that climaxes in a relative di saster in some form-<rop failure, dry wells. serious wind erosion. Then its time is up and the dryness abates. Drought doesn't last forever. " Rain comes and after a few years, it stabilizes the water table depleted bythedrought. Thentherainabatcs and a drier period begin s once more.." he says. Ebert notes that periods of intense or stalled weather conditions are likdy to endanger or cause serious eco· nomic deprivation in the affected re- gt~m-'" But med.iaattL'TlUOr~,combined wtth our poor rnemoncs of past weather, tend to generate ~.mjustified a1ann forourdimaclic future," hesays.. "People tend to take each unplcasant event thrown at us by Mother Nature worse than any they've ever ex · perienced,.. he says... That's why we're aJways worried about what a particu· lar hot speU 'means." It means about what the last one meant. .. We worry too much about th1~ becauseourmemoriesareshort ," he adds. "So every dramatic weather condition seems worse than it aau aJJy is. This may be the hottest July on record in many places, but there have been other very hot Julysdoes anyone remember the terrihie heat wave of the 1980s? " It was miserably hot in Lh<' East for som e time and like today. peopl<' feared that it was a warning of future disaster. But who knoY.~ how m any vcryhotsummershavc oc:curred ovt'r the last hundred thousand yean;?" Thcrcarenowrittenrerords ofth.at period, of course. but Eben aga1n points to geological evidence that th~ summerisjustpartof a general warm ing pattern that will be follow..>d h)' d cooling pattern; that this period of drought will be followed by a penod of rain, then too much rain. and an other-weather ..panic." "We've had a spate of unusually hot weather that has built up slowly over the last f~ years and this year lasted longer than normal," ~rt admits. " But ifs not a Ouke. h 's not unique. It has prod.ucrd drought . t'lut that wa!> abo to he ~..-xpedt·d hasc:d upon hundreds of year' ol r~corded wea. th er ohscrvat10ns." Ebert explatns that the JCI stream . which usuaJiy moves in an '"s" pat tern, generating cool. then warm weather, has been running paraJicl to the Canadian border latdy. draw · ing warm air masses from the south ern G ulf regions and giving th e Northeast a long taste of the South\ tropical, maritime weather. " But the jet st ream will !>pnn~ hack to life again and life will return to nonnaJ ," he says. " It will cool o ff. we"U get rain . then more ram , then m ort:. and people will agatn wo rn about the rainy years as the\' haw abo ut the ho t years.'" Th e unusually long heat wav<· I!\ probably aggravated by Lhe FJ Nu1ol..'l Niri.a cycle, Ebert says. "Jhe nanw El Nino. he JX)Inl\ out, literally mean.-. "Christ Child ," thus nam ed h~- tht· Spaniards lx"Clu!ol' the heavy ramfull 11 caused on tht· wtst coast of Peru .mJ Ecuador t'Vl'rv St'Wn or l'lgh t vca r) usuallv O..lurn."Ci at <.:tm strrw.-. lll11t' FJ N1iio conditio ns. produced b' w.1rmer -than · usual (()astal " 'att'r temperaturl"'S, arc felt fo r one or two years. he sa~ After E1 Nino ..:om~ II ~ aftermath , La Nu'la, when cool w-Jterrisesto thesurfaCt"of the coostaJ waters. stabilizjng the au ma~ and initiating a dry period. Thisdimax~ after a few years m relative drought. "So we have a staJied Gulf Stream and the effects of La Nifia ope.rating right now," he explains. "It's no won · der it's hot and dry." The College of Arts and Sciences has fo rmed a Dean's Cou n nl to offe r guidance to the college on such 1ss ucs as techno logy an t-duLa t1on, ca reer planning and deve lopment. Kerry S Grant , d ean of the Coll ege of Arts and Scacnce~ . ~ys he has asked distinguished alumni a~d commu mt y volunteers to serve on th1s mauguraJ cou n cil. Grant believes thts advisory coun cil comes at a cn ttca l time. as the coll ege deals w1th 11 ~ new educat1onaJ para d1gms. related costs a nd fund -rats m g 1dea~ for handlmg m.: rcased costs and sc holarship needs As h ok G Kav ees hwar . Ph . D., "tt9, I!> l h a 1nn g tht• {.O Un \.d K;lveeshwar I ) VICC· pres •dent of Rayth eon O ther council memhe r) are Warren T Colville. exec uttve vu..e pres1 dent ofThf' Buffalo Nt·w-.. lame) 1. Eberl. B.A . '38 , Ph .D. "41 . rct1red executive at Scon Paper . Ken f-u ch!>. M .A. '69, Ph .D. "7 4, S<'nto r \' I Ct"' president of Prudential ~et unt1es ; Barry G li ck. Ph .D.. d1rector of NavigatiOn Tech no l og •e~ . Inc. Marguent e 1:.. Hamblt""t o n . B.A. "81 . Ph.D. '95, prestdenl and C EO of AAA--Centra.l and Western Nev. Yo rk, and Peter Hare , Ph .D.• SUNY l>1St1ngu1Shed ~ervJCe Professor in th e Departm ent of Philosophy Also, Marsha S. Hende rso n , B.A. '53. pres1dent Ke \'t\ank - West ern New York D1stnct ; Ronald C . llerdm an. B.A. "73, rt>t1red ext·cu tive of Ex.xon ; Geo rge S. Hoffman, B.A. "66. owner and cha1rman o l Cleveland C ru nch ProfeSSIOnal ~oner Team , Patnck Kc:nnedv. B.A "78, pres1dent Cell Port Lab lm .. l:.dward I K1kta. B.A. "70, Ph .ll · :-~ anal ytical !>Ue nces m a nager dt FM< Co rp .. and (~u rd on 1-- Manm M .B.A. '7 1. man agi ng directo r of C IBC Op penhe imer Also, Robert G . Mo rn s, B.A '6 7. !>t' nl or tn\'estmcnt d 1rt'dnr ul Lord Abb<'lt & Co.; All en Pmkus, t\.A '6S. Ph. I>. ' 70, a pdrtnt•r 111 ADt )NJX Transcomm ; Rt)berl <; Raymond. B.A "67, J.l l. "7 1, Lh id (O Un sel of Briush Pl'trolcum Amen(an , ln c., John f >. Re1nho ld . B..A '82. sentur v1ce prt•s•dent w1th ·" olomon ~nlllh Harnt·v. anJ Ronald M S..:hrelbt""r, B.A. "75, cha irman of Rec 1procal Also. Bendy K. So. B.A. "73. a plaStiC surgeo n ; Juhn N Walsh Ill. cha1rman & C EO of Walsh Du ffi eld Co .. l. Parke Wnght IV. manag mg dl re(tor of J.P. Wnght Co., Ell en Yost l..afilt , I. D. '8.l, allornt"\ and partn er wtth l;nffith & Yost , and !on Younger. R.A "7.\. Ph .!> , semor m a nagm~ d1rnttn 11! No\'a tlon ~ (; roup Alunmi Association offers new m services to university community The Alumni Au odatlon Is offering !>t"Vt' r.tl nt·w Sl'rVI~t'' 1o mem he r' of thl' un lv<'r'lt'" to nHnurHI\' T ht'\',lre • l>nhne Alumm l)m."l10n . l·aoliry,)"taff and studen:.scan ..:''mmum...-att· With alumru convcnlt.."ntly through lh<' n<"W Onlinl' (:0nununuy at l 1H\ Alumn1 {.~:n l er at < http://www.alumnl .buffalo.edu/ dlrectory / lndoll.html >. ThnusantbofUB gntduates have posted thcu-email addresso at th ~ Site. which c. scarchahle hy current name, kmner name and class vear. and will soon he aa:essibk by schnol/disciplt.ne. • D=untcd Booh The Alumru Association has partnered wtth Bame. and Noble onlme to offer dL'iCount.ed books and other produas to lill.'ie money for the assoaation. Any pun.:hases made online from a link on the AJWTU11 Center homepage <http:/ / www.olumnl.bufhlo....,> wiD be credttcd tu the AJunUll AssociaOon. will m:eives a S pcro:nt mnurus.•i1on • Stuvroff & Potter Pannersh1p Advantagl'. Memben; of the UB(Om mu nlt )' who live m o r ar<' movmg to any statt.· m the U.S. can recel\'t" r..a11onal aSSIStance w1th all th e detail!- of a home sale. finding a llt""'"' ho me. a v~t arra\' of r~rMmal and corpo rate rdocat1on semces and rental dSSIStJnt:t" through Stov roff & Po tter·~ nl'twork of p remter rral cstalt' affiltates. At the ....loSt• ot anv tran.-.actu)n that b a rl"Sult nf th1' new Panm·rsh1p AJvantage Pm~ra.m , Stovroff & Pon t"r w11l donJte S100 to LI B') I. ~o n Hcrnmg Ml'nt Award Scholarship Fund m the name ul tht• LIH .. nrnm unJt }' memher mak.tn~ tht· tran~l1Jon . Anv om· mtt·r t•.:;ted Ill pa rt1 l·1patm~ "ho uld (Onlal1 tht· ~tuvroft & Pntter Rdo.....at1un ~(·rvlll"' OtliH· .11 btW f!IR~ or 1800 1 ~~ ~ 47'N and rdcr to tht· LIK Alumni Asso.:mt1011 P.lftllt"r!>h lp Ad vant.lgt~ pro~ram . l-urt ht·r mf,,r mat1on 1 ~ a\adahle .11 · www.buffalo .edu / alumnl /s ervlces. / relocate.html .. th.u lm ~ tt 1 tht· RdcK<liiPn ~·rvl\.t"S h omep.l~t· ,..,rum UB Today sets September schedule lntervtews with Mart..nne Sullivan, dm."\.1or ol tht.·l .c.....ntcr lor 1-Jll rq1n· ncunal l...eadcr.Jup and the Tl (" '' hlmilv Hll,lnt'S.\ (A.'Iltcr. hoth m tht· l "H Xhool of M anag~t ; umvt.-rsity energy officer Waltt.-r S unp~m . and Marl. Ftyrm, dira..""tor of UB"s nt"'f\1 ma.rdung band, will tughhgh1 Adelphaa t .Jt~t· ·, .. UB Today.. program m September. llle half-ho ur offenng. hosted eadl month b)· William 1. l:VItt~ illn"l1or of alumni relations, and Judith Schwendler,a.wstant d1rectm. featun~ pt'Ople, projects and progrants at the university. The program can be viewed at 6:30 p.m. Sundays on Adelplua Commu rucaoons Olannel I8 International, Olannel 2 I m the G ty of Buflalo and Cbannel 10 in t.IDC3Stcr, CJarena, Orchard Park, Lockpon and Elma. and at 9 p.m. Mondays on Cbannel 18lnternational. �&llleporier August 1fi.19!19Nolll.lo.1 Rite of . BRIEFLY passage Micheline Lubin, 22, of Buffalo, foreground, one of 13B freshmen in the School of Medicine-and Biomedical Sciences, listens intently during the white-coat ceremony, the annual "rite of passage" for entering students, held Aug. 9 in the Center for the Arts. During the ceremony, students take the Hippocratic Oath and are cloaked in their first white coats. Obituaries VictorS. Pastena, 52, professor, chair of Department ofAccounting and Law A --w rice - . Mr· be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 2 in theNewmanCen· ter chapel on Frontier Road for Victor S. Pastena, 52, Cliffo rd C. Furnas Professor of Accounting and chair of the De- ........ partment of Accounting and Law in the School of Management. Pastena died unexpectedly July 20 in Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City while awaiting a liver transplant. Pastena began his career at UB in 1990 after serving nine yean as professor of acoounting at Baruch College in New York City, where here· ceived the college's •Pre's idential Award for Teaching ExceUence. He taught at the undergraduate, MBA and doctoral levels at the School of Managernentandalsotaughtinthe sc hool's executive programs in China, Sin~pore and Hungary. In 1993, he served as chair of the subcommittee: that established the school's Executive MBA program and he was a member of the fulJtime MBA program's Taskforce 2000 subcommittee. '- Pastena was instrumental in e5· tabli<hing the school's Accounting and Law Fund to support depart· mentalactiviticsandhewasfounding editor of the department 's aJumni newslette r. His research specialties included the accounting and auditing releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission, board of the Joui7UII of Accounting and Public Policy and the }oui7UII of Quality Science at the time of his death. A certified public accountant, he was a member of the Ameri·. can Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New York Stat< Society of Certified Public Ac· oil and gas accounting, financial contracting, bond refinancing and mergers. He: was published in the cou ntants , the American Ac counting Association and the American Finance Association. top journals of the field, including the journal of Accounting Research and journal ofAccounting and Economics, and was on the editorial CootriJutionsinhismcmorymaybe madetothellnM:rsityatBuff.aloFoundarion/VK:Ur Past:ma Mtmorial Fund. ordr American I..iYer Foundation Ed Muto, 70, athletic director who brought varsity football back to UB Memoriol-.eswa-e-July 28 in St. Lucie Catholic Chwdt in PonSt. Lucie. Fla., and Aug. 3 in St. Benedict's Catholic Church . Eggertsville. for Edwin (Ed) Muto- 70, a member of US's athletic staff for 40 l"""'- Muto- who had served as athletic director and basketball coach, died unexpectedly )uly25 in I..awm.uod R<gionaJ Medical Center, Fort Pierce, Fla. and moved to Pon St Lucie in 1993. As athletic director from 1976-87. he ts credited with returning varsity football to the university in 1977. Under Muto- the VB wrestling team Muto was head basketball coach for won its first NCAA Division lii championship. He also was instru,Jnen tal in expanding the women's intercoUegiate athletic program. Ne lson Townsend , who suc ce«led Muto as athletic director in 1967 and now associate vice presi - three years and assistant basketball dent for student affilirs.lauded Muto coach for 14 years. He retired in 1991 as an adviser and friend, a ..consum - Ath letic director for II years, mate pr~fessional..one of the universitfs favorite sons." Muto, who was a student -athlete at UB from 1946-50, played varsity basketball and golf. In 1950, he earned a bachtlor's degree in physicaJ education and in 1951, received a master's degree while coaching UB freshman basketball During the Korean War, he was a sharpshoo<erin theMarineeorps:t.av. ing the military in 1954 with the rank of se!plt to return to coaching at UB. Muto also served as chair of men's physical education and was an associate professor in the Division of Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics. Active in athletics on a national and regional level, he was at-large vice president for the National Collegia te Athletic Association's (NCAA) 22-member council and the council's Divisjon lU steering committee. He also held several positions with the Eastern CoUege Athletic Conference, receiv· ing the conference's Distinguished Achievement Award in 1992. Edmund Klein, 77, skin amcer pioneer, researrh profeoor ofdermatology A memorl•lservlce w•s held july 27 in the Williamsville Cern· etery for Edmund KJein, 77, research professor of dermatology arul experimental path ology in the School of Medicine and Bio medical Sciences, and a pioneer in ski n -cancer research who had served as chief of dermatology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Klein died july 24 from compli· cations of diabetes and congestive heart failure. Klein r=Jgrlfzed early a need for nonsurgical therapies of skin cancer arising from long exposure to sunlight and was reoognized for his work in applyingdrugsdindlytbcanccrsand p«cancerou< l<sions. He aJ.oadvanced the use of immunotherapy in which the body's own defmscs are used to fend off rumors. This involved the applica· tionofagentstostimularetheimmune S)'lfm and pointed the waytowan:l the use ofinterleron and intaieukins in cur· rent cano:r therapy. The Albert and Mar-y Lasker Foundation honored Klein in 1972 with a clinical research awanl for developing a treatment for superficial cancers with a topical ointment con taining potent anticancer chemicals. Niels Juul, 70, associate professor emeritus, mechanical engineering - tors for radiation heat transfer, com- gineering, died june 23 ~a v;,n to D=nari<. He rttired fium VB in 1995. The author of numerous scholarly publications, )uul beJd research interests in the areas of mechanical and therntal properties of carbons as a function of mat<rial. manufacturing procr:ssesand heat treatmon~ view fac- bustion characteristics of pulvcrized coal,energy-convmion systems. per· formance of bypass turbojet engines. and design and performance of propeller-type wind twi>ines. AnativeofSingapore.)uul.-..criYed a master's degree in rnedlanical engineering and the degree ofdoctortl:chnics from The Tedmical University of H. Jwl, 70, asoociate professor meituo;ofJM:hanicaland~en­ \ Denmark in CopenhagenAfter servia in the Royal Danish Air Force from 1954-56, during which he anained the rank of lieutenant in the armament researdlsectioo,becameto UBin 1957asaninsttucmrinmedlani· cal mgineoring. He became an asooci· ate~ in 1964, ~as vier chair ot'the ~of Mechanical~ from 1963-70 and as associate <hair of the Department of Mcdlanical and A<rospo<r ~­ ing from 1983-92. He was acting <hair of the department in 1984 and 1985. )uul was a member of the Society of Sigma Xi. tilt American Society lOr Engineering Education; the Danish Institution of Gvil, M<dlanical, Elec. trical andOlenUcal Engineers, and the American Society of Civil Enginom. �~stZ6, 1999/Yii31.h 1 IIepa..-. 17 Hc;>using ~--' veniences and opportunities, while l'<Siding in a more independmt and private housing setting.• £acb fully furnished apartment features a living/dining room, two full bathrooms and a kitchen. Other amenities include central air conditioning. a security intm:om system, a dishwasher, garbage disposal, laundry facilities, a sheltered campus-shuttle stop and ample parlcing. Each student has his or her own individual UB computer data port, cable-television jack and separau phone line and number jn his or her bedroom. Aisospeakingat tb<program ~ Jeremy M. jaoobs, chair of tb< UB Council; Frank Ominelli, a member of tb< Properties Committee of the 1.1niYorsityatBuftilloFoundation,lnc.; New York Stau Sen. Mary lou Ratb; New York Stau assemblymen Paul Tok.asz and james Hayes; Nicole Piotrowslci, ~~of tb< UB Student A.uociation, and Thomas Trubiana, president of American CampusCommunities,tb<Tcxasde- ~ that designed and planned Hadley VillaaeIU!th and Tok.asz co-sponsored the legislation that allowed for the construction of Hadley Vii!age on Slate land. Hadley Village was built by ADF Construction Corp. of Amherst. 1...iv< images of Hadley Village are accessible via the UB Webcam at <http"Jiwcbcam.buliBJo.edu>. For mort information about UB's resi· dentialsludenthousing.goto<http"J · /www.~u>. r-~~llllliiil&;:J hau*tg cillll!lapmont cU! ID I douse etklCIIion ............ 5Uft' Willi< with aiLmni li5IOdotlons ID dMiop houling on 5U'oiY CJI11IUIOS. ,.._ID '1li5pqectal1Ad natt......happoned wilhautlbellnlng~ ondSLippGildlbeUB-ondUB-A8adolioll.• SlldO.... . nis . . . wictprelillltt lor Sludontolfairs. Cl3l1li1ue cuc:amrnllmort ID bring """" houling oppariLI1illes ID liUdlnts ond ID priMtletlwn with. variolyd ~ oplions natCXJri>. nutlyluund on OCht!t CJI11IUIOS. • • The S50«d pmject ..... feoture nine ,_._, lli<lfront cottages and- tlnHtory buldings , _ lbe Q!f1ler dlbe lite. The cottages wlllndudo studio, .,_ ond tJNo.beQooom ..... with lbe l!veMtDiy buldings ~ ku-t.lroom Iris. . AI units wl t......IMng- ~ tol!phone lines ond hookups lor c:obleii!IMsion ond ampus COIT1pUI!r..-.1< comedians. A cammunlyartllerwll be<XIIlllruCI!d on lbe lllllfnlr!l, in _,IDa bloo/wllt poth- wl folow the iiU ID The Commons. ~lllogtis the tnt~ pmject to ocMn~age d.,... lalo!frorl.. added lllllck. "The wateJfront ond blloe poth ... be acx:os5ible fn:mallbe unitsond the ccrnrtUlilycenterwl .-took the I * with iWl ..-.clng ...... d lllid l'oint. SalAh Ule l4lllgo, dt!!9>ed by Fot-Abet d Ualo, ... be arolrurl!ldbytheAilfCm!lrudlonCoqlcnDlr)d--. ThePiq>ertil!s ~dtheUBFanllllan""'*'<'wlthUB ........... """"""" ...... ond theAUrriAttodlllon lo~thedo!91..,ondconlndDt "They-""*"' .. •w """"""*' Quake ContJnued from page 1 While it is not unusual for an earth quake to have two so-<alled subeverus. they usually occur with a very small time lapse between them. "We k.now that large events are of· un composed ofsmall subevents:"srud Papageofjliou. "but these subevcnts usually occur very dose m time. Here, there is a very long pause between the two subevents. at least 20 second:.. That's what mai«s it weird. "One can speculate lhat it started a' a smaller rupture, perhaps a 6.5. and be Gll.LSf' it dKln't read1 equilibrium, it W..l.' foikJ,-ulbythcS<.mndsuho.~( · he""'l llecxplamed that what usually happt.' m on such oo.::asmns ~that the rup turr temporarily ~ arrested for somL· reason by matcnal of the earth's crw.t thatts morediffirult to fracture. It also is possible that it JUmps to a subpara11d fault plane, and ihat ts what he thmk.' happened tn Turkey. He noll.od that such a ··twln ~uak.:.. could have been responsible for """"' ing"""' morccbtruaion in "lilri<f.-)'than -.ould h.m.· ocnmed with a ~ngl< """· "It ~poo;ible that 111= may have been some strucru~ that Sl1l'VM.'d the firs~ '"'"" and thm -.ould not have biled ifthe: sa:ond not happmed;"hesaid. Pckcan noted that many of thl' building collapses '""" caused. in pan. """'had I I~ hBI't l1lllly beln alrwdied much by lhe quoke. I slept a little less alllle ....... .., Cllllne by, my studonts are pretty shaken by inadequate building materials and by problems "i th establishment and enforcement of proper buildingoode.. When peopJc m~ to the cities from rural villages, many~ few finanaal resources. he pointed out "Often they end up building their own ho mes or buying or renting relat ively less· expensive hou ses. which may typically be constructed with inadequate materials, leaving them especially vulnerable to earth · quake damage," he said. \ But while Turkey"s buildmg codes have 1mproved during the past 20 years. they are not well-enforced. UB researchers said. "There are buildings in Turlu.-y that were built during the last 20 ytars that failed during this quake," said Andrei Rrinhom. professor and chair of the DcpartmentofCivii.Struaural and Environmental Engineering and an MCEER researcher.""The codes are good. but there IS inadequate supcr\ltsJon of the mspection process." Rcinhom pointed out rhat Similar 1.!>Suo e:x1SI li1 the U.S.. aJthough pt.'f )lJ~ not tu the same extent. "t..nforccmc-nt IS a bu hmer m the: L:.~.:· he 5ald, 'but CX.l pcru.·nt of con !olrul11Uil tn the U . ~ . IS rc..'Stdentml. wh1d11S not built under the dose su pc..·rvtsJon of any structural engmecr." Evt.n in quake-prorw ilft';l.'., like the \'k< Cmsl.relidcntialmnstrucuon cloo. not follow any scismJC codes, he said. Rut damage from a sunilar-sw."c... quake tn the US. probably would no1 )lt' a... otastrophK bccall5(' populau(uJ dc..'JlSlty IS much lower. "In thb .:ountry. rc.::~•dcnu.11 ..:on 'tructJon b based on ~tngll· - lamih hom~ not multi -famil)· .Jp<U11lll'llt building.-.. :.tl when you do havr J d1 ...'lStcr. the severity of the k~~ would ht· somewhat lowt..,-," he 'ud. "MCEER seeks to help t~t.!hh!oh carthq~-resihent communttlo h\ illtl.Sldering the sooctal and a :ononul aspects im'Oived in th< d!s!gn J.nd rt1 relit ofbuildin&' and mfmstructun:. a' wclJ as in emergency response-and -re-covery dfurts," Rcinhom said. ··n....-.... dfuns will perhaps lead to changes m construction practire; that tndude en· gineering solutions that are eoonorrucally fi:asible and politically and socially aa:eptlbl< to community residtotts." ''ill �8 Repllider Auoust2l19Nal.31.1o.1 : Monday "30 North Camfr:. 7 p.m. to o::.ig~\.::0~=%. more information, call Sonia Cinelli at 645-6125 . S e p t _ Wok_.. Openlng-- Low School Orientotlon. O'Brian. 8:30a.m. to-4:30p.m. Free. For mort information, call Marie Mcleod at 645-2907. . Student Services Fair. Student · Union Lobby. 1 ,3~,30 p.m. Free. Sporuo<ed by Office of St.udent Activities. For more information, call Toby Shapiro at 645-6125. - Gr.duate Student n.. .._.... publsha Hstlngs for ....... bklng ~e: on c.rnpus. OtT for off-<ampn- '"'-w UB groups oro prindpol oponson. Ustlngs .... no ~Mer t"-' noon on ""'Thwscloy prwc-.g pubkotlon. ustlngs ""' only IKCoptod through - electronk su~tulon fonn for the online UB Clllendar of EYenb •t <http :/ I www.buffolo.edu/ calendu/logln>. Bec.MtM: of space llmtt.tlons. not . . events In the elertronk g:r:s~~~-6avid &,!~~~~~~ t:1~of for the Arts. 2 p.m. Free. ~~~~~:~:te Student Association. For more information, call jean Grela at 645-6240. ' Sept......... Wok...... OpenlngDoy New Student Pknk. Student Union Courtyard. 5-7 p .m . Free for students attending freshman or transfer orientation; S7 for other new ~=a~i~g~~t rotunda area. Noon. Free. ~~~~~:·nd Academic Sefvices. For more information, c.atl Sandy .Peters at 645· 3703. Undergroduate Student Assodation, lnter...crt8 Cooncil and the Office of Student Activities. For rnoro Information, call Sonia Cinelli at 64S-6125 . Tuesday 31 Sunday 29 Hbtory o f - Club ~~~~!"lun.t Sept..-Wokome Openlng-.nd Tour of Bufhto. Pick"p in front of the Student Union, or a Surgeon's Mls\Me? Dr. Peter Ostrow, Butler Auditorium. Noon. Free. ~~~~.\~u~a~ampus. Wednesday, ~iJiS.~i~r-!7 September more information, call Sonia Cinelli at 645-6125. Opening-- Sept--C.mpus Tours. Student Union ~= ~"M.:"':01 Student ActMties. For more Information, call Sonia Cinelli at I ua CJbrorlos Toochlng Center-...op Introduction to UB \Nings. Capen 127, Undergroduate Ubrary. 3-4 p.m. Free (Open Activities. For more 645-6125 . information, call Sonia Cinetli at 645-6125. Oponlng-- ~~:a~~ ~::."s~~:6YtkemOt Women's Soccer information, call Sonia One41i at p.m. free . Sept...-Wokome OpenlngDoy The UB Royal Pitches and The ~~~~;!:~~~JJ.~~~~-m. Sept......... Wok_,. Student Activities. For nl()(e free. Sporl>O<Od by Office of Student ActMties. For more information, call Sonia Cinelli at 645-6125. Sept..-Wokome Saturday 28 Sept-- OpoMiv-Buffalo Luou ond Bonfire. Field neJ~:t to the UB bookstore, Oponlng-~~·~c;r:n: UB vs. Niagara. RAC Thursday floor rotunda arra . Noon to 3 p.m. ~:·,=~~=ng Academic Servk:es. For more Information, call Sandy P~ers at 645·3703 . f=· faculty information, c.all 645 -3528. Outdoor Movie. Student 645-6125 . c:alendar wtl1 be lnduded In the._..... ~~~';'.!~Bfloor Sept--SA Clubs ond c;ree~<s Falr. Founders Plazo (Rain site: Student Union Lobby and Social Hall), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Sporuo<ed by 2 F~ . 4 Weloome aboard,newfurulty and professional staff To the Editor: NewYorlc.Sttte lawpr=iliesthat aD stat< employees be~ ized. Our union is UUP, for Unit<d Univmity Professions. Your first encounter with UUP is Jikely to be: negative. You will observe that I percent of your gross saJary is withheld as union fees, whether you join the union 81' a mem~r or not-agency shop. ln either case, the union will represent you when you need its services for grievances and such. Since you did not join UB with thoughts of grieving (let alone, perish the thought, of striking), but rather in the bdief that the university is a team where all work in unison for a common purpose, there is a strong philosophicaJ bias to just pay your fee and let it be. Sharing these sentiments, I nonetheless urge you to join the union . lt gives you t~e right to vote, and it gives our chapter larger representation at the delegate assem · bly, where one delegate represents every 75 members. Currently, our chapter hasabout2, ISO fee-I"')"""S.of which 1,700 are membm.lfaD fee-paym wer< membm. we'd have six more delegates. You.r next enoountcr with UUP will be mort rewarding. The union negotiates oontracts with the state. Contract negotiations """'just ainduded. and if the membenh.ip votes in favor of the proposed contract. new· comers can expect 3-perttnt raises early in 2001, 2002 and 2003. &yond that, you may share in a discretionary wag< pool of more than SI million every September. The details of this contract will be discussed by UUP l'=i· dent Wtlliam Scheuerman at a meeting scheduled from 4-6 p.m. Aug. 31 in Harriman HaD on the South Campus. I urge you to attend this meeting-<oll645-201 3 if you will be there--and to join the union as a member with some benefit to both you and your chapter, at no (extra) cost. I would be especially thrilled if you were to take an active part in the union by running for chapter officer or delegate when the occasion arises. In any event, welcome to UB and welcomnd- UUP. This invitation to the meeting and to membership also extends ro old-timers who have, as yet , not joined. Oldtimers also will receive a 3-perce.nt salary raise early in the year 2000, plus a one-time "'signing bonus"' of up to $500, provided the contract is voted in. John C. G. Boot Prc£ident Buffalo Center Chapter, UUP � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LIB-UA043 Title A name given to the resource Reporter Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Researchers are required to obtain written permission from copyright holders and the University Archives prior to reproducing or publishing materials, including images and quotations. For inquiries about reproduction requests and permissions, please contact the <a href="http://library.buffalo.edu/archives/">University Archives</a>. If you believe material in our digital collections infringes copyright or other rights, please review our <a href="https://library.buffalo.edu/about/policies/information-use/notice-and-takedown-policy.html">Notice and Takedown Policy</a> for information on how to report your concern. https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/files/original/a937f2c2e57c74c81d6779f35b09ec64.pdf 66b645707e85523d59b3658d7b4dec39 PDF Text Text .. PACE 2 Q&A: IJebm BuriJans e:mmints the PACE 2 benefits, perils cfaJtt1fJUR!rS in edualtion Bi/1 Georges study of turbulence takes him to the high seas September 9.1!HI/Ym.31. No:3 ~asing 1nto Fall While the picture-perfect weather last week may have been a distraction to many, at least one student found the shore of Lake LaSalle to Access99 major asset in recruitment Computer-access requirement seen as positive tool in bringing freshmen to UB By ElUH GOLDBAUM N 1998, when VB made the decision to proceed with a oom- different. I "The computer-access requirement at UB-Access99-has been a major asset in tenru of freshman puter-access requirement for freshmanstartingin 1999,some recruitment," said TufatielJo. At the same time, the establishment officials and faculty had one major conc<m: that the requirem<nt not be a disincen6ve to prospective stu dents--particular~ those who could not afford their own computm. They need not have worried. "Every college and university that has implemented a program similar to oun has experienced substan· tiaJ gains in enrollment and increases in student quality, as mea· sured by SAT scores," said Joseph Tufariello, senior vice provost for educational technology. And UB's experience has been no of a computer-distribution program for needy students. described as one of the most extensive anywhere, has made the new requirement an attractive reason for coming to UB. "None of the negative effects that we thought would happen. did," said Ma-rk Petrie, associate director of admissions. "The bottom line with IID:ess99 is that it's been a positive recruitment tool fur the admissions ollia because the kids like iL They expect to come toschopl and usecomput=,"he said. "We have one of the largest fresh- News Service5 Editor I man classes thisycar tha n we've had in a long period of tim e," said Valdemar lnnus, senior associate vlcc presldcnt for university serv\ces He noted that while it is difficult to attribute the rist in freshman appli · cants and enroUcd students to any single factor, a number of the efforts involved with Access99 have played an important role. The push began last fall with the Discover UB open house and continued into the spring with Preview Day open house for accepted stu· dents; major presentations that highlighted UB's information-technology resou.JU'S to prospective students were featured at both events. Also featured were tours of the ever-popular cybraries, the new, upgraded public computing sites that , together with BeU I0 I and departmcn taJ facilities, make availabl<" one public computer for every 10 undergraduates. "Last year, we starred hearin g fro m ad mi ss io ns recruiters who were going out on recruiting trips that they were receiving extremely positive responses from prospective students and their parents," said TufarieUo, who is leader and advocate for ACCJ:SS99. The Office of Educational Technology is working with the staff of the Offic:r of Admissions in student· recruitment effects by making its Preview Day 99 presentation available and by participating in an Operation Inform Conference, slated for Sept. 28, to be attended by high - GSE retools teacher-training program 11J PAliiiCIA DONOVAN New> SeMces Editor T HE Graduate School of Educabon (GSE), constS· tently rated as among the top eduation schools in the country, has dramatically reor· ganizcd and enlarged its program leading to New York State teacher certification in response to rapid changes in the field of teacher education and an expected increase ln demand for new teachers. The VB Teacher Training Institute-formerly known as the Buffalo Research institute on Education for Teadling(BRIET)-willofferrour.;e; earlier on the undergraduate level and special assistance to those who wish to ent<r teaching from other professions. The changes in the program have resulted in an 80 percent inc=se in enrollment tMr last year. "Change is necessary to maintain program quality as the institute en · iarges to meet student demand;' says Terry Gates, professor of education whb was named director of the Teacher Training Institute on July I. "We also need to ensure that the "Another reason for modifica tion," he says. "' is that the field of teacher education is finally respond- who they are and what they know in their new career." Gates points o ut that today we know more about people and how they interact in societies than we ever have. Schools are among our most important social institutions, he says, and teacher-training programs s h o uld reflect this new knowledge and use it . "Teacher development is not lim ited to a yea r-long training pro - ing to the fact that all kinds of people gram," he says. " It beginsbeforecol- want to become teachers. Applka tions are coming in not only from college students, but fro m steel workers, writers, business peo ple and mothers returning to wor k. "We va lu e these s tudents for their long and varied life expen ences. They tend to be mo re rna · ture., insightful and empathetif.. than the average person. We want to help them make the right choices here, to be able to use the best o f lege and never ends. We've incorporated this realization lnto plans for p re-college teacher-education p~ grams, teacher training ror return ing students and in -service educa tion to help teachers keep pace with what's new in the field. "All of this will help the institute produce a larger number of badly needed new teachers and addresses program satisfi~ new statt teachercenification requirements that are expected to be established by the end of September. \ the changing needs of the educa· tional community in Western New York and beyond." Gates says. C hanges in the institute were called for initially in a ni"W GSE vi sion/mission statement and strate· gic plan that resulted from a year· long effort initiated by the school 's late dean, Jacquelyn Mitchell. It in · volved intensive self-a.amination. working groups and implementa· tio n committees. Gates outlines several specific aJ. terations in the institute, 1ts focus and programs: • Teadter-educauon courses will be made available earlier to under· graduate students. Kim Truesdale, • associate director of the mstitUie. notes that at present. undergradu ates who want to become teacher11 must complete a course of st udy m their major co ntent areas. such as English, chemistry or social studies. before taking education courses m their sen ior year. At that �21Rapadas: SeJtmer 9.1!1!191Vt31.1e.3 Debr• Thom•i Jurflans is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Scien'ao and Engineering in the College of Aru and Sciences. She has studied the effects of computer ownership on students' acadtmic formance. Per- _......,_.._. have considerable knowledge. gilt......... lhtO. . . . . .~· ........ 2 . . ---~ ~ltiii,Soullt~ .. ......... Oompoa.1htlllt •..,.. ..e.ca_.,. ==-~ T h o - .......... ond -on-ond"Cen- dor~·-·"'Od ~Gilts" . . . . . . . . . . l-S p.m. Sept. 171nh~- --CimpuL slljl Alt Gollloy In ... 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You'v~ conducted• study of whether college st11denb who own computen perform .,., dlffeftntly In school- -··the those who - · t verdkt7 Do computers ,.....e for better st11dents7 Tho-~--_ond .......-ol We were specifically interested in whether student performance in - CSE I 0 l. a comp ut er-literacy ------· -IIWII!Id beiCIIMwl- "'""'be .... .......... _..,.._ odgod .......... c~ course, was related to computer ownershjp. Our study showed no corre lati on between computer ownership and success in the course. Some computer-owning students have almost no idea how to u~ their cOmputers, while oth ers who do not own computers and far between. Maintaining a Web site that contains basic course information can be very time con- Do Students UM COMputers d~'""" their or profesMn7 Do they use _ _ ,.,..--..,laor suming for a professor while pro- ..usetnent7 other thah convenience. There is The students I know spend much more time using computers for email, playing games and surfing the Internet than do their parents. However, in general, they tend to a critical need for determining effective ways of using computer technology in education. ..-u spend more time on amusing activities than do their parents. Whether a student uses computers more for amusement or academics is a matter of a number of different sociological and psychological factors, including gender. - I s wlclespNM student - p o l computers dulnglllg t..ml~~g7 There is pressure to·use computer viding little benefit to students lnwMt.....-uor-.....,. .....computws- - l u t -... - 7 Although this question is cur- rently a subject of study and debate by experts, it is clear that many skills can be effectively taught using compul<r$-(or e:xample, flight simulators provide excellent instruction for pilots. In general, where ideas can be: conveyed visually, a corilputcr is an ideal teaching tool. At UB, there techpology in teaching in order to keep paaowith the use of com puters in society in.general. Students are many examples of effective who own computers are more the evolutionary biology course Web site, software for teaching mathematics studenu and computer~literacy tutorials. likely to expect their courses to inelude co mputer~ based components. When good software is available to complement a course, studeflts can benefit tremen dously. However, truly innovative instructional technologies are few computer teaching tools, including an electronic chemistry course. -·t'J the -lmporUnt the ........, thlllg for " - In mind u mentAcceu9!17 to -•lftJIIe- Students who have computers will expect the university to provide· more computational resources, including pl~ces to quiddy access email on campus. courSes with online components, etc. This technology is expensive. __ ,_....,.-hlfttl,..... -Tell•t ua - · t " - · but Look for my first CD in a few years. I'll be on the cover with my electric guitar. Wluot ...-do- wish ~--·--- ---lt7 When does it make sense !.o US(' computers for a particUlar task! Sometimes computers are used for tasks that could be easilyaccomplisbed without them. Furthermore, in some cases the cost using computer tech- or· nology may far outweigh the benefits. especially when resources are limited. Iris important to ask th!s question when- ever we need to decide whether or not to usc a computer to ac- complisb a task. Director of Turbulence Research Lab changes latitude aboard "Wings" Bill George is passionate about sailing . , JlHNIRII UWAHOOWSIU Reponer Staff W R EPORTER Tho ................. """""'"*Y~ pulllished by tho Olllce ol News. ___ _--..__ Services In tho Divblon al Unlllersity ~ SI*I.Wioonlty a/Now Vorl ........ -alllces- ... ot 1)6 Cllllb ~ .....-... (716)645-M26. ~ Onlo_.... _ _,... . _......, ............ -~ ......... ....... _ as ,~ ... ILLIAM I<. George, Jr., director ofUB's Turbulence Re- search Lab, deals · with mathematics and theory daily. But he also enjoys a change in latitude for a different kind of turbu n lent advenlllr<: sailing. While George, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, says UB "is one of the best places iri the world to study turbulence." sets out to sea for months . . to survey the chaotic waters .... "Wmgs," the 42-foot boat he has coowned with a friend since 1993. This summer, George spent three months sailing and teaching in other parts of the world. He and two of his students flew to Sweden, where they picked up "Wings" and sailed to Cha lme rs University in Gothenburg, where George taught for a month. The crew--a constant variable-then sailed to Denmark, Poland, Estonia and Finland. George, who also heads the Center for Thermo/Fluids Engineering, says he's wanted to sail since he was a child. The summer before he came to UB, 25 years ago, he got his chance. The opportunity came while jog· ging in Boston aloog the Cl>arles River. "I titerallyran into (a sign fur) communityboating."he says. He spent that summer taking sailiqg lessons, and when he came to UB, he immediately began his search for a boat He bought an Albaoor<, a 15-foot boat on which he learned to race in the 1970s. Soon after, George took a hiatus &om his pa.ssioo altogether, Out pick<d up sailing and racing again in 1988 on his 25-footer"Jacuz:zi." But he yearned to sail more extensively. "I always had a yen to do oaoan sailing," George says. "I made a couple ofshort oa:an myages in "Hobo" (tOr which he traded jacuzzi) and became '\-- storms-narrowly missing Hurrican.e Barry-and doused with waves roughly as tall as a five-story building, George says. The ship again managed to el~ disaster when its two spinnaJcers.-used in place of headsails-became tangled around the forestay. The ordeal caused considerable panic among crewmembers, sinao th"! \ ~~ --·, -_ • .. . ,·.·. . .. ,,· 4 -- 'I ~. ......,. r~··· - .. 4it . . =sonab!y familiar with what I was doing and what a real off-shore boat should do." / - •. with a voyage in June 1993. "1 went off on a 100-foot scbooner to Bermuda, to get used to the oaoan." he says. And two years later, George embarked on his fir.;t transatlantic jour- were I ,000 miles from anything, he recalls. But the situation was rectified and the ship continued successfully to its destination. George says the wnrit condition in which to sail isn't fien:e weather, but a lack of wind. Without wind and in the midst of a swell, the ship rocks violently, George points out, causing the booms and sails to crash ney, sailing with his crew from from side to side. Meanwhile. sup- Chesapeake Bay, Md., to Scotland. But the trip was not without its harrowing moments. The ship was ca-ugpt in several plies-including some 2,000 pounds of canned goods. as well as fuel and water~ tossed about below deck_ He continued his preparations "The crew generally gets tossed around a bi~ too. Sort of like beipg on a really bad rollercoaster;:he notes. "And, of ooune, some people can get quiteseasid<.ltreally is about as m.i.se:rable as one can be.• But Georgeernbnce; those chaotic "There's always a sense you're responsible for your own destiny," he says. Such as in the case of the spinnak<:r snafu, when worrying doesn't figure into the .Oiution. "You're totally dependent on yourself and the decisions you made hefore you left (port)," he says. And as captain, you've got to be flexible. "I try to listen to everybody's input," he si.ys. "You prepare yourself, you prepare your boat, you prepare your crew." Once you've set sail, "it's too late to think.• George, who says he was inspired in part to sail the oaoan by Joshua Slocum's book, "My Trip Alone Around the World." has turned what began as a diary he kept while crossing tlie Atlantic Ocean into a book of his o~ne he's yet to publish. But tOr now, George agd his crew are busy making preparations tOr a journey through the southern ocean. "This is the sailor's equivalent of climbing (Mqunt) Everest." be says. With map in hand in his ollia, he seems overjoyed. . !he .more time I spend in the ocean, the better it gets," be says. "Crossing the ooean-notlting can beat that." �Septellfrer!.l!HI/'Iol.31.1a.3 Repariea 3 FSEC hears call for more grants BrieBy llr- ~ Toxicology Research Center receives lead-training accreditation Research Imtitute on Addis:tions will hdp5011XWbat in increasing the amount of ~ch dollan; coming IMCommitteecq>r<S&ed intotheuoiversity,butsaidthatthe concern at its Sept. I oniywaytoreallyincreasethisyear's meeting about the tea.si- nwnberswouldbetofocuson"strability of an administration goal that tegic imatment"and to"recruit faccalls for the uni.mitytodoubleover ulty who bring grants with them." the next five years the totd dollar According to Landi, there have amount of nesearch grants it =rives been years at UB during which a sigannually from external sources. oificaot number of senior faculty Provost David Triggle, who called have left the university and are rethe goal"poteotially achievable" but placed by juoior-levd. faculty who, "exceptionally challengirig," told since -they are at early stage of their senators that a university's external career, often. must work seven or research funding determines "the eight years before they bring in sigleague that you play in" and eX- nificant grants. pressed confidence that UB could Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinsucceed in reaching the goal. guished Professor in the Department "Last year we had an enrollment of Electrical Engineering. suggested problem, this year we don't," he said. that the uoiversity" let those particu"These things can be achieved" larly good researchers conoentrate on Triggle added that the amount of doing it and relieve them from less funding a university receives for re- profitable, immediate obligations." search ..determines to some extent However, Umd.i said he believes some the caliber of the faculty you get, the faculty members are "maxed out" attractiveness to at least ce r tain and that UB needs to look at how to groups of students and the reputa- "best enable those who are willing.• tion of the university, both within Senate Chair Peter Nickerson said and outside the state." that steps the university needs to Dale M. Landi, vice president for take in order to try to achieve this research , talked about UB'sstatus in goal probably would be one of the terms of sponsored research and major issues to be explored this year what might be done to make by the senate's Committee on Reprogress toward the goal, which he searchandCreativeActivity,chaired caJJed an ..ambitious undenaking." by Ha ro ld Stra uss, professor and He reported that although UB's chair of the Department of Physisponsored research increasod slightly ology and Biophysics. during the past yea<, the u,Uyer.;ity Stratl!$, ·wh'o ·carne tb UB from· experienced three previous years of DUke University, said that although decline in both research dollars and teaching responsibilities are greater proposal activity. Landi added that at UB than in a private-school setUB'srecordofdecreasingdol~for ting, UB h as " tremendous reresearch in recent yWs could not be sources" and while .. some turnover attributed to a trend since peer insti - is good," the university n·e eds to " fotutions~ :both -w'lthirt .md· outstde . · .a is-on what can be done to keep facSUNY,gained in sponsored research ulty here." during that time. Triggle said that a tenured faculty With a total of $73 million in position is eq uivalent to a $4 -$5 funded research for 1998-99, he millio nendowmentandto"squan noted that UB would have to in - der it on appointments that don't crease that amount at a rate of 15 work out is a very serious maner." percent per yea r to ach ieve the He added: "We will be looking administration's goalof almost $150 very, very hard at what we do with appointments because, in principle, miUion at the end of five years. LandisaidUB'sabsorptionofthe these appointments will affea the R<parter Asslmont Editor T HE Faculty Senate Em:u- 4 univenity for the next 30 years." John Boot, professor and chair of the Department of Management Science and Systems, said that he had "substantialdifficulties"withwhathe referred to as "changing the rules of the game." He maintained that for the past 5e\'e!J y<ars.facultyhav<been en couraged to focus on teaching and public service and that "funded re· search was never mmtioned" President William R. Greiner re· sponded that such a notion was "appalling," adding that although he believes public service is understated at UB, it was never intended that it be emphasized over research and scholarship. In other business, the FSEC discussed the delay in the administralion's implementation of the Faculty Senate's resolution on grade replacement due to a lack of resources in Computing and Information Tech no logy because of priorities that in elude Access99 and the potential Y2K problem. The new policy allows students to repeat courses in which they have received a grade ofC plwor lower and couotsonlythegradeearned the second time in the computation of the student's grade-point average. It has been accepted for immediate irnplementation byGreinerandTriggle.and is outlined in the most recent UB undergraduate catalogue. The FSEC passed a motion asking Greiner to ad dress the issue immediately. TheSepll meeting also included a brief presentation on WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio af· filiated operated by UB. Carol e Snii.th Pei:.ro. associate vice president for university services. and Jennifer Roth·, WIIFO ·station manager, reported that the station hit all-time highs in both membership and business contributions in 1999. The an · nual membership drive contribu tions totaled $432,000, a 37 percent increase from 1998. Roth added that WBFO has in creased significantly its m a rke t share by adding 40,000 new listen · erssince 1989. ~~---------------, The UB Toxkology Research Center has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection AGency as an accredited lead -haz ard control training provider. The center now will be able to offer certification and refresher training to individuals who are involved in regulated lead -haJ.ard ident ificati on and abatement activities, including tho~ regulated by the EPA and U.S. Housing and Urban Development. Joseph Syracuse, training manager. at the cen ter, said he expects the courses will attract personnel from Buffalo, where he said anumber of old houses contai n lead-based paint, as well as those from across the state, the No rtheast and U.S. Improper techniques when removing the paint, he said, can lead to dust contamination. The following courses will be offered at the center: • Lead Abatement Worker and Lead Abatement Worker Re fresher • Lead Abatemem ~uperv1sor and LeaJ Ahatcmcnt SuperVJ.sur Refresher • Lead Inspec tor and Lead Inspector Refresher • Lead Risk Assesso r and Lead Risk Assesso r Refresher The center also offers accredi ted training in asbestos, and programs in hazardous materi als, si lica and safety skill~. The programs are of fered in conjundion with Environmental Educat..ion AssoCiates Inc. For information abo ut reg1strat10n, con tact the Ce nter at 829 2125, o r send em ai l to <japs@acsu.buffalo.edu >. Ira Glass to speak at UB Ira Glass, kUosyncr•tk host and producer of the nationally synd.J · ca ted raruo show "This American Llfe," wiU present a program tilled "Live Sissies and Fiascoes: Notes on Makmg a New Kmd of Radio" at 8 p.m. on Oct. 25 in the Mamstage theater Ill the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. The lecture wiJJ he sponsorL-d hy the Center for the Arts and )ust Buffalo Literary Center and cospo nsored by WBFO 88.7 FM, the Na tional Public Radio affiliate o perated by UB. Tickets are $15 for general admtssion and S8 for students and can be purchased at the Cente r for th e Art s box office (645 -ARTS ) and TicketMaster locations (852-5000 ). Glass will discuss and ilJu.str.ne some ofhis familiar app.roaches to sound and storytelling on "This American Life." His insatiable c~osity and creativity have been said to demo nstrate radio's potential as a technology more profound than television. "'This American Life ," produced by WBEZ tn Chicago and Publit Radio International , currently draws more than half a million listeners weekly on 324 stations. The show airs from 7-8 p.m. hidays on WBFO. Eac.h week, Glass explores a theme--Frank Sinatra, CanadianS, con · vent ions, Niagara Falls, the job that takes over your life-through a play ful nux of radio monologues, mini-documentaries, found tape and unusual music. He consistently delivers engaging, intimate, surprising. funny. disturbing. bittersweet an:ounts. UB academic-review Web-site solution places second in contest Fr•nk D'Arrfgo, assistant VIC(' provost and dm·ctor of undergradu ate informat ion services, has been named f1rst runner -up for " Be~! Web Si te Solution" m the national 1999 Visual FoxPro Excdlcnle Awa rds contest for a site he designed that ultimately co uld 1mprove student retention at LfB. Us ing the nrw AcademiC RevJt.'w Web Site d esigned by D'Arr1go. l 1B staff can. in ahout 25 mmutes, complete a task that prev1ously tool3.200 hou rs, or SlX weeks, of work, fr eeing up academ1c advi.sors to con ct>ntratc on working \VIth stud ent:.. The secu re sit e allows adnlliHstratur~ to requ est a H'\'tcw of '\tud cm~ who may be facing academi( problems and the information automat• · call}' is sent to them via email. Rdt·v--J nt mformatton is providt:d to Jl"a demicdepa.rtment.s and f1nam:ial -a1d offict.•r:o.. Nt:AA ·di(!ihili tv re po n ~ also arc available through the silt' "At the end of th e proces.smg. one of tht.• ~·vt•r.t.l rl'~ult s 1:-. that .m email is mailed automatically to t•ach school and ckpart m~nt to ail'rt them to those studcnL.; who arc lm acadcm1t prohat1on or J.rt• not maJ.. ing timely progress tmvard thc1r dl'grel'.'' sa td .)usan l::.ck, as:..1slant Vh.t' provost and coo rdinator of student St'fVKt-s mformat1on technolob" "With the advisement center and the a(;Jdemll -dl'part mcnt JdV!S( lr' able to rapidly intrrwne w1th studt'nl\ who f1nd thcmseh•c-.m th1:- "-IIU ation, we Kopc to improv<· o ur rctcn tiCm uf s tuJ e nt~'l::.d aJd~.-d . US 's Web-site solution wa~ onl' of o nly thr~.·t.• "del"t t-d from hundr~.·~b of entries to he named finalists m the pn..~ tig1ou' l:Ontl."!ll . .;pomnmJ ~' Microsoft Corp. and FOXPRO AD\ "I SOH magJ.Z.inl' This is the second consecuti ve vt~J.r Wt>b !Kllutlotb dcvelopt.>J .11 L"H have been named finalists in the \'isua l Fox Pro (Onlt'St. ln l'JYX. l ' R\ Articulation Reporting InformatiOn Evalua tion System I ARI~ J .1b1) was named first runner -up for " Best Wdl Site Solut1on." A Rib 1!1 Jn online program that helps studmt s dc.·tcnmnc: 1f l:r<.•(H ts lhe y have l'arne·d at another universit y will trJnsft•r to L1 K. �~.1!11lll31.1o.l 41Repa ...... I<uoos ' w.o-pro- --.... Vorl< _ _ __ ducer/._,., _ , - - Conference to look at document recognition International gathering will-examine new ways to make information accessible Ei1 .,BUH~ ploce - tis piece. "'oooh Penally juror,. _ , In lho inter.llow cotagory ond · LMng with-_, In lholeotlncotagory. _ , lho PublicNews [)i. rodDr,lnc.-farhkCDITl- ---byWifO-ment.y on ~ moil Other • Certlficote ol Merit EliC.IIIbur -hom lho ..........,.._. chaptor f!llho Public - Society ot.Ameria far lho Sbotlon's Producer's Clr<le IJn>. dueondaSeMc.e-.c. AwattJAo>m Un~.on~ty--. second.ploce In lho Large Salt Projects cotagory, far lho stotlon's tronsmitler roplacement project. s-al Sblfl_,.,.,_, hom lho Office ol PuOIIcallons - -for aatM eoccollence from lho Professional Communlaton o 1 - . ,_Vorl< the Art Directon/Comnunb- -and--. sa-pparty;--· ond ton olllullalo. They ... - in CreotM Use ol cotagory far l h o lD Unillonity ~· .... --ind- News Services Editor EW ways of bridging the gap between the written word and the ability to access it electronically will be on the agenda at the fifth International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) to be held in Bangalore, India, Sq>t. 20-22. More than 300 researchm are expected to participate in the conference, which is being sponsored by UB, Pennsylvania Stare University, Microsoft, IBM , Siemens GmbH, Panasonic and others. Topics to be discussed include new technologies that can be used in applications ranging from entering data into hand-held Personal Digital Assistants and 'reading' Chinese and Japanese mailing ad dresses , to understanding music scores, or preserving ancient Sanskrit manuscripts by storing them N gate Access99 ........ - - l n l h o Contlnuod cOiaterol Print - school guidance counselors. c.t- egc>l)' f a r - - - _....,,.,.._,- mentbnlchun; - - -)llho ~Print . . Ma~farlho ~19911-oiUI Todoy;..,.q. -~­ ond.,... ........ lloonzio - I n lho~ Print -~farlho[)o. porlmllllal~­ ,ln~-IMololr_ _ _ ollho ­ Schaal of........-. ... . ceMd I SUNY/Cl.W) a..a, in t h o - Mlglzlne Cit.· • egc>l)'far---lho Ul Schaal"' Mlnlglmont - mogodnt, IIIII.._ c-ond--.-· fltst-p!Ke - I n lilt Single A<t..-nlndlos- from- Communication about UB's IT resources and the advantages of Ac<=99 with applicants and then ac- cepted students continued through the spring, when students received pad<ages ofinfonnation on why computing would be important to them in their= at VB and thereafter. "An enormous,<OOrdinated effort throughout the entir< university has been brought to bear on Aa.ess99 That's not surprising, considering how critical technology has become to students in ~oosing colleges and universities. Although not ranked two years ago, UB now ranks 47th among Yahoo/Internet life'stop 100 ____ I Dre• nlng. his beBI norna!ID "'1""'-_ _ ... ,._. .,._ ............... portond-- a n y - be ocapcod. c,......_...__ deln ond-"' tho Clrftr ·-.ruC.....Intho-ol Manlgomall. h i s - - __ ............. ___ .......·--..... .,._., IIIIMC... Ser· -Council~ CSQ. The ... ~- ·-.. ~­ ................... --. ...... ...,._... councllll glabol-"' -hom 100 . . . . . IChools. Theii"'UPII ........... Iarlho .......,._IIIII..,._. .. ..... ........ ~·........,.,,.... -IDbo_lly_ .......,._. . ............... IIIII -unlqueiDMIAc. ...__11111,......... .............. .......,_.._...,...,_ ....,...--. , .... ...., ,...... -. ~........,._..,.. .. .... ~ 10 _ _ ...,_._. , • ~ an =h>. and would receive the neassary services and attention they requi.ml. Over the summer two COs ~ sent to students: Wtred World 101. developed by a cornmitt<e chaired by Ray Volpe of UB Mido, which provides tutorials to students in the basic productivity software packages, and Wtred TechTools, developed by a oornmittee chaired by Rick l..esniak, impact." said TufarieUo. most wired colleges and universities. A recent USA Today article found that many students are using a . - . . -s.Joonollho Schaal of An:NI8dLn IIIII l'lon- leading forum for exchanging ideas about how to make the vast array of documents available in the worldfrom airline tickets, bankchedcs and mailing addresses to maps and symphoni<: sco~ readable and a=ssiblebycomputers," said Srihari. Srihari directs UB's Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and R=gnition (CEDAR), the latgest research center in the world devoted to devdoping newtedmoJosies that can rteegnizeandttadhumanhandwriting. CEDAR was established in I991 by an agreement between UBand the U.S. Postal Service, which has to date . and it's had an extremely positive 1999 - -... "Same Things Spell< l.ouder Thin - . analysis and recognition. "This conference is the world's provided more than $25 million to the center. According to Srihari, electronic commerce has increased significantly the amount of mail in the world, as items purchased on the Internet au sent to consumers. Sincx 1997, the postal service has been using CEDAR's handwritten address-interpretation ,Y..em to automatically inte:rpm handwritten addresses on envelopes. en- abling it to save millions of dollars in annual processing costs. However, Srihari explained. except for Australia and the United Kingdom, which are beginning to implement CEDAR's system in their own national postal services, such technologies have not been implq>erwodc, such as stock oertifi. cates and airline-ticket coupons, and the need fo r automation in these areas is urgen~· be said At the conference. researchers from UB and other institutions will address 5C!tne of the-rec:mt attmlpts to automate these ...-vices in Otinese, Japanese and other iangUases. Theoretical and fundamental bases that make these ttdtnologies possible also will be discussed. For example, VB reseOrchen will discuss their new technique that allows computer systems to read and interpret two handwritten' numben that are touching without having to technically isolate them, meaich that ultimately will enhance further the speedofbandwritten-addresschemical fonnulas, methods for matdling street numben in Japanese addresses, a postal system with a built-in learning capability and algorithms for reading Chinese chancters. Conferencx p~g and organization was conducted undttSrihari's supervision by CEDAR staff at UB. Additional information on the con<http:// __on _iu_ _site' _at, ferena is _available Web lcdlr99>. 1 --~­ ~n-~~ouso CllllgDiy In tho lng _.....,.......far lho electronically. Chaired by Sargur Srihari, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the College of Arts and Sciences, the bieonial conference is the world's largest in the field of document University at Sonoma, had done for educational technology, who with lin e six-which asks for an email address-filled out. "I think the whole IT push here at UB is attractive to students because they have a liking for this type of technology." said Petrie. Just ask Mike Behun, CIT man- public acress, has coordinated the new Students Who Advance Technology (SWAT) program, designed as part of Arass99 to assist directly students in the ~idence halls with oomputing needs. In partirular, said Behun,students are thrilled with the level of computing at UB and particularly with the ResNet (Residence Halls network) services. '"They really Jov. having this connection in their residence halls,• said Behun, "they want acxtS$ to email and the Internet and,.. have a lot of students who use instant messaging." The push with Arass99, aa:ording to Th&.riello, was to make the point that studenu with any levd of computing skills (from none to high) would be comfortable at VB help students get started. run by the Student ITI..iteracyGroupchaired by Sandy Peters, senior analyst with academic services, and composed of faculty, and staff from the libr2r- gredient on which UB officials would measure the success of As::a!$)9 is the availability of a program for needy studenU. "If &culty members want their stu· dents to use computers--and that pn:mise is the basis of A=ss99---ilnd 10 ~t oftheir students can't afford them,~ knew,that as a public institution, we had to find a way 10 help that 10 pero:o~· said ThEuiello. "We had to ·find a way to level the playing field." In preparingA.t:ass99, uil officials . ~died. other .institutions that bad implemented similar programs. Only one other school, California State something similar for needy students. At that school, students who met fi. nancial-eligibility requiremeou re· ceived a computer on loan for their first year; after tha~ they were expected to buy one themselves. In contrast, the designers of UB's program-including Tufariello and Martha Barton, associate vice provost university's level of"wired-ness" as a key criterion in choosing where to go. According to Petrie, about 75 per· cent of UB's applications come in ager of student access . Behun , together with Linda Ki ngsb ury, assistant d irector for able all afternoon, on Saturday, Aug. 2a,and Sunday, Aug. 29, to an swer questions and provide computer assistance • 50 hands-on workshops to director of errs Academic Services, which provides important software packages, including virus-protection software, and allows students to ronnee! to the Internet with a couple of clicks of the mouse. Freshmen also were infonned of an aggressive pricing program at UBMicro, where new computers completely configured for use at UB were available starting at $999; computers were either mailed directly to students' barnes over the summer or were waiting for students when they arrived on campus last month. From practically the IIIOIDellt they arrived on campus, freshmen have bemableto!aUadvanllll!<ofthefollowing compoomts of N:ass99: • Web-based tutorials in the cybearies and BelllO I • staff and student helpen avail- chaired thecornmi~d as their goal assistance that would last a student for as long as he or she was at UB, provided they continued to meet financial-elig~bility requirements. Last }"'I', it ....-ned that loaners could be obmined through corporate donations, but incomp;ibbility with local technolotPcal requiremenu caused the ies and CIT univetsityto<>q>lcnolherflOI"'bilities • MyUB, developed by a team In what some describe as a beaded by Rd>ea:a Bemsteira, direc- Hen:ulean effort, the llllMtsity.aloog tor of the Electronic Media tmit,and . with Dell and mM. developed ao asSue Huston, dittctor of administra- sislance program for UB students in tiV< computing services. MyUB is less than six months. The program, each studen(s rustnmized portdsite called SNAP, Studenu NeedingAssisto UB ooiine that is a dynamic aca- tance Program, provides students demic tool with tinks to DARS, whose litmily contribution to tuition SOAR. registration and drop/add oostsisexpectedtobezao,withanew sites. It also foatures quality-of-lik_.ornearlynewcomputerthattheycan links, like a Webcam on campus that keep throughout their care<r at UB, • shows what's going on in selected so'loog as they continue to..- the -buildings and parking lots, and a program's 6nancial criteria. piacetosendsuchquestionsaswba-e "This is a piece of Arass99 ,...... to set help with personal problmls. doing mud! dlfiOrentlylhln olher in• RaNet assistu>a in the ..,.;. stitutions,. said 1\Jlariello. "This is the denoe halls, wba-estudentscouldgo most extensive program for this type to have their nmwxlccardsinstalled of assistance that we know of in the • The same 5Cr\')ce awilabl< at world. We are OYetjoyed with the coUBMiao operation that these companies have Butperhapsthemostcriticalin- provicled to us." �SeptM9,1!I!I!/Vul.lUI.l IIepa..._ !;}1~~~~~1" II)' PATliKIA DONOVAN News s.M<:O> EditD< AMUEL R. "Olip" Delany is widely recogniud as an intdkduallygjftodautodidact, literary iconoclast, memoirist and vory liktiy the finest sciencefiction novelist of our time. He joins the UB faculty this fall as an adjunct professor in the Department of English in the College ofArts and Sciences, where he is expected to make a prominent oontribution to the department's Poetics Program. H~lfi!l beoome a full professor in the Spring 2000 semester. Delany is one of very few AfricanAmerican writers to work in a popular genre like sciena fiction and he has transformed the field. His brilliant, lively, exotic, complex tales of intergalactic strife and spa<:< intrigue are ridUy informed by his fascination with language systems, boundaries between reality and art, alienation, myth and the processes by which myths are made and communicated. His first book, "The Jewels of Aptor," was published in 1962 when Delany was 20 years old. Within a One of the m•ny virtues of using BI SON <http: / /ubllb. buffalo.edu/llbrartes>, the ..cyberbranch" of the .UB Univers it y S few years, he eme rged as the wurukrkjnd of the genre, joining the ranks of Ursula K. '-" Guin, Joanna Russ and Harlan Ellison, whose bonks helped remake science fiction in the 1960s. Douglas Barbour, writing in Scr· etrce Fiction Writers, describes the author's early novels as ..colorful, exciting, entenaining and intdl«· fually provocative to a degree not usually found in the genre." Delany has since published 18 additional works of fiction, three memoirs-including .. Bread and Wme" -and seven books of Literary and cultural criticism. Critics consistently have applauded the brilliance, originality and depth of his work and he has a strong following among fans and scholars alike. He is the winner of the top literary awards in his field , was a National Book Award nominee and hi s work has been the subject of many scholarly studies. Barbour defines Delany's oeuvre :B marked by certain literary obsessions. such as problems of communication and community, new kinds of sexuaVIovelfamily relationships, the artist as a social outsider, culturaJ interactions and the exploration of human social possibilities that these aUow, and 'l!"chetypal and mythic structures in the imaginations. Critic Sand.ra Y. Govan of the University of North Carolina refers to Delany's fascination with the ability of sciene< fiction to excite "great mysterious shapos of mind lit by black and unholy mythic resonances whik extolling the seemingly limitless potential of technological achievements." Delany says that for him,language is "an intriguing and infinitely malleable tooHhe matrix of verbal and non-verbal communication. It idcntifies or negates the self, is selfreflective; shapos perceptions." "He's absolutely remarlcable and certainly the most responsible selftaught individual I've ever met," says Mark Schechner, professor and former chair of the English departmen~ noting that academics often BISON's Virtual Reference EiJ Shelf combats "info overload" R. "CIIIp" .,.._,, Wl'ttllog hu- widely pnlseclu udtlftg- tnt~ .....,_.t~we . stand amazed at the complexity and broadness of Delany's education. Delany is weU-versed in linguistic theory, social politics, criti cal theories of tec hnology, literary forms and the nature of time, culture, citizenship and identity. His work is sprinkled with a1Jusions to himself living on the margin between rwo worlds. Here. he began to tangle with the social and mythological implications of the language and dialect that characterized those worlds. He later attended Bronx Science High School where he was a class· mate of Carol Jacobs, professor and Sartre, William Butler Yeats, Emily Dickinson, Roland Barthes, Thomas Wolfe and physicist Karl Popper. former chair of the US Department of Comparative littratu.re.lit went ln addition to those mentioned, the writer's best-known novels in- quickly decided it wasn't for him and left after one semester to become a writer. dude his "Nevery6na" series (de· scribed byonecriticas"a multi-lev· eled mandala"), "Babel-17 ,""Nova," " Dhalgren," "Triton" and "The Tides of Lust." He recently pub· lished two additional critically applauded novels: "The Einstein In tersection" and "S tars in M y Pocket Like Grains of Sand." Delany is also a wonderful mem oi rist, SdtKh.ner says. and the crit· ics agree wholeheartedly. His non · fiction writing has appeared in many journals. magazines and an - thologies, as well as in the books "Times Square Red, Times Square Blue: An Inquiry into Certain Modes of Urban Sociallty,""Motion of Light and Water: Sex and Science Fiction in the East Village" and other works. " He has a marked interest in euphuistiG-<he history of beauti· ful prose. but can do so many things,'" Schechner says. " Because he was nev.r formally educated in academic terms, Delany's inteUect doesn't run in tracks. This sui,ts our department marvdously. He has the right touch of maverick unpredictability and high achievement-he is the English department's ego ideal." Delany was raised in Harlem of middle-class parents and was tht nephew of the famous Delany sisters. authors of the best -selling memoir "Having Our Say: Tht Delany Sisten' First 100 Years." He attended the Dalton School, a private academy on Park Avenue where,astheonlydowntownstudmt in attendance, Delany says he sensed on to City University of New York. "Motion of Light in Water," about theearly years ofhis 19-year marriage to Marilyn Hacker, now a major American poet, is what Schechner ca1.ls, "a marvelous. marvelous piece of writing--a great piece. "Also in recent years Delany has become a freelance intellectual," Schedmer says. "The course he's giving here this fall is a graduate course on art and revol ution. His texts in dude Flaubert's .. Sentimental Edu· cation" and Marx's workon the 18th brumaire of Louis Napoleon. "Because of the nature of his writ - ing, he is uniquely qualified to be on the faculty of the Poetics Program," Schcchner says. " He also has na t iona l visibility, is a dedicated teacher and his roots here go back to 1975 when Leslie Fiedler(emeri- tus SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel Clemens Professor of English) brought him here as a vis· iting Butler professor. I remember that he made quite an impression on me at the time. "Since then, Chip Delany has pre· sen ted readings forourWednesclays at 4 PLUS literary series," he adds. "and, in fact, it was C harles Bernstein (Gray Professor in Po<try, co-director of the Poetics Program and the literary ~ries } who sug· gested we hire him." Delany comes to UB after a long· tenn academic appointment at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has also taught, lee· tured and presented papen at rna · jor universities across the country. I Libraries, is that it functions as the perfect antidote to .. informatton overload." Developers of most information -rich Web sites and vtr tuallibraries try to impress visi tors with their vast quantity of links. UB librarians view their role m developing BISON's collections qUJte differently. We truly believe " less is more." We do the surfing for you and find the very best, most autho ritative sites appropriate for an academic communit y. For example, take a mo ment to browse " Referen ce Sou rces o n the Net " at < http :/ / ubllb . buffalo .edu/ tlbrarles/ e -resources / selected.html>. UB librarian Gayle Hardy selects links for tht s vtr tual reference shelf with the same disce rnment that she uses in buy ing books for the University Libraries' collection. And , as one of the most popular reference librari ans in Lockwood Library- man y people ask for her by name--Gayle knows her reference tools both in the real world and the cyberworld. " Reference Sources on the Net " has a full range of resources tn eluding aJmanacs, dictionari es, encyclopedias, maps, style manu als, telephone directories and zip code list ings. You 'll find practi cal information such as a cost -of- li ving salary calculato r ( Did you know if you make $50,000 in Buffa lo you would need to make S86.430 tn Honolulu to maintain your lifes t yle?). college and untvtrst t y rankings, tourist information (including Road.srde A m enca: Your Guide to Strange and Wacky Vacarion Wonder.s ) and grammar guide!>. And you'll discover more academic material such as the Sclrolar/y Societies Project and Archives USA. So me so urces you might recog nize by name such as Bartlett's Familiar Quotatrorrs ( 1901 editio n ), the Occupational Outlook Hat~dbook, and th e Old Farmer's Almanar and others just so und familiar, such as Maps orr Us. Some of the listings are limited by publisher's lice nse to the UB communit y, for example Webster's Utrabridged Dictror~ar}'. and oth ers, such as Web of On-line Dictionanes, are available to all . lnfo rm ation junkies won 't be di ~ ppointed , as Gayle kn ows that some BISON users will want to ventUre beyond.her selective listing. For-tho~ link -hungry souls, she recommends the virtuaJ reference collections at the Internet Public Library <http:/ / www.tpl.org / ref/> and the Michigan Electronic Library <http:/ / mei.Ub.ml.us/ reference/REF-fndex.html >. Diehard Yahoo fans (is there anyone who doesn't remember his or her first peek at Yahoo?) will find a fine reference coUcction at <http:/ /www.y•hoo.com/R~e/ > Suggestions for BISON 's " Referen ce Sources o n the Net" may be sent to <llbwebOKsu.buff•lo.edu >. For information o n co nnect ing to BISON and other reso urces on the UB Ne t, contact the Co m puting Center Help Desk at 64S -3542. --Gemm• DeVInney •nd Don Hartman, UmverSity Lrbranes MBA students to put aside textbooks and career goals for day of community service MBA students do care •bout mo re than JUSt the almighty buck. That's the message that MBA student s from the US School of Management intend to conv(')' a~ they perfo rm commum tv-sc rvu..:e activities within the Buffalo area o n Sept. II . The students' efforts will take place during the"Unlv(•rslty at Buffalo MBAs Make a Differen c~ Day," organized by US's student -ru n G raduate Managem ent Association (GMA ) and sponso red by M&T Bank. The day-long event as part of an annual challenge issued b>• the Purdue University's Krannert G raduate School of Management , which asks MBA st uden ts from bu si ness schoo ls nationwide to volunteer throughout their communities. The work ofUB MBAs will begin at 9 a.m . with one team of stu dents helping Habitat for Humanity Buffalo to rehabilitate a ho use and another team performing a dean up of Main Street and the Um versity Heights district in conjunction with the Glona I. Parks Co m · munity Cen ter. From 5:30 p.m . to 7:30 p.m .. the students will volunteer at th e Hearts for the Homeless Mobile Soup Kitchen . loca ted at 890 Tonawanda St. in Buffalo.During the week leading up to the event, the students will co n": duct a food and clothing drive to benefit the City Mission and th e Corner Stone Manor. .. Volunteerism can play a prominent role within the world of business and can be just as rewarding as career achievements," says Miche:le Gliss. president of US's GMA... Our goaJ is for community service to become an important part of the MBA -student experi ence at UB ... �&I Rep a..._ Septet11ber 9,1!&1/Volll.lo.J EiJ , Online map defines Buffalo's neighborhoods Joss ~ .... s.w.1,.,. (a. J)-Studont tionT~ . . . . . . . 0 9034. - I loop- - ' ...,__CIW)-Deporll.-., Geoloe...... IP-9104. PIWF /lpt (SL·J)-VIce- for Enrollment Mar_.,.m. Postingfl'-9106.-'"" " " " ' (IL-4)Sclence and~ Node SeMc:e (SENS), Pooling IP·, 9107. -~ - -·(Sl-4)-0IIIce 'of Admiulons, Posting 11'·9110. (Sl· J)·Offic• of Admissions, Post· lng tP-9111. Director, ......._,AMI}'It c-,.-, ..... Planning and (S&A)-CaPJa(.,..;~ Posting IP-9112. tlonol Sowort ~ (SI.-Z)-Deportment of Olnlal U.boratory Science, Posting tP-911 ~ . ~­ - - (Sl-J)-Office of~ search~ Posting fP-9115. - - - (Sl· 3)-Publlations, Posting IP9116. S t e f f - ( S l· Z)-Student.AIIaiB, Posting fp. Rediscovering the world through maps By MAltA MCC- Reporttr Assistant Edotor T UCKED away on an upper ftoor of the Undtr· graduate Library in the Science and Engineering Library (S EL) Map Collection room , geographer Ernest L. Woodson helps people find links and clues lo the past that often only old maps can reveal. Woodson, an associate librarian in the SEL, is in charge of the Universily Libraries Map Collection, which he began developing in 1974 when it was made up of only 50,000 maps. Today, the prized collection includes more than 350.000 maps and aerial photos. A recenl addition to the SEL Web site-an online Buffalo Neighbor· hoods Map located at <http:// ubllb.buffalo. odu/llbr. .los / units/ sol /collections / maps / buffmap.html>- was inspired by Woodson's long-time passion for studying the geography, culture and history of city neighborhoods. The 9117 . ~­ Ad•ll• tewtoe ·(a.-I)-School pf Engineering and Applied Sciences, ExtemaiNfalls, Dean~s Office, Posting IP· , 911 8. - - / _ . _ . . . . . . . . (SL· "Some__._ see(..........._· .-....,_,_ I hoods) as • problem • sooarc:o af I never llfiii"'Mff It that way." ..-,-conflict. 4)-U~-.Holls, Posting · P-9119. a.M ....... .......... """""'(11.-3)· •. . Computing&:Technology. Posting fP-9120. =·~·.J"&:t neerlng. Pooling- Zl . .w.loer(IL-J)-01~ • .fice oi>Admiuions; Posting .Ill-< 9122. Research -~ ......... bt·CWAA. Posllng ...93007. •-s...,... .......· bt-CEDAA, Posllng fll-99020. '+abftt.tt.. c-.r tnlo..-RRCfP 11. Posting Ill· 99081 .- 1-Biologlal Sclenas, Posting IR-99082. - lpt-Center for -.:11 on Urban SOCiol Wort< l'roc)ice, Posting MR-99083. Competitive site includes a virtual version of the only map ever crea1ed that defines and identifies each of Buffalo's 30 distinct neighborhoods. .. I've always been interested in neighborhoods. It is almost like a hobby ... every time I would move to a new city, I would continually walk around and observe," explains Woodson. Before settling in Buffalo, the Colorado-born Woodson lived in the French Quarter of New Orleans, as well as in Seattle, Kansas City, Los Angeles and Newark, N.J. .. Of all the cities I have lived in, I think New Orleans is the most fascinating because it is so different from other American cities," he reveals. "But my true love is Paris." However, Wood so n admits to having a &scination with Bufi3Jo. One thing he says intrnsts him is trying 10 figur< out why "residents are always defending Buffalo." He belie= the Buffalo Neighbor· hoods Map 10 be the lim of its kind, since he has nev<r seen or heard of a city map' that indicates neighborhoodboundanes,probablybecause they oft<n are so loosely defined. He currently is working on the first neighborhood<rnap ofManhattan, which he hopes will be added to the SEL Web site by january 2000. "Some people see them (neigh· borhoods) as a problem and a sourceofracismandconBict.lnever approach it that way," explains Woodson. "I look for the positive qualities of each neighborhood" The Buf&lo Neighborhoods Map Websiteconlainsadigital-imagemap of the city that clearly designates the boundaries of each neighborhood. Each neighborhood is linked roan individual page with a description. hisrorical information and landmarks, and photos taken by Woodson. \ \ \ \ \\ ' and waterways, as weU as Main Street, wer< used to help derennine boundaries. Main Street, Woodson says. separares most of the neighborhoods in the city. The Bufi3Jo Neighborhoods Map project began two years ago aft~ Woodson, who had been observing the inside of·a ·church on Btiffalo's Lower West Side, noticed that every· thing about the church was Italian -from· tfie 'names of tlie ·saints on the windows to the architecture. He wanted to find out why and when an an:a that had been Italian-American at one time had become an Hispanic neighborhood Woodson reveals that he is espe· cially inlerested in the Italian-American culture, although he is of Span· ish descent "In New York Gty and Buffalo, ..JHtlian-Americans live in very concise neighborhoods. I am fascinated ~y everything about them: \\ \ He 6.gan the project by mapping out the easy neighborhoods su,ch as Allentown and the Old Firn Ward - the only two recogniud political entities. Parks, cemeteries, highways ·-· \ - __-,.__}o<o_ - VIrtual- ern or &Urt'ALO of - • d.tln.sdbtlnct . . . . . - -. ......-.each of. the city's 30 the food, language and geography." Coincidentally, he lives' in an Italian neighborhood in North Bufi3Jo. "Geographer.; also = fascinated with names," says Woodson, who was surprised to leain that BUffalo's Kaisertown is a Polish neighborhood. "I wanted to find our why it was called Kaisertown, so I asked an elderly woman in the area, who lold me that the whole area used to be Ger· man farms. After checking old maps, I saw that the street names had been changed from German names." When defining and identifying neighborhoods. Woodson says it is imp<lrtanHo be awar< of what ge· · ographers reftr to as "good markers." He adds thai churches, city parks, names on stores, can, pon:hes and street names all tell something important about an area. The Buffalo Neighborhoods Web site is a "work-in-progress," according to Woodson. He continues to walk around the city, talking to residents and capturing photos for the site that he feels best illustrate the distinct identity of .each neighborhood. C>lasslfled CMI Service KoybMnl s . , . - 1 (SG· 6)~Human Resource ~es State Personnel, Une 1~8 3. KoybMnl SpKWst (SG· " 6)-Counsellng and Eduutlonal Psy<hology, Une 12S399. 1ley- - Looking for news ofUB? Stay tuned The university has been the place to be lately for television and movie film crews s . , . - 1 (SG-6)· OffJCe of the 8re5idonl, Uno M21061. KoybMnl lpedollst (SC-6)-0Msion ofo\thlet· lcs, Uno 125861 . . . , _ S........ (SG-6)-I.elmlng and Instruction; Une 129863. Non-Competitive/ Labor Classified Civil Service a . - (SC..S)-Univl!fslty Rosldence Hals, Uno M3049. a . - (SC..S) <P-1 - ) UnivoBity Rosldence Halls, Uge M3~6 . To obtain ~ info'tmotion on ;obs Usttd obovtJ, conroct hr· sonnel Strvkes' fax~ ,,.,..,by caning ~S-384 3 and following 1M ....a p<Ompl ;nnructiom. To obtain lnforma. tion on R~tdr ~ contocr Sponsored Progromr l'tnonntl, 416.Cro/ts. By CHRISTINE VIDAL News Services Editor W HAT do the television show "Jesse," the "CBS Weekend News," Daniel Baldwin and "CBS Sunday Morning" all have in common? UB. Film crews from CBS were on campus Sept. 2 to shoot a feature story..on the university's return to Division 1-A status in footbaJJ. The sto ry, fea turing intervi ews with PreSident William R. Greiner, foot ball coach Craig Cirbus and several Bulls player!;, aired nationally Sun · day on the CBS Weekend News and was shown locally on WI VB-TV. Channel 4, during the station's II p.m. broldcast. Just a nuke because UB had ihe distinction to be named last o n the Sports Illustrated annual college incorporated into the mon football poll? Hardly. UB's been at· tage that opens the Thurstracting a lot of media atteOtion re- day-evening show and an exterior of a UB building is cently. CBS was back at the university expecred to be used to in yesterday and today to film a seg· troduce classroom scenes. ment on the Amherst Saxophone And for those waiting 10 Quartet for a future CBS Sunday see US on the big screen, Morning show. The date that story there's the movie "Fall." Diwill air has not been announced. rected by and starring Daniel Fans of the NBC television show Baldwin, the movie, which is "Jessc" will see shotsofUB rhis fall being filmed in Toronto when the character by the same chose the South Campus name, played by actress Christina Metro station for its subway Applegate, begins taking nursing shots after the studio proclasses at "the university." While ducing the movie was unable . UB is not identified specifically as to negotiate an agreement the institution at whi ch she is with the Toronto Transit studying and you probably won't Co mmission. The filming see her in a UB sweatshirt. the occurred after midnight on show is based in Buffalo and UB u Saturday and Sunday, and the o nl y uni ve rsity in town. featured local extras as pas- cas crews lntft'Yiew .... wide NC:eivtr Sce nes of the un iversity are beink._ sengers and ticket takers. Drew tt.ddad. �SeJJiefieli.1!111V!i3l.lle.3 c---1 conantratioo in education and participate in student teaching in preparation for cenification. Truesdale says making co1urses available to these stwknts early in their college career will help them to decide if teaching is for them. • New in-service education programs for teachers from Western New York school districts to keep them abreast of new research. technologies and methodoli>Sies in education and hdp them apply these to their suhject areas. • A pre-college teacher-educa• tion program is being developed for primary and secondary schools. Its goal is to build skills from an early age that can be transferred to other fidds, but will stimulate interest in the possibility of teaching as a profession. This kind of early career education is strongly endorsed by researchers in the fidd of vocational and career education. • Assistance to those who want to enter teaching from other profes- sions to hdp them assess the best ways to use talents and skills from previous careers to inform their teaching interests and abilities and hdp attract more potential teachers from outside the profession who will bring new and varied perspectives and skills to the classroom. "We hav. quite a range of careerchangers this year, perhaps reflecting increased enrollment,• Gates says. "They include lawyen.joumalists, health· care professionals, homemaken, marketing eucutives and even a prominent television personality;" • Reorganization of the institute's clinical faculty to extend its membership to additional school districts. The clinical faculty is a group of working teachers involved in the redesign of iflstitute's general methods class, one of its most important cour>es. The group also informs GSE of critical issues in schools, makes recommendations regarding oourse content and pre· pares cooperating teachers to over- see the Work of student teachers. • A new field-apcrience coordi. nator will orga.niu required student-teaching experiences and coordinate the admissions process. • A n<wpo~cy board will set institute goals and the procedures for achieving them. It wiU consist of Gates; Suz.annc Miller, associate dean for teacher education; the school's three department chairs. and one at-large member. • A new advisory board will offer input to the po~cy board and provide the institute with broadly based leadership and direction, and hdp ensure that it is in touch with the needs of its various stlkehold· ers. Tbe board will include members from the GSE. the larger UB community and various school districts and oommunities throughout Western New York. • Accreditation from the National Council ofAccreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE) will be pursued. The institute already is accredited by New York State. ~·~--------------- Clearcuttlng trees on the edge of Lake LaSalle was "a big mistake" Dear Editor. What does UB have against trees? Fragrant lilacs, graceful willows After ob~terating all the trees be- and mature deciduous and coniftween Putnam Way and jacobs Hall erous trees-gone without a trace. {with no notice to or consultation This formerly shady and pleasant with the neigbbon in surrounding place now is the building site for buildings)· and after trees on the housing, complete with parking North Campus Promenade and for 1,000 can. UB'sdecision to destroy this beauAint Loop were chopped doWn one by oncJ again with no consuitation tiful area flies in the face of "UB or notification, the UB chainsaws 2025." our campus' environmentally have been at it again. friendly land-use outline. According What do we see crammed right to the UB 2025 plan, land around the lake was to remain park-like and to the edge of Lake LaSalle! A clearcut where one of US's pretti- be devoted to passive recreation. UB est wooded spaces once stood! 2025 was developed by the UB En· vim omental Task Force (composed of faculty, students and administra· tors) and enthusiastically endorsed by the UB administration (see the Rq>omr dated April25, 1996). Yes. UB's students need and want mor~ apartment-style campus housing, but they also need beautiful places to sit, study, stroll and socialize. It was a big mistake to destroy this natural area; UB just seems to have something against trees! Sincerely. - l.llen M. Glb1011 low Library Director Decision to phase out endangered-forest wood products is good news To the Editor: The recent news story announcing Home Depot's plans to phase out of old-growth or endangered-forest wood relayed some of the best news possible for the 20 percent of che world 's ancient forests that re- main intact. Home Depot is currently the world's largest retailer of o ld growth wood products--products that have been ripped from the heart of SOQ.le of the most threat ened forest areas on th e planet. These products include lauan and ramin from the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, mahogany from the Amazon and cedar and other woods from the temperate rainforests of British Columbia. 7 BrieOy Teacher training time, they may complek a minor a.,pana. It is also important to note that Home Depot's decision to go old growth -free is a huge vidory for grassroots organizing. G ro up s across the U.S. and Canada~ven in Chil~rganizcd demonslra tions al local Home Dcpol slores urging the retail giant to do the right thing. There were more than 500 demonstrations during t.he two-year campaign, induding one right here in Buffalo organized by the University at Buffalo Environ mental Network. Home Depot says its decision was not in response to any of our protests, but I am not so sure. Two years ago. the co mpany denied selling any old-growth wood, two month.!> ago it saJd it had too many prodUcts to figur e out whe re it all comes from , and now it is say ing it was the plan to phase ou t of old · growth wood all along. I'm no t about to contradict them . I'm jmt happy they are doing it ! But the question remams. Now that the indu str y leader has com mined to stop sellin g old -growth wood , what are other home-im provement cha in s going to do ? When will Sears Hardware, True Value,Ace Hardware and 84 Lum · her tdl us that they, too, will work to protect our fo rests and not de stray them? Mike Schade UB Environmental Networfc Professor Boot's "blue booklet'' letter brings to mind several quotes Oe•r Editor. The remarks by Professor Boot risburg Parriot and Union I regarding David Triggle's "blue booklet" brought to mind the fol - "The cheek of every American must tingle with shame as he reads lowing lines. .. We pass over the silly remarks the silly, fta~ dish-watery utterances of the man ..." IChicago Tribune I of the Iman] ; for the credit of the nation we are willing that the veil of oblivion shall be dropped over them and that they shall no more be repeated or thought of." ]Har- ..Anything more dull and com· monplace, it would not be easy to Ge tty sb urg addres s !Ca rl Sandburg: ..Abraham Lincoln , The Prairie Years and The War Years , One· volum e Ed iti o n , Harves t / HBJ. pp. 445-446 ). Sincerely, produce." ]london Times] ~ c. - The foregoing are contempo ra ry co mment s on Lincoln 's col Sc~ences · profalo< of .....,_......,. t OII<ology School of MediciM and Slot'Mdl· Alexander Scholarship benefits African-American students A gift from • Ull graduate is making a difference in the ~ves of two Western New Yorkers who are attending UB this fall. Beuline Crawford has given $10,000 to UB's College of Arts and Sci· enccs to establish the Beulah Alexander Memorial Scholarship in Social Sciences. Helene Cook of l.ockport and Asa Vandi of Buffalo are the first two recipients. Crawford named the scholarship fund for her mother, who, she said, taught her that the value of good fonune is having the ability to care and share with humility. She has designated that the scholarship be awarded to African -American students from Western New York. "Young people are the future." she added,"and I want to feel that I am doing something for students who are preparing themselves to meet the challenges of the 21st century by developing marketable skills that will enable them to be competitive in the global market." Brenda Moore, UB associate professor of sociology, IS cha.&r of the Beulah Alexander scholarship committee. .. We are grateful to Beuline Crawford for her thoughtful and gener· ous contribution," Moo~ noted "UB is fonunate to be- able to offer the Beulah Alexander Scholarship to outstanding African -American stu · dents who qualify for il Hopefully this scholarship wiU encourage more African -American students to consider UB when applying to college." Vandi, an 18-year-old graduate of City Honors High School, said the scholarship provides the opportunity for him to live on campus and to enjoy the total university experience. He plans to major in busmcss management Cook, an 18-year-old graduate of Lockport High School. sa~d the scholarship came as an unexpected surprise. Coo~ who plans to maJor in history and become an attorney, said she chose UB because of 1ts well-respected law program. _ Vandi and Cook thanked Crawford after meeting her and rece1 ving their first checks on Aug. 23. They will continue to receive Beulah Alexander scholarship checks each semester if they maintain good grades during their UB undergraduate years. Crawford said that if all goes according to her plans. she mtends to donate to the scholarship fund every year so that more local AfricanAmerican students get an opportunity to attend UB with her assistance. UB faculty key speakers in forum Seve ral UB faculty metnben w ill be featured speakers during the 31st ann ual Western New York Science and Technology forum lecture se ries for area teachers. which ts being held o n Wednesdays through )an. 12 at UB. The speake rs from UB and other area institutions and industries will provide information on new, exciting scientifi c developments that can be incorporated into th e classroom. The series was begun in 1969 by its director, George H . Nancollas, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. Co-diredors are Stephen Free, professor of biol ogy, a nd Char les Mitch ell , professor of geology. Speakers from UB who wilJ lecture as part of the ser ies arc Charle.!> H.V. Ebert. SUNY Disti nguished Teaching Professor in the Depart · men! of Geography in the Co ll ege of Arts and Sciences, who wtll discu ss "Sea lcl· and 'Growlers;'" Joyce Sirianni, SUNY Disti ngu1 shed Tcachmg Professor in the Department of Anthropology in th e Col lege of Arb and Scie nces, whO will talk about "A Skeleton's Talc," and Wade ~ tgurdson, director of t he Co nfocal Microscope Facility 111 th e Department of Physiology and Biophysics in the Schoo l of Medicmc and Biomedical Sciences, who will disc u.s!!> "Confocal M icrosco pe: Set>ing things in 3-D." Also. Charl es P. Ewing, profes~o r of law and adjunct prolc:s!<>o r of psychology, who will a ddre~s ··~u.: h oo l Violt>nce;"' Sur iji t Sen. ass 1 ~ tant professor of physics, who wi ll speak on " l.a ndmines," and Trdcy G regg. assistant p ro fesso r of geology. who will di scm~ '"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Geological Exploratio n of the Sea fl oor·· Cassatt String Quartet to perform noon concert The De p artm ent of Music: wlll co ntinue it s St>rll'!!> ot tree, noon concerts for the UB community wtth a performance tw th e Cassa t1 String Q uartet Sept . 22 in th e Art Department Ga llcrv 111 th e Cen ter fo r the Arts on th e North Campus. The hour-lo ng , informal co ncerts prov1dt> spectators with an op portun it y to previ ew portio ns of an upcommg concert. as well 3!!> have somt> perso nal contat:'T""With the mu sicians. .... Tht> C.assa u quartet, the Slee Q uartet -in -Residence. will pt>rforrn it s first formal program of the seaso n Sept. 24 in Slee Hall wtth the o penin g horn call o f Mozart 's famou s .. Hunt" quartet. T he perfor mance, the opening concert of the Slee Visiting Art 1st Senes. also will feature Shostakovich's 7th String Q uartet in a mmo r kev and Schu~rt 's highly romantic Quin tet tn C MaJO r. Those atte nding the ~pt. 22 noon co nce rt will n •ce1Vt' a pa1 r of complimentary tickets to the Sept. 24 performan ce. �8 IIepa..._ Seplelber9.1~.3Uie.J 'fhwsdlly, : September 9 Openklg ........... Printmoldng at UB Exhibit. Art Department Gallery, c..,.... !Of the Arts, Rm. 84S. s p.m. Free. For more information, caii64S· 6878, ext 1 350. Concert Arnhent Saxophone Quartet. ~~~~r.ms1o. Department of MWc. f<lf""""' infonnation, can 64S·2921 . FrldBy 10 :...c.no.r-...... c,...._ TNC~tk!g : ~toUB~ Linry. 1().1~opon · ~ ~ UB >IUdt!nb, foaJity iiOd . tt;'U&f<lf"""" lnlonnotion, call : ~.... ~I~ ·- . -fOI"Dudl<nne . ~~·o=."of'· loe BiologlcaiSdences. 111 ICimball . Tower. f<lf"""" Noon.-- The._..,~ Wonnotion, col 829-2941 . ·~for ....... t.ll<lng off-<..,pus events where the Thursday - - . g publication. Ustlngs ""' Sundlly 12 -··-Mondlly UB groups .,.. prindpol no ~Mer tt..n noon on UB vs. Allron. UB Stadium. 7 p.m. 110, 18, 16; >IUdt!ntsfTee. UBvs. Aloon. RAC Reid. 1 p .m. place on ampus, or for spomon. UsUngs ......... - ~..~onrJ-...... lntrocklcllontoBISON. 109 ~-=~~~- Seitz at 645-2817. 13 ~..~onrJ-...... - t o BISON. 223 L.od<wood Linry. 11 a.m .NoQg.Fn!e. for"""" lnlormotion, col Cindy S<itz .. only accepted through the elect.ronk submission form 645-2817. for the online UB Calendar Tuesday of EVfllts at <http: // www.butfalo.edu/ calendu/ logln>. B«.uJe Wonwt's Soccw UB vs. Dotrolt-Morcy. RAC fi<ld . 7p.m.-. of space llmltaUons, not all events In the etectronlc 0.,...Rollnd E. Martin and the ~-~S... Concert In the lkportet'. Saturday II Cross c-.try UB lnvltMional. North Campus. 11 a.m. Free. 14 =--Mt-..y ~::a....NC~tk!g c_,127, Und<rgraduate ~: 3-4 p.m. Free (open ~to >IUdt!nt>. fllculty and . for more lnfooilation, the UB Cybfaries TOacNng CMtl!f at 645-3528. Sloe- ~-~ -...... - =~~ T~lllird Ro5elrch Am. 220, 1576 -Home Rd.. Amh<nt. 12:30-4:30p.m. me. ~~en Center. for """" col theWNYTOC ot 636-3626. Wed!_., 15 UBC,.._~ c.no.r)flflorlaMp -toUBWings. f::.';.\~~=only ~~·J:u~ to UB 5IUdt!nb, Cytnrios Teacl*lg Centl!f at 645-3528. =-...... - ~ 16 the~-· --?106 ~ C<nol:r. 8-1()-.30 col the """" lnlormltion, en.forOjlla ilt 645-3000. - ~~- ~ UB vs. Niagara. RAC f"oeld. 7 p.m. Free. ~DNA Sequonoo by at 645-2362. ~~- 5dences. 121 . ~~~Moly llloon 636-3626. ~:..'""~· · c_,127.~ Linry. 9:3().1 D-.30 a.m. ID UB 5IUdt!nb, Cytnrios Teacl*lg Center at 645-3528. ~..~onry--., Introduction to BISON. 223 ----=ond--. ~~~ Aslodotes.Centerfo<Tomonow. xn-idleratB29-260B. \ ~~~m.~ for""'"' 1n1onnotion, col the WNYTOC at ~~~~ The Sloe Concert Hal. 8 p.m. 112.19,15. f<lf more r.tcnnation, 645-2921 . L.IIINoy _......, - t o IISON. 223 =~~- ~5-2817. ~··Souw . for . """" lnlormltion, col6453810. =~Ti/~~f:~~hso. ~~J.:..~ ~~ Cindy Seitz at Free. For more inftwmation, 64S· 3810. . a.m.ns. 12:30 p.m. WNYTOC~ =only ~~J:t':"" - - . . . . , . . . . Plus __,. Tolt:-C8mlbod · .,........ ~or~ 4 Seitz .. 645-2817. information, Calf 645-2720. vs. Canlslus.. UB Tennis CMter, EJicott Complex. 3 p.m. Free. y_, Meet. North 1.-.~LM Using t h e - l o r -. -··yUB folr --Ate-In --. ..........ond -Hin ,_===if= =.:;.==-~ :,.~~~ ~<::"ir.~ ..- c:...c_, . car..,... Noon. me. Exhibits ................. · N<w print- by UB undergraduate ond groduote studerib, ..ant alurimland ~.=;~. - Mter)~~~-30 . llefy, intheM Center for the Arb, North ~5~=.~10 J!.:·"' a.m . to 8 Wedn<'5day through ~and 11 a.m. to ~- Satu . The exhlbi~ ~intogl!o~ ..tiel mono:it~ and with o r<eeption ID from 5-7 p .m . today in the goJfefy iiOd ;n the•trium. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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(Details on page 7) UB establishes photonics, laser center Institute to capitalize on links between university and WNY industries, institutions I By D..l.fH c;oLDBAUM N~ Services Editor HE university has cs- T rabfished a n~w . multidisciplinary insti tute to conduct research designed to harness the power of light in a broad spectrum of applications and potential products, ranging from tele com muni ca tions to ca ncer therapy. The In st itut e for Lasers. Photonics and Biopllotonic:s, which will capitalize on synergie; between VB and Western New York industry and research and medical institutions, was announced by Provost David Triggle. "VB and Western New York en joy a unlque set of resOurces. both locally and across the border in Canada, which has made it possible for us to take an early lead in lasers, photonics and biophotonics re search by creating a world-class instirute in these fields," saidTriggte. He said that the inst·i tute's goals are to condud research and development on new materials and technologies leading to tech nology transfer, to provide education and industrial training for developing a skilled workforce and to offer a world-class facility for consulting and testing. The idea is to foster economu.. growth in Western New York by tappingintoUB'sstrengthsinlasers., optica.ltechnologiesandbiotechnology. "This institute is a stellar example of the highly productive, intcrdisctplinary pannerships that UB is fmtering with businesses. industries and research institutions in Western New York and southern Ontario," said President William R. Greiner. "Because UB's photonics research facilities under Professor Prasad have focused on both the funda mental science involved m the de:. sign of photonic materials and their industrial application.!>, we have aJ. rcadyscoredmajorach,evcmentsin the preparation of new opt1cal rna terials - paving the v.·ay for add1 tional successes from our new mst1 tute in the near future. "We' re excited abou t th.: mstitutc'spotential tostimulatceconomic development in the regio n. and we look forward to th e institute's future advance; in scien tific knowledge and th<> development of new partnersh1ps with other institutions under Professor Prasad's leaderShip,"' added Gremer. Photonics is the mformation processing counterpan of electronics, using photons instead of ele< trans to process information. The Jnsritute for Lasers, Photomcs and Biophotonics has its roots in UB's Photonics Research Labo ratory (PRL ), established m 1990 and consid ered o ne of the most advanced and comprehensive facilities for photonics research m the U.S. The PRL is hom~ to nearlv S 10 million worth of equ1pment . acquired over the past decade. Paras Prasad, SUNY D1st 1n gutshed Profe~sor m the depart ments of Chemistry and Physics tn the UB College of Arts and Soences, Samuel P. Capen Chair and dife{ to r of the PRL. is execu tiw director of the new institute. c-tlrMMd.,,..... 6 CreQjt proposed for work with centers By MARA MC«:;INNIS Reporter Assistant Editor EACHING and research associated with interdisciplinary centers and in stituteswouldbecredited during the promotion and tenure process under recommendations suggested last week by a Faculty Senate comminec. Thesenatr's Tenure and Privileges Committeesub~ittedtotheFaculty Senateat the bodfs first meeting of the academic year on Sept. 7 severaJ suggestions governing how scholarly work in UB's more than 30 in terdisciplinaryresearch units could be considered and evaluated in th e promotion process. "We have had problems with the promotionoffacultywhohavebeen very active in centers when the department, for whatever reason, does not consider the outside activity as important to the depanment and T thus to the promotion," explained Margaret Acara, professor of pharmacology and toxicology and chair of the com mittee. Acara outlined to senators several recommendations drafted by ht.> r comminee to address the issue: • Faculty who wish to explore in terdisciplinary activities should be encoumgedto interaa with organized research units, centers and irutitutcs. • All faculty appoin tments will co ntinue to be made in depar1 ments. V..'henever applicable, a faculty member's letter of appointment should contain a description of the fac ulty member's level of commit ment to any unit other than th e hiring department{s). • When a current faculty mem ber wishes to participate in or ad just the level of his or her commit ment to the activity of another unit , his or her participatjon should be discussed with and agreed upon by the department chair and the head sion from thei r department chau of the respective unit. he fore participating in the wo rk of • Credit for teaching and research anot her unit. associa ted with other units should Judith Adams- Volpe. dm~ctor of be given consideration by the fac Lockwood Library. sa1d that she ulty member's department 10 tht' thought that in almost aU cases, the promotion process. ~~ord "should" in the recommenda The committee also suggested that tlons should be changed to ··will" or department chairs consult with the fmust " becau)e the .. wtshy -wash}'" heads of interdisciplinary units as to word1ng .. allows the department \\'ho to solicit for letters of referenCt' chairs too much lat1tude." for a candidate for promotion, and But Powhatan Wooldndge. a.ssoto indude a letter from the head of ciate research professor m the School the unit ln the candidate's dossier. of Nursing. suggested that the word The head of the unit also would "should'' remain to give the chair dbbe invitedWpanicipate in all discu..;;- cretion tf, under some arrumstances. sion of th e promotion by th e the candidate agrees that ht.> or she department's voting body of record would rather not have the chan con and may appear at othcrdepartmen- stder the work. But. he added, to r~' taldiscussionsofthecandidate's cast'. teet thecand.idate, tht> "should ''coukl Some senators raised concerns becoml" a "must" at the candidate\ that the recommendations pre - request. making it "grievable" if the sen ted a " restriction of academic candidate explicitly requests that lht> privi1eges," since faculty members chairoonsider the work and the chair would be required to obtain pcrmis- does not comply. �2 RepOde. Septembe~16.1!elfl'oi.Jl.No. 4 BRIEFLY NClty of Ught" author returns for book reading -l.ou«n Butllllo Belfer will read from her first novel, ·Oty ol Ugh~• It 8 p.m. friday in Allen Hall on the South Campus. The OY<nt wll be broaclcost IM! bfWBfO FM 88.7. A romantic thriller set It the tum ol ihe century in 8ulfolo and N'IIQI<'I Folh, llelfe's novel has been widely ptoised by critics. n..N... ll>ttr.,..calledk •ingenious. • wNie USA Todoy noted )he boolc Is • tnathtaldng inib~t· Th< Buffalo N""' called the novet-which was cho5en u a - o f the Month Club so!Ktion-.quite pooslbly the best boolc ol ony SO<t ever written about Bufflllo hlsloty.• The ruding.- will be Sj)C>I1S<nd by just Wllllo Literary Center; Talking Lewes _ , and WBfO, b free and open to the public. A~ , _ poriod and boolc signing will be held after the reacing. For . , _ Information about the """"~ call just bulfolo at 832-5-400. Youth violence expert to open Baldy Center fall fecture series Franklin romrfng. an expert on youth violence and jwenile justice, will address 'The Common Thread:· Divtnion and the Aims olluvjnile )ustlce" today at 3:30 p.m. In 5-4S O'Brian lUll on the North campus. ThO ledure wil be free and open to the public. A ...:ept1on will be held- t h e -The..- ....... the lVI ~ Schooi .. the lkll- ,....;tydc-..atlerlooley. Dmring also- IS diroclor ol the brf'Nimn'l e 9 J - at Berl<olty and b t h e - ol •Amerian Youth ~~~o~ena.• T h e - - b the lint In the lllldy Cent<r Fall 1999 VIsiting Scholar Series. Upcoming ......... wlllndudecNidlolos o. "-'<d ol the Unlwrslty Of\llrglnla's Department d Psychology on Sept. 30 and Peggy COOper DIMs ol New Yort Unlvenlty's School ol LM on Oct. 28. For .,_ lnlormatlon. call the lllldy Center lor~ lit SOcial Policy at 6-U-2102. Javier Bustillos is dir<etor of the Thomas ). Edwards Learning Center, part of the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. A VB staff member since 1985, he is a recipient of the Carl Naish Teaching Award. What sort of services does the learning Center provlde7 The Learning Cen ter is divided into two broad categories of service. We have an instructional component and a tutorial component. In the area of instruction, we offer courses in mathematics and writing for students who are not ready to take calculus or English 101. The tutorial component is comprised of three very popular services: The Math Place, The Writing Place and The Evening Science Place. The primary goal of The Math Place is to offer assistance to students enrolled in ULC 146, 147, 148, and MTH 115, 121. 122, 141 , and 142. The Writing Place helps students with any kind o f written assignment. Trained tutors offer students feedback on their writing, identifying areas that need improvement and suggesting tech niqu es for re vision. The Evening Science Place, which is cosponsored by the Student Associa tion, offers assistance with introducwry -lcvel courses in math ematics. chemistry, biology and physics. We also offer other subjects upon request. Who can use the center7 center is open to any undergraduate student currently cn :roiJed at the university. We get students from all different majors and classes. Th~ Who was Thomas J. Edwards and why Is the leamlng Center n•med after hlm7 Thomas (Edwards was the first director of the Learning Center. materiaL It is never too soon, and He wa s a remarkable man . He yes, sometimes it might be too spoke several languages and was late. often called upon as an internaHow many students doe1 the tional consultant. His area of ex· center serve eKh temestt!r7 pertise was reading and the culturally deprived. He died in 1976, We have approximately 1,000 stu· but from time to time people dents enroUed in our classes. The who knew and admired him wiU Math Place sees over 2,000 stustop by the office to see his pic- · dents per semester, and The Writture. We are proud to continue ing Place sees somewhat close to 1,000. Our evening tutoring serhis leg~cy. vice, which operates on a more Who Is the typk•l student reduced scale, serves mo re than who comet Into the lumlng 500 students per semester. Center7 There is no real typical student. I guess the common denominator would be anyone who is looking for assistance. Wh•t Is the most common problem that student1 come In with ? Besides the obvious content-area problems, many students are in need of organizational skills and time management. Some of these issues come up in the tutoring sessions. Oftentimes, a student can't explain why a course is not going well, and so broader work-habit issues will come up. At other times, a student might not be experiencing problems at aU, but is looking for some additional feedback be fore making the final revision on a paper. When do you recommend th•t a 1tudent come In for help? - As soon as the student feels that he/she is beginning to fall behind or feel uncomfortable with the Who are the Le•mlng Center't lnstructors •nd tuton7 The instructors are graduate students from different departments, mainly Mathematics and Learning & Instruction. The tu · tors are upper-class undergraduate students. All tutors must com plete a training program. Anyone interested in tutoring should con tact our office. What do you enJoy most •bout your Job u director? It is extremely gratifying to see the students we work with go on to graduate and then embark on suc· cessful careers. The Learning Center provides living proof of two adages: First, "ll's not where you start, it's where you finish;" and second, "You should always re· member th e people who have helped you along the way." We are very proud of our contributions to the university's acctSS and reten tion efforts.. and proud of our stu· dents' successes. -7 - · t·s _ . . . , th•t people don't - the center- Prople should understand that u~ of the Learning Centu is very flexible. It is remarkable to me, after so many years, thai there are prople who still d'on't realize that our services arc available to all undergraduates. I think it is important to emphasize that wt'rc not just for students in any particular pro~ gram, or for students who got a particular score on some test. Each of us learru in a slightly differeot way, and from time to time, everyone can use a (jttle help. The Learning Center can address many different issues, and we are available to assist a very broad section of the campus population. -·tuked,-- question do you wish I h..t would youM¥eiiJUWti"edlt7 We deal With practicalities at the Learning Center, and so it wou ld be ~ful, I think, to be able to teU prople how to access our services. Actually, it couldn't be easier. You just have to stop in while we are open. The Math Place and The Writing Place, located in the first floor of T;d~ i:WJ, ar_e pp_eq Monday through Friday from 10 am. to 4 p.m. The Evening Science Place operates Moddays through Thursdays from 4-8 p.m. in Ill Talbert. Our phone number is 645-2394. Our tutors aCe trained to help. UB budget to meet only current obligations Wagner tells Faculty Senate UB may not finalize spending plan until October I By MARA McGINNIS REPORTER Reporter Anistant Editor Theiloporh!rls1.....,... a>rnr1UIItypublished by the Ollie• d News SeMces In the DM!Ion ol Uolv<isityS<Mces,StllellniYerslty ol New Yort It ........ Edtorillolllcesore HE university's budget will not provide "any kind of resources beyond current obligations" and it may be October before UB has the figures needed from SUNY to finalize its budget for the current fiscal year, Senior Vice President Roben Wagner 1old the Faculty Senate at its Sept. 7 meeting. Wagner said he has received no word on how SUNY will manage the lack of a state allocation to cover base costs of inflation, replacement of one-time 1998-99 revenues, funding for additional enrollment and sponsored-program activities. aU of which adds up to a gap of some S28 million systemwide. If SUNY does not find a way to cover these base costs and the defi cit is distributed among the campuses, UB will suffer a loss of ap· proximately $3 million, according to an earlier report by Provost David Triggle to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. Wagner said that salary increases _____ located It 136 Crolb Hall. Arnhent. (n6) 64.>2626. ,_ __ ---~.edu _...,...._ _., ~-­ ., M!vl'ogo ------,.,._ """' McGinnh tt.becaF- ....... r<rislen- Lob ..... Patridallor<Nan -Gc*bum Maoyi«<ISpN Chrisllnolltdal )emht._._ T Wagner said that although UB's generate more dollars." for members of United University Professions under the existing con· workload is up, "there is no fupding Samuel · D. Schack. professor of tract will be paid, although he said for the additional workload simply mathematics. said that Grant's no· it is not known whether the source · because the system's resource pic· hiring announcement .. is causof that funding will be the state or ture hasn't changed" ing (Grant) and the proWagner noted that there are .~:.-.-'Po.;, vost to violate written SUNY. The poor budget outlook from between 3,000 and 5,000 addiagreements Wagner prompted some senators tional students they had across the from the CoUege of Arts and Sciwith departences to raise concerns about an an· SUNY system ment chairs, nouncement last week by Dean this year and which is doKerry Grant of a hiring freeu for no additional -~· -· -"• ing an in the coming year in most depart - resources. credible He added' ments in the college. amount of Barbara Bono, associate professor that SUNY's damage to and chair of the Department of En- resoura allothe credibilglish, pointed out that the hiring cation meth ity of the adodology, or freeu in the coUege, compounded by this year's significantly higher en- RAM , was rollment, means increased btttlf.on the asworkloads for fuculty. a constructive way "What I'm bearing is that there is with departments little suppon for the core ~beral-arts r~urces to be distribfor the long term . mission of this university," said Bono. uted, but the system fuces a "'The effects on a research unive.r"What kind of Research-I institution "zero-sum game." sity of periods of no hiring are pro"People thought that RAM was a found," added Shack. "And not is it that has no hiring going on in the core arts-and-sciences division of funding program, but this 6scal year merely because we don't get new the university from which under- has proven that is not the case," prople, but because it tells the best graduateand distinguished graduate Wagner explained " It is an aUoca- young prople to get out while the tion model and doesn't necessarily getting is good." ~cation emanates?" Vao,...,"'-'• �September 16.19!19/Vol.31. No.4 Reporte.r CIT pri9rities hinder policy Greiner suggests "manual solution" to'carry out grade changes By MAliA McG-S Rq>Orter Assistant Editor D ESP'Il"E the university's inability to implement an electronic process to accommodate a new grading policy, President William Greiner has emphasized to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee that the policy is "not on hold" and that "some sort of manual solution" will be identified until the Problem ca n be reso lved lo ng-term. G rein er told the FS EC on Sept. 9 that beca use o f mo re press in g obligati o ns in Computer and In - fo rmation Tec hnol ogy (C IT )specifica ll y Y2 K and Access99virtually all o ther projecl5 will be moved back to th e spring. Th e i ~s u c h as so me fa c ult y members co nce rn ed about ho w pri o riti es a re determined in C IT, which is one of the issues to be cxplort>d by the senate's Computer Services Committee. The new grading policy, whi ch has been pu blished in the mos t rece nt undergradu ate ca talogue, allo ws students to repeat co urses in whi ch they receive a grade of C plu s o r lo wer. The grad e ea rned the second time the course is taken ts the one that co unts to ward the student 's grad e-poi nt ave rage, rt" · gardl tss o f wh et he r that is th e higher mark. Although the policy is in place, it cannot be prop e rl y impl emented since C IT has limited resources to d o the programm ing that would allow for replacem ent grades to be calculated in stu<;!.ents' grade-point averages. Greiner said he antic ip a tes a permanent solution will be in place by the end of Spring 2000 and to ld sen a t o rs th a t he has passed the issu e on to Se nio r Vice President Robert Wagner. G reiner sa id he will suggest that Wagner lo ok a t how many in sta nces there are per semester to see whether o r no t it is something that ca n be done by hand. Jack Meacham, professor of psyc ho logy, told Greiner that th e numb e r o f grad e replaceme nt s "cannot poss ibl y happen by hand n in his department. Senators also raised co ncerns that if grade changes are not acco unted fo r in student records, it could pre vent students from being accepted into their prospective departments. "As of Jun e t999, the gradin g co mmittee had no clue tha t this wo uld be a rea l problem,.. sa id Jo hn Boo t, professor and chWr of the Department o f Ma nagement Sc ience an d System s, wh o a lso po intt:d o ut that due to progra m - min g diffi cu lti es, tt took nearly two year s to int rod uce "' plus" and "m inu s" grades to US 's g rad m g system m o re th an a d ecade ago He suggested that som e of the revenue from the student tech nol ogy fee be used to get the job dont•, even if it ta kes .. im agina ti ve at counting techniqu es" by th e um versit y to cover up what might rc · quire an illegit im a te alloca ti o n. Judith Adams- Vo lpe, directo r of Lockwood Library, noted that in her area there have been "all kinds of q uestions and interest o n the part of st udents.. regarding the issue. In o th e r bu si n es!l, Wi ll iam Fischer, vice provos t fo r fac ult y devel o pm e nt , up da ted FSEC memb ers o n th e m en lO ring of junior fa culty. He reported tha t all but fo ur d eans had compli ed with hi s requ est to submit to hi m a doc um ent o utl ining how se n1 or fac ulty in each o f their schoob a pproach the issul' o f help ing jun io r fa culty m einbers in t heir pur suit o f ten ure. Sa mu el Sc hack, p roft.'sso r of m a them at!cs. no ted th at a con tinu ing prob lem is that "too fre q ul"ntl y" fac ult y members re e t v~.-· termin atio n no ti ces because the provos t's offi ce d id not fin is h th e rev iew process a nd th at th e re ts "no excuse fo r it." artsTECH targets urban girls By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor T HE uni ve rs.i ty C ity of Buffalo. including Hispanics United, Weed and Seed, and the has Boys and Girls Oubs of Buffalo. Par- teamed up with Squeak')' Wheel/Buffalo Media ticipants wiU meet every Saturday until mid -Dece mber at Squ eaky Wheel , Buffalo's o nly full -service, media- arts cent er. There they will wo rk ~th women computer scientists and media professionals who use computer technology in their creative work and Resources t o o ffer a unique, extracurricular arts-andtechnology outreach program fo r disadvantaged, early-adolescent girls in grades 5-7 that is designed to help them overcome the technological gender gap. The program, called artsTECH, is headed by Mary Flanagan, assistant professor of media study and an award -winning producci'/de signer of edu cational software and mu ltimedia. Flanagan says the program not dressed by the project. The girls' learning styles and interests also will be considered in our approach to technOlogy education. "artsTECH offers Buffalo's urban girls a positive learning environment and a chance to meet and learn from real-life women who work creatively with new technologies," she says. " That 's what makes this program who will serve as mentors. Flanagan says that during the semester: • Participants wiU be taught fun, exciting compute r program s by Squeaky Wheel staff and staff assistants who are UB computer-art and media-study majors. 8 They will work. in teams to produce digital science and art pro jects, gaining experience in th e usc of technology for creative purpo se~. Squeaky Wheel's equipment will be will involve up to 30 girls referred supplemented by additional com puter equipment from UB. • At one meeting per month, a well -known guest-a woman com puter scientist or artist who uses computer technologies in her work -will speak, answer que stions about her career and discuss why she by nonprofit o rganizations in the chose her field . unique locally and nationally." The project's pilot phase will take place during the fall semester and The project's pilot phase will be funded through a $9,800 grant from th e Faculty Deve lo pme nt Publi c Service Initiati ve in the Office of the Vice President for Publ ic Service and Urhan Affa irs. Project fundin g has been extended through next sum · mer bra $ 13.300 grant fro m RG K Foundati o n of Au stin , Tt"xa~. Flanagan says permanent fundin g is being sought. only will help girls learn skills they may have few opportunities to develop elsewhere. but give them an opportunity to meet and interact with women mentors and role models working in the fields of art, science and technology. "Learning about computers and creative-arts software will help girls gain confidence using technology,.. Flanagan says. "But access to tech nology is only one of the issues ad - • At sessio ns that fo llow, thl· gtrls will engage in hands-on acti vities related to the art istic mediu m or techniques of the guest spe-c1ker. • The last two sessions will fcarurt' a final project prOOuction and an ex· hibition of work produced by the girls. Flanagan poims to recent educn tiona! surveys that find that children still see scientists in terms o ( the stereoty pical white m ale in a lnb coa t. " It's important here that spec i;.tl attentio n has been paid to wo men who use and make techno logy,'' she says. "This will provide the girls \'llt h positive. fem ale techno logist rok models who can encourage cxpl(lfil tion ,crcarivc thinking, problem solvingand originality in co mputer uSt·:· Flanagan poin ts to o ther cdu ca tiona! studies that fo und that (OI· la bo rati o n versus co mp ctlli o n . o ne-on -one instru ctio n a nd role modelin g wo rk well to help inter· est girls in the usc o ( new computer techno logies. She adds that although the proJect now co ncent rated o n the needs of urban gi rls, the n;sponse to the pro g ra m has heen overwhelm ingl y posit1ve fro m suburban gro ups as well. In response, it is likel y th at art sTEC H ultima tel y will be ex pande-d to in cl ud e girl s who live o utside the city. IS 3 BrieBy Race in memory of UB student Linda Yalem set for Sept. 26 C1 More t h • n 1,600 in di viduals arc expected to race. run, JOg. st roll or walk as pa rt of the lOt h an n uaJ.lmda Yalem Memorial Run. to bcg m at 9:30a.m. Se pt. 26 o n the No rth Ca m pus. T he SK U.S.A. Track and Field certified cou rse NY90027AM . part of Tlte Buffalo New s Ru n ner o( the Year Series, wi ll start and fimsh nca r Alumn 1 Arena. Hel d tn mt'mo ry of a UB st u d~nt who was as~auhed and mur dered while 1oggm g o n a btke pa th nea r the North Camp us, the- event ~iromo t ('S pe rso nal-safct·y aware ness an d supports (a m pus -bascd, tr ime -preve nllon pro grams. Vo lu ntee rs a re needed from 8 a. m . to noon on race dar Advance registratio n ,.., SD per person if postmar.kt.-d by &ept.l2 . Registratio n o n racr day t~ $\6. The cost for ~tudt."D U. is SID. Check.-. sho uld be made payablc.1u U.S. fundsonJy, to th~.-· L1 B f-oundat1nn, lnl Pre registr ation appliLdlton fo rm s and ran· packet~ wtll be avail able from 4· 7:30p.m. Sept. 24 in AJum ni Arena. Pad<"t' Jl so mav he piCked up at the arena from 8-9 a. m. on rate d ay. Reg ist ration form' a lso will be available o n the North Campus 111 350 Studen t Umon, at the lohtl\' counter of the umon and 1n U O Al umni Arena, cLod in 65 Fa rher i.dl and a t the Har ri man Halllobb\ count er on th e South Campus In .lddit t<m. thn wdl be avad.thlt' itt n:s tde nce ha ll offices on both t.t mpu,~.-·~ Award!t wi ll bt: g1vcn to the 11veral/mJJr and kma lt' fin1!>ht'r~ 111 tht' open d1v ision. the tup -thrl't' milk .tnd female fintshers in fivr year age and wheekha tr ...1tegnr1~.-'' · the top ' 'ht· walkers and the top UB ma le, fema le. fac uh v/statT. ~ tutknt .1nd ft'!> t dl·n~o.l."- hall fitH!>ht· r, Fo llow1ng t he awa rd~ ct•rt·mom , .t kid!>. da<ih \'''II h~.-· hdd . Fo r m ore tnforrna t10n. ~o.dll 7 1h tl4 S '141 ln1111 lJ a.m . to 4 p .m \v~.-· c kd ays, or vtslt tht~ \\o\·h ~1\t' ·Jt < http :// w ww. nudent · affal r s. buffalo.edu/ even ts/ lyr I>. UB spom ors of the event ar~.-· tht· l ll~' bllln 11/ ~tuJent Atl..tJr,. thl· Anlt · Ra pc Task f ·o rce - ~uh - Bu.mi I. In~..- .. tht" ~tudl·nt A~!!OCtatt on .mJ th e facu lt y Student th~o~o.JdtHln . I ht· \\omt'n ·, lt eahh lmt1at1ve '' J ru n su pport er i ETC to hold grand opening The E.duc•tiona l Te<hnology Ce n ter, created to help faculty mem bers and instru ctun ;tl lJB ro in corpo ra ll' m fo r ma lmn lechnolog\ m thei r tt'<Khing, will ho ld it:. gra nd op~.-"ning ~.-c rcmony at 4 p.m Wt•dne~day tn 2 12 l :apt.· n, ad t a~cnt to the Setence and Et1g1neering Libra ry, on thl~ No rth C.1 mpu~ . T he receptt un \\•t il 'howca.'t' the ETC~ man y Sl.'fViC<'S a nd resou rcl·!l and wi llt nd ude rt·mar ks hv Dav td Wi llhern, di rector of t he centt.·r a nd assooatc vtct' prov(l\t fo r mfnrma tt on tech no logy; Provost Dav td Tri gglc; J o~ep h Tu fancllo, '"-'ntor vrce provost for ed uca ti o nal tC"ch no logy. a nd Willi am h scher. Vt~o.l· pnwnst for fa(ulty dcvdopmcnt Refres hm ent s will be se rved . Th~.-· ETC t ~ open to all full - and pan · tune fa~o.ulty memht.· r,. tt'dl."h tng .tS!t tSta nt s. lec turc rs and Mill ard F d lmo r~.-· Co ll cgt~ tnstructor' . Thl· (t'ntt:r, wht (h also IS dcs tg ncd 10 enhouKe gent· r.tl u1mpute1 htcracr. wdl expo~c faculty to t•vcrythm ~ from documcn t - pr~.-·par.l tio n software. C'mad and t h t~ lnternt'\ ttl lava \C rt pt. Weh -pagc tk~1~n a nd PowerPom L It abo h.1~ .1 ~uh\,'.J rl' lihrarv where vtsttors (,In tn OUI va riO US Software pa(k.t~C\ hdorc dectdiO!! to pur(h,t~l.~ thl'lll UB grad endows study center for students in dental school A UB gra duate wh o Is ,1 pro nun ent \\ '~.-·s t l'rn Nt'\'' Ymk dti Ornl·v has ho no red his hrothrr '!l memory thro ut;h an cndownwnt gtft tnr a ~t u dent ~ tu dy n •nter m the ~chool of Drnt<tl Ml•d t(lllt'. Gordo n R. Gros~. !1-t't\lor part1wr 111 the Buffalo law li n n (;ro!>, , ~ h u m a n . Bri zd lc: and l; dti ll an, hd~ g.tH~n S 100,000 to l'!>tahh)l.h thl' Ala n I. Gross Student Resource Rnnm . <;ro~!l. a 1955 gradua te ol t h~.-· L· B L th' ~~.hoot. ~.11J hl· ~o.lluld lhtnl.. ol no bl·ll cr way to rt.'mt'mtwr ht' bru thl•r, ,1 (knttst .md .1 L.H l.tlult\ me mber in the dent al school whu J1l·J 1n I ~4X . ··t\l.Jn Wd~ .111 l'nthu ~ t as t i' ll'achcr who !1- taycd yo ung bcc.t u'c tll ht' .K!ltlll' .1nJ ,tllltud~· of t:an ng abou t h i~ st ude nts .tnd th1.~1r ltvl'!l ·· Alan <._;ross· wtd ow, Na n ly<..; nb~, uHli..Urrl•d. ··Not ht ng mc.Jnt ll111rc to Alan at the school than th t• stu cknb dllJ t he qua li ty of l'du~o..JtHIJ\ : she added. "My child ren and I art· !tO proud thitt tht~ funJ w1!1 kt'tT the spir it and the m t'mo rr of Alan alt w at th~.-· den tal ~chool:· Elame Dav ts, associate dean fu r stud(•nt .Jffa1rs 111 the dental -"".hO(ll, sa id: "The ~urce centl'r ts a tb.tamrnt to a wondt' rfulll,.,itt.:hc-r ..111J 11 provides a much needed study space (or the J cntal -sthool <itudrnb:· The cent er o pened thts past sp rtn g Wtth a ft·w Je:.k!'l, .1 uunpull•r and a small libra ry coll ectio n, and l ><w t ~ satd e.lch vcar shl" wtll Wl\rl.. \vith Na ncy Gross a nd student rep rt."!lt.'ntattvC!ttO dt•nde how ht'!>t hi use the yearl y interest gt"nerated by t ht· fund . I >avt~ :.atd thl· plan '-' to expa nd the current space, add more ~tudv t:arrcb . bu~ .1dd1t tonal books a nd upgrade the computa. Those wishing to contribute to.the Alan I.L;rth~ Stu dl·n t Re ... our~.~.-· Center fund m ay co ntact Erk Ak oo <ll 7 1to ~2lJ - 2052. �4 llepcxWr Septemberl6. 1!!191'1ol3l.ID.4 BRIEFLY l'lunllett to receive ~Ainrd )olme l'lur*etl. uniwnily , . . trar, will roceiYe t h e Centers' prellgious- -gulshedrocognizlng-...-.Iced- ond ""'"" In the convnunl!y11t the 23rd c.nten' CO<lii<>C:adon ond Uturgy of the Holy Spirit. to be hold It 10:30 1.m. Sundly In the lllg ,_., on the second l1oor of the Sludent Union on the Compus. o....id lllllrd, ~ dl- Annuli- roctordstudent"""""'wtll~ celvo the Rev. llo)'mond t. ~ Moooy Mlt*try · Re.. M>gr. f. Potrld< Keleher of t h e - ClmpusCenter ond the Rev. focob c.· Leclwon of the SOuth Clmpus Newmlll Center conduct the5<fVice. wiN ae.dJ<-'99 to be~ Volunb!On . . .-clll>pllrtidplle In the 11th ...... 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The idea reuse" of full-pag< New York Tomd of his t<mporary an proj<ct, he says. ads to provoke racial and raciolsexual is to liberate the images of Amdia anxicty.)onathanHorowitzoopi<stho Earhardt. Pablo Picasso and Samud logo for Maxell vidootape (whoso ll«:kett frotn their roles as pitchmen name refer> redunden~y to "maxi· in Apple oomputers'"think difl'erml" mum excellence") onto Maxdl tape a d v e r t i s i n g ,.---,----.,,...--- - - - , itself, then copies it in front ofbulldo:rers. campaign.(set ac- again, · over and Nevef\heless, the artistic end of socio/economic protest - the cuJ. ture jammm -are alive, healthy and o n campus. The jammers have different ends to their design; different companyingstory). "Penuasion"f<a· tures work in various media by II over, until the im· age completely art ists' coiJectives and individual artists whose work of what " maxi mum excellence" means, anyway. I T's been mor< than 30 years since their predecessors threw verbal grenades at the miJj. tary-industrial complex, and decades since environmentalists be- mcthods to their deliberate madness. Some play naughty games with breaksu"'i(sstatic raisingthoquestion sacred corporate logos. some investigat e th e physical perfect ion of commercial icons, o thers note o r o therwise protest thi manipulation of public consciousness and values by commercial interests. Still others rc-manipulate commercial manipulations in an attempt to subvert their original meaning. A cross section of jammers and jammer-types wiiJ be presented in a new exhibition opening tomorrow evening in the UB Art Gallery. "" Persuasio n: Tales of Commerce may s=n incxpficable at first. Upon and the Avant-Garde" officially be- an opportunity to entertain a nwn- gins at 7 p.m. with a public reception for the artists in the gallery's fir>t-6oor exhibition space in the Center for the ber of questions. Sud> as, what is the role of the visuaJ an.ist in the oontext of oommercial advertising. what does our frenzied in6atio.l of the "image" ofsomooneorsomethingmeanabout the value and meaning we assign to that image, and can civic discourse compete with the din produced by Arts on the North Campus and will run through Nov. 14. Gallery hou rs are Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sun days from noon to 5 p.m. ln conjunctjon with the exhibit, a special evmt tentativelyscheduled for 3 p.m. Sept. 24. ti~ed "The Rafts of the Archetypes" will fea tu re the launch onto Lake LaSalle of three I0· foot -high, two-dimensional images fur ther consideration, however, it c ut s exq uisitely close to the bone. The presen te rs 1 . -- • ·,, \~ ,~ ~ I ~;~ = ~ Gareth )ames offers the giddy lu· ''[' nacy of an ad hoc • promotional " campaign for his "product," REM or "Revol utionary Everlasting Mate· of the O.aaiL..anM work in many media , from oil to rial." A vidoo work video to visual" interventions .. thclt by Daniel Pflum m requires the highlight alternative impfiations of the commodities exchange. The show's cu rator, Kare"n Emenhiser, says the exlubition offm competing commercial pitche:s? She notes that a coUection of advertisements form a contextual backdrop to the artists in this show. Some of the ar1 is purely analyti· ca.l; some retaliative as well AT&T logo to morph endlessly at warp speed to the strains ofhoppin' industrial music. Group presenters iiidude Hocus Focus, The Cicada Corps of Artists, G<neral Idea and individual artists with similar interests. "Their goals""' varied," Emenhiser says."10l'<'-insert publicdiscour>einto pubfic spa=. to insist upon pmonal value in the corporate state; to challenge the glossy veneer of consumer· ism while exploring that ~ and its potent appeal, to breal< tho trana:." other things. a turning away from prefabricated aesthetic dements in the environment), but they would be cozy in their company. Artist Richard Hawlcins, for in· stance, presents sdectiom from his "Disembodied Zombies" series. Eadt begins as a photograph ofthe exquisitely altered male body used 10 sell. say, Calvin Klein jockey shorts. Hawkins beheads the guy and tlkes his <XliSilletic digitization one step fur. ther - "perfecting" the image and suspending it lil<e the head of John the Baptist against a photoshopped bac.kg.round. A commercial treat - ment of youth and beauty turns into a wmbie-<mblem ofthe denial of deay that so marks the ad world Eberhard Havekostalso is int=st<d mthe physical and metaphysical sur· f:!ceofthooommen:ial image ofphysical perfection. In his "Beauty" series, he alters with paint the gorgeous surfaces of commercially pho<ographed filers 10 disoon=ting dkct. The Cicada group documents its art-attack on inner-city advertising campaigns for cigarettes and other dangerous produas .. The work of the group General Idea presents its !MAGEVJRUS series. This set of photographs documents the appropriation (with the artist's permission ) of Robert Indiana's famous "LOVE" logo for use by AIDS artist -activists. General Idea employed this colorful logotype as if it was a weU-known corporate artistically speaking. They may not be literal camp followers of Herbert symbol printing it without further exposition on posters, billboards, on every square inch of a commuter train and other urban scenarios. In the hands ofculn= jammers, despite Marc use, Guy Debord or the Situationists (who promote, among into tho everyday traffic. Jammers are not idiosyncratic, its omnipresent threat...AIDS" melts �September 1U!I99Nol31.No 4 llepolriea Gene work on Nature cover ScientistSfind first 11-subunit protein bound RNA to By£LUNC:O~UM News Services Editor T first glance, it might look like an artist's elegan t design fo r a Christmas wreath, but the illustration on the cover of this week's Nature is actually a computer graphic of a strand of RNA that has A bound to an unusually symmetrica l pro tein by wrapping it self around the protein's outer teinsand DNA, it only has bem relatively recently that people have begun to appreciate and study the elements that control interactions be- tween proteins and RNA. Probably the most famous example of such an interaction and the one th at sparked much of the current interest in RNA was the discovery around 1990 that two RNA-protein interactions are involved in regulating the HIV virus that ca uses edge. Determined using X-ray crystallography at high -resolution by a team of scientists from UB and the Uni versity of York. it is thefirstll-sub- un it protein bou nd AIDS. "The protein we study has no re- lation to HlV," explained GoUnick, "but at the funda mental level, if IJ'~~~~~~~~ to RNA that has ever been determined. It is one of only a few protein- RNA complexes that have been characterized and one of barely a handful of those that involve messenger RNA lmRNA ). "There are very few known and elucidated examples of complexes between protein and mRNA and very, very few that have been characterized to this level of detail," said Paul Gollnick, UB associate professor of biological sciences and senior author on the paper. Gollnick co ndu cted t he wo rk with co-a uthors Alfred Antsoo and Guy Dodson while on sabbatical at the University of York.. While the lion's share of genetic research jo the past 20 years has focused on interactions between pro- we can' understand how thi s one works, it may have some relation to the genetic processes by which other proteins bind to RNA." He explained that in terms of regulating the flow of genetic information from RNA to protein, bind ing mRNA is crucial. "So if you want to regulate expression of a particular gene in a protein RNA interaction, you wou1d want to do it at the mRNA level," he said. The protein involved is TRAP (Tryptophan RNA-bindingAttenuator Protein). which is found in a family of bacteria called Bacilli. The mechanism by which TRAP functions is calJed anen uation and several eukaryotic genes (genes fo und in multiceiJular o rganisms like humans ), including several cancer genes, appear to be regulated br a similar mechanism. " By understanding the simpler TRAP system in bacteria, we are beginning to develop a model for un derstanding more complex systems in some of the eukaryotic genes regulated by attenuation ," said Gollnick. In Bacillus subtilis, TRAP regu lates the expression of genes that en- code enzymes for the synthesis of the amino acid tryptophan , which is essential for protein -building in humans and also is related to circa- dian rhythms. GoUnick explained that these bac· teria only will make enzymes to synthesize tryptophan as necessary; if TRAP senses that there is eno ugh in the cell, it automatically turns off gene expression for these enzymes. "The virtu aUy unique feat ure of TRAP is that it only binds RNA when it has firm bound tryptophan," said GoUnick. TRAP also has II identical subunits, a completely uniqu e strudure for a protein, which has scientists in Gollnick's Jab at UB working to solve th e mystery. "Most proteins have one or two," said Gollnick. .. Even four is odd and there are very few with eight. \<\'h}' did this thing evolve to have II~ .. Another puzzling feature pbout the TRAP-mRNA complex is the lack of a folded structure in the RNA. •·The RNA to which TRAP binds is entirelr single-stranded," said Gollnick_ "There is only one other similar example of this known to date." The research was funded by the NationaJ Science Foundation and by the Pew Charitable Trusts. I 5 .EieclronicHiy!iWG:VS liJ Curtain Up! 1999: An online view of Buffalo's theater season Theater In Western New Yoril agam k.icks off another varied stage season with the 17th annuaJ C urtain Up! celebration on. Friday. More than ever. local theaters have gone online to promote theu productions, provide information and sell tickets. UB's Cent er for the Arts offers a concise preview of the Cu rtain Up! gala festivities at <http: //wlngs .buffalo.edu / 8rb/ .html/ curtaln _up_99.htmb . The s1te offers an itinerary for the formal cerem onies, a full list of openmg· mght pe rformances and some brief history-for example, Buffalo was the first c11 y to offer such a widespread celebration of its theatrical activity. The oldest residential theater organizat 1on, Stud1o Arena <http:/ / www.studloaren•.org /> will open It S 34th season w1th Alan Aykbourn's " Things We Do For Love." The Brecht -Wei ll master piece "The Threepenny Opera" will be offered b)' the ln sh c:la3311...tl Theatre <http://www.lrlshtheatre.com/>. The Alle)'WaV The atre <http://www.alleyway.com/> will prem1cre an offheat Lom edy caJi ed .. Ce lebril )' Fish-Purveyors to the Stars." Percnnaal mu sical hits "G uys and Dolls" at D'Youvi ll e College's Kavmoky The at re <http://www.dyc .edu/ Kavlnoky /> and "The Kmg and r· on Oct. 5 at the recently renovated Shea's Performmg Art s Lcnte r <http://www.sheas.org /> arc guaranteed crow d - plea:,er ~. Th e Tennessee Williams da..;sic '"Cat o n a Hot Tin Roof"' 1s co-produced by Buffalo Ensemble Theatre <http://freenet .buffalo.edu/ arts/ pac/ bet/> and Women in Theatre. Press reviews and articles about Westcrn New Yo rk pla ys lan he fou nd o nlin e as well. The UB co mmunaty run access rev1ews puh lishcd by The Buffalo News VIa the Dow Jones Intera ctiVe ~ 1t e I Tu get th ere from the VB Libranes page <http: / / ubllb.buHalo.edu / libraries>: click on On line Resources, then Database!> br Ti~le . th en Dow Jones Int eractive. ) You can narrow the list of publicat ion " to Buffalo, and usmg Boolean operato rs, sea rch wuh words from src · cific play titles, personnel o r th e name:, of local theater ~ . O th er publications that cover local theater h3tmgs and articles mclude Artvo1cc <http:/ / www.artvolce.com / >and Buffalo Beat <http:/ / www.buffalobeat.com />. Western New Yo rk theater IS a~ vibrant a:, ever. Newcomers to tht~ region and longtim e residents ahke are encouraged to attend the fe:, · tivlties of C urtain Up~ \999 and patronize the \oc.a\ playhouses throughout the 1999-2000 season. The Web can help you choost· which performances to attend. However, for all its wonders. not rvc n th e Internet can provide a suhstltutc for good liVe theater. For assuttmce m cormectmg to tire World W1de Web vw UB co mputer accowrts, conracr th e ASCJT Help Desk at 645 -3542 Getting new drugs online -is risky By£LUNC:O~UM News Services Editor Reput able sites can be useful when a consumer is o rdering a reH EN used judi - fill by email and picking it up at a ciously, pharmacy local pharmacy, he says. Moreover, Web sites can play prescribers can email prescriptions an important edu - ·directly to a pharmacy to be picked cational role for consumers. but they up, if the (:mail ~tem is secu re. never should be used for ordering Butevenorderingnewpharmaceunew prdcriptions, according to a ticals from seemingly reputable sites professor of pharmacy at UB. can pose problems, like those that arise Karl Fiebelkorn, clinical assistant from using mail-<>rder pharmacies. professor of pharmacy practice, says According to Fiebelkorn, a trained legitimate online pharmacies, such phannacist can glean quite a lot of as those run by reputable commu- information from an in-person connity pharmacies, incl udin g versation with a patient that is just Drugsto~oom oWJted by Rite Aid not possible in cyberspace. and Soma.oom owned by CVS, can "Can you monitor a patient's sucbe good sources of information for cess with their drug therapy online!" patients on their disease state and he ash_ "Can you check the patient's their drug therapies. They also can blood prtSSure or blood sugar online be good sources of referrals to other orav<:rthephonel Ofcour.;e not- R<al sites or information sources, such as pharmacists in community pharmadrug companies, government agen- cies can do all these thing.. We can accies or patient-help organizations. tually see the skin rnsb for which the "Consumer<ducation isaitical to patient is sedcing tmttment• the success of a treatment ,• ·says Case in point: a few years ago, Fiebe,lkorn, who for 16 yean super- while Fiebelkorn was working in a vised a major community pharmacy. community pharmacy, a diabetic "But, as they say, 'A little bit ofknowl- patient called to say that, according edge can be dangerous.' That's why it to her blood -g lu cose meter, her is always important fo r the patient to blood-sugar level was "out of consee a health proli:ssional face-to-fuce." trol... Fiebelkorn askM her to come Some ph arma cy Web sit es, to the pharmacy and bring her gluFiebelkorn says. such as thost that cose meter with her. It turned out operate offshore and send to con - she was getting inaccurate readings W su mers prescription drugs without because the sensors in the meter a prescription, are patently illegal and obviously should be avoided. needed to be cleaned. In another instance, Fiebelkorn recalls, a patient told him she was using her inha1er more times during the day than was recommended and that she was having her medi - cation reftlled (through a mail-order phannacy~ about twice as often as is usually ne cessa ry. When Fiebelkorn asked her to show him how she used her inha1er. he saw she was using it incorrectly, a nd he showed her how to use it properly. It 's also important for a pharmacist to be able to observe a patient's body language because it offers in sight into a patient's mindset and if something is bothering him or her. "'And what if the patient isn't tell ing you everyt hing?" he asks . "Online, you can't know whether or not the patient is telling you aU the facts." For example, he describes a hypothetical patient who wants a prescription for V1agra. That patient could state in an email message to an online pharmacy that he weighs ISO pounds and is in perfect health, when in fact he is extremdy overweight and has a heart conditio n , whi ch normally would be contraindications for the drug. But in the online emrironment. the pharmacist would never know. In addition, he says, there IS no way for online pharmaCies to com· ply fully with state regulat ions that require patients to rect•ive detailed information abou t tht' drugs they are receiving. -Deborah Husted Koshlnsky and Rick McRae, U"'vrTSJty Lrbnmcs BrieBy UB to host Kids Voting WNY voter-education conference Western New Yoril 's voung adu lts wi'll get . 1 ( han u~ to :, peo~k therr minds at UB o n Nauonal Kld:, Votmg Day. Approximatel y SOO stud cnb !rum 75 h1gh ~c h ool~ 10 l:rre and N1agara counties wrll convene ..11 seve ral sites on the No rth Ca mpu ~ Sept. 28 to part1 c1pa1e 10 a half· dav lOnfc rence on votmg behav10r and civiC responsibilit y. The event was o rgamzed h}' 1\.!ds Voting WNY, a non -profit vo ter ed uca ti on program where students under the voting age pariK I· pate in a cu rriculum about the electoral process. T he organizatio n receives support from II sponsor3- ca ll ed ..co rporate champiom of democracy" - mclud ing UB. Mo lly Thompson, executive d 1rector of Kids Votmg WNY. 53)'~ the organization isn 't about promoting po liti cal candida tes. bu t rather, making young ad ults aware of the issues. St udents atte ndin g the event wi ll be polled conce rning issues of mterest to their age group. listen to speakers, view a new Kid s Vot · ing video and exchange politi cal views in small group disc u ss ion ~ faci litated by UB stu dents. Students participating in the event , which runs from 8:30a.m. to I :30 p.m., also will be poll ed on pa rt y-p latform preferen ces and a host of developmen t issues concetning Buffalo's future . Mary Gres ho~m , vice president for public service and urb..1n affa1rs, says Lh e event is aimed at reducing voter apathy among young pcopk. " It 's a national movement to try to rekindle inten•st in Civic be hav ror," she said. In addit1on to the Office of Public Servrce and Urban Affa1rs, spo n ~ors of the event include tht• College of Arts and Scienct's, the D1v1 · :,1on of Studen t Affairs. the Office of Admission s. the Office ut th e Provost and the Division of Univers1ty Services. Kid~ Voting WNY is part of the national o rganazation Krd:, Vo t tng USA . �6 Reporter September 1B.1999/Vol.31. No4 Expert In design and theory brings national reputation to UB Joas _,_... , _ _ _ , , . . . . , . . 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl:1,~ to the The Rtporte-wolcomeslellm from roodors~on lb stories ond oontenlletlmbe linlt!d ID 800- ..,.j moy be for style and l!nglh.letters rnustlnd.de the_.. namo, -ondadoytlmol!le- . phone-lor-- ~ taJ!e ol the llepotf6camotpomlsh .. - . re- - lhoy-be...-by 9 a.m. MondoyiO b e - space..,-., < - ll!ponl!r.,....,. for Thepullbtionln -. be ...-on<Mor-*llyat Kleinman named chair of architecture By PAT1UCIA DONOVAN News SeMc.~ Editor K ENT Kleinman de · scribes himself as a man "with a passion for the built environmenL" AI· though not a preservationist in the was associat~ professor of architec- · tation. turc in tht CoUege of Architecture The school's acting <kart, Thomas Headric~ says he welcomes and writttn extensively in Euro~ Kleinman's"superb blend of talents." and the U.S. and is the author of sev" He's an immemely creative and and Urban Planning. He has worked er.d books. ·The VB architecture department stn cte st sense o f the term , Kleinman , a designer with a distin guished International reputation in archnectural dcstgn and theory. (onsiders buildangs constructed in the past to be carriers of culture. "A culture is msc ribed in stones .1nd forms of its buill environment," saY!. Kl ~ mman , who took over this !o.Cnu."Ster as chau of the Department of Archll ect urt: 1~ the School of Ar..:hJtectun· J nd Planning. " Fo r good o r til , th t'M' strw.-wn.--s ('Xpress the va lue-. of those \\'ho built them. We tn.'<ll ou r older buildings with re:. pcd bCl:a use thcv represent our ~.: ultural past. !( we lose them, we lose p.m of who we are. " \Vc needn 't encapsulate the past o n the assumptum that we: can't produ~.- c buildmgs of the same quahty. howrver. Our gl· nerati o n has th t, value-s, tntdligL'nce and training to produce great archi tect ure. We nn-d to exercise o ur c.•. xcel\cncc, CqJress it tn the work we create. "To ho nestl y represe nt our ltfe Jnd llmt·s. our built environment ca nnot o nly mcorporate the values we hold, hut stimuJat<" a public debatl' about what those values should be." Kletnman says. citing as ex amp les th e work o f Daniel Libt.-skind of Gt·rmnnv and Alvaro Stza of Portugal. Kleinman comes to UB from tht> University o f Michigan , where he visionary arclUtect and educator with broad-ranging interests and a wcUpublished scholar who also understands academic administration ," Headrick says. "Even more lmportanlly, he brings a rommitment and enthusiasm to make UBan outstanding school forarchitectureand planning. We are indeed fortunate that he has joined our UB community." Kleinman, who also is an associate professor, notes that one of the attractions of coming to UB is the city of Buffalo itself."lt has many impressive and intact physical structures, unliJ« many other citieo-Detroit, for example. Buffitlo's great buildings . may not be fully used or fully occupied, but they are of landmark value. "And the school it.<elf is very imkent IUelnman brings a n.1tlonal ponant to N.w York State." he adds. rqMrtatlon to the DqNrtment of Architecture. .. It 's SUNY 's only architecture school and is poised to be great It had been without a pem1anent chair since the departure of Elizabeth Cromley for Northeastern University in Janua ry 1997. A national search for her replacement began at that time, but was unsucessful During this time, students staged has an exceUenl faculty and brigh1, a pro1es1 in which they piled up a number of chairs and then asked for a "chair" for their department. VVh ilc the school received an ex cellent five -year accreditation last fall, th e National Architectu re Accredi tation Board encouraged the school to continue to search for a department chair of national repu - energetic, intelligent students." Kleinman notes that this year, ar- chitect Michael Sorkin will be teaching in the graduate program every two weeks, giving students an opportunity to learn from -one of the finest architectural critics and thinkers in ihe world. "We expect to do this sort of thing ever y yea r," he said. "We'll have classes taugh1 by some of the finest architects, designers, theorists and planners in their fields." Kleinman also points to the school's annual lecture series as strong and provoc:ativr. "On Oct. 13, for instance, our spcai«r is Wolfgang Tschap<Uer, a young, up - <~;nd-coming archit~ct who is very successful in Europe. particularly in the German-speaking realm. Tschapdler's work will demonstrate the role that European governments play in promoting high quality, sometimes radical arclU!eeture,particularlythrough thevdUde of o~n competitions." Kleinman says it usuaUy surprises Americans to learn how much government sup- port has to do with the spectacular buildings going up o""r.<asKieinman holds a mast~r's degree ln architecture from the University of C alifornia at Berk~ley, from which he also received a bachelor's degree summa cum /nude in 1979. Between I986 and I995, he has been an invited visiting professor o r critic 31 ComeU I he University; UC- Berkeley. University of Michigan and im- portant archi t ~ctural schools in Denmark, Austria and Germany. A prominent author and editor in his field, Kleinman is working on .. Notes on Almost Nothing," an assessment of two significant bu t un- der-document«! buildings designed by Mies Van Der Rohe . Ea rlier works include " Rudolf Amheim: R.-vealingVISion"( 1998), with Lesli~ van Duzer, a criticaiJy apRiauded anthology of writings on the" w<irk ~f Harvard psychologisl Rudolf Arnheim-who famo usly appUed th~ principles of Gestalt per· ceptual psychology to the fields of film. en and architecture. Kleinman calls Amheim a dose friend and a sou~~ of inspiration. Photonics institute co ntinued from page 1 The author of more than 350sci entific papers, Pras.1.d is responsible for bringing in annual researc h funding of more than $1 million. He is the p resident of a high -tech company in the UB incubator. La ser Photo nics Technologies, Inc., which develops innova tive optical n}aterials. Prasad's research has resulted in a broad range o f fundamental ad vances. such as the generation of new photonic materials that already are being used to develop new can cer treatment s, C Os that pack a thou sand times morr data than those available today and extremely sensitive molecular probes. "tv'ith this institute. UB is doing something that goes far beyond an academic exercise," said Prasad. "We are really rC"Jching out to industry and research institutions in an en trep reneurial endeavor that will benefit this com mu nity. Together, with our partners, we wiiJ be developing real products that will attract new businesses to this area and gen era te economic development." According to Prasad, the purpose of the Institute for l.a.sers. Photonics and Biop hoton ics is to serve as the focal point of a photonics corridor encompassing institutions and firms in Western New York and in nearby Ontario. Within the university, the institute already has ongoing relationships with other photonics research programs in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the School of Dental Medicine, the School of En· ginceri ng and Applied Sciences, the School of Pharmacy and the Departmen t of Physics. The institute will build on the PRL's current collaborations with the Calspan - UB Research Cen torr and Roswell Park Cancer Institu te, and fo resees frui tful relationsh ips with other institutions, including • Bioinformatics • Laser· activated treatments • Photo-<lynamic c:an= therapies In addition to world-class testing and research facilities. the institute will offer to its industrial partners technical expertise, joint efforts to develop new products, short courses on innovative technologies and training and recruitment opportunities. mer programs and international collaborations and co::hange programs. Efforts in the biomedical arena indude research into new cancer treat ments, new instruments and laser <raining for medical, dental and aesthetic applications. Funding to launch the institute has been provided by the Office of the Provost, with facultysuppert from the For the university, the institute will College of Arts and Sciences, the Kaleida Health Group, HauptmanWoodward Medical Research Insti - offer an interdisciplinary graduate program ofstudy, post-<loctoral traiq- tute and Rochester General Hospital Laser Cen ter. The institute already has formed a collaboration with Photonics Research O ntario and Princess Margaret Hosp ital, wi t h which U B recently signed a memorandum of u nderstanding. Interactions with regional industries are expected to form an important linkage of th e new institu te. The inst itute also will offer its partners. both inside and o utside the university, access to a broad range of scientific instruments and technologies. each of which is involved in the growth of major markets. ing. visiting faculty programs. sum- School of Engineering and AppUed Sciences and the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. They include: • Ind ustrial and lf'ledicallasers • Sensor t ech not~ics • Fiber optics ' •Imaging and dis~:ty1"<Clmolo­ gies • High-density data storage • Optical coatings and solar-en- ergy panels • Mtdica l and den tal imaging and diagnostics �September 16.1999/V1JI 31. No 4 Repariea _____________ Tbe~•JI Lake LaSalle student housing comes at an environmental price De¥ Editor: Given the overwhelming student interest in the new Hadley Road apartments, it seems dear that students want apartment-style living on campus. Ground has now been broken for the next phase of student apa rtments at Lake LaSalle. The motive for these co nstru cti on projects appears to be a sinceu desire by UB officials to meet student needs. But this new student housing is coming at a price, not just in dollars. Consider the following: If you ask students and their parentswhat they like about the appear- ance of a campus, they wiU not say "w. liked that campus becaUS< it had so many new apartment buildings ... But they will tell you they love campuses that look like campuses beca use th ey are wooded, park -like and embrace natural beauty. The location chosen for the Lake LaSalle apartments is (or at least was) arguably the most beautiful natural spot on the North Campus. The loss of this place is tragi c (some would say) ugly. The campus desperately needs to be beautified and natu.ra.Liud. What students and their parents now experience is a giant cement and brick spine sur· rounded by parking lots. The new flower beds arc a step in the right direction, but the campus' stark im· age will not change for the better by surrounding the spine and its park ing lots with apanment complexes and their parking lots. The l..ake l..aSalle site might have been spared had UB decision-mak· ers paid attention to the VB 2025 campus land-use plan that was developed by the university's EnvironmentaiTaskForce (ETF)in 1995and accepted by the UB administration in 1996. Tht> decision -makers also neglected to consult with the ETF, an organization the administration has put ..on hold" si nce Jan. I by refusing to appoint new leadership. The campus does not belong to a few select campus deci - \l-~t'~,~Ol'llgllt.., and has af- sio n -makers (no m atter how smart or well intentioned }. The campus is public land and, as such. it belongs to all of us. including th e general publi c. ·rnus. campus landmatter ho attractively de sig ned ~and nicely landscaped, the new apa rtments will not recreate this natural place or add beauty or serenity to the campus equal to what is now lost forever. use deci sion -making be open. Minimally, shouldn't there have been hearings and consensus-building before embarking on an aggressive, campus- development plan that may t"ventu ally resuh in as many as five student housing developments? It is ironic, a.s one co lleagu e Unfortunately, UB pointed out to me, that rt.--sidents North Campus is of Ea st Aurora ( or any stark , sterile and ··~II:~Jil~'-- community in New York ) have more opportunity for demo cratic participation in decision s about whether a new Wal -Man 1s built in their town than members of the US commu nity have in campus land -use decisions. State law requires an environ mental impact statement ( EIS ) when projects will have a substan tial impact on the environment. The clearing of land for the Lake l..aSalle apartments dearly had that kind of impact. Was an EJS done? If so, how did it add ress the loss of this natu ral area? If an EIS was not done, what was the rationale for not doing it ? Was there a legal requirement ? An EIS. incidentally, would have required public participation. I work with many people who are involved with these housing projects and have even been invited to make suggestions about building design . These are fine people, conscientious. well -intended, all trying to do the best for the university and its stu dent "customers." But I think something is amiss. This fast -track crash process is producing casualties, and ~electing the Lake LaSalle sit e was J big mistake. Earlier this summer. when I saw what was done by the earthmoving machines. I just stood there in silence and shock, not knowing whether to scream curses or simply cry. I ended up doing both, professional detach men t no t being an option. In my 17 years of employment with UB, I n('Vc.-r (ell so disappointed, bet rayed and violated by this institution. I though! of aU the hours I had spent in that place, feeling its peace and beaury. It was a Little oasis. a n:fugt.· on this over- industrialized campu~. The grief I fed about this loss is al most indescribable. Walter Simpson Cutting of trees for student housing "an absolute outrage" ecosystem--oxygenation of the air, root systems to prevent erosion, shd ~ ter and homes for various forms of wildlife, etc. But. for me, it is more of a feeling of what green spaces and lrt'C> and flowers do for my inm.'"T being. I get a great se nse of inter connectedness and peace when I'm surrounded by nature. Belicve me, parking lots and ovcr-oonstruction do not give me the same feelings! Most people get a warmth or .sense about their surroundings that may be hard to put into words. It just makes them feel good to be sur- rounded by nature. A etmpu~ that r('C()gnizcs this wou ld certainl y at tract more students. ~ I appreciate all the beautification that h as been done to the North C.ampus. but I'm very troubled when such a beautiful area with mature trees is completely leveled. Even if more trees are planted, they won't have the size, shading or magnifi cence of those that were taken down . I'm sure I join many who also mourn the loss of yet another green spaCl'. Linsey Baker Science and E.ngmunng Library Triggle's utterances fair poorly against Gettysburg Address To the Editor: The Gettysburg Address, even as Van Gogh's paintings. took a long time to register: " It was not until many years later that the address became recognized as one of the classic ut terances of aU time." (Encyclopedia Britannica. 1950 Edition. Volume 14, plate II ) Many contemporaries fiercel y cr iti cized the " utterance s," al though Everett, th e speaker pre ced ing Lince!n at the occasion, commented in print , .. , wish that I could nattcr myself that I had co me as near to the central idea of th e occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes." For those who believe that the provost 's utte~ces are misjudged by contemporaries, only to be rec · ognized for their brilliance by more distant and dispassionate observers, I submit in evidence the open.i ng two sentences of both: lincoln: Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the propos•· tion that all men arc created equal. Now " 'e are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicnt.ed , The Sufis lost 17- 10 to v•s•ongAkron Unrven•ty Sawrday before a school rec.ord 20.835 fans in their fii"St~ Mld-Amencan Conference football game Buft.do. whiCh went mt.O the pme u a nearly three-touchdown underdog. n!CO'Vered from a slow sart to battle the Z.ps on eowoen tenns for most of the contest. The Zips jumped In front the first ume they touched the ball. Akron drove 72 yards on I I pbys to l:ake a 7..0 lead when james Wa.shlngoon scored from 19 yan:b out on a rolk>ot to the nght. They •ncrused that lead oo I 0-0 on a 20-yan:l field go;al by b.c Derr and uw dit!ir defense bail them out twK.e m the second quarter u the Buill began to crank it up offenSM!:Iy Arst. the Zips stopped a prom1sing UB dnve when redstun. freshman 8ml McOonaki fumb'ed after a IS-yard ptn and the Zip-s' Jon Eaton recovered at the Akron 14. Then, after UB juntor Marcus Cote sacked Wutungton. foi"Ced a fumble and rt!<O¥ered it. the Zips' defensM made the nop of the pme . From a fint-andgoal at the six, the Bulls gained only one yard on th~e tries befo~ kicker Xon had his ll-yard attempt blocked The Bulls did aet on the board later when JUOtOr Tory Srruth burst (or H yards ~ller on a fake punt that led to a ]].yard field goal by Keller The Zips toOk control again when S..ndon ~e capped ;a 12-pl~. 72-yard drive with a one-yard ptunge to make It 17-3 wJth ) : 1-4 left 1n the durd qU¥ter The Bulls rallied. howreYer. u sophomore quanem;.ck joe Freedy. rmlong h1s first career start. hit senior Drew Haddad With a 32~yard Koring nnke to cut the l~d (D seven points ( 17 - I 0) with I I :-49 left in regulation. The Akron defense. however, stiffened and the Bulls suffered thelf first home open•ng loss •n the Cra•g Cirbus c02ching en. The Bulls' defense wu ouuanding throughout the night with several excellent perfonmnces. The defense wu led by sophomore Brandoo Jordan who had I ] addes, a uck and [\lifO aclde:s for loss. Strong gfety Enc Pi pions added I I t1cldes. while Carlos Spencer. Chris Shelly and Cole added I0 acldes each Sophomore free safety Craig Rohlfs added nine aclde:s and a fum~e recovery VoiiB~~all Villanova l , UB I (6-l S, I S- 10, Il -l S, S- 1S) Montan a State J, UB 0 (9·1 S, S· l S, 7- l S) New Orl eans l , UB I (IS-13, S- 1S, 6-1 5,1 0- l S) ~OCCBr MEN' S UB l, Can islus I Akron I,UBO WOMEN ' S UB S, O etroit~Mercy I Lmss Lount~ MEN ' S UB ll,Albany 27 WOMEN UB 37 ,Albany 22 Unwenity Focilir1es To the Editor: I, too, feel a tremendous sense of loss when trees or forests are destroyed. I think it's an absolute ou trage that the lovely stand of trees was de stroyed around La.ke USalle to ma.kc room for more student apanffients. I saw "before" and ..after" pictures after that area was desecrated. It was enough to make me physicaUy sick! The dear-cu tt ing was apparent ly done without consulting any of our environmental groups or without an impact statement. We all know the scientific reasons why plants and trees are sovit.11 to our ~oot~all Akron 17, UB 10 can lo ng endure. (2 more mmu tol Triggle: A recent review in !Ill' Economist described universitl~ d:. one of our most ancient instituti on~ with an associated history o l JP proximately 1.000 years. But unin·r sities are really much o lder than th.tt. and can trace their origin to the li brary at Alexandria and to th(' C rl·c.-k formalism of snrntifil llllJllln'. L! more hours) I f('SI m yca~. John C. G. Boot Prolenor and cho1r, Deport men/ of Monogemen/ Sc1enCel and Sysrems School of Management Two firms fund fellowships The Bergquist Corp . and Custom Electronics, Inc. arc brtt1ng on the brainpower of UR student!. by givmg g1fts to tht" School o f l~ ngr ncering and Applied Scirnu·s tn fu nJ tdlnw s h1p~ for s tudt· nt ~ affili ated with il.s l:nt" rgy Sys tt.· m ~ Jn ,t llllll' Mark H . Karwan . J ran of th<·l'ngml'l'TIIlg ~!." h ool. \JIJ l~l' kllm' ships "rrnrct trul' corporat e IL·Jder)hLp m hdpmg to dc.·velop a ) Iron gcr mdu stry/ uruvc.•rsll y partncr'\hip." I le added : "These .. o mpJrH e) arc pro vrd1ng tht: margin of rxcd lcn(l' requ•rt:d for today's cnv,1 nt:ers by hdpmg tht.·m obtam a qualit y graduate education." W. lamt::. ~aqt:ant, professor nf el ect ri cal engin~:cnng and dlr('\,. tor of the SEAS ~. ncrg y Syst<•ms lns tLtutt·, forme rl y known a ~ till' High Powc.·r Elect ronic ~ ln '\lilute. sa id the gifts will str('nglht.•n l ' B\ gradua tl·· cngmeering program ~ hv '\ Upportmg recruitment of t.tl r nted md1v1duah who will add lkpth to the.· sL·hnol \ rcsc.'a n.h d fo rt :.. .. The~c .. tudc.·nh Jre wdhng to ••.,h. quc~t10n~ t)l ' how ' .mJ ' wh' that m.l)' challt:ngc our assumpt i On~. thcv .ur thorough mloJim,· m ~ up on the detail :,. both thc.·o n..'tic.al Jnd cxpemnentJ I. and With thl'lr unbriJic.·d cnthusia~m. thev make thl· projc.·ct fun ." 1\ergqutsl IS giv mg $ .'\5,000 a vcar for up to stx )'Cars 111 ~u pport 111 J doctoral student. The first Her~LJUL S t I )o\.' toral l·dlow 111 I ll L' r~ ' ~vstL·m~ • ~ l'il'l. " tnca l engm('enng studc."nt lenmfer Ztr nhcld . Ber~qUi s t , hast·d 10 Minneapolis. I) a world IL·Jdl·r Ill the.· mJnul.h tun.· of thc.·rnMIIv conductL\'e electr\C.ll -tsolatlon !Oll"rlacl' m.Jtt:nJh C ustom , a pnvJtd y held cnmpJnv 111 ( )nL·onta th.u mJnulacturL'' h1gh - voltJ~l' L.tpa~: lt o rs and h1gh - voha~(' l'ilTironl:-;mdu i L·~ lor .!Cro!tpJlt' and dl'fen se app li catiom. 1:. ~n· mg $21.000 .1 vc<Jr for up tothrc.'l' Vt.'ar~ to ~upport a master \ lc.·vcl fdlow~hip 1\ ,u old (;111 1 ~ the lirst ( : u ~tom Elt:ctrunH. ) Ma ster h:llow 111 Encq!.\' ~,· ,tl'llb . Th e ,tuJcnh arc wo rking with Saf)L'anl 111 h1) rt'~l'Jrch ''" hm\' clel."tfllntL svslt'm !t Jgt: and how Jdvanu·J L'ncrg,· )rs t em~ t"Jn hl' I."U illt: mor(' dfi cu:nt. Sa ri rant sa td hL· •=- taktng a ven dlftt:rL'Ilt JP pmat.: h In managing reliabilit y 111 t' llL' r~!)' W\lt'llb . wh11.: h L' ~o.ntll....tltn the aerospa ce .md defense.· mdu~tnc.·~ . -\ �8 Repoder September 1~ 1!199/Vol. 3Uo.4 :=Woriuhop Thursday, Septem~r . Stress - L Student : Vnion. Rm. 230. 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(see story, page 6) Greiner addresses the Voting Faculty President's pres~tation touches on highlights ofpast year, looks ahead to the future By MAltA MCGINNIS Rl!pOI'ter Assistant Editor P RESIDENT William R. G reiner touched o n sev· eral significant university successes of the past year, major long-tenn goals and specific faculty roncerns in his annual report to the Voting Faculty on Tuesday. Greiner first recognized the fac ulty members who have left UB, as well as those who have achieved new positions. He ~ported that II new full professors have joined UB's fac ulty over the course of the past year, while 26 have been promoted to full professors. Greiner, who said that a search is under way for a new p rovost, noted that new deans will have to be identified in the upcoming year for the Graduate School of Education, the School of Architecture and Planning, and the School oflnfonnation Stud· ies in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). He pointed out that althoug h Hearing and Deafness. and the col- CAS currently is overextended in its · labora tion between UB and Roswell expenditures due to "aggressive ap- Park Cancer Institute. "I think the pointmcnts" of new fac ulty and staff, increased enrollment this fall should drive the additional income of the college up by a ..couple mil lion dollars." Greiner recognized this year's disap~intingst:atebudgetoutromeand emphasized the need for VB to di versify its revenue sources, as it is now in "theeraofa11-fundsbudgeting." He pointed out Ne-.vYork'sdistinaion as 50th in the country as fur as state tax support for higher education and notedthat "weh<rVCmadcsomeenormous forward progress over the last IOyeani in every area under very, very difficult circumstances." Greiner also touched on major organized resea rch accomp lis h rnents in the past year, including the Center for Computational Research; the Institute for Lasers, Pho tonics and Biophotonics; The Cen ter for UB-RosweUcombination will \x extraordinary in rcmns o( advancin~ biomedical research and health care," G reiner noted. adding that by standing togethe r, the rwo lnstitu lions wjJI be much more effect ive in pursuing these initiatives. In terms of health affuirs,he noted the importance or the reorgani1..a tion efforts or the medical school's practice plan, the merger and consolida tion or clinical departments and the pursuit of plans to establish a significant university presence on High Street in downtown Buffalo. Greiner reported that the ~num bers are very good " in terms of thi!o. fa ll 's enrollment and emphasi1..ed the recruitment of 330 new gradu ate students, which he callr:d "a very important number for us." Compared to last yea r, total en rqllment is up by 900 students and appl ica tiom. increased by8 percent. he S.'1 id. "A lot of people worked verr hard on this and I'd like to thank all of them," said Greiner about then:cruitment success...Our goal is to be.~ back at 25.000 jn the next three to five years," he said, adding that a rea sonable long-term goal for UB will be to increase that number to 30,000 over the next 10 years. Greiner noted the importance ol "wise and effective Uses of technol ogy .. at VB and touched on several importa nt developments in thi s area, including a major grant from the Pew Charitable Trust. Access99 , the creation or the Educational Technology Center as a resou rce for facu lty. and the implementation of :<oeveral distanct·~ l carning course~ and programs. ··we mtcnd to be a residential campus. but we also Jn tend to extend what we can do (in terms of distance-learning ) veryag· gressively," he added. cont'"-d- ,_,.' Frank Brady appointed dean ofHRP By LOIS BAXER News Services Editor F RANK 0. Brady, dean of th e D ivi sion of Hea lt h Sciences at the Un iversity of So uth Dakota School o f Med ic in e, h as been named dean of th e Schoo l of Health Re · Ia ted Profess i~ns. Brady will assume th e position next m o nth. H e replaces Barry C. Eckert , who h as been named a~­ ciate provost for institutional edu cational collaboration . "Frank Brady will bring us, as the newly appointed dean of the School of HeaJth Related Professions, substan tial academic and professional reputation, plus significant experi ence with the North Central Association as an accredilation examiner," said Provost David 1. Triggle. Brady also has "extensi ve teaching, resea rch and m anage m ent strengths, and h as been actively involved in programs that en h ance management . administra tive and ~ommunity relations," Triggle added. Brady. who a lso will hold the fac ult y position of profe ssor or clinical labo ratory sciences and nutrition , earned his doctorate in bioche mi stry from Duke University in 1969. He spent four years as a postdocto ra l research fellow at Columbia Univers it y before joining the bioch emistry fac ult y \ at the Univers ity of South Da kota. H e was promoted to full professo r in \982 and was namt·d dean of tht> health SCiences divi sion in 1992. During his tenu re . Brady was :1 visiting sc ienti st at the MRC Toxt cology Unit in Carshahon . Surn•, Eng land , and from Jul y \988 to December 1991. spent one-q uar · ter of hi s proft>ssJonal t1me as a KcllofllNational Leadership Fcl · low, sponsored by the W.K . Kdlogg Foundation . During hi !> fe llows hip, he traveled throughout th e U.S. and ab road, participating tn activities in Antarctica, Venczuela, C h ina and Ca nada. He has held five rcsearch granb, including three from the National In s titutes or Health (N IH ), to study the function of proteins that b1nd to heavy metal!>, and h a~ published 49 papers and 35 ab · strJI."t s 111 his research area. In ad ditton. Brady ha ... rece1ved more than S 1.2 million 10 cduc..atJon granb from the Department of Health and Human Servtu.·!l to :<oupport traJnmg program.; lor nurse anesthetJSb and phvsH.t.u1 J.SSJSIJntS . H1!> proil.'!>:<>ll)n.tl <~cit\ till'' 111 dude serving a.~ ~..hatr of the (.,reJt Plaim R\·gwnal Re~cJr(h Com mJttCl' of the Amt'Tilall I kart .,, !>OC.: Jatton anJ partt(lpJtm~ 111 'l'~ l'T.JI a~.-· ttVllit'!> o t ttw ~JH ' , Htl l (hem1strv Studv Sell Jon An av1d SWIOl llll'f, Brad\ 1~ Jll Nt :AA -certtfit'd swtm mtng rdt•rel' and s tott• dirt•(tor of South Dakota's Co ll egl' SwmmHng Offi cials Association. �21 Repoa lea- .Septellber 2J, 1!1!191Vot3Uo.5 B RIErLY ==== lloger Cunninghllm, associate professor of microbiology, is direc- 5ueK.Dao-., ond ........,. lllo ...... ttaphl-...y S<Ndaf-.g. w i i - "AQuor· llrCAnluryaf tor ofUB's Ernest Witebsky Center for Immunology. He has been a member of the UB faculty since 1973. _ -...ugh~ in Nursing -.:It" • the 1Nrd Annuli -llulough Lee· ture, 1D be hold. 4:30 p.m. Sop. lOin tho Conlor lor To- .,_.., .... _ - c.q,us. 1llo lo<lule, . -.... the late- of the Ia !kNd o( - . g . Is clollgnod lor-- ....... ~ f o r - .... - -... -Donlldlont.- --af-(NH) ---•off.coll . . . there7 Are they . . . . . . _ .7 The number of strains will vary according to who is counting and what method they use. The most oommon involve the use of what is termed serological typing. Oncr having determined that a given isolate is Escherichia coli hosed on cmain lllOfphological and biochemical prop<rties, i.e. proper rod shape aod ~g properties, and ability to ferment the sugar lactose, the organism is tested with antiserum that has been P"'· P=d in animals specifically to deted the various serotypes. The diff=nt scrotypes ..., determined by the particular struc:t\IRS prtS<Dt oo the surface of different strains of E. coli There are two kinds of these (antil!'flS). One is called 0 antigen and these m oompos<d of oomplex carbohydrate.= on the surfaa: of the bacterial cdi.At prtS<D~ there are about 200 different kinds (strains) of Esdlerichia rou known. Each of these, when given as a vaccine to (for aample) a rabbi~ will produce a specific antibody that will detect that particular antigen and no other. A second type of antigen is usually, but not always, present on £ coli cells. This is a protein structure termed a flagellum that is "'5p0nsible = Sdena!s ond the Clnler for Helring ond DolfneD. There is • ~too. Aphoslo ....ally Is caused by ·-0<-tn;lrythot domoges - ,.,ucuuar-- In the dominont cerolnl hemisphere called Btoca's and Wernicke's areas. Among pmenb!rS at the conference will be Alan Lockwood, dinlcal dftdor o( US's Center for Positron ~ T0JTl0910Phy, who will !isoJss the used PET lmoglng in diognosing aphosio. CMot Sellets and Dono Ritter-Schmidt; Iron! US's Speech,~ and Hearing Clinic. also wfi participate. Forlnfotrnotionand..gistrotion. all 71t>-829-2797, ext. 111 . for motility. These are termed H an· tjgens. ln the presen! case, the£. coli are of the serotype 01 57: H7. These are organisms that carry a toxin gene !.hat has been acquired from a cousin of £ coli called ShigeUn. Shigelln are alwar.; pathogenic. The vast major· ity of£ coli are non-pathogenic and inhabit the intestinal tract (coion ) of humans and animals, where they probably play a beneficial role. What are some of the more common 50U~es of E. coin These organisms are conunon in· habitants of the intestinal tract of humans and animals. They can, however, also be found in soil, water, food or anything else that becomes contaminated with feces from these sources. ---~-· ,....-bec:--7 The symptoms..., those of an acute gastroenteritis that devdops into a aamping.oftm grossly bloody diarrhea Fe= is low-grade or absent. Many cases are self-limiting. and ,.. solve in eight to 10 days without specifictmltmenl.A serious, sometimes &tal, oomplication may de..!op in some patients in ~ the kidneys beoome alfected. pmumably by the Shigella tiDin, particularly in children. This is known as bernolytic ~ syndrome that can lead to kidney fiill= and sometimes an associated bemolytic anemia. _do,_ - f. co/l lnfec. tlon7 Antibiotics, fluid and salt replacemen~and bed rest..., the usual tmltment. Some physicians omit antibiotics but, depending on the patien~ will do supportive'""' as warrants. ·Are""'"'- occuning or has medlol publicity...- h seem that •11'11 As is so often the case in infectious disease, the first ~ition of what are termed STEC (Shigellil toxin producing Escherichia colr) in 1982 led to the recognition of an associa· tion between an unusuaJ serotype. 0 157:H7, and hemolytic uremi c syndrome and bloody diarrhea further led to additional cases being recognized in the ensuing years. The most spectacular episode occurred in 1993 on the West Coast in a chain of fast-food restaurants. The outbreak was associated with consumption of undercooked ground beef. More than 100 cases~ identified, of which 55 developed hemolytic uremic syndrome and four died. As of this mom en~ most public health laboratories have initiated active sur..illance programs for these organisms among dysentery cases admitted to hospitals, but they do not examine ground beef in paclting plants. larly of the fast~food persuasion. you must.rdyon the..OOO..At borne, the ~are~Cook all ground meats to 160 degrees Fa1u-mbeit or until the jui<a run dear.ltisprobablytimeforallthe backyarddldsto invest in a good meat thermometer. In addition. because one newrknowsthe historyoffroitsand~they should be thoroughly washed. For the pessimist, soaking in a solution of one teaspoon of bleach in a gallon of water will help disinfect produc.e. _.......,_...__...... .. --.-of-• .... -......., ......... w.-.--..,.... -......-to- ...,.._7 This is not likdy for .....at reasons. Most pnxluas that area<lvertisedas antibacterial..., weak in their action. A brisk swipe with brand whareYtr is ...-y unlikdy 1D lcill because outside of incina-ation, the chemicalltilling of organisms taUs time, more time than the average person is willing to wait. The principle effect or such swabbing is d ue to simple washing of thesw&a: beingtnated.Another ..,.. son is that the antibacterial materials are not antibiotics. They am their efkct by chemical denaturing of the bacteria, thus the death of an organism is an all.or-none phenomenon. In contrast, antibiotics affect the me· tabolism of the bacteria and interf..., with it. If the bacteria d...Jop analternative melabolic pathway. then the antibiotic will no longer have a targ~ whereas an antibacterial will always be able to denature its target, be it protein, lipid or carbohydrate. How do you protect younelf ....t ,_, homily from.•n outbreD of this type7 If you frequent restaurants, particu- ---lt7 What's ahead? We must espect more "manmade" situatioos,sud! as£ a>U 0157:H7, to emerse- To be sure. the "amion" of an ordinary E. a>U that a<quired a toxin gene from the SIUgel/d bacillus is not the iioult ofhwnans. But the capacity to propopte eooanous amounts of tainted fDod surely is a human activity. The number of carassesthat comprise a single lot of ground beef these days must simply be seen to be believed. Now, consider a single oontami· nated animal's meat being ground into meat from, say 1(}.12 other cattle.Anentirebat<hofbundreds of pounds'of ground bet:£ now is oontarninated and if not properly cooked, will lead to disease, if not tragedy. Furthermote,""' must be more aware of the real dangers that careless disposal of la:al rnaterial can easily lead to disaster. The final point to malct is ground meat must be proj>crly cooked and fruits and~ properly wasb&L Your mother told you all about it. So do it Panel recommends guidelines for evaluations Faculty Senate committee proposes student comments riot be published REPORTER The ,........lsa ampus cornnulity - • TUDENT evaluations of ____ S publishod by lhe Olllce o( News seMces in the llM*>n o( tJn1w!nliY 5enllco$. - lWw!nlly ., BY MAliA MCGINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor --___ ..... ..... _.,_ c..lt-- ... - ·(716) 1J60afb Hoi. Am1onl. 64WU6. -.. _.., -....... .......__ . ---s..-----== ...,.._ t.waMcannb ....... A-..t 1<111- -~ co u rses and instructors would conform to certain basic university-wide guide- lines and students• written com· men!$ would not be published, under recommendations proposed by the Faculty Senate Teaching and Learning Committee to the senate's Executive Committee last week. While VB policy already requires that courses be evaluated by stu· dents, the committee originally was asked to determine whether course evaluations, particularly students' written comments, should be published or otherwise made accessible to students and whether an attempt should be made to standardize procedures across the campus . The report, presented by committee Chair Ronald Gentile, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, noted that thert is no point in recommending "one best way for all; given UB's history of non-standardized proce- dures in regard to course evalua- tions, but concluded that it would be useful to implement some mini ~ mum requirements. After s-i gnificant resea rch and analysis by the committee on what is known about student ratings or instruction and bow student evaluations cue done across the campus. committee members fo und that ..student written comments which have no nonnative base are difficult and procedures used to collect dati; estlblishing. specifying. collecting and updating ~ppropriate normative dati against which instructors and courses would be compared, and publishing or otherwise making course ratings, as weU as the norms that provide the context for interpreting those ratings. available to those who need them. • That units include some ques- evaluating courses and instruaors. The other recommendations were sent back to the committee to be written as a resolution. Gentile also repotted that theoommitteeaamincdaconam raised last ymby.Km-yGran~deanoftheCol­ lege of Arts and Sciences, about the eligibility of non-tenured fuculty for SUNY O!ancellor's Awards. "We noted his (Gran~s) ooncerns. tions designed for ·criterion-refer- However, we found no reason to to combine into usable composite enced purposes on the evaluations, data. they are not easily interpret- since norm· referenccd compari - able for swnmative, norm-reference sons, by definition, do not provide feedback or specific information on what is commendable, what needs implement a VB policy against nominatingjuniorfucultyforOlancellor's Awards," Gentile reported. Ia other business, the FSEC passed a resolution supporting the College at Old Westbury in its efforts to halt a "oompromiscd P""idential search." The resoluiion asked SUNY Chancellor John Ryan and the Board of Trustees to allow the college to begin a "new and legitimate search" process. The action was in response to a "flawod~ process that violated SUNY presidentialsearch guidelines and r<Sulted in the nQmioatioo of a single candidate" for president of ~college. oomparisons" and, therefore, should not be published, Gentile reported. However, since in some cases students' written comments provide useful information as feedback to instructors and their units, the report reoommends that it be left up to each unit to decide how to use and distnbute students' written comments, as well as quaotitltive ratings. Other recommendations by the committee include: • That each unit identify some· one to be resporutit'le for ensuring standardiution of.the instrument improvement and bow to improve a given romponeulQf a course. • That units requir< those who..., ""PQDSlble for supervising instruction and malting promotion-andten= decisions be fully informed about the new evaluation guidelines. Senators agreed to seParate out for further study a reoommendation that would identify and inoorporate other ways to document the efficacy of instruction. since student evaluations are: only one d.imepsion of �SepremberZJ.l!elfi'JJI. 31. No.5 Reparte. Retirement issue fuels freeze Expected retirements, new hires overextend CAS. budget BY MAltA MC~S RtpOtttr Assistant Editor T HE hiring freeu facing the College of Arts and Sciences is due largely to an over-anticipation of fac ult y ret irements, structural problems, and commitments made prior to the inception of the college, President William R Greiner and Provost David Triggle told the FacuJty Senate Executive Committee last week. "The good news is, a lot of great new faculty have been hired (in the CAS)," Gneiner reported. "The bad news is. if we continue to spend at the current rate-the rate that started when the fiscal year began in Julywe would have the <:;oUege of Arts and Sciences exaeding the state appropriation by somewhere in the order of $2 -$3 million." He added that Triggle is working with CAS Dean Kerry Grant to see that the expenditure rate in the college is brought down closer to, and then in line with, its appropriation. "In order to accomplish this, over the nat year or 18 months. there will be a tightness in hiring and some other things," Greiner said. "Hopes for new appointments will be delayed and we'll have to wait for retirements to actually occur." Triggle explained that most of the 32 faculty~nes that have turned over in the CAS since 1998 were due to retirement s. However, many of those facul ty members who were expected to retire arc still on the payroll because of retirement incen- tives or simply because they intend to leave but have not actually left. "We have hirod against those ~ es and are still paying old ones," said Triggle, adding that the CAS hired 38 full-time, tenure-track faculty and several full -time equivaJents during this same time period. "The issue around the College of Arts and Sciences is significaotlydue to an over-anticipation of what was going to happeo with faculty mirements. but it will certainly require some caution over the next year.in terms of hiring," said 'lliggle. "Nonetheless, a great deal of the hiring that would have been done has, in fact, already been done.• Triggle noted that the issue was comp~cated by the faa that Graot took over as dean of.the new college in the middle of an academic year, by which time a lot of "commitments had been out there from the previous structures." Greiner noted that UB is now ln ao era of"all-funds budgeting." The new notion is that every dollar, regardless of its source. is usable for Opu.Jtions of the university. Al though "we're used to first spending all of the state appropriation," said Gneiner, "there are tradeoff:s that can be made between one kind of have in the past," he said. " In making the transition into this, we're going to have to get people to think differently and creatively about the ways they spend all of the moneys available." Greiner's report to the FSEC also incl uded a respollS( to environmental concerns among members of the university community about theremoval of trees on the south shore l.ake LaSalle to accommodate more new apartment -style housing for students. He noted that there are significant expanses of natural areas on the North Campus. which will continue to be preserved in the years ahead, but said that "some of the beautiful, interesting spots on our campus are not natural" and cited the two lake. as an example. Greiner said that the lak£s serve a functional purpose, since they were built to allow for drainage. "They were created by people, and as far as I'm concerned, they can be manipulated by people for the good of the institution," he said ... If we were going to use that site for anyt h ing other than a sta nd of trees., it turns o ut that the tre~ had to come down because you have to raise the level of the site to make it dollar and another." usable." He said that over the next scveraJ months. the university probably will have to bring down the nominal al- Greiner acknowlpiged that those who have environmental concerns should express them, but main · tained that cutting down the trees .. is a reasonable tradeoff for housing that will serve thousands of stu· dents over the next 20 yean;." locatjons to the units to line up with what really is available for expendi tun~. "CoUectively, that won't mean the units get to spend less than they Melatonin linked to bone growth By l OIS IIAIWI News Setvices Editor U NIVERSITY researchers have shown for the first time that melatonin , a hormone pro- duced naturally by the pineal gland and used widely as a supplement to diminish jet lag and improve sleep pan ems, may play an important role in promoting bone growth. Results of the research apphlred recently in the Journnl of Bio/ogilal Oremistry•. The study was conducted by Jerome A. Roth, professor of pharmacology and toxicol A ogy in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and bioon-11 Cho, professor of oral biology in the School of Omtal Medicine. By exposing m o use prc-ostco - blasts and fully differentiated rat osteoblas~.T-Cells that produce a nd "We know melatonin decreases with age, and that bone loss, which can lead to osteopo rosis, is an in· evitable part of aging, especially among women ," C ho said. "Ca n m elatonin help prevent ostcoporo· sis? Our research indica tes it may have that potential." Roth said human melatonin receptors are very similar to ra t and body levels of the hormone speeded While the mechanism that allows melato nin to have an effect on bone formation still is undear, the UB re-searchers hypothesize it may involve an intraceUular. second messenger up the transformation e f pre-osteo- called cyme AMP. mineralize bone m a trix co mpo · nents--to melatonin , the researchers were able to show that normal blasts to fully differentiated osteoblasts. and induced both types of cells to produce increased amounts of several bone matrix proteins re· sponsible for bone formation. "After binding to its receptor o n the cell surface, melatonin signals the cell to produce aod mineralize bone matrix proteins," Roth said, "This has not been shown before. We are now investigating what cellular events are taking place to maU this happen." Roth and Cho showed that in the pr£5CnCe of melatonin , cell differen · tiatio n was completed by day 12 and was cquiva1e:nt or greater at that pomt than cells grown for 21 days. Melatonin also increased exprt"'!l sio n of bone sialoprotein , o r BSP. and o ther OOne-marker matnx proteins such as secreted protein, which is acidic a nd ri c h in cyc teine, known as SPARC; osteocalcin. and alkaline phosphatase. or ALP. researchers found. Most s1gnificantJy. s.11d Roth, further experiments showed that thl" mouse pre-osteoblast.s relevels of melatonin. but good model for human osteoblasts. "'We know that receptors for me- latonin ar< coupled to adenylcyclase, an enzyme responsible for the formation of cyclicAMP,and we know that cyclic AMP inhibits pre-osteoblast differentiation. We think melatonin has the ability to inhibit the action of cyclic AMP and, consequently, to trigger cell differentiation." Under standard growth conditions in vitro, mouse pre-ost:eoblasts undergo cell differentiation to osteo- BrieBy Crofts Hall to implement new telephone/voice mail system m Offkes In Croftl Hall on the North Campus will begin using a new telephone/voice -mail system at 8 a.m. Monday that will ass1gn new extens1ons to mdividuals. Fax numbers will reniain the same. and most offices will have operator-assisted lines. Offices that will be part of the new telephone system are Cam pus Services; Co ntroller's Office; Electronic Media; Financi al Services, including Accounting and Budget Serv1ces, Endowmen·t and JFR At · co unt Services, G rants and Contract Services, and Travel; Human Resource Services, including Research Foundation and State Pay roll, and Research Foundation and Sta te Personnel; Internal Audit ; News Services, including the Reporter. Procurement Servaces, includ ing Fast Track Processing, Invento ry Servi ces. Research Foundation and State Accounts Payable, and Research Foundation and State Purchasing; Publications, and Technology Services. Under the new system, individual staff membe rs can be accessed directly by dialing 645 -5000 and the staff member's four· digit ex tension at the voice prompt . A list of employees ' new extensions wiJI be ava ilable by click.mg on "Crofts Hall Telephone Extensions" on the University Business Services homepage at <http://www.bus iness.buffalo.edu >. Department homepages also will include staff members telephone extensions. Offices also can be reached via their mam telepho ne number, wh1ch wiU be the number that currentJy is bemg used. In most cases. an operator will am;wer the caU and direct the caller to the appropriate party. "Region" to be topic of lecture Whether It 's c•lled "Western New York.," the "N iilgara Frontier" or "Buffalo-Niagara," what exactly is our region? Is it a cu:lture , a h1story. an ecosystem, an economi c model or a geological area? And with so many definitions possible, what does "regionalism" mean, anyway? Beverly A. Sanford . assoCia te director of the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth, will address those issues m alec ture to be given at 7:30p.m. Monday in the Screeni ng Room in th e Center for the Arts on the North Camp us. EntitJed "Pa rameters, Perimeters. Persuasiom, Politics: The Art and Science of'Region,"' the lecture is the first of the academic year in the annual College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Lecture Series. It will bt> free and open to the publi c. With thl· subjec t of" regionalism " appea ring more often as a tOp iC in the local news , Sanford, an alumna of the College of Arts and Sciences, will look a t so me of the wa ys of understanding the reg10n as a context for current regional issues and dynamics. blasts and mineralization in 21 days. sponded to normal body mouse melatonin receptors, a char· acterist ic that makes these ce lls a 3 the cells needed to undergo five to seven days of differentiation before they were capable of responding to mela:tonin at that leveL The fully differentiated rat osteo- blasts responded rapidly to nom1al body melatonin levels, showing in· creased expression of th t> bone marker proteins BSP and osteocalcin within one hour of exposure to the hormone. the researchers fo und. Additional researchers lnvotved m this work were Byung-Gook Kim. a Korean visiting scholar, and Wen · Lang lin, Ph.D., technical specialist. both in the Department of Oral Biology in the School of Dental Medicine. The research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency and UB. Message from the President As the November election draws near, it is appropriate to remind ourselves of several important parameters pertaining to political fund-taising and other campaign activloo by or among university personnel. These parameters are found in state law and It Is essen. tial that UB employees stay within them. . This message Is not intended as a comprehensive review of existing laws regarding political activities by state employees, but it will provide guidelines for appropriate and Inappropriate behavIor. Your attention to and compliance with the following points are greatly appreciated: • There must be a dear separation between political campaign activities and the performance of duties as employees of the State University of New Yo'*. Political activities, includ ing fund-raising, may not be condurted on university property or time, using uni1 versity funds (all sources), or in UB's name. • No political fund-r~lslng tickets may be sold, purchased or ttansfen-ed on campus, inside or outside of buildings. Similarly, no money or checks may be paid or collected on campus for such purposes. • Moreover, un~ity employees are prohibited from soliciting political contributions off houn and off campus·from other unlve<sity employees, ~such citrumstances give either the·reality or appearance of coercion. UB personnel should not solicit such contributions, nor attempt to compel any other political oction or vote, from those lndMduals over whom they have supervisory authority. a No university~ taxes, supplies, lett.mead, postage or other stole toSOUrCeS of ony, kind may be used for political purposes. These and other restrictions are primarily contained in Section 74 of th<i Public Officers Law, Section 107 of the Civil Service Law and Section 17-1S8 of the Election Law. Copies of these New Yort< State laws ore liVIiloble for pickup at the clt<:ulotion desk of Lodtwood Libn11y and the Law UbrOI)I on the North Campus and at the cltrulotion desk of the Health Science Ubraty on the South Compus. It is important to undentand that, punuant to state law,. politlcal Ktivities on stJte lime or property may su!>ject employees to aimlnal pn>secUlion IIIIi the lou of employment. ~ W. ......-.ge rnombon at the L8 c:amrnLI1ity ID !aloe an iiCiive part In the ....... praoesse at cu COIII1Ii); IU 5Uch IICIMty lhould be punuodelndhicLiokondby thel-.olthe-atNewYoiL Thonkyoulor~dose--.tion to " - - " " " complele amplancewilh . . , . _ - Sinaroly, -.m R. Gteiner proper.,..._..,- .- - �4 Reporier September 23.1!1!19/VoiJtNo 5 SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor continues to learn after 30 yean at UB BRIEFLY Gentile is passionate about teaching By JE.NNIFU UWANDOWSIU Reporter Staff LTHOUGH he's been in the business for 30 )'<31', Ronald J. Ge ntile still can recall an experience nam: the ROTC graduate instead was nominated by his professor to do resea rch for the U.S. Army at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. In 1969, after two years at the hospital, Gentile came to UB. notes. In math, for example, students should be taught multiple ways to solve a problem. "We want to teach kids to think. not memoriu,"hesays. " If we don't do this now, two years from now, in class during the 1970s that changed his philoso ph y about teaching. " I was teaching a large class, lec- Sincethen,he'sbeenworkingon inspiring in his students the same passion he has for education, par· lcidsaregoingtobeinworseshape." Gentile, who has spent yurs studyingmasteryleamingandother A turing on some ridiculous topic," Gen6le says."Some (students) were eating, knitting, sleeping, paying attention , and it occurred to me that this was not going the way I waftted." He cut the class short. " Next time." a lesson." A moral lesson, that is. "Flash the Fimly" is a song about environmental issues, while " Buglebird Blues" tells the tale of a trumpeter swan who is rejected by friends. but ulti- he told the class, "! will lecture beca use I want to say it, not because you need to know it." From then on, he says, he never lect ured-in the convef\tionaJ sense mately saves them . "The Great - again . '"'' m neve r boring any more because I'm excited about it," he says. "That's made life more tol erable for me and my students." Gentile, a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Depan ment of Co unseling and Educa tional Psychology in the Graduate School of Education, remains passionate about his work after three decades in the field. The philosophy he shares with his students is simple: " Each of us has to be humble. We're never done learning how to teach." Ge ntile , who says he always wanted to tea ch, started o ut in chemical engineering at the Drexel Institute ofTechnology in Philadelphia. He soon figured out engineering wasn't for him, and enrolled at Pennsylvania State University, where he earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in psychology. After completing his doctora1 work. he narrowly missed going to Viet - Music has played a large part in Gentile's ·educational philosophy. Though not a substitul(forthecurriculum itself, he points out that music can be a great learning tool in almost any subject. He and his wife, Kay, who teaches ~t Buffalo State College, have collaborated on several projects. "We wrote a whole lot of (songs) that have to do with overcoming (adversity) and cooperation." he says. "Most of it can be used to teach -.dllt-,._lnhk--. --t........., -In-_, lion Gentile, can be o ticularly in his " Psychology of Learning aod Instruction" class. "That's my fun class," he says. "I've taught that class for al130 years I've been here." He even wrote his own text for the graduate- level class Allljoct. methods of teaching and testing, earned the rank of SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor about a year ago. " l ~s a fantastic honor," he says. " It carries with it an awesome respon- " Educational Psychology." Gentile says he teaches his stu dents that they "have t'i' make sure (their students) achieve the critical sibility-! better teach well, I better relate well to students. I think I al- objectives ... to go to the next level." But this is easier said than done, from a constant reflection on what matters: Why are teachers doing what they're doing! What can we do ditferendy to help students achieve he acknowledges. "We are too dominated by test scores." he says. "Everybody setms to know what the one 'right' way is, (but) there are a zillion 'right' ways." Keeping an open mind about teach ing methods is key, Gentile ways have." His enthusiasm stems, in part, greater success? "I feel emotionally involved in it I never get tired ofit,"hesays,comparing the experience of teaching to that of"listening to good music." Ho·rse and The -Greater Horses," which was performed as a locaJ children's opera, is about helping one another in the face of adversity. And overcoming adversity has much to do with success. On Gentile's tim day of class at Drexel, his instructor told each student to look to his left, then his right "Only one of you will be left at the end of the year; Gentile =ails the instructor saying. It is something on which he continues to reflect. "Why do we have an education system that says only one of three o(you will be here at the end of the year!" he asks. Students-in his classroom and in his students' classrooms-have to believe they can accomplish almost anything. .. If a teacher can't get excited about something, how can the students!" he wonders. "I think that's one of the rasons I'm not sick of this after 30 years." Making connection key in preventing suicide Frantz urges "UB at Sunrise" audience to throw troubled youth a "lifeline" . T By JENNIF£11 L£WANDOWSKI Reporter Staff HOMAS T. Frantz has . spent 25 years dealing with people affected by suicide, death, dying and grief, and has witnessed first -hand the pain that leads up to and lingers after a tragedy. That pain can be deadly for teen -agers, he told a "U B at Sunrise" audience Sept. 16. During a ta lk about "O ur Troubled Children: Identifying and Helping the Suicidal and Violence Prone," Fran tz urged audience members to do their part in preventing youth su icide, which, he said, appears to be a growing trend. Senior assoc iate dean in th e Graduate School of Education and chair of the school's Department of Counseling and Educational Psy chology, Frantz opened the annual "US at Sunrise .. series with a discus· sian of suicide, which he called ..one of the most difficult things we have to face in this world ... That young people choose death o ver making a con nection with us is devastating, he said, and so are the n umbers of adolescents who either have thought about suicide or have made an attempt In a classroom of 30 students, he said, typically 12- IS tl-ens will admit they've considered su icide, while one or two usually have attempted-statistics he ad - in mood may have a darker expla- son, no matter how slight the suspimirted seem unbelievably high. nation . cion of suicide. .. Now, they know it's a matter of ..Our job is to throw them a lifeWith the risk so great among teens, what can be done to prevent hours, of days before (their life is) line by connection with them suicide? over." he said, describing their feel - (through) conversation." he said. 'ille key to intervening is to con- ingsofhavingreachedtheirdecision He pointed out that while " we nect with them," Frantz as relief. cannot live on the top side of this said "Somebodywhois "(The good mood earth very long witho ut feeling suicidal has become is)soironic.becauseit pain ," those who turn to suicide disconnected from may be that time (he! more than likely haven't devised life ... from other ways to get rid of their pain. she) is most at risk." people. They feel alone. Frantz said that 80 "Most kids who attempt suiCide They feel like no one percent of young or die by suicide doo't wanttojlie." understands their burpeople who kill them - hesaid."Theywanttostophurllllg." dens." selves tell someone We have to recognize, he-;ud, The pain isn't always ahead of time. But that .. this is another human being those who dismiss or just like myself who's hurting. You obvious to family and friends, he. said, which take lighdy comments do this primarily through caring, related to suicide or (with a)'we're-all-in-this-together' makes notic ing that urgeapersonto .. hang attitude." gys someone needs help in there.. a bit longer Trying to talk som eone out of that much harder. youth suicide appean Sometimes, he said, a to be • growing trend. should not be blamed wanting to kill themselves, while person's cry for help for not having the good-intentioned.isnottheanswer, could be saying: "I need to talk." But fo resight to predict suicide, he said. Frantz scUd. "Evenwhenwegettokidirect.ty,it's "They're at the emotional level, most times, he said, because those who arc typically suicidal have an hard to believe it." he said " It's hard .....we're at the cognitive leveL With kids. we have to try to get to their level" incredibly difficult time sharing for us to let that in." their pain, the signs are much more But letting in that notion may He said the time during which subtle. Maybe it's a student visiting help cis. the pain. someoneisreadytokill himself-or his teacher, maybe it's a phone call "They release some of the pain isconsidered"lethal"-<ypicallylasts to a grandparent to say "hi." Some- with you. They pick up intuitively between a f.W hours and a few days. times, Frantz noted, the person who your concern,n he sa id ... That lbat is the time. he said. to get into previously may have been with - exchange .. . is the beginning of, per- the trenches, to throw that lifeline. drawn or was having a hard time haps, turning this thing around" "If, during this period, we can inFrantz stressed the importance of tervene," he said, "the odds are, you ta kes an u nexpected turn for the better. But the sudden improvement ~aking time to interact with a per- won't get back there again." �September Z3.1!1!!1r111131.No 5 Reporier 15 UB to market online courses University joins group to promote programs via Web listingsllJ By SUSAN M . MAIICHIONE RtpOrttr Cqntribotor T H£ university has joined with a consortium of elite universities that wiU market to the world their online distance-learning pro- grams via a directory on the World Wide Web. C.Orge J. Lopos, dean of Millard Fillmore CoUege, led the effort that resulted in UB gaining membership in the consortium of 26 public and private universities designated as Research 1 universities by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The initiative, known as "R l.edu," will maintain a Web site at <httyJ/ www.outmleh.washington.edu.rU>. The site will allow users to view a listing of panicipaling consortium members and to search their online distance-learning offerings by subject area, program type and institu tion. Credits and degrees for completed coursework will be awarded by the member institutions. Lopos said he is particularly pleased with the ''showcase" pages to be featured on the site that .. will give member institutions an opportu.nity to h.ighljght a different program each month." He noted that MFC. which has taken the lead ro le in developing UB's distance-learning efforts, will coordinate registration for US aca demicdepartments and units interested in listing online distance learning courses through the Rl.edu initiative. "This process will facilitate an tntegrated university-wide effort," he added. Mary H. Gresham, vice president for public service and urban affairs. praised Lopos for taking the initiative to secure US's place in theoonsortiwn. "I commend Dean Lopos on seizing this opportunity to partner with other Research I universities, while, at the same time, reaching out to a previously untapped, non -tradi - tional student audience. Additionally, he has placed UBand itsromprchen· sive continuing-education program in the forefront of programs offered by public research universities in the Nortbeast," she noted. "In only two years, Dean Lopos' 'Distance Learning Team' bas dem· cern. Besides, students as consum ers will chooK what best fits the1r educationaJ needs." Since its inception in 1997, MFC's di stance -learning program has onstrated what a strong Krvice ori entation and student-advocacy fo cus can mean for an institution's online program---iuccess." Dave Szatmary, acting vice provost at the Uniwrsity of Washington, the coordinating university for this effort, said "the Rl.edu site will provide a gateway to information grown from tllr-« online courses and 20 enrolled students to 21 courses with 362 students. This fall, MFC's about high-quality distance-learn· ing programs from large, weU -financed, established institutions." Lopos said that to be induded in the consortium, universities must be Research I institutions, demonstrate a commiunent to the next gen~ra­ tion {Internet 2) of networked - based, distance-learning programs and materials, have a minimum number of distance-learning course/program offerfugs and be a member of the Associa tion of American Universities (AAU ). Ln addition to US and the Uni- ve"ity of Washington, participants in the consortium are: Columbia University, Cornell University, Indi ana University, The Johns Hoplcins University, MIT, Michigan State University, New York University, Penn State University. Rutgers University, Stanford University, University of British Columbia, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Los Angeles, University of Colorado. University of Florida, University of Illinois, Uni versity of Minnesota -Twin Ci ties. University of Missouri -Columbia , University of Nebraska - Lin coln , University of North Ca rolina a t Chapel Hill, Univmity of Pennsyl· vania, University of Texas at Austin, University of Wisconsin -Madison and Vanderbilt University. While it would seem th at these institutions are in direct competi tion for the same students, Lopos maintains that .. the online offerings differ among the respective institu tions so competition is not a con- Internet-based offerings incl ude a oenificate program in computing and network managem ent , and courses in paraJegal studies, writing, public relations and nutrition. " It's about outreach and providing a flexible, convenient means by which students can continue their education without leav ing their world-home, office or commu nity," added Lopos. Accordingly, MFC recently introduced a new tag line for its distance learning pro- gram:"YourWorldOurOassroom." While US's participation in th e " R l .edu" initiative focuses upon online opportunities, MFC also of· fers programs and oourses via other distance-learning modalities. jour· na!ism, psychology and American cinema arc among six telecourses that will run on local cable access channels (Adelphia Ca ble and Lockport Community Television) this semester. Additional1y, M FC, in conj unction wi th the School o f Nursing, will offer interactive video courses to students at )amestpwn CommunityCoUege pursuing a UB bachelor's degree in nursing. in ano ther initiative, the college will part ner with the Gradua te School of Education's Center for Continuing ProfessionaJ Education to facilitate a series of interactive video seminars for officials of the Lancaster, Pioneer and Niagara FaUs school districts. The SUNY Learning Net\Vork is another way in which M FC is marketing its distance-learning courses statewide. • To learn more about MFC's distance-leaming offerings, current or prospective students can contact the college via phone at 829-2202, via fax at 829-2475, via the Web at <http:/I www.mfc.buffaJo.~u> or via email at <mfc-inquire@ buffaJo.edu> . ''MyUB" personalizes the campus By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor RESHMENarefindingUB through his or her US IT u.ser name. Although MyUB is a pilot program F and on ly available to incoming freshmen at this time, it could be MyUB, part of the Ac=s99 com· puting initiative. is each student's rus- a developer of MyU Balong \vith lim a little easier to navigate this semester, thanks to a new IT initiative_that "personaJizes" the campus. tomized portal, or Web site, that provides him or her with myriad infor+ mation about UB via Web links and announcements. l'he information ranges from the academic-details on DARS, SOAR, the libraries and IT litcracy-to quality of life issues such as schedules of events on campus, US and national news., and the week.Jy menus in the residence dining hall.s. The infonnation for the site wa... gathered in consultation with "stake· holder>" from aU across the campus. among them Computing and Infor~. mation Technology, Student Activi· ties, Studeni Affairs. the libraries, the Provost's Office, the Academic Advise· ment Center and Student Services.. Each student 's site is accessible opened to aU undergraduates by Fall 2000,says Rebecca Bernstein, direc tor of the Electronic Media Unit and Gorman and Rob Wright of Academic Computing Services in C IT. "This is what happens when you take the co ncept of UB 101 and blend it with the concept of person alization," Bernstein says. "All the (Web) links stude~ts use are in o ne place. We're taking a huge university like US and making it smaller." Bernstein calls MyUB a "coaching and mcntoring site," as well as an information site. It hosts aU of the information studen ts received during orientation, with categories and Web links changing as students progress. For example, orien tation links were replaced with links tl1at provide information that would be more helpful later, such as details about time management or advis- ing or finding a niche on campus. Students can add their own links, such as URLs fo r specific clas~ Web sites or other sites they frequently use, or "tum off" categories that they no longer use. It 's this"customizi ng" feature that makes MyUS unique among other educational and com mercial sites. Bernstein points o ut. Rather than providing a set of "passive," fixed links for all StUd(•nl\, the UB site "provides links that make scn.se, depending on that point in time," she says. ''We've dug deeper to find the right sites... t.hat match thl· needs of our student~ and make lifl· better for them ." The MyUB tc:.-am will deliver a pre sentation on the site next week at .1 meeting of Wt:bOev, a professional group for major universities \..·ith Web development teams. Ber nste i n notes th at Myl' ~ recordsabout731loginsdaily,about 20 percent of tl1e freshman da~ . She added that the team had ex · pected a daily response of from J . 7 percent. Sever•l coll•bor•tlve effons between publlshen and ilbrane!l are under way to meet schola rs' need for improved indexing of o ld er seriaJ literature and to solve library preservation concerns. Perwdica ls Co ntents Index ( PC I) <http://pcl.chadwyck.com/> is one of th e most amb iti o us of these efforts; its goal is to provide access to tables of co ntents for thousands of humanities and socia lscien ces publications. ~orne datmg as far back as the 1770s. While PCI does not provide fu ll -text articles, it doe!> provide un paralleled retrospective bibliographiC access to historical JOUrnal col lections. Journals indexed in PC I fall into lJ rough subject area~ from a rchaeology and a rchitectu re to political scien ce and psycho! ogy-a nd include tJtles publi shed 1n the United States, G reat Bntam , and Western Eu rope. For a list of journals covered. see <http:/ I pcl.ch•dwyck.com/ tltles/tltles.html >. Un til now, indexing of these journals hru. been provided 10 diver~e print and on lin e indexes, if at all, with many indexes only begmnmg coverage in the 1920s or 1930s. PC! covers journals from their first issues ( many of which appeared in the carl)· 19th century) through 1990/9 1. You can search by author, title, keyword, type of artlde.lan guage,or year. PC! is an invaluable source for book -rev1ew Cllattom, and for tracing contemporary reactions to new sc hoob of thought across th e disciplines. If only PCI were full text! Happily, there'£ JSTOR <http:/ / www.Jstor.org /> whiCh. wh1lt' a much smaller effort than PC!, provides the full tex t of Journal s' contents. JSTOR allows you to search fo r and read the full teX1 of a rt_icles from the first issues of a journaJ through issues publlsht:d three to five years ago. You can sea rch by author, title, kt·yword withm full text , da tes or type of article . And si nce JSTOR is an image -based da~abase , you get a fai thful repli cation of original material. and the unique structure of each journal title is m ai ntained (including ihe matic groupings, special suppl em ents, book reviews, ed 1tonal sta tt·ments and policies, advertisemen t.s etc. ) JSTOR co nstantly is expandin g it s holdmgs-to check t1lies cov ered, go to <http:/ / www.Jstor.org/ cgl-bln/ Jstor/ llstfoumal >. In dividual jo urna l titl e entries in the Web version of the UB Libr anl'~ catalog also provide a direct lin k to the dig11al JSTOR files . For aSSIStance '" coune.ctl1lg to rile World Wrde Well, CO rlla ct the Help Desk ar 645 · 3542. en - Austin Booth and Nina Cascio, Uno•crSifr l.1branes. BrieBy PSS Announces Workshop Series The Professional Staff SenAte, as pan of its Brown Bag se n es, will present three video prcscntall om and workshops this faiL All work shops will be held from noon to I p.m. at sites on both campusc~ 1 and are fr ee and open to the university community. "N utriti o n: Brcakmg Your Behavior Chains" will be held Oct. 6 m 730 Kimball Tower on the So uth Campus and Oct. 7 in 330 Student Union on the No rth Cam pus. A 13-minute video will exam1ne eat ing behaviors and offe r suggest 1uns to 1mprove eat ing hab1t~. Tht' video will he followcd hy a discuss1on wi th 1an1Cc Coch ran , U B nu tritionist in the Living Well C(•nter. "Res um e Writmg and Cover Letters" w11l be held Nov.·' 111 7.'0 Kimball Tower and Nov. 4 Ill 10 6 l acob~ Managt'me nt Cente r o n the No rth Campus. The workshop wdLht> presented by Steven Harvev. testing coordinator Ill th e Office of Carc:.-t:r Planning and Placement. who will help partiCipants to puttog{·t her a professional resume and cover letter. " Between You anJ Me: Solvmg Confh..:t " will be hdd i>l'L I m 730 Kunball Tower and De.: . 2 1n IOh lacobs Managemen t <.e nter. A 2K · minute v1dco wdltt•ach partiCipants how to rcsolve 111d1V1dual co nfli.:t s h)' fo llowmg s1mple and effective sttp~. The v1dt.'u will 1-w fo llowed by a bnef dt!<>cusston facilitated b)' Ed Brodka. a~!<>IS t ant dt rector ot UH Leadersh1p l kvdopmcnt Program !'! . To s1gn up for the scss1ons. lallthe PS~ offic{· at M S ~00' Student Leadership Institute set The UB Student Leadership Development Center 111 th(' I ll\'hum of Student Affa1r~ wdl prest'nt thc 7th annual US Student Lc:adt·r · sh1p Institute from I 0 a...m. to 4 p.m . Sal!!Id a}' m tht· ~ tudent Umnn on the North Campm. The evt·nt, wh ich is lrec and open to UH student:., i~ des1gnt:'d to g.1w student leaders an opport unity to enhance leadership skills. met·t and netwOrk with other student k-aders, idt'ntify campus resources and wor~ on group and mdividual goals for the 1999-2000 academ1c ye--.1r. Other sponsor~ rnclude the Student AssoCiatio n, Graduate Student Assoc iati on, Inter-Greek Cou ncil and Un iversity Res1dence Halls. For more information. co ntact Ed Brodka at 64S· 6469, ext. 11 5 �6 Rep ortea SeptemberZJ.l!!l!ll'lm 3Uo.5 UB sociologist says overdevelopment exacerbated damage from Joss ~urrlc:ane Floyd Careless building worsened -damage By PATWKIA DONOVAN New> S<Mces E<mor HEN flood waters precipitated by Hurricane Floyd fi. nally recede, there will remain terrible environmental and property damage that has been exacerbated by 25 years of careless overdevelopment of coastal lands to accommodate population growth, acmrding to a UB sociologist re· su rching regional development along North Carolina's southeast W coast. Christopher Mele, assistant pro· fessor of sociology, is writing a book on race, class and regional development in southeast Nonh Carolina. He lived in that region for three years while on the fac· ulty of the University of North Carolina, Wtlmington. " Tbe growth has provoked residential and commercia! overdevelopment in fragile tidaJ areas that cannot sustain it," Mete says, calling these problems "the work of individu· als and groups who appear oblivious to the risks they provoke." Among the regional factors that have contributed to the growth along sou th~t North Carolina's coast, the most important was the several preceding decades of under· developmml. Mcle says that before the I 9705, most of New Hanover County, and in fact , the entire southeast region of the state, was sparsely populated, underdevclaped and cut off from the state's core growth area-Raleigh. Durham and Chapel Hill. Because of this, ihe land, housing, and labor of the Cape Fear region weresignifi cantly less expensive than national averages. This attracted developers seeking 10 build 10 suit buym~ from ropolitan regions when ranked for rateofgrowth.Rapidgrowthhas requi..dadditionalhousingandoommercia! develapmenL "The problem is that lowland sites the Northeast, many of them retir· are not suitable for such dense population growth, Mele say>. "because mvironmenul facto~>, espe- eesscekinghomes in the south out· side population- and development saturated Florida. So like the - of the state, the southeast ooastalarea became a hotbed of development and economic resurgence, Mele says. Land am! housing have since eaceeded national averages, while labor remains relatively inexpensive. another attraction for developers. Developenwettaidedintheearly 1990s by the expansion of the regional airport and the a:tmsion of cially hurricanes, regularly erode and change the ooastline, making it unstable. Ovmi<:Yelopment on the barrier islands is particularly problematic. he adds. "The barrier islands are 'migrating' islands," he says "That means thattheconstantpoundingbywind and sea causes them 10 shift, erode and change shape year after year. Their physical structure is by nature labile. "That's why the Hattaras Iisl\thouse had 10 be mmed rea:ntly. The ...,.. ~~-~--­ Old South. "This'taming' and 'disciplining' of erooioiHlr migratioiHlf the Outer .Banks threatened 10 topple it. Far ·too many structura """"been built on these islands than their shifting land mass ca'n sustain. "If you look at the rapid and unp redictable migration of inlets in the natural environment has had a number of detrimenw effects. including 8ash Hoods and· pesticide runoff into slmlrns and riv=." To discourage coastal develop· ment, the State of North Carolina in 1985 instituted a ban on hard thisregion,• hesays. .. it will illustrate structures, such as seawalls and breakwatm~ on beaches. "The law enp>urages new construction in setbaclc.areas away &om beaches and the relocation ofbuildings, such as the Hatteras Light house, when they are threatened," Melesay>. "Another policy to discourage coasw development is the state allowance for sandbags to be used to protect a structure only when the surf reaches within 20 feet of a building's foundation. "Nevertheless," he say>. "new con· struction in these areas amtinues. unabated, and in fact. most of New Hanover County's prime property is coastal" the instability of North Carolina's coasw lands. Evm the locations of inlets are shifting all the time. Ma· son lnlet on the no rth end of Wrightsville Beach in New Hanover Interstate 40. both of which increased accessibility 10 Cape Fear. Mele says the Wilmington metropolitan area-officially New Hanover and Brunswick Counties-is now the 15th-fastest-grow· ing area in the nation . . "The city of Wilinington added t 2,532 people between 1990-98-a 22.6 percent increase in its population," Mde points out ... In 1994, the Wilmington metropolitan area was number six among the nation's met· __ AIWW County, for instance, mig ra ted nearly one-third of a mile between 1984-96." "Much development has been dirc<:ted toward attracting newcomers from the northeast and midwest," he says. "This typically entails draining and 6lling in wet· lands, cutting back thick growth, eliminating mosquitoes and the habitats of various animals, plant· ing lawns and building homes modeled after idealiz<d image of the an Weeds reflect "cultivation of abandonment" ''ABANDON" exhibit in Lightwell Gallery explores nature versus culture By MARA MCGINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor RTIST Tony Matelli has takenauniquestancein the exploration of nature versus culture by recreating familiar weeds4he rebel · lious sort that ..sprout like elegant anger on the concrete sweep of urban Amer ica"-in an exh ibit that captures how these often unwanted plants imply a socia l quest for beauty and control. Matelli's ..ABANDON," now on di splay through March 10, is "planted" in the Lightwell Gallery adjacent to the main UB Art Gal· lery in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Co incidentall y, "ABANDON " has sprung up while UB environmentalists are expressing concern about such issues as chemical weed control on campus grounds and the recent cutting of trees for construction of a new student- housing development. Thetimelinessoftheexhibit may offer to some viewers a sign that nature will. and often does, prevail. In th is sen se, MateUi's sculpted weeds present a d...,r challenge 10 human perspective, both literally and figuratively. A LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~ n. """'.... ......· - · - - · be.._, . . . . . .lllllmoy .........._.. be_for.,..llllllonglb.lel- ----__ .-.....-·--~ p~aw..m.tor .... ........... The openi ng reception for "A"BANDON," Matelli 's first si tespecific installation, will be held from 7-9 p.m. tomorrow in the main gallery. Matelli also will lecture at 3:30p.m. today in the Screening Room of the Center for the Arts. The exhibit and all related events are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays from I 0:30a.m. to8 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. According to curator Lisa Fischman, .. MatelH uses weedswhich are vital, rugged, persistently at odds with human endeavor. in· sistent yet burdened by the taint of failure, marking abandonment, dissolution, and rejtetion-as perfect object -metaphors." She adds that the artist cares little for horticuJture or nature, but rather is interested in how weeds signify cultural meaning. To define a plant as a weed is an act of cultural bias, Fischman ex· plains. It categorizes one life form as "useless and irritating. by compari· son to others deemed beautiful, de· sirable and worthwhile." .... A stream of forced air allows the hyper-realistic weeds 10 wave lightly in tho gallery space, creating what Matelli calls "an art exlubi~t does not at aU resemble art." Ahout"ABANOON," Matellisays: "We aU try to keep up appearances. We all operate within certain am vent ion s, but we can't control everything ... Gas gets passed and .._-the '-tlcultw8l equiY-'ent of • zlt... One - I s . forglvloble .......... ~ Is hopeless-" ARTIST TONY MATf.W pimples unexpectedly come. We can accept all of these thin&'> so long as they are maintained. .. Weeds are the horticultural equivalent of a zit. They represent a breakdown, either a failure or refusal to fight t he perfunctorfhattle against entropy. One weed is a forgivable blemish. Overgrowth is hopeless abandon. Overgrowth inside is the cultivation of abandon· ment, a rewriting of rules. The celebration of failure." Fischman, who calls Matelli's art "'audaciou.s, smart and mischievously winy," reveals his reputation in the art world for sculpture that pushes boundaries of subject, taste, meaning and material. Matelli recently expanded the physical limits of sculpture to create audio installations such as .. Distant Party." a sound piece supported by the Public Art Fund that runs through October at various sites in New York City. Other works-such as .. Ideal Woman" ( 1998-99}, a startling piece that materializes a four-foot-high. Oat -headed, toothless woman with oversized ears. and .. Stray Dog" (1998}, a pennanent sculpture of a seeing-eye dog lost on a Brooklyn street without its owner~mbody the more traditional sculpture form. Regardless of medium, Matelli's work depicts consistent interests, such as making ideas =I, esploring unexpected limitations and expressing concepnul preoa:upations that take shape as a fascination with strange subjects rendered through hyper-=lartificiality. Matelli's work has been exhibited at galleries intcrnatio_nally and has been the subject of critical attention in such publications such as Th< New Yori Tim<S, VIllage Voia,Art in Am<ricn, Art PApas and New Art ExamitU!:T. �SepteRiber13.1!19/VoL3l.lo5 Repoa-tes 7 TheMail · - - - - - - Task Force on Racial and Ethnk Diversity is off to a smooth start DHr Editor. The Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Diversity, appointed last spring by President William R Gniiner, has organized itself and is off to a smoothbeginning.ProfessorsMargaret Hollingsworth and Margariti Vargas will serve as oo-vice chain. The task of the group is a "Four A" responsibility, meaning that it requires us to assess, assemble, analyze and advise, not n~y in that order. The task force will need to retrieve and identify information necessaryto bringaboutstrongrec- ourperforrnana in this area. In particular, the task force will advise on: • Improving the campus climate forracialandethnicminorities,with fuDooosid<rationofthespecialnceds of diverse and underrepresented groups • PoSSible deleterious effects of pastunrm.itypoliciesandpractices regarding racial and ethnic diversity in our campus community and steps to mnediate any such effects • New or revis<d university policies and practices regarding ap- ommendations and a report that pointmen~advancement,compen· will stand on its merit. sation and retention of faculty and staff that may be necessary in order to assure that US's faculty and staff rdlect the racial and ethnic diversity of our society II.Metbodsofidentifying.enoouraging,devdopingandmainingleaders from underrepresented groups • RecruibDent and retention of a student body reflecting the racial and ethnic diversity of our society • Metbods fordevdopingaCllllpus envinonment that is me of racial and ethnic intolerance • Means to assure that faculty, staff and student gaveman"' bodies rdlect the racial and ethnic di versity of our society • Developing processes of responsibility and acoountibility at all levels, and from all members of the UB community, regarding our progress in achieving a campw with President Greiner, at the initial meeting of the task force hdd May 27, reviewed the charge with the group and stated that"The group's work should be based on careful thought and analysis." He asked that the task force provide the campus community with a situ2tional repon regarding the progress that the university has made in the arcas of diversity and ethnicity, paying particular attention to people of color. The report should identify an agenda for action and set a foundation for change. The charge to the Thsk Fonz on Racial and Ethnic Diver.ity at UB is to assess the campus climate regarding racial and ethnic divenity, assemble and analyze dati on campus progress in this regard and advise the president on steps to improve a population that rdlects and alehrates the racial and ethnic diversity of our society. The task force will deliver an interim repon to the president on or about Dec. I, and conclude its work at such time as determined by the president after consultition with the task force and other appropriate constituencies. To enable the task force to look at certain specific issues and to explore these issues in depth, the group has been divided into four sub-committees. These sub-oommittecs are being chaired by mernben Henry Durand, Rtgina Toomey, Paul Francavilla and Glendora Johnson-Cooper. The task force meets monthly, with several meetings of the sub- .................,led lhe _ . , ~ ll!am's dlftrR, which only~ Oil@ goal In ttne games last week and just two goals in seven games on lhe season. The Bulls are undeeated so far, holding a 6-0-1 recO<d. committees during the interim. Membersof~UBoommunitywill be called upon from time to time to elicit comments or recommenda· tions that will hdp the task force gather the necessary dati to assure a comprehensive report. Those wishing to reach the task force or to provide input may contact me -at 220 Norton Hall, via phone at 645-2732, Ext. 16, or via email at <nt@buffalo.edu>. Sincerely, Nobon L Townsend Auodotr VKe President SrudmrAffaifl Chair, Task force on Rac10l and E.thnk Divmity Long-term global warming and climate change should concern all To the Ed ltor: In the Aug. 26, 1999, issue of theReporter, there was an artide, "Drought, heat are normal , Ebert says" by Patricia Donovan. A5 it was wrincn, many readers must have thought Professor Ebert's comments referred both to short -term woather variability and to prospects for long-term dimate change. But after having read the artide and then talking with him, I know that he was talking about short-term weather variability. But the artide seems to imply-see the opening paragraph-that we should have no concern about long-term global wanning and the consequent dimate change. I know from talking with Professor Ebert that he shares my view that we should all be greatly con=ned about long-term climate change, In fairness to readm of the Reporter, I think I should explain why we feel that way. The Intergovernmental Pane:! on Climate Change (JPCq was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Na t ions Environment Programme. The 1995 repo rt by IPCC Working Group I, on the SciChange~ was pre· pared by 78 lead authors from 20 countries, assisted by more than 400 ence of Climate contributing authors from 26 coun · tries and more than 500 reviewers from 40 countries. It represents our best scientific guidance concernin g global climate change fro m th e wo rld 's best climate sc ienti sts. Among the findings are that " Most ...studjes have detected a significant change and show that the observed warming trend is unlikely to be of natural origin." and "...the balance of evidence suggesli that there is a discenuble human influence on global climate." In other words, global climate is heating up and human activities are contributing to the change. Proje<:tionsbased on business-as-usual scenarios of continued emissions of greenhouse gases indicate significant additional global heating and serious climate change, That's why businessas-usual is NOT a good idea. It i.s true, of course, that heat and oold, drought and Hood, are normal variations in th e weather we expe· r icnce. Th at is, th ere is a lot of "noise" in th(' cl imntl· signal. T he challcng(' of I PCC Wo rking G ro up I was to dctenn ine if recen t global warming is. in fact, lxrond the range of normal variabili ty and , if MJ, if the hea ting can be attributed at all Ill human activities. In thei r repo rt.!> of 1990 and 1992 they did not declare that th ey had found that to be true; they were not sure. By 1995, their an swers were YES and YES. I cannot believe that anyonl..' read· in g the a rticle by Ms. Do novan wo uld find the impression left by it to be consistent with the co nsensus of the world's leading climate scientists concerning the present under· standing of recent and future ell mate change and the human. impad that we can exped in the next cen- tury. Nor did it do a good job of Volle~uall M EN ' S Davidson 4, U B 0 H igh Point 2, U B I WOM EN ' S UB l , Miami (Fla.) 0 UB I, Florida International I Syracu se l , UB I (6-15 , 15-11 , 15-1 0, 15-1) San DiegoStatel, UB I (IS-7 , I S-6, ll-1 5, 15-5) UB l, C e n tral C onnecticut 0 (I S-7 , IS-7, 15-l) UB l , Stony Brook 0 (16-14, 159, 15-11) lenni~ Lro~~ Lount~ MEN ' S MEN ' S St. Bonaventure S, UB 2 N lagan 4, UB l UB 4, St. Francis l P laced seventh at P re-- MAC putting professor Ebert's weather- related observations into an appro- WOMEH 'S priate context. Duquesn e 5, UB 2 UB S, N iagara 2 Pout H. Relhn Professor Emeritus Department of Geology kwltation ~ C o lgate 35, UB 2l C omelll S, UB 2-4 WOMEN ·s Pl aced sixth at P re-MAC Invitational Col gate l l , UB 24 U B 28, C ornell 27 Voting Faculty continued-- 1 In the area of sponsored pro - grams, Greiner stressed the importance ofbringing in more sponsored research tloUar. to US and said that without these funds in this day and age, "you cannot do fu.t -quality science and engineering research" and cannot be considered "a major public- research university." R<ferring to the goal that has been put in place to double the university's sponsored-n=u-ch doll= over fiv< years, Greiner acknowl- edged that while the goal is "very aggressive." it is possible, but "not without very hard work." He recognized that since the arts and humanities programs are not likely to generate external funding from such traditional sources as the federal government or industrial sponsors, aggressive efforts mwt be made to obtain funding from phi· lanthropy and foundation grants. Greiner reponed that 50 faculty members generate 57 percent of US's sponsored-rescw dt dollars and said one of the things that will lx looked at in the next few yean. pn marily in the sciences and engineering, will be "who we have on board with the capacity to expand th e1r sponsored research." In the realm of public service and urban affairs, Greiner repon ed that as part of the Univer.;ity Community Initiative, US has purchased a house in the University Heights area "Th e goal is to buy a house in bad shape, convert it to somethmg Ill very good shapc,seUit at a reasonable price and, by doing so, give a little more hope to the neighborhc)(X!;' he ~xplain ed . "We'd Like tl) get to the point where we're doing this at the level of 30. 40 or 50 houses per year." Using aerial photos of the ca m pus, Grein er descri bed upcomm g campus development , such as the sites for two future srudent -housing complexes-South lAke Village and one near Lee Road-and a Student \ Servu.I..'S Building lor wh ~~: h l Oll st ructlon most like! )' wlll l'k.)!.m lhi~ year. He said h(' hopes that URe'ven · tuall r will have th(' capac it y to hou:..c at least I0,000 st udenl'> o n cam pu~. He also ackn owledged tht.· .. hard working UB staff" respo nsihle lor the on-go ing, cam p u.!> - heautl fi ~o:a tion project, notin g lhat each of thr: flower beds that now ..greet you .. as you come onto campus were hand watered by dedicated staff durmg the su mmer's drought. �8 Repariea SeptemberZl l!m/Vol.31. 1o.5 Thursday, . September 23 -- . Onl ~ Sdenca . The Diagnosis ond : ~!.,~~n. • aulst.~Dept. of . 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For more Information, Teresa - · M iller, 645·2391 . eoeom.t.y/Topology C haracter Varieties of ] . manifolds (contin~ . Xingru Zhang. Univ. at Buffalo. 103 · Dieferldorf. 4 p .m . Free. Friday 24 The ..,...,.... pub8shes lktlngs frw ....,,. tAlking p&.ce on CMnpUS. or for off-campus ewnts where UB groups ..., prindpol UB Cybrartes Teochfng Center WoftJhop Using the Web for Research. Capen 127, Undergraduate Ubrary. 9:3().1 0:30a.m . f roo fOpen onJ' to UB students, i~~:Za~ton;{~~~roore Saturday 25 Women 's Tennis UB VI. Fllirfletd. UB Tennb Center, EJfiott Complex. 9 a.m. Free. C...lnfonnatton Fair Low cso lnfrwmatlon Fw . O'Brbn Halt 9:30 a.m .·2 p .m . Free. For ~ infonnation, Dawn Skoplnski. 64S-6261 or Aucny Koscielniak. 64S-20S6. -a... Poul Katz. Colo. Sloe Concert :~~~ more information, 645.2921 . .. _ __ •• Club Fall Membership Lund!eon. Tena Gam, f inny's Restaurant., 3500 Sheridan Or. 11 :15 1.m . S12. Sponsored by U8 Women's Oub. 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Allen J Bard, Univ. of Texas at Austin . 205 Natural Sciences Complex. 4 p .m . Free. Sponsored by the Deparoneot of Chemistty and the Fostef lecture Endowment Women's Tennis UB vs. Albany. UB Tenn1 ~ Center, Elliott Complex 4 p .m froo. C.~~mber Musk COfK'e rt ~~~e~~ ~~i1 ~~Se1'i~'J;, SS. Sponsored by Depanment of Music. For more •nformatfon, 645-2921 . usc,--. T-"'ng and Engineering library. For more Information, Jill Hackonberg. 64S-2946. CASA LecturoParameten, Perimeters, Persuasions, Pofltlcs: Tho Att and Sdenco of "R~lon ." ~~~nC~"=~~~nal Growth. Screening Room, Center for thE: Arts. 7:30p.m . froo. Sponsored by Collogo of Arts and Sciences. For more information, Cindy Nydahl, 64S-3692. Teaching Centei, 645 -3528. sponsors. Listings .... - 29 27 Tuesday 28 UbroryWMuhop - Using the Web fO< Researm. Capon 127, Undergroduato Ubrary. 9:3().1 0:30 a.m. Froo (Open ontv to UB students, faCulty and staff). For more information, Cybraries Teaching Centor, 64S-3S28. • Adolescent Oe\lelopm<nL - - . y . ot 4i'lw Poetry Reading. Susan Stewart, Center for the Arts Screening Room. 4 p .m . F.... For more information, 645· 3810 . =.ngulshed . Spe..... B.ush, ~ former t of the United Utes.. Alumni Arena. 8 p .m . ~~v:m::. ~~~-the l~S:.~tr..~mc:: information, OffK:e of Special Events, 645-6147. and Engineering library. For more information, !ill Hackenberg, 645 -2946. Thursday Wedrtfldays at 4 Plus lecture: l yric and the Fate o f 30 the Senses. Susan Stewan. 438 Clemens. 3:30p.m . Free. For more information, 645-3810. Safety Awareness Unlvenlty ltolghb Physics Seminar D~llon Ooorha~. Gloria EvoluUon of fermi Uqukt ~=~d ::~ruing In m~. DepL of Physics. 21 ~ral Sciences Complex. 3:45 p.m . Free. VIsiting ,._.n. Justice ond Searching Beilsteln Crossfire (Cheml.'.!d:l · caeen 121. ~r~~59pon:~u;~~~n. =...c.;:. Centor-...op ~.,;,~;~~~i~~~l~ Anti-Rape Task Force and OffK:e of Student Activities. For more information, Heather Ward , ~tm~: or Toby Shapiro, c,--. Teochlng Center-...op UB Introduction to U8 Wings. Capon 127, Undergroduato =~T~of 54S O'Brian HaW. 3:30-S p .m . Froo. Sponsored by Baldy Center for Law and Social ~~- ~- moro Information, 1 lllologkal Sclonces Semi.ProblngMoleculo<M<chanlsms of Progranvned RJbosomol Fromeshlftlng. ~":,'j g:"~ofNow ~~~MolecUlar . 121 Cool<o. 4~-~ ~~t~atlon, Jim Beny, ' " * ' 1 - School"' -*'!~ -looBough Locturt! A Quarter Century of II<Nkthroughs In Nunlng Resear<h. Sue K. DonaldsOn, ~a~ and~=·=of Univ. Contor (or Tomorrow. 4:30p.m . f .... but reservations are required. ~~ by School of Exhibits Prtntmoltlng ot . . Now print woric by UB u~uate and graduate students, recent alumni and ~rtkipants In oPtC ·- · Artist Tony Ma~ti tw taken a untque stance in the =~r:,:~~=r weeds--the rebeltous sort that •sprout like elegant anger on ~~=rbi~ captures how these often unwanted P'ants reflect the ~~c::s~~~!r~ d~ay throtJgh March 10 in the llghtwell Gallery odjacent ce:penmental Print Imaging ~~~en~n~B~~~~ Gallery, Contei for the Arts. North Campus. Gallery hours are 10 a.m . to 5 p .m . .,-ues., i o a.m . to 8 p .m . Wed. through a.m . to 8 p.m . and Sun. from noon to 5 p .m. s;..-;>0~~~~:. ~::r.:,~~~·~,30 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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University exceeds enrollment targets First-timefreshme;z 2% over target; graduate enrollment exceeds goal by 152 graduate students is 1,954, which matic increase in graduate-student enrollment of 29 1 stud ems over last nation of three steps implemented at US over the past year contributed enrollment targets for full tune students at both the undergrad uate and graduate levels and has increased its number of exceeds the target by l 52 students. ..The numbers show an extraordinary improvement at UB over the last few years and it's due to a lot of hard work by a lot of people," said fall, a number which Sullivan called ..tremendous; He explained that in recenr years. enroUment in UB graduate and pro- to this year's high numbers: an integrated-mark.eting plan in the admissions process; Access99, the compu ter-access ·req uirement for Sean Sullivan, vice provost for academic information and planning. fessional programs d ecreased dramatically from a steady enrollment graduate students by more than 15 percent since last fall, according to The Fall 1999 enrolhnenHtatu5 report indicated growth in nearly all UB's official enrollment-status re- areasexceptpart-timestudents, the only group significantly belo-n; target at both the undergraduate or graduate levels, which is a trend Sullivan said he has noticed over the past several years. Transfer enroll mentalsowasslightly(10studcnts) below target , although it has increased since last fall from 1.306 to I ,365. However, the figure that holds the most significance for VB is the dra - around 8,600 throughout the 1980s and early 1990s to only 7,707 in 1998. But with a total of 7,998 students enro lled this fall in graduate and professional programs.. Sullivan says that freshmen, and a new tuition rev en ue-incentive program. The Class ofl003 was the first to be recru ited by the Office of Admis· sions since the imple11;1entarion of an overall, cohesive, fully integrated marketing plan that ties together individual recruitment strategies. many of which had been identified by the en rollment management co nsulting firm Noe i-Levi t z. Sullivan said that although new ad missions strategies p layed a large role in the recruitment success. 11 was not an exclusive o ne. ay MARA MCCI,...S Reporttr As.sttant Editor R the first time in four years, UB bas cxoeeded its R port Based on an enrollment "snaps h ot .. taken Sept. 17, the actual headcount at UB for Fall 1999 totals 24,257 students, 637 students overthe23,620studenttargetsetby SUNY and 887 more students than Falll998. The ·number of full-time fresh men enrolled is 3, 196, or 296 over target, and the total of new full-time the numbers should steadily dimb back to historical levels. A current trend nationally among institutions of higher education ~~ declining graduate enrollment s, which he said makes the increase 111 UB's graduate enrollment more re markable. Alcord1ng to .)ulltvan, . .1 lOmbt - Cont'"'-1 on pagoe 1 Drug tracking marks scientific "first" By El.l.EN GO~UM hormone- release hormone ) analog News Services Editor that targets only cells with LH-RH C IENTISTS at UB and S Tulane University have, for the first time , optically tracked in real-time the pathway of one of the most widely used cancer drugs linked to a peptide hormone carrier as it is being taken up by a human breast -cancer cell. The research, publish ed in th e current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy ofSciences, dem onstrates the power and utility of new photonic materials developed at UB that have allowed scientists this first-ever, bird's-eye view of the cellular pathway of the chcmothera· pe\Jtic agent. The compound used was AN 152, a combination of th e com - monly prescribed chemotherapeut ic agent doxorubicin, which is linked to an LH -RH (luteinizing receptors o n them. This makes the compound specific to cancers of the ovary, breast, cervix and prostate, and possibly others as well. AN - 152, now in anim<iltrials. was first sy nthes ized by Andrew V Schally, 1977 Nobel laureate in medicine and director of the Endocrine, Polypeptide and Can cer In stitute of the Veterans Affairs Mt.-di cal Center in New Orleans, and Attila Nagy. associate professor of medicine at Tulane Un iversi l y School of Medicine. Both a re coauthors o n th e paper. The UB research ers were able lo track this compound through a hu man breast-cancer cell by co mbin ing it with a fluorescent probe (C625) synthesized in the laboratory of Paras Prasad, SUNY Distin guished Professor in the Depart ment of Chemistry in the College \ of Arts and Soences. Prasad also 1~ executive director of UB's new In stitute for Lasers, PhotoniCs ...111d Biophotonics, where the cxpt: n mental work was done. These findings prov1dr rt'·searr:h ers with evidence that AN - 152 di rectly enters ca.ncer cells, accumu lales in the nucleus and assooates with the cell's ch romosomes, wh~eh had t--e e n s uspec ted l.'lut nrwr p roven. According to the rc::sear..:hers, thb s1gnificant ly increases th e safew margin of doxorubicin , poten!ial ly allowing for much lower doses to be used and greatly rt"Ciucing the risk of side effects in patients. "While the mechanism of ae1 1on o f many cytotoxic compounds ~~ known, we havt" never been able to optically track a compound to a particular tumor site,.. said Schally. "Thf." UB researchers specifically followed the track of this cytotoxic radical in the cell, wh1ch ts very amportant." The rcsc-J. rch paves the way for s1m1 · Jar st udies with other nuorescent prohes to dete rm ine h ow ca n ce r cells take up other chemothempeu tiL <!{tents. "Fventually. \".'t' Will he ahle to ~uan11fy exadly ho" rnulh ol.t partiCu lar drug 1~ bemg tJ.ken up b\ a cancer cell.'" ~Jd Prasad. "Tht~ vw.L"i a 1remendou~ ster for ward,'" sa1d Chark..., l.tcbow, w -au thor a.nd professor of oral Jnd rna.'< illofu.aal surgery. "The C615 allowed u~ to follow the agt·nt and to M"e ex actly where :fhd how 11 ~~ work.mg .. C625 ts JUSt om· ol man)' nt"'' photoruc matenJis that have tx'"t.'n devdoped at th e LI1Stllute. The~t' materials exhibit strong two- photon absorption, an unusual phcnom enon where a molecule absorbs lWO photons of light simultaneouslv 11 pumped with light of sufficienth· �2 Repoa ... Setitellber30.1!!PJ/VIl31.1o.6 BRIEFLY _ . . con_........,......... ~':,::Z:.:: ._c.,__'""" ......,..,.._ aert..oft is curator of the Poetry/Rare Books Collection, one of the University Libraries' special collections. He has been a UB faculty member since 1979. llobel't _ _ _ bllng _ _ _ 5UIIol, . .. . . . Todoy" _ _ _ .......,.ctmg ... ~"UI ___.. 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(716) 64W626. __ . ---Suo- .._;., _,. ---~ -.._, _ ----""""'"" ,......_ ..... --Calcbum "'"'Yielhll*>o Owtlllno- ---dklthePoetry/.... ._...Collection orlgln•te7 "the poetry project," the first name for The Poetry Collection, bCgan in 1937 with the simple collecting policy of first editions of poetry published in English in the 20th cc:nl ury. laler,lilerary little magazines, reference works and books about the poets were added to the list. In the early 1940s, Charles D. Abbon, the director of the libraries and the founder of the poetry project, hired Mary Bernard as the first curator. "-....,.,pieces •re In the collectlon7 There are 110,000 volumes. -·t ~ •t U8 .........H- -.---lt- . . with the Joyce Collection. --··-oftheother pleces7 Whoot Is the . . - t of the ..reboolts7 The James Joyce: CoUection is the most famous. The bulk of lhe manuscripts was purchased by two Buffalo families, the Wickser family and the Stafford family. The collection of Robert Graves manuscripts is the largest in any library. We have the best Wrlliam Carlos Williams manuscript collection, as weU as the Jargon Society, Robert Kelly, Robert Duncan, Helen Adam and Dylan Thomas notebooks. We have the notebooks and some typescripts of )ames Joyce's novel "Ulysses," which in recc:nt voting was considered the most important novel of the 20th cc:ntury. -·-7 Whoot portions of the collection .... ··the of the Joyce online profect7 stAibU We do nol have selections online. The current Joyce: projects are to make CD-ROM presentations of the nianuscripts. There is no online Joyce project. Are there..., ...... ~/ . . . . . . . . this .,..,7 The Poetry Collection is co-sponsoring. with theAlbrjght-KnaxArt Gallery, a poetry reading by Paul Muldoon, a famous Irish poet, on Oct. 2 in the Albright-Knox. In ad- dition, the International "Robert Graves Conference will be held June 22·24, 2000. There will be a large exhibition of the Graves manuscripts at that !iJne. .-.----....,....., __ _ , _ _ _ lt7 Bceause of the restrictionS. the narrow definition of its colkct- ing. The Poetry Colkction has accumulated great depth in its holdings. Its colkction of little magazines is without doubt the best in the muntry. Tbe Poetry Collection has the reputation as a distioguisbed research hbrary in the international literary world. SIS to develop new degree programs School ofInformation Studies to focus on human aspect of information transfer By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Servkes Editor N EW degree programs related to issues and research on the human aspects of information transfer are being developed by the School of Information Studies (SIS). The school was formed July 1 when the School of lnfonnation and Li - brary Sl udies (S ILS) changed its name and merged with the Department of Communication. Thomas Jaoobson, acting cjean of 1he new school and former chair of thecommunicationdepart:mc:n~says SIS will nol design new technologies, but will address two areas: public need in the area of information and library studies, and the application of new technologies and their effect on system users at the personal, organizational and societal levels. New programs under development inclutka master's degree in information and co mmunidtfon (MI C), a five-year bachelor's! masters-degree program thai is ccpected to be highly atlractive lo undergraduales. The MIC program also will operale as a stanll-alone master's degree. "The MlC should ap~ lo students from other schools~o want to continue their education and to adults who want to retool for career advancc:ment," Jacobson says. He adds that the program will not focus on training in library slcills per se nor oh social-science theory, but ratherooncentrate on the use of rompuler and network applications as they are employed in a wide range of organizations and the jobs performed within them. Contenl areas will address information storage and retrieval, Web applications, trends in information lcchnology and policy and organizational communication. Jacobson says the school also will offer a new doctorate in library and information science. The program . already approved by the stale Department of Education, will be revised and refined to take advantage of the new resources and programmatic aims of SIS. The new doctoral program will incorporate communication courses for basic theory and research skills, as weU as an undetermined number of dectives chosen to incorporate a cognate area in communication. Although organized as a freestanding school, SIS reports to ""'rr Gran~ dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), for purposes of programming. The school also ernploys some.aspects of the commitlee system that is in place in CAS. SIS is composed of a Departmenl of Communication , headed by Frank Tutzauer, associate professor and acting chair, and a Department of Library and Information Studies, beaded by Neil A. Yerkey, professor and acting chair. A national search for a permanent dean is under way and the position is expected to be filled before the end of nat sum- mer, says Jaa>bscm. The original proposal for the new school was developed over a twoyear period of discussion, assessment and planning by members of the faculties involved. InitiaUy,concern was expressed by some faculty members in SILS about dropping the word "library" from the name of the new schoo~ particularly given SILS' national reputation in its field SII.S consistently had ranked among the top 25 hbrary schools in the nation, evm though it was one of the few schools without a doctoral program. Jaoobson says there is a national trend toward merging university· based, information-studies programs and droppingtheword"lixary"fiom the name of the resulting entity. "11lis has caused some concern in the library community;" Jaoobson says; "but the accrediting association for programs in_library studies recc:ntly reaccredited the M1.S (Maslee of Ubrary Scieoce) program. in 'Pile of the name c:banse-" Besides the MLS, the school olfm a bacbelor of arts degree and a dociorate in oommuniation. It also offers a master's-degree progf.m in applied communication. He adds that rqardless of the changes, students will experiencz no majordisruptioos in their programs. )aoobson points out that faculty members in the merged units share a broad range ofresearch and !<:adJ. inginterests,indudingint<rnatipoal communication and librar¢ship; telecommunications n~rlting; interpersonal, organizational or mass communications; information seeking. sources and organization, and content analysis. �Septembet30.1!ei/Vnl31.No 6 Reporte. "Sisters in Law'' to be cited Conference to celebrate 100 years ofwomen at UB Law School ay~YIDAI. News Services Editor T HE law School will celebrate the JOOthanniversary of its first women graduates with a special centennial conferenu, •sisters in law: A Century of Achievement at UB,"to b< held Oct. 21-22. The conference will reoognize the many remarkable women who have contributed to the betterment of the law school com munity and the nation's legal profession over the past century. The celebration wiU feature distinguished keybote speakers and panelists, who will address legal topics of importance to women. Workshops will b< held on topics that include workplace issues, access to preted the laws that denied women the righu of equal citizenship, including the right to vote and practice law. To win their rights, women had to overcome tremendous social and legal obstacles. They had to change minds, as weU as laws. It was in that atmosphere that in 1897twoyoungwomen from Westem ~York entered the UB law School, which had b<en founded I0 years earlier, joining 30 male daiomaU:s in the Buffalo law School. UB's first female law student>, C.Cil B. Wrener and Helen Z. M. Rogers-and others who braved discrimination and social scorn in order to pursue careers in the maledominated legal field--began torefer to each other as "sister> in law," according to \Ttrginia G. Drachrnan, author or a book by the same title. Wiener and Rogers graduated in 1899 and went on to prominent careers, making significant strides in the advance ment of righu for women and chil dren . Wie ner eventually be ca me the first judge of what is n ow the Erie Cou nt y Fami ly Court. Rogers, a private practitioner, was an active s uffragette and the fir st woman to a rgu e a case before the New \ York Co urt of Appeals. c-•--(loft)f-.-.... z.._....,...._ the first two School. of theW U. ~celebration wili continue Oct. 22 in the Marriott with events that will include a panel of alumnae representing variow decades. who wiU discuss their experiences in law school and since graduating. A luncheon, ..A Salute to Women in the Judiciary," w.ill honor 27 UB law School graduates =ving in judicial posts throughout the cou ntry. Those to be honored are Hon. M. Dolores Denman '65, presiding j ustice, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department; Hon. Jacqudine M. Koshian '59, justice, New York State Supreme Cou rt , Eighth Judicial Districti Hon. Rose D. La Mendola '55, justi ce, New York State Su - preme Court, Eighth Judicial District, and Hon. Ann T. MikoU '54, associate justice, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Depa rtm ent. The speaker will be Hon . Melanie D. Cyganowski '81 , U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge for the Eastern District of New York. The afternoon's sessions, to be held in O'Brian Hall, will incl ud e workshops on quality-of-life topics. Shuttle transportation between the Marriott and O' Brian will be provided. The workshops wiU include: • "Balancing Work and Fa"lily," Cy nthia Fuchs Epstein, distin Graduate School and University Cen ter, City Univt'rsiry of New York; Sara Horowitz '89, executive dhec · tor, Working Today, New York City. and Ann Evanko '79 . attorney, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C.. Buffalo. • "Workplace Right s," Ginger Schroder '90, atto rn ey, Buchanan More than 3,000 • "Women and Their Money: Procuring It, Preserving It and Passing have graduated from what is today the UB law School. The Class of 1999, which grnduated in May. was the judiciary and a dinner wiU honor the women who served as trailblazers for the profession. While not the first school to admit women to the study of lawthat distinction belo ngs to the Uni versity of Iowa, which first admit ted women in 1868-UB was amo ng the earUest at a time when most schools did not admi1 women until well into the 20th century. It wasn't just the acade m ic rest ric tions that prevented women from entering law schooL The late IC)J.h century was a time when many believed that higher education for women would not o nly hurt their heal th , but destroy the institu tions of marriage and family. Indeed, a respected Harvard University physician wrote, "Excess study diverts ene rgy from the female reproductive o rgans to the brain, causing a breakdown in women's health and threa te ning th e hea lth of fut ure generations." As late as the 1860s and 1870s, it \II@.~ illegal for women to practice law. Men controlled the courts, bar associations, law schools and law firms. They also made and inter· composed of I I 7 m en and 116 women. Wiener and Rogers would have T he conference will begin with a fro m 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 21 in O'fJrian Hall. Participants will have the opportunity to sit in on classes guest- lectured by an alumna or to visit the school more infonnally. For further information on attending or -teachin g a class, ca ll Mary Ann Rogers, associate dean for development, or Jill Riordan, development assistant , at 7 16-645-2 109. A CentenniaJ Reception, spon · sored by the Western New York Chapter of the Women's Bar Asso· ciation of the State of New York and The Women Lawyers of Western New York, will foUow from 6-8 p.m . in the UB Art Gallery in the Center for th e Arts. VIctor A. Rice h•s been appointed to th e 10- member Unive~sity at BuffaJo Council , the university 's local governing council , by Gov. George Pataki. Rice, a former partne r in O lympi c V Associates LP a nd chief ex ecutive officer of LucasVarity, lnc. wiiJ succeed lawrence P. Castellana , who resigned . . He has served as a director for Comptek Research, In c.; lnterna tionaJ Murex Technologies Co rp., and the Louisiana Land a nd E.x ploration Co. In addition, he is a member of the Dean 's Advisory Cou no l for the UB School of Archjtecture and Planning. The gove rn o r also has reappointed Jonathan A. Dandcs and Edmond J, GicOOa., M.D., to the council. A fo rm er president of the UB Studen t Association and thr university's Alumni Associa ti on, Dandes first was appointed to the co unc il in 1994 by th en -Gov. Mario M . C uomo. He rece1ved a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York. He is executive vice president for Rich Entertainment Group/ Rtch Produru Corp. G icewicz was appointed to the council in 1997 to fill the unex pi red term of fo rmer cou ncil chair Philip B. Wels. who resigned . He holds two UB degrees-a bachelor 's degree earned 1n 1952 and a medical degree earned in 1956. While pursuing his undergraduate degre-e, G1cewtcz served as cap tain of the varsity football, basketball and baseball teams. and wa.s named a Li ttle AU- American in football . He is a member of the UB Athletic Hall of Fame. G icewicz has held appointments as an assistant professor of cJim ca l su rgery and an assistant professor of clinical orthopedics in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sc1ences , and served as the founder and fi rst medical d irector of the Spo rts Medicine Institute . He has been the medical director and physician -m-a ttendance for a variety of amateur athletic co mpetition s, including the World Uni versity Games. He is a past prcsidcnt of th e William svi ll e School District Board of Education . Music department announces October concert schedule EiJ Perforrn•nces by lnte:m•tlon•lly renowned muslcl•ns Ursula O ppens and Lynn Harrell will highlight the Department of Music '!! Oc10ber concert .seri es. Brooklyn. It Along," Marjorie Girth, professor. Georgia State University College of Law;·laura Hansen bean, president. Laura Hansen & Associates, India napolis, and Dianne Benneu '75, president, Hodgson. Russ. Andrew>. been happy and proud. . Woods & Goodyear, Buffalo. .. Sisters in Law: A Ce ntury of • "Access to Health Ca re," SheUey Achievement at UB" will recognize · B. Mayer '79, vice president of govthe achievements of the law school's ernment affairs. St. Luke's Roo.seveh women graduates with two days of Hospital, Beth Israel Medical Cenevents to be held in O'Brian Hall o n ter, New Yo rk City; Mary Ann the North Campus and in the Buf- Bobinski '87. assistant professor. University of Houston, and Ellen V. falo/N iagara Marriott. day-long open house to be held Victor Rice joins UB Council; Dandes, Gicewicz reappointed Ingersoll. P.C., Buffalo, and Hon. Elena Cacavas '85, administrative law judge, Ne\V York State Public Emp loyme nt Relations Boa rd . heal th care, managing money and balancing work and fumily. A luncheon will saJute women in BrieBy guished professo r of sociology. The Both practi ced law for 20 years before they were allowed to vote. .. sis te rs in law " 3 Weiss m an, attorney. Hodg so n , Russ. Andrews, Woods & Goodyear. The conference will conclude with a celeb ration dinner honoring trailblazers and ea rl y graduates of the law school. Registration fees arc $145 for the conference. luncheon and dinner and $100 for the conference and lunch . The fee for the lund1eon is $25 and $45 for the dinner. lable> or 10 also ar(' available. Students may attend the conference for free: lunch for students is $15 and dinner 1.s $2 5. Rqus trntion deadline is Oct. IS. More information rl'gardmg tht• cckh ration may be ohta1ncd hrmn tacting Mary Ann Rogers at M S 2 11 3 or hy emaill n g her at <marogenOac:su.buffato.fllu ... . Oppcns will join the Slee Smtonl etta, us·~ prof('SSJOnal chamber o rchestra, 10 a performance of Lagt·li·Jt Pra no Ccmcerto at 8 p.m . Oct. 12 10 Sit"<' Concert Hall on the North Campm. O ppens as renowned as an interpreter nf the estab lished repertoire and a champio n ot contempo rary music. The program also will include a spec~a l ar rangemcnt of Stravmsky's baJ/ et The. Rrte of Spring for chamber or chl-stra by the Sinfonietta's co ndu ctor. Magnu s Marte nsson. Harrell-cel list, consummate .solOISt. cha mher musicia n. reCital ist, conductor and teacher - will JOin paanist Victor Santiago Asu ncion in a performam·e to be held at R p.m . Oct. 19 in Slcc. He also will teach a maStl'r class, wh1 ch IS free and open to the puhlic, at 3 p.m. Oc1. 18 . in Slec. Harrell ap peart~ d hvc on th e mtc..· rna t1 ona ll y ultvJ.scd 19tJ-t G ra mm y Award s Show wath lt z hak Perlman and Pmcha ~ Zuckerman , performing an exce rpt from the trio's (.;rammy-nom1 natcd complete Beethoven Stnng TnoJt recording. Acrordmg to .1 rev1cw in Tlu· Roston Glob1-, " Harrell plays the mu sic with soph1st1 catcd undcrstandmg. hut the wa y he pla ys thl' cello is a natural ph e nomenon . Other performance!. to be:.· hdd Junng the month wlllmdud c:.· the (.;o lovc/ Mancs/ RosJt Tno on Oct. 4; Orga_Mt leremy Brum o n lkt. M; The Bugallo/Wi llia ms Pmno Duo on Oct. 10; Ca»at t St nng Qu.H te-l on Oct. IS: mezzo-sop ran o Md1 ssa Thorhurn a nd piani st Irent' Pol ya on Oct. 22; flutiSt C ht·rvlt· (;nhhett J· II o ffman and pmm ~ 1 Mana de lm Ange les R1vcra o n <.k t. 23 . and I he Amht.'rJtt Saxopho rlt' Quartet on Oct . 27 and Oct. l8. A unc -alt cham her opt'ra, M ozcm a'!d Stllren, will he pt:rfornu·d hv NKo la1 Rlm ll k\·· Knr~akow llO l ltl 19. That pc rforman.;_·t· will be free or cha rge- . For further to n ct•rt rnlnrmatwn , V I ~ II ... http :/ I slee.buff•lo.edu >. �41 Rep a..._ Sepl!lber30.1!!19/Vol.31.1o.6 Jons Chair of Department of Periodontology cuts CD featuring music of " Regina" musk box Music h9x tops Ciancio's collectibles IIJ ~LEWANDOWSKI R<parttr Staff S EBASTIAN Ci ancio is a collector. In his office in Squire Hall on the South Campus, the chair of the Department of Periodontology has hundreds of bottles, porcelain and metal tooth -powder containers instructing users to brush five times daily, an old toothbrush with an i""ry head, canistm of dental floss and empty bottles of mouth~ne of which boasts the original Listerine label and a cork in its top. But his coUecting of dental para· phemalia,some of which dates back to the late 1800s, has takm him in a different direction. He now collects music boxes. "As pan of that coUecting." he says of the dental antiques, " I became interested in the music box." At home, Ciancio has I 5 music boxes, half of which he says date back to before 1900. His priud possession, howevrr, is an 1894 Regina music box. It's no ordinary music box. he explains, since it's valued at nearly $10,000. Roughly the size of a record player, the Regina plays 15 half-inch metal discs. The box was used in private residences for entertainment and also as a coin-operated unit in saloons. ice cream parlors and the like, becoming the predecessor to the juke box. Along with the purchase of the music box, Ciancio acquired 200 discs. The purchase was something he says his children wouldn't let him live down at the time. While they w.re boping for a more modem stereo system, wbat they got was a relic. "My kids mocked to make money, since he initially made the CD to give as gifts to friends who enjoyed the mwic. "It was a fun thing to do." he says. meforbuyingamusic box" instead of a new stereo. he says. But des pite his children's joking about .wbat he calls " the CD player of yesterday," friends enjoyed the music provided by his Rq9na. " People would come to my house and ... listen to the music box, and (they) wanted to listeo again and again," he says. adding that he was inspired by their interest and wanted to make the music more widely available. · So he cut a CD. With the help of his son-in-law, Peter - a - t o W. Bessinger, Jr. , ::=cboxes l n h h - - - < l f who owns the · Justioe Music Box Co., and a local And plenty of people are benefitrecording studio, an 11-track CQ of ing from his generosity and his idea. music played by the Regina was reA local women's group used the corded at Loft Recording Studio in CD as a fund-raiser, and Ciancio Cheektowaga. The finished product donated 200 copies to be used as is available at various outlets in the favors at a recent American Acadarea. emy of Periodontology oonferencc But,Cianciochuddes.he'snotout in San Antonio. He also donated copies to WNED TV-Channd 17 for its auction. A na!M of Jamestown, Ciancio say5 his ~ of antiques and dentislry datts back to his childhood. "I bad a dentist in my bometown who I respected a lot," he says. "He wouli:l show me what he was doing (and) would discuss 'bpw happy he was with dentislry." Oaricio. who reantlyr=iYed the President's Award from the American Aademyofl'trioclootologyrecognizing his service to the academy, says serving in the Dental Corps for two years in Germany while in the U.S. Army helped confirm his intirest in periodontics. "When I was in the military, I was saving teeth," he says. "Saving teeth was the direction for the future." As tor his l3scination with history, be aedits his high-oct.ool ttacher,Mrs. McMahon, who oversaw the New YorkStm)unio< Historical Society. of which Ciancio was a mc:mber. "When it came to our dub, she was enthusiastic," be says. "She was a strict disciplinarian. but she got me into history." Ciancio says his schedule isn't as kind to his hobby as he'd like, but he's always on the prowl- for new items. "If ever I'm out and lseo: a garage sale, I'U stop," he says. "Or a flea market. I'll stop." As for a semnd CD--<>r any such project-dancio considers it for a moment, then laughs. "Maybe when I retire," he says. Family and Homecoming Weekend set Comedian Brian Regan, Bulls football game, bonfire and carnival highlight events By JlHNIRII LEWANDOWSKI s R<parttr Staff TUDENTS and their fami lies will bave plenty of activities and""""ts to choose from at this year's Family and Homecoming Weekend Oct. 8lO, indudinganightwithcomedian Brian Regan , a· UB Bulls football game and a homecoming carnival, bonfire and fireworks. The weekend also will feature a bus tour to Niagara Falls. a dance performance by Ailey n (fonnerly the Alvin Ailey Repertory En semble),a movie night,swing-<iancing lessons and plenty of educationa! classes for both students and their family members, plus much more. The UB Bulls will take on the Central Michigan Chippewas at 1:30 p.m . Oct. 9, with a pre-game party sponsored by the Alumni Associationbeginningat 11 a.m. in the field adjacent to the gravel lot at Coventry and Augspurger roads. Reservations are required and will be lim ited to the first 1,000 people. Half-timeentertairunent wiU feature the universirfs new marching band, "The Thunder of the East," a homecoming parade and th e crowning of the homecoming king and queen. All game seating is re· served, so advance ticket purchase is neoessary. At 8 p.m .Oct. 9, UBwill welcome comedian Brian Regan , wh ose brand of humor centers around memories of his family and childhood. Regan, who credits his "funny family" with inspiring his comedy, has appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman,"" Late Night withConanO'Brien,""TheTonight Show,""The Today Show" and "The MTV Half-Hour Comedy Hour." He also has done two specials for Showtime and was named Best Oub Comedian by the American Comedy Awards in 1996. Tickets are S6 if purchased in ad vance or $8 at the door. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the SEFA!United Way campaign. AUeventsduringtheweekendwill be held on the North Campus. Thecompletelistofeventsforthe weekend is as foUows: Oct. 8: • Hillel Shabbat service and dinner, 6 p.m., Red Jacket Dining Hall, Ellicott Com plex. Sponsored by Hillei.Advancere;ervationsarenecessary. Call Hillel at 639-8361. • Homecoming carnival, bonfire and fireworks, 6 p.m . to ntidnight , shore of Lake J.aSalle. Sponsored by theundergraduateStudentAssociation. Carnival will include rides, games and food. Bonfire will begin at 8:45p.m., fireworks at dusk. • "Friclay Night at the Movies; 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Sponsored by the Univ=ity Union Activities Board. Tickets are $2.50 for students and $4 for guests. andwillbeavailableatthedoor. • Women's soccer game, UB vs. Ball State, 7 p.m., RAC Field. • Swing dancing. demonstration and lessons, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Social Hall, Student Union. • Dance performance by Ailey II, 8 p. m ., Center for the Arts Mainstage. Presented by the Center for the Arts. 1icketsareS11.50inadvance, $7 for students, and $9, $ 15 and S 18 at the door. Call645-AI<I'S. • Fisk pipe organ a!llcert, 8 p.m., Slee Concert ·HaiL Presented by the UB Dcpanment of Music. Tickets m$2.50 inadvance, $5atthedoor. Oct. 9: • Bus tour of Niagara Falls, Canadianside, 7:15a.m. to noon. Pickup will be in front of the Student Union. Presented by the Office of Stude n t Activities. Continental breakfast at the Hard Rock Caft, then participants may visit Casino Niagara or view the falls. Birth certificateorpassport and photo ID are required.Costofbus trip and breakfast is $ 13. Space is limited. • "Ask the Advisor." 10 a.m. to noon, Student Union lobby. Representatives from Academic Advisement,AdmissionsandFinanciaiAid will be on hand to:.n.5W'efquestions from students aod parents. • "Tours The Multidisciplinary Center for Eanhqualce Engineering Research," half-hour presentations from 10 a.m. to noon. Presented by Bill Witmck, MCEER Reservations are required. Children under 12 will notbeadmitted. • Educational programs, SO· cninuteaessionsfrom l~ll:SOI.m. Topics will inclode "Undecided Majors: UsingtheSysran,""Genderlect: Men'sand\\bmen'sl.anguage,""Sorority and Fraternity Life 101 ." "What Every College Student Should Know About Alcohol and Drugs," "Building Your Own Web Page" and"Study Abroad." • Homecoming pre-game party, 11 a.m. to I :30 p.m. Free, but reservations..., required. Call the Alumni Association at 829-2608. • UB SuUs vs. Central Michigan Chippewas.l:30 p.m., UB Stadium. Tickets for family members are S6 in advance, $8 at the door. Student adntission is free with UB JD. kserved seating. • Comedian Briao Regan, 8 p.m. (doors open at 7p.m.), MainGym, Alumni Arena. General seating. Tickets are S6 in advance, $8 at the door. Tickets are available at the Alum n i Arena Box Office and thmugh Fantastix in Topssupermarkru or by phone. Oct. 10: c..• Newman Center Mass. Frontier Road Cbapel; 10:30 a.m., Social Hall, Student Union. • Sunday brunch, lb a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pistachio's. Student Union. Tickets are Sll.50.Advance reservations are required • Women's ·soro:r game. UB vs. University of Miami, 1 p.m., RAC Fidd. • Men'ssoccergame, UBvs.Long Island University, I p.m., RAC Field l 9':trit., �Sliptember:JII.l!ei/Vot.Jl.lo6 Repa..ta.: UB opens SEFA campaign ~awapm Don't Panic! There's Online Help for Studying, Test-taking "UB Involved" chosen as theme of 1999 fond-raising effort llyMAaAMC~S R<poner ldsistont Edito< T HE $655,000 State Employees FedtratedAppeal (SEFA) campaign offi cially got under way last W<ek with an ice cream social and talk of this year's campaign theme, ·us InvoM<~!" President William R. Grein<r, who thanked mernben of the UB community in advance for their dforts in the campaign. "I thaok all of you who are committed to the welfare_of our region, the city, the oommunity and all of the agencies within our ;uea supported by the SEFA program," said Greiner. • What makes this cam- institutions that has enormous tn • 8uence on qualityoftife in our community," said Bennett. '"And with great frustration in that the State of New York still does not seem to un derstand that support of higher education is a very, very wi~ invest - more about Bennett added that he recently kicked off the United Way campaign at HSBC (formerly Marine Midland Bank ) and when he was asked what kind of goal he wanted the company to set, he reptied, " I want you to equal the numbet ofleadm-in-giving at the University at Buffalo." how supported by SEFA/ United Way. As chair of the 1999 SEFA campaign, R.Nils Olsen, Jr., dean of the Law School, expressed his enthusiasm for the campaign to former UB SEFA chairs and other member> of the university community as he out· lined this year's goals and touched on the success of past dunpaigns. "SEFA has become one the most important ways we can give directly back to the community," Olsen said, noting that last year, UB was successful is raising more than $697,000 during the SEFA campaign. ~e have a tremendous partner· ship with the United Way," said The .. Preparing to Learn" section discusses self-awareness, as well ;u such practical matters as effective study habits, managing your lime. setting goals and coping with stres.o.. Under"Participating m the Oassroom .. are links to pages about d ass preparation, how to take notes, contributing to discussions and mak ing presentations. ''Studying" cove~ how to think cnllcally. memon.ze and organ17...e ef. · fectively and avoid procrastination. "Testing SkiUs" discusses wa~ to reduce anxiety, ou well as how to prepare for and lake exams. Much of It 1s common sense, but sometimes even that becomes elus1ve when the academic pace seems to quicken. That 's when th1s well -designed Web site from the l..eammg Center at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Mmn .. will seem most useful and help to put matters into perspective. It 's a1med at college students. but high schoolcrs and adults can find sensible informallon about re-cti Muriel MooreHoward , president of money raised during the campaign makes a difference to local agencies and organizations Midterms .,rudy7 But we just got hen!! If the realities of student life are just now sinking in, perhaps it 's time for a n:vicw of good study habits and test-taking skills. The Study Guides and Strategies Web site at <http: / 1 w w w . l u . . -.... /studygulcles!lndu-htm> isanexcdlentcompilation of advice and guidance on a variery of topics, including tips for bener learning, classroom participation, studying and test preparabOn. menL" Campaign volunteers, made up of faculty and staff mem- ,...,r-----------,,-:::,--: ben from departments. and offices across the two campuses, gath· ered SepL 22 in the University Inn and Conference Cmter to pick up bags of campaign materials and to learn oot Buffalo State College, former UB vice president for pubtic semce and urban affairs, and chair of the 1999 Buffalo and Erie Co unt y United Way Campaign, reiterated UB'sstatusas one of the largest contributor> nationally to United Way tife skills, too. SUA._....,. loldt-off ....t. paign work are all of the faculty and staff that step up and contribute, as well as the leadership group made up of representatives from the vari- ous units who verydircctly influence the campaign's success." Robert Bennett, president of the United Way of Buffalo and Erie higher education. She <mphasized her betief that the campaign should involve more Olsen with a gift recognizing UB as having the greatest numbetof"lead- young people since "they are our fu- ers-in-giving" in Erie County during last year's campaign and for leading the campaign in higher education. "It is with great pride that I am able to talk about UB as one of the There are numerous pages devoted to wntmg and readmg skills. plw. a section entitled "Webtruth ," which deals with the increasmgly lmJXlr tant issues of eva1 uating and understanding Web sites. Hundreds of lin~ to useful resources from publishers and other universit aes lead m many wise and diverse directions, but there's a search feature that al lows you to seek keywords with Boolean effic1ency. And, if that isn't help enough, tile materiaJ on the site has been tranll lated int o severaJ foreign languages, including German , French,ltaJ1an. Ganda, Russian, Chinese. Arabic and Turlosh. campaignS among institutions of County, presented Greiner and For help wrth conneamg to the World \Vide Web, comacr tht' CIT Help Desk at 645-3542. ture." She said she has identified, 1 -Will Hepfer and Nancy Schiller. Unrvrrsr()• Libranes with the help of Dennis Black. UB vice president for student affairs. 25 UB students who will volunteer their time in the community throughout the year, a practice she would likt to see continued in years to come. 1 BrieOy Classical Indian dancer to give solo performance at UB Program to focus on innovation By W£H IOOUIIIAUM News Services Editor ALO Alto, Calif. Albu querque, N.M. Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo! That's right. Just as these two thriving sun belt cities did this past spring. Buffalo will host a Council P on Competitiveness presentation on innovation on OcL 28 at UB.It will be held at noon in the Cmter for the Arts on the North Campus. Sponsored by the School of Engineering and Apptied Sciences as part o'r-its third annual IndustryUniversity Day, the Buffalo meeting is being presented by the Council on Competitiveness, based in Washington,D.C. The council, considered an intel ligence-gathering group for major U.S. corporations, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to driving U.S. economic competitiveness in"world markets. Aimed at chief executives. senior managers, community leaders and others who want to be part of mak- ing.Buffalo thrive economically, the event is being planned with broad participation from major corporations and firms in the region, as well as from important new playm. such as th~ New Millennium and the 21st Century groups. The forum is designed to spur in regions across the U.S. a dialogue abo ut "The New Challenge to America's Prosperity : Findings from the Innovation Index," a Council on CompetitiVeness study that sounds a " wake-up caW' to American industry._ GaryT.DiCamillo,chairmanand chief executiv< officer of Polaroid, Inc., will be the keynote speaker. He will speak about the findings of the council's innovation index from the perspectiV< of an individual corporation. The Innovation lndc:x. grew out of discussions with chief executives, academics and labor leaders that were sponsored by the Council on Competitiveness. Mark Karwan, dean of the school of engineering, was one of the few academics who was invited to participate. "This report and the focus of our lndustry/Univenity Day meeting is about improving the ability ofbusiness to innovate," he said. " It 's easy to say that other countries can al ways make something cheaper than the U.S. can, and in many cases that's true. What we as a nation and a region need to do is to be innovators, who are protected elther by patents or other mechan isms, so that we continue to develop products and processes that allow us to be com- petitive." Karwan cited local examples of companies taking leading positions in their industries, such a~ Powertrain, which obtained the contract for the new world engine. and American Axle, whkh invested in the most modem technologies and equipment and implement¢ 5 aggressive training programs much of which are done through UB's Business Alliance. .. The manufacturing sector has Indian dasskal dancer and teacher Pandit lagdish Gan gam will per form at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Drama Theatre in the Cen\er for thc Arts on the North Cam pus. stabilized." said Karwan, "but now member of the Faculty of Performing Arts at the Maharaja Sayajirao industries-and universities as their University of Baroda (MSU ) in Vadodara, India, and will come to UB under the auspices of the recently established exchange program between MSU and UB. Gangani will spend two weeks al UB teaching sev era! jazz and tap dance courses in the Department ofTheatre and Dance. He is one of the leading practitioncn of Kathak, a major form of classical dance-drama in India that is based on movement ta.ken from life and is q,aracterized by rapid footwork and complex rhythms articulated by the heavy ankle beUs the dancer> wear. Gangani 's performan~.:e will be presented by the Office of interna · A highly regarded practitioner of classical Indian dance, Gangaru partners--have to continue to inno- vate in processes and products." He noted that in order to do that , companies and educational institu tions alike must figure out ways to keep pace with the rising cost of maintaining a sound research infra strudure. "UB has some strengths here, in terms of maintaining state-of-theart equipment in research labs and in student and faculty IT faciliti es," said Karwan. The Innovation index, which was developed by Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School and Scott Stern of the Sloan School at the Massachusetts lnstituteofTechnol· ogy. uses statistical methods to iden tify fadors that influence the innovative power of nations. The repon warns that , while currently in the drivers' seat of the global economy. the U.S. soon may be vulnerable economically because the competition is rapidly gaining. Planning for Industry/University Day was coordinated by Kenneth A. Manning, an alumnus of th e UB engineering and law schools, now a partner in Philtips. Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber, LLP. Anyone interested in attending the luncheon should comad Robcrt Barnes at 645-2768. 1 LS a tionaJ Education, the Center for the Ans. the English Language Insti tute and Triveni. Tickets are available at the Center for the Arts' Box Office and at all Ticketmaster locations. To charge tickets, call 852 ·5000. For mo re information, cali645 -ARTS. UB to present symposium on ((literary philosophers" Ull- host • symposium tomorrow and Saturday on "literary Philosophers! Borges. Calvino. Eco,• three distinguished writers known for thcor metaphysical fiction and intriguing explorations of logic and paradox. The symposium, sponsored by the SanlUel P. Capen Cluur m Philosophy, will be held from 3-6:30 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdav in the Center for inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Co-sponsors are the departments of Philosophy, Comparauve UteratuLan~odem Llnguages and literatures, aU in th< CoUegc of Arts and So~ The program will feat ure U.S. and Canadian scholar> from th< field' of philosophy, comparative literature and modern languages who wiiJ discuss 'i:Ti'eir recent work on these authors and rMCthods of explonng philosophy in a literary form. Novelist and scholar Umberto E.co 1~ a mt-dlevahst and author o ( the widely read novel "'The Name of the Rose,'· whrch was made mt o a popular movie. Jorge Luis Borges was a essaytst and short -story wn tc:r from Argen tina, and ILaJo Calvina. an Italian novdsst and shon ·story wntcr. For more information,contad the Depanment of Philosophy at 04 5· 2444, ext . 135, or at <http:/ / wlngs.buffolo.edu/ phllosophy/ �6 llepadea September 30,1m'YD1.3Uo.6 et '-e"'be~ 19 9 Annual Security ~REPORT~ .... ......• • ~ 41 Most campus faciliti<s are open to th< pubtic under aisting campus poliO... R<sidential ar<a> arc limited to r.,.id<nts and guests. All resid<ntiaJ rooms are provided with locks, and exterior doors are controlled through • can! read<r systtm. n.o-.... ... -.-._ polklu .__,.... . _ ... .,,., ............. (I) ....... fon:- _ _,of'---· fon:-• _....._., ......... security-related print<d mat<rials. Th<OffictofStudentActivitiesoonducts orientation programming on campus, which includes security information in printed student guid<books, distribution of a personalsafety brod11m, a S<XJJal-assault preY<ntion brochure and related pmen- · tatinns on th<se topics. The pmentations conducted by th< Office of Student Activities, UnMr>ity Police and the Counseling Cmter. = -----polk·_ ____ ----....-...- n.. .....,_...,. ... __, _...,........., ............ ..,. _,... __ __..,..,... ............ ......... ~-(1),..._ followl . . Is ua·s ca..... __ _ _ of _ __,. _ ........ of .. _tothe<Mt- ac.--. Of Ne"' I N complianct with the requirements of the fed erallaw, and in an effort to promote the personal safety of th<acadmric community, agmcy. lt has an offia:on th< North (An-lh<nt) Campus in Bissdl Hall and a sub-station on the South (Main St=t) Campus in Clem<nt Hall to 13cilitate th< reporting. pm'Cltion and investigation of aiminal activities and the foUowing information has been pn:pared for campus review. The information is updated on an annuaJ . to provide for prompt response to basis and is available to all current other emergencies. Memb<rs of the academic comstudents and employees. and to prospective students and employttS on munity and visitors to the campus are encouraged to rrport ai.mes to request. This report focuses on university the dq>artm<n~s dispau:h<r &om any programs, propertjes and facilities campus tel<phone at =. Crimes owned or cont roUed by the universit y. UB has ca mpu ses located within the City of Buffalo and Town of Amherst, and each municipality has law enforcement agenci~ and maintains crime statistics. For informatio n on safety and crime in the local communities, contact Univer- sit y Polic<. (Consult the "Living Off Campus" brochure produced by Commuter Services in the Office of Student Activiti es and the Personal .\afcty Committee ). The university is concerned about en me in the community and works with locaJ law enforcement agencies •n !.he investigation of crimes and the promotio n of safety-awareness programs aimed at reducing the number of incidents. The following describes cul"'"enl C""'f'UI dures - policies ~ proce- fiOCIIItJU for reponing - -.. --vondes occwring Oft ......... polldes conc:emklg the lnstttudon's response to such ..._u. UnMrsity Potie< is the university's full-polict status and th< state authority to enforce and investigat< violations of all laws and r<gulations. Th< d<partment is in daily contact with th< City of Buffalo and Town of Amh<m polia dq>artments, th< Eri< County Sheriff's Department and th< N<W York Stat< Police. Th< d<partm<nt maintains 24-hour-aday radio and td<typ< contact with area law-enforcement agencies. In posters, m<dia publicity and many broch ures (includin g the .. Safety A~aren ess ," " Livi ng Off and emergmcies also can b< f"e\'On<d Campus,"and"Pr=tingAc.quainby using on< of the campus' 28 stra- tan<% Rap<"brochures), 111<mben of tegically locat<d "blue light" tele- the campus oommunity ar< dir<rted phones that immediatelyconna:t the to dial 2222 on campus and 911 off caller with University Potie<'s dis- campus to report crimes or in the patch office. This offie< is operated <Vmt of any criminal. m<dical or fire 24 hours a day, seven days a week and em<rg<ncy. dispatches patrols to emergency calls ' T h o , _ . . . , - the type and to investigate repons of crimi - •nd f,....ncy of c••pcu pronal activity. As appropriate, the de- grat~~s cleslgnecl to l11f.,. stu_ _ to _ _ _ _ partment interacts with local crisis- ·~ units. <mergency health-car< agencies and prosecutors. Tho f - . g .... the curftnl urnpus policies concemmg MCUrlty and ac:nu to ampus fac81tta, Including ca.rnpus residences, and seaar1ty com.lcluotlcwo the -In molnt......:eof._r-. The campus has a Perwnal Safety Committ«, which cdhducts facili ti es audits from a safety perspective. Deficiencies are identified and corrected when reported . Campus community members with security concerns should contact University Potie< dir<ctly. These st.atisbc.s reveal the nature and frequency of reported cri_!!}e"on the Univenity at Buffalo campuses. In accordance with the revi~ Campus Security Act. the more inclusive category of sexual offenses• fias now replaced that of rape. In t~ cateqory of burglary, forced entries are rare: the majority of thefU are from unlocked student rooms. One of the most challenging tasks we have is to educate students to lock their rooms at all times. 1998 _.......,_to_.._._ ~ the-.yof-.. blllty - - __ . ,_ . - .. • deocrlptlon o f - , . ••••prognms .vallable on umpus. University Police offic<rs conduct crime-prevention and awareness programs lOr the campus, encour, aging memben of the community to take responsibility for their own safety. They presc:nt saf<ty videos; distribute print<d mat<rials; discuss saf<ty topics with student, faculty, and staff groups; publish safety alerts, and participate in campuswide safety events. The campus has an active crime· p revention and safety-awareness program. University Potict officers conduct a series of campus programs on topics related to saual assault,self-def<nse, perwnal safety and general crime prevention. Pre· sentations are made in the residence halls. at employ« and student orientation programs. campus activity fairs, and for campus bargaining units. To make arrangements for a group presentation, call University Police directly. lnformation about University Police also is available on the Internet at <http://www.pubticsafety.buffalo.<du>. The Campus Personal Safety Task Force prepares an annual report on campus security for review. The task •Thf'QtecJOfYoi\>Pu.i~lf'lducle!,lon;lblt.Kb(. . .. lortlbW.odom)o. VAU.II~M>d M'ld non..lon:it::llc! .Kb (\UtUiory ~. onc!N, crrt., c...,. ol wO<Uill mnconduct) Scone 1997 ~· c~ Rf'POIU force also conducts open forums. distributes prin ted information and arranges for appropriate campus safety-related signagc. The director of University Police serves as chair of the task force. In addition, safety and security programs for students are offered by the offices of residence life and student activities. Resid~n tial students discuss safety issues at mandatory floor meetings and are provided with \ , , ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mb hew -""~..-.­ Local community law;-enforcanmt agencies= encouraged to monitor and respond to aiminal activities mgaged in by off-campus students enfo rcement authorities and the and studmt organizations. Th< university's willingness to assist. If victims wish to pR$5 charges. campus participOtes in • neighborhood advOOry board to monitor th< IIDMrsity will arrest .and charg< th< acxused offmd<r on campus. student activity in the area surrounding th< South Campus, l.aw- Disciplinary action could indud< <nfor=nent personnd and com- dismissal from th< IIDMrsity. Th< munity l<ad<rs invited to m<et accuser and th< acxused will hav. annually with student organization thtir legal rights maintain<d. includl<adership, partkularly th< campus ing th< sam< right to hav< oth<rs present during disciplinary h<arfn.tm>iti.,. and sororities. Students ""' advised that if they . ings. and both will b< inform«! of th<outa>m< of any internal and aar< appr<hended lOr a violation of a law of th< community, state, or oa- temal proceedings. The victim will b< notifi<d of availtion, it is the university's position not to request or agree to special able oounseling. m<Dtal-health ;.oo consideration for the student ~ oth<r S<rVices, both on campus and cause of his or h<r stud<nt status. in th< community. Univa-sity Police Stud<nts who viola!< a local ordi- and l1niY<rsity Health Services will nane< or any law risk th< legal pen- provide a Crisis Services Sexual Malties prescrib<d by civil authorities. saulL Advocat< and femal< otlicers arcavailabl< to assist at all times. Victims also bav<. th< right to - - - - - - o f - chang< their academic aod living bewer..,a and enforc .....t of situations ;md will b<assist<d in dostataw...__ ....... ...,__. • . -.of,..., ......... ing so if they choose. In th< event of a S<XJJal assault, it is importont that <vidence b< preserved legal . _ t of = ___ .,..._.,......,._ clonts_.........,_._um- service agencies. law-enforcement UB Crime Statistics Calcnda•· Ycat·s 1996-98 ~oea...- ~onduct) ... tldpoodoot .. ......., .......... University Police officers have law -e nfo rce m e nt _ n.o-....---._,..., ............ _______ ., .. ---...--. hoi---deocrlptlon o f - ...... ...... The campus complies with stat< and federal laws i-<garding th< possession, sale and consumption of alcohol and illegal drugs. AD students arc providtd with an annual DrugFr« Schools and Community Act compliance statem<nt, which details campus policies, treatment and counsding progrims.and <ducation efforts. Faculty and staff memben receive this statement and th< campus Drug-Free Workplace Policy. For additional copies of these potici<S,contact th< Division of Student Affairs (542 Capen· Hall) or Personnel Services ( 108 Crofts Hall). --- Tho ~~-.... the cur..... ._,...,wltlo.._-olto Th< unMrsity conducts a number oftraining and iniOnnation programs to f.uniliariu faculty, staff and students with the proc<dw.s to follow should a ...,.W assault occur. These programs are conduct<d by UnM:rsity Po~ UnM:rsity Health Services. UnMrsity R<sidencr Halls. the Oflice of Student Activities and by student groups. induding the Anti-Rape Task Force and the Sexuality Education C<nter.Reiidentstudentsattcndmandatory Boor medin!}' on this topic, and the topic also is covn<d in the university's orientation sessions. Students arc informed that in the event of a sexual assault, the university will impose maximum d isciplinary sanctions. It advises the vic· tim ofhis or her rights to notify law- Information concerni ng the university's scmal-assaldt protocol and prevention arr available in a n umber of university brochures, which are widely distribut<d on campus. Th<r< also is a r<eord<d sexual-assault information line (645-3411) fo r information on action to take in th< <Vent of a sexual assault, options in r<porting and resources availab&e to a victim. __ ___ __ __ .. _ ... __ _.,___ _____ n.o_...,. ...... ... ......,._...., _...,. ....................... - - . . .........,___ .--to_poi<J . _ , . _ _ (_....to ) _..,_ ......potts--..-... ......., . Univmity Polia publishes a weekly listing of crim< on campus that d.tails the date, time, location and offense ofall campus aiminal incidents. Th< listing is circulated to campus offices and issummariud weekly in the student newspape<~The In addition, U · ce uses the stud<nt newspap<r, e SpectTUm, telephone calls. post<rs and local media to oommunicate more ur· gent security inf~rmation and can provide bulletins todq>artm<nts and units o n crime activity as warranted.. Prepared by: Office ol the VICe President for Student Affairs and UnNmity Police in comp/i· once with the lederol Student Right-toK,_ and~.,_ S«urity Act (Title II - Crime Awareness and Campus Security). 9199 �September30.1!!1!1/Vol.31,1o.6 Rep..._ ---1 7 Enrollment UB is being rden:ed to more and more :is SUNY's "technology campus," which also has helped in attracting and retaining students, he said, adding that recent surveys completed by this ~s freshmen indicate that N=s99 played a significant role in their decision to cometoUB. A third contributing factor, said Sullivan, was the "heightmed awareness about the importance ofenrollment in increasing the budget_" Under SUNY's new budget allocation process (BAP), thec3mpuskeepsall of its tujtion revenue. "We directly linked enrollment to the budget like we never ba.., before and the deans have really responded to it, especially in the graduate schools," he explained Based on the n~ revenuerincentive-based budget model, UB will rc:a:ive a pro, jected $4.5 million in "marginal" tu- ition revenue for the 1999-2000 aca demic year, whidl will« distributed among units according w their enrollment figures_ .. Deans are starting to see the impact of enrollment perfonnance on their budgets," Sullivan added, but noted there has been a "variable respon.se'" and that some areas have done better than oth~ in terms of recruiting. "We worked with each unit to develop a target figure, or baseline," said SuiJivan_ According to the tuition-revenue incentive program, a component ofUB's new"all-funds" approach to budgeting, individual units will receive 6o percent of the "marginal" tuition revenue for each student that meets its target, Sullivan explains. The incenfu is that the allocation jumps to 90 percent for each student that exceeds that target figun_ foot~ all Revenues will be= d istributed to individual units according to th is method, probabl y by the end of Spring 2000, he said. Sullivan added that with 887 more students on campus than in Fall 1998, the university has generated 16,338 mo re credit hoursNan increase of 5.6 percent from last year's credit-hour levels-which has increased workload significantly. In spite of this year's high enrollments, UB standards have not suf~ fered.Aithougb the mean combined SAT score for this year's freshman class is down slightly, from 1145 to 1137, nearly one-third of the fresh men this year have combined scores Ohio Unlvenity 45, UB 6 Jamel Pottenon rushed lor • .,.,_-~ I80 yank on 17 carries V>d()n;o~,.,.-bledfo.- , 393 yank on <he pound;, postinz • 4!H. Mld-Atneriao Carlerence viao<y "'"' vbitinc UB s.w.day nllf><"'- Sc>dk.m .. . Cln;o. . The Bobats (1 -3) a SU'Dfl& first quarter by the BuHs (0-3) V>d slowly """' down the o.jury-deple<ed ~­ UB.Io.-cedtopbywidlouttwe O"'ef"QrT"Te sattlng - - linemen. fell to 0.2;, MAC conr.renc. pby. The Bulb Jumped out to Vl early 3-0 ~on a .l+y.ard field pi by Scou Koller wid> 6:3 I ten .. the first quarto< V>d tied the ~1,200. game at 6-6 on a 37~yard ~~ field pi wttlt1f.l7 ten ;n the fim holf.Tho.. field goals_.. =dwld>ed ""'-"'<~ • Raynold Roy Sullivan noted that while fall en- rollments are up in general among most colleges and universities in WestemNcv1York,UB'snumbersare up more, rdative to other institutions. six-yard touchdown run. T h e - pby ol the game came b.te In the second when. on a third-and-four ptay from the UB I /-yard line, P:attenon broke three taddes behind the line of scl"immage and scored the ~g touc::hdawn du.t set off Ml avalanche of 39 straight points by the Bobcats. The Bulls. despite pining 3 IS yards of total o&nse. ~ 'ft'tn able to score a touChdown and now have been hf!kf without a touChdown for more than eight quarters. ''There were some positives ~ du.t we were able co rnc:we the baJI down the field. but certainly we"d rathet- tgve toUChdowns instead of field goals." said Bulls head coach Craig Cirbus.. 'We were mc:wing the baJI and we ~ hokiing them in the fim quarter. so those are some of the encounrging things." Senter fb.nker Drew Haddad rontinued his assault on the UB record bc:x>k with another glittering perfonmnc.e. Haddad had eight catches for 140 yards. the 12ch time in his career hf! has gone over I 00 yards receiving In a game . .11 new school record. ''The whole defense from Ohio did a good tab."" said Haddad. " It was one of those things where we coukfn't punch the ball in. their defense hekt us ~ time.We had drives but we just coukfn"t seem to score." Sophomono qwroorl>"k Joe !'reedy hod • rough nlghc ~ ~ • new career high wtth 220 yards pusing on 17-of-lO aerials. Freedy wu u cked six times Oilld intercepted three times as the Bobaa defense UJmed up the heat after the first quarter. Redshirt freshfTWl tailback Bam McDonald had a career-high 22 carries fOI" 81 yanis fOr the Bulls, while eight end Bnndon SNughneuy had three atthes for 30 yards. Defensively. the Bulls got ;v10ther suong game from ~ safety Craig Rohlfs.. Rohlfs led the Bulls with nine tackles and forced a hmble, while insKie linebacker Ouis Shelty had eight tackles md a fon:ed fumble. Orbus agreed that Ohio's running attack was the key to the game. "'They were getting to our flank awfully successfully," Aid Orbus. "'Between outSide peopae and secondary pby. we just couldn't stop them. we coukfn't contakl them. Then our lack of depth and our fatigue rr:alty made it a dtsuter later on in the game. "I toki them ~·re not going to be the least bit discouraged with this pme,"' soid Ort>us."They pbyed their heoru out." ~ Fall Fest Feats art major from Queens, takes to the dance floor during Fall Fest, held Saturday in Alumni Arena . ~o~~er Reel Big Fish was the MEN 'S headliner for the event, which was presented by the UB 1 . SienaO UB l. Delaware 0 Student Association and the Alter droppi,;g three of four games. the Bulls kaYe rebound@d to win two m-:alght. UB defeated Siena College 2-0 .lind then went on the road co defeat Oebware_3-0 last Saturday. University Union Activities WOMEN'S Board. UB l,Toledo 2 (OT) UB l, Bowling Green 0 Cancer drugs contlrued--1 high intensity. Until rc:a:ntly, most two-photon materials have been avoids injury to the cell, thus allowing repeated ~lion of living capable only of a very weak absorption of two photons, making them cause the concentration is too low," said Prasad... But yo u begin to sec it accumulate on the ccU, then in the inadequate for most applications. The materials developed by Prasad's team over the past four years have exhibited strong mul- cytoplasm and finally in the nucleus, with the whole process taking about · half an hour." ti photon absorption, as weB as strong fluorescence emission. For this research, the VB scientists custom-designed C625, which ab.sorbs two photons of light at 800 nanometers. so that it can be used with the laser-scanning microscope. The material's twO-photon capabilities allow the scientists to use in- by optical sectioning of cells treated Other co ~ auth o r s a re Xiopen g Wang . d oc t o ral ca ndidat e; Mohammed AI -Nuri, postdoctoral researcher, and Haridas E. Pudavar, postdoctoral researcher, all in the Depa rtment of Chemistry; Linda). Krebs, a doctoral student in the De ~ partment of Physio logy a nd Bi ophysics in the School of Medicine and Bio medical Sciences and the Department of O ra1 Biology in the School of Dental Medicine , and with AN- 152-C625, where a beam of light from the microscope is fo- Saswati Ghosal of Laser Photonics Technologies, Inc. The-- the ontry of the d"'9 Into the cytoplasm •nd nuclei of the cancer cells. frared light- not damaging ultra- cells," explained E.). Bergey, research violet light-to cause C625 to flu o- assistant professor of chemistry and a member of Prasad's team. Generation of the image is d o ne resce. ''The advantage of using two photon laser-scanning microscopy is that the short pulsed near-infrared light used to excite the C625 cused on different planes of the cell. one at a time. "When the AN - 152-C625 is out side of the cell, we do not see it be- \ US is off to the best start in school h istory wn::h Oill 8-0-1 ~ord. The Bulls extended the unbeaten struk to nine games with t'WO MAC wins this past ~d. a 3-2 OV'er"time win at T~ and a 3-0 shutout win at Bowting Green The nine-game unbeaten streak matches the longest unbeaten streak in the program"s history. In the 1982~3 seasons. the Bulls also went nine games without a ~ss. five games at the end o f the 1982 season and bur games at the begmning of the I983 se.uon. Volle~~all Ea.stem Hich1pn 3, UB 2 ( 15-6, 15-12, 5-15 ,8-15, 9-15) Marshall 3, UB 0 (9-15 , 6-15 , 12-15) Sophomore outside hitter Keri Shiels recorded 22 kills and 27 digs in two Mid· American Conference matches this pan weekend Sh~s a.llied I I kills Mld 16 kills ln a frve.game loss to Eastern Michigan on Sept. 21 and I I kills and I I dtgS in .11 three-game loss at Marshall Friday n1ghl. On .liVe[olge. ~ iefs reco rded 2.75 kills per game ;and 3.37 digs per game in the cwo rN.~j Lross.Lount~ Men placed fourth at Western lnternation'"il Invitational Women placed thir-d at Western lnternationaJ Invitational The Bulls traYeled co Ontario to a. lee p;~rt in che 25ch AnllU4lil Westem International Cross Country Invitational u Thames Valley Goff Cou~e The women placed third (93 points) out of 12 teams, while the men fi mshf!d fourth ( Ill potna)outofafiekfof 12. Senior Casey Spencer crossed che hne fi~t for UB ;u 18:5 7 fOI" a tenthplace overall fin ish In the women's S.OOO meter race. junior 61een Rose fin1shed dosety behind Spencer in 12ch place ( 19:02). Junior Tony Oavtd w.u us·s cop male finisher in the IOk race . He placed sixth overall with a time ol 32.37 �8 Repartea . Seplember 30.1!1!WV1l1.31.1o.6 High-..,.a~ ==..\'!u.thoo!;: of ~;.,~"=. Life_..._ 3:45 p.m.lree. .=. NuiJt!lon ~· UBLMnQ~. 117 • ::;~~~ for , . , . informallon, Sonia __,. ........ Cinefti. 64~125 . Lecture ond lll5cusslon. Maxino Shoet>-johnstan .• =c=..":'m~ · Wilson 8oldridge and - ~6-4~10. - -t.wF•- c.iMwt Wednesday . Cilambe< Ordlestra. ' A Bernice Poss Memoriol · Concert. C..,ter for the Arts · Moinslage. 7 p.m. S20, S17, · S14, stu<lents S12. For"""" . inlormlllon, 6-45-NITS. 6 :- - . - - --~ ­ From Design to DoiMfy ond : ~11;=-~omom>W wo..n·. ~~~ Soccer UB vs. Western Michigan. RAC Field. 7 p.m. free. _,_ · Center. For more lnfonT\Mion, WNYTOC at 636-3626. I Juvenile )ustk.e ond -~t.N . ~"-'<d. Unlv. of .~1c::.:u.~ f,... Sponsored by Baldy for Law and Social Pofk:y. For more inforrNtion, · BaldY COf1ter, 6-45-2102. c..,.., :=-~=··~·::/ -·- F-In~fslt• Thrut to Sbbllly?Buffolo Falun Gong Groop, 280 Pn Noon-1 p.m. free. Sponsorod ~Asian~~~ ' Ashcroft. Physics Dept, Cornell · Univ. 216 NaturJI SCiences · Comple><. 3:45 p.m. Free. :=Bonnie . TlWd Annual School of n....,.......,._._ listings for - taking piKe on umpus. or for off-umpus ....... _ . . IAI-...., prtndpol opoouon. Listings .... - tho ThlrJdoy prec-.g ~Ustlngsare only ec:cepted through the electronk submluion form for the onHne LIB Calendar of Events at <http:/ I www.buffalo.edu/ c....-/logln>. llealuse of JPkf: Hmtt.tlons, not 1111 eva~ts tn the electronk calendar wtlf be lnduded lnthelkpomr. -..ugh A Quarter Century of Breakthroughs In NuD.ing Researd'l. Sue K. Donaldson, dean, School of N~,o~rsing, The Johns Hopkins Univ. Center for Tomorrow. 4:30p.m. Free. but 2 s.-hlng Blologlal Abstnlcts. CaPOf1 127, Women's Tennis ~tence and Engineering l.lbnry-...op UB vs. St. Francis. UB Tennis Center, Elliott Com~ . 3 p.m. Fret. Safety AwaNne:U In Un'-'lty Heights SchooiiLaw School CLoss of '61 :ISYear Reunion. Country Club of Buffalo. 6 p.m. for more Operation Ooorhanger. Gloria a . m.~ p.m. Free. S~ by ~:"J;"s~~%th<for more infOfTl'lation, Hea~ Ward, 829-2584 or Toby Shapiro, 645-6125 . Friday, October I Library. For more information, Jill Hack0f1berg, 645-2946. """" Information, Sonia Cineli. 6-45-6125. ~~~~ ~-u--­ .· of__, Ufe-.......- . inlormition, 6-45-3110. ~;'~otSWdent Activities. For ,.,. kl \'ugOOioola . - - o..td Al6ohorl. Allen . Hoi. I p.m. Free. For ,..,. : Exhibits . informollon, Sonia Cinefti, 6-456125. __,. ........ t.w. ~~~~250 5 lAI Cybrules TOMhlng information, Stuart Gellman, 875-1406. c--...op ~~~~~ON) f6r Football UB vs. North«n Illinois. UB Stadium. 7 p.m. S10, S8, S6; Students lree. Undef'Qrodulte Ubr.uy. 2-3 p.m. f"'rft (Open only 10 UB students, faaJity and staff). for ==:.'~~-mr.n.s - - - , . a t 4 Plus Sunday l.ectun!: The Memoir> of ~=:~o- 3 Rutt0f1burg. Unlv. of ~omla, B<ri<eley. 309 Clemens. 3:30 p.m. Free. For more Women'1 Soccer UB vs. Northern Illinois. RAC Field. 1 p.m. Free. 1nformation, 64S-l810. Physics Seminar Incoherent Pair Tunneling as a Probe of Cupnte tho Dance Performance Pandlt)aQdlsh Gangonl (Indian. Classical Dance). Cent~ for the Arts. Drama Thea~. 3:30p.m. S10 general, SS stUdenU (in iidvance); S12 Qenef31, S6 students: (dly ~ormance). ~~trEduca~, Cent~ for th< Arts, l'r_l!lfosh language Institute and Tnveni. For more intonnation, 64S-ARTS. ~~~l~b.1f,~· Natural SCiences Comp~. 3:45 p.m. Free. _......, Student Union. Noon. Free. Spomor.d by Office of Student Activitl<s. for,.,. information, Sonia Ci~li. 6456125. Thursday 7 --- Artist Tony Matelll has token a unique stonce lh th< explooltion of nature versus cuttu~ by recrNting famill1r ~ sort that "sprout lll<e elegant anger on th< concm. sweep of uiban Ameria"-ln an exhibit that captures how these often unwanted planU reflect th< social quest for .-ious ~and con~. ~rougF~'O ~"&::>' llgh!Well adjacent 10 the main UB Art tery in the Cenl6 for th< Arts. North Campus. Gallery hours are Wed. through Sit frOm 10:30 a.m. 10 8 p.m. and Sun. from noon to S p.m. ~:nc~~ng. lnfonnation Technology Spedalisl. Baird R...al<h Pari<, . 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(see story, page 6) Hare gives $1 million to philosophy Faculty member's two gifts to endow chair, create fund to meet ongoing expenses BySUZANNECHAMSUUUUN Reporter Contributor A UB philosophy profes· sor is sharing more than his teaching c:xceUence with the CoUege of Arts and Sciences. Peter H. Hare, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Philosophy, ha.>. given two gifts totaling SI million to support activities of the department. A cash gift of$500,000 has estab· lished an endowed professo rship named for America n philosopher Charles S. Peirce, while a $500,000 bequest will support the Peter and Daphne Hare Fund to help the de partment mw its ongoing needs. .. , have been teaching at UBsince 1962 and I strongly identify with this university and with this department, which has been very good to me," sa id Hire, noting tha t the: gift s co mplement one another. President WiUiam R. Greiner sa1d that since h is arrivaJ at the un iversity nearly four decades ago. Hare "ha...-'"steadily enriched UR through his intellectual cunostt )'. h11o dy namic teaching, hiscommJtml'nt to extending academ ic honwm and his philanthropy. "His generous Oequl"st ro crc:arc the Peter and Daphne? Hare ~un J and his endowment of thl· Charlt'~ S. Peirce Chair in the philosophydl·· partmcnt,"G reincr added, .. ,,•iU en sure the department's ongoing St.l tus as a leading force tn the fi~ld-a positio n that he played an mtcgr.ll ro le in establ ishi n g. We arl' vcrv grau-ful to him for all tha t h(' ha.-. done for UB." Added KcrryS.G rant .dcan of thc: <..::OU(.-gc o f Arts and Sciences: "These gifts from such a distinguished pro (cssor say volumes about the sense:· of commitment Peter Hare feels and we are deeply gratefuL Wi th th est~ g1fts. he extends Ius Important per '\Onal comm itmen t mto the fUlun· for the hcncfit of gL'nt'rationsof <;fu dt'nts to ~.om(' ." Hare cstahhshcd the Pe ter and Oaphnc Hart• l·und to prO\'Ilk continued on P~ .z Senate to study program assessment By MARA MCGINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor A PROPOSAL calling for more broad a.s.sessment of the effectiveness of the university's educational programs in order to improve courses, curricula, and student learning at both the undergraduate and gradu· ate levels WdS introduced to members of the Faculty Senate Tuesday. The resolution, which focuses on assessing the overall effectiveness of to judge the worth of somethmg. Evaluatio n impljcs putting things m the samCcategory up agai nst each other and ranking them ." He added that ..evaluatiOn" often gives summativc. rather than forma tive, conclusions and that it ofte n fo c uses o n st ude nt satisfaction rather than what stude nt s have learned, which can result in useless program s rather than specific rather than useful feedback. "When we talk about assessm ent, we have in mind a process that in volves a number of steps," Meacham courses, was developed last spring explained. "The first step is that tht> by the senate's Educational Pro· gram s and Policies Co mmittee (EPPC ) and was presen ted to senators by committee chair Jack Meacham , SUNY Di stinguished Teaching Professor and chair of the Department of Psychology. Meacham emphasized the EPPC's use of the term "assessment .. rather than "evaluation" in formulating the resolution. ~t assessment means to us is a critical appraisal carried out from an authoritative position; that is, by people who arc knowledgeable and ""'makt an informed judgmen~" he said "Evaluation to us means to set a value of something; to set a value on a person, a d epartment, o r a course, faculty in a particular program iden- tify what the goals are for the stu dents in term ofleami.ng objectives.'' A faculty committee then wo uld choose procedures for identifying whether the learning objectives have been met. carry o ut lhe assessm en1 and then look at how they can use the fmdings to revise the courses and to strenb'lhen and change the teach ing method for bener learning o ut com es. According to Meacham. teaching methods. cou rses. curricula, learn· ing prqcesses, achievement s and educational programs a re examples of arttS to be considered for assessment. ln addition, he said. the assessment could take place at a va - ri t't)' of d l fTt~n·n t pumts: dunng ,, course or program and up until fiw or 10 years after graduatiOn. Meacham recngnw.-d that manv dt-partments already haw heen conductingasse;smt.-ntsfor 15or20yt:ar' and that some of those could st:rve a.-. good models for other departments. "We're not asking for somethmg new here; we're merely asking for an endorsement of extending thisasst"'S.'>ment proct-dun~ to all the cducatmn programsoncarnpus.,"said Meacham. adding that "ou r campus is, quue frankJy. a b it behind compared to othcrinstitutionsofhight-reducauo n on (assessment procedures ). " There a re quit e a va n cty of thmgs that could he employed m terms of procedures," he noted. " It opens up a va riety of mteresl!ng poss ibilities. I want there to be a d1 · versity of ways to assc.-s.s and a diversit y of ways fo r us a.s teachers to d.Jscover if o ur teachin g is wo rking." Seve ral faculty members ex pressed co ncern Lhat the document calls for leaving the details up to the administration, rather than the fac ulty, since the resolution begins by stating that the UB president .. is called upon to ensure" that assessment is conducted "'both regularly and frequently" and does not out - lint· dctai llo of hoh' 11 wLII ht• dont' On I\' then dot-:. 11 !> l a te that .. tht· la<.· ultv of the unlvl-r!>IIV are calbl ~pon to rerogmu" it~ r~ponsibal · 1ty to participate. Meacham sa1d that the mtent of the rcsol ut1on 1s It} "call upon the ,1dministration to providl· a bn of leadership because there are manr sectors that are not domg program as.~ss m cnt. \Ve want to have a..'\.St~ · llH.'nt occu r nwrc systematiCally and an· aski ng th(' adnum strat 1on to make 1t happen ." He saJd that the resoluuon 1111 plu.~ that the pres1dent would tell the pro vost to make sure that program .1.'> scssmcnt happens 111 so me wav and that "howthattakesplacempartKu la r un1ts I.S wtdc open.H Judith Adam.s· Volpe . dlrC\:'tor ol Lockwood Library. citcJ Acccss99 a... ~an educational program tha t sho uld be assessed and asked who would he responsible for making sure that a.s sessmenthappcnsinprogr.un.sthatdo not belong to a specific department. " My sense is that the EPPC dOt.~ not want to go down that road," s.·ud Meacham ... We want t he Facultv Senate to formulate a directio n, a charge to the administration. There are some details woe need the admin istration to work out." �21Jieporle. October 7.1!1!1!1/Vul. 31. No.7 BRIEFLY Hearing .... .., be topic rll!melttus Center meeting "Understanding Heoring: Hooring Loss and Huring Aids" ... be the topic of • ..-;.,g of the Emeritus Center at 2 p.m. lUescloy in 102 GoodyNr Hall, South Lounge, on the South campus. The speaker wiH be Nancy A. Stecker, clinical associate professor of c.ommunic.ative dlsolde> and sciences. Hearing evaluations will be pnMded belon! and after the progl'lfT! by J<lfroy Lozyruld, a spedafcst in hearing evaluation and the fitting of hearing aids. For furth« lnfonnatlon, can the center at 829-2271 . ' - - -- '----J Marte Flynn is the director of UB's new marching band, "Thunder of the East." He has headed the university's Pep Band since 1996. How did you become Involved with US's mudolng band? What's your "day Job?" about the~- and side effects o f - and olfei -about thedlngen oftolcing CO!Uin- of In the summer of 1996, I rea:M:d a call from Sarah Md<oin, director of bands at UB, and she asked ifl would be interested in directing the pep band I accepted the position, but felt that the pep band needed more exposure. We did some extri. perforntan<:<S in the community and additional performances on campus. Over the past three )'121', some students and Nelson Townsend, former director of athletics. were pushing to see some marclllng from the group. We started marching to the stadium from Baird Hall and working on some basic moves to get the band out of the stands and in front of the crowd. The big break came last year, when the band joined the Tonawanda Oown Band and perfOrmed on the field at halftime. As my day job. I have the privilege of being instrumental music director at Akron Central SchooL I direct three bands, two jazz ensembles and a marclllng band, and teach instrumental music lessons for Grades 6-12. dnigs..nd - to molntOin a hea!tfly llfoslyle. Whit hu been the most challenging pilrt of st.ortlng up a Phannadsts to offer free advice at Fair Lotions, poli<W, Pf=riptlon and OY<r--nter medicines. hert>s and prepar.Jiions can help )'00, hurt )'00 or be a waste of m<>n<y. Wostem New YO<tom can find out which b which by ott<nding the tr.. Phormacy Fair being held from 11 a.m. to 3 P,.m. Oct. 111n the c....terlorTomorrow on the North Campus. New Yorit St.~ registered phormacisls. os wellos foculty and S!Ud<nts from the School of Phormacy.... - questions -a --7 irhO phlrmodsts ... p<ofOuionll........., of "'1 used by a marching band. Unifonns started off on the right track and then took a detour because of fi nances. The shirts and hats we wear are temporary until a suital>ledesign is completed. The John R Oishei Foundation t on the band donation of "This support the boost that munity was as excited as the students about the return of the marching band. Calatto Regal Tip Drum Stick Manufacturer from Niagara Falls was the next sponsor to get involved, supplying the percussion section with various sticks and mallets. The music fraternity Kappa Kappa Si took on the task of gutting the old locker room in Oark Hall on the South Campus and creating a reheanal space. It works,,but it's still in rough shape. The staff feU right into place. Their experience combined would rival anr. coUege marching staff. Is the Pep Band still _.,tlng7 Yes. The marching band will transform into the pep band after football season. The marclllng band will split up and sn\auer groups will play at basketball games and other events. New students may join now prescription, """'1"esolpticu or All of it. Recruiting, providing in- OY<r--pooclucls.- struments, uniforms, a facility to as a club and enroll for credit in the rehea~ in and finding a competent spring through the Department of staff that would bewilling todonate Music. their time. Nothing of any use re· mained from the former marching Are most of the band memben musk maJors, or do they come band. We took on the challenge of from ... bact.grounds7 recruiting band members over the summer,anendingall the freshman The band is about I percent music orientations and contacting every· majors. I'd like to see more join and one who had played in the pep band ~ share in the excitement. As a mem· the year before. We borrowed many ber of the marching band, you share of the instrument s trad itionall y your loveformusicandyourdesire and-.-.-.. J*lldponls bring to thefoir. Immunology : comi0Clltlol1 to focus on cancer resurch Exciting , _ doYelopments and pltfllls In concer resarth, dilg-· nosls ond trHtment ... be the foc:u<of the 141h tnternolional Convoatlon on~. to be held tcmcmJw through Mondoy In t h e - Manictt The CCI1\IOCOtlon Is sponSO<ed by the en-Wtebsky Center fer lrrmunctcgy at UB. For m0!1! - ~the Wtebsky ·coo- Center It ,829- 2901. The llfpcm!r Is • arT1JUS CXII11flU1itypubiOhed by the Office of News Services in the DivUion of ___ ___ _____ ---Sue_ ---- Unr..nity SeMces, Stole Unr..nity of New Yorit at lkJffalc. <Edltoriolcflloesare located at 136 Crotb ~ ....,_ ,_ Amhem. (716) 645-2426. -....._, c.doSmllh ...... MhurPoge ., .... MoraMc:Qmls ---loti-... ----...... ..__ ..-- ~you In • mw<hlng INtnd In high school - / o r college? What-(s)doyou play? I went to a very small high school that did some marching for football games and local parades. I played in the pep band in coUege. I march with the Ton~wanda Oown Band and have marched with the American Legion Band Post 264. During the summer, I work with Drum Corps International as a host for visiting' drum corps. rm also a member of the Genesee Valley Judging Association. In my profession I play all the instruments I teach, but trumpet is my main instrumenL What'syourf-emuslcal piece for a rnaodllng 1Ntnd7 I like traditional marches. The national anthem is one of my favor· ites. I'd like to ~ch the marching band as many of the great marches as possible and use them in our pre· game routine. Also, as you'U hear from the band's repertoire, I really enjoy a great arrangement of a jazz or swing tune. What haYe you planned for the homecoming performance? We started off early in the week and took part in all the Spirit Week activities. Yesterday afternoon, mem· bers of the band led the academic convocatioh procession. Tomorrow night, small groups will play at various places on and around the cam· pus to generate school spirit. On Saturday, we plan to march from The Commons about an hour before game time. We will march to the buU in front of Alumni Anna, play the alma mater and . fight song, and then on to the stadium gate. SpeCtators are encolln!ged to foUow behind the band and march over to the field with us. The pre-game and halftime shows will be similar to this past week. The band will do a very entertaining rendition of "Zoot Suit RioL" --.--- - - - d o you wish I youh~-lt7 What can the university community do to get behind the marching band? Student Affairs, the Student Association, Athletics, the music department. Univer· sity Police and maintenanre all can say they were part of bringing the band back. Each has contributed to malting the marching band a reality. The "Thunder of the East" is the pride and spirit of the University at Buffalo. The band serves the university and will play a major role on campus. Get involved Wben band members do a ebant,students and fans should do it with them. Fans should wait for the band to come by and march behind it to the football games and next to the band at the basketball and football games. The Us marching band is back and starting new traditions. Participate and be a part of something that students for the past 29 years were never given the opportunity to do. Come on down and add your thunder. sit Hare gift Continued from - REPORTER to perform. Music brings together some great people. The camaraderie shared between the members of the band is wonderful and really creates the school spirit that coUege memorits are made from. 1 money for a variety of ongoing erties Union. needs in the philosophy depart men4 including unforeseen futun needs. However, he also specified that the fund be used in "neglected areas, such as benefits for visiting professors from foreign countries, awards for service by department staff, awards for excellence in teach· ing by graduate st udents and support for undergraduates." Hare included his late wife's name on th e fund because he said they were a team for many years, begin· ning in 1959. Daphne Hare, a former UB faculty member and director of the MedicaVDental Division of the Veterans Administration Central Office in Washington, D.C .. died in 1995. Daphne Hare won national recognition fo r her work with the VA and internati onal recognition for her editorial and research work in the biophysics of membrane trans· port. In addition, she had held leadership roles with the Buffillo Chapter of the National Organization for Women and the Western New York Chapter of the Am<rican Civil Lib- With his other gift, Hare established an endowed professorship named for American philosopher Charles S. Peirce. "Founder of American pragma· tism, Peirce was a ni.athematician, a scientist and generally considered the best philosopher this country has produced," Hare said. "What better way to promOte the rich tra· dition of diversity in UB's philosophy department than to establish the Charles S. Peirce Professorship in American Philosophy." Randall Dipert, a leading Peirre scholar who taught at the State University College at Fredonia from 1977-95 and is now on the faculty of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, has been named the lim Peirce Professor. " I could scarcely believe ~ow happy and flattered I felt when Peter Hare told me that he was both creating a professorship in American philosophy at Buffillo and that he was nominating me to be its first occupant," recalled Dipert, who holds a doctoral degree in philoso- -\ phy from Indiana University. Dipert added: "One might even speak of a 'Buffalo School' in philosophy, one that addresses contemporary philosophical prqblems-in logic. metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics-in a way that is also in· tensely historical. There is no graduate school in the U.S. that has such a strong program in contemporary metaphysics and logic. understood historically.~ Dipert descnbed Hare's gifts as an inspiring model of active philanthropy. "If we as faeulty members believe something is worth doing, small or large, and other funding sources have been exhausted, we should think more often about donating or raising the money our· selves." he added. Dipert has published widely on Peirre and is perhaps best known for his "Peirce's Place in the History of Logic." presented at the C.S. Peirce Sesq u icentennial Congress at Harvard University in 1989,and for his articles on logic in "Encyclopedia Britannica• Dipert speaks fluent German and has taught a variety of courses ranging from computer science to mu· sica1 therapy to German, as well as the full range of courses in philosophy. Although Dipert won't begin teaching at UB until Fall 2000. he alteady is organizing a philosophy conference that UB will host this November. Hare also is weU-recognized by Peirce scholars and philosophers. Educated at Yale and Columbia, he has taught philosophy at UB since 1962. In 1996, he won the Herbert W. Schneider Award for lifetime contributions to the understanding and development of Am<rican3· losoplty from the Society for van cement ofAmerican Philosop y. Hare is past president of the New York State Philosophical Association, on the board of the American Philosophical Association and a member of UB's Center for Cosnitive Science. Since 1974, he has edited The 7lwu<Jdions of the a.m.. s. J>oj,.,. Soriety: A Qumteriy/ourniJl inAmeriazn Pltilosoplry. Hare said he expects that Dipert will follow hiin as editor. �October 7.1!199/VoiJl. No.7 Gen-ed deadline is too soon Goodman tells FSEC that UB needs more time to draft plan ly MAliA MCGINNIS Repotttr Assistant Editor T While trustees left the responsibility for establishing specific course HE timeline for imple - requirements and program content mentation of the general education curriculum to the faculty of each institution, faculty members at UB and other institutions had chided the board for adopted last year by the SUNY Board of Trustees does not give UB much time to develop its own program proposaL Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education, told the Faculty Senate Executive Commitlee at its Sept. 29 meeting. Goodman, who provided FSEC members with imp le ment ation guidelines for the new program that were developed by the SUNY Provost's Advisory Task Force on General Education, pointed out that the Board of Trustees wants each campus to prepare and submit its individual general -education pro- gram proposals by Dec. 31 so that the new curricu la can be imple mented by Fall 2000. However, he said that it is .. not likely we can do anything in that amount of time." The SUNY trustees last Dec. I S adopted a general -education curriculum for the system's four uni versity centers and 13 four-year colleges that requires candidates for bachelor's degrees to complete at least 30 credit hours of coursework in mathematics. natural science, social science, American history, western civilization, other world civili zatiom. humanities and the arts, foreign languages. basic commun ic.,. t10n and reasoning, and information management. not making the curriculum available fo r comment by faculty in advan ce of the trustees' adoption. Goodman also told executive committee members that he was concerned about a partkular clause in the trustees' guidelintS relating to transfer students that says ..courses ccnified as fulfilling particular gen eraJ-education requirements by any institution in the system will fulfill those requirements at any other insti tution in the system , without the necessity of individual articulation agreements." He referred to this p,art of the implementation guidelines as "problematic,"since it means .. if a student has completed a general-education program somewhere else, they are exempt from UB's" program. The transfer clause, he said, focuses on "oounes," while "we should be focusing on learning o utcomes." Although Provost David Triggle will have"oversight responsibilities" fo r UB's program, Goodman said that Kerry Grant, dean of the College of Ans and Sciences, has agreed to "be responsible for working out the details of the program." Pres ident William R. Gre in er noted that although the Board of Trustees may have rushed into the issue, the SUNY-wide, general-education curriculum is something that "ought tobetakenseriously" by UB. "'ThC!re is always room for improve ment,"Greiner said about US's genaal -education program. "1 like to look for the positive." Some senators noted that the SUNY curriculum differs from US's in that it requires American history and a separatt' Western civilization course, as well as only basic profi · ciency in a foreign language while US's program requires at least in - tcrm<diate proficiency. The SUNY curriculum also calls for two sepa · rate courses, one each in the hu manities and the arts, whiJe US's program combines the two into one. Senate Clair Peter Nicker.ion asked the Educational Programs and Po~­ cies Committee to rrnew the implementation guide~ for the SUNY general-education requirement. ln other business. Goodman up dated FSEC members on th e universil'y's fall enroll ment, and pointed out with "great satisfuction" that the percentage of continuing/ returning students had increased to 84.2 percent this fall from 81.7 percent last year. He no ted that the retention success is due to several factors, among them block scheduling, UB 101 and the aggressive recruitment of merit - based scholarship recipients. Based on an enrollment "snapshot " taken Sept. 17, the actual hcadcount at UB for Fall 1999 totals 24,257 students, 637 students over the 23,620student target set by SUNY and 887 more students than FaU 1998. UCI goes online with Web site By IENNIFER UWANDOWSIU Reporter Staff T H E ongoing effort tore vitalize neighbo rhoods around the South Campus and beyond has taken a high -tech tum into cyben;pace. The University Community Initiative (UCI) , formed to revive and stabilize urban and suburban neigh- ing on the p roject since January. Vu-avong says he searched lntcmet sites for several cities. trying to get a sense of what to indude on the UCI site, while keeping in mind a userfrien dly design. "You don't want to make it too romple.x," he stresses. Gchl says the site was created with the assumptio n that the primary user would be located off campus. "UCI had the goal to be more vis- borhoods in the a rea, has gone online to make its presence bener known in Western New York and wanted to "find a way to share in- around \he world. UCI, a unit of the Office of the Vice President for Pub~c Service and Urban Affairs, created the Web site formation collected" by the organi zation , she says. "(The Web site) seemed like a good m arriage between the two." after members of the initiative's development group sought a more accessible way to promote infonnation sive, with informatio n and maps of the "university community," which about the neighborhoods UCI is focusing on, and receive feedback from members of those communities. Members of the development group wanted a resource to which th ey could direct people interested in finding out what is going o n in the university comm unity, says Danis Gehl, UCI's project di rector. The Web site, which has been up and running since April at <hitp :/ / wll)gs.buff• lo.edu/ ud> was de- signed by Sackda Viravong. a graduate of the School of Architecture and Plann ing. " I was able to create a picture:' lf l were an average person in the neigh borhood, what type of information would I like to see?'" says Viravong, an AmeriCorp VISTA community support specialist who's been work- ible in the oommunity at large" and The finished produd is impres- includes parts of the City of Buffalo and sec tio ns of th e towns of Amhe rst, C heek towaga and Tonawanda. The site profiles dem ographics and features of the various neighborhoods. such as population, median income , ho usi ng styles, schools, businesses, chun:hes. health services and block dubs. The site outlines the chief goals ofUC I: To sustain the attractiveness of its neighborhoods and to address the future of the neighborhoods surrou nding the universit y's So uth Campus. and to stabilize, revitalize and reinvent the neighborhoods to ensure they"remain attractive places to live, work. and play, well into the future." The "UCI Discussion Board" offers users a place o n the si te where they can post their thoughts about the site or o n any community issue, a nd where others can read those commerits and respond to them. The site soon will feature a caJendar of UCI -sponsored events. The Web site remains a work Ln progress, Gch1 points out, and one of the priorities is to improve the visual content. "O ur goal is to have a virtual tour'of the neighborhoods" so visitors to the site can get a better feel for the communities, she says. The site, which rec~ives between 700 and 800"hits" per month, provides a comprehensive look at the university community, Gehl notes. " For most users, even intema1 to the university ... it really is a good so urce of information, no t on ly about the project. but about the community in general," Gehl says. Viravong adds that the site's sim plicity is what makes it compatible wi th the community at large. and Gehl agrees. "We have to assume that the (user's) equipment isn't aJway~ go ing to be the fastest." she says. "We had to figure on the lowest common denominator of hardware." Keep ing the site design uncompl ,cau-d ~ what makes it easy for the user to navigate, Viravong says. Gchl says that now that mtorm.t uo n is available about UCI onlmc.> . thf" next step is to promote the .stte . "We have to increase the visibil ity of the site. try to talk aboUI 11 ( m the community ) ... ." she sa)'S. "We want to let people know how tt ·~ useful to them.'' BrieBy Fourth annual women's film festival to open today " Alles Wlrd Gut " l l:.verythmg Will bf" Fme ). an upbeat Ge rman film about two Alro -<....erman women llvmg m Hamburg. will open the Fourth Annual International Women 's Film Festival at-7:30 p.m toda)' 1n tht> Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Th1~ vtar'~ fe:<~tlval. '"T he World Through Women '5 Eyes ," wllltn dude thrt'c feature films and three documcntanes. five of wh~th arc d1rected by womcn . Orgamzt'd by the Institute for R e~ea rch and l::ducat10n on 'Nomen and Gender ( IREWGJ, the festival haghhght' the best of rcunt mternat1onal films on women 's and gender l !'l~ uc:.., J.!'l presented by both m·en and women filmmaker~ . All films Will be shown at 7:30p.m. 111 the Sueenmg Room 111 thl· Ce nter for the Arb. TICkets are S3.SO fnr students and sen1of' . .tnd $4.50 for the general public. Fo r more informa t ion .~.aii82'1 · J4SI The schedule is: • Today: "A lles W1rd Gut" t l:.wryth1ng Will hc l-ine ), t;crmdO\ , 1997. Italian -Amencan director Angdma Maccarone tdkt'S a light hearted approach m telhng the story of the lives of two Afro (,er man women in Hamburg as thev ~-.ontcnd w1th raCi sm and ho mophobia in German society. • Oct. 14 : ''Regre t to Inform," USA, 1998 . Dlf(:Ctor Barbara Sonneborn, a Viet nam War widow, travels to Que Sahn. where she weaves into a documentary the stories of \\'ar w1dows from both North and So uth Vietnam, as well as the United States. • Oct. ll:"Drylongso,.. USA , 1998. Dm:ctor Cauleen Sm1th tells the story of Pica, a woman who sets out with a Polaroid camera to document the lives of the "endangered specu~s " of African -Amen ca n men in her com munit y. • Oct. 28: "Divorce Iranian Style," England, 1998. D1rectors K1m Longinouo and Ziba Mir- Hossei ni loo k at three women trying to combat bi ased laws and family rage in Iranian divorce court . • Nov. 4: "The Devil Never Sleeps," USA/MeX ICO, 1996. Dtrector Lourdes Portillo returns to her childhood hometown m MexJCo to investiga te circumstances surrounding her uncle's death . A panel discussion on "Women and Documentary Film" will follow. • Nov. 18: "Co raje," Peru, 1998 . 0 1rector Alberto Durant looks at the life and accomplishments of Mana Elena Moyand, a wdl · known defender of women's rights and an ta -terronsm advocate in Peru who was killed in 1991. Cystic fibrosis to be topic of Hermann Rahn lecture Richa rd C. Boucher, Jr., William Rand Kenan Professor of Med1 cine at th e University of North Ca rolina at Chapel Hill , will deilwr the eighth Hermann Rahn Memonal Lecture at 5 p.m. Oct. 14 Ill Butler Auditorium in Farber Hall on the South Campu!'l. Boucher, who also se rves as ch1ef of the Otv!Sion of Pulmo nan· Diseases. Cr ttlcal Ca re and Onupattonal MediCine at UNC:. will speak on " Resolvmg Cont roverstes o n A1rway Su rface Liqu1d Physt ology: A Key for Understandmg Normal A1nvays Defense and tht' Pa th oge n esi~ or CystiC FibrOSi s." A reception will be held pnor to the lecture at 4 p.m . 1n the Lippschutz Room 10 the Btomedu. al t.ducauon BuiJdmg on the South Campus. Boucher has conducted extcns1ve re}ea rch on pulmonary functton and cystic fib rosis, and currently serves as the pnncipal investigator on four grants, two of which are on cystic fibrosas. He is director of the Cystic Fibrosis/ Pulmonary Resea rch a nd Trea tment Center at UNC and is co-director of th e university's Ge ne Therapy Cen ter. In addition , he serves as associate ed itor for Expl'rrmental Ltm~ Research . Recovery of brain function to be topic of Perry lecture Stimu la t ing neurop lastlclty a nd recovery of bram funrt1on Jf ter injury will be the topic of the 11th annual I. Wa rren Perrv Lc-1. ture. to be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow tn tht' ~(reenmg Room ut tht· Ce nter of the Arts em the North l.a mpu:- . The lecture. named for a former dean ol the ~chool ol Health Related ProfesSIOns. will bt• g1vt:n hv Bnan Ko lb, a professor 111 tht· Department of P:,ychology and Neurosctt~ncc at tht> Ll n! ve r~ lt v \II Lethbridge tn Albe rta, Canada. A poster seS!'I Ion will be held !rom ~ - 4 p.m . and a rl'1..ept1011 \\Ill follow the b .- turt 111 the C FA AtrJJ.U,n . Kolb's resea rch focuSl'S on pia!'~ I H. ~.:hangc)l, tn thl· (t rchrum thJI may underlie recovery from cerebral 1n1ury, o rgamzatton ol tht· frontal lobe of mamma ls and expenenl"e · depcndent change~ m tht· ~..ortex . He holds ad1unct appotn tm ent.s at the Un1vcrs11v of t :algarv anJ the Umvers it y of Bntish Columbaa. He recc1Vl'd ha c hd of~ .tnd mastefs degrees from the Umverstty of Calgary and a dochH.Ht' from Pennsylvania State Univers it y. �4 Reparter October 7. 1!19/Vol. 31. No 7 Law professor teaches courses on "Jailhouse lawyering" and prison law BRIEFLY ___ _ Student Health Center offers flu shot dlnlc!s ... Wlthflu-foll--'>- ln!l. t h e - - c . n r loronembefs~the"""""'Y """"""*Y· Tho clnics ... bo hold """' }.7 p.m. Ott. 13, 20 ond Uln the lobby~ t h e - UrWon on the Nonh CompuL They abo wil bo hold 11om 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 23 ond Nov. 13 i n - Hill, ond """' -4-7 p.m. No\1, 3 ond 2-7 p.m. Nov. 9 in 110 Squirt Hal. bolh on thO South campus - Tho cOst of the shot Is s-4. Penny Tronolooe, UB media l - I n the Student HNith c.nw, says the flu, Is ausod by the lnfluenll Wus, can cause such symptoms .. high lever, dty cough ltld ... """' 100sde aches lasting for as longasawetlc. Tronolooe says mftuenzo ~ highly contagious and is " " - ' through the air by droplets 11om cougl>ng. She explolns that the VICdne .in the " - Clll pr...nt the vino. but that the shots must bo giYon fNf<'J yoor beause the vi1'\JS mutltu. ,_.. ·m Satellite program to address.copyright law """ 'U>nries. c oddrmlng the right- ... bo p.m.~ 14 1n 1 Hollor\the Nonh Miller works to give iru;nates legal help By JENNifU UWANDOWSkl Reporter Staff house lawyer. Often, paralegals or tweeo the ages of20 and 29 is in jail. lence, Miller adds. attorneys volunteer to teach those prison, on probation or parole," .she T who want to provide legal assistance to other inmates. Miller says. "The idea is to encourage more lawyers to volunteer to teach legal research and writing to irunates," she says. says. "I'm interested in that (statistic) as an African A.merican. It's very hard to find an African A.merican who doesn 't know someone in Prisons today. she says. are .. not about lofty goals, just how to deal with the undesirnbla." Miller spent a year working with inner-city youth at the Barnyard prison." Community Center in Miami, ERESA Miller is well-acquainted with the U.S. prison system, but not becaust" she's spent time hehind bars. The associate professor of law at UB has taught a course on international human rights to female in mates in Albion Correctional Facil ity, worked with prisoners at An.ica. and served as a vol unteer lawyer with a prison project in Miami. Miller is intensdy interested in prisoners' rights and the accessibil- ity of legal help within the system. T hi s se mester, the Harvard law gradua te is teaching courses m the UB Law School on .. jailhouse lawye ring " a nd p riso ner law, which look.o; at co nstitutio nal law as it 1s applied in priso ns. "A lot of I inmates) want help wtth appeals. assistance in writing writs nf lwbeas corp11s or assistance in chaJicnging their Living conditiort\," says Miller, who is working with stu· dent s 10 the jailhouse-lawyering course to rewrite a curriculum to teach resea rch and writing to pri.s oncrs. Any inmate who has the legal knowledge to assist other prisoners with their cast.~ is considered a jail- Miller says. is deeply disturbing. .. The response has not been, 'How do we downsize the prison population?' The response is, 'How do we make it more cost-effective , ·t' I i . . .• I I! i· - > ' ' ~ response." Miller takes issue with the way 1 prisons are "'wa.rehousing" violence Analyst ofcultural history to speak about meaning ofwar and masculinity .,___,,Of A The Capen lecture is th e university's major public lecture in the humanities and is presented each year by a major scholar whose subject wiU interest faculty, students and the general public. book are how honor codes., nation - ~ will CDYtr-for bolh software products-downfood ond lnstallltion 11om liB's Web J1tr. product.,.....,..., exomples ltld product ~ "They're not creating better communities. that's for sure," she says. Braudy to give Capen lecture in humanities against which 'woman' has been defined I want not so much to turn that around as to show how 'man' and 'masculine' are themsdves un stable terms shifting with the historical wind. Assodotes. ing the consequences. more than 20 different vendors and offered free samples to It will be free of charge and open to the public. com: pletely fictitious." Prisons, she says. aren't turning out better citizms, and familia and friestdsofthosedoing time""' shar- members of the UB community. By PATIIICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor downlood to faculty, stoff and students. The demonstration, which will bo free ~charge and open to al onembefs ~the UB munity, wll bo pmentod by repmentotlws ~H. Shinlell.& "Prisons create the reality that we live,.. she says. "The division be· tween inside and outside is com- FSA. The event, held Friday in the Student Union, featured eooo.: on try has created to sample the carved roast beef at the "Taste of the progroms In the •internet Issues A demorutration ~ Y2K remediation-... will bo pnesented from 10 un. to noon 0c1. 14 1n 120 e~emens Hill the North Citm(lus. UB has purchased two ~te licenses for the software. ExceiRem wiU Identify ond fix Y2K dates In Mlcro<oft Excel. AccessRem will identify and fix Y2K dates in Mlcrosolt Access. These products are avo~able for sequences of the system the coun· University," the annual food extravanganza presented by through the ~--· inter-ge.ne.rationaJ costs·of incar· ceration," she says."In (some) fami. lies,fathen had done time and were marginally employed. The older broth;, was doing a state bid, the next -younger brother had already been in the jlMDiksystem. (It) goes down to the 6- or 7-year-old who's been caught shoplifting." Miller says that incarceration will be one of the biggat issues facing the country in the next century, particularly how to cope with the con- Anna Smith, a sophomore communication major, prepares Publk lk'oldcastlngAdult Leamlng Services. Othe< Demohstratlon of Y2K software planned where, she says. she witnessed the toU prison takes on communities. "That's really when I began to see Taste of UB violations. Tho progrom will bo the first In a series of four live satellite wmen.. says...That, to me, is a very cynical ::_ prog..., in Higher Eduation. ~ will Include •annne Testing: Assessmentond Evolultion ~ Dlstonce scheduled for o.c. 2; "'llrtuuJ llnMnlties: Online and On-Target?" set for Feb. 3, and "How to c:ustom1ze on Online scheduled for April6. All progroms wlfl bo hold """'' 2-5 p.m.' In Clemens Hoft. Reservotlons for the Oct. 14 progrom an bo inode by Cllllng M~ I t 829-3131, emalling Janice Andenon at registering vii the Web at <ltttp:/1 to incarcerate aU these people?'" she gr; c; within the system. "We throw (in~ mates) together into a ve:ry violent prison subculture, and we don't pro. . tect them and we let them prey on each other," she says. noting that this While Miller is interested in the class of"undesirables" is up against legal aspects of the prison system, the notion that they arc a part of the her work also delves deep inlo the country's "waste management." sociaJ and economic ramifications "There is no longer a stated goal of incarceration. of "'habilitlltion," Miller says. "The · "One in every 155 (people) is in idea ... is just not popular. The warprison," Miller says. "That's a stag· den and the (corrections) officers gering statistic... rdy on the violence to keep prisonEven mo re frightening to her are ers in check." the numbers of African Americans Drugs. contraband, gambling and who are incarcerated the sex mslavemestt that pervade the "One in every three black men be- prison system contribute to the vio( Tho «>11Doroson!d byMIIIordthe UnMnity Ubtlries, ex-such IOplcs. fllr .... ltld cybenpoce low In • fibrlty sellfl)g, necessiiJ' reslrictlons or pouons' acass \0 lntemet-ba.sed resources 1nd the roabllilies ~ potrons,llbrarllns and linries for copyright -offered The trend toward incarc.eration, CCO RDIN G to Leo Braudy, we live in a celeb-ri ty ·o bsessed soc iety with little sense of history. An analyst of cuJturaJ history, Lit erature and film, Braudy has in one exceptional book docunu~ nt<.-d the role and meaning of celebrity icons of the past. He now is at work chronicling the historical meanings of"masculinity" and how it has in fluenced and been influenced by cul tural change in Western societies. On Oct. 26. Braudy, who is pro· fe~sorand chair of the English Departm e nt a t the University of Sou thern Ca lifo rni a, will deliver the 1999 Samuel P. C1 pen l..ecture m the Humaniti es. The !en ure, "War and Masculm it y: Notes on the History of an As· su mption ," wiJI take place at 4 p.m. in the Screening Room of the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. The event is sponsored by the Samuel P. C..apen C hair in the Hu manities held by Bruce Jackson. SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of English in the College of Aru and Sciences. Braudy says the "assumption" to which he refers in the title is that somehow men and war go together. Similar popular beliefs are expressed in jokes about testosterone and the like, he says. noting that aU of us hold beliefs about what masculinity is and is not. ''I'm writing a book on that subject," says Braudy... It looks at whether changing cultural attitudes toward masculinity can be mapped historicall y in temlS of major wars. changes in war technology, the relation of the soldier to the rest of soci ety. the makeup of armies.". Jackson says Braudy is a "perfect choice to be the 1999 Capen lecturer because his talk will raise key ques· tions about gender, violence, ethics, ethniciry, and historical and cuJturaJ anaJysis." Braudy says: ..As feminism has taught us, ·man' is the stable term "Some of the crucial themes in the alism, and sexuality shape male ideotity. Bytheend, J hopetoalsobeable to say something about prevailing perceptions of masculinity ·in our present post -Cold-War momenL" Braud:y notes that one such un derstandingofmanhoodismarked by resurgent or last-ditch national· ist movements now on the rise in ccnain developing nations. He says, however, that as economic globa1 ization enxtcs nationaJ boundaries between developed nations, it rna)• be creating the context for yet an · other metamorphosis in the mean mg of masculinity. Braudy is best -known as the au thor of the landmark book "The tured their society's attention during various periods of Western history. In the book, he looks at a broad range of iconic figures-from Alexander the Great to Princess Diana-and di sc usses how t~ey promoted themselves, the effects it produ((d and how the.ir stature has shaped our own notions of what it means to lead a public life. Braudy's scholarship embraces film iconography as well, and the mc-.ming it imparts to our lives. His booksonthatsubjectindude .. Film Theory a nd C riticism " (with Marshall Cohen), "The World in a Frame: What We See in Films" and " Jean Renoir: The World of hi s Film." He is aJso the author of"Narra tivc Form in History and Fiction: Hume, Fielding and Gibbon," and__ his writings have appeared in notable journals, including American Film, The Eighteenth-Century: A Curre'll Bibliography, Eighteemh Century Studies. ELH, Film Quartory," now in its fourth edition . terly,Genre.ModemlAnguageNotes, "Frenzy" spans thousands of years Novel. Partisan Review, Prose Studand fields ranging from politics to ies. Quarterly Review of Film Studliterature,an and mass media to ana- its. Studies in English Literature and lyze the men and women who cap- \ Yale Review. FrenzyofRenown: Fam<and Its His- �October7.1!19!1/'/otJUo 7 Chinese delegation visits UB EledaoonicHighwCI)'S m 1 Finding Your Roots on the Web Heads of TV universities tour distance-learning facilities Where did you get those ay SUSAN M . October is Family History Month and many genealogJCal sonet1cs MAIICHION( Rqxxter Contributor L EARNING by televised coursework is a ~U-csta.b­ lished tradition in Otina, where more than 500,000 students arc cnroUcd in more than I 0,000 classes offered by 44 Provin· c ial Radio and TV Univ('rsities (TVUs). Presidents and other officers of S<Ven of these provincial TVUs vis· ited UB Sept 29 to look at how their American rounterparts are approach· ing distance learning and to learn about U.S. higher education in gen· eral. UB was the only American university the delegation chose to visit. The delegation toured the Cen· ter for Computation:il Research, the Educationa1 Technology Center, the cybraries in the Undergraduate Li brary and the Center for the Arts. The group also observed a demon · stration of the in teractive video and online technology being used by Millard Fillmore CoUege, the unit overseeing US's distance -learning initiative. G raduate of the TV Us, which provincial, municipal/regional, county and local. Wang said that all mainland cities in China, with the en:cption ofTib<t and Hong Kong, have at least one lVU. The state government provides the la rge-scale transmitting system with micro wave network and satellite for its distance· learning operations. While difl'erenets exist within the levels, management of the five pri· mary responsibilities-planning, curriculum development, teacher.,. cruitment, produaion of teaching Unlike the U.S., China manages two types of distan ce lea rnin g model: one whi ch resembles the American model whereby a tradi tiona1 university designates a unit for distana learning, and the more popular TVU system. Like their American counterpartS. Chinese students are given program o ptions within distance learning. Whileroursescan I>< taken forcredi~ the most popular means of study is the non -diploma, or non -credit course offering, with more than 30 CO-lopoo, dean of Millard Allmon! College, describes to the ChlneH delegotlon technology thllt ~ht two women locoted ot Buff•lo Shte College Into the dlst•nce-lumlng l•b In a.lcly H•ll. mater ials, testing and examinawell as key administrative functions of the TVUs, is centraliJ..ed. Wang explained that overall plan nmg, curriculum and software development, as we U as the rel ease of texts and audiovisua1 materials are among the responsi bilities at the cent raJ level, \\'hile implementation of programming is the most critical responsibility at the provincial lcvd. TVUs also are responsible for ensuring all subject matter offered ~~ of natio nal interest. 1ions---as 110n Education Exchange Centre. . TVU idents Tongshun Wang of Jilin and un Xi a Zhang of Qingha1 described' to UB officials how the n rus opebte. A subsidiary of the Ch mcsc Stalt 1-.ducation Commission,lVUs have bei."ome an 1mportant and presti gious part of Chinese higher edu catio n. Established in 1979, they operate o n five levels: cent ral/federal , million Chinese students seltocung this method each year. Only a small percentage of student s choose to work towards a university degree . Surprisingly, students arc charged fo r televised coursework, with tu iuon and student fees generating approxima tely half of the provincial ·rvus· revenue. The sta te Education Comm ission provides tht• rem:un mg rinancml support needed . Yun Xia noted that designated ~tu dl'nl fees support Student Assooa · llon -!>ponsorcd cvcnL~ and aa 1\-it 1~. Trial to study vitamin A potential By LOIS BAKER News Service.!' Editor ED IATRI C researchers at U B have received a $1.2 miJlion grant from the In stitute for Child Hea lth and Human Development, National Institutes of l-lcaJth, to condflct the first clinical trial of vitamin A's po· tential to bolster the immune systems of very premature babies, an action that could help prevent po· tcntially deadly infections. The researchers wiiJ uscantihody response to the hepatitis B vaccine. administered to aU infants at about one month , as an indicator of vita min A's immune-boosting potential. Mark Ballow, professor of pt.-diatrics and chief of th~ Division of All ergy a nd Immunology and Pediatric Rheumatology at Children's Hospi tal of Kalida Health. will dirrct the P lo wer levels of vitam in A in the1r blood and lower reserves in th e liver t han full-term infant s. This defi ciency coul d leave them susceptible to infection because of the imma turity of their immune system ." To test the hypothesis, infants delivered be- ~tudy. Ba llm..· i>aid vn.anun A's rolt· as a modulator of th e immune function has been studied in bot-h animals and human s . and resu lt s ha ve shown that it is essen t1al for supporting the immune system against infection. " Despite many improvements in recent years._!n treati ng very-lowbirthwcight preterm infants, infec tion remains a major problem," Ballow fo r e 32 weeks of gestation will be assigned randomly to a vitamin A group or a control group. Infants in the treatment group will recei ve 2.000 International Units (IUs ) of a vitamin A preparation on the second day after birth and then on a1temate ~·:::~)"for28da)".Control infantswiU receive saline solution. Ballow ~1u.i the researchers hope to enroll about 50 babies per year dunng the four year trial. Researchers wiU lx.-gin monitonl,lg immune response to the hepatitis A vaccine in both groups after the sc..xond and third doses are administered. " If we see an increase 10 an tibody production and infection-fight ing T-cclls 111 the VItamin A group compared to the control group. we can co nclud e that vita mm A supp lcmcn t.t tion may be usdul in boosting the im mune system:. ol these very -low hirth\veight hahK~... Ballow scud. ~ IUd \' part I~ I pants w1ll bt~ follo ..wd for ntne monthi> to dctl'r n1111c if !~U pplement auor. m tht• neo natal intensive ca rt· unit affe\.\!1 the..· incidence and S(·venty of ml c..·~ 11011 throughout carl)' mfancv. Vivien Carrio n and Linda Dun,. both of the Department of Pedmt rics and Children's Hospital. arc co principal inwstigators on the studv. 1 1 eyes~ From your ancestors, of course 1 and organizations are eager to get the word out about genealogy and family history. Did you know that genealogy IS the second most searched topi c on the Internet? There are many excellent Web sites with searchable databases, files and digitized pnmary sources. all waiting to be searched, downloaded and printed . There are three major national sites that aJI family h1stonam should visit. One of these is Cyndi 's LISt of Genealogy Sues on the Internet at < http://www.CyndlsUst.com >. A mctas1tc of mega proportions, Cyndi's list provides access to more than 55,000 links of geneaJogical related materials. Rootsweb < http:/ / www.rootsweb .com / > ,a s1tc averag1ng 140 million messages a month, is the oldest and largest genealogy Sltt· on the web. Providing va rious searchable databases from surnam<: information to census records to ship transcriptiOns, one could ea s ily obtain family information that would have taken years to amas:. The last, but certa mly not the least, 1s familyScarch <http:/ 1 www.f•mllyse•rch .com / >. Th1s ts the sea rchable dataha::.e of the largest genealogy collection in the world, the Ch urch of Jesus <:hn st of Latter- Day Sa ints ( LOS ). Averaging 5 million " hits" a day. th1 ~ 400 million (yes, 400 mill ion ) name datahase is a " must see " Rv the end of the year, the LOS plan s to have more than bOO million namt·, available for sea rchin g. For Buffalo and Western New York research, the family h1s1tm.Jn has a wonderful array of informative Web sites. The most comp rc hensive of these is Roots: The Buffalo, N.Y. Genealogy Forum < http://freenet. buft.lo.Hu /- roots / >. lkvcloped and mam tained by Cynth ia Van Ness, a librarian in the Spccml C:ollect1om Depa rtment of the BufffaJo and Erie Cou nty Public Library. thl!> si te offers excellent locaJ resources/links with annotations. Another well-designl!'d Web si te is the Ene Coun t y GenWeb < http:// www.rootsweb .com /- nyerle/ > . As part of the NYGenWcb and the USGenWeb project, it attempts to gather m one place all th e Internet resources for genealogical research in Erie County. If all this information about sea rching the Internet to find yo ur an cestors has you thinking abou t your own roots, then cons1der JOimng the Western New York Genea logical Society <http:/ / www.pce.net/ outr•m / wny.htm >. This society collecb and preserves r(•cords o f early seHiers in the eight Western New York counties. Since the 1976 publication of Ali:x 1-!.J/cy's .. Rooh ... gt~ncalogy and family history ha~ enJoyed g rt·at popu lanty and scholarsh ip With the Int ernet, tht· family histonan often .:Jn ::.carch and lind thJt clu s1ve ancestor, correspond ....•ith \on}! · lost \..OU~tns and .tdd to the ~e ­ ncalogical commun1tv ') knowl(:dge lw )hanng h" o r her file, anJ mformation. for more mformauon on these Wdl ''te~ JIH.J m.uw more. visit Genealogy: A guide tn ,de\.·tcd lntant"t rC',(JUr~oc:. ... http:/ I ubllb . buff a lo . e d u I II brar le s / unIt s I I m I I Coll e(: t I o n s I gen e alogy.html "". far assuttul c'l' "' I'CifHII 'c'tm~ ta th1· \\ 'orM \\ '11lc \\~·/1 YW L 'H t omt•ut. ·r tiCcowlf s, nmwa rllf c omput"'R c t'ma Hdp I lt-d at M - C indy Seitz and Brenda Battll'snn . l o:; t5-l .! 'lllwr,,tl· lthraru•, BrieBy Symposium to engage work ED of Austrian writer Karl Kraus He Is unknown to th e Al11l"fi\...Jil pubiH.. , hut tht• great Au~tri.Jil writer Karl Kraus wa~ .J {In dt· swdt· !13t lri (.J/ phenomenon . 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W111gen~tcm and \'\'t' lnmgt·r l· or mon· 1nformat10n , ~ontall llt'1dt 1. l_(·;..hnn .11 <lechner@acsu .buffalo.edu . . �6 Repoder October 7.1!!19Nol.31. No.J Foriner U.S. president tells UB audience he does not miss political·life BRIErLY Serbian poet, writer Albaharf to speak tn contending with tile policy ot ethnic cleansing perpotroted by s..tJian Presldont SloboYon MilmeYic. o.vtd Albahott has had to face poWul penonal confHcts ot hb own. A noted Serbian pool ond writer, Albahari b tho son ol Holocaust suMYon ond WJS hood of Vug<Hiavia's fowlsh community before omignlting to Unada. Albahari has gr>pplod with questions ot Identity, rnornory and hisiOfy In his fiction, and continues to strugg~ with the fact that ,his own countrymen have perpotrotod genocidal atrocitioslilu! those thatlfflicted tho lives of hb parents. Albahari will disaw thoso and rffated issues at 8 p.m. today in Allori HaUon tho South Campus In a tolk titiod, "What to Romembor~ to fo<got: The Uses ond Mbusos ot Momoly In Yugoslavia ond KosoYo.· Afbohari's prosenqtion b part ot tho w.dnosdays ot ~ PlUS fitorrtryseries. Howill-k with a Mclng from his flciion at Sp.m. - ln,Hallwofls Contemponry Ms Cont.r. Bush lecture opens speakers series By MARA ~CGINNI5 RtpOiff'l'~s•stant Ed•tor T will be I0 years this January since George Bush was sworn into office as the 41 st president I of the Uni ted States. But he does not miss polit ics, the fo rmer president told a crowd of nearl y 5,000 at AJumni Arena Sept. 29 as he opened the 13th a nnual I Jistingu ished Speaker Series. These da ~. he is concentrating on "being a dad " to hiS two soiu, both U.S. gover nors, beca use .. {politics) 1.. Jn be to ugh and it can bt· ugly," Bush told the Judience ... I want to .!> II back and smeU the roses and take pndc 111 m y kids." Rush. m a talk that was met wuh applause several times, emphasized his optimism for the future as he to uc hed o n maJ o r e ven ts that marked his presidency and stressed the significance o f ma intaining good foreign relations. Referring to his 35-year career in the "political a rena," Bush said: " I had my chance and m y time has p.m. wioelidays -~-'YS Guest chooeogn""'"' Linda Swlniuct>, who tho dance company 2 yean ago. Tom Rolabato. miston! professor ot thellre ond danu. b tho componts <hctor. Tlckots .... s10 for tho public; SS for stlldonts. F« more lnfonnationcaU 716-645-ARTS. Allen-to speak at "UB at Sunrise" Roswth thot shows that pots can reduce their ownen' stro>srolatod blood pteSSin ond heart rote will be tho topic ot a •us at s..nme• b<eoldast, to be hold at 7:30a.m. Oct. 21 In tho Contor for Tomom>w on tho North Campus.· F-..d speoker will be Karen M. Ah\, -a.ICiontiSt In the ond llomodlcal Sdtnces. Tlckots. the_..... School.,_,. which- a lui~ Is S15 lor the pubic and S12 for ue Alumni Association mombert. The-forIs Oct. 18. _.,_can be made Ill' calling 829-2~ . LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Send~ to the lioj>ortfr--. The from a>rrrnonllng on its siDriesandccntent.Loaorsbe limited to 800 words and may be odkodlor style and length. I.L(. ..... must lndJde the wril!r's name. address and. dlytOnephonorurborlorwrllcaolon. Bocause of space lmbtions, tho~ pateranrto< pulllsh al _ , ...,.~ ThoymustberecMdby 9 a.m. Monday to be cor-..:1 In The . .prMs be for.,._, that-that-. .....t.edondlsltor--..yat Referring to President Clinton's Regarding the situation in Kosovo, Bush said: "AI times (the U.S. ) appears to be a superpower adrift. Good intentions aside, it is not yet dear to me what the opera· lion achieved." Kosovo provides ~pi e evidence, Bush said, that although the Soviet empiu is now extinct, new threats have emerged to take its place. For example, one of tht' great aa-.-·--·-c.............. ___ --··_ ,,.,...___..,~ lecture. .,.,._,., of llodlport. T -, . . . - - . . In 19J7. about leadership," he contin ued. .. Leadership is not always do ing something that is going to jack you His optimism, he said , comes from the many great changes he saw unfold at home and abroad in the short, four-year period while he "was privileged to serve as president." "We saw the Berlin WaU come down, we saw Germany unified, we saw the Soviet Union literally faJI apa rt at the seams ... Central and up a couple of points in the polls. Leadership is sometimes taking pru- Eastern Europe become free, the three Balkan states become free and we saw the Warsaw Pact , the enemy to NATO. you have to send somebody else's son or somebody else's daughter into combat, into harm's way." administration, Bush said: "lt is fair tosaylfoolgteatanxietyoversome 75.1wish I W<.-re just starting. because I am an unabashed optimist about the kind of world you're inheriting." time truly fties by," Bush told the stu· decision a president makes is when fascism ... the power of freedom is great." dents in the audience... I wish I were a student. I wish I were 20 instead of passed ... I made plenty of mistakes, ship" artd that is between the U.S. and Otin3 . .. (The relationship) is that big and that fundamentally im· portant to world poaco; be added. clock to totalitarianism or rigid Bush told the audicnoe that one of the most dramatic highlights of his presidency was the fall of the Berlin Wall, a moment be called "a joyous occasion, but also a sobering one." He said that right after it happened, a reporter sat next to his desk and asked him why be was not rejoicing. "Well, let me tell you something but I think I served with honor. "One thing I have learned is that and 2 p.m. SundayL come apart right at the seams. .. Oneofthereasonslamoptimisti about students' futures is I don't betieve anybody can turn back that dent action or lack of action ." To gloat about it, he said, Vt/O uld have gonen great acclaim at home in the U.S., but "we did not know how the Soviet Union wou ld react.. It would have been a catastrophe if we had overplayed our band." He said that be believes a peaceful wo rld in the future greatly depends on "one, single, bilateraJ relation · threats to the social and political order of the developing world, Bush added, is that 1.5 billion people are forced to live on less than one dol· lara day. He noted that although tho world is safer and more peaceful than it was at the start of the century, danger and inSillbility remaiPBusb said that public service, despite its "wart'" politics, still remains noble and important. "You must know bow proud Barbara and I are to ... two sons, ~rg• W. and Jeb, of the things that transpired that seem to diminish the presidency itself. But I would remind you, par· ticularly young people, that the doing their part, willing to presidency is a very resilient office. "I stood there wben Preside.nt serve ... What greater reward could Nixon said farewell .. . and within a father and mother have? minutes Gerald Ford, taking the •Therr is no definition of a suc· oath of office, restored decency and . oessfuJ life that does not include serrespect to the White House. I bon· vice to others. It doesn't matter if estly believe that (the office of the you"re a former president or a stu· president) is resiliept and strong, den~" he added. "We still need good and will live way beyond any dis· and deoent people toll"' irMllvod and give something back to this country, grace that comes to it." Bush said that as a former presi- which bas given us so much." dent he is constantly being asked: What was yo ur first conce rn as president and what was the most difficult decision you had to make? "When I was presid ent, it was dear to me that the national secu· rity of our co untry was my first concern . .. 1can teU you that, at least in my presidency, the most clifficult What piece of advice does he have fo r his son , George, the GOP fro ntrunner, in the upcoming presi· dential election? "So far, we haven't given him any advice. But if be is lucky enough to win; said Bush, "I will tell him 'do your best and give the other guy credit."' Work could lead to fine-resolution printing UB researchers develop technology that could be used for encryption, visible images By WIN GOLDBAUM News Services Editor I T sounds like something out of a James Bond movie: an electronic inkjet printer that prints with invisible ink_ But earlier this month, UB pby>i· cists published a paper in Applied Physics LeNers that describes a de· tremely tiny, hard copies of large documents, like books," said Sen. "You could prepare documents that are very tiny and so can be easily trartSported, but which could be ac· cessed in their entirety by being run through a computer. A 200-pago book might be able to be packed into jwt a few sheets of paper." that are invisible to the naked eye The UB physicists b""' proven a theoretical concept and a design for a potential inkjet printer that could makeinkdropsasmuchas IOOtimes smaller than the size that is possible and that could be used for the pur- wi th today's b~st inkjet printers, poseof encryption," said Surajit Sen, assistant professOr of physics and lead author. Potential applications include any situation where something needs to be identifiable by some secu re or covert means, such as im P.rinting currency with an identifiable mark making them invisible to the naked vice that could do just that "The proposed printing technology. when ready, should be capable of producing fin!- resolution images that could be seen only when used with a powerful microscope. At the same time, because the tech nology would, for the first time, allow for extremely precise regula tion of the siu of the ink drop, it also would make high· resolu tion, visible i ges possible. · ou could even think about us· ing such a technology to produce ex· eye. At th ~ same time, the concept includes way> to duster inkdrops together, creating visibl~ images with extremely high resolution. .. If our research pans out, a de· vice like this could make feasible un- onto the paper, the drops can only be as small ill ihe siu of that nozzle. Not anymore, say the UB physicists, wbOS( research proposes a way to do away completely with inkjet print~rn~es. "In our paper. we present the con· cept and calculations that describe the method of designing inkjet printers that are nozzle-free and, therrlore, capable of attaining un· pr~cedeoted resolution with inkdrop sizes that can be as small as I5 or 20 nanometers." explained Sen. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter. The very smallest inkdrop size now available in state-of-the-art inkjet printer> is, at best, a millionth of a meter, said Sen. According to the paper's authors. tocbnology based on this research would allow drops of ink to come usual applications that, right now, are simply impossibl~ to accom - out of a printt'r at variable ~. eliminating the need for expensive. plish," said Sen. specially coated papers that are now necessary with inkjet printers. It also would allow for invisible-- A provisionaJ patent application has been filed by UBon tb ~concept and design. ~ or visible--i mages to be printed on tides that form a stable colloid in colored water. The particles are aligned along the direction of an applied magnetic field. "When an appropriately orches· trated mecbanical impulse is app~ed along the direction of that magnetic field, a tight bundle of energy called a solitary wave is generated in the chain offerroftuid particles," Sen explained. "This sotitary wave travels along the chain and pushes a partide out of the ~quid and onto the paper, or whatever is bei ng im · printed, and the image is made." The mechanical impulse elimi· nates the need for nozzles. which or· dinarily provide the impetus for spraying the ink onto paper. The study's co-authors and co-in· vestigators in the provisional patent application are Felicia S. Mandu and Marian Manciu, both doctoral can· didates in the Department of Physics.The work was funded partially by Sandia National Laboratories of the Department of Energy. The idea for th e resea rch grew out of a UB The "Holy Grail" of higher-reso- things other than paper, Sen said. Multidisciplinary'Pilot Project Pro- lution images in inkjet printing is the ability to squeeze out tinier and tinier such as dollar bills, o r even elect ronic devices. The concept is based on printing with inks made of ferrofluid par· gram grant to Sen; Berna rd drops of ink. But because the printer.; use a nozzle to spray ink drops Weinstein, professor of pby>ics, and Nassir Ashgriz, professor of me· chanica! and aerospace engineering. �October 7.1!1991'1111.31.1o7 ~·~------------ Revenue from athletic program can enhance rest of university De•r Editor: ram writing this letter in response to a conversation that was taking place in the commuter lounge at lunchtime one day this week. It seems that a group of students ha.d read the article in the Genera tion that discussed the in - crease of funds to the athletic program. It sounded like these students took great offense to the amoun t of money put into m oving UB into the NCAA Division 1- A ranking, while other pro gr ams suffered due to inadequate funding. It is a sad testament to our society that funding for th e arts is secondary seat football ~urn, and a 25,000plus-seat baskdball arena There are tens of thousands of dollars-;>erhaps hundreds of thousands but I don't know the figures---<illocated for athletic scholarships. Parking on game day is a nightmare, and citywide traffic problems are in - creased tenfold. The University of Tennessee is the defending national football champion, and the women's basketball team won the NCAA natiOnal championship an unprecedented three years in a row. The amount of money generated by these venues is truly impressive. And, yes. it seems that athletics is indeed held in higher esteem than academics. This is the misconception I want to argue. Each year, the university an enhanced athletic program. Let me explain: I am a transfer student from the University of Tennessee. College athletics-football and basketball m particular-are HUGE at this institution, as weU as most institutions in the South. And, there arc many students there who care for neither sport. A grotesque amount of money is spent each ye;;~r to renovate or repair a I 07,000-plus- "Looking •t M•ln Street" Recent pholOgraphs or Buffalo's Ma 1n Street taken by students in the School of ~~~~ ~le~~i~a~i~n1 ~'3 Hayes Hall, South Campus, through Oct 29. Callefy houn are 9 a .m . to 5 p .m Mon. through Fri. 1'be CrMiwlte Show: SeCond-Year Students 'Alone by second-year graduate sti..Kknt.s m the Department of Art is on d isplay 10 the Art o.partmont Gatlory, lowe< level. Center for the Arts, through Oct 18. Gallery hours are Tues. from 10 a .m . to S p.m ., Wed. through Fri. from 10 a .m . to 8 p .m ., and Sat from 11 a.m . to 6 p.m. - Jobs Customer ContrKU/ Anlgnment ~a~i.t~r~~::='c;L- 3)-Computing and tnfomlotion Technotogy, Posting IP-9120. Software Ef191r--(Sl~omputor Science and ~~gl~Ncioc.of Admimons, Posttng IP-9122. UNIX ~occer lennis MEN ' S MEN"S UB 2, Northern Illinois I UB 5,Western Michigan I WOMEN'S Duquesne 4, UB l ing that, perhaps instead of planning WOMEN "S UB 5, Canisius 2 UB 2, Northern Illinois 0 UB 2,Western Michigan 0 ships per game from major sponsors, like Chevrolet, for every game that is televised. The television rights too much (00, Colwnbine, don't you think?-and calling themselves the GPA Mafia, these students should Volle~oall Lross Lount~ were a direct result of the university's Division I-A standing. Each year, a percentage of allr.-venue from athletic evEnts is channeled directly back into academic programs, and I have see n the S I million check(s) given to the academic budget from the profits and/or surplus in the athletic programs. Aside from the sheer finan c1al gain the university receives arc the students who are enabled, through the receipt of athletic scholarships. to fo llow academic pursuits that wouJd oth erwise have been an im - practice a bit more tolerance. and research the goals the elevated athletics program has in mind. If, indeed , there are no plans to reinvest funds generated back into the aca demic programs, then more power to them, trenchcoats and aiL I would like to say in dosing that I hope UB has such lofty goals as using revenues from sports to revital ize the acadenlic programs. If not , then when we hold physicaJ pursuilS in higher esteem than intellectual o nes. it is truJy a sad day for society. Thank you for your lime . probable goal due to f.unilial con· Sincerely, straints . Somt" of the athletes are very poor and this is th e ir best Deanna Bridges JuniOr zoology maJor Calendar ""AIIANDON" Artist Tony Matelh has taken a unique stance in t~ eJCploration of nature voersus culture by recreating familiar weecb-tht rebemous sort that "sprout like elegant anger on the coocrete sweep of urban America" -in an ex.hiblt that captu~ how these often unwanted ' plants reflect the social quest for beauty and control. "'ABANDON .. is on display through March 10 in the UghtweU Gallery adjacent to the main US Art Ga l~ in the Center for the Arts. North Campus. Gal~ry hours are Wed . through Sat. from 10:30 a.m . to 8 p m and Sun. from noon to S p .m Northern Illinois 45, UB 21 William And~ rushed for 11 3 y.ards and returned a luckoff 9S y.a.rds for a score as Northern Ulinots defeated UB. 4S-21 .1fl a Mfd...American Conference batrle Saturd3y night before 12.91 S bns 1n UB Stadium · The Husloes jumped OUt to a 24-0 hatftime lead and put the game out of reach when Andrews too6c the kickoff to start the ~eeond half and went 95 y.a.rds up the right sideline to gYve NIU ~ comrmndtn& 31...0 iead. The Bulls would sc:ore 21 second-half poinu to break OUt d their offen:uve swoon-dley hadn't scored~ touChdown 10 I'I"'If"e than 10 quarters when lbnker 0~ H~ddad Nuled 1n ~ t"WO-yard touChdown pass from joe FreHy-to rNke the game closer Haddad flmshed the game With e1ght receptiOns for I00 y.ards. me d'llrd straight game 11'1 wh1ch he has c~cked the c:enrury marie v-. ·recemng y.ards and the I 3th time in his a~r. Fullback Josh Rom led the Bulls' rushing pme w1m II atl"le.S for 47 y.ards and~ touchdown, while tailback Derrick Gordon. seeng h1s first ~ction of the seuon. Nd IS ames for 46 y.ards to picket at the stadium dressed in trenchcoats and sunglasses-a Little continued from _ . a or otherwise protest t~ manipulatiOn of publk conxiousneu and value by c:ommerciallnterests. Still others remanipulate commerdal manipulations 1n an attempt to subvert tht>ir original meaning. ~ootoall receives academic scholar- to the funding given to athletics. II is, however, a misjudgment on society's part. if we were not a society driven by sports and entertainment, then perhaps these students would have been protesting the lack of funding for college athletics instead. Not that I feel athletics are any more or less important than academics. What I propos< is that we should look at what benefits can be derived from chanCe at a better future for them selves. They are held to a stnd academic expectation-an expectauon that some non -athlet es wo uld be hard pressed to ach1eve. However, th is is an es rablis hed athletic program, and I do not re· meJllber what it was like in the beginning stages. As the University of Tennessee has been a public state land-grant university since 1796, the athletic programs were in place loi1g before I or my parents were born. I'm sure it was a long and painful process. I am not, by writing this letter, suggesting that athletic programs are more important than acadern · ics, or vice versa. I'm only s uggest - Administrator (SL-4)-Health Proteu 1oo~ Information Technology Pa1tnersh1p, Posting IP-9123. Systems Administrator (SL-3)-0ffke of Admiuions, Posting IP-9124 . Senior Editor (SL-4)-News Services, Posting IP-9125. Pre-CIIniall MRI Operator (SL-4)-Department of M<Hecular and Cellular Bk>physk:s, Posting ltP-9128. Multimedia Software Devek>per, (SL3)-0epartmeot of Health Profes.skms Information Technology Partnership, Posting IP-9126. Multimedia Software Developer (SL-3)-Department of Health Professions Information Techrdogy i~;!=~~o::~Je~~-:~~r (SL-3)Department of International Student and Scholar Servk.es, Posting ,ljP-9129 lmmlgratlon Specialist (Sl-3)Depa~nt of International Student ~'!c\~a~~~~~C::~~~~~~~o and PhKement (SL-4)-Depaltment ol Career Planning and Piacement. Post1ng itP-9112 , Systems Administrator (SlS)-~rtment of Computer Science ~~~J~~· Postiif~~!! Director SENS t-Oepai'\Jllent of ~~~ =~9~~~~~ =~s~io~es, Advisor (Sl-4)-0ffke of Admissions, Posting MP-9133 , Assistant Dean, Resource Management (SL-5)-Sc.hool of Pharmacy Dean's OffiCe, Posting •P9134 . Reseorch Research Support Spect.list..CEOAR, Posting MR-93007. Research S = ~=lst.c.~~~~EER. Posting~. 20. Secretlity 1-CAMBI, Posting I R-99091. Admlnl.stratfvoe Assistant 1-Dopartment of TKhnology Transfer and Ucemlng. Posting IR99092. Adminlsu.ttYt Aulstant- MCEER/E.arthquake Information SeMc.e, sti IR-99076. Resean:h~u st-Dopartment P I , Posting tR-99084. enslng !2 of of TKhnology =r=t~~~­ Assodato-Oepartmont ~~~~~~=4.r;~nd - Staff Assodate-UB Busmeu Alhance, The Center for Industrial Effe<:t1vene~~ (TCIE), Posting lt R-9909S . Research Technk1an Ill-Department of ~=~fe~~~o!RR=:h on Urban Social 'Noril PractiCe, Post1ng lfR· 99097 . Research Technklan Jl . Department of Mediclne/l nfectlou~ Ois~ases. Posting ~tR-99098 Fkulty Associate/ Full Profes~ -Oepartmeot of Surgery, School of MediCinE' and Biomedical Sc.ences. Pomng •F -9056 Associate/ Full Profeuor-Depaltment ol ~,r:~~~~l ~~s~~~~~~;~;~ Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor- ~~ic~;~f8~=~~~~ of Posting lfF-9058. Cllnkal Assistan t} Associate/ Full Profeuor and Assistant/Associate/ Full Professor· Nurse Anesthesia Program. School of Nursing, Posting ltf-9059 Aulstaot Profeuor, 12M-Depaltment o t Oc.cupational Therapy. Post1ng .t;f 9060 Assistant/Associate ProfessorDepartment of Mechanol and Aerospace £hgineenng, Posting llf- 9061 . As.soclate/ full Professor· Department of PediatriCS, School of Medkine and Biomedical SC ience~. Posting NF-9062. AJ.slstant/AJ.sodate ProfesiOf (GFT)-Oepartment of Pediatrics, School of MediCine and kal Sciences. Post1ng Wf -9063 te/ FuU Profeuor-Oepaltmem ol no, School of MediCinE' and k:al Sciences, Post1ng IIF-9064 Asslstanl/AJ..s oclate ProfeuorDepartment of Perlodontolog}'. School of Dental MediCine, Post1ng ltf -9065 ~.:~ Motor Vehk~ Operator (SG-7)Computing Center. Ltne llf)1.. 17 To obtain moa! 1nfonnatl0fl on JObs lilted contoa PenonMI St'fviCt'l ' fa;. a~ ~~:~~=~~~~~:~ obtain inlotmation on RaMrch JObs. conroa SponSOIPd Programs ~rsonMt 416 Crotts. UB l , Northern 111inois 2 (51~1~1~1~1'1~1~1~1~ MEN placed fifth at Lakefront lnvttationaJ WOMEN placed fifth at L.a.kefront Invitational Western Michigan l, UB 0 (15-11, IS-II, 15-7) Obituaries Suk Ki Hong, 70, SUNY Distinguished Professor Suk Kl Hong, 70, SUl\ry Distinguished Proft::.Mu Emeritus in the Department of Physiology and B10 phys1cs, and pmiCsMlr of physiology at UB from 1975 97, died Monday 111 the Mitchell Campus of Hosp1cc Buffalo after a long illness. Bo rn m Korea, I lo ng received h1s medical degret: from Yonsei Un1versity and his d(Kturau.· in physinl ogy from tht" Um vcrsity of Rocht..-stcr. HONG A \'tSiting instructor at VB from 1 956-5~. Hong then spent mne years at Yonsei Um vers1t y, the last t\•.:o ~c hair of the phys10l ogy department. He JOmed the Um versity of Hawaii physiology fa cult v 111 1968, was named chmr m 197 1. and served in that capacity un11l \..um mg to UB as professor o f physio logy in l975. He was named SUNY DlsllnguJshed Professor m 1995. Hong spent mu ch of hl5 research c.1 reer studymg the bodv's rt.'Spon\t' to deep-wa ter d 1vm g. and had a length>· publication record 111 the- ficiJ Hl· also served o n the cd ironal board for Urulerseo Bmmedrcal Rt.•s.t•arrh Hong wa.' l l. ~ . coo rdmator for U . ~ . ldpan Coopc:rallw Research on ))Jvmg from 1975-87 and cham.-d the or~a lliZ in g (Omm utee for the In ternat1onal ~nnposn1m on " .\t.m .mJ tht· '-».·a" :-.ponJoon....J h\ the L'lll versnv of Hawa u tn lll75 In add1t1011 to hb teach mg .md reJoc:arLh a~:tl\· lt ll':o.. I long \"'<b dlrc: ..:tor of grad uate.' studie:-. m phr.-1ology from !988 - ~4 ..md pn or tu that d1 rectl'd Ulfs t.; rad uatl' Croup 10 ~pe nm t·nta l Nephrology. He r("Ct'IVc..~ St.'vcral .awa rds durmg h1s lifellml', mcludm~ the ~t~,.,l., to n J\.1mhall Awa rd from th l' Xhool of Mc..-dh:me and Bmrnc..'l.ih.,ll .... ~..~ c..·nc('!o. for excellence 111 rt·sca r~h . t'duLa lmn and "t'f\'llt' Jeannette Spero, 74, former dean of School of Nursing jeannette R. Spero, dt..d.Jl o f the ~ool nf Nun.mg lrnm I '17n ;'X, dH.."'\1 Aug. 31 in Cmcmnata. Sht• was 74. Spero JOined rhe UB nurJomg fandt\ 111 1965. and "l'fvt'd d.'> atung dean o f the school and chan of the Depanmcnt of ( :ommum t\ l kahh Nursi ng. She was named dean m 1976, .serY1ng tor two \'Car~ ht.·h,rt.· ..H..cepling a position a.s dean of the College of :-.Jur,mg dt tht•lln lvt:r,ll\ of C inci nnat i. While at UB, Spero encouraged fa~.:ulty mc mhcr ~ to develop .111 1nno vanve cu rriculum and obt..aW docto ral degree:. . She returned to the university in 1996 as ho norary ~o-duur and kc.."Vll;;tt.· speaker for the 60th anniversary celebration of tht.• School of Nursmg. Spero had served 3.3 president of the Amencan As.soc1at1o n of Col leges of Nursing, a board m ember of the- M1dwest Alhancc of Nursmg. and the Tricoundl of Nursing, and an executive committee m ember of the NationaJ Commission on Nursing Implementation Project. She was dected a fellow in the Amencan Public Health Assoc1at1on and was a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the mtemat.1o nal honor socie t~· of nursing. �8 Repodea October7.1!1!!1Noi.JI.No7 · Friday Thunday, October 8 7 ~and Family ~=Sclencu St~t Union and other North Campus 5ites. Registration is free. Charge for some weekend =~t:f~=stc DUemmas In Oral and ~~~ts~~;.t ~ ~: o1 Maxillofacial Radiology. Michael 1- Pharoah, Oral and .. ,,~~~~i~~ ~u~·a~~tv. information, Office of Student ActMties, 6-4>-6125 . of rr Seminar ~~~i~;n~~~show Microsystems representatives 120 Clemens. 8:30 a.m .-4 p.m . Free. Sponsored by Oi~tributed Support and Traimng, CIT For more information, Kern Cabana. 645 -3568 UB Cybraries Teaching Center Wof'luhop Finding Magazine, Journal ~~~,~~ara~~~t;,s tor Undergraduate Ubrary. 10-11 :t~:~:. ~~Ef~ ~~:J' s~~~~~ For Fall Wortuhop Series Wori<lng with the Unconsdous Mind k1 Addktions Treatment. Janet Sahafi, Center for Tomorrow. 8:45 a.m .-4 :30p.m . 165. Sponsored by Institute for Addictions Studies and Training . For more klformaUon, 645-6140. UB C,.,.._ Teaching Center Wortuhop Using Mkrosoft Word to Write Your Paper. 109 Lockwood Libr.l')'. 2·3,30 p.m. F•ee (Open only to U8 students, faculty and staff). For ~~~~~.~~~~~!J~-f~ries ~~~~~~~o(~~~e~~~~-~S~~ane) Foster Chemistry Colloquia Information Meettng Letgh, McMaster Univ. 205 Natural Sciences Complex. 4 p .m . Free. Sponsored by Depl OccupaUonal Therapy Pre- ~aa0:.~~~-~~~pa~klnal ~~~n~;~t~~~~~- Therapy. 1~6 K1mbalf 11 am .- ~!c~~~i:!f'~~ Foster Engl,_.;jng Wo<l<shop Women's Soccer UB vs. Ball State. RAC Field. 7 US Tech fair. Meliua Ruggiero, p .m . Free. Noon. l=ree. Coumelor, Career Planning and PlacemenL Student Union. 36 ,30 p.m. F...,. Span""ed by Career Plillnning and Placement. for more information, Meliua Ruggiero at 645-6860 Phy<ks Colloquium \ High Resolution Bectronlc ~~~~~Pr'!tth~~~ of 1 Chemistry, Univ. 216 Natural ~ Pitt.IDurgh . Scienc.~ Com~x . 3:45 p.m . Free. Wednesdays •t 4 Plus lecture and DiscwskK\. Maxine SheeU-Johnstone, Eshleman, Wilson Baldridge and 1 =c~~~~1'6 ~;!n. 4 off-campus ~ts where liB groups .... prtndplol sponson. l.btJngs .,.. due no later thlln noon on - n..ncs.y .-c<dng pubkatlon. Ustlngs aQ only accepted through the electronk KlbmluJon form for the online UB C.lendair of Events at <http:/ I www.buffalo.edu/ clllendu/ logln>. B«MIH of S.JNKit limitations, not .n eYents In the electronk calendar will be Included In the Rqotter. o;,.n Recital )H"emy Brum, Organ. Slee Concert Hall. 8 p .m . 15 . Sponsored by Dept of Music.. For more information. 645- 2921 . Prisoner law F•ll Film Forum Center for the Arts Mainstage. _ ~ufda~ ~~~~a~~ 4 ~f"~ ~~e i~~O~~~~~~- Life Workshops Seties plaice on umpus, arfw tmmun<Mogy. For more information, Susan BurUrd, 829-2901. Danc:e ~~~~~on~,s~'!n{:~ke Tho .,_..,. pubashes e;.~e~~~~rThe Ernest ~::;;!':~.or64~~10. f~'Mi~~~~~~tion, lbtJngs for events taking 14th International Convocation on Immunology Cancer Immunotherapy: Pttfalls & Solutions. Roger K. Cunningham, The Ernest Witebs«y Center for Immunology, Buffalo Marriol 7 II 7 Sakty. 4 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Office of Student Activities. For more informaHon, PegNm lecture Stonn Deposits and Selsmltes. Darrell long. Laurentian Univ., Sudbury, Onl Natural Science!. Complex. 4-5: 15 p.m. Free. Sponso•ed by Reginald H. rn;g~~~~~-'7Geok>gy. ~~~:%'!:~~~~ s:..,r:~ 1 ARTs. Wedne:sct.ys •t 4 Plus Fictk>n Reading . David Albahari, just buffalo at Hallwalls, 2495 Main St.. Buffalo. 8 p.m. S5. S4 students. 13 members. For m<>re information, 645-3810 Saturday 9 Football 645-6800, ext. 6100. ~~~~-erg~,p~~~h;ro~s~s Art Exhibition Opening Reception The Graduate Show: SecondYear Studenu. Art ~rtment Gallety, 845 Center for the Arts. 5-7 p.m. Free. For more infonnation, Dept. of Art. 6456878, ext .1 350. 16; students free. Ufe WoBshops Series ::;~a~:~·~=nr:a~ estate broker. 2 10 Norton. 7 p.m . F...,. Sponso<ed by OffiCe of St~t Activities. For more information, Son~ Cinelli, 645· 6125 . -.cloys at 4 Plus lecture: The Uses and Misuses ~~~ug:~:;t HaiL 8 p.m. Fl'ft. For more information, 645-3810. TexasA&M Univ. 205 Natural SdenceJ Complex. 4 II ~ by D<pt. of ~ -lllophyslcs ;~ Serotonin-Dependent Foster lecture Endowment. ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~w; Madison. 108 Sherman. 4 p .m . ~r:p s8i;~R%e~~~r for Sunday 10 . Sciences Comple><. S-6,30 p.m. ;~~by~~ . Tuesday 12 C.ta.mber Orchestn Concert Slee Slnfonietta. Slee Concert ~~;;~;~~201 Music. For more information, 645-2921 . UBC)'I>rarlosTeachlng C-Wortuhop =~~~~woN> for Faculty Radtal llugallo/WIIIIam> Plano Duo. Slee Coocert Hall. 8 p.m . .S5 . Spomored by Dept of Music. For more information, 6452921 . Student Unton. Noon. Free. ~F~~eof Stud<nl information, Sonia Cinelli. 645- . 6125 . U8 C)'l>rarlos T..mlng C-Wortuhop Mkrosoft. PowerPolnt for Beginner>. 109 Lockwood Ubia')'. 9 ' 30.10,30 a.m. F..,. f~~:_~sro,~ IT- ~:~~en~.cl!f~s. more infonnauon, UB )'brarie:s Teaching Center, 645-3528. u<21Rem ond AcceuRom Demo. R. Shanley & Assoc., 120,Ciem<ru. 10a.m.-Noon. F...,. 5ponso<ed by DCC. ""' more Information. Kerri Cabona, 645-3568. _ . . . . , . .. 4 ...... Poetry Reading. )elf Deri<Jen, ~~'("ng~'~:,"'mlho Free. For~ information, 645-3810. Physics~ Unur to QuadrMk -Signing :=roo::·~~ Auth« JoonAibordla, EOC . Univ<nlty lloolatore. Noon-2 p.m . Froe. Spomored by Univ<nlty lloolatore. For rno« l.laoo, UNAM Mexico. 216 Notural ScienceJ Complex. 3,45 p.m. Froe. informaoon, 645-3131 . \ ~~.~ ~~· 6-45~3 810 . more information, lllologlcal Sdences- C()()kl:. 4 p.m. Free. For more information, Ken Stewart. 6452898. 14 13 of'S:.,~VIJh' 0~ Sam Colop, Nudur Medicine Lecture ConlloviiJ<Uia< Nudellr Medldne: PltfaiiJ, Ntlfacu, PotenU.I MIJlnterpretatlon>. Richard J. Campeau, Jr., Tulane Univ. 117 Partter. 6-7:30 p .m. Free. For more information, Rebecca A. Goodman, 8385889. Thunday Wednesday ~Poetry l"he Biotk Influence of UbR Mussels. EISen Marsden, Univ. ~~~!~:!~~~8 s. 1040 Norton. Noon. Free. Sponsom:t by Office of Student Activities. For more information, Sonia Cinelli, 6456 125 . p.m . Free. -.cloys at 4 Plus information, Sonia Cine'li, 6456125 . Ufe WoBshops Series ute-........ Series ~~l~aC:ier. Mens Soccer Undefgraduate Ubrary. 10:30UB vs. long Island. RAC Field .~,30 a.m. Free (Open only to 1 p .m . Free. U students, fac.utty and staff). Women's Soccer UB vs. Miami. RAC Field . 1 p.m. Free. Ufe WoBshops Series Countdown to Commencement. Sandra Handy and Karen Nemeth, ~~~m ~~u"~j9 and Perfon~U~nc:e Sonia Cinelli, 645-6125. ~ Daron>bourg. Monday of Vermon~ Burlington. 121 Prisoner Law F.U Aim Forum They'"' Doing My Time. 1 04 O'Brian. 4 p .m. Free. For mort informatton, Te-resa M il~. 6452391 . 0..-.cePitrfOf"'ftaaKe ~~~~~ and Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the: Arts. 8 p.m. S 10 =~roo~~~~~· For ARTS. -.cloys at 4 Plus o.ru.n Talk: Poetly ond <>the< R...-tlculotory Proctlces. Jell Deri<Jen, 4 38 Clemeru.1BOp.m.F=.""' more information, 645-3810. Exhibits � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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(see page 7 for game coverage) See fuU-cokM" sc:rapbook of Homecoming photos •t Reporter Website UB to create Center for the Americas Interdisciplinary center will expand current program in American studies ,_ By PATIIKIA DONOVAN News Services Editor I T HE univer.;ity will establish a Center for the: Americas as an interdis- ciplinary teaching and research center in the College of Arts and Sciences to expand UB's curriculum and degree options in the field of American studies. The ce nter will be headed by Mark Shechncr, professor of En glish, who says the initiative will offer new and exciting opportunities for scholarly collaboration among faculty member.; from different departments and schools, and will strengthen and expand program options for students. The univmity will dissolve the Department "of American Studies and fold its programs into the Cen· ter for the Americas at the end of the 1999-2000 academic year. The department offers degrees in American studies, Puerto Rican stud- ies and Native-American studies. "Those programs will continue," Shechner says, .. and bc supplemented by programs in Caribbean studies, Canadian studies. Latin American st udi es, Latino/Latina Studies and others where we can identify substantial faculty expertise and student interest. This may sound breathlessly eclectic," says Shcchner, "but we warlt to blur dis- ciplinary boundaries while looking for underlying unities--historical, demographic, economic-between what seem on the surface to be discrete areas of knowledge." The Center for the Americas wiU grant bachelor's, master's and doc toral degrees in American or "Americas" studies. Most degree re quirements will be program specific. although all programs will require degree candidates to take courses in at least two different disciplines. "We are looking to educate generalist-specialists. That is, generalists who~certain common founda - tions of knowledge; specialists who can bring those foundati ons to bear on panicular cultural , social and historical issues," Shechner says. UB's Women 's Studies Pro gr~ne of the first in the United States--was, until recently. housed in the Depanment of American Studies. It now is ad mini stered through the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gen- der(IREWG ). "'Since IREWG does not grant degrees," Shechner says "we will extend to it the degree-granting programs of the Center for the Americas. '' We have several missions here,'' he eXplains. "One is to administer a nd enr ich American Studies courses and programs with cross- listed cour.;es taughl by affilia1e faculty. A second is to develop linkages between our programs and related on~ in departments and schools around the campus. Another is to make it easier for interested faculty to identify potential colleagues out side their departments and inaugu rate research initiatives and instructional programs out of existing resources. "There are many professors with mutual interests around the university who are unaware of each oth · ers' existence or their potentials for coUaborat.ion," Shcchner notes. Shechner says the Native Amen can Stu<Les Program will be reconstituted as a center for the study of indigenous peoples throughout the Western Hemisphere, while Puerto Rican studies wiU be linked to Car· Cont-.-don,..,.4 Grant to aid in study of kidney disease BySUZANNE~BUUJUN /TO'If\L Reporter Contributor Renal Ca re, Inc. (TRC) ha s donaled $500,000 to the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 10 J'S!ablish the Nephrology Research Endowment Fund to panncr with UB in the battle againSI kidney disease. Anxio!_ls t~et lhe I 0-year research p~ship started, rather than waiting for the usual one-year period that aJlows an endowment investment to generate interest, TRC donated an additional $50.000 lobe used immediately. Robert A. Klocke, professor and chair of the Department of Medi cine, said the grant "provides a solid base for us to continue and even to expand our ongoing research in renal disease." Brian M. Murray, associate pro- fessor of medicine, is one of two re searchers to receive some of the ini tial grant dollars. "It's wonderful because it serves as seed money for developing further grant applica · tions for national research dollars. and it'salways toughest to get those first dollars to develop an area of research." Murray said he will study the role of growth factors in the progression of kidney disease , differentiating between those growth factors that are beneficiaJ and those that are toxic. "Of course," Murray added, "the long-term hope for all involved. whether researcher or donor, is that this research will eventually lead to a treatment that would halt, or at leas! delay, kidney disease." Murray also serves on the advi sory board developed by TRC and comprised of nephrology experts from across the country Whose in- \ stituoons, like UB, rece ive grants from th e co mpan )'· Th is board meets twice a year to review research and consider trends and directions 1n the treatment of kidney disease. Stan M. Lindenfeld, senior vice president and the chief med1cal officer ofTRC s.a.id: "We are proud to support the endeavors of our part ncr institutions like UR. which WdS chosen because of the strength of its academic program and its c.xcclknt research. "Nthough our primary busmt.'ss ts-pi-oviding th e hi ghest-qualit}'• end-stage renal care to paticnb," Lindenfeld added, "our long- range goals include a desire to stimulate research and advances in the treat ment of kidney disease." Rocco C. Venuto, professo r of medicine and the second VB researcher who received TRC grant money this year, called it a win -win situation. "TRC gains qualiry - level research in its area of interest and we receive a grant that can be used to continu e vaJuable basic-science rt-scarch." Ve nuto sa td the grant will help him wtth ht s collaborative, on-gomg research m the area of blood prt.-ssure control during pregnancy. a toptc he has been rcsearchmg for nearlr 25 years. " If we can under stand the role of tht• k1dney tn con trolling blood pressure:· Venuto ex plained, "then we can bt.xome OCt ter <ft av01Jing hype rtensi on a nd perhap!> sav1 ng live~ of pregnant women and prt~ve ntmg premature' btrths." Total Renal C.Ue Holdmgs. lnl .. headquanered 1n Torrance, Ca.ltf. . t!\ a provider of integrated djaJysis ser vices for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, also known as end -stage renal di.sease. �21 IIepa ..._ · Octaber14.1!11/Vi.31.1a.B BRIEFLY JK.~rtne cl8rlles ...... of employee ..wy Reeo<dl foundotion- Gentle Ferguson, assistant dean and administrative director of the MBA program, has worked in the Scllool of Management since 1995. She received the school's Outstanding Service Award this year. s.Mcedidnot_l_ moiling in which""""~ Foundotion emplc>y<e • questlonnaft fmm • group coiUng-- UniYonity Professions, the unit has .,. nounad. T h e - founda. tion does not. ... policy, ,.. loose home llddreJes to outside organiutions for 111)1 putp050. Employoes .... not~ to respond to lll)lofthese materials. QUestions about this mllrong should be directed to ~thlo Frtor or )IQ vmlatowslclln ~ S<arth Foundation Penonnel, Humon Reoun:e SeMces, at 645·5000, exts. 1000 and 1007, respectlYe!y. Women mentoring program pt.nned "Getting Organlzect Balandng Competing Demands,•• session for junior women faculty members. wtN be held tmm 3-5 p.m. Wednesday in 252A Firt>er HaD on the South Campus. ThelOSSionisthefirstofterlng of the "'M>men Mentoring Women" progrom presented by the Association of Women FuU Professors and the lnstillM for Research and.Eduation on Women and Gonder 011£WG). For further lrlormation, con- IKI IREWG at 829-3451 . Pho~ics researdl to~ topic of lecture Grooodbrooldng _ , in photonics bring conducted in the""" rnullllisclplnllnslltute fer'--'>""""'*' and Biopholonia will be the topic ol . alecturut 7:30p.m. Oct. 25 in the Saeening Roo!n in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. ThetaMr,whichwlllbefr.e and open to the public. is part of !he Colege of.IVU and Science Alurmi Lecture Series. PlfOS N. Pmad, OICOQIIM diroctor of the - . will guide the audienCe on • video "tour" of things to come in photonics, such .. - . and other opdcll tedmologles lhlt may b e - to consumers fmm priu sconners through . ancertreltmtnt. REPORTER The"-"'ls•communily , _ _ . pulllisl1ed by the Olllce of "!ews 5ervices in the DMslon of ____ _____. UniYersily SeMte, UniYersily of New Yor1< llllullllo. &IIDrilloftlces .... loclltd ll136 Ctofts Hoi. lvrl>enl, (716) 645-2626. wueo:her«xiilooo.odu ._..,_ _, C.WSmOh ..... Since employment Is still pretty lt'"""9 n•tlon•lly, do people MBAs .. much •nyiiiOR7 C•n't they get good fobs with Just • Hchelor's degree In business admlnlstr•· tlon? SUe- AliloaM- """'"'"' IW>occiFomhom --..-...... _.,._,. .... ..,._Spina jomlfor.__ -~ Owtlllnollldoi path or with their current employer. The PMBA requires three academic yean for completion and does not allow for specialization. The Eucutive MBA Program (EMBA) is for experienced exec:utives with top management potential. Classes meet on alternating Fridays and Saturdays for two academic years; the curriculum is similar to that required in the professional MBA program,.but classroom work is oompressed and more intense. UB also offers an EMBA program in Singapore that is taught entirely by our faculty and an EMBA program in China that is offered in conjunction with faculty members from R.cnmin University in Beijing. We recently launched a partnership with Motorola University in that will provide an MBA program for employees and customers of Motorola lbe MBA job market is considerably stronger overall than the job market for people with just an un · dergraduate degree. Exceptions in some functional areas (accounting, information technology) exist, but on the whole, there are better and more opportunities for people with an MBA. In addition, the MBA gives . thOS< who did not study business as undergraduates the chance to enter the field. For example, employer demand for MBA graduates with technical undergraduate degrees, including engineering and computer science. outweighs the current supply of new graduates. am;. What's an MBA worth these days In Increased nlary7 What makes us unique: from local competJton, such as Canlslus7 For the Class of 1999, our full -time MBA graduates entered the work force with an average starting salary of approximatel y $46,000, com pared with our BS graduates who began their careers with an average salary of just over $34,000. Furthermore, the impact on salary and op· portunities for faster promotion and incrtased levels of responsibility are greater as a perso n progresses through his or her career with an MBA. Can you describe the various MBA programs UB has to offer? The full -time MBA P.cograrn is designed primarily for students who desire a significant career change or for those who have limited work ex. perience. FuU -time MBA students can choose from nine areas of specialization, and can complete up to three of these concentrntions in their two years at UB. The Professional MBA Program (PMBA) is<lesigned for people with at least one year, but prefurnbly thr"" or more years. of relevant, postbaccalaureate experience who intend to continue working fulJ time while they pursue graduate management study. Students in this Rather than commenting on what other institutions do or do not offer, 1 I prefer to address the strengths that the UB MBA programs offer students. UB's programs have an excellent worldwide reputation and provide students with an e:xcd.lent return on their investment. Business Wed, for instane<, has included our full-time MBA program within its ranking of the top-60 MBA programs in the U.S. and has rated it as one of the 15best values in the country. The global name r=>gnition of the UB MBA allows our graduates freedom to search for employment opportunities outside Western New York, and even outside the US. Faculty members are ext"Cemely wellknown in their fields and bring unparalleled expertise to the classroom. All our MBA programs are delivered in a cohon or learning community format, which increases the potential for peer learning. team-skill development and leadership training. What c:oncepu are being taught today that weren 't relevant 10 yun ago 1 The primary change in the MBA curricuJum over the past I 0 years has been a dramatic increase in em- phasis on global issues and information technology. The curriculum is infused with international penpectim In other words, when,.., teach an introduction to marketing management, the content will include issues that are related specifically to the impact of globalization on basic concepts like promotion. pricing and distribution. With respect to technology, this has changed the way we deliver our MBA programs, the curriculum and the career paths students are ch~g. Many students with a primary interest in accOunting, finance or marketing now choose to couple those functional areas with the study of information technology, since it is impacting dramatically the way every business person works. Is an MBA • degree only for someone Interested In a busi- ness career? Definitely not! An MBA is for anyone who is interested in a broad· ba5<d business degree. A number of our students are pursuing primary careers as physicians, attorneys. archi tects, pharmacists, musicians, engineers and social workers_However, they sec that supplemental knowledge about such subjects ~ aa:ounting. marketing. information technology, human resources and strategic management can help them to ~ more successfuJ in their primary field. This type of combination is a growing phenomenon. Wh•t do you like most •bout running the MBA program here? There are two fundamental aspects of this position that makr coming to work every day a pleasure. Fint and foremost is the opportunity to serve a truly outstanding group of graduate students. MBA students are smart, motivated, interesting and fun people Who are future leaders of our businesses and communities, both in our backyard and around the world. Second, the job is incredibly dive= and in a perpetual state of change. In addition to students, I have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of different types of people: faculty, School of Management and other staff rnem\>ers across the university, the business mmmunity and alumni. Because the MBA program is the program with the most impact on the School of Management's external reputation, we are oonstantly evaluating every aspect of it from the curriculum to our marketing effons to the facilities·from which we work. The position has provided a unique opportunity to be involved in both academics and student affairs--it's a great combination! Doyou...,.,.nMBA7 Yes. I earned my MBA with a concentntion in human re sources management from UB in 1992. Wh•t question do you wish .• hlld uked, how woulcf you hne answered lt7 I wish you had asked more about o ur rtauiting efforts. We strive each year to meet or exceed our enrollment targets, while at the same.time improving our over· all class profile. We would me, to attract mo.re students of color, more students from o utside Western New York for our fulltime program. and students with more postbaccalaureate work experience. We bold information sessions and open-house events, offer downstate receptions,.work with professional organizations, use our Web site for infoimation exchange and advertise in the media as much as possible with a limited budget. In addition, we taJu, a very personal approach to recruiting students to UB. We contact them several times by mail, phone and email to be sure all prospective students' questions are answered and to guarantee that they keep UB on their "radar screens." It is incredibly intensive, but also very rewarding when they choose to matriculate here and then are so successful upon graduation. Nursing school to study lung cancer issues UB one offive schools to examine quality-of-life issues affecting women with disease By LOIS 11A1Wt News Services Editor HE School of Nursing is o ne c f o.five) nurs in g schools c~cti ng the first nationaJ,large-scaJe study of quality-of-life issues affeC1 ing women with lung cancer. Jean Brown, associate pffifessor of nursingand oneofthefewnurscre· searchers in the cou ntry working with lung cancer, is lead investigator at UB. Nursing schools at UCLAthe lead institution-and Yale University, University of Alabama at Birmingharn and the Medical CoUege ofGeorgiaalsoare involved. ---T .... --_ .,....._ -.rPoge program generally are seeking advancement in their current career The study, funded by the Onco logy Nursing Fou nd a- · tio n , is expected to generate the info r· mati o n needed to develop interven · tiom and treatments to help patients man age the debilitating · sy mptoms coin mo n to this disease: fatigue, pain, weightlos.s, los.s of appetite, breathing difficulties and cough. Brown said that little research has been don_e on lung ca n cer in. women,despitethefa~~killsmore women annually than breast in women than in men ," she said. "Smoking is the major cause, but 20-30 percent of women who <Je.elop it are nonsmokers. In addition, women get it earlier than men and it seems to be more aggressive.• Both Erie and Niagara counties have higher rates of lung cancer amongwomenthaneither NewYork State or the nation, statistics show. Thestudywillcollcctinforination from300women,75ofwhomwill be recruited from the Buffalo area. Researchers will follow participants forsixmonths.ibokingat social and economic issues., such as access to c:are, and will assess the impact of age, tobacco use, rac:elethnicity and concurrent diseases on the partici· pants' quality of life_ Inaddition,SOfamiliesofwomen lung-ancerpatients will be selected at random and followed to find out how~ediseaseisaffectingthem. �October 14.1!!19/Volll.ln. 8 Repariea Organ donation targeted BrieBy UB to develop ways to increase donations among minorities SO M names Kahl "Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year" ay LOIS 1A1W1 N~ Services Editor findings (see accompanying story). T Minniefield's interest in this issue and the proj<ct for his bachelor's degree,• said Tamburlin. "Without him raising the issue and making us aware of the problem, we wouldn't have applied for the granr." Minni<field will be a consultant, along with Maggie Wright, former assistant dean for minority affairs in the medical schooL The UNYfS- UB collaboration in the first year of the grant will be aim<d specifically at the African- HE schools of Medicine and Biomedical Scimces, Health Relat<d Professions and Social Work are collaborating with Upstate New York Transplant Services, Inc. (UNYfS) on a three-year, $810,000 grant to devt:lop ways to incr~ organ donation in the African - American community. The grant is pan of aS 13-million effort fund<d by the National Organ and Tissue Donation Initiative-involving 18 organ-procurement organizations across the U.S.-to in- crease organ donation across aJJ seg· ments of the population. Mark Simon, executive director of UNYfS, will be principal investigator on th e g rant. Judith Tambu rlin , UB research assistant professor of clinical laboratory sciences and anatomy and cell biology. will be project director and co-in vestigator. Other co- investigators will be Edward Kraus of UNYTS and Christopher Rice, UB assistant professor of social work. The major force behind the grant, however, was William Minniefield, .1 S l · year+old African America n who returned to UB a few years ago to finish a bachelor's degree in psy cho logy. He wound up earning a -.crond bachelor's degree with a spet:lal major in the health sciences, and 111 December will complete an indi v•dualized-degrec program in rc · search in minority health issues. His research project for that program centered on attitudes toward o rgan dunauon among African Americans and he arrived at some significan1 "This grant arose out of Bill corpOrated into the medical studem curriculum, in-service training will be provided to medical residen ts and both groups will develop cul turally sensitive approaches to the issue of organ donation through the use of standardized patients. _UNYfS will help develop appropriate education materials and establish a community education pro- gram that will be tested in three community settings--health-are clinics. churches and community centef5-- American comm unity. Statistics using two presentation approaches: a trained African-American community educator alone, or teamed compiled by UNYfS show that in Bulfalo, SO percent of patients need- with a medical student A total of 900 people will be as - ing organ transplants are African Americans, while the consent rate for donation from this ethnic group is only 14 petcent. This low donation rate poses problems on two accounts: It limits the number of organs available in signed randomly into one of the three intervention groups. Partici pants will meet with the education general to a population in which the need is great; and it decreases the possibility of obtaining a compatible match. Rejection rates for Afri can Americans are higher when the organ is from a donor of another race. During years two and three of the grant. the emphasis will be on increasing organ donation in the Western New York Hispanic and Native American communities. respcd ively. The projed will aim at educating th(• two groups mosr influential to organ donation: the med.icaJ com munity and the African+American family. Tamburlin said case studies m volving organ donation will be in - team to discuss legal and personal issues regarding donation, receive a packet of information with donor cards and be asked to discuss the issue with their families. All partici pants will complete a pre-interven tion survey to coUect demOgraphic information and assess curren1 at titudes toward organ donation . A follow-up interview will determine how many participants in each group declared their intention to donate and how man)' had a fam iJ y discussion of the issue. The researchers wilJ compare rt:sults from eath setti ng and for both presentation approaches to deter mine which combination is most effective. This cduGJtional approach lhen will be implemented through o ut the African+American commu nity at large. and will be mod1fied for use in the HispaniC and NativeAmerican communities. Cause is personal for Minniefield By LOIS BAKER New$ ServiCe$ Editor I L L I AM Min~iefi~ld's de termm a llon t o convince the Afri can-American comm unity that organ donation is a good and necessary thing has resulted in a major grant award to UB and the regional transplant agency to accomplish W rate by whites is dose to 76 percent. To try to find out why this situa+ tion exists, Minniefield developed a American co mmunit y's h1stonl mi strust of the mt:dical sys tem . based in large part on the Tuskeegee in minority health issues he is pursu - ing through Millard Fillmore College. For Minniefield, the problem of brother died of kidney disease at the age of 40 while waiting for a transplant. That experience was a wake- up caU to his extend<d family. When his niece, born with cancerous tu - mors on both kidneys. di<d at the age of four, her family donat<d her corneas to help two o ther children. With these experiences in his family history, Minniefield's choice of a research project to complete a bachelor's deg= in minority health issues was clear. He would try to find out why nationally only 14 perttnt of AfricanAmaicansareorgandonors, although !My need 30-35 perttnt of the organs donated. The donation Environmental institu_te seeks research proposals E3 The Environment and Soc1CI \' lns11tule IS !lt'ckmg pr01ec1 propo" als from faculry members to be funded hy the- l:nvaronmental Man agement AlternatiVes Program ( F.1\..1AP J. EMAP prov1des seed lundmg for Interdisciplinar y rest'arch and anal ys •s on environmental prohlem!l pertammg to the reg1on and shares the n:-~ca rch w1th o rgan 1zat 1ons capable of crea tin g pohn based on the researc.h . All faculty art' eligible. Jnd Jppht..lnh ~ h ou ld be f.,cultv affiii.Ht' ' of th e 1mt1tut e. Affiha t wn mav be established at • http :// wlngs .buHalo.edu/ provost / esl / I Affwebapp.htm >. InterdJ!!>CI plin ary tea ms arc encouragl'd to applv Funding requ ests should he prnport lonatt• 10 the pro,ect and propo:,.a ls for m o re thai $20.000 .t rl· not l1kclv to he funded . Smaller pmposa ls are prefer red. Project~ can rangt' from 12 · 1~ month:-. m dur.H1on . The ht:gnl mng date fo r all prOJecb IS Janu arv 2000. Th<.· tteadhne for proposals is 4 p.m. Nov. 5. One dagital copv or 1-t pnnted lllple'i must be submitted. To deliver propoS'ah electron• ~o.alh·. <>end an attachment to co -d1rector John Vena .11 < 1Vt"lla(!.l1huffalo.edu ">. Pnnted proposals o r proposals o n noppy dJSl"may be maile-d m delivered to th(· l-.nv1ronment an d Societ)' ln s11 lute. 7 19 O'Bnan Hall , North Campu s. Fo r m o r(' mformat1o n or to oht.un a copv of the propo~a l formal , contact the institute a1 MS ~I:;~ or ~ uh -est@acsu.bu ffalo.edu "> Acer Colloquium to address youth development that goal. lne award-a total of $810,000 over three yean-was based largely on research Minniefield conducted for an individualized degree program low orga n -donation rates by the African - American communit y is personal -and tragic. His younger Lutz F. KAlil, pres•dent of The Vector Group, LLC and chairman of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Au thoriry, has been named 1999 .. Niagara Frontier Ex ecutive of the Year .. by the School of Management. Th e award will be presented at the 50th annual School of Management Alumni Association Awards Banquet, to be held at 5:30p.m. Nov. 18 in theJ-tyatt Regency Buffalo. f.stab hshed in 1949, the Ntagara Frontter Ex:ecu tive of the Year award honors a res1dent of t he Niagara Frontier who has distingu•shed htm sel f or herself m a career marked by execu t1 ve success, a proven willingness to assume a leadershtp role 111 CIVIC affairs and a demo nstration of htgh personal integnty. Past rec ipient s tnclude Roben E. Rtch, Sr.; Paull. Snyder: Robert L Ri c.h, Jr. ; Jeremy M. Jacobs; the late Burt P. Flick.mger. Jr.: the late Seymour H. Knox Ill ; Sal H. Alfiero: Robert G. Wilmers; Bernard 1 Kennedy ; FrankL. C iminelli. and Regmald B Nt'wman II Last vear" ~ ho noree was Brian J. Lipke. Also being honored at the ban4ul' l v.:dl be Larry R. Drake. for merly with Graphic Cn ntrob Corp ., for h1!1 ou tslandtng se rv1cc to the school; Steven H. Shepsman, lllJIMg•ngd•rector of Rcckson Stra tegiC Venture Partners, for leadersh1p 111 the real +estatc mdustrv, and C harles S. T1ronc, a radiolog1s1 and ..:ha1rman of Med1cal Manage · me nt Se rv1ces. In c., for entrepreneurship. For fu rth er mformat1on about the awards banquet , con tad John Shellum. asststant dean 111 the ~u: hnol of Management. .JIM" \2."!4 WilHam Mlnht.flekl's poster presentation of the results of his survey Includes • photo of his nlece, who dled from kklney cancer. 12 -question survey designed to as+ incident, Minn iefidd said. The scss attit udes toward o rgan and Tuskeegee experiment Involved body donation among African withholding treatment to a group of Americans. other minoriti es and blac.k men with syphil is from 1932 whites. Relatives li.Ying in Buffal~ \2 to study the long-tenn effects ol Atlanta, jacksonville. Tampa. Drt~e disease. and Hobart, Ind., helped distribute This strong mistru st of doctor:, and the medical system surfaet:d 111 1,000 of the questionnaires. Preliminary results from the sur+ responses such as: • .. Fear bodies will he used for vey revealed a number of cuJturaJ attitudes held by African Americans crazy experiments·· that present barriers to donation. • .. Fear o rgans wouldn 't go to the "Religious reasons" ranked first on the list of"Reasons for Not Donating," .. Family reasons" ranked second. Perhaps the most difficult issues to overcom e relate to the African people who need them" • "Afraid organs will be taken beforr they are dead " • ..Afraid the patient won't get the necessary medical attention af the family agrees to organ donation" " New Perspectives on Youth Development" will be the topll ol the Charlotte C. Acer Colloquium on Urb;m EducatiOn. to be held from 4-6 p.m . Oct. 28 m th e Scrc(·nmg Room 111 the Cen ter for tht· Arts on the North Ca mpus. The lecture, sponso red h}' tht· t .r.tdua tt' ~chool of l:dulallnn , '' free and open to the public. The speaker will be Shirley Bnce Hea th . profes...<>or of f-ngh sh anJ hngu1 :,11Cs at Stanford Umvcr,ll\ {' ,.,_ H(·a th will dtscuss how voun~ peop le arc ahle- through chal I lcngcs, dcmandmg s tand ard~ anJ deadlm e~ 111 schoo l- to put tht: ' informati on a nd ski ll s thev IL·arn in schoo ltnto practiCe wtthtn lht' L__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...J comm umty. __...~., , ' ,_ ~ Heath is a linguistic anthropologast whose research focu~e~ on soc iocultural co ntexts-of learning and relauon s betwe<.·n o raiQ-.·nl ten language socialization across cu ltu res and institution al settmgs She is o n leave from Stanford to resea rch. through the Carnegie Foun dation for the Advancement of Teaching, the various path s of learn ing taken by young people committed to the economic and sooal future of their co mmunities. Her most recent work focuses on th t' impact the a.rts have on enhancing pro-social, academic and long · term values of youth from economically depressed rural and urban neighborhoods . �4 Rapa...._ October14.1!m/Yol31.b.B . .-Ind-.. . K uoos ol-ololl- Compullng - - T h e Solie Moo Prestige-lor-- tation. "M)UI: Your penonol poNI to the UIWob,• It ~. held lost month It lndionoiJnlwfSIIy. WeblleYShoro99 1s the pn!fl1ler ~lor--ond pmlessionalsln ~..a.c. lion """*'!! on dewlopment and cloliwly ol ollodM-- ~~ MyUB,. penonlbod site linWng rr..tmento~ lnlonnatlon, lnduding ~ and student ......... Is port ol UB's Aa:ess99 lnltlociYe. The Office Admissions .... cei-.led 1 M - ol exallence at the 29th onnuol conleronce of <the SUite IJnNonlty ol New of Yorlt College Admissions Pononnel (SUNYCAP). They.,.. , ....... T _,_vlce pn>IOSt lor ~ edu­ catlon and chctorolldmls- Effort by pediatric neurosurgeon to alert parents to dangers Is paying off · Dias ·works to prevent shaken babies By JENNIFlll LEWANDOWSKI Reporttr SUff M ARK Dias helps combat serious ill nesses in children everyday. As a pediatric neurosurgeon at Dias, explaining that the shaking causes hemorrhaging in the brain. "One third (of the children) die as a result of the shaking." he says. And of those who survive, 50 percent experience significant problems, including blindness or eye Kaleida Health's Children's Hospital of Buffalo, he works with children who suffer from a host of diseases associated with the brain and spinal cord, such as spina bifida, brain and spinal-cord tumors, hy- drocephalus-a buildup of fluid on the brain~ilepsy. a:rebral palsy, head trauma, cystic fibrosis and abnormalities of the skuU. However, Dias, an assistant professor of neurosurgery, is taking steps to insure he doesn't have to treat in - not remorseful 11 "If I were being falsely accused, I would be livid," Dias says of those !=3-Uses such .severe damage because Since the program began, in infancy, children's heads are larger Children's Hospital hasn't-seen one case of shaken baby syndrome. "Out of those eight babies. three of them would have died, so we've helped by pr<V<nting the problem, not treating it after it occurred," Dias says. The leafl<t focuses on prevention, telling parents: "When your child cries. lake a break--<lon'1 shake." The leafl<t informs pan:nts of steps they can lake 10 cope with a crying child, such as taking a deep breath and counting to I O,letting the baby individuals who allegedly have shaken a child "Thcy'r< generally not They seem rotber placid, actually. (But) some of them will confess later.• .. assodote clir~torot ldmls­ sions, lor ..-e In the design ond • •,pen ... . ol lin ~ program to communicate the impoftlnce d ol ol the ampus c:omll"OIIlky In t h e - and retention ol student!., lor Reault the shaking from happening at all. Last December, Dias began a program to alert parents to the causes of shaken baby syndrome. With the help of a grant from the William B. Hoyt Children's and Family Trust Fund, Dias has been able to get the U8ond~UI101 ; word out to parents of newborns. in proportion to the rest of their And the effort appears to be payingoff. Of the 20,000 babies who are born each year in the eight -coun- bodies and aren't fully developed. Dias recalls a personal experience that brought the issue dose to home. Shortly after his son was born in I 997, he found himself awake at 3 a.m. one day, frustrated that his son couldn't sleep. He realized then the potential for parents to taU that program.lor-Doy1999; componble ties of Western New York. seven or at...-.., and-.-., eight are brought to Children's suffering from shakcl baby syndrome. Dias says. He adds that Children's is the only hospital in the region that sions acMsor,lor-.dlng ~­ contrtbulian to the iloo9> ond ..__. .. _ lions ond .;p.... """"'*'""' lor ~-_.;acnot ~ - --­ --~ opedol- ist,ond--.to, ~~lor exallence In the cl!slgn Wid/or ~ot .. Jiol)s ~ plete, lor Ul Expbwand ...... --.g. m-,w r ...... - . toni -of...--. who -the-recognizing -.ding perlormonce ond ochiewment - omong..wSUNY~. . . . ~.cloctotol student In the~ ol CMI, Strudurol o n d - the1 _ _ _ -~- lion lor Qat ........ _ , ~--.._ --the--.an- nuolconleronca.T h e - -Uslng..._f'rc>. -~ · -Aggrogalie Clwcesslng Technk!UL• · ~~~. ......-. ~ ....... In the Deport- -"'~-­ the _ _ , _ . ,. . c..-ot-...farlJDao. '!'"'lt~ ond lloalgnlllan (~hos-glowlthelllle - .......... of~ ........ bythe laall!y .. the CGIIge o# Engl- no..tng ll 01*> -IJnMnlty. _.. . . .,._o#.......,._oclence ond ~ ldlun<f . . - ol phlolophy ond. membe; of the C...... lor Co9ni!M! Sdence. hos- o.mm: ~They . . "Cogni- All-- tion ond Fiction: lion· in ~ ..... -c.. . . ...--.ts ~can..--­ ol-.g' (MIT-)of campuW ICIInoe ond . . . ,_... ond ~....... Semlndc: llltliiipalti6Wt• ln 1hr -The-o#nw ".. tho phlolophy ot campuW-. treats children with the syndrome. " If you shake (babies) violently, you can scramble their brain,.. says mothers, something Dias says is would come forward with children who had been shakcl. The results, however, havr been positive. - ..-e ents, three -quarters have been signed by the fathers as well as the tributing literature and raising awareness about the syndrome , more parents who were unaware fants suffering from shaken baby syndrome. He's hoping to prevent sions . lor ond lnooYotion ln the design ond il I ip6ema ltiltk:w I of ... CJn<IITl. cry, calling someone for emotional support and calling the~·, pe· diatrician -to find out if there's a medieal reason as to why the child is crying. The affidavit seeks the signatures of both the mother aod father, and asks pOn:nts to respond to sovtnl questions: Is this the first time you'.., heard about shak.en baby syndrome? Have you beard it's dang<roUJ? Was this information useful? Would you recommend this to other parrots? Of the affidaviis signed by par· important since the individual who typically shaJces a child is a man. "It's a guy thing." he says. "Twothirds of the pespetrators.,. males." In addition, Dias says. most perpctratorr-maleor femal~­ ally deny shaking the baby and art sions, ond ~~ --.-pus--"' --.--· says, " (I remember) really, really wanting to do something."· So be began a campaign to infonn the community of the dangen of shaken baby syndrome. Parents of children born in all I7 hospitals in the region are given an infonnationalleafl<t and an affida. vit that they are ask<d to return to the hospital in which their child was bom Program coordinators at each hospital collect the affidavits, which are passed on to Dias. The leafl<t cautions parents thai children, especially babies, "have very weak neck muscles and do not y<t have full support for their heavy heads. When they are shaken, their fragile brains move back aod forth wiuu;, their skulls." • Dias says he worried that in dis- - Diu h wortd"!! to prevent shallen .....,. synclronM. damage, seizures. a delay in normal development, mental retardation and paralyru. He points out that the shaking frustration out on their ch.ildren, he says. and remember.; thinking. "Kids don't deserve this." "For the first time in my life." Dias Dias says the occurrence o f shaken baby syndroillehas no soci etal boundaries. " Unlike ather forms of child abuse, it does not seem to favor a certain socioeconomic background or race," he says. "1am jUJt absolutely aslounded," Dias says of the program's results." I just keep pinching myseiC' M;usic students to tango in Calumet BJ JENNIFU LEWANDOWSKI RqJortn Staff M EMBERS of the De- partment of Music have planned an evening of tango music in B.uffalo's Calumet Arts Cafe Oct. 23 . Lorena GuiUen, a docto ral stu· dent in the musicology program, and Alejandro Rutty, a doctoral stu- on Chippewa Street in downtown Buffalo. A traditional Argentinean dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Astor Piazzola, Mariano Mores and Juan Carlos Cobian. Guillen, who began singing tango Tickets for dinner and the show music in the late 1980s in are $35, while tickets for the show only are $I 5. They are available at the Calum<t. Argentinean nightclubs, bas per· fonned at several United Stites ven- A native Argentinean and performer of diverse genres of music, Guillen will sing so ngs from the golden ero of tang<>-the 1920s to dude Bennington College in Vermont and UB's Latin Festival. Rutty will aa:ompaoy Guillen on 'SOs-induding"Nostalgias.""Sur," ues, the most recent of which in- piano, and Tito Castro, a well - popular at the tum of the century and into !he 1920s, '30s,40sand '50s, "Chiquilin de Bachin" and "Los Mareados," some of which were written by tango's most fa mo us known bandoneonist, will join the duo. Castro, one of just a few in the U.S. who plays the bandoneon-a type of accordion-has performed beginning at 8 p.m. in the Calumet composers, indudingAnibal Troilo, with tango superstars such as dent in the composition program, will bring back the music on ce Alberto Castillo, RobertoGoyenecbe and Libertad Lamarque. He bas toured Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Canada and the U.S.,performing in the Metropolitan Opera Howt, Lincoln Center aod Rock.fdler Center. His work also is induded in the 6lm score of the upcoming 6lm "Flawless." starring Robert De Niro. While tango often is thought of as dance music, the Calumet performancr will revive tango music as a listening pleasure-a standard in night dubs and on rodio stations in Argentina and Uruguay, akin to the popularity of jazz in the U.S. Center for the Americas ~--1 ibbean and Latin American studies. town that has a unique rdationship He points out that some of the to Canada and its populations, including the Native American na· tions. We have dose historical ties and common concerns in the areas of economics, trade and the environment, particularly that of our aforementioned programs alseady exist in various Arts and Sciences departments. Programs in Latino/ Lat.inuJu.. es and Caribbean stud ies. f~~ce. are in place in the Department of Modem Languages and Uteratures. Shechner says that shared waterways." Shechner says be expects the gloconte:xts of history, trode. populations and politics that define the Western New York region to be inscribW. deeply into courses of study affiliated with the center. these programs .. will need elbow room to grow beyond depanmen· tal boundaries if they are to realize their maximum potentials." He adds that while UB does not at this time have a formally consti· tuted Canadian studies program. it does have a well -organized U.S.· Canada research and study group involving faruhy from a wide range of disciplines. ..Association with the Center for He cautions, however, that the new center should not be viewed as the Americas might speed that group's achievement of program \ stltus." Shechner says. "We live, after all, in a border just an assembly of multicultural or area programs. He calls such an assemblage just one model of many. "We are interested largely in recontextualizing the process of in- quiry." he says. "in introducing stu· dents and colleagues a1Wo to new frames of rrlerence. "So we are exploring other forms of organizing faculty and generating programs." he says. "One way to do this, for example. is to organize areas of study in media and cultural analysis,popularandmaterialculture,and even environmental studies. urban ;;.,dies and community health. 1'his is a momen4 just over a year after the formation of the College of Arts and Sciences. when we ba.., the opportunity to redefine what W< do and how we do it." Shechner adds. "1 have been telling people that our watchwords ought to be 'improvisation;'clismvery' and'patiena.' 1 am prepared to be as surprised as anyone by what we discover." �October14.1!m/Yol.31.111.8 Status of women improving Marcus' talk at Omvocation cites sex harassment, child care By OWSTINE VIDAL News Services Editor asks the question, who answers it and what happens to the alternatives C that are presented. "By the third quarter of the 20th ALLING the role of women "'a powerful one,.. and noting the positive changes in the status of women that she sees occurring at US. Isabel Marcus, professor of law, pr=ted the address at the fifth annual University Convocation hdd Oct. 6 in the Mainstage theater of the Center for the An.s. Marcus titled century, universities had acknowl- edged that raa: aod class were issues that had to be addressed, including in the classroom," Marcus said. For men, the issue of class was addressed by the formation of public universities and the G.L Bill. For her address "Women's Global Citi7.cnship: 'Who Will Make the Soup?:" a query that, she said, while heard in our homes every night, is more imponantJy an histori~d political-<juestion. ~ The phrase "who will make the ~ soup" has its roots in the Russi~ ~ But improvements are not as uns versa.l as they need to be. "There ap· pears to 1x a glass ceiling for women in administrative positions at UB," she said. ln addition to lSSuo of pay and promotion, there have been advanco in areas of concern primarily to women, such as child care and sexual harassment, including the administration's pledge of"zero tol e ran ce" regarding sexual harassment Marcus said she also is encouraged hv the number of fe male students en roll ed in the Law School and School Revolution, Marcus said, when ;; communist leaders were more con- ~ cerned about who would tend to ... home and hearth than who would suppon conununism. " In choosing this story I wanted Rag .......... - - ec-...: ,_...._ aaoss umpus to the University ConYOCIItJon. of Medicin e and Biomedical Sciences. Marcu s took tim e during her add ress to make two special acknowledgments. The first was to 5 Forceps and Drills and Stones . .. oh my! Ju rt dick on the ''PoweU and Leland No. I Stand Microscope" for a vinual look at the Robert A. Brown History of Medicine Collec · 11on <http://ublfb.buffolo.edu/ llbrorles/unlts/h•llhlstory I > Housed on the lower level of the Health Sciences Lib rary on the So uth Ca mpus. this collection includes an impressive array of h1 s toncal and rare books m the health sciences. as well as an awe-In spi ring, if not fearsome, coUectiOn of historical med1caJ instrument!.. Highlights from the McGuire Instrument Collection mclude th(' '"Auzoux papier mac he ear, eye and larynx models." These colorful models served as educat1onaJ tools m the 1800s and are work.s of art 1n theH own right. If dental v1s1 ts aren 't high on your list of fun things to do. imagin e what it must ha vt· been like for patients lu ckv enough to go under a '"thumb opera ted drill! " The Bonme and Vern Bullough lilstor y of Nursmg Collection contain s nursmg artifacts and rart' books. mcluding works by and about Florenct' Nightingale. The.· t1tle page of a JOurnal called 71~t· Tramt'd N11rse. which began puhhcauo n m Buffalo m 1888. 1s here . together with a sterling foldmg med1o ne spoon ct rca 18HO and a Ne lson's earthenware 1nhaler. Thf' History of MediCine Web page \.an connect )'OU to o ther history of medicine links on the Web, includmg 1m age collectums from the National Library of Med1cme 's Hi story of Med1cine DtvisJOn <hHp://wwwlhm.n lm .n lh .gov/ > and the Bodellan Image Col Jection in Oxford, England < http:/ / www. bodl ey.ox.ac.uk / lmac:at.html >. There·s also local med1cal -history information. such as bibliographies of the ass.ass1na110n of President McKinle\' and the mfluenza outbreak of 1918 - 19 to remind you .. . (that ) the role of women, the issue remained m o re Kerry Grant, dean of the CoUege of women is a powerful one," said Marcus, who also is co-director of complex. An.s and Sciences, for his suppon of But at UB, inroads have been made. .. President Greiner has made it dear that we must eliminate disparity based on ra ce and gender," women. She noted that in the col lege, nine of its 13 chairs are female. She also noted the important role For more informatiOn on the H1 storv of MediC me CollectiOn, pleast• contact Linda Lohr, Manager of the Co ll ection at 829 -3024 or lalohr@acsu.buffalo.edu. played at UB by the Task Force on the Status ofWomen, which, Marcus - Sue Neumeister and Lori W1dzm:.k1. Umve rs1ty l.ibrancs Marcus said. noted, as have promotion dispari - noted, "has consistently monitored the status of women and indicated where there are disparities." She also praised former provost BrieBy tics, at least among the faculty. "In Thomas E. Headrick for his help terms of numbers, there are gender discrepancies that have been identified for women full professors and for women of color at all levels." with the creation of lREWG, for "without his willingness to take a risk and gamble on us. we would not the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender (IREWG) and director of th e Women's Studies Program. The point, is .. the entrenched in + stitutionalization of gender." .. Even in times of the greatest upheaval, there is a bacldash afterward over what will the role of women be and 'who will malu: the soup~' That is because "who wiU make the soup.. is a political question, the answer to which depends on who Pay disparities appear to have been substantially rectified, she have been funded." Five to join Athletic Hall of Fame WIem CoUege Athletic Conference, who made his mark on the gridiron the Ali-Westem~ew York CoUege and in track and field. An excellent IVE former VB athletes., including two three-sport stars from the early 1950s, will be inducted into the Team for 1962-63and the All-Memorial Auditorium Team for 1963-64. • V. David Levitt ('56), a tennis two-way end . Co-captain of the Alumni Association's Athletic Hall matches. He also played guard for three years on the basketbaU team, averaging 13 point.! per game. On By MAWY BETH SPINA News Setvkes Editor F of Fame at a dinner Oct. 22 in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. The Athletic Hall of Fame was standout who won 35 of 40 singles the basebaU diamond, he was an outficlder and first baseman. l...evin also was sports editor of The Spec· trum. Levin has continued to be a blocker, he was a speedy, aggressive 1952footbaU team,heestablishedan NCAA record with an 86 -yard touchdown reception. He also put the sho t. competed in the broad jump and broke UB records in the 220- and 440-yard dashes, which sent him to the prestigious Pennsyt . formidable opponent on the tennis couns, winning more than I00 local and international tournaments. vania Relays. He coached UB foot · baU for a year, was a basketbaU official for 25 years. and served as a foot · baU official for 40 years. • Anthony Policare, )r. ('73, '73 ). He has won his dub's championship a record of 17 times, and represented who twice was dected wrestling team captain and named m ost valu - sented with the Russell ). Gugino Award, which honors alumni who, the U.S. in the master's division of the Worldwide Maccabiah Games able wrestler in 1971 · 72 and 1972. 73. During both seasons, the Bulls through time and resources, have made significant contributions to five times since 1981. Levin also ranked among the top 20 Division I earned gold medals in both singles and doubles competition in the Pan wrestling teams. A two-time NCAA established by the Alumni Associa· tion in 1965 to honor athletes, coaches. teams and individuals who have served the athletic program in an exemplary manner. In addition to the five inductees, Geo rge Voskerchian wiiJ be pre- US's athletic program. Voskerchian enrolled in UB in American Maccabiah Games. where 1950 on a football scholarship, but he earned gold medals in singles and doubles play. • Kenneth Parr ('61,'66) captain and leading .r.cOre'l\ on the 1960-6 I baskrtbaU t~o averaged nearly 14pointsand II rd>oundspergam~ a knee injury cut short his career. He has continued his association with UB athletics, becoming a key fundraiser with the Blue and White Drive, a member of the VB Gray SuUs, chair of the UB Alumni and Friends Golf Outing and a host for officials working VB home games. This year's inductees into the Ath letic Hall of fame are: • Gary). Hanley ('65, '74), who played four y=-s as center on the bas- ic<lhall team and ranks among the top during his senior year. He not only topped all UB players in career re· bounding average. but also finished lOth among the university's aU-time leading sco rers. He played in two NCAA tournaments and in 1960 was named to the NCAA Mideast Re· 20 VB players in scoring and re- gional All-Tournament Team. Parr coached basketball at Kensington bounding. He was named All-East· em United States for 1962-63 by the and ~nmore East high schools. • Andrew Podlucky ('54, '56), Division I finalist in the Eastern Competition, he twice qualified for the NCAA champions h ips. He ranks among UB's top five wrestlers in winning percentage, and in 1973 led the Bulls to the title in the East Stroudsburg Open. the nation's larg· es1 open collegiate wrestling touma . ment.ln 1972, Policare captured thr Eastern O lympics Trials title in freestyle and a year later, qualified in Greco- Roman for the U.S. World Games team. During two decades of teaching and coaching high -school footbaU, he has had players go on to compete in every major bowl game, including the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. His son, Tony, is UB's quar· terback coach. \ Architecture department plans speakers series Frank Lloyd Wright Kholar Robert McC arter will speak at 6 p.m . Wednesday in the Performing Arts Cen ter audito rium at Buffalo State CoUege a:. pa rt of the UB Department of Architecture 's Fall Lecture Series. McCarter, chair of the Department of Architecture at the Umvt'r · sity of Florida, will discuss " The Fabric uf Expencnce:Jnside Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Houses." The lecture is co-sponsored bv the Burchfield -Penney Art Center at BuffaJo State. The series will continue on Nov. 3 with a lecture by Elizabe-th Gros7. the Park Professor of Comparative Literature at UB. Grosz. who rna• be best - known among architects for her theoretiCal wntmgs on embodiment, identi ry and spat1al o rganization, will speak at S: .\0 p.m . in 301 C rosby Hall on the So uth Campus. G rosz' essay... Bod ies -Ci ti e!>," was amo ng those published in "Sexualit y and Space.'" a discussion of feminist arch itectura l theory. K. Michael Hays, chair of the doctoral program m architectu re at Harvard University and the 1999 C larkson Chair at UB, will present three related lectures Nov. 10, II and 18 that look at the develop · ment of influential architectural theories. The series, entitled "The Smoothing of Architecture from 1973. 1999," will exami ne "The Autonomization of Type. or, How to Get from C laude Levi -Strauss to Aldo Rossi " on Nov . 10; .. T he Mythification of the Semiotic Surface, or, How to Ge t from Robert Venturi to Roland Barthes" on Nov. II. and "The Dc-differentiauon of Practices and the Smoothing nf Theory. or, How We Got from I 973 to 1999" on Nov. 18. All three lectures will begm at S:JO p.m . in 30 I C rosby. For more information on the lecture senes, call the D("partment of Architecture at 829 -3485. Grad school conference set The Third Annual Minority Stude nt Graduat(" School AwarenCS!'> Conference for minority student~ cons1dering enrolling m gradua 1e or professional school will be held from 8:30a.m . to 4 p.m . Oct. )0 in the University Inn and Conference Ce nter, 240 I N. 1-orest Road ..M.Dre than .) 0 representatives will be on hand from UB. as wdl d.~ other institutions in New York, Penns)•lvcmia and Oh 1o. The conference is sponsort'd by a National Sc1enct· foundathm ( NSF ) grant that funds the SUNY Alli ance for Mmoritv Part1c1pa tlon Conso rtium {SUNY AMP ) and a New York State f-ducat1on Department grant which providt'.!> funds for the Collegiat e Soenu· and Technology Entry Program { ' STEP ). The co nference, which will be free of charge, willmclude break fast and lunch. The deadline for registration is tomorrow. For more information o r to register, call 645 -1234 or 645 -2002 . �October 14.1!111Vol 31.1o.8 &IReparka Schomburg Fellowships give minority students chance to .,Unue graduate studies Program improves grad-school access ,_''-'"'"' and ..... _ ~ . . . . [)e. .. lly JlH- L£WAHDOWSIU ofCAullllng Reporttr Staff ~ l'l)dlalagr .. - -.. -"' M T-..-.......... --~~~ ~ School of-. ARYBETH Boger is headed this semester ~'"'"' tparls In- . o Germany, where -~formooty known .. the tparls lnfor- ways in which minorities are integrated into public schools. I~san opportunity she says she might have missed if not for the Arthur Alfonso Schomburg Fellowship Program. The Schomburg fellowship program offers African-American, His- - -·---In ---"'· from tpar1s theOflicecl -~-.from ComrriJnlcallom sp6.u lnfonnotion - I - t o ;wlstont director in the Oflicecl - Communiatlons. _ . . . . . ,, from_t athletlt- to assoclote all> letlc dlrtetor. lohn . . - _ fromosslsUnt athletic dlrtetor for prorootlom and sales to senior osslsUnt athletlc dirtetor for exterNI rela- tions. L o r i -. from Fanwtlx to tlcket office monoger, Divi- sion d Athletics. ,._, - - . from the Bullalo Dostroyes " ' - n t tlcket clfice manager, Division d Athletics.' ,.._.-.....-.from the lkdfolo Bl5ons "' tlcket sales as>Odate, Division d Athletics. · tlcket sales ... >OCiote, lljoblon "' Alhlotla. Dawn._.., from the Buffa;o s.bres to~ coordinatOJ fOI' ..,.,.. athletlo. .. . from director of compf'sance to assistant athk!tk: d irector for compKance and stu- dentseMc:es. TOWI .-,., from assb.tint athletlc dill!dOI' for mattcetJng and medii relations to assist>nt all> letlcdirtetorforeo<poratespon- sonhlps and specill .....,ts. he will study th e panic-American and Native-American st udents the chance to pursue graduate education at both the master's and doctorate levels at UB. Boger, who is working on a doctorate in comparative education through the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy in the Graduate School of Education, has been a Schomburg fellow for two years. Her work in Germany will pair with education research of U.S. students. Once she completes her doctorate, she says, she wa nts to work on programs for inner-city children that promote their imerests and facilitate unique experiences-much like the Schomburg program. Boger calls the program "a positive opportunity for minority stu denlS to excel in areas of their interest at the university leveL It gives minorities a presence in the aca demic arena ... Boger's chance to pursue her doc · toral degree. she says. ca me with a fellowship offer. " I wanted to go for a Ph.D., but I most likely would not have done that (witho ut the program )," she says. " It helped maintain my own passion to foUow my resnrch... Jose Buscaglia, a former Schomburg fellow and now a visit- ingassistant professor in the Department of Modem Languages and uteratures, is grateful for the opportunity as weU. "None.of what I have done could have been poss1ble without the fellowship." says Buscaglia, who helped develop an academic exchange program between UB and the University of Havana. Originally known as the SUNY l lhe~-.Np program Is ... poslttft ClpfMWtllnlty for "*-fty studlesrts to excel In .....,. af their Interest lit the MARYBETH BOlGER Underrepresented Minority Graduate Fellowship Program, the fellowship program was started by New York State in 1987 and made avail- able at all SUNY schools where graduate programs were offered. The program at US wa.~ renamed for Schomburg, a Puerto-Rican,African -American bibliophile, historian and scholar whose collections and intellectualism played a significant role in the Harlem renaissance. All fellows receive a tuition waiver and stipend, which varies according to the st udent's course of study. Funding is limited to a maJtirnum of two yean for master's students, three yean for law studmts and four yean for ·medical, dental and doctoral fellows. When the program began, UB's allocation of state funding was the largest-and remains so today, according t.o Mary G resham , vice president for public service and urban affairs. The program's goal, Gresham says, was to improve access to graduate school for minority students. "Their disadvantage might be economic. but it's not academic. What they have in common is their intelligence," says Gresham, noting the fellowship program strives for honors-level achievemenL Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be either a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to be considered. They also must be nominated for admittance to the program by their respective admitted, bringing the total number ~f students currently in 1M fel- lowship program to 117. The program seeks fellows from all disciplines, but Gresham says it can be hard to attract students, especially those studying !he hard scieoces, when other schools are able to offer mo"' generous scholanhips. N<."Vertheless, the program has fared well "We always have lllOfe applicants than we can fund," she says. And since the program's inception, 91 percent of Schomburg fellows have graduated. .. We're really proud of that ," Gresham says. "These are students who are exceptionally talented. We're taking serious students and helping them do what they need to do." Buscaglia, who teaches Caribbean studies, says the program is about much more than financial scholarship. " They have a lot of s upport mechanisms to make sure students are doing their work and fulfilling the goals of the fellowship," he says. And fulfilling those goals means departments. Once departments have nominated fellowship candi· dates. the names thm are submit ted to a selection committee com- turning out successful st~dents, Gresham points ouL prised of graduate-school representatives, faculty members and the Schomburg program coordinator, that "the need for (minority) leadership has not changed." Boger sees the program as a way Peggy Brooks-Bertram, associate for faculty development and public service. Those names selected are forwarded to the Office of Public Service and Urban Affairs for the finaJ nod. This year, 28 new students were for minorities to work toward that end...We're there as ... an ambassa dor. not only to promote o~r own interests, but to promote the forward movement of minorities within the university setting." she says. "An educated population makes for a better nation," she says, adding Moving On Retirements: Altlu J. - · coonselor, Educa- tional Opportunity Center - L - . , c l l nlcal - n t prolmor, Deportment of Surgely s-a-IS I I ...... pro- fessor, School d Information Studies Dw!pt ._... as>Odate professor, Depillmenl of CounselIng Psyd10iogy and_...,...._co- · Acloo •olsll•~.. Computlngs.Mcos ~....,.--. School"' l'hlrmllcy - - . prolmor, Oepotlment"' Morbllng To submit items about,_ UB ~ llo<M """*'!~. "'"'ptOIPilllOd. S<nd by mw>ii"' T-Gtthisodcftss: - - 7 .. • ..no-,_, I . . , ., LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ::;t,'":: Thelilporllr-loom- <llfmiB1IIng on lis -ond-1-.~ _..,.,..and be.,_.,IDO-ondmoy be llnglh. Lll181011111llncilllelhl_.. ................., ....... ,...... .................... ,.................... _ ..... ond ........ - plaw ................... . . -~~~~ far .. First woman engineering grad to be honored Dorothy Price to receive first Vital Partners award at Industry/University Day By ELLEN GOI.DIIAUM Nem Services Editor T HE School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Price attributes her pioneering foray into engineering to several facto rs, perhaps the most inOuentiaJ of disqualified because I wore glasses." So she took her boss's advice and which was World Wai II. in UB's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. became the first woman to enroll is honoring its first woman graduate, Dorothy Price ('49), with its first-ever Vital Partners award for individual achievement. The award, commemorating the 50th anniversary of her graduation, Park High School in 1944, she was Price's academic career at UB hired by C u.rti ss- Wright as an engineer's aide. "'The corporation at that time was going around to the lo- nearly paialleled the development of the engineering will be given to Dorothy (Gracz) cal high schools, so- Price Oct. 28 at the engineering school's annual Industry University DayNital Partners conference and luncheon. ~ we are very pleased to recognize and honor Dorothy Price,.. says liciting you ng women to work in the engineering department,.. 'Price recalls. "So because of Mark Karwan , dean of the School in math, and the fact of Engineering and Applied Sciences, "not only as a trailblazer in Western New York as~he1rst woman who graduated m UB that I had taken a drafting course, I with an engineering degree, ut for her exemplary contributions to en gineering and education as weU." Karwan notes that while the number of young women engineers rose throughout the 1970s and 1980s, it has not increased in the 1990s. "We hope that by giving her this award, we are recognizing her as a role model for today's young 'W'Oman engineers and to inspire future generations to choose engineering as a profession,"' he said. Upon grad uation from South my grades, especially went to work fo r PWCI. them in the drafting department, helping engineers make corrections on the blueprints for cargo and fighter planes.• It was a job Price loved and that she excelled at, a fact that did not escape notice by her boss, who strongly encouraged her to enroll in enginttringschool once the war was over. But Price was hoping to explore a different aspect of aviation--by becoming an airline stewardess. "I really wanted~o be a stewardess," she says, laugblng. "but I was curriculum: she started in the Department of Me· chanical Engineering. which was the sole department when she enrolled, then she switched briefly to electrical engineering and finally to industrial engineering. which began in her sophomore year. "I had no idea what I was going to do with this degree. but I never once felt like, 'what am I doing here?'"b says. Price's job at Curtiss- Wright had prepaml her well for her experiena at UB, where her insistence on self· reliance came in handy. "She was a very thoughtful, energetic young lady," recalls Chaiies Fogel, professor emeritus of engineering instruction. who was a.ssistan,tdeanatthetime. "Herwodcwas very good and she was very popular with the other students.". Price's first job out of college was at H.W. Clement Printing Co.which later became Arcata Graphics-<loing time studies and making things run more efficiently in the company's book bindery, which employed many women. After working there for several years. she decided to get -out of industry and try something new. A newspaper ad for a physics teacher in the Niagara Wheatfield School District caught her eye and she decided to apply. "I had no credentials for teaching at all, but they told me with my background in engineering, I could certainly do it," she says. Price completed th e required education courses at Buffalo State CoUege. She returned to the college during summers and evenings to finish her degree in secondary science education and, eventually, a master's degree in education. ln 1964, she accepted a JX>Sition teaching physics at Maryvale High Sch6ol in Chedaowaga, from which she retired in 1981. Price's advice to young girls who have an aptitude for math and the sciences is that they should strongly consider engineering. regardless of the career path they have in mind "It can be preparation for unlimited opportunities in any field," she says. I - �Ottober14.1!!19/Yt31.1o.8 Reparias BrieBy Grant to funa state-of-the-art equipment In • . - of loul support and to help the \~Jli=sity secu"' natio11al dollars. the Community Foundation for Gr(!a ter Buffalo has given a $49,500 grant to the School ofPharrnacyand its Center for Drug Discovery and Experimental Therapeutics. The grant will be used to buy a Gene Tac Hybridization Station and accessories as pan of an ongoing cooperative effort involving the School of Phannacy, the School of Medicme and Biomedica l Sciences and Roswell Park Canar lnstitutr. Wayne K. Anderson, dean of the pharmacy school, said the timing of the grant is particularly important, ..sinct it allows us to buy an important piece of equipment that fits into our mosaic of instruments targeting new drug discoveries. .. The Human Genome Project has provided us with a roadmap of genes; ~ow we in pharmaceutical sciences want to use that information and proceed with identifying the function of a gene." The Gene Tac Hybridization Sta tion will help with that process by scanning thousands of genes simultaneowly and generating information that can be used to predict drug responses in individual patients. For example, it could lead to a process that would allow researchers to scan tumor genes and identify key genetic markers that would enable physicians to optimize cancer therapy for the individuaJ patient. from_. a Geometry/T-">gy Semi .... GeorMtric Sums of Quasi-Fuchs.lan Surfaces. Prof. Brian Mangum, Columbia Umv. 103 Diefendorf . 3.45 p .m. Free. Buffalo Logic Colloquium Buffalo Logk Dictionary Project Loglal Notions, Logl<al Retotlons. 8 ~L'f4~o;!~~~~-;3~ p~~-~or more tnformatlon, )ohn Corcoran. 881 1640or645-2444 ,~t . 119. lllologlul Sciences Semi...,. Spect.Uon In the Anopheles G;~~mbiae ~==~~:'=~.~~~-~f"e Notre Dame, Dept of Biological Sciences. 12 1 Cooke. 4 p.m. Free . FOf more 1nfonnation, Guiyan Van, 645- 2883 TIM: 4th A.nnuallntenu~tlonal Women's Rim Festlwlll: The Through Women 's Eyes l ~~s;l~~iS1.~~~;~~~~r!f S4 SO general. Sponsored by G. for more information, Pat · 11, IR Shelly, 829-345. Dance Perlonnance Zodiaque Dance Company-fall Concert. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. 8 p.m . l l 0 general public, tS Studenu. For more information. Call 645-ARTS Exhibits " Penuuion: Tales of Commerce and the Avant-Garde" INOOc. in various media by 11 artisu' coi!Ktives and individual artisu - the culture jammers - is on display through Nov. 14 in the US Art Gallery's ffnt-fkx>r exhibition space in the Center for tM ArU, North Campus. Callery hours are Wed. through Sat from 10:30 a .m . to 8 p.m . and Sun. from noon to S p.m . The 1ammeo have different ends to their design; different methods to their ==ra~lh~=C ~ ~a~~~ghty ~kal ~rfection some lnvesHgate the of commercial kons, o~ note or otherwise protest the manipulation of public consdousness and values by comrneftial interesu. Still others re-. manipulate commercial manipulatiom in an attempt to subvert their original meaning. " AIIANDON " Artist Tony Matelli has taken a unique ~tance in the exploration of natu re • versus culture by recreating fam iliar weeds---the ~liou.s son. that "sprout like elegant anger on the concrete s~ of urban America"-in an exhibit that captures how these often unwant~ · planu reflect the social quest for beauty and con~. "ABANDON'" is on d isplay through March 10 In the lightwell Gallery adtacent to the main UB Art Gallery in the Center lor the Aru, North Campus. Callery houn are Wed. through Sat. from 10:30 a .m . to 8 p.m and Sun. from noon to S p .m . " Looking •t Main Street'" Recent photograph~ ol Buffalo's Main Street taken by studenU in the School of ~~~ ~~le~~~id!ea(~~~n,::~~r Hayes Hall, South Campus, through Oct. 29. Gallery hours are 9 a.m . to 5 p.m . Mon. lhr:_ough Fri. The GradU8te Show: Second-Yur Students Work tiy second-year grlduate students ... in the Oepirtment of Art is on display in the Art Doportment Gallery, lowe< level, Center for the Arts, through Oct. 28. 1 ~~~'J,~~;/h:n ?oai~~~~os 8 p.m ., and Sat from 11 a.m . to 6 p .m . Jobs Pn>fosslomol UNlX Administrator (Sl-4}-Heallh Professions Information Technology Partnership, Posting IJP-9123. System~ Adminbttator (Sl-3)-0ffke of Admissions, Posting *P-9124 . Senk>r ~is~J!t~M~~~~~l~). Oepartrne1t d MolecuLar iind Cellular ~~~~~-~~:==~ of Health Professloru Information ~~~~~h:.v~~io,er (Sl-3}-0ep.rtment ol Health Professtom Information Technok>gy Partnership, Posting IP-9127. 1ntemaUonal Student Advlsoo- (SL-3)-Doponment of lntemational Student and Scholar Services. Posting tP-9129. 1mm6gration Spedolist (Sl-3)-o.partmont of lntemationaJ Student and Scholar Services, PostinQ IP-9 130. Associate Director, Ureer Planning and Pl.kenent (SL-4)-0epartment of Car@ef P\annlng and Placement. Posting MP9112. Senkw'Admlulons Advisor (Sl4)-0ffKe of Admissions, Posting ltP-91 33 AlSlstAnt De.n, Res.oura: Management (SL-5}-School of PharrnK)' Dean's Officf', Posting IP-9 134. Bectric.al Designer/ =~!~~~~~P~13S G•neral M.._,-, W8fO (SL-S)-WBFO. Posting IP-9116. Software Engineer (Sl-3)-Department of Health Profesoom Information TechnQk)gy Partnership, Posting IP-9137. Director of Cora P. Maloney College (SL-5)-C""' P. ~~~~u~~=:as~~P- 9118. Assistant Athletic Trainer (Sl-2)Division of Athletics, Posting NP-9 139 . Rae~h Research Su~rt Spedallst-CEOAR. ~=~~~~wJ· =~~R~:cf ~t~ =86~:;~~:-hnklan Ill-Department of Microbiology, Posting IJR-99096. ProJect AJde-.Center for Research on Urban Social Work Practice, PostiOg n-99097. Resutdl Technklan It-Department of MedJdne/ lnfectiow Diseases, Posting fR-99098 . Senior Administrative Auistlnt-Oepartment ~~~ech~l~~~· M~ Posti';jl tR-99100. ~uz:r;l~~~:~~~=~t~ · Department of Devek>pment. Posting I R-99102. FKUity Clinical Auistant/Assodate/ Full Professor and Auist.nt/A.s.JOO.te/ Full ~~~~~~~~· As.si.rtAnt Professor (12 months}Department of Occupational Therapy, Posting lf-9060. Assbtant/Assoclate Profeuor·Oepa~t of Mechanical ~~t!l?~~r~::_ting IfFDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedkal Sctences, Posting IF-9062,. AMJ.stant/Assodate Prof.,.., (GFT)-Oepirtment of Pedioltria, School of Med'ICine and Biomedkal Sdences, Posting Mf-9063 Assodate/Full Profeuor-Departmem of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedkal Sciences, Posting IJF-9064 AulstAnt/Assoct.te Professor· ~~te:c~J~~·-~~~ Assistant (12 months)/ Associate Professor-Department of Pharmaceuttc.s, School of Pharmacy, Posting IF-9066. Asslstant/Auodate/Full ProfessorDepartment of Accounting and ~w. ~~~~~i:sJutll lfF· Professor-Department ol Account•ng and Law, School of Management. Posting IF-9068. Olnlcal Professor (J*t-time)-Department of Periodontok>gy, School of Dental I~ Central Michigan 38, UB 19 Sena taifback Erk Rowers buKdozed his way to 2 19 yards on 4 2 carries and scored four touchdowns to lead visiting Centnl Michipn to a 38-19 win over UB in a MidAmerican Conference tgtde Siiwrcby In UB Sodtum before 16, i 28 Homecoming/family Doy fans The win l"'f>''''d Centnl Michigan's record to 2-'4 and 2-1 in the MAC, while the Bulls fell to 0.5 Mld 0--4 in me league. ATHLETES OF THE WEEI{ ~' ! • Glillllltmade an Impression In ftrst start in more than a year as he rushed for a areer-high 124 yards on 19 carries and scored three tOuchdowns in UB's 38-19 los to visiting Central Michigan. Flowers, who tw; been limited in Sophomore setter put weeks by a spralnecl an ide. got LaCour tallied 11 healthy against a Bulls· defense dut digs in a 3-0 loss to Akron wilted as the game went on.The Chippewas hekf the ball for more Saturday and recorded a than 36 minutes In the game behind team- and career-high 18 <an offensive uock thiit rushed for digs in a 3-0 win at Kent on 39~ yards. Sunday. Centnl Michigan toOk a 14-0 lead to~ as Rowers scored on runs of six and nine yards, the first score comhlg on <a 4dHnd-one pby The Bulls played :a soUd fim. twf. but were hurt by cwo drives insidf' me Ch•ppew;a 20 that ended without polnu. Bufb~'s first possession of the pme ended when Josh Roth was stopped on fourth-;and-lnches at the Centnl Michlpn 19 Later ln the half. sophomore tailback Demck Gordon fumbled at the C MU 10-yard line, ending <a66-yard drive. Momentum swung to the Chtppewu lue in the first half. One pb.y after Paul Savich mined <a 25-yard field goal. UB qu;arterback joe Freedy was intercepted ·by~e Dudley. who brought me l».U to the Sufbk> 13 Three players bter. Flowers burst m from nine yards out. setting off a suing of H unanswered polnu by Central Michigan. The Bulls l».trJed ba.ck •n the fourth qu;aner as Gordon, getting hts first start sWlce bruking his foot nearly <a year ago. scored three touchdowns tn the fi nal stanu from 24. SIX <and twO yards ouL Gordon became UB's first 100-yard rusher of the soson with 121 yards on I 9 carries. The Bulls got another gmt perfomunce from fbnker Drew Hiidcbd. who fimshed with seven catches (or I 02 yards. It was the fourdl straight pme tn which H<ad<bd has had more tOO yards receiving and the 14th in his areer In <addiuon, H;ad<bd ~ into second place in career all-purpose yan:bge m school history. pusing Anthony Swan. Hadd<ad now has 3.932 yards of atloall· purpose yardagf' in hi:s career. Defensively. hnebacker Chris Shelty led the Bulls wtth I J cackles. indudmg one for lou. Unebacker Brandon jor<W\, cornerback C<arlos Spencer and free safety Cn.ig Rohlfs all had I 0 tackles e<~ch a..ts.. Calendar Continued 7 MediCine, Posting IF-9069. Ass.lstant Profess« for EOC ( 10 months}Educiitional Opportunity Center, Postmg ~F-9070. Assistant/Associate/ Full Professor (12 months)-Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Posting *F·9071 . Associate/ Full Professor-Department of Medkine, Division of Medkal Onco6ogy, Roswell Pal1c Cancer Institute, Posting MF-9072. Assistant/Non-tenured Associate Professor-Department ol Finance and Managerial Economics, School of Management. Posting ltF-9073. Full Professor-Department of Finance and Managerial Economics, School of ~~t~~~:~~,"~:~hoot ol ~;~:~~:~~~~:;a.T 9076. Director of Research and Writing/ Assistant CAnkal ProfessorSchool of Law, Posting IF-9077. Ms.lstant/ Fu11 Profe»or-Oepartment ot ~j=~~~~~~. Posting ltF-9078. Assistant/Full 1 ~;;r:~~k= ~=~ and ~~~~n~~~~~~::a :;;,':2:! (two posttions)-Oepartment of Civ1l, Structural and Environmental Engineering. School ol Engtneenng and =n~:~~~~~::;,~! (five MEN' S postGons)·Department of Computer ScienCe and Engineenng, School of Engineering and Apptied Sc!t!nces, Posting #F-9081 . Assistant/ Associate / Full Professor-Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Enguleer•ng. UB 4, Long Island University 2 The Bulls defeated Long Island Unwersrry 4-2 Suncby, giving US he<ad mach John Astudillo the IOOth win of h1s cmch1ng career. Sen tor Steve Butcher 's cored a goal and <an il551st 1n the victory ~=~.' :~\~~~~~~:nt/ Associate/ Full Professor-Department ot Mechanical and Aerospace Engmeenng. ~~: ~J~~"f. ~~~nt/ Auodate Professor-Department ot lndustnal Engineering, School of Engineering and Appfied Sc.enc~. Posting IF-9084. Assistant/Associate/ Full Professor-Department of Electncal Engineering. School of Engtn¢nng and ~:n~=ia~;~~R::;,~!!,- Oepartment of Electncal Engmeenng, School of Engineenng and Apphed Science_), Post1ng "f-9086. ~tltive Clustfled Civil Keyboard Specialist I (SG-6)· ~~':e~~~~~~~'~[JO{j9~tllard Keyboard SpeciaHst 1 (SG-6)· 5~~~~~8~o~St~:e~~~~ ~~~~~nt WOMEN 'S UB 2, BaH State I Miami (OH) 2 , UB I The Bulls defeated Ball State.2·1 , on Fnciq to record their lith win olthe season. me most wins in a season s1nce 1988. H~. the team suffered its first loss o( the seuon on Sunday. k>sing 1· 1 to a tOUgh Miami team The Bulls are now I 1-1- 1 oven II, and 5- 1 <and oed for first place tn the Mid-Amencan Conference Volle~~all UB 3 ,Kent 0 (15-ll, IS-12, 15-8) Akron l,UB 0 (16-18,12-15 , 6-IS ) The Bulls lost to Akron. 3-0, on FndJ.y. desp.te ;an ouuand1ng perfomunce from Keri Sheils. who rec:orded iii team-high 14 kills and I 3 d1p On Siiw~. the Bulls picked up their second conference w1n of the se<ason. w.th a 3-0 v1ctory at Kent. Shiels again le;ad the Bulls ' <attack game. recofd•ng 13 k1lls. while Rebeco Me<ade added 11 lcills and I ] digs In the w.n ~~~~ =%t~(;~~~1 0. lennis ~f:~~=~~~rt ~i~G-6)- WOMEN Idl e 0ffK:e of the President, Une Ml1824 Cleric II (SG-9 )-State Payroll Services. Une 126688. Clerk I (SG-6)-0ffiCf' ot Admiisions, Une 146056, 46057, 46063, 46059, 46061 , 46062. Calculatk>ns CJerk I (SG-6)-School ol Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Dean's OffiCe, Une lt304 13 ~~a~V~.~ 0;~~-1)­ Motor Vehkte Computing Center, LJne 111'3241 7 G~al Mechank ( SG-12)-Unwers•ty Facilities, Une 131338. Maintenance ~~~~:~r: ~~~~~~ R~:;e ~aner Apartments, Une 13 13 73. (SG · 5)-Un iversity Residence Halls, llne 1r43088. Cleaner (SG-5)-Un ivers•ty Residence Halls, Une IJ4 321 3. Maintenance Assistant (Plumber I Stumfltter) (SG-9)-Unrveoity Residence Halls, Une f43117 ro obtain mort" informot1011 on fObs lutf.'d PmonMI Sf'Mcn ' faA a~ contact ::;sr;:~~= ~n~:~~:'1o obtain information on Rf'S«Jrch jobs, contact Sponsorf'd Programs Personnd, 416 Crofts MEN at Eastern Michigan Invitational The Bulls last weekend took p;art m the EMU lnvia.tion<al. a non-tevn sconng event. Number one smgle Budi Susnato wn the top periormer for Coach Russ Crispell as he advanced to the championship bncket of the Right A Singles Susn<ato lost 6-3 , 6-2 in the chvnp+onship game to Eastern M1chipn opponent Jason Yue In the Flight 8 Smgles. jusun Brtko adv.mced to the qu<arterfinal round but wn el1m1nated 6-7. 6-4. 6-] . m ;a h<ard-fought banJe Lross Lount~ MEN Placed 24th at Paul Short Run WOMEN Placed 16th at Paul Short Run UB toek p<art in the 26th Lehtl,'h Umve~tty Paul Short Run on Saturthy. More dun JO schools from around the country p<artJCip<lted 1n the event. The women pbced 16th (S 11 polnu). while the men finished 24th (627 pomu). Georgetown won the women's race wtth 39 poinu vw:l pmes Madison tCIOk top honon m the men's race wtth 37 poinu. Newcomers I~ the wzy for the Bulls. Freshman Mehsu 8uf"T'OW'5 crossed the line fi~t for Buffalo at 19:08. 11 for <a 65th·pbcf' finish out o( 212 runners in the women's 5,000 meter race. Freshman Rick Stewart wu the top-finisher in the men's race. ploacing nth out of a field o( 20 I wnh a ""'\ of 26o09.05. �8 Reporter October14,1!ei/Yoi.3Uo.8 Thunday, October 14 F.. -.....pSertes · ~~Ch~ SeJwat Abuse. Bonnie Collins, McAuley Auditorium, Genesee · County Mental Health S~es . 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m . I SO. ~~r:~~for Training. For more information, 645-6140. U8 Cybro<tes Tuchlng Cllftt.,.-.....p Microsoft PowerPcMnt for Beglnnen. 109 Lod<wood Ubrary. 9:30-10:30 a.m. F,.. (Open only to U8 studenu, fKulty and staff). For more ~~~~~en~!.c~~s. IT Seminar ExceiRem and AccessRem ~~t:~~er2~ ~ens. 10 a.m .-Noon. Free. SponSOt'ed by DCC. For more information, Kerri Cabana, 645-3568. Wednesdays at 4 Pkn Derk.sen Talk: Poetry and Other Reartlculatory Jeff DeOOen, 438 Clemens. 12:30 p.m. Free. For Practkes. more information, 645-3810 . ~/Topology Alexander and Thurston Norms of Rbered 3rn.llfold.s. Prof. Nathan Dunfiekf, Huvard Univ. 103 DH!fendorf. 3:45 p.m. frM. Physics Colloquium Une.w to Quadratk ~= =~ofC't.SS<NO< Uano, UNAM Mexico. Nab.Jral Sciences Complex, Rm. 216. 3:45 p.m. Free. -_ ......... hboner Law J.ll Film information, Pat Shelly, 819- T hey're Doing My nme. 104 O'Brian. 4 p.m. Free. for~ lnfonnation, T~ Miller, M.S· 2391. _..,. ~Poetry of the P~V\lh: · ~=~s':'..~· : more tnformatiOn, 645-3810. : -.tol.ogk Colloquium . Buffalo Logic Dktlonary . Project-l.oglcol Fonn, Grammatlall Fonn . John Corcoran et al., UB Philosophy Ustlngs fOO' ._,b bklng place on ampus, cw for off-campus ewnts whert U8 groups .... prtnctp.l sporuon. UstJngs ........ pubkMton.. Ustlngs are only occ'eptod through elect_r onk submission form for the onUne U8 Calendar of EftftU at <http:/I www.buffalo.edu/ calendar/ login>. aec.w.e of space limitations, not . . events In the electronk: ulendar wtll be lnc:luded ln-._..... ~Donc~~'Tt;; ~nee, Center for the Arts Drllma Theatre. 8 p .m. 110 =~~~: fo< ARTS. Friday 15 Dept 141 Part<. 4-S:30 p.m. Free. For more Information, tohn Corcoran, 881 -1640 or 64S-24«, e.t 119. lnlonnation, Pe!Of Gold, 64S- Saturday 6883. 16 PhUoJoplty S,_tum ~Krous.r~~. ~ 280 10 a.m.-7:30p.m. F...._ SporlS(nd by Graduate Croup for German and AustNn Studtes. For more Information, Heidi Lechner at64S-2191 . u~'iX'~. 3-4 p.m. '""' (Open only to U8 SllJdents, loaJhy and more tnformation, UB C ries sto!f.fo< Monday Teaching Center, 64S- IS - Cllnlui!M«Ototy Science S82. ::.../VbltJng 28. Artist - ~=·~si'TI. I9, I S. SporlS(nd by U8 Dept of Music. For more information. 64S-2921 . A Newly Re<:ognlzed Iron ..............hn Memortol Transporter at the Crossro.ds of MetaiMetobollsm. Michael Garrick, U8 Prol. ol Biochembtry. 31 Farber Hall. Noon-1 p.m. Fr<t!. Sponsored by Dept of CHnicall.aborlltory Science. LMture ~=~~~e~~ies on Physiology. Richard C. BoUcher, ]i., M.D., Prof. of Medicine, Untv. of North Carolina at C~ Hill. BuUer MasterO.U. ~n Hand, cello. Slee fo< and 8k>phY>k5. oonation, JA Rus.sell, 829-2425. a.,--=--s~::'b)t Js·~~of 3 D.nce Perfonnanc:e ~~~~d~ ~~~~\ormore ~~· =~~ Usa Muefief, 6fS-211S. Your~~127, ~~~~~a~:r.~­ n~~~ ~lr~~~:!:oo· '30 t..w Schooll- t..w~ GOlD G~ Odobe< Boord Ull Cybro<tes T-"'ng Gerald Diesener, Centte for ~':."siro~.~ 1.m . ~. c--.....p ~ Magozlne.~ Research in Contem~ry Regret to Inform. Screeni'?: students. 1458 .Student Unton. by UB Women's 17 SpukerSerlos How East German Historians Have Fared Since Unification. lyu O pen to a" international 64S-3286. Hlstoty lnt............ Women'• -- more lnfonnation, Sunday ~~ ~~~~:.'~2~re The-Through-· --The-· 19 1 information, Ken Stewart. 6452898. Aud~itorium~?;P/~- Tuesday ~ lllologlcal Sciences Semlnw The Biotk Influence of Zebra M\Wds. Ellen Marsden, School of Natural Resources, Univ. of ~of - the Thundoy pft<edlng Dance Perfonn8nce and . ~m Colop. The Rqootfor pub8shos 34S1 . and Dance, Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. 8 p.m. 110 ~r~~~~~~: For ARTS. Music. For more Information, 64S-2921. c;-. c..........,. I<>< -ory Eleventh Annual Induction New Memben Memben. Sloe Hall. 8 p.m. Free. and fo< more ~~~~:On Hal. 8 a.m. Free. For more lnfonnalion, Mary Ann Ragen. ~~~l or lJJcondl Finley, n: Ull Cybro<tes T-"'ng c--~ ~~r~~ Ubrary.10-11 :30a.m. Free f=~~sro,~ f.~~~!.c~s __,. ......... Tout AniYo: Mallanne and ~1Tio~~ Fo< more lnfonnalion, 64S3810. Ull CJbrwMI T-"lng Wednesday 20 :=c:.7!!!N TubemJiosls oriel Pulmonary My<oses. Alan T. Aquilina. c-.. -....... Using the Web 10< Res..rch. Capen 127, Undergraduate Ubrary. 3:30-4:30 p.m. F,.. f=~~8fo,~'; ~~~~.c~8 ~~-== =:n~ M.D., U8. VA Modicol Center, Rm. 11 09C. 9-1 0 a.m. Free. Sponsored by School of Modidne, Dept ol Medkine, PCCM. ~~.~~n lk-.g Seff-Con-...:e. Student Union, Rm. 250. lnfonnalion, ,Marie Wysockl, 898-3941. --....... ..._.. Dorton lllome Plltlenb. Robert Swift, M.D., Ph.D., Hotel. 3:30-6 p.m. Free. ~~~of c.-......-...,.7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Libraries put hold on new purchases SUNY budget uncertainty prompts units to exercise caution in spending By MAaAMCRepott~ Assistant Editor September. we have already spent a T quisitions base; said Roberts. "We must at least temporarily hold HE continuing uncer- tainty of SUNY's budget for the currmt fiscal yoar has forced the Univasity Libraries to impose a hold on all new purchas<s, with the exception of periodicals and serials, and a restriction on new hiring until actual budget fig· ures are known. The hold on one-time acquisition purchases by the libraries, which went into dJKt Oc; 4, is in response to the lack of any inflationary-based increases for SUNY in this year's state budget, a "devastating d""'lopmeot" for the libraries, according to Stephen Roberts, associate director of university libraries. The libraries expect.a shortfall of at least $480,000, marking the first time in at least 25 years that the unit will not receive any funds to cover the oosts of inflation. The state budget-related problems also are ~ed to impact other units on campus, including Com· puting and Inforrilation Technology. "Since the libraries were forced to our subscriptions in August and major portion of our anticipated ac · back on one-time purchases of monographs--books,scor<s,microforms, recordings. maps, CDslcas· sett.Sand manuscripts--;>s well as on subscriptions to any new electronic products until real figures for this academic yoar finally materialiu." While the libraries are not necessarily stopping journal subscriptions at this time, Roberts said som e ma jor coUections have been pared back, although not enough to cover the potential reduction in the budget. Voldemar lnnus, senior associate vice president for university services who oversees the libraries and C IT, noted that CIT is taking similar cautionary measures. "Just as within C IT, the libraries are taking prudent action ... we have to maintain Rexibility in order to address what the (budget ) reductions might be." The university has been operat ing for nearly four months--si nce the fiscal year began on July ! without a working budget from SUNY. Administrators anticipate that the final figures will surface sometime in November. "If this university intends to be a research institution, it has to invest in its libraries and that long-term commitment is ~ry apensive,.. explained Roberts. "You build research collections over decades. You need to have financial assurances to maintain those collections. Auctuations in the budget with holes liko this mak<s it diffirult to sustain continuity." lnnus said he believes this is the first time in 25 years that the librar· ies will not rea:ive any inflationary funds. He added that they are taking a particularly hard hit because in the past, .. even if there was very littJe money, there had been a recognition of the importance for libraries to maintain their acquisitions budget in o rder to continue purchasing." Of all the UB libraries, the impact of the purchil§ing freeze is greatest for Lockwood-SUNY's largest li brary -since it houses research collections for the humanities and socia) sciences that rel y heavily on book scholarship. Judith Adams-Volpe. director of Lockwood, said that although the o rder r~uests are piling up, the li brary continues to accept orders and the library's subJect special~ are monitoring dosely their publicati~n sources to keep track of their requests. But " the problem will be compounded iftht: situation Jasu a long time." she added. In order to maintain their normal level of purchasing into I999· 2000. the libraries needed an additional $480,000 over last year's b~ to cover the traditionally high inflation rates of library materials. According to Bar.bara von Wahlde. director of university librar· ies, inflation can be as much as I012 percent for journals and as high as 18 percent for certain titles. "' It is difficult at this point ," von Wahlde said, "to predict the 1m pact o( our actions." but she apressed concern that overall the libranes arc "f.lcing a difficult future." "Depending o n how much we have invested in journals and the amount we finally receive, we may be required to purchase fewer mo nographs this yoar." she S3ld. "When we know more about our budget, units will be authorized to spend again. Therefore, the requests and suggestions in our queues will be able to go forward a Litt le later:· Report urges action on brownfields By EU.EH GOLDIIAUM News Services Editor T HE complicated process of r~!~~ing Western New ~ brownfields could be enhanced and accelerated significantly through the formation of a nonprofit organization designed to facilitate such projects. according to a repon by a newuniv=itygroup, the Brownfield Action Project (BAP). Au tho"' of the repon say the non· profit organization would be the first brownfiekl-red=iopment organi· zation in the U.S. to be initiated by a university, a fact that will allow fo r the latest research findings and in novations in the 6eld to be adaptl"<i quickJy fo r practical application. An interdisciplinary group formed by professor:; of law, planning and engineering--each with expertise m brownfield redevelopment-SAP is affiliated with the Environment and Society Institute (ESI). Funded by ESI and the Center for Integrated Waste Management, the report was designed to determine how such organizations had assisted development in other regions throughout the U.S. and how they \ might work in Western New York and other upstate region3. " Brownfic.ld redevelopment t3 a growt h industry," explained Thomas F. Disa re, clinical professor of law and a BAP report author, point tng to the fact that the federal gov ernment afftl other sources are mak ing funds available to communttt~ for development projects. "The communities that are the first ones that learn how to put deals together for red=ioping brownfields will get a disproportionately high share of the resources that are avail able." said Disare. Thr report looked at II nonprofit organi7..atlons in seven ~ta t cs that ctlher have added to the-~r serv t u.~ program3 to develop brO\vnficlds. nr werr crea ted "peclficall\' to do brownfidd redevelopment ''Our mtcrot \o\'3.5 m prumlltmg brownfield red~lopment m 3011\e wav and we .;.mted to .see tf th1!> \•,:a.•• the way to go." sald A. Scott Webt.-r. director of the l..enter for Integrated Waste Management , professor o( civil, struduraJ and environmental engineering. and an author of the rrport. "Our oondusion was that a non COftl.......,_JNP6 �:.--::a=ra. ............. ___ .....,. ..... . _...,......, ........ fiiii.G._.ilai.. A---In_ ... ----.....C...lor......_ ... .... -CM!pul. lhe~afOIII . . . . ln lhesm.laf......... . .... .................. . . ...._ .,.._~._ b•••Jiiillllu*' ..... tlllllls TheCIIIIollhe-11 ST2 P"' ponlfri: Forrnore~ .. ID ..-~CIIIIhe<a:e al-~·--· Masqueqde IMI to benellt-- group The c:er-tor lheMsAinum wll bo . . _ , . , . , . MosqueqdoiiiiObeheldflom6 p.m. ID ~ Ocl. JO. l'ftlcall ...... .... ~ - .... . .. C...forlhe~ ... ...... ............. ~Donee -dollgnodiD-ous-. .. -..:y..~- <hn . . , , . _ . . . _ The gill ...,...... .....,.... -- dlndnil- ...... Q...a_._...,.ID_ ~--.-...... TldlotstDihe- - S100 per~ For"""" lnfomv. lion,~ 64S-6n4. GSE to hold reunion al lhe ftnl ~Old lies,. - ofrho~Sc:OOd Eduallon, wll bo Nov. 6 In rho Hyllt Regoncy·lullllo. The -*'g. designed lot llumni, laaAtJ.- .- oduaolor>, ... begin with~ lt6 p.m., followedbylwolcomelt6:1S ond - p.m .• ~-lt6: JO p.m., dlmor 11 7:JO p.m. nl ~~~ ----III: JO p.m. The-*'!! ... oondudo wilh dlnclng from 9:JO p.m. lo rrldnlglll. L...l!_...._ 11 AI Harris F. is director of the UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts. He has been a university staff member since 1994. Ideas for exhibitions come from either myself. my two associate curators or from conversations between the ~ of us. In addition, we also have a Curatorial Initia· lives Program through which facultY can submit proposals for exhibitions they would like to curate. These are voted on by myself and the gallery's advisory committee and are awarded a budget and gallery staff support. Occasiooally, we also present a touring exhibition created by another institution. If you could-.-,-. whose- would,_In the pllery7 like to u:hlblt There are many a rtists who 1 would like to show, but are not available for one reason or another. Among t hese are painter Lucian Freud, the Japanese conceptual artist Morika Mori and the late m u lti - media artist Felix Gonzalez Torres. Who Is your f•vortte •rtlst. andwlty7 I don't have a favorite artist. But I do believe Andy Warhol was, and still is, one of the most influential. His ironic embrace, o~ better, .. goosing.. of mass- media culture, conflated high and \ow art. His ideas contin ue to be reflected in the work of man y interesting young artists. Are you, yourself. •n •rtbt 7 Ye s. After graduating from the University of Texas at El Paso, I made my living as a painter for about I 0 years. Finding myself in a rut-making paintings that would sell- 1 decided to return to graduate school to expand my career choices. I now only make art for my personal gratification. not_., 11M •blloot of-.......,. b t o - ' -· but ,to......,__s_ts_ . . . , _ _ ,........to ---- ~- --of .... -oftltbklnd-go onthbyeor7 The gallery engages faculty and students in several ways. We have the Cu ratorial Initjatives Program (mentioned above) to publish faculty research. We have a Post-abibition Comments Program that commissions and publishes both faculty and student essays, speculations. on issues raised by our exhiliitions. Currently, we are in the process of publishing an essay by Professor Carolyn Korsmeyer of the phifosophy depanment on the exhibi tion "'Hospice: A Photo- graphic Inquiry." I am also in the process of collaborating with Mary Flanagan of Media Srudy and Austin Booth from University Libraries, and will be working with Samuel Delany from the English department in developing an exhibition on the effects of new tech nologies and science on the body, using the imagery and stories of science fiction as a way of exploring these ideas. IS« this curatorial collaboration as a way of utilizing the research interests ofUB faculty and staff in a less-formal and time-demanding way than the Curatorial Initiatives Program. ln addition, the gallery has developed curricula, on its own and in collaboration with the departments. of Art, Art History and Media Study, that use the gallery's program as a resource. These indude"lntroduction to Visual Studies: featuring a team- teaching approach in order to introduce students to a broad ronge of interpretation of the visual, ond "lntroduetion to Contemporary Art," which focuses on contemporary practice and interpretation. In addition, in a less· formal manner, the gallery recently collaborated with the Center for the Aru' technical staff, and theatre department faculty and students to construct and launch the temporary, publican project, "Rafts of the Archetypes." on Lakt LaSalle. We also an: providing a gallery space and technical staff suppon for a graduate student-initiated project featuring an exhibition and series of worksh ops by trad itional Nigerian sculptor Lamidi Fakeye. -ylswtthatbuhllllted"" MkloM uplalfted or put Into ....,.klndofc-axtloJ,.._ leriH for t h e - of those who come to see tt7 Professional galleries ana muse- urns do this. whether through Iabels or wall-mounted text, or free publications like ours. Organizalions that don't provici~ information are either poorly managed or don't have the staff and financial resources to accomplish the goal. What's your take on the Brooklyn Museum of Art controveny7 Beside the politics of a Republican bas a different meaning ia Nigeria than it does in the United States. If, in my judgment, I believed that the work was simply meant to sboclc or ddame, I would not show it. But I would need to see it to mm that decision.! can't rely on interpretations that start out with deliberate misrepresentations like dung being "splattered," when it is acruaJ!y modeled, or that it features cutouts from porno magazines, wiwl that is not clear in tbe reproductions of Mr. Ofili'• pointing. Arewtbts--to makaus-7 I think good an maJ<.s us think. It can do this in a number of ------. ·-----lt7 ....... --ways, indudiog malring us uncomfonable. What especially exciting shows do You have coming u p at the gallery? In March of next year, "Word aild Meaning: Seven COntemporary Chinese Anist.s," curated by Dr. Koiyi Shen, will open with a p;ul".r discus· sion featuring the artists and curator. The exhibifion will feature work Sben describes as that postmodem in the sense it engages the Cbiriese language ~=:.o:t~ ~=~t!:~ :::~ mayor who previo.u~dy had en d?rsed a libe.ral D~moaMic g~vernor ~serlmg hts conservatJve credenuals, the con.troversy has .. contemporary meanings. The project is a collaboration between the UB Art Gallery and Asian Studies. It is pan of the spurred people to think about an that combmes Slgnifiers from different systems. Apparently dung Asian Studies~d theAru program initiated by Thomas Burkman. Advonce.....-. ........ qulred ond must bo . . - by Oct. 29 by allng 645-2492. The cost is S20 per penon ond S15forGSl- Spanish Film Festival to be held Nov. 6-7 Event to salute work ofwomen directors, wok at how women are seen on screen REPORTER By PA1111CIA DONOVAN News Services Editor ____ _ .... _al T ............... .... -----.--The,.,...,.. ... . . _ ~._,.,..,... publilhod by rho Olllce af News ., lhe- SeMces in lJnM!ntty 5oMtB, -l.lnM!ntty _ -·1!6Cnllll .... - - (716)615.a26. , ... ~ ~-- ---Suo----.... _,_. ..-.--....,_,.. --.... ......,_ Lalo- --... a -- ..-.- HEDepanment of Modem Lan guages and Lit - eratures will present its second an nu al Spanish Film Festival Nov. 6-7 in the Center fo r the Aru Screening Room (Room 112) on the North Campus. Titled " La M ujer en el Cine Espaiiol." ("Women in Spanish Cinema"), the festival salutes the work of women directors in Spain and takes an unflinching look at how women are represented in Spanish film. None of the films have been shown Q_efor~ in this region . All screenin~ f= of charge and open to the public; there will be no tickets fo r these events. The films will be shown in 35mm in the o riginal Spa nish versions without subtitJes. However, a detailed film synopsis in English will be available fo r each film. What unites the films in this series is their concern with women as c r~a ti ve artists and as figu res in motion pictures today, according to Elizabeth Scarlett, assistant profes- sor of Spanish and director of the festival. "Two of the movies were made by Spain's most noted female directors: Pilar Mir6, whose career was cut shon a few years ago by breast cancer, andArantxa l.a:u:ano, who combines her interest in female adolescence with a. focus on the Basque region of Spain, where many inhabitants seek independence. "The final years of this century are a time of remembering and n:ckoning. and all three films, made in the mid-19905. have much to say about what the 20th cenrury will be remembered for." says Scarlett. "They also remind us of the issues that still must be reckoned with in Spain and elsewhere, oonceming women in society and the separatist drive of ethnic groups living within larger states." The festival is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Modem Languages ond Literarures and the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. �OctobeJ21.1!!191¥1i31.1o.9 Rep_._ 3 GSE plans major conference BrieD Worldwide shift ofhigher-education costs to be addressed Pataki to attend grand opening of supercomputing center sity College of Wales, lhe foremost D. Brua )ohnstone,lil)ivernty Professor of Higher and Comparativ~ Education in the Graduate School ofEducation.Johnstoneisafonncr chancd.loroftheStakUniversityof New York and an international au thorityontheoomparativestudyof higher educational governance and finance. For further infonnation, contact Johnstone at 645-3 168 or al <dbj@oau.buflillo.edu>. Johnstone says !he curren1 crisis developed due to a worldwide convergena of three powerful fora:s: • The increasing importance highereducationinallnatioruasan instrument of social and economic bettament, both for lhe individual and for the larger society and its emnomy.Asaresult,moreandmore students--a'en !hose in lbird- and Founh-World na~ d<sperate tn pursue a coUege education a1 home or abroad. • The dramatically increasing cost of higher education, particularly in oountries where increasing per-student costs are magnified by international expert on student loans, is just one of the many no- sharply increasing enrollments. • lbc inc:reasing scarcity of gm·- <able education specialists who will attend the meeting. Participants will include leading ernrnentalortaxp;J)'tr-bome~ue. lly I'ATIIKJA DONOVAN News Servk.es Edrtor T HE critical worldwide shift of higher-education costs from governments and taxpayers to students and thoir parents has raised serious ooncem.s among educatoTS here and abroad beause it severely restricts aoa:ss tn higher education for millions of low-income students in many nations. To illuminate lh~problemand resolve the critical po~cy issues related to this crisis, UB will host a major international meeting of policy expens and researchen in higher-education finance on Nov. 14-16. The "Invitational Conferene< on lhe Comparative Study of Studenl Finane% and Acc.es&ibility" will identify lhc principal research questions on which scholan need In work in order to hdp students and parents maintain aa:ess to higher education, despite lhe wilhdrawal of governmentsupport. Maureen Woodhall ofth.e Univer- According to Johnstone, rising education costs and expanding en- higher-education specialists from roUmeniS far c:xceed lhe ability of lhe World Bank, UNESCO, th.e Ford Foundation, th.e Institute for Higher Education Po~cy (U.S.),Ihe Cenler for Higher Education Policy Studies at the University ofTwentc in The Netherlands, lhe Organization of most governments to continue of- emmen1 and lhe family. All Chmese students now are charged tuition. .. Governments are finding that higher education cannot be fi . nanced solely by taxpayers," Johnstone says. "At the same time, there is great public opposition to the imposition of tuition and other forms of 'cost sharing' before !here are adequate systems of need -based grants and loans. "The cost shift in some countries has been supponed by lhe assumption that some cost sharing----primarily meaning some kind of IU· ition fee---is possible for some stu dents and families and is entirdy appropriate," he says. "In lhese countries, il has been demonstrated that students and families can and will help pay higher-education costs when nea:ssary. Governments say this willingnessdearlydemonstrales !hal families understand the high market value of a university degree." Nevertheless, Johnstone says !hal in.many cases, lhe families and siUdeniS who cannol alford lo help finance a college education are in the nations that offer neither edu· cational grants nor low-cost loan programs. " I have been examining tuition fering meaningful levels of puplic and financial assislan« po~cies internationally for almost IS years.n he says. "There is greal interest on lhc education support to students themsc1ves or to institutions of higher education. Recent changes in government part of governments and interna· tionaldeve:lopmentagcnciestolearn abour the best education-financing practkes elsewhere. At the same Economic Cooperation and Devel- funding lhreaten opponu- time, such po~cies are so embedded opmcnl (France) and !he Office for Higher Education Integra ti on nities for a college education in many nations. For example, most Programmes (Hungary). European nations still cling 10 lhe in the politics and culture of a particular country that it is very diffi. cull lo simply transplanl programs that may work in, say, the U.S. or In addition, noted scholars of comparative higher education from lhe U.S., United Kingdom, Israel, China, th.e Netherlands, Soulh Af. rica, Russia, Hungary, Romania, Frane<, Ethio:>ia. Chile and Argentina will be involved. The conferena was organized by po~cies principlethata university education should be "free." bul in 1997, Greal Britain became the first country in Europe to charge coUege tuition . And while Chini remains avowedly socialist, it officially has declared the cost of higher education to be something appropriately shared by gov· Sweden or Australia." Sponsored by the Ce nter for Comparative and Global Studies in Education in the Graduate School of Education, the conference is supported by a planning grant from the Ford Foundation. Co4lition to surv~y city parents By . . - . UWANDOWSIU RtpOrt..- Slaft T HE Coalition on Urban Education in the Gradu· ate School of Education has teamed up with several community groups in an effort lo reach oul 10 pareniS of children attending Buffalo Pub~c Schools. The Buffalo City-Wide Parenl Community Walk for Educationlhemed "Bringing lhe Neighbor Back to !he Hood"-is lhecoUectivc effon of lhe Coalition on Urban Education, Partnership for Parent Invi>lvemenl in Schools, !he Education Fund for Grealer Buffalo, Parents for Public Schools and VOICE Buffalo, a failh-based coalition of congregations seeking social justice. Participants in the walk. set for Salurday and Oct. 30, will canvass Buffalo nrighborhoods in paiB. going door \0 door to an anticipated 1,000 homes to interview parents about their educational needs and oona:ms. Suzanne Miller, aSsociate dean of lhe Graduate School of Education, says lhe dfon is aimed al assessing lhe needs of parents with children in lhe Buffalo Public Schools. "We need parents' voices in th is ... we .. Part of what we're asking parents can'l decide for !hem." she says. The walk, lhe firsl for education in the area, is a result of the Coali· is, 'Wha1 do you really need from us?'" she says. "There is money, but tion on Urban Education's work since its fir.st meeting in March. The coalition inviled urban stak<holdc=-pan:nts. school administrators, teachers, community mem - bers and UB faculty and studeniS-IOmeet and"decidewhal needs !hey had and how lo ge11hose needs mel by lhe other groups," Miller explains. Facililalors from each stak<holder group reponed back to lhe group as a whole, which determined com· moo themes and conflicts that needed 10 be addressed. says Miller. The Educati~n Filpd, which was pan of !hal ~ asked UB IO lake the lead in organizing and assessing !he efforts, she adds. where to spend it (is the issue)." Miller estimates several hundred people will be walking over the course of the two Satu rdays. including members of each group in - volved. as weU as UB faculty members and students. The Teacher Edu· cation Institute already has nearly 60 students signed up to participate. Team members will be given a script of quest ions to ask parents. some of which may include: "What are your major concerns about your children's school?'". How havt" these issues affected you o r your child?" and "What is the school doing that is most helpful to you as a parent?" CoUected da1a will be analyzed al UB. then distribuled lo 1he Buffalo .. Parent involvement (was) a st rong theme for the UB coalition to take up as its mission," notes Miller. "One of the things we talked about was how to get these groups schools, Mayor Anthony MasieUo and area funding and commun ity agencies in the hopes that they will working 1ogelher, coUaborating on an dfon." And the "grassrooiS ap- nity, according to Miller. be able 10 better assess lhe needs of parents and childrm in the conunu - proach" of a community walk is "We're working hard lo mal« sure il's a trusiWOnhy and credible pro- whallranspired, Miller says. cess," she says. \ Gov. George L P•takl will make his first visit to campw Tuesday as the guest of honor at the grand -opening of the Center for Computa· tional R~arch (CCR), one of the nation's leading supercomputing centers. Ceremonies will begin at noon tn the Woldman Theatre in Non on Hall on lhe Nonh Campus, wilh remarks by Palaki and Presiden1 William R Greiner. Russ Millf"r, professor of computer science and engineering, and director of the CCR, and Richard Hirsh, deputy d1 · vision director of the National Sc1ence Foundation's Division of Ad· vanced Computational Infrastructure and Research, also will speak. Special guests will include Jeremy Jacobs, chair of the UB Coun· cil, and represe ntative s of IBM , Silicon G raphi cs and Sun Microsyslems, all of whom contrib uted financially to the center. Following the cere momes, Pataki will tour thf" world-dass com putational facility, wherf" he will interact with CCR's virtual -realit y machine , the Pyramid Systems lmmersaDesk. Scien tists use the machine to visualiu and .. walk through " complex systems in three dimensions, including molecules, meteorological simulations and engineered structures, such as factories and buildings. Together with resea rchers in the Virtual Reality laboratory in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Innovative Busi ness Communications, a local animation company, the CCR has de· veloped a special three-dimensional pr~ntation for Pataki in which he will be able to interact with a virtual wo rld that has been designed to explain different aspects of the CCR and computational science. "This is different from what people ser when they go to D1sney World , for example. and sec the Moppets io 3D," said MiUer... In those cases, there is a lot of high-end co mputing used in order to prepare the ft.lm . However, what you see is preprogrammed-the viewer cannot interact with·the environm ent. In this case, thf" gov ernor and other visitors will be able to wear glasses that are tracked by the system and use a wand to nav1gate the environment... The prese ntation was crea ted by Ben Porcari of IB C and Thenkurussi ("Kesh") Kesavadas, d.rector of the Vir<ual Reality Laboratory and a professor of mechamcal and aerospace enginelring. When CCR was established in January, UB was dramatically trans· formed from a campus wi th no supe rcomputers to o ne of the lead ing supercomputing centers in the nation . CCR's mission is to enablf" world-dass. computationally rnren · sivf" research at UB, foster industrial pannerships in high -performance computing and visualization. and serve 3.$ a focal point for technology transfer of high · performance computing and visuali1.a · tion within Western New Yo rk. The research fa cility, featunng more than S7 million in compute r equipment , was made poss ible by gifts of more than S I million each from IBM and Silicon G raphics, Inc.; S l million in funding from the SUNY; a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, and a gift of more than $400,000 in computer equipment from Sun Microsystems. UB made an initial investment of approximatel y S 1.5 million to create and sup port the center. The CC R conducts three tours weekly. all open to members of the UB community and the puhlic. "Millennium Madness" set to increase alcohol awareness " MIIIermlum Madness, " a celeb ration of National Collegiate AI co hol Awareness Month, will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight tO · mo rrow in Alumni Arena. Formerly called .. Fall Fun Fest," the event is designed to encour· ~ge alcohol~ free fun and will be free of cha rge a nd open to all mem · bers of the UB communi t y. It will feature free food and dnnks, mcluding .. mocktails;.. vollt'y· baiJ, basketball and wallyball tournamen ts; gladiator jousting; a rock · climbing wall ; a bungee run; tug-of-war, and swing-dance lesson:.. The event is sponsored by Recreation and Intramural Service). Student Health Services. the OffiCt' of Residential Life and tht' un dergraduate Student AssOCiation. Anti-Rape Task Force to hold annual "Take Back the Night" The nint h • nnu•l .. Take Back the Night " program to ra1St." aware ness of violencf" against women and men, wi11 be held tonight 111 Harriman Hall on the South Campus. Sponsored by the Anti-Rape Task Force, the focus of the even! IS to rn.a.k:e the st rt"ets safe and encourage all tg join th<' fight agam~t violence. The program wilJ open at 7 p.m. w1th a bnef sku fcalunng state Assemblyman Sam Hoyt. Also featured will be presentations on raiX drugs an d rape-drug legislation; campus cnme · reporung proce dures; poetry readings, and survivors' stories. The event will include a candlelight vigil and processiOn from Harriman Hall to Main Street and back to Harriman. For mo re information, conta ct Heather Ward at 829-2584. �October Z1.19!191V!i 31.1111.9 4111epaa"tea Educational Technology Center's agenda also Includes asseulng Impact of IT on leamlng K uoos ~~...-d 'an-... phwn _ _......._ ............ AIIC-lV_._ ~dthe "11J111J."an Mondlrlhll- the,.. ETC to shift work to 200-level courses llf~UWANDOWSIU R<J'OdtTSta!f ...... Smllht.-- N - d - "'llodoouuL. wllh~...__,-1111!,-d-~ try,anthe_d_an ...__<Mr*lng. ..... ~d --~·CorllpoMr- tnd Engl- r--.g.lo the - d the ---from tJ:Ie"-Congreuon for c-...-~n~o~~gorn MeCh6ds tnd A!JIIb!lons sls al _ _ _ hls-.-~NWytlonlndlls~IDIIb­ _,_.....,..,_ medlc.ol " ' - Anllysls.. p!O(estor In the School a/ Nunlng. Is the 1999 nodplont a/ the from Oncology Nur*'!IR.....n Cnnt the ONS ~**'!! ~~The S7,500 grWlt Is dei9IOd 1D -quollly-lnonco4ogy--*>goduclllon. )eawllol's- Is llnlllod "Oncology- one( Advona Dn<:IMs." ·,c.raiJ!tA. _ _ I n ...,_ lho UISchoal a/ Nur*'!l tnd .. aooiotant prates. sor In lho School a/ Nur*'got lllclil.-~ In ..........._. Ont..lllho 1999 ..... dpioo!t ollhe ONS _ , SmldiiCIIno- Oncology AojeMh Clint. The 11,500 gnnt Is dllignad .. ~ """'*''*'Y"' - I n the-al-lnd-.g ,....__. ....,_.,_ b--dWolght Goln In ...... f.ty !ltage _ -c.ar.· -- ..__, .. _lind _A_....,_ Inthe~ol~ ................... .,..._..a/ Compullng llotiiiHMy (~..--..Siudlnl~ -u.·a' tion- ~ ­ --t¥tlwSpKfoi -Qaupln~Sd: .....,Oollms, OW that Access99 is well under way, the Educational Techno) · ogy Center plans to shift some of its work towards applying information technology to sophomore-level counes. The ETC also plans to devote time to assessing the impact of IT on the learning process. The ETC, which opened in the spring, aims to provide faculty and instructors at UB the opportunity to infuse technology into instruction through the development of Web-based and multimedia curriculwns for courses at the undergraduate level. "We're here to help all UB faculty and ot her in str uc tors in their coursewoik, either designing a Web site from scratd! or modifying an existing site," says David Wtllbem, director of the center, professor of English and associate vice provost for information technology. ,.We want to provide IT materials that supplement and enhance the inclass learning environmenl" Training so far at the ETC has focused on freshmen courses, aiming to get in step with A~. the ini tiative requiring every freshman , beginning this semester, to have access to a personal computer. Freshmen are expected to be versed in word processing, lntemct research and email. But for Fall 2000, the ETC plans to work with depanment chairs, fuculty, teaching assistants, librarians and IT specialists to develop Webenhanced courses at the sophomore level. "Ahe.r Access99, our main initiative for the year 2000 is to help develop pilots in several 200-level courses, including such fields as ~r­ chitccture. American pluralism, dtemistry, economics, mathematics, • physics, physiology and sociology," Wtllbern says. He and Abbie Basile, the center's educational technology librarian, work with William Fischer, vice provost for faculty development, on applying technology to team-taught courses. Courses at the I 00 and 200 levels, such as "World Civilization" have high enroUments and are taught by teams of faculty and teaching assistants, sometimes numbering as many as 50. Basile says that Fischer identifies --- ''Tbe.-- t-.alogy Is............, ... .-...-~ Today's_........, UfMd rr ...__,_,.."' -...-.ge~" DAVID WIU.SERN such courses and talks to those faculty groups to identify how they want to integrate technology into their cu~ru.lum. She potnts out that one of the ETC's most crucial tasks is to begin assessing the effects of incorporat· ing technology inlo co urses on learning. "We really want to bring assessment into the development of all this course technology," Basile says. .. (There are) some questions out there about whether integrating technology into your education actuallyenhan= the leamingproa=" The issue is importan~ sbe says, onnsidering the amount of time fac. ulty members devote to developing and using technology in their courses. "They want to know that what they're doing is really helping their students," she says. Wtllbern also stressed the importance of providing the appropriate "tools." "We want to help focus much of the IT energies on campus, for a - ample. by examining 'onurse-IIWlagement toolS' ...andy developed by many software companies, or by working with the libraries on issues of standards in digitization of tat and images, or oopyright questions," he says. Mor<OYer, Basile works with the upiversity bbraries' subject specialim-l.ibrarians assigned to specific content area>-to bring their expertise for information-resource selection into the process of developing online a>urses. The ETC staff provides one-onone and small-group instruction, and is offering a full slate of workshops this semester. Workshops are one hour each, and are tlugbt by a host of faculty and staff. "We have farulty who are talking about their own aperien= using technology," Basile says. "Weba>otibrarians who talk about evaluating information on the Internet (and) how to search the lntetrlet effectively. And we have ·IT staff wbo teach things like how to work with specific softwan! packages, how to best work with online images and Web design i<se)[" Basile says the center has other p4ru on tip, too. "We'd like to have a speaker se· ries, where we bring ,~. spea.lcers from other campuseS, ·she says. "We'd (also) like to promote the ETC nationally, and becomeamember of Cducational technology centers across the rowttry." In addition, she hopes to put together a workshop series that takes an intensive look at what the oenter has toolfer. "J would like to have a week-long set of workshops that would lllk< someone frnmA to z; she says, adding that faculty members would be able to sample the oenter's offaings and gauge the level of suppon they want from 'the ETC. "We have to work with various groups on campos that ba>o a role to pl.y in inl'ormotlon and technology; Basile says. "We have to work closely with libraries, with academic onmputingand faculty membm, to make sure all of us are supporting this initia!M, which goes hand in hand with Al::a:ss99." Wtllbern calls the activities of the ETC the "wavo of the presenl" "The new educational technology is absolutely valuable and vital to classroom instruction. Today's stu- dentsmmly""P"'f IT enhanaments to their onllqje cxperiena:." be says. "Although many· faculty retain reservations about the new tools and claims, the range of historical material, multimedia sounds and images, and byperlinks nowii<XZSiibleon the Internet is astounding," Wtllbem "Teachers can DOW bring directly to students the kinds of material that in the past would""'" takm weeks to locate and prepare, and now takes only a few minutes. "IT also increases opponunities for students to engage questions and interact away from class, through email, bulletin boards and chat rooms. It's a model of potential interactivity at all times and places. Student-teacher contacts also are better enabled. I'm hearing from people via email wbo might never speak in class. And they have onmments wonh hearing. "This is the most Olll:iting time of my teaching career of30 yean." Located in 212 Capen Hall, the ETC is a joint project of the ProYost's Of. lice, and the l.JnMrsity Libraries. says. err onclll-ln The--poojacl.-• ........ ...__. .. COIIIiA Law School to recognize Erma Jaeckle ~---for slgnlbnco ol _..._ . . _ . . . . ,. . . dthe Schoalol~ls-· llli"Yaw.....,.aWOIMy . - ................... 7.. o.m. Soblllloys an WMD 970. The _ _ _ _AM . Law alumnus to receive school's highest award narrJed for her late husband By MAllY 11£01 SPINA Ne-M Services Editor ___ . E ----·-----by ex>mnW~ID_ol_ ............. __._,.. ~-- porlllriiiJIDcolln..- er..tngl tnd -...,--.SUNY Oilllngullhed - I n the Deplrlment a/ Art, -baing - I n the~ Golety.- UnM!nlly ~ ln-.y. -~- ..... soral_.,.....ldoncetnd onglr-.g. _.....,.""""' ·--.opanwOI1hoganol Dr-*9 d --~)­ nne.•• GIIphs In Quochllc the71h-~ slum on Gnp~!~ primory """'"'""'- - .. ......-."'"""' net_ _ _ I ntnd - Calllo- Proguo In .... - c.ctl...-. He .... ~ .. - ... ~ periD. _ . . ..... ollhelow""'<(Gtoplr. - -.y,ll- . . ney with Carl>orundum RMA Hallett Jaeckle, Corp. She whose legal career spanned joined the U.S. more than 40 years in the Coast Guard public and corporate secduring World tors, will receive the 1999 Edwin F. War ll,spendJaeckle Award, the highest honor ing more than givm by the Law School and its Law four years in Alumni As,odation, at a luncheon JAl('J(U the legal deat 12:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Hyatt partment of Regency Buffalo. the Merchant Marine Division. Jaeckle, who graduated from the After the war, she joined the real Law School in 1936, will receive the property department at Moot and award fo Uowing the school's 24th Sprague.Followingthe deathofher annual alumni convocation, which lmt husband in 1950, she and her will run from 8:30a.m. to 12:30 ~two young sons moved to St. Petersin the Hyatt. burg, Fla, to be near her family. The annual award, named for Over the next 25 years, she Jaeckle'slatehusband,a 1915gradu- worked as a trial lawyer, specializate of the Law School, is presented ing in matrimonial and custody to an individual who bas distin - man~ formed the area's first allguished himself or herself and made f<male law firm, and was on~ of the significant contributions to the Law first women to serve on the aecuSchool and the legal profession. tive board of the Sl Petersburg Bar After she graduated in 1936 as one Association. of only fo ur women in her class, Active in the community, she was Jaeclde worked for a negligence at - a founder and first president of tomcy and then as a patent anor- Altrusa International, a women's \ service organization, and a founder and first president of the Sl Petersburg Busi ness and Professional Women's Oub. In 1977, she married Edwin F. Jaeckle and returned to Buffalo, where she retired from the legal profession. A major gift from the Jaeckles helped to create the Edwin F. Jaeckle Ce nter fo r State Government, through which more than 200 law students have provided services to more than 60 government agencies. The convocation, entitled ·Practicing Law in the New Millennium: Emerging Trends in Professional Ethics," will focus on significant changes in the ethieal and procedural framework of the.US. legal system. Terrence M . Connors ('7 1), a founding partner in the Buffillo firm of Connors & VIlardo. will review recent trends and inncmtions in the New York State jury system and the jury-selection process in civil and criminal cases. A panel onmposed of the Hon. Patrick H. NeMoyer ('n), Jeffrey A. Spencer ('72) and Rosalie Stoll Bailey (' 73) will discuss the t=>d toward active case management, fo. cusing on Erie County's experience with the Expedited Matrimonial Part-now being onpied in on unties acroos thestale--4nd the new Commercial Division of New York State Supreme Court -County of Erie. NeMoyer, a Supreme Court Jus· lice, supervises the Expedited Mat· rimonial Part and the Commercial Division of state Supreme Court. Spencer is referee in the Commercial Division. Bailey is matrimonial referee in the Expedited Matrimonial Part. ln a point-counterpoint-style presentation, Grace Marie Ange ('57) and Stepben Barnes ('S3) will discuss the legal. ethical and practieal aspects of attorney advmising. Ange is chair of the Erie County Trial Lawyers Association's Com milttle on Attorney Professionalism. Barnes is a partner in Cellino & Barnes and a senior member of the firm's management oommittee. �Oclofler 21.1!!liV!t Jl.IB.9 Repae.._ Walkers slow development The Victorian Internet: 1D Nothing New Under the Sun UB study finds device affects babies' tr}Otor, mental progress . , LOIS IIAIWI News Services Editor B==== babies support while they learn to walk-<:an be amsidered a form of early sensory-motor deprivation, slowing both mental and physicaldevelopmentoa study conducted at UB has found Rot~er V. Burton, professor of psy- chology, .and Andrea C. Siegel of Case Western Reserve University, report in the October issue of the "If you think of all the time a baby spends strapped in--«> a car seat. changingtable,stroller-<111d add to that two houn in a walker, which was accumulated in IS-minute segmenu throughout the day, that doesn't lea.., a lot of time for babies to pi'IIC!ia tbeir motor skills and ad on their curiooity," Siegel added The study involved 109 babies who were between the ages of 6 and 12 months at initial testing. 56 of whom had used walkers opmental onset of sitting in>«-feet walker babies resembled that of mfants who used the occluding-type. Siegel said, while the onset of crawling and wallcing resembled infunts who had never used a walker. Mental-development scores showed similar associations. Babies in occluding-type walken had the lowest mental scores. with infants in the =-feet walkers falling in the middle, and the no- Tom St•nd~e. In his book .. The Victorian Internet," reminds us that sending messages around the world at the sp«d of light may seem to be a modern phenomenon, but one should keep in mind that our Victorian ancestors could send a correspondence from New York to London in the same amount of time it would take an email message to cover that same distance. Standage also informs us that online romances are not new either: a do~ look at Victorian magazines and nrwspapers"reveal several affairs of the heart carried out electronically, and the plot of .. Wired Love," a novel published in 1879, is built around an online courtshtp. In fact, as revolutionary as the Internet may seem, it aH hap~ned before in a technological innovation known as the telegraph ... The Victorian Internet" provides a readable and engaging account of the invention, growth and decline of th e t~legraph, and also sheds some light on th e contemporary sociology of the Internet as well. In turn, the modern-day Internet provides plenty of information on the history and science of telegraphy. Whether you are a coUector, historian, or a person with only a casual curiosity for the many fucets of telegraphy, you will find something of interest at The Telegraph Office <http:/ / fohnb:.metronet.com/ - nmcewen/ techno_weenies.html >. This site provides an extensive listing of World Wide Web resources on telegraphy. a bib~ography of books and pmodical artides on the topic. and links to museums of telegraphy and wireless telegraphy. Interested in the history of the telegraph gtant Western Umon ~ Then visit its Web si te at <http://www.wertemunlon.com / >, o r better yet, go to the Register of the Western Union Telegraph Com pany Collection pages kept at the Smithsonian Institut ion <http:/ / www.sl.edu / leme:lson/ dlg/ westemunlon.html >. The invention of the electric telegraph opened up a new sou rce of employment for women. Most of the telegraphing in England was done by women, and in the United States a large number of females were employed as operators. Research resources for the history of telegraphy and the work of women in the telegraph mdustry can be found at The Telegrapher Web Pag< <http://www.mlnd•prlng.com/-tjepoen/' /tn~mmofDevdopmenrmand&hnv­ ioraJ P<diatrics that because babies in most wa.1lcen can't see their fe.et when they propel thernselv.s, they don't make the connection between the movm1ents they initiate and the result>, an important aspect of early development known as visual-motor coupling. In addition, they found that a walker's characteristic wide tray pre- vents babies from reaching or examining the very object& they scoot around to inspect. In comparison, babies allowed to crawl have free aca:ss to objects that interest them. "The idea is that being able to experience the environment unhampered. especially in the six-to-nine month period, is very important to a baby's mental development." said Siegcl, who was Burton's doctoraJ student when the study was conducted ... Being strapped into a walker limits free exploration. when they were enterc~d into the study and three months later. Psychomotor·dcvelopmcnt tests measured body control, coordination and manipulation skills, while mental-<levelopment tests assessed perception, memory, languagelearning. problem-solving and ab- stract-thinking. The walker-users feU into two groups: occluding type, with narrow leg openings and a wide opaque tray; or "see-feet" type. outdated walken with wide-leg openings and a small tray or no tray, which allowed babies to pick up objects at their feet and watch their leg mo~ents. Results · ~howed that no-walker babies sat, crawled and walked earlier than .babies who were placed in occluding-type walken. The devel- also found that , regardless of walker type, early and frequent walker use had the greatest effect on mental develop ment. "Frequent usc of a walkt-r at 5 months, which was the age when infants tended to begin using their walkers. oontinued to predict comparatively lower mental scores in some infants for as long as I 0 months," Siegd said. Will these findings convince parents not to usc walkt:rs? Probably not, Siegel conceded. "Maybe they will c:onvince parents to at least start thinking about whether or not the benefits of walker use outweigh the risks." The study was funded in part by grants from the Diamond Research Fund and the Center for Children and Youth in the Baldy Cen ter for Law and Social Policy at U B. Teleg.html >. The si te co ntains the full -text of several schola rl y papers, links to biographical material, and sources of information on telegraphi c apparatus. A link to a telegraphic romance, entitled .. Carrie: The Telegraph Girl" (first published in 1901 ), also is provided. Our online world 1sn't new, and as Standage points out in the clo~ ­ ing paragraph of his book: .. Time -traveling Victorians arriving in the late 20th century would, no doubt, be unimpressed by the Internet. They would su rely find space flight and routine intercontinental air travel far more impressive technological achievements than our mu ch trumpeted global communication!!- network. Heavier-than -air flying machines were, after all , thought by the Victorians to be totally hn · possible. But as for the Internet-well , tht>y had one of their own." Improving fitness extends lives BJ LOIS IIAJWI News Sefvk:.es Editor A nearly two-d ecade fol low-up of participants in the first natiort.al clinical trial to determine the effect of an exercise program on longterm survival of male heart -attack patients has shown that the men who improved their fitness extended their lives. The study foUowed participants in the Natiort.al Exercise and Heart Disease Project (NEHDP ), co nd ucted from 1976-79, for 19 years. Results of the study, conducted by Joan Dorn, assistant professo r of social and preventive medicine, will be published in the Oct. 26 issue of Circulation. "Our study shows that exe rcise performed at a level sufficient to in crease physical work capacity may have long-tenn survival benefits for heart -attack survivors," Dorn said. " However, merely enrolling in an exercise program did not extend the lives of participants." The NEHDP,a multi-center clinical trial, was designed to determine if participation in a structured exercise program could prolong longterm suivival after a heart attack. At the time, thrn: was no proof of such an effect. The original trial was directed by John P. Naughton , professo r of medicine and former dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Scienc<S. when he was affiliated with George Washington Univ=ity Medical School "We knew that the three years of the original 'trial would be insuffi cient time to come up with defini tive answers on the long-term effect of cardiac rehabilitation on mortality," Naughton said, "but it was the first randomized trial in.the U.S. to show a trend was there. "Cardiac rehabilitation now is ac · cepted as important, but the reality is that furfew<rpeopleget long-term cardiac rehabilitation than could benefit from it,n he said. "lns..urance doesn't cover it. These findings may stimulate a reappraisal of its value." The original trial involved 651 men between the ages of 30 and 64 who had suffered a heart attack within eight weeks to three yean of the triaJ'sstan in 1976. After anini tial assessment, the men were assigned randomly to either an exercise treatment group or a no-exercise control group. Every six months during the trial, all participants received a physical examination and performed a multi-stage, graded exercise test o n a treadmill to estimate oxygen uptake (an indication of fitness) at different levels or stages of exertion. The highest stage compl~ and level of oxygen uptake~nd of the trial were designated as the participan(s maJrimal physical work capacity. Dorn and colleagues assessed mortality rates of all participants at three, five, 10, IS and 19 yean after the trial's completion, or until their death. Results showed that at three years, exercisen had approximately a 3S percent lower risk of death than non-exercisers, but the benefit did not reach statisticaJ sign ificance . This small , early benefit derived from a structured exercise program dissipated over time and had disappeared at I0 yean. O n the other hand, thoK who increased their capacity to do work during th e study period lowered their risk of death at every time pe· riod . Results showed that each in · crease of one stage in work capacity reduced the risk of death by about I0 percent, regardless of which study group the men were assigned to or their initial level of fitness. Although men assigned to th e control group were asked not to participat~ in a regular exercise program, by the end of the trial's second year, 31 percent of the control group reported they had begun ex ercising regularly. Dorn said. "The increases in fitness mea · sured at foUow-up points probabl y reflect the men who were most dili gent in actually performing regular exerc ise, regard less of the initial group assignment," she noted ...Al though we have no measures of fit ness after the three-year study period, the thought is that the men who actually exercised after a hean attack probably became mort" fit. wef(' more likely to stay with it, and conseq uently lived longer," Dorn said. The study was support ed by a National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute First Independent Research Suppon in Transition Award. The initial trial was supported in part by a grant &om the NationaJ Institute for Handicapped Research. For assuta,lce m cotrnecung to tht' World Wide Web via VB compurn account.s, contact rhe Computiflg Ct'l ter Help Desk at 645 · 3542. -Gemma DeVInney and Don Hartman, Untvt>nlty Llbrone~ DrieD Poet C.K. Williams to present 23rd annual Silverman Lecture L C.lt Williams. award -winning contemporary American poet and translato r, will present the 23 rd annual Oscar Silverman Memorial Poetry Reading at 8 p.m. Nov. 12 in 250 Baird Hall on the North Campus. The event. part of the Poetics Program's '"Wednesday at 4 PLUS" literary series, will be free of charge and open to the publtc. The rcadmg will be presented 10 memory of Oscar Silverman, th e distinguished UB Kholar and teacher who chaired the Department ofEngHsh and directed the Umvcrslt}' Libranes. Silverman also helped to develop UB's rema rkable coll ect ion of 20th-century poet no. Williams, who teaches English and writing at Princeton Umvcr· sity, is viewed by read ers and cri ti cs a.s an orig inal stylist. H1s sub1cct matter has developed from political and socia l protest in his early books into bleak descriptions that often show the states of alien ati on, deception and occasional enlightenment that t"rist hetween public and private lives in modem urban America. Williams has published I S books of poetry, many of wh1ch have won prestigious literary hon ors and awards. and two that wert" fi . nalists for thcf>ulitz.er Prize. In 1987, he won a Natig,nal Book Crll · ics Circle awa rd for his book of poetry "Flesh and Blood." His most recent book of poetry is " Repair... Among his recent awards are the Harnet Monroe Pnze 10 1993 , the Pen!Vodker Career Achievement Award in Poetry m 1998 and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award in 1999. 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If we h<~Ve money and are choosing to spend this money on one department with this much lavish- ness while another department is in financial crisis and is not allowed to replace the retiring members it is losing, it is only reasonable to make the statement that we are prioritizing the first over the sk.ond . Arts and Sciences than tbett are who benefit from the athletics program. When I say benefit, I am rderring to the idea that an actual education will l:xtter train an individual for an actual career. I am not referring to an abstract possibility that in se.eral years the degrees of future UB students will have greater value because of a successful athletics program that UB may or may not ew:r ~ Whik some pleasure may be derived from the athletics program. the actual utility of it is negligible. So why is it so important! Why do "" pay 5280 per semester for "'! a.thJetics fe< from which relatively few of us de""" any real benefit! This is why people are so resentfuL So when the backlash of frustration falls on athletics, don't say: "They are aactly like you." They are most certainly not, in one very important way; The administration actually seems to care about them. There au morr students who beM6t from a degree from the College of -Todd lllrdg Srudm~ D<pottrnmr o1 Hi>rory Brownfield redevelopment c.ontlnueclfn>m- 1 profit organization could play a criti - cal role, particularly in developing small and/or complicated sil<'o such as those with a significant amount of contamination, that simply would not be tackled by existing public or private entities. Through this process of trying to see what others have done and the roles that they play, we have seen where benefits lie .and what the potential is here in West· ern New York." ln their rtpon, the authors point to the limited success of both the private real-estate market and the public sector in redeveloping many types of brownfields as an impor· tant factor that led to the formation of such nonprofit organizations. "We are hoping to promote a more equitable redevelopment of brownfields by assisting smaller municipalities and nonprofit orga nizations," said Roben S. Berger, professor of law and a report author. The group noted that a regional brownfield organization would 6U the gap that exists in brownfield redevelopment by ~g sites not normally considered the private sector. "Real-estate developers purchase sites and develop them if the mar· ket value of the developed property justifies their costs," explained G. William Page, professor and chair of the Department of Planning in the School ofArchitecture and Planning and an author of the reporL "What w.'re looking for are projects where the market return may not be sulli - cient for a private developer, and where we think our intervention could help remediate and develop a site that wouldn't be developed if it were left to market forces alone. We want to find places where the social value of development is greater than the economic value."' He added that such sites include those that, as brownfidds, h""" become magnets for unwanted social activities and contributors to urban blight. The kinds of development thai would be considered depend largely on the location and the nature of contamination at the site. but Page said they could range from offices, manufacturing or warehouse facili ties to community centers, retail stores and even residences. Benefits of using nonprofit orga nizations in brownfield redevelop· ment cited by the report include greater Oexibility in the types of projects that can be developed. improved access to a more diverse array of funding sources and services. and the ability to be perceived as neutral and credible by all the di verse parties involved While noting that such organizations are new, the report points out that they bring a welcome player to the table, particularly for dillicult or compla sites, which, aooording to Weber. describes many of the sites in Western New York. "Then: have bema f<w, ""ry-wdlpubliciud success stories," Weber said. noting. for ccunple, the tomato \ greenhouse that was built on an old Republic Sled site and the Wegrnans supmnarket built in Bulfalo. "But many other sites in our communities have developmmt potential but lack sufficient expertise and the capital necessary to allow them to proceed." According to the report, putting together a successful brownfieldredevelopment plan is an ex tremely complicated -process. requiring the coordination of many different players. including banks; federal, state and local government agencies; private corporations. and developen. · That level of complexity is what often prevents brownfields from ever getting redeveloped. ..Contrary to popular belief, brownfidds come in all sizes, shapes and degrees of complexity," said Kcith Wdks, president of the Phoenix Land Recycling Co.• a nonprofit in Harrisburg that redevelops sites throughout Pennsylvania and one of the organizations studied by BAP. " Nonprofit organizations can be extremely valuable in resolving problems at dillicult brownfield sites that the private ~continues to ignore. I welcome the creation of a new brownfield nonprofit." Acrording to the report, such an organization could re:n:KJYe some of the obstacles to brownfield redevel· opment that exist in Western New Yorlc. where only a small fraction of the total number of sites are even being considered for redevelop- mcnL BAP is working toward creating a regional nonprofit organiZation, identifying an appropriate funding source for staff and embarking on a vigorous outreach effort in the community. The BAP report cited the following major benefits of involving UB in the redevelopment of the region's brownfidds: • Speedy access to innovations aris· ing from academic rosearch in tech· nology, financing. liability manage· ment, risk analysis. economic development and land use • The ullMrsity's proven ""J"'r1ise in the 6cld across se.eral disciplines • Its public-service mission, which allows it to access grants from' gov· emment, foundations and other charities that are not available to other types of organizations • An ability to target assistance to smaller, more-complicated and lessmarketable sites that are not the focus ofcurrent redevelopment efforts • An ability to leverage UB's con siderable cperiencc working with private-sector interests, municipalities and neighborhoods, such as the work done with Ddta D<vdopment of Western New York. 1nc. and the Law School's Affordable Housing Clinic Other authors of the report are Ramon C. Garcia. a graduate of the School of Architectun: and Planning. and Louis P. Zicari, associate director of the Center for Integrated Waste ManagmienL �October 21.1B/Vt 31,Ia. 9 Calendar ~Room. ...... Center,.,.. the-- • p.m. - . ~~!..~ BNc.o Jod<soo. 6o4S-2S75..... 1075. ~ 7 p.m. - . Sponsored by -·--""' ea..- '""'--- ~"'m~tlon. For 27 -~-··lJes -=-· Critical s..-~ ""':::?;Z,'~n Wednesday ~~~~~ ~~~~::-~by Sdonus, Oopt. d Medicine ond PCCM. ~.uoKt~tMM c -· ~~~:"0: at Music. For I'T'IOf'e information, 6452921. ETCF. . -...ops Using lmogos on Web Poges: An Overview. Don Trainor, cf.gital media ~i:-~~~~~~700. - -...op1'rogrMo ,.........-.,..,L2SO- union. Noon-1 p.m. - - Sponsored by Coonsel01g Cente<. For """" _ p_ _ _ information, 645-2720. ==~3o~TI~· -and ....... S-4.50 genenol. Sponsored by 111SYG. For mO<e infon'natioo, Pat Shelly, 829-3-451 . lloe-.!ty_lhe_ ~Fnudln~ ..-... tufturr.- on the 11o1t1more Case ond tho~ Powon of GoYemmlnt. Daniet J.·Ke\lies, Ulifom~ lnstit>Jt< d Technology. 22S Noturol ~~eoaeU::.~ Sciences. For more Wd'ormation, Gndy Nydohl, 645-3692. ~- Suophone Quartet. Slee Concert HoU. 8 p.m. S10, S5. Sponsored ~:29~mO<e Exhibits RM:hard G. Pes..U, .Albert Eiristein College d Modldne. HUioboe Auditorium, Reseord1 Studies Cente<, Elm ond Cattton Sb. 1~:30 p.m. - Sponsored by RPCI. For"""" inf'oonaHon, Charles Wenner, S.5-3261 . Wectnadays •t 4 Plus ~%~=f~~e~ Room. <4 p.m. Free. for more information, 645-3810. cone... OPUS: Clanks Uve. WBFO, Allen Hall Recital Hall. 7 p.m. Free. -nesdoys ot 4 Plus ~e~la~ ~~~~'J~:~nkS~· Buffalo. 7:30 p.m. Free. For more infonTiation, 645-3810. 28 ~TeadllngConter Using Microsoft Word to Write Your Paper. Capen 127, Undergraduate ~~B~t~~~~~Tty~:~~~ ~~~0~~~~:-~~~ries ETCF. . -...ops g:,"?seN:kbr~~sro:~~ila~.te libra'tainformation ·technology ~ialrst. f~~.~j~&;~- F~ . de>ign; ditter<nt methods to their del&r.ote rnadne$s. 50<ne play naughty logo<, """" in'ie!Joigote therEte . pen.ction of corrwnerdal icons, note or otherwise p<Otest the monip<Jiotlon of public consciousness and values by commerdol ~Still <>then remanipulate commercial manipuLations in an attempt to suMrt their original meaning. ~- more OrpllutJonal _ . . . , l.esbiMl G.y Bisexual AJII.aric.e General Meeting. 362 Student Union. 12:301:45 p.m. - - Sponsored by ~=~~~~tion. for stance in the exploration of nature versus cultu~ by rK~ating familiar weeds--the rebellious sort that "sprout like ~nt anger on the concrete sweep of urban America.. ----4n an exhibit that captures how these often unwanted plants refiect the social quest for beauty and control. "ABANDON"' is on display through March 10 in the Ughtwell Gallery adjacent to the main UB Art Gallety in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Gallety hours are Wed . through Sat from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sun. from noon toO p.m. " Loolllng ~~~~~i~at~i;.:~~~ H">'"' Hall, South Compus, through od 29. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p .m ~ Mon . th~h Fri. The ~e s- ~oPS~:;.,~~~~ril ~~m~~a6m. p.m. Jobs r~-::~':.1 S1>ff).r:~i=~ ~ UB Cyoouies Teaching Center, 6o4S-35ZB. The Farm: Angot.. 104 O'Brian. o4 p.m. Free. For men information, Teresa Millet, 64S-2391 . -- a..totte C. Acer ColoqWum on New P<npectNes on Youth Development. Shirley Brice Heath, Prof. ~~~~~~S:t!~~~t· 6 p.m. Free and open to the publk:. Sponsored by Groduate School d Education. For more information. Dean's Office, Graduate School of Education, 6-IS-2492. Biological Scienceslnsertlonol Editing of RNAs In Mltochondrlo of pt,ys.um and Othe< Myxomyc..... Dennis Miller, Biology Dept. , ~ of Texas at Dabs. 121 Cooke. 4 p.m. Free. For rTlOI"e Show: Se<:ond-Year Work by second-year graduate students in the Oepartt'nent of Art il on display in the Art Deportment Galle<y, ~ level, Cente< f0< the Nb, lhrough Oct ZB. Gallefy hours are Tues. from 10 4.fll. to M~soft Excel !0< Beglnn<n. Copen 127, ~ellbr.l;l. H0--4:30 ~..:;~~~ M~Posting tR-99100 ~~.~~~~=~~ ­ MRI Openotor (Sl-4)- Department. of ~uLar and C~lular Biophysics, Posting tP-9128. Multimedia s-..., Developer, (SL3)-Deportment d Health """""""" posldons ..-)-lles<an:h lnstitut• on Addidions, Posting IR-991 03. =-~~ist~terfor =.~-~~rtment of to lou. FIO<Uity AJsistant.1AsJodat.e Professor· ~of Mechanical and ~~~-"· Deportment d Pediatrics, S<:hool of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Posting IF-9062. Asslstont/Assoclote Pnofesso< (GFT)-!)eportment of Pediatrics, School d Medicine, Posting IF-9063. AssodMe/ful ProfessorDeportment d Ped'ootrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, ~=.~=~- ~~ici~-~~ -Pnofesso<fO<EOC(10 months)-&lucational Opportunity ==~=~~$)· Depootment of Social and Poeventivo Medicine, School of Medk:ine and Biomedical Sdences, Posting IIF-9071 . =.~~~~o~C::. R~l Park Cancer lrutitut~. Posting IF-9072. Assistant/Non--tenured Associate Professor-Department of Finance and Managerial Economio, School of Management.. Posting lf9073. Full Professor-Department of Finance and Managerial Ec.onomic.s, School of Management. Posting Iff. 9074. Associate Profes.sor of lawSchool of law, Posting lff-9075. Law ~~,6~0=~Sc~~.~·:r:t1ng Writing/ Assistant Clinical ProfessorSchool of law, Posting lfF-9077 . Assistant/Full Professor-Department of f:;,=~=~~~!:~. Posting n-9078. Assistant/Full ~~n~~~:i}!:;« :~~::,·r (two positions)-Oepartment of Civil, Structural and Environmental ~~=~t:~;}lnr-:f-::~· (flw: positions)-Department of ~=:~1::rianda~;;~~· Sciences, Posting 1~1 . Assistant/ Auodate/ Full Profes.sor-Department of Mechanical and Aerospac:e Engineering, ~=~ ::;ru:;~'1. ~~:;nt/ Associate/ Full Professor-Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. S<:hool of Engine<ring and Applied Sciences, Posting tF-9083. Assistant/ Auodate Professor-Department of Industrial Engi~ng, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Posting lfF-9084. Assistant/Associate/ Full Professor-Department of 8ectrical Engineering. School of Engineering and ~::.~~~~:~~~- Department of Bectrical Engineering, ~=': ~J;;~~. Ap~red ~:.~~91~~~~ ~ Claulfled Civil Pn>fessionslnfonnatlon~ 9 27 Cleric I (SG-6)-0fftee of Admiss.om, Lme IF46056, -46057, -46063,46059,46061 , (SL-3)· Departmmt of International t and SchcMar Sef'vices, Posting tP-9129. 1mmlgtotlon Specio11St (Sl-3), Department of International Student and Schobr Services,. Posting IP-9130. S<nlo< Admissions AdviSO< (SL-4)0ffic:e of Admiosions, Posting tP-91 H . Asst-.. Don, -...... Manogement (Sl-S)-School of ~.Jn:.T:"~~ ;'r~'sOffice, P~~-(Sl· To obtain more informatiOII Oil pbs listed above', contocr P~OO ~es · fax ~~~=~~P9138. -AthledcT.-(Sl-2)- obtain information oo Resmrch jobs, 5)-WBFO, Pos~36. Olre<t0< of C0<0 P. Moloney College (Sl-5}-CO<> P. heavily~ Broncos on~ termS during !:he tim hatf. US fell 0-6 and ~sin the HAC with me Envlrononeoits, Posting IR-~. Developer (5l-3)-Deportment d H.. llh r~:=;..~- L......-pho<afr..--. ~ 14-<of-2 1 posseslo<l56 yord>and o.ouing olo<ft I>Cou<lldown posses u WeStem Mid>lpn (S-2. .._ 0 in the MAC) wu able tO pull _., from 21 Bulb. team that batrled the ~~~0 Professor-Department of Chemical Engineering. School of Engineering and Street" Recent photographs of Buffalo's Main Stn!et token by studenlS in the S<:hool of _u. ___ - ~T-"'ngConter at- ,..,.... a n d - - to lead WeStern Michlpn tx> • 4S- 17 victory O'l'er UB Sawrcby nitJit: in a Mkl-Amerian Confononce dull. - - - D e p a r t m e nt Deportment d Accoonting and Low, School of ......._..,~ Posting If. 9068. Cllnlcol Professoo' (part Ume)- games with soood AJl..Amerian andkbte Tm Lesterccmpleted 22-<of-36 posses too- 407 . Senior ~ .::-~en:!.PU:rThe ~~=~~ cu1turo lo....,.,.,..._.. on displw through - . 1-iintheUBMGolle.y'sforst.floor e>chibitlon spoce in the Center for the -North~- Golle!y houn ·~ Wed. lhrough Sot from 10:30 a.m. to B Western Michlpn 45, UB 17 ~~:20 Posting ------ Artist Tony Matejli has taken a unique Thursday ~ootnall - S u p p o r t Spedollst.CEDAR. . Posting tR-9lOo7. Support Posting IF-9064. Asslstont/Assoclote Pnofesso<-Depaotment d Periodontology, School d Denul Medicine, Posting IF-9065. Assistant (12 months)/Assodote ProfeSSO<· ~of Pharmaceutics, School of Phaomacy, Posting IF-~. Assi..... t/ Assodote/Ful Pnofesso<-Department of AccoonUng and Law, School of ·- T - o f c - e Novo!FunctlonsoltheD1 C)ldn. - OMsion of Athletics, Posting IP-9139. 46062 . Cakulatiom Clerk I (SG-6)· School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Dean·~ Offtee. LJ~ 1304 1 3. Maintenance Assistant (P*umberI Steamfitter) (SG-9)-Un~ity Residence Hall~. Une «3117 ~i?,;::J=~~:~~u~'1o contact SponsomJ Progrorm Pmonnd. 416 CroltJ. \ The Bulls came storming out of me pt.e:s and took me opening lodcoff 67 yards in 16 pbys before being napped on fourt!Hnd-one at the Broncos' nifle.yard line. UB str\.tCk first In the game when Scott Keller booted a 29-yard field goal with 2.00 left in the fim quarter. Lester. however. led WMU to three straJght second~ scores as the Broncos capcured a 21-3 \~d before UB responded The Bulls exKUte<l the t"NN-fTUnut.e drill to perfection and quarterback Joe Freedy hit flanker Drew Hackb.d from 12 yards out with jun 21 sec::onds ldt In the lim twf to rut dle lead to 21 -1 0. The second hatf. hoowever, bl!ionged to Lester. Aftl!r a 3 1-yud field goal by Bnd Selent upped the lead to 24-IO.L..ester hooked up with senior split end SteYe Neal for back-to badt toudldown aerWs from I I and I B yanh out before UB's Don Shefferly scored the first t.ouchdooNn of his career with 12:«> left in the game from one yard out. Tlut score came after safety Cnig Rohlfs ~ed a fumbJe by Neal on 21 punt rerum du.t was recovered by Kevin johnson. Rohlfs Rnished the pme with a team-high eight tackles. Teammate Eric Pipldns added she a.ddes. a.n interception an<t a blocked kkk for the Bulls Lester closed the scoring with a B-yard hookup with joshua Bosh to reach the fiN! nu.rgin. The Bulls sqi.Wldered opporwnioes to rm~ d1e pme doser in che second haH. Pipkins intercepted a Lester pass early in the third quarter at the WMU ).) and returned it U yuds to the Bronco I J. However, the Bulb f:liled to convert a fourth -and-one at the Broncos' four-yard line. Offensiw:ty for the Bulls. Freedy finished 18-of-35 pusing for 191 ~rds WJt:h an interCeption and a touChdown. Haddad, munwhile. saw a streak of four straight I 00-~rd receiving g;ames broken, but still had nine catches for 87 ~rds , going over 100 career receptions (lO I) in his career. Sophomore ailback Derrick Gordon h<r.d a a.reer-hig\"1 30 a.rrles for 97 prds. Freshman split end Andre Forde had a career-best live catches for 69 yards and also returned three luckoffs for 53 yards. ~OCCBf MEH Kentucky 2, UB 0 UB tgd its five-game Winning Str"e3k snapped chis past weekend. With a 1-0 loss to'Kenwcky on the r'O,Oid The Bulls fell to 9-4-1 overall and 1-1tn the MAC WOMEN UB 2, Marshall I OT UB2, 0hlo I The 'NOfllefl's soccer team rebounded from rts first loss of the year to ake two road wins in conference play.The Bulls beat Mushall 2- 1 m oYerome and then defeated defending regular-season champ Oh10 2- l . unprovmg to 7-1 In MAC pby EJiz.abeth Pfeffer provided the sconng punch for the Bulls. r-ecordmg all four goals in the two victOries Volle~oall Westem Michigan 3, UB 0 (7 -1 S, 7-IS , 3- 1S) Eastem Michigan 3, UB 0 (9-1 S, I 0-15, 4-1 S) The Bulls dropped t'NO HAC games dus weekend. los1ng to host Western Midtigan Friday and to Eastern Michigan Saturday. Sophomore Outside hitter Kr:ri Shiels was the top perfonner for Coach Nadine Ulavofs's squad. u she tallied I0 lOlls and one dig against Western Midligan and 1-4 lOlls and seven dip apinn &nem Michigan. lennis WOMEH UB 6, St. Bonavanture l Coach Kathy Twist's team traveled to St. Bonaventure and downed the host instinstion 6-3 on Sawr.day. Singles spots three through stx--Ka.ren Maynard (60. 6-l).Kris VonS<:hoonhow>n (6-0. 6-1). ShonoAmoro>inghe (6-2. 7-S) and Glon• Rodriguez (6-3, lHl). all posted wins. The number two and three doubles teams also were victorious, wittl scores of 8-5 and 9-7. respecuvety ~ross ~ount~ MEN Defeated Western Ontario, 42-19 WOMEN Defeatec:llOlestem Ontario, 29-28 The Bulls hosted their final nome Mld dual meet of the 1999 campa•gn u both the men's Mld women's teams defeated Western Ontario under sunny skle~. but windy ;and muddy course conditions. The women's squad fWTlMfy edged outWenem Onano by a 29 -28 margin. Senior Casey Spencer wu US's top finisher in the women's race as she placed third overall with a time of 19:11 .3. junior Eileen Rose and freshman Melluo &o"""' followed closely " they finished fourth and fifth. o-espectovely. For the men..juniof"Tony David led the Bulls' charge as ne crossed the fimsh line first ac 26:39.7. Freshman Todd Ludden had an impressive second-pbce finish at 26:51 .7. �81 ~ Ottnber21.1!e/VIi31.1n.S THURSDAY, OCTOBlR :21 1Aw5dooollwnt =~~~~~sJan 0 t1all. 8 a.m. Free. For more ~~~1~ t!7n~~i~n, 6-4 S·61S2. Foil WcHilshop Series Counseling Skills and Tedmlques IO< Now and ~~~~~ 8 :~S a.m .-3:30p.m. 1120. Sponsored !?Y Institute for Addktions SbJd"oes and Training. for more information, 6-4S~140. UB c~ ToKhlng Center WcHilshop ~~~';92~~~ Uoory. IG-11 :30 a.m . Free =~:.lAB~ ~:.:d:ng~on~!.Ctfffi8 --..ysat4Pius ToutAn!Ye:-..,.and :;~~F=· Fo<"""" lnlotmallon, 6-453810. · ~_... l.esbion Goy llisoxual Alllan<e : g:~:~ :~S · p.m. Free. Sporuorod by · undorg<oduato Student · As.sodation. For I'TlOf'e infoonation, 645· 3063. · ~eor!.t~ - ~~ U8 groups ... .,.tndpol ""'--n."---- ·Eyes· --· lllrwgh ~=-''?:=. n.so students and...,.... 14.50 general. Spon50n!d by tREWG. For rT'IOI'e lnfoonation, Pat Shelly, 829- ~S1 . D.nce Perfonnanc:e ~~J'Yi:~-~~-r~alo~ ~~~~~":~ 898- 3~1. off-ampus ewnts where ==--~S~t lnlotmallon, 6-45-3063. Do<ton Blome Patients. Robert Swift, ;woe. prof. of Spon50n!d by DepL of Medicine. For more information, Marie 'Nysocki, pl•ce on c..npu:l. or for LesiXan Goy Bll<xull Alliance. 362 Sb.Jdent UnloO. 7 p.m . Free. Spomorod by U8 Cybrwlu T-'>lng Center WcHilshop U~ng tho W.b IO< Rosearch. Capen 127, UndergraOuate Ubrary. 3:3().4:30 p.m. Free : l:i~.!;:;C:.':Z~ lnlotmatlon. 8ll Quain, 838SB89. -~~ Field Clkullllons SOIYent EIIMb. Kenneth of Wiberg. Yale!Jniv. 20S Natural Sci<ncel <;omefex. ~ p.m. Froe. ~by Dept of l.ecru11! ~Fostor '-'Club~ ---tltlon . 1~1 Gc>odyoar Hall. ~ p.m. Free. ~~n:,~~Rosemary Me<ca, 6-45-22S8. and Dance, Center for the Arts Men's Soccer US YJ. Eastern Mkhlgon. RAC Fleld. 5 p.m. Free. AthlotklllllofFAthtetk. Hal of Fame Dinner and lndu<tlon C..-.mony. Center for Tomorrow. 7 p.m. Friday us per~ - Fo< mO<e D.nce Pwfonnance law School bent ~~~~ only oc:<eptod thre>oogh the Geclmeby/Topology JomlnM Geometric Sums of QuasiFuctuian SurfKes. Brian electronk submlsdon fonn Mangum, Columbia Univ. 103 Diefendorf. 3 : ~S p .m. Free. ~NW~·r ~7nd~Fi~· for the online UB Calendar of bents at <http:/ I www.buffalo.edu/ c:alendar/ logln>. BKMIH of spece limitations, not all events In the electronk c:alendair will be Included In the •eponer. lllologlul Jden<es Jomlnar ~=:.:~=~ from Multiple~ Gene~. nsky, OepLof . . I . . Unrv. of Notre ame 121 Cooke. 4 p.m. Free. For more information, Guiyan Van, 6-4 5· 2883 . Buffalo Logk Colloquium Buffalo Logk Dlctlonary Proje<t Loglaol Notions, Loglaol Relitlons. John CorcO<an, Dept. of Philosophy. 1_.1 Parll. "'~5 : 30p . m . Free. For more Information. John Corcoran, 881 -16<40 or 6-45 · 24«, ext 119. Supportc;._ C«nlng Out Support Group. Hall. 8 a.m. For more 6-4S~1S2 . Rec~tor Coactlvaton. ~;""~7S~o~ ~~~~~~~-R~~· 829~29-41 . Asia otNoon Mental Health of Ekterty =:=,i:~/~~~~ Noon-1 p.m. Free. Sponsored ~inf~:O~t~ --l..ecblre - Co<'lart Hal[ 3 p.m. U. Spon50n!d by Dept. of Musk. Fo< """" lnlonnallon, 6-<S2921. iocBaqu. o-e c~ Fll Con<ert. Dept. of atre and D.-.ce. Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. 8 p.m. 110 =~~~SFo< 6-<S-~73 . Radlatlon Safety. Bill Quain, DepL of Nudear Medicine. 117 Parker HaJI.\-4 Information, 6<4.S-2921 . =~-~:- 12:30p.m. J6 . ~by lrutillJto for Addictioru Studies ond Training. Fo< m0<e Dental Health and GeMral Health. Sara G. Gr=l, Center for Tomonow• .,_,_2 p.m. 112 per penon. Fo< mO<e inlotmation, 829-2608. lucie w.-ndler, ETCF. . _........ Using , _ I n the Capen. Nooo-1 p.m. Frft. For mO<e inlotmallon, 6-45-7700. a.. Flu Shot Clink. Practltionen from the Student Health Center, Student Union lobby. ---- s~. U8 Cybrwlu TOMhlng Field. 1 p.m. Free. ~~~~~ Free (Open only to UB students. fa<ulty and Iliff). For and Dance, Center for the Arts =~~~- ~~Fo< Exploring I n - Uses In SodaiServlce Agenda. Mix Ruggiero, 6-45-6860. 3-7 p.m . Saturday Fall WcHilshop Series =~~~Fo< c - WcHilshop Drama Theatre. 2 p.m. I 10 23 Student Union. 11 un.-1 p.m. Free. Spomorod by c.- ~Sdence. 212 Sunday Men'l Soccer UB YJ. Bowling Green. RAC ~~~-s~ by Dept l'<l<tke~- i'rofesllonlk.Melisso =-~~5 a--n, ~~- F8<Uity-.J ;,i."'noanosr:'2"~~J.~S' 26 --a-~~Angeles - . , plano. Slee 24 Mellua Tholt>um, mezzo- Seminar New Pathways After DiKOYOf}" of Androgen Burianan, ~- and Dance, Center for the Arts Oroma Theatre. B p.m. I 10 =~~~SFo< Tuesday T-.!~ UB YJ. Mlnhal. U8 Stadium. ~- 110, JB, 16; students 829-2608. =~~~Q.e%n more infOfTTlation, Health Center. . • 22 pubkMion. Ustlngs an: - fromthe Center, 9 a.m.-Noon. informatiOn, Tim Sider31ds, =~J:.MB~ ~:~~en~!.c~ms. ..,.,....,....Ustlngs ... - - ~ " Au~~ free. L Drama Theatre. 8 p.m. I 10 =~~~~~~ · lnlonnatlon. MU140.• Monday 25 Gettlng Sllttod with ==· ~pm ~~~~~~-ins"""' PhysksCrttlal4ehlvlor of Confined o4He:-3:4.S p.m. Ffft. ::::.!: le<tun ... - ::.:.:::.r:~- UniY - - WcHilshop- ~::=:~. Frederidt Cooley, Daemon w. And When! An W. Golng7 Fronds Gasparini, Dept. of Pliylia. 216 Natural Sdence:s Complex. and MaKullnlty: Notes Southern California. ~ ~-,...7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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Center director Russ Miller stands behind Bloebaum . ...................... ....,......., ............. odllldlllo .............. _ _ iierthbllllllllhm......_.c.M. 'llle ..................... - ..........._ .......... .... ................. ............... ~ --~· ...- -... eoporl- - ~Nogllw~No _.an~- -llfiP'OICI*'""' Pataki makes his first visit to campus leo seoochiDbeUeroquip""*10 ~In tht globol economy. Governor attends grand opening ofCenter for Computational Research Steiner to spnk Windy-·- Reporter A$sistant Editor Author book "The~ of-.e: :.~:r:=:t. 111&~ . . . . . . . . .,,"'-. ,.._... _ _troft•. in- Sl_.sleclure, "The Trouble- Bally." w11 be hold ot a p.m. m at tht Nlllanl Sdonce Complex on the North Compus. Tho lecture. which is t'Tftlllld opon "' . . po.tJIIt. wll be tht JOCOIIdln "The~ll1d theWarid" - , . . n o d by tht Collige of Arls .... Sdonces. ._, ......,._mod- ....... ~ .. ~of ...,._lind..............,_.... opling -~~~--of- --•11!119' """' which..... ll)llw .. . _,».........,_ llhMh ....... CJI- G"*-ls honored byMSSodiiJ ,..,.,......, .. co.... T.......~ =·~ ~Oii!*IO'GIIho Nil- -~~~ •11121 ......_ . , -.-. Tlle ........ .,..._ ....... llly101111 .......... _11mo. -11'111 ..-.. mmrnunily.mnillbullano . _ plica 101M. ln-tdhis-- u...-..,.,.-... Grolnerlw ..... -.Nil roles- tht ...... Nillgn Pa!1nenhlp, ..-Dew~op­ mentCounciWid- New Yorit ilogionlli fa>namlc DM!I- opment Coundl. standing~ut:side Wold man The-dtre. By MARA MCGINNIS • where PatakJ spoke at CCR'!I opc:n - OV. Ccorge 1:. Patak1 mg ce rem onies, a t one po1nt made his first visit to campus Tuesday for thr grand opening of th (' Center for Computational Research fCCR) . where he spoke to member. of the un1vers1ty communit y and chanted, "Let us in;• to no avaiL Sen. Mary Lou Rarh who lllf f(l duc.cd I'Oiaki. c:tlled thcopenmg of the !>UJX'rcomputing tenter a "mile-tum· 111 Western New York's rcvlVaJ and,, rl'turn to cutt ing-edge technologv." " Let me lirst thank th<.· studcm~ lor their warm welcome," Patakt s.11d G toured the world·das.s facility that feature; more than $7million in stall' of-the-an computer equipment. The governor was greeted 1n No rton Hall by more than 00 chanting faculty, staff and student~. who loudly protested past tuition i increases and this )'Car's drastil SUNY budget cuts, as weU as USspecific actio~ like the hold on new library p urchases and an expanded. athletics program. The grand-opening was an "byinvitation-only" event attended h)' politicians, locaJ business leaders. researchers and members of the un• versi1:y communi ty. Protester s .1bout the protesters, whuse ~.:han\!<1 111 th e hallway outside the theater re mamed audible throughout the program ... I was at Columh1a m tht' l.tll' '60s, and I'll tell )'OU (the UB ..-tu dents ) arc a lot more polite and fl' st ra.ne-d than the students I \vcmto school wtth back then ." On a more se nou ~ note, Patak1 ~ id he d1dn't thmk the protestm~ students appreciate the effort.!. <If hi!! admimstration, ciung the state's rc cent success in raismg the tuitJon -a!> maximum award to $4,100 and tht' l'Tt'3tlon of a collegc-choKt' !! IStance program that otTer) pan.~nt !> t.u trn· plam lor tlll'tr ~:h1ldrcn "We haw Hl\'l')teJ mort' th.m s ~ billion imo our "-late unwcrsnv w~o ft•m to do th111E:( like \Vh<tf Wt' .1rc ~.. dt• hr.lllllf! tnd.t, ," ht· .tdJl·J .. , H !!3Vmg~ that lllV~IIllt'llt .$ 100 lllilhon h~tl 111~ nght hl'rl' IU L' H hl'l.ltl:o.t' \W un drrstarw;l that nur lll'~t ~t'lll'ratltlll ha!l to tw wdl - ~..·du\ .llt'd ,tnd ra· pared tor thl· 21~lll'ntun " I .Ull proud th.tt .1\ o ur ~late unt Vl'f SII\' w-.tt'lll , not onh I!> our l'll rnllmcnt up. hut tlUr tt.,.l ~LOfl'~ .trl' up hcGIU !!C Wl' .m:- allrat:ung mort' .tnd better-qua l1t y students." Patak1 '11d that the ( CH - olll' nl thl' nat10n' lcadm~ ~urcru1 m put1ng tentt' r !<i " •Ill t:hangl' drama t t~..all~ "not rust thl· \\'aV L1R pt-rform~ ~mel wh.ttthl· tal ultv .md qudcnt~ .m· aiJo,vrJ W dn. hut abo w11l ~.:hangl· the llll.ll!l' of L' R dnd \Vestcrn New Ymh. dlld allo''' u~ to ~,_·ontmuc to U5e thcs<.· ~real dl.l dl·mtC r~JIITI.:c..":<o to hdp pannt•r \\' llh tht· f"'TIV.IIl' )C..'dtlr .Jild ltt111prnlit ~roup~ Patak!.l(kllllWil"'"llgc-d th.tt "l'Vl'r,ll ~urp...na\ton) <~.nd rt-scarch mstllu .tre mtert'-.tl·J m workmg h'llh R Amon~ thl'lll.trl· Pra..\ Jir. t k l..ldl•nt.JI t:lll'mu. al , Rm well PJrh. rum~ t ( ( .•-mu·r lmiiUtl' and the \\uod\,'.trd l\kd1\·.JJ 1-taupm.:~n H.c,l·,u~h ln -.tt I Uh' ' \\ t' rl' proud th,u \\"l' Tl' not tu:.t In mg to l'dtll...ttc ,, hnlh a nt gcnl·r.l I Hill nl ;..omputer -lttt.·rall' .tnd \.0111 pu ttr ,1dvanced ~tulknb at UB. Wl'.fl' gum~ ltll"lt' worh..Jng to (reate more toh~ anJ more opportun111c..~ m Wt"Stt:rn Nt'"' Yorl.. .md Nc"' Ynrl. :-.tall'," addl·d Patak..t. Prt.~llil·nt W11l1.Ull R ( trt'llll'r "-'lid 11 wa:. " ,111 honor. •1 pn' tll"gl' and .1 pk.t:.url· to haw thl' g<Jwrnurnllhe ..,tall' ol Nt~ ,,. York appear1ng Ill \Vestern Nt·w York c..~pn:: 1all v on our L.tmpus. <;rl·mer rdt·rrl-J tt l thq_?.ll\'l'r nllr ~ CCHIUnued on ~ 6 UCI begins work to rehab first house By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor ENOVATION work ha; R lx.-gun on a house at -'I W. Northrup Place in the Un ive rs ity Height s neighborhood of Buffalo. thr firSI structure being rehabilitated as pan of the housing acquisi~ehabth tation and resale prografll\6egun h' the UniversityCornmuniry Initiative. Moreover, UCI is negotiatin)!_ w1th a private pmpcrt)' owner fu1 purcha~e uf a second ho u!K' m till' nc1ghhorhuod. and i~o actively look ing for a th1rd. UB .tnd tht' Fannll' Mac Corp. .lfl' fundmg the three house p1lot progr:un. UCI uffictab arc opttm iSIIl that other pnvatc fi nancing will OC furthcmmng to pur~.:hasc and rl'llO\'atr more hom ~ . N.cm'ISlOiled,thl' program Wt1uld stabihzc housmg- .1.nd thu!> rent'\\ th<.·"Uni,'t'rSttv<.:ommun ll\ ".tround UB's Sout h (.ampu~h y .lttr.ll..'ttng young housc:holds..mduclin~ rcnll'f'!>, .tnd hahr Ooo ml' T!! ht L'n1ver:-.1t\ l-lc1ghts. tht· most Vi!>lhk· .mJ mtlu cntml nctghborhtHxl m thl· .lrl',\ ~lll roundmg the ~mth ( ..1mpu~ :\ mark<.•tJng!ttuJ't ltllllmi~Hnwtl l.t!>l Vl'M hv L1( .I detl'rltllltl'd th.11 ~ulh .1 hou !! lllg rl·h.lhdi! .IIHl\1 proJt'd 1:. ll',t:.thlt· .11H..I '''t'uld h.l\r .1 poslt l\'l' tmp.lll th.ll \\tluld ht·"un p.tra lldnlm tht· regJtH I. 11.11\1!1 l,t'hl.l 'l I pro tl'~ I dlrl'dotJ .••ud e;~ter1m worl .t.lrc:.td\ h.l, hl· gun on thc \\ . f'onhrup Pl . l~ t hull.\l',a 11 / 2 stoq·,fom ~'JTH4.11ll , !>mgle-fam1ly hornt' purdlil!!CJ l'M licr th1s month from tht' lnkr.1 l I >epanmcnt oil hlUMng,tnd l 'rh.m I kvclopnu:nt. <ol'hl c:.tmlJh.·c..lcxtl' rtOr .111d llltl'Titlr rc..'ll(lV,I IIt )ll~ !<lht)Uid ht' (Otnpit·tl'd Ill .Jh(IUt L'lghl Wl't'k \ :-,hl· lhHl'll th.il the rrntwatiPn tl! thl· hou~e I!> ha~l·d on the ltlllH' P' J)f the hlt10:h. .1:. tlw "unltt)l dt'wltll' lllt'lll .. 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' .... \" )' tl·~••kn ll t~l puhh ~ 'l'l\ lu an d urh.111 .t ll.tH' th.ll tht· pn1 tn t h.l' .ll lr,l \ h·d .md \\Ill ht ll'.t 1urnlu1 l.:~nnll' ~ l.ll' '.Hm u.ll rq"">~ •rt .1~ wdl .1.. 111 .111 up\t ln ll ll~ '"ul· ''' lllll l'd n .llltl!l.tl .tttl' lliH•n \ ',1/lt lt/<1 // t'<l,l.: ll t'•'' ( Hit'' \ /, 1.~•1:1r1o I hl· htlll .. m ~ rrollt'\' 1, ••tw ,,,..._., t'r.ll J'fllll'll 'l <ll '( 1 ,I ~t<lJ. t bll!. ll <\t p.lrln l' r~h•p lcJ h' l It tht• l II\ ,,, But!.dt• ,tnd the lt m n, tll \ lllht' l'l ltlll.J\\,t nd.t .1nd 1 h\·l·l.. tt l\\,ll!,l "' , t,th ll lll'. fl'h udd .ln\1 rn 11.1 lth tht llt' l~htw rhnoJ, \tlUth l ,unpu~ .. u r rtt unJn t~ the �21 Rep oc . _ Octaber ZB.l!m'Vol31.1o.10 BRIEFLY uua Todlly"' sets VIrginia Mllfewskl, staff support specialist in Academic Advisement. is one of four trained coordinators for the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), jointly sponsored by Labor and Management She has worked at VB since 1994. NOYember lneup "'perfonnonce by l h e So>!ophono QulrUI. lWJ ...... phone~~ ... hlghlght l h e - "'JJI Todly" coble teltWion " -· in lhe lineup 4lso- b-- ""the"-· which cast~ lhe rnon1h, will be the Rev. di- John-· ~dlhe~­ !.ssociltion.ond_.s baokelboll cood\ Cheryl Oozier, who'l <iscuss lhe upcoming season. The hoW-hour- b pn> duced"" lhe clition by Adelphlo Coble. The program an be ,_, at 6:30p.m. Soodoy; on Chlnnol 18 lntemat.iooal; 0'\inne 10 in Lancaster, O<chard Porte, Clarence and Elmo. and at 9 p.m. Mondays on Chann<l18 lntMlatioNt. U8-,..,.... Creative Craft Center schedules fall classes The ~live Craft ·center b taking registrations through Monday lor its r.a mit ciOss.s. Classes will be ofl<rcd in ba· sic drawing. quilting. knltllng. poltCI)', jewolry casting. stained glass, aochetlng. basic and cro- alivi! photography, and Btuolian emb(oidery. CaliChe conter at 64S.2434 ""inlormotlon and rogis!Btlon - 1 - S p.m. Monday thro!!gh Friday or 7-10 p.m. Moo!day thmugh Th<.nday. Artwork sought Entries .... bMg ocaptcd "" an open U6 student art"-· •c.t.Out d lhe-........ to . run Nov. 18 thmugh Dec. 10 in the Mgellb Fin) c..- on Main Street i n - Buf. fllo. ,... undetgraduate and graduate students, regordless d major, ... ellglblo to submit --- .Spau is Umiled and small worl<ls enc:otnged. ol all ~palnb>g. sculpture, photDgnphy, comput« art. illuslrltlon and - - - b e KCOpC<d. To submit entries, call Mille H_, at 847-0372 with space requirements. or eJNil ---com> by Monday. Wh. . Is the EAP7 ger, union, finances, legal, losing EAP is a confidentiaJ referraJ service for all New York State employees and their families. We provide in· formation and referral to the best possible resources to meet the person's ne<ds. Each state agency has one or more EAP coordinators. How m•ny caMS do you refer • yor7 It varies year to year, but we assist approximately ISO people. -.tsomeone toproblems call on kinds of leMI would the EAP for help 7 Anything and overything. Think about things in your li fe that may be negatively impacting you, that may be preventing you from focusing on your job o r home life. Problems can include, and are not limited to. stress, family and relation ships, medical, violence, drugs and alcohol, child-rearing, adolescents, eldercare, childcare. grief. work. an - The /lq>O<ttr ~ • compos community newspaper pubmhed by the Offoce of News Services in the DMsk>n of Unive'sily Services, State Un!Yenily ol New Y<>l1< at Buffalo. Editorialofflc.esare located at 136 Crofts Hall, • Amherst, (n 6) 64S-2626. __ ---Sue...... .............. ......... .,. wuetchcrebullalo.edu _..., ·c..ooe- ,..,. Auoci*Wc.,........for ~ _ -......... . . . . M<QN _F....., _ -----..... -lion ......... "'"'Y-floft ~- ,._~ How does the process - 7 You simply call us. Others that .can refer you to us may be supervisors.. union reps, cowo rkers or family members. After you contact us. we will determine the issue aod provide you with two or three professional referrals in the community, in keeping with your HMO. That's it. This Is ... pretty ............ Who tte.s about my concerns once I tell• · - - them7 We are the only one to hear your con=· No one else. There is a disclosure form that may be signed for the purpose ofdiscussing issues only with the appropriate parties, if necessary. c.n the EAP uslst with-pike conn lets1 Yes. We are well trained in all areas and greatJy encourage employees and supervisors to utilize w for this. We will work with human resources and labor unions where necessary. In the event of a critica.J incident on campus---<lcath of an employee on or off the job, assault by one employee on another, terminal illness or death , violence--our regional representative, Deborah Hard, is available to work with us to do a critical-incide:nt stress debriding for the employees involved. ._thelswa-byemploJees <"-!jed In- put two or tllfte JeA~n7 There seems to be an increase in stress-related problems. and parent /adolescent concerns. Does the EAP to.ve any sped<~~ ewnts or KtMtles pa.nned for the coming yefW7 I am so glad you asked' Yes. November is designated as EAP month, and we are proud to bring a presentation to UB by R Bruce Baurn of Bulfulo State CoUege. Baum uses creativity aod humor to hdp show us how we em rdieYe stress. He is =eptionallj< witty aod will keep you laughing aD prcscntation long. I promise! Wrth thj: holidays approaching. this is a great prelude to a sometimes ""'Y 5lrcSSful tim< of year for many.~ Who I..tughs. Lasts: Coping with~ through Humor," Will be presented on Nov. 12 in the Student Union Assembly Hall, Room 330. There will be two ........... &om I 0 a.m. to flOOfl and &om I :303:30p.m. R.es<rvationsarc .-lod, as seats are limited Yoo can contact me at 64'>-6019-or via email at <vmajewsk@buflio.lou>. ---lt7 WhH _..,do h-.1 IISioed. - )'OU wish I how would Does EAP counsel? No. We only do assessments for purposes of referral to the best sources available to us. "This American Life" comes to Mainstag~ rra Glass shares with audience the secrets ofinnovative story telling on the radio 8y MAU ~CCIN~S Reporter Ass•stant Ed•tor I RA Glass, producer, host and c reative force behind the award-winning public-radio show "This American Life." exposed the power of words, the power o f inoovative story-telling and the power of radio in a performance Monday night thar gave his audience an entenaining inside look at how he produces the program. "Not long ago, I was doing a lot of stories on Chicago gangs and Chi cago schools; said Glass, whose fa miliar voice emerged from a completel y dark Cen ter for the Arts Mainstage theater. "I always thought REPORTER weight, illness, etc ... that if average public-radio listen ers couJd act ually see. for example, the gi rl ga ng-member that I was talking to-baggy clothes, tough looks on her face, black lipstickthat they would somehow distanct· themselves. " But when you hear her voice on the radio, it goes straight to you r heart," he explains, playing a clip of her voice to demonstrate. "There is an intimacy to just hearing somebody's voice, to the invisibilj ty backed by music and lessons·he has · larned after working in public ra- reflection on JlW: AmeriCan Ufe'" oftm. is the tide or theme of his show, garters off with their teeth during the "'garter cefemony." dio for 20 yean. such as one called "There is Some- He then shared segments of a In his trademark style, G lass shared with the audience what thing P.bout the Judgment of Strangers... story in which he set out to mea sure the distance between what a makes an ideal radio story, using "Oddly,radioisapeculiarly didac- junior-high teacher wants students to get out of a class' trip to Washing- such examples as the judgment of st rangers in a subway terminal, a ton, D.C., and what students actu- man from rural Kentucky who goes to Palm Beach to plan parties for the ally get out of il Glass explained that what was supposed to bt a dramatic, moving rich and famous, teen-agers in a public-housing project who dream of a house with a basement,and the garter dance ritual at an inner-city high-school prom. "This American Life is an ex:peri- moment atop the Lincoln Memorial turned into a disappointinent for inner-city school students when their teacher tries to recreate a touching, historical moment by ment," Glass explained. "It is a time to do all of the things that public playing the"! Had a Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, )r. broadcasting is supposed to do at its most idealistic-that is, bring you a perspective on this country that you can not get anywhere else." The moment, which Glass captures, ends up having the exact opposite effect, since it turns out that the students are more"\han familiar He demonstrated what he called with this speech, aod instead ofbe- "thc heart of narrative" or how stories can be structured to seem more interesting simply by how they are ing .. touched" are dismayed to find out it is just the ...same old speech." " Language enters us i.n a really arranged. "We are such a primitive species th at when we hear a sequence of events, we believe that it is leading somewhere." tic medium," stated Glass. .. People on radio always make the:irpoint. Radio simulates very dosely what it is like to be in an actual conversation. deep way, a back-<loor kind of way, a sneaky way. VVe live in a very odd, cuhural moment for narrative. It ls rare that you are exposed to narrative in which you feel like: 'this could of radio, like a late-night phone call Glass revealed secret subliminal "In other art forms. like poetry or be me,'" which, to Glass, is one of to somebody you're close to. in th e tricks such as removing the background music to emphasize certain words in a story and structuring seri es of events to ..create bait" for the listener to rai.se questions in his or drama, no one ever tells you what it is about. No one comes out and says. ' I know it has been confusing up unt:il this point, but here is what it is about. .."' the most important objectives for a radio show. " Radio of all media, I believe. is peculiarly su.ited to create this feel ingofempathybecauscyoucan'tsee her mind and compel the listener to 1cleif radio stories, Glass said, must have. three important effects on listeners: they must be able to relate to the story, they must be surpriscdbyitandtheymustbeablcto visualize what is happening. To demonstrate the power of surprise, be played a clip from a story that coven a high-school prom during which, in utter surprise, Glass witnessed the boys taking their dates' the charectcrs. You can get people's voices across in a way that enters your heart more easily than in print and much easier than on television. "I'm not a big believer that the work we do on public radio changes much in pcoplc'sliYes. But ifthe (storics) have any kind of rontribution at aD, 1belieYe it is that it giw:slistmas the opportunity for empathy, to cross that line aod r..I less aazy." dar~' Whe e spotlight finally came on. Gl was seated on the open stage at a table with the radio equipment necessary for his performance . " I think there is a huge territory in this country for radio that is un - explored," Glass told the audience. .. 1 believe that radio has the power to move us and touch us the way that a great book does o r a great movie." He spent the~ of his talk justi fying his claim with an array of touching stories, pieces of stories, a nd stor ies abo ut stor ies-all stick around to find out what is go- ing to happen. According to Glass, it isn't enough tojusttell alittlestory."Youneedto moV< from the anecdote to something bigger, which malctsthewholc idca more satisfying," he explained. This "mommt of mlection" is an elcment that he said is often missing in oth'tr art forms. His moment of �October lll.l!elflri 31. No.lO Jlepor'- Policy to be implemented m BrieBy Grade-replacement moves to top of list ofCIT priorities By MARA MCCOINHIS Report~ As-sistant Editor T HE implementation of the grade- replacement policy that was put into effect this semester now has been moved to top of the priorities list fo r Computing and Information Technology, according to a report by Voldeffiar lnnus, senior associate vice _president for university services, to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee last week. Inn us said there will be a "partially computer-based manual process"'to accommodate the new policy for cour>es taken in Falll999. "This approach is beneficial because we are sure that it is going to raise some idiosyncratic situations that we haven't thought Of as the policy is being implemented and will help in the dovelopment of the computer-based system," said Inn us. " The expectation is that the computeriz<d process will be fully imp lemented in Spring 2000 so that courses retaken in the spring could be handled in an automa ted fashion ." The new grading po licy, which has been published in the most recent undergraduate cataJogue, al lows students to repeat courses in which they receive a grade of C plus o r lower. The grade earned the seco nd time the course is taken is the o ne that counts toward the student's grade-point average, regardless of whether that is the higher mark. Presidmt Wtlliam R. Greiner had told the FSEC early this semester that because of mo~ pr=ing obligations in CIT---<p<cilically Y2K and AcC<SS99-virtually all other projects would be !TlOVI:d back to the spring. Innus explained that the reason the project was delayed was because "there were still a lot of planning discussions going on between undergraduate education and CIT in interpreting the policy.• "As of Oct. 7,allofthe remaining details and understanding of what was to be implemented were resolved and we had a meeting with the provost in which the provost confirmed that this would be the top new priority in terms of projects.• Inn us added thatCIT will be handling only currently enrolled students and records dating back to 1984. In other business, Claude E. Welch,Jr.,SUNYDistinguishedSel-vice Professor in the Department of Political Science and chair of the senate's Academic Planning Committee, updated FSEC members on the recent meeting at UB with five interlocutors from Albany, headed by SUNY Provost Peter Satins. to discuss the SUNY-wide m.issjon review. "Presumably, this campps-based discussion of mission is intended in some ways to further differentiate the campuses, but also to under- stand better what the maJor con cems are or the strengths and weak nesses of each campus," said Welch. Seven administrators and five faculty members met with the In terlocutors, according to Welch. l-Ie reported that the interlocutors were panicularly interested in four areas: undergraduate program in terms of missions, retention, student life and selectivity; research and graduate education; health sciences, and broader, generaJ-education issues. Welch told the FSEC that among the "dialogue points" posed by the interlocutors ¥13.5 the question: lfUB had $5-$10 million more in annual appropriations from the state, how would the univernty spend it? Welch said that Provost David Triggle replied that he would spend 70 percent of the money on various com puting initiatives and 30 percent on enhanced graduate stipends. In response to another diaJogue ~int, Triggle proposed hiring 140 faculty members by 2003, the cost of which would come from revenue from increased enrollment, accord ing to Welch's repon. All of th e dialogue po ints raised by th e interlo cut o rs, as well as Triggle's detailed responses, ca n be viewed onlin e a t < http :/ I www . provost . buffalo . edu / Stra teglcPiannlngDocuments/ 1999 _ MI sslon _ Revi e w I BrleflngBook.htm > . Allen finds pets improve health By JENNIFU LEWANDOWSKI Reporrer Staff and pets?" A!Jrn asked. Perhaps because more than half has such a n effect. "Whe n I was watching a ho rror K of the homes Ln the United States are host to a pt't and people consider their pets family m embers who un dcrstand feelings , she said. studying pets. A graduat e of th e Jullia rd Schoo l of Mu sic in New movie, I could feel my hea n pound mg," she sa id. "\oVh en my dog ca me tn , I could feel it (subside)." And pets can make great ltsten en. Allen said , poi nt111g ou t that manr people ch oost~ to dtsclo!>t' to their pets--rather than to a spouse York City, she ea rned her doctoral or friend-problems and f<.·dm~"- degrec in music theory from Heidel berg University in Germany and fo r four ye ar s pr r{o rm ed with t he Heidelberg c hamber Orcht."Stra as principal clarinetist. Two years later, Allen rccciVl'd a master's degree in informatio n sc1ence from UB and wo rked for I] years as an associate professor and Librarian in the HeaJth Sciences Li brary.Auenearnedaseconddocto ral degree-in psychology-from UB and now serves as the assistant di recto r for the Center for the Study of the Behavioral and SociaJ Aspe'-13 of Health. It was her work as a research scientist and research assistant professor in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. however, that enabled her to focu s her energies on pets' roles in human hea1th. For her research studies, Allen visit/cil:bOO one -pet homes in th e Buff4fo area, finding that animal co mpanion s provide emotiona l support and act as confidants. Allen S<Ud couples who have a pet m their home experience a signifi cantlr greater closeness than those who don't. "Couples tell me aU the time that when they're arguing, they realize how ridiculous (it is) because the dog looks upset," she said. P e t s can be comforting, too. Allen's 11 year-old border collie, Flannigan, Pl' t owners who interal.."t<:J With hu mans wt·re likely to disclose such 111 fo rmatio n 60 percent of the tlmt: , while owners who interacted With their pets were likely tu diM:Iose I00 percent of the time. she found, add mg that it '!! not uncommo n fo r pet ow ner) to "t ry ou!'' a cmwersa.tion o n a pet hcfore t.1lking wllh anotht·r person. Allen aJso fo und that pet o wners have mo re inH.'ral1 ions \\'lth o th er people than do indiv1duals Wtthout p<.·ts. Alle n no ted that ha\'mg a pet 1sn't for l'wryone. nnd that the result o l havmg a pet in a hnmc isn't .tlwav' go ing to ht· positive. Not e-vcryonl' IS a pet person. " I've never tncd to ~y th is IS lor everyone. everp.,..hert·." she said. The person fo r who m a pet is more like an objcd. AIIen said,"cancxpt."'Ct the rrwards (that come ) fro m a pillow or a lamp." Allen, however. IS a firm bel.irwr that a beloved pet ca n redu ct· hu man [CSponscs to stress. "A lack of supportive relation · ships has been implicated in hyper· tension and cardiovascu.Jar morbidity and mortality," she sa id. " For peoplewho likeandwantthem, pct.s can act as buffers to acute and longtermstres.s.,andcancomplementthe sn~rt provided by other people." AREN Allen is a beHever that having a pet in your home can improve your mental a nd ph ys ical health. The LIB resea rch scientist makes no bones about her claim that pets play an integral role in reducing the effects of stress in peopl e's lives. Allen shared the findings of sewral studies she has conduded that show pet s can have a caJming effect o n individuals by preventing blood press u re from skyrocketing and keeping heart rate down with a " UB at Sunrise" audience on Oct. 2 1. " Pet ownersh ip brings down responses to mental stress.." Allen said, a finding that she said is not entirely new. Past studies, she said, have linked the presence of a pet to survival after a heart attack. a reduced risk for c.ardiovascuJar disease and an increased sense of well -being for individuaJs with Alzheimer's disease and AJDS. Allen's research, however, focu ses on how having a pet-specifically a cat or dog--can diminish or buffer th e- effects of a st ressful situation. Her studies, she said, "explore the degree to which pets can influence responses to psychological and physical stress." One study looked at the human response to the imposition of stress via mental and physical stressors, and monitored the results of indi vi duals in and out of the presence of a pet, and with and without a spouse or friend in the room. An other study investigated what role pets play in conllict and resolution between couples. "Why would anyone study people Allen w<isn't alway!> interested m 13 Management to co-sponsor health-care forum Nov. 17 Cl A forum to address "ow nat ional h ealth ~ca re lSsues tmpasz West ern New Yo rk will be held Nov. 171 0 the Adams Mark Ho teltn d ownto wn Buffalo. T he fo rum . entitled '"'O ur Healt h-Care Industry at the Crossroads: Wha t Lies 1n th e F utu.r e~" will be presented by t he Indepe nde111 Health Fo undatio n, alo ng w1th th e Sc.bool of Mana gem ent , Bristol Myers Squibb Co. and The Buffa lo News. Nat ional ke ynote speakers wiJI include Nancy Sn yderman . medi cal co rrespo ndent for ABC's"Good Mo rning America" and "20/20;" George Will , nationally syndicated column ast fo r The Wa.sh rngton Post , and Michael Millenson , principal of Health Ca re and Gro u p Benefits Practice fo r WiiJi am M . Me rce r and a utho r of"De!'Tla nd ing Medical Excellence." Panel discussiOns will be held fea tunng local communtty an d business leaders, heaJth -ca re providers, msurers and physicians. ..At the present rate, h ea lth ~ca re costs will jump m o re than 100 percent to $2. 1 trillio n annualJy by 2007," said Lewis MandelJ , dean of the School of Management. "As a natto n , we need to find th e deli cat e baJance between quaJity heaJth care and limited resources." A Web site fo r the fo rum , <www.wnyhe •lthforum.com > . has been established for m embers of the community to ask questi o ns and provade feedback about health -care issues. Q uest io ns and com ments received will be inco rpo rated int o thr- pa nel discussio ns. Th e fo rum , whi ch costs S80 per person. will run fro m 8 a. m . t o~ p.m . Co ntin ental breakfast and lun ch will be se rved. Fo r more information or to register fo r t he fo rum . l.Ont ac t the Independent Health Fo undatio n at 635 -4959 or vasat the Web Sit e at <www.wnyhea lthforum .com > Golden Key chapter wins award The UB Chapte r of t he Golden Kev Na ti o nal Ho nor Sooet y won the prestigious Key Chapt e- r Award at th e Go lden Kcr's int ern at ional ,. ~ convention , held recent! )' 111 O rl and o, Fl a. Th e awa rd is g1ven to a chapt er fro m each reg1o n that has excell ed in commumca t10n , publici ty. meeting m anage ment , chapt er ac tJ VI u cs and leadership, a nd part icipa ted in reg io nal and 1nternat10nal program s. T he U B cha pter induc1ed 5b9 scm o rs and 1unmrs, and ho no rt'd SIX illdJvtdu als dunn g its rece nt 12th annu al induct ion cc rl~monv. The sax md JVJd uals. no mm ated by mem be rs of the UB chapter also were md ucted a~ honora ry me mbers. Th ey we re la m e!! Brad\ . assoc iate professo r of ph dnsophv; Josephine Capua na, ad mmist ra tivt: directo r of th e Ho nors Program; C ha rl es fo urtner, p ro fcs!<or o/ bi o logica l sc1ences; Ke rr y S. Crant, de.1n of t he C:ol l e~e of Arb .111d Soe nces; De1dre Lync h. assocta tl' profc!I~Or ol l·.ngh!! h. Jnd ~l!l l l'T l ~t· n ev 1e ve Efthem i!l. princ ipa l of St. J o~eph ·SchPtll. c,nl' nl twn ..thools in th e charter '!! Ado pt -a School prog ram . SEFA CAMPAIGN P ROGRESS REPORT o SE FA Untt Go.1l uf Contr1hutwn Goa l Office qf tho Provost S30,892 $23,416 59.0 s·chool of Architecture and Planning College of Arts and Sdences 10,000 113,634 10,573 80,423 105.7 67.5 School of Dental Medi cine 30,000 17, 690 58.6 Graduate School of Education 15,598 9,321 59.3 School of Engineenng and Applied So e n ce~ 37,668 29,7 40 77.5 School of Health Related Professions 9,800 9,820 94.3 Schoo l of lntormatton and library Stud1 es 3,782 2,70t 7t 4 School of Law 16,856 11 ,557 68.5 School of Manag ement 28, 306 28,661 101 2 School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 139,900 83,053 59 .5 School of Nursmg 7.580 4,928 65 0 School of Pharmacy 9,628 4, 157 34.3 Office of tht" Prestdent 6, 495 985 t5 I .School of Social Work 6,674 2,342 33.1 US Foundation 2,809 2,879 102 4 Student Attai~ 33,800 19,502 42.8 University Services I 36,208 105,257 76 7 3,36<4 7n 16.2 Advancement and Development t0,451 9,488 90.5 23,313 5,866 24.5 Vote President for Research Tot•l• �4 Repodea OctotJerZ8.1!HI/Vul.31.1810 ---.Kuoos professor al "'"""""' JCiona , and~hastOC:a-11 ~grant"""' thetionaJ Science - f o r I project titled "Low.uwl Complexity and Hold Concepts." The poems on- M<moln" ond •t.aura Among the Shlkes" by ....... -_SUNYD!s- tlngulshed - al English In the Coltgo al Arts ond Sdences, were published In the Summer issue al Pot& ~!New. The Americon Chemlal Society has rooognlzed the -.It altho c-- ~--..._.. Chenolsb (!1m'! vcq with • LocoiSectlon Young« Chemist C9fT111litt.. Award. The group, composed olgroduate students In the [)e. partment ol Chemistry In the College of Arts ond Sciences, wu honored for 1 number of activities, Including hosting ah annual graduate--student sympo>lpm, volunteering at loco! elementary schools ond the Buffalo Museum of -Science to perform "hands-on• experiments during Notional Chembtry Week, holding ca-<ounsellng semlnors ond WOtt<ing Kelley collection of 25,000 scl-fl, detective, action tales called best-perserved of Its kind Pulp~fiction titles reflect the times BJ PAT111CIA DONOVAN verse, and by whom. News Services Editor "By st udying pulp fiction." Booth says. "researchers can identify the hold sway in the 1950s' pulps. but m ICOnoclast who teaches English lit era ture at Eric Community College, rare title that only J own, are out of luck. So when J decided to gr... the books to w_ university, 1 got lot of flack from collectors across the country. "But J tell them, ' Hey, what do you I'm a hbrarian!'" Jn fact. Kelley holds a number of degrees from UB. in addition to a master's degree iii library science. He has received bachelor's. master's and doctoral degroes in Englisb<Mr the years, as wdJ as an MBA. Kelley worked for many years as a computer consultant and travded extensively, collecting books wher- in 1994 made a gift to the UB Li- ~hewent. 0 NE of his favorite pulp writers might describe George Kelley as "just one dirty guy doing a seedy job in a miserable world." Kelley's life · lo ng pursuit of cheap--sometimes even cheesypaperbacks may seem a peculiar ho bby to som c, but it has the librar· 1ans at UB doing handsprings. unconscious and conscious fears, beliefs and common scapegoats of an era. They can study attitudes toward everything from homosexual· ity and women to drinking. drug use and guys ~m Yale." many of the stories arc more explicit and depict "good" women as ligures of erotic attention as well Librarian Donald Hartman, an expert on w penny detective novels of fin rk si<el< America, notes that even our notion of what a criminal is haschanj!ed over w years, and that That's because Kelley, a good natured, winy and highly educated a c:xeea? braries of 25,000 pulp-fiction titles. Librarian Kathleen Quinlivan is The George Kelley Pulp Fiction becom ing a minor pulp expert Co ll ectio n , access ible online at <http: / / ubllb .buffalo.odu / 11- while establishing a datllbase of th~ collection that will help people lo- bra rles l unIts I I m I I kelley I collectlon.html>, is a remarkably cate material in the collection by subject. She says that Kelley's travels are one reason his collection is unusually well-rounded and deep. well -preserved assemblage of books illuminating 40 years of subterra· nean sociaJ attitudes and behavior. It contains book series and anum - Because of its breadth,depth and superb physical condition; the col- ber of titles by the same author, for lection is wo rth a great dea l of mo ney-millio ns of dollars accord· ing to o ne source. The librarians, however, say that its greatest va1ue is in the eno rmo us contribution the books make to research and sc.holarship in mid -20th century ftOPU· distributed only in a few regions or David Schmid, assistant professo r of English, teaches courses in popular literature and culture and agrees with Booth. .. Pulp fiction i.s a primary source for mformation on the American YOte al thot unlwnky's faculty lar cultu re. zeitgeist from the 1930s through the ...ate ond _.,.a! by the unl- The collectio n is a groaning board 1970s," he says . of detective stori es. sci - __.-r-;;;;;;;;;;,:~:\ "'Whether sci-fi, westerns, with teachers ond sclentlsls to imprtl'IO science-teaching methods. ---lading- SOl' ol Economia and OJ«<lltiw! ofllcer altho Deportment of Ecooi<>rric$. has been appointed an IJOn<>nlry prolessor at Clty ~of Hong Kong by. venity presldenL Ehtlch, who also,...... as MeMn H. Bal<er Pn:IIOSOOI'ol Amollcan ~ in the School o( Management ·and director o( the Institute for ·the Study of Ffft ~ Systems, has been • member of the board o f - to the Hong Kong Center of Economlt ~ search at Hong Kong UniYersity since 1992. andfn>m 1992-9-4 was visiting prolessor ond manager ol "The Economia ol Tron~· project It the Hong Kong UntY.rsity of Science and Technology. . - ...... -.whohas ond lmpnd Jewish college students at the UB-based Hillel of 11u11a1o for 13 ·years. win be honored with a Bar Mitzvah Year of Service on Nov. • · The 13th ~ar is troditlonally celebrated at a Bar Mltzvoh ceremony when Jewish males ma~<e' the transition Into adulthood. A r=arch project using highfrequency sound to disinfect wastowoter has earned - - Modp, I doctoral student in the Deportment of Civil, Struc:turoland EnYironmental Engineering. first priM in a national competition spor>sored by the W.ter Environmental-.,tlon. loll Glulor, 1550Ciote librarian . and on adjunct faculty member in the Department of English, has had his boolr, "'igitoo Poetlc.s: Hypertex~ \1\suaVkinetic Text ond 'Mitlng on Programmable Medii. • occepted for publication by the U"'-'lty of Alobama Press. A r~ of Samuel A. Hoy's · boolr, "Ed au.ns, A Utoraly 81- ogrophy.. by eor-t. wistant prolessor of African American studies, in the CUm!nl issue of AfriaJn Am<riaJn RMtw. CWN ~professor of English. portldpolod In the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies' First Annual Seminor for Faculty Toochlng- Courses. . ven rures, wc.. rcrns e ro ti c ta les o ( " . brat s" and promised gjes" o n Fire Island. t hors represented fro m Dash1ell lame s C ain , Carver, Ruth Millar really Ross MiicDonald ) Ellery Queen (who is really two co usins, ne1ther o ne an " Ellery" nor a "Queen") to relatively unknown writers like "Jack Woodford" who have lo ng since disappeared from the pop· literary scene. The books that ~mprise the col · Jeaion art.• among the hundreds of thousands of popular novels printed between 1930 and 1980 o n cheap "pulp" paper, sometimes for fl y-byni ght publishers. a nd distnbuted regio nal])' o r nationally. Fonnulaic,sensational and easy to-read, the books titillated and horrified readers with exotic locales and charaders in big trouble. Charles D' Aniello, who coordinates collec· tion develo pment fo r Lockwood Library. says that the stories reas sured their audience by mirroring prevailing attitudes iUld beli efs. He says th e authors eschewed high - toned prose, employing dip~ect talk that expressed the .. real i " n what went o n in places their re ers would never seesleazy backwa ter dives., the underwater lair of blonde vixens five sto· ries tall . the" Marmot .. galaxy o r the Mo ntana outback in 1875. Austin Booth, librarian and hu manities subject specialist who has worked on the KeUcy collection, says that scholars value pulp fiaion ~­ ca use it is a trove of popular tropes. culture traits. political trends and idiomatic speech. It's also a barom eter of what, at a particular time, is considered appropriate and per- instance, plus rare books that were this evolution i.s weU-documenied. in the pulps. He says the escapades of bootleggers, kidnappers. killers, "lap duced in very limited runs. "The KelkycoUection is no doubt spies" and commies galloped the best-preserved collection of its through the '30s and '40s, and that the 1950s introduced a new kind of kind in the country." sap_Adams. "They are in absolutely mint condi- one best examined tion. The Ubrary of Congress pulp through a psychiatric lens. Judith Adams-Volpe. director of collection, in contrast, is in pretty bad shape. Most of the university Lockwood Library, which houses the ~Dey collection, is well-versed in pop a rticu lations of cultural themes. She and Kelley point out collections are falling apart as well. "'Ordinarily,"' she says, .. books of this kind disintc:g.rate very quickly because the high-acid content of and their work has held that a cult following has developed around the pulp book covers alone. Vividly colored and lurid in subject matt er and desig n, th ey were pulp paper causes it to break down in the presence of oxygen. In this case, however, each book WAS sealed in a plastic Ziplock.bag. which pre- up o ver time." In either case. Schmid no tes that the author uses the pulp fo rmula to express values held-sometimes privately-by the readers. painted in the realistic style and fea· tured such subjects as bizarre futur isticcharaacrsandplaces,cattlemen indireconflictandmany,manyter· rified or terrifying babes in low·cut blouses. Some are movie-star look· vented oxidation." Kdley began saving pulp sc:icnct:· fiction books as an adolescent after his mother threw out his comicbook collectio n while he was at camp. "These books actually documen t our changing tastes and social mores," he says. "They present some of a-likes (Liz Taylor, Susan Hayward, "I tease my mom that tojane Russell are faves of the '50s), A"' -~ THE~ day it would be menaced by the shadows of un- ~l's Rli(;s 7Wi wo, th a lot of adventure or detective fie· tion, this material is written quickly, according to a for- mula ," he says. "Some of the authors are hacks. but many a re quite talented the stuff boiling up fro m beneath t he veneer of civilized behavior thro ugh anti -heroes who expose ..:orruptio n in unl.ikdy places." The hero might be suave (Nick criminal - published in one edition or pro· seen kill~- Others are eroticized Amazons who co mpri se a popular Western archetype of dangerous women. - , , . 'lfl money," he says. "I started saving thesci-fi because I was a kid and I loved it- Kelley says that sometimes c:harles ) or brutal (Mike Hammer ), the provocative scenes de· drink like a fish (both of them ), ex- picted on the cover had fl:!(;;;·~ pose criminals in une:x nothing whatsoever pected places (Fire Island, ~ll!lllllll~~~ ;~ do with the book's con· long Key) orridiculeethnic mino rities and " lavender boys .. - whatever the traffi c would bear at the mo ment . The li brarians point out that this co llection marks the changing definition s of "ma sculine" and " feminine," for in stance, and illustrates provocative gender roles played out by men and women in "unusual " situations. From the tro ublesome - but classy -women and low-dass · but· o ut, which is why it's find so many in o ne in such good condition. In fact , Kelley's home had to accommodate so many boxes o f books that h e says h is wife couldn'tgetto the washing machine without tripping over them. That suggestive gun molls of the 1930s. Jed to an ultimatum, and Kelley was compelled to find a home for his for instance, pulp females evolved during World War U into self- mo- cobection. He could have sold it fo r a for- tivated, frightening and often sexu- tune. "Tha·<'s a big mark<! for these books." he says. "and when they're held in collections, they're out of circulation, so they can't be bought and sold. People looking to buy, say, a ally rapacious characters. At this time, there were widespread, if sub- liminal, fears about the changing soc ial 'e nd economic power of womeh. Sensual women continue to "The erotic paperbacks weren't so much a preference. I picked up most of those later, along with some books in the other gen res to round o ut the coUection," he says. That may be, but at least o ne librarian is reputed to have spent an unusual amo unt of time cataloging the collectio n's titillating "swampbook.. series. She has class, a IJSt of creder11ulls longer than my amt and a body that screametl.'Pilates.' But she's as cold as a meat locker and ma:m as an a.ddc. When queried about her pulp pref erences, the dame hid hu well· worn copy of"Swamp Bmt" imide a ho/lowed·out volume o}Kant? Surr You Can!!" Thor w suclcLd down the rest of ha doubl<latte and spun around to.Jaa me, a sneu di5torting h ~r pouty. sa~rl<tlips. "Print my name, • she hissed, "and I'll write your epit4ph in hotl«uu." �OctoberZB.I!!I9/Vol31. 111 10 Repartes Eleda"ODic!!ighways UB team tre~ to Himalayas Citation-Management Software helps ease a tortuous task CJ Lee says trip to deliver medical care was most harrowing ofall By J£N- UWAHDOWSI<I Reporter Staff luck. The trekkers were able to get to their next destination with little problem, b ut because of heavy rains. the 12 Kashmiri men and their team of 50 hor= carrying supplies from camp to camp were unable to cross the river, which had risen to an un ~ manageable height. The group-accustomed to hav ing the caravan of men set up camp. cook and provide amenities such as hot water-had virtually nothing, they can do for the people they tre-dt. "We try to be useful. (but) we can't treat people with chron1 c di~ ­ ease," h e said. "There are things we can do," he sa1d, such as treat res p iratory and ear infections, and skin problems, "bu t they're liable to re cu r " due to th e vi ll ager~ · lifestyles. Lee sa id the t re.kkers at least try to "give them an idea th at there a re so me things they can do differently." not even sleeping bags, Lee said. "'We had some food (canned sardines). And we were able to be semi .:;--::----:=------..,.,..,...---------, c ivilized.': he said, chuckling at th e m emo r y of so m e scotch he had stashed in his backpack. The group took advantage of the delay, dcdaring a day of rest befon· heading to their mam destination, the village of Lin gshe1. Lingshct, L« ex RkhMd Lee (center rear) ond hh wlfo, Susan plained, is home to a (left rear), are pictured with Mohammed .. monastery dating had Daya, a member of the trek team from the Unlvenlty of Oregon, and monks and nuns tolhe llt.ha:nrury,and from the viii~ of Llngshet. is building il nunnery. The mission, he said, sor in the Department of Anthro - \'laS to test both the Tibetan Buddhist pology in Lhe C.ollcgc of ArL~ and monks and nuns for tubercuJosis and Sciences. hepatitis A, Rand C UB senior Diana Pratt. a pre-med The next day, the group-which student and a fi rst -time trekker. ad · incl uded t h ree doctors and a mits she didn't know what she was nurse--set u p a clinic, usi ng a PPD getting int o when she signed up for (pu rified p rotein derivative ) to test the t rip. for TB aod d rawing blood tn screen ""' I had no idea what th is ent ailed for hepati tis. until I got to India," she said. " I didn't "When we ·weren't doing that , we kn ow the real detai ls, wh ich was a held a m edical clinic that was open ~ood thing." to villagers," said Pratt, who helped In addition , monsoon season was dispe nse med icine and measure u n der way, p revent ing th e grou p blood p ressu re. from fl ying out of New Delhi, where "The clinics arc Uke the circus," they ha d o riginal ly landed, to Lch, a r.....~ said. "Everyone turns ou t. and remote city set in a valley that is d if- ever yone wa nts to h e seen and ficult to reach by plane. touched." "The Leh airport h as one runway, Patien ts were treated mostly for which isn't very b ig," Lee said. "And arthritis, cata racts or heartburn . you can o nly land in o ne d in.-ction ." Pratt said. lbc gro up waited five days before riris was common, Pran soud. weather permitted landing in Lch, as y liV< a lifestyle of very ha rd said Lee. add ing that they consid - I And Uving at such a high al ered rerouting the trek, but wo uld t itude m eant people were more smhave faced political un rest near Pa - ccptible to ultraviolet damage. which kistan if they had done so. causes cataract-;, she explained. O n ce in Lch, group members had Ib u profen and Pepcid AC wen· at m ost two days to acclim ate to the admi ni s te red, a nd the v1llage\ 11 .500-foot altitude. "a mch i,'' or herbal ist , was given " Most people get sick," said L«. medication to dispense. no ting the importance of taking it Villager~pecially childreneasy du e to lo wer oxygen levels. suffered fro m severe vitamin A and "Normally, we spend three days and D defi ciencies, wh ich were treated three night's to acclimate." with chewable vitamins, Lee said. Th e group ran into m ore bad He admits there's a limit to what After three nights in Lingshet , the group began its return trek, running into yet another d iffi culty. "On the last day. we wen.· sur posed to be picked up by t>us," !.<'<' said. "Beca use of the ram, the road had literally been washed away." With so many delays and unexpected obstacles, Lee said th<· team v.ras not able to stop at as many vii lagcs as they wanted, trekking for 14 days instead uf 19. Overall , Lee !Wi ld , the trek Will> a success. "We we re lucky,'' Lee ~a 1d . "\Vt• probably take away more than we lcavc. lt's an opportunity for k.Jds to learn illi ttle bit about other culture!'! and just how tough the human :,pc cics G.Ul be." Pratt said she feh tht• gmup wa.., limited in providing tr<.>atme nt. given tht• technology availahle 111 Western medici ne, hut sa id bcmg immersed in a different cu lture shed 'iomc light on American hdief~. "Amer icans tend ... to think ou r way is the right way," she said."( But l so mctt me:, their ( villager!. ) wa v might be the right way.lflheydon 't believe a pill is going to help tht·m ~ it probably won't." Henry Sussman, a professor and chai r o f the Department of Com parative Li teratu re who participateJ in the trek, took special interest in the villages' medicinal practices. "There can be enormous soph L!<> tication" in their practices, he said. adding that ther<.> is "a much morc.intimate relationship in this culturt' between the body and the spirit." Sussman was awed by his expcn ence, which he caJ ied "a n extraordi nary human adventure." Pratt said she, too, was endeared by the expe rience, and found returning to the Uni ted States difficu lt . Lee. who has traveled to Kt:nva. Thailand, Ch ina, Brazi l and Chile. and who co- teaches a class in geo graphic medicine this sem ester, said that while he is unsure of where or when the next trek m ight be, he said he's certain of one thing. "We' re not going th is rout e R !CHARD Lee is a veteran "trekker." The founder and di· recto r of the UB Medi cal Trek Program has mad e numer- ous trips overseas since the mid1980s-with the UB program and others-delivering medical treatment to indigenous populations across the globe. But a 28-day mission last summer Tedious at best. tortuous might be a better word for describing what it's like for pe.ople preparing bibliographies without' citatiOn · management software. Keeping track of readings and then typing the li st of references with proper punctuation and consistent for mattmg can be very .exasperating. Softwa re tools such as EndNote and ProC itc can h elp hy enabling ypu to crea te and maintain your own database of JOUrnal articles. books, book chapters, dissertallom and other types of matenaJs . On ce a refert>ncc has been added bv typing or downloading, yo u can sea rch. sort. retrieve and edit record~ that l:an be formatted easilv 10 a large va n ety of styles (e.g. APA . MIA . Ch1cago J and copied mto VIrtuall y anv word - proc~ed document. lmpo rttn g reco rds 1s n't pnss1hlc from all BISON datahases. hut EndNote and ProC He Jf(' t"o mpatihk wnh many of th e nlost 1mpor tant ones. The L' B l.1hranel> <.atalog. lur example, won 't work Wi th eit her program . hut ISJ '., Cllat1on Jataha~ work tint· wtth hoth pa l': l.. c:tges ( not s urpr1 S 1n~h· ~ l nlt·l~l now <)w n~ hoth EndNo te and Prot : ltt~ l. and, w1th a h11 nltweakmg. vou l•tnunport rc~.-ords from man~ of tht· Ov1d, hrst~arc h and ~llverPlattcr filc!.. lntroductorv informatiOn and mstrul·ttOO!<! fur u.!amg huth progrdnb wnh BISON dl> effeCU\'el y J .~ possiblt· are avai lable at <http:/ / ubllb.buffalo.edu / llbraries/ help/ cltesoftware/ lndex.html .,. o r vou (dn l:n nnt·-ct dm:ctl v to th t' l·. ndNote gu ldt• at <http:/ / ubllb .buffalo .edu / llbrarles / help / dtesoftware / endnote .html "' and th e PrnC 11e g01de at ...- http:// ubllb.buffalo .edu/ llbraries/ help/ dtesoftware/ proc lte.html Ne 1t her ProCtte nor f:ndNote tS available un puhlu._ wurkstat1~m at UB. hut fa culty. staff and studt·nts may purchast' them for the edu catiOnal dtl>lOUnt pncc .11 UBMIC rO. You also t"an download fulh functional demo ver?IOns ol both databases from lSI\ W<.>h s1tt' at <http:/ / www.lslresearc:hsoft.com >. There are other citatiOn -management produt:t~ on tht• market a!'! weU. and you l:an find comparat 1ve revlt'W~ at E.lcctronK HCl>C..-arch@< :horm <http: / / www-writlng.bertteley.edu/ chorus/ eresearc:h/ >and tn Natun;'s on line soft ware rt·view of"Rdcrcnce Managel'"_<http:/ / nature2-uu .edoc.com / software/ refman/ lntro .html > . to India with 17 others. induding his wife. Susan, to deliver medical treatmen I to the people of the Himalayas was the most harrowing by far. Thl· UB group-ranging in age from 13 to 62-faced an average 12 hour ~ of trekking dailY. on passes hardy wide enough to accommo- date single-file hiking while maneuvering around obstacles ca used by la nd slides and mud slides. The group also had to cljmb m ou n tains as high as 16,800 feet at 45- and 60degrce grades, using ropes to guide them uphill. "This was the most dangero us trek we've done," said Lee, wh o is chief of the divisions of Geographic and Obstetric Medicine in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and an adj unct p rofes ~ a~ n!" 5 f-()r help wrth ust11g ProCif(' with BISON databases, t'onwct Po11 Hartman at < rmldon@ 1a n u . buffalo.ed u > or Dtwul Bt>rllHa ell <dbt-rtu ca@acsu .bufflllo.etlu >. questrons about us1t1g EndNott· wttl! RISON rlotaba sc5 s houl1l br tlrratrd In Shoron Murpln· 1H - Will Hepfer and Nancy Schiller, UniVeTJi t)' Ltbror,e~ BrieD Alumnus Yake, wife fund Fulbright chair in peace studies 1 - A gift from a UB alum nu ~ hJ~ hdped th(· ulllversll\ e~tahiJ,h ,1 Ca nada - United Sta t~~!'! 1-ulh nght C hair m Peau: Stu(flt', I. Stan lev Yake and h1!<> wif(' , Barbara l.Jwt o n Yakt·. haw g1wn !ht· tir't pa n of a thrt'(' -vt'ar gift of SIS,IX>O per vt·..r to funJ tht' v1sllmg ...-h.w 111 the lkpartmt·nt of Philmoplw 1n tht· t ·_ ollegc of Art~ Jnd Sot'lh.l'' • Tht• ( .•!llad.t L '. ~ . hd hngh1 ( tHnnw.sllm <id ccted tht· uniVl'r'>ll \ to he .1 p.trt ti l lh new progr.1m lor Vl~ ttlng cha1n•. '''h11:h Ul>C~ pr1 vate don ci!IO!l~- likt• tht' Y;tkc, · and matcht''> them with lllStttu 11onallunds 111 lmng Lanad1.11l ~cholar~ to Amencan unlvcrs ltiC!'! . ~tan ley Yake "aid ht' h.1d ht't'n wn.s ldt·nng il dunatwn and th1' program "gavt' me tht• opportuntt~· 10 t•n nch tht· UU philosoph' dcpartmt·nt. hopmg that tilt' broad 1mpac1 and image of peace stud It'~ \vdl have a fertile <Hld po,lll\'t' efft·ct on tht· departm~..·nt." Jn .1d Jit1on, Yah lch it wa:. J \vondt·rful w:n· to honor tht· mcmorv nl h1:. parent s, Clayto n F and M.uth.t Ehy Yakt· " I wanted to ret"ogn iZt' tht' t"o mmlttcd work lor pc.tlt.' that ( :lavhlfl and ~I.Jrtha pur:.u('d throu gh the Mennonltt' t"OmnHinlllt'!'l t>l huth tht~ Unit t"J St.J tl'-ll .1nd ( .,mad.J ," ht~ '>ald. " Mv parcnb !'> pt·nt tht'lr IIVt':. Jealmg wtth pea..:t' ol ,LII ktnth , !rom ~t'i l Ldt·nt lt\· to l'nr1u'PI!> o l (ommunu v tel puhhl pn\iq· tn mtc.-rn ;llton:tl rl'IJI!ons." Jo hn T. Ke.un~. profcs!<>or ~nd l:ha1r nl the llepartment ol Ph1lmo phy, note-d : "Wt• ilrt: extrt·mdv ~ratt·ful for th1s ~1ft th.tt bnn~:-. u:. .1 v1siting Canadion :.cholar to lt·..:ture. tea..:h. J.nd do rt·~cart"h th.ll complement!<> lUTrt'lll L1 B fa~:ultv rt~s c:uch m the area ul non v1olc-nlt' " I think nf 11 as an unexpt·..: tt'd honu!'l ... ht· added. "ht' l•lu~c wtth th1s g ift , we can prov1de ~omethmg wt· \.an't normal!' otter 111 nur students and fa(ultv." Kearns said the program t!'l de:-.tgncd to hJ.vt' ont· n~Jt mg ..chol.u per year and that he expects tht~ first scholar ltl ht· 'dedt·d and on (am pus for the 2000 -2001 acadcnHl year. Conceived Ill 1946 and funded h\· l.ongrc~~. tht· 1-ulhnght pw gram was the U.S. governmt~ nt '~ nagshlp mtc:rnatum al eJulaiiOil.il exchange program. In 1990 , the Found at ion for l:du..:at1onal l:xchange Bt·twt•t·n Canada and the U.S. announced the Canada - U.S. Fulb n ght Pro gram to overset• Canada's partiopation m tht• worldw ide Fulbnght program. �6jllepariez October ZB. l!I!I!INol. 31. No.lO Maclefowskl to direct "Tango" as part of residency In Department of Theatre and Dance BRIEFLY Gruti.Mes fellowship offered <\ppllaltions are bOing accept«! fJ>r the Inaugural Great Lokes Comminion-~a Crlnt Fellowship. The~ who wll bo - a t the Creot Llloes Com- otiias In Am Arbor, Mich. wll with membon rJ the Ctoot Llloes JCierl«, policy and lnfonnollonleducatlon com~ to acMna! the.........,.,_ montllquollyandeconornic:-clewlaprnent-golls ol theCreotllloes-. The _ , . , wll run for one yeor, boginnlng on Jan. 1, 2000. T h e - for IPIJia>tions is Nov. 15. For"""" Wormatlon, <II Helen Oomske. extension specialist the Now Yorlt ~ Cront l'n:lgnm. • 645-3610, or the Creot llloes Commission at (734) 665-9135. lor George Giotis n.-ned Engineer of the Year c.o.g. A. Clolis; ,.-..a~ - Hanc5ng Coop. in " " - and • 1949 graduate al us, has been 1999 Engi.- a1 the v- by the Engineering Alumni-· The is gillen to annuol- a distlngWhtd alumnus who has distinguijh<d himself or her- - self In alumni. communhy, nmandprof& slonll actMtles. Ha.-.g Co<p. has developed and l1\llliJfoct&nd -protectlon products, notobly those surrounding roadwork proj<ct!, slnce1956. . Psychiatry to dedicate MOuchly Small center The s. Moochly Small Education Center, locat<d in the ~ partment of Psychiatl)"s facil~ ties on the 11111 floor rJ Erie County Medal Center, will bo dedicated in ceremonies at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The center honors Small, the late, internationally known psychiatrist. educator and UB department chair, who built the unit from a· handful of faculty members into a major national training and research center of more than 150 professionals. ter, The 3000-square-foot cencentral area of the a departmenrs teaching programs, Includes a conference room and library, administrative offices for the residency-training program and teaching space for clinical services. Included ls an area tor current }oumals and core textbooks, orHine computer servkes connected with the UB 1;.. braries and centralized search abilities and Internet access. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Send!~ to the ~ ~t...loomes leiten from on i1s - -corrrnentlng storios and ~L LettmshoUd belirriledt1>800 WOfdsanC!may b e - for Sl)ie and length. let.... must lncide the write!'s .,.,._ - a n d adaytimetdophone ....nibo:tor BetaarJ!plte..,-.,.ll)e ~ fJOflirand . . -.. - . ... lor.,._., __ _ - ....... 00:__. .. lheymustbo- by 9 UTI. !olondey 10 be Clllllidsed The .............. - . be <w&ddw: P , ' =+o. Polish director to lead UB production By MAliA MCc;INNIS Rqxmer Assistant Editor TUDENTS in the Depart ment of Theatre and Dance this semester are getting the S establish conventional manners, the story line twists and turns as other family members chance to learn from and work with o ne of Poland 's most dis1 inguished directors, Jan Maciejewski, who i'i currently in - take sides. creating ridiculously hu - residence at UB from the Academy of Drama in Krak6w. As part of his reside n cy. Maciejewski is directing the student universal themes and questions. "Tango," considered Mrozek's best play, demonstrates Polish artists' use of comedy, parody and irony via political commentary that was developed during various periods when freedom ofspeech and expression were severely circumscribed in Poland by foreign-imposed absolutism and authoritarianism. Prior to the opening of "Tango." the public will have the chana to hear a free talk by Maciejowski entitled "Mrouk, the Man and His Play 'Tango.'" at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Audubon Pubtic I.Jbrary, 350 John jame1 Audubon Parkway, Amlu:rsLit is sponsored by the Polish Arts Oub of Buffalo. Maci~'s residency, part ofan international exchange program being explored by the theatre and dance department, is supported by Dean K<rry Grant of the CoUege of production of Slowomir Mrozek's ''Tango." which will open Nov.IIPolish lndependen~ Day-in the Drama Theatre of the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. The witty play, which will be performed in English, is set in Poland ' during communist times and its plot revolves around the idea of" rebelling against rebellion." Arthur, a man in his 20s, has grown up in a household where everything is permitted, except foiJowing the rules. His parents. one of whom is an artist, have created and sustained a world that goes against every convention of society and believe that seek- ing pleasure should be their principal goal in life. When Arthur decides to rebel against his parents and re- morow situations while revealin g Arts and ScienC<S and the Polish Arts Club of Buffalo. The exchange began two seasons ago. when Gerald · Finnegan, assistant professor of theatre and dance, directed "Our Town," at the Academy of Drama in Krak6w. The exchange program is designed to enrich the learning of students as they are exposed to the high l;,_,el of slciJJ offered by the guest di rector. according to Stephen Henderson, chair of the theatre and dana departmenL "We are very excited and fortunate to have a director of the stature of Mr. Maciejewski in rt'Sidence here," said Henderson. "This particular play is very challenging and he has received much acclaim for productions he .directed overseas and here in the u.s.· Henderson added that students also have benefited &om the expertise of Maciejowski's wife, Barbara. a slcilled set designer and make-up artist, who bas offered workshops in make-up artistry in the departmenL Maciejowski, who has been director and professor of the Academy of Drama in Krak6w for 25 yean. was a member of the Polish underground during World War II when he took part in the Warsaw Upris- ing of 1944 and became a German prisoner of war. I.Jberated by the American Army iq 1946, he re - turned to Poland and graduated from the Poland National School of Dramatic Arts in 1953 and em.barked on an ill.ustrious career, during which he has-produced plays on all of Poland's leading stages and in countries worldwide. He has directed more than 200 premieres in dramatic theaters, opera hou ses and on television . Maciejowski, who is w.II-Jcoown for · his Shakespearean productions, also is highly regarded for his pt:Oduction o!Tango.• which was recognized as the best production at the International Festival of Experimental Theaters in Sarajevo and was hailed as one of the greatest C'mlts of the year when it opened in Bulgaria "Tango" will run &om Nov. 11 14 and 18-21 at 8 p.m. Thursdays. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets for the UB performana of'Tango" are $10 for the public and . $5 for students. Tickets are available at the C FA Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. To charge tickets, call 852-5000. For more in- formation, call 645-ARTS. Pataki Continued from pege 1 capital invest ment program as "fa rreaching and visionary," and vita1 to helping I)B achieve its goaJs. "The way we see ourselves man agmg to move the instituti on forwa rd is to take whatever it is th e people of the State of New York make available to us, and build on that through this kind of partnership activity." Hl' no.Led that New Yo rk State has "provided generously for both of (.JUT ca mpuses over the last 30 years" Greiner nxogni7.t.>d representatives from Sili co n Graphi cs, In c.; Sun Microsystcms,and IBM for their fun damental s.u pport in helping to create the CCR IBM contributed approximate!}' $1.2 million in computer equipment to the center, while Sun Microsys tem s co ntributed $300,000 on computer equipment. Silicon Graphics also made a substantial computer-equipment grant. design of aircraft engines and effi cient furnaces. Miller noted that the cen ter has begun ·to develop regional partnerships with Inn ovat ive Business ule and did not have the time after the remarks to tour the center as ex.. tensively as planned. But he told spectators that he "reaUy wanted to at least get to see (the center)" and, vanced Computational Infrastructure and Research at the National Science Foundation , said at the opening that CCR is in line with three major areas that th e NSF will concent rate on in the new millennium: info rm ation technology, biocomplex.ity and education. .. I'm proud to say that the genesis of this entire center was an award from the Major Research lnstru mcntation Program," said Hirsh, re- ferring to the NSF grant of $300,000 Russ Miller, director of CCR and professor of computer science and mgineering, presented the governor with a special honorary "key" to the cen ter, whi ch, he explained, is not really a key at all, but rather a ring with a built -in J av;:~ micro-processor. ''These arc exci ting times at UB right now," said Miller. "The facili ties available in the cen ter position UB to significantly enhance research a nd cd ucati~ - th e region. The three supcrcom ters that we have can be used, no only to train the scientists and engineers of tomorrow, but to serve as a catalyst for economic development in Western New York..'' According to Miller, the center's work focuses primarily on three areas: computational chemistry, part of which involves developing drugs for the pharmaceutical industry: virtual -realitydesign to help belt~ design factories, automobiles and aircra ft, and combustion to aid in the able to do by taking an initial, small investment and leveraging it into an asset like CCR. "Seeing is believing," Greiner em pbOsizcd. "It is important that the governor was able to actually see what we were able to do in order to realize the potenti:il that is here." Richard Hirsh, deputy 'division director of the Division of Ad - Students protostlng put_.;., lncNues budget cuts greeted Gov. ,Patakl when he visited campus TUesday. ( :Ommunic:ationS, Praxair, Occiden - tal Chemical, M&T Bank, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute and Eastman Kodak. and added that the center already has developed national relationships with Oak Ridge National Labs and Oregon Nati_opall.abs. Pataki was nbming behind sched- after using his special java ring "key" to enter, was able to spend a few minutes in the fucility, where be told CCR staff that he was "very impressed." ln an interview after the opening, Greiner stressed bow valuable an opportunity it was for UB to have the governor visit campus to Stt the results of what the un.iversity was to the center, one of many gifts that have made the center possible. .. Computation has joined the more traditional means of scientific investigation - theory and experiment -as a third modality for conducting scie_nce. In fact, computation is an interesting combination of both theory and experiment. and complements th em bo th ," said Hirsh ... It brings to expertise what is applicable to almost any area. not jusl one specific discipline." While Tuesday's visit was Pataki's first to campus, it was not the first trip to VB that the governor had planned. He was"kheduled to speak at UB Aug. 24, 1998, to announce that the university would receive SI05 million in state capital fund ingoverthe next fi~ years. However, inclement weather in Albany prevented the trip, and Pataki spoke via a live telecast. In fuct, ·poor weather slightly delayed the governor's arrival to cam- pus Tuesday. �OctoberZ8.1!199/Vut.31.1o.10 ~·,·------­ Hold on purchases lifted for University Libraries ~ 7 footoall Marshall 59, UB 3 To the Editor: The impact of the 1999-2000 budget on the University Libraries is now clear. The savings/reduction faaor assigned to the Univenity Libraries this fiscal year is at the same level as last year. No additional reductions or savings factors an being assigned to the University Libr~ries, even though, overall, the university has to deal with a significant budget reduction in the current fiscal year. We appreciate the high priority that the University Libraries l>ave been given during this difficult fiscal climate. The University Libraries already have spent-or are in the process of spending-more than $4.2 million to acquire new materials to augment current holdings. Because of the timing requirements for renewals, a significant amount of this money was used to maintain existing journal subscriptions. With the budget picture now dear, we can plan for the ape:ndi - ture of the approximately SI million that had been put on temporary hold. This"funding will be targeted to acquire monographs and electronic datlbases. Please not< that theuniverntydid not receive any inOationary funding from the state this year and, therefore, the libraries did not receive an increase in its acquisitions budget. The impact of inf1at1on on the ac . quiSitions budget is calculated to be approrimately $480,000. That will reduce the volume of new matenaJ that we will be able to acqui re th1s year, as well as the number of subscriptions we can continue. Consequently, we will need considerable input from the university community to help guide and pri oritize our expenditures for mono- graphs and electronic databases. The process to makt those selections will be the same as the libraries has used in previous years when its budget was reduced. -Voldem.v lnnus Semor Auodote VICe Prt!ildent ond Chief Information Officer Heo<man T'""!>hr andK!ate Chad PeMngton ~ 2<k>l-ll paues "" 3J9 yards and 1M touChdowns to lead No. 15 Ma..tull Univenity to a 59-) victory over UB in a Mld--Amerian Conference game ~wrday in UB Sadium PenningtOn threw touchdown passes to four different r-ecl!fven and became only the soo:h pbyel- 1n NCAA htstory to throw fa.. both 11.000 yanh and I00 tou<:hdowns wfdl his perfonnartCe. In all. I I different Thundering Hel"d pbyen aught passes. as Manha.ll lmprov@d to 7..0 and 4..0 in the MAC UB fell to 0-7 and 0-6 m the MAC The Bulls were tn the game 1n the early gomg.Ah.er a 57 -yard touchdown pus from Penntngton to Doug Chapman pot the Herd on top. 7 ..0, UB responded with a score of Its own. A rougtung-the-passer' a.JI on )rd-.and-S pve the Bulls a first down and juniOr Scott ~ler put 8uffaJo on the sco~rd with a ]()..yard field goal wn:h 6. 12 ~1mng 1n the first quarter Then tnlltng 7 -).linebacker Bt-vldon jorda.n ha.d an interception 1n h1s hands but dropped it. Ave pi~ later. Pennmgton htt David Foye for a 36-yard touchdown and the Herd wun't thrutened afterwards The Bulls were hmrted to 196 yards of toal offense m the game Sophomore ailback Dernck Gordon led the offense wtth 20 ames for b6 yards, while senior fullback josh Roth lu.d II ames for H yards and two receptions for 22 yards Seruor fbnker Drew Haddad was held to a season-low three arches for 32 yards as the Herd ha.d conSDnt prenure on UB quart.erbadcs joe freedy and Enk Rus1n. freedy completed S-of-1 S passes for 47 yards and a pa~r of 10tercepoons before being lifted at ha.lfome_RUSIIl . ......no suffe~ a sprullfl h.ts thi"OWing elbow completed 5-o(./ 0 puses for 40 yards 10 h1s fin:t acuon of the season. The Bulls' defense was ap.n paced by free safety Cra1g Rohtfs. who ha.d e1ght solo ackles. DefensiVe a.dde josh. Stello had three solo scops, 1nclud1ng ~ sack for the Bulls. wh1le Chns Gray had a areer-best seven tackle! MEN UB l, Eastern Michigan 2 Bowling Green l, UB 2 (OT) Calendar Continued from ~ 8 Jammers ha~ different encb to tt-.e~r design; different methods to t~r deliber.lte INdnes.s. Some ~ughty Assistant/ Alsocl.ate/ Fu/1 Professor (frve positlons)·Oepartment of ~~:~~;::rianda~;;~· i:~~u;':eed~=~ pM~tion of commerdal icons, othen note Rosearch Sciences, Posting 1~081 . Assistant/ Assodate/ Full Professor-Department of Mechanical and AerospKe Engineenng. :::~R~~~ ~=-!\~= S~lst-CEOAA. Posting IR-99020 Alsoclate/ Full Professor-Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineenng. or otherwise protest the manipulation of public consciou..sness and values by commercial interests. Still othen remanipulate commercial manipulations 1n an attempt to subvert theu original meaning. ""ABANDON"" Artist Tony Matelli has taken a unique stance in the exploration of nature voersus culture by recreating familiar ~.s--the rebellious sort that "'sprout like elegant anger on the concrete sweep of urban America'" -in an exhibit that captures how these often unwanted plants reflect the social quest for beauty and control. "'ABANDON'" is on d is~ay through March 10 in the Lightwe:ll Gallery adjacent to the main UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Gallery hours are Wed. through Sat. from 10:30 a .m . to 8 p m and Sun. from noon to 5 p .m "looking at MAin Street" ~~~~6~=~~~, Spedalist-Center tor R6e;arch and ~~ngoo,"R~~f:~~:=~~~~ldan ~~=~:; i!:~~~nP~sting 'fROepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Posting lfR-99059. ProJect Support Specl•llst (4 hourly positions n-Aia..ble)-Research Institute on AddK:tions, Posting IR-991 06. Protect Aide (2 hourty positions available)· R6e;arch Institute on Addictions. Post1ng I#R-99107. FKUity ::;:t~~~~~=!~:~~~te/ full Professor-Department of Accounting and law, School of ~~~~ ~~a~~i~at~ir~n~:~:r ~~~~~~~~~-~~~- The Graduate Show: Second-Year StudenU Worit by second-year graduate 1tuclents m the Department of Art is on display m the An Department Gallery, lower level. Center for the Arts, through Oct. 28 Gallery hours are Tues. from 10 a.m . to ~/S~:;,~rJ's'a~~~ril ~~m~ ~oa6m. p.m . Jobs Professional lntem.tioNI Student Advisor (S l -l)· Department of lntemadonal Student and Scholar Services, Porting IP-9129. ~~of:~j~~~ent and Scholar ~es. Posting IIIP-9130. Sen5or Admissions Advisor (SL-4)0ff~ee of Admrssions, Posting IIIP-9133. Assistant Dean, Resource M"""9<"'<fll (Sl-S)-School ol ~~n~Office.~~~-(SL- Posting~36. Dlrect0< of ~ ~~.~~~~ S)-WBFO. .... ..... SeMce and :=n Affairs. Posting IP9138. ~tAthlotk T,.,._ (SL-2)DMsloo ol Athletics, Poiting IP-9t 39. L..,d Progron>rne</ Anolyst (SL-3)- ~~e~ ~Jr;;~~. ~~~~nt/ Associate Professor-Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering and Applted X:.ences, Posting I F-9084 . Asslstant/Alsoclate/ Full Professor-~rtment of Electncal Engmttring, School of Enguleenng and ~~~n~~~~;~•.:if ;:~'f2s~r- Oepartment of Ei«tnc.al Engmeenng. ~:=':.' ~~':;~~~. ~~~:nt/ Associate: Professor of Counseling :z:=k.~r~~~~~.c~~~~!~,~g School of Education. Posting "~ · 908 7 Assistant ProfelSOr of School Aulstant (12 months)/ Associate Professor-Department of Recent photographs of Buffalo's Ma1n Street taken by !itudents in the School of Hayes Hall, South Campus, through Oct 29. Gallery hours are 9 a.m . to 5 p.m Mon. through Fri. ~=: ~r,;;~~. ~~nt/ Department of Ac:C~ ting and Llw, School of Management;f!.osting JF9068. Oinlcal Professor (part time:)· Department ot Periodontok»gy, School of Dental Medklne, Posting IF-9069 Auistant Professor for EOC (10 months)-Educatlonal Opportunity ~~~u~~j!~~~=~s)Oepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Posting MF-9071 Associate/ kiP Professor-Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology. Roswell Paric Cancer Institute, Posting IF-9072. Assistant/Non-tenured Associate Professor-Department of Finance and Managerial Econom o. School Posting U 9073. Full PrOf -Department of Finance and Ma · J Ecooomio. Schoof of Management, Posting lf9074. Associate Professor of lawSchool of law, Posting IF-9075 . LAw oiMa$1.. ~~,6~~Sc~~~~·:~ting Writing/ Assistant OinkAI PrqtenorSchool of Uw, Posting IF-9077 AsslstAnt/Futl Professor-Department of =~~~~=s. ~:~~~~k,~F~~~~~.c~a~:~,~ Schoo' of Educauon. Postmg •F -9088 Asslstant/Alsodate Professor of Educatlonal AdministrationDepartment of Educat10nalleader~h1p and Policy, Graduate School of Education, Post1ng ltF·9089 Assistant/ A5soclate Professor of Educational Admlnistration·Department ol EducaUonalleadenhip and Polley, Graduate School of EducatiOn, Po111n9 iF-9090. Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education-Department ol Learmng and lnstructiOfl. Graduate School of Education. Post1ng •F -9091 Assistant ProfelSOr of Reading/ literacy Education-Department of Leaming and InstructiOn, Graduate School of Educahon. Post1ng ll'f.9Q92 Assistant Professor of Se<:ond Langu age Education-Department of learning and Instruction, Graduate School of Education, Posting IIF-9093 As.sistanl/Alsodate/ Full Professor of Spe:dal Educ.ation-Oepartment ot Learning and InstructiOn, Graduate ~~~~~~eJ~~~r:~~:=~~ :::e4 Educ.Uon-Oepartment olleamng and Instruction, Graduate School of EducatJon, Posting WF-909.S. Assistant Professor-Department of Management X:~ence and System~. School of Managemenl. Posting MF-9096 ~=-~~~~~~~~1:s~ng n - 9097 Posting IF-9078. Assistant/Full r:;=-~=~:=~ and ~... Posting •F-9079. 1 Applied Assistant}AJ:sodate:/f.uH Professor (two postUons)-Oe:pirtment of CMI, StructurJI and Environmental Engineering, SEAS, Posting lf-9080. ro obta~n mar~ 111formatJon on pbs l1sted contact Pmonnd ~~ · fox a~. ~~(;;~~=::s:~~:% on R~rth ;otn. contact Sponsored Progroms Pmon~. obtain Wlfoonorion <16 Crolrs. \ UB trailed Ea.stem Mtchigan 2-1 1n the second ~tf before a Tim Songer ~I nude It 2-2.With just under twO m1nutes remaining, sophomo~ Kevin Pltra knocked in the game-winner of a deflection by the EMU goalkeeper for the 3-2 victory. It wu Pttn's first goal of the yea.r :~.nd the fif'\t of his collegiate a.-eer WOMEN Eastern M ichigiln 2, UB 0 Central Michigan 2, UB 0 The W'OfT\efl·s tum lost twK:e on the road thts put week. blling to Eutem Michigan and MAC ~ der Centnl M1ch1pn. lt wu the tim orne UB ha..s lost t'NO games stn1ght smce the end of the 1997 suson Volle~~all Ball State 3, UB 0 (I S-8, 15-7, I 5-S) M iami( OH )J , UBO (IS-1 , 15~. 15-1) Sophomore OutSide hiner Ken Shtels wu the top perf0f"Tn4!!r for Coach N.td.ne Ulziou' squad thiS weekend u she allied mne kills and seYen d1gs 1n a )..0 loss at Ball Sate on Fncby ntght and nine lolls and three d1gs in Saturday's 3..0 loss u Miami The losses dropped the Bulls to 9 - I 3 overall ilrld 2-B 1n MAC play lenni~ MEN UB 4, Niagara ) N~apn to ake on the Purple Eagles on the.r home court.. wmnmg of. ) a.gaJnst thetrWe:stem NewYorit nval on Oct. 21 The No I through No.4 smgles spots were vtctonous. a.s well as the No . I doutMes. In adcfJoon to w.nmtlg the~r s1ngles matches. Budi Susanto (No 1. 6-0. 6-4) and Dave Em1hovtch {No. 2. 7-6.6-2) also teamed up to defeat the1r N~at3,.. opponents. B-lat the N o I doobfe1 posiuon The men completed their fall campa1gn wtth a S-5 rocord The Bulls tnVeled to BrieDy Lee receives Xerox fellowship H. Lee Is tht' I"1"19 reCiplenl nf tht• X.aox Jdlo\\''"•r .m· .ar~..kd by tht· MBA program m the Sc hool nl ManJgt•mcnt The fel lowship I!> part of th e )>(hoo l\. Partnt~ r!>hlp lnr ){e.. rUit lll ~ t-.xcellence- Program in whiCh \..Or por aiiOib help thc .... tlllo l rn.nu t top · notch ~tudl·nts by offenng a tUIIJ Oll )lochola rsh!p. \tlpc·nd . !Jptt\1' compuler. paid internsh1p and a ha1 so n \\'llh a (Orporat e nlt'ntm Pnor to enrolling m the MBA program at UH.I.et• w~ mdndgcr nl mformaiiOO systems al Spt•ctrum EqUity Inwstors •n Hu:.tun , a pn vate·equity firm specializin g in the te lecommunl\..atJOn)lo 1ndu,trv ~he earned a bachelor's degree m polit ical snenct' from luft.) UrHVt'f!>JI \ Lee is concentrating her MBA stud!C!> on linan cc and managt· ment information systems, and pl.tm to pursue a La rt•cr mlnlorma lion -technology consult ing. .. Xerox is moving towa rd IT con sultmg, whKh rea l! )' o;;ult.s nw ~.a reer goals," says Lee ... T he fell owship definitel y mnuenced my dt"(J sion to attend UB. I'm glad I came here because I Jm ve rr happ\' with the qualit y of the classes and professors." Marve:l �8 Repoat.n: October.ZB.19!1!11'/o1.31. 1o.10 and open to the pubhc.. Sporuo<ed by College ol ArU and Sciences. For more infonnation. Gndy Nydahl. 645-3692. 28 Friday UB C,t>rwles T-ng Center Wol1ul>op Using Mlcrow lt WO<d to Write Your Paper. Capen 127, Unde<groduate Ubrny. 10. 11 :30 a.m. Free (Open only to UB studenu, faculty and statf) . For more Information, UB Cybralie$ Teaching Center, 645-3528 ETC Fall Workshops Using Neucape Com po~r to C:reate Course Web Pages Scott Hollander, ltbrary 1nlormation tec:hnok>gy spe<:•alist. 212 Capen. Noon- I ~~r!~~~~~~;~oo Org.~~nlzatlonal Meet ing Lesbian Gay Bisexual Alliance Gene..al Meeling, 362 Student Union 12:30- 1:45 p.m Free 29 Nudear Medicine Lecture Basic Radiat h>n s.fety. Bill Quain, DepL of Nuclear Medkine. 117 Pari<er Hall. 2-4 p.m . Free. Sponsored by DepL of Nuclear Medicine. For more 1nformation, Bill Quain. 83B5889. Foste r Chemistry CoUoqula Gokten Nanopartlde..s: Multi· function al Mo'«ule..s and Quantum Cap acitors. Royce Murray. Univ. of No rth Cardina, Cha~ Hill. 205 ~-~~rt:~~~~~~~t. ~~~~~~~t~ Foster !r'~~~~n '1o~~~~t 1nformat1on. 6:4~ - 3063 UB Cybra ries Teaching Ce nter Wortuhop M krosoh Excel for Begi nnen Capen 127, Undergraduate Library. 3:30-4:30 p.m . Free (Open onty to UB ~tudenu, faculty and staff). For more f~=~K)ten~!.cl!f-3i~B One-Act Ctuunber Opera Mozart and Saller! by Nlcolal Rimsky-Korsakov. Ba1rd Recital Hall. 8 p.m. free. Sponsored by Depts . of Musk and Theatre and Dance. For more Information, 645-2921. Positron Annihla.tlon Comparative Uterature l.e<tu"' Sha rp~ : Walter Ben ja min '~ Text: The Uttle Hu nch ba<.k. ~~~~Cn~~~~·~f~.n3nrv. of Indiana . 640 Clemem. 3:30 p .m . Free. Sponsored by depu of Comparative Literature and Engt i~h . Gtometry /Topc>lc><u Seminar Revisiting Alternating Unlu. William Menasco, Dept. of Mathematic). \03 Oiefendorl . 3·45 p.m Free Charlotte C. A<er Colloquium on Urban Eduaotlon New Perspectives o n Yout h ~~~~~~ [~~ ;~e linguistK.S, Stanford Unrv. Screening Room, Center tor the Arts. 4-6 p.m . Free and open to b~acru~:~~~~~~atton For more information, Dean ·~ OffiCe, Graduate School of Education, 645-2492 . 30 ~~~~~~::%~~~ in and Other Myxomycetes. Tho llepon<T publbhos ~~~~~~~~ ~g~~~~-B~~~· Cooke. 4 p .m . Free. For more ~~~~rtr~~~i~68. pa.cc on campus, or for Prl10n« Law Fall Rim off-umpus e¥enb where UB <J"IUIK""' principal spomon. Usting> ""' due no !Mer th.n noon on FonHn The Fann: Angola. 104 O'Brian . 4 p .m . Free. For more tnformatk>n, Teresa Miller. 645 · 2391. Support Group onty accepted through the Coming Out Support Gro up. Lesbian Gay Bisexual AJiiance, 362 Student Unton . 7 p .m . Free. Sponsored by Student Association . For more .nformation, 645-3063 e~ronk Tbe 4th Annual pubk.atlon. Ustlngs are submlulon fom1 for the online UB C.tenda r o f Events at <http:// www.buffalo.edu/ c:a lendar / logl n.> . Because of spac:e limitations, not a ll International Women's Rim festlyol: The Wond Through Women's Eyes Halktween Event Clement Hall Comm unity Halloween Event . Andrea Oougl.n and RKhard Porcaro. Univenity Restdence Halls. South Campus. ClementMain lobby. 2-6 p .m . Free ;~n~~~R~f: ~r Information, Pat Shelly, B293451 . e ven ts In the electronic calend a r will be lnduded In t h e R~porltr. Amhe rst Saxopho ne Quartet. Slee Concert Hall. 8 p .m . S10, ~ 5 Sponsored by Dept. of MusiC. For more •nformatton, 645-2921 - The Untvenlty and The Scientific Fraud In American Political Culture. Dante! 1Ke-Ae-s, California Institute of ~!c~~f;x~8~.~ Free Semkoi>ducton. Peter Moselle<, Dept. of Engineering . Muskolhrlonnon<• Cassatt String Quartet Master p .m . free . Class. Slee Concert Hall. 3 p .m . free. Sponsored by Dept. of Musk: . For more information, 645-2921. Tuesday 2 IT Seminar Sunday ~~~nt~-~~~~ Uve! 31 Systenu, Inc., 31 Capen. 11 a.m .-1 p .m . Free. Sponsored by Men's Soc:c:er UB Yl. Marshall. RAC F1eld. 11 :30 a.m. Free. ~~i~~~J.u~~ information, Keni Cabana, 645·3S68. ETC foM Wo11ui>ops U ~ ng TopClau . John Pfeffer, cla5S100m technology Monday, November I specialb~ TopCiau administrator. 212 Capen . ~~~·~r-l~~~re Lunchtime Concert Brown Bag Series. Slee Hall Lobby. Noon. f,... Sponsored by Dept. of Musk.. For more information, 645-2921 . Life Wortuhops Career Services. Steven Harvey, counse+or. Student Unton. 11 a.m .-Noon. Free. Sponsored by Career Planning and P1CK:ement. For more informadon, Steve Harvey, 6456859. = . -s ~=.r::.m:.~ ~~7a~~~'d ~:!t~E_nt~~~03 Mass ETC foll Workshops Finding Classroom and ~~~~~~~:~5'ri~ Art Lecture and Presentation ~~,:c~~~ Pl~~~u~~"od Loss Carlos ~em~. College ;J Ceram1o, Alfred Umv. 1 1 2 Center for the Arts. 4 :30 p m free . Sponsored by Dept. ol Art. For more 1nformat10n. 645 · 6878, ex! 1 364 Program r~~~t.s~~·~hJnoo. Noon- 1 p .m . Free. Sponsored by Couru.eling Center. for more information, 645-2720. ETC foil - . h o p s Oreamweaver Demo. Stacy Snyder, instructional support ~ialist. Educational ce::e~~~~~n~~~ ~~- for 2 more Information, 645 -7700. Life Wottc.shops :~."=~ 4~~·ssa St~t Unton. 1-2 p .m . Free. Sponsored by Career Planning and Placement. for more \ .- Embodied Poetics. Geo<ge Lakoff, Center for 1he ArU Screening Room. 4 p.m . Free . For~ Information, 6-45· 3810. lllologlul Sciences Plant Nude! Hove Extensive Cytoplosmk Groove and lnvaginat:ions. Nina Allen, Open House School of Nursing. 825 Kimball Tower. 5 p.m. Free. For more information, 829-3314 . Frte. For more information, Mary Bisson, 645-2550. Cla.ssk.al Musk Concert OPUS: Classics Uve. W8f0 88.7 FM, Allen Hall Auditorium. 7 p .m. Free. DhUngulshed Speoken 8111 Moyen: TeleYlslon Producer, }oumallst and Host. Center for the Arts Mainstage g:tt;·,!P~·~:0~8ir~:~ 645-AATS. Sporuo<ed by Office of Conferences and Special Events. For ITlOI'e information. 64Hi 1 ~7 . Thursday 4 ~tk Sciences RehabilttaUOn Outcomes: MeiUUrement and Oat. MllllO!JOIM"L Carl V. Grange<, s.-s 306~~~~:~~~,!:.nrv. and SOciety Program, Dept of English. For more intonnation, john Dings, 645-2575, ext 1051. Art~ Exhibit Opening lle<eptlon Croulng 1l1e line. Art Department Gallery, 845 Center for the Arts. 5-7 p .m . free. Sponsored by Dept of Art. for more infonnouon. Art ~rtmen~ 645-6878, ext --oi:Tioe- ·s Tiwollgh Eyes The DeY1I N..,... Sleeps. ~~;'3~3~-;;~~~· 1 ~~~1~ inore information, Pat Shelty, 829· 3-451. focvlty Redtol 2 ~==~~ ~~~.1r~. For more information, 645-7700. Muskol Perfonnon<< ~t!'~!i.':,;;~'!;~~l r~~t;y~~Qf Mus1c. For more information, 645· 2921. Art Lect&we and ............lion Invisible Incorporations. Brian Scott. 11 2 Center tor the Arts. 3:30p.m. free . Sponsored by Dept. oi _Att. for more . ~~~~~~~e S1mon, Physics Colloquium Oft.._- lectuft Genclor Studs, Tools ond famlly jewels: Metaphors Men Uve . ~ - Peter Murphy, chair, ~t. n.e4th-...a ....--· s -0ro1 ~~e"U~i1N(!'k~~- Free. Sponsored by Uterature Series ETC Foil - . h o p s Evaluating Web Site Content. Eric. IV..ree, assistant librarian, OUtreach Workshop 1 Wednesdays at 4 Plus Squire. 8 a.m. Free. 3 ~i=c~ ::~5 Prisoner Law Fall Rim FonHn Slam. 104 O'Brian . 4 p .m . free. For more information, Teresa Miller, 645-2391 . ~~~~~~~~ 355 Wednesday ~=~ lr~=.sre~ter tor the ~~r:.R:S:~~~~i~r:;~N 7: ~ p .m . S3 .50 studen;; Undergraduate Ubra'l212 1 Arts. - information, Melissa Ruggiero, . 645-6860. Women's Soc:c:er UB vs. Ken t. RAC f~eld . 1 p .m . Free. Biological Sciences Seminar listings few e¥ents taldng ~~nlqueTool Saturday ~~~~:~rs~~."l'r Sponsored by Dept of Musoc . For more information, 645· 2921. Exhibits HPenuasion: Tales of COIIVftlft'<e •nd the Avant- Gordo" ~ia by II artists' coUectives and indMdual artists-the culture jammers-is on di~ay through Nov. 1-4 in the UB Art Gahery's first-noor exhibition space in the Center for the Arts. North Campus. Gallery houn Y/ort( in various ~O:~m~~~-~\!,Tiun. from noon to 5 p .m . The � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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